1 00:05:36,035 --> 00:05:46,245 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 2 00:05:46,813 --> 00:05:47,346 -- GOOD MORNING. THE OCTOBER 3 00:05:47,346 --> 00:05:49,382 27th, 2026 SELECT BUDGET 4 00:05:49,382 --> 00:05:50,016 COMMITTEE MEETING WILL COME TO 5 00:05:50,016 --> 00:05:52,018 ORDER. IT IS 9:30 A.M. I'M 6 00:05:52,018 --> 00:05:53,286 CHAIR OF THE. I'M DAN STRAUSS, 7 00:05:53,286 --> 00:05:54,620 CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE CLERK. 8 00:05:54,620 --> 00:05:57,724 WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 9 00:05:57,724 --> 00:05:58,358 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. COUNCIL 10 00:05:58,358 --> 00:06:01,661 PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH. 11 00:06:01,661 --> 00:06:03,496 PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 12 00:06:03,496 --> 00:06:04,130 PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 13 00:06:04,130 --> 00:06:06,532 HERE. COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 14 00:06:06,532 --> 00:06:10,737 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HERE. 15 00:06:10,737 --> 00:06:11,204 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 16 00:06:11,204 --> 00:06:11,637 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 17 00:06:11,637 --> 00:06:12,338 -- GOOD MORNING. HERE. 18 00:06:12,338 --> 00:06:14,741 -- DAN. CHAIR STRAUSS. 19 00:06:14,741 --> 00:06:15,508 -- CAN YOU CALL COUNCILMEMBER 20 00:06:15,508 --> 00:06:17,176 FOSTER AGAIN? 21 00:06:17,176 --> 00:06:18,544 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. HERE. 22 00:06:18,544 --> 00:06:20,413 THANK YOU. AND CHAIR STRAUSS 23 00:06:20,413 --> 00:06:22,348 PRESENT. PRESENT. 24 00:06:22,348 --> 00:06:23,950 -- THANK YOU. THOSE NOT PRESENT 25 00:06:23,950 --> 00:06:25,752 ARE EXCUSED UNTIL THEY ARRIVE. 26 00:06:25,752 --> 00:06:27,653 WE HAVE A PACKED AGENDA TODAY. 27 00:06:27,653 --> 00:06:31,257 WE ARE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT 28 00:06:31,257 --> 00:06:31,891 INITIAL COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSALS. 29 00:06:31,891 --> 00:06:33,993 THESE ARE NOT AMENDMENTS. THESE 30 00:06:33,993 --> 00:06:35,795 ARE PROPOSALS. AND WE HAVE A 31 00:06:35,795 --> 00:06:37,330 COUPLE PROPOSALS THAT ARE VERY 32 00:06:37,330 --> 00:06:39,499 LARGE. EIGHT AND $10 MILLION. I 33 00:06:39,499 --> 00:06:41,868 THINK THAT THESE ARE IMPORTANT 34 00:06:41,868 --> 00:06:44,237 TO BRING FORWARD BECAUSE IT 35 00:06:44,237 --> 00:06:44,771 REPRESENTS COUNCILMEMBERS 36 00:06:44,771 --> 00:06:45,404 BRINGING FORWARD THE TRUE NEED 37 00:06:45,404 --> 00:06:47,607 THAT IS IN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY. 38 00:06:47,607 --> 00:06:49,108 WE HAVE HAD A DIFFICULT BUDGET 39 00:06:49,108 --> 00:06:52,545 YEAR. WE WILL I WILL BE PUTTING 40 00:06:52,545 --> 00:06:53,179 TOGETHER THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE 41 00:06:53,179 --> 00:06:53,846 OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT WEEK 42 00:06:53,846 --> 00:06:56,649 TO DO MY BEST, AND I HAVE BEEN 43 00:06:56,649 --> 00:06:58,985 SCOURING THIS BUDGET IN WAYS AND 44 00:06:58,985 --> 00:06:59,986 I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR EVERY 45 00:06:59,986 --> 00:07:01,554 PENNY IN DOLLAR THAT I CAN FIND 46 00:07:01,554 --> 00:07:04,190 TO HELP THIS COHORT OF 47 00:07:04,190 --> 00:07:05,057 COUNCILMEMBERS MEET THE 48 00:07:05,057 --> 00:07:06,192 COMMUNITIES NEEDS THAT THEY 49 00:07:06,192 --> 00:07:07,393 HAVE, THAT THEY HAVE SEEN, THAT 50 00:07:07,393 --> 00:07:09,662 THEY HAVE HEARD, AND THAT THEY 51 00:07:09,662 --> 00:07:10,596 ARE PROPOSING TODAY. AND SO I'VE 52 00:07:10,596 --> 00:07:12,432 HEARD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT, 53 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:14,033 YOU KNOW, WHAT'S BEING CUT, 54 00:07:14,033 --> 00:07:15,668 WHAT'S BEING TRADED OFF. I'M 55 00:07:15,668 --> 00:07:17,904 NOT LOOKING TO CUT THINGS. AND 56 00:07:17,904 --> 00:07:21,407 TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, I 57 00:07:21,407 --> 00:07:23,409 WON'T. AND WE STILL HAVE A 58 00:07:23,409 --> 00:07:25,745 GREAT ABILITY TO FUND AS MUCH OF 59 00:07:25,745 --> 00:07:27,647 THESE WONDERFUL PROPOSALS THAT 60 00:07:27,647 --> 00:07:30,583 WE HAVE BEFORE US TODAY. BUT 61 00:07:30,583 --> 00:07:32,318 THAT'S NOT EASY WORK. AND THAT 62 00:07:32,318 --> 00:07:33,519 WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT WEEK. 63 00:07:33,519 --> 00:07:35,221 WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND 64 00:07:35,221 --> 00:07:37,523 RIVERA PRESENT AS WELL. NEXT 65 00:07:37,523 --> 00:07:39,792 WEEK I WILL HAVE THE CHAIR'S 66 00:07:39,792 --> 00:07:41,427 PACKAGE OUT IN PUBLIC. WE WILL 67 00:07:41,427 --> 00:07:44,297 PRINT IT AND PUBLISH IT 48 HOURS 68 00:07:44,297 --> 00:07:45,798 BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE 69 00:07:45,798 --> 00:07:48,134 WILL BE A FULL DAY LONG MEETING 70 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:50,770 HERE IN THE SELECT BUDGET 71 00:07:50,770 --> 00:07:52,205 COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE CHAIR'S 72 00:07:52,205 --> 00:07:53,840 PACKAGE, LINE BY LINE. AND IT'S 73 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:55,208 VERY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE PUT 74 00:07:55,208 --> 00:07:56,676 THIS INFORMATION OUT IN THE 75 00:07:56,676 --> 00:07:59,545 PUBLIC WITH ENOUGH TIME FOR 76 00:07:59,545 --> 00:08:02,682 EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO READ, TO 77 00:08:02,682 --> 00:08:04,083 DIGEST, TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE 78 00:08:04,083 --> 00:08:05,384 THEY COME AND GIVE THEIR PUBLIC 79 00:08:05,384 --> 00:08:08,554 COMMENTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE AS 80 00:08:08,554 --> 00:08:10,223 WELL INFORMED AS POSSIBLE. THE 81 00:08:10,223 --> 00:08:12,792 MONDAY AFTER THAT IS THE SELF 82 00:08:12,792 --> 00:08:14,994 BALANCED AMENDMENT THAT THOSE 83 00:08:14,994 --> 00:08:15,461 ARE THE COUNCILMEMBER 84 00:08:15,461 --> 00:08:17,330 AMENDMENTS. RIGHT. TODAY, OUR 85 00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:18,965 PROPOSALS, ONCE WE HAVE A BETTER 86 00:08:18,965 --> 00:08:19,465 UNDERSTANDING AND I'M 87 00:08:19,465 --> 00:08:20,500 CONTINUING TO LOOK THROUGH THE 88 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:23,903 BACK OF THE BUDGET BOOK RIGHT 89 00:08:23,903 --> 00:08:25,404 NOW TO FIND EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE 90 00:08:25,404 --> 00:08:28,441 CAN TO RESPONSIBLY AND FISCALLY, 91 00:08:28,441 --> 00:08:29,442 RESPONSIBLY FUND THE NEEDS OF 92 00:08:29,442 --> 00:08:31,110 OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE HAD A 93 00:08:31,110 --> 00:08:32,612 STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT. IT 94 00:08:32,612 --> 00:08:34,046 TOOK TEN YEARS TO CREATE. WE 95 00:08:34,046 --> 00:08:37,316 CAN'T SOLVE IT IN ONE YEAR 96 00:08:37,316 --> 00:08:37,950 WITHOUT DOING UNNECESSARY HARM 97 00:08:37,950 --> 00:08:40,186 IN AN AUSTERE WAY. AND SO IT'S 98 00:08:40,186 --> 00:08:41,554 REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME THAT WE 99 00:08:41,554 --> 00:08:42,588 ARE MEETING THE PUBLIC'S NEEDS 100 00:08:42,588 --> 00:08:45,024 TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES. 101 00:08:45,024 --> 00:08:47,393 AND WE HAVE ABOUT 170 AMENDMENTS 102 00:08:47,393 --> 00:08:48,761 TO PROPOSALS. SORRY, I DID IT 103 00:08:48,761 --> 00:08:51,564 MYSELF. WE HAVE ABOUT 170 104 00:08:51,564 --> 00:08:53,099 PROPOSALS TODAY, WHICH IS A 105 00:08:53,099 --> 00:08:55,234 SIMILAR NUMBER TO WHAT WE HAD 106 00:08:55,234 --> 00:08:57,937 LAST YEAR. AND THIS REPRESENTS 107 00:08:57,937 --> 00:08:59,705 THAT THE COUNCILMEMBERS BEFORE 108 00:08:59,705 --> 00:09:02,174 YOU REPRESENTING DISTRICTS AND 109 00:09:02,174 --> 00:09:03,876 CITYWIDE, ARE OUT LISTENING TO 110 00:09:03,876 --> 00:09:05,778 COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS 111 00:09:05,778 --> 00:09:07,313 ARE IN OUR CITY FOR SEATTLEITES. 112 00:09:07,313 --> 00:09:08,881 AND SO I'M REALLY GREAT. 113 00:09:08,881 --> 00:09:10,082 WHETHER I AGREE OR DISAGREE, I 114 00:09:10,082 --> 00:09:11,417 AM GRATEFUL FOR THE PROPOSALS 115 00:09:11,417 --> 00:09:13,519 THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD 116 00:09:13,519 --> 00:09:16,155 TODAY BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS 117 00:09:16,155 --> 00:09:19,025 LISTENING, HEARING, DIGESTING, 118 00:09:19,025 --> 00:09:20,393 REPRESENTING. THIS IS WHAT A 119 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:22,962 HEALTHY DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE. 120 00:09:22,962 --> 00:09:25,064 WITH THAT, WE, AS I STARTED BUT 121 00:09:25,064 --> 00:09:26,532 TALKED TOO LONG, WE HAVE A 122 00:09:26,532 --> 00:09:28,234 PACKED AGENDA TODAY. WE'LL BE 123 00:09:28,234 --> 00:09:30,202 GOING THROUGH THESE 124 00:09:30,202 --> 00:09:30,870 COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSALS. I'LL 125 00:09:30,870 --> 00:09:33,272 CALL FOR AN HOUR BREAK. BUT 126 00:09:33,272 --> 00:09:34,707 BEFORE WE BEGIN, IF THERE'S NO 127 00:09:34,707 --> 00:09:37,310 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 128 00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:38,411 ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 129 00:09:38,411 --> 00:09:40,813 THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. I'VE 130 00:09:40,813 --> 00:09:41,981 ALREADY TOOK ALL OF MY ALLOTTED 131 00:09:41,981 --> 00:09:44,150 SPEAKING TIME. THE FOUR MINUTES 132 00:09:44,150 --> 00:09:45,284 FOR TODAY. SO I'LL ENDEAVOR TO 133 00:09:45,284 --> 00:09:46,852 BE AS QUIET AS POSSIBLE MOVING 134 00:09:46,852 --> 00:09:47,720 FORWARD WITH THAT. WE HAVE 135 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,822 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. CLERK. 136 00:09:49,822 --> 00:09:52,825 HOW MANY FOLKS ARE SIGNED UP IN 137 00:09:52,825 --> 00:09:54,927 PERSON AND ONLINE? 138 00:09:54,927 --> 00:09:56,195 -- CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 37 PEOPLE 139 00:09:56,195 --> 00:09:58,631 SIGNED UP IN PERSON AND 35 140 00:09:58,631 --> 00:09:58,864 ONLINE. 141 00:09:58,864 --> 00:10:01,667 -- SO THAT IS OVER 60. I'M GOING 142 00:10:01,667 --> 00:10:02,868 TO. USUALLY WE DROP TO BELOW A 143 00:10:02,868 --> 00:10:04,937 MINUTE BECAUSE WE ENDEAVOR TO 144 00:10:04,937 --> 00:10:05,871 KEEP PUBLIC COMMENT TO A MINUTE. 145 00:10:05,871 --> 00:10:07,606 NEXT WEEK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. 146 00:10:07,606 --> 00:10:10,509 WE WILL. IT'S A MUCH LONGER 147 00:10:10,509 --> 00:10:12,144 FORM, SO I WILL KEEP IT TO ONE 148 00:10:12,144 --> 00:10:16,015 MINUTE TODAY. IF WE DO HAVE MORE 149 00:10:16,015 --> 00:10:17,049 PEOPLE SHOW UP, ALL OF A SUDDEN 150 00:10:17,049 --> 00:10:18,651 WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FOLKS. I'LL 151 00:10:18,651 --> 00:10:21,687 HAVE TO CUT IT DOWN TO 50s OR 45 152 00:10:21,687 --> 00:10:27,226 SECONDS. BUT WITH THAT. WE'VE 153 00:10:27,226 --> 00:10:29,695 ALREADY DONE THAT PART. EACH 154 00:10:29,695 --> 00:10:30,563 SPEAKER WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE. WE 155 00:10:30,563 --> 00:10:31,697 WILL START WITH IN PERSON 156 00:10:31,697 --> 00:10:33,766 SPEAKERS FIRST, AND THEN WE WILL 157 00:10:33,766 --> 00:10:35,267 TRANSFER REMOTELY. THE PUBLIC 158 00:10:35,267 --> 00:10:36,769 COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MONITORED 159 00:10:36,769 --> 00:10:37,837 IN IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. THE 160 00:10:37,837 --> 00:10:40,539 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 161 00:10:40,539 --> 00:10:43,209 160. LET'S DO 70 MINUTES. 162 00:10:43,209 --> 00:10:43,943 SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE 163 00:10:43,943 --> 00:10:46,212 ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED, 164 00:10:46,212 --> 00:10:48,514 AND YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 165 00:10:48,514 --> 00:10:50,483 10 SECONDS ARE REMAINING. SO 166 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:51,951 PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS. 167 00:10:51,951 --> 00:10:53,452 THE MICROPHONES DO AUTOMATICALLY 168 00:10:53,452 --> 00:10:54,920 MUTE. IT IS NOT INTENTIONAL. IT 169 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:58,024 IS JUST HOW IT WORKS. AND THERE 170 00:10:58,024 --> 00:11:01,193 IS A BOX RIGHT HERE FOR YOU TO 171 00:11:01,193 --> 00:11:02,228 ADD ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. SO WITH 172 00:11:02,228 --> 00:11:03,629 THAT, I'M GOING TO CALL THE 173 00:11:03,629 --> 00:11:06,732 FIRST SPEAKERS UP. I RECOMMEND 174 00:11:06,732 --> 00:11:07,933 THE TALL MICROPHONE UNLESS YOU 175 00:11:07,933 --> 00:11:09,668 ARE NOT THAT TALL. AND IF FOLKS 176 00:11:09,668 --> 00:11:12,338 COULD LINE UP IN THE ORDER OF 177 00:11:12,338 --> 00:11:15,207 TEN. I DO SEE THAT WE HAVE AN 178 00:11:15,207 --> 00:11:15,708 ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE 179 00:11:15,708 --> 00:11:17,743 AUDIENCE. AND SO BY TRADITION, 180 00:11:17,743 --> 00:11:19,945 WE WILL HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS 181 00:11:19,945 --> 00:11:24,216 COME FIRST. AND WITH THAT, CITY 182 00:11:24,216 --> 00:11:30,423 ATTORNEY ERICA EVANS. 183 00:11:30,423 --> 00:11:31,757 -- GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU 184 00:11:31,757 --> 00:11:32,992 EVERYONE. I JUST WANT TO THANK 185 00:11:32,992 --> 00:11:34,994 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR YOUR 186 00:11:34,994 --> 00:11:37,430 WORK ON THIS PROPOSAL. THIS 187 00:11:37,430 --> 00:11:40,299 PROPOSAL IS VITAL BECAUSE WE 188 00:11:40,299 --> 00:11:41,734 INHERITED A 5000 CASE BACKLOG, 189 00:11:41,734 --> 00:11:43,035 AND MANY OF THOSE CASES ARE 190 00:11:43,035 --> 00:11:45,137 CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND 191 00:11:45,137 --> 00:11:46,672 WHEN SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS HAVE 192 00:11:46,672 --> 00:11:48,307 TO WAIT UP TO TWO YEARS FOR 193 00:11:48,307 --> 00:11:50,443 JUSTICE, THAT IS COMPLETELY 194 00:11:50,443 --> 00:11:51,577 UNACCEPTABLE. I ALSO WANT TO 195 00:11:51,577 --> 00:11:53,712 THANK. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WAS 196 00:11:53,712 --> 00:11:55,114 VERY SURPRISED AND VERY GRATEFUL 197 00:11:55,114 --> 00:11:56,649 TO SEE YOUR PROPOSALS THAT YOU 198 00:11:56,649 --> 00:11:58,317 PUT IN YESTERDAY. THESE 199 00:11:58,317 --> 00:12:00,553 PROPOSALS. ONE IS GOING TO ADD 200 00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:02,822 FOUR PROSECUTORS TO THE CITY 201 00:12:02,822 --> 00:12:03,422 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THE 202 00:12:03,422 --> 00:12:04,156 SECOND ONE IS GOING TO PUT 203 00:12:04,156 --> 00:12:06,792 FUNDING IN TO ALLOW US TO USE 204 00:12:06,792 --> 00:12:08,227 OUR NEW DUI TESTING LAW THAT WE 205 00:12:08,227 --> 00:12:10,496 WORK SO HARD TO PASS IN OLYMPIA. 206 00:12:10,496 --> 00:12:12,631 PUBLIC SAFETY IS A CORE 207 00:12:12,631 --> 00:12:15,234 COMPONENT OF OUR PUBLIC CHARTER, 208 00:12:15,234 --> 00:12:18,270 AND ENSURING WE APPROVE THESE 209 00:12:18,270 --> 00:12:19,505 PROPOSALS, WE ARE ESSENTIALLY 210 00:12:19,505 --> 00:12:20,873 PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR 211 00:12:20,873 --> 00:12:22,174 MOUTH IS. THIS IS GOING TO 212 00:12:22,174 --> 00:12:24,009 ADDRESS OUR CURRENT BACKLOG. 213 00:12:24,009 --> 00:12:24,610 IT'S GOING TO ENSURE A NEW 214 00:12:24,610 --> 00:12:26,512 BACKLOG DOESN'T GROW, AND IT'S 215 00:12:26,512 --> 00:12:28,013 GOING TO PUT IN THE FUNDING TO 216 00:12:28,013 --> 00:12:29,348 KEEP OUR ROADS SAFE. I'M ASKING 217 00:12:29,348 --> 00:12:31,283 YOU TO ADOPT ALL THREE. THANK 218 00:12:31,283 --> 00:12:31,550 YOU ALL. 219 00:12:31,550 --> 00:12:33,319 -- THANK YOU. AND I FORGOT TO 220 00:12:33,319 --> 00:12:36,989 READ THE NEXT TEN. WE HAVE 221 00:12:36,989 --> 00:12:38,591 VEDRANA SARAH FORD, MARSHA 222 00:12:38,591 --> 00:12:43,095 WRIGHT, SOJKA, SEAN ROBERTS AND 223 00:12:43,095 --> 00:12:44,797 FARRELL SCHAEFFER. SUSAN BOYD, 224 00:12:44,797 --> 00:12:46,599 KIM GIORDANO. I'M SORRY I DID 225 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:47,967 NOT HAVE ENOUGH COFFEE TO SPEAK. 226 00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:52,471 WELL, THIS MORNING. HIROSHI M 227 00:12:52,471 --> 00:12:53,973 STEVE ROB AND LAUREL HECKLER. 228 00:12:53,973 --> 00:12:55,841 GOOD MORNING. WELCOME. OKAY. 229 00:12:55,841 --> 00:12:57,543 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 230 00:12:57,543 --> 00:13:00,012 I'M VEDRANA DURAKOVIC. I WORK 231 00:13:00,012 --> 00:13:01,714 FOR GENERATIONS. WE SERVE OLDER 232 00:13:01,714 --> 00:13:03,382 ADULTS AND ADULTS WITH 233 00:13:03,382 --> 00:13:04,416 DISABILITIES ACROSS KING COUNTY. 234 00:13:04,416 --> 00:13:05,518 AND I'M ALSO HERE ON BEHALF OF 235 00:13:05,518 --> 00:13:07,887 OUR PARTNERS, HEALTH. YOU'RE 236 00:13:07,887 --> 00:13:10,456 HERE TO KIND OF TALK TO YOU 237 00:13:10,456 --> 00:13:11,824 ABOUT SEEING EVERY SINGLE DAY 238 00:13:11,824 --> 00:13:12,491 HOW DIFFICULT IT'S BECOME FOR 239 00:13:12,491 --> 00:13:14,326 OLDER ADULTS TO NAVIGATE AN 240 00:13:14,326 --> 00:13:17,329 INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND 241 00:13:17,329 --> 00:13:19,031 FRAGMENTED SYSTEM OF CARE. AND 242 00:13:19,031 --> 00:13:20,799 FOR MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES WE 243 00:13:20,799 --> 00:13:22,301 SERVE, PARTICULARLY IMMIGRANTS, 244 00:13:22,301 --> 00:13:25,137 REFUGEES, THOSE WITH LANGUAGE 245 00:13:25,137 --> 00:13:27,239 BARRIERS AND LIMITED ENGLISH 246 00:13:27,239 --> 00:13:30,276 PROFICIENCY, WE REALLY SEE 247 00:13:30,276 --> 00:13:30,943 THERE'S LIMITED RESOURCES MAKING 248 00:13:30,943 --> 00:13:32,545 ACCESSING ESSENTIAL SERVICES 249 00:13:32,545 --> 00:13:34,847 EVEN HARDER, CONNECTING SOMEONE 250 00:13:34,847 --> 00:13:35,981 TO A SERVICE IS ONLY THE FIRST 251 00:13:35,981 --> 00:13:38,217 STEP, HOWEVER, AND WE NEED TO 252 00:13:38,217 --> 00:13:39,251 KNOW WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY 253 00:13:39,251 --> 00:13:41,020 RECEIVED THE HELP THAT THEY 254 00:13:41,020 --> 00:13:42,388 NEED. TOOLS LIKE CONNECT TWO CAN 255 00:13:42,388 --> 00:13:44,790 HELP COMMUNITY BASED 256 00:13:44,790 --> 00:13:45,324 ORGANIZATIONS COORDINATE 257 00:13:45,324 --> 00:13:47,159 SERVICES, TRACK REFERRALS, AND 258 00:13:47,159 --> 00:13:48,561 ENSURE PEOPLE DON'T FALL THROUGH 259 00:13:48,561 --> 00:13:50,930 THE CRACKS. AND THEY WILL ENSURE 260 00:13:50,930 --> 00:13:52,198 BETTER OUTCOMES FOR CLIENTS. AS 261 00:13:52,198 --> 00:13:53,766 WE PREPARE FOR THE IMPACTS OF HR 262 00:13:53,766 --> 00:13:55,034 ONE, I URGE THE COUNCIL TO 263 00:13:55,034 --> 00:13:56,902 COMMIT AN ADDITIONAL 4.4 MILLION 264 00:13:56,902 --> 00:13:58,571 ANNUALLY, BEGINNING WITH THE 265 00:13:58,571 --> 00:13:59,972 2026 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, TO 266 00:13:59,972 --> 00:14:02,041 STRENGTHEN THE CASE MANAGEMENT 267 00:14:02,041 --> 00:14:03,876 TO REALLY ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF 268 00:14:03,876 --> 00:14:05,444 THE MEDICAID CUTS AND IMPACTS OF 269 00:14:05,444 --> 00:14:06,946 HR ONE. THANK YOU. AND OKAY. 270 00:14:06,946 --> 00:14:08,113 -- THANK YOU. 271 00:14:08,113 --> 00:14:10,916 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS SARA, 272 00:14:10,916 --> 00:14:12,351 FOLLOWED BY MARSHA. SARA, 273 00:14:12,351 --> 00:14:12,618 WELCOME. 274 00:14:12,618 --> 00:14:14,820 -- THANK YOU. HI, I'M SARA WITH 275 00:14:14,820 --> 00:14:16,288 TREE ACTION SEATTLE, AND I'M 276 00:14:16,288 --> 00:14:19,525 HERE TO SUPPORT OSE OH THREE AYE 277 00:14:19,525 --> 00:14:20,926 TO FUND POCKET FORESTS AT 278 00:14:20,926 --> 00:14:21,527 SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THANK 279 00:14:21,527 --> 00:14:23,863 YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN CHAIR 280 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:25,231 STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 281 00:14:25,231 --> 00:14:27,399 FOR PUTTING FORWARD THIS 282 00:14:27,399 --> 00:14:28,634 IMPORTANT PROPOSAL. JUST A FEW 283 00:14:28,634 --> 00:14:29,802 BLOCKS FROM AURORA AVENUE AT 284 00:14:29,802 --> 00:14:31,403 ROBERT EAGLE STAFF MIDDLE SCHOOL 285 00:14:31,403 --> 00:14:33,906 IS AN OASIS. ONCE A BARE PATCH 286 00:14:33,906 --> 00:14:34,807 OF DEAD LAWN, IT IS NOW A 287 00:14:34,807 --> 00:14:37,076 THRIVING, BIODIVERSE NATIVE 288 00:14:37,076 --> 00:14:38,944 ECOSYSTEM THAT THE STUDENTS 289 00:14:38,944 --> 00:14:39,545 PLANTED AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM 290 00:14:39,545 --> 00:14:41,513 THEY ENJOY ALL YEAR, AND A 291 00:14:41,513 --> 00:14:42,147 POWERFUL NATURE BASED SOLUTION 292 00:14:42,147 --> 00:14:44,016 FOR SOME OF OUR MOST URGENT 293 00:14:44,016 --> 00:14:46,285 CLIMATE CHALLENGES. WITH JUST 294 00:14:46,285 --> 00:14:47,786 14% CANOPY AT CITY SCHOOLS ON 295 00:14:47,786 --> 00:14:49,121 AVERAGE, OUR KIDS ARE ON THE 296 00:14:49,121 --> 00:14:49,989 FRONT LINE OF SOME OF OUR 297 00:14:49,989 --> 00:14:51,690 CITY'S WORST HEAT ISLAND 298 00:14:51,690 --> 00:14:54,026 IMPACTS. WE KNOW THAT PROTECTING 299 00:14:54,026 --> 00:14:54,927 OUR EXISTING TREES IS THE MOST 300 00:14:54,927 --> 00:14:56,161 IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO TO 301 00:14:56,161 --> 00:14:57,096 LEAVE THEM A CLIMATE RESILIENT 302 00:14:57,096 --> 00:14:59,632 CITY. BUT WHERE THERE IS DEAD 303 00:14:59,632 --> 00:15:01,000 LAWN AND EXCESS PAVEMENT, WE CAN 304 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,335 AND MUST PLANT THE NEXT 305 00:15:03,335 --> 00:15:03,969 GENERATION OF SEATTLE'S URBAN 306 00:15:03,969 --> 00:15:05,537 FOREST WITH THE NEXT GENERATION 307 00:15:05,537 --> 00:15:06,939 OF SEATTLE'S LEADERS. THIS 308 00:15:06,939 --> 00:15:08,007 FUNDING WOULD HELP US DO JUST 309 00:15:08,007 --> 00:15:09,575 THAT. THANK YOU. 310 00:15:09,575 --> 00:15:12,411 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MARCIA, 311 00:15:12,411 --> 00:15:14,380 FOLLOWED BY SHAWN. GOOD MORNING 312 00:15:14,380 --> 00:15:14,613 MARCIA. 313 00:15:14,613 --> 00:15:16,181 -- GOOD MORNING. HI, EVERYONE. 314 00:15:16,181 --> 00:15:20,019 I'M MARCIA SOYKA. I USE SHE HER 315 00:15:20,019 --> 00:15:21,487 PRONOUNS AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE 316 00:15:21,487 --> 00:15:23,022 DIRECTOR OF FAMILY WORKS. I'M 317 00:15:23,022 --> 00:15:25,157 HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT 318 00:15:25,157 --> 00:15:27,059 AND URGE YOURS FOR COUNCILMEMBER 319 00:15:27,059 --> 00:15:29,228 RIVERA'S REQUEST TO PROVIDE 320 00:15:29,228 --> 00:15:30,195 CAPITAL FUNDING FOR FAMILY 321 00:15:30,195 --> 00:15:32,798 WORKS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 322 00:15:32,798 --> 00:15:34,767 RIVERA, HOLLINGSWORTH AND KETTLE 323 00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:36,602 FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO ENSURE 324 00:15:36,602 --> 00:15:38,037 AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS PAIRED 325 00:15:38,037 --> 00:15:39,772 WITH THE CRITICAL SERVICES THAT 326 00:15:39,772 --> 00:15:41,640 KEEP FAMILIES STABLY HOUSED AND 327 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:42,274 CONNECTED TO RESOURCES. WE WILL 328 00:15:42,274 --> 00:15:43,575 OPEN A NEW FAMILY RESOURCE 329 00:15:43,575 --> 00:15:45,577 CENTER ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 330 00:15:45,577 --> 00:15:47,446 THE SUNBREAK, AN AFFORDABLE 331 00:15:47,446 --> 00:15:48,847 HOUSING TOWER DEVELOPED BY 332 00:15:48,847 --> 00:15:50,316 BELLWETHER THAT WILL BREAK 333 00:15:50,316 --> 00:15:50,816 GROUND NEXT YEAR IN THE 334 00:15:50,816 --> 00:15:53,185 UNIVERSITY DISTRICT. WE ALL KNOW 335 00:15:53,185 --> 00:15:54,920 THAT HOUSING IN THE CITY IS 336 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:55,554 UNAFFORDABLE AND TOO DIFFICULT 337 00:15:55,554 --> 00:15:57,222 TO ACCESS. IN ADDITION TO 338 00:15:57,222 --> 00:16:00,359 HUNDREDS OF HOMES, THIS PROJECT 339 00:16:00,359 --> 00:16:02,127 ENSURES THAT WITH THE RESOURCE 340 00:16:02,127 --> 00:16:03,962 CENTER, FAMILIES ACCESS RESOURCE 341 00:16:03,962 --> 00:16:06,498 NAVIGATION OF FINANCIAL AND FOOD 342 00:16:06,498 --> 00:16:07,066 SUPPORT AND OTHER ESSENTIAL 343 00:16:07,066 --> 00:16:08,600 SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE 344 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:09,835 BROADER COMMUNITY. BECAUSE OF 345 00:16:09,835 --> 00:16:11,837 THE ISSUES OUR COMMUNITY FACES 346 00:16:11,837 --> 00:16:13,739 IN AFFORDING AND KEEPING HOUSING 347 00:16:13,739 --> 00:16:15,207 EXPANDING THIS MODEL TO THE 348 00:16:15,207 --> 00:16:16,675 UNIVERSITY DISTRICT IS MORE 349 00:16:16,675 --> 00:16:17,876 IMPORTANT THAN EVER, AND I URGE 350 00:16:17,876 --> 00:16:19,278 YOU TO SUPPORT THIS REQUEST AND 351 00:16:19,278 --> 00:16:20,446 INVEST IN A MODEL THAT WE KNOW 352 00:16:20,446 --> 00:16:23,282 WORKS FOR FAMILIES. THANK YOU. 353 00:16:23,282 --> 00:16:24,583 -- THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT IS 354 00:16:24,583 --> 00:16:26,985 SEAN, FOLLOWED BY ANNE. WELCOME. 355 00:16:26,985 --> 00:16:28,687 -- DID YOU SAY SEAN ROBERTS? 356 00:16:28,687 --> 00:16:29,555 -- YES. 357 00:16:29,555 --> 00:16:31,290 -- OKAY. 358 00:16:31,290 --> 00:16:31,824 -- WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. 359 00:16:31,824 --> 00:16:32,591 -- HI, MY NAME IS SEAN ROBERTS. 360 00:16:32,591 --> 00:16:35,627 GOOD MORNING. I'M THE EXECUTIVE 361 00:16:35,627 --> 00:16:37,496 DIRECTOR OF ARTS CORE AND WE'RE 362 00:16:37,496 --> 00:16:39,264 LOCATED IN DISTRICT ONE. EVERY 363 00:16:39,264 --> 00:16:39,999 DAY, SEATTLE'S CULTURAL 364 00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:41,967 ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE SERVICES 365 00:16:41,967 --> 00:16:44,503 THAT GO FAR BEYOND ARTS AND 366 00:16:44,503 --> 00:16:45,604 ENTERTAINMENT. ARTS CORE IS ONE 367 00:16:45,604 --> 00:16:47,973 OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WE 368 00:16:47,973 --> 00:16:49,208 PROVIDE. WE ARE A NATIONALLY 369 00:16:49,208 --> 00:16:51,577 RECOGNIZED YOUTH ARTS EDUCATION 370 00:16:51,577 --> 00:16:53,379 ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES OVER 371 00:16:53,379 --> 00:16:55,080 2000 KING COUNTY YOUTH EVERY 372 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:56,982 YEAR. THROUGH OUR ARTS, 373 00:16:56,982 --> 00:16:58,817 EDUCATION, OUR ARTS INTEGRATION, 374 00:16:58,817 --> 00:17:00,185 OUT OF SCHOOL ARTS ENRICHMENT, 375 00:17:00,185 --> 00:17:02,721 AND TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, 376 00:17:02,721 --> 00:17:05,190 YOUTH EXPERIENCED TRANSFORMATIVE 377 00:17:05,190 --> 00:17:05,791 POWER OF THE ARTS CREATIVITY, 378 00:17:05,791 --> 00:17:08,127 AND THEY GAIN A DEEPER BELIEF IN 379 00:17:08,127 --> 00:17:10,229 THEIR CAPACITY TO LEARN, MAKE 380 00:17:10,229 --> 00:17:12,030 HEALTHY DECISIONS FOR 381 00:17:12,030 --> 00:17:14,299 THEMSELVES, PERSIST AND ACHIEVE 382 00:17:14,299 --> 00:17:16,635 ACROSS OUR SECTOR, OUR 383 00:17:16,635 --> 00:17:18,337 ORGANIZATIONS ARE SUPPORTING OUR 384 00:17:18,337 --> 00:17:19,872 SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE, 385 00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:22,341 SENIORS, IMMIGRANTS, PEOPLE 386 00:17:22,341 --> 00:17:22,975 EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND 387 00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:25,778 THOSE RECOVERING FROM ADDICTION 388 00:17:25,778 --> 00:17:27,546 AND TRAUMA. YET OUR SECTOR IS 389 00:17:27,546 --> 00:17:30,082 FACING ENORMOUS FINANCIAL 390 00:17:30,082 --> 00:17:32,651 PRESSURE. THANK YOU. 391 00:17:32,651 --> 00:17:33,152 COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT 392 00:17:33,152 --> 00:17:35,654 HOLLINGSWORTH FOR SUBMITTING A 393 00:17:35,654 --> 00:17:38,057 PROPOSAL THAT WILL PROVIDE 3 394 00:17:38,057 --> 00:17:40,225 MILLION TO THE CULTURAL SECTOR 395 00:17:40,225 --> 00:17:42,461 ON BEHALF OF ARTS CORE, WE 396 00:17:42,461 --> 00:17:43,729 RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COUNCIL TO 397 00:17:43,729 --> 00:17:45,464 PLEASE. THANK YOU BOTH. 398 00:17:45,464 --> 00:17:45,764 AMENDMENTS. 399 00:17:45,764 --> 00:17:47,499 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 400 00:17:47,499 --> 00:17:49,868 TIME. THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT, WE 401 00:17:49,868 --> 00:17:51,136 HAVE AN FOLLOWED BY SUSAN, 402 00:17:51,136 --> 00:17:53,839 FOLLOWED BY KIM. 403 00:17:53,839 --> 00:17:55,741 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANNE 404 00:17:55,741 --> 00:17:57,543 FARRELL SCHAEFER. I WORK AT 405 00:17:57,543 --> 00:17:59,745 HEALTHIER HERE. I'M HERE TODAY 406 00:17:59,745 --> 00:18:02,448 TO ASK THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO 407 00:18:02,448 --> 00:18:03,048 COMMIT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR 408 00:18:03,048 --> 00:18:05,317 CASE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY, DATA 409 00:18:05,317 --> 00:18:07,753 AND INTEROPERABILITY 410 00:18:07,753 --> 00:18:09,621 INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING FOR 411 00:18:09,621 --> 00:18:10,189 COMMUNITY BASED WORKERS TO 412 00:18:10,189 --> 00:18:14,693 MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF H.R. ONE 413 00:18:14,693 --> 00:18:15,294 MEDICAID INSURANCE ENROLLMENT 414 00:18:15,294 --> 00:18:17,563 ENSURES ESSENTIAL FUNDING FOR 415 00:18:17,563 --> 00:18:18,497 COMMUNITY CLINICS AND THE PUBLIC 416 00:18:18,497 --> 00:18:21,033 HEALTH. SEATTLE KING COUNTY 417 00:18:21,033 --> 00:18:23,102 CLINICAL SAFETY NET REDUCTIONS 418 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:25,571 IN THIS FUNDING WILL IMPACT 419 00:18:25,571 --> 00:18:26,538 SERVICES AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE 420 00:18:26,538 --> 00:18:30,375 WHO ARE USING THEM. FAMILIES ARE 421 00:18:30,375 --> 00:18:31,543 STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW. IT'S 422 00:18:31,543 --> 00:18:33,712 DIFFICULT TO ASK A PARENT TO 423 00:18:33,712 --> 00:18:34,847 THINK ABOUT WORK REQUIREMENTS IF 424 00:18:34,847 --> 00:18:36,315 THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD FOR 425 00:18:36,315 --> 00:18:38,884 DINNER OR CAN'T PAY THEIR 426 00:18:38,884 --> 00:18:41,653 UTILITY BILLS. ENSURING 427 00:18:41,653 --> 00:18:42,221 EFFECTIVE CONTINUOUS HEALTH 428 00:18:42,221 --> 00:18:44,123 INSURANCE ENROLLMENT FOR 429 00:18:44,123 --> 00:18:44,656 FAMILIES WILL NECESSITATE 430 00:18:44,656 --> 00:18:45,791 ADDRESSING THEIR IMMEDIATE AND 431 00:18:45,791 --> 00:18:51,029 PRESSING NEEDS. FIRST. THE WORK 432 00:18:51,029 --> 00:18:53,265 TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO EXCUSE ME 433 00:18:53,265 --> 00:18:53,899 RESOURCES AND KEEP THEM ENROLLED 434 00:18:53,899 --> 00:18:57,703 IN MEDICAID REQUIRES TIME, TOOLS 435 00:18:57,703 --> 00:18:58,704 AND TRAINING. THANK YOU. THANK 436 00:18:58,704 --> 00:19:01,006 YOU 437 00:19:01,006 --> 00:19:03,842 -- UP NEXT IS SUSAN, FOLLOWED BY 438 00:19:03,842 --> 00:19:05,110 KIM. WELCOME, SUSAN. 439 00:19:05,110 --> 00:19:06,478 -- THANKS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK 440 00:19:06,478 --> 00:19:08,013 YOU'RE DOING ON A VERY IN A 441 00:19:08,013 --> 00:19:09,047 VERY TOUGH BUDGET YEAR. I AM 442 00:19:09,047 --> 00:19:10,816 SUSAN BOYD. I AM THE CEO OF 443 00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:12,718 BELLWETHER HOUSING. AND I'M HERE 444 00:19:12,718 --> 00:19:13,719 TO TALK ABOUT TWO THINGS. ONE IS 445 00:19:13,719 --> 00:19:15,153 TO FOLLOW UP ON MARSHA'S 446 00:19:15,153 --> 00:19:16,855 COMMENTS ABOUT THE FAMILY 447 00:19:16,855 --> 00:19:18,056 SUPPORT CENTER IN SUNBREAK 448 00:19:18,056 --> 00:19:19,291 TOWER, WHICH WILL BE ONE OF THE 449 00:19:19,291 --> 00:19:21,693 CITY'S LARGEST AFFORDABLE 450 00:19:21,693 --> 00:19:22,828 HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. I CAN SAY 451 00:19:22,828 --> 00:19:24,096 FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A 452 00:19:24,096 --> 00:19:26,732 HOUSING OPERATOR, WHAT A 453 00:19:26,732 --> 00:19:27,299 LIFELINE THE FAMILY SUPPORT 454 00:19:27,299 --> 00:19:29,268 CENTER IS FOR OUR RESIDENTS, NOT 455 00:19:29,268 --> 00:19:33,005 TO MENTION THE GENERAL PUBLIC 456 00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:36,041 WITH THEIR PARENTING CLASSES, 457 00:19:36,041 --> 00:19:37,576 PLAY PLAY, DIAPER AND FOOD 458 00:19:37,576 --> 00:19:39,211 BANKS. THEY'VE JUST BEEN AN 459 00:19:39,211 --> 00:19:39,945 INCREDIBLE SUPPORT AND IT'S A 460 00:19:39,945 --> 00:19:42,414 BRILLIANT IDEA TO PAIR THEM WITH 461 00:19:42,414 --> 00:19:44,583 AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I ALSO WANT 462 00:19:44,583 --> 00:19:48,587 TO ASK YOUR SUPPORT FOR 463 00:19:48,587 --> 00:19:50,822 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S SEVEN 464 00:19:50,822 --> 00:19:52,824 BUDGET PROPOSALS THAT SUPPORT 465 00:19:52,824 --> 00:19:55,027 THE STABILIZATION AND GROWTH OF 466 00:19:55,027 --> 00:19:55,661 THE CITY'S DEEPLY AFFORDABLE 467 00:19:55,661 --> 00:19:58,797 HOUSING PORTFOLIO. RECENTERING 468 00:19:58,797 --> 00:20:00,098 JUMPSTART FUNDS FOR THEIR 469 00:20:00,098 --> 00:20:01,700 ORIGINAL HOUSING PURPOSE AND 470 00:20:01,700 --> 00:20:03,602 ENSURING WE DON'T LOSE GROUND 471 00:20:03,602 --> 00:20:05,237 IN PROVIDING CRITICAL, 472 00:20:05,237 --> 00:20:05,804 AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR 473 00:20:05,804 --> 00:20:06,638 COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. 474 00:20:06,638 --> 00:20:09,741 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS KIM, 475 00:20:09,741 --> 00:20:10,275 FOLLOWED BY HIROSHI. GOOD 476 00:20:10,275 --> 00:20:13,011 MORNING KIM 477 00:20:13,011 --> 00:20:14,947 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KIM 478 00:20:14,947 --> 00:20:16,715 GIORDANO. I'M THE COMMUNITY 479 00:20:16,715 --> 00:20:17,215 ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR FOR 480 00:20:17,215 --> 00:20:17,983 NORTHWEST OPERA IN SCHOOLS, ET 481 00:20:17,983 --> 00:20:19,851 CETERA. OR NOISE BASED IN 482 00:20:19,851 --> 00:20:22,454 DISTRICT SIX. WE SERVE EVERY 483 00:20:22,454 --> 00:20:23,956 COUNCIL DISTRICT AND OUR IMPACT 484 00:20:23,956 --> 00:20:25,324 IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS 485 00:20:25,324 --> 00:20:27,326 SIGNIFICANT. WE REACH AN AVERAGE 486 00:20:27,326 --> 00:20:28,227 OF 10,000 STUDENTS A YEAR, AND 487 00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:30,229 THIS YEAR ARE ON TRACK TO REACH 488 00:20:30,229 --> 00:20:31,363 ALMOST 13,000. WE LOVE MAKING A 489 00:20:31,363 --> 00:20:35,133 BIG NOISE FOR KIDS AND ARTS 490 00:20:35,133 --> 00:20:36,468 EDUCATION, BUT RISING COSTS AT 491 00:20:36,468 --> 00:20:38,036 EVERY TURN, FROM INSURANCE TO 492 00:20:38,036 --> 00:20:40,105 FUEL FOR OUR VAN, ALONG WITH 493 00:20:40,105 --> 00:20:41,673 SEVERE FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS, 494 00:20:41,673 --> 00:20:43,742 THREATEN SMALL ORGS LIKE OURS. 495 00:20:43,742 --> 00:20:46,278 THE PROPOSALS BY COUNCILMEMBERS 496 00:20:46,278 --> 00:20:47,813 HOLLINGSWORTH AND FOSTER, ARE A 497 00:20:47,813 --> 00:20:49,648 WELCOME FIRST STEP TOWARD 498 00:20:49,648 --> 00:20:50,515 STRONGER FUNDING FOR THIS 499 00:20:50,515 --> 00:20:52,484 SECTOR. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING 500 00:20:52,484 --> 00:20:53,885 THEM FORWARD. SEATTLE LIKES TO 501 00:20:53,885 --> 00:20:55,854 SAY IT VALUES THE ARTS, SO 502 00:20:55,854 --> 00:20:57,689 LET'S PUT THOSE WORDS INTO 503 00:20:57,689 --> 00:20:59,191 ACTION AND INVEST BOLDLY IN OUR 504 00:20:59,191 --> 00:21:02,060 ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTOR. THE 505 00:21:02,060 --> 00:21:04,663 ARTS GIVE OUR CITY A VOICE BY 506 00:21:04,663 --> 00:21:06,098 APPROVING THESE AMENDMENTS, YOU 507 00:21:06,098 --> 00:21:07,666 CAN MAKE SURE WE CAN ALL HEAR 508 00:21:07,666 --> 00:21:10,469 IT. AND AS THE SAYING GOES, 509 00:21:10,469 --> 00:21:12,204 MONEY TALKS. AND SOMETIMES IT 510 00:21:12,204 --> 00:21:13,939 SINGS. THANK YOU. 511 00:21:13,939 --> 00:21:16,041 -- THANK YOU, KIM. WELL SAID 512 00:21:16,041 --> 00:21:19,378 HIROSHI, FOLLOWED BY STEVE. GOOD 513 00:21:19,378 --> 00:21:19,645 MORNING. 514 00:21:19,645 --> 00:21:21,079 -- THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, 515 00:21:21,079 --> 00:21:21,647 CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE 516 00:21:21,647 --> 00:21:23,448 COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS HIROSHI 517 00:21:23,448 --> 00:21:24,449 NAKANO AND I'M THE TREASURER 518 00:21:24,449 --> 00:21:26,118 AND BOARD MEMBER OF HEALTH. 519 00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:27,452 HERE, HERE. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT 520 00:21:27,452 --> 00:21:29,454 A BUDGET REQUEST THAT HEALTH 521 00:21:29,454 --> 00:21:31,523 CARE CEO JOHN KIM SENT TO CHAIR 522 00:21:31,523 --> 00:21:34,960 STRAUSS BACK IN JULY OF 26. 523 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:35,494 HEALTH HERE HERE DEPLOYS 524 00:21:35,494 --> 00:21:36,662 MEDICAID FUNDS TO SUPPORT A 525 00:21:36,662 --> 00:21:38,664 NETWORK OF MORE THAN 85 526 00:21:38,664 --> 00:21:41,433 COMMUNITY BASED WORKERS ACROSS 527 00:21:41,433 --> 00:21:43,502 SEATTLE. THEY PROVIDE CASE 528 00:21:43,502 --> 00:21:44,002 MANAGEMENT TO MEDICAID 529 00:21:44,002 --> 00:21:45,170 RECIPIENTS AND OTHERS, AND 530 00:21:45,170 --> 00:21:48,674 CONNECT PEOPLE TO HOUSING, FOOD, 531 00:21:48,674 --> 00:21:49,107 LEGAL SUPPORT, AND 532 00:21:49,107 --> 00:21:50,942 TRANSPORTATION. THAT NETWORK IS 533 00:21:50,942 --> 00:21:53,245 AT RISK. STARTING JANUARY 1st, 534 00:21:53,245 --> 00:21:54,780 NEW MEDICAID ENROLLMENT 535 00:21:54,780 --> 00:21:55,414 REQUIREMENTS UNDER H.R. ONE WILL 536 00:21:55,414 --> 00:21:57,916 PUT AN ESTIMATED 70,000 KING 537 00:21:57,916 --> 00:21:59,618 COUNTY PATIENTS COVERED IN THAT 538 00:21:59,618 --> 00:22:01,353 BALLOT, WITH A LARGE CONTINGENT 539 00:22:01,353 --> 00:22:04,122 OF THOSE IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL 540 00:22:04,122 --> 00:22:05,891 SEATTLE. EXCUSE ME. IN ADDITION, 541 00:22:05,891 --> 00:22:07,926 THOSE FOLKS WILL FACE 542 00:22:07,926 --> 00:22:10,429 DISENROLLMENT CLIFFS EVERY SIX 543 00:22:10,429 --> 00:22:11,596 MONTHS AFTER THAT. THIS BUDGET 544 00:22:11,596 --> 00:22:13,832 CYCLE, YOU CAN TAKE A FOCUSED 545 00:22:13,832 --> 00:22:16,101 ACTION THAT COVERAGE AND ACCESS 546 00:22:16,101 --> 00:22:17,836 FIRST SECURE DATA INFRASTRUCTURE 547 00:22:17,836 --> 00:22:19,504 THAT BRIDGES THE SILOS BETWEEN 548 00:22:19,504 --> 00:22:21,573 SOCIAL SERVICES, GOVERNMENT AND 549 00:22:21,573 --> 00:22:22,841 CLINICAL CARE. SECOND, H.R. ONE 550 00:22:22,841 --> 00:22:25,377 TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY BASED 551 00:22:25,377 --> 00:22:27,846 WORKERS WITH FEDERAL GUIDELINES 552 00:22:27,846 --> 00:22:28,980 ON A DAILY BASIS, WE NEED TO BE 553 00:22:28,980 --> 00:22:30,282 ABLE TO APPLY THAT INFORMATION. 554 00:22:30,282 --> 00:22:34,252 -- OUT TO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 555 00:22:34,252 --> 00:22:35,487 -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 556 00:22:35,487 --> 00:22:37,723 -- THANK YOU. HIROSHI. UP NEXT 557 00:22:37,723 --> 00:22:39,591 IS STEVE, FOLLOWED BY LAUREL, 558 00:22:39,591 --> 00:22:41,093 AND THEN I'LL CALL THE NEXT TEN 559 00:22:41,093 --> 00:22:42,961 NAMES. 560 00:22:42,961 --> 00:22:44,730 -- IT'S SO MUCH MORE FUN IN 561 00:22:44,730 --> 00:22:45,364 BUDGET YEARS WHEN INFLATION IS 562 00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:47,365 NOT SO BIG, BUT IT IS RIGHT NOW, 563 00:22:47,365 --> 00:22:48,033 AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 564 00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:53,839 DEAL WITH IT. I'M HERE TO SPEAK 565 00:22:53,839 --> 00:22:55,440 ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AS A 566 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:59,978 CONCERN. WE'VE HAD MANY MAYORS 567 00:22:59,978 --> 00:23:03,615 RECENTLY, MANY POLICE CHIEFS 568 00:23:03,615 --> 00:23:04,983 RECENTLY, QUITE A BIT OF 569 00:23:04,983 --> 00:23:07,219 TURNOVER ON THE CITY COUNCIL. 570 00:23:07,219 --> 00:23:11,256 ONE FIRE CHIEF FOR A VERY LONG 571 00:23:11,256 --> 00:23:12,991 TIME. THIS IS AN INDICATION, I 572 00:23:12,991 --> 00:23:16,628 THINK, THAT YOU SHOULD BE 573 00:23:16,628 --> 00:23:19,664 CONCERNED ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, 574 00:23:19,664 --> 00:23:22,868 BECAUSE MANY OF SEATTLE'S 575 00:23:22,868 --> 00:23:24,102 RESIDENTS ARE NOW I HEAR THINGS 576 00:23:24,102 --> 00:23:27,272 ARE GETTING BETTER. BUT TURN ON 577 00:23:27,272 --> 00:23:29,141 THE NEWS THIS WEEKEND. TAKE A 578 00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:32,944 LOOK AT HOW MANY SHOTS ARE BEING 579 00:23:32,944 --> 00:23:34,980 FIRED. NOW, I'M OLD AND I'M NOT 580 00:23:34,980 --> 00:23:39,885 USED TO THAT IN SEATTLE. I'M NOT 581 00:23:39,885 --> 00:23:42,554 USED TO THE VIM AND VIGOR OF IT. 582 00:23:42,554 --> 00:23:45,023 SO IF YOU DO NOT MAKE CHANGES, I 583 00:23:45,023 --> 00:23:49,027 THINK WE'LL CONSIDER IN THE CITY 584 00:23:49,027 --> 00:23:51,630 MORE AND MORE CHANGES. MORE FROM 585 00:23:51,630 --> 00:23:51,897 FREMONT. 586 00:23:51,897 --> 00:23:53,899 -- THANK YOU STEVE. UP NEXT IS 587 00:23:53,899 --> 00:23:55,700 LAUREL. WELCOME. AND AFTER 588 00:23:55,700 --> 00:23:57,502 LAUREL IS JOEY LIU, AN KG, ELENA 589 00:23:57,502 --> 00:24:04,342 ARAKI BELLOWS I'M BAD. I'M SO 590 00:24:04,342 --> 00:24:05,744 SORRY. CEDAR BUSH CRYSTAL BALL. 591 00:24:05,744 --> 00:24:07,846 CARLOS. ORTIZ. KELLY. O'BRIEN. 592 00:24:07,846 --> 00:24:09,781 BURFORD. DAVID. LIEBERMAN. 593 00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:13,652 MARTHA. LUCAS. AND WITH THAT, 594 00:24:13,652 --> 00:24:14,019 WELCOME LAUREL. 595 00:24:14,019 --> 00:24:14,886 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 596 00:24:14,886 --> 00:24:16,922 LAUREL. THEY. THEM. I AM A TRANS 597 00:24:16,922 --> 00:24:19,291 ADULT AND CITIZEN IN SEATTLE. 598 00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:23,361 AND I'M HERE FOLLOWING UP ON 599 00:24:23,361 --> 00:24:26,264 THE $300,000 ALLOCATED TO THE 600 00:24:26,264 --> 00:24:27,899 TRANS REFUGEE CRISIS THAT IS 601 00:24:27,899 --> 00:24:30,535 CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN SEATTLE. 602 00:24:30,535 --> 00:24:32,938 I'M LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I CAME TO 603 00:24:32,938 --> 00:24:33,638 SEATTLE JUST TO STUDY, JUST TO 604 00:24:33,638 --> 00:24:35,774 GO TO COLLEGE. I DID NOT COME 605 00:24:35,774 --> 00:24:37,742 HERE FLEEING FROM ANOTHER STATE. 606 00:24:37,742 --> 00:24:39,444 I HAVE FAMILY SUPPORT. I HAVE 607 00:24:39,444 --> 00:24:41,012 RESOURCES. THIS IS NOT THE CASE 608 00:24:41,012 --> 00:24:43,248 FOR MANY OTHER TRANS PEOPLE, AND 609 00:24:43,248 --> 00:24:44,516 IT IS ESPECIALLY NOT THE CASE 610 00:24:44,516 --> 00:24:46,618 FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY 611 00:24:46,618 --> 00:24:50,655 FLEEING UNSAFE, HOSTILE STATES. 612 00:24:50,655 --> 00:24:52,457 I APPRECIATE THE GESTURE OF THE 613 00:24:52,457 --> 00:24:53,291 $300,000. AND NOW WHAT NEEDS TO 614 00:24:53,291 --> 00:24:54,526 HAPPEN IS IT NEEDS TO GET IN THE 615 00:24:54,526 --> 00:24:56,461 HANDS OF ORGANIZATIONS WHO WILL 616 00:24:56,461 --> 00:24:57,596 USE THAT MONEY TO SUPPORT THE 617 00:24:57,596 --> 00:24:59,898 COMMUNITY. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO 618 00:24:59,898 --> 00:25:01,566 ACTIVE UPDATES ON WHERE THAT 619 00:25:01,566 --> 00:25:02,434 MONEY IS, WHERE IT IS GOING, AND 620 00:25:02,434 --> 00:25:05,437 HOW IT IS HELPING THE TRANS 621 00:25:05,437 --> 00:25:07,005 REFUGEES HERE IN SEATTLE. THANK 622 00:25:07,005 --> 00:25:07,205 YOU. 623 00:25:07,205 --> 00:25:08,940 -- THANK YOU 624 00:25:08,940 --> 00:25:10,208 -- AND UP NEXT IS JOEY, FOLLOWED 625 00:25:10,208 --> 00:25:14,813 BY ANNIE 626 00:25:14,813 --> 00:25:16,248 -- HELLO. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME 627 00:25:16,248 --> 00:25:17,883 IS JOEY. I AM THE FOOD ACCESS 628 00:25:17,883 --> 00:25:19,284 MANAGER AT THE SEATTLE 629 00:25:19,284 --> 00:25:20,619 NEIGHBORHOOD FARMERS MARKET. 