COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON? COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE? PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? PRESENT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? PRESENT. SIX PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION AND COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON HAS THE PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 19 AS A CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH . I BELIEVE WE SHOULD WAIT FOR HIM TO ARRIVE SO LET'S JUST PAUSE FOR A MOMENT . AND HE HAS ARRIVED. PLEASE LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON IS PRESENT. LET'S START AGAIN. COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON HAS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 19 AS THE CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON WILL CHAIR SHARE COMMENTS ON THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR COMMENTS AND THEN AFTER ALL THE COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, WE WILL SUSPEND THE RULES TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION TO OUR GUESTS AND ALLOW GUESTS TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THEIR OWN. SO COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE PROCLAMATION. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WHEN I THINK ABOUT JUNE 19th, WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN? TO ME IT MEANS INFORMATION. IT WAS A GROUP OF FOLKS WHO WERE FREE AND DIDN'T KNOW IT. SO AS I THINK ABOUT THAT, AND THINK ABOUT HOW THIS IS NOT JUST A DAY OF CELEBRATION OR A DAY OF COMMEMORATION. IT'S A DAY OF KNOWLEDGE MEANT AND A DAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR MINDS , OUR EDUCATION, OUR KNOWLEDGE, THOSE ARE SOME OF OUR GREATEST ASSETS. SO, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE RECIPIENTS OF THIS PROCLAMATION ARE SCHOLARS. I WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO YOU. IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE, 12 THE YEAR COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM SUPPORTING MORE THAN 670 STUDENTS THIS YEAR ACROSS OUR NATION. BY SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO FACE NUMEROUS BARRIERS AND SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES IN THE PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, PROGRAMS WORK AS INTEGRAL TO CREATING A STRONGER-- FOR US ALL. IT IS NOT LOST ON ME THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WOULD GET MY ANCESTORS WHOOPED WAS TRYING TO READ. SO AGAIN, PERSONAL. IT PROVIDES ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO IGNITE THE POTENTIAL STUDENTS TO CREATE A JUST AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY WITH EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION AT ALL LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP AND WITH 370 GRADUATES TO DATE AND 130 + COLLEGES FROM SEATTLE TO HARVARD TO HOWARD, THEIR ALUMNI IS A MAJORING -- AMAZING AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THEIR EVENT A FEW WEEKS AGO BECAUSE ONE OF THEIR ELON IS MY -- ONE OF THEIR ALUMNI IS MY POLICY DIRECTOR SO I WILL CONCLUDE MY REMARKS BY SAYING THE EDUCATION OF OUR PEOPLE IS CRITICAL. IT IS KEY . JUNE 19 REPRESENT EDUCATION. GUESS WHAT? YOU ARE FREE. NOW THE STRUGGLE FOR FULLY QUALITY STILL GOES ON. NOT GOING TO DENY THAT. BUT WE MUST CONTINUE THAT STRUGGLE. WE MUST CONTINUE THAT FIGHT. WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS THAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? I WILL CHIME IN. IT IS, I THINK , FITTING THAT YOU'VE FRAMED YOUR COMMENTS THE WAY YOU DID ON THE DAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE VOTING ON THE FAMILY EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY. SO FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA DOWN THERE FOR HELPING TO ADVANCE THIS YESTERDAY IN BRIEFING. I WAS PROUD TO SIGN ON TO THE PROCLAMATION YESTERDAY BECAUSE EVERY DAY AND ESPECIALLY JUNETEENTH WE MUST REMEMBER AND RECOGNIZE THE RESILIENCE AND FORTITUDE OF SEATTLE'S BLACK COMMUNITY AS THEY CONTINUE TO FIGHT AGAINST CENTURIES OF INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM AND ALSO PERSONALLY I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THANKS FOR RAINIER SCHOLARS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE SIMILAR THAT SEEK TO ADDRESS THOSE HISTORIC WRONGS. IN ANY CASE, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I APPRECIATE IT. I AM NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW GUESTS TO ACCEPT AS IT MAY BE. HEARING NO OBJECTION COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED IN THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE PRESENTED AND AFTERWARDS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RAINIER SCHOLARS WILL PROVIDE BRIEF REMARKS TO THE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON , COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THE REST OF THE -- A LITTLE TALLER, HOW ABOUT THAT? COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON AND COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR AND WHAT YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITY AS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES TODAY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUALING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR SO MANY INDIVIDUALS LIKE MYSELF WHO COME THROUGH SEATTLE. I AM A NATIVE AND EDUCATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN EQUALIZER. WE DO THIS NOT JUST FOR KIDS WHO GO THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, WE DO THIS BECAUSE OF COMMUNITY AND IMPACTS EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE. YOU NAME IT. WE DO IT THROUGH EDUCATION. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE INVESTING IN THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY AS WE HAS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN SEATTLE. IT IS THROUGH EDUCATION THAT EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN TAKE PART IN ORGANIZATIONS NOT JUST RAINIER SCHOLARS BUT ORGANIZATIONS ALL ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. WE THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD, OUR SCHOLARS, FAMILIES AND AMAZING STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS THROUGHOUT SEATTLE AND HAVE IMPACTED NEARLY 700 YOUNG PEOPLE . WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AND THIS FIGHT AND STRUGGLE. WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD BECAUSE WE ARE ONE ORGANIZATION WITH 55 PEOPLE DOING THIS WORK IN THE GREATER SEATTLE TACOMA AREA AND ARE PART OF A LARGER COMMUNITY AND YOU ARE PART OF THAT COMMUNITY THAT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY FOR THIS CITY IN THIS REGION. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. >> COLLEAGUES, WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR AND COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. COULD YOU PLEASE TELL US HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP? >> WE HAVE SIX IN PERSON AND 8 REMOTE. >> LET'S GET PEOPLE TO MINUTES EACH STARTING WITH IN PERSON COMMENTERS. >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN TECH AND SECOND-- 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT. MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS. >> FOR PEOPLE TO NOT IDENTIFY THEMSELVES INSTEAD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN TO BE ON THAT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE TAKEN AS THEY SHOULD NOT BE. LAST TUESDAY, SPD WORKED WITH ICE OFFICIALS AFTER ICE HAD TAKEN 8 INDIVIDUALS INTO THEIR VAN AND CLEARED OUT PROTESTERS SO ICE COULD GET ARRAY -- A WAY AROUND 8:00 P.M. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A SANCTUARY CITY AND IT IS UNDERSTOOD BY MOST OF THE PUBLIC THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS ICE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT THERE ARE CLEAR LOOPHOLES TO THIS. I HAVE RECENTLY GONE THROUGH ALL OF THE PROCLAMATIONS WE HAD IN 2003 FOR THE CITY AND 2018 FOR THE STATE. THERE IS A CLEAR LOOPHOLE THAT SAYS THAT AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT INVOLVED IN APPREHENSION OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UNDOCUMENTED, SPD IS ALLOWED TO WORK WITH ICE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A TERRIBLE THING FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE TAKEN BUT IS WRECKING THE VIEW OF SPD FOR EVERYONE IN THE ENTIRE CITY THAT SEES THEM AS NO DIFFERENT FROM THE THUGS THAT ARE TAKING INDIVITHING RIGHT NOW. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU ALL CAN DO TODAY SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS ANY MORE. SARA NELSON, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, YOU ARE SOMEONE THAT -- YOUR ELECTION IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE A LITTLE MORE ON THE TABLE THAN A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE AND A LOT OF COUNCILMEMBERS. IF INDIVIDUALS DO NOT TAKE ACTION UNTIL THE PRIMARY-- >> THANK YOU. PAUL? >> OKAY. I AM PAUL AND I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE KING COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY . FIRST I WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO ARE HERE SERVING IN OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL. THE GROWING PLAGUE OF DRUG ADDICTED HOMELESS AND ALL THAT THAT BRINGS IS A PROFOUND CONDEMNATION OF THE INHUMANITY OF THE GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. WE ARE IN THE GRIP OF A CORRUPT INTERACTION OF THE POLITICALLY INFLUENCED NONPROFITS . THEY ARE CHOSEN POLITICIANS AND INTIMIDATION TO THOSE INCLUDING VIOLENT INTIMIDATION TO THOSE WHO ARE DIFFERENT. THE MORE YOU EXPAND HOUSING FIRST , THE MORE YOU SPREAD THE PLAGUE AS WELL AS INCREASE TO SERVICES AND THE HOUSING FIRST EXPANSION GIVES MORE POWER BECAUSE IT IS PROFITABLE TO THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INVOLVED AND IT'S THE POLITICAL POWER THAT EXERTS TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE IN OUR COUNTY. I AM IN FAVOR OF HAVING A MOVEMENT EMERGED FROM THE POPULATION AND FROM THE PEOPLE FOR TREATMENT FIRST THAT WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATING. THAT WILL NOT BE TOLD WELL THESE PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE THEIR DRUGS OR IT'S OKAY, THE PROBLEM IS THAT HOUSING IS TOO MUCH. YES WE NEED A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC HOUSING BUT NOT DRUG ADDICTS IN THOSE HOUSES TO SPREAD CRIME THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. YOU CAN'T DO THAT . THAT'S IN HUMAN. >> THANK YOU. >> ALEX? >> MY NAME ALEX ZIMMERMAN, SUPPORTED FROM BEGINNER. I SPEAK IN COUNCIL CHAMBER 5000 TIMES, I HAVE 6000 DAYS AND YOU PROSECUTE ME FIVE TIMES. I'M OKAY WITH IT. THAT I'M NOT OKAY WITH SOMETHING WHAT IS YOU TALKING ABOUT AND I COME TO THIS MEETING FOR MANY YEARS. WHERE IS BLACK PEOPLE IN SEATTLE NOW? ARE THEY ALL NOT LEGAL IMMIGRANTS? I AM CONFUSED. WHAT YOU DID WITH THEM? YOU DON'T USE-- SO YOU TREAT THEM LIKE A NOT LEGAL IMMIGRANT? THIS CONFUSED ME BUT DON'T WORRY. I LIVE FOR 40 YEARS , I NEVER SEEN THAT COMMUNITY IN ALL SIDES. AND ANOTHER , ISSAQUAH , NEVER I SEE THIS SPECIFICALLY THE 7% OF BLACK PEOPLE. YOU ARE TREATED BY NOT LEGAL IMMIGRANT. BY DEFINITION YOU ARE CRIMINAL, I AM TOTALLY CONFUSED ABOUT IT. WE ARE ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH. LOOK, ROOM EMPTY. IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WORK IN FOR 30 YEARS. 750,000 THINKING YOU NEED TO WAKE UP AND CLEANSE THIS CHAMBER TOTALLY. I SPEAK RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU WANT TALKING TO PEOPLE AND I TALKED TO YOU MANY TIMES. PEOPLE CHANCE TO SPEAK FOR THREE OR FIVE MINUTES. STAND UP, AMERICA. STAND UP. STAND UP . >> WE HAVE MELODY? AND THEN BENNETT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MELODY McMILLAN AND I SERVE AS THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM AND TO MY COLLEAGUES, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. TODAY I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF 1000 CURRENT SEATTLE PROMISE SCHOLARS WHO WANTED TO BE HERE BUT OUR RACKET WRAPPING UP SPRING QUARTERFINALS THIS WEEK. THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM IS PROFOUNDLY INVESTING IN THE FUTURES OF YOUTH ENSURING THEY CAN ACCESS COLLEGE, SUCCEED, EARN THEIR DEGREE AND STEP CONFIDENTLY INTO THEIR FUTURE. WHEN STUDENTS APPLY TO SEATTLE PROMISE THEY SHARE THEIR ACADEMIC CAREER GOALS AND CONCERNS ABOUT GOING TO COLLEGE ON APPLICATIONS SO I WANT TO THANK AI FOR HELPING ME ANALYZE NEARLY 15,000 RESPONSES FROM STUDENTS SINCE 2019 SO THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ASPIRING TO HIGH DEMAND FIELDS LIKE HEALTHCARE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, CYBER SECURING, BUSINESS OFTEN WITH A DRIVE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE. MANY ARE PLANNING FOR ADVANCED DEGREES LIKE A PHD AND GASTROENTEROLOGY AND THEY ARE SEEKING ROLES THAT HAVE BOTH PERSONAL FULFILLMENT AND SOCIETAL IMPACT. STUDENTS ARE SEEKING ECONOMIC STABILITY AND THE ABILITY TO UPLIFT THEIR FAMILIES. THERE'S OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION AND THE PATHWAYS FUNDED THROUGH THE LEVEE. STUDENTS TO HAVE ANXIETIES ABOUT THE COST OF COLLEGE AND THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON FAMILIES. ANXIETIES ABOUT ACADEMIC TRANSITIONS AND NEEDS RELATED TO DISABILITIES IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND THIS IS WHERE THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM IS INVALUABLE. BY OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT SUPPORT AND TYING IN CROSS ORGANIZATIONAL AND CITYWIDE PARTNERSHIPS WE ARE DIRECTLY ADDRESSING LONG-STANDING HISTORICAL BARRIERS TO COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS. YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE SEATTLE PROMISE MEANS WE ARE NOT JUST FUNDING EDUCATION. WE ARE CULTIVATING FUTURE NURSES AND ENGINEERS WELDERS ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VITALITY OF OUR CITY. WE ARE MEETING GOALS AND ADDRESSING CONCERNS AND SHARING A BRIGHTER AND MORE STABLE FUTURE FOR THEM IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU. >> BENNETT? >> THIS IS A VIDEO FROM THE PROTEST ON SATURDAY NIGHT OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL BUILDING. YOU CAN SEE THE POLICE LINE ADVANCING AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF US WALKING BACKWARDS. THEY HAD ONE GUY WITH PEPPER SPRAY NEXT TO ME WHO IS WALKING BACKWARDS AND THEY ALSO BROKE APART THE SIGN HOLDER THAT I WAS HOLDING. I WAS HOLDING THE SIGNS SAYING ABOLISHING ICE IS AN AMERICAN VALUE SO THERE'S A POINT TO BE MADE ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESPECTABILITY POLITICS BUT HERE YOU GO. THAT'S ME. PEPPER SPRAY , SHOVING ME BACKWARD. JUST FELL ON HIM. ALSO BROKE MY GLASSES. >> SO THIS IS WHAT WAS HAPPENING ABOUT TWO MINUTES EARLIER. THERE WERE TWO PROTESTERS THAT WALKED UP TO THE POLICE LINE. ONE OF THEM IS SHOUTING BUT NOT DOING ANYTHING ILLEGAL AND AT ONE POINT HE GESTURES BUT HE DOESN'T THREATEN THEM. IF YOU KEEP ON THE EYE ON THE SHIRTLESS WHITE GUY HE DOESN'T EVEN DO THAT. HE DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. >> JUST COME BACK OVER HERE, MAN. THEY TOOK THAT GUY DOWN, TOO. WHAT DID HE DO? >> THE PERSON YOU ARE RESTED DID NOT TOUCH THE OFFICER. HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. >> WATCH THE POLICE LINE. THEY ABRUPTLY START MOVING AT A SOON AS THEY START MOVING I AM STEPPING BACKWARD AS WELL TRYING TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY PULLING THE FLAG BACK SO IT DOESN'T HIT ANY OF THEM. YOU GET THE IDEA. LOOK. I'M FINE BUT IF THE POLICE CAN DOING STUFF LIKE THIS EVENTUALLY SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT. IT WAS NOT FINE. THANK YOU. >> OUR LAST SPEAKER, VICTORIA PALMER . I SHOULD SAY THE LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER. >> HI. I AM HERE ONCE AGAIN TO CALL ON OUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO CONDEMN VIOLENT PROTESTERS IN SEATTLE AND ALLOW OUR POLICE TO DO THEIR JOB. MY NAME IS VICTORIA PALMER AND TODAY I SPEAK TO YOU AS A SEATTLE RESIDENT AND A SUCCESSFUL PROTESTER MYSELF AS ORGANIZER OF THE MARCH FOR FREEDOM. MY GROUP SUCCESSFULLY PROTESTED THE GOVERNMENT'S EXCESSIVE USE OF MANDATES FROM 2020 - 2023. WE STOOD UP FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF THOUSANDS OF UNVACCINATED WORKERS IN WASHINGTON STATE WHO WERE RUTHLESSLY TERMINATED FOR THEIR CHOICE BY THE DEMOCRATS WHO RULE OUR STATE. MY GROUP PROTESTED HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN SEATTLE INCLUDING A DOZEN MARCHES THROUGH PIKE PLACE MARKET. OUR PROTESTS WERE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN ENDING MANDATES SOONER THAN THEY WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE ENDED . WE WERE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OUR MESSAGE WAS BASED ON TRUTH AND FREEDOM. NOT BECAUSE WE USED VIOLENCE OR INTIMIDATION. I INTERACTED WITH SEATTLE POLICE ON MANY OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE ALWAYS HELPFUL AND COOPERATIVE IN PROTECTING OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. VIOLENCE NEVER BROKE OUT AT MY PROTESTS EVEN THOUGH AND TO FILE TYPES SHOWED UP ON MANY OCCASIONS. ALTHOUGH I AM A SUPPORTER OF PRESIDENT TRUMP I CAN RESPECT THIS WEEKEND'S PROTESTS IN ITS SUCCESS FOR REMAINING PEOPLE PEACEFUL. IT IS CLEAR WHO THE ACTIVISTS ARE BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR WHY THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS ARE PROTECTING THEM. I URGE SEATTLE TO TAKE ACTION SO THAT TRUMP DOESN'T NEED TO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> AS A REMINDER TO REMOTE SPEAKERS PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS DANIELLE WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ALBERTO. GO AHEAD, DANIELLE. >> PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS DANIELLE DUVALL AND I AM COMMENTING ON BEHALF OF THE WASHINGTON STATE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION . IN RESPONSE TO COUNSEL BILL 121000. WE AGREE WITH THE INTENT OF THIS LEGISLATION AND HARM THE HOUSING ECOSYSTEM. HOWEVER, WE HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE LEGISLATION AS WRITTEN AND BELIEVE WITHOUT