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-- GOOD AFTERNOON. THE SELECT 

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BUDGET COMMITTEE WILL COME TO 

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ORDER. IT IS 1:24 P.M. OCTOBER 

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6th, 2025. I'M DAN STRAUSS, 

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CHAIR OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. 

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WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 

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ROLL? 

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-- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 

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COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 

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-- HERE. 

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-- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. HERE. 

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COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH.

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COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HERE. 

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COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HERE. 

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COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 

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-- HERE. 

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-- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. HERE. 

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CHAIR STRAUSS. 

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-- HERE. 

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-- SEVEN PRESENT. 

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-- THANK YOU. AND FOR THOSE NOT 

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PRESENT, THEY WILL BE EXCUSED. 

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AND TO EVERYONE WAITING IN LINE,

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND 

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MY APOLOGIES FOR THE THE 

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UNFORESEEN DELAY. WE WILL GET 

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DOWN TO BUSINESS RIGHT NOW AND 

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WE WILL BE HERE AS LONG AS YOU 

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ARE HERE. THE ONLY ITEM ON THE 

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AGENDA TODAY IS THE PUBLIC 

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HEARING. AND SO IF THERE'S NO 

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OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 

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ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 

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THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. I'M GOING

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TO DO JUST A BRIEF REMARK ABOUT 

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HOW THIS WILL WORK. WE WILL 

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BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S SESSION 

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WITH REMOTE PUBLIC SPEAKERS. 

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ANYONE CAN SIGN UP UNTIL 3 P.M. 

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AT 3 P.M. ONLINE REGISTRATION 

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WILL CLOSE. WE WILL NEED TO 

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RECESS AROUND 4 P.M. OR SO. WE 

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HOPE THAT WE WILL GET THROUGH 

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EVERYONE WHO'S SIGNED UP 

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REMOTELY TO SPEAK BEFORE 4 P.M..

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THAT BEING SAID, IF WE DON'T, 

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THEN WE'LL JUST HOLD YOU OVER 

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UNTIL FIVE, AT WHICH POINT WE'LL

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GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ONLINE

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AND IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. IF WE 

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GET THROUGH EVERYONE'S PUBLIC 

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COMMENT BEFORE 3 P.M., WE WILL 

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COME BACK AT 3 P.M. TO HEAR 

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ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP BETWEEN

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THE END OF COMMENTS PROVIDED AND

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THE END OF REGISTRATION THEN, AT

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5 P.M., WE WILL BEGIN IN-PERSON 

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PUBLIC COMMENT. SO IF YOU ARE 

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HERE FOR THE IN-PERSON PUBLIC 

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COMMENT, YOU WILL SIGN UP AT 

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4:30 P.M. DOWN IN THE LOBBY. AND

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SO WE'LL DO THIS SESSION RIGHT 

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NOW, AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE 

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VIRTUAL ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT. 

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AND WE WILL, FOR THOSE WHO ARE 

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HERE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT IN 

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PERSON, YOU'LL LINE UP DOWN IN 

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THE LOBBY, THEY'LL COME THROUGH

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WITH CLIPBOARDS AND HAVE YOU 

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SIGN UP WHILE YOU'RE IN LINE. 

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AND IT'S AT 430 AT THE LATEST. 

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IT COULD START AS EARLY AS FOUR,

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SO. SO SIGN UP OFFICIALLY STARTS

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AT 430. WE WILL CONTINUE THE 

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PUBLIC HEARING AT 5 P.M. UNTIL 

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EVERYONE IS HEARD AGAIN. IF 

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THERE ARE REMOTE, PUBLIC 

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COMMENTERS WILL BE HERE OR IF 

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THERE'S REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTS,

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WE'LL GO BACK AND FORTH FOR 

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EVERYONE IN PERSON. WE'LL BE 

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HERE AS LONG AS IT TAKES. 

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REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE REMOTE OR 

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IN PERSON, YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE 

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MINUTE 30s TO MAKE YOUR 

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COMMENTS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS 

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THAT IF YOU ARE PART OF A GROUP 

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OF THREE OR MORE PEOPLE SIGNED 

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UP FOR PUBLIC, IN-PERSON PUBLIC 

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COMMENT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO 

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COMBINE YOUR TIME. GROUPS WILL 

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RECEIVE FOUR MINUTES 30s TO GIVE

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THEIR COMMENTS, BUT PEOPLE IN 

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THAT GROUP WILL NOT BE ABLE TO 

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GIVE SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC 

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COMMENT. THE SAME IS TRUE IF YOU

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GIVE VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT. 

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THAT IS YOU. YOU'RE NOT COMING 

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THIS AFTERNOON IF YOU'RE COMING.

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SO IF YOU'RE SIGNED UP NOW BUT 

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YOU WANT TO COME IN PERSON, 

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CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER, PLEASE.

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AND IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW THIS 

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PROCESS IN DETAIL, THEY ARE 

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LISTED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE 

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MEETING, WHICH IS HERE AT THE 

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FRONT. IT'S POSTED OUTSIDE AND 

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IT'S ONLINE. WITH THAT, LET'S 

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BEGIN. SO CLERK, IF YOU CAN READ

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THE ONLY ITEM INTO THE RECORD 

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AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS 

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PRESENT WITH US AS WELL. 

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-- EXCUSE ME. THE PUBLIC HEARING

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ON THE CITY'S 2027 GENERAL 

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REVENUE SOURCES, INCLUDING A 

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POSSIBLE PROPERTY TAX LEVY, 

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INCREASE IN THE MAYOR'S 2020 

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728 PROPOSED BUDGET AND CAPITAL 

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IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 

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-- WONDERFUL. SO WE'RE GOING TO

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GET IN EACH SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC 

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HEARING WILL BE MODERATED IN THE

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FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL 

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BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 

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THEY REGISTERED. YOU WILL HEAR A

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CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE 

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REMAINING OF YOUR TIME. 

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SPEAKERS. MICROPHONES WILL BE 

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MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR 

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COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED 

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TIME PROVIDED, SO THAT WE CAN 

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MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE

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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW 

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OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE 

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FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. I'M 

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GOING TO CALL JUST IN GROUPS, SO

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FOLKS KNOW. FIRST, I'M GOING TO

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CALL OUT THE NAMES OF FOLKS WHO 

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ARE NOT PRESENT ONLINE. MICHAEL 

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HERSCHENSOHN, EMPEROR VON DOOM 

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LEGIONNAIRES. KIMBERLY HARRELL, 

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JOAQUIN OOI, TERRY ANDERSON, 

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ALEXANDER JOHNSON, KIMBERLY 

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HILL. WE'RE GETTING A NUMBER OF

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THESE IN REPEATS. SO IF YOU HAVE

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SIGNED UP ONLINE, PLEASE CHECK 

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YOUR EMAIL FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS.

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WITH THAT, OUR FIRST GROUP OF 

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SPEAKERS IS KATE RUBIN, FOLLOWED

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BY RYAN TAILLON, DENNIS SILLS, 

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AMANDA FISHER, LIZ VIVIAN, 

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CLIFFORD CAWTHORN. SO WE WILL 

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BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON 

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THE LIST. AND PLEASE JUST STATE 

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YOUR NAME AS YOU BEGIN. KATE, I 

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SEE YOU'RE HERE STAR. 

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-- AS A REMINDER. YES, YOU MAY 

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NEED TO PRESS STAR 69 ONCE 

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SHE'S HEARD THAT SHE'S BEEN 

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UNMUTED. THANK YOU. 

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-- GREAT. 

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-- MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN. I'M A

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RENTER IN DISTRICT TWO, AND I'M

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THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 

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SEATTLE. IF THE CITY IS SERIOUS 

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ABOUT IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY, 

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KEEPING PEOPLE SAFELY AND STABLY

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HOUSED HAS TO BE A FUNDAMENTAL 

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PRIORITY OF THIS BUDGET. WE URGE

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YOU TO ADD A MINIMUM OF $500,000

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FOR TENANT SERVICES, LEGAL AID, 

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RENTER SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY AND 

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RENTERS RIGHTS. EDUCATION HELPS 

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PEOPLE RESOLVE HOUSING CRISES 

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BEFORE THEY LOSE THEIR HOMES. 

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SEATTLE'S POPULATION IS MORE 

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THAN HALF RENTERS. NATIVE 

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AMERICAN, HISPANIC AND LATINO 

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RENTERS FACE A DISPROPORTIONATE 

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RISK OF EVICTION AND ARE 

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OVERREPRESENTED AMONG PEOPLE 

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EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE 

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MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO 

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ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IS TO 

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PREVENT IT. YET AS EVICTIONS 

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REACH RECORD LEVELS AND THE COST

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OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES 

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CONTINUES TO RISE. THE PROPOSED 

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BUDGET INVESTS LESS IN TENANT 

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SERVICES THAN WAS INVESTED IN 

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2023. SEATTLE CENTER PROTECTIONS

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ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS RENTERS 

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ABILITY TO EXERCISE THEM, AND 

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THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ENFORCE 

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THEM. IN ADDITION TO ADDING AT 

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LEAST $500,000 FOR TENANT 

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SERVICES, WE URGE YOU TO FULLY 

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FUND THE NEW EXPANDED 

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ENFORCEMENT TASKED WITH THE JUNK

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FEES BILL. ADOPT THE PROPOSED 

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$11 INCREASE IN BIENNIAL RENTAL 

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REGISTRATION FEES WITHOUT ANY 

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EXCEPTIONS OR CARVE OUTS. ONLY 

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$0.46 PER MONTH. THAT'S A VERY 

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MODEST REGULATORY COST OF DOING 

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BUSINESS. WE ALSO SUPPORT 

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REDIRECTING THE $30 MILLION 

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SPENT ON SWEEPS TOWARD PERMANENT

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SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND CREATING 

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SUSTAINABLE, PROGRESSIVE REVENUE

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TO ADDRESS OUR HOUSING CRISIS. 

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THANK YOU. 

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-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS RYAN 

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TOWN, FOLLOWED BY DENNIS SILLS 

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AND THEN AMANDA FISHER. RYAN, I 

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SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

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UNMUTE. THANKS. WELCOME 

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-- HI THERE. MY NAME IS RYAN 

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TALON. I'M A REGISTERED NURSE 

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AT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER AND

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I'M A RESIDENT OF CAPITOL HILL.

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I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE 

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SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND ITS NINE 

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GUARANTEES. AS A NURSE, I SEE 

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THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR BUDGET 

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CHOICES EVERY SINGLE DAY. I CARE

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FOR PEOPLE IN CRISIS. CRISIS 

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THAT ARE OFTEN THE RESULT OF A 

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LACK OF HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH 

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SUPPORT AND ACCESSIBLE SUBSTANCE

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USE TREATMENT. WE CANNOT TREAT 

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OUR WAY OUT OF A PROBLEM THAT IS

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FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT A LACK OF 

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CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ONE OF 

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THE MOST CRITICAL INVESTMENTS WE

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CAN MAKE IS IN A CIVILIAN LED 

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MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE. THE CARE

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PROGRAM IS A VITAL PART OF 

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PUBLIC SAFETY. YET THE SEATTLE 

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POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO 

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PROHIBIT IT FROM DOING THE WORK 

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THEY ARE TRAINED TO DO. WE ARE 

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USING VULNERABLE PEOPLE AS 

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POLITICAL PAWNS TO MANUFACTURE A

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RELIANCE ON ARMED POLICE FOR 

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NONVIOLENT CRISES. THIS IS NOT 

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ONLY INHUMANE, IT IS FISCALLY 

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IRRESPONSIBLE. I URGE THE 

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00:37:07,091 --> 00:37:09,226
COUNCIL TO FUND THE 14 VACANT 

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00:37:09,226 --> 00:37:10,695
CARE POSITIONS. RESPONDING WITH 

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00:37:10,695 --> 00:37:11,829
A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TEAM COST

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00:37:11,829 --> 00:37:12,797
A FRACTION OF WHAT IT COSTS TO 

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00:37:12,797 --> 00:37:14,665
SEND AN ARMED OFFICER, AND THE 

255
00:37:14,665 --> 00:37:16,367
EVIDENCE IS CLEAR CIVILIAN 

256
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RESPONDERS CAN HELP PEOPLE IN 

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00:37:17,802 --> 00:37:19,971
CRISIS WITHOUT INJURY TO ANYONE 

258
00:37:19,971 --> 00:37:21,839
INVOLVED. INVESTING IN CARE IS 

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00:37:21,839 --> 00:37:23,307
INVESTING IN SAFETY, AND I URGE 

260
00:37:23,307 --> 00:37:25,276
YOU TO FUND THOSE 14 CARE 

261
00:37:25,276 --> 00:37:26,510
POSITIONS AND MOVE SEATTLE 

262
00:37:26,510 --> 00:37:27,745
TOWARDS A PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM 

263
00:37:27,745 --> 00:37:29,380
THAT TRULY MEETS THE NEEDS OF 

264
00:37:29,380 --> 00:37:30,781
OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. 

265
00:37:30,781 --> 00:37:31,916
-- THANK YOU RYAN. UP NEXT IS 

266
00:37:31,916 --> 00:37:33,684
DENNIS HILLS, FOLLOWED BY AMANDA

267
00:37:33,684 --> 00:37:36,587
D FISHER AND THEN LIZ VIVIAN. 

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00:37:36,587 --> 00:37:38,022
DENNIS, I SEE YOU'RE HERE. 

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00:37:38,022 --> 00:37:41,425
STAR. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY. 

270
00:37:41,425 --> 00:37:42,760
-- HI, MY NAME IS DENNIS HILLS 

271
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WITH THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE 

272
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ASSOCIATION. ON BEHALF OF DSA, 

273
00:37:46,264 --> 00:37:48,799
MORE THAN 600 MEMBERS AND THE 

274
00:37:48,799 --> 00:37:50,835
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT 

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DISTRICT. WE APPRECIATE MAYOR 

276
00:37:52,436 --> 00:37:54,572
WILSON'S APPROACH TO EXPAND 

277
00:37:54,572 --> 00:37:55,072
CRITICAL SERVICES WHILE 

278
00:37:55,072 --> 00:37:56,073
STREAMLINING AND MAKING SEATTLE 

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MORE EFFICIENT. YOU WILL HEAR 

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FROM MANY OF OUR AMBASSADORS 

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00:38:00,745 --> 00:38:02,580
LATER TODAY. WE SUPPORT 37 

282
00:38:02,580 --> 00:38:04,715
MILLION FOR SHELTER EXPANSION IN

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00:38:04,715 --> 00:38:06,584
THE 13% INCREASE IN SPD AND 

284
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PUBLIC SAFETY. WE ALSO SUPPORT A

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00:38:09,620 --> 00:38:11,722
$650,000 INVESTMENT TO EXPAND 

286
00:38:11,722 --> 00:38:13,958
STREETS TO HOUSING ACROSS THE 

287
00:38:13,958 --> 00:38:15,760
CITY. WE ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL 

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00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:17,295
INVESTMENT IN THE OFFICE OF 

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00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:19,430
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CARE 

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00:38:19,430 --> 00:38:20,865
TEAM TO STRENGTHEN DOWNTOWN, 

291
00:38:20,865 --> 00:38:22,967
GROW JOBS AND BROADEN OUR TAX 

292
00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:24,201
BASE. ESSAY PUBLISHED A REPORT 

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00:38:24,201 --> 00:38:26,804
LAST WEEK THAT SHOWS SEATTLE 

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00:38:26,804 --> 00:38:28,539
LOST 18,000 JOBS BETWEEN 2024 

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00:38:28,539 --> 00:38:31,442
AND 2025, CONTRIBUTING TO 

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00:38:31,442 --> 00:38:32,877
VACANCIES, DECLINING COMMERCIAL 

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00:38:32,877 --> 00:38:34,845
VALUES AND HIGHER RESIDENTIAL 

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00:38:34,845 --> 00:38:36,080
TAX BURDENS. 70% OF JOBS WERE 

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00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:38,082
LOST IN OUR DOWNTOWN CORE. THE 

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00:38:38,082 --> 00:38:39,617
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THAT SEATTLE 

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00:38:39,617 --> 00:38:41,352
IS AN OUTLIER RELATIVE TO OTHER 

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00:38:41,352 --> 00:38:43,621
CITIES IN OUR REGION AND ACROSS 

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00:38:43,621 --> 00:38:45,823
THE COUNTRY THAT GREW JOBS. A 

304
00:38:45,823 --> 00:38:48,225
SEPARATE REPORT PUBLISHED MONDAY

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00:38:48,225 --> 00:38:50,594
WITH THE CHAMBER HIGHLIGHTS OUR 

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00:38:50,594 --> 00:38:52,563
UNSUSTAINABLE RELIANCE ON A 

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00:38:52,563 --> 00:38:54,065
HANDFUL OF EMPLOYERS. THRIVING 

308
00:38:54,065 --> 00:38:56,167
CITIES NEED CONFIDENCE IN PUBLIC

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00:38:56,167 --> 00:38:58,302
SAFETY, VIBRANCY, A BROAD TAX 

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00:38:58,302 --> 00:39:00,538
BASE AND PREDICTABLE TAXES. THIS

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00:39:00,538 --> 00:39:03,074
BUDGET INVESTS MORE IN THESE KEY

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AREAS WHILE MOVING TOWARD 

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00:39:05,976 --> 00:39:06,577
SUSTAINABILITY AND LONG TERM 

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00:39:06,577 --> 00:39:08,279
ECONOMIC GROWTH. WE LOOK FORWARD

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00:39:08,279 --> 00:39:09,647
TO PARTNERING WITH EACH OF YOU 

316
00:39:09,647 --> 00:39:11,315
ON THESE PRIORITIES. THANK YOU. 

317
00:39:11,315 --> 00:39:12,817
-- THANK YOU. AND I SEE AMANDA 

318
00:39:12,817 --> 00:39:14,518
FISHER IS ALREADY HERE AND 

319
00:39:14,518 --> 00:39:18,122
ALREADY OFF MUTE. WELCOME, 

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00:39:18,122 --> 00:39:18,356
AMANDA. 

321
00:39:18,356 --> 00:39:19,790
-- THANK YOU. HELLO, COUNCIL. MY

322
00:39:19,790 --> 00:39:22,360
NAME IS AMANDA FISHER AND I AM 

323
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CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S

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00:39:24,562 --> 00:39:25,229
COMMISSION. I'M SPEAKING TODAY 

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00:39:25,229 --> 00:39:28,199
AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER IN D1, 

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00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:28,833
RESIDENT IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE 

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00:39:28,833 --> 00:39:29,533
SEATTLE DISABILITY COMMISSION, 

328
00:39:29,533 --> 00:39:31,068
WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY THE OFFICE

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00:39:31,068 --> 00:39:36,474
OF CIVIL RIGHTS. THE MAYOR'S 

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00:39:36,474 --> 00:39:37,007
PROPOSED 2027 BUDGET CUTS 

331
00:39:37,007 --> 00:39:38,843
$26,500 FROM THE DISABILITY 

332
00:39:38,843 --> 00:39:40,311
COMMISSION'S ACCESSIBILITY 

333
00:39:40,311 --> 00:39:42,313
FUNDING. THIS FUNDING PROVIDES 

334
00:39:42,313 --> 00:39:42,913
ESSENTIAL ACCOMMODATIONS THAT 

335
00:39:42,913 --> 00:39:44,415
ALLOW COMMISSIONERS WITH 

336
00:39:44,415 --> 00:39:44,882
DISABILITIES TO FULLY 

337
00:39:44,882 --> 00:39:45,716
PARTICIPATE AND HELP THE CITY 

338
00:39:45,716 --> 00:39:47,218
MEET ITS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS. 

339
00:39:47,218 --> 00:39:49,720
UNDER TITLE TWO OF THE ADA, 

340
00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:50,888
WHICH REQUIRES STATE AND LOCAL 

341
00:39:50,888 --> 00:39:52,723
GOVERNMENTS TO GIVE PEOPLE WITH 

342
00:39:52,723 --> 00:39:53,190
DISABILITIES AN EQUAL 

343
00:39:53,190 --> 00:39:55,926
OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM ALL 

344
00:39:55,926 --> 00:39:56,560
PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDES SERVING

345
00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:57,828
ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. WHAT 

346
00:39:57,828 --> 00:39:59,864
IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING IS THAT

347
00:39:59,864 --> 00:40:02,066
THIS DECISION WAS MADE WITHOUT 

348
00:40:02,066 --> 00:40:02,700
CONSULTATION FROM THE DISABILITY

349
00:40:02,700 --> 00:40:03,834
COMMISSION. I URGE COUNCIL TO 

350
00:40:03,834 --> 00:40:07,872
WORK WITH OCR TO IDENTIFY COST 

351
00:40:07,872 --> 00:40:09,974
SAVINGS OF $26,500 ELSEWHERE, 

352
00:40:09,974 --> 00:40:10,608
WHILE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE 

353
00:40:10,608 --> 00:40:11,242
DISABILITY COMMISSION ON HOW 

354
00:40:11,242 --> 00:40:14,178
BEST TO MEET THEIR ACCESSIBILITY

355
00:40:14,178 --> 00:40:16,080
NEEDS. ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT 

356
00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:16,714
OPTIONAL IN CIVIC PARTICIPATION 

357
00:40:16,714 --> 00:40:18,516
MUST BE EQUITABLE FOR ALL. NOT 

358
00:40:18,516 --> 00:40:19,950
ONLY IS IT THE RIGHT THING TO 

359
00:40:19,950 --> 00:40:21,218
DO, IT'S THE LAW. THANK YOU FOR

360
00:40:21,218 --> 00:40:24,221
YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR SERVICE. 

361
00:40:24,221 --> 00:40:27,558
-- THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT IS LIZ

362
00:40:27,558 --> 00:40:29,126
VIVIAN, FOLLOWED BY CLIFFORD 

363
00:40:29,126 --> 00:40:31,929
CAWTHORN AND THEN HOWARD 

364
00:40:31,929 --> 00:40:32,797
GREENWICH AND LIZ. YOU'RE 

365
00:40:32,797 --> 00:40:36,600
ALREADY OFF MUTE. WELCOME. HI 

366
00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:38,102
-- HI. THANK YOU. THIS IS LIZ. 

367
00:40:38,102 --> 00:40:40,938
VIVIAN, INTERIM EDDIE AT AURORA 

368
00:40:40,938 --> 00:40:42,173
COMMONS TO COMMENT ON THE 

369
00:40:42,173 --> 00:40:44,742
BUDGET. ONE OF OUR PRIMARY 

370
00:40:44,742 --> 00:40:47,745
OFFERINGS IS THE SAFE, HEALTHY, 

371
00:40:47,745 --> 00:40:50,347
EMPOWERED OR SHE. WE RUN IN 

372
00:40:50,347 --> 00:40:51,682
PARTNERSHIP WITH EDISON. THE 

373
00:40:51,682 --> 00:40:52,650
CITY HAS BEEN A PARTNER OF THE 

374
00:40:52,650 --> 00:40:55,519
SHE CLINIC SINCE ITS INCEPTION 

375
00:40:55,519 --> 00:40:58,222
IN 2018, AND TOGETHER WE'VE 

376
00:40:58,222 --> 00:41:00,458
GIVEN MORE THAN 600 WOMEN 

377
00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:01,826
QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, TRAUMA 

378
00:41:01,826 --> 00:41:03,294
INFORMED HEALTH CARE IN A SAFE 

379
00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:04,962
SPACE THEY TRUST IN EACH OF THE 

380
00:41:04,962 --> 00:41:07,264
LAST FOUR BIENNIUMS FUNDING FOR 

381
00:41:07,264 --> 00:41:09,033
THE CLINIC AT AURORA COMMONS HAS

382
00:41:09,033 --> 00:41:10,668
COME FROM A COUNCIL AD TO THE 

383
00:41:10,668 --> 00:41:14,405
CITY BUDGET. WE ARE RESPECTFULLY

384
00:41:14,405 --> 00:41:16,607
ASKING THE SAME THIS YEAR, A 

385
00:41:16,607 --> 00:41:18,742
$215,000 INVESTMENT. EACH OF THE

386
00:41:18,742 --> 00:41:21,946
NEXT TWO YEARS. SPECIAL THANKS 

387
00:41:21,946 --> 00:41:24,014
TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR HER 

388
00:41:24,014 --> 00:41:24,548
LEADERSHIP ON MAKING THIS 

389
00:41:24,548 --> 00:41:27,651
AMENDMENT. AND TO THOSE OF YOU 

390
00:41:27,651 --> 00:41:28,285
CONSIDERING CO-SPONSORING TO ALL

391
00:41:28,285 --> 00:41:29,386
COUNCILMEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WITH

392
00:41:29,386 --> 00:41:31,188
A RESOUNDING YES TO FUND THE 

393
00:41:31,188 --> 00:41:33,324
CLINIC. ALSO, I KNOW THIS IS A 

394
00:41:33,324 --> 00:41:37,127
TOUGH BUDGET YEAR, BUT PLEASE 

395
00:41:37,127 --> 00:41:39,230
DON'T BALANCE OUR REQUESTS BY 

396
00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:41,632
TAKING AWAY FROM OTHER VITAL 

397
00:41:41,632 --> 00:41:43,133
WORK. I AM EQUALLY HERE TO 

398
00:41:43,133 --> 00:41:45,336
ADVOCATE FOR YOU TO FULLY FUND 

399
00:41:45,336 --> 00:41:45,970
OUR SISTER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING

400
00:41:45,970 --> 00:41:47,571
TO END HOMELESSNESS, COMMERCIAL 

401
00:41:47,571 --> 00:41:49,206
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, AND GENDER 

402
00:41:49,206 --> 00:41:51,075
BASED VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT THE 

403
00:41:51,075 --> 00:41:54,278
CITY. MANY, MANY THANKS. 

404
00:41:54,278 --> 00:41:56,914
-- THANK YOU LIZ. UP NEXT IS 

405
00:41:56,914 --> 00:41:57,548
CLIFFORD CAWTHORN, FOLLOWED BY 

406
00:41:57,548 --> 00:41:59,850
HOWARD GREENWICH AND THEN TINA 

407
00:41:59,850 --> 00:42:01,886
BOUCHER. CLIFF, I SEE YOU'RE 

408
00:42:01,886 --> 00:42:02,953
HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE AND 

409
00:42:02,953 --> 00:42:06,357
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME, MY 

410
00:42:06,357 --> 00:42:06,590
FRIEND. 

411
00:42:06,590 --> 00:42:08,459
-- THANK YOU. IT'S GOOD. IT'S 

412
00:42:08,459 --> 00:42:10,661
GOOD TO HEAR YOU. MY NAME IS 

413
00:42:10,661 --> 00:42:12,963
CLIFF COCHRAN. GOOD AFTERNOON, 

414
00:42:12,963 --> 00:42:14,532
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. I'M HERE 

415
00:42:14,532 --> 00:42:16,367
TO REPRESENT THE SEATTLE 

416
00:42:16,367 --> 00:42:17,434
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST HOUSING 

417
00:42:17,434 --> 00:42:19,770
JUSTICE WORKING GROUP. TODAY. 

418
00:42:19,770 --> 00:42:21,539
YOU MANY OF YOU KNOW ME FROM 

419
00:42:21,539 --> 00:42:23,407
DIFFERENT CAPACITIES, BUT I'M 

420
00:42:23,407 --> 00:42:24,441
HERE SPECIFICALLY TO URGE YOU TO

421
00:42:24,441 --> 00:42:26,176
SUPPORT THE FULL FUNDING OF 

422
00:42:26,176 --> 00:42:29,079
TENANT SERVICES IN 2728 BIENNIAL

423
00:42:29,079 --> 00:42:32,416
CITY BUDGET, WE URGE THE COUNCIL

424
00:42:32,416 --> 00:42:34,985
TO AT LEAST ANOTHER 500,000. FOR

425
00:42:34,985 --> 00:42:37,221
TENANT SERVICES. SO, AS PROPOSED

426
00:42:37,221 --> 00:42:40,791
IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET AND ADOPT

427
00:42:40,791 --> 00:42:43,761
A $11 RENTAL REGISTRATION 

428
00:42:43,761 --> 00:42:44,261
INSPECTION FEE WITHOUT 

429
00:42:44,261 --> 00:42:45,829
EXCEPTION. WHILE AFFORDABLE 

430
00:42:45,829 --> 00:42:46,397
HOUSING DOESN'T HAVE THE 

431
00:42:46,397 --> 00:42:47,498
FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT FOR 

432
00:42:47,498 --> 00:42:50,234
PROFIT HOUSING DOES, DOES THIS 

433
00:42:50,234 --> 00:42:52,436
MOSS COST WILL HELP TO STABILIZE

434
00:42:52,436 --> 00:42:54,104
HOUSEHOLDS IN THE INTERMEDIATE 

435
00:42:54,104 --> 00:42:55,839
LONG RUN. THOUSANDS OF 

436
00:42:55,839 --> 00:42:56,440
SEATTLEITES OVERALL HAVE BEEN 

437
00:42:56,440 --> 00:42:57,708
LAID OFF IN HOUSING PROVIDERS 

438
00:42:57,708 --> 00:42:59,743
AND COUNSELORS HAVE INDICATED 

439
00:42:59,743 --> 00:43:01,979
THAT EVICTIONS ARE PREDICTED TO 

440
00:43:01,979 --> 00:43:03,480
INCREASE IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC

441
00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:05,249
CLIMATE WITHOUT HOUSING 

442
00:43:05,249 --> 00:43:06,717
STABILITY, SEATTLEITES WILL GO 

443
00:43:06,717 --> 00:43:08,452
BACKWARDS IN TERMS OF OBTAINING 

444
00:43:08,452 --> 00:43:09,987
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NOT TO 

445
00:43:09,987 --> 00:43:12,089
MENTION EVER BEING ABLE TO OWN A

446
00:43:12,089 --> 00:43:13,290
HOME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE TENANT 

447
00:43:13,290 --> 00:43:14,391
EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND 

448
00:43:14,391 --> 00:43:16,193
ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW. STAYING 

449
00:43:16,193 --> 00:43:17,394
HOUSED BE HARDER FOR SEATTLEITES

450
00:43:17,394 --> 00:43:19,229
IN A RACIAL, HOUSING AND 

451
00:43:19,229 --> 00:43:20,965
HOMEOWNERSHIP GAPS WILL CONTINUE

452
00:43:20,965 --> 00:43:22,900
TO BE SPREAD ACROSS ALL ELIGIBLE

453
00:43:22,900 --> 00:43:24,335
UNITS. AT THE CURRENT LEVEL, 

454
00:43:24,335 --> 00:43:26,570
WITHOUT EXCEPTIONS, AND ADDING 

455
00:43:26,570 --> 00:43:27,938
500,000 TENANT SERVICES. THE 

456
00:43:27,938 --> 00:43:31,141
BUDGET WILL FUND SERVICES AT THE

457
00:43:31,141 --> 00:43:31,775
BARE MINIMUM, WHILE KEEPING UP 

458
00:43:31,775 --> 00:43:32,576
WITH INFLATION IN ADDITIONAL 

459
00:43:32,576 --> 00:43:34,578
COSTS. SEATTLE SEATTLE'S GROWTH

460
00:43:34,578 --> 00:43:37,448
IS FUELED BY PEOPLE, BY WORKERS,

461
00:43:37,448 --> 00:43:40,417
SO PLEASE FULLY FUND TENANT 

462
00:43:40,417 --> 00:43:40,684
SERVICES. 

463
00:43:40,684 --> 00:43:42,386
-- THANK YOU CLIFF. UP NEXT IS 

464
00:43:42,386 --> 00:43:43,287
HOWARD, AND YOU'RE ALREADY OFF 

465
00:43:43,287 --> 00:43:46,423
MUTE. HOWARD, TAKE IT AWAY. 

466
00:43:46,423 --> 00:43:48,525
-- GREAT. 

467
00:43:48,525 --> 00:43:50,327
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR STRAUSS

468
00:43:50,327 --> 00:43:52,596
AND COUNCIL. HOWARD. I'M THE 

469
00:43:52,596 --> 00:43:53,564
RESEARCH DIRECTOR AT PUGET 

470
00:43:53,564 --> 00:43:55,499
SOUND. SAGE. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT

471
00:43:55,499 --> 00:43:58,502
MAYOR WILSON'S PROPOSED 

472
00:43:58,502 --> 00:44:00,738
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT 

473
00:44:00,738 --> 00:44:01,305
INITIATIVE. FUNDING OF $26 

474
00:44:01,305 --> 00:44:05,342
MILLION FOR BOTH 2027 AND 2028, 

475
00:44:05,342 --> 00:44:06,977
AND AS YOU CONSIDER YOUR BUDGET 

476
00:44:06,977 --> 00:44:09,146
PRIORITIES, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT 

477
00:44:09,146 --> 00:44:11,448
AN UNDERRATED BENEFIT OF EDDIE 

478
00:44:11,448 --> 00:44:14,551
EDDIE PROJECTS. PDA PROJECTS ARE

479
00:44:14,551 --> 00:44:16,620
INVESTMENTS IN OUR LOCAL 

480
00:44:16,620 --> 00:44:18,589
ECONOMIES. PROJECTS LIKE EL 

481
00:44:18,589 --> 00:44:20,524
CENTRO'S PLAZA DE MAESTAS, 

482
00:44:20,524 --> 00:44:22,026
AFRICATOWN PLAZA INTERIMS, UNCLE

483
00:44:22,026 --> 00:44:24,661
BOB'S PLACE, AND MANY MORE 

484
00:44:24,661 --> 00:44:25,963
ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE 

485
00:44:25,963 --> 00:44:27,498
CITY AND REGION FOR CULTURAL 

486
00:44:27,498 --> 00:44:30,434
VALUE. SOCIAL GATHERING AND 

487
00:44:30,434 --> 00:44:32,903
RECREATION. AND WITH PEOPLE 

488
00:44:32,903 --> 00:44:35,239
GATHERING THEIR MONEY AND 

489
00:44:35,239 --> 00:44:36,040
OPPORTUNITY FOR CULTURALLY 

490
00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:38,542
SPECIFIC SMALL BUSINESS, NO 

491
00:44:38,542 --> 00:44:40,644
MARKET RATE DEVELOPER BUILDS 

492
00:44:40,644 --> 00:44:42,312
PLACES LIKE THESE. IT'S THE SAME

493
00:44:42,312 --> 00:44:43,914
REASON WHY PIKE PLACE MARKET IS 

494
00:44:43,914 --> 00:44:45,282
SUCH A MASSIVE TOURIST 

495
00:44:45,282 --> 00:44:46,984
DESTINATION. WHEN YOU TAKE THE 

496
00:44:46,984 --> 00:44:49,787
PROFIT OUT OF LAND STEWARDSHIP 

497
00:44:49,787 --> 00:44:52,022
STEWARDSHIP, IT BECOMES 

498
00:44:52,022 --> 00:44:53,657
TRANSFORMATIONAL. WE SUPPORT THE

499
00:44:53,657 --> 00:44:55,325
MAYOR'S PROPOSED LEVEL OF 

500
00:44:55,325 --> 00:44:58,429
SPENDING FOR EDDIE. THANK YOU. 

501
00:44:58,429 --> 00:45:01,632
-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS TINA 

502
00:45:01,632 --> 00:45:03,434
BOUCHER, GERRY GERALD DAVIS AND 

503
00:45:03,434 --> 00:45:05,202
THEN ALICE LOCKHART. TINA, 

504
00:45:05,202 --> 00:45:08,072
YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. 

505
00:45:08,072 --> 00:45:08,338
WELCOME. 

506
00:45:08,338 --> 00:45:12,076
-- THANK YOU. TINA. SO I FOUND 

507
00:45:12,076 --> 00:45:14,845
MAYOR WILSON'S BUDGET A 

508
00:45:14,845 --> 00:45:15,446
REFRESHING READ. SEATTLE'S 

509
00:45:15,446 --> 00:45:17,414
BIGGEST CHALLENGES ARE SYSTEMS 

510
00:45:17,414 --> 00:45:19,116
PROBLEMS. AND WE WILL NOT SOLVE 

511
00:45:19,116 --> 00:45:21,351
THEM. BUDGETING ONE DEPARTMENT 

512
00:45:21,351 --> 00:45:23,120
AT A TIME. THE QUESTION SHOULD 

513
00:45:23,120 --> 00:45:25,489
BE WHAT ARE THE CITYWIDE GOALS? 

514
00:45:25,489 --> 00:45:27,224
WHERE IS THE CAPACITY 

515
00:45:27,224 --> 00:45:29,426
INSUFFICIENT? WHERE IS THE 

516
00:45:29,426 --> 00:45:31,161
SYSTEM GETTING STUCK? AND ARE WE

517
00:45:31,161 --> 00:45:32,663
INVESTING IN THE POINTS THAT 

518
00:45:32,663 --> 00:45:34,765
WILL ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE 

519
00:45:34,765 --> 00:45:36,900
PERFORMANCE OF THE WHOLE? 

