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>> AND GOOD MORNING. THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT'S 9:38. MAY
26, 2026. I'M ROBERT KETTLE,
CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, COUNCILMEMBER LIN,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, CHAIR
SAKA. CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. I WANT
TO START WITH A 17 PAGE PACKET
THAT I HAVE RECEIVED. THIS IS
FROM THE COMMUNITY, THE AURORA
COMMUNITY. THE SUBJECT LINE IS
SIX SHOOTINGS IN 30 DAYS. TWO ON
MY BLOCK IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, A
BULLET IS IN THE WALL ABOVE MY
NEWBORN. THIS EMAIL STRING WAS
SENT TO MAYOR WILSON. CHIEF
BARNES, TO THE COUNCIL, AND
OTHERS. I RESPONDED BACK TO
JAKE, WHO IS THE FATHER OF THAT
NEWBORN, AND I WROTE TO HIM,
THANK YOU FOR SOUNDING THE ALARM
ON WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S NOT RIGHT.
IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE. SINCE
BECOMING THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING HARD TO CREATE A SAFE
BASE IN OUR CITY, AND
IDENTIFYING TO ADDRESS THE
PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT IN OUR
CITY FOR A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR A
FRAMEWORK FOR SEATTLE. BUT NOT
ENOUGH SINCE THERE'S WORK TO BE
DONE. WE'VE UPDATED OUR PLAN TO
ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE, ADDRESS
PUBLIC HOUSING AND HEALTH
SERVICES. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
AURORA IS DIFFERENT, BUT REALLY
THE SAME TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN
SEEING IN OTHER AREAS OF OUR
CITY, SUCH AS LITTLE SAIGON. ON
LITTLE SAIGON, I SPOKE [
INAUDIBLE ] ON APRIL 24th, WHICH
WAS ADDED TO BY COUNCILMEMBER
LIN. IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT,
REMARKS, I NOTED THERE WERE
SEVERAL REASONS WHY WE'RE STILL
WHERE WE ARE WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
AND CHALLENGES LIKE AURORA. I
SPOKE TO THE FOLLOWING. I SAID
THAT WE ARE A CITY OF TWO MINDS.
WE'RE PARALYZED, A LOT OF
TIMES, OR WE'RE WORKING CROSS
PURPOSES. WE LACK BALANCE WITH A
SIMILAR FOCUS ON OUR NEIGHBORS
IN CRISIS, WHICH WE SHOULD START
WITH, BUT NOT WITH A FOCUS, BUT
A FOCUS NEEDED TO ON THE
NEIGHBORHOODS IN CRISIS. SO YES,
START WITH COMPASSION. BUT THEN
HAVE THE WISDOM TO LOOK OUT FOR
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND
COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS. BY THE
WAY, IT'S COMMUNITIES TOO, LIKE
LGBTQ PLUS. WE LACK THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE -- BY THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH OVER TIME, NOT
JUST IN THIS ADMINISTRATION, THE
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, AND
SOMETIMES THAT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
BILLS PUT INTO LAW. DO WE HAVE A
[ INAUDIBLE ] CONTRACT? SOUTH
KING COUNTY, REGIONAL
CORRECTIONS FACILITY? THAT WOULD
BE HELPFUL. AND THERE'S OTHER
BILLS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
FOLLOWED THROUGH. WE LACK
ACCOUNTABILITY TO MATCH THE
COMPASSION IN OUR EFFORTS. WE
LACK IMMIGRATION WITH ONE HAND,
PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT ON THE OTHER
HAND, PUBLIC HEALTH, HOUSING,
AND HUMAN SERVICES. THAT SCENE
BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC
HEALTH AND HOUSING IS KEY, AND
IT'S SHOWING UP ON AURORA.
IT'S SHOWING UP ON AURORA, WITH
THE SEX TRADE, AND THE INABILITY
OF US TO TAKE ACTION. WE WILL
CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS HERE IN
COMMITTEE FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE
AURORA AND OTHERS WITH OUR
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN. WE
WILL WORK, FOR EXAMPLE, TO
ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF 1,258 SWORN
OFFICERS BY SPD BY THE END OF
THIS YEAR. THAT IS OUR GOAL. AND
WE HAVE TO REACH IT. THAT'S THE
FIRST PILLAR OF OUR STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK PLAN, SPD STAFFING.
IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. AND
WE SUPPORT A FULLY OPERATIONAL
CAPACITY FOR THE REALTIME CRIME
CENTER THAT CAN LEVERAGE THE
AURORA CC TV PROGRAM. BY THE
WAY, THE REALTIME CRIME CENTERS
ACROSS THE CITY HELPS US ALL.
IT'S NOT JUST RELATED TO THE
PLACES OF CC TV. AS WE'RE
SEEING, SOME ACTIONS, SOME
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN
THE NEIGHBORHOODS NEXT TO
AURORA. AND WE HAVE TO TAKE
ACTION ON THAT, AND THE REALTIME
CRIME CENTER CAN DO THAT.
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WILSON
ADMINISTRATION ON STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK PLAN TO INCLUDE A
NUMBER OF BILLS THAT ARE BEING
INTRODUCED IN JUNE, IN AREAS
SUCH AS PUBLIC DRUG USE AND
RESPONSE TO HELP MEET THE
CHALLENGES ON OUR STREET. I WILL
CLOSE BY ADDING THAT OUR SIXTH
PILLAR OF OUR STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK PLAN IS OUR CITY
WORKING IN ONE VOICE, ONE
SEATTLE, IF YOU WILL, WITH THE
COUNTY AND THE STATE. THIS IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE COUNTY HAS
CAPACITY ON PUBLIC SAFETY ON
AURORA. IT IS A MAJOR TRANSIT
CORRIDOR, WITH THE KING COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND KING
COUNTY METRO TRANSIT SECURITY.
WE NEED GREATER PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE COUNTY AND THE AREA, TO
TACKLE THE PROBLEM WHEN THERE'S
SHOOTINGS AND A BULLET IN THE
WALL, JUST ABOVE A NEWBORN'S
CRIB, I WOULD IMAGINE. THE STATE
IS IMPORTANT FOR MANY REASONS AS
WELL TO INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH.
REGARDING OLYMPIA, I'LL ADD
IMAGINE IF REP DAVIS'S BILL
FOCUSED ON MEN INVOLVED IN THE
SEX TRADE, ON AURORA, IN THE
RECENT SEASON SESSION THAT
PASSED. THE BILL DIDN'T PASS IN
AURORA. IT WOULD HAVE MADE A
DIFFERENCE TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING
ON AURORA, BUT IT DIDN'T PASS.
ARGUABLY, THE SAME, WE LACK THE
LEADERSHIP AND SO FORTH REASONS
APPLY TO OLYMPIA AS WELL. YOU
CAN ARGUE THAT THEY'RE OF TWO
MINDS TOO. THAT BILL SHOULD HAVE
PASSED, AND IT DIDN'T. AND THE
REACTION IS -- YOU KNOW, THE
FACTOR IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE
SEEING ON AURORA IS BECAUSE OF
THAT. IT COULD HAVE MADE A
DIFFERENCE. SO I CALL ON THE
WILSON ADMINISTRATION, WHO IS
NOT HERE RIGHT NOW, TO WORK WITH
THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE. WORK WITH EXECUTIVES,
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, IN TERMS
OF KING COUNTY METRO SECURITY,
AND I SHOULD ADD KING COUNTY
JAIL TOO. BECAUSE AS I NOTED, WE
DON'T HAVE THE SCORE AGREEMENT.
WHERE ARE WE ON THIS? SO THAT
CONCLUDES THE CHAIR COMMENT FOR
TODAY. AND AGAIN, 17 PAGES.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS NOT HERE
TODAY. I WOULD ASK HER TO DO A
FOLLOW-UP, AS I DID IN APRIL
WITH COUNCILMEMBER LIN. SHE WAS
OUT FOR HOURS ON AURORA ON --
WITH CHIEF BARNES, WITH THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, LOOKING AT
THE SITUATION THAT WE HAVE ON
AURORA. SO THAT IS CHAIR COMMENT
FOR TODAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW
MOVE TO THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMEND
SHOULD RELATE TO TODAY'S ITEMS
ON THE COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOW
MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE FOR
TODAY?
>> WE HAVE NINE IN PERSON AND
EIGHT, SEVEN ONLINE.
>> NINE AND SEVEN? OKAY, TWO
MINUTES EACH, PLEASE.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MATTER. SPEECH WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A CHIME WHEN THERE'S TEN
SECONDS LEFT OF THEIR TIME. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN. WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE
FIRST IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS JEFF
SILVERMAN, TO BE FOLLOWED BY
JAKE.
>> MY NAME IS JEFF SILVERMAN.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT BOTH MY
CITY AND MY PERSONAL ROAD TO
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. THE FIRST
AMENDMENT PROTECTS MY RIGHT TO
COMPLAIN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT.
FURTHERMORE, SPEAKING THE TRUTH
IS AGAINST DEFAMATION. HOWEVER
MY WIFE AND MY MOTHER SAID IF
YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING NICE
ABOUT SOMEBODY, DON'T SAY
ANYTHING AT ALL. THEREFORE I'M
NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND
THEIR TREATMENT OF FEMA. I WANT
TO TELL YOU WHAT I'VE LEARNED
SINCE I LAST SPOKE WITH YOU. THE
CITY IS NOT GOING TO DO WHAT I
WANT THEM TO DO, NAMELY A
CITYWIDE ACTIVATION OF THE
EMERGENCY HUBS AND THE EOC AND
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT FOR
GOOD REASON. THE CITY JUST
DOESN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
DO WHAT IT WANTS TO DO. IT ALSO
DOESN'T HAVE RESOURCES TO KEEP
PEOPLE FROM DYING OF
MALNUTRITION, HYPOTHERMIA, OR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IT IS YOUR JOB
AS COUNSEL LEADERS. IT'S FAR
EASIER TO BE A GAD FIGHT FOR
MYSELF, THAN YOU, POLICYMAKERS.
I DO NOT ENVY YOU ON WHAT YOU
HAVE TO DO. SINCE I LAST SPOKE
TO YOU, I GOT MY HAM RADIO
LICENSE AND HAVE SUBMITTED MY
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION TO
SEATTLE OCS. THE OEM IS VETTING
MY APPLICATION, EVEN AS I SPEAK.
I PREDICT THEY WILL FIND THAT
I'M SHARP. I'M IN CONTACT WITH
SEVERAL ACS MEMBERS, AND THEY
ARE GOING TO FIND SOMETHING
USEFUL FOR ME TO DO DURING THE
FIFA GAMES. I'M GOING TO BE
PART OF THE SOLUTION. I'M ALSO
NOW QUALIFIED TO BE THE
IMMEDIATE OPERATOR. IF THERE'S
A DISASTER, THE HUBS ARE GOING
TO DO THEIR THING, AND THEY'RE
GOING TO BE GOOD AT IT. THERE'S
A PICTURE ON PAGE 12 OF THE
PRESENTATION THEY'RE GOING TO
GIVE YOU IN A FEW MINUTES, AND
I'M STANDING ABOUT SIX FEET TO
THE LEFT OF THAT PICTURE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP IS JAKE, TO BE
FOLLOWED BY KENDALL.
>> I SHOULD ADD THAT I DIDN'T
REALIZE YOU WERE GOING TO BE
HERE, BUT JAKE IS JAKE.
>> COUNCILMAN LIN, KETTLE, SAKA,
THANKS FOR THE TIME. COUNCILMAN
KETTLE, THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE
AS WELL. APPRECIATE YOU. I
BELIEVE IN [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
UNFORTUNATELY OUR CITY
LEADERSHIP IS BROKEN. I'VE
LIVED IN THE CITY IN DISTRICT
FIVE SINCE 2012. I'VE DONE THE
WORK IN MY COMMUNITY. I'VE
VOLUNTEERED, I GOT TO KNOW MY
NEIGHBORS. I DID WHAT I CAN DO.
I ENGAGED WITH CITY COUNCIL WHEN
I SAW PROBLEMS AND OUR STATE
REPS AND SPD. I TESTIFIED FOR
HB1265 BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE
COUNCIL TOLD ME I COULD DO AS A
CITIZEN. I CARE ABOUT OUR CITY,
AND I'VE BEEN PLEADING FOR HELP
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE PAST
SIX MONTHS. I'VE EMAILED ALL OF
YOU OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN
WITH THE DATA, ET CETERA. THE
CITY IS ALLOWING UNCHECKED
PROSTITUTION, HUMAN TRAFFICKING,
AND THE RELATED VIOLENCE. IT'S
UNCHECKED. IT'S OBVIOUS.
EVERYONE HERE KNOWS ABOUT IT.
SPD'S OWN DATA THAT WAS SHARED
WITH ME RECENTLY CONFIRMED THAT
OVER 60% OF THE SHOOTINGS ON MY
BLOCK ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO
PROSTITUTION. WE KNOW WHAT THE
PROBLEM IS. IT'S NOT AN
ABSTRACT PROBLEM OR AN
AMALGAMATION OF SUBSTANCE USE
THAT WE SEE IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE CITY. THIS IS DIFFERENT. AS
YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR EMAIL.
IT'S GANG-LED, ORGANIZED,
VIOLENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND
THE CITY IS TURNING THEIR EYES.
I LIVE THERE. I CAN'T TURN MY
EYES. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN. IN THE
PAST TWO WEEKS MY HOUSE WAS HIT
BY GUNFIRE. I HAVE A 6 WEEK OLD
BABY, AND IT HIT TWO FEET ABOVE
MY BABY'S WINDOW. A WEEK LATER,
MY NEIGHBOR HAD A BULLET GO
THROUGH THEIR WINDOW INTO THEIR
BEDROOM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE CITY
WILL DO, EVEN THOUGH IT'S
POLITICALLY INCONVENIENT TO
URGENTLY SHIFT OUR POLICY, AND I
WANT TO KNOW WHO'S GOING TO
ACTUALLY STEP UP TO LEAD IN OUR
CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT AND
YOUR EMAIL.
