1 09:20:57,657 --> 09:21:06,432 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 2 09:21:06,566 --> 09:21:08,901 -- GOOD MORNING. THE AUGUST 4th, 3 09:21:08,901 --> 09:21:10,503 2026. FINANCE, NATIVE 4 09:21:10,503 --> 09:21:11,004 COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL 5 09:21:11,004 --> 09:21:11,771 GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE WILL COME 6 09:21:11,771 --> 09:21:13,639 TO ORDER. IT IS 9:31 A.M.. I'M 7 09:21:13,639 --> 09:21:14,540 DAN STRAUSS, CHAIR OF THE 8 09:21:14,540 --> 09:21:15,942 COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 9 09:21:15,942 --> 09:21:21,180 CALL THE ROLL 10 09:21:21,180 --> 09:21:21,714 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 11 09:21:21,714 --> 09:21:22,615 -- HERE 12 09:21:22,615 --> 09:21:24,650 -- COUNCIL O. COUNCIL PRESIDENT 13 09:21:24,650 --> 09:21:25,852 HOLLINGSWORTH. 14 09:21:25,852 --> 09:21:32,625 -- YES. OH, SORRY HERE. 15 09:21:32,625 --> 09:21:37,163 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. OKAY., 16 09:21:37,163 --> 09:21:40,266 VICE CHAIR RIVERA. 17 09:21:40,266 --> 09:21:40,600 -- PRESIDENT. 18 09:21:40,600 --> 09:21:42,702 -- CHAIR STRAUSS. 19 09:21:42,702 --> 09:21:45,638 -- PRESENT. 20 09:21:45,638 --> 09:21:47,173 -- SAKA. PRESENT. NO. OKAY. 21 09:21:47,173 --> 09:21:48,374 -- SAKA IS EXCUSED UNTIL. 22 09:21:48,374 --> 09:21:49,375 -- HE ARRIVES. SAKA EXCUSED. 23 09:21:49,375 --> 09:21:51,010 THERE ARE FOUR PRESENT. 24 09:21:51,010 --> 09:21:52,278 -- THANK YOU., WE HAVE FOUR 25 09:21:52,278 --> 09:21:52,779 PRESENT. WE ALSO HAVE 26 09:21:52,779 --> 09:21:53,780 COUNCILMEMBER LIN JOINING US. I 27 09:21:53,780 --> 09:21:56,549 KNOW THAT WE WILL LIKELY HAVE 28 09:21:56,549 --> 09:21:57,050 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND 29 09:21:57,050 --> 09:21:57,817 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER JOINING US 30 09:21:57,817 --> 09:21:59,786 A LITTLE BIT LATER. AND JUST 31 09:21:59,786 --> 09:22:01,821 NOTING THAT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 32 09:22:01,821 --> 09:22:03,089 IS EXCUSED UNTIL HE ARRIVES. 33 09:22:03,089 --> 09:22:06,259 WITH THAT, WE HAVE A BUSY 34 09:22:06,259 --> 09:22:07,126 MEETING AGENDA TODAY. WE HAVE 35 09:22:07,126 --> 09:22:10,029 FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE 36 09:22:10,029 --> 09:22:10,697 INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND 37 09:22:10,697 --> 09:22:12,331 WE HAVE THE SECOND PART OF OUR 38 09:22:12,331 --> 09:22:14,200 PRESENTATION ABOUT SEATTLE'S 39 09:22:14,200 --> 09:22:15,968 PROGRESS ON THE TRIBAL NATIONS 40 09:22:15,968 --> 09:22:17,070 SUMMIT COMMITMENT AREAS. WE WILL 41 09:22:17,070 --> 09:22:19,505 ALSO HAVE OUR SECOND BRIEFING 42 09:22:19,505 --> 09:22:21,474 AND POTENTIAL VOTE ON THE 43 09:22:21,474 --> 09:22:22,875 MID-YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, AS 44 09:22:22,875 --> 09:22:23,976 WELL AS THE AMENDMENTS TO IT. IF 45 09:22:23,976 --> 09:22:25,078 THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE 46 09:22:25,078 --> 09:22:28,681 AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. WE WILL 47 09:22:28,681 --> 09:22:29,615 NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT 48 09:22:29,615 --> 09:22:30,583 PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD 49 09:22:30,583 --> 09:22:32,418 RELATE TO THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S 50 09:22:32,418 --> 09:22:34,954 AGENDA AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF 51 09:22:34,954 --> 09:22:36,689 THE SELECT. WITHIN THE PURVIEW 52 09:22:36,689 --> 09:22:38,758 OF THIS COMMITTEE CLERK. HOW 53 09:22:38,758 --> 09:22:40,860 MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP IN 54 09:22:40,860 --> 09:22:43,930 PERSON AND REMOTELY? 55 09:22:43,930 --> 09:22:44,630 -- CURRENTLY, WE HAVE NINE 56 09:22:44,630 --> 09:22:45,498 IN-PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP, 57 09:22:45,498 --> 09:22:48,768 AND THERE ARE ZERO REMOTE 58 09:22:48,768 --> 09:22:49,235 SPEAKERS. 59 09:22:49,235 --> 09:22:51,270 -- WONDERFUL. WE WILL HAVE TWO 60 09:22:51,270 --> 09:22:51,971 MINUTES PER PERSON FOR PUBLIC 61 09:22:51,971 --> 09:22:53,506 COMMENTERS TODAY. I UNDERSTAND 62 09:22:53,506 --> 09:22:55,608 THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME 63 09:22:55,608 --> 09:22:58,644 TRANSLATION, SOME SIGN LANGUAGE 64 09:22:58,644 --> 09:23:00,179 INTERPRETATION HERE, AND SO WE 65 09:23:00,179 --> 09:23:02,014 WILL EXTEND THE TIME THERE FOR 66 09:23:02,014 --> 09:23:04,317 YOU. BUT WITH THAT, IF I COULD 67 09:23:04,317 --> 09:23:07,086 HAVE THE SIGN UP SHEET. I'M 68 09:23:07,086 --> 09:23:09,722 GOING TO QUICKLY READ THE RULES 69 09:23:09,722 --> 09:23:11,524 INTO THE RECORD. I THINK 70 09:23:11,524 --> 09:23:14,227 EVERYONE HERE IS FAMILIAR, BUT 71 09:23:14,227 --> 09:23:15,661 HERE WE GO. SPEAKERS WILL HAVE 72 09:23:15,661 --> 09:23:17,497 TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND WE'LL 73 09:23:17,497 --> 09:23:18,931 START WITH THE IN PERSON 74 09:23:18,931 --> 09:23:20,333 SPEAKERS. FIRST, PUBLIC COMMENT 75 09:23:20,333 --> 09:23:21,734 WILL BE UP TO 60 MINUTES. 76 09:23:21,734 --> 09:23:23,703 SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED AND 77 09:23:23,703 --> 09:23:24,337 REGISTERED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 78 09:23:24,337 --> 09:23:27,440 THEY REGISTERED. YOU WILL HEAR A 79 09:23:27,440 --> 09:23:29,075 CHIME WHEN YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS 80 09:23:29,075 --> 09:23:30,243 LEFT, AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT 81 09:23:30,243 --> 09:23:31,677 PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE'LL BEGIN 82 09:23:31,677 --> 09:23:33,246 WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE 83 09:23:33,246 --> 09:23:35,381 LIST. I HAVE HANNAH ZIFF, SIMON 84 09:23:35,381 --> 09:23:43,422 THORNTON, CHRIS CURTIN, LEE BE 85 09:23:43,422 --> 09:23:45,625 MILLER, JOSH FREESE, DEAR 86 09:23:45,625 --> 09:23:48,294 BUDDHA, I, ZINC TAYLOR FARLEY, 87 09:23:48,294 --> 09:23:51,364 AND PETER E. SO IF YOU ALL WANT 88 09:23:51,364 --> 09:23:54,400 TO LINE UP, WE'LL WE USE BOTH 89 09:23:54,400 --> 09:23:55,735 MICROPHONES HERE. THE TALLER ONE 90 09:23:55,735 --> 09:23:58,070 IS THE BETTER ONE OVER HERE. BUT 91 09:23:58,070 --> 09:24:00,239 WITH THAT HANNAH, WELCOME. GOOD 92 09:24:00,239 --> 09:24:00,873 MORNING. AND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 93 09:24:00,873 --> 09:24:01,274 IS WITH US NOW. 94 09:24:01,274 --> 09:24:04,043 -- HI, MY NAME IS HANNAH AND I 95 09:24:04,043 --> 09:24:06,813 LIVE IN PIONEER SQUARE. THAT'S 96 09:24:06,813 --> 09:24:08,481 THE SITE OF THE WHERE THE NATIVE 97 09:24:08,481 --> 09:24:10,449 LONGHOUSE USED TO BE. WE'RE ON 98 09:24:10,449 --> 09:24:11,817 NATIVE LAND RIGHT NOW, AND OUR 99 09:24:11,817 --> 09:24:16,589 CITY OF SEATTLE IS NAMED AFTER 100 09:24:16,589 --> 09:24:18,591 THE TRIBAL MEN. SEATTLE, WHO'S 101 09:24:18,591 --> 09:24:20,293 ON THE CREST. AND I REALLY WANT 102 09:24:20,293 --> 09:24:23,830 TO THANK THE DUWAMISH TRIBE FOR 103 09:24:23,830 --> 09:24:24,430 EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE IN 104 09:24:24,430 --> 09:24:27,633 GEORGETOWN. AND WE WANT TO SEE 105 09:24:27,633 --> 09:24:28,234 MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN 106 09:24:28,234 --> 09:24:30,970 SODO AND UP THROUGH DOWNTOWN. 107 09:24:30,970 --> 09:24:32,271 I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE SINCE 108 09:24:32,271 --> 09:24:33,406 I'VE BEEN COMING IN THE PAST 109 09:24:33,406 --> 09:24:36,709 COUPLE OF WEEKS, ARGUE ABOUT 110 09:24:36,709 --> 09:24:39,545 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE 111 09:24:39,545 --> 09:24:41,781 ENVIRONMENT AND, CITY PLANNING 112 09:24:41,781 --> 09:24:44,217 ON A MICRO LEVEL WITH EACH 113 09:24:44,217 --> 09:24:45,718 BUILDING AND PUTTING A LOT OF 114 09:24:45,718 --> 09:24:46,652 ENERGY INTO HOW THAT'S ALL 115 09:24:46,652 --> 09:24:48,221 GOING TO WORK OUT. AND I KNOW 116 09:24:48,221 --> 09:24:50,323 THAT THE DUWAMISH TRIBE HAS AND 117 09:24:50,323 --> 09:24:52,491 ALWAYS HAS HAD A PLAN FOR 118 09:24:52,491 --> 09:24:53,726 SEATTLE. AND I THINK, AND A LOT 119 09:24:53,726 --> 09:24:54,427 OF PEOPLE THINK IT WOULD BE A 120 09:24:54,427 --> 09:24:56,495 REALLY GOOD IDEA TO INVITE THEM 121 09:24:56,495 --> 09:24:58,898 ON TO CITY COUNCIL AND HAVE A 122 09:24:58,898 --> 09:25:01,834 CHAIR FOR THEM TO OVERSEE THE 123 09:25:01,834 --> 09:25:02,668 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF 124 09:25:02,668 --> 09:25:04,370 DOWNTOWN. THANK YOU. 125 09:25:04,370 --> 09:25:05,404 -- THANK YOU, HANNAH. UP NEXT IS 126 09:25:05,404 --> 09:25:06,706 SIMON, FOLLOWED BY CHRIS AND 127 09:25:06,706 --> 09:25:08,841 THEN LEE. GOOD MORNING. 128 09:25:08,841 --> 09:25:10,042 -- HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY 129 09:25:10,042 --> 09:25:11,911 NAME IS SIMON THORNTON. I'M A 130 09:25:11,911 --> 09:25:14,313 MOUNT BAKER RESIDENT AND A 131 09:25:14,313 --> 09:25:15,982 FOUNDING MEMBER OF ART STATION 132 09:25:15,982 --> 09:25:19,852 MOUNT BAKER. I'M HERE TODAY TO 133 09:25:19,852 --> 09:25:20,786 SUPPORT AMENDMENT SIX, FIVE AND 134 09:25:20,786 --> 09:25:22,321 TWO., BUT SPECIFICALLY I'D LIKE 135 09:25:22,321 --> 09:25:23,422 TO TALK ABOUT AMENDMENT SIX 136 09:25:23,422 --> 09:25:24,657 BECAUSE THAT IS MY HOME 137 09:25:24,657 --> 09:25:27,760 NEIGHBORHOOD. I'D LIKE TO THANK 138 09:25:27,760 --> 09:25:28,394 COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND FOSTER FOR 139 09:25:28,394 --> 09:25:30,630 THEIR AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY 140 09:25:30,630 --> 09:25:32,131 ENGAGEMENT THIS PAST, ABOUT A 141 09:25:32,131 --> 09:25:37,904 YEAR NOW. REALLY MEETING US AT, 142 09:25:37,904 --> 09:25:39,372 THE LEVEL WE ARE AND GOING TO 143 09:25:39,372 --> 09:25:40,906 SOME VERY TENSE AND ANGRY 144 09:25:40,906 --> 09:25:42,475 MEETINGS WITH A LOT OF VERY 145 09:25:42,475 --> 09:25:45,077 ANGRY NEIGHBORS. THIS AMENDMENT 146 09:25:45,077 --> 09:25:46,512 IS CRITICALLY NEEDED. OUR 147 09:25:46,512 --> 09:25:48,080 NEIGHBORHOOD IS FALLING INTO 148 09:25:48,080 --> 09:25:50,149 DISREPAIR VERY QUICKLY. AND IT 149 09:25:50,149 --> 09:25:51,617 IS A ISSUE THAT IS BOTH CHRONIC, 150 09:25:51,617 --> 09:25:57,923 BUT ALSO GROWING., WE NEED THIS 151 09:25:57,923 --> 09:25:59,191 FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE 152 09:25:59,191 --> 09:26:01,060 OFF THE STREETS, GET PEOPLE INTO 153 09:26:01,060 --> 09:26:02,495 TREATMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR 154 09:26:02,495 --> 09:26:03,796 SMALL BUSINESSES AREN'T BEING 155 09:26:03,796 --> 09:26:04,897 REPEATEDLY BROKEN INTO AGAIN AND 156 09:26:04,897 --> 09:26:06,465 AGAIN, AND THAT OUR HOMEOWNERS 157 09:26:06,465 --> 09:26:07,767 AREN'T HAVING TO FACE PROPERTY 158 09:26:07,767 --> 09:26:10,636 CRIME BILLS THAT THEY CANNOT 159 09:26:10,636 --> 09:26:12,972 AFFORD., SPEAKING QUICKLY ON 160 09:26:12,972 --> 09:26:13,973 AMENDMENT FIVE AND TWO, I DO 161 09:26:13,973 --> 09:26:17,643 ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT, PLEASE 162 09:26:17,643 --> 09:26:19,378 PASS AMENDMENT FIVE, THE TRANS 163 09:26:19,378 --> 09:26:21,147 RELOCATION CRISIS IS REAL AND 164 09:26:21,147 --> 09:26:26,786 DOES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. AND, 165 09:26:26,786 --> 09:26:27,219 AMENDMENT TWO, WITH 166 09:26:27,219 --> 09:26:29,789 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, WE NEED 167 09:26:29,789 --> 09:26:31,724 FUNDING TO ADDRESS YOUTH 168 09:26:31,724 --> 09:26:32,291 HOMELESSNESS AND PREVENTING 169 09:26:32,291 --> 09:26:33,759 PEOPLE FROM BECOMING 170 09:26:33,759 --> 09:26:34,794 HOMELESSNESS IS THE BEST WAY TO 171 09:26:34,794 --> 09:26:36,629 PREVENTING THEM TO BE OR 172 09:26:36,629 --> 09:26:38,664 GETTING, GETTING THEM, STOPPING 173 09:26:38,664 --> 09:26:40,399 THEM FROM BEING HOMELESS IS 174 09:26:40,399 --> 09:26:41,434 BETTER THAN GETTING THEM OFF THE 175 09:26:41,434 --> 09:26:45,371 STREETS. THANK YOU. 176 09:26:45,371 --> 09:26:46,872 -- THANK YOU SIMON. UP NEXT IS 177 09:26:46,872 --> 09:26:48,908 CHRIS, FOLLOWED BY LEE AND THEN 178 09:26:48,908 --> 09:26:49,108 JOSH. 179 09:26:49,108 --> 09:26:49,842 -- YEAH. GOOD MORNING, 180 09:26:49,842 --> 09:26:51,811 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HERE BEFORE 181 09:26:51,811 --> 09:26:53,913 YOU. IN MY CAPACITY AS ONE OF 182 09:26:53,913 --> 09:26:55,314 THE CHAIRS OF THE SEATTLE LGBTQ 183 09:26:55,314 --> 09:26:56,482 COMMISSION. IT'S GOOD TO SEE 184 09:26:56,482 --> 09:26:58,784 YOU ALL. AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS 185 09:26:58,784 --> 09:27:01,020 OUR SUPPORT FOR AMENDMENT FIVE, 186 09:27:01,020 --> 09:27:04,223 VERSION ONE TO THE MIDYEAR 187 09:27:04,223 --> 09:27:04,724 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. AS 188 09:27:04,724 --> 09:27:06,659 REFLECTED IN COUNCIL BILL 189 09:27:06,659 --> 09:27:08,894 121253, SPONSORED BY 190 09:27:08,894 --> 09:27:09,528 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ON BEHALF 191 09:27:09,528 --> 09:27:11,163 OF COUNCILMEMBER RINCK THAT YOU 192 09:27:11,163 --> 09:27:12,865 ALL WILL REVIEW AND PUT UP FOR A 193 09:27:12,865 --> 09:27:15,134 COMMITTEE VOTE LATER THIS 194 09:27:15,134 --> 09:27:16,802 MORNING. SO IF APPROVED, THE 195 09:27:16,802 --> 09:27:19,472 SELF-BALANCING BUDGET WILL 196 09:27:19,472 --> 09:27:20,106 REALLOCATE $300,000 TO THE HUMAN 197 09:27:20,106 --> 09:27:21,507 SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN 198 09:27:21,507 --> 09:27:23,442 DISTRIBUTING THESE FUNDS TO 199 09:27:23,442 --> 09:27:24,076 COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, 200 09:27:24,076 --> 09:27:30,516 OR CBOS THAT SUPPORT TWO-SPIRIT 201 09:27:30,516 --> 09:27:31,183 LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITIES. SO WE'VE 202 09:27:31,183 --> 09:27:31,784 EXPRESSED TO YOU, MANY OF YOU 203 09:27:31,784 --> 09:27:33,185 HERE IN THIS CHAMBER AND OTHER 204 09:27:33,185 --> 09:27:35,888 FORUMS AND OTHER VENUES OVER THE 205 09:27:35,888 --> 09:27:38,457 PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THAT 206 09:27:38,457 --> 09:27:39,792 FUNDING SUPPORT IS CRITICAL FOR 207 09:27:39,792 --> 09:27:41,727 CBOS TO KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN. 208 09:27:41,727 --> 09:27:43,029 SO THESE FUNDS WILL HELP ALLOW 209 09:27:43,029 --> 09:27:44,764 THEM TO STAY OPERABLE, PROVIDE 210 09:27:44,764 --> 09:27:47,099 ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS 211 09:27:47,099 --> 09:27:48,934 EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOUSING, 212 09:27:48,934 --> 09:27:51,737 FOOD ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT 213 09:27:51,737 --> 09:27:54,273 DIRECTLY TO TRANS AND QUEER 214 09:27:54,273 --> 09:27:56,375 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TO OUR 215 09:27:56,375 --> 09:27:56,876 LONGTIME RESIDENTS, AND 216 09:27:56,876 --> 09:27:57,543 ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE COMING 217 09:27:57,543 --> 09:27:58,778 TO SEATTLE AS A PLACE FOR 218 09:27:58,778 --> 09:28:00,880 REFUGE. SO WE THANK 219 09:28:00,880 --> 09:28:02,515 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR 220 09:28:02,515 --> 09:28:04,750 STANDING UP THIS AMENDMENT ON 221 09:28:04,750 --> 09:28:05,351 BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 222 09:28:05,351 --> 09:28:07,319 AND TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND 223 09:28:07,319 --> 09:28:08,854 HER OFFICE FOR CONSULTING WITH 224 09:28:08,854 --> 09:28:11,824 US IN DRAFTING THIS LEGISLATION 225 09:28:11,824 --> 09:28:13,893 TO SUPPORT TWO-SPIRIT LGBTQ PLUS 226 09:28:13,893 --> 09:28:15,761 COMMUNITIES. RESOURCES ARE AT A 227 09:28:15,761 --> 09:28:17,530 BREAKING POINT FOR MEMBERS OF 228 09:28:17,530 --> 09:28:19,098 OUR TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITIES, 229 09:28:19,098 --> 09:28:23,202 AND SO WE, AS THE COMMISSION, 230 09:28:23,202 --> 09:28:23,869 AMPLIFY OUR COMMUNITY'S REQUESTS 231 09:28:23,869 --> 09:28:25,504 FOR CITY LEADERSHIP TO MOVE 232 09:28:25,504 --> 09:28:28,340 SWIFTLY TO DO SOMETHING TO 233 09:28:28,340 --> 09:28:29,608 DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR 234 09:28:29,608 --> 09:28:32,244 APPROVING THE SHORT TERM 235 09:28:32,244 --> 09:28:33,245 STABILIZATION FUNDING. AND SO 236 09:28:33,245 --> 09:28:34,647 THE COMMISSION THANKS YOU FOR 237 09:28:34,647 --> 09:28:35,114 YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR 238 09:28:35,114 --> 09:28:37,149 CONSIDERATION OF THIS AMENDMENT, 239 09:28:37,149 --> 09:28:39,251 AND LOOKS FORWARD TO PARTNERING 240 09:28:39,251 --> 09:28:40,953 WITH YOU IN THE PROCESS. THANK 241 09:28:40,953 --> 09:28:41,153 YOU. 242 09:28:41,153 --> 09:28:43,022 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. UP NEXT IS 243 09:28:43,022 --> 09:28:47,326 LEE, FOLLOWED BY JOSH. AND THEN 244 09:28:47,326 --> 09:28:47,526 DEAR. 245 09:28:47,526 --> 09:28:49,395 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS LEE. I 246 09:28:49,395 --> 09:28:50,596 WOULD LIKE TO START BY OFFERING 247 09:28:50,596 --> 09:28:52,498 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AFFECTED BY 248 09:28:52,498 --> 09:28:53,966 THE FIRES. MY DEEPEST 249 09:28:53,966 --> 09:28:55,134 CONDOLENCES. I HOPE YOU GET THE 250 09:28:55,134 --> 09:28:56,669 HELP YOU NEED. I CAME HERE TODAY 251 09:28:56,669 --> 09:29:00,139 TO ASK FOR HELP FOR THE TRANS 252 09:29:00,139 --> 09:29:00,673 COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY A 253 09:29:00,673 --> 09:29:01,841 DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY AND 254 09:29:01,841 --> 09:29:03,809 FUNDING FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS. 255 09:29:03,809 --> 09:29:06,345 I'M A DISTRICT THREE VOTER. I 256 09:29:06,345 --> 09:29:07,446 AM NON-BINARY, AND NOTHING I'M 257 09:29:07,446 --> 09:29:09,515 ABOUT TO TELL YOU IS SPECIAL OR 258 09:29:09,515 --> 09:29:10,816 UNIQUE. I WAS MISGENDERED FOR 259 09:29:10,816 --> 09:29:11,951 YEARS AT MY OLD JOB BEFORE I WAS 260 09:29:11,951 --> 09:29:14,220 FIRED IN RETALIATION FOR PUSHING 261 09:29:14,220 --> 09:29:15,621 BACK. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR 262 09:29:15,621 --> 09:29:18,324 WORK FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS. 263 09:29:18,324 --> 09:29:19,091 RECENTLY, I WAS OFFERED A NEW 264 09:29:19,091 --> 09:29:21,127 JOB. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON 265 09:29:21,127 --> 09:29:22,595 WEARING A PRONOUN PIN. THEY 266 09:29:22,595 --> 09:29:25,397 FIRED ME THREE DAYS IN WITH NO 267 09:29:25,397 --> 09:29:27,032 EXPLANATION OTHER THAN A BAD 268 09:29:27,032 --> 09:29:28,601 CULTURE FIT. LIKE I SAID, THERE 269 09:29:28,601 --> 09:29:31,036 IS NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT MY 270 09:29:31,036 --> 09:29:31,537 SITUATION BECAUSE TRANS 271 09:29:31,537 --> 09:29:33,072 DISCRIMINATION IS COMMON. 272 09:29:33,072 --> 09:29:35,241 INSTEAD OF WASTING TIME CRYING 273 09:29:35,241 --> 09:29:36,976 ABOUT HOW SCARED OR DEMORALIZED 274 09:29:36,976 --> 09:29:38,844 I FEEL, I WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS 275 09:29:38,844 --> 09:29:40,479 THAT I THINK ARE FAIR. DO YOU 276 09:29:40,479 --> 09:29:42,281 WANT A MORE SEVERE HOUSING 277 09:29:42,281 --> 09:29:44,250 CRISIS? DO YOU WANT TRANS PEOPLE 278 09:29:44,250 --> 09:29:48,387 TO GET PUSHED INTO SURVIVAL SEX 279 09:29:48,387 --> 09:29:49,021 WORK BECAUSE DISCRIMINATION IS 280 09:29:49,021 --> 09:29:50,890 ALREADY HERE. IT'S NOT GOING 281 09:29:50,890 --> 09:29:52,358 ANYWHERE AND NEITHER ARE TRANS 282 09:29:52,358 --> 09:29:54,326 PEOPLE. FUND HOUSING SERVICES 283 09:29:54,326 --> 09:29:55,761 FOR TRANS PEOPLE, OR THE HOUSING 284 09:29:55,761 --> 09:29:57,997 CRISIS WILL GET WORSE. YOU ARE 285 09:29:57,997 --> 09:29:59,598 EITHER GOING TO FUND SERVICES 286 09:29:59,598 --> 09:30:01,033 FOR US. ARE YOU GOING TO PAY 287 09:30:01,033 --> 09:30:02,868 OVERTIME TO THE COPS TO EVICT 288 09:30:02,868 --> 09:30:04,703 US? EITHER WAY, THE MONEY IS 289 09:30:04,703 --> 09:30:05,738 ALREADY SPENT. THIS IS NOT A 290 09:30:05,738 --> 09:30:08,007 THREAT BECAUSE I'M SCARED FOR MY 291 09:30:08,007 --> 09:30:09,441 COMMUNITY AND FOR MYSELF. BIGOTS 292 09:30:09,441 --> 09:30:10,876 DON'T WANT TO SEE US 293 09:30:10,876 --> 09:30:11,710 CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORKPLACE. 294 09:30:11,710 --> 09:30:14,013 THEY WANT US PUSHED OUT AND 295 09:30:14,013 --> 09:30:16,482 ROTTING ON THE SIDEWALK. PLEASE 296 09:30:16,482 --> 09:30:17,116 DECLARE A TRANS HOUSING STATE OF 297 09:30:17,116 --> 09:30:19,151 EMERGENCY. THANK YOU. 298 09:30:19,151 --> 09:30:21,620 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS JOSH, 299 09:30:21,620 --> 09:30:23,989 FOLLOWED BY DEAR AND THEN ISLA. 300 09:30:23,989 --> 09:30:25,624 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS JOSH. I'M 301 09:30:25,624 --> 09:30:27,960 THE. 302 09:30:27,960 --> 09:30:28,627 -- TREASURER OF SEATTLE'S LGBTQ 303 09:30:28,627 --> 09:30:30,696 CENTER KOI TRANS EVACUEE 304 09:30:30,696 --> 09:30:31,997 NETWORK, SO MY OPINIONS 305 09:30:31,997 --> 09:30:33,999 EXPRESSED HERE ARE OF MY OWN. I 306 09:30:33,999 --> 09:30:35,968 AM CISGENDER, BUT THE PLANE IS 307 09:30:35,968 --> 09:30:37,970 BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW BY TRANS 308 09:30:37,970 --> 09:30:39,071 PEOPLE WHILE IT'S FLYING, WHILE 309 09:30:39,071 --> 09:30:41,073 THEY'RE TRYING TO BASICALLY 310 09:30:41,073 --> 09:30:42,775 STABILIZE THEMSELVES AND HOUSE 311 09:30:42,775 --> 09:30:44,510 THEMSELVES. I'VE SEEN THE OPEN 312 09:30:44,510 --> 09:30:45,110 ARMS DINNERS HELD AT SEATTLE 313 09:30:45,110 --> 09:30:47,213 CENTER TRU CENTER FOR RECENT 314 09:30:47,213 --> 09:30:49,248 EVACUEES FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF 315 09:30:49,248 --> 09:30:49,949 THE UNITED STATES. I'VE SEEN THE 316 09:30:49,949 --> 09:30:52,284 FREE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FROM 317 09:30:52,284 --> 09:30:54,853 SEATTLE'S LGBTQ CENTER PROVIDE 318 09:30:54,853 --> 09:30:57,222 FREE MENTAL HEALTH. 319 09:30:57,222 --> 09:30:58,891 STABILIZATION FOR RECENT TRANS 320 09:30:58,891 --> 09:31:00,125 EVACUEES. AND I'VE SEEN COI, 321 09:31:00,125 --> 09:31:02,194 THE TRANS EVACUEE NETWORK, 322 09:31:02,194 --> 09:31:04,396 STABILIZE AND HOUSE TRANS 323 09:31:04,396 --> 09:31:05,331 EVACUEES FROM ALL OVER THIS 324 09:31:05,331 --> 09:31:06,899 NATION WHO ARE RUNNING AWAY FROM 325 09:31:06,899 --> 09:31:08,000 HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ABUSIVE 326 09:31:08,000 --> 09:31:09,935 FAMILIES, AND SO MUCH MORE. THE 327 09:31:09,935 --> 09:31:11,170 PLANE IS BEING BUILT, BUT IT'S 328 09:31:11,170 --> 09:31:13,472 RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THE LGBTQ 329 09:31:13,472 --> 09:31:14,974 COMMISSION PUT OUT A CALL FOR 330 09:31:14,974 --> 09:31:17,042 EMERGENCY FUNDS TO HOUSE AND 331 09:31:17,042 --> 09:31:19,612 STABILIZE OUR TRANS SEATTLEITES, 332 09:31:19,612 --> 09:31:22,815 AND IT'S BEEN MOSTLY IGNORED. 333 09:31:22,815 --> 09:31:24,216 WE ARE READY FOR YOU. WE'RE 334 09:31:24,216 --> 09:31:25,217 READY FOR THESE FUNDS. COI HAS A 335 09:31:25,217 --> 09:31:27,086 BUDGET AND THEY HAVE BLANK LINES 336 09:31:27,086 --> 09:31:29,254 FOR PAYROLL AND GRANTS, BUT WE 337 09:31:29,254 --> 09:31:31,523 HAVE SO MUCH MORE EXPENSE LINES 338 09:31:31,523 --> 09:31:32,424 FOR ALL THE EVACUEES WE'RE 339 09:31:32,424 --> 09:31:34,627 SUPPORTING. I KNOW TRACTION 340 09:31:34,627 --> 09:31:36,428 NEEDS THE FUNDS AND SEATTLE'S 341 09:31:36,428 --> 09:31:37,796 LOGISTIC CENTER IS RIGHT NOW 342 09:31:37,796 --> 09:31:38,430 ONLY BEING PRIVATELY FUNDED FOR 343 09:31:38,430 --> 09:31:40,532 THOSE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. 344 09:31:40,532 --> 09:31:42,001 PLEASE GIVE THESE ORGANIZATIONS 345 09:31:42,001 --> 09:31:43,636 MONEY AT EVERY LEVEL FROM WHERE 346 09:31:43,636 --> 09:31:44,937 THE TRANS PEOPLE ARE COMING IN 347 09:31:44,937 --> 09:31:46,472 TO WHEN THEY'RE BEING 348 09:31:46,472 --> 09:31:48,073 STABILIZED, AND ALSO PROVIDE THE 349 09:31:48,073 --> 09:31:49,508 WORKPLACE AND HOUSING 350 09:31:49,508 --> 09:31:51,243 PROTECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN 351 09:31:51,243 --> 09:31:53,078 REQUESTED. SO TO SO AS 352 09:31:53,078 --> 09:31:54,213 DEMONSTRATED HERE, THANK YOU 353 09:31:54,213 --> 09:31:56,281 VERY MUCH. 354 09:31:56,281 --> 09:31:58,183 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS DEAR. 355 09:31:58,183 --> 09:31:59,451 AND WE HAVE SIGN LANGUAGE 356 09:31:59,451 --> 09:32:00,719 INTERPRETER ON THE SCREEN HERE. 357 09:32:00,719 --> 09:32:03,622 DO YOU ALSO NEED, INTERPRETED. 358 09:32:03,622 --> 09:32:10,162 SO WE'LL DO, FOUR MINUTES. ARE 359 09:32:10,162 --> 09:32:11,463 YOU JUST GOING TO PRESS. 360 09:32:11,463 --> 09:32:13,499 -- MY NAME IS DEAN KUBOTA, 361 09:32:13,499 --> 09:32:15,267 DISTRICT TWO CITY. I AM THE 362 09:32:15,267 --> 09:32:18,003 CO-FOUNDER OF CITY SAVE OUR 363 09:32:18,003 --> 09:32:18,671 SENIORS PROJECT MURAL PROJECT. I 364 09:32:18,671 --> 09:32:22,107 AM REQUESTING DOUBLE TIME AS AN 365 09:32:22,107 --> 09:32:23,575 ADA ACCOMMODATION. I'M HERE AS 366 09:32:23,575 --> 09:32:27,913 A SWARM OF BEES BECAUSE TRANS 367 09:32:27,913 --> 09:32:28,447 PEOPLE ARE POLLINATORS OF 368 09:32:28,447 --> 09:32:29,782 POLITICAL ISSUES. OUR COMMUNITY 369 09:32:29,782 --> 09:32:31,517 ARE MEMBERS OF EVERY PROTECTED 370 09:32:31,517 --> 09:32:33,719 CLASS. CULTURALLY, WE SHOP 371 09:32:33,719 --> 09:32:35,621 SMALL, HAVE SMALL BUSINESSES AND 372 09:32:35,621 --> 09:32:37,423 CREATE JOBS. YOU WANT TO INVEST 373 09:32:37,423 --> 09:32:38,724 IN EVERY PROTECTED CLASS AT 374 09:32:38,724 --> 09:32:40,926 ONCE. INVEST IN QUEER PEOPLE. 375 09:32:40,926 --> 09:32:42,728 DEDICATING A SECTION OF THE 376 09:32:42,728 --> 09:32:45,564 BUDGET TO FUNDING SEATTLE LGBTQ 377 09:32:45,564 --> 09:32:49,768 COMMUNITY WILL CREATE ECONOMIC 378 09:32:49,768 --> 09:32:52,304 STABILITY. THE BUDGET NEEDS TO 379 09:32:52,304 --> 09:32:56,008 CREATE MONEY. IT COULD CREATE 380 09:32:56,008 --> 09:32:57,276 SUSTAINABLE JOBS, AND QUEER 381 09:32:57,276 --> 09:32:59,511 PEOPLE DO THAT. A QUEER FOCUSED 382 09:32:59,511 --> 09:33:00,679 BUDGET TELLS THE WORLD THAT 383 09:33:00,679 --> 09:33:02,481 SEATTLE IS A WORLD CLASS CITY 384 09:33:02,481 --> 09:33:04,450 WORTH WORKING AND MAKING A 385 09:33:04,450 --> 09:33:05,484 FAMILY IN. QUEER ORGANIZATIONS 386 09:33:05,484 --> 09:33:10,823 DO THAT. WE ARE YOUR SKILLED 387 09:33:10,823 --> 09:33:12,391 LABORERS IN TECH AND DESIGN YOUR 388 09:33:12,391 --> 09:33:14,593 TEACHERS. WE ARE YOUR BARISTAS, 389 09:33:14,593 --> 09:33:15,928 YOUR CAREGIVERS, AND WE ARE YOUR 390 09:33:15,928 --> 09:33:22,868 VOTERS I CANNOT SPEAK TO 391 09:33:22,868 --> 09:33:24,336 EVERYONE'S EXPERIENCE, BUT I CAN 392 09:33:24,336 --> 09:33:26,472 SIGN THAT SEATTLE KING COUNTY 393 09:33:26,472 --> 09:33:28,741 COURTHOUSE IS NOT FULLY ASL 394 09:33:28,741 --> 09:33:29,375 ACCESSIBLE. ITS LAW LIBRARY 395 09:33:29,375 --> 09:33:31,810 ISN'T, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO 396 09:33:31,810 --> 09:33:33,379 SCHEDULE ASL INTERPRETERS FOR 397 09:33:33,379 --> 09:33:35,280 COURT. SEATTLE KING COUNTY ALSO 398 09:33:35,280 --> 09:33:35,881 DOESN'T HAVE A CIVIL RIGHTS 399 09:33:35,881 --> 09:33:37,950 ADVOCATE FOR HATE CRIME, WHICH 400 09:33:37,950 --> 09:33:39,885 MEANS SURVIVORS LIKE ME ARE LEFT 401 09:33:39,885 --> 09:33:45,124 TO NAVIGATE IMPOSSIBLE PAPERWORK 402 09:33:45,124 --> 09:33:46,024 ALONE. WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS 403 09:33:46,024 --> 09:33:47,493 IF NOT FOR THIS DRAG QUEEN 404 09:33:47,493 --> 09:33:52,965 WITHOUT A VOICE BOX? WHAT WE 405 09:33:52,965 --> 09:33:53,899 NEED. WE ARE DEMANDING. BECAUSE 406 09:33:53,899 --> 09:33:56,034 IF YOU DO NOT GIVE IT TO US, WE 407 09:33:56,034 --> 09:33:57,936 WILL VOTE YOU OUT AND VOTE 408 09:33:57,936 --> 09:34:01,573 SOMEONE BETTER IN 409 09:34:01,573 --> 09:34:02,741 -- THANK YOU DEAR. ALWAYS GOOD 410 09:34:02,741 --> 09:34:05,611 TO SEE YOU. UP NEXT IS ISLA 411 09:34:05,611 --> 09:34:08,080 TAYLOR AND THEN PETER. AALIYAH, 412 09:34:08,080 --> 09:34:09,481 AALIYAH. MY APOLOGIES. 413 09:34:09,481 --> 09:34:10,215 -- NO NO WORRIES., SO I WANTED 414 09:34:10,215 --> 09:34:11,784 TO YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE 415 09:34:11,784 --> 09:34:15,821 OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE., I 416 09:34:15,821 --> 09:34:17,856 WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE FUNDING 417 09:34:17,856 --> 09:34:19,525 OF THE LGBTQ COMMISSION AND KIND 418 09:34:19,525 --> 09:34:21,627 OF AS A RESULT, THE FUNDING OF 419 09:34:21,627 --> 09:34:23,428 TRANS AND QUEER NONPROFIT 420 09:34:23,428 --> 09:34:24,596 ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH AS WE HAVE 421 09:34:24,596 --> 09:34:26,465 HEARD AND KNOW, ARE AT A 422 09:34:26,465 --> 09:34:28,700 BREAKING POINT. I VOLUNTEER WITH 423 09:34:28,700 --> 09:34:29,768 TRACTION OR THE OPEN ARMS 424 09:34:29,768 --> 09:34:33,305 PROJECT. WE HELP TRANS REFUGEES, 425 09:34:33,305 --> 09:34:34,206 COME TO SEATTLE BECAUSE IT IS A 426 09:34:34,206 --> 09:34:35,340 PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BE SAFER. 427 09:34:35,340 --> 09:34:37,576 AND, AND I SPEAK AS BOTH A 428 09:34:37,576 --> 09:34:39,912 LOCAL, HAVING GROWN UP ON QUEEN 429 09:34:39,912 --> 09:34:41,280 ANNE AND SORT OF A TRANSPLANT, 430 09:34:41,280 --> 09:34:44,416 HAVING LEFT FOR TEN YEARS, 431 09:34:44,416 --> 09:34:45,884 RETURNED, COME OUT AND SINCE 432 09:34:45,884 --> 09:34:47,686 LOST ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT I 433 09:34:47,686 --> 09:34:49,788 WAS EVER CONNECTED TO BEFORE, 434 09:34:49,788 --> 09:34:50,322 INCLUDING MY, YOU KNOW, 435 09:34:50,322 --> 09:34:53,058 SUPPOSEDLY LIBERAL PARENTS. AND 436 09:34:53,058 --> 09:34:54,927 I FEELS, FEELS REPRESENTATIVE OF 437 09:34:54,927 --> 09:34:56,161 HOW THE CITY OFTEN TREATS US. I 438 09:34:56,161 --> 09:34:59,031 SEE SO MANY TRANS REFUGEES 439 09:34:59,031 --> 09:35:00,632 COMING, WORKING SO HARD. YOU 440 09:35:00,632 --> 09:35:02,167 KNOW, I DO SO MANY RESUME 441 09:35:02,167 --> 09:35:04,369 REVIEWS. I DO SO MUCH, YOU KNOW, 442 09:35:04,369 --> 09:35:05,270 TALKING WITH PEOPLE ABOUT HOW 443 09:35:05,270 --> 09:35:06,205 THEY CAN FIND HOUSING, HOW THEY 444 09:35:06,205 --> 09:35:09,374 CAN FIND, YOU KNOW, STABLE WORK. 445 09:35:09,374 --> 09:35:10,542 WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR LIKE, YOU 446 09:35:10,542 --> 09:35:13,178 KNOW, HANDOUTS OR SUPPORT. WE'RE 447 09:35:13,178 --> 09:35:14,513 LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, 448 09:35:14,513 --> 09:35:16,315 STABILIZATION IN THIS SORT OF 449 09:35:16,315 --> 09:35:16,915 LIKE RESPONSE TO AN EMERGENCY 450 09:35:16,915 --> 09:35:19,218 THAT WILL HELP US GET TO A PLACE 451 09:35:19,218 --> 09:35:20,986 WHERE WE CAN BE SUSTAINABLE. 452 09:35:20,986 --> 09:35:21,854 IT'S NEVER ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 453 09:35:21,854 --> 09:35:22,988 JUST LOOKING FOR THINGS FOR 454 09:35:22,988 --> 09:35:26,425 FREE. IT'S ABOUT LIKE, DESPITE 455 09:35:26,425 --> 09:35:27,860 EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, 456 09:35:27,860 --> 09:35:30,162 EVERYTHING THAT WE TRY, YOU 457 09:35:30,162 --> 09:35:31,129 KNOW, HOW OFTEN IS, YOU KNOW, 458 09:35:31,129 --> 09:35:32,898 THE TRANS WOMAN BEING SELECTED 459 09:35:32,898 --> 09:35:34,500 FROM HUNDREDS OF APPLICANTS FOR 460 09:35:34,500 --> 09:35:37,002 EVERY OPEN JOB AT A, AT 461 09:35:37,002 --> 09:35:38,570 SOMEWHERE THAT WOULD PAY THEM 462 09:35:38,570 --> 09:35:41,373 ENOUGH TO BE HOUSED IN SEATTLE., 463 09:35:41,373 --> 09:35:43,742 IT IS ABOUT HOW HARD THIS 464 09:35:43,742 --> 09:35:45,644 COMMUNITY ALREADY IS WORKING. 465 09:35:45,644 --> 09:35:47,179 AND I MEAN, I, I LOOK AT MY 466 09:35:47,179 --> 09:35:48,347 GIRLFRIEND FOR,, FOR 467 09:35:48,347 --> 09:35:49,781 INSPIRATION, SHE'S LITERALLY OUT 468 09:35:49,781 --> 09:35:51,250 RIGHT NOW DOING CASE MANAGEMENT 469 09:35:51,250 --> 09:35:52,317 WORK, WORKING WITH UNHOUSED 470 09:35:52,317 --> 09:35:53,318 PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST IN 471 09:35:53,318 --> 09:35:54,419 THE QUEER COMMUNITY, BUT IN 472 09:35:54,419 --> 09:35:57,623 EVERY COMMUNITY. AND SO LIKE, 473 09:35:57,623 --> 09:35:58,757 WE'RE HERE AND WE SHOW UP FOR 474 09:35:58,757 --> 09:36:00,592 OURSELVES BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE 475 09:36:00,592 --> 09:36:01,927 WILL. AND I'M JUST REALLY 476 09:36:01,927 --> 09:36:03,862 THANKFUL TO COUNCILMEMBERS LIKE 477 09:36:03,862 --> 09:36:06,231 RINCK WHO ARE OUT IN COMMUNITY 478 09:36:06,231 --> 09:36:06,732 AND EVERYONE SUPPORTING 479 09:36:06,732 --> 09:36:07,766 PROPOSITIONS LIKE THAT AND 480 09:36:07,766 --> 09:36:08,834 FUNDING FOR,, FOR OUR 481 09:36:08,834 --> 09:36:10,502 ORGANIZATIONS. THANK YOU. 482 09:36:10,502 --> 09:36:11,970 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. UP NEXT IS 483 09:36:11,970 --> 09:36:15,974 TAYLOR, FOLLOWED BY PETER. 484 09:36:15,974 --> 09:36:19,077 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS TAYLOR 485 09:36:19,077 --> 09:36:21,780 FARLEY, QUEER POWER ALLIANCE, 486 09:36:21,780 --> 09:36:24,049 AND I AM ASKING FOR THE, 487 09:36:24,049 --> 09:36:26,218 EXTENSION, FOR YOU TO PASS THE 488 09:36:26,218 --> 09:36:29,454 AMENDMENT FIVE., I'M ALSO GOT A 489 09:36:29,454 --> 09:36:31,456 TEXT FROM TRACTION THAT THEY ARE 490 09:36:31,456 --> 09:36:35,561 ALSO ASKING FOR THAT, COMMUNITY 491 09:36:35,561 --> 09:36:37,329 IS AT DIRE STRAITS. AS YOU'RE 492 09:36:37,329 --> 09:36:40,866 HEARING. AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE 493 09:36:40,866 --> 09:36:42,901 SUFFERING BECAUSE THE 494 09:36:42,901 --> 09:36:45,470 AMPLIFICATION OF PEOPLE COMING 495 09:36:45,470 --> 09:36:47,439 IN AND THE RESOURCES GOING OUT 496 09:36:47,439 --> 09:36:49,541 IS NOT MEETING THAT CRITERIA. WE 497 09:36:49,541 --> 09:36:53,545 ARE DOING DATA RESEARCH. IT 498 09:36:53,545 --> 09:36:55,514 WOULD HELP TO HELP YOU MAKE 499 09:36:55,514 --> 09:36:58,383 BETTER DECISIONS. IF YOU COULD 500 09:36:58,383 --> 09:36:59,952 ALSO SUPPLY THESE FUNDS TO BE 501 09:36:59,952 --> 09:37:05,257 FOR HOUSING, FOOD ACCESS, FOR 502 09:37:05,257 --> 09:37:06,058 THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO DO THE 503 09:37:06,058 --> 09:37:09,227 WORK THAT THEY DO THAT YOU 504 09:37:09,227 --> 09:37:09,761 CANNOT REPLICATE WITH THE 505 09:37:09,761 --> 09:37:11,129 TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY 506 09:37:11,129 --> 09:37:13,832 HAVE BUILT. THERE IS NO WAY TO 507 09:37:13,832 --> 09:37:15,934 REPLICATE THIS INFORMATION. THIS 508 09:37:15,934 --> 09:37:19,304 IS A FIRST STEP, FIRST TIME 509 09:37:19,304 --> 09:37:23,475 REQUEST. AND THIS IS A TIME OF 510 09:37:23,475 --> 09:37:26,478 URGENCY WHEN WE'RE SEEING OUR 511 09:37:26,478 --> 09:37:28,880 TRANS AND NONBINARY FOLKS COMING 512 09:37:28,880 --> 09:37:31,383 HERE THINKING THAT THEY HAVE A 513 09:37:31,383 --> 09:37:34,052 PLACE TO COME TO THAT'S NOT JUST 514 09:37:34,052 --> 09:37:35,887 SAFE, BUT AFFORDABLE, AND ALSO A 515 09:37:35,887 --> 09:37:37,789 PLACE WHERE THEY KNOW THAT THEIR 516 09:37:37,789 --> 09:37:41,226 VOICES CAN BE HEARD. SO I AM 517 09:37:41,226 --> 09:37:43,095 ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THIS AND 518 09:37:43,095 --> 09:37:44,229 MAKE SURE THAT THIS PASSES SO 519 09:37:44,229 --> 09:37:46,798 THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE 520 09:37:46,798 --> 09:37:49,735 CONSTANTLY NOT BEING PUSHED OUT 521 09:37:49,735 --> 09:37:51,436 INTO THE RURAL AREAS WHERE THERE 522 09:37:51,436 --> 09:37:53,238 ARE NO DIRECT SERVICES. THIS IS 523 09:37:53,238 --> 09:37:58,610 WHERE THE CITY HAS ITS STRENGTH 524 09:37:58,610 --> 09:37:59,211 IN SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES 525 09:37:59,211 --> 09:38:01,346 AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT 526 09:38:01,346 --> 09:38:03,081 SUPPORT THEM, THAT HAVE THAT 527 09:38:03,081 --> 09:38:05,217 TRUSTED RELATIONSHIP, THAT HAVE 528 09:38:05,217 --> 09:38:05,851 BUILT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH 529 09:38:05,851 --> 09:38:08,120 NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE, BUT THE 530 09:38:08,120 --> 09:38:10,055 COMMUNITY. AND WITH YOU. I 531 09:38:10,055 --> 09:38:12,858 APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR 532 09:38:12,858 --> 09:38:13,992 CONSIDERATION. 533 09:38:13,992 --> 09:38:16,161 -- THANK YOU. TAYLOR. UP NEXT IS 534 09:38:16,161 --> 09:38:17,496 PETER, AND THAT WILL BE OUR LAST 535 09:38:17,496 --> 09:38:19,831 PUBLIC COMMENTER FOR TODAY. SO 536 09:38:19,831 --> 09:38:20,966 IF YOU ARE HERE AND WOULD LIKE 537 09:38:20,966 --> 09:38:21,867 TO SPEAK BUT HAVE NOT YET SIGNED 538 09:38:21,867 --> 09:38:25,737 UP, I AM SEEING WE HAVE EIGHT 539 09:38:25,737 --> 09:38:27,539 SEVEN PEOPLE ONLINE. AND SO 540 09:38:27,539 --> 09:38:28,774 AFTER PETER GOES, WE'LL 541 09:38:28,774 --> 09:38:30,675 TRANSITION TO ONLINE PUBLIC 542 09:38:30,675 --> 09:38:31,309 COMMENT. WELCOME, PETER. 543 09:38:31,309 --> 09:38:32,277 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY 544 09:38:32,277 --> 09:38:34,146 MUCH. MY NAME IS PETER 545 09:38:34,146 --> 09:38:35,180 EHRENKRANZ. I'M A LONGTIME 546 09:38:35,180 --> 09:38:36,815 RESIDENT OF NORTH BEACON HILL. 547 09:38:36,815 --> 09:38:38,684 AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE EDDIE 548 09:38:38,684 --> 09:38:39,484 LIN AND YOUR STAFF MEMBER, 549 09:38:39,484 --> 09:38:43,021 GARRETT, WHO I MET LAST NIGHT. 550 09:38:43,021 --> 09:38:44,856 REGARDING AND EXPRESS MY SUPPORT 551 09:38:44,856 --> 09:38:46,324 FOR AMENDMENT SIX. AS ANYBODY 552 09:38:46,324 --> 09:38:47,859 WHO HAS WALKED UP THE HILL 553 09:38:47,859 --> 09:38:48,894 THROUGH THE ID AND GONE TO 12th 554 09:38:48,894 --> 09:38:50,162 AND JACKSON AND GONE ACROSS THE 555 09:38:50,162 --> 09:38:52,364 JOSE RIZAL BRIDGE, RECOGNIZES 556 09:38:52,364 --> 09:38:55,367 WE'RE IN A FULL BLOWN CRISIS. 557 09:38:55,367 --> 09:38:56,334 WE HAVE PEOPLE JUST LAST WEEK 558 09:38:56,334 --> 09:38:58,070 DOING DRUGS IN MY BACKYARD, 559 09:38:58,070 --> 09:38:59,438 LEAVING THEIR PARAPHERNALIA ON 560 09:38:59,438 --> 09:39:00,772 MY DRIVEWAYS. ONE OF MY 561 09:39:00,772 --> 09:39:02,140 NEIGHBORS GARAGES WAS BURNED 562 09:39:02,140 --> 09:39:03,575 DOWN. MY KIDS, WHO ARE TEENAGERS 563 09:39:03,575 --> 09:39:05,477 WHO SHOULD BE FULLY TAKING 564 09:39:05,477 --> 09:39:06,711 ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY AND THE 565 09:39:06,711 --> 09:39:08,613 INDEPENDENCE THAT THE PUBLIC 566 09:39:08,613 --> 09:39:09,648 TRANSIT SYSTEM HAS TO OFFER, DO 567 09:39:09,648 --> 09:39:10,849 NOT LIKE, AND IN FACT ARE AFRAID 568 09:39:10,849 --> 09:39:13,652 TO TAKE THE BUS. THE 36 AND THE 569 09:39:13,652 --> 09:39:14,586 60 INTO THE CITY. I DON'T EVEN 570 09:39:14,586 --> 09:39:16,421 LIKE TO DRIVE THROUGH 12th AND 571 09:39:16,421 --> 09:39:18,090 JACKSON. IT'S A SCARY TO LOOK 572 09:39:18,090 --> 09:39:19,758 OUT THE WINDOW AND SEE THE 573 09:39:19,758 --> 09:39:22,227 ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE THAT IS THERE. 574 09:39:22,227 --> 09:39:23,295 SOME OF YOU AND I'M QUOTING 575 09:39:23,295 --> 09:39:24,596 FROM FROM WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE 576 09:39:24,596 --> 09:39:25,597 SEEN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE 577 09:39:25,597 --> 09:39:26,865 HUMOR IS FOR. IF YOU'VE WALKED 578 09:39:26,865 --> 09:39:29,034 THROUGH, YOU SEE PEOPLE LEANING 579 09:39:29,034 --> 09:39:30,869 OVER GOING LIKE THIS ON EVERY 580 09:39:30,869 --> 09:39:33,371 STREET CORNER. OCCASIONALLY 581 09:39:33,371 --> 09:39:34,706 THERE'S A POLICE, A POLICE 582 09:39:34,706 --> 09:39:37,876 OFFICER THERE MINDING HIS OWN 583 09:39:37,876 --> 09:39:39,111 BUSINESS, WHILE WHO KNOWS WHAT 584 09:39:39,111 --> 09:39:40,378 IS GOING ON FIVE FEET AWAY FROM 585 09:39:40,378 --> 09:39:43,715 HIM. I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR HAS 586 09:39:43,715 --> 09:39:46,184 RELEASED A,. ON JUNE 17th, MADE 587 09:39:46,184 --> 09:39:47,285 A STATEMENT WHICH I KNOW 588 09:39:47,285 --> 09:39:47,853 COUNCILMAN LIN AND PERHAPS 589 09:39:47,853 --> 09:39:50,489 OTHERS OF YOU HAVE SUPPORTED, 590 09:39:50,489 --> 09:39:51,123 THAT MORE IS HAPPENING. IT HAS 591 09:39:51,123 --> 09:39:54,025 BEEN SIX WEEKS. IT LOOKS WORSE 592 09:39:54,025 --> 09:39:55,093 THAN EVER. THERE WAS A GREAT 593 09:39:55,093 --> 09:39:56,528 ARTICLE IN THE ATLANTIC THE 594 09:39:56,528 --> 09:39:58,530 OTHER DAY THAT SAID, WITH A 595 09:39:58,530 --> 09:39:59,064 QUOTE FROM A RESIDENT OF 596 09:39:59,064 --> 09:40:00,832 BURLINGTON, VERMONT, FACING A 597 09:40:00,832 --> 09:40:02,767 SIMILAR CRISIS, IT'S AS IF WE 598 09:40:02,767 --> 09:40:04,236 ARE FROZEN WITH FEAR THAT 599 09:40:04,236 --> 09:40:06,972 SOMEONE MIGHT SEE US AS 600 09:40:06,972 --> 09:40:08,907 UNCOMPASSIONATE COUNCILMAN, I 601 09:40:08,907 --> 09:40:09,541 REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION 602 09:40:09,541 --> 09:40:12,310 TO THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THAT 603 09:40:12,310 --> 09:40:12,878 AMENDMENT SIX WILL PROVIDE 604 09:40:12,878 --> 09:40:14,112 SERVICES TO TRY TO GET SOME OF 605 09:40:14,112 --> 09:40:16,047 THE PEOPLE WHO, WITH SERIOUS 606 09:40:16,047 --> 09:40:18,750 MENTAL ILLNESSES AND SERIOUS 607 09:40:18,750 --> 09:40:19,951 DRUG ABUSE, CHALLENGES OFF THE 608 09:40:19,951 --> 09:40:21,186 STREETS. BUT I ALSO REQUEST THAT 609 09:40:21,186 --> 09:40:23,555 YOU CONSIDER COMPASSION TO THE 610 09:40:23,555 --> 09:40:25,357 NEIGHBORS, THE ADULTS WHO ARE 611 09:40:25,357 --> 09:40:28,760 MOST AFFECTED BY THIS EVERY DAY. 612 09:40:28,760 --> 09:40:29,060 THANK YOU. 613 09:40:29,060 --> 09:40:30,629 -- THANK YOU, PETER. WE'LL NOW 614 09:40:30,629 --> 09:40:33,165 MOVE ON TO ONLINE PUBLIC 615 09:40:33,165 --> 09:40:37,269 COMMENTERS. WE HAVE ROSE 616 09:40:37,269 --> 09:40:37,836 LEGIONNAIRES IS A DUPLICATE 617 09:40:37,836 --> 09:40:38,470 DUPLICATE. THERE WE GO. SO WE 618 09:40:38,470 --> 09:40:41,039 HAVE ROSE LEGIONNAIRES, RUBY, 619 09:40:41,039 --> 09:40:44,009 AURORA, MICHAEL WOODWARD AND 620 09:40:44,009 --> 09:40:46,778 CASEY TRUPIN. ROSE WILL PROMOTE 621 09:40:46,778 --> 09:40:48,647 YOU NOW. AND WHEN YOU'RE 622 09:40:48,647 --> 09:40:57,189 PROMOTED, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. 623 09:40:57,189 --> 09:41:00,725 THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME, ROSE. 624 09:41:00,725 --> 09:41:02,093 -- HELLO. THANK YOU FOR FIXING 625 09:41:02,093 --> 09:41:03,128 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. I 626 09:41:03,128 --> 09:41:05,263 WAS PRETTY SURE I WAS NOT. 627 09:41:05,263 --> 09:41:09,834 SPEAKER 249 ONLINE I'M HERE TO 628 09:41:09,834 --> 09:41:13,371 SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE TRANS 629 09:41:13,371 --> 09:41:15,373 COMMUNITY AND TO BE IN FULL 630 09:41:15,373 --> 09:41:17,242 SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT FIVE. 631 09:41:17,242 --> 09:41:18,577 THERE'S BEEN SO MANY 632 09:41:18,577 --> 09:41:19,144 INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN 633 09:41:19,144 --> 09:41:20,312 STRUGGLING IN OUR COMMUNITY ON 634 09:41:20,312 --> 09:41:22,247 JUST THE MOST MEAGER OF 635 09:41:22,247 --> 09:41:23,381 RESOURCES AS THEY TRY TO HELP 636 09:41:23,381 --> 09:41:26,585 OTHERS, WHILE ALSO STRUGGLING 637 09:41:26,585 --> 09:41:28,086 THEMSELVES. I HAD A FRIEND OF 638 09:41:28,086 --> 09:41:29,521 MINE WHO'S BEEN BOUNCING FROM 639 09:41:29,521 --> 09:41:31,156 PLACE TO PLACE TRYING TO FIND 640 09:41:31,156 --> 09:41:34,459 PERMANENT HOUSING, AND WITH ALL 641 09:41:34,459 --> 09:41:37,796 THE RESOURCES THAT WE'VE HAD 642 09:41:37,796 --> 09:41:38,496 FOR REFUGEES AND THE LACK OF 643 09:41:38,496 --> 09:41:39,264 RESOURCES FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE, I 644 09:41:39,264 --> 09:41:40,699 HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE WHO I 645 09:41:40,699 --> 09:41:42,701 DON'T HAVE A PLACE FOR RIGHT 646 09:41:42,701 --> 09:41:44,603 NOW. WE CAN'T QUITE FIGURE OUT 647 09:41:44,603 --> 09:41:48,440 WHAT'S HOW TO HELP HER. AND SHE 648 09:41:48,440 --> 09:41:48,907 IS IN A COUNCILMEMBER 649 09:41:48,907 --> 09:41:51,042 HOLLINGSWORTH DISTRICT, AND SHE 650 09:41:51,042 --> 09:41:54,813 IS A TRANS WOMAN OF COLOR. AND 651 09:41:54,813 --> 09:41:57,282 THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT 652 09:41:57,282 --> 09:41:58,583 HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR FUNDING FOR 653 09:41:58,583 --> 09:42:00,185 QUITE SOME TIME THAT ARE IN THAT 654 09:42:00,185 --> 09:42:01,419 DISTRICT THAT JUST HAVE NOT 655 09:42:01,419 --> 09:42:06,791 RECEIVED THEM FOR YEARS. THIS IS 656 09:42:06,791 --> 09:42:08,593 A FAILURE OF THE COUNCIL IN THE 657 09:42:08,593 --> 09:42:12,564 CITY TO NOT PRIORITIZE TRANS 658 09:42:12,564 --> 09:42:14,833 PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT 659 09:42:14,833 --> 09:42:16,701 BEHIND. WE HAVE SO MUCH NEED IN 660 09:42:16,701 --> 09:42:18,169 OUR CITY. WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE 661 09:42:18,169 --> 09:42:22,374 THAT ARE SUFFERING. WE HAVE SO 662 09:42:22,374 --> 09:42:23,041 MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE DESPERATELY 663 09:42:23,041 --> 09:42:24,209 TRYING TO EKE AN EXISTENCE OUT 664 09:42:24,209 --> 09:42:25,810 HERE AS THEY HAVE FLED WITH 665 09:42:25,810 --> 09:42:28,546 NOTHING ON THEIR BACKS. WE HAVE 666 09:42:28,546 --> 09:42:31,416 INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE COME HERE 667 09:42:31,416 --> 09:42:32,651 JUST HOPING THAT THINGS WERE 668 09:42:32,651 --> 09:42:35,954 GOING TO WORK OUT. THERE IS 669 09:42:35,954 --> 09:42:39,925 INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN TOLD, 670 09:42:39,925 --> 09:42:40,925 THAT SOME PEOPLE WOULD RATHER BE 671 09:42:40,925 --> 09:42:42,594 HOMELESS IN CAL ANDERSON, RATHER 672 09:42:42,594 --> 09:42:44,663 THAN LIVING IN THE SOUTH. 673 09:42:44,663 --> 09:42:45,830 THAT'S HOW DESPERATE THINGS ARE 674 09:42:45,830 --> 09:42:48,867 RIGHT NOW FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND 675 09:42:48,867 --> 09:42:50,669 ESPECIALLY AS WE HAVE THE IDAHO 676 09:42:50,669 --> 09:42:52,737 BATHROOM BAN AND WE HAVE OTHER 677 09:42:52,737 --> 09:42:54,039 CRACKDOWNS ACROSS THE NATION, 678 09:42:54,039 --> 09:42:55,407 PEOPLE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE 679 09:42:55,407 --> 09:42:56,741 DESPERATE AND MORE AND MORE 680 09:42:56,741 --> 09:42:59,044 AFRAID. AS I SAID, IN COUNCIL 681 09:42:59,044 --> 09:43:00,946 LAST WEEK, SOMEONE KILLED 682 09:43:00,946 --> 09:43:04,482 THEMSELVES OVER THIS. PLEASE DO 683 09:43:04,482 --> 09:43:04,783 SOMETHING. 684 09:43:04,783 --> 09:43:05,583 -- ROSE. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO 685 09:43:05,583 --> 09:43:06,851 HEAR YOU. THANK YOU FOR CALLING 686 09:43:06,851 --> 09:43:09,054 IN. NEXT WE HAVE RUBY, THEN 687 09:43:09,054 --> 09:43:10,055 MICHAEL, AND THEN CASEY TROOP IN 688 09:43:10,055 --> 09:43:12,157 HIS LAST. IF YOU'D LIKE TO 689 09:43:12,157 --> 09:43:12,791 PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE 690 09:43:12,791 --> 09:43:16,961 DO SIGN UP AT THE FRONT. NOW. 691 09:43:16,961 --> 09:43:24,169 OKAY CAN YOU RUBY, WE'RE 692 09:43:24,169 --> 09:43:26,805 PROMOTING YOU NOW. ONCE YOU'RE 693 09:43:26,805 --> 09:43:29,007 PROMOTED, YOU CAN PRESS STAR 694 09:43:29,007 --> 09:43:36,748 SIX. 695 09:43:36,881 --> 09:43:45,590 PROMOTED. CASEY. 696 09:43:45,724 --> 09:43:51,029 LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING A LITTLE 697 09:43:51,029 --> 09:43:51,629 OUT OF ORDER. CASEY TRUPIN, I 698 09:43:51,629 --> 09:43:52,397 SEE YOU'VE BEEN PROMOTED. IF 699 09:43:52,397 --> 09:43:53,531 YOU DON'T WANT TO PRESS STAR 700 09:43:53,531 --> 09:43:54,766 SIX, AND THEN WE'LL COME RIGHT 701 09:43:54,766 --> 09:44:03,341 BACK TO RUBY, AND THEN MICHAEL 702 09:44:03,475 --> 09:44:10,148 THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. CASEY. 