520
00:45:36,900 --> 00:45:37,968
HOMELESSNESS IS ONE EXAMPLE. IF 

521
00:45:37,968 --> 00:45:40,404
WE HAD SHELTER BUT LACK 

522
00:45:40,404 --> 00:45:41,004
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, 

523
00:45:41,004 --> 00:45:43,974
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, 

524
00:45:43,974 --> 00:45:45,943
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EXITS, 

525
00:45:45,943 --> 00:45:47,144
PEOPLE SIMPLY BACK UP AT THE 

526
00:45:47,144 --> 00:45:48,779
NEXT POINT IN THE SYSTEM. PUBLIC

527
00:45:48,779 --> 00:45:50,514
SAFETY. ANOTHER POLICE, FIRE 

528
00:45:50,514 --> 00:45:53,016
CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 

529
00:45:53,016 --> 00:45:53,817
RESPONSE, PROSECUTION, FOLLOW UP

530
00:45:53,817 --> 00:45:55,986
SERVICES ALL PLAY DIFFERENT 

531
00:45:55,986 --> 00:45:58,455
ROLES. BUT WHEN ONE PART LACKS 

532
00:45:58,455 --> 00:46:00,691
CAPACITY, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT 

533
00:46:00,691 --> 00:46:02,092
DISAPPEAR. IT SHIFTS SOMEWHERE 

534
00:46:02,092 --> 00:46:04,027
ELSE, OFTEN AT GREATER COST. 

535
00:46:04,027 --> 00:46:07,431
THERE ARE SO MANY MORE AREAS AND

536
00:46:07,431 --> 00:46:08,999
EXAMPLES. SO THE BUDGET QUESTION

537
00:46:08,999 --> 00:46:11,268
CANNOT SIMPLY BE HOW MUCH EACH 

538
00:46:11,268 --> 00:46:13,504
DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM RECEIVES. 

539
00:46:13,504 --> 00:46:16,106
IT HAS TO BE WHAT CAPACITY ARE 

540
00:46:16,106 --> 00:46:17,741
WE BUYING, WHERE THE BOTTLENECKS

541
00:46:17,741 --> 00:46:20,110
ARE, WHETHER THE PIECES ARE 

542
00:46:20,110 --> 00:46:21,845
SIZED AND CONNECTED WELL ENOUGH 

543
00:46:21,845 --> 00:46:23,981
TO PRODUCE RESULTS. IF WE DO NOT

544
00:46:23,981 --> 00:46:27,985
BUDGET THIS WAY, WE RISK 

545
00:46:27,985 --> 00:46:28,552
SPENDING MORE WHILE SIMPLY 

546
00:46:28,552 --> 00:46:31,555
MOVING PRESSURE FROM ONE PART OF

547
00:46:31,555 --> 00:46:34,124
GOVERNMENT TO ANOTHER. WE NEED A

548
00:46:34,124 --> 00:46:34,625
BUDGET THAT STRENGTHENS 

549
00:46:34,625 --> 00:46:37,761
SYMPTOMS, NOT JUST SILOS. THANK 

550
00:46:37,761 --> 00:46:37,961
YOU. 

551
00:46:37,961 --> 00:46:39,296
-- THANK YOU TINA. UP NEXT IS 

552
00:46:39,296 --> 00:46:40,497
BRUCE HARRELL, FOLLOWED BY ALICE

553
00:46:40,497 --> 00:46:42,666
LOCKHART AND THEN BEATRIX KELLY.

554
00:46:42,666 --> 00:46:43,333
DARYL, YOU'RE HERE AND OFF 

555
00:46:43,333 --> 00:46:46,036
MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. 

556
00:46:46,036 --> 00:46:49,306
-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY

557
00:46:49,306 --> 00:46:50,974
NAME IS DARYL DAVIS AND I'M THE

558
00:46:50,974 --> 00:46:52,042
SENIOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AT 

559
00:46:52,042 --> 00:46:53,877
THE TUBMAN CENTER FOR HEALTH AND

560
00:46:53,877 --> 00:46:56,046
FREEDOM. I'M SPEAKING TO 

561
00:46:56,046 --> 00:46:58,148
REQUEST THAT THE CITY INVEST 

562
00:46:58,148 --> 00:46:59,149
$390,000 IN TUBMAN HEALTH AS A 

563
00:46:59,149 --> 00:47:01,818
PART OF OUR 2027 BUDGET TO 

564
00:47:01,818 --> 00:47:03,353
SUPPORT CONTINUITY OF CARE. THE 

565
00:47:03,353 --> 00:47:05,389
FEDERAL RETREAT FROM HEALTH CARE

566
00:47:05,389 --> 00:47:08,392
IS MOVING COSTS AND 

567
00:47:08,392 --> 00:47:09,026
RESPONSIBILITY DOWNSTREAM, AND 

568
00:47:09,026 --> 00:47:10,194
OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES

569
00:47:10,194 --> 00:47:11,829
ARE THE ONES WHO BEAR THE BRUNT 

570
00:47:11,829 --> 00:47:13,130
OF THIS GOVERNMENT HEALTH. WE 

571
00:47:13,130 --> 00:47:16,099
SERVE BLACK LGBTQIA, AND 

572
00:47:16,099 --> 00:47:17,968
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHOSE 

573
00:47:17,968 --> 00:47:19,503
ACCESS TO CARE IS BEING 

574
00:47:19,503 --> 00:47:21,371
CONSTRAINED BY FEDERAL POLICIES.

575
00:47:21,371 --> 00:47:23,140
WE ARE ALREADY RECEIVING 

576
00:47:23,140 --> 00:47:23,740
PATIENTS WHOSE SERVICES HAVE 

577
00:47:23,740 --> 00:47:26,610
BEEN CUT AND CURTAILED, WHILE 

578
00:47:26,610 --> 00:47:27,244
SIMULTANEOUSLY ABSORBING HIGHER 

579
00:47:27,244 --> 00:47:30,180
COSTS AND GREATER DEMAND. FOR 

580
00:47:30,180 --> 00:47:30,814
THOUSAND IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

581
00:47:30,814 --> 00:47:33,851
IN KING COUNTY. WHILE MEDICAID 

582
00:47:33,851 --> 00:47:35,419
COVERAGE LAST WEEK, ON OCTOBER 

583
00:47:35,419 --> 00:47:36,687
1st, AND IT'S ESTIMATED THAT IN

584
00:47:36,687 --> 00:47:39,523
THE COMING MONTHS, HR ONE WILL 

585
00:47:39,523 --> 00:47:40,090
CONTINUE TO EXACERBATE THE 

586
00:47:40,090 --> 00:47:41,058
EXPERIENCE AND ACCESS OF PEOPLE 

587
00:47:41,058 --> 00:47:44,294
IN OUR CITY WHO ARE SEEKING 

588
00:47:44,294 --> 00:47:46,296
ESSENTIAL CARE. THESE PEOPLE 

589
00:47:46,296 --> 00:47:48,165
DESERVE QUALITY CARE. THESE 

590
00:47:48,165 --> 00:47:49,399
PEOPLE DESERVE AFFORDABLE CARE, 

591
00:47:49,399 --> 00:47:50,634
AND IT'S ON YOU TO ENSURE THAT 

592
00:47:50,634 --> 00:47:52,336
THEY'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE THIS. 

593
00:47:52,336 --> 00:47:53,270
OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE

594
00:47:53,270 --> 00:47:55,772
MET WITH MANY OF YOU ABOUT THIS 

595
00:47:55,772 --> 00:47:56,707
REQUEST. YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WORK

596
00:47:56,707 --> 00:47:57,908
THAT TUBMAN IS DOING. YOU KNOW 

597
00:47:57,908 --> 00:47:59,876
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT 

598
00:47:59,876 --> 00:48:01,011
WORK. AND WITH OUR WORK BEING 

599
00:48:01,011 --> 00:48:02,913
BASED IN THE CITY AND SOUTHEND, 

600
00:48:02,913 --> 00:48:04,481
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN

601
00:48:04,481 --> 00:48:06,016
THE HEALTH OF A NEIGHBORHOOD AND

602
00:48:06,016 --> 00:48:08,085
PEOPLE THAT ARE THE BACKBONE OF 

603
00:48:08,085 --> 00:48:09,686
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING IN SEATTLE.

604
00:48:09,686 --> 00:48:10,754
IT'S IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN 

605
00:48:10,754 --> 00:48:12,155
EVER TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO 

606
00:48:12,155 --> 00:48:14,458
QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES. DO

607
00:48:14,458 --> 00:48:17,060
THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU. 

608
00:48:17,060 --> 00:48:17,461
PLEASE REACH OUT. 

609
00:48:17,461 --> 00:48:20,397
-- THANK YOU. DARYL. UP NEXT IS 

610
00:48:20,397 --> 00:48:21,098
ALICE LOCKHART, FOLLOWED BY 

611
00:48:21,098 --> 00:48:23,400
PETER KELLY AND ELIZABETH ALICE.

612
00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:26,536
TAKE IT AWAY. 

613
00:48:26,536 --> 00:48:27,771
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, BUDGET 

614
00:48:27,771 --> 00:48:29,640
COMMITTEE. I'M ALICE LOCKHART 

615
00:48:29,640 --> 00:48:31,775
WITH 350 SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE

616
00:48:31,775 --> 00:48:34,578
SOLIDARITY BUDGET. I'M AGAIN 

617
00:48:34,578 --> 00:48:36,113
CONCERNED THAT THE BUDGET 

618
00:48:36,113 --> 00:48:38,382
CONTINUES TO USE JUMP START TO 

619
00:48:38,382 --> 00:48:41,051
FUND PREVIOUSLY GENERAL FUND 

620
00:48:41,051 --> 00:48:41,618
PRIORITIES AND KEEPS MOVING 

621
00:48:41,618 --> 00:48:44,421
GENERAL FUND STUFF ON TO JUMP 

622
00:48:44,421 --> 00:48:46,723
START AT THE EXPENSE OF CLIMATE 

623
00:48:46,723 --> 00:48:49,426
RESILIENCE, REAL COMMUNITY 

624
00:48:49,426 --> 00:48:53,764
SAFETY AND LEAVING PROVIDERS IN 

625
00:48:53,764 --> 00:48:54,831
PROGRAMS, IN EDDIE PROGRAMS AND 

626
00:48:54,831 --> 00:48:57,634
THE LIKE. FIGHTING FOR SCRAPS. 

627
00:48:57,634 --> 00:48:59,202
AS LAST YEAR, GREEN NEW DEAL AND

628
00:48:59,202 --> 00:49:01,271
EDDIE RECEIVE ONLY FOUR AND 5% 

629
00:49:01,271 --> 00:49:03,407
OF JUMPSTART FUNDING. WHEN THE 

630
00:49:03,407 --> 00:49:05,976
INTENT AND THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS

631
00:49:05,976 --> 00:49:08,378
FOR 9% EACH. BECAUSE OF THIS, 

632
00:49:08,378 --> 00:49:09,980
TENANT SERVICES IS UNDERFUNDED 

633
00:49:09,980 --> 00:49:11,381
BY AT LEAST HALF $1 MILLION. 

634
00:49:11,381 --> 00:49:14,685
PLEASE FIX THIS. TENANT SERVICES

635
00:49:14,685 --> 00:49:17,521
WORKERS HAVEN'T HAD A RAISE IN 

636
00:49:17,521 --> 00:49:19,890
YEARS. PLEASE FIX THIS TOO. AND 

637
00:49:19,890 --> 00:49:21,591
ONLY ONE OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL 

638
00:49:21,591 --> 00:49:22,592
OVERSIGHT BOARD'S TOP 

639
00:49:22,592 --> 00:49:24,461
PRIORITIES FROM THE DOCUMENT 

640
00:49:24,461 --> 00:49:25,729
I'M SURE THEY'VE SHARED WITH 

641
00:49:25,729 --> 00:49:30,934
YOU IS MET. PLEASE DO FIX THIS. 

642
00:49:30,934 --> 00:49:33,570
THE BUDGET OVERINDULGED. INVEST 

643
00:49:33,570 --> 00:49:35,205
IN PROVEN INEFFECTIVE INCREASES 

644
00:49:35,205 --> 00:49:36,940
IN POLICE, IN SWEEPS AND IN 

645
00:49:36,940 --> 00:49:37,874
DANGEROUS TO OUR CITIZENS WITH 

646
00:49:37,874 --> 00:49:42,012
ICE ON OUR STREETS EVERY DAY AND

647
00:49:42,012 --> 00:49:44,181
ABLE TO LISTEN IN ON OUR 

648
00:49:44,181 --> 00:49:49,319
CAMERAS. DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS 

649
00:49:49,319 --> 00:49:49,953
SURVEILLANCE. PLEASE. NOT THESE.

650
00:49:49,953 --> 00:49:52,723
NO MORE CUTS TO JUMPSTART SPEND 

651
00:49:52,723 --> 00:49:54,958
CATEGORIES, PLEASE INVEST IN 

652
00:49:54,958 --> 00:49:57,894
COMMUNITY SAFETY, LIKE KEEPING 

653
00:49:57,894 --> 00:49:58,462
RENTERS HOUSED AND CLIMATE 

654
00:49:58,462 --> 00:49:59,596
RESILIENT. 

655
00:49:59,596 --> 00:50:00,664
-- THANK YOU ALICE, AND FEEL 

656
00:50:00,664 --> 00:50:02,666
FREE TO SEND IN ANY ADDITIONAL 

657
00:50:02,666 --> 00:50:03,767
COMMENT, COMMENTS. BEATRIX, I 

658
00:50:03,767 --> 00:50:08,472
SEE YOU'RE HERE. TAKE IT AWAY 

659
00:50:08,472 --> 00:50:09,773
-- HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME 

660
00:50:09,773 --> 00:50:11,441
IS BEATRIX KELLY AND I'M THE 

661
00:50:11,441 --> 00:50:13,343
HOUSING ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY 

662
00:50:13,343 --> 00:50:13,944
ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR AT THE 

663
00:50:13,944 --> 00:50:15,612
LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE. I 

664
00:50:15,612 --> 00:50:17,614
ALSO LIVE AND WORK IN DISTRICT 

665
00:50:17,614 --> 00:50:19,316
THREE. I WANT TO START OFF BY 

666
00:50:19,316 --> 00:50:21,651
SAYING THANK YOU TO THE 

667
00:50:21,651 --> 00:50:22,285
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR PRIORITIZING 

668
00:50:22,285 --> 00:50:23,353
SHELTER EXPANSION AND FOR THE 

669
00:50:23,353 --> 00:50:25,288
WORK THAT'S BEING DONE 

670
00:50:25,288 --> 00:50:26,757
SURROUNDING OUR UNHOUSED 

671
00:50:26,757 --> 00:50:30,260
NEIGHBORS LIVING IN RVS. THE 

672
00:50:30,260 --> 00:50:31,762
2027 2028 BUDGET PRESERVES 

673
00:50:31,762 --> 00:50:33,497
ESSENTIAL ITEMS, INCLUDING FUNDS

674
00:50:33,497 --> 00:50:35,332
FOR SHELTER, EXPANSION AND FOOD 

675
00:50:35,332 --> 00:50:36,700
BANK SERVICES. I ALSO WANT TO 

676
00:50:36,700 --> 00:50:38,335
HIGHLIGHT THE RESERVES SET ASIDE

677
00:50:38,335 --> 00:50:40,303
IN ANTICIPATION OF HUD'S CUTS. 

678
00:50:40,303 --> 00:50:42,539
THIS IS A GREAT START. HOWEVER, 

679
00:50:42,539 --> 00:50:43,774
THE CURRENT BUDGET DOES NOT GO 

680
00:50:43,774 --> 00:50:45,475
FAR ENOUGH. THE CITY NEEDS TO 

681
00:50:45,475 --> 00:50:47,711
EXPAND HIGH SHELTER, HIGH 

682
00:50:47,711 --> 00:50:50,447
QUALITY, SHELTER BASED ON STUDY,

683
00:50:50,447 --> 00:50:52,549
63% OF PEOPLE LIVING IN 

684
00:50:52,549 --> 00:50:53,116
UNSHELTERED IN SEATTLE HAVE 

685
00:50:53,116 --> 00:50:56,052
COMPLEX NEEDS, INTENTIONALLY 

686
00:50:56,052 --> 00:50:56,686
DESIGNED STRUCTURES AND PROGRAMS

687
00:50:56,686 --> 00:50:58,355
ARE ESSENTIAL TO MANY COMMUNITY 

688
00:50:58,355 --> 00:50:59,289
MEMBERS. JOURNEYS TO GETTING 

689
00:50:59,289 --> 00:51:01,124
HOUSED. WE WOULD LIKE THE 

690
00:51:01,124 --> 00:51:03,226
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT SUPPORT THE 

691
00:51:03,226 --> 00:51:05,462
PDA'S EFFORTS TO INCREASE HIGH 

692
00:51:05,462 --> 00:51:07,030
SUPPORT SHELTERS. IF WE HAVE. AS

693
00:51:07,030 --> 00:51:08,832
WE HAVE FOUND, THE MODEL TO 

694
00:51:08,832 --> 00:51:09,766
BENEFIT LEHI'S PROGRAM, 

695
00:51:09,766 --> 00:51:12,169
PARTICIPANTS, LIHI BEGAN 

696
00:51:12,169 --> 00:51:13,804
INTEGRATING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 

697
00:51:13,804 --> 00:51:15,205
SERVICES INTO EVERY TINY HOUSE 

698
00:51:15,205 --> 00:51:16,973
VILLAGE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE 

699
00:51:16,973 --> 00:51:18,442
FUNDS INITIALLY GRANTED DID NOT 

700
00:51:18,442 --> 00:51:20,077
ALLOW US TO ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL

701
00:51:20,077 --> 00:51:23,947
IN FULL. OUR HOPE IS TO SEE 

702
00:51:23,947 --> 00:51:24,481
WRAPAROUND FUND SERVICES 

703
00:51:24,481 --> 00:51:26,616
IMPLEMENTED AT SHELTER PROGRAMS 

704
00:51:26,616 --> 00:51:27,918
ACROSS SEATTLE. MUCH LIKE OUR 

705
00:51:27,918 --> 00:51:30,120
FELLOW ADVOCATES, GIVING PUBLIC 

706
00:51:30,120 --> 00:51:32,556
COMMENT TODAY. FINALLY, IN 

707
00:51:32,556 --> 00:51:35,025
ADDITION. JUST KIDDING. WE 

708
00:51:35,025 --> 00:51:35,659
APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK GOING 

709
00:51:35,659 --> 00:51:36,960
INTO THIS BUDGET SEASON AND HOPE

710
00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:39,029
YOU CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE 

711
00:51:39,029 --> 00:51:40,330
COMMUNITY INPUT TO MAKE THESE. 

712
00:51:40,330 --> 00:51:44,034
-- THANK YOU. BEATRIX. UP NEXT 

713
00:51:44,034 --> 00:51:46,002
IS ELIZABETH, FOLLOWED BY LINDA 

714
00:51:46,002 --> 00:51:54,010
MITCHELL. AND THEN KEITH ERVIN. 

715
00:51:54,010 --> 00:51:57,114
WELCOME, ELIZABETH. I SEE YOU'RE

716
00:51:57,114 --> 00:51:57,380
OFF MUTE. 

717
00:51:57,380 --> 00:52:00,717
-- THANK YOU. MY NAME IS 

718
00:52:00,717 --> 00:52:01,318
ELIZABETH ARCHAMBAULT, AND I 

719
00:52:01,318 --> 00:52:03,286
LIVE IN AN AFFORDABLE APARTMENT 

720
00:52:03,286 --> 00:52:06,857
IN SOUTH LAKE UNION. PEOPLE NEED

721
00:52:06,857 --> 00:52:08,892
HOMES. AFTER A BRIEF LIVED 

722
00:52:08,892 --> 00:52:09,459
EXPERIENCE BEING WITHOUT A 

723
00:52:09,459 --> 00:52:10,560
PERMANENT HOME. I WAS FORTUNATE 

724
00:52:10,560 --> 00:52:12,329
ENOUGH TO FIND MY AFFORDABLE 

725
00:52:12,329 --> 00:52:14,197
APARTMENT AS A LOW INCOME 

726
00:52:14,197 --> 00:52:15,632
SENIOR. IT'S NOT DIFFICULT TO 

727
00:52:15,632 --> 00:52:20,003
TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO 

728
00:52:20,003 --> 00:52:21,805
CONTINUE HAVING MY INCOME 

729
00:52:21,805 --> 00:52:22,439
CONTROL PLACE FOR BOTH MY HEALTH

730
00:52:22,439 --> 00:52:25,876
AND SAFETY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO 

731
00:52:25,876 --> 00:52:27,410
KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT IT.

732
00:52:27,410 --> 00:52:29,346
JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NEED 

733
00:52:29,346 --> 00:52:31,381
HOMES. THE MAYOR'S BUDGET HAS 

734
00:52:31,381 --> 00:52:33,517
FUNDING TO INCREASE AND SUSTAIN 

735
00:52:33,517 --> 00:52:35,318
CAPACITY FOR SHELTERS AND 

736
00:52:35,318 --> 00:52:36,853
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I'M 

737
00:52:36,853 --> 00:52:38,889
REQUESTING THAT YOU KEEP THIS 

738
00:52:38,889 --> 00:52:40,991
FUNDING IN YOUR BUDGET PROPOSAL,

739
00:52:40,991 --> 00:52:42,025
BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NEED HOMES. 

740
00:52:42,025 --> 00:52:42,792
THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME SPEAK 

741
00:52:42,792 --> 00:52:45,262
TODAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING

742
00:52:45,262 --> 00:52:47,430
FROM YOU ON YOUR HUMAN SERVICES 

743
00:52:47,430 --> 00:52:48,665
ACTIVITY IN THE BUDGET. THANK 

744
00:52:48,665 --> 00:52:51,034
YOU. HI. 

745
00:52:51,034 --> 00:52:52,135
-- THANKS. UP NEXT, WE HAVE 

746
00:52:52,135 --> 00:52:53,970
LINDA MITCHELL, FOLLOWED BY 

747
00:52:53,970 --> 00:52:55,038
KEITH ERVIN AND THEN MICHAEL 

748
00:52:55,038 --> 00:52:56,106
HERSHON. YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. SO

749
00:52:56,106 --> 00:52:58,208
I'M GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE JUST

750
00:52:58,208 --> 00:52:59,543
TO READ THE NAMES THAT ARE NOT 

751
00:52:59,543 --> 00:53:03,847
PRESENT, THAT ARE CLOSE HERE. SO

752
00:53:03,847 --> 00:53:04,314
MICHAEL HERSHON, ROSE 

753
00:53:04,314 --> 00:53:05,215
LEGIONNAIRES, KIMBERLY HARRELL, 

754
00:53:05,215 --> 00:53:06,750
YOU'RE ALL WITHIN THE NEXT 

755
00:53:06,750 --> 00:53:08,151
GROUP OF TEN AND YOU ARE NOT 

756
00:53:08,151 --> 00:53:10,487
PRESENT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO 

757
00:53:10,487 --> 00:53:15,292
CHECK YOUR EMAIL WITH THE CALL 

758
00:53:15,292 --> 00:53:16,760
IN INSTRUCTIONS FARTHER DOWN THE

759
00:53:16,760 --> 00:53:19,362
LINE. JOAQUIN OOI KIMBERLY 

760
00:53:19,362 --> 00:53:22,465
HARRELL TO LUNA READ BLUE, GRAY 

761
00:53:22,465 --> 00:53:24,568
RUBINSTEIN, WILLIAM KELLY, DAVID

762
00:53:24,568 --> 00:53:26,603
TOLEDO, PAMELA SEA MONSTER, 

763
00:53:26,603 --> 00:53:30,674
LAUREL H. EDWARD. DUMAS, NICOLE.

764
00:53:30,674 --> 00:53:32,909
ROBINSON. YOU ARE ALSO NOT 

765
00:53:32,909 --> 00:53:34,077
PRESENT, BUT YOU'RE FURTHER 

766
00:53:34,077 --> 00:53:35,845
DOWN THE LINE. SO LINDA, 

767
00:53:35,845 --> 00:53:38,648
FOLLOWED BY KEITH. MICHAEL, YOU 

768
00:53:38,648 --> 00:53:40,884
ARE NOT PRESENT, FOLLOWED BY 

769
00:53:40,884 --> 00:53:41,818
CHRISTINE MACKAY. LINDA, I SEE 

770
00:53:41,818 --> 00:53:42,852
YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. THANKS

771
00:53:42,852 --> 00:53:46,423
FOR YOUR PATIENCE. TAKE IT AWAY.

772
00:53:46,423 --> 00:53:47,991
-- HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M 

773
00:53:47,991 --> 00:53:49,926
LINDA MITCHELL WITH MARY'S 

774
00:53:49,926 --> 00:53:51,895
PLACE. AS YOU DELIBERATE ON THIS

775
00:53:51,895 --> 00:53:54,097
BUDGET, WE URGE YOU TO KEEP THE 

776
00:53:54,097 --> 00:53:56,533
MAYOR'S SHELTER. ACCELERATOR 

777
00:53:56,533 --> 00:53:57,267
INITIATIVE FULLY FUNDED AND TO 

778
00:53:57,267 --> 00:53:58,802
UPHOLD THE COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT

779
00:53:58,802 --> 00:54:00,637
THAT AT LEAST TWO OF THE NEW 

780
00:54:00,637 --> 00:54:03,106
SHELTERS SPECIFICALLY SERVE 

781
00:54:03,106 --> 00:54:04,441
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. EVERY 

782
00:54:04,441 --> 00:54:06,009
NIGHT, 40 TO 50 FAMILIES WITH 

783
00:54:06,009 --> 00:54:08,144
CHILDREN CALL THE KING COUNTY 

784
00:54:08,144 --> 00:54:10,180
INTAKE LINE THAT MARY'S PLACE 

785
00:54:10,180 --> 00:54:11,681
OPERATES SEEKING SHELTER, BUT 

786
00:54:11,681 --> 00:54:14,618
ONLY A FEW CAN COME INSIDE. MANY

787
00:54:14,618 --> 00:54:16,786
ARE SLEEPING IN CARS OR UNSAFE 

788
00:54:16,786 --> 00:54:18,622
SITUATIONS WHILE THEY WAIT FOR 

789
00:54:18,622 --> 00:54:21,257
CHILDREN. THE HARM LASTS LONGER 

790
00:54:21,257 --> 00:54:23,360
AFTER THOSE NIGHTS. HOMELESSNESS

791
00:54:23,360 --> 00:54:24,194
DISRUPTS THEIR HEALTH AND 

792
00:54:24,194 --> 00:54:26,129
LEARNING, AND CHILDREN WHO 

793
00:54:26,129 --> 00:54:27,597
EXPERIENCE IT ARE MORE LIKELY TO

794
00:54:27,597 --> 00:54:30,000
FACE IT. AS ADULTS. THIS 

795
00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:30,567
INVESTMENT MEANS THAT MORE 

796
00:54:30,567 --> 00:54:31,768
FAMILIES WILL HAVE A SAFE PLACE 

797
00:54:31,768 --> 00:54:34,671
TO STABILIZE AND MOVE TOWARD 

798
00:54:34,671 --> 00:54:36,906
HOUSING. FAMILY HOMELESSNESS IS 

799
00:54:36,906 --> 00:54:38,575
LARGELY HIDDEN, SO THESE 

800
00:54:38,575 --> 00:54:40,610
FAMILIES RARELY SHAPE THE PUBLIC

801
00:54:40,610 --> 00:54:42,178
PICTURE OF THE CRISIS. AND 

802
00:54:42,178 --> 00:54:43,813
THAT'S WHY THE FAMILY SHELTER 

803
00:54:43,813 --> 00:54:44,948
COMMITMENT MATTERS SO MUCH. 

804
00:54:44,948 --> 00:54:46,916
WITHOUT IT, FAMILIES RISK BEING 

805
00:54:46,916 --> 00:54:49,452
LEFT OUT OF NEW CAPACITY. NO 

806
00:54:49,452 --> 00:54:51,321
CHILD SHOULD SLEEP OUTSIDE. 

807
00:54:51,321 --> 00:54:53,523
PLEASE PROTECT THIS FUNDING AND 

808
00:54:53,523 --> 00:54:55,325
THE COMMITMENT TO FAMILY 

809
00:54:55,325 --> 00:54:56,793
SHELTER. MARY'S PLACE STANDS 

810
00:54:56,793 --> 00:54:58,928
READY TO PARTNER WITH YOU. THANK

811
00:54:58,928 --> 00:54:59,129
YOU. 

812
00:54:59,129 --> 00:55:01,398
-- THANK YOU LINDA. UP NEXT IS 

813
00:55:01,398 --> 00:55:02,499
KEITH IRVIN, FOLLOWED BY 

814
00:55:02,499 --> 00:55:03,933
MICHAEL, WHO'S NOT PRESENT. AND

815
00:55:03,933 --> 00:55:05,669
THEN CHRISTINE MCKAY. KEITH, 

816
00:55:05,669 --> 00:55:09,806
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME MY 

817
00:55:09,806 --> 00:55:10,040
FRIEND. 

818
00:55:10,040 --> 00:55:11,708
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN 

819
00:55:11,708 --> 00:55:13,410
STRAUSS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 

820
00:55:13,410 --> 00:55:15,245
MY NAME IS KEITH URBAN. I HAVE 

821
00:55:15,245 --> 00:55:19,082
LIVED IN SEATTLE SINCE 1984. 

822
00:55:19,082 --> 00:55:21,584
I'M HERE AS A FATHER, A 

823
00:55:21,584 --> 00:55:23,019
GRANDFATHER, AND A MEMBER, 

824
00:55:23,019 --> 00:55:25,221
MEMBER OF PEOPLE FOR CLIMATE 

825
00:55:25,221 --> 00:55:26,256
ACTION IN SEATTLE. I SPEAK TO 

826
00:55:26,256 --> 00:55:27,223
YOU TODAY ABOUT THE BUDGET FOR 

827
00:55:27,223 --> 00:55:29,259
ONE OF THE CITY'S SMALLEST 

828
00:55:29,259 --> 00:55:31,327
DEPARTMENTS, THE OFFICE OF 

829
00:55:31,327 --> 00:55:33,430
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT. 

830
00:55:33,430 --> 00:55:35,331
OUR CITY HAS MADE SOME PROGRESS 

831
00:55:35,331 --> 00:55:37,667
TOWARD ITS SCIENCE BASED CLIMATE

832
00:55:37,667 --> 00:55:40,403
GOALS IN THE BUILDING EMISSIONS 

833
00:55:40,403 --> 00:55:42,472
PERFORMANCE STANDARD WILL OVER 

834
00:55:42,472 --> 00:55:45,008
TIME REMOVE CLIMATE WRECKING 

835
00:55:45,008 --> 00:55:45,575
GASES FROM LARGE COMMERCIAL 

836
00:55:45,575 --> 00:55:48,611
BUILDINGS. BUT WE ARE FAR OFF 

837
00:55:48,611 --> 00:55:50,313
COURSE FROM MEETING THE CITY'S 

838
00:55:50,313 --> 00:55:53,283
CLIMATE GOALS FOR 20, 30 OR 

839
00:55:53,283 --> 00:55:56,486
2050. THE FACT IS, WE DON'T HAVE

840
00:55:56,486 --> 00:55:58,621
A REALISTIC PLAN OR THE NEEDED 

841
00:55:58,621 --> 00:55:59,622
FUNDING TO END POLLUTION FROM 

842
00:55:59,622 --> 00:56:02,258
BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES, THE 

843
00:56:02,258 --> 00:56:05,462
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD 

844
00:56:05,462 --> 00:56:06,096
REDUCE OSC'S ALREADY MEAGER 

845
00:56:06,096 --> 00:56:07,897
RESOURCES FOR ADDRESSING CLIMATE

846
00:56:07,897 --> 00:56:10,400
CHALLENGE. PLEASE MAINTAIN THE 

847
00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:11,835
CURRENT LEVEL OF EFFORT, WHILE 

848
00:56:11,835 --> 00:56:14,137
ALSO ENSURING THAT THE UPCOMING 

849
00:56:14,137 --> 00:56:17,073
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE GIVES

850
00:56:17,073 --> 00:56:20,210
US A PATHWAY TO MAKING SEATTLE 

851
00:56:20,210 --> 00:56:22,512
EMISSIONS FREE AND PROTECTING 

852
00:56:22,512 --> 00:56:24,948
OUR CITIZENS FROM THE NOW 

853
00:56:24,948 --> 00:56:26,549
UNAVOIDABLE EFFECTS OF EXTREME 

854
00:56:26,549 --> 00:56:28,818
WEATHER. THANK YOU. 

855
00:56:28,818 --> 00:56:30,286
-- THANK YOU, KEITH. MICHAEL 

856
00:56:30,286 --> 00:56:32,789
HIRSH IS STILL NOT PRESENT, SO 

857
00:56:32,789 --> 00:56:35,024
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. CHRISTINE 

858
00:56:35,024 --> 00:56:37,560
MCKAY, EMPEROR VICTOR VON DOOM, 

859
00:56:37,560 --> 00:56:40,330
ANDREW WEINGARTEN, JONES AND 

860
00:56:40,330 --> 00:56:41,498
THEN ROSE LEGIONNAIRES, YOU'RE 

861
00:56:41,498 --> 00:56:45,468
NOT PRESENT, FOLLOWED BY MEGAN 

862
00:56:45,468 --> 00:56:47,437
FOLLOWED BY KIMBERLY HARRELL, 

863
00:56:47,437 --> 00:56:49,172
WHO'S NOT PRESENT. THANKS FOR 

864
00:56:49,172 --> 00:56:51,207
APOLOGIES IF I'VE MISPRONOUNCED

865
00:56:51,207 --> 00:56:52,108
YOUR NAME. CHRISTINE. I SEE 

866
00:56:52,108 --> 00:56:54,077
YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

867
00:56:54,077 --> 00:56:55,178
UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. 

868
00:56:55,178 --> 00:56:58,748
TAKE IT AWAY 

869
00:56:58,748 --> 00:56:59,849
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 

870
00:56:59,849 --> 00:57:01,418
CHRIS MCKAY. I'M THE EXECUTIVE 

871
00:57:01,418 --> 00:57:03,420
DIRECTOR OF THE WEST SEATTLE 

872
00:57:03,420 --> 00:57:03,887
JUNCTION ASSOCIATION, 

873
00:57:03,887 --> 00:57:05,021
REPRESENTING BUSINESSES IN 

874
00:57:05,021 --> 00:57:06,556
DISTRICT ONE. I'M HERE TODAY TO

875
00:57:06,556 --> 00:57:08,458
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE SHELTER 

876
00:57:08,458 --> 00:57:09,826
EXPANSION PROPOSED IN THE 

877
00:57:09,826 --> 00:57:10,994
MAYOR'S BUDGET IN WEST SEATTLE.

878
00:57:10,994 --> 00:57:13,496
WE HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND WHAT 

879
00:57:13,496 --> 00:57:15,098
HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE EXPERIENCING

880
00:57:15,098 --> 00:57:16,099
HOMELESSNESS DON'T HAVE ACCESS 

881
00:57:16,099 --> 00:57:17,700
TO THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT THEY 

882
00:57:17,700 --> 00:57:19,169
NEED. WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE LIVING 

883
00:57:19,169 --> 00:57:20,904
UNSHELTERED, STRUGGLING WITH 

884
00:57:20,904 --> 00:57:23,006
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE 

885
00:57:23,006 --> 00:57:24,808
ABUSE ISSUES, WHILE NEARBY 

886
00:57:24,808 --> 00:57:26,142
BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND FIRST 

887
00:57:26,142 --> 00:57:27,877
RESPONDERS ARE LEFT TRYING TO 

888
00:57:27,877 --> 00:57:28,478
MANAGE SITUATIONS THEY SIMPLY 

889
00:57:28,478 --> 00:57:30,447
AREN'T EQUIPPED TO SOLVE. 

890
00:57:30,447 --> 00:57:31,981
SHELTER ALONE ISN'T ENOUGH. WE 

891
00:57:31,981 --> 00:57:34,851
NEED HIGH SUPPORT SHELTER WITH 

892
00:57:34,851 --> 00:57:37,153
PROFESSIONAL 24/7 STAFFING, LOW 

893
00:57:37,153 --> 00:57:39,022
CASELOADS AND THE RESOURCES 

894
00:57:39,022 --> 00:57:41,024
NECESSARY TO MOVE PEOPLE TOWARD 

895
00:57:41,024 --> 00:57:42,258
STABILITY AND PERMANENT HOUSING,

896
00:57:42,258 --> 00:57:44,194
WE NEED BOTH SHELTER AND 

897
00:57:44,194 --> 00:57:45,461
HOUSING, AND WE NEED THEM TO 

898
00:57:45,461 --> 00:57:48,031
WORK TOGETHER. IN ADDITION, I'D

899
00:57:48,031 --> 00:57:49,933
JUST LIKE TO MENTION ON SPD, I 

900
00:57:49,933 --> 00:57:51,434
SUPPORT THE COST SAVINGS 

901
00:57:51,434 --> 00:57:53,670
IDENTIFIED IN DECREASING POLICE 

902
00:57:53,670 --> 00:57:55,305
RECRUITMENT, AND I SUPER 

903
00:57:55,305 --> 00:57:57,040
ENCOURAGE INVESTMENTS IN SPD 

904
00:57:57,040 --> 00:57:58,975
STAFFING. WE NEED TO INCREASE 

905
00:57:58,975 --> 00:58:00,777
OUR POLICE FORCE AND ENSURE 

906
00:58:00,777 --> 00:58:01,644
THEIR TRAINING IS NOTHING BUT 

907
00:58:01,644 --> 00:58:02,645
THE BEST. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 

908
00:58:02,645 --> 00:58:04,714
ALL YOUR WORK. 

