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COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE

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CALL THE ROLL 

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-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 

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HOLLINGSWORTH. PRESENT. 

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COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 

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COUNCILMEMBER. 

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-- KETTLE HERE. 

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-- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 

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COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 

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COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 

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COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 

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-- HERE. 

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-- COUNCILMEMBER. FOSTER HERE. 

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AND CHAIR STRAUSS. 

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-- HERE. 

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-- THAT'S FIVE PRESENT. 

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-- WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. 

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COLLEAGUES. PUBLIC HEARING DAY 

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WILL BE HERE ALL DAY UNTIL WE'RE

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DONE HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC. 

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AND IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, 

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THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. 

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HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA

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IS ADOPTED. HOW THE PUBLIC 

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HEARING WILL WORK TODAY. WE WILL

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BEGIN WITH REMOTE SPEAKERS. THIS

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AFTERNOON. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 119

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SIGNED UP, SO THAT IS ABOUT 

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THREE HOURS WORTH OF PUBLIC 

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TESTIMONY RIGHT NOW. WE WILL 

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NEED TO RECESS AROUND 4 P.M. AND

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HOPE TO ACHIEVE HEARING FROM ALL

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REMOTE SPEAKERS BY THEN. THAT 

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REMOTE SPEAKERS AFTER 4 P.M., WE

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WILL JUST BRING THEM TO THE TOP 

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AT 5 P.M. SO IF WE SOMEHOW 

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DON'T HAVE ANY. IF WE GET 

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THROUGH ALL OF THE PUBLIC 

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SPEAKERS BEFORE 3 P.M., WE WILL 

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WAIT UNTIL 3 P.M. BEFORE GOING 

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ON RECESS, AND THEN AT 5 P.M., 

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WE WILL BEGIN AGAIN WITH 

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IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT. SIGN 

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UP FOR THE IN-PERSON PUBLIC 

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COMMENT STARTS AT 430, AND WE 

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WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING

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UNTIL EVERYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP

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HAS HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK. 

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AGAIN, IF THERE ARE STILL REMOTE

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COMMENTERS THAT WE HAVEN'T 

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GOTTEN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, 

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WE'LL START THEM BACK AT FIVE. 

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REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE REMOTE OR 

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IN PERSON, EACH PERSON WILL 

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RECEIVE ONE MINUTE 30s TO SHARE 

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COMMENTS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS 

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THAT IF YOU ARE PART OF A GROUP 

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WITH THREE OR MORE PEOPLE SIGNED

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UP FOR IN-PERSON COMMENT, YOU 

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WILL. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR TIME 

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COMBINED. SPEAK GROUPS WITH 

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THREE OR MORE REGISTERED 

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SPEAKERS WILL RECEIVE FOUR 

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COMMENT, BUT THEN ANYONE IN THAT

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GROUP CANNOT PROVIDE SEPARATE 

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PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THERE AND 

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ONWARD. ALSO, IF YOU ARE 

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PROVIDING VIRTUAL PUBLIC 

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COMMENT, WE WON'T BE TAKING 

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YOUR IN-PERSON. AND SO JUST IF 

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YOU ARE SIGNED UP FOR REMOTE, 

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BUT YOU WOULD PREFER TO DO IN 

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PERSON, PLEASE JUST KNOW THAT 

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GOING IN. IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW 

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THIS PROCESS IN DETAIL, THEY 

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ARE. THE PROCESS IS LISTED ON 

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THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING, AND 

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YOU CAN FIND IT ON THE WEBSITE 

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OR AT THE PODIUM. WITH THAT, 

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LET'S BEGIN. CLERK. DO WE NEED 

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TO READ AN ITEM INTO THE RECORD 

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FOR US TO BEGIN? IF YOU COULD 

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READ ALL OF THE ITEMS INTO THE 

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RECORD AT THIS TIME. 

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-- A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2027 

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THROUGH 2028 PROPOSED BUDGET, 

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INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING. THE 

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CITY'S 2027 GENERAL REVENUE 

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SOURCE, INCLUDING POSSIBLE 

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PROPERTY TAX LEVY INCREASE. THE 

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MAYOR'S 2027 THROUGH 2028 

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PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE 2027 

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THROUGH 2032 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT

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PROGRAM, AND THE PROPOSED 

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REVISIONS TO THE CITY'S 2027 

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GENERAL REVENUE SOURCES AND THE 

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MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET AND 

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CIP. 

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-- FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. AND 

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CLERK, CAN YOU CONFIRM HOW MANY 

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TOTAL SPEAKERS WE HAVE SIGNED UP

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REMOTELY? NOT A PROBLEM. SORRY 

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-- WE CURRENTLY HAVE 117. 

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-- FANTASTIC. WELL, WITH THAT, 

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LET'S GET RIGHT ON IN. AS I'M 

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LOOKING AT THIS LIST, THOUGH, WE

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HAVE THE MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS

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WHO HAVE REGISTERED FOR THE 

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ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT ARE NOT 

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PRESENT AT THIS TIME. AND SO IF 

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YOU ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC

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COMMENT, PLEASE DO CHECK THE 

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EMAIL THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED 

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BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING READY TO 

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GO. I'M SEEING SOME OF THOSE 

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NOT PRESENTS TURN TO PRESENT, 

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BUT CALL IN RIGHT NOW WITH THAT.

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SPEAKER, I'LL READ THE RULES. 

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SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE 

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ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED. 

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SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 

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10 SECONDS ARE REMAINING OF 

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THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS. 

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MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF 

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THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS 

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WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME FOR US 

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TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE

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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW 

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OPEN, WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST 

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SPEAKERS ON THE LIST. I'LL READ

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OUT THE FIRST TEN. RIGHT NOW WE 

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HAVE LYDIA FELTY, KATE RUBIN, 

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AMANDA FISHER, JOAQUIN UY. WE, 

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LARS ERICKSON IS NOT PRESENT. 

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DENNIS SILLS IS NOT PRESENT. 

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ROSE LEGIONNAIRES IS NOT 

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PRESENT. KARINA PATEL IS 

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PRESENT. JULIE ZIEGLER, CARL 

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NELSON, PETER OR LAURA BLACK. SO

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WITH THAT, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER

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ADO, WE'LL GET RIGHT ON INTO IT

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UP FIRST IS LYDIA FELTY, 

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FOLLOWED BY KATE RUBIN, AND THEN

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JOAQUIN. WE 

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-- FOSTER. 

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-- WE ALSO HAVE COUNCILMEMBERS. 

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RINCK. RIVERA AND FOSTER. 

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LYDIA, I SEE YOU'RE PRESENT 

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WITH US NOW. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.

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HERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. 

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-- THANK YOU. I, I JUST GOT THE 

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NOTIFICATION TO UNMUTE. I WAS 

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HITTING STAR SIX AND NOTHING WAS

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HAPPENING. SO I THANK YOU SO 

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MUCH FOR THAT NOTIFICATION. I AM

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LYDIA. I'M A RESIDENT OF D3 AND

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A CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE 

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RENTERS COMMISSION, AND I'M 

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SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE 

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COMMISSION. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR

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ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY,

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FOR HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC ON 

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OUR BUDGET PRIORITIES. AS YOU 

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KNOW, SEATTLE IS A MAJORITY 

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RENTER CITY AND RENTERS MUST BE 

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PRIORITIZED IN THE BUDGET 

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BECAUSE OF THAT, ESPECIALLY IN 

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THIS TIME OF GREAT ECONOMIC 

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UNCERTAINTY. THE COMMISSION HAS 

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SEVERAL PRIORITIES AROUND 

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PRIORITIZING RENTERS. WE'VE 

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WRITTEN ABOUT MANY OF THESE 

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PRIORITIES, AND I KNOW THAT 

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YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR FROM MANY 

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OTHER PEOPLE, SO I'M GONNA KEEP

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IT PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. WE 

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STRONGLY SUPPORT O 003, A ONE TO

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ADD $5 MILLION TO THE OFFICE OF 

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HOUSING FOR BOTH MULTIFAMILY AND

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AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP, AS 

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WELL AS SDCI 003 A ADD 500,000 

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FOR TENANT SERVICES. WE ALSO 

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URGE COUNCIL TO DOUBLE THE 

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ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY 

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BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT

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RENTERS FUNDING. THAT FUNDING IS

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SORELY NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT 

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RENTERS CAN STAY HOUSED. AND 

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AGAIN, WE'VE WE'VE WRITTEN 

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LETTERS ON THIS. SO I ENCOURAGE 

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YOU TO CHECK THOSE OUT. IF 

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YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE 

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INFORMATION ON WHY DOUBLING THE 

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INVESTMENT IS CRITICAL TO 

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ENSURING THAT RENTERS AND 

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REALLY, THE CITY OF SEATTLE 

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STAYS SAFE AND HEALTHY. WE ALSO 

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OPPOSE THE CONTINUED USE OF 

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JUMPSTART FUNDS FOR THINGS 

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OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL SCOPE. 

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THROUGH F, G, NINE A, AND 

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INSTEAD ASK THAT THE CITY PURSUE

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MORE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE 

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SOURCES. AND AS SUCH, WE OPPOSE 

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CBO 002 A'S REGRESSIVE PROPERTY

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TAX. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

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-- THANK YOU. LYDIA. UP NEXT IS 

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KATE RUBIN, FOLLOWED BY AMANDA, 

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THEN JOAQUIN. WE KATE, I SEE 

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YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

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UNMUTE. WELCOME 

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-- MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN. I'M 

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THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 

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SEATTLE, ONE OF 11 ORGANIZATIONS

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FUNDED BY SDCI TO PROVIDE TENANT

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SERVICES. WE ALSO COORDINATE THE

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STATE HOUSE TO HEALTHY 

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COALITION. EVICTION FILINGS ARE 

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REACHING NEW RECORD HIGHS, WHILE

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THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN TENANT

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SERVICES REMAINS BELOW 2023 

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LEVELS. RENTERS NEED LEGAL 

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ASSISTANCE HELP RESOLVING UNSAFE

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HOUSING CONDITIONS AND SUPPORT 

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HOLDING LANDLORDS ACCOUNTABLE. 

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WE URGE YOU TO PRESERVE THE FULL

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$500,000 INCREASE FOR TENANT 

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SERVICES PROPOSED BY COUNCIL 

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PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH, AND 

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TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO 

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SECURE $5 MILLION ANNUALLY TO 

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MEET THE GROWING NEED. ON 

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OCTOBER 15th, THE STATE HOUSE 

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COALITION SENT A LETTER SIGNED 

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BY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS SEATTLE 

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CALLING FOR THIS INVESTMENT. 

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WE'VE SINCE ADDED SEVERAL 

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SIGNATORIES, INCLUDING MLK, 

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LABOR, UAW FOUR ONE, TWO ONE AND

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SEIU SIX. I'LL SEND THE UPDATED

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LETTER THIS AFTERNOON. SEATTLE 

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ALSO SUPPORTS COUNCIL. 

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COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER PROPOSAL TO

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ALLOCATE SPD OVERSPEND FUNDING 

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TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE 

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APPRECIATE THE $5 MILLION FOR 

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AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING AND 

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HOME OWNERSHIP IN THE BALANCING 

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PACKAGE, AND URGE YOU TO 

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INCREASE IT TO $10 MILLION AS 

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COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER ORIGINALLY 

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PROPOSED. ADDRESSING 

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HOMELESSNESS REQUIRES 

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INVESTMENTS IN TENANT SERVICES, 

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HUMAN SERVICES, SHELTER AND 

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HOUSING NOT EXPENSIVE AND CRUEL 

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SWEEPS. WE ARE DUE TO PRESERVE 

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THE MAYOR'S FULL SHELTER 

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EXPANSION PACKAGE AND SUPPORT 

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HER DECISION TO VETO THE RV BAN.

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THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 

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FOR AGREEING TO WORK WITH HER ON

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AN ALTERNATIVE. THANKS. 

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-- THANKS, KATE. UP NEXT IS 

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AMANDA FISHER, FOLLOWED BY 

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WALKING WE AND LARS ERICKSON. 

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HEY AMANDA, YOU'RE HERE. STAR 

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SIX TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. 

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WELCOME. 

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-- HI, COUNCIL. MY NAME. ALL 

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RIGHT. MY NAME IS AMANDA FISHER,

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AND I'M CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE

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WOMEN'S COMMISSION. I'M HERE 

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TODAY TO JUST SHARE OUR SUPPORT 

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FOR THE FUNDING INCLUDED IN THE 

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CHAIR'S BUDGET PACKAGE FOR OUR 

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COLLEAGUES AT THE SEATTLE 

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DISABILITY COMMISSION, WHICH IS 

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FOR 30,000 ANNUALLY FOR 27 AND 

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2028 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF CIVIL

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RIGHTS. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK 

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COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR 

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SUPPORTING THIS PROPOSAL AND 

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BEING A CHAMPION OF DISABILITY 

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RIGHTS, ACCESS AND EQUITY. THIS 

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FUNDING IS ABOUT MORE THAN 

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ACCOMMODATIONS. IT'S ABOUT 

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ENSURING THAT COMMISSIONERS WITH

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DISABILITIES HAVE THE SUPPORT 

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THEY NEED TO FULLY PARTICIPATE 

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IN PUBLIC SERVICE. IT ALSO HELPS

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THE CITY MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS 

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UNDER TITLE TWO OF THE ADA, 

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WHICH GUARANTEES PEOPLE WITH 

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DISABILITIES AN EQUAL 

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OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN 

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AND BENEFIT FROM GOVERNMENT 

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PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING

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SERVING ON BOARDS AND 

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COMMISSIONS. ACCESSIBILITY 

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SHOULD NEVER BE A BARRIER TO 

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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OR LEADERSHIP. 

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SO THANK YOU AS ALWAYS, FOR YOUR

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TIME AND SERVICE. WE APPRECIATE 

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IT. 

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-- THANK YOU AMANDA. UP NEXT IS 

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JOAQUIN. WE LARS ERICKSON, THEN 

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DENNIS. SILS. JOAQUIN. WILL 

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COME. HERE YOU ARE. WELCOME 

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THERE YOU ARE. OFF MUTE. TAKE IT

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AWAY. HELLO. HELLO. WELCOME. 

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-- THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JOAQUIN

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LEE. THANK YOU. PROUD RESIDENT 

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OF DISTRICT TWO AND CURRENTLY 

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THE INTERIM POLITICAL LEAD AT 

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PROTECT 17, THE LARGEST PUBLIC 

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SECTOR UNION AT THE CITY OF 

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SEATTLE. I ALSO HAVE SERVED FOR 

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OVER EIGHT YEARS IN THE SEATTLE 

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OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE 

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AFFAIRS. I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO 

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URGE THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE PASS 

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CBO005 D IN THE FINAL CITY 

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BUDGET. THIS AMENDMENT SAVES TWO

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CITY JOBS AND GIVES LAID OFF 

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CITY OF SEATTLE PUBLIC SERVICE 

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WORKERS SIX MONTHS TO BE ABLE TO

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FIND THEIR NEXT ROLES. AND THANK

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YOU TO COMMITTEE CHAIR STRAUSS 

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AND COUNCILMEMBERS LIN AND 

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FOSTER FOR SPONSORING THIS 

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PROPOSAL. COUNCILMEMBERS. I 

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DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE 

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EVER PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THE 

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LAYOFF. I HAVE, AND FOR MY 

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ENTIRE CAREER, I'VE ONLY EVER 

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WORKED AT MISSION DRIVEN 

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NON-PROFITS AND GOVERNMENT 

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AGENCIES ALIGNED WITH MY VALUES.

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ORGANIZATIONS THAT DON'T 

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TYPICALLY OFFER SEVERANCE. SO 

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IMAGINE HOW SOUL CRUSHING A 

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LAYOFF FEELS FOR SOMEONE LIKE 

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ME. THAT'S WHAT 15 CITY WORKERS

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WILL EXPERIENCE AT THE END OF 

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THIS YEAR. IF CB 0005 B IS NOT 

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INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. THIS IS 

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THE LEAST THE CITY CAN DO FOR 

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THESE DEDICATED, PASSIONATE 

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WORKERS. PLEASE PASS CBO005B AND

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ENSURE THAT OUR PUBLIC SERVICE 

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STAFF GET THE DIGNITY THEY 

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DESERVE, AND WE HOPE THAT THE 

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COUNCIL IS ABLE TO GO EVEN 

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FURTHER AND SAVE ALL THE JOBS 

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CURRENTLY ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK,

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WHILE PRESERVING ESSENTIAL CITY 

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SERVICES. THANK YOU. 

361
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-- THANK YOU. AND I SEE LARS 

362
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ERICKSON IS UP NEXT. HE'S 

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ALREADY HERE, FOLLOWED BY DENNIS

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HILLS, THEN ROSE LEGIONNAIRES. 

365
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LARS, WELCOME. 

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-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. 

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CHAIR STRAUSS AND 

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COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M LARS 

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ERICKSON WITH THE SEATTLE METRO 

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I'M ALSO A

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RESIDENT OF D3. I'M HERE TODAY 

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ON BEHALF OF OUR 2600 MEMBERS. 

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WE APPRECIATE THE WORK REFLECTED

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IN THE CHAIR'S BALANCING 

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PACKAGE AND ITS FOCUS ON SEVERAL

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PRIORITIES IMPORTANT TO SEATTLE 

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EMPLOYERS AND COMMERCIAL 

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DISTRICTS. IN PARTICULAR, WE 

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SUPPORT INVESTMENTS THAT 

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STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND 

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EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND 

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SUSTAINING THE BACK TO BUSINESS 

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PROGRAM TO HELP SMALL 

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BUSINESSES. THESE ARE PRACTICAL 

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INVESTMENTS THAT CAN MAKE A 

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DIFFERENCE IN NEIGHBORHOODS 

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ACROSS SEATTLE. AS YOU CONSIDER 

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ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS, WE 

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ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAINTAIN FISCAL

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DISCIPLINE, PROTECT ESSENTIAL 

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SERVICES AND AVOID NEW COSTS ON 

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EMPLOYERS. SEATTLE'S ECONOMY, 

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ECONOMIC RECOVERY DEPENDS ON A 

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CITY THAT IS SAFE, WELL-RUN AND 

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AFFORDABLE TO BUSINESSES OF ALL 

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SIZES. THANK YOU. 

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-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS DENNIS 

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SILLS, FOLLOWED BY ROSE 

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LEGIONNAIRES, THEN KARINA PATEL.

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WELCOME, DENNIS STAR SIX TO 

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UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. TAKE IT 

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AWAY. 

403
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-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

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COUNCILMEMBERS. DENNIS HILLS 

405
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WITH THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE 

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ASSOCIATION. SEATTLE NEEDS A 

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BUDGET THAT MEETS THE URGENCY OF

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THIS MOMENT. THROUGHOUT THE 

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YEAR, DSA AND OUR PARTNERS HAVE 

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SHARED OUR CHALLENGES GROWING 

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UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS, 

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PERSISTENT PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES,

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OFFICE VACANCY OVER 30% AND WE 

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HAVE LOST 18,000 JOBS SINCE 

415
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2024. THESE CHALLENGES AFFECT 

416
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PEOPLE'S LIVES, CONFIDENCE IN 

417
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OUR CITY AND THE ECONOMIC 

418
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ACTIVITY THAT SUPPORT CITY 

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SERVICES. THE MAYOR'S BUDGET AND

420
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THE BALANCING PACKAGE DELIVER 

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BOTH STRENGTHENING PUBLIC 

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SAFETY, EXPANDING SHELTER AND 

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STREETS TO HOUSING CITYWIDE AND 

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MAINTAINING FISCAL 

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SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH 2030. 

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USING EXISTING RESOURCES, THAT 

427
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IS THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR 

428
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SEATTLE. BUT ONE KEY SHORTCOMING

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REMAINS SUSTAINING A WORLD CUP 

430
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MOMENTUM. CITY INVESTMENTS HELP 

431
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DELIVER CLEANER SIDEWALKS, SAFER

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PUBLIC SPACES, AND A VIBRANT 

433
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DOWNTOWN. THESE CONDITIONS 

434
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SHOULD BE AN EVERYDAY STANDARD. 

435
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GETTING MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN 

436
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SUPPORTS THE LONG TERM HEALTH OF

437
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THE BUDGET AND PAYS BACK THROUGH

438
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THE GENERAL FUND. AS YOU 

439
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FINALIZE THE BUDGET, WE URGE YOU

440
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TO IDENTIFY EXISTING RESOURCES 

441
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TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND DOWNTOWN 

442
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ACTIVATION AND LARGE SCALE 

443
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PUBLIC EVENTS IN THE MID AND 

444
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2027, WE HAVE SEEN WHAT IS 

445
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POSSIBLE. LET'S BUILD ON THAT 

446
00:14:54,226 --> 00:14:56,428
PROGRESS. THANK YOU. 

447
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-- THANK YOU DENNIS. UP NEXT IS 

448
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ROSE LEGIONNAIRES FOLLOWED BY 

449
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KARINA PATEL AND THEN JULIE 

450
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ZIEGLER. ROSE, I SEE YOU'RE HERE

451
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AND YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME. 

452
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-- A THINK EVERYTHING. 

453
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-- HELLO. LAST WEEK AT MIDNIGHT,

454
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I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST TUESDAY. 

455
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SPD WENT INTO CAL ANDERSON, WENT

456
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TO EVERYONE IN THE PARK AND TOLD

457
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THEM THAT IF THEY DID NOT LEAVE 

458
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THE PARK BY 4 A.M., THAT 

459
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EVERYONE WOULD BE TRESPASSED 

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FROM THE PARK. THIS IS AN 

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EGREGIOUS USE OF THE POLICE, AN 

462
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EGREGIOUS USE OF THE CITY'S 

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POWER TO MAKE THOSE THAT HAD 

464
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NOTHING BE FORCED OUT OF WHERE 

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THEY LIVED. IF ANY OF US WERE 

466
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FORCED OUT OF OUR HOMES IN THE 

467
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MIDDLE OF A RAINY NIGHT WITHOUT 

468
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KNOWING WHERE TO GO, WE WOULD BE

469
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APPALLED. THIS IS NOT OKAY. THIS

470
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CANNOT BE OKAY. AND THERE IS A 

471
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LOT OF THINGS FROM THE CITY, 

472
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FROM WHETHER IT'S THE RV BANDS 

473
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OR THROWING PEOPLE OUT FROM 

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THEIR TENTS THAT THESE HOMELESS 

475
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PEOPLE AS DISPOSABLE AS NOT 

476
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HUMAN AND AS INDIVIDUALS THAT 

477
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NOT SHOULD, SHOULD NOT BE CARED 

478
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ABOUT. WE LOVE THESE PEOPLE. 

479
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THESE PEOPLE MATTER. WE NEED TO 

480
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TREAT THEM AS THEY ARE PEOPLE 

481
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WITH RESPECT. EVERY ONE OF US 

482
00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:04,763
NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT AND 

483
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ACTUALIZE THAT. AS WE'RE LOOKING

484
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AT THE BUDGET AND AS ACTUALIZING

485
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HOW WE ARE INTERACTING WITH 

486
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HUMAN BEINGS. I PLEAD WITH EACH 

487
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OF YOU TO UPHOLD THE MAYOR'S 

488
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VETO. WE NEED THIS VETO TO COME 

489
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THROUGH AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS

490
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AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ON THE

491
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COUNCIL VERY CLEARLY SAID, THIS 

492
00:16:23,282 --> 00:16:27,786
IS A HALF BAKED LEGISLATION AND 

493
00:16:27,786 --> 00:16:28,287
SOMETHING THAT HAS THE 

494
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OPPORTUNITY AND IS EXPECTED TO 

495
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DRASTICALLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT 

496
00:16:32,524 --> 00:16:33,659
OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN SEATTLE. 

497
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WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT 

498
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THIS WITH CLEAR EYES, NOT JUST 

499
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HOPING IT WORKS LATER. 

500
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-- THANKS. THANK YOU. ROSE. UP 

501
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NEXT IS KARINA PATEL, FOLLOWED 

502
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BY JULIE ZIEGLER AND THEN KARL 

503
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NELSON. KARINA, WELCOME. I SEE 

504
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YOU'RE THERE. STAR SIX TO 

505
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UNMUTE. WELCOME. 

506
00:16:51,643 --> 00:16:52,945
-- HELLO, CHAIR STRAUSS AND 

507
00:16:52,945 --> 00:16:54,380
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I'M KARINA 

508
00:16:54,380 --> 00:16:56,548
PATEL FROM THE TUBMAN CENTER FOR

509
00:16:56,548 --> 00:16:58,484
HEALTH AND FREEDOM. THANK YOU 

510
00:16:58,484 --> 00:16:59,118
FOR INCLUDING OPERATING SUPPORT 

511
00:16:59,118 --> 00:17:00,285
FOR TUBMAN HEALTH IN YOUR 

512
00:17:00,285 --> 00:17:03,122
BALANCING PACKAGE. I WANT TO 

513
00:17:03,122 --> 00:17:03,756
RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 

514
00:17:03,756 --> 00:17:05,457
FOR CHAMPIONING THIS REQUEST AND

515
00:17:05,457 --> 00:17:07,126
THANK COUNCILMEMBERS. LIN. 

516
00:17:07,126 --> 00:17:08,627
FOSTER. HOLLINGSWORTH, RIVERA 

517
00:17:08,627 --> 00:17:10,896
AND RINCK FOR YOUR COSPONSORSHIP

518
00:17:10,896 --> 00:17:11,663
AND LEADERSHIP. AT A TIME WHEN 

519
00:17:11,663 --> 00:17:13,465
THE HEALTH CARE, SAFETY AND 

520
00:17:13,465 --> 00:17:15,334
DIGNITY OF MARGINALIZED 

521
00:17:15,334 --> 00:17:17,269
COMMUNITIES ARE UNDER ATTACK. 

522
00:17:17,269 --> 00:17:18,303
THIS INVESTMENT IS A STATEMENT 

523
00:17:18,303 --> 00:17:19,371
ABOUT WHAT KIND OF CITY WE 

524
00:17:19,371 --> 00:17:20,606
CHOOSE TO BE AND WHO WE CHOOSE 

525
00:17:20,606 --> 00:17:22,007
TO STAND WITH WHEN IT MATTERS 

526
00:17:22,007 --> 00:17:24,710
MOST. YOU ARE SAYING THAT OUR 

527
00:17:24,710 --> 00:17:25,177
COMMUNITIES ARE WORTH 

528
00:17:25,177 --> 00:17:26,111
PROTECTING, THAT OUR LIVES ARE 

529
00:17:26,111 --> 00:17:28,981
WORTH INVESTING IN, THAT ACCESS 

530
00:17:28,981 --> 00:17:30,449
TO TRUSTWORTHY CARE IS WORTH 

531
00:17:30,449 --> 00:17:31,884
INVESTING IN. AT TUBMAN HEALTH, 

532
00:17:31,884 --> 00:17:33,318
EVERY DAY WE SEE WHAT BECOMES 

533
00:17:33,318 --> 00:17:34,987
POSSIBLE WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS

534
00:17:34,987 --> 00:17:36,889
TO CARE THAT RECOGNIZES THEIR 

535
00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:38,557
HUMANITY, HONORS THEIR 

536
00:17:38,557 --> 00:17:39,591
EXPERIENCES, AND MEETS THEM WITH

537
00:17:39,591 --> 00:17:41,560
DIGNITY. WE SEE COMMUNITY 

538
00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:42,561
MEMBERS WHOSE HEALTH AND QUALITY

539
00:17:42,561 --> 00:17:44,196
OF LIFE ARE TRANSFORMED BECAUSE 

540
00:17:44,196 --> 00:17:45,964
THEY HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY ARE

541
00:17:45,964 --> 00:17:47,066
BELIEVED, WHERE THEY BELONG, AND

542
00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:49,902
WHERE THEY ARE TRULY CARED FOR. 

543
00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:50,502
OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE MORE 

544
00:17:50,502 --> 00:17:52,037
THAN STATEMENTS OF SOLIDARITY. 

545
00:17:52,037 --> 00:17:54,606
THEY DESERVE A CITY WILLING TO 

546
00:17:54,606 --> 00:17:55,974
PUT ITS RESOURCES BEHIND ITS 

547
00:17:55,974 --> 00:17:57,843
VALUES. WE URGE YOU TO CARRY 

548
00:17:57,843 --> 00:17:58,410
THIS COMMITMENT THROUGH THE 

549
00:17:58,410 --> 00:17:59,611
FINISH LINE AND ENSURE TUBMAN 

550
00:17:59,611 --> 00:18:01,346
HEALTH REMAINS IN THE FINAL 

551
00:18:01,346 --> 00:18:03,449
BUDGET. THANK YOU. 

552
00:18:03,449 --> 00:18:04,817
-- THANK YOU, KARINA. UP NEXT IS

553
00:18:04,817 --> 00:18:05,984
JULIE ZIEGLER, FOLLOWED BY KARL 

554
00:18:05,984 --> 00:18:07,953
NELSON, THEN PETER OR JULIE. I 

555
00:18:07,953 --> 00:18:09,421
SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

556
00:18:09,421 --> 00:18:14,059
UNMUTE WELCOME. 

557
00:18:14,059 --> 00:18:16,995
-- THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS 

558
00:18:16,995 --> 00:18:19,064
JULIE ZIEGLER. I'M EXECUTIVE 

559
00:18:19,064 --> 00:18:19,565
DIRECTOR OF HUMANITIES 

560
00:18:19,565 --> 00:18:22,034
WASHINGTON, A CULTURAL 

561
00:18:22,034 --> 00:18:22,634
ORGANIZATION BASED IN COUNCIL 

562
00:18:22,634 --> 00:18:24,369
DISTRICT SEVEN, BUT SERVING ALL 

563
00:18:24,369 --> 00:18:27,172
OF SEATTLE. I'D LIKE TO THANK 

564
00:18:27,172 --> 00:18:28,774
COUNCIL CHAIR STRAUSS FOR 

565
00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:29,408
PUTTING MEANINGFUL FUNDING FOR 

566
00:18:29,408 --> 00:18:31,109
THE ARTS AND ITS BALANCING 

567
00:18:31,109 --> 00:18:34,179
PACKAGE. THANK YOU, 

568
00:18:34,179 --> 00:18:34,680
COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT 

569
00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:35,914
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR CHAMPIONING 

570
00:18:35,914 --> 00:18:38,217
ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE IN 

571
00:18:38,217 --> 00:18:39,618
SEATTLE. YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS 

572
00:18:39,618 --> 00:18:42,154
MADE THIS FUNDING POSSIBLE. 

573
00:18:42,154 --> 00:18:43,622
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 

574
00:18:43,622 --> 00:18:44,256
FOR ALSO SUBMITTING AN AMENDMENT

575
00:18:44,256 --> 00:18:46,992
TO SUPPORT THE CULTURAL SECTOR. 

576
00:18:46,992 --> 00:18:47,659
THOUGH THAT AMENDMENT ISN'T IN 

577
00:18:47,659 --> 00:18:48,827
THIS BALANCING PACKAGE, WE 

578
00:18:48,827 --> 00:18:50,729
REALLY APPRECIATE HER EFFORT. 

579
00:18:50,729 --> 00:18:52,197
AND THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS 

580
00:18:52,197 --> 00:18:53,799
THAT SIGNED ON TO THESE 

581
00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:56,435
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS. JUAREZ, 

582
00:18:56,435 --> 00:18:59,738
LIN, KETTLE AND RINCK. OUR 

583
00:18:59,738 --> 00:19:01,974
SECTOR IS FACING ENORMOUS 

584
00:19:01,974 --> 00:19:04,109
PRESSURE. COSTS KEEP RISING. 

585
00:19:04,109 --> 00:19:05,344
FEDERAL FUNDING IS DISAPPEARING.

586
00:19:05,344 --> 00:19:07,312
STATE FUNDS ARE IN SERIOUS 

587
00:19:07,312 --> 00:19:09,781
JEOPARDY, AND CULTURAL WORKERS 

588
00:19:09,781 --> 00:19:10,349
AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE 

589
00:19:10,349 --> 00:19:12,117
INCREASINGLY VULNERABLE. THESE 

590
00:19:12,117 --> 00:19:13,519
ARE NOT ISSUES THAT WILL BE 

591
00:19:13,519 --> 00:19:15,087
FIXED OVERNIGHT WITH A POSITIVE 

592
00:19:15,087 --> 00:19:16,488
ELECTION RESULT AT THE FEDERAL 

593
00:19:16,488 --> 00:19:18,323
LEVEL. THEY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED

594
00:19:18,323 --> 00:19:20,225
IMMEDIATELY OR WE RISK PERMANENT

595
00:19:20,225 --> 00:19:22,694
DAMAGE TO THE CULTURAL 

596
00:19:22,694 --> 00:19:23,996
INFRASTRUCTURE. CURRENTLY, AN 

597
00:19:23,996 --> 00:19:25,030
ECONOMIC BRIGHT SPOT AND 

598
00:19:25,030 --> 00:19:27,499
STRENGTH OF OUR CITY AS A WHOLE,

599
00:19:27,499 --> 00:19:29,935
AND PARTICULARLY TO OUR DOWNTOWN

600
00:19:29,935 --> 00:19:32,971
CORE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE 

601
00:19:32,971 --> 00:19:33,539
HUMANITIES WASHINGTON BRING 

602
00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:35,807
PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY THEIR 

603
00:19:35,807 --> 00:19:36,341
CULTURES AND PERSPECTIVES 

604
00:19:36,341 --> 00:19:37,709
TOGETHER FOR SHARED EXPERIENCES 

605
00:19:37,709 --> 00:19:39,545
AND LEARNINGS SO WE CAN TACKLE 

606
00:19:39,545 --> 00:19:41,413
PRESSING SOCIAL ISSUES 

607
00:19:41,413 --> 00:19:42,681
KNOWLEDGEABLY AND TOGETHER. 

608
00:19:42,681 --> 00:19:44,583
THERE ARE FEW SECTORS IN THIS 

609
00:19:44,583 --> 00:19:46,118
CITY THAT SERVE PEOPLE ACROSS 

610
00:19:46,118 --> 00:19:49,021
THE AGE, CULTURAL AND RACIAL 

611
00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:51,323
DIVIDES. PLEASE. 

612
00:19:51,323 --> 00:19:53,892
-- THANK YOU. THANK YOU JULIE. 

613
00:19:53,892 --> 00:19:55,594
AND UP NEXT IS CARL NELSON. I 

614
00:19:55,594 --> 00:19:56,795
SEE YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. 

615
00:19:56,795 --> 00:19:59,932
CARL, TAKE IT AWAY. 

616
00:19:59,932 --> 00:20:02,801
-- HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS 

617
00:20:02,801 --> 00:20:04,069
CARL NELSON. I'M A 17 YEAR 

618
00:20:04,069 --> 00:20:05,470
RENTER IN DISTRICT FOUR, 

619
00:20:05,470 --> 00:20:07,439
FOUNDING MEMBER AND CO-CHAIR OF 

620
00:20:07,439 --> 00:20:08,006
THE CEDAR CROSSING TENANTS 

621
00:20:08,006 --> 00:20:09,208
ASSOCIATION AND A MEMBER OF THE 

622
00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:11,276
SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER

623
00:20:11,276 --> 00:20:13,545
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I'M HERE 

624
00:20:13,545 --> 00:20:14,846
TODAY IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY TO

625
00:20:14,846 --> 00:20:17,683
URGE COUNCIL TO PRESERVE THE 

626
00:20:17,683 --> 00:20:19,284
FULL $500,000 INCREASE FOR 

627
00:20:19,284 --> 00:20:19,918
TENANT SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE 

628
00:20:19,918 --> 00:20:21,420
CHAIR'S BALANCING PACKAGE AND 

629
00:20:21,420 --> 00:20:22,788
THE FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET. I'D 

630
00:20:22,788 --> 00:20:23,789
LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBERS. 

631
00:20:23,789 --> 00:20:26,391
FOSTER, LIN, RINCK AND SAKA FOR 

632
00:20:26,391 --> 00:20:27,593
THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS. I ALSO 

633
00:20:27,593 --> 00:20:29,194
WANT TO ECHO OTHER COMMENTERS IN

634
00:20:29,194 --> 00:20:30,596
SAYING THAT THIS NUMBER IS THE 

635
00:20:30,596 --> 00:20:32,230
BARE MINIMUM, AND IDEALLY SHOULD

636
00:20:32,230 --> 00:20:33,198
BE DOUBLED. WE ALSO NEED TO 

637
00:20:33,198 --> 00:20:34,833
INCREASE THE APPROPRIATION OF 

638
00:20:34,833 --> 00:20:35,901
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO 10 MILLION 

639
00:20:35,901 --> 00:20:39,137
INSTEAD OF 5 MILLION. I ALSO 

640
00:20:39,137 --> 00:20:39,805
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S 

641
00:20:39,805 --> 00:20:42,140
PLAN TO ALLOCATE THE SPD 

642
00:20:42,140 --> 00:20:44,242
OVERSPEND ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING,

643
00:20:44,242 --> 00:20:45,444
AND I ALSO ADVOCATE FOR THE FULL

644
00:20:45,444 --> 00:20:47,012
SHELTER EXPANSION PACKAGE IN THE

645
00:20:47,012 --> 00:20:48,647
MAYOR'S BUDGET AND THE 3.5 

646
00:20:48,647 --> 00:20:51,283
MILLION FOR AN RV SAFE LOT. AS A

647
00:20:51,283 --> 00:20:53,185
RENTER IN TENANT ORGANIZER, I'VE

648
00:20:53,185 --> 00:20:53,819
SEEN FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE ABOUT 

649
00:20:53,819 --> 00:20:55,654
HOW GETTING LEGAL ADVICE, RENTAL

650
00:20:55,654 --> 00:20:57,422
ASSISTANCE, RIGHTS, TRAINING, 

651
00:20:57,422 --> 00:20:59,291
AND EDUCATION IS FOR THE TENANT.

652
00:20:59,291 --> 00:20:59,858
SENATE SERVICES. AND IT'S 

653
00:20:59,858 --> 00:21:00,993
CRITICAL THAT WE SUPPORT THESE 

654
00:21:00,993 --> 00:21:02,661
SERVICES AT A TIME OF ECONOMIC 

655
00:21:02,661 --> 00:21:04,529
DOWNTURN AND ALL TIME HIGH 

656
00:21:04,529 --> 00:21:05,664
EVICTIONS. SO I URGE YOU TODAY 

657
00:21:05,664 --> 00:21:07,599
TO ADD HALF $1 MILLION TO TENANT

658
00:21:07,599 --> 00:21:09,468
SERVICES, APPROPRIATE THE 10 

659
00:21:09,468 --> 00:21:10,702
MILLION FOR INCREASED AFFORDABLE

660
00:21:10,702 --> 00:21:13,105
HOUSING AND HOME OWNERSHIP. 

661
00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:14,506
ALLOCATE SPD OVER FUNDING TO 

662
00:21:14,506 --> 00:21:15,040
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO 

663
00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:16,441
PRESERVE THE MAYOR'S FULL 

664
00:21:16,441 --> 00:21:17,743
SHELTER EXPANSION. ALSO TO FUND 

665
00:21:17,743 --> 00:21:19,745
THE RV SAFE LOTS. THANK YOU ALL 

666
00:21:19,745 --> 00:21:21,647
FOR YOUR TIME. BYE BYE. 

667
00:21:21,647 --> 00:21:23,048
-- THANK YOU CARL. UP NEXT IS 

668
00:21:23,048 --> 00:21:24,282
PETER OR FOLLOWED BY LAURA 

669
00:21:24,282 --> 00:21:28,120
BLACK. AND THEN JEN. JIMMY, I 

670
00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:28,754
MIGHT HAVE SAID THAT NAME WRONG,

671
00:21:28,754 --> 00:21:29,421
BUT PETER, I SEE YOU'RE ALREADY

672
00:21:29,421 --> 00:21:32,524
OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. 

673
00:21:32,524 --> 00:21:35,527
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M CALLING 

674
00:21:35,527 --> 00:21:40,966
AS A RESIDENT OF D FIVE AND A 

675
00:21:40,966 --> 00:21:45,103
NEIGHBOR OF AURORA TO SUPPORT 

676
00:21:45,103 --> 00:21:45,570
THE INITIATIVES THAT 

677
00:21:45,570 --> 00:21:48,740
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS 

678
00:21:48,740 --> 00:21:50,676
POSITIONED. OPCD 001, SUPPORTING

679
00:21:50,676 --> 00:21:53,879
THE NORTH AURORA INITIATIVE. M 

680
00:21:53,879 --> 00:22:00,886
0002 TO PARTNER WITH. LAW001 AND

681
00:22:00,886 --> 00:22:02,554
002 TO CLEAR THE BACKLOG OF 

682
00:22:02,554 --> 00:22:07,893
VIOLENT CASES. WE'VE GOT HSD 

683
00:22:07,893 --> 00:22:08,660
055 TO CREATE A SILENT TASK 

684
00:22:08,660 --> 00:22:13,732
FORCE ALONG AURORA, AND I WOULD 

685
00:22:13,732 --> 00:22:16,401
ADD AN ADVOCATE FOR INCLUDING 

686
00:22:16,401 --> 00:22:18,603
FUNDING FOR ANOTHER VICE 

687
00:22:18,603 --> 00:22:20,105
DETECTIVE, SOMETHING THAT KEEPS 

688
00:22:20,105 --> 00:22:21,907
COMING UP AS AN ISSUE WE FACE 

689
00:22:21,907 --> 00:22:24,976
WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND 

690
00:22:24,976 --> 00:22:26,645
VIOLENCE, GUN VIOLENCE ALONG 

691
00:22:26,645 --> 00:22:28,013
AURORA IS THE LACK OF VICE 

692
00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:29,548
DETECTIVES. WE ONLY HAVE TWO FOR

693
00:22:29,548 --> 00:22:31,316
THE CITY. AT LEAST ONE WOULD 

694
00:22:31,316 --> 00:22:35,487
HELP TREMENDOUSLY. AND THEN I 

695
00:22:35,487 --> 00:22:38,156
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR 

696
00:22:38,156 --> 00:22:39,491
THE SEATTLE STANDS WITH 

697
00:22:39,491 --> 00:22:42,027
SURVIVORS. EVERY STEP INITIATIVE

698
00:22:42,027 --> 00:22:42,961
PROPOSED BY COUNCILOR RINCK LAST

699
00:22:42,961 --> 00:22:44,830
WEEK. I THINK THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL

700
00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:46,531
THING THAT WE NEED FOR OUR CITY 

701
00:22:46,531 --> 00:22:47,566
AND IN NORTH AURORA IN 

702
00:22:47,566 --> 00:22:49,534
PARTICULAR. THANK YOU. 

703
00:22:49,534 --> 00:22:51,470
-- THANK YOU, PETER. UP NEXT IS 

704
00:22:51,470 --> 00:22:53,872
LAURA BLACK FOLLOWED JEN. NANCY 

705
00:22:53,872 --> 00:22:56,074
HOOSER. YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. 

706
00:22:56,074 --> 00:22:57,008
GRAHAM PRUSS WOULD BE THE NEXT. 

707
00:22:57,008 --> 00:23:05,250
IF NANCY DOES NOT BECOME PRESENT

708
00:23:05,250 --> 00:23:06,351
AND LAURA, YOU'RE WITH US NOW. 

709
00:23:06,351 --> 00:23:13,258
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU 

710
00:23:13,258 --> 00:23:16,061
ARE. WELCOME 

711
00:23:16,061 --> 00:23:17,262
-- GREAT. HELLO. MY NAME IS 

712
00:23:17,262 --> 00:23:18,663
LAURA BLACK AND I'M SPEAKING 

713
00:23:18,663 --> 00:23:20,732
TODAY TO ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING 

714
00:23:20,732 --> 00:23:23,268
NORTH AND SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE 

715
00:23:23,268 --> 00:23:23,869
PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS. I 

716
00:23:23,869 --> 00:23:25,403
LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE, AND I'M A

717
00:23:25,403 --> 00:23:26,138
THIRD YEAR STUDENT IN SOUTH 

718
00:23:26,138 --> 00:23:29,007
SEATTLE COLLEGE'S PARENT 

719
00:23:29,007 --> 00:23:31,209
PROGRAM, THE COLLEGE'S CO-OP 

720
00:23:31,209 --> 00:23:33,378
PRESCHOOL. MY PARENTING JOURNEY 

721
00:23:33,378 --> 00:23:33,912
BEGAN WITH CHALLENGES AND 

722
00:23:33,912 --> 00:23:36,548
WITHOUT THE TOOLS I NEEDED TO 

723
00:23:36,548 --> 00:23:37,082
NAVIGATE EARLY CHILDHOOD 

724
00:23:37,082 --> 00:23:37,682
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COURSES, 

725
00:23:37,682 --> 00:23:38,650
SEMINARS, AND WORKING AS AN 

726
00:23:38,650 --> 00:23:39,417
ASSISTANT TEACHER IN THE 

727
00:23:39,417 --> 00:23:40,919
PRESCHOOL LAB, I'VE GAINED 

728
00:23:40,919 --> 00:23:42,320
INVALUABLE SKILLS, SUPPORT, AND 

729
00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:44,389
COMMUNITY THAT HAS TRANSFORMED 

730
00:23:44,389 --> 00:23:45,490
MY PARENTING EXPERIENCE. THESE 

731
00:23:45,490 --> 00:23:47,459
PROGRAMS ARE SO BENEFICIAL TO 

732
00:23:47,459 --> 00:23:48,460
SEATTLE FAMILIES. MANY PARENT 

733
00:23:48,460 --> 00:23:49,995
SEMINARS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO 

734
00:23:49,995 --> 00:23:51,663
THE PUBLIC AND COVER SEVERAL 

735
00:23:51,663 --> 00:23:52,230
TOPICS TO SUPPORT TODAY'S 

736
00:23:52,230 --> 00:23:53,131
PARENTS, YOUTH, AND OUR NEXT 

737
00:23:53,131 --> 00:23:55,600
GENERATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD 

738
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:56,635
EDUCATORS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE 

739
00:23:56,635 --> 00:23:58,203
STATE BOARD DECIDED TO DEFUND 

740
00:23:58,203 --> 00:23:58,837
THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH THREATENS 

741
00:23:58,837 --> 00:24:00,806
THIS VITAL RESOURCE WHEN 

742
00:24:00,806 --> 00:24:01,940
COMPARED TO CITY OF SEATTLE'S 

743
00:24:01,940 --> 00:24:02,774
FULL TIME PRESCHOOL. OUR PROGRAM

744
00:24:02,774 --> 00:24:05,043
WOULD COMPARABLY COST THE CITY 1

745
00:24:05,043 --> 00:24:06,378
TO $3000 PER STUDENT ANNUALLY, 

746
00:24:06,378 --> 00:24:07,412
WHICH IS A FRACTION OF THE 

747
00:24:07,412 --> 00:24:09,181
CITY'S 11 TO 15,000 ANNUAL COST

748
00:24:09,181 --> 00:24:11,116
PER PUBLIC PRESCHOOL STUDENT. 

749
00:24:11,116 --> 00:24:12,551
WE'VE SECURED FUNDING FOR FALL 

750
00:24:12,551 --> 00:24:13,919
QUARTER, BUT WITHOUT EMERGENCY 

751
00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:15,253
SUPPORT OR PARENT EDUCATION 

752
00:24:15,253 --> 00:24:17,589
PROGRAMS ARE AT RISK OF CLOSING 

753
00:24:17,589 --> 00:24:19,424
THIS WINTER. WILL A 

754
00:24:19,424 --> 00:24:20,058
COUNCILMEMBER PLEASE CHAMPION A 

755
00:24:20,058 --> 00:24:21,626
BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 1.6 MILLION

756
00:24:21,626 --> 00:24:23,061
IN EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR TWO 

757
00:24:23,061 --> 00:24:24,296
QUARTERS OF NORTH AND SOUTH 

758
00:24:24,296 --> 00:24:26,531
SEATTLE COLLEGE PARENTHOOD 

759
00:24:26,531 --> 00:24:27,833
PROGRAMS? EVEN 800,000 WOULD 

760
00:24:27,833 --> 00:24:29,501
KEEP US OPERATING THROUGH WINTER

761
00:24:29,501 --> 00:24:31,369
WHILE WE PURSUE LONG TERM 

762
00:24:31,369 --> 00:24:32,771
FUNDING. PLEASE HELP US. COST 

763
00:24:32,771 --> 00:24:34,206
EFFECTIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD ED 

764
00:24:34,206 --> 00:24:35,340
MODEL SURVIVE WHILE WE CONTINUE 

765
00:24:35,340 --> 00:24:36,708
TO PURSUE LONG TERM STATE 

766
00:24:36,708 --> 00:24:37,776
FUNDING SOLUTIONS. THANK YOU SO 

767
00:24:37,776 --> 00:24:38,410
MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF 

768
00:24:38,410 --> 00:24:40,545
SUCH AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE. 

769
00:24:40,545 --> 00:24:42,948
-- THANK YOU. LAURA. 

770
00:24:42,948 --> 00:24:44,783
-- UP NEXT IS JEN, FOLLOWED BY 

771
00:24:44,783 --> 00:24:46,852
NANCY HAUSER. BUT NANCY, YOU ARE

772
00:24:46,852 --> 00:24:48,119
NOT PRESENT. GRAHAM PRESS, 

773
00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,021
FOLLOWED BY BEATRIX KELLY. JEN, 

774
00:24:50,021 --> 00:24:51,122
I SEE YOU'RE HERE. START. 

775
00:24:51,122 --> 00:24:51,790
YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. 

776
00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:54,759
WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY. 

777
00:24:54,759 --> 00:24:57,629
-- THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL FOR 

778
00:24:57,629 --> 00:24:58,230
HOSTING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE 

779
00:24:58,230 --> 00:25:00,131
BUDGET THIS MORNING. MY NAME IS 

780
00:25:00,131 --> 00:25:01,500
JEN AND I AM A PARENT, EDUCATOR 

781
00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:03,368
AND FACULTY COORDINATOR FOR THE 

782
00:25:03,368 --> 00:25:05,637
SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE PARENT 

783
00:25:05,637 --> 00:25:07,339
EDUCATION PROGRAM. WE HAVE 

784
00:25:07,339 --> 00:25:09,541
SUBMITTED PACKETS OF INFORMATION

785
00:25:09,541 --> 00:25:11,543
TO THE CITY COUNCIL, TO THE 

786
00:25:11,543 --> 00:25:12,978
COMMITTEE TO DEAL AND TO THE 

787
00:25:12,978 --> 00:25:15,046
MAYOR'S OFFICE. OUR STUDENTS 

788
00:25:15,046 --> 00:25:16,681
HAVE BEEN SENDING EMAILS. THERE 

789
00:25:16,681 --> 00:25:18,817
ARE LOTS OF VERY IMPORTANT 

790
00:25:18,817 --> 00:25:20,986
BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND SEATTLE 

791
00:25:20,986 --> 00:25:21,519
COLLEGE PARENT EDUCATION 

792
00:25:21,519 --> 00:25:22,587
PROGRAMS ARE ASKING FOR 

793
00:25:22,587 --> 00:25:24,089
CHAMPION. PLEASE TO MAKE A 

794
00:25:24,089 --> 00:25:26,057
BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE ONE 

795
00:25:26,057 --> 00:25:28,660
TIME EMERGENCY FUNDING TO OUR 

796
00:25:28,660 --> 00:25:30,562
PROGRAMS IN THE AMOUNT OF 1.6 

797
00:25:30,562 --> 00:25:32,797
MILLION TO FUND OUR PROGRAMS 

798
00:25:32,797 --> 00:25:35,433
THROUGH JUNE 2027, EVEN HALF OF 

799
00:25:35,433 --> 00:25:37,269
THAT. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO 

800
00:25:37,269 --> 00:25:37,903
FIND PRIVATE FUNDERS THAT COULD 

801
00:25:37,903 --> 00:25:38,870
ALSO HELP SUPPORT US THROUGH THE

802
00:25:38,870 --> 00:25:41,406
END OF THE YEAR. IT MIGHT NOT BE

803
00:25:41,406 --> 00:25:43,341
WIDELY KNOWN THAT THESE PROGRAMS

804
00:25:43,341 --> 00:25:45,143
SUPPORT THE LARGEST AND MOST 

805
00:25:45,143 --> 00:25:46,411
AFFORDABLE SYSTEM OF PART TIME 

806
00:25:46,411 --> 00:25:49,414
CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOL IN THE 

807
00:25:49,414 --> 00:25:51,549
CITY, SERVING 1500 TO 1800 

808
00:25:51,549 --> 00:25:52,317
CHILDREN PER YEAR. AS LAURA 

809
00:25:52,317 --> 00:25:53,084
SAID, WHEN YOU ACCOUNT FOR THE 

810
00:25:53,084 --> 00:25:55,053
FACT THAT STUDENTS ARE ALSO 

811
00:25:55,053 --> 00:25:57,789
STUDENTS, THE COST PER STUDENT 

812
00:25:57,789 --> 00:26:02,460
IS BETWEEN 580 AND $700 PER 

813
00:26:02,460 --> 00:26:03,461
STUDENT PER YEAR. COMPARE THIS 

814
00:26:03,461 --> 00:26:06,731
WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE, 11,800

815
00:26:06,731 --> 00:26:09,534
TO 15,000 PER STUDENT. WHILE THE

816
00:26:09,534 --> 00:26:10,135
PROGRAMS ARE NOT EXACTLY THE 

817
00:26:10,135 --> 00:26:11,236
SAME, WHEN YOU EXTRAPOLATE OUT, 

818
00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:13,672
WE COULD PROVIDE FULL TIME 

819
00:26:13,672 --> 00:26:16,308
SERVICE AND PARENT EDUCATION FOR

820
00:26:16,308 --> 00:26:18,643
LESS THAN $3,000 PER STUDENT IN 

821
00:26:18,643 --> 00:26:20,545
TIMES OF BUDGET FUNDING 

822
00:26:20,545 --> 00:26:22,580
AUSTERITY, IT IS FISCALLY 

823
00:26:22,580 --> 00:26:23,415
IRRESPONSIBLE TO LET A PROGRAM 

824
00:26:23,415 --> 00:26:26,418
THIS EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT 

825
00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:27,886
DISAPPEAR. PLEASE MAKE AN 

826
00:26:27,886 --> 00:26:31,122
AMENDMENT AND CHAMPION THIS 

827
00:26:31,122 --> 00:26:31,523
PROGRAM ONE TIME. 

828
00:26:31,523 --> 00:26:32,757
-- THANK YOU. JEN. NANCY HAUSER 

829
00:26:32,757 --> 00:26:34,826
IS NOT PRESENT. NANCY, DO CALL 

830
00:26:34,826 --> 00:26:36,328
IN IF YOU WANT TO PROVIDE 

831
00:26:36,328 --> 00:26:38,229
COMMENT. GRAHAM PRESS FOLLOWED 

832
00:26:38,229 --> 00:26:41,066
BY BEATRIX KELLY, ELOISA 

833
00:26:41,066 --> 00:26:41,666
CARDONA, YOU ARE ALSO NOT 

834
00:26:41,666 --> 00:26:43,234
PRESENT. PLEASE CALL IN AT THIS 

835
00:26:43,234 --> 00:26:44,736
TIME. FOLLOWED BY SARAH MILLER. 

836
00:26:44,736 --> 00:26:46,771
WHO IS GRAHAM? I SEE YOU'RE 

837
00:26:46,771 --> 00:26:50,375
HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. 

838
00:26:50,375 --> 00:26:56,381
WELCOME. GRAHAM. IF YOU CAN HIT 

839
00:26:56,381 --> 00:26:57,549
STAR SIX, THERE YOU ARE. 

840
00:26:57,549 --> 00:26:59,351
WELCOME. 

841
00:26:59,351 --> 00:27:00,652
-- CAN YOU HEAR ME? 

842
00:27:00,652 --> 00:27:01,019
-- YES WE CAN. 

843
00:27:01,019 --> 00:27:03,088
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

844
00:27:03,088 --> 00:27:04,489
COUNCILMEMBER. GOOD AFTERNOON, 

845
00:27:04,489 --> 00:27:05,824
COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M DR. GRAHAM,

846
00:27:05,824 --> 00:27:08,994
PRESS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE

847
00:27:08,994 --> 00:27:09,561
NATIONAL VEHICLE RESIDENCY 

848
00:27:09,561 --> 00:27:10,128
COALITION. IN 2011, I WAS 

849
00:27:10,128 --> 00:27:11,529
HONORED TO WORK WITH LOCAL 

850
00:27:11,529 --> 00:27:13,431
ADVOCATES, MANY GIVING COMMENT 

851
00:27:13,431 --> 00:27:15,166
TODAY TO START SEATTLE'S FIRST 

852
00:27:15,166 --> 00:27:15,767
SAFE PARKING PROGRAM. I'VE 

853
00:27:15,767 --> 00:27:16,935
WORKED AS THE CITY'S ONLY 

854
00:27:16,935 --> 00:27:19,137
OUTREACH PROVIDER FOR AROUND 

855
00:27:19,137 --> 00:27:21,806
1500 VEHICLE RESIDENTS FROM 2013

856
00:27:21,806 --> 00:27:23,675
TO 2015, THE RV RESIDENTS THAT I

857
00:27:23,675 --> 00:27:26,378
MET WERE LOCALLY DISPLACED 

858
00:27:26,378 --> 00:27:28,046
FAMILIES, VETERANS, LOW INCOME 

859
00:27:28,046 --> 00:27:29,047
LABORERS, PEOPLE WITH 

860
00:27:29,047 --> 00:27:30,949
DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS SOME 

861
00:27:30,949 --> 00:27:32,651
FOLKS WITH BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES

862
00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:33,118
AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 

863
00:27:33,118 --> 00:27:34,019
BACKGROUNDS. I HAVE SEEN THE 

864
00:27:34,019 --> 00:27:35,887
VALUE OF PARKING PROGRAMS FOR 

865
00:27:35,887 --> 00:27:36,855
THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE, BUT THEY 

866
00:27:36,855 --> 00:27:39,157
HAVE NEVER BEEN FUNDED TO SCALE.

867
00:27:39,157 --> 00:27:43,328
SEATTLE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING 

868
00:27:43,328 --> 00:27:43,862
DIFFERENT, AND I APPLAUD 

869
00:27:43,862 --> 00:27:44,896
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS PROPOSED 

870
00:27:44,896 --> 00:27:45,397
NEW FUNDING FOR PARKING 

871
00:27:45,397 --> 00:27:47,399
PROGRAMS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND 

872
00:27:47,399 --> 00:27:48,700
OUTREACH FOR VEHICLE RESIDENTS. 

873
00:27:48,700 --> 00:27:52,137
THAT SAID, I URGE YOU TO UPHOLD 

874
00:27:52,137 --> 00:27:52,671
MAYOR WILSON'S VETO OF 

875
00:27:52,671 --> 00:27:54,539
SEATTLE'S HARMFUL RV PERMITTING

876
00:27:54,539 --> 00:27:56,241
LEGISLATION. THIS VETO OFFERS AN

877
00:27:56,241 --> 00:27:57,609
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE 

878
00:27:57,609 --> 00:27:59,444
BEYOND DISPLACEMENT AND DEVELOP 

879
00:27:59,444 --> 00:28:01,379
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS THAT MEET 

880
00:28:01,379 --> 00:28:01,913
THE NEEDS OF SEATTLE'S 

881
00:28:01,913 --> 00:28:03,014
COMMUNITIES. MILLIONS OF 

882
00:28:03,014 --> 00:28:04,382
AMERICANS RELY ON VEHICLES AS 

883
00:28:04,382 --> 00:28:05,884
EMERGENCY, TRANSITIONAL AND 

884
00:28:05,884 --> 00:28:07,252
AFFORDABLE LONG TERM HOUSING, 

885
00:28:07,252 --> 00:28:08,420
RESTRICTING WHERE THEY CAN PARK 

886
00:28:08,420 --> 00:28:09,487
WILL NOT RESOLVE OUR HOUSING 

887
00:28:09,487 --> 00:28:11,156
CRISIS AND WILL ONLY PUSH AWAY 

888
00:28:11,156 --> 00:28:12,891
PEOPLE FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES, 

889
00:28:12,891 --> 00:28:14,492
JOBS, HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES. 

890
00:28:14,492 --> 00:28:16,694
OUR NATIONAL COALITION BRINGS 

891
00:28:16,694 --> 00:28:17,796
TOGETHER VEHICLE RESIDENTS, 

892
00:28:17,796 --> 00:28:19,698
RESEARCHERS, LEGAL ADVOCATES AND

893
00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:20,965
PARKING PROGRAM OPERATORS FROM 

894
00:28:20,965 --> 00:28:22,133
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE STAND 

895
00:28:22,133 --> 00:28:23,568
READY TO HELP SEATTLE TO DEVELOP

896
00:28:23,568 --> 00:28:25,103
EFFECTIVE MODELS FOR OVERNIGHT 

897
00:28:25,103 --> 00:28:27,272
SAFE PARKING, LONGER TERM 

898
00:28:27,272 --> 00:28:29,074
SUPPORTIVE PARKING AND STABLE 

899
00:28:29,074 --> 00:28:30,642
PARKING INFRASTRUCTURE. DRAWING 

900
00:28:30,642 --> 00:28:32,077
ON NATIONAL RESEARCH, PROVEN 

901
00:28:32,077 --> 00:28:34,245
PROGRAMS AND LIVED EXPERIENCE, 

902
00:28:34,245 --> 00:28:34,846
SEATTLE NEEDS SOLUTIONS THAT 

903
00:28:34,846 --> 00:28:37,382
ADDRESS SANITATION, SAFETY AND. 

904
00:28:37,382 --> 00:28:38,316
-- THANK YOU, GRAHAM, AND THANK 

905
00:28:38,316 --> 00:28:40,485
YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. 

906
00:28:40,485 --> 00:28:42,020
BEATRIX KELLY IS NEXT. ELOISA 

907
00:28:42,020 --> 00:28:43,521
CARDONA IS NOT PRESENT. SARAH 

908
00:28:43,521 --> 00:28:45,356
MILLER IS FOLLOWED. KYLIE DEHART

909
00:28:45,356 --> 00:28:47,892
IS NOT PRESENT, FOLLOWED BY 

910
00:28:47,892 --> 00:28:49,461
ALICIA RUIZ. BEATRIX, YOU'RE 

911
00:28:49,461 --> 00:28:50,462
ALREADY OFF MUTE. THANK YOU. 

912
00:28:50,462 --> 00:28:52,430
TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR 

913
00:28:52,430 --> 00:28:55,600
CONVENIENCE. WELCOME 

914
00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,135
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

915
00:28:57,135 --> 00:28:58,069
COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR 

916
00:28:58,069 --> 00:28:59,471
BEING HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS 

917
00:28:59,471 --> 00:29:00,739
KELLY AND I WORK FOR THE LOW 

918
00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:02,674
INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE, AND 

919
00:29:02,674 --> 00:29:04,309
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 

920
00:29:04,309 --> 00:29:05,777
THREE. I WANT TO START OFF BY 

921
00:29:05,777 --> 00:29:06,945
SAYING THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU 

922
00:29:06,945 --> 00:29:09,147
FOR INCLUDING FUNDING FOR A 

923
00:29:09,147 --> 00:29:10,915
SECOND RV SAFE LOT IN THE 

924
00:29:10,915 --> 00:29:13,184
BALANCING PACKAGE. THESE DOLLARS

925
00:29:13,184 --> 00:29:15,353
WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT UNHOUSED 

926
00:29:15,353 --> 00:29:15,987
VEHICLE RESIDENTS LIVING ACROSS 

927
00:29:15,987 --> 00:29:16,921
THE CITY. I ALSO WANT TO 

928
00:29:16,921 --> 00:29:20,258
HIGHLIGHT THE 5,000,001 TIME 

929
00:29:20,258 --> 00:29:22,260
FUNDING ALLOCATED FOR THE 

930
00:29:22,260 --> 00:29:23,595
AFFORDABLE RENTAL AND HOME 

931
00:29:23,595 --> 00:29:25,463
OWNERSHIP PROJECTS. SO THESE 

932
00:29:25,463 --> 00:29:26,998
OFFICE OF HOUSING DOLLARS ARE 

933
00:29:26,998 --> 00:29:29,534
HALF OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER 

934
00:29:29,534 --> 00:29:31,903
FOSTER PROPOSED. I URGE YOU TO 

935
00:29:31,903 --> 00:29:32,437
SUPPORT A SELF-BALANCING 

936
00:29:32,437 --> 00:29:33,505
AMENDMENT WHEN IT COMES ACROSS 

937
00:29:33,505 --> 00:29:35,240
YOUR DESK. THERE ALSO NEEDS TO 

938
00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,843
BE AN ADJUSTMENT TO RETURN TO 

939
00:29:38,843 --> 00:29:40,979
50%. JUMPSTART ALLOCATION TO 

940
00:29:40,979 --> 00:29:42,347
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EDDIE 

941
00:29:42,347 --> 00:29:44,516
SINCE IT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE 

942
00:29:44,516 --> 00:29:45,150
BALANCING PACKAGE. I HOPE THAT 

943
00:29:45,150 --> 00:29:46,718
YOU WILL ALL STRONGLY CONSIDER 

944
00:29:46,718 --> 00:29:48,086
SUPPORTING A PLAN TO RETURN TO 

945
00:29:48,086 --> 00:29:52,056
AT LEAST 50% OF PET FOR 

946
00:29:52,056 --> 00:29:54,125
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EDDIE, 

947
00:29:54,125 --> 00:29:54,692
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE 

948
00:29:54,692 --> 00:29:56,861
JUMPSTART FUNDS ORIGINALLY 

949
00:29:56,861 --> 00:29:58,263
PROMISED. FINALLY, I WANT TO 

950
00:29:58,263 --> 00:30:00,398
VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR 

951
00:30:00,398 --> 00:30:01,065
COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S PROPOSAL TO

952
00:30:01,065 --> 00:30:03,902
FUND A 3% WAGE EQUITY INCREASE 

953
00:30:03,902 --> 00:30:05,537
FOR HUMAN SERVICE CONTRACTS. 

954
00:30:05,537 --> 00:30:07,539
MANY ADVOCATES THAT WILL SPEAK 

955
00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:09,607
TO YOU TODAY ARE REPRESENTATIVES

956
00:30:09,607 --> 00:30:11,509
FROM HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES. 

957
00:30:11,509 --> 00:30:12,911
THEY DESERVE TO BE EQUITABLY 

958
00:30:12,911 --> 00:30:15,580
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

959
00:30:15,580 --> 00:30:17,749
-- THANK YOU. BEATRIX. ELOISA 

960
00:30:17,749 --> 00:30:19,584
CARDONA, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. 

961
00:30:19,584 --> 00:30:22,754
CALL IN NOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO

962
00:30:22,754 --> 00:30:23,988
PROVIDE TESTIMONY. SARAH MILLER 

963
00:30:23,988 --> 00:30:25,223
FOLLOWED BY KYLIE DEHART WHO IS 

964
00:30:25,223 --> 00:30:27,625
NOT PRESENT THEN ALICIA RUIZ AND

965
00:30:27,625 --> 00:30:33,231
SIDNEY HURST. WITH THAT, SARAH 

966
00:30:33,231 --> 00:30:39,204
MILLER, I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR

967
00:30:39,204 --> 00:30:42,140
SIX TO UNMUTE. WELCOME 

968
00:30:42,140 --> 00:30:43,942
-- GREAT. THANK YOU. GOOD 

969
00:30:43,942 --> 00:30:45,476
AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. 

970
00:30:45,476 --> 00:30:46,945
MY NAME IS SARAH MILLER. I LIVE 

971
00:30:46,945 --> 00:30:48,246
IN UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND 

972
00:30:48,246 --> 00:30:49,480
ATTEND UW, WHICH ARE BOTH IN 

973
00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:50,615
DISTRICT FOUR. AND I AM AN 

974
00:30:50,615 --> 00:30:52,016
INTERN WORKING WITH THE 

975
00:30:52,016 --> 00:30:53,051
COALITION ENDING GENDER BASED 

976
00:30:53,051 --> 00:30:54,452
VIOLENCE, WHICH IS LOCATED IN 

977
00:30:54,452 --> 00:30:55,954
DISTRICT THREE. I AM JOINING 

978
00:30:55,954 --> 00:30:57,188
MANY OF THE OTHER VOICES THAT 

979
00:30:57,188 --> 00:30:58,590
YOU WILL HEAR TODAY TO SUPPORT 

980
00:30:58,590 --> 00:31:03,027
BUDGET AMENDMENT HSD DASH 030 

981
00:31:03,027 --> 00:31:04,996
DASH AYE, WHICH ADDS $8 MILLION 

982
00:31:04,996 --> 00:31:06,631
OF ONGOING FUNDS FOR SURVIVORS 

983
00:31:06,631 --> 00:31:08,466
OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE. 

