>> IS MY MICROPHONE ON? YES?
AWESOME. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE, THE JUNE 2nd MEETING
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
COME TO ORDER, IT IS TO: 04
P.M., I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH,
YOUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE.
>> 10 PRESENT.
>> COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU,
EVERYONE, FOR BEING WITH US
TODAY, I KNOW WE HAD A VERY
HEFTY AGENDA AND USUALLY HOW WE
START OUR MEETINGS IS BY
PROCLAMATIONS SO WE HAVE TWO
PROCLAMATIONS THAT WE WILL BE
PRESENTING TODAY. THE FIRST ONE,
WE ARE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING
THAT IS THE PROCLAMATION WE ARE
PRESENTING TODAY, YES. WE ARE SO
LUCKY AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE HIS
FAMILY HERE TODAY, I AM HONORED
TO JOIN MY COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A
FULL COUNCIL PRESENTING THIS
PROCLAMATION TODAY. I WILL SAY A
FEW WORDS AND THEN I WILL OPEN
IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO WILL
SAY SOMETHING, AS WELL. AND AMAR
ASHAUN MURPHY PAYNE WAS BORN --
AS A TODDLER, HE LOVED HIS HOT
WHEEL COLLECTION, HE LOVED
WEARING AND COLLECTING DIFFERENT
BASEBALL HATS AND COOL SOCKS. HE
FOUND A LOVE OF MUSIC AS A
TEENAGER AND EXPRESSED HIS
PASSION THROUGH MUSIC. HIS
FAVORITE MEALS WERE PANCAKES AND
MAC & CHEESE. AMAR PLAY
BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, BOXING,
BUT HE WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL
FOOTBALL PLAYER. VERY
PASSIONATE, VERY, VERY TALENTED,
AND THIS WEEK IS THE THIRD YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS TRANSITION TO
BE WITH OUR ANCESTORS AND WHEN I
SAY, I PUT EMPHASIS ON HIS
TRANSITION TO BE WITH OUR
ANCESTORS, I DON'T SAY THAT
LIGHTLY BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE
AMARR'S SOUL TODAY RESTS TODAY
UNDER THE CARE, PROTECTION,
GUIDANCE, AND PERFECT PEACE WITH
OUR ANCESTORS. IT IS NEVER EASY
TO WITNESS SOME OF THE PAIN OF
SOMEONE ELSE, ESPECIALLY WITH
THIS TYPE OF PAIN, BUT AS WE
GATHER HERE TODAY, AND CLAIM IT
TO BE AMARR MURPHY-PAINE DAY,
CELEBRATING THIS YOUNG MAN'S
LIFE, CELEBRATING HIS LEGACY,
AND HIS IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY,
LET US ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WHILE
WE ARE -- WHEN WE ARE NAVIGATING
LIFE -- AND THIS IS THE ONE
THING THAT I WILL ALWAYS HOLD
ONTO -- IS THE QUESTION, HOW ARE
THE CHILDREN? THAT IS THE
QUESTION THAT I WILL ALWAYS
CONTINUE TO CENTER, WHEN WE ARE
FOCUSING OUR GOALS, OUR
PROCESSES, OUR PROCEDURES, OUR
OUTCOMES, BASED ON A SIMPLE
QUESTION -- HOW ARE THE
CHILDREN? VERY HONORED TO BE
HERE, TO HONOR THIS YOUNG MAN'S
LIFE, WHO WAS AN OUTSTANDING
STUDENT, WHO WAS SOMEONE WHO WAS
A GREAT TEAMMATE, HE WAS A GREAT
CLASSMATE TO PEOPLE, AND THIS IS
OUR THIRD YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF
CELEBRATING HIS LIFE THIS MONTH.
SO, I WILL OPEN IT UP TO MY
COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE ASK HIS
FAMILY -- I KNOW HIS DAD, A RUN
IS HERE, HIS MOM, LAKISHA, AND I
WOULD LOVE TO OPEN IT UP TO MY
COLLEAGUES, TO SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY WORDS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, BECAUSE IT
IS GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH,
AND HAS PROCLAIMS IT TO BE GUN
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, ALL
THE WORK THAT COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA IS DOING. SO, THERE IS
TWO PROCLAMATIONS WE HAVE TODAY
FOR AMARR MURPHY-PAINE AND THEN
THE GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS
MONTH. THAT IS WHY YOU SEE SOME
PEOPLE WEARING ORANGE TODAY. WE
HAVE SOME COUNCILMEMBERS WEARING
ORANGE, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
HAS THE ORANGE TYPE. PEOPLE ALL
ARE WEARING ORANGE TODAY IN
THEIR HEARTS, TOO, BUT IT IS
SOMETHING WE ARE BRINGING
AWARENESS TO, SO WE HAVE TWO
PROCLAMATIONS, ONE FOR AMARR
MURPHY-PAINE, AND THEN ONE FOR
GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, SO
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
FOR THAT, AS WELL. I WILL PAUSE
HERE, TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY
COMMENTS BEFORE I AM GOING TO
ASK TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO ASK
FOR THE FAMILY TO COME UP AND
SPEAK. AND PLEASE NOTE, A LOT OF
PEOPLE SAID COMMENTS YESTERDAY
WHEN WE WERE DOING THE SIGNING
OF THE PROCLAMATION, AS WELL.
OKAY, SO, WITH THAT, I AM GOING
TO, COLLEAGUES, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, I WILL JUST ASK, CAN
WE SUSPEND THE RULES SO WE CAN
PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION TO THE
FAMILY? WHICH, I HAVE HERE AND I
WILL JUST READ A LITTLE BIT OF
IT. I WON'T READ ALL OF IT INTO
THE RECORD. BUT, WE HAVE HERE,
THIS IS THE LAST PARAGRAPH,
WHEREAS, IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING
HIS PASSING, STUDENTS, TEACHERS,
FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
HAD GATHERED TO HONOR AMARR'S
MEMORY AND CALL FOR HEALING,
PEACE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
MEANINGFUL ACTION TO END GUN
VIOLENCE TARGETING YOUNG PEOPLE
IN SEATTLE, TURNING GRIEF INTO
SERVICE. SO, ANYTIME I AM
TALKING TO HIS FAMILY, THEY ARE
TALKING ABOUT, WE NEED TO TURN
HIS PAIN INTO SERVICE. WHEREAS,
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HONORS AND
CELEBRATES AMARR'S MEMORY
THROUGH A SERVICE, COMPASSION,
COMMUNITY, UNITY, AND A RENEWED
COMMITMENT TO ENDING GUN
VIOLENCE NOW, AND THEREFORE, THE
MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL
PROCLAIMED JUNE 6th TO BE AMARR
MURPHY-PAINE DAY. I WILL COME
AND PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION,
AND THEN WHOEVER IS HERE, ARON,
THEY CAN COME AND SPEAK AND SAY
A FEW WORDS AND THEN WE WILL
ESCORT YOU DOWNSTAIRS WHERE WE
WILL HAVE THE CELEBRATION. ALL
RIGHT? AWESOME. I WILL GIVE THIS
TO YOU AND THEN YOU CAN COME UP
TO THE FRONT.
>> [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MR. ARON.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO GIVE US SOMETHING TO STAND ON
FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES, TO BE
ABLE TO BUILD WHAT WE NEED TO DO
FOR AMARR'S LEGACY, AND FOR
SAVING LIVES ONE HEARTBEAT AT A
TIME. YOU COULDN'T TELL ME, TWO
YEARS AGO, THAT I WOULD BE
STANDING HERE AT THIS MOMENT IN
TIME RIGHT NOW, BUT I ALSO WANT
TO GIVE, YOU KNOW, SOME CREDIT
TO EVERYBODY WHO STANDS BEHIND
ME. MY FAMILY WHO IS HERE WITH
ME, THEY HAVE ALL HAD THEIR
MOMENT IN TIME, WHERE THEY
REMINDED ME THE MISSION AT HAND.
EVEN IF THEY KNOW THEY DIDN'T.
BUT, THIS IS JUST A PIECE OF THE
MISSION, AND THEY START TO IT,
AND I AM JUST SO HONORED AND
WELCOMED TO BE HERE, AND I AM
NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT NOTHING
NEGATIVE. NOT HERE TO DOWN THE
ENERGY OF THE ROOM. BUT, IT KIND
OF FITS THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING
A PROCLAMATION ON BOTH GUN
VIOLENCE, BRINGING THE
AWARENESS, AND AMARR ON THE SAME
DAY BECAUSE HE DIED ON GUN
VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY, 2024.
SO, I SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE.
THIS IS A GLORIOUS MOMENT FOR
OUR FAMILY, FOR AMARR'S NAME,
FOR ME, LAKISHA, SHARIKA, AS
APPEARANCE OF THIS YOUNG, GREAT
SOUL, HIS BROTHERS, EVERYBODY
THAT IS HERE, AND EVERYBODY THAT
HAS LIFTED HIM, THE GARFIELD
COMMUNITY THAT DECIDED TO TURN
SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
SO TRAGIC AND SO NEGATIVE,
DECIDING TO WORK WITH US AND
MAKE THINGS POSITIVE, SO WE JUST
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY AS WE GO
FORWARD. BUT, I WILL SAY THIS,
THERE IS STILL A MURDERER
WALKING FREE. IF YOU GUYS KNOW,
I DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TELL ANYBODY THAT JUSTICE
DOESN'T EQUIP LATE FOR ME, BUT
I HAVE TO SPEAK FOR MY MOM, I
HAVE GOT TO SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY
ELSE. BUT, FOR ME, PERSONALLY,
JUSTICE DOESN'T MEAN HANDCUFFS
AND BARS. WHAT WE ARE DOING
RIGHT NOW, TODAY, THAT'S
JUSTICE, FOR ME. BUT, AS FAR AS
THE JOB YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO, THE
CITY HAS TO DO, EVERYBODY ELSE
WALKING OUT HERE THAT IS
SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE, THERE IS
A MURDERER STILL WALKING. SO --
AND THERE IS A LOT OF MURDERERS
STILL WALKING AROUND HERE AND
THEY ARE COMMITTING MULTIPLE
MURDERS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
FAMILIES THAT ARE SITTING
WITHOUT THE CLOSURE OF JUST THAT
PART OF THEIR LIFE, WITHOUT THAT
DOOR SHUT. I DON'T THINK ABOUT
THE LIFE -- I DON'T THINK ABOUT
THAT YOUNG MAN AND AMARR'S LIFE
HE TOOK, I THINK ABOUT HIM
POSSIBLY TAKING MORE. AND I
ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I AM
IN THESE ROOMS, I JUST TRIED TO
TAKE AND MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT, AS LONG AS
WE DON'T IMAGINE IT HAPPENING
TO US, WE ARE NEVER -- WE WILL
NEVER MEET WITH THE PEOPLE IT IS
HAPPENING TO. SO, I WOULD JUST
CHALLENGE PEOPLE TO CLOSE THEIR
EYES AND THINK ABOUT ANYTHING
THAT YOU LOVE. NOT ONLY YOUR
KIDS, BUT IF IT IS YOUR KID,
THINK ABOUT DROPPING THEM OFF AT
SCHOOL AND NEVER SEEING THEM
ALIVE AGAIN. I DIDN'T DROP HIM
OFF ON EAST JUNIOR STREET, I
DIDN'T DROP HIM OFF ON
HENDERSON, I DIDN'T DROP HIM
OFF WITH HIS GANG MEMBER
FRIENDS. I DROPPED HIM OFF AT
SCHOOL. AND HE WAS DEAD AT
SCHOOL, BEFORE SCHOOL ENDED.
IMAGINE THAT. AND I WILL MAKE --
I DON'T TRY TO CHALLENGE PEOPLE
TO IMAGINE THIS TO BRING YOU
DOWN, I WANT PEOPLE TO IMAGINE
IT TO LIFT YOU UP. TO SAY, "HOLD
ON, WAIT, THAT COULD HAVE
HAPPENED TO ONE OF MINE." THAT
COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO -- HIS
UNCLES ARE OVER THERE. IF YOU
ARE UNCLES, THAT COULD HAVE
HAPPENED TO YOUR NEPHEW, IF YOU
ARE IN MY COUNTY, THAT COULD
HAVE HAPPENED TO YOUR NEPHEW. IF
YOU ARE A GRANDMOTHER, THAT
COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO YOUR
GRANDCHILD. IF YOU ARE A
GRANDFATHER, THAT COULD HAVE
HAPPENED TO YOUR GRANDCHILD. IF
YOU ARE A FATHER, THAT COULD
HAVE HAPPENED TO YOUR CHILD, IF
YOU ARE A MOTHER, THAT COULD
HAVE HAPPENED TO YOUR CHILD. BUT
MOST OF ALL, IF YOU ARE A
BROTHER OR SISTER, THAT COULD
HAVE HAPPENED TO YOUR BROTHER OR
SISTER. LET'S START THINKING
ABOUT THE KIDS AND STOP THINKING
ABOUT OURSELVES, BECAUSE IT'S
NOT HAPPENING TO YOU. STOP
THINKING ABOUT OURSELVES IN THAT
SELFISH MANNER, BECAUSE IT'S
NOT HAPPENING TO YOU. LET'S
START THINKING ABOUT WHO IT IS
HAPPENING TO, AND REALLY LET'S
MAKE THE CHANGES AND GET THOSE
MURDERERS OFF THE STREET. THEY
HAD NO REMORSE WHEN THEY PULLED
THE TRIGGER, LET'S HAVE NO
REMORSE WHEN WE PUT THEM IN
HANDCUFFS. HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND SOME OF THEM AIN'T GOING
TO HAVE NO REMORSE WHEN THEY ARE
IN THE HANDCUFFS. SOME OF THEM
AIN'T GOING TO HAVE NO REMORSE
WHEN THEY ARE BEHIND THOSE BARS,
THAT IS WHY THOSE HANDCUFFS AND
BARS DON'T MEAN NOTHING TO ME,
PERSONALLY. THIS DOES. THANK
YOU, GUYS. YOU GUYS HAVE A
WONDERFUL DAY. I AM GOING TO
SEGUE THE NEXT ONE FOR MY MOM.
MY MOM HAS BEEN WAITING TO SAY
SOMETHING TO YOU GUYS, AND HER
NAME IS VERONICA MURPHY, AND I
WANT HER TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK HER
HEART, TO THE CROWD IN THIS
CHAMBER TODAY. THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM AMARR'S
GRANDMA. I WROTE THIS TO
DESCRIBE HOW I FEEL.
>> MAKE SURE YOU PULL THE MIC
CLOSE -- THERE, YOU GO. JUST
PULL IT AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN.
THANK YOU, MA'AM.
>> -- ABOUT HOW A GRANDMA LOST A
CHILD. AMARR IS MY -- I AM
AMARR'S GRANDMA, AND I AM HERE
TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY
GRANDSON, WHO WAS KILLED AT
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. I AM MAD,
REALLY MAD, BECAUSE THERE IS NO
JUSTICE FOR OUR BLACK CHILDREN,
AND I AM MAD ABOUT -- [ CRYING ]
-- MY GRANDSON WAS BEING SHOT.
PEOPLE HAVE -- WELL, I CALL
THEM, "KIDS," SHOWED HIM GETTING
KILLED ON FACEBOOK. WHO DOES
THAT MESS? WHO DOES THAT? [
CRYING ] THEY NEED TO BE
INVESTIGATED, THEY DO. BECAUSE
THEY HAD MY GRANDSON ON
FACEBOOK, SHOWING THEM HOW HE
GOT SHOT, FOUR TIMES. [ CRYING ]
IT'S NOT FAIR THAT A GRANDMA
HAD TO SEE THAT ON FACEBOOK. I
MAD, BECAUSE THE POLICE DO NOT
CARE. I'M MAD BECAUSE I CALLED
DETECTIVES, AND HE TOLD ME, HE
IS ON A VACATION AND HE IS GOING
TO CALL ME BACK -- NEVER CALLED
ME BACK. I CALLED THE CAPTAIN,
MARK, THE NEW ONE, WITH SEATTLE
POLICE. LEFT, WHAT? FOUR
MESSAGES. GUESS WHAT? I GOT A
CALL YESTERDAY BECAUSE I WAS
GOING TO COME HERE. WHAT IS
THAT? [ CRYING ] AND THEN -- MY
GRANDSON, MY BABY, WAS KILLED.