703 09:44:10,148 --> 09:44:11,082 -- GREAT. THANK YOU. CHAIR 704 09:44:11,082 --> 09:44:12,417 STRAUSS MEMBERS OF THE 705 09:44:12,417 --> 09:44:13,618 COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR GIVING 706 09:44:13,618 --> 09:44:15,920 ME THE TIME TODAY. MY NAME IS 707 09:44:15,920 --> 09:44:18,289 CASEY TRUPIN. I WORK AT THE 708 09:44:18,289 --> 09:44:19,691 RAIKES FOUNDATION HERE IN 709 09:44:19,691 --> 09:44:20,925 SEATTLE. WE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, 710 09:44:20,925 --> 09:44:22,761 WORK ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT AN 711 09:44:22,761 --> 09:44:24,696 END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. I'M 712 09:44:24,696 --> 09:44:25,997 ACTUALLY HERE ON BEHALF OF A 713 09:44:25,997 --> 09:44:29,501 PARTNERSHIP OF LOCAL FUNDERS WHO 714 09:44:29,501 --> 09:44:32,170 ARE INVESTING IN SOLUTIONS 715 09:44:32,170 --> 09:44:32,804 AROUND THE STATE TO PREVENT AN 716 09:44:32,804 --> 09:44:34,472 END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS, AND WE 717 09:44:34,472 --> 09:44:36,941 ARE EXCITED TO SUPPORT THE 718 09:44:36,941 --> 09:44:38,576 BUDGET PROVISO THAT WILL 719 09:44:38,576 --> 09:44:39,811 ESTABLISH A PUBLIC PRIVATE 720 09:44:39,811 --> 09:44:41,780 PARTNERSHIP TO BRING ONE OF THE 721 09:44:41,780 --> 09:44:43,848 MOST IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS THAT 722 09:44:43,848 --> 09:44:45,016 WE'VE SEEN ON YOUTH HOMELESSNESS 723 09:44:45,016 --> 09:44:47,419 TO SEATTLE, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 724 09:44:47,419 --> 09:44:48,620 WILL BE TESTIFYING ON THIS LATER 725 09:44:48,620 --> 09:44:51,723 ON, SO I WILL KEEP IT SHORT., 726 09:44:51,723 --> 09:44:53,057 THIS PROGRAM, THE HOMELESSNESS, 727 09:44:53,057 --> 09:44:55,059 PREVENTION AND DIVERSION FUND 728 09:44:55,059 --> 09:44:56,394 HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL 729 09:44:56,394 --> 09:44:58,163 AROUND THE STATE AND IN FACT, 730 09:44:58,163 --> 09:44:59,664 HAS INSPIRED REPLICATION OF IT 731 09:44:59,664 --> 09:45:02,367 AROUND THE COUNTRY. SHORT TERM 732 09:45:02,367 --> 09:45:05,103 CASH INFUSION, FOCUSED ON YOUNG 733 09:45:05,103 --> 09:45:06,671 PEOPLE WHO ARE DEVISING THEIR 734 09:45:06,671 --> 09:45:08,406 OWN SOLUTIONS ALONG WITH TRUSTED 735 09:45:08,406 --> 09:45:11,810 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO'VE 736 09:45:11,810 --> 09:45:14,312 BEEN. 737 09:45:14,312 --> 09:45:17,282 -- CASEY, DID WE LOSE YOU THERE? 738 09:45:17,282 --> 09:45:19,951 -- AROUND THE STATE OF,, 40%., 739 09:45:19,951 --> 09:45:21,820 WE ARE EXCITED AS A COLLECTION 740 09:45:21,820 --> 09:45:25,690 OF, OF FOUNDATIONS TO, TO, 741 09:45:25,690 --> 09:45:27,392 CO-FUND THIS WITH THE CITY OF 742 09:45:27,392 --> 09:45:30,161 SEATTLE, WITH HSD. AND, WE ARE 743 09:45:30,161 --> 09:45:31,496 HOPING THAT THE COUNCIL WILL 744 09:45:31,496 --> 09:45:34,566 SUPPORT THE PROVISO THAT WILL 745 09:45:34,566 --> 09:45:35,166 SUPPORT THIS HAPPENING. THANK 746 09:45:35,166 --> 09:45:36,267 YOU. 747 09:45:36,267 --> 09:45:41,739 -- THANK YOU. CASEY. WE'LL NOW 748 09:45:41,739 --> 09:45:44,309 PROMOTE RUBY AURORA RUBY, I SEE 749 09:45:44,309 --> 09:45:48,847 YOU'RE HERE. PRESS STAR SIX TO 750 09:45:48,847 --> 09:45:52,517 UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. 751 09:45:52,517 --> 09:45:54,552 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS AND 752 09:45:54,552 --> 09:45:56,120 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 753 09:45:56,120 --> 09:45:57,555 YOUR TIME TODAY. MY NAME IS RUBY 754 09:45:57,555 --> 09:45:59,624 AURORA, AND I'M HERE TODAY ON 755 09:45:59,624 --> 09:46:01,426 BEHALF OF WOODLAND PARK ZOO TO 756 09:46:01,426 --> 09:46:03,628 URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR AMENDMENT 757 09:46:03,628 --> 09:46:05,530 THREE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BY 758 09:46:05,530 --> 09:46:06,998 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. FIRST, WE 759 09:46:06,998 --> 09:46:09,367 WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER 760 09:46:09,367 --> 09:46:10,969 KETTLE FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS 761 09:46:10,969 --> 09:46:12,604 AMENDMENT AND HIS ATTENTION TO 762 09:46:12,604 --> 09:46:14,305 THIS PROJECT. WE'VE BEEN 763 09:46:14,305 --> 09:46:14,873 WORKING WITH COUNCILMEMBER 764 09:46:14,873 --> 09:46:15,840 KETTLE AND HIS STAFF SINCE THE 765 09:46:15,840 --> 09:46:18,610 FALL OF 2024, WHEN THERE WERE A 766 09:46:18,610 --> 09:46:21,279 NUMBER OF COYOTE INTERACTIONS IN 767 09:46:21,279 --> 09:46:22,847 DISTRICT SEVEN., THIS REASONABLE 768 09:46:22,847 --> 09:46:25,717 ONE TIME FUNDING REQUEST OF 769 09:46:25,717 --> 09:46:27,418 15,000 WILL SUPPORT OUR TEAM AT 770 09:46:27,418 --> 09:46:30,188 THE ZOO TO DEVELOP A COYOTE 771 09:46:30,188 --> 09:46:33,258 COEXISTENCE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF 772 09:46:33,258 --> 09:46:34,025 SEATTLE. THE PLAN WOULD BE 773 09:46:34,025 --> 09:46:36,261 DEVELOPED BY OUR RESIDENT URBAN 774 09:46:36,261 --> 09:46:38,029 CARNIVORE EXPERT WHO WOULD 775 09:46:38,029 --> 09:46:40,732 REVIEW BEST PRACTICES, INCLUDING 776 09:46:40,732 --> 09:46:42,167 COEXISTENCE PLANS IN OTHER 777 09:46:42,167 --> 09:46:45,703 PLACES, OTHER OTHER 778 09:46:45,703 --> 09:46:46,738 MUNICIPALITIES. ULTIMATELY 779 09:46:46,738 --> 09:46:48,673 RESULTING IN A PLAN THAT WOULD 780 09:46:48,673 --> 09:46:49,307 BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF 781 09:46:49,307 --> 09:46:51,476 SEATTLE AND BETTER INFORM 782 09:46:51,476 --> 09:46:53,444 RESIDENTS AND CITY DEPARTMENTS 783 09:46:53,444 --> 09:46:54,946 ON BEST PRACTICES MOVING 784 09:46:54,946 --> 09:46:56,514 FORWARD. AND WE WANT TO 785 09:46:56,514 --> 09:46:57,015 EMPHASIZE THIS IS NOT A 786 09:46:57,015 --> 09:46:58,116 MANAGEMENT PLAN. IT'S A 787 09:46:58,116 --> 09:47:02,387 COEXISTENCE PLAN. AND THE ZOO 788 09:47:02,387 --> 09:47:03,922 IS, OUR EXPERTS ARE READY TO 789 09:47:03,922 --> 09:47:06,190 SUPPORT THE CITY ON THIS. THANK 790 09:47:06,190 --> 09:47:07,425 YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, 791 09:47:07,425 --> 09:47:09,227 CHAIR STRAUSS AND THE REST OF 792 09:47:09,227 --> 09:47:11,062 OUR COMMITTEE., WE RESPECTFULLY 793 09:47:11,062 --> 09:47:14,666 REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR 794 09:47:14,666 --> 09:47:15,166 AMENDMENT THREE TODAY. 795 09:47:15,166 --> 09:47:20,104 -- THANK YOU. RUBY. UP NEXT IS 796 09:47:20,104 --> 09:47:22,607 MICHAEL WOODWARD. AND THEN WE 797 09:47:22,607 --> 09:47:23,675 HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER IN 798 09:47:23,675 --> 09:47:24,409 PERSON. AND IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD 799 09:47:24,409 --> 09:47:28,179 LIKE TO SIGN UP, NOW'S THE TIME. 800 09:47:28,179 --> 09:47:29,781 WELCOME, MICHAEL. I SEE YOU 801 09:47:29,781 --> 09:47:33,284 THERE AND YOU'RE OFF MUTE. 802 09:47:33,284 --> 09:47:33,551 WELCOME. 803 09:47:33,551 --> 09:47:35,587 -- GOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS 804 09:47:35,587 --> 09:47:36,721 AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANK YOU 805 09:47:36,721 --> 09:47:37,889 FOR YOUR TIME. I'M SORRY I 806 09:47:37,889 --> 09:47:41,392 WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON 807 09:47:41,392 --> 09:47:43,094 FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN 808 09:47:43,094 --> 09:47:43,728 OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY., MY 809 09:47:43,728 --> 09:47:46,030 NAME IS MICHAEL WOODWARD. I'M. 810 09:47:46,030 --> 09:47:47,298 MY PRONOUNS ARE HE AND HIM, AND 811 09:47:47,298 --> 09:47:48,233 I'M CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE 812 09:47:48,233 --> 09:47:50,101 DIRECTOR OF TRACTION, AND I 813 09:47:50,101 --> 09:47:51,603 SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT 814 09:47:51,603 --> 09:47:53,771 FIVE. AS YOU MAY KNOW, TRACTION 815 09:47:53,771 --> 09:47:55,473 IS A TRANS LED ORGANIZATION HERE 816 09:47:55,473 --> 09:47:56,874 IN SEATTLE THAT IS, AMONG OTHER 817 09:47:56,874 --> 09:47:59,611 THINGS, PROVIDING RESETTLEMENT 818 09:47:59,611 --> 09:48:00,311 SERVICES TO TRANS PEOPLE IN 819 09:48:00,311 --> 09:48:02,280 THEIR LOVED ONES, FLEEING 820 09:48:02,280 --> 09:48:02,847 VIOLENCE AND PERSECUTION IN 821 09:48:02,847 --> 09:48:04,415 OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. 822 09:48:04,415 --> 09:48:06,184 HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TRANS 823 09:48:06,184 --> 09:48:08,152 PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE IN 824 09:48:08,152 --> 09:48:10,421 CRISIS. SINCE THE START OF 2025, 825 09:48:10,421 --> 09:48:13,124 TRACTION HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 826 09:48:13,124 --> 09:48:14,392 1700 REQUESTS FOR HELP FROM 827 09:48:14,392 --> 09:48:16,561 TRANS PEOPLE FLEEING HOSTILE 828 09:48:16,561 --> 09:48:17,295 STATES. WE'VE DIRECTLY SERVED 829 09:48:17,295 --> 09:48:18,863 MORE THAN 500 TRANS FOLKS AND 830 09:48:18,863 --> 09:48:20,598 THEIR LOVED ONES OURSELVES, AND 831 09:48:20,598 --> 09:48:23,267 THE NUMBERS KEEP CLIMBING. THE 832 09:48:23,267 --> 09:48:24,936 BURDEN FALLS HARDEST ON BIPOC 833 09:48:24,936 --> 09:48:26,437 TRANS WOMEN WHO FACE THE MOST 834 09:48:26,437 --> 09:48:28,039 DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHEN 835 09:48:28,039 --> 09:48:28,606 THEY'RE LEAVING, AND THE 836 09:48:28,606 --> 09:48:29,707 STEEPEST BARRIERS WHEN THEY 837 09:48:29,707 --> 09:48:32,076 ARRIVE. AND WE DON'T DO THIS 838 09:48:32,076 --> 09:48:32,944 WORK ALONE. TRACTION IS PART OF 839 09:48:32,944 --> 09:48:38,750 A WEB OF CARE ALONGSIDE COI. 840 09:48:38,750 --> 09:48:39,817 GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE, LAVENDER 841 09:48:39,817 --> 09:48:41,519 RIGHTS PROJECT UTOPIA, 842 09:48:41,519 --> 09:48:43,554 WASHINGTON, QUEER POWER ALLIANCE 843 09:48:43,554 --> 09:48:45,657 AND OTHERS PROVIDING EMERGENCY 844 09:48:45,657 --> 09:48:47,325 SHELTER, FOOD ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT 845 09:48:47,325 --> 09:48:51,095 SUPPORT AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES. 846 09:48:51,095 --> 09:48:51,696 AMENDMENT FIVE WOULD FUND ARE 847 09:48:51,696 --> 09:48:54,032 MORE THAN 85 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS 848 09:48:54,032 --> 09:48:56,167 ARE STRETCHED TO THEIR LIMITS. 849 09:48:56,167 --> 09:48:57,535 OUR PROGRAM MANAGER, WHO WORKS 850 09:48:57,535 --> 09:48:59,337 FULL TIME BUT ONLY RECEIVES A 851 09:48:59,337 --> 09:49:01,606 SMALL MONTHLY STIPEND, IS 852 09:49:01,606 --> 09:49:02,674 DESPERATELY SUPPORTED IN NEED OF 853 09:49:02,674 --> 09:49:04,142 SUPPORT STAFF AND WITH THE 854 09:49:04,142 --> 09:49:05,710 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOW 855 09:49:05,710 --> 09:49:06,477 THREATENING TO STRIP FUNDING 856 09:49:06,477 --> 09:49:08,613 FROM ANY ORGANIZATION THAT EVEN 857 09:49:08,613 --> 09:49:09,247 ACKNOWLEDGED OUR EXISTENCE, THAT 858 09:49:09,247 --> 09:49:11,749 NEED IS ONLY GOING TO GROW. 859 09:49:11,749 --> 09:49:14,352 SEATTLE CANNOT WAIT. THIS 860 09:49:14,352 --> 09:49:15,920 $300,000 AMENDMENT IS THROUGH. 861 09:49:15,920 --> 09:49:17,955 HSD IS A LIFELINE. IT MEANS A 862 09:49:17,955 --> 09:49:19,457 BED FOR SOMEONE SLEEPING IN A 863 09:49:19,457 --> 09:49:23,928 CAR TONIGHT, A HOT MEAL, A BUS 864 09:49:23,928 --> 09:49:26,264 PASS, A JOB LEAD. SEATTLE LED 865 09:49:26,264 --> 09:49:28,199 THE NATION WHEN TRACTION 866 09:49:28,199 --> 09:49:30,234 INITIATED THE CALL FOR AN 867 09:49:30,234 --> 09:49:30,835 EMERGENCY DECLARATION THROUGH 868 09:49:30,835 --> 09:49:32,503 THE LGBT COMMISSION. NOW THIS 869 09:49:32,503 --> 09:49:34,706 COMMITTEE CAN MATCH THAT 870 09:49:34,706 --> 09:49:36,774 LEADERSHIP WITH REAL RESOURCES. 871 09:49:36,774 --> 09:49:39,343 IT'S NOT ENOUGH, BUT IT'S A 872 09:49:39,343 --> 09:49:40,945 START. I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON 873 09:49:40,945 --> 09:49:43,147 AMENDMENT FIVE. THANK YOU. 874 09:49:43,147 --> 09:49:47,118 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, MICHAEL. 875 09:49:47,118 --> 09:49:50,455 AND WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE REMOTELY 876 09:49:50,455 --> 09:49:52,990 PRESENT. AND SO RAYMOND BASHA, 877 09:49:52,990 --> 09:49:55,760 YOU'RE UP NEXT. WELCOME. YES. 878 09:49:55,760 --> 09:50:00,832 -- HI. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I 879 09:50:00,832 --> 09:50:01,432 THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. 880 09:50:01,432 --> 09:50:03,167 AND I AM JUST HERE AGAIN TODAY 881 09:50:03,167 --> 09:50:04,635 TO SPEAK ON THE FUNDS FROM THE 882 09:50:04,635 --> 09:50:07,305 GENERAL FUND BEING PULLED FOR 883 09:50:07,305 --> 09:50:07,939 UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS FOR THE 884 09:50:07,939 --> 09:50:10,942 2026 2027 SCHOOL YEAR, AND THAT 885 09:50:10,942 --> 09:50:12,443 WE ARE ABLE TO COME TO THIS 886 09:50:12,443 --> 09:50:14,812 DECISION TOGETHER. I COME TO YOU 887 09:50:14,812 --> 09:50:16,447 ALL LIKE UNSCRIPTED TODAY AND 888 09:50:16,447 --> 09:50:17,715 JUST ULTIMATELY IN GRATITUDE. I 889 09:50:17,715 --> 09:50:21,018 KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A 890 09:50:21,018 --> 09:50:22,653 INTERESTING JOURNEY FOR THE FOR 891 09:50:22,653 --> 09:50:23,588 THE SCHOOL MEALS PLAN, AND THERE 892 09:50:23,588 --> 09:50:25,757 HAVE BEEN MANY DIFFERENT EFFORTS 893 09:50:25,757 --> 09:50:26,758 MADE. AND I JUST COME AND 894 09:50:26,758 --> 09:50:28,092 GRATITUDE THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE 895 09:50:28,092 --> 09:50:30,027 TO COME TO A CONCLUSION WHERE NO 896 09:50:30,027 --> 09:50:30,995 CHILD HAS TO GO HUNGRY, AND THAT 897 09:50:30,995 --> 09:50:35,099 OUR STUDENTS AREN'T AT THE 898 09:50:35,099 --> 09:50:35,733 CONSEQUENCE OF INTERNAL THINGS 899 09:50:35,733 --> 09:50:37,068 HAPPENING. SO YEAH, I'M HAPPY 900 09:50:37,068 --> 09:50:38,369 THAT THE THE OUTSIDE HAS BEEN 901 09:50:38,369 --> 09:50:39,203 ABLE TO WORK WITH THE INSIDE, 902 09:50:39,203 --> 09:50:40,404 AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO JUST 903 09:50:40,404 --> 09:50:43,541 COME UP WITH THIS PLAN. AND 904 09:50:43,541 --> 09:50:45,476 STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO FEEL 905 09:50:45,476 --> 09:50:46,310 ULTIMATELY THE EFFECTS OF THAT 906 09:50:46,310 --> 09:50:47,779 BECAUSE THEY ARE BENEFACTORS, 907 09:50:47,779 --> 09:50:48,679 THEY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE 908 09:50:48,679 --> 09:50:50,748 DOING THIS FOR. AND I KNOW THAT 909 09:50:50,748 --> 09:50:53,217 THE CONVERSATION WAS NEVER 910 09:50:53,217 --> 09:50:55,186 AROUND. WHO'S MORE DESERVING OF 911 09:50:55,186 --> 09:50:57,555 BEING FED? WHOSE MOST HUNGRY, 912 09:50:57,555 --> 09:51:02,794 WHO'S ALL OF THESE THINGS. AND 913 09:51:02,794 --> 09:51:04,896 I'M HAPPY THAT. STUDENTS 914 09:51:04,896 --> 09:51:05,563 ULTIMATELY DON'T HAVE TO THINK 915 09:51:05,563 --> 09:51:06,764 THEY ALL STUDENTS GET TO EAT 916 09:51:06,764 --> 09:51:08,499 WITH THE VOUCHER PROGRAM WITH 917 09:51:08,499 --> 09:51:12,236 UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. SO YEAH, 918 09:51:12,236 --> 09:51:12,804 I'M APPRECIATIVE TO BOTH. 919 09:51:12,804 --> 09:51:14,038 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 920 09:51:14,038 --> 09:51:14,672 COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR 921 09:51:14,672 --> 09:51:15,907 THE LIKE VOUCHER PROGRAM AS WELL 922 09:51:15,907 --> 09:51:17,975 AS JUST FOR THE EFFORTS TO 923 09:51:17,975 --> 09:51:20,311 CONTINUE TO GET PUSHED FOR 2020 924 09:51:20,311 --> 09:51:21,879 627 SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOL MEALS TO 925 09:51:21,879 --> 09:51:25,016 GET FUNDED. AND AS SOMEONE WHO 926 09:51:25,016 --> 09:51:26,751 WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THESE THINGS 927 09:51:26,751 --> 09:51:28,085 AND WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE 928 09:51:28,085 --> 09:51:29,487 AREAS WHO WILL LIKELY RECEIVE 929 09:51:29,487 --> 09:51:30,488 THESE VOUCHER PROGRAMS, AS WELL 930 09:51:30,488 --> 09:51:33,024 AS WITH STUDENTS WHO WILL 931 09:51:33,024 --> 09:51:34,125 ULTIMATELY BE BENEFITING FROM 932 09:51:34,125 --> 09:51:35,560 GETTING SCHOOL MEALS. IN THE 933 09:51:35,560 --> 09:51:37,595 2627 SCHOOL YEAR. I AM EXCITED 934 09:51:37,595 --> 09:51:38,963 TO GET TO SEE HOW THESE THINGS 935 09:51:38,963 --> 09:51:40,464 GET IMPLEMENTED AND ULTIMATELY 936 09:51:40,464 --> 09:51:42,200 CAN CREATE TANGIBLE CHANGE 937 09:51:42,200 --> 09:51:43,634 WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. SO YES, 938 09:51:43,634 --> 09:51:44,402 I THANK YOU ALL AND I HOPE THAT 939 09:51:44,402 --> 09:51:47,104 WE'RE ABLE TO COME TO THAT 940 09:51:47,104 --> 09:51:48,773 DECISION TODAY TO. I KNOW IT'S 941 09:51:48,773 --> 09:51:50,141 GETTING FIXED. SO, YEAH, JUST 942 09:51:50,141 --> 09:51:51,409 COME TO THAT DECISION TODAY TO 943 09:51:51,409 --> 09:51:53,044 BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT SCHOOL 944 09:51:53,044 --> 09:51:54,712 MEALS GET FUNDED FOR THE 2627 945 09:51:54,712 --> 09:51:56,514 SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 946 09:51:56,514 --> 09:51:58,783 -- THANK YOU. RAMON, DO WE HAVE 947 09:51:58,783 --> 09:52:02,019 ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO 948 09:52:02,019 --> 09:52:02,620 PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY? 949 09:52:02,620 --> 09:52:05,189 LOOKING AROUND, GOING ONCE, 950 09:52:05,189 --> 09:52:07,892 GOING TWICE. THAT DOES CONCLUDE 951 09:52:07,892 --> 09:52:10,728 THE LIST OF REGISTERED PUBLIC 952 09:52:10,728 --> 09:52:12,029 COMMENTERS, BOTH REMOTE AND IN 953 09:52:12,029 --> 09:52:13,631 PERSON. AND SO WE WILL MOVE ON 954 09:52:13,631 --> 09:52:18,703 TO THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS. 955 09:52:18,703 --> 09:52:19,737 AND ITEMS PLURAL. WILL THE CLERK 956 09:52:19,737 --> 09:52:21,305 PLEASE READ APPOINTMENTS THREE, 957 09:52:21,305 --> 09:52:23,007 FIVE, SIX, SIX THROUGH THREE, 958 09:52:23,007 --> 09:52:26,811 FIVE, 18 AND, ACTUALLY ITEMS ONE 959 09:52:26,811 --> 09:52:27,512 THROUGH FIVE INTO THE RECORD AND 960 09:52:27,512 --> 09:52:29,280 THEN I'LL LET YOU DO THAT OTHER 961 09:52:29,280 --> 09:52:31,315 PART 962 09:52:31,315 --> 09:52:34,552 -- OKAY? ITEM ONE, APPOINTMENT 963 09:52:34,552 --> 09:52:37,421 3566 REAPPOINTMENT OF SUZANNE 964 09:52:37,421 --> 09:52:39,690 SHELTON AS MEMBER INDIGENOUS 965 09:52:39,690 --> 09:52:42,059 ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO 966 09:52:42,059 --> 09:52:47,665 JULY 31st, 2028. ITEM TWO. 967 09:52:47,665 --> 09:52:48,299 APPOINTMENT 3546. REAPPOINTMENT 968 09:52:48,299 --> 09:52:50,535 OF LUTHER MILLS AS MEMBER 969 09:52:50,535 --> 09:52:51,836 INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR 970 09:52:51,836 --> 09:52:57,708 A TERM TO JULY 31st, 2028. ITEM 971 09:52:57,708 --> 09:52:59,110 THREE APPOINTMENT 3545. 972 09:52:59,110 --> 09:53:02,046 REAPPOINTMENT OF DEREK 973 09:53:02,046 --> 09:53:02,680 BELLEGARDE AS MEMBER INDIGENOUS 974 09:53:02,680 --> 09:53:05,616 ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO 975 09:53:05,616 --> 09:53:10,388 JULY 31st, 2028. ITEM FOUR. 976 09:53:10,388 --> 09:53:13,291 APPOINTMENT 3546 REAPPOINTMENT. 977 09:53:13,291 --> 09:53:14,258 JEREMY TAKALA AS MEMBER 978 09:53:14,258 --> 09:53:16,127 INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR 979 09:53:16,127 --> 09:53:21,866 A TERM TO JULY 31st, 2028. ITEM 980 09:53:21,866 --> 09:53:24,535 FIVE. APPOINTMENT 3545. 981 09:53:24,535 --> 09:53:27,438 INTRODUCTION OF JACKIE S 982 09:53:27,438 --> 09:53:28,072 MACCORMACK AS MEMBER INDIGENOUS 983 09:53:28,072 --> 09:53:30,041 ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO 984 09:53:30,041 --> 09:53:36,080 JULY 31st, 2028. AND BRIEFING, 985 09:53:36,080 --> 09:53:38,883 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 986 09:53:38,883 --> 09:53:40,051 PRESENTER COLBY MONA SMITH FROM 987 09:53:40,051 --> 09:53:42,253 THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS. 988 09:53:42,253 --> 09:53:43,688 -- GOOD MORNING COLBY AND I KNOW 989 09:53:43,688 --> 09:53:44,922 THAT WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A 990 09:53:44,922 --> 09:53:46,157 PRESENTATION FROM YOU UNLESS 991 09:53:46,157 --> 09:53:47,325 YOU. YOU HAD ONE THAT I DIDN'T 992 09:53:47,325 --> 09:53:49,994 KNOW ABOUT. DIDN'T THINK SO, 993 09:53:49,994 --> 09:53:51,329 BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME 994 09:53:51,329 --> 09:53:53,097 WE'VE HAD THESE APPOINTMENTS 995 09:53:53,097 --> 09:53:54,832 HERE IN COMMITTEE. COLLEAGUES, I 996 09:53:54,832 --> 09:53:55,333 REALLY APPRECIATED THE 997 09:53:55,333 --> 09:53:56,968 CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD AT OUR 998 09:53:56,968 --> 09:53:57,568 LAST COMMITTEE MEETING ABOUT 999 09:53:57,568 --> 09:54:01,372 SUZANNE SALTO, LUTHER J. MILLS, 1000 09:54:01,372 --> 09:54:03,341 DEREK BELLEGARDE, JEREMY TAKALA, 1001 09:54:03,341 --> 09:54:05,476 AND JACKIE MCCORMICK. SOME 1002 09:54:05,476 --> 09:54:06,110 REALLY AMAZING COMMUNITY MEMBERS 1003 09:54:06,110 --> 09:54:08,846 AND TRIBAL LEADERS HERE IN OUR 1004 09:54:08,846 --> 09:54:09,947 AREA. COLLEAGUES AT THIS TIME. 1005 09:54:09,947 --> 09:54:13,150 DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT 1006 09:54:13,150 --> 09:54:15,386 THESE APPOINTMENTS AND 1007 09:54:15,386 --> 09:54:16,620 REAPPOINTMENTS? IF NOT, I'M 1008 09:54:16,620 --> 09:54:21,659 GOING TO GO TO A VOTE. WITH 1009 09:54:21,659 --> 09:54:22,960 THAT, THE ITEMS HAVE BEEN READ 1010 09:54:22,960 --> 09:54:25,029 INTO THE RECORD. AND SO I MOVE 1011 09:54:25,029 --> 09:54:26,063 APPOINTMENTS THREE, FIVE, SIX, 1012 09:54:26,063 --> 09:54:27,865 SIX THROUGH THREE, FIVE, 18, 1013 09:54:27,865 --> 09:54:30,234 THREE, FIVE, FOUR SIX AND 3545. 1014 09:54:30,234 --> 09:54:32,169 IS THERE A SECOND? 1015 09:54:32,169 --> 09:54:34,171 -- SECOND. 1016 09:54:34,171 --> 09:54:37,341 -- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 1017 09:54:37,341 --> 09:54:39,477 SECONDED TO PASS THESE 1018 09:54:39,477 --> 09:54:41,812 APPOINTMENTS AND BRING THEM BACK 1019 09:54:41,812 --> 09:54:42,380 TO THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY 1020 09:54:42,380 --> 09:54:43,981 COUNCIL. COLLEAGUES. ANY FINAL 1021 09:54:43,981 --> 09:54:45,049 COMMENTS? SEEING NO FINAL 1022 09:54:45,049 --> 09:54:47,118 COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1023 09:54:47,118 --> 09:54:48,052 CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENTS? 1024 09:54:48,052 --> 09:54:49,220 THREE, FIVE. SIX. SIX THROUGH 1025 09:54:49,220 --> 09:54:50,688 THREE. FIVE. 18. THREE. FIVE. 1026 09:54:50,688 --> 09:54:54,392 FOUR. SIX AND THREE. FIVE FOUR. 1027 09:54:54,392 --> 09:54:56,761 FIVE. 1028 09:54:56,761 --> 09:55:01,065 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1029 09:55:01,065 --> 09:55:01,298 -- AYE. 1030 09:55:01,298 --> 09:55:01,766 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1031 09:55:01,766 --> 09:55:02,133 HOLLINGSWORTH. 1032 09:55:02,133 --> 09:55:04,001 -- YES. 1033 09:55:04,001 --> 09:55:08,906 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 1034 09:55:08,906 --> 09:55:09,540 -- VICE CHAIR RIVERA. I CHAIR 1035 09:55:09,540 --> 09:55:11,642 STRAUSS. AYE THAT'S FIVE IN 1036 09:55:11,642 --> 09:55:13,210 FAVOR ZERO OPPOSED. 1037 09:55:13,210 --> 09:55:17,281 -- THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES 1038 09:55:17,281 --> 09:55:17,882 AND SUZANNE SALTO LUTHER J. 1039 09:55:17,882 --> 09:55:19,950 MILLS, DEREK BELLEGARDE, JEREMY 1040 09:55:19,950 --> 09:55:22,653 TAKALA, AND JACKIE MCCORMICK. 1041 09:55:22,653 --> 09:55:23,554 THERE. REAPPOINTMENT PACKAGES 1042 09:55:23,554 --> 09:55:25,056 WILL BE SENT TO THE FULL 1043 09:55:25,056 --> 09:55:28,159 COUNCIL, AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON 1044 09:55:28,159 --> 09:55:29,260 TO ITEM TWO. CLERK WILL YOU 1045 09:55:29,260 --> 09:55:31,028 PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE 1046 09:55:31,028 --> 09:55:36,067 RECORD ALL. TECHNICALLY. ITEM 1047 09:55:36,067 --> 09:55:36,267 SIX. 1048 09:55:36,267 --> 09:55:38,836 -- ITEM SIX TRIBAL NATIONS 1049 09:55:38,836 --> 09:55:41,472 SUMMIT PROGRESS UPDATE BRIEFING 1050 09:55:41,472 --> 09:55:42,039 AND DISCUSSION PRESENTERS. 1051 09:55:42,039 --> 09:55:43,607 FRANCESCA MURNANE, OFFICE OF 1052 09:55:43,607 --> 09:55:48,012 INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND 1053 09:55:48,012 --> 09:55:48,546 COLBY MONA SMITH FROM THE 1054 09:55:48,546 --> 09:55:49,146 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS. 1055 09:55:49,146 --> 09:55:50,214 -- AND WE ALSO HAVE DIRECTOR 1056 09:55:50,214 --> 09:55:52,016 HASHEMI WITH US TODAY. I WILL 1057 09:55:52,016 --> 09:55:54,652 PASS IT RIGHT BACK OVER TO YOU, 1058 09:55:54,652 --> 09:55:57,054 COLLEAGUES. THIS IS FOLLOWS THE 1059 09:55:57,054 --> 09:55:59,457 SAME FORMAT AS THE TRIBAL 1060 09:55:59,457 --> 09:56:00,057 NATIONS TRIBAL SUMMIT NATIONS 1061 09:56:00,057 --> 09:56:02,193 SUMMIT UPDATE THAT WE HAD AT THE 1062 09:56:02,193 --> 09:56:04,662 LAST COMMITTEE. WE'RE NOW 1063 09:56:04,662 --> 09:56:05,229 MOVING INTO THE ADDITIONAL 1064 09:56:05,229 --> 09:56:06,163 COMMITMENT AREAS. NEXT YEAR, 1065 09:56:06,163 --> 09:56:08,399 WE'LL BE TAKING THESE, YOU 1066 09:56:08,399 --> 09:56:09,400 KNOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE ONE BY 1067 09:56:09,400 --> 09:56:11,001 ONE, AND WE'LL START DOING THESE 1068 09:56:11,001 --> 09:56:13,037 REGULAR CHECK INS PROBABLY 1069 09:56:13,037 --> 09:56:15,372 QUARTERLY RATHER THAN ANNUALLY, 1070 09:56:15,372 --> 09:56:17,174 SO THAT WE CAN DIG INTO THIS 1071 09:56:17,174 --> 09:56:18,476 INFORMATION A LITTLE BIT MORE 1072 09:56:18,476 --> 09:56:19,710 DEEPLY. AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS 1073 09:56:19,710 --> 09:56:20,911 IT OVER TO THE COMMITTEE TABLE. 1074 09:56:20,911 --> 09:56:23,013 DIRECTOR, IF YOU WANT TO 1075 09:56:23,013 --> 09:56:23,881 INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THE 1076 09:56:23,881 --> 09:56:27,752 TABLE, WE'LL GO FROM THERE. 1077 09:56:27,752 --> 09:56:30,020 -- GOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS 1078 09:56:30,020 --> 09:56:30,621 AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. 1079 09:56:30,621 --> 09:56:33,591 I'M MINA HASHEMI, DIRECTOR OF 1080 09:56:33,591 --> 09:56:34,225 THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 1081 09:56:34,225 --> 09:56:35,326 RELATIONS. 1082 09:56:35,326 --> 09:56:36,460 -- AND MY NAME IS FRANCESCA 1083 09:56:36,460 --> 09:56:37,228 MURNANE. I'M A CITIZEN OF THE 1084 09:56:37,228 --> 09:56:38,863 SHAWNEE TRIBE AND OF THE 1085 09:56:38,863 --> 09:56:39,497 CHEROKEE NATION. AND I WORK IN 1086 09:56:39,497 --> 09:56:42,032 THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 1087 09:56:42,032 --> 09:56:44,435 RELATIONS AS THE TRIBAL 1088 09:56:44,435 --> 09:56:44,869 RELATIONS DIRECTOR. 1089 09:56:44,869 --> 09:56:45,936 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 1090 09:56:45,936 --> 09:56:47,872 COLBY SMITH. I AM ALSO A CITIZEN 1091 09:56:47,872 --> 09:56:48,506 OF THE CHEROKEE NATION OF 1092 09:56:48,506 --> 09:56:50,141 OKLAHOMA, AND I WORK FOR THE 1093 09:56:50,141 --> 09:56:51,876 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AS 1094 09:56:51,876 --> 09:56:54,245 THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL 1095 09:56:54,245 --> 09:56:54,512 LIAISON. 1096 09:56:54,512 --> 09:56:55,579 -- WONDERFUL. 1097 09:56:55,579 --> 09:56:57,181 -- THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION 1098 09:56:57,181 --> 09:56:58,749 TO JOIN TODAY, WE'RE PLEASED TO 1099 09:56:58,749 --> 09:57:00,251 PRESENT THE SECOND AND FINAL 1100 09:57:00,251 --> 09:57:02,453 PART OF THE TWO PART BRIEFING ON 1101 09:57:02,453 --> 09:57:04,288 PROGRESS EMERGING FROM THE 1102 09:57:04,288 --> 09:57:05,823 CITY'S TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT. 1103 09:57:05,823 --> 09:57:07,591 AS THIS COMMITTEE KNOWS, CITY 1104 09:57:07,591 --> 09:57:09,326 POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES 1105 09:57:09,326 --> 09:57:11,028 HAVE FAR REACHING IMPACTS ON 1106 09:57:11,028 --> 09:57:11,896 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AND IT 1107 09:57:11,896 --> 09:57:14,231 REMAINS CRITICAL THAT THE CITY 1108 09:57:14,231 --> 09:57:16,167 RESPECTFULLY ENGAGE SOVEREIGN 1109 09:57:16,167 --> 09:57:18,702 TRIBAL NATIONS AND GOVERNMENT TO 1110 09:57:18,702 --> 09:57:19,303 GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIPS. IN 1111 09:57:19,303 --> 09:57:22,006 RECENT YEARS, HAS PRIORITIZED 1112 09:57:22,006 --> 09:57:24,108 REBUILDING AND EXPANDING OUR 1113 09:57:24,108 --> 09:57:26,210 TRIBAL RELATIONS PROGRAM TO BE 1114 09:57:26,210 --> 09:57:26,911 MORE PROACTIVE, ACCOUNTABLE, AND 1115 09:57:26,911 --> 09:57:29,380 RESPONSIVE TO TRIBAL NATIONS. A 1116 09:57:29,380 --> 09:57:30,447 CORNERSTONE OF THIS WORK HAS 1117 09:57:30,447 --> 09:57:33,050 BEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE TRIBAL 1118 09:57:33,050 --> 09:57:35,252 NATIONS SUMMIT, A CITY WIDE 1119 09:57:35,252 --> 09:57:37,188 CONVENING LED BY OCR IN 1120 09:57:37,188 --> 09:57:37,655 PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY 1121 09:57:37,655 --> 09:57:38,522 DEPARTMENTS. THE MAYOR AND THE 1122 09:57:38,522 --> 09:57:40,724 COUNCIL. THE SUMMIT HAS PROVIDED 1123 09:57:40,724 --> 09:57:42,459 AN OFFICIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE 1124 09:57:42,459 --> 09:57:44,828 CITY TO IDENTIFY ACTIONS AND 1125 09:57:44,828 --> 09:57:46,096 OUTCOMES THAT UPHOLD THE 1126 09:57:46,096 --> 09:57:47,832 SOVEREIGNTY AND TREATY RIGHTS OF 1127 09:57:47,832 --> 09:57:49,967 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES, 1128 09:57:49,967 --> 09:57:50,568 WHILE BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, 1129 09:57:50,568 --> 09:57:52,336 STRENGTHENING COALITIONS, AND 1130 09:57:52,336 --> 09:57:53,838 TRULY LISTENING. IN THE 1131 09:57:53,838 --> 09:57:55,139 FOLLOWING PRESENTATION, WE WILL 1132 09:57:55,139 --> 09:57:56,874 CONTINUE TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THE 1133 09:57:56,874 --> 09:57:59,276 OUTCOMES AND COMMITMENTS 1134 09:57:59,276 --> 09:58:01,512 EMERGING FROM THE 2025 SUMMIT. 1135 09:58:01,512 --> 09:58:04,381 SEATTLE REMAINS ONE OF THE FEW 1136 09:58:04,381 --> 09:58:04,849 CITIES NATIONWIDE TO 1137 09:58:04,849 --> 09:58:05,950 MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE WITH TRIBAL 1138 09:58:05,950 --> 09:58:07,751 NATIONS THROUGH GOVERNMENT TO 1139 09:58:07,751 --> 09:58:08,352 GOVERNMENT CONVENINGS, AND WE 1140 09:58:08,352 --> 09:58:09,320 ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO THE 1141 09:58:09,320 --> 09:58:11,055 TRIBAL LEADERS AND CITY PARTNERS 1142 09:58:11,055 --> 09:58:12,690 WHOSE ENGAGEMENT AND 1143 09:58:12,690 --> 09:58:14,291 COLLABORATION MAKES THIS 1144 09:58:14,291 --> 09:58:15,860 POSSIBLE. CITY DEPARTMENTS LEAD 1145 09:58:15,860 --> 09:58:17,027 MUCH OF THE DAY TO DAY WORK WITH 1146 09:58:17,027 --> 09:58:18,729 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND NATIVE 1147 09:58:18,729 --> 09:58:20,431 COMMUNITIES, CARRYING OUT THIS 1148 09:58:20,431 --> 09:58:21,699 ENGAGEMENT UNDER THE DIRECTION 1149 09:58:21,699 --> 09:58:24,001 AND GUIDANCE OF OIRA TO ENSURE 1150 09:58:24,001 --> 09:58:25,870 CONSISTENCY AND ALIGNMENT ACROSS 1151 09:58:25,870 --> 09:58:27,338 THE CITY AND SUSTAINED PROGRESS 1152 09:58:27,338 --> 09:58:29,473 WILL REQUIRE CONTINUED 1153 09:58:29,473 --> 09:58:31,375 PARTNERSHIP FROM ALL CITY 1154 09:58:31,375 --> 09:58:32,042 DEPARTMENTS, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE 1155 09:58:32,042 --> 09:58:33,510 AND THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU CHAIR 1156 09:58:33,510 --> 09:58:35,212 STRAUSS, FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND 1157 09:58:35,212 --> 09:58:36,647 LEADERSHIP TO THIS WORK. WE ARE 1158 09:58:36,647 --> 09:58:39,049 GRATEFUL FOR COUNCIL'S 1159 09:58:39,049 --> 09:58:40,784 COLLABORATION IN THIS EFFORT. WE 1160 09:58:40,784 --> 09:58:42,119 HOPE THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH 1161 09:58:42,119 --> 09:58:43,654 TO YOU SEE TODAY CONTINUES TO 1162 09:58:43,654 --> 09:58:45,522 STRENGTHEN OUR WORK IN FUTURE 1163 09:58:45,522 --> 09:58:46,724 BRIEFINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS. THANK 1164 09:58:46,724 --> 09:58:48,759 YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME, 1165 09:58:48,759 --> 09:58:49,793 PARTNERSHIP AND CONTINUED 1166 09:58:49,793 --> 09:58:52,263 SUPPORT. TURN IT OVER TO 1167 09:58:52,263 --> 09:58:52,596 FRANCESCA. 1168 09:58:52,596 --> 09:58:54,031 -- THANK YOU, DIRECTOR, AND WE 1169 09:58:54,031 --> 09:58:55,432 LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING THIS 1170 09:58:55,432 --> 09:58:56,734 SECOND SEGMENT OF UPDATES. 1171 09:58:56,734 --> 09:58:59,737 TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS 1172 09:58:59,737 --> 09:59:01,071 ON CULTURAL VISIBILITY AND 1173 09:59:01,071 --> 09:59:02,373 VITALITY, AS WELL AS THE 1174 09:59:02,373 --> 09:59:04,108 COMMITMENTS IN THE AREA OF 1175 09:59:04,108 --> 09:59:05,809 EFFECTIVE TRIBAL RELATIONS AND 1176 09:59:05,809 --> 09:59:07,344 NATIVE ENGAGEMENT. WE'LL JUST 1177 09:59:07,344 --> 09:59:07,878 REITERATE THAT THE TRIBAL 1178 09:59:07,878 --> 09:59:09,179 NATIONS SUMMIT IS A CRITICAL 1179 09:59:09,179 --> 09:59:12,049 CITY FORUM TO IDENTIFY SOME TOP 1180 09:59:12,049 --> 09:59:12,683 SHARED PRIORITIES AMONG MANY OF 1181 09:59:12,683 --> 09:59:15,119 OUR TRIBAL AND URBAN NATIVE 1182 09:59:15,119 --> 09:59:17,054 PARTNERS, AND OCR IS GRATEFUL 1183 09:59:17,054 --> 09:59:18,689 FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STEWARD 1184 09:59:18,689 --> 09:59:20,724 THIS WORK AND SHARE THE CITY'S 1185 09:59:20,724 --> 09:59:21,792 COLLECTIVE STORY. AND WE ALSO 1186 09:59:21,792 --> 09:59:23,427 PROVIDE THE ONGOING STRATEGIC 1187 09:59:23,427 --> 09:59:24,795 DIRECTION TO CITY DEPARTMENTS 1188 09:59:24,795 --> 09:59:26,297 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE THANK 1189 09:59:26,297 --> 09:59:27,765 THE MANY CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT 1190 09:59:27,765 --> 09:59:28,599 CHAMPION THESE EFFORTS AND 1191 09:59:28,599 --> 09:59:30,467 CONSISTENTLY IDENTIFY NEW 1192 09:59:30,467 --> 09:59:32,469 OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND AND 1193 09:59:32,469 --> 09:59:37,908 IMPROVE UPON OUR COMMITMENTS 1194 09:59:37,908 --> 09:59:39,009 SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2025, 1195 09:59:39,009 --> 09:59:40,411 PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON MANY 1196 09:59:40,411 --> 09:59:41,845 COMMITMENT AREAS. FOR THESE TWO 1197 09:59:41,845 --> 09:59:43,714 SECTIONS, THE WORK IS ONGOING 1198 09:59:43,714 --> 09:59:44,982 AND IT'S ITERATIVE. IT CAN TAKE 1199 09:59:44,982 --> 09:59:46,216 MANY YEARS FOR A SINGLE PROJECT 1200 09:59:46,216 --> 09:59:48,352 TO COME TO FRUITION, AND MANY 1201 09:59:48,352 --> 09:59:49,953 ENGAGEMENTS FOR MEANINGFUL 1202 09:59:49,953 --> 09:59:51,722 PROGRESS TO BE MADE. THIS TYPE 1203 09:59:51,722 --> 09:59:53,290 OF PROGRESS REPORTING SEEKS TO 1204 09:59:53,290 --> 09:59:54,591 IDENTIFY THAT WE'RE ON TRACK 1205 09:59:54,591 --> 09:59:56,160 AND KEEPING THESE COMMITMENTS 1206 09:59:56,160 --> 09:59:57,361 INTEGRATED INTO THE WORK OF THE 1207 09:59:57,361 --> 09:59:58,562 CITY. AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT 1208 09:59:58,562 --> 10:00:01,098 THERE'S MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO 1209 10:00:01,098 --> 10:00:02,032 DO MORE AND TO DO BETTER. SO WE 1210 10:00:02,032 --> 10:00:03,600 KEEP THESE AT THE FOREFRONT AND 1211 10:00:03,600 --> 10:00:05,402 WE SEEK NEW OPPORTUNITIES WHERE 1212 10:00:05,402 --> 10:00:06,503 FEASIBLE AND ALIGNED WITH TRIBAL 1213 10:00:06,503 --> 10:00:08,539 AND CITY PRIORITIES IN THE AREA 1214 10:00:08,539 --> 10:00:10,374 OF CULTURAL VISIBILITY AND 1215 10:00:10,374 --> 10:00:11,642 VITALITY. WE HAVE FOUR MAIN 1216 10:00:11,642 --> 10:00:13,677 COMMITMENTS WITH MANY NESTED 1217 10:00:13,677 --> 10:00:15,813 ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON 1218 10:00:15,813 --> 10:00:16,413 INDIGENOUS ARTS AND CULTURAL 1219 10:00:16,413 --> 10:00:17,081 PLACEMAKING THROUGHOUT THE CITY, 1220 10:00:17,081 --> 10:00:18,582 INCLUDING TANGIBLE ASSETS, AS 1221 10:00:18,582 --> 10:00:20,651 WELL AS CITYWIDE PLANNING 1222 10:00:20,651 --> 10:00:22,686 DOCUMENTS TO INTEGRATE AND 1223 10:00:22,686 --> 10:00:23,320 INFUSE THOSE PRIORITIES THROUGH 1224 10:00:23,320 --> 10:00:27,324 LONG TERM VISION OF THE CITY 1225 10:00:27,324 --> 10:00:29,326 -- IN THE AREA OF EFFECTIVE 1226 10:00:29,326 --> 10:00:30,694 TRIBAL RELATIONS AND INDIGENOUS 1227 10:00:30,694 --> 10:00:34,264 ENGAGEMENT, THE CITY HAS NINE 1228 10:00:34,264 --> 10:00:37,401 COMMITMENT FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON 1229 10:00:37,401 --> 10:00:37,935 IMPROVING ENGAGEMENT AND 1230 10:00:37,935 --> 10:00:39,370 CONSULTATION WITH TRIBAL 1231 10:00:39,370 --> 10:00:41,772 GOVERNMENTS AND AMONG INDIGENOUS 1232 10:00:41,772 --> 10:00:42,373 RESIDENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND 1233 10:00:42,373 --> 10:00:45,409 GROUPS, AND AS SIMILARLY, ALL OF 1234 10:00:45,409 --> 10:00:49,113 THESE ARE ONGOING AND ON TRACK. 1235 10:00:49,113 --> 10:00:50,247 -- AND LIKE OUR LAST 1236 10:00:50,247 --> 10:00:52,182 PRESENTATION WILL BE FEATURING A 1237 10:00:52,182 --> 10:00:54,118 DEEP DIVE TO A FEW SPECIFIC 1238 10:00:54,118 --> 10:00:55,219 PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS TO HELP GIVE 1239 10:00:55,219 --> 10:00:56,353 YOU SOME COLOR INTO HOW THIS 1240 10:00:56,353 --> 10:00:59,223 WORK LOOKS ON THE GROUND. WE'RE 1241 10:00:59,223 --> 10:00:59,790 REACHING ANOTHER IMPORTANT 1242 10:00:59,790 --> 10:01:01,258 MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF 1243 10:01:01,258 --> 10:01:03,327 THE TRIBAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER 1244 10:01:03,327 --> 10:01:04,328 ALONG SEATTLE WATERFRONT. THIS 1245 10:01:04,328 --> 10:01:05,863 HAS BEEN A LONG AWAITED PROJECT 1246 10:01:05,863 --> 10:01:07,965 STEMMING FROM YEARS OF 1247 10:01:07,965 --> 10:01:08,565 NEGOTIATIONS AND MITIGATIONS 1248 10:01:08,565 --> 10:01:10,067 RELATED TO THE SEAWALL 1249 10:01:10,067 --> 10:01:10,934 REPLACEMENT. WITH THE LIFTING OF 1250 10:01:10,934 --> 10:01:12,069 THE WORLD CUP CONSTRUCTION 1251 10:01:12,069 --> 10:01:12,736 MORATORIUM, WE'RE NOW MOVING 1252 10:01:12,736 --> 10:01:14,671 FORWARD WITH INTERIOR 1253 10:01:14,671 --> 10:01:15,539 RENOVATIONS OF THE FUTURE HOME 1254 10:01:15,539 --> 10:01:17,074 OF THE INTERPRETIVE CENTER, AS 1255 10:01:17,074 --> 10:01:18,876 WELL AS A PLACE THAT WILL HOUSE 1256 10:01:18,876 --> 10:01:20,744 SOME CITY OFFICE STAFF. THE 1257 10:01:20,744 --> 10:01:22,813 FACILITY WILL BE ANOTHER 1258 10:01:22,813 --> 10:01:23,380 INFLUENTIAL FEATURE ON THE 1259 10:01:23,380 --> 10:01:24,381 WATERFRONT RECONNECTING THE 1260 10:01:24,381 --> 10:01:26,216 ANCIENT AND CONTEMPORARY 1261 10:01:26,216 --> 10:01:26,850 HISTORIES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 1262 10:01:26,850 --> 10:01:28,685 TO THE LAND AND WATERS THAT THEY 1263 10:01:28,685 --> 10:01:30,154 HAVE CALLED HOME SINCE TIME 1264 10:01:30,154 --> 10:01:31,989 IMMEMORIAL. WE'RE ALSO PLEASED 1265 10:01:31,989 --> 10:01:33,524 TO SHARE THAT THE NORTHWEST 1266 10:01:33,524 --> 10:01:34,525 NATIVE CANOE CENTER IS ON TRACK 1267 10:01:34,525 --> 10:01:36,994 FOR A FALL 2026 GRAND OPENING 1268 10:01:36,994 --> 10:01:37,828 ALONG THE SHORES OF SOUTH LAKE 1269 10:01:37,828 --> 10:01:40,063 UNION IN DISTRICT SEVEN. THIS 1270 10:01:40,063 --> 10:01:41,398 PROJECT IS A NEAR 50 YEAR VISION 1271 10:01:41,398 --> 10:01:42,933 OF BERNIE WHITEBEAR THAT'S NOW 1272 10:01:42,933 --> 10:01:44,401 BEING CARRIED FORWARD IN A 1273 10:01:44,401 --> 10:01:46,036 UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE 1274 10:01:46,036 --> 10:01:47,638 PARKS DEPARTMENT AND UNITED 1275 10:01:47,638 --> 10:01:48,605 INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES 1276 10:01:48,605 --> 10:01:49,840 FOUNDATION. THE CENTER WILL BE A 1277 10:01:49,840 --> 10:01:51,542 GATHERING PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT 1278 10:01:51,542 --> 10:01:53,143 WOOD CARVING AND CANOE CULTURE 1279 10:01:53,143 --> 10:01:55,145 THROUGHOUT THE REGION. 1280 10:01:55,145 --> 10:01:55,746 -- AND FRANCESCA, JUST BEFORE 1281 10:01:55,746 --> 10:01:57,381 YOU MOVE ON, I KNOW THAT THE 1282 10:01:57,381 --> 10:01:59,516 CANOE CENTER HAS BEEN OVER A 1283 10:01:59,516 --> 10:02:03,754 DECADE IN THE MAKING AND HAS HAD 1284 10:02:03,754 --> 10:02:05,456 MANY HURDLES TO OVERCOME, AND SO 1285 10:02:05,456 --> 10:02:06,156 IT'S JUST REALLY AMAZING TO GET 1286 10:02:06,156 --> 10:02:07,491 TO SEE IT, TO BECOME A REALITY 1287 10:02:07,491 --> 10:02:08,192 HERE IN OUR CITY. 1288 10:02:08,192 --> 10:02:09,093 -- IT TRULY IS. WE LOOK FORWARD 1289 10:02:09,093 --> 10:02:11,295 TO THE OPENING AND THE ONGOING 1290 10:02:11,295 --> 10:02:14,798 PROGRAMING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE 1291 10:02:14,798 --> 10:02:15,032 THERE. 1292 10:02:15,032 --> 10:02:17,768 -- YEAH. 1293 10:02:17,768 --> 10:02:18,969 -- ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS JUST DOWN 1294 10:02:18,969 --> 10:02:20,337 THE STREET, THE CHIEF SEATTLE 1295 10:02:20,337 --> 10:02:22,673 CLUB AND THE ALLIANCE FOR 1296 10:02:22,673 --> 10:02:23,307 PIONEER SQUARE HAS CHAMPIONED A 1297 10:02:23,307 --> 10:02:26,410 COMMUNITY LED REDESIGN OF BOSTON 1298 10:02:26,410 --> 10:02:27,811 SQUARE, A PUBLIC SPACE IN 1299 10:02:27,811 --> 10:02:30,047 PIONEER SQUARE. THESE GROUPS 1300 10:02:30,047 --> 10:02:30,647 HAVE ENVISIONED AN INDIGENOUS 1301 10:02:30,647 --> 10:02:34,485 FOCUS GATHERING SPACE HONORING 1302 10:02:34,485 --> 10:02:35,018 THE ENDURING PRESENCE AND 1303 10:02:35,018 --> 10:02:38,655 CULTURE OF COAST SALISH PEOPLES. 1304 10:02:38,655 --> 10:02:39,122 SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF 1305 10:02:39,122 --> 10:02:39,790 TRANSPORTATION HAS LED THE FINAL 1306 10:02:39,790 --> 10:02:40,991 DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF THAT 1307 10:02:40,991 --> 10:02:42,893 COMMUNITY LED VISION, WORKING 1308 10:02:42,893 --> 10:02:44,595 CLOSELY WITH BOTH PARTNERS 1309 10:02:44,595 --> 10:02:46,263 THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THE 1310 10:02:46,263 --> 10:02:47,865 DESIGN FOLLOWS A CONCEPT CALLED 1311 10:02:47,865 --> 10:02:50,868 FOREST TO SHORE, WHICH MIMICS 1312 10:02:50,868 --> 10:02:52,669 THE ECOLOGICAL TRANSECT OF A 1313 10:02:52,669 --> 10:02:53,837 PUGET SOUND SHORELINE MOVING 1314 10:02:53,837 --> 10:02:56,807 FROM BLUFF TO BEACH, IT CREATES 1315 10:02:56,807 --> 10:02:58,475 A DISTINCT ZONE FOR GATHERING 1316 10:02:58,475 --> 10:02:59,009 AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION, 1317 10:02:59,009 --> 10:03:01,111 INCLUDING A CENTRAL GATHERING 1318 10:03:01,111 --> 10:03:02,312 CIRCLE THAT CAN HOST CULTURAL 1319 10:03:02,312 --> 10:03:04,414 PERFORMANCES AND COMMUNITY 1320 10:03:04,414 --> 10:03:05,749 GATHERINGS, INCLUDED ARE NATIVE 1321 10:03:05,749 --> 10:03:07,918 PLANTINGS THROUGHOUT THE SITE, 1322 10:03:07,918 --> 10:03:08,519 REFLECTING THE SAME SHORELINE 1323 10:03:08,519 --> 10:03:09,720 CONCEPT, AND REINFORCE THE 1324 10:03:09,720 --> 10:03:11,989 CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL IDENTITY 1325 10:03:11,989 --> 10:03:13,223 OF THE SPACE AND ANCHORING. THE 1326 10:03:13,223 --> 10:03:15,092 PLAZA IS A 21 FOOT CARVED 1327 10:03:15,092 --> 10:03:16,560 WELCOME FIGURE COMMISSIONED BY 1328 10:03:16,560 --> 10:03:17,928 CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB CALLED 1329 10:03:17,928 --> 10:03:20,864 GRANDMOTHER FROG. IT WAS CREATED 1330 10:03:20,864 --> 10:03:21,565 BY ANDREA WILBUR CAO, A MEMBER 1331 10:03:21,565 --> 10:03:24,034 OF THE JACKSON ISLAND TRIBE. THE 1332 10:03:24,034 --> 10:03:24,968 PLAZA IS NOW COMPLETE AND OPEN 1333 10:03:24,968 --> 10:03:27,905 TO THE PUBLIC. SEPARATELY, THE 1334 10:03:27,905 --> 10:03:29,640 CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB HAS PROPOSED 1335 10:03:29,640 --> 10:03:31,208 RENAMING THE SPACE TO HONOR VI 1336 10:03:31,208 --> 10:03:33,277 HILBERT, AN UPPER SKAGIT ELDER 1337 10:03:33,277 --> 10:03:35,379 WHO LED THE REVITALIZATION AND 1338 10:03:35,379 --> 10:03:37,180 PRESERVATION OF LUSHOOTSEED 1339 10:03:37,180 --> 10:03:39,516 LANGUAGE AND COAST SALISH 1340 10:03:39,516 --> 10:03:40,284 CULTURE. OCR IS WORKING TO 1341 10:03:40,284 --> 10:03:42,686 ADVANCE THAT PROPOSAL, INCLUDING 1342 10:03:42,686 --> 10:03:43,820 OUTREACH TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS 1343 10:03:43,820 --> 10:03:44,621 AS PART OF THE PROCESS. 1344 10:03:44,621 --> 10:03:46,023 -- THANK YOU. JUST BEFORE WE 1345 10:03:46,023 --> 10:03:48,158 MOVE ON, I CAN'T HELP MYSELF, 1346 10:03:48,158 --> 10:03:49,993 BUT DISCUSS THIS. I STARTED 1347 10:03:49,993 --> 10:03:50,527 WORKING ON FORTSON SQUARE 1348 10:03:50,527 --> 10:03:53,897 REDEVELOPMENT, I THINK, IN 2018, 1349 10:03:53,897 --> 10:03:54,531 POSSIBLY 2019 WITH DEREK BELGARD 1350 10:03:54,531 --> 10:03:58,702 AND COLLEEN ECHOHAWK AS THE ALL 1351 10:03:58,702 --> 10:04:01,705 OWL HOUSE WAS SET TO OPEN, AND 1352 10:04:01,705 --> 10:04:04,408 IT IS JUST AMAZING TO WATCH THE 1353 10:04:04,408 --> 10:04:05,242 TRANSFORMATION. COLLEAGUES, YOU 1354 10:04:05,242 --> 10:04:07,177 MAY REMEMBER PREVIOUS TO THIS 1355 10:04:07,177 --> 10:04:08,178 REDEVELOPMENT, THE ART PIECE 1356 10:04:08,178 --> 10:04:09,646 THAT WAS IN FORTSON SQUARE WAS 1357 10:04:09,646 --> 10:04:12,649 CALLED THE RUINS. IT LITERALLY 1358 10:04:12,649 --> 10:04:17,754 WAS DEPICTING THE OUR CITY IN 1359 10:04:17,754 --> 10:04:19,923 RUINS WITH COBBLESTONES AND IT. 1360 10:04:19,923 --> 10:04:21,792 IT JUST WAS NOT A WELCOMING 1361 10:04:21,792 --> 10:04:24,561 PLACE. IT WAS HARD TO PASS 1362 10:04:24,561 --> 10:04:28,465 THROUGH. IT WAS WASN'T A 1363 10:04:28,465 --> 10:04:30,300 PRODUCTIVE PART OF OUR DOWNTOWN 1364 10:04:30,300 --> 10:04:33,237 AREA. AND TODAY WE GET TO HAVE A 1365 10:04:33,237 --> 10:04:35,239 WELCOMING SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN 1366 10:04:35,239 --> 10:04:37,608 GATHER AMAZING ART. AND WHAT'S 1367 10:04:37,608 --> 10:04:39,176 IMPORTANT IS ALSO THAT THIS IS 1368 10:04:39,176 --> 10:04:41,111 ON THE EDGE OF WHAT USED TO BE 1369 10:04:41,111 --> 10:04:42,679 THE SHORELINE. COLLEAGUES, YOU 1370 10:04:42,679 --> 10:04:45,249 MAY KNOW THAT THE SMITH TOWER, 1371 10:04:45,249 --> 10:04:46,316 WHERE IT'S BUILT, WAS BUILT 1372 10:04:46,316 --> 10:04:48,719 BECAUSE IT WAS THE CLOSEST 1373 10:04:48,719 --> 10:04:50,120 BEDROCK TO THE WATERFRONT. AND 1374 10:04:50,120 --> 10:04:51,955 SO THIS IS ABLE TO START 1375 10:04:51,955 --> 10:04:53,357 REIMAGINING WHAT THAT IS, WHAT 1376 10:04:53,357 --> 10:04:57,794 THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND FROM TIME 1377 10:04:57,794 --> 10:04:59,396 IMMEMORIAL TO TODAY. AND SO 1378 10:04:59,396 --> 10:05:02,566 COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS 1379 10:05:02,566 --> 10:05:05,302 ON FORTSON SQUARE PLACE MAKING 1380 10:05:05,302 --> 10:05:09,139 NONE. TAKE IT AWAY. 1381 10:05:09,139 --> 10:05:10,841 -- AND OTHER TYPES OF INDIGENOUS 1382 10:05:10,841 --> 10:05:12,142 PLACE MAKING THE OFFICE OF THE 1383 10:05:12,142 --> 10:05:13,744 WATERFRONT CIVIC PROJECTS AND 1384 10:05:13,744 --> 10:05:15,912 SOUND TRANSIT HAS FINALIZED 1385 10:05:15,912 --> 10:05:17,080 PRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF A 1386 10:05:17,080 --> 10:05:19,116 SERIES OF INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE 1387 10:05:19,116 --> 10:05:19,683 ELEMENTS ALONG THE SEATTLE 1388 10:05:19,683 --> 10:05:21,118 WATERFRONT. PIER 58 NOW INCLUDES 1389 10:05:21,118 --> 10:05:22,352 PANELS SPEAKING TO INDIGENOUS 1390 10:05:22,352 --> 10:05:24,288 TEACHINGS OF THE SALISH SEA, THE 1391 10:05:24,288 --> 10:05:25,322 SALMON HOMECOMING EVENT, AN 1392 10:05:25,322 --> 10:05:27,824 ANNUAL GATHERING AND TRIBAL 1393 10:05:27,824 --> 10:05:28,925 TREATY RIGHTS. THE OFFICE OF 1394 10:05:28,925 --> 10:05:31,028 ARTS AND CULTURE IS UPLIFTING 1395 10:05:31,028 --> 10:05:32,496 AND ACTUALIZING NATIVE DRIVEN 1396 10:05:32,496 --> 10:05:34,064 PROGRAMING THROUGH A SERIES OF 1397 10:05:34,064 --> 10:05:35,132 ONGOING GRANT AND PROGRAM 1398 10:05:35,132 --> 10:05:36,967 OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS ONE 1399 10:05:36,967 --> 10:05:38,035 TIME FUNDING RELATED TO THE 1400 10:05:38,035 --> 10:05:39,870 WORLD CUP, RECENT PLACEMAKING 1401 10:05:39,870 --> 10:05:41,371 EFFORTS THIS SUMMER HAVE 1402 10:05:41,371 --> 10:05:43,040 INCLUDED ENGAGEMENTS FROM TRIBAL 1403 10:05:43,040 --> 10:05:45,142 SERVICES, WHO HOSTED A JUNE 1404 10:05:45,142 --> 10:05:46,743 EVENT DRAWING OVER 400 VISITORS 1405 10:05:46,743 --> 10:05:48,712 TO SHARE TRADITIONAL FOOD GAMES 1406 10:05:48,712 --> 10:05:50,414 AND GUIDED PLANT WALKS. IN JULY, 1407 10:05:50,414 --> 10:05:51,381 THE NATIVE ACTION NETWORK HOSTED 1408 10:05:51,381 --> 10:05:52,949 A TWO DAY EVENT IN BELLTOWN IN 1409 10:05:52,949 --> 10:05:54,051 PARTNERSHIP WITH FRIENDS OF THE 1410 10:05:54,051 --> 10:05:55,986 WATERFRONT, FEATURING OVER A 1411 10:05:55,986 --> 10:05:59,389 DOZEN NATIVE PERFORMERS, VENDORS 1412 10:05:59,389 --> 10:06:01,191 AND FOOD, INDIGENOUS FOODS, AND 1413 10:06:01,191 --> 10:06:02,492 AT KING STREET STATION DAYBREAK, 1414 10:06:02,492 --> 10:06:04,361 STAR RADIO HAS ACTIVATED THE 1415 10:06:04,361 --> 10:06:06,496 SPACE TWICE WITH PERFORMANCES IN 1416 10:06:06,496 --> 10:06:09,533 THE PLAZA COLLECTIVELY DRAWING 1417 10:06:09,533 --> 10:06:10,901 OVER 750 MULTIGENERATIONAL 1418 10:06:10,901 --> 10:06:11,535 ATTENDEES, MANY OF WHOM TRAVELED 1419 10:06:11,535 --> 10:06:13,070 ACROSS THE STATE FOR THESE 1420 10:06:13,070 --> 10:06:14,504 ENGAGEMENTS. THERE ARE TWO MORE 1421 10:06:14,504 --> 10:06:16,273 EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST AND 1422 10:06:16,273 --> 10:06:17,908 SEPTEMBER. 