>>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MARCH 24, 26
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT
IS 2 103 P.M. I AM JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ IS EXCUSED FOR TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, THERE ARE NO
PRESENTATIONS FOR TODAY BUT
BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, I WOULD LIKE TO
KICK IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME
SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE
TODAY. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER,
YOUR RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. I
WANTED TO START OFF AND EXTEND A
WELCOME TO STUDENTS WHO ARE HERE
TODAY FROM SUMMIT SIERRA HIGH
SCHOOL. I JUST HAD THE PLEASURE
OF SITTING DOWN WITH THEM AND
SPENDING TIME BOTH LEARNING
ABOUT THEIR BACKGROUND AND DOING
SOME REALLY FUN QUESTIONS. I
JUST WANTED TO WELCOME THEM AND
SHARE, THE STUDENTS ARE HERE AS
PART OF A TWO WEEK PROGRAM WITH
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
WHERE THEY WILL BE INTERNING AND
FELLOW SHIPPING IN THE OFFICE
AND SPENDING TIME LEARNING ABOUT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE FUTURE
LAWYERS IN OUR MIDST . WE MAYBE
HAVE SOME FUTURE CENTRAL
STAFFERS, FUTURE DOCTORS, FUTURE
IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS AND SO
MUCH MORE AND MAYBE EVEN OUR
NEXT SEATTLE CITY COUNCILMEMBER.
WELCOME TO THE STUDENTS FROM
SUMMIT SIERRA. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. WE ARE SO LUCKY TO
HAVE YOU HERE TODAY AND WE
ALWAYS LOVE OUR YOUTH TO COME
SEE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION AND THEN
ALSO TO SEE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD AND MEET WITH THE
COUNCILMEMBERS. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU ALL TAKING THE
TIME FOR COMING TODAY SO THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
>>> COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE
WILL OPEN -- YES. GIVE ME ONE
SECOND. WE ARE AT EASE. AWESOME.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE
WILL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT
IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR AND COUNCILS
WORK PROGRAM. CLERK, HOW MANY
SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP?
>> WE HAVE 18.
>> IN PERSON?
>> 11 IN PERSON -- EXCUSE ME,
NOW WE HAVE EIGHT IN PERSON.
SORRY, EIGHT REMOTE, 11 IN
PERSON.
>> THAT IS FEWER THAN 30 AND
THAT IS TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
I DO SEE WE HAVE MORE SPEAKERS
POTENTIALLY SIGNING UP SO I AM
GOING TO ALLOW FOLKS TO SIGN UP.
IF WE HAVE MORE THAN 30, THEN WE
WILL HAVE TO BUMP IT DOWN TO ONE
MINUTE. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE
TIME FOR PEOPLE TO SIGN UP.
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE GOING TO BE
AT EASE WHILE WE ALLOW PEOPLE TO
SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE
WILL HAVE AN ACCURATE RECORD OF
HOW MANY FOLKS ARE SIGNED UP,
OKAY? THANK YOU. WELCOME, YOU
ALL. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT IF YOU ARE COMING IN.
YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO THE
PEOPLE'S HOUSE. THANK YOU ALL
FOR COMING TODAY.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. WE
ARE JUST GETTING THE FULL LIST
FOR SIGN-UPS. WE ARE JUST
WAITING TO GET AN ACCURATE
ACCOUNT OF ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR YOUR
PATIENCE AS WE ARE JUST WAITING
TO GET ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS, OUR
PUBLIC COMMENTERS, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AS
WELL. WELCOME. IT IS GOOD TO SEE
YOU. GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE. WE
WILL JUST WAIT UNTIL WE GET AN
ACCURATE COUNT. USUALLY WHEN I
AM OUT IN THE COMMUNITY I SAY IT
IS GOOD TO SEE YOU, PEOPLE WHO
ARE OLDER AROUND 70 OR 80 SAY,
IT IS GOOD TO BE SEEN. ALWAYS
GOOD TO BE SEEN. AWESOME. WE
WILL HAVE AN ACCURATE COUNT OF
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE. WE
WILL CALCULATE IT.
>> 18 IN PERSON AND EIGHT
REMOTE.
>> SO 26 TOTAL? OKAY. AWESOME.
WE HAVE 26 TOTAL SPEAKERS. THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. IT IS
FEWER THAN 30 SO WE WILL GET
PEOPLE TWO MINUTES. IF IT IS
BETWEEN 30 AND 60 IT IS ONE
MINUTE. WE HAVE HIT THE MAGIC
NUMBER, UNDER 30 SO EVERYONE
WILL GET TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
RULES FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD?
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
TIME WHEN 10 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. GIVE ME ONE SECOND
BECAUSE I LOST MY PAPER. OKAY.
WE ARE GOING TO CALL UP NOEL
WILLIAMS FOLLOWED BY -- I
BELIEVE THIS IS KATELYN AND THEN
GARY LEE AND BEFORE WE START, I
JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
COMING. THIS IS A QUICK REMINDER
THAT WE ALL ARE GOING TO REMAIN
RESPECTFUL. THERE WILL BE A LOT
OF PEOPLE THAT WILL HAVE
DIFFERENT COMMENTS ON DIFFERENT
SUBJECTS TODAY FROM
TRANSPORTATION TO PUBLIC SAFETY
TO I.C.E. TO ALL DIFFERENT STUFF
SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE ALL COURTEOUS OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE COMING HERE AS PUBLIC
COMMENTERS BECAUSE EVERYONE TOOK
OFF TIME TODAY TO COME DOWN HERE
TO SPEAK AS WELL SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH. NOAH, YOU ARE UP FIRST.
WELCOME, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> WE WILL RESET YOUR TIME SO
YOU CAN SPEAK INTO THE
MICROPHONE. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. MY
NAME IS NOEL WILLIAMS AND I'M A
WEST SEATTLE RESIDENT, ALSO A
MEMBER OF THE TRANSIT WRITERS
UNION. UNFORTUNATELY, MY MESSAGE
TODAY PERTAINS TO EVERYTHING ON
THIS COUNCILS AGENDA HERE AND
GOING FORWARD AND IT IS AN ISSUE
OF BEING WATCHED. WE DON'T WANT
TO BE OUT HERE TESTIFYING
AGAINST CAMERAS. WE WANT TO BE
OUT HERE CHAMPING AND TESTIFYING
FOR YOUR PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION
ON THE SOCIAL HOUSING EXPANSION,
DISABILITY ACCESS AND THE DOZENS
OF OTHER PRIORITIES BUT THE MASS
COALITION ARE ADVOCATING. I KNOW
THAT MANY OF YOU WANT TO DO A
LOT OF GOOD FOR THE CITY AND I
AM ASKING HERE TODAY THAT YOU
ACT ON THAT AND HELP US GET
FUNDS STOPPED BY ENDING THE
DEEPLY UNPOPULAR PIRATES OF
CAMERAS EARLY. THE MAYOR IS
GETTING A LOT OF FLAK FOR
SOMETHING THAT THE PREVIOUS
COUNCIL AND LAMENTED AND THAT
THIS COUNCIL CAN UNDO . IT IS
NOT TOO LATE TO REVERSE COURSE.
THE ANGER BY THE COMMUNITY IS
NOT GOING AWAY AND THERE IS NO
PR SOLUTION FOR IT EITHER ON THE
MAYOR'S SIDE WERE THE
COUNCIL'S SIDE. I WANT TO MAKE
A SPECIFIC CALL TO COUNCIL AND
FURTHER TO MY COUNCILMEMBER ROB
SAKA, THANK YOU, VOTED NO ON THE
CONTRACT. IT WAS THE RIGHT THING
TO DO. THANK YOU FOR DOING THE
RIGHT THING. PLEASE PROPOSE
LEGISLATION TO CUT THIS PILOT
SHORT AND CUT OUR LOSSES. THE
FINANCIAL COST OF THIS PILOT
MAYBE A SUNK ONE BUT THE DAMAGE
ITSELF IS ONGOING. I WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO ADDRESS THE EFFICACY OF
THE CAMERAS ITSELF AND THEIR
ROLL, OR NON-ROLE , I DON'T
KNOW WHICH, IN THE SHOOTING, AND
THE INVESTIGATION THAT HAPPENED
IN RAINIER. THE FOOTAGE THAT IS
BEING CIRCULATED INCLUDES
FOOTAGE FROM THE METRO BUS THAT
IS NOT CONNECTED TO THESE CAMERA
NETWORKS. IT IS RECORDED TO A
LOCAL DVR THAT WAS RAPIDLY
RETRIEVED WITHOUT CREATING A
SURVEILLANCE DRAGNET. THERE IS
SOMEWHERE ON THE SPECTRUM --
THERE ARE CHANGES POSSIBLE TO
THE SYSTEM THAT DON'T REQUIRE A
SYSTEM LIKE THIS TO BE
IMPLANTED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
CAROLYN FOLLOWED BY GARY AND
THEN BETH.
>> HELLO. WELCOME. TAKE YOUR
TIME. YOU ARE ALL GOOD. THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY. I AM GOING TO TURN. I
AM CAROLYN MALONE, 910 MARYLAND.
I AM A SENIOR. I AM GOING TO
ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE INSTEAD OF
COUNCIL BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHEN
THE ISSUE IS UNPOPULAR AND
POLICE ARE INVOLVED, I CANNOT
STATE THIS TO COUNCIL. I COME TO
THE CHAMBERS TO MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT AND TALK TO THEM BUT
THEY HAVE TIME TO TALK TO OTHERS
BUT NOT MY HOUSING ISSUES AND
BECAUSE I AM AN UNSPOKEN BLACK
WOMAN -- I LIKE BEING OUTSPOKEN
ABOUT THINGS WORTHY TO TALK
ABOUT. IN MY SENIOR HOUSING,
CHANCERY PLACE APARTMENTS, THE
MANAGER JUST RIPPED OUT THE
LAUNDRY ROOM. SO, WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE WE ARE GOING TO WASH
INDEFINITELY. HE RIPPED OUT THE
WOMEN'S RESTROOM ON THE FIRST
FLOOR. IT IS LIKE A PRISON THERE
NOW. THE PING-PONG TABLE WAS
REMOVED. THE TELEVISION, THE
REMOTE CONTROL HAS BEEN HIDDEN
AND JUST CONSTANT THINGS ARE
TAKEN AWAY AND WHENEVER I SPEAK
OUT, I GET A NOTICE ABOUT PAY UP
OR YOU ARE EVICTED. ON FEBRUARY
18, I WAS IN KING COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT, DEFENDING MY
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN MY HOUSING OF
ALMOST 7 YEARS. THE JUDGE SAW
THIS SCAM, SHAM, FRAUD AND
DISMISSED THE CASE AND THE NEXT
DAY, THE MANAGER RETALIATED BY
TELLING ME PAY UP OR MOVE OUT. I
HAVE A COMPLAINT BEFORE OUR
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND OTHER
AGENCIES. I FOLLOW THE RIGHT
PROCESSES. I GET NO ACTION. WILL
KEEP COMING OUT AND SPEAKING
ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND
SECURITY ALSO. I AM TREATED AS A
PARIAH WHEN I PROTEST IN THE
BUILDING.