>> KENDALL GREGORY TO BE
FOLLOWED BY DJ HOTCHKINS.
>> IS THIS THE CORRECT ONE?
>> EITHER ONE.
>> YEAH. HI, MY NAME IS KENDALL.
I LIVE IN THE NORTH AURORA
NEIGHBORHOOD, FIVE BLOCKS AWAY
FROM WHERE ALL THE SHOOTINGS
HAPPEN. YEAH. I THINK WE NEED TO
SHIFT TOWARDS PREVENTION. THE
REASON WHY THESE CONFLICTS
HAPPEN IS BECAUSE BASICALLY
PIMPS AND BUSINESS OWNERS, AND
THEY GET INTO CONTACT WITH EACH
OTHER. THEY DON'T HAVE CONTACT
-- SO THE WAY THEY RESOLVE
CONFLICTS IS BULLETS. THE WAY WE
SHIFT TOWARD PREVENTION IS BY
DECRIMINALIZING SEX WORK, OR BY
LEGALIZING IT SOME WAY. IF THEY
HAD LEGAL BUSINESSES THEY COULD
LOSE, IF THEY WERE ENGAGING IN
THE TYPE OF HOOLIGAN NONSENSE IN
MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY HAVE
NOTHING TO LOSE. APPROACHES LIKE
POLICE AND BARRICADES MAY
RESOLVE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY.
I THINK BUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN THE
POLICE, WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND
THAT THESE ARE DRIVE-BY
SHOOTINGS THAT HAPPEN IN LESS
THAN A MINUTE. WHEN THE POLICE
ARRIVE, EVERYBODY'S ALREADY
GONE. AND THE REALITY IS THAT
SOMEONE COULD HAVE ALREADY
GOTTEN HURT. SO I'D LIKE TO
HEAR, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE
PROGRESS IS TOWARDS SHIFTING
TOWARDS PREVENTION OF THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, DJ
HOTCHKINS.
>> YEAH. IT'S HOSKINS. I HAVE A
NERVE ISSUE WITH MY RIGHT HAND,
AND WRITING IS NOT MY FORTE. MY
WIFE AND I MOVED INTO THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD IN 1987, AND WE'VE
SEEN SO MANY CHANGES AND SO MANY
OF THEM FOR THE BETTER. WHEN WE
FIRST MOVED IN, IT WAS AN AGING
POPULATION WITH ALMOST NO
CHILDREN ON THE STREET. NOW THE
HOUSES ARE FILLED WITH YOUNG
FAMILIES WHO ARE FIXING UP THEIR
HOUSES. THERE'S KIDS PLAYING IN
THE STREET. WE LOVE LIVING IN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND AURORA IS
A BLOCK AND A HALF AWAY, BUT
WHAT WAS ON AURORA ALWAYS SEEMED
TO STAY ON AURORA, EVEN AS CLOSE
TO ALL OF THE ISSUES, OTHER THAN
OCCASIONAL MINOR CRIMES, YOU
JUST NEVER REALLY SAW ANYTHING
SPILLING OFF INTO THE STREETS.
BUT I MEAN, STARTING WITH
SPECIAL AROUND COVID, YOU KNOW,
THE PROSTITUTION AND STUFF GOT
REALLY BAD. BUT WE DID HAVE THE
GUNFIRE. AND JUST, IT'S LIKE IN
THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS
IT'S JUST CONSTANTLY BEING
WOKEN UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
NIGHT BY GUNFIRE. IT'S NOT JUST
SINGLE SHOTS. YOU HEAR THESE --
I HEARD ONE THE OTHER INSIDE AND
FASTER THAN YOU COUNT, THERE WAS
20 GUNSHOTS. I MEAN, THIS
DOESN'T STAY ON AURORA. I'M
NOT A GUN PERSON. BUT A 9
MILLIMETER BULLET CAN GO A MILE
OR MORE. I DID A LITTLE
RESEARCH. IT CAN KILL SOMEONE AT
SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS, AND YOU
HAVE JUST DOZENS OF SHOOTS GOING
WILLY NILLY ALL OVER THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S JUST A
MATTER OF TIME. I KNOW ONE TIME
I HEARD SOME CLOSE GUNFIRE, AS
WE HAVE A BIG WINDOW IN OUR
BEDROOM. I JUST TRIED TO SINK
DOWN INTO MY BED HOPING THAT A
BULLET WOULDN'T COME THROUGH
THE WINDOW. SO SOMETHING NEEDS
TO BE DONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE ANSWERS ARE. BUT IT'S NOT
THE WAY IT USED TO BE. I LOVE
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I LIKE THE
WALKABILITY. I LIKE THE
NEIGHBORS. I LIKE BEING CLOSE TO
TRANSPORTATION. IT'S THE FUN OF
LIVING IN A CITY. BUT JUST,
THINGS NEED TO BE DONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP HERRING GARDINER TO
BE FOLLOWED BY STEVE.
>> HELLO. I LIVE IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG NORTH AURORA
CORRIDOR AS WELL. MY SPECIFIC
ASK IS FOR YOU TO DIRECT MORE
FIFA FUNDING TO SUPPORT POLICE
AND ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS
ALONG THE NORTH AURORA CORRIDOR.
POLICE HAVE TOLD US --
>> CAN YOU PULL THE MIC CLOSER
TO YOU?
>> SORRY. PLEASE HAVE TOLD US TO
EXPECT MORE VIOLENCE DURING THE
FIFA GAMES. SO AGAIN, JUST IN
CASE I WASN'T HEARD, I'M
ASKING FOR MORE FUNDING FROM
FIFA EFFORTS TO FUND POLICE, TO
FUND SAFETY EFFORTS ALONG THE
NORTH AURORA CORRIDOR. I KNOW
THAT MY NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE
FOCUSED ON A LOT OF THE GUN
VIOLENCE, AND I FULLY ECHO ALL
OF THAT, SO I'LL FOCUS A LITTLE
MORE ON THE UNDERLYING ISSUE OF
SEX TRAFFICKING. I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF MYSELF, BUT I DO
VOLUNTEER WITH A FANTASTIC
ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS
SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEX
TRAFFICKING AND PREVENTION. SO I
KNOW A LOT OF GRIM STATISTICS,
AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THE
SOURCES AND THE RESOURCES WITH
YOU. IT'S ALL PUBLIC. BUT AS
YOU PROBABLY KNOW, DURING LARGE
SPORTING EVENTS LIKE WORLD CUP
GAMES, THE SUPER BOWL, SEX
TRAFFICKING SPIKES IN THE HOST
CITY, AND IT'S EXPECTED TO DO
SO HERE DURING THE FIFA GAMES.
IN FACT, THERE'S BEEN TRAINING
IN SOME OF THE SURROUNDING
CITIES FOR FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE,
TO KNOW HOW TO SPOT IT. THE
WOMEN THAT YOU SEE ALONG AURORA
ARE YOUNG. EXPERTS SAY THAT THE
AVERAGE AGE OF GIRLS GETTING
PULLED INTO SEX TRAFFICKING IS
ONLY 14. THESE GIRLS ARE MIDDLE
SCHOOLERS WHEN THEY'RE PULLED
IN. CITY STATISTICS SHOW THAT
MANY ARE UNDER AGE, OR BARELY
JUST OF AGE, AND THEY'RE
WALKING ALONG AURORA, PROBABLY
IN STILETTOS, G STRINGS, AND
LITTLE ELSE. DETECTIVES SAY
PROSTITUTION HERE ISN'T NEW,
THEY KNOW THAT. BUT WHAT IS NEW
IS THE GIRLS KEEP GETTING
YOUNGER AND YOUNGER. THEY'RE
GETTING APPROACHED ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, MANY HAVE BEEN APPROACHED
IN THE FOSTER SYSTEM. MANY HAVE
BEEN ABUSED BEFORE THEY WERE
TRAFFICKED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
CHANGES TO CITY LAW, LIKE
PULLING BACK THE LOITERING LAW.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST
VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES AND WE'RE IGNORING
THEM, SO PLEASE HELP US.
>> THANK YOU. STEVE.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] STILL IN TACT.
ANYONE WHO HAS ATTEMPTED TO
ASSAULT ME HAS NOT FACED
ANYTHING FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. I REALIZE THAT WHEN I
WORK, I WORK IN THE I.D. PIONEER
SQUARE, BELLTOWN. AND I'M
HOPELESSLY WORKING CLASS, A BIT
OVEREDUCATED AND I STILL DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY YOU CAN'T
ACTUALLY RUN A FUNCTIONING
POLICE FORCE. WE HAVE NOT HAD
ONE FOR LONGER THAN IT TOOK TO
RAISE THE ARMIES FOR WORLD WAR
II. AS LONG AS WE FOUGHT WORLD
WAR II. AND YET, YOU CANNOT, OR
WILL NOT ACTUALLY HAVE A
FUNCTIONING POLICE FORCE. I
THINK IT'S TIME TO GET AWAY
FROM THE HANDS-OFF, WAIT UNTIL
THE GUNS COME OUT AND PEOPLE DIE
AND THE POLICE COME OUT. I'M
NOT ASKING FOR PEOPLE WITH TOMMY
GUNS ON EVERY CORNER. THAT'S
NOT ACCEPTABLE IN SEATTLE. BUT I
AM ASKING FOR A POLICE PRESENCE
THAT ACTUALLY MEANS SOMETHING,
AND RESTORE THE SQUADS THAT
ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING. YOU KNOW?
AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT, YOU
HAVE TO INVESTIGATE. AND IF
NOBODY GOES AND INVESTIGATES
RAPE, ASSAULT, CAR PROWLS,
PROSTITUTION, GUESS WHAT? THEY
CONTINUE TO GROW. AND THE PEOPLE
THAT DO THESE SORT OF
BUSINESSES, OR SORT OF
ACTIVITIES ARE WELL AWARE. THEY
KNOW EVEN FAR MORE THAN I, WHAT
THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH. I FIND
AMAZING THAT THERE ARE SOME
PEOPLE IN JAIL AND THE WORK
RELEASE SEEMS TO BE FULL. AND I
WONDER WHETHER IT'S NOT WHO YOU
DO IT TO, NOT WHAT YOU DO, AND
THAT'S A DANGEROUS THOUGHT FOR
CITIZENS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE
MARIO, TO BE FOLLOWED BY PETO.
>> MORNING, COUNCIL. I'D LIKE
TO SHARE, WELL FIRST AND
FOREMOST, I EMPATHIZE WITH THE
VERY LEGITIMATE AND WARRANTED
CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE
NORTH AURORA AREA, WHICH HAS
RECENTLY BEEN IN THE NEWS. MY
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IS MORE IN
MR. LIN'S DISTRICT AND THE CID
THERE, BY THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION. JOE'S BAR AND GRILL. I
CAME TO THE AID OF -- I WAS JUST
WALKING DOWN THE STREET RIGHT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS ON DECEMBER 23,
2023, JUST TWO AND A HALF YEARS
AGO, AND I SEE A MAN GETTING
BEATEN ACROSS THE STREET.
PUMMELED. BEATEN TO A PULP. WHAT
AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? I PULL MY
AIR PHONES OUT. I SEE AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS BEATING HIM,
HOVERING OVER HIM, AND HE
SCREAMED SO LOUDLY ON THE
SIDEWALK NEXT TO JOE'S BAR AND
GRILL, I WILL F-ING KILL YOU.
WHERE IS THE POLICE? I KNOW THIS
IS NOT UNDER YOUR TENURE, MR.
LIN. WHERE IS THE POLICE PROFILE
DURING THE HOLIDAYS? I KNOW
JACKSON HAS ITS OWN PROBLEMS. I
RAN ACROSS THE STREET. I RESCUED
THIS INDIVIDUAL AT THE LAST
MINUTE. THE CRIMINAL RAN TO HIS
CAR, GOT A 38 SPECIAL. I CHASED
HIM AWAY. I THOUGHT HE RAN AWAY.
HE GOT A 38 SPECIAL WITH HIS
VEHICLE WITH HOLLOW POINT
BULLETS IN IT. CAME BACK BEHIND
ME, IN FRONT OF A SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICER, POINTED HIS GUN AT ME,
AND SAID NOW YOU'RE GOING TO
GET IT MOTHER FUCKER. ABOUT FIVE
SECONDS LATER, HE BLEW A HOLE
RIGHT THROUGH MY FEMERAL ARTERY.
I LOOK DOWN AT MY LEFT LEG,
DRENCHED IN BLOOD, I THOUGHT
I'M GOING TO DIE, THIS IS IT.
HE'S STANDING OVER ME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THANK GOD, A SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICER WAS EATING DINNER
AT FIFTH AND JACKSON AND SAW THE
SUSPECT WALKING IN THE STREET
ANGRILY BEFORE HE CIRCLED AROUND
BEHIND ME AND SHOT ME. HE
WITNESSED THE SHOOTING. SO WE
HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
GETTING BEATEN ON THE STREET. I
INTERVENE IN A MOMENT'S NOTICE,
DROP OF A HAT, THAT'S IT. WHAT
HAPPENED HAPPENED. NOW I'M SHOT
WITH A 38 SPECIAL WITH HOLLOW
POINT BULLET THROUGH MY LEG.
>> WE HAVE TO MOVE ON.
>> THE CHANCE OF ME SURVIVING A
GUNSHOT FROM A 38 SPECIAL WITH A
HOLLOW POINT BULLET --
>> WE HAVE TO MOVE ON.