1423 10:06:17,908 --> 10:06:19,309 -- AND COLLEAGUES, I APOLOGIZE. 1424 10:06:19,309 --> 10:06:20,811 I HOPEFULLY WON'T SPEAK TO 1425 10:06:20,811 --> 10:06:22,612 EVERY SINGLE SLIDE. I JUST WANT 1426 10:06:22,612 --> 10:06:24,915 TO NOTE THAT WHILE WE ARE GOING 1427 10:06:24,915 --> 10:06:26,249 THROUGH THE COMMITMENT AREAS 1428 10:06:26,249 --> 10:06:27,417 FROM THE TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT, 1429 10:06:27,417 --> 10:06:29,052 THERE ARE SOME COMMITMENT AREAS 1430 10:06:29,052 --> 10:06:31,388 THAT ARE TIME SPECIFIC THAT CAN 1431 10:06:31,388 --> 10:06:34,291 BE MARKED AS COMPLETED THERE. ON 1432 10:06:34,291 --> 10:06:36,093 THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM, 1433 10:06:36,093 --> 10:06:38,195 THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE JUST 1434 10:06:38,195 --> 10:06:38,762 CONTINUALLY AND CONSTANTLY 1435 10:06:38,762 --> 10:06:40,597 ONGOING AND WILL NEVER 1436 10:06:40,597 --> 10:06:41,431 NECESSARILY RECEIVE A CHECK 1437 10:06:41,431 --> 10:06:44,768 MARK, BUT WE DO NEED TO COMPLETE 1438 10:06:44,768 --> 10:06:46,670 ACTIONS WITHIN EVERY YEAR. IN 1439 10:06:46,670 --> 10:06:48,538 THE MIDDLE ARE THE THINGS THAT 1440 10:06:48,538 --> 10:06:50,907 ARE KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE. WITH 1441 10:06:50,907 --> 10:06:52,709 THIS ONE, WE HAVE BOTH. WE HAVE 1442 10:06:52,709 --> 10:06:54,544 SOMETHING THAT WE COMMITTED TO 1443 10:06:54,544 --> 10:06:55,746 AND THAT WE COMPLETED. AND WE'RE 1444 10:06:55,746 --> 10:06:58,882 NOW REPORTING OUT. AND I JUST 1445 10:06:58,882 --> 10:06:59,449 REALLY APPRECIATE FRANCESCA 1446 10:06:59,449 --> 10:07:01,618 YOON, EVERYONE'S WORK TO KEEP 1447 10:07:01,618 --> 10:07:04,888 OUR COMMITMENT AREAS WHOLE AND 1448 10:07:04,888 --> 10:07:07,424 FOR US TO COMPLETE THEM WHEN 1449 10:07:07,424 --> 10:07:09,292 THEY ARE TIME SPECIFIC, SUCH AS 1450 10:07:09,292 --> 10:07:10,827 THIS COMMITMENT AREA. 1451 10:07:10,827 --> 10:07:12,162 -- THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. 1452 10:07:12,162 --> 10:07:14,431 THAT'S WELL SAID. AND I'LL JUST 1453 10:07:14,431 --> 10:07:16,266 NOTE THAT MANY OF THESE 1454 10:07:16,266 --> 10:07:17,968 ENGAGEMENTS RESULT IN LONG TERM 1455 10:07:17,968 --> 10:07:18,602 RELATIONSHIP BUILDING BETWEEN A 1456 10:07:18,602 --> 10:07:20,036 DEPARTMENT AND A TRIBAL 1457 10:07:20,036 --> 10:07:20,871 GOVERNMENT OR NATIVE COMMUNITY, 1458 10:07:20,871 --> 10:07:22,639 WHICH HELPS US IDENTIFY NEW 1459 10:07:22,639 --> 10:07:23,273 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE. SO 1460 10:07:23,273 --> 10:07:24,508 IT REALLY BUILDS UPON ITSELF. 1461 10:07:24,508 --> 10:07:29,346 THANK YOU FOR NAMING THAT., 1462 10:07:29,346 --> 10:07:29,913 -- MOVING ON TO INDIGENOUS 1463 10:07:29,913 --> 10:07:30,647 PLANNING, THE OFFICE OF PLANNING 1464 10:07:30,647 --> 10:07:33,850 AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 1465 10:07:33,850 --> 10:07:34,518 COORDINATES SEVERAL REGIONAL 1466 10:07:34,518 --> 10:07:36,119 CENTER PLANS TO FURTHER DEFINE 1467 10:07:36,119 --> 10:07:37,454 THE VISION OF THESE REGIONAL 1468 10:07:37,454 --> 10:07:40,023 CENTERS. THESE PLANS MAKE UP THE 1469 10:07:40,023 --> 10:07:41,825 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND 1470 10:07:41,825 --> 10:07:43,193 THE ANNUAL AMENDMENT PACKAGE, 1471 10:07:43,193 --> 10:07:45,095 AND LAY OUT A SHARED VISION FOR 1472 10:07:45,095 --> 10:07:46,496 WHAT WE WANT THOSE AREAS TO 1473 10:07:46,496 --> 10:07:49,065 BECOME OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. 1474 10:07:49,065 --> 10:07:49,966 THE PLANS EXPLAIN THE CHANGES WE 1475 10:07:49,966 --> 10:07:51,134 NEED TO MAKE SO THE 1476 10:07:51,134 --> 10:07:52,402 NEIGHBORHOODS CAN GROW IN A 1477 10:07:52,402 --> 10:07:53,737 HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE AND 1478 10:07:53,737 --> 10:07:55,505 INCLUSIVE WAY. THE DOWNTOWN 1479 10:07:55,505 --> 10:07:56,106 REGIONAL CENTER PLAN AND THE 1480 10:07:56,106 --> 10:07:57,641 NORTH GATE REGIONAL CENTER PLAN 1481 10:07:57,641 --> 10:07:58,942 HAVE BEEN TRANSMITTED TO CITY 1482 10:07:58,942 --> 10:08:01,077 COUNCIL, AND THEY HAVE FOCUSED 1483 10:08:01,077 --> 10:08:04,080 ON INCLUSIVITY. BOTH PLANS, THE 1484 10:08:04,080 --> 10:08:06,316 DOWNTOWN AND NORTHGATE PLANS 1485 10:08:06,316 --> 10:08:06,883 INCORPORATE AN URBAN NATIVE 1486 10:08:06,883 --> 10:08:09,286 ASPECT TO HOW TO IMPROVE 1487 10:08:09,286 --> 10:08:13,056 SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF 1488 10:08:13,056 --> 10:08:13,590 SEATTLE'S URBAN NATIVE 1489 10:08:13,590 --> 10:08:14,224 COMMUNITY, FOCUSING ON BUSINESS, 1490 10:08:14,224 --> 10:08:15,125 CLIMATE NEEDS AND ARTS AND 1491 10:08:15,125 --> 10:08:17,561 CULTURE. IT ALSO INCLUDES 1492 10:08:17,561 --> 10:08:19,463 OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN 1493 10:08:19,463 --> 10:08:19,996 RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRIBAL 1494 10:08:19,996 --> 10:08:23,466 NATIONS THAT HOLD INTERESTS IN 1495 10:08:23,466 --> 10:08:24,568 DOWNTOWN AND NORTHGATE. 1496 10:08:24,568 --> 10:08:25,168 NORTHGATE PROVIDES CHANCES TO 1497 10:08:25,168 --> 10:08:26,570 INSTILL FOUNDATIONAL NATIVE 1498 10:08:26,570 --> 10:08:28,872 NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPTS INTO BOTH 1499 10:08:28,872 --> 10:08:29,739 LONG RANGE PLANNING EFFORTS AND 1500 10:08:29,739 --> 10:08:30,373 FUTURE ON THE GROUND DEVELOPMENT 1501 10:08:30,373 --> 10:08:31,541 THAT WILL BETTER REFLECT CURRENT 1502 10:08:31,541 --> 10:08:32,876 AND FUTURE NATIVE COMMUNITY IN 1503 10:08:32,876 --> 10:08:35,745 NORTH SEATTLE. THE UNIVERSITY 1504 10:08:35,745 --> 10:08:36,947 DISTRICT PLAN WILL ALSO FOCUS ON 1505 10:08:36,947 --> 10:08:39,483 NATIVE COLLEGE STUDENTS AND 1506 10:08:39,483 --> 10:08:41,017 DEMOGRAPHICS AND THEIR NEEDS, 1507 10:08:41,017 --> 10:08:42,786 AND THE BALLARD PLAN WILL FOCUS 1508 10:08:42,786 --> 10:08:44,154 ON SALMON AND THE IMPORTANCE IT 1509 10:08:44,154 --> 10:08:46,289 HAS AND STILL HAS ON NATIVE 1510 10:08:46,289 --> 10:08:49,926 COMMUNITIES AND THE BALLARD 1511 10:08:49,926 --> 10:08:53,163 COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. 1512 10:08:53,163 --> 10:08:54,564 -- SORRY, CAN WE GO BACK TO THIS 1513 10:08:54,564 --> 10:08:55,999 ONE? COLLEAGUES. 1514 10:08:55,999 --> 10:08:56,633 -- WE ARE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE 1515 10:08:56,633 --> 10:08:58,935 PLAN DOING OUR REGIONAL PLANNING 1516 10:08:58,935 --> 10:09:01,571 PLANS, FOR THE BALLARD REGIONAL 1517 10:09:01,571 --> 10:09:04,608 CENTER. THIS IS A PLACE WHERE 1518 10:09:04,608 --> 10:09:06,443 WE'VE HAD AN INDIGENOUS VILLAGE 1519 10:09:06,443 --> 10:09:08,712 SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL. AND WHEN 1520 10:09:08,712 --> 10:09:12,282 WE GET INTO THE REGIONAL CENTER, 1521 10:09:12,282 --> 10:09:14,317 PLANS IN THE SELECT 1522 10:09:14,317 --> 10:09:14,951 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, COLLEAGUES, 1523 10:09:14,951 --> 10:09:18,488 YOU'LL BE SEEING ME BRING SOME 1524 10:09:18,488 --> 10:09:23,360 ATTENTION TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF 1525 10:09:23,360 --> 10:09:23,960 ZONING AND RULES IN IN TO BE 1526 10:09:23,960 --> 10:09:24,928 PROPOSED FOR PLACES THAT THERE 1527 10:09:24,928 --> 10:09:27,697 HAVE BEEN VILLAGE SITES 1528 10:09:27,697 --> 10:09:32,035 SPECIFICALLY IN REGARD TO, 1529 10:09:32,035 --> 10:09:33,904 TRIBAL TRUST LAND. WHEN TRIBAL 1530 10:09:33,904 --> 10:09:36,740 TRUST LAND HAS A DIFFERENT LEGAL 1531 10:09:36,740 --> 10:09:39,409 RECOGNITION BECAUSE OF SOVEREIGN 1532 10:09:39,409 --> 10:09:41,044 GOVERNMENTS, BECAUSE TRIBAL 1533 10:09:41,044 --> 10:09:43,113 NATIONS ARE SOVEREIGN 1534 10:09:43,113 --> 10:09:45,515 GOVERNMENTS. AND THIS TYPE OF 1535 10:09:45,515 --> 10:09:46,082 PROPERTY DESIGNATION IS AN 1536 10:09:46,082 --> 10:09:48,151 EXTENSION OF THEIR TRIBAL RIGHTS 1537 10:09:48,151 --> 10:09:51,321 AND RESPONSIBILITIES. AND SO AS 1538 10:09:51,321 --> 10:09:52,589 WE GET INTO THESE AND I KNOW 1539 10:09:52,589 --> 10:09:55,091 THAT WE'VE GOT THE TWO 1540 10:09:55,091 --> 10:09:56,159 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL CENTER 1541 10:09:56,159 --> 10:09:58,028 PIECES OF LEGISLATION, WHICH 1542 10:09:58,028 --> 10:09:59,095 ALSO THAT ARE COMING BEFORE US 1543 10:09:59,095 --> 10:10:01,698 RIGHT NOW FOR THE INNER BAY 1544 10:10:01,698 --> 10:10:03,900 AREA. THAT ALSO WAS PART OF THIS 1545 10:10:03,900 --> 10:10:04,868 INDIGENOUS VILLAGE SINCE TIME 1546 10:10:04,868 --> 10:10:06,703 IMMEMORIAL. AND SO, COLLEAGUES, 1547 10:10:06,703 --> 10:10:08,271 JUST AS PART OF LIVING UP TO 1548 10:10:08,271 --> 10:10:09,205 THIS COMMITMENT AREA FROM THE 1549 10:10:09,205 --> 10:10:11,107 TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT, YOU'LL 1550 10:10:11,107 --> 10:10:12,742 SEE ME BRINGING AMENDMENTS FOR 1551 10:10:12,742 --> 10:10:13,777 YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. 1552 10:10:13,777 --> 10:10:16,913 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER., 1553 10:10:16,913 --> 10:10:18,715 CITYWIDE PLANS ARE AN IMPORTANT 1554 10:10:18,715 --> 10:10:20,650 OPPORTUNITY TO GO UPSTREAM AND 1555 10:10:20,650 --> 10:10:22,319 ENSURE THAT TRIBAL AND URBAN 1556 10:10:22,319 --> 10:10:23,586 NATIVE PRIORITIES ARE INFUSED 1557 10:10:23,586 --> 10:10:24,921 INTO THE LONG TERM VISION 1558 10:10:24,921 --> 10:10:26,690 DOCUMENTS CITYWIDE, THE FOOD 1559 10:10:26,690 --> 10:10:28,558 ACTION PLAN, WHICH WAS COMPLETED 1560 10:10:28,558 --> 10:10:30,393 A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, INCLUDES 1561 10:10:30,393 --> 10:10:32,429 A SPECIFIC ACTION CENTERED ON 1562 10:10:32,429 --> 10:10:34,564 EXPANDING LAND ACCESS AND 1563 10:10:34,564 --> 10:10:35,198 STEWARDSHIP BY COAST SALISH AND 1564 10:10:35,198 --> 10:10:36,099 URBAN NATIVE COMMUNITIES SO THAT 1565 10:10:36,099 --> 10:10:38,168 THEY MAY RETAIN, RESTORE AND 1566 10:10:38,168 --> 10:10:39,970 DEVELOP NATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS IN 1567 10:10:39,970 --> 10:10:42,973 THE CITY. SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD 1568 10:10:42,973 --> 10:10:44,341 THAT PRESENTATION FROM OFFICE OF 1569 10:10:44,341 --> 10:10:44,841 PLANNING AND COMMUNITY 1570 10:10:44,841 --> 10:10:45,809 DEVELOPMENT, WHO IS LOOKING AT 1571 10:10:45,809 --> 10:10:49,212 SITE LOCATIONS IN NORTH SEATTLE 1572 10:10:49,212 --> 10:10:49,846 THAT MIGHT BE SUITABLE TO MEET 1573 10:10:49,846 --> 10:10:52,682 SOME OF THOSE NEEDS, BUILDING ON 1574 10:10:52,682 --> 10:10:53,283 INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT IN THE 1575 10:10:53,283 --> 10:10:54,417 NORTHGATE REGIONAL PLAN. OSE, 1576 10:10:54,417 --> 10:10:56,987 THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND 1577 10:10:56,987 --> 10:10:58,021 ENVIRONMENT IS WORKING WITH 1578 10:10:58,021 --> 10:10:59,522 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND 1579 10:10:59,522 --> 10:11:00,023 PLANNING AND COMMUNITY 1580 10:11:00,023 --> 10:11:01,091 DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT THE NEXT 1581 10:11:01,091 --> 10:11:04,594 PHASE OF THAT WORK., THERE ARE 1582 10:11:04,594 --> 10:11:05,996 SEVERAL UPCOMING CITY PLANS THAT 1583 10:11:05,996 --> 10:11:07,764 WILL INCLUDE TRIBAL AND URBAN 1584 10:11:07,764 --> 10:11:09,866 NATIVE ENGAGEMENT, THE SEATTLE 1585 10:11:09,866 --> 10:11:10,400 PARKS AND RECREATION HAS 1586 10:11:10,400 --> 10:11:11,835 DESIGNATED AN OUTREACH AND 1587 10:11:11,835 --> 10:11:14,771 ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY THAT 1588 10:11:14,771 --> 10:11:15,271 SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES 1589 10:11:15,271 --> 10:11:16,339 ENGAGEMENT WITH TRIBAL 1590 10:11:16,339 --> 10:11:16,840 GOVERNMENTS AND NATIVE 1591 10:11:16,840 --> 10:11:17,841 COMMUNITIES IN THE PARKS AND 1592 10:11:17,841 --> 10:11:20,710 OPEN SPACE PLAN. FOR THE FIRST 1593 10:11:20,710 --> 10:11:22,012 TIME, THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND 1594 10:11:22,012 --> 10:11:23,546 CULTURE IS IN THE EARLY STAGES 1595 10:11:23,546 --> 10:11:24,714 OF CULTURAL PLANNING THAT THEY 1596 10:11:24,714 --> 10:11:26,383 ARE CALLING CANVAS. THAT WILL 1597 10:11:26,383 --> 10:11:28,918 INFORM THE CITY'S ARTS AND 1598 10:11:28,918 --> 10:11:29,552 CULTURAL PLACEMAKING STRATEGIES, 1599 10:11:29,552 --> 10:11:31,254 AND THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY 1600 10:11:31,254 --> 10:11:33,723 AND ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN 1601 10:11:33,723 --> 10:11:36,493 INTEGRATING AND LAUNCHING THE 1602 10:11:36,493 --> 10:11:37,293 INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT INTO THE 1603 10:11:37,293 --> 10:11:38,895 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. UPDATE THIS 1604 10:11:38,895 --> 10:11:40,130 IS A CITY ROADMAP FOR HOW WE 1605 10:11:40,130 --> 10:11:42,499 WILL REDUCE POLLUTION, PREPARE 1606 10:11:42,499 --> 10:11:43,133 FOR CLIMATE IMPACTS AND BUILD A 1607 10:11:43,133 --> 10:11:45,535 HEALTHIER, MORE EQUITABLE CITY 1608 10:11:45,535 --> 10:11:47,804 FOR ALL THEIR RECENT REGIONAL 1609 10:11:47,804 --> 10:11:49,406 PARTNERS FORUM WAS HELD AT THE 1610 10:11:49,406 --> 10:11:50,006 UW INTELLECTUAL HOUSE, AND IT 1611 10:11:50,006 --> 10:11:52,375 DREW OVER 100 REPRESENTATIVES 1612 10:11:52,375 --> 10:11:54,310 FROM ACADEMIA, BUSINESS, HEALTH, 1613 10:11:54,310 --> 10:11:56,246 PHILANTHROPY, REGIONAL AND 1614 10:11:56,246 --> 10:11:58,448 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS 1615 10:11:58,448 --> 10:11:59,916 COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. 1616 10:11:59,916 --> 10:12:02,052 THEY'RE ALSO USING STRATEGIES TO 1617 10:12:02,052 --> 10:12:02,686 ENGAGE THE CITY'S INDIGENOUS 1618 10:12:02,686 --> 10:12:04,988 ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE GREEN NEW 1619 10:12:04,988 --> 10:12:07,590 DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD BOTH HOLD 1620 10:12:07,590 --> 10:12:08,224 SEATS FOR TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES 1621 10:12:08,224 --> 10:12:10,427 -- AS WELL AS UPCOMING. 1622 10:12:10,427 --> 10:12:11,327 LISTENING SESSIONS WITH OFFICE 1623 10:12:11,327 --> 10:12:13,830 OF SUSTAINABILITY AND 1624 10:12:13,830 --> 10:12:14,464 ENVIRONMENT GRANTEES AND TRIBAL 1625 10:12:14,464 --> 10:12:17,300 CONSULTATION 1626 10:12:17,300 --> 10:12:17,967 -- AND I SEE COUNCILMEMBER LIN 1627 10:12:17,967 --> 10:12:18,868 HAS HIS HAND. IT MIGHT BE ON THE 1628 10:12:18,868 --> 10:12:21,037 LAST SLIDE, BUT I DON'T KNOW. 1629 10:12:21,037 --> 10:12:22,605 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN THANK YOU 1630 10:12:22,605 --> 10:12:26,242 SO MUCH. CHAIR STRAUSS. AND,, 1631 10:12:26,242 --> 10:12:28,945 JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE, SOME OF 1632 10:12:28,945 --> 10:12:33,283 THIS ENGAGEMENT AND INPUT INTO, 1633 10:12:33,283 --> 10:12:34,617 OUR REGIONAL PLANS, OUR 1634 10:12:34,617 --> 10:12:35,685 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND I GUESS 1635 10:12:35,685 --> 10:12:39,989 PART OF MY QUESTION WOULD JUST 1636 10:12:39,989 --> 10:12:41,925 BE, HOW, COMMON IS THIS FOR 1637 10:12:41,925 --> 10:12:46,963 OTHER MUNICIPALITIES?, IS THIS, 1638 10:12:46,963 --> 10:12:48,098 HAS THIS BEEN, HOW MUCH HAS THIS 1639 10:12:48,098 --> 10:12:50,700 BEEN DONE IN THE PAST? OR IS 1640 10:12:50,700 --> 10:12:52,402 THIS A NEWER EFFORT? JUST VERY 1641 10:12:52,402 --> 10:12:53,770 EXCITED. SO I JUST WANTED TO 1642 10:12:53,770 --> 10:12:55,705 HAVE THAT A LITTLE BIT OF 1643 10:12:55,705 --> 10:12:57,040 CONTEXT., 1644 10:12:57,040 --> 10:12:57,974 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. 1645 10:12:57,974 --> 10:12:59,843 THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THERE 1646 10:12:59,843 --> 10:13:01,377 WERE SOME UPDATES. I DON'T 1647 10:13:01,377 --> 10:13:02,879 REMEMBER THE YEAR, BUT THERE WAS 1648 10:13:02,879 --> 10:13:04,647 SOME STATE BILLS THAT LOOKED AT 1649 10:13:04,647 --> 10:13:06,015 SOME REFORMS TO THE GROWTH 1650 10:13:06,015 --> 10:13:07,650 MANAGEMENT ACT THAT ALLOWED 1651 10:13:07,650 --> 10:13:09,919 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS TO OPT IN TO 1652 10:13:09,919 --> 10:13:11,588 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING. IF THE 1653 10:13:11,588 --> 10:13:12,956 WORK IS HAPPENING IN AN AREA OF 1654 10:13:12,956 --> 10:13:13,990 NO INTEREST TO THEM. SO 1655 10:13:13,990 --> 10:13:15,825 SOMETIMES THAT MIGHT BE A 1656 10:13:15,825 --> 10:13:17,026 JURISDICTION THAT'S CLOSE OR 1657 10:13:17,026 --> 10:13:19,028 ADJACENT TO THEIR RESERVATION 1658 10:13:19,028 --> 10:13:20,463 BASE LAND. MANY RESERVATIONS ARE 1659 10:13:20,463 --> 10:13:22,866 CHECKERBOARDED, SO THERE'S A 1660 10:13:22,866 --> 10:13:24,601 VERY CLEAR INTEGRATION OF 1661 10:13:24,601 --> 10:13:25,168 NEEDING TO COLLABORATE WITH 1662 10:13:25,168 --> 10:13:26,369 LOCAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND 1663 10:13:26,369 --> 10:13:28,571 CITY COUNTIES IN THOSE AREAS., 1664 10:13:28,571 --> 10:13:30,607 PLACES LIKE SEATTLE HAVE BEEN 1665 10:13:30,607 --> 10:13:31,207 LESS INVOLVED IN THAT. WE DO 1666 10:13:31,207 --> 10:13:33,977 HAVE SOME TRIBAL TRUST LAND IN 1667 10:13:33,977 --> 10:13:35,478 THE CITY AND MANY TRIBES WITH 1668 10:13:35,478 --> 10:13:36,045 INTEREST HERE, BOTH THROUGH 1669 10:13:36,045 --> 10:13:37,580 THEIR USUAL AND ACCUSTOMED 1670 10:13:37,580 --> 10:13:38,781 TREATY RIGHTS THAT THEY EXERCISE 1671 10:13:38,781 --> 10:13:40,116 IN THE LANDS AND WATERS IN AND 1672 10:13:40,116 --> 10:13:43,253 AROUND THE CITY, AS WELL AS 1673 10:13:43,253 --> 10:13:43,786 BROADER CULTURAL RESOURCE 1674 10:13:43,786 --> 10:13:46,022 INTERESTS INTO THE ARCHEOLOGICAL 1675 10:13:46,022 --> 10:13:47,223 RESOURCES THAT REMAIN IN THE 1676 10:13:47,223 --> 10:13:49,025 CITY., SO THROUGH THAT REGARD, 1677 10:13:49,025 --> 10:13:50,460 THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS BEEN 1678 10:13:50,460 --> 10:13:52,595 STRENGTHENING OUR MUSCLE TO DO 1679 10:13:52,595 --> 10:13:54,364 THAT ENGAGEMENT. SO WITH THE 1680 10:13:54,364 --> 10:13:56,566 LAST PLAN, THE COMPREHENSIVE 1681 10:13:56,566 --> 10:13:57,167 PLAN EFFORTS, THE ENGAGEMENT 1682 10:13:57,167 --> 10:13:59,869 STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHICH 1683 10:13:59,869 --> 10:14:01,070 WAS ALIGNING WITH THAT STATE 1684 10:14:01,070 --> 10:14:02,105 REFORM. AND SO THAT GAVE US A 1685 10:14:02,105 --> 10:14:04,507 REALLY CLEAR OPPORTUNITY TO 1686 10:14:04,507 --> 10:14:05,742 INITIATE THAT ENGAGEMENT IN A 1687 10:14:05,742 --> 10:14:06,843 MEANINGFUL WAY AND BEGIN 1688 10:14:06,843 --> 10:14:08,378 CARRYING IT DOWN TO THESE 1689 10:14:08,378 --> 10:14:09,045 REGIONAL CENTER PLANS. SO IT'S 1690 10:14:09,045 --> 10:14:10,680 CONTINUING TO EVOLVE FOR US. AND 1691 10:14:10,680 --> 10:14:12,749 AND WE DO SEE THIS HAPPENING IN 1692 10:14:12,749 --> 10:14:14,217 OTHER JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT 1693 10:14:14,217 --> 10:14:14,517 THE STATE. 1694 10:14:14,517 --> 10:14:16,386 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. 1695 10:14:16,386 --> 10:14:18,087 -- THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. ANY 1696 10:14:18,087 --> 10:14:22,492 OTHER QUESTIONS KEEP ON ROLLING. 1697 10:14:22,492 --> 10:14:22,759 -- OKAY., 1698 10:14:22,759 --> 10:14:24,494 -- THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND 1699 10:14:24,494 --> 10:14:26,663 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONVENES 1700 10:14:26,663 --> 10:14:28,698 AND OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 1701 10:14:28,698 --> 10:14:29,332 DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATES IN THE 1702 10:14:29,332 --> 10:14:31,801 SOUTH DOWNTOWN CROSS 1703 10:14:31,801 --> 10:14:34,070 COLLABORATION. TWO TRIBAL 1704 10:14:34,070 --> 10:14:34,704 GOVERNMENTS PARTICIPATE IN THIS 1705 10:14:34,704 --> 10:14:36,139 CROSS-AGENCY FORUM ALONGSIDE THE 1706 10:14:36,139 --> 10:14:38,041 PORT OF SEATTLE CITY AND COUNTY 1707 10:14:38,041 --> 10:14:42,312 AND STATE GOVERNMENT. THIS FORUM 1708 10:14:42,312 --> 10:14:42,946 FACILITATES INFORMATION SHARING 1709 10:14:42,946 --> 10:14:44,714 ACROSS SECTORS, CATALYZES 1710 10:14:44,714 --> 10:14:46,015 DECISION MAKING AROUND PRIORITY 1711 10:14:46,015 --> 10:14:48,051 PROJECTS, AND SERVES AS A FORUM 1712 10:14:48,051 --> 10:14:49,652 FOR REPORTING AMONG STAKEHOLDERS 1713 10:14:49,652 --> 10:14:52,589 IN THE AREA. OPCD AND OPCD 1714 10:14:52,589 --> 10:14:54,224 PARTNERSHIP FOCUSES ON THE NEED 1715 10:14:54,224 --> 10:14:56,059 FOR AN INDIGENOUS ECONOMIC 1716 10:14:56,059 --> 10:14:58,394 DEVELOPMENT CENTER THAT CAN BE 1717 10:14:58,394 --> 10:15:00,363 APPLIED IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS 1718 10:15:00,363 --> 10:15:01,831 AROUND SEATTLE. THOUGH STARTING 1719 10:15:01,831 --> 10:15:05,301 IN THE NORTHGATE AREA, EXPLORING 1720 10:15:05,301 --> 10:15:06,536 SITE OPTIONS IN NORTH SEATTLE, 1721 10:15:06,536 --> 10:15:09,072 COMMUNITY RESEARCH REVEALED 1722 10:15:09,072 --> 10:15:09,706 INTERESTS THROUGH A NUMBER OF 1723 10:15:09,706 --> 10:15:12,742 SESSIONS WITH NATIVE 1724 10:15:12,742 --> 10:15:17,513 ENTREPRENEURS, SMALL BUSINESSES, 1725 10:15:17,513 --> 10:15:18,147 OWNERS AND CREATIVES. SO, THAT 1726 10:15:18,147 --> 10:15:22,919 IS ONGOING 1727 10:15:22,919 --> 10:15:25,455 -- RIGHT BEFORE WE GET BACK INTO 1728 10:15:25,455 --> 10:15:27,557 THERE, ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE 1729 10:15:27,557 --> 10:15:28,858 MADE LAST YEAR WAS FOR AN 1730 10:15:28,858 --> 10:15:32,128 ECONOMIC SUMMIT REGARDING 1731 10:15:32,128 --> 10:15:33,896 INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND 1732 10:15:33,896 --> 10:15:35,965 TRIBAL NATIONS., I KNOW THAT THE 1733 10:15:35,965 --> 10:15:38,501 NEW MAYOR HAS CHANGED. IT SEEMS 1734 10:15:38,501 --> 10:15:39,902 LIKE SHE'S CHANGED SOME OF THESE 1735 10:15:39,902 --> 10:15:40,670 PRIORITIES. DO YOU KNOW, ARE WE 1736 10:15:40,670 --> 10:15:46,042 STILL ON TRACK FOR AN ECONOMIC 1737 10:15:46,042 --> 10:15:51,114 SUMMIT THIS YEAR? 1738 10:15:51,114 --> 10:15:53,416 -- WE PARDON ME. OCR IS MEETING 1739 10:15:53,416 --> 10:15:55,852 WITH OED. I BELIEVE IT JUST GOT 1740 10:15:55,852 --> 10:15:58,788 SCHEDULED YESTERDAY. IN THE 1741 10:15:58,788 --> 10:16:00,223 COMING WEEKS TO, HAVE SOME 1742 10:16:00,223 --> 10:16:01,557 ONGOING SORT OF PLANNING AROUND 1743 10:16:01,557 --> 10:16:02,625 THIS. SO WE, WE CAN REPORT BACK 1744 10:16:02,625 --> 10:16:04,761 ON THAT SOON. 1745 10:16:04,761 --> 10:16:05,795 -- FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1746 10:16:05,795 --> 10:16:07,997 IT IS. TWO THINGS ARE TRUE. 1747 10:16:07,997 --> 10:16:09,232 IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT 1748 10:16:09,232 --> 10:16:09,866 WE MEET OUR COMMITMENT AREAS 1749 10:16:09,866 --> 10:16:11,167 THAT WE SHOW BACK UP TO THE 1750 10:16:11,167 --> 10:16:12,702 TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT. WE ARE 1751 10:16:12,702 --> 10:16:15,805 NOT EMPTY HANDED AS WELL AS IT 1752 10:16:15,805 --> 10:16:17,273 IS IMPORTANT. AND ONE OF THE 1753 10:16:17,273 --> 10:16:20,343 REASONS WHY I FIND THE WORK IN 1754 10:16:20,343 --> 10:16:22,011 OCR TO BE SO CRITICAL IS THAT 1755 10:16:22,011 --> 10:16:24,480 YOUR WORK IS WITH SOVEREIGN 1756 10:16:24,480 --> 10:16:25,648 NATIONS AND ALL DEPARTMENTS 1757 10:16:25,648 --> 10:16:27,884 WITHIN THE CITY. THAT'S WHY 1758 10:16:27,884 --> 10:16:29,252 IT'S NOT NECESSARY. IT'S 1759 10:16:29,252 --> 10:16:30,186 IMPORTANT TO BE EMBEDDED WITHIN 1760 10:16:30,186 --> 10:16:32,388 EACH DEPARTMENT, BUT YOUR ROLE 1761 10:16:32,388 --> 10:16:33,856 IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE 1762 10:16:33,856 --> 10:16:36,225 THE CITY HAS SEEN A LOT OF 1763 10:16:36,225 --> 10:16:38,761 TRANSITION OVER THE TIME. AND NO 1764 10:16:38,761 --> 10:16:40,330 MATTER WHO IS THE MAYOR OR WHO 1765 10:16:40,330 --> 10:16:43,533 IS IN COUNCIL, IT'S IMPORTANT 1766 10:16:43,533 --> 10:16:44,133 THAT WE ARE REMAINING TRUE TO 1767 10:16:44,133 --> 10:16:45,568 THESE COMMITMENT AREAS. AND I'M 1768 10:16:45,568 --> 10:16:46,602 JUST VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU 1769 10:16:46,602 --> 10:16:49,272 BEING ABLE TO GET THAT ON TRACK. 1770 10:16:49,272 --> 10:16:50,840 -- ABSOLUTELY. AND ONE OTHER 1771 10:16:50,840 --> 10:16:54,677 THING I'LL NOTE IS WE ALSO WANT 1772 10:16:54,677 --> 10:16:55,278 TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING 1773 10:16:55,278 --> 10:16:57,347 WE'RE DOING IS, ALSO STILL IN 1774 10:16:57,347 --> 10:16:59,882 LINE WITH WHAT THE TRIBAL 1775 10:16:59,882 --> 10:17:01,017 LEADERSHIP ALSO, WHERE THEIR 1776 10:17:01,017 --> 10:17:03,419 WORK IS MOVING AS WELL. SO THESE 1777 10:17:03,419 --> 10:17:06,456 SORT OF ONGOING PLANNING 1778 10:17:06,456 --> 10:17:07,724 DISCUSSIONS ARE, ARE ONGOING AND 1779 10:17:07,724 --> 10:17:08,991 WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED. 1780 10:17:08,991 --> 10:17:12,495 -- THANK YOU SO. 1781 10:17:12,495 --> 10:17:12,762 -- MUCH. 1782 10:17:12,762 --> 10:17:15,365 -- THE OFFICE OF 1783 10:17:15,365 --> 10:17:15,932 INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 1784 10:17:15,932 --> 10:17:17,266 PROVIDES STAFF TRAINING AND 1785 10:17:17,266 --> 10:17:18,434 STRATEGIC DIRECTION. WE CONTINUE 1786 10:17:18,434 --> 10:17:19,469 TO FIND THIS TO BE A KEY 1787 10:17:19,469 --> 10:17:20,703 PRIORITY IN ENSURING THAT CITY 1788 10:17:20,703 --> 10:17:22,305 STAFF ARE WELL EQUIPPED AND 1789 10:17:22,305 --> 10:17:25,008 SUPPORTED IN THEIR ENGAGEMENT 1790 10:17:25,008 --> 10:17:26,275 AND CONSULTATION EFFORTS. SOME 1791 10:17:26,275 --> 10:17:27,310 EFFORTS ARE LED BY US AND 1792 10:17:27,310 --> 10:17:29,479 OTHERS. WE HELP SUPPORT 1793 10:17:29,479 --> 10:17:30,113 DEPARTMENTS. SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 1794 10:17:30,113 --> 10:17:31,347 HAS BEEN BUILDING UPON AN EFFORT 1795 10:17:31,347 --> 10:17:33,316 FROM THE SKAGIT RELICENSING 1796 10:17:33,316 --> 10:17:34,751 PROJECT TO DEVELOP A STAFF 1797 10:17:34,751 --> 10:17:36,719 TRAINING ON TRIBAL CULTURAL 1798 10:17:36,719 --> 10:17:38,154 RESOURCES, WHERE THEY PARTNER 1799 10:17:38,154 --> 10:17:39,989 WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS TO 1800 10:17:39,989 --> 10:17:40,556 DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS 1801 10:17:40,556 --> 10:17:41,190 RELATED TO THE RELICENSING ON 1802 10:17:41,190 --> 10:17:43,126 THE SALT RIVER WATERSHED SO THAT 1803 10:17:43,126 --> 10:17:44,227 EFFORT IS ONGOING AND HAS BEEN 1804 10:17:44,227 --> 10:17:45,795 PROVEN TO BE A BEST PRACTICE 1805 10:17:45,795 --> 10:17:48,031 FROM OUR OTHER HYDRO LICENSING 1806 10:17:48,031 --> 10:17:49,432 PROJECTS. WE ALSO HAVE 1807 10:17:49,432 --> 10:17:50,533 DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT 1808 10:17:50,533 --> 10:17:52,535 AND ENGAGED WITH EXTERNAL 1809 10:17:52,535 --> 10:17:53,669 RESOURCES AROUND GOVERNMENT, TO 1810 10:17:53,669 --> 10:17:55,605 GOVERNMENT TRAINING, AND THEN 1811 10:17:55,605 --> 10:17:56,239 THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 1812 10:17:56,239 --> 10:17:57,607 RELATIONS IS LEADING DEVELOPMENT 1813 10:17:57,607 --> 10:18:00,276 OF AN INTRODUCTORY LEVEL THREE 1814 10:18:00,276 --> 10:18:00,877 COURSE E-LEARNING CURRICULUM 1815 10:18:00,877 --> 10:18:02,011 THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL 1816 10:18:02,011 --> 10:18:03,613 CITY STAFF. THAT PROVIDES THE 1817 10:18:03,613 --> 10:18:05,048 BASICS OF EFFECTIVE TRIBAL AND 1818 10:18:05,048 --> 10:18:06,582 URBAN NATIVE ENGAGEMENT., WE 1819 10:18:06,582 --> 10:18:08,851 ALSO ROUTINELY PROVIDE STRATEGIC 1820 10:18:08,851 --> 10:18:10,319 DIRECTION TO 21 CITY DEPARTMENTS 1821 10:18:10,319 --> 10:18:12,722 TO HELP INFORM THEIR STRATEGIES 1822 10:18:12,722 --> 10:18:13,790 AND WALK THEM THROUGH THE 1823 10:18:13,790 --> 10:18:15,191 PROCESS OF TRIBAL AND URBAN 1824 10:18:15,191 --> 10:18:19,929 NATIVE ENGAGEMENT. 1825 10:18:19,929 --> 10:18:23,699 -- AND AS PRESENTED AT THE LAST 1826 10:18:23,699 --> 10:18:24,200 COMMITTEE MEETING, THE 1827 10:18:24,200 --> 10:18:26,502 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, 1828 10:18:26,502 --> 10:18:27,970 STAFFS AND SUPPORTS THE 1829 10:18:27,970 --> 10:18:28,771 INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL TO 1830 10:18:28,771 --> 10:18:30,973 PROVIDE CULTURALLY GROUNDED 1831 10:18:30,973 --> 10:18:33,476 ADVISORY SUPPORT TO CITY 1832 10:18:33,476 --> 10:18:35,278 DEPARTMENTS., IN 2025, EIGHT 1833 10:18:35,278 --> 10:18:37,080 DEPARTMENTS WERE ADVISED BY THE 1834 10:18:37,080 --> 10:18:38,714 INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON 1835 10:18:38,714 --> 10:18:41,050 16 DIFFERENT CITY PLANS, 1836 10:18:41,050 --> 10:18:43,453 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. AS OF 1837 10:18:43,453 --> 10:18:43,986 JULY 2026, THE INDIGENOUS 1838 10:18:43,986 --> 10:18:46,322 ADVISORY COUNCIL HAS ADVISED 1839 10:18:46,322 --> 10:18:47,990 SEVEN DEPARTMENTS ON 13 CITY 1840 10:18:47,990 --> 10:18:49,992 PLANS. EXAMPLES OF THESE 1841 10:18:49,992 --> 10:18:51,327 PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WERE 1842 10:18:51,327 --> 10:18:53,329 SHARED AT THE LAST COMMITTEE 1843 10:18:53,329 --> 10:18:54,931 MEETING, BUT THE GROWTH IS A 1844 10:18:54,931 --> 10:18:56,466 POSITIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1845 10:18:56,466 --> 10:18:56,999 IMPORTANCE OF CULTURALLY 1846 10:18:56,999 --> 10:18:58,701 GROUNDED SUPPORT AND ADVISEMENT. 1847 10:18:58,701 --> 10:19:00,736 AND THE GOAL, OF COURSE, IS TO 1848 10:19:00,736 --> 10:19:01,370 CONTINUE TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT 1849 10:19:01,370 --> 10:19:03,506 WITH ADDITIONAL CITY 1850 10:19:03,506 --> 10:19:05,274 DEPARTMENTS., NEXT ACTIONS. THE 1851 10:19:05,274 --> 10:19:06,843 INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL WILL 1852 10:19:06,843 --> 10:19:09,245 BE LEADING THE INDIGENOUS CIVIC 1853 10:19:09,245 --> 10:19:11,481 ENGAGEMENT DAY ON SEPTEMBER 1854 10:19:11,481 --> 10:19:14,183 18th, HERE AT CITY HALL. AND AN 1855 10:19:14,183 --> 10:19:16,719 ANNUAL REPORT WILL BE RELEASED 1856 10:19:16,719 --> 10:19:18,788 IN EARLY 2026 AND WILL BE SHARED 1857 10:19:18,788 --> 10:19:22,325 WITH THIS COMMITTEE AND CITY 1858 10:19:22,325 --> 10:19:25,561 COUNCIL AS A WHOLE. 1859 10:19:25,561 --> 10:19:26,062 -- AND TO ROUND OUT THE 1860 10:19:26,062 --> 10:19:26,963 PRESENTATION, WE'LL JUST TAKE A 1861 10:19:26,963 --> 10:19:29,265 LARGER CITYWIDE LOOK. IN THE 1862 10:19:29,265 --> 10:19:31,067 LAST SEVEN MONTHS, MAYORAL AND 1863 10:19:31,067 --> 10:19:32,668 CITY LEADERSHIP HAVE HELD 1864 10:19:32,668 --> 10:19:33,636 MEETINGS WITH SEVEN TRIBAL 1865 10:19:33,636 --> 10:19:34,203 GOVERNMENTS IN AT LEAST TWO 1866 10:19:34,203 --> 10:19:35,438 URBAN NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, AS 1867 10:19:35,438 --> 10:19:37,673 WELL AS THE CITY'S INDIGENOUS 1868 10:19:37,673 --> 10:19:40,142 ADVISORY COUNCIL. WE CONTINUE TO 1869 10:19:40,142 --> 10:19:41,611 TRACK. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TRACKING 1870 10:19:41,611 --> 10:19:43,579 AT LEAST 50 TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT OR 1871 10:19:43,579 --> 10:19:44,647 CONSULTATION EFFORTS UNDERWAY 1872 10:19:44,647 --> 10:19:46,015 WITH AT LEAST TEN TRIBAL 1873 10:19:46,015 --> 10:19:47,817 GOVERNMENTS. THERE ARE THREE 1874 10:19:47,817 --> 10:19:49,285 ELECTED TRIBAL LEADERS THAT 1875 10:19:49,285 --> 10:19:50,720 SERVE ON THE CITY'S INDIGENOUS 1876 10:19:50,720 --> 10:19:51,654 ADVISORY COUNCIL. THAT IS VERY 1877 10:19:51,654 --> 10:19:53,222 UNIQUE TO THAT COMMISSION ACROSS 1878 10:19:53,222 --> 10:19:56,792 THE CITY. WE'VE HAD TWO MEETINGS 1879 10:19:56,792 --> 10:19:59,295 WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ON STATE 1880 10:19:59,295 --> 10:19:59,929 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND WILL 1881 10:19:59,929 --> 10:20:01,430 BE MAKING THAT OFFER TO MANY 1882 10:20:01,430 --> 10:20:03,199 OTHERS. AND FOR THE NEXT 1883 10:20:03,199 --> 10:20:05,368 LEGISLATIVE CYCLE. AND OIRA 1884 10:20:05,368 --> 10:20:07,637 CONTINUES TO LEAD ENGAGEMENT 1885 10:20:07,637 --> 10:20:08,804 AROUND POLICY TOOL OPTIONS TO 1886 10:20:08,804 --> 10:20:10,740 STRENGTHEN AND, AND REINFORCE 1887 10:20:10,740 --> 10:20:12,708 OUR TRIBAL CITY RELATIONS 1888 10:20:12,708 --> 10:20:13,910 FRAMEWORK., AND WITH THAT, WE'RE 1889 10:20:13,910 --> 10:20:14,911 OPEN TO ANY FINAL QUESTIONS. 1890 10:20:14,911 --> 10:20:16,679 THANK YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION 1891 10:20:16,679 --> 10:20:18,414 THROUGHOUT. THAT WAS GREAT. 1892 10:20:18,414 --> 10:20:19,782 -- THANK YOU. AND ON THAT LAST 1893 10:20:19,782 --> 10:20:22,885 SLIDE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT FORMER 1894 10:20:22,885 --> 10:20:25,221 POLICE CHIEF BARNES MADE SOME 1895 10:20:25,221 --> 10:20:27,223 EXCELLENT COMMITMENT AREAS COME 1896 10:20:27,223 --> 10:20:29,825 TRUE THIS LAST YEAR. IT HAS BEEN 1897 10:20:29,825 --> 10:20:32,128 TRADITIONALLY DIFFICULT AT 1898 10:20:32,128 --> 10:20:34,797 TIMES, ESPECIALLY WITH GETTING 1899 10:20:34,797 --> 10:20:36,933 THE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING 1900 10:20:36,933 --> 10:20:39,101 FOR BEING ABLE TO DEPUTIZE HAVE 1901 10:20:39,101 --> 10:20:40,203 OUR SUQUAMISH TRIBAL POLICE WORK 1902 10:20:40,203 --> 10:20:41,270 HERE IN OUR CITY. LIKE WE 1903 10:20:41,270 --> 10:20:43,005 DISCUSSED IN THE LAST TRIBAL 1904 10:20:43,005 --> 10:20:43,773 NATIONS SUMMIT. SO I JUST WANTED 1905 10:20:43,773 --> 10:20:44,840 TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. GOOD WORK 1906 10:20:44,840 --> 10:20:48,311 BEFORE WE MOVE ON, COLLEAGUES, 1907 10:20:48,311 --> 10:20:50,246 ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON 1908 10:20:50,246 --> 10:20:51,714 OUR TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT 1909 10:20:51,714 --> 10:20:56,052 REPORT? TODAY? I SEE 1910 10:20:56,052 --> 10:20:56,519 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1911 10:20:56,519 --> 10:20:57,486 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS. I 1912 10:20:57,486 --> 10:20:59,956 JUST WANTED TO NOTE A, YOU KNOW, 1913 10:20:59,956 --> 10:21:02,058 A FEW THINGS. FIRST, THANK YOU 1914 10:21:02,058 --> 10:21:06,862 FOR THE COUNCILS., BRIEFING AND 1915 10:21:06,862 --> 10:21:08,364 UPDATE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. 1916 10:21:08,364 --> 10:21:10,032 AND PARTICULARLY IN THOSE AREAS 1917 10:21:10,032 --> 10:21:11,367 THAT, THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING 1918 10:21:11,367 --> 10:21:12,702 QUESTIONS ABOUT OR MY TEAM HAS 1919 10:21:12,702 --> 10:21:14,637 BEEN WORKING WITH DIFFERENT 1920 10:21:14,637 --> 10:21:15,538 ELEMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND 1921 10:21:15,538 --> 10:21:18,374 THE COMMUNITY ON THE FIRST IS 1922 10:21:18,374 --> 10:21:20,176 I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE 1923 10:21:20,176 --> 10:21:24,280 TRIBAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER., NOW 1924 10:21:24,280 --> 10:21:24,914 FINALLY MOVING FORWARD, IT'S 1925 10:21:24,914 --> 10:21:26,849 BEEN DELAYED, AS EVERYONE KNOWS. 1926 10:21:26,849 --> 10:21:28,117 BUT IT'S IMPORTANT. AND I SAW 1927 10:21:28,117 --> 10:21:30,519 IT JUST LAST WEEK AND I WAS 1928 10:21:30,519 --> 10:21:31,754 SAYING TO MYSELF, WE NEED TO 1929 10:21:31,754 --> 10:21:33,956 MOVE ON THIS. AND SO THANK YOU 1930 10:21:33,956 --> 10:21:37,627 FOR THAT UPDATE. MY TEAM, IS 1931 10:21:37,627 --> 10:21:38,628 PART OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE 1932 10:21:38,628 --> 10:21:40,596 BEEN DOING WITH LAKE UNION PARK 1933 10:21:40,596 --> 10:21:41,897 HAS BEEN ENGAGED ON THE CANOE 1934 10:21:41,897 --> 10:21:43,199 CARVING CENTER. SO I'M REALLY 1935 10:21:43,199 --> 10:21:45,101 EXCITED., THAT THAT'S COME, 1936 10:21:45,101 --> 10:21:46,269 I'VE BEEN TRACKING IT EVERY 1937 10:21:46,269 --> 10:21:47,269 TIME AND I'M IN THE AREA SEEING 1938 10:21:47,269 --> 10:21:48,904 HOW IT'S PROGRESSING. I'VE 1939 10:21:48,904 --> 10:21:49,605 SPOKE TO THE TEAMS WORKING ON IT 1940 10:21:49,605 --> 10:21:51,307 AT DIFFERENT TIMES AS WELL. SO 1941 10:21:51,307 --> 10:21:53,309 VERY EXCITING FOR THE CANOE 1942 10:21:53,309 --> 10:21:55,711 CARVING CENTER. AND PLEASE, 1943 10:21:55,711 --> 10:21:56,912 WHENEVER THAT GRAND OPENING IS, 1944 10:21:56,912 --> 10:21:59,749 PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I ALSO 1945 10:21:59,749 --> 10:22:02,652 WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, TO 1946 10:22:02,652 --> 10:22:03,719 ELLIOTT BAY CONNECTIONS. YOU 1947 10:22:03,719 --> 10:22:05,788 KNOW, PRIMARILY MELINDA FRENCH 1948 10:22:05,788 --> 10:22:08,958 GATES AND MACKENZIE SCOTT AND, 1949 10:22:08,958 --> 10:22:11,294 AND THEIR SUPPORT, TEAM ON THIS 1950 10:22:11,294 --> 10:22:13,195 BECAUSE IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S, 1951 10:22:13,195 --> 10:22:15,564 IT'S GETTING BACK TO WHERE WE 1952 10:22:15,564 --> 10:22:18,601 WERE, AS NOTED., BUT IT ALSO HAD 1953 10:22:18,601 --> 10:22:20,436 GREAT OUTREACH,, WITH MISS 1954 10:22:20,436 --> 10:22:24,006 ECHO-HAWK AND, AND THE ARTISTS 1955 10:22:24,006 --> 10:22:28,477 THAT WERE. PROVIDE THAT KIND OF 1956 10:22:28,477 --> 10:22:30,613 TOUCH TO THE ELLIOTT BAY 1957 10:22:30,613 --> 10:22:32,315 CONNECTIONS PARK PROJECT. AND, I 1958 10:22:32,315 --> 10:22:33,816 JUST THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. AND 1959 10:22:33,816 --> 10:22:35,051 WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON 1960 10:22:35,051 --> 10:22:38,454 THAT IN DISTRICT SEVEN., BUT 1961 10:22:38,454 --> 10:22:40,022 ACROSS THE CITY, BUT STARTING 1962 10:22:40,022 --> 10:22:43,426 WITH PORTAGE PARK, SO GREAT TO 1963 10:22:43,426 --> 10:22:45,094 SEE THESE, THESE FOUR PIECES., 1964 10:22:45,094 --> 10:22:47,196 IN ADDITION, YOU KNOW, WE'VE 1965 10:22:47,196 --> 10:22:49,598 BEEN TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 1966 10:22:49,598 --> 10:22:51,133 OPCD DOWNTOWN., AND I THINK 1967 10:22:51,133 --> 10:22:53,669 NORTHGATE, BUT ALSO. SOUTH LAKE 1968 10:22:53,669 --> 10:22:56,605 UNION. UPTOWN., THEY'RE NEXT 1969 10:22:56,605 --> 10:22:57,306 AFTER DOWNTOWN IN TERMS OF 1970 10:22:57,306 --> 10:22:59,408 REGIONAL CENTERS, AS PEOPLE 1971 10:22:59,408 --> 10:23:00,576 KNOW, I HAVE THREE REGIONAL 1972 10:23:00,576 --> 10:23:03,112 CENTERS IN MY, IN MY DISTRICT, 1973 10:23:03,112 --> 10:23:05,347 BUT ALSO AS PART OF THE OPCD 1974 10:23:05,347 --> 10:23:07,650 PROCESS, YOU KNOW, WE NEED, THE 1975 10:23:07,650 --> 10:23:10,653 COMMUNITIES, THE NATIVE 1976 10:23:10,653 --> 10:23:11,654 COMMUNITIES, PARTNERSHIP IN 1977 10:23:11,654 --> 10:23:12,555 TERMS OF CONNECTING SEATTLE BACK 1978 10:23:12,555 --> 10:23:15,925 TO THE SEA. AND I THINK THAT'S 1979 10:23:15,925 --> 10:23:17,760 REALLY IMPORTANT., THANK YOU 1980 10:23:17,760 --> 10:23:19,295 CHAIR STRAUSS FOR, AND THE 1981 10:23:19,295 --> 10:23:20,763 BRIEFING,, FIRST AND THEN CHAIR 1982 10:23:20,763 --> 10:23:23,132 STRAUSS FOR NOTING, YOU KNOW, 1983 10:23:23,132 --> 10:23:25,835 THE CONNECTIONS WITH THE SEATTLE 1984 10:23:25,835 --> 10:23:26,302 PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORT, 1985 10:23:26,302 --> 10:23:27,870 SPECIFICALLY WITH SPD. AND AS 1986 10:23:27,870 --> 10:23:29,772 YOU NOTED, CHIEF BARNES, THAT'S 1987 10:23:29,772 --> 10:23:31,440 VERY IMPORTANT TO REALLY CHANGE 1988 10:23:31,440 --> 10:23:35,044 THAT DYNAMIC. AND WHERE THAT WAS 1989 10:23:35,044 --> 10:23:35,711 SEEN PROBABLY BEST IS WITH FIFA 1990 10:23:35,711 --> 10:23:36,412 WORLD CUP. AND SO I WANTED TO 1991 10:23:36,412 --> 10:23:38,347 SAY THANK YOU TO THE TRIBAL 1992 10:23:38,347 --> 10:23:40,483 GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR PUBLIC 1993 10:23:40,483 --> 10:23:42,885 SAFETY ELEMENTS. THEIR POLICE 1994 10:23:42,885 --> 10:23:45,688 DEPARTMENTS AND OTHERS. THAT 1995 10:23:45,688 --> 10:23:46,889 REALLY STEPPED UP AND, YOU KNOW, 1996 10:23:46,889 --> 10:23:48,023 AND PARTNERED WITH US TO ENSURE 1997 10:23:48,023 --> 10:23:49,692 THAT WE HAD A SAFE AND 1998 10:23:49,692 --> 10:23:51,994 SUCCESSFUL FIFA WORLD CUP. AND 1999 10:23:51,994 --> 10:23:54,697 THEN, THEN AT THE, YOU KNOW, 2000 10:23:54,697 --> 10:23:55,464 JUST TO CONCLUDE, AS I ALWAYS 2001 10:23:55,464 --> 10:23:57,166 SAY, BECAUSE I SAY THIS 2002 10:23:57,166 --> 10:23:58,968 CONTINUALLY WHEN I'M OUT AND 2003 10:23:58,968 --> 10:24:00,369 ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE 2004 10:24:00,369 --> 10:24:02,271 THINGS THAT MAKE US DIFFERENT 2005 10:24:02,271 --> 10:24:03,973 FROM ALL THE OTHER CITIES AROUND 2006 10:24:03,973 --> 10:24:05,441 THE COUNTRY, AND THAT REALLY IS 2007 10:24:05,441 --> 10:24:06,609 IMPORTANT., TWO THINGS I ALWAYS 2008 10:24:06,609 --> 10:24:08,811 TALK ABOUT EVERGREEN'S, YOU 2009 10:24:08,811 --> 10:24:11,647 KNOW, OUR TREES, YOU KNOW, WHICH 2010 10:24:11,647 --> 10:24:13,482 IS BASICALLY OUR NATURE, BUT 2011 10:24:13,482 --> 10:24:14,483 ALSO THE NATIVE COMMUNITY. IT 2012 10:24:14,483 --> 10:24:16,619 IS, WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING IT 2013 10:24:16,619 --> 10:24:19,255 FOR IT HELPS US BASICALLY 2014 10:24:19,255 --> 10:24:21,624 SEPARATE OURSELVES FROM OTHER 2015 10:24:21,624 --> 10:24:22,758 CITIES, THE BASIC CITIES THAT WE 2016 10:24:22,758 --> 10:24:24,260 SEE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT 2017 10:24:24,260 --> 10:24:25,895 REALLY MAKES US STAND OUT. SO I 2018 10:24:25,895 --> 10:24:27,930 JUST WANT TO THANK, THE NATIVE 2019 10:24:27,930 --> 10:24:30,666 COMMUNITY, THE TRIBAL 2020 10:24:30,666 --> 10:24:32,468 GOVERNMENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN 2021 10:24:32,468 --> 10:24:34,937 THAT EFFORT, TO ENSURE THAT 2022 10:24:34,937 --> 10:24:35,938 SEATTLE IS LOOKING ITS BEST NOT 2023 10:24:35,938 --> 10:24:37,807 JUST TO THE COUNTRY, BUT TO THE 2024 10:24:37,807 --> 10:24:39,542 WORLD. AND, THANK YOU, CHAIR, 2025 10:24:39,542 --> 10:24:40,743 FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. 2026 10:24:40,743 --> 10:24:42,711 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR THANK YOU. 2027 10:24:42,711 --> 10:24:43,979 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I'M THE 2028 10:24:43,979 --> 10:24:45,147 CHAIR TODAY. OVER TO THE 2029 10:24:45,147 --> 10:24:45,948 COMMITTEE TABLE. ANYTHING THAT 2030 10:24:45,948 --> 10:24:48,851 YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? BUILD 2031 10:24:48,851 --> 10:24:49,118 CONTEXT. 2032 10:24:49,118 --> 10:24:50,753 -- NO, WE APPRECIATE THE 2033 10:24:50,753 --> 10:24:52,054 OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THESE 2034 10:24:52,054 --> 10:24:53,022 BRIEFINGS. THE THE WORK WILL 2035 10:24:53,022 --> 10:24:56,725 CONTINUE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2036 10:24:56,725 --> 10:24:57,359 RETURNING AND SHARING ADDITIONAL 2037 10:24:57,359 --> 10:24:58,994 PROGRESS UPDATES AS WE MOVE INTO 2038 10:24:58,994 --> 10:24:59,295 NEXT YEAR. 2039 10:24:59,295 --> 10:25:01,664 -- FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. 2040 10:25:01,664 --> 10:25:02,798 COLLEAGUES. ANY ADDITIONAL 2041 10:25:02,798 --> 10:25:06,235 QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? 2042 10:25:06,235 --> 10:25:09,405 COMMENTS. I'M SEEING NONE. I 2043 10:25:09,405 --> 10:25:10,973 JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE 2044 10:25:10,973 --> 10:25:14,310 FORMAT IN WHICH YOU'VE SHARED 2045 10:25:14,310 --> 10:25:16,045 THIS INFORMATION, AND I'M 2046 10:25:16,045 --> 10:25:18,147 LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ECONOMIC 2047 10:25:18,147 --> 10:25:19,081 SUMMITS THIS COMING FALL AND 2048 10:25:19,081 --> 10:25:20,583 MAYBE INTO THE SPRING. AND 2049 10:25:20,583 --> 10:25:22,184 COLLEAGUES, WE DID NOT HAVE A 2050 10:25:22,184 --> 10:25:23,519 TRIBAL NATION SUMMIT THIS YEAR 2051 10:25:23,519 --> 10:25:27,223 BECAUSE WE ARE ON AN EVERY OTHER 2052 10:25:27,223 --> 10:25:28,657 YEAR CYCLE, WHICH PUTS US ONE 2053 10:25:28,657 --> 10:25:30,326 YEAR OUT. WE ARE AT THE MIDPOINT 2054 10:25:30,326 --> 10:25:32,361 BETWEEN TRIBAL NATION SUMMIT, SO 2055 10:25:32,361 --> 10:25:36,098 WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOSTING 2056 10:25:36,098 --> 10:25:36,632 AGAIN NEXT YEAR. TESTING 2057 10:25:36,632 --> 10:25:37,266 ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO 2058 10:25:37,266 --> 10:25:39,535 CLOSE OUT WITH? 2059 10:25:39,535 --> 10:25:42,771 -- NO THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS 2060 10:25:42,771 --> 10:25:43,372 THANK YOU, COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 2061 10:25:43,372 --> 10:25:46,842 AND I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME EXTRA 2062 10:25:46,842 --> 10:25:48,377 COUNCILMEMBERS HERE TODAY WHO 2063 10:25:48,377 --> 10:25:49,044 HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO 2064 10:25:49,044 --> 10:25:52,381 HEAR OUR BRIEFINGS, AS OFTEN. SO 2065 10:25:52,381 --> 10:25:53,382 ALWAYS HAPPY TO, TO MEET WITH 2066 10:25:53,382 --> 10:25:56,252 YOU ONE ON ONE AS WELL. BUT OIRA 2067 10:25:56,252 --> 10:25:58,287 IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT CONTINUING 2068 10:25:58,287 --> 10:26:00,022 TO BUILD ON THIS WORK AND ON 2069 10:26:00,022 --> 10:26:01,857 THIS SUMMIT IN THE BROADER BODY 2070 10:26:01,857 --> 10:26:06,595 OF WORK OVER THE YEARS AHEAD. 2071 10:26:06,595 --> 10:26:07,763 AND WHILE THE FUTURE CONVENINGS 2072 10:26:07,763 --> 10:26:09,932 WILL AND SUMMITS WILL BE SHAPED 2073 10:26:09,932 --> 10:26:11,767 BY THESE PLANNING DISCUSSIONS, 2074 10:26:11,767 --> 10:26:13,402 WE ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING 2075 10:26:13,402 --> 10:26:16,038 THE WORK AND AGAIN, APPRECIATE 2076 10:26:16,038 --> 10:26:16,672 HAVING COLLABORATIVE LEGISLATIVE 2077 10:26:16,672 --> 10:26:18,407 PARTNERS. THANK YOU. 2078 10:26:18,407 --> 10:26:18,741 -- FANTASTIC. 2079 10:26:18,741 --> 10:26:20,009 -- THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. WE WILL 2080 10:26:20,009 --> 10:26:21,577 NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA 2081 10:26:21,577 --> 10:26:23,112 ITEM. WE'RE MOVING ON TO AGENDA 2082 10:26:23,112 --> 10:26:25,414 ITEM SEVEN. WILL THE CLERK 2083 10:26:25,414 --> 10:26:27,516 PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM SEVEN 2084 10:26:27,516 --> 10:26:32,821 INTO THE RECORD? 2085 10:26:32,821 --> 10:26:35,391 -- ITEM 7CB121252. AN ORDINANCE 2086 10:26:35,391 --> 10:26:36,792 RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF 2087 10:26:36,792 --> 10:26:39,128 FUNDING FROM NON CITY SOURCES 2088 10:26:39,128 --> 10:26:40,596 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR THE 2089 10:26:40,596 --> 10:26:42,965 MAYOR'S DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT AND 2090 10:26:42,965 --> 10:26:45,301 AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF 2091 10:26:45,301 --> 10:26:45,834 SPECIFIED GRANTS, PRIVATE 2092 10:26:45,834 --> 10:26:47,036 FUNDING AND SUBSIDIZED LOANS, 2093 10:26:47,036 --> 10:26:51,807 AND TO EXECUTE, DELIVER AND 2094 10:26:51,807 --> 10:26:52,274 PERFORM CORRESPONDING 2095 10:26:52,274 --> 10:26:54,977 AGREEMENTS. BRIEFING, DISCUSSION 2096 10:26:54,977 --> 10:26:55,578 AND POSSIBLE VOTE PRESENTERS. 2097 10:26:55,578 --> 10:26:57,413 ALI PANUCCI, DIRECTOR FROM THE 2098 10:26:57,413 --> 10:26:59,982 CITY BUDGET OFFICE, TOM MICHAEL 2099 10:26:59,982 --> 10:27:04,687 AND AYDIN COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. 