630 00:25:20,619 --> 00:25:21,920 THIS IS MY COLLEAGUE NINA, WHO 631 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:23,455 MANAGES THE CAPITOL HILL FARMERS 632 00:25:23,455 --> 00:25:25,323 MARKET. AND WE ARE HERE TODAY TO 633 00:25:25,323 --> 00:25:27,526 EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR THE 634 00:25:27,526 --> 00:25:29,361 FRESH BUCKS PROGRAM AND TO 635 00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:31,329 EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FROM 636 00:25:31,329 --> 00:25:31,863 CONSTITUENTS USING THESE 637 00:25:31,863 --> 00:25:33,164 PROGRAMS ON BEHALF OF OUR 638 00:25:33,164 --> 00:25:34,633 SHOPPERS, WE ASK THAT YOU TURN 639 00:25:34,633 --> 00:25:37,702 THE RECENT ONE TIME $6.3 MILLION 640 00:25:37,702 --> 00:25:39,170 INTO ONGOING FUNDING FOR THE 641 00:25:39,170 --> 00:25:41,273 PROGRAM. SINCE THE RECENT 642 00:25:41,273 --> 00:25:43,141 EXPANSION LAST YEAR, OUR MARKETS 643 00:25:43,141 --> 00:25:44,476 HAVE SEEN A REMARKABLE 320% 644 00:25:44,476 --> 00:25:46,645 INCREASE. UTILIZATION, 645 00:25:46,645 --> 00:25:48,647 TRANSLATING DIRECTLY INTO INCOME 646 00:25:48,647 --> 00:25:50,148 FOR SMALL LOCAL FARMERS. WE HEAR 647 00:25:50,148 --> 00:25:51,516 WEEK AFTER WEEK HOW MUCH THE 648 00:25:51,516 --> 00:25:53,118 FRESH PROGRAMS MEAN TO PEOPLE, 649 00:25:53,118 --> 00:25:54,486 AND WE WANTED TO PASS ALONG 650 00:25:54,486 --> 00:25:56,955 THESE COMMENTS TO YOU ALL. 651 00:25:56,955 --> 00:25:58,390 -- MATT LONG. 652 00:25:58,390 --> 00:25:59,624 -- MATT LONG SAYS THIS. THIS 653 00:25:59,624 --> 00:26:01,927 INVESTMENT HELPS ME ACCESS FRESH 654 00:26:01,927 --> 00:26:03,194 PRODUCE, ESPECIALLY AFTER MY 655 00:26:03,194 --> 00:26:05,864 FAMILY LOST SNAP BENEFITS. NOW 656 00:26:05,864 --> 00:26:06,865 THE ONLY GROCERIES I GET FOR 657 00:26:06,865 --> 00:26:08,667 MYSELF REGULARLY FROM THE FRESH 658 00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:11,269 BUCKS PROGRAM. THANK YOU. 659 00:26:11,269 --> 00:26:13,538 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU AND UP 660 00:26:13,538 --> 00:26:16,141 NEXT IS ANNIE, FOLLOWED BY 661 00:26:16,141 --> 00:26:16,374 ELENA. 662 00:26:16,374 --> 00:26:17,776 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS 663 00:26:17,776 --> 00:26:19,844 ON THIS CLASSICALLY SEATTLE 664 00:26:19,844 --> 00:26:22,280 MORNING. I'M HERE WITH INSPIRE 665 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,015 WASHINGTON. AS AN ARTS 666 00:26:24,015 --> 00:26:26,551 ENTHUSIAST. D5 LAKE CITY 667 00:26:26,551 --> 00:26:27,085 RESIDENT DANCE PARENT AND 668 00:26:27,085 --> 00:26:28,486 NONPROFIT FUNDRAISER AT SEATTLE 669 00:26:28,486 --> 00:26:31,122 THEATER GROUP. SEVERAL OF US 670 00:26:31,122 --> 00:26:32,624 STOOD HERE THREE WEEKS AGO 671 00:26:32,624 --> 00:26:33,658 ASKING YOU TO SUSTAIN ARTS AND 672 00:26:33,658 --> 00:26:34,793 CULTURE FUNDING AT A TIME WHEN 673 00:26:34,793 --> 00:26:38,096 OUR SECTOR IS UNDER ENORMOUS 674 00:26:38,096 --> 00:26:38,596 PRESSURE, COUNCILMEMBER 675 00:26:38,596 --> 00:26:40,231 HOLLINGSWORTH AND FOSTER. THANK 676 00:26:40,231 --> 00:26:44,836 YOU FOR HEARING US. AND WITH SO 677 00:26:44,836 --> 00:26:46,471 MANY PRIORITIES, YOU STILL 678 00:26:46,471 --> 00:26:49,374 RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO SUPPORT 679 00:26:49,374 --> 00:26:50,008 CREATIVE, CULTURAL EXPERIENCES 680 00:26:50,008 --> 00:26:54,112 THAT CENTER HUMANITY, HEALTH AND 681 00:26:54,112 --> 00:26:55,180 CONNECTION WITH ONE ANOTHER. 682 00:26:55,180 --> 00:26:56,681 COUNCILMEMBERS. WE ARE NOT 683 00:26:56,681 --> 00:26:58,483 ASKING FOR A HANDOUT. WE ARE 684 00:26:58,483 --> 00:27:00,385 ASKING THE CITY TO BUILD A 685 00:27:00,385 --> 00:27:02,220 BUDGET THAT INVESTS IN THE 686 00:27:02,220 --> 00:27:04,522 VALUABLE SERVICES OUR 687 00:27:04,522 --> 00:27:05,924 ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE, AND 688 00:27:05,924 --> 00:27:06,524 PROTECTS THE CULTURAL WORKERS 689 00:27:06,524 --> 00:27:12,597 WHO PROVIDE THEM. PLEASE APPROVE 690 00:27:12,597 --> 00:27:13,231 HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER 691 00:27:13,231 --> 00:27:14,699 FOSTER'S PROPOSALS FOR ARTS AND 692 00:27:14,699 --> 00:27:18,303 CULTURE. FUTURE FUNDING. THANK 693 00:27:18,303 --> 00:27:18,503 YOU. 694 00:27:18,503 --> 00:27:20,238 -- THANK YOU ELENA. WELCOME. 695 00:27:20,238 --> 00:27:23,041 FOLLOWED BY SEVEN. 696 00:27:23,041 --> 00:27:23,675 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 697 00:27:23,675 --> 00:27:24,943 MY NAME IS ELENA ARAKAKI AND 698 00:27:24,943 --> 00:27:26,211 I'M HERE REPRESENTING FRIENDS 699 00:27:26,211 --> 00:27:27,345 OF LITTLE SAIGON IN DISTRICT 700 00:27:27,345 --> 00:27:30,482 TWO. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU 701 00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:31,016 TO SUPPORT COUNCIL BUDGET 702 00:27:31,016 --> 00:27:33,284 ACTION. EDDIE 006 AYE, WHICH 703 00:27:33,284 --> 00:27:35,053 WILL RESTORE THE STABILIZE, 704 00:27:35,053 --> 00:27:36,121 ACTIVATE AND INVEST LOCALLY 705 00:27:36,121 --> 00:27:38,323 FUND, ALSO KNOWN AS SAIL IN THE 706 00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:40,125 CITY AND LAKE CITY. THIS PAST 707 00:27:40,125 --> 00:27:41,660 YEAR, SAIL FUNDING HAS BEEN 708 00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:42,727 CRUCIAL FOR THE SAFETY, HEALTH 709 00:27:42,727 --> 00:27:44,529 AND ACTIVATION OF LITTLE SAIGON. 710 00:27:44,529 --> 00:27:46,798 WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT 16 711 00:27:46,798 --> 00:27:48,566 SMALL BUSINESSES SECURITY NEEDS 712 00:27:48,566 --> 00:27:50,402 SUCH AS UPDATED SIGNAGE, GATES, 713 00:27:50,402 --> 00:27:52,737 WINDOW SECURITY, FILM LIGHTING 714 00:27:52,737 --> 00:27:54,105 AND NEW STOREFRONT AWNINGS. 715 00:27:54,105 --> 00:27:55,774 WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON 716 00:27:55,774 --> 00:27:57,642 REPLACING THE HOSTILE CHAIN LINK 717 00:27:57,642 --> 00:27:58,676 RAZOR WIRE FENCE AT 12th AND 718 00:27:58,676 --> 00:27:59,811 JACKSON WITH A COLORFUL NEW 719 00:27:59,811 --> 00:28:01,913 FENCE. WE HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED 14 720 00:28:01,913 --> 00:28:03,581 EVENTS HOSTED AT GOURMET PARK, 721 00:28:03,581 --> 00:28:05,183 LITTLE SAIGON'S ONLY PUBLIC 722 00:28:05,183 --> 00:28:07,152 GREEN SPACE. THESE ACTIVATIONS 723 00:28:07,152 --> 00:28:08,720 CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUN 724 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,855 LEARNING, CREATIVITY AND MUTUAL 725 00:28:10,855 --> 00:28:12,290 AID. OVER THE COURSE OF THE 726 00:28:12,290 --> 00:28:13,658 YEAR, OVER 2500 PEOPLE HAVE COME 727 00:28:13,658 --> 00:28:15,060 OUT TO LITTLE SAIGON FOR EVENTS 728 00:28:15,060 --> 00:28:16,895 AT THE PARK. COUNCIL BUDGET 729 00:28:16,895 --> 00:28:19,397 ACTION EDDIE 006 AYE WOULD 730 00:28:19,397 --> 00:28:21,132 CONTINUE SAIL INVESTMENTS FOR 731 00:28:21,132 --> 00:28:21,766 SERVICES THAT BEGAN THIS YEAR, 732 00:28:21,766 --> 00:28:23,568 BUT DO NOT HAVE FUNDING TO 733 00:28:23,568 --> 00:28:25,003 CONTINUE. WE ASK FOR YOUR 734 00:28:25,003 --> 00:28:26,404 SUPPORT TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR 735 00:28:26,404 --> 00:28:27,038 THESE ESSENTIAL INVESTMENTS IN 736 00:28:27,038 --> 00:28:29,641 LITTLE SAIGON. 737 00:28:29,641 --> 00:28:29,974 -- THANK YOU. 738 00:28:29,974 --> 00:28:31,576 -- UP NEXT IS SEVEN, FOLLOWED BY 739 00:28:31,576 --> 00:28:34,245 CEDAR 740 00:28:34,245 --> 00:28:34,879 -- GOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS 741 00:28:34,879 --> 00:28:36,548 AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 742 00:28:36,548 --> 00:28:37,949 SEVEN FROM DISTRICT ONE, 743 00:28:37,949 --> 00:28:38,483 PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE 744 00:28:38,483 --> 00:28:39,584 COMPOSERS ALLIANCE AND A SEATTLE 745 00:28:39,584 --> 00:28:40,618 MUSIC COMMISSIONER. ON BEHALF OF 746 00:28:40,618 --> 00:28:42,654 THE SEATTLE COMPOSERS ALLIANCE, 747 00:28:42,654 --> 00:28:43,288 PLEASE SUPPORT COUNCIL PRESIDENT 748 00:28:43,288 --> 00:28:45,190 HOLLINGSWORTH 3 MILLION FOR ARTS 749 00:28:45,190 --> 00:28:45,757 AND CULTURE. COUNCILMEMBER 750 00:28:45,757 --> 00:28:47,058 FOSTER'S ADMISSION TAX PROPOSAL 751 00:28:47,058 --> 00:28:48,793 AND ON BEHALF OF THE MUSIC 752 00:28:48,793 --> 00:28:51,963 COMMISSION, COUNCILMEMBER LIN 753 00:28:51,963 --> 00:28:52,597 $20,000 MUSICIAN LAUREATE PILOT 754 00:28:52,597 --> 00:28:53,665 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AS YOUR 755 00:28:53,665 --> 00:28:55,100 CONSTITUENT, YOU SET A TIGHT 756 00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:55,633 BUDGET SHOULD SHARPEN OUR 757 00:28:55,633 --> 00:28:56,835 PRIORITIES, NOT WEAKEN OUR 758 00:28:56,835 --> 00:28:58,403 COMMITMENT TO NEIGHBORHOODS. 759 00:28:58,403 --> 00:29:00,538 YOUR DELRIDGE MURAL WALL 760 00:29:00,538 --> 00:29:01,706 PROPOSAL SHOWS THAT THE ARTS 761 00:29:01,706 --> 00:29:03,975 BELONG IN THAT COMMITMENT. 762 00:29:03,975 --> 00:29:05,577 VICE-CHAIR RIVERA. AS FORMER 763 00:29:05,577 --> 00:29:06,377 DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF 764 00:29:06,377 --> 00:29:07,879 ARTS AND CULTURE, YOU KNOW, THE 765 00:29:07,879 --> 00:29:09,447 THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ADMISSION 766 00:29:09,447 --> 00:29:10,582 TAX AND THE CITY'S LATEST 767 00:29:10,582 --> 00:29:12,851 REVENUE FORECAST, WHICH LOWERED 768 00:29:12,851 --> 00:29:13,418 NEXT YEAR'S ADMISSION TAX 769 00:29:13,418 --> 00:29:16,121 ESTIMATE BY OVER $800,000. 770 00:29:16,121 --> 00:29:16,721 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE YOU SAID 771 00:29:16,721 --> 00:29:17,756 THE ARTS ARE BUSINESSES, TOO. 772 00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:19,257 AND WITH THE CROCODILE KEXP AND 773 00:29:19,257 --> 00:29:20,825 CLIMATE PLEDGE IN YOUR DISTRICT, 774 00:29:20,825 --> 00:29:22,694 YOU KNOW WHY THE MUSIC 775 00:29:22,694 --> 00:29:24,028 COMMISSION SITS UNDER THE OFFICE 776 00:29:24,028 --> 00:29:26,498 OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. PLEASE 777 00:29:26,498 --> 00:29:27,065 APPROVE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT 778 00:29:27,065 --> 00:29:28,299 HOLLINGSWORTH 3 MILLION 779 00:29:28,299 --> 00:29:30,068 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER ADMISSION 780 00:29:30,068 --> 00:29:30,702 TAX PROPOSAL AND COUNCILMEMBER 781 00:29:30,702 --> 00:29:32,137 LIN'S MUSICIAN LAUREATE PILOT 782 00:29:32,137 --> 00:29:33,438 CHAIR STRAUSS. PLEASE INCLUDE 783 00:29:33,438 --> 00:29:34,539 ALL THREE IN YOUR BALANCING 784 00:29:34,539 --> 00:29:35,540 PACKAGE. THANK YOU ALL. 785 00:29:35,540 --> 00:29:37,175 -- THANK YOU. 786 00:29:37,175 --> 00:29:42,013 -- UP NEXT, WE HAVE CEDAR 787 00:29:42,013 --> 00:29:42,480 FOLLOWED BY CRYSTAL. 788 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,883 -- SO MY NAME IS CEDAR AND I'M 789 00:29:44,883 --> 00:29:47,585 HERE TO TALK ABOUT A TIME WHERE 790 00:29:47,585 --> 00:29:49,154 THE WORLD IS AT A CROSSROADS, 791 00:29:49,154 --> 00:29:50,922 WHERE WE CAN EITHER CHOOSE TO 792 00:29:50,922 --> 00:29:53,291 FUND SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND HELP 793 00:29:53,291 --> 00:29:55,160 PEOPLE AND MAKE THINGS BETTER, 794 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:56,728 OR WE CAN JUST CONTINUE OUR 795 00:29:56,728 --> 00:29:58,596 DESCENT INTO BARBARISM, WHERE A 796 00:29:58,596 --> 00:30:01,866 LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE 797 00:30:01,866 --> 00:30:06,037 AND SO WE KEEP FUNDING ICE, WE 798 00:30:06,037 --> 00:30:07,572 KEEP FUNDING THE POLICE TO 799 00:30:07,572 --> 00:30:10,108 RECORD LEVELS, WHICH MAKES OUR 800 00:30:10,108 --> 00:30:11,209 YOUTH AND OUR LESS FORTUNATE. 801 00:30:11,209 --> 00:30:12,243 AND MOST OF THE REST OF THE 802 00:30:12,243 --> 00:30:14,312 POPULACE FEEL MORE AND MORE 803 00:30:14,312 --> 00:30:16,781 UNSAFE. AND PART OF IT BEING 804 00:30:16,781 --> 00:30:19,050 THAT IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO FIX 805 00:30:19,050 --> 00:30:20,685 THIS, I MEAN, THE OPTION IS THE 806 00:30:20,685 --> 00:30:23,087 SAMSON OPTION, BASICALLY, WHERE 807 00:30:23,087 --> 00:30:24,589 FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, IT'S 808 00:30:24,589 --> 00:30:27,125 WHEN ISRAEL CAN SHOOT 300 NUKES 809 00:30:27,125 --> 00:30:28,159 AT A LOT OF COUNTRIES IN THE 810 00:30:28,159 --> 00:30:29,194 WEST AND JUST DESTROY EVERYTHING 811 00:30:29,194 --> 00:30:33,264 LIKE THEY ARE TO GAZA. SO YEAH. 812 00:30:33,264 --> 00:30:37,035 -- THANK YOU. AND CRYSTAL, 813 00:30:37,035 --> 00:30:37,702 YOU'RE UP NEXT. WE THE LAST 814 00:30:37,702 --> 00:30:40,004 TIME YOU WERE HERE, WE DID 815 00:30:40,004 --> 00:30:42,173 RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM ANOTHER 816 00:30:42,173 --> 00:30:43,908 PUBLIC COMMENTER STATING THAT 817 00:30:43,908 --> 00:30:45,577 THEY FELT THREATENED AND 818 00:30:45,577 --> 00:30:46,711 HARASSED BY SOME OF YOUR 819 00:30:46,711 --> 00:30:48,046 BEHAVIOR. SO I'M JUST READING 820 00:30:48,046 --> 00:30:49,614 THAT INTO THE RECORD TODAY. 821 00:30:49,614 --> 00:30:51,316 -- OKAY. WELL, I ALSO HEARD THAT 822 00:30:51,316 --> 00:30:54,219 A FEW OF YOU REACTIONARY 823 00:30:54,219 --> 00:30:55,119 CENTRISTS COULD NOT GET PAST 824 00:30:55,119 --> 00:30:56,254 READING THE FIRST THREE LETTERS 825 00:30:56,254 --> 00:30:57,956 OF MY SIGN. IRONICALLY, ONE OF 826 00:30:57,956 --> 00:30:59,724 THE THINGS THAT BOTH THE NAACP 827 00:30:59,724 --> 00:31:01,259 AND THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 828 00:31:01,259 --> 00:31:02,961 MEMORIAL FUND AGREE ON IS THE 829 00:31:02,961 --> 00:31:05,029 FACT THAT MODERN DAY POLICING 830 00:31:05,029 --> 00:31:06,431 CAN DIRECTLY TRACE ITS ORIGINS 831 00:31:06,431 --> 00:31:08,032 BACK TO SLAVE PATROLS. SO LET'S 832 00:31:08,032 --> 00:31:11,269 LOOK AT THE SPD, WHICH REMAINS 833 00:31:11,269 --> 00:31:11,803 OVERWHELMINGLY WHITE AND 834 00:31:11,803 --> 00:31:15,907 CONSERVATIVE, LIKE KETTLE, THERE 835 00:31:15,907 --> 00:31:18,042 ARE STILL TWO ACTIVE SPD'S THAT 836 00:31:18,042 --> 00:31:20,878 ARE WERE J. SIXERS. OKAY, TWO J 837 00:31:20,878 --> 00:31:23,448 SIXERS ARE STILL ACTIVE ON THE 838 00:31:23,448 --> 00:31:25,116 ROSTER. LAST YEAR, THIS COUNCIL 839 00:31:25,116 --> 00:31:26,551 GAVE FUNDING FOR A DEI MANAGER 840 00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:29,621 TO SPD, AND IT DID NOT EVEN POST 841 00:31:29,621 --> 00:31:32,223 THE JOB OPENING AND HAS NO PLANS 842 00:31:32,223 --> 00:31:33,992 TO SPD ACTING LIKE SLAVE 843 00:31:33,992 --> 00:31:35,693 PATROLLERS. THIS WEEK MARKS ONE 844 00:31:35,693 --> 00:31:37,161 YEAR SINCE SPD LITERALLY CHASED 845 00:31:37,161 --> 00:31:39,697 A BLACK MAN IN CRISIS. JACK WITH 846 00:31:39,697 --> 00:31:40,732 THEIR VEHICLES, DRIVING UP ONTO 847 00:31:40,732 --> 00:31:41,866 THE SIDEWALKS IN PURSUIT OF HIM, 848 00:31:41,866 --> 00:31:44,402 AND THEN GOT OUT AND SHOT AND 849 00:31:44,402 --> 00:31:46,337 EXECUTED HIM. SO DESPITE 850 00:31:46,337 --> 00:31:47,972 COMMUNITY DEMANDS, NEITHER 851 00:31:47,972 --> 00:31:49,140 UNEDITED BODY CAM FOOTAGE NOR 852 00:31:49,140 --> 00:31:50,575 THE NAMES OF THE COPS INVOLVED 853 00:31:50,575 --> 00:31:52,377 HAVE BEEN RELEASED. YOUR JOB AT 854 00:31:52,377 --> 00:31:54,646 CITY COUNCIL IS NOT TO CRITIQUE 855 00:31:54,646 --> 00:31:56,281 THE COMMUNITY. 856 00:31:56,281 --> 00:31:56,914 -- BUT RATHER IT IS. 857 00:31:56,914 --> 00:31:58,182 -- UP NEXT, WE HAVE CARLOS 858 00:31:58,182 --> 00:31:59,684 ORTIZ, FOLLOWED BY KELLY 859 00:31:59,684 --> 00:32:02,387 O'BRIEN, BURFORD AND THEN DAVID 860 00:32:02,387 --> 00:32:05,823 LIEBERMAN AND MARTHA LUCAS. 861 00:32:05,823 --> 00:32:11,162 WELCOME, CARLOS. WE CAN TAKE A 862 00:32:11,162 --> 00:32:11,396 MINUTE. 863 00:32:11,396 --> 00:32:13,564 -- THREE PEOPLE MURDERED BY THE 864 00:32:13,564 --> 00:32:22,173 ITD AND YOU DID NOTHING. I'M 865 00:32:22,173 --> 00:32:22,440 LEAVING. 866 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:23,174 -- WELCOME. 867 00:32:23,174 --> 00:32:23,708 -- MARK. COUNCILMEMBERS. 868 00:32:23,708 --> 00:32:24,776 -- MY NAME IS CARLOS ORTIZ. I AM 869 00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:26,778 FROM NICKELSVILLE, PARTICIPANT 870 00:32:26,778 --> 00:32:29,981 IN NORTH LAKE DISTRICT FOUR. I 871 00:32:29,981 --> 00:32:32,116 ASK YOU HERE TO MAKE TWO 872 00:32:32,116 --> 00:32:34,419 INVESTMENTS IN SEATTLE'S 27 AND 873 00:32:34,419 --> 00:32:36,020 2028 BUDGET. AN ADDITIONAL 874 00:32:36,020 --> 00:32:36,654 500,000 FOR TENANT PROTECTIONS 875 00:32:36,654 --> 00:32:40,591 TO HELP PEOPLE STAY HOUSED, AND 876 00:32:40,591 --> 00:32:41,059 300,000 TO OPEN A NEW 877 00:32:41,059 --> 00:32:43,227 NICKELSVILLE TINY VILLAGE. 878 00:32:43,227 --> 00:32:45,229 NICKELSVILLE IS A COST EFFECTIVE 879 00:32:45,229 --> 00:32:47,332 AND SUSTAINABLE MODEL. HAVING 880 00:32:47,332 --> 00:32:48,800 SAID THAT, SWEEPING PEOPLE FROM 881 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:50,635 ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER DOES NOT 882 00:32:50,635 --> 00:32:52,070 END HOMELESSNESS. IF THERE 883 00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:52,704 AREN'T ENOUGH SHELTER BEDS, 884 00:32:52,704 --> 00:32:55,273 WHERE ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO GO? 885 00:32:55,273 --> 00:32:57,041 PUBLIC SAFETY MEANS MORE THAN 886 00:32:57,041 --> 00:32:58,509 ENFORCEMENT. IT MEANS PREVENTING 887 00:32:58,509 --> 00:32:59,110 DISPLACEMENT AND INVESTING IN 888 00:32:59,110 --> 00:33:01,846 REAL SOLUTIONS, WITH OR WITHOUT 889 00:33:01,846 --> 00:33:05,049 SOME FORM OF HOUSING, A PERSON 890 00:33:05,049 --> 00:33:05,650 CANNOT MOVE FORWARD TRYING TO 891 00:33:05,650 --> 00:33:06,284 REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND MAKING 892 00:33:06,284 --> 00:33:07,919 SURE THEY DON'T STAY HOMELESS IS 893 00:33:07,919 --> 00:33:09,687 THE BEST WAY TO GET RID OF 894 00:33:09,687 --> 00:33:10,288 HOMELESS PROBLEM THAT PLAGUES 895 00:33:10,288 --> 00:33:13,257 OUR CITY. PLEASE SUPPORT THESE 896 00:33:13,257 --> 00:33:13,858 TWO BUDGET INVESTMENTS. THANK 897 00:33:13,858 --> 00:33:15,727 YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 898 00:33:15,727 --> 00:33:18,296 -- THANK YOU. CARLOS. UP NEXT IS 899 00:33:18,296 --> 00:33:22,300 KELLY, FOLLOWED BY DAVID. 900 00:33:22,300 --> 00:33:22,567 WELCOME. 901 00:33:22,567 --> 00:33:23,701 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 902 00:33:23,701 --> 00:33:25,670 MY NAME IS KELLY O'BRIEN BURFORD 903 00:33:25,670 --> 00:33:26,838 AND I AM A NICKELSVILLE 904 00:33:26,838 --> 00:33:28,639 PARTICIPANT AT BRIGHTON VILLAGE. 905 00:33:28,639 --> 00:33:31,209 I'M AN AUTISTIC EMERGING 906 00:33:31,209 --> 00:33:32,410 TECHNOLOGY PATENT HOLDER WHO'S 907 00:33:32,410 --> 00:33:33,711 BEEN AFFECTED BY THE LOSS OF 908 00:33:33,711 --> 00:33:36,447 DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION 909 00:33:36,447 --> 00:33:37,015 OPPORTUNITIES. NICKELSVILLE 910 00:33:37,015 --> 00:33:39,517 GIVES ME A PLACE WHERE I CAN 911 00:33:39,517 --> 00:33:40,051 WORK TO CONTRIBUTE TO MY 912 00:33:40,051 --> 00:33:41,953 COMMUNITY AND REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE 913 00:33:41,953 --> 00:33:43,688 TO MY PEERS. BRIGHTON VILLAGE 914 00:33:43,688 --> 00:33:45,356 HAS PROVIDED ME WITH SAFETY, 915 00:33:45,356 --> 00:33:46,157 STABILITY AND PURPOSE. I URGE 916 00:33:46,157 --> 00:33:48,793 YOU TO SUPPORT AN ADDITIONAL 917 00:33:48,793 --> 00:33:51,529 500,000 FOR TENANT PROTECTIONS 918 00:33:51,529 --> 00:33:52,797 AND 300,000 FOR NICKELSVILLE 919 00:33:52,797 --> 00:33:55,333 TINY HOUSE VILLAGE. THESE 920 00:33:55,333 --> 00:33:55,867 INVESTMENTS HELP PREVENT 921 00:33:55,867 --> 00:33:57,702 HOMELESSNESS AND PROVIDE 922 00:33:57,702 --> 00:33:59,037 COMMUNITY LED HOUSING FOR PEOPLE 923 00:33:59,037 --> 00:34:01,272 WHO NEED A NONTRADITIONAL PATH 924 00:34:01,272 --> 00:34:04,108 FORWARD. THANK YOU. 925 00:34:04,108 --> 00:34:05,243 -- THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT IS 926 00:34:05,243 --> 00:34:05,977 DAVID, FOLLOWED BY MARTHA. AND 927 00:34:05,977 --> 00:34:07,578 THEN I'LL READ THE NEXT TEN 928 00:34:07,578 --> 00:34:09,647 LINES. I'M GOING. 929 00:34:09,647 --> 00:34:11,182 -- I WROTE MY NAME DOWN FOR A 930 00:34:11,182 --> 00:34:14,519 SECOND. 931 00:34:14,519 --> 00:34:16,921 -- OH, OKAY. UP NEXT IS MARTHA 932 00:34:16,921 --> 00:34:18,890 LUCAS. MARTHA, WELCOME. AND I'M 933 00:34:18,890 --> 00:34:21,893 GOING TO CALL THE NEXT TEN HERE. 934 00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:24,128 BRANDON. CRAIG. SUSAN LIN. KATE 935 00:34:24,128 --> 00:34:28,566 NAGEL, CARLOS KAT MUNSON, MARTHA 936 00:34:28,566 --> 00:34:29,967 KIDANI. BEATRIX. KELLY. CHLOE. 937 00:34:29,967 --> 00:34:31,936 GAYLE. TARA. MOSS. TYLER. 938 00:34:31,936 --> 00:34:34,705 MESSMAN, LARS. ERICKSON, AND 939 00:34:34,705 --> 00:34:36,808 WELCOME, MARTHA. GOOD TO SEE 940 00:34:36,808 --> 00:34:37,008 YOU. 941 00:34:37,008 --> 00:34:40,044 -- FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL 942 00:34:40,044 --> 00:34:40,378 FOR ALLOWING. 943 00:34:40,378 --> 00:34:41,245 -- THIS OPPORTUNITY. I JUST WANT 944 00:34:41,245 --> 00:34:43,147 TO INDICATE THAT WE HAVE 945 00:34:43,147 --> 00:34:44,916 ACTUALLY SENT THE COUNCIL A 946 00:34:44,916 --> 00:34:47,985 REVISED BUDGET REQUEST UNDER 947 00:34:47,985 --> 00:34:49,887 WASHINGTON STATE COALITION OF 948 00:34:49,887 --> 00:34:52,757 AFRICAN COMMUNITY LEADERS AND 949 00:34:52,757 --> 00:34:55,092 SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND 950 00:34:55,092 --> 00:34:55,693 LEADERS HAVE ACTUALLY ALREADY 951 00:34:55,693 --> 00:34:56,928 SENT COMMENTS BECAUSE WE 952 00:34:56,928 --> 00:34:58,629 WEREN'T SURE HOW TO DO IT 953 00:34:58,629 --> 00:35:02,867 OTHERWISE. AND THEY REPRESENT 954 00:35:02,867 --> 00:35:04,902 EITHER THEMSELVES OR THEIR 955 00:35:04,902 --> 00:35:08,506 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE RESIDENTS 956 00:35:08,506 --> 00:35:09,907 OF ALL THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS. SO 957 00:35:09,907 --> 00:35:11,275 MY NAME IS MARTHA FOSTER LUCAS, 958 00:35:11,275 --> 00:35:13,544 AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 959 00:35:13,544 --> 00:35:16,013 OF WASQUEHAL. IN ADDITION TO 960 00:35:16,013 --> 00:35:21,519 SINCE 2015, THE BLACK IMMIGRANTS 961 00:35:21,519 --> 00:35:23,354 IN OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE 962 00:35:23,354 --> 00:35:24,622 BEEN CONSTANTLY UNDER ATTACK. IN 963 00:35:24,622 --> 00:35:27,592 ADDITION TO INCREASED ICE 964 00:35:27,592 --> 00:35:28,159 ACTIVITY AND THESE CONSTANT 965 00:35:28,159 --> 00:35:31,062 ATTACK AND ISSUE, A NEW ISSUE 966 00:35:31,062 --> 00:35:33,698 HAS EMERGED. AND THAT IS 967 00:35:33,698 --> 00:35:34,966 PREDATORY. OPERATION SERVICES. 968 00:35:34,966 --> 00:35:37,034 AND SO WE REALLY ASK YOU TO 969 00:35:37,034 --> 00:35:38,402 CONSIDER THE PILOT BECAUSE WE 970 00:35:38,402 --> 00:35:40,037 HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS 971 00:35:40,037 --> 00:35:41,439 THAT ARE NOT GETTING THE LEGAL 972 00:35:41,439 --> 00:35:42,840 SERVICES THAT THEY NEED, OR THE 973 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:44,275 LINGUISTIC OR. 974 00:35:44,275 --> 00:35:45,943 -- CULTURAL, SIR. 975 00:35:45,943 --> 00:35:50,648 -- THANK YOU. MARTHA. UP NEXT IS 976 00:35:50,648 --> 00:35:53,951 BRANDON. THERE YOU ARE, BRANDON, 977 00:35:53,951 --> 00:35:55,786 FOLLOWED BY SUSAN, THEN KATE. 978 00:35:55,786 --> 00:35:56,053 WELCOME. 979 00:35:56,053 --> 00:35:58,589 -- MY NAME IS BRANDON AND I'M A 980 00:35:58,589 --> 00:36:00,024 NICKELSVILLE PARTICIPANT. AS YOU 981 00:36:00,024 --> 00:36:00,791 ALL CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL TODAY, 982 00:36:00,791 --> 00:36:02,560 WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE CAREFUL 983 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:05,196 CONSIDERATION TO THE FOLLOWING. 984 00:36:05,196 --> 00:36:05,830 ONE INVEST AN ADDITIONAL 500 K 985 00:36:05,830 --> 00:36:08,132 AND TENANT PROTECTIONS. IF WE 986 00:36:08,132 --> 00:36:08,933 CAN'T PREVENT HOMELESSNESS IN 987 00:36:08,933 --> 00:36:09,934 THE FIRST PLACE, THEN ALL OF OUR 988 00:36:09,934 --> 00:36:11,469 EFFORTS AND SACRIFICES ARE FOR 989 00:36:11,469 --> 00:36:14,405 NOTHING, PERIOD. WE ASK THAT YOU 990 00:36:14,405 --> 00:36:15,072 ALLOCATE 300,000 TO OPEN A NEW 991 00:36:15,072 --> 00:36:17,041 NICKELSVILLE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE 992 00:36:17,041 --> 00:36:20,778 IN 2027. NICKELSVILLE OPERATES 993 00:36:20,778 --> 00:36:23,548 UNIQUE, SELF-MANAGED, LOW COST 994 00:36:23,548 --> 00:36:24,615 VILLAGES THAT OFFER MORE THAN 995 00:36:24,615 --> 00:36:26,350 JUST SHELTER. THEY OFFER 996 00:36:26,350 --> 00:36:26,984 COMMUNITY, SHARED RESPONSIBILITY 997 00:36:26,984 --> 00:36:28,119 AND A SOBER ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH 998 00:36:28,119 --> 00:36:30,388 TO THRIVE. NUMBER THREE, WE ASK 999 00:36:30,388 --> 00:36:32,423 THAT YOU ASK YOURSELVES. THIS 1000 00:36:32,423 --> 00:36:34,625 QUESTION IS ADDING MORE MONEY TO 1001 00:36:34,625 --> 00:36:35,159 POLICING WHILE PEOPLE ARE 1002 00:36:35,159 --> 00:36:36,060 LITERALLY DYING ON THE STREETS 1003 00:36:36,060 --> 00:36:38,229 FROM NOT HAVING SHELTER. REALLY 1004 00:36:38,229 --> 00:36:41,132 THE RIGHT THING TO DO. FUN FACT 1005 00:36:41,132 --> 00:36:42,300 ONE COP SALARY IN SEATTLE WOULD 1006 00:36:42,300 --> 00:36:43,801 FUND ONE OF OUR VILLAGES FOR A 1007 00:36:43,801 --> 00:36:46,137 WHOLE YEAR. IMAGINE WHAT WE 1008 00:36:46,137 --> 00:36:47,672 COULD ACCOMPLISH BY INVESTING IN 1009 00:36:47,672 --> 00:36:50,208 TENANT PROTECTION, SELF-MANAGED 1010 00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:51,976 VILLAGES, AND INSTEAD OF SIMPLY 1011 00:36:51,976 --> 00:36:53,377 ADDING MORE POLICE FOR SOME 1012 00:36:53,377 --> 00:36:55,179 SILLY, ILL CONCEIVED RV BAN. 1013 00:36:55,179 --> 00:36:56,447 THANK YOU. 1014 00:36:56,447 --> 00:36:57,682 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS SUSAN, 1015 00:36:57,682 --> 00:36:58,950 FOLLOWED BY KATE. WELCOME, 1016 00:36:58,950 --> 00:36:59,450 SUSAN. 1017 00:36:59,450 --> 00:37:01,319 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 1018 00:37:01,319 --> 00:37:03,187 SUSAN LIU. I'M THE EXECUTIVE 1019 00:37:03,187 --> 00:37:04,855 DIRECTOR AT THEATER OF JACKSON 1020 00:37:04,855 --> 00:37:06,123 JACKSON, LOCATED IN DISTRICT 1021 00:37:06,123 --> 00:37:08,593 TWO, AND I'M A RESIDENT IN 1022 00:37:08,593 --> 00:37:11,162 DISTRICT ONE. SEATTLE'S CULTURAL 1023 00:37:11,162 --> 00:37:12,697 SECTOR IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF 1024 00:37:12,697 --> 00:37:14,498 OUR CITY'S ECONOMY. WE CREATE 1025 00:37:14,498 --> 00:37:17,201 JOBS, ATTRACT VISITORS, SUPPORT 1026 00:37:17,201 --> 00:37:19,503 SMALL BUSINESSES, AND HELP MAKE 1027 00:37:19,503 --> 00:37:20,805 SEATTLE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE 1028 00:37:20,805 --> 00:37:24,242 WANT TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT. AT 1029 00:37:24,242 --> 00:37:26,744 THEATER OFF JACKSON, WE PUT ON 1030 00:37:26,744 --> 00:37:29,347 MORE THAN 150 EVENTS A YEAR, 1031 00:37:29,347 --> 00:37:29,981 PROVIDING LOW COST PERFORMANCE 1032 00:37:29,981 --> 00:37:31,616 SPACE TO ARTISTS AND LOW COST 1033 00:37:31,616 --> 00:37:33,884 TICKETS TO THE COMMUNITY. EVERY 1034 00:37:33,884 --> 00:37:36,487 DOLLAR SPENT IN THE ARTS AND 1035 00:37:36,487 --> 00:37:38,389 CULTURE SECTOR YIELDS A THREE X 1036 00:37:38,389 --> 00:37:40,591 RETURN FOR THE CITY 1037 00:37:40,591 --> 00:37:41,926 NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT WE PROVIDE 1038 00:37:41,926 --> 00:37:43,027 THAT VALUE WHILE OPERATING IN 1039 00:37:43,027 --> 00:37:45,129 ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST 1040 00:37:45,129 --> 00:37:45,730 EXPENSIVE CITIES. WITH RISING 1041 00:37:45,730 --> 00:37:48,499 COSTS HITTING US AT EVERY TURN. 1042 00:37:48,499 --> 00:37:49,500 ON BEHALF OF THEATER OFF 1043 00:37:49,500 --> 00:37:52,103 JACKSON, I'D LIKE TO THANK 1044 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:52,703 COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH 1045 00:37:52,703 --> 00:37:54,372 AND. FOSTER FOR THEIR AMENDMENTS 1046 00:37:54,372 --> 00:37:56,774 TO FUND ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE 1047 00:37:56,774 --> 00:37:57,808 BUDGET, AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK 1048 00:37:57,808 --> 00:37:59,410 FOR YOU TO APPROVE BOTH OF THESE 1049 00:37:59,410 --> 00:38:01,379 AMENDMENTS. TOGETHER, THEY WILL 1050 00:38:01,379 --> 00:38:02,980 PROVIDE MEANINGFUL FUNDING TO 1051 00:38:02,980 --> 00:38:03,547 THE CULTURAL SECTOR IN THE 1052 00:38:03,547 --> 00:38:05,483 BUDGET. THANK YOU. 1053 00:38:05,483 --> 00:38:06,117 -- THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT, WE 1054 00:38:06,117 --> 00:38:08,252 HAVE KATE, FOLLOWED BY KAT. 1055 00:38:08,252 --> 00:38:09,053 KATE, WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. 1056 00:38:09,053 --> 00:38:10,588 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 1057 00:38:10,588 --> 00:38:12,390 I'M KATE NICK, THE EXECUTIVE 1058 00:38:12,390 --> 00:38:13,891 DIRECTOR OF TOWN HALL, SEATTLE 1059 00:38:13,891 --> 00:38:15,159 IN DISTRICT SEVEN. AND I'M ALSO 1060 00:38:15,159 --> 00:38:16,694 A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE ARTS 1061 00:38:16,694 --> 00:38:18,329 COMMISSION. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU 1062 00:38:18,329 --> 00:38:20,931 TO SUPPORT COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1063 00:38:20,931 --> 00:38:22,033 HOLLINGSWORTH $3 MILLION ARTS 1064 00:38:22,033 --> 00:38:24,535 AND CULTURE AMENDMENT AND 1065 00:38:24,535 --> 00:38:25,236 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S AMENDMENT 1066 00:38:25,236 --> 00:38:26,604 TO RESTORE A PORTION OF 1067 00:38:26,604 --> 00:38:27,238 ADMISSIONS TAX REVENUE TO THE 1068 00:38:27,238 --> 00:38:28,939 OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE AT 1069 00:38:28,939 --> 00:38:30,341 TOWN HALL. WE WELCOME MORE THAN 1070 00:38:30,341 --> 00:38:32,643 100,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY WITH 1071 00:38:32,643 --> 00:38:34,145 AFFORDABLE PROGRAMING THAT 1072 00:38:34,145 --> 00:38:36,213 BRINGS SEATTLE TOGETHER AROUND 1073 00:38:36,213 --> 00:38:36,681 ARTS IDEAS AND CIVIC 1074 00:38:36,681 --> 00:38:37,581 CONVERSATION, BUT WE'RE PART OF 1075 00:38:37,581 --> 00:38:40,685 A MUCH BIGGER STORY. ARTS AND 1076 00:38:40,685 --> 00:38:41,318 CULTURE BRINGS PEOPLE DOWNTOWN, 1077 00:38:41,318 --> 00:38:43,054 FILLS RESTAURANTS, SUPPORTS 1078 00:38:43,054 --> 00:38:44,055 LOCAL BUSINESSES, CREATES JOBS, 1079 00:38:44,055 --> 00:38:45,589 AND HELPS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS 1080 00:38:45,589 --> 00:38:46,390 THRIVE. THEY'RE PART OF WHAT 1081 00:38:46,390 --> 00:38:48,092 MAKES SEATTLE, SEATTLE, AND AS 1082 00:38:48,092 --> 00:38:50,961 AN ARTS COMMISSIONER, I BELIEVE 1083 00:38:50,961 --> 00:38:51,562 STRONGLY THAT PROTECTING THE 1084 00:38:51,562 --> 00:38:52,830 ARTS, FUNDING AND ENSURING THESE 1085 00:38:52,830 --> 00:38:54,732 INVESTMENTS CONTINUE TO BENEFIT 1086 00:38:54,732 --> 00:38:56,067 COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR CITY. SO 1087 00:38:56,067 --> 00:38:57,935 THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THESE 1088 00:38:57,935 --> 00:38:58,569 AMENDMENTS FORWARD, AND I HOPE 1089 00:38:58,569 --> 00:39:01,806 THAT YOU'LL VOTE YES. THANKS. 1090 00:39:01,806 --> 00:39:03,374 -- THANKS. UP NEXT IS KAT, 1091 00:39:03,374 --> 00:39:05,342 FOLLOWED BY MARTHA GOOD MORNING. 1092 00:39:05,342 --> 00:39:07,411 -- GOOD MORNING, KAT MUNSON HERE 1093 00:39:07,411 --> 00:39:10,147 TODAY REPRESENTING THE SEATTLE 1094 00:39:10,147 --> 00:39:13,250 COALITION IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 1095 00:39:13,250 --> 00:39:15,586 COUNCILMEMBER LYNN'S 6% WAGE 1096 00:39:15,586 --> 00:39:16,153 EQUITY AMENDMENT FOR HUMAN 1097 00:39:16,153 --> 00:39:17,888 SERVICES CONTRACTS. SO OUR 1098 00:39:17,888 --> 00:39:19,690 COALITION KNOWS ALL TOO WELL THE 1099 00:39:19,690 --> 00:39:21,892 PERSONAL STORIES OF UNLIVABLE 1100 00:39:21,892 --> 00:39:23,494 WAGES IN SEATTLE. IN THIS 1101 00:39:23,494 --> 00:39:25,229 SECTOR. THE CASE MANAGER 1102 00:39:25,229 --> 00:39:25,796 SECURING HOUSING FOR THEIR 1103 00:39:25,796 --> 00:39:27,631 CLIENTS FOR SO LITTLE, THEY'RE 1104 00:39:27,631 --> 00:39:29,400 TEETERING ON THE BRINK OF 1105 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:30,000 HOMELESSNESS THEMSELVES. THE 1106 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:31,702 SOCIAL WORKER AT A LOCAL SHELTER 1107 00:39:31,702 --> 00:39:33,537 AND FOOD BANK WHO MOVED 25 MILES 1108 00:39:33,537 --> 00:39:35,172 OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE JUST SO THEY 1109 00:39:35,172 --> 00:39:37,375 CAN CONTINUE CARING FOR UNHOUSED 1110 00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:38,609 NEIGHBORS IN OUR CITY. AS YOU 1111 00:39:38,609 --> 00:39:41,879 LIKELY KNOW, THE CITY FUNDED 1112 00:39:41,879 --> 00:39:44,415 2023 WAGE EQUITY STUDY 1113 00:39:44,415 --> 00:39:46,851 HIGHLIGHTED A 37% PAY GAP 1114 00:39:46,851 --> 00:39:47,485 BETWEEN NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES 1115 00:39:47,485 --> 00:39:48,886 STAFF AND THEIR PEERS AND OTHER 1116 00:39:48,886 --> 00:39:51,255 SECTORS. NOT ADDRESSING THIS NOW 1117 00:39:51,255 --> 00:39:53,691 AT A TIME WHEN FEDERAL CUTS ARE 1118 00:39:53,691 --> 00:39:54,492 EXPONENTIALLY INCREASING, BASIC 1119 00:39:54,492 --> 00:39:56,727 NEEDS OF OUR MOST FRAGILE 1120 00:39:56,727 --> 00:39:58,195 POPULATION MAKES THE STRUGGLE 1121 00:39:58,195 --> 00:40:00,030 FOR AGENCIES TO. RETAIN SKILLED 1122 00:40:00,030 --> 00:40:01,332 EMPLOYEES THAT MUCH MORE REAL. 1123 00:40:01,332 --> 00:40:02,967 PLEASE PASS THIS AMENDMENT SO 1124 00:40:02,967 --> 00:40:04,335 SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS 1125 00:40:04,335 --> 00:40:06,036 CAN KEEP THEIR CRUCIAL, 1126 00:40:06,036 --> 00:40:07,104 MEANINGFUL JOBS AND CONTINUE TO 1127 00:40:07,104 --> 00:40:08,339 LIVE IN THE CITY WHERE THEY 1128 00:40:08,339 --> 00:40:09,440 WORK. THANK YOU. 1129 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:12,376 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MARTHA, 1130 00:40:12,376 --> 00:40:16,280 FOLLOWED BY BEATRIX. GOOD 1131 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:16,547 MORNING. 1132 00:40:16,547 --> 00:40:17,715 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, 1133 00:40:17,715 --> 00:40:19,917 FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR FROM 1134 00:40:19,917 --> 00:40:21,619 COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE TODAY. MY 1135 00:40:21,619 --> 00:40:23,187 NAME IS MARTHA AND I'M THE 1136 00:40:23,187 --> 00:40:24,955 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER FOR 1137 00:40:24,955 --> 00:40:26,857 THE LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE 1138 00:40:26,857 --> 00:40:27,758 I FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK 1139 00:40:27,758 --> 00:40:29,260 YOU FOR YOUR WORK HAPPENING 1140 00:40:29,260 --> 00:40:31,295 THROUGHOUT THIS BUDGET SESSION, 1141 00:40:31,295 --> 00:40:32,463 AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR 1142 00:40:32,463 --> 00:40:34,532 EFFORTS TO MEET OUR NEEDS AS WE 1143 00:40:34,532 --> 00:40:36,167 ARE EXCITED TO SEE SHELTER 1144 00:40:36,167 --> 00:40:37,268 EXPANSION HAPPENING IN SEATTLE. 1145 00:40:37,268 --> 00:40:38,335 I WOULD ALSO LIKE US TO KEEP IN 1146 00:40:38,335 --> 00:40:40,438 MIND THE EXISTING SHELTER 1147 00:40:40,438 --> 00:40:42,473 PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL 1148 00:40:42,473 --> 00:40:43,808 SERVICES. AT THE TIME THAT LIHI 1149 00:40:43,808 --> 00:40:44,809 WAS ADDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 1150 00:40:44,809 --> 00:40:46,076 SERVICES TO OUR TINY HOUSE 1151 00:40:46,076 --> 00:40:48,412 VILLAGE PROGRAMING, WE WERE NOT 1152 00:40:48,412 --> 00:40:50,881 AWARDED ACROSS ALL SITES AND 1153 00:40:50,881 --> 00:40:52,683 CURRENTLY ASK FOR A 500,000 1154 00:40:52,683 --> 00:40:53,517 ALLOCATION TO BE MADE TO ALLOW 1155 00:40:53,517 --> 00:40:55,219 OUR CAMP SECOND CHANCE. INTERBAY 1156 00:40:55,219 --> 00:40:57,254 WHITTIER. GEORGETOWN. TRUE HOPE 1157 00:40:57,254 --> 00:40:58,789 VILLAGES TO GET THE NECESSARY 1158 00:40:58,789 --> 00:41:00,057 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT ON 1159 00:41:00,057 --> 00:41:01,525 SITE. THIS WOULD PROVIDE 1160 00:41:01,525 --> 00:41:02,526 ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES 1161 00:41:02,526 --> 00:41:04,028 WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND ADULTS 1162 00:41:04,028 --> 00:41:05,529 ALIKE. AND IF THIS ALLOCATION 1163 00:41:05,529 --> 00:41:06,697 WERE TO REQUIRE AN RFP, WE WOULD 1164 00:41:06,697 --> 00:41:09,500 GLADLY DO SO AS THE. 1165 00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:11,068 ADDITIONALLY, AS. THE 1166 00:41:11,068 --> 00:41:11,802 LEGISLATION HAS PASSED LAST 1167 00:41:11,802 --> 00:41:14,205 WEEK, WE ASK THAT THE COUNCIL 1168 00:41:14,205 --> 00:41:14,839 PRIORITIZE A SECOND RV SAFE LOT, 1169 00:41:14,839 --> 00:41:16,507 WHICH WE HAVE IDENTIFIED, AND 1170 00:41:16,507 --> 00:41:19,176 I'D LIKE TO LIFT UP ALL THE 1171 00:41:19,176 --> 00:41:20,911 HUMAN SERVICES ASKS TODAY AND. 1172 00:41:20,911 --> 00:41:21,879 COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH. 1173 00:41:21,879 --> 00:41:24,849 FOSTER AND RINCK. 1174 00:41:24,849 --> 00:41:25,983 -- THANK YOU MARTHA. UP NEXT IS 1175 00:41:25,983 --> 00:41:27,585 BEATRICE, FOLLOWED BY CHLOE. 1176 00:41:27,585 --> 00:41:29,019 WELCOME, BEATRICE. 1177 00:41:29,019 --> 00:41:30,454 -- GOOD MORNING. 1178 00:41:30,454 --> 00:41:31,522 -- THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE 1179 00:41:31,522 --> 00:41:32,857 TODAY. MY NAME IS BEATRIX KELLY 1180 00:41:32,857 --> 00:41:33,991 AND I WORK FOR THE LOW INCOME 1181 00:41:33,991 --> 00:41:35,492 HOUSING INSTITUTE, AND I'M A 1182 00:41:35,492 --> 00:41:37,528 RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE. I'M 1183 00:41:37,528 --> 00:41:38,796 HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO THINK 1184 00:41:38,796 --> 00:41:41,599 ABOUT SEATTLE'S NEIGHBORS 1185 00:41:41,599 --> 00:41:42,500 EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AS 1186 00:41:42,500 --> 00:41:43,834 YOU APPROACH THE NEXT STEP IN 1187 00:41:43,834 --> 00:41:45,703 THIS BUDGET PROCESS, PLEASE 1188 00:41:45,703 --> 00:41:47,371 CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S 1189 00:41:47,371 --> 00:41:49,206 PLAN TO EXPAND SHELTER. EACH 1190 00:41:49,206 --> 00:41:51,108 LIHI CLIENT THAT I'VE MET HAS 1191 00:41:51,108 --> 00:41:52,276 EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR HAVING A 1192 00:41:52,276 --> 00:41:55,246 DOOR THAT LOCKS THE MORE 1193 00:41:55,246 --> 00:41:57,114 SHELTER. AS A SHELTER EXPANDS 1194 00:41:57,114 --> 00:41:58,282 THROUGH THE CITY, THE MORE 1195 00:41:58,282 --> 00:41:59,149 PEOPLE WE HAVE FEELING SAFE, 1196 00:41:59,149 --> 00:42:01,018 GOING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT ALONG 1197 00:42:01,018 --> 00:42:03,320 WITH A LOCKING DOOR. AN 1198 00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:03,854 ESSENTIAL TOOL THAT HELPS 1199 00:42:03,854 --> 00:42:05,022 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS GET THEIR 1200 00:42:05,022 --> 00:42:07,725 WAY TO HOUSING IS BEHAVIORAL 1201 00:42:07,725 --> 00:42:08,692 HEALTH AND STAFFING SUPPORT. IN 1202 00:42:08,692 --> 00:42:11,362 THE PAST, THERE HAS BEEN 1203 00:42:11,362 --> 00:42:13,764 UNDERFUNDED VILLAGES AND OLDER 1204 00:42:13,764 --> 00:42:14,331 VILLAGES, MISSING ESSENTIAL 1205 00:42:14,331 --> 00:42:16,133 RESOURCES. PLEASE CONSIDER 1206 00:42:16,133 --> 00:42:16,634 INCREASING FUNDING FOR 1207 00:42:16,634 --> 00:42:17,601 WRAPAROUND ESSENTIAL SERVICES 1208 00:42:17,601 --> 00:42:19,036 THIS YEAR. IN THIS YEAR'S 1209 00:42:19,036 --> 00:42:21,639 BUDGET. FINALLY, I'M HOPING THAT 1210 00:42:21,639 --> 00:42:23,140 THERE WILL BE FUNDING FOR THE 1211 00:42:23,140 --> 00:42:24,675 SECOND RV SAFE LOT. AGAIN, 1212 00:42:24,675 --> 00:42:26,577 PLEASE THINK ABOUT YOUR UNHOUSED 1213 00:42:26,577 --> 00:42:27,678 CONSTITUENTS, INCLUDING THOSE 1214 00:42:27,678 --> 00:42:29,680 WHO LIVE IN RVS. THANK YOU. 1215 00:42:29,680 --> 00:42:31,282 -- THANK YOU. NEXT IS CHLOE, 1216 00:42:31,282 --> 00:42:35,719 FOLLOWED BY TARA. GOOD MORNING. 1217 00:42:35,719 --> 00:42:37,221 -- GOOD MORNING. I'M CHLOE GAIL 1218 00:42:37,221 --> 00:42:37,755 FROM EVERGREEN TREATMENT 1219 00:42:37,755 --> 00:42:40,424 SERVICES. THE REACH PROGRAM AND 1220 00:42:40,424 --> 00:42:43,193 I'M HERE EVERY DAY BECAUSE OUR 1221 00:42:43,193 --> 00:42:44,361 TEAM GOES OUT IN THE RAIN, HAIL, 1222 00:42:44,361 --> 00:42:45,963 SLEET AND SNOW TO CONNECT WITH 1223 00:42:45,963 --> 00:42:47,831 PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING OUTSIDE 1224 00:42:47,831 --> 00:42:49,233 IN CRISIS. OUR LEAD TEAM 1225 00:42:49,233 --> 00:42:51,135 MEMBERS, FOR INSTANCE, MEET 1226 00:42:51,135 --> 00:42:52,403 POLICE OFFICERS AND CARE TEAM 1227 00:42:52,403 --> 00:42:53,504 MEMBERS IN THE FIELD 24 HOURS A 1228 00:42:53,504 --> 00:42:55,139 DAY, CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE ON 1229 00:42:55,139 --> 00:42:56,974 THEIR WORST DAYS AND ALLOWING 1230 00:42:56,974 --> 00:42:59,009 CITY FIRST RESPONDER TEAMS TO GO 1231 00:42:59,009 --> 00:43:01,512 BACK TO THEIR CRITICAL WORK. OUR 1232 00:43:01,512 --> 00:43:02,079 OUTREACH TEAM SPENDS WEEKS 1233 00:43:02,079 --> 00:43:03,814 BUILDING SUPPORTIVE 1234 00:43:03,814 --> 00:43:05,616 RELATIONSHIPS AND MOTIVATION SO 1235 00:43:05,616 --> 00:43:06,216 THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S 1236 00:43:06,216 --> 00:43:07,918 HEALTH ONE POP UP CLINIC EVENTS 1237 00:43:07,918 --> 00:43:09,019 CAN HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE READY TO 1238 00:43:09,019 --> 00:43:11,422 ACCESS TREATMENT ON DAY ONE, AND 1239 00:43:11,422 --> 00:43:13,090 IN SMALL NEIGHBORHOODS ALL OVER 1240 00:43:13,090 --> 00:43:14,925 THE CITY. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD 1241 00:43:14,925 --> 00:43:17,294 OUTREACH WORKERS GO QUIETLY INTO 1242 00:43:17,294 --> 00:43:19,063 GREENBELTS PARKING LOTS UNDER 1243 00:43:19,063 --> 00:43:19,663 OVERPASSES TO FIND THE PEOPLE 1244 00:43:19,663 --> 00:43:20,264 THAT HAVE BEEN PUSHED OUT 1245 00:43:20,264 --> 00:43:22,900 EVERYWHERE ELSE AND NEED OUR 1246 00:43:22,900 --> 00:43:24,802 CRITICAL CARE. THIS WORK 1247 00:43:24,802 --> 00:43:27,304 REQUIRES PASSION, EMPATHY, 1248 00:43:27,304 --> 00:43:29,740 PERSUASION, BUT ALSO VIGILANCE, 1249 00:43:29,740 --> 00:43:30,274 AWARENESS FOR THIS HIGHLY 1250 00:43:30,274 --> 00:43:31,642 SKILLED FRONTLINE, SAFETY 1251 00:43:31,642 --> 00:43:33,911 CONSCIOUS WORK. OUR TEAM NEEDS 1252 00:43:33,911 --> 00:43:34,712 COMPENSATION NECESSARY TO KEEP 1253 00:43:34,712 --> 00:43:36,213 THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES 1254 00:43:36,213 --> 00:43:38,782 HEALTHY AND SAFE. WE SUPPORT THE 1255 00:43:38,782 --> 00:43:42,086 WAGE EQUITY 3% INCREASE. 1256 00:43:42,086 --> 00:43:42,686 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY 1257 00:43:42,686 --> 00:43:43,988 MUCH, CHLOE. SORRY, WE'RE DOWN 1258 00:43:43,988 --> 00:43:46,924 TO A MINUTE TODAY. TARA, 1259 00:43:46,924 --> 00:43:47,191 WELCOME. 1260 00:43:47,191 --> 00:43:48,058 -- HI. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. MY 1261 00:43:48,058 --> 00:43:50,260 NAME IS TARA MOSS. I'M 1262 00:43:50,260 --> 00:43:50,961 CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT PDA, 1263 00:43:50,961 --> 00:43:52,563 INCLUDING OVERSEEING THE LEAD 1264 00:43:52,563 --> 00:43:53,597 PROGRAM. I AM SPEAKING IN 1265 00:43:53,597 --> 00:43:55,833 SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S 1266 00:43:55,833 --> 00:43:58,068 PROPOSAL TO BOLSTER HUMAN 1267 00:43:58,068 --> 00:43:58,669 SERVICES CONTRACTS. EXISTING 1268 00:43:58,669 --> 00:43:59,637 HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING LEVELS 1269 00:43:59,637 --> 00:44:01,572 ARE BUILT ON HISTORICALLY 1270 00:44:01,572 --> 00:44:02,940 DEPRESSED ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHAT 1271 00:44:02,940 --> 00:44:04,775 A VIABLE WAGE IS IN THE SECTOR. 