>> THANK GOD SIRENS, AS I LOOKED
DOWN MY LEG, SIRENS BEHIND ME
WENT OFF, BUT THEY RAN. I WAVED
MY ARMS IN THE AIR, I'M SHOT,
I'M SHOT. THE POLICE CAME DOWN.
IT'S ALL ON VIDEO.
>> YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED,
UNFORTUNATELY.
>> THE POLICE OFFICER PUT A
TOURNIQUET ON MY LEG, SAVED MY
LIFE -- [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CC TV
ASSISTING US, ARRESTING THE
SECOND ASSAILANT. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. AS A REMINDER, IT'S TWO
MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENT,
PLEASE.
>> THAT HAS TO DO WITH PUBLIC
SAFETY RELATED TO FIFA. I'M
HERE TO IMPLORE THE COUNCIL TO
TAKE URGENT ACTION, IN
DESIGNATING THE AREAS AROUND, TO
STAY OUT OF AREAS OF
PROSTITUTION. WITH AN INFLUX OF
VISITORS TO THE CITY IN JUNE AND
JULY, WE'RE GOING TO SEE AN
UPSWING IN PEOPLE WHO ARE
UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ENVIRONMENT,
TRAVELING AURORA AT ANY POINT,
DAY OR NIGHT FOR DINING AND TO
GET TO THE AIRPORT, AND TO AVOID
I-5. DURING THE DARK HOURS IS
WHEN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
EXPERIENCES PIMP GUNFIRE. TO DO
NOTHING ABOUT THIS, DOESN'T DO
ANYTHING FOR THE UNSUSPECTING
VISITORS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE ON
THEIR VISIT TO THE WORLD CUP.
YOU CAN IMAGINE THE HEADLINES. I
CAME HERE TWO YEARS AGO IN
SUPPORT OF THE SOAP BILL, WHICH
YOU PASSED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024,
AND WHICH SPD HAD THE INTENT OF
ENFORCING FULLY BY JULY 1st THIS
YEAR. IN THAT TIME, OUR NOVICE
CITY ATTORNEY, ERIC EVANS HAS
COMPLETELY IGNORED THIS
CITY-BASED SOLUTION. THE SOAP
BILL ITSELF REFERENCES AN UPTICK
IN PIMP INDUCED SHOOTING IN THE
AREA AFTER JULY OF 2024. WE'VE
HAD AT LEAST EIGHT SHOOTINGS IN
THE LAST TWO AND A HALF WEEKS.
CRUISE PAROLES ARE AVAILABLE.
BUT PIMPS EASILY RETURN TO
TERRORIZE US AND OUR GUESTS. IF
ATTORNEY EVANS [ INAUDIBLE ] I
WOULD LIKE TO ENFORCE A TOOL
THAT SHOULD WOULD AGREE TO USING
-- SHERIFF, YOU HAVE BEEN
PERSONALLY INVITED TO A
GREENWOOD COUNCIL SAFETY MEETING
NEXT MONTH. GET IN TOUCH, OR
CHECK YOUR EMAIL. I CANNOT
STRESS ENOUGH HOW MUCH, OR HOW
URGENTLY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS
ACTION BEFORE A CITIZEN PAYS THE
ULTIMATE PRICE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS LACEY TIGERSON.
>> HI. THIS IS TERRIFYING. I'M
LACEY. I LIVE NEXT TO JAKE AND
PETER. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS
TO THEM FOR ALL THEIR ADVOCACY
IRKS BECAUSE THEY WORKED REALLY
HARD FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AS
WELL AS OUR OTHER NEIGHBORS. I
DON'T HAVE ANY PROFOUND IDEAS
OR STATEMENTS. I JUST WANTED TO
SHARE THAT I HAVE LIVED THERE
FOR 14 YEARS AND HAVE SEEN IT
DRASTICALLY CHANGE, ESPECIALLY
THIS LAST MONTH HAS BEEN PRETTY
WILD. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A NEW
MAYOR THAT YOU'RE CONTENDING
WITH, AS WELL AS A BIG WORLD
EVENT, AND THAT WORLD EVENT
REALLY SCARES ME FOR OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. IT SCARES ME FOR
THE VISITORS. IT SCARES ME FOR
THE PEOPLE THAT COMMUTE DOWN 99.
THIS IS NOT JUST OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS CROSS 99
SHOOTOUTS. MY DAD SEES THESE AND
WORRIES ABOUT MYSELF, OUR
FAMILY, HIS GRANDKIDS. IT USED
TO BE A SAFE PLACE. I WALKED
WITH A NEIGHBOR TO GET OUR KIDS
FROM SCHOOL. ON THE WAY HOME,
ALL THEIR FRIENDS SAY HI,
BECAUSE WE ALL ARE A
NEIGHBORHOOD OF KIDS LIVING AND
GOING TO SCHOOL AS A CLOSE BY
PLACE. WE HAVE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE
RETIRED THAT SOMETIMES BABYSIT
OUR CHILDREN. IT IS REALLY
EVERYTHING YOU WOULD WANT IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD EXCEPT FOR HOW
AURORA IS SPILLING INTO OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IT USED TO
NOT. IT USED TO JUST MAINTAIN ON
AURORA. WE DID WALKS WITH ED
MURRAY. A LONG TIME AGO. THEN IT
WAS LOOKING AT CONDOMS AND
NEEDLES ON AURORA. NOW THOSE
THINGS ARE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.
ANYWHERE YOU CAN PARK A CAR, YOU
CAN FIND A CONDOM. AND YOU KNOW
WHEN YOU HAVE TODDLERS, THEY
WANT TO PICK UP EVERYTHING, AND
IT'S PRETTY GROSS. SO I'M HERE
TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP. I
KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN STUDYING
A LOT OF THINGS AND SOLUTIONS.
WE'D JUST LIKE TO SEE THOSE
SOLUTIONS BE PUT IN PLACE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THAT'S IT FOR
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. THE FIRST
REMOTE SPEAKER IS MADDIE PORTER.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU
HEAR THE PROMPT YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED.
>> HI THERE. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR
ME?
>> YEAH, GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY, GREAT, THANK YOU. HI,
I'M MADDIE PORTER. I LIVE
ACTUALLY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
FROM LACEY. I'M ONE OF THE MOMS
THAT WALKS TO THE BUS STOP AND
FINDS THE CONDOMS, YOU KNOW,
NEXT TO IT. ANYWAY, FOR 13 YEARS
I'VE LIVED ALONG THE AURORA
CORRIDOR. THIS IS OUR HOME. AND
WE CANNOT BEGIN TO SPEAK THE
HEARTBREAK OF WATCHING THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD BECOME SO VIOLENT,
AND SO DANGEROUS AND SO
ABANDONED YEAR AFTER YEAR. THIS
MONTH THERE'S BEEN A DOZEN
SHOOTINGS. I MEAN, THAT'S
ABSOLUTELY INSANE. EVERYONE IN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD KNOWS WE
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
THESE TYPES OF THINGS. WAKING UP
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO
HEAR GUNSHOTS OUT YOUR WINDOW,
GRABBING YOUR CHILDREN OUT OF
THEIR BED, AND THROWING THEM ON
THE FLOOR. THAT'S AGO I'VE HAD
TO DO. THAT'S SOMETHING MY
NEIGHBORS HAVE HAD TO DO, AND WE
ARE REALLY, REALLY TIRED OF IT.
I APOLOGIZE, I'M SORRY, BUT
IT'S JUST BEEN A REALLY LONG
MONTH. ANYWAY. YEARS AGO, WHEN
IT WAS JUST WOMEN STANDING ON
CORNERS, WE GOT USED TO, WE USED
TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY. BUT NOW
IT'S EXPLODED INTO A SEX
TRAFFICKING DESTINATION. IT'S A
SPOT PEOPLE KNOW ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. THEY CAN GO FROM TWO
BLOCKS AWAY AND EXPERIENCE IT,
AND WE'RE BEGGING YOU GUYS TO
PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
EVERY NEW MAYOR, EVERY POLICE
CHIEF, EVERY COUNCILMEMBER,
EVERY TIME THERE'S SOMEBODY
NEW, WE ALL THINK THIS IS THE
PERSON. THIS IS THE ONE WHO IS
GOING TO CARE. THIS IS THE
PERSON WHO WILL CHANGE IT, AND
YET, AS LACEY JUST MENTIONED,
SHE DID THAT WALK THREE MAYORS
AGO, AND IT'S STILL HAPPENING.
SO PLEASE, ENFORCE SOAP. START
THERE. IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT
THE CHILDREN THAT'S LIVING IN
THESE NEIGHBORS, MAYBE YOU CAN
CARE ABOUT THESE GIRLS
THEMSELVES, AS YOU JUST HEARD,
SOME OF THEM ARE AS YOUNG AS 14.
WE'RE UPSET. WE'RE SCARED, AND
WE JUST WANT TO LIVE IN THE SAME
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE KNOW IT
USED TO BE.
>> THANK YOU, MADDIE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE HOWARD GAIL.
>> GOOD MORNING. TODAY'S
PRESENTATION FROM THE SEATTLE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
ON SAFETY PREPARATIONS FOR THE
WORLD CUP EVENTS, WHICH START IN
JUST 16 DAYS, FORGETS ABOUT THE
SAFETY OF THOSE WHO ARE BOTH THE
LARGEST GROUP AND THOSE WHO FACE
THE MOST LIKELY LIFE ALTERING
THREATS. IMMIGRANTS, PEOPLE
MISTAKEN FOR IMMIGRANTS, THE
FAMILY OF THOSE PEOPLE, AND
ANYONE WHO TRIES TO PROTECT
THOSE PEOPLE. WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE. JUST SEVEN DAYS AGO,
HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY
MULLINS SAID I.C.E. WILL QUOTE
BE OUT THERE EVERY DAY. FOUR
DAYS AGO, THE SEATTLE TIMES
PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE TITLED
SEATTLE IMMIGRANT SOCCER FANS
WORKERS FACE I.C.E. FEARS AS
WORLD CUP NEARS. JUST A FEW
QUOTES FROM THE ARTICLE. WORKING
WASHINGTON HAS BEEN QUOTE
TALKING TO HOSPITALITY, AND GAME
WORKERS. SOME KNOW OF BACK OF
HOUSE STAFF WHO PLAN NOT TO WORK
DURING THE GAMES. THESE ARE
WORKERS -- I AM CONCERNED ABOUT
BEING ABLE TO PAY RENT. I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO
PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, BUT I'M
EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
RISK DURING THE WORLD CUP HERE.
EVEN CELEBRATION ZONES COULD BE
SEEN AS TOO RISKY TO ATTEND. THE
SEATTLE COUNCIL HAS IT OVER 18
MONTHS SINCE TRUMP WAS ELECTED
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MORE
ACCURATELY PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT
NEIGHBORS. YET IN ALL THIS TIME,
YOU'VE FAILED TO LEGISLATE EVEN
THE BASIC PROTECTIONS PUT IN
PLACE IN OTHER CITIES, AS FOR
EXAMPLE, BOSTON DID MONTHS AGO.
TODAY, REFLECTS THE CONSISTENT
PATTERN, ONE WE WITNESSED AT
LAST PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING TWO
WEEKS AGO, WHEN THE COUNCIL
PLATFORM, THE VICTIMIZERS AND
DENIED THE VICTIMS OF LAST
YEAR'S CAL ANDERSON VOICE. WE
ONLY GET TO HEAR FROM THOSE WHO
WIELD AND BENEFIT FROM POWER. WE
NEVER GET TO HEAR FROM THOSE WHO
SUFFER THE LIFE CHANGING IMPACTS
OF THAT POWER.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE
TANICER. REMAINDER TO PRESS STAR
SIX. ALL RIGHT. THERE HE IS. GO
AHEAD.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. THANK
YOU FOR HAVING ME AND TAKING THE
TIME HERE. MY NAME IS TAD. I'M A
RESIDENT OF GREENWOOD, ADJACENT
TO AURORA. AS WE KNOW, WE'VE
ALREADY HEARD NORTH AURORA,
ILLEGAL PROSTITUTION AND HUMAN
TRAFFICKING IS AN INCREDIBLY
LUCRATIVE, WELL ORGANIZED
ENTERPRISE THAT THE CITY HAS
FAILED TO POLICE IN YEARS. FOR
CHANGES LIKE REINSTATING THE
LOITERING LAW, AND ENFORCING
SOAP, THESE CHANGES WILL TAKE
LONGER THAN OVERNIGHT. AND GIVEN
THE FORECASTED INCREASE IN
PROSTITUTION, AND DEMAND TIED TO
THE WORLD CUP, OUR NEIGHBORS AND
COMMUNITY DESPERATELY NEED
CHANGE OVERNIGHT. I LIVE NEAR
101st AND LYNDEN. TWO YEARS AGO,
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A LIVING HELL.
MY PARTNER AND I WERE AT THE
NEXUS OF THE TURF WARS. OUR
NEWLY OBTAINED HOME, WE WILL AND
STILL ARE FINANCIALLY TRAPPED BY
OUR NEW MORTGAGE IN A NEW GANG
ZONE. I NO LONGER SEE WOMEN
LOITERING AT THE END OF 101st. I
NO LONGER SEE SHOOTINGS COMING
UP 101st. SDOT HAD PLANS TO
CLOSE MORE STREETS, AND WE ARE
ASKING THAT THEY ARE DIRECTED TO
ACT ON THOSE PLANS IMMEDIATELY.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS ASKING FOR
MORE BARRIERS BETWEEN AURORA AND
THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS TO
CUT OFF THE EASE OF JOHN AND
PIMP MOVEMENT AND DISRUPT THE
PROSTITUTION INDUSTRY. RUN AND
GUNS NEED TO STAY OUT, WHERE
THERE ARE FOR MORE CHILDREN TO
CATCH BULLETS. THE EVIDENCE IS
THERE. THE COST, AND VEHICULAR
TRAVELING INCONVENIENCES OF THE
BARRIERS ARE FAR OUTWEIGHED BY
THE SAFETY FACTOR TO OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. TO ME, IT'S
CRYSTAL CLEAR, THE POLICE STOP
FIGHTING TURF WARS ONCE IT IS
RENDERED USELESS.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE DONNA HILL
WAKA. DONNA. YOU CAN PRESS STAR
SIX AND THEN GET STARTED. SOUNDS
LIKE WE'LL MOVE ONTO THE NEXT
PERSON AND COME BACK TO DONNA AT
THE END. THE NEXT IS DAVID
HAYNES. DAVID, GO AHEAD.
