1 00:00:10,043 --> 00:00:15,548 [MUSIC] 2 00:00:15,682 --> 00:00:18,084 -- ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. 3 00:00:18,084 --> 00:00:20,220 JULY 21st, 2026 MEETING OF THE 4 00:00:20,220 --> 00:00:20,854 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME 5 00:00:20,854 --> 00:00:24,124 TO ORDER. IT IS 2:04 P.M.. MY 6 00:00:24,124 --> 00:00:26,960 NAME IS JOY HOLLINGSWORTH. I'M 7 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:27,861 THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL THE 8 00:00:27,861 --> 00:00:31,564 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 9 00:00:31,564 --> 00:00:32,232 -- COUNCILMEMBER? RIVERA. 10 00:00:32,232 --> 00:00:34,667 PRESENT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 11 00:00:34,667 --> 00:00:39,606 HERE. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 12 00:00:39,606 --> 00:00:40,073 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 13 00:00:40,073 --> 00:00:43,676 -- HERE. 14 00:00:43,676 --> 00:00:46,012 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 15 00:00:46,012 --> 00:00:46,579 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HERE. 16 00:00:46,579 --> 00:00:49,983 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 17 00:00:49,983 --> 00:00:50,683 -- HERE. 18 00:00:50,683 --> 00:00:53,787 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HERE. 19 00:00:53,787 --> 00:00:54,421 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH 20 00:00:54,421 --> 00:00:55,588 NINE. PRESENT. 21 00:00:55,588 --> 00:00:56,456 -- AWESOME. TODAY THE COUNCIL 22 00:00:56,456 --> 00:00:57,690 WILL SIGN AND PRESENT TWO 23 00:00:57,690 --> 00:00:58,625 PROCLAMATIONS. THE FIRST ONE 24 00:00:58,625 --> 00:01:01,261 WILL BE PRESENTED BY 25 00:01:01,261 --> 00:01:01,761 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 26 00:01:01,761 --> 00:01:03,463 RECOGNIZING SALMON BAY FC AND 27 00:01:03,463 --> 00:01:06,032 THE SECOND WILL BE OUR HOTEL 28 00:01:06,032 --> 00:01:08,168 WORKER DAY BY COUNCILMEMBER 29 00:01:08,168 --> 00:01:09,536 FOSTER COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 30 00:01:09,536 --> 00:01:11,971 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT 31 00:01:11,971 --> 00:01:12,605 YOUR PROCLAMATION. 32 00:01:12,605 --> 00:01:16,643 -- THANK YOU. SALMON, SALMON 33 00:01:16,643 --> 00:01:17,544 BAY. SALMON. LET'S GO. NATIONAL 34 00:01:17,544 --> 00:01:19,612 CHAMPIONS. IT IS SUCH AN HONOR 35 00:01:19,612 --> 00:01:24,484 AND PLEASURE TO GET TO REPRESENT 36 00:01:24,484 --> 00:01:26,820 THE DISTRICT WELL. WE HAVE 37 00:01:26,820 --> 00:01:27,454 DISPUTED SIX DISTRICT SIX SEVEN 38 00:01:27,454 --> 00:01:31,958 WHERE INTERBAY IS, BUT IT IS AN 39 00:01:31,958 --> 00:01:32,759 HONOR AND IT'S JUST AS I SAID 40 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:34,627 EARLIER, I'M JUST SO GOSH DARN 41 00:01:34,627 --> 00:01:38,498 PROUD OF THE TEAM. SALMON BAY FC 42 00:01:38,498 --> 00:01:40,099 IS DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT FROM 43 00:01:40,099 --> 00:01:42,102 BALLARD FC. ALL OF THE OTHER USL 44 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:44,571 TWO TEAMS ACROSS THE NATION JUST 45 00:01:44,571 --> 00:01:45,638 USE ONE NAME TO REPRESENT BOTH 46 00:01:45,638 --> 00:01:48,241 TEAMS. HERE IN SEATTLE, WE ARE 47 00:01:48,241 --> 00:01:48,908 DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT, AND WE'VE 48 00:01:48,908 --> 00:01:50,677 GOT A BUNCH OF OTHER TEAMS IN 49 00:01:50,677 --> 00:01:53,012 THE COMMUNITY SO I'LL LET MY 50 00:01:53,012 --> 00:01:53,813 COLLEAGUES SPEAK TO THEM IF THEY 51 00:01:53,813 --> 00:01:56,516 WOULD LIKE, BUT JUST WANT TO 52 00:01:56,516 --> 00:01:58,618 CALL OUT COACHES. MALIA CHALLIS, 53 00:01:58,618 --> 00:01:59,786 ELLIOTT AND JIMMY. I WANT TO 54 00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:01,621 CALL OUT OUR PLAYERS, JORDAN 55 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:05,859 MORGAN, MALIA, RIA, KEELEY, 56 00:02:05,859 --> 00:02:07,160 JUJU, ALICIA, SOPHIE, MAYA. 57 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:08,294 WELL, WE GOT A NUMBER OF MAYA. 58 00:02:08,294 --> 00:02:12,265 SO MAYA LOUD, KAYA HANSEN, ANDY 59 00:02:12,265 --> 00:02:13,900 MILLER, JENNY LACKEY, JAYLEE. 60 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:15,935 REYNOLDS, KIRSTEN MCGUFFEY, AVA. 61 00:02:15,935 --> 00:02:18,538 URIBE, CHLOE. SIELOFF WHO WAS 62 00:02:18,538 --> 00:02:19,973 REALLY GOOD THIS YEAR, WE GOT 63 00:02:19,973 --> 00:02:23,776 MAYA, COURTNEY, JILLIAN MCBRIDE, 64 00:02:23,776 --> 00:02:25,845 SAMIA, BLAKE WARNER, NATALIE 65 00:02:25,845 --> 00:02:27,780 GRAHAM, WE GOT ANNIKA. 66 00:02:27,780 --> 00:02:30,950 CARPENTER, ELENA. ELENA. MILLIAM 67 00:02:30,950 --> 00:02:34,287 AND GOAL! THANK YOU, MEGAN 68 00:02:34,287 --> 00:02:36,489 CARDENAS. RACHEL WRITES. MAYA 69 00:02:36,489 --> 00:02:37,824 HANSEN, MORGAN MANA. LILY. MAN 70 00:02:37,824 --> 00:02:39,425 SHE HAS GOOD FOOTWORK TOO. I 71 00:02:39,425 --> 00:02:41,494 EVERY TIME SHE WAS COMING DOWN 72 00:02:41,494 --> 00:02:42,295 THE PITCH IT WAS LIKE, OH, HERE 73 00:02:42,295 --> 00:02:46,866 WE GO. WE GOT LOUDER. HENDRICK 74 00:02:46,866 --> 00:02:47,467 CAROLINE STUDEBAKER, ELEANOR 75 00:02:47,467 --> 00:02:51,137 MORRISSEY, AALIYAH. DR.. MILLIE. 76 00:02:51,137 --> 00:02:52,205 BRAY, AMIR. HUSSAIN, OUR 77 00:02:52,205 --> 00:02:56,175 CAPTAIN. GOOD TO SEE YOU. WE GOT 78 00:02:56,175 --> 00:03:01,548 ANNA MESSI MENTI. WE GOT AMELIA 79 00:03:01,548 --> 00:03:04,951 SEVEN. OUR MVP. 80 00:03:04,951 --> 00:03:05,185 -- WHO. 81 00:03:05,185 --> 00:03:06,986 -- LOU BARNES PLAYS FROM TIME TO 82 00:03:06,986 --> 00:03:09,789 TIME. WE GOT JODY. KAYA SINGH 83 00:03:09,789 --> 00:03:10,423 WHO MADE THIS. FOR ALL OF YOU 84 00:03:10,423 --> 00:03:14,193 WHO WEREN'T THERE AT THE GAME. 85 00:03:14,193 --> 00:03:15,461 IT WAS A MATCH TO BE REMEMBERED. 86 00:03:15,461 --> 00:03:17,764 WE WENT TO EXTRA TIME. WE GOT A 87 00:03:17,764 --> 00:03:19,365 GOAL. THEY GOT A GOAL. WE ALMOST 88 00:03:19,365 --> 00:03:20,633 GOT ANOTHER GOAL THAT WE THOUGHT 89 00:03:20,633 --> 00:03:23,770 WAS A GOAL. AND THEN WE WENT 90 00:03:23,770 --> 00:03:25,438 INTO PKS AND IT WAS THE SIXTH 91 00:03:25,438 --> 00:03:31,678 ROUND OF PKS AND. A PENALTY 92 00:03:31,678 --> 00:03:35,748 KICK, YES. SO KAYA KAYA SINGH 93 00:03:35,748 --> 00:03:37,317 NAILED THAT LAST GOAL TO MAKE US 94 00:03:37,317 --> 00:03:38,818 NATIONAL CHAMP, TO MAKE YOU 95 00:03:38,818 --> 00:03:40,320 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, TO MAKE US 96 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:41,387 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. WE GOT A 97 00:03:41,387 --> 00:03:43,523 MAYA ARMSTEAD, MAYA COURTNEY, 98 00:03:43,523 --> 00:03:47,827 MARIAH GRAY AS WELL. AND I 99 00:03:47,827 --> 00:03:48,394 CAN'T FORGET TO THANK THE 100 00:03:48,394 --> 00:03:49,996 ORGANIZATION FOR CREATING A 101 00:03:49,996 --> 00:03:52,265 COMMUNITY THAT YOU GET TO HAVE 102 00:03:52,265 --> 00:03:54,267 AFFOGATO AND LOCAL DRINKS WHILE 103 00:03:54,267 --> 00:03:57,770 GETTING TO SEE AMAZING FOOTWORK 104 00:03:57,770 --> 00:04:00,006 FOR 15 BUCKS. IT'S JUST. THANK 105 00:04:00,006 --> 00:04:00,573 YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT 106 00:04:00,573 --> 00:04:01,274 YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, 107 00:04:01,274 --> 00:04:03,743 FOR BEING THAT INSPIRATION TO 108 00:04:03,743 --> 00:04:05,044 THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOCCER 109 00:04:05,044 --> 00:04:07,013 PLAYERS, OF SOCCER CHAMPIONS. 110 00:04:07,013 --> 00:04:08,615 FOR ALL OF YOU. SORRY, I'M GOING 111 00:04:08,615 --> 00:04:11,951 ON WAY LONGER THAN I THOUGHT I 112 00:04:11,951 --> 00:04:12,919 WAS. SOMETHING THAT IS 113 00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:16,623 INTERESTING ABOUT USL TWO IS 114 00:04:16,623 --> 00:04:18,391 BECAUSE IT IS A IT'S NOT MLS. 115 00:04:18,391 --> 00:04:20,627 WE DON'T GET TO KEEP THESE 116 00:04:20,627 --> 00:04:22,061 PLAYERS FOREVER. THEY GO ON TO 117 00:04:22,061 --> 00:04:25,698 BECOME TO GET TO GO ON TO HIGHER 118 00:04:25,698 --> 00:04:26,866 LEVELS OF THE GAME, TO GET TO GO 119 00:04:26,866 --> 00:04:29,035 ON TO OTHER THINGS IN LIFE, 120 00:04:29,035 --> 00:04:30,436 SOMETIMES GETTING TO COME BACK 121 00:04:30,436 --> 00:04:31,738 TO PLAY, PLAY FOR US. AND SO 122 00:04:31,738 --> 00:04:33,873 IT'S JUST AMAZING TO GET TO 123 00:04:33,873 --> 00:04:34,874 HAVE YOU RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU 124 00:04:34,874 --> 00:04:36,776 FOR BEING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. 125 00:04:36,776 --> 00:04:39,245 THE ONLY SO BALLARD FC, I THINK 126 00:04:39,245 --> 00:04:40,346 I ALREADY SAID THIS BALLARD FC 127 00:04:40,346 --> 00:04:42,281 AND SALMON BAY FC, THE ONLY CLUB 128 00:04:42,281 --> 00:04:48,488 IN THE ENTIRE NATION TO BOTH BE 129 00:04:48,488 --> 00:04:53,359 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. AND THIS IS 130 00:04:53,359 --> 00:04:55,128 THEIR SECOND YEAR. MY, MY 131 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:56,095 FAVORITE PART ABOUT THIS IS WE 132 00:04:56,095 --> 00:04:58,197 WERE TALKING. WE WERE WHEN THEY 133 00:04:58,197 --> 00:05:00,667 PLAYED COLORADO ON JULY 3rd, WE 134 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:02,302 WERE. OUR JEER TO THEM WAS THAT 135 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:05,338 THEY WERE LANDLOCKED, BUT BOB. I 136 00:05:05,338 --> 00:05:06,205 SAW COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE THE 137 00:05:06,205 --> 00:05:07,840 NEXT DAY AND HE COULD HEAR FROM 138 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:10,643 THE TOP OF QUEEN ANNE. HE COULD 139 00:05:10,643 --> 00:05:11,878 HEAR US CHEERING FOR THAT WIN. 140 00:05:11,878 --> 00:05:13,713 SO THOSE ARE MY REMARKS. COUNCIL 141 00:05:13,713 --> 00:05:15,148 PRESIDENT. I'M JUST IT'S JUST 142 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:16,849 AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO GET 143 00:05:16,849 --> 00:05:18,117 TO HOST NATIONAL CHAMPIONS HERE 144 00:05:18,117 --> 00:05:20,053 AT CITY HALL. 145 00:05:20,053 --> 00:05:21,587 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 146 00:05:21,587 --> 00:05:23,256 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ARE THERE 147 00:05:23,256 --> 00:05:23,690 ANY OTHER COMMENTS 148 00:05:23,690 --> 00:05:26,359 COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO 149 00:05:26,359 --> 00:05:28,494 OFFER BEFORE I REQUEST 150 00:05:28,494 --> 00:05:30,763 SIGNATURES FOR THE PROCLAMATION? 151 00:05:30,763 --> 00:05:31,397 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOLLOWED BY 152 00:05:31,397 --> 00:05:31,864 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 153 00:05:31,864 --> 00:05:33,533 -- THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FIRST 154 00:05:33,533 --> 00:05:35,068 OFF, I WANT TO SAY 155 00:05:35,068 --> 00:05:37,603 CONGRATULATIONS TO SALMON BAY 156 00:05:37,603 --> 00:05:40,473 FC. AS THE CITY COUNCILMEMBER 157 00:05:40,473 --> 00:05:42,542 THAT REPRESENTS WEST SEATTLE, 158 00:05:42,542 --> 00:05:43,976 INCLUDING YOUR RIVALS, THE 159 00:05:43,976 --> 00:05:46,412 JUNCTION FC AND THE WEST SEATTLE 160 00:05:46,412 --> 00:05:52,285 ROADIES FC I'M STILL. I'M A 161 00:05:52,285 --> 00:05:53,052 TREMENDOUS FAN AND SUPPORTER OF 162 00:05:53,052 --> 00:05:54,153 THEM. I'M LOOKING AT THE 163 00:05:54,153 --> 00:05:55,355 PENINSULA. THE WEST SEATTLE 164 00:05:55,355 --> 00:05:56,989 PENINSULA IS OVER THERE, BUT 165 00:05:56,989 --> 00:05:58,491 AYE. I ALSO AM INCREDIBLY PROUD 166 00:05:58,491 --> 00:06:02,562 OF YOU ALL FOR YOUR. ON THE 167 00:06:02,562 --> 00:06:04,564 FIELD SUCCESS. TREMENDOUS 168 00:06:04,564 --> 00:06:07,066 ACHIEVEMENT. IT REFLECTS GREAT 169 00:06:07,066 --> 00:06:09,435 CREDIT NOT ONLY UPON YOURSELVES. 170 00:06:09,435 --> 00:06:10,670 THE BALLARD INTERBAY COMMUNITY, 171 00:06:10,670 --> 00:06:12,839 BUT THE ENTIRE CITY OF SEATTLE, 172 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:13,873 WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY, 173 00:06:13,873 --> 00:06:16,509 AND WHICH IS ALSO WHY I'M 174 00:06:16,509 --> 00:06:17,143 HONORED TO AFFIX MY NAME, EVEN 175 00:06:17,143 --> 00:06:19,645 THOUGH I'M. I WOULD ORDINARILY 176 00:06:19,645 --> 00:06:22,849 BE CHEERING LOUDLY FOR. FOR THE 177 00:06:22,849 --> 00:06:24,917 ROADIES, BUT I DO CONGRATULATE 178 00:06:24,917 --> 00:06:27,186 YOU. INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU 179 00:06:27,186 --> 00:06:28,688 ALL. I WANT TO THANK 180 00:06:28,688 --> 00:06:30,757 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR 181 00:06:30,757 --> 00:06:31,391 BRINGING THIS FORWARD, BECAUSE 182 00:06:31,391 --> 00:06:34,260 THIS IS ABOUT BRINGING 183 00:06:34,260 --> 00:06:36,896 COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. IT'S ABOUT 184 00:06:36,896 --> 00:06:39,365 CELEBRATING COMMUNITIES. THIS IS 185 00:06:39,365 --> 00:06:42,502 ABOUT CELEBRATING WOMEN IN 186 00:06:42,502 --> 00:06:44,036 SPORT. AND FOR THOSE REASONS AND 187 00:06:44,036 --> 00:06:45,605 SO MANY MORE, REALLY HONORED TO 188 00:06:45,605 --> 00:06:47,807 BE ABLE TO AFFIX MY NAME TO THIS 189 00:06:47,807 --> 00:06:49,275 PROCLAMATION, TO HONOR, TO DO 190 00:06:49,275 --> 00:06:50,476 ONE SMALL THING WE CAN DO FROM 191 00:06:50,476 --> 00:06:52,311 THE CITY OF SEATTLE PERSPECTIVE 192 00:06:52,311 --> 00:06:55,081 TO TO HONOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL 193 00:06:55,081 --> 00:06:57,083 ACHIEVEMENT. CONGRATULATIONS. 194 00:06:57,083 --> 00:06:57,517 THANK YOU. 195 00:06:57,517 --> 00:06:58,418 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 196 00:06:58,418 --> 00:06:58,918 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 197 00:06:58,918 --> 00:06:59,819 -- ALSO, I'LL NOTE THAT THERE 198 00:06:59,819 --> 00:07:03,022 IS SOME SOME. 199 00:07:03,022 --> 00:07:04,624 -- INTERMARRIAGE BETWEEN SOME OF 200 00:07:04,624 --> 00:07:06,125 THE COACHING STAFF BETWEEN YOUR, 201 00:07:06,125 --> 00:07:07,894 YOUR TEAM AND MY TEAM. SO 202 00:07:07,894 --> 00:07:11,731 ANYWAYS, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. 203 00:07:11,731 --> 00:07:13,032 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 204 00:07:13,032 --> 00:07:14,367 SAKA. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 205 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:15,001 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 206 00:07:15,001 --> 00:07:16,769 I JUST WANT TO SAY FIRST 207 00:07:16,769 --> 00:07:21,607 CONGRATULATIONS. IT IS SUCH A A 208 00:07:21,607 --> 00:07:23,442 ACCOMPLISHMENT AND YOU HAVE SUCH 209 00:07:23,442 --> 00:07:25,211 AN EXAMPLE THAT YOU'RE SETTING 210 00:07:25,211 --> 00:07:27,580 FOR THE GIRLS TO INCLUDE A 211 00:07:27,580 --> 00:07:28,948 CERTAIN SOON TO BE MIDDLE 212 00:07:28,948 --> 00:07:29,882 SCHOOLER IN MY HOME AND THE, YOU 213 00:07:29,882 --> 00:07:32,218 KNOW, THE, WHAT YOU'RE DOING 214 00:07:32,218 --> 00:07:33,386 THERE IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THE 215 00:07:33,386 --> 00:07:34,854 GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN OUR 216 00:07:34,854 --> 00:07:36,189 CITY AND LEADING BY EXAMPLE. AND 217 00:07:36,189 --> 00:07:37,490 I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR 218 00:07:37,490 --> 00:07:39,492 THAT, FOR ALL THE POSITIVE 219 00:07:39,492 --> 00:07:41,761 REASONS AND THAT THE IMPACTS ON 220 00:07:41,761 --> 00:07:42,662 THESE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN'S 221 00:07:42,662 --> 00:07:46,065 LIVES IS SO IMPORTANT. AND AND 222 00:07:46,065 --> 00:07:47,233 ALSO, GIVEN THAT YOU PLAY IN 223 00:07:47,233 --> 00:07:48,468 DISTRICT SEVEN, WHICH IS ALSO, 224 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:50,036 YOU KNOW, WHERE THE SEATTLE 225 00:07:50,036 --> 00:07:51,838 STORM HAVE THEIR PERFORMANCE 226 00:07:51,838 --> 00:07:54,140 CENTER, WE HAVE A LITTLE 227 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:55,141 WOMEN'S SPORT FOCUS THERE IN 228 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:57,677 THE DRAVIS. SO THE DRAVIS SPORTS 229 00:07:57,677 --> 00:08:00,780 CENTER THAT WE HAVE THERE IS SO 230 00:08:00,780 --> 00:08:02,215 IMPORTANT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING 231 00:08:02,215 --> 00:08:03,115 THAT WE SHOULD LEAN INTO ACROSS 232 00:08:03,115 --> 00:08:05,885 THE BOARD, WHETHER IT'S LIKE MY 233 00:08:05,885 --> 00:08:06,986 DAUGHTER'S CASE, IT'S NOT JUST 234 00:08:06,986 --> 00:08:08,955 SOCCER, BUT LACROSSE AND 235 00:08:08,955 --> 00:08:09,789 BASKETBALL TOO, YOU KNOW, AND, 236 00:08:09,789 --> 00:08:12,091 YOU KNOW, REALLY DEVELOPING 237 00:08:12,091 --> 00:08:13,759 THIS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE WHOLE 238 00:08:13,759 --> 00:08:15,127 CITY BECAUSE IT IS A CITY ASSET 239 00:08:15,127 --> 00:08:16,762 AS AS THE STORM ARE TOO. AND SO 240 00:08:16,762 --> 00:08:21,200 I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND 241 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,269 CONGRATULATIONS AND FANTASTIC 242 00:08:23,269 --> 00:08:23,636 JOB. THANK YOU. 243 00:08:23,636 --> 00:08:28,941 -- AWESOME COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 244 00:08:28,941 --> 00:08:29,575 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL 245 00:08:29,575 --> 00:08:30,977 PRESIDENT AND I WILL BE BRIEF 246 00:08:30,977 --> 00:08:33,980 WITH MY REMARKS. I JUST WANT TO 247 00:08:33,980 --> 00:08:34,981 SAY CONGRATULATIONS, CHAMPIONS. 248 00:08:34,981 --> 00:08:37,683 OH MY GOD, WE'RE SO EXCITED. 249 00:08:37,683 --> 00:08:38,451 YES, I CAN FEEL THE ENERGY. AND 250 00:08:38,451 --> 00:08:41,487 I'M LIKE, I CAN SEE THE PLAQUE 251 00:08:41,487 --> 00:08:42,722 FROM HERE. SO VERY COOL. YOU 252 00:08:42,722 --> 00:08:43,689 KNOW, I GOT A CHANCE TO GO TO 253 00:08:43,689 --> 00:08:45,625 ONE OF YOUR GAMES WITH 254 00:08:45,625 --> 00:08:46,626 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THANK YOU 255 00:08:46,626 --> 00:08:48,961 FOR INVITING ME AND JUST TURNED 256 00:08:48,961 --> 00:08:52,498 ME INTO AN INSTANT FAN. SO THANK 257 00:08:52,498 --> 00:08:53,232 YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. 258 00:08:53,232 --> 00:08:54,200 THANK YOU FOR PLAYING HARD. 259 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:55,501 THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING OUR 260 00:08:55,501 --> 00:08:57,436 CITY WELL. WE'RE JUST SO PROUD. 261 00:08:57,436 --> 00:08:58,905 AND I'M TOTALLY LIKE JUST 262 00:08:58,905 --> 00:09:00,373 GEEKED OUT. AND SO THANKS FOR 263 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:01,474 JOINING US TODAY SO WE CAN 264 00:09:01,474 --> 00:09:04,043 CELEBRATE YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR 265 00:09:04,043 --> 00:09:04,543 BRINGING THIS FORWARD. 266 00:09:04,543 --> 00:09:07,680 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 267 00:09:07,680 --> 00:09:07,947 -- YEAH. 268 00:09:07,947 --> 00:09:10,149 -- [APPLAUSE] 269 00:09:10,149 --> 00:09:10,716 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 270 00:09:10,716 --> 00:09:11,651 FOSTER. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 271 00:09:11,651 --> 00:09:13,619 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. I TOO WANT 272 00:09:13,619 --> 00:09:16,222 TO ADD MY NOTE OF 273 00:09:16,222 --> 00:09:16,789 CONGRATULATIONS. I HAVE TWO 274 00:09:16,789 --> 00:09:18,124 DAUGHTERS AND I JUST LOVE YOU 275 00:09:18,124 --> 00:09:20,159 ALL ARE SUCH ROLE ROLE MODELS 276 00:09:20,159 --> 00:09:22,261 FOR OUR GIRLS AND WOMEN IN 277 00:09:22,261 --> 00:09:23,629 SPORTS IN THE CITY, AND EVEN 278 00:09:23,629 --> 00:09:25,698 THOSE THAT DON'T PLAY SPORTS. 279 00:09:25,698 --> 00:09:28,301 TO SEE YOU ALL PLAY AND WHAT YOU 280 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:31,404 MEAN TO GIRLS AND WOMEN IN 281 00:09:31,404 --> 00:09:33,472 COMMUNITY, BOTH IN AND OUT OF 282 00:09:33,472 --> 00:09:35,474 SPORTS, IS REALLY AMAZING. SO 283 00:09:35,474 --> 00:09:36,108 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 284 00:09:36,108 --> 00:09:38,344 FOR BRINGING THEM TO CHAMBERS 285 00:09:38,344 --> 00:09:43,049 TODAY SO THAT WE COULD CELEBRATE 286 00:09:43,049 --> 00:09:45,885 THEM. AND AGAIN, 287 00:09:45,885 --> 00:09:46,285 CONGRATULATIONS. 288 00:09:46,285 --> 00:09:49,589 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 289 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:51,157 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. ARE THERE 290 00:09:51,157 --> 00:09:52,191 ANY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS BACK 291 00:09:52,191 --> 00:09:53,359 TO YOU BEFORE WE CALL THE ROLL 292 00:09:53,359 --> 00:09:56,495 FOR SIGNATURES? ANY CLOSING 293 00:09:56,495 --> 00:09:56,762 COMMENTS? 294 00:09:56,762 --> 00:09:57,930 -- AS YOU CAN TELL, WE'RE ALL 295 00:09:57,930 --> 00:09:59,498 SUPER PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU 296 00:09:59,498 --> 00:10:02,435 FOR BEING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 297 00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:04,003 FOR DEDICATING YOURSELVES TO A 298 00:10:04,003 --> 00:10:04,837 YEAR HERE. I KNOW THAT THE WHOLE 299 00:10:04,837 --> 00:10:08,240 TEAM COULDN'T BE HERE BECAUSE 300 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,243 COLLEAGUES, FOLKS, GO BACK 301 00:10:11,243 --> 00:10:11,877 QUICKLY TO EITHER THEIR COLLEGE 302 00:10:11,877 --> 00:10:13,646 OR THEIR HOME, JENNY LACHEY FLEW 303 00:10:13,646 --> 00:10:16,615 BACK HERE FROM ENGLAND TO PLAY 304 00:10:16,615 --> 00:10:19,585 FOR ONE GAME. IT'S JUST BEEN 305 00:10:19,585 --> 00:10:21,821 SUCH A PLEASURE AND HONOR TO GET 306 00:10:21,821 --> 00:10:22,922 TO BE YELLING ON THE SIDELINES. 307 00:10:22,922 --> 00:10:25,658 I'M GLAD I GOT MY VOICE BACK. 308 00:10:25,658 --> 00:10:26,625 SO I'M READY FOR NEXT YEAR. AND 309 00:10:26,625 --> 00:10:29,128 FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO JOIN 310 00:10:29,128 --> 00:10:30,997 US, PLAY IN INTERBAY. TAKE IT. 311 00:10:30,997 --> 00:10:33,766 SEASON TICKETS ARE 100 BUCKS. 312 00:10:33,766 --> 00:10:35,234 IT'S IT'S AMAZING. SO I'M 313 00:10:35,234 --> 00:10:36,869 LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR 314 00:10:36,869 --> 00:10:38,471 WHERE WE'LL ROLL BACK, DO IT 315 00:10:38,471 --> 00:10:41,741 AGAIN, GET THAT SECOND STAR 316 00:10:41,741 --> 00:10:42,074 -- [APPLAUSE] 317 00:10:42,074 --> 00:10:45,011 -- AWESOME 318 00:10:45,011 --> 00:10:46,445 -- ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, CAN WE 319 00:10:46,445 --> 00:10:47,847 CALL THE ROLL? WHO WOULD LIKE TO 320 00:10:47,847 --> 00:10:54,153 SIGN THE PROCLAMATION? 321 00:10:54,153 --> 00:10:54,687 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 322 00:10:54,687 --> 00:10:55,321 -- AYE. 323 00:10:55,321 --> 00:10:56,989 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 324 00:10:56,989 --> 00:10:57,490 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 325 00:10:57,490 --> 00:10:59,325 -- AYE. 326 00:10:59,325 --> 00:10:59,859 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 327 00:10:59,859 --> 00:11:02,662 -- YES. 328 00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:03,929 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AYE. 329 00:11:03,929 --> 00:11:04,397 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 330 00:11:04,397 --> 00:11:05,898 -- AYE. 331 00:11:05,898 --> 00:11:06,399 -- COUNCILMEMBER. LIN. 332 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:08,601 -- YES. 333 00:11:08,601 --> 00:11:10,436 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. YES. 334 00:11:10,436 --> 00:11:10,870 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 335 00:11:10,870 --> 00:11:12,538 HOLLINGSWORTH. 336 00:11:12,538 --> 00:11:13,472 -- YES. 337 00:11:13,472 --> 00:11:14,607 -- NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE 338 00:11:14,607 --> 00:11:14,874 AFFIXED. 339 00:11:14,874 --> 00:11:15,808 -- IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE 340 00:11:15,808 --> 00:11:16,475 RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED. TO 341 00:11:16,475 --> 00:11:18,411 PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION TO OUR 342 00:11:18,411 --> 00:11:22,415 GUESTS AND ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE 343 00:11:22,415 --> 00:11:24,016 SOME COMMENTS. SO, HEARING NO 344 00:11:24,016 --> 00:11:25,251 OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE 345 00:11:25,251 --> 00:11:27,687 SUSPENDED. THE PROCLAMATION WILL 346 00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:28,888 BE PRESENTED TO OUR GUESTS AND 347 00:11:28,888 --> 00:11:29,822 WILL PROVIDE. THEY'LL PROVIDE 348 00:11:29,822 --> 00:11:31,090 COMMENTS. I DON'T KNOW WHO'S 349 00:11:31,090 --> 00:11:31,991 COMING UP TO SPEAK, BUT WHOEVER 350 00:11:31,991 --> 00:11:33,592 IS YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO 351 00:11:33,592 --> 00:11:37,930 COME UP, WHICHEVER. MIKE, TO 352 00:11:37,930 --> 00:11:41,167 PROVIDE SOME COMMENTS. 353 00:11:41,167 --> 00:11:41,500 -- YEAH. 354 00:11:41,500 --> 00:11:41,834 -- [LAUGHTER] 355 00:11:41,834 --> 00:11:43,669 -- THAT'S GREAT 356 00:11:43,669 --> 00:11:51,711 -- [APPLAUSE] 357 00:11:51,944 --> 00:11:55,347 -- CAN YOU HEAR ME? 358 00:11:55,347 --> 00:11:55,581 -- YES. 359 00:11:55,581 --> 00:11:55,915 -- [LAUGHTER] 360 00:11:55,915 --> 00:11:56,182 -- OKAY. 361 00:11:56,182 --> 00:11:56,816 -- FIRST WE WANT TO SAY THANK 362 00:11:56,816 --> 00:11:58,884 YOU FOR INVITING US HERE. BUT 363 00:11:58,884 --> 00:11:59,585 MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO SAY 364 00:11:59,585 --> 00:12:00,986 IT'S WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING 365 00:12:00,986 --> 00:12:03,989 WITHOUT ALL OF YOU. AND WE'RE 366 00:12:03,989 --> 00:12:04,890 SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE. BUT 367 00:12:04,890 --> 00:12:05,925 WE'RE ALSO JUST GRATEFUL TO 368 00:12:05,925 --> 00:12:07,259 KIND OF PAY THE WAY FOR ALL THE 369 00:12:07,259 --> 00:12:08,694 YOUNG GIRLS AND THE YOUNGER 370 00:12:08,694 --> 00:12:11,030 GENERATION. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. 371 00:12:11,030 --> 00:12:13,299 -- HEY 372 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:16,202 -- [APPLAUSE] 373 00:12:16,202 --> 00:12:17,570 -- ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SAY 374 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:20,573 ANYTHING? NO. YEAH. AWESOME. A 375 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:22,341 SHORT, A SHORT AND SWEET 376 00:12:22,341 --> 00:12:22,842 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 377 00:12:22,842 --> 00:12:24,009 -- CAN WE TAKE A PICTURE UP HERE 378 00:12:24,009 --> 00:12:24,477 ON THE DICE? 379 00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:26,112 -- ABSOLUTELY. SO NOW CAN WE ALL 380 00:12:26,112 --> 00:12:27,947 COME TAKE A PHOTO? YOU'RE JUST 381 00:12:27,947 --> 00:12:30,149 GOING TO COME UP HERE ON THE 382 00:12:30,149 --> 00:12:30,349 DAIS. 383 00:12:30,349 --> 00:12:35,621 -- OH LEI OH, OLÉ, OLÉ. SANTA 384 00:12:35,621 --> 00:12:42,294 FE, SANTA FE, 000. 385 00:12:42,294 --> 00:12:42,628 -- [APPLAUSE] 386 00:12:42,628 --> 00:12:42,862 -- HEY! 387 00:12:42,862 --> 00:12:43,195 -- [APPLAUSE] 388 00:12:43,195 --> 00:12:48,567 -- SANTA FE 0000. 389 00:12:48,567 --> 00:12:48,901 -- [APPLAUSE] 390 00:12:48,901 --> 00:12:51,403 -- SANTA SANTA FE. 391 00:12:51,403 --> 00:12:51,837 -- [APPLAUSE] 392 00:12:51,837 --> 00:12:52,204 -- OH. 393 00:12:52,204 --> 00:12:52,538 -- [APPLAUSE] 394 00:12:52,538 --> 00:12:52,772 -- LEI. 395 00:12:52,772 --> 00:12:53,105 -- [APPLAUSE] 396 00:12:53,105 --> 00:12:53,439 -- OH LAI OH. 397 00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:53,773 -- [APPLAUSE] 398 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:57,343 -- LEI SANTA FE. YOU CAN COME ON 399 00:12:57,343 --> 00:12:59,545 IN AND SPREAD DOWN. 400 00:12:59,545 --> 00:13:00,513 -- THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. THANK 401 00:13:00,513 --> 00:13:04,517 YOU. COME ON OVER. COME ON DOWN. 402 00:13:04,517 --> 00:13:04,850 -- [LAUGHTER] 403 00:13:04,850 --> 00:13:05,317 -- YEAH, RIGHT HERE. 404 00:13:05,317 --> 00:13:05,651 -- [LAUGHTER] 405 00:13:05,651 --> 00:13:06,018 -- RIGHT HERE. 406 00:13:06,018 --> 00:13:06,352 -- [LAUGHTER] 407 00:13:06,352 --> 00:13:06,919 -- YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE. 408 00:13:06,919 --> 00:13:07,253 -- [LAUGHTER] 409 00:13:07,253 --> 00:13:07,887 -- OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND 410 00:13:07,887 --> 00:13:08,320 WE'RE LOOKING. 411 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:08,754 -- AT THIS CAMERA. 412 00:13:08,754 --> 00:13:09,688 -- RIGHT HERE. BOB, DO YOU WANT 413 00:13:09,688 --> 00:13:09,889 THIS? 414 00:13:09,889 --> 00:13:11,357 -- YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US 415 00:13:11,357 --> 00:13:12,324 WHEN. YEAH. COUNT US. 416 00:13:12,324 --> 00:13:14,960 -- DOWN HERE. SIX, SEVEN. 417 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:15,294 -- [LAUGHTER] 418 00:13:15,294 --> 00:13:15,794 -- THEY'RE ALL GOOD. 419 00:13:15,794 --> 00:13:18,330 -- AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 420 00:13:18,330 --> 00:13:18,898 PROCLAMATION RIGHT THERE? 421 00:13:18,898 --> 00:13:21,367 -- WE NEED ONE MORE SIGNATURE 422 00:13:21,367 --> 00:13:23,035 FROM ROB COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 423 00:13:23,035 --> 00:13:23,669 -- I'M NOT SURE IF I SAID I 424 00:13:23,669 --> 00:13:24,970 THOUGHT HE WAS. 425 00:13:24,970 --> 00:13:26,338 -- ON IT, BUT I'LL SIGN IT 426 00:13:26,338 --> 00:13:27,540 AGAIN. 427 00:13:27,540 --> 00:13:29,141 -- I SIGNED IT FOR HIM. DOUBLE 428 00:13:29,141 --> 00:13:30,509 DOWN. OH, WE HAVE IT TWICE. 429 00:13:30,509 --> 00:13:33,445 -- WE'LL GET THIS BACK TO YOU 430 00:13:33,445 --> 00:13:34,346 IN A MINUTE. I'M GOING TO HOLD 431 00:13:34,346 --> 00:13:35,247 THIS. HERE. YOU HOLD IT. 432 00:13:35,247 --> 00:13:40,219 -- NATALIE OKAY, THAT'S TRUE. 433 00:13:40,219 --> 00:13:40,553 -- [LAUGHTER] 434 00:13:40,553 --> 00:13:41,687 -- YEAH, YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH. 435 00:13:41,687 --> 00:13:47,860 ONE. LET ME TAKE A COUPLE. MORE 436 00:13:47,860 --> 00:13:48,727 TIME. OKAY. AND THEN YOU WANT TO 437 00:13:48,727 --> 00:13:51,330 GIVE. OKAY. 438 00:13:51,330 --> 00:13:51,664 -- [APPLAUSE] 439 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:55,701 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 440 00:13:55,701 --> 00:13:56,035 -- [APPLAUSE] 441 00:13:56,035 --> 00:13:57,303 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. 442 00:13:57,303 --> 00:13:58,871 -- I'M GOING TO GET THIS BACK 443 00:13:58,871 --> 00:14:00,339 TO YOU WITH THE CORRECT 444 00:14:00,339 --> 00:14:00,840 SIGNATURES IN A COUPLE. 445 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:02,942 -- IN A COUPLE OF. 446 00:14:02,942 --> 00:14:03,475 -- BUT 447 00:14:03,475 --> 00:14:03,876 -- REAL PLEASURE. 448 00:14:03,876 --> 00:14:04,643 -- TO GET TO SEE YOU ALL. 449 00:14:04,643 --> 00:14:06,912 -- AGAIN TODAY. 450 00:14:06,912 --> 00:14:07,246 -- [LAUGHTER] 451 00:14:07,246 --> 00:14:09,348 -- CONGRATULATIONS 452 00:14:09,348 --> 00:14:10,950 -- HIP, HIP. 453 00:14:10,950 --> 00:14:11,483 -- [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] 454 00:14:11,483 --> 00:14:11,917 -- CONGRATULATIONS. 455 00:14:11,917 --> 00:14:12,451 -- [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] 456 00:14:12,451 --> 00:14:12,751 -- HIP HIP. 457 00:14:12,751 --> 00:14:13,085 -- [APPLAUSE] 458 00:14:13,085 --> 00:14:13,385 -- HOORAY! 459 00:14:13,385 --> 00:14:13,719 -- [APPLAUSE] 460 00:14:13,719 --> 00:14:18,924 -- HIP HIP. HURRAH HURRAH. 461 00:14:18,924 --> 00:14:19,258 -- [LAUGHTER] 462 00:14:19,258 --> 00:14:19,758 -- NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. 463 00:14:19,758 --> 00:14:20,092 -- [APPLAUSE] 464 00:14:20,092 --> 00:14:22,328 -- ABSOLUTELY 465 00:14:22,328 --> 00:14:23,162 -- [LAUGHTER] 466 00:14:23,162 --> 00:14:24,129 -- I LIKE. 467 00:14:24,129 --> 00:14:24,630 -- [LAUGHTER] 468 00:14:24,630 --> 00:14:24,997 -- THE SALMON. 469 00:14:24,997 --> 00:14:26,532 -- I LIKE YEAH, WE HAD TO BRING 470 00:14:26,532 --> 00:14:32,104 THAT. LOVE IT. THANK YOU THANK 471 00:14:32,104 --> 00:14:37,776 YOU. NICE. AND NOW WE'RE DOING. 472 00:14:37,776 --> 00:14:38,110 -- THANK YOU. 473 00:14:38,110 --> 00:14:42,414 -- THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH. 474 00:14:42,414 --> 00:14:42,881 -- THAT'S AWESOME. 475 00:14:42,881 --> 00:14:47,720 -- I LIKE THAT OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ 476 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:49,922 SALMON BAY. SO COOL. OKAY. 477 00:14:49,922 --> 00:14:52,825 SALMON BAY THEY GOT A LITTLE 478 00:14:52,825 --> 00:14:55,194 PINK AND GREEN. Y'ALL CAN BE 479 00:14:55,194 --> 00:14:57,129 AKAS AS. 480 00:14:57,129 --> 00:14:57,396 -- WELL. 481 00:14:57,396 --> 00:14:59,965 -- OKAY, SO NEXT. THAT WAS FUN. 482 00:14:59,965 --> 00:15:01,400 THANK YOU, SALMON BAY. WE ARE SO 483 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:02,234 GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL AND WE'RE 484 00:15:02,234 --> 00:15:05,170 SO, SO PROUD AS WELL, ESPECIALLY 485 00:15:05,170 --> 00:15:06,672 WITH OUR LITTLE GIRLS SEEING 486 00:15:06,672 --> 00:15:08,707 Y'ALL PLAY. IT'S JUST AMAZING. 487 00:15:08,707 --> 00:15:12,478 SO WE ARE SO GREAT. OKAY, NEXT 488 00:15:12,478 --> 00:15:14,513 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER WE HAVE A 489 00:15:14,513 --> 00:15:16,548 SECOND PROCLAMATION TODAY. YOU 490 00:15:16,548 --> 00:15:16,916 ARE RECOGNIZED. 491 00:15:16,916 --> 00:15:19,018 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL 492 00:15:19,018 --> 00:15:20,753 PRESIDENT. YES. SECOND 493 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:22,521 PROCLAMATION. SO I WANT TO TAKE 494 00:15:22,521 --> 00:15:24,323 A SECOND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE 495 00:15:24,323 --> 00:15:25,324 WORKERS THAT ARE HERE IN COUNCIL 496 00:15:25,324 --> 00:15:27,359 CHAMBERS WITH US FROM UNITE HERE 497 00:15:27,359 --> 00:15:28,727 LOCAL EIGHT AND SAY, THANK YOU 498 00:15:28,727 --> 00:15:30,095 FOR BEING HERE. AND THANK YOU 499 00:15:30,095 --> 00:15:31,897 FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. COLLEAGUES, 500 00:15:31,897 --> 00:15:34,533 I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BRING 501 00:15:34,533 --> 00:15:35,034 FORWARD A PROCLAMATION 502 00:15:35,034 --> 00:15:36,669 PROCLAIMING HOTEL WORKER DAY IN 503 00:15:36,669 --> 00:15:40,406 THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO BE TODAY, 504 00:15:40,406 --> 00:15:41,707 JULY 21st. AND I WANT TO SHARE 505 00:15:41,707 --> 00:15:42,808 WHY THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO US. 506 00:15:42,808 --> 00:15:43,909 WE KNOW THAT. AND I'M LOOKING AT 507 00:15:43,909 --> 00:15:45,978 YOU ALL. WE KNOW THAT THE 508 00:15:45,978 --> 00:15:47,513 WORKERS WHO ARE IN OUR HOTELS 509 00:15:47,513 --> 00:15:49,214 ARE THE FOLKS WHO MAKE FANTASTIC 510 00:15:49,214 --> 00:15:51,150 PLACES FOR US TO STAY. THEY MAKE 511 00:15:51,150 --> 00:15:52,685 WELCOMING PLACES FOR OUR GUESTS. 