>> THANK YOU, MS. MALONE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, MS. MALONE. NEXT,
WE HAVE GARY LEE FOLLOWED BY
BETH AND THEN TONYA AND THEN
ASTRID. WELCOME, GARY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM GARY
LEE. I AM FROM CHINATOWN AND I
AM HERE WITH A BUNCH OF FRIENDS
FROM CHINATOWN. ABOUT TWO WEEKS
AGO, I EMAILED YOU A PETITION
THAT WE HAD SUBMITTED WITH OVER
1000 SIGNATURES IN SUPPORT OF
THE CCTV PROGRAM. BACK IN 2024,
WE SUBMITTED OVER 750 SIGNATURES
IN SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM AND
NOW WE ARE SUBMITTING ANOTHER
1000 SIGNATURES TO KEEP IT GOING
AND TO ADD MORE. LET'S SEE. WE
ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU KEEP THE
PROGRAM RUNNING AND ADD MORE
CAMERAS TO IT. THE PROGRAM WAS
PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE
COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENCES
THERE AND TO PREVENT CRIME AND
THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE
TO DO. IT HAS MOST RECENTLY IN
THE CRIME DASHBOARD IDENTIFIED
AS THE HIGHEST VIOLENT CRIME
AREA. WE NEED TO WORK ON THAT,
NOT PUT TOOLS AWAY THAT ARE
TRYING TO HELP PREVENT CRIME.
SO, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING.
WE HAVE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT
ARE HERE THAT ARE IN SUPPORT OF
IT. THESE ARE THE RESIDENTS THAT
YOU SEE HERE, SENIORS, THIS IS
SIGNED BY BUSINESS OWNERS,
EMPLOYEES, SHOPPERS, RESTAURANT
VISITORS, ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO
VISIT CHINATOWN. LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS ALL COLLECTED IN THE
RAIN. THAT IS WHY IT IS ALL
WRINKLED UP LIKE THAT. THE PDF
THAT YOU GOT, IT WAS SO HARD TO
PUT IT IN THE MACHINE BECAUSE IT
WAS ALL WRINKLED UP BY
COLLECTING IT IN THE RAIN. I AM
SUBMITTING THIS TO YOU, OVER
1000 SIGNATURES TO KEEP IT GOING
AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HOPING
YOU DO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GARY. NEXT WE HAVE
FOLLOWED BY TONYA FOLLOWED BY
ASTRID.
>> OKAY. UNDERSTOOD.
>> CAN WE PLEASE INCREASE THE
TIME TO FOUR MINUTES. THANK YOU.
>> MASK FOR TWO MORE MINUTES TO
TRANSLATE IN CHINESE?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
>> FOR THE RECORD, JUST SO
EVERYONE KNOWS, IT IS POLICY
THAT WHEN WE ARE DOING
TRANSLATION, WE ADD AN
ADDITIONAL TWO MINUTES FOR
SPEAKERS. I JUST WANTED TO BE
CLEAR ON THAT. ANYONE ELSE WHO
ASKS FOR EXTRA TIME, IT IS FOR
THE TRANSLATION. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN. I BETH, A COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEER AND A PUBLIC SAFETY
COUNCILMEMBER OF CHINATOWN
ECONOMIC DISTRICT. WE HAVE 1032
SUPPORTING SIGNATURES TO RETAIN
THE CCTV FOR LONG-TERM IN OUR
COMMUNITY. THOSE SIGNATURES ARE
FROM THE LOW INCOME AND
AFFORDABLE BUILDING RESIDENTS
AND MORE THAN 100 BUSINESS,
ORGANIZATIONS, EMPLOYEES,
MANAGER, BUSINESS, BONUS,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS.
PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN IS THE TOP
PRIORITY IN THE CID COMMUNITY AS
WE ARE FACING THE HOMELESS
CRISIS, SHELTER CRISIS, CRIME
CRISIS. IN MAY 2025, SPD
LAUNCHED A PILOT REAL-TIME CRIME
CENTER AND EVIDENCE-BASED
APPROACH THAT USES TECHNOLOGY TO
REDUCE CRIME. THE RULE SAYS
ENFORCEMENT PURPOSE IS TO
PROHIBIT BY LAW AND POLICY.
WITHOUT THE CCTV EVIDENCE, IT
WOULD ALLOW THE PERPETRATOR TO
BE ARRESTED QUICKLY. WE ARE ALL
FRUSTRATED, STILL, NO FUTURE.
SAFETY CONCERNS LED TO A
SIGNIFICANT DROP IN CUSTOMERS
AND EVERYONE IS TAKING
PRECAUTIONS. ACCORDING TO THE
POLICE STATION, THE USE OF
HIGH-TECH CCTV INCREASED SOLVING
CASES BY THREE TIMES THAN THE
TRADITIONAL WAY. ACTUALLY, WE
DEMAND MORE CAMERAS AND HIGH
RISK LOCATIONS. THE 1032
SIGNATURES ARE THE PUBLIC
OPINION AND THE COMMUNITY URGING
OUR MAYOR AND THE CITY LEADERS
TO LISTEN. IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER
WAY TO REDUCE CRIME, PLEASE ALSO
USE THE CCTV TECHNOLOGY FOR
DOUBLE SECURITY WHICH WOULD BE
HIGH-EFFICIENCY AND THERE IS NO
GOOD REASON TO REMOVE IT OR
CANCEL IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE TONYA
FOLLOWED BY ASTRID, WONG AND
THEN GWENDOLYN. WELCOME, TANYA.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TONYA.
I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A COLD .
I AM HERE WITH THE SENIORS FROM
THE CHINATOWN DISTRICT. WE HAVE
2500 ELDERS WHO LIVE IN MANY
DIFFERENT HOMES AND WE HAVE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH
APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THEY WANT
TO COME AND REPRESENT THE
COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY FELT LIKE
IT WAS IMPORTANT. THEY WANT TO
BE HERE DESPITE THE RAIN. WE
WALKED ALL THIS WAY. PLEASE
LISTEN TO OUR ELDERS, RESPECT
THEIR SENIORS. THEY WOULD LIKE
THE CAMERAS. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL
INCIDENCES ON 12th AND JACKSON
WHERE THERE WAS A SHOOTING MORE
A STABBING AND IT WAS GREAT TO
HAVE OFFICERS SAY WE CAUGHT THIS
ON CCTV, WE WILL GO PICK UP THIS
PERSON RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW WHO IT
IS. THEY WENT TO THE PARK, THEY
WEREN'T THERE. IT WAS GREAT
THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO
ALL THE BUILDINGS AND LET
EVERYONE KNOW THERE IS A PERSON
OUT THERE WHO WAS CAUSING HARM.
IT WAS GREAT THAT WE COULD FIND
THEM AND THAT BROUGHT A LOT OF
RELIEF TO OUR COMMUNITIES. WE
ALSO SAW DURING THE PANDEMIC
THAT MANY OF OUR ELDERS FELT
SAFE SO THEY WERE WALKING AROUND
IN THE PARKING LOTS NEAR THEIR
BUILDING AND THIS LAST WEEK, I
SAW THAT HAPPEN AGAIN. MANY
ELDERS WALKING IN THE PARKING
LOTS NEAR THEIR BUILDINGS
BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE
COMING TO OUR PARK. 2500 ELDERS
AND THEY ARE NOT IN OUR PARK OR
AROUND THE CHINA HOUSE DISTRICT.
WHERE ARE THEY? WE IMPLORE YOU
TO PLEASE LOOK AT THE DATA , SPD
DASHBOARD SAYS THAT WHILE CRIME
IS GOING DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
CITY, WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE
IN THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. IT IS FOR ELDERS,
RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES AND AHEAD OF SOCCER,
WE ARE GETTING READY AND WE ARE
HOPE THING TO BE PREPARED FOR
THE MANY PEOPLE WHO WE HOPE WILL
COME BUT WE DO HAVE A REPUTATION
TO BRING IT AWAY FROM THE
STADIUM. WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR
HELP TO PROMOTE SAFETY. WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE
DONE, ESPECIALLY THE SAFETY
AMBASSADORS HERE AND WE NEED TO
DO MORE HELP, MORE INVESTMENTS
AND MORE ATTENTION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
ASTRID FOLLOWED BY LONG AND THEN
GWENDOLYN. ASTRID, LONG,
GWENDOLYN. WELCOME.
>> HI. I WANTED TO START OUT BY
SAYING I AM A CONSTITUENT OF
ROBERT KETTLE ALONG WITH MOST OF
THE PEOPLE HERE AND I JUST WANT
TO SAY THE CAMERAS HAVE NEVER
HELPED PREVENT CRIME. THEY HAVE
HELPED SPOT CRIME AND ALL THAT
DOES IS SEND POLICE AND CONTINUE
TO CAUSE HARM IN THE COMMUNITY
IS IN THOSE PLACES. THEY ALSO
HAVE PROFILED PEOPLE. CCTV
CAMERAS ALSO DON'T PREVENT
CRIME. WHAT PREVENTS CRIME IS
HELPING PEOPLE IN POVERTY WITH
SOCIAL SERVICES AND STUFF LIKE
THAT. A LOT OF THESE ISSUES THAT
ARE HAPPENING IN THESE
COMMUNITIES OF THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE LEAVING ARE NOT NECESSARILY
THAT THERE IS CRIME IN A VACUUM
JUST HAPPENING. THERE ARE PEOPLE
WITH EXTREME POVERTY ISSUES
ALONG WITH THE CITY PUSHING
PEOPLE INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES
RATHER THAN ADDRESSING THE MAIN
ROOT ISSUE THAT GIVES PEOPLE
PROBLEMS. THAT IS IT. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE LONG FOLLOWED BY
GWENDOLYN. LONG FOLLOWED BY
GWENDOLYN.
>> MY NAME IS LONG. I AM A
BARISTA. I'M A MEMBER OF
MOVEMENT FOR SCHAMA. WE HAD TO
SHUT DOWN. KATIE WILSON RAN ON
SHUTTING DOWN THE SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS. NOW THAT SHE IS IN
OFFICE, SHE BROKE THAT OFFICE.
SHE HAS NOW ANNOUNCED A PAUSE ON
THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS BUT
THAT IS NOT GOING TO LAST LONG.
WE NEED AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM.
IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO
GO TO WORK DUE TO I.C.E. RAIDS
AND ATTACKS. IN MINNEAPOLIS, IT
IS ESTIMATED THAT MIGRANTS HAVE
LOST $47 MILLION BECAUSE OF LOSS
IN WAGES FROM JANUARY ALONE.
THESE DEMOCRATS ON CITY COUNCIL
WILL DO NOTHING UNTIL PRESSURED
TO DO SOMETHING. TO SHUT DOWN
I.C.E., WE HAVE TO ELECT
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES. KATIE
WILSON, ZOHRAN MAMDANI, BERNIE
SANDERS AND AOC, WHAT HAVE THEY
DONE? NOTHING. THEY HAVE COME
NOWHERE NEAR THE RECORD. THE
MOVEMENT WILL HAVE A MEETING ON
APRIL 11 TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE
CAN BREAK FROM THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY. DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS
HELPED TO CREATE AND BUILD
I.C.E. EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AND
WE WILL ALSO BE BUILDING
NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION GROUPS WITH
THE POWER TO THROW OUT
PRO-I.C.E. DEMOCRATS. EVERY ONE
OF THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS NEEDS
TO BE THROWN OUT. THEY WILL NOT
ABOLISH I.C.E.. WE NEED PARTIES
FOR THE WORKING CLASS. STOP THE
DEPORTATION! STOP THE
DEPORTATION!
>> NEXT WE HAVE GWENDOLYN
FOLLOWED BY HOWARD GILL AND THEN
JASON GILL. WELCOME, GWENDOLYN.
>> THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES
UNION'S THEMSELVES HAVE SHOWN
THAT SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS DON'T
HELP SOLVE CRIMES. THEY INCLUDE
THE WORDS OF ACTUAL POLICE CHIEF
IN THIS. AT THE SAME TIME IT HAS
BEEN PROVEN THAT I.C.E. HAS
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS TO MONITOR
AND TARGET PEOPLE EVEN WHEN NOT
GRANTED EXPLICIT ACCESS THROUGH
SIDE DOOR AND BACKDOOR
LOOPHOLES. THAT IS WHY WE NEED
THESE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS SHUT
DOWN. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO
NEED MUNICIPAL I.D.s SO THAT
IMMIGRANTS CAN ACCESS SOCIAL
SERVICES WITHOUT THE FEAR
TRIGGERING FEDERAL SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEMS AND ANY TAKE THIS
TEMPORARY MORATORIUM AND MAKE
THAT INTO A PERMANENT BAN. ONE
YEAR IS NOT ENOUGH. I.C.E. WILL
NOT BECOME MAGICALLY SOME
WHOLESOME CUDDLY ORGANIZATION A
YEAR FROM TODAY. THAT NEEDS TO
BE A PERMANENT BAN AS A CONCRETE
STEP TOWARD SHUTTING DOWN I.C.E.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CITY HALL
HAS THE POWER TO DO THESE THINGS
TODAY AND WE ARE TIRED OF CITY
HALL DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON THE
BARE MINIMUM. WE DEMAND MUCH,
MUCH MORE. EVERYONE WHO IS HERE
IS SOMEONE WHO IS HERE BECAUSE
WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE OFF WORK TO
BE HERE. I GO AROUND THE CITY
EVERY DAY. PEOPLE ARE ANGRY
ABOUT I.C.E. READY FOR IT TO END
AND IF WE DON'T GET THESE
DEMANDS MET, WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE -- WE ARE GOING TO ESCALATE
THE MOVEMENT UNTIL WE GET THE
DEMANDS MET. WE NEED TO FIGHT
FOR MUCH MORE THAN JUST THE BARE
MINIMUM. WE SHOULD TAKE DEMANDS
FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS STREET
MOVEMENT, LIKE THE CALL FOR AN
EVICTION MORATORIUM IN THE CITY
UNTIL I.C.E. IS OUT OF SEATTLE.
IMMIGRANTS ARE LOSING MONEY LEFT
AND RIGHT DUE TO FEARS OF I.C.E.
BECAUSE THEY CAN GO TO THEIR
JOBS AND THEY ARE LOSING INCOME
IN THE MIDST OF A COST-OF-LIVING
CRISIS. WHICH HAVE EVICTION
MORATORIUM UNTIL I.C.E. IS OUT.
THIS IS AN ALL WORKERS INTEREST
TO FIGHT FOR AND WIN. WHEN
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ARE UNDER
ATTACK, WHAT DO WE DO?
>> STAND UP. WHEN A SURVEILLANCE
GOES INTO ATTACK, WHAT WE DO?
>> STAND UP, FIGHT BACK. WHAT DO
WE DO?, STAND UP, FIGHT BACK.
SOLIDARITY.
>> NEXT WE HAVE HOWARD GILL
FOLLOWED BY JASON FOLLOWED BY
SMITH AND SOMMER MILLER, JIM
BARNES AND THEN -- I WILL FIGURE
OUT THE NAME. I'M SORRY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, HOWARD GALE.
A COUNCIL MEETING LAST TUESDAY
AND AGAIN YESTERDAY A SEATTLE
CITY CHANNEL, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE MADE ASPIRATIONAL CLAIMS
THAT ARE NOT ROOTED IN ACTUAL
LAW, EXECUTIVE ORDER, POLICY OR
DIRECTIVE . I GUESS I SHOULD BE
FLATTERED THAT YOU HAVE CONFUSED
MY CONSTANT REPETITION OF SOME
OF THE DEMANDS OF THE 36
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS WITH
ACTUALITY. YOU SAID REGARDING
SBD DIRECTIVE, NOT POLICY, THAT
WHEN CONFRONTED WITH PEOPLE
ENGAGING INTENTIONS WERE
POSSIBLE KIDNAPPINGS, QUOTE,
CONFIRMING IT IS THE FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS
ABSOLUTELY NEEDED FOR SPD TO DO
THAT. YET, THE ONLY EXISTING
DIRECTIVE, NOT POLICY OR LAW,
STATES AN OFFICER WILL ATTEMPT
TO VALIDATE THE STATUS WHEN SAFE
AND FEASIBLE , LEAVING SPD
OFFICERS TO EXPRESS THEIR
UNWILLINGNESS TO DO THIS VIA
OVERWHELMINGLY ELECTING A NEW
PRESIDENT AGAINST SUCH POLICIES
LEAVES FAR TOO MUCH DISCRETION.
YOU SAID REGARDING SBD
DIRECTIVE, NOT POLICY THAT WHEN
CONFRONTED WITH PEOPLE ENGAGING
IN DETENTIONS OR KIDNAPPINGS, IT
IS ABSOLUTELY NEEDED FOR SPD TO
DO THAT TO CONFIRM IT IS PART OF
THE PROCESS TO GET THE BASIC
UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBABLE
CAUSE THAT WAS ON THE ARREST.
YET, THE ONLY EXISTING
DIRECTIVES REGARDING THAT DO NOT
EXIST AT ALL. PERIOD. WHAT IS
FULLY ABSENT FROM THESE
DIRECTIVES ARE DIRECTING SPD
OFFICERS TO OBTAIN EVIDENCE OF
JUDICIAL WARRANTS AND PROBABLE
CAUSE, FROM HAVING SPD OFFICERS
INTERVENE WHEN PROPER LAW
ENFORCEMENT CREDENTIALS ARE NOT
PROVIDED, SPD OFFICERS TO AID
PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS
PRESENTING ACCESS AND SPD
OFFICERS TO PRIORITIZE
PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM
VIOLATIONS AS OPPOSED TO
PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM
PROTESTERS. AGAIN, THESE ARE
THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IN
OTHER CITIES. CALLING 911 IS AN
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE FOR
WARRANTLESS ENTRY OF PRIVATE
HOMES AND THAT THE BOSTON POLICE
DEPARTMENT SHALL EMPLOY
DE-ESCALATION TACTICS IN SUCH
SITUATIONS AND DENY ACCESS TO
CITY BUILDINGS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE JASON FOLLOWED
BY SOMMER, MILLER, JIM BARNES.
NUMBER 18 ON HERE, I THINK IT IS
AN MI LL -- OKAY. IT IS YOU. HOW
DO I SAY YOUR NAME? OH, IT IS
MICHAEL. THAT IS MY BAD. YOU ARE
NUMBER 18. JASON, SOMMER, JIM,
MICHAEL. GO AHEAD, JASON.
WELCOME.
>> I AM A MEMBER OF LABOR
MILITANT AND THE MOVE FOR
KSHAMA. MULTIPLE MURDERS BY
I.C.E. AGENTS AND THOUSANDS
DEPORTED , ALL THE DEMOCRATS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL COULD DO COULD
PASS A ONE-YEAR BAN ON DETENTION
CENTERS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
SPEAKING AT THESE MEETINGS FOR
MONTHS ABOUT THE NEED FOR
REELECTION AGAINST I.C.E. THAT
IS JUST NOT ENOUGH. THIS
ONE-YEAR BAN WAS ONLY WON UNDER
THE PRESSURE BUT IT IS TOTALLY
INADEQUATE. THAT BAN NEEDS TO BE
PERMANENT. I.C.E. IS NOT GOING
TO BE OUR FRIEND IN A YEAR. THEY
WILL STILL BE TERRORIZING
IMMIGRANTS AND BRUTALIZING OUR
NEIGHBORS. WE NEED EVEN MORE
THAN A PERMANENT BAN. BANNING
THE DETENTION CENTER SHOULD BE
THE FIRST STEP . WE NEED A
MUNICIPAL I.D. SYSTEM SO THAT
IMMIGRANTS CAN ACCESS PUBLIC
SERVICES WITHOUT TRIGGERING
I.C.E. WE NEED TO STOP I.C.E.
SURVEILLANCE. KATIE WILSON
PROMISED TO SHUT DOWN THE
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS THAT ARE
BEING USED I.C.E. EVEN WITHOUT
THE CITY'S PERMISSION. INSTEAD,
SHE HAS GONE BACK ON THAT
PROMISE. KATIE WILSON CALLS
YOURSELF A SOCIALIST BUT SHE IS
JUST ANOTHER DEMOCRAT. SHE HAS
PAUSED THE EXPANSION BUT THAT IS
ALSO TOTALLY INADEQUATE. WE ARE
ALSO DEMANDING AN IMMEDIATE
EVICTION MORATORIUM. IMMIGRANTS
ARE LOSING INCOME FROM PEER
GOING TO WORK AMIDST AN ONGOING
COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS FOR ALL
WORKING PEOPLE. THESE ARE THINGS
THAT COULD BUILD REAL PRESSURE
AGAINST TRUMP AND THE RIGHT WING
TO STOP THE DEPORTATION HERE IN
SEATTLE AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.
SEATTLE ALSO SUPPOSEDLY HAS
SANCTUARY CITY LAWS AGAINST
I.C.E. BUT THE CHIEF OF THE
POLICE UNION HAS SAID SPD WILL
NOT FOLLOW THOSE LAWS. IF THE
CITY COUNCIL AND KATIE WILSON
ARE NOT GOING TO FORCE SPD TO
FOLLOW THE LAW AND WORKING
PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE COMMUNITY
CONTROL OF THE POLICE. WE SHOULD
HAVE AN ELECTED GROUP OF WORKERS
WITH THE ABILITY TO HIRE AND
FIRE POLICE OFFICERS WHO BREAK
THE LAW. THE DEMOCRATS HERE ARE
NOT FRIENDS OF WORKING PEOPLE.
JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT ATTACKED THE MINIMUM
WAGE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TO
TRY TO CREATE A PERMANENT SUB
MINIMUM WAGE FOR THE LOWEST PAID
WORKERS IN THE CITY. DEMOCRATIC
PARTY AS A WHOLE CREATED,
FUNDED, AND EXPANDED I.C.E. WE
WILL ONLY DO THIS IF WE BUILD A
WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT
INDEPENDENT OF THE DEMOCRATS. WE
NEED TO DEFEAT PRO I.C.E.
DEMOCRATS LIKE ADAM SMITH AND
START ELECTING INDEPENDENT
SOCIALISTS LIKE FIFA FIVE. WE
NEED A NEW PARTY FOR WORKING
PEOPLE. STOP THE DEPORTATION!
>> THANK YOU, JASON. NEXT, WE
HAVE M FOLLOWED BY SOMMER, JIM,
AND THEN MICHAEL AND THEN ON THE
NEXT PAGE WE HAVE NATHAN AND
THEN WE ARE GOING TO JUMP TO
ONLINE. WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS M SMITH. I AM A
MEMBER OF LABOR MILITANTS. WE
NEED REAL ACTION AGAINST I.C.E.
AND THE DEMOCRATS HAVE
COMPLETELY FAILED TO ACT. KATIE
WILSON HAS GONE BACK ON HER
PROMISE TO SHUT DOWN THE
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WHICH
I.C.E. IS USING. THIS IS
DOCUMENTED BUT IT IS NOT JUST
THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS. THE
DEMOCRATS HAVE DONE VIRTUALLY
NOTHING. THEY PASSED A ONE-YEAR
BAN ON I.C.E. DETENTION CENTERS
IN SEATTLE. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A
YEAR? I.C.E. ISN'T GOING TO
CHANGE IN A YEAR. WE NEED A
PERMANENT BAN. THERE WAS ANY
NUMBER OF THINGS THE DEMOCRATS
WILL BE DOING. YOU CAN BE
SHUTTING DOWN THE SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS. YOU CAN BE PUTTING THAT
CAMERAS UNDER COMMUNITY CONTROL.