984
00:31:08,466 --> 00:31:09,000
APPROVING THIS ADDITIONAL 

985
00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:09,934
FUNDING IS CRUCIAL FOR THE CITY 

986
00:31:09,934 --> 00:31:13,004
TO MEET THE ONGOING NEEDS OF 

987
00:31:13,004 --> 00:31:13,538
SURVIVORS THAT ARE BEING 

988
00:31:13,538 --> 00:31:14,339
THREATENED BY THE FEDERAL 

989
00:31:14,339 --> 00:31:15,273
FUNDING CUTS, WHICH ARE BEING 

990
00:31:15,273 --> 00:31:16,808
ABSORBED INTO OUR STATE AND 

991
00:31:16,808 --> 00:31:19,444
LOCAL BUDGET. SURVIVORS REQUIRE 

992
00:31:19,444 --> 00:31:20,545
SPECIALIZED SERVICES THAT CANNOT

993
00:31:20,545 --> 00:31:22,480
BE MET BY ADDING MORE FUNDS TO 

994
00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,048
GENERALIZED SOCIAL SAFETY NET 

995
00:31:24,048 --> 00:31:25,783
PROGRAMS. IN MY FIVE YEARS AS AN

996
00:31:25,783 --> 00:31:27,885
ADVOCATE, I HAVE BEEN THE ONE TO

997
00:31:27,885 --> 00:31:29,287
HOLD SURVIVORS HANDS AS EVIDENCE

998
00:31:29,287 --> 00:31:30,788
IS COLLECTED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT, 

999
00:31:30,788 --> 00:31:32,056
FORENSIC EXAMS. I'VE BEEN THE 

1000
00:31:32,056 --> 00:31:33,191
ONE TO ANSWER CRISIS CALLS AT 

1001
00:31:33,191 --> 00:31:35,460
TWO IN THE MORNING. I HAVE 

1002
00:31:35,460 --> 00:31:36,728
SAFETY PLANNED AND WORK TO 

1003
00:31:36,728 --> 00:31:38,329
RELOCATE A SINGLE FATHER OF 

1004
00:31:38,329 --> 00:31:40,131
FOUR. WHEN HIS ABUSIVE PARTNER 

1005
00:31:40,131 --> 00:31:41,532
FOUND STOCKTON TO OUR SHELTER. I

1006
00:31:41,532 --> 00:31:44,068
AM NOT UNIQUE. EVERY ADVOCATE, 

1007
00:31:44,068 --> 00:31:45,903
EVERY AGENCY DOES SO MUCH WITH 

1008
00:31:45,903 --> 00:31:48,473
WHAT WE ARE GIVEN AND THAT IS 

1009
00:31:48,473 --> 00:31:50,275
BECOMING LESS AND LESS EACH 

1010
00:31:50,275 --> 00:31:51,009
YEAR. THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING 

1011
00:31:51,009 --> 00:31:53,077
WILL ENSURE SURVIVORS GET ACCESS

1012
00:31:53,077 --> 00:31:55,079
TO ADVOCATES LIKE MYSELF, BUT 

1013
00:31:55,079 --> 00:31:56,447
ALSO SPECIALISTS LIKE 

1014
00:31:56,447 --> 00:31:58,149
THERAPISTS, FAMILY LAW, LEGAL 

1015
00:31:58,149 --> 00:32:00,084
AID, SCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE 

1016
00:32:00,084 --> 00:32:01,519
PREVENTION PROGRAMING. I URGE 

1017
00:32:01,519 --> 00:32:02,654
YOU TO APPROVE THE BUDGET WITH 

1018
00:32:02,654 --> 00:32:05,556
THE FULL FUNDING FOR HSD DASH 

1019
00:32:05,556 --> 00:32:08,393
030 A BECAUSE THIS ADDITIONAL 

1020
00:32:08,393 --> 00:32:10,161
FUNDING SUPPORTS SURVIVORS 

1021
00:32:10,161 --> 00:32:11,829
CURRENT NEEDS AND INVEST IN 

1022
00:32:11,829 --> 00:32:12,764
FUTURE PREVENTION EFFORTS. THANK

1023
00:32:12,764 --> 00:32:13,965
YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THE 

1024
00:32:13,965 --> 00:32:16,100
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU 

1025
00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:16,334
TODAY. 

1026
00:32:16,334 --> 00:32:18,369
-- THANK YOU SARAH KYLIE, YOU 

1027
00:32:18,369 --> 00:32:20,805
ARE NOT PRESENT. WE'RE GOING TO

1028
00:32:20,805 --> 00:32:22,907
COME BACK TO THOSE NOT PRESENT 

1029
00:32:22,907 --> 00:32:24,075
AT THE END, ALICIA RUIZ, 

1030
00:32:24,075 --> 00:32:26,344
FOLLOWED BY SIDNEY HURST AND 

1031
00:32:26,344 --> 00:32:27,412
JAKE. THOENNES. I'M SORRY IF I 

1032
00:32:27,412 --> 00:32:29,580
SAID YOUR NAME WRONG, ALICIA. 

1033
00:32:29,580 --> 00:32:30,415
THANK YOU. YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 

1034
00:32:30,415 --> 00:32:33,985
TAKE IT AWAY 

1035
00:32:33,985 --> 00:32:34,619
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR STRAUSS

1036
00:32:34,619 --> 00:32:35,253
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY

1037
00:32:35,253 --> 00:32:38,790
NAME IS ALICIA RUIZ WITH HABITAT

1038
00:32:38,790 --> 00:32:40,892
FOR HUMANITY, SEATTLE KING AND 

1039
00:32:40,892 --> 00:32:42,327
KITTITAS COUNTIES. THANK YOU FOR

1040
00:32:42,327 --> 00:32:44,962
YOUR EFFORTS TO PRIORITIZE 

1041
00:32:44,962 --> 00:32:45,596
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY ADDING $5 

1042
00:32:45,596 --> 00:32:47,465
MILLION BACK INTO THE OFFICE OF 

1043
00:32:47,465 --> 00:32:49,200
HOUSING. WE ASK THAT YOU 

1044
00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:50,268
DEDICATE $3 MILLION OF THOSE 

1045
00:32:50,268 --> 00:32:51,636
FUNDS TO THE PRODUCTION OF 

1046
00:32:51,636 --> 00:32:53,504
AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP. WE 

1047
00:32:53,504 --> 00:32:54,238
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT. WE ALSO 

1048
00:32:54,238 --> 00:32:57,475
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL

1049
00:32:57,475 --> 00:32:59,544
TO DEDICATE TO SPD OVERPAYMENT 

1050
00:32:59,544 --> 00:33:01,245
DOLLARS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 

1051
00:33:01,245 --> 00:33:02,680
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL CUT THE 

1052
00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:04,816
CITY'S HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM 

1053
00:33:04,816 --> 00:33:05,950
BY OVER $3 MILLION. THAT'S ABOUT

1054
00:33:05,950 --> 00:33:09,387
28 FAMILIES WHO WON'T GET KEYS 

1055
00:33:09,387 --> 00:33:09,954
RESTORING THESE FUNDS COULD 

1056
00:33:09,954 --> 00:33:11,055
CHANGE THE LIVES OF THESE 

1057
00:33:11,055 --> 00:33:12,090
FAMILIES, AND ALL IT TAKES IS 

1058
00:33:12,090 --> 00:33:15,059
YOUR COMMITMENT TO DO SO. HOME 

1059
00:33:15,059 --> 00:33:16,894
OWNERSHIP IS HOW WORKING 

1060
00:33:16,894 --> 00:33:18,329
FAMILIES STOP CHASING RENT. 

1061
00:33:18,329 --> 00:33:19,864
IT'S HOW THEY BUILD EQUITY AND 

1062
00:33:19,864 --> 00:33:20,498
STAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY 

1063
00:33:20,498 --> 00:33:22,533
SERVE. EVERY CITY DOLLAR WE 

1064
00:33:22,533 --> 00:33:23,901
RECEIVE BRINGS IN ABOUT FOUR 

1065
00:33:23,901 --> 00:33:26,204
MORE THROUGH PRIVATE MORTGAGES, 

1066
00:33:26,204 --> 00:33:28,673
PHILANTHROPY AND VOLUNTEER 

1067
00:33:28,673 --> 00:33:31,542
LABOR. THAT PARTNERSHIP SHOWS 

1068
00:33:31,542 --> 00:33:32,043
WHAT RESPONSIBLE FISCAL 

1069
00:33:32,043 --> 00:33:33,177
INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY LOOKS 

1070
00:33:33,177 --> 00:33:34,979
LIKE. LIBERTY COMMONS ARE 

1071
00:33:34,979 --> 00:33:37,382
RECENTLY BUILT 58 PERMANENTLY 

1072
00:33:37,382 --> 00:33:37,982
AFFORDABLE HOMES IN COLUMBIA 

1073
00:33:37,982 --> 00:33:39,884
CITY SHOWS WHAT THIS INVESTMENT 

1074
00:33:39,884 --> 00:33:41,786
CREATES. PLEASE PROTECT THE $5 

1075
00:33:41,786 --> 00:33:43,187
MILLION AND DEDICATE 3 MILLION 

1076
00:33:43,187 --> 00:33:44,789
OF IT FOR AFFORDABLE HOME 

1077
00:33:44,789 --> 00:33:46,591
OWNERSHIP. THANK YOU. 

1078
00:33:46,591 --> 00:33:49,093
-- THANK YOU ALICIA. UP NEXT IS 

1079
00:33:49,093 --> 00:33:50,862
SIDNEY HURST, FOLLOWED BY JAKE 

1080
00:33:50,862 --> 00:33:52,797
THORNS AND CATHERINE JORDAN. 

1081
00:33:52,797 --> 00:33:54,232
SIDNEY, YOU'RE HERE. APOLOGIES,

1082
00:33:54,232 --> 00:33:57,201
JAKE, IF I SAID YOUR NAME 

1083
00:33:57,201 --> 00:33:59,470
INCORRECTLY. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.

1084
00:33:59,470 --> 00:34:03,174
SIDNEY. THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. 

1085
00:34:03,174 --> 00:34:04,075
-- THANK YOU. 

1086
00:34:04,075 --> 00:34:05,576
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

1087
00:34:05,576 --> 00:34:06,144
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 

1088
00:34:06,144 --> 00:34:08,713
SIDNEY HURST, AND I HAVE THE 

1089
00:34:08,713 --> 00:34:11,416
PRIVILEGE OF OVERSEEING UPLIFT 

1090
00:34:11,416 --> 00:34:12,016
NORTHWEST GRAFFITI ABATEMENT 

1091
00:34:12,016 --> 00:34:12,750
PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 

1092
00:34:12,750 --> 00:34:14,819
CITY OF SEATTLE PARKS AND 

1093
00:34:14,819 --> 00:34:16,120
RECREATION DEPARTMENT. I'M HERE

1094
00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:17,755
TODAY TO ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER 

1095
00:34:17,755 --> 00:34:18,823
FUNDING FOR A PROGRAM THAT MEANS

1096
00:34:18,823 --> 00:34:20,558
SO MUCH MORE THAN REMOVING 

1097
00:34:20,558 --> 00:34:23,327
GRAFFITI AT UPLIFT NORTHWEST, WE

1098
00:34:23,327 --> 00:34:26,264
EMPLOY APPROXIMATELY 400 

1099
00:34:26,264 --> 00:34:27,365
INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WHO FACE 

1100
00:34:27,365 --> 00:34:29,901
POVERTY AND BARRIERS TO 

1101
00:34:29,901 --> 00:34:30,535
TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT THROUGH 

1102
00:34:30,535 --> 00:34:32,403
OUR GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM 

1103
00:34:32,403 --> 00:34:34,238
ALONE, 44 PARTICIPANTS HAVE 

1104
00:34:34,238 --> 00:34:35,840
TRANSITIONED INTO PERMANENT 

1105
00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:36,908
HOUSING. WHAT MAKES THAT NUMBER 

1106
00:34:36,908 --> 00:34:40,445
MEANINGFUL IS IT ISN'T SIMPLY 44

1107
00:34:40,445 --> 00:34:41,012
PEOPLE FINDING SOMEWHERE TO 

1108
00:34:41,012 --> 00:34:42,480
LIVE, IT'S THAT HAVING A 

1109
00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:44,682
CONSISTENT PAYCHECK HELPED THEM 

1110
00:34:44,682 --> 00:34:45,750
REBUILD THE CONFIDENCE TO 

1111
00:34:45,750 --> 00:34:48,052
BELIEVE THEY COULD MAINTAIN THAT

1112
00:34:48,052 --> 00:34:49,086
STABILITY. IT'S THE DIFFERENCE 

1113
00:34:49,086 --> 00:34:50,888
BETWEEN FINDING A PLACE TO CALL 

1114
00:34:50,888 --> 00:34:51,889
HOME AND BELIEVING YOU HAVE THE 

1115
00:34:51,889 --> 00:34:54,792
MEANS TO KEEP IT. I'VE WATCHED 

1116
00:34:54,792 --> 00:34:56,594
PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE THEIR FIRST

1117
00:34:56,594 --> 00:34:59,097
PAYCHECKS IN YEARS, CELEBRATE 

1118
00:34:59,097 --> 00:35:00,531
RECOVERY MILESTONES AND 

1119
00:35:00,531 --> 00:35:01,666
REDISCOVER A SENSE OF PURPOSE 

1120
00:35:01,666 --> 00:35:03,634
THEY MAY HAVE THOUGHT WAS LOST. 

1121
00:35:03,634 --> 00:35:05,203
THESE ARE MOMENTS THAT CAN'T BE

1122
00:35:05,203 --> 00:35:06,404
MEASURED IN SQUARE FOOTAGE OR 

1123
00:35:06,404 --> 00:35:07,705
DOLLARS. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, 

1124
00:35:07,705 --> 00:35:09,540
THE MEASURABLE IMPACT IS 

1125
00:35:09,540 --> 00:35:13,244
REMARKABLE, TOO, SINCE 2023, 

1126
00:35:13,244 --> 00:35:15,346
WE'VE GROWN FROM MONITORING 78 

1127
00:35:15,346 --> 00:35:17,448
PROPERTIES TO MORE THAN 250 

1128
00:35:17,448 --> 00:35:18,049
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE. OUR CREWS 

1129
00:35:18,049 --> 00:35:20,518
HAVE REMOVED ONE POINT 

1130
00:35:20,518 --> 00:35:22,086
1,000,000FT  OF GRAFFITI WHILE 

1131
00:35:22,086 --> 00:35:23,020
PROVIDING RELIEF TO SMALL 

1132
00:35:23,020 --> 00:35:24,455
BUSINESS OWNERS WHO MIGHT 

1133
00:35:24,455 --> 00:35:26,424
OTHERWISE STRUGGLE TO AFFORD 

1134
00:35:26,424 --> 00:35:27,558
REMOVAL. WHEN I THINK ABOUT 

1135
00:35:27,558 --> 00:35:28,726
LOSING THIS FUNDING, I DON'T 

1136
00:35:28,726 --> 00:35:29,794
JUST THINK ABOUT THE PROPERTIES 

1137
00:35:29,794 --> 00:35:31,662
WE MAY NO LONGER SERVE. I THINK 

1138
00:35:31,662 --> 00:35:32,597
ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST 

1139
00:35:32,597 --> 00:35:34,532
BEGINNING TO BELIEVE IN THEIR 

1140
00:35:34,532 --> 00:35:38,035
FUTURES. THANK YOU. 

1141
00:35:38,035 --> 00:35:39,103
-- THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIDNEY. 

1142
00:35:39,103 --> 00:35:41,906
UP NEXT IS JAKE. I'M NOT GOING 

1143
00:35:41,906 --> 00:35:43,508
TO MESS YOUR NAME UP A THIRD 

1144
00:35:43,508 --> 00:35:44,775
TIME. JAKE, I SEE YOU'RE HERE. 

1145
00:35:44,775 --> 00:35:49,213
STAR, YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT 

1146
00:35:49,213 --> 00:35:49,580
AWAY. WELCOME. 

1147
00:35:49,580 --> 00:35:51,315
-- HELLO. MY NAME IS JAKE AND I 

1148
00:35:51,315 --> 00:35:53,551
ORGANIZE WITH OUR SEATTLE, A 

1149
00:35:53,551 --> 00:35:55,653
MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, NOT 

1150
00:35:55,653 --> 00:35:57,889
CAMERAS COALITION. OUR COALITION

1151
00:35:57,889 --> 00:35:59,323
IS ASKING ALL COUNCILMEMBERS TO 

1152
00:35:59,323 --> 00:36:00,992
SUPPORT A REVISION TO THE 

1153
00:36:00,992 --> 00:36:03,127
PROVISO PUT FORWARD LAST WEEK BY

1154
00:36:03,127 --> 00:36:05,630
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK LIN AND 

1155
00:36:05,630 --> 00:36:06,230
FOSTER. TO ADJUSTED LANGUAGE 

1156
00:36:06,230 --> 00:36:07,532
WOULD MOVE THE PROVISO TO BE ON 

1157
00:36:07,532 --> 00:36:12,170
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS THE MAYOR

1158
00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:12,737
OVERSEES THE SEATTLE POLICE 

1159
00:36:12,737 --> 00:36:15,039
DEPARTMENT AND AS AN EXECUTIVE 

1160
00:36:15,039 --> 00:36:16,340
DEPARTMENT AND APPOINTS THE 

1161
00:36:16,340 --> 00:36:17,842
CHIEF OF POLICE WHO REPORTS TO 

1162
00:36:17,842 --> 00:36:19,377
THE MAYOR HOLDING THE FUNDS IN 

1163
00:36:19,377 --> 00:36:20,811
THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR MAKES 

1164
00:36:20,811 --> 00:36:23,447
THE MAYOR ACCOUNTABLE FOR STDS. 

1165
00:36:23,447 --> 00:36:26,150
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THREE OIG 

1166
00:36:26,150 --> 00:36:27,418
RECOMMENDATIONS LISTED IN THE 

1167
00:36:27,418 --> 00:36:29,420
SEPTEMBER REPORT. IN ADDITION, 

1168
00:36:29,420 --> 00:36:32,123
THE UPDATED PROVISO LANGUAGE 

1169
00:36:32,123 --> 00:36:33,858
REMOVES THE REQUIREMENT TO BE 

1170
00:36:33,858 --> 00:36:36,093
LIFTED BY A COUNCIL ORDINANCE. 

1171
00:36:36,093 --> 00:36:38,195
THIS ADJUSTMENT IS BASED ON 

1172
00:36:38,195 --> 00:36:38,629
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 

1173
00:36:38,629 --> 00:36:40,631
RECOMMENDATION. DURING THE 

1174
00:36:40,631 --> 00:36:43,668
DISCUSSION LAST THURSDAY, AND SO

1175
00:36:43,668 --> 00:36:46,037
THE PROVISO WOULD RESTRICT 

1176
00:36:46,037 --> 00:36:48,005
$400,000 AND TELL. OIG CERTIFIES

1177
00:36:48,005 --> 00:36:49,874
IN A REPORT TO COUNCIL. THE SPD 

1178
00:36:49,874 --> 00:36:51,576
HAS ADOPTED THE THREE 

1179
00:36:51,576 --> 00:36:53,778
RECOMMENDATION. THIS PROVISO IS 

1180
00:36:53,778 --> 00:36:56,047
INTENDED TO INCENTIVIZE THE 

1181
00:36:56,047 --> 00:36:58,849
MAYOR TO ENSURE TIMELY 

1182
00:36:58,849 --> 00:37:01,419
COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION 

1183
00:37:01,419 --> 00:37:03,154
OF. AS THE POLICE SURVEILLANCE 

1184
00:37:03,154 --> 00:37:05,122
SYSTEM AND REAL TIME CRIME 

1185
00:37:05,122 --> 00:37:06,958
CENTER REMAIN ACTIVE WITH 

1186
00:37:06,958 --> 00:37:07,592
VULNERABILITIES THAT CONTINUE TO

1187
00:37:07,592 --> 00:37:11,562
RISK THE SAFETY OF SEATTLEITES 

1188
00:37:11,562 --> 00:37:12,129
AND EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD VIEW 

1189
00:37:12,129 --> 00:37:13,264
COUNCILMEMBERS AND WE ASK FOR 

1190
00:37:13,264 --> 00:37:15,766
YOUR VOTE ON THIS ADJUSTED 

1191
00:37:15,766 --> 00:37:20,571
PROVISO NEXT WEEK. 

1192
00:37:20,571 --> 00:37:24,208
-- JAKE, YOU'VE STILL GOT A 

1193
00:37:24,208 --> 00:37:27,678
COUPLE SECONDS LEFT. WELL, THANK

1194
00:37:27,678 --> 00:37:29,814
YOU JAKE. UP NEXT IS CATHERINE 

1195
00:37:29,814 --> 00:37:33,017
JORDAN, WHO I SEE IS ALREADY OFF

1196
00:37:33,017 --> 00:37:34,652
MUTE, FOLLOWED BY CATHERINE IS 

1197
00:37:34,652 --> 00:37:36,153
CHRIS MCKAY, THEN PAUL 

1198
00:37:36,153 --> 00:37:39,423
VILLANUEVA? CATHERINE, WELCOME. 

1199
00:37:39,423 --> 00:37:42,059
-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY

1200
00:37:42,059 --> 00:37:43,527
NAME IS CATHERINE JORDAN AND I 

1201
00:37:43,527 --> 00:37:45,396
AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 

1202
00:37:45,396 --> 00:37:47,498
SOUTH PARK SENIOR CITIZENS. WE 

1203
00:37:47,498 --> 00:37:49,467
ARE LOCATED IN DISTRICT ONE AND 

1204
00:37:49,467 --> 00:37:53,137
I LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE AS WELL. 

1205
00:37:53,137 --> 00:37:55,172
I'M COMMENTING TODAY IN STRONG 

1206
00:37:55,172 --> 00:37:55,773
SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 

1207
00:37:55,773 --> 00:38:00,911
BUDGET AMENDMENT OF $750,000 IN 

1208
00:38:00,911 --> 00:38:01,545
SUPPORT OF SEATTLE'S SENIOR 

1209
00:38:01,545 --> 00:38:02,580
CENTERS. THANK YOU. 

1210
00:38:02,580 --> 00:38:03,914
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, FOR THIS 

1211
00:38:03,914 --> 00:38:06,484
IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT AMENDMENT. 

1212
00:38:06,484 --> 00:38:09,754
OUR. OUR CENTER IS LOCATED IN 

1213
00:38:09,754 --> 00:38:13,190
THE SOCIAL VULNERABLE SCORE OF 

1214
00:38:13,190 --> 00:38:15,126
TEN, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST 

1215
00:38:15,126 --> 00:38:16,527
POSSIBLE SCORE THAT YOU CAN. YOU

1216
00:38:16,527 --> 00:38:19,530
CAN ACCUMULATE. AND THE 

1217
00:38:19,530 --> 00:38:21,666
RESOURCES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING 

1218
00:38:21,666 --> 00:38:23,834
ARE VITAL RESOURCES FOR VERY LOW

1219
00:38:23,834 --> 00:38:26,170
INCOME IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE 

1220
00:38:26,170 --> 00:38:29,840
SENIORS. 54% OF OUR SENIORS ARE 

1221
00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:32,710
NUTRITIONALLY AT RISK, AND THEY 

1222
00:38:32,710 --> 00:38:34,178
RELY ON THE FREE MEAL PROGRAMING

1223
00:38:34,178 --> 00:38:37,281
THAT WE OFFER. IN ADDITION, OUR 

1224
00:38:37,281 --> 00:38:39,083
MULTILINGUAL TEAM ENSURES OUR 

1225
00:38:39,083 --> 00:38:40,851
SENIORS GET THE SUPPORT THAT 

1226
00:38:40,851 --> 00:38:42,620
THEY NEED IN THE LANGUAGE THAT 

1227
00:38:42,620 --> 00:38:45,089
THEY SPEAK TO ACCESS MEDICAL 

1228
00:38:45,089 --> 00:38:48,259
CARE, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, 

1229
00:38:48,259 --> 00:38:50,561
AND GOVERNMENT BENEFITS, SENIOR 

1230
00:38:50,561 --> 00:38:53,297
CENTERS SERVE AS VITAL HUBS FOR 

1231
00:38:53,297 --> 00:38:55,199
SAFETY, COMMUNITY AND CARE FOR 

1232
00:38:55,199 --> 00:38:56,834
SENIORS WHO OFTEN LIVE ALONE. 

1233
00:38:56,834 --> 00:38:58,302
THEY'RE A PLACE WHERE 

1234
00:38:58,302 --> 00:39:00,604
LONELINESS AND ISOLATION FALLS 

1235
00:39:00,604 --> 00:39:02,840
AWAY, AND NOURISHMENT, MOVEMENT 

1236
00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:05,109
AND JOY IS FOUND. I THANK YOU 

1237
00:39:05,109 --> 00:39:06,977
FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT 

1238
00:39:06,977 --> 00:39:08,846
IN THESE VERY IMPORTANT AND 

1239
00:39:08,846 --> 00:39:10,781
NECESSARY CITY RESOURCES. THANK 

1240
00:39:10,781 --> 00:39:11,449
YOU. 

1241
00:39:11,449 --> 00:39:13,050
-- THANK YOU. CATHERINE. CHRIS 

1242
00:39:13,050 --> 00:39:14,752
MCKAY IS ALREADY OFF MUTE 

1243
00:39:14,752 --> 00:39:16,587
FOLLOWING CHRIS PAUL. THEN 

1244
00:39:16,587 --> 00:39:20,157
PAULINA LOPEZ. WELCOME CHRIS 

1245
00:39:20,157 --> 00:39:20,591
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

1246
00:39:20,591 --> 00:39:21,158
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M CHRIS 

1247
00:39:21,158 --> 00:39:22,593
MCKAY, I'M THE EXECUTIVE 

1248
00:39:22,593 --> 00:39:24,762
DIRECTOR OF THE WEST SEATTLE 

1249
00:39:24,762 --> 00:39:28,099
JUNCTION BIA. I WANT TO THANK 

1250
00:39:28,099 --> 00:39:28,666
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR HIS 

1251
00:39:28,666 --> 00:39:30,301
$475,000 AMENDMENT FOR CLEANER, 

1252
00:39:30,301 --> 00:39:32,703
SAFER AND MORE WELCOMING WEST 

1253
00:39:32,703 --> 00:39:34,238
SEATTLE BUSINESS DISTRICTS EVERY

1254
00:39:34,238 --> 00:39:36,173
DAY I SEE HOW MUCH OUR SMALL 

1255
00:39:36,173 --> 00:39:38,242
BUSINESSES CONTRIBUTE TO THIS 

1256
00:39:38,242 --> 00:39:40,778
COMMUNITY AND HOW STRETCHED THEY

1257
00:39:40,778 --> 00:39:42,546
ARE. THEIR ASSESSMENTS FUND OUR 

1258
00:39:42,546 --> 00:39:44,014
CLEANING, SECURITY AND 

1259
00:39:44,014 --> 00:39:45,516
BEAUTIFICATION. WE REMOVE 

1260
00:39:45,516 --> 00:39:47,752
GRAFFITI, PICK UP LEAD LITTER 

1261
00:39:47,752 --> 00:39:49,520
AND HUMAN WASTE, AND WORK TO 

1262
00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:51,055
MAKE THE JUNCTION WELCOMING FOR 

1263
00:39:51,055 --> 00:39:52,423
EVERYBODY. IF A COST KEEP RISING

1264
00:39:52,423 --> 00:39:54,425
AND WE'RE STRUGGLING TO SUSTAIN

1265
00:39:54,425 --> 00:39:55,960
THESE ESSENTIAL SERVICES, WE 

1266
00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:57,061
NEED THE CITY AS A STRONGER 

1267
00:39:57,061 --> 00:39:59,230
PARTNER. THIS FUNDING WOULD 

1268
00:39:59,230 --> 00:40:02,233
BUILD ON THE WORK WE'RE ALREADY

1269
00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:04,268
DOING, HELPING US RESPOND FASTER

1270
00:40:04,268 --> 00:40:05,669
AND CARE FOR THE PUBLIC SPACES. 

1271
00:40:05,669 --> 00:40:07,471
OUR BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND 

1272
00:40:07,471 --> 00:40:09,173
VISITORS SHARE. PLEASE SUPPORT 

1273
00:40:09,173 --> 00:40:10,341
THIS AMENDMENT AND INVEST IN THE

1274
00:40:10,341 --> 00:40:12,910
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT KEEP SEATTLE 

1275
00:40:12,910 --> 00:40:14,245
THRIVING. THANK YOU 

1276
00:40:14,245 --> 00:40:15,179
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND ALL OF 

1277
00:40:15,179 --> 00:40:16,714
YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. 

1278
00:40:16,714 --> 00:40:18,682
-- THANK YOU CHRIS. UP NEXT IS 

1279
00:40:18,682 --> 00:40:20,484
PAUL VILLANUEVA, FOLLOWED BY 

1280
00:40:20,484 --> 00:40:29,393
PAULINA LOPEZ. THEN IRIS ANTMAN.

1281
00:40:29,393 --> 00:40:35,032
PAUL, I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR 

1282
00:40:35,032 --> 00:40:38,669
SIX TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. 

1283
00:40:38,669 --> 00:40:38,936
WELCOME. 

1284
00:40:38,936 --> 00:40:39,970
-- HELLO. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR 

1285
00:40:39,970 --> 00:40:42,506
AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM HERE TO

1286
00:40:42,506 --> 00:40:44,809
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. MY NAME IS

1287
00:40:44,809 --> 00:40:46,677
PAUL VILLANUEVA AND I AM THE 

1288
00:40:46,677 --> 00:40:47,611
PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR A LEGACY

1289
00:40:47,611 --> 00:40:50,815
OF EQUALITY, LEADERSHIP AND 

1290
00:40:50,815 --> 00:40:52,616
ORGANIZING RELICENSING PROGRAM. 

1291
00:40:52,616 --> 00:40:53,717
WE HELP PEOPLE GET THEIR 

1292
00:40:53,717 --> 00:40:55,553
DRIVER'S LICENSE BACK IF IT'S 

1293
00:40:55,553 --> 00:40:56,654
SUSPENDED OR REVOKED. WE HAVE 

1294
00:40:56,654 --> 00:40:57,721
BEEN PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF 

1295
00:40:57,721 --> 00:41:00,124
SEATTLE FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS 

1296
00:41:00,124 --> 00:41:02,593
UNDER THE FREE FILING DIVERSION 

1297
00:41:02,593 --> 00:41:04,228
DIVERSION PROGRAM AND PRIORITY 

1298
00:41:04,228 --> 00:41:05,396
HIRE. OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN A 

1299
00:41:05,396 --> 00:41:06,730
SUCCESS THIS YEAR. AFTER 

1300
00:41:06,730 --> 00:41:08,165
PARTNERING WITH THE SEATTLE 

1301
00:41:08,165 --> 00:41:08,699
MUNICIPAL COURT IN THEIR 

1302
00:41:08,699 --> 00:41:11,035
RESOURCE CENTER, WE WERE ABLE TO

1303
00:41:11,035 --> 00:41:12,570
GET 50 NEW CLIENTS THIS YEAR. 

1304
00:41:12,570 --> 00:41:13,370
OUR RELICENSING PROGRAM WAS ABLE

1305
00:41:13,370 --> 00:41:15,639
TO GET THAT NUMBER WITHIN JUST 

1306
00:41:15,639 --> 00:41:17,942
SIX MONTHS INTO THE PROGRAM, BUT

1307
00:41:17,942 --> 00:41:19,076
NEEDED TO STOP TAKING CLIENTS AS

1308
00:41:19,076 --> 00:41:20,177
WE HAD REACHED THE TOTAL AMOUNT 

1309
00:41:20,177 --> 00:41:21,245
OF CLIENTS WE CAN ACCEPT FOR THE

1310
00:41:21,245 --> 00:41:22,880
YEAR BECAUSE OF LIMITED FUNDING 

1311
00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:24,315
THAT WE HAVE, WE ARE ASKING FOR 

1312
00:41:24,315 --> 00:41:26,150
YOUR HELP TO ADVOCATE FOR AN 

1313
00:41:26,150 --> 00:41:28,152
INCREASE. SINCE WE HAVEN'T 

1314
00:41:28,152 --> 00:41:29,220
GOTTEN AN INCREASE IN YEARS FOR 

1315
00:41:29,220 --> 00:41:30,321
OUR PROGRAM, AND WE WANT THE 

1316
00:41:30,321 --> 00:41:33,090
COUNCIL TO CONTINUE FUNDING OUR 

1317
00:41:33,090 --> 00:41:33,891
PROGRAM. WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM, A

1318
00:41:33,891 --> 00:41:36,494
LOT OF PEOPLE WE SERVE WILL BE 

1319
00:41:36,494 --> 00:41:39,029
LEFT BEHIND AND THE REVOKED, 

1320
00:41:39,029 --> 00:41:40,531
SUSPENDED LICENSES PUT BARRIERS 

1321
00:41:40,531 --> 00:41:44,101
ON A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM GETTING 

1322
00:41:44,101 --> 00:41:46,170
JOBS BECAUSE MOST JOBS REQUIRE 

1323
00:41:46,170 --> 00:41:47,571
IT. AND WE PUT IN A CYCLE OF 

1324
00:41:47,571 --> 00:41:49,473
DEATH. SO PLEASE KEEP OUR 

1325
00:41:49,473 --> 00:41:51,675
PROGRAM IN MIND. THANK YOU VERY 

1326
00:41:51,675 --> 00:41:51,876
MUCH. 

1327
00:41:51,876 --> 00:41:54,211
-- THANK YOU. PAUL. UP NEXT IS 

1328
00:41:54,211 --> 00:41:56,046
PAULINA LOPEZ, FOLLOWED BY IRIS 

1329
00:41:56,046 --> 00:42:00,484
ANTMAN AND THEN SHAWN ROBERTS. 

1330
00:42:00,484 --> 00:42:00,885
PAULINA, WELCOME. 

1331
00:42:00,885 --> 00:42:01,619
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

1332
00:42:01,619 --> 00:42:02,686
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 

1333
00:42:02,686 --> 00:42:04,455
PAULINA LOPEZ, EXECUTIVE 

1334
00:42:04,455 --> 00:42:06,590
DIRECTOR OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER 

1335
00:42:06,590 --> 00:42:09,693
COMMUNITY COALITION. AND I'M 

1336
00:42:09,693 --> 00:42:10,327
HERE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA

1337
00:42:10,327 --> 00:42:12,563
FROM DISTRICT ONE FOR ALL THE 

1338
00:42:12,563 --> 00:42:15,833
SUGGESTED BUDGET. NUMBER ONE, 

1339
00:42:15,833 --> 00:42:17,635
THANK YOU FOR TAGGING ALONG FOR 

1340
00:42:17,635 --> 00:42:20,037
THE SOUTH PARK GATEWAY PUBLIC 

1341
00:42:20,037 --> 00:42:20,671
AND COMMUNITY CENTER ACTIVATION 

1342
00:42:20,671 --> 00:42:22,873
PACKAGE. OUR YOUTH. AFTER 

1343
00:42:22,873 --> 00:42:24,808
CELEBRATING A LONG AWAITED TEN 

1344
00:42:24,808 --> 00:42:26,710
YEAR COMMUNITY CENTER. NEED 

1345
00:42:26,710 --> 00:42:30,047
PROGRAMING THAT WILL BE SERVING.

1346
00:42:30,047 --> 00:42:31,882
HAVING THE LARGEST YOUTH OF 

1347
00:42:31,882 --> 00:42:33,584
COLOR IN THE CITY, IT'S 

1348
00:42:33,584 --> 00:42:34,518
IMPORTANT THAT WE PROVIDE THE 

1349
00:42:34,518 --> 00:42:35,552
PROGRAMING THAT THEY NEED 

1350
00:42:35,552 --> 00:42:36,620
THROUGH THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY

1351
00:42:36,620 --> 00:42:37,588
CENTER, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU

1352
00:42:37,588 --> 00:42:42,159
FOR THAT. WE ARE ALSO ASKING TO 

1353
00:42:42,159 --> 00:42:42,760
CONTINUE FUNDING THE CITYWIDE 

1354
00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:45,329
SENIOR CENTER, SOUTH PARK HAS A 

1355
00:42:45,329 --> 00:42:47,531
VERY DIVERSE SENIOR CENTER THAT 

1356
00:42:47,531 --> 00:42:49,366
IS SERVING THE CONNECTIONS THAT 

1357
00:42:49,366 --> 00:42:51,468
WE NEED FOR BOTH SOCIAL AND FOOD

1358
00:42:51,468 --> 00:42:55,139
ACCESS FOR OUR SENIORS. WE WANT 

1359
00:42:55,139 --> 00:42:55,739
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER DIONNE 

1360
00:42:55,739 --> 00:42:59,777
FOSTER FOR PROPOSING BUDGET FOR 

1361
00:42:59,777 --> 00:43:01,979
THE GEORGETOWN MARKET, AND WE 

1362
00:43:01,979 --> 00:43:04,214
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THAT 

1363
00:43:04,214 --> 00:43:06,617
ASSET TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF 

1364
00:43:06,617 --> 00:43:09,653
GEORGETOWN, AS WELL AS THE EDDIE

1365
00:43:09,653 --> 00:43:11,322
PROTECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING 

1366
00:43:11,322 --> 00:43:13,057
PIPELINE. WE SUPPORT CARRYING IT

1367
00:43:13,057 --> 00:43:15,159
FORWARD. UNSPENT DUMPSTER 

1368
00:43:15,159 --> 00:43:16,327
HOUSING FUNDS FOR THE HOUSING OF

1369
00:43:16,327 --> 00:43:17,461
HOUSING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 

1370
00:43:17,461 --> 00:43:19,663
ALL THESE INVESTMENTS. ALSO IN 

1371
00:43:19,663 --> 00:43:23,067
THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS 

1372
00:43:23,067 --> 00:43:23,701
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. AND

1373
00:43:23,701 --> 00:43:25,769
WE HOPE THAT WE SUPPORT THAT ON 

1374
00:43:25,769 --> 00:43:26,403
THE GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL

1375
00:43:26,403 --> 00:43:27,304
FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. 

1376
00:43:27,304 --> 00:43:29,340
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

1377
00:43:29,340 --> 00:43:30,708
-- THANK YOU. PAULINA. UP NEXT 

1378
00:43:30,708 --> 00:43:35,846
IS IRIS ANTMAN, FOLLOWED BY SEAN

1379
00:43:35,846 --> 00:43:36,113
ROBERTS. 

1380
00:43:36,113 --> 00:43:38,315
-- HI THERE. MY NAME IS IRIS. 

1381
00:43:38,315 --> 00:43:40,985
ANTMAN. I'M A RESIDENT OF 

1382
00:43:40,985 --> 00:43:42,119
DISTRICT TWO, AND THANK YOU FOR 

1383
00:43:42,119 --> 00:43:44,321
TAKING MY COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR

1384
00:43:44,321 --> 00:43:47,057
ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK SEATTLE 

1385
00:43:47,057 --> 00:43:47,691
FACES MANY CHALLENGES AND HAS. 

1386
00:43:47,691 --> 00:43:48,993
FOR AS LONG AS I'VE LIVED HERE 

1387
00:43:48,993 --> 00:43:51,428
ALMOST 45 YEARS AND ALMOST 

1388
00:43:51,428 --> 00:43:52,997
ALWAYS THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY

1389
00:43:52,997 --> 00:43:54,298
TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE 

1390
00:43:54,298 --> 00:43:56,066
CHALLENGES. ON TUESDAY NIGHT, 

1391
00:43:56,066 --> 00:43:58,369
WHEN NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS 

1392
00:43:58,369 --> 00:44:00,904
CAME IN, AND EVEN WITH THE BLUE 

1393
00:44:00,904 --> 00:44:03,107
WAVE WE SAW, I HEARD NO MENTION 

1394
00:44:03,107 --> 00:44:04,541
OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS AS AN 

1395
00:44:04,541 --> 00:44:06,510
ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED 

1396
00:44:06,510 --> 00:44:08,112
NOW. AND IN THE SEATTLE BUDGET 

1397
00:44:08,112 --> 00:44:09,446
YOU'RE WORKING ON, AND THE 

1398
00:44:09,446 --> 00:44:12,082
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS, I URGE YOU 

1399
00:44:12,082 --> 00:44:12,883
NOT TO TAKE MONEY FROM THE 

1400
00:44:12,883 --> 00:44:17,154
JUMPSTART FUNDS, 9% OF WHICH 

1401
00:44:17,154 --> 00:44:20,090
WERE SLATED TO ADDRESS CLIMATE 

1402
00:44:20,090 --> 00:44:22,159
CONCERNS. MAINTAIN THOSE FUNDS 

1403
00:44:22,159 --> 00:44:24,528
AND FIND OTHER CREATIVE WAYS TO 

1404
00:44:24,528 --> 00:44:25,829
ADDRESS OTHER CHALLENGES. WE 

1405
00:44:25,829 --> 00:44:27,998
JUST PASSED A LEVY FOR 

1406
00:44:27,998 --> 00:44:28,666
TRANSPORTATION, SO IT'S POSSIBLE

1407
00:44:28,666 --> 00:44:31,969
TO FIND OTHER FUNDS, MAYBE WITH 

1408
00:44:31,969 --> 00:44:33,003
THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY. 

1409
00:44:33,003 --> 00:44:34,838
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 

1410
00:44:34,838 --> 00:44:36,640
-- THANK YOU IRIS. UP NEXT IS 

1411
00:44:36,640 --> 00:44:38,575
SEAN ROBERTS, FOLLOWED BY 

1412
00:44:38,575 --> 00:44:40,244
AMARANTHA TORRES, THEN BETH 

1413
00:44:40,244 --> 00:44:41,412
BRUMMEL. SEAN, I SEE YOU'RE 

1414
00:44:41,412 --> 00:44:42,212
ALREADY OFF MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE 

1415
00:44:42,212 --> 00:44:45,516
IT AWAY 

1416
00:44:45,516 --> 00:44:46,150
-- HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME

1417
00:44:46,150 --> 00:44:47,785
IS SEAN ROBERTS, EXECUTIVE 

1418
00:44:47,785 --> 00:44:50,254
DIRECTOR OF ARTS CORE. WE ARE 

1419
00:44:50,254 --> 00:44:52,122
LOCATED IN DISTRICT ONE. THANK 

1420
00:44:52,122 --> 00:44:54,091
YOU CHAIR STRAUSS FOR INCLUDING 

1421
00:44:54,091 --> 00:44:56,093
MEANINGFUL ARTS FUNDING IN YOUR 

1422
00:44:56,093 --> 00:44:57,628
BALANCING PACKAGE. THANK YOU. 

1423
00:44:57,628 --> 00:44:58,962
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 

1424
00:44:58,962 --> 00:45:01,065
FOR CHAMPIONING ARTS, CULTURE 

1425
00:45:01,065 --> 00:45:02,833
AND HERITAGE. YOUR LEADERSHIP 

1426
00:45:02,833 --> 00:45:05,702
MADE THIS FUNDING POSSIBLE. WE 

1427
00:45:05,702 --> 00:45:06,303
ALSO APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER 

1428
00:45:06,303 --> 00:45:07,771
FOSTER'S AMENDMENT SUPPORTING 

1429
00:45:07,771 --> 00:45:09,106
THE CULTURAL SECTOR, EVEN THOUGH

1430
00:45:09,106 --> 00:45:11,041
IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THIS 

1431
00:45:11,041 --> 00:45:12,910
PACKAGE PACKAGE. THANK YOU TO 

1432
00:45:12,910 --> 00:45:14,445
ALL THE AMENDMENT SPONSORS 

1433
00:45:14,445 --> 00:45:16,480
TODAY. YOU RECOGNIZE THAT ARTS 

1434
00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:18,082
AND CULTURE ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR

1435
00:45:18,082 --> 00:45:20,684
CITY. YOU SEE THAT OUR 

1436
00:45:20,684 --> 00:45:22,352
ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT YOUTH, 

1437
00:45:22,352 --> 00:45:24,154
SENIORS, IMMIGRANTS, UNHOUSED 

1438
00:45:24,154 --> 00:45:24,722
RESIDENTS, AND COMMUNITIES 

1439
00:45:24,722 --> 00:45:26,890
ACROSS SEATTLE BECAUSE YOU 

1440
00:45:26,890 --> 00:45:29,593
RECOGNIZE THIS IMPORTANT WORK. 

1441
00:45:29,593 --> 00:45:31,795
YOU'VE BUILT A BUDGET THAT 

1442
00:45:31,795 --> 00:45:32,329
INVESTS IN THESE VALUABLE 

1443
00:45:32,329 --> 00:45:33,864
SERVICES AND PROTECTS THE 

1444
00:45:33,864 --> 00:45:35,733
CULTURAL WORKERS WHO PROVIDE 

1445
00:45:35,733 --> 00:45:38,001
THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 

1446
00:45:38,001 --> 00:45:39,403
LEADERSHIP AND YOUR VISION. HAVE

1447
00:45:39,403 --> 00:45:41,038
A GREAT DAY. 

1448
00:45:41,038 --> 00:45:42,539
-- THANK YOU SEAN. UP NEXT IS 

1449
00:45:42,539 --> 00:45:44,208
AMARANTHA TORRES, FOLLOWED BY 

1450
00:45:44,208 --> 00:45:47,578
BETH BRUMMEL, AND THEN ELIZABETH

1451
00:45:47,578 --> 00:45:48,645
ARBOR, AMARANTHA YOU'RE ALREADY

1452
00:45:48,645 --> 00:45:51,081
OFF MUTE. WELCOME. 

1453
00:45:51,081 --> 00:45:52,015
-- HI THERE. THANKS SO MUCH. 

1454
00:45:52,015 --> 00:45:53,984
GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY NAME 

1455
00:45:53,984 --> 00:45:56,987
IS AMARANTHA AND I'M THE COLEAD

1456
00:45:56,987 --> 00:45:58,088
OF THE COALITION ENDING GENDER 

1457
00:45:58,088 --> 00:45:59,790
BASED VIOLENCE. I'D LIKE TO 

1458
00:45:59,790 --> 00:46:01,959
SHARE APPRECIATION TO BUDGET 

1459
00:46:01,959 --> 00:46:02,559
CHAIR STRAUSS FOR INCLUDING 5 

1460
00:46:02,559 --> 00:46:03,527
MILLION IN FUNDS FOR GENDER 

1461
00:46:03,527 --> 00:46:04,561
BASED VIOLENCE SURVIVORS. IN THE

1462
00:46:04,561 --> 00:46:07,731
BALANCING PACKAGE THROUGH HSD 

1463
00:46:07,731 --> 00:46:09,366
030 C AND FOR INCLUDING 

1464
00:46:09,366 --> 00:46:10,934
RESOURCES TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE

1465
00:46:10,934 --> 00:46:14,204
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THROUGH A

1466
00:46:14,204 --> 00:46:17,207
LAW 001 SO THAT SURVIVORS ACCESS

1467
00:46:17,207 --> 00:46:18,442
IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM 

1468
00:46:18,442 --> 00:46:19,810
AREN'T WAITING YEARS FOR 

1469
00:46:19,810 --> 00:46:21,712
JUSTICE AND CLOSURE IN A TOUGH 

1470
00:46:21,712 --> 00:46:22,980
BUDGET YEAR. THESE ARE 

1471
00:46:22,980 --> 00:46:25,149
MEANINGFUL INVESTMENTS IN 

1472
00:46:25,149 --> 00:46:25,782
SURVIVOR SAFETY, AND WE DO NOT 

1473
00:46:25,782 --> 00:46:28,485
TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. MEMBER 

1474
00:46:28,485 --> 00:46:30,621
PROGRAMS HEARING THE NEWS HAVE 

1475
00:46:30,621 --> 00:46:32,189
BEEN JUST REALLY LIKE, SO 

1476
00:46:32,189 --> 00:46:33,724
SURPRISED AND THRILLED. SO THANK

1477
00:46:33,724 --> 00:46:35,125
YOU AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE 

1478
00:46:35,125 --> 00:46:36,827
SPONSORS AND CO-SPONSORS ON 

1479
00:46:36,827 --> 00:46:38,162
THESE AMENDMENTS. WE ASK THAT 

1480
00:46:38,162 --> 00:46:39,196
YOU PLEASE PROTECT THESE FUNDS 

1481
00:46:39,196 --> 00:46:41,498
IN THE FINAL BUDGET AND USE THIS

1482
00:46:41,498 --> 00:46:43,333
INVESTMENT AS A FOUNDATION FOR 

1483
00:46:43,333 --> 00:46:44,268
SUSTAINED AND ONGOING FUNDING 

1484
00:46:44,268 --> 00:46:45,969
FOR GENDER BASED VIOLENCE. 

1485
00:46:45,969 --> 00:46:47,237
SURVIVOR SERVICES AND THE PEOPLE

1486
00:46:47,237 --> 00:46:49,373
WHO MAKE THESE SERVICES 

1487
00:46:49,373 --> 00:46:50,474
POSSIBLE. WE'D ALSO REALLY LIKE

1488
00:46:50,474 --> 00:46:51,975
TO SHARE SUPPORT FOR WAGE EQUITY

1489
00:46:51,975 --> 00:46:53,877
FOR HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS, 

1490
00:46:53,877 --> 00:46:56,046
SHELTER EXPANSION AND TENANT 

1491
00:46:56,046 --> 00:46:57,548
SERVICES. SURVIVORS DEPEND ON A 

1492
00:46:57,548 --> 00:46:59,016
STRONG HUMAN SERVICE SECTOR, 

1493
00:46:59,016 --> 00:47:00,250
HOUSING THEY CAN AFFORD WHEN 

1494
00:47:00,250 --> 00:47:02,085
THEY LEAVE AN ABUSIVE 

1495
00:47:02,085 --> 00:47:03,487
RELATIONSHIP, AND GUIDANCE ON 

1496
00:47:03,487 --> 00:47:05,088
THEIR RIGHTS AS RENTERS. THIS IS

1497
00:47:05,088 --> 00:47:07,057
ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR BLACK 

1498
00:47:07,057 --> 00:47:07,691
SURVIVORS AND TRANS SURVIVORS, 

1499
00:47:07,691 --> 00:47:09,927
WHO FACE INCREASED RATES OF 

1500
00:47:09,927 --> 00:47:12,095
EVICTION, HOUSING DISCRIMINATION

1501
00:47:12,095 --> 00:47:13,397
AND BIAS LENDING PRACTICES. SO 

1502
00:47:13,397 --> 00:47:16,433
WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON ALL OF 

1503
00:47:16,433 --> 00:47:17,067
THESE INTERCONNECTED RESOURCES 

1504
00:47:17,067 --> 00:47:18,435
THAT HELP MAKE UP A STRONGER 

1505
00:47:18,435 --> 00:47:19,937
NETWORK OF SAFETY FOR SURVIVORS.

1506
00:47:19,937 --> 00:47:21,538
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

1507
00:47:21,538 --> 00:47:22,973
THE TIME TODAY. 

1508
00:47:22,973 --> 00:47:24,575
-- THANK YOU. AMARANTHA. UP NEXT

1509
00:47:24,575 --> 00:47:26,310
IS BETH BRUMMEL, FOLLOWED BY 

1510
00:47:26,310 --> 00:47:27,878
ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD AND THEN 

1511
00:47:27,878 --> 00:47:29,112
ALICE LOCKHART. BETH, I SEE 

1512
00:47:29,112 --> 00:47:30,747
YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE OFF 

1513
00:47:30,747 --> 00:47:34,218
MUTE. WELCOME 

1514
00:47:34,218 --> 00:47:34,851
-- HI. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY 

1515
00:47:34,851 --> 00:47:36,386
COMMENTS AND ALL THESE OTHER 

1516
00:47:36,386 --> 00:47:38,021
VERY IMPORTANT COMMENTS IN THE 

1517
00:47:38,021 --> 00:47:39,122
COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS BETH. I 

1518
00:47:39,122 --> 00:47:42,059
LIVE HERE IN WEST SEATTLE, AND 

1519
00:47:42,059 --> 00:47:43,827
I'M CALLING AS A STUDENT AND THE

1520
00:47:43,827 --> 00:47:44,394
PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM AT 

1521
00:47:44,394 --> 00:47:45,929
SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE. AND I 

1522
00:47:45,929 --> 00:47:47,397
HAVE TWO CHILDREN WHO HAVE 

1523
00:47:47,397 --> 00:47:49,066
PARTICIPATED IN THE CO-OP, 

1524
00:47:49,066 --> 00:47:51,535
PRESCHOOLS, PARENT EDUCATION, 

1525
00:47:51,535 --> 00:47:55,706
AND MY TIME AT THE LAB AS AN 

1526
00:47:55,706 --> 00:47:56,340
ASSISTANT TEACHER IS IMPORTANT 

1527
00:47:56,340 --> 00:47:57,007
BECAUSE IT TEACHES US AS PARENTS

1528
00:47:57,007 --> 00:47:58,942
TO WORK SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, 

1529
00:47:58,942 --> 00:48:00,944
BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S 

1530
00:48:00,944 --> 00:48:02,412
THE COMMUNITY WE ALL TALK ABOUT 

1531
00:48:02,412 --> 00:48:04,882
NEEDING TO RAISE RESILIENT 

1532
00:48:04,882 --> 00:48:06,583
CHILDREN. CO-OP HAS SUPPORTED 

1533
00:48:06,583 --> 00:48:08,352
OUR FAMILY THROUGH OUR GENDER 

1534
00:48:08,352 --> 00:48:10,053
DIVERSE CHILD'S COMING OUT AND 

1535
00:48:10,053 --> 00:48:12,522
SUPPORTED US THROUGH AN 

1536
00:48:12,522 --> 00:48:14,992
UNEXPECTED PREGNANCY. IT'S 

1537
00:48:14,992 --> 00:48:15,626
OFFERED QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE 

1538
00:48:15,626 --> 00:48:17,227
OPTION FOR PRESCHOOL AND PARENT 

1539
00:48:17,227 --> 00:48:18,595
EDUCATION, ALLOWING OUR FAMILY 

1540
00:48:18,595 --> 00:48:21,665
TO WORK AND ALSO BE PRESENT WITH

1541
00:48:21,665 --> 00:48:23,433
OUR CHILDREN. PLEASE HELP US 

1542
00:48:23,433 --> 00:48:24,001
KEEP THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM 

1543
00:48:24,001 --> 00:48:24,801
SUPPORTED AS WE SEARCH FOR 

1544
00:48:24,801 --> 00:48:27,237
FURTHER FUNDING. WE'RE ASKING IF

1545
00:48:27,237 --> 00:48:27,905
THERE'S A COUNCILMEMBER WHO WILL

1546
00:48:27,905 --> 00:48:29,806
CHAMPION AMENDMENTS TO THE 

1547
00:48:29,806 --> 00:48:31,975
BUDGET FOR ONE TIME EMERGENCY 

1548
00:48:31,975 --> 00:48:34,011
FUNDING TO SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE

1549
00:48:34,011 --> 00:48:36,446
PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM. WE 

1550
00:48:36,446 --> 00:48:38,148
NEED $1.6 MILLION FOR TWO 

1551
00:48:38,148 --> 00:48:39,983
QUARTERS, EVEN HALF THIS AMOUNT 

1552
00:48:39,983 --> 00:48:41,518
AT $800,000 WILL KEEP US GOING 

1553
00:48:41,518 --> 00:48:43,153
THROUGH WINTER QUARTER WHILE WE 

1554
00:48:43,153 --> 00:48:45,422
CONTINUE SEARCHING FOR PRIVATE 

1555
00:48:45,422 --> 00:48:47,157
FUNDING PARTNERS. THANK YOU. 

1556
00:48:47,157 --> 00:48:49,826
-- THANK YOU. BETH. UP NEXT IS 

1557
00:48:49,826 --> 00:48:51,695
ELIZABETH ARBOR, FOLLOWED BY 

1558
00:48:51,695 --> 00:48:56,099
ALICE LOCKHART. AND THEN KRISTEN

1559
00:48:56,099 --> 00:48:56,700
GRANDSTAND. ELIZABETH, I SEE 

1560
00:48:56,700 --> 00:49:00,370
YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

1561
00:49:00,370 --> 00:49:04,241
UNMUTE. 

1562
00:49:04,241 --> 00:49:05,609
-- HI, MY NAME IS ELIZABETH 

1563
00:49:05,609 --> 00:49:06,743
ARCHAMBAULT AND I LIVE IN THE 

1564
00:49:06,743 --> 00:49:08,845
SOUTH LAKE UNION NEIGHBORHOOD. I

1565
00:49:08,845 --> 00:49:10,714
WANT EVERYONE IN MY COMMUNITY TO

1566
00:49:10,714 --> 00:49:13,283
HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP AT 

1567
00:49:13,283 --> 00:49:15,652
NIGHT. SO I REQUEST THAT YOU 

1568
00:49:15,652 --> 00:49:16,586
PLEASE STAND WITH THE DIRECT 

1569
00:49:16,586 --> 00:49:19,289
SERVICE MEMBERS, PEOPLE 

1570
00:49:19,289 --> 00:49:21,391
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MANY 

1571
00:49:21,391 --> 00:49:24,661
COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIKE ME WHO 

1572
00:49:24,661 --> 00:49:25,295
SUPPORT EXPANDING SAFE PARKING 

1573
00:49:25,295 --> 00:49:28,231
SHELTERS COMMUNITY BASED 

1574
00:49:28,231 --> 00:49:29,566
OUTREACH, AND OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE

1575
00:49:29,566 --> 00:49:32,069
TO STORE THEIR RVS. AND PLEASE 

1576
00:49:32,069 --> 00:49:34,104
STAND WITH OUR MAYORS. VETO 

1577
00:49:34,104 --> 00:49:35,906
AGAINST THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO 

1578
00:49:35,906 --> 00:49:37,541
PARKING RULES FOR RVS AND 

1579
00:49:37,541 --> 00:49:38,709
PERMITS THAT ARE HARMFUL. THANK 

1580
00:49:38,709 --> 00:49:40,544
YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. 

1581
00:49:40,544 --> 00:49:42,279
APPRECIATE IT. 

1582
00:49:42,279 --> 00:49:44,147
-- THANK YOU. ELIZABETH. UP NEXT

1583
00:49:44,147 --> 00:49:45,749
IS ALICE LOCKHART, FOLLOWED BY 

1584
00:49:45,749 --> 00:49:47,084
KRISTEN GRANDSTAND. AND THEN 

1585
00:49:47,084 --> 00:49:53,357
NORA PETTY ALICE, WELCOME STAR 

1586
00:49:53,357 --> 00:49:58,095
SIX TO UNMUTE. I SEE YOU'RE OFF

1587
00:49:58,095 --> 00:50:01,898
MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME. 

1588
00:50:01,898 --> 00:50:04,267
-- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. I'M 

1589
00:50:04,267 --> 00:50:06,136
ALICE LOCKHART SPEAKING FROM D5 

1590
00:50:06,136 --> 00:50:07,471
WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE LIVING IN 

1591
00:50:07,471 --> 00:50:09,306
RVS AND TENTS WITHIN A FEW 

1592
00:50:09,306 --> 00:50:10,707
BLOCKS OF MY HOME. HOUSING AND 

1593
00:50:10,707 --> 00:50:12,776
STAYING HOUSED ARE THE MOST 

1594
00:50:12,776 --> 00:50:13,377
CRITICAL PROBLEM FACING THIS 

1595
00:50:13,377 --> 00:50:14,511
COUNCIL IN THIS VERY TOUGH 

1596
00:50:14,511 --> 00:50:15,879
BUDGET YEAR, WITH THOUSANDS 

1597
00:50:15,879 --> 00:50:17,047
LIVING IN OUR STREETS AND MORE 

1598
00:50:17,047 --> 00:50:20,016
STILL IN DANGER OF EVICTION. AND

1599
00:50:20,016 --> 00:50:22,586
THE BUDGET CAN DO BETTER. I URGE

1600
00:50:22,586 --> 00:50:24,187
FUNDING OFFICE OF HOUSING THREE 

1601
00:50:24,187 --> 00:50:26,323
C AT THE FULL ORIGINAL 10 

1602
00:50:26,323 --> 00:50:28,058
MILLION AD FOR AFFORDABLE 

1603
00:50:28,058 --> 00:50:30,861
HOUSING AND PLEASE DO YOUR BEST 

1604
00:50:30,861 --> 00:50:32,362
TO RESTORE THE $23 MILLION THAT 

1605
00:50:32,362 --> 00:50:34,197
THE BALANCING PACKAGE READS FROM

1606
00:50:34,197 --> 00:50:35,999
JUMPSTART AND THUS FROM 

1607
00:50:35,999 --> 00:50:38,068
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EDDIE AND

1608
00:50:38,068 --> 00:50:40,570
RESTORE THE GOOD AMENDMENTS THAT

1609
00:50:40,570 --> 00:50:41,171
REQUIRE BUDGET SUSTAINABILITY 

1610
00:50:41,171 --> 00:50:43,006
AND WORK TO ENSURE JUMPSTART 

1611
00:50:43,006 --> 00:50:45,409
MONEY STAYS IN JUMPSTART, PLEASE

1612
00:50:45,409 --> 00:50:47,210
COMB THE BALANCING PACKAGE FOR 

1613
00:50:47,210 --> 00:50:48,779
NON-ESSENTIAL ITEMS THAT CAN BE 

1614
00:50:48,779 --> 00:50:51,848
CUT IN FAVOR OF HOUSING, TENANT 

1615
00:50:51,848 --> 00:50:53,550
SERVICES AND WAGE EQUITY FOR 

1616
00:50:53,550 --> 00:50:54,985
THEIR PROVIDERS. NON-ESSENTIAL 

1617
00:50:54,985 --> 00:50:56,086
ITEMS IN A TOUGH BUDGET YEAR 

1618
00:50:56,086 --> 00:50:58,622
INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,

1619
00:50:58,622 --> 00:51:00,290
200,000 FOR SPORTS PROMOTION, 

1620
00:51:00,290 --> 00:51:02,092
HALF A MILLION FOR MURALS AND 

1621
00:51:02,092 --> 00:51:05,195
BALLARD, 150,000 FOR BALLARD 

1622
00:51:05,195 --> 00:51:07,130
ACTIVATIONS. DOWNTOWN AND 

1623
00:51:07,130 --> 00:51:09,599
ATTRACTION, A MUSIC PROGRAM, 

1624
00:51:09,599 --> 00:51:11,134
ROXHILL PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND 

1625
00:51:11,134 --> 00:51:12,803
OVER 8 MILLION FOR A PLAY FIELD 

1626
00:51:12,803 --> 00:51:14,704
IN WELL-OFF MAGNOLIA. EVEN THE 

1627
00:51:14,704 --> 00:51:16,206
MOST EQUITABLE OF THESE SHOULD 

1628
00:51:16,206 --> 00:51:18,708
FOLLOW NEW PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. 

1629
00:51:18,708 --> 00:51:20,510
I ALSO URGE CUTTING THE 3 

1630
00:51:20,510 --> 00:51:22,913
MILLION IN FUNDING FOR 

1631
00:51:22,913 --> 00:51:24,347
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VETOED RV 

1632
00:51:24,347 --> 00:51:26,950
BAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

1633
00:51:26,950 --> 00:51:29,186
-- THANK YOU ALICE. UP NEXT IS 

1634
00:51:29,186 --> 00:51:31,088
KRISTEN GRANDSTAND NORI PETTY, 

1635
00:51:31,088 --> 00:51:33,190
FOLLOWED BY MARTY COMFORT. 

1636
00:51:33,190 --> 00:51:35,058
KRISTEN, YOU'RE HERE OFF MUTE. 

1637
00:51:35,058 --> 00:51:39,196
WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR 

1638
00:51:39,196 --> 00:51:39,529
CONVENIENCE. 

1639
00:51:39,529 --> 00:51:40,897
-- HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, 

1640
00:51:40,897 --> 00:51:42,199
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 

1641
00:51:42,199 --> 00:51:43,667
KRISTEN GRANDSTAND AND I'M THE 

1642
00:51:43,667 --> 00:51:44,634
PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT FAMILY 

1643
00:51:44,634 --> 00:51:46,603
WORKS. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF 

1644
00:51:46,603 --> 00:51:48,238
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S BUDGET 

1645
00:51:48,238 --> 00:51:48,839
AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE CAPITAL 

1646
00:51:48,839 --> 00:51:49,940
FUNDING FOR FAMILY WORKS WITH 

1647
00:51:49,940 --> 00:51:52,275
SUN BREAK FAMILY RESOURCE 

1648
00:51:52,275 --> 00:51:53,510
CENTER. FAMILY WORKS IS OPENING 

1649
00:51:53,510 --> 00:51:54,678
A FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ON THE 

1650
00:51:54,678 --> 00:51:56,613
GROUND FLOOR OF THE SUN BREAK. 

1651
00:51:56,613 --> 00:51:58,348
BELLWETHERS. BELLWETHER 

1652
00:51:58,348 --> 00:51:59,015
HOUSING'S NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING

1653
00:51:59,015 --> 00:52:00,650
TOWER IN THE U. DISTRICT THAT 

1654
00:52:00,650 --> 00:52:02,018
WILL BREAK GROUND NEXT YEAR. THE

1655
00:52:02,018 --> 00:52:04,287
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER WILL 

1656
00:52:04,287 --> 00:52:04,888
PROVIDE RESOURCE NAVIGATION, 

1657
00:52:04,888 --> 00:52:05,822
PARENTING SUPPORT, FREE DIAPERS 

1658
00:52:05,822 --> 00:52:07,491
AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING, AND 

1659
00:52:07,491 --> 00:52:09,292
CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY 

1660
00:52:09,292 --> 00:52:10,293
RESOURCES. WE KNOW FAMILIES ARE 

1661
00:52:10,293 --> 00:52:11,928
MORE LIKELY TO SEEK SUPPORT WHEN

1662
00:52:11,928 --> 00:52:13,463
SERVICES ARE LOCATED, WHERE THEY

1663
00:52:13,463 --> 00:52:14,898
ALREADY LIVE, AND FAMILY 

1664
00:52:14,898 --> 00:52:16,166
RESOURCE CENTERS HAVE A PROVEN 

1665
00:52:16,166 --> 00:52:17,968
TRACK RECORD OF HELPING FAMILIES

1666
00:52:17,968 --> 00:52:20,303
BUILD STABILITY, WHILE REDUCING 

1667
00:52:20,303 --> 00:52:20,804
RELIANCE ON MORE COSTLY 

1668
00:52:20,804 --> 00:52:21,972
INTERVENTIONS. AT A TIME WHEN 

1669
00:52:21,972 --> 00:52:23,673
MANY SEATTLE FAMILIES ARE FACING

1670
00:52:23,673 --> 00:52:25,242
INCREASING ECONOMIC PRESSURE, 

1671
00:52:25,242 --> 00:52:27,110
THIS INVESTMENT WILL HELP ENSURE

1672
00:52:27,110 --> 00:52:28,311
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS PAIRED 

1673
00:52:28,311 --> 00:52:29,379
WITH THE SUPPORTS FAMILIES NEED 

1674
00:52:29,379 --> 00:52:30,447
TO THRIVE. I URGE YOU ALL TO 

1675
00:52:30,447 --> 00:52:32,883
SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL. THANK 

1676
00:52:32,883 --> 00:52:33,083
YOU. 

1677
00:52:33,083 --> 00:52:35,252
-- THANK YOU KRISTEN. UP NEXT IS

1678
00:52:35,252 --> 00:52:36,987
NORI PETTY, FOLLOWED BY MARTY 

1679
00:52:36,987 --> 00:52:39,556
COMERFORD, THEN DAVID MILLER. 

1680
00:52:39,556 --> 00:52:43,727
NORI, I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR 

1681
00:52:43,727 --> 00:52:51,535
SIX TO UNMUTE. 

1682
00:52:51,668 --> 00:52:55,138
YOUR AYE. THERE YOU ARE. 

1683
00:52:55,138 --> 00:52:59,175
WELCOME. MAYBE YOU'RE ON MUTE ON

1684
00:52:59,175 --> 00:53:03,547
YOUR OWN PHONE. YOU'RE OFF MUTE

1685
00:53:03,547 --> 00:53:03,914
ON OUR PROGRAM. 

1686
00:53:03,914 --> 00:53:06,349
-- ALL RIGHT. 

1687
00:53:06,349 --> 00:53:06,650
-- WELCOME. 

1688
00:53:06,650 --> 00:53:07,017
-- ALL RIGHT. 

1689
00:53:07,017 --> 00:53:08,685
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD 

1690
00:53:08,685 --> 00:53:09,786
AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY 

1691
00:53:09,786 --> 00:53:12,522
NAME IS MARY PETTY. I AM THE 

1692
00:53:12,522 --> 00:53:14,324
COMMUNITY POLICY AND ENGAGEMENT 

1693
00:53:14,324 --> 00:53:14,925
MANAGER FOR STATEWIDE POVERTY 

1694
00:53:14,925 --> 00:53:17,561
ACTION NETWORK. AND I LEAD 

1695
00:53:17,561 --> 00:53:18,195
ADVOCACY AT SOLID GROUND, WHICH 

1696
00:53:18,195 --> 00:53:20,630
IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION 

1697
00:53:20,630 --> 00:53:21,231
PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES 

1698
00:53:21,231 --> 00:53:24,100
SUCH AS HOUSING, FOOD ACCESS, 

1699
00:53:24,100 --> 00:53:24,701
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT AND 

1700
00:53:24,701 --> 00:53:25,902
LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN THE GREATER 

1701
00:53:25,902 --> 00:53:28,371
SEATTLE AREA. TODAY, I AM ASKING

1702
00:53:28,371 --> 00:53:29,839
YOU TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR 

1703
00:53:29,839 --> 00:53:32,475
TENANT SERVICES, DOMESTIC 

1704
00:53:32,475 --> 00:53:33,076
VIOLENCE AND VICTIM ADVOCACY 

1705
00:53:33,076 --> 00:53:35,345
SUPPORT WAGE EQUITY FOR HUMAN 

1706
00:53:35,345 --> 00:53:36,913
SERVICES WORKERS TO SUPPORT 

1707
00:53:36,913 --> 00:53:37,514
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER MEDICAL 

1708
00:53:37,514 --> 00:53:39,082
DEBT RELIEF AMENDMENT AND TO 

1709
00:53:39,082 --> 00:53:41,117
REFRAIN FROM FUNDING ESSENTIAL 

1710
00:53:41,117 --> 00:53:43,186
SERVICES LIKE FOOD ACCESS WITH 

1711
00:53:43,186 --> 00:53:45,522
REGRESSIVE TAX SOURCES AND SOLID

1712
00:53:45,522 --> 00:53:47,057
GROUND COMMUNITY NEEDS 

1713
00:53:47,057 --> 00:53:48,525
ASSESSMENT. 26% OF OUR 

1714
00:53:48,525 --> 00:53:49,960
PARTICIPANTS ARE AT RISK OF 

1715
00:53:49,960 --> 00:53:51,661
LOSING THEIR HOUSING OR ARE 

1716
00:53:51,661 --> 00:53:53,196
HOMELESS IN ABOUT 1 IN 3 SAID 

1717
00:53:53,196 --> 00:53:55,031
SOMEONE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD WENT 

1718
00:53:55,031 --> 00:53:55,565
HUNGRY. I UNDERSTAND THAT 

1719
00:53:55,565 --> 00:53:56,766
THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT BUDGET 

1720
00:53:56,766 --> 00:53:58,468
DEFICIT. HOWEVER, ESSENTIAL 

1721
00:53:58,468 --> 00:54:00,237
SERVICES LIKE HOUSING, FOOD 

1722
00:54:00,237 --> 00:54:02,138
ACCESS AND HEALTHCARE NEED FAIR,

1723
00:54:02,138 --> 00:54:03,707
STABLE FUNDING, NOT CUTS TO 

1724
00:54:03,707 --> 00:54:06,576
BALANCE THE BUDGET OR MOVE TO A 

1725
00:54:06,576 --> 00:54:08,345
REGRESSIVE TAX SOURCE. THIS 

1726
00:54:08,345 --> 00:54:09,646
BUDGET MOVES FOOD ACCESS FUNDING

1727
00:54:09,646 --> 00:54:11,081
ONTO THE SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX,

1728
00:54:11,081 --> 00:54:12,616
WHICH IS NOTORIOUS FOR BEING A 

1729
00:54:12,616 --> 00:54:14,150
REGRESSIVE TAX SOURCE. IT IS NOT

1730
00:54:14,150 --> 00:54:15,685
INCREASED FUNDING FOR TENANT 

1731
00:54:15,685 --> 00:54:17,354
SERVICES OR WAGES FOR HUMAN 

1732
00:54:17,354 --> 00:54:18,255
SERVICE WORKERS, AND IT KEEPS 

1733
00:54:18,255 --> 00:54:20,056
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES FLAT.