512 00:15:52,685 --> 00:15:53,452 THEY HELP MAKE SEATTLE A PLACE 513 00:15:53,452 --> 00:15:55,587 THAT CAN WELCOME PEOPLE TO VISIT 514 00:15:55,587 --> 00:15:57,556 OUR FANTASTIC CITY. AND WE ALSO 515 00:15:57,556 --> 00:15:59,858 KNOW THAT THOSE WORKERS ARE MANY 516 00:15:59,858 --> 00:16:01,226 TIMES IMMIGRANTS OR MANY TIMES 517 00:16:01,226 --> 00:16:01,961 FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING A COUPLE 518 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:03,228 OF JOBS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY 519 00:16:03,228 --> 00:16:05,531 CAN HAVE AFFORDABILITY HERE. AND 520 00:16:05,531 --> 00:16:07,199 WE WANTED TO HAVE A MOMENT TO 521 00:16:07,199 --> 00:16:09,001 ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT OUR 522 00:16:09,001 --> 00:16:11,070 HOTEL WORKERS DO TO MAKE SEATTLE 523 00:16:11,070 --> 00:16:14,206 SUCH A FANTASTIC CITY, AND TO 524 00:16:14,206 --> 00:16:16,909 PROCLAIM HOTEL WORKER DAY IN 525 00:16:16,909 --> 00:16:17,543 CELEBRATION OF THEIR WORK AND 526 00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:19,645 THEIR ORGANIZING AND THEIR 527 00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:21,847 STEADFAST CONTRIBUTIONS TO TO 528 00:16:21,847 --> 00:16:23,682 OUR CITY. I'VE HAD THE 529 00:16:23,682 --> 00:16:25,784 OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND CONNECT 530 00:16:25,784 --> 00:16:27,052 WITH UNITE HERE WORKERS AND SEE 531 00:16:27,052 --> 00:16:28,454 SOME FOLKS HERE TODAY WHO I'VE 532 00:16:28,454 --> 00:16:30,289 SAT DOWN WITH. I SEE SOME FOLKS 533 00:16:30,289 --> 00:16:31,690 WHO I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF 534 00:16:31,690 --> 00:16:32,391 JOINING ON THE PICKET LINE. AND 535 00:16:32,391 --> 00:16:34,560 WHAT YOU DO IS REALLY HARD. AND 536 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:35,894 WHEN YOU STAND UP FOR YOUR 537 00:16:35,894 --> 00:16:37,996 RIGHTS AND YOU ORGANIZE, THAT'S 538 00:16:37,996 --> 00:16:39,698 ANOTHER VERSION OF HARD WORK 539 00:16:39,698 --> 00:16:40,666 THAT MIRRORS THE HARD WORK YOU 540 00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:43,369 DO IN YOUR DAY JOBS. SO I THINK 541 00:16:43,369 --> 00:16:44,870 IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE 542 00:16:44,870 --> 00:16:46,305 TAKE A SECOND TO ACKNOWLEDGE 543 00:16:46,305 --> 00:16:49,241 YOUR WORK, YOUR LABOR, AND YOUR 544 00:16:49,241 --> 00:16:50,609 ORGANIZING. AND SO I'M REALLY 545 00:16:50,609 --> 00:16:52,611 EXCITED TO BRING FORTH THIS 546 00:16:52,611 --> 00:16:53,846 PROCLAMATION TODAY. I'LL JUST 547 00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:56,448 SHARE A COUPLE OF LINES HERE. 548 00:16:56,448 --> 00:16:57,616 AND COLLEAGUES, I WOULD LOVE 549 00:16:57,616 --> 00:16:58,851 YOUR SUPPORT AND SIGNATURE ON 550 00:16:58,851 --> 00:16:59,518 THIS PROCLAMATION. I WON'T READ 551 00:16:59,518 --> 00:17:03,789 ALL OF IT, I PROMISE. I KNOW, 552 00:17:03,789 --> 00:17:05,557 BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT. SO 553 00:17:05,557 --> 00:17:06,158 WHEREAS SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL 554 00:17:06,158 --> 00:17:07,693 HONORS THE IMMEASURABLE 555 00:17:07,693 --> 00:17:09,328 CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL HOTEL 556 00:17:09,328 --> 00:17:11,163 WORKERS TO OUR CITY AND 557 00:17:11,163 --> 00:17:11,730 EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE FOR 558 00:17:11,730 --> 00:17:13,465 THEIR WORK, RESILIENCE AND 559 00:17:13,465 --> 00:17:14,900 LEADERSHIP. WHEREAS, SEATTLE HAS 560 00:17:14,900 --> 00:17:17,569 LONG RECOGNIZED THE ESSENTIAL 561 00:17:17,569 --> 00:17:18,237 LABOR OF HOTEL WORKERS, 562 00:17:18,237 --> 00:17:18,837 INCLUDING THROUGH THE PASSAGE 563 00:17:18,837 --> 00:17:21,006 AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FOUR HOTEL 564 00:17:21,006 --> 00:17:22,808 WORKER LABOR STANDARDS, 565 00:17:22,808 --> 00:17:24,576 ORDINANCES PROTECTING WORKING 566 00:17:24,576 --> 00:17:26,011 CONDITIONS, SAFETY AND IMPROVING 567 00:17:26,011 --> 00:17:27,780 ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE 568 00:17:27,780 --> 00:17:29,248 WORKERS. WHEREAS, WORKERS AT 569 00:17:29,248 --> 00:17:29,815 EMBASSY SUITES HAVE BEEN ON 570 00:17:29,815 --> 00:17:34,186 STRIKE SINCE JUNE 18th, MAKING 571 00:17:34,186 --> 00:17:34,820 TREMENDOUS PERSONAL SACRIFICES 572 00:17:34,820 --> 00:17:36,855 IN PURSUIT OF FAIR WAGES, 573 00:17:36,855 --> 00:17:38,824 STRONGER WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS, 574 00:17:38,824 --> 00:17:39,525 QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND THE 575 00:17:39,525 --> 00:17:41,560 DIGNITY OF EVERY WORKER 576 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:42,728 DESERVES. WHEREAS, CITY SEATTLE 577 00:17:42,728 --> 00:17:45,164 CITY COUNCIL STANDS IN 578 00:17:45,164 --> 00:17:45,764 SOLIDARITY WITH HOTEL WORKERS 579 00:17:45,764 --> 00:17:47,900 AND URGES ALL PARTIES TO ENGAGE 580 00:17:47,900 --> 00:17:49,501 IN IMMEDIATE GOOD FAITH 581 00:17:49,501 --> 00:17:50,669 NEGOTIATIONS TO REACH A FAIR 582 00:17:50,669 --> 00:17:52,604 AGREEMENT THAT RESPECTS WORKERS, 583 00:17:52,604 --> 00:17:54,440 RECOGNIZES THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS 584 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:55,607 AND BRINGS THIS LABOR DISPUTE TO 585 00:17:55,607 --> 00:17:57,709 A JUST AND TIMELY RESOLUTION. 586 00:17:57,709 --> 00:17:58,844 WHEREAS, SEATTLE HAS A PROUD 587 00:17:58,844 --> 00:18:01,079 HISTORY OF STANDING WITH WORKERS 588 00:18:01,079 --> 00:18:02,481 AND RECOGNIZING THAT WHEN 589 00:18:02,481 --> 00:18:04,083 WORKERS HAVE THE POWER TO 590 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:04,716 ORGANIZE, BARGAIN COLLECTIVELY 591 00:18:04,716 --> 00:18:06,785 AND EARN A FAIR SHARE OF THE 592 00:18:06,785 --> 00:18:08,320 PROSPERITY THEY CREATE, OUR 593 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:09,488 ENTIRE CITY IS STRONGER NOW. 594 00:18:09,488 --> 00:18:11,457 THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND THE 595 00:18:11,457 --> 00:18:13,459 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIM 596 00:18:13,459 --> 00:18:15,327 JULY 21st, 2026 TO BE HOTEL 597 00:18:15,327 --> 00:18:15,627 WORKER DAY. 598 00:18:15,627 --> 00:18:18,063 -- HEY 599 00:18:18,063 --> 00:18:25,604 -- [APPLAUSE] 600 00:18:25,604 --> 00:18:27,372 -- BEFORE WE CALL THE ROLL FOR 601 00:18:27,372 --> 00:18:28,574 SIGNATURES, ARE THERE ANY IS 602 00:18:28,574 --> 00:18:30,442 THERE ANY ONE THAT HAS COMMENTS? 603 00:18:30,442 --> 00:18:32,478 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 604 00:18:32,478 --> 00:18:33,112 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 605 00:18:33,112 --> 00:18:34,580 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 606 00:18:34,580 --> 00:18:36,115 FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND 607 00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:40,452 THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME 608 00:18:40,452 --> 00:18:42,020 HERE TODAY. AND I JUST WANT TO 609 00:18:42,020 --> 00:18:45,023 IN PARTICULAR SPEAK ABOUT SORT 610 00:18:45,023 --> 00:18:50,562 OF THE THE BRAVERY, THE OF 611 00:18:50,562 --> 00:18:52,564 STANDING UP FOR YOURSELVES, FOR 612 00:18:52,564 --> 00:18:53,065 YOUR COLLEAGUES AND THE 613 00:18:53,065 --> 00:18:56,702 IMPORTANCE OF, YOU KNOW, IT IS 614 00:18:56,702 --> 00:18:58,770 NOT JUST A FIGHT FOR YOUR 615 00:18:58,770 --> 00:19:00,072 RIGHTS. IT IS A FIGHT FOR 616 00:19:00,072 --> 00:19:04,209 WORKING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. AND 617 00:19:04,209 --> 00:19:07,145 SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT 618 00:19:07,145 --> 00:19:12,518 YOU ARE NOT ALONE, THAT YOU KNOW 619 00:19:12,518 --> 00:19:13,852 YOU ARE FIGHTING A GOOD FIGHT 620 00:19:13,852 --> 00:19:15,187 WHEN YOU STAND UP FOR 621 00:19:15,187 --> 00:19:15,821 YOURSELVES, WHEN YOU STAND UP 622 00:19:15,821 --> 00:19:17,389 FOR YOUR COLLEAGUES, AND WHEN 623 00:19:17,389 --> 00:19:19,391 YOU FIGHT FOR THE DIGNITY OF 624 00:19:19,391 --> 00:19:20,259 LABOR. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU 625 00:19:20,259 --> 00:19:23,162 DO, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE 626 00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:23,395 TODAY. 627 00:19:23,395 --> 00:19:30,369 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 628 00:19:30,369 --> 00:19:30,836 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 629 00:19:30,836 --> 00:19:31,570 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 630 00:19:31,570 --> 00:19:34,006 I'M GOING TO STAND. I WANT TO 631 00:19:34,006 --> 00:19:34,940 THANK YOU FOLKS AT UNITE HERE 632 00:19:34,940 --> 00:19:37,109 FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I WANT TO 633 00:19:37,109 --> 00:19:38,477 THANK COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, WHO 634 00:19:38,477 --> 00:19:39,344 IS NEW TO SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, 635 00:19:39,344 --> 00:19:40,679 WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON LABOR 636 00:19:40,679 --> 00:19:42,080 ISSUES. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE 637 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:43,282 YOUR INPUT ON ALL THESE ISSUES, 638 00:19:43,282 --> 00:19:45,117 BUT I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK 639 00:19:45,117 --> 00:19:46,685 STEFAN, WHO I'VE BEEN DEALING 640 00:19:46,685 --> 00:19:49,221 WITH FOR A DECADE. WE DON'T 641 00:19:49,221 --> 00:19:51,290 ALWAYS AGREE, BUT I ALWAYS 642 00:19:51,290 --> 00:19:52,124 APPRECIATED THAT LABOR WOULD PUT 643 00:19:52,124 --> 00:19:53,559 STEFAN FORWARD TO COME TALK TO 644 00:19:53,559 --> 00:19:57,362 US. A LOT OF LABOR ISSUES, LABOR 645 00:19:57,362 --> 00:19:58,931 PEACE AGREEMENTS, A LOT OF 646 00:19:58,931 --> 00:20:00,199 CONTRACTS WITH SEATTLE CENTER 647 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:01,533 AND OTHER ISSUES. AND SO YOU 648 00:20:01,533 --> 00:20:02,935 HAVE A GREAT LEADER, YOU HAVE 649 00:20:02,935 --> 00:20:04,303 GOOD PEOPLE. WE HAVE GOOD 650 00:20:04,303 --> 00:20:05,604 LEADERSHIP. AND FOR THAT, THANK 651 00:20:05,604 --> 00:20:07,272 YOU, STEFAN, BECAUSE I KNOW 652 00:20:07,272 --> 00:20:08,340 YOU'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME, 653 00:20:08,340 --> 00:20:09,174 LONGER THAN ME. SO THANK YOU AND 654 00:20:09,174 --> 00:20:11,743 THANK YOU. 655 00:20:11,743 --> 00:20:12,377 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. THANK 656 00:20:12,377 --> 00:20:15,514 YOU. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 657 00:20:15,514 --> 00:20:17,215 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 658 00:20:17,215 --> 00:20:18,383 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WANT 659 00:20:18,383 --> 00:20:20,586 TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE 660 00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:21,620 AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOR THE 661 00:20:21,620 --> 00:20:24,222 WORK THAT YOU DO, AND 662 00:20:24,222 --> 00:20:25,924 PARTICULARLY, WE JUST HAD A 663 00:20:25,924 --> 00:20:27,659 GREAT EVENT WHERE PEOPLE FROM 664 00:20:27,659 --> 00:20:29,628 ALL OVER THE WORLD CAME HERE AND 665 00:20:29,628 --> 00:20:33,432 YOU TOOK GREAT CARE OF THEM. YOU 666 00:20:33,432 --> 00:20:35,567 TAKE CARE OF OUR VISITORS AT THE 667 00:20:35,567 --> 00:20:38,904 CITY AND YOU MAKE US LOOK GOOD 668 00:20:38,904 --> 00:20:40,505 AND YOU DESERVE TO BE TAKEN CARE 669 00:20:40,505 --> 00:20:42,908 OF. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU 670 00:20:42,908 --> 00:20:44,242 FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND I WANT 671 00:20:44,242 --> 00:20:45,410 TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COMING ON 672 00:20:45,410 --> 00:20:46,745 THE HEELS OF THE EVENT WE JUST 673 00:20:46,745 --> 00:20:47,846 HAD, WHERE THERE WERE SO MANY 674 00:20:47,846 --> 00:20:51,149 FOLKS HERE FROM ALL OVER, AND 675 00:20:51,149 --> 00:20:53,218 THEN COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, THANK 676 00:20:53,218 --> 00:20:53,685 YOU FOR BRINGING THIS 677 00:20:53,685 --> 00:20:55,020 PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU. 678 00:20:55,020 --> 00:20:57,122 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 679 00:20:57,122 --> 00:20:57,356 RIVERA. 680 00:20:57,356 --> 00:20:57,990 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS YEAH, 681 00:20:57,990 --> 00:21:00,225 THANK YOU. I'LL BE BRIEF. YOUR 682 00:21:00,225 --> 00:21:01,159 SHIRT SAYS EXACTLY WHAT I'M 683 00:21:01,159 --> 00:21:02,294 THINKING. THAT ONE JOB SHOULD BE 684 00:21:02,294 --> 00:21:04,429 ENOUGH. THIS CITY IS NOT GETTING 685 00:21:04,429 --> 00:21:06,665 ANY CHEAPER TO LIVE IN, AND 686 00:21:06,665 --> 00:21:08,867 IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT 687 00:21:08,867 --> 00:21:10,736 YOUR RIGHTS TO LIVE, TO EARN A 688 00:21:10,736 --> 00:21:14,606 LIVING WAGE HERE IN OUR CITY. 689 00:21:14,606 --> 00:21:16,108 THESE TYPES OF STRIKES, AS I 690 00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:17,909 UNDERSTAND, USUALLY TWO DAYS, 691 00:21:17,909 --> 00:21:19,044 MAYBE A WEEK. I UNDERSTAND 692 00:21:19,044 --> 00:21:22,914 YOU'RE IN WEEK FIVE, IS THAT 693 00:21:22,914 --> 00:21:24,116 RIGHT? THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE 694 00:21:24,116 --> 00:21:25,183 DOING BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING IT 695 00:21:25,183 --> 00:21:26,852 NOT ONLY FOR YOURSELVES AND OUR 696 00:21:26,852 --> 00:21:27,786 COMMUNITY, BUT FOR SO MANY OTHER 697 00:21:27,786 --> 00:21:29,655 PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD. AND WE'RE 698 00:21:29,655 --> 00:21:30,088 STANDING WITH YOU. 699 00:21:30,088 --> 00:21:32,057 -- THANK YOU. 700 00:21:32,057 --> 00:21:32,624 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 701 00:21:32,624 --> 00:21:39,364 STRAUSS WE ALSO HAVE 702 00:21:39,364 --> 00:21:39,831 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 703 00:21:39,831 --> 00:21:42,934 -- THANK YOU. 704 00:21:42,934 --> 00:21:47,205 -- ONE JOB SHOULD BE ENOUGH. 705 00:21:47,205 --> 00:21:49,574 JUST SIMPLY PUT, ONE JOB SHOULD 706 00:21:49,574 --> 00:21:51,109 BE ENOUGH. AND I KNOW FROM MY 707 00:21:51,109 --> 00:21:52,611 TIME BEING ALONGSIDE YOU ALL ON 708 00:21:52,611 --> 00:21:54,046 THE PICKET LINES, I TALKED TO 709 00:21:54,046 --> 00:21:55,480 SOME OF YOU WORKING FIVE JOBS TO 710 00:21:55,480 --> 00:22:00,919 GET BY IN THIS CITY. THAT IS 711 00:22:00,919 --> 00:22:02,354 UNACCEPTABLE. WE SHOULD NOT BE 712 00:22:02,354 --> 00:22:04,523 LIVING IN THAT REALITY AND IN SO 713 00:22:04,523 --> 00:22:07,959 MANY WAYS, I THINK EXACTLY THIS. 714 00:22:07,959 --> 00:22:09,961 THE PHRASE THAT YOU ALL CHAMPION 715 00:22:09,961 --> 00:22:11,596 ONE JOB SHOULD BE ENOUGH 716 00:22:11,596 --> 00:22:12,864 CAPTURES IT SO WELL. AND I KNOW 717 00:22:12,864 --> 00:22:14,266 THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THIS BODY 718 00:22:14,266 --> 00:22:15,667 IS WORKING EVERY DAY TO TRY AND 719 00:22:15,667 --> 00:22:16,868 FIGHT FOR A CITY THAT REALLY 720 00:22:16,868 --> 00:22:17,669 WORKS FOR ALL OF US. BUT I 721 00:22:17,669 --> 00:22:19,271 WANTED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO 722 00:22:19,271 --> 00:22:20,739 REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR 723 00:22:20,739 --> 00:22:23,408 COURAGE THROUGHOUT THIS STRIKE. 724 00:22:23,408 --> 00:22:24,343 I KNOW IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING, 725 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:25,777 BUT I WANT TO URGE ON THE 726 00:22:25,777 --> 00:22:27,512 STRONGEST OF TERMS THE NEED TO 727 00:22:27,512 --> 00:22:29,715 COME TO A RESOLUTION, TO BARGAIN 728 00:22:29,715 --> 00:22:31,450 IN GOOD FAITH, BECAUSE YOUR 729 00:22:31,450 --> 00:22:33,919 DEMANDS FOR YEAR ROUND HEALTH 730 00:22:33,919 --> 00:22:35,754 CARE, FOR APPROPRIATE STAFFING, 731 00:22:35,754 --> 00:22:37,155 PRE-PANDEMIC STAFFING LEVELS TO 732 00:22:37,155 --> 00:22:38,990 BE RESTORED, AND PROTECTIONS 733 00:22:38,990 --> 00:22:40,358 FROM ICE ARE BEYOND REASONABLE. 734 00:22:40,358 --> 00:22:42,728 THEY'RE NECESSARY. AND SO, 735 00:22:42,728 --> 00:22:44,029 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, THANK YOU 736 00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:46,031 SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS 737 00:22:46,031 --> 00:22:46,565 PROCLAMATION FORWARD AND 738 00:22:46,565 --> 00:22:47,432 HONORING HOTEL WORKERS FOR THE 739 00:22:47,432 --> 00:22:49,167 INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THEY DO. 740 00:22:49,167 --> 00:22:50,936 AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE 741 00:22:50,936 --> 00:22:52,204 REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNITE HERE 742 00:22:52,204 --> 00:22:53,972 TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 743 00:22:53,972 --> 00:22:55,941 COURAGE IN THIS FIGHT. IT'S BEEN 744 00:22:55,941 --> 00:22:57,109 AN HONOR TO STAND BY YOU AND 745 00:22:57,109 --> 00:22:59,177 WILL CONTINUE TO STAND BY YOU 746 00:22:59,177 --> 00:23:00,545 THROUGHOUT THIS. THANK YOU. 747 00:23:00,545 --> 00:23:04,216 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 748 00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:04,449 RINCK. 749 00:23:04,449 --> 00:23:07,285 -- [APPLAUSE] 750 00:23:07,285 --> 00:23:07,919 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THANK 751 00:23:07,919 --> 00:23:08,854 YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND 752 00:23:08,854 --> 00:23:09,821 COUNCILMEMBER. FOSTER. I JUST 753 00:23:09,821 --> 00:23:11,623 WANTED TO SAY I'VE HAD THESE 754 00:23:11,623 --> 00:23:13,024 CONVERSATIONS WITH STEFAN, SO I 755 00:23:13,024 --> 00:23:15,293 THINK IT'S JUST RIGHT TO SAY IT 756 00:23:15,293 --> 00:23:16,228 PUBLICLY TO THE GROUP HERE. 757 00:23:16,228 --> 00:23:18,563 UNITE EIGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, 758 00:23:18,563 --> 00:23:19,397 IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A SEAT 759 00:23:19,397 --> 00:23:22,667 AT THE TABLE AND TO HAVE YOUR 760 00:23:22,667 --> 00:23:25,370 VOICE HEARD AND TO NEGOTIATE AND 761 00:23:25,370 --> 00:23:26,304 WORK THESE CHALLENGES THAT THAT, 762 00:23:26,304 --> 00:23:29,241 YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE FACING. AND 763 00:23:29,241 --> 00:23:30,675 SO I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 764 00:23:30,675 --> 00:23:35,013 AND, AND I CAN VOUCH, AS SOME OF 765 00:23:35,013 --> 00:23:35,614 MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER 766 00:23:35,614 --> 00:23:37,783 JUAREZ STEFAN, AND THE 767 00:23:37,783 --> 00:23:39,117 LEADERSHIP IS FANTASTIC. SO 768 00:23:39,117 --> 00:23:42,254 THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE. 769 00:23:42,254 --> 00:23:45,090 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 770 00:23:45,090 --> 00:23:45,557 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 771 00:23:45,557 --> 00:23:46,458 COUNCILMEMBER, SORRY. 772 00:23:46,458 --> 00:23:47,826 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 773 00:23:47,826 --> 00:23:48,393 -- THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL 774 00:23:48,393 --> 00:23:49,494 PRESIDENT, I'LL JUST BE BRIEF 775 00:23:49,494 --> 00:23:53,799 AND SAY THAT I'M REALLY PROUD 776 00:23:53,799 --> 00:23:56,268 OF YOU ALL FOR YOUR COURAGE AND 777 00:23:56,268 --> 00:23:57,936 COMMITMENT TO STAND UP FOR THE 778 00:23:57,936 --> 00:24:00,605 LABOR MOVEMENT AND FIGHTING FOR 779 00:24:00,605 --> 00:24:01,973 THESE RIGHTS THAT YOU SO 780 00:24:01,973 --> 00:24:05,177 DESPERATELY HAVE WORKED HARD FOR 781 00:24:05,177 --> 00:24:11,683 AND DESERVE AND NEED. AS 782 00:24:11,683 --> 00:24:12,317 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ALLUDED TO 783 00:24:12,317 --> 00:24:16,021 A MOMENT AGO, WE JUST GOT DONE 784 00:24:16,021 --> 00:24:18,223 WELCOMING THE WORLD. BUT WE WERE 785 00:24:18,223 --> 00:24:19,691 A GLOBAL CITY BEFORE. FIFA WILL 786 00:24:19,691 --> 00:24:21,393 BE A GLOBAL CITY LONG AFTER FIFA 787 00:24:21,393 --> 00:24:25,597 AS WELL, AND YOU ALL ARE A 788 00:24:25,597 --> 00:24:28,166 SIGNIFICANT PART OF THAT. YOU 789 00:24:28,166 --> 00:24:32,003 ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY, 790 00:24:32,003 --> 00:24:34,306 SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO 791 00:24:34,306 --> 00:24:36,508 THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AND OUR 792 00:24:36,508 --> 00:24:39,177 STANDING AS A STRONG GLOBAL CITY 793 00:24:39,177 --> 00:24:42,581 LEADER. AND YOU'RE ALSO UNSEEN 794 00:24:42,581 --> 00:24:44,883 BY MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME 795 00:24:44,883 --> 00:24:46,985 VISIT HERE. BUT I WANT YOU ALL 796 00:24:46,985 --> 00:24:50,622 TO KNOW THAT I SEE YOU, THAT 797 00:24:50,622 --> 00:24:53,124 THIS COUNCIL OBVIOUSLY SEES YOU 798 00:24:53,124 --> 00:24:54,426 AND YOUR WORK NOT ONLY FOR 799 00:24:54,426 --> 00:24:55,994 YOURSELVES, YOUR UNION, BUT THE 800 00:24:55,994 --> 00:24:57,429 BROADER LABOR MOVEMENT. THEY'RE 801 00:24:57,429 --> 00:24:58,063 GREATLY APPRECIATED WITHIN THE 802 00:24:58,063 --> 00:25:00,966 CITY OF SEATTLE. SO THANK YOU 803 00:25:00,966 --> 00:25:04,336 -- [APPLAUSE] 804 00:25:04,336 --> 00:25:05,270 -- AND I'LL SAY MY QUICK 805 00:25:05,270 --> 00:25:06,738 COMMENTS BEFORE I KICK IT BACK 806 00:25:06,738 --> 00:25:08,373 TO YOU. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, 807 00:25:08,373 --> 00:25:09,941 FOR CLOSING WORDS. VERY GRATEFUL 808 00:25:09,941 --> 00:25:12,344 THAT YOU ALL ARE HERE. AGREE 809 00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:13,879 WITH EVERY SINGLE THING THAT MY 810 00:25:13,879 --> 00:25:14,880 COLLEAGUE SAID. AND FOR THE 811 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:16,147 RECORD, EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL 812 00:25:16,147 --> 00:25:19,851 ARE ASKING FOR, FOR YOUR JOB IS 813 00:25:19,851 --> 00:25:21,820 THE BARE MINIMUM. IT IS THE BARE 814 00:25:21,820 --> 00:25:25,824 MINIMUM. AND SO SUPPORT YOU ALL 815 00:25:25,824 --> 00:25:27,092 1,000%. AS ALWAYS SAY, BECAUSE 816 00:25:27,092 --> 00:25:30,462 I'M FROM THE CITY, TEN TOES 817 00:25:30,462 --> 00:25:31,630 DOWN 1,000% FOR FOR WHAT? WHAT 818 00:25:31,630 --> 00:25:34,633 YOU ALL ARE. WHAT YOU ALL ARE 819 00:25:34,633 --> 00:25:37,035 ASKING FOR. AND WE REALLY 820 00:25:37,035 --> 00:25:38,003 APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. AND 821 00:25:38,003 --> 00:25:39,938 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, 822 00:25:39,938 --> 00:25:41,640 FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND 823 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:42,340 HIGHLIGHTING YOU ALL SO WE CAN 824 00:25:42,340 --> 00:25:44,676 CELEBRATE YOU ALL TODAY AND 825 00:25:44,676 --> 00:25:46,077 ELEVATE YOUR VOICE ON WHAT'S 826 00:25:46,077 --> 00:25:47,913 GOING ON WITH YOUR STRIKE IN 827 00:25:47,913 --> 00:25:50,282 WEEK FIVE RIGHT NOW. SO THANK 828 00:25:50,282 --> 00:25:52,250 YOU ALL. THANK YOU. NEXT. 829 00:25:52,250 --> 00:25:53,685 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER DO YOU HAVE 830 00:25:53,685 --> 00:25:54,119 ANY CLOSING WORDS? 831 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:55,921 -- YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, 832 00:25:55,921 --> 00:25:56,788 COLLEAGUES, FOR SHARING ALL OF 833 00:25:56,788 --> 00:25:57,556 THAT SUPPORT. IT REALLY MEANS A 834 00:25:57,556 --> 00:25:58,957 LOT TO ME. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. 835 00:25:58,957 --> 00:26:00,558 AND I'M SURE IT MEANS A LOT TO 836 00:26:00,558 --> 00:26:01,426 THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE TODAY. 837 00:26:01,426 --> 00:26:03,595 I'LL JUST SAY THIS, YOU KNOW, 838 00:26:03,595 --> 00:26:04,195 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ALREADY 839 00:26:04,195 --> 00:26:06,398 SPOKE TO THIS. WE THINK THIS MAY 840 00:26:06,398 --> 00:26:08,400 BE THE LONGEST RUNNING HOTEL 841 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:09,234 STRIKE IN SEATTLE HISTORY, AND 842 00:26:09,234 --> 00:26:10,936 WE WANT TO STOP MAKING HISTORY 843 00:26:10,936 --> 00:26:13,538 IN THIS WAY. AND SO WE STAND 844 00:26:13,538 --> 00:26:14,172 WITH YOU TO DO THAT. AND THANK 845 00:26:14,172 --> 00:26:15,574 YOU ALL FOR TAKING TIME OUT TO 846 00:26:15,574 --> 00:26:17,542 BE WITH US TODAY. WITH THAT, I 847 00:26:17,542 --> 00:26:18,944 THINK, WELL, I'LL LET YOU LET 848 00:26:18,944 --> 00:26:20,712 THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL. 849 00:26:20,712 --> 00:26:22,013 -- THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE GREAT 850 00:26:22,013 --> 00:26:25,984 LEADERSHIP ALSO, LIKE STEFAN AS. 851 00:26:25,984 --> 00:26:26,251 -- WELL. 852 00:26:26,251 --> 00:26:26,585 -- [LAUGHTER] 853 00:26:26,585 --> 00:26:27,986 -- ALL RIGHT. 854 00:26:27,986 --> 00:26:29,354 -- EVERYONE ELSE GAVE YOU A 855 00:26:29,354 --> 00:26:30,021 SHOUT OUT. IF I DIDN'T, I KNOW 856 00:26:30,021 --> 00:26:31,256 I WOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT 857 00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:32,590 LATER. SO CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE 858 00:26:32,590 --> 00:26:34,793 CALL THE ROLL TO SEE WHO WOULD 859 00:26:34,793 --> 00:26:37,495 LIKE TO FIX THEIR SIGNATURES TO 860 00:26:37,495 --> 00:26:37,896 THE PROCLAMATION? 861 00:26:37,896 --> 00:26:40,398 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 862 00:26:40,398 --> 00:26:41,900 -- AYE. 863 00:26:41,900 --> 00:26:45,804 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 864 00:26:45,804 --> 00:26:46,304 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 865 00:26:46,304 --> 00:26:47,539 -- AYE. 866 00:26:47,539 --> 00:26:50,642 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 867 00:26:50,642 --> 00:26:50,976 -- YES. 868 00:26:50,976 --> 00:26:51,609 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 869 00:26:51,609 --> 00:26:54,245 -- AYE. 870 00:26:54,245 --> 00:26:55,113 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I 871 00:26:55,113 --> 00:26:55,547 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 872 00:26:55,547 --> 00:26:57,716 -- YES. 873 00:26:57,716 --> 00:26:58,216 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 874 00:26:58,216 --> 00:27:00,218 -- YES. 875 00:27:00,218 --> 00:27:00,685 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 876 00:27:00,685 --> 00:27:02,487 HOLLINGSWORTH. YES. NINE 877 00:27:02,487 --> 00:27:04,823 SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED. 878 00:27:04,823 --> 00:27:06,391 -- AWESOME! YAY! 879 00:27:06,391 --> 00:27:06,691 -- SO IT. 880 00:27:06,691 --> 00:27:11,029 -- IS OFFICIALLY 881 00:27:11,029 --> 00:27:11,429 -- [APPLAUSE] 882 00:27:11,429 --> 00:27:14,633 -- 21st HOTEL WORKERS DAY. AND 883 00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:16,134 SO IF THERE ARE NO. IF THERE'S 884 00:27:16,134 --> 00:27:17,435 NOT AN OBJECTION, THE RULES WILL 885 00:27:17,435 --> 00:27:20,372 BE SUSPENDED TO PRESENT THE 886 00:27:20,372 --> 00:27:22,974 PROCLAMATION AND HEARING NO 887 00:27:22,974 --> 00:27:24,876 OBJECTION, RULES ARE SUSPENDED 888 00:27:24,876 --> 00:27:25,777 TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION. AND 889 00:27:25,777 --> 00:27:27,846 THEN I THINK WE'RE INVITING 890 00:27:27,846 --> 00:27:29,080 STEFAN. AND THEN THREE PEOPLE AS 891 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:32,283 WELL, OR WHOEVER IS SPEAKING. 892 00:27:32,283 --> 00:27:36,488 YEAH. OKAY. AWESOME. FROM THE 893 00:27:36,488 --> 00:27:44,462 GROUP. 894 00:27:44,696 --> 00:27:51,503 -- WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY 895 00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:53,004 COUNCIL. I'M BLUSHING A LITTLE 896 00:27:53,004 --> 00:27:57,976 BIT BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 897 00:27:57,976 --> 00:28:00,545 RECOGNIZING THE ROLE OF HOTEL 898 00:28:00,545 --> 00:28:01,780 WORKERS IN THE SUCCESS OF OF 899 00:28:01,780 --> 00:28:04,015 SEATTLE'S ECONOMY, IN THE 900 00:28:04,015 --> 00:28:07,886 SUCCESS OF SEATTLE TOURISM 901 00:28:07,886 --> 00:28:09,320 SECTOR AND IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR 902 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:12,057 CITY AS A COMMUNITY HOTEL. WORK 903 00:28:12,057 --> 00:28:14,325 IS HARD WORK. SOME OF YOU HAVE 904 00:28:14,325 --> 00:28:15,894 SAID IT. HOTEL HOUSEKEEPERS HAVE 905 00:28:15,894 --> 00:28:18,063 HIGHER INJURY RATES THAN COAL 906 00:28:18,063 --> 00:28:19,864 MINERS. NO MATTER WHERE YOU WORK 907 00:28:19,864 --> 00:28:21,733 IN A HOTEL, YOU'RE ON YOUR 908 00:28:21,733 --> 00:28:24,035 FEET, YOU'RE LIFTING, YOU'RE 909 00:28:24,035 --> 00:28:26,137 RUSHING ALL TO PROVIDE A GOOD 910 00:28:26,137 --> 00:28:27,172 EXPERIENCE TO THE GUESTS THAT 911 00:28:27,172 --> 00:28:30,141 COME TO OUR CITY. AND HOTEL WORK 912 00:28:30,141 --> 00:28:34,045 HAS GOTTEN MUCH HARDER SINCE THE 913 00:28:34,045 --> 00:28:35,313 PANDEMIC. STAFFING LEVELS HAVE 914 00:28:35,313 --> 00:28:36,481 DROPPED. WHAT USED TO BE ONE 915 00:28:36,481 --> 00:28:40,919 PERSON'S JOB IN THE PAST IS NOW 916 00:28:40,919 --> 00:28:43,121 WHAT USED TO BE TWO PEOPLE'S JOB 917 00:28:43,121 --> 00:28:44,789 IN THE PAST IS NOW ONE PERSON'S 918 00:28:44,789 --> 00:28:47,926 JOB, RIGHT? AT THE SAME TIME, 919 00:28:47,926 --> 00:28:49,994 MANY WORKERS ARE STRUGGLING TO 920 00:28:49,994 --> 00:28:52,263 GET ENOUGH HOURS TO ACTUALLY 921 00:28:52,263 --> 00:28:54,766 MAKE A LIVING AND SUPPORT THEIR 922 00:28:54,766 --> 00:28:56,668 FAMILIES. AFTER YEARS OF RISING 923 00:28:56,668 --> 00:28:58,837 COSTS, GROCERIES, HOUSING, CHILD 924 00:28:58,837 --> 00:29:01,773 CARE, ALL THE OTHER ESSENTIALS, 925 00:29:01,773 --> 00:29:03,775 WE'RE AGAIN IN FACING INFLATION 926 00:29:03,775 --> 00:29:08,079 IN SEATTLE, A 5% RIGHT. AND SO 927 00:29:08,079 --> 00:29:09,414 THAT'S WHY WORKERS AT THE 928 00:29:09,414 --> 00:29:11,516 EMBASSY SUITES ARE FIGHTING FOR 929 00:29:11,516 --> 00:29:13,451 BETTER WAGES. A RETURN TO 930 00:29:13,451 --> 00:29:14,185 PRE-PANDEMIC STAFFING LEVELS, 931 00:29:14,185 --> 00:29:14,919 YEAR ROUND HEALTH CARE, RIGHT. 932 00:29:14,919 --> 00:29:16,387 THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE 933 00:29:16,387 --> 00:29:17,689 HOTEL WHO LOSE THEIR HEALTH CARE 934 00:29:17,689 --> 00:29:20,925 IN THE WINTER WHEN IT'S SLOW. 935 00:29:20,925 --> 00:29:22,193 AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE 936 00:29:22,193 --> 00:29:24,996 FIGHTING, BUT THEY'RE ALSO 937 00:29:24,996 --> 00:29:27,265 FIGHTING FOR SOMETHING EVEN MORE 938 00:29:27,265 --> 00:29:29,167 FUNDAMENTAL. AND THAT'S EQUALLY 939 00:29:29,167 --> 00:29:30,435 IMPORTANT. THEY'RE FIGHTING FOR 940 00:29:30,435 --> 00:29:33,204 THEIR RIGHTS AS WORKERS AND AS 941 00:29:33,204 --> 00:29:34,839 IMMIGRANTS. ALMOST FIVE WEEKS 942 00:29:34,839 --> 00:29:36,241 INTO THE STRIKE, HOTEL 943 00:29:36,241 --> 00:29:38,810 MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP HAS 944 00:29:38,810 --> 00:29:40,478 RESPONDED WITH A 40 CENT OFFER 945 00:29:40,478 --> 00:29:44,382 FOR THEM TO RETURN TO WORK, AND 946 00:29:44,382 --> 00:29:47,118 HAS REJECTED SOME VERY BASIC 947 00:29:47,118 --> 00:29:49,687 PROTECTIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS IN 948 00:29:49,687 --> 00:29:51,656 THE WORKPLACE. THIS IS WHY WE'RE 949 00:29:51,656 --> 00:29:54,792 SO EXCITED THAT YOU'RE 950 00:29:54,792 --> 00:29:56,094 RECOGNIZING HOTEL WORKERS HERE 951 00:29:56,094 --> 00:29:57,362 TODAY AND THAT YOU'RE PASSING 952 00:29:57,362 --> 00:29:58,797 THIS PROCLAMATION. SO I REALLY 953 00:29:58,797 --> 00:30:01,065 WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER 954 00:30:01,065 --> 00:30:04,803 FOSTER, ALL OF YOU, THE MAYOR, 955 00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:05,770 FOR SIGNING ON TO THIS 956 00:30:05,770 --> 00:30:06,437 PROCLAMATION, BECAUSE IT MEANS A 957 00:30:06,437 --> 00:30:08,807 LOT TO US. AND I'M GOING TO 958 00:30:08,807 --> 00:30:09,674 TURN IT OVER TO HAYDEN AND 959 00:30:09,674 --> 00:30:10,341 FABIANA, WHO ARE GOING TO SAY A 960 00:30:10,341 --> 00:30:14,245 FEW WORDS THEMSELVES. 961 00:30:14,245 --> 00:30:17,782 -- YEAH, YEAH OKAY. HONORABLE 962 00:30:17,782 --> 00:30:20,418 COUNCILS, MY FELLOW WORKERS, 963 00:30:20,418 --> 00:30:23,087 EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM HAVE A 964 00:30:23,087 --> 00:30:25,723 BLESSED GOOD. GOOD DAY. I AM 965 00:30:25,723 --> 00:30:28,526 VIVIAN KIBO, WORKING AT EMBASSY 966 00:30:28,526 --> 00:30:30,395 SUITES UNDER THE FOOD AND 967 00:30:30,395 --> 00:30:32,463 BEVERAGE DEPARTMENT. I NEVER 968 00:30:32,463 --> 00:30:34,165 IMAGINED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO 969 00:30:34,165 --> 00:30:35,667 STAND HERE AND JOIN A JOB 970 00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:38,403 ACTION. I DECIDED TO GO OUT AND 971 00:30:38,403 --> 00:30:41,839 NOW I HAVE BEEN ON STRIKE FOR 34 972 00:30:41,839 --> 00:30:43,641 DAYS. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I 973 00:30:43,641 --> 00:30:45,043 WOULD NORMALLY DO, BUT THIS IS 974 00:30:45,043 --> 00:30:50,515 NOT ONLY ABOUT ME. EVERYONE IS 975 00:30:50,515 --> 00:30:52,050 EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I 976 00:30:52,050 --> 00:30:52,784 AM ONE OF THE SENIOR EMPLOYEES 977 00:30:52,784 --> 00:30:55,720 IN OUR DEPARTMENT. MOST OF THE 978 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:58,489 TIME I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY IF 979 00:30:58,489 --> 00:31:01,025 I RECEIVE 35 HOURS. EVEN NOW, 980 00:31:01,025 --> 00:31:02,694 DURING THE BUSY OR PEAK SEASON, 981 00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:04,863 I'M STILL RECEIVING ONLY ABOUT 982 00:31:04,863 --> 00:31:07,732 30 HOURS PER WEEK. HOWEVER, EVEN 983 00:31:07,732 --> 00:31:09,133 THOUGH OUR SHIP HAD BEEN 984 00:31:09,133 --> 00:31:10,868 SHORTENED, WE ARE STILL EXPECTED 985 00:31:10,868 --> 00:31:13,771 TO WORK FASTER AND CARRY THE 986 00:31:13,771 --> 00:31:16,808 SAME HEAVY WORKLOAD. WE ARE NOT 987 00:31:16,808 --> 00:31:19,377 BEING GIVEN ENOUGH PAID TIME TO 988 00:31:19,377 --> 00:31:22,180 COMPLETE IT PROPERLY. THIS 989 00:31:22,180 --> 00:31:22,847 CREATES TREMENDOUS PRESSURE AND 990 00:31:22,847 --> 00:31:24,916 AFFECTS BOTH THE EMPLOYEES AND 991 00:31:24,916 --> 00:31:26,985 THE QUALITY OF THE WORK. WE ARE 992 00:31:26,985 --> 00:31:29,254 ABLE TO PROVIDE. WE I GO WHEN I 993 00:31:29,254 --> 00:31:32,557 GO HOME, I AM SO EXHAUSTED, 994 00:31:32,557 --> 00:31:35,660 EXHAUSTED. ALL I CAN DO IS LIE 995 00:31:35,660 --> 00:31:36,728 DOWN. THAT'S REAL. NOTHING 996 00:31:36,728 --> 00:31:38,896 ELSE. IN OUR LAST UNION 997 00:31:38,896 --> 00:31:40,598 CONTRACT, WE RECEIVED A WAGE 998 00:31:40,598 --> 00:31:43,968 INCREASE. WE WAGE GREAT. WE WERE 999 00:31:43,968 --> 00:31:46,237 GRATEFUL FOR IT AND WE HOPE IT 1000 00:31:46,237 --> 00:31:46,871 WOULD HELP US MANAGE THE RISING 1001 00:31:46,871 --> 00:31:49,807 COST OF LIVING. HOWEVER, WHAT IS 1002 00:31:49,807 --> 00:31:52,644 THE VALUE OF HIGHER. OUR HOURLY 1003 00:31:52,644 --> 00:31:56,614 WAGE? IF WE ARE GIVEN FEWER 1004 00:31:56,614 --> 00:31:59,050 HOURS TO WORK, WE WANT TO 1005 00:31:59,050 --> 00:32:00,318 CONTINUE DOING THE JOBS WE LOVE. 1006 00:32:00,318 --> 00:32:01,986 OUR WORK IS OUR BREAD AND 1007 00:32:01,986 --> 00:32:03,821 BUTTER, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO KNOW 1008 00:32:03,821 --> 00:32:05,757 THAT OUR WORK IS VALUED AND THAT 1009 00:32:05,757 --> 00:32:09,160 OUR CONCERN MATTERS. WE ARE NOT 1010 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:11,829 ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT. WE 1011 00:32:11,829 --> 00:32:13,031 ARE ASKING FOR FAIRNESS. I 1012 00:32:13,031 --> 00:32:16,267 CANNOT BEAR TO BE QUIET. 1013 00:32:16,267 --> 00:32:22,807 -- [APPLAUSE] 1014 00:32:22,807 --> 00:32:25,076 -- THANK YOU. BOBBIE. CITY 1015 00:32:25,076 --> 00:32:26,044 COUNCIL. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU 1016 00:32:26,044 --> 00:32:29,681 TODAY. HAPPY HOTEL WORKERS DAY. 1017 00:32:29,681 --> 00:32:30,949 WE'VE BEEN ON STRIKE FOR ONE 1018 00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:33,885 MONTH NOW. IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLY 1019 00:32:33,885 --> 00:32:35,253 EXHAUSTING. I'M SURE IT'S BEEN 1020 00:32:35,253 --> 00:32:35,887 INCREDIBLY EXHAUSTING FOR SOME 1021 00:32:35,887 --> 00:32:38,823 OF THE RESIDENTS NEAR THE HOTEL 1022 00:32:38,823 --> 00:32:40,158 AS WELL, WHO'VE HAD TO DEAL 1023 00:32:40,158 --> 00:32:42,393 WITH US AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING 1024 00:32:42,393 --> 00:32:44,529 EVERY DAY, SCREAMING INTO OUR 1025 00:32:44,529 --> 00:32:46,864 MEGAPHONES. AND WE STILL PLAN ON 1026 00:32:46,864 --> 00:32:49,334 CONTINUING TO DO THAT EVERY DAY 1027 00:32:49,334 --> 00:32:52,503 UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED. WE ARE 1028 00:32:52,503 --> 00:32:55,707 REALLY TIRED. OBVIOUSLY, 1029 00:32:55,707 --> 00:32:57,775 EVERYBODY'S ACCOUNTS ARE PRETTY 1030 00:32:57,775 --> 00:32:58,776 MUCH DRAINED. I KNOW THAT MY 1031 00:32:58,776 --> 00:33:00,678 SAVINGS ACCOUNT, I JUST PULLED 1032 00:33:00,678 --> 00:33:03,981 OUT THE LAST OF IT THIS PRIOR 1033 00:33:03,981 --> 00:33:05,383 WEEKEND. SO I MEAN, WE'RE, 1034 00:33:05,383 --> 00:33:06,384 WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE ROCKING 1035 00:33:06,384 --> 00:33:08,886 WITH WHAT WE GOT NOW, YOU KNOW, 1036 00:33:08,886 --> 00:33:10,722 AND WE'RE GOING TO STICK 1037 00:33:10,722 --> 00:33:13,358 TOGETHER NO MATTER WHAT THROUGH 1038 00:33:13,358 --> 00:33:14,726 THICK AND THIN FINANCIAL 1039 00:33:14,726 --> 00:33:16,194 HARDSHIP, WHATEVER THAT COMES 1040 00:33:16,194 --> 00:33:17,328 ALONG. AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE 1041 00:33:17,328 --> 00:33:19,163 SURE THAT WE, WE GET WHAT WE 1042 00:33:19,163 --> 00:33:25,470 DEMAND, WHAT WE WANT, WE DESERVE 1043 00:33:25,470 --> 00:33:27,505 THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THIS 1044 00:33:27,505 --> 00:33:28,373 IS OBVIOUSLY ALL OF OUR DEMANDS, 1045 00:33:28,373 --> 00:33:30,341 RIGHT? BETTER WAGES, HEALTH 1046 00:33:30,341 --> 00:33:33,444 CARE, YEAR ROUND, MAKING SURE 1047 00:33:33,444 --> 00:33:34,645 THAT WE GET OUR PRE-PANDEMIC 1048 00:33:34,645 --> 00:33:35,980 STAFFING LEVELS BACK UP, GETTING 1049 00:33:35,980 --> 00:33:37,415 MORE STAFF IN THE HOTEL. BUT 1050 00:33:37,415 --> 00:33:39,417 THERE'S SOMETHING EVEN MORE 1051 00:33:39,417 --> 00:33:40,084 IMPORTANT. AND THERE'S A REASON 1052 00:33:40,084 --> 00:33:41,452 WHY SOME OF THE PEOPLE DIDN'T 1053 00:33:41,452 --> 00:33:42,687 EVEN COME OUT TO STRIKE WITH US. 1054 00:33:42,687 --> 00:33:44,455 AND IT'S BECAUSE OF ICE. IT'S 1055 00:33:44,455 --> 00:33:45,957 BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE 1056 00:33:45,957 --> 00:33:47,125 IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN THIS 1057 00:33:47,125 --> 00:33:49,027 COUNTRY HAS BEEN TREATED. AND 1058 00:33:49,027 --> 00:33:51,529 THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 1059 00:33:51,529 --> 00:33:52,363 THINGS GO SMOOTHLY. SO SOME OF 1060 00:33:52,363 --> 00:33:54,265 THEM HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THEIR 1061 00:33:54,265 --> 00:33:55,933 IMMIGRATION LAWYERS TO ACTUALLY 1062 00:33:55,933 --> 00:33:57,402 NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE STRIKE, 1063 00:33:57,402 --> 00:34:00,071 TO NOT USE THEIR VOICE BECAUSE 1064 00:34:00,071 --> 00:34:01,672 IT COULD IMPACT THEIR 1065 00:34:01,672 --> 00:34:04,442 IMMIGRATION CASE. SO THAT'S WHY 1066 00:34:04,442 --> 00:34:07,278 I'M USING MY VOICE RIGHT NOW TO 1067 00:34:07,278 --> 00:34:09,614 LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE TRYING 1068 00:34:09,614 --> 00:34:11,516 TO MAKE REAL CHANGE HERE FOR THE 1069 00:34:11,516 --> 00:34:13,384 PEOPLE THAT WORK THESE JOBS IN 1070 00:34:13,384 --> 00:34:16,754 THIS CITY, THIS COUNTRY. AND SO 1071 00:34:16,754 --> 00:34:18,556 THAT'S WHY WE WON'T GIVE UP 1072 00:34:18,556 --> 00:34:19,891 UNTIL WE GET WHAT WE DESERVE. 1073 00:34:19,891 --> 00:34:21,459 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAPPY HOTEL 1074 00:34:21,459 --> 00:34:23,494 WORKERS DAY. 1075 00:34:23,494 --> 00:34:31,369 -- [APPLAUSE] 1076 00:34:31,602 --> 00:34:34,005 -- WELL SAID. WANTED TO KNOW. 1077 00:34:34,005 --> 00:34:35,173 JUST DO A CHECK. DID YOU WANT A 1078 00:34:35,173 --> 00:34:36,908 PICTURE? COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1079 00:34:36,908 --> 00:34:37,508 -- CAN WE DO ONE REAL FAST? 1080 00:34:37,508 --> 00:34:38,876 -- YEAH, LET'S DO IT. CAN WE. 1081 00:34:38,876 --> 00:34:41,546 CAN WE DO A PICTURE REAL QUICK? 1082 00:34:41,546 --> 00:34:43,147 YEAH. OKAY. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. 1083 00:34:43,147 --> 00:34:44,248 WE'LL DO A PICTURE AND THEN 1084 00:34:44,248 --> 00:34:45,349 WE'LL HAVE DEANNA LEE WILL BE 1085 00:34:45,349 --> 00:34:47,518 IN THE MIDDLE. SHE WILL COUNT US 1086 00:34:47,518 --> 00:34:49,253 DOWN AND. YEAH. OKAY. 1087 00:34:49,253 --> 00:34:50,388 ABSOLUTELY. DO YOU WANT TO JUST 1088 00:34:50,388 --> 00:34:52,757 DO ONE? OKAY, PERFECT. SO 1089 00:34:52,757 --> 00:34:53,658 COUNCILMEMBERS, WE'RE GOING TO 1090 00:34:53,658 --> 00:34:54,325 COME DOWN HERE AND WE'RE GOING 1091 00:34:54,325 --> 00:34:58,463 TO TAKE A PHOTO. THANK YOU. 1092 00:34:58,463 --> 00:34:58,796 -- [LAUGHTER] 1093 00:34:58,796 --> 00:34:59,497 -- OH, JEFFERSON IS GOING UP 1094 00:34:59,497 --> 00:35:00,031 THERE. 1095 00:35:00,031 --> 00:35:00,364 -- [LAUGHTER] 1096 00:35:00,364 --> 00:35:00,631 -- OKAY. 1097 00:35:00,631 --> 00:35:00,965 -- [LAUGHTER] 1098 00:35:00,965 --> 00:35:01,365 -- I'M SORRY. 1099 00:35:01,365 --> 00:35:01,699 -- [LAUGHTER] 1100 00:35:01,699 --> 00:35:02,467 -- NO, THAT'S COOL. 1101 00:35:02,467 --> 00:35:02,800 -- [LAUGHTER] 1102 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:03,201 -- I'M SORRY. 1103 00:35:03,201 --> 00:35:03,534 -- [LAUGHTER] 1104 00:35:03,534 --> 00:35:04,235 -- I'M SO SORRY. YOU'RE GOOD, 1105 00:35:04,235 --> 00:35:05,136 YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. ARE 1106 00:35:05,136 --> 00:35:08,172 YOU SURE? 1107 00:35:08,172 --> 00:35:08,506 -- [LAUGHTER] 1108 00:35:08,506 --> 00:35:10,975 -- YOU ARE STILL GROWING? 1109 00:35:10,975 --> 00:35:13,978 -- THAT'S AWESOME. 1110 00:35:13,978 --> 00:35:15,847 -- YES YES YES YES, I WAS DOWN 1111 00:35:15,847 --> 00:35:19,317 THERE VERY MUCH HERE. LET'S DO 1112 00:35:19,317 --> 00:35:19,517 LIKE. 1113 00:35:19,517 --> 00:35:20,017 -- HERE IN THE MIDDLE. 1114 00:35:20,017 --> 00:35:21,219 -- AND THEN WE'LL HOLD THIS. 1115 00:35:21,219 --> 00:35:21,586 -- [LAUGHTER] 1116 00:35:21,586 --> 00:35:23,888 -- AND THEN WE CAN JUST KEEP 1117 00:35:23,888 --> 00:35:25,623 GOING. KEEP GOING. YEAH, 1118 00:35:25,623 --> 00:35:25,890 EXACTLY. 1119 00:35:25,890 --> 00:35:26,591 -- I WOULD TAKE OFF. 1120 00:35:26,591 --> 00:35:27,625 -- AFTER THIS. 1121 00:35:27,625 --> 00:35:27,959 -- [LAUGHTER] 1122 00:35:27,959 --> 00:35:28,292 -- THANK YOU. 1123 00:35:28,292 --> 00:35:28,626 -- [LAUGHTER] 1124 00:35:28,626 --> 00:35:29,193 -- THIS IS GONNA BE A LONG 1125 00:35:29,193 --> 00:35:31,229 BORING. I DON'T I DON'T WISH 1126 00:35:31,229 --> 00:35:31,696 THAT YOU'RE GOOD. 1127 00:35:31,696 --> 00:35:32,029 -- [LAUGHTER] 1128 00:35:32,029 --> 00:35:32,463 -- YOU'RE GOOD. 1129 00:35:32,463 --> 00:35:32,797 -- [LAUGHTER] 1130 00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:34,165 -- THANK YOU FOR BEING CHAMPION. 1131 00:35:34,165 --> 00:35:34,499 -- [LAUGHTER] 1132 00:35:34,499 --> 00:35:36,634 -- YOU JUST COME IN A LITTLE BIT 1133 00:35:36,634 --> 00:35:37,768 MORE. LET'S KEEP THEM. WE CAN 1134 00:35:37,768 --> 00:35:41,239 GET A LITTLE WINDOW ROWS. 1135 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:41,572 -- [LAUGHTER] 1136 00:35:41,572 --> 00:35:42,340 -- YEAH, WE'RE GOOD AT THIS. 1137 00:35:42,340 --> 00:35:42,673 -- [LAUGHTER] 1138 00:35:42,673 --> 00:35:43,341 -- YOU GUYS STAY IN THE CENTER. 1139 00:35:43,341 --> 00:35:44,275 -- YEAH. 1140 00:35:44,275 --> 00:35:45,476 -- OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 1141 00:35:45,476 --> 00:35:45,810 -- [LAUGHTER] 1142 00:35:45,810 --> 00:35:46,043 -- HI. 1143 00:35:46,043 --> 00:35:46,377 -- [LAUGHTER] 1144 00:35:46,377 --> 00:35:47,044 -- HOW ARE YOU? 1145 00:35:47,044 --> 00:35:47,378 -- [LAUGHTER] 1146 00:35:47,378 --> 00:35:49,947 -- SURE. 1147 00:35:49,947 --> 00:35:50,281 -- [LAUGHTER] 1148 00:35:50,281 --> 00:35:50,715 -- PEOPLE UP FRONT. 1149 00:35:50,715 --> 00:35:56,687 -- [LAUGHTER] 1150 00:35:56,687 --> 00:35:57,054 -- AND. 1151 00:35:57,054 --> 00:35:58,389 -- YOU BETTER DON'T. 1152 00:35:58,389 --> 00:36:01,192 -- HOW ARE WE DOING SHE'S. 1153 00:36:01,192 --> 00:36:03,928 SHE'S FINE. I KNOW I'M 1154 00:36:03,928 --> 00:36:04,295 COUNCILMEMBERS. 1155 00:36:04,295 --> 00:36:04,629 -- [LAUGHTER] 1156 00:36:04,629 --> 00:36:05,897 -- COME THIS WAY. 1157 00:36:05,897 --> 00:36:06,397 -- [LAUGHTER] 1158 00:36:06,397 --> 00:36:08,499 -- YES OKAY, OKAY. I'M GONNA 1159 00:36:08,499 --> 00:36:11,335 GO. RIGHT. OKAY. WE HAVE ENOUGH. 1160 00:36:11,335 --> 00:36:12,603 -- RED SHIRTS. OKAY. GREAT. 1161 00:36:12,603 --> 00:36:14,305 -- FANTASTIC. RED. OKAY. 1162 00:36:14,305 --> 00:36:18,376 -- GO AHEAD. 1163 00:36:18,376 --> 00:36:25,516 -- I THINK WE GOT EVERYONE RIGHT 1164 00:36:25,516 --> 00:36:28,119 HERE. I CALL YOU GUYS DOWN IN 1165 00:36:28,119 --> 00:36:28,753 ONE SECOND, OKAY? WHAT ARE YOU 1166 00:36:28,753 --> 00:36:31,789 DOING? TRY NOT TO BLINK, OR YOU 1167 00:36:31,789 --> 00:36:36,227 WANT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AWESOME. 1168 00:36:36,227 --> 00:36:36,561 -- [APPLAUSE] 1169 00:36:36,561 --> 00:36:36,894 -- THANK YOU. 1170 00:36:36,894 --> 00:36:42,233 -- [APPLAUSE] 1171 00:36:42,233 --> 00:36:44,735 -- I'M ONE OF THOSE. THANK YOU 1172 00:36:44,735 --> 00:36:47,371 I'LL BE THERE. 1173 00:36:47,371 --> 00:36:55,313 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU 1174 00:36:55,546 --> 00:37:03,354 -- PROCLAMATION. TIME. THAT'S 1175 00:37:03,354 --> 00:37:03,621 MY SONG. 1176 00:37:03,621 --> 00:37:06,390 -- PROCLAMATION TIME. ALL RIGHT. 1177 00:37:06,390 --> 00:37:10,428 CAN REALLY MEMORIES. 1178 00:37:10,428 --> 00:37:13,731 -- ALL RIGHT. NOW, I WANT TO 1179 00:37:13,731 --> 00:37:15,299 THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR 1180 00:37:15,299 --> 00:37:16,200 PATIENCE, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE 1181 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:18,302 GOING TO MOVE RIGHT INTO PUBLIC 1182 00:37:18,302 --> 00:37:19,003 COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. SO 1183 00:37:19,003 --> 00:37:19,804 COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE'RE 1184 00:37:19,804 --> 00:37:21,038 GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC 1185 00:37:21,038 --> 00:37:22,073 COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT 1186 00:37:22,073 --> 00:37:26,143 IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S 1187 00:37:26,143 --> 00:37:26,744 AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION, THE 1188 00:37:26,744 --> 00:37:28,179 COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. THE 1189 00:37:28,179 --> 00:37:31,148 COUNCIL CANNOT ACCEPT COMMENTS 1190 00:37:31,148 --> 00:37:33,751 ON QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS ON 1191 00:37:33,751 --> 00:37:34,652 CAMPAIGN RELATED MATTERS AS 1192 00:37:34,652 --> 00:37:36,354 WELL. CLERK HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO 1193 00:37:36,354 --> 00:37:38,155 WE HAVE? 11. 1194 00:37:38,155 --> 00:37:39,824 -- 11 IN PERSON AND FOUR REMOTE. 1195 00:37:39,824 --> 00:37:41,359 -- OKAY, AWESOME. EVERYONE'S 1196 00:37:41,359 --> 00:37:43,361 GOING TO GET TWO MINUTES. WILL 1197 00:37:43,361 --> 00:37:43,995 THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE ITEM 1198 00:37:43,995 --> 00:37:46,197 OR. EXCUSE ME? WE'LL READ THE 1199 00:37:46,197 --> 00:37:48,866 INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PUBLIC 1200 00:37:48,866 --> 00:37:49,133 COMMENT. 1201 00:37:49,133 --> 00:37:50,134 -- SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN 1202 00:37:50,134 --> 00:37:52,436 THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY 1203 00:37:52,436 --> 00:37:54,005 REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A 1204 00:37:54,005 --> 00:37:55,506 CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT 1205 00:37:55,506 --> 00:37:57,742 OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS 1206 00:37:57,742 --> 00:37:59,343 WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END 1207 00:37:59,343 --> 00:38:00,711 THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE 1208 00:38:00,711 --> 00:38:02,446 ALLOTTED TIME. TO ALLOW US TO 1209 00:38:02,446 --> 00:38:04,749 CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. 1210 00:38:04,749 --> 00:38:07,118 -- ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. WE'LL 1211 00:38:07,118 --> 00:38:09,353 START WITH IN PERSON, FOLKS. 1212 00:38:09,353 --> 00:38:12,156 FIRST, WE HAVE MISS YVETTE 1213 00:38:12,156 --> 00:38:13,424 DANISH AND MISS ROBERT. EXCUSE 1214 00:38:13,424 --> 00:38:14,358 ME, YVETTE, I'M GOING TO SAY 1215 00:38:14,358 --> 00:38:17,361 THE FIRST FIVE NAMES YVETTE 1216 00:38:17,361 --> 00:38:19,196 DANISH, ROBERTO DANIEL SMITH. WE 1217 00:38:19,196 --> 00:38:23,034 HAVE PAULINE, WE HAVE GREG, AND 1218 00:38:23,034 --> 00:38:25,603 WE HAVE KIRK. SO MISS YVETTE, 1219 00:38:25,603 --> 00:38:28,572 YOU ARE FIRST. UNLESS THERE'S 1220 00:38:28,572 --> 00:38:30,074 ANOTHER YVETTE DINISH. 1221 00:38:30,074 --> 00:38:30,408 -- [LAUGHTER] 1222 00:38:30,408 --> 00:38:31,375 -- THERE'S ONLY ONE. 1223 00:38:31,375 --> 00:38:31,709 -- [LAUGHTER] 1224 00:38:31,709 --> 00:38:33,544 -- THERE'S ONLY ONE. 1225 00:38:33,544 --> 00:38:35,746 -- THE ONE AND ONLY. 1226 00:38:35,746 --> 00:38:36,080 -- [LAUGHTER] 1227 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:38,549 -- THANK YOU. I PLEDGE 1228 00:38:38,549 --> 00:38:40,685 ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE 1229 00:38:40,685 --> 00:38:42,119 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO 1230 00:38:42,119 --> 00:38:42,687 THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT 1231 00:38:42,687 --> 00:38:46,824 STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND 1232 00:38:46,824 --> 00:38:48,726 LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND 1233 00:38:48,726 --> 00:38:51,162 THAT INCLUDES HOTEL WORKERS. 1234 00:38:51,162 --> 00:38:51,362 OKAY. 1235 00:38:51,362 --> 00:38:51,629 -- YEAH. 1236 00:38:51,629 --> 00:38:52,563 -- I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE 1237 00:38:52,563 --> 00:38:55,733 FUNDING. I'M SURE YOU GAVE TO 1238 00:38:55,733 --> 00:38:56,300 THE CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL 1239 00:38:56,300 --> 00:38:59,437 DISTRICT LIVING IN THE CITY, 1240 00:38:59,437 --> 00:39:00,805 GOING TO THE PARADE EVERY YEAR 1241 00:39:00,805 --> 00:39:02,273 WAS A RITUAL. AND I WENT THIS 1242 00:39:02,273 --> 00:39:04,508 PAST WEEKEND AND IT WAS 1243 00:39:04,508 --> 00:39:07,144 OUTSTANDING. I HAD A GREAT TIME. 1244 00:39:07,144 --> 00:39:08,279 THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD MAKE 1245 00:39:08,279 --> 00:39:09,814 IT BETTER IS IF THE BLUE ANGELS 1246 00:39:09,814 --> 00:39:11,248 WERE TO DO A FLYOVER. I'M JUST 1247 00:39:11,248 --> 00:39:12,416 SAYING. SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING 1248 00:39:12,416 --> 00:39:14,185 TO FUND THAT. THAT WONDERFUL 1249 00:39:14,185 --> 00:39:15,820 PROGRAM. AND ALSO REGARDING THE 1250 00:39:15,820 --> 00:39:18,589 KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOUSING 1251 00:39:18,589 --> 00:39:20,257 ASSOCIATION, I KNOW THERE'S 1252 00:39:20,257 --> 00:39:22,259 TALK ABOUT DISSOLVING IT, BUT 1253 00:39:22,259 --> 00:39:23,027 QUITE FRANKLY, I DON'T HAVE A 1254 00:39:23,027 --> 00:39:23,928 WHOLE LOT OF FAITH THAT THEY 1255 00:39:23,928 --> 00:39:26,297 WILL DO BETTER. I WOULD LIKE TO 1256 00:39:26,297 --> 00:39:27,865 THINK THEY HAVE THREE YEARS TO 1257 00:39:27,865 --> 00:39:28,999 DO RIGHT WITH THEIR FUNDING, AND 1258 00:39:28,999 --> 00:39:30,134 THEY DID A POOR JOB OF DOING 1259 00:39:30,134 --> 00:39:32,069 THAT, QUITE FRANKLY. SO I 1260 00:39:32,069 --> 00:39:34,038 CERTAINLY HOPE THAT GOING 1261 00:39:34,038 --> 00:39:35,339 FORWARD, IF YOU CONTINUE 1262 00:39:35,339 --> 00:39:36,507 FUNDING, THEY'LL BE KEEP A CLOSE 1263 00:39:36,507 --> 00:39:37,341 WATCH AND CLOSE EYE ON HOW THE 1264 00:39:37,341 --> 00:39:40,411 MONEY IS BEING SPENT. THANK YOU. 1265 00:39:40,411 --> 00:39:41,645 -- THANK YOU, MISS YVETTE. ALL 1266 00:39:41,645 --> 00:39:43,614 RIGHT. WE HAVE ROBERTO, FOLLOWED 1267 00:39:43,614 --> 00:39:48,352 BY PAULINE AND GREG. WELCOME, 1268 00:39:48,352 --> 00:39:48,619 ROBERTO. 1269 00:39:48,619 --> 00:39:49,887 -- HELLO. 1270 00:39:49,887 --> 00:39:50,454 -- THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE 1271 00:39:50,454 --> 00:39:51,255 TIME. 1272 00:39:51,255 --> 00:39:51,789 -- COUNCILMEMBERS SPEAK. 1273 00:39:51,789 --> 00:39:53,190 SPEAKING THE MIC. YOU'RE GOOD. 1274 00:39:53,190 --> 00:39:53,824 WE'LL RESTART YOUR TIME. ALL 1275 00:39:53,824 --> 00:39:54,658 RIGHT. 1276 00:39:54,658 --> 00:39:55,226 -- THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE 1277 00:39:55,226 --> 00:39:57,294 TIME. COUNCILMEMBERS WASN'T SURE 1278 00:39:57,294 --> 00:39:57,928 HOW MUCH TIME WAS GOING TO HAVE 1279 00:39:57,928 --> 00:40:02,032 TO TALK TODAY, BUT I AM SPEAKING 1280 00:40:02,032 --> 00:40:05,669 IN REGARDS TO EXITING A SUPERIOR 1281 00:40:05,669 --> 00:40:08,606 COURT CASE WHERE MY CHILDREN 1282 00:40:08,606 --> 00:40:11,509 HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM ME THROUGH 1283 00:40:11,509 --> 00:40:13,778 ORDERS BY A LAWYER WHO HAS AIMED 1284 00:40:13,778 --> 00:40:17,915 TO HARASS ME, AND I JUST FEEL 1285 00:40:17,915 --> 00:40:20,418 LIKE I NEEDED TO SPEAK. BECAUSE 1286 00:40:20,418 --> 00:40:26,791 IF I DID NOT SPEAK. IT WOULD 1287 00:40:26,791 --> 00:40:28,626 JUST CONTINUE. SO I'M HERE TODAY 1288 00:40:28,626 --> 00:40:32,363 TO SAY THAT I AM SEEKING CUSTODY 1289 00:40:32,363 --> 00:40:36,133 OF MY TWO CHILDREN. I AM NEW TO 1290 00:40:36,133 --> 00:40:37,468 THE SEATTLE RESIDENTS. I'VE 1291 00:40:37,468 --> 00:40:39,270 LIVED HERE FOR TWO YEARS. SINCE 1292 00:40:39,270 --> 00:40:41,639 I'VE BEEN HERE, I'VE BUILT A 1293 00:40:41,639 --> 00:40:43,374 HOME AND I WAS ACTUALLY KICKED 1294 00:40:43,374 --> 00:40:48,612 OUT OF MY HOME BY MEMBERS OF 1295 00:40:48,612 --> 00:40:49,613 GOVERNMENT. AND THIS HAS ALL 1296 00:40:49,613 --> 00:40:50,648 HAPPENED ALL AT ONE TIME. SO 1297 00:40:50,648 --> 00:40:52,583 IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT PROCESS 1298 00:40:52,583 --> 00:40:55,019 FOR ME. BUT I WAS ALWAYS THERE 1299 00:40:55,019 --> 00:40:59,623 FOR MY CHILDREN. MY SON IS 1300 00:40:59,623 --> 00:41:01,992 AUTISTIC. I WENT THROUGH SPEECH 1301 00:41:01,992 --> 00:41:03,761 THERAPY WITH HIM, AND I WAS THAT 1302 00:41:03,761 --> 00:41:08,833 ADVOCATE FOR HIM. I WAS AN 1303 00:41:08,833 --> 00:41:09,700 ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN'S SPORTS, AND 1304 00:41:09,700 --> 00:41:12,136 I ACTUALLY MOVED HERE BECAUSE OF 1305 00:41:12,136 --> 00:41:15,372 THAT TO SUPPORT MY EX-WIFE'S 1306 00:41:15,372 --> 00:41:16,474 DREAMS AND PURSUE MY DREAMS AS 1307 00:41:16,474 --> 00:41:19,777 WELL. AND I'VE KIND OF JUST 1308 00:41:19,777 --> 00:41:21,812 BEEN, I WAS PRO SE IN THIS 1309 00:41:21,812 --> 00:41:24,148 DISSOLUTION, AND I JUST FEEL 1310 00:41:24,148 --> 00:41:25,449 LIKE I WAS CORNERED, CORNERED, 1311 00:41:25,449 --> 00:41:26,684 CORNERED, AND THEN JUST PUSHED 1312 00:41:26,684 --> 00:41:32,022 AWAY FROM MY CHILDREN. AND IF I 1313 00:41:32,022 --> 00:41:33,157 DIDN'T SPEAK. I FEEL LIKE IT 1314 00:41:33,157 --> 00:41:38,395 WOULD JUST HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M 1315 00:41:38,395 --> 00:41:38,929 ALSO HERE FIGHTING FOR MY 1316 00:41:38,929 --> 00:41:39,597 DAUGHTER. AND I ACTUALLY DIDN'T 1317 00:41:39,597 --> 00:41:40,197 KNOW I WAS GOING TO HAVE TWO 1318 00:41:40,197 --> 00:41:42,733 MINUTES TO SPEAK, BUT THAT WAS 1319 00:41:42,733 --> 00:41:44,368 THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME 1320 00:41:44,368 --> 00:41:46,370 IS TO MAKE SURE THAT I SPOKE OUT 1321 00:41:46,370 --> 00:41:49,507 IN REGARDS TO WHAT WAS GOING ON. 1322 00:41:49,507 --> 00:41:52,610 AND I FEEL LIKE IF I DID NOT 1323 00:41:52,610 --> 00:41:53,677 SPEAK ABOUT THIS MATTER, 1324 00:41:53,677 --> 00:41:54,411 THERE'S A LOT MORE GOING ON. IF 1325 00:41:54,411 --> 00:41:55,713 I DID NOT SPEAK ABOUT THIS 1326 00:41:55,713 --> 00:41:57,514 MATTER, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO 1327 00:41:57,514 --> 00:41:58,549 HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING 1328 00:41:58,549 --> 00:42:01,552 THE TIME TO HEAR MY VOICE. 1329 00:42:01,552 --> 00:42:03,787 -- THANK YOU ROBERTO, THANK YOU 1330 00:42:03,787 --> 00:42:05,456 FOR BEING VULNERABLE TODAY AND 1331 00:42:05,456 --> 00:42:07,324 SPEAKING. NEXT WE HAVE PAULINE, 1332 00:42:07,324 --> 00:42:08,092 FOLLOWED BY GREG AND THEN KIRK. 1333 00:42:08,092 --> 00:42:11,629 WELCOME MISS PAULINE. 1334 00:42:11,629 --> 00:42:13,497 -- I, PAULINE, I'M YOUR FAMOUS 1335 00:42:13,497 --> 00:42:14,999 TRANSIT FAIRY AND IT SEEMS LIKE 1336 00:42:14,999 --> 00:42:17,034 I'M THE ONLY ONE IN METRO GOLD. 1337 00:42:17,034 --> 00:42:18,469 THAT'S WHERE THE TRANSIT RIDERS 1338 00:42:18,469 --> 00:42:20,604 UNION GOT THE COLOR. 15 YEARS 1339 00:42:20,604 --> 00:42:21,972 AGO. WE LOOKED AT THE BUSSES AND 1340 00:42:21,972 --> 00:42:24,508 THEY WERE HAD A BRIGHT YELLOW 1341 00:42:24,508 --> 00:42:27,244 STRIPE ON THEM. SO LOOKS LIKE IT 1342 00:42:27,244 --> 00:42:29,647 MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE 1343 00:42:29,647 --> 00:42:33,384 REPRESENTING THAT I AM COMMITTED 1344 00:42:33,384 --> 00:42:35,286 TO. SEATTLE, THE SEATTLE AREA 1345 00:42:35,286 --> 00:42:37,454 CREATING WORLD CLASS TRANSIT. I 1346 00:42:37,454 --> 00:42:41,525 REALLY DON'T LIKE IT WHEN MY. 1347 00:42:41,525 --> 00:42:45,095 WHEN MY BUS TAKES OFF BEFORE 1348 00:42:45,095 --> 00:42:46,230 I'M FULLY SEATED DOWN BECAUSE I 1349 00:42:46,230 --> 00:42:47,898 STEPPED ON THE SIDEWALK ALL 1350 00:42:47,898 --> 00:42:49,667 ABOUT. ABOUT 11 YEARS AGO, AND 1351 00:42:49,667 --> 00:42:51,268 THEN MY FOOT STILL BOTHERS ME A 1352 00:42:51,268 --> 00:42:54,238 LOT, SO I HAVE TROUBLE WITH 1353 00:42:54,238 --> 00:42:55,873 BALANCE AND THAT'S. AND IT'S 1354 00:42:55,873 --> 00:42:57,007 PROBABLY BECAUSE THE BUS IS 1355 00:42:57,007 --> 00:42:58,642 WORRIED ABOUT BEING LATE AND 1356 00:42:58,642 --> 00:42:59,310 THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SERVICE. WE 1357 00:42:59,310 --> 00:43:01,512 NEED MORE SERVICE. SO HOPEFULLY 1358 00:43:01,512 --> 00:43:03,914 THIS MEASURE WILL GET PASSED 1359 00:43:03,914 --> 00:43:05,749 HERE AND, AND THE LOCAL IN THE 1360 00:43:05,749 --> 00:43:10,721 PUBLIC REALM TO. AND I AM 1361 00:43:10,721 --> 00:43:16,160 COMMITTED TO HELPING, DEFINITELY 1362 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:16,727 COMMITTED TO HELPING METRO 1363 00:43:16,727 --> 00:43:18,028 INCREASE RIDERSHIP TOO, BECAUSE 1364 00:43:18,028 --> 00:43:21,332 THAT WILL WILL MEAN THERE'LL BE 1365 00:43:21,332 --> 00:43:23,400 MORE REVENUE. AND I WANT TO 1366 00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:24,702 SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESSES 1367 00:43:24,702 --> 00:43:27,671 WHEN I'M OUT CLEANING. I THINK 1368 00:43:27,671 --> 00:43:28,172 HOLISTICALLY, THE WHOLE 1369 00:43:28,172 --> 00:43:30,207 COMMUNITY, NOT JUST THE BUS 1370 00:43:30,207 --> 00:43:33,010 STOPS AND HOPING THAT, 1371 00:43:33,010 --> 00:43:33,777 ESPECIALLY WITH THE SMALL 1372 00:43:33,777 --> 00:43:35,112 BUSINESSES, IF THEY THRIVE, 1373 00:43:35,112 --> 00:43:37,614 THERE WILL BE THERE WILL BE MORE 1374 00:43:37,614 --> 00:43:38,382 REVENUE. SO THAT WILL HELP 1375 00:43:38,382 --> 00:43:39,883 HOPEFULLY WILL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE 1376 00:43:39,883 --> 00:43:42,953 TO SUPPORT THIS MEASURE. AND 1377 00:43:42,953 --> 00:43:44,755 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1378 00:43:44,755 --> 00:43:45,990 -- THANK YOU, MISS PAULINE. NEXT 1379 00:43:45,990 --> 00:43:48,359 WE HAVE GREG, FOLLOWED BY KIRK. 1380 00:43:48,359 --> 00:43:52,963 THEN CLIVE. WELCOME, GREG. 1381 00:43:52,963 --> 00:43:56,467 -- PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH AND 1382 00:43:56,467 --> 00:43:57,267 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M GREG 1383 00:43:57,267 --> 00:43:57,868 WOODFIELD, PRESIDENT OF 8587. 1384 00:43:57,868 --> 00:44:00,537 I'M HERE REPRESENTING AROUND 1385 00:44:00,537 --> 00:44:01,538 4300 UNION MEMBERS IN THIS AREA 1386 00:44:01,538 --> 00:44:03,641 WITH LIVING WAGE TRANSIT JOBS 1387 00:44:03,641 --> 00:44:05,943 WHO LITERALLY MOVED THIS CITY. 1388 00:44:05,943 --> 00:44:07,678 OUR UNION APPRECIATES AND FULLY 1389 00:44:07,678 --> 00:44:09,079 SUPPORTS THIS BOLD TRANSIT 1390 00:44:09,079 --> 00:44:11,415 MEASURE THAT ADDRESSES SEATTLE 1391 00:44:11,415 --> 00:44:13,751 RESIDENTS INSATIABLE DEMAND FOR 1392 00:44:13,751 --> 00:44:16,520 MORE SAFE AND RELIABLE PUBLIC 1393 00:44:16,520 --> 00:44:17,688 TRANSIT. AND THAT SUPPORTS OUR 1394 00:44:17,688 --> 00:44:19,189 MEMBERS JOBS. WHO'S LIVING 1395 00:44:19,189 --> 00:44:22,292 WAGES FEED DIRECTLY BACK INTO 1396 00:44:22,292 --> 00:44:23,594 THIS COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO THANK 1397 00:44:23,594 --> 00:44:25,796 MAYOR WILSON FOR HER VISION. THE 1398 00:44:25,796 --> 00:44:28,165 COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR YOUR 1399 00:44:28,165 --> 00:44:29,066 THOUGHTFUL AMENDMENTS AND YOUR 1400 00:44:29,066 --> 00:44:31,835 LEADERSHIP IN GETTING US HERE 1401 00:44:31,835 --> 00:44:33,103 TODAY TO TODAY'S CRITICAL VOTE 1402 00:44:33,103 --> 00:44:35,305 TO NOT ONLY PROTECT SEATTLE'S 1403 00:44:35,305 --> 00:44:36,740 CURRENT PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE 1404 00:44:36,740 --> 00:44:38,409 LEVELS, BUT TO GREATLY EXPAND 1405 00:44:38,409 --> 00:44:39,810 THEM. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT 1406 00:44:39,810 --> 00:44:41,612 SEATTLE VOTERS WILL VOTE TO PASS 1407 00:44:41,612 --> 00:44:42,613 THIS MEASURE, AS THEY'VE DONE 1408 00:44:42,613 --> 00:44:46,216 NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST 8587, 1409 00:44:46,216 --> 00:44:47,451 IN COORDINATION WITH A BROAD 1410 00:44:47,451 --> 00:44:49,787 COALITION OF TRANSIT ADVOCATES. 1411 00:44:49,787 --> 00:44:53,023 HAVE YOUR BACK ON THIS. ALL WE 1412 00:44:53,023 --> 00:44:56,226 NEED IS YOUR YES VOTE TODAY. 1413 00:44:56,226 --> 00:44:57,561 HOPEFULLY UNANIMOUS, SO THAT WE 1414 00:44:57,561 --> 00:44:59,029 CAN ALL ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND 1415 00:44:59,029 --> 00:45:00,998 GET TO WORK ON DRIVING UP THE 1416 00:45:00,998 --> 00:45:05,302 TRANSIT VOTE, WHICH WILL ONCE 1417 00:45:05,302 --> 00:45:06,737 AGAIN DEMONSTRATE SEATTLE'S 1418 00:45:06,737 --> 00:45:09,139 LONG AND STRONG COMMITMENT TO 1419 00:45:09,139 --> 00:45:12,843 SAFE AND RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSIT 1420 00:45:12,843 --> 00:45:15,012 LASTLY, 8587 STANDS IN 1421 00:45:15,012 --> 00:45:16,580 SOLIDARITY WITH UNITE HERE LOCAL 1422 00:45:16,580 --> 00:45:17,614 EIGHT AND THEIR HOTEL WORKERS 1423 00:45:17,614 --> 00:45:18,248 STRIKE FOR A LIVING WAGE. THANK 1424 00:45:18,248 --> 00:45:20,117 YOU. 1425 00:45:20,117 --> 00:45:21,652 -- THANK YOU GREG. NEXT WE HAVE 1426 00:45:21,652 --> 00:45:23,287 KIRK, FOLLOWED BY CLIVE. 1427 00:45:23,287 --> 00:45:27,758 WELCOME, KIRK. GOOD TO SEE YOU. 1428 00:45:27,758 --> 00:45:28,325 -- PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 1429 00:45:28,325 --> 00:45:29,326 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M 1430 00:45:29,326 --> 00:45:31,361 KIRK CARTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1431 00:45:31,361 --> 00:45:31,895 OF TRANSPORTATION CHOICES 1432 00:45:31,895 --> 00:45:32,563 COALITION. I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD A 1433 00:45:32,563 --> 00:45:33,597 LOT FROM ME LATELY. I APPRECIATE 1434 00:45:33,597 --> 00:45:37,101 YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR 1435 00:45:37,101 --> 00:45:38,702 CRAFTING A BOLD SEATTLE TRANSIT 1436 00:45:38,702 --> 00:45:41,405 MEASURE. THIS MEASURE AT TEN 1437 00:45:41,405 --> 00:45:42,372 YEARS AND 0.3%, IS A MEASURE 1438 00:45:42,372 --> 00:45:44,208 THAT MEETS THE MOMENT AND 1439 00:45:44,208 --> 00:45:45,109 PROVIDES THE AFFORDABLE WAY FOR 1440 00:45:45,109 --> 00:45:47,544 PEOPLE TO GET AROUND OUR 1441 00:45:47,544 --> 00:45:48,946 EXPENSIVE CITY. THIS WILL 1442 00:45:48,946 --> 00:45:51,381 DELIVER FAST, FREQUENT, AND 1443 00:45:51,381 --> 00:45:51,982 AFFORDABLE TRANSIT TO PLACES 1444 00:45:51,982 --> 00:45:52,750 LIKE INTERBAY STADIUM. TO WATCH 1445 00:45:52,750 --> 00:45:56,320 SALMON BAY FC. THIS MEASURE WILL 1446 00:45:56,320 --> 00:45:57,955 MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR SHIFT 1447 00:45:57,955 --> 00:46:00,290 WORKERS, LATE NIGHT WORKERS AND 1448 00:46:00,290 --> 00:46:01,592 HOTEL WORKERS WHO EARN THEIR 1449 00:46:01,592 --> 00:46:03,961 LIVING HERE IN SEATTLE. I WANT 1450 00:46:03,961 --> 00:46:06,497 TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR 1451 00:46:06,497 --> 00:46:07,131 PUTTING FORTH THE 0.3% MEASURE, 1452 00:46:07,131 --> 00:46:08,031 AND I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL 1453 00:46:08,031 --> 00:46:10,200 FOR VOTING FOR A TEN YEAR TERM 1454 00:46:10,200 --> 00:46:11,401 THAT'S GOING TO KEEP SEATTLE A 1455 00:46:11,401 --> 00:46:12,336 LEADER ON TRANSIT FOR THE NEXT 1456 00:46:12,336 --> 00:46:15,405 DECADE THE REASON THAT THE 1457 00:46:15,405 --> 00:46:17,541 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE HAS BEEN 1458 00:46:17,541 --> 00:46:22,780 A SUCCESS OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS 1459 00:46:22,780 --> 00:46:23,413 IS AND DELIVERED BETTER TRANSIT 1460 00:46:23,413 --> 00:46:24,014 SERVICE FOR SEATTLE RIDERS IS 1461 00:46:24,014 --> 00:46:24,982 THANKS TO THE TRUST BETWEEN THE 1462 00:46:24,982 --> 00:46:27,117 CITY OF SEATTLE AND METRO. THIS 1463 00:46:27,117 --> 00:46:28,685 IS A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP. YOU 1464 00:46:28,685 --> 00:46:30,687 DON'T SEE THIS IN OTHER CITIES 1465 00:46:30,687 --> 00:46:32,456 ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I WANT TO 1466 00:46:32,456 --> 00:46:33,690 ENCOURAGE US TO KEEP THAT TRUST 1467 00:46:33,690 --> 00:46:34,258 GOING AND MAINTAINING THAT 1468 00:46:34,258 --> 00:46:35,692 STRONG RELATIONSHIP STARTS HERE. 1469 00:46:35,692 --> 00:46:39,163 THIS COUNCIL. SO LET'S GET THIS 1470 00:46:39,163 --> 00:46:40,330 DONE. LET'S CONTINUE TO TRUST 1471 00:46:40,330 --> 00:46:41,732 THE PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS GOTTEN 1472 00:46:41,732 --> 00:46:43,333 US TO THIS POINT. AND LET'S SEND 1473 00:46:43,333 --> 00:46:45,636 A STRONG MEASURE TO VOTERS THIS 1474 00:46:45,636 --> 00:46:47,771 NOVEMBER. LET'S PASS A BOLD 1475 00:46:47,771 --> 00:46:49,239 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE, AND 1476 00:46:49,239 --> 00:46:50,207 LET'S WIN THIS NOVEMBER. THANK 1477 00:46:50,207 --> 00:46:51,308 YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND 1478 00:46:51,308 --> 00:46:52,776 LET'S GO. SAM AND BAY FC. 1479 00:46:52,776 --> 00:46:55,045 -- THANK YOU KIRK. NEXT WE HAVE 1480 00:46:55,045 --> 00:46:58,282 CLIVE FOLLOWED BY IS IT CESAR? 1481 00:46:58,282 --> 00:47:01,518 NO. YEAH. YOU'RE AFTER CLIVE AND 1482 00:47:01,518 --> 00:47:02,753 THEN KEITH, JASON AND BENNETT. 1483 00:47:02,753 --> 00:47:04,822 SO WE HAVE CLIVE FIRST, THEN 1484 00:47:04,822 --> 00:47:07,724 CESAR 1485 00:47:07,724 --> 00:47:09,092 -- COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 1486 00:47:09,092 --> 00:47:10,394 CLIVE HAYWARD. I'M A SEATTLE 1487 00:47:10,394 --> 00:47:13,130 RESIDENT AND WATERFRONT STREET 1488 00:47:13,130 --> 00:47:15,365 PERFORMER. THE WATERFRONT 1489 00:47:15,365 --> 00:47:17,868 ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM IS BROKEN AND 1490 00:47:17,868 --> 00:47:20,404 THE DESIGNATED EXPRESSION RULES 1491 00:47:20,404 --> 00:47:23,440 ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL, AS APPLIED 1492 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:26,343 ON MAY 28th, 2025. SEATTLE CITY 1493 00:47:26,343 --> 00:47:29,246 IS OFFICERS ASSAULTED AND 1494 00:47:29,246 --> 00:47:31,849 BATTERED ME, FORCED ME OUT OF A 1495 00:47:31,849 --> 00:47:34,985 PUBLIC SPACE AND THREATENED 1496 00:47:34,985 --> 00:47:38,055 HANDCUFFS WITHOUT REASON. I 1497 00:47:38,055 --> 00:47:39,823 FILED PUBLIC. I FILED COMPLAINTS 1498 00:47:39,823 --> 00:47:41,358 AND PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS, BUT 1499 00:47:41,358 --> 00:47:44,561 THE CITY HAS NOT PRODUCED A 1500 00:47:44,561 --> 00:47:44,962 MEANINGFUL REVIEW 1501 00:47:44,962 --> 00:47:46,930 -- FINDINGS OR CORRECTIVE 1502 00:47:46,930 --> 00:47:49,466 ACTIONS. SINCE THEN, ISU POLICY 1503 00:47:49,466 --> 00:47:52,302 VIOLATIONS AND INSECT SELECTIVE 1504 00:47:52,302 --> 00:47:52,936 ENFORCEMENT AGAINST PERFORMERS 1505 00:47:52,936 --> 00:47:55,806 HAVE GONE UNADDRESSED. ON JUNE 1506 00:47:55,806 --> 00:47:59,676 12th, ALL DESIGNATED SPACES WERE 1507 00:47:59,676 --> 00:48:01,445 OCCUPIED. I HAD NO CROWD, NO 1508 00:48:01,445 --> 00:48:03,847 OBSTRUCTION, NO SAFETY ISSUE. I 1509 00:48:03,847 --> 00:48:07,284 SAID I'D MOVE IF EXCLUSION WAS 1510 00:48:07,284 --> 00:48:09,586 THREATENED. I WAS EXCLUDED 1511 00:48:09,586 --> 00:48:10,153 ANYWAYS AND THREATENED WITH 1512 00:48:10,153 --> 00:48:14,191 CRIMINAL TRESPASS. THE RULES MAY 1513 00:48:14,191 --> 00:48:15,993 SOUND NEUTRAL ON PAPER, BUT IN 1514 00:48:15,993 --> 00:48:18,929 PRACTICE, ENFORCEMENT IS 1515 00:48:18,929 --> 00:48:21,465 CONCENTRATED ON BUSKERS WHO WHO. 1516 00:48:21,465 --> 00:48:24,101 WHILE OTHER VIOLATIONS AND MORE 1517 00:48:24,101 --> 00:48:25,969 SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES ARE 1518 00:48:25,969 --> 00:48:28,038 HANDLED DIFFERENTLY. I'M ASKING 1519 00:48:28,038 --> 00:48:31,541 COUNCIL TO REVIEW THE WATERFRONT 1520 00:48:31,541 --> 00:48:34,111 ENFORCEMENT. THERE ISSUE 1521 00:48:34,111 --> 00:48:36,546 AUTHORITY COMPLAINT HANDLING 1522 00:48:36,546 --> 00:48:38,248 SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT AGAINST 1523 00:48:38,248 --> 00:48:40,918 PERFORMERS, AND WHETHER THESE 1524 00:48:40,918 --> 00:48:41,551 RULES ARE CONSTITUTIONAL UNDER 1525 00:48:41,551 --> 00:48:42,986 BURGER VERSUS THE CITY OF 1526 00:48:42,986 --> 00:48:45,689 SEATTLE. AS ALWAYS, I PUT MY 1527 00:48:45,689 --> 00:48:47,925 EMAIL AND MY PHONE NUMBER THERE. 1528 00:48:47,925 --> 00:48:50,827 YOU CAN TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS. 1529 00:48:50,827 --> 00:48:52,963 -- THANK YOU CLIVE. I DID GO 1530 00:48:52,963 --> 00:48:53,630 DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT. I 1531 00:48:53,630 --> 00:48:54,898 DIDN'T SEE YOU, BUT I SAW YOUR 1532 00:48:54,898 --> 00:48:56,300 FRIEND AND AYE. NOW I VISUALLY 1533 00:48:56,300 --> 00:48:57,401 SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. 1534 00:48:57,401 --> 00:48:59,036 SO I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. 1535 00:48:59,036 --> 00:48:59,903 WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? 1536 00:48:59,903 --> 00:49:01,338 OKAY. I HAD TO VISUALLY SEE IT. 1537 00:49:01,338 --> 00:49:03,173 OKAY. THANK YOU. CLIVE. AND I 1538 00:49:03,173 --> 00:49:04,808 HEARD YOU'RE A MAGICIAN. I HEARD 1539 00:49:04,808 --> 00:49:10,113 YOU'RE GOOD. BY THE WAY CESAR. 1540 00:49:10,113 --> 00:49:12,215 AND AFTER CESAR IS GOING TO BE 1541 00:49:12,215 --> 00:49:13,150 KEITH, JASON AND BENNETT. 1542 00:49:13,150 --> 00:49:15,419 -- HI. HELLO. THANK YOU SO MUCH 1543 00:49:15,419 --> 00:49:17,154 FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY SEATTLE 1544 00:49:17,154 --> 00:49:19,523 CITY COUNCIL. YEAH. I'M A 1545 00:49:19,523 --> 00:49:21,825 PERFORMER, TOO. I AM, I'M A 1546 00:49:21,825 --> 00:49:23,393 CLOWN. I DO A TWISTED BALLOON 1547 00:49:23,393 --> 00:49:25,095 ANIMAL FOR KIDS. SO YEAH, I 1548 00:49:25,095 --> 00:49:27,965 JUST, I JUST WONDERING IF, IF 1549 00:49:27,965 --> 00:49:30,467 YOU CAN SUPPORT US A LITTLE BIT 1550 00:49:30,467 --> 00:49:32,035 MORE. DON'T LET THAT, THAT, 1551 00:49:32,035 --> 00:49:34,304 THAT THE SECURITY PEOPLE TREATED 1552 00:49:34,304 --> 00:49:37,441 US LIKE A LITTLE BIT 1553 00:49:37,441 --> 00:49:39,376 CRIMINALIZED THE JUGGLERS AND 1554 00:49:39,376 --> 00:49:40,944 MAGICIANS PERFORMANCE. YEAH. 1555 00:49:40,944 --> 00:49:45,482 WE'RE NOT WE'RE DONE. WE WE'RE 1556 00:49:45,482 --> 00:49:47,017 NOT DOING NOTHING BAD. JUST JUST 1557 00:49:47,017 --> 00:49:49,553 ENTERTAIN PEOPLE, ENTERTAIN 1558 00:49:49,553 --> 00:49:53,457 TOURISTS. WE WILL, WE WORKING BY 1559 00:49:53,457 --> 00:49:54,091 TIPS, BY DONATION AND JUST THIS 1560 00:49:54,091 --> 00:49:55,192 IS WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING. AND, 1561 00:49:55,192 --> 00:49:56,526 AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY 1562 00:49:56,526 --> 00:49:58,628 APPRECIATE IT. EVERYBODY. AND 1563 00:49:58,628 --> 00:50:00,397 OKAY. THANK YOU. 1564 00:50:00,397 --> 00:50:02,265 -- THANK YOU CESAR. ALL RIGHT. 