1 00:00:12,045 --> 00:00:16,349 [MUSIC] 2 00:00:16,483 --> 00:00:18,551 -- HEY. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE JULY 3 00:00:18,551 --> 00:00:20,253 14th MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY 4 00:00:20,253 --> 00:00:20,887 COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT 5 00:00:20,887 --> 00:00:23,022 IS 2:04 P.M.. I'M JOY 6 00:00:23,022 --> 00:00:23,523 HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL 7 00:00:23,523 --> 00:00:24,724 PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 8 00:00:24,724 --> 00:00:25,959 CALL THE ROLL? 9 00:00:25,959 --> 00:00:32,465 -- COUNCILMEMBER? RINCK. PRESENT 10 00:00:32,465 --> 00:00:34,434 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 11 00:00:34,434 --> 00:00:36,336 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 12 00:00:36,336 --> 00:00:37,837 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 13 00:00:37,837 --> 00:00:38,304 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 14 00:00:38,304 --> 00:00:41,641 -- HERE. 15 00:00:41,641 --> 00:00:42,475 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HERE. 16 00:00:42,475 --> 00:00:46,312 COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE HERE. 17 00:00:46,312 --> 00:00:49,182 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. HERE. COUNCIL 18 00:00:49,182 --> 00:00:49,716 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 19 00:00:49,716 --> 00:00:51,117 -- HERE 20 00:00:51,117 --> 00:00:51,518 -- EIGHT PRESENT. 21 00:00:51,518 --> 00:00:54,454 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 22 00:00:54,454 --> 00:00:55,355 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS EXCUSED. 23 00:00:55,355 --> 00:00:57,123 COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME. WE 24 00:00:57,123 --> 00:00:57,991 WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT 25 00:00:57,991 --> 00:01:00,427 PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS 26 00:01:00,427 --> 00:01:02,162 LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S 27 00:01:02,162 --> 00:01:03,830 AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION AND 28 00:01:03,830 --> 00:01:04,364 REFERRAL CALENDAR IN THE 29 00:01:04,364 --> 00:01:05,598 COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM. THE 30 00:01:05,598 --> 00:01:08,701 COUNCIL CANNOT ACCEPT COMMENTS 31 00:01:08,701 --> 00:01:11,604 ON QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS OR 32 00:01:11,604 --> 00:01:12,238 CAMPAIGN RELATED MATTERS. CLERK 33 00:01:12,238 --> 00:01:13,373 HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE 34 00:01:13,373 --> 00:01:14,307 SIGNED UP TODAY? 35 00:01:14,307 --> 00:01:16,643 -- WE HAVE 16 IN PERSON AND FOUR 36 00:01:16,643 --> 00:01:17,444 REMOTE. 37 00:01:17,444 --> 00:01:18,545 -- AWESOME. THAT'S A TOTAL OF 38 00:01:18,545 --> 00:01:19,879 20. SO EVERYONE'S GOING TO GET 39 00:01:19,879 --> 00:01:21,214 TWO MINUTES. WILL THE CLERK 40 00:01:21,214 --> 00:01:25,151 PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR 41 00:01:25,151 --> 00:01:27,353 THE PUBLIC COMMENT? 42 00:01:27,353 --> 00:01:28,354 -- SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN 43 00:01:28,354 --> 00:01:30,457 THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE 44 00:01:30,457 --> 00:01:32,292 REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A 45 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:33,526 CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT 46 00:01:33,526 --> 00:01:35,695 OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS 47 00:01:35,695 --> 00:01:36,996 WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT 48 00:01:36,996 --> 00:01:39,032 ENTER COMMENTS WITHIN THE 49 00:01:39,032 --> 00:01:40,200 ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO 50 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,102 CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. 51 00:01:43,102 --> 00:01:45,505 -- AWESOME. WE'LL START IN 52 00:01:45,505 --> 00:01:47,106 GROUPS OF THREE. WE HAVE MARI 53 00:01:47,106 --> 00:01:49,542 SHULER, FOLLOWED BY MISS CAROLYN 54 00:01:49,542 --> 00:01:53,646 MALONE AND MARY RAO. 55 00:01:53,646 --> 00:01:55,849 -- HI. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 56 00:01:55,849 --> 00:01:56,483 COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU VERY 57 00:01:56,483 --> 00:01:57,050 MUCH. MY NAME IS MARY MOORE 58 00:01:57,050 --> 00:01:58,451 SHULER. I'M USUALLY HERE ABOUT 59 00:01:58,451 --> 00:01:59,586 SMALL HOUSEBOATS, BUT THAT'S NOT 60 00:01:59,586 --> 00:02:02,455 WHY I'M HERE TODAY. I'M HERE 61 00:02:02,455 --> 00:02:04,357 ABOUT APPOINTMENTS. THERE IS AN 62 00:02:04,357 --> 00:02:06,292 IMPORTANT BOARD FOR SEATTLE 63 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:07,994 CALLED THE CONVENTION CENTER 64 00:02:07,994 --> 00:02:09,496 BOARD. THE MAYOR HAS 65 00:02:09,496 --> 00:02:10,396 APPOINTMENTS TO MAKE. NOT YOU 66 00:02:10,396 --> 00:02:11,931 ALL. BUT YOU HAVE A CHANCE RIGHT 67 00:02:11,931 --> 00:02:14,033 NOW TO INFLUENCE WHO SHE 68 00:02:14,033 --> 00:02:14,834 APPOINTS. I'M SURE IT'S NOT ON 69 00:02:14,834 --> 00:02:16,703 HER RADAR. I'VE TALKED TO THE 70 00:02:16,703 --> 00:02:17,737 GOVERNOR AND I'VE TALKED TO THE 71 00:02:17,737 --> 00:02:19,205 COUNTY EXECUTIVE, BOTH OF WHOM 72 00:02:19,205 --> 00:02:21,007 ALSO HAVE APPOINTMENTS. THERE 73 00:02:21,007 --> 00:02:22,642 ARE FIVE POSITIONS UP FOR 74 00:02:22,642 --> 00:02:23,710 APPOINTMENT ON THE BOARD RIGHT 75 00:02:23,710 --> 00:02:26,012 NOW. WHILE I THINK IT'S IN YOUR 76 00:02:26,012 --> 00:02:28,281 DISTRICT, BOB, BUT EVERYBODY 77 00:02:28,281 --> 00:02:29,983 OUGHT TO HAVE A SAY ABOUT THIS 78 00:02:29,983 --> 00:02:31,417 BECAUSE THE CONVENTION CENTER IS 79 00:02:31,417 --> 00:02:32,752 RIGHT NOW DOING ITS MASTER PLAN, 80 00:02:32,752 --> 00:02:36,422 WHICH WILL LOCK ALL OF US IN 81 00:02:36,422 --> 00:02:37,891 FOREVER TO WHATEVER THEY DECIDE 82 00:02:37,891 --> 00:02:39,592 TO DO. SO I BEG YOU TO PLEASE 83 00:02:39,592 --> 00:02:42,629 PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND 84 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:44,130 FIND PEOPLE WHO YOU THINK WOULD 85 00:02:44,130 --> 00:02:46,533 BE GREAT BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE 86 00:02:46,533 --> 00:02:47,967 CONVENTION CENTER WHO DO NOT 87 00:02:47,967 --> 00:02:50,870 HAVE A FINANCIAL VESTED 88 00:02:50,870 --> 00:02:53,339 INTEREST, I.E. A HOTEL OWNER, 89 00:02:53,339 --> 00:02:56,809 FOR EXAMPLE. WE HAVE HAD ONLY 90 00:02:56,809 --> 00:02:58,511 TWO EXECUTIVES FOR THE 91 00:02:58,511 --> 00:02:59,145 CONVENTION BOARD IN 50 YEARS. 92 00:02:59,145 --> 00:03:01,080 JIM ELLIS WAS THE FOUNDER AND 93 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,983 WAS THERE FOR 20 ODD YEARS. 94 00:03:03,983 --> 00:03:05,051 FRANK FINNEGAN HAS BEEN THERE 95 00:03:05,051 --> 00:03:06,519 FOR 20 ODD YEARS. I BELIEVE HIS 96 00:03:06,519 --> 00:03:07,954 POSITION IS ALSO UP FOR 97 00:03:07,954 --> 00:03:10,189 APPOINTMENT, BUT IT'S JUST SUPER 98 00:03:10,189 --> 00:03:13,159 IMPORTANT. THE SEATTLE TIMES 99 00:03:13,159 --> 00:03:14,794 SAID THEIR FUNDING WAS FRAGILE. 100 00:03:14,794 --> 00:03:16,062 SO WHO IN THE END IS GOING TO 101 00:03:16,062 --> 00:03:17,630 PAY FOR THIS? THEY HAVE A 102 00:03:17,630 --> 00:03:18,665 BALLOON PAYMENT COMING UP OF 103 00:03:18,665 --> 00:03:20,300 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND AS FAR 104 00:03:20,300 --> 00:03:22,068 AS I CAN TELL, NO PLAN. BUT WHAT 105 00:03:22,068 --> 00:03:23,636 I'VE SUBMITTED IN MY WRITTEN 106 00:03:23,636 --> 00:03:26,039 COMMENTS IS A WEBSITE. ONE 107 00:03:26,039 --> 00:03:28,174 REPORTER HAS BEEN VERY DOGGED IN 108 00:03:28,174 --> 00:03:30,710 HIS REPORTING ABOUT THIS, AND HE 109 00:03:30,710 --> 00:03:32,345 ACTUALLY HAS A PIECE ON HIS 110 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:35,181 WEBSITE ABOUT WHO WOULD MAKE A 111 00:03:35,181 --> 00:03:37,116 GOOD BOARD MEMBER FOR THE 112 00:03:37,116 --> 00:03:38,151 CONVENTION CENTER. SO I BEG YOU 113 00:03:38,151 --> 00:03:40,853 TO READ HIS WORK. AT LEAST ASK A 114 00:03:40,853 --> 00:03:43,022 STAFF MEMBER TO TO READ IT AND 115 00:03:43,022 --> 00:03:45,124 SEE IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH SOME 116 00:03:45,124 --> 00:03:48,061 GREAT NAMES, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT 117 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:48,261 MINE. 118 00:03:48,261 --> 00:03:53,066 -- THANK YOU. MARI. NEXT WE HAVE 119 00:03:53,066 --> 00:04:00,773 MISS CAROLYN. WELCOME. 120 00:04:00,907 --> 00:04:05,311 AND FOR THE RECORD, 121 00:04:05,311 --> 00:04:05,945 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS WITH US 122 00:04:05,945 --> 00:04:07,947 IN PERSON. PRESENT. 123 00:04:07,947 --> 00:04:12,218 -- THANK YOU. 124 00:04:12,218 --> 00:04:14,654 -- I'M CAROLYN MALONEY, STILL 125 00:04:14,654 --> 00:04:16,756 HAVING THE HOUSING ISSUES THAT I 126 00:04:16,756 --> 00:04:19,125 HAVE CURRENTLY. RENOVATION, 127 00:04:19,125 --> 00:04:21,494 EXTENSIVE RENOVATION IS GOING ON 128 00:04:21,494 --> 00:04:24,063 IN MY SENIOR HOUSING AT 910 129 00:04:24,063 --> 00:04:27,100 MARION STREET. THE SEATTLE 130 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:29,702 DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND 131 00:04:29,702 --> 00:04:30,336 INSPECTION SHOULD BE OVERSEEING 132 00:04:30,336 --> 00:04:34,073 AND MAKE SURE THERE IS NO 133 00:04:34,073 --> 00:04:36,376 STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, WHICH I THINK 134 00:04:36,376 --> 00:04:38,611 THERE IS. AND THERE'S 135 00:04:38,611 --> 00:04:40,046 ABSOLUTELY NO COMMUNICATION FROM 136 00:04:40,046 --> 00:04:42,315 THE DIRECTORS AND THE MANAGERS. 137 00:04:42,315 --> 00:04:44,917 EVEN WHEN I ASKED, NOTHING 138 00:04:44,917 --> 00:04:47,320 WRITTEN, ALL I HEAR ARE 139 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,689 JACKHAMMERS, POWER DRILLS, BUZZ 140 00:04:49,689 --> 00:04:51,024 SAWS AND HAMMERS, AND I HAVE TO 141 00:04:51,024 --> 00:04:53,693 LEAVE EACH DAY. THESE ARE THINGS 142 00:04:53,693 --> 00:04:54,961 GOING ON OUTSIDE, AND I DO 143 00:04:54,961 --> 00:04:58,164 BELIEVE THERE ARE LAWS AGAINST 144 00:04:58,164 --> 00:05:00,833 THAT. THE VIBRATION I'M 145 00:05:00,833 --> 00:05:03,503 CONCERNED ABOUT IN THE BUILDING. 146 00:05:03,503 --> 00:05:06,039 IS 13 STORIES, 84 UNITS, AND 147 00:05:06,039 --> 00:05:09,208 IT'S JUST NO COMMUNICATION TO 148 00:05:09,208 --> 00:05:13,279 SENIORS ABOUT THE STATUS. IT'S 149 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,381 NOTHING ABOUT THE RENT BEING 150 00:05:15,381 --> 00:05:18,618 INCREASED. I'VE ASKED BECAUSE 151 00:05:18,618 --> 00:05:20,887 USUALLY WHEN RENOVATIONS OCCUR, 152 00:05:20,887 --> 00:05:23,489 RENT IS INCREASED. ARE YOU GOING 153 00:05:23,489 --> 00:05:25,758 TO TRANSFORM IT? NOTHING LIKE 154 00:05:25,758 --> 00:05:28,494 THAT. AND THE OTHER ISSUE I'M 155 00:05:28,494 --> 00:05:30,963 CONCERNED ABOUT, WHERE ARE THE 156 00:05:30,963 --> 00:05:33,066 SEATTLE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 157 00:05:33,066 --> 00:05:34,934 MEMBERS, THE DIRECTORS NO LONGER 158 00:05:34,934 --> 00:05:39,205 THERE. MY COMPLAINT IS STAGNANT. 159 00:05:39,205 --> 00:05:41,307 I DON'T HEAR FROM ANYONE. SO 160 00:05:41,307 --> 00:05:44,911 ARE THEY STILL IN BUSINESS OR 161 00:05:44,911 --> 00:05:50,350 DEFUNCT NOW? SO I THINK SOMEONE 162 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:53,753 SHOULD CONTACT ME, VISIT MY 163 00:05:53,753 --> 00:05:56,222 RESIDENTS AT 910. MARION. NOT 164 00:05:56,222 --> 00:05:57,290 HARD TO FIND. FIRST HILL 165 00:05:57,290 --> 00:06:00,460 DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM 166 00:06:00,460 --> 00:06:02,528 SAINT JAMES CATHEDRAL, NORTH 167 00:06:02,528 --> 00:06:06,199 SIDE. I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO 168 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:08,034 COME. THANK YOU. 169 00:06:08,034 --> 00:06:10,803 -- THANK YOU, MISS MALONE. AND 170 00:06:10,803 --> 00:06:14,040 WE HAVE NEXT MAYOR DR. RAO FROM 171 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:14,640 MOUNT BAKER. DID I GET THAT 172 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:15,675 CORRECT? I SAY YOUR LAST NAME. 173 00:06:15,675 --> 00:06:19,679 RIGHT. AWESOME. WELCOME, DOCTOR. 174 00:06:19,679 --> 00:06:20,113 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR 175 00:06:20,113 --> 00:06:20,580 HOLLINGSWORTH AND 176 00:06:20,580 --> 00:06:22,281 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARY 177 00:06:22,281 --> 00:06:24,083 RAO AND I LIVE IN MOUNT BAKER. 178 00:06:24,083 --> 00:06:25,918 I'M A MEMBER OF FOUR SEATTLE. 179 00:06:25,918 --> 00:06:27,520 I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR 180 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,989 SUPPORT FOR THE UTILITIES 181 00:06:29,989 --> 00:06:31,391 DISCOUNT PROGRAM BILL, AND THANK 182 00:06:31,391 --> 00:06:32,024 YOU TO THE GOVERNMENT GOVERNANCE 183 00:06:32,024 --> 00:06:33,092 AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE FOR 184 00:06:33,092 --> 00:06:34,994 MOVING IT FORWARD. AND I WANT TO 185 00:06:34,994 --> 00:06:36,662 SHARE SOME COMMENTS. AGAIN, I'M 186 00:06:36,662 --> 00:06:39,098 A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN AND 187 00:06:39,098 --> 00:06:40,600 MANY OF MY PATIENTS ARE LIVING 188 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,034 ON FIXED INCOMES. AND I SEE 189 00:06:42,034 --> 00:06:44,604 EVERY DAY HOW RISING UTILITY 190 00:06:44,604 --> 00:06:46,539 COSTS AFFECT THEIR HEALTH. LAST 191 00:06:46,539 --> 00:06:48,574 WINTER, ONE OF MY PATIENTS, A 192 00:06:48,574 --> 00:06:49,909 DISABLED VETERAN, TOLD ME THAT 193 00:06:49,909 --> 00:06:51,144 HE'D BEEN RATIONING HIS 194 00:06:51,144 --> 00:06:53,446 MEDICATIONS SO HE AND HIS WIFE 195 00:06:53,446 --> 00:06:55,648 COULD KEEP THE HEAT ON FOR HIS 196 00:06:55,648 --> 00:06:56,949 NEWBORN. WE CONNECTED HIM TO 197 00:06:56,949 --> 00:06:58,217 HELP HE WAS ELIGIBLE FOR, BUT 198 00:06:58,217 --> 00:07:00,186 NOT BEFORE HE'D BEEN MAKING THIS 199 00:07:00,186 --> 00:07:02,889 IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE FOR MONTHS, 200 00:07:02,889 --> 00:07:04,690 PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY 201 00:07:04,690 --> 00:07:06,459 DON'T KNOW. AND I HEAR AGAIN 202 00:07:06,459 --> 00:07:08,427 AND AGAIN FROM MY PATIENTS THAT 203 00:07:08,427 --> 00:07:08,961 THE STRESS OF NAVIGATING 204 00:07:08,961 --> 00:07:11,130 COMPLICATED BENEFIT PROGRAMS IS 205 00:07:11,130 --> 00:07:12,799 A DOUBLE OR TRIPLE BURDEN ON TOP 206 00:07:12,799 --> 00:07:15,468 OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND HEALTH 207 00:07:15,468 --> 00:07:17,036 CHALLENGES, PEOPLE GIVE UP AND 208 00:07:17,036 --> 00:07:20,339 THEY SUFFER A RESPONSIBLY 209 00:07:20,339 --> 00:07:21,808 EXECUTED PUBLIC PROGRAM HAS TO 210 00:07:21,808 --> 00:07:23,509 MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE IT'S MEANT 211 00:07:23,509 --> 00:07:25,545 FOR KNOW ABOUT IT AND CAN EASILY 212 00:07:25,545 --> 00:07:27,046 ENROLL. SO I ESPECIALLY 213 00:07:27,046 --> 00:07:28,147 APPRECIATE THAT THIS BILL WILL 214 00:07:28,147 --> 00:07:29,615 WORK TO MAKE SIGNING UP FOR THE 215 00:07:29,615 --> 00:07:31,384 UTILITIES DISCOUNT PROGRAM 216 00:07:31,384 --> 00:07:33,386 SIMPLER. I APPRECIATE THE 217 00:07:33,386 --> 00:07:34,020 AMENDMENT AROUND ACCOUNTABILITY 218 00:07:34,020 --> 00:07:37,190 FOR ENROLLMENT, AND THE CITY HAS 219 00:07:37,190 --> 00:07:38,558 ALREADY SET ASIDE FUNDING, SO 220 00:07:38,558 --> 00:07:39,192 LET'S MAKE SURE IT ACTUALLY 221 00:07:39,192 --> 00:07:41,527 GETS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. I HOPE 222 00:07:41,527 --> 00:07:42,528 YOU'LL MOVE THIS FORWARD. AND 223 00:07:42,528 --> 00:07:43,396 THANK YOU. 224 00:07:43,396 --> 00:07:45,498 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, DR. RAO. 225 00:07:45,498 --> 00:07:47,934 NEXT WE HAVE HOWARD GAIL 226 00:07:47,934 --> 00:07:50,503 FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL AND THEN 227 00:07:50,503 --> 00:07:53,973 MARTA. WELCOME MR. GAIL. 228 00:07:53,973 --> 00:07:55,508 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JUST ON 229 00:07:55,508 --> 00:07:56,742 A BREAK FROM THE KING COUNTY 230 00:07:56,742 --> 00:08:02,081 INQUEST INTO THE 2009 BY SPD OF 231 00:08:02,081 --> 00:08:05,084 OF RYAN RYAN SMITH. HE WAS 232 00:08:05,084 --> 00:08:07,887 KILLED IN 2019 IN CRISIS HOLDING 233 00:08:07,887 --> 00:08:09,188 A 2.4IN KNIFE. AND HE WAS SHOT 234 00:08:09,188 --> 00:08:11,891 TEN TIMES POINT BLANK WITH HIGH 235 00:08:11,891 --> 00:08:17,363 CALIBER DUM DUM BULLETS. NOW 236 00:08:17,363 --> 00:08:19,499 WHAT I'M LISTENING TO IN THE 237 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:21,534 TESTIMONY FROM YOUR POLICE THAT 238 00:08:21,534 --> 00:08:22,535 YOU PAY AND YOU OVERSEE WHEN 239 00:08:22,535 --> 00:08:23,502 I'M LISTENING TO, IS THE REASON 240 00:08:23,502 --> 00:08:25,638 THEY HAD TO SHOOT HIM IS BECAUSE 241 00:08:25,638 --> 00:08:26,906 HE SHIFTED HIS BODY WEIGHT. HIS 242 00:08:26,906 --> 00:08:28,875 EYES WERE LARGE AND UNBLINKING. 243 00:08:28,875 --> 00:08:30,009 HE HAD THE THOUSAND YARD STARE. 