YOU CAN BE CREATING MUNICIPAL
I.D.s THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS. OTHER
CITIES HAVE DONE THAT. THERE WAS
NO EXCUSE NOT TO DO IT. YOU
COULD BE PASSING COMMUNITY
CONTROL OF THE POLICE TO GET
ELECTED FOR THE POWER TO FIRE
COPS WHO ARE BREAKING THE LAW
WHICH THEY HAVE SAID THEY ARE
DOING. THEY HAVE SAID THEY ARE
NOT FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER THAT WAS PASSED TO NOT
COOPERATE WITH I.C.E. CAN BE
FIRING PRO I.C.E. COPS WHO ARE
BREAKING THE LAW BY COOPERATING
WITH I.C.E. IF THE DEMOCRATS ARE
NOT DOING THAT. WE COULD PASS A
PERMANENT BAN ON DETENTION
CENTERS. WE COULD NOT -- PAST
EVICTION MORATORIUMS. THE
DEMOCRATS WILL NOT DO THIS BY
THEMSELVES AND I WANT TO TALK TO
THOSE IN THE ROOM WHO HAVE
SPOKEN TO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
CRIME IN THE COMMUNITY. HOW DO
WE SOLVE CRIME? FUNNELING
BILLIONS MORE INTO SURVEILLANCE
AND THE POLICE IS NOT GOING TO
DO IT. IT IS NOT GOING TO WORK.
THE DEMOCRATS BUDGET IS $486
MILLION IN THE 2026 BUDGET. WHAT
DO WE NEED? ANOTHER HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS? $1 BILLION?
WHAT IS GOING TO STOP THIS
CRIME? IT IS INVESTMENT IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. IT IS IN FREE
CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE. THAT IS
THE THING THAT IS GOING TO STOP
CRIME AND THAT IS THE THING THAT
WILL STOP HOMELESSNESS. THAT IS
HOW WE SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS, NOT
MORE POLICE AND MORE
SURVEILLANCE. WE NEED AN
INDEPENDENT PARTY BECAUSE THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS NOT DOING
THESE THINGS. KATIE WILSON JUST
SAID THAT SHE WILL BE CUTTING
TAXES ON BIG BUSINESS. NEED TO
BE INCREASING THOSE TAXES. WE
NEED AN INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST
PARTY THAT CAN THROW OUT EVERY
DEMOCRAT ON THIS COUNCIL AND
REPLACE THEM WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE
GOING TO BITE FOR WORKING
PEOPLE. SOLIDARITY. SHUTDOWN
I.C.E. SHUTDOWN I.C.E.! SHUTDOWN
I.C.E.!. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE SUMMER FOLLOWED
BY JIM THEN MICHAEL, THEN
NATHAN. WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS SOMMER MILLER AND
I AM A MEMBER OF LABOR
MILITANTS. IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO
MONTHS SINCE RENEE GOOD WAS
KILLED. KATIE WILSON AT
DEMOCRATS INCLUDING THE
DEMOCRATS ON THE CITY COUNCIL
HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO TAKE
ACTION AGAINST I.C.E. AND YOU
HAVEN'T DONE IT. THE LATEST
NUMBERS SHOW THAT I.C.E. IS
ARRESTING NEARLY 300 PEOPLE A
MONTH IN WASHINGTON STATE AND
KATIE WILSON'S RESPONSE TO THE
SUSPECTED I.C.E. ABDUCTION A FEW
DAYS AGO WAS THAT SHE WAS
MONITORING THE SITUATION. WE
NEED REAL ACTION AGAINST I.C.E..
THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE. KATIE
WILSON RAN FOR ELECTION
PROMISING TO SHUT DOWN THE
CAMERAS AND HOLD SPD ACCOUNTABLE
AND INSTEAD SHE HAS EXPANDED THE
CAMERAS AND IS LETTING SPD BREAK
THE LAW. THEY ARE OPENLY TELLING
HER THEY WILL NOT FOLLOW THE
LAW. THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP
COOPERATING WITH I.C.E. AND SHE
IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
KATIE WILSON IS NOT CONCERNED
ABOUT CRIME. IF SHE WAS, SHE
WOULD BE FOLLOWING THROUGH ON
HER OTHER PROMISES LIKE
UNIVERSAL CHILDCARE AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT SHE IS
DOING THE OPPOSITE. SHE HAS
ALREADY MET WITH BUSINESS
EXECUTIVES WHERE SHE PROMISED TO
BE CUTTING TAXES FOR BIG
CORPORATIONS. THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY IS NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED.
THEY HELPED CREATE I.C.E. AND
BUILD I.C.E. EVERY STEP OF THE
WAY. BIDEN ESCALATED
DEPORTATIONS AFTER TRUMP'S
FIRST TERM. WE NEED TO THROW
EVERY PRO I.C.E. DEMOCRAT OUT OF
OFFICE. WE NEED TO THROW EVERY
SINGLE ONE OF YOU CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS OUT OF OFFICE. NOT A
SINGLE DEMOCRAT ON THIS COUNCIL
HAS ENDORSED KSHAMA SAWANT WHO
IS RUNNING A PLATFORM OF
ABOLISHING I.C.E. SHE IS RUNNING
AGAINST ADAM SCHMIDT WHO VOTED
TO FUND I.C.E. THE DEMOCRATS ARE
NOT GOING TO ABOLISH I.C.E. THEY
WON'T EVEN STAND UP TO PEOPLE
LIKE ADAM SMITH. THE ONLY WAY TO
FORCE THEM AS TO BUILD SOLELY
INDEPENDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY. SOCIALISTS NEED TO HAVE A
SERIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT
STRATEGY. WE NEED TO BUILD A
SOCIALIST PARTY IN SEATTLE THAT
CAN DEFEAT EVERY DEMOCRAT ON
THIS COUNCIL AND FIGHT FOR
THINGS THAT HELP WORKING-CLASS
PEOPLE. SHUTDOWN I.C.E.!
SHUTDOWN I.C.E.! SHUTDOWN
I.C.E.!
>> NEXT WE HAVE JIM BARNES
FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL, THEN
NATHAN, YVETTE AND THEN WE WILL
JUMP ONLINE. IF YOU ARE ONLINE
LISTENING, YOU ARE UP IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU. IT IS JIM BAINES.
MY BAD. WE WILL BE START YOUR
TIME. HOLD ON. I WILL GIVE YOU
YOUR FULL TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU
FOR CORRECTING ME.
>> THANK YOU. I AM HERE TODAY
SPEAKING DIRECTLY ABOUT THE USE
OF A OUR WITHIN OUR POLICE AND
PUBLIC SAFETY, ESPECIALLY
RELATED TO THE USE OF CAMERAS.
WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE WITHIN
OUR COMMUNITIES OF A.I. FILES
BEING USED TO TARGET AND
IDENTIFY PEOPLE WHO ARE ARRESTED
BOTH BY I.C.E. AND POLICE
OFFICERS. A OURS HAS ALSO CREPT
INTO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. IN
2024, WE HAD TO REPRIMAND OUR
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO NOT USE
A.I. FILES, GENERATIVE A.I.
FILES TO GO AND WRITE POLICE
REPORTS. NOW THAT THEY HAVE
ACCESS TO FACIAL IDENTIFICATION
PROGRAMS, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY
TO OFFLOAD THEIR LIMITED BRAIN
CAPACITY OF SOLVING CRIME TO
THEN GO AND TAKE THE FIRST FACE
THAT IS SEEN WHEN THESE SLOT
MACHINES OF NAMES AND FACES AND
CARS COME, REGARDLESS OF THE
ACCURACY OF INFORMATION. WE
DON'T HAVE TRANSPARENCY FOR HOW
MANY CASES ARE SOLVED, HOW MANY
ARRESTS ARE MADE DUE TO THE USE
OF GENERATIVE A.I. FILES AND
A.I. FUNDS TECHNOLOGY. MEMBER
KETTLE , IF ONE OF YOUR
CONSTITUENTS IS ARRESTED BY SPD
OR I.C.E. BECAUSE OF
MISIDENTIFICATION, WHAT WILL YOU
DO TO GO AND SUPPORT THEM? IF
THEY ARE HELD IN JAIL FOR A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME AND
THEY ARE AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR
HOUSE, THEIR JOB, THEIR CAR,
THEIR LIVELIHOOD, WILL YOU
SUPPORT THEM? ARE YOU GOING TO
GO SWEEP THEM OFF THE STREETS
WHEN THE WORLD CUP COMES, THAT
WE CAN GO AND HAVE A PALATABLE
CITY FOR THE WORLD? THIS MONEY
THAT WE ARE SPENDING, PUT TO USE
IN OTHER SOCIAL PROGRAMS BUT WE
REFUSE TO. I CALL ON US TO
DIVEST FROM AXON SYSTEMS
ENTIRELY AND ALL PILOT PROGRAMS.
>> THANK YOU, JIM.
>> MICHAEL, YOUR NEXT. WELCOME.
NEXT, WE HAVE NATHAN FOLLOWED BY
YVETTE.
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING US
SPEAK TODAY. I WAS THERE THAT
DAY WHEN I.C.E. -- LET'S
RESTART THE TIME. YOU ARE ALL
GOOD. YOU NEVER NEED TO THANK US
FOR ALLOWING YOU TO SPEAK. YOU
ARE ALL WELCOME HERE TO SPEAK TO
GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT EVERY SINGLE
TIME. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU
KNOW THAT. MICHAEL, TWO MINUTES.
GO AHEAD AND START.
>> I WAS HERE WHEN THE I.C.E.
DID THAT RAID. THERE WERE
COUNTLESS PEOPLE TAKEN FROM
THERE. I WAS THERE WATCHING,
FILMING, PROTESTING AGAINST
THEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS
GOING ON IN THIS CITY. I DON'T
KNOW. A.I. FUZZ IS BRINGING
CAMERAS TO ALL OF THIS. IT IS
NOT JUST OUR POLICE USING THEM.
IT IS I.C.E. AND SOME OF OUR
POLICE ARE EVEN SUPPORTING
I.C.E. WITH WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
WE NEED TO HEAR WHAT OTHER
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING HERE
WITH A PARTY THAT CAN HIRE AND
FIRE POLICE OFFICERS. THAT WILL
KEEP US SAFE WHEN PEOPLE WHO WE
TRUST ARE IN OFFICE. KATIE
WILSON CAME ON AND SAID SHE
WOULD HELP STOP I.C.E. IN
SEATTLE BUT SHE IS GOING BACK ON
THAT. COUNTLESS ATTACKS. ALSO, I
AM ALL FED UP BECAUSE THERE HAVE
BEEN REPORTS ABOUT THOSE CAMERAS
ALL AROUND SEATTLE. THEY ARE NOT
DOING ANYTHING TO STOP CRIME.
THEY ARE HELPING A COUPLE HERE
AND THERE BUT REAL POLICING IS
REALLY DOING SOMETHING. WE NEED
POLICE WHO WILL SUPPORT US, WHO
WILL HELP US, WHO WILL WATCH
OVER US. BRING THE POWER BACK TO
THE PEOPLE, NOT TO THE
GOVERNMENT. BRING THE POWER BACK
TO THE WORKING CLASS. NO
JUSTICE, NO PIECE! NOTE RACIST
POLICE. I.C.E. OUT OF SEATTLE!
ASKED MIKE OUT OF SEATTLE!
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. NEXT WE
HAVE NATHAN FOLLOWED BY YVETTE.
WELCOME, NATHAN.