2100 10:27:04,687 --> 10:27:06,889 -- THANK YOU. WELCOME TO THE 2101 10:27:06,889 --> 10:27:08,557 COMMITTEE TABLE., DIRECTOR 2102 10:27:08,557 --> 10:27:09,224 PANUCCI IS JUST HERE TO ANSWER 2103 10:27:09,224 --> 10:27:11,293 QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE THEM. 2104 10:27:11,293 --> 10:27:12,161 UNLESS YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING 2105 10:27:12,161 --> 10:27:14,096 THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE. AND 2106 10:27:14,096 --> 10:27:16,999 DO YOU HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION 2107 10:27:16,999 --> 10:27:18,968 FOR JUST A REFRESHER FOR US ALL? 2108 10:27:18,968 --> 10:27:20,402 AND THEN I'LL LET YOU AND TOM 2109 10:27:20,402 --> 10:27:22,438 INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. DIRECTOR, 2110 10:27:22,438 --> 10:27:23,005 YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO 2111 10:27:23,005 --> 10:27:29,612 INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO. DIDN'T 2112 10:27:29,612 --> 10:27:31,680 TRY THAT ONE MORE TIME. 2113 10:27:31,680 --> 10:27:33,048 -- WITH YOUR CENTER STAFF. GOOD 2114 10:27:33,048 --> 10:27:33,949 MORNING. 2115 10:27:33,949 --> 10:27:34,516 -- GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. 2116 10:27:34,516 --> 10:27:35,884 -- GOOD MORNING TOM. MY COUNCIL 2117 10:27:35,884 --> 10:27:38,020 CENTRAL STAFF. 2118 10:27:38,020 --> 10:27:38,420 -- GOOD MORNING. 2119 10:27:38,420 --> 10:27:39,355 -- GOOD MORNING, ALI PANUCCI, 2120 10:27:39,355 --> 10:27:41,423 BUDGET DIRECTOR. 2121 10:27:41,423 --> 10:27:42,191 -- FANTASTIC. AND IF YOU'D 2122 10:27:42,191 --> 10:27:43,792 LIKE, WE HAD THIS COLLEAGUES, 2123 10:27:43,792 --> 10:27:47,997 JUST AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE TO 2124 10:27:47,997 --> 10:27:50,866 ACCEPT GRANTS, BY CHARTER 2125 10:27:50,866 --> 10:27:56,171 CHARTER AUTHORITY. AND SO. THIS 2126 10:27:56,171 --> 10:27:57,706 IS OUR MID-YEAR GRANT ACCEPTANCE 2127 10:27:57,706 --> 10:27:59,742 WE HAVE OVER THE COURSE OF THE 2128 10:27:59,742 --> 10:28:01,543 LAST FEW YEARS, DONE IT 2129 10:28:01,543 --> 10:28:03,212 QUARTERLY. RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING 2130 10:28:03,212 --> 10:28:04,313 IT TWICE A YEAR. SOMETIMES WE DO 2131 10:28:04,313 --> 10:28:08,017 IT THREE TIMES A YEAR. BUT THIS 2132 10:28:08,017 --> 10:28:10,519 IS OUR MID-YEAR GRANT ACCEPTANCE 2133 10:28:10,519 --> 10:28:13,055 WONDERFUL. AND TAKE IT AWAY. 2134 10:28:13,055 --> 10:28:17,760 -- THANK YOU. 2135 10:28:17,760 --> 10:28:22,665 -- SO I ONLY HAVE TWO SLIDES AND 2136 10:28:22,665 --> 10:28:23,265 THEY'RE RELATED TO THE PRE 2137 10:28:23,265 --> 10:28:24,833 INTRODUCTION CHANGE MADE BY THE 2138 10:28:24,833 --> 10:28:26,201 COUNCIL AND NEXT STEPS IN THE 2139 10:28:26,201 --> 10:28:32,207 PROCESS. BUT AS A QUICK REMINDER 2140 10:28:32,207 --> 10:28:35,110 THIS COUNCIL BILL 121253 IS THE 2141 10:28:35,110 --> 10:28:37,046 SECOND COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET 2142 10:28:37,046 --> 10:28:37,680 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET LEGISLATION 2143 10:28:37,680 --> 10:28:38,947 TRANSMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE. 2144 10:28:38,947 --> 10:28:42,918 THIS YEAR. PROPOSING MID-YEAR 2145 10:28:42,918 --> 10:28:43,485 APPROPRIATIONS POSITION AND 2146 10:28:43,485 --> 10:28:45,988 CAPITAL PROJECT CHANGES THAT 2147 10:28:45,988 --> 10:28:47,489 MEET THAT ARE ASSUMED TO BE 2148 10:28:47,489 --> 10:28:49,458 UNFORESEEABLE AT THE TIME. THE 2149 10:28:49,458 --> 10:28:51,694 2026 BUDGET WAS ADOPTED IN 2150 10:28:51,694 --> 10:28:53,962 NOVEMBER OF 2025. AND OVERALL, 2151 10:28:53,962 --> 10:28:56,298 THIS LEGISLATION WOULD INCREASE 2152 10:28:56,298 --> 10:28:59,168 THE 2026 REVISED BUDGET BY $44.7 2153 10:28:59,168 --> 10:29:01,670 MILLION AND WOULD ADD SEVEN 2154 10:29:01,670 --> 10:29:08,677 POSITIONS AND WITH THAT, THEIR 2155 10:29:08,677 --> 10:29:10,979 LAST FALL, DURING THE HOLD. 2156 10:29:10,979 --> 10:29:12,815 -- ON. 2157 10:29:12,815 --> 10:29:13,882 -- SOMETIMES I GET MIXED UP, BUT 2158 10:29:13,882 --> 10:29:15,851 I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY 2159 10:29:15,851 --> 10:29:17,553 ON GRANT ACCEPTANCE, NOT 2160 10:29:17,553 --> 10:29:19,421 MID-YEAR. DO YOU HAVE A QUICK 2161 10:29:19,421 --> 10:29:20,389 PRESENTATION FOR GRANT 2162 10:29:20,389 --> 10:29:22,024 ACCEPTANCE? OR EVEN IF YOU JUST 2163 10:29:22,024 --> 10:29:24,393 WANTED TO BRING UP LAST 2164 10:29:24,393 --> 10:29:25,027 COMMITTEE MEETINGS PRESENTATION 2165 10:29:25,027 --> 10:29:27,262 JUST BRIEFLY FOR REFERENCE, JUST 2166 10:29:27,262 --> 10:29:30,899 A QUICK REFRESHER. AND 2167 10:29:30,899 --> 10:29:32,401 COLLEAGUES, I DID WHAT ADAM DID 2168 10:29:32,401 --> 10:29:33,469 AT THE LAST COMMITTEE, SO DON'T 2169 10:29:33,469 --> 10:29:36,905 LIKE SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE 2170 10:29:36,905 --> 10:29:37,673 RUNNING THE MID-YEAR 2171 10:29:37,673 --> 10:29:39,408 SUPPLEMENTAL IS BOTH THE GRANT 2172 10:29:39,408 --> 10:29:41,310 ACCEPTANCE AND THE ACTUAL BUDGET 2173 10:29:41,310 --> 10:29:42,811 BILL. WE COLLOQUIALLY REFER TO 2174 10:29:42,811 --> 10:29:46,014 IT AS THE MID-YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL 2175 10:29:46,014 --> 10:29:46,215 BILL. 2176 10:29:46,215 --> 10:29:47,583 -- CHAIR STRAUSS. SO THERE WAS 2177 10:29:47,583 --> 10:29:49,585 THE LAST PRESENTATION WAS THE 2178 10:29:49,585 --> 10:29:50,352 CBO PRESENTATION FOR THE 2179 10:29:50,352 --> 10:29:51,954 MID-YEAR GRANTS, BUT I CAN JUST 2180 10:29:51,954 --> 10:29:53,889 PROVIDE THE HIGH LEVEL CONTEXT 2181 10:29:53,889 --> 10:29:56,592 VERBALLY IF THAT'S IF THAT'S 2182 10:29:56,592 --> 10:29:56,792 OKAY. 2183 10:29:56,792 --> 10:29:59,762 -- THAT'S FINE. I COLLEAGUES, 2184 10:29:59,762 --> 10:30:01,029 I'M GOING TO GIVE A FINE 2185 10:30:01,029 --> 10:30:01,597 REMINDER TO EVERYONE AT THE 2186 10:30:01,597 --> 10:30:03,632 TABLE. I ALWAYS LOVE A VISUAL. 2187 10:30:03,632 --> 10:30:05,334 SO MAYBE IF. CAN WE AT LEAST 2188 10:30:05,334 --> 10:30:06,869 JUST PULL UP THE CBO'S 2189 10:30:06,869 --> 10:30:07,970 PRESENTATION JUST SO THAT 2190 10:30:07,970 --> 10:30:10,806 THERE'S A VISUAL ON WHAT YOU'RE 2191 10:30:10,806 --> 10:30:12,674 TALKING ABOUT? I AND WE HAVE 2192 10:30:12,674 --> 10:30:13,809 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK IN CHAMBERS 2193 10:30:13,809 --> 10:30:16,145 AS WELL. SO WE HAVE NEARLY A 2194 10:30:16,145 --> 10:30:21,283 FULL CHAMBERS TODAY. 2195 10:30:21,283 --> 10:30:21,650 -- NOT VOTING. 2196 10:30:21,650 --> 10:30:22,651 -- THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO 2197 10:30:22,651 --> 10:30:29,124 THE MEETING LINK. 2198 10:30:29,124 --> 10:30:32,794 -- IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WE HAVE 2199 10:30:32,794 --> 10:30:36,832 THAT AVAILABLE. 2200 10:30:36,832 --> 10:30:37,099 -- HERE. 2201 10:30:37,099 --> 10:30:37,332 -- YEP. 2202 10:30:37,332 --> 10:30:40,636 -- I DO THINK THAT IF YOU GO TO 2203 10:30:40,636 --> 10:30:42,037 THE AGENDA AND THE FULL BRIEFING 2204 10:30:42,037 --> 10:30:43,772 IS THERE, AT LEAST I'M LOOKING 2205 10:30:43,772 --> 10:30:46,241 AT 2026 MID-YEAR ACCEPTANCE 2206 10:30:46,241 --> 10:30:48,443 ORDINANCE. 121252 AND THEN 2207 10:30:48,443 --> 10:30:49,011 MID-YEAR ACCEPTANCE SUMMARY 2208 10:30:49,011 --> 10:30:50,045 TABLE. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS 2209 10:30:50,045 --> 10:30:51,180 WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. 2210 10:30:51,180 --> 10:30:52,614 -- IT ISN'T. SO I'M GOING TO 2211 10:30:52,614 --> 10:30:54,316 NOW SHARE MY SCREEN BECAUSE 2212 10:30:54,316 --> 10:30:57,486 THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. 2213 10:30:57,486 --> 10:30:58,053 -- YEAH. KEEP GOING DOWN A 2214 10:30:58,053 --> 10:31:00,989 LITTLE. 2215 10:31:00,989 --> 10:31:01,223 -- BIT. 2216 10:31:01,223 --> 10:31:01,590 -- HERE WE GO. 2217 10:31:01,590 --> 10:31:02,491 -- THERE YOU GO COLLEAGUES. 2218 10:31:02,491 --> 10:31:04,026 -- CAN WE SEE THIS. IS THIS THE 2219 10:31:04,026 --> 10:31:06,795 RIGHT SLIDE? FANTASTIC. CHAIR IS 2220 10:31:06,795 --> 10:31:10,532 ALSO IT TODAY. WELCOME TO IT., 2221 10:31:10,532 --> 10:31:11,733 TOM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE US A 2222 10:31:11,733 --> 10:31:14,236 QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE MID-YEAR 2223 10:31:14,236 --> 10:31:16,572 ACCEPTANCE SUMMARY,. 2224 10:31:16,572 --> 10:31:18,874 -- ABSOLUTELY. SO THE THIS IS 2225 10:31:18,874 --> 10:31:20,175 THE SECOND MID-YEAR OR THE 2226 10:31:20,175 --> 10:31:23,579 SECOND, GRANT ACCEPTANCE AND 2227 10:31:23,579 --> 10:31:24,580 APPROPRIATION BILL. THE SECOND 2228 10:31:24,580 --> 10:31:26,014 OF THREE. SO THE THIRD ONE WILL 2229 10:31:26,014 --> 10:31:27,783 COME WITH THE YEAR END 2230 10:31:27,783 --> 10:31:31,687 ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE MAYOR'S 2231 10:31:31,687 --> 10:31:33,222 PROPOSED 2027 BUDGET. SO THIS 2232 10:31:33,222 --> 10:31:37,192 ACCEPTANCE WOULD, ACCEPT $44 2233 10:31:37,192 --> 10:31:39,328 MILLION OR ABOUT $45 MILLION 2234 10:31:39,328 --> 10:31:41,330 FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES, INCLUDING 2235 10:31:41,330 --> 10:31:43,699 GRANTS, SERVICE CONTRACTS AND 2236 10:31:43,699 --> 10:31:48,737 DONATIONS. AND THEN IT WOULD IN 2237 10:31:48,737 --> 10:31:50,572 TURN APPROPRIATE, $38.4 MILLION 2238 10:31:50,572 --> 10:31:52,441 OF, OF THOSE MONIES TO VARIOUS 2239 10:31:52,441 --> 10:31:52,941 DEPARTMENTS FOR VARIOUS 2240 10:31:52,941 --> 10:31:55,544 PURPOSES. OTHER THAN THE KIND OF 2241 10:31:55,544 --> 10:31:58,680 HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF WHERE, WHERE 2242 10:31:58,680 --> 10:32:00,315 THE MONIES ARE GOING ACROSS A 2243 10:32:00,315 --> 10:32:01,683 NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS. THERE'S 2244 10:32:01,683 --> 10:32:03,552 NOTHING MORE TO ADD IN ADDITION 2245 10:32:03,552 --> 10:32:07,456 TO THOSE HIGH LEVEL POINTS. 2246 10:32:07,456 --> 10:32:08,891 -- GREAT. AND AS DIRECTOR 2247 10:32:08,891 --> 10:32:11,326 PANUCCI REMINDED US LAST 2248 10:32:11,326 --> 10:32:13,462 COMMITTEE MEETING, MANY OF THIS 2249 10:32:13,462 --> 10:32:14,396 GOES TO MEMORIAL STADIUM. I'M 2250 10:32:14,396 --> 10:32:15,530 NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF THESE 2251 10:32:15,530 --> 10:32:18,233 WORDS ON THE PAPER BECAUSE WE WE 2252 10:32:18,233 --> 10:32:18,834 HAD A FULL DISCUSSION AT THE 2253 10:32:18,834 --> 10:32:19,835 LAST COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT JUST 2254 10:32:19,835 --> 10:32:21,169 FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC'S 2255 10:32:21,169 --> 10:32:25,007 REMINDER, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE 2256 10:32:25,007 --> 10:32:26,608 VOTING ON TODAY. COLLEAGUES. ARE 2257 10:32:26,608 --> 10:32:28,043 THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS 2258 10:32:28,043 --> 10:32:34,016 TIME? ON OUR MID-YEAR GRANT 2259 10:32:34,016 --> 10:32:34,583 ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE? I'M 2260 10:32:34,583 --> 10:32:39,488 SEEING NONE. SO I'M GOING TO 2261 10:32:39,488 --> 10:32:42,491 STOP SHARING SCREEN AND I WILL 2262 10:32:42,491 --> 10:32:46,428 MOVE THE BILL JUST ONE MOMENT AS 2263 10:32:46,428 --> 10:32:49,598 I BRING MY SCRIPT BACK UP. AND 2264 10:32:49,598 --> 10:32:52,768 SO I MOVE COUNCIL BILL 12152. IS 2265 10:32:52,768 --> 10:32:55,537 THERE A SECOND. 2266 10:32:55,537 --> 10:32:55,837 -- SECOND. 2267 10:32:55,837 --> 10:32:58,473 -- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 2268 10:32:58,473 --> 10:32:59,975 SECONDED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL 2269 10:32:59,975 --> 10:33:05,047 ONE, TWO, ONE TWO, FIVE TWO. OUR 2270 10:33:05,047 --> 10:33:05,580 MID-YEAR GRANT ACCEPTANCE 2271 10:33:05,580 --> 10:33:07,316 ORDINANCE. COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL 2272 10:33:07,316 --> 10:33:09,217 COMMENTS? NO FINAL COMMENTS. 2273 10:33:09,217 --> 10:33:10,719 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 2274 10:33:10,719 --> 10:33:18,327 ROLL 2275 10:33:18,560 --> 10:33:19,628 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 2276 10:33:19,628 --> 10:33:19,861 -- AYE. 2277 10:33:19,861 --> 10:33:20,429 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2278 10:33:20,429 --> 10:33:20,796 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2279 10:33:20,796 --> 10:33:23,532 -- YES. 2280 10:33:23,532 --> 10:33:27,970 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. VICE 2281 10:33:27,970 --> 10:33:30,305 CHAIR RIVERA. I CHAIR STRAUSS. 2282 10:33:30,305 --> 10:33:32,741 AYE. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR ZERO 2283 10:33:32,741 --> 10:33:34,142 OPPOSED. 2284 10:33:34,142 --> 10:33:35,310 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL BILL 2285 10:33:35,310 --> 10:33:39,047 121252 PASSES AND WILL BE SENT 2286 10:33:39,047 --> 10:33:41,116 TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL. NOW WE 2287 10:33:41,116 --> 10:33:42,451 WILL MOVE ON TO THE BUDGET 2288 10:33:42,451 --> 10:33:44,987 ASPECT OF OUR MID-YEAR BUDGET 2289 10:33:44,987 --> 10:33:45,921 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. CLERK, WILL 2290 10:33:45,921 --> 10:33:48,123 YOU PLEASE READ ITEM EIGHT INTO 2291 10:33:48,123 --> 10:33:53,161 THE RECORD 2292 10:33:53,161 --> 10:33:57,799 -- ITEM 8CB121253. AN ORDINANCE 2293 10:33:57,799 --> 10:34:00,769 AMENDING ORDINANCE 127362, WHICH 2294 10:34:00,769 --> 10:34:03,972 ADOPTED THE 2026 BUDGET, 2295 10:34:03,972 --> 10:34:06,641 INCLUDING THE 2026 TO 2031 2296 10:34:06,641 --> 10:34:07,242 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 2297 10:34:07,242 --> 10:34:09,111 CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS TO 2298 10:34:09,111 --> 10:34:10,312 VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND BUDGET 2299 10:34:10,312 --> 10:34:11,680 CONTROL LEVELS, AND FROM VARIOUS 2300 10:34:11,680 --> 10:34:14,883 FUNDS IN THE BUDGET BRIEFING AND 2301 10:34:14,883 --> 10:34:16,818 DISCUSSION PRESENTERS ALI 2302 10:34:16,818 --> 10:34:19,154 PANUCCI, DIRECTOR OF FROM CITY 2303 10:34:19,154 --> 10:34:20,789 BUDGET OFFICE TOM MICHAEL AND 2304 10:34:20,789 --> 10:34:22,624 AYDIN SAUSAGE FROM COUNCIL 2305 10:34:22,624 --> 10:34:23,592 CENTRAL STAFF. 2306 10:34:23,592 --> 10:34:24,159 -- THANK YOU. AND DIRECTOR 2307 10:34:24,159 --> 10:34:25,627 PANUCCI IS JUST HERE TO ANSWER 2308 10:34:25,627 --> 10:34:26,762 QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE THEM, 2309 10:34:26,762 --> 10:34:28,330 BECAUSE SHE GAVE US A FULL 2310 10:34:28,330 --> 10:34:29,264 RUNDOWN AT THE LAST COMMITTEE 2311 10:34:29,264 --> 10:34:30,532 PRESENTATION. WE DO HAVE TOM 2312 10:34:30,532 --> 10:34:32,534 MICHAEL STILL WITH US AND STILL 2313 10:34:32,534 --> 10:34:35,704 WITH US. MOVING ON TO THE 2314 10:34:35,704 --> 10:34:37,239 MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BILL, WOULD 2315 10:34:37,239 --> 10:34:38,540 YOU LIKE TO WALK US THROUGH THE 2316 10:34:38,540 --> 10:34:39,207 PRESENTATION AND THEN I'LL MOVE 2317 10:34:39,207 --> 10:34:40,909 THE BILL ONCE WE'RE DONE? 2318 10:34:40,909 --> 10:34:43,678 -- SOUNDS GOOD. AND I'LL START 2319 10:34:43,678 --> 10:34:46,248 OVER TO RESTATE THE INITIAL 2320 10:34:46,248 --> 10:34:47,949 COMMENTS AND, MOVE INTO THE PRE 2321 10:34:47,949 --> 10:34:48,650 INTRODUCTION CHANGE THAT WE MADE 2322 10:34:48,650 --> 10:34:53,021 AND THE NEXT STEPS. AND THEN 2323 10:34:53,021 --> 10:34:55,490 WE'LL GO INTO AMENDMENTS., SO 2324 10:34:55,490 --> 10:34:57,459 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE ONE 2325 10:34:57,459 --> 10:34:59,027 TWO, ONE, TWO, FIVE THREE IS THE 2326 10:34:59,027 --> 10:35:01,696 SECOND COMPREHENSIVE 2327 10:35:01,696 --> 10:35:03,899 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET LEGISLATION 2328 10:35:03,899 --> 10:35:07,102 TRANSMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE IN 2329 10:35:07,102 --> 10:35:08,336 2026. PROPOSING MID-YEAR 2330 10:35:08,336 --> 10:35:08,904 APPROPRIATION POSITION AND 2331 10:35:08,904 --> 10:35:10,205 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION. CHANGES 2332 10:35:10,205 --> 10:35:11,273 TO THAT MEET THE NEEDS THAT ARE 2333 10:35:11,273 --> 10:35:12,574 ASSUMED TO BE UNFORESEEABLE AT 2334 10:35:12,574 --> 10:35:15,076 THE TIME OF THE 2026 BUDGET WAS 2335 10:35:15,076 --> 10:35:18,580 ADOPTED IN NOVEMBER 2025, 2336 10:35:18,580 --> 10:35:21,850 OVERALL, THIS LEGISLATION WOULD 2337 10:35:21,850 --> 10:35:24,619 INCREASE THE 2026 REVISED BUDGET 2338 10:35:24,619 --> 10:35:28,723 BY $44.7 MILLION AND WOULD ADD 2339 10:35:28,723 --> 10:35:30,725 SEVEN POSITIONS. THAT IS THE 2340 10:35:30,725 --> 10:35:32,294 HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE BILL. 2341 10:35:32,294 --> 10:35:37,099 AND NOW I WILL GET INTO A PRE 2342 10:35:37,099 --> 10:35:38,333 INTRODUCTION CHANGE THAT WAS 2343 10:35:38,333 --> 10:35:41,036 MADE BY THE COUNCIL. LAST FALL 2344 10:35:41,036 --> 10:35:44,439 DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, 2345 10:35:44,439 --> 10:35:45,073 COUNCIL ADOPTED ORDINANCE 127356 2346 10:35:45,073 --> 10:35:48,043 WHICH CREATED A NEW FUND CALLED 2347 10:35:48,043 --> 10:35:48,577 THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND 2348 10:35:48,577 --> 10:35:50,545 SOUTHEAST SEATTLE REINVESTMENT 2349 10:35:50,545 --> 10:35:54,182 FUND. AND VIA A COUNCIL BUDGET 2350 10:35:54,182 --> 10:35:57,953 ACTION FG7A APPROPRIATED A TOTAL 2351 10:35:57,953 --> 10:35:59,354 OF $1.35 MILLION FROM THE 2352 10:35:59,354 --> 10:36:02,057 GENERAL FUND INTO THAT NEW FUND 2353 10:36:02,057 --> 10:36:04,826 AND FINANCE GENERAL RESERVES 2354 10:36:04,826 --> 10:36:06,895 WITH THE PURPOSE TO SUPPORT 2355 10:36:06,895 --> 10:36:08,663 PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT 2356 10:36:08,663 --> 10:36:09,297 PROMOTE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT, 2357 10:36:09,297 --> 10:36:10,799 CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND 2358 10:36:10,799 --> 10:36:13,735 COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION IN THE 2359 10:36:13,735 --> 10:36:16,071 CENTRAL DISTRICT AND SOUTHEAST 2360 10:36:16,071 --> 10:36:19,141 SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THIS 2361 10:36:19,141 --> 10:36:20,942 COUNCIL PRE-INTRODUCTION CHANGE 2362 10:36:20,942 --> 10:36:23,144 MOVES A TOTAL OF $1.2 MILLION 2363 10:36:23,144 --> 10:36:25,914 FROM FINANCE GENERAL RESERVES 2364 10:36:25,914 --> 10:36:27,215 AND ALLOCATES IT TO FIVE 2365 10:36:27,215 --> 10:36:29,317 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING 2366 10:36:29,317 --> 10:36:30,886 ARTS, HUMAN SERVICES, 2367 10:36:30,886 --> 10:36:32,754 DEPARTMENT, PARKS AND 2368 10:36:32,754 --> 10:36:35,524 RECREATION, DEPARTMENT OF 2369 10:36:35,524 --> 10:36:36,091 NEIGHBORHOODS AND ECONOMIC 2370 10:36:36,091 --> 10:36:42,531 DEVELOPMENT AND I WILL CONTINUE 2371 10:36:42,531 --> 10:36:43,798 TO. THE NEXT SLIDE. IF THERE'S 2372 10:36:43,798 --> 10:36:45,834 NO QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE FOR 2373 10:36:45,834 --> 10:36:46,034 NOW. 2374 10:36:46,034 --> 10:36:48,169 -- COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS 2375 10:36:48,169 --> 10:36:50,572 ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE? I 2376 10:36:50,572 --> 10:36:54,376 DON'T SEE ANYONE'S HAND UP. GO 2377 10:36:54,376 --> 10:36:54,843 AHEAD AND THANK YOU. 2378 10:36:54,843 --> 10:36:57,445 -- GREAT. OH, THIS IS AN OLD 2379 10:36:57,445 --> 10:36:58,713 OKAY. SO IGNORE THE FIRST ONE 2380 10:36:58,713 --> 10:37:02,083 SINCE WE ALREADY DID THAT., IF 2381 10:37:02,083 --> 10:37:05,253 THE LEGISLATION VOTED OUT OF 2382 10:37:05,253 --> 10:37:06,755 COMMITTEE, TODAY THE FINAL 2383 10:37:06,755 --> 10:37:07,722 ACTION ON BOTH BILLS WILL TAKE 2384 10:37:07,722 --> 10:37:10,325 PLACE AT THE AUGUST 11th CITY 2385 10:37:10,325 --> 10:37:11,927 COUNCIL MEETING. AND RELATEDLY, 2386 10:37:11,927 --> 10:37:14,496 IN TERMS OF COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET 2387 10:37:14,496 --> 10:37:15,897 LEGISLATION, THE MAYOR'S 2388 10:37:15,897 --> 10:37:17,232 PROPOSED BUDGET IS EXPECTED TO 2389 10:37:17,232 --> 10:37:18,233 BE TRANSMITTED IN LATE 2390 10:37:18,233 --> 10:37:20,101 SEPTEMBER, AND IT WILL LIKELY 2391 10:37:20,101 --> 10:37:23,271 INCLUDE A YEAR END SUPPLEMENTAL 2392 10:37:23,271 --> 10:37:26,041 AND GRANT ACCEPTANCE 2393 10:37:26,041 --> 10:37:29,978 APPROPRIATION BILLS. 2394 10:37:29,978 --> 10:37:31,613 -- THANK YOU FOR THE ROBUST 2395 10:37:31,613 --> 10:37:33,448 PRESENTATION HERE, AYDIN. 2396 10:37:33,448 --> 10:37:35,083 COLLEAGUES, I'LL PROVIDE A 2397 10:37:35,083 --> 10:37:37,852 COUPLE COMMENTS BEFORE WE GET 2398 10:37:37,852 --> 10:37:40,789 INTO THE BILL. SURE. MAY I I'LL 2399 10:37:40,789 --> 10:37:42,224 JUST GIVE SOME CHAIR'S REMARKS 2400 10:37:42,224 --> 10:37:43,291 AND THEN I'LL PASS IT OVER TO 2401 10:37:43,291 --> 10:37:46,161 YOU, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT., 2402 10:37:46,161 --> 10:37:47,395 COLLEAGUES, WE NOW HAVE THE 2403 10:37:47,395 --> 10:37:49,698 MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET 2404 10:37:49,698 --> 10:37:52,467 BEFORE US. THIS MIDYEAR 2405 10:37:52,467 --> 10:37:55,036 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET IS DIFFERENT 2406 10:37:55,036 --> 10:37:56,438 THAN IN PAST YEARS FOR A NUMBER 2407 10:37:56,438 --> 10:38:00,175 OF REASONS. WE HAVE OUR AUGUST 2408 10:38:00,175 --> 10:38:01,276 7th REVENUE FORECAST COMING THIS 2409 10:38:01,276 --> 10:38:03,778 FRIDAY, WHICH WILL GIVE US A 2410 10:38:03,778 --> 10:38:06,114 BETTER UNDERSTANDING INTO OUR 2411 10:38:06,114 --> 10:38:09,651 CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE HERE IN 2412 10:38:09,651 --> 10:38:10,285 THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THIS YEAR 2413 10:38:10,285 --> 10:38:12,654 IS DIFFERENT THAN PREVIOUS YEARS 2414 10:38:12,654 --> 10:38:15,490 BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN IN A 2415 10:38:15,490 --> 10:38:17,792 MULTIYEAR STRATEGY TO ADDRESS 2416 10:38:17,792 --> 10:38:19,361 THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT. 2417 10:38:19,361 --> 10:38:21,262 WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED IN BUDGET 2418 10:38:21,262 --> 10:38:23,665 REFORM BOTH IN PROCESS AND IN 2419 10:38:23,665 --> 10:38:25,467 CONTENT. LAST YEAR WE HAD A 2420 10:38:25,467 --> 10:38:27,736 SUCCESSFUL CHAIRS PACKAGE THAT 2421 10:38:27,736 --> 10:38:30,805 REDUCED THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET 2422 10:38:30,805 --> 10:38:32,073 DEFICIT. WE HAVE REDUCED IT OVER 2423 10:38:32,073 --> 10:38:35,076 THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, FROM 2424 10:38:35,076 --> 10:38:38,913 275, 250 MILLION DOWN TO 150. 2425 10:38:38,913 --> 10:38:40,582 AND NOW WE'RE IN THE LAST SEVEN 2426 10:38:40,582 --> 10:38:41,516 MONTHS, WE'VE INCREASED BACK UP 2427 10:38:41,516 --> 10:38:45,620 TO ABOUT 175 MILLION ISH IN THE 2428 10:38:45,620 --> 10:38:48,757 STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT OVER 2429 10:38:48,757 --> 10:38:50,125 THESE LAST FEW YEARS OF BUDGET 2430 10:38:50,125 --> 10:38:53,261 REFORM, WE'VE MADE THE EASY, 2431 10:38:53,261 --> 10:38:55,363 HARD DECISIONS. NONE OF THESE 2432 10:38:55,363 --> 10:38:57,465 DECISIONS IN BUDGETING ARE EASY. 2433 10:38:57,465 --> 10:39:00,535 BUT ON THE SCALE OF HARD, 2434 10:39:00,535 --> 10:39:01,136 THERE'S EASY, HARD, MEDIUM, 2435 10:39:01,136 --> 10:39:02,771 HARD, DIFFICULT, AND THEN 2436 10:39:02,771 --> 10:39:04,939 THERE'S DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS. 2437 10:39:04,939 --> 10:39:06,941 BECAUSE WE SAW IN THE 2008 2438 10:39:06,941 --> 10:39:09,477 RECESSION, BOTH HERE IN THE CITY 2439 10:39:09,477 --> 10:39:12,414 AND AT THE STATE, MAKING BUDGET 2440 10:39:12,414 --> 10:39:14,115 CUTS WITHOUT BEING THOUGHTFUL, 2441 10:39:14,115 --> 10:39:15,183 CREATED IMPACTS THAT WE STILL 2442 10:39:15,183 --> 10:39:17,886 HAVE NOT RECOVERED FROM TODAY. 2443 10:39:17,886 --> 10:39:20,155 WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT NOT 2444 10:39:20,155 --> 10:39:21,523 ENGAGING IN THOSE PRACTICES OVER 2445 10:39:21,523 --> 10:39:22,757 THE LAST FEW YEARS, BECAUSE 2446 10:39:22,757 --> 10:39:24,392 WE'VE TAKEN A MULTIYEAR 2447 10:39:24,392 --> 10:39:28,930 APPROACH TO THIS IN THESE 2448 10:39:28,930 --> 10:39:29,531 EASIER, HARD DECISIONS. THERE 2449 10:39:29,531 --> 10:39:31,800 HAVE BEEN SOME HARD DECISIONS 2450 10:39:31,800 --> 10:39:33,034 EVEN THERE. WE'VE LAID OFF CITY 2451 10:39:33,034 --> 10:39:35,270 WORKERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2452 10:39:35,270 --> 10:39:39,274 SINCE 2008. THOSE ARE FAMILIES. 2453 10:39:39,274 --> 10:39:41,743 THOSE ARE PEOPLE. THOSE ARE 2454 10:39:41,743 --> 10:39:43,278 LIVELIHOODS. THE ABILITY TO PAY 2455 10:39:43,278 --> 10:39:44,412 THE MORTGAGE OR THE RENT, THE 2456 10:39:44,412 --> 10:39:50,952 ABILITY TO BUY GROCERIES. LIKE 2457 10:39:50,952 --> 10:39:51,519 WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT 2458 10:39:51,519 --> 10:39:52,187 TODAY., IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL. 2459 10:39:52,187 --> 10:39:53,388 AND IT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE 2460 10:39:53,388 --> 10:39:54,622 PRIVATE SECTOR WHERE THE PRIVATE 2461 10:39:54,622 --> 10:39:56,691 SECTOR GOES THROUGH ROUNDS OF 2462 10:39:56,691 --> 10:39:59,928 LAYOFFS. THEY'RE WILDLY 2463 10:39:59,928 --> 10:40:02,030 COMPENSATED. AND PEOPLE CHOOSE 2464 10:40:02,030 --> 10:40:03,598 TO WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT 2465 10:40:03,598 --> 10:40:06,234 BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S A LONG 2466 10:40:06,234 --> 10:40:07,569 TERM STABLE JOB. AND SO THAT'S 2467 10:40:07,569 --> 10:40:10,739 WHERE THAT DIFFERENCE REALLY IS. 2468 10:40:10,739 --> 10:40:11,639 AND THAT BRINGS US TO THIS YEAR. 2469 10:40:11,639 --> 10:40:13,575 WE STILL HAVE AFTER MAKING THESE 2470 10:40:13,575 --> 10:40:16,978 EASY, HARD DECISIONS AND SOME 2471 10:40:16,978 --> 10:40:17,579 HARD, HARD DECISIONS, WE HAVE 2472 10:40:17,579 --> 10:40:19,481 STILL $175 MILLION STRUCTURAL 2473 10:40:19,481 --> 10:40:21,349 BUDGET DEFICIT. AND THIS YEAR, 2474 10:40:21,349 --> 10:40:23,818 WE HAVE TO ENGAGE IN TWO YEAR 2475 10:40:23,818 --> 10:40:24,853 BUDGETING RATHER THAN LAST YEAR 2476 10:40:24,853 --> 10:40:27,188 WHERE WE JUST HAD TO ENGAGE IN 2477 10:40:27,188 --> 10:40:29,424 AN ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH MEANS 2478 10:40:29,424 --> 10:40:31,726 THAT WE HAVE TO STRETCH EVERY 2479 10:40:31,726 --> 10:40:34,195 DOLLAR FURTHER. AND YET WE'RE 2480 10:40:34,195 --> 10:40:36,965 STILL HAMSTRUNG BY OLYMPIA WITH 2481 10:40:36,965 --> 10:40:39,000 A 1% PROPERTY TAX INCREASE 2482 10:40:39,000 --> 10:40:39,901 LIMIT, WHICH LITERALLY LIMITS 2483 10:40:39,901 --> 10:40:41,035 THE AMOUNT OF TAX REVENUE WE CAN 2484 10:40:41,035 --> 10:40:44,572 BRING IN LOWER THAN INFLATION. 2485 10:40:44,572 --> 10:40:45,206 AND THAT'S FUNDAMENTALLY WHY 2486 10:40:45,206 --> 10:40:49,944 CITIES ACROSS 281 CITIES ACROSS 2487 10:40:49,944 --> 10:40:52,480 THE STATE ARE HAVING BUDGET 2488 10:40:52,480 --> 10:40:54,282 PROBLEMS, BECAUSE WE ARE LIMITED 2489 10:40:54,282 --> 10:40:56,451 BY HOW FAR OUR DOLLAR CAN GO 2490 10:40:56,451 --> 10:40:58,553 YEAR OVER YEAR. WE ARE LIMITED. 2491 10:40:58,553 --> 10:41:00,655 WE ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE SAME 2492 10:41:00,655 --> 10:41:03,758 OR BETTER LEVELS OF SERVICE, YET 2493 10:41:03,758 --> 10:41:06,094 WE ARE HAMSTRUNG BY OLYMPIA WITH 2494 10:41:06,094 --> 10:41:11,766 THE 1% PROPERTY TAX INCREASE., 2495 10:41:11,766 --> 10:41:13,401 AND SO TODAY WE HAVE WE ARE JUST 2496 10:41:13,401 --> 10:41:16,171 AHEAD OF OUR TWO YEAR STRUCTURAL 2497 10:41:16,171 --> 10:41:18,840 TWO YEAR BIENNIAL BUDGET. WE ARE 2498 10:41:18,840 --> 10:41:21,209 A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE FINAL 2499 10:41:21,209 --> 10:41:22,610 REVENUE FORECAST, BEFORE THE 2500 10:41:22,610 --> 10:41:28,817 MAYOR FINALIZES HER BUDGET. AND 2501 10:41:28,817 --> 10:41:29,751 WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME HARD 2502 10:41:29,751 --> 10:41:31,186 WORK TO DO THIS YEAR. AND SO 2503 10:41:31,186 --> 10:41:33,354 THAT'S WHY I HAVE MADE AN ASK, 2504 10:41:33,354 --> 10:41:36,524 BUT NOT A REQUIREMENT TO SELF 2505 10:41:36,524 --> 10:41:37,759 BALANCE AMENDMENTS. THIS IS THE 2506 10:41:37,759 --> 10:41:39,994 FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE THIS., 2507 10:41:39,994 --> 10:41:42,030 YOU WILL ALSO SEE IN THE COUNCIL 2508 10:41:42,030 --> 10:41:44,065 RULES GOING INTO THE FALL 2509 10:41:44,065 --> 10:41:45,867 BUDGETING PRACTICE, WE MAY 2510 10:41:45,867 --> 10:41:49,470 REQUIRE SELF-BALANCING AT THE 2511 10:41:49,470 --> 10:41:49,938 INITIAL COUNCILMEMBER 2512 10:41:49,938 --> 10:41:51,206 INTRODUCTION OF IDEAS. THIS HAS 2513 10:41:51,206 --> 10:41:53,141 NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE. AND IN THE 2514 10:41:53,141 --> 10:41:55,210 RULES IT STATES THAT THIS 2515 10:41:55,210 --> 10:41:56,778 DETERMINATION WILL BE MADE BASED 2516 10:41:56,778 --> 10:41:58,413 OFF OF THE BEST INFORMATION WE 2517 10:41:58,413 --> 10:42:00,782 RECEIVE FROM THE REVENUE 2518 10:42:00,782 --> 10:42:03,117 FORECAST. AND OTHER FACTORS. SO 2519 10:42:03,117 --> 10:42:05,653 I JUST I SET THAT STAGE BECAUSE 2520 10:42:05,653 --> 10:42:07,455 TODAY'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET IS 2521 10:42:07,455 --> 10:42:10,491 DIFFERENT THAN IN THE PAST 2522 10:42:10,491 --> 10:42:12,193 YEARS., I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE 2523 10:42:12,193 --> 10:42:14,896 LIMITED INCREASE IN GENERAL 2524 10:42:14,896 --> 10:42:15,396 FUNDING SPENDING BY THE 2525 10:42:15,396 --> 10:42:17,699 EXECUTIVE THAT THE GENERAL FUND 2526 10:42:17,699 --> 10:42:19,367 SPENDING THAT THE EXECUTIVE 2527 10:42:19,367 --> 10:42:21,569 PROPOSED IS SPENDING THAT I 2528 10:42:21,569 --> 10:42:23,638 SUPPORT AND THAT THE EXECUTIVE 2529 10:42:23,638 --> 10:42:24,339 HADN'T DONE IT, I WOULD HAVE. 2530 10:42:24,339 --> 10:42:25,573 SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ON THE 2531 10:42:25,573 --> 10:42:29,777 SAME PAGE THERE. AND THAT'S 2532 10:42:29,777 --> 10:42:33,314 KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. 2533 10:42:33,314 --> 10:42:35,650 WE'VE GOT SEVEN AMENDMENTS. 2534 10:42:35,650 --> 10:42:37,919 I'LL SEEMS LIKE WE'RE HAVING 2535 10:42:37,919 --> 10:42:39,954 SOME CHANGES TOWARDS THE END, SO 2536 10:42:39,954 --> 10:42:41,456 WE'LL GET THROUGH AMENDMENTS ONE 2537 10:42:41,456 --> 10:42:43,491 THROUGH FIVE, AND THEN WE'LL 2538 10:42:43,491 --> 10:42:45,426 DISCUSS SIX AND SEVEN TO THE 2539 10:42:45,426 --> 10:42:48,162 SIDE. BUT COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE 2540 10:42:48,162 --> 10:42:50,531 ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE 2541 10:42:50,531 --> 10:42:53,535 UNDERLYING BILL BEFORE WE TAKE 2542 10:42:53,535 --> 10:42:55,036 AMENDMENTS? I SEE VICE CHAIR 2543 10:42:55,036 --> 10:42:58,573 RIVERA. 2544 10:42:58,573 --> 10:42:59,207 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. COLLEAGUES. 2545 10:42:59,207 --> 10:43:00,475 THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET 2546 10:43:00,475 --> 10:43:01,676 HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND IS SUPPOSED 2547 10:43:01,676 --> 10:43:05,013 TO BE. AS ADAM SAID EARLIER, A 2548 10:43:05,013 --> 10:43:05,647 ROUTINE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE 2549 10:43:05,647 --> 10:43:07,982 CURRENT ADOPTED BUDGET BASED ON 2550 10:43:07,982 --> 10:43:11,019 GRANT ACCEPTANCES, CARRYFORWARDS 2551 10:43:11,019 --> 10:43:12,787 AND NECESSARY COSTS THAT, PER 2552 10:43:12,787 --> 10:43:15,723 LAW, AS CONTAINED IN THE RCW, 2553 10:43:15,723 --> 10:43:18,226 COULD NOT REASONABLY HAVE BEEN 2554 10:43:18,226 --> 10:43:19,627 FORESEEN. THAT'S A QUOTE. IT IS 2555 10:43:19,627 --> 10:43:23,898 NOT SUPPOSED TO BE FOR MAKING 2556 10:43:23,898 --> 10:43:24,499 NEW DISCRETIONARY POLICY AND 2557 10:43:24,499 --> 10:43:26,467 SPENDING, WHICH HAPPENS DURING 2558 10:43:26,467 --> 10:43:28,469 FALL BUDGET DELIBERATIONS EVERY 2559 10:43:28,469 --> 10:43:29,871 YEAR, WHICH WILL BE HAPPENING IN 2560 10:43:29,871 --> 10:43:33,374 A LITTLE OVER A MONTH FROM NOW. 2561 10:43:33,374 --> 10:43:35,543 THESE SEVEN AMENDMENTS 2562 10:43:35,543 --> 10:43:36,144 REALLOCATE DOLLARS THAT WERE 2563 10:43:36,144 --> 10:43:40,515 ALREADY ADOPTED IN 2026 FOR 2564 10:43:40,515 --> 10:43:40,982 SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND 2565 10:43:40,982 --> 10:43:43,584 REALLOCATING THEM TOWARD NEW 2566 10:43:43,584 --> 10:43:46,588 DISCRETIONARY POLICY CHOICES. 2567 10:43:46,588 --> 10:43:47,221 THIS UNDERMINES THE TRANSPARENCY 2568 10:43:47,221 --> 10:43:49,924 OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS, BECAUSE 2569 10:43:49,924 --> 10:43:51,292 THE PUBLIC DOES NOT HAVE CLEAR 2570 10:43:51,292 --> 10:43:52,260 KNOWLEDGE WHERE THIS MONEY IS 2571 10:43:52,260 --> 10:43:54,195 COMING FROM, AND WHAT WE WOULD 2572 10:43:54,195 --> 10:43:57,098 FORGO IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE NEW 2573 10:43:57,098 --> 10:44:00,335 DISCRETIONARY CHANGES. NOR DID 2574 10:44:00,335 --> 10:44:04,305 ANY, NOR DID ALL OF US AS 2575 10:44:04,305 --> 10:44:04,839 COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE THIS 2576 10:44:04,839 --> 10:44:05,907 TRANSPARENCY. IN FACT, I ONLY 2577 10:44:05,907 --> 10:44:08,810 LEARNED OF THESE PROPOSED 2578 10:44:08,810 --> 10:44:11,245 CHANGES TO THE EXISTING MID TO 2579 10:44:11,245 --> 10:44:12,981 THE EXISTING BUDGET. THE 2026 2580 10:44:12,981 --> 10:44:15,283 BUDGET, TO BE REPLACED WITH THIS 2581 10:44:15,283 --> 10:44:18,219 NEW POLICY CHANGE OR CHANGES ON 2582 10:44:18,219 --> 10:44:19,287 FRIDAY WHEN THEY GOT POSTED TO 2583 10:44:19,287 --> 10:44:21,990 OUR AGENDA. NONE OF THESE 2584 10:44:21,990 --> 10:44:23,758 CHANGES ACTUALLY MEET THE 2585 10:44:23,758 --> 10:44:25,893 DEFINITION OF THE MIDYEAR 2586 10:44:25,893 --> 10:44:29,063 SUPPLEMENTAL LANGUAGE. THEY ARE 2587 10:44:29,063 --> 10:44:29,597 DISCRETIONARY AND NEW BY 2588 10:44:29,597 --> 10:44:31,099 DEFINITION. AND I'M NOT SPEAKING 2589 10:44:31,099 --> 10:44:33,901 OF THE MERITS ON ANY OF THESE 2590 10:44:33,901 --> 10:44:35,036 PROPOSALS, BUT RATHER THAT OUR 2591 10:44:35,036 --> 10:44:37,238 UPCOMING BUDGET PROCESS IS THE 2592 10:44:37,238 --> 10:44:39,107 APPROPRIATE PLACE TO HAVE THESE 2593 10:44:39,107 --> 10:44:40,641 DELIBERATIONS OF THESE NEW 2594 10:44:40,641 --> 10:44:42,543 PROPOSALS. THE ONLY AMENDMENT 2595 10:44:42,543 --> 10:44:44,612 THAT HAS HAD TRANSPARENCY, THAT 2596 10:44:44,612 --> 10:44:47,882 IS TRULY WHAT I BELIEVE IS PART 2597 10:44:47,882 --> 10:44:49,751 OF THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL IS 2598 10:44:49,751 --> 10:44:50,385 THE SCHOOL MEALS PROPOSAL. WE 2599 10:44:50,385 --> 10:44:54,288 HAD ROBUST CONVERSATIONS DURING 2600 10:44:54,288 --> 10:44:55,523 THE DELIBERATIONS, AND THESE 2601 10:44:55,523 --> 10:44:58,092 MEALS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED 2602 10:44:58,092 --> 10:45:00,028 STARTING THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH 2603 10:45:00,028 --> 10:45:02,397 IS THIS COMING MONTH, SEPTEMBER. 2604 10:45:02,397 --> 10:45:03,898 IT IS IT IS THE ONLY AMENDMENT 2605 10:45:03,898 --> 10:45:05,333 THAT I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING 2606 10:45:05,333 --> 10:45:09,137 TODAY. FURTHER, I WILL WARN THAT 2607 10:45:09,137 --> 10:45:11,706 IT IS NOT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE 2608 10:45:11,706 --> 10:45:13,508 TO CHANGE THE MIDYEAR PROCESS 2609 10:45:13,508 --> 10:45:15,276 AND USE IT AS A PROCESS TO 2610 10:45:15,276 --> 10:45:18,246 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER NEW 2611 10:45:18,246 --> 10:45:20,014 DISCRETIONARY POLICY CHANGES. 2612 10:45:20,014 --> 10:45:22,617 THIS DOES NOT MEET OUR RCW 2613 10:45:22,617 --> 10:45:25,019 REQUIREMENTS, AND THESE POLICY 2614 10:45:25,019 --> 10:45:26,988 CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD ALWAYS BE 2615 10:45:26,988 --> 10:45:28,723 PART OF THE OVERALL BUDGET 2616 10:45:28,723 --> 10:45:30,758 PROCESS. EVERY YEAR. AND I WILL 2617 10:45:30,758 --> 10:45:32,393 ALSO SAY THIS IS WHY THE PUBLIC 2618 10:45:32,393 --> 10:45:34,429 DOES NOT HAVE TRUST IN 2619 10:45:34,429 --> 10:45:36,264 GOVERNMENT. THE LACK OF 2620 10:45:36,264 --> 10:45:38,833 INFORMATION DOES NOT INSPIRE 2621 10:45:38,833 --> 10:45:40,635 CONFIDENCE. IF WE WANT OUR 2622 10:45:40,635 --> 10:45:43,504 RESIDENTS TO TRUST US, WE NEED 2623 10:45:43,504 --> 10:45:46,274 TO LET BUDGET PROCESSES, 2624 10:45:46,274 --> 10:45:46,808 INCLUDING MID-YEAR BUDGET 2625 10:45:46,808 --> 10:45:49,043 PROCESSES WITH TRANSPARENCY AND 2626 10:45:49,043 --> 10:45:50,845 CONSIDERATION. SO THIS IS WHERE 2627 10:45:50,845 --> 10:45:53,548 I'M AT WITH TODAY'S 2628 10:45:53,548 --> 10:45:55,550 AMENDMENTS., AND I WANTED TO SAY 2629 10:45:55,550 --> 10:45:56,718 THAT FOR THE RECORD AHEAD OF 2630 10:45:56,718 --> 10:45:58,286 TIME. THANK YOU CHAIR. 2631 10:45:58,286 --> 10:45:59,821 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR 2632 10:45:59,821 --> 10:46:02,290 COLLEAGUES. ANY OTHER COMMENTS 2633 10:46:02,290 --> 10:46:03,925 OR QUESTIONS ON THE BILL? SEEING 2634 10:46:03,925 --> 10:46:05,093 NONE, I'M GOING TO MOVE COUNCIL 2635 10:46:05,093 --> 10:46:06,894 BILL ONE, TWO, ONE TWO, FIVE 2636 10:46:06,894 --> 10:46:08,262 THREE IS PRESENTED ON THE 2637 10:46:08,262 --> 10:46:09,530 AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND? 2638 10:46:09,530 --> 10:46:10,198 -- SECOND. 2639 10:46:10,198 --> 10:46:11,766 -- THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED 2640 10:46:11,766 --> 10:46:13,801 AND SECONDED. WE NOW HAVE 2641 10:46:13,801 --> 10:46:17,105 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, 253 2642 10:46:17,105 --> 10:46:18,539 BEFORE US. EDN ARE YOU WALKING 2643 10:46:18,539 --> 10:46:19,841 US THROUGH AMENDMENTS ONE BY 2644 10:46:19,841 --> 10:46:20,041 ONE? 2645 10:46:20,041 --> 10:46:21,476 -- YES. 2646 10:46:21,476 --> 10:46:21,943 -- LET'S DO THAT. 2647 10:46:21,943 --> 10:46:32,453 -- PULLING THEM UP RIGHT NOW. 2648 10:46:32,754 --> 10:46:38,726 UP THERE. 2649 10:46:38,726 --> 10:46:38,960 -- BUT. 2650 10:46:38,960 --> 10:46:42,163 -- AND DO YOU HAVE THE ACTUAL. 2651 10:46:42,163 --> 10:46:43,931 LET'S DO YOU HAVE THE AMENDMENT 2652 10:46:43,931 --> 10:46:45,500 LANGUAGE ITSELF RATHER THAN JUST 2653 10:46:45,500 --> 10:46:46,901 THE SUMMARY COLLEAGUES. THERE IS 2654 10:46:46,901 --> 10:46:49,871 A SUMMARY TABLE BOTH ATTACHED TO 2655 10:46:49,871 --> 10:46:50,538 LEGISTAR AND ON THE AGENDA IN 2656 10:46:50,538 --> 10:46:52,340 EDDIE IS GOING TO WALK US 2657 10:46:52,340 --> 10:46:54,342 THROUGH JUST EACH AMENDMENT 2658 10:46:54,342 --> 10:46:57,411 INDIVIDUALLY, IF THAT'S ALL 2659 10:46:57,411 --> 10:46:58,846 RIGHT. WE JUST HAVE TO ZOOM A 2660 10:46:58,846 --> 10:47:00,181 LITTLE, ZOOM IN A LITTLE TOO 2661 10:47:00,181 --> 10:47:04,452 MUCH THERE. 2662 10:47:04,452 --> 10:47:07,355 -- YEAH. AMENDMENT ONE, WE'LL 2663 10:47:07,355 --> 10:47:17,165 START WITH AMENDMENT ONE. 2664 10:47:17,398 --> 10:47:27,909 -- THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'D LIKE 2665 10:47:32,280 --> 10:47:33,614 TO DESCRIBE THE AMENDMENT, AND 2666 10:47:33,614 --> 10:47:35,283 THEN I'LL CALL ON THE SPONSOR 2667 10:47:35,283 --> 10:47:36,384 AND THEN COLLEAGUES, I'LL CALL 2668 10:47:36,384 --> 10:47:39,821 ON YOU IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, 2669 10:47:39,821 --> 10:47:42,557 COMMENTS. OVER TO YOU. EDDIE. 2670 10:47:42,557 --> 10:47:44,158 -- POINTED OUT THERE ARE SEVEN 2671 10:47:44,158 --> 10:47:46,327 TOTAL AMENDMENTS HERE, AND I'LL 2672 10:47:46,327 --> 10:47:49,096 GO THROUGH THEM ONE BY ONE, AND 2673 10:47:49,096 --> 10:47:51,332 I'LL I'LL LIST THE SPONSOR, 2674 10:47:51,332 --> 10:47:54,101 THE TITLE OF THE AMENDMENT AND 2675 10:47:54,101 --> 10:47:56,470 GIVE A SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT. 2676 10:47:56,470 --> 10:47:59,740 SO AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION ONE IS 2677 10:47:59,740 --> 10:48:00,308 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 2678 10:48:00,308 --> 10:48:03,678 KETTLE. IT ADDS $50,000 GENERAL 2679 10:48:03,678 --> 10:48:07,348 FUND AND ONE FTE ASSISTANT CITY 2680 10:48:07,348 --> 10:48:07,815 PROSECUTOR IN THE LAW 2681 10:48:07,815 --> 10:48:10,318 DEPARTMENT. AND THE SUMMARY. 2682 10:48:10,318 --> 10:48:14,188 THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD $50,000 2683 10:48:14,188 --> 10:48:16,190 GENERAL FUND AND ASSISTANT CITY 2684 10:48:16,190 --> 10:48:16,824 ATTORNEY PROSECUTOR POSITION IN 2685 10:48:16,824 --> 10:48:19,193 THE LAW DEPARTMENT. THE POSITION 2686 10:48:19,193 --> 10:48:21,495 ANTICIPATED TO COST 2687 10:48:21,495 --> 10:48:22,630 APPROXIMATELY $176,000 ANNUALLY, 2688 10:48:22,630 --> 10:48:24,732 INCLUDING BENEFITS, WOULD SERVE 2689 10:48:24,732 --> 10:48:26,567 AS A HUMAN TRAFFICKING 2690 10:48:26,567 --> 10:48:28,236 PROSECUTOR. CROSS DEPUTIZE WITH 2691 10:48:28,236 --> 10:48:30,905 THE KING COUNTY PROSECUTING 2692 10:48:30,905 --> 10:48:33,341 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PROSECUTE 2693 10:48:33,341 --> 10:48:33,975 FELONY HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES 2694 10:48:33,975 --> 10:48:34,942 IN COORDINATION WITH THE SEATTLE 2695 10:48:34,942 --> 10:48:37,945 POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE ROLE IS 2696 10:48:37,945 --> 10:48:39,247 EXPECTED TO BE HIRED AND 2697 10:48:39,247 --> 10:48:40,548 ONBOARDED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER 2698 10:48:40,548 --> 10:48:42,717 OF THIS YEAR, WITH A PROPOSAL 2699 10:48:42,717 --> 10:48:43,985 FOR ONGOING FUNDING TO BE 2700 10:48:43,985 --> 10:48:47,121 INCLUDED IN THE 2027 2028 2701 10:48:47,121 --> 10:48:50,391 PROPOSED BUDGET. 2702 10:48:50,391 --> 10:48:50,958 -- WONDERFUL COUNCILMEMBER 2703 10:48:50,958 --> 10:48:51,359 KETTLE, OVER TO. 2704 10:48:51,359 --> 10:48:53,194 -- YOU 2705 10:48:53,194 --> 10:48:55,329 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. CHAIR, I 2706 10:48:55,329 --> 10:48:56,497 MOVE AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION ONE 2707 10:48:56,497 --> 10:49:01,435 TO COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21253. 2708 10:49:01,435 --> 10:49:01,736 -- SECOND. 2709 10:49:01,736 --> 10:49:06,707 -- SECOND. 2710 10:49:06,707 --> 10:49:07,708 -- THANK YOU. AND I WILL SPEAK 2711 10:49:07,708 --> 10:49:09,143 TO IT NOW IF IT'S OKAY. CHAIR. 2712 10:49:09,143 --> 10:49:10,311 -- YES, PLEASE. SORRY, I GOT 2713 10:49:10,311 --> 10:49:12,913 THAT ORDER MIXED UP SCRIPTS IS 2714 10:49:12,913 --> 10:49:13,581 STILL COMING TOGETHER, AND I'LL 2715 10:49:13,581 --> 10:49:16,384 HAVE THIS DIALED IN FOR FALL 2716 10:49:16,384 --> 10:49:16,984 BUDGET SESSION. OVER TO YOU, 2717 10:49:16,984 --> 10:49:18,386 SIR. 2718 10:49:18,386 --> 10:49:18,719 -- ALL RIGHT. 2719 10:49:18,719 --> 10:49:20,321 -- THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, BEFORE 2720 10:49:20,321 --> 10:49:21,789 STARTING, I WANTED TO NOTE, YOU 2721 10:49:21,789 --> 10:49:23,057 KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT 2722 10:49:23,057 --> 10:49:24,325 WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON A LONG 2723 10:49:24,325 --> 10:49:26,727 TIME AND, YOU KNOW, AND ACROSS 2724 10:49:26,727 --> 10:49:28,329 THE COMMITTEE AND AS YOU KNOW, I 2725 10:49:28,329 --> 10:49:29,196 WORK WITH VARIOUS COMMITTEE 2726 10:49:29,196 --> 10:49:30,731 MEMBERS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY 2727 10:49:30,731 --> 10:49:31,432 COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AND ON THIS 2728 10:49:31,432 --> 10:49:34,135 ONE, I JUST WANT TO THANK 2729 10:49:34,135 --> 10:49:35,536 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR HER 2730 10:49:35,536 --> 10:49:36,938 WORK AND ASK THAT SHE BE A 2731 10:49:36,938 --> 10:49:39,240 CO-SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT., 2732 10:49:39,240 --> 10:49:40,942 COUNCILMEMBER WARS. HIS OFFICE 2733 10:49:40,942 --> 10:49:42,977 HAS, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, HAS 2734 10:49:42,977 --> 10:49:45,947 BEEN WORKING ON THIS DILIGENTLY, 2735 10:49:45,947 --> 10:49:47,748 EVER SINCE SHE CAME BACK INTO 2736 10:49:47,748 --> 10:49:50,318 OFFICE. AND, AND ALONG WITH ME 2737 10:49:50,318 --> 10:49:52,086 HAS BEEN WORKING WITH CITY 2738 10:49:52,086 --> 10:49:52,653 ATTORNEY EVANS. AND, AND I 2739 10:49:52,653 --> 10:49:53,521 SHOULD ADD, KING COUNTY 2740 10:49:53,521 --> 10:49:57,191 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY LEESA 2741 10:49:57,191 --> 10:49:59,393 MANION, TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF 2742 10:49:59,393 --> 10:50:00,661 TRAFFICKING AND PUBLIC SAFETY 2743 10:50:00,661 --> 10:50:01,362 ALONG AURORA. AND, YOU KNOW, NOT 2744 10:50:01,362 --> 10:50:04,565 JUST AURORA, BUT ACROSS OUR 2745 10:50:04,565 --> 10:50:06,600 CITY. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK, 2746 10:50:06,600 --> 10:50:07,268 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, VICE CHAIR 2747 10:50:07,268 --> 10:50:11,972 RIVERA, ON HER POINTS, AND WHICH 2748 10:50:11,972 --> 10:50:13,974 I UNDERSTAND. AND I, I AGREE 2749 10:50:13,974 --> 10:50:18,713 WITH, I WOULD NOTE, THAT LIKE 2750 10:50:18,713 --> 10:50:20,081 THE SCHOOL MEALS PIECE, THIS IS 2751 10:50:20,081 --> 10:50:23,317 A SUBJECT THAT HAS BEEN ON 2752 10:50:23,317 --> 10:50:24,852 CONSTANT, PART OF THE PUBLIC 2753 10:50:24,852 --> 10:50:26,420 SAFETY COMMITTEE. I'VE SPOKEN TO 2754 10:50:26,420 --> 10:50:27,755 IT IN COMMITTEE. I'VE SPOKEN TO 2755 10:50:27,755 --> 10:50:29,056 AS CHAIR'S COMMENTS. I'VE BEEN 2756 10:50:29,056 --> 10:50:31,525 ON NORTH AURORA AS PART OF 2757 10:50:31,525 --> 10:50:36,230 WALKS, SPEAKING TO THIS ISSUE. 2758 10:50:36,230 --> 10:50:36,864 WE HAD THE PRESS CONFERENCE JUST 2759 10:50:36,864 --> 10:50:37,865 OUTSIDE CHAMBERS ON THIS ISSUE. 2760 10:50:37,865 --> 10:50:41,702 AND, AND I WOULD ADD, IT'S 2761 10:50:41,702 --> 10:50:42,336 ESSENTIALLY A CRISIS SITUATION 2762 10:50:42,336 --> 10:50:45,039 TO WHICH GOES TO THE, THE IDEA 2763 10:50:45,039 --> 10:50:46,707 OF RAISING THE PROFILE OF THIS, 2764 10:50:46,707 --> 10:50:47,408 PARTICULARLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, 2765 10:50:47,408 --> 10:50:50,578 IN THE MAYOR'S SIDE, YOU KNOW, 2766 10:50:50,578 --> 10:50:51,145 THE EXTREME RISK PROTECTION 2767 10:50:51,145 --> 10:50:54,548 ORDER, POSITION WAS ALSO ADDED. 2768 10:50:54,548 --> 10:50:55,783 BUT THIS IS KEY IN TERMS OF WHAT 2769 10:50:55,783 --> 10:50:56,517 WE'RE TRYING TO DO. AND IT'S 2770 10:50:56,517 --> 10:50:59,887 KEY AS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC 2771 10:50:59,887 --> 10:51:00,488 FRAMEWORK PLAN. PILLAR TWO OF 2772 10:51:00,488 --> 10:51:02,223 OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN FOR 2773 10:51:02,223 --> 10:51:05,459 SAFER SEATTLE IS, IS THE IDEA OF 2774 10:51:05,459 --> 10:51:06,060 HAVING A FUNCTIONAL CRIMINAL 2775 10:51:06,060 --> 10:51:08,662 JUSTICE SYSTEM. AND WHAT WE HAVE 2776 10:51:08,662 --> 10:51:11,065 NOW IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. AND SO 2777 10:51:11,065 --> 10:51:11,832 THIS AMENDMENT AND THE WORK THAT 2778 10:51:11,832 --> 10:51:13,033 WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO, 2779 10:51:13,033 --> 10:51:16,203 AS NOTED IN THE EFFECT, WILL 2780 10:51:16,203 --> 10:51:17,371 FURTHER THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO 2781 10:51:17,371 --> 10:51:19,573 DO THIS IN ORDER TO, YOU KNOW, 2782 10:51:19,573 --> 10:51:20,408 BASICALLY SOLVE WHAT HAS BEEN A 2783 10:51:20,408 --> 10:51:21,575 CHRONIC ISSUE. AS I'VE NOTED 2784 10:51:21,575 --> 10:51:22,743 MANY TIMES, WE HAVE A LOT OF 2785 10:51:22,743 --> 10:51:24,879 CHRONIC PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES, 2786 10:51:24,879 --> 10:51:26,180 BUT WE NEED ACTIONS LIKE THIS TO 2787 10:51:26,180 --> 10:51:29,183 MOVE FORWARD., CHAIR, I WOULD 2788 10:51:29,183 --> 10:51:31,052 LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING 2789 10:51:31,052 --> 10:51:32,787 A SPECIFIC, FUNDING SOURCE, BUT 2790 10:51:32,787 --> 10:51:35,089 IT'S BASICALLY THE UNDERSPEND, 2791 10:51:35,089 --> 10:51:36,490 AS MY TEAM HAS BEEN IDENTIFYING 2792 10:51:36,490 --> 10:51:39,193 FROM THE GENERAL FUND., SO I 2793 10:51:39,193 --> 10:51:41,529 RECOGNIZE YOUR POINT ON THE 2794 10:51:41,529 --> 10:51:43,130 IDENTIFYING, THAT ESSENTIALLY IS 2795 10:51:43,130 --> 10:51:44,432 IT, AND I DON'T HAVE THAT 2796 10:51:44,432 --> 10:51:46,367 SPECIFICALLY IN THERE, TO WHICH 2797 10:51:46,367 --> 10:51:48,669 I APOLOGIZE. CHAIR, OVER TO YOU. 2798 10:51:48,669 --> 10:51:48,969 THANK YOU. 2799 10:51:48,969 --> 10:51:50,104 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 2800 10:51:50,104 --> 10:51:51,338 KETTLE. IT WAS A REQUEST THIS 2801 10:51:51,338 --> 10:51:54,442 YEAR, NOT A REQUIREMENT., AND SO 2802 10:51:54,442 --> 10:51:56,043 I APPRECIATE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING 2803 10:51:56,043 --> 10:51:57,278 THAT COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS 2804 10:51:57,278 --> 10:52:04,051 OR COMMENTS? AND WE WILL SEE. 2805 10:52:04,051 --> 10:52:04,685 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ADDED AS A 2806 10:52:04,685 --> 10:52:05,219 CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILMEMBER 2807 10:52:05,219 --> 10:52:05,453 RIVERA. 