244 00:08:30,009 --> 00:08:33,312 I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE WITH 3 OR 4 245 00:08:33,312 --> 00:08:33,880 GUNSHOTS STILL BE A THREAT, 246 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:35,381 WHICH IS WHY HE HAD TO BE SHOT 247 00:08:35,381 --> 00:08:38,851 TEN TIMES. HE WAS. HIS FACE WAS 248 00:08:38,851 --> 00:08:39,886 EXTREMELY ALARMING. HE HAD 249 00:08:39,886 --> 00:08:41,687 GLASSY EYES. HE HAD THE PREFIGHT 250 00:08:41,687 --> 00:08:43,723 INDICATORS. HE HAD A FIGHTING 251 00:08:43,723 --> 00:08:45,224 STANCE. SUICIDAL PEOPLE ARE THE 252 00:08:45,224 --> 00:08:46,459 MOST DANGEROUS, NOT THE MOST IN 253 00:08:46,459 --> 00:08:48,761 NEED OF CARE, BUT THE MOST 254 00:08:48,761 --> 00:08:51,030 DANGEROUS. THIS IS WHAT YOUR 255 00:08:51,030 --> 00:08:51,664 POLICE OFFICERS ARE TESTIFYING 256 00:08:51,664 --> 00:08:54,834 TO IN FRONT OF A JURY. NOW, I 257 00:08:54,834 --> 00:08:55,468 KNOW THE JURY WILL NOT BUY THIS, 258 00:08:55,468 --> 00:08:56,002 AND I KNOW IT WILL BE A 259 00:08:56,002 --> 00:08:58,738 RESOUNDING VERDICT BY THE END OF 260 00:08:58,738 --> 00:08:59,538 THE WEEK. THE QUESTION IS, WHAT 261 00:08:59,538 --> 00:09:03,476 ARE YOU GUYS DOING? AS SOMEONE 262 00:09:03,476 --> 00:09:05,745 WHO IS JEWISH, BROUGHT UP IN A 263 00:09:05,745 --> 00:09:07,713 VERY JEWISH HOUSEHOLD, 264 00:09:07,713 --> 00:09:09,548 POST-HOLOCAUST, I GET IT. 265 00:09:09,548 --> 00:09:10,750 TURNING A BLIND EYE IS A WAY OF 266 00:09:10,750 --> 00:09:12,985 BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH THAT 267 00:09:12,985 --> 00:09:15,354 KIND OF CONFLICT. BUT YOUR 268 00:09:15,354 --> 00:09:17,189 POLICE HAVE SYSTEMATICALLY, AS 269 00:09:17,189 --> 00:09:18,791 THEY DID LAST YEAR, KILLED 270 00:09:18,791 --> 00:09:21,127 PEOPLE IN CRISIS AS THEY DID 271 00:09:21,127 --> 00:09:24,196 URBAN SAKA IN WEST SEATTLE JUST 272 00:09:24,196 --> 00:09:25,197 LAST YEAR, HOLDING ONLY A KNIFE 273 00:09:25,197 --> 00:09:27,333 WHEN THEY'RE IN CRISIS. IT 274 00:09:27,333 --> 00:09:28,834 DOESN'T HAPPEN IN JAPAN. IT 275 00:09:28,834 --> 00:09:30,303 DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE UNITED 276 00:09:30,303 --> 00:09:31,437 KINGDOM. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN A 277 00:09:31,437 --> 00:09:33,406 LOT OF OTHER FREE COUNTRIES. AND 278 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:34,540 YET WHAT WE'RE TOLD HERE, WHAT 279 00:09:34,540 --> 00:09:39,045 I'M LISTENING TO DAY AFTER DAY 280 00:09:39,045 --> 00:09:40,079 IS NOTHING ELSE WE COULD DO. 281 00:09:40,079 --> 00:09:41,314 THEY HAD THE THOUSAND YARD 282 00:09:41,314 --> 00:09:43,382 STARE. THEY HAD TO BE PUT DOWN. 283 00:09:43,382 --> 00:09:45,351 SO THE QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOU 284 00:09:45,351 --> 00:09:47,119 GOING TO DO? THANK YOU. 285 00:09:47,119 --> 00:09:48,654 -- THANK YOU, MR. GILL. NEXT WE 286 00:09:48,654 --> 00:09:52,291 HAVE MICHAEL, FOLLOWED BY MARTA. 287 00:09:52,291 --> 00:09:54,193 AND WE HAVE BOB. KENDRA, IVANA 288 00:09:54,193 --> 00:09:56,662 AND MISS YVETTE. WELCOME. 289 00:09:56,662 --> 00:09:58,064 -- HELLO. I'LL KEEP MY PUBLIC 290 00:09:58,064 --> 00:09:59,799 COMMENT EXTREMELY SHORT. I'M 291 00:09:59,799 --> 00:10:01,267 MICHAEL, I'M A PHINNEY RIDGE 292 00:10:01,267 --> 00:10:02,902 RESIDENT. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT 293 00:10:02,902 --> 00:10:05,338 MAKING THE UTILITY DISCOUNT 294 00:10:05,338 --> 00:10:07,606 PROGRAM MORE EFFECTIVE AND 295 00:10:07,606 --> 00:10:08,674 PUSHING FOR HIGHER ENROLLMENT 296 00:10:08,674 --> 00:10:09,775 AMONG THOSE WHO NEED IT THE 297 00:10:09,775 --> 00:10:11,544 MOST. I BELIEVE THAT THE 298 00:10:11,544 --> 00:10:12,712 AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT TO 299 00:10:12,712 --> 00:10:13,346 CREATE A REPORTING REQUIREMENT 300 00:10:13,346 --> 00:10:16,615 WILL BE EFFECTIVE. I ALSO 301 00:10:16,615 --> 00:10:17,116 SUPPORT SLIGHTLY TALLER 302 00:10:17,116 --> 00:10:17,683 MICROPHONES FOR THE PUBLIC 303 00:10:17,683 --> 00:10:17,950 COMMENT. 304 00:10:17,950 --> 00:10:20,519 -- THANK YOU 305 00:10:20,519 --> 00:10:21,854 -- THANK YOU MICHAEL. NEXT WE 306 00:10:21,854 --> 00:10:23,656 HAVE MARTA, FOLLOWED BY BOB, 307 00:10:23,656 --> 00:10:28,761 KENDRA, IVANA AND YVETTE. 308 00:10:28,761 --> 00:10:30,629 -- HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME 309 00:10:30,629 --> 00:10:32,732 IS MARTIN. I'M HERE WITH FOUR 310 00:10:32,732 --> 00:10:35,368 SEATTLE. I CAME HERE LAST WEEK 311 00:10:35,368 --> 00:10:36,836 TO SUPPORT THE UTILITY DISCOUNT 312 00:10:36,836 --> 00:10:38,170 PROGRAM EXPANSION, AND I'M HERE 313 00:10:38,170 --> 00:10:39,505 AGAIN. WANT TO GIVE A QUICK 314 00:10:39,505 --> 00:10:41,974 THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER 315 00:10:41,974 --> 00:10:43,275 STRAUSS CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH AND 316 00:10:43,275 --> 00:10:44,910 THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNANCE 317 00:10:44,910 --> 00:10:45,478 AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE FOR 318 00:10:45,478 --> 00:10:46,846 PASSING THIS LEGISLATION OUT OF 319 00:10:46,846 --> 00:10:48,848 COMMITTEE. LAST WEEK. 320 00:10:48,848 --> 00:10:50,683 ADDITIONALLY, THANK YOU FOR 321 00:10:50,683 --> 00:10:54,086 INCLUDING THE AMENDMENT TO 322 00:10:54,086 --> 00:10:55,554 CREATE AN ANNUAL ROLLMENT REPORT 323 00:10:55,554 --> 00:10:57,857 REQUIREMENT NEXT YEAR. WE ARE 324 00:10:57,857 --> 00:10:58,357 EXPECTING LARGE UTILITY 325 00:10:58,357 --> 00:10:59,592 INCREASES AND I THINK NOW IS A 326 00:10:59,592 --> 00:11:04,530 GREAT TIME TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE 327 00:11:04,530 --> 00:11:06,932 MAKING DECISIONS TO. EXCUSE ME. 328 00:11:06,932 --> 00:11:09,001 MAKE SURE THIS PREEXISTING 329 00:11:09,001 --> 00:11:11,070 PROGRAM GETS EFFECTIVELY 330 00:11:11,070 --> 00:11:12,038 DELIVERED. EXPANDING WHO 331 00:11:12,038 --> 00:11:13,673 QUALIFIES IS A GREAT CHANCE TO 332 00:11:13,673 --> 00:11:15,107 REACH MORE INDIVIDUALS AND 333 00:11:15,107 --> 00:11:16,909 ACTUALLY DELIVER THE DOLLARS. 334 00:11:16,909 --> 00:11:18,611 BUT I ALSO DO BELIEVE IT'S JUST 335 00:11:18,611 --> 00:11:20,179 A START. I'VE SPENT MANY, MANY 336 00:11:20,179 --> 00:11:21,747 HOURS TALKING TO FAMILIES, 337 00:11:21,747 --> 00:11:22,782 WORKERS, AND SENIORS ACROSS THE 338 00:11:22,782 --> 00:11:24,784 CITY. AND I THINK ONE THEME IS 339 00:11:24,784 --> 00:11:28,154 VERY COMMON, WHICH IS IT'S 340 00:11:28,154 --> 00:11:29,355 BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT 341 00:11:29,355 --> 00:11:31,557 TO LIVE AND AGE IN THIS CITY. 342 00:11:31,557 --> 00:11:32,758 THIS PROGRAM IS A MUCH NEEDED 343 00:11:32,758 --> 00:11:34,794 STEP TO BRING RELIEF TO THESE 344 00:11:34,794 --> 00:11:36,262 INDIVIDUALS. AND I'M EXCITED TO 345 00:11:36,262 --> 00:11:37,897 SAY THAT FOR SEATTLE REALLY 346 00:11:37,897 --> 00:11:38,931 WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART IN 347 00:11:38,931 --> 00:11:41,000 MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS A 348 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:42,768 SUCCESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND 349 00:11:42,768 --> 00:11:44,937 HAVE A GOOD DAY. 350 00:11:44,937 --> 00:11:46,072 -- THANK YOU MARTA. NEXT WE HAVE 351 00:11:46,072 --> 00:11:48,441 BOB, FOLLOWED BY KENDRA, IVANA, 352 00:11:48,441 --> 00:11:52,878 AND MISS YVETTE 353 00:11:52,878 --> 00:11:53,913 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR 354 00:11:53,913 --> 00:11:56,015 GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME 355 00:11:56,015 --> 00:11:57,683 AND SPEAK MY PIECE ON REGARDING 356 00:11:57,683 --> 00:12:01,721 THE UDP, WHICH I HOPE THAT YOU 357 00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:03,689 GUYS WILL CONSIDER PASSING 358 00:12:03,689 --> 00:12:06,425 TODAY. IT IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU 359 00:12:06,425 --> 00:12:09,028 KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE ALL AGREE 360 00:12:09,028 --> 00:12:11,130 THAT THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM AT 361 00:12:11,130 --> 00:12:14,100 A TIME THAT'S MORE IN NEED THAN 362 00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:15,301 EVER. AND NOW TODAY WE HAVE AN 363 00:12:15,301 --> 00:12:18,838 OPPORTUNITY TO FINE TUNE IT, TO 364 00:12:18,838 --> 00:12:22,007 BE ABLE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO, TO 365 00:12:22,007 --> 00:12:24,343 HAVE GOOD GOVERNMENT SHOW UP. 366 00:12:24,343 --> 00:12:25,511 AND I THINK WE ALL WOULD AGREE 367 00:12:25,511 --> 00:12:28,147 THAT WE NEED TO HAVE MORE AND 368 00:12:28,147 --> 00:12:30,349 MORE EXAMPLES OF GOOD GOVERNMENT 369 00:12:30,349 --> 00:12:31,550 TO SUPPORT OTHER EFFORTS THAT WE 370 00:12:31,550 --> 00:12:33,686 HAVE COMING DOWN THE PIKE. SO 371 00:12:33,686 --> 00:12:37,923 THAT IS A SECONDARY REASON. IN 372 00:12:37,923 --> 00:12:38,924 ADDITION TO THE PRIMARY REASON 373 00:12:38,924 --> 00:12:41,260 OF THE GOOD THAT THIS BILL HAS 374 00:12:41,260 --> 00:12:43,129 ALREADY PROPOSED TO BE DONE, AND 375 00:12:43,129 --> 00:12:45,397 I URGE YOU TO PASS IT TODAY. AND 376 00:12:45,397 --> 00:12:46,632 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND 377 00:12:46,632 --> 00:12:48,033 ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 378 00:12:48,033 --> 00:12:48,934 GOOD DAY. 379 00:12:48,934 --> 00:12:50,269 -- THANK YOU, BOB. NEXT WE HAVE 380 00:12:50,269 --> 00:12:51,971 KENDRA. WELCOME, FOLLOWED BY 381 00:12:51,971 --> 00:12:54,673 IVANA AND YVETTE. 382 00:12:54,673 --> 00:12:56,642 -- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY 383 00:12:56,642 --> 00:12:57,977 NAME IS KENT. I AM A CANDIDATE 384 00:12:57,977 --> 00:12:59,211 MEMBER WITH THE AMERICAN PARTY 385 00:12:59,211 --> 00:13:00,613 OF LABOR. LAST WEEK, A RALLY WAS 386 00:13:00,613 --> 00:13:02,715 HELD OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING 387 00:13:02,715 --> 00:13:04,016 DEMANDING THAT THE CAMERAS BE 388 00:13:04,016 --> 00:13:05,317 TAKEN DOWN, NOT JUST TURNED OFF, 389 00:13:05,317 --> 00:13:06,886 BUT DOWN. AFTER THAT RALLY, I 390 00:13:06,886 --> 00:13:09,355 CAME IN HERE AND I ASKED EVERY 391 00:13:09,355 --> 00:13:09,955 PRESENT COUNCILMEMBER IF THEY 392 00:13:09,955 --> 00:13:11,390 WERE WILLING TO COMMIT TO TAKING 393 00:13:11,390 --> 00:13:12,725 THE CAMERAS DOWN. I DIDN'T GET A 394 00:13:12,725 --> 00:13:15,594 YES. I DIDN'T EVEN GET A NOD. 395 00:13:15,594 --> 00:13:18,564 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK YOU PUT OUT 396 00:13:18,564 --> 00:13:19,198 A STATEMENT CONGRATULATING THE 397 00:13:19,198 --> 00:13:21,467 THE PROTESTORS OUTSIDE AND 398 00:13:21,467 --> 00:13:22,668 FLUFFING THEM, AND YOU BRAGGED 399 00:13:22,668 --> 00:13:23,936 ABOUT YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE 400 00:13:23,936 --> 00:13:25,471 SAFETY OF THIS COMMUNITY. BUT 401 00:13:25,471 --> 00:13:27,239 YOU, LIKE EVERY SINGLE OTHER 402 00:13:27,239 --> 00:13:28,073 COUNCILMEMBER HERE, HAVE NOT 403 00:13:28,073 --> 00:13:30,676 PRESENTED ANY ACTUAL OUTLINE FOR 404 00:13:30,676 --> 00:13:33,946 TAKING THE CAMERAS DOWN, FOR 405 00:13:33,946 --> 00:13:35,514 MITIGATING THE FACT THAT FLOCK 406 00:13:35,514 --> 00:13:37,683 IS IN OUR CITIES, PEOPLE FROM 407 00:13:37,683 --> 00:13:39,952 ALL OVER THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM, 408 00:13:39,952 --> 00:13:42,121 CONSERVATIVES, LIBERALS, 409 00:13:42,121 --> 00:13:42,688 SOCIALISTS, COMMUNISTS LIKE 410 00:13:42,688 --> 00:13:44,990 MYSELF ARE DEMANDING THAT THESE 411 00:13:44,990 --> 00:13:46,659 CAMERAS COME DOWN. NOW. THEY ARE 412 00:13:46,659 --> 00:13:48,194 NOTHING BUT SURVEILLANCE TOOLS. 413 00:13:48,194 --> 00:13:50,329 NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE 414 00:13:50,329 --> 00:13:54,433 GENERAL PUBLIC HERE. I WOULD 415 00:13:54,433 --> 00:13:55,634 LIKE TO REMIND THEM THAT IT IS 416 00:13:55,634 --> 00:13:58,671 SUPER, SUPER ILLEGAL TO GET VERY 417 00:13:58,671 --> 00:14:00,239 HIGH POWERED LASER AND POINT 418 00:14:00,239 --> 00:14:01,674 THEM AT THE CAMERA LENSES. SUPER 419 00:14:01,674 --> 00:14:03,676 ILLEGAL. DON'T DO THAT. ALSO 420 00:14:03,676 --> 00:14:05,411 SHOOTING THE PAINTBALLS, 421 00:14:05,411 --> 00:14:07,279 SHOOTING PAINTBALLS AT CAMERAS 422 00:14:07,279 --> 00:14:08,814 TO TAKE THE LENSES OUT. DON'T DO 423 00:14:08,814 --> 00:14:12,685 THAT SUPER DUPER ILLEGAL. AND 424 00:14:12,685 --> 00:14:14,420 FINALLY, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND 425 00:14:14,420 --> 00:14:16,522 VISITING DF.LOC .ORG, WHICH HAS 426 00:14:16,522 --> 00:14:19,291 BEEN AN OPEN SOURCE MAP OF 427 00:14:19,291 --> 00:14:19,825 LICENSE PLATE READERS AND 428 00:14:19,825 --> 00:14:21,393 CAMERAS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND 429 00:14:21,393 --> 00:14:23,629 FURTHER, DON'T CROSS-REFERENCE 430 00:14:23,629 --> 00:14:25,764 THAT MAP WITH THE MAP OF 431 00:14:25,764 --> 00:14:27,666 DISTRICTS, SPECIFICALLY CITY 432 00:14:27,666 --> 00:14:29,735 COUNCIL DISTRICTS. SO YOU KNOW 433 00:14:29,735 --> 00:14:30,336 WHICH COUNCILMEMBER TO EMAIL 434 00:14:30,336 --> 00:14:32,504 ABOUT THE FLOCK CAMERAS IN YOUR 435 00:14:32,504 --> 00:14:34,607 COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. 436 00:14:34,607 --> 00:14:38,177 -- THANK YOU. KENDRA. NEXT WE 437 00:14:38,177 --> 00:14:40,145 HAVE IVANA, FOLLOWED BY YVETTE. 438 00:14:40,145 --> 00:14:42,381 WELCOME 439 00:14:42,381 --> 00:14:44,416 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY 440 00:14:44,416 --> 00:14:45,050 NAME IS IVANA JOVANOVIC. I AM 441 00:14:45,050 --> 00:14:47,386 THE DIVISION SECRETARY OF THE 442 00:14:47,386 --> 00:14:48,687 DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN PARTY 443 00:14:48,687 --> 00:14:49,555 OF LABOR. TODAY, I AM HERE TO 444 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:54,894 ASK YOU AGAIN, WHY HAS THE CIVIL 445 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:56,061 STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR TRANS D 446 00:14:56,061 --> 00:15:00,666 TRANS REFUGEE CRISIS TO SEATTLE 447 00:15:00,666 --> 00:15:01,900 NOT BEEN PASSED? DEAD SILENCE AS 448 00:15:01,900 --> 00:15:03,369 USUAL. IS IT BECAUSE TRANS 449 00:15:03,369 --> 00:15:05,537 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THROWING 450 00:15:05,537 --> 00:15:06,038 OURSELVES BEHIND EVERY 451 00:15:06,038 --> 00:15:06,972 RESISTANCE MOVEMENT THAT THIS 452 00:15:06,972 --> 00:15:10,276 COUNTRY HAS SEEN SINCE STONEWALL 453 00:15:10,276 --> 00:15:14,980 PALESTINE PRO ROE ANTI RO 454 00:15:14,980 --> 00:15:22,321 REPEAL. NOTHING. LAST WEEK WHEN 455 00:15:22,321 --> 00:15:24,089 I WAS HERE, I ALSO PROMISED THAT 456 00:15:24,089 --> 00:15:25,824 THIS COMMUNITY, THIS TRANS 457 00:15:25,824 --> 00:15:26,792 COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE, WHERE 458 00:15:26,792 --> 00:15:28,827 EVERY THIRD PERSON IS A REFUGEE 459 00:15:28,827 --> 00:15:30,929 TO THIS CITY, NEEDS TO BE 460 00:15:30,929 --> 00:15:31,563 DEFENDED. IF YOU ARE GOING TO 461 00:15:31,563 --> 00:15:32,665 FAIL TO DO THAT. THE AMERICAN 462 00:15:32,665 --> 00:15:37,369 PARTY OF LABOR WILL BE THE ONE 463 00:15:37,369 --> 00:15:41,040 TO DO THAT. THESE ARE ATF FORM 464 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:44,009 4473 OF EVERYBODY WHO I HAVE 465 00:15:44,009 --> 00:15:45,210 ACQUIRED A FIREARM FOR TO DEFEND 466 00:15:45,210 --> 00:15:47,413 THIS COMMUNITY IN THE PAST WEEK. 467 00:15:47,413 --> 00:15:49,548 THANK YOU. 468 00:15:49,548 --> 00:15:53,319 -- THANK YOU, IVANA. NEXT, WE 469 00:15:53,319 --> 00:15:56,088 HAVE MISS YVETTE. WELCOME. AND 470 00:15:56,088 --> 00:15:57,489 AFTER MISS YVETTE, WE HAVE ALEX 471 00:15:57,489 --> 00:16:01,560 LOFTON FROM THE C D DAVID LONG, 472 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:07,333 PAUL CLIVE BENNETT, EDITOR 473 00:16:07,333 --> 00:16:07,933 -- I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE 474 00:16:07,933 --> 00:16:10,836 FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF 475 00:16:10,836 --> 00:16:13,172 AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR 476 00:16:13,172 --> 00:16:14,039 WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION 477 00:16:14,039 --> 00:16:16,408 UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH 478 00:16:16,408 --> 00:16:19,211 LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND 479 00:16:19,211 --> 00:16:20,746 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. I WANT TO 480 00:16:20,746 --> 00:16:21,780 APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE. 481 00:16:21,780 --> 00:16:24,216 OH, CRAP. BEING A MEETING LAST 482 00:16:24,216 --> 00:16:26,852 WEEK, THE LINK CAME TO THE LAST 483 00:16:26,852 --> 00:16:28,587 MINUTE AND I WASN'T ABLE TO 484 00:16:28,587 --> 00:16:29,521 ATTEND. PLUS, EXCUSE MY PHONE, 485 00:16:29,521 --> 00:16:31,657 STUPID PEOPLE PROBABLY SPAM CALL 486 00:16:31,657 --> 00:16:34,426 AND I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE 487 00:16:34,426 --> 00:16:35,027 ATTENDED. HOWEVER, I DID A. 488 00:16:35,027 --> 00:16:36,428 -- CAN WE. WE'LL PAUSE YOUR TIME 489 00:16:36,428 --> 00:16:40,566 WHILE YOUR PHONE WILL PAUSE IT 490 00:16:40,566 --> 00:16:40,899 -- OKAY. 491 00:16:40,899 --> 00:16:42,434 -- THANK YOU. OKAY. 492 