1272 00:44:04,775 --> 00:44:06,744 SEVERAL RECENT STUDIES HAVE 1273 00:44:06,744 --> 00:44:07,578 ESTABLISHED THAT CONTRACTOR 1274 00:44:07,578 --> 00:44:08,979 WAGES ARE FAR BELOW WHAT IS 1275 00:44:08,979 --> 00:44:11,215 NEEDED TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN A 1276 00:44:11,215 --> 00:44:12,616 SKILLED WORKFORCE IN HOMELESS 1277 00:44:12,616 --> 00:44:15,085 OUTREACH, SHELTER OPERATIONS, 1278 00:44:15,085 --> 00:44:15,719 SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC 1279 00:44:15,719 --> 00:44:16,887 VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 1280 00:44:16,887 --> 00:44:20,090 OTHER COMPLEX AREAS. FUZED WITH 1281 00:44:20,090 --> 00:44:21,592 TRAUMA AND MULTIPLE BARRIERS, 1282 00:44:21,592 --> 00:44:22,826 MULTISYSTEM BARRIERS IN THIS 1283 00:44:22,826 --> 00:44:24,361 SECTOR, MANY ORGANIZATIONS LOSE 1284 00:44:24,361 --> 00:44:25,863 SOME OF OUR MOST SKILLED STAFF 1285 00:44:25,863 --> 00:44:27,564 TO CITY AND COUNTY EMPLOYMENT. 1286 00:44:27,564 --> 00:44:29,666 WHERE THERE ARE RELIABLE STAFF 1287 00:44:29,666 --> 00:44:31,735 INCREASES, LIVING WAGES AND 1288 00:44:31,735 --> 00:44:32,803 GENEROUS BENEFITS BECAUSE STAFF 1289 00:44:32,803 --> 00:44:33,737 NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR 1290 00:44:33,737 --> 00:44:35,406 FAMILIES AND NEED TO KNOW THEY 1291 00:44:35,406 --> 00:44:37,307 CAN PROGRESS. MY OWN 1292 00:44:37,307 --> 00:44:38,942 ORGANIZATION, PDA, WAS RECENTLY 1293 00:44:38,942 --> 00:44:40,744 A CASE STUDY FOR THE NATIONAL 1294 00:44:40,744 --> 00:44:42,646 ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS, 1295 00:44:42,646 --> 00:44:44,915 LOOKING AT HOW OUR APPROACH TO 1296 00:44:44,915 --> 00:44:45,682 WORKFORCE COMPENSATION MADE A 1297 00:44:45,682 --> 00:44:47,985 CLEAR DIFFERENCE IN STAFF 1298 00:44:47,985 --> 00:44:48,452 RETENTION AND CLIENT 1299 00:44:48,452 --> 00:44:51,755 SATISFACTION AND CONFIDENCE. 1300 00:44:51,755 --> 00:44:53,690 COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S PROPOSAL. 1301 00:44:53,690 --> 00:44:54,024 -- THANK YOU. 1302 00:44:54,024 --> 00:44:55,292 -- FOR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS. 1303 00:44:55,292 --> 00:44:57,127 -- THANK YOU TARA. 1304 00:44:57,127 --> 00:44:58,228 -- TO ACHIEVE THE OUTCOMES YOU 1305 00:44:58,228 --> 00:45:00,397 AND THE PUBLIC WANT FROM OUR 1306 00:45:00,397 --> 00:45:00,764 HUMAN SERVICES. 1307 00:45:00,764 --> 00:45:03,233 -- THANK YOU TARA, THANK YOU 1308 00:45:03,233 --> 00:45:04,935 TARA. AND UP NEXT IS TYLER 1309 00:45:04,935 --> 00:45:06,904 MESSMAN, FOLLOWED BY LARS, THEN 1310 00:45:06,904 --> 00:45:10,541 ALICIA RUIZ, ZACK MCCARRY, SAM 1311 00:45:10,541 --> 00:45:11,942 WOLFF, GORDON PADELFORD, KATE 1312 00:45:11,942 --> 00:45:14,178 RUBINS, SOLAR PLUMBER, GWENDOLYN 1313 00:45:14,178 --> 00:45:16,046 HART. WELCOME, TYLER. 1314 00:45:16,046 --> 00:45:16,313 -- OKAY. 1315 00:45:16,313 --> 00:45:18,048 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 1316 00:45:18,048 --> 00:45:19,550 TYLER AND I'M THE DEVELOPMENT 1317 00:45:19,550 --> 00:45:20,651 DIRECTOR OF SCARECROW VIDEO IN 1318 00:45:20,651 --> 00:45:23,520 THE U DISTRICT. IN D4, WE SERVE 1319 00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:24,855 OVER 65,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY 1320 00:45:24,855 --> 00:45:25,456 THROUGH OUR FILM LIBRARY AND 1321 00:45:25,456 --> 00:45:26,924 FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMING. EVERY 1322 00:45:26,924 --> 00:45:30,427 DAY I MEET PEOPLE WHOSE STORIES 1323 00:45:30,427 --> 00:45:30,994 ENCAPSULATE THE IMPACT THAT 1324 00:45:30,994 --> 00:45:31,962 SCARECROW AND OUR CULTURAL PEERS 1325 00:45:31,962 --> 00:45:33,831 HAVE IN THIS CITY. AN IMMIGRANT 1326 00:45:33,831 --> 00:45:35,799 FROM CHILE ECSTATIC TO DISCOVER 1327 00:45:35,799 --> 00:45:37,868 OUR CHILEAN FILM SECTION, AND 1328 00:45:37,868 --> 00:45:39,436 ALREADY HALFWAY THROUGH WATCHING 1329 00:45:39,436 --> 00:45:40,671 THEM ALL, SOMEONE WHO DROVE UP 1330 00:45:40,671 --> 00:45:42,172 FROM TACOMA TO BUY AN ANIMATED 1331 00:45:42,172 --> 00:45:44,141 FILIPINO FILM THAT HE COULDN'T 1332 00:45:44,141 --> 00:45:45,843 FIND ANYWHERE ELSE, A GROUP OF 1333 00:45:45,843 --> 00:45:47,478 TOURISTS FROM TEXAS WHO MADE A 1334 00:45:47,478 --> 00:45:49,012 SPECIAL PILGRIMAGE WHILE IN 1335 00:45:49,012 --> 00:45:50,447 TOWN. THESE STORIES ARE NOT 1336 00:45:50,447 --> 00:45:53,784 UNIQUE ACROSS OUR SECTOR, 1337 00:45:53,784 --> 00:45:54,418 ORGANIZATIONS ATTRACT VISITORS, 1338 00:45:54,418 --> 00:45:55,552 SUSTAIN ECONOMIC GROWTH, ALL 1339 00:45:55,552 --> 00:45:57,321 WHILE SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS, 1340 00:45:57,321 --> 00:45:59,957 SENIORS AND OTHER VULNERABLE 1341 00:45:59,957 --> 00:46:00,557 COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREATIVE 1342 00:46:00,557 --> 00:46:01,391 PROGRAMING. WE DO THIS WHILE 1343 00:46:01,391 --> 00:46:03,727 FACING INCREASING FINANCIAL 1344 00:46:03,727 --> 00:46:04,995 PRESSURE EVERY YEAR. I'D LIKE TO 1345 00:46:04,995 --> 00:46:06,563 THANK COUNCILMEMBERS 1346 00:46:06,563 --> 00:46:09,066 HOLLINGSWORTH AND FOSTER FOR 1347 00:46:09,066 --> 00:46:09,666 SPONSORING AMENDMENTS TO FUND 1348 00:46:09,666 --> 00:46:11,702 ARTS AND CULTURE. IN THIS 1349 00:46:11,702 --> 00:46:13,570 BUDGET, WE ASK THE COUNCIL TO 1350 00:46:13,570 --> 00:46:15,472 PLEASE APPROVE BOTH OF THESE 1351 00:46:15,472 --> 00:46:16,006 AMENDMENTS. THEY PROVIDE 1352 00:46:16,006 --> 00:46:16,907 MEANINGFUL FUNDING FOR OUR 1353 00:46:16,907 --> 00:46:19,176 CULTURAL SECTOR TO CONTINUE 1354 00:46:19,176 --> 00:46:21,778 SUSTAINING CREATIVE ECONOMIC 1355 00:46:21,778 --> 00:46:22,012 GROWTH. 1356 00:46:22,012 --> 00:46:22,980 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU TYLER. 1357 00:46:22,980 --> 00:46:24,114 UP NEXT IS LARS ERIKSON, 1358 00:46:24,114 --> 00:46:26,750 FOLLOWED BY ALICIA. 1359 00:46:26,750 --> 00:46:28,252 -- GOOD MORNING CHAIR STRAUSS 1360 00:46:28,252 --> 00:46:29,386 AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M LARS 1361 00:46:29,386 --> 00:46:30,854 ERIKSON, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 1362 00:46:30,854 --> 00:46:32,556 OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND 1363 00:46:32,556 --> 00:46:33,157 COMMUNICATIONS AT THE SEATTLE 1364 00:46:33,157 --> 00:46:35,793 METRO CHAMBER, REPRESENTING 2600 1365 00:46:35,793 --> 00:46:38,595 MEMBER EMPLOYERS. I'M HERE TODAY 1366 00:46:38,595 --> 00:46:41,198 IN SUPPORT OF BUDGET ACTIONS LAW 1367 00:46:41,198 --> 00:46:45,569 001, A ONE AND LAW 002 A ONE, 1368 00:46:45,569 --> 00:46:46,170 WHICH WOULD PROVIDE CRITICAL 1369 00:46:46,170 --> 00:46:47,738 RESOURCES TO REDUCE THE CRIMINAL 1370 00:46:47,738 --> 00:46:49,806 CASE BACKLOG AND FUND FOR 1371 00:46:49,806 --> 00:46:51,074 ADDITIONAL PROSECUTORS. PUBLIC 1372 00:46:51,074 --> 00:46:52,876 SAFETY REMAINS A TOP CONCERN FOR 1373 00:46:52,876 --> 00:46:55,145 SEATTLE BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY 1374 00:46:55,145 --> 00:46:56,713 SMALL BUSINESSES, AND THE 1375 00:46:56,713 --> 00:46:59,216 SEATTLE AND THE CHAMBER IN 1376 00:46:59,216 --> 00:46:59,883 DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION'S 1377 00:46:59,883 --> 00:47:01,418 RECENT BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY. 1378 00:47:01,418 --> 00:47:03,420 NEARLY TWO THIRDS OF RESPONDENTS 1379 00:47:03,420 --> 00:47:04,221 IDENTIFIED PUBLIC SAFETY AS A 1380 00:47:04,221 --> 00:47:06,490 MAJOR CHALLENGE, AND 70% SAID 1381 00:47:06,490 --> 00:47:07,391 IMPROVED PUBLIC SAFETY WOULD 1382 00:47:07,391 --> 00:47:10,360 MAKE THEM MORE LIKELY TO INVEST, 1383 00:47:10,360 --> 00:47:12,062 EXPAND AND REMAIN IN SEATTLE. 1384 00:47:12,062 --> 00:47:13,630 ADDRESSING THE CASE BACKLOG AND 1385 00:47:13,630 --> 00:47:14,164 INCREASING CAPACITY IS A 1386 00:47:14,164 --> 00:47:16,800 PRACTICAL STEP FORWARD TOWARD 1387 00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:17,935 GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND 1388 00:47:17,935 --> 00:47:18,502 STRONGER CONFIDENCE IN OUR 1389 00:47:18,502 --> 00:47:20,838 PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM. APPRECIATE 1390 00:47:20,838 --> 00:47:21,972 COUNCILMEMBERS, FOSTER AND 1391 00:47:21,972 --> 00:47:23,440 KETTLE FOR BRINGING THESE 1392 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:24,641 PROPOSALS FORWARD. WE URGE YOU 1393 00:47:24,641 --> 00:47:26,143 TO INCLUDE THESE PROPOSALS IN 1394 00:47:26,143 --> 00:47:27,644 THE BUDGET CHAIR'S PACKET. 1395 00:47:27,644 --> 00:47:28,912 BALANCING PACKAGE. THANK YOU. 1396 00:47:28,912 --> 00:47:30,581 -- THANK YOU LARS. UP NEXT IS 1397 00:47:30,581 --> 00:47:32,015 ALICIA, FOLLOWED BY ZACK. AND 1398 00:47:32,015 --> 00:47:33,517 THEN SAM. WELCOME. 1399 00:47:33,517 --> 00:47:35,686 -- GOOD MORNING, CHAIR. 1400 00:47:35,686 --> 00:47:36,286 -- STRAUSS AND MEMBERS OF THE 1401 00:47:36,286 --> 00:47:37,287 COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ALICIA 1402 00:47:37,287 --> 00:47:38,388 RUIZ. I'M WITH HABITAT FOR 1403 00:47:38,388 --> 00:47:39,790 HUMANITY, SEATTLE KING, AND 1404 00:47:39,790 --> 00:47:41,258 KITTITAS COUNTIES, AND WE'RE 1405 00:47:41,258 --> 00:47:43,260 HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT 1406 00:47:43,260 --> 00:47:45,562 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S 1407 00:47:45,562 --> 00:47:46,196 AMENDMENTS, NAMELY RESTORING $10 1408 00:47:46,196 --> 00:47:47,231 MILLION TO THE OFFICE OF 1409 00:47:47,231 --> 00:47:49,466 HOUSING, INCLUDING $3 MILLION 1410 00:47:49,466 --> 00:47:50,734 FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE 1411 00:47:50,734 --> 00:47:52,369 HOME OWNERSHIP. AND HERE'S WHAT 1412 00:47:52,369 --> 00:47:54,204 THAT MONEY BECOMES. MARTIN HAD 1413 00:47:54,204 --> 00:47:55,772 BEEN RAISING HIS NINE YEAR OLD 1414 00:47:55,772 --> 00:47:57,107 DAUGHTER IN A ONE BEDROOM 1415 00:47:57,107 --> 00:47:58,508 APARTMENT, BUT NOW HE'S BUYING A 1416 00:47:58,508 --> 00:47:59,977 TWO BEDROOM HOME AT LIBERTY 1417 00:47:59,977 --> 00:48:01,912 COMMONS, OUR 58 UNIT, 1418 00:48:01,912 --> 00:48:03,513 PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY 1419 00:48:03,513 --> 00:48:04,915 IN COLUMBIA CITY. HIS DAUGHTER 1420 00:48:04,915 --> 00:48:06,216 WILL FINALLY HAVE HER OWN ROOM 1421 00:48:06,216 --> 00:48:07,351 WITH THE READING NOOK THAT SHE 1422 00:48:07,351 --> 00:48:08,986 HAS ALWAYS DREAMED OF. MARTIN 1423 00:48:08,986 --> 00:48:10,487 SAID THAT HE NEVER HAD DREAMED 1424 00:48:10,487 --> 00:48:12,256 THAT HE COULD OWN A HOME 1425 00:48:12,256 --> 00:48:13,924 ANYWHERE, LET ALONE SEATTLE, AND 1426 00:48:13,924 --> 00:48:15,592 HIS PAYMENT IS SET AT WHAT HE 1427 00:48:15,592 --> 00:48:16,727 CAN AFFORD SO THEY CAN STAY 1428 00:48:16,727 --> 00:48:18,362 THERE FOR GOOD. WE ASK THAT YOU 1429 00:48:18,362 --> 00:48:20,697 DIRECT THE $3 MILLION TO THE NEW 1430 00:48:20,697 --> 00:48:22,366 CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENTLY 1431 00:48:22,366 --> 00:48:23,533 AFFORDABLE HOMES, SO EVERY 1432 00:48:23,533 --> 00:48:25,302 DOLLAR ADDS HOMES THAT STAY 1433 00:48:25,302 --> 00:48:26,603 AFFORDABLE FOR THE NEXT. 1434 00:48:26,603 --> 00:48:26,903 -- FAMILY. 1435 00:48:26,903 --> 00:48:28,772 -- AND THE ONE AFTER THAT. 1436 00:48:28,772 --> 00:48:30,040 HABITAT BELIEVES EVERYONE 1437 00:48:30,040 --> 00:48:31,408 DESERVES A DECENT PLACE TO CALL 1438 00:48:31,408 --> 00:48:33,043 HOME. PLEASE MAKE THIS A 1439 00:48:33,043 --> 00:48:34,578 PRIORITY. THANK YOU. 1440 00:48:34,578 --> 00:48:37,281 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE 1441 00:48:37,281 --> 00:48:38,315 ZACH AND THEN SAM. AND I'M GOING 1442 00:48:38,315 --> 00:48:39,182 TO ASK EVERYONE THAT WE'RE GOING 1443 00:48:39,182 --> 00:48:39,816 TO NEED TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY. 1444 00:48:39,816 --> 00:48:41,952 WE'VE HAD MORE PEOPLE SIGN UP 1445 00:48:41,952 --> 00:48:42,686 ONLINE. I DON'T WANT TO REDUCE 1446 00:48:42,686 --> 00:48:44,988 DOWN TO 45 50s. SO WE'LL JUST 1447 00:48:44,988 --> 00:48:46,590 NEED TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT MORE 1448 00:48:46,590 --> 00:48:48,358 EFFICIENTLY. WELCOME, ZACH. 1449 00:48:48,358 --> 00:48:49,860 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 1450 00:48:49,860 --> 00:48:51,228 I'M ZACH MCCARTY. I'M HERE 1451 00:48:51,228 --> 00:48:52,596 TODAY TO STRONGLY OPPOSE THE 1452 00:48:52,596 --> 00:48:54,898 1.25 MILLION CUT TO SAFE ROUTES 1453 00:48:54,898 --> 00:48:55,899 TO SCHOOL. CHILDREN IN THIS CITY 1454 00:48:55,899 --> 00:48:57,234 DESERVE THE RIGHT TO WALK OR 1455 00:48:57,234 --> 00:48:58,335 BIKE TO SCHOOL IN A MANNER THAT 1456 00:48:58,335 --> 00:49:02,673 IS SAFE FOR ALL ROAD USERS. AS 1457 00:49:02,673 --> 00:49:03,240 EXPANSION FURTHERS FOR THE 1458 00:49:03,240 --> 00:49:03,940 SCHOOL ZONE SPEED CAMERA 1459 00:49:03,940 --> 00:49:05,609 PROGRAM, LET'S PLEASE USE THAT 1460 00:49:05,609 --> 00:49:06,643 REVENUE TO BUILD OUT 1461 00:49:06,643 --> 00:49:08,979 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT KEEPS KIDS 1462 00:49:08,979 --> 00:49:09,780 IN OUR CITY SAFE, NOT TO USE 1463 00:49:09,780 --> 00:49:11,315 THAT REVENUE TO BACKFILL EVERY 1464 00:49:11,315 --> 00:49:15,452 HOLE IN THE BUDGET, WHICH WOULD 1465 00:49:15,452 --> 00:49:16,086 BE SIGNIFICANTLY DETRIMENTAL TO 1466 00:49:16,086 --> 00:49:16,653 THE AUTONOMY AND SAFETY OF 1467 00:49:16,653 --> 00:49:17,587 CHILDREN IN THIS CITY. JUST 1468 00:49:17,587 --> 00:49:19,089 TRYING TO GET TO SCHOOL AND BACK 1469 00:49:19,089 --> 00:49:20,557 HOME ALIVE. PLEASE RESTORE, 1470 00:49:20,557 --> 00:49:21,992 PLEASE RESTORE THE 1.25 MILLION 1471 00:49:21,992 --> 00:49:23,960 TO SCHOOL SAFETY. THANKS A LOT. 1472 00:49:23,960 --> 00:49:25,395 -- THANK YOU. ZACH. UP NEXT IS 1473 00:49:25,395 --> 00:49:26,997 SAM. WELCOME, SAM. 1474 00:49:26,997 --> 00:49:28,532 -- GOOD MORNING COUNCIL. MY NAME 1475 00:49:28,532 --> 00:49:30,667 IS SAM WOLF. I WORK FOR PDA IN 1476 00:49:30,667 --> 00:49:33,637 Q1 OF THIS YEAR, A BROAD 1477 00:49:33,637 --> 00:49:34,237 COALITION OF COMMUNITY BASED 1478 00:49:34,237 --> 00:49:36,606 ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY 1479 00:49:36,606 --> 00:49:37,240 MEMBERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND 1480 00:49:37,240 --> 00:49:38,675 LABOR UNIONS CAME TOGETHER TO 1481 00:49:38,675 --> 00:49:40,877 SUPPORT SHELTER. I FIRST WANT TO 1482 00:49:40,877 --> 00:49:41,511 GIVE MY APPRECIATION TO COUNCIL 1483 00:49:41,511 --> 00:49:43,513 FOR PASSING THE NECESSARY 1484 00:49:43,513 --> 00:49:44,514 SHELTER LEGISLATION BACK IN Q1. 1485 00:49:44,514 --> 00:49:46,183 I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE COUNCIL 1486 00:49:46,183 --> 00:49:48,251 TO BRING THE PROPOSED SHELTER 1487 00:49:48,251 --> 00:49:49,319 EXPANSION PACKAGE ACROSS THE 1488 00:49:49,319 --> 00:49:51,755 FINISH LINE. Sâ–ˆINCE THAT Q1 1489 00:49:51,755 --> 00:49:53,223 LEGISLATION PASSED, SERVICE 1490 00:49:53,223 --> 00:49:53,790 PROVIDERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD 1491 00:49:53,790 --> 00:49:55,726 LEADERS HAVE SHOWN THAT WHAT CAN 1492 00:49:55,726 --> 00:49:56,693 WORK NATIONALLY CAN WORK HERE AS 1493 00:49:56,693 --> 00:49:57,961 WELL, NOT ONLY IN PIONEER 1494 00:49:57,961 --> 00:49:59,029 SQUARE, BUT ALSO IN OTHER 1495 00:49:59,029 --> 00:50:01,531 PROJECTS LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH 1496 00:50:01,531 --> 00:50:02,599 BALLARD'S NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT 1497 00:50:02,599 --> 00:50:04,534 FRAMEWORK OVER THE SUMMER. BUT 1498 00:50:04,534 --> 00:50:05,369 IT CAN'T BE SUCCESSFUL IF WE 1499 00:50:05,369 --> 00:50:06,970 DON'T HAVE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO 1500 00:50:06,970 --> 00:50:09,339 GO. OUR SUCCESS RELIES ON THE 1501 00:50:09,339 --> 00:50:10,640 INVESTMENTS CONTAINED IN THE 1502 00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:13,176 SHELTER EXPANSION PACKAGE THAT 1503 00:50:13,176 --> 00:50:14,644 COALITION FOR SHELTER SUPPORT 1504 00:50:14,644 --> 00:50:16,346 REMAINS. THIS MORNING, EACH OF 1505 00:50:16,346 --> 00:50:17,347 YOU RECEIVED A COPY OF A SIGN ON 1506 00:50:17,347 --> 00:50:18,715 LETTER AFFIRMING ALL OF THE 1507 00:50:18,715 --> 00:50:19,983 ABOVE, WITH THE SAME BROAD 1508 00:50:19,983 --> 00:50:23,420 SUPPORT AS IN Q1. WE ARE POISED 1509 00:50:23,420 --> 00:50:24,921 TO MOVE THE NEEDLE, BUT WE NEED 1510 00:50:24,921 --> 00:50:26,923 YOUR SUPPORT. PLEASE PRESERVE 1511 00:50:26,923 --> 00:50:28,925 THE PROPOSED SHELTER EXPANSION 1512 00:50:28,925 --> 00:50:29,459 PACKAGE IN THE BALANCING 1513 00:50:29,459 --> 00:50:30,260 PACKAGE. THANK YOU. 1514 00:50:30,260 --> 00:50:31,461 -- THANK YOU SAM. UP NEXT IS 1515 00:50:31,461 --> 00:50:33,063 GORDON, FOLLOWED BY KATE. 1516 00:50:33,063 --> 00:50:34,965 WELCOME, GORDON. 1517 00:50:34,965 --> 00:50:35,599 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 1518 00:50:35,599 --> 00:50:37,267 MY NAME IS GORDON PADELFORD. 1519 00:50:37,267 --> 00:50:38,502 I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 1520 00:50:38,502 --> 00:50:39,102 THE SEATTLE STREETS ALLIANCE, 1521 00:50:39,102 --> 00:50:40,737 AND I COME TO YOU TODAY WITH TWO 1522 00:50:40,737 --> 00:50:41,705 PROBLEMS WHICH, WHEN TAKEN 1523 00:50:41,705 --> 00:50:42,639 TOGETHER, ACTUALLY ARE THE SOLVE 1524 00:50:42,639 --> 00:50:44,107 FOR EACH OTHER, WHICH IS SORT OF 1525 00:50:44,107 --> 00:50:45,242 EXCITING. APOLOGIES FOR NOT 1526 00:50:45,242 --> 00:50:45,842 NOTICING THIS EARLIER, BUT WE 1527 00:50:45,842 --> 00:50:47,778 JUST REALIZED YESTERDAY THAT 1528 00:50:47,778 --> 00:50:50,380 THERE IS A $1.25 MILLION CUT TO 1529 00:50:50,380 --> 00:50:51,481 SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL OVER THE 1530 00:50:51,481 --> 00:50:53,683 NEXT TWO YEARS, AND CONTINUING 1531 00:50:53,683 --> 00:50:54,651 INTO THE FUTURE. THAT IS AN 1532 00:50:54,651 --> 00:50:55,485 ISSUE. AS WE ALL KNOW, SAFE 1533 00:50:55,485 --> 00:50:57,921 ROUTES TO SCHOOL IS VITALLY 1534 00:50:57,921 --> 00:50:59,790 IMPORTANT PROGRAM, AND IT'S AN 1535 00:50:59,790 --> 00:51:00,357 INCREDIBLY POPULAR PROGRAM 1536 00:51:00,357 --> 00:51:01,758 HELPING BUILD CROSSWALKS, 1537 00:51:01,758 --> 00:51:02,426 TRAFFIC CALMING NEAR SCHOOLS SO 1538 00:51:02,426 --> 00:51:04,194 THAT KIDS CAN GET THERE SAFELY. 1539 00:51:04,194 --> 00:51:06,096 AT THE SAME TIME, THERE IS 1540 00:51:06,096 --> 00:51:07,264 REVENUE FROM THE SCHOOL, 1541 00:51:07,264 --> 00:51:09,499 AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA 1542 00:51:09,499 --> 00:51:11,068 REVENUE THAT'S GOING INTO 1543 00:51:11,068 --> 00:51:12,369 SIGNAL MAJOR MAINTENANCE, AND 1544 00:51:12,369 --> 00:51:14,638 ITS, WHICH ARE BOTH REASONABLE 1545 00:51:14,638 --> 00:51:15,705 PROGRAMS DOING THEIR OWN WORK. 1546 00:51:15,705 --> 00:51:18,074 BUT THAT'S NOT IN KEEPING WITH, 1547 00:51:18,074 --> 00:51:18,742 I BELIEVE, THE COUNCIL'S INTENT 1548 00:51:18,742 --> 00:51:20,210 OF THE REVENUE COMING FROM THOSE 1549 00:51:20,210 --> 00:51:22,446 CAMERAS, WHICH IS TO REINVEST IN 1550 00:51:22,446 --> 00:51:24,014 SAFETY AND SCHOOL SAFETY. SO YOU 1551 00:51:24,014 --> 00:51:26,783 SEE, THE SOLUTION HERE IS ALSO 1552 00:51:26,783 --> 00:51:29,853 AT HAND WHERE WE CAN POTENTIALLY 1553 00:51:29,853 --> 00:51:30,687 RESOURCE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL 1554 00:51:30,687 --> 00:51:31,955 WITH THOSE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY 1555 00:51:31,955 --> 00:51:33,223 CAMERA FUNDS. THANK YOU. 1556 00:51:33,223 --> 00:51:35,392 -- THANK YOU GORDON. UP NEXT IS 1557 00:51:35,392 --> 00:51:37,661 KATE, FOLLOWED BY SOLAR. 1558 00:51:37,661 --> 00:51:39,062 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KATE 1559 00:51:39,062 --> 00:51:41,565 RUBIN. I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 1560 00:51:41,565 --> 00:51:44,267 TWO AND I AM THE CO-EXECUTIVE 1561 00:51:44,267 --> 00:51:46,303 DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE, ONE OF 11 1562 00:51:46,303 --> 00:51:48,238 ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED BY SDCI TO 1563 00:51:48,238 --> 00:51:50,774 PROVIDE TENANT SERVICES, TENANT 1564 00:51:50,774 --> 00:51:53,043 SERVICES FUNDING REMAINS BELOW 1565 00:51:53,043 --> 00:51:54,578 2023 LEVELS, WHILE EVICTIONS ARE 1566 00:51:54,578 --> 00:51:56,646 AT RECORD BREAKING HIGHS, 1567 00:51:56,646 --> 00:51:59,015 RENTERS ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES. 1568 00:51:59,015 --> 00:52:01,218 WE ARE SEEING THIS PROBLEM ON 1569 00:52:01,218 --> 00:52:03,587 THE STREETS OF SEATTLE EVERY 1570 00:52:03,587 --> 00:52:04,754 DAY. THANK YOU TO COUNCIL 1571 00:52:04,754 --> 00:52:06,790 PRESIDENT, HOLLINGSWORTH AND 1572 00:52:06,790 --> 00:52:08,525 COUNCILMEMBERS, FOSTER AND LIN 1573 00:52:08,525 --> 00:52:10,160 FOR SPONSORING THE AMENDMENT TO 1574 00:52:10,160 --> 00:52:12,762 ADD $500,000 TO TENANT SERVICES. 1575 00:52:12,762 --> 00:52:15,499 OUR ORGANIZATIONS HELP RENTERS 1576 00:52:15,499 --> 00:52:17,868 FACING EVICTION, UNSAFE HOUSING 1577 00:52:17,868 --> 00:52:19,202 AND LANDLORD MISCONDUCT, 1578 00:52:19,202 --> 00:52:20,737 EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS AND STAY 1579 00:52:20,737 --> 00:52:22,806 HOUSED. WE BRING DIFFERENT 1580 00:52:22,806 --> 00:52:25,008 EXPERTISE, LANGUAGE ACCESS AND 1581 00:52:25,008 --> 00:52:25,642 TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS THAT REACH 1582 00:52:25,642 --> 00:52:27,277 RENTERS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE GO 1583 00:52:27,277 --> 00:52:29,713 WITHOUT HELP. THE FULL $500,000 1584 00:52:29,713 --> 00:52:31,915 IS. NECESSARY TO PREVENT FURTHER 1585 00:52:31,915 --> 00:52:33,617 REDUCTIONS IN SERVICES. WE 1586 00:52:33,617 --> 00:52:34,918 CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE ANY OF IT 1587 00:52:34,918 --> 00:52:37,721 IN THE BALANCING PROCESS. THANK 1588 00:52:37,721 --> 00:52:37,921 YOU. 1589 00:52:37,921 --> 00:52:38,788 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE 1590 00:52:38,788 --> 00:52:41,191 SOLAR, FOLLOWED BY GWENDOLYN 1591 00:52:41,191 --> 00:52:44,528 MARCIA BATTAGLIO. I AM SO SORRY, 1592 00:52:44,528 --> 00:52:47,264 HOLLY WILLIS, KATE GARVEY, HAMDI 1593 00:52:47,264 --> 00:52:51,001 AYE, DIONNE. IS THIS DAVID 1594 00:52:51,001 --> 00:52:51,501 LIEBERMAN AGAIN? DAVID 1595 00:52:51,501 --> 00:52:56,306 LIEBERMAN, DESMOND HANSEN, 1596 00:52:56,306 --> 00:52:56,840 AMARANTHA TORRES, ALLISON 1597 00:52:56,840 --> 00:52:57,574 JARVIK, ASHLEY AND MANNY 1598 00:52:57,574 --> 00:52:58,909 CALLING. IF YOU ALL COULD LINE 1599 00:52:58,909 --> 00:53:00,644 UP, WELCOME SOLAR. 1600 00:53:00,644 --> 00:53:02,179 -- GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU ALL 1601 00:53:02,179 --> 00:53:03,280 FOR SOME TIME TO SPEAK TO YOU 1602 00:53:03,280 --> 00:53:05,215 TODAY. I'M SOLAR MAKER. I'M THE 1603 00:53:05,215 --> 00:53:07,284 DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1604 00:53:07,284 --> 00:53:09,085 WITH PLYMOUTH HOUSING. I JUST 1605 00:53:09,085 --> 00:53:11,488 WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO 1606 00:53:11,488 --> 00:53:13,156 COUNCILMEMBERS LIN, FOSTER AND 1607 00:53:13,156 --> 00:53:15,525 RINCK FOR THE PROPOSED FUNDING 1608 00:53:15,525 --> 00:53:16,159 INCREASE TO SUPPORT WAGE EQUITY 1609 00:53:16,159 --> 00:53:17,561 AND HUMAN SERVICES. THERE'S 1610 00:53:17,561 --> 00:53:19,529 AMPLE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT HUMAN 1611 00:53:19,529 --> 00:53:20,697 SERVICES. WORKERS MAKE AN 1612 00:53:20,697 --> 00:53:22,933 AVERAGE OF 37% LESS THAN THEIR 1613 00:53:22,933 --> 00:53:26,269 PEERS IN OTHER FIELDS. THIS GAP 1614 00:53:26,269 --> 00:53:27,637 LEADS TO HIGH STAFF TURNOVER, 1615 00:53:27,637 --> 00:53:29,573 WHICH LEADS TO CHALLENGES IN 1616 00:53:29,573 --> 00:53:32,075 CONTINUITY OF CARE. DESPITE BEST 1617 00:53:32,075 --> 00:53:33,843 EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY IN HOUSING 1618 00:53:33,843 --> 00:53:36,179 AND HOMELESSNESS SERVICES. 1619 00:53:36,179 --> 00:53:36,780 PREVIOUS INCREASED WAGES HAVE 1620 00:53:36,780 --> 00:53:38,014 LED TO BETTER STAFF RETENTION 1621 00:53:38,014 --> 00:53:39,849 AND IN THIS TIME OF SCARCE 1622 00:53:39,849 --> 00:53:42,586 AFFORDABILITY, IT IS CRITICAL TO 1623 00:53:42,586 --> 00:53:45,055 SUPPORT A LIVING WAGE WHEN STAFF 1624 00:53:45,055 --> 00:53:46,323 ARE FACING HOUSING INSECURITY, 1625 00:53:46,323 --> 00:53:47,424 INABILITY TO PAY FOR HEALTH 1626 00:53:47,424 --> 00:53:49,993 COVERAGE OR CHILD CARE. CLIENTS 1627 00:53:49,993 --> 00:53:51,394 SUFFER WHEN EMPLOYERS FACE 1628 00:53:51,394 --> 00:53:53,296 SIGNIFICANT STAFF TURNOVER. THE 1629 00:53:53,296 --> 00:53:53,830 ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN TO 1630 00:53:53,830 --> 00:53:55,832 RECRUIT, HIRE AND TRAIN IS ALSO 1631 00:53:55,832 --> 00:53:57,300 COSTLY. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS 1632 00:53:57,300 --> 00:53:58,668 INCREASE AND CONSIDER MAKING 1633 00:53:58,668 --> 00:54:00,437 THIS A PERMANENT INCREASE YEAR 1634 00:54:00,437 --> 00:54:02,272 OVER YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE 1635 00:54:02,272 --> 00:54:02,906 SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AD 1636 00:54:02,906 --> 00:54:05,375 FOR GENDER BASED SERVICES. 1637 00:54:05,375 --> 00:54:06,610 -- I'M SORRY. 1638 00:54:06,610 --> 00:54:10,113 -- THANK YOU. SOLAR. UP NEXT IS 1639 00:54:10,113 --> 00:54:15,452 GWENDOLYN HART. THANK YOU AND 1640 00:54:15,452 --> 00:54:16,052 -- SO THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 1641 00:54:16,052 --> 00:54:17,554 BUDGET CUTS HAVE $68 MILLION 1642 00:54:17,554 --> 00:54:18,955 BEING TAKEN FROM HOUSING. 1643 00:54:18,955 --> 00:54:20,590 THAT'S IN A STATE WHEN ALREADY 1644 00:54:20,590 --> 00:54:21,591 41% OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN 1645 00:54:21,591 --> 00:54:23,426 SEATTLE ALREADY HAVE JOBS. 1646 00:54:23,426 --> 00:54:25,061 PEOPLE IN THE CITY ARE LITERALLY 1647 00:54:25,061 --> 00:54:25,962 DROWNING BY THE COST OF LIVING 1648 00:54:25,962 --> 00:54:26,896 CRISIS AND RESTORING LITTLE 1649 00:54:26,896 --> 00:54:28,865 FUNDING TO PROGRAMS HERE. AND 1650 00:54:28,865 --> 00:54:30,567 THERE IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH 1651 00:54:30,567 --> 00:54:31,901 COMPARED TO THE TIDAL WAVE OF 1652 00:54:31,901 --> 00:54:33,269 MISERY THAT THESE HOUSING CUTS 1653 00:54:33,269 --> 00:54:34,938 WILL ACTUALLY CAUSE AND WILL 1654 00:54:34,938 --> 00:54:36,373 MAKE EVERYONE HERE JOBS YOU'VE 1655 00:54:36,373 --> 00:54:37,941 HEARD ABOUT LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE 1656 00:54:37,941 --> 00:54:39,876 TO KEEP UP WITH. SEATTLE ALREADY 1657 00:54:39,876 --> 00:54:41,144 HAS THE LARGEST SALES TAXES AND 1658 00:54:41,144 --> 00:54:42,979 REGRESSIVE TAXES OF ANY CITY IN 1659 00:54:42,979 --> 00:54:44,447 THE COUNTRY, AND THIS COUNCIL IS 1660 00:54:44,447 --> 00:54:45,749 RAISING ELECTRIC BILLS BY 20%. 1661 00:54:45,749 --> 00:54:47,217 THIS BUDGET WANTS TO INCREASE 1662 00:54:47,217 --> 00:54:49,552 PARKING FEES. COUNCILMEMBER LIN 1663 00:54:49,552 --> 00:54:50,954 YOU LITERALLY RAN ON MORE 1664 00:54:50,954 --> 00:54:52,656 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ON NO 1665 00:54:52,656 --> 00:54:54,724 MORE TAXES ON POOR SEATTLEITES. 1666 00:54:54,724 --> 00:54:55,859 WILL YOU FOLLOW THROUGH WITH 1667 00:54:55,859 --> 00:54:56,626 YOUR CAMPAIGN PLEDGES AND 1668 00:54:56,626 --> 00:54:57,794 PROMISE TO VOTE NO TODAY ON ANY 1669 00:54:57,794 --> 00:55:00,463 BILL THAT INCLUDES THESE CUTS TO 1670 00:55:00,463 --> 00:55:01,598 HOUSING, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE 1671 00:55:01,598 --> 00:55:06,036 MY TIME TO SAY YES OR NO. 1672 00:55:06,036 --> 00:55:07,237 -- THANK YOU. IF YOU'RE NOT 1673 00:55:07,237 --> 00:55:08,071 GOING TO USE YOUR TIME, WE DO 1674 00:55:08,071 --> 00:55:08,605 NEED TO KEEP. 1675 00:55:08,605 --> 00:55:09,606 -- I'D LIKE TO HEAR. FROM 1676 00:55:09,606 --> 00:55:10,573 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. HE RAN ON 1677 00:55:10,573 --> 00:55:10,907 THESE THINGS. 1678 00:55:10,907 --> 00:55:13,610 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MARIA 1679 00:55:13,610 --> 00:55:15,111 BERTOLA. PLEASE COME ON FORWARD. 1680 00:55:15,111 --> 00:55:18,381 THANK YOU MARIA AND I'M SORRY I 1681 00:55:18,381 --> 00:55:19,616 DIDN'T NOTICE YOU BEFORE. WE 1682 00:55:19,616 --> 00:55:23,219 SHOULD HAVE HAD YOU UP FIRST 1683 00:55:23,219 --> 00:55:23,620 WITH ERICA EVANS. 1684 00:55:23,620 --> 00:55:24,954 -- GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. 1685 00:55:24,954 --> 00:55:25,822 -- I JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY 1686 00:55:25,822 --> 00:55:27,891 THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP 1687 00:55:27,891 --> 00:55:30,760 DURING THIS TOUGH TIME. I'M HERE 1688 00:55:30,760 --> 00:55:32,662 FROM BEACON HILL COUNCIL AND WE 1689 00:55:32,662 --> 00:55:34,331 ARE CHALLENGED WITH HOUSING AND 1690 00:55:34,331 --> 00:55:35,932 WITH CLIMATE ISSUES. SO I JUST 1691 00:55:35,932 --> 00:55:38,635 REALLY WANT TO STRONGLY SUPPORT 1692 00:55:38,635 --> 00:55:40,136 WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE PACKAGE 1693 00:55:40,136 --> 00:55:45,909 OF AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED BY CHAIR 1694 00:55:45,909 --> 00:55:47,277 DIANE FOSTER WITH MEMBERS, 1695 00:55:47,277 --> 00:55:49,412 COUNCILMEMBERS EDDIE. LIN. 1696 00:55:49,412 --> 00:55:52,048 ALEXIS. MERCEDES RINCK AND 1697 00:55:52,048 --> 00:55:53,149 DEBORA JUAREZ. ALONG THOSE 1698 00:55:53,149 --> 00:55:55,085 LINES, WE ALSO ASK THAT THE 1699 00:55:55,085 --> 00:55:57,053 STUDY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 1700 00:55:57,053 --> 00:56:00,457 PLAN FOR BEING ABLE TO REDIRECT 1701 00:56:00,457 --> 00:56:03,326 50% CONSISTENTLY REDIRECT 50% OF 1702 00:56:03,326 --> 00:56:06,863 THE GREEN NEW DEAL TAXES INCLUDE 1703 00:56:06,863 --> 00:56:09,999 A STUDY ON THE IMPACTS ON 1704 00:56:09,999 --> 00:56:12,936 CLIMATE DELAYED GREENHOUSE GAS 1705 00:56:12,936 --> 00:56:15,438 REDUCTION, AND ALSO ON COMMUNITY 1706 00:56:15,438 --> 00:56:16,706 RESILIENCY. THAT IS REALLY 1707 00:56:16,706 --> 00:56:17,907 IMPORTANT FOR US. SO THANK YOU 1708 00:56:17,907 --> 00:56:18,074 SO. 1709 00:56:18,074 --> 00:56:18,742 -- MUCH. 1710 00:56:18,742 --> 00:56:20,143 -- FOR YOUR GOOD WORK. 1711 00:56:20,143 --> 00:56:20,777 -- AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING 1712 00:56:20,777 --> 00:56:22,879 YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR CITY. WE 1713 00:56:22,879 --> 00:56:24,114 WOULD BE A WORSE PLACE WITHOUT 1714 00:56:24,114 --> 00:56:25,849 YOU. UP NEXT IS HOLLY WILLIS, 1715 00:56:25,849 --> 00:56:27,584 FOLLOWED BY KATE GARVEY AND 1716 00:56:27,584 --> 00:56:29,886 HAMDI 1717 00:56:29,886 --> 00:56:31,254 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 1718 00:56:31,254 --> 00:56:32,722 MY NAME IS HOLLY WILLIS WITH THE 1719 00:56:32,722 --> 00:56:34,157 SEATTLE KING COUNTY COALITION ON 1720 00:56:34,157 --> 00:56:36,259 HOMELESSNESS AND A MEMBER OF THE 1721 00:56:36,259 --> 00:56:36,760 SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES 1722 00:56:36,760 --> 00:56:37,927 COALITION. I WANT TO SHARE 1723 00:56:37,927 --> 00:56:40,764 SUPPORT TODAY FOR PROPOSALS FROM 1724 00:56:40,764 --> 00:56:45,301 COUNCILMEMBERS. LIN, RINCK, 1725 00:56:45,301 --> 00:56:45,869 FOSTER AND HOLLINGSWORTH TO 1726 00:56:45,869 --> 00:56:46,503 SUPPORT WAGE EQUITY, AFFORDABLE 1727 00:56:46,503 --> 00:56:48,171 HOUSING AND TENANT SERVICES THAT 1728 00:56:48,171 --> 00:56:49,439 PREVENTS EVICTION. TODAY, I'LL 1729 00:56:49,439 --> 00:56:51,875 FOCUS ON WAGE EQUITY. ALL LEVELS 1730 00:56:51,875 --> 00:56:54,344 OF GOVERNMENT HAVE UNDERFUNDED 1731 00:56:54,344 --> 00:56:56,379 HUMAN SERVICES STAFF FOR DECADES 1732 00:56:56,379 --> 00:56:58,014 WITH LOW WAGES WORKERS DOING 1733 00:56:58,014 --> 00:57:00,683 SOME OF THE HARDEST JOBS. CAN'T 1734 00:57:00,683 --> 00:57:02,318 AFFORD TO LIVE IN THIS CITY, AND 1735 00:57:02,318 --> 00:57:03,853 THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO STAY IN 1736 00:57:03,853 --> 00:57:05,355 THOSE JOBS FOR VERY LONG. THAT 1737 00:57:05,355 --> 00:57:07,557 HAS REAL CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR 1738 00:57:07,557 --> 00:57:09,159 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT RELY ON 1739 00:57:09,159 --> 00:57:10,960 THOSE SERVICES. BUT WHEN WE 1740 00:57:10,960 --> 00:57:13,363 INVEST IN WAGE EQUITY, FRONTLINE 1741 00:57:13,363 --> 00:57:15,165 STAFF CAN GAIN THE MASTERY THAT 1742 00:57:15,165 --> 00:57:18,535 ONLY COMES WITH TIME, AND 1743 00:57:18,535 --> 00:57:20,603 COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN DEPEND ON 1744 00:57:20,603 --> 00:57:21,237 QUALITY SERVICES THAT THEY NEED 1745 00:57:21,237 --> 00:57:24,207 TO SURVIVE, AND STABILITY ON 1746 00:57:24,207 --> 00:57:24,741 THEIR OWN. THANK YOU FOR 1747 00:57:24,741 --> 00:57:27,010 INVESTING IN WAGE EQUITY. 1748 00:57:27,010 --> 00:57:28,044 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS KATE 1749 00:57:28,044 --> 00:57:29,546 GARVEY, FOLLOWED BY HAMDI AND 1750 00:57:29,546 --> 00:57:32,549 THEN DAVID. 1751 00:57:32,549 --> 00:57:34,184 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 1752 00:57:34,184 --> 00:57:35,585 MY NAME IS KATE GARVEY AND I'M 1753 00:57:35,585 --> 00:57:36,786 THE CEO OF THE KING COUNTY 1754 00:57:36,786 --> 00:57:38,955 SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER. 1755 00:57:38,955 --> 00:57:40,490 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED 1756 00:57:40,490 --> 00:57:42,058 COMMITMENT TO SURVIVORS AND FOR 1757 00:57:42,058 --> 00:57:44,160 RECOGNIZING THAT SUPPORTING 1758 00:57:44,160 --> 00:57:45,728 SURVIVORS REQUIRES ACTION, NOT 1759 00:57:45,728 --> 00:57:46,563 JUST WORDS. LAST YEAR, I STOOD 1760 00:57:46,563 --> 00:57:48,531 BEFORE YOU AS WE TALKED ABOUT 1761 00:57:48,531 --> 00:57:50,033 KUOW ADULTS IN THE ROOM AND THE 1762 00:57:50,033 --> 00:57:51,601 SEXUAL ASSAULT IN SEATTLE 1763 00:57:51,601 --> 00:57:53,436 SCHOOLS. NOW WE'RE SEEING 1764 00:57:53,436 --> 00:57:54,170 ATTENTION SURROUNDING HASHTAG. I 1765 00:57:54,170 --> 00:57:57,340 AM JANE DOE TO TOO OFTEN SEXUAL 1766 00:57:57,340 --> 00:57:58,708 VIOLENCE GETS ATTENTION ONLY 1767 00:57:58,708 --> 00:58:00,176 WHEN THE HEADLINES BECOME 1768 00:58:00,176 --> 00:58:02,011 IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE. BUT 1769 00:58:02,011 --> 00:58:04,314 SURVIVORS NEED SYSTEMS THAT WORK 1770 00:58:04,314 --> 00:58:05,615 LONG BEFORE HEADLINES FADE. WE 1771 00:58:05,615 --> 00:58:07,016 WORK WITH SURVIVORS WHO WAIT 1772 00:58:07,016 --> 00:58:08,418 MONTHS, SOMETIMES YEARS, FOR 1773 00:58:08,418 --> 00:58:09,786 THEIR CASES TO MOVE FORWARD. 1774 00:58:09,786 --> 00:58:11,754 TIMELY CASE RESOLUTION IS NOT 1775 00:58:11,754 --> 00:58:12,355 JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUE, 1776 00:58:12,355 --> 00:58:14,991 IT'S A SURVIVOR ISSUE. I URGE 1777 00:58:14,991 --> 00:58:16,860 THE BUDGET COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE 1778 00:58:16,860 --> 00:58:17,494 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER $1 MILLION 1779 00:58:17,494 --> 00:58:18,328 INVESTMENT IN THE SEATTLE CITY 1780 00:58:18,328 --> 00:58:20,663 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CAPACITY, AND 1781 00:58:20,663 --> 00:58:21,898 COUNCILMEMBERS RANKS $8. MILLION 1782 00:58:21,898 --> 00:58:23,900 INVESTMENT IN SEATTLE STANDS OF 1783 00:58:23,900 --> 00:58:25,401 SURVIVORS EVERY STEP IN THE CITY 1784 00:58:25,401 --> 00:58:26,069 BUDGET. 1785 00:58:26,069 --> 00:58:26,503 -- THANK YOU AGAIN. 1786 00:58:26,503 --> 00:58:28,671 -- FOR STANDING WITH SURVIVORS. 1787 00:58:28,671 --> 00:58:30,773 -- THANK YOU KATE. UP NEXT IS 1788 00:58:30,773 --> 00:58:33,843 HAMDI THEN DAVID, THEN DESMOND. 1789 00:58:33,843 --> 00:58:34,110 WELCOME. 1790 00:58:34,110 --> 00:58:35,845 -- ELISE. 1791 00:58:35,845 --> 00:58:36,346 -- GOOD MORNING PLEASE. 1792 00:58:36,346 --> 00:58:38,414 -- YOU GOT LIKE YOU'RE AT A ROCK 1793 00:58:38,414 --> 00:58:39,782 CONCERT. GET CLOSE TO THAT. 1794 00:58:39,782 --> 00:58:40,950 HELLO. YOU CAN MOVE IT AROUND. 1795 00:58:40,950 --> 00:58:43,152 -- I GUESS I AM TALL. OKAY. GOOD 1796 00:58:43,152 --> 00:58:44,420 MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME 1797 00:58:44,420 --> 00:58:46,289 IS ELISE ADEN, REPRESENTING 1798 00:58:46,289 --> 00:58:47,657 AFRICAN COMMUNITY HOUSING AND 1799 00:58:47,657 --> 00:58:49,559 DEVELOPMENT. I'M HERE TO 1800 00:58:49,559 --> 00:58:50,126 REQUEST $3 MILLION FOR THE 1801 00:58:50,126 --> 00:58:53,396 SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC 1802 00:58:53,396 --> 00:58:54,564 MARKET UNDER OPCD 005, A ONE. 1803 00:58:54,564 --> 00:58:56,633 THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 1804 00:58:56,633 --> 00:58:59,002 FOR SPONSORING THIS REQUEST AND 1805 00:58:59,002 --> 00:59:01,371 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND DIONNE 1806 00:59:01,371 --> 00:59:02,939 FOSTER FOR CO-SPONSORING OUR 1807 00:59:02,939 --> 00:59:03,940 EXISTING FARMER'S MARKET. NOW IN 1808 00:59:03,940 --> 00:59:05,708 ITS SIXTH YEAR, IS ALREADY 1809 00:59:05,708 --> 00:59:06,342 BRINGING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY BACK 1810 00:59:06,342 --> 00:59:07,877 TO DELRIDGE, SUPPORTING SMALL 1811 00:59:07,877 --> 00:59:10,213 BUSINESS AND CREATING 1812 00:59:10,213 --> 00:59:10,847 OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURS. 1813 00:59:10,847 --> 00:59:12,649 THE SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC 1814 00:59:12,649 --> 00:59:13,182 MARKET WILL BUILD ON THAT 1815 00:59:13,182 --> 00:59:14,651 SUCCESS, CREATING A PERMANENT 1816 00:59:14,651 --> 00:59:15,885 HOME FOR DOZENS OF SMALL 1817 00:59:15,885 --> 00:59:17,987 BUSINESSES. SHARED KITCHEN 1818 00:59:17,987 --> 00:59:19,789 SPACE, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 1819 00:59:19,789 --> 00:59:21,524 SERVICES AND COMMUNITY GATHERING 1820 00:59:21,524 --> 00:59:23,126 SPACE. THIS IS AN. THIS IS NOT 1821 00:59:23,126 --> 00:59:24,327 JUST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT 1822 00:59:24,327 --> 00:59:26,029 IT'S ALSO AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT 1823 00:59:26,029 --> 00:59:28,364 STRATEGY. CREATING JOBS, 1824 00:59:28,364 --> 00:59:30,166 BUILDING WEALTH, AND ENSURING 1825 00:59:30,166 --> 00:59:31,200 EXISTING COMMUNITIES BENEFIT 1826 00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:32,368 FROM SEATTLE'S GROWTH. WITH 1827 00:59:32,368 --> 00:59:33,770 YOUR INVESTMENT, WE CAN MAKE 1828 00:59:33,770 --> 00:59:35,605 SOUTH DELRIDGE A REGIONAL 1829 00:59:35,605 --> 00:59:36,806 DESTINATION. FOR CULTURE AND 1830 00:59:36,806 --> 00:59:38,474 COMMERCE. THANK YOU. 1831 00:59:38,474 --> 00:59:39,742 -- THANK YOU. NOW, DAVID, THEN. 1832 00:59:39,742 --> 00:59:40,610 DESMOND. 1833 00:59:40,610 --> 00:59:43,212 -- YEAH, YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON 1834 00:59:43,212 --> 00:59:44,213 EVERYONE. COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M 1835 00:59:44,213 --> 00:59:45,682 DAVID LIEBERMAN, THE DIRECTOR OF 1836 00:59:45,682 --> 00:59:47,817 REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AT 1837 00:59:47,817 --> 00:59:49,585 A-C-H-D. FIRST, THANK YOU TO 1838 00:59:49,585 --> 00:59:51,788 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK SAKA AND 1839 00:59:51,788 --> 00:59:52,388 FOSTER FOR SPONSORING THIS $3 1840 00:59:52,388 --> 00:59:53,623 MILLION REQUEST FOR THE SEATTLE 1841 00:59:53,623 --> 00:59:54,891 INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET IN 1842 00:59:54,891 --> 00:59:56,326 THE HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD 1843 00:59:56,326 --> 00:59:57,894 OF DELRIDGE. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT 1844 00:59:57,894 --> 00:59:59,696 GREAT CITIES, WE THINK ABOUT 1845 00:59:59,696 --> 01:00:00,730 GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE. WE THINK 1846 01:00:00,730 --> 01:00:03,032 ABOUT ROADS, BRIDGES, TRANSIT 1847 01:00:03,032 --> 01:00:05,535 AND PUBLIC MARKETS AND COMMUNITY 1848 01:00:05,535 --> 01:00:06,536 CULTURAL SPACES ARE JUST AS 1849 01:00:06,536 --> 01:00:07,971 IMPORTANT FOR THE LIFE OF OUR 1850 01:00:07,971 --> 01:00:09,072 CITY. THINK ABOUT PIKE PLACE 1851 01:00:09,072 --> 01:00:09,906 MARKET. IT'S MORE THAN JUST A 1852 01:00:09,906 --> 01:00:12,175 PLACE TO BUY FOOD. IT'S AN 1853 01:00:12,175 --> 01:00:14,143 ECONOMIC ENGINE, A SOURCE OF 1854 01:00:14,143 --> 01:00:15,111 CIVIC PRIDE, AND A DEFINING PART 1855 01:00:15,111 --> 01:00:17,513 OF SEATTLE. IT IS COMMUNITY 1856 01:00:17,513 --> 01:00:18,781 INFRASTRUCTURE. WE SHOULD BE 1857 01:00:18,781 --> 01:00:20,249 BUILDING MORE PLACES LIKE THAT. 1858 01:00:20,249 --> 01:00:21,784 THE SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC 1859 01:00:21,784 --> 01:00:23,119 -- MARKET IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO 1860 01:00:23,119 --> 01:00:25,455 MAKE THAT KIND OF LASTING PUBLIC 1861 01:00:25,455 --> 01:00:27,890 INVESTMENT IN SOUTH DELRIDGE 1862 01:00:27,890 --> 01:00:28,491 THESE INVESTMENTS STRENGTHEN 1863 01:00:28,491 --> 01:00:30,927 NEIGHBORHOODS AND PAY ECONOMIC 1864 01:00:30,927 --> 01:00:32,095 DIVIDENDS FOR GENERATIONS. I 1865 01:00:32,095 --> 01:00:33,396 URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS. THANK 1866 01:00:33,396 --> 01:00:34,530 YOU. 1867 01:00:34,530 --> 01:00:34,864 -- VERY MUCH. 1868 01:00:34,864 --> 01:00:38,668 -- THANK YOU DAVID. UP NEXT IS 1869 01:00:38,668 --> 01:00:39,002 DESMOND AND. 1870 01:00:39,002 --> 01:00:40,803 -- MY NAME IS ABDUL AND THE 1871 01:00:40,803 --> 01:00:42,071 PRESIDENT AND CEO OF AFRICAN 1872 01:00:42,071 --> 01:00:43,506 COMMUNITY HOUSING AND 1873 01:00:43,506 --> 01:00:44,941 DEVELOPMENT. AND JUST WANT TO 1874 01:00:44,941 --> 01:00:46,376 SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BIG 1875 01:00:46,376 --> 01:00:48,311 HUGS. 1876 01:00:48,311 --> 01:00:50,346 -- THANK YOU. HAMDI. NOW WE'LL 1877 01:00:50,346 --> 01:00:52,448 GO TO DESMOND. 1878 01:00:52,448 --> 01:00:53,850 -- HI, I'M DESMOND HANSON. I'M 1879 01:00:53,850 --> 01:00:56,486 A LOCAL ARTIST. DISTRICT ONE. 1880 01:00:56,486 --> 01:01:00,256 I'M HERE TO SUPPORT ROB SAKA 1881 01:01:00,256 --> 01:01:04,727 INITIATIVE AMENDMENT TO BUILD A 1882 01:01:04,727 --> 01:01:06,429 ESTABLISHED GRAFFITI WALL IN 1883 01:01:06,429 --> 01:01:07,497 WEST SEATTLE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO 1884 01:01:07,497 --> 01:01:10,333 BE GRAFFITI. PUBLIC ART WALL. WE 1885 01:01:10,333 --> 01:01:12,068 SHOULD PROBABLY CALL IT. YOU 1886 01:01:12,068 --> 01:01:12,702 KNOW, THE NEIGHBORHOODS REALLY 1887 01:01:12,702 --> 01:01:15,705 TAKE PRIDE IN SEEING NEW MURALS 1888 01:01:15,705 --> 01:01:17,940 BEING PUT UP. AND IT COULD BE A 1889 01:01:17,940 --> 01:01:22,345 GOOD WAY TO KIND OF DETER 1890 01:01:22,345 --> 01:01:24,247 UNWANTED VANDALISM AND PROP UP 1891 01:01:24,247 --> 01:01:26,315 LOCAL YOUNG ARTISTS WHO WANT TO 1892 01:01:26,315 --> 01:01:30,153 MAYBE FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON 1893 01:01:30,153 --> 01:01:33,423 VISUAL ART AND PAINTING MURALS. 1894 01:01:33,423 --> 01:01:34,590 WHEN I WAS A KID, IF I WOULD 1895 01:01:34,590 --> 01:01:36,092 HAVE HAD A PLACE LIKE THIS 1896 01:01:36,092 --> 01:01:37,627 GROWING UP, THEN I PROBABLY 1897 01:01:37,627 --> 01:01:38,861 WOULDN'T HAVE DONE AS MUCH. 1898 01:01:38,861 --> 01:01:41,197 VANDALISM. AND THIS COULD BE A 1899 01:01:41,197 --> 01:01:44,967 GOOD WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO 1900 01:01:44,967 --> 01:01:47,470 TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD 1901 01:01:47,470 --> 01:01:49,138 I REALLY THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING 1902 01:01:49,138 --> 01:01:50,740 HERE AND HOPE YOU DECIDE TO 1903 01:01:50,740 --> 01:01:53,042 SUPPORT ROB SAKA AMENDMENT. 1904 01:01:53,042 --> 01:01:54,610 THANK YOU. 1905 01:01:54,610 --> 01:01:56,479 -- THANK YOU DESMOND. UP NEXT IS 1906 01:01:56,479 --> 01:01:59,415 CYNTHIA, THEN ALLISON, FOLLOWED 1907 01:01:59,415 --> 01:01:59,715 BY ASHLEY. 1908 01:01:59,715 --> 01:02:01,884 -- HI THERE. GOOD MORNING. MY 1909 01:02:01,884 --> 01:02:03,586 NAME IS AMY TORRES AND I'M THE 1910 01:02:03,586 --> 01:02:04,787 CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE 1911 01:02:04,787 --> 01:02:05,788 COALITION ENDING GENDER BASED 1912 01:02:05,788 --> 01:02:07,690 VIOLENCE. I'M HERE TO SHARE 1913 01:02:07,690 --> 01:02:08,324 SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL AMENDMENTS 1914 01:02:08,324 --> 01:02:09,826 THAT WOULD SUPPORT SURVIVORS IN 1915 01:02:09,826 --> 01:02:12,095 A POSITIVE WAY, INCLUDING 1916 01:02:12,095 --> 01:02:13,029 ADDRESSING THE BACKLOG AT THE 1917 01:02:13,029 --> 01:02:14,897 CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WAGE 1918 01:02:14,897 --> 01:02:16,632 EQUITY, TENANT SERVICES AND 1919 01:02:16,632 --> 01:02:17,200 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK BUDGET 1920 01:02:17,200 --> 01:02:18,267 AMENDMENT TO ADD 8 MILLION IN 1921 01:02:18,267 --> 01:02:20,503 FUNDS FOR SUPPORTING SURVIVORS. 