HE WAS OUT AT THE SCHOOL. THE
SCHOOL HAD -- THEY HAD NO
PROTECTION FOR HIM. FOR NONE OF
THE KIDS. WHAT KIND OF JUSTICE
IT IS FOR BLACK CHILDREN? TELL
ME. TELL ME! TELL ME! [ CRYING ]
WHAT KIND OF JUSTICE IS IT FOR
BLACK CHILDREN? MY GRANDSON IS
DEAD, JUST AT SCHOOL! WHAT CAN
YOU DO? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO
DO? THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> SO, I WANT TO THANK THE
MURPHY-PAINE FAMILY FOR COMING
TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
RESILIENCE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LOVE. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU
FOR THOSE WORDS, BECAUSE I'M
GOING TO TELL YOU THIS -- WE
NEED TO HEAR THOSE. SEATTLE
NEEDS TO HEAR THOSE. WE NEED TO
HEAR THOSE. AND WE NEED TO DO
SOMETHING. SO, THANK YOU, THANK
YOU, THANK YOU, ALL. WHAT WE
WILL DO NOW, IS WE WILL BE
CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF AMARR
DOWNSTAIRS, SO IT IS AN OPEN
COMMUNITY EVENT, SO I KNOW MY
TEAM WILL TAKE YOU, ALL, AND WE
WILL JUMP RIGHT INTO THE MEETING
AND WE WILL BE DOWNSTAIRS DURING
THAT TIME AND I WILL COME DOWN
THERE AFTER OUR MEETING, BUT WE
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONNECTING WITH YOU, ALL. SO,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ALL, SO
MUCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND SO, NOW, COLLEAGUES, WE
ARE GOING TO JUMP INTO OUR
MEETING TODAY, AND I ALSO WANT
TO THANK YOU, ALL, FOR COMING. I
DO ALSO WANT TO MENTION -- AND
WE ARE JUST -- WE WILL BE AT
EASE, REAL QUICK, WHILE WE ARE
MAKING THIS TRANSITION. THANK
YOU. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE --
AND I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T SEE
HER EARLIER -- WE HAVE OUR CITY
ATTORNEY, ERICA EVANS, THERE IN
THE BACK. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE, AS WELL, FOR US TALKING
ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE, AND THIS
CONVERSATION. SO, THANK YOU,
CITY ATTORNEY ERICA EVANS, FOR
BEING HERE, AS WELL. ALL RIGHT,
AWESOME, WE WILL CONTINUE. AND I
WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T
ALSO MENTIONED THAT WE ARE
JOINED BY CONNOR HOLLAND FATHER
WHO IS HERE, CONNOR WAS MURDERED
IN 2020 ON MOTHER'S DAY IN
RAINIER BEACH. HIS MURDER STILL
HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED, AS WELL.
SO, WE ARE STILL LOSING A LOT OF
OUR KIDS TO GUN VIOLENCE, THESE
ARE HARD CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE,
BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THEM AND WE
NEED TO TALK ABOUT THEM, SO HIS
DAD WAS HERE, AS WELL. AND I
KNOW HE IS OUT IN THE HALL, HE
IS A GREAT MAN, HIS FAMILY IS
GREAT. ALL RIGHT, SO, NOW, WE
ARE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO OUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, COLLEAGUES, AT
THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD,
PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THE
COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. COUNCIL
CANNOT ACCEPT COMMENTS ON
QUASIJUDICIAL ITEMS OR ON OUR
CAMPAIGN RELATED MATTERS.
SPEAKER, HOW MANY -- "SPEAKER"?
I APOLOGIZE. CLERK, HOW MANY DO
WE HAVE SIGNED UP?
>> WE HAVE EIGHT REMOTE.
>> OKAY, EIGHT REMOTE AND I AM
LOOKING AT 27 HERE, SO THAT
MEANS IT IS BETWEEN 30-60, PER
COUNCIL RULES, EVERYBODY WILL
GET ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK. AND
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC
COMMENT?
>> PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE
MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED, SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
TIME WHEN THERE IS 10 SECONDS
LEFT IN THE TIME, SPEAKERS WILL
HAVE THEIR MICS MUTED IF THEY
HAVE NOT FINISHED THEIR COMMENTS
IN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US
TO PUT FORWARD THE NEXT SPEAKER.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW OPEN AT
THIS TIME AND WE WILL GO TO THE
LIST.
>> WE HAVE IN HERE, FOLLOWED BY
RON, THEN STEVE, CLIVE, ROGILO?
SAY IT AGAIN? ROBSELO. SORRY.
GABRIEL, KATHY, ELIZABETH, AND
MARTHA.
>> GREETING. I WILL TRY TO GET
THROUGH IT IN ONE MINUTE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
AND HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBERS. MY
NAME IS LIN TY AND I AM HERE
TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY INVITE YOU
TO A MEANINGFUL, CULTURAL, AND
COMMUNITY EVENT -- THE 66th
COMMEMORATION OF GRAND MASTER
WHEN UP, THE FOUNDER OF
VIETNAMESE MARTIAL ARTS. FOR
OVER 85 YEARS, HAS BEEN MORE
THAN A MARTIAL ARTS SYSTEM, IT
IS A PHILOSOPHY, A WAY OF LIFE,
ONE THAT CENTERS MIND AND BODY
RESOLUTIONS TO PUT FORWARD
DISCIPLINE, SOCIAL JUSTICE,
RESPECT, RESILIENCE, AND
SERVICE. THIS YEAR, OUR CITY
COMMUNITY WILL HOST THE 66th
COMMEMORATION CEREMONY ON
SATURDAY, JUNE 27th, AT THE
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS HALL IN
SEATTLE. ON THIS SPECIAL
OCCASION, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL TO
PROCLAIM JUNE 27th, 2026 VIETNAM
DAY. I AM PASSING THE PROPOSED
PROCLAMATION LANGUAGE, AS WELL
AS A COPY OF -- AN INVITATION
FOR EACH COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I
HOPE --
>> THANK YOU, LIN. JUST THROW IT
IN THE BOX, THERE. GOOD TO SEE
YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE RON FOLLOWED
BY STEVE, THEN CLIVE.
>> HI. THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I LIVE IN
NORTHWEST GREEN LAKE, IN A
CERTAIN AREA THAT SEEMS TO BE
VERY POPULAR FOR LAND-USE,
BETWEEN THE COUNCIL, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, SCOTT, I THINK
THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT THINGS
GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME RIGHT
NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS
GOING WHERE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
THE LATEST IS THE MAYOR'S
AGENDA ON AURORA, WHICH LOOKS TO
BE ANOTHER EMINENT DOMAIN
GATHERING, OF THE SAME PEOPLE
THAT TRIED THE SAME THING, BACK
IN '08 AND '09. SO, I AM HERE
TO PROCLAIM MY RIGHTS TO OWN MY
PROPERTY AGAIN. I MEAN, THIS IS
THE SIXTH TIME. UNDER THE FIFTH
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES, I RETAIN MY
RIGHTS TO OWN MY PROPERTY. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU, RON. NEXT, WE HAVE
STEVE, FOLLOWED BY CLIVE AND
ROGILO.
>> WE NEED A BETTER SEATTLE. I
THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE TO TAKE
A LOOK AT, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN
SINCE WE HAVE HAD SQUADS THAT
ACTUALLY INVESTIGATE CRIMES,
AFTER THE FACT? IT IS IMPORTANT
TO ME, YOU NEED SOMETHING MORE,
AFTER THE POLICE, AND PICK UP
THE SHELL CASINGS. WE NEED TO
ACTUALLY BECOME A CIVIL SOCIETY
AGAIN. AND WORLD WARS HAVE BEEN
FOUGHT IN LESS TIME THAN THE
CITY HAS SPENT TRYING TO REBUILD
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE OTHER
THING I HAVE GREAT CONCERN ABOUT
IS LAND-USE, AND WE HAVE SEEN
PROFITS FOR DEVELOPERS, WHO ARE
BUILDING NEW HOUSING, BUT FOR
WHO? NOT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
HERE. WE ARE SEEING WORKING
CLASS BEING SHOVED OUT OF THE
CITY, AND WE ARE SEEING THE
TREES THAT ARE GOING AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE. NEXT, WE
HAVE CLIVE, FOLLOWED BY ROGILO,
THEN ROBERTO, GABRIEL.
>> I AM ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL
EXERCISE OVERSIGHT OVER THE
WATERFRONT FREE-SPEECH ZONE AND
POLICY THAT REQUIRES SEATTLE
CITY CENTER TO ESTABLISH RULES
THAT COMPLY WITH THE
CONSTITUTION. SEATTLE LOST MAJOR
FIRST AMENDMENT LITIGATION IN
2009 OVER RESTRICTIONS ON STREET
PERFORMERS IN PUBLIC SPACES. THE
CITY SHOULD NOT REPEAT THIS
MISTAKE ON THE WATERFRONT. THIS
IS NOT THEORETICAL. I WAS
ASSAULTED BY SEATTLE CENTER
OFFICER DURING ENFORCEMENT
CONNECTED TO THESE RULES. THAT
SAME OFFICER LATER INVOLVED IN
AN EXCLUSION PROCESS INCIDENT,
THAT SERIOUSLY INJURED AN ESU
OFFICER WHO HAS NOW BEEN OFF THE
JOB FOR MORE THAN NINE MONTHS.
THAT SHOULD BE A WARNING SIGN.
THE WHOLE SET OF RULES AND
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM IS BROKEN.
ONE RULES ARE UNCLEAR,
UNJUSTIFIED, OR UNCLEAR ON
CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, THE
RESULT IS NOT PUBLIC SAFETY, THE
RESULT IS ESCALATION, CONFUSION,
HARM, AND LIABILITY.
>> THANK YOU, CLIVE. NEXT, WE
HAVE -- IS IT ROGILO? DID I SAY
THAT RIGHT? NO? PARDON ME.
ROGILO. LO SIENTO. MY BAD.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ROGILO
PEREZ, I AM A STREET PERFORMER,
I AM AGAINST THESE BLUE BOXES.
WHEN THE CITY PAINTS SQUARES ON
THE GROUND, THAT TELLS
PERFORMERS WE CAN ONLY SPEAK OR
PERFORM INSIDE OF THESE BLUE
BOXES, THEY RESTRICT FREEDOM OF
SPEECH. THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR,
OUTSIDE OF THE BOXES, MY VOICE
IS NOT HEARD. THIS IS NOT JUST
MY OPINION, WILLIAM DORSETT
ALREADY WON A $450,000 FEDERAL
SETTLEMENT IN SAN DIEGO OVER
THIS SAME FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUE.
I AM ALSO VIGILANT WITH WILLIAM
AND ANOTHER LAWSUIT AGAINST SAN
DIEGO, CHALLENGING THE SAME
KINDS OF RESTRICTIONS. SEATTLE
SHOULD NOT MAKE THE SAME COSTLY
MISTAKE. IF THEY NEED TO
REGULATE ACTUAL BAD BEHAVIOR,
REGULATE IT, BUT DON'T PUT ANY
BLUE BOXES ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, WE
HAVE ROBERTO, FOLLOWED BY
GABRIEL, KATHY, ELIZABETH,
MARTHA.
>> HELLO. I AM A TRAVELING,
STREET PERFORMING MAGICIAN. I AM
HERE WITH CLIVE AND ROGILO.
ROGILO IS A CO-LITIGATOR IN THE
CURRENT LAWSUIT GOING ON IN SAN
DIEGO FOR EXPRESSIVE ACTIVITY
ISSUES, AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING
THOSE SAME ISSUES, HERE IN
SEATTLE, AND WE DON'T WANT TO
LITIGATE, WE WANT TO WORK WITH
THE CITY. RECENTLY, THE
WATERFRONT HAS BEEN REDESIGNED
AND THERE HAS ALSO BEEN
DESIGNATED SPACES FOR EXPRESSIVE
ACTIVITY, AND WE ONLY HAVE FIVE,
IN COMPARISON TO THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET, WHERE YOU HAVE 15. IT
HAS BEEN CREATING A LOT OF
CONFLICT WITH US AT THE
WATERFRONT, AND IT HAS BEEN
CHILLING SPEECH AND PUSHING
ARTISTS OUT OF SEATTLE, SO WE
ARE ASKING THAT THE CITY
ATTORNEY SERIOUSLY RECONSIDER
THESE RULES, AND AMEND ANY
UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICIES. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
GABRIEL, FOLLOWED BY KATHY,
ELIZABETH, AND MARTHA, THEN WE
WILL GO ON TO THE SECOND PAGE.
>> HEY, FOLKS. HAPPY PRIDE! AS A
REMINDER, PRIDE WAS A WRITER
STARTED BY QUEER AND TRANS
FOLKS, BECAUSE OF VIOLENCE
AGAINST QUEER PEOPLE. I'M GLAD
THAT 57 YEARS LATER, WE CAN MEET
HERE TO TALK ABOUT POLICE
VIOLENCE AGAINST QUEER AND TRANS
FOLKS. I WAS HAPPY TO DISRUPT
LAST MEETING BECAUSE OF THE SHAM
WE HAVE UP HERE. LET'S BE
CLEAR, OIG EXPLICITLY COVERED UP
HOW VIOLENT THAT THEY WAS, OIG
EXPLICITLY SAID THAT WE ARE HERE
TO FUCK PEOPLE UP, TOOK, "WE
WANT A STRONGER POLICE
RESPONSE," BECAUSE THEY WANT --
SURE, YOU MIGHT ENCOURAGE
VIOLENCE, BUT WHAT IF HE FACED
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE VIOLENCE
HE ENCOURAGED? SECONDLY, THEY
SAY THAT OIG DEALS WITH THE
PROBLEMS, THEY DON'T DEAL WITH
THE PROBLEMS, THAT IS OPA'S
JOB, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE JOB
OPA HAS BEEN DOING. TO START,
OFFICERS PUNCHED MY FRIEND IN
THE HEAD EIGHT TIMES WHILE ON
THE GROUND. OPA RULED THAT THESE
PUNCHES CROSSED THE LINE, AND
THEY WERE THE CORRECT USE OF FOR
SO THEY SPOKE TO CHAIN OF
COMMAND, THE CHAIN OF COMMAND --
I HAVE A MINUTE, JESUS CHRIST.
I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP GOING.
LET'S SEE, THEY WROTE THAT
AFTER THEY SPOKE TO CHAIN OF
COMMAND, CHAIN OF COMMAND SAID,
NO, THAT'S FINE. YEAH, EIGHT
PUNCHES. [ INAUDIBLE - LOW
VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU, GABRIEL. GABRIEL?
GABRIEL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, GABRIEL. GABRIEL? NO.
GABRIEL? THANK YOU. NO. NO,
THANK YOU, GABRIEL. THE MIC IS,
UNFORTUNATELY, CUT. SO, THANK
YOU.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU, GABRIEL. GABRIEL,
YOU ARE NOT -- GABRIEL, THANK
YOU.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> MR. DIAZ, I KNOW YOU ARE
LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GABRIEL. THANK
YOU, GABRIEL. THANK YOU,
GABRIEL.
>> WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED
ANYMORE!
>> THANK YOU, GABRIEL.
>> I, AND MANY LIKE ME --
>> HEY, GABRIEL? THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HERE EVERY DAY, MAKING OUR
VOICE HEARD UNTIL THIS IS DONE.
THANK YOU. I AM DONE, NOW.
>> THANK YOU, GABRIEL. NEXT, WE
HAVE KATHY MOORE, FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER KATHY MOORE.
WELCOME. HOLD ON, LET'S PUT
YOUR MIC BACK ON. NO, NO, WE
HAVE TO CUT -- YOU ARE GOOD
POINT YOU MAKE THERE, WE GO.
OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I DID NOT EXPECT TO
FIND MYSELF HERE TODAY, CLEARLY,
BY MY ATTIRE. I HAPPEN TO BE
DOWNTOWN AND THOUGHT, "WELL, I
WILL MAKE A PRESENCE HERE
BECAUSE OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN
AURORA." AND, YOU KNOW, I READ
TWO ARTICLES IN "THE SEATTLE
TIMES" THIS WEEKEND. I HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING ISSUES, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AND
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, FOR BRINGING
FORWARD LEGISLATION TO ALLOW THE
CLOSURE OF STREET FOR PUBLIC
PURPOSES, I THINK I WOULD NOTE
THAT THE MAYOR ALREADY HAS THAT
AUTHORITY UNDER EMERGENCY
PROVISION, BUT I THINK IT WOULD
BE GOOD TO REMOVE ANY PARTICULAR
OBSTACLES THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE CHOOSES TO THROW IN THE
WAY. AND I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE
BEEN CONVERSATIONS GOING ON,
CERTAINLY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
HAPPENS. BUT, I WANTED TO BE
HERE TO JUST SAY, THAT YOU HAVE
TO TAKE POLITICAL WILL, YOU HAVE
THE POLITICAL WILL, YOU HAVE TO
LOOK AT MAMDANI AND LOOK AT
SHORELINE, SHORELINE HAS EXACTLY
THE SAME LAWS AND THEY DO NOT
HAVE AN OPEN AIR STREET, SEX
MARKET. TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE
THEIR LAWS. SHORELINE, POLITICAL
WILL --
>> THANK YOU, KATHY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> NEXT, WE HAVE ELIZABETH,
FOLLOWED BY MARTHA. IS ELIZABETH
HERE? HELLO, WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
ELIZABETH ALWARD, I AM A
RESIDENT OF WEST SEATTLE, AND I
AM HERE WITH OTHER MEMBERS FROM
THE FOUR SEATTLE GROUP TO ASK
YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE
HOUSING PACKAGE AMENDMENTS. MY
HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY BUILT A
NEW HOME IN WEST SEATTLE AND
ENCOUNTERED AN ABUNDANCE OF RED
TAPE AND REGULATIONS, WHICH,
ALONG WITH THE TWO YEAR
PERMITTING PROCESS, ADDED
SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE COST AND
DURATION OF OUR PROJECT. MANY OF
THESE REGULATIONS ADDED NOTHING
TO SAFETY, OR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, OR DESIGN AESTHETIC.
THESE SAME REGULATIONS ARE
SLOWING DOWN AND ADDING
UNNECESSARY COST, AND -- TWO
HOMES BUILT ALL OVER SEATTLE. IT
IS AFFECTING AFFORDABILITY OF
HOUSING FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
COMMENTS ON MODIFICATIONS TO
SOME OF THESE REGULATIONS AND
PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL
LEAD TO MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR ALL WHICH, IN TURN, MAY
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS. I HOPE YOU
WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, WE
HAVE MARTHA FOLLOWED BY BOB,
LOGAN, EVAN, YVETTE, KENNETH,
SCOTT, ALICIA, SYNTEL, DAVID,
AND DeANDRE.
>> OKAY! HELLO, EVERYONE. MY
NAME IS MARTA, I AM HERE WITH
FOR SEATTLE. I WILL KEEP THIS
SHORT AND SWEET, I JUST WANT TO
SAY, FIRST OF ALL, THANKS SO
MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK GOING
INTO THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
AMENDMENTS, I AM SUPER EXCITED
ABOUT THIS, IT BRINGS MORE
HOUSING TO LOTS OF NEIGHBORHOODS
IN A QUICKER TIMELINE. I ALSO
THINK IT REALLY SETS A
FOUNDATION FOR WORK, GOING
FORWARD, AND HOW TO ADDRESS OUR
CRITICAL HOUSING SUPPLY NEEDS.
THAT IS ALL. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
VOTE "YES," AND THANKS AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU, MARTA. NEXT, WE
HAVE BOB, FOLLOWED BY LOGAN,
THAN EVAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
MY NAME IS BOB AYLWARD. I AM A
NEW RESIDENT OF WEST SEATTLE,
WHICH WE ARE ENJOYING VERY MUCH,
AND I AM HERE TODAY WITH MY
FRIENDS FROM FOR SEATTLE TO TALK
ABOUT URGING YOU TO VOTE FOR THE
H.O.P. AMENDMENTS. AS I STAND
HERE TODAY, I KIND OF LOOK AT
THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE HERE,
THROUGH THE EYES OF MY
GRANDCHILD, WHO LIVES ON BEACON
HILL. JUST LIKE HE IS OUT,
TAKING HIS FIRST STEPS, THESE
AMENDMENTS TO ME CAN BE THE
FIRST STEPS TOWARD ADDRESSING
THE ISSUES WE HAVE IN ADDRESSING
AFFORDABILITY HERE IN SEATTLE TO
CONFRONT US. THERE WILL BE MANY
OPPORTUNITIES TO DO BETTER.
THESE ARE THE FIRST AND I WOULD
URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS FIRST STEP
JUST LIKE MY GRANDCHILD. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOB. THAT WAS
CLEVER. "FIRST STEP." LOGAN,
FOLLOWED BY EVAN, THEN YOU THAT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH AND
COUNCIL. I AM HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF COUNCIL
121190, THE STORMWATER CODE, AS
WELL AS THE H.O.P. LEGISLATION.
ENCOURAGES THE PASSAGE OF BOTH
OF THESE BILLS, I WANT TO THANK
SPU AND STI STAFF IN DOING THEIR
WORK IN SHEPHERDING THE
STORMWATER CODE OVER THE LAST
YEAR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CITY TO
CREATING A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
PROCESS FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE
THAT IS RIGHT SIZED, FOR
SEATTLE'S URBAN INFILL
ENVIRONMENT. ON THE H.O.P.
LEGISLATION, VERY MUCH
ENCOURAGED BY THE FACT THAT THIS
IS VERY TARGETED OF ZONING AND
REZONING, THAT NOT ONLY HELPS IN
THE PROCESS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH
RIGHT NOW, BUT ALSO, IS GOING TO
MITIGATE SOME OF THAT PRESSURE
IN VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WE
SEE THIS AS A VERY GOOD
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, ONCE AGAIN,
ENCOURAGE PASSAGE ON BOTH THESE
BILLS.
>> THANK YOU, LOGAN. NEXT, WE
HAVE EVAN FOLLOWED BY YVETTE AND
KENNETH. WELCOME.
>> IT AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS,
MY NAME IS EVAN SEXTON, I LIVE
IN DISTRICT 4. I AM ALSO HERE
WITH FOR SEATTLE TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OF THE H.O.P. PACKAGE. WE
KNOW THAT DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS
AREN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE IN
THE CITY, AND I THINK THIS IS A
TARGETED RESPONSE TO THAT
CHALLENGING CLIMATE. SO, AGAIN,
I ASK YOU TO PLEASE VOTE IN
FAVOR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, EVAN. NEXT, WE
HAVE MS. YVETTE FOLLOWED BY
KENNETH, THEN SCOTT.
>> 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.
WHEN I READ THAT, ON FRIDAY,
SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY AND POSTED
ON NEXT DOOR, WITHIN 24 HOURS, I
GOT OVER 3000 RESPONSES AND
EVERYBODY IS PISSED OFF. THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WAS NOT
CONSULTED, NOR WAS THE DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE. THREE DAYS IS
EGREGIOUS, TO CLOSE OFF THAT
BOULEVARD. MAY I SUGGEST THAT
THEY DEDICATE EVERY SUNDAY TO
BICYCLE SUNDAY AND LET THE REST
OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE ACCESS TO
THE BOULEVARD ON THE WEEKENDS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MS. YVETTE. NEXT,
WE HAVE KENNETH FOLLOWED BY
SCOTT, AND THEN ALICIA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL, MY
NAME IS KEN, I AM A CANDIDATE
MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN PARTY OF
LABOR AND HAPPY PRIDE TO
EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR Y'ALL.
ESPECIALLY YOU, JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH, A QUEER WOMAN WHO
HAS SOLD OUT HER OWN COMMUNITY
FOR HER OWN POLITICAL GAIN.
SHAME ON YOU. THE LINCOLN
INSTITUTE OF GENOCIDE PREVENTION
HAS ISSUED A SECOND RED FLAG
ALERT FOR THE GENOCIDE OF TRANS
PEOPLE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES
AND THE MOST I HAVE SEEN OUT OF
Y'ALL IS JUST RAISING FLAGS AND
MAKING STATEMENTS, AND DOING
LITTLE PHOTO OPS. WHERE ARE THE
RESOURCES? WHERE ARE THE ACTUAL
STATEMENTS? SPECIFICALLY ON
JENNIFER BLESSING, WHO SHOULD
STILL BE HERE AND GOING TO UW.
WHERE ARE THE STATEMENTS, ON THE
OTHER TRANS WOMEN WHO ARE
MISSING? WHERE ARE THE RESOURCES
FOR THE PEOPLE IN SEATTLE, WHO
ARE FLEEING HERE, FROM VIOLENCE
AROUND THE COUNTRY, ONLY TO BE
MET WITH INDIFFERENCE? JOY, YOU
SHOULD GIVE A SHIT. INSTEAD, YOU
JUST ADVOCATE FOR POLICE, THE
SAME POLICE WHO BRUTALIZE PEOPLE
--
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, MADAM CHAIR,
MAY I ASK FOR A POINT OF ORDER?
I WOULD ASK THAT THIS PERSON IS
BEING DISRUPTIVE, MADAM, AND
WITH PERSONAL COMMENTS. SHUT THE
MIC. MADAM CHAIR? MADAM CHAIR
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> YES, THANK YOU. IT'S BEING
DISRUPTIVE, I WOULD LIKE THAT TO
BE NOTED.
>> -- PERSONAL INTEGRITY --
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> SO, THIS IS A GENTLE REMINDER
THAT ATTACKING COUNCIL MEMBERS'
RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR
THEIR GENDER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
SO, I AM JUST LETTING -- I'M
JUST LETTING -- I'M JUST
LETTING -- I'M JUST SAYING THAT
FOR THE RECORD, SO EVERYBODY
KNOWS. SO, LET'S GO AHEAD AND
START FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE
HAVE SCOTT, NEXT. THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
>> I AM SCOTT FROM THE AMERICAN
PARTY OF LABOR. AS WE KNOW, YOU
PUT A MORATORIUM ON THE CAMERAS,
AS PD WAS CONDUCTING
INVESTIGATIONS INTO WHETHER IT
WAS SAFE OR NOT. THIS SAME PD
HAS PARTNERED WITH -- A.I.
ETHICS BOARD AND AS A REMINDER,
THEY USE A.I. TECHNOLOGY IN
THEIR HOMES, WITH THE HOME
TACTIC, THE SAME THAT IS
COMPLICIT IN GENOCIDE FUNDS AND
USES THE SERVICE OF NYU PERIOD.
OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE NOT ONLY
GOING TO YOUR RACIST, KILLER
POLICE FORCE BUT A COMPANY
ENTRENCHED IN THE MASS MURDER OF
INNOCENT PEOPLE THAT HAS TAKEN
PLACE IN GAZA SINCE THE ZIONIST
OCCUPATION IN 1948. EVEN IN
BANNING THE CAMERAS TEMPORARILY,
YOU STILL CHOSE TO COOPERATE
WITH THE REACTIONARY FORCES OF
OPPRESSION THAT PROFIT OFF THE
DEATH OF INNOCENCE, MUCH IN THE
SAME WAY YOUR POLICE FORCE
PROFITS OFF THE BEATEN CHILDREN
AND PROTESTERS, OFF OF FOREIGN
AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES. YOU
SIDE WITH THE CAMERA COMPANY
COMPLICIT IN GENOCIDE, YOU
CHOOSE AN AUDIT SERVICE THAT
STILL RETAINS X PD -- EXCESS PD
CHIEF CATHERINE O'TOOLE WHICH
IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. YOU AND --
[ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU, SCOTT. THANK YOU,
SCOTT.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU, SCOTT.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU, SCOTT. NEXT, WE
HAVE ALICIA, WELCOME. THANK YOU
FOR COMING. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH AND MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ALICIA RUIZ
AND I'M HUMBLED HERE TODAY TO
REPRESENT THE FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITY AT HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY FOR SEATTLE AND KING
COUNTY. HABITATS MISSION IS TO
BUILD STRENGTH, STABILITY, AND
SELF-RELIANCE THROUGH SHELTER,
AND TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE
EVERYBODY HAS A SAFE AND
AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE. WE
URGE FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR
COUNCIL BILL 129688 -- ADVANCES
EQUITABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES,
IT CREATES PATHWAYS TO
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR
WORKING FAMILIES. HABITAT
SUPPORTS THIS LEGISLATION
BECAUSE THESE ZONES WILL CREATE
MORE HOUSING CHOICES ACROSS
SEATTLE AND MAKE PROJECTS LIKE
OUR LIBERTY COMMONS DEVELOPMENT
POSSIBLE. LIBERTY COMMENTS IS
THE LARGEST HABITAT BUILD IN THE
WORLD AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF
YOUR SUPPORT. WE APPRECIATE THAT
THIS PROPOSAL PROMOTES EQUITABLE
GROWTH ACROSS MORE
NEIGHBORHOODS, AS RESIDENTS
REMAIN ROOTED IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. WE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT AND BEHIND EVERY NEW
HOME IS A FAMILY WORKING TOWARDS
STABILITY, OPPORTUNITY, AND A
BRIGHTER FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALICIA. NEXT, WE
HAVE, I THINK IT IS SINTA? DID I
SAY THAT RIGHT? OKAY, AWESOME.
SINTA FOLLOWED BY DAVID, THEN, I
THINK, IT'S LEANDRE? WELCOME.
>> AND 17-YEAR-OLD AMARR
MURPHY-PAINE 15-YEAR-OLD BROCK
ADAMS, 17-YEAR-OLD EBENEZER
HALEY, 15-YEAR-OLD -- [ CRYING ]
18-YEAR-OLD MALIK STEWART,
17-YEAR-OLD -- [ CRYING ] AND
COUNTLESS MORE. THIS IS FOR ALL
OF THEM. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS SINTA CORDOVA I AM A MEMBER
OF THE WASHINGTON NAACP COUNCIL,
DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT, AND A
STUDENT ADVOCATE. I ADDRESS YOU
WITH THE HEAVIEST HEART AND
GENUINE CONCERN, I AM HERE TO
DEMAND IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE
DEVASTATING GUN VIOLENCE
DEVASTATING OUR COMMUNITIES. GUN
VIOLENCE IS A DEEP, COMPLEX
ISSUE ROOTED IN SOCIOECONOMIC
AND SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS, NOT JUST
GUNS. OUR CURRENT REACTIVE
APPROACH, WAITING FOR TRAGEDY
BEFORE ACTING IS FAILING OUR
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY.
PERPETUATING DISADVANTAGE BY
LIMITING ACCESS TO VITAL
RESOURCES LIKE JOBS,
INTERNSHIPS, AND MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT. UNADDRESSED ISSUES LIKE
HOMELESSNESS, TRAUMA, AND LACK
OF SUPPORT, ET CETERA, CREATE
HOMELESSNESS, TRAGICALLY LEADING
TO VIOLENCE, COMBINED WITH EASY
ACCESS TO FIREARMS -- [ CRYING ]
I NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND
ADVOCACY. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO
START. [ CRYING ] THERE HAS BEEN
A TIDAL WAVE OF DEATHS AMONGST
MY PEERS AND YOUTH AND I HAVE NO
IDEA WHAT TO DO. [ CRYING ] GUN
VIOLENCE RATES MAY HAVE GONE
DOWN, OVERALL GUN VIOLENCE RATES
AMONG'S USE OUR DOUBLING. [
INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] YET,
NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, NO SPARK
OF CONCERN. WE CANNOT WAIT FOR
ANOTHER DEATHS TO OCCUR. [
INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] I
RECOMMEND INCREASED FUNDING FOR
COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, [
INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] THIS IS
NOT ALL AND I WOULD LOVE TO TALK
TO YOU MORE ABOUT THIS.
>> THANK YOU, SINTA. I WANT TO
TAKE A MOMENT, JUST A MOMENT OF
SILENCE. COLLEAGUES, I HOPE YOU
JOIN US IN THE LANDIS ROOM AFTER
THIS MEETING TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION. UP NEXT, WE HAVE
DAVID LOGAN WITH SANDRO B,
KEONDRE, ASHLEY, AND THEN
JESSICA. DAVID, WELCOME.