2808 10:52:05,453 --> 10:52:06,520 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. I'LL SAY 2809 10:52:06,520 --> 10:52:07,855 AGAIN. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 2810 10:52:07,855 --> 10:52:09,089 THANK YOU. I KNOW WE'RE ALL 2811 10:52:09,089 --> 10:52:10,324 GRAPPLING WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY 2812 10:52:10,324 --> 10:52:12,493 ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE 2813 10:52:12,493 --> 10:52:15,162 WOULD BE FORGOING IN THE 2020 2814 10:52:15,162 --> 10:52:17,031 BUDGET BY MAKING THIS AD. NOW, 2815 10:52:17,031 --> 10:52:18,566 AT THE MIDYEAR POINT, I THINK 2816 10:52:18,566 --> 10:52:23,137 THIS IS AN ONGOING AD, AND AS 2817 10:52:23,137 --> 10:52:23,971 SUCH, IT MAKES MOST SENSE. AND 2818 10:52:23,971 --> 10:52:26,207 IT'S MORE FISCALLY PRUDENT TO 2819 10:52:26,207 --> 10:52:30,845 BE CONSIDERING THIS AT THE FALL 2820 10:52:30,845 --> 10:52:31,445 BUDGET DELIBERATIONS THAT WE 2821 10:52:31,445 --> 10:52:32,246 WILL BE HAVING HERE IN SHORT 2822 10:52:32,246 --> 10:52:35,149 ORDER NEXT MONTH., BUT THANK YOU 2823 10:52:35,149 --> 10:52:37,118 FOR KEEPING YOUR EYE ON THE 2824 10:52:37,118 --> 10:52:38,986 PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. I WILL NOT 2825 10:52:38,986 --> 10:52:40,354 BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY, SINCE 2826 10:52:40,354 --> 10:52:41,288 I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THIS MONEY 2827 10:52:41,288 --> 10:52:44,892 IS COMING FROM AND WHAT WE WILL 2828 10:52:44,892 --> 10:52:47,228 BE FORGOING TODAY IN ORDER TO 2829 10:52:47,228 --> 10:52:49,029 ADD THIS HERE BEFORE FIVE MONTHS 2830 10:52:49,029 --> 10:52:49,763 OR FIVE WEEKS FROM NOW, WHEN 2831 10:52:49,763 --> 10:52:50,764 WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING 2832 10:52:50,764 --> 10:52:54,068 THE FULL BUDGET. THANK YOU. 2833 10:52:54,068 --> 10:52:54,702 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2834 10:52:54,702 --> 10:52:56,070 RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER 2835 10:52:56,070 --> 10:52:58,005 QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? I WILL BE 2836 10:52:58,005 --> 10:53:01,575 SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT 2837 10:53:01,575 --> 10:53:03,210 BECAUSE OF THE INTENSITY IN 2838 10:53:03,210 --> 10:53:04,678 WHICH WE NEED, AS WELL AS THE 2839 10:53:04,678 --> 10:53:07,114 NEED TO ADDRESS NOT ONLY WHAT'S 2840 10:53:07,114 --> 10:53:08,682 GOING ON AT 12th AND JACKSON, 2841 10:53:08,682 --> 10:53:10,818 BUT ALSO WHAT'S GOING ON IN 2842 10:53:10,818 --> 10:53:12,920 NORTH AURORA. WE NEED ADDITIONAL 2843 10:53:12,920 --> 10:53:15,623 CAPACITY WITHIN THE CROSS, 2844 10:53:15,623 --> 10:53:16,991 DEPUTIZED PROSECUTORS SPACE, 2845 10:53:16,991 --> 10:53:17,791 WHICH WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF 2846 10:53:17,791 --> 10:53:18,993 RIGHT NOW. AND SO I WILL BE 2847 10:53:18,993 --> 10:53:20,895 SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT TODAY. 2848 10:53:20,895 --> 10:53:22,263 COLLEAGUES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS 2849 10:53:22,263 --> 10:53:26,834 AT THIS TIME? COMMENTS., 2850 10:53:26,834 --> 10:53:27,768 AMENDMENT ONE TO COUNCIL BILL 2851 10:53:27,768 --> 10:53:30,771 ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, FIVE THREE 2852 10:53:30,771 --> 10:53:31,939 HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. 2853 10:53:31,939 --> 10:53:33,974 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. ANY FINAL 2854 10:53:33,974 --> 10:53:34,208 WORDS?, 2855 10:53:34,208 --> 10:53:35,843 -- NO. CHAIR THANK YOU. 2856 10:53:35,843 --> 10:53:36,944 -- THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK 2857 10:53:36,944 --> 10:53:42,182 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 2858 10:53:42,182 --> 10:53:42,716 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 2859 10:53:42,716 --> 10:53:45,519 -- I 2860 10:53:45,519 --> 10:53:45,986 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2861 10:53:45,986 --> 10:53:46,353 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2862 10:53:46,353 --> 10:53:48,856 -- YES 2863 10:53:48,856 --> 10:53:51,525 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. VICE 2864 10:53:51,525 --> 10:53:52,092 CHAIR RIVERA. 2865 10:53:52,092 --> 10:53:54,995 -- NO. 2866 10:53:54,995 --> 10:53:55,663 -- CHAIR STRAUSS AYE. 2867 10:53:55,663 --> 10:53:57,031 -- THAT'S FOUR IN FAVOR. ONE 2868 10:53:57,031 --> 10:53:57,298 OPPOSED. 2869 10:53:57,298 --> 10:54:00,201 -- THANK YOU. THE AMENDMENT 2870 10:54:00,201 --> 10:54:02,236 PASSES COUNCIL AMENDMENT ONE TO 2871 10:54:02,236 --> 10:54:04,471 COUNCIL BILL 121253 HAS BEEN 2872 10:54:04,471 --> 10:54:06,674 ATTACHED. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 2873 10:54:06,674 --> 10:54:10,978 THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH FOR THE 2874 10:54:10,978 --> 10:54:12,279 GENERAL PUBLIC'S AWARENESS. I 2875 10:54:12,279 --> 10:54:15,449 DON'T LIKE AMENDMENTS AT FULL 2876 10:54:15,449 --> 10:54:17,251 COUNCIL BECAUSE I AM A PERSON 2877 10:54:17,251 --> 10:54:18,485 THAT BELIEVES THAT COMMITTEE 2878 10:54:18,485 --> 10:54:19,820 WORK SHOULD BE DONE IN 2879 10:54:19,820 --> 10:54:21,188 COMMITTEE. WHAT THAT ALSO MEANS 2880 10:54:21,188 --> 10:54:23,557 IS THAT IF FOLKS DON'T SIT ON 2881 10:54:23,557 --> 10:54:24,491 THE COMMITTEE, THEY DON'T HAVE 2882 10:54:24,491 --> 10:54:26,293 THE ABILITY TO SPONSOR THEIR OWN 2883 10:54:26,293 --> 10:54:27,595 AMENDMENTS. I AM BRINGING 2884 10:54:27,595 --> 10:54:28,796 FORWARD EVERYONE'S AMENDMENTS, 2885 10:54:28,796 --> 10:54:29,863 WHETHER I AGREE WITH THEM OR 2886 10:54:29,863 --> 10:54:33,300 NOT. THIS ONE IS ONE THAT I DO 2887 10:54:33,300 --> 10:54:34,635 AGREE WITH, BUT THAT'S TO THE 2888 10:54:34,635 --> 10:54:38,906 SIDE. AND SO, COUNCIL, I WILL 2889 10:54:38,906 --> 10:54:40,941 MOVE AMENDMENT TWO, VERSION ONE 2890 10:54:40,941 --> 10:54:42,610 TO COUNCIL BILL 121253. IS THERE 2891 10:54:42,610 --> 10:54:42,876 A SECOND? 2892 10:54:42,876 --> 10:54:43,177 -- SECOND. 2893 10:54:43,177 --> 10:54:44,478 -- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 2894 10:54:44,478 --> 10:54:45,946 SECONDED. I WILL PASS IT OVER TO 2895 10:54:45,946 --> 10:54:48,215 EDDIE LIN TO PROVIDE US THE 2896 10:54:48,215 --> 10:54:49,984 CENTRAL STAFF SUMMARY, AND THEN 2897 10:54:49,984 --> 10:54:54,188 I WILL PASS IT OVER TO 2898 10:54:54,188 --> 10:54:54,788 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR THE 2899 10:54:54,788 --> 10:54:57,157 SPONSOR SUMMARY. OVER TO YOU. 2900 10:54:57,157 --> 10:54:57,424 -- GREAT. 2901 10:54:57,424 --> 10:54:58,025 -- SO AMENDMENT TWO, VERSION 2902 10:54:58,025 --> 10:55:00,227 ONE, SPONSORED BY CHAIR STRAUSS 2903 10:55:00,227 --> 10:55:02,296 ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBERS. 2904 10:55:02,296 --> 10:55:07,401 FOSTER. WITH PROVISO $200,000 IN 2905 10:55:07,401 --> 10:55:08,068 HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S 2026 2906 10:55:08,068 --> 10:55:11,772 BUDGET FOR A YOUTH DIVERSION AND 2907 10:55:11,772 --> 10:55:12,740 PREVENTION PROGRAM. THIS 2908 10:55:12,740 --> 10:55:14,174 AMENDMENT WOULD IMPOSE A PROVISO 2909 10:55:14,174 --> 10:55:16,844 ON THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 2910 10:55:16,844 --> 10:55:18,579 FOR $200,000 TO SUPPORT A YOUTH 2911 10:55:18,579 --> 10:55:20,281 DIVERSION AND PREVENTION 2912 10:55:20,281 --> 10:55:23,517 PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WOULD SERVE 2913 10:55:23,517 --> 10:55:24,618 YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12 TO 24 WHO 2914 10:55:24,618 --> 10:55:26,620 ARE AT IMMEDIATE RISK OF LOSING 2915 10:55:26,620 --> 10:55:28,656 HOUSING OR ARE CURRENTLY 2916 10:55:28,656 --> 10:55:30,190 HOMELESS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO 2917 10:55:30,190 --> 10:55:31,759 ARE COUCH SURFING, FACING 2918 10:55:31,759 --> 10:55:34,028 EVICTION OR LIVING IN OTHER 2919 10:55:34,028 --> 10:55:35,796 UNSAFE LIVING SITUATIONS. 2920 10:55:35,796 --> 10:55:37,031 ASSISTANCE COULD INCLUDE, BUT IS 2921 10:55:37,031 --> 10:55:38,632 NOT LIMITED TO, SUPPORT WITH 2922 10:55:38,632 --> 10:55:40,834 SECURITY DEPOSITS, RENTAL 2923 10:55:40,834 --> 10:55:43,337 ARREARS, UTILITY PAYMENTS AND 2924 10:55:43,337 --> 10:55:43,971 TRANSPORTATION NEEDED TO REACH 2925 10:55:43,971 --> 10:55:45,939 STABLE HOUSING FUNDING. FUNDING 2926 10:55:45,939 --> 10:55:48,542 WOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY A 2927 10:55:48,542 --> 10:55:50,744 NONPROFIT AGENCY RATHER THAN BY 2928 10:55:50,744 --> 10:55:54,648 HSD DIRECTLY 2929 10:55:54,648 --> 10:55:56,583 -- FANTASTIC. OVER TO YOU 2930 10:55:56,583 --> 10:55:57,051 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2931 10:55:57,051 --> 10:55:57,951 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHAIR 2932 10:55:57,951 --> 10:56:00,387 STRAUSS. I APPRECIATE THAT AND 2933 10:56:00,387 --> 10:56:02,823 THANK YOU FOR, FOR SPONSORING 2934 10:56:02,823 --> 10:56:04,491 THIS PROVISO. SO, FIRST I WANT 2935 10:56:04,491 --> 10:56:05,626 TO SAY I'LL SPEAK JUST BRIEFLY 2936 10:56:05,626 --> 10:56:08,862 TO THE SOURCE OF FUNDS., AND I 2937 10:56:08,862 --> 10:56:09,430 APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION 2938 10:56:09,430 --> 10:56:12,499 AROUND THAT. SO THE APPROACH 2939 10:56:12,499 --> 10:56:13,167 WE'VE TAKEN HERE IS A PROVISO. 2940 10:56:13,167 --> 10:56:15,402 AND THESE ARE RESOURCES THAT 2941 10:56:15,402 --> 10:56:17,805 COME FROM THE LOW INCOME HOUSING 2942 10:56:17,805 --> 10:56:19,573 FUND AND THE INTEREST EARNINGS 2943 10:56:19,573 --> 10:56:20,708 THERE. AND MY OFFICE HAS WORKED 2944 10:56:20,708 --> 10:56:22,309 CLOSELY WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES 2945 10:56:22,309 --> 10:56:23,410 DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT 2946 10:56:23,410 --> 10:56:24,411 THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS 2947 10:56:24,411 --> 10:56:26,080 APPROACH, WHICH I WOULD SAY THEY 2948 10:56:26,080 --> 10:56:28,115 ARE BOTH SUPPORTIVE AND EXCITED 2949 10:56:28,115 --> 10:56:30,050 FOR THIS WORK. SO JUST WANTED TO 2950 10:56:30,050 --> 10:56:31,385 UPLIFT THAT FOR THE SAKE OF 2951 10:56:31,385 --> 10:56:32,553 TRANSPARENCY. AND NOW I WANT TO 2952 10:56:32,553 --> 10:56:35,089 TALK ABOUT WHY I'M BRINGING 2953 10:56:35,089 --> 10:56:37,091 THIS FORWARD. SO WE KNOW THAT 2954 10:56:37,091 --> 10:56:38,692 WHEN WE PREVENT YOUTH 2955 10:56:38,692 --> 10:56:41,228 HOMELESSNESS, THAT IS ONE OF THE 2956 10:56:41,228 --> 10:56:43,097 MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR 2957 10:56:43,097 --> 10:56:43,664 PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS FOR 2958 10:56:43,664 --> 10:56:44,932 ADULTS LATER IN LIFE. YOUNG 2959 10:56:44,932 --> 10:56:47,735 PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE 2960 10:56:47,735 --> 10:56:49,303 HOMELESSNESS ARE TWO AND A HALF 2961 10:56:49,303 --> 10:56:50,304 MORE LIKELY, TWO AND A HALF 2962 10:56:50,304 --> 10:56:53,173 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE 2963 10:56:53,173 --> 10:56:54,541 HOMELESSNESS AS AN ADULT. SO 2964 10:56:54,541 --> 10:56:56,944 WHEN WE INVEST IN PREVENTION 2965 10:56:56,944 --> 10:56:58,145 STRATEGIES THAT STOP OUR YOUNG 2966 10:56:58,145 --> 10:57:00,047 PEOPLE FROM ENDING UP IN 2967 10:57:00,047 --> 10:57:02,116 SHELTER, WE ARE INVESTING IN 2968 10:57:02,116 --> 10:57:03,751 STRATEGIES THAT HELP THEM AND 2969 10:57:03,751 --> 10:57:05,419 THAT HELP US DOWN THE LINE. AND 2970 10:57:05,419 --> 10:57:06,920 I'M ALSO INCREDIBLY EXCITED. 2971 10:57:06,920 --> 10:57:09,123 AND COLLEAGUES, YOU SHOULD HAVE 2972 10:57:09,123 --> 10:57:11,525 RECEIVED A LETTER OF SUPPORT 2973 10:57:11,525 --> 10:57:12,159 FROM THE WASHINGTON ACCELERATION 2974 10:57:12,159 --> 10:57:13,827 FUND. I'M SO THRILLED TO HAVE 2975 10:57:13,827 --> 10:57:15,562 THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS. THIS 2976 10:57:15,562 --> 10:57:17,698 PROVISO, AND EVERY DOLLAR THAT 2977 10:57:17,698 --> 10:57:19,733 THE CITY INVESTS THROUGH THIS, 2978 10:57:19,733 --> 10:57:21,235 THE WASHINGTON ACCELERATION FUND 2979 10:57:21,235 --> 10:57:24,938 WILL MATCH 1 TO 1. SO OUR 2980 10:57:24,938 --> 10:57:27,374 $200,000 INVESTMENT HERE WILL 2981 10:57:27,374 --> 10:57:29,410 BECOME A $400,000 INVESTMENT IN 2982 10:57:29,410 --> 10:57:30,310 THE FIRST YEAR. AND THIS IS A 2983 10:57:30,310 --> 10:57:32,713 FUND THAT IS PROVEN TO WORK AND 2984 10:57:32,713 --> 10:57:35,282 IT'S SUPPORTED. EXCUSE ME, THE 2985 10:57:35,282 --> 10:57:35,916 WASHINGTON ACCELERATION FUND IS 2986 10:57:35,916 --> 10:57:37,017 MADE UP OF THE CAMPION 2987 10:57:37,017 --> 10:57:38,152 FOUNDATION, THE RAIKES 2988 10:57:38,152 --> 10:57:39,853 FOUNDATION, AND THE SCHULZE 2989 10:57:39,853 --> 10:57:41,155 FAMILY FOUNDATION. THESE FOLKS 2990 10:57:41,155 --> 10:57:42,389 HAVE WORKED ON THIS FUND AT THE 2991 10:57:42,389 --> 10:57:43,090 STATE LEVEL, AND I WANT TO SHARE 2992 10:57:43,090 --> 10:57:46,193 SOME OF THE RESULTS WITH YOU, 2993 10:57:46,193 --> 10:57:46,827 WHERE THIS HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED 2994 10:57:46,827 --> 10:57:52,065 IN WASHINGTON STATE, 98% OF 2995 10:57:52,065 --> 10:57:52,699 HOUSEHOLDS EXITED INTO PERMANENT 2996 10:57:52,699 --> 10:57:54,768 HOUSING VERSUS 16% WHO WHO 2997 10:57:54,768 --> 10:57:56,403 EXITED INTO EMERGENCY SHELTER. 2998 10:57:56,403 --> 10:57:58,138 SO THAT MEANS THAT WE ARE 2999 10:57:58,138 --> 10:57:59,273 PREVENTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 3000 10:57:59,273 --> 10:58:02,376 ENDING UP IN EMERGENCY SHELTER, 3001 10:58:02,376 --> 10:58:03,677 87% REMAIN STABLY HOUSED. ONE 3002 10:58:03,677 --> 10:58:06,213 YEAR AFTER THE INTERVENTION. AND 3003 10:58:06,213 --> 10:58:08,315 WHEN IT COMES TO THE COST 3004 10:58:08,315 --> 10:58:09,483 EFFECTIVENESS, WHAT WE SAW IN 3005 10:58:09,483 --> 10:58:10,117 PREVIOUS PLACES WHERE THIS HAS 3006 10:58:10,117 --> 10:58:12,886 BEEN IMPLEMENTED IS THAT ON 3007 10:58:12,886 --> 10:58:16,056 AVERAGE, THIS FUND INVESTED 3008 10:58:16,056 --> 10:58:19,693 $1,683 PER HOUSEHOLD, WHICH IS A 3009 10:58:19,693 --> 10:58:22,696 SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS COMPARED TO 3010 10:58:22,696 --> 10:58:23,330 THE $9,556 PER HOUSEHOLD. WHEN 3011 10:58:23,330 --> 10:58:25,299 IT COMES TO EMERGENCY SHELTER. 3012 10:58:25,299 --> 10:58:26,733 SO THIS IS AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH 3013 10:58:26,733 --> 10:58:28,335 AND IT'S A COST EFFECTIVE 3014 10:58:28,335 --> 10:58:30,604 APPROACH. DATA SHOWS US THAT 3015 10:58:30,604 --> 10:58:32,940 WHEN THIS HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED 3016 10:58:32,940 --> 10:58:34,775 PREVIOUSLY, 53% OF THE 3017 10:58:34,775 --> 10:58:36,944 HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAVE BEEN SERVED 3018 10:58:36,944 --> 10:58:40,214 IDENTIFY AS BIPOC, 18% AS LGBTQ, 3019 10:58:40,214 --> 10:58:43,383 PLUS 26% AS PREGNANT OR 3020 10:58:43,383 --> 10:58:44,084 PARENTING. SO THESE ARE 3021 10:58:44,084 --> 10:58:46,220 VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WHO WE 3022 10:58:46,220 --> 10:58:48,021 ARE SERVING. LASTLY, I'LL SAY 3023 10:58:48,021 --> 10:58:49,056 THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN 3024 10:58:49,056 --> 10:58:51,258 HOUSED AND SUPPORTED THROUGH 3025 10:58:51,258 --> 10:58:52,860 THIS FUND HAVE BEEN HOUSED WITH 3026 10:58:52,860 --> 10:58:54,361 AN AVERAGE OF THREE DAYS, 3027 10:58:54,361 --> 10:58:56,196 COMPARED TO 40 DAYS IN AN 3028 10:58:56,196 --> 10:58:59,433 EMERGENCY SHELTER OR 114 DAYS IN 3029 10:58:59,433 --> 10:59:00,667 RAPID REHOUSING. SO THIS REALLY 3030 10:59:00,667 --> 10:59:03,036 IS AN EFFECTIVE PREVENTION BASED 3031 10:59:03,036 --> 10:59:03,670 APPROACH. AND I'LL JUST SHARE 3032 10:59:03,670 --> 10:59:05,239 THE WAY THAT THIS WORKS. THESE 3033 10:59:05,239 --> 10:59:06,540 ARE FLEXIBLE DOLLARS AND THESE 3034 10:59:06,540 --> 10:59:08,275 ARE CALLED NO WRONG DOOR 3035 10:59:08,275 --> 10:59:10,244 DOLLARS. SO THAT MEANS THAT ANY 3036 10:59:10,244 --> 10:59:11,845 CERTIFIED PROVIDER IS ABLE TO 3037 10:59:11,845 --> 10:59:13,380 REFER A YOUNG PERSON TO ACCESS 3038 10:59:13,380 --> 10:59:14,648 THESE DOLLARS. AND THEY CAN BE 3039 10:59:14,648 --> 10:59:17,217 USED FOR RENT. THEY CAN BE USED 3040 10:59:17,217 --> 10:59:18,318 FOR TRANSPORTATION. THE IDEA IS 3041 10:59:18,318 --> 10:59:19,786 TO BE FLEXIBLE TO MEET THAT 3042 10:59:19,786 --> 10:59:21,154 YOUNG PERSON'S NEEDS, BECAUSE 3043 10:59:21,154 --> 10:59:23,123 THAT IS WHAT'S ACTUALLY PROVEN 3044 10:59:23,123 --> 10:59:25,192 AT, SOLVING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 3045 10:59:25,192 --> 10:59:27,828 ENTERING INTO HOMELESSNESS., SO 3046 10:59:27,828 --> 10:59:29,196 COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR 3047 10:59:29,196 --> 10:59:30,964 SUPPORT. I THINK AS WE WORK ON 3048 10:59:30,964 --> 10:59:32,699 OUR HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS, 3049 10:59:32,699 --> 10:59:34,201 PREVENTION HAS TO CONTINUE TO BE 3050 10:59:34,201 --> 10:59:36,803 A FOCUS. AND I AGAIN, WANT TO 3051 10:59:36,803 --> 10:59:38,805 EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE 3052 10:59:38,805 --> 10:59:39,439 WASHINGTON ACCELERATION FUND AND 3053 10:59:39,439 --> 10:59:40,707 HSD FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP HERE. 3054 10:59:40,707 --> 10:59:41,508 THANK YOU. 3055 10:59:41,508 --> 10:59:43,777 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3056 10:59:43,777 --> 10:59:47,414 FOSTER COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS 3057 10:59:47,414 --> 10:59:47,881 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3058 10:59:47,881 --> 10:59:48,649 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. AGAIN, I 3059 10:59:48,649 --> 10:59:50,584 WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER 3060 10:59:50,584 --> 10:59:55,022 FOSTER FOR KEEPING YOUR EYE,, ON 3061 10:59:55,022 --> 10:59:57,858 YOUTH AND YOUTH NEEDS. AGAIN, 3062 10:59:57,858 --> 10:59:58,525 THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK WE 3063 10:59:58,525 --> 11:00:02,195 SHOULD. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM., 3064 11:00:02,195 --> 11:00:03,563 IT WOULD BE ONGOING AND I DON'T 3065 11:00:03,563 --> 11:00:05,132 THINK THE MIDYEAR PROCESS IS THE 3066 11:00:05,132 --> 11:00:06,800 PROCESS BY WHICH WE SHOULD BE 3067 11:00:06,800 --> 11:00:08,135 CONSIDERING THIS. THIS SHOULD BE 3068 11:00:08,135 --> 11:00:09,369 PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, 3069 11:00:09,369 --> 11:00:11,772 WHICH AGAIN WE'RE GOING TO BE 3070 11:00:11,772 --> 11:00:12,739 STARTING IN FIVE WEEKS. SO 3071 11:00:12,739 --> 11:00:14,207 AGAIN, NOT BASED ON THE MERIT 3072 11:00:14,207 --> 11:00:15,809 BUT BASED ON THE MIDYEAR NOT 3073 11:00:15,809 --> 11:00:16,977 BEING THE PLACE WHERE WE SHOULD 3074 11:00:16,977 --> 11:00:19,413 BE CONSIDERING ONGOING FUNDING. 3075 11:00:19,413 --> 11:00:21,715 I KNOW THE DEPARTMENT ALREADY 3076 11:00:21,715 --> 11:00:24,084 SUPPORTS, THIS WORK TO A CERTAIN 3077 11:00:24,084 --> 11:00:25,052 EXTENT. I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK 3078 11:00:25,052 --> 11:00:27,554 WITH THOSE PARTNERS, AND I LOOK 3079 11:00:27,554 --> 11:00:28,622 FORWARD TO LOOKING AT THIS AS 3080 11:00:28,622 --> 11:00:30,023 PART OF THE FALL BUDGET., BUT 3081 11:00:30,023 --> 11:00:34,161 TODAY I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING 3082 11:00:34,161 --> 11:00:37,731 THIS MID-YEAR AND THANK YOU. 3083 11:00:37,731 --> 11:00:38,298 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3084 11:00:38,298 --> 11:00:38,532 KETTLE. 3085 11:00:38,532 --> 11:00:40,701 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO 3086 11:00:40,701 --> 11:00:42,369 THANK COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR 3087 11:00:42,369 --> 11:00:44,705 THIS AMENDMENT., AND THE AND THE 3088 11:00:44,705 --> 11:00:46,873 RUNDOWN OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE 3089 11:00:46,873 --> 11:00:48,342 DIFFERENT FACTORS, THE DIFFERENT 3090 11:00:48,342 --> 11:00:50,410 PIECES OF IT., AND IN ADDITION 3091 11:00:50,410 --> 11:00:51,078 TO THE OUTSIDE SUPPORT, I THINK 3092 11:00:51,078 --> 11:00:55,515 THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT., TO THE 3093 11:00:55,515 --> 11:00:56,149 PREVIOUS AMENDMENT, OBVIOUSLY, 3094 11:00:56,149 --> 11:00:58,018 IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH OUR 3095 11:00:58,018 --> 11:00:59,052 COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMITTEE AND 3096 11:00:59,052 --> 11:01:01,088 THE COUNCIL, I WAS WORKING WITH 3097 11:01:01,088 --> 11:01:03,190 THE JUDICIAL BRANCH, AND ALSO 3098 11:01:03,190 --> 11:01:05,225 THE COUNTY ON THAT ONE, TO 3099 11:01:05,225 --> 11:01:08,662 ENSURE IN SYNC AND, AND WE'LL BE 3100 11:01:08,662 --> 11:01:10,097 DONE. SO WITH THE NEXT AMENDMENT 3101 11:01:10,097 --> 11:01:11,865 TOO. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, AGAIN, 3102 11:01:11,865 --> 11:01:13,600 I AGREE WITH THE POINTS MADE AND 3103 11:01:13,600 --> 11:01:16,036 EVERYTHING. CAN YOU JUST SPEAK 3104 11:01:16,036 --> 11:01:19,139 TO WHATEVER, WORK OR 3105 11:01:19,139 --> 11:01:19,773 COORDINATION OR, COMMUNICATIONS 3106 11:01:19,773 --> 11:01:23,076 YOU HAD WITH HSD RELATED TO THIS 3107 11:01:23,076 --> 11:01:23,343 PROVISO? 3108 11:01:23,343 --> 11:01:24,911 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER THANK 3109 11:01:24,911 --> 11:01:27,014 YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND THANK 3110 11:01:27,014 --> 11:01:27,948 YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, FOR 3111 11:01:27,948 --> 11:01:29,716 THE QUESTION. SO OUR OFFICE HAS 3112 11:01:29,716 --> 11:01:31,385 MET WITH HSD AND TALKED TO THEM 3113 11:01:31,385 --> 11:01:32,986 ABOUT THIS PROVISO BEFORE WE 3114 11:01:32,986 --> 11:01:35,922 BROUGHT IT FORWARD. EXCUSE ME, 3115 11:01:35,922 --> 11:01:38,825 BEFORE WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD. 3116 11:01:38,825 --> 11:01:40,627 THEY ARE 100% SUPPORTIVE OF THIS 3117 11:01:40,627 --> 11:01:41,795 PROVISO. DIRECTOR KIM AND HER 3118 11:01:41,795 --> 11:01:43,797 TEAM HAVE BEEN FABULOUS TO WORK 3119 11:01:43,797 --> 11:01:45,065 WITH. I BELIEVE PART OF THE 3120 11:01:45,065 --> 11:01:46,867 REASON THAT THEY ARE SO 3121 11:01:46,867 --> 11:01:48,535 SUPPORTIVE IS BECAUSE THIS IS A 3122 11:01:48,535 --> 11:01:50,237 PROVISO OF DOLLARS THAT WERE 3123 11:01:50,237 --> 11:01:52,372 ALREADY INTENDED TO BE USED 3124 11:01:52,372 --> 11:01:55,042 AROUND HOMELESSNESS. SO WE ARE 3125 11:01:55,042 --> 11:01:55,642 SPECIFYING THE DIRECTION OF 3126 11:01:55,642 --> 11:02:00,013 THEM. AND BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE 3127 11:02:00,013 --> 11:02:00,647 AND FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE 1 TO 3128 11:02:00,647 --> 11:02:03,850 1 MATCH AND SEE THIS AS AN 3129 11:02:03,850 --> 11:02:05,552 OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE 3130 11:02:05,552 --> 11:02:09,056 IMPACT OF OUR CITY DOLLARS. 3131 11:02:09,056 --> 11:02:10,057 -- THANK YOU. 3132 11:02:10,057 --> 11:02:11,158 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3133 11:02:11,158 --> 11:02:13,727 KETTLE 3134 11:02:13,727 --> 11:02:14,628 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. IS THAT 3135 11:02:14,628 --> 11:02:14,928 A NEW HAND? 3136 11:02:14,928 --> 11:02:17,497 -- YES, THAT'S A NEW HAND CHAIR. 3137 11:02:17,497 --> 11:02:19,533 OVER TO YOU., SO IF THIS IS 3138 11:02:19,533 --> 11:02:22,602 ALREADY AN HSD BUDGET FOR THIS 3139 11:02:22,602 --> 11:02:23,637 PURPOSE, PRESUMABLY THEY COULD 3140 11:02:23,637 --> 11:02:24,805 USE THE FUNDING TO DO THIS 3141 11:02:24,805 --> 11:02:26,673 ALREADY. WHY DO WE NEED TO DO 3142 11:02:26,673 --> 11:02:28,742 THIS AS PART OF THE MID-YEAR TO 3143 11:02:28,742 --> 11:02:30,310 PROVISO THE FUNDING? IF THEY 3144 11:02:30,310 --> 11:02:32,212 WANT TO DO THIS AND THEY ALREADY 3145 11:02:32,212 --> 11:02:37,617 HAVE FUNDING TO DO THIS, I'M 3146 11:02:37,617 --> 11:02:37,884 CONFUSED. 3147 11:02:37,884 --> 11:02:38,552 -- I'M GOING TO TURN THIS ONE 3148 11:02:38,552 --> 11:02:40,320 OVER TO CENTRAL STAFF AND TO THE 3149 11:02:40,320 --> 11:02:42,589 BUDGET DIRECTOR. IF SHE SHOULD 3150 11:02:42,589 --> 11:02:46,760 CHOOSE TO WANT TO ENGAGE. 3151 11:02:46,760 --> 11:02:47,094 PLEASE, ALI. 3152 11:02:47,094 --> 11:02:48,762 -- THANK YOU. OVER TO YOU. I 3153 11:02:48,762 --> 11:02:50,497 WOULD JUST OFFER MY 3154 11:02:50,497 --> 11:02:51,898 UNDERSTANDING I WASN'T INVOLVED 3155 11:02:51,898 --> 11:02:53,100 IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 3156 11:02:53,100 --> 11:02:53,600 COUNCIL OFFICE AND THE 3157 11:02:53,600 --> 11:02:55,368 DEPARTMENT, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING 3158 11:02:55,368 --> 11:02:59,606 IS THAT WHAT THIS PROVISO DOES 3159 11:02:59,606 --> 11:03:00,140 IS JUST PROVIDE SPECIFIC 3160 11:03:00,140 --> 11:03:01,108 DIRECTION ON HOW TO ALLOCATE A 3161 11:03:01,108 --> 11:03:03,677 PORTION OF THE FUNDS THAT WERE 3162 11:03:03,677 --> 11:03:04,611 ALREADY IN THE BUDGET. AND SO 3163 11:03:04,611 --> 11:03:05,512 SOMETIMES, I MEAN, I WOULD SAY 3164 11:03:05,512 --> 11:03:07,180 AS BUDGET DIRECTOR, THIS IS MY 3165 11:03:07,180 --> 11:03:10,851 FAVORITE KIND OF PROVISO. IT IS 3166 11:03:10,851 --> 11:03:12,452 JUST PROVIDING SOME GUIDANCE ON 3167 11:03:12,452 --> 11:03:15,622 FUNDS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE 3168 11:03:15,622 --> 11:03:17,023 THE BUDGET AND CLARIFYING 3169 11:03:17,023 --> 11:03:18,658 INTENT. AND SO IT IS ALIGNED 3170 11:03:18,658 --> 11:03:19,259 WITH WHAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS 3171 11:03:19,259 --> 11:03:22,295 THINKING. I THINK THAT'S GOOD 3172 11:03:22,295 --> 11:03:26,133 COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE 3173 11:03:26,133 --> 11:03:26,766 COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES. 3174 11:03:26,766 --> 11:03:27,300 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3175 11:03:27,300 --> 11:03:28,602 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALI. SO 3176 11:03:28,602 --> 11:03:30,470 THIS MONEY IS ALREADY AT HSD AND 3177 11:03:30,470 --> 11:03:31,938 THEY WANT TO USE IT FOR THIS 3178 11:03:31,938 --> 11:03:33,707 PURPOSE. SO REALLY, THEY DIDN'T 3179 11:03:33,707 --> 11:03:37,644 NEED THE PROVISO. SO IT SOUNDS 3180 11:03:37,644 --> 11:03:38,912 MORE LIKE A PARTNERSHIP THAT THE 3181 11:03:38,912 --> 11:03:40,046 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOU WANTED 3182 11:03:40,046 --> 11:03:42,783 TO HAVE WITH THE DEPARTMENT 3183 11:03:42,783 --> 11:03:44,151 ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MONEY, BUT 3184 11:03:44,151 --> 11:03:46,620 IT'S NOT REALLY ADDING MONEY. 3185 11:03:46,620 --> 11:03:48,355 IT'S JUST ALREADY USING EXISTING 3186 11:03:48,355 --> 11:03:49,356 FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE. IS THIS 3187 11:03:49,356 --> 11:03:51,358 CORRECT? OF THE 2026 MONEY? 3188 11:03:51,358 --> 11:03:53,059 -- THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. AND 3189 11:03:53,059 --> 11:03:54,027 I THINK SOMETIMES THE PROVISO IS 3190 11:03:54,027 --> 11:03:55,729 AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SORT 3191 11:03:55,729 --> 11:03:57,731 OF TRANSPARENCY AND CLARITY ON 3192 11:03:57,731 --> 11:03:59,466 US MORE, A LITTLE BIT MORE 3193 11:03:59,466 --> 11:04:02,135 SPECIFICS THAN WHAT WAS IN THE 3194 11:04:02,135 --> 11:04:03,170 ORIGINAL SORT OF APPROPRIATION 3195 11:04:03,170 --> 11:04:04,971 THAT THAT ADDED THE, THE 3196 11:04:04,971 --> 11:04:07,841 FUNDING., SO IN THIS CASE, THAT 3197 11:04:07,841 --> 11:04:09,910 IS HOW I INTERPRET THIS PROPOSED 3198 11:04:09,910 --> 11:04:10,210 AMENDMENT. 3199 11:04:10,210 --> 11:04:10,544 -- THANK YOU. 3200 11:04:10,544 --> 11:04:11,778 -- THANK YOU, ALI, AND THANK 3201 11:04:11,778 --> 11:04:14,347 YOU, CHAIR., IN THAT CASE, SINCE 3202 11:04:14,347 --> 11:04:17,117 THIS IS MONEY THAT'S ALREADY IN 3203 11:04:17,117 --> 11:04:18,485 THE 2026 BUDGET THAT IT'S WE'RE 3204 11:04:18,485 --> 11:04:20,587 JUST SAYING YOU SHOULD USE, THEY 3205 11:04:20,587 --> 11:04:22,055 WANT TO USE FOR THIS PURPOSE. IT 3206 11:04:22,055 --> 11:04:23,490 SOUNDS LIKE THEY WANT YOUR 3207 11:04:23,490 --> 11:04:25,892 BLESSING. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER., 3208 11:04:25,892 --> 11:04:29,362 I WILL SUPPORT THIS., THIS 3209 11:04:29,362 --> 11:04:30,797 PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, I WILL SAY 3210 11:04:30,797 --> 11:04:32,966 THAT THIS GOES TO THE 3211 11:04:32,966 --> 11:04:34,501 TRANSPARENCY I WAS TALKING ABOUT 3212 11:04:34,501 --> 11:04:37,304 EARLIER. IT IS AT THIS MID-YEAR 3213 11:04:37,304 --> 11:04:38,505 POINT MAKING THESE KINDS OF 3214 11:04:38,505 --> 11:04:40,540 CHANGES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 3215 11:04:40,540 --> 11:04:41,875 AND ON FRIDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME 3216 11:04:41,875 --> 11:04:43,176 I'M LOOKING AT THIS AMENDMENT. 3217 11:04:43,176 --> 11:04:46,813 I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THIS IS 3218 11:04:46,813 --> 11:04:47,314 ALREADY MONEY THAT THE 3219 11:04:47,314 --> 11:04:47,981 DEPARTMENT HAD FOR THIS PURPOSE. 3220 11:04:47,981 --> 11:04:51,685 AND IT SOUNDS MORE IT'S LIKE A 3221 11:04:51,685 --> 11:04:53,653 SIGNALING SOMETHING WE SUPPORT 3222 11:04:53,653 --> 11:04:56,456 IS HOW I WOULD PUT IT. SO, 3223 11:04:56,456 --> 11:04:58,992 AGAIN, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS 3224 11:04:58,992 --> 11:05:00,193 TRANSPARENCY PIECE, BUT GIVEN 3225 11:05:00,193 --> 11:05:01,428 THIS MONEY'S ALREADY IN THERE 3226 11:05:01,428 --> 11:05:02,929 FOR THIS PURPOSE, I'LL SUPPORT 3227 11:05:02,929 --> 11:05:04,631 THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. 3228 11:05:04,631 --> 11:05:06,866 -- THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL 3229 11:05:06,866 --> 11:05:07,868 COMMENTS? QUESTIONS. I'LL TURN 3230 11:05:07,868 --> 11:05:09,202 IT OVER TO THE SPONSOR IN JUST A 3231 11:05:09,202 --> 11:05:11,538 SECOND. BUT JUST TO SAY, I 3232 11:05:11,538 --> 11:05:14,407 SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AS IT 3233 11:05:14,407 --> 11:05:15,008 PROVIDES THE SPECIFICITY FOR 3234 11:05:15,008 --> 11:05:16,810 DEPARTMENTS TO BE ABLE TO 3235 11:05:16,810 --> 11:05:18,078 EXECUTE IN THE MANNER IN WHICH 3236 11:05:18,078 --> 11:05:19,913 WE, AS COUNCILMEMBERS, HAVE 3237 11:05:19,913 --> 11:05:22,182 PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS 3238 11:05:22,182 --> 11:05:23,083 AND THE DEPARTMENTS IN HOW TO 3239 11:05:23,083 --> 11:05:24,651 SPEND THAT MONEY. SO BOTH 3240 11:05:24,651 --> 11:05:26,920 SPECIFICITY AND AMOUNT AND 3241 11:05:26,920 --> 11:05:28,421 INTENDED USE. I'LL BE 3242 11:05:28,421 --> 11:05:30,223 SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT TODAY. 3243 11:05:30,223 --> 11:05:30,857 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER LAST WORD. 3244 11:05:30,857 --> 11:05:32,125 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND 3245 11:05:32,125 --> 11:05:34,527 I WILL BE BRIEF AND JUST SAY, I 3246 11:05:34,527 --> 11:05:36,930 THINK THAT THROUGH THIS PROVISO 3247 11:05:36,930 --> 11:05:37,564 AND THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL, WE 3248 11:05:37,564 --> 11:05:39,499 HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE 3249 11:05:39,499 --> 11:05:41,101 THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO 3250 11:05:41,101 --> 11:05:43,036 ENTER INTO THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH 3251 11:05:43,036 --> 11:05:44,104 OUR PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS. AND 3252 11:05:44,104 --> 11:05:46,139 THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHY 3253 11:05:46,139 --> 11:05:47,741 OUR OFFICE DECIDED TO TAKE THIS 3254 11:05:47,741 --> 11:05:48,975 APPROACH., AND AT THE END OF THE 3255 11:05:48,975 --> 11:05:50,243 DAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE A 3256 11:05:50,243 --> 11:05:53,046 REALLY, REALLY EXCITING 3257 11:05:53,046 --> 11:05:54,514 OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INVEST IN 3258 11:05:54,514 --> 11:05:56,783 A PROVEN SOLUTION FOR PREVENTING 3259 11:05:56,783 --> 11:05:57,751 YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. SO 3260 11:05:57,751 --> 11:05:59,052 COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU SO MUCH 3261 11:05:59,052 --> 11:05:59,753 FOR THE FANTASTIC QUESTIONS AND 3262 11:05:59,753 --> 11:06:00,854 I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 3263 11:06:00,854 --> 11:06:01,988 -- THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK 3264 11:06:01,988 --> 11:06:03,723 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 3265 11:06:03,723 --> 11:06:04,324 AMENDMENT TWO TO COUNCIL BILL 3266 11:06:04,324 --> 11:06:07,694 ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, FIVE THREE. 3267 11:06:07,694 --> 11:06:10,096 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I 3268 11:06:10,096 --> 11:06:13,033 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 3269 11:06:13,033 --> 11:06:13,266 -- YES. 3270 11:06:13,266 --> 11:06:17,070 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. VICE 3271 11:06:17,070 --> 11:06:18,872 CHAIR RIVERA. I CHAIR STRAUSS. 3272 11:06:18,872 --> 11:06:20,874 -- AYE. 3273 11:06:20,874 --> 11:06:21,508 -- THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR ZERO 3274 11:06:21,508 --> 11:06:21,775 OPPOSED. 3275 11:06:21,775 --> 11:06:23,710 -- THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE 3276 11:06:23,710 --> 11:06:26,813 ON TO THE NEXT AMENDMENT AND 3277 11:06:26,813 --> 11:06:28,348 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS THE 3278 11:06:28,348 --> 11:06:28,949 SPONSOR. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 3279 11:06:28,949 --> 11:06:32,686 WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT 3280 11:06:32,686 --> 11:06:33,286 THREE? I CAN DO SO IF YOU'D 3281 11:06:33,286 --> 11:06:35,055 LIKE. I MOVE AMENDMENT THREE, 3282 11:06:35,055 --> 11:06:36,423 VERSION ONE TO COUNCIL BILL ONE, 3283 11:06:36,423 --> 11:06:37,957 TWO, 1253. 3284 11:06:37,957 --> 11:06:38,391 -- SECOND. 3285 11:06:38,391 --> 11:06:39,092 -- THANK YOU. WE'LL TURN IT OVER 3286 11:06:39,092 --> 11:06:42,062 TO EDEN AND THEN BACK TO 3287 11:06:42,062 --> 11:06:42,529 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 3288 11:06:42,529 --> 11:06:44,297 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. 3289 11:06:44,297 --> 11:06:45,966 -- DISTRICT SIX SEVEN ON THIS. 3290 11:06:45,966 --> 11:06:46,199 -- ONE. 3291 11:06:46,199 --> 11:06:49,069 -- AMENDMENT THREE VERSION ONE, 3292 11:06:49,069 --> 11:06:49,936 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 3293 11:06:49,936 --> 11:06:52,572 KETTLE, WOULD ADD $15,000 3294 11:06:52,572 --> 11:06:54,741 GENERAL FUND TO WOODLAND PARK 3295 11:06:54,741 --> 11:06:57,644 ZOO FOR CITYWIDE COYOTE 3296 11:06:57,644 --> 11:06:59,846 COEXISTENCE PLANNING., THIS 3297 11:06:59,846 --> 11:07:00,480 AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE $15,000 3298 11:07:00,480 --> 11:07:02,482 TO SUPPORT WOODLAND PARK ZOO 3299 11:07:02,482 --> 11:07:05,852 DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE 3300 11:07:05,852 --> 11:07:06,519 COYOTE COEXISTENCE PLAN FOR THE 3301 11:07:06,519 --> 11:07:07,821 CITY OF SEATTLE. THE FUNDING 3302 11:07:07,821 --> 11:07:08,922 WOULD COVER STAFF TIME AND 3303 11:07:08,922 --> 11:07:10,890 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT NECESSARY 3304 11:07:10,890 --> 11:07:13,693 TO REVIEW BEST PRACTICES FROM 3305 11:07:13,693 --> 11:07:15,729 OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND 3306 11:07:15,729 --> 11:07:17,964 EXPERTS, DEVELOP POLICY AND 3307 11:07:17,964 --> 11:07:18,531 PROCEDURE RECOMMENDATIONS, 3308 11:07:18,531 --> 11:07:20,200 OUTLINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND 3309 11:07:20,200 --> 11:07:22,102 EDUCATION STRATEGIES, AND CREATE 3310 11:07:22,102 --> 11:07:25,805 AN IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK FOR 3311 11:07:25,805 --> 11:07:26,439 COORDINATED CITYWIDE RESPONSE. 3312 11:07:26,439 --> 11:07:27,640 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3313 11:07:27,640 --> 11:07:29,442 KETTLE, OVER TO YOU. 3314 11:07:29,442 --> 11:07:30,877 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK 3315 11:07:30,877 --> 11:07:31,911 YOU FOR THE ASSIST. AT THE 3316 11:07:31,911 --> 11:07:32,579 BEGINNING THERE, I WAS TRYING TO 3317 11:07:32,579 --> 11:07:34,647 GET MY, MY POINTER ON THE AUDIO 3318 11:07:34,647 --> 11:07:37,984 AND VIDEO BUTTONS, BUT I WASN'T 3319 11:07:37,984 --> 11:07:39,619 QUICK ENOUGH., BUT I'M GLAD YOU 3320 11:07:39,619 --> 11:07:40,920 DID BECAUSE YOU NOTED THAT, THIS 3321 11:07:40,920 --> 11:07:43,356 IS A SIX SEVEN. AND FOR THE 3322 11:07:43,356 --> 11:07:45,358 YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE, I'M 3323 11:07:45,358 --> 11:07:48,928 DOING THE HANDS, FOR THAT, I 3324 11:07:48,928 --> 11:07:51,297 THINK IT'S STILL COOL., I MAY 3325 11:07:51,297 --> 11:07:54,501 NOT BE, BUT,, TAKING THAT RISK, 3326 11:07:54,501 --> 11:07:56,603 I SAY SIX, SEVEN, AS YOU NOTED, 3327 11:07:56,603 --> 11:08:00,473 BECAUSE THIS IS AN ISSUE AND,, 3328 11:08:00,473 --> 11:08:01,007 THAT'S IMPACTING MANY 3329 11:08:01,007 --> 11:08:01,908 NEIGHBORHOODS IN DISTRICT SEVEN, 3330 11:08:01,908 --> 11:08:03,476 QUEEN ANNE AND MAGNOLIA, BUT 3331 11:08:03,476 --> 11:08:06,279 ALSO TO THE NORTH. AND AS YOU 3332 11:08:06,279 --> 11:08:06,946 HAVE WOODLAND PARK, IT IS A, YOU 3333 11:08:06,946 --> 11:08:09,482 KNOW, THE PREMIER LOCATION FOR 3334 11:08:09,482 --> 11:08:11,017 THIS. AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING, 3335 11:08:11,017 --> 11:08:12,552 WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH WOODLAND 3336 11:08:12,552 --> 11:08:14,187 PARK ZOO AND PARKS ON THESE 3337 11:08:14,187 --> 11:08:16,523 ISSUES. AND IT IS A CITYWIDE 3338 11:08:16,523 --> 11:08:17,824 ISSUE. AND IT'S AND IT'S 3339 11:08:17,824 --> 11:08:19,025 PROBLEMATIC FOR NEIGHBORS ACROSS 3340 11:08:19,025 --> 11:08:20,660 NEIGHBORHOODS, ACROSS THE, THE 3341 11:08:20,660 --> 11:08:23,630 CITY. AND WE NEED TO DO 3342 11:08:23,630 --> 11:08:24,264 SOMETHING BEFORE SOMETHING GOES 3343 11:08:24,264 --> 11:08:26,800 WRONG TRAGICALLY. AND WE'VE HAD 3344 11:08:26,800 --> 11:08:27,767 SOME NEAR MISSES ALONG THOSE 3345 11:08:27,767 --> 11:08:28,701 LINES, LIKE IN DISTRICT SEVEN 3346 11:08:28,701 --> 11:08:30,603 AND QUEEN ANNE. BUT, YOU KNOW, 3347 11:08:30,603 --> 11:08:33,006 AGAIN, THE PROFESSIONALS AT 3348 11:08:33,006 --> 11:08:34,107 WOODLAND PARK ZOO, YOU KNOW, 3349 11:08:34,107 --> 11:08:35,408 THEY'RE ON THIS AND THEY CAN 3350 11:08:35,408 --> 11:08:38,178 HELP DO THIS. NOW I RECOGNIZE 3351 11:08:38,178 --> 11:08:39,412 AGAIN TO COUNCILMEMBER, VICE 3352 11:08:39,412 --> 11:08:41,848 CHAIR RIVERA'S POINT., BUT THIS 3353 11:08:41,848 --> 11:08:43,616 IS A CHANCE TO RAISE THE PROFILE 3354 11:08:43,616 --> 11:08:46,619 OF THIS. IT IS ONLY 15 K, SO 3355 11:08:46,619 --> 11:08:49,022 I'M ASKING FOR EVERYONE TO LOOK 3356 11:08:49,022 --> 11:08:50,557 INTO THEIR HEART, TO SUPPORT 3357 11:08:50,557 --> 11:08:54,461 THIS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY 3358 11:08:54,461 --> 11:08:55,061 DEDICATED FUNDING OTHER THAN 3359 11:08:55,061 --> 11:08:57,397 GENERAL FUND UNDERSPEND, FOR IT. 3360 11:08:57,397 --> 11:08:58,465 AND AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO MAKE 3361 11:08:58,465 --> 11:09:00,433 A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR THOSE 3362 11:09:00,433 --> 11:09:01,367 IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND 3363 11:09:01,367 --> 11:09:02,635 NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU CHAIR. 3364 11:09:02,635 --> 11:09:04,103 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3365 11:09:04,103 --> 11:09:06,606 KETTLE COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS 3366 11:09:06,606 --> 11:09:07,173 OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER 3367 11:09:07,173 --> 11:09:07,574 RIVERA. 3368 11:09:07,574 --> 11:09:10,110 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. WHERE IS 3369 11:09:10,110 --> 11:09:12,345 ALL THIS UNDERSPEND COMING FROM? 3370 11:09:12,345 --> 11:09:14,747 AND SO I'M GOING TO SAY NOW THAT 3371 11:09:14,747 --> 11:09:16,316 FOR NEXT YEAR'S MID-YEAR, I'D 3372 11:09:16,316 --> 11:09:17,350 LOVE TO SEE A PROCESS LIKE WE DO 3373 11:09:17,350 --> 11:09:21,254 AT FULL COUNCIL. WILL WE GET THE 3374 11:09:21,254 --> 11:09:23,056 OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW WHERE 3375 11:09:23,056 --> 11:09:23,623 UNDERSPEND IS AVAILABLE AND 3376 11:09:23,623 --> 11:09:24,991 WHERE IT'S COMING FROM? AGAIN, 3377 11:09:24,991 --> 11:09:27,494 IT GOES TO THE LACK OF 3378 11:09:27,494 --> 11:09:28,761 TRANSPARENCY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT 3379 11:09:28,761 --> 11:09:32,031 WE'RE GOING TO FOREGO OF 3380 11:09:32,031 --> 11:09:33,900 CURRENT FUNDING. WHERE WHERE 3381 11:09:33,900 --> 11:09:35,301 THIS IS COMING FROM. SO AGAIN, I 3382 11:09:35,301 --> 11:09:37,504 HAVE THIS CONCERN. I, OF COURSE, 3383 11:09:37,504 --> 11:09:38,938 SUPPORT THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO. 3384 11:09:38,938 --> 11:09:40,773 THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE 3385 11:09:40,773 --> 11:09:42,542 CONSIDERING AS PART OF THE 3386 11:09:42,542 --> 11:09:43,676 UPCOMING BUDGET. AND IF WE'RE 3387 11:09:43,676 --> 11:09:45,912 GOING TO START LOOKING AT 3388 11:09:45,912 --> 11:09:47,180 UNDERSPEND AT THE MID-YEAR, THEN 3389 11:09:47,180 --> 11:09:48,681 WE SHOULD HAVE A PROCESS FOR 3390 11:09:48,681 --> 11:09:50,683 DOING THAT SO THAT WE ALL HAVE 3391 11:09:50,683 --> 11:09:54,020 THE TRANSPARENCY ON WHAT, WHAT, 3392 11:09:54,020 --> 11:09:55,555 WHAT WE THINK WE WILL HAVE IN 3393 11:09:55,555 --> 11:09:56,322 TERMS OF UNDERSPEND BY THE END 3394 11:09:56,322 --> 11:09:59,092 OF THE YEAR THAT WE'RE 3395 11:09:59,092 --> 11:09:59,659 ALLOCATING AT THE MIDPOINT. 3396 11:09:59,659 --> 11:10:00,026 THANKS, CHAIR. 3397 11:10:00,026 --> 11:10:01,794 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3398 11:10:01,794 --> 11:10:04,130 RIVERA I'LL JUST TAKE ISSUE 3399 11:10:04,130 --> 11:10:04,764 REGARDING YOUR CHARACTERIZATION 3400 11:10:04,764 --> 11:10:06,099 OF THE TRANSPARENCY IN WHICH WE 3401 11:10:06,099 --> 11:10:08,101 ARE ENGAGING IN. ALL 3402 11:10:08,101 --> 11:10:09,302 COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE THE EQUAL 3403 11:10:09,302 --> 11:10:10,937 OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE 3404 11:10:10,937 --> 11:10:12,472 BUDGET DIRECTOR AND WITH CENTRAL 3405 11:10:12,472 --> 11:10:14,107 STAFF AHEAD OF THESE MEETINGS, 3406 11:10:14,107 --> 11:10:16,342 AS WELL AS WE HAVE TAKEN BUDGET 3407 11:10:16,342 --> 11:10:18,378 REFORM PROCESSES AND CONTENT 3408 11:10:18,378 --> 11:10:20,680 THROUGHOUT THESE THROUGHOUT 3409 11:10:20,680 --> 11:10:21,681 THESE TIMES. AS YOU SEE TODAY, 3410 11:10:21,681 --> 11:10:23,283 WE HAVE REQUESTED FOLKS TO BE 3411 11:10:23,283 --> 11:10:26,019 SELF BALANCED. THIS ONE IS NOT. 3412 11:10:26,019 --> 11:10:28,788 BUT I ALSO FIND IT. WE'VE AS 3413 11:10:28,788 --> 11:10:29,455 COLLEAGUES, WE ALL KNOW, I THINK 3414 11:10:29,455 --> 11:10:31,891 WE HAD FOUR SELECT COMMITTEES 3415 11:10:31,891 --> 11:10:34,561 THIS LAST MONTH., IT IS 3416 11:10:34,561 --> 11:10:37,030 EVERYONE'S GOT A VERY BUSY 3417 11:10:37,030 --> 11:10:39,933 SCHEDULE AND IT IS ALSO VERY 3418 11:10:39,933 --> 11:10:42,835 IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE TAKING 3419 11:10:42,835 --> 11:10:44,504 MEETINGS OUTSIDE AND COMING WITH 3420 11:10:44,504 --> 11:10:46,739 ALL OF THE INFORMATION POSSIBLY 3421 11:10:46,739 --> 11:10:47,574 NECESSARY FOR THESE MEETINGS. SO 3422 11:10:47,574 --> 11:10:49,008 WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, 3423 11:10:49,008 --> 11:10:49,642 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS 3424 11:10:49,642 --> 11:10:53,079 ON COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 3425 11:10:53,079 --> 11:10:55,048 AMENDMENT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 3426 11:10:55,048 --> 11:10:56,616 LAST WORD., 3427 11:10:56,616 --> 11:10:57,383 -- NOTHING EXCEPT FOR TO THANK 3428 11:10:57,383 --> 11:10:58,651 THE CHAIR FOR THAT LAST POINT, 3429 11:10:58,651 --> 11:11:01,020 BECAUSE IT IS VERY TRUE., 3430 11:11:01,020 --> 11:11:02,555 COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR 3431 11:11:02,555 --> 11:11:03,189 SUPPORT AGAIN. LOOK INSIDE YOUR 3432 11:11:03,189 --> 11:11:05,959 HEART FOR THIS SMALL,, AD IN 3433 11:11:05,959 --> 11:11:08,027 TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, ADDRESSING 3434 11:11:08,027 --> 11:11:09,529 OUR CHALLENGE WITH COYOTES. ALL 3435 11:11:09,529 --> 11:11:10,630 RIGHT. THANK YOU. 3436 11:11:10,630 --> 11:11:11,731 -- THANK YOU. WELL, THE CLERK, 3437 11:11:11,731 --> 11:11:15,435 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 3438 11:11:15,435 --> 11:11:15,969 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 3439 11:11:15,969 --> 11:11:17,036 -- AYE. 3440 11:11:17,036 --> 11:11:17,503 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3441 11:11:17,503 --> 11:11:20,106 HOLLINGSWORTH. 3442 11:11:20,106 --> 11:11:21,207 -- YES. 3443 11:11:21,207 --> 11:11:21,708 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 3444 11:11:21,708 --> 11:11:22,175 -- AYE. 3445 11:11:22,175 --> 11:11:24,310 -- VICE CHAIR. RIVERA. 3446 11:11:24,310 --> 11:11:24,577 -- NO. 3447 11:11:24,577 --> 11:11:26,112 -- CHAIR STRAUSS. 3448 11:11:26,112 --> 11:11:26,346 -- AYE. 3449 11:11:26,346 --> 11:11:28,314 -- THAT'S FOUR IN FAVOR, ONE 3450 11:11:28,314 --> 11:11:28,581 OPPOSED. 3451 11:11:28,581 --> 11:11:31,317 -- THANK YOU. THE AMENDMENT 3452 11:11:31,317 --> 11:11:33,519 THREE PASSES AND WILL BE 3453 11:11:33,519 --> 11:11:36,322 ATTACHED TO COUNCIL BILL 121253. 3454 11:11:36,322 --> 11:11:38,324 FOR OUR NEXT TWO AMENDMENTS, WE 3455 11:11:38,324 --> 11:11:40,960 ARE USING THE SAME FUND SOURCE. 3456 11:11:40,960 --> 11:11:42,362 I SEE ROD FROM SEATTLE HOUSING 3457 11:11:42,362 --> 11:11:43,496 AUTHORITY AND THE AUDIENCE. ROD, 3458 11:11:43,496 --> 11:11:44,731 DO YOU WANT TO JOIN US TO JUST 3459 11:11:44,731 --> 11:11:46,799 TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR 3460 11:11:46,799 --> 11:11:48,635 PROJECT AT NORTHGATE COMMONS? 3461 11:11:48,635 --> 11:11:50,236 LOOKS LIKE WE DO. SO I WILL MOVE 3462 11:11:50,236 --> 11:11:52,572 AMENDMENT FOUR, VERSION ONE TO 3463 11:11:52,572 --> 11:11:53,206 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, 3464 11:11:53,206 --> 11:11:54,641 FIVE, THREE, AND THEN WE'LL 3465 11:11:54,641 --> 11:11:56,843 START THE DISCUSSION. IS THERE A 3466 11:11:56,843 --> 11:11:57,243 SECOND? 3467 11:11:57,243 --> 11:11:57,543 -- SECOND. 