1922 01:02:20,503 --> 01:02:21,737 WHEN SURVIVORS SEEK RECOURSE 1923 01:02:21,737 --> 01:02:22,739 THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM, THEY 1924 01:02:22,739 --> 01:02:25,074 DESERVE TIMELY DECISIONS AND 1925 01:02:25,074 --> 01:02:26,609 MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION ON 1926 01:02:26,609 --> 01:02:27,777 THEIR CASES. EXPECTING VICTIMS 1927 01:02:27,777 --> 01:02:29,779 TO WAIT YEARS IN LIMBO IS NOT AN 1928 01:02:29,779 --> 01:02:31,013 ACCEPTABLE OPTION. IT'S A RISK 1929 01:02:31,013 --> 01:02:32,849 TO THEIR SAFETY. ADDRESSING THE 1930 01:02:32,849 --> 01:02:35,351 BACKLOG IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO 1931 01:02:35,351 --> 01:02:35,985 ENSURE SURVIVORS ARE GIVEN THE 1932 01:02:35,985 --> 01:02:37,086 DIGNITY OF A RESPONSE FOR THE 1933 01:02:37,086 --> 01:02:38,688 HARM THEY'VE EXPERIENCED, AND WE 1934 01:02:38,688 --> 01:02:41,157 URGE YOU TO SUPPORT IT. WE ALSO 1935 01:02:41,157 --> 01:02:43,159 BELIEVE THAT CHOOSING TO WORK IN 1936 01:02:43,159 --> 01:02:44,193 HUMAN SERVICES SHOULDN'T RESULT 1937 01:02:44,193 --> 01:02:45,495 IN A PAY PENALTY. WORKERS IN OUR 1938 01:02:45,495 --> 01:02:47,029 FIELD SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE ON 1939 01:02:47,029 --> 01:02:49,332 A SECOND JOB TO MAKE ENDS MEET. 1940 01:02:49,332 --> 01:02:50,633 I REALLY I WANT OUR FOLKS TO SEE 1941 01:02:50,633 --> 01:02:52,602 A FUTURE IN OUR FIELD TO RAISE 1942 01:02:52,602 --> 01:02:52,768 A. 1943 01:02:52,768 --> 01:02:53,069 -- FAMILY. 1944 01:02:53,069 --> 01:02:55,171 -- TO RETIRE. OH MY GOODNESS. 1945 01:02:55,171 --> 01:02:56,172 THIS IS WHY WE SUPPORT WAGE 1946 01:02:56,172 --> 01:02:58,441 EQUITY AND URGE YOU TO DO THE 1947 01:02:58,441 --> 01:03:00,209 SAME. AND TENANT SERVICES, BLACK 1948 01:03:00,209 --> 01:03:01,811 SURVIVORS FACE RESIDUAL IMPACTS 1949 01:03:01,811 --> 01:03:03,279 OF SYSTEMIC RACISM. AND THAT'S 1950 01:03:03,279 --> 01:03:04,547 WHY WE SUPPORT THAT TOO. THANK 1951 01:03:04,547 --> 01:03:05,348 YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE. 1952 01:03:05,348 --> 01:03:06,349 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS 1953 01:03:06,349 --> 01:03:11,053 ALLISON, FOLLOWED BY ASHLEY. 1954 01:03:11,053 --> 01:03:11,687 -- GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 1955 01:03:11,687 --> 01:03:12,822 MY NAME IS ALLISON JERKOVICH, 1956 01:03:12,822 --> 01:03:15,291 AND I'M HERE TODAY AS THE BOARD 1957 01:03:15,291 --> 01:03:15,892 CHAIR OF THE COALITION ENDING 1958 01:03:15,892 --> 01:03:17,493 GENDER BASED VIOLENCE. AS A 1959 01:03:17,493 --> 01:03:19,395 SOCIAL WORKER, AS A GENDER BASED 1960 01:03:19,395 --> 01:03:20,730 VIOLENCE ADVOCATE, AND A 1961 01:03:20,730 --> 01:03:22,498 SURVIVOR MYSELF. TODAY, I'M HERE 1962 01:03:22,498 --> 01:03:24,367 TO ASK BUDGET CHAIR STRAUSS AND 1963 01:03:24,367 --> 01:03:26,702 THE COUNCIL TO INCLUDE 1964 01:03:26,702 --> 01:03:27,270 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK BULL $8 1965 01:03:27,270 --> 01:03:28,437 MILLION BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 1966 01:03:28,437 --> 01:03:30,339 GENDER BASED VIOLENCE 1967 01:03:30,339 --> 01:03:30,973 PREVENTION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND 1968 01:03:30,973 --> 01:03:33,309 SURVIVOR SERVICES. OUR COALITION 1969 01:03:33,309 --> 01:03:34,710 REPRESENTS MORE THAN 30 1970 01:03:34,710 --> 01:03:36,112 ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING 1971 01:03:36,112 --> 01:03:37,547 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 1972 01:03:37,547 --> 01:03:38,981 SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PEOPLE IN THE 1973 01:03:38,981 --> 01:03:40,616 SEX TRADES. THESE PROGRAMS 1974 01:03:40,616 --> 01:03:42,218 PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES, YET 1975 01:03:42,218 --> 01:03:44,554 CHRONIC UNDERFUNDING HAS LEFT 1976 01:03:44,554 --> 01:03:45,154 SURVIVORS FACING LONGER WAIT 1977 01:03:45,154 --> 01:03:46,389 TIMES AND FEWER OPTIONS WHEN 1978 01:03:46,389 --> 01:03:49,559 THEY NEED HELP. MOST. BEING A 1979 01:03:49,559 --> 01:03:50,960 SURVIVOR CAN BE INCREDIBLY 1980 01:03:50,960 --> 01:03:52,862 LONELY. WE KNOW THAT VIOLENCE 1981 01:03:52,862 --> 01:03:53,896 THRIVES IN SILENCE, AND THAT 1982 01:03:53,896 --> 01:03:55,431 HEALING BEGINS WHEN SURVIVORS 1983 01:03:55,431 --> 01:03:56,999 ARE HEARD, BELIEVED, AND 1984 01:03:56,999 --> 01:03:58,835 SUPPORTED AND NOT MET BY A 1985 01:03:58,835 --> 01:04:00,670 WAITING LIST. THIS FUNDING 1986 01:04:00,670 --> 01:04:01,270 REPRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO 1987 01:04:01,270 --> 01:04:03,105 ENSURE THAT WHEN SURVIVORS REACH 1988 01:04:03,105 --> 01:04:03,973 OUT, SOMEONE IS THERE. 1989 01:04:03,973 --> 01:04:05,007 -- TO ANSWER. 1990 01:04:05,007 --> 01:04:07,143 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR 1991 01:04:07,143 --> 01:04:08,177 SUPPORT FOR THE FULL $8 MILLION 1992 01:04:08,177 --> 01:04:10,713 INVESTMENT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD 1993 01:04:10,713 --> 01:04:11,314 TO CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH 1994 01:04:11,314 --> 01:04:11,814 ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. 1995 01:04:11,814 --> 01:04:13,049 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS ASHLEY, 1996 01:04:13,049 --> 01:04:14,750 FOLLOWED BY MANNY, THEN CRYSTAL 1997 01:04:14,750 --> 01:04:17,720 LEE, BLUE, GRAY, KAREN LUND. 1998 01:04:17,720 --> 01:04:18,821 THAT'S EVERYONE HERE. IF YOU'D 1999 01:04:18,821 --> 01:04:19,589 LIKE TO SIGN UP, YOU NEED TO DO 2000 01:04:19,589 --> 01:04:23,459 SO NOW. WE HAVE 38 PEOPLE 2001 01:04:23,459 --> 01:04:24,961 ONLINE. IF I HAVE MORE PEOPLE 2002 01:04:24,961 --> 01:04:26,095 THAN THAT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE 2003 01:04:26,095 --> 01:04:28,064 TO START TICKING DOWN THE TIME. 2004 01:04:28,064 --> 01:04:29,899 COUNCILMEMBERS I'M ALSO GOING 2005 01:04:29,899 --> 01:04:34,036 TO AT THIS TIME REDUCE OUR LUNCH 2006 01:04:34,036 --> 01:04:34,637 BY 15 MINUTES TO 45 MINUTES, 2007 01:04:34,637 --> 01:04:36,205 JUST SO THAT WE CAN HEAR FROM 2008 01:04:36,205 --> 01:04:38,241 THE PUBLIC. WITH THAT, ASHLEY, 2009 01:04:38,241 --> 01:04:38,507 WELCOME. 2010 01:04:38,507 --> 01:04:40,543 -- THANK YOU. I'M ASHLEY, PUBLIC 2011 01:04:40,543 --> 01:04:41,978 ADVOCACY AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 2012 01:04:41,978 --> 01:04:43,346 WITH PDA. AND I'M SPEAKING IN 2013 01:04:43,346 --> 01:04:45,848 SUPPORT OF CM LYNN'S 2014 01:04:45,848 --> 01:04:47,250 COUNCILMEMBER. LYNN'S PROPOSAL 2015 01:04:47,250 --> 01:04:49,452 TO BOLSTER HUMAN SERVICE 2016 01:04:49,452 --> 01:04:50,686 CONTRACTS. AS TARA MENTIONED, 2017 01:04:50,686 --> 01:04:52,221 PDA WAS RECENTLY STUDIED BY THE 2018 01:04:52,221 --> 01:04:54,457 NIH LOOKING AT HOW OUR WORKFORCE 2019 01:04:54,457 --> 01:04:55,091 COMPENSATION MADE A DIFFERENCE 2020 01:04:55,091 --> 01:04:57,093 IN STAFF RETENTION AND CLIENT 2021 01:04:57,093 --> 01:04:59,095 SATISFACTION AND CONFIDENCE. 2022 01:04:59,095 --> 01:05:00,463 HOWEVER, BECAUSE FUNDER BUDGETS 2023 01:05:00,463 --> 01:05:01,530 DON'T MATCH OUR WAGE PRACTICES, 2024 01:05:01,530 --> 01:05:03,065 WE HAD TO PAUSE STEP INCREASES 2025 01:05:03,065 --> 01:05:04,267 THIS YEAR, AND WE SURVEYED OUR 2026 01:05:04,267 --> 01:05:05,434 STAFF ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THAT 2027 01:05:05,434 --> 01:05:08,237 FREEZE AND LEARNED IT HAD MAJOR 2028 01:05:08,237 --> 01:05:09,105 IMPACTS. IF WE DON'T RESUME 2029 01:05:09,105 --> 01:05:09,739 REGULAR STEP INCREASES, WE CAN 2030 01:05:09,739 --> 01:05:10,773 EXPECT TO LOSE SOME OF OUR 2031 01:05:10,773 --> 01:05:12,808 STRONGEST STAFF IN THAT STUDY 2032 01:05:12,808 --> 01:05:14,744 WHEN DESCRIBING THEIR 2033 01:05:14,744 --> 01:05:16,345 EXPERIENCES WITH OUR PROGRAM, 2034 01:05:16,345 --> 01:05:18,114 PARTICIPANTS MADE DIRECT 2035 01:05:18,114 --> 01:05:18,648 CONNECTIONS BETWEEN STAFF 2036 01:05:18,648 --> 01:05:19,782 SUPPORT AND CHANGES IN THEIR 2037 01:05:19,782 --> 01:05:21,851 WELL-BEING, PARTICULARLY IN 2038 01:05:21,851 --> 01:05:23,786 RELATION TO RECOVERY OR 2039 01:05:23,786 --> 01:05:24,487 EMPLOYMENT STABILITY. SIMPLY 2040 01:05:24,487 --> 01:05:27,356 PUT, SUPPORTING LIAM, SUPPORTING 2041 01:05:27,356 --> 01:05:28,324 LYNN'S PROPOSAL WOULD BE A 2042 01:05:28,324 --> 01:05:30,593 MAJOR STEP TOWARDS ORGANIZATIONS 2043 01:05:30,593 --> 01:05:31,927 LIKE OURS BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE 2044 01:05:31,927 --> 01:05:33,362 THE OUTCOMES YOU ALL AND THE 2045 01:05:33,362 --> 01:05:35,431 PUBLIC FROM OUR HUMAN SERVICE 2046 01:05:35,431 --> 01:05:36,999 PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. 2047 01:05:36,999 --> 01:05:38,100 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MANNY, 2048 01:05:38,100 --> 01:05:39,669 FOLLOWED BY CRYSTAL. WELCOME. 2049 01:05:39,669 --> 01:05:42,505 -- GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE CHAIR 2050 01:05:42,505 --> 01:05:43,306 AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I 2051 01:05:43,306 --> 01:05:45,608 AM MANNY CALLING, EXECUTIVE 2052 01:05:45,608 --> 01:05:47,243 DIRECTOR FOR INSPIRE WASHINGTON. 2053 01:05:47,243 --> 01:05:47,710 I SPEAK TODAY WITH A 2054 01:05:47,710 --> 01:05:49,278 REPRESENTATIVE VOICE FOR THE 2055 01:05:49,278 --> 01:05:51,080 CULTURAL SECTOR, OUR NONPROFITS, 2056 01:05:51,080 --> 01:05:53,249 AND SO MANY OF OUR CREATIVES 2057 01:05:53,249 --> 01:05:54,784 BROADLY ACROSS THE CITY, IN 2058 01:05:54,784 --> 01:05:56,118 EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR 2059 01:05:56,118 --> 01:05:58,020 ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN LIFTED UP BY 2060 01:05:58,020 --> 01:06:00,089 THE PROPOSALS BY COUNCILMEMBERS, 2061 01:06:00,089 --> 01:06:00,723 HOLLINGSWORTH, HOLLINGSWORTH AND 2062 01:06:00,723 --> 01:06:03,793 FOSTER. THANK YOU. WE URGE YOU 2063 01:06:03,793 --> 01:06:05,227 ALL TO SUPPORT AND APPROVE THEM. 2064 01:06:05,227 --> 01:06:07,730 WE ARE ESPECIALLY EXCITED BY THE 2065 01:06:07,730 --> 01:06:10,232 LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE TO EXPLORE 2066 01:06:10,232 --> 01:06:12,234 FUTURE INVESTMENT. I REALLY 2067 01:06:12,234 --> 01:06:14,003 APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR ADVOCATES 2068 01:06:14,003 --> 01:06:15,438 COMMENTS. THEY HAVE TOLD THE 2069 01:06:15,438 --> 01:06:17,006 BEST STORIES. THE COMMENT THAT 2070 01:06:17,006 --> 01:06:18,974 PARTICULARLY STOOD OUT TO ME AS 2071 01:06:18,974 --> 01:06:20,976 A NONPROFIT DIRECTOR WAS THE 2072 01:06:20,976 --> 01:06:23,579 NEED FOR HELP AND NOT A HANDOUT. 2073 01:06:23,579 --> 01:06:25,047 EVERY DAY, OUR PARTNERS IN YOUR 2074 01:06:25,047 --> 01:06:26,415 NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY SELL 2075 01:06:26,415 --> 01:06:27,850 TICKETS. THEY OFFER CLASSES, 2076 01:06:27,850 --> 01:06:29,585 THEY OPEN UP THEIR EXHIBIT 2077 01:06:29,585 --> 01:06:30,686 FLOORS LARGELY FOR FREE AND 2078 01:06:30,686 --> 01:06:32,588 DISCOUNTED RATES. BUT THESE 2079 01:06:32,588 --> 01:06:34,190 PROGRAMS ARE NOT FREE TO 2080 01:06:34,190 --> 01:06:35,558 PRODUCE. THEY ARE VERY 2081 01:06:35,558 --> 01:06:36,892 EXPENSIVE. PLEASE HELP US SERVE 2082 01:06:36,892 --> 01:06:37,994 YOUR CONSTITUENTS. WE'RE VERY 2083 01:06:37,994 --> 01:06:39,095 EXCITED ABOUT THE AMBITIONS OF A 2084 01:06:39,095 --> 01:06:41,197 FUTURE SEATTLE CENTER BOND, AND 2085 01:06:41,197 --> 01:06:42,531 THIS INVESTMENT TODAY WILL SEND 2086 01:06:42,531 --> 01:06:44,033 THE RIGHT MESSAGE TO CULTURAL 2087 01:06:44,033 --> 01:06:45,334 LEADERS ACROSS THE CITY THAT 2088 01:06:45,334 --> 01:06:47,837 ARTS AND CULTURE MATTERS IN 2089 01:06:47,837 --> 01:06:48,471 EVERY SINGLE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK 2090 01:06:48,471 --> 01:06:48,671 YOU. 2091 01:06:48,671 --> 01:06:51,007 -- SO MUCH. THANK YOU. MANNY. UP 2092 01:06:51,007 --> 01:06:53,209 NEXT IS CRYSTAL. WELCOME. 2093 01:06:53,209 --> 01:06:54,343 -- HI. GOOD MORNING. 2094 01:06:54,343 --> 01:06:55,344 -- I'M CRYSTAL LEE. I'M THE 2095 01:06:55,344 --> 01:06:57,513 DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL BASED SAFETY 2096 01:06:57,513 --> 01:06:59,148 FOR COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS AND 2097 01:06:59,148 --> 01:07:01,050 RAINIER BEACH ALUM AND A MOTHER 2098 01:07:01,050 --> 01:07:02,718 RAISING MY FAMILY THERE. I'M 2099 01:07:02,718 --> 01:07:03,319 HERE TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER 2100 01:07:03,319 --> 01:07:06,155 EDDIE LIN. BUDGET PRIORITIES, 2101 01:07:06,155 --> 01:07:06,756 ESPECIALLY YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, 2102 01:07:06,756 --> 01:07:07,890 VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SUPPORT 2103 01:07:07,890 --> 01:07:10,059 FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY GUN 2104 01:07:10,059 --> 01:07:11,727 VIOLENCE. MY MAIN ASK IS TO 2105 01:07:11,727 --> 01:07:13,295 DEDICATE CITY FUNDED JOBS FOR 2106 01:07:13,295 --> 01:07:15,364 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH 2107 01:07:15,364 --> 01:07:15,931 PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY 2108 01:07:15,931 --> 01:07:17,733 BASED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE 2109 01:07:17,733 --> 01:07:18,934 COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS. WE 2110 01:07:18,934 --> 01:07:20,770 PROVIDE SAFE PASSAGE, VIOLENCE 2111 01:07:20,770 --> 01:07:21,404 PREVENTION, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. 2112 01:07:21,404 --> 01:07:23,406 WE KNOW THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, 2113 01:07:23,406 --> 01:07:23,939 THEIR STRENGTHS AND THEIR 2114 01:07:23,939 --> 01:07:26,108 BARRIERS THEY FACE FUND THE JOBS 2115 01:07:26,108 --> 01:07:28,077 AND SUPPORT THAT HELP. THAT 2116 01:07:28,077 --> 01:07:29,612 KEEPS THE SUPPORT THAT HELPS 2117 01:07:29,612 --> 01:07:31,247 THEM KEEP THOSE JOBS AND 2118 01:07:31,247 --> 01:07:33,115 SUCCEED. WE CANNOT ASK YOUNG 2119 01:07:33,115 --> 01:07:34,517 PEOPLE TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT 2120 01:07:34,517 --> 01:07:35,050 PATH WITHOUT INVESTING IN 2121 01:07:35,050 --> 01:07:36,218 OPPORTUNITIES ALONG THAT PATH. 2122 01:07:36,218 --> 01:07:38,120 MAKE THIS BUDGET A COMMITMENT 2123 01:07:38,120 --> 01:07:39,955 THAT CAN SEE IN A JOB, OFFER, A 2124 01:07:39,955 --> 01:07:41,590 PAYCHECK, AND A FUTURE THAT CAN 2125 01:07:41,590 --> 01:07:43,159 BUILD. THANK YOU. 2126 01:07:43,159 --> 01:07:44,326 -- THANK YOU. CRYSTAL. UP NEXT 2127 01:07:44,326 --> 01:07:45,494 IS BLUE GRAY, FOLLOWED BY KAREN 2128 01:07:45,494 --> 01:07:47,496 LUND, KIM COLEMAN, CASSANDRA 2129 01:07:47,496 --> 01:07:51,934 CORBETT WELCOME. 2130 01:07:51,934 --> 01:07:52,201 -- HELLO. 2131 01:07:52,201 --> 01:07:53,869 -- I'M AN ARTIST. I LIVE IN 2132 01:07:53,869 --> 01:07:54,203 CAPITOL HILL. 2133 01:07:54,203 --> 01:07:55,504 -- YOU'LL NEED TO GET THE 2134 01:07:55,504 --> 01:07:56,172 MICROPHONE REAL CLOSE. WE WANT 2135 01:07:56,172 --> 01:07:57,373 TO MAKE SURE WE GET YOUR VOICE 2136 01:07:57,373 --> 01:08:00,276 THROUGH THE MASK. 2137 01:08:00,276 --> 01:08:01,243 -- HELLO? 2138 01:08:01,243 --> 01:08:02,278 -- YES. MUCH BETTER. THANK YOU. 2139 01:08:02,278 --> 01:08:03,345 -- CAN WE START OVER? 2140 01:08:03,345 --> 01:08:04,747 -- YES. OF COURSE. 2141 01:08:04,747 --> 01:08:06,615 -- MY NAME IS BLUE. GRAY. I'M AN 2142 01:08:06,615 --> 01:08:10,853 ARTIST IN CAPITOL HILL. IT IS 2143 01:08:10,853 --> 01:08:12,621 THE HUMANE AND SOCIALLY 2144 01:08:12,621 --> 01:08:14,423 COMMENDABLE CHOICE TO USE YOUR 2145 01:08:14,423 --> 01:08:17,126 POWER FOR GOOD. CITY COUNCIL, 2146 01:08:17,126 --> 01:08:21,697 ARE YOU LISTENING? ARE YOU 2147 01:08:21,697 --> 01:08:22,898 LISTENING? FIVE OF YOU ARE 2148 01:08:22,898 --> 01:08:25,468 CURRENTLY UP FOR REELECTION. DO 2149 01:08:25,468 --> 01:08:28,971 YOU WANT TO BE KNOWN AS EMPTY, 2150 01:08:28,971 --> 01:08:29,872 HEARTLESS PAWNS, OR AS PEOPLE 2151 01:08:29,872 --> 01:08:31,674 WHO USE THEIR POWER TO PROTECT 2152 01:08:31,674 --> 01:08:35,444 AND HEAL THEIR CITY WE ARE 2153 01:08:35,444 --> 01:08:38,347 PAYING ATTENTION. WE WILL NOT BE 2154 01:08:38,347 --> 01:08:39,482 SILENT AND WE WILL NOT BE 2155 01:08:39,482 --> 01:08:44,253 IGNORED WE ARE SUFFERING. IF YOU 2156 01:08:44,253 --> 01:08:46,188 DO NOT REPRESENT US, WE WILL 2157 01:08:46,188 --> 01:08:49,992 VOTE YOU OUT PEOPLE LINE UP WEEK 2158 01:08:49,992 --> 01:08:52,261 AFTER WEEK, DAY AFTER DAY TO 2159 01:08:52,261 --> 01:08:53,362 TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE SUFFERING 2160 01:08:53,362 --> 01:08:55,998 AND THEY NEED YOUR HELP. ARE YOU 2161 01:08:55,998 --> 01:09:01,604 LISTENING WEEK AFTER WEEK, DAY 2162 01:09:01,604 --> 01:09:03,139 AFTER DAY TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY 2163 01:09:03,139 --> 01:09:06,075 NEED AND OFFER YOU SOLUTIONS. 2164 01:09:06,075 --> 01:09:09,979 ARE YOU LISTENING THIS IS MEANT 2165 01:09:09,979 --> 01:09:11,881 TO BE A HAVEN CITY. LET'S ACT 2166 01:09:11,881 --> 01:09:12,915 LIKE IT. 2167 01:09:12,915 --> 01:09:15,117 -- THANK YOU. 2168 01:09:15,117 --> 01:09:16,585 -- NO MORE POLICE BRUTALITY. 2169 01:09:16,585 --> 01:09:17,019 -- NO MORE SWEEPS. 2170 01:09:17,019 --> 01:09:17,386 -- THANK YOU. 2171 01:09:17,386 --> 01:09:19,088 -- WE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS. LET 2172 01:09:19,088 --> 01:09:22,591 ME FINISH WE ARE YOUR 2173 01:09:22,591 --> 01:09:24,026 CONSTITUENTS, NOT THE 2174 01:09:24,026 --> 01:09:25,528 CORPORATIONS, NOT THE PEOPLE WHO 2175 01:09:25,528 --> 01:09:27,663 USE VIOLENCE ON US. NOT THE 2176 01:09:27,663 --> 01:09:29,465 PEOPLE WHO TRY TO LOBBY 2177 01:09:29,465 --> 01:09:31,233 POLITICIANS TO TAKE AWAY OUR 2178 01:09:31,233 --> 01:09:32,935 RIGHTS AND SERVICES SO THEY CAN 2179 01:09:32,935 --> 01:09:33,269 RAISE PRICES. 2180 01:09:33,269 --> 01:09:34,570 -- THANK YOU. BLUE. GRAY. WE 2181 01:09:34,570 --> 01:09:35,871 HAVE MORE TIME AT THE PUBLIC 2182 01:09:35,871 --> 01:09:37,306 HEARING NEXT WEEK WHERE WE'LL 2183 01:09:37,306 --> 01:09:39,441 HAVE MORE TIME FOR EACH PERSON. 2184 01:09:39,441 --> 01:09:40,776 WE DO NEED TO KEEP MOVING ON 2185 01:09:40,776 --> 01:09:42,411 RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THERE'S 2186 01:09:42,411 --> 01:09:43,746 ANOTHER 38 PEOPLE ONLINE RIGHT 2187 01:09:43,746 --> 01:09:48,551 NOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC 2188 01:09:48,551 --> 01:09:49,118 TESTIMONY. UP NEXT IS KAREN 2189 01:09:49,118 --> 01:09:49,318 LUND. 2190 01:09:49,318 --> 01:09:50,853 -- SCHEDULE MEETINGS WITH US. DO 2191 01:09:50,853 --> 01:09:51,086 IT NOW. 2192 01:09:51,086 --> 01:09:56,025 -- THANK YOU WELCOME, KAREN. 2193 01:09:56,025 --> 01:09:57,560 FOLLOWED BY KIM AND THEN 2194 01:09:57,560 --> 01:09:58,227 CASSANDRA, KIM AND CASSANDRA. IF 2195 01:09:58,227 --> 01:10:00,696 YOU COULD LINE UP. THANK YOU. 2196 01:10:00,696 --> 01:10:02,464 -- GOOD MORNING. I'M KAREN 2197 01:10:02,464 --> 01:10:02,998 LUND, PRODUCING ARTISTIC 2198 01:10:02,998 --> 01:10:05,267 DIRECTOR OF TAPROOT THEATER IN 2199 01:10:05,267 --> 01:10:07,236 GREENWOOD. SEATTLE'S CULTURAL 2200 01:10:07,236 --> 01:10:09,338 SECTOR IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF 2201 01:10:09,338 --> 01:10:11,540 OUR CITY'S ECONOMY. DURING OUR 2202 01:10:11,540 --> 01:10:12,908 RECENT HVAC EMERGENCY, WHEN 2203 01:10:12,908 --> 01:10:14,643 PERFORMANCES WERE AT RISK OF 2204 01:10:14,643 --> 01:10:16,579 BEING CANCELED, IT WAS THE SMALL 2205 01:10:16,579 --> 01:10:18,480 BUSINESSES AND OUR NEIGHBORS WHO 2206 01:10:18,480 --> 01:10:19,682 STEPPED FORWARD WITH SUPPORT, 2207 01:10:19,682 --> 01:10:21,350 NOT SIMPLY TO SAVE A THEATER, 2208 01:10:21,350 --> 01:10:24,553 BUT TO PROTECT A VITAL PART OF 2209 01:10:24,553 --> 01:10:25,120 GREENWOOD'S IDENTITY AND 2210 01:10:25,120 --> 01:10:28,324 ECONOMY. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO MAKE 2211 01:10:28,324 --> 01:10:29,858 A CASE TO THEM ABOUT THE THEATER 2212 01:10:29,858 --> 01:10:31,894 BEING IMPORTANT. THEY MADE IT 2213 01:10:31,894 --> 01:10:35,531 FOR US. THEY KNOW A NIGHT AT 2214 01:10:35,531 --> 01:10:36,131 TAPROOT THEATER MEANS DINNER 2215 01:10:36,131 --> 01:10:37,366 NEARBY, COFFEE DOWN THE BLOCK, 2216 01:10:37,366 --> 01:10:39,034 AND A NEIGHBORHOOD COMING 2217 01:10:39,034 --> 01:10:41,937 TOGETHER. ARTS FUNDING ISN'T 2218 01:10:41,937 --> 01:10:44,340 CHARITY. IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN 2219 01:10:44,340 --> 01:10:46,942 LOCAL JOBS, SMALL BUSINESSES, 2220 01:10:46,942 --> 01:10:49,144 AND A CULTURE OF BELONGING. BUT 2221 01:10:49,144 --> 01:10:50,980 RISING COSTS PUT THAT WORK AT 2222 01:10:50,980 --> 01:10:53,349 RISK. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 2223 01:10:53,349 --> 01:10:54,516 HOLLINGSWORTH AND FOSTER. FOR 2224 01:10:54,516 --> 01:10:57,186 ARTS FUNDING AMENDMENTS. PLEASE 2225 01:10:57,186 --> 01:10:59,421 APPROVE BOTH INVEST IN THE ARTS 2226 01:10:59,421 --> 01:11:00,122 AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT 2227 01:11:00,122 --> 01:11:01,590 COUNT ON US. THANK YOU. 2228 01:11:01,590 --> 01:11:04,026 -- THANK YOU. KAREN. UP NEXT IS 2229 01:11:04,026 --> 01:11:06,662 KIM AND THEN CASSANDRA. WELCOME, 2230 01:11:06,662 --> 01:11:06,862 KIM. 2231 01:11:06,862 --> 01:11:08,564 -- HI. HI, COUNCIL. 2232 01:11:08,564 --> 01:11:10,532 -- YES, PLEASE. 2233 01:11:10,532 --> 01:11:10,799 -- OKAY. 2234 01:11:10,799 --> 01:11:11,500 -- REAL CLOSE. LIKE YOU'RE AT A 2235 01:11:11,500 --> 01:11:13,035 ROCK CONCERT. 2236 01:11:13,035 --> 01:11:14,703 -- HEY. OH, THAT WAS TOO CLOSE. 2237 01:11:14,703 --> 01:11:16,672 HI. I'M KIMBERLY COLEMAN WITH 2238 01:11:16,672 --> 01:11:19,475 THE SEATTLE TENANT LANDLORDS AND 2239 01:11:19,475 --> 01:11:21,210 ACCOUNTABILITY. TLC. TLC HAS 2240 01:11:21,210 --> 01:11:23,479 BEEN ANALYZING SDCI HOUSING 2241 01:11:23,479 --> 01:11:25,147 COMPLAINT AND ENFORCEMENT DATA. 2242 01:11:25,147 --> 01:11:27,816 AND HERE IS THE PROBLEM. SEATTLE 2243 01:11:27,816 --> 01:11:29,652 CAN MEASURE PERMITTING. IT CAN 2244 01:11:29,652 --> 01:11:31,487 MEASURE CUSTOMER SERVICE. IT HAS 2245 01:11:31,487 --> 01:11:33,288 DASHBOARDS FOR BOTH. BUT HOUSING 2246 01:11:33,288 --> 01:11:35,524 ENFORCEMENT IS STILL A BLIND 2247 01:11:35,524 --> 01:11:37,793 SPOT. ON SEPTEMBER 29th, 2248 01:11:37,793 --> 01:11:40,129 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER ASKED SDCI 2249 01:11:40,129 --> 01:11:43,766 HOW IT DETERMINED STAFFING FOR 2250 01:11:43,766 --> 01:11:44,400 THE NEW RENTAL REGULATIONS. JEFF 2251 01:11:44,400 --> 01:11:45,901 TALENT SAID, TO BE HONEST, WE 2252 01:11:45,901 --> 01:11:48,737 DON'T WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. 2253 01:11:48,737 --> 01:11:50,839 THAT IS THE PROBLEM. WE ARE 2254 01:11:50,839 --> 01:11:52,608 MAKING ENFORCEMENT POLICIES AND 2255 01:11:52,608 --> 01:11:53,208 STAFFING DECISIONS WITHOUT A 2256 01:11:53,208 --> 01:11:54,677 MEASURABLE BASELINE FOR THE 2257 01:11:54,677 --> 01:11:56,011 ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM. WE ALREADY 2258 01:11:56,011 --> 01:11:58,080 HAVE. THE NEW LAW DOESN'T TAKE 2259 01:11:58,080 --> 01:11:59,815 EFFECT UNTIL JULY 1st, 2027. WE 2260 01:11:59,815 --> 01:12:03,519 HAVE TIME TO FIX THIS. I SENT I 2261 01:12:03,519 --> 01:12:04,086 WILL BE SENDING THE COUNCIL 2262 01:12:04,086 --> 01:12:07,056 PROPOSED SLI THIS MORNING. I AM 2263 01:12:07,056 --> 01:12:08,924 ASKING ONE OF. YOU TO SPONSOR 2264 01:12:08,924 --> 01:12:10,225 IT. LET'S STOP GUESSING. MAKE 2265 01:12:10,225 --> 01:12:12,461 HOUSING ENFORCEMENT MEASURABLE. 2266 01:12:12,461 --> 01:12:13,429 THANK YOU. 2267 01:12:13,429 --> 01:12:14,229 -- THANKS, KIM. UP NEXT. AND TO 2268 01:12:14,229 --> 01:12:18,133 CLOSE US OUT, CASSANDRA CORBETT. 2269 01:12:18,133 --> 01:12:20,002 WELCOME, CASSANDRA. AND I'M 2270 01:12:20,002 --> 01:12:20,903 GOING TO READ GO AND THEN I'LL 2271 01:12:20,903 --> 01:12:22,805 READ ALL THE NAMES ONLINE. SO IF 2272 01:12:22,805 --> 01:12:25,441 YOU ARE ONLINE, PAY ATTENTION IN 2273 01:12:25,441 --> 01:12:25,674 ABOUT. 2274 01:12:25,674 --> 01:12:28,677 -- GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING 2275 01:12:28,677 --> 01:12:33,649 EVERYBODY. WHERE AM I AT? OKAY. 2276 01:12:33,649 --> 01:12:34,616 I'M CASSANDRA. I'M WITH THE 2277 01:12:34,616 --> 01:12:37,353 WE. OUTREACH. RV OUTREACH 2278 01:12:37,353 --> 01:12:40,422 PROGRAM. I'M DISCUSSING A LEASE 2279 01:12:40,422 --> 01:12:43,158 TO FOR AN ENTIRE BUILDING ON 2280 01:12:43,158 --> 01:12:44,626 RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH FOR A 2281 01:12:44,626 --> 01:12:46,028 RESOURCE CENTER, A DAY CENTER, 2282 01:12:46,028 --> 01:12:48,797 AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. THIS 2283 01:12:48,797 --> 01:12:50,933 WILL GIVE PEOPLE LIVING IN RVS 2284 01:12:50,933 --> 01:12:55,504 AND MOTOR VEHICLES A PLACE TO 2285 01:12:55,504 --> 01:12:57,740 CONNECT AND SUPPORT WITH HOUSING 2286 01:12:57,740 --> 01:12:59,508 ASSISTANCE. I'M WORKING. I'M 2287 01:12:59,508 --> 01:13:01,009 WALKING THROUGH THE PROPERTY 2288 01:13:01,009 --> 01:13:03,946 WITH THE WITH THE OWNER TODAY TO 2289 01:13:03,946 --> 01:13:06,181 CLARIFY THE SPACES AND NEEDED 2290 01:13:06,181 --> 01:13:08,016 IMPROVEMENT. I ASK FOR YOUR HELP 2291 01:13:08,016 --> 01:13:10,619 IN ARRANGING A MEETING WITH CITY 2292 01:13:10,619 --> 01:13:13,989 STAFF TO REVIEW THE BUILDING, 2293 01:13:13,989 --> 01:13:14,590 EXPLORE FUNDING AND IDENTIFY 2294 01:13:14,590 --> 01:13:16,759 PARTNERS TO MOVE THIS TO AN 2295 01:13:16,759 --> 01:13:18,927 OPPORTUNITY FORWARD. THANK YOU 2296 01:13:18,927 --> 01:13:21,930 GUYS. 2297 01:13:21,930 --> 01:13:23,732 -- THANK YOU CASSANDRA. WE ARE 2298 01:13:23,732 --> 01:13:24,366 NOW GOING TO MOVE ONLINE. I'M 2299 01:13:24,366 --> 01:13:26,568 GOING TO READ EVERYONE'S NAME IN 2300 01:13:26,568 --> 01:13:27,302 ORDER AND THEN I WILL READ JUST 2301 01:13:27,302 --> 01:13:29,872 A FEW. EACH TIME WE TRANSITION 2302 01:13:29,872 --> 01:13:32,441 BETWEEN PUBLIC COMMENTERS 2303 01:13:32,441 --> 01:13:34,777 ONLINE. IF I SAY THAT YOU ARE 2304 01:13:34,777 --> 01:13:36,445 NOT PRESENT, THAT MEANS YOU NEED 2305 01:13:36,445 --> 01:13:38,147 TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL, CHECK YOUR 2306 01:13:38,147 --> 01:13:39,548 SPAM TO GET THE CALL IN 2307 01:13:39,548 --> 01:13:41,316 INFORMATION. THERE ARE ONLY 2308 01:13:41,316 --> 01:13:42,885 THREE PEOPLE NOT PRESENT. I'M 2309 01:13:42,885 --> 01:13:45,120 GOING TO CALL THESE NAMES IN 2310 01:13:45,120 --> 01:13:47,189 ORDER. AMANDA FISHER, REINA 2311 01:13:47,189 --> 01:13:52,628 LANE, WALLA, ALICE LOCKHART, 2312 01:13:52,628 --> 01:13:53,195 PAUL VILLANUEVA, ELIZABETH 2313 01:13:53,195 --> 01:13:57,533 ARCHIBALD, MARSHALL, HUGH M, 2314 01:13:57,533 --> 01:13:59,701 DOMINIQUE. ALEX. JACK. KELLY, 2315 01:13:59,701 --> 01:14:01,603 ROSE. LEGIONNAIRES. YOU ARE NOT 2316 01:14:01,603 --> 01:14:03,739 PRESENT. SHONDA. BOYETTE. 2317 01:14:03,739 --> 01:14:06,809 MARGARET. SHIELD. DOMINIQUE. 2318 01:14:06,809 --> 01:14:08,444 ALEXIS. DUPLICATE. EILEEN. 2319 01:14:08,444 --> 01:14:10,412 GIBBONS. MIRANDA. LUDWIG. LOGAN. 2320 01:14:10,412 --> 01:14:14,449 SCHMIDT. SARAH. MCNALLY. SARAH. 2321 01:14:14,449 --> 01:14:16,251 WHITE. JONATHAN. GONZALEZ 2322 01:14:16,251 --> 01:14:18,654 EILEEN. SCHER. CAMILLE. BALDWIN, 2323 01:14:18,654 --> 01:14:22,524 BONNIE MARIA. ZETA, MARTHA. 2324 01:14:22,524 --> 01:14:24,059 FOSTER. LUCAS. I THINK YOU 2325 01:14:24,059 --> 01:14:25,327 ALREADY TESTIFIED IN PERSON, BUT 2326 01:14:25,327 --> 01:14:27,863 YOU ARE ALSO NOT PRESENT. 2327 01:14:27,863 --> 01:14:30,199 MARISA. MARISA FIGUEROA VALEN. 2328 01:14:30,199 --> 01:14:32,768 SOLOMON. RICARDO. ORTEGA. 2329 01:14:32,768 --> 01:14:36,905 ORTEGA. SORRY. DEBORA. BROS. 2330 01:14:36,905 --> 01:14:40,876 RUCHIKA. GUPTA. TRUITT. CARRIE. 2331 01:14:40,876 --> 01:14:43,946 MENG. OMEGNA. SAM. WOLFSON. KAY. 2332 01:14:43,946 --> 01:14:45,848 VAN PETTEN. DULCE. VENTURA. 2333 01:14:45,848 --> 01:14:47,683 LEAH. HALL. CLAIRE. KANTER. 2334 01:14:47,683 --> 01:14:51,086 JENNY. GUINEVERE. GODDAUGHTER. 2335 01:14:51,086 --> 01:14:55,524 LAM HO. AND KIMBERLY COLEMAN. 2336 01:14:55,524 --> 01:14:58,060 YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. AND SO WITH 2337 01:14:58,060 --> 01:15:00,429 THAT CLERK, IF YOU COULD PROMOTE 2338 01:15:00,429 --> 01:15:01,997 AMANDA, THEN FOLLOWED BY REINA 2339 01:15:01,997 --> 01:15:03,866 AND THEN ALICE. AMANDA, YOU'RE 2340 01:15:03,866 --> 01:15:04,533 HERE. YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. 2341 01:15:04,533 --> 01:15:07,502 TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME. 2342 01:15:07,502 --> 01:15:10,038 -- THANK YOU. HELLO, COUNCIL. MY 2343 01:15:10,038 --> 01:15:10,672 NAME IS AMANDA FISHER AND I'M 2344 01:15:10,672 --> 01:15:12,674 CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S 2345 01:15:12,674 --> 01:15:14,576 COMMISSION. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT 2346 01:15:14,576 --> 01:15:15,244 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S PROPOSAL 2347 01:15:15,244 --> 01:15:16,845 TO PROVIDE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S 2348 01:15:16,845 --> 01:15:17,880 OFFICE WITH $1 MILLION IN ONE 2349 01:15:17,880 --> 01:15:19,581 TIME FUNDING TO CLEAR THE 2350 01:15:19,581 --> 01:15:21,283 CRIMINAL CASE BACKLOG. BEHIND 2351 01:15:21,283 --> 01:15:23,252 THESE CASES ARE REAL PEOPLE 2352 01:15:23,252 --> 01:15:24,953 AWAITING ACCOUNTABILITY. AROUND 2353 01:15:24,953 --> 01:15:25,954 ONE THIRD OF THE BACKLOG CASES 2354 01:15:25,954 --> 01:15:27,956 ARE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED. 2355 01:15:27,956 --> 01:15:29,291 RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE 2356 01:15:29,291 --> 01:15:30,525 WOMEN'S COMMISSION FOUND THAT 2357 01:15:30,525 --> 01:15:33,695 DISPATCH RECEIVED MORE THAN 2358 01:15:33,695 --> 01:15:34,997 11,000 DV RELATED 911 CALLS 2359 01:15:34,997 --> 01:15:37,633 BETWEEN 2023 AND 25, AND IN 2360 01:15:37,633 --> 01:15:39,568 2025, THE MUNICIPAL COURT FILED 2361 01:15:39,568 --> 01:15:41,370 OVER 1100 DV ASSAULT CHARGES FOR 2362 01:15:41,370 --> 01:15:43,639 SURVIVORS. DELAYS MEAN ONGOING 2363 01:15:43,639 --> 01:15:44,806 FEAR AND YEARS BEFORE THEIR 2364 01:15:44,806 --> 01:15:46,375 CASES CAN BE RESOLVED. 2365 01:15:46,375 --> 01:15:48,310 TIMELINESS MATTERS TO ENSURE 2366 01:15:48,310 --> 01:15:50,012 ACCOUNTABILITY AND HELPING 2367 01:15:50,012 --> 01:15:50,879 SURVIVORS GET THEIR LIVES BACK. 2368 01:15:50,879 --> 01:15:52,748 THIS IS A PRACTICAL STEP TOWARD 2369 01:15:52,748 --> 01:15:54,082 RESTORING CAPACITY, PROVIDING 2370 01:15:54,082 --> 01:15:54,716 JUSTICE AND SLOWING THE PATTERN 2371 01:15:54,716 --> 01:15:56,318 OF REPEAT OFFENDERS. BY 2372 01:15:56,318 --> 01:15:57,519 SUPPORTING THIS FUNDING, YOU 2373 01:15:57,519 --> 01:15:59,321 SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO ABUSERS 2374 01:15:59,321 --> 01:16:01,256 NOT IN OUR CITY. SURVIVORS, WE 2375 01:16:01,256 --> 01:16:03,892 HEAR YOU. WE STAND WITH YOU AND 2376 01:16:03,892 --> 01:16:05,160 YOUR SAFETY MATTERS. THANK YOU. 2377 01:16:05,160 --> 01:16:06,528 COUNCIL. 2378 01:16:06,528 --> 01:16:09,765 -- THANK YOU AMANDA. UP NEXT IS 2379 01:16:09,765 --> 01:16:10,332 RIHANNA, FOLLOWED BY ALICE 2380 01:16:10,332 --> 01:16:11,033 RIHANNA. I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR 2381 01:16:11,033 --> 01:16:15,604 SIX TO UNMUTE RIHANNA. STAR SIX 2382 01:16:15,604 --> 01:16:18,040 TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. 2383 01:16:18,040 --> 01:16:18,307 WELCOME. 2384 01:16:18,307 --> 01:16:21,176 -- HI. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, 2385 01:16:21,176 --> 01:16:22,644 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 2386 01:16:22,644 --> 01:16:24,379 RIHANNA. I WORK AT FAMILY WORKS 2387 01:16:24,379 --> 01:16:25,347 AND I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF 2388 01:16:25,347 --> 01:16:27,649 COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA'S PROPOSAL 2389 01:16:27,649 --> 01:16:29,551 TO PROVIDE CAPITAL FUNDING FOR 2390 01:16:29,551 --> 01:16:30,419 THE FAMILY WORK, SUN BREAK 2391 01:16:30,419 --> 01:16:32,220 FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER. AS 2392 01:16:32,220 --> 01:16:33,922 YOU'VE HEARD FROM OTHERS TODAY, 2393 01:16:33,922 --> 01:16:37,059 FAMILY WORKS IS OPENING A FAMILY 2394 01:16:37,059 --> 01:16:38,427 RESOURCE CENTER ON THE GROUND 2395 01:16:38,427 --> 01:16:40,262 FLOOR OF THE SUN BREAK 2396 01:16:40,262 --> 01:16:40,829 BELLWETHER HOUSING'S NEW 2397 01:16:40,829 --> 01:16:42,397 AFFORDABLE HOUSING TOWER IN THE 2398 01:16:42,397 --> 01:16:44,099 U. DISTRICT. THE CENTER WILL 2399 01:16:44,099 --> 01:16:46,101 OFFER RESOURCE NAVIGATION, 2400 01:16:46,101 --> 01:16:47,235 PARENTING SUPPORT, FREE DIAPERS 2401 01:16:47,235 --> 01:16:48,170 AND KIDS CLOTHING, AND SO MUCH 2402 01:16:48,170 --> 01:16:52,174 MORE. WE KNOW FAMILIES ARE MORE 2403 01:16:52,174 --> 01:16:53,575 LIKELY TO ACCESS HELP WHEN 2404 01:16:53,575 --> 01:16:55,277 SERVICES ARE LOCATED WHERE THEY 2405 01:16:55,277 --> 01:16:57,145 ALREADY LIVE. WE ALSO KNOW THIS 2406 01:16:57,145 --> 01:16:59,314 MODEL WORKS. RESEARCH SHOWS 2407 01:16:59,314 --> 01:17:01,483 FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS GENERATE 2408 01:17:01,483 --> 01:17:03,251 NEARLY $4 IN PUBLIC VALUE FOR 2409 01:17:03,251 --> 01:17:05,787 EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED. BY 2410 01:17:05,787 --> 01:17:06,421 HELPING FAMILIES ACHIEVE GREATER 2411 01:17:06,421 --> 01:17:07,723 STABILITY AND REDUCING RELIANCE 2412 01:17:07,723 --> 01:17:10,292 ON MORE COSTLY INTERVENTIONS. AS 2413 01:17:10,292 --> 01:17:12,327 SEATTLEITE STATES, RISING 2414 01:17:12,327 --> 01:17:12,928 HOUSING COSTS AND INCREASING 2415 01:17:12,928 --> 01:17:15,497 ECONOMIC PRESSURE, THIS. THIS 2416 01:17:15,497 --> 01:17:16,064 INVESTMENT WILL HELP ENSURE 2417 01:17:16,064 --> 01:17:17,065 AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS PAIRED 2418 01:17:17,065 --> 01:17:19,301 WITH THE SUPPORTS FAMILIES NEED 2419 01:17:19,301 --> 01:17:20,235 TO STAY HOUSED. I URGE YOU TO 2420 01:17:20,235 --> 01:17:21,870 SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL. 2421 01:17:21,870 --> 01:17:22,804 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS ALICE 2422 01:17:22,804 --> 01:17:24,806 LOCKHART, FOLLOWED BY PAUL 2423 01:17:24,806 --> 01:17:27,175 VILLANUEVA. ALICE, I SEE YOU'RE 2424 01:17:27,175 --> 01:17:28,343 HERE. STAR. THERE YOU ARE. 2425 01:17:28,343 --> 01:17:30,746 WELCOME 2426 01:17:30,746 --> 01:17:32,547 -- GOOD MORNING. I'M ALICE 2427 01:17:32,547 --> 01:17:34,783 LOCKHART IN D5 AND THE MAYOR'S 2428 01:17:34,783 --> 01:17:36,351 PROPOSED BUDGET TAKES A 2429 01:17:36,351 --> 01:17:37,953 COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO GUN 2430 01:17:37,953 --> 01:17:40,389 VIOLENCE PREVENTION. IT DOES NOT 2431 01:17:40,389 --> 01:17:40,989 NEED COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S 2432 01:17:40,989 --> 01:17:43,492 PROPOSAL TO ADD AN OUTSIDE 2433 01:17:43,492 --> 01:17:44,026 CONSULTANT CONTRACT WITH 2434 01:17:44,026 --> 01:17:46,028 NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE 2435 01:17:46,028 --> 01:17:47,729 COMMUNITIES AND SC WITH THEIR 2436 01:17:47,729 --> 01:17:49,631 OWN BRAND OF WHAT'S CALLED 2437 01:17:49,631 --> 01:17:54,136 FOCUSED DETERRENCE. 2438 01:17:54,136 --> 01:17:54,736 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WRONGLY 2439 01:17:54,736 --> 01:17:55,404 CREDITED THEM WITH BALTIMORE'S 2440 01:17:55,404 --> 01:17:56,104 VIOLENCE REDUCTION, WHEREAS IN 2441 01:17:56,104 --> 01:17:57,172 FACT, THEY FAILED TWO YEARS IN A 2442 01:17:57,172 --> 01:17:59,007 ROW IN BALTIMORE ONLY SUCCEEDED 2443 01:17:59,007 --> 01:18:01,009 AFTER THEY FIRED NSC AND 2444 01:18:01,009 --> 01:18:02,878 SWITCHED TO A MORE COMPREHENSIVE 2445 01:18:02,878 --> 01:18:04,746 AND EFFECTIVE APPROACH. QUOTING 2446 01:18:04,746 --> 01:18:05,914 ALEX HUDSON IN THE MAYOR'S 2447 01:18:05,914 --> 01:18:07,783 OFFICE, FOCUSED DETERRENCE IS A 2448 01:18:07,783 --> 01:18:10,052 CORE COMPONENT OF THE MAYOR'S 2449 01:18:10,052 --> 01:18:11,987 PLAN, AND THE MAYOR'S PLAN DOES 2450 01:18:11,987 --> 01:18:13,321 INCLUDE CONSULTING WITH THE 2451 01:18:13,321 --> 01:18:14,756 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. NOT AN 2452 01:18:14,756 --> 01:18:17,059 IFFY OUT OF STATE COMPANY. WE 2453 01:18:17,059 --> 01:18:18,326 DON'T NEED TO RANDOMLY THROW 2454 01:18:18,326 --> 01:18:19,728 MORE MONEY AT THIS PROBLEM. 2455 01:18:19,728 --> 01:18:20,762 IT'S A TIGHT BUDGET YEAR. 2456 01:18:20,762 --> 01:18:23,131 THANKS FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING FOR 2457 01:18:23,131 --> 01:18:24,833 HOUSING, TENANT SERVICES, 2458 01:18:24,833 --> 01:18:27,703 IMPORTANT STUFF 2459 01:18:27,703 --> 01:18:30,005 -- THANKS, ALICE. UP NEXT IS 2460 01:18:30,005 --> 01:18:30,605 PAUL, FOLLOWED BY ELIZABETH. 2461 01:18:30,605 --> 01:18:32,007 PAUL, YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE OFF 2462 01:18:32,007 --> 01:18:34,776 MUTE. WELCOME. 2463 01:18:34,776 --> 01:18:36,344 -- GOOD MORNING KAREN. 2464 01:18:36,344 --> 01:18:37,512 COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M HERE TO ASK 2465 01:18:37,512 --> 01:18:39,481 FOR YOUR SUPPORT. MY NAME IS 2466 01:18:39,481 --> 01:18:40,949 PAUL AND I AM THE PROGRAM 2467 01:18:40,949 --> 01:18:43,418 COORDINATOR FOR LEGACY QUALITY 2468 01:18:43,418 --> 01:18:43,952 LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZING 2469 01:18:43,952 --> 01:18:44,619 RELICENSING PROGRAM TO HELP 2470 01:18:44,619 --> 01:18:45,954 PEOPLE GET THEIR DRIVER'S 2471 01:18:45,954 --> 01:18:47,456 LICENSE BACK IF IT'S SUSPENDED 2472 01:18:47,456 --> 01:18:48,390 OR REVOKED. WE HAVE BEEN 2473 01:18:48,390 --> 01:18:49,925 PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF 2474 01:18:49,925 --> 01:18:51,593 SEATTLE FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS 2475 01:18:51,593 --> 01:18:52,227 UNDER THE PRE-FILING DIVERSION 2476 01:18:52,227 --> 01:18:53,762 PROGRAM AND PRIORITY HIRE. OUR 2477 01:18:53,762 --> 01:18:54,863 PROGRAM HAS BEEN A SUCCESS THIS 2478 01:18:54,863 --> 01:18:56,431 YEAR. AFTER PARTNERING WITH THE 2479 01:18:56,431 --> 01:18:57,499 SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT AND THE 2480 01:18:57,499 --> 01:18:58,834 RESOURCE CENTER, WE WERE ABLE TO 2481 01:18:58,834 --> 01:19:00,435 GET 50 NEW CLIENTS THIS YEAR. 2482 01:19:00,435 --> 01:19:02,137 OUR RELICENSING PROGRAM WAS ABLE 2483 01:19:02,137 --> 01:19:03,505 TO GET THAT NUMBER WITHIN JUST 2484 01:19:03,505 --> 01:19:04,973 SIX MONTHS INTO THE PROGRAM, BUT 2485 01:19:04,973 --> 01:19:06,441 NEEDED TO STOP TAKING CLIENTS AS 2486 01:19:06,441 --> 01:19:07,709 WE HAD REACHED THE TOTAL AMOUNT 2487 01:19:07,709 --> 01:19:09,010 OF CLIENTS WE CAN ACCEPT FOR THE 2488 01:19:09,010 --> 01:19:10,045 YEAR BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED 2489 01:19:10,045 --> 01:19:11,813 FUNDING THAT WE HAVE, WE ARE 2490 01:19:11,813 --> 01:19:13,415 ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO ADVOCATE 2491 01:19:13,415 --> 01:19:14,449 FOR AN INCREASE. SINCE WE 2492 01:19:14,449 --> 01:19:15,450 HAVEN'T GOTTEN AN INCREASE IN 2493 01:19:15,450 --> 01:19:16,618 YEARS FOR OUR PROGRAM, AND WE 2494 01:19:16,618 --> 01:19:18,720 WANT THE COUNCIL TO CONTINUE 2495 01:19:18,720 --> 01:19:19,755 FUNDING OUR PROGRAM, PLEASE KEEP 2496 01:19:19,755 --> 01:19:21,323 OUR PROGRAM IN YOUR MIND TODAY 2497 01:19:21,323 --> 01:19:23,358 AS YOU DISCUSS BUDGET PROPOSALS. 2498 01:19:23,358 --> 01:19:24,793 THANK YOU. 2499 01:19:24,793 --> 01:19:26,061 -- THANK YOU, PAUL. NEXT UP IS 2500 01:19:26,061 --> 01:19:27,963 ELIZABETH, FOLLOWED BY MARSHALL. 2501 01:19:27,963 --> 01:19:32,567 ELIZABETH. YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX 2502 01:19:32,567 --> 01:19:36,037 TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. 2503 01:19:36,037 --> 01:19:37,305 WELCOME, WELCOME. 2504 01:19:37,305 --> 01:19:39,508 -- THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY 2505 01:19:39,508 --> 01:19:41,042 NAME IS ELIZABETH ARCHAMBAULT 2506 01:19:41,042 --> 01:19:42,844 AND I LIVE IN THE SOUTH LAKE 2507 01:19:42,844 --> 01:19:44,679 UNION NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M 2508 01:19:44,679 --> 01:19:48,183 SPEAKING TODAY AND SUPPORT OF 2509 01:19:48,183 --> 01:19:48,750 THE WAGE EQUITY INVESTMENT 2510 01:19:48,750 --> 01:19:50,685 PROPOSAL AND REQUEST THAT THIS 2511 01:19:50,685 --> 01:19:52,220 PROPOSAL IS INCLUDED IN THE 2512 01:19:52,220 --> 01:19:56,158 BALANCING ACT AS A TENANT, THIS 2513 01:19:56,158 --> 01:19:58,593 WAGE EQUITY INVESTMENT FOR 2514 01:19:58,593 --> 01:20:01,863 PROVIDERS WOULD HELP ME GREATLY 2515 01:20:01,863 --> 01:20:03,365 IN IN PROVIDING THE PROVIDERS 2516 01:20:03,365 --> 01:20:08,103 WITH A LIVING WAGE SO THAT THEY 2517 01:20:08,103 --> 01:20:09,504 CAN STAY IN THEIR JOBS LONGER, 2518 01:20:09,504 --> 01:20:12,541 WHICH WILL BUILD MORE AND BETTER 2519 01:20:12,541 --> 01:20:14,209 SKILLS AND INCREASE THEIR 2520 01:20:14,209 --> 01:20:16,111 ABILITY TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE ME 2521 01:20:16,111 --> 01:20:20,215 TO HAVE A BETTER TENDENCY AND TO 2522 01:20:20,215 --> 01:20:22,184 STAY STABLE. IT WILL ALSO HELP 2523 01:20:22,184 --> 01:20:24,853 THEM IN THAT THEY WILL GET THE 2524 01:20:24,853 --> 01:20:27,722 ABILITY FOR STABILITY, LIVING, 2525 01:20:27,722 --> 01:20:28,790 STABILITY, AND THEY'D BE ABLE 2526 01:20:28,790 --> 01:20:31,459 TO LIVE IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU. 2527 01:20:31,459 --> 01:20:32,794 -- THANK YOU ELIZABETH. UP NEXT 2528 01:20:32,794 --> 01:20:34,262 IS MARSHALL, FOLLOWED BY 2529 01:20:34,262 --> 01:20:37,399 DOMINIQUE. ALEX MARSHALL, I SEE 2530 01:20:37,399 --> 01:20:41,770 YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 2531 01:20:41,770 --> 01:20:42,971 UNMUTE. MARSHALL, THERE YOU ARE. 2532 01:20:42,971 --> 01:20:45,073 WELCOME. 2533 01:20:45,073 --> 01:20:46,908 -- HELLO. SORRY. ON THE 2534 01:20:46,908 --> 01:20:48,643 TECHNICAL DELAY, I APPRECIATE 2535 01:20:48,643 --> 01:20:49,277 EVERYBODY'S TIME. MY NAME IS 2536 01:20:49,277 --> 01:20:51,012 MARSHALL HUGH MASSINGALE. I 2537 01:20:51,012 --> 01:20:52,447 SERVE ON THE SEATTLE MUSIC 2538 01:20:52,447 --> 01:20:54,549 COMMISSION AND RUN FREMONT 2539 01:20:54,549 --> 01:20:58,687 FRIDAYS. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT 2540 01:20:58,687 --> 01:21:00,855 OED 0131, WHICH IS THE $20,000 2541 01:21:00,855 --> 01:21:02,791 MUSIC LAUREATE PILOT PROGRAM. I 2542 01:21:02,791 --> 01:21:05,193 WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER LIN, 2543 01:21:05,193 --> 01:21:06,695 HOLLINGSWORTH AND RINCK FOR 2544 01:21:06,695 --> 01:21:07,796 SPONSORING IT, AND I SUPPORT IT 2545 01:21:07,796 --> 01:21:11,600 AS WRITTEN. I ALSO WANT TO ECHO 2546 01:21:11,600 --> 01:21:13,468 WHAT A LOT OF ARTISTS AND 2547 01:21:13,468 --> 01:21:14,102 ORGANIZERS HAVE PUT INTO WRITING 2548 01:21:14,102 --> 01:21:16,738 TO THIS COUNCIL THAT ART IS 2549 01:21:16,738 --> 01:21:18,373 PUBLIC SAFETY, AND I'VE SEEN IT 2550 01:21:18,373 --> 01:21:20,075 FIRSTHAND AND REALLY BELIEVE 2551 01:21:20,075 --> 01:21:22,844 THAT WE SHOULD HAVE CONTINUOUS 2552 01:21:22,844 --> 01:21:26,014 FUNDING FOR THE ARTS AND ONE 2553 01:21:26,014 --> 01:21:27,649 TIME GRANTS THAT SHOULD LAST 2554 01:21:27,649 --> 01:21:30,218 PAST THE WORLD CUP. SO I SUPPORT 2555 01:21:30,218 --> 01:21:32,153 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 2556 01:21:32,153 --> 01:21:34,422 3 MILLION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE 2557 01:21:34,422 --> 01:21:35,023 AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S 2558 01:21:35,023 --> 01:21:36,258 ADMISSION TAX PROPOSAL AS WELL. 2559 01:21:36,258 --> 01:21:37,425 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GREAT 2560 01:21:37,425 --> 01:21:38,660 DAY Y'ALL. 2561 01:21:38,660 --> 01:21:40,195 -- THANK YOU MARSHALL. UP NEXT 2562 01:21:40,195 --> 01:21:42,631 IS DOMINIQUE ALEX FOLLOWED BY 2563 01:21:42,631 --> 01:21:45,133 JACK KELLY. DOMINIQUE, WELCOME 2564 01:21:45,133 --> 01:21:45,734 STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU 2565 01:21:45,734 --> 01:21:48,336 ARE. WELCOME 2566 01:21:48,336 --> 01:21:49,871 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 2567 01:21:49,871 --> 01:21:51,239 I'M DOMINIQUE ALEX, CEO OF 2568 01:21:51,239 --> 01:21:54,342 MARY'S PLACE. I'M HERE TO ASK 2569 01:21:54,342 --> 01:21:56,011 YOU TO REINSTATE 167,000 FOR 2570 01:21:56,011 --> 01:21:58,179 BRIGHT SPARKS AT THE ALLEN ALLEN 2571 01:21:58,179 --> 01:21:59,214 FAMILY CENTER IN 2027 BUDGET. 