>> WELCOME, COUNCILMEMBERS, I AM
DAVE LOGAN FROM DISTRICT FIVE. I
AM HERE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL BILL
121190, THE STORMWATER CODE. I
WILL SPARE YOU THE DETAILS AND
TALK ABOUT THE PRACTICALITIES OF
IT. KING COUNTY ANNOUNCED
DOUBLE-DIGIT SEWER RATE
INCREASES FOR YEARS TO COME. TO
MANAGE THE STORMWATER RUNOFF.
WHY ARE YOU RELAXING THE CODES,
WHEN THE COUNTY SAYS WE NEED
MORE INFRASTRUCTURE? AND THEN,
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, SEATTLE
PARKS DEPARTMENT CLOSED TWO MORE
BEACHES. AND THIS IS ON TOP OF
THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM AT QUEEN
MIC. OUR BEACHES ARE NOT SAFE
DUE TO THE STORMWATER RUNOFF,
AND THE COUNCIL IS PROPOSING TO
RELAX RESTRICTIONS. LAST YEAR,
COUNCIL PAST THE FIRST PHASE OF
THE COMP PLAN, ALLOWING NEARLY
100% LOT COVERAGE. THIS WILL
CERTAINLY LEAD TO MORE
STORMWATER RUNOFF AND BEACH
CLOSERS. PLEASE AMEND THIS BILL
TO PROTECT OUR WATER. TREES CAN
MANAGE STORMWATER, THEY HOLD
WATER IN THEIR TRUNKS AND
CANOPY. I ASK THAT YOU AMEND THE
BILL TO ASK TREES, THE
STORMWATER MANAGERS ON ALL
PROPERTY TAX. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. UP NEXT IS
SONDRA FOLLOWED BY KEONDRE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
JOSHUA DOUGLAS WITH THE
CARPENTERS. WE ARE IN FAVOR OF
THE H.O.P. AMENDMENT AND URGE
YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT VOTE. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU. THE SPEAKERS THAT
WE HAVE LEFT REMAINING IN
PERSON, KEONDRE, ASHLEY,
JESSICA, MICHAEL, SUSAN, AND
THEN WE WILL MOVE TO ONLINE
PUBLIC COMMENTERS. IF FOLKS WANT
TO LINE UP, THE TALL MIC IS THE
BEST, BUT WE HAVE LIMITED TIME,
SO IF WE CAN MOVE QUICKLY
THROUGH THIS NEXT SECTION?
KEONDRE, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP?
KEONDRE? KEONDRE? ASHLEY, ASHLEY
IRVING IS NEXT. KEONDRE? ARE YOU
COMING UP? YEP? OKAY.
>> TWO WEEKS AGO, JULIE
HOLLINGSWORTH REQUESTED AT LEAST
TWO COPS BE PRESENT AT CITY
COUNCIL. SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO
PUBLIC COMMENT ON WHY, I AM LEFT
TO ASSUME THAT THIS IS TO KEEP
PEOPLE FROM KEEPING HER
ACCOUNTABLE. JOY, YOU TOLD ME AT
A HAY BLACK SEATTLE EVENT THAT I
NEED TO GET OFF A PROGRESSIVE
PLANTATION, HOWEVER YOU ARE
USING YOUR POWER TO ENFORCE THE
BIGGEST OPPRESSORS OF BLACK
PEOPLE AND TRANS PEOPLE TO BE
HERE, DISRESPECTING THE SECURITY
GUARDS WHO DO THE WORK, DAY IN
AND DAY OUT, TO KEEP THE CITY
COUNCIL SAFE. THE $500 MILLION
BUDGET THAT SPD GETS, ONCE
AGAIN, BEING USED TO COPY COME
AROUND AND DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY
DO BEST -- NOTHING. THERE ARE
STILL -- THERE STILL HAS BEEN NO
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE COPS THAT
KILLED FOUR PEOPLE LAST YEAR.
THERE ARE STILL FAMILIES THAT
ARE VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
WAITING FOR THE CITY TO HEAR
THEIR CASES THAT THEY CARRY
EVERY DAY DUE TO POLICE
NEGLIGENCE. WE ARE ABOUT A WEEK
OUT.
>> THANK YOU, KEONDRE.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU, KEONDRE.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU, KEONDRE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> NEXT, WE HAVE ASHLEY,
FOLLOWED BY JESSICA. WELCOME,
ASHLEY.
>> HI. HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY AND
I LIVE IN THE EASTLAKE
NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M HERE TO ASK
YOU ALL TO PASS THE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES PACKAGE. I WILL
KEEP THIS SHORT BECAUSE I KNOW
AFTER I LEFT SEATTLE, IT TOOK
ME, LIKE, 10 YEARS TO GET BACK
HERE, JUST BECAUSE IT WAS SO
HARD TO AFFORD HOUSING. SO, I
JUST REALLY LOVE THAT THERE IS
SOMETHING THAT WILL INCREASE THE
AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOMES
ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, ASHLEY. NEXT, WE
HAVE JESSICA, FOLLOWED BY
MICHAEL, AND THEN ALEX. WELCOME,
JESSICA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I AM
JESSICA YANG, A VALID HOMEOWNER
WHO WANTS TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE
NEIGHBORS IN THIS CITY WE CALL
HOME, I AM HERE WITH FOR SEATTLE
TO ASK YOU TO VOTE YES ON THE
HOUSING AMENDMENT. AS WE ARE ALL
AWARE, WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF
HOUSING IN SEATTLE, H.O.P. IS
THE KIND OF RESPONSE WE SHOULD
PRIORITIZE, LEGISLATION THAT HAS
ALREADY BEEN DRAFTED AND
REVIEWED AND CAN KICKSTART
PROJECTS READY TO GO. I HAVE
BEEN ADVOCATING FOR A BETTER
COMP PLAN FOR OVER A YEAR NOW
AND WHILE THAT IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION WILL GUIDE OUR
ABILITY TO PRODUCE HOUSING FOR
THE NEXT DECADE, I KNOW IT IS
ONLY ONE TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX AND
THAT IS WHY I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
MOVE H.O.P. FORWARD. WE NEED TO
BOTH PLAN FOR THE FUTURE AND
RESPOND IN THE MOMENT WITH
URGENCY. I SEE THIS AS A
WIN-WIN-WIN, WIN FOR
AFFORDABILITY, FOR MORE CHOICES,
AND A WIN FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO
LIVE IN SEATTLE AND SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITIES, SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
ON THESE ISSUES.
>> THANK YOU, JESSICA. NEXT, WE
HAVE MICHAEL FOLLOWED BY ALEX,
FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER, THEN
SUSAN. WELCOME, MICHAEL.
>> FIRST TIME GIVING PUBLIC
COMMENT, MY NAME IS MICHAEL, I
LIVE IN THE LEVERAGE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE, I AM
HERE TO SHARE MY SUPPORT FOR THE
ZONING AMENDMENTS TODAY. IT'S
VERY SIMPLE, I DON'T BELIEVE
YOU NEED TO HAVE TWO HIGH
INCOMES JUST TO BE ABLE TO EXIST
IN SEATTLE OR TO RAISE A FAMILY
HERE. I HAVE TO SAY, GENERALLY I
AM VERY PROUD TO LIVE IN
SEATTLE, WE HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS
PROGRESS ON TRANSPORTATION,
THROUGH TRANSPORTATION LEVIES. I
HOPE TO, ONE DAY, BE ABLE TO SAY
THE SAME THING ABOUT OUR
PROGRESS ON HOUSING. SO, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
NEXT, WE HAVE ALEX LOFTON,
FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER, AND SUSAN,
THEN WE HAVE HOWARD GALE AND WE
WILL JUMP ONLINE.
>> HI, COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME TODAY, ALEX LUMSDEN,
CITY RESIDENT, ENCOURAGING YOU
TO PASS H.O.P. TODAY. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK YOU, ALL, AGAIN
FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE. IT IS
NOT AN EASY JOB AND WE ALL SEE
IT. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW,
I AM JUST EXCITED FOR THIS
PARTICULAR LEGISLATION, BECAUSE
I THINK ABOUT MY FRIENDS, WHO
ARE BARISTAS, WHO ARE PERFORMING
ARTISTS, WHO ARE WORKING ALL
SORTS OF SERVICE JOBS, JUST SORT
OF STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT AND,
YOU KNOW, HOUSING IS A
FOUNDATION OF AFFORDABILITY, SO
ANYWAY WE CAN CHIP AWAY AT IT,
LET'S DO IT, THIS IS WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE HAVE
SOMETHING IN FRONT OF US, LET'S
MAKE IT HAPPEN, WE WILL BE
TRACKING TO SEE IF IT ACTUALLY
PRODUCES HOUSES AND TAKE LESSONS
LEARNED FROM THERE AND KEEP
GOING, SURPASS H.O.P., THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, ALEX. WE HAVE
JENNIFER, FOLLOWED BY SUSAN AND
ALEX GAIL, AND THEN WE WILL JUMP
TO ONLINE. WELCOME, JENNIFER.
>> HELLO. SO, I, FIRST OF ALL,
SUPPORT YOUR WORK ON GUN
VIOLENCE, I HAVE AN 83-YEAR-OLD
UNCLE WHO WAS FATALLY SHOT WITH
NO INVESTIGATION, SO I AM VERY
MUCH GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WORK.
BUT, THE STORMWATER CODE, THE
RECOVERY PLAN RECOMMEND HIGHEST
POPULATION AREAS ON THE SOUND
REDUCE POLLUTION RUNOFF, WE CAN
BUILD AND PROTECT GREEN SPACES
THAT NATURALLY REDUCE STORMWATER
AT MINIMAL COST AND NO
MAINTENANCE UNLIKE HUMAN MADE
MEDICATION. IT IS NOT A HARD
BOTH, WE CAN HAVE BOTH. 4-6
SEPARATE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ON
LOTS, THERE WILL BE -- WHERE
WILL ABOVE GROUND FLOOD CONTROL
GO? AND I CAN MANAGE THE NEW
HARD SURFACE RUNOFF WHEN BELOW
GROUND OPTIONS ARE NO LONGER
REQUIRED. WHERE THE CALCULATIONS
ARE SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE IN
INCREASE IN HARD SURFACES, AND
THE REDUCED FLOOD CONTROL, WHAT
WILL HAPPEN TO STORMWATER WITH
REDUCED FLOOD CONTROL?
STORMWATER MISTAKES NEED
CORRECTING, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
RECITAL IS IMPORTANT STEP OF
ACCOUNTABILITY AND I SUPPORT IT,
THE FEEDBACK LOOP WOULD BE
CLOSED TO USE PERFORMANCE
METRICS DATA TO USE THE CODE TO
PREVENT THEM. I EMAILED AND
PRINTED OUT A SUGGESTED CLOSING
LINE FOR --
>> THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU,
JENNIFER. YOU CAN THROW IT IN
THE BOX. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SUSAN FOLLOWED BY HOWARD GALE,
THEN WE WILL JUMP ONLINE AND
DWIGHT, YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON
ONLINE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. HERE TO SPEAK
ABOUT COUNCIL 121110, WITH THE
STORMWATER CODES. I WOULD LIKE
YOU TO APPROVE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA'S AMENDMENT, BASED ON
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WIDELY
ACCEPTED BASED ON
ACCOUNTABILITY. WHEN UPDATING
STORMWATER CODE, PLEASE KEEP A
FEW THINGS IN MIND, THE SEWER
INFRASTRUCTURE IS MAXING OUT AND
REPAIRS ARE SHOULDERING THE
COST, THIS CONTINUES IN
SIGNIFICANT LOSS, CANOPY IS A
MAIN FACTOR, THAT LOSS IS
EXACERBATED BY HAVING INCREASE
IN PERMEATED SURFACE. LAST
WINTER, WE SUSTAINED
CATASTROPHIC FLOODING CAUSING
SEVERAL SEWER MAINS TO BURST
ACROSS THE CITY WHICH IS
EXPENSIVE. COMBINED SEWER
OVERFLOWS HAVE NOW BECOME
COMMON, WHICH REDUCES LEVELS OF
OXYGEN FROM PUGET SOUND. SEVERAL
PUBLIC BEACHES HAVE NOW BEEN
SHUT DOWN DUE TO UNHEALTHY
LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN THE WATER.
AS THE LARGEST CITY SITUATED ON
PUGET SOUND, WE HAVE A DUTY AND
OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR WATERY
WAYS AND THE MARINE LIFE THAT
INHABIT THEM. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE HOWARD GALE AND
ONLINE, WE WILL START WITH YOU,
RUTH, WHEN WE GO ONLINE.
>> AFTERNOON. GUN VIOLENCE IS
HORRIBLE AND NEEDS TO BE
STOPPED, BUT THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GUN VIOLENCE
PERPETRATED AT RANDOM, AND GUN
VIOLENCE THAT IS PLANNED BY
SEATTLE POLICE. WE HAVE KILLED
19 PEOPLE IN THE LAST 14 YEARS,
WHO HAD ONLY KNIVES OR NO WEAPON
IN THEIR HAND. RIGHT NOW, OVER
AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, THERE
IS AN INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF
DEREK HAYDEN. AGAIN, MURDERED
BECAUSE HE WAS SUICIDAL, IN
CRISIS, HAD A KNIFE, COPS CAME
UPON HIM, AND WITHIN 15 SECONDS
OF GETTING OUT OF THEIR CAR,
UNLEASHED FOUR HIGH VELOCITY
RIFLE ROUNDS AT HIM. THIS IS NOT
CHANGING. IN 2017, THIS IS GOING
TO BE THE NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF
CHARLENA LILES MURDER AND
EVERYBODY IN COUNCIL AT THAT
TIME, INCLUDING SOME HIT SITTING
HERE TODAY SAID WE WILL DEMAND
ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY,
AND MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T
HAPPEN AGAIN, AND YET, IT HAS
HAPPENED 14 TIMES. WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO STOP IT? WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO TAKE ACTION? AND AGAIN,
AT THE END OF THIS WEEK, SIX
KING COUNTY JURORS ARE GOING TO
DECIDE THAT WHAT THE SPD DID
WITH DEREK HAYDEN IN 2021 --
>> THANK YOU, MR. DALE. THANK
YOU, MR. GAIL. NEXT, SO, WE WILL
GO ONLINE. WE WILL GO ONLINE AND
WE HAVE RUTH, FOLLOWED BY JOHN,
AND THEN SUZANNE, AND THEN ROSE.
YOU WILL HEAR STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF AND THEN YOU GO AND
COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE 11 PEOPLE
SIGNED UP ONLINE.
>> HI, YEAH, I -- [ LAUGHTER ]I
JUST LEARNED ABOUT THIS H.O.P.
ZONING PROPOSAL. IT SOUNDS GOOD,
BUT I GUARANTEE YOU, .0001% OF
THE POPULATION KNOWS ABOUT IT.
I, FRANKLY, WANT TO SAY IT
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO REDUCE
OUR RUNOFF STANDARDS, ESPECIALLY
WHEN WE ARE UP ZONING SO MUCH. I
HAVE EMAILED YOU -- OR, I WILL
EMAIL YOU LINKS TO A TWO MINUTE
VIDEO BY PATRICK CONDON, AUTHOR
OF "BROKEN CITY," WHERE HE
LEARNED ABOUT UPSCALING AND
AFFORDABILITY IN VANCOUVER. HE
WILL BE IN SEATTLE ON JUNE 15th.
ALSO, A VIDEO BY URBAN ECONOMIC
MIST ABOUT HOW DRIVES
AFFORDABILITY HOUSING CRISIS.
PLEASE SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO
SAY. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU
HEAR A NARRATIVE DIFFERENT FROM
THE ONE YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING.
ALSO HEADS UP, WE HAVE SET OUR
PROPOSAL -- AND ANOTHER WILL BE
COMING SOON ON ZONING CODE
CHANGES AND WE THINK THERE IS A
BIG PROBLEM WITH THE NR ZONE.
