GOOD AFTERNOON. THE APRIL 15, 2025 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS TO:02. I AM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE WILL BE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING APRIL 2025 TO BE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH . THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ON HER BEHALF. SHE WILL SHARE COMMENTS ON THE PROCLAMATION, AND THEN I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. AFTER THOSE COMMENTS, WE WILL SUSPEND RULES TO PREVENT THE PROCLAMATION TO ALLOW GUESTS TO TO PROVIDE BRIEF COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE PROCLAMATION. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AGAIN, SHE HAS BEEN EXCUSED FROM CITY COUNCIL TODAY AND HAS ASKED ME TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION ON HER BEHALF. SHE HAS THE FOLLOWING REMARKS. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE ABLE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO THE PROCLAMATION. APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR ME TO MY COMMENT INTO THE RECORD YESTERDAY. I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION AND KING COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE WORK YOU DO IT IS AN HONOR TO BE A PART IN PRESENTING YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION, EVEN THOUGH I CANNOT BE THERE IN PERSON WITH YOU TODAY. WITH THAT, I WILL PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION. >> BEFORE WE PRESENT, I WAS SUPPOSED TO ASK IF THERE ARE COMMENTS FROM ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES. I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND COUNCIL BRIEFING YESTERDAY. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR SERVING AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN MY ABSENCE. THAT MEANT I COULD NOT SINAI TO THE PROCLAMATION, BUT I DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. MY MESSAGE IS SIMPLE. WE MUST SUPPORT SURVIVORS AND WORK TOGETHER AS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT SEXUAL ASSAULT IN SEATTLE, AND EVERYWHERE. WE NEED TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY IN THE WORKPLACE AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES. SEATTLE SHOULD BE A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL. I AM COMMITTED TO DOING WHAT I CAN TO ASSURE THAT. SORRY FOR THAT INTERRUPTION. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS. PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> -- IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW OUR GUESTS TO ACCEPT IT AND PROVIDE COMMENTS. THE RULES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED. I'VE HEARD NO OBJECTION. YOU MAY PROCEED. >> I AM HERE TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION . WE ARE A DIVERSE GROUP OF WOMEN WHO VOLUNTEER AS COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES, AND ABOUT OUR CITY. WE DEVELOP FOCUS AREAS OF WORK PLANS THROUGH SURVEYS AND OTHER PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. AND THROUGH OUR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE FROM HER VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ROLES. TOPICS AROUND SAFETY CONTINUE TO BE A PRIORITY IDENTIFY BASE -- BY SEATTLEITES AND COMMISSIONERS. THEREFORE, THE COMMISSION HAS MAINTAINED RELATED WORK FOR MANY YEARS, INCLUDING SUBCOMMITTEES FOCUS ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND ADDRESSING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE BELIEVE EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE SAFE. WE BELIEVE EVERYONE DESERVES A LIFE FREE FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE. WE KNOW THIS IS NOT THE REALITY FOR MANY IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW. WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE THE STATISTICS ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE TELL US SO. WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE OUR COLLEAGUES ARE SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE THE FOLKS WE SUPPORT IN OUR WORK, AND IN OUR COMMUNITY ROLES, ARE SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. AND WE KNOW THIS REALITY BECAUSE WE, PASS THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION, ARE SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MAYOR HARRELL FOR RECOGNIZING SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. SEXUAL VIOLENCE AFFECTS EVERY COMMUNITY IN OUR CITY, AND EACH OF US HAS A ROLE TO TAKE IN BEING PART OF THE SOLUTIONS. WE TAKE THIS MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE 2025 THEME OF TOGETHER WE ACT , UNITED WE CHANGE. WE KNOW THAT PRIORITIZING THE VOICES OF SURVIVORS , AND COMING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE, IS THE PATH FORWARD. THANK YOU TO ALL THE SURVIVORS, ADVOCATES, COALITIONS, GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING HEALING, SUPPORT AND HOPE IN OUR REGION. THEY ENVISION THE LIBERATED ANTIRACIST FUTURE WE DESERVE . WE NEED TO CONTINUE RESOURCING THESE EFFORTS , AND WE CAN, AND MUST, JOIN ALONGSIDE THEM IN THIS WORK TO CREATE SAFE, HEALTHY AND RESPECTFUL COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. MY NAME IS KATE GARVEY. I AM THE CEO OF THE KING COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER. WE ARE A NONPROFIT THAT SERVES THIS CITY, AND ALL THE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY. I'M HERE TO ACCEPT THE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF OUR ORGANIZATION. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING A SOLUTION TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE. FIRST, TO THE SURVIVORS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MAY BE LISTENING. I WANT TO SAY THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE. SEXUAL ASSAULT IS COMMON . HALF OF WOMEN AND ONE THIRD OF MEN HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THEIR LIFETIME. PEOPLE FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES DUE TO DISABILITY, RACE OR ETHNICITY, GENDER OR SEXUAL IDENTITIES ARE AT EVEN GREATER RISK. CHANCES ARE THAT YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED. THE TRAUMA SEXUAL ASSAULT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN AFFECT A SURVIVOR UP IT'S MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THEIR ABILITY TO FORM HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS REMAIN IN SCHOOL, OR EVEN IN THE WORKPLACE, PLUS SO MUCH MORE. BUT RECOVERY FROM SEXUAL TRAUMA IS POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT. WEAKNESSES 43 INDIVIDUAL SURVIVORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE. AND WAS HALF OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. CHILDREN AND TEENS. WE KNOW THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE MOST HONORABLE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE LEAST LIKELY TO SPEAK UP ABOUT IT, AND THE LEAST LIKELY TO BE BELIEVED ABOUT IT. I WANT TO END WITH ANOTHER MESSAGE TO SURVIVORS. FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL HELP IS AVAILABLE TO SURVIVORS, OR TO ANYONE WHO NEEDS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT. OUR 24-HOUR RESOURCE LINE IS A GOOD STARTING POINT. YOU CAN REACH US AT 888 88 899 VOICE. WE ALWAYS SAY THAT WE CAN'T CHANGE WHAT WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT. I WANT TO THANK YOU OFFER YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WILLINGNESS TO BE LOUD ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING TODAY AND PROVIDING THOSE COMMENTS AND EDUCATION. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THE WORK PROGRAM. ITEMS ONE AND TWO , COURT FILE 31491 AND COUNCIL BILL 120962, ARE QUASIJUDICIAL MATTERS. THE COUNCIL CANNOT ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE ITEMS. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY? >> WE HAVE THREE IN PERSON AND ONE REMOTE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S START WITH THE IN PERSON COMMENTERS. >> SPEAKERS WILL CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THERE COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> I WILL HONOR THE TRADITION OF EXTENDING THE FIRST PLACE TO THE -- PRESENT THE FORMER ELECTED. COUNCILMEMBER WOO, YOU MAY APPROACHED THE PODIUM, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. I STAND HERE TODAY WITH A HEART FULL OF GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER ON THE AFTER HOURS NIGHTLIFE LEGISLATION. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MOTIVATION FOR MY PERSONAL FIGHT FOR THIS LEGISLATION. IT IS ROOTED IN TRAGIC LOSS OF MY DEAR FRIEND . MANY OF HIS CLOSE FRIENDS ARE HERE AND WATCHING TODAY. DONNIE WAS NOT JUST A PROTECTOR OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT A TRUE PILLAR OF THE COMMUNITY. HE LOST HIS LIFE SAFEGUARDING THE VERY SPACEY NOW SEEKS TO REGULATE. HIS DEATH, IN THE DEATHS OF MANY OTHERS, INDICATE THE DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES OF THESE UNREGULATED AFTER OUR CLUBS. THIS LEGISLATION IS A STEP TOWARD A SAFER, MORE JUST, CITY FOR ALL OF US. IS ABOUT ENSURING COMMUNITIES ARE SAFE, WHILE ALSO CREATING A NEW ECONOMY THAT MATCHES OUR WORLD-CLASS CITY. IT IS ABOUT CREATING SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO OUT AND HAVE FUN, BUT ALSO RETURN HOME SAFELY. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THIS CAUSE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SISTERS CAROLINE AND ERICA, ERICA THAT ADVOCATES LIKE AARON, AND HE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SCOTT LINDSAY, AND MY COLLEAGUES , FORMER COLLEAGUES ON THE CITY COUNCIL. YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS, BELIEF IN JUSTICE AND COMMITMENT TO MAKING SEATTLE SAFER FOR EVERYONE HAS MADE THIS LEGISLATION POSSIBLE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU HELPED FACILITATE THE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. INTO THE MANY CLUB OWNERS WHO SHARED STORIES, FRUSTRATIONS AND CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS. THEIR VOICES HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE. WE HOPE FOR THIS LEGISLATION TO PASS. I BELIEVE IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF COMMUNITY, ACTION, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF STANDING UP FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE, EVEN WHEN THE ROAD IS TOUGH. THIS HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, BUT WE LEARNED SO MUCH ALONG THE WAY. TOGETHER WE MADE A CHANGE THAT WILL, HOPEFULLY, SAVE LIVES . THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING AND STANDING WITH ALL OF US IN THIS FIGHT FOR A SAFER NIGHTLIFE. LET'S CONTINUE THE PUSH FOR SAFETY, JUSTICE AND FOR A FUTURE FOR EVERY PERSON TO FEEL SECURE IN THE COMMUNITY AND GO HOME SAFELY. THANK YOU . >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEXANDER DEAN. FOLLOWING WILL BE JOE COX. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ALEXANDER DEAN. I'M HERE TO ADDRESS ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING, FRANKLY , AN EXTRAORDINARILY HARD TIME RECENTLY IN THE CITY , AND IN THE U.S., GENERALLY. SPECIFICALLY, SEATTLE IS A SANCTUARY CITY. I HAVE HAD THE EXPERIENCE RECENTLY OF BEING IN THE BACK OF A CAB DRIVEN BY A GENTLEMAN FROM MEXICO WHO IS HERE LEGALLY. HE BROKE INTO TEARS BECAUSE HIS FAMILY WERE AFRAID TO GO OUT. THE FEDERAL OFFICIALS THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO COME INTO THE CITY HAVE BEEN, THEORETICALLY, STOPPED FROM DOING THINGS ILLEGAL, BUT IN PRACTICE, THEY HAVE HARASSED AND DIRECTLY VICTIMIZED MY NEIGHBORS WHO ARE HERE ENTIRELY LEGALLY. IF THEY'RE GOING TO ACT LIKE CRIMINALS AND THUGS, THEY CANNOT BE HERE. IF I.C.E. AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF WHAT IS, FRANKLY, NOT A LEGAL DEMAND MADE BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO ACTIVELY HARASS AND VICTIMIZE PEOPLE WHO ARE LATINO OR HISPANIC SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE LATINO OR HISPANIC, WE NEED TO BAN THEM ENTIRELY FROM THE CITY. I UNDERSTAND, LEGALLY, THAT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE, BUT IT IS THE MORALLY RIGHT AND JUST THING TO DO. PEOPLE ARE NOT FEELING SAFE. I AM OBVIOUSLY QUITE ANGRY ABOUT THIS. I THINK IT IS PRETTY REASONABLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE ISN'T. WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE TAKING TO -- TAKEN TO A LONG. WE ARE ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN IN OUR HOME. WE ARE ALLOWING OUR NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE WERE ENTIRELY INNOCENT TO BE ABDUCTED AND SENT TO A FASCIST DICTATORSHIP TO BE PUT INTO A DEATH CAMP, SHOT IN THE HEAD AND DUMPED IN A RIVER. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE RIVER CURRENTLY? THIS IS A THING. OVER 100 BODIES HAVE BEEN FOUND OF UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FROM THE PRISONS. HOW IS THIS ALLOWED HERE? THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A GOOD PLACE. KICK THOSE OUT. >> JOE COX. >> HELLO. YOU MAY GO AHEAD. >> ON MARINER GAME DAYS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HIGH SOUND LEVELS GENERATED BY FOUR OR FIVE INDIVIDUALS USING ELECTRONIC BULLHORNS. FANS ARE STANDING IN LINE WAITING TO GET IN AND CAN'T MOVE AWAY FROM THE EXCESSIVE SOUND LEVELS BEING BLASTED AT THEM FROM FIVE TO 10 FEET. THEY ARE BEING SUBJECTED TO SOUND LEVELS THAT ARE CONSISTENTLY ABOVE 100 DECIBELS AND REACH AS HIGH AS 115 DECIBELS. THIS IS ASSAULT. ALL THE MORE REPREHENSIBLE WHEN DIRECTED AT SMALL CHILDREN STANDING WITH THEIR PARENTS. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SAYS THAT LONG OR REPEATED EXPOSURE TO SOUNDS AT, OR NEAR, OR ABOVE 85 DECIBELS COULD CAUSE HEARING LOSS THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED THROUGH SURGERY OR MEDICINE. OSHA SAYS THAT IF AN EMPLOYEE IS EXPOSED TO NOISE LEVELS AT, OR ABOVE, 85 DECIBELS, THE EMPLOYER MUST PROVIDE HEARING PROTECTION. SOUND LEVELS 30 DECIBELS HIGHER THAN THIS 80 DECIBEL THRESHOLD ARE GUARANTEED TO CAUSE HEARING LOSS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. FIXING THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO TAKE DIRECT AND SUSTAINED ACTION ON THE PART OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE. LAST YEAR A MOUNTED POLICE OFFICER AT THE BALLPARK EXPLAINED TO THE INDIVIDUALS THE USE OF AMPLIFIED SOUND SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION, THE MEN SCREAMED THEIR MESSAGE AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS FOR 20 MINUTES, AND THEN LEFT. WHEN THE POLICE LEFT, THE INDIVIDUALS CAME BACK AND RESUMED THEIR BULLHORNS. THIS IS NOT A QUESTION OF FREEDOM OF RELIGION. IT IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY ON ITS OWN. THANK YOU. >> THAT WAS THE LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER. >> AS A REMINDER TO THE REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AFTER YOU HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. WE HAVE ONE REMOTE SPEAKER. THAT IS DAVID HAYNES. GO AHEAD, DAVID. >> STOP THESE EXPLOITATION 1492. WHATEVER YEAR YOUR UNIVERSAL HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE BEGAN INNOCENCE. WHILE LIBERAL SOCIETY HAS IMPLODED, WE HAVE EXEMPTED FROM JAIL DRUG PUSHERS. THE COPS STILL GIVE EXCUSES , HANGING OUT WITH LAW-ABIDING SYSTEM THAT CITIZENS AS COUNSEL THAT GOES OUT OF THEIR WAY TO LEGALIZE AND LEGITIMIZE SHADY SLUM BUSINESSES FROM THE THIRD WORLD THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN A LONG TIME AGO. DONNIE WOULD HAVE BEEN ALIVE IF THEY WOULD HAVE SHUT DOWN ALL THEM SHADY BUSINESSES. BUT BECAUSE WE GOT SLUMLORDS AND GOVERNMENT CAPITULATION TO ANY TAX REVENUE THEY CAN GENERATE, THEY ARE WILLING TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY ON GUN VIOLENCE, PROLIFERATED BUSINESSES THAT HAVE NOTHING HEALTHY. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW PEOPLE GOING TO SOME HOOKAH LOUNGE AND YOU SMOKE SOME TOBACCO THAT IS BEEN TAINTED AND LACED WITH POISONOUS CHEMICALS FROM SOME EVIL THIRD WORLD PIECE OF CRAFT THAT HAS NO BUSINESS SELLING THAT STUFF IN THE UNITED STATES? ALL THE SUDDEN, YOU'RE NOT KNOWING WHAT THE HELL HE IS TALKING ABOUT. YOU ALL WANT TO LEGALIZE THAT, BUT YET, YOU DON'T WANT TO ALLOW ORGANIC MARIJUANA CAFÉS. YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANYBODY A $25 OR $50 TICKET FOR SMOKING WEED ON THE SIDEWALK. YOU DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ILLICIT DRUGS LIKE CRACK AND FENTANYL IN, AND AROUND, BUT STOPS, BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL LIBERALLY CAPITULATING TO THE DEVILS ADVOCATE AND TOO AFRAID TO RISE UP AND PROPERLY IMPLEMENT POLICIES THAT DON'T CATER TO SOME IGNORANT IDEAS AND AGENDAS THAT IMPLODE SOCIETY, TURN AGAINST FELLOW MAN, AND UNDERMINE COMMUNITY. YET, HERE WE ARE LAWS TO STOP THE STOLEN PROGRESS WHILE YOU GUYS DIGRESS INTO A MESS AS PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO UNDRESS. >> THAT WAS THE LAST REMOTE SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT WAS THE END OF THE LIST OF PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. MOVING ON. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION. THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NONE. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDARS . THE ITEMS ARE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 8, 2025 , COUNCIL BILL 120965, WHICH IS THE PAYMENT OF THE BILLS. ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE REMOVED? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR, NONE THE POSE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ONTO COMMITTEE REPORTS. THE LAND USE COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD? >> CLERK FILE 314 491 APPLICATION OF ENCORE ARCHITECTS PLLC TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 34,654 SQUARE FOOT SITE LOCATED AT 8601 FREMONT AVENUE NORTH FROM SINGLE-FAMILY TO LOWRISE 2 WITH THE MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY SOFFITS. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL AROUND -- GRANTED THIS CONDITION. >> THINK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER SALAMANCA YOU RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THIS LEGISLATION --, ON THE OTHER LEGISLATION -- LOOKING AT GIVING THIS BILL THROUGH . I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, UNLESS THERE ANY QUESTIONS. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE CLERK FILE? HEARING NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE -- CALL THE ROLL ON GRANTING THE CLERK FILE AS CONDITIONS? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE CLICK FILE WAS GRANTED AS CONDITIONS, AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND DECISION OF THE COUNCIL ON MY BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TO CHECK INTO THE RECORD? >> COUNCIL BILL 1209 62, RELATED TO LAND USE AND ZONING AMENDING CHAPTER 23.32 OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AT PAGE 26 OF THE OFFICIAL LAND USE MAP TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AT 8601 FREMONT AVENUE NORTH FROM NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL 32 LOWES RISE TWO. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSES. >> THESE BASICALLY GO TOGETHER. IT MAKES SENSE YOU SPEAK TO THIS ONE . COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, AS CHAIR THE COMMITTEE, YOUR RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THIS LEGISLATION REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8601 FREMONT AVENUE NORTH AND EXCEPTS PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT LIMITING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THE PARCEL. THE REZONE WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO APARTMENT BUILDINGS CONTAINING 53 AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS. WITH THAT, I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120962 AS PRESENTED ON THE RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED AMENDMENT A . THIS AMENDMENT ATTACHES AN EXECUTED PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT GREETED -- AGREEMENT TO THE LEGISLATION. THIS SETS FORTH CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO FACILITATE THE CONTRACT REZONE. >> ALL RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED. ANY COMMENTS? IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO -- WE NEED A SECOND . >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120962 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A. YOU HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED IT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT? OKAY. I SEE NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT EIGHT? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED IN THE BILL AS AMENDED. IT IS NOW BEFORE THE COUNCIL. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE PRINT ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL AS AMENDED? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED . >> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED, AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN A. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD? >> THE PARKS PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, COUNCIL BILL 120960 RELATED TO LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY AUTHORIZING SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO CONTINUE EXPENDING FUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND REMEDIATION OF THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY SUPER FUNDS FIGHT. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSED. ON SOME -- >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. LIKE OUR PHENOMENAL CLERK AS MENTIONED, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY THAT ALTERATIVE IS SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO CONTINUE THE CLEANUP OF THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY SUPER FUND SITE. NONE OPPOSED. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO PROTECT OUR INDUSTRIAL LANDS, AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL. THANK YOU. I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS BOAT. THIS IS ALSO AN COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S DISTRICT . >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MY COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR >> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR CONSIDERING THIS LEGISLATION AT YOUR COMMITTEE I AM HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT TODAY. TODAY'S LEGISLATION IS PARTICULARLY IMPACTFUL, NOT JUST FOR OUR CITY, BUT FOR RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 1. MANY LIVE IN THE AFFECTED AREA OF THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY. INDEED, COMMUNITIES IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY SOUTHPARK GEORGETOWN ARE VULNERABLE, AND HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND MARGINALIZED WHILE THE PROPHETS FROM THIS INDUSTRIALIZATION OF THE AREA HAVE BEEN EXPORTED . THE BURDEN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REMAINS SOLELY IN-HOUSE IN THE IMPACTED AREAS. THIS HELPS US BETTER ADDRESS SOME OF THESE CONCERNS. BETTER TAKE CARE AND BE BETTER STEWARDS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT . THE SUPER FUND SITE, WE KNOW, CONTAINS DANGEROUS CONTAMINANTS THAT CAN POSE A RISK TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANYONE EXPOSED TO THEM. IMAGINE LIVING THERE. THE GENERATIONS OF IMPACT IT HAS ON MANY PEOPLE. EVERYONE ACROSS ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS DESERVES TO LIVE IN A CLEAN, SAFE, AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT , PLAIN AND SIMPLE. WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY, IN MY VIEW, IS BASIC GOOD GOVERNANCE . TAKING CARE OF OUR CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS NOT JUST THE CITIES RESPONSIBILITY. MAKE NO MISTAKE. BUT TAKING CARE OF THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO BETTER ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS AND ADVANCE AND CHAMPION A CLIMATE RESILIENT POSTURE AS A CITY SO OUR COMMUNITIES CAN COLLECTIVELY, AND INDIVIDUALLY, BE STRONGER AS A RESULT. THANK YOU . >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO -- I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT ANYONE. I'M NOT SEEING HANDS RAISED. JUST A SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. GO AHEAD . >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK -- I SERVE ON THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE WITH COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. I WANT TO THANK HER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, AND THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON IT. I WANT TO ALSO THINK THOSE ON THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE. ALSO, THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVED FROM SPU FROM GENERAL MANAGER LEE AND HIS TEAM, BOB HENNESSY , AND MARTHA AS WELL. MS. NEWMAN FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF A SERVING ON THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE. THIS IS IMPORTANT. THE LOWER DUWAMISH JUST -- CONSENT DECREE AND THE EFFORTS THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE TO FIX THE SITUATION RELATED TO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IT IS CRITICAL FOR OUR CITY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL INVOLVED. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> LOOKING TO SEE . WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD SUPER FUND, THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTALLY TROUBLED PROJECT. AND SO, THIS IS AN ENORMOUS BODY OF WORK. THIS IS NOT THE END OF THAT WORK. THIS IS SIMPLY THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT PHASE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A TREMENDOUS MILESTONE , AND OF COURSE, THANK YOU TO OUR CITY STAFF, ESPECIALLY SPU, FOR HAVING BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT. IS FIGURING OUT WHICH AGENCIES OH HOW MUCH MONEY AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO ASSOCIATE OR ALLOCATE RESPONSIBILITY AMONG POLLUTERS IS A TREMENDOUS BODY OF WORK, AND ALSO, HAS EVOLVED MUCH MORE THAN JUST SIMPLY CITY AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS . I MENTIONED THIS IN A PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING, OR COMMITTEE MEETING. I WANT TO REPEAT MY THANK YOU AND GRATITUDE TO THE DUWAMISH RIVER CLEANUP COALITION, WHICH IS NOW CALLED THE DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY COLLISION, FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DID TO KEEP THE BUREAUCRATS HONEST HERE , AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ALL AWARE OF THE CONTINUING THREAT TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ALONG THE RIVER AND USE THE RIVER, AND FOR SUSTENANCE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE CONTINUING TO HAVE TO MONITOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A BIG STEP. AND A LONG JOURNEY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING THE FORTITUDE, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, TO BRING THIS FORWARD AND BE THE LEAD ON THIS. THANK YOU. I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER COMMENTS. WHAT THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED . >> THE BILL PASSES, AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD? >> PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, COUNCIL BILL 1209 56 RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF AFTER-HOURS NIGHTLIFE LOUNGES , DEFINING AFTER-HOURS LOUNGES, ESTABLISHING OPERATION AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH BUSINESSES, AND DESCRIBING ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSED . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AS CHAIR THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO START BY SAYING THAT SEATTLE IS WARY OF GUN VIOLENCE. YES, AND WE ARE TAKING ACTION. I SAID THIS AT COMMITTEE, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO STATE AGAIN HERE AT FULL COUNCIL. YES, SEATTLE IS WARY OF GUN VIOLENCE, AND WE ARE TAKING ACTION. TOO OFTEN, AS PARTICLES IN THIS LEGISLATION, PEOPLE OF LOST THEIR LIVES AT, OR NEAR, AFTER OUR ESTABLISHMENTS, NIGHTLIFE LOUNGES OVER THE PAST DECADE. DURING THIS PERIOD, WE HAVE ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN , PERMITTED IT TO HAPPEN, BY NOT ADDRESSING THE GAP IN THE BUSINESS REGULATIONS, BUT BY ALSO NOT GIVEN THE TOOLS TO TAKE ACTION TO FIX THIS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN. WE HAVE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY . WE WILL FOR THEM SHOUT LOUD AND CLEAR AS WE CONTINUED -- AS THESE -- WE STATE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I WISH TO THANK THE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED AND THOSE WHO RAISE THEIR VOICES. PARTICULAR, AS WE HEARD EARLIER, FORMER COUNCILMEMBER WOO, BUT ALSO FROM OTHERS. THE FAMILIES LIKE THE FAMILY WHO TRAGICALLY LOST FRANCISCO LAST SUMMER. BUT ALSO, IN THE AREA OF SOTO . THEY'VE ALL SHOUTED LOUD AND CLEAR THAT THE -- TO CONTINUE AS IS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR HER WORK ON THIS BILL . OR PARTNERSHIP ON THIS BILL, AND OTHERS, IS CRUCIAL FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE , AND THE COUNCIL OVERALL IN TERMS OF ITS WORK ON PUBLIC SAFETY. REALLY IMPORTANT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK, KIND OF UNIQUE IN THIS BILL, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. FAS IS NOT PART OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT I NORMALLY WORK WITH, BUT I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT ON THIS BILL. AND AGAIN, I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR HER SUPPORT, AND ESPECIALLY, HER LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT, NINA PART. IT TAKES A LOT OF STAFF TIME, A LOT OF STAFF WORK. WE NEED LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANCE LIKE NINA, AND OTHERS, TO GO OUT TO COMMUNITY AND REACH THESE FAMILIES AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING. THIS IS THE PROCESS OF GOVERNMENT. IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING. TO SAY, HEY, WE HEAR YOU. ULTIMATELY, THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY TO KNOW THAT THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT HEARS THEM. OFTENTIMES, IT IS OUR STAFF THAT DOES THAT WORK. RELATED TO THIS BILL, I DID WANT TO RECOGNIZE NINA. COLLEAGUES, THIS BILL BUILDS ON THE WORK WE HAVE DONE THIS FAR AS RELATES TO OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN, AND OUR EFFORTS TO CREATE A SAFE BASE IN OUR CITY TO INCLUDE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE THESE AFTER OUR ESTABLISHMENTS. WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, I ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA PER >> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION TODAY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK CHAIR KETTLE, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE CHAIR, FOR REINTRODUCING THIS PROPOSED BILL THAT COUNCILMEMBER WOO WORKED HARD ON LAST YEAR. AS I MENTIONED DURING THE LAST PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE LEVEL, EVERY STRATEGIC INITIATIVE, EVERY PIECE OF LEGISLATION PROPOSED, WHETHER BY THE EXECUTIVE, CITY ATTORNEY, WHATEVER, IT NEEDS A CHAMPION, AT LEAST ONE CHAMPION ON THIS FLOOR IN ORDER TO HAVE ANY HOPE OF PASSING. THAT IS WHY I AGAIN WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE I MENTIONED FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. I AM PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS AND BE ABLE TO HELP SUPPORT THIS. ESPECIALLY THANKS TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY DAYS AND LIVES TO SPEAK OUT SO FORCEFULLY FOR THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND VERY PUBLIC -- VARIOUS SAFETY MEETINGS . EVERYONE IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE. WE KNOW THAT THESE UNREGULATED, UNPERMITTED NIGHTCLUB , NIGHTLIFE ESTABLISHMENTS WE ARE NOW SEEKING TO REGULATE OPERATE IN A GRAY AREA UNDER THE GUISE OF LEGITIMACY. THEY ALSO, GEOGRAPHICALLY, HAPPEN TO OPERATE IN PARTS OF THE CITY THAT INCLUDE A LOT OF MY DISTRICT PIONEER SQUARE, TRAMS -- SODO. COMMUNITIES HAVE HAD ENOUGH. WERE FED UP OF GUN VIOLENCE . WE ARE FED UP OF SENSELESS SHOOTINGS AND KILLINGS. WE ARE FED UP OF CELEBRATORY SHOOTINGS. WHAT HAPPENED IN WEST SEATTLE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO ON A SUNDAY EVENING AT SOME PARKS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAPPENED HOURS AFTER TWO PEOPLE WERE SENSELESSLY MURDERED FROM GUN VIOLENCE FOR ONE OF THESE UNREGULATED, UNPERMITTED FACILITIES. COMMUNITIES HAVE HAD ENOUGH. IT IS TIME . THEY ARE DEMANDING ACTION AND RELIEF. THIS IS ONE THING WE CAN DO TO BRING THE RELIEF TO COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED. IS AT THE END ALL, BE ALL? NO. BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WE CAN TAKE TO TAKE STRONGER ACTION AND BETTER PREVENT SOME OF THIS GUN VIOLENCE. WHEN PEOPLE GO OUT TO THESE VARIOUS NIGHTCLUB ESTABLISHMENTS , THEY SHOULD INSPECT THE HAVE A GOOD TIME. THEY SHOULD ALSO EXPECT TO COME HOME AT NIGHT AND FEEL SAFE. SO