JULIE HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE. AND PLEASE CALL
COUNCILMEMBER LYNN AS WELL,
AGAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> HERE. THANK YOU.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> ALSO HIM, AND LET THE RECORD
REFLECT, PLEASE EXCUSE
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, PLEASE CALL COUNCIL
NUMBER RINCK FOR THE ROLLCALL AS
WELL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. THERE ARE
NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY, AND,
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE'RE
GOING TO OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, PUBLIC COMMENT
IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA AND THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR. CLERK, HOW
MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED
UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE 17 IN PERSON AND TO
REMOTE.
>> AWESOME. EVERYONE'S GOING TO
GET TWO AND ITS, AND WE'RE GOING
TO START WITH THE IN PERSON
SPEAKERS FIRST, CLERK. WILL YOU
GO AHEAD AND READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS?
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT AND
THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> AWESOME. SO WE WILL CALL THE
NAMES IN THREE. THANK YOU,
EVERYONE, FOR BEING HERE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. WE'LL
START WITH IN PERSON. WE'LL DO
ALL THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS
FIRST, AND THEN WE WILL SWITCH
TO ONLINE AS WELL. SO WE HAVE
CHARLOTTE, CHARLOTTE FELIPE A
COME UP WE HAVE STEPHEN AS WELL,
AND IF I BUTCHERED YOUR LAST
NAME, I APOLOGIZE, AND THEN WE
HAVE ROSE AS WELL. SO WE HAVE
CHARLOTTE, STEPHEN, AND ROSE,
FOLLOWED BY AURORA, OLIVE, AND
ALEX. AND --
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT,
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME
IS CHARLOTTE FELIPE, AND I SIT
ON THE BOARD OF THE 33rd
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS. WE SHARED
WITH YOU TODAY AN OPEN LETTER WE
ADOPTED OVER THE WEEKEND
CONDEMNING THE MURDERS OF RENEE
GOOD AND ALEX CREDI, EXPRESSING
SOLIDARITY WITH OUR SIBLINGS IN
MINNESOTA, AND ORDERING OUR
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC
LEADERS TO SPEAK OUT, STAND UP,
AND DELIVER CONCRETE ACTIONS TO
PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING HERE
IN OUR CITY. THAT INCLUDES
SUPPORTING A GENERAL STRIKE IN
SOLIDARITY WITH MINNEAPOLIS,
SHUTTING DOWN THE ALP OURS,
SPEAKING OUT UNEQUIVOCALLY ABOUT
THESE VIOLATIONS, AND USING YOUR
POWER AT THIS DAIS AND WITH
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS TO
ENACT LEGISLATION THAT MAKES ALL
OF US SAFER. BOTH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION SHOULD MEET AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ADDRESS THIS
AND SET OUT CLEAR, CONCRETE NEXT
STEPS. WHEN THE SEATTLEITES OF
THE FUTURE ASK YOU WHAT YOU DID
IN THE FACE OF AUTHORITARIANISM,
WHAT WILL YOU SAY? WHAT DID YOU
DO WITH YOUR POWER? WERE YOU ON
THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY?
BEYOND THAT, WHEN YOU WALK
BEFORE, WHICHEVER CREATOR GOD
YOU BELIEVE IN, AND THEY ASK
YOU, DID YOU LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
AS YOURSELF, OR DID YOU STAND
IDLY BY THE BLOOD OF YOUR
NEIGHBOR, WE URGE YOU TO ACT
WITH THE URGENCY OF THIS
BRUTALITY DEMANDS. SPEAKING ON
MY PERSONAL CAPACITY, I WANT TO
DIRECT MY COMMENTS TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. THIS
MORNING, THE COUNTY
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE DELIVERED A
PRESENTATION ABOUT SEX
TRAFFICKING IN THE CITY, WHICH
INCLUDED GRAPHIC IMAGES OF WOMEN
BLOODIED AND BRUTALIZED,
INCLUDING UNREDACTED PICTURES OF
THEIR FACES AND IDENTIFIABLE
TATTOOS, EXPLOITING AND
DEHUMANIZING THESE HUMAN BEINGS,
AND NOW PRESERVING THEIR
LIKENESSES IN PERPETUITY ON
LEGISLATOR AND IN THE PUBLIC
RECORD FOR ALL TO SEE , AND
EXPOSING THEM TO POTENTIAL
RETRIBUTION. IT WAS, IN MY
OPINION, AN EGREGIOUS VIOLATION
AGAINST THEM, AND I AM
PARTICULARLY -- THAT NEITHER
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE NOR ANY
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
STEP IN AND SHUT THE
PRESENTATION DOWN. I DEMAND
ANSWERS AND ACCOUNTABILITY
TODAY. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, CHARLOTTE. NEXT WE
HAVE STEPHEN, FOLLOWED BY ROSE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
WITH YOU. MY NAME IS STEPHEN
KOVACH. I'M A BUSINESS
REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE IBW
LOCAL 77. I REPRESENT NEARLY
1300 CITY WORKERS AND MORE THAN
700 IN SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. MY
MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED BY
THE NEWS OF MAYORS REPLACING THE
CEOS OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
DONLIN DELL. DON IS -- THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO TALK WITH THEM
DIRECTLY, AND A CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK THEY
DO AND WHAT'S REQUIRED TO KEEP
THAT WORK GOING SAFELY AND
RELIABILITY, RELIABLY. DON IS
THE FIRST CEO IN ROUGHLY 45
YEARS WHO HAS TRULY CHANGED THE
CULTURE IN SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
THAT SHE HAS MOVED SWIFTLY TO
ADDRESS POOR BEHAVIOR, AND JUST
AS QUICKLY TO IDENTIFY BOTH THE
CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE RAPIDLY
CHANGING ENERGY MARKET. SHE'S
THE FIRST CEO WHO HAS
CONSISTENTLY LISTENED TO
EMPLOYEES WHO'VE BEEN SOUNDING
THE ALARM FOR YEARS ABOUT AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE, LACK OF
CAPACITY, AND THE URGENT NEED
FOR NEW SUBSTATIONS. WITHOUT THE
KIND OF LEADERSHIP DON HAS
PROVIDED, SEATTLE WILL BE AT
RISK OF FUTURE BLACKOUTS AND
BROWNOUTS. HER APPROACH TO
LEADERSHIP HAS WON OVER THE VAST
MAJORITY OF THE EMPLOYEES IN
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. THERE ARE
SOME DETRACTORS, A SMALL NUMBER
OF EMPLOYEES ARE UPSET THAT SHE
EXPECTS REGULAR ATTENDANCE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. OTHER
DEPARTMENTS HAVE CRITICIZED HER
FOR DELAYS IN PROVIDING POWER TO
NEW LOW INCOME HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION. BUT IN AT LEAST
ONE HIGHLY PUBLICIZED CASE, WHEN
OUR WORKERS ARRIVED TO INSTALL
THE METERS, THE CONTRACTOR HAD
NOT EVEN COMPLETED THE METER
ROOM. YOU CAN'T INSTALL METERS
INTO THIN AIR. THEY TEND TO FALL
ON THE GROUND TO BREAK. THESE
ARE THE -- THESE ARE THE VOICES
OPPOSING DAWN LINDELL , IN
CONTRAST. NEARLY 98% OF CITY
LIGHT EMPLOYEES APPRECIATE THE
WORK SHE HAS DONE, AND ON THEIR
BEHALF, I ASK THAT THE COUNCIL
PUSH THE MAYOR TO RETAIN DAWN
LINDELL.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHEN. NEXT WE
HAVE ROSE, FOLLOWED BY AURA,
OLIVE, AND ALEX. HI, ROSE.
>> HELLO. THIS LAST WEEK, WE SAW
THE UNCONSCIONABLE MURDER OF
ALEX PERRETTI. THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT HAS RILED UP THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE AND IN THE UNITED STATES
IN A WAY I HAVE NOT SEEN SINCE
THE SUMMER OF 2020. PEOPLE
REALIZE THAT THE IDEA OF
NONVIOLENT PROTEST STILL IS
GETTING US KILLED, BUT STILL, I
AM STILL SEEING PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE STAND UP ANYWAY. I AM
SAYING YOUR AVERAGE WINE MOMS,
YOUR OLD LADIES THAT ARE ALL
SHOWING UP AND WILLING TO PUT
THEIR BODIES ON THE LINE TO MAKE
SURE THE OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAFE.
I HAVE, IN MY POCKET OVER THERE,
A BUNCH OF WHISTLES THAT PEOPLE
ARE PASSING OUT ALL THROUGHOUT
THE CITY AND ARE COORDINATING IN
ORDER TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ARE SAFE, BECAUSE THEY
REALIZE WHAT'S ON THE LINE. THE
THING THAT THE PEOPLE DO NOT
UNDERSTAND IS WHY DOES THE CITY
COUNCIL ALSO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS?
WE HAD 80 PEOPLE SHOW UP AT A
TOWN HALL LAST NIGHT HOPING TO
SPEAK WITH MAYOR WILSON ABOUT
I.C.E., AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THEM WAS LIKE, WHY AREN'T OUR
CITY OFFICIALS TALKING AND DOING
ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE
HAPPENING? WE'VE HAD LOTS OF
NICE WORDS TALKING ABOUT HOW
PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THE LOSS OF
LIFE, BUT IF THERE'S NO ACTION,
IT DOESN'T MATTER TO THESE
COMMUNITIES. WE ARE HAVING
PEOPLE THAT HAVE ESCAPED HERE TO
SEATTLE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT
THIS IS THE ONE PLACE THAT IN
2020, PEOPLE STOOD UP AGAINST
AUTHORITY. AND WHETHER OR NOT
YOU LIKE THAT -- PEOPLE HAVE
TAKEN THAT AS AN INSPIRATION
THAT PEOPLE WILL FIGHT BACK NO
MATTER WHAT, AND IF THE CITY
COUNCIL REFUSES TO DO SO, PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THINGS
INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. WE DON'T
NEED TO HAVE THE BLOOD OF
MURDERS AND FASCISTS MOLDING
TOGETHER IN THE STREETS OF
SEATTLE AND POURING INTO THE
SOUND BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL
REFUSES TO DO THINGS, BUT IF
PEOPLE KNOW THAT NO ONE'S
STANDING FOR THEM, AND THEY'RE
GOING TO GET SHOT FOR BEING
NONVIOLENT, THEN THEY MIGHT
START SHOOTING BACK AND THIS IS
WHAT THE REALITY IS OF BEING IN
SEATTLE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO
STAND BY IDLY AND LET OUR
NEIGHBORS BE TAKEN. IT IS ON YOU
TO MAKE THIS BETTER FOR ALL OF
US. DO SOMETHING. YOU ALL CAN.