909
00:58:04,714 --> 00:58:07,717
-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS EMPEROR

910
00:58:07,717 --> 00:58:14,023
VON DOOM, FOLLOWED BY ANDREW 

911
00:58:14,023 --> 00:58:15,792
WEINGARTEN. JONES. I SEE 

912
00:58:15,792 --> 00:58:17,927
THERE'S EMPEROR EMPEROR STAR 

913
00:58:17,927 --> 00:58:24,601
SIX TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. 

914
00:58:24,601 --> 00:58:29,906
WELCOME. 

915
00:58:29,906 --> 00:58:31,741
-- USED THE WRONG ROOM AT THE 

916
00:58:31,741 --> 00:58:33,943
TOP OF SEATTLE'S ICONIC SPACE 

917
00:58:33,943 --> 00:58:38,281
NEEDLE. DOOM HAS BEEN WATCHING 

918
00:58:38,281 --> 00:58:41,251
QUITE TO FIX THE L8 KETTLE YOU 

919
00:58:41,251 --> 00:58:42,552
SQUANDERED THE OPPORTUNITY THE 

920
00:58:42,552 --> 00:58:44,320
DOOM IS GIVING YOU ALLOWED YOU 

921
00:58:44,320 --> 00:58:45,221
TO REIGN AS THE CHAIR OF THE 

922
00:58:45,221 --> 00:58:48,258
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND JOIN

923
00:58:48,258 --> 00:58:50,793
WITH MY OTHER ACOLYTES, JOE WIN 

924
00:58:50,793 --> 00:58:52,362
AND GOVERNOR GREGOIRE TO PUSH 

925
00:58:52,362 --> 00:58:54,697
THE MASS EXPANSION OF DOOM 

926
00:58:54,697 --> 00:58:56,299
THREE. YOU WILL FAIL TO COVER UP

927
00:58:56,299 --> 00:58:58,801
THE SEATTLE POLICE USES OF 

928
00:58:58,801 --> 00:59:01,304
TRANSPORTATION CAMERAS, AND 

929
00:59:01,304 --> 00:59:02,705
HE'S REPORTER EXPOSED 11 

930
00:59:02,705 --> 00:59:04,574
MILLION OF YOUR WASTE. THE 

931
00:59:04,574 --> 00:59:07,577
SEATTLE TIMES QUOTED YOU AS A 

932
00:59:07,577 --> 00:59:10,246
SAYING THAT YOU WOULD DO BETTER 

933
00:59:10,246 --> 00:59:13,416
IN TERMS OF OVERSIGHT OF MY NEW 

934
00:59:13,416 --> 00:59:16,319
SURVEILLANCE WEAPON. DO NOT 

935
00:59:16,319 --> 00:59:17,954
ACCEPT FAILURE. SO DO THE 

936
00:59:17,954 --> 00:59:20,123
HONORABLE THING. WALK AWAY FROM 

937
00:59:20,123 --> 00:59:21,424
YOUR POSITION AS CHAIR. THE 

938
00:59:21,424 --> 00:59:24,327
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE CONTINUE

939
00:59:24,327 --> 00:59:28,565
TO SERVE DOOM AS MY ACOLYTE, BUT

940
00:59:28,565 --> 00:59:31,401
DOOM DOES NOT ACCEPT YOUR 

941
00:59:31,401 --> 00:59:33,069
RIVERA. HIM. I KNOW YOU WILL 

942
00:59:33,069 --> 00:59:36,539
MAKE EXCELLENT REPLACEMENTS TO 

943
00:59:36,539 --> 00:59:38,808
RUBBERSTAMP CONTINUED EXPANSION 

944
00:59:38,808 --> 00:59:39,375
OF SURVEILLANCE THROUGHOUT 

945
00:59:39,375 --> 00:59:42,145
SEATTLE. DO EXACTLY AS FOLLOWED 

946
00:59:42,145 --> 00:59:44,280
MY ORDERS WITHOUT QUESTION, AND 

947
00:59:44,280 --> 00:59:47,550
YOU WILL BE REWARDED CORRECTLY. 

948
00:59:47,550 --> 00:59:56,092
OR DO 

949
00:59:56,326 --> 01:00:00,363
-- THANK YOU EMPEROR FOR CALLING

950
01:00:00,363 --> 01:00:02,131
IN TODAY. FOLLOWED. FOLLOWING IS

951
01:00:02,131 --> 01:00:03,433
ANDREW WEINGARTEN. JONES ROSE 

952
01:00:03,433 --> 01:00:04,801
LEGIONNAIRES. YOU'RE NOT 

953
01:00:04,801 --> 01:00:06,736
PRESENT, FOLLOWED BY MEGAN 

954
01:00:06,736 --> 01:00:08,171
KISKADDON, FOLLOWED BY KIMBERLY 

955
01:00:08,171 --> 01:00:10,707
HARRELL, WHO'S NOT PRESENT, 

956
01:00:10,707 --> 01:00:12,842
FOLLOWED BY ELENA HORNE, ELIANA 

957
01:00:12,842 --> 01:00:14,944
HORNE, EXCUSE ME, ANDREW, I SEE 

958
01:00:14,944 --> 01:00:19,415
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. 

959
01:00:19,415 --> 01:00:19,682
WELCOME. 

960
01:00:19,682 --> 01:00:20,583
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, BUDGET 

961
01:00:20,583 --> 01:00:22,452
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ANDREW 

962
01:00:22,452 --> 01:00:23,453
WEINGARTEN JONES, AND I'M A 

963
01:00:23,453 --> 01:00:24,754
STAFF ATTORNEY AT THE HOUSING 

964
01:00:24,754 --> 01:00:26,656
JUSTICE PROJECT, THE PRIMARY 

965
01:00:26,656 --> 01:00:27,623
LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER FOR LOW 

966
01:00:27,623 --> 01:00:29,058
INCOME TENANTS IN KING COUNTY. I

967
01:00:29,058 --> 01:00:30,960
AM A DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENT IN 

968
01:00:30,960 --> 01:00:33,296
JP ATTORNEY FOR THREE YEARS IN A

969
01:00:33,296 --> 01:00:35,498
TENANTS RIGHTS ATTORNEY FOR TEN.

970
01:00:35,498 --> 01:00:36,132
WHEN THE WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE 

971
01:00:36,132 --> 01:00:37,700
PASSED ITS FIRST IN THE NATION 

972
01:00:37,700 --> 01:00:39,335
STATEWIDE RIGHT TO COUNSEL LAW 

973
01:00:39,335 --> 01:00:40,436
IN 2021, IT CAME WITH THE 

974
01:00:40,436 --> 01:00:42,071
IMPLICIT AND AT TIMES EXPLICIT 

975
01:00:42,071 --> 01:00:43,473
PROMISE THAT ALL LOW INCOME 

976
01:00:43,473 --> 01:00:45,241
TENANTS WILL BE REPRESENTED IN 

977
01:00:45,241 --> 01:00:46,042
EVICTION CASES. WITH THE MASSIVE

978
01:00:46,042 --> 01:00:47,243
SPIKE IN FILINGS. IN RECENT 

979
01:00:47,243 --> 01:00:48,444
YEARS, WE HAVE STRUGGLED TO KEEP

980
01:00:48,444 --> 01:00:50,947
UP WITH THOSE DEMANDS. IN 

981
01:00:50,947 --> 01:00:52,382
NUMEROUS CASES, OUR SHARPLY 

982
01:00:52,382 --> 01:00:53,016
TRAINED LEGAL ADVOCATES ARE ABLE

983
01:00:53,016 --> 01:00:56,052
TO IDENTIFY SUBSTANTIVE AND 

984
01:00:56,052 --> 01:00:57,687
PROCEDURAL DEFENSES, WHETHER 

985
01:00:57,687 --> 01:00:58,388
IT'S LANDLORDS CHARGING RENT AND

986
01:00:58,388 --> 01:01:00,123
FEES THAT THEY ARE NOT ENTITLED 

987
01:01:00,123 --> 01:01:02,158
TO SERVING TENANTS WITH 

988
01:01:02,158 --> 01:01:02,792
DEFECTIVE OR MISLEADING NOTICES 

989
01:01:02,792 --> 01:01:04,627
OR LANDLORDS ALLEGING LEASE 

990
01:01:04,627 --> 01:01:06,329
VIOLATIONS DEVOID OF CONTEXT AND

991
01:01:06,329 --> 01:01:07,797
REQUIRING FURTHER FACT FINDING 

992
01:01:07,797 --> 01:01:09,298
FOR OTHER CASES WHERE WE CAN'T 

993
01:01:09,298 --> 01:01:10,233
IDENTIFY DEFENSES, WE WERE ABLE 

994
01:01:10,233 --> 01:01:12,568
TO ASSIST IN NUMEROUS OTHER WAYS

995
01:01:12,568 --> 01:01:14,103
BY FACILITATING RENT ASSISTANCE 

996
01:01:14,103 --> 01:01:15,304
APPLICATIONS, NEGOTIATING MOVE 

997
01:01:15,304 --> 01:01:16,973
OUT AGREEMENTS OR ENTERING INTO 

998
01:01:16,973 --> 01:01:18,808
OTHERWISE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL 

999
01:01:18,808 --> 01:01:19,675
SETTLEMENTS. POINT BEING, IN 

1000
01:01:19,675 --> 01:01:20,910
ALMOST EVERY CASE, WE ARE ABLE 

1001
01:01:20,910 --> 01:01:23,913
TO PREVENT EVICTIONS AND 

1002
01:01:23,913 --> 01:01:24,547
MEANINGFULLY PROVIDE SOMETIMES 

1003
01:01:24,547 --> 01:01:25,581
LIFE CHANGING BENEFITS TO EACH 

1004
01:01:25,581 --> 01:01:27,750
AND EVERY ONE OF OUR CLIENTS, 

1005
01:01:27,750 --> 01:01:29,118
BOTH OUR ATTORNEYS, GETTING 

1006
01:01:29,118 --> 01:01:29,686
NONSTOP NEW ASSIGNMENTS AND 

1007
01:01:29,686 --> 01:01:31,354
APPEARING MULTIPLE DAYS A WEEK 

1008
01:01:31,354 --> 01:01:32,789
IN COURT FOR HEARINGS, MUCH LESS

1009
01:01:32,789 --> 01:01:34,390
FULL BLOWN TRIALS. COUPLED WITH 

1010
01:01:34,390 --> 01:01:35,591
THE RAPID PACE OF WASHINGTON'S,

1011
01:01:35,591 --> 01:01:37,727
IN MANY WAYS STILL ANTIQUATED 

1012
01:01:37,727 --> 01:01:39,095
EVICTION PROCESS, OUR ABILITY TO

1013
01:01:39,095 --> 01:01:40,963
FULLY OFFER OUR SERVICES IS 

1014
01:01:40,963 --> 01:01:41,798
ALWAYS IN JEOPARDY. WE NEED TO 

1015
01:01:41,798 --> 01:01:45,001
SEE THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO FUND 

1016
01:01:45,001 --> 01:01:45,601
ANOTHER 500,000 SERVICES, TO 

1017
01:01:45,601 --> 01:01:47,203
FUND MORE ATTORNEYS AND LEGAL 

1018
01:01:47,203 --> 01:01:47,804
ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH 

1019
01:01:47,804 --> 01:01:49,906
FOR YOUR TIME. 

1020
01:01:49,906 --> 01:01:52,241
-- THANKS, ANDREW ROSE 

1021
01:01:52,241 --> 01:01:54,377
LEGIONNAIRES IS STILL NOT 

1022
01:01:54,377 --> 01:01:55,011
PRESENT FOLLOWED FOLLOWING GOING

1023
01:01:55,011 --> 01:01:58,715
TO MEGAN KISCADEN, ELIANA HAWN, 

1024
01:01:58,715 --> 01:02:00,783
LISA ROSE, MEGAN, YOU'RE ALREADY

1025
01:02:00,783 --> 01:02:05,421
OFF MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY 

1026
01:02:05,421 --> 01:02:07,323
-- HEY, I'M MEGAN KISCADEN, 

1027
01:02:07,323 --> 01:02:08,658
I'M THE EXECUTIVE AND ARTISTIC 

1028
01:02:08,658 --> 01:02:10,159
DIRECTOR OF ON THE BOARDS IN 

1029
01:02:10,159 --> 01:02:11,728
UPTOWN, AND I'M ALSO CO-CHAIR 

1030
01:02:11,728 --> 01:02:13,996
OF THE SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION. 

1031
01:02:13,996 --> 01:02:15,164
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR 

1032
01:02:15,164 --> 01:02:17,266
TIME AND ALSO CONSIDERATION ON 

1033
01:02:17,266 --> 01:02:19,035
TODAY'S BUDGET FEEDBACK. I'LL 

1034
01:02:19,035 --> 01:02:21,003
BE SPEAKING SPEAKING ABOUT THE 

1035
01:02:21,003 --> 01:02:23,005
ARTS BUDGET, I WOULD LIKE TO 

1036
01:02:23,005 --> 01:02:25,475
ADVOCATE THAT THE ONE TIME 

1037
01:02:25,475 --> 01:02:27,510
REALLOCATION OF 1.5 MILLION IN 

1038
01:02:27,510 --> 01:02:29,479
ADMISSIONS TAX THAT WAS IN LAST 

1039
01:02:29,479 --> 01:02:30,880
YEAR'S BUDGET, THAT WENT FROM 

1040
01:02:30,880 --> 01:02:32,615
THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, 

1041
01:02:32,615 --> 01:02:34,183
REROUTED TO SEATTLE CENTER AND 

1042
01:02:34,183 --> 01:02:37,854
PARKS AND REC, NOT BE CONTINUED 

1043
01:02:37,854 --> 01:02:39,755
AND ABSOLUTELY NOT BE MADE 

1044
01:02:39,755 --> 01:02:42,358
ONGOING, WHICH IT'S NOW IN ARTS

1045
01:02:42,358 --> 01:02:45,061
009 B ONE. LAST YEAR, 

1046
01:02:45,061 --> 01:02:47,630
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND 

1047
01:02:47,630 --> 01:02:48,998
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH PUT 

1048
01:02:48,998 --> 01:02:50,867
FORWARD A BUDGET ACTION THAT 

1049
01:02:50,867 --> 01:02:51,501
MADE THAT REDIRECTION OF THOSE 

1050
01:02:51,501 --> 01:02:54,871
FUNDS. LAST TIME. ONE TIME FOR 

1051
01:02:54,871 --> 01:02:56,339
LAST YEAR, AND THEN THIS YEAR 

1052
01:02:56,339 --> 01:02:57,940
IT'S IN THERE AS ONGOING. SO I 

1053
01:02:57,940 --> 01:02:59,408
WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE TO 

1054
01:02:59,408 --> 01:03:01,911
RESTORE THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE 

1055
01:03:01,911 --> 01:03:02,979
ADMISSIONS TAX TO THE OFFICE OF 

1056
01:03:02,979 --> 01:03:04,547
ARTS AND CULTURE. THERE ARE 

1057
01:03:04,547 --> 01:03:08,117
TRUSTED OFFICE FOR THE ARTS AND 

1058
01:03:08,117 --> 01:03:08,885
THE TRUE INTENTION OF THE AD TAX

1059
01:03:08,885 --> 01:03:12,421
DOLLARS. THANK YOU. 

1060
01:03:12,421 --> 01:03:15,057
-- THANK YOU. WE HAVE ELIANA 

1061
01:03:15,057 --> 01:03:17,560
HORN FOLLOWED BY LISA ROSE AND 

1062
01:03:17,560 --> 01:03:19,028
TALENA REED. ELIANA, YOU'RE 

1063
01:03:19,028 --> 01:03:29,572
ALREADY OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. 

1064
01:03:30,206 --> 01:03:33,776
ELIANA YOU MIGHT HAVE HIT MUTE 

1065
01:03:33,776 --> 01:03:34,811
ON YOUR PHONE BECAUSE YOU ARE 

1066
01:03:34,811 --> 01:03:36,712
OFF MUTE ON OUR PROGRAM. 

1067
01:03:36,712 --> 01:03:40,183
-- THERE YOU ARE. 

1068
01:03:40,183 --> 01:03:40,483
-- WELCOME. 

1069
01:03:40,483 --> 01:03:41,751
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

1070
01:03:41,751 --> 01:03:43,219
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 

1071
01:03:43,219 --> 01:03:45,521
ELIANA HORN. I AM ON STAFF WITH 

1072
01:03:45,521 --> 01:03:47,490
PUGET SOUND, SAGE AND A MEMBER 

1073
01:03:47,490 --> 01:03:49,358
OF THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT 

1074
01:03:49,358 --> 01:03:51,260
INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD. I'M 

1075
01:03:51,260 --> 01:03:53,462
HERE TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S 

1076
01:03:53,462 --> 01:03:54,096
PROPOSED EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT 

1077
01:03:54,096 --> 01:03:56,098
INITIATIVE FUNDING OF $26 

1078
01:03:56,098 --> 01:03:57,833
MILLION FOR 2027 AND 2028, AND 

1079
01:03:57,833 --> 01:03:59,769
URGE COUNCILMEMBERS TO PROTECT 

1080
01:03:59,769 --> 01:04:02,071
THIS VITAL FUNDING. I THINK 

1081
01:04:02,071 --> 01:04:02,572
COUNCILMEMBERS KNOW HOW 

1082
01:04:02,572 --> 01:04:03,973
IMPORTANT THE EDDIE PROGRAM HAS 

1083
01:04:03,973 --> 01:04:05,441
BECOME TO WORKING CLASS BLACK 

1084
01:04:05,441 --> 01:04:06,509
AND BROWN COMMUNITIES, AND 

1085
01:04:06,509 --> 01:04:08,311
STAYING ANCHORED IN THEIR 

1086
01:04:08,311 --> 01:04:09,345
HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS. AND OVER

1087
01:04:09,345 --> 01:04:10,479
THE LAST DECADE, I THINK WE CAN 

1088
01:04:10,479 --> 01:04:12,481
ALL AGREE THAT THE ECOSYSTEM HAS

1089
01:04:12,481 --> 01:04:13,416
DRAMATICALLY CHANGED AND GIVEN 

1090
01:04:13,416 --> 01:04:15,985
US A FIGHTING CHANCE TO COMBAT 

1091
01:04:15,985 --> 01:04:17,353
DISPLACEMENT AND KEEP 

1092
01:04:17,353 --> 01:04:19,922
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE 

1093
01:04:19,922 --> 01:04:21,724
FOR MANY YEARS IN PLACE. AS THE 

1094
01:04:21,724 --> 01:04:25,228
CITY CHANGES. I ALSO URGE YOU TO

1095
01:04:25,228 --> 01:04:25,862
THINK ABOUT HOW EDDIE PROJECTS 

1096
01:04:25,862 --> 01:04:27,196
AS INVESTMENTS IN OUR 

1097
01:04:27,196 --> 01:04:29,465
INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY, 

1098
01:04:29,465 --> 01:04:30,666
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS DON'T 

1099
01:04:30,666 --> 01:04:31,968
JUST BUILD HOUSING, THEY BUILD 

1100
01:04:31,968 --> 01:04:32,501
PLACES THAT WORKING CLASS 

1101
01:04:32,501 --> 01:04:33,736
COMMUNITIES CAN GATHER AND WHERE

1102
01:04:33,736 --> 01:04:35,137
ALL PEOPLE ARE WELCOMED. THINK 

1103
01:04:35,137 --> 01:04:36,706
ABOUT ALL THE PLAZAS, CHILD CARE

1104
01:04:36,706 --> 01:04:38,241
SPACE, MEETING ROOMS AND PLACES 

1105
01:04:38,241 --> 01:04:39,609
FOR ELDERS AND YOUTH AT EDDIE 

1106
01:04:39,609 --> 01:04:41,844
CREATED OVER THE LAST DECADE 

1107
01:04:41,844 --> 01:04:42,878
BEFORE REDUCING A PROGRAM LIKE 

1108
01:04:42,878 --> 01:04:44,880
EDDIE FOR INCREASES TO SPD 

1109
01:04:44,880 --> 01:04:46,649
CRIMINAL COURT OR INCARCERATION 

1110
01:04:46,649 --> 01:04:47,984
SPENDING, YOU SHOULD SEE EDDIE 

1111
01:04:47,984 --> 01:04:48,985
AS CREATING PUBLIC SAFETY EQUAL 

1112
01:04:48,985 --> 01:04:51,153
TO THOSE, IF NOT BETTER. SO 

1113
01:04:51,153 --> 01:04:53,656
PLEASE PROTECT THIS VITAL 

1114
01:04:53,656 --> 01:04:55,391
FUNDING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR 

1115
01:04:55,391 --> 01:04:57,927
TIME. 

1116
01:04:57,927 --> 01:05:00,129
-- THANK YOU. ELIANA. UP NEXT IS

1117
01:05:00,129 --> 01:05:01,731
LISA ROSE, FOLLOWED BY TALINA 

1118
01:05:01,731 --> 01:05:03,966
REED. AND THEN CARISSA ADAMS. 

1119
01:05:03,966 --> 01:05:07,703
AND YOU'RE OFF MUTE. LISA, 

1120
01:05:07,703 --> 01:05:07,970
WELCOME. 

1121
01:05:07,970 --> 01:05:10,206
-- THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS 

1122
01:05:10,206 --> 01:05:11,707
LISA ROSE. I LIVE IN THE 

1123
01:05:11,707 --> 01:05:13,643
NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'M HERE TODAY

1124
01:05:13,643 --> 01:05:15,044
REPRESENTING A LOCAL GROUP OF 

1125
01:05:15,044 --> 01:05:17,546
RESIDENTS WHO ARE PASSIONATE 

1126
01:05:17,546 --> 01:05:18,147
ABOUT REOPENING THE COMMUNITY 

1127
01:05:18,147 --> 01:05:21,117
CENTER IN 2020 AFTER YEARS OF 

1128
01:05:21,117 --> 01:05:22,818
PROGRAM CUTS, THE COMMUNITY LOST

1129
01:05:22,818 --> 01:05:24,787
100% OF ITS PUBLIC RECREATIONAL 

1130
01:05:24,787 --> 01:05:27,023
PROGRAMS. WITH THE CENTER 

1131
01:05:27,023 --> 01:05:28,224
CLOSURE OF THE 26 COMMUNITY 

1132
01:05:28,224 --> 01:05:29,325
CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY. 

1133
01:05:29,325 --> 01:05:30,459
COMMUNITY CENTER IS THE ONLY 

1134
01:05:30,459 --> 01:05:32,361
CENTER THAT IS NOT OPEN TO THE 

1135
01:05:32,361 --> 01:05:34,363
PUBLIC. IT'S CURRENTLY USED AS A

1136
01:05:34,363 --> 01:05:36,866
LICENSED CHILD CARE SITE ONLY. 

1137
01:05:36,866 --> 01:05:38,401
WHILE THE CENTER'S ROLE AS A 

1138
01:05:38,401 --> 01:05:39,435
CHILDCARE SITE IS IMPORTANT, THE

1139
01:05:39,435 --> 01:05:40,603
CLOSURE OF THE CENTER LEFT US 

1140
01:05:40,603 --> 01:05:42,805
WITHOUT AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY HUB 

1141
01:05:42,805 --> 01:05:44,840
AND GATHERING SPACE, ALKI NEEDS 

1142
01:05:44,840 --> 01:05:46,575
SAFE SPACES NOW. OUR 

1143
01:05:46,575 --> 01:05:48,177
NEIGHBORHOOD MAKES NEWS FOR 

1144
01:05:48,177 --> 01:05:49,879
ROBBERIES AND GUN VIOLENCE. 

1145
01:05:49,879 --> 01:05:51,213
TEENS NEED SAFE PLACES TO GO 

1146
01:05:51,213 --> 01:05:53,149
WITH STAFF AND ACTIVITIES. 

1147
01:05:53,149 --> 01:05:53,749
FAMILIES AND OLDER RESIDENTS 

1148
01:05:53,749 --> 01:05:54,483
NEED PLACES TO CONNECT AND NOT 

1149
01:05:54,483 --> 01:05:56,585
FEEL ISOLATED. OUR COMMUNITY 

1150
01:05:56,585 --> 01:05:58,954
NEEDS A NEIGHBORHOOD HUB. WE'VE

1151
01:05:58,954 --> 01:05:59,555
BEEN TOLD THAT PARKS DOES NOT 

1152
01:05:59,555 --> 01:06:01,490
HAVE THE BUDGET TO REOPEN THE 

1153
01:06:01,490 --> 01:06:03,526
COMMUNITY CENTER. RECENT 

1154
01:06:03,526 --> 01:06:04,093
INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUILDING 

1155
01:06:04,093 --> 01:06:05,261
IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE 

1156
01:06:05,261 --> 01:06:06,662
CENTER DURING THE ALKI 

1157
01:06:06,662 --> 01:06:08,297
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. 

1158
01:06:08,297 --> 01:06:09,999
THE BUILDING IS READY. WE JUST 

1159
01:06:09,999 --> 01:06:10,967
NEED THE CITY TO FUND THE STAFF 

1160
01:06:10,967 --> 01:06:13,803
TO OPEN IT TO THE BROADER 

1161
01:06:13,803 --> 01:06:16,472
PUBLIC. WE'RE REQUESTING AN 

1162
01:06:16,472 --> 01:06:17,640
ALLOCATION OF $250,000 IN THE 

1163
01:06:17,640 --> 01:06:19,842
PARKS BUDGET TO FULLY REOPEN AND

1164
01:06:19,842 --> 01:06:21,744
STAFF THE COMMUNITY CENTER. 

1165
01:06:21,744 --> 01:06:22,778
PLEASE RESTORE ONE OF THE VITAL 

1166
01:06:22,778 --> 01:06:24,613
HEARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR 

1167
01:06:24,613 --> 01:06:26,449
LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTER. THANKS 

1168
01:06:26,449 --> 01:06:30,720
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 

1169
01:06:30,720 --> 01:06:32,355
-- THANK YOU. LISA. UP NEXT IS 

1170
01:06:32,355 --> 01:06:34,056
TALINA READ, FOLLOWED BY TERESA 

1171
01:06:34,056 --> 01:06:37,226
ADAMS, THEN JOAQUIN UY. 

1172
01:06:37,226 --> 01:06:39,161
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 

1173
01:06:39,161 --> 01:06:41,030
TAWANNA REED AND I'M WITH THE 

1174
01:06:41,030 --> 01:06:41,597
TENANTS UNION OF WASHINGTON 

1175
01:06:41,597 --> 01:06:44,333
STATE I ECHO WHAT SEATTLE HAS 

1176
01:06:44,333 --> 01:06:46,068
ALREADY STATED IN NORTHWEST 

1177
01:06:46,068 --> 01:06:49,205
JUSTICE PROJECT HAS ALREADY 

1178
01:06:49,205 --> 01:06:49,839
STATED REGARDING ADDING ANOTHER 

1179
01:06:49,839 --> 01:06:53,075
$500,000 FOR TENANT SERVICES AT 

1180
01:06:53,075 --> 01:06:56,479
THE TENANTS UNION. WE'VE SEEN A.

1181
01:06:56,479 --> 01:06:57,613
AN INCREASE IN INTAKES. WORKSHOP

1182
01:06:57,613 --> 01:06:59,248
REGISTRANTS AND JUST FOLKS WHO 

1183
01:06:59,248 --> 01:07:02,718
ARE FACING EVICTION. AND WE NEED

1184
01:07:02,718 --> 01:07:05,588
TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE 

1185
01:07:05,588 --> 01:07:07,356
SERVICES. I ALSO URGE YOU TO 

1186
01:07:07,356 --> 01:07:09,525
ADOPT THE FULL $11 INCREASE IN 

1187
01:07:09,525 --> 01:07:12,862
RENTAL REGISTRATION FEES PAID BY

1188
01:07:12,862 --> 01:07:14,764
LANDLORDS, AND JUST CONTINUE TO 

1189
01:07:14,764 --> 01:07:16,766
TO SUPPORT THESE SERVICES. AND 

1190
01:07:16,766 --> 01:07:17,800
SINCE EVERYBODY HAS ALREADY SAID

1191
01:07:17,800 --> 01:07:20,036
WHAT I WANTED TO SAY, I DO WANT 

1192
01:07:20,036 --> 01:07:21,804
TO SAY THAT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE 

1193
01:07:21,804 --> 01:07:23,939
TO THREATEN OR HARASS PUBLIC 

1194
01:07:23,939 --> 01:07:25,775
SERVANTS. WHILE MOST SYSTEMS ARE

1195
01:07:25,775 --> 01:07:28,144
ARE BROKEN AND PEOPLE ARE 

1196
01:07:28,144 --> 01:07:29,178
STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE, PEOPLE 

1197
01:07:29,178 --> 01:07:31,247
DESERVE TO SHOW UP TO WORK AND 

1198
01:07:31,247 --> 01:07:33,749
NOT BE THREATENED. PEOPLE 

1199
01:07:33,749 --> 01:07:35,618
DESERVE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE 

1200
01:07:35,618 --> 01:07:37,286
HOUSING, AND IT'S JUST NOT 

1201
01:07:37,286 --> 01:07:37,920
ACCEPTABLE TO THREATEN ANYBODY. 

1202
01:07:37,920 --> 01:07:40,856
AND I JUST HOPE THAT YOU ALL 

1203
01:07:40,856 --> 01:07:42,892
TAKE, TAKE, LISTEN TO WHAT THE 

1204
01:07:42,892 --> 01:07:45,094
THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING AND DO 

1205
01:07:45,094 --> 01:07:46,262
YOUR BEST TO SHOW UP FOR, FOR 

1206
01:07:46,262 --> 01:07:50,132
YOUR CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU. 

1207
01:07:50,132 --> 01:07:51,967
-- THANKS, TALINA. UP NEXT IS 

1208
01:07:51,967 --> 01:07:53,202
CARISSA ADAMS, FOLLOWED BY 

1209
01:07:53,202 --> 01:07:55,004
JOAQUIN OOI, THEN AMY BAILEY, 

1210
01:07:55,004 --> 01:07:57,173
AND CARISSA, I SEE YOU'RE HERE.

1211
01:07:57,173 --> 01:07:58,340
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU 

1212
01:07:58,340 --> 01:08:01,010
ARE. WELCOME. 

1213
01:08:01,010 --> 01:08:04,013
-- HI. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS 

1214
01:08:04,013 --> 01:08:04,580
CARISSA ADAMS AND I'M THE 

1215
01:08:04,580 --> 01:08:05,948
INSTITUTIONAL GIVING OFFICER AT 

1216
01:08:05,948 --> 01:08:07,683
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S THEATER 

1217
01:08:07,683 --> 01:08:09,552
LOCATED IN DISTRICT SEVEN. AND I

1218
01:08:09,552 --> 01:08:11,620
AM RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR 

1219
01:08:11,620 --> 01:08:12,221
MEANINGFUL FUNDING TO SUPPORT 

1220
01:08:12,221 --> 01:08:14,623
ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGH SHIELD 

1221
01:08:14,623 --> 01:08:17,660
SEATTLE. EVERY DAY, SEATTLE'S 

1222
01:08:17,660 --> 01:08:18,294
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE 

1223
01:08:18,294 --> 01:08:19,061
SERVICES THAT GO FAR BEYOND ARTS

1224
01:08:19,061 --> 01:08:20,963
AND ENTERTAINMENT. ONE OF 

1225
01:08:20,963 --> 01:08:22,531
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S THEATERS, 

1226
01:08:22,531 --> 01:08:25,601
MANY ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS 

1227
01:08:25,601 --> 01:08:26,869
PROVIDES FREE FIELD TRIP TICKETS

1228
01:08:26,869 --> 01:08:28,003
TO SEE A PLAY, SOMETIMES FOR 

1229
01:08:28,003 --> 01:08:31,240
THEIR FIRST TIME, AND IN SCHOOL 

1230
01:08:31,240 --> 01:08:32,641
DRAMA WORKSHOPS TO ALL FIRST AND

1231
01:08:32,641 --> 01:08:34,510
FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS IN SEATTLE 

1232
01:08:34,510 --> 01:08:35,678
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND LAST YEAR, 

1233
01:08:35,678 --> 01:08:37,880
WE SERVED OVER 5000 STUDENTS. 

1234
01:08:37,880 --> 01:08:39,615
THIS PROGRAM REACHES STUDENTS 

1235
01:08:39,615 --> 01:08:40,382
WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE LITTLE 

1236
01:08:40,382 --> 01:08:42,284
OR NO ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL 

1237
01:08:42,284 --> 01:08:43,953
THEATER AND CREATES IMMEDIATE 

1238
01:08:43,953 --> 01:08:45,788
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND 

1239
01:08:45,788 --> 01:08:48,157
COMMUNITY BUILDING. AFTER 

1240
01:08:48,157 --> 01:08:49,625
BRINGING THEIR CLASS TO SEAT, 

1241
01:08:49,625 --> 01:08:50,793
ONE TEACHER TOLD US, SEEING A 

1242
01:08:50,793 --> 01:08:52,661
BOOK COME TO LIFE HELPED 

1243
01:08:52,661 --> 01:08:54,964
REINFORCE LITERACY COMPREHENSION

1244
01:08:54,964 --> 01:08:56,332
SKILLS. THIS IS JUST ONE IMPACT 

1245
01:08:56,332 --> 01:08:58,868
OF THIS VERY VALUABLE WORK. 

1246
01:08:58,868 --> 01:09:00,636
SHIELD SEATTLE GIVES THE COUNCIL

1247
01:09:00,636 --> 01:09:02,571
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT THIS 

1248
01:09:02,571 --> 01:09:04,106
WORK, AND SO MANY PROGRAMS LIKE 

1249
01:09:04,106 --> 01:09:06,475
IT BY OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS 

1250
01:09:06,475 --> 01:09:07,209
ACROSS SEATTLE. AT A TIME WHEN 

1251
01:09:07,209 --> 01:09:09,211
FEDERAL FUNDING IS DISAPPEARING 

1252
01:09:09,211 --> 01:09:10,579
AND OPERATING COSTS CONTINUE TO 

1253
01:09:10,579 --> 01:09:13,983
RISE, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO

1254
01:09:13,983 --> 01:09:15,718
INCLUDE MEANINGFUL FUNDING FOR 

1255
01:09:15,718 --> 01:09:16,986
ARTS AND CULTURE IN THIS BUDGET.

1256
01:09:16,986 --> 01:09:19,388
THANK YOU. 

1257
01:09:19,388 --> 01:09:20,823
-- THANK YOU TERESA. UP NEXT IS 

1258
01:09:20,823 --> 01:09:22,625
JOAQUIN, FOLLOWED BY AMY BAILEY 

1259
01:09:22,625 --> 01:09:23,392
AND TERRY ANDERSON. AND JOAQUIN,

1260
01:09:23,392 --> 01:09:24,527
I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT 

1261
01:09:24,527 --> 01:09:27,663
AWAY. WELCOME. 

1262
01:09:27,663 --> 01:09:29,131
-- HELLO, MY NAME IS JOAQUIN AND

1263
01:09:29,131 --> 01:09:30,866
I'M CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE 

1264
01:09:30,866 --> 01:09:33,569
INTERIM POLITICAL TEEN 

1265
01:09:33,569 --> 01:09:35,037
REPRESENTING OVER 3300 CITY OF 

1266
01:09:35,037 --> 01:09:38,774
SEATTLE EMPLOYEES. IN 1980, MY 

1267
01:09:38,774 --> 01:09:39,909
FAMILY IMMIGRATED TO CLEVELAND, 

1268
01:09:39,909 --> 01:09:41,010
OHIO FROM THE PHILIPPINES, WHERE

1269
01:09:41,010 --> 01:09:42,478
MY FATHER HAD WORKED AS A POLICE

1270
01:09:42,478 --> 01:09:44,046
OFFICER. HOWEVER, HIS 

1271
01:09:44,046 --> 01:09:45,481
COMMENDATIONS AND YEARS OF 

1272
01:09:45,481 --> 01:09:47,216
EXPERIENCE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO 

1273
01:09:47,216 --> 01:09:48,784
TRANSFER TO THE U.S. HE WAS 

1274
01:09:48,784 --> 01:09:50,085
UNABLE TO BECOME A POLICE 

1275
01:09:50,085 --> 01:09:51,587
OFFICER HERE. HE WOULD HAVE HAD 

1276
01:09:51,587 --> 01:09:54,623
TO START ALL OVER. BUT THEN HE 

1277
01:09:54,623 --> 01:09:56,559
GOT A VERY LUCKY BREAK. HE WAS 

1278
01:09:56,559 --> 01:09:57,159
ABLE TO SECURE A JOB WITH THE 

1279
01:09:57,159 --> 01:09:59,662
CITY OF CLEVELAND PUBLIC SAFETY 

1280
01:09:59,662 --> 01:10:01,230
DEPARTMENT AS A CIVIL 

1281
01:10:01,230 --> 01:10:02,798
INVESTIGATOR. HE WAS SO PROUD OF

1282
01:10:02,798 --> 01:10:05,067
HIS JOB. I REMEMBER CLEARLY 

1283
01:10:05,067 --> 01:10:06,402
EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING THE TIME 

1284
01:10:06,402 --> 01:10:07,903
AND EFFORT HE PUT INTO PREPARING

1285
01:10:07,903 --> 01:10:09,538
HIS STARCHED BUTTON UP SHIRT, 

1286
01:10:09,538 --> 01:10:12,007
TIE CLIPS AND POLISHED SHOES. IT

1287
01:10:12,007 --> 01:10:13,175
WAS WITH GREAT. OR. WHENEVER I 

1288
01:10:13,175 --> 01:10:14,743
VISITED MY DAD AT HIS CLEVELAND 

1289
01:10:14,743 --> 01:10:17,379
CITY HALL OFFICE, THAT PUBLIC 

1290
01:10:17,379 --> 01:10:18,414
SECTOR JOB ENABLED US TO BUY OUR

1291
01:10:18,414 --> 01:10:19,748
FIRST HOUSE, OUR FIRST CAR, AND 

1292
01:10:19,748 --> 01:10:22,351
EVEN OUR FIRST FAMILY VACATION. 