>> IT'S OBVIOUS THAT WE NEED A
NEW POLICE CHIEF. AND ALL HIS
BROTHERS AND SISTERS, EXECUTIVE
COMMAND THAT ARE LITERALLY
RUNNING INTERFERENCE AND
SYMPATHIZING WITH BLACK DRUG
PUSHING PIMPS. THE REAL CRIMPS
OF PROGRESS. IT'S PROGRESS IN A
SOCIETAL MESS. IT'S LIKE THE
PEDOPHILE MAYOR, ED MURRAY, HE
PROMOTED KATHLEEN O'TOOLE. AND
SHE IS THE ONE WHO DECIDED THE
FATE WHO GOT HIRED AND
NOMINATED, WHICH WAS SHON
BARNES, WHO HAS A JIM CROW LAW
STYLE AGENDA, AND A MISEDUCATION
OF HATE. HE IS TOTALLY
UNTRUSTWORTHY WHEN IT COMES TO
COMBATING ACTUAL CLAIM, BUT
HE'LL GET EXTRA MONEY TO TAKE A
ADVISEMENT CLASS ON HOW TO ACT
ARTICULATE AND CONFIDENCE AFTER
A CRIME HAS TAKEN PLACE. WHEN IT
COMES TO PROACTIVELY COMBATING
THE CRIMINALS WHO ARE CONDUCTING
UNCIVIL WAR ON THE COMMUNITY, HE
IS LITERALLY ON PURPOSE,
MISMANAGING HIS CRIME FIGHTING
TOOL, AND ALL HE'S COMING UP
WITH A POLITICAL EXCUSE WHY THEY
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR
CRIME FIGHTING, BUT THEY HAVE
FULL STAFF TO THE OVERTIME
EVENTS AT WORLD CUP AND OTHER
LAW-ABIDING EVENTS. YET OEM, THE
UNIFIED COMMAND, THEY'RE GOING
TO PUT NINE HOURS A DAY, PEOPLE
MAKING A SIX FIGURE SALARY TO DO
A LOT OF INTERACTION, YET
THEY'RE GOING TO DO NINE TO 12
HOURS, AND YET THERE'S NO
CREDIBLE THREAT WITH EGYPT AND
IRAN COMING TO TOWN. SO WE'RE
NOT EVEN MAKING A CONVERTED
EFFORT TO COMBAT THE CRIME
THAT'S POLARIZING THE
COMMUNITY. I WENT TO NORTHWEST
FOLK LIFE. I CAME OUT OF THE
WEST TUNNEL, ALL OF THESE [
INAUDIBLE ] ALL THE WAY -- ALL
THESE CRIMINALS HAVE BEEN THERE
ALL THESE YEARS. YOU HAVE TO PUT
A WARNING LABEL TO ALL THE
TOURISTS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE TINA
VIRELI.
>> HI, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
TINA. I WANT TO REITERATE THE
THOUGHTS OF ALL MY NEIGHBORS WHO
HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE ME. I'M ALSO
IN THE GREENWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. A
RESIDENT NEAR THE NORTH AURORA
CORRIDOR. I'M ONE OF MANY
NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE DEALT WITH
THE NEARLY NIGHTLY GUNFIRE.
MYSELF AND MY PARTNER HAD, WHO
JUST SPOKE, HAVE EXPERIENCED THE
HORRORS OF THE LUCRATIVE SEX
TRAFFICKING TRADE, PIMPS
SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER, CONDOMS
ON THE GROUND, THE LIKE. WE HAVE
SEEN AN UPTICK IN GUNFIRE THAT
HAS A NEXUS OF PROSTITUTION,
THAT WAS STATED BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. THE NEXUS OF
PROSTITUTION PIECE, AND WE ARE
EXPECTING MORE SEX TRAFFICKING,
DUE TO FIFA ON THE AURORA
CORRIDOR. I'M CALLING ON THE
CITY TO ENFORCE THE SOAP LAW
THAT WE WORKED SO HARD TO PASS
TWO YEARS AGO. OUR CITY ERICA
EVANS HAS THE POWER TO ENFORCE
THIS SOAP LAW. IN ADDITION,
RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
HAVE SHUT DOWN 100 AGAIN, 97th,
AND 98th TO AURORA TO TRAFFIC.
AND THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE
IMPROVEMENT TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN
EXPERIENCING, AND I'M CALLING
ON CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE THESE
BARRIERS PERMANENT. WE HAVE SEEN
PEOPLE DESTROYING THEM, AND THE
INCONVENIENCES THAT IT'S
CAUSED. THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY PUT
ON BY SDOT HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A
PLAN TO CLOSE OFF THOSE STREETS.
AND I'M CALLING ON CITY COUNCIL
TO MAKE THOSE STREETS PERMANENT,
AS WELL AS ENFORCE THE SOAP LAW.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PROTECT
TAX-PAYING RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND WE'RE GOING
TO GO BACK TO DONNA HILL WALKA.
DONNA, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
DONNA, ARE YOU THERE? DONNA, YOU
CAN GET STARTED. OKAY, I THINK
WE'LL HAVE TO MOVE ON.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK
YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR THE
COMMENTS. I HEARD YOU. YOU KNOW,
RELATED TO THE POINTS MADE, YES,
SPD STAFFING, WE DO NEED TO HAVE
A BUILD UP, AND I APPRECIATE
SOMEBODY'S POINT ABOUT
DETECTIVES. IT'S NOT JUST SWORN
OFFICERS ON THE STREET, BUT
BUILDING THOSE NUMBERS ALLOWS
THE DETECTIVES -- WE KNOW THE
PIECES. WE KNOW THE REGIONAL
PLAY IN TERMS OF WOMEN WHO ARE
BEING PUSHED AROUND. THESE ARE
ALL KNOWNS. THE PROBLEM IS THEY,
THE STAFFING WORK IT, AND THEN
THE INTENT TO WORK IT. SO VERY
IMPORTANT. IMPLEMENTATION OF
LAWS, AS I MENTIONED, THANK YOU
FOR THOSE WHO MENTIONED THAT.
TECHNOLOGY, THE CCTV AND ALSO
THE REALTIME CRIME CENTER,
CONNECTS SEATTLE BY THE WAY FOR
THE AURORA COMMUNITY. CONNECTS
SEATTLE, LOOK UP THAT, WITH THE
REALTIME CRIME CENTER. WE DO
NEED CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. WHAT'S
HAPPENED WITH SDOT IS AN EXAMPLE
OF THAT, BUT WE NEED THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AND
THE STATE. AGAIN, THE LAWS WITH
THE STATE, AND THE FEDS. I-5. WE
NEED EVERYBODY. AND I-5 IS A
TRANSIT CORRIDOR, FOR WHAT COMES
IN, AND ENDS UP ON AURORA. BUT
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS
ALL REALLY IMPORTANT WITH FIFA,
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THOSE
POINTS I MADE, WE NEED
LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY TO TAKE
ACTION, AND THAT'S CLEAR. AND I
JUST WANT TO ADD ONE FINAL NOTE,
BECAUSE YESTERDAY WAS MEMORIAL
DAY. AND MY VICE CHAIR WAS WITH
ME AT THE GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE,
AND I SPOKE ABOUT BEING IN A WAR
ZONE, AND FAMILIES LOSING THEIR
LOVED ONES, AND IT INCREDIBLE TO
ME, AS ONE WHO'S BEEN IN
BAGHDAD, WITH MORTARS COMING
OVER THE FENCE, THE GUNFIRE, AND
VEHICLE BORNE IEDs AND THE LIKE.
IT'S ONE THING WHEN IT'S
THERE, BUT THE FAMILIES, THE
NEIGHBORS IN AURORA THAT HAVE TO
DEAL WITH GUNFIRE, THAT'S NOT
RIGHT. AND THAT GOES TO MY FIRST
SENTENCE. IT'S NOT RIGHT, AND
IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO JAKE.
AND AGAIN, I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU
WERE GOING TO BE HERE TODAY,
JAKE, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EMAIL. WITH THAT, THE TWO MINUTE
PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS
EXPIRED. WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO
THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. WE'LL
NOW MOVE ONTO OUR FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK READ
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> FIFA WORLD CUP. OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATES.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE DIRECTOR
CURRY MAYER FROM OEM, OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TOO. OKAY.
DIRECTOR MAYER, MS. HOLCOMB'S
GOT YOUR BACK.
>> I APPRECIATE BEING INVITED.
MY PURPOSE TODAY IS TWO-FOLD.
ONE IS TO TALK ABOUT, GIVE YOUEN
A UPDATE ON OEM AND OTHER CITY
PARTNERS HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE
LAST TWO YEARS TO GET READY FOR
FIFA. AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM
IS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE
IMPROVE. S THAT THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS MADE
POST THE BURKE ASSESSMENT AND
THE BUDGET INCREASE. SO WE'LL
START WITH FIFA PLANNING AND
PREPAREDNESS. REALLY, THIS HAS
BEEN A TWO AND A HALF YEAR
EFFORT. INITIALLY THE FIRST
YEAR, THE FIFA COMMITTEES AND
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THEM, MET
EVERY OTHER MONTH, AND THEN FOR
THIS YEAR IT'S BEEN EVERY OTHER
WEEK. SEATTLE OEM HAS
COORDINATED SAFETY AND SECURITY
COMMITTEE, WHICH IS JUST ONE OF
THE MANY COMMITTEES THAT HAVE
BEEN PREPARING FOR FIFA. MOST OF
THAT WORK WAS FOCUSED ON THE
CREATION OF AN EVENT OPERATIONS
PLAN. WE DID THAT IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
SEATTLE POLICE, FIRE, SEATTLE
CENTER. THEN A HOST OF REGIONAL
STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS. WE
ALSO HAVE PROVIDED INPUT TO
REGIONALS AND STATE PLANNING,
AND WE ARE A MEMBER, WE, THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, OF THE FIFA
STATE EXECUTIVE STEERING
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE IN ADDITION
COORDINATED WITH ALL OF THE HOST
CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES,
AND IN CANADA. AND THE GOAL WAS
TO ALIGN OUR EFFORTS WITH FEMA
EXPECTATIONS. OKAY, NEXT SLIDE.
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE CITY'S
EVENT OPERATIONS PLAN AND WHAT
IT COVERS. IT PROVIDES RURALS
AND ABILITIES FOR CITY
DEPARTMENTS DURING THE GAMES,
AND SHOULD THERE BE SOME KIND OF
INCIDENT DURING THAT TIME, IT
COVERS HOW THE CITY WILL COVER
FIFA EVENTS DURING OUR
JURISDICTION AND THE STRATEGIES
FOR THOSE CITY PARTNERS AND
REGIONAL PARTNERS. OUR PLAN
COMPLIMENTS AND TIES INTO
OUTSIDE PLANS BOTH AT THE COUNTY
AND THE STATE. IT ALSO INCLUDED
A CONSULAR WORKSHOP THAT OEM DID
IN CONJUNCTION. THAT WORKSHOP
PROVIDED UPDATES TO CONSULATE
MEMBER STAFF AND CONSULATE
OFFICES HERE IN SEATTLE AND
ACROSS THE WEST COAST. THE
PURPOSE WAS TO EXPLAIN HOW
COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION
ON DECEASED FOREIGN NATIONALS BY
COORDINATING DIRECTLY WITH OIR
WHO WILL HAVE AN OPERATIONS
CENTER DURING THE EMERGENCY
CENTER DURING THE GAMES. IT ALSO
COVERS A PUBLIC INFORMATION
PLAN, WHICH HAS SPECIALIZED
MESSAGING FOR FIFA. WE ALSO HAVE
ANNEX CONTINGENTS FOR HEAT,
SMOKE, AND EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS,
SHOULD ANY OF THOSE THINGS
HAPPEN DURING FIFA. OKAY, NEXT
SLIDE. WE ALSO ARE IN FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR THE UNIFIED
COMMAND POST. THOSE PREPARATIONS
ARE HAPPENING THIS WEEK AND
NEXT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THE PURPOSE OF A UNIFIED
COMMAND IS WHEN MORE THAN ONE
AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT HAS
AUTHORITY OR JURISDICTION TO
MAKE COMMAND DECISIONS IN THE
EVENT THAT THERE IS AN ACCIDENT
OR SOME KIND OF INCIDENT DURING
FIFA. SO THOSE AGENCIES IN THAT
COMMAND FUNCTION WILL BE THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, OEM,
SDOT AND FIFA REPRESENTATIVES.