1734
00:54:20,056 --> 00:54:23,026
WHILE VICTIM ADVOCACY DROPS 35%.

1735
00:54:23,026 --> 00:54:25,629
AT THE SAME TIME, A SIGNIFICANT 

1736
00:54:25,629 --> 00:54:26,262
AMOUNT OF HOMELESSNESS FUNDING 

1737
00:54:26,262 --> 00:54:28,832
IS MOVING FROM KCRA TO THE CITY,

1738
00:54:28,832 --> 00:54:30,266
AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY 

1739
00:54:30,266 --> 00:54:30,900
WAITED HOUSELESS FOR MONTHS OR 

1740
00:54:30,900 --> 00:54:32,168
YEARS WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, WHICH 

1741
00:54:32,168 --> 00:54:34,170
CAN ALSO STRAIN A HIGHLY 

1742
00:54:34,170 --> 00:54:36,640
UNDERPAID OR OVERSTRETCHED 

1743
00:54:36,640 --> 00:54:37,273
WORKFORCE. FOR THE SAKE OF TIME,

1744
00:54:37,273 --> 00:54:39,042
I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH AN 

1745
00:54:39,042 --> 00:54:39,576
ORGANIZATION WIDE WRITTEN 

1746
00:54:39,576 --> 00:54:40,644
COMMENT TO THE COUNCIL SOON. 

1747
00:54:40,644 --> 00:54:42,212
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 

1748
00:54:42,212 --> 00:54:43,980
-- THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE MARTY 

1749
00:54:43,980 --> 00:54:45,448
COMFORT ALREADY HERE, FOLLOWED 

1750
00:54:45,448 --> 00:54:47,884
BY DAVID MILLER, MADELINE 

1751
00:54:47,884 --> 00:54:49,653
MOHAMMADIAN, YOU ARE NOT 

1752
00:54:49,653 --> 00:54:51,187
PRESENT. PLEASE CALL IN NOW. 

1753
00:54:51,187 --> 00:54:52,155
MATTHEW DEERING, YOU'LL BE UP 

1754
00:54:52,155 --> 00:54:53,590
NEXT. IF MADELINE DOES NOT CALL 

1755
00:54:53,590 --> 00:54:55,792
IN. MARTY, I SEE YOU'RE ALREADY

1756
00:54:55,792 --> 00:54:59,262
OFF MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY.

1757
00:54:59,262 --> 00:55:01,665
-- YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR

1758
00:55:01,665 --> 00:55:05,201
FOR HOSTING THIS COUNCIL CHAIR 

1759
00:55:05,201 --> 00:55:06,870
STRAUSS. AND I THINK THE REST OF

1760
00:55:06,870 --> 00:55:08,071
THE COUNCIL FOR, YOU KNOW, THE 

1761
00:55:08,071 --> 00:55:09,572
WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE ON THIS.

1762
00:55:09,572 --> 00:55:13,309
I LIVE IN THE LAKE CITY 

1763
00:55:13,309 --> 00:55:13,977
NEIGHBORHOOD, SO I'M CALLING IN

1764
00:55:13,977 --> 00:55:18,682
SUPPORT OF THE. IT'S THE OED 

1765
00:55:18,682 --> 00:55:22,752
OFFICE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 006 

1766
00:55:22,752 --> 00:55:27,190
B THAT'S TO INCREASE $1.5 

1767
00:55:27,190 --> 00:55:29,893
MILLION TO STABILIZE THE 

1768
00:55:29,893 --> 00:55:32,529
ACTIVATE AND INVEST LOCALLY THE 

1769
00:55:32,529 --> 00:55:34,597
SALE FUND FOR THE CHINATOWN 

1770
00:55:34,597 --> 00:55:36,399
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND LAKE 

1771
00:55:36,399 --> 00:55:39,069
CITY NEIGHBORHOOD. I WANT TO 

1772
00:55:39,069 --> 00:55:41,404
CALL IN SUPPORT OF THIS. WE'VE 

1773
00:55:41,404 --> 00:55:42,906
HAD SOME CHALLENGES OUT HERE 

1774
00:55:42,906 --> 00:55:46,609
WITH, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT HAVE

1775
00:55:46,609 --> 00:55:49,179
DRUG ADDICTION ISSUES. AND I 

1776
00:55:49,179 --> 00:55:52,015
THINK THIS WOULD REALLY HELP, 

1777
00:55:52,015 --> 00:55:53,750
ESPECIALLY BOOSTING THE AREA OF 

1778
00:55:53,750 --> 00:55:55,819
PUBLIC SAFETY. SO YEAH, I JUST 

1779
00:55:55,819 --> 00:55:58,922
WANTED TO CALL TO LET YOU KNOW, 

1780
00:55:58,922 --> 00:56:00,290
I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS, AND I

1781
00:56:00,290 --> 00:56:03,059
WANT YOU TO PASS THIS. SO PUT 

1782
00:56:03,059 --> 00:56:04,694
IT, PUT IT IN THE BUDGET. SO 

1783
00:56:04,694 --> 00:56:06,262
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I 

1784
00:56:06,262 --> 00:56:07,430
APPRECIATE IT AND HAVE A GREAT 

1785
00:56:07,430 --> 00:56:09,299
REST OF THE DAY. BYE. 

1786
00:56:09,299 --> 00:56:11,401
-- THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT IS 

1787
00:56:11,401 --> 00:56:13,970
DAVID MILLER. MADELINE MOHAMMED,

1788
00:56:13,970 --> 00:56:16,439
YOU'RE STILL NOT PRESENT. 

1789
00:56:16,439 --> 00:56:18,308
MATTHEW DEERING, EDGAR ESPINOSA,

1790
00:56:18,308 --> 00:56:20,043
YOU ARE ALSO NOT PRESENT. DAVID 

1791
00:56:20,043 --> 00:56:20,677
MILLER, I SEE YOU'RE HERE AND 

1792
00:56:20,677 --> 00:56:21,444
OFF MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY 

1793
00:56:21,444 --> 00:56:24,647
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. 

1794
00:56:24,647 --> 00:56:27,217
-- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HELLO. 

1795
00:56:27,217 --> 00:56:29,119
MY NAME IS DAVID MILLER. I'M A 

1796
00:56:29,119 --> 00:56:30,854
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT SIX. I'M A

1797
00:56:30,854 --> 00:56:31,955
WRITER, A FILMMAKER AND A 

1798
00:56:31,955 --> 00:56:34,190
FUNDING CONSULTANT, AND I AM 

1799
00:56:34,190 --> 00:56:35,492
TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF INSPIRE 

1800
00:56:35,492 --> 00:56:36,926
WASHINGTON. I WANT TO THANK 

1801
00:56:36,926 --> 00:56:38,862
CHAIR STRAUSS FOR INCLUDING 

1802
00:56:38,862 --> 00:56:41,664
CRITICAL CULTURAL FUNDING AND IS

1803
00:56:41,664 --> 00:56:42,265
BALANCING PACKAGE AND COUNCIL 

1804
00:56:42,265 --> 00:56:42,832
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH FOR 

1805
00:56:42,832 --> 00:56:44,667
BEING SUCH A STRONG CHAMPION FOR

1806
00:56:44,667 --> 00:56:46,870
ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE. YOUR

1807
00:56:46,870 --> 00:56:47,670
LEADERSHIP WAS ESSENTIAL TO 

1808
00:56:47,670 --> 00:56:51,107
MAKING THIS HAPPEN TODAY. THANK 

1809
00:56:51,107 --> 00:56:52,375
YOU ALSO TO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER

1810
00:56:52,375 --> 00:56:54,277
FOR HER AMENDMENT SUPPORTING OUR

1811
00:56:54,277 --> 00:56:56,813
SECTOR AND TO THE SPONSORS OF 

1812
00:56:56,813 --> 00:56:57,380
THESE IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS. 

1813
00:56:57,380 --> 00:56:58,615
TODAY'S INVESTMENT IS ALSO AN 

1814
00:56:58,615 --> 00:57:01,017
INVESTMENT IN SEATTLE'S ECONOMY,

1815
00:57:01,017 --> 00:57:02,585
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS CREATE 

1816
00:57:02,585 --> 00:57:04,020
JOBS, ATTRACT VISITORS, SUPPORT 

1817
00:57:04,020 --> 00:57:05,588
SMALL BUSINESSES, AND HELPS MAKE

1818
00:57:05,588 --> 00:57:07,023
SEATTLE A VIBRANT PLACE TO LIVE 

1819
00:57:07,023 --> 00:57:08,892
AND WORK. BY SUPPORTING OUR 

1820
00:57:08,892 --> 00:57:10,760
ORGANIZATIONS, YOU'RE PROTECTING

1821
00:57:10,760 --> 00:57:12,862
CULTURAL WORKERS AND 

1822
00:57:12,862 --> 00:57:13,429
STRENGTHENING OUR CITY'S 

1823
00:57:13,429 --> 00:57:14,898
ECONOMIC FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR 

1824
00:57:14,898 --> 00:57:16,599
RECOGNIZING OUR VALUE AND 

1825
00:57:16,599 --> 00:57:19,135
INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE. I YIELD

1826
00:57:19,135 --> 00:57:21,337
THE REST OF MY TIME. THANK YOU. 

1827
00:57:21,337 --> 00:57:23,506
-- THANK YOU, DAVID EDGAR. 

1828
00:57:23,506 --> 00:57:26,242
LET'S SEE. MADELINE MOHAMMADIAN

1829
00:57:26,242 --> 00:57:29,212
IS NEXT, BUT NOT PRESENT. SO 

1830
00:57:29,212 --> 00:57:30,780
NEXT IS MATTHEW DEERING. EDGAR 

1831
00:57:30,780 --> 00:57:32,649
ESPINOSA, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. 

1832
00:57:32,649 --> 00:57:33,483
SO WE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY 

1833
00:57:33,483 --> 00:57:37,120
SHELDON, CHAD AND THEN MARCIA. 

1834
00:57:37,120 --> 00:57:39,189
RIGHT. SOJKA WITH THAT, WE WILL 

1835
00:57:39,189 --> 00:57:41,157
BE PROMOTING MATTHEW IN JUST A 

1836
00:57:41,157 --> 00:57:47,897
SECOND. MATTHEW, I SEE YOU'RE 

1837
00:57:47,897 --> 00:57:54,838
HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 

1838
00:57:54,838 --> 00:57:55,271
WONDERFUL. WELCOME. 

1839
00:57:55,271 --> 00:57:57,674
-- THANKS. YEAH. THANKS. DAN. MY

1840
00:57:57,674 --> 00:57:59,509
NAME IS MATTHEW DEERING. I'M A 

1841
00:57:59,509 --> 00:58:02,011
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT SIX, LIVING

1842
00:58:02,011 --> 00:58:04,747
BETWEEN OR LIVING ON STROUD 

1843
00:58:04,747 --> 00:58:05,715
AVENUE BETWEEN NORTH 80th AND 

1844
00:58:05,715 --> 00:58:07,483
GREEN LAKE. OUR STREET HAS 

1845
00:58:07,483 --> 00:58:08,918
BECOME PRETTY MUCH A COMMUTER 

1846
00:58:08,918 --> 00:58:11,387
SHORTCUT WITH SOME PRETTY 

1847
00:58:11,387 --> 00:58:12,755
DANGEROUS TRAFFIC DOWN OUR 

1848
00:58:12,755 --> 00:58:14,891
NARROW STREET. WE'RE LOOKING TO

1849
00:58:14,891 --> 00:58:16,259
HAVE SOME TRAFFIC PATTERN 

1850
00:58:16,259 --> 00:58:18,494
ALTERATIONS DONE, SO WE'RE 

1851
00:58:18,494 --> 00:58:19,863
ASKING FOR SOME SUPPORT FOR 

1852
00:58:19,863 --> 00:58:22,198
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS BUDGET 

1853
00:58:22,198 --> 00:58:23,933
ACTION TO RESTRICT LEFT LANE 

1854
00:58:23,933 --> 00:58:25,635
TURNS ON BOTH THE NORTH AND 

1855
00:58:25,635 --> 00:58:27,170
SOUTH SIDE. THAT WOULD BE LIKE 

1856
00:58:27,170 --> 00:58:28,738
80th STREET AND THEN GREEN LAKE 

1857
00:58:28,738 --> 00:58:30,573
DRIVE. WE'RE HOPING THAT'LL 

1858
00:58:30,573 --> 00:58:31,975
HELP RESTORE SAFETY, IMPROVE THE

1859
00:58:31,975 --> 00:58:33,309
TRAFFIC FOR ALL, AND MAKE OUR 

1860
00:58:33,309 --> 00:58:35,745
LIVES A LITTLE BIT EASIER. SO WE

1861
00:58:35,745 --> 00:58:36,346
APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S IT. 

1862
00:58:36,346 --> 00:58:37,180
THANK YOU. 

1863
00:58:37,180 --> 00:58:40,016
-- THANK YOU, MATTHEW. EDGAR 

1864
00:58:40,016 --> 00:58:41,651
ESPINOSA STILL NOT PRESENT. SO 

1865
00:58:41,651 --> 00:58:43,286
WE ARE GOING TO GO ON TO SHELDON

1866
00:58:43,286 --> 00:58:45,154
CHAD, FOLLOWED BY MARSHA. RIGHT.

1867
00:58:45,154 --> 00:58:50,527
SOJKA. AND THEN ART. NIKKI. 

1868
00:58:50,527 --> 00:58:52,061
SHELDON YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX 

1869
00:58:52,061 --> 00:59:02,605
TO UNMUTE. AND SHELDON STAR SIX 

1870
00:59:05,742 --> 00:59:12,882
TO UNMUTE. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE 

1871
00:59:12,882 --> 00:59:14,517
GOING TO COME BACK TO SHELDON IN

1872
00:59:14,517 --> 00:59:17,720
JUST ONE SECOND. AND MARSHA, 

1873
00:59:17,720 --> 00:59:19,322
YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE LIKE A 

1874
00:59:19,322 --> 00:59:22,625
PROFESSIONAL HERE. OVER TO YOU. 

1875
00:59:22,625 --> 00:59:23,927
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS. 

1876
00:59:23,927 --> 00:59:25,895
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. 

1877
00:59:25,895 --> 00:59:28,031
I'M MARSHA SOJKA, EXECUTIVE 

1878
00:59:28,031 --> 00:59:29,699
DIRECTOR OF FAMILY WORKS, AND 

1879
00:59:29,699 --> 00:59:32,068
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY THANKS 

1880
00:59:32,068 --> 00:59:34,203
TO CHAIR STRAUSS FOR INCLUDING 

1881
00:59:34,203 --> 00:59:36,105
HSD 26 AYE IN THE BALANCING 

1882
00:59:36,105 --> 00:59:37,674
PACKAGE AND URGE YOU ALL TO 

1883
00:59:37,674 --> 00:59:39,475
PRESERVE THIS CAPITAL FUNDING 

1884
00:59:39,475 --> 00:59:41,611
-- FOR FAMILY WORKS. THANK YOU. 

1885
00:59:41,611 --> 00:59:42,211
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR YOUR 

1886
00:59:42,211 --> 00:59:43,379
LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND. 

1887
00:59:43,379 --> 00:59:45,415
COUNCILMEMBERS. HOLLINGSWORTH. 

1888
00:59:45,415 --> 00:59:46,916
KETTLE. FOSTER. JUAREZ AND RINCK

1889
00:59:46,916 --> 00:59:49,852
FOR YOUR SPONSORSHIP TO ENSURE 

1890
00:59:49,852 --> 00:59:50,653
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS PAIRED 

1891
00:59:50,653 --> 00:59:52,889
WITH THE CRITICAL SERVICES THAT 

1892
00:59:52,889 --> 00:59:55,091
KEEP FAMILIES STABLY HOUSED AND 

1893
00:59:55,091 --> 00:59:56,759
CONNECTED TO RESOURCES. FAMILY 

1894
00:59:56,759 --> 00:59:58,528
WORKS WILL OPEN A NEW FAMILY 

1895
00:59:58,528 --> 01:00:00,229
CENTER ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 

1896
01:00:00,229 --> 01:00:02,165
THE SUNBREAK, A NEW AFFORDABLE 

1897
01:00:02,165 --> 01:00:04,701
HOUSING BILL. A NEW AFFORDABLE 

1898
01:00:04,701 --> 01:00:05,335
BELLWETHER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 

1899
01:00:05,335 --> 01:00:06,569
IN THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT THAT 

1900
01:00:06,569 --> 01:00:07,937
WILL BREAK GROUND NEXT YEAR. WE 

1901
01:00:07,937 --> 01:00:09,639
ALL KNOW THAT HOUSING IN THE 

1902
01:00:09,639 --> 01:00:12,108
CITY IS UNAFFORDABLE AND TOO 

1903
01:00:12,108 --> 01:00:14,010
DIFFICULT TO ACCESS. IN ADDITION

1904
01:00:14,010 --> 01:00:16,913
TO HUNDREDS OF HOMES, THIS 

1905
01:00:16,913 --> 01:00:17,447
PROJECT ENSURES THAT THE 

1906
01:00:17,447 --> 01:00:19,649
RESOURCE CENTER FAMILIES WILL 

1907
01:00:19,649 --> 01:00:22,218
ACCESS RESOURCE NAVIGATION OF 

1908
01:00:22,218 --> 01:00:24,687
FINANCIAL AND FOOD, SUPPORT A 

1909
01:00:24,687 --> 01:00:26,589
DIAPER BANK, PLAYGROUPS AND 

1910
01:00:26,589 --> 01:00:28,391
OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR 

1911
01:00:28,391 --> 01:00:28,925
RESIDENTS AND THE BROADER 

1912
01:00:28,925 --> 01:00:30,426
COMMUNITY. PLEASE KEEP THIS 

1913
01:00:30,426 --> 01:00:31,461
INVESTMENT IN A MODEL THAT WE 

1914
01:00:31,461 --> 01:00:33,529
KNOW WORKS FOR FAMILIES. I WOULD

1915
01:00:33,529 --> 01:00:36,799
ALSO LIKE TO URGE ADDITION OF 

1916
01:00:36,799 --> 01:00:37,467
COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S AMENDMENT TO

1917
01:00:37,467 --> 01:00:40,837
BRING 3% CRITICAL WAGE EQUITY 

1918
01:00:40,837 --> 01:00:42,805
INVESTMENT TO HUMAN SERVICES 

1919
01:00:42,805 --> 01:00:44,874
CONTRACTS. OUR STAFF FOR THEIR 

1920
01:00:44,874 --> 01:00:45,408
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE AND 

1921
01:00:45,408 --> 01:00:46,909
COMPASSION INTO WORKING WITH OUR

1922
01:00:46,909 --> 01:00:48,244
MOST MARGINALIZED NEIGHBORS. AND

1923
01:00:48,244 --> 01:00:49,812
MANY HAVE TO LEAVE THIS WORK 

1924
01:00:49,812 --> 01:00:51,180
BECAUSE WE ARE SO FAR BEHIND. 

1925
01:00:51,180 --> 01:00:52,548
THANK YOU. 

1926
01:00:52,548 --> 01:00:53,383
-- THANK YOU. MARSHA, WE'RE 

1927
01:00:53,383 --> 01:00:55,652
GOING TO CHECK BACK IN WITH 

1928
01:00:55,652 --> 01:00:57,153
SHELDON, CHAD? MR. CHAD, ARE YOU

1929
01:00:57,153 --> 01:00:59,188
ABLE TO PRESS STAR SIX AT THIS 

1930
01:00:59,188 --> 01:01:09,666
TIME STAR SIX SHELDON. WHY 

1931
01:01:09,799 --> 01:01:11,267
DON'T WE LEAVE SHELDON WHERE 

1932
01:01:11,267 --> 01:01:15,171
THEY ARE, AND LET'S KEEP MOVING

1933
01:01:15,171 --> 01:01:16,773
ON. I'VE GOT ART RADNICKI HERE.

1934
01:01:16,773 --> 01:01:18,608
MANNY CALLING IS NEXT, AND 

1935
01:01:18,608 --> 01:01:20,376
AZIZI, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT YET. 

1936
01:01:20,376 --> 01:01:22,845
LAUREL GRAY IS FOLLOWED 

1937
01:01:22,845 --> 01:01:23,546
FOLLOWING NEXT. ART. I SEE 

1938
01:01:23,546 --> 01:01:24,714
YOU'RE OFF MUTE ALREADY. 

1939
01:01:24,714 --> 01:01:28,584
WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY. 

1940
01:01:28,584 --> 01:01:31,120
-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. 

1941
01:01:31,120 --> 01:01:31,654
BUDGET CHAIR STRAUSS AND 

1942
01:01:31,654 --> 01:01:32,555
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS ART. 

1943
01:01:32,555 --> 01:01:33,923
I'M AN EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER 

1944
01:01:33,923 --> 01:01:35,458
ON THE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY 

1945
01:01:35,458 --> 01:01:38,394
COUNCIL. I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE

1946
01:01:38,394 --> 01:01:39,028
YOUR FULL SUPPORT FOR AMENDMENT 

1947
01:01:39,028 --> 01:01:43,066
OPCD 006 B THANK YOU FOR 

1948
01:01:43,066 --> 01:01:44,734
SPONSORING IT. COUNCILMEMBERS. 

1949
01:01:44,734 --> 01:01:46,002
LIN. JUAREZ. CHAIR STRAUSS AND 

1950
01:01:46,002 --> 01:01:47,370
ALL OTHERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED AS

1951
01:01:47,370 --> 01:01:49,672
WELL. THE AMENDMENT MAINTAINS 

1952
01:01:49,672 --> 01:01:50,773
AND EXPANDS CRITICAL SALE 

1953
01:01:50,773 --> 01:01:52,742
FUNDING FOR LAKE CITY AND LITTLE

1954
01:01:52,742 --> 01:01:54,243
SAIGON. LAST YEAR'S FUNDING WAS

1955
01:01:54,243 --> 01:01:55,645
A LIFELINE. IT HAS HELPED US 

1956
01:01:55,645 --> 01:01:57,547
JUMPSTART LONG OVERDUE SOLUTIONS

1957
01:01:57,547 --> 01:01:58,948
FOR OUR COMMUNITY BUSINESS 

1958
01:01:58,948 --> 01:02:00,083
CORRIDOR AND NATURAL 

1959
01:02:00,083 --> 01:02:01,584
ENVIRONMENT. WITH IT, WE'VE 

1960
01:02:01,584 --> 01:02:02,618
LAUNCHED NEW PROGRAMS TO BRING 

1961
01:02:02,618 --> 01:02:04,520
NEIGHBORS OF ALL AGES AND 

1962
01:02:04,520 --> 01:02:05,121
DEMOGRAPHICS CLOSER TOGETHER, 

1963
01:02:05,121 --> 01:02:07,690
HELP TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY. 

1964
01:02:07,690 --> 01:02:09,659
IT'S ALSO HELPED US LEAN INTO 

1965
01:02:09,659 --> 01:02:11,060
HELP RESTORING SEATTLE'S 

1966
01:02:11,060 --> 01:02:13,129
LARGEST WATERSHED, AND WE'VE 

1967
01:02:13,129 --> 01:02:13,629
BEGUN REVITALIZING OUR 

1968
01:02:13,629 --> 01:02:14,797
COMMERCIAL CORE. THIS HAS ALL 

1969
01:02:14,797 --> 01:02:16,365
BEEN DONE IN LOCKSTEP WITH OUR 

1970
01:02:16,365 --> 01:02:18,534
KEY CITY PARTNERS, PLUS THE LAKE

1971
01:02:18,534 --> 01:02:20,069
CITY BUSINESS ALLIANCE AND THE 

1972
01:02:20,069 --> 01:02:22,038
LAKE CITY COLLECTIVE. INVESTING 

1973
01:02:22,038 --> 01:02:24,073
IN LAKE CITY HAS DELIVERED 

1974
01:02:24,073 --> 01:02:24,640
PROVEN, EQUITABLE RETURNS. 

1975
01:02:24,640 --> 01:02:27,243
PLEASE INCLUDED. AMENDMENT OPCD 

1976
01:02:27,243 --> 01:02:29,345
006 B IN THE FINAL BALANCING 

1977
01:02:29,345 --> 01:02:30,980
PACKAGE. THANK YOU FOR HELPING 

1978
01:02:30,980 --> 01:02:32,381
US BUILD POSITIVE MOMENTUM TO 

1979
01:02:32,381 --> 01:02:34,016
DELIVER MUCH NEEDED AND LONG 

1980
01:02:34,016 --> 01:02:34,550
OVERDUE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR 

1981
01:02:34,550 --> 01:02:38,321
COMMUNITY 

1982
01:02:38,321 --> 01:02:39,922
-- THANK YOU ART. UP NEXT IS 

1983
01:02:39,922 --> 01:02:42,258
MANNY CALLING SHELDON. SHELDON, 

1984
01:02:42,258 --> 01:02:44,794
IN YOUR OFFICE. YEAH. WELCOME. 

1985
01:02:44,794 --> 01:02:48,831
TAKE IT AWAY. YOUR CONVENIENCE. 

1986
01:02:48,831 --> 01:02:49,031
YEAH. 

1987
01:02:49,031 --> 01:02:49,999
-- THANK YOU. MY NAME IS 

1988
01:02:49,999 --> 01:02:54,303
SHELDON. CHAD. BACK IN JULY OF 

1989
01:02:54,303 --> 01:02:57,106
2025, RESIDENTS FROM 30 

1990
01:02:57,106 --> 01:02:59,509
DIFFERENT PROPERTIES ON STRAUSS 

1991
01:02:59,509 --> 01:03:00,143
AVENUE NORTH BETWEEN EAST GREEN 

1992
01:03:00,143 --> 01:03:04,647
LAKE DRIVE NORTH AND 80th STREET

1993
01:03:04,647 --> 01:03:05,181
NORTH PETITIONED THE CITY 

1994
01:03:05,181 --> 01:03:07,150
REGARDING THE SEVERE TRAFFIC 

1995
01:03:07,150 --> 01:03:09,185
SITUATION ON OUR STREET. WE 

1996
01:03:09,185 --> 01:03:12,121
SINCERELY THANK CHAIRPERSON 

1997
01:03:12,121 --> 01:03:13,856
STRAUSS FOR KEEPING THIS CURRENT

1998
01:03:13,856 --> 01:03:16,926
ON THE AGENDA. THE 

1999
01:03:16,926 --> 01:03:17,527
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DID 

2000
01:03:17,527 --> 01:03:19,529
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AT 80th AVENUE 

2001
01:03:19,529 --> 01:03:21,330
NORTH, BUT THEY ARE 

2002
01:03:21,330 --> 01:03:22,498
INSUFFICIENT. OTHERS WILL SPEAK 

2003
01:03:22,498 --> 01:03:24,800
ON THIS. THE PROPOSED FIX ON 

2004
01:03:24,800 --> 01:03:27,170
THE. BY THE COUNCILMAN TO PUT A 

2005
01:03:27,170 --> 01:03:30,439
NO LEFT TURN. THERE NOW IS A 

2006
01:03:30,439 --> 01:03:32,041
GOOD ONE, BUT IT MISSES THE 

2007
01:03:32,041 --> 01:03:33,476
PRIMARY DANGER SPOT ON THE 

2008
01:03:33,476 --> 01:03:36,712
STREET. THE MISSING LINK HERE IS

2009
01:03:36,712 --> 01:03:38,648
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. THERE ARE 

2010
01:03:38,648 --> 01:03:42,351
VERY FEW PEDESTRIANS ON NORTH 

2011
01:03:42,351 --> 01:03:44,921
80th CROSSING STRAUSS, BUT THERE

2012
01:03:44,921 --> 01:03:48,157
ARE TONS OF PEDESTRIANS BELOW 

2013
01:03:48,157 --> 01:03:51,027
CROSSING STRAUSS ON GREEN LAKE 

2014
01:03:51,027 --> 01:03:53,496
ON EAST GREEN LAKE DRIVE NORTH. 

2015
01:03:53,496 --> 01:03:54,964
THE CRITICAL HAZARD POINT AT THE

2016
01:03:54,964 --> 01:03:57,800
SOUTHERN ENTRANCE WHERE STRAUSS 

2017
01:03:57,800 --> 01:04:00,469
MEETS EAST GREEN LAKE DRIVE 

2018
01:04:00,469 --> 01:04:01,938
NORTH. THAT'S THE CRITICAL 

2019
01:04:01,938 --> 01:04:03,739
THING. THE INTERSECTION IS 

2020
01:04:03,739 --> 01:04:06,275
HEAVY, CUT THROUGH FUNNEL FOR 

2021
01:04:06,275 --> 01:04:08,277
DRIVERS DODGING, DODGING 

2022
01:04:08,277 --> 01:04:10,479
ARTERIALS ON AURORA 80th AND 

2023
01:04:10,479 --> 01:04:11,847
WALLINGFORD AVENUE AT ALL HOURS.

2024
01:04:11,847 --> 01:04:14,917
DRIVERS ACCELERATE, TAKING WIDE 

2025
01:04:14,917 --> 01:04:17,453
SWEEPING TURNS ENTIRELY FOCUSED 

2026
01:04:17,453 --> 01:04:20,423
ON INCOMING TRAFFIC. ONGOING 

2027
01:04:20,423 --> 01:04:22,658
TRAFFIC ONTO STROUD AVENUE. 

2028
01:04:22,658 --> 01:04:24,493
COMPLETELY. 

2029
01:04:24,493 --> 01:04:25,761
-- THANK YOU. SHELDON, I'M GOING

2030
01:04:25,761 --> 01:04:28,130
TO CALL OUT THE FOLKS THAT ARE 

2031
01:04:28,130 --> 01:04:30,967
NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME 

2032
01:04:30,967 --> 01:04:32,468
MAHBOOBA AZIZI AND KARINA. WE 

2033
01:04:32,468 --> 01:04:35,504
ALREADY HAD KARINA PATEL, SO IF 

2034
01:04:35,504 --> 01:04:36,906
YOU ARE NEARBY, CALL IN NOW OUR 

2035
01:04:36,906 --> 01:04:39,308
NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE MANNY 

2036
01:04:39,308 --> 01:04:42,578
CALLING MAHBOOBA, AZIZI, LAUREL 

2037
01:04:42,578 --> 01:04:43,379
GRAY, ROBIN SCHWARZ, MANNY, I 

2038
01:04:43,379 --> 01:04:44,614
SEE YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. 

2039
01:04:44,614 --> 01:04:47,116
TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME. 

2040
01:04:47,116 --> 01:04:49,218
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

2041
01:04:49,218 --> 01:04:50,419
COUNCILMEMBERS AND HONORABLE 

2042
01:04:50,419 --> 01:04:52,755
CHAIR. I'M MANNY COWAN, 

2043
01:04:52,755 --> 01:04:53,389
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR INSPIRE 

2044
01:04:53,389 --> 01:04:54,423
WASHINGTON. I WISH I COULD BE IN

2045
01:04:54,423 --> 01:04:55,024
PERSON WITH YOU TODAY SO YOU 

2046
01:04:55,024 --> 01:04:58,060
COULD SEE MY BIG BEAMING SMILE. 

2047
01:04:58,060 --> 01:04:59,896
THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS, FOR 

2048
01:04:59,896 --> 01:05:01,264
PRIORITIZING ARTS FUNDING IN 

2049
01:05:01,264 --> 01:05:03,466
YOUR BALANCING PACKAGE. AND 

2050
01:05:03,466 --> 01:05:04,066
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 

2051
01:05:04,066 --> 01:05:05,401
HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR YOUR 

2052
01:05:05,401 --> 01:05:06,769
UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF ARTS, 

2053
01:05:06,769 --> 01:05:08,504
CULTURE AND HERITAGE. ALL OF 

2054
01:05:08,504 --> 01:05:10,106
YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS MADE GREAT 

2055
01:05:10,106 --> 01:05:11,974
THINGS POSSIBLE TODAY, AND 

2056
01:05:11,974 --> 01:05:14,110
IMAGINE ALL THE CREATIVE AND 

2057
01:05:14,110 --> 01:05:15,344
CULTURALLY CONNECTING THINGS 

2058
01:05:15,344 --> 01:05:16,245
THAT WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW. WE 

2059
01:05:16,245 --> 01:05:19,048
ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER

2060
01:05:19,048 --> 01:05:20,449
FOSTER FOR PROPOSING ADDITIONAL 

2061
01:05:20,449 --> 01:05:21,817
CULTURAL FUNDING, EVEN THOUGH 

2062
01:05:21,817 --> 01:05:22,485
THAT AMENDMENT WASN'T INCLUDED.

2063
01:05:22,485 --> 01:05:24,654
WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE 

2064
01:05:24,654 --> 01:05:26,789
AMENDMENT SPONSORS, AND WE LOOK 

2065
01:05:26,789 --> 01:05:29,325
FORWARD TO A CONVERSATION MORE 

2066
01:05:29,325 --> 01:05:32,028
ABOUT ADD TAX NEXT, NEXT YEAR. 

2067
01:05:32,028 --> 01:05:33,262
OUR SECTOR, AS YOU'VE HEARD, IS

2068
01:05:33,262 --> 01:05:34,697
FACING ENORMOUS PRESSURE. THERE 

2069
01:05:34,697 --> 01:05:36,499
ARE RISING COSTS. FEDERAL 

2070
01:05:36,499 --> 01:05:38,501
FUNDING IS DISAPPEARING. OUR 

2071
01:05:38,501 --> 01:05:39,869
CULTURAL WORKERS ARE WORRIED 

2072
01:05:39,869 --> 01:05:41,404
ABOUT JOBS, AND THERE IS GREATER

2073
01:05:41,404 --> 01:05:43,005
NEED FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, BUT

2074
01:05:43,005 --> 01:05:45,107
LESS RESOURCES. BUT TODAY'S 

2075
01:05:45,107 --> 01:05:47,109
INVESTMENT SENDS A POWERFUL 

2076
01:05:47,109 --> 01:05:49,011
MESSAGE THAT SEATTLE VALUES ITS 

2077
01:05:49,011 --> 01:05:49,979
CULTURAL SECTOR AND THE PEOPLE 

2078
01:05:49,979 --> 01:05:51,947
THAT MAKE IT THRIVE. THANK YOU 

2079
01:05:51,947 --> 01:05:53,449
FOR BUILDING A BUDGET THAT 

2080
01:05:53,449 --> 01:05:55,017
PROTECTS CULTURAL WORKERS, 

2081
01:05:55,017 --> 01:05:55,651
SUSTAINS ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND 

2082
01:05:55,651 --> 01:05:57,186
COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND 

2083
01:05:57,186 --> 01:05:59,722
DEMONSTRATES REAL VISION FOR OUR

2084
01:05:59,722 --> 01:06:01,390
CITY. AS A CENTRAL AREA RESIDENT

2085
01:06:01,390 --> 01:06:02,758
AND THE FORMER EXECUTIVE 

2086
01:06:02,758 --> 01:06:04,860
DIRECTOR FOR LANGSTON HUGHES 

2087
01:06:04,860 --> 01:06:06,495
PERFORMING ARTS INSTITUTE AND 

2088
01:06:06,495 --> 01:06:09,031
CURRENTLY A BOARD MEMBER, I AM 

2089
01:06:09,031 --> 01:06:10,566
ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR COUNCIL 

2090
01:06:10,566 --> 01:06:12,234
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 

2091
01:06:12,234 --> 01:06:13,736
INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, OUR

2092
01:06:13,736 --> 01:06:14,804
NEIGHBORHOODS, CULTURAL LIFE. 

2093
01:06:14,804 --> 01:06:17,640
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

2094
01:06:17,640 --> 01:06:18,708
-- THANK YOU. MANNY MAHOBA IS 

2095
01:06:18,708 --> 01:06:20,443
STILL NOT PRESENT. WE'LL MOVE 

2096
01:06:20,443 --> 01:06:22,845
FORWARD. LAUREL GRAY, ROBIN 

2097
01:06:22,845 --> 01:06:24,447
SCHWARTZ, LYDIA FELTY ALREADY 

2098
01:06:24,447 --> 01:06:26,615
SPOKE AS WELL. SO LAUREL GRAY, 

2099
01:06:26,615 --> 01:06:27,983
WELCOME. I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR

2100
01:06:27,983 --> 01:06:31,954
CITY, YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT 

2101
01:06:31,954 --> 01:06:32,154
AWAY. 

2102
01:06:32,154 --> 01:06:33,823
-- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY 

2103
01:06:33,823 --> 01:06:35,658
NAME IS LAUREL GRAY, PRESIDENT 

2104
01:06:35,658 --> 01:06:37,059
AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR WITH AUSL. 

2105
01:06:37,059 --> 01:06:39,595
SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE MEALS 

2106
01:06:39,595 --> 01:06:40,262
PARTNERSHIP COALITION. I'M HERE

2107
01:06:40,262 --> 01:06:41,998
TODAY TO SUPPORT PERMANENT 

2108
01:06:41,998 --> 01:06:42,998
FUNDING FOR MEAL PROGRAMS. I 

2109
01:06:42,998 --> 01:06:44,333
WANT TO THANK MAYOR KATIE WILSON

2110
01:06:44,333 --> 01:06:47,269
FOR INCLUDING THIS $1 MILLION IN

2111
01:06:47,269 --> 01:06:47,870
PERMANENT FUNDING TO SUPPORT 

2112
01:06:47,870 --> 01:06:49,405
MEAL PROGRAMS IN THE 2027 

2113
01:06:49,405 --> 01:06:50,339
BUDGET, AND I URGE THE COUNCIL 

2114
01:06:50,339 --> 01:06:51,707
TO SUSTAIN ALL OF THIS 

2115
01:06:51,707 --> 01:06:53,576
INVESTMENT IN THE FINAL BUDGET. 

2116
01:06:53,576 --> 01:06:55,311
EVERY DAY. AUSL PREPARES, 

2117
01:06:55,311 --> 01:06:57,213
DELIVERS AND SERVES 

2118
01:06:57,213 --> 01:06:58,214
APPROXIMATELY 7000 MEALS TO OUR 

2119
01:06:58,214 --> 01:07:00,916
NEIGHBORS IN NEED OF NUTRITIONAL

2120
01:07:00,916 --> 01:07:02,918
ASSISTANCE. 7000 MEALS EVERY 

2121
01:07:02,918 --> 01:07:03,786
SINGLE DAY FROM NORTH SEATTLE TO

2122
01:07:03,786 --> 01:07:05,421
SOUTH PARK, AND EVERY 

2123
01:07:05,421 --> 01:07:07,356
NEIGHBORHOOD IN BETWEEN. OUR 

2124
01:07:07,356 --> 01:07:07,957
NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING HUNGER 

2125
01:07:07,957 --> 01:07:08,557
SERVE BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND 

2126
01:07:08,557 --> 01:07:10,393
DINNER BY AUSL AND ALL THE OTHER

2127
01:07:10,393 --> 01:07:12,194
AMAZING MEAL PROGRAMS DOING THIS

2128
01:07:12,194 --> 01:07:15,231
NECESSARY WORK. OUR PROGRAM 

2129
01:07:15,231 --> 01:07:16,732
CURRENTLY SERVES 770 TINY HOME 

2130
01:07:16,732 --> 01:07:17,233
VILLAGES AND CONGREGATE 

2131
01:07:17,233 --> 01:07:18,067
SHELTERS, AS WELL AS OUR NO 

2132
01:07:18,067 --> 01:07:19,468
BARRIER OPEN MEAL SITES. PIONEER

2133
01:07:19,468 --> 01:07:21,003
SQUARE. THE NEED ONLY CONTINUES 

2134
01:07:21,003 --> 01:07:22,405
TO GROW AS THE RESOURCES 

2135
01:07:22,405 --> 01:07:25,341
CONTINUE TO DWINDLE, WITH 

2136
01:07:25,341 --> 01:07:25,841
SKYROCKETING COSTS AND 

2137
01:07:25,841 --> 01:07:27,109
DIMINISHING DONATIONS BOTH 

2138
01:07:27,109 --> 01:07:29,345
IN-KIND AND MONETARY AUSL IS 

2139
01:07:29,345 --> 01:07:29,845
FACING SOME VERY TOUGH 

2140
01:07:29,845 --> 01:07:31,447
DECISIONS. THIS CRITICAL $1 

2141
01:07:31,447 --> 01:07:32,248
MILLION INVESTMENT IS A KEY 

2142
01:07:32,248 --> 01:07:34,250
FACTOR IN OUR ABILITY TO 

2143
01:07:34,250 --> 01:07:34,884
CONTINUE OUR VITAL WORK KEEPING 

2144
01:07:34,884 --> 01:07:36,052
OUR OVENS HOT, OUR VEHICLES ON 

2145
01:07:36,052 --> 01:07:38,287
THE ROAD AND FULL OF FUEL, AND 

2146
01:07:38,287 --> 01:07:39,688
MOST IMPORTANTLY, NOURISHING OUR

2147
01:07:39,688 --> 01:07:40,256
NEIGHBORS WITH NUTRITIONAL 

2148
01:07:40,256 --> 01:07:41,490
EXCELLENCE, DIGNITY AND 

2149
01:07:41,490 --> 01:07:43,993
SOVEREIGNTY. FOOD SECURITY IS 

2150
01:07:43,993 --> 01:07:45,127
PUBLIC SAFETY. TO QUOTE PEARL S 

2151
01:07:45,127 --> 01:07:47,563
BUCK, A HUNGRY MAN CAN'T SEE 

2152
01:07:47,563 --> 01:07:50,332
RIGHT OR WRONG. HE JUST SEES 

2153
01:07:50,332 --> 01:07:51,667
FOOD AGAIN. MY NAME IS LAUREL 

2154
01:07:51,667 --> 01:07:52,401
GRAY WITH AUSL SERVES, AND I 

2155
01:07:52,401 --> 01:07:54,370
URGE YOU TO SUSTAIN THE FULL $1 

2156
01:07:54,370 --> 01:07:55,838
MILLION IN PERMANENT FUNDING FOR

2157
01:07:55,838 --> 01:07:57,573
HOT MEAL PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN 

2158
01:07:57,573 --> 01:07:58,307
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET. THANK YOU 

2159
01:07:58,307 --> 01:08:00,876
SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. 

2160
01:08:00,876 --> 01:08:02,978
-- THANK YOU. LAUREL. UP NEXT IS

2161
01:08:02,978 --> 01:08:04,380
ROBIN SCHWARTZ, FOLLOWED BY 

2162
01:08:04,380 --> 01:08:07,383
MARGO JONES. THEN RIHANNA, LENA 

2163
01:08:07,383 --> 01:08:08,417
WALLA, ROBIN, YOU'RE ALREADY 

2164
01:08:08,417 --> 01:08:11,487
OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME.

2165
01:08:11,487 --> 01:08:13,823
-- HI. THANKS SO MUCH. MY NAME 

2166
01:08:13,823 --> 01:08:16,025
IS ROBIN SCHWARTZ. I WORK AT THE

2167
01:08:16,025 --> 01:08:16,559
DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY 

2168
01:08:16,559 --> 01:08:17,726
COALITION AND I AM A DUWAMISH 

2169
01:08:17,726 --> 01:08:19,995
VALLEY COMMUNITY MEMBER. I AM 

2170
01:08:19,995 --> 01:08:22,932
CALLING TODAY IN SUPPORT OF 

2171
01:08:22,932 --> 01:08:25,534
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S BUDGET 

2172
01:08:25,534 --> 01:08:26,502
AMENDMENT FOR FUNDING FOR THE 

2173
01:08:26,502 --> 01:08:27,169
GEORGETOWN FARMERS MARKET. AS 

2174
01:08:27,169 --> 01:08:29,205
YOU ALL KNOW, GEORGETOWN IS A 

2175
01:08:29,205 --> 01:08:32,241
FOOD DESERT. ALSO LACKS ADEQUATE

2176
01:08:32,241 --> 01:08:34,043
COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE. THIS 

2177
01:08:34,043 --> 01:08:35,578
COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROJECT 

2178
01:08:35,578 --> 01:08:36,946
ADDRESSES BOTH THOSE ISSUES, AND

2179
01:08:36,946 --> 01:08:38,380
I KNOW THAT THEY'LL LEVERAGE 

2180
01:08:38,380 --> 01:08:39,215
THIS FUNDING TO GROW IT INTO 

2181
01:08:39,215 --> 01:08:41,984
SOMETHING EVEN BIGGER. I'M ALSO

2182
01:08:41,984 --> 01:08:44,487
IN SUPPORT HERE TODAY OF 

2183
01:08:44,487 --> 01:08:45,087
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SOUTH PARK 

2184
01:08:45,087 --> 01:08:47,523
COMMUNITY CENTER PROGRAMING 

2185
01:08:47,523 --> 01:08:49,658
AMENDMENT. AS YOU ALSO KNOW, OUR

2186
01:08:49,658 --> 01:08:52,061
COMMUNITY, WE HAVE MANY, MANY 

2187
01:08:52,061 --> 01:08:54,196
KIDS, SOME OF THE HIGHEST PER 

2188
01:08:54,196 --> 01:08:55,264
CAPITA POPULATION OF KIDS. A LOT

2189
01:08:55,264 --> 01:08:57,066
OF THEM ARE IMMIGRANTS, 

2190
01:08:57,066 --> 01:08:58,667
REFUGEES, BIPOC, LOW INCOME. WE 

2191
01:08:58,667 --> 01:09:00,903
HAVE NOT BEEN SERVED ADEQUATELY 

2192
01:09:00,903 --> 01:09:02,104
AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER FOR 

2193
01:09:02,104 --> 01:09:05,407
MANY, MANY YEARS. WE WE DESERVE 

2194
01:09:05,407 --> 01:09:06,642
AS MUCH FUNDING, AS MUCH SUPPORT

2195
01:09:06,642 --> 01:09:07,676
AS POSSIBLE FOR OUR YOUTH AND 

2196
01:09:07,676 --> 01:09:09,178
THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY AS 

2197
01:09:09,178 --> 01:09:12,148
WELL. WE'RE ANTICIPATING OVER 

2198
01:09:12,148 --> 01:09:13,816
100 UNITS OF FAMILY SIZE 

2199
01:09:13,816 --> 01:09:14,783
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE NEXT 

2200
01:09:14,783 --> 01:09:16,085
FEW YEARS, THANKS TO CMHA AND 

2201
01:09:16,085 --> 01:09:17,686
OFFICE OF HOUSING, AND WE NEED 

2202
01:09:17,686 --> 01:09:19,421
PROGRAMING IN PLACE TO SERVE 

2203
01:09:19,421 --> 01:09:21,223
THOSE FAMILIES AND THOSE 

2204
01:09:21,223 --> 01:09:22,424
CHILDREN. THANKS. THANKS TO 

2205
01:09:22,424 --> 01:09:23,192
EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON

2206
01:09:23,192 --> 01:09:24,059
THIS, AND I APPRECIATE YOU 

2207
01:09:24,059 --> 01:09:26,462
GIVING ME THE TIME TO TALK. 

2208
01:09:26,462 --> 01:09:27,997
-- THANK YOU ROBIN. UP NEXT IS 

2209
01:09:27,997 --> 01:09:30,366
MARGO JONES, FOLLOWED BY 

2210
01:09:30,366 --> 01:09:32,468
RIHANNA, NAWALA, THEN YAMILA 

2211
01:09:32,468 --> 01:09:33,302
STIRLING. MARGO, YOU'RE ALREADY

2212
01:09:33,302 --> 01:09:37,506
OFF MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY.

2213
01:09:37,506 --> 01:09:38,574
-- GOOD AFTERNOON., 

2214
01:09:38,574 --> 01:09:41,243
-- COUNCILMEMBERS. 

2215
01:09:41,243 --> 01:09:42,478
-- PLEASE EXCUSE THE BACKGROUND 

2216
01:09:42,478 --> 01:09:43,946
NOISE. I COULD NOT MUTE IT. MY 

2217
01:09:43,946 --> 01:09:46,248
NAME IS MARGARET JONES. I'M A 

2218
01:09:46,248 --> 01:09:47,483
COMMUNITY LEADER. I'M A 

2219
01:09:47,483 --> 01:09:49,852
BUSINESS OWNER OF 33 YEARS AND I

2220
01:09:49,852 --> 01:09:51,921
AM A LEGACY HOMEOWNER IN CENTRAL

2221
01:09:51,921 --> 01:09:53,589
SEATTLE. DISTRICT THREE, THE 

2222
01:09:53,589 --> 01:09:55,057
CENTRAL DISTRICT JUDKINS PARK 

2223
01:09:55,057 --> 01:09:56,158
NEIGHBORHOOD IS MY HOME FOR OVER

2224
01:09:56,158 --> 01:09:57,226
30 YEARS AND IS WHERE I LIVE, 

2225
01:09:57,226 --> 01:09:59,295
WORK AND WHERE I HAVE SPENT 

2226
01:09:59,295 --> 01:10:02,531
DECADES LISTENING TO BOTH. BOTH 

2227
01:10:02,531 --> 01:10:03,732
THE STRENGTH OF WITNESSING BOTH 

2228
01:10:03,732 --> 01:10:06,468
THE STRENGTH AND OUR BLACK 

2229
01:10:06,468 --> 01:10:07,636
COMMUNITY AND THE DISPLACEMENT 

2230
01:10:07,636 --> 01:10:09,038
THE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES AND 

2231
01:10:09,038 --> 01:10:09,638
INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE HELPED 

2232
01:10:09,638 --> 01:10:12,474
SHAPE IT. AS A PRODUCER FOR THE 

2233
01:10:12,474 --> 01:10:14,376
PAST NINE YEARS, I HAVE WORKED, 

2234
01:10:14,376 --> 01:10:16,078
VOLUNTEER AND SUPPORTED THE 

2235
01:10:16,078 --> 01:10:18,247
MISSION AND VISION OF THIS 80 

2236
01:10:18,247 --> 01:10:20,349
YEAR LEGACY ANNUAL EVENT. IT'S 

2237
01:10:20,349 --> 01:10:21,684
IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO 

2238
01:10:21,684 --> 01:10:22,284
PROVIDE THIS EVENT TO SUSTAIN 

2239
01:10:22,284 --> 01:10:23,519
NOT ONLY THE HISTORY AND 

2240
01:10:23,519 --> 01:10:24,987
CULTURE, BUT TO CONTINUE TO 

2241
01:10:24,987 --> 01:10:26,188
BRING ITS MISSION AND PURPOSE TO

2242
01:10:26,188 --> 01:10:28,257
HELP VITAL PROGRAMING FOR OUR 

2243
01:10:28,257 --> 01:10:29,692
YOUTH AND ECONOMIC SUPPORT FOR 

2244
01:10:29,692 --> 01:10:31,694
SMALL BUSINESSES AND BRING THE 

2245
01:10:31,694 --> 01:10:33,095
COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN UNITY, 

2246
01:10:33,095 --> 01:10:35,331
PEACE AND LOVE. I SUPPORT THE 

2247
01:10:35,331 --> 01:10:38,767
PROPOSED FUNDING FOR MOSES AND 

2248
01:10:38,767 --> 01:10:39,301
APPRECIATE PRESIDENT JOY 

2249
01:10:39,301 --> 01:10:41,103
HOLLINGSWORTH LEADERSHIP AND 

2250
01:10:41,103 --> 01:10:42,671
PRIORITIZING THIS INVESTMENT. 

2251
01:10:42,671 --> 01:10:43,272
THIS IS MORE THAN A FESTIVAL. 

2252
01:10:43,272 --> 01:10:44,707
IT'S ROOTED IN THE CENTRAL 

2253
01:10:44,707 --> 01:10:46,542
DISTRICT AND ITS HISTORIC PART 

2254
01:10:46,542 --> 01:10:48,611
OF SEATTLE'S BLACK COMMUNITY. 

2255
01:10:48,611 --> 01:10:49,511
IT CELEBRATES GENERATIONS OF 

2256
01:10:49,511 --> 01:10:51,280
BLACK RESIDENTS, FAMILIES, 

2257
01:10:51,280 --> 01:10:51,914
BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS IN 

2258
01:10:51,914 --> 01:10:54,483
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE 

2259
01:10:54,483 --> 01:10:55,784
CONTINUATION OF SUPPORT OF UMOJA

2260
01:10:55,784 --> 01:10:57,252
FEST AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR 

2261
01:10:57,252 --> 01:10:58,587
SEATTLE TO DEMONSTRATE ITS 

2262
01:10:58,587 --> 01:11:00,656
COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUALITY 

2263
01:11:00,656 --> 01:11:04,627
AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION. I'M 

2264
01:11:04,627 --> 01:11:05,995
I'M ASKING THAT $75,000 BE 

2265
01:11:05,995 --> 01:11:08,797
ALLOTTED TO IMMORTAL FEST FOR 

2266
01:11:08,797 --> 01:11:10,733
2027 AND 100,000 PER YEAR. 

2267
01:11:10,733 --> 01:11:11,367
CONTINUE AFTER THAT. THANK YOU 

2268
01:11:11,367 --> 01:11:13,202
SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE 

2269
01:11:13,202 --> 01:11:15,270
DOING, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU IN 

2270
01:11:15,270 --> 01:11:16,205
UNITY. THANK YOU. 

2271
01:11:16,205 --> 01:11:17,406
-- AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO

2272
01:11:17,406 --> 01:11:19,041
FOR OUR CITY. 

2273
01:11:19,041 --> 01:11:20,676
-- WITH A FIST. I'M GOING TO 

2274
01:11:20,676 --> 01:11:23,145
ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE GO ON TO 

2275
01:11:23,145 --> 01:11:24,046
RIHANNA, IF YOU WANT TO STAY 

2276
01:11:24,046 --> 01:11:26,081
RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE, BUT GO BACK

2277
01:11:26,081 --> 01:11:27,182
ON MUTE, I'M GOING TO GO, WELL,

2278
01:11:27,182 --> 01:11:28,751
NO, LET'S TAKE RIHANNA AND THEN

2279
01:11:28,751 --> 01:11:30,419
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MAHBOOBA 

2280
01:11:30,419 --> 01:11:31,820
RIGHT AFTER THAT. JUST SINCE 

2281
01:11:31,820 --> 01:11:32,921
RIHANNA IS ALREADY READY TO GO. 

2282
01:11:32,921 --> 01:11:36,992
WELCOME, RIHANNA. TAKE IT AWAY 

2283
01:11:36,992 --> 01:11:37,459
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. 

2284
01:11:37,459 --> 01:11:38,627
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

2285
01:11:38,627 --> 01:11:40,296
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 

2286
01:11:40,296 --> 01:11:42,231
RIHANNA AND I'M FROM FAMILY 

2287
01:11:42,231 --> 01:11:44,366
WORKS. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING 

2288
01:11:44,366 --> 01:11:45,634
CAPITAL FUNDING FOR THE FAMILY 

2289
01:11:45,634 --> 01:11:47,136
WORKS, SUN BREAK FAMILY RESOURCE

2290
01:11:47,136 --> 01:11:48,604
CENTER IN THE BALANCING PACKAGE.

2291
01:11:48,604 --> 01:11:50,839
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER 

2292
01:11:50,839 --> 01:11:52,775
RIVERA FOR CHAMPIONING THIS 

2293
01:11:52,775 --> 01:11:53,409
FUNDING AND TO COUNCILMEMBERS. 

2294
01:11:53,409 --> 01:11:54,777
HOLLINGSWORTH. KETTLE. FOSTER, 

2295
01:11:54,777 --> 01:11:57,246
JUAREZ AND RINCK FOR SPONSORING 

2296
01:11:57,246 --> 01:11:58,614
FAMILY WORKS IS OPENING A NEW 

2297
01:11:58,614 --> 01:12:00,015
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ON THE 

2298
01:12:00,015 --> 01:12:02,384
GROUND FLOOR OF THE SUN BREAK IN

2299
01:12:02,384 --> 01:12:03,886
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TOWER IN THE 

2300
01:12:03,886 --> 01:12:05,521
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT. THAT'S 

2301
01:12:05,521 --> 01:12:06,922
BREAKING GROUND NEXT YEAR AT 

2302
01:12:06,922 --> 01:12:08,590
THIS RESOURCE CENTER, FAMILIES 

2303
01:12:08,590 --> 01:12:10,426
WILL GET CONNECTED TO BENEFITS 

2304
01:12:10,426 --> 01:12:11,860
LIKE RENTAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD 

2305
01:12:11,860 --> 01:12:13,362
ASSISTANCE. THEY'LL GET 

2306
01:12:13,362 --> 01:12:15,297
PARENTING SUPPORT, FREE DIAPERS 

2307
01:12:15,297 --> 01:12:15,931
AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING, AND 

2308
01:12:15,931 --> 01:12:16,832
ACCESS OTHER PROGRAMS TO HELP 

2309
01:12:16,832 --> 01:12:18,667
THEM MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND 

2310
01:12:18,667 --> 01:12:20,836
BUILD ROOTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY, 

2311
01:12:20,836 --> 01:12:21,437
ALL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY 

2312
01:12:21,437 --> 01:12:24,206
LIVE OR WORK IN. WHEN SUPPORT IS

2313
01:12:24,206 --> 01:12:25,708
CONVENIENT AND EASY TO ACCESS, 

2314
01:12:25,708 --> 01:12:27,242
FAMILIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET 

2315
01:12:27,242 --> 01:12:28,544
HELP BEFORE A CRISIS OCCURS. 

2316
01:12:28,544 --> 01:12:31,480
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS ARE 

2317
01:12:31,480 --> 01:12:32,047
PROVEN TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY 

2318
01:12:32,047 --> 01:12:33,215
STABILITY, IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR 

2319
01:12:33,215 --> 01:12:34,650
CHILDREN AND PARENTS, AND CREATE

2320
01:12:34,650 --> 01:12:37,052
LASTING VALUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

2321
01:12:37,052 --> 01:12:37,553
FAMILIES IN SEATTLE ARE 

2322
01:12:37,553 --> 01:12:39,121
GRAPPLING WITH AN AFFORDABILITY 

2323
01:12:39,121 --> 01:12:41,156
CRISIS THAT IS COMPOUNDED BY 

2324
01:12:41,156 --> 01:12:43,258
DEEP CUTS TO OUR FEDERAL SOCIAL 

2325
01:12:43,258 --> 01:12:44,593
SAFETY NET. BUILDING NEW HOUSING

2326
01:12:44,593 --> 01:12:46,362
IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE 

2327
01:12:46,362 --> 01:12:47,596
SOLUTION, BUT THAT ALONE IS NOT 

2328
01:12:47,596 --> 01:12:49,431
ENOUGH. THE FAMILIES THAT LIVE 

2329
01:12:49,431 --> 01:12:51,500
IN THAT HOUSING NEED TO BE ABLE 

2330
01:12:51,500 --> 01:12:53,402
TO ACCESS THE SUPPORT THAT HELPS

2331
01:12:53,402 --> 01:12:54,503
THEM STAY HOUSED, CARE FOR THEIR

2332
01:12:54,503 --> 01:12:56,238
CHILDREN, AND BUILD A STABLE 

2333
01:12:56,238 --> 01:12:57,973
FUTURE. THIS INVESTMENT WILL 

2334
01:12:57,973 --> 01:12:59,641
HELP MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. I URGE 

2335
01:12:59,641 --> 01:13:01,110
YOU TO KEEP THIS FUNDING IN THE 

2336
01:13:01,110 --> 01:13:04,179
BALANCING PACKAGE. THANK YOU. 

2337
01:13:04,179 --> 01:13:04,880
-- THANK YOU, RIHANNA. AND I'M 

2338
01:13:04,880 --> 01:13:09,651
GOING TO GO BACK TO MAHBOOBA 

2339
01:13:09,651 --> 01:13:10,686
AZIZI NOW. MAHBOOBA, I SEE 

2340
01:13:10,686 --> 01:13:14,690
YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

2341
01:13:14,690 --> 01:13:21,663
UNMUTE. MAHOBA. THERE WE ARE. 

2342
01:13:21,663 --> 01:13:21,930
WELCOME. 

2343
01:13:21,930 --> 01:13:22,197
-- HELLO. 

2344
01:13:22,197 --> 01:13:24,600
-- HI. MY NAME IS MAHBOOBA. I AM

2345
01:13:24,600 --> 01:13:32,508
HERE TO ASK 

2346
01:13:32,641 --> 01:13:35,444
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OIRAOO001A. 

2347
01:13:35,444 --> 01:13:37,880
INITIATIVE IN CENTRAL FUNDING TO

2348
01:13:37,880 --> 01:13:38,413
SUPPORT LOCAL REFUGEE AND 

2349
01:13:38,413 --> 01:13:41,817
IMMIGRATION, WOMEN'S ECONOMIC 

2350
01:13:41,817 --> 01:13:44,386
AND EMPOWERMENT AT REFUGEE 

2351
01:13:44,386 --> 01:13:47,489
ARTISANS INITIATIVE. THANK YOU. 

2352
01:13:47,489 --> 01:13:52,361
-- THANK YOU. MAHBOOBA. UP NEXT.

2353
01:13:52,361 --> 01:13:54,363
UP NEXT IS YAMILA STERLING, 

2354
01:13:54,363 --> 01:13:56,131
FOLLOWED BY GABRIEL NEUMANN. 

2355
01:13:56,131 --> 01:14:03,539
THEN LEVI FULLER, YAMILA BEING 

2356
01:14:03,539 --> 01:14:04,773
PROMOTED. NOW STAR SIX TO UNMUTE

2357
01:14:04,773 --> 01:14:14,783
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. YAMILA 

2358
01:14:14,783 --> 01:14:17,252
YAMILA STERLING STAR SIX TO 

2359
01:14:17,252 --> 01:14:21,256
UNMUTE WHY DON'T WE LEAVE? 

2360
01:14:21,256 --> 01:14:23,325
YAMILA PROMOTED. WE'LL MOVE ON 

2361
01:14:23,325 --> 01:14:25,494
TO GABRIEL NEUMANN 

2362
01:14:25,494 --> 01:14:25,727
-- HI. 

2363
01:14:25,727 --> 01:14:26,695
-- OH, GREAT. GABRIEL. 

2364
01:14:26,695 --> 01:14:28,197
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. GABRIEL. 

2365
01:14:28,197 --> 01:14:30,833
-- HOLD ON JUST ONE SECOND. 

2366
01:14:30,833 --> 01:14:32,334
GABRIEL, IF YOU COULD STAY ON 

2367
01:14:32,334 --> 01:14:34,303
MUTE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 

2368
01:14:34,303 --> 01:14:35,838
YAMILA NOW, AND THEN WE'LL COME

2369
01:14:35,838 --> 01:14:37,573
TO GABRIEL NEXT. YAMILA AT YOUR 

2370
01:14:37,573 --> 01:14:40,809
CONVENIENCE. TAKE IT AWAY. 

2371
01:14:40,809 --> 01:14:42,578
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

2372
01:14:42,578 --> 01:14:43,879
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 

2373
01:14:43,879 --> 01:14:45,247
YAMILA STERLING, DIRECTOR OF 

2374
01:14:45,247 --> 01:14:46,815
FOOD ACCESS AND EDUCATION AT 

2375
01:14:46,815 --> 01:14:48,183
SOLID GROUND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR

2376
01:14:48,183 --> 01:14:49,618
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR FOOD 

2377
01:14:49,618 --> 01:14:50,219
SYSTEM SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY 

2378
01:14:50,219 --> 01:14:52,387
FOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS. TODAY, 

2379
01:14:52,387 --> 01:14:53,889
WE ASK YOU TO INCREASE FOOD AND 

2380
01:14:53,889 --> 01:14:54,990
SUPPORT FUNDING THROUGH THE 

2381
01:14:54,990 --> 01:14:57,526
GENERAL FUND AND PROVIDE 

2382
01:14:57,526 --> 01:14:58,026
ADDITIONAL $200,000 FOR 

2383
01:14:58,026 --> 01:14:59,928
COMMUNITY FOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM

2384
01:14:59,928 --> 01:15:01,063
AND WITH EQUITY FOR THE STAFF 

2385
01:15:01,063 --> 01:15:03,165
WHO RUN THESE PROGRAMS THROUGH 

2386
01:15:03,165 --> 01:15:05,033
THE FOOD, THROUGH THE FOOD 

2387
01:15:05,033 --> 01:15:06,201
RECORDING AT THE SEATTLE 

2388
01:15:06,201 --> 01:15:07,870
COMMITTEE, A COALITION OF FOOD 

2389
01:15:07,870 --> 01:15:08,503
BANKS ARE WORKING COLLECTIVELY 

2390
01:15:08,503 --> 01:15:10,939
TO ADDRESS HUNGER. WE ALSO 

2391
01:15:10,939 --> 01:15:12,007
DELIVER OVER 7 MILLION POUNDS OF

2392
01:15:12,007 --> 01:15:13,408
FOOD ANNUALLY TO MORE THAN 20 

2393
01:15:13,408 --> 01:15:15,077
FOOD BANKS. THIS IS MORE THAN A 

2394
01:15:15,077 --> 01:15:16,712
DISTRIBUTION. IT IS ESSENTIAL 

2395
01:15:16,712 --> 01:15:17,246
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT KEEPS 

2396
01:15:17,246 --> 01:15:18,647
SEATTLE'S EMERGENCY FOOD 

2397
01:15:18,647 --> 01:15:21,216
NETWORK CONNECTED, COORDINATED 

2398
01:15:21,216 --> 01:15:22,784
AND RESPONSIVE DURING CRISES. 

2399
01:15:22,784 --> 01:15:23,418
OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT 

2400
01:15:23,418 --> 01:15:25,821
FOUND THAT 1 IN 3 PARTICIPANTS 

2401
01:15:25,821 --> 01:15:26,355
REPORTED HUNGER IN THEIR 

2402
01:15:26,355 --> 01:15:27,789
HOUSEHOLD A COMMUNITY EDUCATION 

2403
01:15:27,789 --> 01:15:29,892
PROGRAM HELPS FAMILIES PREPARE 

2404
01:15:29,892 --> 01:15:31,827
HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE MEALS. 

2405
01:15:31,827 --> 01:15:33,395
RISING COSTS OF THE LOSS OF 

2406
01:15:33,395 --> 01:15:35,597
FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDING 

2407
01:15:35,597 --> 01:15:37,099
THREATEN THESE SERVICES. WE URGE

2408
01:15:37,099 --> 01:15:39,201
THE COUNCIL TO REINSTATE TO 

2409
01:15:39,201 --> 01:15:40,736
REINSTATE THE THE SWEETENED 

2410
01:15:40,736 --> 01:15:42,471
BEVERAGE TAX. NELSON PLANTATION 

2411
01:15:42,471 --> 01:15:43,672
CLOTH. THESE REVENUES SHOULD 

2412
01:15:43,672 --> 01:15:45,674
SUPPLEMENT. NOT REPLACE, GENERAL

2413
01:15:45,674 --> 01:15:46,775
FUND INVESTMENTS. FOOD ACCESS IS

2414
01:15:46,775 --> 01:15:48,777
A HUMAN RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE. 

2415
01:15:48,777 --> 01:15:50,379
SEATTLE NEEDS SUSTAINABLE 

2416
01:15:50,379 --> 01:15:52,047
FUNDING, NOT $16, WHICH IS 

2417
01:15:52,047 --> 01:15:54,082
ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. 

2418
01:15:54,082 --> 01:15:56,318
-- THANK YOU. YAMILA. UP NEXT IS

2419
01:15:56,318 --> 01:15:57,419
GABRIEL NEWMAN. YOU'RE ALREADY 

2420
01:15:57,419 --> 01:15:58,987
HERE. YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. 

2421
01:15:58,987 --> 01:16:02,824
TAKE IT AWAY. YOUR CONVENIENCE. 

2422
01:16:02,824 --> 01:16:04,126
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. 

2423
01:16:04,126 --> 01:16:05,360
-- SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. 

2424
01:16:05,360 --> 01:16:06,028
-- I'M GABRIEL NEWMAN, DIRECTOR

2425
01:16:06,028 --> 01:16:10,532
OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY AT DSBA 

2426
01:16:10,532 --> 01:16:11,233
WASHINGTON'S LGBTQ PLUS BUSINESS

2427
01:16:11,233 --> 01:16:12,200
ASSOCIATION, AND CAPITOL HILL'S

2428
01:16:12,200 --> 01:16:14,369
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I'M HERE TO

2429
01:16:14,369 --> 01:16:15,938
SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNANIMOUS

2430
01:16:15,938 --> 01:16:16,972
SUPPORT OF THE SOY TO STUDY THE 

2431
01:16:16,972 --> 01:16:18,941
RISING COSTS OF COMMERCIAL 

2432
01:16:18,941 --> 01:16:19,574
INSURANCE FOR SEATTLE SMALL 

2433
01:16:19,574 --> 01:16:21,577
BUSINESSES. CHAIR STRAUSS. THANK

2434
01:16:21,577 --> 01:16:22,578
YOU FOR INCLUDING THIS IN YOUR 

2435
01:16:22,578 --> 01:16:24,546
BALANCING PACKAGE. COUNCILMEMBER

2436
01:16:24,546 --> 01:16:26,415
FOSTER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 

2437
01:16:26,415 --> 01:16:28,483
WORKING WITH MYSELF AND OTHER 

2438
01:16:28,483 --> 01:16:29,117
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES TO LISTEN TO

2439
01:16:29,117 --> 01:16:30,285
OUR PERSPECTIVES AND TURN OUR 

2440
01:16:30,285 --> 01:16:33,588
NEEDS INTO POLICY. THIS IS GOOD 

2441
01:16:33,588 --> 01:16:34,156
GOVERNANCE AND ACTION. MANY 

2442
01:16:34,156 --> 01:16:35,691
SEATTLE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE 

2443
01:16:35,691 --> 01:16:36,625
STRUGGLING TO GET BY. ONE AREA 

2444
01:16:36,625 --> 01:16:39,595
OF CONCERN IS THE RISING COST OF

2445
01:16:39,595 --> 01:16:40,228
COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RATES HAVE 

2446
01:16:40,228 --> 01:16:41,964
INCREASED ASTRONOMICALLY OVER 

2447
01:16:41,964 --> 01:16:42,898
THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND IN SOME 

2448
01:16:42,898 --> 01:16:44,032
AREAS OF THE CITY, IT'S 

2449
01:16:44,032 --> 01:16:46,368
IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AN INSURANCE 

2450
01:16:46,368 --> 01:16:47,803
POLICY. I HEARD FROM SEVERAL 

2451
01:16:47,803 --> 01:16:49,538
MEMBERS THAT BUSINESSES OFTEN 

2452
01:16:49,538 --> 01:16:50,772
DON'T REPORT BREAK INS OR 

2453
01:16:50,772 --> 01:16:52,307
PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THEIR 

2454
01:16:52,307 --> 01:16:52,941
INSURANCE COMPANIES OUT OF FEAR 

2455
01:16:52,941 --> 01:16:54,276
THEIR RATES WILL INCREASE. 