>> HELLO. ON THE CAMERAS,
OBVIOUSLY I DON'T AGREE WITH
THE CAMERAS. I DON'T NEED TO
TELL YOU THAT BUT I DO
UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE FEEL
UNSAFE IN THE CITY. I THINK
EVERYBODY HAS FELT UNSAFE IN THE
CITY AT SOME POINT BUT I GUESS
SEATTLE IS A CITY OF SMART AND
COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE AND I THINK
WE CAN COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS
THAT DON'T INVOLVE EXPANDING
SURVEILLANCE. THIS IS A CITY OF
SMART PEOPLE AND I THINK WE CAN
COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO THESE
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT DON'T
MAKE ALL OF US LESS SAFE. IN OUR
SOCIETY, EVERYTHING WE DO,
EVERYTHING WE SAY IS MONITORED.
>> WE ARE GOING TO PAUSE YOUR
TIME. I CAUGHT YOU WITH 1:25.
HOLD ON. DON'T START. WE ARE
GOING TO DO 1:25 -- 1:30. I WANT
YOU TO GET YOUR WHOLE TIME. GIVE
US ONE SECOND. OKAY. GOOD. EVER
SINCE 9/11, EVERYTHING WE DO,
EVERYTHING WE SAY IS MONITORED
BY THIS SURVEILLANCE STATE AND
IT CONCERNS ME THAT WE ARE NOT
DOING MORE TO COMBAT THAT AT
EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT .
PLEASE REPEAL THIS PROGRAM. I
ALSO DON'T REALLY TRUST SPD TO
KEEP US SAFE. ON THURSDAY,
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TESTED
GOVERNOR FERGUSON'S -- ASK THEM
TO DO MORE TO HELP US KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE IN THE COMMUNITY. AT
THAT PROTEST, THE OFFICER WAS
RUDE AND ANTAGONISTIC TOWARD ME.
HE MADE FUN OF THE SIGN THAT I
WAS HOLDING AND AFTER THE
PROTEST, HE SAID TO ME, JESUS
LOVES YOU, WHICH I HAVE NO
PROBLEM WITH BUT AS A GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL, YOUR PERSONAL
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ARE NOT
RELEVANT TO THE JOB. IT IS NOT
APPROPRIATE. I HAVE TALKED TO A
LOT OF YOU. I THINK A LOT OF YOU
ARE NICE PEOPLE BUT AT THE END
OF THE DAY WHEN YOU ARE IN THESE
OFFICES, OUR RELATIONSHIP IS
DIFFERENT THAN THE PERSONAL
ONES. IT IS A PUBLIC
RELATIONSHIP AND WE HAVE TO PUT
PRESSURE ON YOU. WHETHER THAT IS
BECAUSE WE DON'T THINK YOU'RE
DOING THE RIGHT THING MORE
BECAUSE WE WANT TO GIVE YOU
PERMISSION TO DO THIS OR WE WANT
IT ON THE RECORD THAT PEOPLE IN
OUR COMMUNITY WANT THIS SO YOU
CAN GO BACK AND SAY WE ARE DOING
THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT US TO
DO THIS. IT IS NOT PERSONAL. I
ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO TAKE IT
PERSONALLY. PLEASE MAKE IT
PERMANENT. I UNDERSTAND THE
SHORTER MAJOR OF EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION ALLOWS IT TO BE
IMPLEMENTED RIGHT AWAY BUT WE
NEED TO EXTEND THIS.
>> THANK YOU, NATHAN. NEXT WE
HAVE EVETTE AND THEN ONLINE
FOLKS. BEFORE YOU START , WE
HAVE ONLINE, THIS IS JUST A CALL
RIGHT NOW PRESENT, ANGELA AND
THEN DAVID HAYNES BUT EVERYONE
ELSE IS PRESENT AND WE WILL
SWITCH TO ONLINE AFTER MS.
YVETTE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. A COUPLE OF
THINGS I WANTED TO SPEAK ON.
KEEP THE CAMERAS WHERE THEY ARE
WANTED. THE CHINA INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT WANTS THE CAMERAS. LET
THEM HAVE THE CAMERAS THAT THEY
ARE ASKING FOR BECAUSE WE DON'T
FEEL PROTECT. ALSO, THE MAYOR IS
DISMISSIVE OF OUR CONCERNS
REGARDING THESE CAMERAS BECAUSE
WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS
ENDED HAS STILL NOT HAPPENED.
KEEP IN MIND, PEOPLE , PUBLIC IS
PUBLIC. IT IS NOT YOUR LIVING
ROOM. IF YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING
YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE
DOING, BE MINDFUL OF THAT. ALSO,
ALL OF YOU WHO ARE ALL
ANTI-I.C.E., I AM. SHOW UP AS
SCHOOLS. SHOW UP AT YOUR
WORKPLACES, SHOW UP AT YOUR
CHURCH IS IN FORCE. PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM I.C.E.'S
PRESENT AND KEEP THEM MIND, THE
CAMERAS WORK BOTH WAYS. I.C.E.
MIGHT BE SPYING ON US BUT WE ARE
SPYING ON THEM AS WELL. THEN,
LASTLY, I DON'T APPRECIATE THE
SILLY CAMPAIGN SIGNS THAT ARE
SHOWING UP IN DISTRICT 1. SHE
HAD HER CONCERN. I VOTED FOR HER
FOR THE FIRST TIME I WANT TO
AGAIN. FOR ME ONCE, SHAME ON ME
BUT FOR ME TWICE, SHAME ON HER.
WHY IS SHE ATTACKING THE
DEMOCRATS? IT IS THE REPUBLICANS
THAT ARE THINGS UP. SHE IS RIGHT
TO BE SCARED OF THEM BECAUSE
THEY ARE VICIOUS IN HOW THEY
RETALIATE. AGAIN, SHOW UP AT OUR
SCHOOLS TO HELP PROTECT THEM AND
KEEP IN MIND, IT IS NOT ABOUT
THE LEFT-WING OR THE RIGHT WING,
IT TAKES TWO WINGS TO FLY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU MS. YVETTE . WE ARE
GOING TO SWITCH TO ONLINE. I
DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANYMORE
IN PERSON BUT WE WILL COME BACK
IF THERE ARE. WE WILL SWITCH TO
ONLINE, KIRK ROBBINS FOLLOWED BY
ANGELA, CHARLOTTE, AND THEN
CATHERINE. KIRK, PRESS *6 TO
UNMUTE YOUR SELF . WE SEE YOU
ARE ONLINE, KIRK. GO AHEAD AND
PRESS*6.*6. OKAY. WE CAN GO
ONTO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
CHARLOTTE? WE WILL GET YOU,
KIRK, IF YOU CAN. *6, CHARLOTTE
TO UNMUTE YOUR SELF.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME PRESIDENT,
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. IT IS
428 DAYS SINCE THE PRESIDENT
TOOK OFFICE AND 82 DAYS SINCE
MAYOR KATIE WILSON TOOK OFFICE.
FOUR HOURS AGO, THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED COUNCILMEMBER'S BILLED
121 179 EXPANDING THE 60 DAY
SUSPENSION AUTHORITY HELD BY THE
MAYOR AND POLICE CHIEF TO
AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS
ON SPD VEHICLES. THE SUSPENSION
IS REQUIRED WHEN THE CITY OR
VENDORS RECEIVE A WARRANT ON THE
SUBPOENA, OR COURT ORDER IN A
FEDERAL CIVIL IMMIGRATION
MATTER. THIS WILL EXPAND THE
REQUIREMENTS TO REPRODUCTIVE OR
GENDER AFFIRMING CARE MATTERS
AND WHEN THE MAYOR AND POLICE
CHIEF HAVE DETERMINED THAT
FOOTAGE POTENTIALLY WILL BE OR
ACTUALLY IS BEING USED FOR CIVIL
IMMIGRATION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
OR GENDER AFFIRMING CARE
ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. IN MY
OPINION, THE THREAT THAT A LPR
AND CCTV FOOTAGE MIGHT BE USED
FOR NEFARIOUS PURPOSES HAS
EXISTED SINCE NINE A.M. ON
JANUARY 20, 2025 AND IT WILL
CONTINUE CONSTANTLY UNTIL NINE
A.M. ON JANUARY 20, 2009. IN MY
OPINION, THE 60 DAY PERIOD
SHOULD BE LONGER. IT TOOK THE
COUNCIL 66 DAYS FROM
INAUGURATION TO PASS THE
TEMPORARY DETENTION CENTER
MORATORIUM. IT MAY WELL TAKE
LONGER THAN THAT FOR THE COUNCIL
TO REACT AND RESPOND
SUFFICIENTLY . IT IS IMPORTANT
TO NOTE AGAIN THE DISREGARD FOR
THIS ADMINISTRATION, THAT THIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS FOR THE RULE
OF LAW AND THE JUDICIARY IN
GENERAL. I HOPE THAT IN THE WEEK
AHEAD AN AMENDMENT CAN BE
BROUGHT FORWARD TO EXTEND THAT
PERIOD TO MEET THE BUREAUCRATIC
REALITY WHETHER 120 DAYS OR
SOMETHING, WHATEVER.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, THANK YOU
FOR THIS BILL, THANK YOU FOR
DOING SOMETHING. THIS BILL IS AN
IMPORTANT STEP TO BETTER
POSITION OUR CITY TO BETTER
PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS, MANY OF
WHOM WERE FORCED TO RELOCATE
FROM ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED
STATES AS THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN
AND TRANS PEOPLE ARE SHREDDED
AND WARNING SIGNS OF A GENOCIDE
AGAINST TRANS PEOPLE RAVE NEAR
DAILY. U.S. OUR LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS ARE OUR LAST LINE OF
DEFENSE AND YOU HAVE A DUTY TO
PROTECT US. I URGE YOU TO PASS
THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
CATHERINE FOLLOWED BY HARPER .
YOU ARE GOING TO PRESS*6,
CATHERINE, TO UNMUTE YOUR SELF
AND WE CAN SEE WHEN YOU ARE
UNMUTED. YOU ARE UNMUTED. GO
RIGHT AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I SERVE AS THE
PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE EQUITY
LEARNING NETWORK. WE ARE A
COALITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC AGENCIES
AND INSTITUTIONS WHO ARE ALL
ADVANCING DIGITAL EQUITY ACROSS
SEATTLE AND COUNTIES. I AM HERE
TODAY TO ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL
TO CONTINUE PRIORITIZING EFFORTS
AS YOU CONSIDER THE COMCAST
CABLE FRANCHISE. WE HAVE MADE IT
MEANINGFUL PROGRESS AS A CITY
BUT WE KNOW THAT ACCESS ALONE IS
NOT ENOUGH. MANY RESIDENTS STILL
FACE BARRIERS FOR LOCAL
INTERNET, RELIABLE DEVICES AND
THE DIGITAL SKILLS THEY NEED TO
FULLY PARTICIPATE IN TODAY'S
ECONOMY, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE
AND DEMOCRACY. I WORK CLOSELY
WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ON
THE GROUND. THERE ARE MEMBERS
WHO ARE HELPING THE COMMUNITY
NAVIGATE EVERYTHING FROM SETTING
UP HOME INTERNET TO OUR SENIORS
WHO MIGHT HAVE TO BE APPLYING TO
JOBS TO PEOPLE ACCESSING
HEALTHCARE AND TO IMMIGRANTS
SUPPORTING THEIR CHILDREN'S
EDUCATION. WHAT WE CONSISTENTLY
HEAR IS THAT THE NEED REMAINS
HIGH AND CASES ARE STILL
GROWING. THE COMCAST FRANCHISE
PRESENTS AN IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON
SEATTLE'S LEADERSHIP IN DIGITAL
EQUITY. WE ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO
CONTINUE INVESTING IN
COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS,
SUPPORTING DIGITAL PROGRAMS AND
ENSURING THAT RESOURCES REACH
THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE. DIGITAL ACCESS
IS NOT A LUXURY. IT IS AN
ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND
SUSTAINED COMMITMENT FROM THE
CITY WILL BE CRITICAL TO
ENSURING THAT ALL SEATTLE
RESIDENTS CAN FULLY PARTICIPATE
AND THRIVE. WE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS ISSUE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
HARPER FOLLOWED BY JIM. PRESS*6,
HARPER, TO UNMUTE YOUR SELF .