2572 01:21:59,214 --> 01:22:00,982 THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBERS, 2573 01:22:00,982 --> 01:22:02,984 RIVERA AND SAKA FOR SPONSORING 2574 01:22:02,984 --> 01:22:04,486 THIS REQUEST TO ALLEN FAMILY 2575 01:22:04,486 --> 01:22:07,255 CENTER IS A FREE DROP IN FOR. IN 2576 01:22:07,255 --> 01:22:09,291 SOUTH SEATTLE, WHERE FAMILIES 2577 01:22:09,291 --> 01:22:09,891 EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CAN 2578 01:22:09,891 --> 01:22:12,394 GET BASIC NEEDS. SHOWERS, 2579 01:22:12,394 --> 01:22:14,329 HOUSING, NAVIGATION AND SHELTER 2580 01:22:14,329 --> 01:22:15,897 REFERRALS IN ONE PLACE WHERE WE 2581 01:22:15,897 --> 01:22:17,599 SERVE ABOUT 1000 FAMILIES. LAST 2582 01:22:17,599 --> 01:22:19,367 YEAR, BRIGHT SPARKS HELPS 2583 01:22:19,367 --> 01:22:20,068 PARENTS NAVIGATE CHILDCARE AND 2584 01:22:20,068 --> 01:22:22,003 COMPLETE SUBSIDY APPLICATIONS 2585 01:22:22,003 --> 01:22:23,138 AND RUNS, PLAY AND LEARN GROUPS 2586 01:22:23,138 --> 01:22:24,873 FOR KIDS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. 2587 01:22:24,873 --> 01:22:26,074 FOR A FAMILY IN CRISIS, HAVING 2588 01:22:26,074 --> 01:22:27,642 THAT SUPPORT WHERE THEY ALREADY 2589 01:22:27,642 --> 01:22:30,945 ARE MEANS FEWER BUS TRIPS AND 2590 01:22:30,945 --> 01:22:32,047 FEWER MISSED APPOINTMENTS. IT 2591 01:22:32,047 --> 01:22:33,882 MEANS KIDS KEEP LEARNING WHILE 2592 01:22:33,882 --> 01:22:34,449 THEIR PARENTS WORK TOWARDS 2593 01:22:34,449 --> 01:22:36,651 HOUSING STABILITY. THANK YOU FOR 2594 01:22:36,651 --> 01:22:40,021 STANDING WITH SEATTLE FAMILIES. 2595 01:22:40,021 --> 01:22:40,922 -- THANK YOU DOMINIQUE. AND UP 2596 01:22:40,922 --> 01:22:45,360 NEXT IS JACK KELLY, FOLLOWED BY 2597 01:22:45,360 --> 01:22:47,896 ROSE LEGIONNAIRES. WELCOME, 2598 01:22:47,896 --> 01:22:48,096 JACK. 2599 01:22:48,096 --> 01:22:50,198 -- HI. GOOD MORNING COUNCIL. 2600 01:22:50,198 --> 01:22:52,834 YES. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 2601 01:22:52,834 --> 01:22:55,370 JACK KELLY. I'M A MEMBER AND 2602 01:22:55,370 --> 01:22:55,937 ORGANIZER WITH THE TRANSIT 2603 01:22:55,937 --> 01:22:57,005 RIDERS UNION. AND I'M HERE THIS 2604 01:22:57,005 --> 01:22:58,440 MORNING TO URGE THE COUNCIL TO 2605 01:22:58,440 --> 01:23:02,177 SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT TO ADD AN 2606 01:23:02,177 --> 01:23:03,311 ADDITIONAL $500,000 FOR TENANT 2607 01:23:03,311 --> 01:23:04,946 SERVICES TO WHAT IS PROPOSED IN 2608 01:23:04,946 --> 01:23:08,083 THE MAYOR'S BUDGET. SPECIAL 2609 01:23:08,083 --> 01:23:08,650 THANKS TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2610 01:23:08,650 --> 01:23:10,418 HOLLINGSWORTH FOR SPONSORING AND 2611 01:23:10,418 --> 01:23:12,220 TO COUNCILMEMBERS, FOSTER AND 2612 01:23:12,220 --> 01:23:14,122 LIN FOR CO-SPONSORING. I WANT TO 2613 01:23:14,122 --> 01:23:15,223 REITERATE THIS IS THE BARE 2614 01:23:15,223 --> 01:23:16,858 MINIMUM OF WHAT IS NEEDED TO 2615 01:23:16,858 --> 01:23:19,594 PREVENT FURTHER COLLAPSE OF 2616 01:23:19,594 --> 01:23:20,895 THESE ESSENTIAL SERVICES. AND 2617 01:23:20,895 --> 01:23:23,665 EVEN WITH THIS, INCREASED 2618 01:23:23,665 --> 01:23:24,232 FUNDING WILL FALL SHORT OF 2619 01:23:24,232 --> 01:23:30,171 MEETING THE CURRENT DEMAND. SO 2620 01:23:30,171 --> 01:23:31,339 YES, PLEASE SUPPORT THE 2621 01:23:31,339 --> 01:23:33,975 AMENDMENT TO ADD AT LEAST 2622 01:23:33,975 --> 01:23:36,177 $500,000 FOR TENANT SERVICES IN 2623 01:23:36,177 --> 01:23:36,811 2027. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR 2624 01:23:36,811 --> 01:23:38,747 TIME. 2625 01:23:38,747 --> 01:23:40,348 -- THANK YOU JACK. UP NEXT IS 2626 01:23:40,348 --> 01:23:43,318 ROSE LEGIONNAIRES, FOLLOWED BY 2627 01:23:43,318 --> 01:23:44,386 SHONDA BOYETTE. ROSE YOU'RE 2628 01:23:44,386 --> 01:23:47,689 HERE. THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. 2629 01:23:47,689 --> 01:23:50,125 -- HELLO. LAST WEEK, THE MAYOR 2630 01:23:50,125 --> 01:23:54,696 PUT OUT AN INCREDIBLY TONE DEAF 2631 01:23:54,696 --> 01:23:56,998 PROPOSAL FOR $13 MILLION FOR 77 2632 01:23:56,998 --> 01:23:59,234 HOMES, WHILE INDIVIDUALS ALL 2633 01:23:59,234 --> 01:24:02,303 OVER SEATTLE ARE HOMELESS AND 2634 01:24:02,303 --> 01:24:05,273 STRUGGLING. I ENCOURAGE AND PUSH 2635 01:24:05,273 --> 01:24:07,575 THE COUNCIL TO PUSH FOR MORE 2636 01:24:07,575 --> 01:24:09,444 HOMELESS SERVICES FOR 2637 01:24:09,444 --> 01:24:12,380 INDIVIDUALS INSTEAD OF THIS 2638 01:24:12,380 --> 01:24:13,848 INCREDIBLY LAUGHABLE PROPOSAL TO 2639 01:24:13,848 --> 01:24:15,016 ADD A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF HOMES 2640 01:24:15,016 --> 01:24:17,285 TO TRY AND RESOLVE OUR CRISIS, I 2641 01:24:17,285 --> 01:24:19,921 PERSONALLY HAVE HOUSED MULTIPLE 2642 01:24:19,921 --> 01:24:21,322 TRANS PEOPLE TO TRY AND HELP 2643 01:24:21,322 --> 01:24:23,124 WITH THE TRANS REFUGEE CRISIS 2644 01:24:23,124 --> 01:24:24,392 THAT'S HAPPENING AT FOR SIX 2645 01:24:24,392 --> 01:24:26,661 MONTHS OR MORE, AND THIS HAS 2646 01:24:26,661 --> 01:24:28,196 HELPED PEOPLE BE STABLE IN 2647 01:24:28,196 --> 01:24:29,631 SEATTLE. WE NEED THAT SORT OF 2648 01:24:29,631 --> 01:24:31,833 INVESTMENT IN ORDER TO GET 2649 01:24:31,833 --> 01:24:33,234 PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND INTO 2650 01:24:33,234 --> 01:24:34,636 STABLE HOUSING. AND THAT IS NOT 2651 01:24:34,636 --> 01:24:36,271 HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. AND THAT IS 2652 01:24:36,271 --> 01:24:37,705 CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN 2653 01:24:37,705 --> 01:24:39,474 WITH THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL. TO 2654 01:24:39,474 --> 01:24:42,077 ADD JUST A FRACTION OF HOMES FOR 2655 01:24:42,077 --> 01:24:43,678 AN ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT, LET 2656 01:24:43,678 --> 01:24:44,846 ALONE WITH DOUBLE WHAT SHE'S 2657 01:24:44,846 --> 01:24:46,047 CUTTING FROM THE FIRE 2658 01:24:46,047 --> 01:24:47,549 DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. 2659 01:24:47,549 --> 01:24:49,517 -- THANK YOU, ROSE. UP NEXT IS 2660 01:24:49,517 --> 01:24:50,151 SHONDA BOYETTE, FOLLOWED BY 2661 01:24:50,151 --> 01:24:51,419 MARGARET SHIELD. SHONDA, YOU'RE 2662 01:24:51,419 --> 01:24:58,026 HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. THERE 2663 01:24:58,026 --> 01:24:58,426 YOU ARE. WELCOME. 2664 01:24:58,426 --> 01:24:59,794 -- HI. GOOD MORNING, 2665 01:24:59,794 --> 01:25:01,029 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M SHONDA 2666 01:25:01,029 --> 01:25:02,330 BOYETTE, I'M A MOM, A 2667 01:25:02,330 --> 01:25:03,865 WALLINGFORD RESIDENT, AND A 2668 01:25:03,865 --> 01:25:05,300 FAMILY WORKS BOARD MEMBER. AND 2669 01:25:05,300 --> 01:25:07,936 I'M COMMENTING ABOUT 2670 01:25:07,936 --> 01:25:08,603 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S PROPOSAL 2671 01:25:08,603 --> 01:25:10,438 FOR THE SUN BREAK FAMILY 2672 01:25:10,438 --> 01:25:11,840 RESOURCE CENTER. LAST NIGHT, WE 2673 01:25:11,840 --> 01:25:13,441 LEARNED SOMETHING SHOCKING AT 2674 01:25:13,441 --> 01:25:15,210 OUR FAMILY WORKS BOARD MEETING. 2675 01:25:15,210 --> 01:25:16,845 SOME OF THE BIGGEST USERS OF OUR 2676 01:25:16,845 --> 01:25:19,347 MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS AREN'T JUST 2677 01:25:19,347 --> 01:25:20,615 NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, THEY'RE 2678 01:25:20,615 --> 01:25:22,684 THE STAFF WHO WORK IN THE 2679 01:25:22,684 --> 01:25:24,886 LOCATIONS THAT WE VISIT. 2680 01:25:24,886 --> 01:25:26,354 SEATTLE'S WORKING FAMILIES ARE 2681 01:25:26,354 --> 01:25:27,856 WORKING HARD BUT STILL CAN'T 2682 01:25:27,856 --> 01:25:30,358 AFFORD TO FEED THEMSELVES AND 2683 01:25:30,358 --> 01:25:32,227 FACE OTHER AFFORDABILITY CRISES 2684 01:25:32,227 --> 01:25:33,995 AS WELL. I'M ASKING YOU TO FUND 2685 01:25:33,995 --> 01:25:35,163 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S PROPOSAL 2686 01:25:35,163 --> 01:25:35,964 FOR THE SUN BREAK FAMILY 2687 01:25:35,964 --> 01:25:38,766 RESOURCE CENTER. SPECIFICALLY 2688 01:25:38,766 --> 01:25:40,902 $300,000 TOWARD CAPITAL AND 2689 01:25:40,902 --> 01:25:43,838 ACQUISITION COSTS FOR THIS 2690 01:25:43,838 --> 01:25:44,439 PROJECT. THIS FAMILY RESOURCE 2691 01:25:44,439 --> 01:25:46,007 CENTER AT SUN BREAK WOULD PAIR 2692 01:25:46,007 --> 01:25:47,709 AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH FOOD AND 2693 01:25:47,709 --> 01:25:48,343 ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS 2694 01:25:48,343 --> 01:25:50,044 AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. WE'VE 2695 01:25:50,044 --> 01:25:53,181 SEEN THIS MODEL SUCCEED AT CEDAR 2696 01:25:53,181 --> 01:25:54,349 CROSSING. PLEASE FUND SUN BREAK 2697 01:25:54,349 --> 01:25:56,384 AND INVEST IN SEATTLE'S FAMILIES 2698 01:25:56,384 --> 01:25:57,519 ABILITY TO THRIVE. THANK YOU AND 2699 01:25:57,519 --> 01:25:59,420 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 2700 01:25:59,420 --> 01:26:01,155 -- THANK YOU SHONDA. UP NEXT IS 2701 01:26:01,155 --> 01:26:02,223 MARGARET SCHILD, FOLLOWED BY 2702 01:26:02,223 --> 01:26:03,658 DOMINIQUE. ALEX WHO IS NOT 2703 01:26:03,658 --> 01:26:06,461 PRESENT AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY 2704 01:26:06,461 --> 01:26:08,129 EILEEN GIBBONS. WELCOME, 2705 01:26:08,129 --> 01:26:09,330 MARGARET STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. 2706 01:26:09,330 --> 01:26:11,933 THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME 2707 01:26:11,933 --> 01:26:13,067 -- GOOD MORNING. I'M MARGARET 2708 01:26:13,067 --> 01:26:14,736 SHELTON, D5, WHERE I'M ACTIVE 2709 01:26:14,736 --> 01:26:16,037 WITH THE LAKE CITY HOMELESSNESS 2710 01:26:16,037 --> 01:26:17,505 TASK FORCE AND ON THE COMMUNITY 2711 01:26:17,505 --> 01:26:18,473 COUNCIL FOR THE OLYMPIC HILLS 2712 01:26:18,473 --> 01:26:21,042 TINY HOUSE VILLAGE. IT'S A MYTH 2713 01:26:21,042 --> 01:26:22,977 THAT CHRONICALLY HOMELESS 2714 01:26:22,977 --> 01:26:23,611 HOMELESS PEOPLE WON'T ACCEPT 2715 01:26:23,611 --> 01:26:24,812 SHELTER MEETING PEOPLE WHERE 2716 01:26:24,812 --> 01:26:26,247 THEY ARE AT THROUGH OUTREACH 2717 01:26:26,247 --> 01:26:28,616 WITH OFFERS OF APPROPRIATE 2718 01:26:28,616 --> 01:26:29,517 SHELTER AND SERVICES WORKS. 2719 01:26:29,517 --> 01:26:31,753 LET'S FUND MORE OF WHAT WORKS. 2720 01:26:31,753 --> 01:26:33,621 PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHELTER 2721 01:26:33,621 --> 01:26:34,255 ACCELERATOR INITIATIVE WITH THE 2722 01:26:34,255 --> 01:26:36,424 ADDITIONAL $37 MILLION IN THE 2723 01:26:36,424 --> 01:26:38,059 MAYOR'S PROPOSAL. PLEASE FUND A 2724 01:26:38,059 --> 01:26:39,194 SECOND RV SAFE LOT AS PROPOSED 2725 01:26:39,194 --> 01:26:41,763 BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 2726 01:26:41,763 --> 01:26:43,498 STRAUSS. THAT'S A MINIMUM. ADD. 2727 01:26:43,498 --> 01:26:46,067 THE METRIC TO USE IS THE NUMBER 2728 01:26:46,067 --> 01:26:47,769 OF RV SPACES, NOT THE NUMBER OF 2729 01:26:47,769 --> 01:26:49,337 LOTS. AND WE NEED VEHICLE SAFE 2730 01:26:49,337 --> 01:26:52,607 LOTS AROUND THE CITY. PLEASE 2731 01:26:52,607 --> 01:26:53,241 SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER LYNN'S 2732 01:26:53,241 --> 01:26:54,275 AMENDMENT FOR A WAGE EQUITY 2733 01:26:54,275 --> 01:26:56,110 INCREASE FOR HUMAN SERVICES 2734 01:26:56,110 --> 01:26:57,212 WORKERS BECAUSE THEY'RE 2735 01:26:57,212 --> 01:26:59,147 STRUGGLING TO LIVE IN THIS 2736 01:26:59,147 --> 01:27:02,050 EXPENSIVE CITY, THOSE STAFF 2737 01:27:02,050 --> 01:27:02,550 TRULY OFFER LIFELINES. 2738 01:27:02,550 --> 01:27:04,485 PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS IS ALSO 2739 01:27:04,485 --> 01:27:07,956 CRITICAL. PLEASE SUPPORT 1000 2740 01:27:07,956 --> 01:27:09,557 FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. SPONSORED 2741 01:27:09,557 --> 01:27:11,526 BY COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. 2742 01:27:11,526 --> 01:27:13,027 THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS TO 2743 01:27:13,027 --> 01:27:15,863 PUT AS MUCH FUNDING AS POSSIBLE 2744 01:27:15,863 --> 01:27:16,064 INTO. 2745 01:27:16,064 --> 01:27:17,732 -- THANK YOU MARGARET. UP NEXT 2746 01:27:17,732 --> 01:27:19,334 IS DOMINIQUE. YOU ARE DOMINIQUE. 2747 01:27:19,334 --> 01:27:20,435 ALEX IS NOT PRESENT. WE WILL 2748 01:27:20,435 --> 01:27:21,903 MOVE ON TO EILEEN GIBBONS, 2749 01:27:21,903 --> 01:27:24,339 FOLLOWED BY MIRANDA LUDWIG. GOOD 2750 01:27:24,339 --> 01:27:26,708 MORNING EILEEN, I SEE YOU'RE 2751 01:27:26,708 --> 01:27:30,278 HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. 2752 01:27:30,278 --> 01:27:33,281 -- GOOD. 2753 01:27:33,281 --> 01:27:33,581 -- WELCOME. 2754 01:27:33,581 --> 01:27:34,716 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 2755 01:27:34,716 --> 01:27:36,384 EILEEN GIBBONS. I HAVEN'T DONE 2756 01:27:36,384 --> 01:27:40,655 THIS BEFORE, SO EXCUSE MY. 2757 01:27:40,655 --> 01:27:43,725 UNPROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION, BUT 2758 01:27:43,725 --> 01:27:46,761 BASICALLY I AM A PROUD RESIDENT 2759 01:27:46,761 --> 01:27:49,864 OF RAINIER VALLEY AND LIVE IN 2760 01:27:49,864 --> 01:27:53,668 DISTRICT TWO. I'M HERE TO 2761 01:27:53,668 --> 01:27:55,503 SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S 2762 01:27:55,503 --> 01:27:57,905 PROPOSALS TO THE BUDGET FOR 2763 01:27:57,905 --> 01:27:58,406 INCREASES IN SAFETY AND 2764 01:27:58,406 --> 01:28:00,875 REDUCTION OF GUN VIOLENCE. OUR 2765 01:28:00,875 --> 01:28:02,510 CHILDREN ARE THE BRAVEST PEOPLE 2766 01:28:02,510 --> 01:28:05,246 I KNOW THAT THEY SHOW UP TO 2767 01:28:05,246 --> 01:28:05,847 SCHOOL EVERY DAY, ESPECIALLY 2768 01:28:05,847 --> 01:28:08,116 AFTER THEIR CLASSMATES GET 2769 01:28:08,116 --> 01:28:10,752 KILLED. LIKE THE ASSASSINATION 2770 01:28:10,752 --> 01:28:11,686 ON JANUARY 31st AT THE BUS STOP 2771 01:28:11,686 --> 01:28:13,855 IN FRONT OF SOUTH SHORE 2772 01:28:13,855 --> 01:28:15,456 ELEMENTARY AND RAINIER BEACH 2773 01:28:15,456 --> 01:28:17,392 HIGH SCHOOL, I ASK THAT YOU 2774 01:28:17,392 --> 01:28:19,861 SUPPORT THE FUNDING FOR THE 2775 01:28:19,861 --> 01:28:20,495 IN-SCHOOL COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS 2776 01:28:20,495 --> 01:28:23,331 PROGRAMS AT RAINIER BEACH THAT 2777 01:28:23,331 --> 01:28:24,799 HAVE BEEN NOT FUNDED YET. THANK 2778 01:28:24,799 --> 01:28:26,601 YOU. 2779 01:28:26,601 --> 01:28:27,735 -- THANK YOU. EILEEN, COULDN'T 2780 01:28:27,735 --> 01:28:29,137 TELL US YOUR FIRST TIME. THAT 2781 01:28:29,137 --> 01:28:30,638 WAS PROFESSIONALS. ALL CAN BE. I 2782 01:28:30,638 --> 01:28:33,241 HOPE TO HAVE YOU BACK UP NEXT IS 2783 01:28:33,241 --> 01:28:35,276 MIRANDA LUDWIG. I SEE YOU'RE 2784 01:28:35,276 --> 01:28:40,548 HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. THERE 2785 01:28:40,548 --> 01:28:43,051 YOU ARE. WELCOME. 2786 01:28:43,051 --> 01:28:44,686 -- HELLO, HELLO. MY NAME IS 2787 01:28:44,686 --> 01:28:46,988 MIRANDA LUDWIG. I'M JUST CALLING 2788 01:28:46,988 --> 01:28:50,692 ON BEHALF OF THE GEORGETOWN 2789 01:28:50,692 --> 01:28:53,461 NEIGHBORHOOD. AND NEW FARMERS 2790 01:28:53,461 --> 01:28:54,662 MARKET. THAT WAS VERY 2791 01:28:54,662 --> 01:28:57,899 SUCCESSFUL. THIS YEAR, I'M 2792 01:28:57,899 --> 01:29:00,268 CALLING TO GIVE SUPPORT FOR JUST 2793 01:29:00,268 --> 01:29:04,105 PULLING UP MY NOTES. WE ARE 2794 01:29:04,105 --> 01:29:05,340 LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FOR THE 2795 01:29:05,340 --> 01:29:09,177 BUDGET AMENDMENT. OSE 002 AYE I 2796 01:29:09,177 --> 01:29:13,014 AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT 2797 01:29:13,014 --> 01:29:15,483 FROM A COUNCILMEMBER. FOSTER AND 2798 01:29:15,483 --> 01:29:17,185 SAKA FOR THE AMENDMENT FOR THIS 2799 01:29:17,185 --> 01:29:18,553 BUDGET. AND WE JUST WANT TO BE 2800 01:29:18,553 --> 01:29:21,322 VERY CLEAR THAT GEORGETOWN IS A 2801 01:29:21,322 --> 01:29:23,391 NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS RECOGNIZED 2802 01:29:23,391 --> 01:29:27,128 AS A FOOD DESERT AND NEEDS A LOT 2803 01:29:27,128 --> 01:29:30,798 OF SUPPORT AND CARE FOR HEALTHY, 2804 01:29:30,798 --> 01:29:32,500 ACCESSIBLE FOOD FOR ITS 2805 01:29:32,500 --> 01:29:35,336 RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. 2806 01:29:35,336 --> 01:29:36,037 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, LOGAN 2807 01:29:36,037 --> 01:29:37,705 SCHMIDT. YOU ARE NO LONGER 2808 01:29:37,705 --> 01:29:39,574 PRESENT. SOMEHOW. IF YOU WOULD 2809 01:29:39,574 --> 01:29:40,641 LIKE TO CALL BACK IN, WE WILL 2810 01:29:40,641 --> 01:29:41,642 COME BACK TO YOU AT THE END. 2811 01:29:41,642 --> 01:29:44,011 SARAH MCNALLY, YOU ARE UP NEXT, 2812 01:29:44,011 --> 01:29:46,314 FOLLOWED BY SARAH WHITE. SARAH 2813 01:29:46,314 --> 01:29:47,982 MCNALLY. I SEE YOU'RE HERE. 2814 01:29:47,982 --> 01:29:54,455 STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. SARAH 2815 01:29:54,455 --> 01:29:55,757 MCNALLY, I SEE YOU'RE WITH US. 2816 01:29:55,757 --> 01:29:59,861 IF YOU COULD HIT STAR SIX TO 2817 01:29:59,861 --> 01:30:08,870 UNMUTE ON YOUR PHONE. CLERK 2818 01:30:08,870 --> 01:30:10,738 COULD YOU PROMOTE SARAH SARAH 2819 01:30:10,738 --> 01:30:11,973 MCNALLY, WE'RE WITH YOU. YOU'RE 2820 01:30:11,973 --> 01:30:13,474 WITH US. WE'RE TOGETHER. 2821 01:30:13,474 --> 01:30:14,142 WELCOME. 2822 01:30:14,142 --> 01:30:14,609 -- SORRY ABOUT THAT. 2823 01:30:14,609 --> 01:30:15,543 -- YOU'RE ALL GOOD. 2824 01:30:15,543 --> 01:30:19,280 -- YES, I AM CALLING. I AM A 2825 01:30:19,280 --> 01:30:21,816 RAINIER BEACH RESIDENT 2826 01:30:21,816 --> 01:30:23,684 HOMEOWNER, A MOM AND AN ARTIST. 2827 01:30:23,684 --> 01:30:26,587 I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT 2828 01:30:26,587 --> 01:30:29,290 COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S PROPOSAL TO 2829 01:30:29,290 --> 01:30:32,326 INVEST $200,000 INTO THE VACANT 2830 01:30:32,326 --> 01:30:34,529 STOREFRONTS IN RAINIER BEACH. I 2831 01:30:34,529 --> 01:30:36,664 CAN ENVISION A FUTURE WHERE OUR 2832 01:30:36,664 --> 01:30:37,865 MAKERS, OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND 2833 01:30:37,865 --> 01:30:39,333 OUR ARTISTS WORK SHOULDER TO 2834 01:30:39,333 --> 01:30:41,936 SHOULDER. CREATE PROGRAMING FOR 2835 01:30:41,936 --> 01:30:47,708 OUR YOUTH AND HELP VISIBLE 2836 01:30:47,708 --> 01:30:48,309 ARTISTS AND ART OPPORTUNITIES 2837 01:30:48,309 --> 01:30:50,244 AND INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY. 2838 01:30:50,244 --> 01:30:51,412 RAINIER BEACH DESERVES THIS. 2839 01:30:51,412 --> 01:30:53,314 THEY DESERVE MORE THAN JUST 2840 01:30:53,314 --> 01:30:56,350 SAFETY, BUT EMOTIONAL TRAUMA 2841 01:30:56,350 --> 01:30:57,318 SUPPORT AND THE ARTS ARE AN 2842 01:30:57,318 --> 01:31:00,054 INCREDIBLE WAY TO HELP OUR YOUTH 2843 01:31:00,054 --> 01:31:01,556 HAVE THAT. SO I WOULD LOVE FOR 2844 01:31:01,556 --> 01:31:03,324 THAT TO BE SUPPORTED. AND IF 2845 01:31:03,324 --> 01:31:04,458 YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE EXTRA 2846 01:31:04,458 --> 01:31:07,929 CHANGE, I'D LOVE TO PUT IT 2847 01:31:07,929 --> 01:31:10,631 TOWARDS THE NOISE DAMPENING 2848 01:31:10,631 --> 01:31:12,133 EFFORTS. FOR THE SHOOTING RANGE. 2849 01:31:12,133 --> 01:31:15,136 THANK YOU. 2850 01:31:15,136 --> 01:31:16,470 -- THANK YOU SARAH. AND NOW 2851 01:31:16,470 --> 01:31:18,673 SARAH WHITE, FOLLOWED BY 2852 01:31:18,673 --> 01:31:22,610 JONATHAN GONZALEZ. SARAH WHITE, 2853 01:31:22,610 --> 01:31:25,079 WELCOME. I SEE YOU'RE HERE. 2854 01:31:25,079 --> 01:31:28,049 -- HI THERE. HI THERE. MY NAME 2855 01:31:28,049 --> 01:31:29,250 IS SARAH WHITE. YES. CAN YOU 2856 01:31:29,250 --> 01:31:30,151 HEAR ME? 2857 01:31:30,151 --> 01:31:31,519 -- YES WE CAN. GOOD MORNING. 2858 01:31:31,519 --> 01:31:33,087 WELCOME. 2859 01:31:33,087 --> 01:31:34,155 -- OKAY, I'M GOING TO ASSUME 2860 01:31:34,155 --> 01:31:37,124 YOU CAN HEAR ME. I'M HERE. HI. 2861 01:31:37,124 --> 01:31:39,794 THANK YOU. I WORK AT CATHOLIC 2862 01:31:39,794 --> 01:31:41,629 COMMUNITY SERVICES TENANT LAW 2863 01:31:41,629 --> 01:31:44,298 CENTER, AND I'M HERE TO ASK FOR 2864 01:31:44,298 --> 01:31:47,068 YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE AMENDMENT, 2865 01:31:47,068 --> 01:31:47,635 ADDING $500,000 FOR TENANT 2866 01:31:47,635 --> 01:31:49,804 SERVICES. OUR LAWYERS MAKE ABOUT 2867 01:31:49,804 --> 01:31:51,405 $48 AN HOUR. AND I WISH I COULD 2868 01:31:51,405 --> 01:31:53,841 TELL YOU ABOUT THE MIRACLES THAT 2869 01:31:53,841 --> 01:31:54,442 THEY ACCOMPLISHED WITH JUST A 2870 01:31:54,442 --> 01:31:57,578 FEW HOURS OF THEIR TIME. 2871 01:31:57,578 --> 01:31:58,613 RECENTLY, WE REPRESENTED A 91 2872 01:31:58,613 --> 01:32:00,548 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO WAS FACING 2873 01:32:00,548 --> 01:32:02,216 REMOVAL FROM HER HOME THAT SHE 2874 01:32:02,216 --> 01:32:03,784 LIVED IN FOR 40 YEARS BY WAY OF 2875 01:32:03,784 --> 01:32:06,621 A PROTECTION ORDER. WE SENT AN 2876 01:32:06,621 --> 01:32:07,922 ATTORNEY TO HER HEARING, AND SHE 2877 01:32:07,922 --> 01:32:09,457 KEPT HER HOUSING, BUT STATEWIDE, 2878 01:32:09,457 --> 01:32:11,158 RIGHT TO COUNCIL FUNDING WOULD 2879 01:32:11,158 --> 01:32:13,094 NOT HAVE COVERED THIS. ABOUT 100 2880 01:32:13,094 --> 01:32:14,562 SEATTLE RESIDENTS CALL US EVERY 2881 01:32:14,562 --> 01:32:16,030 MONTH AND WE CAN ONLY HELP. 2882 01:32:16,030 --> 01:32:17,498 ABOUT 10% OF THEM. TWO YEARS 2883 01:32:17,498 --> 01:32:19,800 AGO, THIS COUNCIL APPROVED A 2884 01:32:19,800 --> 01:32:22,737 CURB CUT THAT COST MORE THAN THE 2885 01:32:22,737 --> 01:32:23,337 ENTIRE TENANT LEGAL SERVICES 2886 01:32:23,337 --> 01:32:27,108 BUDGET FOR 11 ORGANIZATIONS. WE 2887 01:32:27,108 --> 01:32:27,642 TALK CONSTANTLY ABOUT THE 2888 01:32:27,642 --> 01:32:29,744 HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. THIS IS ONE 2889 01:32:29,744 --> 01:32:31,812 PLACE WHERE THE CITY CAN PREVENT 2890 01:32:31,812 --> 01:32:34,315 HOMELESSNESS BEFORE IT HAPPENS. 2891 01:32:34,315 --> 01:32:34,949 THANK YOU TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2892 01:32:34,949 --> 01:32:35,716 HOLLINGSWORTH AND THE 2893 01:32:35,716 --> 01:32:36,350 COUNCILMEMBERS, FOSTER AND LIN 2894 01:32:36,350 --> 01:32:37,985 FOR SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. 2895 01:32:37,985 --> 01:32:39,687 PLEASE. 2896 01:32:39,687 --> 01:32:42,657 -- THANK YOU, SARAH WHITE. UP 2897 01:32:42,657 --> 01:32:43,224 NEXT IS JONATHAN GONZALEZ, 2898 01:32:43,224 --> 01:32:46,527 FOLLOWED BY ELAINE SCHEER. 2899 01:32:46,527 --> 01:32:48,563 JONATHAN, I SEE YOU'RE WITH AND 2900 01:32:48,563 --> 01:32:51,332 YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME. GOOD 2901 01:32:51,332 --> 01:32:51,599 MORNING. 2902 01:32:51,599 --> 01:32:52,667 -- GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. 2903 01:32:52,667 --> 01:32:54,669 MY NAME IS JONATHAN GONZALEZ. 2904 01:32:54,669 --> 01:32:55,970 I'M CALLING IN TO ASK CITY 2905 01:32:55,970 --> 01:32:59,006 COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THE $1.25 2906 01:32:59,006 --> 01:32:59,674 MILLION CUT TO SAFE ROUTES TO 2907 01:32:59,674 --> 01:33:01,842 SCHOOL. THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS 2908 01:33:01,842 --> 01:33:02,810 SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR KIDS 2909 01:33:02,810 --> 01:33:04,111 WALKING AND BIKING TO SCHOOL. 2910 01:33:04,111 --> 01:33:05,079 AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS 2911 01:33:05,079 --> 01:33:06,948 INVESTMENT IMPACTS LIVES WHEN 2912 01:33:06,948 --> 01:33:08,449 KIDS BIKE IN THE STREET AS THEY 2913 01:33:08,449 --> 01:33:10,017 GO TO SCHOOL, FREE AND UNAFRAID. 2914 01:33:10,017 --> 01:33:11,285 IN THIS BUDGET, WE'RE SEEING A 2915 01:33:11,285 --> 01:33:13,354 MASSIVE EXPANSION IN PROJECTED 2916 01:33:13,354 --> 01:33:15,156 REVENUE FOR SPEED CAMERAS, WHICH 2917 01:33:15,156 --> 01:33:16,924 WAS PROMISED TO FUND PROJECTS 2918 01:33:16,924 --> 01:33:19,393 LIKE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. 2919 01:33:19,393 --> 01:33:21,896 INSTEAD, WE'RE SEEING A CUT TO 2920 01:33:21,896 --> 01:33:22,496 THIS PROGRAM AND THE REVENUE 2921 01:33:22,496 --> 01:33:25,099 BEING USED TO BACKFILL HOLES IN 2922 01:33:25,099 --> 01:33:26,200 THE BUDGET. PLEASE RESTORE THE 2923 01:33:26,200 --> 01:33:27,601 1.25 MILLION CUT TO SCHOOL 2924 01:33:27,601 --> 01:33:29,804 SAFETY. THANK YOU. 2925 01:33:29,804 --> 01:33:31,339 -- THANK YOU JONATHAN. UP NEXT 2926 01:33:31,339 --> 01:33:33,240 IS ELAINE SCHER, FOLLOWED BY 2927 01:33:33,240 --> 01:33:34,408 CAMILLE BALDWIN. BONNIE, ELAINE, 2928 01:33:34,408 --> 01:33:39,880 I SEE YOU'RE WITH US. STAR SIX 2929 01:33:39,880 --> 01:33:42,950 TO UNMUTE. WELCOME 2930 01:33:42,950 --> 01:33:43,351 -- YEAH. THANKS. 2931 01:33:43,351 --> 01:33:46,954 -- THIS IS ALSO MY FIRST TIME, 2932 01:33:46,954 --> 01:33:48,889 SO IT'S VERY EXCITING. I THANK 2933 01:33:48,889 --> 01:33:52,026 YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM 2934 01:33:52,026 --> 01:33:55,396 CALLING TODAY TO SHOW MY SUPPORT 2935 01:33:55,396 --> 01:33:57,465 FOR THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. OSE 2936 01:33:57,465 --> 01:33:59,767 002 AYE ONE TO SUPPORT THE 2937 01:33:59,767 --> 01:34:00,935 GEORGETOWN FARMERS MARKET. MY 2938 01:34:00,935 --> 01:34:02,503 NAME IS ELAINE SCHER. I AM A 2939 01:34:02,503 --> 01:34:05,272 RESIDENT AND A BUSINESS OWNER IN 2940 01:34:05,272 --> 01:34:07,575 DISTRICT ONE. AND AS YOU ALL 2941 01:34:07,575 --> 01:34:12,546 KNOW, THIS, GEORGETOWN IS A FOOD 2942 01:34:12,546 --> 01:34:15,116 DESERT. AND THIS FUNDING IS VERY 2943 01:34:15,116 --> 01:34:17,018 CRITICAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY 2944 01:34:17,018 --> 01:34:18,552 AND GROWTH OF OUR MARKET SO THAT 2945 01:34:18,552 --> 01:34:20,721 OUR RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE 2946 01:34:20,721 --> 01:34:24,125 IN MOST NEED CAN ACCESS FRESH 2947 01:34:24,125 --> 01:34:26,060 FOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 2948 01:34:26,060 --> 01:34:26,327 SUPPORT. 2949 01:34:26,327 --> 01:34:28,896 -- THANK YOU. ELAINE. UP NEXT IS 2950 01:34:28,896 --> 01:34:30,331 CAMILLE, FOLLOWED BY MARIA 2951 01:34:30,331 --> 01:34:31,966 CAMILLE, I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR 2952 01:34:31,966 --> 01:34:33,467 SIX. YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. 2953 01:34:33,467 --> 01:34:36,370 WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY 2954 01:34:36,370 --> 01:34:39,173 -- HI. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 2955 01:34:39,173 --> 01:34:40,708 CAMILLE, AND FOR 30 YEARS I HAVE 2956 01:34:40,708 --> 01:34:42,343 CALLED SEATTLE MY HOME. I'VE 2957 01:34:42,343 --> 01:34:44,679 SEEN THE HOUSING CRISIS AND THE 2958 01:34:44,679 --> 01:34:47,381 RESULTING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS 2959 01:34:47,381 --> 01:34:48,649 GREW EXPONENTIALLY. I LIVED A. I 2960 01:34:48,649 --> 01:34:51,118 LIVE A FEW BLOCKS OFF THE AURORA 2961 01:34:51,118 --> 01:34:52,053 CORRIDOR, AND I'VE WATCHED 2962 01:34:52,053 --> 01:34:53,954 INCOME DISPARITY, POVERTY, LACK 2963 01:34:53,954 --> 01:34:56,791 OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREATE THE 2964 01:34:56,791 --> 01:34:57,892 CONDITIONS THAT LEAVE WOMEN 2965 01:34:57,892 --> 01:35:01,095 VULNERABLE TO TRAFFICKING. I 2966 01:35:01,095 --> 01:35:05,099 STRONGLY SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER 2967 01:35:05,099 --> 01:35:06,734 HOLLINGSWORTH AD FOR $500,000 2968 01:35:06,734 --> 01:35:09,970 FOR TENANT SERVICES. I STRONGLY 2969 01:35:09,970 --> 01:35:11,238 SUPPORT FOSTER'S AMENDMENT TO 2970 01:35:11,238 --> 01:35:12,973 ADD 10 MILLION TO THE OFFICE OF 2971 01:35:12,973 --> 01:35:16,110 HOUSING FOR BOTH MULTIFAMILY AND 2972 01:35:16,110 --> 01:35:18,979 AFFORDABLE HOMES, AND I STRONGLY 2973 01:35:18,979 --> 01:35:20,815 SUPPORT AMENDMENT DIRECTING $8 2974 01:35:20,815 --> 01:35:22,116 MILLION TO GENDER BASED VIOLENCE 2975 01:35:22,116 --> 01:35:25,686 SERVICES. ACCESS TO RESOURCE IS 2976 01:35:25,686 --> 01:35:29,023 VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND I URGE 2977 01:35:29,023 --> 01:35:30,858 THE COUNCIL TO DIRECT ALL 8 2978 01:35:30,858 --> 01:35:32,927 MILLION TO DIRECT SERVICES AND 2979 01:35:32,927 --> 01:35:34,595 PREVENTION. THANK YOU. 2980 01:35:34,595 --> 01:35:37,231 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MARIA 2981 01:35:37,231 --> 01:35:39,867 ZAIDA, FOLLOWED BY MARISSA 2982 01:35:39,867 --> 01:35:40,701 FIGUEROA. I'M MARIA, I SEE 2983 01:35:40,701 --> 01:35:43,871 YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 2984 01:35:43,871 --> 01:35:47,241 AT THIS OFF MUTE. WELCOME 2985 01:35:47,241 --> 01:35:47,508 WELCOME. 2986 01:35:47,508 --> 01:35:48,375 -- HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME? 2987 01:35:48,375 --> 01:35:51,378 -- YES WE CAN. GOOD MORNING. 2988 01:35:51,378 --> 01:35:54,215 -- GOOD MORNING GOOD MORNING 2989 01:35:54,215 --> 01:35:56,584 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M AMIRREZA. 2990 01:35:56,584 --> 01:35:57,151 I'M A GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 2991 01:35:57,151 --> 01:35:58,919 COORDINATOR FOR OPEIU LOCAL 2992 01:35:58,919 --> 01:36:01,222 EIGHT. WE REPRESENT THE SHELTER 2993 01:36:01,222 --> 01:36:03,557 MONITORS, CASE MANAGERS, 2994 01:36:03,557 --> 01:36:04,191 JANITORS, MAINTENANCE WORKERS, 2995 01:36:04,191 --> 01:36:06,594 ALL WHO KEEP SEATTLE'S 2996 01:36:06,594 --> 01:36:07,461 HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE RUNNING. 2997 01:36:07,461 --> 01:36:10,564 OUR MEMBERS START AT $22 AN 2998 01:36:10,564 --> 01:36:12,266 HOUR. THEY RESPOND TO OVERDOSES 2999 01:36:12,266 --> 01:36:14,101 AND CRISIS. SOME HAVE FOUND 3000 01:36:14,101 --> 01:36:14,802 RESIDENTS WHO PASSED AWAY AND 3001 01:36:14,802 --> 01:36:16,570 THEY COME BACK FOR THEIR NEXT 3002 01:36:16,570 --> 01:36:18,072 SHIFT. MANY ARE ONE PAYCHECK 3003 01:36:18,072 --> 01:36:19,473 AWAY FROM NEEDING THE SAME 3004 01:36:19,473 --> 01:36:21,675 SHELTER THAT THEY STAFF. THIS 3005 01:36:21,675 --> 01:36:24,578 AFTERNOON, THE MAYOR OPENS 3006 01:36:24,578 --> 01:36:25,212 CLOVERLEAF VILLAGE AND SAYS WHAT 3007 01:36:25,212 --> 01:36:26,881 MAKES IT WORK IS A CASE MANAGER 3008 01:36:26,881 --> 01:36:28,549 WHO KNOWS YOUR NAME. OUR MEMBERS 3009 01:36:28,549 --> 01:36:30,384 WILL BE THAT CASE MANAGER, BUT 3010 01:36:30,384 --> 01:36:31,652 YOU CANNOT KEEP A CASE MANAGER 3011 01:36:31,652 --> 01:36:35,122 THAT YOU WILL NOT PAY. SO PLEASE 3012 01:36:35,122 --> 01:36:36,590 PASS. COUNCILMEMBER LIN 3% WAGE 3013 01:36:36,590 --> 01:36:38,859 EQUITY AMENDMENT IN THE 3014 01:36:38,859 --> 01:36:41,228 BALANCING PACKAGE. WE ALSO 3015 01:36:41,228 --> 01:36:41,829 SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 8 3016 01:36:41,829 --> 01:36:43,731 MILLION FOR GENDER BASED 3017 01:36:43,731 --> 01:36:46,433 VIOLENCE SERVICES AND 3018 01:36:46,433 --> 01:36:47,001 COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH 3019 01:36:47,001 --> 01:36:48,102 500,000 FOR TENANT SERVICES. 3020 01:36:48,102 --> 01:36:49,203 THANK YOU. 3021 01:36:49,203 --> 01:36:51,372 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MARISSA 3022 01:36:51,372 --> 01:36:55,042 FIGUEROA, FOLLOWED BY ALAN 3023 01:36:55,042 --> 01:37:00,214 SOLOMON. I SEE MIRANDA LUDWIG IS 3024 01:37:00,214 --> 01:37:02,516 PROMOTED, THOUGH I BELIEVE 3025 01:37:02,516 --> 01:37:04,118 MIRANDA ALREADY SPOKE. NOW WE 3026 01:37:04,118 --> 01:37:04,752 HAVE MARISSA. WELCOME. HI. 3027 01:37:04,752 --> 01:37:07,388 WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. 3028 01:37:07,388 --> 01:37:09,790 -- HEY THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 3029 01:37:09,790 --> 01:37:12,193 MY NAME IS MARISSA FIGUEROA. I 3030 01:37:12,193 --> 01:37:15,029 AM THE MARKET MANAGER FOR THE 3031 01:37:15,029 --> 01:37:16,163 GEORGETOWN FARMERS MARKET, AS 3032 01:37:16,163 --> 01:37:19,500 WELL AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER 3033 01:37:19,500 --> 01:37:20,134 IN THE GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD 3034 01:37:20,134 --> 01:37:22,770 OF SEATTLE. I'M CALLING THIS 3035 01:37:22,770 --> 01:37:26,073 MORNING TO SHOW MY SUPPORT OF 3036 01:37:26,073 --> 01:37:28,275 BUDGET AMENDMENT OSE 002, A ONE 3037 01:37:28,275 --> 01:37:29,176 TO SUPPORT THE GEORGETOWN 3038 01:37:29,176 --> 01:37:31,478 FARMERS MARKET. I WANT TO THANK 3039 01:37:31,478 --> 01:37:32,813 COUNCILMEMBERS FOSTER AND SAKA 3040 01:37:32,813 --> 01:37:35,316 SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS 3041 01:37:35,316 --> 01:37:35,883 IMPORTANT AMENDMENT TO THE 3042 01:37:35,883 --> 01:37:37,218 BUDGET. WE HAD A REALLY 3043 01:37:37,218 --> 01:37:38,919 SUCCESSFUL SEASON THIS YEAR, AND 3044 01:37:38,919 --> 01:37:41,622 WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THE 3045 01:37:41,622 --> 01:37:45,326 FUNDING TO CONTINUE. OUR FARMERS 3046 01:37:45,326 --> 01:37:46,460 MARKET IN YEARS TO COME. THANK 3047 01:37:46,460 --> 01:37:47,862 YOU SO MUCH. 3048 01:37:47,862 --> 01:37:49,597 -- THANK YOU. MARISSA. UP NEXT 3049 01:37:49,597 --> 01:37:54,101 IS VALEN SOLOMON, FOLLOWED BY 3050 01:37:54,101 --> 01:37:58,305 RICARDO ORTEGA. VALEN, I SEE 3051 01:37:58,305 --> 01:38:00,140 YOU'RE OFF MUTE. MORNING. YEAH. 3052 01:38:00,140 --> 01:38:02,076 GOOD MORNING. 3053 01:38:02,076 --> 01:38:03,477 -- YES. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 3054 01:38:03,477 --> 01:38:05,279 VAL AND SOLOMON. I AM A MANAGING 3055 01:38:05,279 --> 01:38:06,447 ATTORNEY WITH THE HOUSING 3056 01:38:06,447 --> 01:38:08,015 JUSTICE PROJECT AND A RESIDENT 3057 01:38:08,015 --> 01:38:10,284 OF D3. I'M PROVIDING COMMENT TO 3058 01:38:10,284 --> 01:38:12,820 SUPPORT COUNCIL PRESIDENT 3059 01:38:12,820 --> 01:38:14,655 HOLLINGSWORTH PROPOSAL, WHICH IS 3060 01:38:14,655 --> 01:38:15,256 CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 3061 01:38:15,256 --> 01:38:18,726 LIN AND FOSTER, TO ADD AN 3062 01:38:18,726 --> 01:38:19,727 ADDITIONAL $500,000 FOR TENANT 3063 01:38:19,727 --> 01:38:21,228 SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO WHAT IS 3064 01:38:21,228 --> 01:38:22,963 ALREADY PROPOSED IN THE MAYOR'S 3065 01:38:22,963 --> 01:38:24,398 BUDGET AT THIS TIME, EVICTION 3066 01:38:24,398 --> 01:38:25,566 RATES ARE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH, 3067 01:38:25,566 --> 01:38:27,601 AND THERE'S NO SIGNS OF THEM 3068 01:38:27,601 --> 01:38:28,469 SLOWING DOWN. RATHER, WHAT WE 3069 01:38:28,469 --> 01:38:31,205 ARE EXPERIENCING, I THINK, IS A 3070 01:38:31,205 --> 01:38:32,139 NEW NORMAL. AND WHILE IT IS 3071 01:38:32,139 --> 01:38:33,507 OBVIOUS TO MANY OF THOSE THAT DO 3072 01:38:33,507 --> 01:38:35,242 THIS WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT, 3073 01:38:35,242 --> 01:38:36,677 MANY OF THOSE THAT ARE EVICTED 3074 01:38:36,677 --> 01:38:39,313 ARE EVICTED INTO HOMELESSNESS. 3075 01:38:39,313 --> 01:38:40,914 AND LIKE MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES 3076 01:38:40,914 --> 01:38:41,916 HAVE SAID EARLIER TODAY, THE 3077 01:38:41,916 --> 01:38:43,183 BEST WAY TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS 3078 01:38:43,183 --> 01:38:44,585 IS IN FACT, TO PREVENT IT. AND 3079 01:38:44,585 --> 01:38:46,287 THAT IS WHAT THE ORGANIZATION IS 3080 01:38:46,287 --> 01:38:48,455 FUNDED THROUGH. TENANT SERVICES 3081 01:38:48,455 --> 01:38:49,723 FUNDING ARE DOING ON A DAILY 3082 01:38:49,723 --> 01:38:51,158 BASIS. I CANNOT UNDERSCORE THE 3083 01:38:51,158 --> 01:38:53,027 NEED FOR THIS IMPORTANT FUNDING 3084 01:38:53,027 --> 01:38:53,927 DURING THIS URGENT TIME IN THE 3085 01:38:53,927 --> 01:38:56,764 CITY. PLEASE SUPPORT COUNCIL 3086 01:38:56,764 --> 01:38:58,265 PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL OF AN 3087 01:38:58,265 --> 01:38:59,199 ADDITIONAL $500,000 FOR TENANT 3088 01:38:59,199 --> 01:39:01,368 SERVICES. THANK YOU. 3089 01:39:01,368 --> 01:39:05,439 -- THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT IS 3090 01:39:05,439 --> 01:39:06,473 RICARDO ORTEGA. I SEE YOU'RE 3091 01:39:06,473 --> 01:39:10,944 HERE, RICARDO STAR SIX TO 3092 01:39:10,944 --> 01:39:14,848 UNMUTE. RICARDO RICARDO, I SEE 3093 01:39:14,848 --> 01:39:16,083 YOU'RE HERE. IF YOU COULD PRESS 3094 01:39:16,083 --> 01:39:22,690 STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. RICARDO 3095 01:39:22,690 --> 01:39:24,258 WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE. RICARDO 3096 01:39:24,258 --> 01:39:26,093 PROMOTED. IF WE COULD ALSO 3097 01:39:26,093 --> 01:39:30,164 PROMOTE DEBORA BROS UP DEBORA. 3098 01:39:30,164 --> 01:39:32,199 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 3099 01:39:32,199 --> 01:39:32,366 MY. 3100 01:39:32,366 --> 01:39:33,500 -- YEAH. GREAT. TAKE IT AWAY, 3101 01:39:33,500 --> 01:39:35,970 RICARDO. WELCOME. 3102 01:39:35,970 --> 01:39:36,904 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD 3103 01:39:36,904 --> 01:39:38,072 MORNING. COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME 3104 01:39:38,072 --> 01:39:41,775 IS RICARDO ORTEGA AND I WORK FOR 3105 01:39:41,775 --> 01:39:42,409 A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION NAMED 3106 01:39:42,409 --> 01:39:44,812 LILO TUKWILA COMMUNITY 3107 01:39:44,812 --> 01:39:45,512 ORGANIZING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 3108 01:39:45,512 --> 01:39:48,048 CITY OF SEATTLE. WE CREATE THE 3109 01:39:48,048 --> 01:39:50,150 RELICENSING PROGRAM TO ASSIST 3110 01:39:50,150 --> 01:39:50,718 COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE 3111 01:39:50,718 --> 01:39:53,320 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS THAT 3112 01:39:53,320 --> 01:39:54,388 DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS LOW 3113 01:39:54,388 --> 01:39:56,123 INCOME PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF 3114 01:39:56,123 --> 01:39:57,858 COLOR. FOR 26 YEARS, LILO HAS 3115 01:39:57,858 --> 01:39:59,660 BEEN HELPING OUR COMMUNITY TO 3116 01:39:59,660 --> 01:40:01,462 RECOVER THE DRIVER'S LICENSE. 3117 01:40:01,462 --> 01:40:04,765 OUR HEALTH IS TO PROVIDE TO 3118 01:40:04,765 --> 01:40:05,432 UNDERSTANDING WHY THE DRIVER'S 3119 01:40:05,432 --> 01:40:06,533 LICENSE IS SUSPENDED, HOW MANY 3120 01:40:06,533 --> 01:40:08,302 TICKETS OUR CLIENTS HAVE, WHERE 3121 01:40:08,302 --> 01:40:09,770 ARE THOSE TICKETS, AND WHAT WE 3122 01:40:09,770 --> 01:40:11,805 HAVE TO DO TO RECOVER THE 3123 01:40:11,805 --> 01:40:13,107 DRIVER'S LICENSE. ALSO, WE 3124 01:40:13,107 --> 01:40:14,641 CONTACT THE COURTS AND WE ASKED 3125 01:40:14,641 --> 01:40:16,377 TO REMOVE TICKETS FROM 3126 01:40:16,377 --> 01:40:18,145 COLLECTION, REDUCE FINES AND 3127 01:40:18,145 --> 01:40:19,980 OFFER AN AFFORDABLE PAYMENT 3128 01:40:19,980 --> 01:40:21,448 PLAN. OUR CLIENTS ARE MAINLY 3129 01:40:21,448 --> 01:40:23,751 ASIAN BLACKS, LATINOS, NATIVE 3130 01:40:23,751 --> 01:40:25,452 AMERICANS, AND OUR PROGRAM 3131 01:40:25,452 --> 01:40:27,121 PROVIDES SERVICES IN ENGLISH, 3132 01:40:27,121 --> 01:40:29,790 SPANISH AND TAGALOG. PLEASE GIVE 3133 01:40:29,790 --> 01:40:32,559 FUNDING. RELICENSING PROGRAM. 3134 01:40:32,559 --> 01:40:35,062 -- THANK YOU. RICARDO. UP NEXT 3135 01:40:35,062 --> 01:40:38,532 IS DEBORA BARROS DEBORA. SEE 3136 01:40:38,532 --> 01:40:39,967 YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE OFF 3137 01:40:39,967 --> 01:40:43,003 MUTE. WELCOME. 3138 01:40:43,003 --> 01:40:43,270 -- HELLO. 3139 01:40:43,270 --> 01:40:44,972 -- HI. THIS IS DEBORA. I'M THE 3140 01:40:44,972 --> 01:40:46,273 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE 3141 01:40:46,273 --> 01:40:47,975 GEORGETOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, 3142 01:40:47,975 --> 01:40:49,176 AND I'M ALSO A SMALL BUSINESS 3143 01:40:49,176 --> 01:40:52,746 OWNER IN GEORGETOWN. I'M HERE TO 3144 01:40:52,746 --> 01:40:54,681 SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSAL. 3145 01:40:54,681 --> 01:40:56,850 OSE 00281 FOR THE GEORGETOWN 3146 01:40:56,850 --> 01:40:59,720 FARMERS MARKET. I WANT TO THANK 3147 01:40:59,720 --> 01:41:01,422 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND SAKA 3148 01:41:01,422 --> 01:41:03,056 FOR SPONSORING THE AMENDMENT. AS 3149 01:41:03,056 --> 01:41:04,124 WE'VE HEARD ALREADY, GEORGETOWN 3150 01:41:04,124 --> 01:41:05,726 IS A FOOD DESERT WITH NO GROCERY 3151 01:41:05,726 --> 01:41:07,961 STORE. APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE 3152 01:41:07,961 --> 01:41:10,798 RESIDENTS ARE USING FOOD 3153 01:41:10,798 --> 01:41:12,366 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THROUGH OSE 3154 01:41:12,366 --> 01:41:13,667 FUNDING. IN 2026, WE WERE ABLE 3155 01:41:13,667 --> 01:41:15,069 TO RUN A FIRST FULL SEASON 3156 01:41:15,069 --> 01:41:17,070 MARKET, WHICH WAS JUST NOT A 3157 01:41:17,070 --> 01:41:20,040 SOURCE OF FRESH FOOD, BUT REALLY 3158 01:41:20,040 --> 01:41:21,208 COMMUNITY WEALTH AND FUNDING. 3159 01:41:21,208 --> 01:41:22,509 OUR FARMERS MARKET THIS YEAR 3160 01:41:22,509 --> 01:41:24,411 WILL PROVIDE US TIME TO CREATE A 3161 01:41:24,411 --> 01:41:26,814 SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE 3162 01:41:26,814 --> 01:41:29,216 MUCH NEEDED FOOD SECURITY TO OUR 3163 01:41:29,216 --> 01:41:31,585 NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE EMAILED ALL 3164 01:41:31,585 --> 01:41:32,119 THE COUNCILMEMBERS WITH A 3165 01:41:32,119 --> 01:41:32,986 SUMMARY OF A SURVEY THAT WE HAD 3166 01:41:32,986 --> 01:41:35,722 FOR OUR MARKET. SO YOU CAN SEE 3167 01:41:35,722 --> 01:41:36,723 WHERE OUR NEEDS AND SUCCESSES 3168 01:41:36,723 --> 01:41:38,392 ARE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 3169 01:41:38,392 --> 01:41:40,961 -- THANK YOU. DEBORA. UP NEXT IS 3170 01:41:40,961 --> 01:41:42,796 RUCHIKA, FOLLOWED BY CARRIE AND 3171 01:41:42,796 --> 01:41:47,100 THEN SAM WOLFSON. RUCHIKA. 3172 01:41:47,100 --> 01:41:51,205 -- HI THANK YOU SO MUCH, 3173 01:41:51,205 --> 01:41:51,738 EVERYBODY FOR HEARING MY 3174 01:41:51,738 --> 01:41:53,474 COMMENTS. MY NAME IS RUCHIKA. 3175 01:41:53,474 --> 01:41:57,044 I'M A MOM. I'M A CAPITOL HILL 3176 01:41:57,044 --> 01:41:58,779 RESIDENT AND FAMILY WORKS BOARD 3177 01:41:58,779 --> 01:42:01,515 MEMBER. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT 3178 01:42:01,515 --> 01:42:03,550 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S PROPOSAL 3179 01:42:03,550 --> 01:42:05,085 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FAMILY 3180 01:42:05,085 --> 01:42:07,588 WORKS, FUN BREAK FAMILY RESOURCE 3181 01:42:07,588 --> 01:42:09,389 CENTER. AS YOU ALL KNOW, 3182 01:42:09,389 --> 01:42:11,225 BELLWETHER IS OPENING SUN BREAK 3183 01:42:11,225 --> 01:42:13,794 IN THE U. DISTRICT AND FAMILY 3184 01:42:13,794 --> 01:42:15,762 WORKS WOULD LOVE WILL BE OPENING 3185 01:42:15,762 --> 01:42:16,430 A FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER THERE. 3186 01:42:16,430 --> 01:42:18,398 AND I THINK YOU'VE HEARD A LOT 3187 01:42:18,398 --> 01:42:21,335 TODAY ABOUT THE FAMILIES FACING 3188 01:42:21,335 --> 01:42:23,136 HOUSING COSTS AND INCREASING 3189 01:42:23,136 --> 01:42:24,471 ECONOMIC PRESSURE. AND I JUST 3190 01:42:24,471 --> 01:42:27,140 WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT FAMILY 3191 01:42:27,140 --> 01:42:29,543 WORKS HAS A PROVEN MODEL OF 3192 01:42:29,543 --> 01:42:31,245 SUPPORTING FAMILIES, MEETING 3193 01:42:31,245 --> 01:42:33,313 THEM WHERE THEY ARE PROVIDING 3194 01:42:33,313 --> 01:42:36,250 RESOURCE NAVIGATION, CONNECTION, 3195 01:42:36,250 --> 01:42:37,751 PARENTING SUPPORT, FREE DIAPERS 3196 01:42:37,751 --> 01:42:39,987 AND KIDS CLOTHING, AND SO MUCH 3197 01:42:39,987 --> 01:42:42,990 MORE. AND THIS MODEL HELPS TO 3198 01:42:42,990 --> 01:42:44,958 ENSURE THAT FAMILIES STAY IN 3199 01:42:44,958 --> 01:42:46,527 HOUSING AND THRIVE. THANK YOU SO 3200 01:42:46,527 --> 01:42:47,895 MUCH. 3201 01:42:47,895 --> 01:42:50,864 -- THANK YOU. RASHICA. UP NEXT 3202 01:42:50,864 --> 01:42:51,932 IS CARRIE MENG MEGHNA, FOLLOWED 3203 01:42:51,932 --> 01:42:53,233 BY SAM WOLFSON. CARRIE, WELCOME. 3204 01:42:53,233 --> 01:42:56,737 I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 3205 01:42:56,737 --> 01:43:02,409 UNMUTE. CARRIE, I SEE YOU'RE 3206 01:43:02,409 --> 01:43:10,150 HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. CARRIE 3207 01:43:10,150 --> 01:43:11,084 CAN WE PLEASE PROMOTE? SAM 3208 01:43:11,084 --> 01:43:13,086 WOLFSON WILL LEAVE. CARRIE 3209 01:43:13,086 --> 01:43:14,254 PROMOTED. SAM. IF YOU ARE ABLE 3210 01:43:14,254 --> 01:43:20,294 TO PRESS STAR SIX, WE ARE READY 3211 01:43:20,294 --> 01:43:21,261 TO HEAR FROM YOU. THERE YOU ARE, 3212 01:43:21,261 --> 01:43:24,865 SAM. WELCOME 3213 01:43:24,865 --> 01:43:26,300 -- HELLO. HI, COUNCIL. 