1293
01:10:22,351 --> 01:10:25,154
AND 40 YEARS LATER, IT ALLOWED 

1294
01:10:25,154 --> 01:10:27,022
MY FATHER TO RETIRE IN COMFORT. 

1295
01:10:27,022 --> 01:10:27,656
AS DAD REACHED THE END OF HIS 

1296
01:10:27,656 --> 01:10:29,358
LIFE, HE TOLD ME THAT HIS CITY 

1297
01:10:29,358 --> 01:10:31,727
JOB WAS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF 

1298
01:10:31,727 --> 01:10:33,362
ACHIEVING HIS AMERICAN DREAM. 

1299
01:10:33,362 --> 01:10:34,096
I'M HERE TODAY TO REMIND YOU 

1300
01:10:34,096 --> 01:10:36,031
THAT BEHIND EVERY PUBLIC SERVANT

1301
01:10:36,031 --> 01:10:38,601
IS A FAMILY ACHIEVING THEIR OWN 

1302
01:10:38,601 --> 01:10:39,268
VERSION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM. A

1303
01:10:39,268 --> 01:10:40,636
DREAM DEFERRED. SHOULD THIS 

1304
01:10:40,636 --> 01:10:42,638
BUDGET RETAIN THE CURRENT CUTS, 

1305
01:10:42,638 --> 01:10:44,707
THE CITY OF SEATTLE PUBLIC 

1306
01:10:44,707 --> 01:10:46,175
SERVICE BEHIND EVERY EMPLOYEE, 

1307
01:10:46,175 --> 01:10:47,943
THE FAMILY, A WHOLE UNIVERSE OF 

1308
01:10:47,943 --> 01:10:48,777
PEOPLE, A COMMUNITY AND A LOSS 

1309
01:10:48,777 --> 01:10:52,414
OF EVEN ONE JOB. IN THIS CURRENT

1310
01:10:52,414 --> 01:10:52,982
ECONOMY WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY 

1311
01:10:52,982 --> 01:10:53,616
DEVASTATING. IN A CITY AS 

1312
01:10:53,616 --> 01:10:55,918
EXPENSIVE AS SEATTLE 

1313
01:10:55,918 --> 01:10:56,518
COUNCILMEMBERS, THESE PUBLIC 

1314
01:10:56,518 --> 01:10:58,053
SERVANTS ARE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF 

1315
01:10:58,053 --> 01:10:58,687
THE CITY, RAISING FAMILIES, 

1316
01:10:58,687 --> 01:10:59,822
SUPPORTING THEIR NEIGHBORS, 

1317
01:10:59,822 --> 01:11:01,190
VOLUNTEERING FOR LOCAL ORGS, AND

1318
01:11:01,190 --> 01:11:02,291
HELPING SEATTLE THRIVE. PLEASE 

1319
01:11:02,291 --> 01:11:05,361
DO WHAT YOU CAN TO SAVE. 

1320
01:11:05,361 --> 01:11:08,764
-- THANK YOU. JOAQUIN. UP NEXT, 

1321
01:11:08,764 --> 01:11:10,666
WE HAVE AMY, FOLLOWED BY TERRY 

1322
01:11:10,666 --> 01:11:13,969
ANDERSON AND THEN ANDY JENSEN. 

1323
01:11:13,969 --> 01:11:15,671
AND AMY, YOU'RE ALREADY OFF 

1324
01:11:15,671 --> 01:11:19,008
MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME. 

1325
01:11:19,008 --> 01:11:22,211
-- YES, HELLO. MY NAME IS AMY 

1326
01:11:22,211 --> 01:11:24,313
BAILEY. I'M VICE CHAIR OF THE 

1327
01:11:24,313 --> 01:11:25,581
SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION,

1328
01:11:25,581 --> 01:11:26,515
-- WHERE I CHAIR THE HOUSING 

1329
01:11:26,515 --> 01:11:29,485
TASK FORCE. BUT I'M SPEAKING 

1330
01:11:29,485 --> 01:11:31,287
PERSONALLY AS A HOMEOWNER. AND 

1331
01:11:31,287 --> 01:11:32,454
MY CIVIC ROLE AND AS A COMMUNITY

1332
01:11:32,454 --> 01:11:34,857
MEMBER. OUR CITY'S LACK OF 

1333
01:11:34,857 --> 01:11:36,759
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS 

1334
01:11:36,759 --> 01:11:37,826
TERRIFYING. HOUSING IS A HUMAN 

1335
01:11:37,826 --> 01:11:40,596
RIGHT, AND AS SUCH, WE FACE NOT 

1336
01:11:40,596 --> 01:11:42,765
JUST A HOUSING CRISIS, BUT A 

1337
01:11:42,765 --> 01:11:44,466
HUMAN RIGHTS. IT GOES WITHOUT 

1338
01:11:44,466 --> 01:11:45,634
SAYING THAT WE NEED MORE SHELTER

1339
01:11:45,634 --> 01:11:48,570
BEDS AND MORE EMERGENCY HOUSING.

1340
01:11:48,570 --> 01:11:50,839
I URGE YOU TO ALSO USE JUMP 

1341
01:11:50,839 --> 01:11:52,608
START FUNDS AND WHATEVER 

1342
01:11:52,608 --> 01:11:53,242
RESOURCES YOU HAVE AVAILABLE TO 

1343
01:11:53,242 --> 01:11:55,978
INVEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN 

1344
01:11:55,978 --> 01:11:56,979
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE 

1345
01:11:56,979 --> 01:11:58,547
CITY, AND SUPPORT A LIVING WAGE 

1346
01:11:58,547 --> 01:12:00,949
FOR HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONALS.

1347
01:12:00,949 --> 01:12:04,319
MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED TO 

1348
01:12:04,319 --> 01:12:06,822
SEATTLE IN 1997. I'VE WORKED IN

1349
01:12:06,822 --> 01:12:08,891
NONPROFIT EDUCATION AND PUBLIC 

1350
01:12:08,891 --> 01:12:10,793
HEALTH SECTORS. THE PEOPLE I'VE

1351
01:12:10,793 --> 01:12:13,128
WORKED WITH NEARLY ALL HAVE 

1352
01:12:13,128 --> 01:12:13,762
COLLEGE DEGREES AND FREQUENTLY 

1353
01:12:13,762 --> 01:12:15,631
GRADUATE EDUCATIONS. BUT EVEN 

1354
01:12:15,631 --> 01:12:17,833
HIGHLY EDUCATED WORKERS IN THESE

1355
01:12:17,833 --> 01:12:21,003
SECTORS DON'T EARN ENOUGH TO PAY

1356
01:12:21,003 --> 01:12:21,637
SEATTLE'S ASTONISHINGLY HIGH 

1357
01:12:21,637 --> 01:12:23,906
RENT. SO THEY MOVE TO KENT, TO 

1358
01:12:23,906 --> 01:12:26,608
EVERETT, TO TACOMA. COWORKER 

1359
01:12:26,608 --> 01:12:28,777
AFTER COWORKER HAVE MOVED AWAY 

1360
01:12:28,777 --> 01:12:30,579
BECAUSE OF THESE HOUSING COSTS. 

1361
01:12:30,579 --> 01:12:32,815
MANY OF THEM REORIENT THEIR 

1362
01:12:32,815 --> 01:12:34,149
PROFESSIONAL LIVES TO THEIR NEW 

1363
01:12:34,149 --> 01:12:36,185
COMMUNITIES, AND WE LOSE 

1364
01:12:36,185 --> 01:12:38,287
EXPERIENCED WORKERS IN THESE 

1365
01:12:38,287 --> 01:12:39,822
CRITICAL AREAS. THE CURRENT 

1366
01:12:39,822 --> 01:12:41,690
SITUATION IS THE RESULT OF OUR 

1367
01:12:41,690 --> 01:12:43,625
HISTORICAL POLICY CHOICES AND 

1368
01:12:43,625 --> 01:12:46,228
THE CHOICES YOU WILL MAKE. SO 

1369
01:12:46,228 --> 01:12:47,963
PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING. 

1370
01:12:47,963 --> 01:12:49,364
INVEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 

1371
01:12:49,364 --> 01:12:51,967
MAKE SURE OUR TEACHERS, OUR 

1372
01:12:51,967 --> 01:12:52,201
HUMAN. 

1373
01:12:52,201 --> 01:12:54,503
-- THANK YOU AMY. AND PLEASE DO 

1374
01:12:54,503 --> 01:12:55,204
FEEL FREE TO SEND IN ANY 

1375
01:12:55,204 --> 01:12:57,673
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. TERRY 

1376
01:12:57,673 --> 01:12:59,541
ANDERSON, I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE,

1377
01:12:59,541 --> 01:13:02,711
FOLLOWED BY ANDY. AND THEN 

1378
01:13:02,711 --> 01:13:06,448
GURNEY'S. TERRY, WELCOME. 

1379
01:13:06,448 --> 01:13:08,384
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY 

1380
01:13:08,384 --> 01:13:10,185
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS TERRY

1381
01:13:10,185 --> 01:13:12,921
ANDERSON AND I WORK FOR THE 

1382
01:13:12,921 --> 01:13:13,489
TENANTS UNION OF WASHINGTON 

1383
01:13:13,489 --> 01:13:14,523
STATE. I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO 

1384
01:13:14,523 --> 01:13:16,492
URGE YOU TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR

1385
01:13:16,492 --> 01:13:18,227
TENANT SERVICES IN THE CITY 

1386
01:13:18,227 --> 01:13:20,729
BUDGET BY AT LEAST $500,000 AND 

1387
01:13:20,729 --> 01:13:23,065
TO INCREASE RENTAL REGISTRY FEES

1388
01:13:23,065 --> 01:13:25,734
BY $11 WITHOUT EXEMPTIONS. 

1389
01:13:25,734 --> 01:13:27,403
TENANTS IN SEATTLE ARE 

1390
01:13:27,403 --> 01:13:30,139
EXPERIENCING A HOUSING 

1391
01:13:30,139 --> 01:13:30,706
AFFORDABILITY AND STABILITY 

1392
01:13:30,706 --> 01:13:31,874
CRISIS FOR MANY RENTERS, AND 

1393
01:13:31,874 --> 01:13:33,675
UNEXPECTED EXPENSE. MISSING A 

1394
01:13:33,675 --> 01:13:37,079
DAY OF WORK OR A RENT INCREASE 

1395
01:13:37,079 --> 01:13:39,214
CAN MEAN LOSING THEIR HOME 

1396
01:13:39,214 --> 01:13:40,816
HOUSING INSTABILITY DOES NOT 

1397
01:13:40,816 --> 01:13:42,284
AFFECT TENANTS EQUALLY. 

1398
01:13:42,284 --> 01:13:44,052
IMMIGRANTS, BLACK AND BROWN 

1399
01:13:44,052 --> 01:13:46,155
HOUSEHOLDS, LOW INCOME FAMILIES,

1400
01:13:46,155 --> 01:13:46,622
SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH 

1401
01:13:46,622 --> 01:13:48,891
DISABILITIES AND OTHER 

1402
01:13:48,891 --> 01:13:49,458
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE 

1403
01:13:49,458 --> 01:13:51,260
ALWAYS HIT HARDEST. THESE 

1404
01:13:51,260 --> 01:13:53,328
TENANTS OFTEN FACE ADDITIONAL 

1405
01:13:53,328 --> 01:13:55,230
DISCRIMINATION AND OTHER 

1406
01:13:55,230 --> 01:13:56,098
BARRIERS. THE TENANTS UNION OF 

1407
01:13:56,098 --> 01:13:57,833
WASHINGTON STATE IS A CRITICAL 

1408
01:13:57,833 --> 01:14:00,669
PART OF PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT 

1409
01:14:00,669 --> 01:14:01,503
AND HOMELESSNESS IN SEATTLE, WE 

1410
01:14:01,503 --> 01:14:03,138
TALKED TO TENANTS EVERY DAY ON 

1411
01:14:03,138 --> 01:14:06,475
OUR HOTLINE AND IN WORKSHOPS, 

1412
01:14:06,475 --> 01:14:08,977
COUNSELING, LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND

1413
01:14:08,977 --> 01:14:09,578
TENANT ORGANIZING CAN RESOLVE 

1414
01:14:09,578 --> 01:14:11,113
ISSUES BEFORE THEY BECOME AN 

1415
01:14:11,113 --> 01:14:13,482
EVICTION. INVESTING IN TENANT 

1416
01:14:13,482 --> 01:14:15,617
SERVICES NOT ONLY HELPS RENTERS,

1417
01:14:15,617 --> 01:14:17,052
IT ALSO STABILIZES THE HEALTH OF

1418
01:14:17,052 --> 01:14:19,421
NEIGHBORHOODS AND EVERYONE IN 

1419
01:14:19,421 --> 01:14:21,423
SEATTLE. PLEASE INCREASE FUNDING

1420
01:14:21,423 --> 01:14:24,293
FOR TENANT SERVICES BY AT LEAST 

1421
01:14:24,293 --> 01:14:25,928
$500,000 IN ORDER TO REACH 

1422
01:14:25,928 --> 01:14:27,162
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST 

1423
01:14:27,162 --> 01:14:29,832
VULNERABLE TO DISPLACEMENT AND 

1424
01:14:29,832 --> 01:14:31,466
DISRUPTION, PLEASE ADOPT THE 

1425
01:14:31,466 --> 01:14:33,902
FULL $11 INCREASE IN RENTAL 

1426
01:14:33,902 --> 01:14:35,904
REGISTRATION TO PAY FOR 

1427
01:14:35,904 --> 01:14:37,773
ENFORCEMENT OF RENT PROTECTIONS.

1428
01:14:37,773 --> 01:14:40,742
EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED IN HELPING

1429
01:14:40,742 --> 01:14:42,144
-- THANK YOU TERRY. UP NEXT IS 

1430
01:14:42,144 --> 01:14:44,613
ANDY JENSEN, FOLLOWED BY SEPTIC 

1431
01:14:44,613 --> 01:14:47,516
AND THEN CANDICE SAGAN, ANDY, I 

1432
01:14:47,516 --> 01:14:49,017
SEE YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. 

1433
01:14:49,017 --> 01:14:52,187
WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY 

1434
01:14:52,187 --> 01:14:54,323
-- HI, MY NAME IS ANDY JENSEN. I

1435
01:14:54,323 --> 01:14:55,691
LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE AND I'M A

1436
01:14:55,691 --> 01:14:57,693
PROUD GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 

1437
01:14:57,693 --> 01:14:59,695
PARENT AND A MEMBER. OF THE 

1438
01:14:59,695 --> 01:15:01,563
SHIELD SEATTLE FUNDING WILL 

1439
01:15:01,563 --> 01:15:03,866
PROVIDE CRITICAL FUNDING TO 

1440
01:15:03,866 --> 01:15:05,534
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN 

1441
01:15:05,534 --> 01:15:08,804
SEATTLE THAT SERVE THE REGION'S

1442
01:15:08,804 --> 01:15:09,271
STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS, 

1443
01:15:09,271 --> 01:15:10,506
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE PHOENIX, 

1444
01:15:10,506 --> 01:15:12,307
SEATTLE, AND LECTURES IN SOUTH 

1445
01:15:12,307 --> 01:15:15,777
END STORIES PROVIDE AMAZING 

1446
01:15:15,777 --> 01:15:18,380
ACCESS TO STUDENTS WHO WOULD 

1447
01:15:18,380 --> 01:15:19,781
OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

1448
01:15:19,781 --> 01:15:21,817
THESE PERFORMANCES, HAVE THESE 

1449
01:15:21,817 --> 01:15:23,018
CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, WHETHER 

1450
01:15:23,018 --> 01:15:25,420
THEY'RE ETHNIC ORGANIZATIONS OR

1451
01:15:25,420 --> 01:15:27,389
IN THEIR SCHOOLS OR COMMUNITIES.

1452
01:15:27,389 --> 01:15:30,058
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR 

1453
01:15:30,058 --> 01:15:30,692
CONSIDERING THIS AND MAKING SURE

1454
01:15:30,692 --> 01:15:32,628
THAT STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS 

1455
01:15:32,628 --> 01:15:36,498
TO EXPAND THEIR EDUCATION. AND 

1456
01:15:36,498 --> 01:15:37,165
WHILE IT'S MY REMAINING TIME, 

1457
01:15:37,165 --> 01:15:38,634
I'D LIKE TO SECOND MARGARET 

1458
01:15:38,634 --> 01:15:41,870
KISKADDEN REQUEST TO RETAIN THE 

1459
01:15:41,870 --> 01:15:44,373
1.5 OF THE ADMISSIONS TAX FROM 

1460
01:15:44,373 --> 01:15:45,574
SEATTLE CENTER TAX. THE OFFICE 

1461
01:15:45,574 --> 01:15:46,341
OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THANK YOU 

1462
01:15:46,341 --> 01:15:48,543
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. 

1463
01:15:48,543 --> 01:15:51,947
-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE'VE GOT

1464
01:15:51,947 --> 01:15:52,547
SEPT JOURNÉES FOLLOWED BY 

1465
01:15:52,547 --> 01:15:53,849
CANDICE AND THEN CASTILLO 

1466
01:15:53,849 --> 01:15:55,684
HIGHTOWER. SEPT I SEE YOU'RE 

1467
01:15:55,684 --> 01:15:58,120
HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE AND 

1468
01:15:58,120 --> 01:15:59,888
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S BEEN HERE 

1469
01:15:59,888 --> 01:16:01,490
IN PERSON SINCE JUST ABOUT THE 

1470
01:16:01,490 --> 01:16:04,126
START OF THIS. APOLOGIES FOR NOT

1471
01:16:04,126 --> 01:16:07,129
MENTIONING THAT ON THE RECORD 

1472
01:16:07,129 --> 01:16:08,163
SEPT. WE'RE STILL WAITING ON 

1473
01:16:08,163 --> 01:16:11,433
YOU TO HIT STAR SIX ON YOUR END.

1474
01:16:11,433 --> 01:16:13,201
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU 

1475
01:16:13,201 --> 01:16:15,404
ARE. WELCOME 

1476
01:16:15,404 --> 01:16:17,406
-- GREAT. HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS, 

1477
01:16:17,406 --> 01:16:18,807
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE 

1478
01:16:18,807 --> 01:16:19,808
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU 

1479
01:16:19,808 --> 01:16:21,710
TODAY ABOUT THE BUDGET. MY NAME 

1480
01:16:21,710 --> 01:16:22,945
IS SETH. I USE THEY THEM 

1481
01:16:22,945 --> 01:16:24,813
PRONOUNS AND I'M THE ADVOCACY 

1482
01:16:24,813 --> 01:16:27,015
AND PROGRAM MANAGER WITH QUEER 

1483
01:16:27,015 --> 01:16:28,483
POWER ALLIANCE. WE WORK TO BUILD

1484
01:16:28,483 --> 01:16:31,620
QUEER POWER FOR COLLECTIVE 

1485
01:16:31,620 --> 01:16:32,955
LIBERATION. WE HAVE SEVERAL 

1486
01:16:32,955 --> 01:16:35,290
CONCERNS WITH THE BUDGET, 

1487
01:16:35,290 --> 01:16:36,992
INCLUDING THE NEED FOR EXPANDED 

1488
01:16:36,992 --> 01:16:37,526
FUNDING FOR SHELTERS AND 

1489
01:16:37,526 --> 01:16:41,129
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COMMUNITY 

1490
01:16:41,129 --> 01:16:41,763
OUTREACH THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT 

1491
01:16:41,763 --> 01:16:43,265
OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS,

1492
01:16:43,265 --> 01:16:45,067
AND THE REJECTION OF THE 

1493
01:16:45,067 --> 01:16:46,535
PROPOSED RV PARKING BAN. WITH MY

1494
01:16:46,535 --> 01:16:51,039
LIMITED TIME, I'LL FOCUS ON THE

1495
01:16:51,039 --> 01:16:53,475
LAST TWO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING 

1496
01:16:53,475 --> 01:16:54,009
HOMELESSNESS IN RVS NEED 

1497
01:16:54,009 --> 01:16:55,644
STABILITY AND SAFE PARKING THAT 

1498
01:16:55,644 --> 01:16:59,214
MEETS THEIR NEEDS, NOT AN RV 

1499
01:16:59,214 --> 01:16:59,815
BAN. CRIMINALIZING PEOPLE'S 

1500
01:16:59,815 --> 01:17:00,816
LIVELIHOODS AND LIVING 

1501
01:17:00,816 --> 01:17:02,684
SITUATIONS HAS NEVER ADDRESSED 

1502
01:17:02,684 --> 01:17:05,287
THE ROOT CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS.

1503
01:17:05,287 --> 01:17:06,788
INSTEAD, THE CITY SHOULD INVEST 

1504
01:17:06,788 --> 01:17:10,726
IN SAFE PARKING WITH SERVICES. 

1505
01:17:10,726 --> 01:17:12,227
RV STORAGE WHILE PEOPLE ACCESS 

1506
01:17:12,227 --> 01:17:14,296
SHELTER AND HOUSING AND HIGH 

1507
01:17:14,296 --> 01:17:14,930
QUALITY COMMUNITY BASED OUTREACH

1508
01:17:14,930 --> 01:17:18,000
THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO HOUSING 

1509
01:17:18,000 --> 01:17:19,401
AND OTHER SERVICES. PLEASE 

1510
01:17:19,401 --> 01:17:20,902
REJECT THE RV BAN AND MOVE 

1511
01:17:20,902 --> 01:17:22,170
FORWARD WITH THE HELPFUL PARTS 

1512
01:17:22,170 --> 01:17:23,739
OF THAT PROPOSAL. SAFE PARKING, 

1513
01:17:23,739 --> 01:17:25,907
COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND RV 

1514
01:17:25,907 --> 01:17:27,476
STORAGE. WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED 

1515
01:17:27,476 --> 01:17:30,045
ABOUT THE LACK OF FUNDING FOR 

1516
01:17:30,045 --> 01:17:31,413
SDCI COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION 

1517
01:17:31,413 --> 01:17:33,949
GRANTS. THESE FUNDS ENABLE 

1518
01:17:33,949 --> 01:17:35,717
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS TO 

1519
01:17:35,717 --> 01:17:37,886
CONNECT WITH RENTERS ABOUT THEIR

1520
01:17:37,886 --> 01:17:40,355
RIGHTS AND RESOURCES WE PROVIDE 

1521
01:17:40,355 --> 01:17:41,590
WITH KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS THAT 

1522
01:17:41,590 --> 01:17:42,824
THEY NEED TO PROTECT THEIR 

1523
01:17:42,824 --> 01:17:45,093
RIGHTS AND BUILD MORE EQUITABLE 

1524
01:17:45,093 --> 01:17:46,828
HOUSING SYSTEMS. PLEASE INCREASE

1525
01:17:46,828 --> 01:17:47,295
FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY 

1526
01:17:47,295 --> 01:17:52,901
ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH SDC. 

1527
01:17:52,901 --> 01:17:54,469
-- THANK YOU. SET UP NEXT IS 

1528
01:17:54,469 --> 01:17:56,772
CADEN SAGAN, FOLLOWED BY CASTIEL

1529
01:17:56,772 --> 01:17:59,274
HIGHTOWER AND THEN CHRIS CORREA.

1530
01:17:59,274 --> 01:18:00,275
CADENCE, YOU'RE ALREADY OFF 

1531
01:18:00,275 --> 01:18:04,246
MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME. 

1532
01:18:04,246 --> 01:18:06,581
-- YES. HI. MY NAME IS CADEN 

1533
01:18:06,581 --> 01:18:09,151
SAGAN. I AM ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS

1534
01:18:09,151 --> 01:18:14,222
OF THE SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION.

1535
01:18:14,222 --> 01:18:17,492
I AM CALLING IN TO SPEAK ABOUT 

1536
01:18:17,492 --> 01:18:19,594
THE SEATTLE DISABILITY 

1537
01:18:19,594 --> 01:18:22,464
COMMISSION FUNDING IN THE 

1538
01:18:22,464 --> 01:18:25,000
PROPOSED BUDGET. IT LOOKS LIKE A

1539
01:18:25,000 --> 01:18:26,034
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE BUDGET

1540
01:18:26,034 --> 01:18:28,570
IS GOING TO BE CUT. 

1541
01:18:28,570 --> 01:18:30,539
SPECIFICALLY, THE FACILITATION 

1542
01:18:30,539 --> 01:18:32,607
BUDGET, WHICH, SOMEWHAT 

1543
01:18:32,607 --> 01:18:34,976
IRONICALLY, IS CRUCIAL FOR 

1544
01:18:34,976 --> 01:18:38,447
HELPING THE DISABLED FOLK IN 

1545
01:18:38,447 --> 01:18:40,582
THAT COMMISSION TO TO BE ABLE TO

1546
01:18:40,582 --> 01:18:43,652
ACCESS THE CIVIC SPACES AS WELL 

1547
01:18:43,652 --> 01:18:48,123
AS FOR OTHERS. AND I'M WORRIED 

1548
01:18:48,123 --> 01:18:50,325
THAT THIS DEFUNDING COULD 

1549
01:18:50,325 --> 01:18:50,859
VIOLATE TITLE TWO OF THE 

1550
01:18:50,859 --> 01:18:52,961
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT,

1551
01:18:52,961 --> 01:18:57,099
AS WELL AS JUST BEING OUT OF 

1552
01:18:57,099 --> 01:18:59,501
ALIGNMENT WITH THE VALUES THAT I

1553
01:18:59,501 --> 01:19:03,138
HAVE FELT. AND SEATTLE HAS, HAS 

1554
01:19:03,138 --> 01:19:05,807
DECLARED PUBLICLY THAT IT HOLDS.

1555
01:19:05,807 --> 01:19:11,046
AND I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU ALL

1556
01:19:11,046 --> 01:19:12,047
TO FIND OTHER AREAS TO CUT. I 

1557
01:19:12,047 --> 01:19:13,815
KNOW THAT THE BUDGET IS TOUGH 

1558
01:19:13,815 --> 01:19:17,953
THIS YEAR, BUT THAT THIS IS NOT 

1559
01:19:17,953 --> 01:19:19,354
THE PLACE TO PINCH PENNIES OR 

1560
01:19:19,354 --> 01:19:20,989
CUT CORNERS. THANK YOU VERY 

1561
01:19:20,989 --> 01:19:22,991
MUCH. 

1562
01:19:22,991 --> 01:19:25,594
-- THANK YOU. CADENCE. UP NEXT 

1563
01:19:25,594 --> 01:19:27,462
IS CASTIEL HIGHTOWER, FOLLOWED 

1564
01:19:27,462 --> 01:19:30,665
BY CHRIS CURRY AND THEN 

1565
01:19:30,665 --> 01:19:34,102
STEPHANIE KISMET. CASTIEL, 

1566
01:19:34,102 --> 01:19:34,369
WELCOME. 

1567
01:19:34,369 --> 01:19:35,337
-- HI, MY NAME. 

1568
01:19:35,337 --> 01:19:36,404
-- IS CASTIEL AND I AM THE 

1569
01:19:36,404 --> 01:19:38,240
SISTER OF HERBERT HIGHTOWER JR.,

1570
01:19:38,240 --> 01:19:40,609
WHO WAS MURDERED BY SEATTLE 

1571
01:19:40,609 --> 01:19:42,677
POLICE WHILE EXPERIENCING A 

1572
01:19:42,677 --> 01:19:44,713
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. MY FAMILY 

1573
01:19:44,713 --> 01:19:46,414
KNOWS FIRSTHAND HOW 

1574
01:19:46,414 --> 01:19:49,117
RETRAUMATIZING IT IS TO BE 

1575
01:19:49,117 --> 01:19:49,951
DENIED VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND 

1576
01:19:49,951 --> 01:19:51,553
AND HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO FIND 

1577
01:19:51,553 --> 01:19:53,021
RESOURCES WHILE GRIEVING THE 

1578
01:19:53,021 --> 01:19:54,222
LOSS OF A LOVED ONE AT THE HANDS

1579
01:19:54,222 --> 01:19:57,058
OF THE POLICE. SO FOR MANY 

1580
01:19:57,058 --> 01:19:58,627
YEARS, I AND FAMILIES LIKE MINE 

1581
01:19:58,627 --> 01:20:01,096
HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO CREATE AN 

1582
01:20:01,096 --> 01:20:02,697
OFFICE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING 

1583
01:20:02,697 --> 01:20:04,332
THAT VERY SUPPORT. I'M ASKING 

1584
01:20:04,332 --> 01:20:06,268
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, 

1585
01:20:06,268 --> 01:20:08,370
ESPECIALLY IN THE WAKE OF YET 

1586
01:20:08,370 --> 01:20:09,771
ANOTHER SEATTLE POLICE KILLING 

1587
01:20:09,771 --> 01:20:10,906
OF KEENAN PEARSON, WHOSE FAMILY 

1588
01:20:10,906 --> 01:20:13,175
IS IN NEED OF SUPPORT AS WE 

1589
01:20:13,175 --> 01:20:16,344
SPEAK AND AS THE. AS THE MAYOR 

1590
01:20:16,344 --> 01:20:18,613
PROPOSES A $68. MILLION BUDGET 

1591
01:20:18,613 --> 01:20:20,515
INCREASE FOR THE POLICE TO 

1592
01:20:20,515 --> 01:20:21,650
SUPPORT THE URGENTLY NEEDED 

1593
01:20:21,650 --> 01:20:24,819
LEGISLATION THAT IS ASKING FOR 

1594
01:20:24,819 --> 01:20:26,454
ONLY $50,000. OUR FAMILIES 

1595
01:20:26,454 --> 01:20:28,890
SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CONTINUE TO 

1596
01:20:28,890 --> 01:20:30,992
SUFFER SIMPLY BECAUSE OUR 

1597
01:20:30,992 --> 01:20:33,094
VICTIMIZER IS A POLICE OFFICER. 

1598
01:20:33,094 --> 01:20:34,629
WE DESERVE BETTER AND SO DOES 

1599
01:20:34,629 --> 01:20:35,664
THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. 

1600
01:20:35,664 --> 01:20:40,135
-- THANK YOU. CASTIEL. UP NEXT, 

1601
01:20:40,135 --> 01:20:42,037
WE HAVE CHRIS KURIA, FOLLOWED BY

1602
01:20:42,037 --> 01:20:46,107
STEPHANIE STEVE SMITH. AND THEN 

1603
01:20:46,107 --> 01:20:48,009
JOAQUIN IS DUPLICATE. SO VALEN 

1604
01:20:48,009 --> 01:20:49,411
SOLOMON, AFTER THAT, CHRIS, I 

1605
01:20:49,411 --> 01:20:53,248
SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME. 

1606
01:20:53,248 --> 01:20:56,351
-- YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON, 

1607
01:20:56,351 --> 01:20:56,885
COMMITTEE CHAIR STRAUSS. 

1608
01:20:56,885 --> 01:20:57,953
COUNCILMEMBERS IN THE CHAMBER, 

1609
01:20:57,953 --> 01:20:59,120
FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. 

1610
01:20:59,120 --> 01:21:01,890
I'M CHRIS, I AM SPEAKING IN MY 

1611
01:21:01,890 --> 01:21:04,526
CAPACITY AS ONE OF THE CHAIRS OF

1612
01:21:04,526 --> 01:21:05,961
THE SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION TO 

1613
01:21:05,961 --> 01:21:08,897
ECHO MY SUPPORT FOR MY FELLOW 

1614
01:21:08,897 --> 01:21:09,531
COMMISSIONERS WITHIN THE SEATTLE

1615
01:21:09,531 --> 01:21:10,298
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, THE 

1616
01:21:10,298 --> 01:21:12,000
SEATTLE DISABILITY COMMISSION, 

1617
01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:13,635
AND SPECIFICALLY TO COMMENT ON 

1618
01:21:13,635 --> 01:21:17,505
THE PROPOSED 2027 2028 BUDGET, 

1619
01:21:17,505 --> 01:21:18,907
WHICH, AS IT STANDS, THE 

1620
01:21:18,907 --> 01:21:20,609
PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD CUT 

1621
01:21:20,609 --> 01:21:21,176
PORTIONS OF THE DISABILITY 

1622
01:21:21,176 --> 01:21:23,078
COMMISSION'S FACILITATION 

1623
01:21:23,078 --> 01:21:24,079
BUDGET, WHICH ARE CRUCIAL TO 

1624
01:21:24,079 --> 01:21:25,981
PROVIDING ACCESS TO CIVIC SPACES

1625
01:21:25,981 --> 01:21:28,250
FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. SO

1626
01:21:28,250 --> 01:21:31,553
I ALSO WANT TO FLAG THAT THIS 

1627
01:21:31,553 --> 01:21:32,187
PROPOSAL COULD INFRINGE ON THE 

1628
01:21:32,187 --> 01:21:34,322
DISABILITY COMMISSIONER'S 

1629
01:21:34,322 --> 01:21:35,824
GUARANTEED RIGHTS UNDER THE ADA 

1630
01:21:35,824 --> 01:21:36,324
TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN 

1631
01:21:36,324 --> 01:21:37,959
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WITH FULLY 

1632
01:21:37,959 --> 01:21:39,194
FUNCTIONAL ACCESS NEEDS. AND I 

1633
01:21:39,194 --> 01:21:41,196
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT MY 

1634
01:21:41,196 --> 01:21:42,931
DISABILITY COMMISSION COLLEAGUES

1635
01:21:42,931 --> 01:21:45,066
PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN CHAMPIONING

1636
01:21:45,066 --> 01:21:47,535
OUR COMMUNITY'S ACCESSIBILITY 

1637
01:21:47,535 --> 01:21:49,471
NEEDS. THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN 

1638
01:21:49,471 --> 01:21:49,971
FUNCTIONING AND FUNDING 

1639
01:21:49,971 --> 01:21:51,473
DECISIONS SHOULD BE PARAMOUNT, 

1640
01:21:51,473 --> 01:21:52,774
ESPECIALLY IF FUNDING CUTS COULD

1641
01:21:52,774 --> 01:21:54,609
HINDER THEIR ABILITY TO FULFILL 

1642
01:21:54,609 --> 01:21:57,145
THEIR MANDATE. SO TODAY, I ASK 

1643
01:21:57,145 --> 01:21:57,679
THE COUNCIL TO AMEND THE 

1644
01:21:57,679 --> 01:21:58,813
PROPOSED BUDGET TO PROTECT THE 

1645
01:21:58,813 --> 01:22:00,548
SEATTLE DISABILITY COMMISSION 

1646
01:22:00,548 --> 01:22:03,184
FUNDING AND TO MAINTAIN 

1647
01:22:03,184 --> 01:22:03,652
CONTINUITY OF ONGOING 

1648
01:22:03,652 --> 01:22:04,986
COLLABORATION WITH THEM AS VITAL

1649
01:22:04,986 --> 01:22:06,721
PARTNERS IN OUR CIVIC PROCESS. 

1650
01:22:06,721 --> 01:22:08,523
AND THEN ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, I 

1651
01:22:08,523 --> 01:22:12,961
WANT TO CLOSE BY ASKING FOR YOUR

1652
01:22:12,961 --> 01:22:13,628
SUPPORT FOR THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED

1653
01:22:13,628 --> 01:22:14,162
TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY 

1654
01:22:14,162 --> 01:22:14,796
STABILIZATION FUND. BY ADOPTING 

1655
01:22:14,796 --> 01:22:17,065
THIS ONGOING BUDGETARY 

1656
01:22:17,065 --> 01:22:17,732
COMMITMENT TO LGBTQ PLUS 

1657
01:22:17,732 --> 01:22:19,234
COMMUNITIES. SO THANKS FOR YOUR 

1658
01:22:19,234 --> 01:22:22,938
TIME AND CONSIDERATION. 

1659
01:22:22,938 --> 01:22:24,472
-- THANKS, CHRIS. WE'LL TAKE 

1660
01:22:24,472 --> 01:22:25,940
THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTERS. 

1661
01:22:25,940 --> 01:22:27,309
STEPHANIE STEVE SMITH, FOLLOWED 

1662
01:22:27,309 --> 01:22:29,944
BY VALEN, SOLOMON AND THEN 

1663
01:22:29,944 --> 01:22:31,313
ALICIA RUIS. STEPHANIE, I SEE 

1664
01:22:31,313 --> 01:22:34,115
YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

1665
01:22:34,115 --> 01:22:39,888
UNMUTE. I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 

1666
01:22:39,888 --> 01:22:46,661
WELCOME STEPHANIE, YOU MIGHT BE 

1667
01:22:46,661 --> 01:22:48,129
MUTED ON YOUR OWN PHONE. YOU'RE

1668
01:22:48,129 --> 01:22:49,397
NOT MUTED ON OUR THERE YOU ARE. 