YOU HAVE THE POWER, AND WE
EXPECT IT OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ROSE. NEXT WE HAVE
-- DID I SAY YOUR NAME RIGHT, OR
A? AURA, THANK YOU, FOLLOWED BY
OLIVE AND THEN ALEX. WELCOME.
>> HI. MY NAME'S AURA. I'M
HERE WITH THE SEATTLE ALLIANCE
AGAINST RACIST AND POLITICAL
REPRESSION . I'M HERE TO URGE
YOU TO WALK BACK THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCES. NOT
ONLY ARE THEY A THREAT TO OUR
PRIVACY FROM GOVERNMENT
SURVEILLANCE, THESE SYSTEMS ARE
DANGEROUSLY INSECURE, AND THE
PROBLEMS ARE JUST LIMITED TO
FLOCK CAMERAS. THE SYSTEMS
BEHIND AXON AUTOMATED LICENSE
PLATE READERS HAD A BREACH BACK
IN 2016. GENENTECH SECURITY
CENTER HAD AN ADMINISTRATIVE
BREAK THAT HAPPENED IN 2025 LAST
YEAR, AND MANY OF THESE ISSUES
ARE SO SIMPLE THAT AN ORDINARY
PERSON AND NOT JUST A SKILLED
HACKER COULD FIGURE THESE OUT
AND ACCESS LIVE AND RECORDED
VIDEO FEEDS AND SENSITIVE
LOCATION BEAT IT IN LESS THAN
FIVE MINUTES. THE REAL-TIME
CRIME CENTER CENTRALIZES THIS
DATA INTO A SINGLE VIEW,
CREATING A SINGLE POINT OF
FAILURE. THIS MEANS RESIDENT 'S
MOVEMENTS, ROUTINES, AND
ASSOCIATIONS ARE JUST ONE BREACH
AWAY FROM EXPOSURE. BAD ACTORS
CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO
STOCK, KIDNAP, MURDER, OR
OTHERWISE PRAY UPON INNOCENT
PEOPLE AND EVEN CHILDREN. THESE
SYSTEMS EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE
THE POTENTIAL FOR HARM TO THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE, AND THE DATA
IS BEING EXPLOITED BY FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT, I.C.E., AND DHS
AGENTS NATIONWIDE TO TRACK
ESSENTIAL TARGETS AND PLAN
MOVEMENTS. EVEN IF THE CURRENT
POLICIES LIMIT DATA SHARING AND
COOPERATION, THE SYSTEMS ARE
INCREDIBLY INSECURE AND EASY FOR
ANYONE TO GAIN ACCESS TO. AND
MANY OF THESE COMPANIES ARE
QUITE LITERALLY LIVE STREAMING
OUR MOVEMENTS TO THE MODERN-DAY
GESTAPO, AND THESE CONTRACTS
DIRECTLY CONTRADICT SEATTLE'S
COMMITMENT TO BEING A WELCOMING
CITY AND THE SANCTUARY CITY TO
KEEP WITH AN OBLIGATION TO KEEP
CIVILIANS SAFE AT ALL COSTS.
WE'RE ASKING MAYOR WILSON TO
CANCEL CONTRACTS NOW, AND WE ARE
ASKING YOU, AS CITY COUNSELORS,
TO TAKE CONCRETE STEPS TOWARDS
ENDING THIS OPPRESSIVE
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
LEGISLATIVELY. SEATTLE SHOULD
NOT EXPAND, AND SHOULD SEEK TO
SCALE BACK SURVEILLANCE THAT IS
BOTH INSECURE AND HARMFUL. I
URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS ACTION TO
END THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AURA. NEXT WE
HAVE, NEXT WE HAVE OLIVE,
FOLLOWED BY ALEX MOORE, AND THEN
JONATHAN. WELCOME, OLIVE. EITHER
MIKE WORKS. NO WORRIES AT ALL.
>> HELLO. I'M, MY NAME IS
OLIVE. COUNCILMEMBERS, THE
SEATTLE ALLIANCE AGAINST RACIST
AND POLITICAL REPRESSION IS HERE
TO FACE YOU AGAIN. LAST TIME WE
WERE HERE, WE DEMANDED THAT YOU
GET THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
TAKEN DOWN, AND THAT YOU TAKE
STEPS TO KICK I.C.E. OUT OF OUR
CITY. YOUR WORDS MAY SEEM LIKE
YOU WERE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE, BUT YOUR
ACTIONS SHOW US OTHERWISE. ONLY
TWO OF YOU VOTED AGAINST THE
SURVEILLANCE IN SOTO CENTRAL
DISTRICT IN CAPITOL HILL. WHAT
WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER CITIES IS
THE SAME CCTV CAMERAS BEING USED
BY FEDERAL AGENCIES SUCH AS
I.C.E. TO TARGET INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE UNDOCUMENTED , AND THERE ARE
OTHER TARGETS THEY DEEM WORTHY.
THE SAME SCENARIO WILL HAPPEN
HERE IN OUR CITY IF YOU DON'T
WALK ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCES. IF YOU REALLY CARE
ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE IN SEATTLE,
YOU WILL LISTEN AND ACT ON OUR
DEMAND TO AND THE SURVEILLANCE
AND TO STOP ENABLING FEDERAL
COPS. WE WANT, WE WANT SERVICES,
NOT SURVEILLANCE. I.C.E. OUT OF
SEATTLE, AND END THE
SURVEILLANCE NOW .
>> THANK YOU, OLIVE. NEXT WE
HAVE ALEX, FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN.
HELLO, ALEX.
>> HI, HI, COUNSEL. MY NAME'S
ALEX MOORE. I'M ALSO HERE TO
URGE HER TO WALK BACK THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCES. I JUST
WANT TO START WITH TELLING YOU
HOW MY DAY HAS BEEN SO FAR. I
WAS AT WORK, I GOT NO WORK DONE,
I HAD TWO CALLS WITH FRIENDS WHO
WERE CRYING BECAUSE THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS ARE BEING AFFECTED BY
THE GESTAPO, ARRESTING AND
DISAPPEARING THEIR FAMILIES. I
ALSO WAS SPENDING TIME MAKING
SURE THAT I HAVE SECURE CONTACT
INFORMATION FOR MY NEIGHBORS AND
MY FRIENDS LIVING IN CAPITOL
HILL, AND I DO NOT ANY LONGER
FEEL SAFE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHILE WE'RE ASKING MAYOR WILSON
TO CANCEL CONTRACTS NOW COME UP
WE ARE ASKING U.S. CITY
COUNSELORS TO TAKE CONCRETE
STEPS TOWARDS ENDING THIS
OPPRESSIVE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
LEGISLATIVELY. SEATTLE SHOULD
NOT EXPAND AND SHOULD SEEK TO
SCALE BACK SURVEILLANCE THAT IS
BOTH INSECURE AND HARMFUL. I
URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION TO END
THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND
EXPLICITLY FORBID ACCESS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT. TO DO THIS, I ASK
YOU TO DO THIS, TO DO THIS, I
ASK YOU TO PUT A GENERAL
RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA NEXT
WEEK IN WHICH THE CITY COMMITS
TO END THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
AND VOTE TO PASS IT. UNTIL YOU
TAKE ACTION ON THIS ISSUE, WE
ALL WILL BE BACK AT EVERY
MEETING WITH MORE PEOPLE. WE
PROMISE YOU THAT WE WILL NOT
STOP UNTIL ACTION IS TAKEN
TOWARDS ENDING THIS OPPRESSIVE
SURVEILLANCE. WE WANT TO
COLLABORATE, BUT UNTIL YOU SHOW
YOUR COMMITMENT, WE WILL BE HERE
TO SHOW YOU OURS. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME, AND PLEASE DON'T LET
US DOWN. WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO
YOU SERVE, AND, AGAIN, WE'RE
GOING TO BE BACK, SO I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO
KNOW YOU GUYS A LITTLE BETTER,
AND, YEAH. SHOUT OUT TO ALL
THESE PEOPLE. YOU GUYS ARE
AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU, ALEX. NEXT WE HAVE
JONATHAN, FOLLOWED BY KEISHA AND
THEN DEL. WELCOME, JONATHAN.
>> ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS
JONATHAN DELILLO . I'M THE
BRANCH CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE
ALLIANCE AGAINST RACIST AND
POLITICAL OPPRESSION, AND YES,
SOME CONTEXT IS THAT WE HAVE
RECENTLY LAUNCHED AN I.C.E. OUT
OF SEATTLE CAMPAIGN THE AND AS
SUCH, I'M HERE TO SAY THAT WE
NEED YOU ALL TO WALK BACK THE
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS. THIS DATA
IS EXPLOITED BY FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT SUCH AS I.C.E. AND
DHS AGENTS , AND ALL THESE
SECURITY SYSTEMS DIRECTLY
CONTRADICT SEATTLE'S COMMITMENT
TO BEING A WELCOMING CITY, AND
SEATTLE IS SUPPOSEDLY A
SANCTUARY CITY, AND IT SHOULD
HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO KEEP IT
SURVEILLANCE SAFE AT ALL COSTS.
AND AS WELL AS AN ORGANIZATION
THAT FIGHTS AGAINST POLICE
TERROR, WE ALREADY KNOW HOW SPD
AND I.C.E. ARE COLLABORATING TO
TERRORIZE COMMUNITIES, LIKE WHEN
SPD MURDERED CHRISTIAN NELSON.
WE SAW THAT TWO DAYS LATER.
I.C.E. HAD THE SAME AREA TO
KIDNAP PEOPLE. SHAME. WHILE WE
ARE AS WELL ASKING MAYOR WILSON
TO CANCEL CONTRACTS, WE ARE, AS
LIKEWISE, ASKING YOU ALL TO TAKE
CONCRETE STEPS TOWARDS ENDING
THIS OPPRESSIVE SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM AS WELL, AND IN THIS WAY,
WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT YOU
PUT A RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA
NEXT WEEK IN WHICH THE CITY
COMMITS TO AND THE SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEMS AND VOTE TO PASS IT.