>> THANK YOU, RUTH. NEXT, WE
HAVE JOHN FOLLOWED BY SUZANNE
AND THEN ROSE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS JOHN
LOCKTON AND I SERVE AS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF YMCA, LOCATED AT
THE 50th SIDE AND I AM SPEAKING
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF CP 121196
ALSO KNOWN AS H.O.P.. WE BELIEVE
THIS BILL WILL CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERMISSION
DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE Y
TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION BY
PAIRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH
MUCH NEEDED COMMUNITY-BASED
SERVICES. WE THANK THE COMMITTEE
FOR THEIR UNANIMOUS
RECOMMENDATION AND WE ENCOURAGE
THE FULL COUNCIL TO SUPPORT
PASSAGE OF H.O.P. -- THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN. NEXT, WE
HAVE SUZANNE FOLLOWED BY ROSE.
PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOUR
SELF.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I
WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN FOR
THE FAMILY TODAY THAT LOST
CHILDREN TO GUN VIOLENCE.
IMPERVIOUS SERVICES IN THE COMP
PLAN REQUIRE PARALLEL INCREASES
IN STORMWATER REGULATIONS. I
HOPE YOU PAID ATTENTION TO OUR
RESIDENTS, THEY CANNOT CARE FOR
THEMSELVES, SO WE MUST DO SO.
NEARLY 100% LOT COVERAGE BY
HOMES, THERE WILL BE NO ROOM FOR
ON-SITE IRRIGATION AND TREES,
LEAVING MANY AREAS VULNERABLE TO
FLOODING AT INCREASING COMBINED
OVERFLOWS WHICH IS ALREADY
HAPPENING. SERVICES GENERATE
WATER POLLUTION, BUT TREES,
GREEN SPACES, REDUCE THE
FILTERING. WHAT CAN YOU DO?
ALLOW TREES AND STORMWATER
MANAGERS ON ALL PROPERTY TYPES.
STOP ALLOWING THE TREES TO BE
CUT DOWN. OR, WILL YOU REPEAT
THE GRIEVOUS ERRORS BEING MADE
BY PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO DENIES
CLIMATE CHANGE, WHICH YOU KNOW
IS HAPPENING. POLLUTION RUNOFF
IS A TOP SOURCE OF OUR WATER
POLLUTION. DON'T DEREGULATE THE
STORMWATER CODE. EACH OF YOU HAS
TO DO SOMETHING YOU DON'T -- TO
SHOW YOU DON'T SUPPORT THE
TRUMP POLICIES, TODAY YOU CAN
TAKE THAT STEP.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE ROSE FOLLOWED
BY AMITRA AND DAVID HAYNES. STAR
SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ROSE. PRIDE
MONTH IS USUALLY A TIME FOR
WHICH WE CELEBRATE WHAT IT IS
LIKE TO BE QUEER IN AMERICA.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS YEAR, WE ARE
LEARNING WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS.
TRANS PEOPLE ARE GOING MISSING
ALL OVER SEATTLE, WE ARE HAVING
PEOPLE KILL THEMSELVES, WE ARE
HAVING PEOPLE GO MISSING,
ESPECIALLY YOUNG TRANS PEOPLE
AND HAVING PEOPLE CONSTANTLY
ASSAULTED IN OUR PARKS. OVER
THIS PAST WEEK, I HAVE HEARD OF
MULTIPLE PEOPLE BEING ASSAULTED
AND CAL ANDERSON BEING HARASSED,
NOT JUST THROUGH INSULTS, BUT
PEOPLE BEING PHYSICALLY ATTACKED
AND ALSO ATTACKED BY RIGHT-WING
PROVOCATEURS. IT IS IMPERATIVE
THAT THE CITY START LOOKING INTO
OUR COMMUNITY AND HELPING OUR
COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE ARE IN
DESPERATE NEED AND RIGHT NOW,
THERE IS NOTHING BEING DONE
ABOUT IT. WE NEED THE EMERGENCY
DECLARATION TO BE ABLE TO HELP
THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HELPING
OUR PEOPLE AND OUR CITY ALREADY,
THAT THE CITY HAS LEFT BEHIND.
AND IF WE ARE UNWILLING AND
INCAPABLE OF DOING THAT, THEN
THIS IS JUST GOING TO CONTINUE,
AND GET WORSE, AND WORSE, AND
WORSE. LOOK OUT FOR US. WE ARE
TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR EACH
OTHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, ROSE. I DON'T SEE
AMITRA FULLER, PRESENT, SO WE
WILL GO TO DAVID HAYNES,
FOLLOWED BY HOWIE WILLIS, AND
THEN NATE HOWARD.
>> THE CITY CARES MORE ABOUT THE
ALCOHOL SALES TAX THAN THE OVER
SERVING BARTENDERS. AND IT SEEMS
LIKE THE POLICE CHIEF IS NOT
HERE TO PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL,
LECKIE PROMISED TO. HE IS NOT
GOING TO PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL. IT
IS A TELLTALE SIGN THAT WE NEED
TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION OF THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
PAYING GUN-TOTING, CRIMINAL GANG
BANGERS TO RELOCATE IF THEY
DON'T RETALIATE, AND USING
HOMELESS CRISIS MONEY TO
PRIORITIZE BIPOC REPEAT
OFFENDERS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO
THE UNDERWORLD, TO GET A PASS ON
SCRUTINY. AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE
WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP AT THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, MAYBE YOU SHOULD STEP
BACK AND FOCUS ONLY ON CAPITOL
HILL AND LET COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE STEP UP AND HAVE SOME
REAL PUBLIC SAFETY, PROACTIVE,
CRIME-FIGHTING EFFORTS, THAT
HELP THE COPS GET ACCURATE, AS
OPPOSED TO PEOPLE COMPLAINING
ABOUT THEM GETTING IT WRONG. HE
SAID, AN EXTENDED VACATION LAST
WEEK, NOTHING ON THE AGENDA, AND
YOU ARE A PARTY TO A VICTIM
ACTING LIKE YOU CARE. IT IS TWO
FACED --
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT, WE
HAVE HALLIE WILLIS FOLLOWED BY
NATE HOWARD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, MY NAME IS HALLIE
WILLIS, I AM THE POLICY MANAGER
FOR THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY
COALITION OF HOMELESSNESS.
SPEAKING TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE
RESOLUTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
TO RESPOND TO THE EVALUATION OF
THE CASE. THIS COMMUNITY HAS
MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE NEED A
COUNTYWIDE, REGIONAL COALITION
ON HOMELESSNESS TO OPERATE WITH
TRANSPARENCY AND TO BE A GOOD
STEWARD OF PUBLIC FUNDS. THE
RESOLUTIONS BEFORE YOU TODAY
TAKE STEPS TOWARD THAT GOAL AND
WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT. AS YOU GO
THROUGH THIS PROCESS OVER THE
COMING MONTHS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO BE CLEAN ENGAGE DIRECT
SERVICE PROVIDERS, COALITIONS,
AND PEOPLE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCES OF HOMELESSNESS IN
YOUR PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT. AND, ENSURE THERE
IS NO DISRUPTION TO THE
ESSENTIAL HOUSING, SHELTER, AND
SERVICES THAT PEOPLE RELY ON
EVERY DAY. MORE IMPORTANT FOR US
TO GET THIS RIGHT TOGETHER, THEN
DO IT FAST, ALONE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, HALLIE.
NEXT, WE HAVE NATE HOWARD, AND
THEN WE WILL GO TO OUR IN PERSON
SPEAKER, BENNETT. STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE YOUR SELF, NATE.
>> HI. MY NAME IS NATE. I AM
CALLING FROM DISTRICT 3. I AM
HERE JUST TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S RECITAL.
A COUPLE OF TARGETED ASKS, HERE.
THE FIRST WOULD BE THAT WE ADD
PERFORMANCE METRICS, WHICH
INCLUDE TAKING SAMPLES OF
ASPHALT CITYWIDE THROUGHOUT
INTERVIEWS -- INTERVALS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I WOULD
ALSO ASK THAT SPU PRACTICE
SOFTER MANAGEMENT TO ADJUSTMENTS
IN CODE WHEN PERFORMANCE METRICS
SHOW DEGRADATION IN WATER
QUALITY, AT OUTFALLS, AND ALSO
NOTE THAT DEGRADATION OF WATER
QUALITY SHOULD BE EXPECTED WHEN
THE PUMP PLAN IS ALLOWING FOR
NEAR 100% LOT COVERAGE BY
DEVELOPMENT AND WE ARE EXPECTING
-- TO ALLOW FOR A VAST INCREASE
IN DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY. NOT
OPPOSED TO DEVELOPMENT, OF
COURSE, BUT WE NEED TO BE SMART
ABOUT OUR STORMWATER COVERAGE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE BEEN
IT.
>> IT AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. JUST A
LAST-MINUTE THOUGHT, BUT I
STOPPED BY AURORA YESTERDAY,
WHERE THEY HAVE THE NEW CONCRETE
CHICANES, THE WORD I USE FOR THE
STAGGERING CONCRETES LOWERS, YOU
CAN DRIVE AROUND THEM AND ON THE
FACE, THEY STILL HAVE THAT BIG,
METAL PLANTER THINK THAT THE
NEIGHBORS DRAGGED OUT TO BLOCK
THE STREET OFF. I'M NOT SURE
WHY THEY LEFT THAT ONE THERE AND
GOT RID OF THE OTHER TWO, BUT
EVERYONE KNOWS THESE HOMEMADE
STREET BLOCKERS ARE PROBABLY NOT
GOING TO REMAIN THERE FOREVER
AND THEY WERE A HAZARD WHILE
THEY WERE THERE, AMBULANCES
COULDN'T GET DOWN THE STREET,
BUT HERE'S THE THING, WHEN
NEIGHBORS DRAGGED THOSE THINGS
OUT THERE AND PUT THEM THERE,
THE CITY LISTENED, AND WHAT THEY
DID, VERY QUICKLY, WAS TO
REPLACE THEM WITH THE CONCRETE
BLOCKERS INSTEAD, BUT YOU HAVE
TO WONDER, IF THE NEIGHBORS HAD
JUST COME TO CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC
COMMENT, WEEK AFTER WEEK, DO YOU
THINK THE CITY WOULD HAVE
RESPONDED AS QUICKLY? WE HAVE
OUR RALLIES AND MARCHES, AND
SOMETIMES, RIOTS ALL THE TIME.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE ON
AURORA, THEY RIGHTED THE WAY
THAT PEOPLE LIVING ON AURORA
DID, WHICH IS TO BRING OUT TRASH
TO BLOCK THE ROAD SO WE SHOULD
TRY TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE
LISTENING TO PEOPLE BEFORE THEY
GET TO THIS STAGE OF DRAGGING
STUFF OUT IN THE STREET.
>> THANK YOU, BENNETT.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU, BENNETT. IS THERE
ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTERS AT
THIS TIME? AND THEN, IF YOU ARE
ONLINE, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT, SO
THAT IS AMITRA FULLER, JOE
McGRATH, AND THEN, NATHAN WAUGH,
WE WILL GIVE THEM, LIKE, TWO
SECONDS. ALL RIGHT, THEY ARE NOT
PRESENT, SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR COMING,
GIVING US YOUR COMMENT, WHETHER
IT IS ONLINE, EMAILS, IN THE
BOX, AS WELL, OR IF YOU ARE
SEEING US PASS THROUGH THE HALL
OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA. ANY TYPE OF
PUBLIC COMMENT. SO, THANK YOU,
ALL, SO MUCH. WE ARE NOW GOING
TO JUMP INTO OUR MEETING, SO IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE ARE NOT GOING TO
CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR, ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF
MAY 19th, 2026, COUNCIL BUILT
121216 AND 121 127, PAYMENT OF
THE BILLS, FIVE BILLS FROM PARKS
AND REC LIGHT COMMITTEE, FOUR
APARTMENTS FROM HOUSING, ARTS,
AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE, AND
SEVEN APPOINTMENTS FROM THE
LIBRARY, EDUCATION, AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. COUNCIL
MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANYTHING YOU
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT,
AWESOME, HEARING NONE, I AM
GOING TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, DO I HAVE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVED,
SECONDED, AND THIRD. TO MOVE THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES ON
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF?
WE WILL JUMP INTO CITY REPORTS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, APPOINTMENT
3468, APPOINTMENT OF DWIGHT D
DIVE LEE AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
OF THE OFFICE OF CITY FINANCE
FOR A TERM TO AND DECEMBER 31st,
2029, THE CITY RECOMMENDS
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO GIVE US THE
REPORT. THANK YOU.
>> IN THE INTEREST OF TIME
BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE FOLKS
WAITING FOR US DOWNSTAIRS, I AM
GOING TO BE BRIEF, JUST TO SAY I
WASN'T LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ONE
OF PROFESSOR DWIVLEY'S
STUDENTS, WE WILL GO INTO THAT
ANOTHER TIME, AND IT LOOKS LIKE
ADMISSIONS, YOU MESSED UP. ALL
THAT TO SAY THAT PROFESSOR,
DIRECTOR, WHATEVER YOUR TITLE
MAY BE, YOU CUT THROUGH POLITICS
WITH YOUR FOCUS ON THE NUMBERS,
WITH YOUR FOCUS IS ON BEST
PRACTICES, WITH YOUR FOCUS ON
BEING ABLE TO APPROVE THE PEOPLE
AROUND YOU, IT IS A HUMBLE HONOR
AND PRIVILEGE FOR ME TODAY TO
GET TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF YOUR
CONFIRMATION HERE, AT THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR
ROLE AS OUR CITY FINANCE
DIRECTOR, FOR LAYPEOPLE, THAT IS
OUR COMPTROLLER. IT IS JUST A
UNIQUE ROLE. I ENJOY WORKING
WITH YOU SO MUCH ALREADY AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO THE MANY YEARS
THAT WE GET TO WORK TOGETHER.
COLLEAGUES, I URGE A AYE VOTE,
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE --
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP. IS THERE ANY COMMENT
ON THE FLOOR REGARDING THIS
APPOINTMENT? AWESOME, SEEING
NONE AND HEARING NONE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, DO YOU
HAVE ANY CLOSING WORDS?
>> I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS DAY FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES, THANK YOU.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE
SOME BRIEF REMARKS, IF YOU WOULD
LIKE.
>> THANK YOU, FOR THE RECORD,
DWIGHT WIFELY. IT IS A PRIVILEGE
AND AN HONOR TO RETURN TO THIS
ROLE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONFIRMATION AND THE CONFIDENCE
YOU HAVE SHOWN IN ME AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF
YOU IN THE DAYS TO COME.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.
CONGRATULATIONS. AWESOME. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO,
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT HE
BE CONFIRMED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AS CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> IT IS A PLEASURE TO BRING
FORWARD THIS APPOINTMENT FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY. IS A
BUSINESS EXECUTIVE,
ENTREPRENEUR, AND NONPROFIT
LEADER DEDICATED TO ADVANCING
ECONOMIC EQUITY AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND HAS OVER
15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, DRIVING
GROWTH AND IMPACT ACROSS
BUSINESS, NONPROFIT, AND PUBLIC
SECTORS. FROM HIS DAYS AS A SOLO
IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEUR, WORD ON
THE STREET IS THAT YOU COULD BUY
THE MOST GORGEOUS JEWELRY FROM
HIM. ALSO TO HIS TIME AT LEADING
ADVENTURES, TO HIS TIME LEADING
AT THE SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL OFFICE.
HE HAS ALWAYS PUT HIS EXPERIENCE
AND EXPERTISE IN SERVICE OF
COMMUNITY. HIS GENEROSITY AND
CIVIC MINDEDNESS HAVE ALREADY
DELIVERED SO MUCH VALUE TO OUR
COMMUNITY AND I AM EXCITED TO
SEE WHERE WE GO AS A CITY, WITH
HIM AT THE HELM OF THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SINCE HIS
APARTMENT HAS COME FORWARD, I
WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD WE HAVE
RECEIVED A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY
MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FOR HIS
APPOINTMENT. OUR HUMAN SERVICES
LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO
RECOMMEND THAT CONFIRMATION, I
ENCOURAGE A YES VOTE TODAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. COLLEAGUES,
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE
DIRECTOR AND THIS APPOINTMENT? I
AM EXCITED TO BE VOTING YES ON
THIS, I HAVE KNOWN DIRECTOR
YARCE -- ACTING DIRECTOR --
WELCOME ACTING DIRECTOR, FOR THE
LAST 10, 12 -- LONG TIME, OVER A
DECADE, AND JUST REALLY GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR WORKING
WITH YOU, AS WELL, SO WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> CONFIRMED, THANK YOU,
DIRECTOR YARCE, ON BECOMING OUR
NEW DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SO
CONGRATULATIONS, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO PROVIDE A FEW WORDS? AT
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, I DIDN'T
ASK IF YOU HAD CLOSING COMMENTS,
BUT I CONFIRMED IT ALREADY. I'M
SORRY, MY APOLOGIES. DIRECTOR?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
HONORABLE COUNCIL, GRATEFUL FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY, LOOKING FORWARD
TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU AND
SUPPORT YOUR GOALS AND ALSO WANT
TO THANK MY TEAM WHO HAS BEEN A
TREMENDOUS SUPPORT ON MY JOURNEY
HERE, AND I AM JUST VERY, VERY,
KIND AND HUMBLED TEAM THERE,
SOME OF THEM HERE ARE
PRESENTING, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR YARCE.