1669
01:22:49,397 --> 01:22:51,700
WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW. WELCOME. 

1670
01:22:51,700 --> 01:22:54,069
-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY

1671
01:22:54,069 --> 01:22:55,470
NAME IS STEPHANIE AND I'M THE 

1672
01:22:55,470 --> 01:22:57,205
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE 

1673
01:22:57,205 --> 01:22:59,374
COMMUNITY DINING PROGRAM AT 

1674
01:22:59,374 --> 01:23:00,709
SOUND GENERATIONS. I AM SPEAKING

1675
01:23:00,709 --> 01:23:03,511
TODAY AS A MEMBER OF THE MEALS 

1676
01:23:03,511 --> 01:23:04,879
PARTNERSHIP COALITION. I AM HERE

1677
01:23:04,879 --> 01:23:06,815
TODAY TO SUPPORT PERMANENT 

1678
01:23:06,815 --> 01:23:08,216
FUNDING FOR MEAL PROGRAMS. I 

1679
01:23:08,216 --> 01:23:10,051
WANT TO THANK MAYOR KATIE WILSON

1680
01:23:10,051 --> 01:23:12,387
FOR INCLUDING 1 MILLION IN 

1681
01:23:12,387 --> 01:23:14,556
PERMANENT FUNDING FOR MEAL 

1682
01:23:14,556 --> 01:23:16,257
PROGRAMS IN THE 2027 BUDGET. 

1683
01:23:16,257 --> 01:23:18,493
THANK YOU ALSO TO COUNCIL 

1684
01:23:18,493 --> 01:23:20,895
PRESIDENT JOY HOLLINGSWORTH AND 

1685
01:23:20,895 --> 01:23:21,496
COUNCILMEMBER ALEXIS MERCEDES 

1686
01:23:21,496 --> 01:23:22,530
RINCK FOR BOTH OF YOUR 

1687
01:23:22,530 --> 01:23:24,799
LEADERSHIP IN SUPPORTING FUNDING

1688
01:23:24,799 --> 01:23:27,802
FOR FOOD ACCESS. I URGE THE 

1689
01:23:27,802 --> 01:23:28,303
COUNCIL TO SUSTAIN THIS 

1690
01:23:28,303 --> 01:23:29,804
INVESTMENT IN THE FINAL BUDGET. 

1691
01:23:29,804 --> 01:23:32,173
THE COMMUNITY DINING PROGRAM 

1692
01:23:32,173 --> 01:23:34,109
PROVIDES FRESH, NUTRITIOUS AND 

1693
01:23:34,109 --> 01:23:36,244
CULTURALLY RELEVANT MEALS TO 

1694
01:23:36,244 --> 01:23:38,179
OLDER ADULTS WHILE SOCIALIZING 

1695
01:23:38,179 --> 01:23:39,781
WITH OTHERS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

1696
01:23:39,781 --> 01:23:43,752
SITES WE SERVE HOT MEALS AND 

1697
01:23:43,752 --> 01:23:44,386
SUPPORT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AT

1698
01:23:44,386 --> 01:23:45,620
16 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.

1699
01:23:45,620 --> 01:23:48,323
LAST YEAR, BUDGET SHORTFALLS, 

1700
01:23:48,323 --> 01:23:51,326
STAFFING CHALLENGES, AND RISING 

1701
01:23:51,326 --> 01:23:51,960
FOOD COSTS REQUIRED US TO WORK 

1702
01:23:51,960 --> 01:23:53,161
WITH HALF OF OUR MEAL LOCATIONS 

1703
01:23:53,161 --> 01:23:54,629
TO RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF MEALS 

1704
01:23:54,629 --> 01:23:58,400
SERVED SUSTAINED MEAL PROGRAM 

1705
01:23:58,400 --> 01:24:00,502
FUNDING HELPS OFFSET THESE 

1706
01:24:00,502 --> 01:24:01,136
PRESSURES BY PROVIDING VALUABLE 

1707
01:24:01,136 --> 01:24:03,304
FOOD RESOURCES, INCLUDING 

1708
01:24:03,304 --> 01:24:05,006
LOCALLY GROWN ITEMS, AND 

1709
01:24:05,006 --> 01:24:06,908
REDUCING THE OVERALL COST OF OUR

1710
01:24:06,908 --> 01:24:09,344
MEAL PROGRAM. SUSTAINING THIS 

1711
01:24:09,344 --> 01:24:11,012
MODEST INVESTMENT HELPS ENSURE 

1712
01:24:11,012 --> 01:24:12,814
THAT WE CAN CONTINUE SERVING THE

1713
01:24:12,814 --> 01:24:14,949
OLDER ADULTS WHO RELY ON OUR 

1714
01:24:14,949 --> 01:24:16,451
MEAL PROGRAM. AGAIN, MY NAME IS 

1715
01:24:16,451 --> 01:24:19,387
STEPHANIE STEVE SMITH WITH THE 

1716
01:24:19,387 --> 01:24:19,954
COMMUNITY DINING PROGRAM AT 

1717
01:24:19,954 --> 01:24:20,555
SOUND GENERATIONS, AND I URGE 

1718
01:24:20,555 --> 01:24:22,223
YOU TO SUSTAIN THE FUNDING FOR 

1719
01:24:22,223 --> 01:24:22,824
MEAL PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE 

1720
01:24:22,824 --> 01:24:23,925
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET. THANK 

1721
01:24:23,925 --> 01:24:24,726
YOU. 

1722
01:24:24,726 --> 01:24:26,294
-- THANK YOU. STEPHANIE. UP 

1723
01:24:26,294 --> 01:24:28,763
NEXT, WE HAVE VALEN SOLOMON, 

1724
01:24:28,763 --> 01:24:30,765
FOLLOWED BY ALICIA RUIZ AND 

1725
01:24:30,765 --> 01:24:31,900
EDGAR ESPINO, AND VALEN. YOU'RE

1726
01:24:31,900 --> 01:24:35,069
ALREADY OFF MUTE. WELCOME. 

1727
01:24:35,069 --> 01:24:37,806
-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY

1728
01:24:37,806 --> 01:24:39,174
NAME IS BALLARD SOLOMON AND I AM

1729
01:24:39,174 --> 01:24:39,874
A MANAGING ATTORNEY WITH THE 

1730
01:24:39,874 --> 01:24:41,576
HOUSING JUSTICE PROJECT. I 

1731
01:24:41,576 --> 01:24:45,346
ENTERED D3, I'M SPEAKING TO 

1732
01:24:45,346 --> 01:24:45,947
UNDERSCORE AND HIGHLIGHT THE 

1733
01:24:45,947 --> 01:24:47,148
HISTORIC DEMAND FOR TENANT 

1734
01:24:47,148 --> 01:24:49,017
SERVICES AND TENANT SERVICES 

1735
01:24:49,017 --> 01:24:51,186
FUNDING WITHIN SEATTLE. 

1736
01:24:51,186 --> 01:24:51,820
SPECIFICALLY, I URGE THE COUNCIL

1737
01:24:51,820 --> 01:24:53,988
TO ADD AT LEAST ANOTHER $500,000

1738
01:24:53,988 --> 01:24:56,057
FOR TENANT SERVICES, IN ADDITION

1739
01:24:56,057 --> 01:24:57,325
TO WHAT IS ALREADY PROPOSED IN 

1740
01:24:57,325 --> 01:24:59,461
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET. WITHOUT 

1741
01:24:59,461 --> 01:25:00,762
THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING, 

1742
01:25:00,762 --> 01:25:01,362
THOUSANDS OF SEATTLEITES WILL 

1743
01:25:01,362 --> 01:25:02,730
REMAIN AT AN INCREASED RISK OF 

1744
01:25:02,730 --> 01:25:04,933
EVICTION AND HOMELESSNESS AS 

1745
01:25:04,933 --> 01:25:05,900
MANY ORGANIZATIONS STRUGGLE TO 

1746
01:25:05,900 --> 01:25:08,636
KEEP UP WITH THE INCREASED 

1747
01:25:08,636 --> 01:25:09,737
DEMAND FOR TENANT SERVICES. SJP 

1748
01:25:09,737 --> 01:25:11,873
IS A RIGHT TO COUNSEL EVICTION 

1749
01:25:11,873 --> 01:25:12,474
DEFENSE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR 

1750
01:25:12,474 --> 01:25:15,109
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY, AND OUR

1751
01:25:15,109 --> 01:25:15,743
OFFICE REPRESENTS MOST TENANTS 

1752
01:25:15,743 --> 01:25:16,444
FACING EVICTION IN BOTH SEATTLE 

1753
01:25:16,444 --> 01:25:18,713
AND KING COUNTY. SINCE THE LAPSE

1754
01:25:18,713 --> 01:25:20,815
OF MANY COVID ERA EVICTION 

1755
01:25:20,815 --> 01:25:23,084
PROTECTIONS AROUND 2023, 

1756
01:25:23,084 --> 01:25:24,552
EVICTIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO 

1757
01:25:24,552 --> 01:25:25,186
SKYROCKET AND THIS YEAR IS NO 

1758
01:25:25,186 --> 01:25:27,255
DIFFERENT. KING COUNTY IS ON 

1759
01:25:27,255 --> 01:25:29,958
TRACK TO FAR SURPASS THE 

1760
01:25:29,958 --> 01:25:30,692
PREVIOUS RECORD FOR ANNUAL 

1761
01:25:30,692 --> 01:25:32,026
NUMBER OF EVICTION CASES FILED, 

1762
01:25:32,026 --> 01:25:34,062
FOR EXAMPLE, IN MARCH 2026, WE 

1763
01:25:34,062 --> 01:25:36,030
SAW OVER 1000 EVICTION CASES 

1764
01:25:36,030 --> 01:25:39,234
FILED WITHIN KING COUNTY ALONE, 

1765
01:25:39,234 --> 01:25:40,802
MORE THAN DOUBLING THE HISTORIC 

1766
01:25:40,802 --> 01:25:43,338
AVERAGE FOR THE PREVIOUS DECADE.

1767
01:25:43,338 --> 01:25:45,540
PREVIOUSLY, THAT 1000 EVICTION 

1768
01:25:45,540 --> 01:25:46,674
CASE NUMBER IS A NUMBER THAT WE 

1769
01:25:46,674 --> 01:25:48,309
NEVER THOUGHT WE'D SEE, AND NOW

1770
01:25:48,309 --> 01:25:50,411
IT HAS BECOME CLOSE TO THE NEW 

1771
01:25:50,411 --> 01:25:52,347
NORMAL, WITH CASES HOVERING 

1772
01:25:52,347 --> 01:25:54,482
BETWEEN 800 AND 900 PER MONTH 

1773
01:25:54,482 --> 01:25:57,318
SINCE MARCH 2026, THE MOST COST 

1774
01:25:57,318 --> 01:25:57,852
EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADDRESS 

1775
01:25:57,852 --> 01:25:59,020
HOMELESSNESS IS SIMPLY TO 

1776
01:25:59,020 --> 01:26:00,421
PREVENT IT, AND IT SERVICES HELP

1777
01:26:00,421 --> 01:26:02,056
RENTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES STAY 

1778
01:26:02,056 --> 01:26:03,825
HOUSED. AND THIS IS WHY WE ASK 

1779
01:26:03,825 --> 01:26:06,728
THE COUNCIL TO ADD AT LEAST 

1780
01:26:06,728 --> 01:26:07,295
ANOTHER $500,000 TO TENANT 

1781
01:26:07,295 --> 01:26:09,230
SERVICES TO. 

1782
01:26:09,230 --> 01:26:12,934
-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS ALICIA 

1783
01:26:12,934 --> 01:26:15,870
RUIZ, FOLLOWED BY EDGAR ALLAN 

1784
01:26:15,870 --> 01:26:20,074
POE ALEXANDRA, I SEE YOUR OFF 

1785
01:26:20,074 --> 01:26:22,443
MUTE ALREADY. TAKE IT AWAY. 

1786
01:26:22,443 --> 01:26:24,145
WAIT, HOLD ON A SECOND. 

1787
01:26:24,145 --> 01:26:27,549
-- THANK YOU. 

1788
01:26:27,549 --> 01:26:29,817
-- ALEXANDRA, YOU GOT BUMPED UP.

1789
01:26:29,817 --> 01:26:31,319
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOUR 

1790
01:26:31,319 --> 01:26:32,387
COMMENT SINCE YOU'RE HERE WITH 

1791
01:26:32,387 --> 01:26:33,121
US. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO 

1792
01:26:33,121 --> 01:26:36,457
BACK TO ALICIA RUIZ. SO, 

1793
01:26:36,457 --> 01:26:37,058
ALEXANDRA, APOLOGIES FOR THE 

1794
01:26:37,058 --> 01:26:39,494
CONFUSION. TAKE IT AWAY. 

1795
01:26:39,494 --> 01:26:41,329
-- NO WORRIES. THANK YOU. GOOD 

1796
01:26:41,329 --> 01:26:43,531
AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M

1797
01:26:43,531 --> 01:26:45,133
ALEXANDRA JOHNSON WITH THE 

1798
01:26:45,133 --> 01:26:45,667
DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY 

1799
01:26:45,667 --> 01:26:46,534
COALITION, SPEAKING FOR SOUTH 

1800
01:26:46,534 --> 01:26:48,269
PARK AND GEORGETOWN IN A 

1801
01:26:48,269 --> 01:26:50,238
PERSONAL RESIDENT OF THE SEVEN 

1802
01:26:50,238 --> 01:26:51,940
YEAR BUDGET GROWS POLICE BY 68 

1803
01:26:51,940 --> 01:26:54,142
MILLION AND PRECINCT PATROL BY 

1804
01:26:54,142 --> 01:26:56,244
41 MILLION. WHILE COLLABORATIVE 

1805
01:26:56,244 --> 01:26:58,112
POLICING GETS JUST 1.4 SHIFT 

1806
01:26:58,112 --> 01:26:59,647
SOME OF THAT GROWTH TO SAVE THE 

1807
01:26:59,647 --> 01:27:01,916
14 CARE CRISIS RESPONDER 

1808
01:27:01,916 --> 01:27:02,383
POSITIONS SLATED FOR 

1809
01:27:02,383 --> 01:27:03,718
ELIMINATION. PROTECT EVERY 

1810
01:27:03,718 --> 01:27:05,620
DOLLAR OF EDDIE GRANTS AND KEEP 

1811
01:27:05,620 --> 01:27:07,255
OVERHEAD DOLLARS OFF OF THEM. 

1812
01:27:07,255 --> 01:27:08,623
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT IS PUBLIC 

1813
01:27:08,623 --> 01:27:09,791
SAFETY. STUDIES SHOW THAT WHEN 

1814
01:27:09,791 --> 01:27:10,592
NEIGHBORS ARE PUSHED OUT, THE 

1815
01:27:10,592 --> 01:27:12,427
TIES THAT KEEP A BLOCK SAFE GO 

1816
01:27:12,427 --> 01:27:13,995
WITH THEM. EDDIE KEEPS 

1817
01:27:13,995 --> 01:27:15,229
COMMUNITIES ROOTED. LAST YEAR, 

1818
01:27:15,229 --> 01:27:17,198
THE PROGRAM FUNDED 33 COMMUNITY 

1819
01:27:17,198 --> 01:27:18,600
LED PROJECTS, INCLUDING IN SOUTH

1820
01:27:18,600 --> 01:27:20,468
PARK, WITH MHA REDUCTIONS ON THE

1821
01:27:20,468 --> 01:27:22,070
TABLE AND FAMILIES ALREADY 

1822
01:27:22,070 --> 01:27:22,737
STRETCHED TO THE BREAKING POINT,

1823
01:27:22,737 --> 01:27:23,838
IT'S MORE CRUCIAL THAN EVER TO 

1824
01:27:23,838 --> 01:27:26,674
PRESERVE AND EXPAND COMMUNITY 

1825
01:27:26,674 --> 01:27:28,710
LED ANTI-DISPLACEMENT WORK. THE 

1826
01:27:28,710 --> 01:27:30,211
FOOD EQUITY FUND DROPS TO ABOUT 

1827
01:27:30,211 --> 01:27:31,379
1 MILLION IN GRANTS NEXT YEAR, 

1828
01:27:31,379 --> 01:27:33,514
WITH A DEEPER CUT PLANNED FOR 

1829
01:27:33,514 --> 01:27:35,917
2028. RESTORE IT OR FUND THE TEN

1830
01:27:35,917 --> 01:27:36,517
FOOD DESERT NEIGHBORHOODS THE 

1831
01:27:36,517 --> 01:27:37,719
CITY ITSELF NAMED, INCLUDING 

1832
01:27:37,719 --> 01:27:40,188
SOUTH PARK AND GEORGETOWN, KEEP 

1833
01:27:40,188 --> 01:27:42,323
FRESH BUCKS AND FOOD BANKS 

1834
01:27:42,323 --> 01:27:42,957
FUNDING ONGOING. PARKS CAPITAL 

1835
01:27:42,957 --> 01:27:44,525
IS BACK, BUT ALL EIGHT NEW 

1836
01:27:44,525 --> 01:27:46,327
COMMUNITY CENTER AND FIELD 

1837
01:27:46,327 --> 01:27:46,961
PROJECTS ARE NORTH AND CENTRAL. 

1838
01:27:46,961 --> 01:27:49,264
IT MIGHT BE UNINTENTIONAL, BUT 

1839
01:27:49,264 --> 01:27:49,864
THE CONSEQUENCES OF OMITTING 

1840
01:27:49,864 --> 01:27:50,698
SOUTH SEATTLE AND BUDGET PLANS 

1841
01:27:50,698 --> 01:27:52,600
ARE EXTREMELY REAL FOR PEOPLE 

1842
01:27:52,600 --> 01:27:54,636
EXPERIENCING INTENSIFIED HEAT 

1843
01:27:54,636 --> 01:27:55,937
EFFECTS, EXACERBATED FLOODING, 

1844
01:27:55,937 --> 01:27:57,739
POOR AIR QUALITY AND AN ABSENCE 

1845
01:27:57,739 --> 01:28:00,041
OF PLACES TO PUBLICLY AND SAFELY

1846
01:28:00,041 --> 01:28:01,476
RECREATE. KEEP SPU DUWAMISH 

1847
01:28:01,476 --> 01:28:03,278
VALLEY SEDIMENT AND WATER 

1848
01:28:03,278 --> 01:28:03,811
RESILIENCE FUNDING HOLE, 

1849
01:28:03,811 --> 01:28:05,279
INCLUDING THE SOUTH PARK PUMP 

1850
01:28:05,279 --> 01:28:07,215
STATION, DO NOT FURTHER DIVERT 

1851
01:28:07,215 --> 01:28:08,149
JUMP-START FUNDS FROM THEIR 

1852
01:28:08,149 --> 01:28:09,183
INTENDED PURPOSE AND FUND TREES 

1853
01:28:09,183 --> 01:28:10,652
WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED MOST. 

1854
01:28:10,652 --> 01:28:12,654
THANK YOU. 

1855
01:28:12,654 --> 01:28:13,721
-- THANK YOU. ALEXANDRA AND 

1856
01:28:13,721 --> 01:28:14,822
ALICIA IS WITH US AND ALREADY 

1857
01:28:14,822 --> 01:28:16,424
OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY, FOLLOWED

1858
01:28:16,424 --> 01:28:20,695
BY EDGAR AND THEN POE. 

1859
01:28:20,695 --> 01:28:21,796
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. 

1860
01:28:21,796 --> 01:28:22,830
-- CHAIR STRAUSS AND MEMBERS OF 

1861
01:28:22,830 --> 01:28:25,199
THE COMMITTEE. I'M ALICIA RUIZ 

1862
01:28:25,199 --> 01:28:27,535
WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, 

1863
01:28:27,535 --> 01:28:28,069
SEATTLE KING AND KITTITAS 

1864
01:28:28,069 --> 01:28:29,771
COUNTY. EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL I

1865
01:28:29,771 --> 01:28:30,972
TALKED TO TELLS ME THAT 

1866
01:28:30,972 --> 01:28:31,806
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ONE OF 

1867
01:28:31,806 --> 01:28:34,475
THEIR TOP PRIORITIES. EVERY 

1868
01:28:34,475 --> 01:28:35,910
SINGLE ONE AND EVERY BUDGET 

1869
01:28:35,910 --> 01:28:37,311
SEASON, WHEN THERE'S A HOLE TO 

1870
01:28:37,311 --> 01:28:38,413
FILL, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND 

1871
01:28:38,413 --> 01:28:40,314
HOME OWNERSHIP IS AMONG THE 

1872
01:28:40,314 --> 01:28:43,184
FIRST THINGS YOU RAID THIS. THIS

1873
01:28:43,184 --> 01:28:44,719
ISN'T A PRIORITY. THAT'S A 

1874
01:28:44,719 --> 01:28:46,421
PIGGY BANK. YOU CAN'T HAVE MORE

1875
01:28:46,421 --> 01:28:48,156
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHOUT 

1876
01:28:48,156 --> 01:28:49,791
DEDICATED FUNDING TO BUILD IT. 

1877
01:28:49,791 --> 01:28:51,559
BEACHES DON'T BUILD POOR 

1878
01:28:51,559 --> 01:28:53,528
FOUNDATIONS, AND PRESS RELEASES 

1879
01:28:53,528 --> 01:28:55,263
DON'T HAND FAMILIES KEYS. MONEY

1880
01:28:55,263 --> 01:28:57,298
DOES. JUMPSTART WAS SOLD TO 

1881
01:28:57,298 --> 01:28:59,033
VOTERS AS A COMMITMENT TO 

1882
01:28:59,033 --> 01:29:02,337
HOUSING, TREATING IT AS A SLUSH 

1883
01:29:02,337 --> 01:29:02,970
FUND FOR EVERYTHING ELSE BREAKS 

1884
01:29:02,970 --> 01:29:05,606
THAT PROMISE. IF HOUSING IS YOUR

1885
01:29:05,606 --> 01:29:07,775
PRIORITY, SHOW IT. KEEP YOUR 

1886
01:29:07,775 --> 01:29:08,476
PROMISE TO THE VOTERS OF THIS 

1887
01:29:08,476 --> 01:29:10,912
CITY BY PRIORITIZING AFFORDABLE 

1888
01:29:10,912 --> 01:29:12,346
HOUSING AND HOME OWNERSHIP, NOT 

1889
01:29:12,346 --> 01:29:13,414
JUST WITH YOUR WORDS, BUT WITH 

1890
01:29:13,414 --> 01:29:17,118
YOUR WALLET, TOO. THANK YOU. 

1891
01:29:17,118 --> 01:29:19,354
-- THANK YOU, ALICIA. FOLLOWED 

1892
01:29:19,354 --> 01:29:20,755
BY NEXT WE'LL HAVE EDGAR, 

1893
01:29:20,755 --> 01:29:22,690
FOLLOWED BY POE, AND THEN 

1894
01:29:22,690 --> 01:29:24,759
CYNTHIA IRVIN. EDGAR, WELCOME. 

1895
01:29:24,759 --> 01:29:25,927
AND I SEE YOU'RE ALREADY OFF 

1896
01:29:25,927 --> 01:29:28,329
MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. 

1897
01:29:28,329 --> 01:29:30,798
-- SWEET. THANK YOU. HELLO, 

1898
01:29:30,798 --> 01:29:32,500
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS EDGAR

1899
01:29:32,500 --> 01:29:34,001
ESPINO. MY PRONOUNS ARE HE HIM. 

1900
01:29:34,001 --> 01:29:35,570
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE

1901
01:29:35,570 --> 01:29:37,472
AND I WORK IN DISTRICT ONE, TWO 

1902
01:29:37,472 --> 01:29:39,073
AND THREE. AND I AM THE POLICY 

1903
01:29:39,073 --> 01:29:40,541
AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

1904
01:29:40,541 --> 01:29:42,477
FOR NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, A HUMAN 

1905
01:29:42,477 --> 01:29:44,078
SERVICE NONPROFIT THAT SERVES 

1906
01:29:44,078 --> 01:29:45,513
THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS 

1907
01:29:45,513 --> 01:29:46,981
ACROSS SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. 

1908
01:29:46,981 --> 01:29:48,049
I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS 

1909
01:29:48,049 --> 01:29:49,951
STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE SHELTER 

1910
01:29:49,951 --> 01:29:50,485
EXPANSION PROPOSED IN THE 

1911
01:29:50,485 --> 01:29:53,421
MAYOR'S BUDGET RESPONSE TO 

1912
01:29:53,421 --> 01:29:54,021
UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS HAS 

1913
01:29:54,021 --> 01:29:55,823
BEEN LACKING THROUGH NO FAULT OF

1914
01:29:55,823 --> 01:29:57,859
THE WORK BEING DONE, BUT RATHER 

1915
01:29:57,859 --> 01:29:59,794
DUE TO A LACK OF INVESTMENT AND 

1916
01:29:59,794 --> 01:30:01,162
A STRONG STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK TO 

1917
01:30:01,162 --> 01:30:03,464
BACK UP SAID FUNDS. THIS IS OUR 

1918
01:30:03,464 --> 01:30:05,066
CHANCE TO CHANGE THAT. WE KNOW 

1919
01:30:05,066 --> 01:30:05,967
THAT BETTER RESPONSE TO 

1920
01:30:05,967 --> 01:30:07,869
UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IS 

1921
01:30:07,869 --> 01:30:09,303
POSSIBLE. JUST THIS YEAR, THE 

1922
01:30:09,303 --> 01:30:11,906
PIONEER SQUARE STREET HOUSING 

1923
01:30:11,906 --> 01:30:14,075
PROJECT PLACED 87% OF 

1924
01:30:14,075 --> 01:30:14,642
INDIVIDUALS TO APPROPRIATE 

1925
01:30:14,642 --> 01:30:16,878
SHELTERS AND HOUSING. LET'S MAKE

1926
01:30:16,878 --> 01:30:17,645
ACTIONS LIKE THIS INTO POLICY 

1927
01:30:17,645 --> 01:30:19,547
AND NOT JUST A ONE TIME THING. 

1928
01:30:19,547 --> 01:30:20,915
FUNDING PROGRAMS LIKE THIS MAKES

1929
01:30:20,915 --> 01:30:23,584
THAT POSSIBLE. SHELTERS AND 

1930
01:30:23,584 --> 01:30:24,218
HOUSING INVESTMENT CANNOT COME 

1931
01:30:24,218 --> 01:30:25,486
AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS. WE 

1932
01:30:25,486 --> 01:30:27,255
NEED BOTH, AND WE DON'T HAVE 

1933
01:30:27,255 --> 01:30:28,322
ENOUGH OF EITHER. THE MAYOR'S 

1934
01:30:28,322 --> 01:30:29,791
BUDGET CREATES A BUFFER TO 

1935
01:30:29,791 --> 01:30:31,926
OFFSET THE EXPECTED IMPACTS OF 

1936
01:30:31,926 --> 01:30:33,528
THE TRUMP'S FUNDING SHIFTS IN 

1937
01:30:33,528 --> 01:30:35,129
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

1938
01:30:35,129 --> 01:30:37,131
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE CRUCIAL 

1939
01:30:37,131 --> 01:30:38,266
PIECE OF THIS PUZZLE. I URGE THE

1940
01:30:38,266 --> 01:30:39,901
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER SHELTER 

1941
01:30:39,901 --> 01:30:40,601
EXPANSION PROPOSED IN THE 

1942
01:30:40,601 --> 01:30:42,303
MAYOR'S BUDGET. THANK YOU. 

1943
01:30:42,303 --> 01:30:45,973
-- THANK YOU, EDGAR. UP NEXT, WE

1944
01:30:45,973 --> 01:30:48,976
HAVE POE, FOLLOWED BY CYNTHIA 

1945
01:30:48,976 --> 01:30:57,351
IRVIN AND KIMBERLY HARRELL. IS 

1946
01:30:57,351 --> 01:30:58,719
NOT PRESENT STILL. AND SO BEFORE

1947
01:30:58,719 --> 01:31:01,522
WE MOVE ON, I DO SEE THAT ROSE 

1948
01:31:01,522 --> 01:31:03,224
LEGIONNAIRES HAS JOINED US. SO 

1949
01:31:03,224 --> 01:31:05,927
WE WILL GO. POE, CYNTHIA AND 

1950
01:31:05,927 --> 01:31:07,061
THEN ROSE AND POE. I SEE YOU'RE

1951
01:31:07,061 --> 01:31:10,832
ALREADY OFF MUTE. WELCOME 

1952
01:31:10,832 --> 01:31:13,668
-- THANK YOU. HELLO, 

1953
01:31:13,668 --> 01:31:15,870
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M WITH THE 

1954
01:31:15,870 --> 01:31:16,470
WASHINGTON HOUSING ALLIANCE. 

1955
01:31:16,470 --> 01:31:17,738
TENANT PROTECTIONS NEED STRONG 

1956
01:31:17,738 --> 01:31:20,041
ENFORCEMENT TO BE EFFECTIVE 

1957
01:31:20,041 --> 01:31:20,675
TENANT PROTECTIONS WITH LITTLE 

1958
01:31:20,675 --> 01:31:22,443
TO NO ENFORCEMENT IS LEGISLATION

1959
01:31:22,443 --> 01:31:24,846
THAT IS MISSING TEETH AND 

1960
01:31:24,846 --> 01:31:28,549
VULNERABLE TO EXPLOITATION BY 

1961
01:31:28,549 --> 01:31:29,183
THOSE WHO'S WHO OPPOSE TENANT 

1962
01:31:29,183 --> 01:31:29,817
PROTECTIONS. AND WHILE PROFITS 

1963
01:31:29,817 --> 01:31:30,918
GO UP FOR THEM, EVICTIONS GO UP 

1964
01:31:30,918 --> 01:31:32,753
FOR US. IN ADDITION TO WHAT 

1965
01:31:32,753 --> 01:31:35,690
MAYOR WILSON HAS PROPOSED, AT 

1966
01:31:35,690 --> 01:31:37,558
LEAST ANOTHER 500,000 FOR TENANT

1967
01:31:37,558 --> 01:31:38,192
SERVICES IS WHAT'S NEEDED TO 

1968
01:31:38,192 --> 01:31:39,894
PREVENT FURTHER COLLAPSE OF 

1969
01:31:39,894 --> 01:31:41,496
VITAL SERVICES THAT TENANTS NEED

1970
01:31:41,496 --> 01:31:43,531
JUST TO THRIVE. THE 2026 LEVEL 

1971
01:31:43,531 --> 01:31:44,866
ALONE DOES NOT PROVIDE THE 

1972
01:31:44,866 --> 01:31:46,834
CAPACITY NEEDED TO MEET CURRENT 

1973
01:31:46,834 --> 01:31:49,003
DEMAND. I ENCOURAGE DOUBLING 

1974
01:31:49,003 --> 01:31:50,271
THIS FUNDING IN THE FUTURE. WE 

1975
01:31:50,271 --> 01:31:52,173
WANT TO PREVENT LOSS OF HOUSING 

1976
01:31:52,173 --> 01:31:53,407
AND PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. AT THE

1977
01:31:53,407 --> 01:31:56,277
SAME TIME. FOR THE MANY AT RISK 

1978
01:31:56,277 --> 01:31:57,411
HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE IN HARM'S WAY

1979
01:31:57,411 --> 01:31:58,846
BECAUSE THEY BARELY AFFORD TO 

1980
01:31:58,846 --> 01:32:00,348
MAKE ENDS MEET EVERY MONTH, 

1981
01:32:00,348 --> 01:32:02,416
THAT'S HEAVY ON ANYONE. AND IN 

1982
01:32:02,416 --> 01:32:04,585
THE LONG RUN, IMPACTS EVERYONE. 

1983
01:32:04,585 --> 01:32:05,653
FAMILIES LIKE MINE RELY ON FOOD 

1984
01:32:05,653 --> 01:32:07,955
BANKS AND EBT CARDS JUST TO KEEP

1985
01:32:07,955 --> 01:32:08,923
FOOD ON THE TABLE. AND I KNOW 

1986
01:32:08,923 --> 01:32:10,524
THAT THERE ARE MANY HOUSEHOLDS 

1987
01:32:10,524 --> 01:32:12,960
THAT RELATE TO BEING STRETCHED 

1988
01:32:12,960 --> 01:32:13,728
THIN. LASTLY, WE ALSO URGE YOU 

1989
01:32:13,728 --> 01:32:18,799
TO ADOPT A FULL $111 INCREASE IN

1990
01:32:18,799 --> 01:32:20,635
RENTAL REGISTRATION FEES PAID BY

1991
01:32:20,635 --> 01:32:21,736
LANDLORDS BIANNUALLY TO PAY FOR 

1992
01:32:21,736 --> 01:32:24,672
ENFORCEMENT OF RENTAL 

1993
01:32:24,672 --> 01:32:25,740
PROTECTIONS WITHOUT EXEMPTIONS. 

1994
01:32:25,740 --> 01:32:27,508
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL. 

1995
01:32:27,508 --> 01:32:31,445
-- THANK YOU. POE. UP NEXT IS 

1996
01:32:31,445 --> 01:32:33,381
CYNTHIA IRVIN, FOLLOWED BY ROSE 

1997
01:32:33,381 --> 01:32:35,783
LEGIONNAIRES AND THEN HALLEY 

1998
01:32:35,783 --> 01:32:43,024
WILLIS. CYNTHIA, WELCOME STAR 

1999
01:32:43,024 --> 01:32:44,091
SIX TO UNMUTE CYNTHIA. ON YOUR 

2000
01:32:44,091 --> 01:32:45,960
END, CYNTHIA, YOU'LL NEED TO 

2001
01:32:45,960 --> 01:32:50,064
PRESS STAR SIX AT THIS TIME. WHY

2002
01:32:50,064 --> 01:32:51,499
DON'T WE LEAVE CYNTHIA 

2003
01:32:51,499 --> 01:32:53,834
PROMOTED. BUT LET'S ALSO PROMOTE

2004
01:32:53,834 --> 01:33:04,345
ROSE ROSE STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 

2005
01:33:05,446 --> 01:33:05,579
ROSE. 

2006
01:33:05,579 --> 01:33:06,314
-- YOU ARE 

2007
01:33:06,314 --> 01:33:09,250
-- THERE YOU ARE. ROSE. 

2008
01:33:09,250 --> 01:33:10,985
-- HELLO. COUNCILMEMBERS. YES. 

2009
01:33:10,985 --> 01:33:14,288
THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME. THE 

2010
01:33:14,288 --> 01:33:15,356
COUNCIL SESSION TODAY. AS WE'RE

2011
01:33:15,356 --> 01:33:16,691
LOOKING AT THE BUDGET, THERE'S 

2012
01:33:16,691 --> 01:33:17,925
SOME VERY IMPORTANT THINGS THAT 

2013
01:33:17,925 --> 01:33:18,926
WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT. ONE OF 

2014
01:33:18,926 --> 01:33:20,595
THE THINGS IS THAT AS WE'RE 

2015
01:33:20,595 --> 01:33:22,129
LOOKING AT THE HOMELESSNESS 

2016
01:33:22,129 --> 01:33:24,398
RESPONSE, THESE SWEEPS HAVE 

2017
01:33:24,398 --> 01:33:27,835
CONTINUED WITH UNBRIDLED VIGOR 

2018
01:33:27,835 --> 01:33:28,736
AND DESTRUCTION. JUST THIS WEEK,

2019
01:33:28,736 --> 01:33:31,672
WE HAVE FOOTAGE OF SPD TAKING 

2020
01:33:31,672 --> 01:33:32,807
PEOPLE'S BELONGINGS AND 

2021
01:33:32,807 --> 01:33:34,375
THROWING THEM IN DUMPSTER TRUCKS

2022
01:33:34,375 --> 01:33:36,010
WHERE THEY CAN NO LONGER HAVE 

2023
01:33:36,010 --> 01:33:38,212
THEM ANYMORE. WE HAVE NONPROFITS

2024
01:33:38,212 --> 01:33:40,448
THAT ARE GIVING PEOPLE TENTS. 

2025
01:33:40,448 --> 01:33:41,349
THE TENTS ARE THEN TAKEN BY THE 

2026
01:33:41,349 --> 01:33:42,049
POLICE THAT ARE NOW THROWN IN 

2027
01:33:42,049 --> 01:33:43,351
THE DUMPS. WE ARE HAVING MONEY 

2028
01:33:43,351 --> 01:33:46,454
TAKEN FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT IS

2029
01:33:46,454 --> 01:33:47,455
JUST THROWN OUT FOR NO REASON. 

2030
01:33:47,455 --> 01:33:48,723
IT DOES NOT HELP ANYONE. IT DOES

2031
01:33:48,723 --> 01:33:50,458
NOT SERVE ANY OF OUR ANY OF OUR 

2032
01:33:50,458 --> 01:33:54,662
PURPOSES OR OUR NEEDS. WE NEED 

2033
01:33:54,662 --> 01:33:55,196
AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 

2034
01:33:55,196 --> 01:33:57,431
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE CANNOT 

2035
01:33:57,431 --> 01:33:59,800
EXIST IN THIS CURRENT PARADIGM. 