00:16:42,434 --> 00:16:42,701 -- OKAY. 493 00:16:42,701 --> 00:16:44,870 -- AND IT'S SOMETIMES HARD TO 494 00:16:44,870 --> 00:16:45,971 UNDERSTAND YOU WITH YOUR MASK. 495 00:16:45,971 --> 00:16:49,208 IF YOU FEEL OPEN TO TAKING IT 496 00:16:49,208 --> 00:16:49,975 OFF. I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU IF 497 00:16:49,975 --> 00:16:52,878 THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 498 00:16:52,878 --> 00:16:55,080 -- ALSO, I DID AN INFORMAL POLL 499 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,449 ON NEXTDOOR AND FACEBOOK, AND IN 500 00:16:57,449 --> 00:17:00,652 36 HOURS REGARDING THE LAKE 501 00:17:00,652 --> 00:17:01,286 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD CLOSURE AND 502 00:17:01,286 --> 00:17:03,188 36 HOURS, I GOT OVER 3000 503 00:17:03,188 --> 00:17:05,724 RESPONSES OPPOSED TO THE WEEKEND 504 00:17:05,724 --> 00:17:07,860 LAWN CLOSURES. SO I THOUGHT I'D 505 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:09,495 LET YOU KNOW THAT. AND ALSO, I 506 00:17:09,495 --> 00:17:12,398 TAKE THE NUMBER SEVEN BUS TO GET 507 00:17:12,398 --> 00:17:14,233 HERE, AND AT THE 2020 12th AND 508 00:17:14,233 --> 00:17:15,200 JACKSON WAS A HOT MESS, BUT 509 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,369 IT'S BEEN CLEANED UP. THANK YOU 510 00:17:17,369 --> 00:17:19,338 SO MUCH. WHOEVER MADE THAT 511 00:17:19,338 --> 00:17:20,506 POSSIBLE. AND PLEASE KEEP IT UP. 512 00:17:20,506 --> 00:17:22,775 AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR 513 00:17:22,775 --> 00:17:25,511 THE THE PLETHORA OF FREE SUMMER 514 00:17:25,511 --> 00:17:27,813 EVENTS GOING ON, GOING ON ACROSS 515 00:17:27,813 --> 00:17:29,782 THE CITY. I ATTENDED A COUPLE 516 00:17:29,782 --> 00:17:30,983 LAST WEEK AND THEY'RE FREE. 517 00:17:30,983 --> 00:17:32,651 SOMETIMES THEY HAVE FOOD AND 518 00:17:32,651 --> 00:17:33,552 IT'S A LOT OF FUN. I APPRECIATE 519 00:17:33,552 --> 00:17:36,789 OUR TAX DOLLARS WELL SPENT. AND 520 00:17:36,789 --> 00:17:38,457 THEN ALSO I ALSO AM IN SUPPORT 521 00:17:38,457 --> 00:17:41,093 OF THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM. 522 00:17:41,093 --> 00:17:42,428 AND I'M ALSO SUPPORTED, AT 523 00:17:42,428 --> 00:17:43,762 LEAST IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, OF 524 00:17:43,762 --> 00:17:45,731 KEEPING THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS 525 00:17:45,731 --> 00:17:47,266 GOING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 526 00:17:47,266 --> 00:17:49,134 -- THANK YOU, MISS YVETTE. NEXT 527 00:17:49,134 --> 00:17:52,538 WE HAVE ALEX LOFTON, FOLLOWED BY 528 00:17:52,538 --> 00:17:54,306 DAVID LONG, PAUL CLIVE BENNETT, 529 00:17:54,306 --> 00:17:55,040 EDITOR. I KNOW WE HAVE MORE 530 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:55,641 PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP. AND IF 531 00:17:55,641 --> 00:17:57,643 YOU'RE ONLINE, WE HAVE ABOUT 532 00:17:57,643 --> 00:17:58,110 SEVEN MORE SPEAKERS. 533 00:17:58,110 --> 00:17:59,077 -- HI COUNCILMEMBERS. GOOD TO 534 00:17:59,077 --> 00:18:01,046 SEE YOU AGAIN. ALEX LOFTON FROM 535 00:18:01,046 --> 00:18:03,415 THE CD DISTRICT THREE WITH FOUR 536 00:18:03,415 --> 00:18:07,920 SEATTLE. TODAY I'M HERE TO THANK 537 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:08,454 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND 538 00:18:08,454 --> 00:18:10,255 HOLLINGSWORTH FOR BRINGING TO 539 00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:12,858 FORTH THE UDP LEGISLATION, AND 540 00:18:12,858 --> 00:18:13,559 I'M 100% FOR IT. AND I'M COME 541 00:18:13,559 --> 00:18:16,395 UP HERE PRETTY JAZZED RIGHT NOW 542 00:18:16,395 --> 00:18:17,262 JUST BECAUSE I MEAN, WE SHOULD 543 00:18:17,262 --> 00:18:20,199 BE REALLY PROUD AS OF AS A CITY 544 00:18:20,199 --> 00:18:21,300 WITH FIFA JUST HAVING PASSED 545 00:18:21,300 --> 00:18:23,168 PASSED THROUGH OUR TOWN, HAVING 546 00:18:23,168 --> 00:18:27,239 SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS THERE. AND 547 00:18:27,239 --> 00:18:29,107 I'M JAZZED BECAUSE UDP IS ON 548 00:18:29,107 --> 00:18:29,908 THE ALREADY KIND OF MADE THE 549 00:18:29,908 --> 00:18:30,976 DECISION TO DO THE RIGHT THING. 550 00:18:30,976 --> 00:18:33,078 WE GOT THE FUNDING AND NOW WE 551 00:18:33,078 --> 00:18:34,980 JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT THE 552 00:18:34,980 --> 00:18:35,814 LOGISTICS TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD 553 00:18:35,814 --> 00:18:36,415 AND OPERATIONS MOVING THINGS 554 00:18:36,415 --> 00:18:37,616 FORWARD. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL 555 00:18:37,616 --> 00:18:38,217 ABOUT, EXPANDING IT TO MORE 556 00:18:38,217 --> 00:18:39,918 PEOPLE, MORE OF MY NEIGHBORS 557 00:18:39,918 --> 00:18:41,353 THAT MAKE ME PROUD TO LIVE HERE. 558 00:18:41,353 --> 00:18:42,988 SO I THINK THIS IS A MOMENT TO 559 00:18:42,988 --> 00:18:44,656 BE TO BE PROUD AS A CITY, AND 560 00:18:44,656 --> 00:18:46,225 WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. 561 00:18:46,225 --> 00:18:48,260 STEPS TO MOVE FORWARD. I LIKE 562 00:18:48,260 --> 00:18:49,761 THE LEGISLATION A LOT. I THINK 563 00:18:49,761 --> 00:18:51,130 I'M AM GOING TO ADVOCATE TO 564 00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:53,832 CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR AS MUCH 565 00:18:53,832 --> 00:18:54,766 DATA AS WE CAN GET IN REAL, AS 566 00:18:54,766 --> 00:18:56,468 CLOSE TO REAL TIME AS POSSIBLE, 567 00:18:56,468 --> 00:18:57,503 NOT TO POINT FINGERS AND BLAME. 568 00:18:57,503 --> 00:18:58,604 BUT THERE'S A LOT OF US IN THE 569 00:18:58,604 --> 00:18:59,705 COMMUNITY THAT JUST WANT TO HELP 570 00:18:59,705 --> 00:19:02,941 IF WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN 571 00:19:02,941 --> 00:19:04,143 BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT YEAR, MAYBE 572 00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:07,145 THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE DONE, 573 00:19:07,145 --> 00:19:07,779 EITHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HELP 574 00:19:07,779 --> 00:19:10,616 WITH OUTREACH OR, YOU KNOW, IF 575 00:19:10,616 --> 00:19:11,316 THERE'S IDEAS IN THE COMMUNITY 576 00:19:11,316 --> 00:19:12,384 ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THE OPERATIONS 577 00:19:12,384 --> 00:19:14,353 WORK BETTER, LET'S TRY TO DO IT 578 00:19:14,353 --> 00:19:15,521 INCREMENTALLY RATHER THAN WAIT A 579 00:19:15,521 --> 00:19:16,889 YEAR AND THEN POINT FINGERS AT 580 00:19:16,889 --> 00:19:17,756 EACH OTHER AS TO WHY THINGS 581 00:19:17,756 --> 00:19:19,725 AREN'T WORKING. SO COUNT US IN 582 00:19:19,725 --> 00:19:22,594 TO HELP OUT. AND THANK YOU VERY 583 00:19:22,594 --> 00:19:22,794 MUCH. 584 00:19:22,794 --> 00:19:24,930 -- THANK YOU. ALEX. NEXT WE HAVE 585 00:19:24,930 --> 00:19:26,365 DAVID LONG, FOLLOWED BY PAUL, 586 00:19:26,365 --> 00:19:30,569 CLIVE BENNETT, ED 587 00:19:30,569 --> 00:19:31,103 -- HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS. 588 00:19:31,103 --> 00:19:33,839 -- MY NAME IS DAVID LONG. I COME 589 00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:36,441 OFTEN SPEAK VERY SELDOMLY. MY 590 00:19:36,441 --> 00:19:37,643 NONPROFIT IS CALLED TESTIMONY 591 00:19:37,643 --> 00:19:38,977 PRAISERS OF GATHERINGS. WE HELP 592 00:19:38,977 --> 00:19:41,613 YOUTH THAT ARE BATTLING FENTANYL 593 00:19:41,613 --> 00:19:43,682 AND HOMELESSNESS. AS FAR AS THE 594 00:19:43,682 --> 00:19:44,182 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS 595 00:19:44,182 --> 00:19:44,983 CONCERNED, ONE THING THAT I 596 00:19:44,983 --> 00:19:45,951 REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE I POINT 597 00:19:45,951 --> 00:19:49,021 OUT, I WAS SPEAKING TO SOME 598 00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:49,655 BUSINESS OWNERS DOWN THE PIONEER 599 00:19:49,655 --> 00:19:52,958 SQUARE AREA AND OTHER AREAS, AND 600 00:19:52,958 --> 00:19:56,228 THERE IS A FEAR AND A WORRY 601 00:19:56,228 --> 00:19:59,164 ABOUT HOW BUSINESSES ARE GETTING 602 00:19:59,164 --> 00:20:00,632 AFFECTED BY THE HELP THAT'S 603 00:20:00,632 --> 00:20:03,602 BEING BROUGHT TO COMMUNITIES. 604 00:20:03,602 --> 00:20:04,303 ONE OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS SENT 605 00:20:04,303 --> 00:20:05,070 ME A VERY LONG TEXT. I'LL JUST 606 00:20:05,070 --> 00:20:07,773 READ A LITTLE BIT OF IT. SEATTLE 607 00:20:07,773 --> 00:20:09,641 HAS BEEN LACKING IN 608 00:20:09,641 --> 00:20:10,175 ENTERTAINMENT AND FAMILY 609 00:20:10,175 --> 00:20:11,210 FRIENDLY ATTRACTION FOR A LONG 610 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:13,111 TIME. IT OFTEN FEELS LIKE THE 611 00:20:13,111 --> 00:20:14,212 CITY HAS BECOME ANTI-FUN, WITH 612 00:20:14,212 --> 00:20:15,447 MANY OF THE PLACES AND EVENTS 613 00:20:15,447 --> 00:20:17,249 THAT ONCE BROUGHT PEOPLE 614 00:20:17,249 --> 00:20:17,883 TOGETHER, DISAPPEARING OVER THE 615 00:20:17,883 --> 00:20:18,784 YEARS. INSTEAD OF CREATING AN 616 00:20:18,784 --> 00:20:20,052 ENVIRONMENT WHERE LOCAL 617 00:20:20,052 --> 00:20:21,954 BUSINESSES AND MAJOR COMPANIES 618 00:20:21,954 --> 00:20:23,088 WANT TO INVEST, WE'VE MADE IT 619 00:20:23,088 --> 00:20:24,957 HARDER FOR THEM TO SUCCEED 620 00:20:24,957 --> 00:20:27,726 THROUGH HIGHER TAXES, 621 00:20:27,726 --> 00:20:28,327 COMPLICATED REGULATIONS, AND 622 00:20:28,327 --> 00:20:29,828 POLICIES THAT DISCOURAGE GROWTH. 623 00:20:29,828 --> 00:20:31,296 I BELIEVE WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO 624 00:20:31,296 --> 00:20:32,898 HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING 625 00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:34,266 HOMELESSNESS, AND I SUPPORT 626 00:20:34,266 --> 00:20:34,900 PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SERVICES 627 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:37,002 TO THOSE WHO NEED IT, BUT HAVING 628 00:20:37,002 --> 00:20:39,938 THEM BE IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT AS 629 00:20:39,938 --> 00:20:42,774 BUSINESS FRIENDLY. BASICALLY, WE 630 00:20:42,774 --> 00:20:44,876 WERE DISCUSSING HOW THERE IS A 631 00:20:44,876 --> 00:20:47,112 FACILITY BEING BROUGHT NEXT TO 632 00:20:47,112 --> 00:20:48,313 HIS BUSINESS AND PIONEER SQUARE 633 00:20:48,313 --> 00:20:50,182 THAT'S GOING TO BE MADE TO HELP 634 00:20:50,182 --> 00:20:54,286 THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED. HOWEVER, 635 00:20:54,286 --> 00:20:55,087 THE CITY PAID CLOSE TO $7 636 00:20:55,087 --> 00:20:56,488 MILLION FOR THIS BUILDING AND 637 00:20:56,488 --> 00:20:58,357 THERE'S BUILDINGS VERY SIMILAR 638 00:20:58,357 --> 00:21:01,526 DOWN IN THE SOTO AREA THAT WOULD 639 00:21:01,526 --> 00:21:04,196 BE LESS EXPENSIVE, A LITTLE BIT 640 00:21:04,196 --> 00:21:06,465 AWAY FROM THE BUSINESS AREAS, 641 00:21:06,465 --> 00:21:08,166 AND STILL ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME 642 00:21:08,166 --> 00:21:09,668 OF THE SIMILAR RESOURCES. SO MY 643 00:21:09,668 --> 00:21:11,870 REQUEST IS THAT AS WE CONTINUE 644 00:21:11,870 --> 00:21:12,871 TO GROW, AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK 645 00:21:12,871 --> 00:21:14,740 FOR MORE WAYS TO HELP THOSE IN 646 00:21:14,740 --> 00:21:16,642 NEED, THAT WE LOOK AT AREAS 647 00:21:16,642 --> 00:21:17,376 MAYBE NOT SO CLOSE TO THE 648 00:21:17,376 --> 00:21:19,778 BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE 649 00:21:19,778 --> 00:21:21,947 AND OTHER AREAS, NOT NECESSARILY 650 00:21:21,947 --> 00:21:24,282 PUSHING PEOPLE OUT, BUT GIVING 651 00:21:24,282 --> 00:21:26,051 US PLACES THAT STILL ALLOW 652 00:21:26,051 --> 00:21:27,419 BUSINESSES TO GROW AND STILL 653 00:21:27,419 --> 00:21:27,753 HELP PEOPLE. 654 00:21:27,753 --> 00:21:29,254 -- THANK YOU. 655 00:21:29,254 --> 00:21:30,856 -- THANK YOU DAVID. NEXT WE HAVE 656 00:21:30,856 --> 00:21:33,025 MR. PAUL, WHO'S EVERYWHERE 657 00:21:33,025 --> 00:21:34,793 AROUND THE CITY. CLIVE BENNETT 658 00:21:34,793 --> 00:21:36,795 AND ED, WHAT'S GOING ON? MR.. 659 00:21:36,795 --> 00:21:36,995 PAUL? 660 00:21:36,995 --> 00:21:39,064 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, AND A 661 00:21:39,064 --> 00:21:39,798 PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY. MY 662 00:21:39,798 --> 00:21:42,834 NAME IS PAUL TOMLINSON, AND I 663 00:21:42,834 --> 00:21:44,936 WANT TO SEND A LITTLE BIT OF 664 00:21:44,936 --> 00:21:46,605 ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE COUNCIL. 665 00:21:46,605 --> 00:21:49,007 LAST WEEK I WAS WITH COUNCILMAN 666 00:21:49,007 --> 00:21:49,975 LIN. WE DID A LITTLE CLEANUP ON 667 00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:51,843 CAPITOL HILL. TODAY. WE WERE 668 00:21:51,843 --> 00:21:54,513 DOWN IN THE SAME AREA DOING 669 00:21:54,513 --> 00:21:56,348 ANOTHER PROGRAM WITH WE ARE 670 00:21:56,348 --> 00:21:57,983 SEATTLE. AND AS WE BEGIN TO 671 00:21:57,983 --> 00:21:59,685 BRING SOME BUSINESS PEOPLE AND 672 00:21:59,685 --> 00:22:00,252 CHURCHES TOGETHER, WE'RE 673 00:22:00,252 --> 00:22:02,421 BEGINNING TO SEE THAT YOU'RE 674 00:22:02,421 --> 00:22:03,422 REALLY HELPING US WITH WHAT 675 00:22:03,422 --> 00:22:06,091 WE'RE DOING. IN YOUR APPROACH 676 00:22:06,091 --> 00:22:08,126 TO TRYING TO GET RID OF THIS 677 00:22:08,126 --> 00:22:10,095 PROBLEM OF HAVING SO MANY PEOPLE 678 00:22:10,095 --> 00:22:12,330 THAT ARE HOMELESS OR ADDICTED, 679 00:22:12,330 --> 00:22:14,666 AND WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE A 680 00:22:14,666 --> 00:22:17,836 HAPPENING OF PEOPLE VOLUNTEERING 681 00:22:17,836 --> 00:22:19,471 AND LISTENING TO WHAT THE REAL 682 00:22:19,471 --> 00:22:22,007 CAUSES ARE. AND WE REALLY 683 00:22:22,007 --> 00:22:22,974 APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE 684 00:22:22,974 --> 00:22:25,177 MAKING A REAL EFFORT. WE 685 00:22:25,177 --> 00:22:25,811 UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S EVEN 686 00:22:25,811 --> 00:22:26,445 SOME MORE WORK COMING DOWN THE 687 00:22:26,445 --> 00:22:30,615 ROAD THAT YOU'VE ASKED TO HAVE 688 00:22:30,615 --> 00:22:31,249 MORE PEOPLE PUT INTO TREATMENT, 689 00:22:31,249 --> 00:22:33,385 TO SEE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN 690 00:22:33,385 --> 00:22:34,553 TENTS NOW THAT IS THERE 691 00:22:34,553 --> 00:22:36,254 SOMETHING MORE WE CAN DO, AND WE 692 00:22:36,254 --> 00:22:37,289 REALLY BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE 693 00:22:37,289 --> 00:22:38,623 BEEN A FORCE BEHIND THAT, AND WE 694 00:22:38,623 --> 00:22:40,492 WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT. WE'RE 695 00:22:40,492 --> 00:22:42,861 BEGINNING TO EDUCATE BUSINESS 696 00:22:42,861 --> 00:22:43,495 PEOPLE AND THE CHURCHES A LITTLE 697 00:22:43,495 --> 00:22:44,363 BIT OF WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, 698 00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:46,331 BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALLY 699 00:22:46,331 --> 00:22:47,299 UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND 700 00:22:47,299 --> 00:22:50,769 WE'RE HOPING THAT AS WE WORK 701 00:22:50,769 --> 00:22:51,403 TOGETHER, WE CAN SUPPORT YOU. 702 00:22:51,403 --> 00:22:54,172 AND WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT YOU 703 00:22:54,172 --> 00:22:56,241 AS A COUNCIL IN THE NEXT TWO 704 00:22:56,241 --> 00:22:57,509 YEARS, WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE 705 00:22:57,509 --> 00:22:58,677 CREDIT FOR AN AWFUL LOT OF 706 00:22:58,677 --> 00:22:59,644 THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IN 707 00:22:59,644 --> 00:23:00,779 THIS CITY TO CORRECT, BECAUSE WE 708 00:23:00,779 --> 00:23:02,481 ALREADY SEE IT STARTING TO 709 00:23:02,481 --> 00:23:03,248 HAPPEN. SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU 710 00:23:03,248 --> 00:23:04,816 FOR THAT SO MUCH. 711 00:23:04,816 --> 00:23:06,852 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. 