>> HELLO. SO, I AM HERE TO READ
A STATEMENT FROM THE TRANSIT
WRITERS UNION. AS SEATTLEITES
AND HUMAN BEINGS, WE HAVE BEEN
HORRIFIED BY THE INVASION OF
IRAN BY THE UNITED STATES AND
ISRAEL. THIS ATROCITY DOES
NOTHING BUT INCREASE THE HUMAN
SUFFERING IN THE WORLD TO AN
UNIMAGINABLE DEGREE. WE ARE
HORRIFIED BY ISRAEL'S THREATS
TO INVADE LEBANON, AN INVASION
THAT WOULD IN PART BE FUNDED BY
THE UNITED STATES. WE CALL IN
OUR ELECTED LEADERS TO LOUDLY,
PUBLICLY, STRONGLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY OPPOSE THE
UNITED STATES' ACTIONS IN IRAN
AND LIKELY ACTION IN LEBANON.
AND, ANY OTHER IN THE REGION. WE
BELIEVE IT IS A RESPONSIBILITY
OF OUR ELECTED LEADERS TO SHOW
THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE TO LEAD ON THIS ISSUE.
LEADING DOES NOT MEAN STATEMENTS
BUT ALSO BOLD ACTION. LEADING
MEANS RECOGNIZING, RESPONDING TO
THE FACT THAT THIS WAR HAS BEEN
DRIVING UP AN ALREADY TENABLE
COST OF LIVING, OUR ELECTED
LEADERS MUST CONTINUE TO FIND
WAYS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE FOOD, HOUSING AND
TRANSPORTATION AND THOSE OTHER
THINGS REQUIRED FOR A HEALTHY,
HAPPY, AND FULFILLING LIFE.
LEADERS MUST INVEST IN EXPANDING
FOOD ASSISTANCE, RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, SHELTER SPACE IN
PUBLIC TRANSIT. IT IS INCUMBENT
UPON YOU TO CREATE A SAFE,
STRONG -- THE STRONGEST SAFETY
NET YOU CAN TO CATCH US FALLING
FROM ECONOMIC STABILITY AND THE
LATTER IS NECESSARY TO RAISE
PEOPLE UP ONTO IT. IT IS
INCUMBENT UPON YOU TO SPEAK OUT
WHEN ATROCITIES ARE COMMITTED
EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE NO DIRECT
CONTROL OVER THEM. IT IS
INCUMBENT UPON YOU TO STAND AS
MORAL BEACONS LIGHTING THE WAY
IN THESE DARK TIMES. SINCERELY,
SEATTLE TRANSIT WRITERS UNION.
>> THANK YOU, HARPER. NEXT, JIM,
YOU ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
PRESS*6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF ,
FOLLOWED BY BRIAN.
>> HELLO. THIS HAS BEEN QUITE
INTERESTING. TO SIT HERE AND
HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THESE CLOWNS
THAT SAWANT HAS THERE, TO STAND
UP THERE AND REALLY SHOW -- YOU
GUYS ARE RIDICULOUS. SHE IS
RIDICULOUS. SHE WAS SCARED TO
RUN FOR REELECTION. NOW YOU GUYS
ARE GOING TO COME DOWN TALKING?
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING. BE
GOOD CITIZENS. FOR 400 YEARS WE
HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED. SHUT IT
OUT IN THE SEATTLE. YOU GUYS
WENT THERE SO THAT IS RIGHT IN
MY ALLEY. WHAT THE ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT? YOU GUYS HAVE
HATERS. SHE IS GOING TO GET HER
AGAIN. YOU GUYS ARE DOWN HERE IN
SEATTLE. WHAT THE -- SHUT THE
UP, GET THE OUT OF THERE. YOU
DON'T REPRESENT THE BLACK
COMMUNITY. YOU ARE TRYING TO
WALK BACK CIVIL RIGHTS. WE SPENT
THE LAST 60 YEARS TRYING TO GET
CAMERAS SO THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE
HOW WE ARE BRUTALIZED. YOU COME
UP WITH THIS -- YOU KNOW, -- ALL
MY LIFE, AND OUR LIVES, YOU ARE
NOT GOING TO WALK BACK WHAT WE
DIED FOR.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
BRIAN. PRESS*6 TO UNMUTE YOUR
SELF.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS BRIAN
McCRAY AND I'M THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR OF -- AND A MEMBER OF
THE DIGITAL LEARNING NETWORK. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING
THIS PLATFORM. FOR NEARLY 30
YEARS NATIONALLY IN FIVE YEARS
HERE IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, WE
HAVE BEEN ON A MISSION TO
ADVANCE ECONOMIC EQUITY. WE
PROVIDE HIGH-GROWTH, TUITION
FREE TECHNICAL TRAINING TO
INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND
HIGHER WITH AT LEAST A GED WHO
HAVE THE TALENT OF LASTING
ACCESS TO THE TECH COMMUNITY. IN
SEATTLE, WE SERVE A DIVERSE
COMMUNITY OF ADULT LEARNERS,
WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, THOSE
THAT ARE UNDEREMPLOYED,
VETERANS, LGBTQ, THOSE COME
INCOME RESTRICT HOUSEHOLD BY
EQUIPPING THEM WITH TUITION FREE
FULL-TIME TRAINING AND
CERTIFICATION IN IN DEMAND TECH
FIELDS SUCH AS I.T. SUPPORT,
CYBERSECURITY AND CLOUD
COMPUTING. WE ARE A BRIDGE TO
THE TECH WORK FORCE WITH THE
SUPPORT OF WRAPAROUND SERVICES
LIKE SEATTLE JOBS INITIATIVES
AND ASIAN COUNSELING REFERRAL
SERVICES. WE HAVE A GRADUATION
RATE OF OVER 85% IN OUR
ALUMNI'S, WE HAVE A THREEFOLD
INCREASE IN THEIR PRETRAINING
WAGES AND 80% OF OUR GRADUATES
SECURE A JOB WITHIN A YEAR,
MAINLY THROUGH OUR SPECIAL
DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND OUR
WORK WITH EMPLOYERS ACROSS THE
AREA. FOR EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED
IN OUR PROGRAM YIELDS AN EIGHT
DOLLAR RETURN BACK TO THE LOCAL
ECONOMY. WHILE WE ARE INCREDIBLY
GRATEFUL FOR THE RECENT $45,000
DIGITAL EQUITY GRANT FROM THE
CITY AS WELL AS SUPPORT FROM
COMCAST, THE DEMAND FOR OUR
SERVICES FAR OUTPACES OUR
CURRENT CAPACITY. WE ARE
OPERATING OUT OF A SINGLE
CLASSROOM IN BELLTOWN AND BY
2030, OUR PLAN IS TO TRAIN 300
AREA RESIDENTS ANNUAL PLEA. TO
BRIDGE THIS DIVIDE AND INSURED
SEATTLE'S TECH WORLD IS
INCLUSIVE AND AVAILABLE TO
EVERYONE, ADDITIONAL TRAINING
PROGRAMS NEED DEEPER PUBLIC
INVESTMENT. WE ARE LOOKING FOR
PARTNERS IN THE CITY COUNCIL TO
HELP US EXPAND OUR FOOTPRINT SO
THAT IT NO LONGER DETERMINES A
PERSON'S ECONOMIC DESTINY. THIS
TALENT IS -- THE OPPORTUNITY IS
NOT UBIQUITOUS. WITH YOUR
SUPPORT, WE CAN SHORE UP THE
FUTURE OF SEATTLE'S TECH
INDUSTRY.
>> THANK YOU, BRIAN. NEXT, I
BELIEVE KIRK ROBBINS, ARE YOU
THERE?*6 FOLLOWED BY ANGELA.
YOU ARE NOT PRESENT AND DAVID
HAYNES ARE THE LAST SPEAKERS
ONLINE. KIRK,*6. WE SEE YOU.
UNMUTE YOUR SELF . YOU ARE STILL
MUTED.*6 TO UNMUTE YOUR SELF.
WE DO SEE YOU ONLINE. IT JUST
MIGHT BE YOUR PHONE IS NOT
UNMUTED FOR ZOOM. I DON'T SEE
ANGELA OR DAVID HAYNES. THEY ARE
NOT PRESENT. WE ARE GOING TO
SWITCH TO OUR IN PERSON
SPEAKERS. WE HAVE TWO, THE LAST
TWO, BENNETT AND ANITA. WELCOME.
YOU RAISED YOUR HAND. OKAY.
TENANT, YOU WALKED ALL THE WAY
AROUND LIKE THAT. I AM JUST
PLAYING. COME ON. YOU ARE GOOD.
IT IS OKAY. I DESERVE THAT. GO
AHEAD.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. AS YOU KNOW,
I AM AGAINST THE SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY. I WILL SAY THAT I
DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF
DOGMATICALLY AGAINST IT . I AM
INTERESTED IN WEIGHING THE
ARGUMENTS FOR BOTH SIDES. THERE
HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES. MY
CAR HAS GOTTEN BROKEN INTO
BEFORE. THE FIRST THING I DID
WAS GO TO THE BUSINESSES WAS
RIGHT WHERE I PARKED AND SAY, DO
YOU HAVE CAMERAS? DO YOU HAVE
CAMERA FOOTAGE SO I CAN SEE WHO
DID THIS? DOES THAT MAKE ME A
HYPOCRITE? I DON'T WANT PEOPLE
TO NECESSARILY HAVE THE SAME
OPTION. I WAS AT A RALLY FOR THE
TWO STUDENTS WHO WERE KILLED
DOWN NEAR REGNIER BEACH HIGH
SCHOOL. THERE WERE STUDENTS
THERE AND ADULTS THAT ARE SAYING
WE WANT MORE SURVEILLANCE. WE
WANT TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO
CATCH THE PEOPLE WHO DID THIS.
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY -- IT
HAS BENEFITS BUT THOSE BENEFITS
HAVE TO BE WEIGHED AGAINST THE
DOWNSIDE AND EMPHASIS NOW, THERE
IS NOTHING STOPPING THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION AND I.C.E. FROM
SUBPOENAING THE SURVEILLANCE
FOOTAGE. WE UNDERSTAND ONLY ONE
EMPLOYEE IN THE REAL-TIME CENTER
HAS ACCESS TO THE FOOTAGE. THAT
PREVENTS MOST INTERNAL ABUSES
WHICH IS A REAL PROBLEM BUT THAT
IS STILL ONE PERSON AT THE
GOVERNMENT CAN SUBPOENA. WE
UNDERSTAND IT WILL BE DELETED
AFTER FIVE DAYS BUT THAT IS
STILL A WINDOW OF TIME FOR THEM
TO SUBPOENA THE FOOTAGE. THERE
IS AN OFFRAMP TO SHUT IT DOWN IF
YOU RECEIVE REQUESTS FROM I.C.E.