2036
01:33:59,800 --> 01:34:01,068
IT NEEDS TO EXIST IN SUCH A WAY 

2037
01:34:01,068 --> 01:34:04,138
WHERE WE SEE PEOPLE AS 

2038
01:34:04,138 --> 01:34:04,772
INDIVIDUALS WITH COMPASSION AND 

2039
01:34:04,772 --> 01:34:06,173
RESPECT. IF THERE IS NOT SHELTER

2040
01:34:06,173 --> 01:34:08,643
SPACE, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO THROW

2041
01:34:08,643 --> 01:34:11,812
PEOPLE FROM PLACE TO PLACE. THIS

2042
01:34:11,812 --> 01:34:12,880
IS UNCONSCIONABLE AND IT IS 

2043
01:34:12,880 --> 01:34:13,981
UNETHICAL. AND I THINK ALL OF 

2044
01:34:13,981 --> 01:34:17,318
YOU ALL KNOW THIS. WE NEED TO 

2045
01:34:17,318 --> 01:34:17,952
HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING THAT EACH

2046
01:34:17,952 --> 01:34:19,020
OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IS A 

2047
01:34:19,020 --> 01:34:20,788
PERSON, THAT SOMEBODY CARES 

2048
01:34:20,788 --> 01:34:22,556
ABOUT, AND WE NEED TO SHOW THEM 

2049
01:34:22,556 --> 01:34:23,991
THAT THAT THIS IS A SEATTLE FOR 

2050
01:34:23,991 --> 01:34:27,428
US ALL, NOT JUST A SEATTLE FOR 

2051
01:34:27,428 --> 01:34:28,129
THOSE WHO ARE HOUSED AND THOSE 

2052
01:34:28,129 --> 01:34:29,330
THAT HAVE MADE IT, BUT ALL OF 

2053
01:34:29,330 --> 01:34:32,333
THOSE WHO HAVEN'T. THERE ARE 

2054
01:34:32,333 --> 01:34:33,267
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO

2055
01:34:33,267 --> 01:34:36,337
BE DOING THINGS. THERE IS A $1.2

2056
01:34:36,337 --> 01:34:37,138
MILLION GRANT FROM THE SALVATION

2057
01:34:37,138 --> 01:34:38,506
ARMY THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE 

2058
01:34:38,506 --> 01:34:39,240
SERVING US, AND I HAVE NEVER 

2059
01:34:39,240 --> 01:34:40,474
SEEN THEM. I HAVE DONE MORE FOR 

2060
01:34:40,474 --> 01:34:41,742
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE THAN I'VE

2061
01:34:41,742 --> 01:34:43,210
SEEN THEM DO. 

2062
01:34:43,210 --> 01:34:47,915
-- THANK YOU. ROSE. UP NEXT IS 

2063
01:34:47,915 --> 01:34:48,616
CYNTHIA IRVIN, FOLLOWED BY 

2064
01:34:48,616 --> 01:34:50,985
HALLEY WILLIS AND THEN SCOTT 

2065
01:34:50,985 --> 01:34:53,387
NELSON. CYNTHIA, YOU'RE STILL 

2066
01:34:53,387 --> 01:35:02,596
WITH US. SO STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 

2067
01:35:02,730 --> 01:35:12,406
CYNTHIA, CYNTHIA IRVIN. WE'RE 

2068
01:35:12,406 --> 01:35:13,474
GONNA MOVE ON TO THE NEXT COUPLE

2069
01:35:13,474 --> 01:35:14,508
SPEAKERS, AND THEN WE'LL COME 

2070
01:35:14,508 --> 01:35:16,043
BACK TO CYNTHIA AT THE END. UP 

2071
01:35:16,043 --> 01:35:17,812
NEXT IS HALLEY WILLIS, FOLLOWED 

2072
01:35:17,812 --> 01:35:20,414
BY SCOTT NELSON AND THEN JESSIE 

2073
01:35:20,414 --> 01:35:24,885
SIMPSON. HALLEY, WELCOME. 

2074
01:35:24,885 --> 01:35:26,287
-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, 

2075
01:35:26,287 --> 01:35:27,721
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS HOLLY

2076
01:35:27,721 --> 01:35:29,390
WILLIS, POLICY MANAGER WITH THE 

2077
01:35:29,390 --> 01:35:31,092
SEATTLE KING COUNTY COALITION ON

2078
01:35:31,092 --> 01:35:32,693
HOMELESSNESS, WHICH INCLUDES 

2079
01:35:32,693 --> 01:35:34,562
OVER 50 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WHO

2080
01:35:34,562 --> 01:35:35,830
SHELTER, HOUSE AND CARE FOR 

2081
01:35:35,830 --> 01:35:37,465
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

2082
01:35:37,465 --> 01:35:39,500
IN SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. 

2083
01:35:39,500 --> 01:35:41,969
WE'RE THRILLED THAT THE 

2084
01:35:41,969 --> 01:35:42,603
MAYOR'S BUDGET SIGNIFICANTLY 

2085
01:35:42,603 --> 01:35:43,671
EXPANDS SHELTER, AND WE URGE YOU

2086
01:35:43,671 --> 01:35:45,739
TO PROTECT THIS HISTORIC 

2087
01:35:45,739 --> 01:35:47,641
INVESTMENT. THESE NEW SHELTERS 

2088
01:35:47,641 --> 01:35:49,477
WILL SERVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE 

2089
01:35:49,477 --> 01:35:51,045
LIVING OUTSIDE WITH SIGNIFICANT 

2090
01:35:51,045 --> 01:35:52,546
UNMET NEEDS. IT WILL SAVE LIVES 

2091
01:35:52,546 --> 01:35:55,416
AND GIVE PEOPLE A SAFE PLACE TO 

2092
01:35:55,416 --> 01:35:58,185
REST, HEAL AND CONNECT TO A 

2093
01:35:58,185 --> 01:36:00,321
PERMANENT HOME WHILE WE EXPAND 

2094
01:36:00,321 --> 01:36:01,489
SHELTER, WE NEED TO PROTECT THE 

2095
01:36:01,489 --> 01:36:02,890
PERMANENT HOMES THAT PEOPLE LIVE

2096
01:36:02,890 --> 01:36:04,492
IN RIGHT NOW. WE URGE YOU TO 

2097
01:36:04,492 --> 01:36:06,393
PROTECT CONTINGENCY FUNDS TO 

2098
01:36:06,393 --> 01:36:07,928
KEEP SEATTLE RESIDENTS HOUSED. 

2099
01:36:07,928 --> 01:36:09,563
WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CUTS

2100
01:36:09,563 --> 01:36:13,200
OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE FUNDING, 

2101
01:36:13,200 --> 01:36:15,136
IT TAKES PEOPLE TO DO ALL OF 

2102
01:36:15,136 --> 01:36:16,971
THIS WORK TO HELP PEOPLE. WE 

2103
01:36:16,971 --> 01:36:18,372
URGE THE COUNCIL TO BUILD ON 

2104
01:36:18,372 --> 01:36:20,307
RECENT PROGRESS AND INVEST IN 

2105
01:36:20,307 --> 01:36:21,342
WAGE EQUITY FOR THE STAFF WHO 

2106
01:36:21,342 --> 01:36:23,244
KEEP SHELTERS, HOMES AND 

2107
01:36:23,244 --> 01:36:27,014
SERVICES RUNNING EVERY DAY. THAT

2108
01:36:27,014 --> 01:36:27,548
WILL REDUCE TURNOVER AND 

2109
01:36:27,548 --> 01:36:28,682
VACANCIES AND ALLOW STAFF TO 

2110
01:36:28,682 --> 01:36:30,251
BUILD THE EXPERTISE THAT MAKES 

2111
01:36:30,251 --> 01:36:33,220
THESE SERVICES MOST SUCCESSFUL. 

2112
01:36:33,220 --> 01:36:35,956
AS WE LOOK TOWARDS 2028, WE LOOK

2113
01:36:35,956 --> 01:36:36,590
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO 

2114
01:36:36,590 --> 01:36:38,492
RAISE THE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE 

2115
01:36:38,492 --> 01:36:39,994
THAT WE NEED TO HELP MORE PEOPLE

2116
01:36:39,994 --> 01:36:42,863
GET ALL THE WAY HOME. THANK YOU.

2117
01:36:42,863 --> 01:36:45,533
-- THANK YOU. HALLEY. UP NEXT IS

2118
01:36:45,533 --> 01:36:47,535
SCOTT NELSON, FOLLOWED BY JESSIE

2119
01:36:47,535 --> 01:36:51,772
SIMPSON AND THEN WALTER HATCH. 

2120
01:36:51,772 --> 01:36:55,743
-- HEY. HELLO. MY NAME IS SCOTT 

2121
01:36:55,743 --> 01:36:57,278
NELSON AND I LIVE IN THE CITY 

2122
01:36:57,278 --> 01:36:59,113
DISTRICT TWO, AND I AM A 

2123
01:36:59,113 --> 01:37:00,948
CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE 

2124
01:37:00,948 --> 01:37:04,018
DISABILITY COMMISSION. THIS 

2125
01:37:04,018 --> 01:37:06,554
BUDGET PROPOSES TO DEFUND THE 

2126
01:37:06,554 --> 01:37:07,121
ACCESSIBILITY BUDGET OF THE 

2127
01:37:07,121 --> 01:37:09,290
SEATTLE DISABILITY COMMISSION, 

2128
01:37:09,290 --> 01:37:11,792
SLASHING THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR

2129
01:37:11,792 --> 01:37:14,728
FACILITATION FOR ACCESSIBLE 

2130
01:37:14,728 --> 01:37:16,931
ACCOMMODATION IN HALF. THIS 

2131
01:37:16,931 --> 01:37:17,565
BUDGET ITEM WAS INSTITUTED BACK 

2132
01:37:17,565 --> 01:37:21,902
IN 2022 AFTER YEARS OF RELYING 

2133
01:37:21,902 --> 01:37:22,536
ON UNCERTAIN UNDERSPEND FUNDS TO

2134
01:37:22,536 --> 01:37:24,872
MAKE THE COMMISSION ACCESSIBLE 

2135
01:37:24,872 --> 01:37:27,708
TO ITS MAJORITY MEMBERSHIP WITH 

2136
01:37:27,708 --> 01:37:28,776
DISABILITIES. I ASKED COUNCIL TO

2137
01:37:28,776 --> 01:37:30,644
SUPPORT AN AMENDMENT TO PRESERVE

2138
01:37:30,644 --> 01:37:32,613
THIS FUNDING AND TO OPPOSE THE 

2139
01:37:32,613 --> 01:37:34,215
DEFUNDING OF THE ACCESSIBILITY 

2140
01:37:34,215 --> 01:37:36,884
BUDGET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME 

2141
01:37:36,884 --> 01:37:39,653
AND FOR COUNCIL'S CONTINUED 

2142
01:37:39,653 --> 01:37:40,287
SUPPORT AND ATTENTION TO MATTERS

2143
01:37:40,287 --> 01:37:43,490
OF DISABILITY RIGHTS. 

2144
01:37:43,490 --> 01:37:47,628
-- THANKS, SCOTT. UP NEXT IS 

2145
01:37:47,628 --> 01:37:49,697
JESSIE SIMPSON, FOLLOWED BY 

2146
01:37:49,697 --> 01:37:51,632
WALTER HATCH AND THEN DAVID 

2147
01:37:51,632 --> 01:37:52,366
MENTZ. JESSIE, I SEE YOU'RE 

2148
01:37:52,366 --> 01:37:56,270
HERE. AND OFF MUTE. TAKE IT 

2149
01:37:56,270 --> 01:37:56,470
AWAY. 

2150
01:37:56,470 --> 01:37:57,805
-- HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON, 

2151
01:37:57,805 --> 01:37:58,806
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M JUSTIN 

2152
01:37:58,806 --> 01:38:00,541
SIMPSON WITH THE HOUSING 

2153
01:38:00,541 --> 01:38:01,175
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM. FIRST, I

2154
01:38:01,175 --> 01:38:02,309
WANT TO THANK MAYOR WILSON FOR 

2155
01:38:02,309 --> 01:38:03,377
PROPOSING A BUDGET THAT MAKES 

2156
01:38:03,377 --> 01:38:05,779
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN 

2157
01:38:05,779 --> 01:38:06,614
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN WHAT IS A 

2158
01:38:06,614 --> 01:38:08,949
DIFFICULT BUDGET YEAR, JUST 

2159
01:38:08,949 --> 01:38:10,317
UNDER 350 MILLION. THE PAYROLL 

2160
01:38:10,317 --> 01:38:11,785
EXPENSE TAX IS A MAJOR REASON 

2161
01:38:11,785 --> 01:38:13,320
THAT THIS INVESTMENT IS 

2162
01:38:13,320 --> 01:38:14,955
POSSIBLE, OR IT'S ACROSS THE 

2163
01:38:14,955 --> 01:38:16,423
FULL CONTINUUM OF AFFORDABLE 

2164
01:38:16,423 --> 01:38:18,092
HOUSING, HELPING BUILD NEW 

2165
01:38:18,092 --> 01:38:19,994
HOMES, STABILIZE AFFORDABLE 

2166
01:38:19,994 --> 01:38:20,427
BUILDINGS WITH DEBT 

2167
01:38:20,427 --> 01:38:21,895
RESTRUCTURING, KEEP SUPPORTIVE 

2168
01:38:21,895 --> 01:38:23,297
HOUSING STAFFED AND OPERATING, 

2169
01:38:23,297 --> 01:38:23,964
AND HELPS FAMILIES BUY 

2170
01:38:23,964 --> 01:38:25,899
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOMES. 

2171
01:38:25,899 --> 01:38:27,801
ADDITIONALLY, PET INVESTMENTS 

2172
01:38:27,801 --> 01:38:29,670
THROUGH THE EQUITABLE 

2173
01:38:29,670 --> 01:38:30,237
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE HAVE 

2174
01:38:30,237 --> 01:38:31,872
HELPED COMMUNITY BASED 

2175
01:38:31,872 --> 01:38:32,506
ORGANIZATIONS SECURE PERMANENT 

2176
01:38:32,506 --> 01:38:34,275
SPACES, KEEP CULTURAL VENUES, 

2177
01:38:34,275 --> 01:38:36,543
SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY ANCHORS 

2178
01:38:36,543 --> 01:38:38,412
ROOTED IN NEIGHBORHOODS FACING 

2179
01:38:38,412 --> 01:38:38,979
DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES. BUT 

2180
01:38:38,979 --> 01:38:40,581
WE'RE STILL FALLING SHORT OF 

2181
01:38:40,581 --> 01:38:43,017
THE ORIGINAL PROMISE OF 

2182
01:38:43,017 --> 01:38:43,651
JUMPSTART THIS PLAN THAT WOULD 

2183
01:38:43,651 --> 01:38:45,586
HAVE DEDICATED 62% OF THE 

2184
01:38:45,586 --> 01:38:47,354
REVENUE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, 

2185
01:38:47,354 --> 01:38:49,423
COMPARED TO JUST OVER 30% IN 

2186
01:38:49,423 --> 01:38:51,458
THIS BIENNIAL BUDGET OVER THE 

2187
01:38:51,458 --> 01:38:53,594
PAST TWO YEARS. OVERALL 

2188
01:38:53,594 --> 01:38:54,194
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTMENT 

2189
01:38:54,194 --> 01:38:56,497
HAS STAYED FLAT AS BOTH NEEDS 

2190
01:38:56,497 --> 01:38:58,899
AND COSTS HAVE RISEN 

2191
01:38:58,899 --> 01:39:00,301
SUBSTANTIALLY. I RESPECTFULLY 

2192
01:39:00,301 --> 01:39:01,835
ASK COUNCIL TO DO TWO THINGS IN 

2193
01:39:01,835 --> 01:39:03,237
THIS BUDGET. FIRST, TO INVEST AS

2194
01:39:03,237 --> 01:39:05,806
MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN AFFORDABLE 

2195
01:39:05,806 --> 01:39:07,141
HOUSING AND EDDIE WITH THE 

2196
01:39:07,141 --> 01:39:08,676
BUDGET, AND SECOND, TO PASS A 

2197
01:39:08,676 --> 01:39:09,710
RESOLUTION THAT CHARTS CLEAR 

2198
01:39:09,710 --> 01:39:13,547
COURSE BACK TO DEDICATING 62% OF

2199
01:39:13,547 --> 01:39:15,616
THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX TO 

2200
01:39:15,616 --> 01:39:16,216
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN FUTURE 

2201
01:39:16,216 --> 01:39:18,052
BUDGETS. THANKS. 

2202
01:39:18,052 --> 01:39:19,453
-- THANK YOU. JESSE. 

2203
01:39:19,453 --> 01:39:20,888
-- UP NEXT IS WALTER HATCH, 

2204
01:39:20,888 --> 01:39:22,489
FOLLOWED BY DAVID MINTZ AND THEN

2205
01:39:22,489 --> 01:39:26,527
ETHAN BRISCOE. WALTER, WELCOME 

2206
01:39:26,527 --> 01:39:29,129
-- HI THERE. THANK YOU VERY 

2207
01:39:29,129 --> 01:39:30,331
MUCH. MY NAME IS WALTER HATCH, 

2208
01:39:30,331 --> 01:39:31,865
AND I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH THE 

2209
01:39:31,865 --> 01:39:33,967
BALLARD TASK FORCE ON 

2210
01:39:33,967 --> 01:39:35,803
HOMELESSNESS. AND I'M HERE TO 

2211
01:39:35,803 --> 01:39:38,605
SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S BUDGET 

2212
01:39:38,605 --> 01:39:41,608
PROPOSAL FOR SHELTER EXPANSION. 

2213
01:39:41,608 --> 01:39:42,109
WE HAVE 18,000 HOMELESS 

2214
01:39:42,109 --> 01:39:43,944
INDIVIDUALS IN KING COUNTY, AND 

2215
01:39:43,944 --> 01:39:46,246
ONLY ABOUT 6000 SHELTER BEDS. 

2216
01:39:46,246 --> 01:39:49,783
THE MATH IS JUST WRONG. THE NEED

2217
01:39:49,783 --> 01:39:51,919
FOR GREATER CAPACITY IS OBVIOUS.

2218
01:39:51,919 --> 01:39:53,487
PEOPLE ARE DYING ON OUR STREETS 

2219
01:39:53,487 --> 01:39:55,022
BECAUSE WE ARE FAILING TO 

2220
01:39:55,022 --> 01:39:57,224
PROVIDE BETTER OPTIONS. AT THE 

2221
01:39:57,224 --> 01:39:58,792
SAME TIME, I WANT TO QUICKLY 

2222
01:39:58,792 --> 01:40:01,895
SUGGEST THAT OVER THE NEXT YEAR,

2223
01:40:01,895 --> 01:40:03,330
BEFORE WE ENTER ANOTHER BUDGET 

2224
01:40:03,330 --> 01:40:05,065
CYCLE, WE REALLY NEED TO DEVELOP

2225
01:40:05,065 --> 01:40:07,534
AND IMPLEMENT AN ACTUAL HOUSING 

2226
01:40:07,534 --> 01:40:10,270
FIRST PLAN TO SOLVE THIS CRISIS 

2227
01:40:10,270 --> 01:40:11,572
OF HOMELESSNESS. SEATTLE AND 

2228
01:40:11,572 --> 01:40:12,606
KING COUNTY ARE NOW RESPONDING 

2229
01:40:12,606 --> 01:40:16,210
TO THIS CRISIS IN A CHAOTIC WAY.

2230
01:40:16,210 --> 01:40:17,578
I DEAL WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 

2231
01:40:17,578 --> 01:40:20,681
FRUSTRATED TO THE POINT OF 

2232
01:40:20,681 --> 01:40:21,281
EXHAUSTION BY OUR INCOHERENT 

2233
01:40:21,281 --> 01:40:23,083
SYSTEM, MOVING PEOPLE FROM CASE 

2234
01:40:23,083 --> 01:40:26,286
TO CASE WORKER WITHOUT EVER 

2235
01:40:26,286 --> 01:40:27,821
COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESSING THEIR

2236
01:40:27,821 --> 01:40:30,457
NEEDS. WE HAVE AS MANY AS 150 TO

2237
01:40:30,457 --> 01:40:33,360
200 NONPROFITS IN SEATTLE 

2238
01:40:33,360 --> 01:40:34,361
CHASING CONTRACT DOLLARS, 

2239
01:40:34,361 --> 01:40:35,696
BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER. WE HAVE

2240
01:40:35,696 --> 01:40:39,967
NO COORDINATION, NO OVERSIGHT, 

2241
01:40:39,967 --> 01:40:42,169
NO REAL PLAN. WHAT WE HAVE HERE 

2242
01:40:42,169 --> 01:40:43,404
IS A NONPROFITS FIRST SYSTEM, 

2243
01:40:43,404 --> 01:40:45,472
NOT A HOUSING FIRST SYSTEM. IT 

2244
01:40:45,472 --> 01:40:48,542
IS NOT WORKING FOR ANYONE EXCEPT

2245
01:40:48,542 --> 01:40:51,178
MAYBE THE BIG PROVIDERS. IT'S 

2246
01:40:51,178 --> 01:40:53,213
WAY, WAY PAST TIME FOR AN ACTUAL

2247
01:40:53,213 --> 01:40:56,016
PLAN FOR ACTUAL LEADERSHIP. IT 

2248
01:40:56,016 --> 01:40:57,751
REQUIRES POLITICAL WILL. THANK 

2249
01:40:57,751 --> 01:40:58,986
YOU VERY MUCH. 

2250
01:40:58,986 --> 01:41:01,989
-- THANK YOU WALTER. UP NEXT IS 

2251
01:41:01,989 --> 01:41:04,124
DAVID, FOLLOWED BY ETHAN BRISCOE

2252
01:41:04,124 --> 01:41:05,125
AND THEN WILL OBERST. DAVID, 

2253
01:41:05,125 --> 01:41:08,529
YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. TAKE 

2254
01:41:08,529 --> 01:41:08,796
IT AWAY. 

2255
01:41:08,796 --> 01:41:10,164
-- GREAT. THANK YOU, CHAIR 

2256
01:41:10,164 --> 01:41:11,598
STRAUSS AND HELLO, 

2257
01:41:11,598 --> 01:41:13,333
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M DAVE AND 

2258
01:41:13,333 --> 01:41:17,504
I'M HERE TO LARGELY ECHO WHAT 

2259
01:41:17,504 --> 01:41:18,138
MANY PRIOR CALLERS HAVE STATED, 

2260
01:41:18,138 --> 01:41:19,740
AND THAT IS TO EXPRESS MY 

2261
01:41:19,740 --> 01:41:21,575
SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED INVESTMENT

2262
01:41:21,575 --> 01:41:22,976
IN SHELTER AND SERVICES. AS WE 

2263
01:41:22,976 --> 01:41:24,912
KNOW, THOSE ARE IN CRITICAL 

2264
01:41:24,912 --> 01:41:28,215
SHORT SUPPLY IN OUR COMMUNITY. 

2265
01:41:28,215 --> 01:41:29,650
AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT SHELTER 

2266
01:41:29,650 --> 01:41:32,252
AND SERVICES PROVIDE AN 

2267
01:41:32,252 --> 01:41:33,921
ESSENTIAL FOUNDATION IN OUR 

2268
01:41:33,921 --> 01:41:34,354
OVERALL RESPONSE TO 

2269
01:41:34,354 --> 01:41:37,491
HOMELESSNESS. WE SIMPLY NEED 

2270
01:41:37,491 --> 01:41:38,759
MORE SAFE INSIDE PLACES FOR 

2271
01:41:38,759 --> 01:41:41,462
PEOPLE TO GO, AND WE NEED THOSE 

2272
01:41:41,462 --> 01:41:43,697
PLACES TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH 

2273
01:41:43,697 --> 01:41:45,099
HOUSING, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE,

2274
01:41:45,099 --> 01:41:47,334
SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, AND 

2275
01:41:47,334 --> 01:41:48,435
OTHER SERVICES. AND WE ALSO NEED

2276
01:41:48,435 --> 01:41:50,304
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PERCEIVED 

2277
01:41:50,304 --> 01:41:52,473
TRADE OFFS BETWEEN SHELTER AND 

2278
01:41:52,473 --> 01:41:54,074
AFFORDABLE HOUSING REALLY 

2279
01:41:54,074 --> 01:41:55,742
PRESENT A FALSE CHOICE. WE MUST 

2280
01:41:55,742 --> 01:41:59,079
HAVE BOTH, AND WE CAN DO SO. WE 

2281
01:41:59,079 --> 01:42:00,681
NEED TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM 

2282
01:42:00,681 --> 01:42:02,583
BECOMING HOMELESS. WE NEED TO 

2283
01:42:02,583 --> 01:42:04,284
BUILD DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING 

2284
01:42:04,284 --> 01:42:05,519
AND PROVIDE SHELTER FOR PEOPLE 

2285
01:42:05,519 --> 01:42:08,222
WHO ARE WHO ARE ALREADY OUTSIDE 

2286
01:42:08,222 --> 01:42:10,791
SEATTLE'S CURRENT BUDGET 

2287
01:42:10,791 --> 01:42:11,325
PROPOSAL RECOGNIZES THIS 

2288
01:42:11,325 --> 01:42:13,660
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH BY 

2289
01:42:13,660 --> 01:42:14,194
COMBINING NEARLY 1000 NEW 

2290
01:42:14,194 --> 01:42:15,395
SHELTER BEDS WITH RENTAL 

2291
01:42:15,395 --> 01:42:18,031
ASSISTANCE, PREVENTION AND 

2292
01:42:18,031 --> 01:42:18,665
HOUSING INVESTMENTS. SO I URGE 

2293
01:42:18,665 --> 01:42:19,766
YOU TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN 

2294
01:42:19,766 --> 01:42:22,703
THESE INVESTMENTS. IF WE IN 

2295
01:42:22,703 --> 01:42:24,371
SEATTLE EXPECT PEOPLE TO COME 

2296
01:42:24,371 --> 01:42:25,939
INSIDE AND TO MOVE TOWARD 

2297
01:42:25,939 --> 01:42:27,241
STABILITY, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE 

2298
01:42:27,241 --> 01:42:28,842
THERE IS SOMEWHERE TO GO AND 

2299
01:42:28,842 --> 01:42:31,545
THAT THERE IS A MEANINGFUL 

2300
01:42:31,545 --> 01:42:33,447
SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN 

2301
01:42:33,447 --> 01:42:34,081
SHELTER AND PERMANENT HOUSING. 

2302
01:42:34,081 --> 01:42:35,082
THANK YOU. 

2303
01:42:35,082 --> 01:42:38,051
-- THANK YOU. DAVID. UP NEXT IS 

2304
01:42:38,051 --> 01:42:40,921
ETHAN BRISCOE, FOLLOWED BY WILL 

2305
01:42:40,921 --> 01:42:43,090
OBERST AND THEN SASHA JACOBSON 

2306
01:42:43,090 --> 01:42:44,358
ETHAN, YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO

2307
01:42:44,358 --> 01:42:47,461
UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. TAKE IT 

2308
01:42:47,461 --> 01:42:47,661
AWAY. 

2309
01:42:47,661 --> 01:42:49,229
-- HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? MY NAME

2310
01:42:49,229 --> 01:42:52,833
IS ETHAN BRISCOE. I'M A LONG 

2311
01:42:52,833 --> 01:42:55,369
SEATTLE RESIDENT, A HOMEOWNER UP

2312
01:42:55,369 --> 01:42:56,770
IN DISTRICT FIVE OF SEATTLE, 

2313
01:42:56,770 --> 01:42:59,473
FIREMAN AND A SHOP STEWARD FOR 

2314
01:42:59,473 --> 01:43:01,842
IF LOCAL 27 SEATTLE FIREFIGHTERS

2315
01:43:01,842 --> 01:43:02,709
UNION. I'M CURRENTLY ASSIGNED 

2316
01:43:02,709 --> 01:43:03,877
UP TO LADDER COMPANY FIVE AT THE

2317
01:43:03,877 --> 01:43:06,046
FIRE STATION. 31 IN NORTHGATE 

2318
01:43:06,046 --> 01:43:06,980
AND LIVE IN THE FIRE DISTRICT 

2319
01:43:06,980 --> 01:43:10,350
THAT I SERVE. I SEE THE VALUE 

2320
01:43:10,350 --> 01:43:11,385
FIRSTHAND IN ALL THE PROGRAMS 

2321
01:43:11,385 --> 01:43:13,353
THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED SO FAR 

2322
01:43:13,353 --> 01:43:14,421
TODAY THAT ARE PART OF THIS 

2323
01:43:14,421 --> 01:43:15,856
PROPOSED BUDGET TO INCLUDE 

2324
01:43:15,856 --> 01:43:17,758
MARY'S PLACE LIHI, THE 

2325
01:43:17,758 --> 01:43:19,893
EXPANSION OF SHELTERS, HOUSING 

2326
01:43:19,893 --> 01:43:21,795
AND SAFE SPACES. MY TIME IN 

2327
01:43:21,795 --> 01:43:22,429
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT STARTED 

2328
01:43:22,429 --> 01:43:23,864
IN 2018, AND I'VE SERVED THE 

2329
01:43:23,864 --> 01:43:25,232
CITY OF SEATTLE THROUGH THE 

2330
01:43:25,232 --> 01:43:28,936
COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND OUR HIRING

2331
01:43:28,936 --> 01:43:30,904
WOES THAT WE'VE FACED WITHIN 

2332
01:43:30,904 --> 01:43:31,405
RECENT YEARS. SINCE MY 

2333
01:43:31,405 --> 01:43:33,373
EMPLOYMENT, I'VE REGULARLY 

2334
01:43:33,373 --> 01:43:34,875
WORKED A MINIMUM OF 500 HOURS OF

2335
01:43:34,875 --> 01:43:36,376
OFF SHIFT WORK OR OVERTIME EVERY

2336
01:43:36,376 --> 01:43:38,145
YEAR, OFTEN EXCEEDING THAT 

2337
01:43:38,145 --> 01:43:39,580
NUMBER. THOSE HOURS WERE SPENT 

2338
01:43:39,580 --> 01:43:40,781
SERVING THE CITIZENS THAT I'VE 

2339
01:43:40,781 --> 01:43:42,883
SWORN TO PROTECT, ENSURING SAFE 

2340
01:43:42,883 --> 01:43:45,419
STAFFING LEVELS ON EMS AND FIRE 

2341
01:43:45,419 --> 01:43:46,486
SUPPRESSION UNITS, WORKING WITH 

2342
01:43:46,486 --> 01:43:48,288
CASE MANAGERS TO OUTREACH 

2343
01:43:48,288 --> 01:43:49,890
DISENFRANCHIZED MEMBERS OF OUR 

2344
01:43:49,890 --> 01:43:51,658
COMMUNITY WITH THE HEALTH ONE 

2345
01:43:51,658 --> 01:43:52,626
PROGRAM, INCLUDING MANY HOURS AT

2346
01:43:52,626 --> 01:43:55,229
OUR TRAINING DIVISION WITH NEW 

2347
01:43:55,229 --> 01:43:56,964
FIREFIGHTERS AS IT SITS, THIS 

2348
01:43:56,964 --> 01:43:57,598
MANIFESTATION OF THE MAYOR'S 

2349
01:43:57,598 --> 01:43:58,165
PROPOSED BUDGET WILL HAVE A 

2350
01:43:58,165 --> 01:44:00,300
DRAMATIC EFFECT ON THE 

2351
01:44:00,300 --> 01:44:01,134
DEPARTMENT'S STAFFING GOAL 

2352
01:44:01,134 --> 01:44:01,702
IMPACT. ALL OF THE PROGRAMS 

2353
01:44:01,702 --> 01:44:04,137
LISTED ABOVE, BUT WILL, MORE 

2354
01:44:04,137 --> 01:44:04,771
IMPORTANTLY, IMPACT THE CITIZENS

2355
01:44:04,771 --> 01:44:07,341
WHOM I SERVE. SEATTLE FIRE 

2356
01:44:07,341 --> 01:44:07,941
DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN UTILIZING 

2357
01:44:07,941 --> 01:44:09,476
OVERTIME HOURS TO SUPPLEMENT 

2358
01:44:09,476 --> 01:44:10,844
SHORT STAFFING SINCE THE 

2359
01:44:10,844 --> 01:44:12,379
BEGINNING OF MY EMPLOYMENT. AND 

2360
01:44:12,379 --> 01:44:13,313
WHILE AS A TAXPAYER OF BULK OF 

2361
01:44:13,313 --> 01:44:14,982
THE IMPACT ON THE CITY'S COFFERS

2362
01:44:14,982 --> 01:44:17,184
AS A FIREFIGHTER AND CITIZEN, I 

2363
01:44:17,184 --> 01:44:18,652
APPRECIATE GREATLY THE CONTINUED

2364
01:44:18,652 --> 01:44:20,220
COVERAGE. PLEASE INCREASE THE 

2365
01:44:20,220 --> 01:44:23,624
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET

2366
01:44:23,624 --> 01:44:25,392
FOR 2027 2028. 

2367
01:44:25,392 --> 01:44:28,462
-- THANK YOU. ETHAN. UP NEXT IS 

2368
01:44:28,462 --> 01:44:30,330
WILL OBERST, FOLLOWED BY SASHA 

2369
01:44:30,330 --> 01:44:34,668
JACOBSON AND THEN VICTORIA 

2370
01:44:34,668 --> 01:44:37,571
WATTS. 

2371
01:44:37,571 --> 01:44:38,805
-- HI, MY NAME IS WILL OBERST, 

2372
01:44:38,805 --> 01:44:40,907
YOUR DIRECTOR OF DRINKS AND 

2373
01:44:40,907 --> 01:44:42,676
DEMOCRACY AS A RENTER IN 

2374
01:44:42,676 --> 01:44:43,277
DISTRICT THREE WITH MULTIPLE 

2375
01:44:43,277 --> 01:44:45,012
JOBS IN BOTH RETAIL AND 

2376
01:44:45,012 --> 01:44:48,115
HOSPITALITY, I FULLY SUPPORT THE

2377
01:44:48,115 --> 01:44:49,850
$11 INCREASE IN ANNUAL LANDLORD 

2378
01:44:49,850 --> 01:44:50,684
FEES WITHOUT AMENDMENT, EVEN IF 

2379
01:44:50,684 --> 01:44:52,452
THE FEE IS PASSED ON TO ME, THIS

2380
01:44:52,452 --> 01:44:54,521
NOMINAL FEE SPREAD ACROSS OUR 

2381
01:44:54,521 --> 01:44:56,289
NEARLY 200,000 ELIGIBLE RENTAL 

2382
01:44:56,289 --> 01:44:58,358
UNITS, SHOULD FULLY FUND THE 

2383
01:44:58,358 --> 01:44:59,192
FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WHO WILL 

2384
01:44:59,192 --> 01:45:00,427
HELP ENFORCE AND EDUCATE ABOUT 

2385
01:45:00,427 --> 01:45:02,529
OUR NEW RENTER PROTECTION LAWS. 

2386
01:45:02,529 --> 01:45:04,231
I STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE 

2387
01:45:04,231 --> 01:45:06,433
SAFE HOUSE, A HEALTHY COALITION.

2388
01:45:06,433 --> 01:45:08,602
THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR YOUR 

2389
01:45:08,602 --> 01:45:09,202
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF RENTERS 

2390
01:45:09,202 --> 01:45:10,304
RIGHTS, AND I HOPE YOU GET TO GO

2391
01:45:10,304 --> 01:45:11,672
ENJOY SOME OF THIS BEAUTIFUL 

2392
01:45:11,672 --> 01:45:13,640
DAY. THANK YOU. 

2393
01:45:13,640 --> 01:45:14,341
-- THANK YOU WILL. LUCKILY WE 

2394
01:45:14,341 --> 01:45:16,410
HAVE WINDOWS. WE'RE GOING TO BE

2395
01:45:16,410 --> 01:45:18,111
HERE UNTIL 8 OR 9 P.M. TONIGHT. 

2396
01:45:18,111 --> 01:45:19,513
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE.

2397
01:45:19,513 --> 01:45:21,081
I APPRECIATE THE NOTE THOUGH. 

2398
01:45:21,081 --> 01:45:24,384
OFF TO SASHA JACOBSON. VICTORIA 

2399
01:45:24,384 --> 01:45:27,020
WATTS, AND THEN LYDIA 

2400
01:45:27,020 --> 01:45:28,021
RUBENSTEIN. SASHA, YOU'RE 

2401
01:45:28,021 --> 01:45:31,425
ALREADY HEARING OFF MUTE. TAKE 

2402
01:45:31,425 --> 01:45:31,825
IT AWAY. WELCOME. 

2403
01:45:31,825 --> 01:45:32,693
-- HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME 

2404
01:45:32,693 --> 01:45:35,696
IS TASHA JACOBSON AND I'M A 

2405
01:45:35,696 --> 01:45:37,464
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT TWO, A 

2406
01:45:37,464 --> 01:45:40,767
NURSE CASE MANAGER AT A LOCAL 

2407
01:45:40,767 --> 01:45:41,501
HOSPITAL HERE, AND ECHO A LOT OF

2408
01:45:41,501 --> 01:45:43,603
WHAT I'VE HEARD TODAY. I WANT 

2409
01:45:43,603 --> 01:45:45,372
TO APPRECIATE PEOPLE FOR 

2410
01:45:45,372 --> 01:45:48,308
BRINGING THINGS UP. I AM 

2411
01:45:48,308 --> 01:45:48,875
ACTUALLY TODAY TALKING AS A 

2412
01:45:48,875 --> 01:45:53,947
MUSICIAN AND ARTIST AND WANT TO 

2413
01:45:53,947 --> 01:45:55,582
DISCUSS THE OPEN LETTER THAT HAS

2414
01:45:55,582 --> 01:45:57,284
BEEN SENT FROM THE SEATTLE ARTS 

2415
01:45:57,284 --> 01:46:01,455
AND CULTURE COMMUNITY. WITH OVER

2416
01:46:01,455 --> 01:46:04,991
800 SIGNATURES AND OVER 100 

2417
01:46:04,991 --> 01:46:05,525
REPRESENTED ORGANIZATIONS 

2418
01:46:05,525 --> 01:46:08,328
REQUESTING THAT A MINIMUM OF $8 

2419
01:46:08,328 --> 01:46:10,831
MILLION BE REDIRECTED FROM THE 

2420
01:46:10,831 --> 01:46:13,700
PROPOSED $68 MILLION SPD BUDGET.