THAT UNIFIED COMMAND POST WILL
BE PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN THE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. WE
WILL ALSO HAVE OVER 45 DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS FROM THE CITY,
COUNTY, FEDERAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT. WE WILL OPERATE FROM
9 TO 12 HOURS ON THE SIX GAME
DAYS, AND THAT UNIFIED COMMAND
POST FUNCTION IS PREPARED TO
RELOCATE SHOULD THERE BE AN
EMERGENCY OR DISASTER SOMEWHERE
ELSE IN THE CITY THAT'S NOT
RELATE TODAY FIFA. JUST TO GIVE
YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHO WILL BE
PRESENT, THE FBI, FEMA, DHS,
SISA, THE COAST GUARD, TSA, A
MEMBER OF THE WHITE HOUSE TASK
FORCE, A MEMBER FROM THE
AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY. ALL OF THE
CITY AND REGIONAL PARTNERS THAT
ARE NORMALLY PRESENT DURING AN
ACTIVATION WILL ALSO BE IN
ATTENDANCE. A NUMBER OF COUNTY
AGENCIES, METRO, SHERIFF,
MARINERS WILL HAVE A
REPRESENTATIVE, THE NORTHWEST
HOSPITAL RESPONSE NETWORK, THE
PORT OF SEATTLE, SOUND TRANSIT,
AMTRAK, NOAA, AND THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND A NUMBER OF
OTHER AGENCIES. OKAY, NEXT
SLIDE.
>> CAN YOU HOLD ON FOR ONE
SECOND?
>> SURE.
>> I MENTION TO, AS WE
TRANSITION TO AGENDA ITEM ONE,
TO NOTE TO THE AUDIENCE AND
EVERYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE,
THAT WE HAD A GROUP OF STUDENTS
FROM HAMILTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. I
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. I RECOGNIZE IT WAS A BIT
OF A SPICY TOPIC DURING PUBLIC
COMMENT. BUT PLEASE FOLLOW UP ON
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
PARTICULARLY FOR FIFA. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. SORRY FOR THE
INTERRUPTION.
>> THAT'S OKAY. GLAD THEY'RE
HERE. THAT'S GREAT. ALL RIGHT,
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO THAT
UNIFIED COMMAND POST HOURS OF
OPERATION WILL BE ON THOSE SIX
GAME DAYS, AND WE WILL ACTIVATE
A NUMBER OF HOURS BEFORE AND
AFTER EACH OF THE GAMES, JUST TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE STAY SAFE.
ON JUNE 15th, WHICH IS THE FIRST
GAME, THAT'S BELGIUM VERSUS
EGYPT. JUNE19th, WHICH, OF
COURSE IS JUNETEENTH, THAT IS
EXPECTED TO BE THE MOST WELL
ATTENDED GAME. IT'S THE UNITED
STATES VERSUS AUSTRALIA.
JUNE24th IS QATAR VERSUS BOSNIA
AND HERZEGOVINA. JUNE25th, THE
BEGINNING OF PRIDE WEEK, EGYPT
IS EXPECTED TO PLAY IRAN. IRAN
SAYS THEY'RE COMING BUT THEY'VE
ALSO MADE A NUMBER OF DEMANDS TO
FIFA FOR THEIR ATTENDANCE.
THAT'S STILL IN PLAY. AND WE
MAY NOT KNOW THAT UNTIL THE LAST
MINUTE. THE JULY GAMES ON THE
1st AND THE 6th, ARE THOSE WHO
HAVE WON THOSE OTHER MATCHES.
THE TIMES IN YELLOW THAT YOU SEE
THERE ARE THE HOURS OF OPERATION
FOR THE UNIFIED COMMAND, AND THE
GAMES ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT
TIME PERIOD. OKAY, NEXT SLIDE.
IN ADDITION IT'S IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT OEM WILL HOST WITH OUR
CITY AND REGIONAL PARTNERS TWO
TIMES A DAY CONFERENCE CALLS AND
THE USE OF MS TEAMS CHANNEL TO
SHARE INFORMATION ON NON-GAME
DAYS. WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR
PARTNERS AT THE FUSION CENTER
AND SPD FOR ANY INFORMATION
THEY'RE HEARING. WE CAN THEN,
OF COURSE, ACTIVATED OEC SHOULD
THAT BECOME NECESSARY. SO ALL OF
THE DAYS BETWEEN JUNE 15 AND
JULY 6, WHICH ARE NOT GAME DAY,
WE WILL HOST THOSE CONFERENCE
CALLS AND USE THAT CHANNEL.
PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO PIVOT THE
EOC AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE, IN
CASE OF DISASTER ELSEWHERE.
THAT'S IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THAT
IS THE FUNCTION OF THE EOC, AND
THAT WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE. ALSO,
AS I MENTIONED, THE EOC WILL
ACTIVATE FOR THE PRIDE PARADE,
WHICH IS THAT SAME WEEKEND OF
THAT ONE FIFA GAME. ALL RIGHT.
SO BEFORE I PIVOT TO THE BIRTH
ASSESSMENT, I'LL PAUSE FOR A
MOMENT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT FIFA PREPARATIONS.
>> VICE CHAIR, I THINK THIS IS A
GOOD POINT FOR QUESTIONS. VICE
CHAIR, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING
WITH YOU, TWO MAYORS AGO,
ACTUALLY, SO YOU'VE BEEN HERE
NOW A LITTLE BIT. AND I KNOW ALL
THE GREAT WORK THAT OEM DOES. I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR STAFF.
I'D LOVE TO HEAR MORE
PARTICULARS WHEN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND THE EOC GETS
ACTIVATED. IT'S REALLY AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THE
DEPARTMENTS TO COME TOGETHER AND
YOU'RE WATCHING IN REALTIME
WHAT IS HAPPENING. I WANT TO
HEAR MORE ABOUT RESPONSE.
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY
THE ONE THAT'S RESPONDING, YOUR
OFFICE, IT'S THE DEPARTMENTS.
IT'S FIRE, POLICE, ET CETERA.
>> RIGHT.
>> I REALLY WANT TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT PREPARATIONS FOR THE
ACTIVATION. THE RESPONSE PIECE,
EXCUSE ME, OF THE ACTIVATION,
AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT.
>> OKAY. SO THERE WILL BE --
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHO WILL
BE OUT IN THE FIELD, WHO WILL BE
OUTSIDE, NOT IN THE EOC DURING
FIFA?
>> CORRECT. AND IF SOMETHING
SHOULD HAPPEN, HOW WILL THAT
GET, YOU KNOW, WHAT RESPONSE
WILL WE SEE? WHAT IS BEING
PLANNED FOR? AND WHAT DO WE PLAN
FOR ON THE PROPHYLACTIC SIDE OF
THINGS, ON THE GROUND, AS YOU'RE
SAYING?
>> SO FIFA IS RESPONSIBLE, AND
LUMEN FIELD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE
STADIUM. OUTSIDE OF THAT, THERE
WILL BE ADDITIONAL POLICE
OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS AND
CORRIDORS SET UP SO THAT
EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAN QUICKLY
GET IN AND OUT. WE ALSO HAVE
BLOCKED OFF STREETS AROUND THE
STADIUM, SO IT'S CALLED THE
LAST MILE. SO CARS WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED TO GO CLOSER THAN A MILE
TO THE STADIUM. STREETS WILL BE
BLOCKED OFF, I BELIEVE STARTING
VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING. AND
THERE WILL BE MORE POLICE AND
FIRE STAFF OUTSIDE. SO PEOPLE
WILL HAVE TO WALK. ALSO, NONE OF
THE PARKING STRUCTURES ARE GOING
TO BE USED. SO PEOPLE WILL HAVE
TO PARK OUTSIDE OF THAT ZONE,
AND WALK IN, AGAIN, TO KEEP
VEHICLES FROM INTERACTING WITH
PEOPLE, OR PEOPLE ABLE TO GET
SOMETHING CLOSER TO THE STADIUM,
OR WHERE PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE.
WE'VE ALSO THEN HAVE A NUMBER
OF TRAINING AND EXERCISES, NOT
ONLY WITH FIELD RESPONDERS SO
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE -- CAN WHEN
I SAY THAT, I MEAN PEOPLE WHO
ARE ACTUALLY OUTSIDE, AS OPPOSED
TO IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
CENTER, WHO ARE SUPPORTING THOSE
WHO IN IN THE FIELD. SO WE'VE
PRACTICED A NUMBER OF SCENARIOS.
WHAT WOULD WE DO IF THERE WAS
SOME KIND OF DRONE OR SOME KIND
OF OTHER DISASTER? PEOPLE DOING
BAD THINGS TO HURT PEOPLE. WE'VE
ALSO LOOKED AT THE FAN ACTIVITY
AREAS, SEATTLE AND WHAT NOT,
KNOWING THOSE COULD ALSO BE IN
JEOPARDY. SO WE HAVE PRACTICED
WHAT WE WOULD DO. THE THING, I
THINK, THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS
FIELD RESPONDERS ALWAYS, NOT
JUST DURING FIFA, BUT ALWAYS
HAVE A DIRECT LINE TO THE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER,
STAFF, AND THE EOC, SO WE WILL
HAVE THAT REALTIME INFORMATION
PRIOR TO ANYTHING HAPPENING, AND
IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN. SO
THEN WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES OR EQUIPMENT OR
WHATEVER ELSE IS NEEDED, STAND
UP A FAMILY REUNIFICATION
CENTER, IF THAT'S NEEDED. WE
HAD A FULL SCALE FAMILY
REUNIFICATION EXERCISE AT
MAGNUSON, WITH A NUMBER OF THE
PLAYERS. WHEN I SAY PLAYERS,
DEPARTMENTS THAT WOULD STAND UP
THAT EFFORT, AND ARE
NONGOVERNMENTAL PART SUMMERS,
RED CROSS AND STUFF THAT WOULD
HELP WITH THAT. SO WE PRACTICED
A NUMBER OF THOSE SCENARIOS AND
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL STAFF THAT
WILL BE OUTSIDE, AND IN THE EOC,
SO THAT WE CAN GET WHAT'S
NEEDED REALLY, REALLY QUICKLY
SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN TO
SUPPORT WHATEVER IS GOING ON
OUTSIDE.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. AND WHAT
ABOUT AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE
STADIUM DIRECT AND THE SEATTLE
CENTER LIKE AURORA, FOR
INSTANCE, WE HEAR EVERYONE'S
VERY CONCERNED, AND RIGHTFULLY
SO. SO HOW CAN WE EXPECT
RESPONSE THAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING
ON AURORA BECAUSE NOW THERE IS
ACTIVITY.
>> I KNOW THERE WILL BE
ADDITIONAL STAFF FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY DEPARTMENTS THAT WILL BE
ON DUTY, AND WILL BE OUT IN ALL
THOSE PLACES, NOT JUST THE
STADIUM. ALL OF THE PLACES WHERE
THEY THINK THAT FAN ACTIVITIES
WILL BE OCCURRING. I DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY HOW MANY WILL BE IN THE
AURORA CORRIDOR. THAT'S AN SPD
QUESTION. I DO KNOW THAT WE ALSO
RECEIVED A LITTLE BIT OF FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR OVERTIME,
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, SPECIFICALLY,
NOT A LOT. ALSO FOCUSED ON
DRONES. BUT I THINK ALL OF THE
RESPONDERS WILL BE ON HIGHER
ALERT, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE,
DURING THIS TIME, KNOWING ALL OF
THOSE THINGS THAT COULD OCCUR
RELATED TO FIFA. YOU KNOW YOU'VE
ALWAYS HEARD ABOUT INCREASED
TRAFFICKING. WE'RE ALSO
CONCERNED ABOUT A CYBER EVENT.
SO WE'VE HAD PREPARATION FOR
THAT AS WELL.
>> LIKE TABLE TOP EXERCISES.
>> YES.
>> AND THEN ALSO, BECAUSE I'VE
HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING DOWN
IN THE EOC, I KNOW YOU HAVE. WE
HAVE CAMERAS ACROSS THE CITY
THAT THE EOC, THAT FEED INTO,
THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO OBSERVE IN
THE EOC WHEN THINGS ARE, WHEN
THERE ARE ACTIVATIONS THAT
HAPPEN, YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE IN
REALTIME, SO CAN YOU TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT? I KNOW WE HAVE SDOT
CAMERAS THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO
SEE. WHAT ABOUT THE CORRIDORS
LIKE AURORA AND THE STADIUM
DISTRICT? I UNDERSTAND THAT
WE'RE INSTALLING CAMERAS, BUT
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ON, SO
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT?
>> SURE. SO THE CAMERAS THAT WE
RELY ON IN THE EOC, ARE THE
TRANSPORTATION CAMERAS THAT SDOT
USES. TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT
THE CITY, VERY HELPFUL FOR ANY
KIND OF EVENT. IT'S NEAR ALL
THE STADIUMS, SEATTLE CENTER,
AND WHAT NOT, SO WE CAN SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON. AND CLEARLY
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY REASONS ONLY.
THAT'S WHAT THAT'S FOR. WE,
THE REST OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE POLICE
CAMERAS, BUT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT DOES, AND THEY ARE IN
THE EOC. SO THEY WOULD --
>> THE CAMERAS THAT FEED IN ARE
THE SDOT CAMERAS.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> THE ONLY CAMERAS THAT FEED
INTO THE EOC ARE THE SDOT
CAMERAS?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS FOR
CLARIFYING THAT. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> YOU BET. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I WANTED TO NOTE, THANK
YOU FOR THOSE QUESTIONS. WE ARE,
AS A CITY, LOOKING TO HAVE A
DISPERSE FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
EXPERIENCE. THAT DOES REQUIRE A
DISPERSE SECURITY. THE STADIUM
ITSELF, AND THE IMMEDIATE AREA,
BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE ARE
HAVING THIS DISPERSED FAN
EXPERIENCE, WE SHOULD BE FINDFUL
OF FROM A SECURITY PERSPECTIVE
TOO. BECAUSE WHEN YOU BRING
PEOPLE TOGETHER, THAT BRINGS
OPPORTUNITIES.