SHOULD THE WORKERS AND SECURITY GUARDS. THIS LEGISLATION WILL HELP ENSURE AS MUCH , AND HELP OUR CITY BETTER DELIVER UPON THAT GOAL , THAT IDEAL AND GUARANTEE. DONNIE TRAGICALLY MET HIS DEMISE ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO, JULY 2015. IF THIS PASSES, IT WILL BE JUST SHORT OF THE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS MURDER. AS I MENTIONED AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING LAST TIME , WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING NOW TO REGULATE THESE UNPERMITTED, UNREGULATED ESTABLISHMENTS IS NOT A NEW PROPOSAL. IT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED BEFORE. FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, POTENTIALLY DUE TO LACK OF POLITICAL COURAGE AND WILL, IT HAS FAILED. I AM SORRY TO THE FAMILY . I'M SORRY TO ALL THOSE VICTIMS WHO THIS IS COMING, POTENTIALLY, TOO LATE FOR. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T TAKE BACK SOME OF THOSE FOLLOWING , SOME OF THOSE ENSUING TRAGEDIES . BUT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY MURDERS HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. WE CAN MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANY FRANCISCO KILLINGS IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT APPROACH. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT STRATEGY. PROUD TO SUPPORT IT TODAY. MY DISTRICT IS OVERLY REPRESENTED IN TERMS OF THE UNDERLYING GUN VIOLENCE CHALLENGES ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY, PERTAINING TO THESE CURRENTLY UNREGULATED, UNPERMITTED AFTER-HOURS NIGHTLIFE ESTABLISHMENTS. AND NOW, IT IS TIME TO ACT. LET US STRIVE AND ENDEAVOR TO BE LIKE THE GREAT 21ST-CENTURY PHILOSOPHER, MARSHAWN LYNCH . BE ABOUT THAT ACTION, BOSS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HELPS US DO THAT. I ASK FOR EVERYONE ELSE'S SUPPORT AS WELL. THANK YOU . >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK . >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120956 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A ON THE AGENDA . >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120956 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AND SPONSOR, YOU RECOGNIZE TO ADDRESS IT. >> I BRING FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT TODAY AFTER MY TEAM WAS ABLE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, OFFICE AS WELL AS THE CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE. THIS WILL REQUEST THAT FAS WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO ENACT AN EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AS WELL AS PROVIDING THIS COUNCIL WITH DATA. THE DATA WILL ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE PUBLIC HOW THIS ORDINANCE HAS IMPACTED VIOLENT CRIME OUTCOMES. TO DIVE MORE INTO THE AMENDMENT, UNDER SECTION, THIS WILL REQUEST THAT FAS WILL TRANSMIT THEIR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ON THE ENACTMENT OF THIS BILL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF LANGUAGE ACCESS AND ENSURING THAT THE WRITTEN SAFETY PLAN FROM THOSE BUSINESSES ARE FILED WITH THE DIRECTOR, AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE. SECTION 2B, THE SECTION REQUESTS AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. EFFECTIVELY, THIS PORTION IS MONITORING AND EVALUATING , THE EVALUATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, ENSURING WE EFFECTIVELY CAPTURE THE DATA OF THE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. IN ESSENCE, THE AMENDMENT WOULD CREATE A PATHWAY FOR US TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS LEGISLATION. IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT THIS LEGISLATION MITIGATES GUN VIOLENCE, BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN FAR TOO MUCH DEATH IN OUR COMMUNITIES. I WANT US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE DATA TO SHOW PROOF THAT THIS LEGISLATION HAS AN IMPACT AS WELL. WITH THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU . >> AS SPONSOR OF THE BILL, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP I WILL ALLOW YOU TO RESPOND OR SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. AS MENTIONED IN MY REMARKS, FINANCE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES IS A KEY PIECE TO THIS BILL. RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT, I DO SUPPORT IT. I DO CONSIDER IT TO BE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE OVERALL BILL. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH FAS TO ENSURE , TO THE POINTS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, THAT WE GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS BILL AND ASSURE ITS SUCCESS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AND THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT . >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ? OKAY. WE WILL HOLD OTHER COMMENTS UNTIL AFTER WE VOTE ON THIS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT EIGHT? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED . >> THE MOTION CARRIES . AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. THE BILL AS AMENDED IS NOW BEFORE COUNSEL. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? I DID SEE COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH . >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL BE SUPER QUICK. I DID NOTICE IF WE WERE PLAYING ON A FOOTBALL TEAM AND YOU WERE THE REFEREE, IT WOULD BE 4-1. I THINK YOU WOULD WANT US OVER, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS. I KNOW WE HAVE FORMER COUNCILMEMBER WOO HERE WITH HER STAFF. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE , WHO IS THE SPONSOR OF THIS BILL. BUT I THOUGHT THE PROCESS WAS PHENOMENAL. IF ANYBODY WATCHES , HE ALWAYS SAYS, PEOPLE, PROCESS, PRODUCT. NOW IN MY COUNCILMEMBER HAT, I SAY, PEOPLE, PROCESS, POLICY. THE PROCESS IS JUST AS GOOD AS THE POLICY . I THOUGHT THE PROCESS WAS PHENOMENAL . MEETING WITH BUSINESSES. MEETING WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. ADVOCATES, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. A LOT OF THE BEHIND THE SCENES WORK THAT HAPPENS BEFORE A BILL IS BROUGHT FORTH TO COUNCIL. EVEN THE AMENDMENT. VERY THOUGHTFUL. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO EVERYONE WHO HAD ANY TYPE OF HAND IN THE PROCESS WITH THIS. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CITY ATTORNEYS . I ALWAYS GET TO -- ALSO, I ALWAYS MESS UP HIS NAME , SCOTT LINDSAY OR LINDSAY SCOTT. INSIDE JOKE. HE KNOWS. ALSO, FOR MEETING WITH DISTRICT 3 BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONSTITUENTS TO EXPLAIN AND HELP EDUCATE WHAT THIS MEANT, AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT THEIR BUSINESSES. WHAT I HEARD FROM A LOT OF BUSINESSES WAS HOW STUFF THAT WAS HAPPENING IN OTHER DISTRICTS WAS COMING OVER DURING NIGHTTIME ISSUES GOING ON IN DISTRICT 1 AND 2. YOU KNOW, ALL THE ACTIVITY ON THE STREET. HOW IT IMPACTED SOME OF THEM AS WELL. AND SOME BUSINESS OWNERS THAT WERE RIGHT ON THE BORDER WERE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF , YOU KNOW, THEY FELT LIKE STUFF WAS COMING THIS WAY, AND SO FORTH. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE ABOUT THE PROCESS. I THOUGHT THE PROCESS WAS PHENOMENAL. THEY COULD, CHAIR, AND TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PUTTING FORTH. THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD PROCESS. I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT . >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I TOO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVERYONE WHO HAD A HAND IN MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION. THINKING ABOUT WHERE I WORKED PRIOR TO BEING HERE , THE AFTER HOURS ESTABLISHMENTS WERE DEFINITELY , FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, A THORN IN OUR SIDE. THERE ARE TWO IN DISTRICT 2. ONE VOLUNTARILY DECIDED TO CLOSE. THAT WAS AFTER RECEIVING A LATER -- LETTER FROM THE CHIEF PUTTING THEM ON NOTICE THAT YOU NEED TO CLEAN UP YOUR ACT. VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. I KNOW THE COMMUNITY IS VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. DEFINITELY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILMEMBER WOO FOR ALL THE WORK YOU PUT IN. ALL THE EFFICACY YOU AND YOUR STAFF DID TO BRING US HERE. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY SCOTT LINDSAY FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE . SEEN THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE COME FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. URGING US TO TAKE THIS LONG OVERDUE ACTION. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS BILL. I THINK EVERYONE -- THANK EVERYONE FOR GETTING US TO THIS POINT. AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, I AM TIRED OF ADDING ANOTHER NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED AT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS. LET'S TAKE THIS ACTION SO THAT WE SAY NO MORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH . >> I WILL LET YOU HAVE THE LAST WORD . >> -- I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN 35 SHOOTINGS AT AFTER-HOURS LOUNGES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS . 10 HOMICIDES, OVER A DOZEN, IN THE PAST DOZEN YEARS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS UNCHECKED PROBLEM THAT HAS GONE ON SO LONG. I DO WANT TO LEND MY VOICE TO THE FIRE OF FOLKS THANKING COUNCILMEMBER WOO FOR PUSHING THIS. IT WAS A PRIORITY BEFORE SHE LEFT OFFICE , AND ALSO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT WITH CHAIR KETTLE TO BRING THIS FORWARD NOW. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR TOO LONG AND COST TOO MANY LIVES. IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT WE DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT. THIS WILL SET US ON THE RIGHT PATH. IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE PEOPLE THAT PATRONIZE AND LIVE AROUND SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES GET -- WITH THE ACTION WE ARE TAKING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE, FOR BRINGING THIS TO THIS POINT. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. ONE THING ONE CAN NOTICE FROM THE REMARKS IS THE IMPACT OF THESE INCIDENTS , THESE KILLINGS, AND THIS VIOLENCE IS OFTEN IN DISTRICTS 1, 2, AND 3. BUT BY TAKING ACTION, WE ONCE AGAIN SAY, HEY, WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING THIS . THIS WILL RIPPLE ACROSS THE CITY . THE IMPACTS WILL NOT BE LIMITED TO THESE DISTRICTS. WILL BE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. AND SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR SUPPORT . AGAIN, I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON THIS BILL. >> ALL RIGHT. I AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS UP. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE LEGISLATION? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? I AM NOT SEEING ANY. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON APRIL 22 AT 2:00 P.M. IT IS 2:53. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE