>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
FEBRUARY 17th, 2026 MEETING OF
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME
TO ORDER. IT IS 2:05 P.M. I AM
JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. CLERK PLEASE CALL
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> AWESOME. FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS EXCUSED.
I'D LIKE TO START THE MEETING
BY SAYING HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR,
THE YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE, AND
WE ARE WELCOMING THE YEAR OF THE
FIRE HORSE REMINDS US TO LEAD
WITH COURAGE AND PURPOSE. MAY
THIS NEW YEAR INSPIRE US TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH STRENGTH AND UNITY.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE PASSING OF REVEREND JESSE
JACKSON, WHO PASSED AWAY EARLY
THIS MORNING. HE WAS A PROTEGE
OF REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR. AND A TWO-TIME
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. REVEREND
JACKSON'S PASSING IS A PROFOUND
LOSS FOR PEOPLE WHO TRULY
BELIEVE UNJUSTICE, DIGNITY,
POWER OF COLLECTIVE ACTION. HIS
COURAGE AND UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO CIVIL RIGHTS MOVED
THIS COUNTRY TOWARD A BETTER
FUTURE AS WE HONOR HIS LEGACY
MAY WE CARRY FORWARD HIS SPIRIT
OF SERVICE, AND MAY WE ALSO
REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT IN MY
NOTES THAT I AM SOMEBODY. AT
THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE
MAYOR WILSON TO THE PODIUM TO
OFFICIALLY HAND-DELIVER HER 2026
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AND TO
PROVIDE HER REMARKS. SHE GAVE AN
ADDRESS TODAY AT LANGSTON HUGHES
IN DISTRICT THREE, AND SOUR
HAND-DELIVERING IT BY -- IT'S
IN OUR CHARTER THAT YOU ACTUALLY
HAVE TO HAND-DELIVER IT. WE'RE
THANKFUL. USUALLY IT'S DEPUTY
MAYOR SO WE'RE THANKFUL YOU
HAVE COME TO HAND DELIVER YOUR
STATE OF THE -- YOU ALMOST SAID
STATE OF THE UNION -- STATE OF
THE CITY ADDRESS. PLEASE, YOUR
COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. IT IS MY
PLEASURE TO FORMALLY DELIVER TO
YOU MY STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
HERE AT THE THIRD REGULAR
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNSEL CELL
IN FEBRUARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SEATTLE CITY CHARM, ARTICLE 5,
SECTION 6A. I'M NOT ACTUALLY
GOING TO READ THE WHOLE THING TO
YOU, UNLESS YOU HAVE A REALLY
SHORTAGE GENERAL DA TODAY, BUT I
HAVE A COPY HERE AND MY STAFF
HAS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONIC
COPIES TO EACH OF YOU. AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH
TO VIEW THE STATE OF THE CITY
ADDRESS CAN FIND IT ON SEATTLE
CHANNEL.ORG. AND I KNOW HE A FEW
OF YOU WERE THERE IN PERSON
TODAY, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER SACK CAR,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IF
ANYBODY ELSE WAS THERE, I
DIDN'T SEE YOU. WHEN I
DELIVERED MY FIRST STATE OF THE
CITY ADDRESS I SPOKE ABOUT HOPE
AS A DISCIPLINE, PRACTICE BUILT
THROUGH CLEAR LEADERSHIP,
PARTNERSHIP, ACTION. THAT'S THE
SPIRIT I INTEND TO BRING TO THIS
WORK AND TO OUR COLLABORATION
FOR THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. I
KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW MANY PEOPLE
IN OUR CITY ARE CARRYING A LOT.
FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO
AFFORD THE COST OF RENT, FOOD,
AND CHILDCARE. IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES ARE AFRAID.
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ASKING IF THEY
ARE SAFE. FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE ARE LIVING UNHOUSED.
SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKERS ARE
FEELING THE PRESSURE. AND YET WE
ALSO HAVE THINGS TO CELEBRATE.
SEAHAWKS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP,
SOUND TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL
EXPANSION, WORLD CUP COMING THIS
SUMMER, AND THE SIMPLE EVERYDAY
ACTIONS OF NEIGHBORS SUPPORTING
ONE ANOTHER. TODAY IAN ANNOUNCED
MY AFFORDABILITY AGENDA FOCUSED
ON FOUR PRIORITIES. AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE,
AFFORDABLE FOOD, AND MAKING
SEATTLE A MORE AFFORDABLE PLACE
TO RUN A SMALL BUSINESS. ON
HOUSING WE MUST BUILD MORE HOMES
OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, EXPAND
PATHWAYS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP AND
MOVE FORWARD WITH SOCIAL HOUSING
SO WE CAN MATCH THE SCALE OF
THIS CRISIS. ON CHILD CARE WE
MUST EXPAND ACCESS, REDUCE COSTS
AND TREAT EARLY LEARNING AND
CARE AS ESSENTIAL PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE. ON FAD ACCESS WE
WILL WORK WITH LABOR, GROCERS
AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO
PROTECT GROCERY ACCESS AND
SUPPORT INNOVATIVE MODELS THAT
ENSURE EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS
RELIABLE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS. FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES WE WILL CUT RED
TAPE, WORK TO MAKE SURE SEATTLE
REMAINS A COMPETITIVE AND
WELCOMING PLACE. I BELIEVE WE
ALL SHARE A COMMITMENT TO MAKING
SEATTLE SAFER, MORE AFFORDABLE
AND MORE WELCOMING. I'M REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH EACH OF YOU TO
TURN THAT VISION INTO REALITY.
SO THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR
WILSON. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
SHARED WITH US THAT THE LAST
MAYOR TO COME DOWN AND BRING
DOWN A STATE OF ADDRESS WAS
MAYOR MURRAY. OKAY, WE'RE
HOLDING IT TO YOU. DON'T SEND
DOWN BRIAN. WE WANT TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU, MARE WILSON, FOR
THAT. WE HAVE THAT OFFICIAL ON
RECORD. WE KNOW PEOPLE CAN GO
SEE MAYOR WILSON'S STATE OF THE
CITY ADDRESS ON THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS
TIME WE ARE GOING TO OPEN UP THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
PUBLIC COMMENT SLIMENTD TO ITEMS
OP TODAY'S AGENDA. THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
AND THE COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE 24 IN PERSON AND
SEVEN REMOTE SO FAR.
>> 24 IN PERSON AND SEVEN --
>> REMOTE.
>> GOT IT. SO WE'RE AT 31.
USUALLY IT'S 30 OR UNDER. IT'S
TWO MINUTES SO WE'RE GOING TO
DO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON. AND I
BELIEVE THERE'S A GROUP THAT
SAID THAT THEY WANT TO DO PUBLIC
COMMENT AS A GROUP. DEPENDING ON
HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU HAVE, WE'LL
PUT UP A GROUP TIME FOR YOU ALL.
SO WHEN THAT COMES, WHEN I CALL
THOSE FOLKS -- I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S LABELED, BUT WHEN I CALL
THEM WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADJUST
THE TIME. TWO MINUTES WILL START
WITH OR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS
FIRST, AND CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CLIMB WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END
THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> AWESOME. SO THE FIRST PEOPLE
THAT WE HAVE IS MATTHEW,
DOMINIC, AND MATT, THOSE THREE.
MATTHEW, DOMINIC, AND MATT.
WELCOME. GIVE US ONE SECOND TO
PUT UP THE TWO MINUTE. ONCE YOU
START, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PRESS START.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS MATTHEW
MALLOY. WORKING CLASS RENTER IN
DISTRICT 3, ORGANIZER WITH
INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST CAMPAIGN
FOR U.S. CONGRESS AGAINST WAR
MONGERING DEMOCRAT ALAN SMITH.
I'M HERE TO DEMAND THE ENTIRE
CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR WILSON
ROLL BACK THE SURVEILLANCE
NETWORK AND BAN ALL LOCAL
AGENCIES FROM SHARING ANY DATA
WITH ICE AND ENFORCE THE LAW
WITH SERIOUS PENALTY, LIKE
FIRING AGENCY HEADS. I DEMAND
MORATORIUMS PROTECT FAMILIES
TARGETED BY I.C.E. THIS IS QUITE
LITERALLY THE LEAST ELECT
REPRESENTATIVES CAN DO LET ALONE
USE YOUR OFFICES TO BUILD A
MOVEMENT OF WORKING PEOPLE ON
THIS EXACT BODY IN ORDER TO
DRIVE I.C.E. OUT OF OUR CITY.
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN I.C.E. AND
LOCAL AGENCIES INCREASED BY AN
EYE POPPING 950% LAST YEAR.
WASHINGTON STATE IS SUPPOSEDLY A
SANCTUARY STATE BUT THAT IS A
NAME ONLY. DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR
FERGUSON AND MAJORITY STATE
LEGISLATURE ALLOWED TRUMP'S
FEDERAL AGENCIES SUCH AS I.C.E.
TO QUERY DATABASE NEARLY THREE
MILLION TIMES IN 2025 ALONE. WE
URGENTLY STRIKE ACTIONS AND A
GENERAL STRIKE TO SHUT DOWN THE
MACHINE OF THE BILLIONAIRES AND
FORCE THE HANDS OF TRUMP,
REPUBLICANS, AND ALSO THE
DEMOCRATS. BOTH PARTIES HAVE
CREATED AND FUNDED I.C.E.
INCLUDING ADAM SMITH. LABOR
LEADERS HAVE SHAMEFULLY REFUSED
IN CONTRAST, HOSTING A MASS
MEETING THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
22nd AT 2:00 P.M. TO DISCUSS
CONCRETE STRATEGY TO ORGANIZING
A GENERAL STRIKE. WE HAVE
PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS FOR 0
WORKERS TO BRING BACK TO THEIR
UNION. JOIN US TO BUILD A
FIGHTING LABOR MOVEMENT TO GO ON
THE OFFENSIVE FOR DEMANDS LIKE
SHUTTING DOWN I.C.E., FREE
HEALTHCARE FOR ALL AND NATIONAL
RENT CONTROL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SOLIDARITY.
>> THANK YOU, MATTHEW. NEXT WE
HAVE DOMINIC FOLLOWED BY MATT,
THEN ALEX JONES. WELCOME.
>> YES, MY NAME IS DOMINIC
WOLFGANG WALLACE, MEMBER OF
WORKERS STRIKE BACK, RENTING
RESIDENT AT DISTRICT 3. I AM
ALSO HERE TO DEMAND CITY WIDE
EVICTION MORATORIUM TO PROTECT
FAMILIES TARGET BY I.C.E. TO BAN
ALL AGENCIES FROM SHARING DATA
WITH I.C.E. AND TO ROLL BACK
SURVEILLANCE NETWORK. I.C.E. IS
MURDERING PEOPLE LIKE KEITH
PORTER, RENEE GOOD AND ALEX
PRETTI. YESTERDAY IN ATLANTA
WHEN THEY HIT K-8 TEACHER
TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION IS
HORRENDOUS AND WE NEED A MASS
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE TO SHUT DOWN.
FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL WE NEED
BOTH PARTIES RESPONSIBLE. BOTH
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING I.C.E.,
FUNDING IT AND BUILDING THE
DETENTION CENTERS.
REPRESENTATIVE FROM
WASHINGTON'S NINTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ADAM
SMITH WHO REPRESENTS CENTRAL
DISTRICT, RAINIER VALLEY,
COLUMBIA CITY AND SO ON WHO
VOTED ALONGSIDE GEORGE BUSH TO
LITERALLY CREATE I.C.E. AND
VOTED TO FUND THEM AGAIN AND
AGAIN THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.
REPRESENTS MUCH OF OUR EAST
AFRICAN COMMUNITY WHILE TRUMP
VICIOUSLY TARGET SOMALIS, BOTH
WITH RACIST ATTACKS IN MEDIA AND
WITH I.C.E. DIRECTLY. RIGHT NOW
THE WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS ARE
GIVING I.C.E. EVERYTHING THEY
NEED FOR A DANGEROUS RAID IN
SEATTLE NOT JUST FUNDING ON THE
FEDERAL LEVEL BUR DEMOCRATIC
CITY COUNCIL INCLUDING MY
REPRESENTATIVE JOY HOLLINGSWORTH
VOTED TO EXPAND SURVEILLANCE
DESPITE WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION.
CORPORATE POLITICIANS WHO CLAIM
TO REP SINCE WHILE ATTACKING THE
WORKING CLASS PEOPLE HAVE GOT TO
GO AND WE SHOULD NOT VIEW THIS
PARTY THAT PUTS CAMERAS IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND FUNDS I.C.E.
AS ANY KIND OF ALLY. THAT'S WHY
I'M A SOCIALIST, INDEPENDENT
SOCIALIST, MEMBER OF WORKERS
STRIKE BACK FIGHTING NATIONWIDE
TO PUT AN END NOT ONLY TO THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY BUT THE
BILLIONAIRE CLASS AND ITS ROT
EN. NEXT STEP IS MASS MEETING
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd AT 2:00
P.M. ANYONE INTERESTED CAN REACH
OUT TO ME OR MATTHEW IN PERSON.
WE HAVE MATERIALS, FLYERS. WE
NEED AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
TO BUILD THIS MOVEMENT TO SHUT
DOWN THE PROFIT INCENTIVE AND
GET I.C.E. OUT OF OUR COUNTRY. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU ANN. NEXT WE HAVE
MATT FOLLOWED BY ALEX JONES,
FOLLOWED BY VICTORIA PALMER.
WELCOME, MATT.
>> HI. THE GOVERNMENT, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS KILLING
AND TRYING TO KILL MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC WHO BELIEVE IN THE
CONSTITUTION. AND BECAUSE OF
THAT, YOU DON'T GET SOME OF THE
TOOLS AND THE TOYS THAT YOU MAY
WANT. FLOCK, SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS, AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE
READERS. IF THE GOVERNMENT WAS
TRY TO KILL PEOPLE LIKE US YOU
COULD PROBABLY HAVE IT AND I
WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT
BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. IT HAS
BEEN PROVEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN
THAT THEY CAN'T BE TRUSTED,
THEY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
CAN'T BE TRUSTED WITH STATE
DATA. YOU CAN OVERLAY A MAP OF
KIDNAPPINGS BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, GOAF LAY THOSE
KIDNAPPINGS, AND IT CORRESPONDS
WITH THE FLOCK AND THE AUTOMATIC
LICENSE PLATE READERS. THERE IS
A CORRELATION. IT HAS TO STOP.
PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY MORE
DATA. MS. RISK, COUNCILMAN
RINCK, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE.
EVERYBODY ELSE PLEASE GET
ONBOARD WITH YOUR PLAN. THANK
YOU. STOP THE DETENTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MATT. NEXT WE HAVE
ALEX JONES, VICTORIA PALMER, AND
THEN STACY SPROUT. HELLO, ALEX.
WELCOME.
>> HI. I JUST WANTED TO BEING
ALL OF YOU TO DO WHATEVER YOU
CAN TO PREVENT ANY EXPANSION OF
I.C.E. IN OUR CITY, IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO GET RID OF
I.C.E. I HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS
AND NEIGHBORS WHO UNDOCUMENTED
AND HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS LIKE
LIVING THROUGH COVID AGAIN. THEY
ARE AFRAID TO LEAVE THEIR
HOUSES. THEY'RE AFRAID TO GO TO
WORK, THEY'RE AFRAID TO GO TO
THE GROCERY STORE. THIS IS SUCH
AN INTER HE SECTIONAL ISSUE. IT
IS NOT ONLY HURTING THE
UNDOCUMENTED, IT IS HURTING ALL
OF US. WE JUST SAW YESTERDAY DR.
LINDA DAVIS WAS KILLED BECAUSE
I.C.E. WAS DOING A PURSUIT OF A
VEHICLE. AGAIN, BEING AN
UNDOCUMENTED HUMAN IN OUR CITY
IS A CIVIL OFFENSE. IT IS NOT A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE. IT DOES NOT
WARRANT THESE HIGH-SPEED CHASES
THAT ARE KILLING DOCTORS AND
TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL WE
NEED TO STOP THE FLOCK CAMERAS,
BECAUSE ALL OF THAT DATA IS
GOING TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS LIKE
I.C.E. AND AGAIN, THIS IS AN
INTERSECTIONAL ISSUE THAT'S
HURTING ALL OF US. ALREADY THERE
WAS A WOMAN FROM TEXAS WHAT CAME
TO WASHINGTON STATE TO GET
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE THAT'S
NOT AVAILABLE IN TEXAS AND
BECAUSE OF THE FLOCK CAMERAS IS
THAT WE HAVE HERE IN SEATTLE,
SHE WAS PERSECUTED IN TEXAS
BECAUSE TEXAS WAS ABLE TO USE
OUR FLOCK CAMERAS TO FIND OUT
THAT SHE WAS HERE GETTING THE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE THAT SHE
NEEDED. THERE IS NOT A SINGLE
WAY IN WHICH I.C.E. IS MAKING
OUR COMMUNITY SAFER, AND THERE
ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF
WAYS THAT I.C.E. IS HURTING ALL
OF US AND HURTING ALL OF US AS A
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, ALEX. NEXT WE HAVE
VICTORIA PALMER, FOLLOWED BY
STACY AND THEN TIM. I'M SORRY
IF I BUTCHERED YOUR NAME. HI,
VICTORIA. GO AHEAD. MY BAD.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY
NAME IS VICTORIA PALMER, AND
I'M AN EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
OF THE KING COUNTY REPUBLICAN
PARTY. AND TODAY IT IS MY
PLEASURE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
AN ISSUE THAT MOST FOLKS HERE
WOULD AGREE ON. THE REPUBLICANS
I KNOW DON'T LIKE THE INCREASE
IN SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, EITHER,
AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHUT OFF
EXISTING CAMERAS. THE FOOTAGE IS
OFTEN USELESS IN CAPTURING
PERPETRATORS, ANYWAY. MOST OF US
WERE WATCHING THE SUPER BOWL,
AND WE SAW OUR SEAHAWKS WIN. BUT
WE WERE SHOCKED BY THE
COMMERCIAL SHOWING THE RING
DOORBELL CAMERAS USED TO AMPLIFY
THE SURVEILLANCE GRID, TURNING
EVERY HOUSE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
INTEREST A FACIAL RECOGNITION
CHECKPOINT. WHILE LAW ABIDING
CITIZENS WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO
HIDE, WE STILL BELIEVE THAT IT
IS FAR OUTSIDE THE
CONSTITUTIONAL BOUNDS OF
GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY TO DO SO.
ALTHOUGH WE SUPPORT THE HUMANE
AND LANDFALL DEPORTATION OF
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, WE DO NOT
WANT TO SEE THIS IDEA AS A
PRETENSE TO INCREASE THE
ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE IN OUR
COMMUNITY. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
IS THE PARTY OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND
FREEDOM. WE STOOD STRONG AGAINST
THE OPPRESSIVE LOCKIS DOWN AND
AN BRO GAGES OF PERSONAL RIGHTS
WE SAW DURING THE COVID
PANDEMIC. DO YOU RECALL WHEN VAX
ID WAS REQUIRED TO ENTER
RESTAURANTS, THEATERS, AND GYMS,
JUST IN THE FALL OF 2021? WHILE
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN REQUIRING
ID IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE, SUCH
AS PURCHASING ALCOHOL, VOTING,
OR ENTERING THE COUNTRY, WE MUST
STAND TOGETHER TO SAFEGUARD OUR
PRIVACY AND PERSONAL RIGHTS
WHILE MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING.
>> THANK YOU, VICTORIA. NEXT WE
HAVE STACY, FOLLOWED BY TIM,
FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN MOORE,
FOLLOWED BY GABRIEL DIAZ.
>> HI, COUNCIL.
>> HI.
>> I AM STACY SPROUT. I WAS BORN
IN SEATTLE. I HAVE A BUSINESS
LOCATED IN DISTRICT THREE. I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN STARTED
IN 2017. 35% OF ALL TRIPS ON
FOOT BY 2035. I'M CURIOUS IF
THIS IS CONNECTED TO AGENDA 20,
CHARLES SCHWAB, LARRY FINK,
BLACKROCK, AND PALANTIR. I
LOOKED ON THE SEAMLESS SEATTLE
WAY FINDER PROGRAM, CREATE A
ROBUST DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WAY
FINDING DATA AND THE PRODUCTIONS
OF WAY FINDING APPLICATIONS
READILY AVAILABLE FOR USE BY
THIRD PARTIES, DIGITAL WAY
FINDING SYSTEMS AND SERVICES ARE
DRIVEN BY TECH COMPANIES IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR. WI-FI HOT SPOTS
LIKE CELL TOWER, FOR EXAMPLE,
AND LINK NEW YORK CITY,
BLUETOOTH, BEA CONGRESS, AMAZON
ALEX A OR GOOGLE VOICE
INTEGRATED IN SEATTLE STREET
SIGNS. IS THAT PALANTIR HAVING
ACCESS TO AN OPEN WAY FINDING
PLATFORM, ALL DATA COLLECTED
WILL BE USABLE BY THIRD PARTY.
THIS IS ALL FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WEBSITE. COUNCIL SO MY
CONCERNS ARE THIS. HAVE WE
LOOKED INTO PRIVACY PROTECTION
FOR ALL IF THIS DATA IS GOING TO
BE AVAILABLE TO THE THIRD PARTY
TECH COMPANIES FUNDING THE
PROJECT? WHO ARE THE COMPANIES
FUNDING THE PROJECTS? I LOOKED
AND I FOUND A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION BUT THAT WAS --
THAT LINK WAS BROKEN. IS THIS
CONNECTED TO AGENDA 30 THAT
TARGETS WITH SECURE AND SEAMLESS
TRAVEL EXACT SAME LANGUAGE AS
SEAMLESS IN SEATTLE OR SEAMLESS
WAY FINDING, PATH FINDING? HAVE
WE LOOKED AT RADIATION,
COGNITIVE INTERFERENCE FROM
RADIATION THAT MIGHT BE APPLIED
TO THESE DEVICES? THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, STACY. NEXT WE
HAVE TIM FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN,
FOLLOWED BY GABRIEL. HI, TIM,
WELCOME. TIM LASTLY? THANK YOU.
>> NOBODY LIKES THE SURVEILLANCE
HERE.
>> TIM, WE'RE GOING PAUSE YOUR
TIME.
>> TIM LET ME RESTART YOUR TIME.
GIVE US ONE SECOND. ALL RIGHT,
YOU'RE GOOD.
>> TALK RIGHT IN THE MIC.
>> MY NAME IS TIMOTHY, SPEAK TO
YOU AS CITIZEN WHO BELIEVES IN
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
AND MORAL INTEGRITY THAT MUST
GOVERN OUR CITY'S PARTNERSHIPS.
I URGE YOU TO SEVER ALL TIES
WITH THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES
FOUNDATION IMMEDIATELY. ALL OF
YOU. THAT HAS TO HAPPEN. OR ANY
OF ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES.
AFTER JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S 2008
CONVICTION FOR EXPLOITING
MINORS, IT SAYS EXPLOITING, BUT
THAT'S -- WE ALL KNOW WHAT
DEBT. M GATES CONTINUED HIS
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM ON
FLIGHTS, DINNERS AND IN
EPSTEIN'S TOWN HOUSES AND HE
WAS HIS FRIEND FOR SEVEN YEARS.
OKAY? JEFFREY EPSTEIN WAS AN
EMPLOYEE AT THE GATES
FOUNDATION. YOU CAN LOOK IT UP.
OKAY, SO THESE MEETINGS WERE
ADMITTED BY GATES HIMSELF.
DOCUMENTS, E-MAILS CONFIRM
EPSTEIN SOUGHT TO USE THOSE TO
LAUNDER HIS PUBLIC IMAGE, SUCH
JUDGMENT FROM POWERFUL FIGURES
SHOULD DISQUALIFY THEIR
ORGANIZATION FROM PRIVILEGED
DEAL WINGS THE CITY THAT CLAIMED
JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, OR
CLAIMED -- YOU GUYS SAY THAT
YOU'RE CHAMPIONS FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS AND JUSTICE. THIS TIME
YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE PROVE IT
BECAUSE PEOPLE BEHIND ME ON THE
LEFT THEY DON'T WANT THE UNI
PARTY EITHER. THE UNI PARTY
SERVES GATES. IT SERVES THAT
CLASS, THE EPSTEIN
ADMINISTRATION IS IN CONTROL.
THAT'S TUN ANY PARTY. I'D JUST
PREFER TO APPEAL TO YOU GUYS.
THE OPTICS ARE HORRIBLE. WE NOW
SEE LIKE THE EMPEROR HAS ZERO
CLOTHES. WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON NOW. THE LEFT/RIGHT
PARADIGM, IT'S TRASH. RIGHT NOW
WE'RE SEEING THE RULING CLASS
FOR WHAT THEY ARE, AND I HOPE
THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
ENDORSE IT OR GO ALONG WITH IT
ANY MORE BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY
AFTER CHANCE IN HISTORY TO STOP,
OKAY, BECAUSE IF YOU WANT THE
TURMOIL AND THE CONFLICT FROM
THE LEFT/RIGHT PARADIGM OR DO
YOU WANT A BETTER SOCIETY? A
BETTER SOCIETY, YOU HAVE TO
REMOVE BILL GATES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TIM. NEXT WE HAVE
JONATHAN MOORE, FOLLOWED BY
GABRIEL.
>> MY NAME IS JONATHAN MOORE. I
SPOKE WHEN THIS -- ABOUT THIS
TOPIC WHEN IT CAME UP BEFORE. I
WORK AT THE WASHINGTON DEFENDER
ASSOCIATION IMMIGRATION PROJECT
SPEAKING ONLY FOR MYSELF AND I
SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS AND
OBVIOUSLY I THINK THE BILL --
CD121158 COULD BE STRONGER. I
MADE A NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS BUT
IF NOTHING ELSE, IF NOTHING
ELSE, IN ADDITION TO TAKING THE
OUT THE 4.18 COOPERATION YOU
REALLY NEED TO ALSO TAKE OUT
4.1.015B WHICH SAYS SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICERS, IF THEY HAVE A
REASONABLE SUSPICION CAN GO
AHEAD WITH IMMIGRATION
QUESTIONING, THE PERSON HAS BEEN
DEPORTED AND IS -- WELL, OF
COURSE, THEY HAVE TO BE PRESENT.
BUT THIS IS -- LIKE THE FIRST
SECTION IS IN DIRECT
CONTRAVENTION OF KEEP WASHINGTON
WORKING THAT'S 10160934.
DOESN'T MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR
OFFICER FEELS LIKE YOU MIGHT BE
HAVE BEEN DEPORTED SO IF NOTHING
ELSE, SO IT'S AN ANACHRONISM.
IF NOTHING ELSE I WOULD HOPE
THAT YOU COULD AMEND THIS BILL
TO SORT OF FINISH THE JOB AND
TAKE OUT THIS OTHER PROVISION
THAT HANGING BY ITSELF YOU
DON'T WANT TO LEAVE IT IN. IT
GOES ALONG WITH ELIMINATING THE.
A LOT OF OTHER THINGS I THINK
COULD BE DONE IN -- ALSO IN
4.108A, IT SAYS THEY SHOULDN'T
ASCERTAIN THE IMMIGRATION
STATUS. IN THE KEEP WASHINGTON
WORK, IT SAYS IMMIGRATION
STATUS, NATIONALITY OR PLACE OF
BIRTH. THERE'S A REASON FOR ALL
THOSE THINGS. I KEEP GETTING ON
ALL FOURS WITH KEEP WASHINGTON
WORK WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD
THING TO DO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE
HAVE GABRIEL DIAZ FOLLOWED BY --
I'M GOING TO -- NUMBER 12 --
I'M SORRY IF I -- FOLLOWED BY
HOWARD, THEN PETER MANNING AND
MICAH. HI, GABRIEL.