2456
01:16:54,276 --> 01:16:55,344
INSTEAD, THEY EAT THESE COSTS 

2457
01:16:55,344 --> 01:16:57,679
OUT OF POCKET. THAT TELLS ME THE

2458
01:16:57,679 --> 01:16:59,214
SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING. YOUR 

2459
01:16:59,214 --> 01:17:00,549
ACTION ON THIS ITEM IS AN 

2460
01:17:00,549 --> 01:17:01,850
EXAMPLE OF THE WORK OUR CITY CAN

2461
01:17:01,850 --> 01:17:03,352
DO TO MATERIALLY IMPROVE THE 

2462
01:17:03,352 --> 01:17:04,886
CONDITIONS OF OUR SMALL 

2463
01:17:04,886 --> 01:17:06,288
BUSINESSES. I ALSO ENCOURAGE 

2464
01:17:06,288 --> 01:17:07,756
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL 

2465
01:17:07,756 --> 01:17:09,091
BUDGET PIECES THAT UPLIFT OUR 

2466
01:17:09,091 --> 01:17:10,993
BUSINESS AND BUSINESS DISTRICTS,

2467
01:17:10,993 --> 01:17:11,560
INCLUDING ONES THAT SUPPORT 

2468
01:17:11,560 --> 01:17:12,928
CLEANLINESS, NEIGHBORHOOD 

2469
01:17:12,928 --> 01:17:14,262
ACTIVATION, SMALL BUSINESS 

2470
01:17:14,262 --> 01:17:14,863
READINESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. 

2471
01:17:14,863 --> 01:17:16,865
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE WORK 

2472
01:17:16,865 --> 01:17:19,401
YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE THE BEST.

2473
01:17:19,401 --> 01:17:21,136
-- THANK YOU. GABRIEL, RIGHT 

2474
01:17:21,136 --> 01:17:23,338
BACK AT YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE ON 

2475
01:17:23,338 --> 01:17:24,373
TO LEVI FULLER, WE'RE GOING TO 

2476
01:17:24,373 --> 01:17:25,907
GO BACK TO MADELINE MOHAMADEIN, 

2477
01:17:25,907 --> 01:17:27,409
WHO IS NOW PRESENT. MADELINE, 

2478
01:17:27,409 --> 01:17:29,077
YOU'VE BEEN PROMOTED. STAR SIX 

2479
01:17:29,077 --> 01:17:32,080
TO UNMUTE FOLLOWING MADELINE IS 

2480
01:17:32,080 --> 01:17:35,751
LEVI FULLER, LAUREN DAVIS, AND 

2481
01:17:35,751 --> 01:17:37,486
BETH SYLVES. WE JUST HAD YOU, 

2482
01:17:37,486 --> 01:17:39,388
MADELINE. WE'RE GOING TO BRING 

2483
01:17:39,388 --> 01:17:45,861
YOU RIGHT BACK IN JUST A SECOND.

2484
01:17:45,861 --> 01:17:47,295
OH, MADELINE, YOU MIGHT HAVE 

2485
01:17:47,295 --> 01:17:49,564
HUNG UP. SO IF YOU DID HANG UP, 

2486
01:17:49,564 --> 01:17:51,233
CALL BACK. WE'RE GOING TO JUST 

2487
01:17:51,233 --> 01:17:52,267
KEEP RIGHT ON MOVING. WE'LL GET

2488
01:17:52,267 --> 01:17:53,568
YOU WHEN WHEN YOU COME BACK, WE 

2489
01:17:53,568 --> 01:17:57,372
HAVE LEVI FULLER, LAUREN DAVIS 

2490
01:17:57,372 --> 01:17:58,907
BETH, SILVA UP NEXT. AND LEVI, 

2491
01:17:58,907 --> 01:18:03,245
YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

2492
01:18:03,245 --> 01:18:03,478
UNMUTE. 

2493
01:18:03,478 --> 01:18:05,280
-- HI THERE. MY NAME IS LEVI 

2494
01:18:05,280 --> 01:18:07,315
FULLER. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE.

2495
01:18:07,315 --> 01:18:09,217
I WORK AT JACK STRAW CULTURAL 

2496
01:18:09,217 --> 01:18:10,285
CENTER, WHICH IS IN COUNCIL 

2497
01:18:10,285 --> 01:18:13,088
DISTRICT FOUR. AND I'M A PARENT

2498
01:18:13,088 --> 01:18:14,089
OF AN SPS FIFTH GRADER, AS WELL 

2499
01:18:14,089 --> 01:18:16,992
AS AN ACTIVE MUSICIAN MYSELF. 

2500
01:18:16,992 --> 01:18:19,027
THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS, FOR 

2501
01:18:19,027 --> 01:18:19,561
INCLUDING MEANINGFUL ARTS 

2502
01:18:19,561 --> 01:18:21,296
FUNDING IN YOUR BALANCING 

2503
01:18:21,296 --> 01:18:23,098
PACKAGE. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL 

2504
01:18:23,098 --> 01:18:23,932
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR 

2505
01:18:23,932 --> 01:18:26,868
BEING A CHAMPION OF ARTS, 

2506
01:18:26,868 --> 01:18:27,736
CULTURE AND HERITAGE. JACK STRAW

2507
01:18:27,736 --> 01:18:29,071
AND THE ARTS COMMUNITY HERE. WE 

2508
01:18:29,071 --> 01:18:31,606
ALSO APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER 

2509
01:18:31,606 --> 01:18:32,774
FOSTER'S AMENDMENT SUPPORTING 

2510
01:18:32,774 --> 01:18:33,408
THE CULTURAL SECTOR, DESPITE IT 

2511
01:18:33,408 --> 01:18:34,810
NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE 

2512
01:18:34,810 --> 01:18:36,478
PACKAGE. THANK YOU TO 

2513
01:18:36,478 --> 01:18:37,446
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, LIN, 

2514
01:18:37,446 --> 01:18:39,114
KETTLE AND RINCK FOR 

2515
01:18:39,114 --> 01:18:40,215
COSPONSORING. THESE AMENDMENTS 

2516
01:18:40,215 --> 01:18:41,216
WITH THIS FUNDING, YOU'RE 

2517
01:18:41,216 --> 01:18:42,384
RECOGNIZING THAT ARTS AND 

2518
01:18:42,384 --> 01:18:43,985
CULTURE ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR 

2519
01:18:43,985 --> 01:18:45,620
CITY, THAT OUR ORGANIZATIONS AND

2520
01:18:45,620 --> 01:18:46,121
THE INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, 

2521
01:18:46,121 --> 01:18:47,022
PERFORMERS AND OTHER CREATORS WE

2522
01:18:47,022 --> 01:18:48,356
WORK WITH SUPPORT YOUTH, 

2523
01:18:48,356 --> 01:18:50,559
SENIORS, IMMIGRANTS, UNHOUSED 

2524
01:18:50,559 --> 01:18:52,094
RESIDENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND 

2525
01:18:52,094 --> 01:18:53,795
COMMUNITIES ACROSS SEATTLE. AND 

2526
01:18:53,795 --> 01:18:55,097
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE

2527
01:18:55,097 --> 01:18:57,032
BUILT A BUDGET THAT INVESTS IN 

2528
01:18:57,032 --> 01:18:58,266
THESE VALUABLE SERVICES AND 

2529
01:18:58,266 --> 01:18:58,867
PROTECTS THE CULTURAL WORKERS 

2530
01:18:58,867 --> 01:19:01,403
WHO PROVIDE THEM. THANK YOU SO 

2531
01:19:01,403 --> 01:19:03,271
MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND 

2532
01:19:03,271 --> 01:19:05,440
VISION. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO 

2533
01:19:05,440 --> 01:19:05,640
SAY. 

2534
01:19:05,640 --> 01:19:07,275
-- THANK YOU LEVI. UP NEXT IS 

2535
01:19:07,275 --> 01:19:11,279
LAUREN DAVIS, BETH SILVA, 

2536
01:19:11,279 --> 01:19:12,214
JASMINE SCOTT, LAUREN, I SEE 

2537
01:19:12,214 --> 01:19:16,218
YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

2538
01:19:16,218 --> 01:19:16,618
UNMUTE. WELCOME. 

2539
01:19:16,618 --> 01:19:17,953
-- HELLO. 

2540
01:19:17,953 --> 01:19:18,186
-- HI. 

2541
01:19:18,186 --> 01:19:18,453
-- HELLO. 

2542
01:19:18,453 --> 01:19:21,623
-- MY NAME IS. LAUREN DAVIS. 

2543
01:19:21,623 --> 01:19:21,957
REPRESENTING. 

2544
01:19:21,957 --> 01:19:22,190
-- ART. 

2545
01:19:22,190 --> 01:19:22,724
-- CONTEMPORARY. 

2546
01:19:22,724 --> 01:19:24,559
-- A 30 YEAR OLD ART GALLERY, 

2547
01:19:24,559 --> 01:19:26,895
SMALL BUSINESS IN COUNCIL 

2548
01:19:26,895 --> 01:19:29,297
DISTRICT ONE PIONEER SQUARE. I 

2549
01:19:29,297 --> 01:19:31,399
WANT TO THANK CHAIR STRAUSS FOR 

2550
01:19:31,399 --> 01:19:31,967
INCLUDING CRITICAL CULTURAL 

2551
01:19:31,967 --> 01:19:34,469
FUNDING AND IS BALANCING PACKAGE

2552
01:19:34,469 --> 01:19:34,936
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT 

2553
01:19:34,936 --> 01:19:35,971
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR BEING SUCH A 

2554
01:19:35,971 --> 01:19:37,773
STRONG CHAMPION FOR ARTS AND 

2555
01:19:37,773 --> 01:19:40,208
CULTURE. THANK YOU ALSO TO 

2556
01:19:40,208 --> 01:19:41,843
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR HER 

2557
01:19:41,843 --> 01:19:43,545
AMENDMENT SUPPORTING THE ARTS 

2558
01:19:43,545 --> 01:19:44,146
SECTOR AND TO THE SPONSORS OF 

2559
01:19:44,146 --> 01:19:46,381
THESE AMENDMENTS. TODAY'S 

2560
01:19:46,381 --> 01:19:48,083
INVESTMENT IN ARTS AND CULTURE 

2561
01:19:48,083 --> 01:19:50,252
IS ALSO AN INVESTMENT IN 

2562
01:19:50,252 --> 01:19:52,954
SEATTLE'S ECONOMY, CULTURAL 

2563
01:19:52,954 --> 01:19:53,455
ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTS 

2564
01:19:53,455 --> 01:19:55,423
ACTIVATIONS HAVE A POSITIVE 

2565
01:19:55,423 --> 01:19:57,125
RIPPLE EFFECT THROUGHOUT 

2566
01:19:57,125 --> 01:19:58,293
SEATTLE'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY, 

2567
01:19:58,293 --> 01:20:01,129
ATTRACTING THE KIND OF STREET 

2568
01:20:01,129 --> 01:20:01,696
LEVEL ACTIVITY AND CULTURAL 

2569
01:20:01,696 --> 01:20:04,132
TOURISM THAT SUSTAINS GALLERIES,

2570
01:20:04,132 --> 01:20:05,400
RESTAURANTS, SHOPS AND OTHER 

2571
01:20:05,400 --> 01:20:07,469
SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE MINE. 

2572
01:20:07,469 --> 01:20:09,437
SPORTS RELATED TOURISM IS NOT 

2573
01:20:09,437 --> 01:20:11,473
ALWAYS A BENEFIT FOR US. 

2574
01:20:11,473 --> 01:20:14,843
CULTURAL PROGRAMING IS BY 

2575
01:20:14,843 --> 01:20:15,277
SUPPORTING CULTURAL 

2576
01:20:15,277 --> 01:20:16,645
ORGANIZATIONS. TODAY, YOU'RE 

2577
01:20:16,645 --> 01:20:18,280
INVESTING IN THE ECONOMIC HEALTH

2578
01:20:18,280 --> 01:20:19,915
OF THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY 

2579
01:20:19,915 --> 01:20:21,483
AND MORE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 

2580
01:20:21,483 --> 01:20:22,951
LEADERSHIP AND VISION ON THIS. 

2581
01:20:22,951 --> 01:20:25,287
THANK YOU. 

2582
01:20:25,287 --> 01:20:26,855
-- THANK YOU LAUREN. UP NEXT IS 

2583
01:20:26,855 --> 01:20:29,791
BETH SILVA, JASMINE SCOTT AND 

2584
01:20:29,791 --> 01:20:30,425
CELESTINE BARRY SMITH. BETH, I 

2585
01:20:30,425 --> 01:20:35,897
SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

2586
01:20:35,897 --> 01:20:37,933
UNMUTE. WELCOME 

2587
01:20:37,933 --> 01:20:38,166
-- HI. 

2588
01:20:38,166 --> 01:20:39,568
-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. 

2589
01:20:39,568 --> 01:20:41,102
THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS. I'M 

2590
01:20:41,102 --> 01:20:44,873
BETH SILVA D COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

2591
01:20:44,873 --> 01:20:46,374
AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE 

2592
01:20:46,374 --> 01:20:48,276
CHAPTER OF WOMEN IN SPORTS AND 

2593
01:20:48,276 --> 01:20:49,911
EVENTS. SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF 16

2594
01:20:49,911 --> 01:20:54,216
AYE, AN INCREASE OF 200,000 FOR 

2595
01:20:54,216 --> 01:20:54,850
SPORTS EVENT PROMOTION. I MOVED 

2596
01:20:54,850 --> 01:20:58,086
HERE IN 2001 WITH AN MBA IN 

2597
01:20:58,086 --> 01:20:58,687
SPORTS BUSINESS FROM ARIZONA 

2598
01:20:58,687 --> 01:20:59,754
STATE, WHERE I STUDIED AND 

2599
01:20:59,754 --> 01:21:01,723
WITNESSED THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF 

2600
01:21:01,723 --> 01:21:03,325
ATTRACTING LARGE EVENTS TO A 

2601
01:21:03,325 --> 01:21:05,660
REGION. I IMMEDIATELY 

2602
01:21:05,660 --> 01:21:06,228
VOLUNTEERED FOR THE SEATTLE 

2603
01:21:06,228 --> 01:21:08,196
SPORTS COMMISSION'S SEATTLE 

2604
01:21:08,196 --> 01:21:09,531
BOWL, FILLING OUR HOTELS AND 

2605
01:21:09,531 --> 01:21:10,732
RESTAURANTS WITH COLLEGE 

2606
01:21:10,732 --> 01:21:12,500
FOOTBALL FANS IN DECEMBER. IN 

2607
01:21:12,500 --> 01:21:15,403
THE EARLY 2000. MORE RECENTLY, 

2608
01:21:15,403 --> 01:21:15,904
THROUGH PUBLIC PRIVATE 

2609
01:21:15,904 --> 01:21:17,772
PARTNERSHIPS, WE'VE HOSTED MLB 

2610
01:21:17,772 --> 01:21:19,975
ALL STAR GAME, NHL WINTER 

2611
01:21:19,975 --> 01:21:21,309
CLASSIC, COUNTLESS NCAA EVENTS, 

2612
01:21:21,309 --> 01:21:23,378
AND OF COURSE, THIS SUMMER'S 

2613
01:21:23,378 --> 01:21:27,582
FIFA MEN'S WORLD CUP. WITH ITS 

2614
01:21:27,582 --> 01:21:28,817
NEARLY $900 MILLION IMPACT ON 

2615
01:21:28,817 --> 01:21:31,253
OUR REGION, BUSINESSES LARGE AND

2616
01:21:31,253 --> 01:21:32,854
SMALL BENEFIT FROM THE NEW 

2617
01:21:32,854 --> 01:21:33,955
SPENDING THAT ENTERS OUR REGION.

2618
01:21:33,955 --> 01:21:38,126
FROM HOSTING THESE LARGE EVENTS,

2619
01:21:38,126 --> 01:21:38,660
OUR NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY 

2620
01:21:38,660 --> 01:21:40,762
ORGANIZATIONS, AND OUR YOUTH 

2621
01:21:40,762 --> 01:21:42,631
BENEFIT FROM THE LEGACY PROJECTS

2622
01:21:42,631 --> 01:21:44,065
THAT THESE LARGE EVENTS LEAVE 

2623
01:21:44,065 --> 01:21:46,368
BEHIND AND OUR CITY'S RESIDENTS

2624
01:21:46,368 --> 01:21:49,271
BASK IN THE REFLECTIVE GLOW OF 

2625
01:21:49,271 --> 01:21:51,406
CIVIC PRIDE. WHEN WE COME 

2626
01:21:51,406 --> 01:21:53,275
TOGETHER TO SHOWCASE SEATTLE ON 

2627
01:21:53,275 --> 01:21:55,343
THE NATIONAL AND GLOBAL SCALE. 

2628
01:21:55,343 --> 01:21:56,811
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, 

2629
01:21:56,811 --> 01:21:59,047
FOR THE. AS THE ORIGINAL SPONSOR

2630
01:21:59,047 --> 01:22:00,715
AND COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH

2631
01:22:00,715 --> 01:22:02,417
RIVERA, KETTLE AND FOSTER FOR 

2632
01:22:02,417 --> 01:22:04,552
SIGNING ON TO SPONSOR THIS 

2633
01:22:04,552 --> 01:22:06,888
IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN OUR 

2634
01:22:06,888 --> 01:22:08,723
COMMUNITIES. HEALTHY FUTURE. 

2635
01:22:08,723 --> 01:22:09,024
THANK YOU. 

2636
01:22:09,024 --> 01:22:09,824
-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE 

2637
01:22:09,824 --> 01:22:11,426
JASMINE SCOTT, FOLLOWED BY 

2638
01:22:11,426 --> 01:22:13,261
CELESTINE BERRY SMITH AND THEN 

2639
01:22:13,261 --> 01:22:17,699
STACEY BASS WALTON. JASMINE, 

2640
01:22:17,699 --> 01:22:22,370
WELCOME. 

2641
01:22:22,370 --> 01:22:24,873
-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY

2642
01:22:24,873 --> 01:22:26,441
NAME IS JASMINE SCOTT AND I AM 

2643
01:22:26,441 --> 01:22:27,442
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ART 

2644
01:22:27,442 --> 01:22:28,643
NOIR, WHICH IS A BLACK ARTS AND 

2645
01:22:28,643 --> 01:22:31,780
CULTURAL ORGANIZATION ROOTED IN 

2646
01:22:31,780 --> 01:22:32,380
SEATTLE'S HISTORIC CENTRAL 

2647
01:22:32,380 --> 01:22:35,050
DISTRICT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK 

2648
01:22:35,050 --> 01:22:35,517
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOY 

2649
01:22:35,517 --> 01:22:38,019
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR INCLUDING 

2650
01:22:38,019 --> 01:22:40,355
$50,000 FOR OUR COMMUNITY 

2651
01:22:40,355 --> 01:22:42,190
FEEDING PROGRAM IN HER 2027 

2652
01:22:42,190 --> 01:22:43,925
BUDGET PRIORITIES AND TO BUDGET 

2653
01:22:43,925 --> 01:22:44,459
CHAIR DAN STRAUSS AND THE 

2654
01:22:44,459 --> 01:22:46,828
COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 

2655
01:22:46,828 --> 01:22:48,330
AT ART NOIR, WE BELIEVE 

2656
01:22:48,330 --> 01:22:49,397
COMMUNITY CARE IS AN EXTENSION 

2657
01:22:49,397 --> 01:22:50,398
OF OUR CULTURAL WORK, AND BY 

2658
01:22:50,398 --> 01:22:52,500
THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6th, ART 

2659
01:22:52,500 --> 01:22:56,304
NOIR WILL HAVE SERVED 777 FREE 

2660
01:22:56,304 --> 01:22:59,441
MEALS TO OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 

2661
01:22:59,441 --> 01:23:00,675
JUNE. THAT'S 577 BREAKFASTS 

2662
01:23:00,675 --> 01:23:02,410
SERVED OVER THE SUMMER, 

2663
01:23:02,410 --> 01:23:04,312
OPERATING THREE DAYS A WEEK AND 

2664
01:23:04,312 --> 01:23:06,114
ANOTHER 200 MEALS THROUGH OUR 

2665
01:23:06,114 --> 01:23:08,350
FIRST FRIDAY COMMUNITY MEAL 

2666
01:23:08,350 --> 01:23:09,918
PROGRAM IN JANUARY OF 2027, WE 

2667
01:23:09,918 --> 01:23:11,920
PLAN TO RESUME OUR FREE 

2668
01:23:11,920 --> 01:23:13,588
BREAKFAST PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP

2669
01:23:13,588 --> 01:23:15,557
WITH LANGSTON, SERVING CENTRAL 

2670
01:23:15,557 --> 01:23:16,191
DISTRICT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES 

2671
01:23:16,191 --> 01:23:18,560
FOR THREE DAYS A WEEK, WITH 

2672
01:23:18,560 --> 01:23:19,728
PLANS TO EXPAND TO FIVE DAYS A 

2673
01:23:19,728 --> 01:23:23,898
WEEK FOR THE 2728 SCHOOL YEAR. 

2674
01:23:23,898 --> 01:23:24,566
WE'LL ALSO CONTINUE PROVIDING 

2675
01:23:24,566 --> 01:23:26,067
MEALS DURING COMMUNITY EVENTS AT

2676
01:23:26,067 --> 01:23:29,704
ART NOIR AND MIDTOWN SQUARE, AND

2677
01:23:29,704 --> 01:23:30,338
THROUGH OTHER PARTNERSHIPS WITH 

2678
01:23:30,338 --> 01:23:33,041
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. THIS

2679
01:23:33,041 --> 01:23:34,509
WORK IS MORE THAN ABOUT MORE 

2680
01:23:34,509 --> 01:23:36,044
THAN JUST ABOUT FOOD. IT'S ABOUT

2681
01:23:36,044 --> 01:23:37,412
NOURISHMENT, CONNECTION, AND 

2682
01:23:37,412 --> 01:23:38,980
ENSURING OUR NEIGHBORS FEEL 

2683
01:23:38,980 --> 01:23:39,914
SEEN, SUPPORTED AND CARED FOR. 

2684
01:23:39,914 --> 01:23:42,050
AND SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE 

2685
01:23:42,050 --> 01:23:44,686
COUNCIL TO RETAIN THE FULL 

2686
01:23:44,686 --> 01:23:46,721
$50,000 ALLOCATION IN THE FINAL 

2687
01:23:46,721 --> 01:23:48,189
2027 BUDGET. THANK YOU ALL SO 

2688
01:23:48,189 --> 01:23:49,791
MUCH. 

2689
01:23:49,791 --> 01:23:51,393
-- THANK YOU. JASMINE. UP NEXT 

2690
01:23:51,393 --> 01:23:53,094
IS CELESTINE BERRY SMITH, 

2691
01:23:53,094 --> 01:23:55,263
FOLLOWED BY STACEY BASS, WALDEN,

2692
01:23:55,263 --> 01:23:58,233
THEN BETH HERITAGE. WELCOME, 

2693
01:23:58,233 --> 01:23:58,533
CELESTINE. 

2694
01:23:58,533 --> 01:24:01,770
-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. 

2695
01:24:01,770 --> 01:24:02,337
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 

2696
01:24:02,337 --> 01:24:03,738
CELESTINE BARRY SMITH AND I 

2697
01:24:03,738 --> 01:24:05,673
MANAGE THE TENANT SERVICES 

2698
01:24:05,673 --> 01:24:07,008
PROGRAM AT SOLID GROUND, WHICH 

2699
01:24:07,008 --> 01:24:10,011
IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH

2700
01:24:10,011 --> 01:24:11,813
50 PLUS YEARS OF LEGACY OF 

2701
01:24:11,813 --> 01:24:13,915
SERVING COMMUNITIES ACROSS KING 

2702
01:24:13,915 --> 01:24:16,785
COUNTY. I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE 

2703
01:24:16,785 --> 01:24:17,485
YOU TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT, 

2704
01:24:17,485 --> 01:24:20,388
ADDING $500,000 FOR TENANT 

2705
01:24:20,388 --> 01:24:22,223
SERVICES TO THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED

2706
01:24:22,223 --> 01:24:23,658
BUDGET. BECAUSE THE IMPACT OF 

2707
01:24:23,658 --> 01:24:26,194
THIS PROGRAM HAS A PROFOUND 

2708
01:24:26,194 --> 01:24:27,462
RAMIFICATION TO THE RENTERS OF 

2709
01:24:27,462 --> 01:24:30,498
SEATTLE AND BEYOND. EVERY YEAR, 

2710
01:24:30,498 --> 01:24:32,801
SOLID GROUND HELPS MORE THAN 400

2711
01:24:32,801 --> 01:24:34,869
SEATTLE RENTERS STAY HOUSED 

2712
01:24:34,869 --> 01:24:37,038
BECAUSE WE PROVIDE TENANCY 

2713
01:24:37,038 --> 01:24:39,441
RELATED EDUCATION, COUNSELING, 

2714
01:24:39,441 --> 01:24:40,008
RESOURCES AND REFERRALS, WE 

2715
01:24:40,008 --> 01:24:42,010
SUPPORT PEOPLE FACING EVICTION, 

2716
01:24:42,010 --> 01:24:44,779
UNSAFE HOUSING CONDITIONS, 

2717
01:24:44,779 --> 01:24:46,247
DISCRIMINATION, INTIMIDATION AND

2718
01:24:46,247 --> 01:24:48,049
OTHER LANDLORD TENANT ISSUES. WE

2719
01:24:48,049 --> 01:24:50,552
RECEIVE NUMEROUS INQUIRIES EVERY

2720
01:24:50,552 --> 01:24:53,054
WEEK, OFTEN VERY CRITICAL ONES 

2721
01:24:53,054 --> 01:24:55,356
THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE TENANT 

2722
01:24:55,356 --> 01:24:55,890
COUNSELING AND STRATEGIC 

2723
01:24:55,890 --> 01:24:57,025
PLANNING SO THAT TENANTS CAN 

2724
01:24:57,025 --> 01:25:02,330
STAY HOUSED SAFELY. WE REGULARLY

2725
01:25:02,330 --> 01:25:03,264
RECEIVE POSITIVE AND INSPIRING 

2726
01:25:03,264 --> 01:25:04,899
FEEDBACK AND KUDOS FROM TENANTS 

2727
01:25:04,899 --> 01:25:06,601
THAT WE SERVE, SO WE KNOW THE 

2728
01:25:06,601 --> 01:25:08,136
DEEP NEGATIVE IMPACT THE 

2729
01:25:08,136 --> 01:25:09,904
COMMUNITY WILL FACE IF THIS 

2730
01:25:09,904 --> 01:25:11,639
SERVICE IS SUBJECT TO BUDGET 

2731
01:25:11,639 --> 01:25:13,374
CUTS. THEREFORE, IN SOLIDARITY 

2732
01:25:13,374 --> 01:25:14,776
WITH THE OTHER TENANT SERVICES 

2733
01:25:14,776 --> 01:25:17,846
PROGRAMS IN THE CITY, I URGE THE

2734
01:25:17,846 --> 01:25:18,746
COUNCIL AGAIN TO SUPPORT THE 

2735
01:25:18,746 --> 01:25:21,015
AMENDMENT BY ADDING AT LEAST 

2736
01:25:21,015 --> 01:25:22,817
$500,000 FOR TENANT SERVICES IN 

2737
01:25:22,817 --> 01:25:25,220
THE BUDGET. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

2738
01:25:25,220 --> 01:25:27,088
-- THANK YOU. CELESTINE. UP NEXT

2739
01:25:27,088 --> 01:25:28,556
IS STACEY BASS WALDEN, FOLLOWED 

2740
01:25:28,556 --> 01:25:32,494
BY BETH HERITAGE AND THEN ELLEN 

2741
01:25:32,494 --> 01:25:35,363
WENDY SYKES. STACEY, I'VE GOT 

2742
01:25:35,363 --> 01:25:40,268
YOU HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. 

2743
01:25:40,268 --> 01:25:44,806
WELCOME. I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE 

2744
01:25:44,806 --> 01:25:46,541
-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, 

2745
01:25:46,541 --> 01:25:48,243
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO SAY

2746
01:25:48,243 --> 01:25:49,777
THANK YOU TO ROB SAKA AND 

2747
01:25:49,777 --> 01:25:52,647
SPONSOR MICHAEL TAYLOR JUDD FOR 

2748
01:25:52,647 --> 01:25:55,016
INCLUDING THE ALKI NEIGHBORHOOD,

2749
01:25:55,016 --> 01:25:57,752
WHICH I'VE LIVED IN FOR OVER 

2750
01:25:57,752 --> 01:26:02,790
THREE DECADES. I WANT TO THANK 

2751
01:26:02,790 --> 01:26:04,926
YOU FIRST FOR ADDING THE CURRENT

2752
01:26:04,926 --> 01:26:06,327
LIGHTING THAT'S UP AND DOWN. 

2753
01:26:06,327 --> 01:26:08,029
ALKI AVENUE. WE. WE DESPERATELY 

2754
01:26:08,029 --> 01:26:09,697
NEEDED SOME EXTRA ACCENT 

2755
01:26:09,697 --> 01:26:12,000
LIGHTING, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE 

2756
01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:17,105
TO IMPLORE YOU TO NOT LEAVE OUT 

2757
01:26:17,105 --> 01:26:19,807
THE REQUEST FOR THE TRAFFIC 

2758
01:26:19,807 --> 01:26:23,578
CAMERAS. SPECIFICALLY ON ALKI 

2759
01:26:23,578 --> 01:26:25,914
AVENUE. I WOULD REQUEST THAT 

2760
01:26:25,914 --> 01:26:28,883
THESE CAMERAS BE PLACED ON THE 

2761
01:26:28,883 --> 01:26:32,153
BUSINESS SIDE FACING THE STREET,

2762
01:26:32,153 --> 01:26:33,988
SO THAT WE CAN CAPTURE BOTH EAST

2763
01:26:33,988 --> 01:26:36,291
AND WEST CARS THAT DO THEIR 

2764
01:26:36,291 --> 01:26:37,792
LOVELY SPEEDING THAT THEY LOVE 

2765
01:26:37,792 --> 01:26:41,396
TO DO EVERY YEAR. IT DOESN'T 

2766
01:26:41,396 --> 01:26:42,397
MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY IT IS, 

2767
01:26:42,397 --> 01:26:44,432
BUT SPECIFICALLY THE SUMMERTIME.

2768
01:26:44,432 --> 01:26:45,300
THEY'D LOVE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME

2769
01:26:45,300 --> 01:26:48,803
DOWN HERE. WE KNOW THAT THAT 

2770
01:26:48,803 --> 01:26:51,239
DOES NOT STOP THEM, BUT THAT 

2771
01:26:51,239 --> 01:26:52,740
WOULD CAPTURE SOME LICENSES AND 

2772
01:26:52,740 --> 01:26:53,508
MAYBE MAKE IT NOT A GOOD TIME 

2773
01:26:53,508 --> 01:26:56,211
FOR THEM TO COME DOWN HERE AND 

2774
01:26:56,211 --> 01:26:58,179
HAVE THEIR LITTLE INDY CAR 

2775
01:26:58,179 --> 01:26:59,914
RACING DOWN HERE. IT WOULD ALSO 

2776
01:26:59,914 --> 01:27:01,182
HELP US KEEP OUR STREETS SAFE. 

2777
01:27:01,182 --> 01:27:03,818
WE HAVE A LOT OF NIGHTTIME 

2778
01:27:03,818 --> 01:27:05,186
ELDERLY FOLKS THAT LIKE TO TAKE 

2779
01:27:05,186 --> 01:27:07,488
THEIR DOGS OUT WALKING. WHEN 

2780
01:27:07,488 --> 01:27:08,856
THOSE CARS LIKE TO COME DOWN, 

2781
01:27:08,856 --> 01:27:11,292
HAVE A GOOD TIME SPEEDING, I 

2782
01:27:11,292 --> 01:27:15,263
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE 

2783
01:27:15,263 --> 01:27:17,665
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR INCLUDING THE

2784
01:27:17,665 --> 01:27:19,834
POSSIBILITY OF OPENING UP THE 

2785
01:27:19,834 --> 01:27:22,303
ALKI COMMUNITY CENTER BACK TO 

2786
01:27:22,303 --> 01:27:22,503
THE. 

2787
01:27:22,503 --> 01:27:25,740
-- AND THANK YOU, STACY. UP NEXT

2788
01:27:25,740 --> 01:27:27,709
IS BETH HERITAGE, FOLLOWED BY 

2789
01:27:27,709 --> 01:27:30,311
ELLEN WENDY'S. AND THEN SHAIMA 

2790
01:27:30,311 --> 01:27:34,749
RASULI. BETH, I SEE YOU'RE HERE.

2791
01:27:34,749 --> 01:27:38,219
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. WELCOME. 

2792
01:27:38,219 --> 01:27:39,520
-- HI. MY NAME IS. 

2793
01:27:39,520 --> 01:27:41,022
-- THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BETH 

2794
01:27:41,022 --> 01:27:43,057
HERITAGE AND I'M A RESIDENT OF 

2795
01:27:43,057 --> 01:27:47,061
D1, AND I'M CALLING TO VOICE MY

2796
01:27:47,061 --> 01:27:47,695
SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 

2797
01:27:47,695 --> 01:27:50,665
PROPOSED AMENDMENT, INCLUDING 

2798
01:27:50,665 --> 01:27:52,667
$750,000 SUPPORTING SENIOR 

2799
01:27:52,667 --> 01:27:55,069
CENTERS. THE RESULTS OF THE 

2800
01:27:55,069 --> 01:27:55,703
MIDTERM ELECTIONS GAVE ME HOPE 

2801
01:27:55,703 --> 01:27:56,704
THAT OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL

2802
01:27:56,704 --> 01:27:59,340
START TO COURSE CORRECT TOWARDS 

2803
01:27:59,340 --> 01:28:01,376
A MORE HUMANE AND SUPPORTIVE 

2804
01:28:01,376 --> 01:28:04,712
TREATMENT OF ALL OF US. BUT 

2805
01:28:04,712 --> 01:28:06,547
IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME FOR 

2806
01:28:06,547 --> 01:28:08,082
THOSE CORRECTIONS TO HAPPEN AND 

2807
01:28:08,082 --> 01:28:09,717
FOR US TO FEEL THEIR EFFECTS ON 

2808
01:28:09,717 --> 01:28:11,653
THE LOCAL LEVEL. THAT IS WHY THE

2809
01:28:11,653 --> 01:28:14,722
CITY OF SEATTLE'S BUDGET ACTIONS

2810
01:28:14,722 --> 01:28:17,091
NOW ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT. 

2811
01:28:17,091 --> 01:28:19,761
PLEASE PASS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 

2812
01:28:19,761 --> 01:28:20,928
AMENDMENT AND INCLUDE THIS 

2813
01:28:20,928 --> 01:28:22,330
FUNDING IN THE BALANCING 

2814
01:28:22,330 --> 01:28:24,465
PACKAGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 

2815
01:28:24,465 --> 01:28:24,666
TIME. 

2816
01:28:24,666 --> 01:28:27,368
-- THANK YOU. BETH. UP NEXT IS 

2817
01:28:27,368 --> 01:28:28,936
ELLEN WINDS SHAIMA RASULI. AND 

2818
01:28:28,936 --> 01:28:39,414
THEN DEBORA BROSS. WE'RE 

2819
01:28:39,781 --> 01:28:41,482
PROMOTING YOU. ELLEN IS NOT 

2820
01:28:41,482 --> 01:28:42,950
PRESENT ANY LONGER. WE WILL GO 

2821
01:28:42,950 --> 01:28:44,986
ON TO SHAIMA RASULI. DEBORA 

2822
01:28:44,986 --> 01:28:54,762
BROSS AND THEN MEREDITH RAWLS. 

2823
01:28:54,762 --> 01:29:00,134
SHAME. I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR 

2824
01:29:00,134 --> 01:29:04,405
SIX TO UNMUTE. SHAIMAA RASULI. 

2825
01:29:04,405 --> 01:29:05,606
WE HAVE YOU PRESENT. IF YOU 

2826
01:29:05,606 --> 01:29:10,778
COULD PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 

2827
01:29:10,778 --> 01:29:13,915
WHY DON'T WE LEAVE? SHAIMA 

2828
01:29:13,915 --> 01:29:18,920
PROMOTED. WE'LL MOVE ON TO 

2829
01:29:18,920 --> 01:29:19,987
DEBORA BROSS NEXT. DEBORA, WE'VE

2830
01:29:19,987 --> 01:29:21,055
GOT YOU HERE AND YOU'RE OFF 

2831
01:29:21,055 --> 01:29:24,125
MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY. 

2832
01:29:24,125 --> 01:29:25,159
-- HI, THIS IS. 

2833
01:29:25,159 --> 01:29:26,294
-- DEBORA BROSE. 

2834
01:29:26,294 --> 01:29:27,995
-- I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

2835
01:29:27,995 --> 01:29:29,330
OF THE GEORGETOWN BUSINESS 

2836
01:29:29,330 --> 01:29:31,099
ASSOCIATION, CALLING IN SUPPORT 

2837
01:29:31,099 --> 01:29:31,632
OF THE GEORGETOWN FARMERS 

2838
01:29:31,632 --> 01:29:34,869
MARKET. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK

2839
01:29:34,869 --> 01:29:37,839
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 

2840
01:29:37,839 --> 01:29:41,075
SAKA. LIN HOLLINGSWORTH JUAREZ 

2841
01:29:41,075 --> 01:29:41,676
RINCK. AND BUDGET CHAIRPERSON 

2842
01:29:41,676 --> 01:29:43,411
STRAUSS FOR INCLUDING THIS 

2843
01:29:43,411 --> 01:29:44,946
IMPORTANT FUNDING IN THE BUDGET 

2844
01:29:44,946 --> 01:29:46,047
PACKAGE. AS YOU KNOW, WE LACK 

2845
01:29:46,047 --> 01:29:48,382
MANY SERVICES IN GEORGETOWN, 

2846
01:29:48,382 --> 01:29:49,550
INCLUDING A GROCERY STORE, AND 

2847
01:29:49,550 --> 01:29:50,918
THIS AMENDMENT WILL ENSURE THE 

2848
01:29:50,918 --> 01:29:52,854
SUCCESS OF OUR 2027 MARKET AND 

2849
01:29:52,854 --> 01:29:54,889
HELP CONTINUE IMPORTANT STEPS TO

2850
01:29:54,889 --> 01:29:56,624
FOOD SUSTAINABILITY IN THE 

2851
01:29:56,624 --> 01:29:58,092
NEIGHBORHOOD AND HELP US 

2852
01:29:58,092 --> 01:29:59,894
CONTINUE TO CREATE A SYSTEM OF 

2853
01:29:59,894 --> 01:30:01,596
COMMUNITY WEALTH. HERE. WE'RE 

2854
01:30:01,596 --> 01:30:02,864
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING IT 

2855
01:30:02,864 --> 01:30:03,831
REMAIN IN THE FINAL BUDGET, AND 

2856
01:30:03,831 --> 01:30:04,866
I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO COME 

2857
01:30:04,866 --> 01:30:07,735
DOWN AND SEE US IN GEORGETOWN. 

2858
01:30:07,735 --> 01:30:09,203
THANK YOU. 

2859
01:30:09,203 --> 01:30:10,204
-- THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR 

2860
01:30:10,204 --> 01:30:11,706
OUR CITY. THAT'S WONDERFUL. I'LL

2861
01:30:11,706 --> 01:30:14,242
TAKE YOU UP ON THAT OFFER. 

2862
01:30:14,242 --> 01:30:16,744
MEREDITH RAWLS, YOU'RE UP NEXT.

2863
01:30:16,744 --> 01:30:17,845
UNLESS SHAIMA RASOULI. WE'RE 

2864
01:30:17,845 --> 01:30:22,250
GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE TOUCH

2865
01:30:22,250 --> 01:30:23,851
POINT. SHAME IS NOT UNMUTING. 

2866
01:30:23,851 --> 01:30:25,219
SO, MEREDITH, YOU ARE ALSO 

2867
01:30:25,219 --> 01:30:26,521
PROMOTED, AND YOU'RE OFF. 

2868
01:30:26,521 --> 01:30:27,588
-- HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? 

2869
01:30:27,588 --> 01:30:28,723
-- YES, WE CAN TAKE IT AWAY. 

2870
01:30:28,723 --> 01:30:29,390
WELCOME. 

2871
01:30:29,390 --> 01:30:31,192
-- GREAT. CAN YOU HEAR ME 

2872
01:30:31,192 --> 01:30:32,894
WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS

2873
01:30:32,894 --> 01:30:33,895
MEREDITH RAWLS, AND I'M A 

2874
01:30:33,895 --> 01:30:35,163
BALLARD HOMEOWNER WHO'S LIVED IN

2875
01:30:35,163 --> 01:30:37,632
SEATTLE FOR OVER TEN YEARS. AND 

2876
01:30:37,632 --> 01:30:38,699
I'M CALLING IN TODAY TO URGE 

2877
01:30:38,699 --> 01:30:40,635
THE COUNCIL TO MAINTAIN FULL 

2878
01:30:40,635 --> 01:30:42,303
FUNDING FOR SAFE ROUTES TO 

2879
01:30:42,303 --> 01:30:44,472
SCHOOL PROGRAM. I STARTED A NEW 

2880
01:30:44,472 --> 01:30:46,073
PTO TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IN 

2881
01:30:46,073 --> 01:30:47,141
2024 AT MY CHILD'S SCHOOL, WHEN

2882
01:30:47,141 --> 01:30:48,109
IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE 

2883
01:30:48,109 --> 01:30:49,277
DISTRICT, THE PRINCIPAL AND THE 

2884
01:30:49,277 --> 01:30:50,711
CITY DID NOT HAVE A 

2885
01:30:50,711 --> 01:30:51,712
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO KEEP KIDS 

2886
01:30:51,712 --> 01:30:53,247
SAFE WHEN THEY WALK OR BIKE TO 

2887
01:30:53,247 --> 01:30:54,415
AND FROM SCHOOL. OUR COMMITTEE 

2888
01:30:54,415 --> 01:30:55,950
HAS BEEN ABLE TO PARTNER WITH 

2889
01:30:55,950 --> 01:30:57,585
SDOT TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS, 

2890
01:30:57,585 --> 01:30:59,020
INCLUDING LOADING ZONES. ALWAYS 

2891
01:30:59,020 --> 01:31:00,655
STOPS MARKED CROSSWALKS, A 

2892
01:31:00,655 --> 01:31:02,490
SCHOOL STREET AND MORE. THE 

2893
01:31:02,490 --> 01:31:03,024
CURRENT BUDGET INCLUDES A 

2894
01:31:03,024 --> 01:31:04,358
PROPOSAL FOR OVER $1 MILLION IN 

2895
01:31:04,358 --> 01:31:05,760
CUTS TO THE SAFE ROUTES TO 

2896
01:31:05,760 --> 01:31:06,928
SCHOOL PROGRAM, BUT AT THE SAME 

2897
01:31:06,928 --> 01:31:08,496
TIME, IT'S EXPECTING THERE WILL

2898
01:31:08,496 --> 01:31:10,298
BE INCREASED REVENUE FROM 

2899
01:31:10,298 --> 01:31:10,865
AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT 

2900
01:31:10,865 --> 01:31:11,199
CAMERAS NEAR 

2901
01:31:11,199 --> 01:31:11,532
-- [LAUGHTER] 

2902
01:31:11,532 --> 01:31:11,833
-- SCHOOLS. 

2903
01:31:11,833 --> 01:31:12,166
-- [LAUGHTER] 

2904
01:31:12,166 --> 01:31:13,434
-- AND THIS DOESN'T ADD UP. THE

2905
01:31:13,434 --> 01:31:14,135
CITY COUNCIL PROMISED THAT 

2906
01:31:14,135 --> 01:31:15,736
REVENUE FROM SCHOOL ZONE SPEED 

2907
01:31:15,736 --> 01:31:17,872
CAMERAS WOULD BE INVESTED INTO 

2908
01:31:17,872 --> 01:31:18,673
PERMANENT INFRASTRUCTURE TO KEEP

2909
01:31:18,673 --> 01:31:20,708
KIDS SAFE, LIKE IMPROVED SCHOOL 

2910
01:31:20,708 --> 01:31:22,476
STREETS OR SPEED CUSHIONS, NOT 

2911
01:31:22,476 --> 01:31:23,377
TO BACKFILL OTHER SDOT BUDGET 

2912
01:31:23,377 --> 01:31:24,479
HOLES. SO IT'S ONE PART OF 

2913
01:31:24,479 --> 01:31:27,381
ADDRESSING THIS. I SUPPORT 

2914
01:31:27,381 --> 01:31:28,015
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS PROPOSED 

2915
01:31:28,015 --> 01:31:29,517
SFD 012 AYE THAT GUARANTEES 

2916
01:31:29,517 --> 01:31:30,852
FUNDING FOR SCHOOL SAFETY 

2917
01:31:30,852 --> 01:31:32,386
PROJECTS. BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO 

2918
01:31:32,386 --> 01:31:33,721
EMPHASIZE THAT AUTOMATED SPEED 

2919
01:31:33,721 --> 01:31:35,356
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS ARE AN 

2920
01:31:35,356 --> 01:31:37,124
IMPORTANT BUT TEMPORARY SOLUTION

2921
01:31:37,124 --> 01:31:38,359
FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY NEAR SCHOOLS.

2922
01:31:38,359 --> 01:31:39,460
ALL THE REVENUE THEY GENERATE 

2923
01:31:39,460 --> 01:31:41,362
MUST GO TOWARD LONG TERM 

2924
01:31:41,362 --> 01:31:41,796
SOLUTIONS, PHYSICAL 

2925
01:31:41,796 --> 01:31:42,396
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCREASES 

2926
01:31:42,396 --> 01:31:44,899
STREET SAFETY. SO WE DON'T NEED

2927
01:31:44,899 --> 01:31:45,466
AUTOMATED CAMERAS ANYMORE. 

2928
01:31:45,466 --> 01:31:46,501
PLEASE PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY OF 

2929
01:31:46,501 --> 01:31:47,835
FAMILIES ACROSS SEATTLE AND ALL 

2930
01:31:47,835 --> 01:31:49,570
ROAD USERS BY GUARANTEEING 

2931
01:31:49,570 --> 01:31:50,471
FUNDING FOR SAFE ROUTES TO 

2932
01:31:50,471 --> 01:31:52,373
SCHOOL AND TYING SCHOOL ZONE 

2933
01:31:52,373 --> 01:31:53,007
CAMERA REVENUE DIRECTLY TO IT. 

2934
01:31:53,007 --> 01:31:56,277
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 

2935
01:31:56,277 --> 01:31:58,379
-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS TERESA 

2936
01:31:58,379 --> 01:32:00,314
WILLIAMS, FOLLOWED BY REN 

2937
01:32:00,314 --> 01:32:06,554
WHEELER, AND THEN CARLA LOWE 

2938
01:32:06,554 --> 01:32:08,189
AFTER TERESA WILL CHECK BACK IN 

2939
01:32:08,189 --> 01:32:09,090
WITH SHAIMA AGAIN, TERESA, AND 

2940
01:32:09,090 --> 01:32:10,057
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE 

2941
01:32:10,057 --> 01:32:13,594
IT AWAY 

2942
01:32:13,594 --> 01:32:14,161
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

2943
01:32:14,161 --> 01:32:15,596
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 

2944
01:32:15,596 --> 01:32:17,865
TERESA WILLIAMS AND I AM THE 

2945
01:32:17,865 --> 01:32:18,432
SUPPORTIVE FAMILY PROGRAMS 

2946
01:32:18,432 --> 01:32:19,500
MANAGER AT FAMILY WORKS. I'M 

2947
01:32:19,500 --> 01:32:21,335
HERE IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER

2948
01:32:21,335 --> 01:32:23,204
RIVERA'S BUDGET AMENDMENT TO 

2949
01:32:23,204 --> 01:32:24,071
PROVIDE CAPITAL FUNDING FOR THE 

2950
01:32:24,071 --> 01:32:26,040
FAMILY WORK. SUN BREAK FAMILY 

2951
01:32:26,040 --> 01:32:27,074
RESOURCE CENTER. FAMILY WORKS 

2952
01:32:27,074 --> 01:32:29,210
HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND 

2953
01:32:29,210 --> 01:32:29,944
PRIVILEGE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN

2954
01:32:29,944 --> 01:32:30,912
NORTH SEATTLE FOR OVER 30 YEARS,

2955
01:32:30,912 --> 01:32:32,546
AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE 

2956
01:32:32,546 --> 01:32:33,781
OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN A FAMILY 

2957
01:32:33,781 --> 01:32:35,483
RESOURCE. THE GROUND FLOOR OF 

2958
01:32:35,483 --> 01:32:37,251
SUN BREAK ABOUT WHETHER HOUSING,

2959
01:32:37,251 --> 01:32:39,253
NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING TOWER IN 

2960
01:32:39,253 --> 01:32:39,887
THE U. DISTRICT, WHICH WILL 

2961
01:32:39,887 --> 01:32:41,822
BREAK GROUND NEXT YEAR. FAMILY 

2962
01:32:41,822 --> 01:32:43,457
RESOURCE CENTERS ARE TRUSTED 

2963
01:32:43,457 --> 01:32:44,859
NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES WHERE 

2964
01:32:44,859 --> 01:32:47,061
FAMILIES CAN FIND SUPPORT, BUILD

2965
01:32:47,061 --> 01:32:48,429
RELATIONSHIPS, ACCESS RESOURCES 

2966
01:32:48,429 --> 01:32:49,830
AND STRENGTHEN THEIR ABILITY TO 

2967
01:32:49,830 --> 01:32:51,499
THRIVE. THE FAMILY RESOURCE 

2968
01:32:51,499 --> 01:32:53,100
CENTER THAT WE ARE PLANNING TO 

2969
01:32:53,100 --> 01:32:54,902
OPEN WOULD PROVIDE RESOURCE 

2970
01:32:54,902 --> 01:32:56,904
NAVIGATION, PARENTING SUPPORT, 

2971
01:32:56,904 --> 01:32:57,471
FREE DIAPERS, CHILDREN'S 

2972
01:32:57,471 --> 01:32:59,473
CLOTHING, AND CONNECTION TO 

2973
01:32:59,473 --> 01:33:02,710
COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE KNOW 

2974
01:33:02,710 --> 01:33:03,344
THAT FAMILIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO

2975
01:33:03,344 --> 01:33:04,412
SEEK SUPPORT WHEN SERVICES ARE 

2976
01:33:04,412 --> 01:33:06,213
LOCATED, WHERE THEY ALREADY 

2977
01:33:06,213 --> 01:33:07,848
LIVE, WORK AND ARE GROWING THEIR

2978
01:33:07,848 --> 01:33:09,283
FAMILIES. FAMILY RESOURCE 

2979
01:33:09,283 --> 01:33:10,184
CENTERS ARE PROVEN TRACK RECORD 

2980
01:33:10,184 --> 01:33:11,953
OF HELPING FAMILIES BUILD 

2981
01:33:11,953 --> 01:33:14,188
STABILITY WHILE REDUCING 

2982
01:33:14,188 --> 01:33:14,689
RELIANCE ON MORE COSTLY 

2983
01:33:14,689 --> 01:33:16,324
INTERVENTIONS. BEYOND HAVING 

2984
01:33:16,324 --> 01:33:17,892
THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS MET. 

2985
01:33:17,892 --> 01:33:20,161
FAMILIES BUILD CONFIDENCE, 

2986
01:33:20,161 --> 01:33:20,728
DEEPEN PARENTING SKILLS AND 

2987
01:33:20,728 --> 01:33:22,563
DEVELOP LASTING RELATIONSHIPS 

2988
01:33:22,563 --> 01:33:25,399
WITH OTHER CAREGIVERS. RESEARCH 

2989
01:33:25,399 --> 01:33:26,200
CONSISTENTLY SHOWS THAT SOCIAL 

2990
01:33:26,200 --> 01:33:28,135
SUPPORT AND A SENSE OF BELONGING

2991
01:33:28,135 --> 01:33:29,804
ARE IMPORTANT PROTECTIVE FACTORS

2992
01:33:29,804 --> 01:33:31,973
FOR FAMILIES. AT A TIME WHEN 

2993
01:33:31,973 --> 01:33:32,506
MANY FAMILIES ARE FACING 

2994
01:33:32,506 --> 01:33:34,342
INCREASING ECONOMIC PRESSURE, 

2995
01:33:34,342 --> 01:33:36,310
THIS INVESTMENT WILL HELP ENSURE

2996
01:33:36,310 --> 01:33:37,845
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS PAIRED 

2997
01:33:37,845 --> 01:33:39,113
WITH SUPPORT. FAMILIES NEED TO 

2998
01:33:39,113 --> 01:33:40,748
NOT ONLY SURVIVE, BUT TO THRIVE.

2999
01:33:40,748 --> 01:33:42,683
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS 

3000
01:33:42,683 --> 01:33:44,318
PROPOSAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 

3001
01:33:44,318 --> 01:33:44,518
TIME. 

3002
01:33:44,518 --> 01:33:47,755
-- THANK YOU TERESA. UP NEXT IS 

3003
01:33:47,755 --> 01:33:49,390
REN WHEELER, FOLLOWED BY CARLA 

3004
01:33:49,390 --> 01:33:50,992
LOWE AND THEN MIKE BIGELOW. REN,

3005
01:33:50,992 --> 01:33:55,730
I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

3006
01:33:55,730 --> 01:33:58,032
UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. 

3007
01:33:58,032 --> 01:34:00,134
-- THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CHAIR 

3008
01:34:00,134 --> 01:34:01,836
STRAUSS. AND HELLO, 

3009
01:34:01,836 --> 01:34:03,004
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS ERIN 

3010
01:34:03,004 --> 01:34:04,705
WHEELER. I SHE HER PRONOUNS. 

3011
01:34:04,705 --> 01:34:06,407
I'M A MEMBER OF THE SED 

3012
01:34:06,407 --> 01:34:07,675
VISITING GROUP AND THE STAFF 

3013
01:34:07,675 --> 01:34:09,443
PERSON AT THE WING LUKE MUSEUM, 

3014
01:34:09,443 --> 01:34:11,779
THE SED VISITING ADVISORY GROUP 

3015
01:34:11,779 --> 01:34:14,181
WAS FORMED IN 2017 AFTER 

3016
01:34:14,181 --> 01:34:15,649
NUMEROUS FAILED ENGAGEMENT 

3017
01:34:15,649 --> 01:34:17,518
EFFORTS BY THE CITY. THE GROUP 

3018
01:34:17,518 --> 01:34:19,820
IS COMPRISED OF NONPROFITS, 

3019
01:34:19,820 --> 01:34:21,756
FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS, MUTUAL AID 

3020
01:34:21,756 --> 01:34:24,859
GROUPS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS 

3021
01:34:24,859 --> 01:34:25,860
AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. I AM 

3022
01:34:25,860 --> 01:34:27,561
SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THIS 

3023
01:34:27,561 --> 01:34:28,796
GROUP. NOT EVERYONE AGREES ON 

3024
01:34:28,796 --> 01:34:31,932
EVERYTHING, BUT EVERYONE 

3025
01:34:31,932 --> 01:34:32,566
INVOLVED ARE FIERCE PROTECTORS 

3026
01:34:32,566 --> 01:34:33,901
OF THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL 

3027
01:34:33,901 --> 01:34:36,070
DISTRICT. I'M HERE TO STRONGLY 

3028
01:34:36,070 --> 01:34:38,572
ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO 

3029
01:34:38,572 --> 01:34:40,207
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S 

3030
01:34:40,207 --> 01:34:43,010
BUDGET ACTION. EDDIE DASH 006-B,

3031
01:34:43,010 --> 01:34:45,546
WHICH IS CO-SPONSORED BY 

3032
01:34:45,546 --> 01:34:47,615
COUNCILMEMBERS. JUAREZ. STRAUSS.

3033
01:34:47,615 --> 01:34:49,383
FOSTER. HOLLINGSWORTH, RIVERA, 

3034
01:34:49,383 --> 01:34:51,318
RINCK AND SAKA. THOUGH TRUTH BE 

3035
01:34:51,318 --> 01:34:54,088
TOLD, WE MUCH PREFERRED THE 

3036
01:34:54,088 --> 01:34:57,024
EARLIER VERSION. COUNCIL'S 

3037
01:34:57,024 --> 01:34:59,193
BUDGET ACTION OPCD 006 B NOT 

3038
01:34:59,193 --> 01:35:00,895
ONLY CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR 

3039
01:35:00,895 --> 01:35:01,495
SAFETY, PUBLIC ACTIVATION AND 

3040
01:35:01,495 --> 01:35:03,097
RIGHT OF WAY IMPROVEMENTS, BUT 

3041
01:35:03,097 --> 01:35:04,899
SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE CITY 

3042
01:35:04,899 --> 01:35:07,334
VISIONING GROUP, WHICH IS 

3043
01:35:07,334 --> 01:35:09,904
ENTIRELY COMMUNITY LED. TASK 

3044
01:35:09,904 --> 01:35:10,504
FUNDING SUPPORTED BUSINESSES 

3045
01:35:10,504 --> 01:35:12,606
THROUGH FIFA, BUT BUSINESSES 

3046
01:35:12,606 --> 01:35:14,909
REQUIRE SUPPORT. POST-WORLD CUP,

3047
01:35:14,909 --> 01:35:16,210
A NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR 

3048
01:35:16,210 --> 01:35:18,913
DIM SUM EATING WAS MADE, BUT THE

3049
01:35:18,913 --> 01:35:21,048
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ONGOING FOOD 

3050
01:35:21,048 --> 01:35:21,682
SECURITY NEEDS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD

3051
01:35:21,682 --> 01:35:23,451
IS RICH IN HISTORIC 

3052
01:35:23,451 --> 01:35:25,252
ARCHITECTURE, BUT UNREINFORCED 

3053
01:35:25,252 --> 01:35:27,088
MASONRY IS AN ONGOING CHALLENGE.

3054
01:35:27,088 --> 01:35:29,457
THE COMMUNITY HAS A DYNAMIC AND 

3055
01:35:29,457 --> 01:35:30,725
VIBRANT CULTURAL DIVERSITY, AND 

3056
01:35:30,725 --> 01:35:35,362
OUR RESIDENTS ARE STILL 

3057
01:35:35,362 --> 01:35:35,963
RECOVERING FROM POST-PANDEMIC 

3058
01:35:35,963 --> 01:35:36,263
ISOLATION. 

3059
01:35:36,263 --> 01:35:36,864
-- THANK YOU, WREN, AND THANK 

3060
01:35:36,864 --> 01:35:37,998
YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU 

3061
01:35:37,998 --> 01:35:40,267
DO. I'M GOING TO CHECK BACK 

3062
01:35:40,267 --> 01:35:42,203
WITH SHAIMA RASOULI SHAIMA. ARE 

3063
01:35:42,203 --> 01:35:44,672
YOU WITH US? AT THIS TIME, STAR 

3064
01:35:44,672 --> 01:35:49,443
SIX TO UNMUTE. WHY DON'T WE 

3065
01:35:49,443 --> 01:35:50,978
REMOVE HER FOR NOW, AND WE'LL 

3066
01:35:50,978 --> 01:35:52,113
COME BACK TO SHAIMA IN JUST A 

3067
01:35:52,113 --> 01:35:55,850
LITTLE BIT. CARLA LO, MIKE 

3068
01:35:55,850 --> 01:35:57,451
BIGELOW, SHANDA BOYETTE, YOU'RE

3069
01:35:57,451 --> 01:36:00,588
ALL UP NEXT. CARLA. I SEE YOU'RE

3070
01:36:00,588 --> 01:36:04,992
PROMOTED NOW. WELCOME, STAR SIX 

3071
01:36:04,992 --> 01:36:07,695
TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. 

3072
01:36:07,695 --> 01:36:10,865
WELCOME 

3073
01:36:10,865 --> 01:36:12,166
-- HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, 

3074
01:36:12,166 --> 01:36:12,533
COUNCILMEMBERS. 

3075
01:36:12,533 --> 01:36:14,034
-- MY NAME IS CARLA. I'M A 

3076
01:36:14,034 --> 01:36:14,602
SEATTLE RESIDENT, MOTHER OF 

3077
01:36:14,602 --> 01:36:15,703
THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AND A 

3078
01:36:15,703 --> 01:36:17,004
COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL PARENT. 

3079
01:36:17,004 --> 01:36:18,506
I'M CALLING TODAY TO ASK A 

3080
01:36:18,506 --> 01:36:20,574
COUNCILMEMBER TO SPONSOR A 

3081
01:36:20,574 --> 01:36:21,509
BUDGET AMENDMENT PROVIDING 1.6 

3082
01:36:21,509 --> 01:36:23,344
MILLION IN 1 TIME EMERGENCY 

3083
01:36:23,344 --> 01:36:25,112
FUNDING TO PRESERVE SEATTLE 

3084
01:36:25,112 --> 01:36:25,746
COLLEGES, COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL 

3085
01:36:25,746 --> 01:36:27,715
AND PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

3086
01:36:27,715 --> 01:36:28,849
AS BOTH A PARENT AND BOARD 

3087
01:36:28,849 --> 01:36:30,351
MEMBER, I'VE EXPERIENCED 

3088
01:36:30,351 --> 01:36:31,919
FIRSTHAND HOW MUCH THESE 

3089
01:36:31,919 --> 01:36:32,553
PROGRAMS OFFER FAMILIES BEYOND 

3090
01:36:32,553 --> 01:36:33,654
TRADITIONAL PRESCHOOL. WE'RE NOT

3091
01:36:33,654 --> 01:36:34,788
JUST EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN. 

3092
01:36:34,788 --> 01:36:36,257
WE'RE EDUCATING PARENTS, TOO, 

3093
01:36:36,257 --> 01:36:38,125
THROUGH REQUIRED PARENT 

3094
01:36:38,125 --> 01:36:38,926
EDUCATION CLASSES, WE GAIN 

3095
01:36:38,926 --> 01:36:39,960
CRITICAL PARENTING SKILLS AND 

3096
01:36:39,960 --> 01:36:41,529
BUILD A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT 

3097
01:36:41,529 --> 01:36:42,563
WITH OTHER FAMILIES AND THROUGH 

3098
01:36:42,563 --> 01:36:44,465
BOARD SERVICE, PARENTS DEVELOP 

3099
01:36:44,465 --> 01:36:45,633
LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL 

3100
01:36:45,633 --> 01:36:46,233
SKILLS THAT CAN BE INVALUABLE 

3101
01:36:46,233 --> 01:36:47,768
WHEN REENTERING THE WORKFORCE. 

3102
01:36:47,768 --> 01:36:49,970
THESE PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN ENTIRE

3103
01:36:49,970 --> 01:36:51,672
FAMILIES, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 

3104
01:36:51,672 --> 01:36:53,507
585 PER STUDENT ANNUALLY, THE 

3105
01:36:53,507 --> 01:36:56,243
REMARKABLY COST EFFECTIVE. EVEN 

3106
01:36:56,243 --> 01:36:57,945
800,000 WOULD SUSTAIN US THROUGH

3107
01:36:57,945 --> 01:36:59,346
WINTER QUARTER. WHILE LONGER 

3108
01:36:59,346 --> 01:37:00,948
TERM FUNDING IS PURSUED. PLEASE 

3109
01:37:00,948 --> 01:37:02,516
DON'T LET A TEMPORARY FUNDING 

3110
01:37:02,516 --> 01:37:03,884
GAP PERMANENTLY ELIMINATE THESE 

3111
01:37:03,884 --> 01:37:05,052
PROGRAMS. I'M ASKING ONE OF YOU

3112
01:37:05,052 --> 01:37:07,588
TO PLEASE SPONSOR THE $1.6 

3113
01:37:07,588 --> 01:37:09,256
MILLION AMENDMENT AND THE FULL 

3114
01:37:09,256 --> 01:37:10,424
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU

3115
01:37:10,424 --> 01:37:11,525
SO MUCH. 

3116
01:37:11,525 --> 01:37:14,261
-- THANK YOU. CARLA. UP NEXT IS 

3117
01:37:14,261 --> 01:37:15,429
MIKE BIGELOW, FOLLOWED BY SHONDA

3118
01:37:15,429 --> 01:37:20,901
BOYETTE. AND THEN JACK AKBARI. 

3119
01:37:20,901 --> 01:37:21,735
MIKE, YOU'RE UP NEXT. AND HERE 

3120
01:37:21,735 --> 01:37:27,074
YOU ARE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. 

3121
01:37:27,074 --> 01:37:31,545
MIKE BIGELOW. MIKE BIGELOW IF 

3122
01:37:31,545 --> 01:37:37,484
YOU COULD PRESS STAR SIX. LET'S

3123
01:37:37,484 --> 01:37:38,419
LEAVE. MIKE, WELCOME. I SEE 

3124
01:37:38,419 --> 01:37:41,222
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 

3125
01:37:41,222 --> 01:37:43,257
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH. HELLO, 

3126
01:37:43,257 --> 01:37:44,992
ALL. I'M A BALLARD HOMEOWNER 

3127
01:37:44,992 --> 01:37:46,493
AND HAVE CALLED SEATTLE HOME FOR

3128
01:37:46,493 --> 01:37:49,430
OVER TEN YEARS. AS A PARENT, THE

3129
01:37:49,430 --> 01:37:51,465
SAFETY OF CHILDREN WALKING AND 

3130
01:37:51,465 --> 01:37:52,099
BIKING TO SCHOOL IS SOMETHING I 

3131
01:37:52,099 --> 01:37:53,534
THINK ABOUT DAILY. NO FAMILY 

3132
01:37:53,534 --> 01:37:54,468
SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT 

3133
01:37:54,468 --> 01:37:57,171
WHETHER THEIR CHILD CAN SAFELY 

3134
01:37:57,171 --> 01:37:58,305
GET TO SCHOOL IN 2024. I HELPED 

3135
01:37:58,305 --> 01:38:00,341
START A PTO TRAFFIC SAFETY 

3136
01:38:00,341 --> 01:38:01,842
COMMITTEE THROUGH OUR 

3137
01:38:01,842 --> 01:38:03,711
PARTNERSHIP WITH SDOT, WE'VE 

3138
01:38:03,711 --> 01:38:05,846
MADE GREAT PROGRESS, INCLUDING 

3139
01:38:05,846 --> 01:38:08,148
CLEARLY MARKED LOADING ZONES. 

3140
01:38:08,148 --> 01:38:09,850
ALWAYS STOPS, MARKED CROSSWALKS,

3141
01:38:09,850 --> 01:38:11,685
SCHOOL STREET AND A NUMBER OF 

3142
01:38:11,685 --> 01:38:12,152
OTHER TRAFFIC SAFETY 

3143
01:38:12,152 --> 01:38:14,321
IMPROVEMENTS. AND I'VE SEEN 

3144
01:38:14,321 --> 01:38:15,789
FIRSTHAND HOW MUCH THESE CHANGES

3145
01:38:15,789 --> 01:38:17,391
MATTER TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY 

3146
01:38:17,391 --> 01:38:19,927
AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE 

3147
01:38:19,927 --> 01:38:21,729
DEDICATED CITY PROGRAMS 

3148
01:38:21,729 --> 01:38:24,365
SUPPORTING THIS KIND OF WORK. SO

3149
01:38:24,365 --> 01:38:25,366
I'M CONCERNED THAT THE PROPOSED

3150
01:38:25,366 --> 01:38:26,967
BUDGET CUTS MORE THAN $1 MILLION

3151
01:38:26,967 --> 01:38:28,469
FROM THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL 

3152
01:38:28,469 --> 01:38:31,505
PROGRAM, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY 

3153
01:38:31,505 --> 01:38:32,106
PROJECTING INCREASED REVENUE 

3154
01:38:32,106 --> 01:38:33,707
FROM AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT

3155
01:38:33,707 --> 01:38:35,309
CAMERAS NEAR SCHOOLS. THE 

3156
01:38:35,309 --> 01:38:37,011
PRIORITIES DON'T QUITE ADD UP. 

3157
01:38:37,011 --> 01:38:39,146
I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO THINK

3158
01:38:39,146 --> 01:38:41,849
MORE HOLISTICALLY AND NOTE THAT 

3159
01:38:41,849 --> 01:38:42,483
SPEED CAMERAS PLAY AN IMPORTANT 

3160
01:38:42,483 --> 01:38:46,120
ROLE IN SLOWING DRIVERS, BUT 

3161
01:38:46,120 --> 01:38:46,687
ENFORCEMENT ALONE IS NOT A 

3162
01:38:46,687 --> 01:38:48,255
STANDALONE LONG TERM SOLUTION. 

3163
01:38:48,255 --> 01:38:49,490
THE REVENUE FROM THESE CAMERAS 

3164
01:38:49,490 --> 01:38:51,125
SHOULD FUND PERMANENT 

3165
01:38:51,125 --> 01:38:52,259
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, 

3166
01:38:52,259 --> 01:38:52,826
SUCH AS SAFER CROSSINGS TO 

3167
01:38:52,826 --> 01:38:54,561
SCHOOL STREETS, PROGRAM SPEED 

3168
01:38:54,561 --> 01:38:57,531
CUSHIONS AND NOT NECESSARILY BE 

3169
01:38:57,531 --> 01:39:00,668
USED TO BACKFILL UNRELATED SDOT 

3170
01:39:00,668 --> 01:39:01,502
BUDGETS. THE CITY HAS MADE THAT 

3171
01:39:01,502 --> 01:39:02,503
COMMITMENT, AND I BELIEVE WE 

3172
01:39:02,503 --> 01:39:06,206
SHOULD HONOR IT. SO I SUPPORT 

3173
01:39:06,206 --> 01:39:06,840
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS PROPOSED 

3174
01:39:06,840 --> 01:39:08,976
AMENDMENT TO SDOT 012. THANK YOU

3175
01:39:08,976 --> 01:39:10,044
SO MUCH. 