BUT THAT STILL MEANS THEY WILL
BE ABLE TO GET IN TO GET THE
FOOTAGE AND AS COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE SAID AT THE TIME, WE
DON'T USE FACIAL RECOGNITION
TECH ON THE FOOTAGE. IMMEDIATELY
AFTER HE SAID THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK POINTED OUT
THAT ONCE THE GOVERNMENT
RECEIVES THE FOOTAGE, THEY CAN
APPLY THEIR OWN FACIAL
RECOGNITION TECH TO IT AND THERE
IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE
PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO
SHOWED UP HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT
IT AND ALSO THAT GUY ON THE
PHONE CALL -- HE IS NOT THE
FIRST PERSON TO SAY OUR
COMMUNITY WANTS THIS BUT THAT
HAS TO BE WEIGHTED AGAINST THE
DOWNSIDE. I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, ANITA.
>> SHUTDOWN I.C.E.! SHUTDOWN
I.C.E.!
>> THIS IS THE FACE OF WHO WAS
CONTROLLING BUT IS POWERED
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS THAT YOU
ARE UNLEASHING ON THE AVERAGE
CITIZENS OF SEATTLE. I SEE YOU
WHEN YOU EXIT YOUR HOMES. YOUR
NEIGHBOR'S CAMERA ACROSS THE
STREET RECORDS YOUR EVERYDAY
ACTIVITY USING A OUR POWERED
ACTIVITY, IT IS BEING ISSUED
ONTO ALL RING DOORBELLS. PAIR
THAT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER STUFF
THEY ARE NOT FOCUSING ON IN
SOCIETIES LIKE THE CAMERAS THAT
YOU SENT OVER ALL THE PARKS
HERE, TRACKING EVERYTHING YOU
ARE WEARING, YOUR VEHICLE COLOR,
EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE DOING
WITH YOUR DAILY LIFE, BEING
TRACKED, ADDED INTO THIS
DATABASE. THINK ABOUT YOUR
FAMILY'S FUTURE. THINK ABOUT
EVERYTHING THAT WILL HAPPEN ONCE
YOUR DAILY LIFE IS TRAPPED,
MONITORED , RECORDED. DO YOU
LIKE THAT? NO. NOBODY LIKES
THAT. NOBODY WANTS THIS A OUR
POWERED SURVEILLANCE IN SEATTLE.
NOBODY. NOBODY ASKED FOR IT.
NOBODY WANTS IT, EVER . THINK
ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING, THE
MONEY YOU ARE TAKING FROM THESE
COMPANIES. STOP IT. ONE DAY, YOU
WILL BE TRACKED WITH THESE
CAMERAS, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR
CHILDREN. EVERYTHING YOU DO IN
YOUR DAILY LIFE WILL BE NOTICED
AND THAT IS WHEN YOU LOSE ALL OF
YOUR FREEDOM. YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN
VALUES OF FREEDOM. THIS IS NOT
THE WAY TO DO THAT. THIS IS AN
OBSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY AND
EVERYTHING THAT YOU CHOOSE TO BE
DOING -- YOU, SPECIFICALLY.
>> THANK YOU, ANITA. NEXT, WE
HAVE KIRK ROBBINS ONLINE.*6 .
IF WE CAN GET YOU, I'M SORRY,
THERE IS TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
KIRK, THERE YOU GO.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. I AM CALLING
ABOUT TRANSIT CONCURRENCY AS
CONCURRENCY IS A REQUIREMENT OF
THE MANAGEMENT ACT AND, YES, WE
HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT THERE
WILL BE NO LIGHT RAIL IN
BALLARD. APPARENTLY THE WHOLE
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT WILL HAVE
NO LIGHT RAIL. THE TRANSIT
RIDERS UNION IS MORE INTERESTED
IN WARS AND CAMERAS THAN IT IS
IN TRANSIT WHICH IS A BAD SIGN
FOR THE FUTURE OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. I DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY -- HOW MUCH TRANSIT USE WAS
FACTORED IN TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. WE HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT
THAT MAYBE INTO THE LATE 30s OR
40s BEFORE WE GET IT BUT ARE YOU
GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK AND
CHECK THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
ESPECIALLY FOR THE BALLARD AREA
AND THE BAY AREA AS TO HOW MUCH
TRANSIT YOU PLANNED ON AND HOW
MUCH YOU ARE GOING TO GET AND
DOES NOT INVALIDATE THE WHOLE
THING? A SHOUT OUT TO
CONGRESSMAN SMITH FOR NOT
SENDING HIS CAMPAIGN TROLLS TO
DISRUPT AND WASTE YOUR TIME. I
THINK THE POLICY ON CAMERAS
OUGHT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE
SAYING RATHER THAN A CITYWIDE
IDEOLOGICAL OVERREACTION TO
THINGS BUT I THINK IT IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAT YOU STAND
TOGETHER, TRYING TO GET FOR US
WHAT WE AGREED TO PAY FOR AND
WHAT WE ARE CERTAINLY BEING
CHARGED FOR, WHICH IS TRANSIT IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHEN THEY
GET THEM TO ASK THE QUESTIONS
THAT COUNCILMEMBER LIN ONE HAS
REQUESTED THAT THEY ASK ABOUT
RIDERSHIP, A TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT
IGNORES RIDERSHIP IS ONE THAT IS
-- I'M SORRY THAT ALL OF THIS
IS COMING TO YOU ON SUCH SHORT
NOTICE. OBVIOUSLY THE UNION
OUGHT TO CONSIDER THIS ISSUE.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KIRK. FINAL
SPEAKER, DAVID HAYNES.*6 TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> DAVID HAYNES. SEATTLE VALUES
SOMETIMES DEVALUES INNOCENT
VALUES. WE TRIED OPENING DAY FOR
THE MARINERS COMING UP THIS
WEEK, FOLKS AND IT IS STILL TOO
UNSAFE FOR MY EMPLOYEES TO SET
UP MY BUSINESS BECAUSE WE HAVE
ALL OF THESE SCARE MONGERS ABOUT
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND IT
TURNS OUT IT IS THE MAJORITY OF
THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY WHO WAS
ADVOCATING FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S
KIDS TO HAVE SEX CHANGES AND I
AM A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THE
AMENDMENT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
INTRODUCED IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE THAT SHE IS NOT A
MEMBER OF , REGARDING TAKING THE
LICENSE PLATE READERS AWAY FOR
60 DAYS? IS THAT HOW IT IS GOING
TO WORK? I DON'T GET THAT. IF
YOU ARE TRYING TO FIND PEOPLE
WHO STOLE A CAR AND THE COPS
NEED TO DO A LICENSE PLATE
READER BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS A
PROTEST BY A SEX CHANGE
ORGANIZATION, ALL OF THE SUDDEN
THE CAMERAS ARE TAKEN AWAY. IS
THAT WHAT YOU ARE DOING? ANYWAY,
KSHAMA SAWANT SHOULD BE FINED IN
HER CAMPAIGN STAFF AND OPERATIVE
SHOULD BE BANNED, BARRED WITH A
RULE ENFORCEMENT AND THE TRANSIT
RIDERS UNION SHOULD FOCUS ON THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY
THAT WE ARE BEING DENIED. WE
STILL CANNOT EVEN GET ON THE BUS
BETWEEN PINE AND PIKE AND YET,
NOBODY WANTS TO ADDRESS THE FACT
THAT THE TALKS IN THE TRANSIT
SECURITY IN THE PRIVATE SECURITY
AND THE BUS DRIVERS REFUSE TO
WORK TOGETHER TO TRESPASS AND
CLEAR AND LITERALLY TICKET ALL
OF THESE DRUG ADDICTS IN AND
AROUND THE BUS STOP. WHEN THE
POLICE CHIEF AND DID A FAVOR TO
THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL
AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BIG
BUILDING, THEY PUT FENCES AROUND
ALL OF THESE EVIL AREAS INSTEAD
OF DEALING WITH THE CRIMINALS.
HE EXPOSE THEM TO BELLTOWN IN
CHINATOWN. NOBODY CAN GET TO AND
FROM BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF
EVIL THAT IS CONDUCTING THE
UNCIVIL WAR ON THE COMMUNITY AND
THE POLICE CHIEF IS FOCUSING ON
AN EASIER PAYDAY AND OVERTIME.
>> THANK YOU. THERE IS NO ONE
ELSE SIGNED UP. WE HAVE REACHED
THE END OF THE LIST OF
REGISTERED SPEAKERS. I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING TO
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. FOLKS THAT
SENT US EMAILS, FOLKS THAT SEE
US ON THE BUS WERE WALKING DOWN
THE STREET FOR ALL OF YOUR
COMMENTS TODAY. SO, I JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU ALL. WE ARE NOW
GOING TO MOVE TO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. DO YOU ALL HEAR ME
RIGHT NOW? HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION ON THE AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER
THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
THE MINUTES OF MARCH 17, 2026,
COUNSELOR 121182, PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR? HEARING NONE, I MOVED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> AWESOME. A MOVE AND SECOND.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE
ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES AND THE LEGISLATION ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF? NEXT WE ARE GOING TO GET
INTO COMMITTEES. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO
THE RECORD?
>> TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR'S
UTILITY COMMITTEE , RELATING TO
CABLE TELEVISION, AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR OR THE MAYOR'S
DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT
TO THE CABLE TELEVISION
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH COMCAST
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT,
LLC, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE
124957. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I AM
GOING TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY
REPORT. ON MARCH 12, WE VOTED TO
RECOMMEND THE PASSAGE OF A SEVEN
YEAR COMCAST FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD
ALLOW THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO
PURSUE ANOTHER SEVEN-YEAR
CONTRACT WITH COMCAST TO PROVIDE
CABLE SERVICES TO THE CITY.
FRANCHISE AND IS JANUARY 20,
2033. SEATTLE IP CONDUCTED A
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT TO INCREASE
COMMUNITY BENEFITS TO THE CITY
AND RESIDENTS AND THIS INCLUDES
RAISING OUR FRANCHISE FEE AND
OTHER PUBLIC EDUCATION AND
GOVERNMENT FEE TO SUPPORT
PROGRAMS FUNDED BY CABLE FUNDS
INCLUDING INTERNET FOR ALL AND
OUR SEATTLE CHANNEL. I ALSO WANT
TO NOTE THAT IN COMMITTEE,
BEFORE COMMITTEE, WE HAD
REQUESTED THAT I.T. DO A
SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON WITH
OTHER CITIES SO WE COULD SEE HOW
WE RANKED AMONGST EFFERENT
MUNICIPALITIES AND I WAS PLEASED
TO SEE HOW WE RANKED AMONGST
OTHER NEIGHBORING CITIES WITH
THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAD
RECEIVED, WHICH WAS MORE
BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY
DURING THIS PROCESS. I WILL
PAUSE HERE. COLLEAGUES, I URGE A
YES ON THIS VOTE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER DAN
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU. AS A REMINDER, A
FEW YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A
PROPOSAL TO CUT THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL FUNDING. THE REASON FOR
THAT IS THERE ARE FEWER AND
FEWER PEOPLE WATCHING THIS
PRESENTATION ON CABLE TV. HI,
DAD. I AM SURE YOU ARE WATCHING
ON CABLE RIGHT NOW. LOVE YOU.
WITH FEWER PEOPLE WATCHING CABLE
TV, WE HAVE FEWER DOLLARS TO
FUND THE SEATTLE CHANNEL AND
THAT IS WHY THERE WAS A REPORT
OF THIS LAST YEAR. THIS BILL IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE
THIS FUNDING SOURCE AND, WAIT,
THERE IS MORE. WE WILL BRING
THIS BACK UP AND BUDGET THIS
YEAR BECAUSE THERE WAS A TASK
FORCE THAT PROVIDED US
RECOMMENDATIONS. ONE OF THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS WAS FOR IT TO BE
WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE
LIBRARY SYSTEM AND THE LIBRARY
LEVY. WE ARE ALL UNDER THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT MIGHT
NOT BE TOTALLY POSSIBLE AND WE
ARE STILL COMMITTED TO
PRESERVING THE SEATTLE CHANNEL.