>> HI, FOLKS. MY NAME IS GABRIEL
DIAZ. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT
THE REVIEW CAME OUT ABOUT THE
ANDERSON PROTEST. AS SOMEONE WHO
WAS THERE I HAD SOME SERIOUS
CONCERNS ABOUT INFORMATION
PRESENTED DURING REVIEW. FIRSTLY
I WANT TO POINT OUT HOW IT SEEMS
LIKE DEFINITELY SOMETHING
WATCHING BEHAVIOR OF OFFICERS.
HERE'S HOW THEY HANDLED THE
QUOTES ABOUT SPD WAS THERE TO
FORKS CK PEOPLE UP MENTIONED IN
THE REVIEW. THE INTERACTION WAS
BETWEEN SPD SAYING TIME FOR A
STRONGER POLICE RESPONSE. WE NOW
KNOW WHAT THOSE WORDS ARE BUT
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SAYING TIME
FOR A STRONGER POLICE RESPONSE
COULD MEAN MORE OFFICERS, NOT WE
ARE HERE TO PEOPLE UP. THE WHITE
WATCHING OF THOSE WORDS IS
SHOCKING. THE FOCUS ON THE
IGNORANCE OF QUEER ISSUES. WHILE
I DO AGREE SPD HAS MAJOR THINGS
TO LEARN, BIG PART IN WHAT
HAPPENS I WANT TO DO A BIT OF
EXERCISE. I'M GOING TO ASK
FOLKS WHO HAVE NOT SERVED IN
ARMED FORCES OR POLICE ANSWER
THIS QUESTION. TO OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS I GENUINELY THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BUT AS FOR
TRAINING I AM GOING TO -- YOU
ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER. I
DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN
UNFAIR ADVANTAGE. I WANT YOU TO
GIVE ME A THUMBS UP OR THUMBS
DOWN. TACKLING PROTESTERS WHEN
THEY HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY
CRIMES GOOD IDEA, BAD IDEA?
YEAH, BAD IDEA. IS PUNCHING
RESTRAINING PROTESTERS WHILE
ARMS RESTRAINED, POSE NO THREATS
TO OFFICERS GOOD IDEA, BAD IDEA?
SO IT'S REALLY INTERESTING. IF
THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT HAD
ANY POLICE TRAINING KNOW THIS,
THEN WHY IS OUR SPD WHAT HAS HAD
YEARS NOT KNOW THIS? ONE OF THE
TOP FIVE HIGHEST, I THINK TOP
FIVE, TOP TEN HIGHEST PAID
POLICE FORCES MYSTERY. NOT A
TRAINING ISSUE. NOT GOING TO BE
SOLVED WITH CULTURAL
SENSITIVITY. THEY ARE THERE TO
BEAT PEOPLE. THIS SPEAKS TO SPD
THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGE. WE THE
PEOPLE WHO HAD OUR LIVES AFFECT
DEMAND LARRY LONGLEY FIRED
INDEPENDENT COMMISSION
INVESTIGATE THIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GABRIEL. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> NEXT WE HAVE ZELLA, FOLLOWED
BY KSENIA, NUMBER 12, FOLLOWED
BY HOWARD GAYLE, MICAH. WELCOME.
>> I AM HERE AGAIN TO ASK WHAT
YOU'RE DOING TO ADDRESS THE
VIOLATION OF NOISE LAWS BY
VEHICLES IN SEATTLE. I STILL
HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO
MY E-MAILS SO HERE'S THE MOST
RECENT ONE READY ALOUD. ON
FEBRUARY 15th, A PARADE OF LOUD
CARS WAS DRIVING PAST MY
APARTMENT REPEATEDLY. WHEN I
LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO COUNT,
THERE WERE ABOUT TEN OF THEM.
ONE OF THEM HAD COME TO A STOP,
HALTING TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE
POLICE. I WAS ON HOLD FOR 13:56.
IN THAT TIME, I HEARD AN ENGINE
REVVING 36 TIMES. THEY SET OFF
CAR ALARMS. BY THE TIME I GOT
OFF THE PHONE I HAD HEARD 45
ENGINE NOISES. I SET UP SOME
CAMERAS TO COLLECT DATA. I FLED
TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE. THESE CARS
WERE AUDIBLE FROM MY APARTMENT
FOR 74.8% OF THE NEXT HOUR. THE
LONGEST PERIOD OF SILENCE WAS
JUST UNDER TWO AND A HALF
MINUTES. I DIDN'T SEE ANY HINT
THAT THE POLICE WERE RESPONDING.
FIVE HOURS AND 19 MINUTES AFTER
I INITIALLY CALLED THE POLICE
TEXTED TO SAY OFFICERS RESPONDED
TO YOUR CALL, THE OFFICERS
SEARCHED THE AREA FOR YOUR
INCIDENT BUT WERE UNABLE TO
LOCATE THE INCIDENT OR PERSONS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S MORE
INCREDIBLE, THE FACT THAT THE
POLICE SEEMS TO EXPECT TO FIND
THE CARS STILL CIRCLING MY BLOCK
FIVE HOURS LATER OR THE FACT
THAT ACE GOT THE TEXT MESSAGE
ANOTHER ENGINE ROARED PAST MY
WINDOW. IF YOU ARE SEARCHING AN
AREA FOR A SOUND THAT WAS
AUDIBLE FOR SEVERAL BLOCKS, 75%
OF THE TIME DO YOU THINK YOU
WOULD BE ABLE TO LOCATE THE
INCIDENT OR PERSON? DUE THINK
YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO AVOID
FINDING IT? THIS IS THE CURRENT
STANDARD OF ENFORCEMENT. THESE
ARE THE CONDITIONS YOU ARE
CONDEMNING THE RESIDENTS OF
CHINATOWN TO LIVE UNDER. WHAT
ARE YOU DOING TO IMPROVE THEM?
>> THANK YOU, Z, ELLA.
>> HOW DO I SAY YOUR NAME? THANK
YOU. WELCOME. FOLLOWED BY HOWARD
--
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM AN
IMMIGRANT FROM RUSSIA. I'M
AMERICAN CITIZEN. DID YOU GUYS
KNOW THAT RECENTLY RUSSIA
ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE CUTTING
OFF GLOBAL INTERNET FROM ITS
CITIZENS STARTING APRIL THIS
YEAR? THAT MEANS THAT RUSSIAN
CITIZENS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
ACCESS MOBILE INTERNET. DID YOU
KNOW THAT IN RUSSIA NOW PEOPLE
GET ARRESTED AND SENT TO JAIL TO
PRISON FOR LIKE AGO VIDEO? WHAT
DOES IT MATTER? WHY AM I SAYING
THIS? BECAUSE RUSSIA DIDN'T GET
TO THIS PLACE OVERNIGHT. IT TOOK
DAY AFTER DAY OF PEOPLE BEING
COMPLICIT, NOT TAKING SERIOUSLY
THE POWER GRAB THAT PUTIN DID
AND NOT USING THEIR POWER TO
STAND UP AND DEFEND THE
DEMOCRACY. I HAVE A SENSE THAT I
AM RELIVING AGAIN HERE BECAUSE
PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING SERIOUSLY
NOT USING THEIR POWER, THEIR
PLATFORM THAT THEY HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO STOP
THIS. WE ELECTED YOU. WE
EMPOWERED YOU TO PROTECT US, TO
GIVE US SPACE. I URGE YOU NOT TO
BE BYSTANDERS, TO TAKE THIS
SERIOUSLY. THIS IS NOT A DRILL
THIS IS NOT A JOKE. RUSSIA. WE
TODAY ARE LOOKING VERY MUCH LIKE
RUSSIA IN TERMS OF OUR CIVIL
RIGHTS. THERE IS A REASON WHY I
LEFT RUSSIA. BECAUSE I BELIEVE
IN CIVIL LIBERTY. I BELIEVE IN
DEMOCRACY. PLEASE USE THE
PLATFORM THAT YOU HAVE AND
COUNCILMEMBER ALEXIS RINCK, I
LOVE YOUR PROPOSAL FOR THE
TEMPORARY BAN OF I.C.E. BECAUSE
THERE IS NO REASON FOR THEM TO
BUILD SO MANY PRISONS IF THEY'RE
NOT PLANNING TO.
>> THANK YOU. HOWARD GILL
FOLLOWED BY PETER MANNING AND
MIKE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. ON COUNCIL
BILL 121158 COMING UP FOR VOTE
TODAY IT'S STILL YOU KNOW
ADEQUATE. SOMEONE BEFORE ME,
JONATHAN MOORE, SPOKE ABOUT
TAKING OUT SECTION 418015B WHICH
IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
THERE'S ALSO A SECTION WHICH
TALKS ABOUT DISCLOSING
INFORMATION THAT WILL BE USED IN
ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL IMMIGRATION
LAWS. SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN OUT.
THERE SHOULD BE NO INFORMATION
THAT'S NONPUBLIC HANDED OVER TO
ANYONE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
THERE'S NO REASON TO HAVE TO
ALLOW AN OFFICER TO MAKE THAT
DETERMINATION. THERE'S A NUMBER
OF OTHER WEAKNESSES OF THE BILL.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS. IF
THAT LEGISLATION THAT YOU'RE ARE
CONSIDERING TODAY, ALONG WITH
ALL THE OTHER LEGISLATION IN THE
QUE, INCLUDING COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK'S BILL, IF ALL OF THAT
HAD BEEN ENACTED IN MINNEAPOLIS
NOT ONE LESS PERSON WOULD HAVE
BEEN KILLED, THERE WOULD HAVE
BEEN NO LESS DAMAGE. THIS
LEGISLATION DOES NOT MEET THE
MOMENT. AND I'M GOING REMIND
YOU AGAIN WHAT OUR ATTORNEY
GENERAL, NICK BROWN, SAID IN
JANUARY, STATE AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT DO NOT HAVE TO
SIMPLY WATCH OR LOOK AWAY IF THE
LAW IS BEING VIOLATED. THEY'VE
DONE THIS IN EVANSTON, ILLINOIS,
DURANGO, COLORADO, PHILADELPHIA,
PENNSYLVANIA. RECENTLY
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CHIEF STATED
IF HIS POLICE IS WITNESS FEDERAL
AGENTS USING EXCESSIVE FORCE AND
FAIL TO INTERVENE THEY COULD BE
FIRED. BOSTON MAYOR MICHELLE WU
RECENTLY SAID CALLING 911 IS THE
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO
WARRANTLESS ENTRY AND SHE
EXPECTS HER POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
INTERVENE. THE POINT HERE IS WE
ARE REARRANGING THE CHAIRS, THE
DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC. THIS
LEGISLATION DOESN'T MEET THE
MOMENT WE'RE IN. WE HAVE TO
HAVE AGGRESSIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION. ANYTHING LESS IS GOING
TO FAIL US. WE HAVE THE WORLD
CUP COMING UP.
>> THANK YOU, MR. GILL. THANK
YOU, MR. GILL. THANK YOU, MR.
GILL. THANK YOU, MR. GILL. PETER
MANNING FOLLOWED BY MICAH --
>> HOLD ON. MR. MANNING, LET ME
READ THE NAMES REAL QUICK. PETER
MANNING FOLLOWED BY MICAH. WE
HAVE MS. YVETTE, FOLLOWED BY
JONATHAN, THEN DANIEL, LIRKSZ
AND C LERKZ O. THE MIC, TEST IT
OUT.
>> TESTING.
>> MY NAME IS PETER MANNING.
I'M A SOUTH RESIDENT. I'M NOT
WITH I.C.E., I'M NOT WITH
TRURCHTION I'M NOT WITH ANY OF
THAT. BUT WHAT I AM WITH IS MY
BLACK CHILDREN IN MY BLACK
COMMUNITIES WHETHER IT BE IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT OR THE SOUTH
BECAUSE OF GUN VIOLENCE. AND
I'M NOT HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR
MASS SURVEILLANCE BUT I AM HERE
TO ADVOCATE THAT WE NEED SOME
HELP. THE WHITE PEOPLE DON'T
WANT CAMERAS IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD. WHY? I THINK WE
NEED CAMERAS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
TO PROTECT OUR YOUTH. I DON'T
CARE WHAT ANYONE ELSE IS SAYING.
THEIR KIDS ARE DYING AND WE'RE
GOING TO THEIR WEEKS,
EXPERIENCING GUN VIOLENCE. NO
ONE IN THIS STATE SUFFERS MORE
WITH GUN VIOLENCE THAN BLACK AND
BROWN PERIOD. I DON'T SEE WHITE
PEOPLE RUSHING TO THE ER. I
DON'T SEE WHITE PEOPLE CRYING
OVER THEIR LOVED ONE DYING. I
DON'T SEE ANY EXTRA POLICE AT
WHITE SCHOOLS THIS. IS HAPPENING
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR
COMMUNITIES. LISTEN, WE ARE NOT
OPTING OUT FOR CAMERAS. WE
SUPPORT. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT
PASS SURVEILLANCE OR FOURTH
AMENDMENT RIGHTS. WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT PROTECTION OF OUR CHILDREN
UNTIL WE CAN GET THAT GUN
VIOLENCE UNDER CONTROL. THANK
YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, CITY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MANNING. NEXT
WE HAVE MICAH, FOLLOWED BY
YVETTE, FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN,
DANIEL, LIRKSZ AND CLEO.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, JOY. MY NAME IS
MICAH. I AM NOT HERE
REPRESENTING EMERALD CITY, NOT
HERE REPRESENTING CANNABIS BUT I
AM HERE REPRESENTING KIDS
FOUNDATION. JOY I'VE GOT
NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR YOU. WE MAY
HAVE BUTT HEADS BUT AT THE END
OF THE DAY I LOVE YOU AND
RESPECT YOU. CONGRATULATIONS FOR
BEING PRESIDENT. I ECHO
EVERYTHING MR. MANNING SAID.