1565 00:50:02,265 --> 00:50:03,834 NEXT WE HAVE KEITH FOLLOWED BY 1566 00:50:03,834 --> 00:50:05,335 JASON AND THEN BENNETT. AND THEN 1567 00:50:05,335 --> 00:50:13,210 SARAH. WELCOME, KEITH. 1568 00:50:13,210 --> 00:50:14,478 -- THANK YOU AGAIN, YOU ALL FOR 1569 00:50:14,478 --> 00:50:15,679 BEING A PART OF OUR CITY. THANK 1570 00:50:15,679 --> 00:50:18,181 YOU FOR MAKING OUR CITY STRONG 1571 00:50:18,181 --> 00:50:20,951 AND CONTINUE TO HELP IT GROW 1572 00:50:20,951 --> 00:50:21,885 STRONGER. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR 1573 00:50:21,885 --> 00:50:22,686 YOUR WISDOM AND ALL THAT YOU DO 1574 00:50:22,686 --> 00:50:24,621 FOR US. THE HARD WORK. MY NAME 1575 00:50:24,621 --> 00:50:27,758 IS KEITH MILLER. I RUN A COMPANY 1576 00:50:27,758 --> 00:50:28,859 HERE IN SEATTLE FOR THE PAST 25 1577 00:50:28,859 --> 00:50:31,194 YEARS. MILLER INTERIOR DESIGN. I 1578 00:50:31,194 --> 00:50:35,732 LOVE TO BRING JOY AND CULTIVATE 1579 00:50:35,732 --> 00:50:37,067 COMMUNITY, AND I'VE SEEN THE 1580 00:50:37,067 --> 00:50:38,535 BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL WORK WE'VE 1581 00:50:38,535 --> 00:50:39,603 DONE IN THE LANDSCAPING OF 1582 00:50:39,603 --> 00:50:42,973 PLACES LIKE OUR WATERFRONT THAT 1583 00:50:42,973 --> 00:50:43,573 WELCOMED OUR SOCCER TEAMS. IT 1584 00:50:43,573 --> 00:50:46,076 WAS JUST EXTRAORDINARY TO SEE 1585 00:50:46,076 --> 00:50:46,810 ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN 1586 00:50:46,810 --> 00:50:48,311 DONE THERE THROUGH MY GOOD 1587 00:50:48,311 --> 00:50:51,148 FRIEND RICHARD HARTLAGE, WHO 1588 00:50:51,148 --> 00:50:52,449 DESIGNED THAT WATERFRONT AREA. 1589 00:50:52,449 --> 00:50:53,650 AND I LOVE LISTENING TO MY NEW 1590 00:50:53,650 --> 00:50:55,318 FRIEND PAULINE, WHO IS 1591 00:50:55,318 --> 00:50:57,120 DILIGENTLY CLEANING UP IMPORTANT 1592 00:50:57,120 --> 00:51:00,290 PARTS OF PUBLIC SPACES. THESE 1593 00:51:00,290 --> 00:51:04,094 DYNAMICS FROM GREAT TO SMALL, 1594 00:51:04,094 --> 00:51:04,628 ARE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF 1595 00:51:04,628 --> 00:51:05,996 BRINGING VITALITY TO OUR CITY, 1596 00:51:05,996 --> 00:51:08,698 AND I FULLY BELIEVE IN THRIVING, 1597 00:51:08,698 --> 00:51:10,600 HUMAN, THRIVING, AND TO THRIVE 1598 00:51:10,600 --> 00:51:16,273 BEYOND JUST EXCUSE ME, I FORGOT 1599 00:51:16,273 --> 00:51:16,540 MY LINE. 1600 00:51:16,540 --> 00:51:16,873 -- [LAUGHTER] 1601 00:51:16,873 --> 00:51:20,343 -- IT'S COMING. FOOD, CLOTHING 1602 00:51:20,343 --> 00:51:22,979 AND SHELTER IS SURVIVAL. 1603 00:51:22,979 --> 00:51:23,613 THRIVING IS. WITH THE ADDITION 1604 00:51:23,613 --> 00:51:26,116 OF DESIGN AND LIGHT AND BEAUTY. 1605 00:51:26,116 --> 00:51:27,717 AND THAT'S MY SPECIALIZATION. 1606 00:51:27,717 --> 00:51:29,219 AND I'M LOVING HAVING 1607 00:51:29,219 --> 00:51:31,455 OPPORTUNITIES TO INVITE PEOPLE 1608 00:51:31,455 --> 00:51:33,156 TO ENGAGE IN MEMORABLE 1609 00:51:33,156 --> 00:51:34,991 EXPERIENCES FOR BEAUTY, IF YOU 1610 00:51:34,991 --> 00:51:37,627 WOULD MIND PERHAPS SAVING THE 1611 00:51:37,627 --> 00:51:38,595 DATE OF AUGUST 29th, WHICH IS A 1612 00:51:38,595 --> 00:51:40,730 SATURDAY, ANYBODY IN THE ROOM? 1613 00:51:40,730 --> 00:51:43,133 WE ARE CELEBRATING AT FRITZ 1614 00:51:43,133 --> 00:51:45,402 HEDGES PARK WITH A PINK SOFA 1615 00:51:45,402 --> 00:51:46,203 FLOAT REGATTA WHERE WE'RE GOING 1616 00:51:46,203 --> 00:51:48,672 TO BE CELEBRATING RIDICULOUS FUN 1617 00:51:48,672 --> 00:51:50,040 BRINGING FAMILY WILL ALL BE ICE 1618 00:51:50,040 --> 00:51:52,442 CREAM. THERE WILL BE SIDEWALK 1619 00:51:52,442 --> 00:51:54,644 CHALK ART, FACE PAINT. IF YOU 1620 00:51:54,644 --> 00:51:59,316 LOOK ON TO OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS 1621 00:51:59,316 --> 00:52:01,818 HEARTH FOUNDATION.INFO, THAT'S 1622 00:52:01,818 --> 00:52:04,221 HEARTH FOUNDATION.INFO, YOU'LL 1623 00:52:04,221 --> 00:52:05,722 FIND EVENTS FOR OUR MOVEMENT, 1624 00:52:05,722 --> 00:52:06,389 GRASSROOTS, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING 1625 00:52:06,389 --> 00:52:07,791 TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO MAKE 1626 00:52:07,791 --> 00:52:08,859 BEAUTY COME TO THE NATURAL WORLD 1627 00:52:08,859 --> 00:52:11,495 AROUND US. COME AND HAVE FUN. 1628 00:52:11,495 --> 00:52:11,728 THANKS. 1629 00:52:11,728 --> 00:52:12,762 -- THANK YOU KEITH. THAT SOUNDS 1630 00:52:12,762 --> 00:52:15,132 LIKE A FUN PARTY. ALL RIGHT, 1631 00:52:15,132 --> 00:52:17,367 JASON, AND THEN BENNETT. SARAH. 1632 00:52:17,367 --> 00:52:21,738 AND THEN WE WILL JUMP ONLINE. 1633 00:52:21,738 --> 00:52:22,372 JASON BENNETT. SARAH. WELCOME. 1634 00:52:22,372 --> 00:52:22,973 -- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY 1635 00:52:22,973 --> 00:52:24,241 NAME IS JASON LEE. I COLEAD FIX 1636 00:52:24,241 --> 00:52:27,477 THE L8, BUT I'M JUST HERE AS 1637 00:52:27,477 --> 00:52:28,078 MYSELF TODAY. BUT BASICALLY I 1638 00:52:28,078 --> 00:52:29,746 JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR 1639 00:52:29,746 --> 00:52:32,849 PASSING OUT OF COMMITTEE. THE 1640 00:52:32,849 --> 00:52:34,484 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE RENEWAL. 1641 00:52:34,484 --> 00:52:35,152 AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE 1642 00:52:35,152 --> 00:52:36,219 THAT PASS AGAIN HERE. AND I'M 1643 00:52:36,219 --> 00:52:37,087 MOST EXCITED TO VOTE FOR IT IN 1644 00:52:37,087 --> 00:52:37,854 NOVEMBER. AND I'M SURE THERE'S A 1645 00:52:37,854 --> 00:52:41,658 LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SHARE MY, YOU 1646 00:52:41,658 --> 00:52:44,861 KNOW, SHARE THAT EXCITEMENT. AND 1647 00:52:44,861 --> 00:52:46,830 YEAH, JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, 1648 00:52:46,830 --> 00:52:47,998 SAY AGAIN HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS 1649 00:52:47,998 --> 00:52:49,900 GOING TO BE FOR SEATTLE. YOU'VE 1650 00:52:49,900 --> 00:52:51,768 HEARD COUNTLESS TIMES HOW 1651 00:52:51,768 --> 00:52:53,603 EXPENSIVE OWNING A CAR IS. EVEN 1652 00:52:53,603 --> 00:52:55,105 IF YOU ALREADY OWN A CAR, JUST 1 1653 00:52:55,105 --> 00:52:56,673 OR 2 EXTRA TRIPS ON A BUS EVERY 1654 00:52:56,673 --> 00:52:58,508 WEEK, EVEN EVERY MONTH, THAT CAN 1655 00:52:58,508 --> 00:53:00,076 GO A REALLY LONG WAY IN SAVING 1656 00:53:00,076 --> 00:53:01,645 MONEY. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO 1657 00:53:01,645 --> 00:53:03,046 PAY THE ADDITION. MY HALF OF AN 1658 00:53:03,046 --> 00:53:05,982 ADDITIONAL $29 PER YEAR PER 1659 00:53:05,982 --> 00:53:09,085 HOUSEHOLD TO GET SO MUCH BETTER 1660 00:53:09,085 --> 00:53:10,520 TRANSIT SERVICE. AND RIGHT 1661 00:53:10,520 --> 00:53:13,523 BEFORE THIS, ACTUALLY ONE OF MY 1662 00:53:13,523 --> 00:53:14,157 COWORKERS WAS ASKING ABOUT A, 1663 00:53:14,157 --> 00:53:15,392 YOU KNOW, TRANSIT TRIPS FOR HER 1664 00:53:15,392 --> 00:53:16,760 DAUGHTER, FOR HIS DAUGHTER, 1665 00:53:16,760 --> 00:53:18,428 BECAUSE SHE JUST STARTED WORKING 1666 00:53:18,428 --> 00:53:20,564 IN SLU. AND I WAS LOOKING 1667 00:53:20,564 --> 00:53:21,431 THROUGH ALL THE OPTIONS THAT SHE 1668 00:53:21,431 --> 00:53:22,599 HAD TO KIND OF COMMUTE. AND 1669 00:53:22,599 --> 00:53:23,967 THERE WEREN'T REALLY ANY. SO IT 1670 00:53:23,967 --> 00:53:25,168 WAS REALLY EXCITING TO SHARE 1671 00:53:25,168 --> 00:53:28,271 THAT LIKE, HEY, YOU CAN CHANGE 1672 00:53:28,271 --> 00:53:29,306 THAT. NOVEMBER. BUT YEAH, I JUST 1673 00:53:29,306 --> 00:53:31,708 WANT TO REPEAT EVERYTHING THAT 1674 00:53:31,708 --> 00:53:33,009 WE'VE JUST BEEN SHARED BEFORE 1675 00:53:33,009 --> 00:53:33,643 ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO 1676 00:53:33,643 --> 00:53:36,079 TRANSIT RIDERS AND SAY, THANK 1677 00:53:36,079 --> 00:53:36,279 YOU. 1678 00:53:36,279 --> 00:53:37,213 -- THANK YOU, JASON. NEXT, WE 1679 00:53:37,213 --> 00:53:38,081 HAVE BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY SARAH, 1680 00:53:38,081 --> 00:53:39,249 AND THEN WE'LL GO ONLINE. SO IF 1681 00:53:39,249 --> 00:53:40,483 YOU'RE ONLINE, WE HAVE TWO MORE 1682 00:53:40,483 --> 00:53:45,322 IN-PERSON SPEAKER'S BENNETT. 1683 00:53:45,322 --> 00:53:55,732 THEN SARAH, THANK YOU. 1684 00:53:56,266 --> 00:53:58,668 -- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. SO I 1685 00:53:58,668 --> 00:53:59,803 WANT TO TALK AGAIN ABOUT SOME OF 1686 00:53:59,803 --> 00:54:01,371 THE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN 1687 00:54:01,371 --> 00:54:02,372 HAPPENING AT CAL ANDERSON PARK. 1688 00:54:02,372 --> 00:54:03,540 AND I'VE HAD SOME OTHER 1689 00:54:03,540 --> 00:54:05,141 SPEAKERS HAVE TALKED TO CITY 1690 00:54:05,141 --> 00:54:05,976 COUNCIL ABOUT THESE AS WELL. 1691 00:54:05,976 --> 00:54:09,179 THEY'RE NOT HERE THIS WEEK, BUT 1692 00:54:09,179 --> 00:54:11,581 AYE. IT IS TRUE THAT THERE ARE 1693 00:54:11,581 --> 00:54:12,215 SOME ANTI-TRANS ACTIVISTS THAT 1694 00:54:12,215 --> 00:54:13,450 HAVE BEEN GOING TO CAL ANDERSON 1695 00:54:13,450 --> 00:54:15,352 PARK AND SOME OF THE REGULARS AT 1696 00:54:15,352 --> 00:54:15,986 THE PARK HAVE BEEN ATTACKING 1697 00:54:15,986 --> 00:54:17,721 THEM. NOW, DESPITE THE FACT THAT 1698 00:54:17,721 --> 00:54:20,257 I'M FIRMLY ON THE SIDE OF THE 1699 00:54:20,257 --> 00:54:21,524 PRO RIGHTS SEGMENT, I DO THINK 1700 00:54:21,524 --> 00:54:23,760 THAT THE FACTS SHOW THAT THE 1701 00:54:23,760 --> 00:54:25,028 REGULARS OF THE PARK HAVE BEEN 1702 00:54:25,028 --> 00:54:25,629 THE AGGRESSORS AND THE PEOPLE 1703 00:54:25,629 --> 00:54:26,229 GOING THERE HAVE BEEN THE 1704 00:54:26,229 --> 00:54:28,498 VICTIMS. NOW, I THINK SOME OF 1705 00:54:28,498 --> 00:54:29,132 THEM ARE PROBABLY BEING A LITTLE 1706 00:54:29,132 --> 00:54:30,066 CUTE WHEN THEY SAY LIKE, OH, YOU 1707 00:54:30,066 --> 00:54:30,934 KNOW, I'M JUST GOING TO THE 1708 00:54:30,934 --> 00:54:31,635 PARK. I WANT TO HANG OUT. I 1709 00:54:31,635 --> 00:54:33,203 MEAN, THEY WEAR RED HATS AND SAY 1710 00:54:33,203 --> 00:54:34,304 THINGS LIKE MAKE COMMON SENSE. 1711 00:54:34,304 --> 00:54:35,772 GREAT. AGAIN, THEY MAY BE HOPING 1712 00:54:35,772 --> 00:54:37,173 THAT SOMEONE ATTACKS THEM, BUT 1713 00:54:37,173 --> 00:54:38,875 THAT'S NOT ILLEGAL. AND IT'S 1714 00:54:38,875 --> 00:54:39,809 NOT A LEGAL DEFENSE IF SOMEBODY 1715 00:54:39,809 --> 00:54:41,611 DOES ATTACK THEM. SO HERE'S ONE 1716 00:54:41,611 --> 00:54:43,413 OF THE INSTANCES WHERE ACTIVISTS 1717 00:54:43,413 --> 00:54:48,718 NAMED ARI GOT ATTACKED 1718 00:54:48,718 --> 00:54:49,019 -- OFFENSE. 1719 00:54:49,019 --> 00:54:52,656 -- [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] 1720 00:54:52,656 --> 00:54:54,891 -- THERE. GIVE ME MY HAT. YOU 1721 00:54:54,891 --> 00:54:56,493 SCUMBAG 1722 00:54:56,493 --> 00:54:59,062 -- SO HE WAS, IN FACT, JUST 1723 00:54:59,062 --> 00:54:59,696 WALKING. SOMEBODY ATTACKED HIM. 1724 00:54:59,696 --> 00:55:02,532 THERE WAS A CLAIM ABOUT A 1725 00:55:02,532 --> 00:55:04,567 DIFFERENT PERSON AT ONE OF THE 1726 00:55:04,567 --> 00:55:08,405 AT THE SAME EVENT WHERE SOMEONE 1727 00:55:08,405 --> 00:55:09,539 CLAIMED THAT SHE HAD DRAWN A 1728 00:55:09,539 --> 00:55:10,840 GUN. THIS IS THE STILL OF THE 1729 00:55:10,840 --> 00:55:12,142 FRAME OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. YOU 1730 00:55:12,142 --> 00:55:12,909 CAN'T REALLY SEE. EVEN IF I 1731 00:55:12,909 --> 00:55:14,344 HELD IT CLOSE, YOU WOULDN'T BE 1732 00:55:14,344 --> 00:55:15,645 ABLE TO SEE. BUT ARI SAID LATER, 1733 00:55:15,645 --> 00:55:17,647 THIS PERSON IS JUST HOLDING A 1734 00:55:17,647 --> 00:55:18,715 WHITE CELL PHONE THAT. THERE WAS 1735 00:55:18,715 --> 00:55:20,383 NO INSTANCE WHERE SOMEBODY DREW 1736 00:55:20,383 --> 00:55:23,019 A GUN, AND IN FACT, THERE WAS 1737 00:55:23,019 --> 00:55:23,620 ALSO A PICTURE CLAIMING THAT 1738 00:55:23,620 --> 00:55:24,721 THIS WAS A CLIP THAT FELL OUT OF 1739 00:55:24,721 --> 00:55:25,755 THAT WEAPON, ARI SAID. THAT WAS 1740 00:55:25,755 --> 00:55:26,956 THAT WAS HIS GUN, THAT IT JUST 1741 00:55:26,956 --> 00:55:28,558 FELL OUT BECAUSE HE HAS A LEGAL 1742 00:55:28,558 --> 00:55:31,861 CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT. NOW, ALL 1743 00:55:31,861 --> 00:55:33,797 OF THIS, OF COURSE, LEADING UP 1744 00:55:33,797 --> 00:55:34,964 TO THE INCIDENT WAS AN ATTACK 1745 00:55:34,964 --> 00:55:37,300 THE NEXT DAY. NOW, ME, AS I'VE 1746 00:55:37,300 --> 00:55:38,768 SAID BEFORE, THIS IS BECAUSE 1747 00:55:38,768 --> 00:55:39,402 REMEMBER THE VIDEO I SHOWED YOU 1748 00:55:39,402 --> 00:55:41,237 LAST WEEK OF THE WOMAN CHANTING 1749 00:55:41,237 --> 00:55:41,838 LONG LIVE OCTOBER 7th? AND I 1750 00:55:41,838 --> 00:55:44,040 SAID, NO, LET'S NOT DO THAT. 1751 00:55:44,040 --> 00:55:45,542 THAT'S BAD ACTUALLY. AND THEY 1752 00:55:45,542 --> 00:55:47,577 RESPOND TO CRITICISM BY CALLING 1753 00:55:47,577 --> 00:55:48,712 IT HARASSMENT AND THE RUMOR MILL 1754 00:55:48,712 --> 00:55:50,246 BECAUSE THEY'RE INSANE PEOPLE 1755 00:55:50,246 --> 00:55:52,182 TO BEGIN WITH. CALLS IT RAPE. A 1756 00:55:52,182 --> 00:55:54,417 MAN CRITICIZING A WOMAN IS NOT 1757 00:55:54,417 --> 00:55:56,519 RAPE. BUT THIS HAS BEEN BEHIND 1758 00:55:56,519 --> 00:55:57,987 WHAT HAS CAUSED THE ATTACKS AT 1759 00:55:57,987 --> 00:56:02,258 CAL ANDERSON. AND SOME OF THESE 1760 00:56:02,258 --> 00:56:02,792 INSTANCES. IT'S INSANE. 1761 00:56:02,792 --> 00:56:03,326 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 1762 00:56:03,326 --> 00:56:06,262 BENNETT. NEXT WE HAVE SARAH. AND 1763 00:56:06,262 --> 00:56:07,530 THEN IF YOU ARE ONLINE, WE ARE 1764 00:56:07,530 --> 00:56:10,233 COMING TO YOU NEXT. WELCOME, 1765 00:56:10,233 --> 00:56:10,467 SARAH. 1766 00:56:10,467 --> 00:56:12,135 -- HI, COUNCILMEMBERS HOPE 1767 00:56:12,135 --> 00:56:13,069 EVERYONE'S HAVING A GREAT DAY. 1768 00:56:13,069 --> 00:56:16,239 I REALLY HOPE YOU SUPPORT THIS 1769 00:56:16,239 --> 00:56:16,806 NEW TRANSIT MEASURE. I KNOW 1770 00:56:16,806 --> 00:56:19,609 IT'LL HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE IN 1771 00:56:19,609 --> 00:56:21,411 THE CITY. I KNOW IT HELPS WITH 1772 00:56:21,411 --> 00:56:23,646 MAKING SURE BUSSES ARE ON TIME, 1773 00:56:23,646 --> 00:56:25,515 BUT I ALSO HOPE THAT HELPS KEEP 1774 00:56:25,515 --> 00:56:28,651 BUS DRIVERS AND RIDERS SAFE. I 1775 00:56:28,651 --> 00:56:29,452 DON'T WANT TO SPEAK EXACTLY TO 1776 00:56:29,452 --> 00:56:33,089 WHAT HAPPENED, BUT I'VE SHOWN 1777 00:56:33,089 --> 00:56:35,391 FAMILY FROM CANADA THE TRANSIT 1778 00:56:35,391 --> 00:56:38,394 SYSTEM HERE AND THERE'S JUST 1779 00:56:38,394 --> 00:56:39,262 SOME APPALLING THINGS THAT 1780 00:56:39,262 --> 00:56:41,564 HAPPENED. THAT'S ALL I WILL 1781 00:56:41,564 --> 00:56:43,666 SAY. THERE'S A LOT OF UNTREATED 1782 00:56:43,666 --> 00:56:46,736 SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS ON 1783 00:56:46,736 --> 00:56:52,242 DISPLAY. I REALLY WISH THERE WAS 1784 00:56:52,242 --> 00:56:52,842 SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE 1785 00:56:52,842 --> 00:56:53,443 ABOUT THAT. I KNOW ONE THING 1786 00:56:53,443 --> 00:56:54,010 THAT COULD HELP POSSIBLY IS 1787 00:56:54,010 --> 00:56:54,844 LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT THAT WAS 1788 00:56:54,844 --> 00:56:58,948 SIGNED WITH SPIKE, WHICH I KNOW 1789 00:56:58,948 --> 00:57:01,251 SEVERAL ON THE COUNCIL 1790 00:57:01,251 --> 00:57:03,086 CAMPAIGNED ON NOT SUPPORTING. IF 1791 00:57:03,086 --> 00:57:06,089 IT DID NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, WORK 1792 00:57:06,089 --> 00:57:08,525 TOWARDS SOLVING THIS ISSUE. LIKE 1793 00:57:08,525 --> 00:57:12,095 THERE'S ARTICLES ABOUT THIS, YOU 1794 00:57:12,095 --> 00:57:13,296 CAN READ IT ONLINE. AND ONE 1795 00:57:13,296 --> 00:57:13,830 INCIDENT TODAY I ACTUALLY 1796 00:57:13,830 --> 00:57:15,965 NOTICED WAS THERE WAS AN 1797 00:57:15,965 --> 00:57:17,867 INDIVIDUAL AT NORTHWEST 1798 00:57:17,867 --> 00:57:19,169 HOSPITAL. I ONLY NOTICED BECAUSE 1799 00:57:19,169 --> 00:57:21,104 I WAS JUST LEAVING A MEDICAL 1800 00:57:21,104 --> 00:57:23,907 PROCEDURE THERE. AND THERE WAS 1801 00:57:23,907 --> 00:57:25,675 AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS SPEAKING 1802 00:57:25,675 --> 00:57:28,745 TO THE, NOT THE CRISIS TEAM, NOT 1803 00:57:28,745 --> 00:57:32,148 THE CARE TEAM, BUT THE SPD 1804 00:57:32,148 --> 00:57:33,850 HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION TEAM. LIKE A 1805 00:57:33,850 --> 00:57:35,819 NEGOTIATOR, THAT KIND OF PERSON, 1806 00:57:35,819 --> 00:57:37,520 BECAUSE THEY WERE SAYING, 1807 00:57:37,520 --> 00:57:38,588 UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T HAVE THE 1808 00:57:38,588 --> 00:57:39,689 CARE TEAM TALK TO THIS 1809 00:57:39,689 --> 00:57:42,425 INDIVIDUAL BECAUSE 1810 00:57:42,425 --> 00:57:43,026 UNFORTUNATELY, THEY'RE NOT 1811 00:57:43,026 --> 00:57:46,830 ALLOWED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND 1812 00:57:46,830 --> 00:57:48,698 I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT MAKES 1813 00:57:48,698 --> 00:57:51,534 THINGS MORE SAFE. IF YOU'RE 1814 00:57:51,534 --> 00:57:52,535 PREVENTING THE CARE TEAM FROM 1815 00:57:52,535 --> 00:57:54,404 BEING ABLE TO GO ON HOSPITAL 1816 00:57:54,404 --> 00:57:56,005 PROPERTY JUST TO TALK TO AN 1817 00:57:56,005 --> 00:57:57,474 INDIVIDUAL WHO OBVIOUSLY IS 1818 00:57:57,474 --> 00:57:57,974 NEEDING THEIR HELP WITH 1819 00:57:57,974 --> 00:57:59,275 SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, AND I 1820 00:57:59,275 --> 00:58:02,812 REALLY THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD 1821 00:58:02,812 --> 00:58:04,747 LOOK AT AMENDING THE CONTRACT OR 1822 00:58:04,747 --> 00:58:06,549 EITHER JUST COMMITTING TO 1823 00:58:06,549 --> 00:58:08,218 PROVIDING SOME NEW FORM OF 1824 00:58:08,218 --> 00:58:08,852 CRISIS SERVICES TO THOSE PEOPLE 1825 00:58:08,852 --> 00:58:10,553 IN NEED BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY 1826 00:58:10,553 --> 00:58:11,187 REALLY COULD USE THE HELP. AND 1827 00:58:11,187 --> 00:58:13,489 IT WOULD DO A LOT FOR THIS CITY. 1828 00:58:13,489 --> 00:58:14,791 THANK YOU. 1829 00:58:14,791 --> 00:58:15,925 -- THANK YOU, SARAH. AND NOW 1830 00:58:15,925 --> 00:58:17,293 WE'RE GOING TO GO ONLINE. WE 1831 00:58:17,293 --> 00:58:19,128 HAVE ERIC FOLLOWED BY MAGDALENA 1832 00:58:19,128 --> 00:58:20,930 ROSE AND THEN DAVID HAYNES. ERIC 1833 00:58:20,930 --> 00:58:31,441 STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. 1834 00:58:32,475 --> 00:58:34,043 WE SEE YOU ONLINE. JUST STAR SIX 1835 00:58:34,043 --> 00:58:34,811 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOU'RE ON 1836 00:58:34,811 --> 00:58:39,048 RED RIGHT NOW. THERE YOU GO. 1837 00:58:39,048 --> 00:58:42,986 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL. 1838 00:58:42,986 --> 00:58:45,054 MY NAME IS ERIC. I'M A METRO 1839 00:58:45,054 --> 00:58:47,924 TRANSIT OPERATOR EVERY DAY I SEE 1840 00:58:47,924 --> 00:58:49,792 FIRST HAND HOW IMPORTANT 1841 00:58:49,792 --> 00:58:51,261 RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS TO 1842 00:58:51,261 --> 00:58:53,530 OUR COMMUNITY. I TRANSPORT 1843 00:58:53,530 --> 00:58:56,099 PEOPLE TO WORK, SCHOOL, MEDICAL 1844 00:58:56,099 --> 00:58:58,601 APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL 1845 00:58:58,601 --> 00:59:00,169 DESTINATIONS. FOR MANY OF MY 1846 00:59:00,169 --> 00:59:04,741 RIDERS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS 1847 00:59:04,741 --> 00:59:05,208 CONVENIENCE IS NOT A 1848 00:59:05,208 --> 00:59:07,744 CONVENIENCE. IT'S A NECESSITY. 1849 00:59:07,744 --> 00:59:09,512 SUPPORTING THIS TRANSIT MEASURE 1850 00:59:09,512 --> 00:59:11,414 MEANS INVESTING IN THE PEOPLE 1851 00:59:11,414 --> 00:59:14,584 WHO RELY ON THE BUSSES EVERY DAY 1852 00:59:14,584 --> 00:59:17,320 ADDITIONAL SERVICE HOURS WILL 1853 00:59:17,320 --> 00:59:19,088 IMPROVE RELIABILITY, REDUCE 1854 00:59:19,088 --> 00:59:19,722 OVERCROWDING AND HELP MEET THE 1855 00:59:19,722 --> 00:59:21,791 GROWING DEMAND OF TRANSIT ACROSS 1856 00:59:21,791 --> 00:59:24,460 SEATTLE. WITHOUT THIS 1857 00:59:24,460 --> 00:59:25,862 INVESTMENT, SERVICE CUTS WILL 1858 00:59:25,862 --> 00:59:27,297 MAKE IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO GET 1859 00:59:27,297 --> 00:59:29,299 WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. THIS 1860 00:59:29,299 --> 00:59:32,235 MEASURE IS ALSO AN INVESTMENT IN 1861 00:59:32,235 --> 00:59:35,171 THE WORKERS ARE DRIVERS WHO KEEP 1862 00:59:35,171 --> 00:59:37,607 SEATTLE MOVING WHEN TRANSIT IS 1863 00:59:37,607 --> 00:59:39,208 FUNDED, WE CAN CONTINUE 1864 00:59:39,208 --> 00:59:41,477 PROVIDING SAFE, DEPENDABLE 1865 00:59:41,477 --> 00:59:43,546 SERVICE THAT OUR RIDERS COUNT 1866 00:59:43,546 --> 00:59:44,647 ON. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO 1867 00:59:44,647 --> 00:59:46,316 SEND THIS MEASURE TO THE 1868 00:59:46,316 --> 00:59:47,650 NOVEMBER BALLOT. SO SEATTLE 1869 00:59:47,650 --> 00:59:51,187 VOTERS CAN DECIDE ON THE FUTURE 1870 00:59:51,187 --> 00:59:51,821 OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT. THANK YOU 1871 00:59:51,821 --> 00:59:54,557 FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. 1872 00:59:54,557 --> 00:59:58,795 -- THANK YOU. ERIC. NEXT WE HAVE 1873 00:59:58,795 --> 00:59:59,429 MAGDALENA, FOLLOWED BY ROSE AND 1874 00:59:59,429 --> 01:00:03,132 THEN DAVID HAINES, STAR SIX. TO 1875 01:00:03,132 --> 01:00:09,238 UNMUTE YOURSELF. WE SEE YOU STAR 1876 01:00:09,238 --> 01:00:15,178 SIX MAGDALENA, UNMUTE YOURSELF. 1877 01:00:15,178 --> 01:00:21,684 YOU'RE STILL ON RED. THERE YOU 1878 01:00:21,684 --> 01:00:21,851 GO. 1879 01:00:21,851 --> 01:00:23,653 -- HELLO, COUNCIL. TRANS PEOPLE 1880 01:00:23,653 --> 01:00:24,821 ARE SEATTLEITES BY RIGHT OF 1881 01:00:24,821 --> 01:00:28,024 SPILLED BLOOD. ARE OUR GHOSTS 1882 01:00:28,024 --> 01:00:29,525 HAVE JOINED THE SLAIN OF CHIEF 1883 01:00:29,525 --> 01:00:31,527 SEATTLE'S PEOPLE IN JUDGMENT OF 1884 01:00:31,527 --> 01:00:32,595 THIS CITY. YOUR ABILITY, YOUR 1885 01:00:32,595 --> 01:00:34,397 ABILITY TO SUBMIT. FEEL GOOD 1886 01:00:34,397 --> 01:00:34,931 MOTIONS LIKE TODAY WHILE 1887 01:00:34,931 --> 01:00:36,099 IGNORING OUR DEAD IS A 1888 01:00:36,099 --> 01:00:37,967 CONDEMNATION OF YOUR CHARACTERS 1889 01:00:37,967 --> 01:00:39,369 AND POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. 20 1890 01:00:39,369 --> 01:00:40,403 NAMES IN CAL ANDERSON PARK 1891 01:00:40,403 --> 01:00:41,471 COUNCIL. YOU DON'T KNOW ONE OF 1892 01:00:41,471 --> 01:00:43,206 THEM. YOU CARE MORE ABOUT 1893 01:00:43,206 --> 01:00:44,040 TRANSIT THAN TRANS PEOPLE AND 1894 01:00:44,040 --> 01:00:46,442 THAT NOT VERY MUCH. BUT WE LOVE 1895 01:00:46,442 --> 01:00:47,610 SEATTLE MORE THAN YOU DO BECAUSE 1896 01:00:47,610 --> 01:00:48,811 WE HAVE FOUGHT AND BLED AND DIED 1897 01:00:48,811 --> 01:00:52,148 FOR IT. DECLARE A TRANS REFUGEE 1898 01:00:52,148 --> 01:00:53,449 CIVIL EMERGENCY AND RECOGNIZE 1899 01:00:53,449 --> 01:00:55,218 OUR GENOCIDE AT HOME. COUNCIL 1900 01:00:55,218 --> 01:00:56,686 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. YOU 1901 01:00:56,686 --> 01:00:57,520 HAVE BEEN PREPARING YOUR MORNING 1902 01:00:57,520 --> 01:00:59,622 DRESS FOR OUR FUNERAL AND HAVE 1903 01:00:59,622 --> 01:01:01,124 BEEN DOING NOTHING TO PREVENT 1904 01:01:01,124 --> 01:01:02,258 THE MURDER. JOSEPH ROBINETTE 1905 01:01:02,258 --> 01:01:03,593 BIDEN WILL ENTER HISTORY AS 1906 01:01:03,593 --> 01:01:04,894 GENOCIDE. JOE, YOU WILL JOIN HIM 1907 01:01:04,894 --> 01:01:06,596 AS HOLOCAUST HOLLINGSWORTH IF 1908 01:01:06,596 --> 01:01:07,630 YOU DO NOT STEP FORWARD IN 1909 01:01:07,630 --> 01:01:09,899 BOLDNESS. IN OUR DEFENSE, 1910 01:01:09,899 --> 01:01:12,201 REMEMBER KETTLE THE POLICE 1911 01:01:12,201 --> 01:01:13,436 REGULARLY RAPE AND KILL AND 1912 01:01:13,436 --> 01:01:14,937 VANISH US AND THEN YAWN WHEN WE 1913 01:01:14,937 --> 01:01:16,739 REPORT IT. OUR SOVEREIGNTY HAS 1914 01:01:16,739 --> 01:01:17,640 BEEN SACRIFICED TO THE SUBURBS 1915 01:01:17,640 --> 01:01:19,342 AND THE CITIES WHICH SURROUND 1916 01:01:19,342 --> 01:01:20,009 US. HIRING COPS FROM OUT OF TOWN 1917 01:01:20,009 --> 01:01:22,111 IS AKIN TO HIRING MERCENARIES 1918 01:01:22,111 --> 01:01:23,279 AND NOT KEEPERS OF THE PEACE. 1919 01:01:23,279 --> 01:01:24,814 LOOK AT YOUR HANDS, BOTH OF YOU. 1920 01:01:24,814 --> 01:01:25,715 THEY ARE DRIPPING IN THE BLOOD 1921 01:01:25,715 --> 01:01:27,583 OF OUR TRANS MARTYRS AND 1922 01:01:27,583 --> 01:01:28,751 COMMUNITY SAINTS, SPILLED BY 1923 01:01:28,751 --> 01:01:29,519 YOUR INDIFFERENCE. THEY WILL NOT 1924 01:01:29,519 --> 01:01:31,320 BE WASHED AWAY BY TIME OR 1925 01:01:31,320 --> 01:01:32,855 POSTERITY. ONLY TRANS PEOPLE'S 1926 01:01:32,855 --> 01:01:34,457 ENDORSEMENT CAN EVER DO THAT. 1927 01:01:34,457 --> 01:01:35,758 REMEMBER RINCK, I AM FRUSTRATED 1928 01:01:35,758 --> 01:01:37,794 THAT SO OFTEN IT IS YOU AND MR. 1929 01:01:37,794 --> 01:01:39,529 BAKER CARRYING THE TORCH OF ANY 1930 01:01:39,529 --> 01:01:41,364 CIVIL RIGHTS CONCERNS ABOUT 1931 01:01:41,364 --> 01:01:42,198 MORALITY OR UPLIFTING SOCIAL 1932 01:01:42,198 --> 01:01:44,000 DISCOURSE. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS 1933 01:01:44,000 --> 01:01:45,168 COUNCIL'S FECKLESSNESS WILL 1934 01:01:45,168 --> 01:01:46,169 DESTROY YOU AND HOLLOW YOU OUT. 1935 01:01:46,169 --> 01:01:47,670 PLEASE HOLD ON UNTIL WE CAN SEND 1936 01:01:47,670 --> 01:01:48,905 YOU BETTER COLLEAGUES THROUGH 1937 01:01:48,905 --> 01:01:49,706 THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CHAMBER. 1938 01:01:49,706 --> 01:01:51,274 PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT HISTORY 1939 01:01:51,274 --> 01:01:52,108 IS REPEATING AND YOU ARE FAILING 1940 01:01:52,108 --> 01:01:54,410 AN OPEN BOOK TEST. BE MINDFUL. 1941 01:01:54,410 --> 01:01:55,545 YOU HAVE ALL THE WATCHES, BUT WE 1942 01:01:55,545 --> 01:01:56,479 HAVE ALL THE TIME. YOUR DISTRICT 1943 01:01:56,479 --> 01:01:57,447 WILL FLIP IF YOU DO NOT BUY 1944 01:01:57,447 --> 01:01:58,281 CREDIBILITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF 1945 01:01:58,281 --> 01:02:01,017 THE CITY, PARTICULARLY US. 1946 01:02:01,017 --> 01:02:01,617 40,000 OF US LAST YEAR, MORE 1947 01:02:01,617 --> 01:02:02,485 COMING THIS YEAR AND WE'VE BEEN 1948 01:02:02,485 --> 01:02:04,220 COMING HERE FOR SIX AND SEVEN. 1949 01:02:04,220 --> 01:02:05,688 MEANWHILE, BLACK AND BROWN TRANS 1950 01:02:05,688 --> 01:02:06,656 PEOPLE ARE PAYING THE MOST FOR 1951 01:02:06,656 --> 01:02:08,157 YOUR APATHY. PLEASE DO NOT 1952 01:02:08,157 --> 01:02:08,858 BELIEVE THE FASCISTS WILL KILL 1953 01:02:08,858 --> 01:02:09,759 US ALL, OR EVEN ENOUGH OF US FOR 1954 01:02:09,759 --> 01:02:11,761 IT TO MATTER. WE WILL OUTLAST 1955 01:02:11,761 --> 01:02:13,062 THEM AND YOU WILL HAVE TO LIVE 1956 01:02:13,062 --> 01:02:13,696 WITH US AS NEIGHBORS. YOU WILL 1957 01:02:13,696 --> 01:02:16,499 HAVE TO LIVE WITH YOURSELVES TO 1958 01:02:16,499 --> 01:02:17,900 THE BLANDISHMENTS OF POWER, 1959 01:02:17,900 --> 01:02:19,135 FORTUNE AND PLEASURE ALL FADE. 1960 01:02:19,135 --> 01:02:21,471 WHAT FEEDS LAST IS MEMORY. MANY 1961 01:02:21,471 --> 01:02:22,538 YEARS FROM NOW, AGE AND 1962 01:02:22,538 --> 01:02:24,807 SURROUNDED BY YOUR FRIENDS AND 1963 01:02:24,807 --> 01:02:25,041 LOVED. 1964 01:02:25,041 --> 01:02:26,042 -- THANK YOU MAGDALENA. NEXT WE 1965 01:02:26,042 --> 01:02:32,248 HAVE ROSE, FOLLOWED BY DAVID 1966 01:02:32,248 --> 01:02:32,715 HAYNES ROSE. WELCOME. 1967 01:02:32,715 --> 01:02:35,184 -- HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS 1968 01:02:35,184 --> 01:02:36,753 ROSE. EVERY WEEK THERE ARE 1969 01:02:36,753 --> 01:02:38,454 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT 1970 01:02:38,454 --> 01:02:39,088 COME TOGETHER IN CAL ANDERSON. 1971 01:02:39,088 --> 01:02:41,824 TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE 1972 01:02:41,824 --> 01:02:42,291 THAT ARE HOMELESS AND 1973 01:02:42,291 --> 01:02:44,727 STRUGGLING. THERE ARE 150 TO 200 1974 01:02:44,727 --> 01:02:46,462 PEOPLE THAT ARE FED THERE EVERY 1975 01:02:46,462 --> 01:02:49,298 SINGLE WEEK. THIS COMMUNITY 1976 01:02:49,298 --> 01:02:51,667 EFFORT IS CONSTANTLY IN DANGER 1977 01:02:51,667 --> 01:02:52,835 OF SHUTTING DOWN SOMETHING THAT 1978 01:02:52,835 --> 01:02:55,271 THE CITY CONSTANTLY RELIES ON 1979 01:02:55,271 --> 01:02:57,106 FOR SUPPORT. THEY RELY ON 1980 01:02:57,106 --> 01:02:58,341 COMMUNITY SUPPORT FROM SOME OF 1981 01:02:58,341 --> 01:02:59,909 THE MOST DESTITUTE PEOPLE IN THE 1982 01:02:59,909 --> 01:03:02,078 ENTIRE CITY. WE HAVE TALKED 1983 01:03:02,078 --> 01:03:04,313 TIRELESSLY WITH YOU ALL IN YOUR 1984 01:03:04,313 --> 01:03:05,782 OFFICES ABOUT HOW DESTITUTE THE 1985 01:03:05,782 --> 01:03:07,250 TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY IS, AND 1986 01:03:07,250 --> 01:03:08,784 HOW THE HOMELESSNESS AND THE 1987 01:03:08,784 --> 01:03:10,586 STRUGGLING THAT HAS HAPPENED. WE 1988 01:03:10,586 --> 01:03:13,456 NEED MORE THAN JUST WORDS. WE 1989 01:03:13,456 --> 01:03:14,090 NEED THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION. 1990 01:03:14,090 --> 01:03:17,527 WE NEED MORE COMMUNITY INPUT. WE 1991 01:03:17,527 --> 01:03:18,628 NEED MORE FROM THE CITY TO BE 1992 01:03:18,628 --> 01:03:21,330 THERE FOR US BECAUSE WE HAVE 1993 01:03:21,330 --> 01:03:22,532 INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY 1994 01:03:22,532 --> 01:03:23,866 BEGGING FROM THOSE OF US THAT 1995 01:03:23,866 --> 01:03:25,268 BARELY HAVE A DOLLAR IN OUR 1996 01:03:25,268 --> 01:03:26,536 POCKETS, TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT 1997 01:03:26,536 --> 01:03:29,839 THOSE THAT HAVE NONE. WE ARE 1998 01:03:29,839 --> 01:03:31,507 DESTITUTE BEYOND THE MOST WILD 1999 01:03:31,507 --> 01:03:32,842 DREAMS OF MOST PEOPLE, AND WE 2000 01:03:32,842 --> 01:03:34,343 ARE EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE 2001 01:03:34,343 --> 01:03:35,811 CONSTANTLY. AS PEOPLE ARE 2002 01:03:35,811 --> 01:03:36,312 BECOMING MORE AND MORE 2003 01:03:36,312 --> 01:03:37,013 DESPERATE. THERE WAS A STABBING 2004 01:03:37,013 --> 01:03:39,382 IN CAL ANDERSON. THERE WAS AN 2005 01:03:39,382 --> 01:03:40,950 ASSAULT IN CAL ANDERSON THAT 2006 01:03:40,950 --> 01:03:42,151 HAPPENED FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO 2007 01:03:42,151 --> 01:03:43,686 ARE SO BROKEN, SO POOR, THAT 2008 01:03:43,686 --> 01:03:45,121 THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO HAVE 2009 01:03:45,121 --> 01:03:47,590 ANYTHING AT ALL. WE CAN'T JUST 2010 01:03:47,590 --> 01:03:49,492 HAVE THIS GO ON. WE ALSO NEED TO 2011 01:03:49,492 --> 01:03:51,360 HAVE YOU ALL STAND UP AGAINST 2012 01:03:51,360 --> 01:03:53,062 THE COPS THAT HARASS US. THIS 2013 01:03:53,062 --> 01:03:54,530 LAST WEDNESDAY, COPS HARASSED 2014 01:03:54,530 --> 01:03:56,332 TRANS PEOPLE AT CAL ANDERSON FOR 2015 01:03:56,332 --> 01:03:59,602 NO REASON, WHO HAD A FIRE THAT 2016 01:03:59,602 --> 01:04:02,104 HAD BEEN CLEARED BY THE FIRE 2017 01:04:02,104 --> 01:04:04,941 DEPARTMENT. BUT POLICE CAME IN 2018 01:04:04,941 --> 01:04:06,075 FOUR CARS AND THREATENED 2019 01:04:06,075 --> 01:04:07,410 EVERYBODY WITH ARREST. THAT IS 2020 01:04:07,410 --> 01:04:08,878 NOT OKAY. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING 2021 01:04:08,878 --> 01:04:10,112 THAT CAN CONTINUE. THAT IS NOT 2022 01:04:10,112 --> 01:04:12,281 SOMETHING THAT CAN BE JUSTIFIED, 2023 01:04:12,281 --> 01:04:13,549 THAT PEOPLE CAN JUST COME UP AND 2024 01:04:13,549 --> 01:04:16,853 HARASS US IN OUR PARK AND OUR 2025 01:04:16,853 --> 01:04:17,386 REFUGE AND OUR SANCTUARY. 2026 01:04:17,386 --> 01:04:18,754 THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A PLACE 2027 01:04:18,754 --> 01:04:20,356 FOR US, AND WE HAVE SO FEW OTHER 2028 01:04:20,356 --> 01:04:22,024 PLACES. WE NEED YOU ALL TO STAND 2029 01:04:22,024 --> 01:04:23,259 BY US. WE NEED YOU ALL TO STAND 2030 01:04:23,259 --> 01:04:25,528 FOR US. AND THIS ISN'T IT. RIGHT 2031 01:04:25,528 --> 01:04:26,662 NOW. WE NEED YOU ALL TO BE THERE 2032 01:04:26,662 --> 01:04:29,298 FOR US THANK YOU. 2033 01:04:29,298 --> 01:04:30,633 -- THANK YOU, ROSE. AND IF YOU 2034 01:04:30,633 --> 01:04:32,134 HEAR ME, SHOOT ME AN EMAIL AND 2035 01:04:32,134 --> 01:04:33,603 TELL ME ABOUT THE INCIDENT AT 2036 01:04:33,603 --> 01:04:34,971 CAL ANDERSON PARK SO I CAN HAVE 2037 01:04:34,971 --> 01:04:36,772 YOUR CONTACT. THANK YOU. DAVID 2038 01:04:36,772 --> 01:04:41,277 HAYNES 2039 01:04:41,277 --> 01:04:43,346 -- NO, MUCHO POQUITO. DOLORES. 2040 01:04:43,346 --> 01:04:46,649 NO. LOS MUCHOS OTROS POQUITO 2041 01:04:46,649 --> 01:04:48,451 DOLOR. WE NEED WORKERS TO GET A 2042 01:04:48,451 --> 01:04:50,786 THREE AND A HALF DAY WORK WEEK, 2043 01:04:50,786 --> 01:04:52,688 SEVEN DAY PAY, AND TAKE IT FROM 2044 01:04:52,688 --> 01:04:54,790 THE NON-WORKING SHAREHOLDERS 2045 01:04:54,790 --> 01:04:56,592 EVERY THREE MONTHS. THEY DRAIN 2046 01:04:56,592 --> 01:04:58,527 THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE LOCAL HOTEL 2047 01:04:58,527 --> 01:05:00,463 ECONOMY THROUGH WALL STREET. WHO 2048 01:05:00,463 --> 01:05:02,398 THINKS THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH 2049 01:05:02,398 --> 01:05:04,700 STEALING ALL OF THE UNFORESEEN 2050 01:05:04,700 --> 01:05:06,936 CAPITAL GAINS? IT'S UNFORESEEN 2051 01:05:06,936 --> 01:05:08,104 BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO POINT IT 2052 01:05:08,104 --> 01:05:09,538 OUT AND GIVE IT BACK TO THE 2053 01:05:09,538 --> 01:05:11,107 WORKERS. THAT'S WHY WE NEED 2054 01:05:11,107 --> 01:05:13,743 COUNCIL TO STEP UP AND INTRODUCE 2055 01:05:13,743 --> 01:05:15,778 LEGISLATION TO DISCIPLINE THAT 2056 01:05:15,778 --> 01:05:18,347 GREED AND MAKE THAT UNFORESEEN 2057 01:05:18,347 --> 01:05:18,881 CAPITAL GAINS BENEFIT THE 2058 01:05:18,881 --> 01:05:20,283 WORKING CLASS. WE NEED MORE THAN 2059 01:05:20,283 --> 01:05:24,186 JUST NO OFFENSE, AN EMPTY WORDED 2060 01:05:24,186 --> 01:05:25,521 VIRTUE SIGNAL OF A PROCLAMATION, 2061 01:05:25,521 --> 01:05:26,956 BECAUSE UNITE EIGHT SEEMS TO GET 2062 01:05:26,956 --> 01:05:29,325 PAID FOR THE DAILY THEATRICS 2063 01:05:29,325 --> 01:05:30,826 THAT THEY NEED TO GO ADDRESS THE 2064 01:05:30,826 --> 01:05:32,495 BANK THAT OWNS THE BUILDING, THE 2065 01:05:32,495 --> 01:05:34,997 KING COUNTY PROPERTY ASSESSOR 2066 01:05:34,997 --> 01:05:35,531 WHO INFLATED THE PROPERTY 2067 01:05:35,531 --> 01:05:37,400 VALUES, AND THEN WALL STREET'S 2068 01:05:37,400 --> 01:05:39,101 HEADQUARTERS, WHO KEEPS DRAINING 2069 01:05:39,101 --> 01:05:41,370 THE HOTEL AND TURNING AGAINST 2070 01:05:41,370 --> 01:05:42,672 THE WORKERS AND SELLING THEM OUT 2071 01:05:42,672 --> 01:05:44,607 AND CHEATING THEM INSTEAD OF 2072 01:05:44,607 --> 01:05:45,741 JUST RABBLE ROUSING AND MAKING A 2073 01:05:45,741 --> 01:05:46,842 BUNCH OF NOISE, MAKING SURE 2074 01:05:46,842 --> 01:05:48,377 YOU'RE COLLECTING A PAYCHECK AT 2075 01:05:48,377 --> 01:05:49,245 THE EXPENSE OF THE WORKING CLASS 2076 01:05:49,245 --> 01:05:51,347 IS STILL EXPECTS YOU TO DEAL IN 2077 01:05:51,347 --> 01:05:52,915 GOOD FAITH AS WELL. WE NEED YOU 2078 01:05:52,915 --> 01:05:54,984 ALL TO FLASH MOB ON THE GREED 2079 01:05:54,984 --> 01:05:57,320 THAT KEEPS PARASITICALLY 2080 01:05:57,320 --> 01:05:58,454 SKIMMING THE WORKING CLASS, AS 2081 01:05:58,454 --> 01:05:59,755 OPPOSED TO MAKE THEM STAND 2082 01:05:59,755 --> 01:06:00,656 OUTSIDE AND BOTHER EVERYBODY 2083 01:06:00,656 --> 01:06:01,791 ELSE. IT'S GOT TO BE MORE 2084 01:06:01,791 --> 01:06:02,858 EFFECTIVE IN YOUR EFFORTS TO 2085 01:06:02,858 --> 01:06:04,460 DISCIPLINE THE GREED, TO MAKE IT 2086 01:06:04,460 --> 01:06:05,728 BENEFIT. THE WHOLE OF THE 2087 01:06:05,728 --> 01:06:07,363 COMMUNITY, STARTING WITH THE 2088 01:06:07,363 --> 01:06:09,665 ACTUAL WORKERS WHO DO ALL THE 2089 01:06:09,665 --> 01:06:11,300 WORK AND STILL MAKE LESS THAN 2090 01:06:11,300 --> 01:06:13,302 THE NON-WORKING SHAREHOLDER 2091 01:06:13,302 --> 01:06:13,903 MITTLEMAN THAT THE DEMOCRATS 2092 01:06:13,903 --> 01:06:15,471 WANT TO TAX. AND THE REPUBLICANS 2093 01:06:15,471 --> 01:06:16,872 WANT A TAX BREAK, BUT NOW THEY 2094 01:06:16,872 --> 01:06:18,007 WANT TO GIVE IT BACK. NEITHER 2095 01:06:18,007 --> 01:06:19,241 WANTS TO GIVE IT BACK TO THE 2096 01:06:19,241 --> 01:06:21,077 WORKERS, WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE 2097 01:06:21,077 --> 01:06:21,877 DESPERATE AND POOR AND SPOT AND 2098 01:06:21,877 --> 01:06:26,682 LIE TO BUY IT OFF. ANYWAY. YOU 2099 01:06:26,682 --> 01:06:31,187 ALL NEED TO GIVE THE MAYOR PROPS 2100 01:06:31,187 --> 01:06:31,821 AND LEADERSHIP PRIORITY ON HER 2101 01:06:31,821 --> 01:06:32,788 TRANSIT TAX, BECAUSE SHE KNOWS 2102 01:06:32,788 --> 01:06:33,956 BETTER ABOUT THE TRANSIT 2103 01:06:33,956 --> 01:06:36,625 SERVICES NEEDED. WE DON'T NEED 2104 01:06:36,625 --> 01:06:37,259 COUNSEL CONSTANTLY WEAPONIZING 2105 01:06:37,259 --> 01:06:38,961 THE RACE AND THE SPECIAL 2106 01:06:38,961 --> 01:06:41,063 PRIVILEGES. WE NEED A BETTER 2107 01:06:41,063 --> 01:06:43,332 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. 