3214 01:43:26,300 --> 01:43:26,667 -- MY NAME IS. 3215 01:43:26,667 --> 01:43:29,603 -- SAM WILSON. I AM A DISTRICT 3216 01:43:29,603 --> 01:43:30,270 THREE RESIDENT AND I'M A MEMBER 3217 01:43:30,270 --> 01:43:31,405 OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 3218 01:43:31,405 --> 01:43:33,540 -- ON THE. 3219 01:43:33,540 --> 01:43:34,174 -- SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION. 3220 01:43:34,174 --> 01:43:35,542 THE COMMISSION URGES CITY 3221 01:43:35,542 --> 01:43:37,778 COUNCIL TO APPROVE COUNCIL 3222 01:43:37,778 --> 01:43:38,812 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH BUDGET 3223 01:43:38,812 --> 01:43:39,346 AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE 3224 01:43:39,346 --> 01:43:42,082 PROPOSED FUNDING FOR TENANT 3225 01:43:42,082 --> 01:43:44,484 SERVICES IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET 3226 01:43:44,484 --> 01:43:45,686 BY $500,000. THE CURRENT BUDGET 3227 01:43:45,686 --> 01:43:46,887 DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE 3228 01:43:46,887 --> 01:43:48,255 INCREASED COST OVER THE PAST 3229 01:43:48,255 --> 01:43:49,856 YEAR, AND MUST BE INCREASED TO 3230 01:43:49,856 --> 01:43:51,792 AT LEAST MATCH CURRENT DEMAND. I 3231 01:43:51,792 --> 01:43:53,327 WANT TO ADD THAT WHILE WE 3232 01:43:53,327 --> 01:43:54,328 APPLAUD THIS AMENDMENT, ARE 3233 01:43:54,328 --> 01:43:55,762 GRATEFUL TO SEE IT PUT FORWARD, 3234 01:43:55,762 --> 01:43:56,763 WE STILL BELIEVE THAT THE 3235 01:43:56,763 --> 01:43:58,732 FUNDING SHOULD BE FURTHER 3236 01:43:58,732 --> 01:43:59,366 INCREASED TO FULLY SUPPORT THE 3237 01:43:59,366 --> 01:44:02,269 NEEDS OF OUR RENTER POPULATION. 3238 01:44:02,269 --> 01:44:04,905 SEATTLE IS A MAJORITY RENTER 3239 01:44:04,905 --> 01:44:05,439 CITY AND FURTHER RENTERS 3240 01:44:05,439 --> 01:44:06,673 REPRESENT LOWER INCOME 3241 01:44:06,673 --> 01:44:08,375 POPULATIONS WITH FEWER RESOURCES 3242 01:44:08,375 --> 01:44:10,043 AT OUR DISPOSAL. WE DESERVE FOR 3243 01:44:10,043 --> 01:44:14,247 OUR WELL-BEING TO BE PRIORITIZED 3244 01:44:14,247 --> 01:44:16,383 BY CITY GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. 3245 01:44:16,383 --> 01:44:17,951 -- THANK YOU SAM. WE'RE GOING TO 3246 01:44:17,951 --> 01:44:19,953 TRY CARRIE AGAIN. CARRIE, YOU'RE 3247 01:44:19,953 --> 01:44:22,356 OFF MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY. 3248 01:44:22,356 --> 01:44:23,323 -- THANK YOU. 3249 01:44:23,323 --> 01:44:24,891 -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. 3250 01:44:24,891 --> 01:44:26,426 GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS. 3251 01:44:26,426 --> 01:44:28,629 I'M CARRIE OMEGNA, PRESIDENT OF 3252 01:44:28,629 --> 01:44:30,163 THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS 3253 01:44:30,163 --> 01:44:31,698 ASSOCIATION AND CO-OWNER OF 3254 01:44:31,698 --> 01:44:32,165 COUPLE RESTAURANTS IN 3255 01:44:32,165 --> 01:44:33,667 GEORGETOWN. I AM CALLING IN 3256 01:44:33,667 --> 01:44:36,069 SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 3257 01:44:36,069 --> 01:44:39,039 AND SAKA PROPOSED BUDGET 3258 01:44:39,039 --> 01:44:41,074 AMENDMENT OSE 002 AYE ONE FOR 3259 01:44:41,074 --> 01:44:42,576 CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE 3260 01:44:42,576 --> 01:44:43,610 GEORGETOWN FARMERS MARKET. THANK 3261 01:44:43,610 --> 01:44:45,912 YOU BOTH FOR PUTTING THIS 3262 01:44:45,912 --> 01:44:47,381 FORWARD. TO ADD TO THE COMMENTS 3263 01:44:47,381 --> 01:44:49,249 OF MY FELLOW GEORGETOWN 3264 01:44:49,249 --> 01:44:50,217 NEIGHBORS AND BUSINESS OWNERS, 3265 01:44:50,217 --> 01:44:51,785 I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT 3266 01:44:51,785 --> 01:44:53,720 FRESH FOOD IS A HALLMARK OF A 3267 01:44:53,720 --> 01:44:56,123 CIVILIZED SOCIETY. FUNDING FOR 3268 01:44:56,123 --> 01:44:58,558 THE 2027 MARKET IS CRITICAL TO 3269 01:44:58,558 --> 01:44:59,192 ENSURE THE FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY 3270 01:44:59,192 --> 01:45:01,828 OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND FOOD 3271 01:45:01,828 --> 01:45:03,063 ACCESS. SO I URGE THE CITY 3272 01:45:03,063 --> 01:45:04,931 COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THIS 3273 01:45:04,931 --> 01:45:05,599 AMENDMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL 3274 01:45:05,599 --> 01:45:06,933 WHO LIVE AND WORK IN OUR 3275 01:45:06,933 --> 01:45:08,402 NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. 3276 01:45:08,402 --> 01:45:10,237 -- THANK YOU. CARRIE. UP NEXT IS 3277 01:45:10,237 --> 01:45:14,408 K VAN PETTEN, FOLLOWED BY DULCE 3278 01:45:14,408 --> 01:45:18,211 VENTURA. K, I SEE YOU'RE HERE. 3279 01:45:18,211 --> 01:45:19,346 STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. AND FOR 3280 01:45:19,346 --> 01:45:20,347 CENTRAL STAFF, WE'VE GOT ABOUT 3281 01:45:20,347 --> 01:45:21,448 FOUR MORE, FIVE MORE PEOPLE. SO 3282 01:45:21,448 --> 01:45:24,051 IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP TO THE 3283 01:45:24,051 --> 01:45:25,819 COMMITTEE TABLE ANYTIME YOU WANT 3284 01:45:25,819 --> 01:45:28,622 K STAR SIX TO UNMUTE, WE'RE 3285 01:45:28,622 --> 01:45:29,656 GOING TO LEAVE K PROMOTED. WE'RE 3286 01:45:29,656 --> 01:45:34,494 GOING TO MOVE ON TO DULCE 3287 01:45:34,494 --> 01:45:35,829 VENTURA. DULCE TYPE K IS OFF 3288 01:45:35,829 --> 01:45:39,566 MUTE. SO DULCE IF YEP THERE WE 3289 01:45:39,566 --> 01:45:43,570 GO K TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME. GOOD 3290 01:45:43,570 --> 01:45:43,837 MORNING. 3291 01:45:43,837 --> 01:45:44,871 -- HEY GOOD MORNING. I'M K VAN 3292 01:45:44,871 --> 01:45:46,606 PETTEN AYE SEATTLE MUSIC 3293 01:45:46,606 --> 01:45:47,140 COMMISSIONER AND WORKING 3294 01:45:47,140 --> 01:45:48,075 MUSICIAN IN DISTRICT SIX. 3295 01:45:48,075 --> 01:45:48,709 ACTUALLY PLAYING A SHOW TONIGHT 3296 01:45:48,709 --> 01:45:50,344 AT THE SUNSET IN THIS TOUGH 3297 01:45:50,344 --> 01:45:51,311 BUDGET YEAR, SUPPORTING THE ARTS 3298 01:45:51,311 --> 01:45:53,914 IS PUBLIC SAFETY AND IT'S ALSO 3299 01:45:53,914 --> 01:45:55,649 SUPPORTING OUR ECONOMY. MUSIC 3300 01:45:55,649 --> 01:45:57,484 ALONE CONTRIBUTES OVER 6 BILLION 3301 01:45:57,484 --> 01:45:59,653 TO WASHINGTON'S ECONOMY. PLEASE 3302 01:45:59,653 --> 01:46:00,287 SUPPORT PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 3303 01:46:00,287 --> 01:46:01,788 3 MILLION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE 3304 01:46:01,788 --> 01:46:02,856 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S 3305 01:46:02,856 --> 01:46:04,925 ADMISSION TAX PROPOSAL, AND 3306 01:46:04,925 --> 01:46:05,559 ESPECIALLY THE MUSICIAN LAUREATE 3307 01:46:05,559 --> 01:46:09,196 PILOT OED01381. THANK YOU 3308 01:46:09,196 --> 01:46:09,629 COUNCILMEMBERS LIN, 3309 01:46:09,629 --> 01:46:10,564 HOLLINGSWORTH AND RINCK FOR 3310 01:46:10,564 --> 01:46:11,198 SPONSORING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO 3311 01:46:11,198 --> 01:46:12,432 STRENGTHEN THE MUSIC 3312 01:46:12,432 --> 01:46:14,868 COMMUNITY'S CONNECTION WITH THE 3313 01:46:14,868 --> 01:46:15,502 CITY THROUGH THESE INVESTMENTS. 3314 01:46:15,502 --> 01:46:16,636 SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE 3315 01:46:16,636 --> 01:46:18,405 SEATTLE A CITY OF MUSIC. CHAIR 3316 01:46:18,405 --> 01:46:19,039 STRAUSS. PLEASE INCLUDE ALL 3317 01:46:19,039 --> 01:46:20,640 THREE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 3318 01:46:20,640 --> 01:46:24,478 -- THANK YOU. K NOW, DULCE, 3319 01:46:24,478 --> 01:46:26,546 WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 3320 01:46:26,546 --> 01:46:26,947 PATIENCE WITH US. 3321 01:46:26,947 --> 01:46:30,283 -- HELLO. 3322 01:46:30,283 --> 01:46:30,684 -- GOOD MORNING. 3323 01:46:30,684 --> 01:46:31,685 -- OKAY. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME 3324 01:46:31,685 --> 01:46:33,120 IS LUISA VENTURA AND I AM THE 3325 01:46:33,120 --> 01:46:34,921 ALLEN FAMILY CENTER'S CHILDREN 3326 01:46:34,921 --> 01:46:36,556 AND FAMILY SERVICE SPECIALIST 3327 01:46:36,556 --> 01:46:37,991 WITH BRIGHT SPARK EARLY LEARNING 3328 01:46:37,991 --> 01:46:39,526 SERVICES HERE TO ASK YOU TO 3329 01:46:39,526 --> 01:46:40,827 SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND 3330 01:46:40,827 --> 01:46:43,930 SAKA PROPOSAL TO RESTORE THE 3331 01:46:43,930 --> 01:46:45,465 167,000 IN FUNDING TO CONTINUE 3332 01:46:45,465 --> 01:46:46,466 THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE AT THE 3333 01:46:46,466 --> 01:46:47,868 CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 3334 01:46:47,868 --> 01:46:48,935 MARY'S PLACE. I'VE BEEN 3335 01:46:48,935 --> 01:46:49,569 SUPPORTING SOME OF SEATTLE'S 3336 01:46:49,569 --> 01:46:50,804 MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND 3337 01:46:50,804 --> 01:46:52,072 FAMILIES FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. 3338 01:46:52,072 --> 01:46:53,640 DURING THAT TIME, I'VE SEEN THE 3339 01:46:53,640 --> 01:46:54,307 DIFFERENCE. OUR HOLISTIC 3340 01:46:54,307 --> 01:46:55,842 SERVICES MAKE FOR FAMILIES 3341 01:46:55,842 --> 01:46:56,843 THROUGH ONGOING SUPPORT THAT 3342 01:46:56,843 --> 01:46:58,044 KEEP THEM STABLE, AND ALSO 3343 01:46:58,044 --> 01:46:59,613 ALLOWING ME TO DEVELOP 3344 01:46:59,613 --> 01:47:00,247 RELATIONSHIPS TO ADDRESS THEIR 3345 01:47:00,247 --> 01:47:01,982 MOST PERTINENT NEEDS, SUCH AS 3346 01:47:01,982 --> 01:47:02,516 HELPING MEDICALLY FRAGILE 3347 01:47:02,516 --> 01:47:03,650 CHILDREN GET DIAPERS DELIVERED 3348 01:47:03,650 --> 01:47:04,584 TO THEIR DOOR, AND EVEN 3349 01:47:04,584 --> 01:47:06,086 SUPPORTING A MOTHER PREPARING TO 3350 01:47:06,086 --> 01:47:07,120 LEAVE HER ABUSER. JUST THIS 3351 01:47:07,120 --> 01:47:08,755 YEAR, WE SERVED 36 FAMILIES WITH 3352 01:47:08,755 --> 01:47:10,957 CHILD CARE NAVIGATION AND 3353 01:47:10,957 --> 01:47:12,926 REACHED 111 ADULTS AND 347 3354 01:47:12,926 --> 01:47:14,194 CHILDREN. THROUGH OUR 3355 01:47:14,194 --> 01:47:14,995 PROGRAMING. WE KNOW THAT YOU 3356 01:47:14,995 --> 01:47:16,530 HAVE A LOT OF HARD CHOICES AND 3357 01:47:16,530 --> 01:47:17,964 THAT THERE'S A KEEN FOCUS ON 3358 01:47:17,964 --> 01:47:19,533 PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THAT THAT 3359 01:47:19,533 --> 01:47:21,001 BEGINS AT HOME AND IN OUR 3360 01:47:21,001 --> 01:47:22,469 FAMILIES. PLEASE HELP US 3361 01:47:22,469 --> 01:47:23,670 CONTINUE PROTECTING AND SERVING 3362 01:47:23,670 --> 01:47:25,005 THE FAMILIES WE SUPPORT BY 3363 01:47:25,005 --> 01:47:26,039 RECEIVING THIS FUNDING. THANK 3364 01:47:26,039 --> 01:47:27,407 YOU SO MUCH. 3365 01:47:27,407 --> 01:47:29,109 -- THANK YOU. DULCE. UP NEXT IS 3366 01:47:29,109 --> 01:47:31,344 LEAH HALL, THEN CLAIRE CANTOR, 3367 01:47:31,344 --> 01:47:34,648 GUINEVERE, GOD'S DAUGHTER, LAMB, 3368 01:47:34,648 --> 01:47:37,184 LEAH, YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME. 3369 01:47:37,184 --> 01:47:38,952 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. I 3370 01:47:38,952 --> 01:47:41,154 APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I'M A MOM 3371 01:47:41,154 --> 01:47:43,690 OF TWO SOUTH SHORE KIDS AND A 3372 01:47:43,690 --> 01:47:44,357 SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. I'VE 3373 01:47:44,357 --> 01:47:45,492 LIVED IN THE SOUTH END FOR 20 3374 01:47:45,492 --> 01:47:47,427 YEARS. BORN AND RAISED IN 3375 01:47:47,427 --> 01:47:48,595 SEATTLE, I'M A RAINIER BEACH 3376 01:47:48,595 --> 01:47:50,030 RESIDENT AND I'M ASKING FOR 3377 01:47:50,030 --> 01:47:52,332 YOUR SUPPORT ON COUNCILMEMBER 3378 01:47:52,332 --> 01:47:54,534 LIN RAINIER BEACH STOREFRONT 3379 01:47:54,534 --> 01:47:57,070 ACTIVATION PROVISO 200 K FOR OED 3380 01:47:57,070 --> 01:47:59,206 TO ACTIVATE VACANT COMMERCIAL 3381 01:47:59,206 --> 01:48:00,574 SPACE AT RAINIER AND HENDERSON. 3382 01:48:00,574 --> 01:48:02,075 I ALSO URGE SUPPORT FOR THE 3383 01:48:02,075 --> 01:48:03,877 AMENDMENTS ON THE SEATTLE POLICE 3384 01:48:03,877 --> 01:48:05,612 ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. NOISE 3385 01:48:05,612 --> 01:48:07,147 BARRIERS. RAINIER SOUTH TRAFFIC 3386 01:48:07,147 --> 01:48:08,882 SAFETY, THE GUN VIOLENCE VICTIMS 3387 01:48:08,882 --> 01:48:10,383 FUND, AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT. AS 3388 01:48:10,383 --> 01:48:11,718 YOU KNOW, RAINIER BEACH IS AN 3389 01:48:11,718 --> 01:48:13,553 EQUITY PRIORITY AREA DUE TO 3390 01:48:13,553 --> 01:48:14,955 HISTORICALLY DISCRIMINATORY 3391 01:48:14,955 --> 01:48:16,022 ZONING AND A LACK OF INVESTMENT, 3392 01:48:16,022 --> 01:48:18,291 WHICH FOR GENERATIONS HAS LED TO 3393 01:48:18,291 --> 01:48:19,526 DISPROPORTIONATE HEALTH, 3394 01:48:19,526 --> 01:48:20,861 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HARM. YET 3395 01:48:20,861 --> 01:48:22,462 OUR FRONTLINE NEIGHBORHOOD 3396 01:48:22,462 --> 01:48:23,830 CONTINUES TO BE MARGINALIZED AS 3397 01:48:23,830 --> 01:48:25,966 WE FACE BLIGHT THROUGHOUT OUR 3398 01:48:25,966 --> 01:48:26,800 URBAN CENTER. AT THE HEART OF 3399 01:48:26,800 --> 01:48:28,134 THE CORRIDOR, WE HAVE FIVE 3400 01:48:28,134 --> 01:48:30,670 SCHOOLS AND AROUND 2000 YOUTH 3401 01:48:30,670 --> 01:48:32,706 ACROSS THE STREET. THE FORMER 3402 01:48:32,706 --> 01:48:38,545 RIGHT AMERICA SIT FALLOW. I JUST 3403 01:48:38,545 --> 01:48:40,947 WOULD LIKE US TO ADDRESS THE 3404 01:48:40,947 --> 01:48:43,516 MARKET FAILURES AND CONTINUE. 3405 01:48:43,516 --> 01:48:44,918 -- THANK YOU LEAH. UP NEXT IS 3406 01:48:44,918 --> 01:48:46,786 CLAIRE KANTOR, FOLLOWED BY 3407 01:48:46,786 --> 01:48:51,091 GUINEVERE, GOD'S DAUGHTER. 3408 01:48:51,091 --> 01:48:56,096 CLAIRE. YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 3409 01:48:56,096 --> 01:48:59,733 UNMUTE. WELCOME 3410 01:48:59,733 --> 01:49:00,700 -- MY NAME IS CLAIRE KANTOR, AND 3411 01:49:00,700 --> 01:49:02,135 I'M A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND 3412 01:49:02,135 --> 01:49:02,736 POLICY DIRECTOR WITH SEATTLE 3413 01:49:02,736 --> 01:49:05,238 STREETS ALLIANCE. AND I ALSO 3414 01:49:05,238 --> 01:49:06,106 LIVE RIGHT OFF OF RAINIER 3415 01:49:06,106 --> 01:49:07,440 AVENUE. AND I'M HERE ASKING FOR 3416 01:49:07,440 --> 01:49:09,175 YOUR SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER 3417 01:49:09,175 --> 01:49:10,911 LIN AMENDMENT TO ADVANCE SAFETY 3418 01:49:10,911 --> 01:49:13,680 ON RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH. ON 3419 01:49:13,680 --> 01:49:17,183 AVERAGE, ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS IS 3420 01:49:17,183 --> 01:49:17,784 INJURED IN A CAR CRASH ON NEW 3421 01:49:17,784 --> 01:49:18,818 YORK AVENUE EVERY TWO AND A HALF 3422 01:49:18,818 --> 01:49:21,388 DAYS. I'LL SAY THAT AGAIN. 3423 01:49:21,388 --> 01:49:22,455 IT'S. ON AVERAGE, A COMMUNITY 3424 01:49:22,455 --> 01:49:23,623 MEMBER IS INJURED ON A CAR CRASH 3425 01:49:23,623 --> 01:49:26,159 ON RAINIER AVENUE EVERY TWO AND 3426 01:49:26,159 --> 01:49:27,627 A HALF DAYS. THE LATEST SAFETY 3427 01:49:27,627 --> 01:49:28,995 PROJECT IS COSTING OUR 3428 01:49:28,995 --> 01:49:29,696 COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTH END, 3429 01:49:29,696 --> 01:49:31,231 AND I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS 3430 01:49:31,231 --> 01:49:32,465 AMENDMENT IN ORDER TO ENSURE 3431 01:49:32,465 --> 01:49:33,300 THAT THE SAFETY PROJECT 3432 01:49:33,300 --> 01:49:35,135 CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. I 3433 01:49:35,135 --> 01:49:37,837 ALSO WANT TO STRONGLY OPPOSE THE 3434 01:49:37,837 --> 01:49:38,872 1.25 MILLION CUT TO SAFE ROUTES 3435 01:49:38,872 --> 01:49:40,073 TO SCHOOL, AS OTHERS HAVE SPOKEN 3436 01:49:40,073 --> 01:49:41,675 TO AND SUPPORT THE ASKS OF THE 3437 01:49:41,675 --> 01:49:44,377 SOLIDARITY BUDGET. THANK YOU SO 3438 01:49:44,377 --> 01:49:44,578 MUCH. 3439 01:49:44,578 --> 01:49:45,779 -- THANK YOU. CLARA. UP NEXT IS 3440 01:49:45,779 --> 01:49:50,317 GUINEVERE, THEN LAMB. WELCOME, 3441 01:49:50,317 --> 01:49:52,719 GUINEVERE. 3442 01:49:52,719 --> 01:49:54,988 -- HELLO. THANK YOU. PROACTIVE 3443 01:49:54,988 --> 01:49:56,823 POLICING DOES NOT WORK. NYPD 3444 01:49:56,823 --> 01:49:58,458 HELD A WORK SLOWDOWN IN THE 3445 01:49:58,458 --> 01:49:59,693 WINTER OF 2014 AFTER THE MURDER 3446 01:49:59,693 --> 01:50:01,294 OF ERIC GARNER BY POLICE. DURING 3447 01:50:01,294 --> 01:50:03,029 THE SEVERAL WEEKS OF POLICE WORK 3448 01:50:03,029 --> 01:50:04,564 SLOWDOWN, CIVILIAN COMPLAINTS OF 3449 01:50:04,564 --> 01:50:06,132 MAJOR CRIMES DROPPED BY ABOUT 3 3450 01:50:06,132 --> 01:50:08,668 TO 6% DURING THE SLOWDOWN. THE 3451 01:50:08,668 --> 01:50:09,269 RESEARCHERS WHO STUDIED THIS 3452 01:50:09,269 --> 01:50:12,105 SAID, QUOTE, THE CESSATION OF 3453 01:50:12,105 --> 01:50:12,739 PROACTIVE POLICING CORRESPONDS 3454 01:50:12,739 --> 01:50:13,440 ROUGHLY TO THE RELATIVE DECLINE 3455 01:50:13,440 --> 01:50:14,908 IN CRIME. THE EARLIER RESEARCH, 3456 01:50:14,908 --> 01:50:16,176 ATTRIBUTED TO THE EFFECTS OF 3457 01:50:16,176 --> 01:50:18,244 MASS INCARCERATION, END QUOTE. 3458 01:50:18,244 --> 01:50:20,380 AND THE RESEARCHERS SAID THE 3459 01:50:20,380 --> 01:50:21,014 UNDERREPORTING DID NOT ACCOUNT 3460 01:50:21,014 --> 01:50:23,984 FOR THIS DROP FUND PROGRAMS, NOT 3461 01:50:23,984 --> 01:50:26,252 POLICE THE CITY MUST RELEASE THE 3462 01:50:26,252 --> 01:50:27,921 300,000 FOR TRANS REFUGEES 3463 01:50:27,921 --> 01:50:29,456 IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. 3464 01:50:29,456 --> 01:50:30,991 -- THANK YOU, GUINEVERE. UP NEXT 3465 01:50:30,991 --> 01:50:32,592 IS LAMB. AND THEN LAURA IS OUR 3466 01:50:32,592 --> 01:50:34,594 LAST PUBLIC COMMENTER TODAY. 3467 01:50:34,594 --> 01:50:39,065 LAMB. WELCOME, STAR SIX TO 3468 01:50:39,065 --> 01:50:39,299 UNMUTE. 3469 01:50:39,299 --> 01:50:40,433 -- GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 3470 01:50:40,433 --> 01:50:44,004 MY NAME IS LAMB AND I'M THE 3471 01:50:44,004 --> 01:50:44,637 GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE TRANSIT 3472 01:50:44,637 --> 01:50:46,272 RIDERS UNION. I AM HERE TO URGE 3473 01:50:46,272 --> 01:50:48,008 YOU TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT 3474 01:50:48,008 --> 01:50:50,443 PROPOSED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT 3475 01:50:50,443 --> 01:50:53,179 HOLLINGSWORTH, ADDING AN 3476 01:50:53,179 --> 01:50:53,813 ADDITIONAL $500,000 FOR TENANT 3477 01:50:53,813 --> 01:50:55,115 SERVICES TO THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 3478 01:50:55,115 --> 01:50:56,483 BUDGET, AS WELL AS THE 3479 01:50:56,483 --> 01:50:58,351 AMENDMENTS BY COUNCILMEMBER 3480 01:50:58,351 --> 01:51:00,854 FOSTER. FOR MORE RESOURCES FOR 3481 01:51:00,854 --> 01:51:02,722 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO 3482 01:51:02,722 --> 01:51:04,257 PREVENT THE DISPLACEMENT OF 3483 01:51:04,257 --> 01:51:07,160 EXISTING HOMEOWNERS IN OUR CITY. 3484 01:51:07,160 --> 01:51:08,628 IN 2027, SEATTLE RENTERS WILL 3485 01:51:08,628 --> 01:51:11,064 FACE A RECORD NUMBER OF 3486 01:51:11,064 --> 01:51:13,099 EVICTIONS, RISING HOUSING COSTS 3487 01:51:13,099 --> 01:51:13,633 AND INCREASINGLY COMPLEX 3488 01:51:13,633 --> 01:51:15,635 CHALLENGES WHEN DEALING WITH 3489 01:51:15,635 --> 01:51:16,236 LANDLORDS, RENTER PROTECTIONS 3490 01:51:16,236 --> 01:51:17,837 ONLY MATTER IF PEOPLE CAN 3491 01:51:17,837 --> 01:51:19,406 ACTUALLY ACCESS THE SUPPORT THEY 3492 01:51:19,406 --> 01:51:23,843 NEED TO ENFORCE THOSE RIGHTS. 3493 01:51:23,843 --> 01:51:24,444 TENANT SERVICES PROVIDE THAT 3494 01:51:24,444 --> 01:51:26,146 LIFELINE. THEY CONNECT RENTERS 3495 01:51:26,146 --> 01:51:27,280 TO LEGAL ASSISTANCE, KNOW YOUR 3496 01:51:27,280 --> 01:51:29,949 RIGHTS, EDUCATION, EVICTION 3497 01:51:29,949 --> 01:51:31,284 PREVENTION RESOURCES, LANGUAGE 3498 01:51:31,284 --> 01:51:32,685 ACCESS, SUPPORT AND HELP RESOLVE 3499 01:51:32,685 --> 01:51:34,921 ISSUES LIKE DISCRIMINATION. 3500 01:51:34,921 --> 01:51:36,556 PLEASE SUPPORT THE AMENDMENTS TO 3501 01:51:36,556 --> 01:51:37,190 ADD 500,000 FOR TENANT SERVICES 3502 01:51:37,190 --> 01:51:39,059 AND RESOURCES FOR AFFORDABLE 3503 01:51:39,059 --> 01:51:40,126 HOUSING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR 3504 01:51:40,126 --> 01:51:43,063 YOUR TIME AND FOR STANDING WITH 3505 01:51:43,063 --> 01:51:43,463 SEATTLE RENTERS. 3506 01:51:43,463 --> 01:51:47,133 -- THANK YOU LAMB. UP NEXT IS 3507 01:51:47,133 --> 01:51:50,170 LAURA. LAURA, I SEE YOU'RE 3508 01:51:50,170 --> 01:51:57,844 HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. LAURA 3509 01:51:57,844 --> 01:52:01,748 STAR SIX TO UNMUTE LAURA M, I 3510 01:52:01,748 --> 01:52:07,454 SEE YOU'RE PRESENT. STAR SIX TO 3511 01:52:07,454 --> 01:52:10,056 UNMUTE. WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR 3512 01:52:10,056 --> 01:52:10,757 LAURA COLLEAGUES, WE HAD A BUNCH 3513 01:52:10,757 --> 01:52:14,060 MORE PEOPLE SIGN UP AFTER WE HAD 3514 01:52:14,060 --> 01:52:15,228 61 OR SO PEOPLE SIGNED UP 3515 01:52:15,228 --> 01:52:16,429 INITIALLY, WHICH IS WHY I 3516 01:52:16,429 --> 01:52:18,098 EXTENDED IT TO ONE. KEPT IT AT 3517 01:52:18,098 --> 01:52:19,766 ONE MINUTE. WE DID GO ABOUT A 3518 01:52:19,766 --> 01:52:22,368 HALF AN HOUR LONG. LAURA IS 3519 01:52:22,368 --> 01:52:22,969 HERE. I'LL SAVE THE REST OF 3520 01:52:22,969 --> 01:52:23,970 THESE REMARKS AFTER LAURA 3521 01:52:23,970 --> 01:52:26,539 SPEAKS. LAURA, WELCOME. 3522 01:52:26,539 --> 01:52:29,876 -- HI. THANK YOU. I AM CALLING 3523 01:52:29,876 --> 01:52:33,246 IN BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET LINE 3524 01:52:33,246 --> 01:52:33,780 ITEM FOR THE $2.5 MILLION 3525 01:52:33,780 --> 01:52:35,014 INVESTMENT FOR SOUTH SEATTLE IN 3526 01:52:35,014 --> 01:52:36,649 THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, CALLED A 3527 01:52:36,649 --> 01:52:38,051 REINVESTMENT FUND, WHICH IS 3528 01:52:38,051 --> 01:52:41,821 REALLY IRONIC BECAUSE SO MUCH OF 3529 01:52:41,821 --> 01:52:42,422 A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF 3530 01:52:42,422 --> 01:52:43,923 INVESTMENTS ALREADY GO TO THOSE 3531 01:52:43,923 --> 01:52:45,592 NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY TO THE 3532 01:52:45,592 --> 01:52:48,228 BLACK COMMUNITY, WHILE OTHER 3533 01:52:48,228 --> 01:52:48,862 COMMUNITIES ARE GETTING ALMOST 3534 01:52:48,862 --> 01:52:50,864 NOTHING. COUNCILWOMAN RINCK 3535 01:52:50,864 --> 01:52:52,565 WANTED TO DO THE DO NOT SOLICIT 3536 01:52:52,565 --> 01:52:54,334 SIGNS TO GO FOR A DISPLACEMENT 3537 01:52:54,334 --> 01:52:56,569 FUND, BUT FOR WHO? IN THE 3538 01:52:56,569 --> 01:52:58,138 CENTRAL DISTRICT, WE'VE SEEN 3539 01:52:58,138 --> 01:52:59,739 ASIAN AND JEWISH RESIDENTS 3540 01:52:59,739 --> 01:53:01,074 PULLED OUT, PUSHED OUT, SUCH AS 3541 01:53:01,074 --> 01:53:03,409 THE CAIRO BUILDING THAT BELONGED 3542 01:53:03,409 --> 01:53:04,911 TO THE JAPANESE COMMUNITY BEING 3543 01:53:04,911 --> 01:53:06,846 HANDED OVER TO AFRICATOWN 3544 01:53:06,846 --> 01:53:08,381 BECAUSE OF THEIR AGGRESSIVE 3545 01:53:08,381 --> 01:53:09,949 PURSUIT OF THAT, WE SEE A 3546 01:53:09,949 --> 01:53:13,119 SYNAGOGUE ACROSS THE STREET. 3547 01:53:13,119 --> 01:53:16,156 LANGSTON USED TO HOST NAZIS LIKE 3548 01:53:16,156 --> 01:53:17,857 AMANDA SEALES AND GIVE A HOMAGE 3549 01:53:17,857 --> 01:53:19,559 TO OMARI GARRETT, WHO'S LIKE 3550 01:53:19,559 --> 01:53:21,895 WHO HAS AN OPEN RECORD OF 3551 01:53:21,895 --> 01:53:22,996 ABUSING PEOPLE. WE ASK YOU TO 3552 01:53:22,996 --> 01:53:24,130 SHOW RESPECT FOR THE ASIAN AND 3553 01:53:24,130 --> 01:53:26,900 JEWISH COMMUNITY AND DIRECT YOUR 3554 01:53:26,900 --> 01:53:28,735 FUNDS TO THEIR, ESPECIALLY THE 3555 01:53:28,735 --> 01:53:29,502 CAIRO BUILDING AND THE 3556 01:53:29,502 --> 01:53:31,171 SYNAGOGUE. 3557 01:53:31,171 --> 01:53:32,805 -- THANK YOU, LAURA, AND I WANT 3558 01:53:32,805 --> 01:53:33,907 TO CHECK WITH THE CLERK RIGHT 3559 01:53:33,907 --> 01:53:36,810 NOW. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE PUBLIC 3560 01:53:36,810 --> 01:53:38,978 COMMENT REGISTRANTS IN PERSON OR 3561 01:53:38,978 --> 01:53:39,212 ONLINE? 3562 01:53:39,212 --> 01:53:41,347 -- THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL 3563 01:53:41,347 --> 01:53:41,814 REGISTERED SPEAKERS. 3564 01:53:41,814 --> 01:53:45,251 -- THANK YOU. THAT DOES CONCLUDE 3565 01:53:45,251 --> 01:53:45,718 PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY, 3566 01:53:45,718 --> 01:53:46,452 COLLEAGUES, AS I WAS SAYING, WE 3567 01:53:46,452 --> 01:53:48,354 WENT ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR OVER 3568 01:53:48,354 --> 01:53:50,523 WHAT I EXPECTED, EVEN WITH 3569 01:53:50,523 --> 01:53:51,958 ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS. I 3570 01:53:51,958 --> 01:53:53,760 APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND 3571 01:53:53,760 --> 01:53:54,594 YOUR GRACE WITH ME, BECAUSE I DO 3572 01:53:54,594 --> 01:53:56,029 THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE 3573 01:53:56,029 --> 01:53:59,065 HEAR FROM FOLKS IN THE FUTURE IF 3574 01:53:59,065 --> 01:53:59,899 THAT IF WE HAVE THE SAME 3575 01:53:59,899 --> 01:54:02,735 SITUATION, I MAY REDUCE TO 50 OR 3576 01:54:02,735 --> 01:54:04,137 45 SECONDS WITH THAT CLERK. CAN 3577 01:54:04,137 --> 01:54:08,841 YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM 3578 01:54:08,841 --> 01:54:09,242 INTO THE RECORD. 3579 01:54:09,242 --> 01:54:09,876 -- AGENDA ITEM ONE INTRODUCTION 3580 01:54:09,876 --> 01:54:10,710 AND BUDGET PROPOSALS. OVERVIEW 3581 01:54:10,710 --> 01:54:12,011 FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. 3582 01:54:12,011 --> 01:54:13,112 -- WONDERFUL. WE ARE JOINED BY 3583 01:54:13,112 --> 01:54:15,882 DIRECTOR LISH WHITSON CALVIN 3584 01:54:15,882 --> 01:54:16,516 CHOW AND CENTRAL STAFF, AND I 3585 01:54:16,516 --> 01:54:19,018 WILL HOLD MY REMARKS UNTIL AFTER 3586 01:54:19,018 --> 01:54:20,119 YOUR OPENING. WELCOME. 3587 01:54:20,119 --> 01:54:23,289 -- GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I'LL 3588 01:54:23,289 --> 01:54:26,159 BREEZE THROUGH THIS. LET'S SEE, 3589 01:54:26,159 --> 01:54:28,695 AS AS YOU ARE AWARE, WE ARE IN 3590 01:54:28,695 --> 01:54:30,897 PHASE THREE OF THE BUDGET 3591 01:54:30,897 --> 01:54:36,169 PROCESS. DISCUSSION OF 3592 01:54:36,169 --> 01:54:36,803 COUNCILMEMBER BUDGET PROPOSALS. 3593 01:54:36,803 --> 01:54:41,074 THIS WEEK WE ARE GOING TO 3594 01:54:41,074 --> 01:54:42,041 BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE EACH BUDGET 3595 01:54:42,041 --> 01:54:44,777 PROPOSAL AND LEAVE IT TO YOU TO 3596 01:54:44,777 --> 01:54:46,145 PROVIDE MORE SUBSTANCE BEHIND 3597 01:54:46,145 --> 01:54:51,384 WHAT YOU ARE RECOMMENDING THE 3598 01:54:51,384 --> 01:54:55,154 COUNCIL ADOPT. OKAY TODAY WE 3599 01:54:55,154 --> 01:54:58,625 HAVE 16 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS 3600 01:54:58,625 --> 01:55:00,660 WITH 36 DIFFERENT BUDGET 3601 01:55:00,660 --> 01:55:01,995 AMENDMENTS ON THE AGENDA. 3602 01:55:01,995 --> 01:55:03,796 TOMORROW WE ONLY HAVE FIVE 3603 01:55:03,796 --> 01:55:08,268 DEPARTMENTS. SEATTLE HAS DROPPED 3604 01:55:08,268 --> 01:55:10,470 OFF, BUT WE HAVE 59 DIFFERENT 3605 01:55:10,470 --> 01:55:13,306 BUDGET AMENDMENT PROPOSALS FOR 3606 01:55:13,306 --> 01:55:15,441 THOSE FIVE DEPARTMENTS, AND ON 3607 01:55:15,441 --> 01:55:17,977 THURSDAY WE WILL HAVE 68 3608 01:55:17,977 --> 01:55:23,249 PROPOSALS FOR SIX DEPARTMENTS. 3609 01:55:23,249 --> 01:55:24,550 AS YOU KNOW, NEXT WEEK ON 3610 01:55:24,550 --> 01:55:27,687 TUESDAY, WE WILL BE RELEASING 3611 01:55:27,687 --> 01:55:29,789 THE CHAIRS BALANCING PACKAGE 3612 01:55:29,789 --> 01:55:31,424 THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED ON 3613 01:55:31,424 --> 01:55:33,326 WEDNESDAY WITH A PUBLIC HEARING 3614 01:55:33,326 --> 01:55:36,930 ON THURSDAY FOLLOWING NEXT WEEK. 3615 01:55:36,930 --> 01:55:42,101 ON MONDAY, THE NINTH IS YOUR 3616 01:55:42,101 --> 01:55:43,936 DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ANY FINAL 3617 01:55:43,936 --> 01:55:44,570 SELF BALANCED AMENDMENTS TO THE 3618 01:55:44,570 --> 01:55:48,241 CHAIR'S PACKAGE AND ANY 3619 01:55:48,241 --> 01:55:51,778 QUESTIONS 3620 01:55:51,778 --> 01:55:53,079 -- IF I COULD, I'D LIKE TO JUST 3621 01:55:53,079 --> 01:55:55,114 ADD ONE COMMENT ABOUT THE SELF 3622 01:55:55,114 --> 01:55:57,884 BALANCED PACKAGE DEADLINE. AND 3623 01:55:57,884 --> 01:56:00,219 JUST BECAUSE OF WHERE WE ARE IN 3624 01:56:00,219 --> 01:56:02,889 THE PROCESS AND THE NEED TO 3625 01:56:02,889 --> 01:56:03,523 ACTUALLY PROCESS THOSE QUICKLY 3626 01:56:03,523 --> 01:56:05,692 AND GET THEM READY FOR THE 3627 01:56:05,692 --> 01:56:07,393 COUNCIL CONSIDERATION, WE WILL 3628 01:56:07,393 --> 01:56:08,861 HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE DETAILS 3629 01:56:08,861 --> 01:56:10,697 IDENTIFIED AT THAT TIME. WE WILL 3630 01:56:10,697 --> 01:56:11,631 NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE TIME TO 3631 01:56:11,631 --> 01:56:14,267 ITERATE AFTER THAT DEADLINE. 3632 01:56:14,267 --> 01:56:17,437 -- THANK YOU CARL. THANK YOU. 3633 01:56:17,437 --> 01:56:18,671 LISH. WE'LL MOVE ON TO 3634 01:56:18,671 --> 01:56:20,173 QUESTIONS IN JUST A MOMENT. I'LL 3635 01:56:20,173 --> 01:56:22,775 SHARE SOME GENERAL REMARKS. AS I 3636 01:56:22,775 --> 01:56:24,210 MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE 3637 01:56:24,210 --> 01:56:26,346 AROUND 170 AMENDMENTS THAT 3638 01:56:26,346 --> 01:56:27,380 YOU'VE HEARD WILL BE BROKEN OUT 3639 01:56:27,380 --> 01:56:30,550 IN THESE NEXT THREE DAYS. I WANT 3640 01:56:30,550 --> 01:56:32,218 TO TALK AND JUST SPEAKING ABOUT 3641 01:56:32,218 --> 01:56:33,920 MY OWN AMENDMENTS HERE, I KNOW 3642 01:56:33,920 --> 01:56:36,956 THAT I CAN'T FUND ALL OF MY 3643 01:56:36,956 --> 01:56:38,491 AMENDMENTS TO THE FULLEST DEGREE 3644 01:56:38,491 --> 01:56:40,727 THAT I HAVE ASKED. I'VE PUT 3645 01:56:40,727 --> 01:56:42,261 THESE ASKS FORWARD BECAUSE THEY 3646 01:56:42,261 --> 01:56:44,030 ARE ASKS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED 3647 01:56:44,030 --> 01:56:46,566 FROM OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEY ARE 3648 01:56:46,566 --> 01:56:47,934 ASKS THAT I KNOW THAT NEED TO BE 3649 01:56:47,934 --> 01:56:50,403 FUNDED. EVEN IF WE CAN'T 3650 01:56:50,403 --> 01:56:52,739 ACHIEVE THAT IN THIS BUDGET. 3651 01:56:52,739 --> 01:56:54,640 HERE I MAKE THIS CHOICE SO THAT 3652 01:56:54,640 --> 01:56:56,609 I SHOW IN PUBLIC WHAT I'M 3653 01:56:56,609 --> 01:56:58,211 CONSIDERING FOR THE CHAIR'S 3654 01:56:58,211 --> 01:57:00,246 PACKAGE. LIKE LAST YEAR, BUT 3655 01:57:00,246 --> 01:57:02,382 DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS BUDGET 3656 01:57:02,382 --> 01:57:03,850 CHAIRS, WILL ALSO HAVE A SLIDE 3657 01:57:03,850 --> 01:57:05,685 SHOWING ANY CHANGES I MAKE IN 3658 01:57:05,685 --> 01:57:08,087 THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE THAT WERE 3659 01:57:08,087 --> 01:57:10,556 NOT REFLECTED IN THIS WEEK'S 3660 01:57:10,556 --> 01:57:11,257 PROCESS. I WANT TO TALK JUST A 3661 01:57:11,257 --> 01:57:13,059 LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCEDURE 3662 01:57:13,059 --> 01:57:16,029 IN WHICH WE WILL ENDEAVOR 3663 01:57:16,029 --> 01:57:18,798 THROUGH TODAY, WITH 36 3664 01:57:18,798 --> 01:57:22,034 AMENDMENTS. I'M GOING TO HAVE 3665 01:57:22,034 --> 01:57:23,169 CENTRAL STAFF BRIEF THE ITEM. I 3666 01:57:23,169 --> 01:57:25,238 WILL THEN TURN IT OVER TO THE 3667 01:57:25,238 --> 01:57:27,907 SPONSOR OF THE PROPOSAL. FROM 3668 01:57:27,907 --> 01:57:29,742 THERE, I WILL ASK IF THE 3669 01:57:29,742 --> 01:57:31,844 COMMITTEE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE 3670 01:57:31,844 --> 01:57:33,579 OVERSEEING THE DEPARTMENT WOULD 3671 01:57:33,579 --> 01:57:36,082 LIKE TO SHARE ANY WORDS. AT THAT 3672 01:57:36,082 --> 01:57:38,217 POINT, WE WILL WE WILL FOLLOW 3673 01:57:38,217 --> 01:57:40,987 ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, IN 3674 01:57:40,987 --> 01:57:42,688 WHICH ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK 3675 01:57:42,688 --> 01:57:44,257 CAN DO SO. AND IF SOMEBODY 3676 01:57:44,257 --> 01:57:46,392 RAISES THEIR HAND A SECOND TIME, 3677 01:57:46,392 --> 01:57:47,794 WE WILL WAIT UNTIL EVERYONE HAS 3678 01:57:47,794 --> 01:57:48,694 HAD AN OPPORTUNITY. THE FIRST 3679 01:57:48,694 --> 01:57:51,931 TIME. THIS IS SIMPLY A 3680 01:57:51,931 --> 01:57:53,766 CONVERSATION ABOUT THE 3681 01:57:53,766 --> 01:57:56,369 PROPOSALS. THE CONVERSATION 3682 01:57:56,369 --> 01:57:59,005 ABOUT TRYING TO WIN OR NOT WIN 3683 01:57:59,005 --> 01:58:00,540 VOTES WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 3684 01:58:00,540 --> 01:58:02,375 ROUND OF AMENDMENTS. RIGHT? AND 3685 01:58:02,375 --> 01:58:05,244 SO TODAY IS SIMPLY THE PROPOSAL 3686 01:58:05,244 --> 01:58:07,380 SO THAT IT CAN BE SAID IN 3687 01:58:07,380 --> 01:58:09,549 PUBLIC. I WILL ASK FOR COUNCIL 3688 01:58:09,549 --> 01:58:12,485 COLLEAGUES TO ENDEAVOR TO ONLY 3689 01:58:12,485 --> 01:58:15,655 HAVE ONE COMMENT. AND. BUT IF 3690 01:58:15,655 --> 01:58:17,690 DEBATE DOES ENSUE, I WILL 3691 01:58:17,690 --> 01:58:19,192 FACILITATE THAT DEBATE. IF IT'S 3692 01:58:19,192 --> 01:58:21,294 A LONG CONVERSATION, I'LL TURN 3693 01:58:21,294 --> 01:58:23,930 BACK TO THE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND 3694 01:58:23,930 --> 01:58:26,065 THEN TO THE SPONSOR TO HAVE 3695 01:58:26,065 --> 01:58:27,100 FINAL WORD BEFORE WE MOVE 3696 01:58:27,100 --> 01:58:28,334 FORWARD. WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD, 3697 01:58:28,334 --> 01:58:30,036 THIS IS WHERE I'LL NEED EVERYONE 3698 01:58:30,036 --> 01:58:33,639 ON THEIR TOES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE 3699 01:58:33,639 --> 01:58:34,407 TO CO-SPONSOR THE ITEM, I WILL 3700 01:58:34,407 --> 01:58:36,709 ASK YOU FOR THE CO-SPONSORSHIP. 3701 01:58:36,709 --> 01:58:38,578 YOU WILL RAISE YOUR HAND. I'M 3702 01:58:38,578 --> 01:58:39,679 NOT GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME, 3703 01:58:39,679 --> 01:58:41,347 SO WE HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY. I 3704 01:58:41,347 --> 01:58:43,216 WILL CALL OUT ALL OF THE NAMES 3705 01:58:43,216 --> 01:58:45,384 OF THOSE WHO WANT TO CO-SPONSOR, 3706 01:58:45,384 --> 01:58:49,822 AND THEN I WILL. I WILL CONFIRM 3707 01:58:49,822 --> 01:58:51,123 WITH CALVIN CHOW VERBALLY ON THE 3708 01:58:51,123 --> 01:58:52,024 RECORD, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE 3709 01:58:52,024 --> 01:58:56,362 RIGHT ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. I 3710 01:58:56,362 --> 01:58:57,697 WILL BE FACILITATING IN A MORE 3711 01:58:57,697 --> 01:58:59,131 ACTIVE WAY DURING THIS SECTION 3712 01:58:59,131 --> 01:59:00,933 OF BUDGET THAN I HAVE IN THE 3713 01:59:00,933 --> 01:59:03,469 PAST TWO SECTIONS OF BUDGET. THE 3714 01:59:03,469 --> 01:59:05,071 PAST TWO SECTIONS HAVE BEEN MORE 3715 01:59:05,071 --> 01:59:05,671 CONVERSATIONAL BECAUSE IT HAS 3716 01:59:05,671 --> 01:59:07,273 BEEN A CONVERSATION WITH THE 3717 01:59:07,273 --> 01:59:09,342 DEPARTMENTS OR WITH CENTRAL 3718 01:59:09,342 --> 01:59:10,843 STAFF ABOUT THE CHOICE POINTS 3719 01:59:10,843 --> 01:59:12,979 THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US TODAY. WE 3720 01:59:12,979 --> 01:59:16,749 ARE MOVING INTO THE PROPOSALS. 3721 01:59:16,749 --> 01:59:17,383 NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE CHAIR'S 3722 01:59:17,383 --> 01:59:18,851 PACKAGE, AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK 3723 01:59:18,851 --> 01:59:20,720 WILL BE AMENDMENTS. AND SO THIS 3724 01:59:20,720 --> 01:59:22,722 IS WHERE MORE ACTIVE 3725 01:59:22,722 --> 01:59:23,689 FACILITATION WILL OCCUR. I'LL 3726 01:59:23,689 --> 01:59:24,891 ALSO BE GIVING YOU GOOGLE MAP 3727 01:59:24,891 --> 01:59:26,092 UPDATES ON THE TRAFFIC THAT WE 3728 01:59:26,092 --> 01:59:28,361 HAVE BEFORE US. SAID ANOTHER 3729 01:59:28,361 --> 01:59:30,263 WAY, WE HAVE 36 AMENDMENTS 3730 01:59:30,263 --> 01:59:32,164 TODAY. IF EVERYONE SPEAKS FOR 3731 01:59:32,164 --> 01:59:33,232 TEN MINUTES, IF WE ALL SPEAK FOR 3732 01:59:33,232 --> 01:59:34,667 TEN MINUTES ON EACH ISSUE, WE 3733 01:59:34,667 --> 01:59:38,704 WILL BE HERE FOR SIX HOURS, 3734 01:59:38,704 --> 01:59:40,540 WHICH AT THIS POINT MEANS 530. 3735 01:59:40,540 --> 01:59:42,175 IF WE ALL SPEAK FOR FIVE 3736 01:59:42,175 --> 01:59:44,644 MINUTES, WE'LL BE HERE FOR THREE 3737 01:59:44,644 --> 01:59:49,815 HOURS, WHICH IS 230, NOT 3738 01:59:49,815 --> 01:59:51,284 INCLUDING LUNCH. WHAT THIS 3739 01:59:51,284 --> 01:59:53,486 MEANS, AND I'LL KIND OF GIVE 3740 01:59:53,486 --> 01:59:54,086 THESE UPDATES ALONG THE WAY. 3741 01:59:54,086 --> 01:59:56,622 I'M JUST HERE ABOUT PROCEDURE. 3742 01:59:56,622 --> 01:59:58,157 I'M NOT HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE 3743 01:59:58,157 --> 01:59:59,392 MERITS OF THE ISSUE AND WHETHER 3744 01:59:59,392 --> 02:00:00,793 WE SHOULD SPEAK ON IT. I WILL 3745 02:00:00,793 --> 02:00:02,895 CLOSE EACH DAY BY 5 P.M. AT THE 3746 02:00:02,895 --> 02:00:03,796 LATEST. I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET 3747 02:00:03,796 --> 02:00:07,199 OUT BY 430 TODAY. AND IF WE ARE 3748 02:00:07,199 --> 02:00:08,834 NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH ALL OF 3749 02:00:08,834 --> 02:00:10,770 THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA OR 3750 02:00:10,770 --> 02:00:11,971 THAT DAY'S AGENDA, THEY WILL 3751 02:00:11,971 --> 02:00:14,307 ROLL OVER TO THE MORNING OF THE 3752 02:00:14,307 --> 02:00:16,309 NEXT DAY. IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO 3753 02:00:16,309 --> 02:00:19,111 GET THROUGH ALL OF THE PROPOSALS 3754 02:00:19,111 --> 02:00:21,647 BY THURSDAY AT 5 P.M., WE WILL 3755 02:00:21,647 --> 02:00:24,450 COME BACK TO THE DAIS ON FRIDAY 3756 02:00:24,450 --> 02:00:28,321 MORNING AT 9:30 A.M.. AGREE OR 3757 02:00:28,321 --> 02:00:29,755 DISAGREE? WE WILL DEMONSTRATE A 3758 02:00:29,755 --> 02:00:32,825 HEALTHY DEMOCRACY THROUGH A 3759 02:00:32,825 --> 02:00:33,459 HEALTHY CONVERSATION. THAT'S 3760 02:00:33,459 --> 02:00:34,527 WHERE I WANT TO LEAVE US NOW. 3761 02:00:34,527 --> 02:00:38,297 AND WITH THAT, LET'S GET INTO 3762 02:00:38,297 --> 02:00:40,666 OUR PROPOSALS. ARE THERE ANY 3763 02:00:40,666 --> 02:00:42,768 QUESTIONS ON THE PROCEDURE OR 3764 02:00:42,768 --> 02:00:46,772 WHERE WE ARE IN THE BUDGET 3765 02:00:46,772 --> 02:00:47,673 PROCESS? SEEING NONE. CLERK, 3766 02:00:47,673 --> 02:00:50,176 WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEMS TWO 3767 02:00:50,176 --> 02:00:55,815 THROUGH SIX INTO THE RECORD? 3768 02:00:55,815 --> 02:00:56,382 -- AGENDA ITEM TWO SEATTLE 3769 02:00:56,382 --> 02:00:58,084 MUNICIPAL COURTS. AGENDA ITEM 3770 02:00:58,084 --> 02:01:00,186 THREE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. 3771 02:01:00,186 --> 02:01:00,853 LAW DEPARTMENT. AGENDA ITEM 3772 02:01:00,853 --> 02:01:03,256 FOUR. OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS. 3773 02:01:03,256 --> 02:01:04,724 AGENDA ITEM FIVE. OFFICE OF 3774 02:01:04,724 --> 02:01:05,424 LABOR STANDARDS AND AGENDA. ITEM 3775 02:01:05,424 --> 02:01:07,026 SIX. OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND 3776 02:01:07,026 --> 02:01:07,994 REFUGEE AFFAIRS, ALL FOR 3777 02:01:07,994 --> 02:01:09,028 BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. 3778 02:01:09,028 --> 02:01:10,563 -- THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO TURN 3779 02:01:10,563 --> 02:01:11,998 IT OVER TO COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF 3780 02:01:11,998 --> 02:01:13,532 TO RUN US THROUGH THIS, AND I 3781 02:01:13,532 --> 02:01:15,368 HOPE TO GET THROUGH THE TEN 3782 02:01:15,368 --> 02:01:18,237 AMENDMENTS IN THESE FIRST FIVE 3783 02:01:18,237 --> 02:01:20,239 DEPARTMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE LUNCH 3784 02:01:20,239 --> 02:01:23,709 WITH THAT CENTRAL STAFF. OVER TO 3785 02:01:23,709 --> 02:01:23,909 YOU. 3786 02:01:23,909 --> 02:01:25,411 -- GOOD MORNING, TOMASO JOHNSON, 3787 02:01:25,411 --> 02:01:26,445 COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF HERE TO 3788 02:01:26,445 --> 02:01:27,980 BRIEF YOU ON THIS ITEM FOR THE 3789 02:01:27,980 --> 02:01:31,884 SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. SMC ONE 3790 02:01:31,884 --> 02:01:33,919 AYE. THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION 3791 02:01:33,919 --> 02:01:35,488 WOULD INCREASE THE SEATTLE 3792 02:01:35,488 --> 02:01:37,690 MUNICIPAL COURT BY $410,000 OF 3793 02:01:37,690 --> 02:01:41,093 GENERAL FUND IN 2027, AND 3794 02:01:41,093 --> 02:01:43,095 $414,000 OF GENERAL FUND IN 3795 02:01:43,095 --> 02:01:46,766 2028, AND RESTORE 2.0 FTE. FOR 3796 02:01:46,766 --> 02:01:48,734 AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3797 02:01:48,734 --> 02:01:49,268 PROFESSIONAL POSITION AND 3798 02:01:49,268 --> 02:01:51,637 MANAGER. ONE POSITION. THIS 3799 02:01:51,637 --> 02:01:53,939 AMENDMENT IS SPONSORED BY 3800 02:01:53,939 --> 02:01:55,775 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND 3801 02:01:55,775 --> 02:01:56,375 CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 3802 02:01:56,375 --> 02:01:57,243 SAKA AND STRAUSS. 3803 02:01:57,243 --> 02:01:58,844 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3804 02:01:58,844 --> 02:01:59,512 KETTLE. AS SPONSOR OF THE 3805 02:01:59,512 --> 02:02:00,746 AMENDMENT AND CHAIR OF THE 3806 02:02:00,746 --> 02:02:01,881 COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 3807 02:02:01,881 --> 02:02:03,049 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR, I JUST 3808 02:02:03,049 --> 02:02:04,750 WANTED TO NOTE BRIEFLY IN THE 3809 02:02:04,750 --> 02:02:07,386 FIVE MINUTE RULE, OR EVEN LESS, 3810 02:02:07,386 --> 02:02:08,921 YOU KNOW, THIS GOES TO AN 3811 02:02:08,921 --> 02:02:11,957 ELEMENT IN OUR STRATEGIC 3812 02:02:11,957 --> 02:02:13,526 FRAMEWORK PLAN ABOUT FURTHERING 3813 02:02:13,526 --> 02:02:14,126 A FUNCTIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE 3814 02:02:14,126 --> 02:02:15,227 SYSTEM. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, 3815 02:02:15,227 --> 02:02:17,663 OFTENTIMES WE HAVE THESE PRESS 3816 02:02:17,663 --> 02:02:19,165 CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS ARE 3817 02:02:19,165 --> 02:02:22,568 ROLLED OUT, LIKE AT A AUTOMATIC 3818 02:02:22,568 --> 02:02:24,737 TRAFFIC CONTROL CAMERAS 3819 02:02:24,737 --> 02:02:26,205 CONNECTION COURT AND SO FUNDED 3820 02:02:26,205 --> 02:02:29,809 AND SO FORTH. BUT IT'S 3821 02:02:29,809 --> 02:02:30,443 ESSENTIALLY AN UNFUNDED MANDATE 3822 02:02:30,443 --> 02:02:31,210 FOR THE COURT BECAUSE THEY HAVE 3823 02:02:31,210 --> 02:02:32,678 AN IMPORTANT ROLE FOR THE 3824 02:02:32,678 --> 02:02:34,647 CARRYING OUT OF THESE PROGRAMS. 3825 02:02:34,647 --> 02:02:35,548 AND OVER THE YEARS THEY'VE HAD 3826 02:02:35,548 --> 02:02:36,816 A LOT OF CUTS. SO THIS IS A WAY 3827 02:02:36,816 --> 02:02:38,751 TO ENSURE THAT THESE PROGRAMS 3828 02:02:38,751 --> 02:02:42,021 ARE SUCCESSFUL, TO ENSURE THAT 3829 02:02:42,021 --> 02:02:42,621 THE COURT CAN ACTUALLY FOLLOW 3830 02:02:42,621 --> 02:02:44,757 THROUGH ON WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO 3831 02:02:44,757 --> 02:02:46,158 AND SUPPORT OF THESE PROGRAMS 3832 02:02:46,158 --> 02:02:49,795 AND ITS MISSION OVERALL. AND 3833 02:02:49,795 --> 02:02:51,731 WITH THAT CHAIR, I ASK FOR 3834 02:02:51,731 --> 02:02:53,566 EVERYONE'S SUPPORT, INCLUDING 3835 02:02:53,566 --> 02:02:53,866 THE CHAIRS. 3836 02:02:53,866 --> 02:02:56,702 -- THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. ANY 3837 02:02:56,702 --> 02:02:59,605 FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM 3838 02:02:59,605 --> 02:03:02,808 SEEING NONE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE 3839 02:03:02,808 --> 02:03:03,909 TO CO-SPONSOR SMC 001 A ONE, 3840 02:03:03,909 --> 02:03:07,646 PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS 3841 02:03:07,646 --> 02:03:14,186 TIME. SEE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 3842 02:03:14,186 --> 02:03:15,654 AND THAT IS IT. 3843 02:03:15,654 --> 02:03:17,056 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 3844 02:03:17,056 --> 02:03:17,456 -- THANK YOU AND. 3845 02:03:17,456 --> 02:03:18,557 -- THANK YOU. 3846 02:03:18,557 --> 02:03:20,593 -- AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 3847 02:03:20,593 --> 02:03:23,629 THE NEXT ITEM AND NEXT 3848 02:03:23,629 --> 02:03:26,966 DEPARTMENT. 