3176
01:39:10,044 --> 01:39:12,212
-- THANK YOU. MIKE. UP NEXT IS 

3177
01:39:12,212 --> 01:39:14,915
SHONDA BOYETTE, FOLLOWED BY 

3178
01:39:14,915 --> 01:39:16,817
HAKEEM AKBARI AND THEN LAUREN 

3179
01:39:16,817 --> 01:39:17,818
HILL. SHONDA, YOU'RE ALREADY 

3180
01:39:17,818 --> 01:39:20,487
OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME.

3181
01:39:20,487 --> 01:39:22,022
-- HI. 

3182
01:39:22,022 --> 01:39:23,290
-- THANKS. GOOD AFTERNOON, 

3183
01:39:23,290 --> 01:39:23,657
COUNCILMEMBERS. 

3184
01:39:23,657 --> 01:39:24,525
-- I'M SHONDA. 

3185
01:39:24,525 --> 01:39:26,260
-- BOYETTE, I'M A. 

3186
01:39:26,260 --> 01:39:26,493
-- MOM. 

3187
01:39:26,493 --> 01:39:27,428
-- A WALLINGFORD RESIDENT, AND A

3188
01:39:27,428 --> 01:39:29,263
FAMILY WORKS BOARD MEMBER. AND 

3189
01:39:29,263 --> 01:39:31,231
I'M SPEAKING ABOUT A BUDGET 

3190
01:39:31,231 --> 01:39:33,534
AMENDMENT CHAMPIONED BY 

3191
01:39:33,534 --> 01:39:35,502
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. THANK YOU,

3192
01:39:35,502 --> 01:39:37,504
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. TO PROVIDE

3193
01:39:37,504 --> 01:39:39,006
300 K IN CAPITAL FUNDING FOR THE

3194
01:39:39,006 --> 01:39:41,608
SUN BREAK FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

3195
01:39:41,608 --> 01:39:43,177
THROUGH FAMILY WORKS AND 

3196
01:39:43,177 --> 01:39:45,446
BELLWETHER HOUSING, WE CAN PAIR 

3197
01:39:45,446 --> 01:39:46,046
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THE NEW 

3198
01:39:46,046 --> 01:39:47,147
BREAK HOUSING TOWER WITH FOOD 

3199
01:39:47,147 --> 01:39:49,016
AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR 

3200
01:39:49,016 --> 01:39:50,651
RESIDENTS WHERE THEY LIVE. WE'VE

3201
01:39:50,651 --> 01:39:52,886
SEEN THIS MODEL SUCCEED AT CEDAR

3202
01:39:52,886 --> 01:39:54,955
CROSSING AND IT'S BEEN REALLY 

3203
01:39:54,955 --> 01:39:56,657
AMAZING AS FOOD AND HOUSING 

3204
01:39:56,657 --> 01:39:59,093
COSTS RISE, FAMILIES NEED 

3205
01:39:59,093 --> 01:40:00,561
SUPPORT CLOSE TO HOME. SOME 

3206
01:40:00,561 --> 01:40:01,662
BREAK WOULD FILL A CRITICAL GAP 

3207
01:40:01,662 --> 01:40:05,499
FOR THEM AND AN UNDERSERVED AREA

3208
01:40:05,499 --> 01:40:07,001
FACING POVERTY AND DISPLACEMENT.

3209
01:40:07,001 --> 01:40:08,102
SO PLEASE, PLEASE FUND SOME 

3210
01:40:08,102 --> 01:40:10,237
BREAK AND INVEST IN SEATTLE'S 

3211
01:40:10,237 --> 01:40:10,871
FAMILY'S ABILITY TO THRIVE. 

3212
01:40:10,871 --> 01:40:12,639
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

3213
01:40:12,639 --> 01:40:17,011
-- THANK YOU SHONDA. UP NEXT IS 

3214
01:40:17,011 --> 01:40:19,113
HAKEEM AKBARI, FOLLOWED BY 

3215
01:40:19,113 --> 01:40:24,251
LAUREN HILL AND MONICA HONG 

3216
01:40:24,251 --> 01:40:28,589
HAKEEM, WE ARE PROMOTING YOU 

3217
01:40:28,589 --> 01:40:36,463
NOW. 

3218
01:40:36,597 --> 01:40:38,966
WE'RE SEEING YOU NOT PRESENT. 

3219
01:40:38,966 --> 01:40:41,635
HAKEEM. SO IF YOU CALL BACK IN, 

3220
01:40:41,635 --> 01:40:43,170
WE'VE GOT NOW LAUREN HILL 

3221
01:40:43,170 --> 01:40:47,541
FOLLOWED BY MONICA HONG, JUNE, 

3222
01:40:47,541 --> 01:40:50,244
JUNO DANIELSON AND ONCE WE GET 

3223
01:40:50,244 --> 01:40:51,512
AFTER JUNO, WE'LL CHECK BACK IN

3224
01:40:51,512 --> 01:40:53,347
WITH SHAIMA RASOULI. LAUREN, 

3225
01:40:53,347 --> 01:40:54,681
YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. 

3226
01:40:54,681 --> 01:40:57,684
WELCOME 

3227
01:40:57,684 --> 01:40:59,319
-- HELLO. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS 

3228
01:40:59,319 --> 01:41:03,924
LAUREN HILL. I'M A BOARD MEMBER

3229
01:41:03,924 --> 01:41:04,525
OF FRIENDS OF ATHLETIC FIELD. 

3230
01:41:04,525 --> 01:41:07,261
AND I JUST WANTED TO SUPPORT THE

3231
01:41:07,261 --> 01:41:13,500
TWO AMENDMENTS. SPR ONE 0 OR 0 

3232
01:41:13,500 --> 01:41:15,803
ZERO ONE AYE AND 009 A. THIS IS 

3233
01:41:15,803 --> 01:41:19,306
FOR MAGNOLIA PLAY FIELD WEST AND

3234
01:41:19,306 --> 01:41:22,843
ALSO QUEEN ANNE WEST. BOTH THESE

3235
01:41:22,843 --> 01:41:23,444
PROJECTS ARE LIT GRASS FIELDS 

3236
01:41:23,444 --> 01:41:24,978
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE 

3237
01:41:24,978 --> 01:41:26,847
PERIOD OF NO PLAYING ON GRASS 

3238
01:41:26,847 --> 01:41:32,386
FROM NOVEMBER 1st TO MARCH 1st, 

3239
01:41:32,386 --> 01:41:34,455
AND ALONG WITH 80% OF OTHER SPR 

3240
01:41:34,455 --> 01:41:36,323
FIELDS. SO THESE ARE CRITICAL 

3241
01:41:36,323 --> 01:41:40,060
PROJECTS. THEY'VE BEEN 

3242
01:41:40,060 --> 01:41:43,330
IDENTIFIED FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND

3243
01:41:43,330 --> 01:41:47,201
MET 20 YEARS. THE POPULATION OF 

3244
01:41:47,201 --> 01:41:48,902
SEATTLE HAS GONE UP 200,000 

3245
01:41:48,902 --> 01:41:51,104
PEOPLE. SO WE'RE JUST FALLING 

3246
01:41:51,104 --> 01:41:52,406
FARTHER IN THE HOLE. AND THIS IS

3247
01:41:52,406 --> 01:41:56,877
A GREAT THING SO THANK YOU VERY 

3248
01:41:56,877 --> 01:41:59,813
MUCH FOR PUTTING THESE FORWARD 

3249
01:41:59,813 --> 01:42:01,515
AND THE SPORTS COMMUNITY 

3250
01:42:01,515 --> 01:42:02,082
SUPPORTS IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY. 

3251
01:42:02,082 --> 01:42:02,382
THANK YOU. 

3252
01:42:02,382 --> 01:42:06,820
-- THANK YOU LAUREN. UP NEXT IS 

3253
01:42:06,820 --> 01:42:07,354
MONICA HONG AND THEN JUNO 

3254
01:42:07,354 --> 01:42:08,622
DANIELSON. AND THEN WE'LL COME 

3255
01:42:08,622 --> 01:42:09,690
BACK TO SHAIMA RASOULI. MONICA, 

3256
01:42:09,690 --> 01:42:13,961
I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

3257
01:42:13,961 --> 01:42:15,128
UNMUTE. YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 

3258
01:42:15,128 --> 01:42:15,395
WELCOME. 

3259
01:42:15,395 --> 01:42:17,331
-- HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, 

3260
01:42:17,331 --> 01:42:18,632
COUNCILMEMBERS. YEAH. GOOD 

3261
01:42:18,632 --> 01:42:20,234
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MONICA 

3262
01:42:20,234 --> 01:42:21,502
HONG AND I'M A RENTER IN D2. 

3263
01:42:21,502 --> 01:42:23,770
I'M A NEIGHBOR OFF OF RAINIER 

3264
01:42:23,770 --> 01:42:24,938
AVENUE SOUTH, AND I'D LIKE TO 

3265
01:42:24,938 --> 01:42:26,607
ASK FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO 

3266
01:42:26,607 --> 01:42:27,674
REFLECT THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS 

3267
01:42:27,674 --> 01:42:29,076
THAT I SEE EVERY DAY IN MY 

3268
01:42:29,076 --> 01:42:29,610
NEIGHBORHOOD. AMIDST THIS 

3269
01:42:29,610 --> 01:42:33,480
HOUSING CRISIS. I'D LIKE FOR 

3270
01:42:33,480 --> 01:42:35,315
COUNCIL TO PRESERVE THE $500,000

3271
01:42:35,315 --> 01:42:36,617
INCREASE FOR TENANT SERVICES IN 

3272
01:42:36,617 --> 01:42:39,353
THE CHAIR'S BALANCING PACKAGE, 

3273
01:42:39,353 --> 01:42:40,187
KEEPING FOLKS HOUSED IS THE BEST

3274
01:42:40,187 --> 01:42:42,122
WAY TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. 

3275
01:42:42,122 --> 01:42:43,624
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK 

3276
01:42:43,624 --> 01:42:44,191
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR A 

3277
01:42:44,191 --> 01:42:46,360
PROPOSAL TO INCREASE FUNDING TO 

3278
01:42:46,360 --> 01:42:48,162
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING FROM 10 

3279
01:42:48,162 --> 01:42:49,696
MILLION FROM THE ORIGINAL FIVE, 

3280
01:42:49,696 --> 01:42:52,866
AS WELL AS HER PLAN TO PUT SPD 

3281
01:42:52,866 --> 01:42:53,367
OVER SPEND FUNDS TOWARD 

3282
01:42:53,367 --> 01:42:54,635
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND MOST 

3283
01:42:54,635 --> 01:42:56,103
IMPORTANTLY, I'M URGING COUNCIL

3284
01:42:56,103 --> 01:42:57,404
TO GET JUMPSTART MONEY BACK TO 

3285
01:42:57,404 --> 01:42:58,839
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EDDIE 

3286
01:42:58,839 --> 01:43:01,642
PROGRAMS. AT LEAST 50% OF 

3287
01:43:01,642 --> 01:43:04,144
REVENUE SHOULD GO TOWARD THESE 

3288
01:43:04,144 --> 01:43:05,112
CRUCIAL PROGRAMS. LASTLY, I 

3289
01:43:05,112 --> 01:43:06,413
SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S SHELTER 

3290
01:43:06,413 --> 01:43:07,648
PLAN AND HER DECISION TO VETO 

3291
01:43:07,648 --> 01:43:09,983
THE RV BAN. I'D LIKE TO THANK 

3292
01:43:09,983 --> 01:43:11,385
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR AGREEING 

3293
01:43:11,385 --> 01:43:13,320
TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR ON AN 

3294
01:43:13,320 --> 01:43:14,721
ALTERNATIVE. AS I SEE TOO OFTEN,

3295
01:43:14,721 --> 01:43:16,223
LITERALLY JUST A BLOCK AWAY FROM

3296
01:43:16,223 --> 01:43:20,060
ME, SLEEPING RVS DOES NOT SOLVE 

3297
01:43:20,060 --> 01:43:21,361
THE PROBLEM. THOSE NEIGHBORS 

3298
01:43:21,361 --> 01:43:22,429
RETURN AND IT DOES NOT SOLVE THE

3299
01:43:22,429 --> 01:43:24,731
HOUSING CRISIS. SO PLEASE FUND 

3300
01:43:24,731 --> 01:43:25,899
SERVICES AND HELP MY NEIGHBORS 

3301
01:43:25,899 --> 01:43:28,068
IN NEED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 

3302
01:43:28,068 --> 01:43:31,438
-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS JUNO, 

3303
01:43:31,438 --> 01:43:33,674
AND THEN WE'LL CHECK UPS IS NO 

3304
01:43:33,674 --> 01:43:38,011
LONGER PRESENT, SO WE'LL GO 

3305
01:43:38,011 --> 01:43:38,512
JUNO DANIELSON, THERESA 

3306
01:43:38,512 --> 01:43:40,814
BUCHOLTZ, BRIAN RIDGE, JUNO, 

3307
01:43:40,814 --> 01:43:43,650
YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. 

3308
01:43:43,650 --> 01:43:43,917
WELCOME. 

3309
01:43:43,917 --> 01:43:45,118
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. FIRST, I WANT

3310
01:43:45,118 --> 01:43:47,621
TO THANK THE BOARD AND ALSO THE 

3311
01:43:47,621 --> 01:43:48,956
CHAIR OF THIS BOARD FOR GIVING 

3312
01:43:48,956 --> 01:43:52,259
US SPACE TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND 

3313
01:43:52,259 --> 01:43:53,327
ALSO FOR CONTINUING TO GIVE 

3314
01:43:53,327 --> 01:43:56,530
ATTENTION TO THE ARTS AND 

3315
01:43:56,530 --> 01:43:57,531
CREATIVE DISTRICT OF SEATTLE. I 

3316
01:43:57,531 --> 01:43:59,399
AM A RESIDENT ARTIST OF ON THE 

3317
01:43:59,399 --> 01:44:00,200
BLOCK SEATTLE, WHICH HAS 

3318
01:44:00,200 --> 01:44:01,735
MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SPACES AT 

3319
01:44:01,735 --> 01:44:03,870
1111, BLUE CONE, ET CETERA. AND 

3320
01:44:03,870 --> 01:44:04,738
I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS THAT 

3321
01:44:04,738 --> 01:44:05,706
IT'S BEEN SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO 

3322
01:44:05,706 --> 01:44:06,873
BE ABLE TO BE A RESIDENT ARTIST 

3323
01:44:06,873 --> 01:44:08,875
HERE, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF HOW 

3324
01:44:08,875 --> 01:44:11,011
I'M SUPPORTED IN MY CREATIVE 

3325
01:44:11,011 --> 01:44:12,279
AND PERSONAL JOURNEY, BUT ALSO 

3326
01:44:12,279 --> 01:44:13,513
BECAUSE EVERY TIME I'M ON THE 

3327
01:44:13,513 --> 01:44:15,015
BLOCK, I CAN FEEL PEOPLE 

3328
01:44:15,015 --> 01:44:16,450
RECOGNIZE WHAT WE HAVE AND HOW 

3329
01:44:16,450 --> 01:44:18,051
SPECIAL IT IS. AND JUST IN THE 

3330
01:44:18,051 --> 01:44:20,354
PAST WEEK, I'VE HAD MULTIPLE 

3331
01:44:20,354 --> 01:44:20,988
INTERACTIONS WHERE PEOPLE COME 

3332
01:44:20,988 --> 01:44:23,023
IN AND SHARE THAT THEY'VE HAD A

3333
01:44:23,023 --> 01:44:24,124
HARD DAY AND SAY THAT OUR SPACE 

3334
01:44:24,124 --> 01:44:26,126
IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO END

3335
01:44:26,126 --> 01:44:27,227
THEIR DAY TO FEEL HOPE IN THIS 

3336
01:44:27,227 --> 01:44:29,262
CITY AGAIN, TO FEEL LIKE THEY 

3337
01:44:29,262 --> 01:44:31,765
CAN BE FULLY THEMSELVES. PEOPLE 

3338
01:44:31,765 --> 01:44:33,467
COME IN LOOKING FOR OUR SPACE, 

3339
01:44:33,467 --> 01:44:35,602
OUR ALL AGES, SPACE FOR 

3340
01:44:35,602 --> 01:44:37,304
COMMUNITY, FOR SAFETY, AND IS 

3341
01:44:37,304 --> 01:44:38,739
EXACTLY WHAT THE CAPITOL HILL 

3342
01:44:38,739 --> 01:44:40,540
COMMUNITY NEEDS RIGHT NOW. THIS 

3343
01:44:40,540 --> 01:44:41,475
SPACE CHANGED MY LIFE, AND I 

3344
01:44:41,475 --> 01:44:44,578
URGE YOU ALL TO SUPPORT THE 

3345
01:44:44,578 --> 01:44:46,079
$200,000 IN FUNDING EMERGENCY 

3346
01:44:46,079 --> 01:44:46,747
FUNDING THAT WOULD CHANGE THE 

3347
01:44:46,747 --> 01:44:47,881
AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WE CAN 

3348
01:44:47,881 --> 01:44:50,017
ACCESS, THE AMOUNT OF LIVES WE 

3349
01:44:50,017 --> 01:44:51,418
CAN CHANGE TO GUARANTEE THAT WE 

3350
01:44:51,418 --> 01:44:53,954
ARE A FIXTURE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 

3351
01:44:53,954 --> 01:44:55,756
AS ONE OF THE ONLY SOBER ALL 

3352
01:44:55,756 --> 01:44:56,923
AGES VENUES AND SPACES, CREATIVE

3353
01:44:56,923 --> 01:44:58,725
SPACES IN CAPITOL HILL FOR AN 

3354
01:44:58,725 --> 01:45:00,360
ESSENTIAL SPACE FOR OUR YOUTH, 

3355
01:45:00,360 --> 01:45:01,828
SAFETY, BELONGING AND CARE AND I

3356
01:45:01,828 --> 01:45:03,864
URGE YOU ALL TO CONTINUE FUNDING

3357
01:45:03,864 --> 01:45:05,399
THAT. I APPRECIATE YOU AND HOPE 

3358
01:45:05,399 --> 01:45:06,667
YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY AND YOU'RE

3359
01:45:06,667 --> 01:45:09,269
WELCOME ON THE BLOCK ANYTIME. 

3360
01:45:09,269 --> 01:45:10,370
-- THANK YOU. 

3361
01:45:10,370 --> 01:45:12,172
-- THANK YOU. JUNO. UP NEXT IS 

3362
01:45:12,172 --> 01:45:13,774
THERESA BUCHOLTZ, FOLLOWED BY 

3363
01:45:13,774 --> 01:45:15,175
BRIAN RIDGE. BRITTANIE KANE, YOU

3364
01:45:15,175 --> 01:45:16,643
ARE NOT PRESENT. CHRIS LEVERSON 

3365
01:45:16,643 --> 01:45:20,213
YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. NEXT UP 

3366
01:45:20,213 --> 01:45:22,249
AFTER THAT IS ELISE FUJIMOTO. 

3367
01:45:22,249 --> 01:45:23,750
CAMERON BOYKO, THERESA, YOU'RE 

3368
01:45:23,750 --> 01:45:24,651
ALREADY OFF MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE 

3369
01:45:24,651 --> 01:45:27,020
IT AWAY 

3370
01:45:27,020 --> 01:45:29,256
-- HI. THANK YOU. GOOD 

3371
01:45:29,256 --> 01:45:30,290
AFTERNOON. I'M THERESA BUCHOLTZ.

3372
01:45:30,290 --> 01:45:31,725
I'M A WEST SEATTLE MOTHER OF 

3373
01:45:31,725 --> 01:45:32,993
TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS AND A 

3374
01:45:32,993 --> 01:45:34,828
CURRENT PARENT AT THE ADMIRAL 

3375
01:45:34,828 --> 01:45:35,929
CO-OP PRESCHOOL. I'M HERE TO 

3376
01:45:35,929 --> 01:45:37,798
ASK THE COUNCIL TO HELP SAVE OUR

3377
01:45:37,798 --> 01:45:40,333
COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL PARENT 

3378
01:45:40,333 --> 01:45:43,570
EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITH A ONE 

3379
01:45:43,570 --> 01:45:44,204
TIME EMERGENCY FUNDING OF $1.6 

3380
01:45:44,204 --> 01:45:45,939
MILLION. THESE PROGRAMS ARE SO 

3381
01:45:45,939 --> 01:45:47,808
MUCH MORE THAN PRESCHOOL. WE ARE

3382
01:45:47,808 --> 01:45:49,576
TAUGHT ALONGSIDE OUR CHILDREN. 

3383
01:45:49,576 --> 01:45:52,813
I'VE EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND HOW 

3384
01:45:52,813 --> 01:45:54,681
HELPFUL AND VALUABLE PARENT 

3385
01:45:54,681 --> 01:45:56,650
EDUCATION IS FOR FAMILIES AND 

3386
01:45:56,650 --> 01:46:00,954
THEY DO IT AT AN AMAZING VALUE. 

3387
01:46:00,954 --> 01:46:03,523
$585 PER STUDENT ANNUALLY FOR 

3388
01:46:03,523 --> 01:46:05,592
BOTH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 

3389
01:46:05,592 --> 01:46:08,228
AND PARENT EDUCATION. WE ALSO 

3390
01:46:08,228 --> 01:46:10,330
STAND TO LOSE OUR DEDICATED 

3391
01:46:10,330 --> 01:46:11,732
PARENT EDUCATORS. MANY OF THEM 

3392
01:46:11,732 --> 01:46:13,934
ARE MOTHERS SUPPORTING THEIR OWN

3393
01:46:13,934 --> 01:46:15,402
FAMILIES. THESE WOMEN HAVE SPENT

3394
01:46:15,402 --> 01:46:18,138
THEIR CAREERS STRENGTHENING 

3395
01:46:18,138 --> 01:46:20,407
SEATTLE FAMILIES THROUGH PARENT 

3396
01:46:20,407 --> 01:46:22,442
EDUCATION. ONCE THESE PROGRAMS 

3397
01:46:22,442 --> 01:46:25,045
AND EDUCATORS ARE GONE, 

3398
01:46:25,045 --> 01:46:25,645
REBUILDING THE AMAZING PARENT 

3399
01:46:25,645 --> 01:46:27,114
EDUCATION PROGRAM WE CURRENTLY 

3400
01:46:27,114 --> 01:46:30,283
HAVE WILL NOT BE EASY. I'M 

3401
01:46:30,283 --> 01:46:32,552
ASKING YOU TO SPONSOR AND 

3402
01:46:32,552 --> 01:46:34,321
SUPPORT 1.6 MILLION FOR ONE TIME

3403
01:46:34,321 --> 01:46:36,189
EMERGENCY FUNDING TO KEEP THESE 

3404
01:46:36,189 --> 01:46:37,557
PROGRAMS OPERATING THROUGH THE 

3405
01:46:37,557 --> 01:46:38,492
SCHOOL YEAR, WHILE WE WORK TO 

3406
01:46:38,492 --> 01:46:41,094
FIND LONG TERM FUNDING. WHEN WE 

3407
01:46:41,094 --> 01:46:43,497
EDUCATE PARENTS, WE INVEST IN 

3408
01:46:43,497 --> 01:46:45,665
CHILDREN. WHEN WE SUPPORT 

3409
01:46:45,665 --> 01:46:46,166
FAMILIES, WE STRENGTHEN 

3410
01:46:46,166 --> 01:46:47,734
COMMUNITIES. AND WHEN WE 

3411
01:46:47,734 --> 01:46:49,569
PRESERVE PROGRAMS THAT DO BOTH, 

3412
01:46:49,569 --> 01:46:51,938
WE INVEST IN SEATTLE'S FUTURE. 

3413
01:46:51,938 --> 01:46:53,507
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR 

3414
01:46:53,507 --> 01:46:55,242
SERVICE, AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO 

3415
01:46:55,242 --> 01:46:57,377
SEATTLE FAMILIES. 

3416
01:46:57,377 --> 01:46:58,111
-- THANK YOU. THERESA. WE'RE 

3417
01:46:58,111 --> 01:46:59,679
GOING TO GO ON TO BRIAN RIDGE. 

3418
01:46:59,679 --> 01:47:01,948
WE ARE AT ABOUT SPEAKER 78, AND 

3419
01:47:01,948 --> 01:47:04,951
WE'VE HAD MORE SIGN UP. SO A 

3420
01:47:04,951 --> 01:47:06,219
TOTAL OF 148, ALTHOUGH NOT ALL 

3421
01:47:06,219 --> 01:47:11,858
ARE PRESENT AT THIS TIME, ABOUT 

3422
01:47:11,858 --> 01:47:15,662
148 -78 IS 70 MORE TO GO WITH 

3423
01:47:15,662 --> 01:47:17,063
THAT BRIAN RIDGE YOU'RE OFF 

3424
01:47:17,063 --> 01:47:21,134
MUTE. WELCOME MY FRIEND 

3425
01:47:21,134 --> 01:47:21,401
-- YEAH. 

3426
01:47:21,401 --> 01:47:22,035
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 

3427
01:47:22,035 --> 01:47:23,804
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BRIAN RIDGE.

3428
01:47:23,804 --> 01:47:25,806
I LIVE LIVE ON STRAUSS AVENUE 

3429
01:47:25,806 --> 01:47:28,975
NORTH A BLOCK FROM GREEN LAKE, 

3430
01:47:28,975 --> 01:47:29,609
AND I'M COMMENTING ON TRAFFIC 

3431
01:47:29,609 --> 01:47:32,245
AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THE 

3432
01:47:32,245 --> 01:47:36,183
PROPOSED 2020 728 CITY BUDGET. I

3433
01:47:36,183 --> 01:47:38,051
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 

3434
01:47:38,051 --> 01:47:40,787
PROPOSAL AND MY NEIGHBOR, 

3435
01:47:40,787 --> 01:47:41,388
SHELTON CHAD'S REQUEST TO 

3436
01:47:41,388 --> 01:47:43,256
ADDRESS BOTH ENDS OF OUR STREET 

3437
01:47:43,256 --> 01:47:45,425
STRAUSS HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS 

3438
01:47:45,425 --> 01:47:46,026
COMMUTER SHORTCUT, ESPECIALLY 

3439
01:47:46,026 --> 01:47:47,594
DURING RUSH HOUR AND GREEN LAKE 

3440
01:47:47,594 --> 01:47:49,763
EVENTS. TWO PARKED VEHICLES NEAR

3441
01:47:49,763 --> 01:47:51,231
OUR HOME HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY 

3442
01:47:51,231 --> 01:47:53,567
THIS TRAFFIC AFTER ONE APPARENT 

3443
01:47:53,567 --> 01:47:54,801
HIT AND RUN, SEATTLE POLICE CAME

3444
01:47:54,801 --> 01:47:57,170
TO OUR HOME SEEKING SECURITY 

3445
01:47:57,170 --> 01:48:00,040
FOOTAGE AT NORTH 80th STREET AND

3446
01:48:00,040 --> 01:48:02,509
STROUD AVENUE NORTH. THE CITY 

3447
01:48:02,509 --> 01:48:05,045
RECENTLY INSTALLED TOUGH CURB 

3448
01:48:05,045 --> 01:48:06,546
BARRIERS AND FLEXIBLE POSTS, YET

3449
01:48:06,546 --> 01:48:09,082
WE HAVE WITNESSED DRIVERS GOING 

3450
01:48:09,082 --> 01:48:10,717
DIRECTLY OVER THEM DAILY. I 

3451
01:48:10,717 --> 01:48:13,086
WITNESS FAMILIES WITH STROLLERS 

3452
01:48:13,086 --> 01:48:14,821
FACING SPEEDING TRAFFIC ON OUR 

3453
01:48:14,821 --> 01:48:16,223
NARROW STREET BY NORTH 80th. I 

3454
01:48:16,223 --> 01:48:18,492
URGE THE COUNCIL TO PROHIBIT 

3455
01:48:18,492 --> 01:48:20,493
WESTBOUND LEFT TURNS FROM NORTH 

3456
01:48:20,493 --> 01:48:22,028
80th ONTO STROUD AVENUE NORTH 

3457
01:48:22,028 --> 01:48:24,664
AND RESTRICT LEFT TURNS ONTO 

3458
01:48:24,664 --> 01:48:28,368
STROUD AVENUE NORTH FROM EAST 

3459
01:48:28,368 --> 01:48:30,770
GREEN LAKE DRIVE NORTH. BOTH 

3460
01:48:30,770 --> 01:48:32,439
ENTRANCES MUST BE ADDRESSED TO 

3461
01:48:32,439 --> 01:48:33,707
REDUCE SHORTCUT TRAFFIC AND ALSO

3462
01:48:33,707 --> 01:48:36,209
PUT IN A CRITICAL NO LEFT TURN 

3463
01:48:36,209 --> 01:48:37,744
RESTRICTION AND MEDIA BARRIERS 

3464
01:48:37,744 --> 01:48:41,748
AT BOTH STREET END POINTS. 

3465
01:48:41,748 --> 01:48:42,349
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ALSO NEEDS 

3466
01:48:42,349 --> 01:48:44,050
ATTENTION. WE NEED ACCESSIBLE 

3467
01:48:44,050 --> 01:48:46,686
CURB RAMPS, A MARKED CROSSWALK 

3468
01:48:46,686 --> 01:48:49,422
ACROSS STROUD AVENUE NORTH BY 

3469
01:48:49,422 --> 01:48:51,825
NORTH 80th AND CONSIDERATION OF 

3470
01:48:51,825 --> 01:48:53,994
A PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK BEACON 

3471
01:48:53,994 --> 01:48:56,930
THAT WILL MAKE IT SAFER TO 

3472
01:48:56,930 --> 01:48:57,163
CROSS. 

3473
01:48:57,163 --> 01:48:59,399
-- THANK YOU BRIAN. I HAVE 

3474
01:48:59,399 --> 01:49:02,235
BRITTANY KANE NOT PRESENT. CHRIS

3475
01:49:02,235 --> 01:49:02,869
LEVERSON NOT PRESENT. WE'RE 

3476
01:49:02,869 --> 01:49:06,273
GOING TO GO. ELISE FUJIMOTO, 

3477
01:49:06,273 --> 01:49:07,574
CAMERON BUKU AND THEN CAROLINE. 

3478
01:49:07,574 --> 01:49:10,176
CAROLINE HIT ELISE. I SEE YOU'RE

3479
01:49:10,176 --> 01:49:11,378
HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. YOU'RE

3480
01:49:11,378 --> 01:49:15,649
OFF MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY 

3481
01:49:15,649 --> 01:49:17,017
-- HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY 

3482
01:49:17,017 --> 01:49:18,451
NAME IS ELISE FUJIMOTO AND I 

3483
01:49:18,451 --> 01:49:21,121
WORK FOR THE SEATTLE CHINATOWN 

3484
01:49:21,121 --> 01:49:21,621
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 

3485
01:49:21,621 --> 01:49:23,757
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 

3486
01:49:23,757 --> 01:49:25,191
AUTHORITY, WHICH IS A PART OF 

3487
01:49:25,191 --> 01:49:27,560
THE CITY VISIONING ADVISORY 

3488
01:49:27,560 --> 01:49:29,496
GROUP. I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT 

3489
01:49:29,496 --> 01:49:31,464
OF COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S COUNCIL 

3490
01:49:31,464 --> 01:49:36,436
BUDGET ACTION. OPCD DASH 0006-B 

3491
01:49:36,436 --> 01:49:38,505
IN 2017, THE CITY VISIONING 

3492
01:49:38,505 --> 01:49:39,105
ADVISORY GROUP CAME TOGETHER 

3493
01:49:39,105 --> 01:49:41,074
AFTER NUMEROUS AND ONGOING 

3494
01:49:41,074 --> 01:49:42,075
FAILED ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS BY THE

3495
01:49:42,075 --> 01:49:46,546
CITY, AND BY 2016, THIS 

3496
01:49:46,546 --> 01:49:48,014
COMMUNITY CENTERED COALITION WAS

3497
01:49:48,014 --> 01:49:50,583
CREATED AND MADE UP OF VARIOUS 

3498
01:49:50,583 --> 01:49:53,086
ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFITS, 

3499
01:49:53,086 --> 01:49:53,653
FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS IN THE 

3500
01:49:53,653 --> 01:49:56,690
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE ARE A 

3501
01:49:56,690 --> 01:49:57,290
SELF-DETERMINED ORGANIZATION 

3502
01:49:57,290 --> 01:49:59,459
FOCUSED IN THREE AREAS BUILDING 

3503
01:49:59,459 --> 01:50:01,094
A STRUCTURE FOR INCLUSIVE 

3504
01:50:01,094 --> 01:50:02,395
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. DECISION 

3505
01:50:02,395 --> 01:50:04,931
MAKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, 

3506
01:50:04,931 --> 01:50:05,365
ENSURING COMMUNITY 

3507
01:50:05,365 --> 01:50:06,800
SELF-DETERMINATION, AND PROJECTS

3508
01:50:06,800 --> 01:50:08,335
THAT IMPACT THE CITY, AND 

3509
01:50:08,335 --> 01:50:10,103
CREATING A LONG TERM COMMUNITY 

3510
01:50:10,103 --> 01:50:11,805
VISION AND ACTION PLAN. THE 

3511
01:50:11,805 --> 01:50:13,173
BUDGET ACTION SUPPORTS 

3512
01:50:13,173 --> 01:50:15,408
INVESTMENTS IN SAFETY THROUGH 

3513
01:50:15,408 --> 01:50:15,909
FUNDING THE CITY SAFETY 

3514
01:50:15,909 --> 01:50:17,377
AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AND THE CRIME

3515
01:50:17,377 --> 01:50:20,347
PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL

3516
01:50:20,347 --> 01:50:20,981
DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE 

3517
01:50:20,981 --> 01:50:22,182
NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS PARK 

3518
01:50:22,182 --> 01:50:24,351
ACTIVATION AND CONTINUED 

3519
01:50:24,351 --> 01:50:24,951
CLEANING SERVICES THROUGH OUR 

3520
01:50:24,951 --> 01:50:26,586
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE ESPECIALLY 

3521
01:50:26,586 --> 01:50:28,622
EXCITED ABOUT THE INVESTMENT IN 

3522
01:50:28,622 --> 01:50:29,189
THE CITY VISIONING ADVISORY 

3523
01:50:29,189 --> 01:50:31,458
GROUP THIS PAST YEAR, THE 

3524
01:50:31,458 --> 01:50:33,259
ADVISORY GROUP WAS ABLE TO 

3525
01:50:33,259 --> 01:50:36,630
PROVIDE OVER 50 GRANTS TO SMALL 

3526
01:50:36,630 --> 01:50:37,163
BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT OUR 

3527
01:50:37,163 --> 01:50:39,232
NEIGHBORHOOD FUND INNOVATIVE 

3528
01:50:39,232 --> 01:50:40,700
ACTIVATIONS, AND IS MAKING 

3529
01:50:40,700 --> 01:50:43,236
HEADWAY ON UNREINFORCED MASONRY 

3530
01:50:43,236 --> 01:50:44,371
EDUCATION. I STRONGLY URGE YOU 

3531
01:50:44,371 --> 01:50:46,239
TO PASS THE BUDGET. 

3532
01:50:46,239 --> 01:50:47,140
-- THANK YOU ELISE. AND BEFORE 

3533
01:50:47,140 --> 01:50:48,041
WE GO ON TO CAMERON, I'M GOING 

3534
01:50:48,041 --> 01:50:52,779
TO CHECK ON HAKIM AKBARI AND 

3535
01:50:52,779 --> 01:50:54,814
THEN WE'RE ALSO SEEING CAMERON 

3536
01:50:54,814 --> 01:50:58,918
BUCHHOLZ NOT PRESENT. SO WE WILL

3537
01:50:58,918 --> 01:51:00,887
PRESENT. OH, AND WE HAVE NINE 

3538
01:51:00,887 --> 01:51:03,623
MINUTES LEFT UNTIL REGISTRATION 

3539
01:51:03,623 --> 01:51:05,258
CLOSES. SO IF YOU WANT TO DO 

3540
01:51:05,258 --> 01:51:09,095
REMOTE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, SIGN UP

3541
01:51:09,095 --> 01:51:10,497
NOW. OTHERWISE COME ON DOWN FOR 

3542
01:51:10,497 --> 01:51:12,699
IN PERSON. AND HAKIM I SEE 

3543
01:51:12,699 --> 01:51:14,000
YOU'RE HERE. CAN YOU PRESS STAR

3544
01:51:14,000 --> 01:51:20,673
SIX TO UNMUTE? HAKIM STAR SIX 

3545
01:51:20,673 --> 01:51:25,645
NOT POUND SIX. I HIT POUND SIX. 

3546
01:51:25,645 --> 01:51:28,481
OFTENTIMES AND SO STAR SIX WE'RE

3547
01:51:28,481 --> 01:51:30,316
GOING TO LEAVE HAKIM PROMOTED. 

3548
01:51:30,316 --> 01:51:32,786
LET'S MOVE ON TO CAROLINE. HIT 

3549
01:51:32,786 --> 01:51:34,454
PETER HASEGAWA YOU'RE NOT 

3550
01:51:34,454 --> 01:51:36,056
PRESENT. DRAKE MACKAY YOU'RE UP

3551
01:51:36,056 --> 01:51:39,959
NEXT. LAURA LAURA H IS NOT 

3552
01:51:39,959 --> 01:51:41,761
PRESENT. IVANA GARZA WILL BE 

3553
01:51:41,761 --> 01:51:43,196
FOLLOWED. SO CAROLYN, I SEE 

3554
01:51:43,196 --> 01:51:46,533
YOU'RE UNMUTED. TAKE IT AWAY. 

3555
01:51:46,533 --> 01:51:46,800
WELCOME. 

3556
01:51:46,800 --> 01:51:48,201
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY

3557
01:51:48,201 --> 01:51:52,305
NAME IS CAROLYN. HIT A 22 YEAR 

3558
01:51:52,305 --> 01:51:53,740
D3 RESIDENT, FOUNDER OF BLUE 

3559
01:51:53,740 --> 01:51:55,508
CONE STUDIOS, CO-EXECUTIVE 

3560
01:51:55,508 --> 01:51:56,643
STEWARD OF ON THE BLOCK SEATTLE.

3561
01:51:56,643 --> 01:51:59,479
AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP 

3562
01:51:59,479 --> 01:51:59,979
APPRECIATION TO COUNCIL 

3563
01:51:59,979 --> 01:52:01,281
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH FOR HER 

3564
01:52:01,281 --> 01:52:02,749
ADVOCACY AND BUDGET CHAIR DAN 

3565
01:52:02,749 --> 01:52:04,884
STRAUSS FOR INCLUDING A $200,000

3566
01:52:04,884 --> 01:52:07,120
AMENDMENT FOR ON THE BLOCK 

3567
01:52:07,120 --> 01:52:08,421
SEATTLE IN THE 2027 BALANCING 

3568
01:52:08,421 --> 01:52:09,622
PACKAGE. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO

3569
01:52:09,622 --> 01:52:11,891
PLEASE KEEP THIS FUNDING IN THE 

3570
01:52:11,891 --> 01:52:14,160
BUDGET ON THE BLOCK PROVIDES 

3571
01:52:14,160 --> 01:52:14,661
CREATIVE SANCTUARY AND 

3572
01:52:14,661 --> 01:52:15,829
RECIPROCITY BASED RESIDENCIES 

3573
01:52:15,829 --> 01:52:18,131
FOR MORE THAN 50 LOW INCOME 

3574
01:52:18,131 --> 01:52:19,466
ARTISTS AND THREE FULLY EQUIPPED

3575
01:52:19,466 --> 01:52:20,867
STUDIOS, AND AN EVENT SPACE, 

3576
01:52:20,867 --> 01:52:23,036
THESE SPACES OFFER STABILITY, 

3577
01:52:23,036 --> 01:52:24,437
RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND FOR 

3578
01:52:24,437 --> 01:52:26,206
MANY OF US, CRITICAL LIFE 

3579
01:52:26,206 --> 01:52:28,174
SUPPORT. WE ALSO PROVIDE 

3580
01:52:28,174 --> 01:52:30,677
THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF FREE 

3581
01:52:30,677 --> 01:52:31,211
COMMUNITY PROGRAMING AND 

3582
01:52:31,211 --> 01:52:32,946
CULTURAL ACTIVATIONS EVERY YEAR.

3583
01:52:32,946 --> 01:52:34,881
WE BELIEVE ART SAVES LIVES, 

3584
01:52:34,881 --> 01:52:37,517
CREATIVE SPACES ARE ESSENTIAL 

3585
01:52:37,517 --> 01:52:38,184
CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT 

3586
01:52:38,184 --> 01:52:40,320
CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC SAFETY, 

3587
01:52:40,320 --> 01:52:40,920
NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY, SMALL 

3588
01:52:40,920 --> 01:52:42,489
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND 

3589
01:52:42,489 --> 01:52:44,357
COMMUNITY WELLNESS. THIS 

3590
01:52:44,357 --> 01:52:46,659
$200,000 INVESTMENT WOULD HELP 

3591
01:52:46,659 --> 01:52:47,193
STABILIZE OUR OPERATIONS, 

3592
01:52:47,193 --> 01:52:48,328
PROTECT THESE SPACES, AND BUILD 

3593
01:52:48,328 --> 01:52:50,096
TOWARD LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY.

3594
01:52:50,096 --> 01:52:51,631
IT'S AN INVESTMENT NOT JUST IN 

3595
01:52:51,631 --> 01:52:53,533
ON THE BLOCK, BUT IN THE LARGER 

3596
01:52:53,533 --> 01:52:55,702
CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM. WE HELP 

3597
01:52:55,702 --> 01:52:57,003
SUSTAIN. I SPENT 11 YEARS 

3598
01:52:57,003 --> 01:52:58,304
HOLDING DOWN CREATIVE SPACE IN 

3599
01:52:58,304 --> 01:52:59,706
THIS CITY. I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES.

3600
01:52:59,706 --> 01:53:01,708
I KNOW WHAT WE STAND TO LOSE 

3601
01:53:01,708 --> 01:53:03,109
WITHOUT IT. PLEASE KEEP THIS 

3602
01:53:03,109 --> 01:53:04,310
FUNDING. IN THE 2027 BUDGET. 

3603
01:53:04,310 --> 01:53:05,445
HELP US CONTINUE TO BUILD A 

3604
01:53:05,445 --> 01:53:07,313
SEATTLE WHERE ARTISTS, CULTURE 

3605
01:53:07,313 --> 01:53:08,414
AND COMMUNITY HAVE SPACE TO 

3606
01:53:08,414 --> 01:53:10,316
THRIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

3607
01:53:10,316 --> 01:53:13,787
-- THANK YOU. CAROLYN, ARE YOU 

3608
01:53:13,787 --> 01:53:16,356
PRESENT? STAR SIX TO UNMUTE, 

3609
01:53:16,356 --> 01:53:19,826
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. OKAY. AND 

3610
01:53:19,826 --> 01:53:22,295
THEN IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE ELLEN

3611
01:53:22,295 --> 01:53:23,329
WINDUS WITH US AGAIN. SO WE'RE 

3612
01:53:23,329 --> 01:53:30,270
GOING TO PULL UP ELLEN AFTER 

3613
01:53:30,270 --> 01:53:32,038
ELLEN WILL COME BACK TO YOU, 

3614
01:53:32,038 --> 01:53:33,573
ELLEN WINDUS, WE HAVE YOU UP 

3615
01:53:33,573 --> 01:53:36,476
NEXT SIX MINUTES UNTIL 

3616
01:53:36,476 --> 01:53:38,278
REGISTRATION CLOSES FOR THE 

3617
01:53:38,278 --> 01:53:40,547
VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT ELLEN, WE

3618
01:53:40,547 --> 01:53:44,150
SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

3619
01:53:44,150 --> 01:53:47,153
UNMUTE. WHY DON'T WE LEAVE BOTH

3620
01:53:47,153 --> 01:53:50,290
OF THEM PROMOTED, AND THEN WE'LL

3621
01:53:50,290 --> 01:53:52,725
JUMP BACK INTO ROTATION PETER 

3622
01:53:52,725 --> 01:53:54,894
HASEGAWA, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. 

3623
01:53:54,894 --> 01:53:57,730
DRAKE MACKAY IS NEXT. LAURA H IS

3624
01:53:57,730 --> 01:54:00,300
NOT PRESENT. IVANA GARZA AND 

3625
01:54:00,300 --> 01:54:02,802
THEN CARRIE OLSON. FINDLAY, 

3626
01:54:02,802 --> 01:54:04,437
ELLEN IS OFF MUTE. DO WE HAVE 

3627
01:54:04,437 --> 01:54:06,906
YOU? ELLEN? 

3628
01:54:06,906 --> 01:54:07,140
-- YES. 

3629
01:54:07,140 --> 01:54:08,174
-- WONDERFUL. 

3630
01:54:08,174 --> 01:54:13,780
-- YES, YES. HI. HI. HI. MY NAME

3631
01:54:13,780 --> 01:54:15,315
IS ELLEN. I AM THE MOTHER OF TWO

3632
01:54:15,315 --> 01:54:18,418
BOYS, CALVIN, WHO IS SEVEN, AND 

3633
01:54:18,418 --> 01:54:19,152
CO-OP PRESCHOOL GRADUATE, AND 

3634
01:54:19,152 --> 01:54:20,620
KIRBY, WHO IS THREE AND 

3635
01:54:20,620 --> 01:54:22,288
CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN CO-OP 

3636
01:54:22,288 --> 01:54:23,389
PRESCHOOL. I'M A CURRENT 

3637
01:54:23,389 --> 01:54:24,757
STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF 

3638
01:54:24,757 --> 01:54:26,693
THIS PROGRAM FOR FIVE YEARS. 

3639
01:54:26,693 --> 01:54:27,827
PARENT EDUCATION IN MY LAB IS AN

3640
01:54:27,827 --> 01:54:30,230
ASSISTANT TEACHER. MY LAB TIME 

3641
01:54:30,230 --> 01:54:32,131
AS AN ASSISTANT TEACHER IN THE 

3642
01:54:32,131 --> 01:54:33,266
CO-OP LAB CLASSROOM IS IMPORTANT

3643
01:54:33,266 --> 01:54:35,702
BECAUSE I GET TO BE AN ACTIVE 

3644
01:54:35,702 --> 01:54:36,569
PARTICIPANT IN MY CHILD'S 

3645
01:54:36,569 --> 01:54:38,137
LEARNING, WHILE ALSO HONING MY 

3646
01:54:38,137 --> 01:54:39,138
OWN SKILLS AS A PARENT. WHEN YOU

3647
01:54:39,138 --> 01:54:40,340
FIRST BECOME A PARENT, NO ONE 

3648
01:54:40,340 --> 01:54:41,641
HANDS YOU A GUIDE FOR HOW TO DO 

3649
01:54:41,641 --> 01:54:43,610
YOUR JOB AND BEING A PARENT, 

3650
01:54:43,610 --> 01:54:45,612
RAISING TINY HUMANS TO BECOME 

3651
01:54:45,612 --> 01:54:46,079
INDEPENDENT ADULTS IS 

3652
01:54:46,079 --> 01:54:47,313
UNEQUIVOCALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT

3653
01:54:47,313 --> 01:54:49,048
JOB IN OUR SOCIETY. PARENT 

3654
01:54:49,048 --> 01:54:50,783
EDUCATION HAS PROVIDED ME WITH 

3655
01:54:50,783 --> 01:54:51,384
TOOLS AND ACTIVE PRACTICE OF 

3656
01:54:51,384 --> 01:54:52,318
THOSE TOOLS TO GUIDE MY 

3657
01:54:52,318 --> 01:54:53,319
PARENTING. IS THERE A 

3658
01:54:53,319 --> 01:54:54,587
COUNCILMEMBER WHO WILL CHAMPION 

3659
01:54:54,587 --> 01:54:55,655
AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET FOR 

3660
01:54:55,655 --> 01:54:57,523
ONE TIME EMERGENCY FUNDING? THE 

3661
01:54:57,523 --> 01:54:59,425
SEATTLE COLLEGE PARENT EDUCATION

3662
01:54:59,425 --> 01:55:01,928
PROGRAM? WE NEED $1.6 MILLION 

3663
01:55:01,928 --> 01:55:02,895
FOR TWO QUARTERS, EVEN HALF THIS

3664
01:55:02,895 --> 01:55:03,997
AMOUNT, 800,000 WILL KEEP US 

3665
01:55:03,997 --> 01:55:05,798
GOING THROUGH THE WINTER QUARTER

3666
01:55:05,798 --> 01:55:07,533
WHILE WE CONTINUE SEARCHING FOR 

3667
01:55:07,533 --> 01:55:09,469
PRIVATE FUNDING PARTNERS. THESE 

3668
01:55:09,469 --> 01:55:10,036
PROGRAMS PROVIDE PART TIME 

3669
01:55:10,036 --> 01:55:11,137
PRESCHOOL SEATS AND PART TIME 

3670
01:55:11,137 --> 01:55:12,639
CHILDCARE CONCURRENTLY WITH 

3671
01:55:12,639 --> 01:55:14,641
ADULT EDUCATION FOR ABOUT $585 A

3672
01:55:14,641 --> 01:55:16,476
YEAR PER STUDENT FOR AN ENTIRE 

3673
01:55:16,476 --> 01:55:17,710
YEAR. THIS COMPARES WITH CITY OF

3674
01:55:17,710 --> 01:55:19,445
SEATTLE FULL TIME CHILD CARE, 

3675
01:55:19,445 --> 01:55:20,980
PRESCHOOL, NO PARENT EDUCATION, 

3676
01:55:20,980 --> 01:55:22,415
EITHER COMMUNITY BUILDING OR 

3677
01:55:22,415 --> 01:55:25,184
SKILL BUILDING THAT COSTS 11,000

3678
01:55:25,184 --> 01:55:26,586
TO 15,800 PER STUDENT PER YEAR, 

3679
01:55:26,586 --> 01:55:28,054
ACCOUNTING FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN

3680
01:55:28,054 --> 01:55:30,256
SCHOOL HOURS. OUR PROGRAM WOULD 

3681
01:55:30,256 --> 01:55:32,625
COMPARABLY RUN 1000 TO 3000 PER 

3682
01:55:32,625 --> 01:55:34,594
CHILDCARE SEAT PER YEAR. IT IS 

3683
01:55:34,594 --> 01:55:36,529
FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE TO MODEL 

3684
01:55:36,529 --> 01:55:38,531
FOR BOTH PARENT AND CHILD 

3685
01:55:38,531 --> 01:55:40,466
EDUCATION FAIL. WHILE EFFORTS TO

3686
01:55:40,466 --> 01:55:41,434
RECOVER COSTS AT THE STATE LEVEL

3687
01:55:41,434 --> 01:55:44,070
ARE STILL IN PROCESS. THANK YOU.

3688
01:55:44,070 --> 01:55:46,205
-- THANK YOU, ELLEN. WE'RE GOING

3689
01:55:46,205 --> 01:55:48,141
TO TRY HOME AGAIN. IF YOU'RE 

3690
01:55:48,141 --> 01:55:50,743
HERE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. WE'LL

3691
01:55:50,743 --> 01:55:52,378
MOVE FORWARD. ALSO. PETER 

3692
01:55:52,378 --> 01:55:53,413
HASEGAWA, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. 

3693
01:55:53,413 --> 01:55:56,582
MOVING ON TO DRAKE MCKAY, IVANA 

3694
01:55:56,582 --> 01:56:00,920
GARZA AND THEN CARRIE OLSON. 

3695
01:56:00,920 --> 01:56:08,828
FINLEY. 

3696
01:56:08,962 --> 01:56:13,666
WE'VE GOT YOU, DRAKE FOUR 

3697
01:56:13,666 --> 01:56:14,600
MINUTES UNTIL REGISTRATION 

3698
01:56:14,600 --> 01:56:16,202
CLOSES. TAKE IT AWAY. DRAKE. 

3699
01:56:16,202 --> 01:56:19,806
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. 

3700
01:56:19,806 --> 01:56:20,073
-- OKAY. 

3701
01:56:20,073 --> 01:56:25,478
-- I'M GREG MACKEY. I LIVE IN 

3702
01:56:25,478 --> 01:56:28,881
DISTRICT FOUR IN YOU DISTRICT 

3703
01:56:28,881 --> 01:56:30,316
AND I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT 

3704
01:56:30,316 --> 01:56:33,219
AGAINST THE RV BAN BECAUSE THIS 

3705
01:56:33,219 --> 01:56:37,323
WILL THIS WILL DESTABILIZE 

3706
01:56:37,323 --> 01:56:39,425
INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY 

3707
01:56:39,425 --> 01:56:43,129
STRUGGLING TO GET BY. AND I ALSO

3708
01:56:43,129 --> 01:56:44,263
HAVE A NEIGHBOR ON MY STREET WHO

3709
01:56:44,263 --> 01:56:46,099
LIVES IN THEIR RV, AND THEY KEEP

3710
01:56:46,099 --> 01:56:48,468
TO THEMSELVES. THEY AREN'T 

3711
01:56:48,468 --> 01:56:49,702
CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS. AND THEY 

3712
01:56:49,702 --> 01:56:51,304
JUST NEED A SAFE PLACE TO PARK 

3713
01:56:51,304 --> 01:56:54,807
THEIR RV AND WE ALSO DON'T NEED

3714
01:56:54,807 --> 01:56:59,846
A PLACE ANY MORE OF A BURDEN ON 

3715
01:56:59,846 --> 01:57:00,480
LAW ENFORCEMENT THAN WE ALREADY 

3716
01:57:00,480 --> 01:57:02,582
DO, BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER 

3717
01:57:02,582 --> 01:57:04,517
ISSUES THAT AREN'T BEING 

3718
01:57:04,517 --> 01:57:10,056
ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED AND THE 

3719
01:57:10,056 --> 01:57:10,690
STABILIZING PEOPLE WILL COST THE

3720
01:57:10,690 --> 01:57:11,591
GOVERNMENT MORE IN THE LONG 

3721
01:57:11,591 --> 01:57:13,326
TERM. AND WE KEEP RAISING TAXES 

3722
01:57:13,326 --> 01:57:18,498
EVERY YEAR AND WE NEED TO BE 

3723
01:57:18,498 --> 01:57:19,499
MINDFUL OF HOW MUCH THIS IS 

3724
01:57:19,499 --> 01:57:22,335
GOING TO COST. IF YOU NEED TO 

3725
01:57:22,335 --> 01:57:23,202
FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS AND GET 

3726
01:57:23,202 --> 01:57:29,776
PEOPLE ON THEIR FEET. AND I WANT

3727
01:57:29,776 --> 01:57:33,813
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 

3728
01:57:33,813 --> 01:57:37,183
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR PUSHING 

3729
01:57:37,183 --> 01:57:38,317
BACK ON THIS ISSUE. AND THANKS 

3730
01:57:38,317 --> 01:57:40,086
FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. 

3731
01:57:40,086 --> 01:57:44,390
-- THANKS, DRAKE. WE'LL TAKE 

3732
01:57:44,390 --> 01:57:46,192
IVANA GARZA, CARRIE OLSON, 

3733
01:57:46,192 --> 01:57:49,262
FINDLAY, AND THEN SARITA ABSHIER

3734
01:57:49,262 --> 01:57:51,130
NEXT. IVANA, I SEE YOU'RE HERE.

3735
01:57:51,130 --> 01:57:54,500
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. WELCOME. 

3736
01:57:54,500 --> 01:57:57,870
-- HELLO. THANK YOU, DEAR 

3737
01:57:57,870 --> 01:57:59,505
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 

3738
01:57:59,505 --> 01:58:00,039
BRIDGET CHAIR STRAUSS AND 

3739
01:58:00,039 --> 01:58:01,474
SEATTLE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. MY 

3740
01:58:01,474 --> 01:58:04,210
NAME IS IVANA GARZA, AND I'M 

3741
01:58:04,210 --> 01:58:05,211
HERE REPRESENTING THE RESIDENCY.

3742
01:58:05,211 --> 01:58:07,313
I'M WRITING TO URGE YOU TO 

3743
01:58:07,313 --> 01:58:08,614
RETAIN THE $100,000 FOR THE 

3744
01:58:08,614 --> 01:58:08,881
RESIDENCY 

3745
01:58:08,881 --> 01:58:09,215
-- INCLUDED. 

3746
01:58:09,215 --> 01:58:10,683
-- IN THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT 

3747
01:58:10,683 --> 01:58:12,518
HOLLINGSWORTH 2027 BUDGET 

3748
01:58:12,518 --> 01:58:14,220
PRIORITIES. AS YOU MOVE TOWARDS 

3749
01:58:14,220 --> 01:58:15,755
ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET. THANK

3750
01:58:15,755 --> 01:58:17,723
YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT 

3751
01:58:17,723 --> 01:58:18,324
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR CHAMPIONING 

3752
01:58:18,324 --> 01:58:19,759
THIS INVESTMENT BUDGET. CHAIR 

3753
01:58:19,759 --> 01:58:21,060
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR 

3754
01:58:21,060 --> 01:58:22,995
YOUR WORK TO SUPPORT SEATTLE'S 

3755
01:58:22,995 --> 01:58:24,764
COMMUNITIES. THE RESIDENCY 

3756
01:58:24,764 --> 01:58:25,598
EMPOWERS YOUNG ARTISTS THROUGH 

3757
01:58:25,598 --> 01:58:27,366
HIP HOP, PROVIDING ARTS, 

3758
01:58:27,366 --> 01:58:29,735
EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, 

3759
01:58:29,735 --> 01:58:30,369
OPPORTUNITIES AND PATHWAYS INTO 

3760
01:58:30,369 --> 01:58:32,171
THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. ITS 

3761
01:58:32,171 --> 01:58:33,573
PROGRAMS CONNECT SEATTLE YOUTH 

3762
01:58:33,573 --> 01:58:34,540
WITH TEACHING ARTISTS AND PEERS,

3763
01:58:34,540 --> 01:58:36,876
HELPING THEM BUILD THEIR SKILLS,

3764
01:58:36,876 --> 01:58:37,477
CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP, AND A 

3765
01:58:37,477 --> 01:58:39,345
SENSE OF BELONGING. TO GIVE YOU 

3766
01:58:39,345 --> 01:58:41,214
AN EXAMPLE OF THE IMPACT IT'S 

3767
01:58:41,214 --> 01:58:42,348
MAKING, I JOINED THE PROGRAM 11 

3768
01:58:42,348 --> 01:58:44,117
YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS ONLY 13. 

3769
01:58:44,117 --> 01:58:45,651
ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM IS INTENDED

3770
01:58:45,651 --> 01:58:47,086
FOR KING COUNTY AND I LIVED IN 

3771
01:58:47,086 --> 01:58:49,122
MARYSVILLE, I KNEW THE IMPACT OF

3772
01:58:49,122 --> 01:58:50,857
THIS ORGANIZATION WOULD CHANGE 

3773
01:58:50,857 --> 01:58:52,225
MY LIFE. FOR FOUR YEARS. MY 

3774
01:58:52,225 --> 01:58:54,293
MOTHER SPENT EIGHT HOURS IN A 

3775
01:58:54,293 --> 01:58:55,561
CAR, TWO HOURS EACH WAY, MAKING 

3776
01:58:55,561 --> 01:58:57,130
IT TO SEATTLE FIVE DAYS A WEEK 

3777
01:58:57,130 --> 01:58:58,631
SO I COULD PARTICIPATE IN THE 

3778
01:58:58,631 --> 01:59:00,166
SUMMER INTENSIVE. THAT 

3779
01:59:00,166 --> 01:59:02,201
DEDICATION SHOWS THE IMPACT. 

3780
01:59:02,201 --> 01:59:03,102
THIS PROGRAM INSPIRED ME AS A 

3781
01:59:03,102 --> 01:59:05,104
FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANT 

3782
01:59:05,104 --> 01:59:06,506
DAUGHTER TO COMPLETE FIVE 

3783
01:59:06,506 --> 01:59:07,106
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS AT 

3784
01:59:07,106 --> 01:59:08,975
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY. 

3785
01:59:08,975 --> 01:59:10,276
WHILE IN COLLEGE, I RECEIVED A 

3786
01:59:10,276 --> 01:59:12,211
RESIDENCY, SCHOLARSHIP AND ALSO 

3787
01:59:12,211 --> 01:59:14,146
HELPED START A SURVIVOR 

3788
01:59:14,146 --> 01:59:14,647
SCHOLARSHIP THROUGH THE 

3789
01:59:14,647 --> 01:59:15,314
RESIDENCY AIMED TO HELP 

3790
01:59:15,314 --> 01:59:17,316
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE. I'M 

3791
01:59:17,316 --> 01:59:18,518
NOW RUNNING THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP

3792
01:59:18,518 --> 01:59:19,819
COUNCIL, WHERE WE FOCUS ON 

3793
01:59:19,819 --> 01:59:21,787
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 

3794
01:59:21,787 --> 01:59:22,321
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND 

3795
01:59:22,321 --> 01:59:23,222
SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH. MOST OF 

3796
01:59:23,222 --> 01:59:25,658
WHO ARE AT RISK. THIS IS A TYPE 

3797
01:59:25,658 --> 01:59:28,528
OF WORK, SUPPORT AND IMPACT. WE 

3798
01:59:28,528 --> 01:59:28,928
CONTINUE TO MAKE. 

3799
01:59:28,928 --> 01:59:31,864
-- THANK YOU. IVANA. KERRI OLSON

3800
01:59:31,864 --> 01:59:33,366
FINDLAY, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. WE

3801
01:59:33,366 --> 01:59:34,867
ARE GOING TO KEEP MOVING ON. 

3802
01:59:34,867 --> 01:59:37,570
SARADA ABSHIR. RUCHIKA GUPTA. 

3803
01:59:37,570 --> 01:59:39,972
TRUET. AND THEN JENNIFER RODGERS

3804
01:59:39,972 --> 01:59:44,644
ARE ALL NEXT. AND THE FORM IS 

3805
01:59:44,644 --> 01:59:45,845
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. SO 

3806
01:59:45,845 --> 01:59:47,880
IF YOU DO WANT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC

3807
01:59:47,880 --> 01:59:48,915
COMMENT, YOU'LL NEED TO COME 

3808
01:59:48,915 --> 01:59:50,383
DOWN IN PERSON. PUBLIC COMMENT 

3809
01:59:50,383 --> 01:59:53,653
STARTS AT SIGN UP. STARTS AT 

3810
01:59:53,653 --> 01:59:55,188
430. PUBLIC COMMENT STARTS AT 

3811
01:59:55,188 --> 01:59:58,824
FIVE. SARITA, YOU ARE OFF MUTE. 

3812
01:59:58,824 --> 02:00:01,861
YOU ARE AWESOME. WELCOME 

3813
02:00:01,861 --> 02:00:02,094
-- HI. 

3814
02:00:02,094 --> 02:00:04,263
-- THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY

3815
02:00:04,263 --> 02:00:07,600
NAME IS SARITA AFSHAR AND I'M A

3816
02:00:07,600 --> 02:00:08,801
PROGRAM MANAGER AT SOMALI HEALTH

3817
02:00:08,801 --> 02:00:11,203
BOARD. I PREVIOUSLY LED 

3818
02:00:11,203 --> 02:00:11,871
AURORA'S IMMIGRANT SAFETY AND 

3819
02:00:11,871 --> 02:00:13,372
ACTION NETWORK PROJECT AT OUR 

3820
02:00:13,372 --> 02:00:15,207
ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING DIRECT 

3821
02:00:15,207 --> 02:00:16,509
SERVICE FUNDS TO COMMUNITY 

3822
02:00:16,509 --> 02:00:18,244
MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO GET 

3823
02:00:18,244 --> 02:00:19,645
FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING TRAGIC 

3824
02:00:19,645 --> 02:00:20,880
TIMES IN THEIR LIVES AND HIT 

3825
02:00:20,880 --> 02:00:23,149
WITH HEAVY EXPENSES LIKE BURIAL 

3826
02:00:23,149 --> 02:00:24,517
COSTS, COUNSELING OR MEDICAL 

3827
02:00:24,517 --> 02:00:27,787
FEES. I SAW HOW IMPORTANT DIRECT

3828
02:00:27,787 --> 02:00:29,288
SERVICE DIRECT SUPPORT IS FOR 

3829
02:00:29,288 --> 02:00:31,591
FAMILIES FACING SUDDEN LOSS AND 

3830
02:00:31,591 --> 02:00:32,825
GUN VIOLENCE. SO MANY FAMILIES 

3831
02:00:32,825 --> 02:00:34,327
IN OUR COMMUNITIES ARE LOSING 

3832
02:00:34,327 --> 02:00:35,861
LOVED ONES, ESPECIALLY YOUNG 

3833
02:00:35,861 --> 02:00:38,364
PEOPLE. BEHIND EVERY DEATH IS A 

3834
02:00:38,364 --> 02:00:40,233
FAMILY WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN 

3835
02:00:40,233 --> 02:00:41,767
CHANGED OVERNIGHT. AND WHILE 

3836
02:00:41,767 --> 02:00:43,035
GRIEVING, THEY MAY ALSO BE 

3837
02:00:43,035 --> 02:00:45,137
STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MEDICAL 

3838
02:00:45,137 --> 02:00:47,139
BILLS, FUNERAL EXPENSES, LOST 

3839
02:00:47,139 --> 02:00:48,140
INCOME OR FEAR OF SAFETY FOR 

3840
02:00:48,140 --> 02:00:49,842
THEIR CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLD.

3841
02:00:49,842 --> 02:00:51,243
I URGE THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO 

3842
02:00:51,243 --> 02:00:53,546
PRIORITIZE FUNDING FOR BOTH 

3843
02:00:53,546 --> 02:00:55,314
PREVENTION AND DIRECT SERVICES. 

3844
02:00:55,314 --> 02:00:57,883
WE NEED PROGRAMS THAT BUILD 

3845
02:00:57,883 --> 02:00:59,952
RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE,

3846
02:00:59,952 --> 02:01:02,355
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND HELP 

3847
02:01:02,355 --> 02:01:05,558
PREVENT VIOLENCE BEFORE FAMILIES

3848
02:01:05,558 --> 02:01:06,359
EXPERIENCE ANOTHER TRAGEDY. WE 

3849
02:01:06,359 --> 02:01:08,160
NEED. WE ALSO NEED FLEXIBLE, 

3850
02:01:08,160 --> 02:01:09,929
ACCESSIBLE FUNDING FOR FAMILIES 

3851
02:01:09,929 --> 02:01:12,265
WHO ARE ALREADY LIVING WITH ITS 

3852
02:01:12,265 --> 02:01:14,066
CONSEQUENCES. AS YOU MAKE THESE 

3853
02:01:14,066 --> 02:01:15,568
BUDGET DECISIONS. PLEASE LISTEN 

3854
02:01:15,568 --> 02:01:17,069
TO THE FAMILIES MOST AFFECTED 

3855
02:01:17,069 --> 02:01:19,138
AND THE PEOPLE WORKING ALONGSIDE

3856
02:01:19,138 --> 02:01:20,640
THEM. INVEST IN KEEPING OUR 

3857
02:01:20,640 --> 02:01:22,074
YOUNG PEOPLE ALIVE AND MAKING 

3858
02:01:22,074 --> 02:01:23,476
SURE FAMILIES FACING SUDDEN LOSS

3859
02:01:23,476 --> 02:01:24,944
HAVE SOMEWHERE TO TURN. THANK 

3860
02:01:24,944 --> 02:01:28,214
YOU. 

3861
02:01:28,214 --> 02:01:30,883
-- THANK YOU. SARITA. NEXT IS 

3862
02:01:30,883 --> 02:01:32,918
RASHIDA RUCHIKA, FOLLOWED BY 

3863
02:01:32,918 --> 02:01:36,255
JENNIFER. AND THEN KAJI BASHARI.

3864
02:01:36,255 --> 02:01:37,256
RUCHIKA. I SEE YOU'RE HERE. 

3865
02:01:37,256 --> 02:01:40,259
WELCOME 

3866
02:01:40,259 --> 02:01:41,761
-- HI, EVERYONE. THANKS SO MUCH 

3867
02:01:41,761 --> 02:01:44,196
FOR TAKING MY COMMENT. I'M A 

3868
02:01:44,196 --> 02:01:47,700
CAPITOL HILL RESIDENT, A MOM AND

3869
02:01:47,700 --> 02:01:50,403
BOARD MEMBER AT FAMILY WORKS. 

3870
02:01:50,403 --> 02:01:52,571
I'M HERE TO ASK YOUR SUPPORT 

3871
02:01:52,571 --> 02:01:55,041
FOR COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S 

3872
02:01:55,041 --> 02:01:55,608
PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE CAPITAL 

3873
02:01:55,608 --> 02:01:56,309
FUNDING FOR THE FAMILY WORKS 

3874
02:01:56,309 --> 02:01:58,144
FUND. BREAK FAMILY RESOURCE 

3875
02:01:58,144 --> 02:02:00,846
CENTER. FAMILY WORKS IS OPENING 

3876
02:02:00,846 --> 02:02:02,281
A FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ON THE 

3877
02:02:02,281 --> 02:02:06,252
GROUND FLOOR OF THE SUN BREAK 

3878
02:02:06,252 --> 02:02:06,886
BELLWETHERS HOUSING BELLWETHER 

3879
02:02:06,886 --> 02:02:09,422
HOUSING'S NEW AFFORDABLE 

3880
02:02:09,422 --> 02:02:09,922
HOUSING TOWER IN THE U. 

3881
02:02:09,922 --> 02:02:11,791
DISTRICT. THIS CENTER WILL OFFER

3882
02:02:11,791 --> 02:02:13,959
RESOURCE NAVIGATION, PARENTING 

3883
02:02:13,959 --> 02:02:16,128
SUPPORT, FREE DIAPERS AND KIDS 

3884
02:02:16,128 --> 02:02:19,899
CLOTHING, AND SO MUCH MORE. I 

3885
02:02:19,899 --> 02:02:21,133
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS A

3886
02:02:21,133 --> 02:02:22,468
PROVEN MODEL THAT WORKS AS 

3887
02:02:22,468 --> 02:02:24,837
FAMILY WORKS HAS PROVIDED 

3888
02:02:24,837 --> 02:02:27,073
RESOURCE CENTERS IN OTHER 

3889
02:02:27,073 --> 02:02:29,742
LOCATIONS PAIRED WITH AFFORDABLE

3890
02:02:29,742 --> 02:02:31,477
HOUSING. AND AS OUR CITY IS 

3891
02:02:31,477 --> 02:02:34,013
FACING SUCH HOUSING CRISIS, SUCH

3892
02:02:34,013 --> 02:02:35,347
HIGH LEVELS OF HOUSING CRISIS 

3893
02:02:35,347 --> 02:02:37,883
AND AFFORDABILITY. THIS IS A 

3894
02:02:37,883 --> 02:02:39,585
PROVEN WAY WHERE WE CAN SUPPORT 

3895
02:02:39,585 --> 02:02:42,521
OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. 