3468 11:11:57,543 --> 11:11:58,277 -- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 3469 11:11:58,277 --> 11:12:00,279 SECONDED. WELCOME, ROD. BRANDON 3470 11:12:00,279 --> 11:12:02,448 FROM SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY. 3471 11:12:02,448 --> 11:12:05,618 I YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE GET INTO 3472 11:12:05,618 --> 11:12:06,552 WHAT WE'RE SPENDING THIS MONEY 3473 11:12:06,552 --> 11:12:08,554 ON, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHERE 3474 11:12:08,554 --> 11:12:10,490 THIS MONEY IS COMING FROM, 3475 11:12:10,490 --> 11:12:12,592 BECAUSE NORTHGATE COMMONS IS AN 3476 11:12:12,592 --> 11:12:14,260 INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PROJECT TO 3477 11:12:14,260 --> 11:12:17,730 ME. IT IS IN MAYBE NOT THE DEAD 3478 11:12:17,730 --> 11:12:18,998 CENTER OF NORTH SEATTLE, BUT IT 3479 11:12:18,998 --> 11:12:21,868 IS IN THE HEART OF THE NORTH 3480 11:12:21,868 --> 11:12:22,769 GATE REGIONAL CENTER. IT'S 3481 11:12:22,769 --> 11:12:23,803 CONNECTED TO I-5. IT'S BEEN A 3482 11:12:23,803 --> 11:12:25,505 PLACE THAT I'VE KNOWN FOLKS TO 3483 11:12:25,505 --> 11:12:27,974 LIVE. FOLKS HAVE LIVED THERE 3484 11:12:27,974 --> 11:12:28,574 THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE LIFE THAT 3485 11:12:28,574 --> 11:12:31,444 I'VE KNOWN., IT'S A VERY 3486 11:12:31,444 --> 11:12:34,180 IMPORTANT PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN 3487 11:12:34,180 --> 11:12:35,748 BE HOUSED AND GET TO ENJOY A 3488 11:12:35,748 --> 11:12:37,917 VERY ROBUST LIFE BECAUSE IT IS 3489 11:12:37,917 --> 11:12:39,919 SO CLOSE TO SO MANY DIFFERENT 3490 11:12:39,919 --> 11:12:42,121 AMENITIES. AND IT'S REALLY 3491 11:12:42,121 --> 11:12:45,058 CRITICAL THAT WE SUPPORT SEATTLE 3492 11:12:45,058 --> 11:12:47,560 HOUSING AUTHORITY'S WORK TO 3493 11:12:47,560 --> 11:12:49,028 REDEVELOP THE NORTHGATE COMMONS. 3494 11:12:49,028 --> 11:12:50,930 AND IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE 3495 11:12:50,930 --> 11:12:53,566 ADDED MONEY TO THEIR BUDGET IN A 3496 11:12:53,566 --> 11:12:55,435 $15 MILLION CHUNK AND THEN A $5 3497 11:12:55,435 --> 11:12:58,638 MILLION CHUNK. AND SO WE ARE 3498 11:12:58,638 --> 11:12:59,172 ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE $5 3499 11:12:59,172 --> 11:13:01,240 MILLION INVESTMENT. BUT I WANTED 3500 11:13:01,240 --> 11:13:02,442 ROD TO COME UP. MAYBE I WAS 3501 11:13:02,442 --> 11:13:03,943 ALREADY STOLEN. TOO MANY WORDS. 3502 11:13:03,943 --> 11:13:06,212 BUT IF YOU COULD TELL US, GIVE 3503 11:13:06,212 --> 11:13:07,447 US THE VISION OF THE PROJECT, 3504 11:13:07,447 --> 11:13:08,681 WHERE ARE WE AT? AND HOW DO 3505 11:13:08,681 --> 11:13:09,982 THESE TWO CHUNKS OF MONEY PLAY 3506 11:13:09,982 --> 11:13:10,950 INTO ACCOUNT? 3507 11:13:10,950 --> 11:13:13,286 -- GREAT, GREAT. THANK YOU, 3508 11:13:13,286 --> 11:13:13,820 THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3509 11:13:13,820 --> 11:13:15,888 STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCIL 3510 11:13:15,888 --> 11:13:17,290 PRESIDENT AND CHAIR., GREAT TO 3511 11:13:17,290 --> 11:13:18,558 BE HERE AND THANKS FOR INVITING 3512 11:13:18,558 --> 11:13:20,326 ME TO SHARE AND TALK ABOUT 3513 11:13:20,326 --> 11:13:22,095 NORTHGATE. OUR NEXT PROJECT, 3514 11:13:22,095 --> 11:13:25,865 LARGE PROJECT. I CAN USE YOU ON 3515 11:13:25,865 --> 11:13:26,866 THE ROAD AS WE TALK ABOUT SOME 3516 11:13:26,866 --> 11:13:28,434 OF OUR PROJECTS. THAT WAS A 3517 11:13:28,434 --> 11:13:30,069 GREAT INTRODUCTION. WE'RE 3518 11:13:30,069 --> 11:13:32,638 REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE 3519 11:13:32,638 --> 11:13:33,573 COMPLETION OF YESLER. SO AS YOU 3520 11:13:33,573 --> 11:13:36,976 ALL KNOW, WE'VE TAKEN A 20 YEAR 3521 11:13:36,976 --> 11:13:38,511 PLAN., LOTS OF COMMUNITY 3522 11:13:38,511 --> 11:13:40,079 INVOLVEMENT, LOTS OF 3523 11:13:40,079 --> 11:13:41,581 PARTNERSHIP. YOU, THE CITY OF 3524 11:13:41,581 --> 11:13:43,783 SEATTLE HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER 3525 11:13:43,783 --> 11:13:45,651 IN YESLER DEVELOPMENT. WE JUST 3526 11:13:45,651 --> 11:13:46,319 FINISHED OUR LAST BUILDING THIS 3527 11:13:46,319 --> 11:13:49,122 SUMMER AT YESLER MIXED INCOME 3528 11:13:49,122 --> 11:13:51,124 COMMUNITY, DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF 3529 11:13:51,124 --> 11:13:53,626 PUBLIC HOUSING OR EXTREMELY LOW 3530 11:13:53,626 --> 11:13:56,596 INCOME HOUSING ON SITE., 3531 11:13:56,596 --> 11:13:57,130 CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE 3532 11:13:57,130 --> 11:13:59,031 AFFORDABLE HOUSING NUMBERS AS 3533 11:13:59,031 --> 11:14:01,968 WELL AS MARKET RATE UNITS. SO 3534 11:14:01,968 --> 11:14:05,004 JUST A GREAT PROJECT. SO LOOKING 3535 11:14:05,004 --> 11:14:05,605 FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO STAY 3536 11:14:05,605 --> 11:14:07,373 THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT 3537 11:14:07,373 --> 11:14:09,275 CONTINUES TO UNFOLD FOR THE 3538 11:14:09,275 --> 11:14:11,144 VISION THAT WE WANT TO, AS 3539 11:14:11,144 --> 11:14:13,279 REDEVELOP COMMUNITIES. MOVING ON 3540 11:14:13,279 --> 11:14:15,748 TO NORTHGATE, ANOTHER GREAT 3541 11:14:15,748 --> 11:14:17,350 OPPORTUNITY. WE HAD A VISION 3542 11:14:17,350 --> 11:14:20,686 SOME YEARS AGO ABOUT, THE 8.5 3543 11:14:20,686 --> 11:14:23,189 ACRES UP NORTH WANTED TO 3544 11:14:23,189 --> 11:14:27,059 CONTINUE TO BUILD A VISION FOR 3545 11:14:27,059 --> 11:14:28,761 MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES. IT'S 3546 11:14:28,761 --> 11:14:30,696 A IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY UP 3547 11:14:30,696 --> 11:14:32,532 THERE., CLEARLY CAN CONTINUE TO 3548 11:14:32,532 --> 11:14:35,802 USE MORE FAMILY HOUSING IN THAT 3549 11:14:35,802 --> 11:14:39,105 AREA. LARGE FAMILY HOUSING. SO 3550 11:14:39,105 --> 11:14:40,440 EXCITED ABOUT THAT., WE ARE IN 3551 11:14:40,440 --> 11:14:43,509 THE MIDDLE OF THAT PROCESS. SO 3552 11:14:43,509 --> 11:14:45,278 WE STARTED YEARS AGO OF 3553 11:14:45,278 --> 11:14:45,812 RELOCATING THOSE EXISTING 3554 11:14:45,812 --> 11:14:46,946 RESIDENTS WHO WERE THERE. WE 3555 11:14:46,946 --> 11:14:49,248 WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 3556 11:14:49,248 --> 11:14:50,283 DON'T MOVE TOO FAST ON THAT 3557 11:14:50,283 --> 11:14:52,819 STEP. WE HAVE FOUND IN THE PAST. 3558 11:14:52,819 --> 11:14:54,086 THAT IS REALLY KEY OF TAKING 3559 11:14:54,086 --> 11:14:55,421 CARE OF THOSE WHO ARE THERE AND 3560 11:14:55,421 --> 11:14:57,190 MAKING SURE YOU BE VERY 3561 11:14:57,190 --> 11:14:58,558 THOUGHTFUL. AND WE'VE DONE 3562 11:14:58,558 --> 11:15:01,994 THAT, AND WE HAVE, SUPPORTED 3563 11:15:01,994 --> 11:15:03,696 THOSE EXISTING FOLKS THERE AND, 3564 11:15:03,696 --> 11:15:04,697 AND TOOK OUR TIME AND GETTING 3565 11:15:04,697 --> 11:15:06,332 THEM TO THEIR, THEIR NEW HOMES 3566 11:15:06,332 --> 11:15:07,767 AND, AND HOPEFULLY IF 3567 11:15:07,767 --> 11:15:08,801 INTERESTED, THEY HAVE AN 3568 11:15:08,801 --> 11:15:10,102 OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK TO THE 3569 11:15:10,102 --> 11:15:12,572 REDEVELOPMENT SIDE OF THAT. 3570 11:15:12,572 --> 11:15:15,308 IT'S THEIR CHOICE., WE WERE 3571 11:15:15,308 --> 11:15:17,443 FORTUNATE, WE HAVE SIX PARCELS 3572 11:15:17,443 --> 11:15:18,744 THERE THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND 3573 11:15:18,744 --> 11:15:20,179 WE'RE STARTING TO DO SOME 3574 11:15:20,179 --> 11:15:22,014 PRETTY COOL DESIGN WORK AND LOOK 3575 11:15:22,014 --> 11:15:23,883 AT THE POSSIBILITIES. WE GOT TO 3576 11:15:23,883 --> 11:15:25,585 PAY ATTENTION TO THE ECONOMY, 3577 11:15:25,585 --> 11:15:27,086 PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT WE CAN DO, 3578 11:15:27,086 --> 11:15:28,254 WHAT'S DOABLE RIGHT NOW. AND 3579 11:15:28,254 --> 11:15:29,856 WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE OUR TIME IN 3580 11:15:29,856 --> 11:15:32,758 DOING THAT AND WE'LL MAKE SURE 3581 11:15:32,758 --> 11:15:33,292 WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THE 3582 11:15:33,292 --> 11:15:35,995 COMMUNITIES AROUND. AND IT IS A 3583 11:15:35,995 --> 11:15:37,930 IDEAL SITE, AS YOU ARTICULATED 3584 11:15:37,930 --> 11:15:41,033 SO WELL, WHICH WHICH TRANSIT, 3585 11:15:41,033 --> 11:15:43,469 EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, BUSINESS 3586 11:15:43,469 --> 11:15:47,673 OF ALL SIZES, SMALL AND LARGE, 3587 11:15:47,673 --> 11:15:48,808 SCHOOLS, IT'S IT'S JUST, JUST 3588 11:15:48,808 --> 11:15:49,842 IDEAL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT 3589 11:15:49,842 --> 11:15:54,146 FOR OUR RESIDENTS., WHERE WE ARE 3590 11:15:54,146 --> 11:15:56,749 NOW. SO WE HAVE, OUR BOARD HAS 3591 11:15:56,749 --> 11:16:02,255 PUT SOME MONEY ASIDE IN 2024 TO 3592 11:16:02,255 --> 11:16:05,258 START DOING THE PREDEVELOPMENT, 3593 11:16:05,258 --> 11:16:07,426 THE AND FOR DEMOLITION, OF THAT 3594 11:16:07,426 --> 11:16:11,063 SITE. SO WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE 3595 11:16:11,063 --> 11:16:14,267 ABLE TO, TO, KEEP THE SITE SAFE 3596 11:16:14,267 --> 11:16:17,470 THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS., AS WE 3597 11:16:17,470 --> 11:16:19,171 MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, WE WERE 3598 11:16:19,171 --> 11:16:22,241 PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT THE 3599 11:16:22,241 --> 11:16:24,210 COST THAT WE, THE MONEY THAT WE 3600 11:16:24,210 --> 11:16:26,379 PUT ASIDE FOR THAT FOR 2026, THE 3601 11:16:26,379 --> 11:16:28,548 COST OF THOSE PREDEVELOPMENT 3602 11:16:28,548 --> 11:16:29,949 ACTIVITIES, THE COST OF THAT 3603 11:16:29,949 --> 11:16:31,918 DEMOLITION, THE COST OF 3604 11:16:31,918 --> 11:16:33,519 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEEDED TO 3605 11:16:33,519 --> 11:16:36,122 MAKE. THERE WAS NOT AS HIGH AS 3606 11:16:36,122 --> 11:16:38,524 WE THOUGHT IT WAS FOR 2026., 3607 11:16:38,524 --> 11:16:41,661 THERE IS AN INCREDIBLE CAPACITY 3608 11:16:41,661 --> 11:16:42,595 AROUND THAT SITE AND IN FRONT OF 3609 11:16:42,595 --> 11:16:44,330 THAT SITE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. AS 3610 11:16:44,330 --> 11:16:46,198 YOU ALL KNOW, THAT'S A BIG, BIG 3611 11:16:46,198 --> 11:16:48,200 COST FOR US AS YOU'RE DOING 3612 11:16:48,200 --> 11:16:50,036 PREDEVELOPMENT AND 3613 11:16:50,036 --> 11:16:51,304 REDEVELOPMENT., SO THAT GAVE US 3614 11:16:51,304 --> 11:16:53,172 THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A NEED 3615 11:16:53,172 --> 11:16:58,044 FOR LESS MONEY IN 2026. SO, 3616 11:16:58,044 --> 11:16:59,979 THEREFORE, THE, THE $5 MILLION 3617 11:16:59,979 --> 11:17:01,480 THAT WE HAD INITIALLY PLANNED, 3618 11:17:01,480 --> 11:17:03,783 WOULD NOT BE USED OR NEEDED IN 3619 11:17:03,783 --> 11:17:07,787 2026 FOR THAT, 2027 IS 3620 11:17:07,787 --> 11:17:08,087 DIFFERENT. 3621 11:17:08,087 --> 11:17:10,022 -- WE ARE GOING TO START 3622 11:17:10,022 --> 11:17:11,390 CONSTRUCTION AND THE MID PART, 3623 11:17:11,390 --> 11:17:13,359 LATTER PART OF 2027. SO WE'RE 3624 11:17:13,359 --> 11:17:15,628 LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT 3625 11:17:15,628 --> 11:17:16,862 CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 3626 11:17:16,862 --> 11:17:21,500 CITY OF SEATTLE. WITH CONTINUED 3627 11:17:21,500 --> 11:17:22,101 COMMITMENT OF THE $15 MILLION 3628 11:17:22,101 --> 11:17:23,603 FOR, FOR THAT SITE TO BE 3629 11:17:23,603 --> 11:17:26,172 REDEVELOPED AND CONTINUE TO SEEK 3630 11:17:26,172 --> 11:17:27,106 OTHER,, WHO WANT TO INVEST IN 3631 11:17:27,106 --> 11:17:30,109 THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL. SO THANK 3632 11:17:30,109 --> 11:17:32,078 YOU VERY MUCH AND LOOKING 3633 11:17:32,078 --> 11:17:33,045 FORWARD TO OUR PARTNERSHIP. 3634 11:17:33,045 --> 11:17:34,380 -- AND I'LL JUST MAKE ONE LAST 3635 11:17:34,380 --> 11:17:36,349 POINT OF SAYING THAT AS WE 3636 11:17:36,349 --> 11:17:38,050 CONTINUE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT 3637 11:17:38,050 --> 11:17:39,685 PROCESS, THIS $5 MILLION WAS 3638 11:17:39,685 --> 11:17:40,720 PLEDGED FOR THIS YEAR'S WORK. 3639 11:17:40,720 --> 11:17:42,722 IN PARTICULAR. HOWEVER, AS WE 3640 11:17:42,722 --> 11:17:44,490 ALL KNOW, SOMETIMES PROJECTS CAN 3641 11:17:44,490 --> 11:17:46,926 GET A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE 3642 11:17:46,926 --> 11:17:48,761 DUE TO NO OTHER FACTORS THAN 3643 11:17:48,761 --> 11:17:50,429 JUST COST ESCALATION AND 3644 11:17:50,429 --> 11:17:52,732 INFLATION. SO WITH THAT, JUST I 3645 11:17:52,732 --> 11:17:55,167 YOU DID NOT ASK, BUT I'M MAKING 3646 11:17:55,167 --> 11:17:56,902 THE STATEMENT IN ALL 3647 11:17:56,902 --> 11:17:57,570 COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE MAYOR'S 3648 11:17:57,570 --> 11:18:01,974 OFFICE BE MY WITNESS, THAT IF 3649 11:18:01,974 --> 11:18:02,575 THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 3650 11:18:02,575 --> 11:18:04,310 PROJECT AT NORTHGATE COMMONS 3651 11:18:04,310 --> 11:18:06,445 NEEDS TO BE REPLENISHED FOR THIS 3652 11:18:06,445 --> 11:18:08,114 $3.9 MILLION IN THE FUTURE, THAT 3653 11:18:08,114 --> 11:18:11,183 WE NEED TO MAKE GOOD ON THAT. 3654 11:18:11,183 --> 11:18:13,419 LOOKING AT EVERYONE IN THE EYES, 3655 11:18:13,419 --> 11:18:15,054 EVERYONE IN THE EYES, EVERYONE. 3656 11:18:15,054 --> 11:18:19,658 ROB, YOU GOT ME. GOT YOU. ALL 3657 11:18:19,658 --> 11:18:21,360 RIGHT. THANK YOU. JUST WANT, YOU 3658 11:18:21,360 --> 11:18:23,663 KNOW, AND I JUST SAY THAT 3659 11:18:23,663 --> 11:18:25,064 BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT 3660 11:18:25,064 --> 11:18:26,866 WE SUPPORT YOU TO, TO MAKE THAT 3661 11:18:26,866 --> 11:18:28,834 A COMMUNITY HUB AND A COMMUNITY 3662 11:18:28,834 --> 11:18:29,969 CENTER WHERE EVERYONE, NO MATTER 3663 11:18:29,969 --> 11:18:30,836 WHAT THEIR INCOME CAN, CAN 3664 11:18:30,836 --> 11:18:31,937 THRIVE. 3665 11:18:31,937 --> 11:18:33,406 -- GREAT, GREAT. APPRECIATE 3666 11:18:33,406 --> 11:18:34,640 THAT. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK 3667 11:18:34,640 --> 11:18:34,840 YOU. 3668 11:18:34,840 --> 11:18:36,742 -- AND I WILL GIVE ALL CREDIT 3669 11:18:36,742 --> 11:18:38,844 DUE TO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR 3670 11:18:38,844 --> 11:18:40,680 FINDING THIS MONEY. SO WITH 3671 11:18:40,680 --> 11:18:43,349 THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT 3672 11:18:43,349 --> 11:18:46,452 THESE NEXT TWO AMENDMENTS. WE'VE 3673 11:18:46,452 --> 11:18:47,987 BOTH GOT THE AMENDMENT REGARDING 3674 11:18:47,987 --> 11:18:50,089 SCHOOL MEALS AND THEN 3675 11:18:50,089 --> 11:18:50,690 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AMENDMENT 3676 11:18:50,690 --> 11:18:53,292 ALSO USES THIS FUNDING SOURCE., 3677 11:18:53,292 --> 11:18:56,629 AND SO WITH THAT, AND I'LL TURN 3678 11:18:56,629 --> 11:18:58,564 IT OVER TO YOU WITH THE PREFACE 3679 11:18:58,564 --> 11:18:59,498 OF FROM WHERE ALL THE FUNDS 3680 11:18:59,498 --> 11:19:01,167 CAME, RIGHT. YOU'RE MORE THAN 3681 11:19:01,167 --> 11:19:01,767 WELCOME TO STAY AT THE TABLE 3682 11:19:01,767 --> 11:19:04,336 WITH US. OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO 3683 11:19:04,336 --> 11:19:05,438 SIT IN THE AUDIENCE, WHATEVER 3684 11:19:05,438 --> 11:19:07,373 YOUR DESIRE IS, MY FRIEND, I 3685 11:19:07,373 --> 11:19:10,943 APPRECIATE YOU OVER TO YOU, 3686 11:19:10,943 --> 11:19:11,177 AYDIN. 3687 11:19:11,177 --> 11:19:11,444 -- OKAY. 3688 11:19:11,444 --> 11:19:13,045 -- SO AMENDMENT FOUR, VERSION 3689 11:19:13,045 --> 11:19:15,514 ONE IS SPONSORED BY CHAIR 3690 11:19:15,514 --> 11:19:19,051 STRAUSS ALLOCATES $3.6 MILLION 3691 11:19:19,051 --> 11:19:20,553 OF JUMPSTART FUNDING TO RESTORE 3692 11:19:20,553 --> 11:19:22,822 UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM. 3693 11:19:22,822 --> 11:19:25,191 SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD $3.6 3694 11:19:25,191 --> 11:19:27,193 MILLION, JUMPSTART PAYROLL 3695 11:19:27,193 --> 11:19:28,794 EXPENSE TAX FUND TO THE OFFICE 3696 11:19:28,794 --> 11:19:31,831 OF SUSTAINABILITY AND 3697 11:19:31,831 --> 11:19:32,364 ENVIRONMENT TO IMPLEMENT 3698 11:19:32,364 --> 11:19:33,532 UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS WITH 3699 11:19:33,532 --> 11:19:34,133 SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE 3700 11:19:34,133 --> 11:19:38,337 2026 2027 SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE 3701 11:19:38,337 --> 11:19:39,905 SCHOOL MEALS BUCKET OF THE 3702 11:19:39,905 --> 11:19:43,342 FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL 3703 11:19:43,342 --> 11:19:44,877 AND PROMISE LEVY IMPLEMENTATION 3704 11:19:44,877 --> 11:19:46,579 PLAN. THIS INCREASE IS FUNDED BY 3705 11:19:46,579 --> 11:19:47,913 REDUCING THE APPROPRIATION FROM 3706 11:19:47,913 --> 11:19:49,982 THE JUMPSTART FUND TO THE OFFICE 3707 11:19:49,982 --> 11:19:52,451 OF HOUSING'S MULTIFAMILY 3708 11:19:52,451 --> 11:19:54,787 HOUSING BUDGET FOR THE NORTHGATE 3709 11:19:54,787 --> 11:19:56,689 COMMONS PROJECT IN THE 2026 3710 11:19:56,689 --> 11:20:01,327 ADOPTED BUDGET, CENTRAL STAFF'S 3711 11:20:01,327 --> 11:20:01,961 UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SUFFICIENT 3712 11:20:01,961 --> 11:20:02,595 FUNDING REMAINS AFTER REDUCTION. 3713 11:20:02,595 --> 11:20:03,896 AFTER THIS REDUCTION TO COMPLETE 3714 11:20:03,896 --> 11:20:06,899 THE PROJECT, ANY REMAINING 3715 11:20:06,899 --> 11:20:07,867 SURPLUS PROJECTED AT THE END OF 3716 11:20:07,867 --> 11:20:09,702 THE YEAR WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO 3717 11:20:09,702 --> 11:20:13,239 OFFSET POTENTIAL CUTS IN THE 3718 11:20:13,239 --> 11:20:16,775 2020 2027 BUDGET 3719 11:20:16,775 --> 11:20:20,179 -- THANK YOU. SO WE ARE CREATING 3720 11:20:20,179 --> 11:20:23,549 A ONE TIME SPENDING OPPORTUNITY 3721 11:20:23,549 --> 11:20:24,884 WITH ONE TIME FUNDING. AND SO 3722 11:20:24,884 --> 11:20:26,252 THAT'S WHERE THAT MATCH TO 3723 11:20:26,252 --> 11:20:29,522 MATCH IS OCCURRING. AND IT'S 3724 11:20:29,522 --> 11:20:31,957 JUST I MEAN, WE HAD A LOT OF 3725 11:20:31,957 --> 11:20:33,792 CONVERSATION ABOUT MEALS LAST 3726 11:20:33,792 --> 11:20:34,727 WEEK. WHAT AND THE WEEK BEFORE 3727 11:20:34,727 --> 11:20:35,928 AND THE WEEK BEFORE THAT. ALL I 3728 11:20:35,928 --> 11:20:39,899 CAN SAY IS THAT IT IS REALLY 3729 11:20:39,899 --> 11:20:40,432 INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT 3730 11:20:40,432 --> 11:20:42,935 STUDENTS HAVE PREDICTABILITY AND 3731 11:20:42,935 --> 11:20:45,971 STABILITY, STABILITY IN WHAT 3732 11:20:45,971 --> 11:20:47,439 THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO 3733 11:20:47,439 --> 11:20:51,443 RECEIVE. I CAN SAY THAT I STILL 3734 11:20:51,443 --> 11:20:52,044 HAVE GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THE 3735 11:20:52,044 --> 11:20:53,212 MILLIONAIRE'S TAX AS A FUNDING 3736 11:20:53,212 --> 11:20:54,480 SOURCE, BUT THAT'S NOT A 3737 11:20:54,480 --> 11:20:55,481 CONVERSATION WE NEED TO TAKE UP 3738 11:20:55,481 --> 11:20:57,950 THIS YEAR. RIGHT NOW, WE JUST 3739 11:20:57,950 --> 11:20:59,985 NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE YOUTH 3740 11:20:59,985 --> 11:21:01,954 KNOW. BUT I JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT 3741 11:21:01,954 --> 11:21:04,023 IF THE MILLIONAIRE'S TAX DOES 3742 11:21:04,023 --> 11:21:06,358 NOT GO THROUGH OR IS, YOU KNOW, 3743 11:21:06,358 --> 11:21:09,628 IS IS RECALLED, AND THEN THEIR 3744 11:21:09,628 --> 11:21:10,529 FUTURE FUNDING YEARS THAT ARE 3745 11:21:10,529 --> 11:21:11,163 UNCERTAIN THAT WE'RE GOING TO 3746 11:21:11,163 --> 11:21:13,365 HAVE TO SOLVE FOR. BECAUSE 3747 11:21:13,365 --> 11:21:16,402 WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT 3748 11:21:16,402 --> 11:21:17,369 STUDENTS ARE KIDS ARE JUST ABLE 3749 11:21:17,369 --> 11:21:21,574 TO EXPECT WHAT WE TELL THEM THAT 3750 11:21:21,574 --> 11:21:22,775 THEY CAN EXPECT. I THINK THE 3751 11:21:22,775 --> 11:21:24,276 GREATEST HARM COMES TO SAY, 3752 11:21:24,276 --> 11:21:26,178 LIKE, YOU DO HAVE UNIVERSAL 3753 11:21:26,178 --> 11:21:27,313 MEALS NEXT YEAR, AND THEN 3754 11:21:27,313 --> 11:21:28,480 SUDDENLY YOU DON'T. AND THEN 3755 11:21:28,480 --> 11:21:29,682 YOU DO, AND THEN YOU DON'T. AND 3756 11:21:29,682 --> 11:21:32,718 I SAY THAT BECAUSE FOR SO MANY 3757 11:21:32,718 --> 11:21:34,853 KIDS, SCHOOL IS THAT SAFE PLACE. 3758 11:21:34,853 --> 11:21:36,956 IT'S THAT SAFE AND STABLE 3759 11:21:36,956 --> 11:21:39,592 PLACE. AND FOOD IS A REALLY BIG 3760 11:21:39,592 --> 11:21:41,760 PART OF IT. MAKING SURE THAT 3761 11:21:41,760 --> 11:21:43,896 KIDS ARE FED IS HOW THEY LEARN 3762 11:21:43,896 --> 11:21:46,098 HUNGER. KIDS DON'T LEARN WELL, 3763 11:21:46,098 --> 11:21:49,335 AND WHAT'S EVEN MORE INCREDIBLY 3764 11:21:49,335 --> 11:21:51,070 IMPORTANT THAN THAT IS FOR THOSE 3765 11:21:51,070 --> 11:21:53,839 WHO NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE HELP. 3766 11:21:53,839 --> 11:21:55,307 WE HAVEN'T BEEN HELPING THEM ON 3767 11:21:55,307 --> 11:21:56,609 WEEKENDS, AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN 3768 11:21:56,609 --> 11:21:58,444 HELPING THEM ON BREAKS. AND WHEN 3769 11:21:58,444 --> 11:22:01,547 THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT 3770 11:22:01,547 --> 11:22:03,916 SAFE PLACE IN THEIR LIFE, THEY 3771 11:22:03,916 --> 11:22:05,618 SHOULD STILL HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD 3772 11:22:05,618 --> 11:22:07,453 SO THAT THEY ARE NOT HUNGRY WHEN 3773 11:22:07,453 --> 11:22:09,421 THEY'RE NOT AT SCHOOL. AND SO 3774 11:22:09,421 --> 11:22:10,789 THAT IS JUST WHAT'S INCREDIBLY 3775 11:22:10,789 --> 11:22:13,592 IMPORTANT. I CANNOT THANK 3776 11:22:13,592 --> 11:22:17,329 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND COUNCIL 3777 11:22:17,329 --> 11:22:17,896 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH FOR 3778 11:22:17,896 --> 11:22:19,098 BRINGING FORWARD THE WEEKEND 3779 11:22:19,098 --> 11:22:19,732 MEALS PROPOSAL THAT IS NOW GOING 3780 11:22:19,732 --> 11:22:21,800 TO FUND WEEKEND AND BREAK MEALS 3781 11:22:21,800 --> 11:22:25,371 FOR SIX YEARS., AND I'M ALSO 3782 11:22:25,371 --> 11:22:26,972 EXCITED THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO 3783 11:22:26,972 --> 11:22:28,841 FIND A ONE TIME FUNDING SOURCE 3784 11:22:28,841 --> 11:22:31,010 TO TAKE CARE OF THE NEXT SCHOOL 3785 11:22:31,010 --> 11:22:31,710 YEAR. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING 3786 11:22:31,710 --> 11:22:33,612 TO PASS IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER 3787 11:22:33,612 --> 11:22:35,114 FOSTER. AND THEN COUNCIL 3788 11:22:35,114 --> 11:22:36,849 PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH IS, I 3789 11:22:36,849 --> 11:22:38,751 DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE OFFICIALLY 3790 11:22:38,751 --> 11:22:39,852 CO-SPONSORED THIS, BUT YOU ARE 3791 11:22:39,852 --> 11:22:41,921 CO-SPONSORS IN THE WHOLE 3792 11:22:41,921 --> 11:22:43,355 BEAUTIFUL DEAL HERE. SO IF 3793 11:22:43,355 --> 11:22:43,956 YOU'VE GOT ANYTHING TO SAY, 3794 11:22:43,956 --> 11:22:46,025 OVER TO YOU. 3795 11:22:46,025 --> 11:22:47,126 -- SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, 3796 11:22:47,126 --> 11:22:47,860 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I 3797 11:22:47,860 --> 11:22:49,928 APPRECIATE THAT, AND I WANT TO 3798 11:22:49,928 --> 11:22:51,096 APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND YOUR 3799 11:22:51,096 --> 11:22:52,731 PARTNERSHIP OVER THESE LAST 3800 11:22:52,731 --> 11:22:54,667 SEVERAL WEEKS., AND EXPRESS MY 3801 11:22:54,667 --> 11:22:56,669 GRATITUDE TO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 3802 11:22:56,669 --> 11:22:58,637 AS WELL FOR HER VISION AND 3803 11:22:58,637 --> 11:23:00,673 LEADERSHIP AND LONG HISTORY 3804 11:23:00,673 --> 11:23:01,407 WORKING ON FOOD ACCESS AND 3805 11:23:01,407 --> 11:23:03,842 MEALS. AND, I WILL ALSO JUST SAY 3806 11:23:03,842 --> 11:23:05,210 THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO 3807 11:23:05,210 --> 11:23:06,645 CAME OUT AND TESTIFIED. I KNOW 3808 11:23:06,645 --> 11:23:08,047 IT'S BEEN A BUSY COUPLE OF 3809 11:23:08,047 --> 11:23:10,182 WEEKS ON THIS TOPIC. AND I THINK 3810 11:23:10,182 --> 11:23:11,350 THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT 3811 11:23:11,350 --> 11:23:12,818 WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO A 3812 11:23:12,818 --> 11:23:15,154 PLACE WHERE WE ARE DOING BOTH 3813 11:23:15,154 --> 11:23:17,089 INVESTMENTS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT 3814 11:23:17,089 --> 11:23:19,224 STUDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY 3815 11:23:19,224 --> 11:23:20,993 ENROLLED IN, FREE AND REDUCED 3816 11:23:20,993 --> 11:23:22,628 LUNCH OR HAVE UNIVERSAL MEALS AT 3817 11:23:22,628 --> 11:23:24,697 THEIR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS THAT 3818 11:23:24,697 --> 11:23:26,732 SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE 3819 11:23:26,732 --> 11:23:28,133 REALLY RELYING ON THAT ACCESS. 3820 11:23:28,133 --> 11:23:31,136 AND SO THE ADDITION OF THE GIFT 3821 11:23:31,136 --> 11:23:31,770 CARDS AND VOUCHERS AND SUPPORT 3822 11:23:31,770 --> 11:23:33,772 FOR WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT IS GOING 3823 11:23:33,772 --> 11:23:35,140 TO BE AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT 3824 11:23:35,140 --> 11:23:36,976 ADDITION TO THEIR, TO THEIR 3825 11:23:36,976 --> 11:23:38,877 HEALTH., AND SO I'M REALLY 3826 11:23:38,877 --> 11:23:40,879 EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND REALLY 3827 11:23:40,879 --> 11:23:42,614 THRILLED THAT WE ARE GOING TO 3828 11:23:42,614 --> 11:23:44,083 ALSO IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SCHOOL 3829 11:23:44,083 --> 11:23:45,451 MEALS ON THIS EARLY TIMELINE OR 3830 11:23:45,451 --> 11:23:46,885 THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE THAT WAS 3831 11:23:46,885 --> 11:23:47,920 PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR. SO I WANT 3832 11:23:47,920 --> 11:23:50,055 TO JUST EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO 3833 11:23:50,055 --> 11:23:51,490 FOLKS. I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN A 3834 11:23:51,490 --> 11:23:53,158 LONG COUPLE OF WEEKS ON THIS 3835 11:23:53,158 --> 11:23:55,894 TOPIC, AND I THINK THAT WE'VE 3836 11:23:55,894 --> 11:23:56,495 ENDED IN A PLACE WHERE WE ARE 3837 11:23:56,495 --> 11:23:57,096 PUTTING OUR KIDS FIRST. AND I 3838 11:23:57,096 --> 11:23:58,197 THINK THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY 3839 11:23:58,197 --> 11:23:59,999 IMPORTANT AND WHAT MATTERS. SO 3840 11:23:59,999 --> 11:24:01,600 THANK YOU TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES, 3841 11:24:01,600 --> 11:24:02,901 FOR, FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS OVER 3842 11:24:02,901 --> 11:24:04,370 THE LAST FEW WEEKS. 3843 11:24:04,370 --> 11:24:06,271 -- WELL SAID. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3844 11:24:06,271 --> 11:24:07,573 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND I'LL 3845 11:24:07,573 --> 11:24:08,540 AND I'LL BE VERY BRIEF BECAUSE 3846 11:24:08,540 --> 11:24:10,376 I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LONG 3847 11:24:10,376 --> 11:24:12,544 DISCUSSION ABOUT, UNIVERSAL 3848 11:24:12,544 --> 11:24:13,712 MEALS AND SCHOOL AND FOOD 3849 11:24:13,712 --> 11:24:15,848 ACCESS. SO THANK YOU, 3850 11:24:15,848 --> 11:24:16,448 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND OUR 3851 11:24:16,448 --> 11:24:17,483 PHENOMENAL BUDGET CHAIR FOR YOUR 3852 11:24:17,483 --> 11:24:19,952 LEADERSHIP AND WORK ON THIS 3853 11:24:19,952 --> 11:24:20,953 BEHIND THE SCENES AND GETTING US 3854 11:24:20,953 --> 11:24:22,321 FORWARD TO THIS POINT. AND BIG 3855 11:24:22,321 --> 11:24:23,822 THANK YOU ALSO TO COUNCILMEMBER 3856 11:24:23,822 --> 11:24:25,958 FOSTER AND HER OFFICE AS WELL 3857 11:24:25,958 --> 11:24:27,826 FOR YOUR SUPPORT., EXPANDING 3858 11:24:27,826 --> 11:24:28,794 FOOD ACCESS THROUGH SCHOOL 3859 11:24:28,794 --> 11:24:29,528 BREAKS AND WEEKENDS, AS YOU ALL 3860 11:24:29,528 --> 11:24:31,430 HAVE SAID, IS VITAL TO 3861 11:24:31,430 --> 11:24:32,965 SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND 3862 11:24:32,965 --> 11:24:34,266 FAMILIES. ALSO BUILDING ON THE 3863 11:24:34,266 --> 11:24:36,869 FOUNDATION OF FREE UNIVERSAL 3864 11:24:36,869 --> 11:24:37,503 MEALS THAT ARE NOW GOING TO BE 3865 11:24:37,503 --> 11:24:41,407 OFFERED AT THE REST OF THE 51 3866 11:24:41,407 --> 11:24:43,609 SCHOOLS. EXCUSE ME, 53 SCHOOLS 3867 11:24:43,609 --> 11:24:45,477 THROUGHOUT SEATTLE THAT DO NOT 3868 11:24:45,477 --> 11:24:46,879 HAVE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH OR 3869 11:24:46,879 --> 11:24:48,714 EXCUSE ME, THAT DO NOT HAVE 3870 11:24:48,714 --> 11:24:49,348 UNIVERSAL MEALS. SO I THINK 3871 11:24:49,348 --> 11:24:51,250 THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS 3872 11:24:51,250 --> 11:24:54,887 WELL. AND I CANNOT BEGIN TO SEND 3873 11:24:54,887 --> 11:24:56,522 MY GRATITUDE, TO YOU. ALL THE 3874 11:24:56,522 --> 11:24:57,689 COLLEAGUES., BECAUSE FOR SOMEONE 3875 11:24:57,689 --> 11:24:59,324 TO BE ABLE TO HAVE DIGNITY, TO 3876 11:24:59,324 --> 11:25:03,095 BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FOOD DURING 3877 11:25:03,095 --> 11:25:04,329 BREAKS AND WEEKENDS IS SOMETHING 3878 11:25:04,329 --> 11:25:05,464 THAT I DON'T, THAT WE ALL, I 3879 11:25:05,464 --> 11:25:08,400 THINK OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED FOR 3880 11:25:08,400 --> 11:25:09,668 PEOPLE. SO THE DIGNITY TO CHOOSE 3881 11:25:09,668 --> 11:25:12,738 IS, IS KEY. AND ALSO THE ACCESS 3882 11:25:12,738 --> 11:25:16,308 FOR MCKINNEY-VENTO. WE HAVE 2000 3883 11:25:16,308 --> 11:25:17,576 FAMILIES THAT ARE HOMELESS 3884 11:25:17,576 --> 11:25:19,978 WITHIN OUR CITY THAT ARE WITHIN 3885 11:25:19,978 --> 11:25:22,080 THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 3886 11:25:22,080 --> 11:25:22,815 THROUGH THE MCKINNEY-VENTO 3887 11:25:22,815 --> 11:25:23,982 PROGRAM. AND THIS IS ALSO GOING 3888 11:25:23,982 --> 11:25:24,783 TO GO TO SUPPORT THEM AS WELL. 3889 11:25:24,783 --> 11:25:28,220 SO THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. 3890 11:25:28,220 --> 11:25:29,254 -- THANK YOU. 3891 11:25:29,254 --> 11:25:29,721 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 3892 11:25:29,721 --> 11:25:31,356 COLLEAGUES. OTHER DISCUSSION. 3893 11:25:31,356 --> 11:25:31,824 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3894 11:25:31,824 --> 11:25:34,126 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR., THANK YOU 3895 11:25:34,126 --> 11:25:35,661 FOR DIRECTOR PANUCCI I SHOULD 3896 11:25:35,661 --> 11:25:40,099 SAY THANK YOU FOR WORKING TO 3897 11:25:40,099 --> 11:25:42,000 FIND THE MONEY TO DELIVER ON A 3898 11:25:42,000 --> 11:25:43,602 PROMISE THAT WAS MADE TO KIDS 3899 11:25:43,602 --> 11:25:46,605 THAT THEY WOULD HAVE YOU. ANY 3900 11:25:46,605 --> 11:25:48,407 KID WHO AT SEATTLE PUBLIC 3901 11:25:48,407 --> 11:25:49,408 SCHOOLS CAN HAVE FREE BREAKFAST 3902 11:25:49,408 --> 11:25:50,843 AND LUNCH STARTING THIS SCHOOL 3903 11:25:50,843 --> 11:25:55,080 YEAR. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT 3904 11:25:55,080 --> 11:25:57,149 THE 3.9. IT LOOKS LIKE COMING 3905 11:25:57,149 --> 11:25:59,017 FROM THE NORTH GATE COMMONS 3906 11:25:59,017 --> 11:26:01,220 PROJECT. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM 3907 11:26:01,220 --> 11:26:03,755 THAT THAT MONEY WAS IN THE 2026 3908 11:26:03,755 --> 11:26:07,926 BUDGET, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO 3909 11:26:07,926 --> 11:26:08,227 BE NEEDED. 3910 11:26:08,227 --> 11:26:10,762 -- DIRECTOR. 3911 11:26:10,762 --> 11:26:14,099 -- THANK YOU., I, THE $5 MILLION 3912 11:26:14,099 --> 11:26:15,701 WAS ADDED IN THE 26 ADOPTED 3913 11:26:15,701 --> 11:26:17,936 BUDGET, AND IN FACT, IT WAS 3914 11:26:17,936 --> 11:26:19,471 PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR AND THEN 3915 11:26:19,471 --> 11:26:21,773 COUNCIL MOVED IT TO THE OFFICE 3916 11:26:21,773 --> 11:26:23,108 OF HOUSING'S BUDGET. I THINK IT 3917 11:26:23,108 --> 11:26:25,077 WAS ACTUALLY WORKING WITH 3918 11:26:25,077 --> 11:26:27,112 COUNCILMEMBER FOUR EXCUSE ME, 3919 11:26:27,112 --> 11:26:27,646 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND 3920 11:26:27,646 --> 11:26:29,181 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. THROUGH 3921 11:26:29,181 --> 11:26:30,282 CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SEATTLE 3922 11:26:30,282 --> 11:26:33,085 HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT IT WAS 3923 11:26:33,085 --> 11:26:34,353 DETERMINED THAT THE $20 MILLION 3924 11:26:34,353 --> 11:26:34,987 COMMITMENT FOR THE PROJECT WITH 3925 11:26:34,987 --> 11:26:36,889 THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 3926 11:26:36,889 --> 11:26:40,626 COULD BE REDUCED TO $15 MILLION. 3927 11:26:40,626 --> 11:26:42,361 I'LL BE HONEST, I WAS SORT OF 3928 11:26:42,361 --> 11:26:43,161 CONSIDERING SOME OF THIS MONEY 3929 11:26:43,161 --> 11:26:44,530 FOR OTHER THINGS, BUT I THINK 3930 11:26:44,530 --> 11:26:46,698 THIS IS A A GOOD COMPROMISE AND 3931 11:26:46,698 --> 11:26:48,867 A WAY FOR BOTH PROPOSALS AND THE 3932 11:26:48,867 --> 11:26:50,903 IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN FOOD 3933 11:26:50,903 --> 11:26:51,703 ACCESS TO MOVE FORWARD. SO I 3934 11:26:51,703 --> 11:26:53,038 APPRECIATE I JUST WANT TO TAKE 3935 11:26:53,038 --> 11:26:55,173 AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO THANK THE 3936 11:26:55,173 --> 11:26:57,009 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBER 3937 11:26:57,009 --> 11:26:57,643 FOSTER CHAIR STRAUSS, AND ALL OF 3938 11:26:57,643 --> 11:27:01,079 YOU, FOR WORKING WITH US TO COME 3939 11:27:01,079 --> 11:27:02,581 TO A PATH FORWARD TO GET THIS 3940 11:27:02,581 --> 11:27:04,082 BOTH FUNDINGS IN PLACE THIS 3941 11:27:04,082 --> 11:27:05,884 YEAR. BUT YES, THAT IS THE 3942 11:27:05,884 --> 11:27:07,186 UNDERSTANDING THAT THE $20 3943 11:27:07,186 --> 11:27:08,520 MILLION COMMITMENT WILL BE 3944 11:27:08,520 --> 11:27:11,657 REDUCED TO 5 MILLION. IT'S NOT 3945 11:27:11,657 --> 11:27:13,692 NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT TO 3946 11:27:13,692 --> 11:27:14,760 PROCEED, BUT THAT $15 MILLION IS 3947 11:27:14,760 --> 11:27:16,695 CRITICAL. AND AS CHAIR STRAUSS 3948 11:27:16,695 --> 11:27:18,797 SAID, IF NECESSARY, WE WILL WORK 3949 11:27:18,797 --> 11:27:20,299 TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY A SOLUTION 3950 11:27:20,299 --> 11:27:21,466 IN THE FUTURE. IF IT COMES TO 3951 11:27:21,466 --> 11:27:23,969 THAT 3952 11:27:23,969 --> 11:27:24,369 -- CHAIR, PLEASE. 3953 11:27:24,369 --> 11:27:27,472 -- THANK YOU. ALI. SO I'M 3954 11:27:27,472 --> 11:27:27,973 UNDERSTANDING BOTH THIS 3955 11:27:27,973 --> 11:27:30,642 AMENDMENT AND THE NEXT ONE ARE 3956 11:27:30,642 --> 11:27:32,110 GETTING COVERED BY THE 5 MILLION 3957 11:27:32,110 --> 11:27:34,947 THAT THE PROJECT WILL NOT BE 3958 11:27:34,947 --> 11:27:36,248 NEEDING. CORRECT. I JUST WANT TO 3959 11:27:36,248 --> 11:27:37,649 MAKE SURE THAT I'M REALLY CLEAR 3960 11:27:37,649 --> 11:27:39,151 AS TO WHERE THIS MONEY IS 3961 11:27:39,151 --> 11:27:40,819 COMING, BECAUSE AGAIN. 3962 11:27:40,819 --> 11:27:42,955 -- THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING 3963 11:27:42,955 --> 11:27:44,489 -- OKAY., AND THEN I'LL SAY 3964 11:27:44,489 --> 11:27:48,060 CHAIR, THIS IDEA OF UNDERSPEND 3965 11:27:48,060 --> 11:27:50,462 AT THIS MID-YEAR POINT IS NOT 3966 11:27:50,462 --> 11:27:55,267 ACTUALLY REALISTIC. UNDERSPEND 3967 11:27:55,267 --> 11:27:55,867 COMES AT THE END OF THE YEAR 3968 11:27:55,867 --> 11:27:57,369 WHEN WE KNOW WHAT, WHAT MONEY 3969 11:27:57,369 --> 11:28:01,139 WAS ACTUALLY NOT SPENT. SO 3970 11:28:01,139 --> 11:28:03,408 ANYTHING THAT WE REALLOCATE AT 3971 11:28:03,408 --> 11:28:05,010 THE MID-YEAR AND THAT WE'RE 3972 11:28:05,010 --> 11:28:06,278 CALLING, IT'S REALLY PROJECTED 3973 11:28:06,278 --> 11:28:07,479 UNDERSPEND THAT WE'RE NOT SURE 3974 11:28:07,479 --> 11:28:10,816 WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. SO THIS IS 3975 11:28:10,816 --> 11:28:13,785 WHY I HAVE THIS CONCERN ABOUT 3976 11:28:13,785 --> 11:28:16,688 USING WHAT IS GETTING LABELED AS 3977 11:28:16,688 --> 11:28:18,757 UNDERSPEND. WE'RE BASICALLY JUST 3978 11:28:18,757 --> 11:28:20,959 TAKING 20, $26 AND REALLOCATING 3979 11:28:20,959 --> 11:28:23,662 WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT WE ARE 3980 11:28:23,662 --> 11:28:26,865 FORGOING. IN THIS CASE. ALI, I 3981 11:28:26,865 --> 11:28:28,500 APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE AND I 3982 11:28:28,500 --> 11:28:30,769 APPRECIATE SHA BEING HERE TO 3983 11:28:30,769 --> 11:28:32,170 CONFIRM THAT THAT MONEY IS NOT 3984 11:28:32,170 --> 11:28:34,339 NEEDED. SO IT IS AVAILABLE TO 3985 11:28:34,339 --> 11:28:36,041 REALLOCATE FOR THIS PURPOSE. IT 3986 11:28:36,041 --> 11:28:37,676 IS ONE TIME. SO IT IS NOT A 3987 11:28:37,676 --> 11:28:40,012 CONCERN ABOUT ONGOING. SOME 3988 11:28:40,012 --> 11:28:41,380 OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD BE 3989 11:28:41,380 --> 11:28:43,348 ONGOING WOULD HAVE A CONCERN, 3990 11:28:43,348 --> 11:28:45,684 PARTICULARLY REGARDING SINCE 3991 11:28:45,684 --> 11:28:47,452 WE'RE FACED WITH THIS BUDGET 3992 11:28:47,452 --> 11:28:50,389 DEFICIT. SO IN THIS CASE, SINCE 3993 11:28:50,389 --> 11:28:52,224 I KNOW AND IT'S CONFIRMED WE'RE 3994 11:28:52,224 --> 11:28:57,095 NOT USING THE MONEY, THEN I WILL 3995 11:28:57,095 --> 11:28:57,596 SUPPORT THESE COUPLE OF 3996 11:28:57,596 --> 11:28:59,564 AMENDMENTS. YOU KNOW, WITH THE 3997 11:28:59,564 --> 11:29:01,199 CAVEAT THAT THIS IS MY CONCERN. 3998 11:29:01,199 --> 11:29:02,634 IT COMES FROM SOMEWHERE. IT 3999 11:29:02,634 --> 11:29:05,237 COMES FROM THE FACT THAT AT THE 4000 11:29:05,237 --> 11:29:07,572 MID-YEAR, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT 4001 11:29:07,572 --> 11:29:08,974 QUOTE, UNQUOTE UNDERSPEND, IT'S 4002 11:29:08,974 --> 11:29:09,875 NOT TRUE. UNDERSPEND COMES AT 4003 11:29:09,875 --> 11:29:11,343 THE END OF THE YEAR. AND THEN 4004 11:29:11,343 --> 11:29:13,879 IT'S OFTEN USED TO ALI'S POINT 4005 11:29:13,879 --> 11:29:15,580 THAT SHE MADE A MINUTE AGO., 4006 11:29:15,580 --> 11:29:18,984 IT'S, IT'S USED TO MAKE UP 4007 11:29:18,984 --> 11:29:20,786 WHATEVER MONEY WE'RE GOING TO 4008 11:29:20,786 --> 11:29:21,420 NEED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AND 4009 11:29:21,420 --> 11:29:23,355 I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. 4010 11:29:23,355 --> 11:29:26,925 THAT IS THE PIECE THAT I'M 4011 11:29:26,925 --> 11:29:27,526 CONCERNED THAT IS LACKING THE 4012 11:29:27,526 --> 11:29:29,928 TRANSPARENCY HERE. CHAIR, SO WE 4013 11:29:29,928 --> 11:29:32,564 CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE. BUT THERE 4014 11:29:32,564 --> 11:29:34,099 IS A TRANSPARENCY ISSUE WITH 4015 11:29:34,099 --> 11:29:35,367 THESE DOLLARS, AND WE WANT TO 4016 11:29:35,367 --> 11:29:36,902 MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS 4017 11:29:36,902 --> 11:29:40,972 REALLY CLEAR., WHEN WE'RE HAVING 4018 11:29:40,972 --> 11:29:43,775 THESE CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU. 4019 11:29:43,775 --> 11:29:45,510 -- THANK YOU. AND I THIS FUNDING 4020 11:29:45,510 --> 11:29:48,980 WAS PUT IN THE BUDGET WITH THE 4021 11:29:48,980 --> 11:29:49,514 ADVOCACY OF COUNCILMEMBER 4022 11:29:49,514 --> 11:29:50,082 JUAREZ. I'VE TALKED TO 4023 11:29:50,082 --> 11:29:52,117 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. SHE'S 4024 11:29:52,117 --> 11:29:54,519 GOOD. I WILL ALSO SAY, JUST FOR 4025 11:29:54,519 --> 11:29:56,922 CLARITY, THERE IS A $15 MILLION 4026 11:29:56,922 --> 11:29:59,024 BUCKET THAT IS BEING USED. 4027 11:29:59,024 --> 11:30:00,926 THERE'S A $5 MILLION BUCKET 4028 11:30:00,926 --> 11:30:03,628 THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE USED AT 4029 11:30:03,628 --> 11:30:07,065 THIS TIME, BUT MAY NEED TO BE 4030 11:30:07,065 --> 11:30:08,834 USED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. AND SO 4031 11:30:08,834 --> 11:30:11,336 WE ARE ABLE TO USE THOSE ONE 4032 11:30:11,336 --> 11:30:11,970 TIME DOLLARS NOW. AND I LOOKED 4033 11:30:11,970 --> 11:30:12,504 EVERYBODY IN THE EYE AND 4034 11:30:12,504 --> 11:30:13,705 EVERYBODY SAID THAT THEY WILL 4035 11:30:13,705 --> 11:30:14,706 REPLENISH THESE FUNDS. IF WE GET 4036 11:30:14,706 --> 11:30:16,141 TO A PLACE WHERE WE NEED THEM. 4037 11:30:16,141 --> 11:30:17,576 SO AS LONG AS WE'RE GOOD THERE, 4038 11:30:17,576 --> 11:30:20,979 I THINK WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. 4039 11:30:20,979 --> 11:30:22,180 WELL, WE'RE ALL JUST VERY 4040 11:30:22,180 --> 11:30:25,951 EXCITED TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS 4041 11:30:25,951 --> 11:30:27,285 ARE FED. NO FINAL COMMENTS. I'M 4042 11:30:27,285 --> 11:30:30,188 GOING TO ASK. I'M GOING TO MOVE 4043 11:30:30,188 --> 11:30:30,822 AMENDMENT FOUR AGAIN BECAUSE I 4044 11:30:30,822 --> 11:30:31,990 WE'VE BEEN TALKING SO MUCH, I 4045 11:30:31,990 --> 11:30:32,691 CAN'T REMEMBER IF I MOVED IT. 4046 11:30:32,691 --> 11:30:33,992 I'M GOING TO MOVE. AMENDMENT 4047 11:30:33,992 --> 11:30:35,894 FOUR, COUNCIL BILL 121253. IS 4048 11:30:35,894 --> 11:30:37,195 THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOVED IN 4049 11:30:37,195 --> 11:30:37,963 SECOND. AND WILL THE CLERK 4050 11:30:37,963 --> 11:30:43,969 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 4051 11:30:43,969 --> 11:30:44,503 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 4052 11:30:44,503 --> 11:30:45,837 -- AYE. 4053 11:30:45,837 --> 11:30:46,304 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 4054 11:30:46,304 --> 11:30:47,539 HOLLINGSWORTH YES. COUNCILMEMBER 4055 11:30:47,539 --> 11:30:49,875 SAKA. I VICE CHAIR. 4056 11:30:49,875 --> 11:30:53,745 -- RIVERA AYE. 4057 11:30:53,745 --> 11:30:54,212 -- CHAIR STRAUSS AYE. 4058 11:30:54,212 --> 11:30:55,747 -- THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR ZERO 4059 11:30:55,747 --> 11:30:57,282 OPPOSED. 4060 11:30:57,282 --> 11:31:00,018 -- THANK YOU. AMENDMENT FOUR TO 4061 11:31:00,018 --> 11:31:01,787 COUNCIL BILL 121253 PASSES. WE 4062 11:31:01,787 --> 11:31:04,790 WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT 4063 11:31:04,790 --> 11:31:06,391 NUMBER FIVE., I WILL ON BEHALF 4064 11:31:06,391 --> 11:31:08,026 OF COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, MOVE 4065 11:31:08,026 --> 11:31:09,628 AMENDMENT FIVE TO COUNCIL BILL 4066 11:31:09,628 --> 11:31:11,997 121253. IS THERE A SECOND? 4067 11:31:11,997 --> 11:31:12,531 -- SECOND. 4068 11:31:12,531 --> 11:31:13,532 -- THANK YOU. BEEN MOVED AND 4069 11:31:13,532 --> 11:31:14,733 SECONDED. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO 4070 11:31:14,733 --> 11:31:16,067 BRIEF THE AMENDMENT AND THEN 4071 11:31:16,067 --> 11:31:17,669 I'LL TURN IT OVER TO 4072 11:31:17,669 --> 11:31:18,136 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 4073 11:31:18,136 --> 11:31:19,337 -- AMENDMENT FIVE, VERSION ONE, 4074 11:31:19,337 --> 11:31:20,372 SPONSORED BY CHAIR STRAUSS ON 4075 11:31:20,372 --> 11:31:23,408 BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 4076 11:31:23,408 --> 11:31:25,610 WOULD REALLOCATE 300,000 4077 11:31:25,610 --> 11:31:28,180 JUMPSTART FUND TO HSD FOR 4078 11:31:28,180 --> 11:31:28,680 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS 4079 11:31:28,680 --> 11:31:29,447 PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER, 4080 11:31:29,447 --> 11:31:34,419 FOOD ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT 4081 11:31:34,419 --> 11:31:37,155 AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES., 4082 11:31:37,155 --> 11:31:38,390 THIS ITEM WOULD ADD $300,000 4083 11:31:38,390 --> 11:31:38,924 JUMPSTART FUND INTO HUMAN 4084 11:31:38,924 --> 11:31:40,859 SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT A 4085 11:31:40,859 --> 11:31:43,461 FUNDING PROCESS FOR LGBTQ 4086 11:31:43,461 --> 11:31:45,730 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND IT IS 4087 11:31:45,730 --> 11:31:47,833 THE INTENT OF THE AMENDMENTS 4088 11:31:47,833 --> 11:31:49,401 AUTHORED THAT THESE FUNDS ARE 4089 11:31:49,401 --> 11:31:50,068 AWARDED FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S 4090 11:31:50,068 --> 11:31:51,636 WORK TO PROVIDE OR CONNECT 4091 11:31:51,636 --> 11:31:53,972 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EMERGENCY 4092 11:31:53,972 --> 11:31:56,141 SHELTER, HOUSING, FOOD ACCESS, 4093 11:31:56,141 --> 11:31:57,576 EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND OTHER 4094 11:31:57,576 --> 11:32:00,111 ESSENTIAL NEEDS. THIS INCREASE 4095 11:32:00,111 --> 11:32:01,446 IS FUNDED BY REDUCING THE 4096 11:32:01,446 --> 11:32:03,915 APPROPRIATION FROM THE JUMPSTART 4097 11:32:03,915 --> 11:32:05,717 FUND FOR THE NORTHGATE COMMENTS 4098 11:32:05,717 --> 11:32:07,853 PROJECT AS WELL. CENTRAL STAFF 4099 11:32:07,853 --> 11:32:09,654 UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SUFFICIENT 4100 11:32:09,654 --> 11:32:11,656 FUNDING REMAINS AFTER THIS 4101 11:32:11,656 --> 11:32:12,190 REDUCTION TO COMPLETE THE 4102 11:32:12,190 --> 11:32:14,125 PROJECT AND ANY REMAINING 4103 11:32:14,125 --> 11:32:16,695 SURPLUS PROJECTS AT THE END OF 4104 11:32:16,695 --> 11:32:18,697 THE YEAR WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO 4105 11:32:18,697 --> 11:32:19,297 OFFSET POTENTIAL CUTS IN THE 4106 11:32:19,297 --> 11:32:21,032 2027 BUDGET 4107 11:32:21,032 --> 11:32:22,100 -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 4108 11:32:22,100 --> 11:32:23,301 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YOU ARE 4109 11:32:23,301 --> 11:32:23,835 RECOGNIZED TO BRIEF YOUR 4110 11:32:23,835 --> 11:32:25,103 AMENDMENT. 4111 11:32:25,103 --> 11:32:26,571 -- THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, 4112 11:32:26,571 --> 11:32:27,172 CHAIR STRAUSS, FOR SPONSORING 4113 11:32:27,172 --> 11:32:28,607 THIS AMENDMENT ON MY BEHALF, AS 4114 11:32:28,607 --> 11:32:30,175 I DO NOT SIT ON THIS COMMITTEE, 4115 11:32:30,175 --> 11:32:32,210 I TRULY APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE 4116 11:32:32,210 --> 11:32:33,478 CONSIDERING THIS AMENDMENT TO 4117 11:32:33,478 --> 11:32:35,247 THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TODAY. 4118 11:32:35,247 --> 11:32:37,849 COLLEAGUES, THIS AMENDMENT WOULD 4119 11:32:37,849 --> 11:32:38,984 REALLOCATE $300,000 IN ONE TIME 4120 11:32:38,984 --> 11:32:40,852 FUNDING TO THE HUMAN SERVICES 4121 11:32:40,852 --> 11:32:41,953 DEPARTMENT TO GRANT FUNDING TO 4122 11:32:41,953 --> 11:32:45,790 COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS 4123 11:32:45,790 --> 11:32:46,391 SUPPORTING LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS 4124 11:32:46,391 --> 11:32:48,527 WITH ESSENTIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING 4125 11:32:48,527 --> 11:32:49,828 MOST, NAMELY SUPPORT WITH 4126 11:32:49,828 --> 11:32:51,630 EMERGENCY SHELTER, HOUSING, FOOD 4127 11:32:51,630 --> 11:32:53,365 ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, AND 4128 11:32:53,365 --> 11:32:55,533 MORE. AS WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER 4129 11:32:55,533 --> 11:32:58,103 RELATED TO FUND SOURCE. GRATEFUL 4130 11:32:58,103 --> 11:32:59,804 THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 4131 11:32:59,804 --> 11:33:00,872 ONE TIME FUNDING HERE. I WANT TO 4132 11:33:00,872 --> 11:33:02,574 PERSONALLY STATE MY COMMITMENT 4133 11:33:02,574 --> 11:33:04,075 TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DELIVERING 4134 11:33:04,075 --> 11:33:05,510 ON THE NORTHGATE COMMONS 4135 11:33:05,510 --> 11:33:06,645 PROJECT, AND THANK YOU, 4136 11:33:06,645 --> 11:33:07,712 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRANDON, FOR 4137 11:33:07,712 --> 11:33:09,447 BEING HERE TODAY. APPRECIATE 4138 11:33:09,447 --> 11:33:11,516 YOUR PARTNERSHIP. DURING LAST 4139 11:33:11,516 --> 11:33:13,251 YEAR'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET 4140 11:33:13,251 --> 11:33:14,686 PROCESS, I SUPPORTED A ONE TIME 4141 11:33:14,686 --> 11:33:17,188 ALLOCATION OF $300,000 TO THE 4142 11:33:17,188 --> 11:33:19,090 OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE 4143 11:33:19,090 --> 11:33:20,892 AFFAIRS TO SUPPORT URGENT AND 4144 11:33:20,892 --> 11:33:21,459 EMERGING ISSUES FACING OUR 4145 11:33:21,459 --> 11:33:23,094 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY. 4146 11:33:23,094 --> 11:33:24,930 IN. TODAY'S AMENDMENT WAS 4147 11:33:24,930 --> 11:33:26,231 DRAFTED IN A SIMILAR SPIRIT. 