NOW, WE READ ITEM NUMBER THREE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE, RESOLUTION
32202, A RESOLUTION REGARDING
NEXT STEPS AFTER THE FORENSIC
EVALUATION OF THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY,
REQUESTING THAT THE SEATTLE
MAYOR TAKE STEPS TO IMMEDIATELY
SAFEGUARD PUBLIC FUNDS, PROVIDE
AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER
IT IS FEASIBLE FOR KCRHA TO
ADEQUATELY ADDRESS ALL OF THE
FINDINGS IN THE FORENSIC
EVALUATION, RECOMMEND IF KCRHA
SHOULD BE DISSOLVED,
RESTRUCTURED, OR CONTINUE AS IS,
SUBMIT A SET OF NEXT STEPS ON
HOW THE CITY WILL APPROACH THE
DISSOLUTION OR RESTRUCTURE OF
KCRHA IF DETERMINED TO BE
NECESSARY, AND SUBMIT MONTHLY
REPORTS TO COUNCIL. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED.
>> AWESOME, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
AS MEMBER OF THE -- CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
PROVIDE THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, I HAVE NOTED A FEW
OF THESE POINTS PUBLICLY NOW,
BUT I WILL REITERATE THEM TODAY,
AS A NEW MEMBER OF KCRHA'S
GOVERNING BOARD AND CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES HUMAN
SERVICES, THE FINDINGS OF THE E
FORENSIC EVALUATION ARE SERIOUS
AND REQUIRE IMMEDIATE
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THIS
PROPOSED RESOLUTION IS A SWIFT
BUT THOUGHTFUL MEASURE THAT
STARTS CHARGING THAT PATHWAY
FORWARD FOR THE AGENCY AT
ADDRESSING THESE FINDINGS. SINCE
LEARNING THE FULL DETAILS OF THE
FORENSIC EVALUATION, I HAVE
WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, SERVICE
PROVIDERS, KCRHA LEADERSHIP, AND
GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS, AND OUR
COUNTERPARTS AT KING COUNTY
COUNCIL, TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE
GO FROM HERE. THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION IS SPONSORED BY
MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER,
SUMMARIZES THE FINDINGS OF THE
FORENSIC EVALUATION, AS WELL AS
THE TIMELINE FOR DELIVERABLES
EXPECTED FROM KCRHA OVER THE
COMING MONTHS, INCLUDING THE
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN TO
ADDRESS ALL FINDINGS. AS A POINT
OF INFORMATION, KCRHA WILL COME
TO THE HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR,
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS UPCOMING
FRIDAY, JUNE 6th, TO DISCUSS THE
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN THAT WAS
SUBMITTED ON MAY 22nd. THE
LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU ALSO
REQUESTS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
MAKE AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF
THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN, AND
REQUIRES THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
MAKE AN OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION
ON WHETHER THE CITY SHOULD
DISSOLVE, RESTRUCTURE, OR
CONTINUE AS IS WITH KCRHA AND IF
THE MAYOR RECOMMENDS THE
RESTRUCTURE OR DISSOLUTION, I
REQUEST THE MAYOR THEN SUBMIT A
PLAN FOR HOW THAT WILL OCCUR,
AND OUTLINES A NUMBER OF ITEMS
FOR US TO START DELIBERATING ON.
I WILL NOTE THAT THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL'S COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE PASSED A SIMILAR MEASURE
LAST MONTH, AND THE RESOLUTION
BEFORE US TODAY PUTS THE CITY IN
ALIGNMENT WITH THE WORK THAT IS
BEING DONE OVER AT THE COUNTY. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBERS
BARON AND FEEHAN FOR MOVING THAT
FORWARD. TO CLOSE, AS ELECTED
LEADERS, WE HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL
DUTY TO GET PEOPLE HOUSED AND DO
RIGHT BY TAXPAYERS, AND WE DO
THAT BY WORKING ON A PLAN
TOGETHER, DELIBERATELY,
COLLABORATIVELY, AND
TRANSPARENTLY. AS I HAVE
REPEATEDLY STATED NOW, IT IS NOT
A TIME FOR KNEE-JERK REACTIONS,
OUR HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM
IS ALREADY IN A DELICATE PLACE
AND NEEDS TO BE HANDLED WITH
CAUTION. NOW IS A TIME FOR
BALANCED AND THOUGHTFUL
DISCUSSIONS, AND TO NOT ADD
ADDITIONAL HARM TO AN ALREADY
VOLATILE SITUATION. SO, FINALLY,
I WANT TO THANK MY TEAM,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S TEAM,
THE ENTIRE CENTRAL STAFF, FOR
ALL OF THEIR WORK ON KCRHA
ISSUES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
I WILL NOTE, THIS BILL PASSED
OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH A
UNANIMOUS VOTE, SO THANK YOU FOR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, DID
YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I KNOW YOU
ARE A COSPONSOR OF THE
LEGISLATION. OKAY, AWESOME.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, BOTH,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, FOR YOUR
WORK ON THIS, AS WELL. AND, YOUR
CONTINUED WORK, AS WELL, NOT
JUST ON THIS, BUT YOUR CONTINUED
WORK. OH, I'M SORRY,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> WELL, I AM GOING TO SAY
SOMETHING. LOOKING AT
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, I THINK I
SAID THIS IN OUR COUNCIL
BRIEFING, BUT I THINK THAT WE
SHOULD REALLY RAISE OUR HANDS TO
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR TAKING
ON AND LOOKING AT THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS AND
AUDIT AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT
HAVE HAPPENED IN BETWEEN, AND
THE TWO WATERSHED MOMENTS, I
CAN'T REMEMBER TWO DATES NOW,
MAY 23rd AND WHENEVER THE
CORRECTIVE ACTION REPORT CAME
OUT. LIKE I SAID, I HAD A CHANCE
TO LOOK AT IT AND IT IS 150
PAGES AND THERE IS A LOT OF WORK
TO DO, BUT I THINK, MORE
IMPORTANTLY, WHAT WE ARE SEEING
AND WHAT I AM GLAD TO SEE, AS
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK SAID AND AS
I HAVE ALSO HEARD FROM
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, LET'S
JUST TAKE A MOMENT, MEASURE FOR
MEASURE, AND LOOK AT THIS, AND
ADDRESS THIS IN A TIMELY BUT
DELIBERATE MANNER ABOUT HOW WE
FIX OR NOT FIX THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS -- WHAT IS IT?
HOMELESS --
>> AUTHORITY.
>> HOMELESS AUTHORITY. BECAUSE
WHEN WE INSTITUTED THIS IN 2019,
THERE WAS A DIFFERENT VISION,
THAT VISION CHANGED, I THINK
THERE WERE FOUR DIRECTORS, IS
THERE A FOURTH DIRECTOR? OR,
THIRD? FOURTH? THIRD? FIFTH? WE
ARE ON OUR FIFTH. OKAY, I GUESS
MY POINT IS THIS, AS FAR AS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT GOES IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, I THINK WE
CONTRIBUTE TO 60% OF THEIR
BUDGET. IT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
SO, BUT, NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS,
WITHOUT PILING ON, BECAUSE WE
NEED TO ADDRESS THIS, BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, WE NEED TO LOOK AT
WHAT OUTSTANDING SERVICES ARE
OUT THERE, THE CONTRACTS THAT WE
SIGN, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE
PEOPLE THAT WE ARE SERVING,
WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT IN
2019 AND IF OUR HEART AND OUR
NORTH STAR IS STILL TRUE, THAT
IS WHAT WE WILL DO. WE ARE
BEYOND POINTING FINGERS, IT IS
JUST TIME TO, AS THESE TWO, I
WILL GET IN TROUBLE FOR SAYING
IT, BUT THESE TWO YOUNG
LEGISLATORS ARE DOING, IS
ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES,
READING THE MATERIAL, DOING THE
WORK, AND SAYING, HOW DO WE FIX
THIS? HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD AS
AN ELECTED BODY? AND I KNOW WE
DON'T ALWAYS GIVE PRAISES, BUT,
I GET TO WORK WITH ALL OF THESE
WONDERFUL INDIVIDUALS, AND WATCH
ALL OF THE BEHIND THE SCENES,
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU, AND I
KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK, AND I
KNOW WHAT YOU PUT UP WITH, A LOT
OF THE TIME. AND I WILL BE GONE
IN SIX MONTHS, SO YOU WON'T HAVE
AUNTIE RAMBLING ANYMORE, BUT I
JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW HOW
HARD IT IS, AND HOW THESE THINGS
AFFECT US, AND HOW WE ALL TRY TO
WORK TOGETHER TO INSTILL
CONFIDENCE IN THE RESIDENTS, AND
IN THE REGION IN THE ELECTED
BODY. SO, THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WASN'T GOING TO
SAY ANYTHING, BUT NOW,
COUNCILMEMBER AUNTIE JUAREZ HAS
COMPELLED ME WITH THAT COMMENT,
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, IT
HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH YOU ON
THIS, AND I WILL SAY THAT,
COMING INTO THIS ROLE, COMING IN
AS A NEW COUNCILMEMBER AND BOTH
OF US COMING IN AS NEW BOARD
MEMBERS, WE KNEW THAT THE AGENCY
NEEDED SUPPORT, BUT I THINK WE
WERE NOT EXPECTING THESE AUDIT
FINDINGS, AND I THINK THAT THE
WORK WE WERE ABLE TO DO WITH THE
AGENCY, QUICKLY, AND WITH THE
OTHER ELECTEDS, REALLY REFLECTS
THAT COMMITMENT AND THE
SERIOUSNESS THAT WE ARE BRINGING
TO THIS MOMENT. AND IT IS
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT -- AND WE HAVE
SAID THIS A LOT IN COMMITTEE,
AND A LOT IN THE KCRHA BOARD --
THIS AGENCY IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT, NOT JUST BECAUSE IT
HOLDS OUR PUBLIC DOLLARS HERE,
LOCALLY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE ROLE
IT PLAYS WITH OUR POINT IN TIME
COUNT, WITH MANAGING OUR HMI,
WHICH IS OUR HOMELESSNESS
INFORMATION SYSTEM, WITH
MANAGING FEDERAL DOLLARS. SO, IT
REALLY CAN'T BE UNDERSTATED HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO ENSURE THAT
WE HAVE THE RIGHT APPROACH, NOT
JUST SAYING, THE RIGHT THING, OR
WHAT SOUNDS LIKE THE RIGHT
THING, FIRST. SO, I AM REALLY
PROUD OF THE MEASURED APPROACH
WE ARE TAKING AND THERE IS STILL
A LOT OF WORK TO DO. THIS IS
DEFINITELY NOT A "MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED" MOMENT. THIS IS A
MOMENT WHERE WE ARE LAYING OUT
THE NEXT STEPS, AND CREATING AN
ORDERLY PROCESS FOR MANAGING
THOSE NEXT STEPS. SO, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON
THIS, AND COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, ANY CLOSING
REMARKS?
>> JUST A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR
MY COLLEAGUES, FOR THEIR
REMARKS. IT REALLY MEANS A LOT,
THANK YOU.
>> OH, I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, I DID NOT SEE YOUR HAND.
MY APOLOGIES. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO SAY THAT VERY
TRANSPARENTLY, EVERYBODY KNOWS
THAT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT
WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT
KCRHA. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID, THE
CITY AND THE COUNTY PARTNER
TOGETHER AND WENT INTO IT WITH
THE BEST INTENTIONS. IT DID NOT
WORK OUT THE WAY WE HAVE
ANTICIPATED. WE DO NEED TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY, WITH THE MAYOR
AND WITH THE COUNTY TO TAKE A
REGIONAL APPROACH. BUT, IT IS
TIME TO DISSOLVE THE AGENCY AND
THEN PIVOT TO NEXT STEPS ON HOW
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO
THE WORK. AND I WILL SAY THAT
THE PROVIDERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
DOING THE WORK, BUT THE AGENCY,
ITSELF, STARTING WITH PROBLEMS
FROM PROVIDERS NOT GETTING PAID,
ALL THE WAY UP TO WHAT THE
REPORT UNVEILED, IT IS JUST NOT
WORKING OUT, AND I THINK THAT,
FOR US TO CONTINUE DOWN THE PATH
OF DOING MORE OF THE SAME, IS
NOT GOING TO WORK, SO I THINK WE
ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT IN TERMS OF
COLLABORATION AND TRANSPARENCY,
BUT I DO THINK IT IS TIME FOR US
TO PIVOT. NOW, I WANT TO BE VERY
CLEAR THAT MY CALL FOR
DISSOLUTION WAS NEVER AN
OVERNIGHT THING. IT CAN'T BE AN
OVERNIGHT THING. IT'S GOING TO
TAKE TIME TO UNDO WHAT WAS DONE,
BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO TAKE
THOSE STEPS AND IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE WORK
URGENTLY NEEDS TO GET DONE, SO
WE NEED TO GET TO THE NEXT STEP,
BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO, TO
DO THE WORK, WITH THE AGENCY NOT
IN PLACE? I HAVE TO SAY, THE
WORK IS BEING DONE, THE CITY
TOOK BACK THE OUTREACH AND
PREVENTION DOLLARS AND SOME OF
THE WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN
TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE CITY, SO
I THINK THAT I WILL BE VOTING
FOR THE RESOLUTION TODAY BECAUSE
IT IS NOT CONTRARY TO THE PATH
FORWARD, IN TERMS OF, WHAT ARE
THE NEXT STEPS FOR KCRHA? BUT, I
DO THINK I WILL ULTIMATELY END
UP WITH A DISSOLUTION OF THE
AGENCY, AND THEN, AN APPROACH
FOR NEXT STEPS, BECAUSE WE STILL
NEED TO DO THE WORK, WE ARE
DOING THE WORK, AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK, AND THE
PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE CONFIDENT
THAT THE WORK IS GOING TO
HAPPEN, THAT IS WHAT WE ALL
WANT, FOR THE WORK TO HAPPEN. WE
MIGHT DISAGREE ON HOW WE
APPROACH KCRHA, BUT WE DO NOT
DISAGREE ON THE WORK GETTING
DONE, AND THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, AND WE DO NEED TO BE
UNITED IN THAT. SO, I DO HAVE,
AS YOU ALL KNOW, AN ORDINANCE
THAT WOULD DISSOLVE THE AGENCY
ASKING FOR THE MAYOR TO THEN
START THE PROCESS, AND THEN
DETAIL NEXT STEPS ON WHAT WILL
HAPPEN. I DON'T THINK IT IS TO
SIMILAR TO THE RESOLUTION OTHER
THAN CALLING FOR THE DISSOLUTION
SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. LIKE I
ALWAYS SAY, WE CAN AGREE TO
DISAGREE, BUT I ALWAYS FEEL
STRONGLY THAT THE TIME HAS COME
TO PIVOT TO A DIFFERENT STRATEGY
AND MOVE AWAY FROM THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOUSING
AUTHORITY, BECAUSE WE CAN'T
KEEP THROWING GOOD MONEY AFTER
BAD. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> YOU ARE ALL GOOD. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE
WE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE BILL?
ALL RIGHT, AWESOME. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF? WILL THE
CLERK READ ITEM FOUR INTO THE
RECORD?