712 00:23:06,852 --> 00:23:08,854 PAUL. NEXT WE HAVE CLIVE, 713 00:23:08,854 --> 00:23:12,657 FOLLOWED BY BENNETT ED, AND THEN 714 00:23:12,657 --> 00:23:19,197 NATHAN WALL. WELCOME, CLIVE 715 00:23:19,197 --> 00:23:20,766 -- CLIVE HAYWARD I HAVE SAFELY 716 00:23:20,766 --> 00:23:22,200 PERFORMED ON THE SEATTLE 717 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,102 WATERFRONT FOR 11 YEARS. FOR THE 718 00:23:24,102 --> 00:23:27,472 LAST YEAR, I HAVE FILED PUBLIC 719 00:23:27,472 --> 00:23:29,841 RECORDS REQUESTS, DOCUMENTED 720 00:23:29,841 --> 00:23:30,375 POLICY VIOLATIONS BY CITY 721 00:23:30,375 --> 00:23:31,643 EMPLOYEES, AND FOR ALMOST TWO 722 00:23:31,643 --> 00:23:33,412 MONTHS, I'VE SPOKEN HERE EVERY 723 00:23:33,412 --> 00:23:36,548 WEEK. I HAVE FILED MULTIPLE 724 00:23:36,548 --> 00:23:38,850 COMPLAINTS AND CLAIMS, INCLUDING 725 00:23:38,850 --> 00:23:42,087 A MAY 28th, 2025 ASSAULT AND 726 00:23:42,087 --> 00:23:44,890 HANDCUFF THREAT REMOVAL 727 00:23:44,890 --> 00:23:47,926 INCIDENT. JUNE 12th, 2026 728 00:23:47,926 --> 00:23:50,529 WATERFRONT PARK EXCLUSION CLAIM 729 00:23:50,529 --> 00:23:53,365 260763 ISSUED WITH A CRIMINAL 730 00:23:53,365 --> 00:23:54,666 TRESPASS WARNING DESPITE NO 731 00:23:54,666 --> 00:23:56,735 CROWD, NO OBSTRUCTION AND NO 732 00:23:56,735 --> 00:24:00,906 OFFER TO MOVE IF EXCLUSION WAS 733 00:24:00,906 --> 00:24:01,473 THREATENED. SO FAR, I'VE 734 00:24:01,473 --> 00:24:05,210 RECEIVED NO SUBSTANTIVE 735 00:24:05,210 --> 00:24:08,580 RESPONSE. NONE THIS DOES NOT 736 00:24:08,580 --> 00:24:10,315 AFFECT ME. I'M AWARE OF AT 737 00:24:10,315 --> 00:24:12,217 LEAST SIX PERFORMERS WHO HAVE 738 00:24:12,217 --> 00:24:13,618 BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE 739 00:24:13,618 --> 00:24:16,254 WATERFRONT, AND MANY OTHERS 740 00:24:16,254 --> 00:24:18,657 DESCRIBE BEING HARASSED BY CITY 741 00:24:18,657 --> 00:24:21,526 EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THERE IS NO 742 00:24:21,526 --> 00:24:22,093 MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH 743 00:24:22,093 --> 00:24:24,763 PERFORMERS, CITY EMPLOYEES 744 00:24:24,763 --> 00:24:26,431 ENFORCE THESE RULES ARE UNAWARE 745 00:24:26,431 --> 00:24:28,767 OF THE REAL SAFETY AND 746 00:24:28,767 --> 00:24:30,569 WORKABILITY ISSUES. ISSUES ON 747 00:24:30,569 --> 00:24:33,438 THE WATERFRONT. MY DIRECT 748 00:24:33,438 --> 00:24:34,039 EXPERIENCE IS THAT WATERFRONT 749 00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:37,275 RULES MAKE THINGS LESS SAFE FOR 750 00:24:37,275 --> 00:24:40,579 ME. I AM FORCED INTO A 751 00:24:40,579 --> 00:24:43,081 DESIGNATED SPOT I CANNOT SAFELY 752 00:24:43,081 --> 00:24:46,151 RELOCATE AWAY FROM BAD CONDUCT 753 00:24:46,151 --> 00:24:48,220 WITHOUT RISKING A CRIMINAL 754 00:24:48,220 --> 00:24:51,523 TRESPASS CHARGE OR LOSS OF 755 00:24:51,523 --> 00:24:53,491 INCOME. SEATTLE ALREADY 756 00:24:53,491 --> 00:24:55,760 LITIGATED STREET PERFORMER 757 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:56,361 RESTRICTIONS IN BERGER VERSUS 758 00:24:56,361 --> 00:24:59,731 CITY OF SEATTLE. COUNCIL SHOULD 759 00:24:59,731 --> 00:25:01,166 DIRECT THE MAYOR, SEATTLE CENTER 760 00:25:01,166 --> 00:25:03,268 AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO 761 00:25:03,268 --> 00:25:05,837 IDENTIFY A REAL REVIEW PATH FOR 762 00:25:05,837 --> 00:25:09,841 ISSUE ENFORCEMENT AGAINST 763 00:25:09,841 --> 00:25:10,342 PROTECTED FREE SPEECH. 764 00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:12,377 -- THANK YOU CLIVE. NEXT WE HAVE 765 00:25:12,377 --> 00:25:13,945 BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY ED AND THEN 766 00:25:13,945 --> 00:25:16,815 NATHAN WALL. WELCOME, BENNETT. 767 00:25:16,815 --> 00:25:17,582 GOOD TO SEE YOU. IT'S GOOD TO 768 00:25:17,582 --> 00:25:20,919 SEE EVERYBODY. ESPECIALLY GOOD 769 00:25:20,919 --> 00:25:22,520 TO SEE ME. WE WON'T STOP. START. 770 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,557 WE SHOULD GET YOU YOUR OWN 771 00:25:25,557 --> 00:25:29,995 SHARING PLATFORM BECAUSE YOU'VE 772 00:25:29,995 --> 00:25:34,499 GOTTEN GOOD AT THIS. 773 00:25:34,499 --> 00:25:37,135 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL. SO I 774 00:25:37,135 --> 00:25:38,537 HAVE ANOTHER VIDEO FROM A 775 00:25:38,537 --> 00:25:39,938 PROTEST. I'VE TALKED IN THE 776 00:25:39,938 --> 00:25:43,708 PAST ABOUT THE FACT THAT 90% OF 777 00:25:43,708 --> 00:25:44,976 VIOLENCE AT SEATTLE PROTESTS IS 778 00:25:44,976 --> 00:25:46,478 CAUSED BY THE SAME THING. A MAN 779 00:25:46,478 --> 00:25:48,280 CRITICIZES A WOMAN FOR SAYING 780 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:48,914 SOMETHING WILDLY OVER THE LINE. 781 00:25:48,914 --> 00:25:50,482 THE WOMAN RETALIATES BY CALLING 782 00:25:50,482 --> 00:25:54,953 IT HARASSMENT. AND YES, I CAN 783 00:25:54,953 --> 00:25:55,654 SEE YOU, SARAH. I CAN SEE THAT 784 00:25:55,654 --> 00:25:56,621 SCREEN OVER THERE. AND YOU KNOW, 785 00:25:56,621 --> 00:25:57,689 THAT CREATES THE PERMISSION FOR 786 00:25:57,689 --> 00:25:58,957 OTHER PEOPLE TO COMMIT VIOLENCE. 787 00:25:58,957 --> 00:26:00,091 I'M GOING TO PLAY YOU A VIDEO 788 00:26:00,091 --> 00:26:01,393 FROM ONE OF THE PROTESTERS 789 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:02,527 RECORDED FROM MY BODY CAM 790 00:26:02,527 --> 00:26:04,296 REMINDER, OF COURSE. OCTOBER 791 00:26:04,296 --> 00:26:05,597 7th, 2023, WAS THE DAY THAT 792 00:26:05,597 --> 00:26:07,332 HAMAS TERRORISTS KILLED ABOUT 793 00:26:07,332 --> 00:26:08,099 1000 PEOPLE IN ISRAEL. JUST KEEP 794 00:26:08,099 --> 00:26:11,836 THAT IN MIND BEFORE I'M PLAYING 795 00:26:11,836 --> 00:26:15,740 THIS. 796 00:26:15,740 --> 00:26:17,576 -- WHEN I TELL YOU THAT OCTOBER 797 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:19,844 7th, THE DAY OF THE FLOOD IN 798 00:26:19,844 --> 00:26:21,813 2023 WAS THE BEST DAY OF MY 799 00:26:21,813 --> 00:26:27,819 LIFE, I KNOW. JESUS CHRIST. 800 00:26:27,819 --> 00:26:28,219 -- GUYS, REALLY? 801 00:26:28,219 --> 00:26:28,553 -- [LAUGHTER] 802 00:26:28,553 --> 00:26:29,321 -- AND NOBODY'S GOING TO SAY 803 00:26:29,321 --> 00:26:31,489 ANYTHING. COME ON. 804 00:26:31,489 --> 00:26:31,823 -- [LAUGHTER] 805 00:26:31,823 --> 00:26:33,258 -- THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT 806 00:26:33,258 --> 00:26:37,495 EMPATHY IS CAPABLE OF DOING. 807 00:26:37,495 --> 00:26:42,500 -- NOW HOW AWFUL IT. OCTOBER 808 00:26:42,500 --> 00:26:45,470 17th. GUYS, JESUS CHRIST, 809 00:26:45,470 --> 00:26:49,507 WHAT'S NEXT? LONG LIVE 9/11. 810 00:26:49,507 --> 00:26:57,315 GOOD LUCK. 811 00:26:57,549 --> 00:27:01,186 -- OCTOBER 7th. 812 00:27:01,186 --> 00:27:07,926 -- NOBODY LISTENS TO ME. ALL 813 00:27:07,926 --> 00:27:08,159 RIGHT. 814 00:27:08,159 --> 00:27:11,563 -- SO. STOP TALKING TO ME. STOP 815 00:27:11,563 --> 00:27:16,434 YEAH. HANG ON 816 00:27:16,434 --> 00:27:18,803 -- SO THAT IS WHAT I'M TALKING 817 00:27:18,803 --> 00:27:20,305 ABOUT. AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T 818 00:27:20,305 --> 00:27:22,073 THINK THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON 819 00:27:22,073 --> 00:27:24,743 HAS ANY IDEA HOW DERANGED SOME 820 00:27:24,743 --> 00:27:26,511 OF THE PEOPLE LEADING SOME OF 821 00:27:26,511 --> 00:27:28,079 THESE CROWDS ARE SAYING THINGS 822 00:27:28,079 --> 00:27:29,381 LIKE LONG LIVE OCTOBER 7th. AND 823 00:27:29,381 --> 00:27:32,784 IF THE MAN CRITICIZES FOR THEM, 824 00:27:32,784 --> 00:27:34,953 THEY RETALIATE BY CALLING IT 825 00:27:34,953 --> 00:27:36,921 HARASSMENT. A MAN CRITICIZING A 826 00:27:36,921 --> 00:27:38,757 WOMAN IS NOT HARASSMENT. THANK 827 00:27:38,757 --> 00:27:38,957 YOU. 828 00:27:38,957 --> 00:27:40,792 -- THANK YOU. BENNETT. NEXT, WE 829 00:27:40,792 --> 00:27:45,430 HAVE ED, FOLLOWED BY NATHAN 830 00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:52,971 WALL. ED, ED SON. HEY, WELCOME 831 00:27:52,971 --> 00:27:53,705 HEY. 832 00:27:53,705 --> 00:27:56,808 -- AFTERNOON, Y'ALL. FIRST OFF, 833 00:27:56,808 --> 00:27:58,476 I'D LIKE TO SAY REALLY 834 00:27:58,476 --> 00:27:59,811 APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING OR 835 00:27:59,811 --> 00:28:01,980 TRYING TO DO BY PUTTING THE FREE 836 00:28:01,980 --> 00:28:03,782 TOILETS BY PIONEER SQUARE I JUST 837 00:28:03,782 --> 00:28:07,786 HAVE TO BE WALKING BY AND, YOU 838 00:28:07,786 --> 00:28:09,020 KNOW. DID RELIEVE SOME PRESSURE. 839 00:28:09,020 --> 00:28:12,123 TRY TO USE ONE PROBLEM IS THEY 840 00:28:12,123 --> 00:28:14,159 DON'T WORK WITH GOOGLE LENS. 841 00:28:14,159 --> 00:28:17,395 THE QR CODE, I SCANNED IT, IT 842 00:28:17,395 --> 00:28:20,932 SHOWS THE URL I JUST KIND OF 843 00:28:20,932 --> 00:28:22,267 FIGURE IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE 844 00:28:22,267 --> 00:28:24,502 GOING TO USE A QR CODE OPERATED 845 00:28:24,502 --> 00:28:27,172 TOILET, IT SHOULD WORK WITH THE 846 00:28:27,172 --> 00:28:29,407 QR SCANNER APPS THAT MOST PEOPLE 847 00:28:29,407 --> 00:28:32,377 HAVE, BE IT APPLE OR GOOGLE. 848 00:28:32,377 --> 00:28:34,279 NOW. I ALSO NOTICED THAT ON THE 849 00:28:34,279 --> 00:28:35,413 MACHINE, IT WANTED YOU TO 850 00:28:35,413 --> 00:28:39,984 DOWNLOAD A SPECIFIC QR SCANNER. 851 00:28:39,984 --> 00:28:42,153 I DON'T KNOW IF THAT COMPANY OR 852 00:28:42,153 --> 00:28:43,621 HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY 853 00:28:43,621 --> 00:28:45,924 OF SEATTLE, BUT BEING THAT 854 00:28:45,924 --> 00:28:49,094 PEOPLE ARE ALL WORKED UP ABOUT 855 00:28:49,094 --> 00:28:49,994 THE FLOCK CAMERAS, THE FACIAL 856 00:28:49,994 --> 00:28:52,697 RECOGNITION THAT IS ANOTHER 857 00:28:52,697 --> 00:28:55,567 INFORMATION SECURITY THREAT OF 858 00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:57,469 LEAKING PEOPLE'S PERSONAL DATA. 859 00:28:57,469 --> 00:29:00,038 IF YOU'RE MAKING THEM DOWNLOAD 860 00:29:00,038 --> 00:29:02,040 AND YOU HAVEN'T VETTED THE APPS 861 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,542 INFORMATION SECURITY PRACTICES 862 00:29:04,542 --> 00:29:06,644 MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO THAT. 863 00:29:06,644 --> 00:29:07,445 THANKS FOR THE TOILETS AND THANK 864 00:29:07,445 --> 00:29:09,881 YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 865 00:29:09,881 --> 00:29:11,983 -- THANK YOU. ED. NEXT WE HAVE 866 00:29:11,983 --> 00:29:13,118 NATHAN WALL. AND IF YOU'RE 867 00:29:13,118 --> 00:29:15,120 ONLINE, THIS IS THE LAST 868 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:16,187 IN-PERSON SPEAKER AND WE WILL GO 869 00:29:16,187 --> 00:29:17,655 ONLINE. 870 00:29:17,655 --> 00:29:18,857 -- ALL RIGHT. SO I WAS GOING TO 871 00:29:18,857 --> 00:29:21,426 COME HERE TODAY TO UPDATE YOU ON 872 00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:22,427 THE TWO ICE KILLINGS THAT HAVE 873 00:29:22,427 --> 00:29:25,130 TAKEN PLACE IN THE MONTH OF 874 00:29:25,130 --> 00:29:27,565 JULY. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT 875 00:29:27,565 --> 00:29:28,099 INFORMATION IS NO LONGER 876 00:29:28,099 --> 00:29:29,267 ACCURATE BECAUSE IN THE TIME 877 00:29:29,267 --> 00:29:31,769 THAT I CAME HERE, ANOTHER PERSON 878 00:29:31,769 --> 00:29:34,472 WAS KILLED BY ICE IN FLORIDA. WE 879 00:29:34,472 --> 00:29:35,840 DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE 880 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,543 PERSON WHO WAS KILLED. WE DON'T 881 00:29:38,543 --> 00:29:39,944 KNOW THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO 882 00:29:39,944 --> 00:29:41,112 KILLED LORENZO. WE DON'T KNOW 883 00:29:41,112 --> 00:29:42,647 THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO 884 00:29:42,647 --> 00:29:45,049 KILLED JOHN SEBASTIAN GUERRERO. 885 00:29:45,049 --> 00:29:47,318 WHAT I DO KNOW, THOUGH, IS THAT 886 00:29:47,318 --> 00:29:49,687 JUST TODAY, ICE HAS BEEN SPOTTED 887 00:29:49,687 --> 00:29:51,222 IN SEATTLE FIVE TIMES, ONE IN 888 00:29:51,222 --> 00:30:01,399 LAKE CITY. ONCE IN NEAR LAKE, 889 00:30:01,399 --> 00:30:02,400 TWICE IN WEST SEATTLE, ONE IN 890 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:05,970 DELRIDGE, ONE ON ALKI. AND THEN 891 00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:07,372 THEY WERE ALSO SPOTTED ON 892 00:30:07,372 --> 00:30:10,208 HIGHWAY 99 NEAR THE WEST SEATTLE 893 00:30:10,208 --> 00:30:12,177 BRIDGE IN SOTO. I JUST WONDER AT 894 00:30:12,177 --> 00:30:13,011 WHAT POINT ARE WE GOING TO BE 895 00:30:13,011 --> 00:30:15,146 ABLE TO DEFEND OURSELVES AGAINST 896 00:30:15,146 --> 00:30:18,149 THIS? AT WHAT POINT ARE THEY OR 897 00:30:18,149 --> 00:30:20,585 ARE WE JUST GOING TO BE A 898 00:30:20,585 --> 00:30:21,553 DICTATORSHIP? AND THAT'S WHAT 899 00:30:21,553 --> 00:30:24,122 WE HAVE A CHOICE THAT WE HAVE TO 900 00:30:24,122 --> 00:30:26,424 MAKE. THEY'RE CALLING PEOPLE 901 00:30:26,424 --> 00:30:29,694 TERRORISTS FOR SAYING 86, 47, A 902 00:30:29,694 --> 00:30:30,895 REASONABLE, NON-THREATENING, AND 903 00:30:30,895 --> 00:30:32,964 PERFECTLY LEGAL THING TO SAY. 904 00:30:32,964 --> 00:30:35,834 THEY ARE THREATENING PEOPLE WITH 905 00:30:35,834 --> 00:30:37,202 ARREST IF THEY'RE PART OF 906 00:30:37,202 --> 00:30:38,036 ANTIFA. WHAT EVEN DOES IT MEAN 907 00:30:38,036 --> 00:30:40,138 TO BE PART OF ANTIFA? I PROMISE 908 00:30:40,138 --> 00:30:41,439 YOU THAT EVERYBODY ON THIS 909 00:30:41,439 --> 00:30:43,541 COUNCIL FROM ALEXIS MERCEDES 910 00:30:43,541 --> 00:30:45,376 RINCK TO MARITZA RIVERA AND 911 00:30:45,376 --> 00:30:46,211 EVERYBODY IN BETWEEN, THEY 912 00:30:46,211 --> 00:30:47,745 CONSIDER YOU TERRORISTS. IT 913 00:30:47,745 --> 00:30:48,947 DOESN'T MATTER THAT YOU DON'T 914 00:30:48,947 --> 00:30:50,014 AGREE ON EVERYTHING. THEY STILL 915 00:30:50,014 --> 00:30:52,083 CONSIDER YOU COMMUNIST, MARXIST, 916 00:30:52,083 --> 00:30:57,121 SEDITIOUS TERRORISTS. SO WHAT DO 917 00:30:57,121 --> 00:30:57,889 WE DO? WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THAT? 918 00:30:57,889 --> 00:30:58,523 AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO 919 00:30:58,523 --> 00:30:59,424 MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN'T COME 920 00:30:59,424 --> 00:31:00,625 TO OUR CITY AND KILL PEOPLE 921 00:31:00,625 --> 00:31:02,193 HERE? BECAUSE IT'S IT'S 922 00:31:02,193 --> 00:31:03,094 UNACCEPTABLE THAT IT'S HAPPENING 923 00:31:03,094 --> 00:31:04,696 IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, 924 00:31:04,696 --> 00:31:10,802 AND IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE. ICE. 925 00:31:10,802 --> 00:31:11,102 THANK YOU. 926 00:31:11,102 --> 00:31:13,738 -- [APPLAUSE] 927 00:31:13,738 --> 00:31:14,806 -- THANK YOU. NATHAN. NOW WE'RE 928 00:31:14,806 --> 00:31:16,975 GOING TO GO ONLINE. PLEASE PRESS 929 00:31:16,975 --> 00:31:19,544 STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. WE 930 00:31:19,544 --> 00:31:25,250 HAVE BEN MITCHELL FOLLOWED BY 931 00:31:25,250 --> 00:31:26,851 ANDREW LIN. SO BEN STAR SIX TO 932 00:31:26,851 --> 00:31:30,088 UNMUTE YOURSELF 933 00:31:30,088 --> 00:31:33,925 -- HELLO. HI. THANK YOU CHAIR. 934 00:31:33,925 --> 00:31:34,525 HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCILMEMBER 935 00:31:34,525 --> 00:31:35,560 STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MY 936 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:36,828 NAME IS BEN MITCHELL. I'M FROM 937 00:31:36,828 --> 00:31:40,198 SOUTH BEACON HILL, DISTRICT TWO, 938 00:31:40,198 --> 00:31:42,000 AND I'M WITH THE ORGANIZATION 939 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,167 FOR SEATTLE. I'M TESTIFYING 940 00:31:43,167 --> 00:31:44,636 TODAY WITH MY FRIENDS FROM FORT 941 00:31:44,636 --> 00:31:47,071 SEATTLE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE 942 00:31:47,071 --> 00:31:47,605 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM 943 00:31:47,605 --> 00:31:49,107 EXPANSION, AND TO URGE PASSAGE 944 00:31:49,107 --> 00:31:54,345 OF THE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND AND 945 00:31:54,345 --> 00:31:55,313 STRENGTHEN THE PROGRAM. AS 946 00:31:55,313 --> 00:31:56,180 OTHERS HAVE SAID. I ALSO URGE 947 00:31:56,180 --> 00:31:56,814 YOU TO NOT REST WHEN THIS BILL 948 00:31:56,814 --> 00:31:59,350 PASSES AND TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON 949 00:31:59,350 --> 00:32:00,285 IMPLEMENTATION. I'VE WORKED ON A 950 00:32:00,285 --> 00:32:01,786 SIMILAR CHALLENGE LIKE WHAT WE 951 00:32:01,786 --> 00:32:03,688 HAVE WITH THE UDP UPTAKE AT THE 952 00:32:03,688 --> 00:32:05,757 STATE LEVEL AROUND NEED BASED 953 00:32:05,757 --> 00:32:09,027 COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID. IN THAT 954 00:32:09,027 --> 00:32:11,229 CASE, THE STATE DRAMATICALLY 955 00:32:11,229 --> 00:32:12,096 EXPANDED FINANCIAL AID AHEAD OF 956 00:32:12,096 --> 00:32:14,065 THEMSELVES ON THE BACK, AND THEN 957 00:32:14,065 --> 00:32:15,800 WATCHED UPTAKE REMAIN FLAT OR 958 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:17,568 DECREASE. I WORKED ON THAT ISSUE 959 00:32:17,568 --> 00:32:20,138 FOR YEARS, AND WE'VE SEEN SOLID 960 00:32:20,138 --> 00:32:21,239 IMPROVEMENT AT THE STATE LEVEL, 961 00:32:21,239 --> 00:32:24,776 AND I THINK THERE'S LESSONS FOR 962 00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:28,313 IMPLEMENTING UDP THAT A GOAL FOR 963 00:32:28,313 --> 00:32:28,946 ENROLLMENT IN UDP FIND FUNDING 964 00:32:28,946 --> 00:32:31,182 IN THE NEXT CITY BUDGET FOR 965 00:32:31,182 --> 00:32:31,749 BENEFIT NAVIGATORS TO HELP 966 00:32:31,749 --> 00:32:34,619 PEOPLE SIGN UP AND USE YOUR 967 00:32:34,619 --> 00:32:35,253 PLATFORMS AS COUNCILMEMBERS TO 968 00:32:35,253 --> 00:32:36,487 PROMOTE THE PROGRAM AND PROMOTE 969 00:32:36,487 --> 00:32:38,523 SHARED MESSAGING. I HOPE YOU'LL 970 00:32:38,523 --> 00:32:40,458 MOVE THE BILL FORWARD, BUT ALSO 971 00:32:40,458 --> 00:32:41,893 REMEMBER THAT IT'LL ONLY MATTER 972 00:32:41,893 --> 00:32:43,895 IF IT ACTUALLY GETS IMPLEMENTED 973 00:32:43,895 --> 00:32:44,862 WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON 974 00:32:44,862 --> 00:32:47,565 BEHALF OF ALL RESIDENTS OF 975 00:32:47,565 --> 00:32:47,832 SEATTLE. 976 00:32:47,832 --> 00:32:49,167 -- THANK YOU BEN. NEXT WE HAVE 977 00:32:49,167 --> 00:32:58,343 ANDREW LIN FOLLOWED BY ROSE. AND 978 00:32:58,343 --> 00:33:00,345 YOU'RE GOING TO PRESS STAR SIX 979 00:33:00,345 --> 00:33:03,348 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF 980 00:33:03,348 --> 00:33:06,217 -- ALL RIGHT, I THINK I GOT IT. 981 00:33:06,217 --> 00:33:06,417 NOW. 982 00:33:06,417 --> 00:33:06,784 -- WE CAN HEAR. 983 00:33:06,784 --> 00:33:08,019 -- YOU AS A GOOD AFTERNOON. 