>> YES, THAT HAS BEEN THE
BENEFIT OF COORDINATING REGIONAL
PARTNERS THAT THERE ARE THINGS
OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF
SEATTLE. SO WE'VE BEEN IN CLOSE
TRANSITION AND DONE TRAINING
EXERCISES WITH THE KING COUNTY
SHERIFF, WSDOT, STATE PATROL,
ALL OF THOSE AGENCIES HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THE FIFA PLANNING AND
PREPAREDNESS WITH US. SO NONE OF
IT'S BEEN DONE IN ISOLATION.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALSO A PRACTICE
SITE AT U DUB. THERE'S A BASE
CAMP IN RENTON. SO WE'VE BEEN
LOOKING AT THAT WHOLE FOOTPRINT
OF WHAT'S HAPPENING, IN
ADDITION TO WHERE THE FAN
ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR.
>> YEAH, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, A
VERY IMPORTANT POINT IN TERMS OF
THE FOOTBALLING ITSELF, IF YOU
WILL. A LOT OF TALK ABOUT SEX
TRAFFIC K ING. CAN YOU SPEAK TO
THAT AT ALL, IN TERMS OF EFFORTS
THAT ARE ONGOING BY DIFFERENT
AGENCIES? YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING UP
FROM OUR PUBLIC COMMENT THIS
MORNING.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> ANYTHING IN TERMS OF
PLANNING, AND BY THE WAY, SEX
TRAFFIC IS NOT JUST AURORA, IN
THESE SITUATIONS EVERY HOTEL
THROUGHOUT THE REGION, PROBABLY.
BUT AURORA IS THE FOCUS IN TERMS
OF THIS. BUT IN TERMS OF
INTERAGENCY COORDINATION. HAS
THERE BEEN ANYTHING SPOKEN TO,
RELATING SEX TRAFFICKING?
>> WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IT AT
LENGTH. ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS IS WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT IT WITH THE
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS WHO
MIGHT NOT BE AS AWARE THAT
THAT'S GOING ON, SO THE HOTELS
THAT ARE HOSTING THE TEAMS THAT
ARE HERE IN SEATTLE, AND TALKING
WITH ALL OF THOSE PLAYERS THAT
ARE NOT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND
MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT FIFA HAS A
REPRESENTATION FOR THAT SPORTING
EVENT, TARGETING ADDITIONAL SEX
TRAFFICS. IT'S REALLY ABOUT
AWARENESS, WHAT TO LOOK FOR,
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS? HOW WOULD
YOU KNOW THAT THAT WAS
HAPPENING? AND HOW MIGHT PUBLIC
SAFETY INTERVENE IF THEY SEE
THAT HAPPENING.
>> YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, I DO
BELIEVE I'M RIGHT IN SAYING,
I'M THINKING ABOUT COMPARISON
TO OTHER CITIES. WE HAVE TO IN
CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO AND
L.A., TWO IN TEXAS, DALLAS,
HOUSTON. IN THE MIDDLE THERE,
KANSAS CITY. AND THEN ON THE
EAST COAST, MIAMI, ATLANTA,
PHILLY, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.
AND I DO BELIEVE EACH OF THESE
CITIES HAVE A REALTIME CRIME
CENTER OR A VERSION OF IT. AND
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IN
TERMS OF THE INTEGRATION. AND
I'M CERTAIN MOST HAVE SOME TYPE
OF CAMERA SYSTEM TOO. I JUST
WANTED TO SAY THAT. THAT'S WHAT
I'VE BEEN TOLD AND I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE THE POINT, THAT
THE IDEA OF A CREDIBLE THREAT
NOTIFICATION. YOU DON'T ALWAYS
GET THAT. ASK THE MAYOR OF
ATLANTA DURING THE 1996
OLYMPICS? WAS THERE A CREDITABLE
NOTIFICATION ON THAT BOMBING?
NO, THERE WASN'T. SO THE IDEA
THAT WE'RE GOING TO WAIT,
BECAUSE IT TAKES TIME TO SPIN UP
THESE CAMERAS. WE TALKED ABOUT
SHOOTINGS, AND THE SHOOTINGS
HAPPENED BY THE TIME THE
OFFICERS GOT THERE. REACTING
AFTER THE FACT IS NOT GOING TO
GET US THERE. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS
WORKED IN THIS FIELD, I DO HAVE
TO SAY, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE
POSITION RELATED TO CREDIBLE
THREAT. TO BE FRANK, IT'S NOT A
STANDARD. IT'S NOT. SO I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE MY STATEMENT.
THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ONTO THE
BURKE FOLLOW-UP TO THAT. CAN YOU
GO INTO THERE?
>> THANK YOU. SO AS YOU KNOW,
THERE WAS AN SLI TO DO ON THE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
BURKE WAS THE CONSULTING FIRM
THAT DID THAT WORK. THEY
COMPARED SEATTLE OEM WITH
SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. SO THEY
LOOKED AT PORTLAND, SAN
FRANCISCO, DENVER, AND
VANCOUVER. THE REPORT FOUND THAT
SEATTLE OEM HAD THE SMALLEST
BUDGET AND THE FEWEST NUMBER OF
PERSONNEL. THEY ALSO IDENTIFIED
A NUMBER OF AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT
IN THEIR REPORT, ADDITIONAL
FUNDING, BOTH FOR ALERT AND
NOTIFICATION, AND COMMUNITY, OUR
COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM, WHICH IS A PROGRAM IN
WHICH WE HIRE PEOPLE WHO SPEAK
VARYIOUS LANGUAGES. WE HIRE THEM
TO SPEAK APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE.
ALSO, NEEDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING
AND STAFF, FOR PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT. NOT ONLY FOR OEM,
BUT THE DIFFERENT EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY.
THEY ALSO NOTED THAT EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REALLY IS A CITYWIDE
PROGRAM AND IS NOT SUCCESSFUL
UNLESS ALL OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS
ARE PARTICIPATING IN NOT ONLY
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS, BUT
THEN THE TRAINING AND EXERCISES
TO SOCIALIZE THOSE PLANS. THE
PLANS THAT I'M REFERRING TO,
SUCH AS THE COMPREHENSIVE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN ARE
FOUNDATIONAL FOR WHAT WE DO.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY USED, TRAINED,
AND EXERCISED TO ALL THE TIME,
THEY'RE ALSO REQUIRED BOTH BY
THE STATE AND FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES IN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. THE ASSESSMENT ALSO
NOTED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT
OEM REMAIN AN INDEPENDENT
ORGANIZATION WITH DIRECT TIES TO
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE THAT THAT
WAS BEST PRACTICE ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES. OKAY, NEXT SLIDE.
SO THE IMPROVEMENTS POST
ASSESSMENT, WE DID GET A BUDGET
INCREASE WITH ALLOTTED SUPPORT
FROM COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE,
THOUGH, THAT WE'RE A VERY SMALL
DEPARTMENT, SO THE BUDGET
INCREASE FOR US WAS BIG.
HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL 0.4% OF
THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY
BUDGET. SO WHAT DID WE DO WITH
THAT MONEY? WELL WE INCREASED
OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM.
WE ARE HAVING A CITY-WIDE
PLANNING CEREMONY. CEREMONY,
SORRY, SEMINAR IN THE FALL. WE
ARE BRINGING IN THOSE WHO ARE
DEALT WITH DIFFERENT EMERGING
THREATS AS SPEAKERS, AND THEN
WE'LL HAVE A TABLE TOP EXERCISE
HOSTED BY CNA, WHICH IS THE
CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSIS. WE
HAVE THEN ADDITIONAL TRAINING
AND EXERCISES OR CITY
DEPARTMENTS, THE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL OF THE
CITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGERS, AS I
MENTIONED. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
INTERNAL OEM STRATEGIC PLAN. WE
HAD A STRONG PLAN FOR THE CITY
ITSELF, BUT NOT SO MUCH FOR THE
DEPARTMENT. SEATTLE, AS YOU
KNOW, IS THE PRIMARY WAY WE
ALERT THE PUBLIC. ALL RIGHT,
NEXT SLIDE. I DID WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE SPECIFIC
PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED IN. BUT FIRST I WANTED
TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT
RESEARCH, RELATED TO COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. CONSISTENTLY
RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT HAZARD
AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING THE
LIKELIHOOD, AND CONSEQUENCES OF
POTENTIAL RISKS AND HAZARDS CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE SAFE
BEHAVIOR AND DECISIONS THAT
PEOPLE MAKE DURING A DISASTER.
IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS
HAPPENING, WE NEEDED ADDITIONAL
PERSONNEL TO INCREASE OUR REACH,
AND NEW PROGRAMS, WHICH IS WHAT
WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN. SO NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. SO I WANTED
SPECIFICALLY TO CALL OUT SOME OF
THOSE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK,
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPACTFUL.
WE ARE PLANNING A YOUTH SUMMER
CAMP FOR THE SUMMER. THE PRIMARY
GOAL IS TO INTRODUCE BUILDING A
GO-BAG, OR A BAG THAT YOU WOULD
TAKE WITH YOU IF A DISASTER
OCCURS. YOUTH IN COMMUNITY
CENTER DAY CAMPS THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE WILL GET THAT TRAINING.
IT WILL BE A MIX OF ARTS AND
CRAFTS. TEACHING PARTICIPANTS
THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT THEY
WOULD NEED DURING A DISASTER. WE
WILL PARTNER WITH YOUNG ADULTS
TO ACTUALLY CONDUCT THE
TRAINING. WE ARE ALSO ENGAGED
RIGHT NOW IN A TSUNAMI
PREPAREDNESS, AND OUTREACH
PROGRAM, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL
BUSINESSES, AGENCIES, AND
GOVERNMENTS SO WE'LL KNOW WE
HAVE ALL THOSE BUSINESSES AND
ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ON
THE WATERFRONT. SO LETTING THEM
KNOW WHAT THEY ARE VULNERABLE
TO, AND HOW THEY MIGHT PREPARE.
WE HAVE ALSO INCREASED OUR
MESSAGING. SO SUMMER NIGHT OUT,
WHICH IS DURING THE SUMMERTIME.
WE HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN
TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE, WHAT ARE
THE RESOURCES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE? HOW CAN THEY PREPARE?
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IS
IN SEPTEMBER. AND WE ARE
REBRANDING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
AWARENESS PROGRAM, THAT USED TO
BE CALLED S.N.A.P. IS NOW CALLED
READY TOGETHER. WE'LL BE
INTRODUCING IT WITH
COMMUNITY-BASED TRAININGS
OFFERED THROUGHOUT PREPAREDNESS
MONTH AT EACH OF THE COMMUNITY
CENTERS. WE'RE ALSO PARTNERING
WITH KING COUNTY OEM. AS I'M
SURE YOU ARE AWARE, OCTOBER IS
THE GREAT SHAKE OUT EXERCISE,
WHICH I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN EVERY YEAR. NEXT
SLIDE. I WANTED ALSO TO CALL OUT
SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATION PARTNERS, BECAUSE I
THINK THESE ARE ALSO REALLY
IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK
THAT'S BEING DONE WITH
COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A CONTINUING
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY, WHERE WE SEND
TRAINERS TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
TO TEACH ABOUT DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS. I HAVE ALSO
PARTICIPATED IN THAT DOING SOME
OF THAT TRAINING. CLEAR PATH IS
A BLACK WOMAN OWNED ORGANIZATION
THAT RECENTLY SUPPORTED SEATTLE
DISTRICT COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF
COLOR WITH HOME IMPROVEMENT
RESOURCES, AND HER PROGRAM WAS A
$2 MILLION PROJECT. SHE WILL NOW
BE WORKING WITH US TO BRING
PREPAREDNESS TRAINING TO
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT. WE ALSO NOW
HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
CAMBODIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON, WHICH IS
A LONG STANDING ORGANIZATION
SERVING OUR CAMBODIAN AND
PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES
WITH EDUCATION REINFORCEMENT AND
ADVOCACY. THEY WILL NOW
INTRODUCE TRAINING MEMBERS FOR
THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AS WELL
AS SUPPORT TRANSLATION OF OUR
MATERIALS AND TOOLS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE THE MOST ACCURATE.
THE BEACH COALITION IS A GROUP
WITH THE PASSION FOR EMPOWERING
YOUTH TO TAKE ACTION IN THEIR
COMMUNITY. WE'RE EMPOWERING
YOUTH MEMBERS WITH STOP THE
BLEEDING KITS. THEY WILL ALSO BE
HAVING PREPAREDNESS TRAINING FOR
THE YOUTH. WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT
WITH PIKE PLACE MARKET AND SOME
OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES THERE TO
DO PREPAREDNESS TRAINING. AND
THEN, LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, WE'RE
PLANNING FOR A SEATTLE OPEN
HOUSE IN THE FALL. WE WILL
INCLUDE A TOUR OF THE EOC AND
WE'RE HOPING TO REINTRODUCE
OURSELVES IF YOU WILL, TO THE
COMMUNITY. WE'RE INVITING THE
MEDIA, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO NOT ONLY
CAN THEY MEET THE TEAM, BUT THEY
CAN HEAR WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES
AND TRAINING AVAILABLE TO US, OR
THROUGH OTHER SEATTLE
DEPARTMENTS. OKAY. NEXT SLIDE.
THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S ALSO
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE
BUDGET INCREASE SUPPORTED OUR
PREPARATION AND TRAINING FOR EOC
ACTIVATIONS. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER
RECENTLY. THE SEAHAWKS VICTORY
PARADE. WE ACTIVATED THE EOC.
THERE HAVE BEEN THREE NO-KINGS
EVENTS. AS I MENTIONED, WE WILL
ACTIVATE FOR PRIDE DURING FIFA.