>> ITEM NUMBER FOUR, COUNCIL
012-1190, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE 2026 STORMWATER CODE
UPDATE -- UPDATING STORMWATER
CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR
DEVELOPMENT, ROADWAYS,
UTILITIES, AND MAINTENANCE
ACTIVITIES -- STRENGTHENING
STORMWATER TREATMENT AND
INFILTRATION STANDARDS --
CLARIFYING VESTING AND REVIEW
THRESHOLDS -- ENSURING THE
CITY'S COMPLIANCE WITH
REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY'S
2024-2029 PHASE 1 MUNICIPAL
STORMWATER PERMIT ISSUED BY THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY --
AND AMENDING CHAPTERS 22.800,
22.801, 22.802, 22.803, 22.805,
AND 22.807 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE. THE CITY
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS AS
AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU. AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, I WILL PROVIDE THE
REPORT, I'M GRATEFUL TO ALL THE
PEOPLE CAME IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL
PUBLIC COMMENTERS OR SENT US
EMAILS REGARDING THIS
LEGISLATION AND WHY IT IS SO
IMPORTANT. WE WERE BRIEFED AND
DISCUSSED THESE UPDATES TO THE
2026 STORMWATER CODE TWICE IN
THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND I
KNOW THAT WE ARE ON A TIMELINE
WHERE WE MUST AMEND THE
STORMWATER CODE TO MAINTAIN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE AND
FEDERAL QUALITY PERMITS AND
ALIGNED WITH THE RECENT LAND-USE
CODE UPDATES. WE BROUGHT FORTH
TWO CHANGES, I WILL REVISE, SO
THE DEFINITION, "CLOSELY RELATED
PROJECTS," AND "FLOW CONTROL"
OR, EXCUSE ME. TWO MAJOR
CHANGES, DIDN'T PUT THESE
CHANGES, BUT TWO MAJOR CHANGES
ARE DEFINITION OF "CLOSELY
RELATED PROJECTS," AND FLOW
REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL SITES
FROM 2000-5000 SQUARE FEET, A
NEW PLUS REPLACED HARD SERVICES,
SO I HAVE OFFERED TWO AMENDMENTS
IN COORDINATION OF WHAT WE HAVE
HEARD FROM PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY.
ONE AMENDMENT PROPOSES TECHNICAL
CHANGES TO THE LEGISLATION,
INCLUDING PUNCTUATION AND
FORMATTING, SO THAT IS A
PUNCTUAL, AND AMENDMENT TWO ADDS
THREE RECITALS TO THE BILL
REGARDING EXPLORING THE ROLE OF
TREES AND EXPLORING THE BEST
AVAILABLE SCIENCE AND STORMWATER
CODE UPDATES BOTH PAST AT A
COMMITTEE ON MAY 14th TO ADD TO
THE STORMWATER CODE. AND I DO
BELIEVE THERE IS AN AMENDMENT
TODAY, BROUGHT FORTH BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. SO, I
WILL, AT THIS TIME, TO SEE IF
YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR
AMENDMENT, AND THEN WE CAN
DISCUSS IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
190.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT THAT CENTRAL STAFF
WORKED WITH SPU ON AND IT JUST
ADDS ONE MORE RECITAL, AND
ACKNOWLEDGES THE WORK THAT SPU
DOES IN TRACKING THEIR
PERFORMANCE RELATED TO ITS
VARIOUS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING
STORMWATER EFFORTS, AND THEN IT
HIGHLIGHTS SPU'S COMMITMENT TO
EXPLORE FURTHER COMMITMENT
METRICS RELATED TO STORMWATER
POLICIES TO ADDRESS WATER
QUALITY AND ADDRESS THE NEGATIVE
IMPACTS OF STORMWATER RUNOFF. IN
THE COURSE OF THE COMMITTEE
MEETING, WE HAD A CONVERSATION
WITH MANAGER LEE AND HIS TEAM
ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY DO, IN
TRACKING HOW WELL THEY ARE DOING
ON THE STORMWATER POLICIES, AND
AS PART OF THE CONVERSATION, WE
HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT
ADDITIONAL MEASURES THEY MIGHT
PUT INTO PLACE AND I KNOW THEY
ARE COMMITTED TO FILLING IT, SO
WE JUST PUT THE RECITAL IN TO
REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE SO THE PUBLIC
CAN SEE THAT SPU EXISTS VERY
SERIOUSLY AND THEY WORK VERY
HARD TO ESTABLISH PERFORMANCE
METRICS TO REALLY SHOW HOW THE
CITY IS DOING, IN TERMS OF
ADDRESSING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS
OF STORMWATER RUNOFF. SO, I AM
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS,
BUT I HOPE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT
JUST TO PUT THIS AS A RECITAL.
SO, LIKE I SAID, SO FOLKS KNOW
THE DEPARTMENT IS DOING THIS
WORK, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, AND
THAT THEY ARE GOING TO FIND
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE UPON THIS. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
ON THIS. COLLEAGUES, I CONSIDER
THIS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, SO I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY,
AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THE
RIVERA DILIGENCE. NOT THE DUE
DILIGENCE, BUT THE RIVERA
DILIGENCE. SO, THIS IS A FAMILY
AMENDMENT, FOR SURE. COLLEAGUES,
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
REGARDING THE BILL, OR, THE
AMENDMENT? AMENDMENT A? WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION IS ADOPTED, ARE THERE
ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS ON
THE BILL AS AMENDED, COLLEAGUES?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL TO THE BILL AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? WELL
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
FIVE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM FIVE, COUNCIL
BILL 121196, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING
-- REZONING CERTAIN LAND IN THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT, THE FREMONT
NEIGHBORHOOD, THE MADISON/MILLER
NEIGHBORHOOD, THE RAINIER BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD -- REZONING LAND
AND AMENDING DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS TO INCREASE HOUSING
SUPPLY, SUPPORT MULTI-PURPOSE
REDEVELOPMENT ON CERTAIN SITES
WITH COMMUNITY-BASED USES,
REMOVE CODE BARRIERS TO PASSIVE
HOUSE, MODULAR, AND MASS TIMBER
CONSTRUCTION AND TO CONVERSION
FROM COMMERCIAL SPACE TO HOUSING
IN MORE ZONES, AND INCENTIVIZE
COMMUNITY-SERVING USES ALONG
WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF MORE
HOUSING IN CERTAIN AREAS.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS WITH COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
RINK, AND CATTLE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
AND I THINK THE CLERK'S READING
OF THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL FOR THE
PURPOSE OF THIS BILL. I JUST
REALLY WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU,
TO OPCD FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON
THIS, TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR
THEIR SUPPORT, TO ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE WHO
HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP, TIME AND
TIME AGAIN, TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF
THIS. I THINK WHAT IS EXCITING
FOR THIS, AS THESE ARE VERY
SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES,
HOPEFULLY TO MAKE IT MORE
FEASIBLE TO DEVELOP HOUSING
THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN THESE
DIFFERENT AREAS AND ALSO TO
ADDRESS THESE BARRIERS, LIKE
HOUSING AND MODULAR. SO, I THINK
THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY
FOR US, FOR THE COMMITTEE, WE
HAD FOUR IN FAVOR AND ONE
ABSTENTION, AND OUR JURISDICTION
REPORT.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING THE
BILL IN FRONT OF US?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY KNOW THAT I
HAVE A HISTORY WITH REZONING
INDUSTRIAL LANDS. THERE ARE
INDUSTRIAL LAND CHANGES IN THIS
BILL. IT IS OF MY OPINION THAT
WE CANNOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF
INDUSTRIAL LANDS WE HAVE IN OUR
CITY WITHOUT A PROCESS THAT
ALLOWS ALL VOICES TO BE HEARD
AND FOR CONSENSUS TO BE BUILT.
IN 2023, I BROUGHT FORWARD THE
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS
PACKAGE THAT WAS A NEARLY 10
YEAR EFFORT. STAKEHOLDERS OF SO
MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE -- I'M
NOT GOING TO GO INTO IT BECAUSE
WE ARE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME --
ALL OF THAT TO SAY, WE HAD A
COMPROMISE THROUGHOUT OUR CITY
THAT WOULD WORK THROUGH
EVERYONE, AND THE ITEMS THAT
WERE NOT YET AGREED UPON BY ALL
PARTIES WERE SENT TO THE SIDE.
THERE WERE FOUR LOCATIONS --
GEORGETOWN, FREMONT, ALLARD, AND
SOTO. EACH OF THESE FOUR
LOCATIONS HAD A CLEAR PROCESS TO
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. EACH
OF THEM HAVE A CLEAR PROCESS.
WHAT YOU SEE IN THIS BILL IS THE
LOCATION IN FREMONT THAT HAS
CONTINUED ALONG THIS PROCESS,
AND WHAT YOU SEE TODAY IS NOBODY
SPEAKING IN FAVOR -- WELL,
NOBODY SPEAKING IN AGAINST. WE
HAVE MANY SPEAKING IN FAVOR.
THIS IS THE PRODUCT OF
IMPORTANT, HARD WORK OF
COLLABORATION, TO REACH
CONSENSUS, THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THAT THERE IS NOT DISAGREEMENT,
STILL. I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED
WHEN WE ARE LOSING INDUSTRIAL
LANDS OUT OF THE INDUSTRIAL
LANDS ZONING CATEGORY, BECAUSE
ONE THIRD OF OUR SALES AND USE
TAX COMES FROM INDUSTRIAL AND
MANUFACTURING SECTORS, THAT IT
ALWAYS STAYS STEADY. WHEN THE
TECH BOOMS, NOBODY NOTICES. WHEN
THAT TECH DROPS, EVERYBODY IS
RELYING ON THAT INDUSTRIAL AND
MANUFACTURING SECTOR. SO, I
DON'T KNOW THE LATEST ON
GEORGETOWN. I KNOW THE LATEST ON
FREMONT, HERE. AND I SUPPORT
THIS, WHICH IS, AGAIN, A RARE
OPPORTUNITY OF ME SUPPORTING
REMOVAL OF INDUSTRIAL LANDS FOR
OTHER USES, BECAUSE IT TOOK A
PROCESS THAT INCREASED
COLLABORATION AND CONSENSUS. I
AM ALSO AWARE OF THE LOCATION IN
BALLARD THAT, I WILL BE CHECKING
IN TO SEE WHERE IT IS AT AND IF
WE NEED TO MOVE IT FORWARD, IF
THERE IS CONSENSUS. I THINK YOU
ALL KNOW WHERE WE ARE AT WITH
SODO HOUSING. I WILL TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT THERE
WAS A CLEAR PATH TO CREATE
COLLABORATION AND CONSENSUS,
DESPITE IMMENSE DISAGREEMENT,
AND THAT PATH WAS NOT CHOSEN,
WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE THE OUTCOME
IN WHICH WE HAVE. ALL OF THAT TO
SAY, I SUPPORT THE BILL BEFORE
US. I AM GOING TO SEE WHAT IS
GOING ON WITH GEORGETOWN AND
WITH BALLARD AND IF THOSE
CHANGES NEED TO BE MOVED
FORWARD, AS WELL. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, I URGE A "YES" VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
FURTHER COMMENTS? I WILL EXPLAIN
MY ABSTENTION, I SAID IT IN
COMMITTEE, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS TODAY, BUT I ABSTAINED IN
COMMITTEE ON THE SIMPLE FACT
THAT THERE NEEDED TO BE DONE,
BETTER OUTREACH, PARTICULARLY
SOME PLACES THAT ARE IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT WHICH ARE
HISTORICALLY REDLINED AREAS, AND
ALSO HAVING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
IN JUST EXPLAINING WHAT THIS IS,
SO THAT IS WHY I ABSTAINED, SO
WE CAN CHECK, AND WE WERE ABLE
TO CONNECT, BUT THIS IS MY
FRIENDLY REMINDER FOR OUR
DEPARTMENTS, HOW IMPORTANT
OUTREACH IS FOR PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND IT IN A VERY
PALATABLE FORM, SO THEY KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES, AND OUTREACH IS NOT
PUTTING SOMETHING ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, IT IS PHYSICALLY GOING TO
PEOPLE AND TALKING TO THEM, AND
HAVING CONVERSATIONS. SO, YOU
HAVE TO FIND FOLKS IN THESE
COMMUNITIES, BECAUSE OFTEN
TIMES, THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO CITY HALL. SOMETIMES, THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME HERE AT CITY
HALL, WHEN THEY DO COME, SO THAT
WAS MY ABSTENTION TO THAT, JUST
TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
KNEW. SO, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
AND TO YOUR POINT, I DID
FOLLOW-UP IN TERMS OF THE
OUTREACH. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE
WITH YOUR COMMENTS, THANK YOU.
AND FOR THE FREMONT AND THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT LOCATIONS,
THERE WAS OUTREACH DONE, AND FOR
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT,
DEFINITELY, MAILERS WENT OUT.
SO, BUT, WE HEARD SUPPORT FROM
BOTH OF THESE. WE DID NOT HEAR
ANY CONCERNS, SO REALLY
APPRECIATE -- I ALSO WANT TO
UNDERSCORE WITH YOU, ALONG WITH
THE DEPARTMENT, THE IMPORTANCE
OF DOING THAT ROBUST OUTREACH,
THE MAILERS, TO EACH OF THOSE
RESIDENTS. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY
CRITICAL, AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE
TO DO THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AND
AS ROBUST OUTREACH AS WE CAN DO,
IS ONE TO NOT JUST A SIMPLE
POSTING, BECAUSE WE WANT FOLKS
TO REALLY KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING
AND GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WEIGH IN ON THE FRONT END. WHEN
WE DO THAT, WE GET A BETTER
OUTCOMES. SO, THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, BUT I DO
WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER LIN BECAUSE
COUNCILMEMBER LIN DID HIS OWN
OUTREACH. REALLY APPRECIATED
THAT WORK THAT YOU DID, TO BRING
THIS, SO WE COULD ALL BE
COLLABORATIVE, SO, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, FOR THAT,
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. DO YOU
HAVE ANY OTHER CLOSING REMARKS?
>> JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE COLLEAGUES. YES, THIS DID
TOUCH PROPERTIES IN A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, AND
ABSOLUTELY AGREE, WE CAN ALWAYS
DO BETTER, AND IN THIS CASE,
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA DOUBLE
CHECKING THAT WORK AND DOING
SOME OF THE ENGAGEMENT, SO,
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. ALL RIGHT,
WELL 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 KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSES, CHAIR WILL FIND
IT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? WE GOT CLAPS FOR
HOUSING AND H.O.P. -- THAT IS
AMAZING, THAT'S PROBABLY THE
LOUDEST CLAP. WHILE THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL -- NOT CALL
THE ROLL, EXCUSE ME. READOUT
NUMBER SIX INTO THE AGENDA? THIS
IS OUR LAST ITEM.
>> ITEM NUMBER SIX, COUNCIL BILL
121204, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT --
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO
GRANT AN EASEMENT OVER A PORTION
OF FEE OWNED PROPERTY TO PUGET
SOUND ENERGY -- AND ACCEPTING
PAYMENT OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE
FOR THE EASEMENT. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, I WILL BE VERY
BRIEF. I WAS GOING TO DISGRACE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS OVER HERE,
SO NOW THAT HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS
GOING TO DO -- PARKS AND
COMMITTEE LIGHT REPORT -- AND I
WILL BE VERY BRIEF -- THIS IS A
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS
CITY LIGHT TO GRANT AN EASEMENT
OVER A PORTION OF OWNED PROPERTY
IN BELLEVUE TO PUGET SOUND
ENERGY AT FAIR MARKET VALUE
WHICH IS $6800, IN ORDER TO
SUPPORT T-MOBILE EQUIPMENT. IT
WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT OPERATIONS. LET ME
JUST SAY IT IN BASIC ENGLISH,
IT'S BASICALLY 900 SQUARE FEET
SO PSE CAN PROVIDE AN
UNDERGROUND GAS LINE TO THE
T-MOBILE GENERATOR. THEY ARE
PAYING FOR THE RIGHTS AND
PROPERTY ASSOCIATED WITH AN
EASEMENT AREA, 900 SQUARE FEET
UNDERGROUND, AS THE RIGHTS WILL
BE ASSIGNED TO PSE AS A PROVIDER
OF THE UNDERGROUND GAS LINE. SO,
THERE, YOU HAVE IT.