2421
01:46:13,700 --> 01:46:18,338
WE FOUND OVER THIS SUMMER THAT 

2422
01:46:18,338 --> 01:46:21,375
INVESTING IN ARTS AND COMMUNITY 

2423
01:46:21,375 --> 01:46:23,143
DURING FIFA WORLD CUP CREATED A 

2424
01:46:23,143 --> 01:46:24,277
REDUCTION IN VIOLENCE, AND THAT 

2425
01:46:24,277 --> 01:46:26,012
NEEDS TO KEEP HAPPENING EVEN 

2426
01:46:26,012 --> 01:46:29,316
WHEN WE'RE NOT ON THE WORLD 

2427
01:46:29,316 --> 01:46:32,285
STAGE. WE KNOW THAT RESEARCH 

2428
01:46:32,285 --> 01:46:33,954
SHOWS EXPOSURE TO ARTS AND 

2429
01:46:33,954 --> 01:46:36,490
CULTURE HELPS CHILDREN PROCESS 

2430
01:46:36,490 --> 01:46:38,925
TRAUMA. IT HELPS PEOPLE ENGAGE 

2431
01:46:38,925 --> 01:46:42,496
WITH COMMUNITY. IT DECREASES 

2432
01:46:42,496 --> 01:46:44,631
VIOLENCE. AND WITH THE THE 

2433
01:46:44,631 --> 01:46:47,033
CONSTANT ONSLAUGHT OF 

2434
01:46:47,033 --> 01:46:47,667
INCREASINGLY WORSENING ATTACKS 

2435
01:46:47,667 --> 01:46:49,369
ON ALL OF OUR RIGHTS IN THIS 

2436
01:46:49,369 --> 01:46:51,338
COUNTRY RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY 

2437
01:46:51,338 --> 01:46:54,941
THOSE BEING DIRECTLY IMPACTED, 

2438
01:46:54,941 --> 01:46:58,678
ARTS AND CULTURE PROVIDE RELIEF,

2439
01:46:58,678 --> 01:46:59,212
DISTRACTION, ENGAGEMENT, 

2440
01:46:59,212 --> 01:46:59,846
CONNECTION, GROWTH AND SUPPORT. 

2441
01:46:59,846 --> 01:47:02,349
PLEASE MOVE THIS MONEY WHERE IT 

2442
01:47:02,349 --> 01:47:06,253
NEEDS TO BE. THANK YOU. 

2443
01:47:06,253 --> 01:47:07,421
-- THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, 

2444
01:47:07,421 --> 01:47:09,589
SASHA. AND THEN UP NEXT WE HAVE 

2445
01:47:09,589 --> 01:47:12,292
VICTORIA WATTS, FOLLOWED BY 

2446
01:47:12,292 --> 01:47:12,893
LYDIA RUBENSTEIN AND THEN MR. 

2447
01:47:12,893 --> 01:47:23,203
ALVAREZ. VICTORIA, WELCOME. 

2448
01:47:23,203 --> 01:47:30,877
VICTORIA STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 

2449
01:47:30,877 --> 01:47:35,382
VICTORIA. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL

2450
01:47:35,382 --> 01:47:37,317
LEAVE VICTORIA HERE AND WE'LL GO

2451
01:47:37,317 --> 01:47:39,085
ON TO LYDIA RUBENSTEIN, FOLLOWED

2452
01:47:39,085 --> 01:47:44,591
BY MR. ALVAREZ, AND THEN OLIVIA 

2453
01:47:44,591 --> 01:47:46,359
LINDSTROM. IT'S AYE RUBENSTEIN.

2454
01:47:46,359 --> 01:47:50,263
I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT 

2455
01:47:50,263 --> 01:47:50,463
AWAY. 

2456
01:47:50,463 --> 01:47:51,898
-- HELLO, MY NAME IS LYDIA 

2457
01:47:51,898 --> 01:47:53,333
RUBENSTEIN. I'M A RENTER LIVING

2458
01:47:53,333 --> 01:47:55,902
IN DISTRICT DISTRICT THREE AND A

2459
01:47:55,902 --> 01:47:57,537
TENANT EDUCATOR AND ADVOCATE 

2460
01:47:57,537 --> 01:47:59,573
WITH THE TENANTS UNION OF 

2461
01:47:59,573 --> 01:48:01,141
WASHINGTON. AS RENTERS, WE 

2462
01:48:01,141 --> 01:48:02,909
PASSED SOME REALLY VITAL TENANT 

2463
01:48:02,909 --> 01:48:03,910
PROTECTIONS JUST THIS YEAR. AND 

2464
01:48:03,910 --> 01:48:05,178
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THESE 

2465
01:48:05,178 --> 01:48:05,779
PROTECTIONS AND ALL THE OTHER 

2466
01:48:05,779 --> 01:48:06,980
ONES WE FOUGHT FOR ARE 

2467
01:48:06,980 --> 01:48:08,448
EFFECTIVELY ENFORCED, WE MUST 

2468
01:48:08,448 --> 01:48:09,950
SUPPORT AND PROVIDE RESOURCES 

2469
01:48:09,950 --> 01:48:12,786
FOR TENANT SERVICES. YOU CAN DO 

2470
01:48:12,786 --> 01:48:15,522
THIS BY ENSURING AT LEAST 

2471
01:48:15,522 --> 01:48:17,457
$500,000 PER TENANT SERVICES GET

2472
01:48:17,457 --> 01:48:18,758
ADDED TO THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 

2473
01:48:18,758 --> 01:48:20,694
BUDGET AMOUNT. IT'S NO SURPRISE

2474
01:48:20,694 --> 01:48:22,062
THAT AS OUR RENTER MAJORITY CITY

2475
01:48:22,062 --> 01:48:23,997
GROWS, THE TENANT SERVICES 

2476
01:48:23,997 --> 01:48:25,765
RESOURCES SHOULD MATCH. THAT'S 

2477
01:48:25,765 --> 01:48:27,434
NOT HAPPENING AT THIS TIME. MANY

2478
01:48:27,434 --> 01:48:29,436
SERVICES HAVE HAD TO REDUCE 

2479
01:48:29,436 --> 01:48:30,770
CAPACITY. AS YOU'VE HEARD, 

2480
01:48:30,770 --> 01:48:32,272
DESPITE THE NEED BEING GREATER 

2481
01:48:32,272 --> 01:48:33,440
THAN EVER. FOR THESE REASONS, WE

2482
01:48:33,440 --> 01:48:36,977
ALSO URGE THAT YOU ADOPT THE 

2483
01:48:36,977 --> 01:48:38,712
VERY MINIMAL $11 INCREASE IN 

2484
01:48:38,712 --> 01:48:41,314
RENTAL REGISTRATION FEES PAID BY

2485
01:48:41,314 --> 01:48:41,848
LANDLORDS BY ANNUALLY TO 

2486
01:48:41,848 --> 01:48:43,083
ACTUALLY ENSURE ENFORCEMENT OF 

2487
01:48:43,083 --> 01:48:44,117
THESE TENANT PROTECTIONS THAT WE

2488
01:48:44,117 --> 01:48:45,585
ALL KNOW WILL HELP KEEP PEOPLE 

2489
01:48:45,585 --> 01:48:48,488
HOUSED HEALTHY AND MAKE OUR 

2490
01:48:48,488 --> 01:48:50,390
COMMUNITY STRONGER. AN EFFORT TO

2491
01:48:50,390 --> 01:48:52,826
SUPPORT EVERYONE IN SEATTLE. 

2492
01:48:52,826 --> 01:48:54,461
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ECHO ALL THE 

2493
01:48:54,461 --> 01:48:55,829
DEMANDS THAT EVERY OTHER SERVICE

2494
01:48:55,829 --> 01:48:59,199
PROVIDER ON THIS CALL HAS. 

2495
01:48:59,199 --> 01:49:00,333
STATED SOME OF THE MOST 

2496
01:49:00,333 --> 01:49:01,835
IMPORTANT ONES ARE HOMELESSNESS 

2497
01:49:01,835 --> 01:49:03,837
SERVICES. THESE ARE ALL 

2498
01:49:03,837 --> 01:49:05,538
CONNECTED. THE MORE SERVICES YOU

2499
01:49:05,538 --> 01:49:07,040
PROVIDE TO KEEPING PEOPLE 

2500
01:49:07,040 --> 01:49:08,942
HEALTHY AND SAFE OR TRYING TO 

2501
01:49:08,942 --> 01:49:10,610
PROVIDE SUPPORT, MAKE SURE THAT 

2502
01:49:10,610 --> 01:49:12,646
EVERYONE IN THE CITY BENEFITS 

2503
01:49:12,646 --> 01:49:14,281
AND ANYTHING THAT GOES TOWARDS 

2504
01:49:14,281 --> 01:49:15,415
CRIMINALIZING OR HURTING PEOPLE 

2505
01:49:15,415 --> 01:49:16,583
IS ONLY GOING TO MAKE THINGS 

2506
01:49:16,583 --> 01:49:18,451
WORSE. THANK YOU. 

2507
01:49:18,451 --> 01:49:21,121
-- THANK YOU, LYDIA. WE'RE GOING

2508
01:49:21,121 --> 01:49:25,559
TO TRY VICTORIA AGAIN. BUT WE 

2509
01:49:25,559 --> 01:49:27,427
SEE MR. ALVAREZ IS ALREADY OFF 

2510
01:49:27,427 --> 01:49:29,629
MUTE BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT TO 

2511
01:49:29,629 --> 01:49:31,231
DO. TAKE IT AWAY, MR. ALVAREZ. 

2512
01:49:31,231 --> 01:49:34,134
WELCOME. GOOD TO HEAR YOU. 

2513
01:49:34,134 --> 01:49:36,269
-- OKAY. THANK YOU. 

2514
01:49:36,269 --> 01:49:38,204
-- I WANT COUNCIL TO INVEST IN 

2515
01:49:38,204 --> 01:49:41,007
PEOPLE ACROSS ALL COMMUNITIES. I

2516
01:49:41,007 --> 01:49:42,409
WANT MY NEIGHBORS TO HAVE THEIR 

2517
01:49:42,409 --> 01:49:44,911
BASIC NEEDS MET AS RENTS KEEP 

2518
01:49:44,911 --> 01:49:47,280
RISING. I WANT OUR CITY TO HELP 

2519
01:49:47,280 --> 01:49:49,649
THEM STAY IN THEIR HOME. I WANT 

2520
01:49:49,649 --> 01:49:51,851
SHELTER AND TINY HOMES FOR 

2521
01:49:51,851 --> 01:49:55,956
UNHOUSED PEOPLE. IF PEOPLE NEED 

2522
01:49:55,956 --> 01:49:58,892
HELP WITH THEIR PHYSICAL OR 

2523
01:49:58,892 --> 01:50:00,660
MENTAL WELL-BEING, OUR COUNCIL 

2524
01:50:00,660 --> 01:50:02,762
MUST PROVIDE THE SERVICES NEEDED

2525
01:50:02,762 --> 01:50:06,266
TO STAVE OFF THAT CRISIS. I WANT

2526
01:50:06,266 --> 01:50:09,869
FAMILIES TO THRIVE IN OUR CITY 

2527
01:50:09,869 --> 01:50:11,438
AND COMMUTE LESS SO THAT PARENTS

2528
01:50:11,438 --> 01:50:13,940
CAN BE INVOLVED IN THEIR 

2529
01:50:13,940 --> 01:50:16,476
CHILDREN'S LIVES. I WANT ALL 

2530
01:50:16,476 --> 01:50:19,179
KIDS TO HAVE MORE ENRICHMENT 

2531
01:50:19,179 --> 01:50:21,915
PROGRAMS AFTER SCHOOL AND ON 

2532
01:50:21,915 --> 01:50:24,217
WEEKENDS. I WANT OUR LOCAL 

2533
01:50:24,217 --> 01:50:25,318
GOVERNMENT TO WORK FOR ALL OF 

2534
01:50:25,318 --> 01:50:30,156
US, JUST AS HARD AS WE ALL WORK 

2535
01:50:30,156 --> 01:50:32,492
TO MAKE SEATTLE THE GREATEST 

2536
01:50:32,492 --> 01:50:34,527
CITY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. 

2537
01:50:34,527 --> 01:50:36,229
THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GREAT 

2538
01:50:36,229 --> 01:50:36,429
DAY. 

2539
01:50:36,429 --> 01:50:41,034
-- THANK YOU, MR. ALVAREZ WE'RE

2540
01:50:41,034 --> 01:50:42,869
HAVING TROUBLE FINDING VICTORIA 

2541
01:50:42,869 --> 01:50:44,437
WATTS, AND SO WE'LL COME BACK AT

2542
01:50:44,437 --> 01:50:47,707
THE VERY END. VICTORIA, YOU MAY 

2543
01:50:47,707 --> 01:50:49,376
NEED TO CALL BACK IN AT THIS 

2544
01:50:49,376 --> 01:50:51,211
POINT. I'M GOING TO CALL 

2545
01:50:51,211 --> 01:50:53,079
THROUGH OUR REMAINING PUBLIC 

2546
01:50:53,079 --> 01:50:55,315
SPEAKERS WHO ARE PRESENT. AND 

2547
01:50:55,315 --> 01:50:56,149
OLIVIA, I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE, 

2548
01:50:56,149 --> 01:51:00,086
SO JUST HANG TIGHT WITH ME REAL 

2549
01:51:00,086 --> 01:51:02,422
QUICK. THE SPEAKERS WHO ARE NOT 

2550
01:51:02,422 --> 01:51:03,757
PRESENT. SO IF YOU HEAR YOUR 

2551
01:51:03,757 --> 01:51:05,892
NAME CALLED RIGHT NOW, THAT 

2552
01:51:05,892 --> 01:51:08,028
MEANS YOU NEED TO CALL IN. THAT 

2553
01:51:08,028 --> 01:51:12,999
IS BLUE. GRAY. WILLIAM KELLEY, 

2554
01:51:12,999 --> 01:51:16,036
PAMELA, SEA MONSTER, LAUREL H. 

2555
01:51:16,036 --> 01:51:19,472
EDWARD DUMAS, NICOLE ROBINSON, 

2556
01:51:19,472 --> 01:51:22,475
DAVID HAYNES, WYKING GARRETT. 

2557
01:51:22,475 --> 01:51:26,379
I'M NOW GOING TO CALL THE FOLKS

2558
01:51:26,379 --> 01:51:27,447
WHO ARE HERE AND IN THE ORDER, 

2559
01:51:27,447 --> 01:51:28,748
AND I'M GOING TO CALL EVERYONE 

2560
01:51:28,748 --> 01:51:30,917
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE 

2561
01:51:30,917 --> 01:51:32,485
SIGNED UP. IF YOU ARE NOT 

2562
01:51:32,485 --> 01:51:33,920
PRESENT, WE ARE GOING TO 

2563
01:51:33,920 --> 01:51:35,255
CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH AND THEN

2564
01:51:35,255 --> 01:51:36,823
COME BACK TO THOSE NOT PRESENT 

2565
01:51:36,823 --> 01:51:38,858
AT THE END. UP NEXT, IN THE 

2566
01:51:38,858 --> 01:51:41,795
FOLLOWING ORDER, WE HAVE OLIVIA 

2567
01:51:41,795 --> 01:51:43,563
LINDSTROM, AARON TULLOCH, BLUE 

2568
01:51:43,563 --> 01:51:46,066
GRAY, KAY VAN PETTEN, WILLIAM 

2569
01:51:46,066 --> 01:51:49,402
KELLY, DAVID TOLEDO, PAMELA SEA 

2570
01:51:49,402 --> 01:51:52,405
MONSTER, LAUREL H. EDWARD DUMAS,

2571
01:51:52,405 --> 01:51:54,207
JOSEPH BLAKEMAN, NICOLE 

2572
01:51:54,207 --> 01:51:59,145
ROBINSON, SAM. WOLFSON, EL CREE,

2573
01:51:59,145 --> 01:52:01,581
DAVID HAINES, WYKING GARRETT, 

2574
01:52:01,581 --> 01:52:02,615
AND SHIRLEY LEUNG. WITH THAT, 

2575
01:52:02,615 --> 01:52:06,586
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND

2576
01:52:06,586 --> 01:52:09,289
THROUGH OLIVIA LINDSTROM, YOU'RE

2577
01:52:09,289 --> 01:52:10,790
UP NEXT. WELCOME. THANKS FOR 

2578
01:52:10,790 --> 01:52:13,860
BEING OFF MUTE 

2579
01:52:13,860 --> 01:52:15,028
-- THANK YOU. HI, COUNCIL. MY 

2580
01:52:15,028 --> 01:52:18,131
NAME IS OLIVIA AND I'M A RENTER

2581
01:52:18,131 --> 01:52:20,600
LIVING IN NORTH BEACON HILL. 

2582
01:52:20,600 --> 01:52:22,168
I'M HERE TO SPECIFICALLY URGE 

2583
01:52:22,168 --> 01:52:27,707
THE COUNCIL TO ADD AT LEAST 

2584
01:52:27,707 --> 01:52:28,274
ANOTHER $500,000 FOR TENANT 

2585
01:52:28,274 --> 01:52:29,275
SERVICES TO WHAT IS PROPOSED IN 

2586
01:52:29,275 --> 01:52:31,444
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET TO ADOPT THE

2587
01:52:31,444 --> 01:52:33,546
FULL $11 INCREASE IN RENTAL 

2588
01:52:33,546 --> 01:52:35,815
REGISTRATION FEES PAID BY 

2589
01:52:35,815 --> 01:52:37,317
LANDLORDS BY ANNUALLY TO PAY FOR

2590
01:52:37,317 --> 01:52:40,120
ENFORCEMENT OF RENTER 

2591
01:52:40,120 --> 01:52:43,723
PROTECTIONS WITHOUT EXEMPTIONS, 

2592
01:52:43,723 --> 01:52:45,325
AND TO REDIRECT THE $68 MILLION 

2593
01:52:45,325 --> 01:52:47,794
EARMARKED IN THE BUDGET FOR MORE

2594
01:52:47,794 --> 01:52:50,130
POLICE TOWARDS SOCIAL SERVICES 

2595
01:52:50,130 --> 01:52:52,699
AND OTHER PROGRAMS. INSTEAD, WE 

2596
01:52:52,699 --> 01:52:53,333
NEED TO PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS 

2597
01:52:53,333 --> 01:52:55,535
IN STABLE HOUSING, TENANT 

2598
01:52:55,535 --> 01:52:58,805
PROTECTIONS, PUBLIC SPACE, OUR 

2599
01:52:58,805 --> 01:53:00,206
SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS,

2600
01:53:00,206 --> 01:53:04,010
AND THE ARTS. WE CAN PRIORITIZE 

2601
01:53:04,010 --> 01:53:06,779
STABILITY, SAFETY AND 

2602
01:53:06,779 --> 01:53:07,413
AFFORDABILITY BY KEEPING PEOPLE 

2603
01:53:07,413 --> 01:53:08,047
HOUSED, KEEPING PEOPLE ENGAGED 

2604
01:53:08,047 --> 01:53:11,117
IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND KEEPING 

2605
01:53:11,117 --> 01:53:12,719
PUBLIC SPACE WELCOMING, 

2606
01:53:12,719 --> 01:53:14,521
BEAUTIFUL AND WELL LOVED. AS A 

2607
01:53:14,521 --> 01:53:18,024
MEMBER OF A OF A DIVERSE, 

2608
01:53:18,024 --> 01:53:18,658
WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE

2609
01:53:18,658 --> 01:53:20,493
MANY PEOPLE ARE RENTERS, WE 

2610
01:53:20,493 --> 01:53:22,061
ABSOLUTELY NEED THE KIND OF 

2611
01:53:22,061 --> 01:53:24,697
INVESTMENTS WHICH STRENGTHEN THE

2612
01:53:24,697 --> 01:53:26,166
SOCIAL FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY. 

2613
01:53:26,166 --> 01:53:28,134
WHEN PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY 

2614
01:53:28,134 --> 01:53:29,569
BELONG AND ARE GROUNDED IN 

2615
01:53:29,569 --> 01:53:31,271
PLACE, PEOPLE CAN MAKE THE 

2616
01:53:31,271 --> 01:53:32,972
CHANGES NECESSARY TO IMPROVE 

2617
01:53:32,972 --> 01:53:33,439
THEIR LIVES AND BUILD 

2618
01:53:33,439 --> 01:53:38,912
CONNECTIONS AND COMMUNITIES AND 

2619
01:53:38,912 --> 01:53:42,182
COMMUNITIES. AGAIN, I AM URGING 

2620
01:53:42,182 --> 01:53:46,286
CITY COUNCIL TO ADD AT LEAST 

2621
01:53:46,286 --> 01:53:47,887
$500,000 TO TENANT SERVICES 

2622
01:53:47,887 --> 01:53:52,692
FUNDING AND ADOPT THE $11 FEE. 

2623
01:53:52,692 --> 01:53:56,663
-- THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT IS 

2624
01:53:56,663 --> 01:53:57,764
AARON TULLOCH, FOLLOWED BY BLUE.

2625
01:53:57,764 --> 01:53:59,299
GRAY, WHO IS NOT PRESENT, 

2626
01:53:59,299 --> 01:54:03,236
FOLLOWED BY KATIE VAN PETTEN, 

2627
01:54:03,236 --> 01:54:07,273
WHO IS AARON. WELCOME 

2628
01:54:07,273 --> 01:54:07,907
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR STRAUSS

2629
01:54:07,907 --> 01:54:09,108
AND MEMBERS OF THE SELECT BUDGET

2630
01:54:09,108 --> 01:54:11,377
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS AARON 

2631
01:54:11,377 --> 01:54:12,979
TULLOCH. I'M LEGISLATIVE AIDE 

2632
01:54:12,979 --> 01:54:14,013
WITH FMS GLOBAL STRATEGIES, 

2633
01:54:14,013 --> 01:54:15,515
TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF. WE 

2634
01:54:15,515 --> 01:54:17,217
BUILD BACK BETTER ALLIANCE ON 

2635
01:54:17,217 --> 01:54:19,018
THE MAYOR'S 2027 TO 28 PROPOSED

2636
01:54:19,018 --> 01:54:20,620
BUDGET. WE SUPPORT THIS BUDGET 

2637
01:54:20,620 --> 01:54:21,821
WITH AMENDMENTS. EQUITY IS NOT A

2638
01:54:21,821 --> 01:54:23,022
STATEMENT OF VALUES. IT IS A SET

2639
01:54:23,022 --> 01:54:25,291
OF CHOICES WRITTEN INTO A 

2640
01:54:25,291 --> 01:54:26,693
SPENDING PLAN. AND WE ASK YOU TO

2641
01:54:26,693 --> 01:54:28,061
MAKE THREE. FIRST, PROTECT THE 

2642
01:54:28,061 --> 01:54:29,929
LIBERTY PROJECT. THIS COUNCIL 

2643
01:54:29,929 --> 01:54:32,799
INVESTED $500,000 TO THE WORK IN

2644
01:54:32,799 --> 01:54:34,267
2026 IN THE BUDGET, AND THE 

2645
01:54:34,267 --> 01:54:35,268
MAYOR'S PROPOSAL CONTINUES THAT

2646
01:54:35,268 --> 01:54:36,536
COMMITMENT. WE ASK YOU TO KEEP 

2647
01:54:36,536 --> 01:54:38,137
IT INTACT. THE LIBERTY PROJECT 

2648
01:54:38,137 --> 01:54:39,806
GIVES BLACK OWNED AND OTHER 

2649
01:54:39,806 --> 01:54:41,274
UNREPRESENTED SMALL BUSINESSES 

2650
01:54:41,274 --> 01:54:43,176
HANDS ON SUPPORT IN ACCOUNTING, 

2651
01:54:43,176 --> 01:54:44,777
MARKETING, BUSINESS STRATEGY AND

2652
01:54:44,777 --> 01:54:47,213
CONTRACTING. THIS IS NOT AN 

2653
01:54:47,213 --> 01:54:49,048
ABSTRACT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 

2654
01:54:49,048 --> 01:54:50,550
THIS IS CAPACITY, REVENUE 

2655
01:54:50,550 --> 01:54:51,150
OWNERSHIP AND WEALTH BUILDING 

2656
01:54:51,150 --> 01:54:52,185
FOR BUSINESSES THAT HAVE 

2657
01:54:52,185 --> 01:54:54,487
HISTORICALLY HAD LESS ACCESS TO 

2658
01:54:54,487 --> 01:54:58,191
ALL FOUR. SECOND, AT AT LEAST 

2659
01:54:58,191 --> 01:54:58,825
500,000 TO TENANT SERVICES. THAT

2660
01:54:58,825 --> 01:55:00,460
MONEY PAYS FOR A LAWYER AT AN 

2661
01:55:00,460 --> 01:55:01,027
EVICTION HEARING, MEDIATION 

2662
01:55:01,027 --> 01:55:03,363
BEFORE A CASE IS FILED, AND 

2663
01:55:03,363 --> 01:55:04,831
EDUCATION ON TENANT RIGHTS. THE 

2664
01:55:04,831 --> 01:55:06,032
PROPOSAL HOLDS IT FLAT, WHILE 

2665
01:55:06,032 --> 01:55:07,433
EVICTION FILINGS HAVE REACHED 

2666
01:55:07,433 --> 01:55:08,835
RECORD HIGHS TWO YEARS IN A ROW,

2667
01:55:08,835 --> 01:55:12,105
THIRD, ADOPT THE FULL $11 RENTAL

2668
01:55:12,105 --> 01:55:13,640
UNIT FEE IT PAYS TO ENFORCE THE 

2669
01:55:13,640 --> 01:55:16,042
CITY'S NEW LIMIT ON FEES. 

2670
01:55:16,042 --> 01:55:17,543
LANDLORDS CHARGE TENANTS. THE 

2671
01:55:17,543 --> 01:55:19,345
OWNER BEHIND THE COUNTER AND THE

2672
01:55:19,345 --> 01:55:20,780
RENTER UPSTAIRS ARE OFTEN IN THE

2673
01:55:20,780 --> 01:55:22,248
SAME FAMILY. WE ASK THAT THE 

2674
01:55:22,248 --> 01:55:23,816
COUNTY, THE COUNCIL PROTECT THE 

2675
01:55:23,816 --> 01:55:25,752
LIBERTY PROJECT AT 500,000 FOR 

2676
01:55:25,752 --> 01:55:27,720
TENANT SERVICES AND ADOPT THE 

2677
01:55:27,720 --> 01:55:30,957
$11 RENTAL UNIT FEE. THANK YOU. 

2678
01:55:30,957 --> 01:55:35,128
-- THANK YOU. AARON. THE NEXT 

2679
01:55:35,128 --> 01:55:35,795
PERSON PRESENT IS DAVID TOLEDO, 

2680
01:55:35,795 --> 01:55:37,497
FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT PERSON 

2681
01:55:37,497 --> 01:55:40,400
PRESENT, JOSEPH LAKEMAN. SAM 

2682
01:55:40,400 --> 01:55:43,703
WOLFSON EL CREA, SHIRLEY LEUNG. 

2683
01:55:43,703 --> 01:55:45,705
DAVID, I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 

2684
01:55:45,705 --> 01:55:47,607
WELCOME MY FRIEND. GOOD TO HEAR 

2685
01:55:47,607 --> 01:55:47,874
FROM YOU. 

2686
01:55:47,874 --> 01:55:51,277
-- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M 

2687
01:55:51,277 --> 01:55:51,811
HERE TO REPRESENT UNIFIED 

2688
01:55:51,811 --> 01:55:53,012
OUTREACH. THERE'S TWO OTHER 

2689
01:55:53,012 --> 01:55:54,681
SPEAKERS BEHIND ME. PAMELA SIMON

2690
01:55:54,681 --> 01:55:57,483
AND EDWARD DUMAS. I WILL BE 

2691
01:55:57,483 --> 01:56:00,453
REPRESENTING THEM SO THEY WON'T

2692
01:56:00,453 --> 01:56:01,788
BE CALLING IN. WE'RE HERE TO 

2693
01:56:01,788 --> 01:56:02,889
ASK FOR UNIFIED OUTREACH TO 

2694
01:56:02,889 --> 01:56:06,025
RECEIVE A ONE TIME ALLOCATION OF

2695
01:56:06,025 --> 01:56:09,595
$100,000 UNIFIED OUTREACH IS A 

2696
01:56:09,595 --> 01:56:14,000
BIPOC LED 501 C THREE, WHICH HAS

2697
01:56:14,000 --> 01:56:15,802
BEEN SERVING SEATTLE FOR OVER 25

2698
01:56:15,802 --> 01:56:18,471
YEARS. WE ARE A BIG UMBRELLA. WE

2699
01:56:18,471 --> 01:56:20,807
DO ART INFUSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

2700
01:56:20,807 --> 01:56:23,609
SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE WORKING 

2701
01:56:23,609 --> 01:56:25,478
WITH AT RISK YOUTH GANG 

2702
01:56:25,478 --> 01:56:25,979
INTERVENTION, VIOLENCE 

2703
01:56:25,979 --> 01:56:28,014
REDUCTION, HOMELESS OUTREACH, 

2704
01:56:28,014 --> 01:56:29,482
WORK READINESS AND ARTS 

2705
01:56:29,482 --> 01:56:31,751
PROGRAMS, ENRICHMENT, CULTURAL 

2706
01:56:31,751 --> 01:56:34,020
EVENTS. AGAIN, WE SERVE BIPOC, 

2707
01:56:34,020 --> 01:56:39,258
ESL, SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS. SO 

2708
01:56:39,258 --> 01:56:41,127
AGAIN, IT'S A BIG ORGANIZATION.

2709
01:56:41,127 --> 01:56:42,562
IT'S A LOT TO WRAP YOUR HEADS 

2710
01:56:42,562 --> 01:56:45,898
AROUND. BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE 25 

2711
01:56:45,898 --> 01:56:47,667
YEARS OF SERVICE. WE ARE ASKING 

2712
01:56:47,667 --> 01:56:49,135
FOR A ONE TIME ALLOCATION TO 

2713
01:56:49,135 --> 01:56:52,138
KEEP OUR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION

2714
01:56:52,138 --> 01:57:00,380
RUNNING WE WE FEEL THAT WE ARE A

2715
01:57:00,380 --> 01:57:01,881
PROVEN ENTITY AND THAT IT 

2716
01:57:01,881 --> 01:57:03,349
DOESN'T TAKE MUCH RESEARCH TO 

2717
01:57:03,349 --> 01:57:05,518
FIND OUT THAT OUR PROGRAMS ARE 

2718
01:57:05,518 --> 01:57:07,020
RUNNING AND SUCCEEDING. THERE'S

2719
01:57:07,020 --> 01:57:08,988
BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT 

2720
01:57:08,988 --> 01:57:10,123
HOMELESS OUTREACH, HOW IMPORTANT

2721
01:57:10,123 --> 01:57:14,827
ARTS AND CULTURE ARE. VIOLENCE 

2722
01:57:14,827 --> 01:57:15,962
REDUCTION. I HOPE MY TIME IS 

2723
01:57:15,962 --> 01:57:17,330
GOING TO GO OVER AS I'M 

2724
01:57:17,330 --> 01:57:19,532
SPEAKING FOR PAMELA AND EDWARD 

2725
01:57:19,532 --> 01:57:22,869
AS WELL. BUT AGAIN, OUR OUTREACH

2726
01:57:22,869 --> 01:57:25,338
IS A BIG UMBRELLA. WE REACH A 

2727
01:57:25,338 --> 01:57:26,739
LOT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. 

2728
01:57:26,739 --> 01:57:27,940
-- WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE REAL 

2729
01:57:27,940 --> 01:57:31,177
QUICK. DAVID. UNFORTUNATELY, IT 

2730
01:57:31,177 --> 01:57:33,679
WAS GROUPS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER. 

2731
01:57:33,679 --> 01:57:35,782
THERE'S NOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO 

2732
01:57:35,782 --> 01:57:39,452
SPEAK IN LIEU OF. BUT WHAT I'M 

2733
01:57:39,452 --> 01:57:41,154
GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO 

2734
01:57:41,154 --> 01:57:44,123
RUN THE CLOCK FOR ANOTHER 10 

2735
01:57:44,123 --> 01:57:46,192
SECONDS FOR YOU TO HAVE AN 

2736
01:57:46,192 --> 01:57:47,960
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE YOUR 

2737
01:57:47,960 --> 01:57:50,863
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. 

2738
01:57:50,863 --> 01:57:51,130
-- OKAY. 

2739
01:57:51,130 --> 01:57:53,266
-- SO WITH THAT MISCOMMUNICATION

2740
01:57:53,266 --> 01:57:53,399
. 

2741
01:57:53,399 --> 01:57:54,100
-- YEAH, WE MISUNDERSTOOD. OKAY.

2742
01:57:54,100 --> 01:57:57,470
THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, PLEASE 

2743
01:57:57,470 --> 01:58:00,206
COUNCILMEMBERS, PLEASE LOVE ON 

2744
01:58:00,206 --> 01:58:00,740
UNIFIED OUTREACH, UNIFIED 

2745
01:58:00,740 --> 01:58:02,175
OUTREACH, LOVE ON UNIFIED 

2746
01:58:02,175 --> 01:58:04,510
OUTREACH. WE'RE 25 YEARS OF 

2747
01:58:04,510 --> 01:58:07,213
SERVING THE CITY. PLEASE SUPPORT

2748
01:58:07,213 --> 01:58:09,215
US. THANK YOU. 

2749
01:58:09,215 --> 01:58:11,250
-- THANK YOU, DAVID, AND THANK 

2750
01:58:11,250 --> 01:58:13,252
YOU FOR JESTING WITH ME RIGHT 

2751
01:58:13,252 --> 01:58:15,855
THERE. UP NEXT, WE HAVE JOSEPH 

2752
01:58:15,855 --> 01:58:17,757
LAKEMAN, SAM WOLFSON, L CREE, 

2753
01:58:17,757 --> 01:58:19,659
SHIRLEY LEUNG JOSEPH, YOU'RE 

2754
01:58:19,659 --> 01:58:23,463
HERE WITH US. STAR SIX TO 

2755
01:58:23,463 --> 01:58:33,940
UNMUTE. JOSEPH. JOSEPH. ALL 

2756
01:58:34,240 --> 01:58:36,609
RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON 

2757
01:58:36,609 --> 01:58:38,411
MOVING. SAM WOLFSON L CREE. 

2758
01:58:38,411 --> 01:58:39,612
SHIRLEY. LEUNG. SAM, I SEE 

2759
01:58:39,612 --> 01:58:44,917
YOU'RE WITH US. STAR SIX TO 

2760
01:58:44,917 --> 01:58:45,151
UNMUTE. 

2761
01:58:45,151 --> 01:58:50,289
-- HI SORRY. ONE SECOND. HI. MY 

2762
01:58:50,289 --> 01:58:52,358
NAME IS SAM WOLFSON. I'M A 

2763
01:58:52,358 --> 01:58:53,893
DISTRICT THREE RESIDENT AND I'M

2764
01:58:53,893 --> 01:58:55,561
A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE 

2765
01:58:55,561 --> 01:58:57,063
COMMITTEE ON THE SEATTLE RENTERS

2766
01:58:57,063 --> 01:58:58,364
COMMISSION. BUT TODAY I'M 

2767
01:58:58,364 --> 01:59:00,132
SPEAKING IN A PERSONAL CAPACITY.