WE ALSO REGULARLY ACTIVATE FOR
PRIDE, EVERY YEAR. WE WILL ALSO
BE IN THE EOC FOR THE UNIFIED
COMMAND POST ACTIVATIONS. THAT
BUDGET INCREASE SUPPORTED
INCREASED TRAINING AND EXERCISES
FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS AND
REGIONAL PARTNERS. SO THAT
ALLOWED US TO STREAMLINE SOME OF
OUR PROCESSES. ALL RIGHT? NEXT
SLIDE. SO IN CLOSING, I JUST
WANT TO PUT IN A REMINDER THAT
IT'S A CITYWIDE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, SO IT IS
REALLY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL
THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. NOT JUST
OEM. THOSE OPERATIONAL
DEPARTMENTS, MEANING THOSE WITH
PEOPLE, EXPERTISE, OR EQUIPMENT
TO HELP PEOPLE, IF SOMETHING
HAPPENS AND THE IS IT HE IS
IMPACTED, ALL CONTRIBUTE TO OUR
PLANNING, OUR TRAINING
DEVELOPMENT, AND OUR EXERCISES.
WE CONDUCT THAT TRAINING FOR ALL
CITY DEPARTMENTS. WE ARE THE
ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT HAS FULL
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF ALL THE
DEPARTMENT WORK THAT'S HAPPENED
DURING PLANNED EVENTS LIKE
NO-KINGS OR FIFA. OR INCIDENTS
LIKE EXTREME WEATHER RESPONSE.
THAT WAY WE CAN RESPONSE ALL THE
DEPARTMENTS AT THE SAME TIME,
AND THEY CAN BEST SUPPORT EACH
OTHER. WE ARE ALSO COMBINING OUR
OUTREACH, LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO REACH AS MANY
PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. SO THAT'S
ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. IF YOU
HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M
HAPPY TO HEAR THEM.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION. I WILL GO TO
QUESTIONS. AS I ALWAYS DO, I
START WITH MY VICE CHAIR, WHO
IS, I THINK, I HAVEN'T REALLY
SEEN, BUT HE'S LOOKING REALLY
SPORTY. SO I THINK HE'S LOOKING
READY FOR FIFA AND EVERYTHING
ELSE. SO VICE CHAIR, OVER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. YES, I'M
READY FOR SEATTLE TO HOST BIG
WORLD EVENTS. FIRST OFF, I WANT
TO THANK DIRECTOR MAYOR FOR
BEING HERE TODAY. YOUR
PRESENTATION. BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY, ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU, YOUR TEAM, AND THE
DEPARTMENT HAS DONE OVER THE
LAST, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL YEARS TO
HELP PREPARE US FOR THIS MOMENT.
HELP PREPARE OUR CITY TO MEET
THE MOMENT. I'LL SAY THAT
OVERALL, I BELIEVE SEATTLE IS
READY TO HOST THE WORLD FOR FIFA
WORLD CUP IN A LITTLE OVER TWO
WEEKS. I BELIEVE ALL OF OUR 40
OR SO CITY DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES INDIVIDUALLY AND
COLLECTIVELY ARE GENERALLY READY
TO HOST THE WORLD IN A FEW SHORT
WEEKS. I BELIEVE OUR REGIONAL
PARTNERS ARE READY TO HOST THE
WORLD IN A FEW SHORT WEEKS.
WE'VE TAKEN PIECES OF THIS IN
MY OWN COMMITTEE AS IT RELATES
TO TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
CENTER. THAT SAID, I DON'T
THINK THAT OUR CITY IS AS READY
AS IT COULD BE TO HOST THE WORLD
FOR SUCH A GLOBAL EVENT OF THIS
SCALE. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE
SOLUTION IS SIMPLE. THERE'S A
QUICK FIX AVAILABLE. THIS
COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY
AUTHORIZED, AND FUNDED, THE
EXPANSION OF CRITICAL SECURITY
CAMERAS, IN KEY AREAS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY, INCLUDING IN MY OWN
COUNCIL DISTRICT, THE STADIUM
DISTRICT, SODO, WHERE THE ACTUAL
MATCHES FOR FEMA WORLD CUP WILL
BE PLAYED. WE KNOW THERE'S A
DISTRIBUTER MODEL, AND FANS ARE
GOING TO GATHER THROUGHOUT THE
CITY, AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
THE ACTUAL GAMES THEMSELVES. THE
LARGEST CONGREGATION OF PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE RIGHT IN
THE STADIUM DISTRICT. SO COUNCIL
HAS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED THAT,
AND FUNDED THAT. AND I'M PROUD
THAT WE ALSO BAKED IN THE BEST
OF THE NATION GUARDRAILS AND
ROBUST PRIVACY CONTROLS TO
PREVENT MISUSE, AND PREVENT DATA
FROM FALLING INTO THE HANDS OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR
IMMIGRATION PURPOSES. SO TODAY
I'M CALLING ON MAYOR WILSON TO
TURN ON THE SODO CAMERAS, AHEAD
OF WORLD CUP. NOW BEFORE I MAKE
MY POINT, I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY
THIS ISSUE IS DEEPLY PERSONAL TO
ME. YES, CHAIR, I'M A LITTLE
SPORTY TODAY. IT'S FOR GOOD
REASON. IT WAS 13 YEARS AGO, IN
2013, I SHOULD ADD, 13 YEARS
AGO, AND THREE KIDS AGO, ROUGHLY
20 POUNDS AGO AS WELL, MAYBE
THAT'S 7 TO 8 POUNDS PER KID.
IN 2013, ME AND MY WIFE RAN THE
BOSTON MARATHON. WE HAD JUST
FINISHED RUNNING THE RACE,
EXCITED, ELATED. WE'RE AT THE
FAMILY MEET-UP LOCATION, WHICH
IS ROUGHLY TWO BLOCKS OR SO FROM
THE FINISH LINE ON BOYLESTON,
PROUDLY CLUTCHING OUR MEDALS. WE
HAD JUST RUN THE WORLD'S
GREATEST MARATHON. THE MECCA OF
MARATHONS. THE HOLY GRAIL OF
MARATHONS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF
TERRIFIC MARATHONS, INCLUDING
HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, BY
THE WAY. WE HAD JUST RUN PROUD,
TIRED, EXHAUSTED, PAINED. AND AT
THE FAMILY MEET-UP LOCATION,
NEXT TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER
FAMILIES AND KIDS WAITING TO
CHEER ON THEIR PARENTS AND
WELCOME THEIR PARENTS THAT HAD
JUST FINISHED AND ALL THE
EXCITEMENT AND JOY THAT THAT
ENTAILS, AND THEN THE FIRST OF
THE BOMBS WENT OFF. AND I'LL
NEVER FORGET. AND THEN ANOTHER
DEVICE EXPLODED SHORTLY
THEREAFTER. PEOPLE, MYSELF
INCLUDED, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO
DO. I'M A MILITARY VETERAN.
STATIONED OVERSEAS, VOLUNTEERED
TO FLY MISSIONS OCCASIONALLY IN
IRAQ DURING THE TROOP SURGE OF
2007. I KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED
AT THAT MOMENT. BOMBS. AND I WAS
TERRIFIED. I DIDN'T KNOW
WHETHER TO GRAB MY WIFE AND
IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE AREA, OR
STAY HUNKERED IN PLACE. I KNEW
THAT A COMMON TACTIC ONCE THE
FIRST SET OF DEVICES HAPPENS,
AND GOES OFF, THERE IS
OFTENTIMES SECONDARY DEVICES. OF
COURSE TO GATHER MANY RESPONDERS
AND MORE PEOPLE TO A LOCATION,
AND THEN BOOM, A SECONDARY
DEVICE. SCARED TO DEATH. DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO. DIDN'T KNOW
HOW TO PROTECT MY WIFE IN THAT
MOMENT. WE DECIDED AT THAT
POINT, JUST TO STAY PUT. AND
I'LL ALSO NEVER FORGET IN THE
CHAOS AND IN THE CONFUSION AND
THE TERROR THAT UNFOLDED IN
THOSE MOMENTS, BOMBS WENT OFF.
I'LL NEVER FORGET, AND I'LL BE
FOREVER GRATEFUL BY THE OVER
100, POTENTIALLY HUNDREDS OF
FIRST RESPONDERS. FIREFIGHTERS,
PARAMEDICS, AND YES, POLICE,
PUTTING THEIR SAFETY ON THE
LINE, RUNNING TOWARDS THE DANGER
TO HELP KEEP US SAFE. ALL THE
CONFUSION. ALL THE FEAR, ALL THE
CHAOS, AND THE REALIZATION THAT
SUCH A JOYFUL GLOBAL EVENT COULD
UNFORTUNATELY BECOME A MASS
CASUALTY INCIDENT IN AN INSTANT.
AND ALSO I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW
VERY CRITICAL SECURITY CAMERAS,
INCLUDING CCTV WERE IN HELPING
LAW ENFORCEMENT QUICKLY IDENTIFY
PERPETRATORS, QUICKLY UNDERSTAND
WHAT HAPPENED, AND HELP PREVENT
FURTHER TRAGEDIES. YES, IT DID.
THERE ARE THREE FATALITIES THAT
DAY. WITH HUNDREDS MORE
CRITICALLY INJURED, AND FOREVER
MAIMED. THOUSANDS MORE
PSYCHOLOGICALLY MAIMED. NO
VISIBLE SCARS. BUT
PSYCHOLOGICALLY MAIMED AND
TRAUMATIZED. THREE VICTIMS,
FATALITIES. MARTIN RICHARD, AN
8-YEAR-OLD BOY. KRYSTLE
CAMPBELL, A 29-YEAR-OLD
RESTAURANT MANAGER. LOU DEAN, A
28-YEAR-OLD GRAD STUDENT FROM
CHINA, STUDYING AT BOSTON
UNIVERSITY. AND HUNDREDS MORE
VICTIMS. I WAS THERE. THAT
EXPERIENCE CHANGED ME FOREVER.
AGAIN, I KNOW WHAT CHAOS FEELS
LIKE. I KNOW WHAT HELPED LAW
ENFORCEMENT RAPIDLY RESPOND AND
INVESTIGATE AFTERWARDS. NOW
SEATTLE IS PREPARING TO BOOK IN
THE WORLD FOR FIFA WORLD CUP,
AND I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, I
BELIEVE SEATTLE IS AN INCREDIBLE
HOST CITY. AGAIN, OVERALL, I
THINK WE'RE READY. THIS IS A
PROUD MOMENT FOR OUR CITY. BUT
PREPAREDNESS MEANS PLANNING FOR
THE WORST CASE SCENARIO BEFORE,
NOT AFTER. THE STADIUM DISTRICT
CAMERAS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
AUTHORIZED. THE STRUCTURE
EXISTS. AND I BELIEVE THAT
WAITING FOR A CREDIBLE THREAT
BEFORE ACTIVATING THOSE TOOLS IS
FAR TOO REACTIVE FOR AN EVENT OF
THIS MAGNITUDE. WE'RE FAILING
TO MEET THE MOMENT. THE CREDIBLE
THREAT STANDARD, WHILE THE MAJOR
PREMISE OF THE THREAT
INTELLIGENCE IS FUNDAMENTALLY
FLAWED. BECAUSE AS IT ELUDED TO
EARLIER, IT FALSE AASSUMES THAT
THE CREDIBLE THREAT WILL POP UP
WITH NO FAIL RATE WHATSOEVER.
SOMEONE WHO IS A FORMER
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WHO DID
THIS WORK, I WISH THAT WERE
TRUE, IT'S JUST NOT. WE NEED TO
GET IT RIGHT 100% OF THE TIME,
BUT THE PEOPLE WHO SEEK TO DO
OUR COMMUNITY HARM, ONLY NEED TO
GET IT RIGHT ONCE. PEOPLE WHO
SEEK TO DO OUR COMMUNITY HARM,
WHETHER IT'S A DOMESTIC
TERRORIST ACT, FOREIGN
TERRORISM, OR OTHER CRIMINAL
ACT, THEY'RE USING THE LATEST
IN TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS. AND
WE'RE HAMSTRUNG OVER HERE IN
THE SUNKEN PLACE. AFRAID,
APPARENTLY, TO USE TECHNOLOGY
FROM THE WORLD WAR II ERA, CCTV,
WHICH BY THE WAY DOESN'T EVEN
HAVE SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGIES
AVAILABLE, LIKE FACIAL
RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY IN HAND
AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY. IT IS
BASIC IMAGES. I HEARD EARLIER
BOSTON WAS HELD UP AS A
STANDARD. I LOVE BOSTON. MY
FAMILY AND I PROUDLY VISITED
BOSTON EARLIER THIS YEAR. ALONG
THE WATERFRONT OF THE RIVER,
CAMERAS ALL OVER. ALL OVER
DOWNTOWN. CAMERAS ALL OVER KEY
AREAS. CAMERAS, CAMERAS. IF WE
WANT TO USE BOSTON AS A
STANDARD, WHICH I LOVE BOSTON,
LET US USE THE WHOLE, AND NOT
CHERRY PICK. THIS IS NOT ABOUT
FEAR. IT'S ABOUT
RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS ABOUT
GETTING LAW ENFORCEMENT EVERY
SINGLE AVAILABLE TOOL TO PROTECT
RESIDENTS, WORKERS, VISITORS,
AND FAMILIES GATHERING IN OUR
GREAT CITY. HERE'S THE GOOD
NEWS. I BELIEVE WE STILL HAVE
TIME TO MAKE THE RIGHT CALL
BEFORE THE WORLD ARRIVES. SO
TODAY, AGAIN, I URGE THE MAYOR
TO RECONSIDER AND ACTIVATE THE
STADIUM DISTRICT CAMERAS BEFORE
WORLD CUP BEGINS. WE MUST ACT
QUICKLY. AND WE HAVE AN URGENT
OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD, PREPARE
RESPONSIBLY, AND SHOW THE WORLD
THAT SEATTLE TAKES PUBLIC SAFETY
SERIOUSLY. CREDIBLE THREAT
STANDARD AGAIN IS INCREDIBLY
CONFUSING, AND TOTALLY
UNWORKABLE IN PRACTICE. WE NEED
TO DO BETTER. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. AS
SOMEBODY WHO WENT TO SCHOOL IN
BOSTON, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, I
LIVED RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE
FINISH LINE, AND OTHER
LOCATIONS. AND YOUR POINTS ARE
SPOT ON. I WOULD SAY AUTHORIZED,
AND APPROPRIATED TOO. AS I
ALREADY SAID, THAT'S
PROFESSIONAL STANDARD. BY THE
WAY, ALL THESE OTHER WORLD CUP
CITIES ARE ALL BLUE CITIES.