>> O, WOW.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, ARE THERE ANY --
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU, AND I
APOLOGIZE FOR USING OUR
COLLECTIVE TIME IN THIS WAY. I
STILL HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT BACKUP
GENERATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE
LEGALLY -- WE ARE REQUIRED TO
ALLOW T-MOBILE TO PUT OUR TRANS
-- I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
HOW WE ARE REQUIRING THEM TO PUT
EXPLICIT FUELS NEAR OUR
TRANSMISSION LINES, I AM JUST
GOING TO VOTE "NO" TODAY, BUT,
TRANSMISSION LINES ARE JUST SO
CRUCIAL, AND IMPORTANT, AS WELL
AS THE CELL NETWORK, BUT I
DON'T WANT TO PUT ANY
UNNECESSARY RISK TO OUR
TRANSMISSION LINES, BUT I MIGHT
JUST BE BEING WEIRD.
>> WOW, OKAY. I SEE HOW IT IS.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
APOLOGIES FOR USING YOUR
COLLECTIVE TIME, AS WELL.
>> NO WORRIES, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FOR THE BILL BEFORE US
BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, DO YOU
HAVE ANY OTHER CLOSING COMMENTS?
>> YES, WILL EVERYONE JUST VOTE
YES?
>> AWESOME. WILL THE CLERK CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES, THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT, WELL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
COLLEAGUES, THERE ARE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR,
THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION, WE DO
HAVE FURTHER BUSINESS.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A
COUPLE OF COMMENTS. YOU KNOW,
TODAY IS THE SECOND DAY OF PRIDE
MONTH, AND YESTERDAY, WE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE DOWNSTAIRS IN
BIRTH IN ATLANTIS, CELEBRATING
PRIDE MONTH AND I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE PRIDE
MONTH PROCLAMATION AND THAT
BATON, I THINK, WAS PASSED TO ME
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH. AND I REMEMBER
SITTING HERE, THINKING ABOUT IT,
I REMEMBER LAST YEAR, SEEING YOU
BRING FORTH A PROCLAMATION TO
HONOR BLACK, QUEER LEADERS,
BLACK, TRANS LEADERS, AND PEOPLE
WHO OFTEN DON'T GET RECOGNIZED,
AND DON'T GET RECOGNIZED, IN
PARTICULAR, BY THIS BODY. AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
AMARR'S FAMILY TODAY, AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
RESOLUTION AND THE DEDICATION TO
HIS LIFE AND HIS MEMORY, AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK
THAT YOU DO TO MAKE THIS BODY
ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
OFTEN NOT SEEN BY THIS BODY. I
SEE THAT WORK AND I APPRECIATE
IT. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY,
EVERY TIME I SIT HERE AS A
BLACK, QUEER WOMAN, AND I LISTEN
TO PUBLIC COMMENTERS ATTACK A
BLACK, QUEER COUNCILMEMBER FOR
HER IDENTITY, I AM SO
DISAPPOINTED IN US. I AM SO
DISAPPOINTED IN US. WE CAN HAVE
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, WE CAN
HAVE POLICY DISAGREEMENTS, WE
SHOULD. WE SHOULD NOT ATTACK
MEMBERS FOR WHO THEY ARE.
ESPECIALLY -- ESPECIALLY, WHEN
WE DON'T APPRECIATE THEM FOR
WHAT THEY DO FOR BLACK MEMBERS
OF THIS CITY. I DO NOT WANT TO
SEE IT IN THIS CHAMBER ANYMORE.
I AM HAPPY TO BE ON RECORD ABOUT
THAT. IT IS SHAMEFUL. I AM ALSO
GOING TO SAY THIS -- EVERY TIME
I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THE WORK I
NEED TO DO, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT
COMES TO WHO I SHOULD CALL IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, WHO I NEED
TO REACH OUT TO, YOU HAVE BEEN
THERE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT,
AND I APPRECIATE YOU. WE HAVE
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, AND I
LOVE IT, BECAUSE YOU ARE -- YOU
HAVE NEVER SHOWN ME AN OUNCE OF
DISRESPECT, YOU HAVE ALWAYS
RESPECTED MY VOICE WHEN IT IS
DISSENTING. YOU HAVE MADE THE
MOST GRACIOUS EFFORTS TO REACH
OUT TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS
BODY IN YOUR ROLE AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. YOU HAVE NOT ACTED
UNILATERALLY, DESPITE THE FACT
THAT PEOPLE ARE ACTING THAT YOU
HAVE DONE, YOU HAVE NOT, AND I
JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE
RECORD AND SAY, I APPRECIATE YOU
AND SAY I AM TIRED OF SEEING
THAT LEVEL OF DISRESPECT TOWER
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> AMEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU. I'M REALLY GLAD,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, THANK YOU
FOR SHARING THAT. I KNOW THAT
THAT WAS A DIFFICULT EMOTIONAL
MOMENT FOR WHAT WE HAVE TO PUT
UP WITH. I'M GOING TO QUICKLY
STATUS AND I MEANT TO SAY THIS
AT THE BEGINNING, I APOLOGIZE,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND I THINK I
SHARED IT IN THE CLIPS, BUT
TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF 122
YEARS AGO IN 1924 THAT MY
PEOPLE, NATIVE AMERICANS, GOT
THE RIGHT TO VOTE. 1924. SO,
THEREFORE, YOUR LAND
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ARE STUPID, AND
THAT'S WHY I SAY, WHEN PEOPLE
COME HERE, I WILL SAY WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER SAID, I AM
TIRED OF PEOPLE ATTACKING US ON
OUR RACE, AND OUR GENDER, AND
WHATEVER ELSE, PERSONAL ATTACKS,
BUT THE OTHER ISSUE IS, USING MY
OWN HISTORY, AS A NATIVE
AMERICAN, AS A LATINA, AGAINST
ME, BY NON-PEOPLE OF COLOR --
AND YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE THAT
WORD, "BIPOC." BUT, IT'S JUST,
IT'S SO DISRESPECTFUL. IT'S
JUST SO CRUDE, AND QUITE
FRANKLY, IT'S RACIST, AND
SEXIST, AND I'M TIRED OF IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL GET TIRED
OF IT, BUT I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE
COME HERE, AS COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER HAS SAID, AND YOU SAID
IT, EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE SAID
IT, AND TELL US WHAT WE ARE
DOING WRONG, WHERE YOU ARE NOT
HAPPY, WHERE WE VOTED. BUT, WHEN
YOU JUST PERSONALLY ATTACK US,
JUST FOR SITTING HERE -- I MEAN,
WE ENTER A LOT, THAT DOESN'T
BOTHER ME. IT'S THE PERSONAL
ATTACKS FOR US EITHER BEING A
BLACK, QUEER WOMAN, OR A NATIVE
AMERICAN MOM, GRANDMA, BOOMER,
WHATEVER. IT'S JUST, IT GETS
RIDICULOUS, TO THE POINT WHERE
WE ARE NOT EVEN -- I'M NOT EVEN
-- I AM ALMOST SHUTTING DOWN,
BECAUSE, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO
DO? I CAN'T CHANGE IT. I MEAN,
THIS IS WHO WE ARE. SO, JUST
WITHOUT MAKING IT ANY MORE
EMOTIONAL, IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR
TO SERVE THIS BODY. IT HAS BEEN
AN HONOR TO SERVE THIS CITY, IT
HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO REPRESENT
DISTRICT FIVE AND IT ALSO HAS
BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH
EVERYONE OF YOU, AND OF COURSE
WORKING WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT
-- AND WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE
AND WE HAVE VOTED DIFFERENTLY --
BUT, WE ALWAYS MAINTAIN RESPECT,
AND DIGNITY, AND AN OPEN
CONVERSATION. EVEN NOW, WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND I, I
WAS GIVING HIM A HARD TIME FOR
VOTING -- "NO" BUT WE ARE GOOD,
YOU KNOW, THERE IS NOTHING
THERE, I DON'T MEAN YOU, BUT --
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. WITH THAT
BEING SAID, I WANT TO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, FOR
SHARING THOSE WORDS, SO THANK
YOU, AND HAPPY 122nd ANNIVERSARY
TO MY PEOPLE TO GETTING TO VOTE!
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, THAT'S GREAT,
MUCH-NEEDED WORDS. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I WANT TO JOIN THE
VOICES OF MY COLLEAGUES, IN SO
APPRECIATING YOU AND CALLING FOR
FOLKS TO COME TO CHAMBERS AND,
YES, GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT
THE PERSONAL ATTACKS ARE
UNWARRANTED, AND YOU KNOW, MANY
ARE RACIST, AND DEMORALIZING,
AND THERE SHOULDN'T BE A PLACE
FOR THAT IN OUR CITY, IN
GENERAL. AND SO, I THINK MY --
THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR SPEAKING
UP AGAINST THAT, AND I ALSO WANT
TO SAY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THAT
I VERY MUCH -- I AM SO PROUD TO
HAVE YOU BE OUR COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, AND I AM SO PROUD TO
SERVE WITH EVERYONE ON THIS BODY
AND WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT
WE ARE SHOWING THE PUBLIC THAT
WE RESPECT EACH OTHER WHEN WE
ARE SPEAKING IN CHAMBERS ABOUT
EACH OTHER, OR THE WORK THAT WE
ARE DOING. WE ARE ALWAYS
RESPECTFUL, EVEN WITH WE
DISAGREE. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS TRYING TO
LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND IT IS JUST
VERY DEMORALIZING WHEN FOLKS
SHOW UP AND DO THE PERSONAL
ATTACKS AT ANYONE ON THIS BODY.
SO, AND THEN, I WANTED TO SAY,
COLLEAGUES, BECAUSE IT IS GUN
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, AS YOU
ALL KNOW, I HAVE BEEN WORKING
FOR A VERY LONG TIME ON THIS
SYMPOSIUM. IT TOOK MANY
DIFFERENT FORMS THROUGHOUT THE
CONVERSATIONS. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, U.S.
CHAIR, AND THE THING IS, YOU ALL
KNOW THAT I RAN FOR OFFICE
BECAUSE OF THE GUN VIOLENCE
ACROSS OUR CITY, PARTICULARLY
WITH REGARDS TO OUR CHILDREN.
CHILDREN LIKE AMARR
MURPHY-PAINE. AND OTHERS WE HAVE
LOST TO GUN VIOLENCE IN THIS
CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, AS A MOM,
OF TWO GIRLS WHO WERE ON
LOCKDOWN AT INGRAM BECAUSE A
CHILD GOT SHOT IN THEIR SCHOOL,
WE JUST HAVE TO DO BETTER, WE
JUST DO. AND SO, THIS SYMPOSIUM
IS REALLY JUST AN ATTEMPT TO
LOOK AT AN ADDITIONAL APPROACH.
IT'S ABOUT FOCUSED DETERRENCE.
IT IS NOT -- IT IS ADDITIVE. WE
DO A LOT OF THINGS IN THE CITY
IN THE PREVENTION AND
INTERVENTION REALM. WE DO A LOT
OF GREAT WORK, AND WE STILL HAVE
A LOT OF GUN VIOLENCE HAPPENING
IN OUR CITY, AND PARTICULARLY,
INVOLVING OUR YOUTH. BUT, IT IS
NOT EXCLUSIVE TO OUR YOUTH. AND
I JUST THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED
TO LOOK AT -- WE OWE IT TO OUR
KIDS, AND OUR CONSTITUENTS
ACROSS THE CITY, AND OUR CITY,
TO LOOK AT ALL THE WAYS THAT WE
CAN TRY TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE.
SO, THIS CONVENING, REALLY,
IT'S LESS OF A SYMPOSIUM, MORE
OF A CONVENING TO HEAR FROM SOME
OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE HAD SOME
SUCCESS WITH THIS FOCUS OF
DETERRENCE APPROACH, IT IS
IMPORTANT, AND IT IS MORE FOR
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHO
ARE DOING THIS WORK, THAN US,
REALLY, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE
ONES THAT ARE HAVING TO MANAGE
FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY PIECES,
AND IN WHAT YOU SHOULD DO WHEN
THIS HAPPENS. AND THAT'S WHAT
THIS IS ABOUT. SO, I WANT TO
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR HER --
I KNOW WE HAVE -- WE ALL WANT TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION.
I -- YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF, I
THINK, MANY CONVERSATIONS WE
WILL HAVE, IN GENERAL. BUT, I DO
WANT TO SAY, TODAY, ESPECIALLY,
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I
KNOW WE ALL VERY MUCH CARE ABOUT
AND WE ARE ALL GRAPPLING WITH
HOW TO BEST ADDRESS. AND SO, I
HOPE WE CAN ALL CONTINUE TO WORK
TOGETHER WITH THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY ATTORNEY, AND THE
PROSECUTOR, AND EXECUTIVE, AND
ALL OF THE ENTITIES THAT HAVE A
HAND IN SPD AND EVERYONE THAT
HAS A HAND IN TRYING TO KEEP OUR
CITY SAFE, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO
LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN ADDRESS
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE,
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE
ANOTHER IMPORTANT LIFE, LIKE
AMARR MURPHY-PAINE. AND WHEN WE
LOSE A KID, IT IS -- OBVIOUSLY,
MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE
MURPHY-PAINE FAMILY, WHO WAS IN
CHAMBERS TODAY, AND WE ALL
SUFFER THE LOSS OF EVERY SINGLE
CHILD THAT WE LOSE IN OUR CITY,
AND AS A MOM, I TAKE THAT REALLY
PERSONALLY, AND TO HEART. SO,
ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT IS GOING TO BE
HAPPENING ON MONDAY, AND I JUST
HOPE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO FIND
SOME WAYS THAT WE CAN BRING SOME
RESOLVE TO SOME OF THESE
FAMILIES, BECAUSE NOT GETTING
JUSTICE -- AND I WILL SAY, I
KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THERE
IS A CHILD IN YOUR DISTRICT THAT
GOT KILLED AND AGAIN, NOBODY HAS
BEEN ARRESTED FOR THAT CRIME. I
CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THESE
FAMILIES ARE GOING THROUGH, WHEN
THEY DON'T KNOW -- THEY DON'T
HAVE OUTCOMES ON WHO COMMITTED
THESE CRIMES, AND THERE IS NO --
THERE IS NO -- NO CLOSURE. SO,
ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING,
COLLEAGUES. AND JUST WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, AND GIVEN,
ALSO, THE PROCLAMATION WAS
REALLY TO BRING AWARENESS THIS
MONTH TO THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
ISSUE IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
JOINING YOU, AND I KNOW
COLLEAGUES ARE AT THE SYMPOSIUM
THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER
WITH IMPORTANT GOVERNMENTAL
PARTS NEXT WEEK, SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR WORDS. I
SUPPORT EACH AND EVERYONE OF
YOU, AND IT IS AN HONOR TO SERVE
SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH EACH ONE OF
YOU, I SAY THAT, AND I REALLY
MEAN THAT. I KNOW WE DON'T
ALWAYS DISAGREE, BUT WE DON'T
HAVE TO. I DON'T EXPECT TO
AGREE WITH YOU, ALL, BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I'M JUST
PLAYING. OKAY, ANYWAY, LAST, BUT
NOT LEAST, BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE
MORE MINUTE AND I DON'T WANT US
TO GO ABOUT TWO HOURS, I WANT TO
GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT, THE
FINAL START TOMORROW, THE SPURS
ARE PLAYING THE KNICKS. WE HAVE
A SPECIAL CONNECTION, THE HEAD
COACH OF THE SPURS, MITCH
JOHNSON, MITCH IS FROM SEATTLE,
HE WENT TO OH'DAY HIGH SCHOOL.
HE LOVES SEATTLE, THROUGH AND
THROUGH, AND HE IS A GREAT DUDE
AND SO, THAT IS WHY WE SHOULD
ALL BE SUPPORTING THE SPURS AND
THEY ALSO KNOCKED OUT OKLAHOMA
CITY THUNDER, OKAY? THAT IS THE
TRUE REASON WHY. A DESCENDENT
FROM -- HIS DAD PLAYED ON THE
1979 BASKETBALL TEAM FOR THE
WORLD CHAMPION AND HE IS A
DESCENDENT OF A WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM THAT KNOCKED
OUT THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER.
IF THAT IS NOT PURE JOY, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. SO, THANK
YOU, ALL, GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS
MONTH, WE ARE GOING TO DO THE
BEST WE CAN FOR OUR BABIES.