AND, AS WELL, UNTIL YOU ALL TAKE
ACTION ON THIS ISSUE , LIKE I
SAID, WE HAVE A CAMPAIGN. WE ARE
GOING TO COME BACK EACH TIME,
ORGANIZE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
MORE ALLIES, AND WE WILL NOT
STOP UNTIL WE WIN AND OUR
DEMANDS FOR US TO HAVE THE
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ENDED, AND,
AS WELL, WE WANT SERVICES, NOT
SURVEILLANCE, BECAUSE THIS MONEY
THAT IS BEING USED TO FUND THESE
CAMERAS IS DIRECTLY COMING OUT
OF THE POCKETS OF PEOPLE WHEN IT
SHOULD BE USING TO FUND THEM AND
TAKE CARE OF THEIR GENERAL
SAFETY NEEDS, NOT REINFORCE
SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT I.C.E. AND
SPD.
>> THANK YOU, JONATHAN. NEXT WE
HAVE KEISHA, FOLLOWED BY DELL,
AND THEN BENNETT.
>> HELLO. I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS KEITH OF
ELY. I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF
SEATTLE. I'VE GROWN UP IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND HAVE
CARED ABOUT THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY MY ENTIRE LIFE. I WANT
TO URGE YOU GUYS TO STAND UP FOR
OUR MIGRANT COMMUNITIES, AND I
ALSO WANT TO EXTEND THAT TO NOT
JUST THE MIGRANT COMMUNITIES,
BUT ALSO TO ALL THE COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR WITHIN SEATTLE. WE'RE
NOT SEEING AN ATTACK JUST ON
MIGRANTS, BUT WE'RE SEEING AN
ATTACK ON ANYBODY THAT CAN BE
RACIALLY PROFILED OR IDENTIFIED
AS A MIGRANT, RIGHT? AND SO THIS
ATTACK BY I.C.E. AND ATTACKED BY
SPD IS NOT JUST AFFECTING PEOPLE
THAT HAVE COME TO FIND SANCTUARY
IN SEATTLE, AND ALSO JUST
ANYBODY THAT HAD LIVED THERE
THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. AND SO I JUST
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS
ATTACK AND THIS CURRENT MOVEMENT
AGAINST PEOPLE THAT CAN BE
PROFILED AS MIGRANTS IS
AFFECTING AN ENTIRELY LARGE BODY
OF SEATTLE CITIZENS , AND ALSO,
WHEN I SAY CITIZENS, I EXTEND
THAT TO ANYBODY OF ANY LEGAL
STATUS. I MEAN, PEOPLE THAT ARE
SOCIAL CITIZENS OF SEATTLE. I
WANT TO ECHO EVERYTHING EVERYONE
HAS SAID BEFORE ME. I WANT TO
URGE YOU GUYS TO AND THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCES . I
THINK THAT THAT IS A TANGIBLE
STEP THAT YOU GUYS CAN TAKE. I
UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
COME HERE, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE PROTESTING FOR KIND OF
LARGER SOCIETAL CHANGE OF
WANTING YOU GUYS TO STAND UP
AGAINST I.C.E., BUT IN THIS
CASE, THAT CAN BE TANGIBLY
WORKED TOWARDS THROUGH THE
ENDING OF THOSE ORDINANCES. I
ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU GUYS
AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY TO, TO
TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT OUR
MIGRANT NEIGHBORS, PEOPLE THAT
ARE TOO SCARED TO LEAVE THEIR
HOUSES TO GO TO WORK BECAUSE OF
FEAR OF DEPORTATION, TO SUPPORT
THEM THROUGH PROTECTING OUR
TRANSIT, PROTECTING OUR
SERVICES, LIKE HOSPITALS, MAKING
SURE THAT I.C.E. -- --
>> THANK YOU, KEISHA. NEXT WE
HAVE DELL, FOLLOWED BY BENNETT,
FOLLOWED BY CAROLYN, MS. MALONE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
DEL JOHNSON. I'M AN ENGINEER
THAT HAS WORKED AT THREE
DIFFERENT UTILITIES, CURRENTLY
AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. 27 YEAR
RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AND A MEMBER OF PROTECT 17. I AM
DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
TERMINATION OF DON LINDELL. I'M
HERE TO ASK THAT YOU INTERVENE
ON BEHALF OF CITY LIGHT
EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS AND WORK
TO GET HER REINSTATED TO HER
JOB. IN JUST THE LAST 10 YEARS,
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS HAD SIX
GENERAL MANAGERS AT THAT LEVEL
OF TURNOVER IS NOT NORMAL. AND
IT IS NOT HEALTHY. IT IS
DESTABILIZING FOR EMPLOYEES,
EVENT ANY LONG-TERM PLANNING,
AND ULTIMATELY, OUR CUSTOMERS
PAY THE PRICE. EVERY OTHER
UTILITY HAD IN PUGET SOUND
REGION HAS HAD THEIR CEO IN
PLACE FOR SIX TO EIGHT YEARS.
THIS SHOULD NOT BE A POLITICAL
JOB. DAWN LINDELL BROUGHT
STABILITY AT A TIME WHEN CITY
LIGHT REALLY NEEDED IT. SHE LED
US THROUGH THE PROCESS TO CREATE
A 10 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO
ADDRESS THE REAL LONG-STANDING
PROBLEMS AT THE UTILITY. SHE LED
THE UTILITY THROUGH THESE
INCIDENTS EVEN THOUGH THESE
INCIDENTS HAPPENED BEFORE SHE
WAS IN THE JOB. INSTEAD OF
BLAMING OTHERS OR AVOIDING
RESPONSIBILITY, SHE FACED THE
ISSUES HEAD-ON AND LEAD US
THROUGH A CULTURE OF STATE
CHANGE STARTING FROM THE GROUND
UP. CITY LIGHT HAS HUGE
CHALLENGES AHEAD. AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE , DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH DIRECT BURIED
UNDERGROUND CABLE. YEARS BEHIND
THIS USEFUL LIFE. WE'RE SEEING
ALLERGISTS EVEN ON CALM DAYS.
WITH NO WIND OR STORMS. THESE
ARE NOT POLITICAL PROBLEMS.
THESE ARE REAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ISSUES THAT WILL BE SOLVED
OVERNIGHT , AND THEY CANNOT BE
SOLVED WHEN LEADERSHIP IS
CONSTANTLY CHANGING. EVERY TIME
A GENERAL MANAGER IS REMOVED,
PROGRESS STALLS, PROJECTS ARE
DELAYS, MORALE DROPPED, AND OUR
CUSTOMERS PAY THE PRICE. DAWN
HAS STEPPED UP AND MADE
COMMITMENTS TO CUSTOMERS AND
EMPLOYEES THAT THESE ISSUES WILL
BE FIXED, THAT WE WOULD GET
HELP, AND CITY LIGHT WILL BE PUT
ON A STABLE PATH FORWARD.
REMOVING HER UNDERMINES OUR WORK
. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG
TIME, PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT CHANGE
IS POSSIBLE. CITY LIGHT
CUSTOMERS WILL PAY THE PRICE. --
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DELL. NEXT WE HAVE
BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY CAROLYN ,
MS. MALONE, EXCUSE ME, AND THEN
BRADLEY. WELCOME, BENNETT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. SO, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH, I, I
ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE
VERY SINCERE IN WANTING TO BE
ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE
QUESTIONS AND THINGS THEY WANT
TO SAY. I'M BRAINSTORMING AND
TRYING TO THINK OF A WAY TO MAKE
THAT MANAGEABLE AND SCALABLE
GOING FORWARD TO GIVE PEOPLE A
WAY TO, TO BRING STUFF TO YOUR
ATTENTION. I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT
THE RULES FOR CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC COMMENT , SECTION 11,
SUBSECTION C AND D. THERE WERE
RULES LIKE YOU HAVE TO STICK TO
THE TIME LIMIT, YOU CAN'T
ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE, YOU CAN'T
USE IT TO CAMPAIGN FOR PUBLIC
AUDIENCE, BUT THERE IS NO RULE
THAT SAYS YOU CANNOT STOP
SPEAKING AND GIVE A
COUNCILMEMBER TIME TO ANSWER A
QUESTION. THE CLOCK KEEPS
RUNNING, SO YOU HAVE TO GIVE
THEM PART OF YOUR TIME, BUT
THERE'S NO RULE THAT SAYS YOU
CANNOT DO THAT. SO, IN THE
INTEREST OF FACILITATING
DISCUSSION ON THIS AND OTHER
ISSUES, LET'S TRY SOMETHING.
JOY, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M FINE, THANK YOU,
BENNETT.
>> YOU'RE FINE? OKAY. HOW ARE
YOU
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M FINE AS WELL. SO WHAT
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT, MS.
FELIPE, THE FIRST PUBLIC
COMMENTOR, BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE
ISSUE OF PRESENTATIONS THAT
CONTAIN IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
SUCH AS VISIBLE FACES OR TATTOOS
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS
OF TRAUMA? WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO
AT LEAST TRYING TO GET MY -- A
FORMAL RULE RIGHT NOW, AND MAYBE
A FORMAL RULE FOR PRESENTERS
GOING FORWARD, THAT IF YOU HAVE
PRESENTATIONS THAT DEPICT PEOPLE
WHO ARE VICTIMS OF A TRAUMA WHO
WOULD NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED
, AND IF THERE IS, IF IT
DOESN'T PARTICULARLY ADVANCE
THE POINT OF THEIR PRESENTATION,
CAN YOU ASK THEM TO BLUR OUT
FACES AND BLUR OUT IDENTIFIABLE
TATTOOS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE, ARE
VISIBLE IN THE PRESENT OR'S
MATERIALS? DO YOU THINK THAT
WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU'D BE
OPEN TO?
>> SO, THANK YOU, BENNETT. I'M
COOL WITH JUST SAYING HELLO BACK
AND FORTH, BUT CAN TAKE THIS
OFF-LINE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE
ISSUES. OR ELSE EVERYONE IS
GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH US DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> I MEAN, THAT'S THE THING.
BUT AS LONG AS IT STICKS TO THE
TWO MINUTE LIMIT, IT DOESN'T
DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS. I CAN
STILL DO THAT.
>> IN, BENNETT. I APPRECIATE YOU
EDUCATING US ON THE, BEING VERY
CREATIVE ABOUT THE GO AROUND
ROLE AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MS. MALONE, FOLLOWED BY BRADLEY,
AND THEN FOLLOWED BY MR. GAIL.