ALL OF THAT CONTEXT, THANK YOU
FOR THIS BILL AND HELPING TO
FUND THE SEATTLE CHANNEL. WHITE
HONESTLY, COMCAST WAS ABLE TO
PROVIDE THE EQUITY ACCESS FOR
ALL THAT THEY DO NOT NECESSARILY
PROVIDE IN OTHER PLACES ANY
LONGER SO THANK YOU FOR
CONTINUING TO DO THAT WORK HERE
IN THE CITY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND HELLO MR. STRAUSS
WHO WAS WONDERING NOW. ANY OTHER
PUBLIC COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> PASSES. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WELL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
THE SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF?
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM
2 INTO THE AGENDA?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, COUNTABLE
121152 REPLACED FLOODPLAINS,
ADOPTING PERMANENT REGULATIONS
CONSISTENT WITH THE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
REGULATIONS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT BILL PASSES AS
AMENDED.
>> AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE
COMMITTEE REPORT, COUNCILMEMBER
LIN.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. THIS
LEGISLATION IS NECESSARY TO
COMPLY WITH UPDATED FEMA
FLOODPLAIN MAPS AND REGULATIONS.
IT HAS BEEN AN EXTENSIVE SIX
YEAR LONG PROCESS WITH 10
INTERIM EXTENSIONS OF INTERIM
REGULATIONS AND WE, OUT OF
COMMITTEE, APPROVED A
RECOMMENDATION OF THE PERMANENT
REGULATIONS AND JUST WANT TO
POINT OUT THAT SBC I HAS DONE A
GREAT JOB OF ENGAGING WITH
EFFECTIVE PARTIES INCLUDING PORT
OF SEATTLE INDUSTRIAL MARITIME
PROPERTY OWNERS, WATERFRONT
OWNERS OVER THE MANY YEARS AND
THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS AT ONE RECENT COMMITTEE
MEETING BUT THOSE WERE ADDRESSED
SUBSEQUENTLY. SO, I WOULD LOVE
YOUR SUPPORT TO APPROVE THESE
FINAL FEMA FLOODPLAIN
REGULATIONS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? AWESOME. ALL
RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL FOR THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF? COLLEAGUES, THERE WERE
NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AND THERE WAS
NOT A RESOLUTION FOR
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY.
I DO BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
HAS OTHER BUSINESS AS WELL SO,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED .
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. ALL RIGHT. HOPEFULLY
A LITTLE GOOD NEWS AND SOMETHING
TO UNITE AND RALLY AROUND BUT I
JUST WANTED TO SHARE, COLLEAGUES
AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, OUR
EFFORT AS THE CITY TO BRING BACK
ONCE AND FOR ALL. SEATTLE'S
IDENTITY AS A BASKETBALL CITY IS
DEEPLY ROOTED, AS WE ALL KNOW,
IN THE LEGACY OF THE SEATTLE
SUPERSONICS. LOOK SUPPORT FOR
THE NBA'S RETURN REMAINS VERY
STRONG AND AS CHAIR OF OUR CITY,
EXPERIENCES COMMITTEE, I AM
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE
A JOINT MAY ORAL AND COUNCIL
RESOLUTION THAT AFFIRMS THAT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE READINESS FOR A
FEATURE NBA FRANCHISE DECLARES
THAT CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA IS
READY TO HOST AN NBA TEAM AND
AFFIRM THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
IS TRULY A BASKETBALL CITY.
COLLEAGUES, YOU SHOULD HAVE
RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION AND THE CORRESPONDING
SUMMARY FISCAL NOTE, A HARD COPY
AT THE DAIS WITH YOU TODAY BUT
BOTTOM LINE, THIS RESOLUTION
AFFIRMS A COMMITMENT TO HONORING
SEATTLE'S RICH BASKETBALL
HISTORY WHILE BUILDING A
BRAND-NEW ERA OF PROFESSIONAL
BASKETBALL FOR MEN AND ALONGSIDE
OUR WOMEN ALIKE IN OUR CITY. I
WOULD LIKE TO THINK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
COSPONSORING THIS LEGISLATION
WITH ME AND I ESPECIALLY WANT TO
THANK MAYOR WILSON, EVERYONE IN
HER OFFICE FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP
IN THIS. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
PIECES OF COUNCIL LEGISLATION, A
RESOLUTION THAT IS SIGNED AND
CONCURRENT WITH THE MAYOR. ALSO,
SHOULD NOTE THAT THE CONTINUED
SUCCESS OF THE SEATTLE STORM ,
FOUR TIME WNBA CHAMPION SEATTLE
STORM, I SHOULD NOTE, TWO TIME
SUPER BOWL CHAMPION SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS AND WORLD-CLASS
CONTENDING MARINERS AND OTHER
MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS DEMONSTRATE
THAT OUR CITY IS A CITY WHERE
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS THRIVE. OUR
LOCAL COMMUNITY HAS A HISTORY OF
SUPPORTING SEMI PROFESSIONAL
TEAMS AS WELL. IN MY OWN COUNCIL
DISTRICT, WE HAVE AT LEAST TWO
SEMI PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAMS,
THE WEST SEATTLE ROADIES FC AND
THE JUNCTION FC. H PLAN FRONT A
VERY PASSIONATE, ENGAGED CROWDS
AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE TWO
GREAT SEMI PRO TEAMS IN BALLARD
AS WELL ON THE SOCCER FRONT.
AGAIN, AS CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL
COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES THE
SEATTLE CENTER, I KNOW FIRSTHAND
THAT CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA IS
TRULY A WORLD-CLASS
STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO NOT
ONLY MEET BUT EXCEED STANDARD
FOR BOTH NHL, THE WNBA, IN
ADDITION TO NCAA AND NBA USAGE.
THIS REQUIRES ONGOING EFFORTS TO
SECURE THE NBA TEAM. OUR CITY
HAS UPHELD THE COMMITMENT AND IT
IS TIME TO CONFIRM THAT. IT IS
NOT JUST ABOUT THE TEAM BUT A
LONG-TERM COMMUNITY INVESTMENT.
I KNOW, COLLEAGUES, AS WE
LEARNED ON THE NEWS, THE
PROSPECTIVE OWNERSHIP GROUP FOR
A NEW NBA FRANCHISE IN SEATTLE
LED BY SAMANTHA HOLLOWAY AND THE
ROOF SPORTS -- THEY ARE DOING
THEIR PART. NOW IT IS TIME FOR
THE CITY TO STEP UP AND ASK, WE
ARE DOING OUR PART. IN ADDITION
TO THIS LEGISLATION, YOU MIGHT
HAVE SAW THE PRESS RELEASE A
MOMENT AGO BUT PROUD TO SHARE
THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONVENE A
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION NEXT WEEK
AT OUR MEETING ON THURSDAY,
APRIL 2 AT 9:30 A.M.. AGAIN, WE
ARE GOING TO HOST THE SONIC
READINESS ROUNDTABLE WHERE WE
WILL HEAR DIRECTLY FROM A PANEL
OF EXPERTS AND LEADERS INCLUDING
PARTICIPANTS FROM THE SEATTLE
SPORTS COMMISSION, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND OTHERS. MY GOAL IN
SPONSORING THIS IS TO SEND A
VERY CLEAR AND COMPELLING SIGNAL
THAT THE NBA, THAT SEATTLE
STANDS READY TO REJOIN AND
GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP,
AGAIN RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR
COSPONSORING. LET'S BRING OUR
SONIC BACK. LET'S GET THEM.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
HAS A COMMON. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
BACK UP OUR COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA . I DON'T
HAVE HALF THE MATCH IN HIS
REMARKS. AS I HAVE SAID
PREVIOUSLY, WE ARE A SPORTS
TOWN, FULL STOP. WE SEE THIS
ACROSS THE BOARD. WE SEE THIS
WITH OUR STORM, FOUR-TIME
CHAMPIONS. WE SEE THIS WITH OUR
NEW TORRENTS, COMING ON BOARD,
BREAKING ATTENDANCE RECORDS WITH
THE FIRST HOME GAME. IT IS
UNBELIEVABLE. THEN YOU THROW ON
TOP OUR RUN A LCS WITH THE
MARINERS AND OF COURSE WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN IN OTHER SPORTS BUT
WITH THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS,
SEAHAWKS, IT IS INCREDIBLE. WHAT
I WANTED TO SAY IS SINCE THE
ARENA IS IN MY DISTRICT, I HAVE
BEEN WITH ALL OF THE ISSUES
RELATED TO THE ARENA, WORKING
WITH THE ONE GROUP FOUNDATION. I
WANT TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
A GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNER
WORKING WITH US ON ALL OF THE
ISSUES, PARTICULARLY THE ONE
ROOF FOUNDATION. WE NOW HAVE THE
ONE ROOF SPORTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IN TERMS OF
THE VARIOUS PIECES BUT I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT ONE ROOF
FOUNDATIONS AND THE WORK THAT
THEY HAVE DONE IT GUILTILY
RELATED TO THE MEMORIAL STADIUM
AND THE MEMORIAL WALL AT THAT
LOCATION HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.
BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER
HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE AND TO DO
THIS REALLY SHOWS THAT
COMMITMENT TO THE CITY. WHEN I
HAVE SEEN THIS IN THE
CONVERSATIONS WITH DAN HOLLOWAY,
SAMANTHA HOLLOWAY AND OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS PIECES OF
THE GROUP TO INCLUDE -- WE HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO REALLY
TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL WITH
THIS EFFORT AND I RECOGNIZE IT
IS A LONG PROCESS WITH THE NBA
BUT I THINK WE ARE AT A PLACE.
WE ARE READY AND WE ARE DOING IT
WITH EFFORTS THAT REALLY
HIGHLIGHT THE CONNECTION WITH
COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT JUST OBG
NOW AND ONE ROOF SPORTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT BUT IT IS ALSO
THOSE TEAMS THAT WE HAVE LIKE
WHAT THE SEATTLE STORM DOES FOR
COMMUNITY, WHAT THE TORRENT DOES
FOR COMMUNITY, WHAT THE KRAKEN
DOES FOR COMMUNITY. IT IS
INCREDIBLE AND WE NEED TO BUILD
ON THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, THOSE
SPORTS TEAMS BY BRINGING THE NBA
BACK AND BRINGING THIS, AS
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SAID,
BRINGING THE SONIC BACK. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW
HOW ONE ROOF HAS BEEN A
COMMUNITY PLAYER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. JUST FOR THE RECORD,
THIS WILL BE BROUGHT INTO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 'S COMMITTEE
AND FROM THE RESOLUTION AS WELL.
I KNOW THAT THE ARENA IS IN YOUR
DISTRICT. I KNOW THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS THE
SEATTLE CENTER. WE ALL GREW UP
LOVING THE SONICS AND IF YOU
DIDN'T, YOU CAN JUST SAY YOU
DID. IT IS OKAY. ANYWAY, ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
ANYONE ELSE? NO? AWESOME. THANK
YOU ALL. THAT IS A GREAT
OVERVIEW ABOUT WHAT IS COMING
DOWN THE PIPELINE AND IF THERE
IS ANY FURTHER BUSINESS THAT
COMES TO THE COUNCIL, I DON'T
HEAR ANY. AWESOME. WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
MEETING. THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING WILL BE MARCH 31 AT