JOY, THANK YOU FOR GIVING
EVERYBODY TWO MINUTE. THAT'S
RESPECT. EVERYBODY SHOULD BE
THANKFUL FOR THAT, BECAUSE ONE
MINUTE, YOU JUST FELT RUSHED. I
WOULD LIKE TO GIVE TEN SECONDS
OF MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE
YOUTH THAT WE HAVE LOST RECENTLY
AND IN THE PAST YEAR. [ SILENCE
] I'D LIKE TO READ SHAKA'S
KIDS MISSION STATEMENT.
DEDICATED TO PROMOTING
EXCELLENCE AMONG BLACK AND BROWN
YOUTH BY EMPOWERING THEM WITH
TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND GUIDANCE
NEEDED TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL
ADULT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO
STRENGTHENING OUR FUTURE
GENERATIONS THROUGH PROGRAMS
FOCUSED ON PHYSICAL HEALTH,
FINANCIAL LITERACY, PROPER
NUTRITION, READING PROFICIENCY
IN PREPARATION FOR RESPONSIBLE
PARENT HOOD. SHAKA'S KIDS
STANDS FIRMLY IN THE FIGHT TO
END GUN VIOLENCE NOT JUST IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE BUT STATEWIDE
WORKING TO CREATE SAFER
COMMUNITIES WHERE OUR YOUTH CAN
GROW, THRIVE, REACH POTENTIAL.
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO START
WITH THE CITY, STARTS WITH THE
STATE. BUT AS YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN
ME BEFORE, PETER, WE CAN TALK
ABOUT CANNABIS. SOMETHING THAT
WE NEED TO JUMP START TO HELP
OUR YOUTH. I WITH NEVER GIVE IT
UP FIGHTING FOR THIS COMMUNITY
THAT I'M FROM, BORN AND RAISED
IN.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MS.
YVETTE FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN,
DANIEL, LIRKSZ AND CLEO.
WELCOME, MS. YVETTE.
>> 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. I
ALSO WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT
THE LAST TWO GENTLEMEN SAYING
THAT WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR
BLACK YOUTH AND REFERRING
SPECIFICALLY TO THOSE TWO YOUNG
GOT KILLED TWO WEEKS AGO. ALSO
PUT IN SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
BECAUSE IF THERE WERE CAMERAS IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD WE WOULD KNOW
WHO THE PERPETRATOR. DOZENS OF
KIDS THAT WERE WITNESSES.
OBVIOUSLY TOO SCARED TO SPEAK
UP. AND IT'S SHOWING I'M NOT
GOING TO GET INTO ALL OF IT BUT
IF YOU WANT TO READ THE SEATTLE
TIMES ARTICLE ON SUNDAY SAYING
CAMERAS -- DATA TO BACK THAT UP.
KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE
ALREADY EXTENSIVE SAFEGUARDS PUT
IN PLACE REGARDING THE CAMERAS
THAT EXIST IN OTHER PUB PLACES
LIKE BUSES, TRAINS, TRANSIT
STATIONS, AND AIRPORT, CITY
HALL, STADIUM, MAJOR
INTERSECTIONS AMONG THOUSANDS OF
OTHER PUBLIC SPACES. THE CAMERAS
ARE ALREADY THERE. IT'S PUBLIC,
NOT PRIVATE. SO DON'T BE TAKING
OFFENSE AT THAT. AND I'D ALSO
LIKE TO NOTE THAT I CONTACTED
VIVIAN PHILLIPS AND TONY --
BECAUSE ONE OF MY FRIENDS
SUGGESTED ONE WAY TO KEEP THESE
KIDS OCCUPIED AND OFF THE
STREETS AND GETTING INTO TROUBLE
IS THROUGH THE ARTS. TONY
WAITING TO HEAR BACK HOW WE CAN
COLLABORATE TO COME UP WITH WAYS
TO KEEP THESE KIDS OCCUPIED IN
WORTHWHILE PURSUITS AND KEEP
THEM OUT OF TROUBLE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MS. YVETTE. NEXT
WE HAVE JONATHAN, FOLLOWED BY
DANIEL, LIZ, AND CLEO. WELCOME,
JONATHAN. IS IT FOUR FOLKS?
EIGHT MINUTES. GROUP. WE CAN DO
SIX, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO DO
TWO. WE'LL DO SIR, THEN WE'LL
ADD TWO. AWESOME. THIS IS A
GROUP. THIS IS A GROUP, EVERYONE
THO. ONE IS GETTING EXTRA TIME.
THEY'RE COMING AS GROUP, FYI,
BEFORE Y'ALL START YELLING AT
ME. YOU'LL YELL AT ME
REGARDLESS. GO AHEAD, JONATHAN.
>> MY NAME IS JONATHAN. TIM
BRANCH CHAIR OF SEATTLE ALYONS
AGAINST RACISM AND POLITICAL
OPPRESSION. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION
BROUGHT BY OUR ORGANIZATION AND
WE HAVE ALREADY SENT TO THE
ALEXIS MERCEDES RINCK BUT I'LL
READ IT OUT HERE. SO BE IT
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
SEATTLE AND THE MAYOR, SECTION
1, THAT SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AND
OFFICE OF MAYOR KATIE WILSON ASH
STATEMENT THAT DOES IT NOT
RECOGNIZE THE AUTHORITY OF
I.C.E. TO OPERATE WITHIN THE
CITY. SECTION 2. KATIE WILSON
WILL IMMEDIATELY PASS AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER REMOVING
RECENTLY EXPANDED CCTV CAMERAS
AND SHUT DOWN THE REALTIME CRIME
CENTERS. SECTION 3, THAT THE
FUNDS USED FOR THESE
SURVEILLANCE CONTRACTS WILL BE
REDIRECTED INTO EVIDENCE BACKED
SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS FOR AFFECT
COMMUNITIES THAT SEATTLE CAN
CONTINUE ITS COMMITMENT OF BEING
A WELCOMING CITY. AND THAT VERY
MUCH FALLS IN LINE WITH THINGS
THAT THESE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE
SAID WHERE WE WANT YOUTH, WE
WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE THESE
SERVICES. SECTION 4, THAT CITY
COUNCIL WILL HERE BYPASS AN
ORDINANCE TO CREATE AN ELECTED
COMMUNITY BASED OVERSIGHT
COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE AND
SEE THAT GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND
SPD ARE FOLLOWING STATE LAW IN
ACCORDANCE WITH BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THE KEEP WASHINGTON WORK ACT
WITH THE AUTHORITY TO
INVESTIGATE AND TERMINATE
OFFICIALS THAT ARE FOUND IN
VIOLATION AND EVEN RECOMMEND FOR
PROSECUTION. SECTION 5, THAT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE CLARIFY THAT
UNIDENTIFIED AND ARMED
INDIVIDUALS DETAINING RESIDENT,
REMOVING RESIDENTS FROM THEIR
HOMES, WORKPLACES, OR VEHICLES
AND OR ORDERING RESIDENTS INTO
PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT VEHICLES
WITHOUT PROVIDING EVIDENCE OF
ONE'S STATUS AS LAW
ENFORCEMENT, AND, TWO, VALIDITY
OF THEIR JURISDICTION TO DETAIN
THE INDIVIDUAL IN QUESTION, SUCH
AS A JUDICIAL WARRANT. SUP
LANDFALL. UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE WILL BE
RESPONDED TO BY LAW ENFORCEMENT,
SECTION 6, THAT ANY CITY
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AND SPD OR
EMPLOYEE SHALL BE EX SPIE
DICIALS TERMINATED AND
PROSECUTED IF FOUND SHARING
CITIZENS' PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE
INFORMATION TO I.C.E. AND AID
ARE OR UNLAWFULLY COOPERATING IN
I.C.E. ARREST OR INVESTIGATIONS
WITHOUT A JUDICIAL WARRANT.
SECTION 7 THAT CITY COUNCIL AND
THE MAYOR IMMEDIATELY TAKE ALL
AVAILABLE MEASURES TO PREVENT
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW
DETENTION CENTER IN SEATTLE. AND
THANK YOU, ALEXIS MERCEDES RISK
FOR ALREADY GETTING THE BALL
ROLLING ON. SECTION 8, THE CITY
COUNCIL GIVE WEEK AND
TRANSPARENT UPDATES AROUND THE
PROGRESS OF THESE DEMANDS WHICH
WILL REMAIN PUBLIC FOR SEATTLE
CITIZENS AND SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN. JUST FOR THE
RECORD I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, I
KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE JUST HEARD
THIS RESOLUTION. WHICH ONE OF
THE COUNCILMEMBERS AGREE WITH
THESE DEMANDS? DO ANY OF YOU?
SHOW OF HANDS. THAT IS FINE. WE
HERE AT SHARPER WOULD LIKE TO
INVITE THE CITY COUNCIL AND
ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
ATTEND TO A PEOPLE'S TOWN HALL
MARCH 29th AT CHERRY STREET
VILLAGE AT 3:00 P.M. WE HOPE
THAT YOU GUYS SHOW UP. WE HOPE
THAT MAYOR KATIE WILSON WILL
ALSO SHOW UP. WE KNOW THAT WE
WILL BE THERE. AND THIS GIVES
THE COUNCIL A LARGE TIME TO
NEGOTIATE WITH US, TO ADDRESS
THESE DEMANDS. AND TO PROTECT
SEATTLE CITIZENS FROM I.C.E.
THANK YOU.
>> HI, MY NAME IS CLEO. I'M
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
ALLIANCE AGAINST RACIST AND
POLITICAL OPPRESSION. WHAT WE'VE
DONE WITH THIS CONSTITUENT
RESOLUTION THAT WE PUT TOGETHER
IS WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO GIVE
OURSELVES A FRAMEWORK TO SHIFT
THE POWER TO KEEP I.C.E. OUT OF
OUR COMMUNITIES BACK INTO THE
HANDS OF THE PEOPLE. WE KNOW
THAT SPD HAVE NO PLANS OF
ACTUALLY INTERFERING WITH I.C.E.
ACTIVITIES, AND THEY HAVE SAID
THAT THEMSELVES. WE CANNOT TRUST
THE POLICE TO HOLD I.C.E.
ACCOUNTABLE AND THE POLICE
THEMSELVES ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE
TO THE PEOPLE. SO WE HAVE LANG
THERE THAT ADDRESSES. THAT'S
WHY WE IN THE SEATTLE ALLIANCE
HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR AN
ALL-ELECTED CIVILIAN POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD WITH ACTUAL
TEETH SINCE WE'RE FOUNDED IN
2020, AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE
BROUGHT FORWARD DEMANDS THAT
GIVES THE COMMUNITY MORE POWER
SO THAT WE CAN KEEP I.C.E. OUT,
ESPECIALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE WOKE UP. I'M SURE THE
COUNCILMEMBERS KNOW THAT 2:00
P.M. ON A TUESDAY IS NOT AN
ACCESSIBLE TIME FOR MANY MEMBERS
WORKING FAMILIES AND MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC TO BE HERE TO ADDRESS
THE COUNCIL SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE
ASKING AND WE'RE CALLING ON THE
CITY COUNSELORS, MAYOR WILSON,
AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE TO
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A PEOPLES
TOWN HALL SO THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY HAVE MORE PEOPLE
PRESENT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT
THE -- TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
DEMANDS OF OUR ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVES AND I'LL PASS
IT OVER. THAT'S ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MR.
ALEX ZIMMERMAN, FOLLOWED BY
RUTH, FOLLOWED BY CHARLOTTE AND
THEN ESTHER. OH, YOU SIGNED UP
OVER THERE? OKAY.
>> HI. HELLO.
>> SORRY, YOU'RE NOT IN THE
GROUP. THAT'S MY BAD. YOU'RE
DANIEL. OKAY. I'M SORRY. SO
AFTER ALEX ZIMMERMAN, THEN
YOU'LL GO. GO AHEAD, MR.
ZIMMERMAN.
>> MY NAME ALEX ZIMMERMAN. I
WANT TO SPEAK SOMETHING VERY
IMPORTANT. I TALKED TO MY
FRIEND, TRESPASS AFTER THREE
DAYS. WHY? BECAUSE DIFFERENT
FROM CHAIR BEFORE AND BEFORE AND
BEFORE. I SEE EXACTLY IDENTICAL.
PROBLEM FOR THIS 700,000 ELECT
SAME PEOPLE WHO I ASK THEM LIKE
CALL ME -- 30 YEAH, YOU BRING
CITY TO TOTAL COLLAPSE. EVERY
YEAR NO BETTER. HOW WE CAN STOP?
I DON'T KNOW. ANOTHER FOUR
YEARS WILL BE SAME. OKAY. RIGHT
NOW NUMBER TWO, VERY STUPID --
POSTED CANADA 51 STATE, HE WANT
GRENADA, LIES, TOTAL LIES. MY
PROPOSITION VERY SIMPLE, WE NEED
BRING ALL SOUTH AMERICA LIKE
STATE NUMBER 51. BRING 300
MILLION PEOPLE TOGETHER TO
AMERICA IN EVERYBODY WILL BE HE
HAPPY, NOT PROBLEM. 300 PEOPLE,
5 STATES, SOUTH AMERICA. FOR ME,
IT'S A BEST DECISION WHAT TRUMP
CAN DO. WHY HE NOT DOING THIS, I
DON'T KNOW. MAYBE ALEX
ZIMMERMAN. RIGHT NOW SPEAK TO
EVERYBODY. EVEN TRUMP, EVEN
AMERICAN REVOLUTION, HAPPY COW,
WHEN WE DON'T CHANGE FROM THIS
BENCH, NOTHING, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> NEXT WE HAVE DANIEL, FOLLOWED
BY RUTH, CHARLOTTE, THEN ESTHER,
THEN I KNOW WE HAVE ONE MORE
SIGNED UP, AND THAT WILL BUT,
THEN SWITCH TO ONLINE. HELLO,
DANIEL.
>> I THINK LIZ IS ALSO ON THE
LIST FOLLOWING CLE HE 0.
>> IS IT JUST LIZ? OKAY, LIZ. SO
DANIEL, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
DANIEL, THEN LIZ, OKAY, THEN
RUTH, CHARLOTTE, ESTHER.
>> THANK YOU. HI, EVERYONE. THIS
IS DANIEL WITH ILPS,
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEOPLE
STRUGGLES. I WENT TO KATIE
WILSON'S ADDRESS THIS MORNING.
COMING AWAY FROM IT WANTING TO
SEE MORE ACTION FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS TO STAND UP TO THE
I.C.E. ATTACKS ON OUR
COMMUNITIES, NOT TO EQUIP THEM
WITH MORE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY.
TO YOU, CITY COUNCIL, I ASK THAT
WE ROLL BACK THE DISASTROUS
DECISION TO FUND THE CCTV AMIDST
WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY OPPOSITION
AND ALSO WANT TO COMMITMENT TO
NOT FURTHER EXPANDING
SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE HERE
IN SEATTLE. WE HAVE FISHINGS FA
COMING TO TOWN SOON. EVERY
SINGLE TIME A MAJOR SPORTS EVENT
COMES TO A CITY THEY BRING
MILITARIZATION AND SURVEILLANCE
AND WE CANNOT ALLOW. WE CANNOT
USE THAT AS JUSTIFICATION FOR
MORE SURVEILLANCE. THAT CAN
SERIOUSLY HARM OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT
THESE TOOLS OF CRIME MANAGEMENT
AT A TIME WHEN BEING FORCED TO
MIGRATE FROM YOUR COUNTRY IS
INCREASINGLY CONSIDERED A CRIME.
AS OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE
TODAY HAVE NOTED, THE NEED TO
PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE IS VERY
REAL AND VERY URGENT, BUT THERE
ARE BETTER ACTUALLY PROVEN WAYS
TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE THAT
DON'T RELY ON MORE POLICING. SO
LET'S TACKLE THE ROOTS OF GUN
VIOLENCE BY ACTUALLY SUPPORTING
THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WE
APPRECIATE THE SAFEGUARDS
AGAINST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ACCESS THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
ATTEMPTING TO IMPLEMENT, BUT TO
BE HONEST IT'S NOT ENOUGH. IF
THE CAMERAS EXIST THEY CAN SERVE
I.C.E., THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
DOES NOT CARE ABOUT PRIVACY.
THEY ARE ACTIVELY BUYING
TECHNOLOGY TO BY PASS ENCRYPTION
ON OUR PHONES. WE ASK THAT YOU
URGE THE MAYOR TO TURN OFF THE
CCTV CAMERAS AND COMMIT TO NOT
EXPANDING SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY.
>> THANK YOU, DANIEL. NEXT WE
HAVE LIZ, FOLLOWED BY RUTH. LIZ,
WELCOME. AND THEN WE HAVE RUTH,
FOLLOWED BY CHARLOTTE AND HE IS
STORY. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS LIZ. I'M ALSO HERE WITH
THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF
PEOPLE STRUGGLE. I COME TO GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY IN SPIRIT
OF COLLECTIVE ACTION AND
SERVICE. AND TO REALLY URGE OUR
CITY COUNCIL TO LISTEN TO YOUR
PEOPLE. THERE HAVE BEEN
PROTESTS, RALLIES, WALK-OUTS,
VIGILS ALMOST EVERY DAY IN
SEATTLE CALLING FOR I.C.E. OUT
OF OUR CITY, I.C.E. OUT OF OUR
NEIGHBOR, AND I.C.E. OUT OF OUR
WORKPLACES. THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE HAVE BEEN BUSY
ORGANIZING NEIGHBORHOOD RAPID
RESPONSE NETWORKS, WORKING WITH
THEIR NEIGHBORS TO DELIVER
GROCERIES, ACCOMPANY OUR MIGRANT
NEIGHBORS TO ICE CHECK-INS AND
ALSO FUND-RAISING FOR LEGAL AID.
AS PEOPLE OF SEATTLE WHAT ARE
DOING THEIR WORK EVERY SINGLE
DAY TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
AND IT IS SO CLEAR TO ME TODAY
AT PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THE
PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM SITTING
BEHIND ME ARE DOING MORE TO
SHARE WITH YOU THE ISSUES, THE
CONCERNS AND THE FEARS OF OUR
COMMUNITY. WHETHER IT BE POLICE
VIOLENCE, WHETHER IT BE I.C.E.
RAIDS, SURVEILLANCE, ASKING YOU
TO LISTEN TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE FACING ON
A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. AND SO WITH
THAT I REALLY WANT TO UPLIFT THE
CALL AND THE DEMAND FOR YOU ALL
TO PARTICIPATE IN A PEOPLES TOWN
HALL, A VENUE SO THAT YOU CAN
ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS
OF THE PEOPLE, BECAUSE IT IS THE
PEOPLE BEHIND ME SITTING IN
THESE CHAIRS WHO ARE TAKING TIME
OUT OF THEIR DAY, FROM SCHOOL,
FROM WORK, TO COME HERE TO SHARE
WITH YOU, BUT ACTUALLY WE WOULD
RATHER SEE YOU MORE IN THE
STREETS, MORE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS REALLY
LISTENING TO THE CONCERNS AND
ISSUES OF THE PEOPLE. SO WITH
THAT I SAY, STOP THE
SURVEILLANCE, STOP THE POLICE
VIOLENCE, I.C.E. OUT OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> NEXT WE HAVE RUTH, FOLLOWED
BY CHARLOTTE AND THEN ESTHER.
RUTH. YOU'RE NEXT. WELCOME.
WELCOME BACK, AS I SHOULD SAY.
THEN WE HAVE CHARLOTTE AND
ESTHER AND THEN NATHAN, AND THAT
IS OUR LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
ONLINE. WELCOME, RUTH.
>> THREE WEEKS AGO, YOU SID WANT
TO HAVE OPEN DIAL LOCK IN CITY
COUNCIL. I GIVE YOU MY TIME TO
SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE. TELL US
WHAT YOU'RE DOING, PERSONALLY.
MERCEDES RINCK HAS ALREADY
OPENLY DE ANNOUNCED I.C.E. WHAT
ARE YOU DOING FOR YOUR
COMMUNITY, PEOPLE ADJACENT TO
YOUR COMMUNITY? AND IF YOU CUT
MY TIME, I'M GOING CRAZY, I
PROMISE. YOUR SILENCE SHOULD BE
SEEN AS COMPLICITY. AND IT IS.
YOU WILL NOT FIGHT FOR THE
PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN --
HAVE CHOSEN TO REPRESENT YOU.
YOU WON'T FIGHT FOR US, AND IT
SHOULD BE CLEAR. I'M GIVING YOU
MORE TIME. WHAT WOULD ROBERTA
BYRD SAY TO YOU? SILENCE. A
BLACK QUEER WOMAN, SILENCE.
TERRIBLE. CRO REALLY HAVE TOO
MUCH TO SAY TODAY. I WAS
DIRECTLY IMPACTING MY COMMUNITY.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND US ARE DOING
MORE THAN WHAT YOU SAY YOU
SHOULD DO, OR SAY -- ARE DOING
MORE THAN WHAT YOU SHOULD BE
DOING. I'M TIRED. PEOPLE BEHIND
ME ARE TIRED. WE WANT YOU TO DO
WHAT YOU SAY YOU WERE GOING TO
DO. AND YOU DON'T. DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO SAY, JOY? EXACTLY.
YOUR SILENCE IS COMPLICITY.
THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, RUTH. NEXT WE HAVE
CHARLOTTE, FOLLOWED BY ESTHER,
FOLLOWED BY NATHAN WALL.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT,
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME
IS CHARLOTTE PHILIPPE. I'M NOT
COMING WITH PREPARED REMARKS. I
GOT NOTES. I HAVE NUMBERS FOR
YOU TODAY. 393, 75, 48, 32, 41,
24, 259. IT IS 393 DAYS SINCE
THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE. IT IS
75 DAYS TODAY SINCE THE START OF
THE INVASION IN MINNEAPOLIS. IT
IS 48 DAYS SINCE THE MURDER OF
KEITH PORTER. 32 PEOPLE KILLED
BY I.C.E. IN 2025. 41 DAYS SINCE
THE MURDER OF RENEE GOOD. AND 24
DAYS SINCE THE MURDER OF ALEX
PRETTI. TIME IS OUT. WE CAN'T
AFFORD TO WASTE MORE WAITING.
TODAY YOU WILL CONSIDER A BILL
BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA THAT
CHIPS AWAY VERY LITTLE AT WHAT
WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
IT'S AN ACTION BUT ALSO IT'S
LIKE GRAPHITE. WE NEED TO BE
DIAMONDS IN THE HARDNESS SCALE
OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING.
WE NEED TO BE IMPACTFUL. THE
BILL NEEDS TO BELY AMENDED
BEFORE IT'S PASSED TO BE MORE
IMPACTFUL. PLEASE CONSIDER
AMENDMENTS TODAY. I KNOW
AMENDMENTS AREN'T LOOKED ON AS
FAVOR ON THIS COUNCIL BUT PLEASE
DO AMEND IT. ANOTHER GOOD THING
THAT YOU NEED TO DO IS PASS
COUNCILMEMBER RUSK'S 121165. IS
SOMETHING CONCRETE FOR YOU TO
DO. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU, ALEXIS.
WE'RE PROUD OF YOU FOR THE WORK
THAT YOU'RE DOING. [ APPLAUSE ]
AND THE REST OF YOU, THE OTHER
NUMBER 259, 259 DAYS UNTIL THE
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION. LOOK TO
HER FOR YOUR INSPIRATION. SHE IS
GOING TO BE HERE FOR THE NEXT
THREE YEARS. Y'ALL HAVE GOT 259
DAYS. GET IT IN GEAR. [ APPLAUSE
]
>> THANK YOU, CHARLOTTE. NEXT WE
HAVE ESTHER, FOLLOWED BY NATHAN
WALL. WELCOME, ESTHER. AND
FOLLOWED BY NATHAN WALL.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. I'VE NEVER SPOKEN
UP TO A COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ACTUALLY.
AND I DIDN'T PLAN TO SPEAK
TODAY BUT THINGS JUST KEEP
COMING UP IN MY MIND THAT, YOU
KNOW, DRAW SOMETHING OUT. I
WANTED TO SPEAK MY MIND TO IT.
THERE WAS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD
SPEECHES TODAY ABOUT I.C.E. AND
THE CONCERNS ABOUT IT. AND I
JUST WANTED TO GIVE MY TWO
CENTS. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE
IT'S VERY SCARY RIGHT NOW AND
-- SORRY, I'M GETTING
EMOTIONAL. THE THINGS THAT
I.C.E. ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IS
INSANE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH IN THE
DETENTION CENTERS RIGHT NOW. I
HAVE TO DISTRACT MYSELF EVERY
DAY WITH THINGS BECAUSE I'LL
JUST GET DEPRESSED. I DIDN'T
KNOW I WAS GOING TO GET
EMOTIONAL. SORRY. BUT I ALSO
THINK THAT I.C.E. ITSELF IS
INSANE BECAUSE IN MY PAIN I FEEL
LIKE IT'S JUST A WAY FOR
RACISTS TO OPENLY BE RACISTS AND
LASH OUT TO PEOPLE THAT THEY
DON'T LIKE. AND IT'S REALLY
OBVIOUS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
TRAINED PROPERLY. THEY'RE JUST
GOING TOUT RANDOM PEOPLE'S --
JUST PEOPLE THAT THEY THINK
DON'T BELONG HERE, THEY DON'T
LOOK A CERTAIN WAY, THEY DON'T
TALK A CERTAIN WAY, AND PEOPLE
THAT I CARE ABOUT ARE SCARED,
AND IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. SO I
FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE
SOMETHING LIKE POLICE OR SOMEONE
PEOPLE CAN CALL TO WHEN THEY SEE
I.C.E. RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ARE
SAYING IT'S COMING UP TO HELP
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT
SORRY. THANK YOU. I.C.E. OUT. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> WELCOME, NATHAN, THEN WE'LL
GO TO OUR ONLINE FOLKS. THANK
YOU.
>> I AGREE WITH WHAT'S BEEN
SAID HERE. I THINK WE NEED TO --
I'M GOING TO ONCE AGAIN
REITERATE MY CALLS THAT WE
RAILROAD CONSIDER THE CCTV BILL
AND CONSIDER PUTTING THAT OFF OR
NOT -- REPEALING IT. I AM GLAD
TO SEE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
BILL FOR THIS COUNCIL BUT I DO
ECHO THE CONCERN THAT IT ISN'T
DOING ENOUGH. WE NEED TO PASS
EVERY CHANCE WE GET. I ENCOURAGE
US TO BENEFIT UP THIS BILL AND
PASS IT TODAY. I HAVE A MINUTE
AND A HALF LEFT. I'M GOING TO
READ SOME NAMES OF PEOPLE THAT
WERE STILL IN I.C.E. CUSTODY.