984 00:33:08,019 --> 00:33:12,657 COUNCILMEMBERS YAY. OKAY. MY 985 00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:14,125 NAME IS ANGELA GERARDO. I SAY IT 986 00:33:14,125 --> 00:33:16,327 CORRECTLY, JUST FYI, FOR THE 987 00:33:16,327 --> 00:33:19,597 EFFORT I'M FROM PIERCE COUNTY 988 00:33:19,597 --> 00:33:21,099 DISTRICT TWO. I'M A HUMAN 989 00:33:21,099 --> 00:33:23,701 RIGHTS ACTIVIST, AND TODAY MY 990 00:33:23,701 --> 00:33:27,772 PUBLIC COMMENTS IS ON ORDINANCE 991 00:33:27,772 --> 00:33:29,707 CB 121207. IT'S ABOUT THE 992 00:33:29,707 --> 00:33:31,976 FORENSIC DIGITAL EVIDENCE 993 00:33:31,976 --> 00:33:33,411 CLASSIFICATION. SO DURING THE 994 00:33:33,411 --> 00:33:34,045 TIME FRAME, WHEN THIS 995 00:33:34,045 --> 00:33:38,816 CLASSIFICATION TITLE CAME OUT 996 00:33:38,816 --> 00:33:40,685 2019 TO 2024, I WAS SEEKING MORE 997 00:33:40,685 --> 00:33:42,553 WAYS TO REPORT SEXUAL ASSAULTS 998 00:33:42,553 --> 00:33:44,856 ALONG WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING 999 00:33:44,856 --> 00:33:46,958 WHILE COMPLETING SEXUAL ASSAULT 1000 00:33:46,958 --> 00:33:47,525 EXAMINATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN 1001 00:33:47,525 --> 00:33:49,160 SEXUALLY EXPLOITED THROUGHOUT 1002 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:52,964 THE DARK WEB FOR YEARS. 1003 00:33:52,964 --> 00:33:54,499 REVEALING MY NAKED BODY AND HOW 1004 00:33:54,499 --> 00:33:56,934 EACH NURSE AND DOCTOR CONDUCTED 1005 00:33:56,934 --> 00:33:58,603 THE EXAM. IF THEY DID 1006 00:33:58,603 --> 00:34:02,540 THOROUGHLY, AND ALSO THE BOX UP 1007 00:34:02,540 --> 00:34:04,909 EXAMS WITH MY SOILED CLOTHING 1008 00:34:04,909 --> 00:34:05,843 EVIDENCE STOLEN, OR THE TRACKING 1009 00:34:05,843 --> 00:34:08,513 NUMBERS TO THEM WHILE THESE 1010 00:34:08,513 --> 00:34:09,881 UNFORTUNATE EVENTS CAN LEAD TO 1011 00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:11,449 CASES BEING LOST OR STAYING 1012 00:34:11,449 --> 00:34:13,684 INCOMPLETE, I WAS FORTUNATE TO 1013 00:34:13,684 --> 00:34:17,121 HAVE SOME FINISHED ONCE I FOUND 1014 00:34:17,121 --> 00:34:19,257 THE RIGHT PEOPLE, INSTEAD OF ALL 1015 00:34:19,257 --> 00:34:20,858 LEADING TO HOPELESSNESS, I AM 1016 00:34:20,858 --> 00:34:23,461 GRATEFUL FOR THE LISTED 1017 00:34:23,461 --> 00:34:24,562 CLASSIFICATION TITLE BECAUSE IT 1018 00:34:24,562 --> 00:34:27,131 SHOWS ME THAT THERE WILL BE MORE 1019 00:34:27,131 --> 00:34:29,867 DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS ABLE TO 1020 00:34:29,867 --> 00:34:30,501 ASSESS FORENSIC EVIDENCE INSTEAD 1021 00:34:30,501 --> 00:34:33,204 OF TURNING AWAY VICTIMS DUE TO 1022 00:34:33,204 --> 00:34:35,606 SHORT STAFFING, RESORTING TO 1023 00:34:35,606 --> 00:34:36,207 INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND 1024 00:34:36,207 --> 00:34:39,944 MORE. WITH INSUFFICIENT 1025 00:34:39,944 --> 00:34:41,079 INSUFFICIENT DESCRIPTIONS. I'M 1026 00:34:41,079 --> 00:34:43,014 HOPING THAT THIS GAP GETS FILLED 1027 00:34:43,014 --> 00:34:44,348 AND MORE IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS 1028 00:34:44,348 --> 00:34:46,551 FIELD OF EXPERTISE GET PUT INTO 1029 00:34:46,551 --> 00:34:48,553 PRACTICE. I SUPPORT THE PASSING 1030 00:34:48,553 --> 00:34:49,654 OF COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, 1031 00:34:49,654 --> 00:34:53,624 TWO, ZERO SEVEN AND CATCHING UP 1032 00:34:53,624 --> 00:34:54,592 WITH WAGES IN ORDER TO HELP 1033 00:34:54,592 --> 00:34:56,461 CLOSE MORE CASES WITH THOROUGH 1034 00:34:56,461 --> 00:34:58,496 FORENSIC EVIDENCE ANALYSIS AND 1035 00:34:58,496 --> 00:35:00,765 TIMELINESS TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY 1036 00:35:00,765 --> 00:35:02,533 ALL SUSPECTS OF SEX CRIMES AND 1037 00:35:02,533 --> 00:35:04,235 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THANK YOU 1038 00:35:04,235 --> 00:35:04,535 VERY MUCH. 1039 00:35:04,535 --> 00:35:07,338 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, WE 1040 00:35:07,338 --> 00:35:09,073 HAVE ROSE AND BEFORE ROSE THAT 1041 00:35:09,073 --> 00:35:10,274 YOU START, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT 1042 00:35:10,274 --> 00:35:11,142 HAVE SIGNED UP THAT ARE NOT 1043 00:35:11,142 --> 00:35:14,245 PRESENT. WE HAVE CHRIS, WE HAVE 1044 00:35:14,245 --> 00:35:16,714 DAVID HAYNES, WE HAVE ARIEL LUNG 1045 00:35:16,714 --> 00:35:21,752 YOUNG, EXCUSE ME. AND JAVA AND 1046 00:35:21,752 --> 00:35:26,324 JAYA VASANTH AS WELL ROSE STAR 1047 00:35:26,324 --> 00:35:26,524 SIX. 1048 00:35:26,524 --> 00:35:32,330 -- HELLO. MY NAME IS ROSE. YES, 1049 00:35:32,330 --> 00:35:34,132 I AM HERE ON SUNDAY. MYSELF AND 1050 00:35:34,132 --> 00:35:37,335 MANY OTHER PEOPLE, ALONG WITH 1051 00:35:37,335 --> 00:35:38,336 MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMISSION 1052 00:35:38,336 --> 00:35:41,305 AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS, GOT 1053 00:35:41,305 --> 00:35:43,141 TOGETHER TO TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT 1054 00:35:43,141 --> 00:35:46,677 AN OFFICE OF TRANS LGBT AFFAIRS 1055 00:35:46,677 --> 00:35:47,278 WOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THE 1056 00:35:47,278 --> 00:35:49,881 NEEDS WERE FOR THE COMMUNITY. 1057 00:35:49,881 --> 00:35:51,115 MANY THINGS THAT WERE TALKED 1058 00:35:51,115 --> 00:35:53,451 ABOUT, MANY THINGS WERE 1059 00:35:53,451 --> 00:35:55,052 DISCUSSED. ONE OF THE MOST 1060 00:35:55,052 --> 00:35:56,754 COMMON THREADS WAS THAT THERE IS 1061 00:35:56,754 --> 00:35:57,321 IMMENSE NEED RIGHT NOW, AND 1062 00:35:57,321 --> 00:35:58,823 THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT'S BEING 1063 00:35:58,823 --> 00:36:00,558 DONE ABOUT IT. OUR COMMUNITY IS 1064 00:36:00,558 --> 00:36:02,193 IN DISARRAY. WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS 1065 00:36:02,193 --> 00:36:03,794 THAT ARE IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS 1066 00:36:03,794 --> 00:36:06,464 ALL ACROSS THE BOARD, AND IT'S 1067 00:36:06,464 --> 00:36:07,932 ALSO LEADING TO SITUATIONS WHERE 1068 00:36:07,932 --> 00:36:09,400 INDIVIDUALS ARE NOW GETTING ALL 1069 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:11,869 SORTS OF BAD BEHAVIOR. TO BE 1070 00:36:11,869 --> 00:36:13,538 HONEST, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT 1071 00:36:13,538 --> 00:36:14,872 ARE BEING ASSAULTED IN CAL 1072 00:36:14,872 --> 00:36:15,506 ANDERSON ABOUT EVERY SINGLE DAY 1073 00:36:15,506 --> 00:36:18,376 OF THE WEEK. NOW, WE HAVE 1074 00:36:18,376 --> 00:36:18,976 INDIVIDUALS THAT BECAUSE THE 1075 00:36:18,976 --> 00:36:21,979 COPS DO NOT SHOW UP FOR QUEER 1076 00:36:21,979 --> 00:36:23,247 PEOPLE, WE HAVE GROUPS OF PEOPLE 1077 00:36:23,247 --> 00:36:24,849 THAT ARE GOING AND THROWING 1078 00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:27,251 ROCKS AND SLURS AND THREATENING 1079 00:36:27,251 --> 00:36:28,953 TO BRANDISH. BRANDISH AND SHOOT 1080 00:36:28,953 --> 00:36:30,421 PEOPLE IN CAL ANDERSON AND THIS 1081 00:36:30,421 --> 00:36:32,590 IS HAPPENING WITH REGULARITY. 1082 00:36:32,590 --> 00:36:36,761 NOW WE NEED TO HAVE LIKE ACTUAL 1083 00:36:36,761 --> 00:36:37,395 INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND 1084 00:36:37,395 --> 00:36:40,131 SHOW THAT QUEER PEOPLE ARE NOT 1085 00:36:40,131 --> 00:36:40,765 JUST PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA BE 1086 00:36:40,765 --> 00:36:42,066 LEFT OFF THE MAP. BECAUSE RIGHT 1087 00:36:42,066 --> 00:36:43,634 NOW, THAT IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE 1088 00:36:43,634 --> 00:36:46,237 SAYING. WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT 1089 00:36:46,237 --> 00:36:48,773 IF THIS LED CONTINUE WITH THE 1090 00:36:48,773 --> 00:36:51,442 ASSAULTS THAT ARE HAPPENING, 1091 00:36:51,442 --> 00:36:52,376 WITH THE DESPERATION THAT'S 1092 00:36:52,376 --> 00:36:53,844 HAPPENING, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO 1093 00:36:53,844 --> 00:36:54,478 START GETTING KILLED. AND THIS 1094 00:36:54,478 --> 00:36:55,646 IS JUST THE REALITY. AND EVERY 1095 00:36:55,646 --> 00:36:56,480 DAY THAT WE WAIT, WE ARE GOING 1096 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:57,715 TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE 1097 00:36:57,715 --> 00:36:59,984 GOING TO BE KILLED. THIS IS THE 1098 00:36:59,984 --> 00:37:01,018 REALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE 1099 00:37:01,018 --> 00:37:02,620 NEED TO START. WE NEED THE CIVIL 1100 00:37:02,620 --> 00:37:04,555 EMERGENCY. WE NEED TO START 1101 00:37:04,555 --> 00:37:05,489 INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE 1102 00:37:05,489 --> 00:37:08,025 NEED TO START ACTUALLY TAKING 1103 00:37:08,025 --> 00:37:09,026 REAL LOOKS ABOUT WHAT IT LOOKS 1104 00:37:09,026 --> 00:37:10,194 LIKE TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY 1105 00:37:10,194 --> 00:37:12,563 IS SAFE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT 1106 00:37:12,563 --> 00:37:14,131 HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. AND HAVING 1107 00:37:14,131 --> 00:37:15,099 GANG MEMBERS SHOW UP IN MASS. I 1108 00:37:15,099 --> 00:37:17,068 DON'T WANT ANYBODY GETTING 1109 00:37:17,068 --> 00:37:19,537 HURT, BUT THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS 1110 00:37:19,537 --> 00:37:20,471 THAT, WHETHER THEY ARE TRANS OR 1111 00:37:20,471 --> 00:37:22,106 WHETHER THEY ARE NOT, THAT ARE 1112 00:37:22,106 --> 00:37:25,109 GOING TO KEEP ESCALATING THINGS 1113 00:37:25,109 --> 00:37:27,278 UNTIL THINGS ARE RESOLVED, WE 1114 00:37:27,278 --> 00:37:33,084 NEED YOU TO DO BETTER AND WE 1115 00:37:33,084 --> 00:37:33,451 NEED THIS NOW. 1116 00:37:33,451 --> 00:37:35,519 -- THANK YOU. ROSE. NEXT WE HAVE 1117 00:37:35,519 --> 00:37:39,257 DAVID HAINES, STAR SIX. TO 1118 00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:47,164 UNMUTE YOURSELF. 1119 00:37:47,398 --> 00:37:53,904 -- HI. THANK YOU. DAVID HAINES. 1120 00:37:53,904 --> 00:37:55,373 IT'S NOTED THAT CITY COUNCIL 1121 00:37:55,373 --> 00:37:56,941 HAS CREATED AN EASIER THREE AND 1122 00:37:56,941 --> 00:37:58,409 FOUR DAY WEEKEND GUARANTEE WHERE 1123 00:37:58,409 --> 00:38:00,311 THEIR WORKLOAD IS GOING TO LIKE 1124 00:38:00,311 --> 00:38:01,912 CANCEL THE COUNCIL BRIEFINGS, 1125 00:38:01,912 --> 00:38:04,915 THAT THEY NEVER GO INTO TOO MUCH 1126 00:38:04,915 --> 00:38:05,449 DETAIL ABOUT WHILE VIRTUE 1127 00:38:05,449 --> 00:38:06,617 SIGNALING ABOUT WHERE THEY WENT 1128 00:38:06,617 --> 00:38:07,818 ELSEWHERE. YET THE WHOLE TIME 1129 00:38:07,818 --> 00:38:10,554 OUR SOCIETY IS STILL IMPLODING 1130 00:38:10,554 --> 00:38:12,690 AND GEORGE SOROS IS USING 1131 00:38:12,690 --> 00:38:16,627 SEATTLE AS A PILOT PROJECT TO 1132 00:38:16,627 --> 00:38:17,194 TRY AND DESTROY THE UNITED 1133 00:38:17,194 --> 00:38:20,431 STATES FROM WITHIN. AND WE HAVE 1134 00:38:20,431 --> 00:38:22,900 A CAPACITY CRISIS. AND THE 1135 00:38:22,900 --> 00:38:25,202 MISINTERPRETATION OF POLICY 1136 00:38:25,202 --> 00:38:26,570 WHERE LISA DUGARD, WHO HAS BEEN 1137 00:38:26,570 --> 00:38:28,539 FINANCED BY THE VERA INSTITUTE 1138 00:38:28,539 --> 00:38:31,642 OF GEORGE SOROS PILOT PROJECT 1139 00:38:31,642 --> 00:38:33,611 FINANCIER AND GUARANTOR THAT HAS 1140 00:38:33,611 --> 00:38:34,245 INFILTRATED THE INTERPRETATION 1141 00:38:34,245 --> 00:38:35,846 OF WHAT CONSTITUTES POLICE 1142 00:38:35,846 --> 00:38:40,051 REFORM AND HAS BEEN ASSISTED BY 1143 00:38:40,051 --> 00:38:42,053 THE SOCIAL WORKER AMY BARTON TO 1144 00:38:42,053 --> 00:38:43,287 SHIFT THE PARADIGM AWAY FROM 1145 00:38:43,287 --> 00:38:44,722 IMPROVING THE WAR ON DRUG 1146 00:38:44,722 --> 00:38:47,191 PUSHERS AND PIMPS, AND CREATE A 1147 00:38:47,191 --> 00:38:49,760 OTHER WORLD DYNAMIC AND 1148 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:51,195 REIMAGINE WHAT CONSTITUTES A 1149 00:38:51,195 --> 00:38:54,165 CRIMINAL. AND WE HAVE ALL THESE 1150 00:38:54,165 --> 00:38:56,367 BIPOC REPEAT OFFENDERS THAT ARE 1151 00:38:56,367 --> 00:38:57,935 CONNECTED TO THE CRIMINAL 1152 00:38:57,935 --> 00:39:00,037 UNDERWORLD THAT ARE CONDUCTING 1153 00:39:00,037 --> 00:39:02,006 CRIME, COMMITTING CRIMES AGAINST 1154 00:39:02,006 --> 00:39:03,074 HUMANITY, AND CONDUCTING AN 1155 00:39:03,074 --> 00:39:05,376 UNCIVIL WAR. AND THEY'RE GETTING 1156 00:39:05,376 --> 00:39:06,577 WRONGLY LISTED AS NONVIOLENT, 1157 00:39:06,577 --> 00:39:08,746 LOW LEVEL POVERTY CRIME. AND WE 1158 00:39:08,746 --> 00:39:10,715 HAVE ALL THESE SERVICE PROVIDERS 1159 00:39:10,715 --> 00:39:12,183 WHO ARE STEPPING UP TO INTERCEPT 1160 00:39:12,183 --> 00:39:15,052 ALL THESE PEOPLE IN NEED, WHO 1161 00:39:15,052 --> 00:39:17,455 KEEP GETTING BRAIN DAMAGED FROM 1162 00:39:17,455 --> 00:39:19,023 ALL THE TIMES THEY ENCOURAGINGLY 1163 00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:20,124 FAIL TO BREAK THEIR ADDICTION 1164 00:39:20,124 --> 00:39:21,525 BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOTHING OF THE 1165 00:39:21,525 --> 00:39:23,894 PROPER INTERPRETATION OF SERVICE 1166 00:39:23,894 --> 00:39:25,129 PROVIDED IN BETWEEN THEIR 1167 00:39:25,129 --> 00:39:26,931 EFFORTS, OTHER THAN SOME CRAPPY 1168 00:39:26,931 --> 00:39:29,266 HOUSING THAT THEY RUINED URG PAD 1169 00:39:29,266 --> 00:39:31,602 THE COST SO THEY CAN GOUGE 1170 00:39:31,602 --> 00:39:33,904 MEDICAID WHILE INTIMIDATING THE 1171 00:39:33,904 --> 00:39:36,741 CITY COUNCIL TO GO ALONG, TO GET 1172 00:39:36,741 --> 00:39:37,274 ALONG AND WATER DOWN THE 1173 00:39:37,274 --> 00:39:38,075 INTEGRITY OF THE OVERSIGHT OF 1174 00:39:38,075 --> 00:39:39,443 THE SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO WERE 1175 00:39:39,443 --> 00:39:40,978 NEVER KEPT HONEST WITH THE KING 1176 00:39:40,978 --> 00:39:41,512 COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS 1177 00:39:41,512 --> 00:39:42,847 AUTHORITY. BUT NOW THE COUNCIL 1178 00:39:42,847 --> 00:39:45,983 WANTS A POLITICALLY CONNECTED 1179 00:39:45,983 --> 00:39:47,518 GUARANTEE WHERE WE NEED TO STILL 1180 00:39:47,518 --> 00:39:49,387 IMPROVE THE HOMELESS CRISIS 1181 00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:51,088 RESPONSE AND NOT ALLOW HUMAN 1182 00:39:51,088 --> 00:39:51,989 SERVICES TO UNDERMINE PUBLIC 1183 00:39:51,989 --> 00:39:54,558 SAFETY BY RUNNING INTERFERENCE. 1184 00:39:54,558 --> 00:39:56,460 -- THANK YOU, MR. HAINES. SO I 1185 00:39:56,460 --> 00:39:58,362 DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY MORE 1186 00:39:58,362 --> 00:39:59,497 REGISTERED SPEAKERS. THAT IS THE 1187 00:39:59,497 --> 00:40:00,731 END OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT 1188 00:40:00,731 --> 00:40:02,099 PERIOD. AND JUST VERY GRATEFUL 1189 00:40:02,099 --> 00:40:03,134 FOR ALL THE FOLKS THAT CAME OUT, 1190 00:40:03,134 --> 00:40:05,169 ESPECIALLY IN PERSON, WHO WAITED 1191 00:40:05,169 --> 00:40:06,337 ONLINE TO COME AND GIVE YOUR 1192 00:40:06,337 --> 00:40:09,440 PUBLIC COMMENT. WE OBVIOUSLY 1193 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,208 BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND 1194 00:40:11,208 --> 00:40:12,443 FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, AND WE 1195 00:40:12,443 --> 00:40:15,045 WILL ALWAYS UPHOLD THAT HERE IN 1196 00:40:15,045 --> 00:40:17,047 OUR CHAMBERS. SO REALLY 1197 00:40:17,047 --> 00:40:19,850 APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN BEFORE 1198 00:40:19,850 --> 00:40:21,252 WE GET INTO OUR MEETING REALLY 1199 00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:23,220 QUICK, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME 1200 00:40:23,220 --> 00:40:25,156 SORRY, WHEN THE CLERK GOES LIKE 1201 00:40:25,156 --> 00:40:26,190 THIS, IF YOU ARE EVER GIVEN 1202 00:40:26,190 --> 00:40:27,258 PUBLIC COMMENT, THAT MEANS GET 1203 00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:29,126 REALLY CLOSE TO THE MIC. WE HAVE 1204 00:40:29,126 --> 00:40:30,661 SOME SPECIAL STUDENTS TODAY. I 1205 00:40:30,661 --> 00:40:32,163 KNOW COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND I 1206 00:40:32,163 --> 00:40:34,999 JOINED THEM TODAY, BUT I'LL 1207 00:40:34,999 --> 00:40:36,534 PASS IT OFF TO COUNCILMEMBER LIN 1208 00:40:36,534 --> 00:40:37,334 TO SAY A FEW WORDS. I'M NOT 1209 00:40:37,334 --> 00:40:38,769 TRYING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. 1210 00:40:38,769 --> 00:40:41,105 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN THANK YOU, 1211 00:40:41,105 --> 00:40:42,573 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND YEAH, SO 1212 00:40:42,573 --> 00:40:45,810 JOINING US TODAY, WE HAVE 1213 00:40:45,810 --> 00:40:47,545 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION 1214 00:40:47,545 --> 00:40:50,114 FROM HERE IN SEATTLE DOWN TO 1215 00:40:50,114 --> 00:40:53,150 TACOMA AND MANY PLACES IN 1216 00:40:53,150 --> 00:40:54,585 BETWEEN FROM THE EVERGREEN 1217 00:40:54,585 --> 00:40:56,187 GOODWILL YOUTH MARITIME PROGRAM. 1218 00:40:56,187 --> 00:40:58,322 SO THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH 1219 00:40:58,322 --> 00:41:00,458 US AND HAD A LOT OF GOOD 1220 00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:03,360 QUESTIONS. AND A NUMBER OF THEM 1221 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:06,263 GOT TO COME SIT UP HERE AND ARE 1222 00:41:06,263 --> 00:41:08,065 GOING TO BE FUTURE CITY COUNCIL 1223 00:41:08,065 --> 00:41:09,733 OR FUTURE PRESIDENTS. SO IT WAS 1224 00:41:09,733 --> 00:41:12,469 FUN TO ENGAGE WITH YOU ALL. AND 1225 00:41:12,469 --> 00:41:14,538 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. STAY 1226 00:41:14,538 --> 00:41:16,507 ENGAGED. 