>> -- AND ON FEBRUARY 18th, I
WILL BE HAULED BACK INTO
EVICTION COURT AT MY ADVANCED
AGE BECAUSE OF RACIST SEATTLE
COPS IN MY HOUSING THAT I
PROTEST AGAINST, AND THE
MANAGER. I SHOULD NOT, YEAR
AFTER YEAR, 2022, 2023, 2024
HAVE TO DEAL WITH GOING INTO
COURT TO DEFEND MY RIGHT TO
REMAIN IN MY SECURE HOUSING.
PEOPLE ARE WORKING OVERTIME TO
KEEP OTHERS IN HOUSING, AND
POLICE, ON BEHALF OF THE
MANAGER, ARE IN COLLUSION WITH
THE MANAGER, ARE TRYING TO EVICT
ME FROM MY HOUSING USING AN
UNLAWFUL DETAINING CONCOCTION.
AND WHAT THEY DO IS SIMPLY
RETURN MY MONEY ORDER EACH MONTH
AND CLAIM I'M IN A LAWFUL
DETAINMENT. SO I MAINTAIN THE
MONEY ORDERS, GOING TO COURT, GO
TO COURT AND PRESENT MY CASE.
THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING,
BECAUSE SEATTLE POLICE HAVE NO
RIGHT TO OCCUPY SPACE IN SENIOR
HOUSING. WE'RE NOT CRIMINALS.
THEY ARE. THEY CREATED A
HOSTILE, VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT,
WHEREAS THE REMOTE CONTROL TAKEN
AWAY FROM SENIORS, PING-PONG
TABLE, TAKING AWAY THE LIBRARY
AND COMPUTERS. SEATTLE POLICE
USE THREATS OF EVICTION, TRYING
TO CONTROL ME, KEEP ME IN LINE,
AND THE MORE THEY THREATENED ME,
I PUSHED BACK. SO I IMPLORE ALL
OF YOU COUNCILMEMBERS AND AGENCY
OFFICIAL HEADS AND INVESTIGATORS
TO COME IN AND SEE THE DISARRAY
OF MY HOUSING THAT I'VE BEEN
COMPELLED TO LIVE IN BECAUSE I
PROTEST LEGITIMATELY AGAINST
POLICE.
>> THANK YOU, MS. MALONE. NEXT
WE HAVE BRADLEY, FOLLOWED BY
HOWARD GALE, FOLLOWED BY GABRIEL
JONES. WELCOME, BRADLEY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS BRADLEY DOSS. I LIVE
IN CAPITOL HILL. I AM ALSO HERE
TO REQUEST THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS HERE IN
SEATTLE THAT ICC IS USING TO
TERRORIZE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. IT
HONESTLY FEELS LIKE WE'RE ASKING
FOR THE BARE MINIMUM. ARE WE
ASKING FOR TOO MUCH? WE'VE ALL
SEEN THE VIOLENCE IN MINNESOTA.
WE SEE IT LIVE STREAMED TO OUR
PHONES EVERY SINGLE DAY. I KNOW
YOU SEE IT AS WELL. WE'RE NOT,
WE'RE NOT, NOT AWARE OF IT. ON
SUNDAY, JUST HERE IN SHORELINE,
NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM HERE, ON
AURORA, ANOTHER MAN WAS ABDUCTED
BY I.C.E. . THIS IS AN AREA THAT
ALSO HEAVILY SURVEILLED, AND I
WANT TO MAKE A POINT THAT THESE
I.C.E. AGENTS ARE NOT ACTING IN
A VACUUM. THEY'RE NOT, NOT
ACTING ALONE. WE ENABLE THEM, WE
PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY, RESOURCES
FOR THEM, AND ALL WE'RE ASKING
IS THAT AS A CITY, WE CAN STOP
ENABLING THEM, STOP GIVING THEM
THESE RESOURCES. THEY DON'T
HAVE ANY SKILLS ON THEIR OWN.
THEY RELY HEAVILY ON
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS OVERALL,
AND I THINK SEATTLE CAN, CAN DO
ITS PART IN TAKING THESE DOWN.
PEOPLE ARE OUT -- EVERY DAY AT
THE FEDERAL BUILDING. I'VE BEEN
THERE. PEOPLE ARE ANGRY, AND
THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY
ACTIONABLE STEP. FOR THE MAN
THAT WAS ABDUCTED ON SUNDAY,
THERE'S A GOFUNDME. THERE'S
ALREADY OVER $20,000 DONATED, SO
WE ARE ALL TAKING CARE OF EACH
OTHER. WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR
NEIGHBORS. WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU
IN POWER TO DO THE SAME. THIS IS
JUST ANOTHER UPWARD TRANSFER OF
WEALTH FROM US, THE PEOPLE,
UPWARD TO THOSE WITH POWER AND
WITH MONEY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, BRADLEY. NEXT WE
HAVE MR. HOWARD GILL, GABRIEL
JONES, AND NICHE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. HOWARD GALE,
36 DISTRICT DEMOCRATS. SO
YESTERDAY, AT A NEWS CONFERENCE,
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL NICK
BROWN SAID, QUOTE, STATE AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DO NOT
HAVE TO SIMPLY WATCH OR LOOK
AWAY IF THE LAW IS BEING
VIOLATED. IF THEY SEE SOMEBODY
BEING ASSAULTED UNLAWFULLY OR
ATTACKED UNLAWFULLY OR OTHERWISE
HAVING THE LEGAL RIGHTS
VIOLATED, WE DO NOT EXPECT STATE
AND LOCAL OFFICERS TO SIMPLY
WATCH OR DO NOTHING. THIS IS
CICELY WHAT WE PUT IN FRONT OF
YOU FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS FROM
THE 36 DISTRICT DEMOCRATS,
ASKING THAT SEATTLE POLICE AT
ABLY AND AFFIRMATIVELY PROTECT
PEOPLE'S FOURTH AMENDMENT
RIGHTS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY
THIS IS NOT BEING ACTED ON. THIS
IS EXTREMELY URGENT FOR THE
OBVIOUS REASONS, BUT, IN
ADDITION, WE HAVE SEEN AND HAVE
ACTUALLY EMAILED AND TALKED TO
SOME OF YOU ABOUT THIS, WE'VE
SEEN REPEATED INCIDENTS IN THE
LAST FEW MONTHS OF SEATTLE
POLICE ACTING INAPPROPRIATELY IN
THESE INSTANCES, AND THIS IS
BEFORE I.C.E. HAS GOTTEN HERE.
SO IN COLUMBIA CITY, WE SAW A
MAN WITH A, WITH A GUN STRAPPED
TO HIS WAIST , HASSLING AND
TRYING TO -- RIGHT-WING
SENTIMENT ON SOMALI DAY CARES IN
SOUTH SEATTLE. WHEN THE POLICE,
ABOUT A DOZEN POLICE SHOWED UP,
AND WHEN THEY CAME THERE, THEY
BASICALLY LET THE GUY GO, EVEN
THOUGH THERE WAS A CREDIBLE
REPORT FROM, FROM A COMMUNITY
MEMBER THAT HE ACTUALLY DID
BRANDISH A GUN. HE ACTUALLY DID
DISPLAY THE GUN. IN SEPTEMBER,
WHEN PEOPLE IN WEST SEATTLE
EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE SAME
RIGHT-WING YOUTUBER BEING AN
I.C.E. OFFICIAL, THEY SIMPLY
LAUGHED ABOUT IT. SO AGAIN, THIS
IS IMPORTANT. PROTECTING OUR
FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS. AND LET
ME JUST SAY, AS A JEW WHO LOST
FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE HOLOCAUST,
TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
COMMEMORATION FOR VICTIMS OF THE
HOLOCAUST. -- GO OVER A LITTLE
BIT, BUT TWO THINGS I HAD TO SAY
ABOUT THAT. OBVIOUSLY WHAT'S
HAPPENING THIS LAST YEAR IS NOT
A HOLOCAUST OR A GENOCIDE, BUT
IT ABSOLUTELY IS THE PRECURSOR.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE DEMONIZATION
-- AND THE SAME --
>> THANK YOU -- THANK YOU, MR.
GAIL. THANK YOU, MR. GAIL. THANK
YOU, MR. GAIL. THANK YOU, MR.
GAIL. NEXT WE HAVE GABRIEL,
NICHE, JULIE, AND AHIES. I
APOLOGIZE. GABRIEL, WELCOME.
>> HOWDY, FOLKS. SORRY I'M STILL
GETTING USED TO USING MY MARRIED
NAME NOW, WHICH IS KIND OF COOL.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK TODAY ABOUT
CALENDARS AND PROTESTING AGAIN.
NOW, SINCE A GROUP OF US WANTS
TO COUNSEL LESLIE, IF YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS RESHOT TWO OF THE
PEOPLE WHO WERE ASSAULTED THAT
DAY, AND ONE OR TWO MORE AGREED
TO MEET WHEN I REACHED OUT TO
THEM. HOWEVER, ABSENT FROM THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WHEN PEOPLE
REACHED OUT ARE MANY OF THE
PEOPLE WHO VOTED TO APPROVE THIS
-- CONTRACT WELL, WHEN MANY
SPOKE ABOUT HOW THIS CONTRACT
DID NOT HOLD POLICE ACCOUNTABLE.