KENNEDY , MAXIME, JUAN ALEXIS
MARTINEZ , NGUYEN, MARIE BLAZE,
DELGADO, JESUS MOLINA, JOHNNY
NOVI ELO, LORENZO VARGAS, SANTOS
REYES, ISMAEL, FUENTES, MIGUEL
ANGEL GARCIA MEDINA, LEO CRUZ
SILVA, HASAN, RIVERA, GABRIELLE
GARCIA, WONG, FRANCISCO GAS PAR,
JOHN WILSON BRUTUS, FRANCISCO
RODRIGUEZ, ALEX BRETT TEE,
RENEEG KEITH PORTER, JESUS
MOLINA CAMPOS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, NATHAN. NOW WE'LL
GO TO ONLINE. WE HAVE ALBERTO
ALVAREZ. PRESS STAR 6 ONCE YOU
ARE UNMUTED, FOLLOWED BY HANNAH
MAY COX, ROSE IS NEXT, I BELIEVE
TIM WHO SIGNED UP ONLINE CAME
AND DONE PERSON. SO ALBERTO
ALVAREZ, HANNAH MAY COX. STAR 6.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S A BAIT AND
SWITCH. RIVERA'S BILL TAKES ONE
STEP FORWARD, BUT TWO STEPS BACK
ON DISCRIMINATION IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT. HOW DOES SOMEONE
LOOK PREVIOUSLY DE POURED ARE,
HOW FOREIGN DOES SOMEONE APPEAR?
HOW SUSPICIOUS ARE YOU OF
SOMEONE LOOKING DIFFERENT? THESE
ARE DANGEROUS QUESTIONS THAT
COUNCIL IS WRITING INTO LAW. THE
SUPREME COURT UNJUSTLY ALLOWS
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION WITH
KAVANAUGH. COUNCIL IS LOOKING TO
DO THE SAME. KRILL SET,
MIGRANTS, PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCENTS,
INDIGENOUS FACES, DARK SKIN, OR
DRESS IN A WAY THAT SEEMS
FOREIGN TO ANGLO SENSIBILITIES.
COUNCIL IS NOW SAYING THAT SINCE
NOT ALL OF US LOOK OR SOUND A
CERTAIN WAY, WE SHOULD BE IN A
SECOND CLASS THAT WE ARE ASKED
UNREASONABLE QUESTIONS BASED
SOLE ON SUSPICION, NOT PROBABLE
CAUSE OF ANY FELONY, JUST THE
BIAS SUSPICION OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT. I HOPE YOU ALL VOTE
NO ON THIS DISCRIMINATORY BILL
AND DO MUCH BETTER THAN WHATEVER
THIS IS. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> NEXT WE HAVE HANNAH MAY COX
FOLLOWED BY ROSE AND THEN
SOLOMON, ONLY ONE WISER PRINCE.
PRESS STAR 6, HANNAH.
>> HELLO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. MY
NAME IS HANNAH MAY. I AM A
SOCIAL WORKER AND A LIFELONG
SEATTLE DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT. I
WOULD LIKE TO FIRST VOICE MY
SUPPORT FOR THE RESOLUTION THAT
SEATTLE ALLIANCE RACISM AND
OPPRESSION PRESENTED. ALSO HERE
TO ECHO WHAT MANY HAVE RAISED
ABOUT COUNCIL BILL 121158. IT IS
THE CITY'S DUTY TO SERVE AND
PROTECT. THIS BILL FAILS TO DO
ENOUGH TO PREVENT I.C.E. AND CBP
ATTACKS AGAINST OUR IMMIGRANT
NEIGHBORHOODS. AS EVERYONE HAS
SAID ALREADY, FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
CONTINUES TO TEAR RAISE OUR
COMMUNITIES, COUNCIL MUST TAKE
FAR MORE DRASTIC STEPS TO
PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE
FROM THEIR INFORMATION BEING
SHARED WITH THESE BRUTAL AGENT
OF WHITE SUPREMACISTS, RULING
CLASS. THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
THAT I WORK WITH AS A BEHAVE I
DON'T RECALL HEALTHCARE
PROVIDER IN OUR SYSTEM THEY
DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE. NOT AFRAID
THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET
KIDNAPPED, SEPARATED FROM THEIR
FAMILIES, AND, YOU KNOW, IN
ADDITION TO GETTING RID OF FLOCK
CAMERAS AND CEASING TO COLLECT
DATA, HUNT DOWN UNDOCUMENTED
FOLKS, LEGISLATION SUCH AS
COUNCIL BILL 121158 MUST BE
AMENDED TO DO MORE. IT AFORMS
DISCRIMINATION BY SPU D, AND
GIVING SPD EXEMPTIONS WILL NOT
PROTECT US. SPD THEMSELVES WILL
NOT PROTECT US AND OUR IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES. OUR BLACK AND BROWN
NEIGHBORS. NO INFORMATION SHOULD
BE SHARED WITH I.C.E. AND CBP
PERIOD. AND THAT INFORMATION
SUCH AS THE DATA BEING COLLECT
FROM CAMERAS SHOULDN'T BE
COLLECT IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE
DEMANDS THAT PRESENTED GIVE VERY
CLEAR, TANGIBLE WAYS FOR THE
COUNCIL TO TRULY USE THEIR POWER
TO KEEP I.C.E. OUT OF SEATTLE,
AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL DO YOUR
DUTY TO PROTECT US.
>> THANK YOU, HANNA. NEXT WE
HAVE ROSE, FOLLOWED BY SOLOMON,
ONLY ONE WISER PRINCE, LADY
SCRIBE, DAVID HANES. NEXT WE
HAVE ROSE. WE SEE YOU OFF MUTE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ROSE.
APOLOGIZE. THERE ARE IMPORTANT
THINGS THAT NEED TO BE
DISCUSSED. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
RINCK FOR SHOWING UP AT THE
TRANSGENDER REFUGEE RALLY WE
HOSTED ON SUNDAY. VERY IMPORTANT
TO SEE COUNCILMEMBERS SHOW UP
FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS
UNFORTUNATELY SOMETHING THAT
MADE TODAY HURT A LITTLE BIT
MORE WHEN WE HEARD THE STATE OF
THE CITY ADDRESS AND COUNCIL --
NOT COUNCILMEMBER. MAYOR WILSON
DID NOT REFERENCE OR EVEN TALK
ABOUT THE MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT WE
ARE FACING IN THE REFUGEE CRISIS
OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY.
THE IDAHO HOUSE JUST PASSED A
BILL TODAY SAYING THAT THEY ARE
GOING TO MAKE IT A FELONY FOR
TRANS PEOPLE TO USE THE
BATHROOM, AND WE ARE HAVING NO
LEADERSHIP FROM THE CITY OF WHAT
TO DO ABOUT THIS. THIS IS NOT
OKAY. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT
PEOPLE ARE TAKING WELL. PEOPLE
ARE FEEL VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS.
THE TRANS COMMUNITY IS NOT
FEELING AT ALL HAPPY WITH THE
CITY ABOUT THIS. FURTHERMORE,
PLANNED CAMERAS ARE SUPPOSED TO
GO UP AROUND CAPITOL HILL PEOPLE
ARE SEEING THIS AS A WAY TO TRY
AND GET PETTY INDIVIDUALS TO DO
GRAFFITI AND NOT FOCUS ON SOFT
CRIME. NONE OF THESE CAMERAS ARE
GOING TO STOP ANY SHOOTING.
CAMERAS ARE SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENS AFTER THE FACT. THEY
DON'T PREVENT ACTUAL CRIME.
WHAT PREVENTS CRIME IS INVESTING
UNCOMMUNITIES, MAKING PEOPLE
FEEL THAT THEY ARE WORTHWHILE IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES. WHEN
INDIVIDUALS ARE LEFT OUT AND
FEELING THAT THEY HAVE NO
RESPONSE OR NO RECOURSE IN THEIR
CITY, THEN THEY DO CRIME. WE ARE
ACTUALLY ENABLING CRIME BY
INVESTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
CAMERAS INSTEAD OF OUR CITIES.
AND ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE TRYING
TO TACKLE I.C.E. PEOPLE ARE
AFRAID OF BEING TRAPPED, AND
THAT'S NOT OKAY. YOU ALL AS THE
CITY COUNCIL, YOUR JOB TO STOP
I.C.E. AND PEOPLE TRACKING TRANS
PEOPLE, YOU NEED TO PERFORM
SABOTAGE INSTEAD OF COMING AFTER
US. WE NEED YOU TO DO MORE NOT
LESS FOURS. WE NEED YOU ON THIS
BILL TO MAKE SOUGHT PEOPLE
AREN'T BEING TARGET BUT RATHER
WE ARE NOT LEAVING ANY LOOPHOLES
FOR HOW PEOPLE CAN BE HURT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK, ROSE. NEXT WE HAVE
SOLOMON ONLY ONE WISER PRINCE
FOLLOWED BY LADY SCRIBE, DAVID
HANES, AND DONITA SINCLAIR.
WELCOME, SOLOMON.
>> BLESSED AFTERNOON JOY AND ALL
CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SOLOMON
ONLY ONE WISER PRINCE. I HAVE
THE FOUNDER OF CHRIST
ORGANIZATION AND CO-OWNER OF
THREE KINGS DOJO, NORTH SEATTLE.
I'M NOT JUST CALLING, I'M
CALLING ABOUT PREVENTION. EVERY
WEEK I LOOK INTO THE EYES OF
KIDS WHO ARE ONE DECISION AWAY
FROM TWO DIFFERENT FUTURES, ONE
PATH LEADS TO DISCIPLINE,
MENTORSHIP AND CONFIDENCE, THE
OTHER LEADS TO GANGS, DRUGS,
VIOLENCE AND INCARCERATION. THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO
PATHS IS ACCESS, ACCESS TO
STRUCTURE, ACCESS TO
ACCOUNTABILITY, SAYS TO SOMEONE
WHO BLESS IN THEM. THE OUR DOJO
PROVIDES THAT STRUCTURE. WE
TEACH BOXING BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY WE TEACH DISCIPLINE,
RESPECT, EMOTIONAL CONTROL AND
RESILIENCE. WE ARE POSITIONED
DIRECTLY IN THE AURORA CORRIDOR
WHERE YOUTH NEED SAFE CONSISTENT
PROGRAMMING. FUND WAG ALLOW US
TO MOVE FINANCIAL BARRY SORES NO
CHILD AIMS FIVE TO FIVE IS
TURNED AWAY BECAUSE THEIR FAMILY
CANNOT AFFORD TUITION. THIS
CUSHERRING PUBLIC SAFETY,
PROACTIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT.
WE ARE ALREADY DOING THE WORK
WITH CITY PARTNERSHIP WE CAN
EXPAND RESPONSIBLY AND SERVE
MORE YOUTH CONSISTENTLY AND
MEASURABLY. I'M ASKING YOU TO
STAND WITH US FOR SAFER SEATTLE.
ONE DISCIPLINE YOUNG PERSON AT A
TIME, THEN THE POLICIES FOCUS
VERSION IS REQUEST ALLIANCE
DIRECTLY WITH SEATTLE'S EQUITY,
PUBLIC SAFETY AND YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY. SO IT'S
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THE
CITY GETS BEHIND WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO DO. IF FUNDED, WE WILL
TRACK TOLL YOUTH SERVED, INCOME
DEEM HAVE GRAPHICS, AND
SCHOLARSHIP DISTRIBUTION. FREE
PROGRAM HOURS PROVIDED AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THIS.
FUNDING WITH REMOVE COST
BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
AND ALLOW US TO PROVIDE
STRUCTURE, REACTION, ACCESS, IN
AN UNDESERVED CORRIDOR. RESEARCH
CONSISTENTLY SHOWS STRUCTURED
ATHLETIC MENTORSHIP REDUCES
BEHAVIORAL INCIDENCES, LOWERS
LONG-TERM INVOLVEMENT. I'M
ENDED AT. LET'S KEEP IT CHRIST
AT ALL TIMES. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU, SOLOMON. NEXT ONE
LADY SCRIBE FOLLOWED BY DAVID
HANES FOLLOWED BY SINCLAIR. HI,
LADY SPROUT. PRESS STAR 6 TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF ONCE WE'VE
BUMPED YOU UP TO PANELIST. WE
ARE GETTING YOU BUMPED UP. YOU
MIGHT BE MUTED. WE SEE YOU, BUT
YOU MIGHT BE MUTED. THERE WE GO.
YOU'RE MUTED. PRESS STAR 6.
THERE YOU GO. GO AHEAD AND START
TALKING, LADY SCRIBE. YOUR PHONE
MIGHT BE MUTED NOW. YOU'RE OFF
MUTE, SO YOU'RE FINE.
>> THANK YOU, BECAUSE I'M WORSE
THAN A WRECK RIGHT NOW. I'VE
SEEN EVERYBODY THAT COME
THROUGH. I WANT TO OCCUPY THIS
TIME WEST. I COULDN'T PULL
MYSELF TO COME UNTO SEE HER HE
ADDRESS. OUR MAYOR TODAY AT
LANGSTON HUGHES I THOUGHT IT WAS
A SLAIN MY FACEBOOK OF MY
COMMUNICATION WENT TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE OVER THE
CAMPAIGN AND HOW WE HAVE ALREADY
BEEN FRAMED AS AGGRESSIVE AND
ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS IN
RELATION TO BLACK WOMEN. BUT I
HAVE SOMETHING HERE AND I JUST
WANTED TO SAY GOOD COUNCILMEN,
ALL NINE OF YOU, MAYOR KATIE
WILL COIN WANT TO ADDRESS WHAT
MANY OF US WITNESSED TODAY. YOU
CHOSE LANGSTON HUGHES FOR YOUR
FIRST CITY ADDRESS. ON PAPER
THAT SOUNDS INTENTIONAL BUT IN
REAL TIME WHILE YOU SPOKE ABOUT
BLACK LEGACY MANY IN BLACK SEA
CARP GRIEVING, ORGANIZING AND
LITERALLY BERG OUR CHILD TODAY.
REMEMBER RAINIER BEACH. ANYWAY,
RESPECTFULLY, YOU ASKED IN THE
MOMENT THAT DID NOT LAND WELL IN
COMMUNITY FACES WHERE FAMILIES
ARE STILL BEARING THEIR OWN IN
THE MATTER, TIMING MATTERS, THE
TONE MATTERS. MEANWHILE IN
RAINIER BEACH, SHOUT-OUT TO MR.