1227 00:41:16,507 --> 00:41:17,007 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 1228 00:41:17,007 --> 00:41:18,576 COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, 1229 00:41:18,576 --> 00:41:19,610 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. AND I KNOW 1230 00:41:19,610 --> 00:41:20,644 THE STUDENTS HAD ASKED LIKE, 1231 00:41:20,644 --> 00:41:23,781 HEY, HOW SOON CAN I BE A CITY 1232 00:41:23,781 --> 00:41:24,715 COUNCILMEMBER? AND I WAS LIKE, 1233 00:41:24,715 --> 00:41:25,716 LOOK, I'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN 1234 00:41:25,716 --> 00:41:29,653 TODAY. SO WHATEVER. SERIOUSLY, 1235 00:41:29,653 --> 00:41:30,721 SO WHATEVER, WHATEVER YOU NEED, 1236 00:41:30,721 --> 00:41:31,789 YOU KNOW, I'M JUST PLAYING. 1237 00:41:31,789 --> 00:41:35,926 I'M ACTUALLY NOT, BUT. BUT 1238 00:41:35,926 --> 00:41:36,961 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. IT WAS 1239 00:41:36,961 --> 00:41:38,028 FUN TO HEAR FROM THE STUDENTS. I 1240 00:41:38,028 --> 00:41:39,263 DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS 1241 00:41:39,263 --> 00:41:41,799 THOUGH. WE ASKED COUNCILMEMBER 1242 00:41:41,799 --> 00:41:43,501 LIN ASKED THEM ABOUT 1243 00:41:43,501 --> 00:41:44,168 TRANSPORTATION, AND WE'RE GOING 1244 00:41:44,168 --> 00:41:45,769 THROUGH OUR SEATTLE 1245 00:41:45,769 --> 00:41:47,605 TRANSPORTATION MEASURE, AND WE 1246 00:41:47,605 --> 00:41:48,272 ASKED THE PEOPLE LIKE, HEY, WHAT 1247 00:41:48,272 --> 00:41:49,473 ARE SOME OF THE BARRIERS YOU 1248 00:41:49,473 --> 00:41:51,976 HAVE WHEN USING THE BUS OR 1249 00:41:51,976 --> 00:41:54,078 TRANSPORTATION AROUND SEATTLE? 1250 00:41:54,078 --> 00:41:55,346 AND PEOPLE SAID, SOMETIMES IT'S 1251 00:41:55,346 --> 00:41:56,447 OVERCROWDED, SO IT'S HARD TO 1252 00:41:56,447 --> 00:41:58,849 GET, YOU KNOW, ON THE BUS OR THE 1253 00:41:58,849 --> 00:42:01,018 TRAIN. WE HEARD THAT PEOPLE 1254 00:42:01,018 --> 00:42:02,286 WANTED MORE FREQUENT. THEY SAID, 1255 00:42:02,286 --> 00:42:03,754 HEY, IF YOU MISS IT BY 1 OR 2 1256 00:42:03,754 --> 00:42:06,156 MINUTES, IT'S HARD FOR US TO BE 1257 00:42:06,156 --> 00:42:07,124 ABLE TO GET ON ON THE BUS AS 1258 00:42:07,124 --> 00:42:08,392 WELL. WHAT ELSE? THERE WAS ONE 1259 00:42:08,392 --> 00:42:10,728 MORE. THERE WAS FREQUENCY. THERE 1260 00:42:10,728 --> 00:42:12,863 WAS ALSO RELIABILITY. 1261 00:42:12,863 --> 00:42:13,731 -- TOO HOT. 1262 00:42:13,731 --> 00:42:15,232 -- TOO HOT. THAT WAS A THAT WAS 1263 00:42:15,232 --> 00:42:17,401 SOMEONE WAS LIKE, IT'S JUST HOT 1264 00:42:17,401 --> 00:42:19,270 ON THE BUS. OKAY. I REMEMBER 1265 00:42:19,270 --> 00:42:20,838 THAT. SO THAT WAS GOOD BECAUSE I 1266 00:42:20,838 --> 00:42:21,539 WAS WE WERE TELLING THEM THAT WE 1267 00:42:21,539 --> 00:42:23,207 WERE WORKING ON OUR SEATTLE 1268 00:42:23,207 --> 00:42:25,309 TRANSIT MEASURE. AND WE WANT TO 1269 00:42:25,309 --> 00:42:26,610 MAKE SURE THAT OUR BABIES, OUR 1270 00:42:26,610 --> 00:42:27,578 KIDS, THEY ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL. 1271 00:42:27,578 --> 00:42:29,179 SO WE CALL THEM OUR BABIES, MAKE 1272 00:42:29,179 --> 00:42:31,248 SURE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO 1273 00:42:31,248 --> 00:42:33,050 TRANSPORTATION. AND SO THAT'S, 1274 00:42:33,050 --> 00:42:34,318 THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE LISTEN 1275 00:42:34,318 --> 00:42:35,953 TO. AND SO THAT WAS EXCELLENT, 1276 00:42:35,953 --> 00:42:39,123 EXCELLENT FEEDBACK. AND THAT WAS 1277 00:42:39,123 --> 00:42:40,925 STRAIGHT FROM THEIR MOUTH. AND 1278 00:42:40,925 --> 00:42:42,092 THEY DO NOT WANT ENGLAND TO WIN 1279 00:42:42,092 --> 00:42:44,762 THE WORLD CUP. THAT WAS RIGHT. I 1280 00:42:44,762 --> 00:42:45,029 GOT YOU. 1281 00:42:45,029 --> 00:42:45,362 -- [LAUGHTER] 1282 00:42:45,362 --> 00:42:48,032 -- HEY OKAY. I'M SORRY. 1283 00:42:48,032 --> 00:42:50,100 -- YEAH. GO ARGENTINA. 1284 00:42:50,100 --> 00:42:50,801 -- SORRY. OKAY. OPEN THAT UP. 1285 00:42:50,801 --> 00:42:52,202 OKAY. WE'LL JUMP INTO THE 1286 00:42:52,202 --> 00:42:55,606 AGENDA. THEY SAID ANYBODY BUT 1287 00:42:55,606 --> 00:42:56,507 ENGLAND. 1288 00:42:56,507 --> 00:42:57,441 -- YEAH. ANYONE BUT ENGLAND. 1289 00:42:57,441 --> 00:42:58,876 -- I JUST WANT TO SAY HE HAS AN 1290 00:42:58,876 --> 00:42:59,510 ENGLISH FLAG UP IN HIS OFFICE. 1291 00:42:59,510 --> 00:43:01,545 OKAY, SO IF THERE'S NO 1292 00:43:01,545 --> 00:43:03,314 OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND 1293 00:43:03,314 --> 00:43:03,847 REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE 1294 00:43:03,847 --> 00:43:05,616 ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 1295 00:43:05,616 --> 00:43:08,018 THE INTRODUCTION, REFERRAL 1296 00:43:08,018 --> 00:43:09,019 REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF 1297 00:43:09,019 --> 00:43:10,688 THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE 1298 00:43:10,688 --> 00:43:13,023 AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING 1299 00:43:13,023 --> 00:43:14,825 NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS 1300 00:43:14,825 --> 00:43:17,561 ADOPTED. WE'LL NOW CONSIDER THE 1301 00:43:17,561 --> 00:43:18,195 PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1302 00:43:18,195 --> 00:43:20,064 ON TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR ARE 1303 00:43:20,064 --> 00:43:21,498 THE MINUTES OF JULY 7th COUNCIL 1304 00:43:21,498 --> 00:43:26,003 BILL ONE, TWO, 1251 PAYMENT OF 1305 00:43:26,003 --> 00:43:27,671 THE BILLS. ONE APPOINTMENT FROM 1306 00:43:27,671 --> 00:43:28,272 THE GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES 1307 00:43:28,272 --> 00:43:29,473 COMMITTEE. AND WE ALSO HAVE FOUR 1308 00:43:29,473 --> 00:43:30,374 APPOINTMENTS FROM THE HUMAN 1309 00:43:30,374 --> 00:43:32,109 SERVICES, LABOR AND ECONOMIC 1310 00:43:32,109 --> 00:43:33,677 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. ARE THERE 1311 00:43:33,677 --> 00:43:34,845 ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD 1312 00:43:34,845 --> 00:43:37,414 LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S 1313 00:43:37,414 --> 00:43:38,148 CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE, 1314 00:43:38,148 --> 00:43:40,651 I MOVE TO ADOPT. THE CONSENT 1315 00:43:40,651 --> 00:43:41,719 CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? 1316 00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:42,886 -- SECOND. 1317 00:43:42,886 --> 00:43:43,454 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1318 00:43:43,454 --> 00:43:45,422 RIVERA THERE IT'S BEEN MOVED. 1319 00:43:45,422 --> 00:43:47,224 AND SECOND, TO ADOPT THE CONSENT 1320 00:43:47,224 --> 00:43:47,891 CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1321 00:43:47,891 --> 00:43:48,959 CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF 1322 00:43:48,959 --> 00:43:53,230 THE CONSENT CALENDAR? 1323 00:43:53,230 --> 00:43:55,032 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 1324 00:43:55,032 --> 00:43:55,566 -- YES. 1325 00:43:55,566 --> 00:43:57,101 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1326 00:43:57,101 --> 00:43:57,735 -- AYE. 1327 00:43:57,735 --> 00:43:58,502 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 1328 00:43:58,502 --> 00:44:01,238 -- AYE. 1329 00:44:01,238 --> 00:44:02,072 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 1330 00:44:02,072 --> 00:44:04,208 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1331 00:44:04,208 --> 00:44:05,509 -- YES. 1332 00:44:05,509 --> 00:44:06,043 -- COUNCILMEMBER. JUAREZ. 1333 00:44:06,043 --> 00:44:07,644 -- AYE. 1334 00:44:07,644 --> 00:44:08,178 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1335 00:44:08,178 --> 00:44:10,581 -- AYE. 1336 00:44:10,581 --> 00:44:11,048 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 1337 00:44:11,048 --> 00:44:13,384 -- YES. 1338 00:44:13,384 --> 00:44:13,851 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1339 00:44:13,851 --> 00:44:15,052 HOLLINGSWORTH. 1340 00:44:15,052 --> 00:44:15,285 -- YES. 1341 00:44:15,285 --> 00:44:16,587 -- NINE IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. 1342 00:44:16,587 --> 00:44:18,322 -- CONSENT. CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. 1343 00:44:18,322 --> 00:44:20,024 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE FIX MY 1344 00:44:20,024 --> 00:44:21,959 SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND 1345 00:44:21,959 --> 00:44:23,994 LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT 1346 00:44:23,994 --> 00:44:25,496 CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? WILL THE 1347 00:44:25,496 --> 00:44:27,231 CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 1348 00:44:27,231 --> 00:44:28,465 ONE INTO THE RECORD? 1349 00:44:28,465 --> 00:44:29,133 -- THE REPORT OF THE GOVERNANCE 1350 00:44:29,133 --> 00:44:30,467 AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE. AGENDA 1351 00:44:30,467 --> 00:44:33,103 ITEM ONE. COUNCIL BILL 121222 1352 00:44:33,103 --> 00:44:35,439 RELATING TO UTILITIES DISCOUNT 1353 00:44:35,439 --> 00:44:36,540 PROGRAM AMENDING THE INCOME 1354 00:44:36,540 --> 00:44:37,174 THRESHOLD FOR UTILITY DISCOUNT 1355 00:44:37,174 --> 00:44:38,909 PROGRAM FOR WATER WASTEWATER 1356 00:44:38,909 --> 00:44:40,944 DRAINAGE, SOLID WASTE AND 1357 00:44:40,944 --> 00:44:43,414 ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICES. THE 1358 00:44:43,414 --> 00:44:44,048 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS A BILL PASS 1359 00:44:44,048 --> 00:44:44,348 AS AMENDED. 1360 00:44:44,348 --> 00:44:45,382 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. SO AS 1361 00:44:45,382 --> 00:44:46,650 CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, I'M 1362 00:44:46,650 --> 00:44:48,886 GOING TO REFER DEFER TO THE 1363 00:44:48,886 --> 00:44:52,256 SPONSOR OF THE BILL TO 1364 00:44:52,256 --> 00:44:52,756 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 1365 00:44:52,756 --> 00:44:55,025 -- THANK YOU TO THE CO-SPONSOR, 1366 00:44:55,025 --> 00:44:55,659 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH, 1367 00:44:55,659 --> 00:45:00,531 OF THIS IMPORTANT BILL. UTILITY 1368 00:45:00,531 --> 00:45:03,233 COSTS, OUR HOUSING COSTS, 1369 00:45:03,233 --> 00:45:05,969 UTILITY COSTS IMPACT THE 1370 00:45:05,969 --> 00:45:08,305 AFFORDABILITY OF LIVING IN OUR 1371 00:45:08,305 --> 00:45:11,075 COMMUNITY. AND TODAY IS THE 1372 00:45:11,075 --> 00:45:13,277 CULMINATION OF NINE YEARS WORTH 1373 00:45:13,277 --> 00:45:15,779 OF WORK TO MAKE SEATTLE MORE 1374 00:45:15,779 --> 00:45:17,314 AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYDAY 1375 00:45:17,314 --> 00:45:19,983 FAMILIES. AND SO, COLLEAGUES, AS 1376 00:45:19,983 --> 00:45:21,952 WE EXPERIENCED PUBLIC COMMENT 1377 00:45:21,952 --> 00:45:23,387 TODAY, THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS 1378 00:45:23,387 --> 00:45:25,556 THAT COME OUT AND TESTIFY ON 1379 00:45:25,556 --> 00:45:27,658 BEHALF OF UTILITY DISCOUNT 1380 00:45:27,658 --> 00:45:28,959 PROGRAM. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE 1381 00:45:28,959 --> 00:45:31,829 HAD A LOT FEWER PARTICIPANTS 1382 00:45:31,829 --> 00:45:36,867 SPEAKING ABOUT THIS THAN SOME OF 1383 00:45:36,867 --> 00:45:38,802 THE MAYBE HIGHER PROFILE ISSUES 1384 00:45:38,802 --> 00:45:40,504 THAT MIGHT HAVE A MORE MARGINAL 1385 00:45:40,504 --> 00:45:41,438 IMPACT ON PEOPLE. I'LL KIND OF 1386 00:45:41,438 --> 00:45:42,873 KEEP THAT AT A HIGH LEVEL JUST 1387 00:45:42,873 --> 00:45:46,210 TO SAY THIS IS INCREDIBLY 1388 00:45:46,210 --> 00:45:49,880 IMPACTFUL WORK THAT PEOPLE THAT 1389 00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:53,417 IS NOT ATTENTION GRABBING AND 1390 00:45:53,417 --> 00:45:54,818 ATTENTION SEEKING. IT'S JUST THE 1391 00:45:54,818 --> 00:45:56,687 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DOING 1392 00:45:56,687 --> 00:45:58,856 IMPORTANT WORK TO MAKE SEATTLE 1393 00:45:58,856 --> 00:46:00,691 MORE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYDAY 1394 00:46:00,691 --> 00:46:03,160 FAMILIES. IN COUNCIL BRIEFING, 1395 00:46:03,160 --> 00:46:06,196 I'LL BRING I'LL TALK ABOUT. 1396 00:46:06,196 --> 00:46:06,964 YEAH, WELL, IN COUNCIL BRIEFING, 1397 00:46:06,964 --> 00:46:09,333 WE HAD A REALLY IMPORTANT 1398 00:46:09,333 --> 00:46:10,901 PRESENTATION A FEW WEEKS AGO 1399 00:46:10,901 --> 00:46:11,168 SHOWING. 1400 00:46:11,168 --> 00:46:13,070 -- LOOK AT SOME OF TODAY'S TOP 1401 00:46:13,070 --> 00:46:13,337 STORIES. 1402 00:46:13,337 --> 00:46:13,971 -- YOU'RE OFF. 1403 00:46:13,971 --> 00:46:15,405 -- MUTE, YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 1404 00:46:15,405 --> 00:46:15,906 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 1405 00:46:15,906 --> 00:46:16,540 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. THERE YOU 1406 00:46:16,540 --> 00:46:20,110 GO AND COUNCIL BRIEFING. WE HAD 1407 00:46:20,110 --> 00:46:20,744 A REALLY IMPORTANT PRESENTATION 1408 00:46:20,744 --> 00:46:24,648 THAT SHOWED THE K SHAPED INCOME 1409 00:46:24,648 --> 00:46:25,282 BANDS IN SEATTLE AND THE HISTORY 1410 00:46:25,282 --> 00:46:26,984 OF IT, WHERE WE WENT FROM A PORT 1411 00:46:26,984 --> 00:46:30,020 CITY, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, 1412 00:46:30,020 --> 00:46:30,754 INTO A TECH HUB LEADING THE 1413 00:46:30,754 --> 00:46:33,690 WORLD IN SOFTWARE AND 1414 00:46:33,690 --> 00:46:36,827 TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, 1415 00:46:36,827 --> 00:46:37,461 AFFORDABILITY HAS CHANGED HERE, 1416 00:46:37,461 --> 00:46:39,429 AND EVEN THE FAMILY THAT I GREW 1417 00:46:39,429 --> 00:46:43,634 UP IN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BUY 1418 00:46:43,634 --> 00:46:44,234 INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I 1419 00:46:44,234 --> 00:46:48,272 GREW UP IN. TODAY. SO EVEN 1420 00:46:48,272 --> 00:46:49,873 THOUGH I KNOW WE GOT A LOT OF 1421 00:46:49,873 --> 00:46:50,507 FUTURE COUNCILMEMBERS OUT HERE 1422 00:46:50,507 --> 00:46:54,444 IN THE CROWD, THE SITUATION THAT 1423 00:46:54,444 --> 00:46:56,180 I SIT IN IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD 1424 00:46:56,180 --> 00:46:57,047 THAT I GREW UP IN HERE IN THIS 1425 00:46:57,047 --> 00:46:59,750 CITY IS OUT OF REACH FOR THE 1426 00:46:59,750 --> 00:47:01,485 FAMILY THAT I GREW UP IN. AND 1427 00:47:01,485 --> 00:47:02,820 THAT'S PART OF WHAT THIS 1428 00:47:02,820 --> 00:47:06,190 LEGISLATION TAKES HEAD ON, 1429 00:47:06,190 --> 00:47:07,624 BECAUSE ANYONE IN ANY OF THOSE 1430 00:47:07,624 --> 00:47:08,992 INCOME BANDS THAT WE SAW IN THE 1431 00:47:08,992 --> 00:47:12,029 K SHAPED ECONOMY CAN FALL ON 1432 00:47:12,029 --> 00:47:12,763 HARD TIMES AND NEED THE 1433 00:47:12,763 --> 00:47:14,298 ASSISTANCE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING 1434 00:47:14,298 --> 00:47:16,300 THROUGH THE UTILITY DISCOUNT 1435 00:47:16,300 --> 00:47:18,035 PROGRAM. BY PASSING THIS 1436 00:47:18,035 --> 00:47:20,304 LEGISLATION, WE WILL BE REDUCING 1437 00:47:20,304 --> 00:47:22,439 THE AMOUNT SOME FAMILIES ARE 1438 00:47:22,439 --> 00:47:23,073 PAYING FOR THEIR HOUSEHOLD FOR 1439 00:47:23,073 --> 00:47:24,641 THEIR HOUSING BY MORE THAN 1440 00:47:24,641 --> 00:47:25,509 $1,000 PER YEAR, DEPENDING ON 1441 00:47:25,509 --> 00:47:29,112 THEIR USAGE. THIS IS ABOUT 1442 00:47:29,112 --> 00:47:29,746 MAKING LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR 1443 00:47:29,746 --> 00:47:33,483 WORKING FAMILIES FAST, BECAUSE 1444 00:47:33,483 --> 00:47:34,117 THESE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM 1445 00:47:34,117 --> 00:47:36,787 CHANGES TAKE SEATTLE'S 1446 00:47:36,787 --> 00:47:37,354 AFFORDABILITY AFFORDABILITY 1447 00:47:37,354 --> 00:47:39,122 ISSUES HEAD ON. YES, THERE ARE 1448 00:47:39,122 --> 00:47:40,123 MANY OTHER TOOLS THAT WE NEED TO 1449 00:47:40,123 --> 00:47:41,858 IMPLEMENT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER 1450 00:47:41,858 --> 00:47:43,860 THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT, 1451 00:47:43,860 --> 00:47:45,796 AND THIS IS ONE THAT IS DIRECTLY 1452 00:47:45,796 --> 00:47:46,797 WITHIN OUR CONTROL AND SOMETHING 1453 00:47:46,797 --> 00:47:49,333 THAT WE ARE MOVING QUICKLY RIGHT 1454 00:47:49,333 --> 00:47:53,537 NOW. THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE JUST 1455 00:47:53,537 --> 00:47:54,972 ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE ARE PAYING 1456 00:47:54,972 --> 00:47:58,141 THE SAME HOME UTILITY RATES AS A 1457 00:47:58,141 --> 00:48:01,245 MULTI-MILLIONAIRE HEDGE FUND 1458 00:48:01,245 --> 00:48:03,747 MANAGER. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO 1459 00:48:03,747 --> 00:48:05,849 PROVIDE RELIEF. AND THAT BRINGS 1460 00:48:05,849 --> 00:48:11,021 US TO WHY ARE WE HERE TODAY IN 1461 00:48:11,021 --> 00:48:13,156 SINCE 1975, WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS 1462 00:48:13,156 --> 00:48:15,058 INTRODUCED, WE HAVE BEEN USING 1463 00:48:15,058 --> 00:48:16,426 THE STATE MEDIAN INCOME INSTEAD 1464 00:48:16,426 --> 00:48:19,429 OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. NOT 1465 00:48:19,429 --> 00:48:22,432 ONLY DOES THIS LIMIT ELIGIBILITY 1466 00:48:22,432 --> 00:48:25,002 BECAUSE THE HOUSING COSTS AND 1467 00:48:25,002 --> 00:48:28,171 PASCO ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE 1468 00:48:28,171 --> 00:48:29,072 HOUSING COSTS ANYWHERE HERE IN 1469 00:48:29,072 --> 00:48:30,374 THE CITY OF SEATTLE. RIGHT. AND 1470 00:48:30,374 --> 00:48:32,242 SO IF WE ARE USING A STATE 1471 00:48:32,242 --> 00:48:33,810 MEDIAN INCOME, WE'RE NOT 1472 00:48:33,810 --> 00:48:36,680 CAPTURING ALL OF THE PEOPLE 1473 00:48:36,680 --> 00:48:38,148 CORRECTLY. THERE IS A CLIFF OF 1474 00:48:38,148 --> 00:48:39,750 ELIGIBILITY. SO IF YOU MAKE A 1475 00:48:39,750 --> 00:48:41,852 DOLLAR MORE THAN THE 1476 00:48:41,852 --> 00:48:43,353 ELIGIBILITY, YOU CAN'T BENEFIT 1477 00:48:43,353 --> 00:48:46,690 AT ALL. THIS LEGISLATION SETS 1478 00:48:46,690 --> 00:48:48,058 OUT THE SCHEDULE OVER THE NEXT 1479 00:48:48,058 --> 00:48:50,227 YEAR TO UNDERSTAND HOW DO WE 1480 00:48:50,227 --> 00:48:54,865 SERVE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE 70 1481 00:48:54,865 --> 00:48:56,233 AND UP TO 80% OF OUR AREA MEDIAN 1482 00:48:56,233 --> 00:48:59,736 INCOME, NOT JUST 60%? HOW DO WE 1483 00:48:59,736 --> 00:49:02,272 CREATE THAT STEP DOWN, PRORATED 1484 00:49:02,272 --> 00:49:04,641 DISCOUNT SO THAT YOU'RE NOT LEFT 1485 00:49:04,641 --> 00:49:06,543 OUT IN THE COLD? IF YOU MAKE A 1486 00:49:06,543 --> 00:49:09,980 DOLLAR MORE THAN THE ELIGIBILITY 1487 00:49:09,980 --> 00:49:12,582 ALLOWS, AND IMPORTANTLY, BY 1488 00:49:12,582 --> 00:49:14,017 CHANGING FROM STATE MEDIAN 1489 00:49:14,017 --> 00:49:16,553 INCOME TO AREA MEDIAN INCOME, 1490 00:49:16,553 --> 00:49:19,890 WE. THIS SAID ANOTHER WAY MOST 1491 00:49:19,890 --> 00:49:21,425 SOCIAL PROGRAMS HERE IN THE CITY 1492 00:49:21,425 --> 00:49:23,894 OF SEATTLE ARE SET AT 60%. AREA 1493 00:49:23,894 --> 00:49:26,496 MEDIAN INCOME. BECAUSE THE 1494 00:49:26,496 --> 00:49:28,231 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM HAS 1495 00:49:28,231 --> 00:49:30,734 BEEN SET AT 60%. STATE MEDIAN 1496 00:49:30,734 --> 00:49:32,069 INCOME. IT IS NOT PART OF THE 1497 00:49:32,069 --> 00:49:35,339 PACKET OF RESOURCES THAT FOLKS 1498 00:49:35,339 --> 00:49:37,641 CAN GET AT ONE STOP TO 1499 00:49:37,641 --> 00:49:38,976 UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT 1500 00:49:38,976 --> 00:49:42,179 THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR IN ONE 1501 00:49:42,179 --> 00:49:45,782 PLACE. TO PUBLIC COMMENTERS 1502 00:49:45,782 --> 00:49:46,416 PRONUNCIATION PRONOUNCEMENT THAT 1503 00:49:46,416 --> 00:49:47,384 WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO DO BETTER 1504 00:49:47,384 --> 00:49:49,820 WITH ENROLLMENT. YES WE DO. WITH 1505 00:49:49,820 --> 00:49:51,154 THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. AND 1506 00:49:51,154 --> 00:49:54,524 THIS CHANGE WILL HELP THAT HUMAN 1507 00:49:54,524 --> 00:49:56,360 SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY 1508 00:49:56,360 --> 00:49:58,595 INCREASED ENROLLMENT BY 2%, 4%, 1509 00:49:58,595 --> 00:50:00,797 TWO YEARS. THIS HAS BEEN BECAUSE 1510 00:50:00,797 --> 00:50:03,934 WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR 1511 00:50:03,934 --> 00:50:05,635 MANY YEARS, AND ENROLLMENT IS 1512 00:50:05,635 --> 00:50:06,269 THE EASIEST AND MOST IMPORTANT 1513 00:50:06,269 --> 00:50:08,438 THING THAT WE HAVE CONTROL OVER 1514 00:50:08,438 --> 00:50:10,807 RIGHT NOW. THESE CHANGES MAKE 1515 00:50:10,807 --> 00:50:12,843 SURE THAT OUR WORKING FAMILIES, 1516 00:50:12,843 --> 00:50:13,777 OUR SENIORS ON FIXED INCOMES, 1517 00:50:13,777 --> 00:50:14,611 THE PARENTS OF THE KIDS THAT I 1518 00:50:14,611 --> 00:50:16,346 GREW UP WITH WHO ARE PAYING MORE 1519 00:50:16,346 --> 00:50:18,448 IN PROPERTY TAX THAN THEIR 1520 00:50:18,448 --> 00:50:20,117 ORIGINAL MORTGAGE, ARE TAKEN 1521 00:50:20,117 --> 00:50:22,719 CARE OF FOR THE FAMILY, FOR THE 1522 00:50:22,719 --> 00:50:23,387 PEOPLE AND THE FAMILIES WHO JUST 1523 00:50:23,387 --> 00:50:27,991 NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP. THIS 1524 00:50:27,991 --> 00:50:30,193 PROVIDES A NEEDED RELIEF IN 1525 00:50:30,193 --> 00:50:31,194 MOMENTS THAT MATTER MOST. FOR 1526 00:50:31,194 --> 00:50:32,796 TOO LONG, OUR THRESHOLDS HAVE 1527 00:50:32,796 --> 00:50:35,298 BEEN TOO LOW. AS I SAID, WE 1528 00:50:35,298 --> 00:50:37,234 HAVEN'T PRORATED THE STEP DOWN 1529 00:50:37,234 --> 00:50:38,935 BENEFITS AND THIS HAS LEFT 1530 00:50:38,935 --> 00:50:40,637 FAMILIES IN THE COLD. OR, AS WE 1531 00:50:40,637 --> 00:50:43,106 HEARD AT PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY, 1532 00:50:43,106 --> 00:50:44,241 RATIONING MEDICATION TO KEEP THE 1533 00:50:44,241 --> 00:50:48,145 HEAD THE HEAT ON THIS. WHAT 1534 00:50:48,145 --> 00:50:48,979 WE'RE ABOUT TO DO TODAY DID NOT 1535 00:50:48,979 --> 00:50:50,981 GET A LOT OF FANFARE, BUT IT'S 1536 00:50:50,981 --> 00:50:54,651 GOING TO MAKE A REALLY BIG 1537 00:50:54,651 --> 00:50:56,853 IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S DAILY LIVES. 1538 00:50:56,853 --> 00:50:57,487 THIS LEGISLATION MAKES REAL THE 1539 00:50:57,487 --> 00:50:59,022 WORK THAT SO MANY CITY EMPLOYEES 1540 00:50:59,022 --> 00:51:02,526 HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX FOR OVER 1541 00:51:02,526 --> 00:51:04,694 NINE YEARS. ON NINE YEARS, ON MY 1542 00:51:04,694 --> 00:51:07,964 CLOCK, SORRY, MANY LONGER FOR 1543 00:51:07,964 --> 00:51:09,232 MANY OTHER CIVIL SERVANTS WHO'VE 1544 00:51:09,232 --> 00:51:11,068 WORKED FOR OUR MUNICIPALITY FOR 1545 00:51:11,068 --> 00:51:12,202 LONGER, THIS LEGISLATION WILL 1546 00:51:12,202 --> 00:51:12,836 PUT MONEY BACK INTO THE POCKETS 1547 00:51:12,836 --> 00:51:14,171 OF WORKING PEOPLE WHO ARE 1548 00:51:14,171 --> 00:51:15,205 STRUGGLING WITH THE 1549 00:51:15,205 --> 00:51:16,706 AFFORDABILITY OF OUR CITY. WE 1550 00:51:16,706 --> 00:51:18,642 HAVE CHANGED THE EFFECTIVE DATE 1551 00:51:18,642 --> 00:51:21,912 SO THAT IT IS ALIGNED WITH THE 1552 00:51:21,912 --> 00:51:24,114 NEXT UTILITY RATE INCREASE. 1553 00:51:24,114 --> 00:51:26,817 WE'VE ALSO MADE REPORTING 1554 00:51:26,817 --> 00:51:27,818 METRICS STRONGER. AND YES, I 1555 00:51:27,818 --> 00:51:31,455 WOULD LOVE TO GET TO REAL TIME 1556 00:51:31,455 --> 00:51:33,657 INFORMATION. AND IT'S NO SECRET 1557 00:51:33,657 --> 00:51:34,891 THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS STRUGGLED 1558 00:51:34,891 --> 00:51:35,525 WITH THAT ENROLLMENT IN THE 1559 00:51:35,525 --> 00:51:38,295 PAST. AND THAT'S WHY THESE 1560 00:51:38,295 --> 00:51:39,096 REPORTING MECHANISMS ARE 1561 00:51:39,096 --> 00:51:41,465 IMPORTANT, SO THAT WE'RE NOT 1562 00:51:41,465 --> 00:51:42,833 BECAUSE BEFORE THIS LEGISLATION, 1563 00:51:42,833 --> 00:51:45,068 IT WAS CHECKING IN ONCE EVERY 1564 00:51:45,068 --> 00:51:47,103 TWO YEARS AT BEST. AND SO AS WE 1565 00:51:47,103 --> 00:51:48,939 CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, AS WE 1566 00:51:48,939 --> 00:51:53,343 CONTINUE TO ITERATE, THAT'S THE 1567 00:51:53,343 --> 00:51:54,611 DIRECTION WE'RE GOING. SO WE 1568 00:51:54,611 --> 00:51:55,879 WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 1569 00:51:55,879 --> 00:51:57,247 ARE ENROLLING EVERYONE THAT IS 1570 00:51:57,247 --> 00:52:00,083 ELIGIBLE. I'LL JUST END WITH 1571 00:52:00,083 --> 00:52:01,785 WITH A COUPLE FACTS HERE THAT 1572 00:52:01,785 --> 00:52:05,956 THIS LEGISLATION WOULD MAKE 1573 00:52:05,956 --> 00:52:09,059 AROUND 31,000 NEW HOUSEHOLDS 1574 00:52:09,059 --> 00:52:12,028 ELIGIBLE FOR THE UTILITY 1575 00:52:12,028 --> 00:52:15,332 DISCOUNT PROGRAM, 31,000 NEW 1576 00:52:15,332 --> 00:52:17,334 HOUSEHOLDS. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT 1577 00:52:17,334 --> 00:52:19,269 ABOUT 8800 OF THOSE ARE SENIOR 1578 00:52:19,269 --> 00:52:21,137 HOUSEHOLDS, MANY OF WHOM ARE ON 1579 00:52:21,137 --> 00:52:23,406 A FIXED INCOME. AND AS WE 1580 00:52:23,406 --> 00:52:25,542 CONTINUE TO WALK THROUGH THE 1581 00:52:25,542 --> 00:52:27,077 SCHEDULE THAT THIS LEGISLATION 1582 00:52:27,077 --> 00:52:29,679 OUTLINES SO THAT WE CAN START 1583 00:52:29,679 --> 00:52:31,348 TAKING 70, 60 TO 70 AND 70 TO 1584 00:52:31,348 --> 00:52:33,617 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME FAMILIES 1585 00:52:33,617 --> 00:52:36,820 INTO ACCOUNT, THAT NUMBER OF 1586 00:52:36,820 --> 00:52:38,822 HOUSEHOLDS WILL GROW SO THAT WE 1587 00:52:38,822 --> 00:52:39,422 ARE SERVING MORE SEATTLEITES 1588 00:52:39,422 --> 00:52:42,325 THAN WE ARE TODAY. I'VE GOT ONE 1589 00:52:42,325 --> 00:52:44,261 FINAL COMMENT AT THE VERY END. 1590 00:52:44,261 --> 00:52:47,631 BUT THAT'S THAT'S MY REPORT. 1591 00:52:47,631 --> 00:52:48,899 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. 1592 00:52:48,899 --> 00:52:49,466 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 1593 00:52:49,466 --> 00:52:50,700 STRAUSS. I WAS LISTENING TO THE 1594 00:52:50,700 --> 00:52:54,671 SEAGULLS CELEBRATE THIS MOMENT 1595 00:52:54,671 --> 00:52:54,971 WITH YOU. 1596 00:52:54,971 --> 00:52:56,439 -- I DID, BUT THE TIMES TODAY 1597 00:52:56,439 --> 00:52:57,841 SAID THAT BECAUSE WE'RE AT 1598 00:52:57,841 --> 00:52:58,975 ELLIOTT BAY THERE, BAGELS. 1599 00:52:58,975 --> 00:53:02,379 -- THE BAGELS, THAT WAS A THAT 1600 00:53:02,379 --> 00:53:04,581 WAS A GOOD ONE. BUT REALLY, I'M 1601 00:53:04,581 --> 00:53:06,683 GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO COMMENTS. 1602 00:53:06,683 --> 00:53:07,984 THAT WAS A GOOD DAD JOKE. I'LL 1603 00:53:07,984 --> 00:53:09,819 OPEN IT UP TO COMMENTS BEFORE I 1604 00:53:09,819 --> 00:53:12,856 MAKE MY REMARKS, TO SEE IF ANY 1605 00:53:12,856 --> 00:53:15,158 COUNCILMEMBER WANTS TO OFFER 1606 00:53:15,158 --> 00:53:15,792 ANYTHING COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1607 00:53:15,792 --> 00:53:18,128 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1608 00:53:18,128 --> 00:53:19,462 I JUST WANTED TO THANK 1609 00:53:19,462 --> 00:53:20,397 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. BUT ALSO 1610 00:53:20,397 --> 00:53:22,098 YOU AS CHAIR OF GOVERNANCE FOR 1611 00:53:22,098 --> 00:53:27,470 BRINGING THIS THROUGH. VERY 1612 00:53:27,470 --> 00:53:30,040 IMPORTANT. SEAGULL STOPPED. BUT 1613 00:53:30,040 --> 00:53:32,208 ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT. THANK YOU, 1614 00:53:32,208 --> 00:53:32,776 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, FOR 1615 00:53:32,776 --> 00:53:33,610 HIGHLIGHTING THE POINTS YOU MADE 1616 00:53:33,610 --> 00:53:35,779 ABOUT THE STATE AND SO FORTH. 1617 00:53:35,779 --> 00:53:38,515 ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN 1618 00:53:38,515 --> 00:53:40,483 TALKING ABOUT A LOT RECENTLY IS 1619 00:53:40,483 --> 00:53:42,018 AFFORDABILITY AND THE, THE LACK 1620 00:53:42,018 --> 00:53:43,186 OF COORDINATION BETWEEN CITY, 1621 00:53:43,186 --> 00:53:44,454 COUNTY, AND STATE AND WHAT WE DO 1622 00:53:44,454 --> 00:53:46,389 OR DON'T DO AND HOW IT IMPACTS 1623 00:53:46,389 --> 00:53:47,991 AFFORDABILITY. AND, YOU KNOW, 1624 00:53:47,991 --> 00:53:49,960 THIS IS JUST YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE 1625 00:53:49,960 --> 00:53:53,763 THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COORDINATION 1626 00:53:53,763 --> 00:53:55,165 AND THE GETTING IN SYNC, YOU 1627 00:53:55,165 --> 00:53:55,999 KNOW, BEING NESTED WITH THE 1628 00:53:55,999 --> 00:53:58,368 HIGHER LEVEL IS SO IMPORTANT TO 1629 00:53:58,368 --> 00:53:59,402 ENSURE THAT WE'RE DOING ALL 1630 00:53:59,402 --> 00:54:00,270 THAT WE CAN, BECAUSE 1631 00:54:00,270 --> 00:54:02,505 AFFORDABILITY IS ONLY GOING TO 1632 00:54:02,505 --> 00:54:04,608 GET WORSE. THERE'S REPORTS 1633 00:54:04,608 --> 00:54:05,242 REGARDING INFLATION, WHICH JUST 1634 00:54:05,242 --> 00:54:09,479 COMPOUNDS IT. AND, AND GIVEN THE 1635 00:54:09,479 --> 00:54:10,080 PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS IN THE 1636 00:54:10,080 --> 00:54:11,514 MIDDLE EAST AND THE STRAIT OF 1637 00:54:11,514 --> 00:54:12,749 HORMUZ, IT'S JUST GOING TO 1638 00:54:12,749 --> 00:54:15,018 ACTUALLY EVEN GET WORSE THAN 1639 00:54:15,018 --> 00:54:16,953 THAT. AND THESE THINGS COMBINED 1640 00:54:16,953 --> 00:54:19,489 WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS 1641 00:54:19,489 --> 00:54:20,290 DIFFERENT FRONTS FROM FROM 1642 00:54:20,290 --> 00:54:22,025 GOVERNMENT, HAVE THAT REALLY BIG 1643 00:54:22,025 --> 00:54:23,660 IMPACT ON AFFORDABILITY. SO I 1644 00:54:23,660 --> 00:54:25,295 JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU 1645 00:54:25,295 --> 00:54:26,563 AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, 1646 00:54:26,563 --> 00:54:30,166 FOR YOUR WORK OVER THE YEARS, 1647 00:54:30,166 --> 00:54:30,800 AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTING THAT, YOU 1648 00:54:30,800 --> 00:54:33,503 KNOW, INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEED 1649 00:54:33,503 --> 00:54:34,871 BASICALLY. SO THANK YOU. 1650 00:54:34,871 --> 00:54:35,905 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 1651 00:54:35,905 --> 00:54:39,142 KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1652 00:54:39,142 --> 00:54:40,777 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL 1653 00:54:40,777 --> 00:54:42,012 PRESIDENT, AND JUST WANT TO 1654 00:54:42,012 --> 00:54:44,614 EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO YOU. 1655 00:54:44,614 --> 00:54:45,782 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. AND TO 1656 00:54:45,782 --> 00:54:48,051 YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR 1657 00:54:48,051 --> 00:54:48,718 WORKING ON THIS. YOU KNOW, I WAS 1658 00:54:48,718 --> 00:54:49,586 ACTUALLY ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO 1659 00:54:49,586 --> 00:54:51,788 WORKED ON THIS TEN YEARS AGO 1660 00:54:51,788 --> 00:54:55,959 WHEN I WORKED IN SPU. AND, AND I 1661 00:54:55,959 --> 00:54:57,794 SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO GET 1662 00:54:57,794 --> 00:54:59,763 TO SEE THIS COME ACROSS THE 1663 00:54:59,763 --> 00:55:01,431 FINISH LINE. COUNCILMEMBER 1664 00:55:01,431 --> 00:55:04,968 STRAUSS. AND, AND I JUST 1665 00:55:04,968 --> 00:55:06,936 COULDN'T AGREE WITH THIS POLICY 1666 00:55:06,936 --> 00:55:08,505 CHANGE ANY MORE. AND I ALSO 1667 00:55:08,505 --> 00:55:09,239 THINK IT, I AGREE WITH YOU AND I 1668 00:55:09,239 --> 00:55:11,007 KNOW THAT WE'LL GET TO CONTINUE 1669 00:55:11,007 --> 00:55:12,976 WORKING ON LIKE CONTINUING TO 1670 00:55:12,976 --> 00:55:14,010 PUSH THIS DOWN THE ROAD AND 1671 00:55:14,010 --> 00:55:15,445 CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS MORE 1672 00:55:15,445 --> 00:55:17,213 ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE UTILITIES ARE 1673 00:55:17,213 --> 00:55:18,548 SUCH A SIGNIFICANT COST FOR 1674 00:55:18,548 --> 00:55:19,749 FAMILIES. AND THE ONLY THING 1675 00:55:19,749 --> 00:55:21,418 I'LL JUST ADD IS I DON'T THINK 1676 00:55:21,418 --> 00:55:22,752 IT CAN BE UNDERSTATED. THE 1677 00:55:22,752 --> 00:55:24,287 IMPACT OF THIS WHEN WE TALK 1678 00:55:24,287 --> 00:55:26,122 ABOUT ACTUALLY HOMELESSNESS AS 1679 00:55:26,122 --> 00:55:27,691 WELL. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST 1680 00:55:27,691 --> 00:55:28,658 WANT TO BRING INTO THE 1681 00:55:28,658 --> 00:55:31,828 CONVERSATION, AS I'VE TALKED TO 1682 00:55:31,828 --> 00:55:32,462 PROVIDERS, I KNOW THAT ONE OF 1683 00:55:32,462 --> 00:55:34,331 THE THINGS THAT THEY REPORT TO 1684 00:55:34,331 --> 00:55:36,132 US IS THE HIGH COST OF UTILITIES 1685 00:55:36,132 --> 00:55:38,768 BEING ONE OF THE THINGS THAT 1686 00:55:38,768 --> 00:55:39,836 REALLY DESTABILIZES FAMILIES AND 1687 00:55:39,836 --> 00:55:41,237 CAN LEAD TO FAMILIES LOSING 1688 00:55:41,237 --> 00:55:42,439 THEIR HOUSING. SO I THINK THIS 1689 00:55:42,439 --> 00:55:44,240 IS JUST A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE 1690 00:55:44,240 --> 00:55:46,076 OF LEGISLATION FOR AFFORDABILITY 1691 00:55:46,076 --> 00:55:48,411 AND ALSO TO TARGETING THAT 1692 00:55:48,411 --> 00:55:49,679 TOWARDS THE FOLKS WHO I THINK 1693 00:55:49,679 --> 00:55:51,581 ARE GOING TO REALLY BENEFIT FROM 1694 00:55:51,581 --> 00:55:53,750 THIS DISCOUNT. AND I THINK THAT 1695 00:55:53,750 --> 00:55:55,618 WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT IN A 1696 00:55:55,618 --> 00:55:57,554 NUMBER OF PLACES. SO I WANT TO 1697 00:55:57,554 --> 00:55:58,188 EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR 1698 00:55:58,188 --> 00:55:59,055 LEADERSHIP, AND I'M EXCITED TO 1699 00:55:59,055 --> 00:56:02,158 VOTE FOR THIS TODAY. THANK YOU 1700 00:56:02,158 --> 00:56:04,461 -- AWESOME. AND BEFORE BEFORE I 1701 00:56:04,461 --> 00:56:06,062 MAKE MY COMMENTS, APPARENTLY 1702 00:56:06,062 --> 00:56:07,364 I'M NOT LISTED AS CO-SPONSOR. 1703 00:56:07,364 --> 00:56:09,365 SO I WILL OFFICIALLY REQUEST, IF 1704 00:56:09,365 --> 00:56:09,966 I CAN BE. 1705 00:56:09,966 --> 00:56:10,266 -- LISTED. 1706 00:56:10,266 --> 00:56:11,701 -- I JUST NOTICED. 