3849 02:03:26,966 --> 02:03:27,533 -- KETTLE FREEMAN COUNCIL. 3850 02:03:27,533 --> 02:03:28,868 CENTRAL STAFF. I'M GOING TO 3851 02:03:28,868 --> 02:03:29,935 PRESENT THREE BUDGET ACTIONS 3852 02:03:29,935 --> 02:03:32,371 HERE. ALL AIM TOWARDS A SIMILAR 3853 02:03:32,371 --> 02:03:34,473 GOAL OF REDUCING THE BACKLOG OF 3854 02:03:34,473 --> 02:03:36,308 PROSECUTIONS FOR THE CITY 3855 02:03:36,308 --> 02:03:38,811 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THE FIRST IS 3856 02:03:38,811 --> 02:03:40,980 LAW ONE AYE SPONSORED BY 3857 02:03:40,980 --> 02:03:41,514 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND 3858 02:03:41,514 --> 02:03:42,782 CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS, 3859 02:03:42,782 --> 02:03:44,617 LIN AND RINCK. THIS BUDGET 3860 02:03:44,617 --> 02:03:45,885 ACTION WOULD INCREASE PROPOSED 3861 02:03:45,885 --> 02:03:47,420 APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CRIMINAL 3862 02:03:47,420 --> 02:03:49,088 DIVISION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S 3863 02:03:49,088 --> 02:03:50,356 OFFICE BY $1 MILLION. GENERAL 3864 02:03:50,356 --> 02:03:52,324 FUND IN 2027. IT'S A ONE TIME 3865 02:03:52,324 --> 02:03:53,426 APPROPRIATION TO HELP ADDRESS 3866 02:03:53,426 --> 02:03:57,096 THE BACKLOG IN MISDEMEANOR CASE 3867 02:03:57,096 --> 02:03:57,396 CLEARANCES. 3868 02:03:57,396 --> 02:03:58,931 -- THANK YOU, MR. FREEMAN. 3869 02:03:58,931 --> 02:03:59,899 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER SPONSOR THE 3870 02:03:59,899 --> 02:04:01,901 PROPOSAL. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 3871 02:04:01,901 --> 02:04:02,535 -- THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU SO 3872 02:04:02,535 --> 02:04:04,270 MUCH, CHAIR, AND THANK YOU, 3873 02:04:04,270 --> 02:04:05,404 COLLEAGUES. AND I WILL JUST SAY 3874 02:04:05,404 --> 02:04:07,273 THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, FOR 3875 02:04:07,273 --> 02:04:10,609 YOUR GOOGLE MAPS AND YOUR 3876 02:04:10,609 --> 02:04:11,076 OVERVIEW AND THE THE 3877 02:04:11,076 --> 02:04:11,710 TRANSPARENCY OF THE PROCESS AND 3878 02:04:11,710 --> 02:04:12,344 HOW YOU'RE GOING TO APPROACH 3879 02:04:12,344 --> 02:04:16,215 IT. I THINK IT'S, IT DOES NOT 3880 02:04:16,215 --> 02:04:17,416 GO UNNOTICED. SO, COLLEAGUES, I 3881 02:04:17,416 --> 02:04:18,651 AM ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR 3882 02:04:18,651 --> 02:04:20,352 THIS PROPOSAL, WHICH IS A ONE 3883 02:04:20,352 --> 02:04:22,388 TIME $1 MILLION ADD TO THE 3884 02:04:22,388 --> 02:04:23,889 CEO'S OFFICE TO ADDRESS A 3885 02:04:23,889 --> 02:04:26,559 BACKLOG OF MORE THAN 5000 CASES. 3886 02:04:26,559 --> 02:04:28,027 THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT ISSUE 3887 02:04:28,027 --> 02:04:29,161 OVER THE YEARS. AS MANY OF YOU 3888 02:04:29,161 --> 02:04:30,963 KNOW, I DO WANT TO SHARE WITH 3889 02:04:30,963 --> 02:04:33,032 YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION 3890 02:04:33,032 --> 02:04:34,934 ABOUT THE BACKLOGS. 33% OF THOSE 3891 02:04:34,934 --> 02:04:36,735 CASES ARE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 3892 02:04:36,735 --> 02:04:39,238 ELDER ABUSE, ASSAULT OR STALKING 3893 02:04:39,238 --> 02:04:40,973 CASES. THE NEXT LARGEST NUMBER 3894 02:04:40,973 --> 02:04:43,042 OF THOSE CASES ARE CRIMINAL 3895 02:04:43,042 --> 02:04:45,344 TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, WHICH ARE 3896 02:04:45,344 --> 02:04:48,047 ABOUT 16% OF THE CASES. AFTER 3897 02:04:48,047 --> 02:04:50,249 THAT IS HARASSMENT AT 14%, 3898 02:04:50,249 --> 02:04:52,651 ASSAULT AT 12%. AND IT GOES ON, 3899 02:04:52,651 --> 02:04:53,953 AS WE ALL KNOW, EACH OF THESE 3900 02:04:53,953 --> 02:04:54,987 CASES HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE 3901 02:04:54,987 --> 02:04:56,522 BEHIND THEM AND THAT ARE 3902 02:04:56,522 --> 02:04:58,157 IMPACTED. AND THE CEO'S OFFICE 3903 02:04:58,157 --> 02:04:59,892 HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK ON 3904 02:04:59,892 --> 02:05:01,427 REORGANIZATION TO TRY TO ADDRESS 3905 02:05:01,427 --> 02:05:03,462 THIS BACKLOG. BUT I BELIEVE THAT 3906 02:05:03,462 --> 02:05:06,165 THIS ONE TIME AD WILL ALLOW THEM 3907 02:05:06,165 --> 02:05:08,467 TO, THROUGH WORKING WITH 3908 02:05:08,467 --> 02:05:11,437 EXTERNAL FIRMS, EXTERNS EXISTING 3909 02:05:11,437 --> 02:05:12,071 STAFF WORK THROUGH THESE CASES, 3910 02:05:12,071 --> 02:05:12,705 DECIDE WHICH ONES THEY WANT TO 3911 02:05:12,705 --> 02:05:13,772 MOVE FORWARD IN A TIMELY MANNER 3912 02:05:13,772 --> 02:05:15,641 SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BE 3913 02:05:15,641 --> 02:05:17,510 CONCERNED OF THE STATUTE OF 3914 02:05:17,510 --> 02:05:18,143 LIMITATIONS RUNNING OUT BEFORE 3915 02:05:18,143 --> 02:05:19,144 WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO 3916 02:05:19,144 --> 02:05:20,746 THEM JUSTICE. SO, COLLEAGUES, I 3917 02:05:20,746 --> 02:05:22,314 ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. 3918 02:05:22,314 --> 02:05:23,549 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3919 02:05:23,549 --> 02:05:24,383 FOSTER COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS 3920 02:05:24,383 --> 02:05:25,484 CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. 3921 02:05:25,484 --> 02:05:26,986 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK 3922 02:05:26,986 --> 02:05:29,355 YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. FOSTER. I 3923 02:05:29,355 --> 02:05:32,191 SUPPORT THIS. IT'S REALLY 3924 02:05:32,191 --> 02:05:34,159 IMPORTANT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT 3925 02:05:34,159 --> 02:05:35,160 GOES ACROSS THE VARIOUS CITY 3926 02:05:35,160 --> 02:05:37,930 ATTORNEYS. THIS IS A CHRONIC 3927 02:05:37,930 --> 02:05:40,332 ISSUE. AND INSTEAD OF PASSING IT 3928 02:05:40,332 --> 02:05:41,300 DOWN TO THE WHENEVER THE NEXT 3929 02:05:41,300 --> 02:05:42,434 CITY ATTORNEY WILL BE. IT'S BEST 3930 02:05:42,434 --> 02:05:45,104 TO. FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT 3931 02:05:45,104 --> 02:05:46,038 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER SAID, TO 3932 02:05:46,038 --> 02:05:48,307 ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. AND SO 3933 02:05:48,307 --> 02:05:50,075 WITH THAT. YES. COUNCILMEMBER 3934 02:05:50,075 --> 02:05:53,012 FOSTER, I DO SUPPORT THIS. 3935 02:05:53,012 --> 02:05:54,847 -- THANK YOU. FURTHER 3936 02:05:54,847 --> 02:05:55,147 DISCUSSION. 3937 02:05:55,147 --> 02:05:55,748 -- SORRY. I'M SORRY TO SAY 3938 02:05:55,748 --> 02:05:57,716 ANOTHER WORD. 3939 02:05:57,716 --> 02:06:01,186 -- THANK YOU. FURTHER DISCUSSION 3940 02:06:01,186 --> 02:06:01,820 SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. IF 3941 02:06:01,820 --> 02:06:04,256 YOU WOULD LIKE TO CO-SPONSOR LOT 3942 02:06:04,256 --> 02:06:09,228 181, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT 3943 02:06:09,228 --> 02:06:11,997 THIS TIME. I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER 3944 02:06:11,997 --> 02:06:14,633 JUAREZ SAKA. HOLLINGSWORTH, LIN 3945 02:06:14,633 --> 02:06:21,106 AND KETTLE 3946 02:06:21,106 --> 02:06:21,640 -- ADDING COUNCILMEMBERS 3947 02:06:21,640 --> 02:06:23,008 HOLLINGSWORTH, JUAREZ, KETTLE 3948 02:06:23,008 --> 02:06:24,043 AND SAKA. COUNCILMEMBER LIN WAS 3949 02:06:24,043 --> 02:06:27,646 ALREADY CO-SPONSORED 3950 02:06:27,646 --> 02:06:28,681 -- GREAT, WONDERFUL. 3951 02:06:28,681 --> 02:06:29,848 -- MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. 3952 02:06:29,848 --> 02:06:31,984 -- ALL RIGHT, LAW TWO A 3953 02:06:31,984 --> 02:06:33,886 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 3954 02:06:33,886 --> 02:06:35,654 KETTLE AND CO-SPONSORED BY 3955 02:06:35,654 --> 02:06:36,188 COUNCILMEMBERS JUAREZ AND 3956 02:06:36,188 --> 02:06:38,057 STRAUSS. THIS BUDGET ACTION 3957 02:06:38,057 --> 02:06:39,224 WOULD INCREASE PROPOSED 3958 02:06:39,224 --> 02:06:40,793 APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CRIMINAL 3959 02:06:40,793 --> 02:06:43,095 DIVISION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S 3960 02:06:43,095 --> 02:06:47,700 OFFICE BY $562,000 IN 2027, AND 3961 02:06:47,700 --> 02:06:50,135 $750,000 IN 2028, AND ADD FOUR 3962 02:06:50,135 --> 02:06:52,371 FTE. ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTORS 3963 02:06:52,371 --> 02:06:54,239 TO INCREASE CAPACITY FOR 3964 02:06:54,239 --> 02:06:54,740 CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. 3965 02:06:54,740 --> 02:06:56,008 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3966 02:06:56,008 --> 02:06:57,076 KETTLE SPONSOR THE AMENDMENT. 3967 02:06:57,076 --> 02:06:58,243 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 3968 02:06:58,243 --> 02:06:59,511 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR 3969 02:06:59,511 --> 02:07:03,048 BASICALLY THE SAME REASONS AS 3970 02:07:03,048 --> 02:07:04,850 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S PROPOSAL. 3971 02:07:04,850 --> 02:07:07,186 I PROPOSED THIS AS WELL 3972 02:07:07,186 --> 02:07:09,388 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER IS A BIT OF 3973 02:07:09,388 --> 02:07:11,357 A SURGE TO ATTACK THE BACKLOG, 3974 02:07:11,357 --> 02:07:12,024 AND THIS ONE IS A COMPLEMENT TO 3975 02:07:12,024 --> 02:07:13,492 THAT IN THE SENSE OF WORKING THE 3976 02:07:13,492 --> 02:07:14,693 BACKLOG, BUT ALSO HELPING 3977 02:07:14,693 --> 02:07:17,463 ENSURING THAT IT DOESN'T 3978 02:07:17,463 --> 02:07:18,864 REAPPEAR. SO COLLEAGUES, FOR 3979 02:07:18,864 --> 02:07:21,200 THOSE REASONS, AND AGAIN, FOR 3980 02:07:21,200 --> 02:07:22,801 BASICALLY FURTHERING A 3981 02:07:22,801 --> 02:07:23,369 FUNCTIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE 3982 02:07:23,369 --> 02:07:25,437 SYSTEM, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. I 3983 02:07:25,437 --> 02:07:27,539 ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 3984 02:07:27,539 --> 02:07:28,007 -- THANK YOU. FURTHER 3985 02:07:28,007 --> 02:07:29,074 DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER 3986 02:07:29,074 --> 02:07:30,909 JUAREZ. IS THAT A DISCUSSION 3987 02:07:30,909 --> 02:07:31,110 HAND? 3988 02:07:31,110 --> 02:07:33,245 -- YES IT IS, SIR. 3989 02:07:33,245 --> 02:07:34,213 -- WONDERFUL. YOU ARE 3990 02:07:34,213 --> 02:07:34,980 RECOGNIZED. 3991 02:07:34,980 --> 02:07:37,583 -- THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO 3992 02:07:37,583 --> 02:07:39,284 THANK COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND 3993 02:07:39,284 --> 02:07:40,319 YOU BUDGET CHAIR STRAUSS FOR 3994 02:07:40,319 --> 02:07:42,221 BEING CO-SPONSORS. AND OF COURSE 3995 02:07:42,221 --> 02:07:44,757 OUR CITY ATTORNEY, ERIC EVANS, 3996 02:07:44,757 --> 02:07:46,025 WHO CAME TO PUBLIC COMMENT TO 3997 02:07:46,025 --> 02:07:48,560 TALK ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL FOUR 3998 02:07:48,560 --> 02:07:52,331 POINT. THE ADDITIONAL FOUR FTE. 3999 02:07:52,331 --> 02:07:53,198 I HAVE A FEW MORE WORDS AND I'LL 4000 02:07:53,198 --> 02:07:54,633 ADD SOME MORE LATER ON WHEN WE 4001 02:07:54,633 --> 02:07:58,637 GET INTO OPCD. JUST AS 4002 02:07:58,637 --> 02:08:00,773 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SAID, THE 4003 02:08:00,773 --> 02:08:01,673 CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS 4004 02:08:01,673 --> 02:08:03,142 UNABLE TO KEEP PACE WITH THE 4005 02:08:03,142 --> 02:08:05,411 VOLUME AND COMPLEXITY OF CASES 4006 02:08:05,411 --> 02:08:06,912 REFERRED BY THE SEATTLE POLICE 4007 02:08:06,912 --> 02:08:07,913 DEPARTMENT. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE 4008 02:08:07,913 --> 02:08:09,982 A BACKLOG OF OVER 5000 4009 02:08:09,982 --> 02:08:11,617 MISDEMEANOR CASES IN COURT OR 4010 02:08:11,617 --> 02:08:13,819 AWAITING A DECISION ON FILING 4011 02:08:13,819 --> 02:08:18,824 CHARGES WITHOUT THESE POSITIONS, 4012 02:08:18,824 --> 02:08:19,658 THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WILL 4013 02:08:19,658 --> 02:08:21,427 BE FORCED TO MAKE INCREDIBLY 4014 02:08:21,427 --> 02:08:22,995 DIFFICULT DECISIONS REGARDING 4015 02:08:22,995 --> 02:08:24,296 WHICH CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS CAN BE 4016 02:08:24,296 --> 02:08:25,531 FILED OR PURSUED IN SEEKING 4017 02:08:25,531 --> 02:08:27,900 MEANINGFUL INTERVENTION. THIS 4018 02:08:27,900 --> 02:08:29,601 WOULD DIRECTLY IMPACT PUBLIC 4019 02:08:29,601 --> 02:08:31,303 SAFETY AND UNDERMINE SEATTLEITES 4020 02:08:31,303 --> 02:08:33,238 CONFIDENCE IN THE CITY'S 4021 02:08:33,238 --> 02:08:33,872 ABILITY TO ENFORCE MISDEMEANOR 4022 02:08:33,872 --> 02:08:37,976 LAWS SO I'M JUST GOING TO FOCUS 4023 02:08:37,976 --> 02:08:39,478 VERY BRIEFLY WHY THIS IS SO 4024 02:08:39,478 --> 02:08:41,647 IMPORTANT FOR US IN D5. AND OF 4025 02:08:41,647 --> 02:08:43,382 COURSE, THE CITY WIDE AS WELL. 4026 02:08:43,382 --> 02:08:46,285 REGARDING GUN VIOLENCE, 4027 02:08:46,285 --> 02:08:46,885 PARTICULARLY ON NORTH AURORA 4028 02:08:46,885 --> 02:08:52,524 SINCE JANUARY TO OCTOBER, WE 4029 02:08:52,524 --> 02:08:54,693 HAVE 19 ACTIVE SHOOTINGS THAT 4030 02:08:54,693 --> 02:08:56,762 HAVE OCCURRED, MOST NOTABLY 4031 02:08:56,762 --> 02:08:59,064 OCTOBER 22nd AND OCTOBER 24th. 4032 02:08:59,064 --> 02:09:00,599 I'LL GET IN A LITTLE BIT MORE 4033 02:09:00,599 --> 02:09:02,734 DETAIL ON THAT WHEN WE GET TO 4034 02:09:02,734 --> 02:09:05,704 NUMBER EIGHT UNDER OPCD. SO 4035 02:09:05,704 --> 02:09:07,473 WE'VE SEEN SINCE MAY AN 8% 4036 02:09:07,473 --> 02:09:08,640 INCREASE OF GUN VIOLENCE WITH 4037 02:09:08,640 --> 02:09:10,776 SHOOTINGS TAKING PLACE IN THESE 4038 02:09:10,776 --> 02:09:11,777 NEIGHBORHOODS ON JUNE 11th, AS 4039 02:09:11,777 --> 02:09:13,545 YOU KNOW, BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER 4040 02:09:13,545 --> 02:09:15,214 KETTLE WAS THERE AS WELL AS YOU 4041 02:09:15,214 --> 02:09:16,682 BUDGET CHAIR, THE PRESS 4042 02:09:16,682 --> 02:09:18,150 CONFERENCE WE HAD WITH THE 4043 02:09:18,150 --> 02:09:21,053 COMMUNITY, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S 4044 02:09:21,053 --> 02:09:22,654 OFFICE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT KING 4045 02:09:22,654 --> 02:09:25,624 COUNTY PROSECUTOR, LEESA MANION 4046 02:09:25,624 --> 02:09:26,225 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AND THE 4047 02:09:26,225 --> 02:09:27,259 MAYOR AND THE INTERIM S 4048 02:09:27,259 --> 02:09:29,461 DIRECTOR, ANGELA BRADY, ABOUT 4049 02:09:29,461 --> 02:09:31,430 THE EFFORTS OF ALL THOSE 4050 02:09:31,430 --> 02:09:34,700 NEIGHBORS FROM BASICALLY FROM 4051 02:09:34,700 --> 02:09:35,768 85th TO 145th, PUTTING UP A 4052 02:09:35,768 --> 02:09:38,270 THEIR DO IT YOURSELF BLOCKAGE UP 4053 02:09:38,270 --> 02:09:40,005 ON SEVENTH STREETS THAT ARE 4054 02:09:40,005 --> 02:09:42,274 STILL THERE. THE MAYOR DID 4055 02:09:42,274 --> 02:09:44,309 ANNOUNCE ROAD CLOSURES FROM 95th 4056 02:09:44,309 --> 02:09:47,713 TO 102nd. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS 4057 02:09:47,713 --> 02:09:49,782 SAID TO BE STUDYING AND SAFETY 4058 02:09:49,782 --> 02:09:51,383 EFFECTS IN THE AREA. WE'VE YET 4059 02:09:51,383 --> 02:09:53,519 TO SEE THAT STUDY OR THE PUBLIC 4060 02:09:53,519 --> 02:10:00,325 SAFETY PLAN. SO ANYWAY, THE LAST 4061 02:10:00,325 --> 02:10:00,959 SHOOTING WE HAD, OF COURSE, WAS 4062 02:10:00,959 --> 02:10:03,462 OCTOBER 22nd. THURSDAY AT OAK 4063 02:10:03,462 --> 02:10:06,265 TREE PLAZA ON 105th AND AURORA 4064 02:10:06,265 --> 02:10:07,866 WITH 120 PLUS FIRED CASINGS 4065 02:10:07,866 --> 02:10:09,968 FOUND. THE VICTIMS WERE NOT 4066 02:10:09,968 --> 02:10:12,504 LOCATED AND THEN ON OCTOBER 4067 02:10:12,504 --> 02:10:14,540 24th, AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING, WE 4068 02:10:14,540 --> 02:10:17,709 HAD ANOTHER SHOOTING ON 107th IN 4069 02:10:17,709 --> 02:10:19,545 INTERLAKE, IN WHICH OVER 88 4070 02:10:19,545 --> 02:10:21,814 FIRED CASINGS WERE FOUND. 4071 02:10:21,814 --> 02:10:24,216 VEHICLES AND RESIDENTIAL 4072 02:10:24,216 --> 02:10:24,983 STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED. I KNOW 4073 02:10:24,983 --> 02:10:26,618 THAT I DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO 4074 02:10:26,618 --> 02:10:27,786 ALL THE DETAIL OF WHAT WE'RE 4075 02:10:27,786 --> 02:10:29,188 DEALING WITH, WITH MISDEMEANORS 4076 02:10:29,188 --> 02:10:32,524 AND SHOOTINGS AND FELONIES, NOT 4077 02:10:32,524 --> 02:10:34,026 JUST IN AURORA, ON AURORA AVENUE 4078 02:10:34,026 --> 02:10:36,061 NORTH, BUT, OF COURSE, CITYWIDE. 4079 02:10:36,061 --> 02:10:40,299 AND I THINK THAT AN INVESTMENT 4080 02:10:40,299 --> 02:10:40,999 IN THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 4081 02:10:40,999 --> 02:10:45,237 WITH FOUR FTS TO ADDRESS AND PUT 4082 02:10:45,237 --> 02:10:47,072 THESE FOLKS OR HOLD THESE FOLKS 4083 02:10:47,072 --> 02:10:49,841 ACCOUNTABLE WHO ARE TERRORIZING 4084 02:10:49,841 --> 02:10:52,144 OUR CITY AND TO ADDRESS THE 4085 02:10:52,144 --> 02:10:53,679 BACKLOG IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT 4086 02:10:53,679 --> 02:10:55,314 FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES. 4087 02:10:55,314 --> 02:10:57,249 THANK YOU. 4088 02:10:57,249 --> 02:10:57,816 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 4089 02:10:57,816 --> 02:10:59,418 JUAREZ VICE-CHAIR RIVERA, 4090 02:10:59,418 --> 02:10:59,952 FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER 4091 02:10:59,952 --> 02:11:00,919 FOSTER. 4092 02:11:00,919 --> 02:11:02,087 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR, I JUST WANT 4093 02:11:02,087 --> 02:11:06,024 TO CONFIRM A COUPLE THINGS HERE. 4094 02:11:06,024 --> 02:11:07,459 FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE ALL THESE 4095 02:11:07,459 --> 02:11:08,827 CBAS IN, AND I BELIEVE I READ 4096 02:11:08,827 --> 02:11:11,296 SOMEWHERE THERE'S ABOUT $47 4097 02:11:11,296 --> 02:11:13,232 MILLION WORTH OF ASSETS. WE KNOW 4098 02:11:13,232 --> 02:11:21,406 THAT WE HAVE ABOUT 26.7 FROM 4099 02:11:21,406 --> 02:11:24,276 COMING OUT OF THE FORECAST 4100 02:11:24,276 --> 02:11:26,545 OFFICE OF EXTRA FUNDS THAT WE 4101 02:11:26,545 --> 02:11:28,914 KNOW WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO 4102 02:11:28,914 --> 02:11:32,918 ALLOCATE. SO DO YOU HAVE A SENSE 4103 02:11:32,918 --> 02:11:34,886 OF HOW YOU. BEYOND THE. 26.7, 4104 02:11:34,886 --> 02:11:38,190 HOW WE WILL BE FUNDING SOME OF 4105 02:11:38,190 --> 02:11:39,258 THESE ADS? I GUESS THAT'S ONE 4106 02:11:39,258 --> 02:11:41,293 QUESTION. AND THEN MY SECOND 4107 02:11:41,293 --> 02:11:44,396 QUESTION IS THERE ARE A LOT OF 4108 02:11:44,396 --> 02:11:46,431 WORTHY CBAS HERE. OBVIOUSLY, WE 4109 02:11:46,431 --> 02:11:48,166 DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO 4110 02:11:48,166 --> 02:11:49,868 PAY FOR THEM. SO A 4111 02:11:49,868 --> 02:11:52,771 CO-SPONSORSHIP OF SOME OF THESE 4112 02:11:52,771 --> 02:11:57,376 EDDIE CBAS, ARE THEY BEING SEEN 4113 02:11:57,376 --> 02:12:01,847 AS YOU'RE TAKING THE NUMBER OF 4114 02:12:01,847 --> 02:12:02,848 FOLKS THAT CO-SPONSOR AS THINGS 4115 02:12:02,848 --> 02:12:04,950 THAT YOU WOULD MOVE FORWARD IN 4116 02:12:04,950 --> 02:12:06,251 YOUR CHAIR'S PACKAGE? ARE YOU 4117 02:12:06,251 --> 02:12:07,753 ABLE TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION 4118 02:12:07,753 --> 02:12:09,554 ABOUT THAT? I ASKED THAT BECAUSE 4119 02:12:09,554 --> 02:12:11,156 THERE ARE SOME THINGS LIKE THE 4120 02:12:11,156 --> 02:12:12,891 LAST ONE WE JUST HAD, WHERE I 4121 02:12:12,891 --> 02:12:15,127 WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE 4122 02:12:15,127 --> 02:12:17,763 CO-SPONSORSHIP TO IN TERMS OF, I 4123 02:12:17,763 --> 02:12:18,563 THINK THEY'RE WORTHY CAUSES. I 4124 02:12:18,563 --> 02:12:20,465 JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THE 4125 02:12:20,465 --> 02:12:22,234 FUNDING TO FUND THESE THINGS. 4126 02:12:22,234 --> 02:12:24,403 AND SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANT TO 4127 02:12:24,403 --> 02:12:26,772 LEND MY SUPPORT IF IT'S JUST IF 4128 02:12:26,772 --> 02:12:28,674 IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT IT 4129 02:12:28,674 --> 02:12:29,908 DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT 4130 02:12:29,908 --> 02:12:31,343 WE WILL BE ABLE TO FUND THOSE 4131 02:12:31,343 --> 02:12:32,511 THINGS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW 4132 02:12:32,511 --> 02:12:34,379 WHERE WE'RE GOING TO LAND WITH 4133 02:12:34,379 --> 02:12:35,781 ALL THE ADS. 4134 02:12:35,781 --> 02:12:36,848 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR, AS I 4135 02:12:36,848 --> 02:12:39,751 CAN AT THIS POINT, THIS REVENUE 4136 02:12:39,751 --> 02:12:40,385 FORECAST WAS THE SMALLEST THAT 4137 02:12:40,385 --> 02:12:44,923 WE HAVE HAD IN THE LAST MAYBE 20 4138 02:12:44,923 --> 02:12:46,758 YEARS. NOT AND I HOLD THE 4139 02:12:46,758 --> 02:12:49,394 PANDEMIC OUT OF THAT BECAUSE WE 4140 02:12:49,394 --> 02:12:51,163 RECEIVED COVID RELIEF FUNDS FROM 4141 02:12:51,163 --> 02:12:53,665 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DURING 4142 02:12:53,665 --> 02:12:55,534 THE PANDEMIC. THAT IS FOR THOSE 4143 02:12:55,534 --> 02:12:57,936 REASONS. I AM GOING THROUGH THE 4144 02:12:57,936 --> 02:13:00,906 BACK OF THE BUDGET. EVERY 4145 02:13:00,906 --> 02:13:01,940 FINANCIAL FUND THAT WE HAVE TO 4146 02:13:01,940 --> 02:13:04,509 LOOK FOR, EVERY DOLLAR POSSIBLE, 4147 02:13:04,509 --> 02:13:05,911 THAT INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE 4148 02:13:05,911 --> 02:13:07,179 REQUESTING, I DON'T HAVE AT THE 4149 02:13:07,179 --> 02:13:07,979 FINGERTIPS RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE 4150 02:13:07,979 --> 02:13:09,681 WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THE 4151 02:13:09,681 --> 02:13:13,552 ANALYSIS AND THE WORK TO SEE HOW 4152 02:13:13,552 --> 02:13:15,120 MUCH MONEY IS AVAILABLE TO US. 4153 02:13:15,120 --> 02:13:17,656 YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY ABOUT 4154 02:13:17,656 --> 02:13:18,523 CO-SPONSORSHIP ON THESE ITEMS, 4155 02:13:18,523 --> 02:13:19,591 THE BEST WAY I CAN SAY IT IS 4156 02:13:19,591 --> 02:13:21,893 THAT I WILL BE CREATING MY 4157 02:13:21,893 --> 02:13:23,762 CHAIR'S PACKAGE THROUGH BOTH 4158 02:13:23,762 --> 02:13:24,596 CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL 4159 02:13:24,596 --> 02:13:26,365 COLLEAGUES. I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU 4160 02:13:26,365 --> 02:13:28,700 ALL ALREADY, AS WELL AS LOOKING 4161 02:13:28,700 --> 02:13:30,736 AT CO-SPONSORSHIP ON THE DAIS 4162 02:13:30,736 --> 02:13:32,537 HERE. SAID ANOTHER WAY, IF 4163 02:13:32,537 --> 02:13:34,006 EVERYTHING IS A PRIORITY, THEN 4164 02:13:34,006 --> 02:13:35,741 NOTHING IS A PRIORITY. IF YOU 4165 02:13:35,741 --> 02:13:36,441 BELIEVE THAT IT IS SOMETHING 4166 02:13:36,441 --> 02:13:38,243 THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO 4167 02:13:38,243 --> 02:13:40,846 CO-SPONSOR, I'LL LET I THINK 4168 02:13:40,846 --> 02:13:42,881 EVERY ALL NINE SEPARATELY, 4169 02:13:42,881 --> 02:13:43,482 ELECTED OFFICIALS SITTING ON 4170 02:13:43,482 --> 02:13:45,016 THIS DAIS HAVE PROBABLY A 4171 02:13:45,016 --> 02:13:47,953 SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SYSTEM TO 4172 02:13:47,953 --> 02:13:48,587 USE. BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT 4173 02:13:48,587 --> 02:13:49,888 IF EVERYTHING'S A PRIORITY, 4174 02:13:49,888 --> 02:13:52,024 NOTHING'S A PRIORITY, AS WELL 4175 02:13:52,024 --> 02:13:53,525 AS IF EVERYONE SIGNS ON TO 4176 02:13:53,525 --> 02:13:55,894 SOMETHING, I'M GOING TO PUT PUT 4177 02:13:55,894 --> 02:13:57,195 IT FORWARD. AS THE BUDGET 4178 02:13:57,195 --> 02:13:57,963 COMMITTEE'S ACTION, NOT AN 4179 02:13:57,963 --> 02:13:59,965 INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBER'S 4180 02:13:59,965 --> 02:14:01,700 ACTION, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME 4181 02:14:01,700 --> 02:14:03,535 THINGS SUCH AS THE FIREFIGHTER 4182 02:14:03,535 --> 02:14:05,237 OVERTIME THAT I KNOW HAS NEAR, 4183 02:14:05,237 --> 02:14:06,471 IF NOT UNANIMOUS SUPPORT ON THE 4184 02:14:06,471 --> 02:14:10,342 DAIS. AND IT'S NOT. AND IN THAT 4185 02:14:10,342 --> 02:14:11,610 WAY IT IS MY JOB AS THE STEWARD 4186 02:14:11,610 --> 02:14:13,612 OF THIS PROCESS TO PUT FORWARD 4187 02:14:13,612 --> 02:14:16,081 IT. NOT ON ANY ONE PERSON'S 4188 02:14:16,081 --> 02:14:17,582 BEHALF, RATHER ON ALL OF OUR 4189 02:14:17,582 --> 02:14:19,951 BEHALF. SO THROUGH CONVERSATION, 4190 02:14:19,951 --> 02:14:22,120 THROUGH LOOKING AT SPONSORSHIP, 4191 02:14:22,120 --> 02:14:23,221 IF EVERYTHING'S A PRIORITY, 4192 02:14:23,221 --> 02:14:24,055 NOTHING'S A PRIORITY. THOSE ARE 4193 02:14:24,055 --> 02:14:26,792 THE WAYS THAT I'LL BE MAKING MY 4194 02:14:26,792 --> 02:14:27,092 DECISIONS. 4195 02:14:27,092 --> 02:14:35,467 -- SORRY, CHAIR. SO JUST I LET 4196 02:14:35,467 --> 02:14:40,138 ME TRY AGAIN. IF WE OFFER OUR 4197 02:14:40,138 --> 02:14:42,340 CO-SPONSORSHIP ON THINGS THAT WE 4198 02:14:42,340 --> 02:14:43,842 THINK ARE WORTHY CAUSES, BUT WE 4199 02:14:43,842 --> 02:14:45,243 MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THE 4200 02:14:45,243 --> 02:14:47,112 MONEY, WE DON'T KNOW TODAY 4201 02:14:47,112 --> 02:14:48,480 WHETHER WE WILL HAVE THE MONEY 4202 02:14:48,480 --> 02:14:50,816 FOR IT OR NOT, BUT WE THINK 4203 02:14:50,816 --> 02:14:52,717 THEY'RE WORTHY CAUSES. THEN 4204 02:14:52,717 --> 02:14:55,654 WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THAT WE ADD 4205 02:14:55,654 --> 02:14:57,389 OUR CO-SPONSORSHIP TO IT, 4206 02:14:57,389 --> 02:14:58,757 KNOWING THAT SOME OF THESE 4207 02:14:58,757 --> 02:15:00,425 THINGS ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE 4208 02:15:00,425 --> 02:15:03,228 TO MAKE IT INTO THE BUDGET, 4209 02:15:03,228 --> 02:15:04,329 SINCE WE DON'T KNOW, AND YOU'RE 4210 02:15:04,329 --> 02:15:06,364 NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM TODAY THE 4211 02:15:06,364 --> 02:15:09,234 NUMBER, I THOUGHT IT WAS 26.7. 4212 02:15:09,234 --> 02:15:09,868 THAT'S WHAT YOU AND I TALKED 4213 02:15:09,868 --> 02:15:12,537 ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE MONEY THAT 4214 02:15:12,537 --> 02:15:16,608 WE KNEW WE HAD EXTRA FROM THE 4215 02:15:16,608 --> 02:15:18,877 FORECAST THAT HAD NOT BEEN 4216 02:15:18,877 --> 02:15:20,812 FORECASTED WHEN THIS BUDGET WAS 4217 02:15:20,812 --> 02:15:23,048 SUBMITTED BY THE MAYOR. BUT IT 4218 02:15:23,048 --> 02:15:25,517 SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE STILL 4219 02:15:25,517 --> 02:15:27,052 LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS 4220 02:15:27,052 --> 02:15:28,653 THAT WE CAN ADD. I DON'T KNOW 4221 02:15:28,653 --> 02:15:29,821 WHERE THOSE MONIES WOULD COME 4222 02:15:29,821 --> 02:15:31,990 FROM. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT 4223 02:15:31,990 --> 02:15:34,259 RESERVES OR OTHER PLACES. SO NOT 4224 02:15:34,259 --> 02:15:36,094 KNOWING WHERE THE MONEY IS 4225 02:15:36,094 --> 02:15:38,763 COMING FROM, THAT IS MY 4226 02:15:38,763 --> 02:15:41,700 HESITATION ON ADDING 4227 02:15:41,700 --> 02:15:42,300 SPONSORSHIPS TO THINGS THAT I 4228 02:15:42,300 --> 02:15:45,270 EQUALLY FEEL ARE IMPORTANT, THAT 4229 02:15:45,270 --> 02:15:47,139 I WOULD LIKE TO LEND MY 4230 02:15:47,139 --> 02:15:48,173 CO-SPONSORSHIP TO. BUT IN THE 4231 02:15:48,173 --> 02:15:50,742 END, I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE 4232 02:15:50,742 --> 02:15:52,344 THINGS WILL LAND. SO ARE YOU 4233 02:15:52,344 --> 02:15:53,678 SAYING IS BEST TO RIGHT NOW 4234 02:15:53,678 --> 02:15:57,015 SIGNAL THAT YOU THINK THESE ARE 4235 02:15:57,015 --> 02:15:58,316 IMPORTANT AND RECOMMEND WE ADD 4236 02:15:58,316 --> 02:16:00,085 OUR SPONSORSHIPS TO. IF WE 4237 02:16:00,085 --> 02:16:01,386 THINK, YOU KNOW, IF WE SUPPORT 4238 02:16:01,386 --> 02:16:03,288 THEM. BUT KNOWING THAT IN THE 4239 02:16:03,288 --> 02:16:06,625 END WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL 4240 02:16:06,625 --> 02:16:08,760 ACTUALLY MAKE IT INTO THE INTO 4241 02:16:08,760 --> 02:16:09,161 THE FINAL BUDGET. 4242 02:16:09,161 --> 02:16:10,629 -- THANK YOU. I RECOMMEND THAT 4243 02:16:10,629 --> 02:16:13,098 EACH COUNCILMEMBER USE THEIR OWN 4244 02:16:13,098 --> 02:16:14,499 MATRIX TO UNDERSTAND IF THEY 4245 02:16:14,499 --> 02:16:16,301 WOULD LIKE TO PUT FORWARD THEIR 4246 02:16:16,301 --> 02:16:20,505 CO-SPONSORSHIP ON THESE ON THESE 4247 02:16:20,505 --> 02:16:21,072 ITEMS. THIS IS THE PROPOSAL 4248 02:16:21,072 --> 02:16:23,975 SECTION OF THE BUDGET. IT IS NOT 4249 02:16:23,975 --> 02:16:24,943 THE VOTING ON AMENDMENT SECTION 4250 02:16:24,943 --> 02:16:27,078 OF THE BUDGET. SO I'M HAPPY TO 4251 02:16:27,078 --> 02:16:28,880 FOLLOW UP WITH YOU, BUT I DO 4252 02:16:28,880 --> 02:16:30,315 NEED TO KEEP US MOVING. UNLESS 4253 02:16:30,315 --> 02:16:33,051 YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON THE 4254 02:16:33,051 --> 02:16:33,385 CURRENT CBA. 4255 02:16:33,385 --> 02:16:35,220 -- WELL, THEN I'M JUST GOING TO 4256 02:16:35,220 --> 02:16:36,688 ASSUME THAT WE SHOULD LEND OUR 4257 02:16:36,688 --> 02:16:38,623 SUPPORT TO THINGS WE THINK ARE 4258 02:16:38,623 --> 02:16:39,691 WORTHY WITH THE UNDERSTANDING 4259 02:16:39,691 --> 02:16:40,859 THAT THESE THINGS MAY OR MAY NOT 4260 02:16:40,859 --> 02:16:42,794 MAKE IT INTO THE BUDGET. 4261 02:16:42,794 --> 02:16:43,662 CORRECT. 4262 02:16:43,662 --> 02:16:44,296 -- I'M GOING TO LET EVERYONE 4263 02:16:44,296 --> 02:16:45,397 MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS ON HOW 4264 02:16:45,397 --> 02:16:46,598 THEY CO-SPONSOR. TODAY I AM DO 4265 02:16:46,598 --> 02:16:51,069 YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? 4266 02:16:51,069 --> 02:16:53,004 -- I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY 4267 02:16:53,004 --> 02:16:53,805 CO-SPONSOR? THEN THE LAST ITEM, 4268 02:16:53,805 --> 02:16:54,973 BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A WORTHY 4269 02:16:54,973 --> 02:16:56,608 CAUSE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE 4270 02:16:56,608 --> 02:17:00,111 THE FUNDING FOR IT, AND THEN WE 4271 02:17:00,111 --> 02:17:00,512 CAN MOVE FORWARD. 4272 02:17:00,512 --> 02:17:01,913 -- OKAY. I'M GOING TO CONFIRM 4273 02:17:01,913 --> 02:17:06,251 WITH CAL, WE ARE ADDING 4274 02:17:06,251 --> 02:17:06,785 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S 4275 02:17:06,785 --> 02:17:08,353 CO-SPONSORSHIP TO LAW ONE AYE 4276 02:17:08,353 --> 02:17:09,854 ONE. 4277 02:17:09,854 --> 02:17:10,488 -- AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA TO 4278 02:17:10,488 --> 02:17:11,423 LAW ONE, A GREAT. 4279 02:17:11,423 --> 02:17:12,624 -- THAT IS THE LAST TIME I'M 4280 02:17:12,624 --> 02:17:15,026 GOING TO MAKE THE CO-SPONSORSHIP 4281 02:17:15,026 --> 02:17:16,561 EXCEPTION TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO 4282 02:17:16,561 --> 02:17:19,264 KEEP MOVING FORWARD. I SEE 4283 02:17:19,264 --> 02:17:19,731 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 4284 02:17:19,731 --> 02:17:20,632 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND 4285 02:17:20,632 --> 02:17:21,967 I WILL BE BRIEF. I JUST WANTED 4286 02:17:21,967 --> 02:17:23,468 TO APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER 4287 02:17:23,468 --> 02:17:25,337 KETTLE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD 4288 02:17:25,337 --> 02:17:26,938 AND JUST STATE. I'M ACTUALLY 4289 02:17:26,938 --> 02:17:28,473 NOT ADDING MY CO-SPONSORSHIP TO 4290 02:17:28,473 --> 02:17:29,874 THIS ONE ONLY BECAUSE PART OF MY 4291 02:17:29,874 --> 02:17:32,244 DECISION MAKING WAS AROUND 4292 02:17:32,244 --> 02:17:32,777 BALANCING ONE TIME VERSUS 4293 02:17:32,777 --> 02:17:34,980 ONGOING COSTS. SO I, THERE WAS 4294 02:17:34,980 --> 02:17:35,947 JUST SOME GREAT CONVERSATION 4295 02:17:35,947 --> 02:17:37,248 ABOUT HOW COUNCILMEMBERS ARE 4296 02:17:37,248 --> 02:17:38,416 MAKING THAT DECISION, BUT I 4297 02:17:38,416 --> 02:17:39,017 WANTED TO SAY, COUNCILMEMBER 4298 02:17:39,017 --> 02:17:40,151 KETTLE, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU 4299 02:17:40,151 --> 02:17:41,186 BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND I 4300 02:17:41,186 --> 02:17:43,088 WANTED TO SHARE THAT THINKING 4301 02:17:43,088 --> 02:17:44,055 AND I APPRECIATE YOU 4302 02:17:44,055 --> 02:17:45,123 CO-SPONSORING MINE. THAT'S MY. 4303 02:17:45,123 --> 02:17:45,790 THAT'S ALL I GOT THERE. THANK 4304 02:17:45,790 --> 02:17:47,292 YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. 4305 02:17:47,292 --> 02:17:47,859 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4306 02:17:47,859 --> 02:17:50,095 FOSTER ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? 4307 02:17:50,095 --> 02:17:51,296 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS 4308 02:17:51,296 --> 02:17:53,865 SPONSORED. THE PROPOSAL. YOU ARE 4309 02:17:53,865 --> 02:17:54,165 RECOGNIZED. 4310 02:17:54,165 --> 02:17:57,068 -- OKAY. ARE WE ON TO LAW 003? 4311 02:17:57,068 --> 02:17:57,969 -- NO. ANY LAST WORDS ON THAT 4312 02:17:57,969 --> 02:18:00,972 ONE? BECAUSE IT WENT LONG. 4313 02:18:00,972 --> 02:18:01,873 -- THANK YOU. 4314 02:18:01,873 --> 02:18:03,375 -- THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD LIKE 4315 02:18:03,375 --> 02:18:06,578 TO CO-SPONSOR LAW TWO, A ONE, 4316 02:18:06,578 --> 02:18:11,216 PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS 4317 02:18:11,216 --> 02:18:13,952 TIME. I AM SEEING COUNCIL 4318 02:18:13,952 --> 02:18:17,188 PRESIDENT, HOLLINGSWORTH AND 4319 02:18:17,188 --> 02:18:17,689 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND 4320 02:18:17,689 --> 02:18:20,959 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 4321 02:18:20,959 --> 02:18:21,393 -- COUNCILMEMBERS, 4322 02:18:21,393 --> 02:18:22,127 HOLLINGSWORTH, SAKA AND RIVERA. 4323 02:18:22,127 --> 02:18:25,096 -- THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO LAW 4324 02:18:25,096 --> 02:18:28,099 THREE, A ONE. 4325 02:18:28,099 --> 02:18:29,834 -- OKAY. LAW THREE A ONE 4326 02:18:29,834 --> 02:18:30,402 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 4327 02:18:30,402 --> 02:18:31,836 KETTLE AND CO-SPONSORED BY 4328 02:18:31,836 --> 02:18:34,906 COUNCILMEMBERS, JUAREZ AND 4329 02:18:34,906 --> 02:18:35,540 STRAUSS WOULD INCREASE PROPOSED 4330 02:18:35,540 --> 02:18:36,174 APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CRIMINAL 4331 02:18:36,174 --> 02:18:39,077 DIVISION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S 4332 02:18:39,077 --> 02:18:41,179 OFFICE BY $277,000 IN 2027 AND 4333 02:18:41,179 --> 02:18:44,916 IN 2028 BY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR 4334 02:18:44,916 --> 02:18:46,484 TOXICOLOGY, TESTING AND WITNESS 4335 02:18:46,484 --> 02:18:46,951 TRAVEL TO TESTIFY AND 4336 02:18:46,951 --> 02:18:50,622 PROSECUTIONS 4337 02:18:50,622 --> 02:18:51,189 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4338 02:18:51,189 --> 02:18:51,723 KETTLE IS SPONSOR OF THE 4339 02:18:51,723 --> 02:18:52,691 AMENDMENT. 4340 02:18:52,691 --> 02:18:54,125 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. I ALSO 4341 02:18:54,125 --> 02:18:56,327 WANTED TO FIRST SAY THANK YOU 4342 02:18:56,327 --> 02:18:58,029 FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE REVENUE 4343 02:18:58,029 --> 02:19:00,098 IMPACT, A LOT OF WHICH IS 4344 02:19:00,098 --> 02:19:00,932 RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE 4345 02:19:00,932 --> 02:19:03,568 IMPACTS THAT IT'S HAVING. THEN 4346 02:19:03,568 --> 02:19:05,637 INDIRECTLY AND DIRECTLY ONTO 4347 02:19:05,637 --> 02:19:07,405 REVENUE, AND TO COUNCILMEMBER 4348 02:19:07,405 --> 02:19:08,673 RIVERA'S POINT, YOU KNOW, AS IT 4349 02:19:08,673 --> 02:19:09,908 RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, THIS 4350 02:19:09,908 --> 02:19:11,409 IS WHY I CALL THIS THE UNFUN 4351 02:19:11,409 --> 02:19:14,746 BUDGET, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THESE 4352 02:19:14,746 --> 02:19:16,481 NEEDS. AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT 4353 02:19:16,481 --> 02:19:18,249 THE BUDGET HAS BEEN ESSENTIALLY 4354 02:19:18,249 --> 02:19:19,117 DECLARED TO BE WITH NO NEW TAXES 4355 02:19:19,117 --> 02:19:21,419 AND SO FORTH, THE GOLDILOCKS 4356 02:19:21,419 --> 02:19:24,255 BUDGET. BUT AS I NOTED TO SOME 4357 02:19:24,255 --> 02:19:25,356 PEOPLE YESTERDAY AND TODAY, ON 4358 02:19:25,356 --> 02:19:27,525 THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE, IT IS 4359 02:19:27,525 --> 02:19:29,661 PRETTY MUCH A BOWL OF COLD 4360 02:19:29,661 --> 02:19:31,996 PORRIDGE. SO WITH THAT FRAMING, 4361 02:19:31,996 --> 02:19:34,332 I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AND 4362 02:19:34,332 --> 02:19:36,301 THANK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR 4363 02:19:36,301 --> 02:19:36,868 HER REMARKS REGARDING NORTH 4364 02:19:36,868 --> 02:19:39,871 AURORA, BECAUSE IT IS MASSIVELY 4365 02:19:39,871 --> 02:19:41,072 IMPORTANT AND WHAT'S BEEN GOING 4366 02:19:41,072 --> 02:19:44,743 ON THERE IS NOT RIGHT. IT'S NOT 4367 02:19:44,743 --> 02:19:46,244 ACCEPTABLE. SOMETHING THAT WE 4368 02:19:46,244 --> 02:19:47,645 SAID BACK IN THE SUMMER AND HERE 4369 02:19:47,645 --> 02:19:50,081 WE ARE STILL, BECAUSE OF THOSE 4370 02:19:50,081 --> 02:19:51,382 SAME ISSUES THAT IMPACT US 4371 02:19:51,382 --> 02:19:53,318 CHRONICALLY, CHRONICALLY AS IT 4372 02:19:53,318 --> 02:19:57,388 RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY. AND SO 4373 02:19:57,388 --> 02:19:58,923 WITH THAT HERE, WITH THE 4374 02:19:58,923 --> 02:20:00,925 TOXICOLOGY, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, 4375 02:20:00,925 --> 02:20:01,860 FURTHERING A FUNCTIONAL CRIMINAL 4376 02:20:01,860 --> 02:20:03,628 JUSTICE SYSTEM, BUT ALSO 4377 02:20:03,628 --> 02:20:05,764 LEVERAGING THE WORK THAT WE DID 4378 02:20:05,764 --> 02:20:07,265 DOWN IN OLYMPIA, MYSELF, OTHERS, 4379 02:20:07,265 --> 02:20:09,968 THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN TERMS OF 4380 02:20:09,968 --> 02:20:11,536 GETTING THE BILL PASSED RELATED 4381 02:20:11,536 --> 02:20:12,971 TO TOXICOLOGY LABS. IT IS SO 4382 02:20:12,971 --> 02:20:14,572 IMPORTANT, HAVING DONE THAT 4383 02:20:14,572 --> 02:20:16,441 WORK, TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT 4384 02:20:16,441 --> 02:20:18,209 STEP, TO GIVE THE CITY ATTORNEY 4385 02:20:18,209 --> 02:20:19,411 THE ABILITY TO USE THAT LAW, TO 4386 02:20:19,411 --> 02:20:22,447 USE THAT AUTHORITY, TO THEN MOVE 4387 02:20:22,447 --> 02:20:24,783 FORWARD IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING 4388 02:20:24,783 --> 02:20:25,750 THE BACKLOG ACROSS THE BOARD 4389 02:20:25,750 --> 02:20:28,253 THAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN THESE 4390 02:20:28,253 --> 02:20:28,953 PREVIOUS TWO PROPOSALS. BUT ON 4391 02:20:28,953 --> 02:20:31,656 THIS ONE, AS IT RELATES TO 4392 02:20:31,656 --> 02:20:33,291 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND 4393 02:20:33,291 --> 02:20:36,961 SO FORTH. AND SO THIS IS REALLY 4394 02:20:36,961 --> 02:20:37,495 IMPORTANT BECAUSE JUSTICE 4395 02:20:37,495 --> 02:20:38,830 DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED. AND 4396 02:20:38,830 --> 02:20:40,064 WE SEE THIS AND IT HAS MAJOR 4397 02:20:40,064 --> 02:20:41,399 IMPACTS ON THE ABILITY TO 4398 02:20:41,399 --> 02:20:45,670 PROPERLY PROSECUTE THESE CASES. 4399 02:20:45,670 --> 02:20:48,139 AND THEN IMPORTANTLY, TO SO MANY 4400 02:20:48,139 --> 02:20:49,240 TIMES THERE'S LOST LOVED ONES 4401 02:20:49,240 --> 02:20:51,776 AND THEY WONDER WHAT IS 4402 02:20:51,776 --> 02:20:53,845 HAPPENING WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER IS 4403 02:20:53,845 --> 02:20:55,413 KILLED. THEIR LOVED ONE. AND WE 4404 02:20:55,413 --> 02:20:57,048 HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT. AND 4405 02:20:57,048 --> 02:21:00,251 IT COMES BACK TO SHOWING THAT 4406 02:21:00,251 --> 02:21:01,719 GOVERNMENT CAN WORK, CITY 4407 02:21:01,719 --> 02:21:03,621 GOVERNMENT CAN WORK IN THIS CASE 4408 02:21:03,621 --> 02:21:04,422 IN COMBINATION WITH THE CITY 4409 02:21:04,422 --> 02:21:05,523 ATTORNEY. SO, COLLEAGUES, WITH 4410 02:21:05,523 --> 02:21:06,724 THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 4411 02:21:06,724 --> 02:21:08,393 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4412 02:21:08,393 --> 02:21:11,129 KETTLE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION 4413 02:21:11,129 --> 02:21:13,798 COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER 4414 02:21:13,798 --> 02:21:15,567 DISCUSSION? IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO 4415 02:21:15,567 --> 02:21:16,768 CO-SPONSOR LAW THREE A ONE, 4416 02:21:16,768 --> 02:21:20,205 PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS 4417 02:21:20,205 --> 02:21:29,113 TIME. AND WE'RE SET. AND WE'RE 4418 02:21:29,113 --> 02:21:31,316 SET. I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER 4419 02:21:31,316 --> 02:21:35,787 FOSTER, RIVERA, LIN AND RINCK. 4420 02:21:35,787 --> 02:21:37,288 -- COUNCILMEMBERS FOSTER. LIN. 4421 02:21:37,288 --> 02:21:40,191 RINCK. RIVERA. 4422 02:21:40,191 --> 02:21:42,627 -- THANK YOU. JUST AS YOU HEAR 4423 02:21:42,627 --> 02:21:44,195 YOUR NAME CALLED, THAT'S WHEN 4424 02:21:44,195 --> 02:21:46,865 YOU SHOULD LOWER YOUR HAND. FOR 4425 02:21:46,865 --> 02:21:48,366 WHEN YOU HEAR CAL CALL YOUR 4426 02:21:48,366 --> 02:21:50,602 NAME. CALVIN CHOW. SORRY, SIR. 4427 02:21:50,602 --> 02:21:52,470 WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE 4428 02:21:52,470 --> 02:21:54,706 ON TO THE NEXT DEPARTMENT. OCR 4429 02:21:54,706 --> 02:21:59,077 ONE AYE ONE. 4430 02:21:59,077 --> 02:22:00,111 -- OCR ONE AYE. SPONSORED BY 4431 02:22:00,111 --> 02:22:02,113 COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 4432 02:22:02,113 --> 02:22:02,714 CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 4433 02:22:02,714 --> 02:22:05,049 LIN AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 4434 02:22:05,049 --> 02:22:06,751 HOLLINGSWORTH OCR. ONE WOULD 4435 02:22:06,751 --> 02:22:08,419 INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE 4436 02:22:08,419 --> 02:22:10,288 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS BY 4437 02:22:10,288 --> 02:22:11,723 $50,000. GENERAL FUND IN 2027. 4438 02:22:11,723 --> 02:22:14,292 THIS IS A ONE TIME EXPENSE FOR 4439 02:22:14,292 --> 02:22:15,960 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 4440 02:22:15,960 --> 02:22:18,129 SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, 4441 02:22:18,129 --> 02:22:18,763 ESTABLISHING AN AFFECTED PERSONS 4442 02:22:18,763 --> 02:22:20,665 WORK 4443 02:22:20,665 --> 02:22:21,232 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 4444 02:22:21,232 --> 02:22:22,800 RINCK. TO SPONSOR THE PROPOSAL. 