EDDIE LIN, I HAVE ALSO ASKED YOU
PLEASE CALL ME BECAUSE, RESPOND
TO THE EMAIL, PUT ME ON THE
CALENDAR. I REALLY NEED TO
RESPOND. THAT'S ON. YOU HEAR
ME. MEANWHILE WE ARE VERY
INNOCENT. SHOUT-OUT TO OUR
PRESIDENT JOY HOLLINGSWORTH,
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH, I WANT
TO POSSIBLE SAY I SEE SUE AND I
RESPECT YOU FOR ARE THE POSITION
YOU ARE CARRYING RIGHT NOW. IT
IS EASY TO CALL -- EVERYTHING
THAT YOU GO UNDER, AND YOU ARE
REALLY TRYING TO HOLD IT AS ITS
OWN BUT THOSE PASSWORDS OF
FREEDOM WE ARE THE ONLY WHEN YOU
SEE. WE ALL WANT I.C.E. OUT OF
HERE LIKE WE WANTED OUR MAYOR AT
THE FUNERAL TODAY. DON'T FORGET
ABOUT BLACK SEA SEA EVERY DAY IF
WE CAN'T BE THERE ON TUESDAY,
EVERY DAY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE CALL IN. YOU CANNOT
PUT US IN THIS BOX, NBA
ALL-STAR, SEAHAWKS, ALL THIS
STUFF, AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH
AND NOT REPRESENT US WHILE
YOU'RE AT --
>> THANK YOU, LADY SCRIBE. NEXT
WE HAVE DAVID FOLLOWED BY MS.
SINCLAIR.
>> MENTAL HEALTH! WE NEED TO
ADDRESS THE DRUG PUSHING
PREDATORS THAT ARE UNDERMINING
THEIR FELLOW MAN'S LIVES AND
WRONGLY BEING LISTED AS
NONVIOLENT LOW LEVEL. AND THE
DEMOCRATS COULD SOLVE THE
PROBLEM WITH THE ANTITRUST
VIOLATIONS OF KROGER AND WALL
STREET HE MIDDLE MEN WHAT KEEP
ARTIFICIALLY YOU KNOW FLIGHTING
THE COST OF FOOD AND ABUSING THE
LEASING OPTION TO MONOPOLIZE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD TO VIOLATE THE
ANTITRUST BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATS
AND PROGRESSIVE ARE SO
DISTRACTED BY BUTTON PUSHING
THEIR VOTING BLOCKS. THEY'RE
ALWAYS BLAMING TRUMP FOR
SOMETHING AND YOU ALL NEED THE
FEDERAL HE GOVERNMENT TO WORK
WITH YOU IN PROPER POLICIES LIKE
INVESTING TO REDEVELOP THE
ENTIRE AURORA CORRIDOR AND YOU
NEED THE STATE RESOURCES OF
NOBLE USE THAT THE MAYOR COULD
ASK FOR THAT THE COUNCIL COULD
APPROVE THAT WOULD STAND UP
AUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENTS WITHIN
THREE DAYS. YOU CAN START
PROCESSING PEOPLE TO GRADUATE.
BUT UNTIL YOU START ADDRESSING
THE CUSTOMS VIOLATING REPEAT
OFFENDING CRIMES, WHERE PEOPLE
ARE SMOKING CIGARETTES AND VAPOR
RISING AT THE BUS STOP AND THEN
THEY BLOW IT INSIDE THE BUS,
THINKING THEY'RE SO COOL, THEY
DESERVE A $25 TICKET, AND THEY
CAN WORKS OFF AT COMMUNITY
SERVICE. BUT IF YOU'RE DOING
DRUGS AROUND THE BUS STOP OR
PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE WHERE
PEOPLE ARE LIVING AND WORKING,
YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN A
TRESPASSING TICKET TOWARDS DRUG
TREATMENT AND SINCARY ALREADY
LIVING IN AN UNAUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENT SELF-DESTRUCTING, YOU
CAN LIVE IN AN AUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENT AND BE SUPERVISED,
AND THEN ONLY FOCUS ON YOUR DRUG
ADDICTION AND START DOING
COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SUPERVISED
AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO
THE FARMERS MARKET CO-OPS,
REMEMBER THE TUKWILA FARMERS
MARKET WHERE YOU GET FIVE POUNDS
OF RED RUBY GRAPEFRUIT IN THE
WINTERTIME FOR LIKE $7? WE NEED
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AT THE FRED
MEYER AND ELSEWHERE PLACES
AROUND THE CITY WHERE YOU CAN
ACCESS USING THE FRESH BOX BUT
YOU CAN ALSO EVENTUALLY GET
MULTICULTURAL CUISINE OFFERINGS
AT THE UPPER LEVEL OR BECAUSE
THERE'S SUCH AN ANTI-TRUST
ABUSE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE
THEY PUT THAT TOINGS LEASE THAT
THE OWNER WENT ALONG WITH. NOT
ALLOWING FOR GROCERY STORES --
>> THANK YOU, MR. HAPS. I DON'T
SEE MS. SINCLAIR PRESENT. NO, WE
DON'T SEE HER PRESENT. OKAY.
WE'LL SAY -- WE'LL WAIT FIVE
SECONDS. MS. DONITA SINCLAIR. I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR US,
IF YOU'RE WATCHING ON TV BUT
YOUR NAME IS IN RED, NOT
PRESENT, BUT DID YOU SIGN FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF OUR LIST OF REGULAR --
REGISTERED SPEAKERS. I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME TO
PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD, IN
PERSON, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SEND
IN THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT VIA
EMAIL, FOLKS THAT GIVE
THROUGHS' PUBLIC COMMENT DURING
MEETINGS AND ALSO WHEN WE'RE
OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE GET
PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH ALL
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHANNELS,
EVEN THROUGH COMMITTEE MEETINGS
WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH
ALL OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
WE'RE ALWAYS GETTING PUBLIC
COMMENT. WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR THEIR COMMENTS TODAY. SO
WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO
THE AGENDA. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
IS ADOPTED. IF THERE'S IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE'RE
GOING TO NOW CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE
MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 10th, 2026,
AND COUNCIL BILL 121162, PAYMENT
OF THE BILLS R. THERE ANY OTHER
ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WITH LIKE
TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR? HEARING NONE I'M
GOING TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE
CONCEPT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> IN A FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE CONCEPT
CALENDAR ITEMS ADOPTED L. THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 1 INTO THE AGENDA.
>> DELIVERED BY MAYOR KATIE B.
WILSON ON FEBRUARY 17th, 026.
>> I SAID MOVE INTO THE AGENDA.
I MEANT INTO THE RECORD. I SAID
AGENDA TWICE. I'M GOING TO MOVE
TO ACCEPT THE FILE CLERK 315474.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN SECOND. IT'S BEEN
MOVED AND SECOND TO ACCEPT AND
FAIL CLERK FILE AS SPONSOR I
WILL PROVIDE COMMENTS AND THEN
OPEN TO THE FLOOR. WE ARE
GRATEFUL THAT MAYOR WILSON HAS
PRESENTED THE STATE OF THE CITY
ADDRESS AND CAME HERE TO
HAND-DELIVER IT HERSELF. WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT BEING
THE NORM EVERY YEAR AND SETTING
THE TONE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS REGARDING
THIS AJT GENERAL DA ITEM? CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
ACCEPTING THE FILING --
ACCEPTING AND FAILING THE CLERK
FILE. TONGUE TWISTER THERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> IN A FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES AND THE CLERK
FILE IS ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON
FILE L. THE CLERK NOW PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE READ ITEM 2
INTO THE RECORD.
>> PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE,
121158 RELAWSUITING TO
INFORMATION SHARING FOR
ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL AND
IMMIGRATION LAWS PROHIBITING
CITY PROVISIONS AND NONPUBLICLY
AVAILABLE INFORMATION FOR USE
ENFORCEMENT ON IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT BEING A FEDERAL
MATTER. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASS. NONE OPPOSED.
>> ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AS
SPONSOR WILL YOU PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT AROUND OPENING
REMARKS. COUNCILMEMBER YOU ARE
ROIPPEDZ ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS
BILL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH. COLLEAGUES, THIS
BILL CAME THROUGH COMMITTEE. IT
IS A BILL THAT AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUST SAID I SPONSORED.
AS I MENTIONED, WHEN I BROUGHT
THIS BILL BEFORE THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE, I KNOW THAT WE
ARE ALL STRUGGLING TO FIND WAYS
IS TO PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT
RESIDENTS, KEEP OUR CITY SAFE
AND TO MAINTAIN CALM AS FEDERAL
OFFICIALS CONTINUE THEIR
BRUTALITY AND CRUELTY AGAINST
OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS. WHAT I
AND WE CAN DO ALL TODAY IS
ENSURE THAT SEATTLE'S POLICY
AROUND INFORMATION SHARING ARE
CLEAR THAT THEY REFLECT OUR
VALUES AND THAT THEY ALIGN WITH
STATE LAW. THIS LEGISLATION
PROVIDES THAT MUCH NEEDED
CLARITY AND ALIGNMENT WITH STATE
LAW. MY BILL UPDATES THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO CODIFY THE
STATE'S KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING
LAW. THAT LAW INSTRUCK LAW
ENFORCEMENT NOT TO SHARE
NONPUBLICLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF
CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.
AND I ALSO ADDED A SECTION THAT
EXPANDS THE PROHIBITION TO ALL
CITY EMPLOYEES, NOT JUST LAW
ENFORCEMENT, SO THAT MEANS ALL
CITY DEPARTMENTS, ALL EMPLOYEES
AT ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE
BEING INSTRUCTED NOT TO SHARE
PUBLIC -- NON POSSIBLE AVAILABLE
INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF
CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT,
OR ILLEGAL OBLIGATION TO DO SO.
ILLEGAL OBLIGATION TO DO SO IS
ALSO ACTUALLY CODIFIED IN THE
KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING ACT FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT, SO WANTING TO
ADDRESS THAT THERE'S A
PARAGRAPH THAT IS IN SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE THAT I DID NOT
CHANGE BUT THAT EXEMPTION FOR
CRIMINAL PURPOSES ALSO EXISTS IN
THE KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING ACT.
REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO DO TO
ENSURE THAT WE WERE CODIFYING
KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING LAW INTO
THE, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN DONE,
SOMETIMES THESE THINGS HAPPEN,
DOESN'T GET UPDATED TIMELY, AS
IT SHOULD, WHEN THE STATE TAKES
ACTION, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS CASE.
THEN I ALSO FELT IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT ALL
CITY EMPLOYEES ARE NOT REQUIRED
THAT THEY KNOW THEY ARE ALSO
PROHIBITED FROM SHARING PERSONAL
INFORMATION THAT DOESN'T APPEAR
PUBLICLY IN ORDER TO SUPPORT AND
KEEP OUR RESIDENT AND SEATTLE
SAFE ACROSS THE BOARD. I
BELIEVE, COLLEAGUES, AS I THINK
WE ALL BELIEVE, I.C.E. OFFICIALS
ARE ACTING UNCONSTITUTIONALLY,
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR
CITY OWE EXCUSE ME WHAT THEY ARE
DOING IN OUR CITY AND IN OTHER
CITIES IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE.
WHATEVER ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE WE
SHOULD BE TALKING, SUCH AS
CLARIFYING AND STRENGTHENING
CITY'S LAWS AND THAT IS WHAT
I'VE DONE WITH THIS PARTICULAR
LEGISLATION. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY
COLLEAGUES ONLY ONE ACTION WE
CAN TAKE. IT DOESN'T PRECLUDE
FURTHER ACTIONS. IT IS ONE STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I'VE
HEARD SOME OF YOU ARE
CONSIDERING OTHER LEGISLATION AS
WELL AND I KNOW COLLEAGUES, MANY
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
ALSO IN OUR SAME SITUATION AND
THEY'RE LOOKING AS WAYS TO
SUPPORT IMMIGRANT POP YOU
LAINGSZ THEIR CITIES IN THE WAY
THAT WE ARE IN SEATTLE. AS I
SAID EARLIER, COLLEAGUES, THIS
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE. I HOPE
THAT I HAVE YOUR SUPPORT IN
PROTECTING ALL OUR RESIDENT, BY
PASSING THIS BILL TODAY, AND
I'M HAPPENING TO ASK ANY
QUESTIONS -- EXCUSE ME, TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> NO WORRIES. COLLEAGUES, AT
THIS TIME ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD IN
COMMITTEE I ABSTAINED. I HAD
SOME QUESTIONS, IN PARTICULAR
ABOUT SECTION 4.18.015B WHICH WE
HEARD PUBLIC COMMENT ON. I STILL
BELIEVE THAT SECTION NEEDS TO BE
UPDATED. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S
CONSISTENT WITH THE KEEP
WASHINGTON WORKING ACT OR WITH
OUR CURRENT POLICIES OR
PRACTICES OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND SO THAT'S WHY I
ABSTAINED. I WILL BE VOTING IN
FAVOR OF THIS TODAY. BUT I DO
ANTICIPATE BRINGING FORWARD
LEGISLATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE
TO -- AT A MINIMUM, UPDATE THAT
SECTION TO MAKE IT CONSISTENT
WITH THE KEEP WASHINGTON --
WOULD I BELIEVE TO BE MORE
CONSISTENT WITH THE KEEP
WASHINGTON WORKING ACT AND SO I
JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE
RECORD AND AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU
TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK, COUNCILMEMBER LIN. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU. FIRST I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR
DOING THIS, IN PARTICULAR,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS JOINING
A LONG GROUP OF LATINO WOMEN
THAT HAVE PERFECTED AND CONTINUE
TO BUILD ON THIS LAW FOR
PROTECTION OF REFUGEE AND
IMMIGRANT GOING BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ WHO
BECAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT THROUGH
THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT REFUGEE
AND AFFAIRS, SOME OF US BACK IN
THE DAY WHEN WE WERE
RESCRATCHING AND RELOOKING AT
THESE LAWS BACK IN 16, 17, AND
18, ABOUT NOT BEING ASKED ABOUT
YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND
THOSE OF US THAT PRACTICE ADD IN
COURT IN WHICH THE COURT SYSTEM
WOULD HOLD PEOPLE FOR -- IT
WASN'T CALLED I.C.E.,
IMMIGRATION. AND WE WOULD HAVE
TO FILE HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS
THIS. IS IN THE LATE '90S.