4148 11:33:26,231 --> 11:33:27,632 THIS AMENDMENT RESPONDS TO THE 4149 11:33:27,632 --> 11:33:29,801 ONGOING CRISIS AND DISPLACEMENT 4150 11:33:29,801 --> 11:33:31,369 OF QUEER, TRANSGENDER, AND 4151 11:33:31,369 --> 11:33:32,470 GENDER NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE 4152 11:33:32,470 --> 11:33:34,539 THAT ARE SEEKING REFUGE FROM 4153 11:33:34,539 --> 11:33:35,106 HOSTILE JURISDICTIONS FROM 4154 11:33:35,106 --> 11:33:37,542 ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NOW, AS YOU 4155 11:33:37,542 --> 11:33:39,144 MAY RECALL, COUNCIL WAS BRIEFED 4156 11:33:39,144 --> 11:33:40,879 ON THIS MATTER MOST RECENTLY 4157 11:33:40,879 --> 11:33:42,681 DURING THE JUNE SELECT COMMITTEE 4158 11:33:42,681 --> 11:33:44,015 ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND 4159 11:33:44,015 --> 11:33:45,617 POLICY CHANGES, WHERE WE HEARD 4160 11:33:45,617 --> 11:33:46,217 DIRECTLY FROM COMMUNITY ABOUT 4161 11:33:46,217 --> 11:33:48,386 URGENT NEEDS RELATED TO HOUSING, 4162 11:33:48,386 --> 11:33:49,554 EMPLOYMENT, FOOD AND HEALTH CARE 4163 11:33:49,554 --> 11:33:51,089 SUPPORT. BUT THIS HAS BEEN A 4164 11:33:51,089 --> 11:33:52,524 CONTINUATION OF A DISCUSSION 4165 11:33:52,524 --> 11:33:53,658 THAT BEGAN LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD 4166 11:33:53,658 --> 11:33:54,793 LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT, QUEER 4167 11:33:54,793 --> 11:33:57,462 POWER ALLIANCE AND PRO-CHOICE 4168 11:33:57,462 --> 11:33:58,930 WASHINGTON, ALSO AT THE 4169 11:33:58,930 --> 11:34:00,599 COMMITTEE TABLE, DISCUSSING 4170 11:34:00,599 --> 11:34:02,267 ACCESS TO AFFIRMING CARE IN OUR 4171 11:34:02,267 --> 11:34:04,369 STATE. SO AS MY OFFICE HAS 4172 11:34:04,369 --> 11:34:05,937 ENGAGED WITH TRANSIT 4173 11:34:05,937 --> 11:34:07,305 ORGANIZATIONS AND MUTUAL AID 4174 11:34:07,305 --> 11:34:09,040 GROUPS, WE'VE ONLY HEARD THE 4175 11:34:09,040 --> 11:34:10,208 NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT GROW 4176 11:34:10,208 --> 11:34:12,177 AS MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THE 4177 11:34:12,177 --> 11:34:13,878 SEATTLE AREA. INTERNAL 4178 11:34:13,878 --> 11:34:15,280 DISPLACEMENT OF TRANS PEOPLE IS 4179 11:34:15,280 --> 11:34:15,914 HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY DUE 4180 11:34:15,914 --> 11:34:18,483 TO ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATION 4181 11:34:18,483 --> 11:34:20,485 SWEEPING STATE LEGISLATURES. IN 4182 11:34:20,485 --> 11:34:22,854 2026. TODAY, I CHECKED THE 4183 11:34:22,854 --> 11:34:24,756 NUMBERS 813 BILLS ARE UNDER 4184 11:34:24,756 --> 11:34:25,290 CONSIDERATION ACROSS THE 4185 11:34:25,290 --> 11:34:26,558 COUNTRY. THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY 4186 11:34:26,558 --> 11:34:28,660 IMPACT TRANS AND GENDER 4187 11:34:28,660 --> 11:34:30,261 NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE. 62 PIECES 4188 11:34:30,261 --> 11:34:31,396 OF LEGISLATION HAVE PASSED THIS 4189 11:34:31,396 --> 11:34:33,832 YEAR ALONE, AND THAT IS IN LARGE 4190 11:34:33,832 --> 11:34:35,333 PART, WHAT IS FUELING THE 4191 11:34:35,333 --> 11:34:36,635 INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLE 4192 11:34:36,635 --> 11:34:38,837 AND FOLKS COMING TO OUR REGION. 4193 11:34:38,837 --> 11:34:39,738 NOW, AS STATED, THIS FUNDING 4194 11:34:39,738 --> 11:34:41,206 WOULD BE GOING TOWARDS EMERGENCY 4195 11:34:41,206 --> 11:34:42,741 SHELTER, HOUSING, FOOD ACCESS, 4196 11:34:42,741 --> 11:34:43,942 EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND OTHER 4197 11:34:43,942 --> 11:34:45,610 ESSENTIAL NEEDS. AND I'VE BEEN 4198 11:34:45,610 --> 11:34:46,911 AFFIRMED BY HSD THAT THEY ARE 4199 11:34:46,911 --> 11:34:49,280 ABLE TO TAKE ON THIS CONTRACT. 4200 11:34:49,280 --> 11:34:51,483 SO WHILE THIS IS ONE TIME 4201 11:34:51,483 --> 11:34:52,851 FUNDING, I RECOGNIZE IT IS NOT 4202 11:34:52,851 --> 11:34:53,518 ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE FULL NEED, 4203 11:34:53,518 --> 11:34:55,553 BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A START 4204 11:34:55,553 --> 11:34:56,321 AND SIGNALS OUR COMMITMENT THAT 4205 11:34:56,321 --> 11:34:58,123 THE CITY OF SEATTLE WILL REMAIN 4206 11:34:58,123 --> 11:34:59,658 A WELCOMING CITY TO THE QUEER 4207 11:34:59,658 --> 11:35:02,060 AND TRANS COMMUNITY. THIS 4208 11:35:02,060 --> 11:35:04,129 APARTMENT. THIS AMENDMENT HAS 4209 11:35:04,129 --> 11:35:06,698 THE SUPPORT OF A NUMBER OF OUR 4210 11:35:06,698 --> 11:35:07,165 LGBTQIA OR COMMUNITY 4211 11:35:07,165 --> 11:35:07,999 ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HEARD FROM 4212 11:35:07,999 --> 11:35:09,401 TODAY AND PUBLIC COMMENT. AND I 4213 11:35:09,401 --> 11:35:11,202 DO WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO 4214 11:35:11,202 --> 11:35:12,704 THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED 4215 11:35:12,704 --> 11:35:14,706 CARE AND SUPPORT FOR OUR 4216 11:35:14,706 --> 11:35:15,306 COMMUNITY MEMBERS DURING THIS 4217 11:35:15,306 --> 11:35:17,142 TIME. THANK YOU AND COLLEAGUES. 4218 11:35:17,142 --> 11:35:18,576 I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT 4219 11:35:18,576 --> 11:35:20,078 TODAY. THANK YOU. 4220 11:35:20,078 --> 11:35:23,581 -- THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. ANY 4221 11:35:23,581 --> 11:35:26,251 QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? FINAL 4222 11:35:26,251 --> 11:35:27,552 WORDS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 4223 11:35:27,552 --> 11:35:28,553 CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT FIVE 4224 11:35:28,553 --> 11:35:32,457 TO COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, 1253 4225 11:35:32,457 --> 11:35:32,924 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 4226 11:35:32,924 --> 11:35:33,591 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AND THEN 4227 11:35:33,591 --> 11:35:35,293 WE'LL CALL AND THEN WE'LL GO 4228 11:35:35,293 --> 11:35:37,362 BACK OVER TO YOU, SIR. 4229 11:35:37,362 --> 11:35:38,897 -- THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO 4230 11:35:38,897 --> 11:35:39,898 TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY. I SAID 4231 11:35:39,898 --> 11:35:41,900 THIS IN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE 4232 11:35:41,900 --> 11:35:45,703 AND CHAIR COMMENT, AND I THINK 4233 11:35:45,703 --> 11:35:48,540 IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ECHOED OUT 4234 11:35:48,540 --> 11:35:49,774 THAT, I NOTED THAT THERE WAS AN 4235 11:35:49,774 --> 11:35:51,543 OP ED BY JESSE DAVIS WHO'S PART 4236 11:35:51,543 --> 11:35:54,512 OF THE COMMISSION. THE CITY'S 4237 11:35:54,512 --> 11:35:56,948 COMMISSION. AND IN THAT OP ED, 4238 11:35:56,948 --> 11:35:58,817 SHE NOTED THAT SHE AND OTHERS, 4239 11:35:58,817 --> 11:36:00,151 PARTICULARLY THE TRANS 4240 11:36:00,151 --> 11:36:01,052 COMMUNITY, ARE COMING TO 4241 11:36:01,052 --> 11:36:02,987 SEATTLE. THEY'RE NOT COMING 4242 11:36:02,987 --> 11:36:04,689 HERE FOR POLITICAL IDEOLOGY, BUT 4243 11:36:04,689 --> 11:36:06,458 RATHER THEY'RE COMING HERE FOR 4244 11:36:06,458 --> 11:36:08,326 SURVIVAL AND FROM A PUBLIC 4245 11:36:08,326 --> 11:36:08,893 SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, I THINK 4246 11:36:08,893 --> 11:36:11,930 IT'S IMPORTANT TO ECHO THAT AND 4247 11:36:11,930 --> 11:36:13,231 GIVE VOICE TO THAT. AND, AND 4248 11:36:13,231 --> 11:36:15,667 IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE AS A 4249 11:36:15,667 --> 11:36:17,602 CITY AND INCLUDED WITHIN THE 4250 11:36:17,602 --> 11:36:19,471 PUBLIC SAFETY REALM, SHOULD BE 4251 11:36:19,471 --> 11:36:23,741 MINDFUL OF AND WORKING TOWARDS, 4252 11:36:23,741 --> 11:36:24,476 YOU KNOW, ENSURING THAT, YOU 4253 11:36:24,476 --> 11:36:26,411 KNOW, WHILE HERE IN SEATTLE 4254 11:36:26,411 --> 11:36:27,846 THAT, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA OF 4255 11:36:27,846 --> 11:36:28,713 CREATING A SAFE SPACE IN OUR 4256 11:36:28,713 --> 11:36:32,150 CITY IS NOT JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, 4257 11:36:32,150 --> 11:36:33,051 CERTAIN PARTS, BUT FOR ALL OF US 4258 11:36:33,051 --> 11:36:36,154 TO INCLUDE THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY 4259 11:36:36,154 --> 11:36:37,589 AND SPECIFICALLY THE TRANS 4260 11:36:37,589 --> 11:36:40,492 COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, CHAIR. 4261 11:36:40,492 --> 11:36:41,192 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 4262 11:36:41,192 --> 11:36:41,559 HOLLINGSWORTH. 4263 11:36:41,559 --> 11:36:42,160 -- HEY, THANK YOU. JUST REAL 4264 11:36:42,160 --> 11:36:43,294 THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 4265 11:36:43,294 --> 11:36:45,330 HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY. 4266 11:36:45,330 --> 11:36:46,631 ALSO, I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK 4267 11:36:46,631 --> 11:36:48,533 YOU TO COUNCIL BECAUSE LAST YEAR 4268 11:36:48,533 --> 11:36:50,635 WE DID ADVOCATE SOME FUNDING TO 4269 11:36:50,635 --> 11:36:52,437 LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT AS WELL 4270 11:36:52,437 --> 11:36:54,005 WITH OUR OUR BUDGET. AND THAT 4271 11:36:54,005 --> 11:36:58,309 WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE AND PUT IN 4272 11:36:58,309 --> 11:36:59,878 THE CONSENSUS PACKAGE WITH, THE 4273 11:36:59,878 --> 11:37:01,146 CHAIR'S PACKAGE, EXCUSE ME WITH 4274 11:37:01,146 --> 11:37:02,847 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. SO JUST 4275 11:37:02,847 --> 11:37:03,515 WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR THE 4276 11:37:03,515 --> 11:37:04,983 RECORD. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4277 11:37:04,983 --> 11:37:07,318 RINCK SUPPORTING THIS TODAY 4278 11:37:07,318 --> 11:37:08,887 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. 4279 11:37:08,887 --> 11:37:11,089 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ANY FINAL 4280 11:37:11,089 --> 11:37:11,356 COMMENTS? 4281 11:37:11,356 --> 11:37:11,956 -- SIMPLY APPRECIATION TO THE 4282 11:37:11,956 --> 11:37:12,957 COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR 4283 11:37:12,957 --> 11:37:13,858 WORDS ON THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH 4284 11:37:13,858 --> 11:37:15,226 AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 4285 11:37:15,226 --> 11:37:15,627 THANK YOU CHAIR. 4286 11:37:15,627 --> 11:37:16,661 -- THANK. 4287 11:37:16,661 --> 11:37:17,462 -- YOU KINDLY. WILL THE CLERK 4288 11:37:17,462 --> 11:37:18,730 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 4289 11:37:18,730 --> 11:37:19,364 AMENDMENT FIVE TO COUNCIL BILL 4290 11:37:19,364 --> 11:37:22,133 ONE, TWO, ONE, 253. 4291 11:37:22,133 --> 11:37:24,836 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 4292 11:37:24,836 --> 11:37:25,069 -- AYE. 4293 11:37:25,069 --> 11:37:25,537 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 4294 11:37:25,537 --> 11:37:27,639 HOLLINGSWORTH. 4295 11:37:27,639 --> 11:37:27,872 -- YES. 4296 11:37:27,872 --> 11:37:28,373 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 4297 11:37:28,373 --> 11:37:29,474 -- AYE. 4298 11:37:29,474 --> 11:37:29,841 -- VICE CHAIR. 4299 11:37:29,841 --> 11:37:31,442 -- RIVERA AYE. 4300 11:37:31,442 --> 11:37:31,843 -- CHAIR STRAUSS. 4301 11:37:31,843 --> 11:37:34,078 -- AYE. 4302 11:37:34,078 --> 11:37:35,446 -- THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR ZERO 4303 11:37:35,446 --> 11:37:35,713 OPPOSED. 4304 11:37:35,713 --> 11:37:38,750 -- THANK YOU. AMENDMENT FIVE 4305 11:37:38,750 --> 11:37:41,219 COUNCIL BILL 121253 IS A PASSES 4306 11:37:41,219 --> 11:37:44,656 AND THE BILL IS AMENDED. WE'RE 4307 11:37:44,656 --> 11:37:47,692 NOW GOING TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT 4308 11:37:47,692 --> 11:37:49,394 TWO AMENDMENTS WHICH BOTH HAVE 4309 11:37:49,394 --> 11:37:52,330 TO DO WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD 4310 11:37:52,330 --> 11:37:55,333 IMPACT FRAMEWORK THAT HAS PROVEN 4311 11:37:55,333 --> 11:37:56,901 SUCCESSFUL IN OUR CITY. WE'VE 4312 11:37:56,901 --> 11:37:59,170 BEEN HAVING THE CONVERSATION 4313 11:37:59,170 --> 11:38:02,240 ABOUT ONGOING FUNDING VERSUS ONE 4314 11:38:02,240 --> 11:38:04,409 TIME FUNDING. THESE TWO 4315 11:38:04,409 --> 11:38:05,577 AMENDMENTS THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO 4316 11:38:05,577 --> 11:38:09,047 ENGAGE IN. DO CREATE ONGOING 4317 11:38:09,047 --> 11:38:12,650 FUNDING REQUIREMENTS, AND 4318 11:38:12,650 --> 11:38:16,154 THEY'RE NOT ONE TIME. OVERALL, 4319 11:38:16,154 --> 11:38:16,654 THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT 4320 11:38:16,654 --> 11:38:19,257 FRAMEWORK HAS BEEN EXTREMELY 4321 11:38:19,257 --> 11:38:22,193 SUCCESSFUL. THIS PILOT HAS 4322 11:38:22,193 --> 11:38:23,761 SCALED RAPIDLY AND IS DUE FOR AN 4323 11:38:23,761 --> 11:38:25,029 OVERALL CHECK IN. BECAUSE WE 4324 11:38:25,029 --> 11:38:26,564 HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT 4325 11:38:26,564 --> 11:38:27,699 AMBASSADOR CONTRACTS THAT ARE AT 4326 11:38:27,699 --> 11:38:30,368 DIFFERENT RATES AND DIFFERENT 4327 11:38:30,368 --> 11:38:32,170 SIZES, WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY 4328 11:38:32,170 --> 11:38:34,639 COORDINATORS IN DIFFERENT 4329 11:38:34,639 --> 11:38:37,208 NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE MAYBE NOT 4330 11:38:37,208 --> 11:38:39,377 ALL EVENED OUT ACROSS THE 4331 11:38:39,377 --> 11:38:41,212 BOARD., AND WE'VE GOT THIS MODEL 4332 11:38:41,212 --> 11:38:42,580 WORKING REALLY WELL IN A NUMBER 4333 11:38:42,580 --> 11:38:45,617 OF NEIGHBORHOODS. AND IT'S AT 4334 11:38:45,617 --> 11:38:47,952 THE GO TIME WHERE WE NEED TO 4335 11:38:47,952 --> 11:38:51,422 START RAPIDLY DEPLOYING THIS 4336 11:38:51,422 --> 11:38:52,090 MODEL THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. WE'VE 4337 11:38:52,090 --> 11:38:54,058 HAD THE PLAN TO TURN IT FROM 4338 11:38:54,058 --> 11:38:54,692 PILOT. WE'VE HAD THE PLAN TO 4339 11:38:54,692 --> 11:38:56,794 TURN IT FROM PROOF OF CONCEPT 4340 11:38:56,794 --> 11:39:00,765 INTO PILOT, INTO BEING DEPLOYED 4341 11:39:00,765 --> 11:39:01,766 INTO MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS. NOW 4342 11:39:01,766 --> 11:39:02,867 IS THE TIME THAT WE NEED TO HAVE 4343 11:39:02,867 --> 11:39:04,302 THAT CHECK IN SO THAT WE CAN 4344 11:39:04,302 --> 11:39:06,971 RIGHT SIZE ALL OF OUR 4345 11:39:06,971 --> 11:39:08,473 INVESTMENTS TO MAKE THAT NEXT 4346 11:39:08,473 --> 11:39:10,675 BIG JUMP, SO THAT NEIGHBORHOODS 4347 11:39:10,675 --> 11:39:13,044 FROM LAKE CITY TO RAINIER BEACH 4348 11:39:13,044 --> 11:39:14,012 OVER TO WHITE CENTER, EVEN 4349 11:39:14,012 --> 11:39:14,979 THOUGH IT'S UNINCORPORATED KING 4350 11:39:14,979 --> 11:39:16,047 COUNTY, IT'S STILL PART OF OUR 4351 11:39:16,047 --> 11:39:19,584 CITY OVER TO OTHER PARTS OF OUR 4352 11:39:19,584 --> 11:39:22,253 CITY. THESE AREAS NEED OUR 4353 11:39:22,253 --> 11:39:22,854 NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT FRAMEWORK 4354 11:39:22,854 --> 11:39:27,592 BECAUSE OF ITS SUCCESS., AND 4355 11:39:27,592 --> 11:39:29,294 THIS SUMMER, JUST AS WE'VE BEEN 4356 11:39:29,294 --> 11:39:31,362 GOING ALONG ON OUR EXPANSION 4357 11:39:31,362 --> 11:39:33,197 ROUTE THIS SUMMER, THE PLANNED 4358 11:39:33,197 --> 11:39:35,733 EXPANSION IS TO INCLUDE A 4359 11:39:35,733 --> 11:39:38,636 OUTREACH WORKER FOR CHINATOWN 4360 11:39:38,636 --> 11:39:40,071 INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. THE PLAN 4361 11:39:40,071 --> 11:39:42,106 HAD BEEN FOR, AND THAT'S BECAUSE 4362 11:39:42,106 --> 11:39:44,642 WE HAD ALREADY HAD AMBASSADORS 4363 11:39:44,642 --> 11:39:47,045 LAST YEAR FOR CAPITOL HILL AND 4364 11:39:47,045 --> 11:39:49,647 FIRST HILL. THE PLAN RIGHT NOW 4365 11:39:49,647 --> 11:39:50,815 IS FOR THAT PUBLIC SAFETY 4366 11:39:50,815 --> 11:39:52,984 COORDINATOR. AND THE NEXT STEP 4367 11:39:52,984 --> 11:39:56,554 IS AMBASSADORS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD 4368 11:39:56,554 --> 11:39:57,689 IMPACT FRAMEWORK DOES NEED TO 4369 11:39:57,689 --> 11:40:00,491 EXPAND AND WE NEED TO RIGHT SIZE 4370 11:40:00,491 --> 11:40:03,027 OUR INVESTMENTS AT THIS POINT 4371 11:40:03,027 --> 11:40:05,830 FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT 4372 11:40:05,830 --> 11:40:07,966 FRAMEWORK TO BE SUCCESSFUL, 4373 11:40:07,966 --> 11:40:10,001 EXPANDING BEYOND WHAT WE HAVE 4374 11:40:10,001 --> 11:40:10,902 PLANNED FOR. WE JUST NEED TO GET 4375 11:40:10,902 --> 11:40:14,472 OUR OWN PLAN IN ORDER. AND SO, 4376 11:40:14,472 --> 11:40:16,607 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, I'M BRINGING 4377 11:40:16,607 --> 11:40:18,476 THIS AMENDMENT ON YOUR BEHALF, 4378 11:40:18,476 --> 11:40:19,644 IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 4379 11:40:19,644 --> 11:40:20,912 MONTH, I'VE BROUGHT UP THE NEXT 4380 11:40:20,912 --> 11:40:23,448 STEPS FOR THE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD 4381 11:40:23,448 --> 11:40:24,515 IMPACT FRAMEWORK WITH THE CASE 4382 11:40:24,515 --> 11:40:25,883 MANAGER. I'VE BROUGHT THIS UP 4383 11:40:25,883 --> 11:40:27,285 SEVERAL TIMES WITH YOU., THREE 4384 11:40:27,285 --> 11:40:29,854 TIMES, I BELIEVE OVER THE LAST 4385 11:40:29,854 --> 11:40:31,556 MONTH. IS THERE A REASON THAT 4386 11:40:31,556 --> 11:40:32,190 THIS PROPOSAL WAS NOT DISCUSSED 4387 11:40:32,190 --> 11:40:33,791 IN ANY OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS 4388 11:40:33,791 --> 11:40:36,627 AND ONLY SHARED ON FRIDAY AS 4389 11:40:36,627 --> 11:40:39,697 PART OF THE POSTING OF THE 4390 11:40:39,697 --> 11:40:42,333 AGENDA?, 4391 11:40:42,333 --> 11:40:44,268 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS. 4392 11:40:44,268 --> 11:40:46,738 AND, MY APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE 4393 11:40:46,738 --> 11:40:50,508 ASK, PART OF THIS WAS RELATING 4394 11:40:50,508 --> 11:40:53,411 TO AND FIRST LET ME SAY, YOU 4395 11:40:53,411 --> 11:40:54,178 KNOW, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR 4396 11:40:54,178 --> 11:40:56,514 INCREDIBLE WORK ON THE 4397 11:40:56,514 --> 11:40:58,449 NEIGHBORHOOD FRAMEWORK AND 4398 11:40:58,449 --> 11:41:00,251 IMPACT FRAMEWORK AND FOR YOUR 4399 11:41:00,251 --> 11:41:04,255 LEADERSHIP ON THAT. AND, FOR 4400 11:41:04,255 --> 11:41:05,723 SPREADING THIS, THAT, THIS GOOD 4401 11:41:05,723 --> 11:41:07,225 WORK TO OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY, 4402 11:41:07,225 --> 11:41:08,826 INCLUDING IN THE CITY AND LITTLE 4403 11:41:08,826 --> 11:41:14,165 SAIGON. AND CERTAINLY WE'VE BEEN 4404 11:41:14,165 --> 11:41:15,566 WORKING WITH THE EXECUTIVE ON 4405 11:41:15,566 --> 11:41:17,268 MAKING SURE THEY HAVE BEEN 4406 11:41:17,268 --> 11:41:20,304 HIRING FOR LITTLE SAIGON IN THE 4407 11:41:20,304 --> 11:41:25,643 CITY., WE,, AS YOU PROBABLY 4408 11:41:25,643 --> 11:41:27,845 HEARD, NORTH BEACON HILL, THERE 4409 11:41:27,845 --> 11:41:30,381 ARE SOME ISSUES WHERE THE 4410 11:41:30,381 --> 11:41:35,019 ACTIVITY IN LITTLE SAIGON, GOES 4411 11:41:35,019 --> 11:41:36,554 OVER TO NORTH BEACON HILL AND IT 4412 11:41:36,554 --> 11:41:40,725 IS REACHING A CRISIS LEVEL AND 4413 11:41:40,725 --> 11:41:42,894 THERE ARE, THERE ARE WEIRD 4414 11:41:42,894 --> 11:41:44,328 JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES BETWEEN 4415 11:41:44,328 --> 11:41:46,864 THE SOUTH PRECINCT AND, THE WEST 4416 11:41:46,864 --> 11:41:48,933 PRECINCT., BECAUSE OF THE 4417 11:41:48,933 --> 11:41:51,836 JURISDICTIONAL DIVIDE, WE HAD 4418 11:41:51,836 --> 11:41:55,406 SPOKEN ABOUT WHETHER THE 4419 11:41:55,406 --> 11:41:56,040 NEIGHBORHOOD COORDINATOR COULD, 4420 11:41:56,040 --> 11:41:57,508 WORK ACROSS THAT BOUNDARY TO GO 4421 11:41:57,508 --> 11:42:00,978 TO NORTH BEACON HILL AND THEY 4422 11:42:00,978 --> 11:42:02,213 SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THEM 4423 11:42:02,213 --> 11:42:04,048 TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE CITY AND 4424 11:42:04,048 --> 11:42:07,018 LITTLE SAIGON. AND SO THAT WAS, 4425 11:42:07,018 --> 11:42:12,557 WHERE WE FELT THE NEED FOR, TO, 4426 11:42:12,557 --> 11:42:15,193 TO EXPAND THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD 4427 11:42:15,193 --> 11:42:17,228 FRAMEWORK ACROSS THE BRIDGE INTO 4428 11:42:17,228 --> 11:42:19,197 NORTH BEACON HILL AND TO NORTH 4429 11:42:19,197 --> 11:42:22,834 RAINIER WHERE, THERE, THESE ARE 4430 11:42:22,834 --> 11:42:26,037 THE HOTSPOTS, FOR CRIME IN 4431 11:42:26,037 --> 11:42:31,075 DISTRICT TWO AND AGAIN, THESE 4432 11:42:31,075 --> 11:42:32,743 ARE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE NOT, 4433 11:42:32,743 --> 11:42:35,012 YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY ONES THAT, 4434 11:42:35,012 --> 11:42:36,881 COME IN AND SORT OF RAISE THE 4435 11:42:36,881 --> 11:42:39,550 WHITE FLAG OR RAISE THE FLAG 4436 11:42:39,550 --> 11:42:42,153 LIGHTLY., BUT IT HAS GOTTEN TO 4437 11:42:42,153 --> 11:42:43,754 SUCH A CRISIS LEVEL THAT THEY'VE 4438 11:42:43,754 --> 11:42:47,191 BEEN CALLING OUT FOR HELP. SO MY 4439 11:42:47,191 --> 11:42:48,426 APOLOGIES AGAIN. AND I KNOW THIS 4440 11:42:48,426 --> 11:42:51,028 IS A BIG ASK AND CERTAINLY NOT 4441 11:42:51,028 --> 11:42:53,164 THE WAY I WOULD LIKE TO, DO IT 4442 11:42:53,164 --> 11:42:56,868 IN THE FUTURE. SO MY, MY SINCERE 4443 11:42:56,868 --> 11:42:58,603 APOLOGIES FOR THE LAST MINUTE, 4444 11:42:58,603 --> 11:43:00,805 LAST MINUTE REQUEST, INCLUDING 4445 11:43:00,805 --> 11:43:02,640 AN AMENDMENT THAT I JUST 4446 11:43:02,640 --> 11:43:03,741 CIRCULATED A MOMENT AGO. BUT I 4447 11:43:03,741 --> 11:43:07,912 WOULD, WOULD LOVE TO, TO MOVE IT 4448 11:43:07,912 --> 11:43:09,080 AND SPEAK TO IT A LITTLE BIT 4449 11:43:09,080 --> 11:43:12,683 MORE. IF THAT'S OKAY. 4450 11:43:12,683 --> 11:43:14,785 -- AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION 4451 11:43:14,785 --> 11:43:16,654 WAS, I'VE BEEN WORKING TO 4452 11:43:16,654 --> 11:43:18,923 SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR WORK IN THE 4453 11:43:18,923 --> 11:43:19,423 CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL 4454 11:43:19,423 --> 11:43:21,993 DISTRICT. 12 JACKSON I SPOKE TO 4455 11:43:21,993 --> 11:43:23,628 THE POLICE CHIEF YESTERDAY, AND 4456 11:43:23,628 --> 11:43:25,229 I BROUGHT UP MY THREE PRIORITIES 4457 11:43:25,229 --> 11:43:26,531 FOR THE CITY, WHICH IS FINDING 4458 11:43:26,531 --> 11:43:27,298 THE MURDERERS OF THESE KIDS. WE 4459 11:43:27,298 --> 11:43:31,802 HAD ANOTHER YOUNG MAN SHOT LAST 4460 11:43:31,802 --> 11:43:35,740 NIGHT. WE HAVE TO FIND THESE 4461 11:43:35,740 --> 11:43:37,175 MURDERERS. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS 12 4462 11:43:37,175 --> 11:43:38,776 JACKSON. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS 4463 11:43:38,776 --> 11:43:39,577 NORTH AURORA. AND IN MY 4464 11:43:39,577 --> 11:43:41,279 DISTRICT, IT'S THE INDUSTRIAL 4465 11:43:41,279 --> 11:43:43,681 ZONE DOWN IN BALLARD. THOSE ARE 4466 11:43:43,681 --> 11:43:45,049 MY THREE CITYWIDE PRIORITIES. IN 4467 11:43:45,049 --> 11:43:47,184 MY ONE DISTRICT PRIORITY, IT HAS 4468 11:43:47,184 --> 11:43:48,819 BEEN A PRIORITY OF MINE TO 4469 11:43:48,819 --> 11:43:50,154 SUPPORT AND SET UP THE 4470 11:43:50,154 --> 11:43:51,956 NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT FRAMEWORK. I 4471 11:43:51,956 --> 11:43:52,723 GUESS MY CONVERSATION WAS I HAD 4472 11:43:52,723 --> 11:43:56,427 SHARED WITH YOU, YOU KNOW, THE 4473 11:43:56,427 --> 11:43:57,194 CONVERSATION OF WHAT MORE NEEDS 4474 11:43:57,194 --> 11:43:58,262 TO BE DONE, BUT I HADN'T HEARD 4475 11:43:58,262 --> 11:44:01,199 ANYTHING MORE FROM YOU. AND NOW 4476 11:44:01,199 --> 11:44:02,667 AND THEN WHEN WE TALKED ON 4477 11:44:02,667 --> 11:44:04,368 FRIDAY, I SUGGESTED MAYBE THIS, 4478 11:44:04,368 --> 11:44:06,837 THIS ROUTE, BUT, WE'RE JUST 4479 11:44:06,837 --> 11:44:08,573 GETTING IT NOW. CAN YOU SHARE 4480 11:44:08,573 --> 11:44:11,108 WHAT'S HAPPENED BETWEEN FRIDAY 4481 11:44:11,108 --> 11:44:13,878 AND TODAY? 4482 11:44:13,878 --> 11:44:18,249 -- AGAIN, I, AGAIN, REALLY 4483 11:44:18,249 --> 11:44:20,918 UNDERSTAND YOUR, IN, IN A REALLY 4484 11:44:20,918 --> 11:44:22,119 APPRECIATE ALL AGAIN, YOUR FOCUS 4485 11:44:22,119 --> 11:44:27,825 ON THE LITTLE SAIGON AND C AND, 4486 11:44:27,825 --> 11:44:32,029 AND, PART OF THIS WAS AGAIN, 4487 11:44:32,029 --> 11:44:34,498 WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE 4488 11:44:34,498 --> 11:44:37,201 WAS SIMILAR, KIND OF OUTREACH, 4489 11:44:37,201 --> 11:44:40,204 FOCUS FOR NORTH BEACON AND NORTH 4490 11:44:40,204 --> 11:44:44,742 RAINIER AND YEAH. THAT'S, I'M 4491 11:44:44,742 --> 11:44:48,079 NOT SURE. HOW TO SAY IT OTHER 4492 11:44:48,079 --> 11:44:49,380 THAN THAT, IN TERMS OF SORT OF 4493 11:44:49,380 --> 11:44:52,650 OUR PROPOSAL ON, ON FRIDAY, WHAT 4494 11:44:52,650 --> 11:44:55,853 WE HAD IDENTIFIED WAS A 4495 11:44:55,853 --> 11:44:57,688 POTENTIAL GRAFFITI FUNDS AS WELL 4496 11:44:57,688 --> 11:45:00,458 AS, SOME POTENTIAL CCTV FUNDS 4497 11:45:00,458 --> 11:45:02,560 WHICH HAD NOT BEEN SPENT. AND 4498 11:45:02,560 --> 11:45:04,395 THEN WE GOT SOME FEEDBACK THAT 4499 11:45:04,395 --> 11:45:07,064 THE REQUEST WAS A LITTLE BIT, 4500 11:45:07,064 --> 11:45:10,434 WAS A LOT, AS WELL AS CONCERNS 4501 11:45:10,434 --> 11:45:13,237 ABOUT THE CCTV FUNDS. SO WE WERE 4502 11:45:13,237 --> 11:45:16,140 THIS MORNING SCRAMBLING. AND I 4503 11:45:16,140 --> 11:45:20,077 KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT IDEAL, TO 4504 11:45:20,077 --> 11:45:23,714 REDUCE THE ASK AND TO TAKE OUT 4505 11:45:23,714 --> 11:45:24,615 THE CCTV FUNDS FROM THAT ASK. SO 4506 11:45:24,615 --> 11:45:26,717 THAT'S HOW WE ENDED UP WHERE WE 4507 11:45:26,717 --> 11:45:27,852 ARE AT THIS MOMENT. 4508 11:45:27,852 --> 11:45:29,020 -- OKAY. AND SO THE AMENDMENT 4509 11:45:29,020 --> 11:45:31,455 THAT YOU'VE DISTRIBUTED WAS NOT 4510 11:45:31,455 --> 11:45:32,490 DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCILMEMBERS 4511 11:45:32,490 --> 11:45:34,659 BEFORE 5 P.M. LAST NIGHT. SO 4512 11:45:34,659 --> 11:45:35,960 YOUR AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT 4513 11:45:35,960 --> 11:45:37,662 WOULD REQUIRE THE RULES TO BE 4514 11:45:37,662 --> 11:45:40,665 SUSPENDED. IS THAT CORRECT? 4515 11:45:40,665 --> 11:45:41,232 UNDERSTANDING I'M SEEING 4516 11:45:41,232 --> 11:45:43,134 AFFIRMATIVE HEAD NODS. 4517 11:45:43,134 --> 11:45:45,469 -- THAT IS CORRECT. I WHAT I 4518 11:45:45,469 --> 11:45:46,937 HAVE DISPLAYED RIGHT HERE IS 4519 11:45:46,937 --> 11:45:49,140 AMENDMENT SIX, VERSION TWO, 4520 11:45:49,140 --> 11:45:52,877 WHICH IS A WALK ON AMENDMENT. 4521 11:45:52,877 --> 11:45:53,511 ESSENTIALLY THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED 4522 11:45:53,511 --> 11:45:56,080 JUST NOW. BUT I DO HAVE THE 4523 11:45:56,080 --> 11:45:57,214 LATEST ONE UP ON THE SCREEN. SO 4524 11:45:57,214 --> 11:45:59,183 IF WE ARE TO SUSPEND THE RULES 4525 11:45:59,183 --> 11:46:00,985 OR I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHICH 4526 11:46:00,985 --> 11:46:01,585 AMENDMENT TO DISPLAY ON THE 4527 11:46:01,585 --> 11:46:02,987 SCREEN, IF IT'S VERSION 1 OR. 4528 11:46:02,987 --> 11:46:05,589 -- 2. 4529 11:46:05,589 --> 11:46:08,059 -- ALL COLLEAGUES, I PROVIDE MY 4530 11:46:08,059 --> 11:46:10,061 I PROVIDE MY OFFER. AND 4531 11:46:10,061 --> 11:46:13,097 SPECIFICALLY, DO YOU. 4532 11:46:13,097 --> 11:46:14,565 COUNCILMEMBER LIN., MY ACTIONS 4533 11:46:14,565 --> 11:46:15,099 THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE 4534 11:46:15,099 --> 11:46:16,233 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HAS HAVE 4535 11:46:16,233 --> 11:46:18,502 DEMONSTRATED THAT I'M HERE TO 4536 11:46:18,502 --> 11:46:19,770 SUPPORT YOUR WORK, WHETHER IT IS 4537 11:46:19,770 --> 11:46:22,073 DIRECTLY IN CD12 JACKSON NORTH 4538 11:46:22,073 --> 11:46:22,707 BEACON HILL YOU DON'T NEED TO 4539 11:46:22,707 --> 11:46:25,076 MAKE THE CASE. I CAN SEE IT AND 4540 11:46:25,076 --> 11:46:27,745 I KNOW WE NEED IT. THAT SAID, 4541 11:46:27,745 --> 11:46:30,648 THE PROCESS FOR THIS AMENDMENT 4542 11:46:30,648 --> 11:46:32,316 HAS BEEN WINDING UP AND WE NOW 4543 11:46:32,316 --> 11:46:37,655 HAVE A WALK ON. IN THAT HASN'T 4544 11:46:37,655 --> 11:46:39,724 BEEN POSTED TO THE AGENDA AS 4545 11:46:39,724 --> 11:46:42,159 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. YOU KNOW, MY 4546 11:46:42,159 --> 11:46:43,594 STRONG DESIRE NOT TO BRING 4547 11:46:43,594 --> 11:46:45,429 AMENDMENTS TO FULL COUNCIL. I 4548 11:46:45,429 --> 11:46:47,164 DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH ALL 4549 11:46:47,164 --> 11:46:48,165 OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN 4550 11:46:48,165 --> 11:46:53,871 OCCURRING IN THESE LAST FEW 4551 11:46:53,871 --> 11:46:55,339 HOURS. JUST I MEAN, I DIDN'T 4552 11:46:55,339 --> 11:46:56,640 EVEN IF COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR 4553 11:46:56,640 --> 11:46:57,742 AWARENESS, I WASN'T AWARE THAT 4554 11:46:57,742 --> 11:47:00,111 THERE WAS A WALK ON UNTIL WE 4555 11:47:00,111 --> 11:47:04,448 WERE PAST PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY., 4556 11:47:04,448 --> 11:47:05,282 AND SO COUNCILMEMBER LIN, I JUST 4557 11:47:05,282 --> 11:47:06,550 WANT TO ASK YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU 4558 11:47:06,550 --> 11:47:09,153 LIKE TO DO? I THINK FOR THE 4559 11:47:09,153 --> 11:47:12,089 TRANSPARENCY SAKE AND THE PUBLIC 4560 11:47:12,089 --> 11:47:12,690 INVOLVEMENT SAKE, VOTING ON A 4561 11:47:12,690 --> 11:47:15,493 WALK ON AMENDMENT TODAY IS NOT 4562 11:47:15,493 --> 11:47:16,427 NECESSARILY THE BEST PROCESS. 4563 11:47:16,427 --> 11:47:18,696 YOU KNOW, MY DESIRE NOT TO BRING 4564 11:47:18,696 --> 11:47:20,598 AMENDMENTS TO FULL COUNCIL, I 4565 11:47:20,598 --> 11:47:24,535 THINK, FOR AN ONGOING PROGRAM 4566 11:47:24,535 --> 11:47:26,337 SUCH AS THIS, WHERE WE ARE NOW 4567 11:47:26,337 --> 11:47:27,605 EXPANDING INTO A NEW 4568 11:47:27,605 --> 11:47:29,106 NEIGHBORHOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOOD 4569 11:47:29,106 --> 11:47:29,940 IMPACT FRAMEWORK, WHICH I THINK 4570 11:47:29,940 --> 11:47:31,909 IS A GOOD IDEA, TO EXPAND IT 4571 11:47:31,909 --> 11:47:33,144 INTO A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD. I JUST 4572 11:47:33,144 --> 11:47:34,779 ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED TO GET 4573 11:47:34,779 --> 11:47:35,813 OUR OWN HOUSE IN ORDER BEFORE WE 4574 11:47:35,813 --> 11:47:37,948 START MAKING NEW PROMISES 4575 11:47:37,948 --> 11:47:38,949 WITHOUT PLANS. SO I JUST WANT TO 4576 11:47:38,949 --> 11:47:41,085 CHECK IN WITH YOU. DO YOU WANT 4577 11:47:41,085 --> 11:47:42,953 US TO TAKE A VOTE TODAY? DO YOU 4578 11:47:42,953 --> 11:47:44,688 WANT TO COME BACK TO FULL 4579 11:47:44,688 --> 11:47:45,923 COUNCIL? HOW DO YOU WANT TO 4580 11:47:45,923 --> 11:47:48,359 PROCEED? 4581 11:47:48,359 --> 11:47:50,861 -- I'D LIKE TO WITHDRAW THE 4582 11:47:50,861 --> 11:47:54,031 AMENDMENT., AND, REALLY 4583 11:47:54,031 --> 11:47:55,499 UNDERSTAND AND AGAIN, MY 4584 11:47:55,499 --> 11:47:58,702 APOLOGIES FOR ANY LAST MINUTE. 4585 11:47:58,702 --> 11:47:59,737 EDITS. IT WAS, IT WAS IN 4586 11:47:59,737 --> 11:48:02,339 RESPONSE TO SOME FEEDBACK WE GOT 4587 11:48:02,339 --> 11:48:08,312 HAD RECEIVED, AND AGAIN, THE, 4588 11:48:08,312 --> 11:48:10,214 THE REASON THAT WE WERE BRINGING 4589 11:48:10,214 --> 11:48:12,650 THIS FORWARD IN THE FIRST PLACE 4590 11:48:12,650 --> 11:48:14,118 IS JUST, THE URGENCY THAT WE ARE 4591 11:48:14,118 --> 11:48:15,653 HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT 4592 11:48:15,653 --> 11:48:18,689 THEY ARE IN CRISIS. AND, AND I 4593 11:48:18,689 --> 11:48:21,892 KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE FULL BUDGET 4594 11:48:21,892 --> 11:48:23,661 RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. BUT 4595 11:48:23,661 --> 11:48:26,564 ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PROVIDE 4596 11:48:26,564 --> 11:48:28,899 THEM RELIEF SOONER THAN LATER, I 4597 11:48:28,899 --> 11:48:31,101 THINK IS VERY MUCH NEEDED. SO 4598 11:48:31,101 --> 11:48:32,937 WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO WITHDRAW 4599 11:48:32,937 --> 11:48:37,041 THE AMENDMENT. CHAIR STRAUSS AND 4600 11:48:37,041 --> 11:48:39,443 APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK AND 4601 11:48:39,443 --> 11:48:39,743 THANK YOU. 4602 11:48:39,743 --> 11:48:40,511 -- YEAH. 4603 11:48:40,511 --> 11:48:41,178 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 4604 11:48:41,178 --> 11:48:42,847 AND I THINK THAT IT WILL BE 4605 11:48:42,847 --> 11:48:43,948 IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND 4606 11:48:43,948 --> 11:48:46,851 BETWEEN NOW AND FULL COUNCIL, 4607 11:48:46,851 --> 11:48:48,552 HOW QUICKLY STAFFING IS ABLE TO 4608 11:48:48,552 --> 11:48:50,554 BE HIRED. THERE ARE TWO 4609 11:48:50,554 --> 11:48:53,157 DIFFERENT WAYS THAT I SEE 4610 11:48:53,157 --> 11:48:53,657 SUPPLEMENTAL HIRING OR 4611 11:48:53,657 --> 11:48:55,226 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETS WORK 4612 11:48:55,226 --> 11:48:57,228 REGARDING HIRING. NUMBER ONE IS 4613 11:48:57,228 --> 11:48:59,330 THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PRE-WORK 4614 11:48:59,330 --> 11:49:02,600 ACCOMPLISHED SO THAT THOSE 4615 11:49:02,600 --> 11:49:03,234 DEPARTMENTS ARE READY OR THOSE 4616 11:49:03,234 --> 11:49:04,702 PROGRAMS ARE READY TO START 4617 11:49:04,702 --> 11:49:05,269 SPENDING THAT MONEY BECAUSE 4618 11:49:05,269 --> 11:49:05,870 THEY'VE BEEN MAKING THAT 4619 11:49:05,870 --> 11:49:07,605 PROCESS. THEY'VE BEEN GETTING 4620 11:49:07,605 --> 11:49:09,540 READY TO MAKE THAT HIRING 4621 11:49:09,540 --> 11:49:11,075 EXPANSION. AND THEN THERE'S 4622 11:49:11,075 --> 11:49:12,042 OTHER TIMES THAT, AND I'VE DONE 4623 11:49:12,042 --> 11:49:12,943 THIS, AND IT HASN'T BEEN THE 4624 11:49:12,943 --> 11:49:15,946 RIGHT DECISION NECESSARILY WHERE 4625 11:49:15,946 --> 11:49:17,581 EXPANDED THE HIRING FOR A 4626 11:49:17,581 --> 11:49:19,717 PROGRAM IN THE MIDYEAR 4627 11:49:19,717 --> 11:49:21,485 SUPPLEMENTAL. BUT THOSE FUNDS 4628 11:49:21,485 --> 11:49:22,686 ARE NOT UTILIZED UNTIL THE FULL 4629 11:49:22,686 --> 11:49:24,555 BUDGET IS PASSED, BECAUSE THE 4630 11:49:24,555 --> 11:49:26,357 EXECUTIVE OR BECAUSE THE COUNCIL 4631 11:49:26,357 --> 11:49:28,158 HAS NOT PROVIDED THAT CLARITY 4632 11:49:28,158 --> 11:49:29,560 THAT THAT ONGOING FUNDING WILL 4633 11:49:29,560 --> 11:49:32,196 STILL BE OCCURRING. SO, LIKE I 4634 11:49:32,196 --> 11:49:33,764 HAVE ADDED THAT MONEY IN THE 4635 11:49:33,764 --> 11:49:34,365 MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL, ONLY TO 4636 11:49:34,365 --> 11:49:36,233 SEE THOSE POSITIONS NOT HIRED 4637 11:49:36,233 --> 11:49:39,169 UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR AND THEN 4638 11:49:39,169 --> 11:49:41,138 THERE'S ALSO THE OTHER WAY OF 4639 11:49:41,138 --> 11:49:43,307 IT, WHICH IS LIKE ALL OF THE 4640 11:49:43,307 --> 11:49:45,109 PRE-WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND THOSE 4641 11:49:45,109 --> 11:49:47,177 POSITIONS ARE READY TO BE HIRED. 4642 11:49:47,177 --> 11:49:48,178 SO COUNCIL PRESIDENT 4643 11:49:48,178 --> 11:49:48,812 HOLLINGSWORTH JUST I THINK, YOU 4644 11:49:48,812 --> 11:49:49,480 KNOW, THE QUESTION I'M ABOUT TO 4645 11:49:49,480 --> 11:49:53,150 ASK YOU. SO WITH THAT 4646 11:49:53,150 --> 11:49:54,652 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, THANK YOU FOR 4647 11:49:54,652 --> 11:49:57,421 WITHDRAWING. I ON BEHALF OF 4648 11:49:57,421 --> 11:49:57,988 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, I WILL 4649 11:49:57,988 --> 11:49:59,523 WITHDRAW THIS AMENDMENT. I WOULD 4650 11:49:59,523 --> 11:50:01,492 LIKE VERSION TWO POSTED TO THE 4651 11:50:01,492 --> 11:50:03,060 AGENDA AFTER THE FACT, SINCE 4652 11:50:03,060 --> 11:50:04,328 WE'VE BROUGHT IT UP AND 4653 11:50:04,328 --> 11:50:05,062 DISCUSSED IT HERE IN COMMITTEE, 4654 11:50:05,062 --> 11:50:08,732 EVEN SO BRIEFLY., AND 4655 11:50:08,732 --> 11:50:09,433 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, LET'S DISCUSS 4656 11:50:09,433 --> 11:50:14,171 SO THAT WE CAN, BEFORE FULL 4657 11:50:14,171 --> 11:50:16,173 COUNCIL., BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT 4658 11:50:16,173 --> 11:50:17,975 AROUND THE CORNER. SO WITH THAT, 4659 11:50:17,975 --> 11:50:19,977 WE THANK YOU. 4660 11:50:19,977 --> 11:50:20,611 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. 4661 11:50:20,611 --> 11:50:26,417 -- WE WILL MOVE ON TO. YES, SIR. 4662 11:50:26,417 --> 11:50:26,884 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 4663 11:50:26,884 --> 11:50:29,887 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. I JUST 4664 11:50:29,887 --> 11:50:32,089 WANTED TO NOTE, I WANTED TO 4665 11:50:32,089 --> 11:50:34,391 THANK COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND, YOU 4666 11:50:34,391 --> 11:50:34,959 KNOW, FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE 4667 11:50:34,959 --> 11:50:35,759 CHALLENGES FOR NORTH BEACON 4668 11:50:35,759 --> 11:50:38,028 HILL. I'VE DONE A PUBLIC SAFETY 4669 11:50:38,028 --> 11:50:40,264 WALK WITH HIM. I'VE BEEN IN 4670 11:50:40,264 --> 11:50:42,433 THAT AREA AND, WITH HIM AND 4671 11:50:42,433 --> 11:50:45,035 OTHERS. AND IT IS A CHALLENGE. 4672 11:50:45,035 --> 11:50:46,603 AND I UNDERSTAND THE WEST AND 4673 11:50:46,603 --> 11:50:48,772 SOUTH PRECINCT., POINT TWO AND 4674 11:50:48,772 --> 11:50:50,007 IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE 4675 11:50:50,007 --> 11:50:51,375 WORKED. AND THIS IS THE REASON 4676 11:50:51,375 --> 11:50:53,811 WHY, LIKE WITH OUR STRATEGIC 4677 11:50:53,811 --> 11:50:55,279 FRAMEWORK PLAN THAT WE HAVE 4678 11:50:55,279 --> 11:50:55,913 INTRODUCED THE PUBLIC DRUG USE 4679 11:50:55,913 --> 11:50:57,014 AND POSSESSION BILL, FOR 4680 11:50:57,014 --> 11:50:58,616 EXAMPLE, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HIT 4681 11:50:58,616 --> 11:50:59,249 THE DRUG MARKETS, WE HAVE TO HIT 4682 11:50:59,249 --> 11:51:03,053 THE STOLEN GOOD MARKETS, AND WE 4683 11:51:03,053 --> 11:51:04,021 HAVE TO ADDRESS THE SHIFTING OF 4684 11:51:04,021 --> 11:51:05,489 THOSE MARKETS, AS WE'VE SEEN. 4685 11:51:05,489 --> 11:51:07,224 AND THIS IS WHAT'S IMPACTING 4686 11:51:07,224 --> 11:51:08,492 NORTH BEACON HILL. SO IT IS YOU 4687 11:51:08,492 --> 11:51:10,828 KNOW, IT'S NORTH BEACON HILL IS 4688 11:51:10,828 --> 11:51:13,764 NOW SPOKEN TO THE WAY WE TALK 4689 11:51:13,764 --> 11:51:15,532 ABOUT LITTLE SAIGON OR THIRD 4690 11:51:15,532 --> 11:51:17,301 PIKE AND PINE THIRD AND 4691 11:51:17,301 --> 11:51:17,835 BLANCHARD AND NORTH, AND 4692 11:51:17,835 --> 11:51:19,236 THERE'S OTHER LOCATIONS 4693 11:51:19,236 --> 11:51:21,005 THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND SO THIS 4694 11:51:21,005 --> 11:51:21,772 IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, 4695 11:51:21,772 --> 11:51:22,773 DEFINITELY THAT WE'RE LOOKING 4696 11:51:22,773 --> 11:51:25,509 TO DO. AND WE'RE DOING IT WITH 4697 11:51:25,509 --> 11:51:26,610 SOME OF THE OTHER BILLS THAT 4698 11:51:26,610 --> 11:51:27,544 WE'RE DOING. IN FACT, THAT WILL 4699 11:51:27,544 --> 11:51:29,813 COME UP THIS AFTERNOON IN FULL 4700 11:51:29,813 --> 11:51:31,382 COUNCIL. SO AGAIN, I JUST WANTED 4701 11:51:31,382 --> 11:51:33,417 TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHALLENGE, 4702 11:51:33,417 --> 11:51:34,618 THE CRISIS. YOU KNOW, THE 4703 11:51:34,618 --> 11:51:38,322 COMMUNITY THAT'S BEING HARMED, 4704 11:51:38,322 --> 11:51:38,956 THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS BEING 4705 11:51:38,956 --> 11:51:39,590 HARMED IN NORTH BEACON HILL. SO 4706 11:51:39,590 --> 11:51:41,759 THANK YOU, CHAIR. 4707 11:51:41,759 --> 11:51:42,926 -- THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO 4708 11:51:42,926 --> 11:51:45,562 MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AMENDMENT. 4709 11:51:45,562 --> 11:51:46,196 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH, 4710 11:51:46,196 --> 11:51:47,464 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO MOVE 4711 11:51:47,464 --> 11:51:49,933 AMENDMENT SEVEN. 4712 11:51:49,933 --> 11:51:50,567 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR, I MOVE TO 4713 11:51:50,567 --> 11:51:53,704 AMEND. EXCUSE ME, I MOVE TO 4714 11:51:53,704 --> 11:51:55,005 AMEND COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21253, 4715 11:51:55,005 --> 11:51:55,939 AMENDMENT SEVEN, VERSION TWO. 4716 11:51:55,939 --> 11:51:57,641 -- THANK YOU. SECOND. 4717 11:51:57,641 --> 11:51:59,009 -- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 4718 11:51:59,009 --> 11:52:02,880 SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 4719 11:52:02,880 --> 11:52:04,848 ONE 21253 WITH AMENDMENT SEVEN, 4720 11:52:04,848 --> 11:52:05,783 VERSION TWO AND OVER TO YOU, 4721 11:52:05,783 --> 11:52:06,884 EDEN, FOR THE REPORT AND THEN 4722 11:52:06,884 --> 11:52:08,318 I'LL PASS IT TO YOU. 4723 11:52:08,318 --> 11:52:08,786 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 4724 11:52:08,786 --> 11:52:09,119 -- THANK YOU. 4725 11:52:09,119 --> 11:52:10,988 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. AMENDMENT 4726 11:52:10,988 --> 11:52:13,624 SEVEN, VERSION TWO, SPONSORED BY 4727 11:52:13,624 --> 11:52:16,293 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 4728 11:52:16,293 --> 11:52:16,927 WOULD REALLOCATE 250,000 GENERAL 4729 11:52:16,927 --> 11:52:18,862 FUND FROM SEATTLE POLICE 4730 11:52:18,862 --> 11:52:21,098 DEPARTMENTS TO COMMUNITY 4731 11:52:21,098 --> 11:52:21,565 VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION 4732 11:52:21,565 --> 11:52:24,301 AMBASSADORS. THIS AMENDMENT 4733 11:52:24,301 --> 11:52:24,935 WOULD INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS TO 4734 11:52:24,935 --> 11:52:26,103 THE 2026 BUDGET FOR THE 4735 11:52:26,103 --> 11:52:29,039 COMMUNITY ASSISTED RESPONSE AND 4736 11:52:29,039 --> 11:52:31,208 ENGAGEMENT CARE BY $250,000. 4737 11:52:31,208 --> 11:52:34,845 GENERAL FUND FOR COMMUNITY 4738 11:52:34,845 --> 11:52:35,312 VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION 4739 11:52:35,312 --> 11:52:36,380 AMBASSADORS. THIS APPROPRIATION 4740 11:52:36,380 --> 11:52:38,482 WOULD BE FUNDED BY A REDUCTION 4741 11:52:38,482 --> 11:52:41,585 OF $250,000 FROM THE 2026 4742 11:52:41,585 --> 11:52:42,119 SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT 4743 11:52:42,119 --> 11:52:44,588 BUDGET. ORIGINALLY APPROPRIATED 4744 11:52:44,588 --> 11:52:47,157 FOR A PROPOSED EXPANSION OF CCTV 4745 11:52:47,157 --> 11:52:48,892 CAMERAS TO THE CAPITOL HILL 4746 11:52:48,892 --> 11:52:53,831 NEIGHBORHOOD. A TOTAL OF $435, 4747 11:52:53,831 --> 11:52:56,400 $435,000, WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED 4748 11:52:56,400 --> 11:52:59,069 TO BE SPENT IN 2026. THE MAYOR 4749 11:52:59,069 --> 11:53:01,739 HAS ORDERED A STUDY ON THE 4750 11:53:01,739 --> 11:53:02,873 EFFECTIVENESS OF CCTV AND 4751 11:53:02,873 --> 11:53:05,309 PENDING THE RESULTS OF THAT 4752 11:53:05,309 --> 11:53:06,643 STUDY, REPURPOSING THIS THESE 4753 11:53:06,643 --> 11:53:09,580 FUNDS MAY HAVE IMPLICATIONS ON 4754 11:53:09,580 --> 11:53:12,382 FUTURE DECISIONS. SO IF A 4755 11:53:12,382 --> 11:53:14,251 DECISION IS LATER MADE TO PURSUE 4756 11:53:14,251 --> 11:53:15,986 THE CCTV EXPANSION, THE FUNDING 4757 11:53:15,986 --> 11:53:19,790 WOULD NEED TO BE 4758 11:53:19,790 --> 11:53:24,094 RE-APPROPRIATED. 4759 11:53:24,094 --> 11:53:25,395 -- THANK YOU., 4760 11:53:25,395 --> 11:53:27,164 -- WITH THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 4761 11:53:27,164 --> 11:53:28,799 -- THANK YOU CHAIR THANK YOU. 4762 11:53:28,799 --> 11:53:30,968 AND THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR 4763 11:53:30,968 --> 11:53:32,736 YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON THIS. AND LET 4764 11:53:32,736 --> 11:53:34,805 ME JUST EXPLAIN AND WALK THROUGH 4765 11:53:34,805 --> 11:53:35,939 THIS. I'LL BE FAIRLY QUICK 4766 11:53:35,939 --> 11:53:39,710 BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE REACHING 4767 11:53:39,710 --> 11:53:40,310 INTO ALMOST THREE HOURS INTO 4768 11:53:40,310 --> 11:53:42,980 THIS REALLY GREAT SUPPLEMENTAL 4769 11:53:42,980 --> 11:53:44,548 BUDGET PROCESS. SO THE REASON 4770 11:53:44,548 --> 11:53:45,949 WHY I VOTED YES IN CAPITOL HILL 4771 11:53:45,949 --> 11:53:48,318 NEAR GARFIELD LAST YEAR FOR THE 4772 11:53:48,318 --> 11:53:50,788 CAMERAS WAS TO INTERRUPT GUN 4773 11:53:50,788 --> 11:53:51,722 VIOLENCE AND THE SHOOTINGS THAT 4774 11:53:51,722 --> 11:53:53,824 WAS PLAGUING OUR COMMUNITIES, 4775 11:53:53,824 --> 11:53:54,658 OUR EAST PRECINCT AND SEATTLE 4776 11:53:54,658 --> 11:53:55,425 POLICE DEPARTMENT DO THEIR BEST 4777 11:53:55,425 --> 11:53:57,127 TO INTERRUPT GUN VIOLENCE WITH 4778 11:53:57,127 --> 11:53:59,096 THE LIMITED RESOURCES THEY 4779 11:53:59,096 --> 11:54:01,732 HAVE., THESE CAMERAS WERE A WAY, 4780 11:54:01,732 --> 11:54:03,467 WHEN I VOTED ON THEM TO IDENTIFY 4781 11:54:03,467 --> 11:54:05,035 SHOOTERS, NOT NECESSARILY TO 4782 11:54:05,035 --> 11:54:07,171 DETER CRIME, BUT TO IDENTIFY 4783 11:54:07,171 --> 11:54:10,140 SHOOTERS THAT WERE HEAVILY, 4784 11:54:10,140 --> 11:54:10,774 HEAVILY CONCENTRATED IN CERTAIN 4785 11:54:10,774 --> 11:54:13,577 AREAS WITHIN OUR CITY., JUST TO, 4786 11:54:13,577 --> 11:54:15,813 FOR THE NOTE, FOR THE RECORD, 4787 11:54:15,813 --> 11:54:17,581 THE CRIMES THAT HAVE BEEN SOLVED 4788 11:54:17,581 --> 11:54:18,448 REGARDING SOME OF THE GUN 4789 11:54:18,448 --> 11:54:19,983 VIOLENCE IN OUR CITY HAVE BEEN 4790 11:54:19,983 --> 11:54:24,421 CAPTURED BY PRIVATE CAMERAS., SO 4791 11:54:24,421 --> 11:54:25,923 UNDERSTANDING THE FUNDING, THIS 4792 11:54:25,923 --> 11:54:27,291 FUNDING IS REDIRECTING. IN MY 4793 11:54:27,291 --> 11:54:28,458 LAST ATTEMPT TO GET EYES ON THE 4794 11:54:28,458 --> 11:54:30,160 STREET TO PROTECT OUR KIDS, WHO 4795 11:54:30,160 --> 11:54:32,563 ARE CONSTANTLY VICTIMIZED BY 4796 11:54:32,563 --> 11:54:33,730 SHOOTINGS, SOMETHING HAS TO BE 4797 11:54:33,730 --> 11:54:37,034 DONE. OBVIOUSLY, YOU ALL KNOW, 4798 11:54:37,034 --> 11:54:37,801 TO PROTECT OUR BABIES. I KNOW 4799 11:54:37,801 --> 11:54:39,670 THAT WE ALL WANT TO DO THAT. 4800 11:54:39,670 --> 11:54:41,905 WITH THIS SPECIFICALLY, I KNOW 4801 11:54:41,905 --> 11:54:45,042 THAT THE DATABASE, THE DATA 4802 11:54:45,042 --> 11:54:47,511 BASED ON 911 CRISIS CARE CALLS 4803 11:54:47,511 --> 11:54:49,980 FROM ONE, ONE, TWO, FOUR TO 4804 11:54:49,980 --> 11:54:54,084 DECEMBER 4th OF 2025 PRIMARILY 4805 11:54:54,084 --> 11:54:54,651 ARE CONCENTRATED IN CAPITOL 4806 11:54:54,651 --> 11:54:56,987 HILL, FIRST HILL, DOWNTOWN, THE 4807 11:54:56,987 --> 11:54:58,355 CITY AND CENTRAL DISTRICT HAVE 4808 11:54:58,355 --> 11:55:00,624 THE HIGHEST VOLUME OF CALL 4809 11:55:00,624 --> 11:55:01,725 COUNTS ACROSS THE CITY BY A LONG 4810 11:55:01,725 --> 11:55:03,927 SHOT. IT'S VERY, VERY 4811 11:55:03,927 --> 11:55:07,264 CONCENTRATED. THIS IS NOT I'M 4812 11:55:07,264 --> 11:55:09,266 NOT ASKING FOR THIS EVERY YEAR. 4813 11:55:09,266 --> 11:55:10,300 THIS IS ONE TIME FUNDING TO 4814 11:55:10,300 --> 11:55:11,501 JUMPSTART A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE 4815 11:55:11,501 --> 11:55:12,836 BEEN WORKING ON FOR ALMOST A 4816 11:55:12,836 --> 11:55:15,872 YEAR. REGARDING AMBASSADORS, 4817 11:55:15,872 --> 11:55:18,108 EXCUSE ME, ALMOST TWO YEARS WHEN 4818 11:55:18,108 --> 11:55:18,742 I WENT TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 4819 11:55:18,742 --> 11:55:20,410 AND WE HAD A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A 4820 11:55:20,410 --> 11:55:22,145 SAFETY COORDINATOR, WHICH WE 4821 11:55:22,145 --> 11:55:24,448 HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DONE WITH OUR 4822 11:55:24,448 --> 11:55:25,249 PARTNERS AT GSBA. THE SECOND 4823 11:55:25,249 --> 11:55:27,517 PART OF THAT WERE CAPITOL HILL 4824 11:55:27,517 --> 11:55:29,586 AND FIRST HILL AMBASSADORS 4825 11:55:29,586 --> 11:55:31,021 WITHIN DISTRICT THREE, AND THAT 4826 11:55:31,021 --> 11:55:32,289 WAS A COMMITMENT THAT WE MADE. 4827 11:55:32,289 --> 11:55:35,859 THAT WAS A ROLLED OUT PROCESS AS 4828 11:55:35,859 --> 11:55:37,361 WELL. THIS IS JUMP STARTING 4829 11:55:37,361 --> 11:55:38,862 THAT, BUT THIS IS ONLY ONE TIME 4830 11:55:38,862 --> 11:55:40,297 FUNDING BECAUSE COLLEAGUES, LAST 4831 11:55:40,297 --> 11:55:41,865 YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE AN 4832 11:55:41,865 --> 11:55:43,500 ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION FROM THE 4833 11:55:43,500 --> 11:55:45,869 COUNTY TO HELP CURB SOME OF THE 4834 11:55:45,869 --> 11:55:47,070 MITIGATION AND VIOLENCE THAT'S 4835 11:55:47,070 --> 11:55:48,739 GOING ON ON CAPITOL HILL. THAT 4836 11:55:48,739 --> 11:55:51,475 IS AN ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION, 4837 11:55:51,475 --> 11:55:53,744 EXCUSE ME, $3 MILLION IN TOTAL 4838 11:55:53,744 --> 11:55:56,647 FOR THAT AREA, BECAUSE KING 4839 11:55:56,647 --> 11:55:58,515 COUNTY ORIGINALLY DID 1 MILLION. 