IT'S NOT SOME -- AS MY VICE
CHAIR NOTED, THE PROTECTIONS
THAT WE PUT IN ARE INCREDIBLE.
NOT MENTIONED BY OTHERS, BUT
INCREDIBLE. THE PROTOCOLS. THE
COMPUTER AUDITS. EVERYTHING AND
ABOVE. SO THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, RIVERA?
>> WELL, I REALLY WANT TO THANK
THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, ENSURING
YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE,
BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY ACTUALLY
HAVE THE WORDS. WHEN A TRAGEDY
LIKE THAT HAPPENS, AND YOU ARE
IMPACTED BY IT, YOU KNOW, YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND THAT'S HOW WHEN I ALWAYS
TALK ABOUT THE TRAGEDY IN A
KID'S SCHOOL, IT IS PROFOUND
AND MEANINGFUL. BUT I WILL SAY I
JUST WANT TO PLUS ONE ON YOUR
CAMERAS COMMENTS. I DO THINK
THAT I WANT TO LEVEL SET
SOMETHING. WE HEARD FOLKS COME
TO CHAMBERS AND MANY FOLKS COME
TO CHAMBERS TO ASK US FOR
THINGS, AND I JUST WANT TO BE
REALLY CLEAR AND YOU WERE VERY
CLEAR ABOUT THE THINGS THAT THIS
COUNCIL HAS DONE TO PUT SOME
PREPAREDNESS IN PLACE. THE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COUNCIL AND
THE MAYOR, THEY'RE TWO SEPARATE
BODIES OF GOVERNMENT, IN WHAT
WE'RE ABLE TO DO, AND WHAT THE
MAYOR IS ABLE TO DO. OUR
RESPONSIBILITY IS A FISCAL ONE
AND A PREPAREDNESS ONE, SO WE
BOTH GAVE AUTHORIZATION TO THE
USE OF CAMERAS WITH PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS IN PLACE. I, AND A
FORMER COLLEAGUE AND MANY OF US
PUT PROTECTIONS IN PLACE WHEN WE
DID THAT, EXPANDED THE USE OF
THE CAMERAS. AND THEN ALSO WE
PUT THE MONEY IN PLACE BY WHICH
TO UTILIZE THE CAMERAS SO THAT
WE WOULD HAVE A TOOL BY WHICH TO
USE IN PLACE TO INVESTIGATE
CRIMES, WHICH IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, AND WE'VE, OVER
TIME, SINCE WE'VE ALL BEEN HERE
SEEN USE OF CAMERAS IN ORDER TO
IDENTIFY FOLKS THAT HAVE
COMMITTED CRIMES, BY WHICH WE'RE
ABLE TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.
SO THAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
TURNING ON THE CAMERAS. THAT IS
STRICTLY A MAYORAL FUNCTION. SO
I SAY THAT, NOT TO USE IT AS AN
EXCUSE, BUT TO REALITY CHECK
WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO, BECAUSE
WE HEAR FROM ALL OUR
CONSTITUENTS ON WHAT WE WOULD
LIKE THEM TO DO, I MEAN, WHAT
THEY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO DO.
AND THEN WE NEED TO BE REALLY
CLEAR TO OUR CONSTITUENTS WHAT
WE'RE ABLE TO DO, AND WHAT WE
HAVE DONE, AND THEN PIECES THAT
ARE REALLY NOT UP TO US, THEY'RE
UP TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO DO.
SO ON THIS ONE, WE'VE PUT ALL
OF THAT IN PLACE. BY THE WAY,
ALSO THERE ARE CAMERAS ON AURORA
TO HELP INVESTIGATE CRIMES THAT
ARE HAPPENING IN AURORA. WE'RE
ALL VERY CONCERNED, AND
DISTRESSED ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING ON AURORA. AND I WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR BOTH FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND THEN SPD,
MORE DETAILS ABOUT HOW TO, HOW
THEY'RE ADDRESSING AURORA. I
KNOW THAT THE NORTH PRECINCT IS
DOING A LOT, BECAUSE I MEET WITH
CAPTAIN OF THE NORTH PRECINCT,
GEORGE DAVIDSON REGULARLY, AND I
GET UPDATES, ALTHOUGH THAT IS
NOT MY DISTRICT. I GET UPDATES
ABOUT THE NORTH END. THAT IS A
HUGE PRECINCT. IT SERVICES A
HUGE PROSPECT OF FOLKS ACROSS
THE CITY. SO THEY NEED RESOURCES
BY WHICH TO ADDRESS THE CRIME
THAT IS HAPPENING ON THE NORTH
END. THAT'S WHY I'D LOVE TO
HEAR PLANS FOR HOW THE MAYOR IS
ADDRESSING THE CRIME ON THE
NORTH END, PARTICULARLY AURORA.
AGAIN, NOT MY DISTRICT, BUT I
CARE. I CARE ABOUT ALL THE
DISTRICTS ACROSS THE CITY. THOSE
OF US DON'T ONLY CARE ABOUT OUR
DISTRICTS, YOU'VE HEARD US SAY
MANY TIMES WE CARE ABOUT THE
ENTIRE DISTRICT, I MEAN, THE
CITY. AND I DO CARE ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN FOR
FIFA. I APPRECIATE OEM. AND LIKE
I SAID EARLIER, I HAVE PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE WITH OEM. I SAT
DURING THE ACTIVATIONS AND I
KNOW THE GREAT WORK THAT THE OEM
STAFF DOES. AND IT'S NOT UP TO
THE OEM STAFF. THERE ARE
PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY, AND IT
IS ALSO THE MAYOR'S
RESPONSIBILITY AS THE BOSS OF
ALL THE DEPARTMENTS TO BE
PREPARED, AND THEN TO INFORM US
HOW THOSE PREPARATIONS ARE
GOING, AND WHAT IS ACTUALLY
GOING TO BE HAPPENING ON THE
GROUND, AND ADDRESSING A LOT OF
THESE CONCERNS THAT ARE
LEGITIMATE. AND THEN I WANT TO
ALSO SAY THAT I'M FROM NEW YORK
CITY. WE HAVE CAMERAS
EVERYWHERE. ALL IN THE SUBWAY
SYSTEM, AND ALL PUBLIC AREAS
WHERE WE KNOW CRIME IS
HAPPENING, AND THEN WE'RE ABLE
TO, THE CITY IS ABLE TO, NOT WE,
I LIVE HERE, BUT THE CITY IS
ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
CRIME AND BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW,
INVESTIGATE CRIMES, AND HOLD
FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE, BECAUSE THEY
HAVE THAT TOOL. AND THEY HAVE
PRIVACY CONCERNS AS WELL. WE ALL
DO. I MEAN, THE BOTTOM LINE IS
WE ALL DO. AND THAT IS VERY
BOTHERSOME TO ME ALSO. THE FACT
THAT HOW I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT
CLEAR, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE
WITH, AND I'M GOING TO SAY IT
AGAIN. WE CARE ABOUT PRIVACY
CONCERNS. WE WANT TO HAVE THIS
TOOL BE USED RESPONSIBLY. AND IT
IS A TOOL THAT WE NEED TO USE
WHEN INVESTIGATING CRIME. THAT
IS THE BOTTOM LINE. AND IT HAS
BEEN USED MANY TIMES TO
INVESTIGATE CRIMES AND TO HOLD
FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE, AND WE OWE IT
TO CONSTITUENTS AND TO THE
VICTIMS TO BE ABLE TO
INVESTIGATE CRIMES AND BE ABLE
TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, SO
FOLKS AREN'T CONTINUING TO
COMMIT CRIME. SO THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. SO I'M GOING TO JOIN
MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN CALLING
FOR THE TURNING ON OF THE
CAMERAS IN THE STADIUM DISTRICT
AND JUST USING THE CAMERAS
ACROSS THE CITY AS A TOOL. WE'RE
GOING TO NEED THAT. WE ARE
HOSTING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE
CITY. FOLKS WHO ARE COMING FROM
ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND I KNOW
THAT THE FIFA ORGANIZATION AND
THAT THE CITY HAS PARTNERED
TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE PREPARED AND TO MY
COLLEAGUES' POINT, WE DON'T
KNOW, YOU HAVE TO ANTICIPATE ALL
THE THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG
AND TRY TO PLAN FOR THAT, AND
THEN HOPE NONE OF THOSE THINGS
HAPPEN, BUT YOU DO NEED TO BE
PREPARED, AND THAT INCLUDES ALL
OF THE TOOLS THAT ARE
DISPOSABLE, AND ALL OF OUR
STAFFING AT OUR DISPOSAL AS
WELL. SO ALL OF THAT TO SAY I
WANT TO THANK THE DIRECTOR CHAIR
FOR BEING HERE AND ALL THE
PREPAREDNESS THAT HAS HAPPENED
ACROSS ALL OF THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND THE MAYOR, AND
THE FIFA ORGANIZATION. I WANT TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SITUATION
ON AURORA. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE
OTHER COLLEAGUES HERE WHO ARE
NOT HERE, RATHER, WHO I KNOW
CARE ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON
AURORA. SO I WANT TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT WHAT -- HOW THAT WILL BE
ADDRESSED. THAT'S SEPARATE FROM
FIFA, AND ALSO RELATED, BECAUSE
WE KNOW ALREADY THAT SEX
TRAFFICKING INCREASES DURING
THESE EVENTS. AND SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT, AND I
KNOW DIRECTOR, YOU CAN'T SPEAK
ABOUT THAT TODAY. BUT I KNOW THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE IS IN THE
AUDIENCE, AND SO I WANT TO HEAR
HOW WE ARE PREPARING FOR, IN
PARTICULAR, SEX TRAFFICKING, AND
CRIMES RELATED TO SEX
TRAFFICKING. NOT JUST DURING
FIFA BY YEAR-ROUND. BECAUSE WE
ARE, AS YOU HEARD FROM OUR
PUBLIC COMMENTERS,
UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE LAST FEW
DAYS WE'VE SEEN SOME DISTURBING
THINGS AND I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN
HAPPENING SINCE I GOT HERE
ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO. SO THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS, TO INCLUDE THE FIFA
WITH JUST TO CLOSE THEN. IN
TIEING IT BACK TO MY COMMENTS AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING,
WHEN IT COMES TO FIFA WORLD CUP
SECURITY PREPARATIONS, WE CANNOT
BE OF TWO MINDS. THIS TWO MINDS
PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY
UNDERMINES US, AND WE CANNOT
HAVE IT HERE FOR FIFA WORLD CUP.
TO FINISH ON THAT POINT, THANK
YOU, COLLEAGUES. RELATED TO THE
BURKE ASSESSMENT, THANK YOU IN
THE WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON,
AND OEM FOR PREPAREDNESS
TRAINING. YOU KNOW, RAINIER
BEACH, STOP THE BLEED, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S ALSO FOR WHAT HAPPENS
LOCAL, WITH GUN VIOLENCE. I'VE
DONE STOP THE BLEED TRAINING AT
THE QUEEN ANNE LIBRARY THROUGH
OEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
YEARS AGO NOW. BUT ALSO, YOU'RE
MENTIONING OF S.N.A.P. I AM, WAS
A S.N.A.P. CAPTAIN, IN ADDITION
TO BEING A BLOCK WATCH CAPTAIN.
I STILL AM A BLOCK WATCH
CAPTAIN. SO IT WILL BE A TEST TO
THE SYSTEM, NOT THROUGH
COUNCILMEMBER MEANS, BUT THROUGH
COMMUNITY MEANS IT COMES TO ME.
SO THAT WILL BE A TEST OF THE
SYSTEM. THE KEY WITH THE BURKE
ASSESSMENT IS HAVING A STRONG
PLAN, AND THIS IS WHERE THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. THE SENSE THAT OEM AT
TIMES MAY HAVE TO DIRECT OTHER
DEPARTMENTS. THERE'S A
HIERARCHY AT TIMES IN CRISIS.
AGAIN, CRISIS MANAGEMENT, AS
SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN IN IT
COUNTLESS TIMES, YOU HAVE TO
HAVE THE CLARITY AND THE
PROTOCOLS. THE STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURES, THE
CHECKLISTS. NOTHING CAN BE DONE
ON THE FLY IN A CRISIS. THAT'S
A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. SO HAVING
THOSE PIECES ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT. SO I APPRECIATE THE
BURKE ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP, AND
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. I DO APPRECIATE HAVING
THE OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY HERE, THANK YOU.
BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL
OF THESE DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT
WE'RE DEALING WITH TODAY. AND I
JUST WANT TO CLOSE WITH ONE
FINAL THANK YOU FOR AGAIN, THE
PUBLIC COMMENTERS, BUT FOR JEFF
IN PARTICULAR, FOR HIS WORK, HIS
VOLUNTEERISM AS IT RELATES TO
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. I'VE
WORKED WITH THEM IN COMMUNITY AS
WELL. IN THE QUEEN ANNE WORLD,
WE HAVE THE HAM OPERATORS, AND
THE WORK THAT THEY DO, AND WHAT
YOU WILL BE DOING IS VITALLY
IMPORTANT IN PARTICIPATION WITH
THE CHANNEL. SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK. WITH THAT SAID, WE
HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
MEETING AJEN AGENDA? IS THERE
ANYTHING FURTHER TO COME