2108 01:06:43,332 --> 01:06:45,067 -- THANK YOU, MR. HAINES. THERE 2109 01:06:45,067 --> 01:06:46,001 ARE NO OTHER FURTHER PUBLIC 2110 01:06:46,001 --> 01:06:49,238 COMMENT IN PERSON AND THERE'S NO 2111 01:06:49,238 --> 01:06:50,906 ONE ONLINE. SO I WANT TO THANK 2112 01:06:50,906 --> 01:06:52,908 THE PUBLIC FOR COMING. BEFORE I 2113 01:06:52,908 --> 01:06:54,243 FINISH WRAPPING UP. 2114 01:06:54,243 --> 01:06:54,877 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS THANK 2115 01:06:54,877 --> 01:06:58,214 YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE HEARD 2116 01:06:58,214 --> 01:07:00,416 A PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. USE THE 2117 01:07:00,416 --> 01:07:02,485 THE TERM HOLOCAUST. AND I JUST 2118 01:07:02,485 --> 01:07:04,453 AS A GERMAN JEW, I WANT TO 2119 01:07:04,453 --> 01:07:05,755 RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT THE 2120 01:07:05,755 --> 01:07:07,990 HOLOCAUST WAS A VERY SPECIFIC 2121 01:07:07,990 --> 01:07:11,527 EVENT THAT OCCURRED IN EUROPE TO 2122 01:07:11,527 --> 01:07:14,296 JEWISH PEOPLE, WHICH IS 2123 01:07:14,296 --> 01:07:16,532 DIFFERENT THAN THE SUBJUGATION 2124 01:07:16,532 --> 01:07:17,066 AND ELIMINATION OF NATIVE 2125 01:07:17,066 --> 01:07:17,967 AMERICANS ACROSS OUR NATION, 2126 01:07:17,967 --> 01:07:19,502 WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE 2127 01:07:19,502 --> 01:07:20,936 GENOCIDES THAT HAVE HAPPENED 2128 01:07:20,936 --> 01:07:24,340 AROUND OUR WORLD. AND SO I AM 2129 01:07:24,340 --> 01:07:26,776 GIVING THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT 2130 01:07:26,776 --> 01:07:27,710 UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT, THAT 2131 01:07:27,710 --> 01:07:33,115 THAT WAS A ONE OFF AND AND MAYBE 2132 01:07:33,115 --> 01:07:36,152 NOT COMPLETELY AWARE STATEMENT. 2133 01:07:36,152 --> 01:07:38,220 AND AND I AM ALSO STATING FOR 2134 01:07:38,220 --> 01:07:40,089 THE RECORD THAT BECAUSE THOSE 2135 01:07:40,089 --> 01:07:41,590 ARE VERY SPECIFIC THINGS THAT 2136 01:07:41,590 --> 01:07:43,259 HAVE HAPPENED IN HISTORY TO 2137 01:07:43,259 --> 01:07:44,460 SPECIFIC PEOPLE, THAT IF THAT IS 2138 01:07:44,460 --> 01:07:46,562 SOMETHING THAT IS REPEATEDLY 2139 01:07:46,562 --> 01:07:47,997 SHARED HERE AT COUNCIL IN THAT 2140 01:07:47,997 --> 01:07:50,833 WAY, IN THE SAME WAY THAT MR. 2141 01:07:50,833 --> 01:07:53,702 SIEG HEIL IS WHEN HE SPEAKS TO 2142 01:07:53,702 --> 01:07:55,337 ME ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST, I HAVE 2143 01:07:55,337 --> 01:07:58,174 GIVEN HIM VERY CLEAR DIRECTION 2144 01:07:58,174 --> 01:08:00,242 THAT IT IS IT CAN BECOME 2145 01:08:00,242 --> 01:08:02,912 HARASSING TO ME INDIVIDUALLY 2146 01:08:02,912 --> 01:08:04,513 BECAUSE OF MY HISTORY. AND SO 2147 01:08:04,513 --> 01:08:07,917 I'M JUST STATING, FOR THE 2148 01:08:07,917 --> 01:08:09,518 RECORD THAT THAT TYPE OF 2149 01:08:09,518 --> 01:08:12,822 LANGUAGE, WHEN USED, IT NEEDS TO 2150 01:08:12,822 --> 01:08:16,959 BE HELD IN THE CONTEXT IN WHICH 2151 01:08:16,959 --> 01:08:17,626 THAT WORD IT MEANS. AND SO I'M 2152 01:08:17,626 --> 01:08:18,294 JUST STATING FOR THE RECORD THAT 2153 01:08:18,294 --> 01:08:19,495 I'M GIVING THE BENEFIT OF THE 2154 01:08:19,495 --> 01:08:20,496 DOUBT THAT UNDER THE FIRST 2155 01:08:20,496 --> 01:08:21,530 AMENDMENT, THAT WAS A ONE OFF. 2156 01:08:21,530 --> 01:08:25,734 BUT IF IT COMES BACK, THEN. THEN 2157 01:08:25,734 --> 01:08:29,038 IT'S NOT A ONE OFF. THANK YOU, 2158 01:08:29,038 --> 01:08:30,072 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2159 01:08:30,072 --> 01:08:31,440 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, THANK 2160 01:08:31,440 --> 01:08:32,141 YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, FOR 2161 01:08:32,141 --> 01:08:33,542 HIGHLIGHTING THAT AND SAYING 2162 01:08:33,542 --> 01:08:36,479 THAT FOR THE RECORD, COLLEAGUES, 2163 01:08:36,479 --> 01:08:38,681 THIS IS THE CLOSE OF PUBLIC 2164 01:08:38,681 --> 01:08:40,516 COMMENT PERIOD. AND I WANT TO 2165 01:08:40,516 --> 01:08:41,684 THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING TO 2166 01:08:41,684 --> 01:08:42,818 PUBLIC COMMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN 2167 01:08:42,818 --> 01:08:43,953 YOU COME IN PERSON. AND THEN 2168 01:08:43,953 --> 01:08:46,055 ALSO, I KNOW THE FOLKS THAT WAIT 2169 01:08:46,055 --> 01:08:47,423 ONLINE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE 2170 01:08:47,423 --> 01:08:48,824 PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CHAMBERS 2171 01:08:48,824 --> 01:08:51,193 FIRST, AND THEN WE GO TO ONLINE. 2172 01:08:51,193 --> 01:08:52,394 SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME 2173 01:08:52,394 --> 01:08:53,796 TO THAT, COLLEAGUES. WE'RE GOING 2174 01:08:53,796 --> 01:08:55,231 TO TRANSITION FROM PUBLIC 2175 01:08:55,231 --> 01:08:58,033 COMMENT AND JUMP RIGHT INTO THE 2176 01:08:58,033 --> 01:08:59,435 GOOD STUFF. SO IF THERE'S NO 2177 01:08:59,435 --> 01:09:00,903 OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND 2178 01:09:00,903 --> 01:09:02,805 REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE 2179 01:09:02,805 --> 01:09:06,008 ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 2180 01:09:06,008 --> 01:09:06,542 INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL 2181 01:09:06,542 --> 01:09:07,510 CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE'S 2182 01:09:07,510 --> 01:09:10,479 NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 2183 01:09:10,479 --> 01:09:12,481 ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 2184 01:09:12,481 --> 01:09:13,749 THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. NOW 2185 01:09:13,749 --> 01:09:15,351 WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE 2186 01:09:15,351 --> 01:09:16,018 PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 2187 01:09:16,018 --> 01:09:18,487 ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE 2188 01:09:18,487 --> 01:09:20,422 MINUTES OF JULY 14th, 2026. 2189 01:09:20,422 --> 01:09:22,958 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, 1255 2190 01:09:22,958 --> 01:09:24,159 PAYMENT OF THE BILLS AND TWO 2191 01:09:24,159 --> 01:09:25,528 BILLS FROM THE PARKS AND CITY 2192 01:09:25,528 --> 01:09:26,195 LIGHT COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY 2193 01:09:26,195 --> 01:09:28,030 OTHER COUNCIL? ARE THERE ANY 2194 01:09:28,030 --> 01:09:28,664 ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE 2195 01:09:28,664 --> 01:09:32,401 TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT 2196 01:09:32,401 --> 01:09:33,802 CALENDAR? HEARING NONE. I MOVE 2197 01:09:33,802 --> 01:09:36,171 TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 2198 01:09:36,171 --> 01:09:37,439 WILL SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME A. I 2199 01:09:37,439 --> 01:09:39,275 DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK 2200 01:09:39,275 --> 01:09:40,976 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. THANK YOU. I 2201 01:09:40,976 --> 01:09:43,479 SAW COUNCILMEMBER LIN GRABBING 2202 01:09:43,479 --> 01:09:44,079 HIS MICROPHONE, REALLY EAGER. 2203 01:09:44,079 --> 01:09:47,516 THANK YOU. SO NO ITEMS HAVE BEEN 2204 01:09:47,516 --> 01:09:48,617 REMOVED, SO I MOVE TO ADOPT THE 2205 01:09:48,617 --> 01:09:49,718 CONSENT COUNT. OH, WE ALREADY 2206 01:09:49,718 --> 01:09:51,120 DID THAT. OKAY, SO IT'S BEEN 2207 01:09:51,120 --> 01:09:52,021 MOVED IN SECOND. WILL THE CLERK 2208 01:09:52,021 --> 01:09:54,023 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 2209 01:09:54,023 --> 01:09:55,925 -- COUNCILMEMBER? 2210 01:09:55,925 --> 01:09:56,292 -- RIVERA. AYE. 2211 01:09:56,292 --> 01:09:57,092 -- COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. 2212 01:09:57,092 --> 01:10:00,496 -- AYE. 2213 01:10:00,496 --> 01:10:01,864 -- COUNCILMEMBER. STRAUSS. 2214 01:10:01,864 --> 01:10:02,364 COUNCILMEMBER. FOSTER. 2215 01:10:02,364 --> 01:10:03,999 -- YES. 2216 01:10:03,999 --> 01:10:04,533 -- COUNCILMEMBER. JUAREZ. 2217 01:10:04,533 --> 01:10:07,469 -- AYE. 2218 01:10:07,469 --> 01:10:08,070 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. A 2219 01:10:08,070 --> 01:10:08,504 COUNCILMEMBER. LIN. 2220 01:10:08,504 --> 01:10:10,105 -- YES. 2221 01:10:10,105 --> 01:10:10,639 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 2222 01:10:10,639 --> 01:10:11,207 -- YES. 2223 01:10:11,207 --> 01:10:13,142 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2224 01:10:13,142 --> 01:10:13,509 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2225 01:10:13,509 --> 01:10:15,211 -- YES. 2226 01:10:15,211 --> 01:10:16,011 -- NINE IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. 2227 01:10:16,011 --> 01:10:18,514 -- AWESOME. THE CONSENT CALENDAR 2228 01:10:18,514 --> 01:10:20,182 IS ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK 2229 01:10:20,182 --> 01:10:21,283 PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE 2230 01:10:21,283 --> 01:10:23,452 MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON MY 2231 01:10:23,452 --> 01:10:25,688 BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 2232 01:10:25,688 --> 01:10:29,458 READ ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE 2233 01:10:29,458 --> 01:10:29,692 RECORD? 2234 01:10:29,692 --> 01:10:30,659 -- THE REPORT OF THE SELECT 2235 01:10:30,659 --> 01:10:32,161 COMMITTEE ON SEATTLE 2236 01:10:32,161 --> 01:10:33,896 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT 2237 01:10:33,896 --> 01:10:36,265 AGENDA ITEM ONE. COUNCIL BILLS 2238 01:10:36,265 --> 01:10:37,866 121226. AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO 2239 01:10:37,866 --> 01:10:39,468 THE SALES AND USE TAX PROVIDING 2240 01:10:39,468 --> 01:10:41,437 FOR THE SUBMISSION TO QUALIFIED 2241 01:10:41,437 --> 01:10:42,137 ELECTORS OF THE CITY AT AN 2242 01:10:42,137 --> 01:10:43,839 ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2243 01:10:43,839 --> 01:10:45,341 3rd, 2026. A PROPOSITION TO 2244 01:10:45,341 --> 01:10:46,642 COLLECT A SALES AND USE TAX TO 2245 01:10:46,642 --> 01:10:48,944 FUND TRANSIT AND RELATED 2246 01:10:48,944 --> 01:10:50,312 TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS IN 2247 01:10:50,312 --> 01:10:50,813 SEATTLE. THE COMMITTEE 2248 01:10:50,813 --> 01:10:51,447 RECOMMENDS. THE BILL PASSES, AS 2249 01:10:51,447 --> 01:10:52,648 AMENDED. 2250 01:10:52,648 --> 01:10:54,450 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA CHAIR. THE 2251 01:10:54,450 --> 01:10:55,484 COMMITTEE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO 2252 01:10:55,484 --> 01:10:57,653 GIVE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. 2253 01:10:57,653 --> 01:10:58,220 -- THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL 2254 01:10:58,220 --> 01:11:00,022 PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, I'LL MAKE 2255 01:11:00,022 --> 01:11:02,825 SOME MORE SLIGHTLY MORE FULSOME 2256 01:11:02,825 --> 01:11:04,593 COMMENTS TOWARDS THE END THERE. 2257 01:11:04,593 --> 01:11:06,095 AFTER WE HAVE A NUMBER OF 2258 01:11:06,095 --> 01:11:08,230 AMENDMENTS TO GET THROUGH. BUT 2259 01:11:08,230 --> 01:11:10,032 I'LL JUST SAY AND KIND OF 2260 01:11:10,032 --> 01:11:13,335 ORIENT US HERE. WE ALL 2261 01:11:13,335 --> 01:11:14,536 UNANIMOUSLY PASSED THIS OUT OF 2262 01:11:14,536 --> 01:11:16,005 COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. REALLY 2263 01:11:16,005 --> 01:11:17,172 APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT 2264 01:11:17,172 --> 01:11:18,207 WENT INTO THAT. APPRECIATE 2265 01:11:18,207 --> 01:11:20,075 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO 2266 01:11:20,075 --> 01:11:21,343 SHOWED UP AND SHARED THEIR 2267 01:11:21,343 --> 01:11:23,379 FEEDBACK. AND THAT FEEDBACK 2268 01:11:23,379 --> 01:11:25,914 DEFINITELY GUIDED THIS PROPOSAL. 2269 01:11:25,914 --> 01:11:28,484 SOON, IT'S IT'S THE VOTERS TURN. 2270 01:11:28,484 --> 01:11:30,019 BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS 2271 01:11:30,019 --> 01:11:35,557 TO GET THROUGH AS WELL. SO WITH 2272 01:11:35,557 --> 01:11:37,826 THAT SAID. I MOVED TO AMEND 2273 01:11:37,826 --> 01:11:39,428 COUNCIL, I THINK FOUR AMENDMENTS 2274 01:11:39,428 --> 01:11:43,932 TOTAL, RIGHT? YEAH. I MOVED TO 2275 01:11:43,932 --> 01:11:45,968 AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON 2276 01:11:45,968 --> 01:11:48,237 AMENDMENT NUMBER AYE. 2277 01:11:48,237 --> 01:11:48,537 -- SECOND. 2278 01:11:48,537 --> 01:11:49,571 -- IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED 2279 01:11:49,571 --> 01:11:51,473 TO ADOPT AMENDMENT AYE. 2280 01:11:51,473 --> 01:11:52,107 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA RECOGNIZED TO 2281 01:11:52,107 --> 01:11:53,475 ADDRESS YOUR AMENDMENT. 2282 01:11:53,475 --> 01:11:55,844 -- THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL 2283 01:11:55,844 --> 01:11:58,714 PRESIDENT, AMENDMENT A SO, 2284 01:11:58,714 --> 01:12:01,650 COLLEAGUES, WHAT AMENDMENT A 2285 01:12:01,650 --> 01:12:03,852 DOES IS IT MODIFIES THE DATES OF 2286 01:12:03,852 --> 01:12:06,322 THE VARIOUS REPORTING 2287 01:12:06,322 --> 01:12:09,458 OBLIGATIONS THAT IS INCLUDED IN 2288 01:12:09,458 --> 01:12:11,927 THIS LEGISLATION THROUGH THE 2289 01:12:11,927 --> 01:12:12,394 AMENDMENT PROCESS, WE 2290 01:12:12,394 --> 01:12:18,367 STRENGTHENED THIS PROPOSAL AND 2291 01:12:18,367 --> 01:12:21,704 SO MANY DURABLE AND IMPACTFUL 2292 01:12:21,704 --> 01:12:24,440 WAYS BY PROMOTING AND 2293 01:12:24,440 --> 01:12:26,175 CHAMPIONING TRANSIT SAFETY AND 2294 01:12:26,175 --> 01:12:30,379 SECURITY FOR ALL BY BOOSTING 2295 01:12:30,379 --> 01:12:33,415 ACCESSIBILITY, BY MAKING SURE 2296 01:12:33,415 --> 01:12:35,250 THAT WE LIVE UP TO THE PROMISES 2297 01:12:35,250 --> 01:12:37,786 CONTAINED IN THIS. AND PART OF 2298 01:12:37,786 --> 01:12:38,354 THAT IS ACCOUNTABILITY AND 2299 01:12:38,354 --> 01:12:42,958 OVERSIGHT. SO. AND I'LL 2300 01:12:42,958 --> 01:12:43,525 REFERENCE OUR OUR ESTEEMED 2301 01:12:43,525 --> 01:12:44,893 COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 2302 01:12:44,893 --> 01:12:47,863 ON THIS BECAUSE HE'S HE I 2303 01:12:47,863 --> 01:12:48,397 ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHEN HE 2304 01:12:48,397 --> 01:12:50,299 REMINDS US THE IMPORTANCE OF 2305 01:12:50,299 --> 01:12:52,401 PAYING ATTENTION TO THE 2306 01:12:52,401 --> 01:12:55,237 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF, OF 2307 01:12:55,237 --> 01:12:58,507 VARIOUS INITIATIVES, ALL THOSE 2308 01:12:58,507 --> 01:12:59,141 TERRIFIC REPORTING OBLIGATIONS 2309 01:12:59,141 --> 01:13:01,210 AND OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 2310 01:13:01,210 --> 01:13:03,946 PROVISIONS IN AND OF THEMSELVES, 2311 01:13:03,946 --> 01:13:06,648 INDIVIDUALLY IMPACTFUL. AND THE 2312 01:13:06,648 --> 01:13:09,685 ORIGINAL DEADLINES INCLUDED IN 2313 01:13:09,685 --> 01:13:11,353 THOSE PROBABLY DOABLE. BUT NOW 2314 01:13:11,353 --> 01:13:15,190 WHEN WE START, YOU KNOW, 2315 01:13:15,190 --> 01:13:16,492 COLLECTING THE OR CONSIDERING 2316 01:13:16,492 --> 01:13:18,260 THE CUMULATIVE COLLECTIVE 2317 01:13:18,260 --> 01:13:21,797 IMPACTS OF ALL OF THESE VARIOUS, 2318 01:13:21,797 --> 01:13:22,931 YOU KNOW, REPORTING OBLIGATIONS, 2319 01:13:22,931 --> 01:13:26,835 WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE 2320 01:13:26,835 --> 01:13:29,238 SETTING THE DEPARTMENTS UP FOR 2321 01:13:29,238 --> 01:13:30,906 SUCCESS. AND WE WANT TO MAKE 2322 01:13:30,906 --> 01:13:34,042 SURE THAT THE QUALITY OF THE OF 2323 01:13:34,042 --> 01:13:36,278 THE OUTPUT OF THOSE REPORTS AND 2324 01:13:36,278 --> 01:13:38,213 THOSE DELIVERABLES IS GOOD AND 2325 01:13:38,213 --> 01:13:40,249 EFFECTIVE AS WELL, AND HELPFUL 2326 01:13:40,249 --> 01:13:42,417 TO GUIDE FUTURE POTENTIAL 2327 01:13:42,417 --> 01:13:43,218 DECISIONS. SO A LOT OF WORDS TO 2328 01:13:43,218 --> 01:13:45,788 SAY THIS IS THIS IS BASICALLY 2329 01:13:45,788 --> 01:13:49,691 JUST A GOOD GOVERNANCE OVERSIGHT 2330 01:13:49,691 --> 01:13:51,960 AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISION TO 2331 01:13:51,960 --> 01:13:53,695 MAKE SURE THAT WE EFFECTIVELY 2332 01:13:53,695 --> 01:13:54,329 COLLABORATE WITH OUR GOVERNING 2333 01:13:54,329 --> 01:13:57,499 PARTNERS IN THE KING COUNTY, 2334 01:13:57,499 --> 01:13:59,535 KING COUNTY METRO, SDOT AS WELL. 2335 01:13:59,535 --> 01:14:01,603 PROUD THAT MY OFFICE WORKED 2336 01:14:01,603 --> 01:14:05,140 CLOSELY WITH WITH BOTH SDOT AND 2337 01:14:05,140 --> 01:14:06,975 KING COUNTY METRO TO COME UP 2338 01:14:06,975 --> 01:14:10,012 WITH WHAT WE BELIEVE ARE MORE 2339 01:14:10,012 --> 01:14:12,815 REASONABLE, BUT ALSO AMBITIOUS 2340 01:14:12,815 --> 01:14:16,351 GOALS ON THESE VARIOUS REPORTING 2341 01:14:16,351 --> 01:14:17,853 OBLIGATIONS. AND SO FOR THOSE 2342 01:14:17,853 --> 01:14:19,354 REASONS, ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 2343 01:14:19,354 --> 01:14:20,088 THANK YOU. 2344 01:14:20,088 --> 01:14:21,623 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 2345 01:14:21,623 --> 01:14:23,659 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. IS THERE ANY 2346 01:14:23,659 --> 01:14:25,461 OTHER COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT AYE? 2347 01:14:25,461 --> 01:14:28,063 SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK 2348 01:14:28,063 --> 01:14:28,764 PLEASE DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL 2349 01:14:28,764 --> 01:14:29,865 THOUGHTS? OKAY, AWESOME. WILL 2350 01:14:29,865 --> 01:14:30,799 THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 2351 01:14:30,799 --> 01:14:31,967 ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT. 2352 01:14:31,967 --> 01:14:34,470 -- A COUNCILMEMBER? 2353 01:14:34,470 --> 01:14:37,940 -- RIVERA AYE. 2354 01:14:37,940 --> 01:14:41,343 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 2355 01:14:41,343 --> 01:14:41,844 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2356 01:14:41,844 --> 01:14:44,479 -- AYE. 2357 01:14:44,479 --> 01:14:45,013 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2358 01:14:45,013 --> 01:14:45,247 -- YES. 2359 01:14:45,247 --> 01:14:46,281 -- EXCUSE ME. COUNCILMEMBER 2360 01:14:46,281 --> 01:14:46,515 FOSTER. 2361 01:14:46,515 --> 01:14:48,917 -- YES. 2362 01:14:48,917 --> 01:14:49,484 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 2363 01:14:49,484 --> 01:14:52,221 JUAREZ. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 2364 01:14:52,221 --> 01:14:53,555 -- AYE. 2365 01:14:53,555 --> 01:14:54,022 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2366 01:14:54,022 --> 01:14:56,492 -- YES. 2367 01:14:56,492 --> 01:15:00,162 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YES. 2368 01:15:00,162 --> 01:15:00,796 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH 2369 01:15:00,796 --> 01:15:04,099 NINE. IN FAVOR. NONE. OPPOSED. 2370 01:15:04,099 --> 01:15:04,867 -- AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. 2371 01:15:04,867 --> 01:15:07,536 COLLEAGUES, I MOVE TO AMEND 2372 01:15:07,536 --> 01:15:09,004 COUNCIL BILL 121226 AS PRESENTED 2373 01:15:09,004 --> 01:15:10,439 ON AMENDMENT B. 2374 01:15:10,439 --> 01:15:10,739 -- SECOND. 2375 01:15:10,739 --> 01:15:12,140 -- THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED. 2376 01:15:12,140 --> 01:15:13,709 AND SECOND TO ADOPT AMENDMENT B 2377 01:15:13,709 --> 01:15:14,676 A SPONSOR. I WILL ADDRESS IT 2378 01:15:14,676 --> 01:15:15,777 REALLY QUICK. COLLEAGUES, I 2379 01:15:15,777 --> 01:15:17,012 REMOVE THIS AMENDMENT FROM THE 2380 01:15:17,012 --> 01:15:19,214 CHAIR'S PACKAGE ON THE 15th. IN 2381 01:15:19,214 --> 01:15:21,617 A MEETING, I SHARED MY INTENTION 2382 01:15:21,617 --> 01:15:23,318 TO MAKE A MINOR CHANGE TO THE 2383 01:15:23,318 --> 01:15:24,286 AMENDMENT, WHICH I DID, WHICH 2384 01:15:24,286 --> 01:15:26,121 WAS THE DATE. SO TODAY I'M 2385 01:15:26,121 --> 01:15:27,422 BRINGING FORTH THIS AMENDMENT TO 2386 01:15:27,422 --> 01:15:27,956 A NEW REPORTING DATE. THE 2387 01:15:27,956 --> 01:15:29,892 ORIGINAL AMENDMENT REPORTING 2388 01:15:29,892 --> 01:15:32,261 DEADLINE WAS MARCH 30th, 2027. 2389 01:15:32,261 --> 01:15:35,097 I'VE CHANGED THIS DATE TO MARCH 2390 01:15:35,097 --> 01:15:39,468 31st, 2028, 2028. AFTER 2391 01:15:39,468 --> 01:15:40,068 RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM SDOT 2392 01:15:40,068 --> 01:15:42,771 THAT MORE TIME IS NEEDED TO TO 2393 01:15:42,771 --> 01:15:45,574 STUDY OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND 2394 01:15:45,574 --> 01:15:46,608 THE TRANSIT ACCESS PROGRAM. SO 2395 01:15:46,608 --> 01:15:48,644 AND I WANT TO THANK. THERE WERE 2396 01:15:48,644 --> 01:15:49,578 TWO. I THINK I HAD MORE 2397 01:15:49,578 --> 01:15:51,680 SPONSORS. THANK YOU. 2398 01:15:51,680 --> 01:15:52,180 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND 2399 01:15:52,180 --> 01:15:52,915 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I DON'T 2400 01:15:52,915 --> 01:15:54,249 KNOW WHO ELSE WAS A CO-SPONSOR, 2401 01:15:54,249 --> 01:15:57,352 BUT THANK YOU. OH, SORRY. MY ONE 2402 01:15:57,352 --> 01:15:58,620 OF MY FAVORITE COUNCILMEMBERS 2403 01:15:58,620 --> 01:15:59,821 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, ONE OF MY 2404 01:15:59,821 --> 01:16:02,491 FAVORITE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS 2405 01:16:02,491 --> 01:16:06,495 ON AMENDMENT B? OKAY, OKAY. WELL 2406 01:16:06,495 --> 01:16:07,563 THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. WILL THE 2407 01:16:07,563 --> 01:16:09,831 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 2408 01:16:09,831 --> 01:16:12,267 -- COUNCILMEMBER? RIVERA. 2409 01:16:12,267 --> 01:16:12,801 -- AYE. 2410 01:16:12,801 --> 01:16:16,104 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 2411 01:16:16,104 --> 01:16:17,606 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2412 01:16:17,606 --> 01:16:18,073 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2413 01:16:18,073 --> 01:16:21,209 -- YES. 2414 01:16:21,209 --> 01:16:24,046 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2415 01:16:24,046 --> 01:16:25,814 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AYE. 2416 01:16:25,814 --> 01:16:26,248 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2417 01:16:26,248 --> 01:16:27,783 -- YES. 2418 01:16:27,783 --> 01:16:30,352 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 2419 01:16:30,352 --> 01:16:30,586 -- YES. 2420 01:16:30,586 --> 01:16:31,253 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2421 01:16:31,253 --> 01:16:32,154 HOLLINGSWORTH NINE IN FAVOR. 2422 01:16:32,154 --> 01:16:34,189 NONE OPPOSED. 2423 01:16:34,189 --> 01:16:34,990 -- AMENDMENT B IS ADOPTED. HE'S 2424 01:16:34,990 --> 01:16:37,259 MY FAVORITE COUNCILMEMBER FROM 2425 01:16:37,259 --> 01:16:38,894 COUNCIL FROM DISTRICT SEVEN. 2426 01:16:38,894 --> 01:16:40,629 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA YOU ARE 2427 01:16:40,629 --> 01:16:41,129 RECOGNIZED TO MOVE YOUR 2428 01:16:41,129 --> 01:16:42,731 AMENDMENT. 2429 01:16:42,731 --> 01:16:45,734 -- THANK YOU CHAIR, I MOVE TO 2430 01:16:45,734 --> 01:16:48,203 AMEND AMEND COUNCIL BILL 121226 2431 01:16:48,203 --> 01:16:49,905 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT C. 2432 01:16:49,905 --> 01:16:50,272 -- SECOND. 2433 01:16:50,272 --> 01:16:51,440 -- IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED 2434 01:16:51,440 --> 01:16:52,741 TO ADOPT AMENDMENT C 2435 01:16:52,741 --> 01:16:53,709 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA YOU'RE 2436 01:16:53,709 --> 01:16:57,212 RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS IT. 2437 01:16:57,212 --> 01:16:58,347 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR COLLEAGUES. 2438 01:16:58,347 --> 01:17:00,082 I WITHDREW THIS AMENDMENT LAST 2439 01:17:00,082 --> 01:17:03,652 WEEK TO ACTUALLY EXPAND IT. THE 2440 01:17:03,652 --> 01:17:06,722 PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT IS TO 2441 01:17:06,722 --> 01:17:09,591 ASK SDOT TO STUDY THE ROUTES 2442 01:17:09,591 --> 01:17:12,694 THAT ARE NEAR ALL SEATTLE PUBLIC 2443 01:17:12,694 --> 01:17:14,796 MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND 2444 01:17:14,796 --> 01:17:15,797 COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE KNOW THAT 2445 01:17:15,797 --> 01:17:18,767 THERE'S BEEN OVERCROWDING ON 2446 01:17:18,767 --> 01:17:20,936 BUSSES THAT ARE NEAR THE THOSE 2447 01:17:20,936 --> 01:17:24,339 SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH 2448 01:17:24,339 --> 01:17:26,441 SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE YELLOW BUS 2449 01:17:26,441 --> 01:17:28,543 SERVICE. SO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 2450 01:17:28,543 --> 01:17:30,612 DO. AND SO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS 2451 01:17:30,612 --> 01:17:32,481 AND OUR HIGH SCHOOLERS RELY ON 2452 01:17:32,481 --> 01:17:33,915 BUS SERVICE IN THE SAME WAY THAT 2453 01:17:33,915 --> 01:17:35,951 OUR WORKERS DO TO GET TO AND 2454 01:17:35,951 --> 01:17:37,419 FROM SCHOOL. THEY'RE OFTEN LATE 2455 01:17:37,419 --> 01:17:39,688 TO SCHOOL BECAUSE THE BUSSES ARE 2456 01:17:39,688 --> 01:17:42,090 OVERCROWDED. AND SO THEY EITHER 2457 01:17:42,090 --> 01:17:43,992 THE BUS EITHER STOPS AND NOT 2458 01:17:43,992 --> 01:17:45,861 VERY MANY FOLKS CAN GET ON, 2459 01:17:45,861 --> 01:17:48,463 INCLUDING KIDS AND WORKERS, OR 2460 01:17:48,463 --> 01:17:50,432 THEY DON'T STOP ALTOGETHER 2461 01:17:50,432 --> 01:17:51,700 BECAUSE THERE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH 2462 01:17:51,700 --> 01:17:54,536 ROOM. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE 2463 01:17:54,536 --> 01:17:56,738 THAT THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WHERE 2464 01:17:56,738 --> 01:17:58,073 THERE ARE PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS 2465 01:17:58,073 --> 01:17:59,675 AND HIGH SCHOOLS, WHERE. AND 2466 01:17:59,675 --> 01:18:00,909 COMMUNITY CENTERS, BECAUSE THE 2467 01:18:00,909 --> 01:18:03,445 KIDS GO THERE TO TAKE CLASSES 2468 01:18:03,445 --> 01:18:04,713 AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMING, WE 2469 01:18:04,713 --> 01:18:06,548 WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE 2470 01:18:06,548 --> 01:18:08,250 PROVIDING ROBUST BUS SERVICE FOR 2471 01:18:08,250 --> 01:18:12,487 OUR, OUR STUDENTS. AND THIS IS 2472 01:18:12,487 --> 01:18:14,289 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT. I 2473 01:18:14,289 --> 01:18:14,823 WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE METRO 2474 01:18:14,823 --> 01:18:16,458 BECAUSE THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO 2475 01:18:16,458 --> 01:18:19,361 ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT A LOT OF 2476 01:18:19,361 --> 01:18:20,829 THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN 2477 01:18:20,829 --> 01:18:22,898 HERE, THEY ACTUALLY IS 2478 01:18:22,898 --> 01:18:24,866 ACCESSIBLE TO SDOT. SO IT'S A 2479 01:18:24,866 --> 01:18:26,768 MATTER OF SDOT. IT'S IT'S 2480 01:18:26,768 --> 01:18:28,170 PUTTING OUR INTENT THAT WE WANT 2481 01:18:28,170 --> 01:18:30,172 SDOT TO RETRIEVE THAT 2482 01:18:30,172 --> 01:18:31,406 INFORMATION. AND THEN AS THEY'RE 2483 01:18:31,406 --> 01:18:33,275 LOOKING AT SERVICE HOURS AND 2484 01:18:33,275 --> 01:18:34,576 ADDING SERVICE HOURS THAT 2485 01:18:34,576 --> 01:18:37,045 THEY'RE LOOKING AT NEAR THE 2486 01:18:37,045 --> 01:18:39,281 MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC 2487 01:18:39,281 --> 01:18:41,249 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS 2488 01:18:41,249 --> 01:18:44,619 AND SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS 2489 01:18:44,619 --> 01:18:45,020 ACROSS THE CITY. 2490 01:18:45,020 --> 01:18:47,355 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 2491 01:18:47,355 --> 01:18:49,257 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AND FULLY 2492 01:18:49,257 --> 01:18:51,793 SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. ARE 2493 01:18:51,793 --> 01:18:52,327 THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS 2494 01:18:52,327 --> 01:18:53,829 REGARDING AMENDMENT C? OKAY. 2495 01:18:53,829 --> 01:18:56,498 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE. OH, 2496 01:18:56,498 --> 01:18:57,099 SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA MY 2497 01:18:57,099 --> 01:18:57,299 BAD. 2498 01:18:57,299 --> 01:18:57,866 -- THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL 2499 01:18:57,866 --> 01:19:00,102 PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO THANK 2500 01:19:00,102 --> 01:19:00,635 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR 2501 01:19:00,635 --> 01:19:06,007 BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND BEING 2502 01:19:06,007 --> 01:19:06,641 VERY THOUGHTFUL AND DELIBERATIVE 2503 01:19:06,641 --> 01:19:10,746 ABOUT THE BEST, MOST OPTIMAL 2504 01:19:10,746 --> 01:19:13,815 APPROACH TO ACHIEVE OUR SHARED 2505 01:19:13,815 --> 01:19:15,183 GOALS HERE. AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, 2506 01:19:15,183 --> 01:19:18,587 MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING RIGHT BY 2507 01:19:18,587 --> 01:19:19,187 YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT 2508 01:19:19,187 --> 01:19:20,856 FOUR. THEY NEED A MEASURE THAT 2509 01:19:20,856 --> 01:19:23,825 THEY CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT TOO. 2510 01:19:23,825 --> 01:19:25,527 AND SO IN ANY EVENT, JUST WANT 2511 01:19:25,527 --> 01:19:26,995 TO SAY, I APPRECIATE YOU, 2512 01:19:26,995 --> 01:19:27,963 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AND YOUR 2513 01:19:27,963 --> 01:19:28,997 LEADERSHIP FOR BRINGING THIS 2514 01:19:28,997 --> 01:19:31,466 FORWARD AND MODIFYING IN SUCH A 2515 01:19:31,466 --> 01:19:33,568 WAY WHERE IT, YOU KNOW, HAS 2516 01:19:33,568 --> 01:19:35,604 SYSTEM WIDE BENEFITS. THANK YOU. 2517 01:19:35,604 --> 01:19:37,939 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 2518 01:19:37,939 --> 01:19:40,609 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ARE THERE ANY 2519 01:19:40,609 --> 01:19:43,111 OTHER OH, SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER, 2520 01:19:43,111 --> 01:19:44,079 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK MY BAD. 2521 01:19:44,079 --> 01:19:45,780 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2522 01:19:45,780 --> 01:19:47,282 HOLLINGSWORTH. I APPRECIATE THIS 2523 01:19:47,282 --> 01:19:47,849 AMENDMENT COMING FORWARD TO 2524 01:19:47,849 --> 01:19:49,284 DISCUSSION TODAY. AND THANK YOU, 2525 01:19:49,284 --> 01:19:49,818 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FOR 2526 01:19:49,818 --> 01:19:52,020 BRINGING IT FORWARD. I WILL NOTE 2527 01:19:52,020 --> 01:19:54,689 I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS 2528 01:19:54,689 --> 01:19:55,690 AMENDMENT TODAY. STM, FOR THE 2529 01:19:55,690 --> 01:19:57,993 MOST PART, IS INTENDED TO 2530 01:19:57,993 --> 01:19:59,594 SUPPLEMENT OUR WEEKEND AND 2531 01:19:59,594 --> 01:20:00,195 EVENING SERVICE DURING TIMES 2532 01:20:00,195 --> 01:20:01,463 THAT KING COUNTY METRO ISN'T 2533 01:20:01,463 --> 01:20:03,698 ALREADY PRIORITIZING. AND AS WAS 2534 01:20:03,698 --> 01:20:05,934 NOTED AND WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO MY 2535 01:20:05,934 --> 01:20:08,804 OFFICE'S ATTENTION, MUCH OF THE 2536 01:20:08,804 --> 01:20:09,805 INFORMATION REQUESTED HERE, 2537 01:20:09,805 --> 01:20:11,273 THIS. THIS WOULD BE SOME 2538 01:20:11,273 --> 01:20:12,407 REDUNDANT REPORTING. AND SO I 2539 01:20:12,407 --> 01:20:14,109 KNOW THAT KING COUNTY METRO 2540 01:20:14,109 --> 01:20:14,709 CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH 2541 01:20:14,709 --> 01:20:18,246 ALL OF OUR OFFICES AND PROVIDE A 2542 01:20:18,246 --> 01:20:19,681 LOT OF INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE TO 2543 01:20:19,681 --> 01:20:21,349 THE PUBLIC. AND SO, FOR THE 2544 01:20:21,349 --> 01:20:23,685 PURPOSES OF NOT CREATING 2545 01:20:23,685 --> 01:20:24,152 ADDITIONAL REPORTING 2546 01:20:24,152 --> 01:20:25,220 REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION 2547 01:20:25,220 --> 01:20:25,820 THAT IS ALREADY ACCESSIBLE TO 2548 01:20:25,820 --> 01:20:27,622 THE PUBLIC, I WILL NOT BE 2549 01:20:27,622 --> 01:20:28,223 SUPPORTING TODAY. THANK YOU. 2550 01:20:28,223 --> 01:20:30,125 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2551 01:20:30,125 --> 01:20:33,361 RINCK, ARE THERE ANY OTHER 2552 01:20:33,361 --> 01:20:36,398 COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT C? 2553 01:20:36,398 --> 01:20:37,032 YES, COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER 2554 01:20:37,032 --> 01:20:37,933 RIVERA. 2555 01:20:37,933 --> 01:20:39,534 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO 2556 01:20:39,534 --> 01:20:41,670 SAY A COUPLE THINGS. ONE IS 2557 01:20:41,670 --> 01:20:42,637 ORIGINALLY FOLKS IN MY DISTRICT, 2558 01:20:42,637 --> 01:20:44,706 SINCE I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN HERE, 2559 01:20:44,706 --> 01:20:47,475 I'VE HEARD FROM PARENTS OF 2560 01:20:47,475 --> 01:20:50,512 STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE 2561 01:20:50,512 --> 01:20:51,513 THIS OVERCROWDING HAS HAPPENED. 2562 01:20:51,513 --> 01:20:53,448 AND THEN, OF COURSE, LAST WEEK 2563 01:20:53,448 --> 01:20:55,584 WHEN I WAS THINKING THROUGH THE 2564 01:20:55,584 --> 01:20:57,752 AMENDMENTS, IT REALLY ISN'T JUST 2565 01:20:57,752 --> 01:20:59,087 THE FOUR, IT'S ACROSS THE CITY. 2566 01:20:59,087 --> 01:21:00,689 ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. SO I 2567 01:21:00,689 --> 01:21:02,023 WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE 2568 01:21:02,023 --> 01:21:03,725 SUPPORTING ALL THE STUDENTS 2569 01:21:03,725 --> 01:21:07,963 ACROSS THE CITY, WHICH IS WHY I, 2570 01:21:07,963 --> 01:21:08,897 I AMENDED MY OWN AMENDMENT. I 2571 01:21:08,897 --> 01:21:11,099 WILL SAY, IN RESPONSE TO 2572 01:21:11,099 --> 01:21:12,267 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, THANK YOU 2573 01:21:12,267 --> 01:21:14,736 FOR BRINGING UP YOUR CONCERNS. I 2574 01:21:14,736 --> 01:21:16,538 WILL SAY THAT JUST BECAUSE METRO 2575 01:21:16,538 --> 01:21:18,206 DOES THE REPORTING DOESN'T MEAN 2576 01:21:18,206 --> 01:21:20,909 THAT SDOT IS LOOKING AT IT. SO 2577 01:21:20,909 --> 01:21:23,612 THIS REALLY LAYS DOWN OUR INTENT 2578 01:21:23,612 --> 01:21:25,947 TO STOP, WHICH I DON'T THINK 2579 01:21:25,947 --> 01:21:27,382 THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE 2580 01:21:27,382 --> 01:21:30,752 WITH, BUT THAT WE'RE REALLY 2581 01:21:30,752 --> 01:21:31,953 PUTTING LETTING THEM KNOW THAT 2582 01:21:31,953 --> 01:21:35,357 WE REALLY WANT THEM TO LOOK AT 2583 01:21:35,357 --> 01:21:39,995 THOSE REPORTS AS THEY ARE 2584 01:21:39,995 --> 01:21:41,763 LOOKING AT WHICH TRANSIT THEY 2585 01:21:41,763 --> 01:21:43,632 WILL BE ADDING SERVICE, TRANSIT 2586 01:21:43,632 --> 01:21:46,067 ROUTES, THEY'LL BE ADDING 2587 01:21:46,067 --> 01:21:47,235 SERVICE HOURS TO. AND I WILL SAY 2588 01:21:47,235 --> 01:21:50,005 THAT THIS PARTICULARLY OCCURS 2589 01:21:50,005 --> 01:21:51,273 DURING RUSH HOUR IN THE MORNING 2590 01:21:51,273 --> 01:21:54,309 AND IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SO I 2591 01:21:54,309 --> 01:21:55,944 THINK IT IS PRUDENT FOR SDOT TO 2592 01:21:55,944 --> 01:21:57,979 BE LOOKING AT THE REPORTS AND 2593 01:21:57,979 --> 01:21:59,981 FOR US TO TELL SDOT THAT WE 2594 01:21:59,981 --> 01:22:03,718 EXPECT THEM TO DO SO AS THEY ARE 2595 01:22:03,718 --> 01:22:06,821 ALLOCATING THOSE ADDITIONAL 2596 01:22:06,821 --> 01:22:07,956 SERVICE HOURS. SO I DON'T THINK 2597 01:22:07,956 --> 01:22:09,758 THIS IS A DUPLICATION OF 2598 01:22:09,758 --> 01:22:11,593 EFFORTS. THIS IS ACTUALLY ASKING 2599 01:22:11,593 --> 01:22:15,196 SDOT TO GO AHEAD AND RETRIEVE 2600 01:22:15,196 --> 01:22:17,932 THAT. THOSE NUMBERS FROM METRO 2601 01:22:17,932 --> 01:22:18,533 AS THEY'RE PUTTING TOGETHER 2602 01:22:18,533 --> 01:22:20,635 THEIR SERVICE HOURS, THEIR PLAN 2603 01:22:20,635 --> 01:22:22,671 FOR SERVICE HOURS UNDER THIS 2604 01:22:22,671 --> 01:22:25,407 PLAN. THANK YOU CHAIR. 