4840 11:55:58,515 --> 11:55:59,783 OUR OFFICE IN A LETTER AND ASKED 4841 11:55:59,783 --> 11:56:00,717 FOR 2 MILLION. AND SO IT'S A 4842 11:56:00,717 --> 11:56:03,620 TOTAL OF $3 MILLION. THAT'S IN 4843 11:56:03,620 --> 11:56:04,521 THIS POT TO HELP CURB SOME OF 4844 11:56:04,521 --> 11:56:06,256 THE VIOLENCE THAT'S GOING ON ON 4845 11:56:06,256 --> 11:56:07,891 CAPITOL HILL AND FIRST HILL. AND 4846 11:56:07,891 --> 11:56:10,394 I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER 4847 11:56:10,394 --> 11:56:11,862 ROB DEMBOWSKI, COUNCILMEMBER 4848 11:56:11,862 --> 11:56:13,830 MOSQUEDA HAD A GREAT 4849 11:56:13,830 --> 11:56:14,398 CONVERSATION WITH THE KING 4850 11:56:14,398 --> 11:56:18,402 COUNTY EXECUTIVE TEAM, WHO HAVE 4851 11:56:18,402 --> 11:56:21,138 COMMITTED TO ALLOCATING THIS 4852 11:56:21,138 --> 11:56:22,506 FUNDING TO HELP THE AMBASSADORS 4853 11:56:22,506 --> 11:56:23,707 THAT WILL BE BROUGHT UP FROM 4854 11:56:23,707 --> 11:56:28,145 DOWNTOWN COLLEAGUES. A LOT OF 4855 11:56:28,145 --> 11:56:29,413 THE CARE TEAM AMBASSADORS THAT 4856 11:56:29,413 --> 11:56:30,013 ARE OUT THERE ON THE STREETS 4857 11:56:30,013 --> 11:56:32,616 RIGHT NOW ARE UNDER CHIEF 4858 11:56:32,616 --> 11:56:35,152 BARTON'S LEADERSHIP CONTRACTS. 4859 11:56:35,152 --> 11:56:37,321 AND SO I'VE SPOKEN WITH HER. 4860 11:56:37,321 --> 11:56:38,989 THEY'RE ABLE TO SCALE THIS VERY 4861 11:56:38,989 --> 11:56:41,425 QUICKLY AND HAVE SET UP MEETINGS 4862 11:56:41,425 --> 11:56:44,361 WITH DIRECTOR SMITH. EXCUSE ME. 4863 11:56:44,361 --> 11:56:45,762 THE CHIEF SMITH AND CAPTAIN 4864 11:56:45,762 --> 11:56:48,198 BRITT SO WE CAN IMPLEMENT THIS 4865 11:56:48,198 --> 11:56:49,466 QUICKLY WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 4866 11:56:49,466 --> 11:56:51,368 SO CAPITOL HILL, FIRST HILL AND 4867 11:56:51,368 --> 11:56:53,937 OUR CENTRAL DISTRICT AND THE 4868 11:56:53,937 --> 11:56:54,571 ONGOING FUNDING FOR THIS WILL BE 4869 11:56:54,571 --> 11:56:57,140 IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH KING 4870 11:56:57,140 --> 11:56:58,842 COUNTY AND THEIR ALLOCATION THAT 4871 11:56:58,842 --> 11:57:00,744 WE HAVE FOR MITIGATION AROUND 4872 11:57:00,744 --> 11:57:01,611 THE CRISIS CARE CLINIC. PEOPLE 4873 11:57:01,611 --> 11:57:04,681 WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DONE NOW. 4874 11:57:04,681 --> 11:57:05,349 I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT 4875 11:57:05,349 --> 11:57:06,316 THAT WE HAVE THIS ONGOING SOURCE 4876 11:57:06,316 --> 11:57:09,019 OF FUNDING, THE COMMITMENT FROM 4877 11:57:09,019 --> 11:57:09,987 THE KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE, THE 4878 11:57:09,987 --> 11:57:11,788 PARTNERSHIP, EVERYONE WORKING 4879 11:57:11,788 --> 11:57:12,556 TOGETHER ALREADY SPOKE WITH 4880 11:57:12,556 --> 11:57:13,323 CHIEF BARTON. THEY KNOW THIS IS 4881 11:57:13,323 --> 11:57:14,658 COMING. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON 4882 11:57:14,658 --> 11:57:16,126 THIS FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A 4883 11:57:16,126 --> 11:57:18,362 HALF TO TWO YEARS, AND NOW WE'RE 4884 11:57:18,362 --> 11:57:20,564 HERE TO IMPLEMENT IT FAIRLY 4885 11:57:20,564 --> 11:57:22,165 QUICKER THAN WE THOUGHT BECAUSE 4886 11:57:22,165 --> 11:57:23,800 OF THE RISE IN GUN VIOLENCE 4887 11:57:23,800 --> 11:57:25,102 THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING ON CAPITOL 4888 11:57:25,102 --> 11:57:26,803 HILL ALONE. AND FIRST HILL AS 4889 11:57:26,803 --> 11:57:28,071 WELL. SO COLLEAGUES WOULD LOVE 4890 11:57:28,071 --> 11:57:29,873 TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND 4891 11:57:29,873 --> 11:57:31,274 WOULD JUST REALLY APPRECIATE 4892 11:57:31,274 --> 11:57:32,576 YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. WE'VE 4893 11:57:32,576 --> 11:57:33,410 THOUGHT IT OUT AND THIS HAS BEEN 4894 11:57:33,410 --> 11:57:34,511 GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS. SO THANK 4895 11:57:34,511 --> 11:57:37,180 YOU COLLEAGUES. 4896 11:57:37,180 --> 11:57:37,514 -- THANK YOU. 4897 11:57:37,514 --> 11:57:38,081 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. FIRST 4898 11:57:38,081 --> 11:57:40,317 QUESTION IS ARE YOU READY TO 4899 11:57:40,317 --> 11:57:40,684 HIRE RIGHT NOW? 4900 11:57:40,684 --> 11:57:41,651 -- WE ARE READY TO HIRE RIGHT 4901 11:57:41,651 --> 11:57:43,120 NOW. AND I WOULD TAKE THE JOB AS 4902 11:57:43,120 --> 11:57:45,422 WELL. I WANT TO HELP. SO 4903 11:57:45,422 --> 11:57:46,123 ABSOLUTELY. YES. 4904 11:57:46,123 --> 11:57:47,691 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 4905 11:57:47,691 --> 11:57:48,592 RIVERA. 4906 11:57:48,592 --> 11:57:52,529 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. SO THIS IS 4907 11:57:52,529 --> 11:57:57,134 COMING FROM THE CCTV MONEY THAT 4908 11:57:57,134 --> 11:57:58,335 FOR THE EXPANSION OF CCTV THAT 4909 11:57:58,335 --> 11:58:00,270 WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR. 4910 11:58:00,270 --> 11:58:02,005 AND SO WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT 4911 11:58:02,005 --> 11:58:04,541 IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I MEAN, 4912 11:58:04,541 --> 11:58:07,244 I GUESS SALLY YOU'RE HERE ON YOU 4913 11:58:07,244 --> 11:58:10,480 WERE THE CLOSEST TO THE MAYOR'S 4914 11:58:10,480 --> 11:58:11,081 REPRESENTATIVE AT THIS TABLE 4915 11:58:11,081 --> 11:58:15,285 TODAY. SO ARE WE NOT EXPANDING 4916 11:58:15,285 --> 11:58:17,587 THE CCTV CAMERAS THIS YEAR THAT 4917 11:58:17,587 --> 11:58:20,223 IF WE TAKE THIS MONEY FOR THIS 4918 11:58:20,223 --> 11:58:23,994 PURPOSE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED 4919 11:58:23,994 --> 11:58:26,129 IT TO PLACE THE CAMERAS THAT THE 4920 11:58:26,129 --> 11:58:27,764 REASON BY WHICH WE HAVE THIS 4921 11:58:27,764 --> 11:58:30,634 MONEY IN THE BUDGET IS COUNCIL 4922 11:58:30,634 --> 11:58:32,769 APPROPRIATED IT FOR THE CCTV 4923 11:58:32,769 --> 11:58:34,404 CAMERAS THAT CONSTITUENTS HAVE 4924 11:58:34,404 --> 11:58:36,907 BEEN ASKING FOR, INCLUDING 4925 11:58:36,907 --> 11:58:38,742 CONSTITUENTS ON CAPITOL HILL AND 4926 11:58:38,742 --> 11:58:39,409 IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY, FOR 4927 11:58:39,409 --> 11:58:43,280 THAT MATTER. 4928 11:58:43,280 --> 11:58:46,049 -- DIRECTOR. 4929 11:58:46,049 --> 11:58:48,952 -- THANK YOU., I THERE WERE NINE 4930 11:58:48,952 --> 11:58:50,187 POSITIONS ADDED IN THE BUDGET 4931 11:58:50,187 --> 11:58:52,456 THAT WAS PART OF THE EXPANSION 4932 11:58:52,456 --> 11:58:54,624 THAT HAVE BEEN HELD VACANT WHILE 4933 11:58:54,624 --> 11:58:56,326 THE EVALUATION IS ONGOING, AND 4934 11:58:56,326 --> 11:58:56,927 ALSO BECAUSE MANY DEPARTMENTS 4935 11:58:56,927 --> 11:58:58,428 ARE HOLDING VACANCIES AS WE GO 4936 11:58:58,428 --> 11:59:00,664 THROUGH THIS VERY, VERY 4937 11:59:00,664 --> 11:59:04,401 CHALLENGING BUDGET PROCESS. SO 4938 11:59:04,401 --> 11:59:09,039 EVEN IF THE MAYOR WAS TO DECIDE 4939 11:59:09,039 --> 11:59:10,841 TO PURSUE THE EXPANSION THIS 4940 11:59:10,841 --> 11:59:12,275 YEAR, THE FULL AMOUNT OF FUNDING 4941 11:59:12,275 --> 11:59:14,311 FOR THOSE POSITIONS WOULD NOT BE 4942 11:59:14,311 --> 11:59:18,281 NEEDED. I WILL JUST FLAG THAT IF 4943 11:59:18,281 --> 11:59:19,349 THIS IS AN ONGOING AD, THIS 4944 11:59:19,349 --> 11:59:22,419 WOULD BE AN ONGOING REDUCTION TO 4945 11:59:22,419 --> 11:59:23,653 THAT, THAT FUNDING. SO THERE IS 4946 11:59:23,653 --> 11:59:25,622 NO FUNDING TO RE-APPROPRIATE. 4947 11:59:25,622 --> 11:59:29,125 THIS IS CUTTING THE THIS IS 4948 11:59:29,125 --> 11:59:29,759 ESSENTIALLY CUTTING THE ONGOING 4949 11:59:29,759 --> 11:59:31,027 FUNDING. IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT 4950 11:59:31,027 --> 11:59:32,229 THE COUNCIL OR MAYOR MAY WANT 4951 11:59:32,229 --> 11:59:33,430 TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THAT HOLE AT 4952 11:59:33,430 --> 11:59:35,665 SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. AND 4953 11:59:35,665 --> 11:59:38,902 ALSO JUST FLAG THAT, YOU KNOW, 4954 11:59:38,902 --> 11:59:40,804 SOMETIMES THESE THINGS ARE 4955 11:59:40,804 --> 11:59:42,072 INDICATING A PRIORITY. AND SO WE 4956 11:59:42,072 --> 11:59:44,341 WILL PROCEED WITH THAT. BUT 4957 11:59:44,341 --> 11:59:48,745 THERE, YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE IN 4958 11:59:48,745 --> 11:59:50,614 THE YEAR END A SIGNIFICANT 4959 11:59:50,614 --> 11:59:53,416 REQUEST FROM THE SEATTLE POLICE 4960 11:59:53,416 --> 11:59:54,017 DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE THEIR 4961 11:59:54,017 --> 11:59:55,585 BUDGETS FOR. 26 THAT I EXPECT 4962 11:59:55,585 --> 11:59:57,521 THEM TO NEED ADDITIONAL BUDGET 4963 11:59:57,521 --> 11:59:59,756 AUTHORITY. SO THIS SORT OF TAKES 4964 11:59:59,756 --> 12:00:01,758 AWAY PART OF THAT PART OF THAT 4965 12:00:01,758 --> 12:00:04,127 TOOL. AND THOSE ARE THE POLICY 4966 12:00:04,127 --> 12:00:05,262 CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ALL HAVE 4967 12:00:05,262 --> 12:00:08,298 TO HAVE TOGETHER. SO THAT DOES 4968 12:00:08,298 --> 12:00:09,633 MAKE IT, A LITTLE BIT HARDER. 4969 12:00:09,633 --> 12:00:12,569 AND ALSO, NOT TRYING TO 4970 12:00:12,569 --> 12:00:15,205 DISRESPECT THE COUNCIL 4971 12:00:15,205 --> 12:00:16,940 PRESIDENT'S REQUEST BECAUSE 4972 12:00:16,940 --> 12:00:19,175 RIGHT NOW, I DO NOT EXPECT THAT 4973 12:00:19,175 --> 12:00:19,776 FULL AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO BE 4974 12:00:19,776 --> 12:00:21,044 SPENT FOR THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE. 4975 12:00:21,044 --> 12:00:23,747 THAT'S IN THE 26 BUDGET. 4976 12:00:23,747 --> 12:00:25,015 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4977 12:00:25,015 --> 12:00:25,248 RIVERA. 4978 12:00:25,248 --> 12:00:28,485 -- YES, THANK YOU. CHAIR. SO, A 4979 12:00:28,485 --> 12:00:35,358 FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR ME IS, I 4980 12:00:35,358 --> 12:00:35,859 THOUGHT I HEARD COUNCIL 4981 12:00:35,859 --> 12:00:38,495 PRESIDENT SAY THAT THIS IS ONE 4982 12:00:38,495 --> 12:00:39,930 TIME FUNDING AND THEN ONGOING 4983 12:00:39,930 --> 12:00:40,764 WOULD BE TAKEN UP BY THE COUNTY. 4984 12:00:40,764 --> 12:00:42,032 AND I DON'T WANT TO I WANT TO 4985 12:00:42,032 --> 12:00:43,500 MAKE SURE I HEARD THAT 4986 12:00:43,500 --> 12:00:44,935 CORRECTLY. CHAIR. 4987 12:00:44,935 --> 12:00:45,602 -- YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 4988 12:00:45,602 --> 12:00:45,969 -- MAY I CHAIR. 4989 12:00:45,969 --> 12:00:47,037 -- YES, PLEASE. 4990 12:00:47,037 --> 12:00:48,605 -- YEAH, YOU ABSOLUTELY HEARD 4991 12:00:48,605 --> 12:00:49,906 THAT I HAVE COMMITMENT FROM KING 4992 12:00:49,906 --> 12:00:52,809 COUNTY THAT THEY. THIS IS AN 4993 12:00:52,809 --> 12:00:54,110 ONGOING. THIS IS THE INTENT 4994 12:00:54,110 --> 12:00:55,712 BEHIND THIS IS TO JUMP START 4995 12:00:55,712 --> 12:00:57,614 THIS EARLY. AND WE HAVE 4996 12:00:57,614 --> 12:00:58,248 IDENTIFIED FUNDING WITHIN KING 4997 12:00:58,248 --> 12:01:01,151 COUNTY THAT THIS IS PART OF THE 4998 12:01:01,151 --> 12:01:01,785 ROLLOUT PLAN FOR THE MITIGATION 4999 12:01:01,785 --> 12:01:03,153 REGARDING THE CRISIS CARE CLINIC 5000 12:01:03,153 --> 12:01:04,588 AND ACTIVITY ON FIRST HILL AND 5001 12:01:04,588 --> 12:01:06,189 CAPITOL HILL. THAT IS CORRECT. 5002 12:01:06,189 --> 12:01:07,624 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER, 5003 12:01:07,624 --> 12:01:08,058 RIGHT BACK TO YOU. 5004 12:01:08,058 --> 12:01:10,093 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. SO WE'RE 5005 12:01:10,093 --> 12:01:15,031 NOT GOING TO BE ASKING FOR 5006 12:01:15,031 --> 12:01:16,833 FUTURE FUNDING FOR THIS EFFORT. 5007 12:01:16,833 --> 12:01:17,801 THIS IS TRULY A 250 THIS YEAR 5008 12:01:17,801 --> 12:01:19,569 AND WE'RE DONE. 5009 12:01:19,569 --> 12:01:20,503 -- IF I MAY, PLEASE. 5010 12:01:20,503 --> 12:01:21,605 -- AND THEN I'M GOING TO CALL 5011 12:01:21,605 --> 12:01:22,706 ON DIRECTOR PANUCCI IN JUST A 5012 12:01:22,706 --> 12:01:22,939 SECOND. 5013 12:01:22,939 --> 12:01:24,574 -- HERE. THAT. ABSOLUTELY. AND 5014 12:01:24,574 --> 12:01:25,842 THE REASON BEHIND THIS IS THIS 5015 12:01:25,842 --> 12:01:27,944 IS PRACTICAL. IF WE'RE NOT GOING 5016 12:01:27,944 --> 12:01:28,945 TO SPEND THIS MONEY FOR CAMERAS 5017 12:01:28,945 --> 12:01:30,480 THIS YEAR, I'M JUST TRYING TO 5018 12:01:30,480 --> 12:01:31,147 FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR THAT, FOR 5019 12:01:31,147 --> 12:01:33,183 THAT. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE 5020 12:01:33,183 --> 12:01:34,618 TALKED ABOUT THIS. BUT YES, THAT 5021 12:01:34,618 --> 12:01:36,119 IS CORRECT, DIRECTOR. 5022 12:01:36,119 --> 12:01:37,420 -- AND THEN I'LL CALL BACK ON 5023 12:01:37,420 --> 12:01:38,321 YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 5024 12:01:38,321 --> 12:01:39,756 -- THANK YOU, AND THANKS FOR 5025 12:01:39,756 --> 12:01:41,157 THAT CLARIFYING QUESTION. I 5026 12:01:41,157 --> 12:01:41,691 MISHEARD WHAT THE COUNCIL 5027 12:01:41,691 --> 12:01:43,526 PRESIDENT SAID, SO I APPRECIATE 5028 12:01:43,526 --> 12:01:45,028 THAT. IT IS TRULY ONE TIME. 5029 12:01:45,028 --> 12:01:47,330 THANK YOU FOR THAT 5030 12:01:47,330 --> 12:01:47,697 CLARIFICATION. 5031 12:01:47,697 --> 12:01:49,766 -- PLEASE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 5032 12:01:49,766 --> 12:01:53,103 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND SO, 5033 12:01:53,103 --> 12:01:56,573 GIVEN IT IS TRULY ONE TIME AND 5034 12:01:56,573 --> 12:01:58,508 IN LATE AUGUST, DOUBTFUL THAT WE 5035 12:01:58,508 --> 12:02:00,343 WOULD BE ABLE TO FOR THE 5036 12:02:00,343 --> 12:02:05,548 REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, ADD NINE 5037 12:02:05,548 --> 12:02:07,784 POSITIONS., BECAUSE OF THE 5038 12:02:07,784 --> 12:02:10,420 HIRING PROCESS., I AND IT'S NOT 5039 12:02:10,420 --> 12:02:12,255 ONGOING, I WOULD SUPPORT THIS 5040 12:02:12,255 --> 12:02:14,491 PARTICULAR AD, HOWEVER, I REMAIN 5041 12:02:14,491 --> 12:02:20,030 CONCERNED ABOUT THE CCTV CAMERAS 5042 12:02:20,030 --> 12:02:22,666 AND THE MAYOR, NOT SITUATING 5043 12:02:22,666 --> 12:02:25,669 THESE CAMERAS., THAT COUNCIL PUT 5044 12:02:25,669 --> 12:02:30,507 MONEY INTO THE BUDGET TO SITUATE 5045 12:02:30,507 --> 12:02:31,775 AND GIVEN THE SITUATION AND THE 5046 12:02:31,775 --> 12:02:33,576 INCREASE IN GUN VIOLENCE ACROSS 5047 12:02:33,576 --> 12:02:35,145 THE CITY AND THE MASS SHOOTING 5048 12:02:35,145 --> 12:02:38,948 WE SAW ON SUNDAY, YOU KNOW, CCTV 5049 12:02:38,948 --> 12:02:39,582 CAMERAS DO NOT PREVENT CRIME, 5050 12:02:39,582 --> 12:02:42,852 BUT THEY HELP US INVESTIGATE AND 5051 12:02:42,852 --> 12:02:44,654 SOLVE CRIME. AND SO I'M GOING TO 5052 12:02:44,654 --> 12:02:46,790 PUBLICLY SAY TO THE MAYOR, RIGHT 5053 12:02:46,790 --> 12:02:52,729 NOW THAT I WANT THOSE CCTV 5054 12:02:52,729 --> 12:02:54,864 CAMERAS PLACED, I APPRECIATE 5055 12:02:54,864 --> 12:02:56,633 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE DID HAVE A 5056 12:02:56,633 --> 12:02:57,734 CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FACT THAT 5057 12:02:57,734 --> 12:03:00,737 IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE 5058 12:03:00,737 --> 12:03:01,204 PLACED, WHICH WAS THE 5059 12:03:01,204 --> 12:03:01,938 EXPECTATION OF CAPITOL HILL 5060 12:03:01,938 --> 12:03:05,575 NEIGHBORS, THAT IT FORCES US 5061 12:03:05,575 --> 12:03:07,544 THEN TO FIGURE OUT WHAT OTHER 5062 12:03:07,544 --> 12:03:09,679 THINGS WE CAN DO TO RESPOND. 5063 12:03:09,679 --> 12:03:12,048 AND, WHILE I APPRECIATE THE 5064 12:03:12,048 --> 12:03:13,717 LOOKING FOR OTHER WAYS TO 5065 12:03:13,717 --> 12:03:15,018 RESPOND, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'VE 5066 12:03:15,018 --> 12:03:16,786 BEEN LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS TO 5067 12:03:16,786 --> 12:03:20,156 RESPOND AS WELL. IT PUTS US IN A 5068 12:03:20,156 --> 12:03:22,826 REALLY PRECARIOUS SITUATION WITH 5069 12:03:22,826 --> 12:03:24,861 CONSTITUENTS TO NOT DELIVER ON 5070 12:03:24,861 --> 12:03:26,996 WHAT WE THINK IS NEEDED IN ORDER 5071 12:03:26,996 --> 12:03:28,698 TO RESPOND TO THE GUN VIOLENCE 5072 12:03:28,698 --> 12:03:31,067 THAT WE'RE SEEING., THIS IS NOT 5073 12:03:31,067 --> 12:03:32,102 GREAT. IT'S NOT A GREAT WAY TO 5074 12:03:32,102 --> 12:03:36,639 DO IT., WHILE THE MAYOR WAS 5075 12:03:36,639 --> 12:03:39,342 DOING THIS STUDY, WE HAVE 5076 12:03:39,342 --> 12:03:41,911 RECEIVED A LETTER, I WILL SAY 5077 12:03:41,911 --> 12:03:44,848 FROM WE ALL HAVE RECEIVED A 5078 12:03:44,848 --> 12:03:47,317 LETTER FROM A NUMBER OF 5079 12:03:47,317 --> 12:03:49,185 ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CLIMATE 5080 12:03:49,185 --> 12:03:51,387 PLEDGE ARENA, SEAFAIR, VISIT 5081 12:03:51,387 --> 12:03:53,356 SEATTLE, CHIHULY, SEATTLE 5082 12:03:53,356 --> 12:03:54,758 CONVENTION CENTER, SPACE NEEDLE, 5083 12:03:54,758 --> 12:03:56,993 SEATTLE, STORM, BLACK HILL, 5084 12:03:56,993 --> 12:03:59,529 EXCUSE ME, CAPITOL HILL BLOCK 5085 12:03:59,529 --> 12:04:00,964 PARTY, AND THE WASHINGTON STATE 5086 12:04:00,964 --> 12:04:03,366 BALLPARK, PUBLIC FACILITIES 5087 12:04:03,366 --> 12:04:06,102 DISTRICT, ASKING THE MAYOR TO 5088 12:04:06,102 --> 12:04:09,939 SITUATE THE CCTV CAMERAS WHERE, 5089 12:04:09,939 --> 12:04:12,375 THEY WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO 5090 12:04:12,375 --> 12:04:13,510 PUT THEM WHERE SPD SAID THEY 5091 12:04:13,510 --> 12:04:15,145 WERE GOING TO PUT THEM, 5092 12:04:15,145 --> 12:04:17,313 INCLUDING THE 22 THAT ARE 5093 12:04:17,313 --> 12:04:18,648 ALREADY PLACED AND NOT ACTIVATED 5094 12:04:18,648 --> 12:04:20,350 AT THE STADIUM DISTRICT. SO THIS 5095 12:04:20,350 --> 12:04:23,052 IS ALL OF CONCERN TO ME. WHAT IS 5096 12:04:23,052 --> 12:04:26,289 HAPPENING WITH THE CCTV CCTV 5097 12:04:26,289 --> 12:04:29,392 CAMERAS AND THE LACK OF, 5098 12:04:29,392 --> 12:04:30,994 IMPLEMENTATION FROM THE MAYOR, 5099 12:04:30,994 --> 12:04:34,798 BOTH IN REACTIVATING THE ONES AT 5100 12:04:34,798 --> 12:04:36,466 THE STADIUM DISTRICT AND THEN 5101 12:04:36,466 --> 12:04:37,100 CONTINUING THE EXPANSION THAT WE 5102 12:04:37,100 --> 12:04:40,937 GAVE MONEY TO DO AND THAT 5103 12:04:40,937 --> 12:04:41,571 CONSTITUENTS HAVE CONSISTENTLY 5104 12:04:41,571 --> 12:04:43,473 ASKED FOR. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS 5105 12:04:43,473 --> 12:04:45,708 IMPORTANT FOR ME TO RAISE THIS 5106 12:04:45,708 --> 12:04:47,143 NOW, BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING 5107 12:04:47,143 --> 12:04:49,412 ABOUT TAKING SOME OF THE C, C, 5108 12:04:49,412 --> 12:04:51,548 T, V A SMALLER PORTION OF IT, TO 5109 12:04:51,548 --> 12:04:53,850 DO THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT. 5110 12:04:53,850 --> 12:04:55,118 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. I 5111 12:04:55,118 --> 12:04:56,820 KNOW YOU ARE TRYING SO HARD TO 5112 12:04:56,820 --> 12:04:58,588 RESPOND TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS, 5113 12:04:58,588 --> 12:05:01,291 AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE C 5114 12:05:01,291 --> 12:05:02,892 T CCTV CAMERAS THAT THEY'VE BEEN 5115 12:05:02,892 --> 12:05:06,429 ASKING FOR HAVE NOT BEEN PLACED. 5116 12:05:06,429 --> 12:05:06,830 THANK YOU CHAIR. 5117 12:05:06,830 --> 12:05:10,867 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 5118 12:05:10,867 --> 12:05:11,468 RIVERA COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 5119 12:05:11,468 --> 12:05:16,840 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. I WANTED TO 5120 12:05:16,840 --> 12:05:17,841 SPEAK TO THIS. THERE'S TWO PARTS 5121 12:05:17,841 --> 12:05:19,542 HERE. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE 5122 12:05:19,542 --> 12:05:21,377 INTERRUPTION. YES, 110% AGREE. 5123 12:05:21,377 --> 12:05:24,681 WE HAVE TO DO MORE. OKAY. PUT 5124 12:05:24,681 --> 12:05:26,516 THAT TO THE SIDE. ON THE OTHER 5125 12:05:26,516 --> 12:05:28,952 HAND, WE PROVISO THE TECHNOLOGY 5126 12:05:28,952 --> 12:05:31,321 ASSISTED CRIME PREVENTION 5127 12:05:31,321 --> 12:05:34,691 PROGRAM FOR A REASON IT IS 5128 12:05:34,691 --> 12:05:35,792 CRITICAL, AS PART OF WHAT WE'RE 5129 12:05:35,792 --> 12:05:40,797 DOING TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE IN 5130 12:05:40,797 --> 12:05:45,335 OUR CITY. CONTRARY TO SEATTLE 5131 12:05:45,335 --> 12:05:45,935 TIMES REPORTING THIS MORNING, 5132 12:05:45,935 --> 12:05:46,703 THE NY. IT'S ONLY THE NY U 5133 12:05:46,703 --> 12:05:49,839 REPORT. PLEASE DON'T SCROLL 5134 12:05:49,839 --> 12:05:54,377 DOWN. THE NY U REPORT IS DUE 5135 12:05:54,377 --> 12:05:56,412 EXPECTED IN SEPTEMBER. I AM 5136 12:05:56,412 --> 12:05:57,780 CONFIDENT HOW THE NY YOU REPORT 5137 12:05:57,780 --> 12:05:59,082 IS GOING TO COME OUT AND THEN 5138 12:05:59,082 --> 12:06:02,185 THE MAYOR SHOULD PUSH FORWARD ON 5139 12:06:02,185 --> 12:06:04,354 THE CCTV CAMERAS AND SPD CAN 5140 12:06:04,354 --> 12:06:06,956 OBLIGATE THOSE FUNDS HERE IN 5141 12:06:06,956 --> 12:06:10,093 THIS CALENDAR YEAR. THEY'VE 5142 12:06:10,093 --> 12:06:11,127 ALREADY DONE IT WITH THE FIRST 5143 12:06:11,127 --> 12:06:11,794 TRANCHE IN THREE AREAS. THEY'VE 5144 12:06:11,794 --> 12:06:13,229 ALREADY DONE IT WITH THE STADIUM 5145 12:06:13,229 --> 12:06:15,798 DISTRICT, AND THEY CAN DO IT FOR 5146 12:06:15,798 --> 12:06:19,802 THE SECOND HALF OF THE PHASE TWO 5147 12:06:19,802 --> 12:06:21,471 FULL STOP. AND I WOULD NOTE THAT 5148 12:06:21,471 --> 12:06:23,373 AS UNCONSCIONABLE IN TERMS OF 5149 12:06:23,373 --> 12:06:25,041 WHAT THE MAYOR HAS BEEN DOING 5150 12:06:25,041 --> 12:06:26,576 WITH THIS PROGRAM, BECAUSE WE 5151 12:06:26,576 --> 12:06:27,911 VETTED THIS PROGRAM, WE BUILT IN 5152 12:06:27,911 --> 12:06:29,846 SO MANY PROTECTIONS IN THIS 5153 12:06:29,846 --> 12:06:32,749 PROGRAM. WE BUILT IN SO MANY 5154 12:06:32,749 --> 12:06:33,383 SAFEGUARDS, PROTOCOLS FROM TOP 5155 12:06:33,383 --> 12:06:35,451 TO BOTTOM. SO THE FACT THAT SHE 5156 12:06:35,451 --> 12:06:39,088 HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ON THOSE 5157 12:06:39,088 --> 12:06:39,489 NINE POSITIONS IS 5158 12:06:39,489 --> 12:06:40,924 UNCONSCIONABLE. WE NEED TO BE 5159 12:06:40,924 --> 12:06:43,693 MOVING FORWARD. AND WE NEED TO 5160 12:06:43,693 --> 12:06:45,461 BE PRESSING ONCE THE NYU REPORT 5161 12:06:45,461 --> 12:06:49,165 IS DONE AND DELIVERED IN 5162 12:06:49,165 --> 12:06:56,806 SEPTEMBER. 110%. SO WHILE YES, 5163 12:06:56,806 --> 12:06:58,408 AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING IN 5164 12:06:58,408 --> 12:06:59,642 TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC 5165 12:06:59,642 --> 12:07:00,510 SAFETY SIDE AND COMMUNITY 5166 12:07:00,510 --> 12:07:03,079 VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION, BUT WE 5167 12:07:03,079 --> 12:07:05,114 CANNOT TAKE THIS MONEY FROM OUR 5168 12:07:05,114 --> 12:07:05,682 PROVISO TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED 5169 12:07:05,682 --> 12:07:06,950 CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM, WHICH 5170 12:07:06,950 --> 12:07:10,253 WE WILL PROVISO AGAINST AGAIN 5171 12:07:10,253 --> 12:07:14,757 NEXT YEAR FOR GOOD REASON. 5172 12:07:14,757 --> 12:07:16,926 BECAUSE THE MAYOR IS NOT DOING 5173 12:07:16,926 --> 12:07:18,962 WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO WITH 5174 12:07:18,962 --> 12:07:19,929 RESPECT TO THIS AREA AND MAKING 5175 12:07:19,929 --> 12:07:24,500 SURE THAT WE HAVE A SAFE 5176 12:07:24,500 --> 12:07:27,070 SEATTLE. SO CHAIR AND SORRY, 5177 12:07:27,070 --> 12:07:28,972 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, BUT I AM A NO 5178 12:07:28,972 --> 12:07:30,840 ON THIS AMENDMENT FOR THAT VERY 5179 12:07:30,840 --> 12:07:32,709 REASON. THE SECOND HAND, NOT THE 5180 12:07:32,709 --> 12:07:34,877 FIRST HAND. I'M AGAIN, 110% 5181 12:07:34,877 --> 12:07:38,348 SUPPORT REGARDING REGARDING 5182 12:07:38,348 --> 12:07:42,218 COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION 5183 12:07:42,218 --> 12:07:42,852 INITIATIVES AND WORK. BUT THIS 5184 12:07:42,852 --> 12:07:44,520 IS THE WRONG WAY TO DO IT. SO 5185 12:07:44,520 --> 12:07:46,155 I'M GOING TO BE A NO ON THIS 5186 12:07:46,155 --> 12:07:46,956 AMENDMENT. IF THIS AMENDMENT 5187 12:07:46,956 --> 12:07:48,858 PASSES, I'M GOING TO BE A NO ON 5188 12:07:48,858 --> 12:07:50,293 THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL, BOTH 5189 12:07:50,293 --> 12:07:51,294 HERE AND NEXT TUESDAY. THANK 5190 12:07:51,294 --> 12:07:54,364 YOU. CHAIR., 5191 12:07:54,364 --> 12:07:56,165 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 5192 12:07:56,165 --> 12:07:57,500 KETTLE, I WILL SAY THAT I 5193 12:07:57,500 --> 12:07:58,401 UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO GET BOOTS 5194 12:07:58,401 --> 12:08:00,236 ON THE GROUND RIGHT AWAY, AND I 5195 12:08:00,236 --> 12:08:01,738 UNDERSTAND WHERE COUNCIL 5196 12:08:01,738 --> 12:08:02,305 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH IS 5197 12:08:02,305 --> 12:08:05,208 COMING FROM. AND SO I'LL BE 5198 12:08:05,208 --> 12:08:06,275 SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. IT IF 5199 12:08:06,275 --> 12:08:07,877 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE DOES VOTE 5200 12:08:07,877 --> 12:08:09,879 NO ON THE UNDERLYING BILL, THAT 5201 12:08:09,879 --> 12:08:11,914 WILL REQUIRE A TWO WEEK DELAY. 5202 12:08:11,914 --> 12:08:13,783 AND SO IF THAT DOES OCCUR, I 5203 12:08:13,783 --> 12:08:16,719 WILL BE REQUESTING, TO SKIP THAT 5204 12:08:16,719 --> 12:08:18,154 DELAY AND BRING THIS TO FULL 5205 12:08:18,154 --> 12:08:20,256 COUNCIL NEXT WEEK, AS I'VE 5206 12:08:20,256 --> 12:08:22,725 ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR AN 5207 12:08:22,725 --> 12:08:24,227 EXCUSED ABSENCE ON TWO WEEKS 5208 12:08:24,227 --> 12:08:26,262 FROM TODAY. SO JUST FOR THE 5209 12:08:26,262 --> 12:08:27,663 RECORD, THERE, COUNCIL 5210 12:08:27,663 --> 12:08:29,465 PRESIDENT, ANY FINAL WORDS? 5211 12:08:29,465 --> 12:08:30,266 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND I WANT 5212 12:08:30,266 --> 12:08:32,669 TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 5213 12:08:32,669 --> 12:08:35,605 FOR HIS COMMENTS AND PASSION 5214 12:08:35,605 --> 12:08:37,273 REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR 5215 12:08:37,273 --> 12:08:41,377 CITY. I SEE HOW MUCH YOU CARE. 5216 12:08:41,377 --> 12:08:42,378 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AND ON 5217 12:08:42,378 --> 12:08:45,248 THIS ONE, I'M JUST GOING TO 5218 12:08:45,248 --> 12:08:47,817 HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE 5219 12:08:47,817 --> 12:08:49,318 WITH THE, THE PIECE I'M TRYING 5220 12:08:49,318 --> 12:08:52,121 TO WORK IN VERY, VERY PARTICULAR 5221 12:08:52,121 --> 12:08:54,857 PARAMETERS HERE ABOUT WHAT I SEE 5222 12:08:54,857 --> 12:08:56,259 THAT'S GOING ON THE STREET. THE 5223 12:08:56,259 --> 12:08:56,859 PASSION THAT YOU HAVE IS THE 5224 12:08:56,859 --> 12:08:59,696 SAME PASSION THAT I SEE AT 5225 12:08:59,696 --> 12:09:01,364 FUNERALS WHEN I'VE BEEN TO MORE 5226 12:09:01,364 --> 12:09:03,499 FUNERALS THAN WEDDINGS. OKAY. 5227 12:09:03,499 --> 12:09:05,535 AND SO AS WE ARE TRYING TO 5228 12:09:05,535 --> 12:09:07,136 NAVIGATE THIS ISSUE OF CAMERAS 5229 12:09:07,136 --> 12:09:09,205 GOING ON, WHEN GUESTS COME HERE, 5230 12:09:09,205 --> 12:09:12,275 GOING OFF, WHEN OUR RESIDENTS 5231 12:09:12,275 --> 12:09:13,309 ARE HERE, THE ALL OF THE 5232 12:09:13,309 --> 12:09:15,344 JUGGLING THAT'S GOING ON WITH 5233 12:09:15,344 --> 12:09:18,314 THE ISSUES, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST 5234 12:09:18,314 --> 12:09:20,049 AS FRUSTRATED AS WELL. AND SO, 5235 12:09:20,049 --> 12:09:23,720 IT'S NOT TO KNOCK ANYONE FOR 5236 12:09:23,720 --> 12:09:25,455 THEIR VOTE YES OR NO ON THIS 5237 12:09:25,455 --> 12:09:28,057 BECAUSE I ALL KNOW, I KNOW THAT 5238 12:09:28,057 --> 12:09:29,392 WE ALL CARE ABOUT THIS WORK. I 5239 12:09:29,392 --> 12:09:30,927 KNOW THAT WE ALL CARE ABOUT 5240 12:09:30,927 --> 12:09:32,361 KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE. I KNOW 5241 12:09:32,361 --> 12:09:33,629 THAT YOU CARE. COUNCILMEMBER 5242 12:09:33,629 --> 12:09:34,730 KETTLE., BUT I BELIEVE THAT AT 5243 12:09:34,730 --> 12:09:37,967 THIS MOMENT IN TIME, I'M 5244 12:09:37,967 --> 12:09:38,601 LITERALLY TRYING TO BE PRACTICAL 5245 12:09:38,601 --> 12:09:43,172 AND I CANNOT RELY ON A STUDY TO 5246 12:09:43,172 --> 12:09:44,440 COME OUT AND WISHES ABOUT, ARE 5247 12:09:44,440 --> 12:09:46,209 WE GOING TO TURN THE CAMERAS ON 5248 12:09:46,209 --> 12:09:47,009 OR OFF? ARE WE GOING TO PURCHASE 5249 12:09:47,009 --> 12:09:48,211 THEM? ARE WE GOING TO PUT THEM 5250 12:09:48,211 --> 12:09:50,379 UP? ARE WE GOING TO GET THEM 5251 12:09:50,379 --> 12:09:51,447 TURNED ON AND ROLLING AND 5252 12:09:51,447 --> 12:09:53,516 RUNNING? I HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT 5253 12:09:53,516 --> 12:09:55,818 THAT. WHAT I KNOW RIGHT NOW IS 5254 12:09:55,818 --> 12:09:56,786 THE LAST TWO SHOOTINGS THAT HAVE 5255 12:09:56,786 --> 12:09:59,856 BEEN ON CAPITOL HILL, NEXT TO 5256 12:09:59,856 --> 12:10:01,557 OUR EAST PRECINCT. WHAT I DO 5257 12:10:01,557 --> 12:10:02,191 KNOW RIGHT NOW IS THE CONSTANT 5258 12:10:02,191 --> 12:10:05,261 GUN VIOLENCE GOING UP AND DOWN 5259 12:10:05,261 --> 12:10:06,329 23rd IN SOUTH END. AND AT THIS 5260 12:10:06,329 --> 12:10:08,297 MOMENT IN TIME, I THINK THIS IS 5261 12:10:08,297 --> 12:10:10,299 THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH THIS, 5262 12:10:10,299 --> 12:10:11,868 THIS EFFORT AND THE WORK THAT 5263 12:10:11,868 --> 12:10:13,369 WE'VE BEEN DOING. SO I HEAR 5264 12:10:13,369 --> 12:10:15,204 YOU, I UNDERSTAND YOU, I 5265 12:10:15,204 --> 12:10:15,905 APPRECIATE YOU. WE'RE JUST GOING 5266 12:10:15,905 --> 12:10:17,273 TO HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE 5267 12:10:17,273 --> 12:10:19,242 ON THIS. THANK YOU. 5268 12:10:19,242 --> 12:10:21,010 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5269 12:10:21,010 --> 12:10:21,744 THAT WAS INTENDED TO BE LAST 5270 12:10:21,744 --> 12:10:24,046 WORD, BUT I'M SEEING TWO NEW 5271 12:10:24,046 --> 12:10:26,048 HANDS. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA YOU 5272 12:10:26,048 --> 12:10:27,884 HAVE NOT YET SPOKEN TODAY AT 5273 12:10:27,884 --> 12:10:30,453 ALL. AND SO I'M GOING TO GIVE 5274 12:10:30,453 --> 12:10:33,456 YOU THE FLOOR FIRST AND THEN 5275 12:10:33,456 --> 12:10:33,990 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND 5276 12:10:33,990 --> 12:10:34,624 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WHO HAVE 5277 12:10:34,624 --> 12:10:35,258 SPOKEN ON THIS TOPIC ALREADY. 5278 12:10:35,258 --> 12:10:36,792 OVER TO YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 5279 12:10:36,792 --> 12:10:38,427 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. I JUST WANT 5280 12:10:38,427 --> 12:10:42,265 TO SAY ONE, I APPRECIATE, 5281 12:10:42,265 --> 12:10:44,534 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR BRINGING 5282 12:10:44,534 --> 12:10:48,871 THIS FORWARD., FOR HER ZEALOUS 5283 12:10:48,871 --> 12:10:51,307 ADVOCACY OF THE SAFETY AND 5284 12:10:51,307 --> 12:10:53,910 SECURITY OF HER CONSTITUENTS, 5285 12:10:53,910 --> 12:10:55,011 AND ALWAYS KEEPING THEM TOP OF 5286 12:10:55,011 --> 12:10:56,279 MIND AND ALL SHE DOES, INCLUDING 5287 12:10:56,279 --> 12:10:58,247 THROUGH THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL 5288 12:10:58,247 --> 12:11:01,851 BUDGET PROCESS, AND FINDING 5289 12:11:01,851 --> 12:11:04,453 CREATIVE WAYS AND THE SENSE OF 5290 12:11:04,453 --> 12:11:06,656 PRACTICALITY THAT SHE'S OFFERING 5291 12:11:06,656 --> 12:11:08,191 HERE TODAY. I REALLY DO 5292 12:11:08,191 --> 12:11:10,226 APPRECIATE THAT. I, I CAN'T 5293 12:11:10,226 --> 12:11:14,797 THANK YOU ENOUGH, I SHARE SOME 5294 12:11:14,797 --> 12:11:16,666 OF THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY MY 5295 12:11:16,666 --> 12:11:20,937 COLLEAGUES WITH RESPECT TO THE 5296 12:11:20,937 --> 12:11:22,905 UNDERLYING CAMERA PROGRAM WE'VE 5297 12:11:22,905 --> 12:11:25,808 REVIEWED UPON, WE'VE CONDUCTED 5298 12:11:25,808 --> 12:11:28,010 REVIEW UPON ASSESSMENT OF ON 5299 12:11:28,010 --> 12:11:29,712 REVIEW, UPON ANALYSIS, UPON, 5300 12:11:29,712 --> 12:11:32,381 MORE ASSESSMENT AND MORE REVIEW. 5301 12:11:32,381 --> 12:11:34,851 WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE BEYOND 5302 12:11:34,851 --> 12:11:36,152 ANALYSIS PARALYSIS ON THIS ONE 5303 12:11:36,152 --> 12:11:39,121 ISSUE. I DON'T WHO KNOWS WHAT 5304 12:11:39,121 --> 12:11:42,291 THE PENDING FORTHCOMING. AND NYU 5305 12:11:42,291 --> 12:11:45,494 REPORT IS GOING TO SAY., BUT 5306 12:11:45,494 --> 12:11:48,064 I'M CONFIDENT IT'S NOT GOING 5307 12:11:48,064 --> 12:11:48,598 TO MATERIALLY IMPACT THE 5308 12:11:48,598 --> 12:11:49,966 ANALYSIS THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN 5309 12:11:49,966 --> 12:11:53,169 CONDUCTED TO DATE WE NEED TO GET 5310 12:11:53,169 --> 12:11:57,240 OUT OF THE SUNKEN PLACE, SNAP 5311 12:11:57,240 --> 12:12:03,546 OUT OF IT. SHOOTINGS LIKE THIS, 5312 12:12:03,546 --> 12:12:04,580 LIKE THE ONE THAT HAPPENED A 5313 12:12:04,580 --> 12:12:06,048 WEEK AGO, WEEK AND A HALF AGO OR 5314 12:12:06,048 --> 12:12:08,684 WHATEVER, REMIND US THAT 5315 12:12:08,684 --> 12:12:09,485 THERE'S PLENTY MORE WORK TO DO. 5316 12:12:09,485 --> 12:12:10,786 AND NO, I DON'T THINK ANYONE 5317 12:12:10,786 --> 12:12:12,788 HERE. I'M CERTAINLY NOT HANGING 5318 12:12:12,788 --> 12:12:16,092 MY HAT. MY HAT ON THE VIOLENCE 5319 12:12:16,092 --> 12:12:16,659 OR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION 5320 12:12:16,659 --> 12:12:19,462 NATURE OF OF CAMERAS. ARE THEY 5321 12:12:19,462 --> 12:12:20,529 GOING TO PREVENT CRIME? PROBABLY 5322 12:12:20,529 --> 12:12:21,464 NOT. ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE SOME 5323 12:12:21,464 --> 12:12:24,900 PEOPLE THINK TWICE? HE 5324 12:12:24,900 --> 12:12:27,570 ABSOLUTELY. BUT THE THE 5325 12:12:27,570 --> 12:12:27,970 INVESTIGATIVE USE 5326 12:12:27,970 --> 12:12:29,238 -- AND EFFICACY OF THE CAMERAS 5327 12:12:29,238 --> 12:12:31,607 FROM SOLVING CRIME AND FIGHTING 5328 12:12:31,607 --> 12:12:32,875 CRIME. ONCE IT HAPPENS. 5329 12:12:32,875 --> 12:12:37,947 PERSPECTIVE IS UNMATCHED WE 5330 12:12:37,947 --> 12:12:41,183 WE'VE GONE THROUGH ANALYSIS 5331 12:12:41,183 --> 12:12:46,122 AFTER ANALYSIS ON THIS ISSUE., I 5332 12:12:46,122 --> 12:12:47,189 WAS PROUD A COUPLE YEARS AGO TO 5333 12:12:47,189 --> 12:12:49,492 SIGN OFF ON THE THREE CRITERIA 5334 12:12:49,492 --> 12:12:51,227 USED TO DEFINE EXPANSION IN 5335 12:12:51,227 --> 12:12:53,963 TERMS OF GUN VIOLENCE AND HUMAN 5336 12:12:53,963 --> 12:12:55,298 TRAFFICKING AND THE OTHER AND 5337 12:12:55,298 --> 12:12:58,167 THE LIKE., AND THAT, THAT, THAT 5338 12:12:58,167 --> 12:12:59,201 CRITERIA MADE A TON OF SENSE AT 5339 12:12:59,201 --> 12:13:03,973 THE TIME. AND, AND NOW, YOU 5340 12:13:03,973 --> 12:13:05,775 KNOW, IT'S ALSO PROBABLY TIME 5341 12:13:05,775 --> 12:13:06,909 TO REVISIT THAT CRITERIA BECAUSE 5342 12:13:06,909 --> 12:13:08,411 THE WEEK AND A HALF AGO, WE 5343 12:13:08,411 --> 12:13:10,246 LEARNED THAT, WELL, WHAT ABOUT 5344 12:13:10,246 --> 12:13:11,013 MAJOR EVENTS WHERE A LOT OF 5345 12:13:11,013 --> 12:13:14,016 PEOPLE THAT DON'T AUTOMATICALLY 5346 12:13:14,016 --> 12:13:17,787 MEET ONE OF THOSE CRITERIA? WHAT 5347 12:13:17,787 --> 12:13:19,388 ABOUT THAT AT THE SEATTLE 5348 12:13:19,388 --> 12:13:20,489 CENTER? SO IN ANY EVENT, ALL 5349 12:13:20,489 --> 12:13:26,896 THAT IS TO SAY IS, I REALLY DO 5350 12:13:26,896 --> 12:13:30,066 SUPPORT, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE 5351 12:13:30,066 --> 12:13:32,001 THE INTENT OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT 5352 12:13:32,001 --> 12:13:34,870 AND, AND, AND I, I KNOW SHE HAS 5353 12:13:34,870 --> 12:13:37,106 THE BEST INTEREST OF RESIDENTS 5354 12:13:37,106 --> 12:13:38,774 ACROSS THE CITY, ESPECIALLY 5355 12:13:38,774 --> 12:13:41,777 INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, HER, HER 5356 12:13:41,777 --> 12:13:44,447 COUNCIL DISTRICT HERE., BECAUSE 5357 12:13:44,447 --> 12:13:45,915 OF THE POLICY IMPLICATIONS WITH 5358 12:13:45,915 --> 12:13:48,150 RESPECT TO, YOU KNOW, THE CAMERA 5359 12:13:48,150 --> 12:13:51,087 PROGRAM AND TECHNOLOGY MORE 5360 12:13:51,087 --> 12:13:52,054 BROADLY, I'LL JUST SAY I HAVE 5361 12:13:52,054 --> 12:13:56,726 CONCERNS ABOUT THAT., BUT, BUT I 5362 12:13:56,726 --> 12:13:57,326 APPRECIATE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5363 12:13:57,326 --> 12:14:02,131 THANK YOU 5364 12:14:02,131 --> 12:14:02,765 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5365 12:14:02,765 --> 12:14:02,999 KETTLE. 5366 12:14:02,999 --> 12:14:03,532 -- I JUST WANTED TO THANK 5367 12:14:03,532 --> 12:14:04,967 COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR WORDS AND 5368 12:14:04,967 --> 12:14:06,836 TO NOTE THAT THOSE ISSUES LAND 5369 12:14:06,836 --> 12:14:09,872 AT THE FEET OF THE MAYOR AND, 5370 12:14:09,872 --> 12:14:11,540 AND THAT THAT'S A MESSAGE THAT 5371 12:14:11,540 --> 12:14:12,675 I ASKED DIRECTOR PANUCCI TO TAKE 5372 12:14:12,675 --> 12:14:16,145 TO HER COMING OUT OF THIS 5373 12:14:16,145 --> 12:14:16,779 CONVERSATION. AND, AND I WOULD 5374 12:14:16,779 --> 12:14:19,582 NOTE, BY THE WAY, I DISAGREE 5375 12:14:19,582 --> 12:14:20,116 WITH THE STATEMENT ON THE 5376 12:14:20,116 --> 12:14:21,784 CENTRAL STAFF MEMO THAT SAYS, 5377 12:14:21,784 --> 12:14:23,986 WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE 5378 12:14:23,986 --> 12:14:26,389 SPENT DURING 2026, I'M EXPECTING 5379 12:14:26,389 --> 12:14:28,057 A POSITIVE NOTE. I'M CONFIDENT 5380 12:14:28,057 --> 12:14:29,658 IN SEPTEMBER FOR THIS, AND I AM 5381 12:14:29,658 --> 12:14:33,029 CONFIDENT RELATED TO SPD'S 5382 12:14:33,029 --> 12:14:36,565 ABILITY TO,, OBLIGATE THE 5383 12:14:36,565 --> 12:14:39,502 APPROPRIATED FUNDS THAT WERE 5384 12:14:39,502 --> 12:14:42,171 AUTHORIZED BY AT LEAST SEVEN 5385 12:14:42,171 --> 12:14:44,940 CITY ORDINANCES FOR THE 5386 12:14:44,940 --> 12:14:47,777 TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED CRIME 5387 12:14:47,777 --> 12:14:48,377 PREVENTION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE 5388 12:14:48,377 --> 12:14:50,012 CCTV. THANK YOU. 5389 12:14:50,012 --> 12:14:51,881 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5390 12:14:51,881 --> 12:14:52,748 KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 5391 12:14:52,748 --> 12:14:56,085 -- THANK YOU., THIS IS A REALLY 5392 12:14:56,085 --> 12:14:57,486 DIFFICULT TOPIC, AS YOU CAN ALL 5393 12:14:57,486 --> 12:14:59,422 IMAGINE. I DO EXPECT THAT IF 5394 12:14:59,422 --> 12:15:03,492 THIS AMENDMENT PASSES TODAY, IT 5395 12:15:03,492 --> 12:15:05,327 IS A CALL ON THE MAYOR TO MOVE 5396 12:15:05,327 --> 12:15:07,029 FORWARD WITH CCTV IN THE FALL 5397 12:15:07,029 --> 12:15:09,632 BUDGET AND THAT IT HAS ALL THE 5398 12:15:09,632 --> 12:15:13,069 POSITIONS FOR WHICH WE, MADE 5399 12:15:13,069 --> 12:15:15,638 THIS PROVISO HAPPEN LAST YEAR. 5400 12:15:15,638 --> 12:15:18,641 SO, I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS A 5401 12:15:18,641 --> 12:15:21,811 SMALLER PORTION OF FUNDS THAT 5402 12:15:21,811 --> 12:15:23,179 COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S ASKING FOR, 5403 12:15:23,179 --> 12:15:25,080 FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME 5404 12:15:25,080 --> 12:15:30,486 THIS YEAR. AND IT DOESN'T TAKE 5405 12:15:30,486 --> 12:15:31,921 FROM THE REST OF THE PROVISO FOR 5406 12:15:31,921 --> 12:15:33,322 THE CCTV CAMERAS. SO THAT IS TO 5407 12:15:33,322 --> 12:15:38,394 SAY, THE MAYOR CAN STILL OR SPD 5408 12:15:38,394 --> 12:15:43,199 RATHER CAN STILL HIRE UP FOR THE 5409 12:15:43,199 --> 12:15:47,269 CCTV, TV CAMERAS., IF THE MAYOR 5410 12:15:47,269 --> 12:15:49,305 ALLOWS FOR THAT. AND SO THAT'S 5411 12:15:49,305 --> 12:15:51,107 WHY I'M CALLING FOR THE MAYOR 5412 12:15:51,107 --> 12:15:53,342 TO ALLOW FOR THAT. I ALSO KNOW 5413 12:15:53,342 --> 12:15:55,377 REALISTICALLY THAT IN TERMS OF 5414 12:15:55,377 --> 12:15:57,346 BEING ABLE TO STAFF UP THOSE 5415 12:15:57,346 --> 12:15:59,348 NINE POSITIONS WITHIN THIS LAST 5416 12:15:59,348 --> 12:16:01,417 QUARTER OF THE YEAR IS ALWAYS A 5417 12:16:01,417 --> 12:16:04,787 BIT CHALLENGING., AND TO COUNCIL 5418 12:16:04,787 --> 12:16:07,089 PRESIDENT'S POINT, THIS A MUCH 5419 12:16:07,089 --> 12:16:10,593 SMALLER AMOUNT, TO BE ABLE TO 5420 12:16:10,593 --> 12:16:11,727 GIVE ATTENTION TO CAPITOL HILL, 5421 12:16:11,727 --> 12:16:13,496 GIVEN THAT THOSE CAMERAS 5422 12:16:13,496 --> 12:16:15,264 HAVEN'T GONE UP. I THINK I FEEL 5423 12:16:15,264 --> 12:16:17,133 COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. BUT THAT 5424 12:16:17,133 --> 12:16:19,101 SAID, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 5425 12:16:19,101 --> 12:16:20,636 THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE'RE 5426 12:16:20,636 --> 12:16:22,838 GOING TO ERODE THIS PRO ROAD, 5427 12:16:22,838 --> 12:16:25,307 THIS PROGRAM FOR THE FALL AND 5428 12:16:25,307 --> 12:16:28,544 THAT I EXPECT, AND I WILL BE 5429 12:16:28,544 --> 12:16:33,115 ASKING FOR, THE CONTINUATION OF 5430 12:16:33,115 --> 12:16:35,284 THIS PROGRAM AT SPD MOVING 5431 12:16:35,284 --> 12:16:37,620 FORWARD., THANK YOU CHAIR. 5432 12:16:37,620 --> 12:16:41,056 -- THANK YOU. SORRY, I GOT A 5433 12:16:41,056 --> 12:16:42,758 LITTLE WATER GOING ON. COUNCIL 5434 12:16:42,758 --> 12:16:43,626 PRESIDENT. LAST WORDS. 5435 12:16:43,626 --> 12:16:44,293 -- THANK YOU. LAST WORDS. AND I, 5436 12:16:44,293 --> 12:16:46,729 AND I JUST WANT TO THANK MY 5437 12:16:46,729 --> 12:16:47,830 COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR SPIRITED 5438 12:16:47,830 --> 12:16:50,299 CONVERSATION. I KNOW THAT THIS 5439 12:16:50,299 --> 12:16:51,967 IS I'M JUST PRACTICALITY FOR 5440 12:16:51,967 --> 12:16:53,536 THIS SPECIFIC. I DON'T KNOW IF 5441 12:16:53,536 --> 12:16:56,906 THE CAMERAS ARE ARE GOING TO BE 5442 12:16:56,906 --> 12:16:57,873 ARE GOING ON. YOU ALL KNOW HOW I 5443 12:16:57,873 --> 12:17:00,476 VOTED LAST YEAR. THAT WAS A VERY 5444 12:17:00,476 --> 12:17:02,711 TOUGH VOTE. TO BE ABLE TO DO 5445 12:17:02,711 --> 12:17:05,314 THAT. AND I STILL WOULD LIKE 5446 12:17:05,314 --> 12:17:06,182 TECHNOLOGY ASSIST IN OUR, IN OUR 5447 12:17:06,182 --> 12:17:07,783 CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE TAKEN 5448 12:17:07,783 --> 12:17:09,385 HITS FOR THAT. OKAY. LEFT AND 5449 12:17:09,385 --> 12:17:11,353 RIGHT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND 5450 12:17:11,353 --> 12:17:12,621 EVERYONE, WE ALL HAVE TAKEN HITS 5451 12:17:12,621 --> 12:17:15,457 FOR THAT. I DON'T NEED TO GO 5452 12:17:15,457 --> 12:17:16,392 INTO DETAIL ABOUT PHOTOS THAT 5453 12:17:16,392 --> 12:17:18,127 WERE PUT UP ON CAPITOL HILL 5454 12:17:18,127 --> 12:17:20,663 ABOUT ME, BUT THOSE THIS. SO, 5455 12:17:20,663 --> 12:17:23,599 YOU KNOW, MY COMMITMENT TO 5456 12:17:23,599 --> 12:17:24,700 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR CITY, BUT ALSO 5457 12:17:24,700 --> 12:17:26,135 RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO 5458 12:17:26,135 --> 12:17:27,503 BE VERY PRACTICAL AND WHAT'S IN 5459 12:17:27,503 --> 12:17:29,438 FRONT OF ME AND WHAT I KNOW 5460 12:17:29,438 --> 12:17:32,608 ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ON, OFF, 5461 12:17:32,608 --> 12:17:34,143 LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, I DON'T 5462 12:17:34,143 --> 12:17:36,078 KNOW. AND SO WHAT IS FACTUALLY 5463 12:17:36,078 --> 12:17:38,180 TO ME RIGHT NOW IS THAT THE 5464 12:17:38,180 --> 12:17:39,949 CAMERAS ARE OFF, THAT I DON'T 5465 12:17:39,949 --> 12:17:41,216 KNOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN A 5466 12:17:41,216 --> 12:17:42,284 COMMITMENT THAT THEY'LL BE 5467 12:17:42,284 --> 12:17:44,186 TURNED ON. I HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT 5468 12:17:44,186 --> 12:17:44,820 THAT. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE IN 5469 12:17:44,820 --> 12:17:46,889 FRONT OF ME. AND SO ANYWAYS, I 5470 12:17:46,889 --> 12:17:47,890 JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CASE 5471 12:17:47,890 --> 12:17:49,024 AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE 5472 12:17:49,024 --> 12:17:50,759 IT. NO MATTER WHICH WAY THIS 5473 12:17:50,759 --> 12:17:51,427 AMENDMENT GOES, I'M STILL GOING 5474 12:17:51,427 --> 12:17:54,897 TO TRY TO FIND SOME FUNDING TO 5475 12:17:54,897 --> 12:17:55,798 GET THIS EFFORT STARTED IN OUR 5476 12:17:55,798 --> 12:17:57,333 CITY. SO THANK YOU. 5477 12:17:57,333 --> 12:17:59,101 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 5478 12:17:59,101 --> 12:17:59,935 COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL WORDS? 5479 12:17:59,935 --> 12:18:01,437 THAT WAS LAST WORD. SO NO FINAL 5480 12:18:01,437 --> 12:18:06,208 WORDS. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE 5481 12:18:06,208 --> 12:18:07,142 CALL THE ROLL. 5482 12:18:07,142 --> 12:18:09,311 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. NO. 5483 12:18:09,311 --> 12:18:09,778 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5484 12:18:09,778 --> 12:18:12,615 HOLLINGSWORTH. 5485 12:18:12,615 --> 12:18:12,848 -- AYE. 5486 12:18:12,848 --> 12:18:18,120 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ABSTAIN 5487 12:18:18,120 --> 12:18:18,821 -- VICE CHAIR RIVERA. I CHAIR 5488 12:18:18,821 --> 12:18:20,956 STRAUSS. I THAT'S THREE IN FAVOR 5489 12:18:20,956 --> 12:18:23,592 OF ONE OPPOSED, ONE ABSTAIN. 5490 12:18:23,592 --> 12:18:25,828 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL BILL 121., 5491 12:18:25,828 --> 12:18:28,597 COUNCIL AMENDMENT SEVEN TO 5492 12:18:28,597 --> 12:18:31,033 COUNCIL BILL 121253 DOES PASS 5493 12:18:31,033 --> 12:18:33,335 AND WILL AMEND THE UNDERLYING 5494 12:18:33,335 --> 12:18:34,269 BILL. COLLEAGUES, THAT DOES 5495 12:18:34,269 --> 12:18:37,072 BRING US THROUGH ALL OF THE 5496 12:18:37,072 --> 12:18:38,907 AMENDMENTS ON THE UNDERLYING 5497 12:18:38,907 --> 12:18:40,509 BILL. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO FINAL 5498 12:18:40,509 --> 12:18:41,777 COMMENTS ON THE BILL, AS 5499 12:18:41,777 --> 12:18:44,780 AMENDED. WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR 5500 12:18:44,780 --> 12:18:45,414 THREE HOURS, SO I HOPE THAT 5501 12:18:45,414 --> 12:18:48,217 IT'S SHORT BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS 5502 12:18:48,217 --> 12:18:49,051 ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT 5503 12:18:49,051 --> 12:18:51,820 ON THE BILL NEXT WEEK, AS I'M 5504 12:18:51,820 --> 12:18:53,222 PUTTING ON THE RECORD, I WILL BE 5505 12:18:53,222 --> 12:18:54,156 ASKING FOR THE RULES TO BE 5506 12:18:54,156 --> 12:18:56,792 SUSPENDED TO TAKE THIS BILL UP 5507 12:18:56,792 --> 12:18:57,960 NEXT WEEK. IF WE HAVE A DIVIDED 5508 12:18:57,960 --> 12:19:01,897 REPORT, ANY FINAL COMMENTS GOING 5509 12:19:01,897 --> 12:19:09,538 ONCE, GOING TWICE. AND WILL THE 5510 12:19:09,538 --> 12:19:11,373 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 5511 12:19:11,373 --> 12:19:12,708 COUNCIL BILL ONE TWO, ONE, TWO, 5512 12:19:12,708 --> 12:19:17,346 FIVE THREE, AS AMENDED 5513 12:19:17,346 --> 12:19:17,880 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 5514 12:19:17,880 --> 12:19:21,750 -- NO. 5515 12:19:21,750 --> 12:19:22,217 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 5516 12:19:22,217 --> 12:19:22,851 HOLLINGSWORTH. I COUNCILMEMBER 5517 12:19:22,851 --> 12:19:26,855 SAKA. AYE. VICE CHAIR RIVERA. I 5518 12:19:26,855 --> 12:19:29,291 CHAIR STRAUSS. I THAT'S FOUR IN 5519 12:19:29,291 --> 12:19:30,592 FAVOR ONE OPPOSED. 5520 12:19:30,592 --> 12:19:32,461 -- THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE 5521 12:19:32,461 --> 12:19:35,130 RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL 5522 12:19:35,130 --> 12:19:35,731 PASS COUNCIL BILL 121253, AS 5523 12:19:35,731 --> 12:19:37,032 AMENDED, WILL BE SENT TO THE 5524 12:19:37,032 --> 12:19:38,334 FULL CITY COUNCIL AND 5525 12:19:38,334 --> 12:19:39,401 COLLEAGUES. I WILL BE REQUESTING 5526 12:19:39,401 --> 12:19:40,769 THAT THAT GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL 5527 12:19:40,769 --> 12:19:43,105 MEETING NEXT WEEK. THIS DOES 5528 12:19:43,105 --> 12:19:44,673 CONCLUDE THE TUESDAY, AUGUST 4th 5529 12:19:44,673 --> 12:19:45,741 MEETING OF THE FINANCE, NATIVE 5530 12:19:45,741 --> 12:19:47,676 COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL 5531 12:19:47,676 --> 12:19:48,210 GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE. I 5532 12:19:48,210 --> 12:19:49,345 APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US. AND 5533 12:19:49,345 --> 12:19:56,552 IT IS 12:30 P.M.. THANK YOU. 5534 12:19:56,552 --> 12:20:06,628 -- [MUSIC] [MUSIC]