THAT'S HOW OLD I AM. TO TELL
KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT THAT
YOU DO NOT HAVE THE LEGAL
AUTHORITY TO HOLD FOLKS IF
THEY'VE DONE THEIR TIME OR WERE
FOUND NOT GUILTY YOU CANNOT HOLD
THEM FOR IMMIGRATION TO COME
PICK THEM UP. AND SO I JUST WANT
TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT WALKED
BEFORE THAT HAVE WATCHED THIS
TRADITION THIS GROWTH THIS
EVOLUTION THAT THIS I KNOW IS
RATE IN OUR FACE NOW WITH
I.C.E., THOSE OF US BEING
TARGETED, THOSE OF US WITH
LATINO LAST NAMES, I JUST CAME
BACK FROM BAKERS FIELD, MY
RELATIVES, MY MEXICAN SIDE, ARE
CONCERNED, AND THEIR RELATIVES
AND THEIR FRIENDS. FOR SOME OF
US WE ARE BEING HUNTED. AND I
HATE TO SAY THIS BECAUSE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT YOU AND I HAD A TALK
ABOUT THIS. WE HAVE SURVIVED
GENOCIDE, ENSLAVEMENT, REMOVAL,
YOU NAME IT, AND WE'RE STILL
HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE
ALLYSHIP, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO SAY THIS ON PEOPLE NOTE. WAY
HOPE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE TODAY
KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING REALLY
HARD BEHIND THE SCENES TO
PROTECT EVERYBODY AND PROTECT
OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEES AND
WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN MINNESOTA,
AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. AND SOME OF
US FEEL LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO
SAW SOME OF US FEEL BECAUSE I
LIKE TO START WITH FACT.
EVERYONE IS WORKING VERY HARD
BECAUSE WE LOVE THE CITY AND WE
LOVE THIS COUNTRY, AND THIS IS
OUR COUNTRY. AND I JUST WANT YOU
TO KNOW THAT. I WISH WE COULD DO
MORE, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO BE
VERY CLEAR H. THIS IS WHAT I
LIKE WHAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
HAS DONE. MORE THAN MOVING IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ALSO
WITHHELD FROM -- WITH HELP FROM
OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, WORKING WITH
THE U.S. ATTORNEY, WORKING WITH
OUR A.G., WE DON'T SHARE
EVERYTHING WE DO UNTIL WE KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT WE CAN DO OUT HERE
ON THE DIAS, BUT YOU CAN BE
ASSURED THAT WE ARE DOING THAT.
ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE I WANT
TO THANK OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO APPLE GAZE FOR SOME
PEOPLE COMING HERE ATTEMPTING
TO, I DON'T KNOW, HUMILIATE OR
INTIMIDATE YOU. I'VE NEVER SEEN
THAT BEHAVIOR BEFORE, FROM A
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND I JUST --
I WANT TO SAY I'M SORRY FOR
THAT. AGAIN, IT'S THE PEOPLE'S
HOUSE, AND YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE
PERSON BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD
RESPECT THE OFFICE. AND THAT'S
ALL I ASK, IS THAT DIGNITY AND
RESPECT, PARTICULARLY TO YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP. WITH THAT I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AND I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. ANY OTHER FURTHER
COMMENTS ABOUT THE BILL THAT'S
RIGHT IN FRONT OF US? I'LL LOOK
TO LEFT AND RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA YOU GET THE LAST WORD.
>> POLICIES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
FOR THOSE WORDS. LIKE I SAID, WE
ARE ALL STRUGGLING ON HOW TO
BEST HELP OUR IMMIGRANT
POPULATION HERE IN SEATTLE. AND
THE THING I THINK SOMETIMES THAT
IS LOST AS WE ARE WORKING WITH
LAW AND WE DO TO HAVE WORK WITH
LAW AND I DID WORK WITH LAW WHEN
CRAFTING THIS BILL, THIS ISN'T
SOMETHING I SORT OF SAT THERE
AND DID ON MY OWN. I VERY MUCH
WORKED WITH OUR LEGAL COUNCIL,
AND I THANK HER FOR HER
GUIDANCE. AS WELL AS DID MY OWN
OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT YOU LIKE TO
CALL THE RIVERA DUE DILL GERNS
AS I WAS DOING THIS WORK,
BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO
THAT. MOST OF YOU KNOW BY NOW
THAT I DON'T -- I DON'T TAKE
THINGS LIGHTLY WHEN I DO THEM. I
REALLY DO MY DUE DILIGENCE. I DO
ALL MY RESEARCH. I CONSULT WITH
LAW. AND, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO DO
THINGS AS BEST WE CAN,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, THERE'S A LOT
THAT GOES BEHIND THE SCENES,
WHICH IS WHY I SAID THIS IS ONE
THING WE'RE DOING. IT'S NOT
THE ONLY THING. AND WHEN WE
IDENTIFY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN
DO, WE NEED TO DO IT. AND THIS
IS WHAT THIS IS. SO AGAIN, I --
YOU KNOW, AND I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ LEGAL POINT
BECAUSE I ALSO APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER LIN WHAT YOU
RAISED AND I DID WORK WITH LAW
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
PARTICULAR BILL WAS WITHIN THE
LEGAL BOUNDS OF WHAT WE COULD DO
AND THAT IT ALIGNS WITH KEEP
WASHINGTON WORKING. SO AS I SAID
DURING -- AND YOU ALL WEREN'T
AT COMMITTEE, ALL OF YOU, SO
I'LL SAY THAT HERE, TOO,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, YOUR COMMENTS
WHILE I APPRECIATE THEM, THEY DO
MERIT FURTHER LEGAL ANALYSIS AND
CONVERSATIONS, AND I WELCOME IN
THAT THE FUTURE. TODAY I KNOW
LEGALLY THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO.
AND NOT WANTING TO DO THINGS,
ALSO, COLLEAGUES, REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE DO
THINGS WE KNOW WE CAN DO. I
THINK YOU ALL KNOW I'M NOT
SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO MAKE
PROMISES THAT I CANNOT KEEP.
THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
THIS IS WITHIN OUR POWER TO
REQUIRE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY, SPD IN THIS CASE, AND
ALL OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS, NOT TO
SHARE INFORMATION ABSENT A
JUDICIAL WARRANT IS SOMETHING WE
ABSOLUTELY CAN DO. AND WE SHOULD
DO. AND SO THAT IS WHAT THIS
DOES TODAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING TO MY WORDS TODAY,
COLLEAGUES, AND I HOPE THAT
YOU'LL SUPPORT ME IN THIS, AND
THEN I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH ALL OF
YOU AS WE ALL GRAPPLE TO DEAL
WITH WHAT I CANNOT BELIEVE WE'RE
DEALING WITH AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL. SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, FOR THE SUPPORT AND
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR
SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS TODAY,
THOSE OF YOU THAT SHARED
THOUGHTS TODAY BUT I TALKED TO
MANY OF YOU BEHIND THE SCENES. I
KNOW I SPOKE WITH ALL OF YOU
WHEN I WAS INTRODUCING THIS BILL
BEFORE IT CAME TO COMMITTEE,
BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ALL KNEW WHAT WAS ON MY
MIND AND WHAT I WANTED TO DO AND
HOPEFULLY GET YOUR SUPPORT TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING
OUR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS IN
SEATTLE. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I THINK WE ARE READY TO
CALL THE ROLL IF THERE'S IS?
OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS. THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR
BRINGING THAT FORWARD, ALL THE
WORK YOU DID BEHIND THE SCENES
AS WELL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
WALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BIT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> IN A FIVE, NONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSES. THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT AND WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. SO THE
NEXT HE WILL ITEMS ARE MINE L.
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER THREE INTO THE -- ARE YOU
ABLE TO READ ALL THREE OR NO?
NEVER MIND. THE CLERK GAVE MAE
LOOK. WAS NO. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER THREE
INTO THE AGENDA.
>> COUNCIL BILL 121 RELATED TO
BITTER LAKE RESERVOIR PROPERTY
TO THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. IT'S THE
LOOK YOUR MOM GIVES YOU WHEN
YOU'RE LOUD AT CHURCH, OR YOUR
GRANDMA MA USED TO GIVE YOU. NO.
IT WAS JUST A LOOK. AS THE CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE I WILL PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT. THIS
TRANSFER AREA WILL BE USED FOR
STREET AND SIDEWALK PURPOSES,
NOT USED FOR ANY CURRENT OR
FUTURE UTILITY BLEW JECTS. SO
THIS EXPANSION OF THE SIDEWALK
IS NECESSARY STEP TO IMPROVE
ACCESSIBILITY AND BUILD TOWARDS
LONG-TERM PEDESTRIAN
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND
COLLEAGUES I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. WE HAD FOUR IN FAVOR
AND NONE OPPOSE. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT COUNCIL
BILL 121155? SEEING NONEL CLERK
PLEASE CALL ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> IN A FIVE, NONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSES. THE CLAIRE WILL
SIENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER 4 INTO THE RECORD.
>> CLERK READING)
>> COLLEAGUES, I'VE HAD THE
PRIVILEGE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH
SPD, SIT ON OTHER COLLABORATIVE
BODIES WITH OUR CEO, ANDREW LEE,
AND YOU FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT
HE WILL REPRESENT OUR CITY'S
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY NEEDS VERY
COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR
REGIONAL PARTNERS AT THE WATER
SUPPLY FORUM. I BELIEVE HE'S
THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. YOU
ALL HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO
WORK WITH HIM AND I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT ON THIS BIT. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS BILL? IT
PASSED THREE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED. WILL CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> IN A FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. AND WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF
L. THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER FIVE INTO THE READ.
>> AGENDA ITEM FIVE, RELATES TO
CEDAR RIVER MUNICIPAL WATERSHED
AMENDING SECONDARY USE POLICIES
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 114632 TO
PROVIDE LIMITED APPLICATION
HERBICIDE IMAZAPYR TO TREAT
INVASIVE KNOTWEED SPECIES.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASSES.
>> S P HAW SUCCESSFULLY TREATED
KNOTWEED, SPELLED WITH A K, IN
THE CEDAR RIVER MUNICIPAL
WATERSHED SINCE 2010, AND THEY
USE LESS AND LESS EVERY YEAR.
THIS YEAR, THEY'RE EXPECTED TO
USE 1.5 OUNCES TO TREAT THIS
AREA. JUST TO PUT IT IN
PERSPECTIVE, WHEN THEY FIRST
STARTED THEY WERE USING 700
OUNCES TO TREAT THIS AREA. NOW
IT'S 1.5 OUNCES BECAUSE IT'S
MAINTENANCE TO THIS. SO BEING
GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT
IS ESSENTIAL. THIS IS WHY THIS
INCLUDES OVERSIGHT AND WE HAVE
TO APPROVE AN HERBICIDE WITH AN
ANNUALLY REPORT ON THE TREATMENT
AND IMPACT. COLLEAGUES, I ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S JUST
REALLY GOOD, I HATE TO SAY WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SAYS, BUT
GOOD GOVERNANCE ON THIS. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS? AWESOME.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> IN A FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSES. CLAIRE WILL
SIENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SICHG TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
COLLEAGUES, THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
AND THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION
FOR INTRODUCTION OR ADOPTION
TODAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, BEFORE I
CALL AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, JUST
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE FAMILIES
OF THE VICTIMS IN RAINIER BEACH
THAT CAME UP TODAY A COUPLE OF
TIMES AND THE ONE THING THAT THE
FAMILIES HAVE SAID TO FOLKS IS
THAT THEY WANT TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NAMES TO BE REMEMBERED. SO
VERY MISSED BY THEIR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
UPLIFT RAINIER BEACH AND THOSE
FAMILIES IN OUR HEART. I KNOW
THERE ARE A TON OF
COUNCILMEMBERS, ALL OF US AGREE
WITH THAT. WHENEVER A BABY, A
KID, ANYONE IS SHOT IN OUR CITY,
WE -- OUR HEART ALWAYS BREAKS
FOR THAT. AND THIS IS NOT TRYING
TO POLITICIZE ANYTHING THIS. IS
OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE WITH
EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO I JUST
WANTED TO UPLIFT THAT AND MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE THAT THEIR DEATH IS NOT
IN VAIN, THAT OUR PRAYING IS NOT
IN VAIN THAT OUR FASTING IS NOT
IN VAIN, THAT UP THE ROAD WILL
BE ETERNAL GAIN. FOR OUR KIDS.
WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW. HEARING
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, COLLEAGUES,
WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION. AS PRESIDING
OFFICER, I AM ANNOUNCING THAT
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. THE PURPOSE OF
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION. THE COUNCIL'S
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MAT WEARS
CITY ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY
LAW. A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS
ALWAYS PRESENT TONE SURE THE
COUNCIL RESERVES QUESTIONS OF
POLICY FOR OPEN SESSIONS. I
EXPECT THE TIME OF EXECUTIVE
SESSION TO END TODAY BY 4:45,
ABOUT ONE HOUSE, 4:45 P.M. IF
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS
EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME I WILL
ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND
EXPECTED DURATION. AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THIS EXECUTIVE
SESSION THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WILL AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURN. SO
OUR NEXT REGULARLY CITY COUNCIL
MEETING IS FEBRUARY 24th AT 2:00
P.M. THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW
UNEXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU WILL LOG ON
TO YOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION ZOOM
MEETING THAT YOU ALL HAVE. THANK
YOU.