2605 01:22:25,407 --> 01:22:25,974 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 2606 01:22:25,974 --> 01:22:27,542 RIVERA ARE THERE. THAT WAS THE 2607 01:22:27,542 --> 01:22:29,944 FINAL COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT C, 2608 01:22:29,944 --> 01:22:31,346 SO WE WILL GO AHEAD. AND WILL 2609 01:22:31,346 --> 01:22:33,214 THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 2610 01:22:33,214 --> 01:22:35,817 -- COUNCILMEMBER? RIVERA. I 2611 01:22:35,817 --> 01:22:40,021 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 2612 01:22:40,021 --> 01:22:41,356 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2613 01:22:41,356 --> 01:22:41,823 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2614 01:22:41,823 --> 01:22:45,694 -- YES. 2615 01:22:45,694 --> 01:22:48,363 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. I 2616 01:22:48,363 --> 01:22:51,333 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I 2617 01:22:51,333 --> 01:22:51,766 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2618 01:22:51,766 --> 01:22:53,134 -- NO. 2619 01:22:53,134 --> 01:22:53,668 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 2620 01:22:53,668 --> 01:22:55,603 -- NO. 2621 01:22:55,603 --> 01:22:56,071 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2622 01:22:56,071 --> 01:22:58,940 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2623 01:22:58,940 --> 01:22:59,341 -- YES. 2624 01:22:59,341 --> 01:23:02,577 -- EIGHT IN FAVOR. EXCUSE ME. 2625 01:23:02,577 --> 01:23:05,747 SEVEN IN FAVOR. TWO OPPOSED. 2626 01:23:05,747 --> 01:23:06,381 -- MOTION CARRIES AN AMENDMENT C 2627 01:23:06,381 --> 01:23:08,450 IS ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 2628 01:23:08,450 --> 01:23:09,184 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO MOVE YOUR 2629 01:23:09,184 --> 01:23:10,018 AMENDMENT. 2630 01:23:10,018 --> 01:23:10,585 -- THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL 2631 01:23:10,585 --> 01:23:13,221 PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO AMEND THE 2632 01:23:13,221 --> 01:23:17,392 BILL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT 2633 01:23:17,392 --> 01:23:19,494 NUMBER D VERSION ONE. 2634 01:23:19,494 --> 01:23:23,998 -- IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND TO 2635 01:23:23,998 --> 01:23:27,602 ADOPT AMENDMENT D COUNCILMEMBER 2636 01:23:27,602 --> 01:23:27,802 SAKA. 2637 01:23:27,802 --> 01:23:28,770 -- THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL 2638 01:23:28,770 --> 01:23:32,707 PRESIDENT. SO SO COLLEAGUES, 2639 01:23:32,707 --> 01:23:35,910 THIS AMENDMENT TAKES THE BUILDS 2640 01:23:35,910 --> 01:23:39,481 UPON A PREVIOUS AMENDMENT FROM 2641 01:23:39,481 --> 01:23:41,316 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AS IT 2642 01:23:41,316 --> 01:23:43,451 RELATES TO SOME OF THE ENHANCED 2643 01:23:43,451 --> 01:23:43,985 ACCOUNTABILITY OVERSIGHT 2644 01:23:43,985 --> 01:23:47,856 FEATURES, AS WELL. WE RECALL WE 2645 01:23:47,856 --> 01:23:51,860 INCLUDED WE BOTH INCLUDED A 2646 01:23:51,860 --> 01:23:56,264 SUBSTANTIALLY. WELL, WE INCLUDED 2647 01:23:56,264 --> 01:23:58,266 WE BOTH DRAFTED AMENDMENTS THAT 2648 01:23:58,266 --> 01:23:58,733 INCLUDED AND COVERED 2649 01:23:58,733 --> 01:23:59,501 SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR SUBJECT 2650 01:23:59,501 --> 01:24:01,970 MATTER AS IT RELATES TO 2651 01:24:01,970 --> 01:24:03,605 REPORTING. MINE JUST WENT A 2652 01:24:03,605 --> 01:24:05,340 DIFFERENT IN A DIFFERENT 2653 01:24:05,340 --> 01:24:05,874 DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO 2654 01:24:05,874 --> 01:24:06,708 ANOTHER MATTER THAT IS NOT 2655 01:24:06,708 --> 01:24:09,611 ADDRESSED IN THIS AMENDMENT, BUT 2656 01:24:09,611 --> 01:24:12,147 ON THE THREE MAIN ISSUES OF 2657 01:24:12,147 --> 01:24:13,982 FAREBOX RECOVERY RATIO ON TIME, 2658 01:24:13,982 --> 01:24:15,150 PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY. AND 2659 01:24:15,150 --> 01:24:17,485 SO WHAT WE DID HERE IS PRESERVE 2660 01:24:17,485 --> 01:24:21,122 THE EXISTING LANGUAGE AND 2661 01:24:21,122 --> 01:24:22,424 CONSTRUCTS FOR. FROM 2662 01:24:22,424 --> 01:24:23,057 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S GREAT 2663 01:24:23,057 --> 01:24:23,725 AMENDMENT AND JUST BUILDING UPON 2664 01:24:23,725 --> 01:24:25,226 IT WITH SOME OF THE MISSING 2665 01:24:25,226 --> 01:24:27,896 PIECES FROM MY PRIOR AMENDMENT 2666 01:24:27,896 --> 01:24:29,397 ON THOSE SAME THREE CONSTRUCTS. 2667 01:24:29,397 --> 01:24:32,000 AGAIN, FARE RECOVERY RATIO ON 2668 01:24:32,000 --> 01:24:35,203 TIME, PERFORMANCE AND 2669 01:24:35,203 --> 01:24:37,906 RELIABILITY TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE 2670 01:24:37,906 --> 01:24:38,540 THE BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION 2671 01:24:38,540 --> 01:24:40,408 IN A PUBLIC AND TRANSPARENT 2672 01:24:40,408 --> 01:24:41,910 MANNER, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 2673 01:24:41,910 --> 01:24:42,844 THANK YOU. 2674 01:24:42,844 --> 01:24:44,078 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 2675 01:24:44,078 --> 01:24:47,882 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. ARE THERE 2676 01:24:47,882 --> 01:24:48,983 ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER 2677 01:24:48,983 --> 01:24:49,217 FOSTER. 2678 01:24:49,217 --> 01:24:50,518 -- YEAH, I'LL BE BRIEF. THANK 2679 01:24:50,518 --> 01:24:53,922 YOU. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU SO 2680 01:24:53,922 --> 01:24:54,489 MUCH. COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND 2681 01:24:54,489 --> 01:24:56,291 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 2682 01:24:56,291 --> 01:24:59,627 FOR MAKING CHANGES TO THIS. 2683 01:24:59,627 --> 01:25:00,061 SINCE OUR PREVIOUS 2684 01:25:00,061 --> 01:25:01,362 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 2685 01:25:01,362 --> 01:25:02,330 MEETING, COLLEAGUES IN THIS 2686 01:25:02,330 --> 01:25:02,831 COMMITTEE, THE PREVIOUS 2687 01:25:02,831 --> 01:25:04,732 COMMITTEE MEETING, I PULLED THIS 2688 01:25:04,732 --> 01:25:05,834 FROM THE PACKAGE AND I WILL NOT 2689 01:25:05,834 --> 01:25:07,168 BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT 2690 01:25:07,168 --> 01:25:09,104 TODAY, THOUGH I APPRECIATE 2691 01:25:09,104 --> 01:25:09,804 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR THE 2692 01:25:09,804 --> 01:25:11,172 CHANGES MADE HERE, AYE. I DO 2693 01:25:11,172 --> 01:25:12,774 FEEL LIKE WE ARE. THERE'S A 2694 01:25:12,774 --> 01:25:14,342 LOT, A LOT, A LOT OF REPORTING 2695 01:25:14,342 --> 01:25:17,645 GOING ON IN THIS TRANSIT MEASURE 2696 01:25:17,645 --> 01:25:18,513 AND. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I 2697 01:25:18,513 --> 01:25:19,881 SUPPORTED YOUR AMENDMENT BECAUSE 2698 01:25:19,881 --> 01:25:20,949 OF THE SCHOOL CONNECTION, WHICH 2699 01:25:20,949 --> 01:25:22,750 WAS IMPORTANT TO ME, BUT I DO 2700 01:25:22,750 --> 01:25:25,420 FEEL LIKE A LOT OF WHAT IS 2701 01:25:25,420 --> 01:25:26,554 OFFERED IN THIS AMENDMENT IS 2702 01:25:26,554 --> 01:25:27,188 ALREADY COVERED ELSEWHERE, SO I 2703 01:25:27,188 --> 01:25:28,156 WON'T BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY. 2704 01:25:28,156 --> 01:25:31,392 THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER 2705 01:25:31,392 --> 01:25:32,160 SAKA. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL 2706 01:25:32,160 --> 01:25:32,660 PRESIDENT. EXCUSE ME. 2707 01:25:32,660 --> 01:25:34,095 -- YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. 2708 01:25:34,095 --> 01:25:36,097 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER ARE THERE 2709 01:25:36,097 --> 01:25:38,366 ANY OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING 2710 01:25:38,366 --> 01:25:39,567 AMENDMENT D BEFORE US? BEFORE WE 2711 01:25:39,567 --> 01:25:41,035 CALL THE ROLL? I'LL PAUSE HERE. 2712 01:25:41,035 --> 01:25:42,170 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA DO YOU HAVE 2713 01:25:42,170 --> 01:25:43,805 ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT 2714 01:25:43,805 --> 01:25:43,972 D? 2715 01:25:43,972 --> 01:25:45,240 -- THANK YOU. YEAH. JUST ASK FOR 2716 01:25:45,240 --> 01:25:50,645 YOUR SUPPORT. I AM I AM VERY 2717 01:25:50,645 --> 01:25:53,181 MINDFUL OF THE NON-TRIVIAL 2718 01:25:53,181 --> 01:25:53,781 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS THAT WE 2719 01:25:53,781 --> 01:25:56,351 ARE SEEKING IN EXCHANGE FOR 2720 01:25:56,351 --> 01:25:59,854 THIS. APPROXIMATELY $1.4 BILLION 2721 01:25:59,854 --> 01:26:01,756 PLUS IN REVENUE FOR TO FUND 2722 01:26:01,756 --> 01:26:02,824 TRANSIT SERVICE OVER THE NEXT 2723 01:26:02,824 --> 01:26:04,259 TEN YEARS. TOTALLY MINDFUL OF 2724 01:26:04,259 --> 01:26:05,727 THAT. I ALSO THINK IT'S A FAIR 2725 01:26:05,727 --> 01:26:09,330 DEAL FOR ALL PARTIES INVOLVED. 2726 01:26:09,330 --> 01:26:11,633 AND I THINK THE TAX PUBLIC 2727 01:26:11,633 --> 01:26:14,869 DESERVES IT AND AND I ALSO 2728 01:26:14,869 --> 01:26:16,070 BELIEVE WE'RE GOING ABOUT IT THE 2729 01:26:16,070 --> 01:26:17,872 RIGHT WAY IN TERMS OF BEING 2730 01:26:17,872 --> 01:26:20,074 COLLABORATIVE WITH NOT ONLY 2731 01:26:20,074 --> 01:26:23,511 SDOT, BUT IN MANY CASES, THE 2732 01:26:23,511 --> 01:26:24,612 PARTY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE 2733 01:26:24,612 --> 01:26:26,614 SEEKING SOME OF THIS INFORMATION 2734 01:26:26,614 --> 01:26:29,484 AND DATA FROM KING COUNTY METRO, 2735 01:26:29,484 --> 01:26:30,051 WE'RE WE'RE BEEN VERY 2736 01:26:30,051 --> 01:26:32,554 COLLABORATIVE. ERGO, YOU KNOW, 2737 01:26:32,554 --> 01:26:33,188 MY EARLIER AMENDMENT REVISED THE 2738 01:26:33,188 --> 01:26:35,023 DATES TO, TO, TO BE MORE 2739 01:26:35,023 --> 01:26:36,824 COLLABORATIVE. AGAIN, AMBITIOUS, 2740 01:26:36,824 --> 01:26:39,260 BUT REALISTIC AS WELL. SO, BUT I 2741 01:26:39,260 --> 01:26:40,929 APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK AND I 2742 01:26:40,929 --> 01:26:42,730 STILL ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 2743 01:26:42,730 --> 01:26:43,064 THANK YOU. 2744 01:26:43,064 --> 01:26:43,731 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 2745 01:26:43,731 --> 01:26:44,065 -- WHY IS IT 2746 01:26:44,065 --> 01:26:44,799 -- [LAUGHTER] 2747 01:26:44,799 --> 01:26:45,266 -- SO DARK IN HERE 2748 01:26:45,266 --> 01:26:45,600 -- [LAUGHTER] 2749 01:26:45,600 --> 01:26:47,502 -- I ASKED. 2750 01:26:47,502 --> 01:26:47,835 -- [LAUGHTER] 2751 01:26:47,835 --> 01:26:48,303 -- TO BE TURNED DOWN. 2752 01:26:48,303 --> 01:26:48,937 -- THANK YOU. ACTUALLY GOING TO 2753 01:26:48,937 --> 01:26:50,138 SAY THE SAME THING. 2754 01:26:50,138 --> 01:26:50,772 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WANTED TO 2755 01:26:50,772 --> 01:26:53,274 PUT US TO SLEEP, SO SHE PUT THE. 2756 01:26:53,274 --> 01:26:55,843 OKAY, SO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 2757 01:26:55,843 --> 01:26:57,345 SAKA. WE WILL GET THE LIGHTS 2758 01:26:57,345 --> 01:26:59,213 ADJUSTED COLLEAGUES. NO WORRIES. 2759 01:26:59,213 --> 01:27:00,648 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 2760 01:27:00,648 --> 01:27:03,017 ROLL ON AMENDMENT D. 2761 01:27:03,017 --> 01:27:06,821 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 2762 01:27:06,821 --> 01:27:09,490 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE COUNCIL 2763 01:27:09,490 --> 01:27:12,527 MEMBER STRAUSS COUNCILMEMBER 2764 01:27:12,527 --> 01:27:15,229 FOSTER. NO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2765 01:27:15,229 --> 01:27:19,667 AYE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AYE 2766 01:27:19,667 --> 01:27:20,101 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2767 01:27:20,101 --> 01:27:22,203 -- NO. 2768 01:27:22,203 --> 01:27:22,737 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 2769 01:27:22,737 --> 01:27:25,039 -- NO 2770 01:27:25,039 --> 01:27:25,506 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2771 01:27:25,506 --> 01:27:27,542 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2772 01:27:27,542 --> 01:27:30,111 -- YES. MOTION. OH GO AHEAD. 2773 01:27:30,111 --> 01:27:32,247 -- FIVE IN FAVOR FOUR OPPOSED. 2774 01:27:32,247 --> 01:27:35,416 -- I WAS GOING TO DO YOUR JOB. 2775 01:27:35,416 --> 01:27:35,650 SORRY. 2776 01:27:35,650 --> 01:27:35,917 -- JODY. 2777 01:27:35,917 --> 01:27:37,885 -- MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT IS 2778 01:27:37,885 --> 01:27:40,755 ADOPTED. OKAY, COLLEAGUES. ARE 2779 01:27:40,755 --> 01:27:44,058 THERE ANY OTHER FINAL WORDS ON 2780 01:27:44,058 --> 01:27:46,094 THE BILL AS AMENDED? I WILL OPEN 2781 01:27:46,094 --> 01:27:49,330 IT UP TO OTHER FOLKS AND THEN 2782 01:27:49,330 --> 01:27:49,964 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA YOU'LL GO 2783 01:27:49,964 --> 01:27:51,199 LAST AS THE AS THE SPONSOR. IS 2784 01:27:51,199 --> 01:27:52,967 THAT OKAY? AWESOME. 2785 01:27:52,967 --> 01:27:53,468 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2786 01:27:53,468 --> 01:27:54,969 -- SEATTLEITES LOVE TRANSIT. WE 2787 01:27:54,969 --> 01:27:56,537 DEPEND ON TRANSIT AND WE WILL 2788 01:27:56,537 --> 01:27:58,740 BUY AS MANY TRANSIT HOURS FROM 2789 01:27:58,740 --> 01:28:01,809 METRO AS THEY WILL PROVIDE US. 2790 01:28:01,809 --> 01:28:03,111 AS I SAID EARLIER ON, I WOULD 2791 01:28:03,111 --> 01:28:03,978 ADD A VLF TO THIS IF I THOUGHT 2792 01:28:03,978 --> 01:28:06,714 METRO COULD DELIVER NEXT YEAR. 2793 01:28:06,714 --> 01:28:08,349 I'M JUST VERY PROUD OF OUR 2794 01:28:08,349 --> 01:28:09,617 CITY. I'M PROUD OF ATU AND ALL 2795 01:28:09,617 --> 01:28:12,453 OF YOUR DRIVERS. WE CELEBRATED 2796 01:28:12,453 --> 01:28:14,622 SALMON BAY TODAY AND AFTER THAT 2797 01:28:14,622 --> 01:28:17,025 GAME WE HAD A PACKED BUS FULL OF 2798 01:28:17,025 --> 01:28:17,659 SALMON BAY FANS AND I THINK THE 2799 01:28:17,659 --> 01:28:20,795 BUS DRIVER GOT A LITTLE SCARED, 2800 01:28:20,795 --> 01:28:21,696 BUT WE CHANTED THANK YOU BUS 2801 01:28:21,696 --> 01:28:23,865 DRIVER AS WE WERE GETTING OFF 2802 01:28:23,865 --> 01:28:25,266 BECAUSE EVERYONE AROUND THIS 2803 01:28:25,266 --> 01:28:26,534 CITY APPRECIATES THE WORK THAT 2804 01:28:26,534 --> 01:28:28,169 YOU AND YOUR UNION BROTHERS AND 2805 01:28:28,169 --> 01:28:29,871 SISTERS DO FOR US. AND I'M 2806 01:28:29,871 --> 01:28:31,372 EXCITED TO SEND THIS TO THE 2807 01:28:31,372 --> 01:28:36,077 BALLOT. WITH 75% OF THIS MEASURE 2808 01:28:36,077 --> 01:28:37,111 THAT IS DEDICATED TO TRANSIT AND 2809 01:28:37,111 --> 01:28:39,113 MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE LINKED UP 2810 01:28:39,113 --> 01:28:41,349 OUR ZONING LAW, ZONING GROWTH, 2811 01:28:41,349 --> 01:28:43,184 ALONG WITH OUR TRANSIT GROWTH. 2812 01:28:43,184 --> 01:28:43,918 SO APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, 2813 01:28:43,918 --> 01:28:47,689 COLLEAGUES. AND I'M JUST REALLY 2814 01:28:47,689 --> 01:28:48,956 EXCITED TO CATCH THE BUS. 2815 01:28:48,956 --> 01:28:49,824 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 2816 01:28:49,824 --> 01:28:51,359 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2817 01:28:51,359 --> 01:28:51,993 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. FOLLOWED 2818 01:28:51,993 --> 01:28:53,795 BY COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2819 01:28:53,795 --> 01:28:55,730 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2820 01:28:55,730 --> 01:28:56,264 I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S 2821 01:28:56,264 --> 01:28:57,732 INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE 2822 01:28:57,732 --> 01:28:58,866 STRONG PUBLIC TRANSIT THAT'S 2823 01:28:58,866 --> 01:29:00,935 EFFICIENT, THAT'S EFFECTIVE. 2824 01:29:00,935 --> 01:29:02,370 AND IMPORTANTLY, YES, SAFE. AND 2825 01:29:02,370 --> 01:29:05,073 YES, I SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT. 2826 01:29:05,073 --> 01:29:07,241 BUT I'D ADD WE NEED TO ALSO BE 2827 01:29:07,241 --> 01:29:09,143 MINDFUL OF THE AFFORDABILITY 2828 01:29:09,143 --> 01:29:10,778 EFFECTS OF CITY PLUS COUNTY AND 2829 01:29:10,778 --> 01:29:12,914 STATE ACTIONS IMPACTING PROPERTY 2830 01:29:12,914 --> 01:29:15,416 TAXES, SALES TAXES AND UTILITY 2831 01:29:15,416 --> 01:29:17,318 RATES. AND FINALLY, GOOD 2832 01:29:17,318 --> 01:29:17,885 GOVERNANCE DEMANDS THAT WE 2833 01:29:17,885 --> 01:29:20,354 ENGAGE WITH SDOT, WITH KING 2834 01:29:20,354 --> 01:29:22,023 COUNTY METRO ON THE ISSUES 2835 01:29:22,023 --> 01:29:23,925 RAISED IN THE MANY AMENDMENTS, 2836 01:29:23,925 --> 01:29:25,827 ALONG WITH ENSURING PROMISED 2837 01:29:25,827 --> 01:29:27,829 TRANSIT HOURS WILL BE DELIVERED. 2838 01:29:27,829 --> 01:29:29,030 AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE MR. 2839 01:29:29,030 --> 01:29:30,531 WOODFILL HERE IN ATU BECAUSE I 2840 01:29:30,531 --> 01:29:33,735 THINK HE'LL GET THE JOB DONE. 2841 01:29:33,735 --> 01:29:34,836 SO THANK YOU AND COLLEAGUES. I 2842 01:29:34,836 --> 01:29:37,305 WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MEASURE. 2843 01:29:37,305 --> 01:29:38,740 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 2844 01:29:38,740 --> 01:29:39,207 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 2845 01:29:39,207 --> 01:29:40,842 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, FOLLOWED BY 2846 01:29:40,842 --> 01:29:42,110 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2847 01:29:42,110 --> 01:29:43,945 -- THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, AND 2848 01:29:43,945 --> 01:29:45,380 THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF 2849 01:29:45,380 --> 01:29:47,448 THE PUBLIC, TO OUR BUS DRIVERS, 2850 01:29:47,448 --> 01:29:49,584 TO EVERYONE WHO HAS ENGAGED IN 2851 01:29:49,584 --> 01:29:52,420 THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU TO THE 2852 01:29:52,420 --> 01:29:53,621 MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR FOR KICKING 2853 01:29:53,621 --> 01:29:56,858 US OFF WITH THE BOLD PROPOSAL. 2854 01:29:56,858 --> 01:29:59,127 YOU KNOW, RECENTLY THE MAYOR DID 2855 01:29:59,127 --> 01:30:02,130 AN OP ED ABOUT REFLECTING ON 2856 01:30:02,130 --> 01:30:03,464 THE. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE 2857 01:30:03,464 --> 01:30:04,065 EXPERIENCE WE HAD HOSTING THE 2858 01:30:04,065 --> 01:30:06,033 WORLD CUP. AND IN HER OP ED, SHE 2859 01:30:06,033 --> 01:30:09,237 SAID, CITIES ARE HUMANITY'S 2860 01:30:09,237 --> 01:30:09,771 GREATEST INVENTION, WHERE 2861 01:30:09,771 --> 01:30:10,905 OPPORTUNITY, CREATIVE ACTIVITY, 2862 01:30:10,905 --> 01:30:14,242 CULTURE AND DEMOCRACY COME 2863 01:30:14,242 --> 01:30:15,042 TOGETHER. AND, YOU KNOW, AND AS 2864 01:30:15,042 --> 01:30:17,578 I THINK ABOUT WHAT MADE SEATTLE 2865 01:30:17,578 --> 01:30:22,350 STAND OUT AS AN INCREDIBLE CITY, 2866 01:30:22,350 --> 01:30:24,318 WAS, YOU KNOW, OUR TRANSIT, 2867 01:30:24,318 --> 01:30:27,355 WHICH ALLOWS US TO HAVE 2868 01:30:27,355 --> 01:30:28,823 INCREDIBLE PEDESTRIAN SPACES, 2869 01:30:28,823 --> 01:30:29,323 RIGHT? PLACES LIKE THE 2870 01:30:29,323 --> 01:30:31,859 WATERFRONT, PIKE PLACE, SEATTLE 2871 01:30:31,859 --> 01:30:37,999 CENTER PIONEER SQUARE CITY, 2872 01:30:37,999 --> 01:30:40,535 INCREDIBLE PEDESTRIAN SPACES ARE 2873 01:30:40,535 --> 01:30:43,371 ONLY POSSIBLE WITH GOOD TRANSIT. 2874 01:30:43,371 --> 01:30:45,740 YOU KNOW, GOOD TRANSIT IS THE 2875 01:30:45,740 --> 01:30:50,011 LIFEBLOOD OF A WORLD CLASS CITY. 2876 01:30:50,011 --> 01:30:52,313 AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S A 2877 01:30:52,313 --> 01:30:54,348 CITY THAT I WANT TO BE A PART 2878 01:30:54,348 --> 01:30:56,517 OF. THAT'S A CITY THAT I WANT 2879 01:30:56,517 --> 01:31:02,623 TO LIVE IN AND SO IT IS HOW WE 2880 01:31:02,623 --> 01:31:05,092 CAN ADDRESS OUR CLIMATE GOALS. 2881 01:31:05,092 --> 01:31:08,930 IT IS AN ADDRESS IS HOW WE CAN 2882 01:31:08,930 --> 01:31:12,700 ADDRESS OUR AFFORDABILITY GOALS 2883 01:31:12,700 --> 01:31:13,868 AND, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE 2884 01:31:13,868 --> 01:31:15,837 LAST POINT IS, I DON'T KNOW IF 2885 01:31:15,837 --> 01:31:17,572 ANYBODY WAS WATCHING SORT OF THE 2886 01:31:17,572 --> 01:31:19,173 FINAL OF THE WORLD CUP, BUT YOU 2887 01:31:19,173 --> 01:31:24,412 WOULD SEE THESE IMAGES OF THE 2888 01:31:24,412 --> 01:31:27,481 FIELD JUST SURROUNDED BY PARKING 2889 01:31:27,481 --> 01:31:28,683 LOTS, TENS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS 2890 01:31:28,683 --> 01:31:33,521 OF PARKING SPACES AND, YOU KNOW, 2891 01:31:33,521 --> 01:31:35,356 AS VISITORS CAME HERE TO 2892 01:31:35,356 --> 01:31:37,525 CELEBRATE OUR CITY AGAIN, PEOPLE 2893 01:31:37,525 --> 01:31:39,427 SPOKE ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL 2894 01:31:39,427 --> 01:31:41,596 NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR WONDERFUL 2895 01:31:41,596 --> 01:31:43,831 PEDESTRIAN SPACES. I DIDN'T 2896 01:31:43,831 --> 01:31:45,700 HEAR ANYONE SAYING, GOSH, WHAT 2897 01:31:45,700 --> 01:31:46,767 WAS GREAT ABOUT SEATTLE WAS THE 2898 01:31:46,767 --> 01:31:48,236 ENDLESS PARKING LOTS. WHAT WAS 2899 01:31:48,236 --> 01:31:51,606 GREAT ABOUT SEATTLE WAS THE 2900 01:31:51,606 --> 01:31:52,607 ENDLESS HIGHWAYS THAT THAT IS 2901 01:31:52,607 --> 01:31:55,643 NOT WHAT MAKES A CITY GREAT 2902 01:31:55,643 --> 01:31:58,312 AGAIN, WONDERFUL. TRANSIT IS 2903 01:31:58,312 --> 01:32:01,215 WHAT'S GOING TO GET US THERE. 2904 01:32:01,215 --> 01:32:02,183 AND AGAIN, SUPER EXCITED TO 2905 01:32:02,183 --> 01:32:02,650 SUPPORT THIS MEASURE. 2906 01:32:02,650 --> 01:32:03,651 -- THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK 2907 01:32:03,651 --> 01:32:05,786 YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2908 01:32:05,786 --> 01:32:06,888 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. SORRY. 2909 01:32:06,888 --> 01:32:08,422 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. FOLLOWED 2910 01:32:08,422 --> 01:32:10,124 BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 2911 01:32:10,124 --> 01:32:11,559 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL 2912 01:32:11,559 --> 01:32:12,827 PRESIDENT AND REALLY WELL SAID. 2913 01:32:12,827 --> 01:32:14,195 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. THANK YOU FOR 2914 01:32:14,195 --> 01:32:16,464 THAT. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY 2915 01:32:16,464 --> 01:32:18,032 APPRECIATION TO YOU. CHAIR SAKA 2916 01:32:18,032 --> 01:32:19,901 FOR STEWARDING THIS PROCESS. 2917 01:32:19,901 --> 01:32:21,903 IT'S CLEARLY IT'S A IT'S A 2918 01:32:21,903 --> 01:32:24,605 HEAVY LIFT. AND SO WE, WE HAD 2919 01:32:24,605 --> 01:32:25,940 DISAGREEMENTS ALONG THE WAY. BUT 2920 01:32:25,940 --> 01:32:28,242 I APPRECIATE YOU FOR, FOR 2921 01:32:28,242 --> 01:32:30,278 HOLDING THE LIFT AND MOVING THE 2922 01:32:30,278 --> 01:32:32,113 PACKAGE FORWARD. I WANT TO 2923 01:32:32,113 --> 01:32:32,747 EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE 2924 01:32:32,747 --> 01:32:33,381 MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR SENDING US 2925 01:32:33,381 --> 01:32:37,385 DOWN A TRANSIT PROPOSAL THAT IS 2926 01:32:37,385 --> 01:32:37,952 DESIGNED TO EXPAND TRANSIT 2927 01:32:37,952 --> 01:32:39,820 ACCESS. I THINK THAT IS 2928 01:32:39,820 --> 01:32:42,723 REFLECTIVE OF WHAT WE NEED HERE 2929 01:32:42,723 --> 01:32:44,225 IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE 2930 01:32:44,225 --> 01:32:46,260 BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE GROWING AS 2931 01:32:46,260 --> 01:32:48,496 A CITY AND GROWING OUR 2932 01:32:48,496 --> 01:32:50,665 POPULATION WITHOUT GROWING 1 TO 2933 01:32:50,665 --> 01:32:51,699 1 FOR VEHICLES. AND THAT'S 2934 01:32:51,699 --> 01:32:53,367 BECAUSE WE HAVE WORLD CLASS 2935 01:32:53,367 --> 01:32:54,602 TRANSIT SERVICE. THAT'S BECAUSE 2936 01:32:54,602 --> 01:32:56,470 WE HAVE WORLD CLASS TRANSIT 2937 01:32:56,470 --> 01:32:57,238 DRIVERS, AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE 2938 01:32:57,238 --> 01:32:59,206 HAVE LEADERS WHO ARE INVESTING 2939 01:32:59,206 --> 01:33:00,942 IN THE SERVICE THAT OUR CITY 2940 01:33:00,942 --> 01:33:02,944 NEEDS. I BELIEVE REALLY DEEPLY 2941 01:33:02,944 --> 01:33:03,844 THAT THIS MEASURE IS GOING TO 2942 01:33:03,844 --> 01:33:05,746 HELP US GET BACK ON TRACK FROM 2943 01:33:05,746 --> 01:33:09,517 WHERE WE WERE PRE PRE PANDEMIC. 2944 01:33:09,517 --> 01:33:10,284 AND I THINK THAT'S A REALLY 2945 01:33:10,284 --> 01:33:11,652 EXCITING MOMENT AND A MOMENT 2946 01:33:11,652 --> 01:33:14,655 WORTHY TO CELEBRATE HERE IN OUR 2947 01:33:14,655 --> 01:33:16,557 CITY. I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITED 2948 01:33:16,557 --> 01:33:18,326 THAT THIS MEASURE HAS TRANSIT 2949 01:33:18,326 --> 01:33:19,560 ACCESS PASSES IN IT. I THINK 2950 01:33:19,560 --> 01:33:21,195 THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE 2951 01:33:21,195 --> 01:33:23,364 IMPORTANT SO THAT OUR TRANSIT 2952 01:33:23,364 --> 01:33:25,433 SYSTEM AND THE THE LACK OF 2953 01:33:25,433 --> 01:33:26,934 RESOURCES ISN'T GOING TO BE A 2954 01:33:26,934 --> 01:33:28,336 BARRIER TO OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE 2955 01:33:28,336 --> 01:33:31,539 SEEKING TO RIDE TRANSIT. SO 2956 01:33:31,539 --> 01:33:32,139 COLLEAGUES REALLY EXCITED TO 2957 01:33:32,139 --> 01:33:34,842 VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND JUST 2958 01:33:34,842 --> 01:33:35,376 REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS 2959 01:33:35,376 --> 01:33:35,643 PACKAGE. 2960 01:33:35,643 --> 01:33:36,243 -- THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK 2961 01:33:36,243 --> 01:33:38,379 YOU. COUNCILMEMBER, FOSTER 2962 01:33:38,379 --> 01:33:41,882 COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 2963 01:33:41,882 --> 01:33:43,851 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. I TOO WANT 2964 01:33:43,851 --> 01:33:45,853 TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO OUR 2965 01:33:45,853 --> 01:33:49,223 COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR 2966 01:33:49,223 --> 01:33:51,993 SHEPHERDING THIS TRANSIT MEASURE 2967 01:33:51,993 --> 01:33:55,329 ALONG. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 2968 01:33:55,329 --> 01:34:00,034 AND I HAVE DONE BETWEEN US THREE 2969 01:34:00,034 --> 01:34:00,635 LEVIES BECAUSE THIS IS PRETTY 2970 01:34:00,635 --> 01:34:02,803 MUCH A LEVY. IT'S A SALES TAX, 2971 01:34:02,803 --> 01:34:04,839 NOT PROPERTY TAX. AND AN I AM 2972 01:34:04,839 --> 01:34:08,042 TOMORROW AND I KNOW HOW MUCH 2973 01:34:08,042 --> 01:34:10,011 GOES INTO THAT AND REALLY 2974 01:34:10,011 --> 01:34:12,279 APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT HE 2975 01:34:12,279 --> 01:34:13,414 AND HIS OFFICE DID. THANK YOU 2976 01:34:13,414 --> 01:34:17,718 FOR THAT. AND THEN I ALSO SEE IN 2977 01:34:17,718 --> 01:34:20,054 THE AUDIENCE. GREG WOODFILL, 2978 01:34:20,054 --> 01:34:21,756 PRESIDENT OF THE ATU LOCAL 587, 2979 01:34:21,756 --> 01:34:22,990 WHO'S BEEN HERE AT EVERY 2980 01:34:22,990 --> 01:34:24,725 MEETING. SO I JUST WANTED TO 2981 01:34:24,725 --> 01:34:28,095 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND 2982 01:34:28,095 --> 01:34:29,997 REPRESENTING OUR DRIVERS. AND 2983 01:34:29,997 --> 01:34:31,832 THEN ALSO I SEE THE MAYOR'S 2984 01:34:31,832 --> 01:34:33,601 OFFICE AND SDOT IN ATTENDANCE. 2985 01:34:33,601 --> 01:34:35,670 THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. 2986 01:34:35,670 --> 01:34:38,806 THESE ARE HARD. IT IS NOT HARD 2987 01:34:38,806 --> 01:34:43,210 TO SUPPORT TRANSIT. THE HARDSHIP 2988 01:34:43,210 --> 01:34:45,112 IS IN THE AFFORDABILITY ISSUE 2989 01:34:45,112 --> 01:34:46,347 RELATED TO THE SALES TAX. IT IS, 2990 01:34:46,347 --> 01:34:48,883 AS EVERYONE KNOWS, THE MOST 2991 01:34:48,883 --> 01:34:51,585 REGRESSIVE TAX AND IT IS VERY 2992 01:34:51,585 --> 01:34:55,356 DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE TO ASK OUR 2993 01:34:55,356 --> 01:34:59,026 RESIDENTS, INCLUDING OUR LOW 2994 01:34:59,026 --> 01:35:02,096 INCOME RESIDENTS, TO TAX 2995 01:35:02,096 --> 01:35:04,532 THEMSELVES IN A SALES TAX. IN 2996 01:35:04,532 --> 01:35:06,233 THIS WAY, AND THAT IS HARD GIVEN 2997 01:35:06,233 --> 01:35:08,469 WE DO HAVE AFFORDABILITY ISSUES. 2998 01:35:08,469 --> 01:35:11,439 WE HAD UNITE HERE TODAY. AND SO 2999 01:35:11,439 --> 01:35:14,041 WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF WORKERS 3000 01:35:14,041 --> 01:35:15,876 IN THE CITY WHO, YOU KNOW, THE 3001 01:35:15,876 --> 01:35:18,079 SALES TAX INCREASE IMPACTS THEM 3002 01:35:18,079 --> 01:35:23,017 GREATLY. SO I JUST THAT PART IS 3003 01:35:23,017 --> 01:35:26,153 DIFFICULT. HOWEVER, I VERY MUCH 3004 01:35:26,153 --> 01:35:27,888 SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT. AND I'M 3005 01:35:27,888 --> 01:35:29,590 GLAD THAT WE'RE PUTTING THIS 3006 01:35:29,590 --> 01:35:31,826 MEASURE ON THE BALLOT FOR VOTERS 3007 01:35:31,826 --> 01:35:35,296 TO DECIDE. AND WE DO NEED MORE 3008 01:35:35,296 --> 01:35:36,530 ROBUST TRANSIT, NOT JUST BUSSES, 3009 01:35:36,530 --> 01:35:38,032 BUT I WOULD SAY LIGHT RAIL AND 3010 01:35:38,032 --> 01:35:41,102 EVERY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION TO 3011 01:35:41,102 --> 01:35:43,437 GET THE CITY TO WHERE OTHER 3012 01:35:43,437 --> 01:35:44,905 CITIES OF OUR SIZE ARE IN TERMS 3013 01:35:44,905 --> 01:35:46,207 OF TRANSIT, SO THAT FOLKS REALLY 3014 01:35:46,207 --> 01:35:49,376 GET OUT OF THEIR CARS AND START 3015 01:35:49,376 --> 01:35:52,179 RIDING TRANSIT MORE. IT REALLY 3016 01:35:52,179 --> 01:35:53,681 GOES TO OUR CLIMATE GOALS. I 3017 01:35:53,681 --> 01:35:57,551 WILL ADD AS WELL. AND SO LOOKING 3018 01:35:57,551 --> 01:35:58,786 FORWARD TO A CONTINUATION OF 3019 01:35:58,786 --> 01:36:00,287 THIS TRANSIT MEASURE, WHICH 3020 01:36:00,287 --> 01:36:01,889 WE'VE HAD. AND THIS REALLY IS 3021 01:36:01,889 --> 01:36:03,958 JUST A CONTINUATION OF THAT. AND 3022 01:36:03,958 --> 01:36:06,460 HOPEFULLY THIS WILL LEAD TO 3023 01:36:06,460 --> 01:36:08,395 GREATER RIDERSHIP AS WE EXPAND 3024 01:36:08,395 --> 01:36:10,197 THOSE TRANSIT HOURS ACROSS THE 3025 01:36:10,197 --> 01:36:11,499 CITY. THANK YOU CHAIR. 3026 01:36:11,499 --> 01:36:12,366 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 3027 01:36:12,366 --> 01:36:15,402 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 3028 01:36:15,402 --> 01:36:15,870 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 3029 01:36:15,870 --> 01:36:17,505 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3030 01:36:17,505 --> 01:36:19,173 YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY FAVORITE 3031 01:36:19,173 --> 01:36:21,142 TRANSIT ADVOCATES ALWAYS SAYS IF 3032 01:36:21,142 --> 01:36:22,877 WE'RE DOING TRANSIT, RIGHT, 3033 01:36:22,877 --> 01:36:25,012 YOUR BUS RIDE WILL BE THE MOST 3034 01:36:25,012 --> 01:36:27,948 BORING PART OF YOUR DAY NOW, THE 3035 01:36:27,948 --> 01:36:28,983 JOURNEY IN DEVELOPING THIS 3036 01:36:28,983 --> 01:36:30,251 TRANSIT MEASURE, HOWEVER, WAS 3037 01:36:30,251 --> 01:36:31,719 VERY EXCITING, TO SAY THE LEAST. 3038 01:36:31,719 --> 01:36:32,753 AND COLLEAGUES, I AM REALLY 3039 01:36:32,753 --> 01:36:35,289 PROUD OF THE PACKAGE THAT WE ARE 3040 01:36:35,289 --> 01:36:37,458 GOING TO SEND TO VOTERS. THIS 3041 01:36:37,458 --> 01:36:39,326 MEASURE WILL INCREASE TRANSIT 3042 01:36:39,326 --> 01:36:42,363 SERVICE IN SEATTLE BY 100 000. 3043 01:36:42,363 --> 01:36:42,963 ADDITIONAL SERVICE HOURS, AND 3044 01:36:42,963 --> 01:36:44,832 THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE WILL MAKE 3045 01:36:44,832 --> 01:36:46,400 A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE FOR 3046 01:36:46,400 --> 01:36:47,701 EVERYDAY PEOPLE. IT WILL MAKE A 3047 01:36:47,701 --> 01:36:50,104 MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE FOR ALL OF 3048 01:36:50,104 --> 01:36:51,972 US. AND AS A CAR FREE TRANSIT 3049 01:36:51,972 --> 01:36:53,174 RIDER REPRESENTING THOSE 20% OF 3050 01:36:53,174 --> 01:36:55,142 SEATTLE HOUSEHOLDS. SO ONE OF 3051 01:36:55,142 --> 01:36:57,444 FIVE ONE OUT OF FIVE SEATTLE 3052 01:36:57,444 --> 01:36:59,146 HOUSEHOLDS WHO IS CAR FREE. I 3053 01:36:59,146 --> 01:37:00,814 KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE 3054 01:37:00,814 --> 01:37:02,650 HAVE FAST, FREQUENT, RELIABLE 3055 01:37:02,650 --> 01:37:04,084 AND SAFE SERVICE. AND I 3056 01:37:04,084 --> 01:37:05,786 COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO 3057 01:37:05,786 --> 01:37:08,522 HAVE INCREASED SERVICE COMING TO 3058 01:37:08,522 --> 01:37:10,157 OUR STREETS. AND AFFORDABILITY 3059 01:37:10,157 --> 01:37:11,692 IS AN IMPORTANT REASON TO PASS 3060 01:37:11,692 --> 01:37:14,061 THIS MEASURE. NOW, WE KNOW THAT 3061 01:37:14,061 --> 01:37:15,663 CAR OWNERSHIP, ON AVERAGE, CAN 3062 01:37:15,663 --> 01:37:17,464 BE SOMETIMES THE SECOND HIGHEST 3063 01:37:17,464 --> 01:37:19,667 MONTHLY COST TO FAMILIES. BUT 3064 01:37:19,667 --> 01:37:20,568 BECAUSE OF THIS MEASURE, WE'RE 3065 01:37:20,568 --> 01:37:23,103 ABOUT TO PUT BEFORE VOTERS, 3066 01:37:23,103 --> 01:37:26,473 MAYBE SOME FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE 3067 01:37:26,473 --> 01:37:27,107 TO STOP DRIVING AND BE ABLE TO 3068 01:37:27,107 --> 01:37:28,842 SAVE ON THOSE COSTS. AND BEING 3069 01:37:28,842 --> 01:37:30,311 ABLE TO TAKE THAT OFF THEIR 3070 01:37:30,311 --> 01:37:32,112 PLATE IS SOMETHING REALLY 3071 01:37:32,112 --> 01:37:33,180 MEANINGFUL. AND WE KNOW THAT AS 3072 01:37:33,180 --> 01:37:35,449 A CITY, THE RATE OF CAR 3073 01:37:35,449 --> 01:37:37,051 OWNERSHIP IS GROWING. EVEN 3074 01:37:37,051 --> 01:37:40,754 THOUGH OUR POPULATION IS BETWEEN 3075 01:37:40,754 --> 01:37:43,490 2017 AND 2023, OUR POPULATION 3076 01:37:43,490 --> 01:37:44,491 GREW BY 35000 HOUSEHOLDS. BUT 3077 01:37:44,491 --> 01:37:45,893 THE NUMBER OF OUR CAR OF CARS IN 3078 01:37:45,893 --> 01:37:48,596 THE CITY STAYED RELATIVELY FLAT. 3079 01:37:48,596 --> 01:37:50,064 NOW THAT'S SIGNIFICANT WHEN WE 3080 01:37:50,064 --> 01:37:52,633 CONSIDER THAT TRANSPORTATION 3081 01:37:52,633 --> 01:37:53,434 CONTINUES TO BE THE LEADING 3082 01:37:53,434 --> 01:37:55,135 DRIVER IN OUR CITY FOR 3083 01:37:55,135 --> 01:37:56,470 EMISSIONS. SO AS WE CONTINUE TO 3084 01:37:56,470 --> 01:37:58,339 GROW, WE REALLY NEED TO BE 3085 01:37:58,339 --> 01:38:00,307 RAMPING UP OUR INVESTMENTS IN 3086 01:38:00,307 --> 01:38:02,276 ALTERNATIVE MODES OF 3087 01:38:02,276 --> 01:38:04,545 TRANSPORTATION TO BUILD A MORE 3088 01:38:04,545 --> 01:38:06,647 SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE CITY. 3089 01:38:06,647 --> 01:38:08,549 BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT WHO 3090 01:38:08,549 --> 01:38:10,551 PROVIDES THAT BUS SERVICE. AND 3091 01:38:10,551 --> 01:38:13,487 KING COUNTY METRO ESTIMATES THAT 3092 01:38:13,487 --> 01:38:15,756 APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 TRANSIT 3093 01:38:15,756 --> 01:38:16,323 OPERATOR POSITIONS WILL BE 3094 01:38:16,323 --> 01:38:18,726 CREATED. WITH THIS INVESTMENT OF 3095 01:38:18,726 --> 01:38:19,827 100,000 SERVICE HOURS. THESE ARE 3096 01:38:19,827 --> 01:38:24,798 UNION REPRESENTED JOBS WITH 8587 3097 01:38:24,798 --> 01:38:25,266 PROVIDING COMPETITIVE 3098 01:38:25,266 --> 01:38:26,700 COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. AND 3099 01:38:26,700 --> 01:38:28,802 THAT HAS TREMENDOUS VALUE. SO 3100 01:38:28,802 --> 01:38:30,938 TODAY I HAVE A REAL ATTITUDE FOR 3101 01:38:30,938 --> 01:38:33,040 GRATITUDE. SO I WANT TO THANK 3102 01:38:33,040 --> 01:38:33,974 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR COMING 3103 01:38:33,974 --> 01:38:35,943 TO US WITH A BOLD PROPOSAL. I 3104 01:38:35,943 --> 01:38:37,444 WANT TO THANK SDOT AND KING 3105 01:38:37,444 --> 01:38:38,846 COUNTY METRO FOR ANSWERING ALL 3106 01:38:38,846 --> 01:38:41,448 OF MY QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THIS 3107 01:38:41,448 --> 01:38:42,049 PROCESS. I WANT TO THANK OUR 3108 01:38:42,049 --> 01:38:43,317 CENTRAL STAFF, CAL, AMANDA, AND 3109 01:38:43,317 --> 01:38:44,818 ANNE, FOR YOUR TIME AND 3110 01:38:44,818 --> 01:38:46,720 ATTENTION IN DEVELOPING 3111 01:38:46,720 --> 01:38:48,489 AMENDMENTS WITH EACH OF THE 3112 01:38:48,489 --> 01:38:49,556 COUNCIL OFFICES. I WANT TO THANK 3113 01:38:49,556 --> 01:38:51,158 THE CHAIR AND YOUR TEAM FOR 3114 01:38:51,158 --> 01:38:52,593 SHEPHERDING THIS PROCESS. AND 3115 01:38:52,593 --> 01:38:54,328 THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR 3116 01:38:54,328 --> 01:38:55,663 AMENDMENTS AND FOR YOUR 3117 01:38:55,663 --> 01:38:56,830 THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT ON MY 3118 01:38:56,830 --> 01:38:58,699 AMENDMENTS AS WELL. AND SPECIAL 3119 01:38:58,699 --> 01:39:00,167 THANK YOU TO KAYDEN COOK ON MY 3120 01:39:00,167 --> 01:39:02,670 TEAM, WHO DID MUCH OF THE WORK 3121 01:39:02,670 --> 01:39:03,237 ON BEHALF OF OUR OFFICE IN 3122 01:39:03,237 --> 01:39:04,238 SHAPING OUR AMENDMENTS AND 3123 01:39:04,238 --> 01:39:05,639 WORKING WITH ADVOCATES. THANK 3124 01:39:05,639 --> 01:39:08,609 YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT AND 3125 01:39:08,609 --> 01:39:09,243 PROVIDED COMMENT OVER THE PAST 3126 01:39:09,243 --> 01:39:11,779 COUPLE OF WEEKS FROM INCREDIBLE 3127 01:39:11,779 --> 01:39:12,947 TRANSIT ADVOCATES AND 3128 01:39:12,947 --> 01:39:14,415 ORGANIZATIONS. THANK YOU FOR 3129 01:39:14,415 --> 01:39:16,684 SHARING YOUR STORIES. THANK YOU 3130 01:39:16,684 --> 01:39:17,785 FOR CHAMPIONING TRANSIT, AND 3131 01:39:17,785 --> 01:39:19,053 THANK YOU FOR FIGHTING FOR YOUR 3132 01:39:19,053 --> 01:39:20,754 NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL 3133 01:39:20,754 --> 01:39:22,556 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH, AND I 3134 01:39:22,556 --> 01:39:24,091 HOPE EVERYONE REMEMBERS TO THANK 3135 01:39:24,091 --> 01:39:27,561 THEIR BUS DRIVER. THANK YOU 3136 01:39:27,561 --> 01:39:28,595 -- THAT IS A GOOD NOTION. THANK 3137 01:39:28,595 --> 01:39:31,732 YOUR BUS DRIVER. THANK YOU. 3138 01:39:31,732 --> 01:39:32,800 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. I WILL SAY 3139 01:39:32,800 --> 01:39:34,902 MY COMMENTS REALLY QUICK. 