4445 02:22:22,800 --> 02:22:23,902 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 4446 02:22:23,902 --> 02:22:25,503 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS, AND 4447 02:22:25,503 --> 02:22:27,105 THANK YOU, THOMAS, FOR BRIEFING 4448 02:22:27,105 --> 02:22:28,072 THE AMENDMENT AND FOR YOUR WORK 4449 02:22:28,072 --> 02:22:29,540 WITH MY OFFICE IN DEVELOPING 4450 02:22:29,540 --> 02:22:35,013 THIS COLLEAGUES, WITHOUT GOING 4451 02:22:35,013 --> 02:22:36,281 INTO ALL OF THE HISTORY HERE, I 4452 02:22:36,281 --> 02:22:39,217 WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE IMPORTANT 4453 02:22:39,217 --> 02:22:40,652 PIECE TO BRING US INTO CONTEXT 4454 02:22:40,652 --> 02:22:42,287 OF JUST THIS YEAR. WE HAVE HAD 4455 02:22:42,287 --> 02:22:43,621 FOUR OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS 4456 02:22:43,621 --> 02:22:45,823 THIS YEAR AND ONE DEATH THAT 4457 02:22:45,823 --> 02:22:47,458 OCCURRED WITH A WITH A PERSON 4458 02:22:47,458 --> 02:22:48,726 DYING IN POLICE CUSTODY THIS 4459 02:22:48,726 --> 02:22:50,762 YEAR ALONE, THERE IS A BROADER 4460 02:22:50,762 --> 02:22:52,597 DISCUSSION TO BE HAD ABOUT USE 4461 02:22:52,597 --> 02:22:54,766 OF FORCE AND OFFICER CONDUCT, 4462 02:22:54,766 --> 02:22:56,834 AND I BELIEVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY 4463 02:22:56,834 --> 02:23:00,038 THAT A FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY 4464 02:23:00,038 --> 02:23:00,939 SYSTEM REQUIRES AN ACCOUNTABLE 4465 02:23:00,939 --> 02:23:04,242 POLICE FORCE. BUT THIS AMENDMENT 4466 02:23:04,242 --> 02:23:05,043 COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS 4467 02:23:05,043 --> 02:23:07,312 ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND THEIR 4468 02:23:07,312 --> 02:23:08,046 FAMILIES WHO ARE AFFECTED AND 4469 02:23:08,046 --> 02:23:11,215 ARE COPING IN THE AFTERMATH 4470 02:23:11,215 --> 02:23:12,584 AFTER THOSE THINGS HAPPEN. AND 4471 02:23:12,584 --> 02:23:14,552 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TRAUMA, 4472 02:23:14,552 --> 02:23:15,086 MEDICAL EXPENSES, FUNERAL 4473 02:23:15,086 --> 02:23:19,591 EXPENSES, CHILD CARE, AND MORE. 4474 02:23:19,591 --> 02:23:21,559 I BELIEVE THAT THIS WARRANTS OUR 4475 02:23:21,559 --> 02:23:23,761 ATTENTION, AND IT WARRANTS 4476 02:23:23,761 --> 02:23:24,262 PROGRAMMATIC AND POLICY 4477 02:23:24,262 --> 02:23:25,596 SOLUTIONS. AND SO THAT IS WHY I 4478 02:23:25,596 --> 02:23:28,032 AM PROPOSING ONE TIME FUNDING TO 4479 02:23:28,032 --> 02:23:30,234 GO TO THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 4480 02:23:30,234 --> 02:23:31,536 THAT WOULD ESTABLISH AN AFFECTED 4481 02:23:31,536 --> 02:23:32,971 PERSON'S WORK GROUP THAT WOULD 4482 02:23:32,971 --> 02:23:35,039 BE SUPPORTED BY THE SEATTLE 4483 02:23:35,039 --> 02:23:35,640 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, AND 4484 02:23:35,640 --> 02:23:38,376 THIS WORKGROUP WOULD DEVELOP 4485 02:23:38,376 --> 02:23:39,010 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW THE CITY 4486 02:23:39,010 --> 02:23:41,679 CAN IMPROVE RESOURCES AND 4487 02:23:41,679 --> 02:23:42,180 ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS FOR 4488 02:23:42,180 --> 02:23:43,514 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUFFERED 4489 02:23:43,514 --> 02:23:45,183 LIFE ALTERING INJURIES, OR WHO 4490 02:23:45,183 --> 02:23:46,584 HAVE HAD FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE 4491 02:23:46,584 --> 02:23:48,219 DIED. FOLLOWING AN INTERACTION 4492 02:23:48,219 --> 02:23:49,487 WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE 4493 02:23:49,487 --> 02:23:51,122 DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO THANK THE 4494 02:23:51,122 --> 02:23:52,323 CO-SPONSORS ON THIS AMENDMENT. 4495 02:23:52,323 --> 02:23:54,759 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, HOLLINGSWORTH 4496 02:23:54,759 --> 02:23:55,293 AND COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND 4497 02:23:55,293 --> 02:23:56,761 COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR 4498 02:23:56,761 --> 02:23:58,796 SUPPORT. THANK YOU. 4499 02:23:58,796 --> 02:23:59,430 -- THANK YOU, AND COUNCILMEMBER 4500 02:23:59,430 --> 02:24:00,698 FOSTER IS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE 4501 02:24:00,698 --> 02:24:01,299 OVERSEEING THE DEPARTMENT. IF 4502 02:24:01,299 --> 02:24:02,200 YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, 4503 02:24:02,200 --> 02:24:03,301 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR SAYING 4504 02:24:03,301 --> 02:24:08,206 NOTHING. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 4505 02:24:08,206 --> 02:24:10,842 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 4506 02:24:10,842 --> 02:24:13,011 -- TO SUPPORT. I DON'T HAVE TO 4507 02:24:13,011 --> 02:24:13,778 SAY ANYTHING. 4508 02:24:13,778 --> 02:24:15,246 -- GREAT. WE'LL COME BACK TO 4509 02:24:15,246 --> 02:24:15,813 YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 4510 02:24:15,813 --> 02:24:17,015 FOLLOWED BY RIVERA. 4511 02:24:17,015 --> 02:24:20,218 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. RECOGNIZE 4512 02:24:20,218 --> 02:24:20,852 THIS FALLS UNDER COUNCILMEMBER 4513 02:24:20,852 --> 02:24:24,222 FOSTER'S COMMITTEE, BUT IT ALSO 4514 02:24:24,222 --> 02:24:25,123 RELATES TO MY COMMITTEE AND WE 4515 02:24:25,123 --> 02:24:28,259 DO HAVE, I WOULD ARGUE, THE BEST 4516 02:24:28,259 --> 02:24:28,860 ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IN THE 4517 02:24:28,860 --> 02:24:30,561 COUNTRY BETWEEN THE OIG, THE OPA 4518 02:24:30,561 --> 02:24:34,966 AND THE CPC. AND I DO ENCOURAGE 4519 02:24:34,966 --> 02:24:35,933 EVERYONE TO TO WORK WITH THE 4520 02:24:35,933 --> 02:24:37,201 COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION, ALL 4521 02:24:37,201 --> 02:24:39,737 THE OFFICE OF POLICE 4522 02:24:39,737 --> 02:24:40,371 ACCOUNTABILITY. BUT THAT SAID, 4523 02:24:40,371 --> 02:24:42,707 YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE 4524 02:24:42,707 --> 02:24:44,075 PIECES HERE AND THIS COULD BE A 4525 02:24:44,075 --> 02:24:46,677 GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE 4526 02:24:46,677 --> 02:24:50,048 ANOTHER AVENUE. YOU KNOW, YOU 4527 02:24:50,048 --> 02:24:51,315 KNOW, SUPPORT, RELIEF VALVE, 4528 02:24:51,315 --> 02:24:51,949 WHATEVER, HOW YOU WANT TO SAY IT 4529 02:24:51,949 --> 02:24:56,054 IN TERMS OF PROVIDING SOME SOME 4530 02:24:56,054 --> 02:24:59,791 AGAIN, GOING TO THAT KIND OF 4531 02:24:59,791 --> 02:25:00,391 FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM AND PEOPLE 4532 02:25:00,391 --> 02:25:01,993 UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY'RE BEING 4533 02:25:01,993 --> 02:25:04,362 HEARD. AND, YOU KNOW, WE DO NEED 4534 02:25:04,362 --> 02:25:06,064 TO WORK WITH OUR ACCOUNTABILITY 4535 02:25:06,064 --> 02:25:06,864 SYSTEM, BUT I WILL SUPPORT THIS 4536 02:25:06,864 --> 02:25:09,133 ONE. THANK YOU. 4537 02:25:09,133 --> 02:25:09,467 -- THANK YOU. 4538 02:25:09,467 --> 02:25:10,201 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA THANK 4539 02:25:10,201 --> 02:25:12,470 YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, 4540 02:25:12,470 --> 02:25:13,971 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR 4541 02:25:13,971 --> 02:25:16,407 BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I WILL 4542 02:25:16,407 --> 02:25:18,609 SAY, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY POLICE 4543 02:25:18,609 --> 02:25:20,711 COMMISSION AND OUR OTHER 4544 02:25:20,711 --> 02:25:22,447 ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. I SEE 4545 02:25:22,447 --> 02:25:24,649 THEM AS LEADING IN THIS SPACE. 4546 02:25:24,649 --> 02:25:28,052 AND SO I THIS LOOKS A LITTLE BIT 4547 02:25:28,052 --> 02:25:31,756 LIKE WE MIGHT BE BIFURCATING THE 4548 02:25:31,756 --> 02:25:35,193 SYSTEM. SO ALL TO SAY, I THINK 4549 02:25:35,193 --> 02:25:36,561 THE WORK IS IMPORTANT. I LOOK TO 4550 02:25:36,561 --> 02:25:39,230 OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS TO 4551 02:25:39,230 --> 02:25:43,367 DO THIS WORK REGARDLESS. AND I 4552 02:25:43,367 --> 02:25:44,402 APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS 4553 02:25:44,402 --> 02:25:45,536 FORWARD, BUT I DO THINK WE NEED 4554 02:25:45,536 --> 02:25:47,872 TO BE WORKING WITH OUR 4555 02:25:47,872 --> 02:25:48,573 ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS ON THIS. 4556 02:25:48,573 --> 02:25:49,807 THANK YOU, CHAIR. 4557 02:25:49,807 --> 02:25:52,744 -- THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER 4558 02:25:52,744 --> 02:25:55,313 DISCUSSION? FURTHER DISCUSSION? 4559 02:25:55,313 --> 02:25:55,813 LAST CHANCE FOR FURTHER 4560 02:25:55,813 --> 02:25:57,281 DISCUSSION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO 4561 02:25:57,281 --> 02:26:01,853 CO-SPONSOR OCR ONE A ONE, PLEASE 4562 02:26:01,853 --> 02:26:05,356 RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME. 4563 02:26:05,356 --> 02:26:10,862 ARE WE SET? THANK YOU. I SEE 4564 02:26:10,862 --> 02:26:12,697 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ KETTLE 4565 02:26:12,697 --> 02:26:12,930 FOSTER. 4566 02:26:12,930 --> 02:26:14,198 -- COUNCILMEMBERS, JUAREZ, 4567 02:26:14,198 --> 02:26:16,267 KETTLE AND FOSTER 4568 02:26:16,267 --> 02:26:17,935 -- GREAT. THANK YOU. WE WILL 4569 02:26:17,935 --> 02:26:20,471 MOVE ON TO OCR TWO A ONE. 4570 02:26:20,471 --> 02:26:21,772 -- GOOD MORNING. I'M ERIC 4571 02:26:21,772 --> 02:26:24,542 MCCONAGHY AND THE CENTRAL STAFF 4572 02:26:24,542 --> 02:26:27,645 OCR TWO. AYE ONE. EXCUSE ME. OCR 4573 02:26:27,645 --> 02:26:30,448 TWO A IS SPONSORED BY 4574 02:26:30,448 --> 02:26:30,982 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND 4575 02:26:30,982 --> 02:26:32,817 CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS 4576 02:26:32,817 --> 02:26:34,952 RINCK AND FOSTER. THE CBA WOULD 4577 02:26:34,952 --> 02:26:35,887 INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS AND THE 4578 02:26:35,887 --> 02:26:37,989 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS BY 4579 02:26:37,989 --> 02:26:40,391 $30,000. GENERAL FUND AND 27 AND 4580 02:26:40,391 --> 02:26:42,093 30,000 GENERAL $30,000 GENERAL 4581 02:26:42,093 --> 02:26:43,561 FUND AND 2028 FOR CONTRACTED 4582 02:26:43,561 --> 02:26:45,329 SUPPORT FOR THE SEATTLE 4583 02:26:45,329 --> 02:26:47,465 DISABILITY COMMISSION. THE 4584 02:26:47,465 --> 02:26:47,999 CONTRACTED SERVICES WOULD 4585 02:26:47,999 --> 02:26:50,234 PROVIDE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND 4586 02:26:50,234 --> 02:26:53,805 GROUP FACILITATION DISABILITIES 4587 02:26:53,805 --> 02:26:54,305 AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 4588 02:26:54,305 --> 02:26:55,606 -- THANK YOU AND COUNCILMEMBER 4589 02:26:55,606 --> 02:26:57,108 JUAREZ. AS SPONSOR OF THE 4590 02:26:57,108 --> 02:26:59,410 AMENDMENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 4591 02:26:59,410 --> 02:27:01,145 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ERIC. 4592 02:27:01,145 --> 02:27:02,680 AND I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU 4593 02:27:02,680 --> 02:27:03,681 SOME BASIC BACKGROUND HERE. 4594 02:27:03,681 --> 02:27:05,016 FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, 4595 02:27:05,016 --> 02:27:05,650 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. AND THANK 4596 02:27:05,650 --> 02:27:07,018 YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 4597 02:27:07,018 --> 02:27:09,320 FOSTER, FOR SUPPORTING ME THAT 4598 02:27:09,320 --> 02:27:11,189 SUPPORTING IN THIS ASK OF THE 4599 02:27:11,189 --> 02:27:14,492 DISABILITY COMMISSION IS $30,000 4600 02:27:14,492 --> 02:27:17,028 FOR THE FACILITATOR FOR. 2728. 4601 02:27:17,028 --> 02:27:18,663 THIS ITEM CREATES STABLE FUNDING 4602 02:27:18,663 --> 02:27:21,499 FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES AND 4603 02:27:21,499 --> 02:27:23,267 INTERPRETATION SERVICES TAILORED 4604 02:27:23,267 --> 02:27:26,070 TO MANAGING THE DIVERSE AND 4605 02:27:26,070 --> 02:27:26,671 UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND ACCESS 4606 02:27:26,671 --> 02:27:28,773 NEEDS OF THE SEATTLE DISABILITY 4607 02:27:28,773 --> 02:27:31,008 COMMISSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE 4608 02:27:31,008 --> 02:27:32,810 SDC IS TO PROMOTE THE FULL 4609 02:27:32,810 --> 02:27:35,913 PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WITH 4610 02:27:35,913 --> 02:27:36,480 DISABILITIES INTO ALL AREAS 4611 02:27:36,480 --> 02:27:38,349 ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND 4612 02:27:38,349 --> 02:27:39,283 COMMUNITY LIFE IN THE CITY OF 4613 02:27:39,283 --> 02:27:41,919 SEATTLE. THESE CONSULTANT 4614 02:27:41,919 --> 02:27:44,255 SERVICES MAKE THE WORK OF THE 4615 02:27:44,255 --> 02:27:44,855 COMMISSION POSSIBLE AND HAVE 4616 02:27:44,855 --> 02:27:48,626 BEEN FUNDED SINCE 2022. THESE 4617 02:27:48,626 --> 02:27:51,128 FUNDS SUPPORT RELIABLE ACCESS TO 4618 02:27:51,128 --> 02:27:51,729 PLAIN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION 4619 02:27:51,729 --> 02:27:53,931 SERVICES, NOTE TAKING SERVICES 4620 02:27:53,931 --> 02:27:56,667 AND COLLECTIVE AND COLLECTING 4621 02:27:56,667 --> 02:27:57,268 ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC COMMENT AND 4622 02:27:57,268 --> 02:28:00,504 PUBLIC INPUT. ACCESSIBILITY AND 4623 02:28:00,504 --> 02:28:02,506 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HELPS 4624 02:28:02,506 --> 02:28:04,909 UPLIFT AND AMPLIFY COMMUNITY 4625 02:28:04,909 --> 02:28:07,645 VOICES AND DEVELOP CIVIC 4626 02:28:07,645 --> 02:28:08,045 LEADERSHIP AMONG 4627 02:28:08,045 --> 02:28:08,679 UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. 4628 02:28:08,679 --> 02:28:11,449 THAT IS, PEOPLE WITH 4629 02:28:11,449 --> 02:28:12,850 DISABILITIES. AND THE PROPOSED 4630 02:28:12,850 --> 02:28:14,852 2728 BUDGET. THE SDCS BUDGET WAS 4631 02:28:14,852 --> 02:28:20,558 CUT IN HALF, REMOVING $26,500 IN 4632 02:28:20,558 --> 02:28:21,158 FUNDING, EFFECTIVELY LIMITING 4633 02:28:21,158 --> 02:28:22,293 THE WORK THE COMMISSION COULD 4634 02:28:22,293 --> 02:28:24,028 DO. THE LEGACY OF THIS 4635 02:28:24,028 --> 02:28:25,863 COMMISSION, WHICH WAS 4636 02:28:25,863 --> 02:28:27,898 ESTABLISHED IN 210, IS 4637 02:28:27,898 --> 02:28:28,499 INCREDIBLE AND THEY ARE, OF 4638 02:28:28,499 --> 02:28:30,468 COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, SITUATED 4639 02:28:30,468 --> 02:28:32,103 WITHIN THE OFFICE OF CIVIL 4640 02:28:32,103 --> 02:28:34,772 RIGHTS, ACCORDING TO THE CDC 4641 02:28:34,772 --> 02:28:36,874 BYLAWS, THE COMMISSION HAS AT 4642 02:28:36,874 --> 02:28:38,542 LEAST 51% OF THE COMMISSION MADE 4643 02:28:38,542 --> 02:28:40,745 UP OF COMMISSIONERS WHO IDENTIFY 4644 02:28:40,745 --> 02:28:42,747 AS DISABLED OR HAVING A 4645 02:28:42,747 --> 02:28:45,449 DISABILITY. MEMBERS OF THE 4646 02:28:45,449 --> 02:28:46,083 COMMISSION COME FROM ALL SEVEN 4647 02:28:46,083 --> 02:28:49,887 OF SEATTLE'S DISTRICTS. A FEW 4648 02:28:49,887 --> 02:28:51,355 HIGHLIGHTS I'LL BE BRIEF. IN 4649 02:28:51,355 --> 02:28:53,190 2019, SEATTLE ADOPTED THE CLOSED 4650 02:28:53,190 --> 02:28:55,793 CAPTIONING AND PUBLIC 4651 02:28:55,793 --> 02:28:56,394 ACCOMMODATIONS LAW, ADVANCING 4652 02:28:56,394 --> 02:28:58,562 ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION AND 4653 02:28:58,562 --> 02:29:01,332 RESTAURANT BARS AND OTHER PUBLIC 4654 02:29:01,332 --> 02:29:03,267 VENUES. IN 2024, THE SDC, IN 4655 02:29:03,267 --> 02:29:04,669 COLLABORATION WITH SEATTLE 4656 02:29:04,669 --> 02:29:07,371 CENTER AND THE SEATTLE 4657 02:29:07,371 --> 02:29:07,905 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND 4658 02:29:07,905 --> 02:29:09,740 ADMINISTRATION, ANNOUNCED THE 4659 02:29:09,740 --> 02:29:11,709 FIRST WHEELCHAIR CHARGING 4660 02:29:11,709 --> 02:29:14,779 STATION AT THE SEATTLE ARMORY 4661 02:29:14,779 --> 02:29:17,114 FOR PUBLIC USE IN 2025. THE WORK 4662 02:29:17,114 --> 02:29:17,615 PLAN PRIORITIES INCLUDE 4663 02:29:17,615 --> 02:29:19,850 ACCESSIBILITY AND TRANSIT, 4664 02:29:19,850 --> 02:29:21,852 SIDEWALKS AND DISABILITY AWARE 4665 02:29:21,852 --> 02:29:25,523 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND 4666 02:29:25,523 --> 02:29:26,123 ADVISING ON ACCESSIBILITY FOR 4667 02:29:26,123 --> 02:29:26,924 THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP 4668 02:29:26,924 --> 02:29:29,860 PLANNING. THANK YOU, 4669 02:29:29,860 --> 02:29:31,829 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IN 2026, SDC, 4670 02:29:31,829 --> 02:29:33,764 IN COLLABORATION WITH MYSELF AND 4671 02:29:33,764 --> 02:29:35,533 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, PROPOSED 4672 02:29:35,533 --> 02:29:38,102 CHANGES TO THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 4673 02:29:38,102 --> 02:29:41,072 MEASURE THAT THAT GO TO BALLOT 4674 02:29:41,072 --> 02:29:43,074 IN NOVEMBER OF 2026 THAT 4675 02:29:43,074 --> 02:29:46,043 PRIORITIZED SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE 4676 02:29:46,043 --> 02:29:47,445 TRANSIT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 4677 02:29:47,445 --> 02:29:49,513 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. AND 4678 02:29:49,513 --> 02:29:51,148 WITH THAT, I LOOK AND ASK FOR 4679 02:29:51,148 --> 02:29:52,416 YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. 4680 02:29:52,416 --> 02:29:54,118 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 4681 02:29:54,118 --> 02:29:54,752 JUAREZ COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER IS 4682 02:29:54,752 --> 02:29:55,353 CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WOULD 4683 02:29:55,353 --> 02:29:55,953 YOU LIKE TO SHARE ANYTHING AT 4684 02:29:55,953 --> 02:29:58,356 THIS TIME? SEEING NOTHING. 4685 02:29:58,356 --> 02:30:02,660 COLLEAGUES. DISCUSSION 4686 02:30:02,660 --> 02:30:04,362 DISCUSSION. LAST CHANCE FOR 4687 02:30:04,362 --> 02:30:05,296 DISCUSSION. SEEING NO FURTHER 4688 02:30:05,296 --> 02:30:09,266 DISCUSSION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO 4689 02:30:09,266 --> 02:30:10,534 CO-SPONSOR OCR2A1, PLEASE RAISE 4690 02:30:10,534 --> 02:30:13,604 YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME. ARE WE 4691 02:30:13,604 --> 02:30:19,110 SET I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 4692 02:30:19,110 --> 02:30:24,415 LIN RIVERA KETTLE HOLLINGSWORTH. 4693 02:30:24,415 --> 02:30:26,317 -- COUNCILMEMBERS. SAKA. KETTLE. 4694 02:30:26,317 --> 02:30:28,386 LIN. RIVERA AND HOLLINGSWORTH. 4695 02:30:28,386 --> 02:30:31,322 -- THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON TO 4696 02:30:31,322 --> 02:30:35,326 OCR TEMPORARY NUMBER. 4697 02:30:35,326 --> 02:30:36,994 -- AND WE ARE JOINED REMOTELY BY 4698 02:30:36,994 --> 02:30:37,895 JEN. HELLO. 4699 02:30:37,895 --> 02:30:41,665 -- HI. YES, JENNIFER LABRECQUE. 4700 02:30:41,665 --> 02:30:41,932 WELCOME. 4701 02:30:41,932 --> 02:30:43,534 -- HELLO. THANK YOU FOR LETTING 4702 02:30:43,534 --> 02:30:45,536 ME JOIN YOU REMOTELY TODAY. THIS 4703 02:30:45,536 --> 02:30:49,740 IS LEGISLATION. IT IT'S THE USE 4704 02:30:49,740 --> 02:30:52,676 OF THE DO NOT SOLICIT PENALTY 4705 02:30:52,676 --> 02:30:54,078 REVENUE ORDINANCE. EARLIER THIS 4706 02:30:54,078 --> 02:30:55,479 YEAR, COUNCIL PASSED A DO NOT 4707 02:30:55,479 --> 02:30:58,449 SOLICIT ORDINANCE FOR HOMEOWNERS 4708 02:30:58,449 --> 02:30:59,116 THAT DOES CHARGE PENALTIES WHEN 4709 02:30:59,116 --> 02:31:01,619 THAT DO NOT SOLICIT ORDINANCE IS 4710 02:31:01,619 --> 02:31:04,622 VIOLATED. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD 4711 02:31:04,622 --> 02:31:06,957 RESTRICT PENALTY REVENUE, 4712 02:31:06,957 --> 02:31:09,326 PENALTY REVENUE GENERATED FOR 4713 02:31:09,326 --> 02:31:12,296 SPECIFIC USES AND THE SPONSORS 4714 02:31:12,296 --> 02:31:12,830 ARE COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 4715 02:31:12,830 --> 02:31:14,865 CO-SPONSORS ARE. COUNCIL 4716 02:31:14,865 --> 02:31:15,433 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH AND 4717 02:31:15,433 --> 02:31:16,867 COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 4718 02:31:16,867 --> 02:31:19,470 -- THANK YOU. WITH THAT, 4719 02:31:19,470 --> 02:31:21,372 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOU ARE 4720 02:31:21,372 --> 02:31:21,672 RECOGNIZED. 4721 02:31:21,672 --> 02:31:24,241 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND 4722 02:31:24,241 --> 02:31:24,875 SORRY LITTLE MIC SITUATION HERE. 4723 02:31:24,875 --> 02:31:26,477 THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND 4724 02:31:26,477 --> 02:31:28,512 THANK YOU TO MY CO-SPONSORS, 4725 02:31:28,512 --> 02:31:29,814 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, HOLLINGSWORTH 4726 02:31:29,814 --> 02:31:30,381 AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. I 4727 02:31:30,381 --> 02:31:31,682 REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. A 4728 02:31:31,682 --> 02:31:33,117 SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL 4729 02:31:33,117 --> 02:31:34,885 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. I THINK 4730 02:31:34,885 --> 02:31:35,953 THIS CONCEPT FOR THIS CAME FROM 4731 02:31:35,953 --> 02:31:37,455 SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID TO ME 4732 02:31:37,455 --> 02:31:38,589 DURING THE BILL PROCESS, AND I 4733 02:31:38,589 --> 02:31:39,557 COMMITTED TO BRINGING IT BACK 4734 02:31:39,557 --> 02:31:41,559 DURING BUDGET. SO THANK YOU AS 4735 02:31:41,559 --> 02:31:44,428 ALWAYS, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND 4736 02:31:44,428 --> 02:31:45,062 ALWAYS IDENTIFYING WAYS TO MAKE 4737 02:31:45,062 --> 02:31:45,830 SURE WE'RE SERVING THE PEOPLE 4738 02:31:45,830 --> 02:31:47,331 THAT WE ARE SEEKING TO SERVE. 4739 02:31:47,331 --> 02:31:49,467 SO, COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU AGAIN. 4740 02:31:49,467 --> 02:31:50,034 YOU PASSED THIS LEGISLATION 4741 02:31:50,034 --> 02:31:51,168 UNANIMOUSLY EARLIER THIS YEAR. 4742 02:31:51,168 --> 02:31:52,970 AND AS JEN ALREADY STATED, THE 4743 02:31:52,970 --> 02:31:55,673 INTENT HERE IS TO ENSURE THAT 4744 02:31:55,673 --> 02:31:56,574 THE PENALTY REVENUE THAT IS 4745 02:31:56,574 --> 02:31:59,076 GENERATED FROM THE DO NOT 4746 02:31:59,076 --> 02:32:00,811 SOLICIT LEGISLATION IS RESERVED 4747 02:32:00,811 --> 02:32:02,313 FOR SPECIFIC USE, WHICH IS TO GO 4748 02:32:02,313 --> 02:32:04,448 BACK INTO COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE 4749 02:32:04,448 --> 02:32:06,784 BEEN NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THIS 4750 02:32:06,784 --> 02:32:08,285 PRACTICE. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A 4751 02:32:08,285 --> 02:32:11,088 SECOND TO EXPRESS MY 4752 02:32:11,088 --> 02:32:12,957 APPRECIATION AND MY SLIGHT 4753 02:32:12,957 --> 02:32:15,226 APOLOGY TO CENTRAL STAFF. I DO 4754 02:32:15,226 --> 02:32:16,560 HAVE SEVEN BUDGET BILLS. I WILL 4755 02:32:16,560 --> 02:32:18,028 NOT BE DOING THAT AGAIN IN THE 4756 02:32:18,028 --> 02:32:21,065 FUTURE, BUT THIS WAS ONE THAT WE 4757 02:32:21,065 --> 02:32:22,399 IDENTIFIED MONTHS AGO. SO THANK 4758 02:32:22,399 --> 02:32:23,434 YOU SO MUCH TO JEN FOR ALL OF 4759 02:32:23,434 --> 02:32:26,070 YOUR HARD WORK ON THOSE BILLS 4760 02:32:26,070 --> 02:32:27,905 AND COLLEAGUES. I ASK FOR YOUR 4761 02:32:27,905 --> 02:32:29,073 SUPPORT, AND I SEE THE CHAIR 4762 02:32:29,073 --> 02:32:30,841 LOOKING AT ME WITH FUTURE 4763 02:32:30,841 --> 02:32:32,776 APPRECIATION FOR NOT DOING THIS 4764 02:32:32,776 --> 02:32:35,312 AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR 4765 02:32:35,312 --> 02:32:35,846 -- [LAUGHTER]. [LAUGHTER] 4766 02:32:35,846 --> 02:32:40,885 -- AND NOW. COLLEAGUES, 4767 02:32:40,885 --> 02:32:42,386 DISCUSSION. COLLEAGUES. 4768 02:32:42,386 --> 02:32:44,221 DISCUSSION. SEEING NO FURTHER 4769 02:32:44,221 --> 02:32:46,090 DISCUSSION. IF YOU'D LIKE TO 4770 02:32:46,090 --> 02:32:46,991 CO-SPONSOR THIS, PLEASE RAISE 4771 02:32:46,991 --> 02:32:52,863 YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME SET 4772 02:32:52,863 --> 02:32:53,297 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 4773 02:32:53,297 --> 02:32:54,532 -- AND COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 4774 02:32:54,532 --> 02:32:55,666 -- THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO OUR 4775 02:32:55,666 --> 02:32:57,935 NEXT DEPARTMENT. OLS ONE AYE 4776 02:32:57,935 --> 02:33:00,638 ONE. 4777 02:33:00,638 --> 02:33:02,139 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 4778 02:33:02,139 --> 02:33:04,408 I'M KARINA BULL HERE TO TALK 4779 02:33:04,408 --> 02:33:05,042 ABOUT TWO ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE 4780 02:33:05,042 --> 02:33:06,544 OF LABOR STANDARDS. THE FIRST 4781 02:33:06,544 --> 02:33:11,015 ONE IS OLS ONE AYE. IT WOULD 4782 02:33:11,015 --> 02:33:11,649 INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS TO OLS 4783 02:33:11,649 --> 02:33:15,953 BY ABOUT 192,000. OLS FUND IN 4784 02:33:15,953 --> 02:33:20,658 2027, AND ABOUT 194,000 OLS FUND 4785 02:33:20,658 --> 02:33:22,960 IN 2028, AND ADD ONE FTE 4786 02:33:22,960 --> 02:33:25,429 STRATEGIC ADVISOR TO RESTORE A 4787 02:33:25,429 --> 02:33:26,297 POLICY ANALYST POSITION THAT 4788 02:33:26,297 --> 02:33:27,831 WOULD BE REMOVED IN THE PROPOSED 4789 02:33:27,831 --> 02:33:29,967 BUDGET. THIS ITEM IS SPONSORED 4790 02:33:29,967 --> 02:33:32,269 BY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND 4791 02:33:32,269 --> 02:33:34,505 COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS. 4792 02:33:34,505 --> 02:33:37,875 LIN AND HOLLINGSWORTH. 4793 02:33:37,875 --> 02:33:38,442 -- THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 4794 02:33:38,442 --> 02:33:38,676 RINCK. 4795 02:33:38,676 --> 02:33:39,343 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS, AND 4796 02:33:39,343 --> 02:33:41,445 THANK YOU KARINA FOR YOUR WORK 4797 02:33:41,445 --> 02:33:42,780 WITH OUR OFFICE IN DEVELOPING 4798 02:33:42,780 --> 02:33:43,480 THIS AMENDMENT. AND HUGE THANK 4799 02:33:43,480 --> 02:33:44,982 YOU TO THE CO-SPONSORS ON THIS 4800 02:33:44,982 --> 02:33:46,183 AMENDMENT AS WELL. COLLEAGUES, 4801 02:33:46,183 --> 02:33:47,685 I'LL BE BRIEF AND JUST NOTE FOR 4802 02:33:47,685 --> 02:33:49,119 THE RECORD THAT SINCE ITS 4803 02:33:49,119 --> 02:33:50,688 INCEPTION, THE OFFICE OF LABOR 4804 02:33:50,688 --> 02:33:53,524 STANDARDS HAS WON ALMOST $70 4805 02:33:53,524 --> 02:33:56,460 MILLION FOR MORE THAN 120,000 4806 02:33:56,460 --> 02:33:58,929 WORKERS IN OUR CITY. IT'S THE 4807 02:33:58,929 --> 02:34:00,164 WORK OF THE OFFICE OF LABOR 4808 02:34:00,164 --> 02:34:01,899 STANDARDS TO UPHOLD OUR STRONG 4809 02:34:01,899 --> 02:34:02,433 LABOR PROTECTIONS THAT WE 4810 02:34:02,433 --> 02:34:04,668 CHAMPION AS A CITY, AND CLEARLY, 4811 02:34:04,668 --> 02:34:06,704 THEIR WORK CONTINUES TO DELIVER 4812 02:34:06,704 --> 02:34:09,974 FOR WORKING PEOPLE. AND SO THIS 4813 02:34:09,974 --> 02:34:10,541 AMENDMENT WOULD RESTORE THE 4814 02:34:10,541 --> 02:34:11,942 POLICY ANALYST POSITION THAT WAS 4815 02:34:11,942 --> 02:34:13,244 PROPOSED TO BE ABROGATED AS A 4816 02:34:13,244 --> 02:34:14,545 PART OF THE MAYOR'S BUDGET. I 4817 02:34:14,545 --> 02:34:16,547 BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP 4818 02:34:16,547 --> 02:34:17,548 UP THE POLICY ARM OF THE OFFICE 4819 02:34:17,548 --> 02:34:20,050 OF LABOR STANDARDS SO THEY CAN 4820 02:34:20,050 --> 02:34:22,119 CONTINUE WORK ALONGSIDE US AND 4821 02:34:22,119 --> 02:34:24,021 DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL LABOR 4822 02:34:24,021 --> 02:34:25,055 PROTECTIONS AND WORK IN THE 4823 02:34:25,055 --> 02:34:26,190 YEARS TO COME. AND I ASK FOR 4824 02:34:26,190 --> 02:34:28,292 YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. 4825 02:34:28,292 --> 02:34:31,028 -- THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. 4826 02:34:31,028 --> 02:34:32,563 DISCUSSION, DISCUSSION. SEEING. 4827 02:34:32,563 --> 02:34:33,897 NO DISCUSSION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE 4828 02:34:33,897 --> 02:34:34,898 TO CO-SPONSOR OLS ONE A ONE, 4829 02:34:34,898 --> 02:34:39,670 PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS 4830 02:34:39,670 --> 02:34:42,473 TIME. SET. SEEING NO FURTHER 4831 02:34:42,473 --> 02:34:43,741 CO-SPONSORSHIP, WE WILL MOVE ON 4832 02:34:43,741 --> 02:34:46,377 TO OLS TWO A ONE. 4833 02:34:46,377 --> 02:34:49,513 -- YES, THE NEXT ITEM IS OLS TWO 4834 02:34:49,513 --> 02:34:52,650 A IT WOULD INCREASE 4835 02:34:52,650 --> 02:34:53,183 APPROPRIATIONS TO OLS BY 4836 02:34:53,183 --> 02:34:57,354 120,000. OLS FUND ONE TIME IN 4837 02:34:57,354 --> 02:34:59,156 2027 FOR OUTREACH TO WORKERS AND 4838 02:34:59,156 --> 02:35:01,358 HIRING ENTITIES ON THE DOMESTIC 4839 02:35:01,358 --> 02:35:02,826 WORKERS ORDINANCE. THIS ITEM IS 4840 02:35:02,826 --> 02:35:03,460 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 4841 02:35:03,460 --> 02:35:05,529 AND IS CO-SPONSORED BY 4842 02:35:05,529 --> 02:35:06,930 COUNCILMEMBERS LIN AND STRAUSS. 4843 02:35:06,930 --> 02:35:08,432 -- THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 4844 02:35:08,432 --> 02:35:09,933 IS SPONSORED. THE PROPOSAL YOU 4845 02:35:09,933 --> 02:35:11,135 ARE RECOGNIZED. 4846 02:35:11,135 --> 02:35:11,769 -- THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS, AND 4847 02:35:11,769 --> 02:35:13,404 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COSPONSORSHIP 4848 02:35:13,404 --> 02:35:14,204 ON THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU 4849 02:35:14,204 --> 02:35:15,372 KARINA FOR BRIEFING IT AND FOR 4850 02:35:15,372 --> 02:35:17,508 YOUR WORK ON THIS. THANK YOU 4851 02:35:17,508 --> 02:35:19,610 ALL. EARLIER THIS YEAR WE PASSED 4852 02:35:19,610 --> 02:35:21,545 SOME REALLY IMPORTANT UPDATES TO 4853 02:35:21,545 --> 02:35:23,280 THE DOMESTIC WORKERS ORDINANCE, 4854 02:35:23,280 --> 02:35:24,548 AND THIS WAS FOLLOWING THE 4855 02:35:24,548 --> 02:35:26,216 ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATE 4856 02:35:26,216 --> 02:35:28,185 LEGISLATURE TO PASS A STATEWIDE 4857 02:35:28,185 --> 02:35:29,053 DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS. 4858 02:35:29,053 --> 02:35:31,689 WE, AS A COUNCIL, TOOK THAT AS 4859 02:35:31,689 --> 02:35:33,891 AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE OUR OWN 4860 02:35:33,891 --> 02:35:37,027 ORDINANCE. AND THESE THE 4861 02:35:37,027 --> 02:35:38,062 RESULTING POLICY IS SOMETHING I 4862 02:35:38,062 --> 02:35:39,496 BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF AS 4863 02:35:39,496 --> 02:35:41,532 A CITY AND OUR POLICIES AND 4864 02:35:41,532 --> 02:35:43,033 PROTECTIONS ARE ONLY SO GOOD. AS 4865 02:35:43,033 --> 02:35:45,903 MUCH AS WE CAN PUT THEM INTO 4866 02:35:45,903 --> 02:35:49,106 PRACTICE. AND SO THIS AMENDMENT 4867 02:35:49,106 --> 02:35:50,808 WOULD EXTEND FUNDING TO ALLOW 4868 02:35:50,808 --> 02:35:52,910 FOR ADDITIONAL OUTREACH FOR 4869 02:35:52,910 --> 02:35:55,679 WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS. SO FOLKS 4870 02:35:55,679 --> 02:35:57,147 ARE AWARE OF THE NEW PROTECTIONS 4871 02:35:57,147 --> 02:35:59,550 THAT WE VOTED ON AS A COUNCIL. 4872 02:35:59,550 --> 02:36:02,219 AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 4873 02:36:02,219 --> 02:36:03,587 -- THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. 4874 02:36:03,587 --> 02:36:09,193 DISCUSSION DISCUSSION. SEEING NO 4875 02:36:09,193 --> 02:36:12,296 FURTHER DISCUSSION. IF YOU WOULD 4876 02:36:12,296 --> 02:36:12,896 LIKE TO CO-SPONSOR OLS TWO A 4877 02:36:12,896 --> 02:36:17,134 ONE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT 4878 02:36:17,134 --> 02:36:22,539 THIS TIME. ARE WE SET? I SEE 4879 02:36:22,539 --> 02:36:23,073 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND 4880 02:36:23,073 --> 02:36:24,208 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 4881 02:36:24,208 --> 02:36:24,775 -- AND ADDING COUNCILMEMBER 4882 02:36:24,775 --> 02:36:25,809 FOSTER AND KETTLE. 4883 02:36:25,809 --> 02:36:27,544 -- THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO THE 4884 02:36:27,544 --> 02:36:30,414 NEXT DEPARTMENT. OIRA ONE A ONE. 4885 02:36:30,414 --> 02:36:31,715 -- GOOD MORNING COUNCIL BRIAN. 4886 02:36:31,715 --> 02:36:33,350 GOOD NIGHT COUNCIL CENTRAL 4887 02:36:33,350 --> 02:36:35,652 STAFF. SO THE NEXT ITEM IS OIRA 4888 02:36:35,652 --> 02:36:37,154 ONE A WHICH WOULD INCREASE 4889 02:36:37,154 --> 02:36:39,289 APPROPRIATIONS IN THE OFFICE OF 4890 02:36:39,289 --> 02:36:41,692 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS BY 4891 02:36:41,692 --> 02:36:43,427 $300,000. GENERAL FUND IN BOTH 4892 02:36:43,427 --> 02:36:45,362 2027 AND 2028 ON A ONE TIME 4893 02:36:45,362 --> 02:36:47,030 BASIS TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE 4894 02:36:47,030 --> 02:36:48,832 DEVELOPMENT FOR REFUGEE AND 4895 02:36:48,832 --> 02:36:49,466 IMMIGRANT WOMEN ARTISANS TO HELP 4896 02:36:49,466 --> 02:36:51,435 THEM ACHIEVE ECONOMIC STABILITY. 4897 02:36:51,435 --> 02:36:53,036 THIS ITEM IS SPONSORED BY 4898 02:36:53,036 --> 02:36:54,972 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND 4899 02:36:54,972 --> 02:36:55,606 CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS 4900 02:36:55,606 --> 02:36:56,340 STRAUSS AND RINCK. 4901 02:36:56,340 --> 02:36:59,109 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4902 02:36:59,109 --> 02:36:59,977 JUAREZ IS CHAIRS SPONSOR. THE 4903 02:36:59,977 --> 02:37:02,646 PROPOSAL. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 4904 02:37:02,646 --> 02:37:03,547 -- THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, 4905 02:37:03,547 --> 02:37:05,749 THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR YOUR 4906 02:37:05,749 --> 02:37:06,650 SUPPORT. AND OF COURSE, THANK 4907 02:37:06,650 --> 02:37:08,018 YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AS 4908 02:37:08,018 --> 02:37:10,654 WELL. THIS IS $300,000 TO 4909 02:37:10,654 --> 02:37:12,456 SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 4910 02:37:12,456 --> 02:37:14,124 FOR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT 4911 02:37:14,124 --> 02:37:18,662 WOMEN'S ARTISANS IN 27 AND 28. 4912 02:37:18,662 --> 02:37:19,329 THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT'S NEAR 4913 02:37:19,329 --> 02:37:20,664 AND DEAR TO MY HEART. I'VE BEEN 4914 02:37:20,664 --> 02:37:22,332 WORKING WITH THEM FOR A DECADE 4915 02:37:22,332 --> 02:37:24,968 SINCE THEY STARTED IN D5. 4916 02:37:24,968 --> 02:37:26,069 ACCORDING TO. LET'S SEE, THE 4917 02:37:26,069 --> 02:37:29,807 FUNDING SHOULD BE USED FOR AN 4918 02:37:29,807 --> 02:37:30,374 ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS 4919 02:37:30,374 --> 02:37:31,375 REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN 4920 02:37:31,375 --> 02:37:33,076 ARTISANS THROUGH JOB SKILLS 4921 02:37:33,076 --> 02:37:35,579 TRAINING, MICRO BUSINESSES 4922 02:37:35,579 --> 02:37:36,213 SUPPORT WRAPAROUND SUPPORT AND 4923 02:37:36,213 --> 02:37:37,815 CONNECTION WITH EMPLOYMENT 4924 02:37:37,815 --> 02:37:40,651 OPPORTUNITIES. THE REFUGEE 4925 02:37:40,651 --> 02:37:42,386 ARTISANS INITIATIVE OUR AI IS A 4926 02:37:42,386 --> 02:37:43,687 FANTASTIC ORGANIZATION. AS I 4927 02:37:43,687 --> 02:37:46,023 SHARED IN D FIVE, AND WATCHING 4928 02:37:46,023 --> 02:37:47,458 THEM GROW FROM TWO OR 3 OR 4 4929 02:37:47,458 --> 02:37:50,694 PEOPLE IN 3 OR 4 SEWING MACHINES 4930 02:37:50,694 --> 02:37:51,395 TO, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK WE'RE 4931 02:37:51,395 --> 02:37:55,065 UP TO 30 WOMEN AND 40 SEWING 4932 02:37:55,065 --> 02:37:56,700 MACHINES. AND I THINK I WAS 4933 02:37:56,700 --> 02:37:57,367 HAVING THIS DISCUSSION WITH 4934 02:37:57,367 --> 02:37:57,968 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER HOPE SHE 4935 02:37:57,968 --> 02:38:00,103 DOESN'T MIND. THIS IS THE KIND 4936 02:38:00,103 --> 02:38:02,272 OF NONPROFIT THAT YOU WATCH 4937 02:38:02,272 --> 02:38:05,309 GROW, THAT YOU FUND AND THAT YOU 4938 02:38:05,309 --> 02:38:06,844 SEE NOT ONLY THAT OF THE 4939 02:38:06,844 --> 02:38:08,679 DELIVERABLES, BUT WHAT IT DOES 4940 02:38:08,679 --> 02:38:10,247 TO A COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND 4941 02:38:10,247 --> 02:38:12,115 USE THEIR SKILLS AND HAVE A 4942 02:38:12,115 --> 02:38:16,320 PLACE TO GO. AND I JUST CANNOT 4943 02:38:16,320 --> 02:38:18,155 TELL YOU THE BYPRODUCT AND THE 4944 02:38:18,155 --> 02:38:19,456 BENEFITS OF HAVING SUCH A GEM IN 4945 02:38:19,456 --> 02:38:25,462 D5. THE R AYE I WAS FOUNDED IN 4946 02:38:25,462 --> 02:38:26,997 2017. IT PROVIDES HANDS ON 4947 02:38:26,997 --> 02:38:28,799 TRAINING, ACCESS TO MATERIALS, 4948 02:38:28,799 --> 02:38:30,901 EQUIPMENT, PRODUCTION, 4949 02:38:30,901 --> 02:38:33,504 MANAGEMENT, QUALITY GUIDANCE AND 4950 02:38:33,504 --> 02:38:33,971 CONSISTENT PAID WORK 4951 02:38:33,971 --> 02:38:35,272 OPPORTUNITIES LED BY THE 4952 02:38:35,272 --> 02:38:37,708 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HINDSLEY, 4953 02:38:37,708 --> 02:38:39,176 MANY WOMEN ARRIVE IN THE UNITED 4954 02:38:39,176 --> 02:38:41,245 STATES WITH DEEP TECHNICAL 4955 02:38:41,245 --> 02:38:42,946 SKILLS, CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND 4956 02:38:42,946 --> 02:38:44,815 CREATIVITY, YET FACE SYSTEMIC 4957 02:38:44,815 --> 02:38:47,451 BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. OUR AI 4958 02:38:47,451 --> 02:38:49,353 EXISTS TO PARTNER WITH WOMEN 4959 02:38:49,353 --> 02:38:51,021 ARTISANS, REMOVE THOSE BARRIERS 4960 02:38:51,021 --> 02:38:54,424 AND SUPPORT ECONOMIC MOBILITY 4961 02:38:54,424 --> 02:38:55,392 THROUGH DIGNIFIED, SUSTAINABLE 4962 02:38:55,392 --> 02:38:59,696 WORK. THEY ALSO OFFER 4963 02:38:59,696 --> 02:39:00,330 INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT, HELPING 4964 02:39:00,330 --> 02:39:03,000 ARTISANS NAVIGATE LICENSING 4965 02:39:03,000 --> 02:39:03,533 DOCUMENTATION, SCHEDULING 4966 02:39:03,533 --> 02:39:05,802 FLEXIBILITY, COMMUNICATION 4967 02:39:05,802 --> 02:39:06,970 EXPECTATIONS WITHIN THE US WORK 4968 02:39:06,970 --> 02:39:07,571 ENVIRONMENT WITH THE GOAL OF 4969 02:39:07,571 --> 02:39:09,606 LONG TERM ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE. 4970 02:39:09,606 --> 02:39:10,908 AND I CAN TELL YOU WHEN YOU 4971 02:39:10,908 --> 02:39:12,075 VISIT THERE, IT'S SO WONDERFUL 4972 02:39:12,075 --> 02:39:13,143 TO SEE THESE WOMEN THERE AT WORK 4973 02:39:13,143 --> 02:39:15,078 WITH THEIR CHILDREN AS WELL. 4974 02:39:15,078 --> 02:39:16,947 DEMAND FOR RISE PROGRAM FAR 4975 02:39:16,947 --> 02:39:20,684 EXCEEDS CAPACITY, WITH OVER 320 4976 02:39:20,684 --> 02:39:23,253 WOMEN ON THEIR WAIT LIST FOR THE 4977 02:39:23,253 --> 02:39:23,887 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 4978 02:39:23,887 --> 02:39:27,190 THANK YOU. CITY OF SEATTLE. 4979 02:39:27,190 --> 02:39:31,528 SINCE FOUNDING IN 2017, 167,000 4980 02:39:31,528 --> 02:39:35,432 UPCYCLED PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN MADE 4981 02:39:35,432 --> 02:39:36,433 BY THE ARTISANS. 1,700,000 IN 4982 02:39:36,433 --> 02:39:38,802 IN. INCOME HAS BEEN GENERATED 4983 02:39:38,802 --> 02:39:41,705 FOR REFUGEE WOMEN IN 2019, WE 4984 02:39:41,705 --> 02:39:44,508 SECURED A RENTED SPACE IN LAKE 4985 02:39:44,508 --> 02:39:45,275 CITY. IN 2022, AFTER THE RENTED 4986 02:39:45,275 --> 02:39:46,910 SPACE WAS DAMAGED BY FLOODING, 4987 02:39:46,910 --> 02:39:50,881 THEY PURCHASED 12337 LAKE CITY 4988 02:39:50,881 --> 02:39:52,082 WAY WITH SUPPORT OF KING COUNTY 4989 02:39:52,082 --> 02:39:53,951 IN THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. IN 4990 02:39:53,951 --> 02:39:55,385 2020, THEY STARTED SCALING UP BY 4991 02:39:55,385 --> 02:39:57,554 PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY WITH 4992 02:39:57,554 --> 02:39:59,256 80,000 HAND SEWN MASKS TO HELP 4993 02:39:59,256 --> 02:40:00,424 KEEP FRONTLINE WORKERS SAFE 4994 02:40:00,424 --> 02:40:02,459 DURING THE PANDEMIC. I WITNESSED 4995 02:40:02,459 --> 02:40:03,860 THAT FIRSTHAND GOING DOWN TO 4996 02:40:03,860 --> 02:40:06,096 THEIR SHOP, WHICH IS LITERALLY 4997 02:40:06,096 --> 02:40:08,198 HALF A MILE FROM MY HOUSE. THEY 4998 02:40:08,198 --> 02:40:10,267 WERE MAKING MASKS AND IT WAS 4999 02:40:10,267 --> 02:40:11,969 INCREDIBLE. AND THE WINTER OF 5000 02:40:11,969 --> 02:40:14,204 2020 425, THEY HIRED A WORKFORCE 5001 02:40:14,204 --> 02:40:15,839 DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND EXPANDED 5002 02:40:15,839 --> 02:40:18,008 EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT FOR THEIR 5003 02:40:18,008 --> 02:40:23,046 ARTISANS AND THE COMMUNITY. LATE 5004 02:40:23,046 --> 02:40:23,680 SUMMER 2025, OUR TEAM MOVED TO 5005 02:40:23,680 --> 02:40:24,348 TEMPORARY SPACE THAT WAS THE 5006 02:40:24,348 --> 02:40:26,116 MENNONITE CHURCH, AND IN AUGUST, 5007 02:40:26,116 --> 02:40:28,285 THEY BEGAN RENOVATIONS WITH 5008 02:40:28,285 --> 02:40:30,420 GROUNDBREAKING. IN SEPTEMBER. 5009 02:40:30,420 --> 02:40:31,054 AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 5010 02:40:31,054 --> 02:40:32,122 MAY HAVE JOINED US THERE. THE 5011 02:40:32,122 --> 02:40:35,659 FALL OF 2025, WE BEGAN AN 5012 02:40:35,659 --> 02:40:37,995 OFFICIAL STRUCTURED ESOL AND 5013 02:40:37,995 --> 02:40:38,528 DIGITAL LITERACY LITERACY 5014 02:40:38,528 --> 02:40:40,030 PROGRAM THAT'S ENGLISH AS A 5015 02:40:40,030 --> 02:40:41,365 SECOND LANGUAGE. AND IN QUARTER 5016 02:40:41,365 --> 02:40:46,036 ONE, 2026, WE LAUNCHED OUR FIRST 5017 02:40:46,036 --> 02:40:46,637 ARTESIAN MARKETPLACE COHORTS, 5018 02:40:46,637 --> 02:40:49,506 THE MICROBUSINESS AND 5019 02:40:49,506 --> 02:40:51,708 ENTREPRENEURIAL PATHWAYS. IN 5020 02:40:51,708 --> 02:40:53,644 LATE QUARTER ONE 2026, WE 5021 02:40:53,644 --> 02:40:55,379 COMPLETED RENOVATIONS AND MOVED 5022 02:40:55,379 --> 02:40:56,613 BACK TO A NEWLY RENOVATED 5023 02:40:56,613 --> 02:40:58,048 BUILDING. IN MARCH, I HAD THE 5024 02:40:58,048 --> 02:40:59,383 OPPORTUNITY TO GO VISIT OUR 5025 02:40:59,383 --> 02:41:00,784 FRIENDS ON LAKE CITY WAY ABOUT A 5026 02:41:00,784 --> 02:41:02,986 WEEK AGO, AND IT'S AMAZING. AND 5027 02:41:02,986 --> 02:41:03,754 I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK 5028 02:41:03,754 --> 02:41:05,656 YOU. 5029 02:41:05,656 --> 02:41:06,223 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 5030 02:41:06,223 --> 02:41:07,357 JUAREZ COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS 5031 02:41:07,357 --> 02:41:08,392 CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE 5032 02:41:08,392 --> 02:41:10,994 OVERSEEING THIS DEPARTMENT. DO 5033 02:41:10,994 --> 02:41:11,862 YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE? 5034 02:41:11,862 --> 02:41:14,731 -- NO THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST TO 5035 02:41:14,731 --> 02:41:17,200 THANK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR 5036 02:41:17,200 --> 02:41:20,203 KEEPING OUR REFUGEE AND 5037 02:41:20,203 --> 02:41:22,706 IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN MIND. THIS IS 5038 02:41:22,706 --> 02:41:25,175 REALLY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT. 5039 02:41:25,175 --> 02:41:28,412 OIRA IN GENERAL, DOES WORKFORCE 5040 02:41:28,412 --> 02:41:29,012 DEVELOPMENT. I APPRECIATE THE 5041 02:41:29,012 --> 02:41:33,016 DEPARTMENT FOR DOING THAT WORK. 5042 02:41:33,016 --> 02:41:34,184 AND THEN ESPECIALLY SO TO ENSURE 5043 02:41:34,184 --> 02:41:36,453 THAT WE'RE ALSO SUPPORTING OUR 5044 02:41:36,453 --> 02:41:38,855 REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN. SO 5045 02:41:38,855 --> 02:41:40,323 REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, 5046 02:41:40,323 --> 02:41:41,124 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, FOR THIS. 5047 02:41:41,124 --> 02:41:43,026 AND I WILL BE CO-SPONSORING. 5048 02:41:43,026 --> 02:41:43,894 THANK YOU. 5049 02:41:43,894 --> 02:41:46,763 -- THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. ANY 5050 02:41:46,763 --> 02:41:47,831 FURTHER DISCUSSION? FURTHER 5051 02:41:47,831 --> 02:41:52,269 DISCUSSION? COUNCIL SEEING NO 5052 02:41:52,269 --> 02:41:53,103 FURTHER DISCUSSION, IF YOU WOULD 5053 02:41:53,103 --> 02:41:56,006 LIKE TO CO-SPONSOR OIRA ONE A 5054 02:41:56,006 --> 02:42:00,010 ONE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT 5055 02:42:00,010 --> 02:42:02,946 THIS TIME. ARE WE SET I SEE 5056 02:42:02,946 --> 02:42:07,651 COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. SAKA. 5057 02:42:07,651 --> 02:42:10,020 LIN. HOLLINGSWORTH. FOSTER. 5058 02:42:10,020 --> 02:42:13,056 KETTLE. CO-SPONSORING OIRA ONE. 5059 02:42:13,056 --> 02:42:13,323 AYE ONE. 5060 02:42:13,323 --> 02:42:16,593 -- COUNCIL. ALL COUNCILMEMBERS 5061 02:42:16,593 --> 02:42:17,027 ARE CO-SPONSORING. 5062 02:42:17,027 --> 02:42:18,428 -- FANTASTIC. THAT LOOKS LIKE A 5063 02:42:18,428 --> 02:42:21,531 PRIORITY. THEN WITH THAT, 5064 02:42:21,531 --> 02:42:25,502 COLLEAGUES, WE ARE AT 12:07 5065 02:42:25,502 --> 02:42:27,804 P.M.. I DO APPRECIATE AND THANK 5066 02:42:27,804 --> 02:42:30,207 YOU FOR YOUR GRACE. LETTING ME 5067 02:42:30,207 --> 02:42:31,842 TAKE 15 MINUTES OF OUR LUNCH SO 5068 02:42:31,842 --> 02:42:33,777 THAT WE COULD EXTEND PUBLIC 5069 02:42:33,777 --> 02:42:36,279 COMMENT. TODAY. WE HAVE 26 ITEMS 5070 02:42:36,279 --> 02:42:39,249 THIS AFTERNOON. IF WE TAKE TEN 5071 02:42:39,249 --> 02:42:41,852 MINUTES PER ITEM, THAT'S ABOUT 5072 02:42:41,852 --> 02:42:43,754 FOUR HOURS, 18 MINUTES, WHICH 5073 02:42:43,754 --> 02:42:46,990 PUTS US AT ABOUT 430 ISH. SO AT 5074 02:42:46,990 --> 02:42:48,425 THIS TIME, I WILL ASK US TO COME 5075 02:42:48,425 --> 02:42:52,662 BACK HERE AT. I'LL GIVE US THE 5076 02:42:52,662 --> 02:42:53,797 EXTRA COUPLE MINUTES IF WE CAN 5077 02:42:53,797 --> 02:42:54,731 MAKE SURE TO GET THROUGH THE 5078 02:42:54,731 --> 02:42:56,066 AFTERNOON. SO IF WE CAN BE BACK 5079 02:42:56,066 --> 02:43:02,339 HERE AT 12551255, IF THERE'S NO 5080 02:43:02,339 --> 02:43:03,406 OBJECTION, THE SELECT BUDGET 5081 02:43:03,406 --> 02:43:05,142 COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE IN 5082 02:43:05,142 --> 02:43:09,112 RECESS UNTIL 12:55 P.M.. THANK 5083 02:43:09,112 --> 02:43:09,679 YOU. COLLEAGUES. HEARING NO 5084 02:43:09,679 --> 02:43:10,347 OBJECTION, THE SELECT BUDGET 5085 02:43:10,347 --> 02:43:13,116 COMMITTEE IS IN RECESS UNTIL 5086 02:43:13,116 --> 02:43:18,789 12:55 P.M.. THANK YOU.