1707 00:56:11,701 --> 00:56:13,036 -- THAT YES, THAT WAS INTENDED 1708 00:56:13,036 --> 00:56:13,870 FROM JUMP. 1709 00:56:13,870 --> 00:56:15,438 -- OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND, 1710 00:56:15,438 --> 00:56:19,109 AND I DO WANT TO JUST SAY A FEW 1711 00:56:19,109 --> 00:56:20,810 QUICK WORDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 1712 00:56:20,810 --> 00:56:21,444 LEADERSHIP COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 1713 00:56:21,444 --> 00:56:22,879 ON THIS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE 1714 00:56:22,879 --> 00:56:25,782 THOUGHTFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF IT, 1715 00:56:25,782 --> 00:56:28,885 THE UNDERSTANDING, THE HOW, THE 1716 00:56:28,885 --> 00:56:30,653 THRESHOLD NEEDED TO INCREASE, 1717 00:56:30,653 --> 00:56:34,657 AND ALSO A LOT OF THE, THE 1718 00:56:34,657 --> 00:56:35,291 INTENTIONALITY BEHIND INCREASING 1719 00:56:35,291 --> 00:56:37,627 THE PROGRAM, RIGHT? AS RATES ARE 1720 00:56:37,627 --> 00:56:38,762 INCREASING WITH, WITH THE PATH. 1721 00:56:38,762 --> 00:56:40,563 AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY 1722 00:56:40,563 --> 00:56:42,132 IMPORTANT. AND AS COUNCILMEMBER 1723 00:56:42,132 --> 00:56:43,867 FOSTER SAID, AS WE'RE ALWAYS 1724 00:56:43,867 --> 00:56:45,168 TALKING TO FAMILIES, UTILITIES 1725 00:56:45,168 --> 00:56:47,670 IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE BIGGEST 1726 00:56:47,670 --> 00:56:49,005 PIECES AND BURDEN TO FOLKS. AND 1727 00:56:49,005 --> 00:56:50,173 SO WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT 1728 00:56:50,173 --> 00:56:51,274 THEY CAN BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE 1729 00:56:51,274 --> 00:56:53,710 IN THIS PROGRAM AND ITS 1730 00:56:53,710 --> 00:56:55,945 EXPANSION. AND I THINK IT'S A 1731 00:56:55,945 --> 00:56:56,713 BIG DEAL. 31000 HOUSEHOLDS. THAT 1732 00:56:56,713 --> 00:56:58,548 IS A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND SO THIS 1733 00:56:58,548 --> 00:57:00,650 IS SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY, LIKE 1734 00:57:00,650 --> 00:57:01,618 ALEX LOFTON SAID FROM THE CD, WE 1735 00:57:01,618 --> 00:57:04,120 SHOULD BE CELEBRATING BECAUSE 1736 00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:06,623 THIS IS A REALLY GREAT DAY. SO 1737 00:57:06,623 --> 00:57:07,857 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FINAL 1738 00:57:07,857 --> 00:57:08,091 WORDS. 1739 00:57:08,091 --> 00:57:10,059 -- THANK YOU. AND I LOOKED UP 1740 00:57:10,059 --> 00:57:12,362 THE NUMBERS. IT'S 31000 WITH 1741 00:57:12,362 --> 00:57:15,198 THIS AMENDMENT OR THIS BILL 1742 00:57:15,198 --> 00:57:18,201 TODAY, AND UP TO 81,000 1743 00:57:18,201 --> 00:57:20,737 FAMILIES, IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET 1744 00:57:20,737 --> 00:57:22,405 UP TO 80%, WHICH WE WILL, AND 1745 00:57:22,405 --> 00:57:23,640 WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE THAT 1746 00:57:23,640 --> 00:57:29,145 TIME TO FIGURE OUT AND KIND OF 1747 00:57:29,145 --> 00:57:30,680 TO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER POINT, I 1748 00:57:30,680 --> 00:57:33,349 HAVE KNOWN SO MANY CITY 1749 00:57:33,349 --> 00:57:34,751 EMPLOYEES ACROSS MY TIME HERE 1750 00:57:34,751 --> 00:57:37,153 THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE UTILITY 1751 00:57:37,153 --> 00:57:39,756 DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND WE SAY THE 1752 00:57:39,756 --> 00:57:41,357 ELIGIBILITY CLIFF, THE STATE 1753 00:57:41,357 --> 00:57:42,692 MEDIAN INCOME, THESE ARE THINGS 1754 00:57:42,692 --> 00:57:44,027 THAT JUMP OFF THE PAGE TO MANY 1755 00:57:44,027 --> 00:57:48,431 OF US. AND IT NO MATTER WHERE WE 1756 00:57:48,431 --> 00:57:51,634 ARE AND WHAT ROLES WE ARE IN, IT 1757 00:57:51,634 --> 00:57:54,604 CAN BE CHALLENGING TO MAKE SUCH 1758 00:57:54,604 --> 00:57:55,238 A LARGE STRUCTURAL CHANGE. YOU 1759 00:57:55,238 --> 00:57:56,072 MAY REMEMBER THAT EVEN JUST LAST 1760 00:57:56,072 --> 00:57:57,907 YEAR, I HAD A STATEMENT OF 1761 00:57:57,907 --> 00:57:59,476 LEGISLATIVE INTENT TO KEEP THIS 1762 00:57:59,476 --> 00:58:01,511 WORK MOVING FORWARD. AND SO FOR 1763 00:58:01,511 --> 00:58:03,413 ALL OF THOSE MUNICIPAL 1764 00:58:03,413 --> 00:58:05,415 EMPLOYEES, I JUST FROM THE 1765 00:58:05,415 --> 00:58:07,350 BOTTOM OF MY HEART, GRATITUDE, 1766 00:58:07,350 --> 00:58:08,585 I'M GOING TO LIST THEM ALL OFF 1767 00:58:08,585 --> 00:58:11,421 IN JUST A SECOND. BUT I WILL 1768 00:58:11,421 --> 00:58:12,355 JUST SAY THAT THIS BILL IS FOR 1769 00:58:12,355 --> 00:58:13,990 OUR WORKING FAMILIES, FOR OUR 1770 00:58:13,990 --> 00:58:15,358 ELDERS WHO ARE ON FIXED INCOMES, 1771 00:58:15,358 --> 00:58:17,293 FOR THOSE WHO SUDDENLY FOUND 1772 00:58:17,293 --> 00:58:19,062 THEMSELVES ON HARD TIMES. FOR 1773 00:58:19,062 --> 00:58:20,964 THOSE WHO HAVEN'T MOVED OR 1774 00:58:20,964 --> 00:58:23,900 CHANGED JOBS, BUT FOR WHO? OUR 1775 00:58:23,900 --> 00:58:25,902 CITY HAS CHANGED AROUND THEM. 1776 00:58:25,902 --> 00:58:26,903 AND TODAY WE ARE TAKING THAT 1777 00:58:26,903 --> 00:58:29,305 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO MAKE 1778 00:58:29,305 --> 00:58:29,873 SEATTLE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR 1779 00:58:29,873 --> 00:58:31,774 81,000 FAMILIES. BECAUSE OF THE 1780 00:58:31,774 --> 00:58:37,580 HARD WORK OF SAROJA READY OUR 1781 00:58:37,580 --> 00:58:39,516 INGER, CHRISTY PARKER, KATIE 1782 00:58:39,516 --> 00:58:42,252 SOUDER, DYLAN KING, JESSICA 1783 00:58:42,252 --> 00:58:44,754 KENYON, CHRIS RUFFINI, KARSTEN 1784 00:58:44,754 --> 00:58:47,090 CROFT, MICHAEL HAMILTON, 1785 00:58:47,090 --> 00:58:49,659 KATHERINE ARNSBERG, MELISSA 1786 00:58:49,659 --> 00:58:52,629 BOOKWALTER, MARCUS JACKSON, LUCY 1787 00:58:52,629 --> 00:58:54,097 MOORE, BRUEGGER ROB SANTOS. DAWN 1788 00:58:54,097 --> 00:58:57,400 LINDELL, MIKE. HAYNES, CRAIG. 1789 00:58:57,400 --> 00:58:59,168 SMITH, LESLIE. BRINSON, WAYNE 1790 00:58:59,168 --> 00:59:01,204 LIU, PAUL HANNAH, BOB. HENNESSY, 1791 00:59:01,204 --> 00:59:05,842 ANDREW LEE DIONNE FOSTER. JEN 1792 00:59:05,842 --> 00:59:07,577 SCHWALBACH, KATIE. CLEMENS, AMY. 1793 00:59:07,577 --> 00:59:10,847 HOLLAND HANNAH. THORNTON, 1794 00:59:10,847 --> 00:59:12,949 CHENEY. KILPATRICK, ROB BUENO, 1795 00:59:12,949 --> 00:59:15,585 ALISON MCLEAN, RIGHT. SHU SHUKRI 1796 00:59:15,585 --> 00:59:19,756 OLOW, MAGGIE. THOMPSON TANYA 1797 00:59:19,756 --> 00:59:21,257 KIM. COUNCILMEMBER. SALLY 1798 00:59:21,257 --> 00:59:22,759 BAGSHAW. COUNCILMEMBER. DEBORA. 1799 00:59:22,759 --> 00:59:25,495 JUAREZ COUNCIL PRESIDENT. JOY. 1800 00:59:25,495 --> 00:59:25,995 HOLLINGSWORTH. ANTHONY 1801 00:59:25,995 --> 00:59:27,697 RODRIGUEZ. JESSIE FRANZ. ERIC 1802 00:59:27,697 --> 00:59:30,033 MCCONAUGHY. BRIAN GOODNIGHT, 1803 00:59:30,033 --> 00:59:31,167 MARCO LO AND ALL OF OUR 1804 00:59:31,167 --> 00:59:33,069 ADVOCATES AT FOUR SEATTLE. THANK 1805 00:59:33,069 --> 00:59:34,504 YOU FOR MAKING SEATTLE A LITTLE 1806 00:59:34,504 --> 00:59:39,542 BIT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR 81,000 1807 00:59:39,542 --> 00:59:39,909 FAMILIES TODAY. 1808 00:59:39,909 --> 00:59:41,077 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 1809 00:59:41,077 --> 00:59:42,145 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND I KNOW 1810 00:59:42,145 --> 00:59:44,881 WE ARE READY TO VOTE ON THIS. SO 1811 00:59:44,881 --> 00:59:47,617 WILL THE CLERK. EXCUSE ME, ARE 1812 00:59:47,617 --> 00:59:50,653 THERE ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS 1813 00:59:50,653 --> 00:59:54,924 BEFORE WE CALL ON THE ROLL? THE 1814 00:59:54,924 --> 00:59:55,625 PASSAGE OF THE BILL. WELL, 1815 00:59:55,625 --> 00:59:58,795 CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 1816 00:59:58,795 --> 00:59:59,362 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 1817 00:59:59,362 --> 01:00:00,730 -- YES. 1818 01:00:00,730 --> 01:00:01,264 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1819 01:00:01,264 --> 01:00:03,566 -- AYE. 1820 01:00:03,566 --> 01:00:04,067 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 1821 01:00:04,067 --> 01:00:05,768 -- AYE. 1822 01:00:05,768 --> 01:00:06,302 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 1823 01:00:06,302 --> 01:00:08,605 -- AYE. 1824 01:00:08,605 --> 01:00:09,138 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1825 01:00:09,138 --> 01:00:11,541 -- YES. 1826 01:00:11,541 --> 01:00:12,075 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1827 01:00:12,075 --> 01:00:13,676 -- AYE. 1828 01:00:13,676 --> 01:00:14,210 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1829 01:00:14,210 --> 01:00:16,813 -- AYE. 1830 01:00:16,813 --> 01:00:17,280 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 1831 01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:18,715 -- YES. 1832 01:00:18,715 --> 01:00:19,182 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1833 01:00:19,182 --> 01:00:21,617 HOLLINGSWORTH. 1834 01:00:21,617 --> 01:00:21,851 -- YES. 1835 01:00:21,851 --> 01:00:22,885 -- NINE IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. 1836 01:00:22,885 --> 01:00:24,120 -- CONGRATULATIONS. 1837 01:00:24,120 --> 01:00:24,921 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THE BILL 1838 01:00:24,921 --> 01:00:25,722 PASSES. CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL 1839 01:00:25,722 --> 01:00:27,590 THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY 1840 01:00:27,590 --> 01:00:33,229 SIGNATURE TO THE. 1841 01:00:33,229 --> 01:00:33,563 -- [APPLAUSE] 1842 01:00:33,563 --> 01:00:34,464 -- AM I OFF MIKE? 1843 01:00:34,464 --> 01:00:40,036 -- THOSE ARE THE CLAPS WE LIKE 1844 01:00:40,036 --> 01:00:40,370 -- ALL RIGHT. 1845 01:00:40,370 --> 01:00:43,439 -- NEXT WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER TWO 1846 01:00:43,439 --> 01:00:44,907 INTO THE RECORD. 1847 01:00:44,907 --> 01:00:46,275 -- THE REPORT OF THE HUMAN 1848 01:00:46,275 --> 01:00:47,243 SERVICES, LABOR AND ECONOMIC 1849 01:00:47,243 --> 01:00:47,844 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. AGENDA 1850 01:00:47,844 --> 01:00:51,147 ITEM TWO. COUNCIL BILL 121207 1851 01:00:51,147 --> 01:00:53,182 RELATING TO CITY EMPLOYMENT. 1852 01:00:53,182 --> 01:00:53,716 ESTABLISHING THE FORENSIC 1853 01:00:53,716 --> 01:00:55,451 DIGITAL EVIDENCE CLASSIFICATION 1854 01:00:55,451 --> 01:00:56,986 TITLE SERIES AND CORRESPONDING 1855 01:00:56,986 --> 01:00:58,521 RATES OF PAY IN THE SEATTLE 1856 01:00:58,521 --> 01:00:59,622 POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE COMMITTEE 1857 01:00:59,622 --> 01:01:00,323 RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. 1858 01:01:00,323 --> 01:01:01,424 -- OUR STUDENTS ARE LEAVING. WE 1859 01:01:01,424 --> 01:01:03,960 WERE JUST ABOUT TO VOTE TO GIVE 1860 01:01:03,960 --> 01:01:05,028 EVERYONE $100 WHO STAYED IN 1861 01:01:05,028 --> 01:01:05,661 CHAMBER THROUGH THE END OF THE 1862 01:01:05,661 --> 01:01:06,195 MEETING. 1863 01:01:06,195 --> 01:01:06,829 -- [LAUGHTER] 1864 01:01:06,829 --> 01:01:11,267 -- I'M JUST PLAYING. JUST 1865 01:01:11,267 --> 01:01:11,868 PLAYING. CAN I COUNCILMEMBER 1866 01:01:11,868 --> 01:01:12,535 RINCK AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, 1867 01:01:12,535 --> 01:01:14,137 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 1868 01:01:14,137 --> 01:01:17,073 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1869 01:01:17,073 --> 01:01:18,741 AND COLLEAGUES UNDER THE CITY 1870 01:01:18,741 --> 01:01:20,476 CHARTER, ARTICLE 17, SECTION 1871 01:01:20,476 --> 01:01:22,979 ONE, SOME SD HR CLASSIFICATION 1872 01:01:22,979 --> 01:01:23,379 AND COMPENSATION 1873 01:01:23,379 --> 01:01:24,847 RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE 1874 01:01:24,847 --> 01:01:27,283 RELATED TO THE CREATION OF NEW 1875 01:01:27,283 --> 01:01:27,750 CLASSIFICATIONS WITH 1876 01:01:27,750 --> 01:01:29,385 CORRESPONDING RATES OF PAY, 1877 01:01:29,385 --> 01:01:32,055 REQUIRE COUNCIL APPROVAL BY 1878 01:01:32,055 --> 01:01:34,123 ORDINANCE. COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF 1879 01:01:34,123 --> 01:01:36,426 THIS LEGISLATION BEFORE US WOULD 1880 01:01:36,426 --> 01:01:37,026 AUTHORIZE A FORENSIC DIGITAL 1881 01:01:37,026 --> 01:01:38,761 EVIDENCE CLASSIFICATION SERIES 1882 01:01:38,761 --> 01:01:41,197 TO SUPPORT SPD INVESTIGATIONS. 1883 01:01:41,197 --> 01:01:43,099 THE NEW CLASSIFICATION SERIES IS 1884 01:01:43,099 --> 01:01:44,834 INTENDED TO ACCURATELY REFLECT 1885 01:01:44,834 --> 01:01:47,203 THE BODY OF WORK CURRENTLY 1886 01:01:47,203 --> 01:01:47,837 PERFORMED BY VIDEO SPECIALISTS 1887 01:01:47,837 --> 01:01:50,907 AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES ERS 1888 01:01:50,907 --> 01:01:54,010 SERVICES POSITIONS IN THE CRIME 1889 01:01:54,010 --> 01:01:55,111 SCENE INVESTIGATION UNIT. THE 1890 01:01:55,111 --> 01:01:55,745 COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO 1891 01:01:55,745 --> 01:01:58,981 RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL 1892 01:01:58,981 --> 01:02:00,383 BILL 121207, AND I STRONGLY 1893 01:02:00,383 --> 01:02:01,717 ENCOURAGE A YES VOTE TODAY. 1894 01:02:01,717 --> 01:02:02,785 THANK YOU. 1895 01:02:02,785 --> 01:02:04,620 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 1896 01:02:04,620 --> 01:02:05,254 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK COLLEAGUES, 1897 01:02:05,254 --> 01:02:07,223 ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING 1898 01:02:07,223 --> 01:02:13,930 COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21207? OKAY. 1899 01:02:13,930 --> 01:02:15,398 AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU, 1900 01:02:15,398 --> 01:02:17,133 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR ALL YOUR 1901 01:02:17,133 --> 01:02:19,802 WORK ON THIS AND ALWAYS MAKING 1902 01:02:19,802 --> 01:02:21,871 SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE COMPENSATED 1903 01:02:21,871 --> 01:02:24,073 WELL FOR THEIR WORK. SO THANK 1904 01:02:24,073 --> 01:02:26,042 YOU. OKAY, WE'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO 1905 01:02:26,042 --> 01:02:27,543 THE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL 1906 01:02:27,543 --> 01:02:28,744 THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE 1907 01:02:28,744 --> 01:02:30,713 BILL? 1908 01:02:30,713 --> 01:02:31,214 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 1909 01:02:31,214 --> 01:02:32,849 -- YES. 1910 01:02:32,849 --> 01:02:33,382 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1911 01:02:33,382 --> 01:02:36,452 -- AYE. 1912 01:02:36,452 --> 01:02:38,387 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 1913 01:02:38,387 --> 01:02:39,322 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 1914 01:02:39,322 --> 01:02:39,789 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1915 01:02:39,789 --> 01:02:42,625 -- YES. 1916 01:02:42,625 --> 01:02:44,026 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AYE. 1917 01:02:44,026 --> 01:02:44,494 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1918 01:02:44,494 --> 01:02:46,262 -- AYE. 1919 01:02:46,262 --> 01:02:49,332 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 1920 01:02:49,332 --> 01:02:49,565 -- YES. 1921 01:02:49,565 --> 01:02:50,032 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1922 01:02:50,032 --> 01:02:51,067 HOLLINGSWORTH. 1923 01:02:51,067 --> 01:02:51,300 -- YES. 1924 01:02:51,300 --> 01:02:53,236 -- NINE IN FAVOR. NONE. OPPOSED. 1925 01:02:53,236 --> 01:02:54,704 -- AWESOME. BILL PASSES. THE 1926 01:02:54,704 --> 01:02:55,304 CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE 1927 01:02:55,304 --> 01:02:56,105 CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE 1928 01:02:56,105 --> 01:02:58,341 TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF 1929 01:02:58,341 --> 01:02:58,975 AND I'LL CLAP FOR YOU. 1930 01:02:58,975 --> 01:03:00,042 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. BECAUSE 1931 01:03:00,042 --> 01:03:00,376 -- [LAUGHTER] 1932 01:03:00,376 --> 01:03:00,810 -- EVERYONE THERE. 1933 01:03:00,810 --> 01:03:01,144 -- [LAUGHTER] 1934 01:03:01,144 --> 01:03:02,311 -- YES 1935 01:03:02,311 --> 01:03:02,645 -- [LAUGHTER] 1936 01:03:02,645 --> 01:03:04,180 -- ALL RIGHT. 1937 01:03:04,180 --> 01:03:04,514 -- [LAUGHTER] 1938 01:03:04,514 --> 01:03:06,115 -- THERE. THERE WERE NO ITEMS 1939 01:03:06,115 --> 01:03:07,416 REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT 1940 01:03:07,416 --> 01:03:07,950 CALENDAR. THERE'S NOT A 1941 01:03:07,950 --> 01:03:09,585 RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION OR 1942 01:03:09,585 --> 01:03:12,121 ADOPTION TODAY ARE THERE ANY 1943 01:03:12,121 --> 01:03:15,892 OTHER ITEMS TO COME BEFORE THE 1944 01:03:15,892 --> 01:03:17,493 COUNCIL? SEEING NONE AND HEARING 1945 01:03:17,493 --> 01:03:22,031 NONE, WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF 1946 01:03:22,031 --> 01:03:22,665 TODAY'S AGENDA, AND THE NEXT 1947 01:03:22,665 --> 01:03:26,702 CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS GOING TO 1948 01:03:26,702 --> 01:03:28,905 BE JULY 21st AT 2 P.M.. SO JULY 1949 01:03:28,905 --> 01:03:31,174 21st AT 2 P.M. AND HEARING NO 1950 01:03:31,174 --> 01:03:31,908 FURTHER BUSINESS. AND NO, WE'RE 1951 01:03:31,908 --> 01:03:32,909 NOT GOING TO VOTE ON GIVING 1952 01:03:32,909 --> 01:03:35,678 EVERYONE A $100, BUT APPRECIATE 1953 01:03:35,678 --> 01:03:36,646 Y'ALL STAYING ALL THE WAY TO 1954 01:03:36,646 --> 01:03:37,813 THE END.