3140 01:39:34,902 --> 01:39:35,502 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AND THEN 3141 01:39:35,502 --> 01:39:36,370 LEAVE IT TO YOU AS THE IF 3142 01:39:36,370 --> 01:39:37,471 THAT'S OKAY. SO I DO WANT TO 3143 01:39:37,471 --> 01:39:39,807 THANK MAYOR WILSON AND HER 3144 01:39:39,807 --> 01:39:41,008 OFFICE. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE 3145 01:39:41,008 --> 01:39:42,643 DIRECTOR BRADY IN THE AUDIENCE 3146 01:39:42,643 --> 01:39:43,711 AND MISS ALEX HUDSON, THANK YOU 3147 01:39:43,711 --> 01:39:46,714 ALL FOR YOUR WORK FOR SHAPING 3148 01:39:46,714 --> 01:39:49,817 THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU TO THE 3149 01:39:49,817 --> 01:39:51,719 ADVOCATES CHAIR SAKA FOR YOUR 3150 01:39:51,719 --> 01:39:53,721 LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND, AND, AND 3151 01:39:53,721 --> 01:39:54,755 RUNNING A PROCESS AS WELL. I 3152 01:39:54,755 --> 01:39:56,757 KNOW IT'S A HEAVY LIFT, SO JUST 3153 01:39:56,757 --> 01:39:58,359 THANK YOU FOR THAT. JUST ALL THE 3154 01:39:58,359 --> 01:39:59,993 LATE NIGHTS I SAW YOU IN THE 3155 01:39:59,993 --> 01:40:02,196 OFFICE. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A 3156 01:40:02,196 --> 01:40:03,430 FAMILY WITH THREE KIDS AND YOU 3157 01:40:03,430 --> 01:40:04,598 WERE OUT HERE DOING DOING THE 3158 01:40:04,598 --> 01:40:06,533 WORK. SO JUST REALLY APPRECIATE 3159 01:40:06,533 --> 01:40:08,702 YOU ON THAT A T YOU COLLEAGUES 3160 01:40:08,702 --> 01:40:11,939 FOR YOUR AMENDMENTS. AND I'M 3161 01:40:11,939 --> 01:40:12,773 INCREDIBLY PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS 3162 01:40:12,773 --> 01:40:14,575 PACKAGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT 3163 01:40:14,575 --> 01:40:16,410 FORTH TOWARDS VOTERS. DISTRICT 3164 01:40:16,410 --> 01:40:19,012 THREE IS A VERY, VERY TRANSIT 3165 01:40:19,012 --> 01:40:20,514 DEPENDENT DISTRICT. AND SO JUST 3166 01:40:20,514 --> 01:40:21,181 REALLY EXCITED FOR WHAT THIS IS 3167 01:40:21,181 --> 01:40:23,550 GOING TO MEAN TO THE CITY, AND 3168 01:40:23,550 --> 01:40:24,184 ESPECIALLY FOR DISTRICT THREE. 3169 01:40:24,184 --> 01:40:26,220 SO REALLY, REALLY EXCITED. AND 3170 01:40:26,220 --> 01:40:29,089 ALL THE AREAS THAT THERE WAS 3171 01:40:29,089 --> 01:40:31,225 FOCUS ON AS WELL, SOUTHEAST 3172 01:40:31,225 --> 01:40:32,760 SEATTLE AND DIFFERENT AREAS. 3173 01:40:32,760 --> 01:40:34,395 BALLARD, THE, THE, ALL THE 3174 01:40:34,395 --> 01:40:36,230 PACKAGES THAT. COUNCILMEMBER 3175 01:40:36,230 --> 01:40:37,698 STRAUSS BROUGHT IN FOR REGIONAL 3176 01:40:37,698 --> 01:40:38,932 CENTERS AND THINKING ABOUT 3177 01:40:38,932 --> 01:40:40,067 GROWTH, I THOUGHT COLLEAGUES WAS 3178 01:40:40,067 --> 01:40:41,568 PROUD TO SUPPORT YOUR AMENDMENTS 3179 01:40:41,568 --> 01:40:43,103 BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY, VERY 3180 01:40:43,103 --> 01:40:44,805 THOUGHTFUL, VERY MUCH NEEDED 3181 01:40:44,805 --> 01:40:46,473 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE DOWN HERE. 3182 01:40:46,473 --> 01:40:48,776 TRANSIT ACCESS, LATE NIGHT WITH 3183 01:40:48,776 --> 01:40:49,376 KIDS DISABILITY. THERE WAS A 3184 01:40:49,376 --> 01:40:52,279 LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. SO 3185 01:40:52,279 --> 01:40:54,581 JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF 3186 01:40:54,581 --> 01:40:56,850 YOUR WORK. AND WITHOUT FURTHER 3187 01:40:56,850 --> 01:40:57,518 ADO, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I KNOW 3188 01:40:57,518 --> 01:40:58,852 YOU'RE GOING TO CLOSE US OUT IN 3189 01:40:58,852 --> 01:41:02,356 A TIMELY 3190 01:41:02,356 --> 01:41:02,689 -- [LAUGHTER] 3191 01:41:02,689 --> 01:41:02,990 -- MANNER. 3192 01:41:02,990 --> 01:41:04,691 -- THANK YOU MADAM COUNCIL 3193 01:41:04,691 --> 01:41:07,361 PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES, I'LL 3194 01:41:07,361 --> 01:41:09,363 JUST SAY THAT TODAY ISN'T THE 3195 01:41:09,363 --> 01:41:12,099 FINISH LINE. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 3196 01:41:12,099 --> 01:41:14,701 I THINK IT'S THE STARTING LINE. 3197 01:41:14,701 --> 01:41:16,870 TODAY, WE DECIDE WHETHER TO 3198 01:41:16,870 --> 01:41:18,639 PLACE BEFORE THE VOTERS WHAT I 3199 01:41:18,639 --> 01:41:20,674 BELIEVE IS THE STRONGEST 3200 01:41:20,674 --> 01:41:22,743 POSSIBLE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE 3201 01:41:22,743 --> 01:41:24,845 THAT WE COULD BUILD TOGETHER. 3202 01:41:24,845 --> 01:41:29,082 NOW, THIS MOMENT, ODDLY ENOUGH, 3203 01:41:29,082 --> 01:41:32,619 ISN'T ABOUT TRANSIT NECESSARILY 3204 01:41:32,619 --> 01:41:33,220 IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT HOW WE 3205 01:41:33,220 --> 01:41:35,923 GOVERN. IT'S ABOUT LISTENING. 3206 01:41:35,923 --> 01:41:39,126 FIRST. COLLABORATING OFTEN AND 3207 01:41:39,126 --> 01:41:40,494 TRUSTING THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE 3208 01:41:40,494 --> 01:41:44,031 TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION. OVER 3209 01:41:44,031 --> 01:41:47,468 THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE HAD 3210 01:41:47,468 --> 01:41:50,804 THOUGHTFUL COMMITTEE MEETINGS, 3211 01:41:50,804 --> 01:41:53,006 ROBUST DEBATE, MEANINGFUL 3212 01:41:53,006 --> 01:41:54,875 AMENDMENTS, AND HOURS UPON HOURS 3213 01:41:54,875 --> 01:41:57,444 UPON HOURS OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY. 3214 01:41:57,444 --> 01:42:00,113 WE CLEARLY DIDN'T AGREE ON EVERY 3215 01:42:00,113 --> 01:42:05,252 SINGLE ISSUE. AND THAT'S OKAY 3216 01:42:05,252 --> 01:42:06,453 GOOD POLICY MAKING ISN'T ABOUT 3217 01:42:06,453 --> 01:42:10,023 UNANIMOUS THINKING. IT'S ABOUT 3218 01:42:10,023 --> 01:42:13,060 RESPECTFUL DISAGREEMENT, CAREFUL 3219 01:42:13,060 --> 01:42:16,063 DELIBERATION, AND ULTIMATELY 3220 01:42:16,063 --> 01:42:17,798 FINDING COMMON GROUND. AND I 3221 01:42:17,798 --> 01:42:20,100 BELIEVE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT 3222 01:42:20,100 --> 01:42:21,668 WE'VE DONE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I 3223 01:42:21,668 --> 01:42:23,670 WANT TO THANK EVERY SINGLE 3224 01:42:23,670 --> 01:42:26,306 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO TOOK 3225 01:42:26,306 --> 01:42:27,975 THE TIME TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH 3226 01:42:27,975 --> 01:42:30,477 US THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. NOW, 3227 01:42:30,477 --> 01:42:34,148 WHETHER YOU TESTIFIED IN PERSON, 3228 01:42:34,148 --> 01:42:36,416 JOINED US REMOTELY, EMAILED OUR 3229 01:42:36,416 --> 01:42:37,017 OFFICES ACROSS THOUSANDS OF 3230 01:42:37,017 --> 01:42:39,153 EMAIL COMMS WE RECEIVED OVER THE 3231 01:42:39,153 --> 01:42:40,988 LAST FEW MONTHS, OR SIMPLY 3232 01:42:40,988 --> 01:42:43,257 FOLLOWED ALONG THE PROCESS. 3233 01:42:43,257 --> 01:42:47,561 THANK YOU. YOUR VOICE MATTERED. 3234 01:42:47,561 --> 01:42:50,797 LAST WEEK'S PUBLIC HEARING 3235 01:42:50,797 --> 01:42:52,099 REMINDED ME OF WHY I REALLY, 3236 01:42:52,099 --> 01:42:54,868 REALLY DO LOVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 3237 01:42:54,868 --> 01:42:57,404 WE HEARD THAT TRANSIT IS A 3238 01:42:57,404 --> 01:43:00,374 LIFELINE WE HEARD THAT 3239 01:43:00,374 --> 01:43:02,743 ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT AN 3240 01:43:02,743 --> 01:43:05,412 AFTERTHOUGHT. IT IS A NECESSITY. 3241 01:43:05,412 --> 01:43:06,880 WE HEARD THAT SAFETY FOR OUR 3242 01:43:06,880 --> 01:43:10,317 TRANSIT OPERATORS AND RIDERS IS 3243 01:43:10,317 --> 01:43:16,323 NON-NEGOTIABLE AND YES, WE HEARD 3244 01:43:16,323 --> 01:43:16,924 SOME MEMORABLE REMINDERS THAT 3245 01:43:16,924 --> 01:43:18,625 TRANSIT IS ALSO ABOUT EVERYDAY 3246 01:43:18,625 --> 01:43:23,063 LIFE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC 3247 01:43:23,063 --> 01:43:24,531 NAMED DAVE SOLT REMINDED US THAT 3248 01:43:24,531 --> 01:43:27,968 TRANSIT CAN EVEN GET YOU TO DATE 3249 01:43:27,968 --> 01:43:30,771 NIGHT. I DON'T THINK ANY OF US 3250 01:43:30,771 --> 01:43:32,105 EXPECTED THAT TO BECOME PART OF 3251 01:43:32,105 --> 01:43:34,875 THE LEGISLATIVE RECORD, BUT HERE 3252 01:43:34,875 --> 01:43:35,609 WE ARE. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE 3253 01:43:35,609 --> 01:43:39,046 PUBLIC, INCLUDING MISS PAULINE 3254 01:43:39,046 --> 01:43:41,582 AND JASMINE SMITH, DESCRIBED 3255 01:43:41,582 --> 01:43:42,816 TRANSIT AS, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, THE 3256 01:43:42,816 --> 01:43:44,952 PEOPLE'S LIMOUSINE. AND I HAVE 3257 01:43:44,952 --> 01:43:47,220 TO ADMIT, THAT'S A PHRASE I 3258 01:43:47,220 --> 01:43:49,189 WON'T SOON FORGET. IT IS THE 3259 01:43:49,189 --> 01:43:52,359 PEOPLE'S LIMO THOSE STORIES 3260 01:43:52,359 --> 01:43:58,332 MADE US SMILE. THEY ALSO BROUGHT 3261 01:43:58,332 --> 01:44:00,000 US TOGETHER. THEY CARRIED WITH 3262 01:44:00,000 --> 01:44:02,703 THEM AN IMPORTANT TRUTH. TRANSIT 3263 01:44:02,703 --> 01:44:05,305 ISN'T SIMPLY ABOUT BUSSES OR 3264 01:44:05,305 --> 01:44:07,908 RAW SERVICE HOURS OR NITTY 3265 01:44:07,908 --> 01:44:10,844 GRITTY REPORTS. IT'S ABOUT 3266 01:44:10,844 --> 01:44:13,847 OPPORTUNITY. IT'S ABOUT DIGNITY. 3267 01:44:13,847 --> 01:44:17,951 IT'S ABOUT FREEDOM. IT'S ABOUT 3268 01:44:17,951 --> 01:44:19,753 CONNECTING PEOPLE TO JOBS, 3269 01:44:19,753 --> 01:44:21,822 SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE, FAMILY, 3270 01:44:21,822 --> 01:44:25,092 AND YES, EVEN DINNER 3271 01:44:25,092 --> 01:44:29,763 RESERVATIONS FOR DATE NIGHT. WE 3272 01:44:29,763 --> 01:44:31,598 HEARD YOU AND WE WORKED HARD TO 3273 01:44:31,598 --> 01:44:34,034 RESPOND THE FINAL PROPOSAL 3274 01:44:34,034 --> 01:44:37,104 REFLECTS THAT FEEDBACK. IT 3275 01:44:37,104 --> 01:44:41,241 STRENGTHENS ACCOUNTABILITY 3276 01:44:41,241 --> 01:44:41,775 REINFORCES ACCESSIBILITY, 3277 01:44:41,775 --> 01:44:44,544 ADVANCES WRITER AND OPERATOR 3278 01:44:44,544 --> 01:44:47,280 SAFETY, SUPPORTS CLEANER 3279 01:44:47,280 --> 01:44:47,848 TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE 3280 01:44:47,848 --> 01:44:50,917 RESILIENCE, AND IT PRESERVES THE 3281 01:44:50,917 --> 01:44:53,387 FLEXIBILITY NEEDED TO KEEP 3282 01:44:53,387 --> 01:44:56,156 DELIVERING SAFE AND RELIABLE 3283 01:44:56,156 --> 01:44:57,891 TRANSIT SERVICE IN THE YEARS 3284 01:44:57,891 --> 01:45:03,697 AHEAD. IS IT PERFECT? NO. NO 3285 01:45:03,697 --> 01:45:05,465 LEGISLATION EVER IS. BUT IS IT 3286 01:45:05,465 --> 01:45:07,234 BALANCED? IS IT THOUGHTFUL? IS 3287 01:45:07,234 --> 01:45:12,706 IT TRANSPARENT? YES AND I ALSO 3288 01:45:12,706 --> 01:45:16,943 BELIEVE IT'S WORTHY OF THE 3289 01:45:16,943 --> 01:45:19,012 PUBLIC'S CONSIDERATION. NOW I 3290 01:45:19,012 --> 01:45:22,649 WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK MY 3291 01:45:22,649 --> 01:45:25,385 COUNCILMEMBER COLLEAGUES FOR 3292 01:45:25,385 --> 01:45:26,219 YOUR TREMENDOUS WORK AND 3293 01:45:26,219 --> 01:45:29,022 THOUGHTFUL DELIBERATION OF THIS 3294 01:45:29,022 --> 01:45:31,491 PROPOSAL. EACH OF YOU APPROVED 3295 01:45:31,491 --> 01:45:35,629 THIS LEGISLATION, AND SEATTLE IS 3296 01:45:35,629 --> 01:45:37,397 BETTER FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. 3297 01:45:37,397 --> 01:45:41,301 AND I ESPECIALLY WANT TO 3298 01:45:41,301 --> 01:45:41,735 NAMECHECK TWO OF MY 3299 01:45:41,735 --> 01:45:44,337 COUNCILMEMBER COLLEAGUES FOR 3300 01:45:44,337 --> 01:45:48,075 THEIR WORK. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 3301 01:45:48,075 --> 01:45:48,542 AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT 3302 01:45:48,542 --> 01:45:50,677 HOLLINGSWORTH YOU TWO IN 3303 01:45:50,677 --> 01:45:52,279 PARTICULAR FROM DAY ONE HAVE 3304 01:45:52,279 --> 01:45:55,582 BEEN TERRIFIC THOUGHT PARTNERS, 3305 01:45:55,582 --> 01:45:57,150 BEEN SO GENEROUS AND GRACIOUS 3306 01:45:57,150 --> 01:46:00,387 WITH YOUR TIME, FORMULATING ON A 3307 01:46:00,387 --> 01:46:03,690 1 TO 1 BASIS STRATEGY, ADVICE, 3308 01:46:03,690 --> 01:46:07,160 KIND OF THINKING THROUGH HOW TO 3309 01:46:07,160 --> 01:46:07,794 BEST LAND THIS PROPOSAL AND GET 3310 01:46:07,794 --> 01:46:09,162 IT TO THE STAGE WHERE WE'RE AT 3311 01:46:09,162 --> 01:46:10,797 TODAY. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, 3312 01:46:10,797 --> 01:46:14,634 I'M GRATEFUL. THANK YOU. I'D 3313 01:46:14,634 --> 01:46:16,403 ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY 3314 01:46:16,403 --> 01:46:17,904 PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES, THE 3315 01:46:17,904 --> 01:46:21,341 UNSUNG HEROES, IF YOU WILL, TO 3316 01:46:21,341 --> 01:46:24,177 MY OUTSTANDING STAFF, BRENDAN, 3317 01:46:24,177 --> 01:46:27,848 ERIC, MICHAEL AND HADIYA, THANK 3318 01:46:27,848 --> 01:46:30,384 YOU FOR THE COUNTLESS HOURS, THE 3319 01:46:30,384 --> 01:46:31,918 LATE NIGHTS AND YOUR UNWAVERING 3320 01:46:31,918 --> 01:46:34,755 COMMITMENT THROUGHOUT THIS 3321 01:46:34,755 --> 01:46:38,091 PROCESS TO OUR OWN CENTRAL STAFF 3322 01:46:38,091 --> 01:46:41,194 TEAM, PARTICULARLY CAL CHOW, 3323 01:46:41,194 --> 01:46:42,496 AMANDA ALLEN AND GORMAN AND LIZ 3324 01:46:42,496 --> 01:46:45,699 WHITSON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR 3325 01:46:45,699 --> 01:46:49,002 EXPERTISE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND 3326 01:46:49,002 --> 01:46:49,636 EXTRAORDINARY PARTNERSHIP. THANK 3327 01:46:49,636 --> 01:46:54,174 YOU AS WELL TO OUR DEPUTY CITY 3328 01:46:54,174 --> 01:46:56,276 CLERKS, AMELIA, JODI AND PHIL 3329 01:46:56,276 --> 01:46:57,978 FOR KEEPING THIS COMPLEX 3330 01:46:57,978 --> 01:47:00,714 LEGISLATIVE PROCESS RUNNING 3331 01:47:00,714 --> 01:47:02,482 SMOOTHLY. AND TO BRAD, SUE, AND 3332 01:47:02,482 --> 01:47:03,583 DARNELL FROM OUR COMMS TEAM, 3333 01:47:03,583 --> 01:47:04,851 THANK YOU FOR HELPING KEEP THE 3334 01:47:04,851 --> 01:47:08,121 PUBLIC INFORMED EVERY STEP OF 3335 01:47:08,121 --> 01:47:13,326 THE WAY THIS GETTING TO THIS 3336 01:47:13,326 --> 01:47:17,564 POINT I THINK WE'RE HELPING TO 3337 01:47:17,564 --> 01:47:19,166 ENABLE DATE NIGHT FOR SO MANY 3338 01:47:19,166 --> 01:47:23,403 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, BUT ALSO 3339 01:47:23,403 --> 01:47:26,506 TO GET TO THIS POINT, WE BLEW 3340 01:47:26,506 --> 01:47:30,610 DATE NIGHTS IN OUR OWN FAMILIES 3341 01:47:30,610 --> 01:47:35,282 SACRIFICED KIDDO ACTIVITIES AND 3342 01:47:35,282 --> 01:47:36,283 HIKES, DAY HIKES, AND WHATEVER 3343 01:47:36,283 --> 01:47:38,351 IT IS YOU LIKE DOING ON THE 3344 01:47:38,351 --> 01:47:40,353 NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. A LOT OF 3345 01:47:40,353 --> 01:47:42,355 PEOPLE SACRIFICE A LOT BECAUSE 3346 01:47:42,355 --> 01:47:45,058 WE ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND WE 3347 01:47:45,058 --> 01:47:45,959 WANTED TO SHAPE THIS PROPOSAL 3348 01:47:45,959 --> 01:47:47,661 AND MAKE IT BETTER AND MORE 3349 01:47:47,661 --> 01:47:52,466 BALANCED. AND WE DID THIS HAS 3350 01:47:52,466 --> 01:47:54,901 BEEN TRULY A TEAM EFFORT. AND AS 3351 01:47:54,901 --> 01:47:55,535 CHAIR, ONE OF MY GUIDING 3352 01:47:55,535 --> 01:47:57,904 PRINCIPLES HAS BEEN SIMPLE. 3353 01:47:57,904 --> 01:47:59,706 PUBLIC TESTIMONY SHOULDN'T JUST 3354 01:47:59,706 --> 01:48:01,007 BE A CALENDAR SPACE OR FILLER. 3355 01:48:01,007 --> 01:48:02,843 IT SHOULD HELP SHAPE THIS 3356 01:48:02,843 --> 01:48:06,213 LEGISLATION. AND I BELIEVE WE'VE 3357 01:48:06,213 --> 01:48:06,880 HONORED THAT PRINCIPLE. TODAY'S 3358 01:48:06,880 --> 01:48:08,815 VOTE IS NOT THE END OF THE 3359 01:48:08,815 --> 01:48:10,317 CONVERSATION. IT IS AN 3360 01:48:10,317 --> 01:48:14,287 INVITATION TO THE PEOPLE OF 3361 01:48:14,287 --> 01:48:15,522 SEATTLE TO JOIN IT. AS PART OF 3362 01:48:15,522 --> 01:48:16,890 THIS PROCESS, WE TOOK THE NEXT 3363 01:48:16,890 --> 01:48:19,159 BIG STEP IN OUR COLLECTIVE 3364 01:48:19,159 --> 01:48:20,393 JOURNEY TOGETHER TO BUILD A 3365 01:48:20,393 --> 01:48:23,230 TRULY A WORLD CLASS TRANSIT 3366 01:48:23,230 --> 01:48:25,532 SYSTEM, ONE THAT EVEN OUR 3367 01:48:25,532 --> 01:48:27,834 BELOVED JIMOTHY, THE RACCOON, 3368 01:48:27,834 --> 01:48:32,138 CAN BE PROUD OF. THIS MEASURE 3369 01:48:32,138 --> 01:48:36,443 BELONGS TO VOTERS NOW. SO TODAY, 3370 01:48:36,443 --> 01:48:37,711 WE'RE NOT ASKING SEATTLE TO 3371 01:48:37,711 --> 01:48:40,013 TRUST THE PROMISE. WE ARE ASKING 3372 01:48:40,013 --> 01:48:44,150 SEATTLE TO JUDGE OUR WORK. WE 3373 01:48:44,150 --> 01:48:48,021 LISTENED. WE DEBATED. YES, WE 3374 01:48:48,021 --> 01:48:52,392 COMPROMISED AND WE IMPROVED THIS 3375 01:48:52,392 --> 01:48:55,462 PROPOSAL TOGETHER. AND NOW, WITH 3376 01:48:55,462 --> 01:49:00,100 CONFIDENCE, GRATITUDE, HUMILITY. 3377 01:49:00,100 --> 01:49:03,670 WE PLACE IT WHERE IT BELONGS IN 3378 01:49:03,670 --> 01:49:04,738 THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE 3379 01:49:04,738 --> 01:49:08,708 CITY OF SEATTLE. I WANT TO THANK 3380 01:49:08,708 --> 01:49:11,511 AGAIN YOU ALL COUNCIL 3381 01:49:11,511 --> 01:49:13,747 COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS OF THE 3382 01:49:13,747 --> 01:49:17,517 PUBLIC, MAYOR WILSON, FOLKS FROM 3383 01:49:17,517 --> 01:49:19,786 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, ALEX 3384 01:49:19,786 --> 01:49:23,390 HUDSON, DEPUTY MAYOR SARAT AND 3385 01:49:23,390 --> 01:49:26,459 OTHERS. THE COUNCIL'S WORK IS 3386 01:49:26,459 --> 01:49:28,762 NOW COMPLETE. NOW IT'S THE 3387 01:49:28,762 --> 01:49:34,467 VOTERS TURN. LET'S GO. THANK 3388 01:49:34,467 --> 01:49:34,668 YOU. 3389 01:49:34,668 --> 01:49:35,602 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3390 01:49:35,602 --> 01:49:38,505 SAKA, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL 3391 01:49:38,505 --> 01:49:39,773 THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE 3392 01:49:39,773 --> 01:49:42,576 BILL, AS AMENDED. 3393 01:49:42,576 --> 01:49:43,143 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3394 01:49:43,143 --> 01:49:45,679 -- AYE. 3395 01:49:45,679 --> 01:49:46,179 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 3396 01:49:46,179 --> 01:49:48,014 -- AYE. 3397 01:49:48,014 --> 01:49:48,548 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 3398 01:49:48,548 --> 01:49:50,717 -- AYE. 3399 01:49:50,717 --> 01:49:53,753 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 3400 01:49:53,753 --> 01:49:53,987 -- YES. 3401 01:49:53,987 --> 01:49:56,556 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 3402 01:49:56,556 --> 01:49:57,023 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 3403 01:49:57,023 --> 01:50:01,361 -- AYE. 3404 01:50:01,361 --> 01:50:01,828 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 3405 01:50:01,828 --> 01:50:04,631 -- YES. 3406 01:50:04,631 --> 01:50:05,131 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 3407 01:50:05,131 --> 01:50:05,532 -- YES. 3408 01:50:05,532 --> 01:50:05,999 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3409 01:50:05,999 --> 01:50:08,268 HOLLINGSWORTH. 3410 01:50:08,268 --> 01:50:08,501 -- YES. 3411 01:50:08,501 --> 01:50:10,136 -- NINE IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. 3412 01:50:10,136 --> 01:50:11,504 -- PASSES AS AMENDED. THE CHAIR 3413 01:50:11,504 --> 01:50:14,040 WILL 3414 01:50:14,040 --> 01:50:14,374 -- [APPLAUSE] 3415 01:50:14,374 --> 01:50:14,674 -- SIGN IT. 3416 01:50:14,674 --> 01:50:25,118 -- [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] 3417 01:50:26,686 --> 01:50:27,220 -- GOOD JOB. 3418 01:50:27,220 --> 01:50:28,722 -- LONG CLAP TO THAT. DESERVES A 3419 01:50:28,722 --> 01:50:30,824 LONG TIME. HEY. 3420 01:50:30,824 --> 01:50:32,659 -- AMEN. 3421 01:50:32,659 --> 01:50:33,093 -- PRAISE THE LORD. 3422 01:50:33,093 --> 01:50:36,196 -- I KNOW 3423 01:50:36,196 --> 01:50:36,529 -- [LAUGHTER] 3424 01:50:36,529 --> 01:50:37,163 -- EVERYBODY'S HAPPY RIGHT? 3425 01:50:37,163 --> 01:50:37,497 -- [LAUGHTER] 3426 01:50:37,497 --> 01:50:37,831 -- SERIOUSLY. 3427 01:50:37,831 --> 01:50:38,164 -- [LAUGHTER] 3428 01:50:38,164 --> 01:50:38,498 -- I'M SO. 3429 01:50:38,498 --> 01:50:40,900 -- HAS PASSED AND THE CHAIR WILL 3430 01:50:40,900 --> 01:50:44,004 SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 3431 01:50:44,004 --> 01:50:45,372 FIX MY SIGNATURE ON THE 3432 01:50:45,372 --> 01:50:46,673 LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? OH, 3433 01:50:46,673 --> 01:50:48,041 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ 3434 01:50:48,041 --> 01:50:48,508 -- [LAUGHTER] 3435 01:50:48,508 --> 01:50:51,645 -- ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE 3436 01:50:51,645 --> 01:50:51,878 RECORD? 3437 01:50:51,878 --> 01:50:53,179 -- THE REPORT OF THE PARKS AND 3438 01:50:53,179 --> 01:50:55,415 CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE. AGENDA 3439 01:50:55,415 --> 01:50:57,484 ITEM TWO. COUNCIL BILLS 121231 3440 01:50:57,484 --> 01:50:59,285 RELATING TO CITY LIGHT 3441 01:50:59,285 --> 01:51:00,320 DEPARTMENT. ESTABLISHING NEW 3442 01:51:00,320 --> 01:51:01,855 RETAIL RATE SCHEDULES. 3443 01:51:01,855 --> 01:51:02,422 ESTABLISHING A NEW CUSTOMER 3444 01:51:02,422 --> 01:51:04,124 CLASS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 3445 01:51:04,124 --> 01:51:06,292 FOR DATA CENTERS WHOSE 3446 01:51:06,292 --> 01:51:07,727 ELECTRICITY DEMAND CONSTITUTES A 3447 01:51:07,727 --> 01:51:10,930 NEW LARGE LOAD MODIFYING 3448 01:51:10,930 --> 01:51:11,531 CUSTOMER CHARGES FOR SERVICE 3449 01:51:11,531 --> 01:51:13,433 CONNECTIONS, AUGMENTING THE RATE 3450 01:51:13,433 --> 01:51:14,968 STABILIZATION ACCOUNT MECHANISMS 3451 01:51:14,968 --> 01:51:16,369 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL 3452 01:51:16,369 --> 01:51:16,736 PASSES AMENDED. 3453 01:51:16,736 --> 01:51:17,604 -- AWESOME. BUT WAIT, THERE'S 3454 01:51:17,604 --> 01:51:20,340 MORE. FOR 1999, YOU CAN GET ITEM 3455 01:51:20,340 --> 01:51:21,941 NUMBER TWO. WILL THE CLERK 3456 01:51:21,941 --> 01:51:23,576 PLEASE? OH, SORRY. COUNCIL 3457 01:51:23,576 --> 01:51:24,577 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ YOU'RE 3458 01:51:24,577 --> 01:51:24,878 RECOGNIZED. 3459 01:51:24,878 --> 01:51:25,812 -- I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED, 3460 01:51:25,812 --> 01:51:27,247 BUT WHY Y'ALL LEAVE? COME ON 3461 01:51:27,247 --> 01:51:28,848 NOW, THIS IS EXCITING STUFF. I 3462 01:51:28,848 --> 01:51:30,083 KNOW I CAN'T FOLLOW 3463 01:51:30,083 --> 01:51:32,285 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, BUT LET ME 3464 01:51:32,285 --> 01:51:35,255 JUST SAY THIS, MADAM CHAIR, 3465 01:51:35,255 --> 01:51:36,022 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IF I CAN 3466 01:51:36,022 --> 01:51:37,490 JUST. AND COLLEAGUES, IF I CAN 3467 01:51:37,490 --> 01:51:39,025 JUST HAVE YOUR EAR FOR A MOMENT. 3468 01:51:39,025 --> 01:51:40,293 I'D LIKE TO READ SOME 3469 01:51:40,293 --> 01:51:40,860 LEGISLATIVE NOTES INTO THE 3470 01:51:40,860 --> 01:51:43,263 RECORD ON THE RATE HIKE. OUR 3471 01:51:43,263 --> 01:51:44,998 OFFICE ALSO SENT OUT AN EMAIL 3472 01:51:44,998 --> 01:51:46,166 THIS MORNING TO THE FULL COUNCIL 3473 01:51:46,166 --> 01:51:47,701 ON THE FACTS AND THE TIMELINE, 3474 01:51:47,701 --> 01:51:49,069 AND THE LEGISLATIVE CHRONOLOGY 3475 01:51:49,069 --> 01:51:52,706 FOR FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC AS 3476 01:51:52,706 --> 01:51:54,541 WELL. AND I WANT TO THANK I SEE 3477 01:51:54,541 --> 01:51:55,642 WE HAVE INTERIM. CAO SEATTLE 3478 01:51:55,642 --> 01:51:57,644 CITY LIGHT DIRECTOR ROB SANTOS 3479 01:51:57,644 --> 01:51:59,312 HERE, AND WE ALSO HAVE CHRISTY 3480 01:51:59,312 --> 01:52:00,780 GRAINGER FOR THE CFO FROM 3481 01:52:00,780 --> 01:52:01,514 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. THANK YOU 3482 01:52:01,514 --> 01:52:05,085 FOR BEING HERE. I WILL BE AS 3483 01:52:05,085 --> 01:52:05,351 BRIEF AS 3484 01:52:05,351 --> 01:52:07,754 -- POSSIBLE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3485 01:52:07,754 --> 01:52:08,388 THIS RATE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES 3486 01:52:08,388 --> 01:52:10,356 NEW RETAIL RATE SCHEDULES, 3487 01:52:10,356 --> 01:52:11,391 ESTABLISHES A NEW CUSTOMER 3488 01:52:11,391 --> 01:52:13,526 CLASS, AND CONDITIONS FOR DATA 3489 01:52:13,526 --> 01:52:14,060 CENTERS THAT DEMAND LARGE 3490 01:52:14,060 --> 01:52:16,062 ELECTRICAL LOADS. MODIFIES 3491 01:52:16,062 --> 01:52:17,897 ELIGIBILITY FOR RESIDENTIAL RATE 3492 01:52:17,897 --> 01:52:20,500 ASSISTANCE, AND EXPANDS THE RATE 3493 01:52:20,500 --> 01:52:23,703 STABILIZATION ACCOUNT MECHANISM. 3494 01:52:23,703 --> 01:52:24,704 THE PROPOSED 9.5 INCREASE IS 3495 01:52:24,704 --> 01:52:27,507 PART OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S 3496 01:52:27,507 --> 01:52:29,642 SIX YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. THE 3497 01:52:29,642 --> 01:52:31,911 FULL COUNCIL PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 3498 01:52:31,911 --> 01:52:32,512 ON JULY 7th. THIS INCREASE IS 3499 01:52:32,512 --> 01:52:33,646 BASED ON CITY LIGHTS, 3500 01:52:33,646 --> 01:52:35,682 PROJECTIONS OF SUBSTANTIAL LOAD 3501 01:52:35,682 --> 01:52:39,219 GROWTH FROM THE. FROM 2026 TO 3502 01:52:39,219 --> 01:52:40,453 2032, WITH MAJOR FACTORS BEING. 3503 01:52:40,453 --> 01:52:42,922 THE CITY'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT 3504 01:52:42,922 --> 01:52:45,692 TO ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY 3505 01:52:45,692 --> 01:52:46,326 GREEN ENERGY RESIDENTS SWITCHING 3506 01:52:46,326 --> 01:52:47,961 TO ELECTRIC ELECTRIC SYSTEMS AND 3507 01:52:47,961 --> 01:52:50,330 RISING COSTS. THESE CHANGES 3508 01:52:50,330 --> 01:52:52,999 REQUIRE CITY LIGHT TO SECURE NEW 3509 01:52:52,999 --> 01:52:54,234 DIVERSIFIED POWER RESOURCES SUCH 3510 01:52:54,234 --> 01:52:56,836 AS WIND, SOLAR BATTERY STORAGE, 3511 01:52:56,836 --> 01:52:59,239 WHICH INCREASES OVERALL POWER 3512 01:52:59,239 --> 01:53:00,406 AND REGIONAL TRANSMISSION COSTS. 3513 01:53:00,406 --> 01:53:02,509 HOWEVER, EVEN WITH THESE RATE 3514 01:53:02,509 --> 01:53:03,843 INCREASES, SEATTLE STILL HAS ONE 3515 01:53:03,843 --> 01:53:06,412 OF THE LOWEST ELECTRICAL UTILITY 3516 01:53:06,412 --> 01:53:08,047 RATES OF ANY MAJOR CITY IN THE 3517 01:53:08,047 --> 01:53:09,749 UNITED STATES. WE HAVE 3518 01:53:09,749 --> 01:53:11,751 ANTICIPATED THAT RATES WOULD 3519 01:53:11,751 --> 01:53:13,019 EVENTUALLY HAVE TO RISE AS THE 3520 01:53:13,019 --> 01:53:15,288 CITY AND RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO 3521 01:53:15,288 --> 01:53:15,755 MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS 3522 01:53:15,755 --> 01:53:17,423 ELECTRIFICATION TO SUPPORT GREEN 3523 01:53:17,423 --> 01:53:19,392 ENERGY. THIS RISE IS NEEDED TO 3524 01:53:19,392 --> 01:53:22,195 INCREASE ELECTRIC CAPACITY AND 3525 01:53:22,195 --> 01:53:22,829 AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WE 3526 01:53:22,829 --> 01:53:24,898 LEARNED A LOT ABOUT IN 3527 01:53:24,898 --> 01:53:26,065 COMMITTEE. WITHOUT GOING TOO FAR 3528 01:53:26,065 --> 01:53:27,333 BACK IN THE TIME MACHINE. I JUST 3529 01:53:27,333 --> 01:53:30,470 WANT TO I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO 3530 01:53:30,470 --> 01:53:32,438 DATES AND TWO AND 2005 3531 01:53:32,438 --> 01:53:34,174 SEATTLEITE BECAME THE FIRST 3532 01:53:34,174 --> 01:53:35,041 ELECTRIC UTILITY TO BE CARBON 3533 01:53:35,041 --> 01:53:36,709 NEUTRAL, AND HAVE MAINTAINED 3534 01:53:36,709 --> 01:53:38,278 THIS EVER SINCE. IN 2010, THE 3535 01:53:38,278 --> 01:53:40,013 CITY DECLARED ITS INTENTION TO 3536 01:53:40,013 --> 01:53:43,316 BE CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2050 AND 3537 01:53:43,316 --> 01:53:44,751 ADOPTED A PLAN IN 2013. AND MORE 3538 01:53:44,751 --> 01:53:46,286 IMPORTANTLY, IN 2019, THE CITY 3539 01:53:46,286 --> 01:53:48,655 OF SEATTLE PASSED THE GREEN NEW 3540 01:53:48,655 --> 01:53:49,656 DEAL, WHICH SET A GOAL TO BECOME 3541 01:53:49,656 --> 01:53:53,293 CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2030. SOME 3542 01:53:53,293 --> 01:53:55,228 MAJOR ACTS IN THE EXECUTIVE 3543 01:53:55,228 --> 01:53:57,263 ORDER WITH THE TRANSITION TO 3544 01:53:57,263 --> 01:53:57,797 ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION, 3545 01:53:57,797 --> 01:53:59,499 INCLUDING PUBLIC TRANSIT, THE 3546 01:53:59,499 --> 01:54:00,800 CITY FLEET AND TO PROMOTE THE 3547 01:54:00,800 --> 01:54:04,337 SWITCH TO PRIVATE ELECTRIC CARS, 3548 01:54:04,337 --> 01:54:04,904 CREATING A HIGH NEED OF EV 3549 01:54:04,904 --> 01:54:06,706 CHARGING STATIONS. THE ORDER 3550 01:54:06,706 --> 01:54:09,709 ALSO REQUIRED ALL FUTURE AND 3551 01:54:09,709 --> 01:54:11,511 RENOVATED MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS TO 3552 01:54:11,511 --> 01:54:13,646 OPERATE WITHOUT FOSSIL FUEL 3553 01:54:13,646 --> 01:54:15,748 SYSTEMS. IN 2026. THE RECENT 3554 01:54:15,748 --> 01:54:18,251 LEGISLATION PASSED BY THIS 3555 01:54:18,251 --> 01:54:19,986 COUNCIL INCLUDED SEATTLE CITY 3556 01:54:19,986 --> 01:54:22,889 LIGHTS 2026 INTEGRATED RESOURCE 3557 01:54:22,889 --> 01:54:26,593 PLAN AND THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS 3558 01:54:26,593 --> 01:54:27,293 2027 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH 3559 01:54:27,293 --> 01:54:30,630 FOCUSED ON ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL 3560 01:54:30,630 --> 01:54:33,466 GRID RELIABILITY, SECURING CLEAN 3561 01:54:33,466 --> 01:54:35,735 ENERGY RESOURCES AND FURTHERING 3562 01:54:35,735 --> 01:54:36,236 SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE 3563 01:54:36,236 --> 01:54:38,905 COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT AND 3564 01:54:38,905 --> 01:54:39,872 UTILITY. WITHOUT ADDING ANY 3565 01:54:39,872 --> 01:54:40,807 MORE. I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT 3566 01:54:40,807 --> 01:54:43,576 THESE ALL OF THESE ISSUES WERE 3567 01:54:43,576 --> 01:54:46,112 IN MY COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE FOUR 3568 01:54:46,112 --> 01:54:47,447 TIMES. AND WITH THAT, I URGE 3569 01:54:47,447 --> 01:54:51,017 YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL 3570 01:54:51,017 --> 01:54:52,051 PRESIDENT. 3571 01:54:52,051 --> 01:54:53,786 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 3572 01:54:53,786 --> 01:54:54,420 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ COLLEAGUES, 3573 01:54:54,420 --> 01:54:55,989 ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE 3574 01:54:55,989 --> 01:55:00,627 BILL BEFORE US? WANT TO REALLY 3575 01:55:00,627 --> 01:55:01,160 THANK COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 3576 01:55:01,160 --> 01:55:02,729 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3577 01:55:02,729 --> 01:55:07,133 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. JUAREZ 3578 01:55:07,133 --> 01:55:09,469 FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS. AND 3579 01:55:09,469 --> 01:55:11,070 AS YOU NOTED, YOU'VE BEEN 3580 01:55:11,070 --> 01:55:13,139 WORKING ON THIS FOR WELL BEFORE 3581 01:55:13,139 --> 01:55:17,677 ALL THE THE NEWS REPORTING 3582 01:55:17,677 --> 01:55:19,679 AROUND MEGA DATA CENTERS WAS 3583 01:55:19,679 --> 01:55:22,749 COMING. AND SO I THINK, YOU 3584 01:55:22,749 --> 01:55:25,518 KNOW, AS WE WERE JUST TALKING 3585 01:55:25,518 --> 01:55:26,986 ABOUT THE TRANSIT MEASURE, YOU 3586 01:55:26,986 --> 01:55:28,421 KNOW, AS WE TALK ABOUT 3587 01:55:28,421 --> 01:55:29,289 AFFORDABILITY, AS WE TALK ABOUT 3588 01:55:29,289 --> 01:55:34,160 OUR CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS, THIS 3589 01:55:34,160 --> 01:55:36,296 IS THIS IS ONE CRITICAL PIECE OF 3590 01:55:36,296 --> 01:55:37,430 THAT IS AS WE LOOK AT DATA 3591 01:55:37,430 --> 01:55:41,200 CENTERS AND THE POTENTIAL ISSUES 3592 01:55:41,200 --> 01:55:44,737 OF DATA CENTERS, NOT JUST HERE 3593 01:55:44,737 --> 01:55:46,839 IN SEATTLE, BUT IN THE STATE OR 3594 01:55:46,839 --> 01:55:51,010 ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE THE 3595 01:55:51,010 --> 01:55:51,644 DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY AND HOW 3596 01:55:51,644 --> 01:55:55,748 TO MEET THAT DEMAND, YOU KNOW, 3597 01:55:55,748 --> 01:55:57,183 DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER 3598 01:55:57,183 --> 01:55:58,751 AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THAT MIGHT 3599 01:55:58,751 --> 01:56:00,353 NOT HAVE THESE PROTECTIONS IN 3600 01:56:00,353 --> 01:56:03,089 PLACE. AND, YOU KNOW, RESORTING 3601 01:56:03,089 --> 01:56:05,024 TO NATURAL GAS OR FOSSIL FUELS 3602 01:56:05,024 --> 01:56:07,493 TO TO, YOU KNOW, MEET THIS 3603 01:56:07,493 --> 01:56:08,528 DEMAND. AND SO MAKING SURE THAT 3604 01:56:08,528 --> 01:56:11,798 WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE 3605 01:56:11,798 --> 01:56:14,500 ELECTRICITY, IF WE ARE GOING TO 3606 01:56:14,500 --> 01:56:15,568 ALLOW THESE IN OUR CITY AND OUR 3607 01:56:15,568 --> 01:56:17,570 REGION, IN OUR SERVICE 3608 01:56:17,570 --> 01:56:19,739 TERRITORY, THAT THEY ARE THAT 3609 01:56:19,739 --> 01:56:21,507 DEMAND IS MET WITH GREEN 3610 01:56:21,507 --> 01:56:24,444 RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND THAT THE 3611 01:56:24,444 --> 01:56:27,313 THAT THE DATA CENTERS PAY THEIR 3612 01:56:27,313 --> 01:56:30,083 OWN WAY AND THAT WE ARE NOT 3613 01:56:30,083 --> 01:56:32,118 SUBSIDIZING THIS, THAT 3614 01:56:32,118 --> 01:56:32,618 RESIDENTS, OTHER SMALL 3615 01:56:32,618 --> 01:56:35,888 BUSINESSES ARE NOT SUBSIDIZING 3616 01:56:35,888 --> 01:56:40,326 THIS, THIS NEW ERA. AND SO AS 3617 01:56:40,326 --> 01:56:42,729 YOU NOTED, THIS IS NOT IN 3618 01:56:42,729 --> 01:56:44,397 CONFLICT WITH OUR MORATORIUM. 3619 01:56:44,397 --> 01:56:47,100 THIS OBVIOUSLY GOES BEYOND JUST 3620 01:56:47,100 --> 01:56:49,369 OUR CITY LIMITS BECAUSE SEATTLE 3621 01:56:49,369 --> 01:56:50,937 CITY LIGHT SERVICE TERRITORY 3622 01:56:50,937 --> 01:56:53,906 GOES BEYOND THE THE SCOPE OF THE 3623 01:56:53,906 --> 01:56:55,341 MORATORIUM. SO AGAIN, JUST WANT 3624 01:56:55,341 --> 01:56:56,042 TO THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP. 3625 01:56:56,042 --> 01:56:57,744 EXCITED TO TO SUPPORT. 3626 01:56:57,744 --> 01:57:00,947 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 3627 01:57:00,947 --> 01:57:03,182 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 3628 01:57:03,182 --> 01:57:03,816 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. FOLLOWED 3629 01:57:03,816 --> 01:57:06,319 BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3630 01:57:06,319 --> 01:57:07,420 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3631 01:57:07,420 --> 01:57:08,087 I JUST WANTED TO THANK MR. 3632 01:57:08,087 --> 01:57:08,688 SANTOS AND THE ENTIRE SEATTLE 3633 01:57:08,688 --> 01:57:10,189 CITY LIGHT TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK 3634 01:57:10,189 --> 01:57:11,924 THAT THEY'RE DOING. THIS IS 3635 01:57:11,924 --> 01:57:13,593 VERY COMPLEX AND INCREDIBLE WORK 3636 01:57:13,593 --> 01:57:16,496 THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, THAT HAS 3637 01:57:16,496 --> 01:57:17,663 HUGE IMPACTS. AND, YOU KNOW, 3638 01:57:17,663 --> 01:57:18,498 TODAY AND MOVING FORWARD. AND WE 3639 01:57:18,498 --> 01:57:20,299 HAVE TO TAKE THESE STEPS MOVING 3640 01:57:20,299 --> 01:57:23,336 FORWARD DELIBERATELY, 3641 01:57:23,336 --> 01:57:23,970 THOUGHTFULLY, AND INCLUDING ALL 3642 01:57:23,970 --> 01:57:25,071 THE STAKEHOLDERS AND ALL THE 3643 01:57:25,071 --> 01:57:28,408 ISSUES THAT SURROUND IT. SO I 3644 01:57:28,408 --> 01:57:30,376 THANK SEATTLE CITY LIGHT FOR 3645 01:57:30,376 --> 01:57:31,711 THAT. AND, AND TO 3646 01:57:31,711 --> 01:57:32,378 COUNCILMEMBERS. LIN POINT. YES, 3647 01:57:32,378 --> 01:57:34,814 WE NEED TO BE SMART ON DATA 3648 01:57:34,814 --> 01:57:36,682 CENTERS. I MET WITH MICROSOFT 3649 01:57:36,682 --> 01:57:38,584 YESTERDAY ON THE TOPIC 3650 01:57:38,584 --> 01:57:42,221 PREVIOUSLY WITH AWS, AMAZON AND 3651 01:57:42,221 --> 01:57:43,423 DIGITAL REALTY HERE IN SEATTLE. 3652 01:57:43,423 --> 01:57:46,559 AND WE NEED TO BE SMART AND, AND 3653 01:57:46,559 --> 01:57:48,294 REALLY BUILD IN THESE PIECES. 3654 01:57:48,294 --> 01:57:49,896 AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT WE'RE 3655 01:57:49,896 --> 01:57:51,664 DOING. I THINK WE'RE BEING 3656 01:57:51,664 --> 01:57:52,865 THOUGHTFUL WITH THIS BEING, YOU 3657 01:57:52,865 --> 01:57:55,101 KNOW, ANTICIPATORY IN TERMS OF 3658 01:57:55,101 --> 01:57:56,636 THE FUTURE, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY 3659 01:57:56,636 --> 01:57:57,703 GOING TO GET GREATER WITH ALL 3660 01:57:57,703 --> 01:57:58,838 THE VARIOUS DEMANDS THAT ARE 3661 01:57:58,838 --> 01:58:01,107 GOING TO BE PLACED ON IT. AND 3662 01:58:01,107 --> 01:58:03,709 COLLEAGUES, I JUST WANT TO CLOSE 3663 01:58:03,709 --> 01:58:05,778 BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO THE COST 3664 01:58:05,778 --> 01:58:08,081 PIECE, WHICH I'LL JUST SAY NOW 3665 01:58:08,081 --> 01:58:10,483 AFFORDABILITY. WE JUST DID THE 3666 01:58:10,483 --> 01:58:11,517 SALES TAX PIECE HERE. WE HAVE 3667 01:58:11,517 --> 01:58:12,552 UTILITY RATES. I'VE TALKED 3668 01:58:12,552 --> 01:58:14,454 ABOUT PROPERTY RATES. I'VE 3669 01:58:14,454 --> 01:58:15,021 TALKED ABOUT PROPERTY RATES 3670 01:58:15,021 --> 01:58:16,556 SHIFTING FROM COMMERCIAL TO 3671 01:58:16,556 --> 01:58:19,859 RESIDENTIAL. THIS AFFORDABILITY 3672 01:58:19,859 --> 01:58:20,560 CHALLENGE IS REAL AND IT'S GOING 3673 01:58:20,560 --> 01:58:22,595 TO HAVE OTHER ASPECTS TO IT TO 3674 01:58:22,595 --> 01:58:25,431 WATER AS IN TERMS OF MY SERVICE 3675 01:58:25,431 --> 01:58:26,365 ON THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY 3676 01:58:26,365 --> 01:58:29,635 COMMITTEE, PREVIOUSLY. AND, YOU 3677 01:58:29,635 --> 01:58:30,937 KNOW, WE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL 3678 01:58:30,937 --> 01:58:33,239 IN THAT BIGGER STRATEGIC PICTURE 3679 01:58:33,239 --> 01:58:35,141 TOO, ACROSS THE ENTIRE 3680 01:58:35,141 --> 01:58:36,609 ENTERPRISE. AND I THINK THAT'S 3681 01:58:36,609 --> 01:58:39,112 GOING TO BE OUR CHALLENGE MOVING 3682 01:58:39,112 --> 01:58:40,480 FORWARD. THANK YOU, COUNCIL 3683 01:58:40,480 --> 01:58:40,780 PRESIDENT. 3684 01:58:40,780 --> 01:58:43,649 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3685 01:58:43,649 --> 01:58:44,283 KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3686 01:58:44,283 --> 01:58:45,551 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WANT 3687 01:58:45,551 --> 01:58:47,920 TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 3688 01:58:47,920 --> 01:58:49,489 FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO 3689 01:58:49,489 --> 01:58:51,991 THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. YOU 3690 01:58:51,991 --> 01:58:53,926 KNOW, ONE, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 3691 01:58:53,926 --> 01:58:56,229 HAVING TO INCREASE RATES IS 3692 01:58:56,229 --> 01:58:58,998 NEVER AN EASY THING. IT IS, 3693 01:58:58,998 --> 01:59:01,167 UNFORTUNATELY A NECESSARY THING 3694 01:59:01,167 --> 01:59:04,670 AS WE HAVE MORE AND MORE NEED IN 3695 01:59:04,670 --> 01:59:08,407 OUR CITY. SO WE IT'S NOT IT'S 3696 01:59:08,407 --> 01:59:10,576 UNAVOIDABLE. BUT I DO WANT TO 3697 01:59:10,576 --> 01:59:11,677 ACKNOWLEDGE AND I JOIN YOU IN 3698 01:59:11,677 --> 01:59:14,080 YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE DATA 3699 01:59:14,080 --> 01:59:15,548 CENTERS PIECE AND ENSURING THAT 3700 01:59:15,548 --> 01:59:19,285 WE'RE NOT SUBSIDIZING THE WORK 3701 01:59:19,285 --> 01:59:21,387 AND FUTURE WORK OF ANY FUTURE, 3702 01:59:21,387 --> 01:59:22,889 IF ANY, SHOULD BE SITUATED HERE 3703 01:59:22,889 --> 01:59:25,424 IN SEATTLE, AND THEN ALSO WANT 3704 01:59:25,424 --> 01:59:30,596 TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BECAUSE WE 3705 01:59:30,596 --> 01:59:31,230 HAVE THE AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS 3706 01:59:31,230 --> 01:59:34,400 THAT WE HAVE, THE. AND SO MANY 3707 01:59:34,400 --> 01:59:36,302 PEOPLE HAD A HAND IN THIS. ALSO, 3708 01:59:36,302 --> 01:59:38,471 COUNCILMEMBERS STRAUSS YOU PUT 3709 01:59:38,471 --> 01:59:40,773 IN THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM 3710 01:59:40,773 --> 01:59:42,041 EXPANSION, BECAUSE WE KNOW WE 3711 01:59:42,041 --> 01:59:44,110 HAVE TO. IT'S UNAVOIDABLE TO 3712 01:59:44,110 --> 01:59:45,044 INCREASE THE RATES. SO WE WANT 3713 01:59:45,044 --> 01:59:46,846 TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AS MUCH 3714 01:59:46,846 --> 01:59:49,649 RELIEF FOR AS MANY CUSTOMERS AS 3715 01:59:49,649 --> 01:59:51,150 POSSIBLE. SO I WANT TO 3716 01:59:51,150 --> 01:59:52,618 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT'S BAKED 3717 01:59:52,618 --> 01:59:55,254 INTO THIS LEGISLATION AS WELL. 3718 01:59:55,254 --> 01:59:57,323 SO REALLY, JUST TO SAY AND 3719 01:59:57,323 --> 01:59:58,424 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE 3720 01:59:58,424 --> 02:00:01,394 WATCHING THIS IS AN INCREASING 3721 02:00:01,394 --> 02:00:03,162 BECAUSE WE'RE SUBSIDIZING DATA 3722 02:00:03,162 --> 02:00:04,597 CENTERS. AND ALSO WE DON'T WANT 3723 02:00:04,597 --> 02:00:07,567 TO HAVE TO INCREASE RATES, BUT 3724 02:00:07,567 --> 02:00:09,936 WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE IN THIS 3725 02:00:09,936 --> 02:00:11,971 CASE. AND WE DON'T TAKE THAT 3726 02:00:11,971 --> 02:00:15,441 LIGHTLY. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE DO 3727 02:00:15,441 --> 02:00:16,008 THINGS LIKE SUPPORT UTILITY 3728 02:00:16,008 --> 02:00:17,910 DISCOUNT PROGRAM EXPANSIONS, 3729 02:00:17,910 --> 02:00:20,613 BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THIS IS 3730 02:00:20,613 --> 02:00:22,415 THESE INCREASES ALWAYS HAVE A 3731 02:00:22,415 --> 02:00:25,151 HUGE IMPACT ON OUR SMALL 3732 02:00:25,151 --> 02:00:28,187 BUSINESSES AND OUR RESIDENTS 3733 02:00:28,187 --> 02:00:29,455 WRIT LARGE. THANK YOU. CHAIR. 3734 02:00:29,455 --> 02:00:32,024 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 3735 02:00:32,024 --> 02:00:32,491 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 3736 02:00:32,491 --> 02:00:33,726 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 3737 02:00:33,726 --> 02:00:35,027 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3738 02:00:35,027 --> 02:00:36,295 THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU 3739 02:00:36,295 --> 02:00:38,297 TO OUR CITY LIGHT TEAM AND THE 3740 02:00:38,297 --> 02:00:39,332 RATE ADVISORY BOARD. ALTHOUGH 3741 02:00:39,332 --> 02:00:41,500 I'M NOT SURE THAT I GOT THAT 3742 02:00:41,500 --> 02:00:42,101 NAME TECHNICALLY CORRECT, BUT 3743 02:00:42,101 --> 02:00:42,768 IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE THEM 3744 02:00:42,768 --> 02:00:46,038 AT COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK 3745 02:00:46,038 --> 02:00:47,540 YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US. 3746 02:00:47,540 --> 02:00:48,975 THIS IS THE LARGEST RATE 3747 02:00:48,975 --> 02:00:50,843 INCREASE THAT WE'VE HAD IN 3748 02:00:50,843 --> 02:00:52,511 QUITE SOME TIME, AND WE ARE 3749 02:00:52,511 --> 02:00:53,980 STILL OUR RATES ARE LOWER THAN 3750 02:00:53,980 --> 02:00:56,082 OUR PEERS AND OUR RATE INCREASES 3751 02:00:56,082 --> 02:00:57,950 ARE LOWER THAN OUR PEERS. YOU 3752 02:00:57,950 --> 02:01:01,187 MIGHT HAVE READ THIS MORNING, 3753 02:01:01,187 --> 02:01:03,756 KITSAP UTILITY IS LOOKING AT 3754 02:01:03,756 --> 02:01:04,223 GENERATING THEIR OWN 3755 02:01:04,223 --> 02:01:06,459 ELECTRICITY. IF I WAS IN THEIR 3756 02:01:06,459 --> 02:01:08,094 SHOES, I WOULD NOT DO THAT 3757 02:01:08,094 --> 02:01:09,061 BECAUSE I THINK THAT THEY'RE 3758 02:01:09,061 --> 02:01:09,829 PROBABLY GOING TO GET CHEAPER 3759 02:01:09,829 --> 02:01:13,699 ELECTRICITY THROUGH PSC, BECAUSE 3760 02:01:13,699 --> 02:01:17,136 GENERATION TRANSMISSION AND AND 3761 02:01:17,136 --> 02:01:19,271 THEN ENSURING THAT IT ALL GETS 3762 02:01:19,271 --> 02:01:23,876 DISTRIBUTED CORRECTLY IS A VERY 3763 02:01:23,876 --> 02:01:24,510 COSTLY ENDEAVOR. AND SO I'LL 3764 02:01:24,510 --> 02:01:25,177 LOOK TO THE PROFESSIONALS TO SAY 3765 02:01:25,177 --> 02:01:26,379 WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S A GOOD 3766 02:01:26,379 --> 02:01:27,947 IDEA. BUT IF I WAS IN THEIR 3767 02:01:27,947 --> 02:01:30,516 SHOES, I WOULD BE VERY CAUTIOUS. 3768 02:01:30,516 --> 02:01:32,184 NOW, THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN 3769 02:01:32,184 --> 02:01:33,019 VOTING FOR AN ALLOWANCE. I 3770 02:01:33,019 --> 02:01:34,420 WON'T GET INTO THE REST OF THAT 3771 02:01:34,420 --> 02:01:36,389 SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE. ALL THAT 3772 02:01:36,389 --> 02:01:37,957 TO SAY IS, I BELIEVE THAT PSC 3773 02:01:37,957 --> 02:01:42,561 RAISED THEIR RATES 11% IN 2025, 3774 02:01:42,561 --> 02:01:44,764 12% IN 2026, AND HAVE A PLANNED 3775 02:01:44,764 --> 02:01:49,301 RATE INCREASE OF 15% IN 2027 FOR 3776 02:01:49,301 --> 02:01:49,902 THEIR ELECTRICITY. NOW, THERE 3777 02:01:49,902 --> 02:01:52,438 ARE DIFFERENT UTILITY THAN US. 3778 02:01:52,438 --> 02:01:53,105 THEY ARE ALSO ACTUALLY THEY HAVE 3779 02:01:53,105 --> 02:01:56,776 WAY MORE TRANSMISSION LINES TO 3780 02:01:56,776 --> 02:01:59,745 ENSURE OUR UP TO SPEED AND IN 3781 02:01:59,745 --> 02:02:01,247 GOOD CONDITION. THEY ARE AHEAD 3782 02:02:01,247 --> 02:02:02,948 OF US IN OUR WILDLAND FIRE 3783 02:02:02,948 --> 02:02:04,050 PREVENTION. BUT THAT'S PARTLY 3784 02:02:04,050 --> 02:02:05,584 BECAUSE WE HAVE FEWER 3785 02:02:05,584 --> 02:02:07,053 TRANSMISSION LINES. ALL THAT TO 3786 02:02:07,053 --> 02:02:08,454 SAY, AT THE BEGINNING, AT THE 3787 02:02:08,454 --> 02:02:10,856 END OF LAST YEAR, COUNCILMEMBER 3788 02:02:10,856 --> 02:02:12,591 JUAREZ HAD STARTED US ON WHAT 3789 02:02:12,591 --> 02:02:15,361 WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT A SIX 3790 02:02:15,361 --> 02:02:17,263 MONTH PLAN FOR CITY LIGHT TO 3791 02:02:17,263 --> 02:02:21,300 BEGIN PRESENTING EACH OF THESE 3792 02:02:21,300 --> 02:02:25,504 ISSUES OF OUR GENERATION 3793 02:02:25,504 --> 02:02:26,505 TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND 3794 02:02:26,505 --> 02:02:28,774 HOME USE, AND WHAT EACH OF THESE 3795 02:02:28,774 --> 02:02:30,076 RATE DRIVERS WERE TO BE. AND 3796 02:02:30,076 --> 02:02:33,079 THEN SUDDENLY, DAWN LINDELL WAS 3797 02:02:33,079 --> 02:02:33,679 FIRED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT A 3798 02:02:33,679 --> 02:02:34,346 TRANSITION. AND I JUST REALLY 3799 02:02:34,346 --> 02:02:37,249 APPRECIATE ROB SANTOS STANDING 3800 02:02:37,249 --> 02:02:38,484 UP AND HELPING US LEAD THE 3801 02:02:38,484 --> 02:02:40,553 AGENCY THROUGH THIS TIME. 3802 02:02:40,553 --> 02:02:42,054 KIRSTY, YOUR WORK IS AMAZING. 3803 02:02:42,054 --> 02:02:43,723 SOMETHING THAT DON WOULD ALWAYS 3804 02:02:43,723 --> 02:02:44,724 SAY TO WHENEVER I WOULD GIVE HER 3805 02:02:44,724 --> 02:02:45,825 A COMPLIMENT, SHE SAID, THAT'S 3806 02:02:45,825 --> 02:02:50,830 NOT ME, THAT'S MY TEAM. AND 3807 02:02:50,830 --> 02:02:52,164 THAT'S HOW WE HAVE GOTTEN 3808 02:02:52,164 --> 02:02:53,666 THROUGH THAT TURBULENCE IS THAT 3809 02:02:53,666 --> 02:02:55,267 WE HAVE A STRONG TEAM AND THAT 3810 02:02:55,267 --> 02:02:55,935 WE'VE GOT GREAT PEOPLE WORKING 3811 02:02:55,935 --> 02:02:58,571 FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. I JUST 3812 02:02:58,571 --> 02:03:00,072 WISH THAT WE HADN'T HAD THE 3813 02:03:00,072 --> 02:03:00,673 UNEXPECTED TRANSITION, SO WE 3814 02:03:00,673 --> 02:03:03,175 COULD HAVE HAD MAYBE A MORE 3815 02:03:03,175 --> 02:03:04,510 PUBLIC CONVERSATION. WE AT LEAST 3816 02:03:04,510 --> 02:03:06,045 GOT TO TALK ABOUT THE HANGERS ON 3817 02:03:06,045 --> 02:03:07,079 THE TRANSMISSION LINES. I'M 3818 02:03:07,079 --> 02:03:11,350 GRATEFUL FOR THAT. ALL THAT TO 3819 02:03:11,350 --> 02:03:12,918 SAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO 3820 02:03:12,918 --> 02:03:18,657 TO UPDATE OUR GRID. WE HAVE 3821 02:03:18,657 --> 02:03:20,159 AGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAD, I 3822 02:03:20,159 --> 02:03:21,660 THINK, A 50 TO 60 YEAR LIFESPAN, 3823 02:03:21,660 --> 02:03:25,097 AND WE'RE IN ABOUT 50 YEARS 3824 02:03:25,097 --> 02:03:29,635 RIGHT NOW FOR A LOT OF OUR FOR A 3825 02:03:29,635 --> 02:03:30,302 LOT OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, I'VE 3826 02:03:30,302 --> 02:03:31,470 GOT A 50 YEAR OLD TRUCK, AND 3827 02:03:31,470 --> 02:03:32,338 I'LL TELL YOU EVERY TIME I FIX 3828 02:03:32,338 --> 02:03:35,241 SOMETHING, SOMETHING ELSE BREAKS 3829 02:03:35,241 --> 02:03:39,345 BECAUSE THE ISSUE JUST MOVES 3830 02:03:39,345 --> 02:03:40,346 THROUGH THE VEHICLE. AND 3831 02:03:40,346 --> 02:03:41,947 EVENTUALLY WE HAD TO GET THE, 3832 02:03:41,947 --> 02:03:44,683 THE ENGINE PULLED OUT AND HAD A 3833 02:03:44,683 --> 02:03:46,185 NICE MECHANICAL. BECAUSE WE HAVE 3834 02:03:46,185 --> 02:03:47,453 THE MARITIME INDUSTRY IN 3835 02:03:47,453 --> 02:03:49,221 BALLARD, WE HAD SOMEBODY CREATE 3836 02:03:49,221 --> 02:03:51,023 US A NEW FLYWHEEL AND NOW THE 3837 02:03:51,023 --> 02:03:52,691 TRUCK RUNS GREAT. BUT THIS IS 3838 02:03:52,691 --> 02:03:56,061 WHERE WE'RE AT WITH SOME OF OUR 3839 02:03:56,061 --> 02:03:57,430 INFRASTRUCTURE IS AS WE PATCH 3840 02:03:57,430 --> 02:03:59,165 TOGETHER, EACH OF THE LITTLE 3841 02:03:59,165 --> 02:04:00,766 INCIDENTS, THEY JUST KEEP 3842 02:04:00,766 --> 02:04:01,901 TRICKLING DOWN THE LINE UNTIL WE 3843 02:04:01,901 --> 02:04:04,003 HAVE TO DO A MAJOR REPLACEMENT. 3844 02:04:04,003 --> 02:04:05,438 THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT, AND 3845 02:04:05,438 --> 02:04:08,407 THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THIS LARGE 3846 02:04:08,407 --> 02:04:10,976 COMPARATIVE TO OUR PAST RATE 3847 02:04:10,976 --> 02:04:12,444 INCREASE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS 3848 02:04:12,444 --> 02:04:14,680 LOWER THAN OUR PEERS. AND THIS 3849 02:04:14,680 --> 02:04:16,482 IS ALSO WHY WE'VE GOT THE 3850 02:04:16,482 --> 02:04:17,383 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM THAT IS 3851 02:04:17,383 --> 02:04:19,351 STARTING AT THE SAME TIME ON 3852 02:04:19,351 --> 02:04:21,654 JANUARY 1st, WITH 31,000 NEW 3853 02:04:21,654 --> 02:04:22,354 FAMILIES ELIGIBLE, AND IN THE 3854 02:04:22,354 --> 02:04:24,557 NEXT TWO YEARS WILL BUMP THAT UP 3855 02:04:24,557 --> 02:04:26,592 TO 81,000 83,000 FAMILIES, WHICH 3856 02:04:26,592 --> 02:04:29,962 IS THE SIZE OF ANY OF OUR 3857 02:04:29,962 --> 02:04:32,598 COUNCIL DISTRICTS, REGISTERED 3858 02:04:32,598 --> 02:04:34,733 VOTERS. AND SO JUST A GREAT 3859 02:04:34,733 --> 02:04:35,901 APPRECIATION TO CITY LIGHT, TO 3860 02:04:35,901 --> 02:04:40,072 THE RATE ADVISORY PANEL AND TO 3861 02:04:40,072 --> 02:04:41,173 OUR CUSTOMERS FOR TRUSTING IN US 3862 02:04:41,173 --> 02:04:45,077 AS A PUBLIC UTILITY. THANK YOU. 3863 02:04:45,077 --> 02:04:45,644 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3864 02:04:45,644 --> 02:04:48,214 STRAUSS. AND MY. ARE THERE ANY 3865 02:04:48,214 --> 02:04:48,848 OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS BEFORE I 3866 02:04:48,848 --> 02:04:50,683 PASS IT BACK TO THE CHAIR OF THE 3867 02:04:50,683 --> 02:04:51,350 COMMITTEE? I JUST WANT TO THANK 3868 02:04:51,350 --> 02:04:52,384 YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, FOR 3869 02:04:52,384 --> 02:04:55,588 YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. I WAS 3870 02:04:55,588 --> 02:04:56,655 TAKING NOTE. I THINK I HAVE A 3871 02:04:56,655 --> 02:04:59,992 TIE WITH YOU ALL. EITHER DATA 3872 02:04:59,992 --> 02:05:00,993 CENTERS OR DATA CENTERS, AND IT 3873 02:05:00,993 --> 02:05:04,096 WAS A TIE FOR ALL OF Y'ALL. SO 3874 02:05:04,096 --> 02:05:04,997 I JUST WANTED TO I WAS KEEPING 3875 02:05:04,997 --> 02:05:07,466 COUNT. SO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 3876 02:05:07,466 --> 02:05:08,934 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE 3877 02:05:08,934 --> 02:05:10,202 YOUR CLOSING COMMENTS. 3878 02:05:10,202 --> 02:05:10,836 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3879 02:05:10,836 --> 02:05:12,438 AND I WANT TO ADD FOR THE RECORD 3880 02:05:12,438 --> 02:05:14,740 THAT 50 IS NOT OLD. ALL RIGHT. 3881 02:05:14,740 --> 02:05:17,009 SO THAT BEING SAID, 3882 02:05:17,009 --> 02:05:18,110 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, THANK YOU SO 3883 02:05:18,110 --> 02:05:19,445 MUCH. I REALLY ENJOYED WORKING 3884 02:05:19,445 --> 02:05:23,682 WITH YOU ON THE DATA CENTER. THE 3885 02:05:23,682 --> 02:05:24,316 MORATORIUM AND THE RESOLUTION. 3886 02:05:24,316 --> 02:05:25,384 AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST I JUST 3887 02:05:25,384 --> 02:05:27,753 AGAIN, I, YOUR TRANSITION FROM 3888 02:05:27,753 --> 02:05:29,188 CITY ATTORNEY TO A LEGISLATOR 3889 02:05:29,188 --> 02:05:31,223 HAS BEEN GREAT. I'VE ENJOYED 3890 02:05:31,223 --> 02:05:31,891 WORKING WITH YOU. I KNOW YOU AND 3891 02:05:31,891 --> 02:05:33,292 I LIKE TO GET WONKY WITH THE LAW 3892 02:05:33,292 --> 02:05:34,326 AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF, BUT 3893 02:05:34,326 --> 02:05:36,328 THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE 3894 02:05:36,328 --> 02:05:37,763 THAT. AND AS I SAID BEFORE, AND 3895 02:05:37,763 --> 02:05:39,999 I'LL SAY IT AGAIN WITHOUT GOING 3896 02:05:39,999 --> 02:05:42,268 INTO REHASHING THE LAST THREE 3897 02:05:42,268 --> 02:05:42,902 COMMITTEE MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, WE 3898 02:05:42,902 --> 02:05:45,804 HAVE BECOME A SOCIETY SINCE POST 3899 02:05:45,804 --> 02:05:50,276 COLONIAL CONTACT, EXCAVATING AND 3900 02:05:50,276 --> 02:05:51,844 MINING AND TAKING EVERYTHING AND 3901 02:05:51,844 --> 02:05:52,811 GRINDING THINGS OUT AND TAKING 3902 02:05:52,811 --> 02:05:53,612 EVERYTHING OUT OF THE GROUND AND 3903 02:05:53,612 --> 02:05:54,513 OUT OF THE WATER AND OUT OF THE 3904 02:05:54,513 --> 02:05:56,148 AIR. SO THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING 3905 02:05:56,148 --> 02:05:59,285 LEFT. AND SO TO HAVE A SEATTLE 3906 02:05:59,285 --> 02:06:00,452 CITY LIGHT BE SO RESPONSIVE AND 3907 02:06:00,452 --> 02:06:01,887 WORK WITH US. AND WE SAW YOUR 3908 02:06:01,887 --> 02:06:03,422 WORK. THANK YOU. ROB. THANK YOU. 3909 02:06:03,422 --> 02:06:05,858 CHRISTIE. ON THE SKAGIT RIVER 3910 02:06:05,858 --> 02:06:07,126 PROJECT. AND WE SAW THAT YEARS 3911 02:06:07,126 --> 02:06:08,294 IN THE MAKING. I'M GOING TO SAY 3912 02:06:08,294 --> 02:06:09,461 THIS FOR THE RECORD BECAUSE I AM 3913 02:06:09,461 --> 02:06:11,363 OLD. I WORKED ON THE ORIGINAL 3914 02:06:11,363 --> 02:06:12,197 AGREEMENT BACK IN THE LATE 90s 3915 02:06:12,197 --> 02:06:14,967 WHEN I WAS AT EVERGREEN LEGAL 3916 02:06:14,967 --> 02:06:15,834 SERVICES FOR THE TRIBES AND WHAT 3917 02:06:15,834 --> 02:06:18,904 WE CALL BC BEFORE CASINOS. SO I 3918 02:06:18,904 --> 02:06:20,339 KNOW THE LONG HISTORY WITH FERC 3919 02:06:20,339 --> 02:06:22,041 AND THE FEDERAL COURTS AND 3920 02:06:22,041 --> 02:06:23,042 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND WATER AND 3921 02:06:23,042 --> 02:06:24,743 HYDRO, AND HOW IT ALL COMES 3922 02:06:24,743 --> 02:06:26,211 TOGETHER. AND SITTING ON THIS 3923 02:06:26,211 --> 02:06:27,680 COUNCIL AND BEING ON THIS 3924 02:06:27,680 --> 02:06:28,280 COMMITTEE SINCE I WAS ELECTED 3925 02:06:28,280 --> 02:06:30,282 FIRST IN 2016, I UNDERSTAND THIS 3926 02:06:30,282 --> 02:06:32,484 JOURNEY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 3927 02:06:32,484 --> 02:06:33,152 AND THANK YOU, DON, TO I HOPE 3928 02:06:33,152 --> 02:06:35,654 SHE WATCHES THIS BECAUSE THIS IS 3929 02:06:35,654 --> 02:06:38,057 PART OF HER VICTORY AS WELL. AND 3930 02:06:38,057 --> 02:06:39,358 I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT SEATTLE 3931 02:06:39,358 --> 02:06:44,330 CITY LIGHT IS THE CITY'S LARGEST 3932 02:06:44,330 --> 02:06:47,600 ECONOMIC ENGINE. AND WE ARE ALL 3933 02:06:47,600 --> 02:06:50,169 SHAREHOLDERS AND STEWARDS, AS 3934 02:06:50,169 --> 02:06:51,937 YOU ARE. AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 3935 02:06:51,937 --> 02:06:53,639 IS THE SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER 3936 02:06:53,639 --> 02:06:55,040 OF THIS OF THIS GREAT CITY. AND 3937 02:06:55,040 --> 02:06:56,442 AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS POINTED 3938 02:06:56,442 --> 02:06:58,310 OUT, AND MY OTHER COLLEAGUES ON 3939 02:06:58,310 --> 02:07:00,879 THE COMMITTEE, WE TAKE THAT THAT 3940 02:07:00,879 --> 02:07:03,449 THAT STEWARDSHIP SERIOUSLY. AND 3941 02:07:03,449 --> 02:07:04,617 I APPRECIATED, EXCEPT FOR THAT 3942 02:07:04,617 --> 02:07:07,252 ONE TIME, ALL THE ALL THE 3943 02:07:07,252 --> 02:07:09,788 POWERPOINTS, THE NUMBERS DIDN'T 3944 02:07:09,788 --> 02:07:11,557 LINE UP. OTHER THAN THAT, WE DID 3945 02:07:11,557 --> 02:07:12,524 GREAT. AND THERE WAS A LOT OF 3946 02:07:12,524 --> 02:07:13,726 MATERIAL TO GO THROUGH. SO TO 3947 02:07:13,726 --> 02:07:16,128 GET US HERE TODAY IS A, I KNOW 3948 02:07:16,128 --> 02:07:18,764 IT'S NOT AS SEXY AS THE 3949 02:07:18,764 --> 02:07:19,598 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA BIG PIECE OF 3950 02:07:19,598 --> 02:07:20,632 LEGISLATION THAT HE GOT OVER THE 3951 02:07:20,632 --> 02:07:22,334 FINISH LINE, BUT FOR ME, IT'S A 3952 02:07:22,334 --> 02:07:24,636 BIG DEAL. AND I ALSO WANT TO 3953 02:07:24,636 --> 02:07:26,405 THANK SOFIA SUAREZ, WHO'S 3954 02:07:26,405 --> 02:07:27,039 SITTING RIGHT THERE. SOFIA'S 3955 02:07:27,039 --> 02:07:29,108 BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT AND 3956 02:07:29,108 --> 02:07:30,609 SHE'S BEEN AMAZING. AND PAUL, 3957 02:07:30,609 --> 02:07:35,314 PAUL, PAUL, COUNCILMEMBER PAUL, 3958 02:07:35,314 --> 02:07:36,915 PAUL MENIFEE, OUR POLICY PERSON 3959 02:07:36,915 --> 02:07:37,850 WHO'S BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH 3960 02:07:37,850 --> 02:07:39,051 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT SINCE THE DAY 3961 02:07:39,051 --> 02:07:41,553 WE HIRED HIM AND HAS BEEN 3962 02:07:41,553 --> 02:07:42,921 EXCEPTIONAL IN GETTING US AND 3963 02:07:42,921 --> 02:07:43,822 WORKING WITH YOU ON THE 3964 02:07:43,822 --> 02:07:46,091 POWERPOINTS, AS WELL AS WITH 3965 02:07:46,091 --> 02:07:48,193 TRACY AND ERIC MCCONAUGHY. AND I 3966 02:07:48,193 --> 02:07:48,961 JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, 3967 02:07:48,961 --> 02:07:50,963 BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY SEE 3968 02:07:50,963 --> 02:07:52,731 REALIZE OR MAYBE OBVIOUSLY NOT 3969 02:07:52,731 --> 02:07:54,533 SEE THAT WE REALLY RELY ON 3970 02:07:54,533 --> 02:07:56,001 CENTRAL STAFF AND GETTING THE 3971 02:07:56,001 --> 02:07:57,069 INFORMATION TO US AND WORKING 3972 02:07:57,069 --> 02:07:58,404 WITH YOU FOLKS AND GETTING THE 3973 02:07:58,404 --> 02:08:00,105 INFORMATION OUT. AND SO THE 3974 02:08:00,105 --> 02:08:03,242 PUBLIC CAN ACCESS IT ONLINE. AND 3975 02:08:03,242 --> 02:08:05,144 ONE LAST THANK YOU. I HAD REALLY 3976 02:08:05,144 --> 02:08:07,579 NICE CONVERSATIONS WITH FOUR 3977 02:08:07,579 --> 02:08:09,048 TRIBAL LEADERS, THREE OF THEM 3978 02:08:09,048 --> 02:08:11,450 WITHIN THE SKAGIT RIVER SYSTEM 3979 02:08:11,450 --> 02:08:12,751 WATERSHED, AND HAS NOTHING BUT 3980 02:08:12,751 --> 02:08:14,386 WONDERFUL THINGS TO SAY ABOUT 3981 02:08:14,386 --> 02:08:15,954 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. AND IT'S 3982 02:08:15,954 --> 02:08:16,488 NOT EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS 3983 02:08:16,488 --> 02:08:17,623 PERFECT, BUT THE FACT THAT YOU 3984 02:08:17,623 --> 02:08:21,827 RECOGNIZE AND GO BEYOND A LAND 3985 02:08:21,827 --> 02:08:22,428 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND RECOGNIZE 3986 02:08:22,428 --> 02:08:24,563 TRIBAL CONSULTATION ON A FINITE 3987 02:08:24,563 --> 02:08:25,230 RESOURCE CERTAINLY SPEAKS A LOT 3988 02:08:25,230 --> 02:08:27,633 TO OUR VALUES AS A CITY. SO 3989 02:08:27,633 --> 02:08:29,668 THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT COUNCIL 3990 02:08:29,668 --> 02:08:30,502 PRESIDENT, I HOPE I HAVE 3991 02:08:30,502 --> 02:08:31,003 EVERYONE'S SUPPORT. 3992 02:08:31,003 --> 02:08:33,005 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 3993 02:08:33,005 --> 02:08:33,472 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 3994 02:08:33,472 --> 02:08:34,106 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IS THAT 3995 02:08:34,106 --> 02:08:36,108 AN OLD HAND? 3996 02:08:36,108 --> 02:08:36,341 -- OLD. 3997 02:08:36,341 --> 02:08:38,410 -- OLD HAND. FOR OLD 3998 02:08:38,410 --> 02:08:39,111 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. OKAY, 3999 02:08:39,111 --> 02:08:40,345 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 4000 02:08:40,345 --> 02:08:46,151 ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? 4001 02:08:46,151 --> 02:08:48,387 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 4002 02:08:48,387 --> 02:08:49,521 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE 4003 02:08:49,521 --> 02:08:50,022 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 4004 02:08:50,022 --> 02:08:52,558 -- AYE. 4005 02:08:52,558 --> 02:08:53,092 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 4006 02:08:53,092 --> 02:08:54,927 -- YES. 4007 02:08:54,927 --> 02:08:55,461 -- COUNCILMEMBER. JUAREZ. 4008 02:08:55,461 --> 02:08:56,628 -- AYE 4009 02:08:56,628 --> 02:08:59,465 -- COUNCILMEMBER. KETTLE. 4010 02:08:59,465 --> 02:09:00,466 -- AYE. 4011 02:09:00,466 --> 02:09:00,933 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 4012 02:09:00,933 --> 02:09:03,502 -- YES. 4013 02:09:03,502 --> 02:09:04,002 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 4014 02:09:04,002 --> 02:09:05,671 -- YES. 4015 02:09:05,671 --> 02:09:06,138 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 4016 02:09:06,138 --> 02:09:07,973 HOLLINGSWORTH. 4017 02:09:07,973 --> 02:09:08,207 -- YES. 4018 02:09:08,207 --> 02:09:09,975 -- NINE IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. 4019 02:09:09,975 --> 02:09:10,943 -- THE BILL PASSES. WILL THE 4020 02:09:10,943 --> 02:09:13,412 CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE MY 4021 02:09:13,412 --> 02:09:15,881 SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION ON 4022 02:09:15,881 --> 02:09:18,417 MY BEHALF? CONGRATULATIONS. OH, 4023 02:09:18,417 --> 02:09:19,451 YOU GET A CLAP. 4024 02:09:19,451 --> 02:09:19,885 -- THANK YOU, THANK 4025 02:09:19,885 --> 02:09:20,219 -- [LAUGHTER] 4026 02:09:20,219 --> 02:09:20,452 -- YOU. 4027 02:09:20,452 --> 02:09:20,786 -- [LAUGHTER] 4028 02:09:20,786 --> 02:09:21,987 -- SHE'S ALWAYS SO NICE TO ME. 4029 02:09:21,987 --> 02:09:23,822 -- COLLEAGUES. THERE WERE NO 4030 02:09:23,822 --> 02:09:25,224 ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT 4031 02:09:25,224 --> 02:09:26,625 CALENDAR. THERE IS NO RESOLUTION 4032 02:09:26,625 --> 02:09:28,127 FOR INTRODUCTION OR ADOPTION 4033 02:09:28,127 --> 02:09:30,129 TODAY. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER 4034 02:09:30,129 --> 02:09:32,064 COMMENTS? I SEE TWO 4035 02:09:32,064 --> 02:09:34,867 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOLLOWED BY 4036 02:09:34,867 --> 02:09:35,367 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 4037 02:09:35,367 --> 02:09:36,502 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST 4038 02:09:36,502 --> 02:09:37,703 WANT TO APOLOGIZE. I KEPT 4039 02:09:37,703 --> 02:09:39,271 CALLING YOU CHAIR THROUGHOUT 4040 02:09:39,271 --> 02:09:39,605 THIS MEETING. 4041 02:09:39,605 --> 02:09:43,509 -- YOU ARE. 4042 02:09:43,509 --> 02:09:44,042 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SO 4043 02:09:44,042 --> 02:09:45,277 APOLOGIES FOR THAT. THANKS. 4044 02:09:45,277 --> 02:09:48,514 -- OH, THAT'S THE OH, GIRL. 4045 02:09:48,514 --> 02:09:48,780 -- OKAY. 4046 02:09:48,780 --> 02:09:49,581 -- PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE. 4047 02:09:49,581 --> 02:09:49,982 -- YOU DON'T. 4048 02:09:49,982 --> 02:09:51,216 -- KEEP CALLING YOU CHAIR. 4049 02:09:51,216 --> 02:09:53,018 -- YOU CAN CALL. I'M. 4050 02:09:53,018 --> 02:09:53,318 -- CHAIR. 4051 02:09:53,318 --> 02:09:54,086 -- OKAY. CONCERNED ABOUT THAT? 4052 02:09:54,086 --> 02:09:55,854 -- YEAH. WE WERE ALL VERY ANGRY 4053 02:09:55,854 --> 02:09:57,422 ABOUT THAT. COUNCILMEMBER 4054 02:09:57,422 --> 02:09:57,689 STRAUSS. 4055 02:09:57,689 --> 02:09:58,590 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 4056 02:09:58,590 --> 02:09:59,925 I REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED ON 4057 02:09:59,925 --> 02:10:02,561 AUGUST 18th, 2026 FROM FULL 4058 02:10:02,561 --> 02:10:03,896 COUNCIL. 4059 02:10:03,896 --> 02:10:05,063 -- YOU SAID AUGUST 18th. 4060 02:10:05,063 --> 02:10:05,430 -- AUGUST 18th. 4061 02:10:05,430 --> 02:10:10,102 -- AWESOME. YOU. ARE THERE ANY. 4062 02:10:10,102 --> 02:10:11,303 IF THERE'S ANY OBJECTIONS YOU 4063 02:10:11,303 --> 02:10:15,440 ARE IT'S NOT RECESS YET. NO, 4064 02:10:15,440 --> 02:10:18,911 THE 21st. TRUST ME, I KNOW 4065 02:10:18,911 --> 02:10:20,245 EXACTLY THE DAY. SO 4066 02:10:20,245 --> 02:10:22,247 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE 4067 02:10:22,247 --> 02:10:24,283 EXCUSED. ARE THERE ANY OTHER 4068 02:10:24,283 --> 02:10:26,618 ITEMS TO COME BEFORE THE 4069 02:10:26,618 --> 02:10:29,788 COUNCIL? OKAY, AWESOME. OKAY, SO 4070 02:10:29,788 --> 02:10:31,557 GUESS WHAT WE'VE REACHED. WE 4071 02:10:31,557 --> 02:10:33,926 HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S 4072 02:10:33,926 --> 02:10:36,361 AGENDA. SHOUT OUT TO THAT 4073 02:10:36,361 --> 02:10:36,628 RACCOON. 4074 02:10:36,628 --> 02:10:36,962 -- [LAUGHTER] 4075 02:10:36,962 --> 02:10:37,262 -- JIMOTHY. 4076 02:10:37,262 --> 02:10:38,797 -- [LAUGHTER] 4077 02:10:38,797 --> 02:10:39,097 -- I THINK. 4078 02:10:39,097 --> 02:10:40,732 -- WHAT ABOUT MY POSSUM? 4079 02:10:40,732 --> 02:10:41,833 -- I HAVE A POSSUM. 4080 02:10:41,833 --> 02:10:44,636 -- NATIONAL SENSATION 4081 02:10:44,636 --> 02:10:45,571 COUNCILMEMBER. DID YOU WRITE IT? 4082 02:10:45,571 --> 02:10:47,339 -- A PROCLAMATION FOR MAYOR. 4083 02:10:47,339 --> 02:10:48,640 -- AND YOU HAVEN'T PRESENTED IT 4084 02:10:48,640 --> 02:10:51,009 YET? 4085 02:10:51,009 --> 02:10:52,077 -- I IT HAS NOT BEEN PRESENTED. 4086 02:10:52,077 --> 02:10:53,312 -- FOR GOOD OF THE ORDER. IF 4087 02:10:53,312 --> 02:10:55,280 ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE 4088 02:10:55,280 --> 02:10:57,950 JIMOTHY CELEBRATION THIS SUNDAY, 4089 02:10:57,950 --> 02:10:59,184 THERE WILL BE NOT JUST A 4090 02:10:59,184 --> 02:11:00,452 CELEBRATION AND PRESENTATION OF 4091 02:11:00,452 --> 02:11:01,153 A PROCLAMATION. DIDN'T QUITE 4092 02:11:01,153 --> 02:11:03,088 GET IT IN TIME TO PRESENT BRING 4093 02:11:03,088 --> 02:11:04,056 FOR FULL COUNCIL, BUT WE'D LOVE 4094 02:11:04,056 --> 02:11:05,524 IF EVERYONE COULD ATTEND BECAUSE 4095 02:11:05,524 --> 02:11:07,559 WE WILL ALSO HAVE AN ART 4096 02:11:07,559 --> 02:11:08,860 COMPETITION AS WELL. FOR THOSE 4097 02:11:08,860 --> 02:11:10,329 WHO HAVE BEEN ONLINE, IT'S 4098 02:11:10,329 --> 02:11:11,496 INSPIRED A LOT OF ART. IT'S ALSO 4099 02:11:11,496 --> 02:11:12,898 INSPIRED A LOT OF TATTOO 4100 02:11:12,898 --> 02:11:16,235 ARTISTS. SO IT'S TRUE. SOME OF 4101 02:11:16,235 --> 02:11:16,868 OUR RESIDENTS ARE WALKING AROUND 4102 02:11:16,868 --> 02:11:21,240 WITH A TATTOO HERE OR THERE. 4103 02:11:21,240 --> 02:11:22,040 PEOPLE MOVE FAST AND SO THERE 4104 02:11:22,040 --> 02:11:24,343 WILL BE AN ART COMPETITION. 4105 02:11:24,343 --> 02:11:25,110 WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING MORE 4106 02:11:25,110 --> 02:11:27,079 DETAILS LATER TODAY, BUT WE HAVE 4107 02:11:27,079 --> 02:11:29,281 LEARNED THAT WE WILL BE THE 4108 02:11:29,281 --> 02:11:30,983 FIRST PRIZE. CAN PRESENT THEIR 4109 02:11:30,983 --> 02:11:32,784 JIMOTHY ART IN CITY HALL. SO I 4110 02:11:32,784 --> 02:11:35,854 THINK THAT'S A PRETTY SOLID 4111 02:11:35,854 --> 02:11:37,522 REWARD PRIZE FOR THAT. INVITE 4112 02:11:37,522 --> 02:11:38,890 EVERYONE TO ATTEND. 4113 02:11:38,890 --> 02:11:40,792 -- AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU FOR 4114 02:11:40,792 --> 02:11:42,094 THAT. THAT'S REALLY COOL. A 4115 02:11:42,094 --> 02:11:42,961 LITTLE BIT OF FUN. I DON'T KNOW 4116 02:11:42,961 --> 02:11:43,729 WHO'LL BE NAMING THESE FOLKS, 4117 02:11:43,729 --> 02:11:47,399 BUT IT WOULD BE NICE FOR SOMEONE 4118 02:11:47,399 --> 02:11:48,834 TO NAME DANTE, YOU KNOW, OR 4119 02:11:48,834 --> 02:11:52,537 HURRICANE JAMAL, YOU KNOW, JUST 4120 02:11:52,537 --> 02:11:53,338 HAVE A DIFFERENT NAME. 4121 02:11:53,338 --> 02:11:54,373 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YES, WE IN 4122 02:11:54,373 --> 02:11:56,308 D FIVE DO HAVE A POSSUM NAMED 4123 02:11:56,308 --> 02:11:57,276 SWANKY D. 4124 02:11:57,276 --> 02:11:57,576 -- WINKY D. 4125 02:11:57,576 --> 02:11:57,843 -- OKAY. 4126 02:11:57,843 --> 02:11:59,778 -- SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT 4127 02:11:59,778 --> 02:12:02,481 OUT THERE. SWANKY D'S BEEN 4128 02:12:02,481 --> 02:12:03,081 AROUND. NOT AS POPULAR AS 4129 02:12:03,081 --> 02:12:04,416 JIMOTHY, BUT OKAY. 4130 02:12:04,416 --> 02:12:05,617 -- JIMOTHY IS A GOOD NAME. NO 4131 02:12:05,617 --> 02:12:08,353 KNOCK. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO GUESS 4132 02:12:08,353 --> 02:12:09,521 WHAT? WE'RE GOING TO END THIS 4133 02:12:09,521 --> 02:12:11,890 MEETING BECAUSE IT'S 415. SO 4134 02:12:11,890 --> 02:12:12,691 WE'VE REACHED THE END OF THE 4135 02:12:12,691 --> 02:12:16,028 MEETING. IT IS 4:15 P.M. COUNCIL 4136 02:12:16,028 --> 02:12:18,163 MEETING. THE NEXT COUNCIL 4137 02:12:18,163 --> 02:12:19,631 MEETING WILL BE JULY 28th AT 2 4138 02:12:19,631 --> 02:12:21,500 P.M.. COLLEAGUES HEARING NO 4139 02:12:21,500 --> 02:12:22,434 FURTHER BUSINESS. WE ARE 4140 02:12:22,434 --> 02:12:27,806 ADJOURNED. GOOD JOB. 4141 02:12:27,806 --> 02:12:28,140 -- THANK YOU. 4142 02:12:28,140 --> 02:12:37,949 -- [MUSIC] [MUSIC]