I WOULDN'T THINK ABOUT HOW
PEOPLE WOULD FEEL WITH THAT HAD
BEEN BEATEN, TACKLED, AND
DEHUMANIZED, AND THEN SEEING
THOSE OFFERS GET MASSIVE RAISES
ACROSS THE BOARD. THE PEOPLE
THAT THEY WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
THE PEOPLE FROM THAT THEY WANT
TO HEAR WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO TO
HOLD THESE OFFICERS AND SPD
ACCOUNTABLE. THE PEOPLE WANT TO
HEAR HOW YOU PLAN TO KEEP US
SAFE FROM I.C.E. AND SPD. I WILL
REPEAT THE DEMANDS OF THE
VICTIMS OF THAT DAY TO FIRE
OFFICERS MATTHEW AND LARRY AND
FURTHER INVESTIGATE, AND
FURTHER, AND THAT FURTHER
INVESTIGATIONS ARE DONE AS OPA
HAS DONE VERY LITTLE TO HOLD
OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE AS MOST
COMPLAINTS WERE DISMISSED AND
THE ONES THAT WERE ACCEPTED WERE
OF THE LOWEST POSSIBLE THING. I,
ALONG WITH THE OTHER VICTIMS OF
THAT DAY, WILL BE REACHING OUT
TO EACH AND EVERY COUNCILMEMBER
AGAIN TO SEE WHERE THEY STAND,
IF THEY WILL FIGHT FOR
SEATTLEITES. WE WANT TO HEAR
BACK FROM YOU AND HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS TO STAND UP FOR
SEATTLEITES WHO JUST WANT TO
LIVE THEIR LIVES. I GOT ANOTHER
42nd TIER, SO I'M ALSO GOING TO
SAY THAT WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO
FIGHT BACK AGAINST I.C.E.. I AM
HEARING RIGHT NOW, I'M GOING TO
LEAVE THIS COUNSEL TO GO UP TO
AURORA, BECAUSE WE'RE HEARING
OF RAIDS IN AURORA, WHERE ONE OF
MY GOOD FRIENDS, WHO IS KOREAN
AMERICAN, WENT TO HIDE IN THE
GYM BECAUSE SHE FEELS SCARED TO
BE OUT THERE AND GET STOPPED .
THIS IS THE REALITY FOR SO MANY
SEATTLEITES WHO ARE WALKING DOWN
THE STREET, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
THEY'RE FEARFUL OF THEIR
SAFETY. THEY'RE FEARFUL OF BEING
DETAINED OR SHOT. THIS IS, I
WILL NOT STOP STANDING UP, AND
I'M ASKING YOU GUYS THE FIGHT
WITH US. EITHER FIGHT WITH A
SWORD FIGHT AGAINST US, BUT
EITHER WAY, WE ARE NOT DONE
UNTIL I.C.E. IS ABOLISHED. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GABRIEL.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR MARRIAGE
AS WELL. NEXT WE HAVE NICHE,
JULIE, AND THEN AHIES . I CAN'T
PRONOUNCE THAT NAME, I
APOLOGIZE. HI, NICHE.
>> HI. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM CHAIRPERSON
OF MALAYA MOVEMENT SEATTLE,
WHICH IS A MEMBER ORGANIZATION
OF THE -- MOVEMENT AND DEFEND
MIGRANTS ALLIANCE. AND I'M ALSO
A, A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF THE
BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD IN
SOUTH SEATTLE. I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT WITNESSING THE TERROR AND
FEAR THAT I.C.E. HAS REALLY
CAUSED SO MANY COMMUNITIES IN
SEATTLE, INCLUDING SOUTH
SEATTLE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
HOW I.C.E. KIDNAPPED A BELOVED
BEACON HILL NEIGHBOR, JOSE,
SEPARATING HIM FROM HIS FAMILY
AND HIS FOOD TRUCK BUSINESS . I
HAVE WITNESSED HOW I.C.E. HAS
FORCED ENTIRE MIGRANT FAMILIES
TO SELF DEPORT, INCLUDING A
MOTHER NAMED DARLENE AND HER
YOUNG CHILDREN. AND EXACTLY ONE
WEEK AGO FROM TODAY, I AND
AROUND A DOZEN OTHER NEIGHBORS
RUSHED TO CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SHUT DOWN
BECAUSE THE THREAT OF I.C.E. IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS SO BIG THAT
THEY NEEDED TO TAKE MEASURES TO
PROTECT THEIR STUDENTS, THEN AND
SIX OTHER SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. WE REALLY SHOULD BE
INVOKING THAT SPIRIT OF THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, OF THE
TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS AND
THE FAMILIES WHO TAKE A STAND
AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR
MIGRANT COMMUNITIES. WE NEED TO
END THE ONE MILLION-DOLLAR
FUNDING THAT IS ENABLING THE
SURVEILLANCE MEASURES THAT
CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE I.C.E.'S
FASCIST ATTACKS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
VIOLATIONS. WE NEED TO REDIRECT
THESE FUNDS FROM THE POLICING TO
GO INTO ACTUAL SERVICES THAT OUR
COMMUNITIES NEED, LIKE HOUSING,
LIKE JOBS, LIKE EDUCATION,
SERVICES THAT OUR MIGRANT
COMMUNITIES DESPERATELY NEED. I
REALLY URGE THE CITY OF SEATTLE
TO DECISIVELY KEEP I.C.E. OUT OF
OUR CITY, TO TAKE A STAND AND
AND ALL COLLABORATIONS WITH SPD
THAT ENABLE THESE FASCIST
ATTACKS, AND TO INVEST IN
SERVICES AND NOT SURVEILLANCE,
AND THEN, FINALLY, TO WORK WITH
GRASSROOTS MIGRANT ORGANIZATIONS
TO REALLY SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, NICHE. NEXT WE
HAVE JULIE, FOLLOWED BY AHIES.
HI, JULIE. WELCOME.
>> HI. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT
ME, THE DISMISSAL OF DAWN
LINDELL. I AM A RESIDENT SINCE
1977, A CITY EMPLOYEE FOR OVER
30 YEARS, 13 OF THOSE, IN THE
MIDDLE, WAS WITH CITY LIGHT. AND
I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
HIRING PROCESS FOR DAWN. IT WAS
A VERY TRANSPARENT, PUBLIC
PROCESS. IT WAS EXTENSIVE. IT
INVOLVED THE PUBLIC, OBVIOUSLY,
THE COMMISSIONS THAT WORKED WITH
CITY LIGHT, EMPLOYEES, AND
UNIONS. THE CITY FINALLY GETS A
CEO WHO UNDERSTANDS THE UTILITY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUSINESS, AND
IS NOT JUST SOME UTILITY BEAN
COUNTER WHO DEALS WITH THE
DECADES LONG HARASSMENT ISSUE
THAT EVERYONE'S BEEN KICKING
DOWN THE ROAD, AND SHE GETS
FIRED AND REPLACED WITH A
POLITICAL APPOINTEE. THIS IS
GOING TO COST CITY RATEPAYERS
LOTS OF MONEY. AND, AND IT'S
DONE BEFORE THE WORLD CUP, WHICH
IS CRAZY. AND THERE'S BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS IN CAPITAL PROJECTS.
THEY'RE PLANNING AND WORKING ON
RIGHT NOW INVOLVING UNDERGROUND
POWERLINE REPLACEMENTS, NEW
SUBSTATIONS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR
POWER STABILITY. IT'S
INCREDIBLY IRRESPONSIBLE IF WE
LET THIS STAND. IT WILL BE ONE
OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES OF THIS
ADMINISTRATION. AND PLEASE WORK
TO RETAIN DAWN LINDELL. POWER IS
NOT A POLITICAL PLAYTHING .
>> THANK YOU, JULIE. NEXT, AND
I, AND I APOLOGIZE, AHIES .
AHIES. NO? OKAY. IS IT ARIES?
ARIES. SORRY. I THOUGHT THAT WAS
A H. MY BAD. THANK YOU, ARIES,
FOR THAT CORRECTION. IT'S
PROBABLY, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU,
AND WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I JUST WANT TO,
LIKE, IMPLORE YOU TO, LIKE, SEE
IT FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW. WE'RE
PEOPLE. WE, IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT SKIN COLOR, WHAT RACE, WHAT
ANYTHING IS GOOD WE'RE PEOPLE
JUST LIKE YOU. SO WE'RE ASKING
YOU, AND WE'RE IMPLORING YOU TO
HELP US. THAT'S YOUR JOB. AND
YOU MIGHT NOT SEE IT THE SAME
WAY WE DO, BUT, LIKE, YOU MIGHT
-- SORRY. YOU MIGHT BE SEEING,
LIKE, WELL, I MEAN, THAT'S
HAPPENING IN MINNESOTA, NOT
HERE. NOT YET. SO WE'RE ASKING
IN ADVANCE TO HELP US. TO STOP
THIS FROM HAPPENING IN OUR CITY.
SORRY.
>> YOU'RE OKAY.
>> I THINK THAT'S ALL. I JUST ,
WHAT'S HAPPENING ISN'T RIGHT,
AND I'M PRETTY SURE YOU GUYS
KNOW THAT TOO. AND IF YOU DO,
LIKE, IT'S JUST, LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. WE'RE ALL
HUMAN . WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
WE NEED I.C.E. OUT NOW. WE NEED
PROTECTION FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE
NEED OUR SURVEILLANCE BACK. WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, LIKE,
YOU CAN JUST, IT'S JUST CREEPY.
IT'S WEIRD. LIKE -- LIKE WE
SAID, IF WE DON'T GET WHAT
HAPPENED, IF WE DON'T GET IT
NOW, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
COME BACK. WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO PLEAD WITH YOU. IT,
IT MIGHT NOT BE A DEMAND. WE'RE
ASKING YOU NOW TO HELP US,
BECAUSE IT WILL BECOME A DEMAND.
IT WILL GROW. WE'RE, WE'RE
ASKING YOU NOW TO HELP US. WE'LL
CONTINUE TO COME BACK, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO SAY THE SAME THINGS
UNTIL YOU GUYS LISTEN. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ARIES. NEXT WE
HAVE, NEXT WE HAVE NATHAN WALL,
FOLLOWED BY, AND THANK YOU FOR
WHOEVER WROTE THIS TO HELP ME
ANNUNCIATE YOUR NAME, OR REALLY.
OUR EARLY. AND THEN WE HAVE MR.
ZIMMERMAN, AND THEN MS. DINESH.
HI, MR. WALL.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT, I
COULD IMAGINE FOR SOME OF YOU,
IT'S BEEN HARD TO WORK THIS
MONTH, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN
THAT WAY FOR ME. LIKE, IT'S
HARD TO LIVE YOUR LIFE , AND TO
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SEE THESE
PICTURES AND THESE VIDEOS RUN
THROUGH YOUR HEAD. I KNOW THAT
I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HERE.
IT'S HORRIBLE WHAT HAPPENED IN
MINNEAPOLIS, AND THIS IS,
MINNESOTA'S A GREAT STATE. THIS
IS NOT WHAT, WHAT THEY DESERVE.