3896
02:02:42,521 --> 02:02:48,828
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT FOR EVERY $1

3897
02:02:48,828 --> 02:02:51,997
INVESTED IN HELPING FAMILIES 

3898
02:02:51,997 --> 02:02:52,631
ACHIEVE GREATER STABILITY IN IN 

3899
02:02:52,631 --> 02:02:55,234
PROJECTS LIKE THIS, WE GET $4 IN

3900
02:02:55,234 --> 02:02:56,769
PUBLIC VALUE. THANK YOU SO MUCH 

3901
02:02:56,769 --> 02:02:59,472
FOR CONSIDERING THIS AMENDMENT. 

3902
02:02:59,472 --> 02:03:03,008
AND PLEASE, PLEASE DO SUPPORT 

3903
02:03:03,008 --> 02:03:04,009
THE FAMILY WORKS FAMILY RESOURCE

3904
02:03:04,009 --> 02:03:06,312
CENTER AT FUND BREAK. THANK YOU.

3905
02:03:06,312 --> 02:03:07,813
-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS 

3906
02:03:07,813 --> 02:03:11,083
JENNIFER RODGERS, FOLLOWED BY KG

3907
02:03:11,083 --> 02:03:13,352
BASHIRI. SHEILA SIMPATICO, 

3908
02:03:13,352 --> 02:03:16,021
YOU'RE NOT PRESENT. WHO? MARIA 

3909
02:03:16,021 --> 02:03:18,591
ALAMI, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. LADY

3910
02:03:18,591 --> 02:03:20,359
SCRIBE IS THE NEXT. MICHAEL YE. 

3911
02:03:20,359 --> 02:03:23,529
YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. KING 

3912
02:03:23,529 --> 02:03:25,131
GARRETT, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED IN 

3913
02:03:25,131 --> 02:03:27,099
THAT ORDER. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 

3914
02:03:27,099 --> 02:03:28,134
JENNIFER RODGERS. YOU'RE OFF 

3915
02:03:28,134 --> 02:03:31,103
MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY. 

3916
02:03:31,103 --> 02:03:32,138
-- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME 

3917
02:03:32,138 --> 02:03:35,708
IS JENNIFER RODGERS. I'M I'M A

3918
02:03:35,708 --> 02:03:37,042
UNIQUE ON THIS CALL SO FAR. I AM

3919
02:03:37,042 --> 02:03:39,845
ACTUALLY A NORTHWEST NATIVE BORN

3920
02:03:39,845 --> 02:03:42,615
AND RAISED IN THIS AREA HERE 

3921
02:03:42,615 --> 02:03:44,417
BEFORE THE EVERGREEN POINT 

3922
02:03:44,417 --> 02:03:47,319
BRIDGE WAS ACTUALLY A BRIDGE. MY

3923
02:03:47,319 --> 02:03:48,754
PARENTS CAME HERE LOOKING FOR A 

3924
02:03:48,754 --> 02:03:50,689
COMMUNITY IN WHICH TO RAISE 

3925
02:03:50,689 --> 02:03:52,224
THEIR FAMILY. AND AS I GREW INTO

3926
02:03:52,224 --> 02:03:54,326
ADULTHOOD, I STARTED LOOKING FOR

3927
02:03:54,326 --> 02:03:55,761
A PLACE WHERE I COULD SUPPORT 

3928
02:03:55,761 --> 02:03:56,662
FAMILIES IN THE NORTHWEST. AND I

3929
02:03:56,662 --> 02:03:58,798
FOUND THAT AS A VOLUNTEER AT 

3930
02:03:58,798 --> 02:04:00,733
FAMILY WORKS. AND I'M CALLING IN

3931
02:04:00,733 --> 02:04:02,868
SUPPORT OF THE FUNDING FOR THE 

3932
02:04:02,868 --> 02:04:04,603
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER AT THE U.

3933
02:04:04,603 --> 02:04:07,940
DISTRICT. THIS ORGANIZATION DOES

3934
02:04:07,940 --> 02:04:10,342
SO MUCH FOR THE COMMUNITY IN 

3935
02:04:10,342 --> 02:04:12,545
BUILDING UP FAMILIES, KEEPING 

3936
02:04:12,545 --> 02:04:15,748
THEM HOUSED, GIVING THEM 

3937
02:04:15,748 --> 02:04:18,217
PARENTING LESSONS, PROVIDING 

3938
02:04:18,217 --> 02:04:18,851
RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITY FOR 

3939
02:04:18,851 --> 02:04:21,453
THESE FAMILIES. THAT NOT ONLY 

3940
02:04:21,453 --> 02:04:23,289
BUILDS OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT 

3941
02:04:23,289 --> 02:04:25,524
BUILDS THOSE FAMILIES AND IT 

3942
02:04:25,524 --> 02:04:27,726
BUILDS OUR FUTURE. SO THIS IS AN

3943
02:04:27,726 --> 02:04:29,295
INVESTMENT FOR SEATTLE FOR THE 

3944
02:04:29,295 --> 02:04:33,065
LONG TERM. AND I'M ASKING YOU TO

3945
02:04:33,065 --> 02:04:35,367
PLEASE KEEP THIS IN THE BUDGET, 

3946
02:04:35,367 --> 02:04:38,003
KEEP US MOVING FORWARD AND KEEP 

3947
02:04:38,003 --> 02:04:38,637
SEATTLE THE WAY WE ALWAYS LIKED 

3948
02:04:38,637 --> 02:04:42,341
IT TO BE A FAMILY FOCUSED, SAFE 

3949
02:04:42,341 --> 02:04:43,475
ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE. THANK 

3950
02:04:43,475 --> 02:04:44,844
YOU SO MUCH. 

3951
02:04:44,844 --> 02:04:48,614
-- THANK YOU. JENNIFER. UP NEXT 

3952
02:04:48,614 --> 02:04:50,483
IS KHADIJAH BASHIRI. SHEILA 

3953
02:04:50,483 --> 02:04:52,051
SIMPATICOS NOT PRESENT. WHO? 

3954
02:04:52,051 --> 02:04:55,387
MARIA ALAMI NOT PRESENT. I SEE 

3955
02:04:55,387 --> 02:04:57,923
YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE

3956
02:04:57,923 --> 02:05:01,961
AFTER SHE IS LADY SCRIBE MICHAEL

3957
02:05:01,961 --> 02:05:03,696
YEE IS NOT PRESENT. WYKING 

3958
02:05:03,696 --> 02:05:06,665
GARRETT AND THEN CELIA HASHEMI. 

3959
02:05:06,665 --> 02:05:12,505
KG, ARE YOU HERE? KHADIJA? 

3960
02:05:12,505 --> 02:05:14,540
SORRY. KHADIJA. SORRY. LET'S 

3961
02:05:14,540 --> 02:05:15,908
LEAVE. KHADIJAH PROMOTED AND 

3962
02:05:15,908 --> 02:05:20,312
WE'LL MOVE ON TO LADY SCRIBE. 

3963
02:05:20,312 --> 02:05:26,418
LADY SCRIBE, I HAVE YOU HERE. 

3964
02:05:26,418 --> 02:05:29,054
OH, WE'VE GOT BOTH PEOPLE OFF 

3965
02:05:29,054 --> 02:05:31,790
MUTE. LADY SCRIBE IF YOU COULD 

3966
02:05:31,790 --> 02:05:32,925
HOLD. KHADIJA, I SEE YOU'RE OFF

3967
02:05:32,925 --> 02:05:34,026
MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. 

3968
02:05:34,026 --> 02:05:37,129
-- OKAY. 

3969
02:05:37,129 --> 02:05:37,463
-- THANK YOU. 

3970
02:05:37,463 --> 02:05:39,265
-- HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M 

3971
02:05:39,265 --> 02:05:40,699
KHADIJA BASHIRI AND I WORK AS A 

3972
02:05:40,699 --> 02:05:43,369
AS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

3973
02:05:43,369 --> 02:05:45,938
MANAGER AT REFUGEE ARTISTS, AN 

3974
02:05:45,938 --> 02:05:47,773
INITIATIVE WHICH IS LOCATED IN 

3975
02:05:47,773 --> 02:05:49,141
LAKE CITY SEATTLE. I WANT TO 

3976
02:05:49,141 --> 02:05:50,809
SHARE ONE IMPORTANT MESSAGE. 

3977
02:05:50,809 --> 02:05:51,410
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN 

3978
02:05:51,410 --> 02:05:54,013
NEED OUR SUPPORT IN 

3979
02:05:54,013 --> 02:05:55,281
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OUR AI ARE 

3980
02:05:55,281 --> 02:05:56,882
HELPING MAKE THAT SUPPORT 

3981
02:05:56,882 --> 02:06:00,052
POSSIBLE. AT REY, WE PROVIDE 

3982
02:06:00,052 --> 02:06:00,619
SKILLS TRAINING, WORKFORCE 

3983
02:06:00,619 --> 02:06:02,655
DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT 

3984
02:06:02,655 --> 02:06:04,590
OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP WOMEN 

3985
02:06:04,590 --> 02:06:07,426
OVERCOME BARRIERS, THEIR 

3986
02:06:07,426 --> 02:06:07,893
CONFIDENCE AND BECOME 

3987
02:06:07,893 --> 02:06:09,261
FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT. I'M 

3988
02:06:09,261 --> 02:06:11,564
HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR 

3989
02:06:11,564 --> 02:06:13,999
SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT OIRA 001 A,

3990
02:06:13,999 --> 02:06:16,302
WHICH WOULD PROVIDE ESSENTIAL 

3991
02:06:16,302 --> 02:06:17,870
FUNDING TO CONTINUE THIS 

3992
02:06:17,870 --> 02:06:18,737
IMPORTANT WORK. THANK YOU FOR 

3993
02:06:18,737 --> 02:06:21,140
YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION, AND

3994
02:06:21,140 --> 02:06:23,475
I WANT TO ALSO MENTION THAT SHE 

3995
02:06:23,475 --> 02:06:26,145
AND THERE ARE ARTISANS. THEY TRY

3996
02:06:26,145 --> 02:06:26,779
TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES, BUT THEY 

3997
02:06:26,779 --> 02:06:27,913
COULDN'T. SO THEY WERE TRYING 

3998
02:06:27,913 --> 02:06:30,182
TO SHARE THE SAME MESSAGES WITH 

3999
02:06:30,182 --> 02:06:32,918
YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. 

4000
02:06:32,918 --> 02:06:35,487
-- THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT IS 

4001
02:06:35,487 --> 02:06:36,722
LADY SCRIBE. LADY SCRIBE, YOU'RE

4002
02:06:36,722 --> 02:06:41,226
ALREADY OFF MUTE. WELCOME. AND 

4003
02:06:41,226 --> 02:06:41,560
TAKE IT AWAY. 

4004
02:06:41,560 --> 02:06:43,929
-- OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. 

4005
02:06:43,929 --> 02:06:44,363
-- COUNCILMEMBERS. 

4006
02:06:44,363 --> 02:06:45,164
-- I'M LADY. 

4007
02:06:45,164 --> 02:06:47,266
-- SCRIBE FOUNDER OF THE SEATTLE

4008
02:06:47,266 --> 02:06:47,800
SOUND MUSIC AWARDS FAMILY 

4009
02:06:47,800 --> 02:06:50,369
FOUNDATION. WE SUPPORT COUNCIL 

4010
02:06:50,369 --> 02:06:51,604
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 

4011
02:06:51,604 --> 02:06:52,171
COMMUNITY ARTS IN SOUTHEAST 

4012
02:06:52,171 --> 02:06:53,672
SEATTLE, WA. INVESTMENT 

4013
02:06:53,672 --> 02:06:55,040
PROPOSALS AND COUNCILMEMBER 

4014
02:06:55,040 --> 02:06:56,475
EDDIE LIN. DISTRICT TWO REQUESTS

4015
02:06:56,475 --> 02:07:00,045
FOR COMMUNITY LED GUN VIOLENCE 

4016
02:07:00,045 --> 02:07:00,512
PREVENTION AND YOUTH 

4017
02:07:00,512 --> 02:07:02,081
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDING MUST 

4018
02:07:02,081 --> 02:07:02,648
REACH ORGANIZATIONS ALREADY 

4019
02:07:02,648 --> 02:07:03,716
DOING THE WORK. SUICIDE 

4020
02:07:03,716 --> 02:07:07,453
PREVENTION IS GUN VIOLENCE 

4021
02:07:07,453 --> 02:07:08,087
PREVENTION. MENTAL WELLNESS IS 

4022
02:07:08,087 --> 02:07:09,154
PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY 

4023
02:07:09,154 --> 02:07:10,756
CONNECTION IS ESSENTIAL TO BOTH.

4024
02:07:10,756 --> 02:07:11,924
OUR FOUNDATION CONNECTS YOUTH, 

4025
02:07:11,924 --> 02:07:15,194
SENIORS, VETERANS, ARTISTS, 

4026
02:07:15,194 --> 02:07:15,694
LICENSED THERAPISTS AND 

4027
02:07:15,694 --> 02:07:17,396
EDUCATORS THROUGH CREATIVE 

4028
02:07:17,396 --> 02:07:20,165
EXPRESSION, MENTORSHIP, AND 

4029
02:07:20,165 --> 02:07:20,666
PREVENTION. WE REQUEST 

4030
02:07:20,666 --> 02:07:21,967
REOCCURRING OPERATING FUNDS, 

4031
02:07:21,967 --> 02:07:23,602
ACCESS TO VACANT CITY OWNED 

4032
02:07:23,602 --> 02:07:25,037
BUILDINGS, THREE YEARS OF 

4033
02:07:25,037 --> 02:07:28,240
STARTUP RENT RELIEF AND DIRECT 

4034
02:07:28,240 --> 02:07:30,843
CONTRACTS WITHOUT THE 

4035
02:07:30,843 --> 02:07:33,045
RESTRICTIVE RFP BARRIERS. WE'RE

4036
02:07:33,045 --> 02:07:33,612
ALSO DEMANDING A DEDICATED 

4037
02:07:33,612 --> 02:07:35,080
REOCCURRING FUND SPECIFICALLY 

4038
02:07:35,080 --> 02:07:37,082
FOR SEATTLE'S BLACK AMERICAN 

4039
02:07:37,082 --> 02:07:39,218
RESIDENTS AND BLACK LED 

4040
02:07:39,218 --> 02:07:39,752
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 

4041
02:07:39,752 --> 02:07:40,853
SEPARATE FROM BROADER BIPOC, 

4042
02:07:40,853 --> 02:07:43,555
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FUNDING 

4043
02:07:43,555 --> 02:07:45,824
CATEGORIES, OUR COMMUNITY'S 

4044
02:07:45,824 --> 02:07:46,458
DISTINCT HISTORY, DISPLACEMENT 

4045
02:07:46,458 --> 02:07:48,594
AND DISPARITIES DESERVE TARGETED

4046
02:07:48,594 --> 02:07:50,996
INVESTMENT, TRANSPARENT 

4047
02:07:50,996 --> 02:07:53,432
ALLOCATIONS, AND A MEASURABLE 

4048
02:07:53,432 --> 02:07:54,066
ACCOUNTABILITY. SEATTLE CANNOT 

4049
02:07:54,066 --> 02:07:56,068
CONTINUE FUNDING CRISIS RESPONSE

4050
02:07:56,068 --> 02:07:57,403
WHILE NEGLECTING PREVENTION. NO 

4051
02:07:57,403 --> 02:08:00,406
MORE TRICKLE DOWN TACTICS FUND 

4052
02:08:00,406 --> 02:08:01,006
OUR ORGANIZATIONS. REPURPOSE 

4053
02:08:01,006 --> 02:08:04,376
CITY OWNED TWO BUILDINGS. REMOVE

4054
02:08:04,376 --> 02:08:04,910
THE BARRIERS. ESTABLISH A 

4055
02:08:04,910 --> 02:08:06,712
DEDICATED BLACK COMMUNITY 

4056
02:08:06,712 --> 02:08:08,113
INVESTMENT FUND. WE SERVE AND 

4057
02:08:08,113 --> 02:08:09,982
HAVE BEEN SERVING SEATTLE 

4058
02:08:09,982 --> 02:08:11,316
GENERATIONS FOR OVER 80 YEARS. 

4059
02:08:11,316 --> 02:08:13,185
COLLECTIVELY, HELP US REMAIN 

4060
02:08:13,185 --> 02:08:15,621
HERE FOR THE NEXT. THANK YOU. 

4061
02:08:15,621 --> 02:08:16,689
-- THANK YOU, LADIES SCRIBE. 

4062
02:08:16,689 --> 02:08:18,223
WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO BACK UP 

4063
02:08:18,223 --> 02:08:19,358
TO CARRIE OLSON FINDLAY, WHO IS 

4064
02:08:19,358 --> 02:08:22,061
NOW PRESENT. AND THEN WE'LL COME

4065
02:08:22,061 --> 02:08:24,496
BACK TO WYKING GARRETT AND CELIA

4066
02:08:24,496 --> 02:08:25,764
HASHEMI. CARRIE, I SEE YOU'RE 

4067
02:08:25,764 --> 02:08:31,670
HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. CARRIE

4068
02:08:31,670 --> 02:08:34,673
FINDLAY AND YOU'RE HERE. 

4069
02:08:34,673 --> 02:08:34,940
WELCOME. 

4070
02:08:34,940 --> 02:08:37,943
-- HI. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS 

4071
02:08:37,943 --> 02:08:39,778
CARRIE OLSON. FINDLAY. I'M 

4072
02:08:39,778 --> 02:08:40,879
SPEAKING TO PUT AN URGENT ASK 

4073
02:08:40,879 --> 02:08:43,615
FOR A ONE TIME EMERGENCY FUNDING

4074
02:08:43,615 --> 02:08:45,784
TO THE SEATTLE COLLEGE OF PARENT

4075
02:08:45,784 --> 02:08:46,852
EDUCATION PROGRAMS. I AM A 

4076
02:08:46,852 --> 02:08:48,320
STUDENT OF THE PARENT EDUCATION 

4077
02:08:48,320 --> 02:08:49,621
PROGRAM AND THE PARENT OF A 

4078
02:08:49,621 --> 02:08:50,789
CO-OP PRESCHOOL ALUMNI, AS WELL 

4079
02:08:50,789 --> 02:08:53,158
AS A CURRENT CO-OP PRESCHOOL 

4080
02:08:53,158 --> 02:08:54,526
STUDENT. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE 

4081
02:08:54,526 --> 02:08:56,261
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WHO CAN'T

4082
02:08:56,261 --> 02:08:57,629
FEASIBLY ACCESS THE COST AND 

4083
02:08:57,629 --> 02:08:58,330
SCHEDULE OF TRADITIONAL DAYCARE.

4084
02:08:58,330 --> 02:09:00,265
PRESCHOOLS. MINE INCLUDED THE 

4085
02:09:00,265 --> 02:09:02,167
CO-OP MODEL WITH PARENT 

4086
02:09:02,167 --> 02:09:03,902
EDUCATION IS ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE 

4087
02:09:03,902 --> 02:09:04,536
IN THE PAYOFF IT PROVIDES WITH 

4088
02:09:04,536 --> 02:09:06,738
THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO 

4089
02:09:06,738 --> 02:09:07,773
FLOURISH. CO-OP PARENTS DON'T 

4090
02:09:07,773 --> 02:09:09,808
HAVE TO TURN TO TIKTOK FOR 

4091
02:09:09,808 --> 02:09:11,543
PARENTING ADVICE. WE HAVE REAL 

4092
02:09:11,543 --> 02:09:13,245
LIFE CONNECTIONS TO PROFESSIONAL

4093
02:09:13,245 --> 02:09:13,879
EDUCATORS AND TO OTHER PARENTS 

4094
02:09:13,879 --> 02:09:14,947
WHO KNOW EACH OTHER AND EACH 

4095
02:09:14,947 --> 02:09:16,882
OTHER'S CHILDREN. WE HAVE 

4096
02:09:16,882 --> 02:09:18,550
RESEARCH BASED TRAINING THAT 

4097
02:09:18,550 --> 02:09:19,752
WILL LAST OUR CHILDREN'S 

4098
02:09:19,752 --> 02:09:21,353
LIFETIMES, AND AN ACTUAL VILLAGE

4099
02:09:21,353 --> 02:09:21,954
IN WHICH TO RAISE OUR KIDS IN 

4100
02:09:21,954 --> 02:09:24,556
OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. CO-OP 

4101
02:09:24,556 --> 02:09:26,692
MELTS THE SEATTLE FREEZE. THESE 

4102
02:09:26,692 --> 02:09:28,093
PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN SERVING 

4103
02:09:28,093 --> 02:09:29,228
SEATTLE FAMILIES FOR MORE THAN 

4104
02:09:29,228 --> 02:09:30,028
80 YEARS AND ARE UNDER THREAT 

4105
02:09:30,028 --> 02:09:32,030
BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN FUNDING

4106
02:09:32,030 --> 02:09:32,664
ALLOCATION THAT TOOK THE RUG OUT

4107
02:09:32,664 --> 02:09:34,366
FROM UNDER THEM. BY THE TIME THE

4108
02:09:34,366 --> 02:09:35,334
PROGRAMS KNEW THEY WERE ON THE 

4109
02:09:35,334 --> 02:09:36,802
CHOPPING BLOCK, IT WAS TOO LATE 

4110
02:09:36,802 --> 02:09:38,203
TO NEGOTIATE OR SEEK OTHER 

4111
02:09:38,203 --> 02:09:40,038
RESOURCES. THE PRESCHOOL SEATS 

4112
02:09:40,038 --> 02:09:42,374
AND PART TIME CHILDCARE, 

4113
02:09:42,374 --> 02:09:43,008
INCLUDING CAREGIVER EDUCATION, 

4114
02:09:43,008 --> 02:09:46,245
COSTS ABOUT $585 PER STUDENT FOR

4115
02:09:46,245 --> 02:09:48,247
AN ENTIRE YEAR. THIS COMPARES 

4116
02:09:48,247 --> 02:09:49,281
WITH CITY OF SEATTLE FULL TIME 

4117
02:09:49,281 --> 02:09:50,482
CHILD CARE PRESCHOOL, WHICH HAS 

4118
02:09:50,482 --> 02:09:52,818
NO PARENT EDUCATION OR COMMUNITY

4119
02:09:52,818 --> 02:09:55,954
BUILDING THAT COSTS 11,000 TO 

4120
02:09:55,954 --> 02:09:58,490
$15,000 PER STUDENT PER YEAR. 

4121
02:09:58,490 --> 02:09:59,992
WE'VE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO 

4122
02:09:59,992 --> 02:10:01,760
STAY OPEN THIS FALL. ONE TIME 

4123
02:10:01,760 --> 02:10:03,529
EMERGENCY FUNDING OF $1.6 

4124
02:10:03,529 --> 02:10:04,096
MILLION WILL GIVE SECURITY 

4125
02:10:04,096 --> 02:10:04,997
THROUGH THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR 

4126
02:10:04,997 --> 02:10:06,431
TO THOUSANDS OF SEATTLE 

4127
02:10:06,431 --> 02:10:07,733
FAMILIES. UNTIL THERE IS TIME TO

4128
02:10:07,733 --> 02:10:10,169
SEEK A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THANK

4129
02:10:10,169 --> 02:10:11,503
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 

4130
02:10:11,503 --> 02:10:14,339
-- THANK YOU. CARRIE. UP NEXT, 

4131
02:10:14,339 --> 02:10:16,542
WE HAVE WYKING GARRETT, FOLLOWED

4132
02:10:16,542 --> 02:10:20,813
BY CELIA HASHEMI AND THEN AMANDA

4133
02:10:20,813 --> 02:10:23,448
RENEE WYKING, I SEE YOU'RE HERE.

4134
02:10:23,448 --> 02:10:31,456
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. Y KING AND 

4135
02:10:31,456 --> 02:10:37,029
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME. 

4136
02:10:37,029 --> 02:10:38,197
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. CAN YOU HEAR 

4137
02:10:38,197 --> 02:10:38,363
ME? 

4138
02:10:38,363 --> 02:10:39,331
-- YES WE CAN. WELCOME. GOOD TO 

4139
02:10:39,331 --> 02:10:41,166
HEAR YOUR VOICE. 

4140
02:10:41,166 --> 02:10:42,868
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR

4141
02:10:42,868 --> 02:10:44,937
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT 

4142
02:10:44,937 --> 02:10:46,838
FIRST I WAS KICKING GARRETT, 

4143
02:10:46,838 --> 02:10:49,074
BORN AND RAISED IN THE CENTRAL 

4144
02:10:49,074 --> 02:10:51,343
DISTRICT. THIRD GENERATION 

4145
02:10:51,343 --> 02:10:53,245
COMMUNITY BUILDER IN THE 

4146
02:10:53,245 --> 02:10:56,715
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WOULD LIKE TO 

4147
02:10:56,715 --> 02:10:57,816
EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF 

4148
02:10:57,816 --> 02:11:00,886
PRIORITIZING REPARATIVE 

4149
02:11:00,886 --> 02:11:04,089
INVESTMENTS AND THE BLACK 

4150
02:11:04,089 --> 02:11:06,992
MULTIGENERATIONAL DESCENDANTS OF

4151
02:11:06,992 --> 02:11:10,495
AMERICAN CHATTEL SLAVERY 

4152
02:11:10,495 --> 02:11:11,063
COMMUNITY THAT EXPERIENCED 

4153
02:11:11,063 --> 02:11:16,368
DECADES OF. ANTI-BLACK POLICIES 

4154
02:11:16,368 --> 02:11:18,370
AND PRACTICES WHICH HAS RESULTED

4155
02:11:18,370 --> 02:11:20,806
IN THE ALMOST COMPLETE 

4156
02:11:20,806 --> 02:11:21,373
DISPLACEMENT OF COMMUNITY, 

4157
02:11:21,373 --> 02:11:22,941
CULTURE, COMMERCE AND THE 

4158
02:11:22,941 --> 02:11:26,311
COMMUNITY. I WANT TO SUPPORT THE

4159
02:11:26,311 --> 02:11:29,481
CENTRAL DISTRICT SOUTH SEATTLE. 

4160
02:11:29,481 --> 02:11:32,117
SEATTLE REINVESTMENT PROGRAM 

4161
02:11:32,117 --> 02:11:37,756
ADVANCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT 

4162
02:11:37,756 --> 02:11:39,591
HOLLINGSWORTH TO ADDRESS SOME OF

4163
02:11:39,591 --> 02:11:43,895
THESE ISSUES, AS WELL AS SUPPORT

4164
02:11:43,895 --> 02:11:44,830
THE. SUPPORT THE PROPOSED 

4165
02:11:44,830 --> 02:11:49,434
FUNDING FOR UMOJA FEST. WE THANK

4166
02:11:49,434 --> 02:11:51,937
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND 

4167
02:11:51,937 --> 02:11:55,173
DAN. COUNCILMAN DAN STRAUSS FOR 

4168
02:11:55,173 --> 02:11:56,942
SUPPORTING. THIS MODEL IS A 

4169
02:11:56,942 --> 02:11:59,511
TRADITION THAT'S BEEN IN 

4170
02:11:59,511 --> 02:12:00,045
SEATTLE FOR ALMOST EIGHT 

4171
02:12:00,045 --> 02:12:04,783
DECADES. THE ROOTS GO BACK TO 

4172
02:12:04,783 --> 02:12:07,552
THE 1940s AND HELPED SET UP 

4173
02:12:07,552 --> 02:12:07,986
SEAFAIR THROUGH THE 

4174
02:12:07,986 --> 02:12:10,822
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, AND 

4175
02:12:10,822 --> 02:12:13,759
TODAY IT SERVES AS A POSITIVE 

4176
02:12:13,759 --> 02:12:15,027
CULTURE, COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY 

4177
02:12:15,027 --> 02:12:17,763
STRATEGY FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY, 

4178
02:12:17,763 --> 02:12:20,299
SUPPORTS OVER 150 BUSINESSES 

4179
02:12:20,299 --> 02:12:22,367
ANNUALLY. PROVIDES YOUTH 

4180
02:12:22,367 --> 02:12:24,436
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, 

4181
02:12:24,436 --> 02:12:24,936
CULTURAL PRESERVATION, 

4182
02:12:24,936 --> 02:12:27,639
PLACEMAKING, CONTINUITY AND 

4183
02:12:27,639 --> 02:12:28,907
BELONGING. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS 

4184
02:12:28,907 --> 02:12:32,077
YEAR, WHEN IN THE WAKE OF THE 

4185
02:12:32,077 --> 02:12:33,745
SHOOTINGS AT THE SEATTLE CENTER.

4186
02:12:33,745 --> 02:12:34,980
-- THANK YOU. WHY KING? AND FEEL

4187
02:12:34,980 --> 02:12:37,149
FREE TO SEND IN ANY ADDITIONAL 

4188
02:12:37,149 --> 02:12:39,418
COMMENTS. WE DO HAVE CELIA 

4189
02:12:39,418 --> 02:12:43,322
HASHIM NEXT, FOLLOWED BY AMANDA 

4190
02:12:43,322 --> 02:12:45,324
REYNOSO AND THEN RICARDO ORTEGA.

4191
02:12:45,324 --> 02:12:50,195
WE HAVE ABOUT WE HAVE ABOUT 29 

4192
02:12:50,195 --> 02:12:50,862
SPEAKERS LEFT, WHICH SHOULD TAKE

4193
02:12:50,862 --> 02:12:53,131
US TO JUST ABOUT 4 P.M. SO IF WE

4194
02:12:53,131 --> 02:12:56,335
HAVE MORE SPEAKERS WHO ARE NOT 

4195
02:12:56,335 --> 02:12:56,868
PRESENT CURRENTLY BECOME 

4196
02:12:56,868 --> 02:12:58,103
PRESENT, WE MAY HAVE TO START 

4197
02:12:58,103 --> 02:13:00,405
WITH VIRTUAL SPEAKERS AT FIVE. 

4198
02:13:00,405 --> 02:13:03,108
WITH THAT, CELIA, I SEE YOU ARE 

4199
02:13:03,108 --> 02:13:04,443
PRESENT. CAN YOU FEEL FREE TO 

4200
02:13:04,443 --> 02:13:10,082
PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE? SO 

4201
02:13:10,082 --> 02:13:13,685
YEP, THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. 

4202
02:13:13,685 --> 02:13:17,589
-- HI, MY NAME IS SALIHA. I AM 

4203
02:13:17,589 --> 02:13:20,592
HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR

4204
02:13:20,592 --> 02:13:24,963
OIRA ZERO ZERO AYE. THIS IS 

4205
02:13:24,963 --> 02:13:28,100
IMPORTANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT 

4206
02:13:28,100 --> 02:13:31,069
LOCAL. REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT 

4207
02:13:31,069 --> 02:13:36,742
WOMEN AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT 

4208
02:13:36,742 --> 02:13:39,344
ACT. REFUGEE. ASK ANY TEP. THANK

4209
02:13:39,344 --> 02:13:47,052
YOU 

4210
02:13:47,285 --> 02:13:49,788
-- WE STILL GOT YOU. CELIA, 

4211
02:13:49,788 --> 02:13:51,423
YOU'RE STILL WITH US AND YOU 

4212
02:13:51,423 --> 02:13:58,196
STILL HAVE TIME. 

4213
02:13:58,196 --> 02:13:59,698
-- I AM DONE, THANK YOU. 

4214
02:13:59,698 --> 02:14:00,999
-- OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU 

4215
02:14:00,999 --> 02:14:06,138
FOR JOINING US. WELL SAID. 

4216
02:14:06,138 --> 02:14:06,772
AMANDA REYNOSO, RICARDO ORTEGA, 

4217
02:14:06,772 --> 02:14:07,939
MIKE, WHEN YOU'RE NOT PRESENT, 

4218
02:14:07,939 --> 02:14:09,341
WE'RE GOING TO THEN GO TO GAVIN

4219
02:14:09,341 --> 02:14:12,711
CUMMINS. AMANDA, I SEE YOU'RE 

4220
02:14:12,711 --> 02:14:20,318
HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. AMANDA

4221
02:14:20,318 --> 02:14:22,754
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. WE'RE GOING

4222
02:14:22,754 --> 02:14:27,359
TO PROMOTE RICARDO JUST SO WE 

4223
02:14:27,359 --> 02:14:29,194
CAN KEEP THINGS FLOWING. RICARDO

4224
02:14:29,194 --> 02:14:30,829
ORTEGA IS ALREADY OFF MUTE. 

4225
02:14:30,829 --> 02:14:31,863
WELCOME MY FRIEND. FLOOR IS 

4226
02:14:31,863 --> 02:14:33,298
YOURS. TAKE IT AWAY. 

4227
02:14:33,298 --> 02:14:35,467
-- HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD 

4228
02:14:35,467 --> 02:14:37,235
EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME

4229
02:14:37,235 --> 02:14:41,073
IS RICARDO ORTEGA AND I WORK FOR

4230
02:14:41,073 --> 02:14:41,706
A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION NAMED 

4231
02:14:41,706 --> 02:14:43,275
LEGACY OF EQUALITY, LEADERSHIP 

4232
02:14:43,275 --> 02:14:46,545
AND ORGANIZING. THROUGH 

4233
02:14:46,545 --> 02:14:47,913
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING 

4234
02:14:47,913 --> 02:14:50,148
PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY OF 

4235
02:14:50,148 --> 02:14:50,682
SEATTLE. THE RELATIONSHIP 

4236
02:14:50,682 --> 02:14:52,818
PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO ASSIST 

4237
02:14:52,818 --> 02:14:54,753
COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE 

4238
02:14:54,753 --> 02:14:57,622
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT 

4239
02:14:57,622 --> 02:14:58,223
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT LOW 

4240
02:14:58,223 --> 02:15:00,192
INCOME PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF

4241
02:15:00,192 --> 02:15:04,162
COLOR. SINCE 1999, HAS BEEN 

4242
02:15:04,162 --> 02:15:05,997
HELPING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY

4243
02:15:05,997 --> 02:15:07,599
TO REGAIN THE DRIVER'S LICENSE,

4244
02:15:07,599 --> 02:15:09,468
HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE IS

4245
02:15:09,468 --> 02:15:10,769
ESSENTIAL TO SURVIVE. FOR 

4246
02:15:10,769 --> 02:15:12,170
EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING 

4247
02:15:12,170 --> 02:15:15,006
FOR A JOB IN MANY PLACES, IT'S A

4248
02:15:15,006 --> 02:15:17,709
REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A DRIVER'S 

4249
02:15:17,709 --> 02:15:19,644
LICENSE. OUR SERVICE HELPS OUR 

4250
02:15:19,644 --> 02:15:21,613
CLIENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE 

4251
02:15:21,613 --> 02:15:23,215
DRIVER'S LICENSE IS SUSPENDED, 

4252
02:15:23,215 --> 02:15:24,449
IN WHICH COURSE THEY HAVE 

4253
02:15:24,449 --> 02:15:25,517
TICKETS, HOW MANY TICKETS THEY 

4254
02:15:25,517 --> 02:15:28,653
HAVE, AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO 

4255
02:15:28,653 --> 02:15:30,288
RESOLVE THOSE TICKETS. WE 

4256
02:15:30,288 --> 02:15:31,623
CONTACT THE COURSE AND WE ASK 

4257
02:15:31,623 --> 02:15:33,225
THEM TO REMOVE TICKETS FROM 

4258
02:15:33,225 --> 02:15:34,860
COLLECTION, REDUCE THE FINES AND

4259
02:15:34,860 --> 02:15:38,063
OFFER PAYMENT PLANS. ALSO, WE 

4260
02:15:38,063 --> 02:15:38,663
CONTACT OUR CLIENTS TO REMIND 

4261
02:15:38,663 --> 02:15:40,899
THEM THEIR MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND 

4262
02:15:40,899 --> 02:15:44,336
ALSO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE. THIS

4263
02:15:44,336 --> 02:15:46,471
PROGRAM PROVIDES A SERVICE BASED

4264
02:15:46,471 --> 02:15:47,038
ALTERNATIVE TO THE CRIMINAL 

4265
02:15:47,038 --> 02:15:50,208
CHARGES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAS BEEN 

4266
02:15:50,208 --> 02:15:52,377
TICKETED BY THE POLICE, AND ALSO

4267
02:15:52,377 --> 02:15:55,113
THIS PROGRAM. THE MAIN GOAL IS 

4268
02:15:55,113 --> 02:15:57,516
TO REDUCE THE RACIAL DISPARITIES

4269
02:15:57,516 --> 02:16:00,819
IN THE CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST 

4270
02:16:00,819 --> 02:16:03,889
THE INDIVIDUALS. HISTORICALLY 

4271
02:16:03,889 --> 02:16:06,124
CATEGORIZED AS CRIMINAL AND AS 

4272
02:16:06,124 --> 02:16:06,591
CRIMINAL SYSTEMS LIKE 

4273
02:16:06,591 --> 02:16:08,126
MINORITIES. PLEASE HELP TO KEEP 

4274
02:16:08,126 --> 02:16:10,028
FUNDING LEGAL LICENSING PROGRAM.

4275
02:16:10,028 --> 02:16:10,328
THANK YOU. 

4276
02:16:10,328 --> 02:16:14,499
-- THANK YOU. RICARDO. AMANDA 

4277
02:16:14,499 --> 02:16:15,233
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. IF NOT, 

4278
02:16:15,233 --> 02:16:16,701
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP MOVING ON. 

4279
02:16:16,701 --> 02:16:20,038
MIKE NGUYEN, YOU'RE NOT PRESENT.

4280
02:16:20,038 --> 02:16:21,673
GAVIN CUMMINGS, YOU'RE UP NEXT.

4281
02:16:21,673 --> 02:16:23,308
GAVIN, I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR 

4282
02:16:23,308 --> 02:16:29,848
SIX TO UNMUTE. GAVIN CUMMINGS 

4283
02:16:29,848 --> 02:16:31,950
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE WE'RE GOING 

4284
02:16:31,950 --> 02:16:33,451
TO LEAVE. GAVIN PROMOTED. AND 

4285
02:16:33,451 --> 02:16:37,756
WE'RE GOING TO ADD TO THE ADD 

4286
02:16:37,756 --> 02:16:40,325
TO THE FUND. DIANE SIMONICH 

4287
02:16:40,325 --> 02:16:42,193
LATONYA HORST DUBOIS YOU'RE ALSO

4288
02:16:42,193 --> 02:16:43,962
NOT PRESENT. LATONYA HORST 

4289
02:16:43,962 --> 02:16:45,363
DUBOIS IS NOT PRESENT. DIANE, I 

4290
02:16:45,363 --> 02:16:46,698
SEE YOU ARE HERE WITH US. STAR 

4291
02:16:46,698 --> 02:16:53,071
SIX TO UNMUTE. DIANE SIMMONS 

4292
02:16:53,071 --> 02:16:57,475
SIMUNEK THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. 

4293
02:16:57,475 --> 02:16:59,144
-- HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? 

4294
02:16:59,144 --> 02:17:01,513
-- YES, YES WE CAN 

4295
02:17:01,513 --> 02:17:02,847
-- OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU SO 

4296
02:17:02,847 --> 02:17:05,884
MUCH. HI. MY NAME IS DIANE AND I

4297
02:17:05,884 --> 02:17:08,053
WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE, 

4298
02:17:08,053 --> 02:17:10,088
WASHINGTON, AND A RESIDENT OF 

4299
02:17:10,088 --> 02:17:11,089
DISTRICT FIVE, CURRENTLY IN MY 

4300
02:17:11,089 --> 02:17:13,425
LIFETIME, I'VE REALLY WATCHED 

4301
02:17:13,425 --> 02:17:14,793
THE CITY BECOME A BIT LESS THAN 

4302
02:17:14,793 --> 02:17:15,927
WHAT I'D LIKE LESS AFFORDABLE, 

4303
02:17:15,927 --> 02:17:18,330
LESS SAFE, AND FISCALLY 

4304
02:17:18,330 --> 02:17:19,397
MISMANAGED. AND THAT REALLY 

4305
02:17:19,397 --> 02:17:20,765
BREAKS MY HEART. SO WHILE THERE 

4306
02:17:20,765 --> 02:17:21,666
ARE MANY ISSUES I COULD COMMENT 

4307
02:17:21,666 --> 02:17:22,834
ON, THERE'S TWO SPECIFICALLY I 

4308
02:17:22,834 --> 02:17:24,035
WANTED TO BRING UP TODAY AND 

4309
02:17:24,035 --> 02:17:27,105
BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE 

4310
02:17:27,105 --> 02:17:27,706
COUNCIL. SO IN REVIEWING THE 

4311
02:17:27,706 --> 02:17:30,342
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 27 AND 28, I

4312
02:17:30,342 --> 02:17:32,344
FIRMLY URGE AGAINST INCREASING 

4313
02:17:32,344 --> 02:17:32,978
PROPERTY TAXES OR ANY TAXES FOR 

4314
02:17:32,978 --> 02:17:35,113
THE FUNDING OF THESE SERVICES. 

4315
02:17:35,113 --> 02:17:36,615
WE, THE CITIZENS OF SEATTLE, 

4316
02:17:36,615 --> 02:17:37,649
ALREADY PAY EXORBITANT AMOUNTS 

4317
02:17:37,649 --> 02:17:39,150
OF TAXES, AND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. 

4318
02:17:39,150 --> 02:17:40,385
PROPERTY TAXES ARE THE HIGHEST 

4319
02:17:40,385 --> 02:17:42,687
SOURCE OF REVENUE, AND MORE 

4320
02:17:42,687 --> 02:17:43,722
REVENUE IS NOT THE ANSWER. AN 

4321
02:17:43,722 --> 02:17:46,024
HONEST REVIEW OF SPENDING AND 

4322
02:17:46,024 --> 02:17:46,891
RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF CURRENT 

4323
02:17:46,891 --> 02:17:48,293
INITIATIVES WOULD BE A BETTER 

4324
02:17:48,293 --> 02:17:49,427
APPROACH. SECONDLY, THIS BUDGET 

4325
02:17:49,427 --> 02:17:50,762
DOES NOT ADDRESS THE DRUG USE 

4326
02:17:50,762 --> 02:17:53,164
PROBLEM IN SEATTLE. IN THE 735 

4327
02:17:53,164 --> 02:17:55,834
PAGE DOCUMENT, THE WORD DRUG IS 

4328
02:17:55,834 --> 02:17:56,868
ONLY FOUND SIX TIMES, AND NONE 

4329
02:17:56,868 --> 02:17:57,802
OF THOSE ARE IN THE CONTEXT OF 

4330
02:17:57,802 --> 02:18:00,272
DRUG USE AND ABUSE. HOW CAN WE 

4331
02:18:00,272 --> 02:18:00,939
FIGHT HOMELESSNESS IN THIS CITY 

4332
02:18:00,939 --> 02:18:03,108
IF THE ROOT PROBLEM IS IGNORED? 

4333
02:18:03,108 --> 02:18:04,509
IT'S JUST WRONG TO DECOUPLE 

4334
02:18:04,509 --> 02:18:05,143
HOMELESSNESS FROM DRUG ABUSE. 

4335
02:18:05,143 --> 02:18:07,112
AND DRUG ABUSE IS THE REAL ISSUE

4336
02:18:07,112 --> 02:18:08,313
TO BATTLE HERE. I WANT A CITY 

4337
02:18:08,313 --> 02:18:10,248
WHERE I CAN TAKE MY KID TO A 

4338
02:18:10,248 --> 02:18:11,349
PARK AND NOT HAVE TO SCAN THE 

4339
02:18:11,349 --> 02:18:11,950
PLAYGROUND FOR NEEDLES FIRST, 

4340
02:18:11,950 --> 02:18:13,351
WHERE I CAN WALK INTO A PUBLIC 

4341
02:18:13,351 --> 02:18:14,419
BATHROOM AND USE IT AS A 

4342
02:18:14,419 --> 02:18:15,920
BATHROOM AND NOT BE SCARED FOR 

4343
02:18:15,920 --> 02:18:17,155
MY SAFETY. I WANT PUBLIC SPACES 

4344
02:18:17,155 --> 02:18:19,290
TO BE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SHARE. 

4345
02:18:19,290 --> 02:18:20,291
THEY'RE NOT PLACES FOR PEOPLE 

4346
02:18:20,291 --> 02:18:21,860
TO INHABIT IN LONG TERM, AND I 

4347
02:18:21,860 --> 02:18:23,595
WANT SOCIAL SERVICES THAT WE 

4348
02:18:23,595 --> 02:18:25,230
POUR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO TO

4349
02:18:25,230 --> 02:18:26,865
BE HELPFUL FOR THOSE IN NEED, 

4350
02:18:26,865 --> 02:18:27,732
NOT A PLACE THEY ARE SCARED TO 

4351
02:18:27,732 --> 02:18:29,300
GO TO BECAUSE OF THE RAMPANT 

4352
02:18:29,300 --> 02:18:31,236
DRUG USE. IN CONCLUSION, PLEASE 

4353
02:18:31,236 --> 02:18:34,706
DON'T RAISE PROPERTY TAXES. AND

4354
02:18:34,706 --> 02:18:35,340
PLEASE LOOK AT DON'T NEGLECT 

4355
02:18:35,340 --> 02:18:37,275
THAT THE CITY HAS A DRUG ABUSE 

4356
02:18:37,275 --> 02:18:37,742
CRISIS, NOT SIMPLY A 

4357
02:18:37,742 --> 02:18:39,444
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. 

4358
02:18:39,444 --> 02:18:40,712
-- THANK YOU, DIANE AND GAVIN. I

4359
02:18:40,712 --> 02:18:42,347
SEE YOU'RE ALREADY HERE. ROB 

4360
02:18:42,347 --> 02:18:45,083
SAKA YOU ARE OFF MUTE JUST FOR 

4361
02:18:45,083 --> 02:18:50,422
YOUR AWARENESS. GAVIN CUMMINGS. 

4362
02:18:50,422 --> 02:18:50,989
-- WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING 

4363
02:18:50,989 --> 02:18:52,390
FORWARD. MY NAME IS 

4364
02:18:52,390 --> 02:18:52,691
-- HOLD ON. 

4365
02:18:52,691 --> 02:18:54,592
-- AND GIVEN THAT. 

4366
02:18:54,592 --> 02:18:55,560
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA YOU ARE 

4367
02:18:55,560 --> 02:18:57,395
OFF MUTE TALKING AT US. 

4368
02:18:57,395 --> 02:18:58,630
-- I'M AN IDIOT. THANK YOU. 

4369
02:18:58,630 --> 02:19:01,166
-- THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. MR.

4370
02:19:01,166 --> 02:19:03,668
CUMMINGS, BACK TO YOU. 

4371
02:19:03,668 --> 02:19:04,936
-- THANK YOU. 

4372
02:19:04,936 --> 02:19:07,839
-- HI. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS 

4373
02:19:07,839 --> 02:19:08,440
CATHERINE CUMMINS OF SEATTLE 

4374
02:19:08,440 --> 02:19:10,809
PUPPET PROJECT AND A MEMBER OF 

4375
02:19:10,809 --> 02:19:11,910
THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY. 

4376
02:19:11,910 --> 02:19:15,480
FIRST. WANT TO ECHO ALL THANKS 

4377
02:19:15,480 --> 02:19:16,047
TO CHAIRMAN STRAUSS COUNCIL 

4378
02:19:16,047 --> 02:19:17,182
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH AND 

4379
02:19:17,182 --> 02:19:18,583
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR YOUR 

4380
02:19:18,583 --> 02:19:20,752
STRONG CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE ARTS,

4381
02:19:20,752 --> 02:19:21,319
CULTURE AND HERITAGE IN THE 

4382
02:19:21,319 --> 02:19:23,088
CITY. YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN 

4383
02:19:23,088 --> 02:19:24,889
ESSENTIAL TO MAKING ALL THIS 

4384
02:19:24,889 --> 02:19:26,458
HAPPEN TODAY. I MEAN, TODAY'S 

4385
02:19:26,458 --> 02:19:27,625
INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS AND 

4386
02:19:27,625 --> 02:19:29,961
CULTURE OF SEATTLE ECONOMY, 

4387
02:19:29,961 --> 02:19:31,596
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS CREATE 

4388
02:19:31,596 --> 02:19:33,832
JOBS, ATTRACT VISITORS, SUPPORT 

4389
02:19:33,832 --> 02:19:35,066
SMALL BUSINESSES, AND MAKE 

4390
02:19:35,066 --> 02:19:35,700
SEATTLE VIBRANT PLACE TO LIVE 

4391
02:19:35,700 --> 02:19:37,702
AND WORK. THE ARTS AND CULTURE 

4392
02:19:37,702 --> 02:19:38,870
INVESTMENTS THE CITY OF SEATTLE 

4393
02:19:38,870 --> 02:19:41,506
HAVE MADE IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN 

4394
02:19:41,506 --> 02:19:43,174
ESSENTIAL FOR ME PERSONALLY TO 

4395
02:19:43,174 --> 02:19:45,577
CREATE A SUSTAINABLE, NONPROFIT 

4396
02:19:45,577 --> 02:19:47,746
BUSINESS FOR ARTS AND LEARNING 

4397
02:19:47,746 --> 02:19:49,614
ACROSS THE CITY BY SUPPORTING 

4398
02:19:49,614 --> 02:19:50,215
OUR ORGANIZATIONS, PROTECTING 

4399
02:19:50,215 --> 02:19:51,216
CULTURAL WORKERS, AND 

4400
02:19:51,216 --> 02:19:53,118
STRENGTHENING OUR CITY'S 

4401
02:19:53,118 --> 02:19:54,753
ECONOMIC FUTURE. BY PROVIDING 

4402
02:19:54,753 --> 02:19:56,788
THE RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS AND 

4403
02:19:56,788 --> 02:19:57,422
CULTURAL WORKERS TO MEANINGFULLY

4404
02:19:57,422 --> 02:19:58,590
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY. THANK 

4405
02:19:58,590 --> 02:20:00,525
YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OUR VALUE 

4406
02:20:00,525 --> 02:20:03,294
AND INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE. 

4407
02:20:03,294 --> 02:20:06,264
YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR SECTOR HAS 

4408
02:20:06,264 --> 02:20:07,532
VERY LITERALLY CHANGED MY LIFE, 

4409
02:20:07,532 --> 02:20:09,200
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 

4410
02:20:09,200 --> 02:20:11,736
-- THANK YOU. GAVIN. UP NEXT IS 

4411
02:20:11,736 --> 02:20:15,640
HANNAH BRYANT, L KRI HUSSEIN. 

4412
02:20:15,640 --> 02:20:21,646
AND THEN THE ONE AND ONLY DON 

4413
02:20:21,646 --> 02:20:22,781
MASON. HANNAH BRYANT. AND I 

4414
02:20:22,781 --> 02:20:24,849
REALIZED I DID NOT CALL DON TO 

4415
02:20:24,849 --> 02:20:27,752
THE FRONT OF THE LINE. AS A 

4416
02:20:27,752 --> 02:20:29,154
FORMER ELECTED. SO WE'RE GOING 

4417
02:20:29,154 --> 02:20:31,055
TO DO HANNAH BRYANT, AND THEN 

4418
02:20:31,055 --> 02:20:32,323
I'LL JUMP STRAIGHT TO DON. 

4419
02:20:32,323 --> 02:20:34,125
SORRY FOR MISSING YOU THERE, 

4420
02:20:34,125 --> 02:20:37,896
MISS MASON. HANNAH BRYANT, STAR 

4421
02:20:37,896 --> 02:20:40,899
SIX TO UNMUTE. HANNAH BRYANT, 

4422
02:20:40,899 --> 02:20:45,069
STAR SIX. THERE YOU ARE. HANNAH.

4423
02:20:45,069 --> 02:20:45,436
HELLO. WELCOME. 

4424
02:20:45,436 --> 02:20:47,372
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, 

4425
02:20:47,372 --> 02:20:48,006
COUNCILMEMBERS, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

4426
02:20:48,006 --> 02:20:51,509
OKAY? 

4427
02:20:51,509 --> 02:20:51,876
-- YES, WE CAN. 

4428
02:20:51,876 --> 02:20:53,678
-- MY NAME IS HANNAH BRYANT AND 

4429
02:20:53,678 --> 02:20:56,080
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 

4430
02:20:56,080 --> 02:20:58,817
MOUNT BAKER HOUSING, A NONPROFIT

4431
02:20:58,817 --> 02:20:59,450
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORGANIZATION 

4432
02:20:59,450 --> 02:21:01,052
SERVING SOUTHEAST SEATTLE. AND 

4433
02:21:01,052 --> 02:21:04,522
I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO 

4434
02:21:04,522 --> 02:21:05,190
STRENGTHEN SEATTLE'S COMMITMENT

4435
02:21:05,190 --> 02:21:07,192
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY 

4436
02:21:07,192 --> 02:21:07,725
SUPPORTING COUNCILMEMBER. 

4437
02:21:07,725 --> 02:21:09,894
FOSTER'S PROPOSED BUDGET 

4438
02:21:09,894 --> 02:21:10,495
AMENDMENTS. FIRST, I WANT TO 

4439
02:21:10,495 --> 02:21:13,431
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING AN 

4440
02:21:13,431 --> 02:21:14,265
ADDITIONAL $5 MILLION FOR THE 

4441
02:21:14,265 --> 02:21:15,633
OFFICE OF HOUSING, BUT WE ALSO 

4442
02:21:15,633 --> 02:21:17,936
NEED YOU TO GO FURTHER AND 

4443
02:21:17,936 --> 02:21:21,873
SUPPORT THE FULL $10 MILLION 

4444
02:21:21,873 --> 02:21:23,274
INVESTMENT AT MOUNT BAKER. RIGHT

4445
02:21:23,274 --> 02:21:25,410
NOW, WE'RE ADVANCING A $40 

4446
02:21:25,410 --> 02:21:26,044
MILLION PRESERVATION INITIATIVE 

4447
02:21:26,044 --> 02:21:30,782
TO REHABILITATE 80 EXISTING 

4448
02:21:30,782 --> 02:21:31,382
AFFORDABLE HOMES IN SOUTHEAST 

4449
02:21:31,382 --> 02:21:32,584
SEATTLE. THESE ARE HOMES FOR 

4450
02:21:32,584 --> 02:21:34,786
FAMILIES WHO NEED DEEPLY 

4451
02:21:34,786 --> 02:21:36,221
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INCLUDING 

4452
02:21:36,221 --> 02:21:37,255
HOUSEHOLDS EARNING LESS THAN 50%

4453
02:21:37,255 --> 02:21:39,757
OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. PROJECTS 

4454
02:21:39,757 --> 02:21:42,260
JUST LIKE THIS ONE DEPEND ON 

4455
02:21:42,260 --> 02:21:43,628
PUBLIC INVESTMENT, AND WHEN 

4456
02:21:43,628 --> 02:21:46,097
FUNDING IS REDUCED OR BECOMES 

4457
02:21:46,097 --> 02:21:46,664
UNPREDICTABLE, PROJECTS ARE 

4458
02:21:46,664 --> 02:21:48,366
DELAYED, COSTS INCREASE AND 

4459
02:21:48,366 --> 02:21:49,701
FAMILIES WAIT LONGER FOR SAFE 

4460
02:21:49,701 --> 02:21:51,870
AND STABLE HOUSING. SECOND, WE 

4461
02:21:51,870 --> 02:21:54,072
URGE YOU TO ADOPT A CLEAR PLAN 

4462
02:21:54,072 --> 02:21:56,908
TO RESTORE AT LEAST 50% OF 

4463
02:21:56,908 --> 02:21:58,943
JUMPSTART REVENUES TO AFFORDABLE

4464
02:21:58,943 --> 02:22:01,379
HOUSING AND EQUITABLE 

4465
02:22:01,379 --> 02:22:01,880
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. 

4466
02:22:01,880 --> 02:22:03,481
JUMPSTART WAS DESIGNED TO MAKE 

4467
02:22:03,481 --> 02:22:05,717
MEANINGFUL, SUSTAINED 

4468
02:22:05,717 --> 02:22:06,217
INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING 

4469
02:22:06,217 --> 02:22:08,253
AFFORDABILITY AND EQUITABLE 

4470
02:22:08,253 --> 02:22:09,420
DEVELOPMENT IN NEED. TO HONOR 

4471
02:22:09,420 --> 02:22:11,623
THAT COMMITMENT. THIS ISN'T 

4472
02:22:11,623 --> 02:22:12,290
SIMPLY ABOUT BALANCING A BUDGET,

4473
02:22:12,290 --> 02:22:14,325
IT'S ABOUT WHETHER SEATTLE WILL

4474
02:22:14,325 --> 02:22:16,761
MAKE THE LONG TERM INVESTMENTS 

4475
02:22:16,761 --> 02:22:18,062
NECESSARY TO REMAIN A CITY WHERE

4476
02:22:18,062 --> 02:22:19,531
WORKING FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND 

4477
02:22:19,531 --> 02:22:21,099
LOW INCOME RESIDENTS CAN AFFORD 

4478
02:22:21,099 --> 02:22:22,934
TO LIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 

4479
02:22:22,934 --> 02:22:25,904
YOUR INVESTMENTS. 

4480
02:22:25,904 --> 02:22:26,871
-- THANK YOU, HANNAH AND L. 

4481
02:22:26,871 --> 02:22:29,407
WE'RE GOING TO CHECK IN. WE HAD

4482
02:22:29,407 --> 02:22:30,975
TWO ELECTEDS THAT WE MISSED, SO 

4483
02:22:30,975 --> 02:22:32,110
L MY APOLOGIES, BUT IF YOU COULD

4484
02:22:32,110 --> 02:22:33,478
HANG ON JUST ONE SECOND, WE'RE 

4485
02:22:33,478 --> 02:22:35,146
GOING TO CHECK IN WITH DON 

4486
02:22:35,146 --> 02:22:36,981
MASON. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE 

4487
02:22:36,981 --> 02:22:40,718
TANYA WU ON THE LINE SO FORMER 

4488
02:22:40,718 --> 02:22:42,153
REPRESENTATIVE DON MASON, I SEE 

4489
02:22:42,153 --> 02:22:43,221
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. 

4490
02:22:43,221 --> 02:22:45,023
THEN WE'LL TAKE FORMER 

4491
02:22:45,023 --> 02:22:46,090
COUNCILMEMBER TONYA WU, AND THEN

4492
02:22:46,090 --> 02:22:48,660
WE'LL GO RIGHT TO L CRE. MISS 

4493
02:22:48,660 --> 02:22:50,194
MASON, I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 

4494
02:22:50,194 --> 02:22:52,964
-- THANK YOU 

4495
02:22:52,964 --> 02:22:54,499
-- THANK YOU. I'M DON MASON, 

4496
02:22:54,499 --> 02:22:55,900
WEARING MANY HATS. I'M A 

4497
02:22:55,900 --> 02:22:57,735
RECIPIENT OF SEATTLE KEY TO THE 

4498
02:22:57,735 --> 02:22:59,370
CITY. FORMER STATE 

4499
02:22:59,370 --> 02:23:00,772
REPRESENTATIVE, CONVENER OF 

4500
02:23:00,772 --> 02:23:02,240
CREATIVE BLACK BRILLIANCE BRAIN 

4501
02:23:02,240 --> 02:23:04,008
TRUST AND FOUNDER OF PARENTS FOR

4502
02:23:04,008 --> 02:23:05,543
STUDENT SUCCESS. ALL OF WHAT IT 

4503
02:23:05,543 --> 02:23:07,312
TAKES TO BRING REGROWTH OF THE 

4504
02:23:07,312 --> 02:23:09,514
VILLAGE CHILDREN NEED. I'M HERE

4505
02:23:09,514 --> 02:23:11,249
TO SUPPORT THE $200,000 FOR RED 

4506
02:23:11,249 --> 02:23:14,552
BARN RANCH YOUTH LEARNING 

4507
02:23:14,552 --> 02:23:15,186
PROGRAMING AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT

4508
02:23:15,186 --> 02:23:16,154
HOLLINGSWORTH BUDGET PRIORITIES 

4509
02:23:16,154 --> 02:23:18,056
AND ASK THIS COMMITTEE CARRY IT 

4510
02:23:18,056 --> 02:23:19,424
INTO THE FINAL BUDGET ALONG WITH

4511
02:23:19,424 --> 02:23:21,559
ALL OF OUR BUDGET PRIORITIES. 

4512
02:23:21,559 --> 02:23:23,594
I'M ASKING YOU TO PROTECT THESE

4513
02:23:23,594 --> 02:23:24,996
YOUTH AND CULTURE FOCUSED FUNDS 

4514
02:23:24,996 --> 02:23:26,698
THROUGH THE REST OF THIS 

4515
02:23:26,698 --> 02:23:28,967
PROCESS. SO THE OUTDOOR HANDS ON

4516
02:23:28,967 --> 02:23:30,802
ACTIVITIES OF THE RED BARN RANCH

4517
02:23:30,802 --> 02:23:33,037
REACHES CHILDREN AND PARENTS 

4518
02:23:33,037 --> 02:23:35,073
ENJOYING ITS VARIED OUTDOOR 

4519
02:23:35,073 --> 02:23:35,640
ACTIVITIES, FREE VOCATIONAL 

4520
02:23:35,640 --> 02:23:38,109
LEARNING AND EQUINE EDUCATION. 

4521
02:23:38,109 --> 02:23:39,277
WE THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR

4522
02:23:39,277 --> 02:23:42,680
MAKING A SITE VISIT TO THE RANCH

4523
02:23:42,680 --> 02:23:43,281
AND EVEN GETTING ON A HORSE. 

4524
02:23:43,281 --> 02:23:44,082
COUNCILMEMBERS, LIN AND 

4525
02:23:44,082 --> 02:23:45,783
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR COMING TO 

4526
02:23:45,783 --> 02:23:46,417
RAINIER BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER 

4527
02:23:46,417 --> 02:23:49,454
TO MEET BUFFALO SOLDIERS, YOUTH 

4528
02:23:49,454 --> 02:23:50,555
RANCHERS AND HORSES. IF YOU 

4529
02:23:50,555 --> 02:23:51,222
THINK IT COST ME TO FEED 

4530
02:23:51,222 --> 02:23:53,558
CHILDREN, NO, IT'S MORE SO FOR 

4531
02:23:53,558 --> 02:23:55,159
THE HORSES. A GROWING NUMBER OF 

4532
02:23:55,159 --> 02:23:56,794
CHILDREN AND PARENTS TELL US 

4533
02:23:56,794 --> 02:23:58,696
THEY ARE ENJOYING AND BENEFITING

4534
02:23:58,696 --> 02:24:00,231
FROM. IN ADDITION, AS PARENTS, 

4535
02:24:00,231 --> 02:24:02,166
CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY, WE 

4536
02:24:02,166 --> 02:24:03,501
SUPPORT FUNDING THAT CAN RETURN 

4537
02:24:03,501 --> 02:24:05,436
SEATTLE TO CHILDREN'S PLACE, A 

4538
02:24:05,436 --> 02:24:07,138
CITY THAT INVESTS IN SOCIAL, 

4539
02:24:07,138 --> 02:24:09,407
EMOTIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND 

4540
02:24:09,407 --> 02:24:11,009
ACADEMIC LEARNING. I THANK 

4541
02:24:11,009 --> 02:24:12,744
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH AND ALL 

4542
02:24:12,744 --> 02:24:13,277
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR BEING 

4543
02:24:13,277 --> 02:24:15,513
WILLING. RECIPIENTS OF MY MANY 

4544
02:24:15,513 --> 02:24:17,615
COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF 

4545
02:24:17,615 --> 02:24:19,851
CHILDREN AND DESCENDANTS OF THE 

4546
02:24:19,851 --> 02:24:21,219
SLAVES AND THE CULTURAL 

4547
02:24:21,219 --> 02:24:22,887
ENRICHMENT WE BRING TO ALL 

4548
02:24:22,887 --> 02:24:23,988
SEATTLE CHILDREN. THANK YOU 

4549
02:24:23,988 --> 02:24:24,188
MUCH. 

4550
02:24:24,188 --> 02:24:26,724
-- THANK YOU, MISS MASON. TANYA,

4551
02:24:26,724 --> 02:24:27,892
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER TANYA WU IS

4552
02:24:27,892 --> 02:24:29,360
ALREADY OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY 

4553
02:24:29,360 --> 02:24:37,001
AND THEN WE'LL GO TO EL CREA. 

4554
02:24:37,001 --> 02:24:38,336
TANYA, YOU MIGHT BE MUTED ON 

4555
02:24:38,336 --> 02:24:43,007
YOUR PHONE BECAUSE WE CAN'T HEAR

4556
02:24:43,007 --> 02:24:43,207
YOU. 

4557
02:24:43,207 --> 02:24:46,310
-- THERE WE GO. GOOD AFTERNOON. 

4558
02:24:46,310 --> 02:24:48,379
-- THIS IS TANYA. I WORK IN THE 

4559
02:24:48,379 --> 02:24:49,013
CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT

4560
02:24:49,013 --> 02:24:51,582
AND I LIVE AT RAINIER BEACH. ON 

4561
02:24:51,582 --> 02:24:52,583
TUESDAY, MAYOR WILSON TOLD OUR 

4562
02:24:52,583 --> 02:24:54,385
COMMUNITY THAT 12th AND JACKSON 

4563
02:24:54,385 --> 02:24:55,987
IS A PRIORITY. WHEN WE LOOK AT 

4564
02:24:55,987 --> 02:24:57,622
THE PROPOSED BUDGET, I'M SORRY 

4565
02:24:57,622 --> 02:24:59,357
WE DON'T FULLY SEE THAT 

4566
02:24:59,357 --> 02:25:01,459
COMMITMENT REFLECTED IN THAT 

4567
02:25:01,459 --> 02:25:02,260
FUNDING FOR YEARS. I'M SURE YOU

4568
02:25:02,260 --> 02:25:04,562
KNOW, CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL 

4569
02:25:04,562 --> 02:25:05,663
DISTRICT AND LITTLE SAIGON HAS 

4570
02:25:05,663 --> 02:25:07,565
ASKED FOR THE SAME BASIC 

4571
02:25:07,565 --> 02:25:09,267
INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY 

4572
02:25:09,267 --> 02:25:09,901
TREATMENT TO GO FROM SURVIVING 

4573
02:25:09,901 --> 02:25:12,336
TO THRIVING. SO PLEASE CONTINUE 

4574
02:25:12,336 --> 02:25:15,373
AND PROTECT THE CITY. SCHOOL 

4575
02:25:15,373 --> 02:25:17,809
FUNDING, CONTINUE THAT FUNDING 

4576
02:25:17,809 --> 02:25:19,444
FOR 2027, ALLOWING US TO KEEP 

4577
02:25:19,444 --> 02:25:20,678
THE SAFETY AMBASSADORS ON THE 

4578
02:25:20,678 --> 02:25:22,080
STREETS. I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT

4579
02:25:22,080 --> 02:25:25,283
WE ALSO NEED MOBILE MEDICATION 

4580
02:25:25,283 --> 02:25:27,785
TREATMENT, OUTREACH, SANITATION 

4581
02:25:27,785 --> 02:25:29,554
AND ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ILLEGAL 

4582
02:25:29,554 --> 02:25:31,722
VENDING AND STOLEN GOODS. SO 

4583
02:25:31,722 --> 02:25:33,791
MANY THINGS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN 

4584
02:25:33,791 --> 02:25:35,760
ASKING FOR. SO TODAY'S BUDGET 

4585
02:25:35,760 --> 02:25:37,061
ASKS ARE SMALL COMPARED TO THE 

4586
02:25:37,061 --> 02:25:38,596
ENORMOUS NEED AT 12th AND 

4587
02:25:38,596 --> 02:25:40,531
JACKSON. THE COST OF DOING 

4588
02:25:40,531 --> 02:25:43,334
NOTHING IS EVEN GREATER. AND I 

4589
02:25:43,334 --> 02:25:45,303
KNOW YOU KNOW THAT 12th AND 

4590
02:25:45,303 --> 02:25:47,839
JACKSON IS A PRIORITY. SO PLEASE

4591
02:25:47,839 --> 02:25:50,408
FUND THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU. 

4592
02:25:50,408 --> 02:25:51,409
-- THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL 

4593
02:25:51,409 --> 02:25:53,711
THE WORK YOU DO THERE. AND UP 

4594
02:25:53,711 --> 02:25:55,780
NEXT IS EL CREA. THANK YOU FOR 

4595
02:25:55,780 --> 02:25:56,848
YOUR PATIENCE WITH US, EL. AND 

4596
02:25:56,848 --> 02:26:00,051
THEN HUSSEIN KATE HOWARD, YOU'RE

4597
02:26:00,051 --> 02:26:01,552
NOT PRESENT, SO WE'LL MOVE ON 

4598
02:26:01,552 --> 02:26:02,386
TO EVERETT FREEMAN AFTERWARDS. 

4599
02:26:02,386 --> 02:26:07,759
AND EL, YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE.

4600
02:26:07,759 --> 02:26:08,159
WELCOME, FRIEND. 