2768
01:59:00,132 --> 01:59:03,169
I WANT TO URGE CITY COUNCIL TO 

2769
01:59:03,169 --> 01:59:03,769
INCREASE THE PROPOSED FUNDING 

2770
01:59:03,769 --> 01:59:04,904
FOR TENANT SERVICES IN THE 

2771
01:59:04,904 --> 01:59:07,440
MAYOR'S BUDGET BY AT LEAST 

2772
01:59:07,440 --> 01:59:08,841
500,000. BECAUSE THE PROPOSED 

2773
01:59:08,841 --> 01:59:10,376
BUDGET DOES NOT TAKE INTO 

2774
01:59:10,376 --> 01:59:12,712
ACCOUNT THE INCREASED COSTS OF 

2775
01:59:12,712 --> 01:59:14,547
PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES OVER 

2776
01:59:14,547 --> 01:59:15,448
THE PAST YEAR, AND SHOULD BE 

2777
01:59:15,448 --> 01:59:16,682
INCREASED TO AT LEAST MATCH THE 

2778
01:59:16,682 --> 01:59:21,454
CURRENT DEMAND. I ALSO SUPPORT 

2779
01:59:21,454 --> 01:59:25,291
FULLY ADOPTING THE PROPOSED $11 

2780
01:59:25,291 --> 01:59:25,892
BIENNIAL RENTAL REGISTRATION 

2781
01:59:25,892 --> 01:59:28,094
FEES TO SUPPORT JUNK FEE 

2782
01:59:28,094 --> 01:59:29,061
ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER KINDS OF 

2783
01:59:29,061 --> 01:59:30,663
ENFORCEMENT, AND I DON'T SUPPORT

2784
01:59:30,663 --> 01:59:32,698
ALLOWING ANY EXEMPTIONS TO THESE

2785
01:59:32,698 --> 01:59:33,733
FEES. RENTER PROTECTIONS ARE 

2786
01:59:33,733 --> 01:59:34,634
ONLY AS GOOD AS THEIR 

2787
01:59:34,634 --> 01:59:35,768
ENFORCEMENT, AND THE MOST 

2788
01:59:35,768 --> 01:59:37,003
EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE 

2789
01:59:37,003 --> 01:59:38,538
HOMELESSNESS IS TO KEEP PEOPLE 

2790
01:59:38,538 --> 01:59:40,273
HOUSED IN THE FIRST PLACE. 

2791
01:59:40,273 --> 01:59:41,107
SEATTLE IS A MAJORITY RENTER 

2792
01:59:41,107 --> 01:59:44,110
CITY, AND FURTHERMORE, RENTERS 

2793
01:59:44,110 --> 01:59:44,610
REPRESENT LOWER INCOME 

2794
01:59:44,610 --> 01:59:46,379
POPULATIONS WITH FEWER RESOURCES

2795
01:59:46,379 --> 01:59:47,013
AT OUR DISPOSAL, WE DESERVE FOR 

2796
01:59:47,013 --> 01:59:48,848
OUR WELL-BEING TO BE PRIORITIZED

2797
01:59:48,848 --> 01:59:52,585
BY CITY GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. 

2798
01:59:52,585 --> 01:59:58,591
-- THANK YOU, SAM. UP NEXT IS EL

2799
01:59:58,591 --> 02:00:00,092
CREE, FOLLOWED BY SHIRLEY LUNG. 

2800
02:00:00,092 --> 02:00:02,328
AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK THROUGH 

2801
02:00:02,328 --> 02:00:04,664
THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT BUT HAVE 

2802
02:00:04,664 --> 02:00:07,199
NOT COME OFF MUTE. OH, ACTUALLY,

2803
02:00:07,199 --> 02:00:08,834
EL, IF YOU COULD HANG TIGHT WITH

2804
02:00:08,834 --> 02:00:12,271
ME, SINCE I KNOW YOU'RE A PRO 

2805
02:00:12,271 --> 02:00:14,407
HERE. JOSEPH LAKEMAN IS NOW OFF 

2806
02:00:14,407 --> 02:00:16,842
MUTE. JOSEPH, CAN YOU CONFIRM 

2807
02:00:16,842 --> 02:00:19,645
YOU'RE ABLE TO SPEAK RIGHT NOW?

2808
02:00:19,645 --> 02:00:20,947
-- YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? 

2809
02:00:20,947 --> 02:00:22,048
-- YEP. WE'RE GOING TO ROLL 

2810
02:00:22,048 --> 02:00:23,349
WITH YOU, JOSEPH, AND THEN WE'LL

2811
02:00:23,349 --> 02:00:24,984
COME BACK TO YOU. EL, THANKS FOR

2812
02:00:24,984 --> 02:00:27,653
YOUR PATIENCE. EL 

2813
02:00:27,653 --> 02:00:27,987
-- ALL RIGHT. 

2814
02:00:27,987 --> 02:00:30,623
-- THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JOSEPH 

2815
02:00:30,623 --> 02:00:33,025
LOCKMAN. DIFFICULTY IN MEETING 

2816
02:00:33,025 --> 02:00:34,660
MY. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF ASIAN

2817
02:00:34,660 --> 02:00:36,796
COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICE.

2818
02:00:36,796 --> 02:00:38,264
FIRST OF ALL, SPEAKING IN STRONG

2819
02:00:38,264 --> 02:00:39,532
SUPPORT OF THE EQUITABLE 

2820
02:00:39,532 --> 02:00:41,234
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. DEEPLY 

2821
02:00:41,234 --> 02:00:42,668
APPRECIATIVE TO MAYOR WILSON FOR

2822
02:00:42,668 --> 02:00:43,269
PROPOSING A BUDGET THAT FULLY 

2823
02:00:43,269 --> 02:00:44,770
PRESERVES THE FUNDING. I'M 

2824
02:00:44,770 --> 02:00:47,840
CONCERNED THAT SOME OF THE 

2825
02:00:47,840 --> 02:00:48,774
COUNCILMEMBERS MIGHT BE USING 

2826
02:00:48,774 --> 02:00:50,543
THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CUT 

2827
02:00:50,543 --> 02:00:52,511
EDDIE FOR OTHER PRIORITIES THAT 

2828
02:00:52,511 --> 02:00:53,613
ARE NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 

2829
02:00:53,613 --> 02:00:55,081
INTENT OF THE JUMPSTART TAX. 

2830
02:00:55,081 --> 02:00:56,282
I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO PROTECT 

2831
02:00:56,282 --> 02:00:59,352
AND PRESERVE THIS PROPOSED 

2832
02:00:59,352 --> 02:01:01,854
FUNDING. IT'S AN IMPORTANT IT 

2833
02:01:01,854 --> 02:01:03,089
DEEPLY IMPORTANT PROGRAM THAT 

2834
02:01:03,089 --> 02:01:04,123
I'M HELPING TO ANCHOR SOME OF 

2835
02:01:04,123 --> 02:01:04,757
THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES 

2836
02:01:04,757 --> 02:01:09,195
THAT ARE AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT

2837
02:01:09,195 --> 02:01:10,730
IN OUR CITY. WE KNOW THE PROGRAM

2838
02:01:10,730 --> 02:01:12,331
IS SUCCESSFUL. IT'S HIGHLY 

2839
02:01:12,331 --> 02:01:12,999
VALUED, AND IT'S SERVING SOME 

2840
02:01:12,999 --> 02:01:15,268
OF THE MOST VULNERABLE 

2841
02:01:15,268 --> 02:01:18,404
COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY LOW 

2842
02:01:18,404 --> 02:01:19,405
INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, 

2843
02:01:19,405 --> 02:01:22,141
MANY OF WHOM ARE VERY IMPORTANT 

2844
02:01:22,141 --> 02:01:23,342
TO AND PART OF THE COMMUNITIES 

2845
02:01:23,342 --> 02:01:25,011
WE SERVE AS ASIAN COUNSELING AND

2846
02:01:25,011 --> 02:01:26,445
REFERRAL SERVICE. I'D ALSO LIKE

2847
02:01:26,445 --> 02:01:29,148
TO NOTE THAT WE STRONGLY SUPPORT

2848
02:01:29,148 --> 02:01:30,616
SHELTER EXPANSION PROPOSED IN 

2849
02:01:30,616 --> 02:01:32,385
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET, NOTING 

2850
02:01:32,385 --> 02:01:34,754
THAT, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY KNOW 

2851
02:01:34,754 --> 02:01:36,188
THAT THIS WORKS AND WE NEED TO 

2852
02:01:36,188 --> 02:01:38,491
INVEST IN SHELTER THAT MEETS THE

2853
02:01:38,491 --> 02:01:40,660
NEEDS OF THE HIGHEST ACUITY 

2854
02:01:40,660 --> 02:01:41,661
NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN 

2855
02:01:41,661 --> 02:01:43,229
THE, YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORHOODS 

2856
02:01:43,229 --> 02:01:45,297
THAT WE'RE SERVING. I'M SURE 

2857
02:01:45,297 --> 02:01:47,166
THAT THERE THROUGHPUT TO HOUSING

2858
02:01:47,166 --> 02:01:48,801
AND FULLY FUNDING THE STRATEGIES

2859
02:01:48,801 --> 02:01:49,435
THAT SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOODS 

2860
02:01:49,435 --> 02:01:51,270
AND EMBRACE NEW OR EXPANDED 

2861
02:01:51,270 --> 02:01:52,872
SHELTERS. THANK YOU. 

2862
02:01:52,872 --> 02:01:56,042
-- THANK YOU. JOSEPH, AND THANK 

2863
02:01:56,042 --> 02:01:58,277
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME AS

2864
02:01:58,277 --> 02:02:00,813
WE WERE DOING THAT REAL TIME. 

2865
02:02:00,813 --> 02:02:03,282
MOVING AROUND. NO PROBLEM. I SEE

2866
02:02:03,282 --> 02:02:05,251
YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. CAN'T

2867
02:02:05,251 --> 02:02:06,352
CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND

2868
02:02:06,352 --> 02:02:08,621
TAKE IT AWAY. 

2869
02:02:08,621 --> 02:02:11,624
-- OH MY GOSH. THANK YOU SO 

2870
02:02:11,624 --> 02:02:14,193
MUCH. EVERYBODY HERE. IT'S 

2871
02:02:14,193 --> 02:02:16,962
SIMPLE. YOU KNOW NICK'S THE 66.

2872
02:02:16,962 --> 02:02:18,097
I'M OLD SCHOOL AND I CAME UP 

2873
02:02:18,097 --> 02:02:20,232
WITH THAT. YOU KNOW IT'S VERY 

2874
02:02:20,232 --> 02:02:24,070
EASY. 66 NEW COPS, YOU KNOW 

2875
02:02:24,070 --> 02:02:26,105
LOOK, I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR 

2876
02:02:26,105 --> 02:02:27,973
PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT WE'RE 

2877
02:02:27,973 --> 02:02:29,942
STRUGGLING OUT HERE. AND WHEN 

2878
02:02:29,942 --> 02:02:31,677
YOU ADD 66 TO THE PAYROLL, IT'S

2879
02:02:31,677 --> 02:02:36,916
GOING TO END UP TO BE LIKE $8 

2880
02:02:36,916 --> 02:02:37,550
MILLION OVER THIS BUDGET CYCLE 

2881
02:02:37,550 --> 02:02:39,385
THAT SHE SET. THE CITY HAS 

2882
02:02:39,385 --> 02:02:40,853
PROPOSED. AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE

2883
02:02:40,853 --> 02:02:42,388
DEALING WITH IS A MANAGEMENT 

2884
02:02:42,388 --> 02:02:46,125
ISSUE. YOU HAVE SIX COPS SHOWING

2885
02:02:46,125 --> 02:02:47,893
UP TO UNLOCK A BATHROOM IN CAL 

2886
02:02:47,893 --> 02:02:49,595
ANDERSON. YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF 

2887
02:02:49,595 --> 02:02:51,697
DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON THAT 

2888
02:02:51,697 --> 02:02:55,167
JUST DON'T JUSTIFY THIS. AND 66

2889
02:02:55,167 --> 02:02:56,702
FROM MY YEARS AS A BUDGET 

2890
02:02:56,702 --> 02:02:57,369
ANALYST, HOW DO YOU COME UP WITH

2891
02:02:57,369 --> 02:02:58,871
THAT NUMBER? IT REMINDS ME OF 

2892
02:02:58,871 --> 02:03:00,673
THE OLD DAYS BEING IN DEFENSE 

2893
02:03:00,673 --> 02:03:01,807
CONTRACTING. IT'S SORT OF A 

2894
02:03:01,807 --> 02:03:04,210
SWAG. AND IF YOU KNOW, ANYHOW, 

2895
02:03:04,210 --> 02:03:05,311
I'LL GET OFF OF THAT. PLEASE 

2896
02:03:05,311 --> 02:03:08,481
LOOK AT YOUR EMAILS. I'VE 

2897
02:03:08,481 --> 02:03:09,048
EMAILED Y'ALL SOME OF THE 

2898
02:03:09,048 --> 02:03:10,516
PROPOSALS. I WOULD ASK THAT AS 

2899
02:03:10,516 --> 02:03:12,485
WE LOOK AT THIS BUDGET CYCLE, 

2900
02:03:12,485 --> 02:03:13,119
LOOK AT THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT 

2901
02:03:13,119 --> 02:03:14,920
ARE ACTUALLY HEADQUARTERED IN 

2902
02:03:14,920 --> 02:03:16,322
SEATTLE, AND LET'S KEEP THE 

2903
02:03:16,322 --> 02:03:20,025
FUNDS HERE AND LET'S TAKE OUT 

2904
02:03:20,025 --> 02:03:21,794
THESE 66 COPS AND START FUNDING 

2905
02:03:21,794 --> 02:03:23,829
SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, 

2906
02:03:23,829 --> 02:03:24,430
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE STONE SOUP 

2907
02:03:24,430 --> 02:03:25,998
CREW, THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT 

2908
02:03:25,998 --> 02:03:29,602
IS SO MASSIVE, THE AVOIDED COST 

2909
02:03:29,602 --> 02:03:31,504
OF SUPPORTING US AND 

2910
02:03:31,504 --> 02:03:34,640
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE US. AND KAWHI

2911
02:03:34,640 --> 02:03:36,175
IS INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU ALL 

2912
02:03:36,175 --> 02:03:37,676
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE 

2913
02:03:37,676 --> 02:03:38,677
LOOK AT YOUR EMAILS AND LOOK AT 

2914
02:03:38,677 --> 02:03:40,579
THE INFORMATION THAT I'VE PASSED

2915
02:03:40,579 --> 02:03:43,115
ON TO YOU. I ABSOLUTELY. 

2916
02:03:43,115 --> 02:03:48,354
-- THANK YOU. L AND FOLLOWING L 

2917
02:03:48,354 --> 02:03:50,089
IS DAVID HAYNES, WHO'S NOW 

2918
02:03:50,089 --> 02:03:53,726
PRESENT, FOLLOWED BY SHIRLEY 

2919
02:03:53,726 --> 02:03:58,130
LEUNG. DAVID STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.

2920
02:03:58,130 --> 02:04:06,772
WELCOME DAVID STAR SIX. THERE 

2921
02:04:06,772 --> 02:04:07,173
YOU ARE. WELCOME. 

2922
02:04:07,173 --> 02:04:08,274
-- HI. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. 

2923
02:04:08,274 --> 02:04:09,141
-- YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO POINT 

2924
02:04:09,141 --> 02:04:11,544
OUT THAT GEORGE FLOYD, 

2925
02:04:11,544 --> 02:04:13,445
PROTESTERS SHUT DOWN CITY HALL 

2926
02:04:13,445 --> 02:04:17,850
WAY BACK IN THE DAY, AND THEY 

2927
02:04:17,850 --> 02:04:18,918
SHIFTED ROUGHLY $100 MILLION. 

2928
02:04:18,918 --> 02:04:20,085
AND THAT IS STILL TAKING PLACE. 

2929
02:04:20,085 --> 02:04:21,620
AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT 

2930
02:04:21,620 --> 02:04:23,622
IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT YOU INVEST 

2931
02:04:23,622 --> 02:04:26,358
IN RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR 

2932
02:04:26,358 --> 02:04:27,193
REPEAT OFFENDERS THAT ARE 

2933
02:04:27,193 --> 02:04:28,360
CONNECTED TO THE CRIMINAL 

2934
02:04:28,360 --> 02:04:30,162
UNDERWORLD. WE NEED BETTER 

2935
02:04:30,162 --> 02:04:32,264
OVERSIGHT AND LEGISLATION IN THE

2936
02:04:32,264 --> 02:04:34,133
PUBLIC SAFETY REALM, AND THE 

2937
02:04:34,133 --> 02:04:34,767
OVERSIGHT AND INTERPRETATION OF 

2938
02:04:34,767 --> 02:04:36,535
WHAT ALL THESE NONPROFITS ARE 

2939
02:04:36,535 --> 02:04:37,803
DOING THAT ARE BASICALLY 

2940
02:04:37,803 --> 02:04:40,206
INFILTRATED. THE 911 CIVILIAN 

2941
02:04:40,206 --> 02:04:41,740
DISPATCH AND ARE GETTING IN THE 

2942
02:04:41,740 --> 02:04:43,909
WAY OF PROACTIVE CRIME FIGHTING,

2943
02:04:43,909 --> 02:04:46,245
STILL RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR 

2944
02:04:46,245 --> 02:04:48,447
MISDEMEANOR DRUG CRIMES THAT THE

2945
02:04:48,447 --> 02:04:49,982
CITY ATTORNEY HAS TOLD THE 

2946
02:04:49,982 --> 02:04:51,283
POLICE CHIEF THAT SHE'S NOT 

2947
02:04:51,283 --> 02:04:53,118
GOING TO PROSECUTE. AND YET 

2948
02:04:53,118 --> 02:04:55,154
COUNCIL KEEPS LYING TO 

2949
02:04:55,154 --> 02:04:55,754
THEMSELVES ABOUT THEIR PUBLIC 

2950
02:04:55,754 --> 02:04:58,424
SAFETY LEGISLATION THAT IS 

2951
02:04:58,424 --> 02:04:59,091
COMPLETELY FAILED ON PEOPLE, YOU

2952
02:04:59,091 --> 02:05:00,025
KNOW, PUSHING PEOPLE OUT OF ONE 

2953
02:05:00,025 --> 02:05:01,727
SIDE TO ANOTHER SIDE AND 

2954
02:05:01,727 --> 02:05:02,661
MANIPULATING THE STATISTICS IS 

2955
02:05:02,661 --> 02:05:04,630
NOT GOING TO WORK. BUT SPENDING 

2956
02:05:04,630 --> 02:05:05,998
$100 MILLION TO PAY OFF BLACK 

2957
02:05:05,998 --> 02:05:07,867
LIVES MATTER AND GEORGE FLOYD, 

2958
02:05:07,867 --> 02:05:08,968
PROTESTERS RUNNING INTERFERENCE 

2959
02:05:08,968 --> 02:05:11,370
FOR FELONS, YOU'RE JUST GOING 

2960
02:05:11,370 --> 02:05:11,971
TO CONTINUE TO EXACERBATE THE 

2961
02:05:11,971 --> 02:05:13,873
CRISIS AND TAKE AWAY THE 

2962
02:05:13,873 --> 02:05:14,473
CAPACITY THAT'S NEEDED FOR 

2963
02:05:14,473 --> 02:05:17,042
INNOCENT HOMELESS. BUT YOU ALL 

2964
02:05:17,042 --> 02:05:18,511
NEED TO REIMAGINE WHAT REGIONAL 

2965
02:05:18,511 --> 02:05:20,179
RESPONSE IS AND USE THE STATE 

2966
02:05:20,179 --> 02:05:20,713
RESOURCES AND THE FEDERAL 

2967
02:05:20,713 --> 02:05:22,715
RESOURCES TO SAVE MONEY ON THE 

2968
02:05:22,715 --> 02:05:25,251
$37 MILLION FOR A THOUSAND 

2969
02:05:25,251 --> 02:05:26,886
MEASLY CAPACITY SHELTER BEDS AND

2970
02:05:26,886 --> 02:05:28,254
BUILD WAY MORE THAN THAT AT A 

2971
02:05:28,254 --> 02:05:29,922
LOT LESS COST. THAT WOULD BE A 

2972
02:05:29,922 --> 02:05:31,690
LOT MORE FIRST WORLD AND EVEN 

2973
02:05:31,690 --> 02:05:32,925
THE NATIONAL GUARD TO HELP YOU 

2974
02:05:32,925 --> 02:05:34,827
STAND UP. THE AUTHORIZED 

2975
02:05:34,827 --> 02:05:36,529
ENCAMPMENTS INSTEAD OF RELYING 

2976
02:05:36,529 --> 02:05:37,863
ON SHARON LEE HIRED A 

2977
02:05:37,863 --> 02:05:38,931
SUBCONTRACTOR WITH A USED 

2978
02:05:38,931 --> 02:05:40,366
TRACTOR TO MOVE UP SOME DIRT AND

2979
02:05:40,366 --> 02:05:42,434
TAKE. 

2980
02:05:42,434 --> 02:05:43,769
-- THANK YOU DAVID. UP NEXT IS 

2981
02:05:43,769 --> 02:05:45,204
SHIRLEY LEUNG, AND THEN WE'LL GO

2982
02:05:45,204 --> 02:05:46,739
THROUGH THOSE THAT ARE SIGNED 

2983
02:05:46,739 --> 02:05:48,874
UP. BUT WERE NOT PRESENT 

2984
02:05:48,874 --> 02:05:49,775
PREVIOUSLY. SHIRLEY, I SEE 

2985
02:05:49,775 --> 02:05:51,176
YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

2986
02:05:51,176 --> 02:05:54,146
UNMUTE. THANK YOU. WELCOME. 

2987
02:05:54,146 --> 02:05:55,881
-- HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS 

2988
02:05:55,881 --> 02:05:57,883
SHIRLEY AND I LIVE IN LAKE CITY.

2989
02:05:57,883 --> 02:05:59,785
PLEASE ADD AT LEAST ANOTHER 500 

2990
02:05:59,785 --> 02:06:01,620
K FOR TENANT SERVICES TO THE 

2991
02:06:01,620 --> 02:06:03,389
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET. TENANT

2992
02:06:03,389 --> 02:06:05,124
SERVICES, RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND 

2993
02:06:05,124 --> 02:06:06,792
STRONGER RENTER PROTECTIONS 

2994
02:06:06,792 --> 02:06:08,460
PREVENT PEOPLE FROM FALLING INTO

2995
02:06:08,460 --> 02:06:09,862
HOMELESSNESS. WE KNOW THAT 

2996
02:06:09,862 --> 02:06:10,462
PREVENTION IS ALWAYS THE BEST 

2997
02:06:10,462 --> 02:06:11,597
MEDICINE, SO LET'S TAKE GOOD 

2998
02:06:11,597 --> 02:06:13,532
CARE OF OUR RENTERS BY FUNDING 

2999
02:06:13,532 --> 02:06:14,733
THE THINGS THAT KEEP THEM 

3000
02:06:14,733 --> 02:06:16,702
HOUSED. PLEASE ALSO ADOPT THE 

3001
02:06:16,702 --> 02:06:19,572
FULL $11 INCREASE IN RENTAL 

3002
02:06:19,572 --> 02:06:21,340
REGISTRATION FEES PAID BY 

3003
02:06:21,340 --> 02:06:22,875
LANDLORDS EVERY TWO YEARS TO 

3004
02:06:22,875 --> 02:06:24,510
FUND RENTAL JUNK FEES AND 

3005
02:06:24,510 --> 02:06:25,844
ENFORCEMENT. I ALSO URGE THE 

3006
02:06:25,844 --> 02:06:28,247
COUNCIL TO DEFLATE OUR BLOATED 

3007
02:06:28,247 --> 02:06:29,748
POLICE BUDGET, WHICH TAKES MONEY

3008
02:06:29,748 --> 02:06:30,783
AWAY FROM MEETING THE REAL NEEDS

3009
02:06:30,783 --> 02:06:33,586
OF THE PEOPLE LIKE SHELTER, 

3010
02:06:33,586 --> 02:06:35,087
FOOD, EDUCATION, SIDEWALKS, 

3011
02:06:35,087 --> 02:06:36,588
PARKS, LIBRARIES, AFFORDABLE 

3012
02:06:36,588 --> 02:06:38,324
HOUSING AND MORE. THE ONLY 

3013
02:06:38,324 --> 02:06:39,992
THINGS I'VE EVER PERSONALLY 

3014
02:06:39,992 --> 02:06:40,859
SEEN SEATTLE COPS DO ARE ONE 

3015
02:06:40,859 --> 02:06:42,561
TERRORIZE, HURT, AND KILL MY 

3016
02:06:42,561 --> 02:06:44,496
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS. TWO DRAW 

3017
02:06:44,496 --> 02:06:46,599
THEIR GUNS WHILE RUNNING AFTER 

3018
02:06:46,599 --> 02:06:47,733
TEENAGERS SHOUTING, YOU'RE GONNA

3019
02:06:47,733 --> 02:06:49,301
GET SHOT! AND POINTING THE GUN 

3020
02:06:49,301 --> 02:06:52,504
AT ME WHILE I'M IN THE WAY. 

3021
02:06:52,504 --> 02:06:53,005
DRIVE RECKLESSLY HIT MY 

3022
02:06:53,005 --> 02:06:54,006
NEIGHBOR'S CARS AND POLLUTE MY 

3023
02:06:54,006 --> 02:06:55,174
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MOTOR OIL. AND

3024
02:06:55,174 --> 02:06:57,142
OF COURSE, STANDING AROUND DOING

3025
02:06:57,142 --> 02:06:58,877
NOTHING AND WASTING MY MONEY. 

3026
02:06:58,877 --> 02:07:00,646
ALL OF THIS MAKES ME LESS SAFE. 

3027
02:07:00,646 --> 02:07:03,315
AND FOR THE PRIVILEGE IT COSTS 

3028
02:07:03,315 --> 02:07:05,918
25%, OVER 25%, OR OVER 6,000,600

3029
02:07:05,918 --> 02:07:07,486
MILLION OF OUR BUDGET. SPENDING 

3030
02:07:07,486 --> 02:07:09,722
THIS MONEY IN LITERALLY ANY 

3031
02:07:09,722 --> 02:07:11,857
OTHER WAY, BUT ESPECIALLY ON 

3032
02:07:11,857 --> 02:07:13,559
HOUSING, WOULD COMPLETELY 

3033
02:07:13,559 --> 02:07:14,126
TRANSFORM OUR CITY FOR THE 

3034
02:07:14,126 --> 02:07:16,261
BETTER. THANKS. 

3035
02:07:16,261 --> 02:07:17,963
-- THANK YOU. 

3036
02:07:17,963 --> 02:07:19,465
-- SHIRLEY, WE'RE GOING TO GO 

3037
02:07:19,465 --> 02:07:21,033
BACK TO THE TOP AND WORK OUR WAY

3038
02:07:21,033 --> 02:07:23,702
THROUGH. WE HAVE CYNTHIA IRVIN 

3039
02:07:23,702 --> 02:07:26,005
AND KAY VAN PETTEN, WHO HAVE 

3040
02:07:26,005 --> 02:07:28,107
CALLED IN. I'M GOING TO READ THE

3041
02:07:28,107 --> 02:07:30,142
NAMES OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT 

3042
02:07:30,142 --> 02:07:35,214
PRESENT. IT IS NOW AFTER 3 P.M..

3043
02:07:35,214 --> 02:07:37,216
AND SO REGISTRATION IS NOW 

3044
02:07:37,216 --> 02:07:39,018
CLOSED. SO IF YOU HEAR YOUR 

3045
02:07:39,018 --> 02:07:42,154
NAME, YOU HAVE ABOUT FOUR, FIVE 

3046
02:07:42,154 --> 02:07:45,324
MINUTES AT MOST TO CALL IN. YOU 

3047
02:07:45,324 --> 02:07:46,792
CAN CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR THE 

3048
02:07:46,792 --> 02:07:50,529
CALL IN INSTRUCTIONS. MICHAEL 

3049
02:07:50,529 --> 02:07:56,568
HERSHON KIMBERLY HARRELL 

3050
02:07:56,568 --> 02:07:58,771
VICTORIA WATTS BLUE GRAY. 

3051
02:07:58,771 --> 02:08:02,608
WILLIAM KELLY I HEARD PAMELA SEA

3052
02:08:02,608 --> 02:08:04,543
MONSTER, LAUREL H. AND EDWARD 

3053
02:08:04,543 --> 02:08:06,879
DUMAS ARE NOT CALLING IN. NICOLE

3054
02:08:06,879 --> 02:08:10,149
ROBINSON K Y KING GARRETT. THOSE

3055
02:08:10,149 --> 02:08:12,418
ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE LISTED, 

3056
02:08:12,418 --> 02:08:15,554
NOT PRESENT AND HAVE SIGNED UP. 

3057
02:08:15,554 --> 02:08:17,423
I WILL NOW GO THROUGH THE 

3058
02:08:17,423 --> 02:08:19,558
REMAINING TWO THAT WE HAVE 

3059
02:08:19,558 --> 02:08:21,026
PRESENT. CYNTHIA IRVIN AND THEN 

3060
02:08:21,026 --> 02:08:23,529
KAY VAN PETTEN. CYNTHIA, WE HAVE

3061
02:08:23,529 --> 02:08:24,897
TWO DIFFERENT PHONES FOR YOU 

3062
02:08:24,897 --> 02:08:27,032
CALLING IN RIGHT NOW. WHICHEVER 

3063
02:08:27,032 --> 02:08:29,234
ONE YOU'RE ON, PRESS STAR SIX 

3064
02:08:29,234 --> 02:08:32,638
TO UNMUTE. AND WE AND YOU'LL BE

3065
02:08:32,638 --> 02:08:33,839
LIVE WITH US. SO CYNTHIA IRVIN, 

3066
02:08:33,839 --> 02:08:43,849
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. CYNTHIA. ALL

3067
02:08:43,849 --> 02:08:46,318
RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE ON 

3068
02:08:46,318 --> 02:08:47,386
CYNTHIA KAY VAN PETTEN, I SEE 

3069
02:08:47,386 --> 02:08:51,957
YOU'RE WITH US. STAR SIX TO 

3070
02:08:51,957 --> 02:08:53,192
UNMUTE. YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 

3071
02:08:53,192 --> 02:08:53,459
WELCOME. 

3072
02:08:53,459 --> 02:08:57,029
-- HEY, Y'ALL. GOOD AFTERNOON. 

3073
02:08:57,029 --> 02:08:57,463
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. 

3074
02:08:57,463 --> 02:08:59,565
-- I'M KEVIN AND I'M A WORKING

3075
02:08:59,565 --> 02:09:01,366
MUSICIAN IN SEATTLE. MUSIC 

3076
02:09:01,366 --> 02:09:01,934
COMMISSIONER SPEAKING IN MY 

3077
02:09:01,934 --> 02:09:03,402
INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY TODAY, MUSIC

3078
02:09:03,402 --> 02:09:05,304
MAKES SEATTLE FEEL LIKE HOME AND

3079
02:09:05,304 --> 02:09:05,938
THE PEOPLE CREATING IT NEED TO 

3080
02:09:05,938 --> 02:09:07,606
BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. SO I STAND

3081
02:09:07,606 --> 02:09:09,374
WITH ARTISTS AND CULTURAL 

3082
02:09:09,374 --> 02:09:11,210
WORKERS ASKING FOR PAID 

3083
02:09:11,210 --> 02:09:11,810
COMMUNITY LED PROGRAMING YEAR 

3084
02:09:11,810 --> 02:09:14,146
ROUND. PLEASE FUND NEIGHBORHOOD 

3085
02:09:14,146 --> 02:09:15,447
MUSIC PERFORMANCES INCLUDING 

3086
02:09:15,447 --> 02:09:16,782
ARTIST FEES AND PRODUCTION 

3087
02:09:16,782 --> 02:09:18,550
COSTS, WHILE PROTECTING EXISTING

3088
02:09:18,550 --> 02:09:20,419
MUSIC PROGRAMS AND DIRECT ARTIST

3089
02:09:20,419 --> 02:09:22,588
GRANTS. THIS IS ECONOMIC 

3090
02:09:22,588 --> 02:09:23,122
DEVELOPMENT PAID WORK FOR 

3091
02:09:23,122 --> 02:09:24,289
MUSICIANS, CUSTOMERS FOR 

3092
02:09:24,289 --> 02:09:25,824
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES, AND 

3093
02:09:25,824 --> 02:09:27,659
SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT VENUES 

3094
02:09:27,659 --> 02:09:28,761
TO ADVANCE MUSIC MISSION, PLEASE

3095
02:09:28,761 --> 02:09:30,429
SPONSOR A COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION 

3096
02:09:30,429 --> 02:09:32,531
FUNDING. A ONE YEAR MUSICIAN 

3097
02:09:32,531 --> 02:09:34,833
LAUREATE PILOT IN ITS 2027 

3098
02:09:34,833 --> 02:09:36,769
BUDGET WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND 

3099
02:09:36,769 --> 02:09:38,170
OED CONFIRMING COSTS AND 

3100
02:09:38,170 --> 02:09:40,038
FUNDING. SOURCE. I'M ADVANCING 

3101
02:09:40,038 --> 02:09:40,572
THIS PROPOSAL THROUGH MY 

3102
02:09:40,572 --> 02:09:41,140
COMMISSION WORK. A VISIBLE 

3103
02:09:41,140 --> 02:09:42,708
CHAMPION FOR SEATTLE MUSIC 

3104
02:09:42,708 --> 02:09:44,042
THROUGH PAID PERFORMANCES, 

3105
02:09:44,042 --> 02:09:46,145
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND VENUE 

3106
02:09:46,145 --> 02:09:47,146
PARTNERSHIPS. PLEASE HELP US 

3107
02:09:47,146 --> 02:09:49,348
TURN OUR CITY OF MUSIC VISION 

3108
02:09:49,348 --> 02:09:50,649
INTO PAID OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

3109
02:09:50,649 --> 02:09:51,850
WORKING ARTISTS. THANK YOU SO 

3110
02:09:51,850 --> 02:09:53,986
MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS. 

3111
02:09:53,986 --> 02:09:56,555
-- THANK YOU. KAY. WE'RE GOING 

3112
02:09:56,555 --> 02:09:59,358
TO GIVE CYNTHIA ONE LAST TRY 

3113
02:09:59,358 --> 02:10:07,599
HERE IF YOU WANT TO REPROMOTE 

3114
02:10:07,599 --> 02:10:15,474
CYNTHIA. 

3115
02:10:15,607 --> 02:10:23,749
SHE'S NO LONGER CALLED IN OKAY.

3116
02:10:23,749 --> 02:10:27,452
WELL, THIS IS ME TRYING TO STALL

3117
02:10:27,452 --> 02:10:29,321
JUST A SECOND TO SEE IF SOMEBODY

3118
02:10:29,321 --> 02:10:33,392
CALLS RIGHT BACK IN GOOD TO SEE 

3119
02:10:33,392 --> 02:10:33,892
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 

3120
02:10:33,892 --> 02:10:35,194
-- GOOD TO SEE YOU, BUDGET 

3121
02:10:35,194 --> 02:10:35,427
CHAIR. 

3122
02:10:35,427 --> 02:10:37,863
-- HERE WE ARE. SO CYNTHIA STILL

3123
02:10:37,863 --> 02:10:46,238
HAS NOT CALLED IN. AND WE WILL 

3124
02:10:46,238 --> 02:10:46,872
WE WILL END THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC 

3125
02:10:46,872 --> 02:10:50,776
COMMENT PERIOD. AND SO WE HAVE 

3126
02:10:50,776 --> 02:10:52,845
REACHED THE END OF THE SCHEDULED

3127
02:10:52,845 --> 02:10:55,180
TIME FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. 

3128
02:10:55,180 --> 02:10:57,549
AND WE HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH 

3129
02:10:57,549 --> 02:10:58,083
EVERYONE WHO IS VIRTUALLY 

3130
02:10:58,083 --> 02:11:02,020
PRESENT. AND SO WE WILL NOW MOVE

3131
02:11:02,020 --> 02:11:03,622
TO RECESS. AND IF YOU SPOKE THIS

3132
02:11:03,622 --> 02:11:05,524
MORNING, PLEASE KNOW THAT THAT 

3133
02:11:05,524 --> 02:11:06,925
WAS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. 

3134
02:11:06,925 --> 02:11:10,662
SO PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF THE 

3135
02:11:10,662 --> 02:11:12,130
TROUBLE OF COMING DOWN HERE FOR 

3136
02:11:12,130 --> 02:11:13,732
THE IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT, 

3137
02:11:13,732 --> 02:11:14,900
WHICH IS RESERVED FOR FOLKS THAT

3138
02:11:14,900 --> 02:11:17,502
DID NOT PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT 

3139
02:11:17,502 --> 02:11:20,405
ALREADY TODAY. AND SO IF THERE 

3140
02:11:20,405 --> 02:11:22,608
IS NO OBJECTION, THE SELECT 

3141
02:11:22,608 --> 02:11:23,742
BUDGET COMMITTEE WILL BE IN 

3142
02:11:23,742 --> 02:11:28,647
RECESS UNTIL 4:59 P.M.. SO WE'LL

3143
02:11:28,647 --> 02:11:30,882
START RIGHT AT FIVE. AND SO 

3144
02:11:30,882 --> 02:11:33,552
COUNCILMEMBERS, PLEASE BE 

3145
02:11:33,552 --> 02:11:35,454
PRESENT AT 4:59 P.M.. AGAIN, MY 

3146
02:11:35,454 --> 02:11:37,089
APOLOGIES FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A 

3147
02:11:37,089 --> 02:11:39,191
LATE START AND I APPRECIATE 

3148
02:11:39,191 --> 02:11:41,493
EVERYONE'S PATIENCE WITH THAT. 

3149
02:11:41,493 --> 02:11:43,328
WE ARE HEARING NO OBJECTIONS. 

3150
02:11:43,328 --> 02:11:45,397
THIS MEETING IS IN RECESS UNTIL 

3151
02:11:45,397 --> 02:11:51,937
5 P.M.. 459. THANK YOU. 

3152
02:11:51,937 --> 02:11:53,505
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. 

3153
02:11:53,505 --> 02:11:55,440
-- THANK YOU. CAN YOU HIT THE 

3154
02:11:55,440 --> 02:11:57,709
MICS 

3155
02:11:57,709 --> 02:11:58,911
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