SO WE STAND WITH MINNESOTA. WE
STAND WITH MAINE. WE STAND WITH
OREGON. WE STAND WITH CHICAGO
AND L.A. AND D.C. I AGREE WITH
THE PEOPLE THAT ASKED CITY
COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THE, THE
CCTV BILL. I THINK WE, I THINK
THAT WE SHOULD CAUSE THIS
PROGRAM UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE
ARE NOT UNDER SUCH A DIRECT
THREAT, AND THEN WE SHOULD
REOPEN IT FOR ANOTHER
DISCUSSION, BECAUSE I THINK THAT
WE ARE RISKING SOMETHING BY, BY
CONTINUING TO LET THIS STAY IN
PLACE WHILE ALL THIS IS GOING ON
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO I JUST
ASK, YOU KNOW, PLEASE JUST
RECONSIDER. I'D ALSO LIKE TO
ASK SOME MORE OF YOU TO SHOW UP
TO THESE PROTESTS. I'VE SEEN
SOME OF YOU THERE, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT
NOT APPRECIATE YOU BEING THERE.
I'M NOT ONE OF THEM. I
APPRECIATE ANYONE THAT MIGHT BE
WILLING TO SHOW UP. I WILL WORK
WITH ANYBODY THAT IS INTERESTED
IN STOPPING THIS FASCIST
TAKEOVER OF OUR COUNTRY. WITH MY
LAST 25 SECONDS, I WILL SAY TO
ALL THE TRUMP SUPPORTERS THAT
ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE
PROBABLY NOT WATCHING RIGHT NOW,
IF ANY TRUMP SUPPORTER IS
WATCHING RIGHT NOW AND YOU VOTED
FOR THIS, AND IT FEELS WRONG,
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU SPEAK
UP AND SAY SOMETHING. NEVER TOO
LATE TO SAY THAT YOU'RE SORRY
AND THAT YOU WERE WRONG. BUT IF
THIS BOTHERS YOU, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT YOU SPEAK UP.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, NATHAN. RLE,
FOLLOWED BY MR. ZIMMERMAN AND
MS. DINESH. WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR. FIRST,
MY NAME IS ARLEY ROSE. I LIVE ON
FIRST HILL. I'M A PACIFIC
NORTHWEST NATIVE, OTTAWA, AND I
WORK FOR THE -- TRIBE AS I GOT
MY EDUCATION AND I WAS RAISING
MY DAUGHTER. I WAS, I HAVE A
CONNECTION TO THIS LAND. I WAS
HERE THIS LAST YEAR, AND I'M
HERE AGAIN TODAY TO RAISE
SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT ONGOING
HARASSMENT AND POTENTIAL MISUSE
OF AUTHORITY THAT I'VE
EXPERIENCED SINCE 2021, AND I
BELIEVE IT MAY INVOLVE THE KING
COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYEE, WHICH I WOULD DISCLOSE
IN A PRIVATE SETTING. THESE
INCIDENTS HAVE INCLUDED WHAT I
WOULD CLASSIFY AS WEAPON SYSTEMS
RESULTING IN INTENSE PHYSICAL
PAIN, BURN MARKS, MULTIPLE
HOSPITALIZATIONS, PERMANENT
DISABILITY, AND SIGNIFICANT
SHORTENED LIFE SPAN. THIS IS
SEVERELY IMPACTED MY ABILITY TO
CARE FOR MY 15-YEAR-OLD AUTISTIC
SON, MARCUS. I'VE NO CRIMINAL
RECORD, NO HISTORY OF
PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIOR, AND NO
APPARENT REASON FOR SUCH
TARGETING EXCEPT, PERHAPS, MY
FAMILY WITH HISTORICAL TIES TO
THE MANHATTAN PROJECT, THOUGH,
THROUGH MY GRANDPARENTS, WHICH
MAY HAVE LONG-TERM SCRUTINY, BUT
IT'S, TODAY IT'S HERE WITH THE
RADIO CHEMISTRY FELLOWS. AND
THEY GET TO HANDLE THE NEXT JEN
OF WEAPONS AND SURVEILLANCE
TECH. IT'S NOT HISTORY ANYMORE.
IT'S HOMEWORK FOR EVERYBODY IN
SEATTLE. IF UNCHECKED POWER
LANDS IN VIOLENT HANDS, NONE OF
US ARE SAFE. I HAVE FILED A
FORMAL COMPLAINT AND I'M
REQUESTING A ROW INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATION BY THE SHERIFF'S
INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT TO
THESE ALLEGED, THESE ALLEGATIONS
OF MISCONDUCT, POTENTIAL ABUSE
OF SURVEILLANCE, AND ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGIES AND VIOLATIONS OF
MY CIVIL RIGHTS. THIS IS A
MATTER OF URGENT PUBLIC SAFETY,
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PROTECTION
AGAINST GOVERNMENT OVERREACH,
ISSUES THAT ECHO A LONG-STANDING
ABUSE AS HIGHLIGHTED BY JIM
JORDAN IN THE COMMITTEE'S
SECTION 702. 10,000 HAVE,
ACCORDING TO THE DATABASE,
10,000. 10,000. WHEN JIM JORDAN
FOUND THIS OUT --
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE MR.
ZIMMERMAN, FOLLOWED BY YVETTE
DINESH, AND THEN WE WILL SWITCH
TO OUR ONLINE.
>> YEAH, MY NAMES ALEX
ZIMMERMAN, AND I COME TODAY
BECAUSE I WOULD SPEAK ABOUT
SOMETHING. NOBODY WILL LISTEN TO
ME. PEOPLE -- IT'S NOT GOOD. IT
DOESN'T MATTER. AND I GIVE YOU
CLASSIC EXAMPLE. I.C.E. KILLED
ONLY ONE PERSON. ONE. MAYBE TWO
, IN AMERICA, 330 MILLION
PEOPLE. EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST
20+ YEARS, HOMELESS PEOPLE DIED
IN SEATTLE, 500 PER YEAR, 500
TIME PER YEAR. I'M TALKING
ABOUT THIS DOZEN TIME. -- GO FOR
DEMONSTRATION? I NEVER HEAR
ABOUT THIS. WHY DOES IT GO FOR
DEMONSTRATION BY DO THEY CARE
ABOUT SOMEBODY, ONE, OR TWO,
MAYBE? IT'S HAPPENED. IT'S A
BUSINESS. BUT HERE, EVERY YEAR,
500 HOMELESS DIE, AND WHO KILLS
THESE PEOPLE? YOU KILL THESE
PEOPLE. YOU ARE A . YOU ARE --
YOU KILL THEM. AND MAYOR, FOR 20
YEARS, YOU HAVE, DOESN'T
MATTER. SOMETHING DOING FOR THIS
-- IS THIS VERY SIMPLE. I TOLD
YOU MANY TIMES. FIX THE
HOMELESS. IT'S 15,000 PEOPLE
WHO DYING IN STREET, 500, VERY
SIMPLE. NO ONE, MAYOR, DOING
THIS. SHE IS A PURE FREAKING
IDIOT. THE SOCIALISTS, THE
COMMUNISTS. AND THEY CAN KILL
PEOPLE FOR FREE? CAN YOU ANSWER
ME FOR THIS VERY SIMPLE
QUESTION? WHY IS THIS HAPPENED?
WHO'S KILLER? YOU. A NAZI PIG.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION --
>> THANK YOU, MR. TSMIMERMAN.
NEXT WE HAVE MS. EVENT, DINESH.
WELCOME.
>> I'M TELLING YOU --
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I WAS LATE BECAUSE I
WAS AT THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING, AND THAT WAS
INTERESTING IN THAT THEY HAD A
PROCLAMATION REGARDING AN
ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO
PREVENT -- AND IT OCCURRED TO ME
THAT ONE WAY FOR FINANCIAL
SELF-SUFFICIENCY IS A
WELL-PAYING JOB. AND ONE OF THE
WAYS TO GET THERE IS TO, ON THE
JOB, PAY TRAINING, WHICH IS HOW
I CAME UP TO THE -- WITH THE
TELEPHONE COMPANY FROM BEING A
TELEPHONE OPERATOR -- TO BEING A
PBS INSTALLER, TO BEING A
NETWORK ENGINEER WHEN THE
INTERNET WAS IN ITS INFANCY. ALL
THAT WAS PAID ON THE JOB
TRAINING. IT OCCURRED TO COUNSEL
TO FUND AND COME UP WITH
PROGRAMS THAT WOULD PROVIDE SUCH
TRAINING, AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, I WANTED TO MEET WITH
YOU ON IDEAS ON HOW TO COME UP
WITH A WORKSHOP -- METHOD TO
TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO MANAGE
THEIR, WHAT INCOME THEY DO HAVE,
SO THEY DON'T END UP ON HOUSE
DOOR ON THE STREETS. WE CAN TALK
-- THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY,
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
OH, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR
WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION,
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MS. EVENT. NEXT,
WE'LL -- WE'LL, WE'LL GO
REMOTE, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK
TO DO OUR IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
THE REST ARE IN PERSON, SO WE
HAVE THREE ONLINE, WE HAVE
DAHLIA PEREZ, FOLLOWED BY DAVID
HAYNES AND ALBERTO ALVAREZ.
PLEASE --
>> AND A REMINDER -- YES, THANK
YOU. THE REMINDER TO PLEASE
PRESS STAR 6 AFTER YOU'VE HEARD
THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
ON MUTED. AND GO AHEAD, DAHLIA
PEREZ.
>> SORRY, THANK YOU, GOOD
AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS DAHLIA PEREZ. I'M A
SCHOLAR AND EDUCATOR AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. I'M
THE DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE PARENTS WHO MET HERE IN
SEATTLE , AND I STAND WITH ALL
THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS TODAY WHO
CALLED FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OF
I.C.E. AND PROTECTION OF SEATTLE
AS A SANCTUARY CITY . I RESIDE
ON 86th AVENUE SOUTHWEST IN THE
HIGH POINT NEIGHBORHOOD OF WEST
SEATTLE IN ROB SAKA'S
JURISDICTION, AND I'M HERE TODAY
TO SPEAK ABOUT URGENCY CONCERNS
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD . I'VE SENT
MANY EMAILS, ALONG WITH A
COLLECTIVE OF NEIGHBORS, ABOUT
THE INTENSELY HIGH SPEEDS THAT
PEOPLE DRIVE ON ON 35th AVENUE
SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE HIGH POINT
NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS A DENSELY
POPULATED NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MANY
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IT'S A
FOUR LANE STREET, AND DESPITE
SPEED METERS, NO ONE RESPECTS
THE SPEED LIMIT. WE UNDERSTAND
THAT OVER A DECADE AGO, THERE
WAS A CHILD THAT WAS HIT AND
KILLED AT THIS INTERSECTION,
WHICH WAS THE CAUSE FOR A LIGHT
AT OUR FOUR WAY INTERSECTION,
BUT WE SEE PEOPLE DAILY DRIVE
THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND
BARRELING AT SUPER HIGH SPEEDS.