4601
02:26:08,159 --> 02:26:10,161
-- THANK YOU VERY MUCH, 

4602
02:26:10,161 --> 02:26:10,661
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 

4603
02:26:10,661 --> 02:26:11,629
-- AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU 

4604
02:26:11,629 --> 02:26:13,164
PERSONALLY, AND I HOPE YOU GOT 

4605
02:26:13,164 --> 02:26:16,033
MY EMAIL EXPRESSING MY FEELINGS 

4606
02:26:16,033 --> 02:26:20,638
ABOUT YOU IN THE PAST. I WANTED 

4607
02:26:20,638 --> 02:26:23,374
TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF STONE SOUP

4608
02:26:23,374 --> 02:26:26,110
CREW AND HSD DASH 014 DASH AYE, 

4609
02:26:26,110 --> 02:26:28,880
AND I WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL 

4610
02:26:28,880 --> 02:26:29,680
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH FOR 

4611
02:26:29,680 --> 02:26:30,648
PUTTING THIS FORWARD. I WOULD 

4612
02:26:30,648 --> 02:26:32,884
ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THE OTHER

4613
02:26:32,884 --> 02:26:34,318
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT HAVE 

4614
02:26:34,318 --> 02:26:36,154
SUPPORTED THIS INITIATIVE. YOU 

4615
02:26:36,154 --> 02:26:37,922
ALL KNOW US AND WE TRULY LOVE 

4616
02:26:37,922 --> 02:26:38,790
YOU. FOR THE TWO THAT DIDN'T 

4617
02:26:38,790 --> 02:26:40,625
SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE, I 

4618
02:26:40,625 --> 02:26:41,659
ENCOURAGE YOU BOTH TO GET TO 

4619
02:26:41,659 --> 02:26:44,595
KNOW US. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 

4620
02:26:44,595 --> 02:26:46,097
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. PLEASE 

4621
02:26:46,097 --> 02:26:47,632
COME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT STONE 

4622
02:26:47,632 --> 02:26:50,001
SOUP CREW IS ALL ABOUT AND 

4623
02:26:50,001 --> 02:26:50,835
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I ASK 

4624
02:26:50,835 --> 02:26:52,670
THAT YOU KEEP THIS IN THE 

4625
02:26:52,670 --> 02:26:55,873
BALANCED BUDGET AND THAT I LOOK 

4626
02:26:55,873 --> 02:26:57,742
FORWARD TO GOING FORWARD THROUGH

4627
02:26:57,742 --> 02:26:59,377
THIS PROCESS WITH YOU ALL. AND I

4628
02:26:59,377 --> 02:27:00,745
ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT'S TO 

4629
02:27:00,745 --> 02:27:02,213
COME, ESPECIALLY WITH STONE SOUP

4630
02:27:02,213 --> 02:27:04,515
CREW, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT 

4631
02:27:04,515 --> 02:27:05,917
WE ARE BEING GIVEN, IF WE ARE 

4632
02:27:05,917 --> 02:27:08,152
GIVEN THIS MONEY, IS GOING TO 

4633
02:27:08,152 --> 02:27:10,021
CREATE SUCH A GREAT RETURN ON 

4634
02:27:10,021 --> 02:27:12,723
INVESTMENT. WE VOW TO DO MORE 

4635
02:27:12,723 --> 02:27:14,325
FOR THIS CITY THAN ANY OTHER 

4636
02:27:14,325 --> 02:27:15,359
ORGANIZATION. AND AGAIN, THANK 

4637
02:27:15,359 --> 02:27:18,563
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. 

4638
02:27:18,563 --> 02:27:19,630
-- AMEN. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR 

4639
02:27:19,630 --> 02:27:23,134
WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY. UP 

4640
02:27:23,134 --> 02:27:25,369
NEXT IS HUSSEIN UGAS, KATE 

4641
02:27:25,369 --> 02:27:27,238
HOWARD IS NOT PRESENT. EVERETT 

4642
02:27:27,238 --> 02:27:29,841
FREEMAN, THEN LAUREN HARRISON. 

4643
02:27:29,841 --> 02:27:31,275
HUSSEIN, I SEE YOU'RE HERE AND 

4644
02:27:31,275 --> 02:27:34,745
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME, 

4645
02:27:34,745 --> 02:27:34,979
FRIEND. 

4646
02:27:34,979 --> 02:27:37,915
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBERS AND

4647
02:27:37,915 --> 02:27:39,083
EVERYONE WHO INVITED US. MY NAME

4648
02:27:39,083 --> 02:27:44,121
IS HUSSEIN UGAS. I AM THE 

4649
02:27:44,121 --> 02:27:44,755
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

4650
02:27:44,755 --> 02:27:45,823
OF RAMA RECOVERY CENTER. WE ARE 

4651
02:27:45,823 --> 02:27:49,327
THE FIRST CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE 

4652
02:27:49,327 --> 02:27:52,129
RECOVERY ORGANIZATION PROVIDING 

4653
02:27:52,129 --> 02:27:54,265
A LEVEL TWO ACCREDITED SOBER 

4654
02:27:54,265 --> 02:27:56,234
LIVING HOMES IN SOUTH KING 

4655
02:27:56,234 --> 02:27:57,935
COUNTY. THE REASON WHY I'M 

4656
02:27:57,935 --> 02:27:58,870
CALLING TODAY IS NOT BECAUSE 

4657
02:27:58,870 --> 02:28:00,938
I'M A SEATTLE RESIDENT, BUT 

4658
02:28:00,938 --> 02:28:03,374
BECAUSE I SERVE A LARGE MAJORITY

4659
02:28:03,374 --> 02:28:06,210
OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY 

4660
02:28:06,210 --> 02:28:06,911
MEMBERS WHO LIVE IN SEATTLE, 

4661
02:28:06,911 --> 02:28:09,880
WHETHER IT'S WEST SEATTLE, 

4662
02:28:09,880 --> 02:28:12,316
SOUTH SEATTLE, I I'M CONSTANTLY

4663
02:28:12,316 --> 02:28:14,418
SITTING DOWN WITH FAMILIES WHO 

4664
02:28:14,418 --> 02:28:16,721
OTHERWISE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER 

4665
02:28:16,721 --> 02:28:19,090
RESOURCES OR ANY OTHER OUTLET TO

4666
02:28:19,090 --> 02:28:21,292
HELP THEM GUIDE THEM THROUGH 

4667
02:28:21,292 --> 02:28:24,362
THE, YOU KNOW, RECOVERY STEPS 

4668
02:28:24,362 --> 02:28:25,096
ANYWHERE BETWEEN GETTING SOMEONE

4669
02:28:25,096 --> 02:28:27,732
INTO DETOX, GETTING THEM INTO 

4670
02:28:27,732 --> 02:28:29,200
INPATIENT TREATMENT, AND 

4671
02:28:29,200 --> 02:28:29,800
HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY GETTING 

4672
02:28:29,800 --> 02:28:32,303
THEM INTO OUR CULTURALLY 

4673
02:28:32,303 --> 02:28:34,605
RESPONSIVE RECOVERY RESIDENCES. 

4674
02:28:34,605 --> 02:28:36,274
REASON WHY I'M CONTACTING YOU 

4675
02:28:36,274 --> 02:28:38,809
GUYS TODAY AND SPEAKING 

4676
02:28:38,809 --> 02:28:40,478
PASSIONATELY ABOUT THIS IS 

4677
02:28:40,478 --> 02:28:44,915
BECAUSE WE NEED MORE CULTURALLY 

4678
02:28:44,915 --> 02:28:46,517
RESPONSIVE INVESTMENT IN THE 

4679
02:28:46,517 --> 02:28:49,720
BUDGET IN SEATTLE AREA. WE WE 

4680
02:28:49,720 --> 02:28:51,522
ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH THE 

4681
02:28:51,522 --> 02:28:53,357
STIGMA AND THE SHAME CULTURE 

4682
02:28:53,357 --> 02:28:55,793
THAT COMES FROM OUR COMMUNITIES 

4683
02:28:55,793 --> 02:28:57,728
THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP 

4684
02:28:57,728 --> 02:28:59,363
SOMEBODY WHO'S DEALING WITH 

4685
02:28:59,363 --> 02:29:00,464
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OR MENTAL

4686
02:29:00,464 --> 02:29:02,266
HEALTH. I KNOW THIS PERSONALLY. 

4687
02:29:02,266 --> 02:29:03,601
I AM SOMEONE IN LONG TERM 

4688
02:29:03,601 --> 02:29:07,004
RECOVERY 12 YEARS. AND I'VE SEEN

4689
02:29:07,004 --> 02:29:08,039
FROM BOTH SIDES A TRADITIONAL 

4690
02:29:08,039 --> 02:29:09,373
SERVICES THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO

4691
02:29:09,373 --> 02:29:12,109
ACCOMMODATE SOMEONE LIKE ME AND 

4692
02:29:12,109 --> 02:29:14,245
A. 

4693
02:29:14,245 --> 02:29:15,947
-- AND THANK YOU, HUSSEIN. UP 

4694
02:29:15,947 --> 02:29:17,882
NEXT IS EVERETT FREEMAN, 

4695
02:29:17,882 --> 02:29:23,387
FOLLOWED BY LAUREN HARRISON AND 

4696
02:29:23,387 --> 02:29:24,422
THEN BAYONNE COLEMAN. AND AS 

4697
02:29:24,422 --> 02:29:26,691
SOON AS EVERETT GETS PROMOTED, 

4698
02:29:26,691 --> 02:29:31,562
WE WILL ASK THEM TO PRESS STAR 

4699
02:29:31,562 --> 02:29:33,965
SIX. THERE YOU ARE. EVERETT, 

4700
02:29:33,965 --> 02:29:38,069
PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. THANK 

4701
02:29:38,069 --> 02:29:38,402
YOU. WELCOME. 

4702
02:29:38,402 --> 02:29:39,270
-- THANK YOU. 

4703
02:29:39,270 --> 02:29:40,604
-- MY NAME IS EVERETT FREEMAN. 

4704
02:29:40,604 --> 02:29:41,872
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE 

4705
02:29:41,872 --> 02:29:43,407
RESIDENTS TO URGE THAT THE 

4706
02:29:43,407 --> 02:29:47,845
COUNCIL RETAIN THE $100,000 FOR 

4707
02:29:47,845 --> 02:29:51,349
THE RESIDENCY INCLUDED IN 

4708
02:29:51,349 --> 02:29:53,150
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 

4709
02:29:53,150 --> 02:29:55,686
2027 BUDGET PRIORITIES. AS YOU 

4710
02:29:55,686 --> 02:29:56,821
MOVE TOWARDS ADOPTING THE FINAL 

4711
02:29:56,821 --> 02:29:58,789
BUDGET, I WANTED TO ALSO ISSUE A

4712
02:29:58,789 --> 02:30:01,592
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT 

4713
02:30:01,592 --> 02:30:03,794
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR CHAMPIONING 

4714
02:30:03,794 --> 02:30:07,031
THIS INVESTMENT AND BUDGET. 

4715
02:30:07,031 --> 02:30:09,100
CHAIRMAN STRAUSS AND AND 

4716
02:30:09,100 --> 02:30:09,600
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR YOUR 

4717
02:30:09,600 --> 02:30:11,402
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SEATTLE'S 

4718
02:30:11,402 --> 02:30:12,436
COMMUNITIES. THE RESIDENCY 

4719
02:30:12,436 --> 02:30:14,505
EMPOWERS AT RISK YOUTH THROUGH 

4720
02:30:14,505 --> 02:30:15,840
HIP HOP, PROVIDING ARTS, 

4721
02:30:15,840 --> 02:30:18,009
EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, PAID 

4722
02:30:18,009 --> 02:30:20,811
OPPORTUNITIES, PATHWAYS AND 

4723
02:30:20,811 --> 02:30:24,281
PATHWAYS INTO THE CREATIVE AS 

4724
02:30:24,281 --> 02:30:26,183
SOMEONE WHO'S FOUND PURPOSE 

4725
02:30:26,183 --> 02:30:27,618
THROUGH THE PROGRAM AS A POVERTY

4726
02:30:27,618 --> 02:30:29,820
STRICKEN AND JUSTICE IMPACTED 

4727
02:30:29,820 --> 02:30:31,789
YOUTH TO NOW NEARLY ATTAINING MY

4728
02:30:31,789 --> 02:30:32,656
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN COMPUTER 

4729
02:30:32,656 --> 02:30:33,991
SCIENCE, THE RESIDENCY NEVER 

4730
02:30:33,991 --> 02:30:36,260
GAVE UP ON ME IN ADVOCATING FOR 

4731
02:30:36,260 --> 02:30:38,596
ME, AND THAT'S JUST A TESTAMENT

4732
02:30:38,596 --> 02:30:43,367
TO FINDING YOUR RHYME AND REASON

4733
02:30:43,367 --> 02:30:45,636
IN LIFE. THIS $100,000 

4734
02:30:45,636 --> 02:30:46,270
INVESTMENT WILL STRENGTHEN THE 

4735
02:30:46,270 --> 02:30:47,471
RESIDENCES CAPACITY TO SERVE 

4736
02:30:47,471 --> 02:30:50,040
YOUNG PEOPLE IN SEATTLE AND HELP

4737
02:30:50,040 --> 02:30:52,877
REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO 

4738
02:30:52,877 --> 02:30:54,412
PARTICIPATION. WHEN WE INVEST IN

4739
02:30:54,412 --> 02:30:55,946
YOUNG ARTISTS AND WE INVEST IN 

4740
02:30:55,946 --> 02:30:57,481
THE CULTURAL LIFE AND FUTURE OF 

4741
02:30:57,481 --> 02:30:59,150
OUR CITY, PLEASE KEEP THIS 

4742
02:30:59,150 --> 02:31:01,218
FUNDING IN THE FINAL 2027 

4743
02:31:01,218 --> 02:31:03,054
BUDGET. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING 

4744
02:31:03,054 --> 02:31:05,623
AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY

4745
02:31:05,623 --> 02:31:08,092
TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS. 

4746
02:31:08,092 --> 02:31:10,027
-- THANK YOU. EVERETT. UP NEXT 

4747
02:31:10,027 --> 02:31:12,963
IS LAUREN HARRISON, FOLLOWED BY 

4748
02:31:12,963 --> 02:31:14,432
BAYONNE COLEMAN. ERICA GERSTEN, 

4749
02:31:14,432 --> 02:31:15,433
YOU'RE NOT PRESENT. SUSAN 

4750
02:31:15,433 --> 02:31:16,901
SANDERS, YOU'RE NOT PRESENT. 

4751
02:31:16,901 --> 02:31:19,036
DAVID TOLEDO YOU'RE NOT PRESENT.

4752
02:31:19,036 --> 02:31:19,670
KIMBERLY COLEMAN YOU'RE NOT 

4753
02:31:19,670 --> 02:31:21,906
PRESENT. LINDA. LISA OLMSTED 

4754
02:31:21,906 --> 02:31:25,743
THOMPSON IS AT THE END OF THIS 

4755
02:31:25,743 --> 02:31:28,245
SHORT LIST. AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT

4756
02:31:28,245 --> 02:31:29,747
30 MORE PEOPLE. SO, LAUREN 

4757
02:31:29,747 --> 02:31:31,115
HARRISON, WE ARE PROMOTING YOU 

4758
02:31:31,115 --> 02:31:37,254
AT THIS MOMENT. AND AMANDA RIOS,

4759
02:31:37,254 --> 02:31:38,422
YOU'VE ALSO BEEN PROMOTED. SO 

4760
02:31:38,422 --> 02:31:40,958
IF YOU EVER JUMP ON PRESS PRESS 

4761
02:31:40,958 --> 02:31:42,359
STAR SIX. LAUREN WE HAVE YOU 

4762
02:31:42,359 --> 02:31:43,494
STARS AND YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE

4763
02:31:43,494 --> 02:31:45,796
IT AWAY, MY FRIEND. WELCOME. 

4764
02:31:45,796 --> 02:31:47,298
-- GOOD. AFTERNOON. GOOD 

4765
02:31:47,298 --> 02:31:48,365
AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY 

4766
02:31:48,365 --> 02:31:50,768
NAME IS LAUREN HARRISON. I'M A 

4767
02:31:50,768 --> 02:31:52,236
LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH 

4768
02:31:52,236 --> 02:31:54,071
COUNSELOR, A BOARD MEMBER OF OUR

4769
02:31:54,071 --> 02:31:55,473
COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL, AND THE 

4770
02:31:55,473 --> 02:31:56,774
MOM OF A PRESCHOOLER, MY 

4771
02:31:56,774 --> 02:31:58,776
DAUGHTER ATHENA. I'M HERE TO 

4772
02:31:58,776 --> 02:32:00,411
SPEAK ABOUT THE SOUTH SEATTLE 

4773
02:32:00,411 --> 02:32:01,278
COLLEGE COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOLS, 

4774
02:32:01,278 --> 02:32:03,881
WHICH HAVE RECENTLY LOST FUNDING

4775
02:32:03,881 --> 02:32:05,549
FOR PARENT EDUCATION THROUGH THE

4776
02:32:05,549 --> 02:32:07,151
SEATTLE COLLEGES. THIS MORNING I

4777
02:32:07,151 --> 02:32:08,252
ASKED ATHENA, WHO IS THREE AND A

4778
02:32:08,252 --> 02:32:10,287
HALF, WHY ARE CO-OP PRESCHOOLS 

4779
02:32:10,287 --> 02:32:12,623
IMPORTANT TO OUR FAMILY? AND SHE

4780
02:32:12,623 --> 02:32:14,792
SAID, BECAUSE IT BELONGS TO 

4781
02:32:14,792 --> 02:32:16,494
EVERYBODY. SHE'S RIGHT. OVER 

4782
02:32:16,494 --> 02:32:18,195
THE LAST THREE YEARS, THIS 

4783
02:32:18,195 --> 02:32:18,729
COMMUNITY HAS BECOME OUR 

4784
02:32:18,729 --> 02:32:19,997
VILLAGE. WHEN I'VE STRUGGLED 

4785
02:32:19,997 --> 02:32:21,765
WITH POTTY TRAINING, FEEDING, 

4786
02:32:21,765 --> 02:32:23,367
DISCIPLINE, I'VE HAD PARENT 

4787
02:32:23,367 --> 02:32:24,635
EDUCATORS TO GUIDE ME AND OTHER 

4788
02:32:24,635 --> 02:32:26,670
PARENTS WHO SAY, ME TOO, THAT 

4789
02:32:26,670 --> 02:32:28,405
BELONGING, CONNECTION AND 

4790
02:32:28,405 --> 02:32:29,006
SUPPORT HELP FAMILIES GROW 

4791
02:32:29,006 --> 02:32:31,108
STRONG AND STRONG. FAMILIES MAKE

4792
02:32:31,108 --> 02:32:32,910
STRONG COMMUNITIES. AND THIS IS 

4793
02:32:32,910 --> 02:32:36,013
ALSO A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. WHEN

4794
02:32:36,013 --> 02:32:36,981
A NEW MOM HAS NO ONE TO TURN TO 

4795
02:32:36,981 --> 02:32:38,549
OR A FAMILY CAN'T AFFORD TO 

4796
02:32:38,549 --> 02:32:39,950
SUPPORT, CHILDREN FEEL IT. IT 

4797
02:32:39,950 --> 02:32:41,685
SHAPES HOW THEIR BRAINS 

4798
02:32:41,685 --> 02:32:42,620
DEVELOPMENT, HOW THEIR BRAINS 

4799
02:32:42,620 --> 02:32:44,488
DEVELOPMENT WHICH IMPACTS THEIR 

4800
02:32:44,488 --> 02:32:45,923
MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE RIPPLE 

4801
02:32:45,923 --> 02:32:47,224
EFFECTS REACH OUR SCHOOLS AND 

4802
02:32:47,224 --> 02:32:49,293
OUR CITY. AFFORDABLE SUPPORT FOR

4803
02:32:49,293 --> 02:32:50,728
PRESCHOOL FAMILIES IS 

4804
02:32:50,728 --> 02:32:53,197
PREVENTION. WE REACH THEM EARLY 

4805
02:32:53,197 --> 02:32:54,899
BEFORE THEY REACH CRISIS FOR 

4806
02:32:54,899 --> 02:32:55,633
LESS THAN $0.06 ON THE DOLLAR. 

4807
02:32:55,633 --> 02:32:57,234
WE OFFER PRESCHOOL, PART TIME 

4808
02:32:57,234 --> 02:33:00,571
CHILDCARE AND PARENT EDUCATION 

4809
02:33:00,571 --> 02:33:02,806
ABOUT $585 PER CHILD PER YEAR, 

4810
02:33:02,806 --> 02:33:05,976
COMPARED TO $11,000 TO 15,800 

4811
02:33:05,976 --> 02:33:07,912
FOR THE CITY'S FULL TIME 

4812
02:33:07,912 --> 02:33:09,313
PROGRAM. WE AREN'T ASKING FOR 

4813
02:33:09,313 --> 02:33:12,283
ONGOING FUNDING, JUST A ONE TIME

4814
02:33:12,283 --> 02:33:12,883
BRIDGE WHILE WE PURSUE STATE 

4815
02:33:12,883 --> 02:33:14,952
FUNDING AND PRIVATE PARTNERS. SO

4816
02:33:14,952 --> 02:33:16,720
I'M ASKING A COUNCILMEMBER TO 

4817
02:33:16,720 --> 02:33:18,022
CHAMPION THIS PROGRAM AND 

4818
02:33:18,022 --> 02:33:20,491
SPONSOR A BUDGET. AMENDMENT 1.6 

4819
02:33:20,491 --> 02:33:22,326
MILLION IN 1 TIME EMERGENCY 

4820
02:33:22,326 --> 02:33:24,061
FUNDING TO KEEP NORTH AND SOUTH.

4821
02:33:24,061 --> 02:33:26,330
-- THANK YOU. LAUREN. AND UP 

4822
02:33:26,330 --> 02:33:28,499
NEXT IS BAYONNE COLEMAN, 

4823
02:33:28,499 --> 02:33:30,100
FOLLOWED BY ERICA GERSTEN. 

4824
02:33:30,100 --> 02:33:31,368
YOU'RE NOT PRESENT. SUSAN 

4825
02:33:31,368 --> 02:33:32,770
SANDERS, YOU'RE NOT PRESENT. 

4826
02:33:32,770 --> 02:33:34,605
DAVID TOLEDO IS NOW PRESENT. 

4827
02:33:34,605 --> 02:33:36,507
KIMBERLY COLEMAN IS NOT PRESENT.

4828
02:33:36,507 --> 02:33:37,875
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO PROMOTE 

4829
02:33:37,875 --> 02:33:48,352
BAYONNE. COLEMAN. UP NEXT. 

4830
02:33:49,687 --> 02:33:54,725
THERE YOU ARE. BAYONNE STAR SIX 

4831
02:33:54,725 --> 02:33:55,759
TO UNMUTE. 

4832
02:33:55,759 --> 02:33:57,261
-- HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? 

4833
02:33:57,261 --> 02:33:58,262
-- YES WE CAN. OKAY. WELCOME. 

4834
02:33:58,262 --> 02:34:00,064
-- AND YOU CAN HEAR ME. OKAY. 

4835
02:34:00,064 --> 02:34:01,599
CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD 

4836
02:34:01,599 --> 02:34:03,601
AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M 

4837
02:34:03,601 --> 02:34:05,302
BAYONNE COLEMAN, CHIEF OPERATING

4838
02:34:05,302 --> 02:34:06,303
OFFICER AT SOLID GROUND. I'M 

4839
02:34:06,303 --> 02:34:08,405
ALSO HERE TODAY AS A SISTER, A 

4840
02:34:08,405 --> 02:34:09,873
MOTHER AND A NATIVE SEATTLEITE 

4841
02:34:09,873 --> 02:34:11,442
OF ALMOST 50 YEARS. I GREW UP 

4842
02:34:11,442 --> 02:34:12,509
HERE AS ONE OF 12 KIDS RAISED BY

4843
02:34:12,509 --> 02:34:14,011
A SINGLE PARENT, AND THERE WERE 

4844
02:34:14,011 --> 02:34:16,413
TIMES MY FAMILY NEEDED HELP TO 

4845
02:34:16,413 --> 02:34:17,781
STAY HOUSED. I SPENT 24 YEARS IN

4846
02:34:17,781 --> 02:34:18,849
EDUCATION AND NONPROFITS, AND 

4847
02:34:18,849 --> 02:34:19,984
I'VE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A 

4848
02:34:19,984 --> 02:34:22,052
FAMILY LOSES ITS HOME. I WATCHED

4849
02:34:22,052 --> 02:34:24,321
IT HAPPEN IN MY OWN FAMILY, AND 

4850
02:34:24,321 --> 02:34:26,657
TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT IN 

4851
02:34:26,657 --> 02:34:27,725
COMMUNITY. KIDS MISS SCHOOL OR 

4852
02:34:27,725 --> 02:34:29,326
LEAVE IT TO WORK AND HELP AND 

4853
02:34:29,326 --> 02:34:30,694
HELP KEEP THE FAMILY AFLOAT. 

4854
02:34:30,694 --> 02:34:32,162
SOME GET PUSHED IN SURVIVAL 

4855
02:34:32,162 --> 02:34:34,098
CHOICES THAT LAND THEM IN THE 

4856
02:34:34,098 --> 02:34:35,866
JUSTICE SYSTEM MENTAL, MENTAL 

4857
02:34:35,866 --> 02:34:36,634
AND PHYSICAL HEALTH SLIDE AND 

4858
02:34:36,634 --> 02:34:38,168
EVERYTHING GETS HARDER AT ONCE. 

4859
02:34:38,168 --> 02:34:40,070
SO I'M ASKING YOU TO INVEST IN 

4860
02:34:40,070 --> 02:34:41,405
TENANT SERVICES AND HUMAN 

4861
02:34:41,405 --> 02:34:43,307
SERVICE WORKERS, AND TO KEEP THE

4862
02:34:43,307 --> 02:34:44,942
MOVE OF KCR DOLLARS IN THE CITY 

4863
02:34:44,942 --> 02:34:46,777
SMOOTH. CAN IT SERVICES KEEP 

4864
02:34:46,777 --> 02:34:48,846
PEOPLE HOUSED BEFORE A CRISIS 

4865
02:34:48,846 --> 02:34:50,414
STARTS? AND OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS 

4866
02:34:50,414 --> 02:34:51,615
ASSESSMENT? 92% OF THE 

4867
02:34:51,615 --> 02:34:52,783
PARTICIPANTS USE THE HOUSING 

4868
02:34:52,783 --> 02:34:54,385
RESOURCE. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE 

4869
02:34:54,385 --> 02:34:56,587
HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACTS GET A 

4870
02:34:56,587 --> 02:34:58,222
3.8% INFLATION INCREASE AND 

4871
02:34:58,222 --> 02:34:59,156
NOTHING MORE. THAT MAKES IT HARD

4872
02:34:59,156 --> 02:35:00,491
TO RECRUIT AND KEEP THE PEOPLE 

4873
02:35:00,491 --> 02:35:03,727
DOING THIS WORK. SIX OF OUR KCRA

4874
02:35:03,727 --> 02:35:04,828
CONTRACTS ARE MOVING TO THE 

4875
02:35:04,828 --> 02:35:06,664
CITY. IN PAST TRANSITIONS, 

4876
02:35:06,664 --> 02:35:07,798
DELAYS HAVE STRAINED PROGRAMS. 

4877
02:35:07,798 --> 02:35:09,633
FINANCIALLY. FAMILIES CANNOT 

4878
02:35:09,633 --> 02:35:11,301
AFFORD A GAP AND NEITHER CAN OUR

4879
02:35:11,301 --> 02:35:13,137
STAFF. PLEASE INVEST IN TENANT 

4880
02:35:13,137 --> 02:35:14,505
SERVICES AND HUMAN SERVICE 

4881
02:35:14,505 --> 02:35:16,006
WORKERS AND KEEP THIS TRANSITION

4882
02:35:16,006 --> 02:35:19,510
SMOOTH. THANK YOU. 

4883
02:35:19,510 --> 02:35:20,611
-- THANK YOU. BAYONNE. ERIKA 

4884
02:35:20,611 --> 02:35:22,179
GERSTEN, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. 

4885
02:35:22,179 --> 02:35:23,314
SUSAN SANDERS, YOU ARE NOT 

4886
02:35:23,314 --> 02:35:24,982
PRESENT. DAVID TOLEDO, YOU'LL BE

4887
02:35:24,982 --> 02:35:26,450
UP NEXT. KIMBERLY COLEMAN, YOU 

4888
02:35:26,450 --> 02:35:29,753
ARE NOT PRESENT. LISA OLMSTED 

4889
02:35:29,753 --> 02:35:31,789
THOMPSON, YOU ARE NEXT HIND 

4890
02:35:31,789 --> 02:35:33,557
ANSLEY, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. 

4891
02:35:33,557 --> 02:35:38,062
GERALD DAVIS YOU'LL YOU ARE ON 

4892
02:35:38,062 --> 02:35:39,229
DECK. DAVID TOLEDO I SEE YOU ARE

4893
02:35:39,229 --> 02:35:40,464
HERE AND OFF MUTE. WELCOME, MY 

4894
02:35:40,464 --> 02:35:43,967
FRIEND. TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR 

4895
02:35:43,967 --> 02:35:44,301
CONVENIENCE. 

4896
02:35:44,301 --> 02:35:46,370
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 

4897
02:35:46,370 --> 02:35:48,205
STRAUSS. CAN I JUST SAY YOU HAVE

4898
02:35:48,205 --> 02:35:50,841
A GREAT DEMEANOR THE WAY THAT 

4899
02:35:50,841 --> 02:35:53,010
YOU'RE JUST SO COOL AND CASUAL 

4900
02:35:53,010 --> 02:35:54,878
ABOUT REMINDING PEOPLE TO HIT 

4901
02:35:54,878 --> 02:35:56,547
THE STAR. SIX VERY COOL. JUST 

4902
02:35:56,547 --> 02:36:00,951
WANTED TO SAY THAT I WANT TO SAY

4903
02:36:00,951 --> 02:36:05,089
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT 

4904
02:36:05,089 --> 02:36:07,624
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AMENDMENT TO 

4905
02:36:07,624 --> 02:36:12,162
PUT $55,000 TOWARDS ARTS 

4906
02:36:12,162 --> 02:36:12,763
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMING IN WEST 

4907
02:36:12,763 --> 02:36:15,232
SEATTLE FOR UNIFIED OUTREACH. 

4908
02:36:15,232 --> 02:36:19,703
WE'VE HAD MANY SPEAKERS SAY HOW

4909
02:36:19,703 --> 02:36:21,839
IMPORTANT ARTS AND CULTURE IS, 

4910
02:36:21,839 --> 02:36:23,741
AND IT'S TRUE, THERE'S NOTHING

4911
02:36:23,741 --> 02:36:28,011
THAT BUILDS BRIDGES. YOU KNOW, 

4912
02:36:28,011 --> 02:36:30,681
DESPITE RACE, ECONOMIC STATUS, 

4913
02:36:30,681 --> 02:36:32,816
THERE'S JUST NOTHING LIKE ART 

4914
02:36:32,816 --> 02:36:34,518
THAT CAN BUILD BRIDGES AND SAVE 

4915
02:36:34,518 --> 02:36:36,520
LIVES. AND UNIFIED OUTREACH HAS 

4916
02:36:36,520 --> 02:36:38,856
BEEN AROUND FOR 25 YEARS. WE'VE

4917
02:36:38,856 --> 02:36:40,457
SERVED AND DONE PROGRAMING IN 

4918
02:36:40,457 --> 02:36:44,228
JUST ABOUT EVERY DISTRICT ACROSS

4919
02:36:44,228 --> 02:36:45,062
SEATTLE. SO AGAIN, WE JUST WANT 

4920
02:36:45,062 --> 02:36:50,200
TO SAY THANK YOU TO ROB SAKA FOR

4921
02:36:50,200 --> 02:36:52,736
PUTTING THIS AMENDMENT IN. THANK

4922
02:36:52,736 --> 02:36:55,539
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR

4923
02:36:55,539 --> 02:36:58,208
KEEPING IT IN THE BUDGET, AND WE

4924
02:36:58,208 --> 02:37:00,210
WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK THE REST 

4925
02:37:00,210 --> 02:37:02,312
OF THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE JUST 

4926
02:37:02,312 --> 02:37:03,580
CONSIDER THE DIFFERENCE THAT 

4927
02:37:03,580 --> 02:37:06,517
ARTS MAKES, AND UNIFIED 

4928
02:37:06,517 --> 02:37:08,519
OUTREACH, ART INFUSED BEHAVIORAL

4929
02:37:08,519 --> 02:37:10,421
HEALTH PROGRAMS, GANG 

4930
02:37:10,421 --> 02:37:10,988
INTERVENTION, AFTER SCHOOL 

4931
02:37:10,988 --> 02:37:14,024
ENRICHMENT IT'S JUST IT'S A 

4932
02:37:14,024 --> 02:37:15,459
WONDERFUL PROGRAM. UNIFIED 

4933
02:37:15,459 --> 02:37:16,827
OUTREACH. PLEASE SUPPORT IT. 

4934
02:37:16,827 --> 02:37:18,095
THANK YOU. 

4935
02:37:18,095 --> 02:37:19,596
-- THANK YOU, DAVID, AND 

4936
02:37:19,596 --> 02:37:21,532
APPRECIATE THE COMPLIMENT. AND 

4937
02:37:21,532 --> 02:37:22,199
LUCKILY, THERE'S NO CAMERAS ON 

4938
02:37:22,199 --> 02:37:23,133
IN CHAMBERS TO SEE. MY BAD 

4939
02:37:23,133 --> 02:37:25,068
DANCING BECAUSE IT'S JUST ME AND

4940
02:37:25,068 --> 02:37:28,372
DEBORA JUAREZ OUT HERE. SO WE'RE

4941
02:37:28,372 --> 02:37:29,573
JUST HAVING A LITTLE FUN OVER 

4942
02:37:29,573 --> 02:37:30,841
HERE. LISA OLMSTEAD THOMPSON, 

4943
02:37:30,841 --> 02:37:32,376
YOU'RE NEXT BECAUSE KIMBERLY 

4944
02:37:32,376 --> 02:37:33,944
COLEMAN'S NOT PRESENT, FOLLOWED

4945
02:37:33,944 --> 02:37:34,845
BY HIND AUDSLEY, WHO'S NOT 

4946
02:37:34,845 --> 02:37:36,413
PRESENT, AND THEN GERALD DAVIS, 

4947
02:37:36,413 --> 02:37:38,682
WHO IS PRESENT. PAMELA, SEA 

4948
02:37:38,682 --> 02:37:41,418
MONSTER, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT, 

4949
02:37:41,418 --> 02:37:43,821
SARAH CRAFT. AND THEN ROBIN 

4950
02:37:43,821 --> 02:37:44,788
BRIGGS. LISA, I SEE YOU'RE OFF 

4951
02:37:44,788 --> 02:37:48,492
MUTE. WELCOME. 

4952
02:37:48,492 --> 02:37:52,095
-- HI. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS 

4953
02:37:52,095 --> 02:37:53,697
LISA OLMSTEAD THOMPSON. I'M A 

4954
02:37:53,697 --> 02:37:55,365
RESIDENT OF WEST SEATTLE AND A 

4955
02:37:55,365 --> 02:37:57,301
MEMBER OF FOUR SEATTLE. I'M HERE

4956
02:37:57,301 --> 02:37:58,202
TO COMMENT ON THE BUDGET AND ASK

4957
02:37:58,202 --> 02:38:01,371
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE SHELTER 

4958
02:38:01,371 --> 02:38:03,674
EXPANSION DOLLARS, AS WELL AS 

4959
02:38:03,674 --> 02:38:04,274
FIREFIGHTER OVERTIME FUNDING. 

4960
02:38:04,274 --> 02:38:06,310
THE MAJORITY OF FIRE CALLS ARE 

4961
02:38:06,310 --> 02:38:07,377
HEALTH RELATED. THEY ARE TRULY 

4962
02:38:07,377 --> 02:38:08,178
THE FRONTLINE. THROUGH A GROWING

4963
02:38:08,178 --> 02:38:10,280
CRISIS IN OUR CITY. WE NEED TO 

4964
02:38:10,280 --> 02:38:12,182
BE SURE THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT

4965
02:38:12,182 --> 02:38:13,183
STAFFING TO CONTINUE TO MEET 

4966
02:38:13,183 --> 02:38:15,953
THAT NEED, AS WELL AS ALLOW SAFE

4967
02:38:15,953 --> 02:38:17,855
WORK CONDITIONS FOR THEM AND 

4968
02:38:17,855 --> 02:38:19,556
REST, AND ENSURING THAT ALL 

4969
02:38:19,556 --> 02:38:22,025
STATIONS REMAIN OPEN. THEY 

4970
02:38:22,025 --> 02:38:24,962
DESERVE THIS OVERTIME. ALSO, FOR

4971
02:38:24,962 --> 02:38:26,563
SEATTLE IS PROUD TO BE PART OF 

4972
02:38:26,563 --> 02:38:27,197
THE COALITION COORDINATING THE 

4973
02:38:27,197 --> 02:38:29,233
APPROACH TO UNSHELTERED 

4974
02:38:29,233 --> 02:38:31,001
HOMELESSNESS. THAT APPROACH 

4975
02:38:31,001 --> 02:38:31,635
DEPENDS ON HIGH SUPPORT SHELTERS

4976
02:38:31,635 --> 02:38:34,671
AND OUTREACH, HEALTH CARE AND 

4977
02:38:34,671 --> 02:38:35,239
HOUSING PROVIDERS ACTUALLY 

4978
02:38:35,239 --> 02:38:37,574
WORKING OFF THE SAME LIST. AND 

4979
02:38:37,574 --> 02:38:38,642
THAT TAKES FUNDING. WE'RE ASKING

4980
02:38:38,642 --> 02:38:40,043
THE COUNCIL TO FUND IT. SO THIS 

4981
02:38:40,043 --> 02:38:41,011
TIME THE CITY FOLLOWS THROUGH. 

4982
02:38:41,011 --> 02:38:42,779
INSTEAD OF LETTING ANOTHER PLAN 

4983
02:38:42,779 --> 02:38:45,849
FADE. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I'VE 

4984
02:38:45,849 --> 02:38:48,886
BEEN VERY MOVED BY CALLERS 

4985
02:38:48,886 --> 02:38:50,120
EARLIER ON THIS, AND I'D ALSO 

4986
02:38:50,120 --> 02:38:52,990
LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO 

4987
02:38:52,990 --> 02:38:53,624
ADVOCATE FOR A COUNCIL ADVOCATE,

4988
02:38:53,624 --> 02:38:56,527
AN EMERGENCY BUDGET TO SUPPORT 

4989
02:38:56,527 --> 02:38:57,895
THE COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL. I'M 

4990
02:38:57,895 --> 02:39:00,230
ALSO CURRENTLY ENROLLED AS A 

4991
02:39:00,230 --> 02:39:01,298
STUDENT AND HAVE MY TODDLER IN A

4992
02:39:01,298 --> 02:39:03,066
CLASS NOW, AND IT IS TRULY A 

4993
02:39:03,066 --> 02:39:04,668
LIFELINE FOR PARENTS, ESPECIALLY

4994
02:39:04,668 --> 02:39:05,936
THOSE OF US WITH KIDS UNDER 18 

4995
02:39:05,936 --> 02:39:07,371
MONTHS. THERE'S NOT THAT MUCH 

4996
02:39:07,371 --> 02:39:09,273
OUT THERE FOR THAT AGE GROUP, 

4997
02:39:09,273 --> 02:39:11,375
AND IT'S JUST AN AMAZING 

4998
02:39:11,375 --> 02:39:13,777
RESOURCE. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO 

4999
02:39:13,777 --> 02:39:15,279
ALSO ECHO WHAT THE OTHER CALLERS

5000
02:39:15,279 --> 02:39:17,514
HAVE SAID. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

5001
02:39:17,514 --> 02:39:19,049
YOUR TIME. I REALLY APPRECIATE 

5002
02:39:19,049 --> 02:39:21,451
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. 

5003
02:39:21,451 --> 02:39:22,586
-- THANK YOU. LISA HIND AUDSLEY,

5004
02:39:22,586 --> 02:39:24,888
YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. GERALD 

5005
02:39:24,888 --> 02:39:27,357
DAVIS, YOU ARE NEXT. PAMELA, SEA

5006
02:39:27,357 --> 02:39:29,259
MONSTER NOT PRESENT. MAYOR KRAFT

5007
02:39:29,259 --> 02:39:32,496
FOLLOWED BY ROBIN BRIGGS BETTY 

5008
02:39:32,496 --> 02:39:33,530
WILLIAMS AND WATSON. YOU ARE NOT

5009
02:39:33,530 --> 02:39:34,865
PRESENT. DORY. HANA DANISH, YOU 

5010
02:39:34,865 --> 02:39:37,434
ARE NOT PRESENT AS WE ARE 

5011
02:39:37,434 --> 02:39:40,604
PROMOTING GERALD DAVIS I'M JUST

5012
02:39:40,604 --> 02:39:42,506
GOING TO READ OFF THE OTHER NOT 

5013
02:39:42,506 --> 02:39:46,410
PRESENT NAMES. LAURA LOWE, 

5014
02:39:46,410 --> 02:39:49,179
JESSIE SIMPSON, HIND AUDSLEY 

5015
02:39:49,179 --> 02:39:52,950
AGAIN, ADAM ECKER, JOHN GWYNNE. 

5016
02:39:52,950 --> 02:39:56,253
RAHAMI, YOU ARE ALL NOT PRESENT.

5017
02:39:56,253 --> 02:39:57,754
SO. AND WE ARE WORKING TO 

5018
02:39:57,754 --> 02:40:00,290
PROMOTE GERALD DAVIS AT THIS 

5019
02:40:00,290 --> 02:40:04,695
MOMENT AND YOU'RE HERE AND 

5020
02:40:04,695 --> 02:40:05,629
YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. TAKE 

5021
02:40:05,629 --> 02:40:09,366
IT AWAY, GERALD. WELCOME. 

5022
02:40:09,366 --> 02:40:10,400
-- THANK YOU. 

5023
02:40:10,400 --> 02:40:10,968
-- BUDGET CHAIR STRAUSS AND 

5024
02:40:10,968 --> 02:40:12,970
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME 

5025
02:40:12,970 --> 02:40:14,738
IS GERALD DAVIS AND I'M THE 

5026
02:40:14,738 --> 02:40:15,839
SENIOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AT 

5027
02:40:15,839 --> 02:40:17,407
THE TUBMAN CENTER FOR HEALTH AND

5028
02:40:17,407 --> 02:40:18,141
FREEDOM. AND FOR THE RECORD, 

5029
02:40:18,141 --> 02:40:19,476
I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THESE 

5030
02:40:19,476 --> 02:40:23,046
PUBLIC COMMENTS SINCE 1 P.M. THE

5031
02:40:23,046 --> 02:40:24,748
MAJORITY OF MY INTERACTIONS WITH

5032
02:40:24,748 --> 02:40:25,349
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL OVER 

5033
02:40:25,349 --> 02:40:27,985
THE LAST DECADE HAVE BEEN 

5034
02:40:27,985 --> 02:40:29,586
PRIMARILY ANTAGONISTIC. I 

5035
02:40:29,586 --> 02:40:31,355
BELIEVE IT'S COMMUNITY WHO 

5036
02:40:31,355 --> 02:40:31,989
GENERATES THE BEST SOLUTIONS AND

5037
02:40:31,989 --> 02:40:33,857
WHO ARE THE ONES TO HOLD THIS 

5038
02:40:33,857 --> 02:40:35,225
COUNCIL ACCOUNTABLE. MY 

5039
02:40:35,225 --> 02:40:35,859
ORGANIZING EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT

5040
02:40:35,859 --> 02:40:37,027
ME THAT HISTORICALLY, CITY 

5041
02:40:37,027 --> 02:40:40,964
COUNCIL CAN BE IRASCIBLE, FICKLE

5042
02:40:40,964 --> 02:40:42,099
AND UNRELIABLE. AND WHILE THAT 

5043
02:40:42,099 --> 02:40:43,400
MAY BE TRUE IN WAYS THAT YOU ALL

5044
02:40:43,400 --> 02:40:44,835
KNOW EVEN BETTER THAN I DO 

5045
02:40:44,835 --> 02:40:46,370
TODAY, I'M KICKING A SLIGHTLY 

5046
02:40:46,370 --> 02:40:48,338
DIFFERENT ENERGY. TODAY I'M 

5047
02:40:48,338 --> 02:40:49,940
URGING YOU TO KEEP TUBMAN'S 

5048
02:40:49,940 --> 02:40:57,247
REQUEST FOR $3,390. 300? YEAH, 

5049
02:40:57,247 --> 02:40:59,750
$3,090 TOWARDS OPERATING SUPPORT

5050
02:40:59,750 --> 02:41:01,451
IN THE BUDGET. Y'ALL KNOW WE'RE

5051
02:41:01,451 --> 02:41:02,953
LIVING IN PRECARIOUS TIMES, AND 

5052
02:41:02,953 --> 02:41:04,021
WHILE OUR HEALTH CARE IS UNDER 

5053
02:41:04,021 --> 02:41:06,089
ATTACK REGIONALLY AND 

5054
02:41:06,089 --> 02:41:06,990
NATIONALLY, PEOPLE ALL OVER THE 

5055
02:41:06,990 --> 02:41:08,425
WORLD ARE EVEN MORE DIRE. 

5056
02:41:08,425 --> 02:41:09,626
STRAITS AND OUR COUNTRY'S 

5057
02:41:09,626 --> 02:41:11,962
GOVERNMENT DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTES 

5058
02:41:11,962 --> 02:41:12,896
TO THAT CALAMITY. MY QUESTION TO

5059
02:41:12,896 --> 02:41:15,532
YOU IS WHAT ROLE DO YOU WANT TO 

5060
02:41:15,532 --> 02:41:16,166
PLAY IN THE MUNICIPALITIES YOU 

5061
02:41:16,166 --> 02:41:17,801
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING? 

5062
02:41:17,801 --> 02:41:19,870
WHAT VALUES DO YOU STAND ON AND 

5063
02:41:19,870 --> 02:41:21,004
WHAT DECISIONS DO YOU WANT TO BE

5064
02:41:21,004 --> 02:41:22,806
REMEMBERED FOR MAKING AT THIS 

5065
02:41:22,806 --> 02:41:24,541
CRITICAL JUNCTURE? AT TUBMAN, 

5066
02:41:24,541 --> 02:41:26,076
WE'RE COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING 

5067
02:41:26,076 --> 02:41:27,911
BOTH THE HEALTH OF OUR PATIENTS 

5068
02:41:27,911 --> 02:41:29,746
AND THE FACTORS THAT DETERMINE 

5069
02:41:29,746 --> 02:41:31,048
THEIR HEALTH. WITH YOUR SUPPORT,

5070
02:41:31,048 --> 02:41:32,949
YOUR RESOURCING, OUR ABILITY TO 

5071
02:41:32,949 --> 02:41:35,485
CONTINUE AND EXPAND THIS 

5072
02:41:35,485 --> 02:41:36,086
MISSION, WE ASK THAT YOU SEE 

5073
02:41:36,086 --> 02:41:37,120
THIS COMMITMENT ALL THE WAY 

5074
02:41:37,120 --> 02:41:38,522
THROUGH AND ENSURE THAT TUBMAN 

5075
02:41:38,522 --> 02:41:39,790
HEALTH REMAINS IN THE FINAL 

5076
02:41:39,790 --> 02:41:41,558
BUDGET. THANK YOU. 

5077
02:41:41,558 --> 02:41:43,627
-- THANK YOU, DARYL. PAMELA, SEA

5078
02:41:43,627 --> 02:41:44,995
MONSTER, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. 

5079
02:41:44,995 --> 02:41:46,296
MIRROR CRAFT IS NEXT, FOLLOWED 

5080
02:41:46,296 --> 02:41:49,366
BY ROBIN BRIGGS. AS WE BRING 

5081
02:41:49,366 --> 02:41:50,867
MIRROR UP. MIKE OUSLEY, YOU ARE 

5082
02:41:50,867 --> 02:41:53,503
NOT PRESENT. ERIC CALLIGRAPHY. 

5083
02:41:53,503 --> 02:41:55,505
YOU ARE THIRD ON DECK. BUT 

5084
02:41:55,505 --> 02:41:57,874
BEFORE MIRROR YOU GO. I SEE 

5085
02:41:57,874 --> 02:41:58,875
AMANDA REYNOSO IS OFF MUTE. 

5086
02:41:58,875 --> 02:42:01,044
AMANDA, IS THAT YOU? 

5087
02:42:01,044 --> 02:42:03,046
-- YES, YES. 

5088
02:42:03,046 --> 02:42:03,947
-- I'M SO SORRY. I JUST STEPPED

5089
02:42:03,947 --> 02:42:05,315
OUT OF A MEETING. BUT THANK YOU.

5090
02:42:05,315 --> 02:42:05,982
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A 

5091
02:42:05,982 --> 02:42:07,017
CHANCE. 

5092
02:42:07,017 --> 02:42:08,251
-- NO. NO PROBLEM. TAKE IT AWAY 

5093
02:42:08,251 --> 02:42:09,453
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. WE'RE GLAD

5094
02:42:09,453 --> 02:42:12,823
TO HEAR YOUR VOICE 

5095
02:42:12,823 --> 02:42:14,958
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH. CITY 

5096
02:42:14,958 --> 02:42:18,295
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS AMANDA 

5097
02:42:18,295 --> 02:42:20,430
REYNOSO. AND I AM A PARENT OF A 

5098
02:42:20,430 --> 02:42:23,967
CHILD WHO ATTENDS THE THE 

5099
02:42:23,967 --> 02:42:26,603
ADMIRAL CO-OP PRESCHOOL. AND I 

5100
02:42:26,603 --> 02:42:31,274
AM CALLING ALSO TO REQUEST THAT 

5101
02:42:31,274 --> 02:42:33,310
THE CITY PROVIDE SOME EMERGENCY 

5102
02:42:33,310 --> 02:42:35,512
FUNDING FOR OUR WONDERFUL PARENT

5103
02:42:35,512 --> 02:42:37,681
EDUCATORS. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH 

5104
02:42:37,681 --> 02:42:38,248
ABOUT WHAT HOW MUCH I HAVE 

5105
02:42:38,248 --> 02:42:40,217
LEARNED AS A PARENT THROUGH THE 

5106
02:42:40,217 --> 02:42:44,187
PARENT EDUCATION THAT WE GET. I 

5107
02:42:44,187 --> 02:42:45,322
THINK IT HAS HELPED ME BE A 

5108
02:42:45,322 --> 02:42:47,958
BETTER MOTHER. IT'S HELPED MY MY

5109
02:42:47,958 --> 02:42:50,827
SPOUSE BE A BETTER FATHER, AND 

5110
02:42:50,827 --> 02:42:53,363
IT HAS ALSO CREATED SO MUCH 

5111
02:42:53,363 --> 02:42:55,432
BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOR 

5112
02:42:55,432 --> 02:42:57,334
CHILDREN IN OUR IN OUR 

5113
02:42:57,334 --> 02:42:58,969
COMMUNITY. SO I AM ASKING THAT 

5114
02:42:58,969 --> 02:43:00,737
IF THERE IS A CITY COUNCILMEMBER

5115
02:43:00,737 --> 02:43:02,539
WHO WILL CHAMPION AN AMENDMENT 

5116
02:43:02,539 --> 02:43:04,374
TO THE BUDGET FOR ONE TIME 

5117
02:43:04,374 --> 02:43:05,575
EMERGENCY FUNDING TO THE SEATTLE

5118
02:43:05,575 --> 02:43:06,143
COLLEGE PARENT EDUCATION 

5119
02:43:06,143 --> 02:43:09,913
PROGRAM, AGAIN, WE DO NEED 1.6 

5120
02:43:09,913 --> 02:43:11,148
MILLION FOR TWO QUARTERS, BUT 

5121
02:43:11,148 --> 02:43:12,249
EVEN HALF THAT AMOUNT WOULD KEEP

5122
02:43:12,249 --> 02:43:13,116
US GOING THROUGH THE WINTER 

5123
02:43:13,116 --> 02:43:15,585
QUARTER. AND WE ARE ACTIVELY 

5124
02:43:15,585 --> 02:43:16,987
SEARCHING FOR PRIVATE FUNDING 

5125
02:43:16,987 --> 02:43:18,855
AND OTHER STATE FUNDING. THANK 

5126
02:43:18,855 --> 02:43:20,157
YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO 

5127
02:43:20,157 --> 02:43:22,292
SPEAK. THANK YOU. 

5128
02:43:22,292 --> 02:43:24,261
-- THANK YOU, AMANDA. AND WE 

5129
02:43:24,261 --> 02:43:25,328
HAVE MIRA CRAFT WITH US. MIRA 

5130
02:43:25,328 --> 02:43:30,967
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. YOU'RE OFF 

5131
02:43:30,967 --> 02:43:33,837
MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY. 

5132
02:43:33,837 --> 02:43:35,572
-- HI. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD 

5133
02:43:35,572 --> 02:43:36,907
AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY 

5134
02:43:36,907 --> 02:43:39,876
NAME IS MIRA CRAFT, FOUNDER OF 

5135
02:43:39,876 --> 02:43:41,111
MK AND CO-PRODUCER OF FREMONT 

5136
02:43:41,111 --> 02:43:43,346
FRIDAYS. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT 

5137
02:43:43,346 --> 02:43:44,648
SEATTLE, HAVING ITS FIRST MUSIC 

5138
02:43:44,648 --> 02:43:46,449
LAUREATE AND THE ARTS GRANT 

5139
02:43:46,449 --> 02:43:47,083
PROPOSED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 

5140
02:43:47,083 --> 02:43:48,084
HOLLINGSWORTH MUSIC IS PART OF 

5141
02:43:48,084 --> 02:43:49,786
SEATTLE'S IDENTITY. MUSIC 

5142
02:43:49,786 --> 02:43:51,588
LAUREATE WOULD GIVE US SOMEONE 

5143
02:43:51,588 --> 02:43:52,856
WHO CHAMPIONS OUR ARTISTS, 

5144
02:43:52,856 --> 02:43:55,025
CONNECTS VENUES, SCHOOLS AND 

5145
02:43:55,025 --> 02:43:55,525
NEIGHBORHOODS AND KEEPS 

5146
02:43:55,525 --> 02:43:56,493
SEATTLE'S VISIBLE AS A CIVIC 

5147
02:43:56,493 --> 02:43:59,362
ASSET. ART KEEPS PEOPLE SAFE. WE

5148
02:43:59,362 --> 02:44:00,363
SAW RECORD BREAKING SUMMERS 

5149
02:44:00,363 --> 02:44:01,231
DURING THE FIFA EVENTS, AND I 

5150
02:44:01,231 --> 02:44:02,732
SEE HOW MUCH TALENT IS HERE AND 

5151
02:44:02,732 --> 02:44:04,935
HOW MUCH ROOM FOR SUPPORT. THERE

5152
02:44:04,935 --> 02:44:06,203
IS. MUSIC LAUREATE AND THE ARTS 

5153
02:44:06,203 --> 02:44:07,637
GRANT PROPOSED BY COUNCIL 

5154
02:44:07,637 --> 02:44:08,238
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH WOULD 

5155
02:44:08,238 --> 02:44:09,239
HELP CLOSE THAT GAP, AND THEY 

5156
02:44:09,239 --> 02:44:11,007
WOULD DO SO AT A MODEST COST 

5157
02:44:11,007 --> 02:44:12,843
COMPARED TO THE CULTURAL AND 

5158
02:44:12,843 --> 02:44:14,544
ECONOMIC RETURN. THEY WOULD ALSO

5159
02:44:14,544 --> 02:44:15,145
PROTECT SOMETHING WE CAN'T 

5160
02:44:15,145 --> 02:44:16,780
AFFORD TO LOSE. HUMAN CREATIVITY

5161
02:44:16,780 --> 02:44:18,248
AND REAL CONNECTION AT A TIME 

5162
02:44:18,248 --> 02:44:19,916
WHEN THE ARTS ARE UNDER PRESSURE

5163
02:44:19,916 --> 02:44:22,385
AND SO MUCH OF LIFE IS MEDIATED 

5164
02:44:22,385 --> 02:44:23,653
THROUGH SCREENS, A LAUREATE AND 

5165
02:44:23,653 --> 02:44:24,287
ARTS FUNDING KEEPS SEATTLE'S 

5166
02:44:24,287 --> 02:44:25,222
MUSIC ROOTED IN PEOPLE MAKING 

5167
02:44:25,222 --> 02:44:26,656
SOMETHING TOGETHER IN THE SAME 

5168
02:44:26,656 --> 02:44:28,658
ROOM. I URGE YOU TO MOVE THIS 

5169
02:44:28,658 --> 02:44:29,759
FORWARD. SEATTLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN

5170
02:44:29,759 --> 02:44:30,527
THE CITY THAT MAKES THE MUSIC. 

5171
02:44:30,527 --> 02:44:32,796
THE WORLD ENDS UP LISTENING TO. 

5172
02:44:32,796 --> 02:44:33,930
LET'S MAKE SURE IT'S CITY, THAT

5173
02:44:33,930 --> 02:44:34,965
IT'S A CITY THAT INVESTS IN THE

5174
02:44:34,965 --> 02:44:36,266
PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY MAKE IT. 

5175
02:44:36,266 --> 02:44:37,667
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 

5176
02:44:37,667 --> 02:44:39,269
-- THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO

5177
02:44:39,269 --> 02:44:41,805
WITH ROBIN BRIGGS NEXT. MIKE 

5178
02:44:41,805 --> 02:44:43,306
OUSLEY, YOU'RE NOT PRESENT. ERIC

5179
02:44:43,306 --> 02:44:45,542
CALLIGRAPHY. YOU ARE NEXT. BETTY

5180
02:44:45,542 --> 02:44:46,743
WILLIAMS AND WATSON AND DORI. 

5181
02:44:46,743 --> 02:44:48,578
HANA DENNIS, YOU ARE NOT 

5182
02:44:48,578 --> 02:44:49,980
PRESENT. SELMA CUE WOULD BE UP 

5183
02:44:49,980 --> 02:44:52,482
NEXT. ROBIN, I SEE YOU'RE HERE 

5184
02:44:52,482 --> 02:44:55,952
AND YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT 

5185
02:44:55,952 --> 02:44:56,152
AWAY. 

5186
02:44:56,152 --> 02:44:58,488
-- HI. THANKS FOR HANGING OUT 

5187
02:44:58,488 --> 02:44:59,356
AND ALLOWING ME TO LISTEN TO US.

5188
02:44:59,356 --> 02:45:01,725
MY NAME IS ROBIN BRIGGS. I LIVE 

5189
02:45:01,725 --> 02:45:03,660
ON CAPITOL HILL. I'M CONCERNED 

5190
02:45:03,660 --> 02:45:05,395
ABOUT THE CLIMATE AND WORRIED 

5191
02:45:05,395 --> 02:45:06,396
ABOUT OUR FUTURE AS WE DEBATE 

5192
02:45:06,396 --> 02:45:08,565
THE BUDGET. I URGE YOU TO KEEP 

5193
02:45:08,565 --> 02:45:10,233
CLIMATE FOREMOST IN MIND. WE 

5194
02:45:10,233 --> 02:45:12,235
NEED TO IMPROVE TRANSIT, IMPROVE

5195
02:45:12,235 --> 02:45:13,270
WALKABILITY AND BIKEABILITY. WE 

5196
02:45:13,270 --> 02:45:14,938
NEED TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO 

5197
02:45:14,938 --> 02:45:16,606
TRANSITION OFF NATURAL GAS. WE 

5198
02:45:16,606 --> 02:45:17,741
NEED TO GET MORE HOUSING IN THE 

5199
02:45:17,741 --> 02:45:19,609
CITY WHERE JOBS AND SERVICES ARE

5200
02:45:19,609 --> 02:45:21,845
NEARBY. FOLLOWING THE JUMPSTART,

5201
02:45:21,845 --> 02:45:24,447
PROTOCOL WOULD DO ALL OF THOSE 

5202
02:45:24,447 --> 02:45:25,582
THINGS. LET'S INVEST MORE IN 

5203
02:45:25,582 --> 02:45:26,616
THOSE THINGS, RELEASE A SOLID 

5204
02:45:26,616 --> 02:45:28,351
BUDGET, AND NOT BACKTRACK. THANK

5205
02:45:28,351 --> 02:45:29,586
YOU VERY MUCH. 

5206
02:45:29,586 --> 02:45:30,654
-- THANK YOU. ROBIN. ALWAYS GOOD

5207
02:45:30,654 --> 02:45:33,290
TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. MIKE HOUSLEY

5208
02:45:33,290 --> 02:45:35,125
NOT PRESENT. ERIC CALLIGRAPHY. 

5209
02:45:35,125 --> 02:45:36,960
UP NEXT. BETTY WATSON NOT 

5210
02:45:36,960 --> 02:45:38,228
PRESENT OR HANA DANISH NOT 

5211
02:45:38,228 --> 02:45:44,034
PRESENT. SALMA QUEUE UP AFTER 

5212
02:45:44,034 --> 02:45:44,634
THAT. AND THEN JULIE SCHULMAN 

5213
02:45:44,634 --> 02:45:47,070
ERIC CALLIGRAPHY WE SEE YOU'RE 

5214
02:45:47,070 --> 02:45:54,611
HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. 

5215
02:45:54,611 --> 02:45:54,878
WELCOME. 

5216
02:45:54,878 --> 02:45:57,147
-- ALL RIGHT. 

5217
02:45:57,147 --> 02:45:57,547
-- GOOD AFTERNOON 

5218
02:45:57,547 --> 02:45:59,516
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M ERIC 

5219
02:45:59,516 --> 02:46:01,818
CALLIGRAPHY, A LONGTIME SEATTLE 

5220
02:46:01,818 --> 02:46:02,419
RESIDENT ARTIST AND A CAPITOL 

5221
02:46:02,419 --> 02:46:05,588
HILL NEIGHBOR. THANK YOU. 

5222
02:46:05,588 --> 02:46:06,222
COUNCILMEMBERS AND BUDGET CHAIR 

5223
02:46:06,222 --> 02:46:07,991
DAN STRAUSS FOR INCLUDING 

5224
02:46:07,991 --> 02:46:11,061
$200,000 ON THE ON THE BLOCK 

5225
02:46:11,061 --> 02:46:12,262
PROPOSED 2027 BUDGET. I 

5226
02:46:12,262 --> 02:46:14,464
PERSONALLY SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE 

5227
02:46:14,464 --> 02:46:15,999
OF ALL AGES FIND SAFETY, PURPOSE

5228
02:46:15,999 --> 02:46:17,133
AND COMMUNITY HERE, PEOPLE WHO 

5229
02:46:17,133 --> 02:46:19,402
MIGHT OTHERWISE BE ON THE STREET

5230
02:46:19,402 --> 02:46:20,837
WITH NOWHERE TO GO. THESE SPACES

5231
02:46:20,837 --> 02:46:22,872
GIVE PEOPLE SOMEWHERE TO BELONG 

5232
02:46:22,872 --> 02:46:24,140
AND SUPPORT THAT CAN HELP THEM 

5233
02:46:24,140 --> 02:46:27,110
STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. TO ME, THAT

5234
02:46:27,110 --> 02:46:29,279
IS PUBLIC SAFETY. THROUGH 

5235
02:46:29,279 --> 02:46:29,913
PREVENTION AND CONNECTION ACROSS

5236
02:46:29,913 --> 02:46:33,149
FOR CREATIVE SPACES ON THE BLOCK

5237
02:46:33,149 --> 02:46:33,683
SUPPORTS OVER 60 RESIDENT 

5238
02:46:33,683 --> 02:46:35,618
ARTISTS. LAST YEAR AS RESIDENTS 

5239
02:46:35,618 --> 02:46:38,254
PROVIDED OVER 3000 HOURS OF FREE

5240
02:46:38,254 --> 02:46:40,123
COMMUNITY PROGRAM. THIS FUNDING 

5241
02:46:40,123 --> 02:46:42,592
WAS STABILIZED. WORK ALREADY 

5242
02:46:42,592 --> 02:46:44,694
SERVING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE

5243
02:46:44,694 --> 02:46:46,062
KEEP THAT IN THE FINAL BUDGET 

5244
02:46:46,062 --> 02:46:47,597
AND PROTECT THE PLACES THAT HELP

5245
02:46:47,597 --> 02:46:48,932
CAPITOL HILL CARE FOR ITS 

5246
02:46:48,932 --> 02:46:49,165
PEOPLE. 

5247
02:46:49,165 --> 02:46:50,533
-- THANK YOU. 

5248
02:46:50,533 --> 02:46:51,568
-- THANK YOU ERIC. AND BEFORE WE

5249
02:46:51,568 --> 02:46:52,635
MOVE ON, WE'RE GOING TO GO 

5250
02:46:52,635 --> 02:46:54,938
ACTUALLY BACK TO HIND AUDSLEY, 

5251
02:46:54,938 --> 02:46:59,042
WHO IS NOW PRESENT. HIND, YOU'RE

5252
02:46:59,042 --> 02:46:59,743
HERE AND YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 

5253
02:46:59,743 --> 02:47:02,278
WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY 

5254
02:47:02,278 --> 02:47:04,080
-- HI. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SORRY.

5255
02:47:04,080 --> 02:47:05,482
I WAS TRYING A FEW TIMES. GOOD 

5256
02:47:05,482 --> 02:47:07,283
AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY 

5257
02:47:07,283 --> 02:47:09,953
NAME IS HIND. ODDLY, EXECUTIVE 

5258
02:47:09,953 --> 02:47:12,022
DIRECTOR OF THE REFUGEE ARTISAN 

5259
02:47:12,022 --> 02:47:13,690
INITIATIVE, LOCATED IN LAKE 

5260
02:47:13,690 --> 02:47:15,191
CITY, DISTRICT FIVE. I'M HERE TO

5261
02:47:15,191 --> 02:47:17,327
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT BUDGET 

5262
02:47:17,327 --> 02:47:22,399
AMENDMENT. OH, I AYE 001, WHICH 

5263
02:47:22,399 --> 02:47:25,068
WILL PROVIDE $600,000 FOR 

5264
02:47:25,068 --> 02:47:25,668
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH 

5265
02:47:25,668 --> 02:47:27,704
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 

5266
02:47:27,704 --> 02:47:29,572
FOR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN 

5267
02:47:29,572 --> 02:47:31,608
IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU TO BUDGET 

5268
02:47:31,608 --> 02:47:33,777
CHAIR STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER 

5269
02:47:33,777 --> 02:47:36,079
RINCK FOR CO-SPONSORING THIS 

5270
02:47:36,079 --> 02:47:37,247
AMENDMENT. REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT

5271
02:47:37,247 --> 02:47:39,849
WOMEN ARE OFTEN THE ONES HOLDING

5272
02:47:39,849 --> 02:47:40,450
FAMILIES TOGETHER. THEY'RE 

5273
02:47:40,450 --> 02:47:41,785
RAISING CHILDREN, WORKING 

5274
02:47:41,785 --> 02:47:43,086
ESSENTIAL JOBS, CARING FOR 

5275
02:47:43,086 --> 02:47:45,055
ELDERS, AND LEARNING A NEW 

5276
02:47:45,055 --> 02:47:46,056
LANGUAGE AND NEW SYSTEMS ALL AT 

5277
02:47:46,056 --> 02:47:49,025
ONCE. MANY HAVE SURVIVED WAR, 

5278
02:47:49,025 --> 02:47:50,493
DISPLACEMENT, OR VIOLENCE, YET 

5279
02:47:50,493 --> 02:47:52,662
THEY FACE SOME OF THE STEEPEST 

5280
02:47:52,662 --> 02:47:54,864
BARRIERS TO SERVICES, SUCH AS 

5281
02:47:54,864 --> 02:47:57,066
LANGUAGE ISOLATION, CHILD CARE 

5282
02:47:57,066 --> 02:47:58,768
AND FEAR OF SEEKING HELP. THIS 

5283
02:47:58,768 --> 02:48:00,537
AMENDMENT PAYS FOR THE KIND OF 

5284
02:48:00,537 --> 02:48:02,872
SUPPORT THAT WORKS FOR THEM. 

5285
02:48:02,872 --> 02:48:03,406
THAT MEANS CULTURALLY AND 

5286
02:48:03,406 --> 02:48:05,442
LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE 

5287
02:48:05,442 --> 02:48:07,410
PROGRAMS RUN BY TRUSTED 

5288
02:48:07,410 --> 02:48:08,044
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS 

5289
02:48:08,044 --> 02:48:10,713
OURS, WHICH CONNECT WOMEN TO JOB

5290
02:48:10,713 --> 02:48:13,183
TRAINING, LANGUAGE SKILLS, LEGAL

5291
02:48:13,183 --> 02:48:16,719
HELP AND A SAFE SPACE TO COME 

5292
02:48:16,719 --> 02:48:17,554
TOGETHER. MEASURED AGAINST THE 

5293
02:48:17,554 --> 02:48:19,022
FULL CITY BUDGET, THIS IS A 

5294
02:48:19,022 --> 02:48:20,657
MODEST INVESTMENT, AND ITS 

5295
02:48:20,657 --> 02:48:22,025
BENEFITS REACH FAR BEYOND THE 

5296
02:48:22,025 --> 02:48:23,326
WOMEN IT SERVES. THEY EXTEND TO 

5297
02:48:23,326 --> 02:48:25,228
THEIR CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, 

5298
02:48:25,228 --> 02:48:27,363
AND THE WHOLE CITY. THESE WOMEN 

5299
02:48:27,363 --> 02:48:28,798
START BUSINESSES, FILL JOBS AND 

5300
02:48:28,798 --> 02:48:30,967
STRENGTHEN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 

5301
02:48:30,967 --> 02:48:32,035
SEATTLE CALLS ITSELF A WELCOMING

5302
02:48:32,035 --> 02:48:34,204
CITY. THIS AMENDMENT PUTS THAT 

5303
02:48:34,204 --> 02:48:35,171
INTO PRACTICE FOR THE WOMEN WHO 

5304
02:48:35,171 --> 02:48:37,907
NEED IT MOST. I URGE YOU ALL TO 

5305
02:48:37,907 --> 02:48:39,809
JOIN CHAIR STRAUSS AND 

5306
02:48:39,809 --> 02:48:40,176
COUNCILMEMBERS. 

5307
02:48:40,176 --> 02:48:41,778
-- THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR

5308
02:48:41,778 --> 02:48:44,314
COMMENTS THERE. I DO HAVE A. 

5309
02:48:44,314 --> 02:48:47,083
SALMA. Q UP NEXT. AND THEN WE 

5310
02:48:47,083 --> 02:48:48,818
ALSO HAVE MIKE OUSLEY PRESENT 

5311
02:48:48,818 --> 02:48:50,153
ALL OF A SUDDEN. SO THAT'S GOOD.

5312
02:48:50,153 --> 02:48:54,624
IF YOU ARE WAITING, CALL IN NOW 

5313
02:48:54,624 --> 02:48:55,225
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO RUN 

5314
02:48:55,225 --> 02:48:55,925
THROUGH EVERYONE WE'VE GOT AND 

5315
02:48:55,925 --> 02:48:58,194
THEN WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE 

5316
02:48:58,194 --> 02:48:59,462
THIS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

5317
02:48:59,462 --> 02:49:01,130
SALMA, YOU'RE WITH US. YOU'RE 

5318
02:49:01,130 --> 02:49:03,399
OFF MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY.

5319
02:49:03,399 --> 02:49:04,934
-- YEP. 

5320
02:49:04,934 --> 02:49:06,369
-- YEAH. HI. MY NAME IS OMAR. 

5321
02:49:06,369 --> 02:49:08,271
I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR 

5322
02:49:08,271 --> 02:49:13,143
SUPPORT OF IRA001, WHICH 

5323
02:49:13,143 --> 02:49:14,811
PROVIDES IMPORTANT FUNDING FOR 

5324
02:49:14,811 --> 02:49:16,880
THE REFUGEE ARTISAN INITIATIVE. 

5325
02:49:16,880 --> 02:49:17,514
THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS REFUGEE

5326
02:49:17,514 --> 02:49:19,449
AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN BY HELPING 

5327
02:49:19,449 --> 02:49:22,285
THEM DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, GAIN 

5328
02:49:22,285 --> 02:49:24,254
VALUABLE EXPERIENCE, FIND 

5329
02:49:24,254 --> 02:49:26,256
EMPLOYMENT AND EARN INCOME 

5330
02:49:26,256 --> 02:49:28,024
THROUGH LAKE CITY, AND THROUGH 

5331
02:49:28,024 --> 02:49:29,926
THAT, IT GIVES WOMEN AN 

5332
02:49:29,926 --> 02:49:31,928
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR 

5333
02:49:31,928 --> 02:49:33,396
TALENTS, LEARN NEW SKILLS AND 

5334
02:49:33,396 --> 02:49:35,698
BECOME MORE CONFIDENT AND 

5335
02:49:35,698 --> 02:49:36,332
INDEPENDENT. WITH THIS SUPPORT, 

5336
02:49:36,332 --> 02:49:39,269
THOSE WOMEN CAN CREATE BETTER 

5337
02:49:39,269 --> 02:49:39,903
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEMSELVES AND

5338
02:49:39,903 --> 02:49:43,072
THEIR FAMILIES. THEY CAN BUILD 

5339
02:49:43,072 --> 02:49:43,706
FINANCIAL STABILITY, CONTRIBUTE 

5340
02:49:43,706 --> 02:49:45,742
TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND WORK 

5341
02:49:45,742 --> 02:49:47,877
TOWARD A BRIGHTER FUTURE. YOUR 

5342
02:49:47,877 --> 02:49:50,847
SUPPORT HELPS MAKE THESE 

5343
02:49:50,847 --> 02:49:51,414
OPPORTUNITIES POSSIBLE AND 

5344
02:49:51,414 --> 02:49:52,248
ALLOWS THE INITIATIVE TO 

5345
02:49:52,248 --> 02:49:54,517
CONTINUE MAKING A POSITIVE 

5346
02:49:54,517 --> 02:49:55,451
DIFFERENCE IN WOMEN'S LIFE. AND

5347
02:49:55,451 --> 02:49:57,120
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE

5348
02:49:57,120 --> 02:50:00,356
TIME TO LISTEN AND FOR SUPPORT. 

5349
02:50:00,356 --> 02:50:02,625
OIRA 001 AND THE REFUGEE ARTISAN

5350
02:50:02,625 --> 02:50:05,094
INITIATIVE. THANK YOU. 

5351
02:50:05,094 --> 02:50:05,795
-- THANK YOU SALMA. AND WE'RE 

5352
02:50:05,795 --> 02:50:07,297
GOING TO GO BACK TO MIKE 

5353
02:50:07,297 --> 02:50:09,265
HOUSLEY, THEN BACK TO JULIE 

5354
02:50:09,265 --> 02:50:10,667
SCHULMAN AND THEN SCOTT CARLTON.

5355
02:50:10,667 --> 02:50:14,938
MIKE, YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

5356
02:50:14,938 --> 02:50:18,107
UNMUTE. MIKE HOUSLEY, STAR SIX 

5357
02:50:18,107 --> 02:50:22,812
TO UNMUTE. WHY DON'T WE PULL UP?

5358
02:50:22,812 --> 02:50:24,647
JULIE SCHULMAN YOU'RE HERE TO 

5359
02:50:24,647 --> 02:50:29,686
STAR. SIX TO UNMUTE. JULIE, 

5360
02:50:29,686 --> 02:50:33,122
YOU'RE WITH US. TAKE IT AWAY. 

5361
02:50:33,122 --> 02:50:33,389
WELCOME. 

5362
02:50:33,389 --> 02:50:33,623
-- HI. 

5363
02:50:33,623 --> 02:50:34,557
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH. PEACE. 

5364
02:50:34,557 --> 02:50:36,693
I'M JULIE C. I LED THE OPEN 

5365
02:50:36,693 --> 02:50:37,527
LETTER INITIATIVE FOR ART AND 

5366
02:50:37,527 --> 02:50:39,395
CULTURE IS PUBLIC SAFETY. I'M A

5367
02:50:39,395 --> 02:50:41,097
LOCAL ARTIST AND CULTURAL WORKER

5368
02:50:41,097 --> 02:50:42,098
AND I REALLY LOVE MY CITY. I'M 

5369
02:50:42,098 --> 02:50:45,401
ALSO A RESIDENT ARTIST OF ON THE

5370
02:50:45,401 --> 02:50:47,136
BLOCK, AND SO MYSELF AND THE 

5371
02:50:47,136 --> 02:50:48,671
DATA CONTINUE TO DISAGREE WITH 

5372
02:50:48,671 --> 02:50:50,173
POLICE GUILD. AND SOME OF Y'ALL

5373
02:50:50,173 --> 02:50:51,674
ON COUNCIL ON THE EFFICACY OF 

5374
02:50:51,674 --> 02:50:53,543
POLICE AND SURVEILLANCE BASED 

5375
02:50:53,543 --> 02:50:55,211
SAFETY STRATEGIES. I'M ALSO 

5376
02:50:55,211 --> 02:50:56,980
HERE TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU. 

5377
02:50:56,980 --> 02:50:58,314
THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL, TO 

5378
02:50:58,314 --> 02:51:00,617
BUDGET, TO YOU STRAUSS TO RINCK.

5379
02:51:00,617 --> 02:51:03,286
SPECIAL SHOUT OUTS TO OUR 

5380
02:51:03,286 --> 02:51:03,920
DISTRICT THREE REP HOLLINGSWORTH

5381
02:51:03,920 --> 02:51:06,889
THE CHAMP. ALL OF YOU WARS AND 

5382
02:51:06,889 --> 02:51:08,558
SAKA AND THOSE PERHAPS THAT HAVE

5383
02:51:08,558 --> 02:51:10,493
YET TO SPONSOR. THANK YOU FOR 

5384
02:51:10,493 --> 02:51:12,061
HEARING US AND THANK YOU FOR 

5385
02:51:12,061 --> 02:51:13,496
REALLY LISTENING TO ALL OF US 

5386
02:51:13,496 --> 02:51:14,130
CULTURAL WORKERS REALLY OUT HERE

5387
02:51:14,130 --> 02:51:17,500
ON THE FRONT LINES OF CRISIS 

5388
02:51:17,500 --> 02:51:18,134
PREVENTION OF INTERVENTION AND 

5389
02:51:18,134 --> 02:51:20,403
RECOVERY AND CARE IN WAYS THAT 

5390
02:51:20,403 --> 02:51:21,471
ARE OFTEN VERY INVISIBLE. SO 

5391
02:51:21,471 --> 02:51:23,406
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WITNESSING 

5392
02:51:23,406 --> 02:51:23,906
AND FOR CHAMPIONING NEW 

5393
02:51:23,906 --> 02:51:25,074
INVESTMENTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY 

5394
02:51:25,074 --> 02:51:27,110
LED SOLUTION, MAKING THROUGH THE

5395
02:51:27,110 --> 02:51:28,111
INCLUSION OF THE 3 MILLION FOR 

5396
02:51:28,111 --> 02:51:29,312
ARTS AND CULTURE AS PUBLIC 

5397
02:51:29,312 --> 02:51:31,881
SAFETY, AND ALSO FOR THE 200,000

5398
02:51:31,881 --> 02:51:33,082
AMENDMENT FOR ART AND CULTURE 

5399
02:51:33,082 --> 02:51:34,817
ACTIVATION TO ON THE BLOCK 

5400
02:51:34,817 --> 02:51:35,418
SEATTLE. OUR WORK HAS REALLY 

5401
02:51:35,418 --> 02:51:37,186
BEEN SHAPED ENTIRELY BY AND IN 

5402
02:51:37,186 --> 02:51:38,588
RESPONSE TO HUNDREDS IN OUR 

5403
02:51:38,588 --> 02:51:40,390
DIRECT COMMUNITY SINCE 2020, AND

5404
02:51:40,390 --> 02:51:41,658
WE SERVE THOUSANDS MORE THROUGH 

5405
02:51:41,658 --> 02:51:43,626
OUR FREE PROGRAMS. THIS 

5406
02:51:43,626 --> 02:51:45,461
INVESTMENT WILL REALLY STABILIZE

5407
02:51:45,461 --> 02:51:46,529
AND IMPACTFUL WAY IN A DIRE 

5408
02:51:46,529 --> 02:51:47,330
TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CARE

5409
02:51:47,330 --> 02:51:49,465
AND YOUR STEWARDSHIP OF THE 

5410
02:51:49,465 --> 02:51:51,000
RELATIONAL FIBER OF THE CITY 

5411
02:51:51,000 --> 02:51:52,802
THROUGH YOUR INVESTMENT IN 

5412
02:51:52,802 --> 02:51:53,936
COMMUNITY ROOTED ART AND 

5413
02:51:53,936 --> 02:51:55,338
CULTURE. BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE 

5414
02:51:55,338 --> 02:51:56,172
THE PUBLIC SAFETY, THE WELLNESS,

5415
02:51:56,172 --> 02:51:57,774
COHESION, THE HEALING, AND THAT 

5416
02:51:57,774 --> 02:51:59,042
INFRASTRUCTURE LIES. SO WE ARE 

5417
02:51:59,042 --> 02:52:00,309
GRATEFUL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO 

5418
02:52:00,309 --> 02:52:01,878
BUILDING ON THIS FOUNDATION AND 

5419
02:52:01,878 --> 02:52:02,845
SHARING THE IMPACT WE KNOW WILL 

5420
02:52:02,845 --> 02:52:04,514
BE TANGIBLE. SO THANK YOU SO 

5421
02:52:04,514 --> 02:52:05,715
MUCH. 

5422
02:52:05,715 --> 02:52:06,482
-- THANK YOU. JULIE. MIKE, I SEE

5423
02:52:06,482 --> 02:52:08,985
YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. TAKE 

5424
02:52:08,985 --> 02:52:12,155
IT AWAY. WELCOME. 

5425
02:52:12,155 --> 02:52:13,623
-- THANK YOU. ESTEEMED 

5426
02:52:13,623 --> 02:52:15,391
COUNCILMEMBERS AND COMMUNITY. I 

5427
02:52:15,391 --> 02:52:17,593
AM CALLING TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR 

5428
02:52:17,593 --> 02:52:19,162
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. S AMENDMENT 

5429
02:52:19,162 --> 02:52:21,397
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR UNIFIED 

5430
02:52:21,397 --> 02:52:23,633
OUTREACH TO CONTINUE TO OFFER 

5431
02:52:23,633 --> 02:52:25,001
ART ENRICHMENT CLASSES IN WEST 

5432
02:52:25,001 --> 02:52:26,235
SEATTLE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO 

5433
02:52:26,235 --> 02:52:27,970
THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND 

5434
02:52:27,970 --> 02:52:29,706
SAKA FOR RECOGNIZING AND 

5435
02:52:29,706 --> 02:52:30,306
SUPPORTING THE IMPORTANT WORK 

5436
02:52:30,306 --> 02:52:32,141
AND SERVICES WHICH UNIFIED 

5437
02:52:32,141 --> 02:52:32,742
OUTREACH HAS PROVIDED TO THE 

5438
02:52:32,742 --> 02:52:36,079
CITY OF SEATTLE FOR OVER 25 

5439
02:52:36,079 --> 02:52:37,480
YEARS, AND I IMPLORE THE COUNCIL

5440
02:52:37,480 --> 02:52:38,014
TO PRESERVE THE AMENDMENT 

5441
02:52:38,014 --> 02:52:39,182
THROUGH FINAL ADOPTION. THANK 

5442
02:52:39,182 --> 02:52:41,150
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GREAT 

5443
02:52:41,150 --> 02:52:41,351
DAY. 

5444
02:52:41,351 --> 02:52:43,920
-- HEY. THANKS, MIKE. UP NEXT IS

5445
02:52:43,920 --> 02:52:45,288
SCOTT CARLTON. I SEE YOU'RE 

5446
02:52:45,288 --> 02:52:47,990
HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE LAURA 

5447
02:52:47,990 --> 02:52:49,926
LOW. YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. 

5448
02:52:49,926 --> 02:52:50,793
JESSIE. 

5449
02:52:50,793 --> 02:52:52,061
-- WE WILL BE TURNING OFF LIGHTS

5450
02:52:52,061 --> 02:52:53,029
FOR DEPARTURE. YOUR READING 

5451
02:52:53,029 --> 02:52:54,397
LIGHT IS DIRECTLY. 

5452
02:52:54,397 --> 02:52:55,798
-- WE GOT YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. 

5453
02:52:55,798 --> 02:52:58,434
-- WHATEVER IS GOING ON. 

5454
02:52:58,434 --> 02:52:58,901
-- IN THE BACKGROUND. 

5455
02:52:58,901 --> 02:52:59,369
-- REDMOND AND JOY. 

5456
02:52:59,369 --> 02:53:02,905
-- SORRY ABOUT THAT 

5457
02:53:02,905 --> 02:53:03,272
COUNCILMEMBERS. 

5458
02:53:03,272 --> 02:53:04,373
-- $235,000. 

5459
02:53:04,373 --> 02:53:04,707
-- DELRIDGE. 

5460
02:53:04,707 --> 02:53:06,943
-- SCOTT, DO YOU WANT US TO COME

5461
02:53:06,943 --> 02:53:07,143
BACK. 

5462
02:53:07,143 --> 02:53:10,646
-- TO YOU? HANSEN 

5463
02:53:10,646 --> 02:53:11,848
-- NOW WE GOT WE'RE GOING TO 

5464
02:53:11,848 --> 02:53:13,850
COME BACK TO SCOTT. LAURA LOW 

5465
02:53:13,850 --> 02:53:15,918
NOT PRESENT. HANNAH. KENNY UP 

5466
02:53:15,918 --> 02:53:18,321
NEXT. JESSIE SIMPSON NOT 

5467
02:53:18,321 --> 02:53:19,589
PRESENT. SCOTT CARLTON WILL BE 

5468
02:53:19,589 --> 02:53:21,257
WILL COME BACK TO HANNAH. YOU'RE

5469
02:53:21,257 --> 02:53:22,425
HERE AND YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE 

5470
02:53:22,425 --> 02:53:28,197
IT AWAY. WELCOME. 

5471
02:53:28,197 --> 02:53:29,232
-- HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME 

5472
02:53:29,232 --> 02:53:31,067
IS HANNAH. I'M A LONG TIME 

5473
02:53:31,067 --> 02:53:32,668
LISTENER. FIRST TIME CALLER. I 

5474
02:53:32,668 --> 02:53:34,404
AM BORN AND RAISED IN THE 

5475
02:53:34,404 --> 02:53:35,772
MAGNOLIA NEIGHBORHOOD OF 

5476
02:53:35,772 --> 02:53:36,406
SEATTLE. AND I'M COMMENTING 

5477
02:53:36,406 --> 02:53:38,241
TODAY TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE 

5478
02:53:38,241 --> 02:53:41,978
AMENDMENT. SCR009 SPONSORED BY 

5479
02:53:41,978 --> 02:53:45,281
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS KETTLE 

5480
02:53:45,281 --> 02:53:45,782
SAKA JUAREZ AND COUNCIL 

5481
02:53:45,782 --> 02:53:47,383
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. IN THE 

5482
02:53:47,383 --> 02:53:49,385
PACKAGE. THIS AMENDMENT IS 

5483
02:53:49,385 --> 02:53:51,020
CRITICAL FOR KEEPING THE 

5484
02:53:51,020 --> 02:53:52,789
WRESTLING FIELD SOUTH. ATHLETIC 

5485
02:53:52,789 --> 02:53:54,257
FIELD CONVERSION PROJECT ON 

5486
02:53:54,257 --> 02:53:56,092
TRACK. I KNOW OUR CITY IS FACING

5487
02:53:56,092 --> 02:53:56,859
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES AND IN 

5488
02:53:56,859 --> 02:53:58,427
THE GRAND SCHEME OF THE 

5489
02:53:58,427 --> 02:53:59,595
MUNICIPAL BUDGET, UPGRADING THE 

5490
02:53:59,595 --> 02:54:00,563
LOCAL BALL FIELDS MIGHT SEEM 

5491
02:54:00,563 --> 02:54:02,231
SECONDARY, BUT TO OUR MICRO 

5492
02:54:02,231 --> 02:54:04,000
NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS ESSENTIAL. 

5493
02:54:04,000 --> 02:54:05,201
EVERY WEEK, THOUSANDS OF LOCAL 

5494
02:54:05,201 --> 02:54:06,702
KIDS AND FAMILIES RELY ON THESE 

5495
02:54:06,702 --> 02:54:08,538
BALL FIELDS FOR BASEBALL, 

5496
02:54:08,538 --> 02:54:10,339
SOFTBALL, SOCCER AND IS HOST TO 

5497
02:54:10,339 --> 02:54:12,208
OUR LARGEST COMMUNITY GATHERING,

5498
02:54:12,208 --> 02:54:14,677
MAGNOLIA SUMMERFEST. RIGHT NOW. 

5499
02:54:14,677 --> 02:54:17,547
SURFACE CONDITIONS MAKE PLAY 

5500
02:54:17,547 --> 02:54:18,147
DANGEROUS AND FORCED FREQUENT 

5501
02:54:18,147 --> 02:54:19,182
CANCELLATIONS. OUR COMMUNITY WAS

5502
02:54:19,182 --> 02:54:20,483
PROMISED TO TURF CONVERSION TO 

5503
02:54:20,483 --> 02:54:22,318
SOLVE THIS WITH THE MAYOR'S 

5504
02:54:22,318 --> 02:54:24,320
PROPOSED BUDGET DELAYS THAT 

5505
02:54:24,320 --> 02:54:24,854
PROGRESS PROTEIN, JACKSON 

5506
02:54:24,854 --> 02:54:28,291
AMENDMENT TO R 009 ENSURES THE 

5507
02:54:28,291 --> 02:54:29,058
CITY KEEPS ITS COMMITMENT TO OUR

5508
02:54:29,058 --> 02:54:30,226
NEIGHBORHOODS SO OUR KIDS HAVE A

5509
02:54:30,226 --> 02:54:31,994
SAFE, RELIABLE PLACE TO PLAY. 

5510
02:54:31,994 --> 02:54:33,496
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT ECHO 

5511
02:54:33,496 --> 02:54:36,199
OF OTHER COMMENTERS TO PLEASE 

5512
02:54:36,199 --> 02:54:37,900
NOT RAISE OUR PROPERTY TAXES 

5513
02:54:37,900 --> 02:54:39,468
ANYMORE. IT'S BECOMING A LITTLE

5514
02:54:39,468 --> 02:54:41,070
CRAZY. THANK YOU. 

5515
02:54:41,070 --> 02:54:43,673
-- THANK YOU HANNAH. WE HAVE 

5516
02:54:43,673 --> 02:54:45,274
JESSIE SIMPSON NOT PRESENT. 

5517
02:54:45,274 --> 02:54:49,178
SCOTT CARLTON NOT PRESENT. WE 

5518
02:54:49,178 --> 02:54:53,416
HAVE SIOBHAN ROBINSON. I MISSED 

5519
02:54:53,416 --> 02:54:55,284
CESAR GARCIA, WHO'S WITH US. 

5520
02:54:55,284 --> 02:54:57,286
CESAR STAR SIX TO UNMUTE AND 

5521
02:54:57,286 --> 02:54:59,088
THEN WE'LL DO SIOBHAN ROBINSON.

5522
02:54:59,088 --> 02:55:00,489
CHRIS MAY CUT. ADAM ECKER, 

5523
02:55:00,489 --> 02:55:03,993
YOU'RE NOT PRESENT. CESAR STAR 

5524
02:55:03,993 --> 02:55:09,465
SIX TO UNMUTE CESAR GARCIA, 

5525
02:55:09,465 --> 02:55:11,567
LET'S BRING UP SIOBHAN 

5526
02:55:11,567 --> 02:55:14,570
ROBINSON. SIOBHAN STAR SIX TO 

5527
02:55:14,570 --> 02:55:17,740
UNMUTE THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. 

5528
02:55:17,740 --> 02:55:18,007
-- HELLO. 

5529
02:55:18,007 --> 02:55:20,510
-- HI. 

5530
02:55:20,510 --> 02:55:20,843
-- THANK YOU. 

5531
02:55:20,843 --> 02:55:22,111
-- GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 

5532
02:55:22,111 --> 02:55:24,981
SIOBHAN ROBINSON. I'M CALLING 

5533
02:55:24,981 --> 02:55:28,251
IN TO IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUING 

5534
02:55:28,251 --> 02:55:30,553
AND MAINTAINING FUNDING FOR THE 

5535
02:55:30,553 --> 02:55:31,554
CENTRAL DISTRICT PANTHERS YOUTH 

5536
02:55:31,554 --> 02:55:34,357
FOOTBALL AND CHEER ORGANIZATION 

5537
02:55:34,357 --> 02:55:37,660
IN THE 2027 BUDGET PRIORITY 

5538
02:55:37,660 --> 02:55:38,261
PROPOSED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT 

5539
02:55:38,261 --> 02:55:38,895
JOY HOLLINGSWORTH. FOR OVER 30 

5540
02:55:38,895 --> 02:55:41,030
YEARS, OUR PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED 

5541
02:55:41,030 --> 02:55:43,766
SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 145 

5542
02:55:43,766 --> 02:55:44,533
YOUTH EACH SEASON, BETWEEN THE 

5543
02:55:44,533 --> 02:55:47,803
AGES OF FIVE AND 15. OUR PROGRAM

5544
02:55:47,803 --> 02:55:50,072
BUILDS CHARACTER, CONFIDENCE, 

5545
02:55:50,072 --> 02:55:50,606
DISCIPLINE AND LEADERSHIP 

5546
02:55:50,606 --> 02:55:52,441
THROUGH POSITIVE MENTORSHIP AND 

5547
02:55:52,441 --> 02:55:54,043
ACCOUNTABILITY. BY PARTICIPATING

5548
02:55:54,043 --> 02:55:56,212
WITH AGENCIES SUCH AS SEATTLE 

5549
02:55:56,212 --> 02:55:57,947
POLICE DEPARTMENT, AFRICATOWN 

5550
02:55:57,947 --> 02:55:59,849
EMOJI FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS 

5551
02:55:59,849 --> 02:56:00,883
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH 

5552
02:56:00,883 --> 02:56:01,684
SCHOOLS. WE STRENGTHEN OUR 

5553
02:56:01,684 --> 02:56:04,153
COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS NOT ONLY

5554
02:56:04,153 --> 02:56:05,821
WITH JUST US AND THE CHILDREN, 

5555
02:56:05,821 --> 02:56:07,290
BUT WITH THE PARENTS AND WITH 

5556
02:56:07,290 --> 02:56:07,790
OTHER PEOPLE WITHIN OUR 

5557
02:56:07,790 --> 02:56:10,426
COMMUNITY, OUR PROGRAM CREATES A

5558
02:56:10,426 --> 02:56:13,429
SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT 

5559
02:56:13,429 --> 02:56:15,765
WHERE THEY CAN LEARN LIFE 

5560
02:56:15,765 --> 02:56:17,500
LESSONS TO BECOME POSITIVE 

5561
02:56:17,500 --> 02:56:18,734
FUTURE LEADERS. I ENCOURAGE YOU 

5562
02:56:18,734 --> 02:56:20,169
TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL SO THAT 

5563
02:56:20,169 --> 02:56:22,905
WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER OUR 

5564
02:56:22,905 --> 02:56:24,607
SERVICES AS VOLUNTEERS. THANK 

5565
02:56:24,607 --> 02:56:30,279
YOU TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND 

5566
02:56:30,279 --> 02:56:30,613
BUDGET CHAIR. 

5567
02:56:30,613 --> 02:56:31,247
-- THAT'S IT. AND THANK YOU, 

5568
02:56:31,247 --> 02:56:32,615
SIOBHAN, FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR 

5569
02:56:32,615 --> 02:56:35,318
CITY. WE'RE GOING TO GO, CHRIS.

5570
02:56:35,318 --> 02:56:35,718
-- MAKE IT OKAY. 

5571
02:56:35,718 --> 02:56:39,956
-- NEJMA OSMAN. TANYA HINO L B 

5572
02:56:39,956 --> 02:56:41,390
HANNAH POWERS, IRENE BUFORD AND 

5573
02:56:41,390 --> 02:56:42,758
THEN I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO 

5574
02:56:42,758 --> 02:56:45,928
THE TOP. SO IF YOU HAVE CALLED 

5575
02:56:45,928 --> 02:56:47,163
IN, WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU IN 

5576
02:56:47,163 --> 02:56:49,932
THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU WERE 

5577
02:56:49,932 --> 02:56:51,667
REGISTERED WITH CHRIS. BUT CHRIS

5578
02:56:51,667 --> 02:56:53,703
HANG ON CHRIS, MAKE IT. CESAR 

5579
02:56:53,703 --> 02:56:55,338
GARCIA HAS COME OFF MUTE. CESAR,

5580
02:56:55,338 --> 02:56:56,205
YOU ARE UP NEXT AND THEN WE'LL 

5581
02:56:56,205 --> 02:57:01,544
GO TO CHRIS. THANK YOU FOR 

5582
02:57:01,544 --> 02:57:01,911
WAITING. CHRIS. 

5583
02:57:01,911 --> 02:57:04,246
-- CESAR GOOD AFTERNOON. YES. 

5584
02:57:04,246 --> 02:57:05,214
CAN YOU HEAR ME? 

5585
02:57:05,214 --> 02:57:10,753
-- YES. WELCOME OH, YOU WENT 

5586
02:57:10,753 --> 02:57:12,188
BACK ON MUTE, CESAR. THERE YOU 

5587
02:57:12,188 --> 02:57:16,425
ARE. NOW YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 

5588
02:57:16,425 --> 02:57:16,692
WELCOME. 

5589
02:57:16,692 --> 02:57:20,196
-- OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL

5590
02:57:20,196 --> 02:57:21,564
-- NUMBERS. WELL, I, I AM A I 

5591
02:57:21,564 --> 02:57:22,999
SUBMITTED MY NAME IS CESAR 

5592
02:57:22,999 --> 02:57:25,868
GARCIA AND I AM PART OF LAKE 

5593
02:57:25,868 --> 02:57:27,169
CITY COLLECTIVE IN THE NORTH 

5594
02:57:27,169 --> 02:57:29,705
END, DISTRICT FIVE. AND I 

5595
02:57:29,705 --> 02:57:32,308
SUBMITTED A WRITTEN A LETTER, 

5596
02:57:32,308 --> 02:57:34,677
BUT I WILL JUST HIGHLIGHT A. THE

5597
02:57:34,677 --> 02:57:38,614
TWO MAIN POINTS. FIRST OF ALL 

5598
02:57:38,614 --> 02:57:41,717
IS. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE 

5599
02:57:41,717 --> 02:57:45,121
MAYOR'S AND AYE IN THE MAYOR'S

5600
02:57:45,121 --> 02:57:47,723
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR KEEPING 

5601
02:57:47,723 --> 02:57:48,591
MIDDLEBROOK PARK REDEVELOPMENT 

5602
02:57:48,591 --> 02:57:51,927
IN THE CAPITAL, IN THE CAPITAL 

5603
02:57:51,927 --> 02:57:54,230
FUND FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND 

5604
02:57:54,230 --> 02:57:56,665
RECREATION. THIS PROJECT HAS 

5605
02:57:56,665 --> 02:57:58,100
BEEN DELAYED FOR TWO TIMES 

5606
02:57:58,100 --> 02:58:00,469
ALREADY TWO YEARS, AND THE FUNDS

5607
02:58:00,469 --> 02:58:03,606
THAT ARE BEING ALLOCATED WILL 

5608
02:58:03,606 --> 02:58:06,075
HELP COMPLETE THE PROJECT NEXT 

5609
02:58:06,075 --> 02:58:07,476
YEAR. AND WITH THAT, A LOT OF 

5610
02:58:07,476 --> 02:58:10,546
KIDS, A LOT OF FAMILIES WILL 

5611
02:58:10,546 --> 02:58:13,916
HAVE THE BENEFIT OF A CLEAN, 

5612
02:58:13,916 --> 02:58:14,850
HEALTHY PARK IN A DECADE. SO 

5613
02:58:14,850 --> 02:58:17,653
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE SECOND 

5614
02:58:17,653 --> 02:58:22,591
PART OF THE LETTER, IT'S ABOUT A

5615
02:58:22,591 --> 02:58:25,027
A CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE 

5616
02:58:25,027 --> 02:58:28,297
SALES FUND THAT WILL PROVIDE A 

5617
02:58:28,297 --> 02:58:30,700
NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS IN HIGH 

5618
02:58:30,700 --> 02:58:32,134
PRIORITY AREAS, ESPECIALLY LAKE 

5619
02:58:32,134 --> 02:58:37,840
CITY, AND ALSO LITTLE SAIGON. SO

5620
02:58:37,840 --> 02:58:41,444
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE AS. 

5621
02:58:41,444 --> 02:58:45,848
OR ACCEPT THE, THE SALE FUNDS IN

5622
02:58:45,848 --> 02:58:47,817
YOUR PROPOSED PACKAGE. AND 

5623
02:58:47,817 --> 02:58:49,318
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH 

5624
02:58:49,318 --> 02:58:52,688
AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING. 

5625
02:58:52,688 --> 02:58:54,056
-- THANK YOU CESAR. CHRIS. 

5626
02:58:54,056 --> 02:58:58,627
MECCA, YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE.

5627
02:58:58,627 --> 02:58:59,061
WELCOME MY FRIEND. 

5628
02:58:59,061 --> 02:59:01,063
-- THANK YOU. 

5629
02:59:01,063 --> 02:59:01,464
-- CHAIR STRAUSS. 

5630
02:59:01,464 --> 02:59:04,200
-- GOOD LATE AFTERNOON PRESIDENT

5631
02:59:04,200 --> 02:59:05,334
HOLLINGSWORTH AND FELLOW 

5632
02:59:05,334 --> 02:59:06,635
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHRIS

5633
02:59:06,635 --> 02:59:08,337
MACK. I'M A SMALL BUSINESS 

5634
02:59:08,337 --> 02:59:10,339
ADVOCATE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD 

5635
02:59:10,339 --> 02:59:11,173
ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS PROGRAM. 

5636
02:59:11,173 --> 02:59:12,675
SHOUT OUT TO CESAR AND THE LAKE 

5637
02:59:12,675 --> 02:59:13,309
CITY COLLECTIVE AND ALL THE WORK

5638
02:59:13,309 --> 02:59:16,345
THEY DO THERE. I'M HERE TO 

5639
02:59:16,345 --> 02:59:18,314
SUPPORT THE FULL SLATE OF 

5640
02:59:18,314 --> 02:59:18,814
DISTRICT SIX COMMUNITY 

5641
02:59:18,814 --> 02:59:20,850
INVESTMENT PROPOSALS MADE FOR 

5642
02:59:20,850 --> 02:59:21,383
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR 

5643
02:59:21,383 --> 02:59:25,588
DISTRICT, AND ASKED THAT YOU, IN

5644
02:59:25,588 --> 02:59:27,022
PARTICULAR, KEEP THE $345,000 

5645
02:59:27,022 --> 02:59:28,023
FOR FIRE SAFETY UPGRADES AT THE 

5646
02:59:28,023 --> 02:59:31,260
CENTER IN THE FINAL BUDGET ON 

5647
02:59:31,260 --> 02:59:32,862
ANY GIVEN DAY AT THE FITNESS 

5648
02:59:32,862 --> 02:59:35,264
CENTER, KIDS ARE LEARNING IN OUR

5649
02:59:35,264 --> 02:59:36,866
PRESCHOOL CO-OPS, NEIGHBORS ARE 

5650
02:59:36,866 --> 02:59:37,566
BORROWING TOOLS THEY'D OTHERWISE

5651
02:59:37,566 --> 02:59:39,735
HAVE TO BUY. LOCAL GROUPS ARE 

5652
02:59:39,735 --> 02:59:40,369
GATHERING FOR CLASSES, MEETINGS,

5653
02:59:40,369 --> 02:59:41,537
AND EVENTS. AND RIGHT OUTSIDE MY

5654
02:59:41,537 --> 02:59:44,773
DOOR RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A FOLK 

5655
02:59:44,773 --> 02:59:45,741
BLUEGRASS RAMBLE GOING ON THAT 

5656
02:59:45,741 --> 02:59:48,110
YOU CAN'T HEAR IT. THROUGH MY 

5657
02:59:48,110 --> 02:59:50,045
WORK WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO 

5658
02:59:50,045 --> 02:59:51,147
SEE HOW MUCH IT MATTERS, TO HAVE

5659
02:59:51,147 --> 02:59:52,181
A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME 

5660
02:59:52,181 --> 02:59:53,782
TOGETHER AND GET TO KNOW THEIR 

5661
02:59:53,782 --> 02:59:54,550
NEIGHBORS. AND WE DO THAT EVERY 

5662
02:59:54,550 --> 02:59:56,986
DAY HERE AT THE FITNESS CENTER. 

5663
02:59:56,986 --> 02:59:57,653
THAT'S WHY THIS IS A GOOD USE 

5664
02:59:57,653 --> 03:00:00,556
OF PUBLIC DOLLARS, UPGRADING THE

5665
03:00:00,556 --> 03:00:01,123
FIRE PANELS AND SPRINKLERS 

5666
03:00:01,123 --> 03:00:02,958
PROTECTS A PLACE THAT SEATTLE 

5667
03:00:02,958 --> 03:00:04,260
FAMILIES, VOLUNTEERS, AND 

5668
03:00:04,260 --> 03:00:06,061
COMMUNITY GROUPS ALREADY COUNT 

5669
03:00:06,061 --> 03:00:07,797
ON. SO PLEASE KEEP THIS 

5670
03:00:07,797 --> 03:00:09,498
INVESTMENT IN THE BUDGET. I ALSO

5671
03:00:09,498 --> 03:00:13,269
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE HSD 26 

5672
03:00:13,269 --> 03:00:13,903
AYE CAPITAL FUNDING FOR FAMILY 

5673
03:00:13,903 --> 03:00:15,104
WORKS. WE PARTNER ANNUALLY WITH 

5674
03:00:15,104 --> 03:00:16,772
FAMILY WORKS ON NEIGHBORHOOD 

5675
03:00:16,772 --> 03:00:17,973
FOOD DRIVES, AND I'VE SEEN HOW 

5676
03:00:17,973 --> 03:00:19,675
READILY OUR NEIGHBORS SHOW UP TO

5677
03:00:19,675 --> 03:00:21,677
HELP KEEP LOCAL FAMILIES FED. IN

5678
03:00:21,677 --> 03:00:23,279
A TIME WHERE FEDERAL FUNDING IS 

5679
03:00:23,279 --> 03:00:27,149
SHAKY AT BEST. SO MAYBE GETTING 

5680
03:00:27,149 --> 03:00:28,050
BETTER FUNDING HELPS FAMILY 

5681
03:00:28,050 --> 03:00:28,617
WORKS PROVIDE THE FOOD, AND 

5682
03:00:28,617 --> 03:00:32,655
SUPPORT THESE FAMILIES COUNT ON.

5683
03:00:32,655 --> 03:00:32,955
THANK YOU. 

5684
03:00:32,955 --> 03:00:34,557
-- THANK YOU CHRIS. WE HAVE 

5685
03:00:34,557 --> 03:00:36,192
ABOUT SIX MORE SPEAKERS, 

5686
03:00:36,192 --> 03:00:37,493
PRESENT. IT'S 401. COLLEAGUES. 

5687
03:00:37,493 --> 03:00:41,530
I'M GOING TO KEEP US GOING 

5688
03:00:41,530 --> 03:00:43,532
UNTIL WE'RE DONE JUST SO WE CAN

5689
03:00:43,532 --> 03:00:45,367
COMPLETE. I AM GOING TO AT THIS 

5690
03:00:45,367 --> 03:00:51,307
AT TANYA HINO L B HANNAH POWERS,

5691
03:00:51,307 --> 03:00:54,243
IRENE BUFORD, PETER HASEGAWA AND

5692
03:00:54,243 --> 03:00:56,378
JESSE SIMPSON. YOU ARE ALL 

5693
03:00:56,378 --> 03:00:58,514
PRESENT. SO I AM NOW GOING TO 

5694
03:00:58,514 --> 03:01:00,482
READ THE NAMES OF EVERYONE WHO 

5695
03:01:00,482 --> 03:01:02,751
IS NOT PRESENT TO GIVE YOU ONE 

5696
03:01:02,751 --> 03:01:05,621
LAST OPPORTUNITY TO CALL IN 

5697
03:01:05,621 --> 03:01:11,760
NANCY. HOOSER. AYE, LUISA 

5698
03:01:11,760 --> 03:01:13,662
CARDONA, KILEY DEHART, MADELEINE

5699
03:01:13,662 --> 03:01:16,899
MUHAMMAD, DEAN. EDGAR SPD 

5700
03:01:16,899 --> 03:01:20,269
ESPINO, KARINA PATEL DID SPEAK 

5701
03:01:20,269 --> 03:01:26,375
SHAIMA RASULI. HAKIMA AKBARI. 

5702
03:01:26,375 --> 03:01:31,880
CHRIS LEVERSON, CAMERON BUCO, 

5703
03:01:31,880 --> 03:01:35,484
LAURA H. SHEILA SIMPATICOS. 

5704
03:01:35,484 --> 03:01:40,122
MARIA ALMA ALAMI, MICHAEL. YEE, 

5705
03:01:40,122 --> 03:01:42,524
MIKE. NGUYEN, LATONYA. HORACE. 

5706
03:01:42,524 --> 03:01:45,694
DUBOIS, BRITTANY. KANE, MASUMA. 

5707
03:01:45,694 --> 03:01:50,532
ALIZADA KATE. HOWARD, ERIC. 

5708
03:01:50,532 --> 03:01:52,534
GERSTEIN, SUSAN. SANDERS, 

5709
03:01:52,534 --> 03:01:55,938
KIMBERLY. COLEMAN, PAMELA. SEA. 

5710
03:01:55,938 --> 03:01:57,439
MONSTER. BETTY WILLIAMS AND 

5711
03:01:57,439 --> 03:02:00,376
WATSON. DORI. DENISE. SCOTT. 

5712
03:02:00,376 --> 03:02:06,181
CARLTON, LAURA. LOWE. ADAM. 

5713
03:02:06,181 --> 03:02:10,386
ECKER. NEJMA. OSMAN JOHN. GWYNN.

5714
03:02:10,386 --> 03:02:13,889
RAHIMI. IF YOU JUST HEARD YOUR 

5715
03:02:13,889 --> 03:02:14,924
NAME, YOU NEED TO CALL IN RIGHT 

5716
03:02:14,924 --> 03:02:18,127
NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE ABOUT 610 

5717
03:02:18,127 --> 03:02:19,061
MINUTES WORTH OF PUBLIC 

5718
03:02:19,061 --> 03:02:21,497
TESTIMONY LEFT, AND THEN WE WILL

5719
03:02:21,497 --> 03:02:23,565
CLOSE THE VIRTUAL TESTIMONY WITH

5720
03:02:23,565 --> 03:02:26,068
THAT. TANYA HINO, THANK YOU FOR 

5721
03:02:26,068 --> 03:02:27,002
WAITING WITH ME AS I CALLED 

5722
03:02:27,002 --> 03:02:31,106
THROUGH ALL THOSE NAMES. OVER TO

5723
03:02:31,106 --> 03:02:31,307
YOU. 

5724
03:02:31,307 --> 03:02:32,841
-- NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH

5725
03:02:32,841 --> 03:02:35,544
FOR HAVING US AND YOUR PATIENCE 

5726
03:02:35,544 --> 03:02:41,483
TO HEAR OUR TESTIMONY OF ALL OF 

5727
03:02:41,483 --> 03:02:42,051
US. AND I KNOW THAT ALL THE 

5728
03:02:42,051 --> 03:02:43,452
TESTIMONIES ARE IMPORTANT AND 

5729
03:02:43,452 --> 03:02:44,687
VALUABLE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH 

5730
03:02:44,687 --> 03:02:49,425
FOR THE TIME. NOW I AM CALLING 

5731
03:02:49,425 --> 03:02:54,863
IN FOR TWO IMPORTANT PROGRAMS 

5732
03:02:54,863 --> 03:02:59,835
AND THEY HAVE HELPED ME AS A AS 

5733
03:02:59,835 --> 03:03:02,271
AN IMMIGRANT MEXICAN IMMIGRANT 

5734
03:03:02,271 --> 03:03:05,908
THE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM 

5735
03:03:05,908 --> 03:03:06,809
WITH DEEL COLLEGES. I KNOW THAT 

5736
03:03:06,809 --> 03:03:08,877
ONE OF YOUR REPRESENTATIVES MET 

5737
03:03:08,877 --> 03:03:10,346
WITH ONE OF OUR PARENT 

5738
03:03:10,346 --> 03:03:13,382
EDUCATORS, AND YOU'RE AWARE OF 

5739
03:03:13,382 --> 03:03:16,819
THIS ALREADY? I REALLY I DON'T 

5740
03:03:16,819 --> 03:03:17,519
THINK I WILL FEEL A SENSE OF 

5741
03:03:17,519 --> 03:03:20,723
BELONGING IN THIS COUNTRY 

5742
03:03:20,723 --> 03:03:22,658
RAISING CHILDREN IF IT WAS NOT 

5743
03:03:22,658 --> 03:03:23,926
FOR THE PARENT EDUCATION 

5744
03:03:23,926 --> 03:03:26,295
PROGRAM. IT'S A VERY AFFORDABLE

5745
03:03:26,295 --> 03:03:29,231
FOR FAMILIES. IT'S ACCESSIBLE 

5746
03:03:29,231 --> 03:03:32,668
AND IT GIVES YOU A DIFFERENT WAY

5747
03:03:32,668 --> 03:03:35,371
OF RAISING CHILDREN WITH OTHER 

5748
03:03:35,371 --> 03:03:37,139
PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS THAT 

5749
03:03:37,139 --> 03:03:39,508
CAN HELP YOU FEEL A SENSE OF 

5750
03:03:39,508 --> 03:03:44,146
BELONGING AND GIVE YOU TOOLS. WE

5751
03:03:44,146 --> 03:03:46,615
NEED 1000, 1,000,600 TO TO KEEP 

5752
03:03:46,615 --> 03:03:48,550
THESE PROGRAMS FROM GOING BELLY 

5753
03:03:48,550 --> 03:03:50,219
UP. IF THESE PROGRAMS GO BELLY 

5754
03:03:50,219 --> 03:03:53,622
UP, THERE IS NO WAY THEY WILL 

5755
03:03:53,622 --> 03:03:55,324
COME BACK. NOW WE HAVE SEEN THE 

5756
03:03:55,324 --> 03:03:59,194
POWER OF KINDNESS AND COMPASSION

5757
03:03:59,194 --> 03:04:00,829
WITH OUR BORDERS. AND THEY WENT 

5758
03:04:00,829 --> 03:04:02,064
OUT THERE AND VOTED SO THAT WE 

5759
03:04:02,064 --> 03:04:07,403
CAN CHANGE SYSTEMS. I URGE YOU 

5760
03:04:07,403 --> 03:04:10,339
AND URGE OUR COUNCIL TO FIND 

5761
03:04:10,339 --> 03:04:11,607
EMERGENCY MONEY SO THAT WE CAN 

5762
03:04:11,607 --> 03:04:12,975
HELP THE PARENT EDUCATION 

5763
03:04:12,975 --> 03:04:15,677
PROGRAM. NOT ONLY THAT, FAMILY. 

5764
03:04:15,677 --> 03:04:17,913
-- THANK YOU TANYA. UP NEXT IS 

5765
03:04:17,913 --> 03:04:19,681
EL B, FOLLOWED BY HANNAH POWERS,

5766
03:04:19,681 --> 03:04:22,484
IRENE BUFORD EL, YOU'RE OFF 

5767
03:04:22,484 --> 03:04:26,422
MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME 

5768
03:04:26,422 --> 03:04:27,356
-- HI, MY NAME IS ELVIE. 

5769
03:04:27,356 --> 03:04:29,958
-- IN DISTRICT FOUR. I'M CALLING

5770
03:04:29,958 --> 03:04:32,094
TODAY ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER LIN 

5771
03:04:32,094 --> 03:04:33,896
BUDGET AMENDMENT. SB 108 B TO 

5772
03:04:33,896 --> 03:04:35,731
DEDICATE 100,000 OF SB D 

5773
03:04:35,731 --> 03:04:37,266
OVERTIME FOR SPECIFICALLY 

5774
03:04:37,266 --> 03:04:37,800
COUNSEL AND PUBLIC SAFETY 

5775
03:04:37,800 --> 03:04:38,767
COMMITTEE SECURITY, AND URGE YOU

5776
03:04:38,767 --> 03:04:40,569
TO REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS TO 

5777
03:04:40,569 --> 03:04:42,337
VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE. 

5778
03:04:42,337 --> 03:04:44,907
INSTEAD, IN 2024, SEATTLE CITY 

5779
03:04:44,907 --> 03:04:45,941
COUNCIL CALLED THE COPS ON 

5780
03:04:45,941 --> 03:04:47,409
PEOPLE THERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT 

5781
03:04:47,409 --> 03:04:49,011
AT LEAST NINE TIMES, RESULTING 

5782
03:04:49,011 --> 03:04:54,016
IN AT LEAST ONE ARREST WHILE YOU

5783
03:04:54,016 --> 03:04:54,616
WERE PASSING HUGELY UNPOPULAR 

5784
03:04:54,616 --> 03:04:55,217
SURVEILLANCE EXPANSIONS LIKE 

5785
03:04:55,217 --> 03:04:56,552
RCTC ALPERS AND CCTV, THE 

5786
03:04:56,552 --> 03:04:58,153
COUNCIL CALLED SB ON YOUR OWN 

5787
03:04:58,153 --> 03:04:59,688
CONSTITUENTS PLENTY OF TIMES 

5788
03:04:59,688 --> 03:05:00,456
WITHOUT THAT PROVISO. AND NOW 

5789
03:05:00,456 --> 03:05:02,091
YOU'RE FORMALIZING THAT AS A 

5790
03:05:02,091 --> 03:05:03,592
POLICY WITH THIS AMENDMENT. HOW 

5791
03:05:03,592 --> 03:05:05,127
ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO INTERPRET

5792
03:05:05,127 --> 03:05:06,662
THIS ABSURD SECURITY BUDGET ANY 

5793
03:05:06,662 --> 03:05:08,163
OTHER WAY THAN YOU FURTHER 

5794
03:05:08,163 --> 03:05:08,997
FORTIFYING YOURSELF AGAINST THE 

5795
03:05:08,997 --> 03:05:11,533
PUBLIC? YOU OSTENSIBLY 

5796
03:05:11,533 --> 03:05:12,101
REPRESENT, BUT CONTINUALLY 

5797
03:05:12,101 --> 03:05:13,769
IGNORE, IN THE NAME OF POLICE 

5798
03:05:13,769 --> 03:05:16,104
EXPANSION. THIS COUNCIL HAS 

5799
03:05:16,104 --> 03:05:17,272
SIMULTANEOUSLY IGNORED COMMUNITY

5800
03:05:17,272 --> 03:05:19,174
REQUESTS TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF 

5801
03:05:19,174 --> 03:05:20,075
SB VIOLENCE, WHO ARE ASKING FOR 

5802
03:05:20,075 --> 03:05:22,411
ONLY HALF THAT AMOUNT, $50,000 

5803
03:05:22,411 --> 03:05:25,180
TO COVER LEGAL FUNDS AND FUNERAL

5804
03:05:25,180 --> 03:05:25,714
COSTS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND 

5805
03:05:25,714 --> 03:05:26,482
FAMILIES WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN 

5806
03:05:26,482 --> 03:05:29,318
CHANGED FOREVER BECAUSE OF SB 

5807
03:05:29,318 --> 03:05:30,519
VIOLENCE. THAT YOU REFUSE TO 

5808
03:05:30,519 --> 03:05:31,987
HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR. SINCE

5809
03:05:31,987 --> 03:05:33,155
THE CONSENT DECREE WAS LIFTED A 

5810
03:05:33,155 --> 03:05:35,290
YEAR AGO, YOUR SO-CALLED 

5811
03:05:35,290 --> 03:05:36,325
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS HAVE NOT

5812
03:05:36,325 --> 03:05:37,826
NAMED A SINGLE COP BEHIND THE 

5813
03:05:37,826 --> 03:05:40,195
MURDERS OF KEENAN PIERSON, 

5814
03:05:40,195 --> 03:05:40,796
CHRISTOPHER BOWMAN, CHRISTIAN 

5815
03:05:40,796 --> 03:05:42,931
NELSON AND JACK PELELE, OR WHICH

5816
03:05:42,931 --> 03:05:44,466
COPS SHOT AND WOUNDED A WOMAN IN

5817
03:05:44,466 --> 03:05:45,901
CRISIS ON BEACON HILL. RECENTLY,

5818
03:05:45,901 --> 03:05:47,236
FAMILIES HAVE HAD TO WAIT MONTHS

5819
03:05:47,236 --> 03:05:48,737
AND YEARS FOR ANY CRUMBS OF 

5820
03:05:48,737 --> 03:05:50,239
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED 

5821
03:05:50,239 --> 03:05:51,240
TO THEIR LOVED ONES. WILL THEY 

5822
03:05:51,240 --> 03:05:52,741
HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR 

5823
03:05:52,741 --> 03:05:54,276
LEGAL SUPPORT AND FUNERAL COSTS?

5824
03:05:54,276 --> 03:05:55,711
NAVIGATING ALL OF THAT WHILE IN 

5825
03:05:55,711 --> 03:05:58,313
MOURNING. SO PLEASE REALLOCATE 

5826
03:05:58,313 --> 03:05:59,915
THOSE OVERTIME FUNDS SPD VICTIMS

5827
03:05:59,915 --> 03:06:01,750
DESERVE ALL OF THAT. 

5828
03:06:01,750 --> 03:06:03,986
-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS HANNAH 

5829
03:06:03,986 --> 03:06:05,454
POWERS, FOLLOWED BY IRENE 

5830
03:06:05,454 --> 03:06:07,689
BUFORD, PETER HASEGAWA, AND THEN

5831
03:06:07,689 --> 03:06:09,024
JESSE SIMPSON WILL BE OUR LAST 

5832
03:06:09,024 --> 03:06:10,726
SPEAKER. HANNAH. YOU'RE 

5833
03:06:10,726 --> 03:06:11,727
WELCOME. YOU ARE HERE, AND WE 

5834
03:06:11,727 --> 03:06:13,395
ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU STAR SIX

5835
03:06:13,395 --> 03:06:18,367
TO UNMUTE. HANNAH POWERS, STAR 

5836
03:06:18,367 --> 03:06:23,105
SIX TO UNMUTE. YOU ARE OFF MUTE.

5837
03:06:23,105 --> 03:06:23,372
WELCOME. 

5838
03:06:23,372 --> 03:06:25,641
-- HI THERE. THANK YOU. 

5839
03:06:25,641 --> 03:06:27,109
-- MY NAME IS HANNAH POWERS. 

5840
03:06:27,109 --> 03:06:28,677
I'M A MOM OF THREE CHILDREN 

5841
03:06:28,677 --> 03:06:30,846
UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD AND AN SPS 

5842
03:06:30,846 --> 03:06:32,714
TEACHER TAKING SMALL BREAKS TO 

5843
03:06:32,714 --> 03:06:34,249
RAISE THOSE CHILDREN. I'M ALSO 

5844
03:06:34,249 --> 03:06:35,784
INCREDIBLY HONORED TO SERVE AS 

5845
03:06:35,784 --> 03:06:37,286
BOARD PRESIDENT FOR THE ADMIRAL 

5846
03:06:37,286 --> 03:06:40,422
CO-OP PRESCHOOL. THIS YEAR. I'M

5847
03:06:40,422 --> 03:06:42,424
ASKING FOR A COUNCILMEMBER TO 

5848
03:06:42,424 --> 03:06:43,058
PLEASE CHAMPION PARENT EDUCATION

5849
03:06:43,058 --> 03:06:44,493
PROGRAMS IN SEATTLE COMMUNITY 

5850
03:06:44,493 --> 03:06:46,395
COLLEGES. OUR SURVIVAL IS AN 

5851
03:06:46,395 --> 03:06:48,030
AFFORDABLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM 

5852
03:06:48,030 --> 03:06:49,598
THAT DEPENDS ON AN EMERGENCY 

5853
03:06:49,598 --> 03:06:52,734
BRIDGE. FUNDING OF $1.6 MILLION.

5854
03:06:52,734 --> 03:06:55,203
A DIVERSE GROUP OF FAMILIES WITH

5855
03:06:55,203 --> 03:06:57,005
A DIVERSE SET OF NEEDS ARE 

5856
03:06:57,005 --> 03:07:00,008
SERVED HIGH QUALITY EARLY 

5857
03:07:00,008 --> 03:07:01,343
CHILDHOOD AND PARENT EDUCATION. 

5858
03:07:01,343 --> 03:07:02,711
THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, WE SERVE 

5859
03:07:02,711 --> 03:07:04,313
WORKING FAMILIES IN SEATTLE, AND

5860
03:07:04,313 --> 03:07:06,815
THEY RELY ON THIS. THE CHILDREN 

5861
03:07:06,815 --> 03:07:08,784
OF SEATTLE DEPEND HEAVILY ON 

5862
03:07:08,784 --> 03:07:10,886
THIS PROGRAM. PLEASE, PLEASE 

5863
03:07:10,886 --> 03:07:13,055
SUPPORT US SO THAT WE CONTINUE 

5864
03:07:13,055 --> 03:07:14,823
CAN CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK THAT 

5865
03:07:14,823 --> 03:07:16,959
SEATTLE CITY HAS ALREADY DONE 

5866
03:07:16,959 --> 03:07:19,461
FOR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. 

5867
03:07:19,461 --> 03:07:21,663
-- THANK YOU, IRENE BUFORD, 

5868
03:07:21,663 --> 03:07:24,800
FOLLOWED BY PETER HASEGAWA AND 

5869
03:07:24,800 --> 03:07:26,335
THEN JESSE SIMPSON. IF YOU ARE 

5870
03:07:26,335 --> 03:07:27,936
NOT PRESENT, YOU MUST CALL IN 

5871
03:07:27,936 --> 03:07:29,871
NOW BECAUSE THESE ARE OUR FINAL 

5872
03:07:29,871 --> 03:07:31,707
THREE SPEAKERS. IRENE BUFORD, 

5873
03:07:31,707 --> 03:07:35,143
YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO 

5874
03:07:35,143 --> 03:07:36,745
UNMUTE. IT IS 4:07 P.M.. IF WE 

5875
03:07:36,745 --> 03:07:38,547
WERE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA ONLY 

5876
03:07:38,547 --> 03:07:40,782
2.5 HOURS NORTH, IT WOULD BE 

5877
03:07:40,782 --> 03:07:44,453
5:07 P.M.. IRENE, YOU'RE HERE. 

5878
03:07:44,453 --> 03:07:47,856
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. 

5879
03:07:47,856 --> 03:07:48,123
WELCOME. 

5880
03:07:48,123 --> 03:07:49,224
-- HELLO, DAN STRAUSS. HOW ARE 

5881
03:07:49,224 --> 03:07:52,594
YOU DOING? AND HELLO TO ALL THE 

5882
03:07:52,594 --> 03:07:54,296
POLICY COUNCILMEMBERS AS WELL, 

5883
03:07:54,296 --> 03:07:57,966
AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE 

5884
03:07:57,966 --> 03:07:59,868
HERE. SO I'M HERE ON THE BEHALF

5885
03:07:59,868 --> 03:08:01,970
OF THE SKILLS TO LIVE PROGRAM 

5886
03:08:01,970 --> 03:08:05,307
THAT'S LED BY ANGEL WILSON OR 

5887
03:08:05,307 --> 03:08:07,242
ANGELIQUE WILSON. SO I'M 

5888
03:08:07,242 --> 03:08:09,945
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THAT 

5889
03:08:09,945 --> 03:08:11,880
PROGRAM. I'VE BEEN A KING 

5890
03:08:11,880 --> 03:08:13,615
COUNTY RESIDENT, ALONG WITH 

5891
03:08:13,615 --> 03:08:16,084
BEING ENMESHED AS A SEATTLE 

5892
03:08:16,084 --> 03:08:17,286
RESIDENT FOR DECADES AND DECADES

5893
03:08:17,286 --> 03:08:19,288
HERE. SINCE I WAS ABOUT 17 YEARS

5894
03:08:19,288 --> 03:08:24,159
OLD. I'M ALSO A PRIOR SEATTLE 

5895
03:08:24,159 --> 03:08:24,793
SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY COUNCIL 

5896
03:08:24,793 --> 03:08:27,729
REPRESENTATIVE MYSELF, SO I FEEL

5897
03:08:27,729 --> 03:08:30,799
VERY BLESSED TO BE HERE. SO I'M

5898
03:08:30,799 --> 03:08:33,769
CALLING TO SUPPORT REQUESTED OR 

5899
03:08:33,769 --> 03:08:35,570
ANY APPROPRIATE FUNDING THAT'S 

5900
03:08:35,570 --> 03:08:36,905
NEEDED FOR THE SKILLS TO LIVE 

5901
03:08:36,905 --> 03:08:40,042
PROGRAM ON THE BEHALF OF ANGEL 

5902
03:08:40,042 --> 03:08:42,244
WILSON. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF 

5903
03:08:42,244 --> 03:08:44,079
THIS. SHE'S VERY CONSISTENT. 

5904
03:08:44,079 --> 03:08:47,149
SHE I SEE THAT SHE HAS AN 

5905
03:08:47,149 --> 03:08:48,417
ONGOING PASSION FOR THE PROGRAM,

5906
03:08:48,417 --> 03:08:51,386
AND I'VE WITNESSED THE CHANGE 

5907
03:08:51,386 --> 03:08:54,456
THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE 

5908
03:08:54,456 --> 03:08:55,023
EXPERIENCED JUST EVEN GOING 

5909
03:08:55,023 --> 03:08:56,425
THROUGH THE PROGRAM WITHOUT 

5910
03:08:56,425 --> 03:08:57,893
FUNDING. SO IMAGINE WHAT IT 

5911
03:08:57,893 --> 03:09:02,264
WOULD BE WITH FUNDING. SO WITH 

5912
03:09:02,264 --> 03:09:04,232
THAT PASSION, THE GROWTH AND THE

5913
03:09:04,232 --> 03:09:06,334
PROGRESSION OF THE SKILLS TO 

5914
03:09:06,334 --> 03:09:07,102
LIVE PROGRAM WOULD DEFINITELY BE

5915
03:09:07,102 --> 03:09:09,371
ABLE TO REACH MORE PEOPLE AND 

5916
03:09:09,371 --> 03:09:11,406
MORE INDIVIDUALS. IF THE PROGRAM

5917
03:09:11,406 --> 03:09:15,911
WAS TO RECEIVE FUNDING. DOES 

5918
03:09:15,911 --> 03:09:17,813
THAT MEAN MY TIME IS UP? 

5919
03:09:17,813 --> 03:09:22,584
-- NO. YOU GOT FIVE SECONDS LEFT

5920
03:09:22,584 --> 03:09:24,720
-- OKAY, SO SO I ALSO 

5921
03:09:24,720 --> 03:09:28,123
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AS 

5922
03:09:28,123 --> 03:09:29,291
WELL. AND SO I JUST THINK IT 

5923
03:09:29,291 --> 03:09:32,394
WOULD BE THE GREATEST HUMANITY. 

5924
03:09:32,394 --> 03:09:33,595
-- THANK YOU IRENE, AND THANK 

5925
03:09:33,595 --> 03:09:35,931
YOU FOR REPRESENTING SKILLS TO 

5926
03:09:35,931 --> 03:09:37,933
LIVE. WE HAVE TWO MORE PUBLIC 

5927
03:09:37,933 --> 03:09:39,768
COMMENT SPEAK, PUBLIC COMMENT 

5928
03:09:39,768 --> 03:09:42,537
REGISTRANTS PRESENT. WE HAVE WE 

5929
03:09:42,537 --> 03:09:44,706
HAD PETER, THERE'S PETER, WE 

5930
03:09:44,706 --> 03:09:46,274
HAVE PETER HASEGAWA AND THEN 

5931
03:09:46,274 --> 03:09:47,809
JESSE SIMPSON TO CLOSE US OUT. 

5932
03:09:47,809 --> 03:09:51,646
PETER, YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO

5933
03:09:51,646 --> 03:09:54,416
UNMUTE. WELCOME 

5934
03:09:54,416 --> 03:09:55,717
-- THANK YOU. 

5935
03:09:55,717 --> 03:09:56,885
-- I'M PETER HASEGAWA AND I'M 

5936
03:09:56,885 --> 03:09:58,019
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF 

5937
03:09:58,019 --> 03:09:59,955
SEATTLE GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT

5938
03:09:59,955 --> 03:10:01,256
BOARD TO SPEAK AGAINST THE $1 

5939
03:10:01,256 --> 03:10:03,158
MILLION CUT, THE MUNICIPAL 

5940
03:10:03,158 --> 03:10:05,594
ENERGY AND EMISSIONS PROGRAM. WE

5941
03:10:05,594 --> 03:10:07,863
HAVE A VISION THAT OUR CITY 

5942
03:10:07,863 --> 03:10:08,497
SHOULD TREAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS 

5943
03:10:08,497 --> 03:10:10,098
AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE OUR 

5944
03:10:10,098 --> 03:10:11,566
CITY MORE IN TUNE WITH THE 

5945
03:10:11,566 --> 03:10:12,901
NATURAL WORLD, WHILE ALSO 

5946
03:10:12,901 --> 03:10:14,503
PUSHING FOR MORE CONSTRUCTION 

5947
03:10:14,503 --> 03:10:16,538
WORKERS TO HAVE EMPLOYER PAID 

5948
03:10:16,538 --> 03:10:17,172
HEALTH INSURANCE AND ADDRESSING 

5949
03:10:17,172 --> 03:10:19,007
HISTORIC UNFAIRNESS ABOUT WHO 

5950
03:10:19,007 --> 03:10:21,710
BEARS THE BURDEN OF POLLUTION. 

5951
03:10:21,710 --> 03:10:23,178
WE RECOGNIZE THAT ELIMINATING 

5952
03:10:23,178 --> 03:10:24,646
CARBON POLLUTION IS GOING TO 

5953
03:10:24,646 --> 03:10:25,714
TAKE SOME RESOURCES, BUT IF WE 

5954
03:10:25,714 --> 03:10:27,149
ALIGN THIS WORK WITH AN OLD 

5955
03:10:27,149 --> 03:10:28,884
BOILER NEEDS TO REPLACE ANYWAY, 

5956
03:10:28,884 --> 03:10:30,786
THAT REALLY HELPS TO BRING DOWN 

5957
03:10:30,786 --> 03:10:32,754
THE COST. THAT'S WHAT THE 

5958
03:10:32,754 --> 03:10:34,189
MUNICIPAL ENERGY AND EMISSIONS 

5959
03:10:34,189 --> 03:10:35,724
PROGRAM IS FOR AND HAS A GREAT 

5960
03:10:35,724 --> 03:10:37,626
TRACK RECORD OF REDUCING CLIMATE

5961
03:10:37,626 --> 03:10:38,560
POLLUTION AND CREATING GOOD 

5962
03:10:38,560 --> 03:10:40,962
UNION JOBS. SO FAR AS WE KNOW, 

5963
03:10:40,962 --> 03:10:41,430
NOBODY FROM THE CITY 

5964
03:10:41,430 --> 03:10:42,564
STAKEHOLDERS ARE BORED ABOUT 

5965
03:10:42,564 --> 03:10:43,265
THIS CHANGE, AND WE WOULD LIKE 

5966
03:10:43,265 --> 03:10:44,933
TO SEE THE FUNDING RESTORED. 

5967
03:10:44,933 --> 03:10:46,535
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 

5968
03:10:46,535 --> 03:10:49,271
-- THANK YOU. PETER. LAST BUT 

5969
03:10:49,271 --> 03:10:52,107
NOT LEAST, JESSE SIMPSON CLOSES 

5970
03:10:52,107 --> 03:10:59,114
OUT. WELCOME, WELCOME 

5971
03:10:59,114 --> 03:10:59,714
-- HEY. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR 

5972
03:10:59,714 --> 03:11:01,149
STRAUSS COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M 

5973
03:11:01,149 --> 03:11:02,851
JESSICA SIMPSON WITH THE HOUSING

5974
03:11:02,851 --> 03:11:03,518
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM. FIRST, I

5975
03:11:03,518 --> 03:11:05,587
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ADDING $5 

5976
03:11:05,587 --> 03:11:07,489
MILLION TO THE HOUSING IN THIS 

5977
03:11:07,489 --> 03:11:09,257
BALANCING PACKAGE. WE HOPE 

5978
03:11:09,257 --> 03:11:11,526
YOU'LL GO FURTHER BY SUPPORTING

5979
03:11:11,526 --> 03:11:12,894
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AMENDMENT 

5980
03:11:12,894 --> 03:11:14,496
TO INCREASE THAT BY ANOTHER 5 

5981
03:11:14,496 --> 03:11:16,097
MILLION. EVERY ADDITIONAL DOLLAR

5982
03:11:16,097 --> 03:11:17,766
MEANS MORE HOMES FOR PEOPLE WHO 

5983
03:11:17,766 --> 03:11:20,936
NEED THEM. SECOND, I URGE YOU TO

5984
03:11:20,936 --> 03:11:22,470
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AYE

5985
03:11:22,470 --> 03:11:23,104
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT,

5986
03:11:23,104 --> 03:11:24,739
DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE TO 

5987
03:11:24,739 --> 03:11:27,342
DEVELOP A PLAN TO CONSISTENTLY 

5988
03:11:27,342 --> 03:11:30,111
APPROPRIATE 50% OF NET REVENUE 

5989
03:11:30,111 --> 03:11:32,013
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND 

5990
03:11:32,013 --> 03:11:32,647
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT. JUMPSTART

5991
03:11:32,647 --> 03:11:33,715
WAS ENVISIONED AS A DEDICATED 

5992
03:11:33,715 --> 03:11:34,883
REVENUE SOURCE FOR OUR MOST 

5993
03:11:34,883 --> 03:11:37,118
PRESSING, CITY WIDE PRIORITIES. 

5994
03:11:37,118 --> 03:11:38,587
THIS BUDGET CONTINUES TO 

5995
03:11:38,587 --> 03:11:39,855
TRANSFER BALANCES AND DRAW DOWN 

5996
03:11:39,855 --> 03:11:40,956
THE RESERVE FOR ONLY ABOUT A 

5997
03:11:40,956 --> 03:11:43,725
THIRD GO INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING

5998
03:11:43,725 --> 03:11:46,862
PLAN TO GET TO 50%, WHICH IS A 

5999
03:11:46,862 --> 03:11:49,064
PERCENTAGE THE CITY HAS MATCHED 

6000
03:11:49,064 --> 03:11:51,399
BEFORE. WITH THAT RESERVE 

6001
03:11:51,399 --> 03:11:53,068
PRIORITIZED TO PROTECT ALREADY 

6002
03:11:53,068 --> 03:11:53,702
FUNDED PROJECTS WOULD DO A LOT 

6003
03:11:53,702 --> 03:11:55,570
TO DEMONSTRATE LONG TERM 

6004
03:11:55,570 --> 03:11:57,339
COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING

6005
03:11:57,339 --> 03:12:00,008
I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT 

6006
03:12:00,008 --> 03:12:00,509
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AS 

6007
03:12:00,509 --> 03:12:02,410
ACCOMPANYING LEGISLATION 

6008
03:12:02,410 --> 03:12:02,944
CARRYING FORWARD UNSPENT 

6009
03:12:02,944 --> 03:12:05,981
JUMPSTART FUNDS AT THE OFFICE OF

6010
03:12:05,981 --> 03:12:06,481
HOUSING FOR THE POLICE 

6011
03:12:06,481 --> 03:12:09,484
OVERPAYMENT RECAPTURE FUND AND 

6012
03:12:09,484 --> 03:12:10,619
EXEMPTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING 

6013
03:12:10,619 --> 03:12:12,454
FROM THE NEW RENTAL REGULATION 

6014
03:12:12,454 --> 03:12:13,989
FEE. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU 

6015
03:12:13,989 --> 03:12:16,858
DO. LOOK FORWARD TO CHATTING 

6016
03:12:16,858 --> 03:12:17,058
MORE. 

6017
03:12:17,058 --> 03:12:19,961
-- THANK YOU. THAT DOES COMPLETE

6018
03:12:19,961 --> 03:12:23,131
OUR LIST OF PUBLIC COMMENT 

6019
03:12:23,131 --> 03:12:23,732
REGISTRANTS WHO ARE VIRTUALLY 

6020
03:12:23,732 --> 03:12:25,800
PRESENT. WE HAVE REACHED THE END

6021
03:12:25,800 --> 03:12:27,269
OF OUR REGISTERED REMOTE 

6022
03:12:27,269 --> 03:12:30,205
SPEAKERS. THE COUNCIL WILL 

6023
03:12:30,205 --> 03:12:30,772
RECESS UNTIL 5 P.M. WHEN WE 

6024
03:12:30,772 --> 03:12:33,041
RETURN, WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE 

6025
03:12:33,041 --> 03:12:34,476
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS SEEING, AND 

6026
03:12:34,476 --> 03:12:35,543
THEN WE'LL JUST RUN RIGHT DOWN 

6027
03:12:35,543 --> 03:12:37,879
THAT LINE. WE'VE HAD 109 PUBLIC

6028
03:12:37,879 --> 03:12:39,714
COMMENTERS SO FAR, AND WE'RE 

6029
03:12:39,714 --> 03:12:40,749
EXCITED FOR THE REST OF THIS 

6030
03:12:40,749 --> 03:12:42,984
EVENING. IF THERE IS NO 

6031
03:12:42,984 --> 03:12:43,585
OBJECTION, THE SELECT BUDGET 

6032
03:12:43,585 --> 03:12:44,886
COMMITTEE WILL BE IN RECESS 

6033
03:12:44,886 --> 03:12:46,354
UNTIL 5 P.M. HEARING NO 

6034
03:12:46,354 --> 03:12:48,323
OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS IN 

6035
03:12:48,323 --> 03:12:50,292
RECESS. THANK YOU. 

6036
03:12:50,292 --> 03:12:52,560
-- THANK YOU,