SO AS A PARENT OF TWO SEATTLE
SCHOOLKIDS, ONE OF THEM A FIRST
GRADER WHO WALKS ACROSS THE
STREET WITH DOZENS OF FAMILIES
AT FAIRMOUNT PARK ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL EVERY DAY, I'M VERY
CONCERNED OF THE RECKLESS
DRIVING -- PEOPLE DRIVE ALONG
THIS ROAD, AND I HOPE THAT WE
GET A RESPONSE FROM OUR MANY
EMAILS THAT WE HAVE SENT TO
S.AND ROB SAKA'S OFFICE CALLING
FOR AN IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION OF
A SAFETY PLAN AND A ROAD DIET
FOR 35th AVENUE SOUTHWEST
THROUGH THE HIGH POINT
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE HOPE THAT
YOU WORK WITH US TO PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, DAHLIA. NEXT WE
HAVE DAVID HAYNES, FOLLOWED BY
ALBERTO ALVAREZ. STAR 6, DAVID.
YOU'RE STILL ON MUTE. JUST GO
AHEAD AND PRESS STAR -- THERE
YOU GO.
>> HI, THANK YOU. DAVID HAYNES.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT YEARS FOR
VOTING COUNCILMEMBERS IN THE
OFFICE. THE COUNCIL ACTS LIKE
THEY ARE JUST STARTING UP,
GETTING READY TO BEGIN AGAIN,
WHILE BRUCE HARRELL'S LEFTOVER
POLICIES EXACERBATED PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS ARE
STILL BAKED INTO THE 26 BUDGET.
YET THE CITY COUNCIL DOESN'T
HAVE ANYTHING OF SUBSTANCE ON
THEIR CALENDAR. IT'S JUST MORE
TALKING ABOUT HORRIBLE THINGS
THAT ARE ONGOING, WELL VIRTUE
SIGNALING DISTRACTIONS FROM
THEIR INFRACTIONS WITH A
BLEEDING HEART, FILLING IN THE
BLANKS VICARIOUSLY LIVING IN THE
NAZI PAST, CONJURING UP A
TRAGEDY OF A LONG TIME AGO WHEN
PEOPLE DIDN'T SPEAK UP ABOUT
ATROCITIES . SO THEIR OFFSPRING
AND OTHERS NOW ACT LIKE THEY'RE
FINALLY SPEAKING UP, AND YET IT
TURNS OUT THERE'S A LOT OF EVIL
-- VIOLATING CRIMINALS LET MAKE
IT UNSAFE FOR INNOCENT CITIZENS
AND MIGRANTS WHO ARE BEING
SCAREMONGERING BY THE WRONG
PEOPLE IN CHARGE, BUTTON PUSHING
VOTING BLOCKS OF RACIST PERVERTS
AND HATE, AND SCORNING
EXPERIENCES. THAT THE CITY AND
THE COUNTY WERE WILLING TO TURN
OVER THE ACTUAL CRIMINAL COUSINS
VIOLATING MURDERERS -- JUST
PUSHING CARTEL PARTICIPANTS THAT
MAY BE I.C.E. WOULD MOVE ON. BUT
YOU ALL ARE GOING TO TRY AND
PROTECT THE EVIL CRIMINALS AND
RELEASE THEM FROM JAIL AND LET
THEM GO ON THE RUN IN THE
SANCTUARY CITY WHILE WANTING TO
COPYCAT THE SAME BAD POLICIES OF
MINNESOTA, TRIGGERING AGITATORS
AND PROTESTERS TO GET VIOLENT .
THAT JUSTIFIES MORE SUBPOENAS IF
YOU WANT TO GET IN THE NATIONAL
NEWS, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE IN
THE RESISTANCE WITH YOUR
IGNORANT INSISTENCE. MAYBE YOU
ALL SHOULD BE JAILED AND THE
POLICE CHIEFS SHOULD GO TO JAIL
ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE COUNCIL
WOULD RATHER ACT LIKE THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THE
BIGGEST THREAT, BUT IF THERE ARE
I.C.E. PLAYING WITH FIRE LIKE
WE'RE LIVING VICARIOUSLY --
WHERE NOBODY SPOKE UP. YOU KNOW
, GEORGE SOROS HAS A LOT TO DO
WITH WHY THIS COUNTRY IS BEING
MISLED, AND SAME WITH THE MEDIA.
SHAME ON YOU PEOPLE FOR AND
PUSHING THESE EMPTY --
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT WE
HAVE ALBERTO ALVAREZ, AND THEN
WE'LL BOUNCE BACK INTO THE
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR IN PERSON.
JUST STAR 6, ALBERTO.
>> THANK YOU. AS A MEMBER OF THE
HISPANIC COMMUNITY, I WANT TO
RAISE THE ALARM AND POINT OUT
MARISSA RIVERA ON CITY COUNCIL
IS NOT OUR SPEAKER. NOR IS SHE
DEFENDING THOSE AFFECTED BY THE
FEDERAL TERROR CAMPAIGN. RIVERA
HAS CHERRY PICKED IMMIGRANT
VOICES THAT COINCIDE WITH HER
ACTIONS AND DECISIONS TO SURVEIL
PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY. FOR OVER
A YEAR AND COUNTLESS MEETINGS
WITH TOM THE MOHAMMED OF THE
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS, RIVERA HAS PROPOSED NO
ACTION PLAN, NOT A SINGLE PIECE
OF LEGISLATION, NO MOVE
WHATSOEVER TO DEFEND BLACK OR
BROWN PEOPLE, WHETHER CITIZENS
OR IMMIGRANTS. AT BEST, SHE IS
DRAGGING HER FEET ON
RECOMMENDATIONS, OR WORSE,
IGNORING ACTIONS THIS COUNSEL
CAN TAKE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
STOP WASTING TIME. IF RIVERA IS
TOO STUPID OR LAZY TO DO
ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON,
WE NEED NEW PEOPLE TO WORK WITH
O IRA THAT CAN INITIATE AN
ACTION PLAN. FREEDOM IS
UNSTOPPABLE WHEN WE WORK
TOGETHER. THANK YOU ALL, AND
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU, ALBERTO, AND WE'LL
GO BACK INTO OUR IN PERSON. WE
HAVE ONE LAST PERSON, KEVIN
TELLIS? KEVIN -- I SAID IT
RIGHT? WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR
COMING.
>> ALL RIGHT, MY TIME IS GOING.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
GOD, JESUS CHRIST FOR BRINGING
ME HERE TODAY, HAVING ME THE
BREATH OF LIFE TO HAVE, AND THE
STRENGTH TO COME HERE AND WALK
HERE. THE ONLY REASON WHY I
FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS MEETING WAS
BECAUSE I SAW IT ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, A MEDIA OUTLET. AND IT
WAS AT THE VERY LAST SECOND AT,
LIKE, 1:00 AND HOPPED IN THE
SHOWER, I GOT FURTHER, GOT HERE
QUICK, YOU KNOW? AND I WANT THAT
TO SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR
POLICE FORCE TOO, YOU KNOW? WHEN
WE SEE A PROBLEM, WE GOT TO TAKE
ACTION. WE HAVE TO FIND A
SOLUTION, AND THEN WE HAVE TO
EXECUTE IT. SOMETHING THAT I'VE
BEEN SAYING ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA
POSTS IS SAYING, LIKE, OH, THESE
MEDIA OUTLETS DON'T REPRESENT
WHAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS
ABOUT. AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE
COUNCILS, I SEE DIVERSITY. IF WE
GO TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO
CONGRESS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
FIND THIS. THESE, THESE PEOPLE
ARE USING PROPAGANDA, MEDIA
OUTLETS TO PUSH THIS NARRATIVE
THAT ALL BROWN PEOPLE ARE
CRIMINALS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO
KEEP DOING THIS PROPAGANDA OVER
AND OVER AGAIN. AND SO MY GOAL
IS TO, HEY, LIKE, BE A
REPRESENTATIVE OF WASHINGTON, GO
TO WASHINGTON, D.C. ON
WASHINGTON'S BEHALF, AND TO
PUSH FOR ACTUAL CHANGE, BECAUSE
I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW,
CHANGE HAPPENS AT THE, THE
FEDERAL LEVEL, NOT, LIKE, THE
STATE LEVEL HAS ITS
RESPONSIBILITIES, OF COURSE, AND
IF IT WERE UP TO ME, I WOULD
TELL THE POLICE, HEY, WE NEED TO
COLLABORATE BETTER WITH THE
MILITARY, BECAUSE THE CORRUPTION
COMES FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN I
TOLD THE POLICE ABOUT THAT,
ABOUT THE CORRUPTION COMING FROM
THE INSIDE, THEY TOO LEFT AT ME,
AND THEY LOOK AT ME LIKE I WAS
CRAZY, LIKE I WAS A JOKE, AND,
QUITE FRANKLY, I FIND THAT IS
RESPECTFUL, BECAUSE THIS IS
DUWAMISH LAND, AND CHIEF SELF
HAD A GOAL TO BRING ALL OF US
TOGETHER IN THE HOLY NAME. GOD,
I'M TRYING TO BRING MY PEOPLE
TOGETHER. THANK YOU ALL FOR
LISTENING. I'LL SEE Y'ALL
LATER. GOD BLESS. YEAH.
>> GOD BLESS. THANK YOU, KEVIN
TELLEZ. WE HAVE, IS, IS THERE --
I JUST WANT TO JUST DOUBLE CHECK
AND SCAN THE ROOM. ARE THERE ANY
MORE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SPEAK
TODAY THAT HAVE NOT SPOKEN
ALREADY? OKAY, SO WE HAVE --
YES, THERE, I'M SORRY, COME ON
UP. JUST SIGN UP THERE, AND THEN
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SPEAK.
>> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME
IS KEY ANDRE LUCAS , AND I'M
ORIGINALLY FROM PORTSMOUTH, NEW
HAMPSHIRE. I LIVE HERE IN
SEATTLE NOW. I'M ALLYING HERE
WITH SHARPER BECAUSE BACK HOME,
IN MY SMALL TOWN OF 20,000
PEOPLE, MY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS
WORKING WITH I.C.E.. A, A PARENT
WAS KIDNAPPED WHO HAD A CHILD
THAT WENT TO MY HIGH SCHOOL. A
LOCAL RESTAURANT THAT WAS A
PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY HAS SHUT
DOWN BECAUSE THE OWNER COULD NOT
RISK THEIR EMPLOYEES GETTING
KIDNAPPED. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU
TODAY TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN
TO STOP THE INEVITABLE BOOTS ON
THE GROUND WHEN I.C.E. INVADES ,
AND PLEASE CANCEL THE AUDIENCE
OF THE SURVEILLANCE. PLEASE
DON'T END UP LIKE NEW
HAMPSHIRE. PLEASE DON'T END UP
LIKE MY CITY. WE CANNOT HAVE
I.C.E. TERRORIZING THE COMMUNITY
THAT WE'VE BUILT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND , JUST
SCANNING THE ROOM ONE MORE TIME,
IS THERE ANY MORE PEOPLE THAT
HAVE NOT SPOKEN THAT WANTED TO
REGISTER TO SPEAK? OKAY,
AWESOME. SO WE, WE HAVE -- OH,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO WRITE YOUR
NAME ON THERE SO WE HAVE A
RECORD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE
HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE LIST
OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY, TAKING
OFF WORK, JUMPING, LOOKING,
FINDING SOMETHING ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, JUMPING OUT THE SHOWER,
AND COMING STRAIGHT DOWN HERE.
ANYTHING THAT YOU DID TO GET
DOWN HERE, JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU ALL FOR COMING. AND NOW
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR
COUNCIL BUSINESS, AND IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS
OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE
THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 2026, AND
COUNSEL BILL 121156 PAYMENT OF
THE BILLS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
ITEMS, COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S
CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING DONE,
I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LYNN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE..
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES..
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES AND LEGISLATION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF?
THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE REPORTS
FOR PRESENTATION TODAY. THERE
ARE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THERE'S ALSO NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? AND I BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS A PSR
SEE GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY
BOARD LETTER IN SUPPORT OF
GOVERNOR FERGUSON'S BUDGET
PROPOSAL FOR WASHINGTON STATE
FERRIES. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO TELL US
ABOUT THE LETTER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH. COLLEAGUES, AS
YOU MAY KNOW, AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SAID, I'M A MEMBER OF
THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL
GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. THE
PSR SEE THAT THEY TO BRING A
LETTER FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
PSR SEE IS ASKING LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS TO CONSIDER SIGNING ON
TO A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF
GOVERNOR FERGUSON'S BOND
PROPOSAL TO ALLOCATE $1.1
BILLION TO THE PURCHASE AND
MAINTENANCE OF THREE NEW HYBRID
ELECT RICK FERRIES. MY OFFICE
SENT AN EMAIL WITH DETAILS TO
YOUR OFFICES LAST WEEK AND
SHARED A COPY OF THE LETTER. AS
YOU KNOW, COLLEAGUES, THEORIES
ARE CRITICAL TO OUR REGION'S
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. THESE
PARTICULAR THREE FAIRIES ARE
REPLACING FERRIES THAT HAVE,
THAT NEED REPLACING BECAUSE OF
NATURAL WEAR AND TEAR AND
END-OF-LIFE, AND SINCE THEY NEED
TO BE REPLACED, IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE ARE BEING MINDFUL OF
CLIMATE CHANGE, OBVIOUSLY, AND,
AND THIS IS WHY THE HYBRID FERRY
PROPOSAL. IN THIS LAST
LEGISLATIVE SESSION, I'LL ALSO
ADD THAT THERE IS FUNDING FOR
ANOTHER THREE FERRIES THAT ARE
BEING PHASED OUT TO REPLACE THEM
WITH HYBRIDS. SO THIS IS THE
DIRECTION THE STATE HAS BEEN
TRYING TO GO IN. MY EVER MINDFUL
OF CLIMATE CHANGE. BECAUSE THIS
IS AN ONLINE LETTER, COLLEAGUES,
THERE WAS A SPECIFIC PROCESS TO
SIGN ON, SO LET ME TELL YOU WHAT
THAT IS GOOD AFTER OUR
DISCUSSION, THE ROLE WILL BE
CALLED FOR THOSE COUNCILMEMBERS
WHO WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES
AFFIXED TO IT. THE DEPUTY CITY
CLERK'S WILL CONTACT THE
COUNCILMEMBERS OFFICES
CONFIRMING THEIR COUNCILMEMBER
HAS AGREED TO HAVE THEIR
SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE
LETTER. THE DESIGNATED
COUNCILMEMBER STAFF WILL ADD
THEIR COUNCILMEMBERS NAME TO THE
ONLINE LETTER , THEN MY TEAM
WILL SEND AFTER THIS MEETING.
THE LINK, WE'LL SEND THE LINK
AFTER THIS MEETING. AND THEN THE
DEPUTY CHIEF CLERKS WILL FILE
THE LETTER WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SIGNATURES. COLLEAGUES, HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, OPEN THIS
UP FOR DISCUSSION, AND I'LL TRY
MY BEST TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANYTHING UP FOR
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE LETTER?
COUNCILMEMBER CUDDLE?
>> I APPRECIATE THE COMEDY
LETTER AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
BRINGING IT UP, BUT
LONG-STANDING PRACTICE, I DON'T
DO SIGN-ON LETTERS, ALTHOUGH
I'M HAPPY TO DO MY OWN LETTER
THAT, WHICH I WILL SIGN AND SEND
TO GOVERNOR FERGUSON, BUT I
DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT UP IN
A SIGN-ON LETTER AND SAYING YES
AND NO TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, SO
THAT'S MY, MY PRACTICE. I JUST
WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU'LL HEAR
ME SAY YES IN TERMS OF SIGNING
ON.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER. WILL YOU SIGN ON
TO A LETTER SAYING I'M YOUR
FAVORITE COUNCILMEMBER? OKAY.
>> THERE'S NO NEED TO SIGN THAT
LETTER. EVERYBODY KNOWS.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
REGARDING THE PSRC GROWTH
MANAGEMENT POLICY LETTER IN
SUPPORT OF GOVERNOR FERGUSON'S
BUDGET PROPOSAL? BEFORE WE CALL
SIGNATURES. OR, BEFORE WE TAKE
THE ROLE, TO CALL THE SIGNATURE.
NO? OKAY. SEEING IF THERE'S NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE
LETTER, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURE AFFIXED TO THE LETTER?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE LETTER. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY MORE OTHER
ITEMS? COUNCILMEMBER CUDDLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AS STATED MANY TIMES, WE DO
LISTEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT, AND
ALSO COMMENTS COMING FROM A LOT
OF DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. AND I
JUST WANTED TO SAY, AS CHAIR OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, WE
HAVE MANY PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES IN OUR CITY AND THE
COUNTY AND REGION, AND WE'RE
TACKLING THESE HEAD ON, AND, YOU
KNOW, AND MY APPROACH IS TO DO
IT WITH OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
PLAN, BEING VERY PRAGMATIC, AND
HIT IT AS IT NEEDS TO BE HIT, IN
TERMS OF ACCOMPLISHING THE GOALS
OF CREATING A SAFE BASE IN OUR
CITY. I DO WANT, THOUGH, TO SAY
THAT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT
INCLUDES COMMERCIAL SEX
EXPLOITATION AND SEX
TRAFFICKING. WE NEED TO TACKLE
IT, BECAUSE IT'S STILL A
PROBLEM, AS NOTED TODAY. YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE RIGHT ON OUR
STREETS THE SECOND LONGEST IN
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, WHAT WE HAVE
ON AURORA. AND SO WE DO NEED TO
TACKLE THESE PROBLEMS. LIKE WE
HAVE TO TACKLE OTHER PROBLEMS
FACING OUR CITY. BUT, AT THE
SAME TIME, I DO RECOGNIZE THAT
THESE CAN BE DIFFICULT, AND
THERE'S DIFFERENT FACTORS GOING
INTO THIS. AND SO I WANTED TO
RECOGNIZE THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS
WHO SPOKE TO THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I ALSO
WANT TO RECOGNIZE MY, MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
AND SAY, YES, YOU KNOW, THE
ETHICS OF CERTAIN DECISIONS ARE
ALSO IMPORTANT . I DID GAUGE, I
DID ENGAGE THE KING COUNTY
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
AND, AND FOR DIFFERENT REASONS,
IN TERMS OF THAT, WE'VE -- ON A
VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC WHERE WE DO
NEED TO MAKE , WE HAVE TO MAKE
CHANGES. WE HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH
CREATING A SAFE BASE FOR THESE
CHILDREN, USUALLY, THAT OUR ON
OUR STREETS. BUT THE ETHICAL
PIECE IS SOMETHING TO BE
CONSIDERED TOO. AND SO I WOULD,
WE NEED TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM,
BUT I DO APOLOGIZE ABOUT THE
CONCERN REGARDING THE ETHICAL
PIECE OF THAT. AND I'VE ASKED
MY TEAM TO WORK WITH THE, THE
CLERKS, BECAUSE I'M NOT, I'M
NOT SURE WHAT'S POSSIBLE IN
TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, MASKING TO
THE POINT, STILL GET THE MESSAGE
ACROSS, STILL GET THE UGLINESS
AND THE, WHAT'S HAPPENING TO
OUR PEOPLE IN OUR STREETS, BUT
AT THE SAME TIME, -- ABILITY SO
THAT WE CAN HELP PROTECT IT. AND
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S POSSIBLE
RELATING TO THE CLERKS
ELEMENTARY PROCEDURE, BUT I JUST
WANTED TO NOTE THIS AND NOTE THE
COMMENTS COMING. MY GOAL IN THIS
IS TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM AND DO
SO, AND, BUT I DO RECOGNIZE, AND
I DO APPRECIATE BOTH HERE ON THE
DAIS AND IN PUBLIC, THE
CONCERNS. VERY VALID, VERY
IMPORTANT, AND SOMETHING THAT
SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. AND SO I
JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT
STATEMENT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> NO WORRIES. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER CUDDLE. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER ITEMS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? WITH COLLEAGUES?
OKAY. SO WE HAVE REACHED THE END
OF THE AGENDA. THE NEXT CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IS GOING TO BE
FEBRUARY 3rd AT 2:00 P.M.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE
ARE ADJOURNED.