CHANGES , THIS BILL COULD CREATE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FOR BOTH HOUSING PROVIDERS AND TENANTS. WE ARE PROPOSING A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT ADDRESSES OUR CONCERN . ADDITIONALLY WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPEED AT WHICH THIS LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED AND PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE. THERE WAS NO OUTREACH PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION. THEREFORE WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A ONE-WEEK DELAY SO THAT OUR ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS OTHERS SUCH AS HOTELS AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL OPERATORS HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO ADDRESS ISSUES WITH THE BILL. WE SUPPORT THE CENTRAL GOAL OF THIS LEGISLATION TO PREVENT ANTICOMPETITIVE COLLUSION. WE ASKED COUNCIL TO TAKE TIME TO CONSIDER THE FULL IMPACTS OF THIS BILL ON PROPERTY MANAGERS, TENANTS, HOUSING PROVIDERS AND TAILOR THE LANGUAGE TO ENSURE THE EFFECT OF THE BILL MATCHES ITS INTENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ FOLLOWED BY CARTER NELSON. GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. FOR THE RECORD, FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SUFFERING THROUGH HOMELESSNESS AND DRUG ADDICTION, THEY NEED A COMBINATION OF BOTH SHELTER AND TREATMENT CONCURRENTLY. TREATMENT IS NOT JUST A ONE NIGHT DETOX WHICH COULD LEAD TO MORE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. THE OTHER POINT THAT WAS MADE JUST NOW ABOUT THE PROTESTS , THERE WERE MILLIONS ACROSS THE NATION ABLE TO PROTESTS NONVIOLENTLY. THE MAIN REASON FOR THAT WAS ACROSS ALL STATES AND ALL THE MAJOR CITIES, MOST OF THE POLICE OFFICERS WERE ON THE SIDELINES AS THEY SHOULD BE. GUIDING TRAFFIC, KEEPING AN EYE OUT AND SO ON BUT THEY WERE NOT CREATING A CONFLICT OR A BLOCKADE TO TRY TO STOP PEOPLE IN THEIR TRACKS WHICH, THAT IS AN ESCALATION EACH AND EVERY TIME AND THAT IS WHAT LEADS TO A LOT OF THESE CONFLICTS THAT HAPPEN WHEN SO-CALLED KATE NAGLE-CARALUZZO FOR ROLLS IN. WHEN THE POLICE ARE KEEPING AN EYE OUT, THAT IS THEIR PLACE. NOT CREATING A STOP FOR THE PROTEST TO OCCUR. HAVING SAID THAT COUNCIL IS SUBLEASING SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IN THE BUDGET THAT WILL NOT MATCH THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE. PEOPLE ARE MAKING SACRIFICES JUST TO KEEP A HOME AND LIVE ON A SHRINKING BUDGET. COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE JOB OF APPOINTING A DISTRICT 5 MEMBER, A BUSINESS COUNCIL APPOINTMENT TO ROLLBACK PROTECTIONS WILL PUSH COUNTLESS MORE PEOPLE . MORE LANDLORDS, -- >> ON BEHALF OF THE WASHINGTON MULTIFAMILY HOUSING ASSOCIATION. WE REPRESENT SEATTLE SEATTLE'S RENTAL HOUSING INDUSTRY INCLUDING 91,000 UNITS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WE SHARE THE GOAL OF INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN THE RENTAL MARKET AND PREVENTING ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES . HOWEVER, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPEED OF THIS PROCESS AND THE LACK OF OUTREACH TO IMPACTED STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING OUR INDUSTRY. THIS ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED AND PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE ON THE SAME DAY WITHOUT PRIOR ENGAGEMENT WITH PROPERTY MANAGERS. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE BILL DIRECTLY FOCUSES ON TOOLS USED IN RENTAL HOUSING OPERATIONS. WITHOUT ENGAGING THE VERY PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND THESE TOOLS ON THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE DESIGNED TO HELP SOLVE, WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN THE BILL WOULD MAKE IT HARDER FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS TO COMPARE RENTS IN OR PROPERTIES AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING ASKED IN RENT. TAKING MARKETPLACE TOOLS COMPLETELY OFF THE TABLE AND OFF LINE WILL ACTUALLY MAKE HOUSING LESS TRANSPARENT AND SLOW DOWN THE SPEED THAT NT UNITS ARE FILLED. WE WORKED ON PROPOSED FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS THAT MAINTAIN THE INTENT OF THE BILL AND CLARIFY THAT PROVIDERS CAN CONTINUE TO USE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA IN INTERNAL VACANCY AND LEASING INFORMATION IN THEIR OWN OPERATION AND WE REQUESTED RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A PAUSE TO ALLOW FOR STAKEHOLDER INPUT AND REFINING OF LANGUAGE AS WE CONTINUE TO HEAR CONCERNS FROM HOTEL AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL OPERATORS WHO MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED. WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THE POLICY IS CLEAR EFFECTIVE AND AVOIDS PULLING IMPORTANT INFORMATION OFF LINE WHICH ULTIMATELY HARMS HOUSING ACCESS IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE KATE. GO AHEAD, KATE. >> MY NAME IS KATE, I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 2 AND THE COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF-- SEATTLE. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND THE COSPONSORS FOR INTRODUCING THIS BILL. -- HAS CONTRIBUTED DIRECTED TO THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AND THE SOFTWARE IS ABOUT TO PUSH PRICES HIGHER BASED ON NOT WHAT IS FAIR OR WHAT RENTERS CAN EASILY AFFORD, BUT BASED ON WHAT THE MARKET CAN BEAR WHEN LANDLORDS ACT IN LOCKSTEP. I APPRECIATE THE URGENCY TO MOVE QUICKLY BEFORE THE WEALTHY LANDLORD LOBBY CAN FURTHER MOBILIZE TO TRY AND JUSTIFY THIS EXPLICATE OF PRACTICE BUT I AM ASKING YOU TO DELAY THE FINAL VOTE BY ONE WEEK. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT MADE BY COMMENTERS BEFORE ME BUT I BELIEVE THE LEGISLATION NEEDS TARGETED AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE THAT IT WILL MEANINGFULLY PROTECT RENTERS. PLEASE TAKE THE EXTRA WEEK TO GET THIS RIGHT AND MAKE SURE THAT RENTERS ARE PROTECTED BY THIS BILL . THANK YOU SO MUCH, AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL REMOTE SPEAKER, DAVID HAYNES. THESE GO AHEAD. >> HI, CITY COUNCIL. PLEASE RECONSIDER STAR CHASERS SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY. IT IS COPYCATTING THE COUNTY GOING THROUGH A TEST FACE. LET THEM FIGURE IT OUT. IT'S NOT WORTH TAKING SHOTS AT THE BACK OF PEOPLE'S CARS DAMAGING THEM OF DRIVERS BEING CONSIDERED A POTENTIAL CRIMINAL. SEATTLE NEEDS MORE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS DRONES TO FOLLOW THE EVIL PREDATORY DRUG PUSHERS TO THEIR HOUSES WHO ARE USING BIKES AND SCOOTERS TO ROLL IN AND OUT OF ALL THESE OPEN-AIR DRUG MARKETS IN DOWNTOWN. WITH A POLICE CHIEF THAT IS CONVENIENTLY MISMANAGING THE CRIME-FIGHTING TOOLS, SENDING SIX BUT COPS TO CONTEND WITH 40 REPEAT OFFENDERS WHILE PULLING MORE COPS FOR OVERTIME AT LAW-ABIDING EVENTS AND PRIORITIZING COFFEE PROPAGANDA OUTREACH AND LAW-ABIDING NEIGHBORHOODS , LETTING THE COMMUNITY KNOW HOW NICE THE COPS ARE AND HOW ARTICULATE ABOUT POLITICAL EXCUSES. WHILE COUNCIL LACKS EFFECTIVE LAWS AND PRIORITIES CONTINUING TO EXACERBATE THE PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS, HOMELESS AND THE HOUSING CRISES. THAT SAID YOU KNOW THE DEAL FOR THE FIBER OPTICS THAT GOES FROM SEATTLE TO SKAGIT COUNTY? IN THE FINE PRINT IT SAYS YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE DEAL DESPITE WHAT CITY STAFF SAID LAST WEEK. I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE A PLAN TO DECEIVE THE GOVERNMENT TO DO GETTING REGULATORY PERMISSION AND CONVENIENTLY USING THAT AS THE EXCUSE TO SELL OUT TO CANADA WHO IS FIXING TO TAKE OVER THE FIBER OPTICS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. IT LOOKS LIKE CITY COUNCIL IS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY TO EXPEDITE AND APPROVE WHAT SEEMS TO BE A SUSPICIOUS DEAL. IT'S ONE OF THOSE SUSPECTS SITUATIONS WITH THE TRANSPARENCY OF A BUNCH OF LANDLORDS WHO ARE STILL SABOTAGING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND BACKSTABBING THE WORKING CLASS AND SELLING OUT-- >> THANK YOU, DAVID. THAT IS OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR LIST OF SPEAKERS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH HAS JOINED US. HELLO. HOLD ON A SECOND. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED . HEARING NO OBJECTION THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. I NOW MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MOVED TO POSTPONE COUNSEL BILL 121000 UNTIL THE JUNE 24 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO POSTPONE ITEM 3, COUNSEL BILL 121000 UNTIL JUNE 24 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS MOTION TO POSTPONE THE ITEM? HOLD ON A SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ALLOW FOR COUNCILMEMBER MOORE . >> SORRY, COLLEAGUES. EYE OWN A SMALL RENTAL IN SEATTLE SO I WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE. I HAVE NOT WORKED ON ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS ISSUE AND WANTED TO SAY THAT AT THE TOP OF THIS CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK AGAINST THE MOTION. I APPRECIATE THE INTEREST IN WANTING TO CONTINUE TO WORKSHOP THIS LEGISLATION. HOWEVER IT IS MY OPINION THAT MORE TIME WILL NOT GET US A BETTER BILL. THIS LEGISLATION IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE STATE BILL. I MADE THE DECISION TO REPLICATE THE STATE LEGISLATION RATHER THAN TRYING TO CREATE OUR OWN LEGISLATION BECAUSE I KNEW IT HAD BEEN THOROUGHLY VETTED BY LEGISLATIVE STAFF IN OLYMPIA AND BY SENATOR JESSE SOLOMON. IT HAS BEEN FURTHER VETTED BY OUR CENTRAL STAFF AND LAW DEPARTMENT . I FELT THAT MAKING CHANGES TO THE STATE LEGISLATION RAN THE RISK OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND WOULD OPEN THE DOOR TO A MULTITUDE OF CONFLICTING AMENDMENTS WHICH WE HAVE HEARD ALONG THE FLOOR THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT CONFLICTING AMENDMENTS, SOME BROUGHT BY LANDLORD REPRESENTATIVES, SOME BROUGHT BY TENANT REPRESENTATIVES. I'M CONCERNED THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE CONTINUE THE VOTE, THAT WE WILL GET MIRED IN CONFLICT THING-- CONFLICTING DIFFERENT PIECES OF AMENDMENTS. THERE HAS BEEN CONCERN EXPRESSED ABOUT THE SPEED OF THE BILL AND STAKEHOLDER RING AND I APPRECIATE THAT BUT WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW IS WE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE IN COMMITTEE WHERE FOUR OUT OF FIVE OF US VOTED TO MOVE THIS TO TODAY'S CALENDAR FOR A FULL VOTE. THIS BILL MOVED QUICKLY BECAUSE IT WAS THOROUGHLY VETTED STATEWIDE WITH THE VOICES THAT WE HEARD FROM TODAY, LANDLORD REPRESENTATIVES AND TENANT REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE COMMENTED HERE TODAY BOTH REQUESTING TO DELAY THIS VOTE. I DO BELIEVE THE AMENDMENT BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WHICH REQUIRES A SUPPORT -- A REPORT FROM SDCI , WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF WE IN FACT DO NEED TO MAKE SOME MINOR CHANGES. SO MY POSITION IS WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO WIND UP WITH A BETTER PRODUCT AND WE ARE HERE TODAY FULLY INFORMED OF WHAT THIS BILL DOES BECAUSE OF THE STEAK HOLDING IT RECEIVED IN OLYMPIA AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW IT HERE AND DISCUSS IT IN COMMITTEE. WE DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO CONTINUE TO DELAY A TOOL THAT WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN OUR CITY. SO I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE TAKE THE VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE I GO TO THE SECOND PERSON? >> >> I WAS GIVEN THE NOTE TO DO THAT. COUNCILMEMBER? >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. IF WE ARE GOING TO DELAY THIS TODAY I WILL NEED HELP NEXT WEEK WITH THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE I WILL BE ATTENDING A CONFERENCE AND I WILL NOT BE HERE TO RUN MY AMENDMENT. JUST ASKING IF WE DO DELAY THIS BILL SOMEONE HELP ME OUT HERE BY BRINGING MY AMENDMENT FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE RELATED TO THE ALGORITHM, AND THE LIKE. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE. IT'S AN ISSUE WHERE WE DO NEED TO HAVE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD . WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE DIGITAL EQUIVALENT TO THE BACK ROOM PRICE-FIXING IS NOT ALLOWED. I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON FOR HIS MOTION. WHICH I SUPPORT FOR TWO REASONS. I UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT THE BILL ON THE BASE BUT FOR EXAMPLE, AMENDMENT A I BELIEVE SHOULD BE TRANSFORMED AND I HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH LEGAL ABOUT THIS, TRANSFORMING IT AND PUTTING IT INTO THE BILL ITSELF I THINK WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT AND VERY IMPORTANT TO PUT DOWN THE GUARD RAILS AS IT RELATES TO THIS. THE CONCERN, THE SECOND AND THIRD ORDER EFFECT. I SUPPORT THE BILL BUT I SUPPORT IT WITH THE AMENDMENT WHICH I WOULD BRING AFTER CONSULTATIONS WITH LEGAL TO BASICALLY A VERSION OF YOUR AMENDMENT A WHICH IS TOO IMPORTANT TO JUST BE SITTING IN THE RECITAL PIECE. I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE THING AS WELL BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE THE POINT ABOUT OLYMPIA BUT AT THE SAME TIME I JUST HAVE WAY TOO MANY EXAMPLES ON PUBLIC SAFETY WHERE OLYMPIA HAS FAILED US SO I DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE GENERAL POINT OF, OLYMPIA HAS VETTED THIS SO THEREFORE IT'S OKAY. IF WE DID THAT THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM ACROSS THE BOARD ALL AREAS OF POLICY AND I CAN TELL YOU SPECIFICALLY IN PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT IS NOT ANY REASON TO PUSH FORWARD ON A BILL. WE HAVE TO DO OUR OWN DUE DILIGENCE AND WORK THE PIECES AS IT RELATES TO OUR CIRCUMSTANCES HERE IN SEATTLE AND, YES. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT. OLYMPIA VETTING SHOULD NOT BE A REASON TO PUSH FORWARD PARTICULARLY WITH THE SCHEDULING OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> I WILL GO AHEAD AND MENTION ON A PROCEDURAL POINT, I FOUND OUT THIS MORNING THAT THE CENTRAL STAFF PERSON, ANALYST WHO WAS LEAD ON THIS LEGISLATION WAS NOT HERE WHICH PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR BACKUP TO DRAFT THE AMENDMENTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE ABLE TO BE REVIEWED BY LAW, SO I WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION TO DELAY SIMPLY ON PROCEDURAL GROUNDS THAT AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MITIGATE WORKFLOW AND QUALITY CONTROL ISSUES THAT CAN ARISE WHEN LEGISLATION HAS NOT, OR AMENDMENTS, WHICH ARE LEGISLATION, ARE NOT VETTED BY LAW OR PUT TOGETHER HASTILY SO THAT'S WHY I WILL BE SUPPORTING A ONE-WEEK DELAY. >> MAY I RESPOND? BOTH OF THE AMENDMENTS BEFORE US TODAY HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY VETTED BY LAW. THERE'S NOTHING BEFORE US TODAY THAT HAS NOT BEEN RUN THROUGH CENTRAL STAFF AND THEN BEEN RUN THROUGH LAW. I SPOKE WITH LAW ABOUT WHEREAS VERSUS CODIFIED AND THEY WERE FINE WITH IT BEING WHEREAS. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN VETTED. I WOULD NOT BRING ANYTHING THAT HAD BEEN -- THAT HAD NOT BEEN VETTED BY LAW. SECONDLY, I THINK IT IS INSULTING TO SAY THAT OLYMPIA ALWAYS GETS IT WRONG. TO ME THAT IS AN INDICATION OF THE CONTINUED ARROGANCE OF THIS JURISDICTION TO THINK THAT ONLY SEATTLE KNOWS HOW TO DO IT. WE HAVE SHOWN OVER AND OVER AND OVER THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND ON SOME OF THE STATE LEGISLATION AROUND THE COMP PLAN SO CLEARLY I DON'T THINK OLYMPIA ALWAYS GETS IT RIGHT, BUT I ALSO THINK SEATTLE HAS A TENDENCY TO THINK THAT IT KNOWS BEST ALWAYS AND WE DO NOT ALWAYS KNOW BEST. WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE , WHEN THERE'S WORK PRODUCT THAT ACTUALLY IS GOOD AND WORK PRODUCT THAT WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US. WE OFTEN CAN MUCK THINGS UP BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS TO HAVE THEIR FINGERPRINT ON IT . SO I JUST THINK IT BECOMES US TO HAVE SOME HUMILITY ABOUT OUR FELLOW ELECTED'S AND JURISDICTIONS . AGAIN I DO NOT HONESTLY THINK THAT WE WILL WIND UP WITH A BETTER PRODUCT IF WE SPEND MORE TIME ON THIS. RESPECTFULLY. THANK YOU. >> I OFFER MY APOLOGIES FOR ASSUMING THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN REVIEWED BY LAW. APOLOGIES. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BRINGING FORWARD YOUR AMENDMENT NEXT WEEK . I WILL HELP OUT. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL WORK WITH COLLEAGUES. I'VE ALREADY HAD OFFERS FROM OTHERS. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU CHAIR, TWO THINGS. I RECOGNIZE LAW HAS LOOKED AT BOTH AMENDMENTS CURRENTLY BEFORE THIS BILL . THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT AMENDMENT A WOULD BE BETTER IN THE TEXT OF THE BILL, IN MY OPINION. HOPEFULLY IN MY COLLEAGUES, AS WELL VERSUS IN RECITAL. AND TWO WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC SAFETY THERE'S NO ARROGANCE AT ALL. THIS IS ABOUT PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN MAKING THAT POINT AND I WOULD MAKE THE POINT THAT THE COMMENT IS BASED ON PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE . >> WILL THE COURT PLEASE CALL ROLLCALL ON POSTPONING ITEM 3 UNTIL JUNE 24? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> ABSTAIN. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? NO. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? NO. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? I. >> SIX IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED, ONE ABSTENTION. >> THE MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM 3 UNTIL JUNE 24 CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ADOPTED AND ITEM 3 IS REMOVED FROM TODAY'S AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED. HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED. WE WILL CONSIDER PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES OF MAY 27 AND JUNE 3, 2025. COUNSEL BILL 121004 AND THREE APPOINTMENTS FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHT ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? I. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? I COUNCIL PRESIDENT? I. >> WILL THE CLERK AFFIX SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD? >> CB 121001 RELATED TO CITY EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MECHANICS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS. DISTRICT LODGE 160 , 79. >> I MOVED TO PASS COUNSEL BILL 121001. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL. I WILL ADDRESS THE ITEM BEFORE OPENING IT UP FOR COMMENTS. AS WITH ALL ITEMS COMING FROM THE LABOR RELATIONS POLICY , THIS ITEM WENT TO THE FULL COMMITTEE PROCESS AND COMES BEFORE US AT FULL COUNCIL. THIS IS A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS, DISTRICT LODGE 160, LOCAL 79 WHICH REPRESENTS ABOUT 30 EMPLOYEES LARGELY WITHIN SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. THIS WOULD RETROACTIVELY COVER THESE CITY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT AN ACTIVE CONTRACT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2023 AND WOULD CONTINUE COVERAGE TO THE END OF THIS YEAR. THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT WAS , IS IN LINE WITH THE COALITION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS THAT WE PASSED IN APRIL 2024 WHICH PROVIDE THESE EMPLOYEES WITH ANNUAL WAGE INCREASES BETWEEN 4% AND 5% AMONG MANY OTHER BENEFITS. AS DESCRIBED IN THE SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE, THE CBA WOULD EXCEED THE COST ANTICIPATED FOR THE THREE-YEAR COVERAGE PERIOD BY APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION. THE BUDGET OFFICE PLANS TO TRANSMIT SEPARATE LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS AND , BUT THIS WOULD LARGELY BE TAKEN UP BY RATEPAYERS WHICH IS HOW WE PAY FOR COSTS OF THE UTILITY. WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I. COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? I. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? I. NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED. >> THE BUILD PASSES AND CHAIR WILL FIND IT. THESE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD? >> THE COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE OF THE. CB 120981 RELATING TO REGULAR PRETTY TAXES REQUESTING A SPECIAL ELECTION BE HELD CONCURRENT WITH NOVEMBER 4, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION FOR SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS, A PROPOSITION TO LIFT THE LIMIT ON REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO LEVY ADDITIONAL TAXES FOR UP TO SIX YEARS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO EARLY LEARNING. COUNCIL RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED. >> AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES WE HAVE COME TO THE MOMENT WHERE WE HAVE THE HONOR EDUCATION -- -- AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS AND CONTINUES UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO A TWO YEAR DEGREE AND HAS MORE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN THE TRADES TO THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM. COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL NOTE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S STUDENTS. COMMENCEMENT IS THIS WEEK AND I AM SO PROUD OF THESE GRADUATES, MANY OF WHOM ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATES, AS I WAS MANY YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS A YOUNG PERSON. I MOVE -- DO I MOVE THE BILL? I MOVE COUNSEL BILL 120981. IS THERE A SECOND? >> MOVED AND SECONDED. >> AND THEN THE AMENDMENT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVED TO AMEND CB 120981 IS PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> MOVED TO AMEND THE BILL. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AS SPONSOR YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS A SMALL TECHNICAL AMENDMENT AND WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT CAUGHT AS ORIGINALLY DRAFTED SO WE ARE AMENDING THE LANGUAGE TO ALIGN WITH THE WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATIVE CODE DEFINITION FOR CHILDCARE SO IT IS A VERY SMALL AMENDMENT AND WE MEANT TO CATCH IT BEFORE IT WAS SUBMITTED AND WE ARE USING IT TO ALIGN WITH THE STATE. THAT'S ALL. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT A? SEEING NONE WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLLCALL ON AMENDMENT EIGHT? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? I. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? I. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ? YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? I. >> THE MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS PRESENTED? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> I MOVED TO AMEND COUNSEL BILL 120981 AS PRESENTED ON THE RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED AMENDMENT B . >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS AMENDED. YOU ARE WELCOME TO SPEAK TO IT AS THE SPONSOR. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. I AM PRESENTING AN UPDATED AMENDMENT. I HEARD YOUR CONCERNS FROM LAST WEEK COMMITTEE LOUD AND CLEAR WHICH I GREATLY APPRECIATED ESPECIALLY THE CONCERNS RELATED TO, AND DESIRE EXPRESSED NOT TO IMPACT THE CRITICAL SPP PROVIDERS. I HAVE UPDATED INFORMATION AND UPDATED THE AMENDMENT ACCORDINGLY. INCLUDING THE EFFECT STATEMENT OF THE AMENDMENT, THE PILOT PROGRAM TO SUBSIDIZE PRESCHOOL COSTS FOR WORKING FAMILIES IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE SLOTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE EMPHASIZING THE WORD, THE PHRASING PILOT PROGRAM AND ALSO CLARIFYING ANY INTENT OR THE EFFECT STATEMENT THAT IT IS NOT INTENDED TO IMPACT FUNDING FOR CURRENT OR FUTURE PLAN SLOTS SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, THIS AMENDMENT IS ALL ABOUT ADDRESSING EQUITY, EXPANDING ACCESS AND INCREASING FLEXIBILITY. THE UNDERLYING CHALLENGE IS THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY AN ACCESSIBILITY AND COVERAGE GAP . SECONDLY, THERE ARE MANY SITUATIONS WHERE FAMILIES WITH NONTRADITIONAL, NONCONVENTIONAL, NON-MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WORK SCHEDULES STILL NEED ACCESS TO CHILDCARE. THINK OF FIRST RESPONDERS. GROCERY STORE WORKERS. DELIVERY DRIVERS AND THE LIKE. MANY WORKING FAMILIES NEED SUPPORT WHERE PROVIDERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO WEIGHT LISTS WHICH CAN ESPECIALLY INCLUDE NEEDS LIKE I MENTIONED, FOR AFTER HOURS, WEEKEND CARE, ET CETERA. THERE IS A MAP THAT SHOWS THAT ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE PRECISE INFORMATION, THAT 105 PROVIDERS OF THE 105 PROVIDERS, THERE ARE SWAPS OF NEIGHBORHOODS WHO DO NOT HAVE PROVIDERS IN GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY AND WITH RESPECT TO THE WAIT LIST, 6% OF PROVIDERS CURRENTLY HAVE WAITING LISTS. WITH REGARD TO THE GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY AND THE COVERAGE GAP ON THE MAP WE KNOW THAT THE NORTH END HAS THE LEAST NUMBER OF PROVIDERS SO UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS AMENDMENT THERE WILL BE NO IMPACT ON CURRENT OR FUTURE PROVIDERS AND IT MAKES CLEAR THAT THIS IS A PILOT PROJECT ONLY TO ALLOW STUDYING IMPACTS AMONG OTHER PROGRAM IMPACTS. I LEAVE THAT UP TO DEAL TO MAKE THE PILOT OBJECTIVES , SCOPE, AND SCALE AND IT ALSO TIES NICELY IN WITH THE SPIRIT OF MY EARLIER AMENDMENT THAT WAS PASSED TO STUDY FEASIBILITY OF UNIVERSAL CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES. FOR THOSE REASONS COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR CARING SO MUCH ABOUT KIDS AND FAMILIES AND PROVIDING PRESCHOOL FOR OUR KIDS. WE HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS AND WE ARE ALIGNED ON THAT PART . I WILL SAY THAT WE DISAGREE AND HAVING SPOKEN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING THIS MORNING, THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT ON PRESCHOOL PROVIDERS. IF WE ARE GIVING THE SUBSIDY FOR PARENTS TO USE OUTSIDE OF THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, WE ARE HAVING AN IMPACT ON PROVIDERS. THERE ARE PROVIDERS IN MOST OF OUR DISTRICTS, IF NOT ALL. I HAVE MET WITH MANY, I HAVE MET WITH A COUPLE ON THE SOUTH END, A COUPLE ON THE NORTH END. THEY PROVIDE AMAZING SERVICE TO OUR KIDS AND TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FOR SUCH A PILOT PROGRAM WOULD TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM THOSE PROVIDERS AND I DO NOT SUPPORT THAT. SO WHILE I APPRECIATE THE INTENTION BEHIND THIS I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT IT TO HAVE AN END INTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF WHERE PROVIDERS WILL BE IMPACTED BECAUSE THIS SUBSIDY COULD BE USED OUTSIDE OF OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WHICH BY THE WAY IS AWARD-WINNING BECAUSE IT IS QUALITY. PROVIDERS THAT ARE ON THE LIST FOR THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM ARE MONITORED FOR QUALITY AND THEY HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN QUALITY STANDARDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM SO IT WILL GO OUTSIDE OF THIS PROGRAM AND IT REALLY CUTS INTO THE QUALITY ASPECT OF THIS PRESCHOOL PROGRAM SO COLLEAGUES, I AM NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT FOR THOSE REASONS. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE OTHER COMMENTS? I WILL JUST SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT TO TWEAK THE AMENDMENT THAT DID NOT PASS IN COMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO STAY WITH MY POSITION TODAY. I THINK THAT THIS IS A SOLUTION TO A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM WHICH IS HOW DO WE GET CHILDCARE TO FAMILIES IN SEATTLE THAT FIRST OF ALL DO NOT , PERHAPS, HAVE ACCESS TO IT BECAUSE OF INCOME OR THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO CHILDCARE THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE HOURS THEY NEED TO WORK, ET CETERA. THIS PROGRAM IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS QUALITY AND NOT KNOWING WHERE THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM, IT WOULD LIKELY REMOVE MONEY FROM THE PROVIDERS THAT ARE PROVIDING IT RIGHT NOW. I WILL SAY THIS IS A NUDGE FOR ME TO PREVAIL UPON THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE IDENTIFIED CHILDCARE AS THE BIG LIFT FOR THE CITY TO ADDRESS SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING IT FRONT AND CENTER. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ? >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT IS VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT AND THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. IT IS CRITICAL WE EXPAND ACCESS TO CHILDCARE AROUND OUR CITY AND THIS OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK MORE CREATIVELY ON THIS MATTER. AS WAS MENTIONED A NUMBER OF TIMES, THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS IS DEVELOPING THAT PLAN AND I THINK BY INCLUDING THIS AMENDMENT , IT CREATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE UP DISCUSSIONS , UNDERSTAND IMPACTS AND FIGURE OUT A PATH FORWARD SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT AND I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCILMEMBER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> I DO WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF OTHER POINTS WHICH IS THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE DELIVERING ON AN AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I WANTED TO QUOTE FROM A PROVIDER WHO IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROGRAM AND OF THIS LEVY. IT NOT ONLY INVESTS IN HIGH-QUALITY CHILDCARE AND SUPPORTS WORKING FAMILIES BUT IT STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY LY ST COLOR WHO NURTURE AND CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN EVERY DAY. THE OTHER PIECE THAT DISTINGUISHES OUR PROGRAM FROM THE NON- SPP PROVIDERS IS THAT MANY OF THOSE WORKERS GET EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE CARE TO STUDENTS AND THAT ADDITIONAL PIECE WHERE WE PROVIDE THAT ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS ALSO HELPS TO MAKE THIS A QUALITY PROGRAM. SO GOING OUTSIDE OF THE PROGRAM WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THAT . I WILL FINALLY SAY THERE ARE 600 ADDITIONAL PRESCHOOL SLOTS PART OF THIS NEW LEVY AND IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCILMEMBERS TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO BEST DESIGNATE THOSE EXTRA 600 SLOTS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR REALLY TRYING TO MOVE THE BALL FORWARD ON UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE. AS A MOTHER OF THREE WHO STRUGGLED TO FIND AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY CHILDCARE AND MADE A LOT OF SACRIFICES DRIVING MY CHILDREN AROUND THE CITY TO FIND APPROPRIATE SPACES, I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THIS CHALLENGE IS AND PARTICULARLY FOR WORKING FAMILIES. I AM GOING TO MAINTAIN MY POSITION FROM COMMITTEE THAT I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST IT BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT VEHICLE FOR US TO BE PURSUING UNIVERSAL CARE AND I THINK WE WILL BE TAKING FUNDING AWAY FROM PROVIDERS. UNFORTUNATELY I THINK IT WINDS UP PITTING PROVIDERS AGAINST EACH OTHER AND WE ARE BASICALLY TAKING PRIVATE FUNDING AND SUBSIDIZING -- TAKING PRIVATE FUNDS AND SUBSIDIZING A PRIVATE MARKET. WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUALITY CONTROL AND I AM ALSO VERY CONCERNED AT THE CAPACITY OF THESE SLOTS AND HAD RAISED THAT ISSUE A NUMBER OF TIMES. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT WOULD REQUIRE A DEAL TO ADD ADDITIONAL 600 SLOTS TO THE NORTH END AND ALSO IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. SO WHILE I SUPPORT THE INTENT, I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. I THINK WE SHOULD BE CONTINUING TO UPLIFT A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF REALLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS IN THE CITY AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM AND I THINK TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY MAKE IT WEAKER WOULD BE SHORTSIGHTED EVEN THOUGH THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO FIND A WAY TO HAVE AT LEAST SOME MEASURE OF UNIVERSAL CARE. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND I WANT TO THANK EACH OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR SHARING YOUR FEEDBACK LAST WEEK AND TODAY. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE ON THE MERITS OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE COMMENTS AGAINST BUT I WILL SAY THIS. I AM A SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM DAD OR FORMER NOW. I NO LONGER HAVE KIDS IN THE PROGRAM BUT I AM ONE OF THE ONLY COUNCILMEMBERS , THIS IS A 10+ -YEAR-OLD PROGRAM BUT I AM ONE OF THE ONLY COUNCILMEMBERS THAT HAVE HAD KIDS WHILE SITTING ON COUNCIL. HAD KIDS IN THE PROGRAM. AND I TALKED WITH PROVIDERS ALL THE TIME. I'M PROUD OF THE PROGRAM. IT IS AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM. WE NEED TO EXPAND IT. IT IS NOT PERFECT. THERE IS NO SUCH THING. WHENEVER YOU THINK YOU HAVE SOMETHING DIALED IN , FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE. WE GET BETTER. WE EVOLVE FOR A REASON. THIS PROGRAM IS NO DIFFERENT. WHAT I AM AND EVERYTHING TO DO IS BUILD UPON THE PROGRAM AND HELP MAKE IT BETTER. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THE CHARACTERIZATION THAT IT IS PITTING PROVIDERS AGAINST EACH OTHER. NO, IT'S NOT. IT IS NOT AT ALL WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES AND INTENT, PURPOSE, IMPACT AND EFFECT. IT IS A COST NEUTRAL MEASURE THAT COULD BE FUNDED ANY NUMBER OF WAYS INCLUDING UNDER SPEND , WHICH WE KNOW HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMENT ABOUT QUALITY I AGREE ON THE PREMISE OF THE COMMENT. SPP IS A WORLD-CLASS , LEADING PROGRAM THAT AGAIN WE NEED TO BUILD UPON, EXPAND AND MAKE BETTER. BUT IT IS INCREDIBLY PATERNALISTIC TO SAY THAT IT IS THE ONLY, THAT IN ITS CURRENT FORM AND CURRENT STATE THAT THIS IS THE QUALITY STANDARD FOR EVERYONE AND THIS IS WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD CHOOSE AND DETERMINE. EVEN COVERAGE GAPS NOTWITHSTANDING AGAIN. THIS IS ABOUT MAXIMIZING FLEXIBILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION I COULD NOT AGREE MORE. THAT THAT IS ANOTHER, NOT THE ONLY, BUT ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR US AS A BODY TO POTENTIALLY HELP BRING TO LIFE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BUT THIS UNDERLYING LEGISLATION IS NOT GOING TO-- I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD US UP . THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION IS A POSSIBILITY'S LIST AND JUST SAYING WHAT'S POSSIBLE. IT'S NOT LIMITING, SO YES, AND. ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING THAT, THIS IS A YES, AND APPROACH. YES WE CAN DO IT DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND WE MIGHT. WHO KNOWS. AND WE CAN ALSO DO IT NOW SITTING AT THE TABLE FOR WHAT IS POSSIBLE SO FOR THOSE REASONS, COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> I AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER COMMENTS. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT B? >> COUNCILMEMBER AVERA? NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? KETTLE? COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? NO. >> AMENDMENT B IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER COMMENTS. OKAY. THIS IS WHERE WE MAKE THE SPEECHES. I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR -- THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS. YOU KEPT A TIGHT SHIP AND YOU WORKED HARD BEFORE YOU CAME TO US WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SO I JUST KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND YOU'VE PAID VERY CLOSE ATTENTION AND HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH ALL OF US HERE SO I WILL JUST RECOGNIZE THAT THIS BALLOT MEASURE WHICH I HAVE SAID BEFORE, I THINK IT HAS THE GREATEST LONG-TERM IMPACT BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT KINDERGARTEN READINESS IS AND THIS PARTICULAR LEVY DOES DOUBLE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT CRITICAL READINESS SERVICE SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CRADLE TO COLLEGE. THIS IS A CRADLE TO COLLEGE PIPELINE PLUS TRADES SO THAT IS WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS, SO THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO START WITH A THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. I DID NOT SPEAK AT THE TIME OF THE PROCLAMATION BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK THAT I COULD ADD TO YOUR COMMENTS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY OTHER THAN SAYING THANK YOU SO PARTICULARLY SAYING THANKFUL -- SAYING THANK YOU FOR TYING IT INTO BEING EDUCATED. I LIKE HOW YOU FRAMED IT AND IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS IN SO MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I ALSO THINK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SAYING CONGRATULATIONS ON THE AMENDMENT PASSING. I WAS LOOKING AT IT FROM AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BUT I UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM AND I UNDERSTAND THE POINTS THAT YOU ARE SAYING , PARTICULARLY AS YOU NOTED AS A FATHER OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILD. I AM RECENTLY OUT OF THE PRESCHOOL WORLD MYSELF. A LITTLE DIFFERENT BUT SIMILAR SO I UNDERSTAND THE POINTS YOU ARE MAKING AND THE POINTS MADE FROM THOSE WHO HAD CHILDREN BEFORE AS MENTIONED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO BUILD THAT EARLY PIECE AND THAT EXPERIENCE OF BEING A STAY-AT-HOME DAD TAUGHT ME THE VALUE IN A PROFOUND WAY IN TERMS OF WHAT THIS LEVY BRINGS SO WITH THAT I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE. IT'S A HEAVY LIFT, A LOT OF VISITS TO MY OFFICE SO I APPRECIATE THAT BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP WHICH I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT. THE WORK THEY'VE DONE, THE COORDINATION PIECES PRIMARILY WITH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA BUT ALSO WITH COUNCILMEMBERS LIKE MYSELF. I MENTIONED BEING A STAY-AT-HOME DAD, BEING A FATHER AND MY VIEW ON THIS LEVY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM. YOUR COMMENTS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, FIRST GENERATION . SO IMPORTANT. SO AS A SON OF IMMIGRANTS AND A WELDER LIKE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, THE TRADES ARE SO IMPORTANT. THE FIRST GENERATION KID, THE FIRSTBORN AND FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE KID , IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SUPER IMPORTANT. WHAT THIS DOES TO BRING UP THOSE THAT DO NOT HAVE THE ADVANTAGES, OFTEN TIMES FROM DIFFERENT SOCIETAL BREAKDOWNS BUT ALSO SOCIOECONOMIC WHICH IS MY CASE. I SEE HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS AND IT IS IN KEEPING WITH THE-- HOW MANY TIMES I WAS ASKED WHY DID I COME TO AMERICA? COUNTLESS. I WOULD SAY YES, DAD. EDUCATION. EDUCATION. EDUCATION. SO I WILL VOTE YES IN HONOR OF MY FATHER, BRIAN KETTLE BUT ALSO MY MOM, NANCY KETTLE -- NANCY KETTLE. >> THANK YOU CHAIR. JUST A FEW BRIEF COMMENTS. I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE DISAGREEMENTS ON THIS DAIS ABOUT THE LAST AMENDMENT AND SOME OF THE OTHER AMENDMENTS , WE ARE ALL TRYING TO EXPAND, WE ARE ALL COMING FROM A PLACE OF TRYING TO EXPAND SERVICES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING AND TO REALLY UPLIFT AND PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THAT IS NECESSARY. I ALWAYS TAKE COMFORT IN THAT, THAT ULTIMATELY WE ALL HAVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AT HEART AND THAT IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER AND MY APPRECIATION TO DIRECTOR DOCTOR CHAPELLE AND THE MAYOR OF WASHINGTON FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE COLLABORATION AND COMING TO COMMITTEE OVER AND OVER AND ALSO FINALLY TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR THE AMAZING STEWARDSHIP THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN BRINGING FORTH THIS LEGISLATION AND GETTING IT OVER TO CONCLUSION AND WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES TO MAKE IT, REALLY, A VERY STRONG PRODUCT AND SOMETHING I THINK WE CAN ALL BE VERY PROUD TO PUT BEFORE THE VOTERS SO THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP. >> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. +1, ECO. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS TODAY IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT EVERY LAST ONE OF US CARED DEEPLY AND WE SHARE A COMMON GOAL. NOW THAT THE MAIN VOTING IS BEHIND US, IT'S TIME TO RALLY TOGETHER AND GET THIS BEFORE VOTERS BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS AN EXCITING PACKAGE THAT EVERY LAST ONE OF US SHOULD BE PROUD OF. I WILL SAY THIS. IN MY OFFICE TODAY, BOTH MY OFFICE HERE AT CITY HALL AND MY HOME OFFICE, I HAVE A PAINTING PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED BEHIND ME BY JACOB LAWRENCE . JACOB LAWRENCE IS AN ADOPTED SEATTLEITE AS WE KNOW. GREW UP, CUT HIS TEETH ARTISTICALLY IN NEW YORK BUT WE ARE PROUD TO CALL HIM ONE OF OUR OWN HERE IN SEATTLE BECAUSE HE SPENT THE LAST PART OF HIS YEARS IN SEATTLE INCLUDING TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. VERY PROMINENT ARTIST KNOWN FOR AMONG OTHER THINGS, DEPICTING THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE ERA. AND IN THE FAMOUS PAINTING BY LAWRENCE, HE DEPICTS A BUNCH OF INDIVIDUALS GATHERED AROUND THE TABLE INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY GATHERING AROUND A TABLE WITH BOOKS ABOUND . FACES AND BOOKS ALL AROUND. BOOKS EVERYWHERE BECAUSE THE NAME IMPLIES THEY ARE IN A LIBRARY. AND ARTISTIC WORKS ARE ALWAYS SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION. IT IS THE VERY ESSENCE AND NATURE OF ART. FOR ME, THAT BRILLIANT WORK SYMBOLIZES AND EPITOMIZES THE WAY OUT . THAT NO MATTER YOUR BACKGROUND OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU WERE BORN INTO , NO MATTER IF YOU EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF TRAUMA AND INJUSTICE, OR SLAVERY , NO MATTER IF YOU ARE LIKE ME . MY DAD WAS A FRONTLINE WAREHOUSE WORKER. OR IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND SOMEONE WHO WAS A FORMER FOSTER KID. THOSE THINGS ARE HARD CHALLENGES TO OVERCOME. BUT EDUCATION IS THE KEY, AND EMPOWERMENT . THAT EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO UPLIFT THEMSELVES AND DO BETTER. CREATE A BETTER LIFE. THAT IS THE AMERICAN WAY THAT I KNOW AND THAT I LOVE. THAT IS THE PATH. EDUCATION, SO PARAMOUNT AND I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCILMEMBER FOR HIGHLIGHTING, TOUCHING UPON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EDUCATION AS A MEANS FOR OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AND THAT IS WHAT THIS LEVY DOES , IN MY VIEW . IT EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL . MY KIDS PLAY SPORTS. WE DO A BUNCH OF ACTIVITIES AND WE ARE VERY PRIVILEGED BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO ANY OF THAT GROWING UP. I DIDN'T DO ANY KIND OF ORGANIZED SPORTS OR ACTIVITIES UNTIL HIGH SCHOOL BUT THEY KNOW THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN OUR HOUSEHOLD IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE EDUCATION AND THAT IS WHY I AM SO PROUD OF THIS LEVY, BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO CHAMPION AND DO THINGS FOR YOUR OWN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THE BROADER PUBLIC? FINALLY I JUST WANT TO ECHO MY PRAISE AND APPRECIATION FOR COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR ALL OF YOUR TERRIFIC PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION END TO END . LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GETTING US TO THIS POINT AND NO DOUBT SHOULD VOTERS IMPROVE-- APPROVE, IMPLEMENTING IT. NOW FORMER DEPUTY MAYOR , THE CURRENT SGOT DIRECTOR WHO DID INITIAL WORK ON THIS BEFORE HANDING IT OFF TO THE DEPUTY MAYOR, TOTAL TEAM EFFORT BUT I ESPECIALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND UPLIFT AND CELEBRATE THE WORK OF COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. THANK YOU. YOU MENTIONED LAST WEEK YOUR FATHER WOULD BE PROUD. I DID NOT HAVE THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING HIM BUT IF EDUCATION WAS AT ALL IMPORTANT I KNOW THAT IN MY MIND AND HEART THAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD BECAUSE I DARN SURE KNOW MY OWN DAD WHO THANKFULLY IS STILL ALIVE TODAY, A WAREHOUSE WORKER. FORMER WAREHOUSE WORKER AND MILITARY VETERAN AND HE STRUGGLED GROWING UP AND HE'S PROUD OF THIS . NOT ME BEING HERE AT THIS DAIS, BUT THAT WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP BRING MORE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES I THINK IT IS NO SURPRISE TO ANYONE HOW PASSIONATE I AM ABOUT THIS LEVY AND THE PROMISE THAT IT OFFERS FOR SEATTLE'S YOUNG PEOPLE. THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING THING THAT WE ARE DOING AND I'M EXCITED TO SEND THIS TO VOTERS. ON A PERSONAL NOTE , I AM A PRODUCT OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND A PRODUCT OF AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. THEY ARE THE REASON WHY I'M HERE AND ANYONE WHO KNOWS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY STORY KNOWS THAT I HAD A HARD UP RINGING AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF FOLKS APPEAR ON THIS DAIS. THESE PROGRAMS CAN CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF SOMEONE'S LIFE AND THEY CERTAINLY DID FOR ME. VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THIS LEVY BUT I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT SAY THAT I THINK WE COULD HAVE DONE MORE. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS COMING OUR WAY. WE HAVE HIGH COMMUNITY NEED, FEDERAL FUNDING THAT IS ALREADY LEAVING OUR CITY AND WE ARE FACING A HUGE BUDGET DEFICIT. I KNOW I PUT FORWARD A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS THAT DID NOT GO THROUGH AND I WANT TO SING THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND STRAUSS WHICH WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED 4000 FAMILIES AND OFFERING A MONTHLY BENEFIT AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR FAMILIES FACING DEPORTATION RIGHT NOW. OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS ARE BEING DETAINED RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE WHO ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO BE HERE SO I ASK YOU AGAIN TO JOIN ME AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING IN THE COMING WEEKS TO BEAR WITNESS TO THAT MATTER AND I WANT TO CLOSE WITH THIS PIECE. I HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR SUPPORT FOR THE PRIORITIES I SET FORTH IN MY AMENDMENTS BUT VOICING CONCERNS THAT THE LEVY IS NOT THE RIGHT PLACE TO DO IT. OKAY. BUT WE ARE HEADED INTO A BUDGET SEASON AND I HOPE THESE REMAIN YOUR PRIORITIES AS WE ENGAGE. AGAIN THERE IS A LOT TO BE EXCITED ABOUT IN THIS AND I THINK WE CAN ALL STAND BEHIND AND CHAMPION THIS BUT OUR WORK FIGHTING FOR SEATTLE KIDS AND WORKING FAMILIES CANNOT STOP THERE. WE HAVE TO KEEP UP THE ENERGY AND THE WORK. SO WITH THAT I AM EXCITED TO VOTE YES TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD, AND I THINK WE CAN BE PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE DONE, BUT THE WORK DOES NOT STOP HERE. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> I WILL BE SUPER QUICK, SENDING DEEP HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND THEIR OFFICE. I KNOW THAT YOU WORKED LONG HOURS AND LONG DAYS AND YOU REALLY PUT YOUR HEART AND SOUL IN THIS. WE ALL MAY HAVE DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT HOW STUFF SHOULD OPERATE OR HOW WE GET TO A CERTAIN THING BUT ONE THING I KNOW THAT WE ALL AGREE ON IS OUR KIDS AND OUR BABIES AND THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR THEM SO I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. WE ARE PUTTING FORTH THE LARGEST LEVY FOR FAMILY EDUCATIONS, LEVYING TOWARD THE VOTERS AND I AM GOING TO BE DOING MY PART THE BEST THAT I CAN DO, TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE VOTE FOR IT AND PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT AND TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW TRANSFORMATIONAL THIS LEVY IS GOING TO BE FOR OUR KIDS AND THE INVESTMENT THAT THIS WILL HAVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FOOD, FEEDING THEM, MAKING SURE THEY ARE WELL SO I WANTED TO SAY THAT. I WAS A TO THIS MEETING BECAUSE I WAS AT THE FIFTH GRADE GRADUATION FOR LOWELL ELEMENTARY. THE KIDS ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED, THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS AND COLLEAGUES PASSING ON FROM THE FIFTH GRADE CLASS , CONGRATULATIONS AND OW REALLY PROUD OF YOU. THEY SEND THEIR GRATITUDE AND ARE VERY EXCITED TO KNOW THEIR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS, FIFTH-GRADERS. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> THANK YOU. JUST A DEEP, HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE WHO HAS WORKED ON THIS LEVY AND THE LEVEES THAT HAVE COME BEFORE IT. I KNOW THAT DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON NOT ONLY WORKED ON THIS ONE BUT THE LAST ONE AS WELL AND I KNOW THAT JASMINE DID THE SAME AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR INVOLVEMENT WAS ON THE LAST ONE BUT I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS ONE. I HAVE SAID BEFORE AND I OFTEN SAY THAT THE IMPACTS OF THIS LEVY AND INVESTMENTS LIKE IT, WE WILL NOT KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE CHANGING LIES GENERATIONALLY. I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT THE STORIES YOU HAVE ALREADY SHARED . JUST TO SAY IT'S NOT ONLY THE KIDS EXPERIENCING THESE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. IT'S ALL OF THOSE WHO COME AFTER THEM THAT WILL ALSO GET THE BENEFIT. I SAY THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN THE IMMEDIATE IMPACTS OF THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AS IT WAS INITIALLY DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. WE THEN GOT TO SEE THE IMPACTS OF THE PROMISE PROGRAM AND HOW WE CAN GO FROM CRADLE TO COLLEGE . THIS PROPOSAL STANDS ON THE SHOULDERS OF THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE US TO PROVIDE AN EVEN BETTER WAY TO SERVE THOSE WHO ARE COMING UP TODAY.HANK YOU. >> THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY SPEAK TO THIS LEVY FROM THE DAIS. WE ARE ABOUT TO THROW IT TO KING COUNTY TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN VERY VERY MUCH. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY INVEST IN OUR FUTURE. FROM THE CRADLE TO COLLEGE SO VOTERS I AM LOOKING RIGHT AT YOU. PAY ATTENTION WHEN THIS LANDS ON YOUR DOORSTEP. PLEASE GRACE US WITH YOUR FINAL WORDS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I WAS HERE FOR THE LAST LEVY AND MAYOR WASHINGTON AND I WORKED WITH THE DIRECTOR TO HELP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PART. I WAS ACTUALLY HERE WHEN SEATTLE PROMISE WAS CREATED AND THEN WE SEE SEVEN YEARS LATER WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM . IT EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS. IF YOU ARE A PARENT I ALWAYS TELL MY KIDS, YOU ARE MORE THAN I HAD EVER HOPED YOU WOULD BE AS HUMAN BEINGS AND THAT IS A REALLY PROFOUND THING. I FEEL THAT ABOUT THE SEATTLE PROMISE. IT SAYS A LOT SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE . I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU TO DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR HER AMAZING PARTNERSHIP . I WANT TO THANK THE DIRECTOR AND THANK SOME FOLKS WHO DO NOT ALWAYS GET RECOGNITION. SO IS HE AND MARISSA , I AM LOOKING AT YOU. LORI FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, I'M LOOKING AT YOU. WENDY AND NICOLE WITH MY OFFICE, I'M LOOKING AT YOU AND PARTICULARLY NICOLE WHO IS A FELLOW PUERTO RICAN AND HAS EXPERIENCED CHALLENGES AS I DID AS A KID SO THIS IS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL TO HAVE WORKED DONE . AMELIA SANCHEZ I AM ALSO LOOKING AT YOU WHO UNDERSTANDS THE HUGE IMPACT THAT THIS HAS ON AND FOR OUR KIDS. JODY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I WANT TO THANK THE SEATTLE COLLEGES FOR BEING HERE AT EVERY MEETING THAT WE HAVE. I WANT TO THANK STAFF , THE SEATTLE COLLEGES STAFF THAT SUPPORT THE PROMISE STUDENTS, I WANT TO THANK THE CHILDCARE AND THE PRESCHOOL PROVIDERS WHO ALL ENGAGED ON THIS. I WANT TO THANK COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ENGAGED WITH DEAL AND MY OFFICE. AMANDA I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS. ONCE WE TAKE A VOTE YOU ARE RIGHT WE AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO TELL VOTERS TO VOTE BUT SINCE IT IS NOT YET ON THE BALLOT I AM GOING TO SAY VOTERS VOTE FOR THIS LEVY. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN REALLY STAND BEHIND AND FEEL PROUD OF BECAUSE ALL OF THIS MONEY, ALL OF THESE INVESTMENTS GO TO SUPPORTING KIDS , HELPING KIDS BE SUCCESSFUL. I AM SO PROUD OF THIS LEVY. I KNOW THAT IT WILL HAVE SUPPORT. AS THAT LOW INCOME LATINA KID GROWING UP IN THE INNER CITY AND AS A PROUD MOTHER OF TWO TEENAGERS NOW WHO ARE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, ONE IS IN COLLEGE NOW BUT SHE DID GRADUATE FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. GO INGRAM. I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR KIDS TO SUCCEED IN LIFE. EDUCATION WAS THE KEY FOR ME AND I KNOW IT IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN LIFE. THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAT YOU CAN GIFT A CHILD THEN EDUCATION AND THIS IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. EVEN ON THE EARLY EDUCATION FRONT WE ARE SUPPORTING WORKING FAMILIES BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE KIDS. THE SUPPORT IS FOR THE KIDS. IT'S EARLY LEARNING FOR THE KIDS. WE KNOW THAT EARLY LEARNING ON THE FRONT END MEANS THEY HAVE SUCCESS ON THE BACK END. SO WE DOUBLED DOWN ON EARLY LEARNING IN THIS LEVY AND IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING K-12 SUPPORT SO THEY CAN HAVE TUTORING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES, SO THEY CAN SUCCEED. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF KIDS ARE NOT MEETING MATH AND READING. THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO ON TO THE PROMISE PROGRAM SO THIS IS REALLY CRITICAL. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES TO HELP KIDS SUCCEED AND THAT'S WHAT THIS LEVY IS ALL ABOUT. I WANT TO THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR PARTNERING WITH ME ON THIS JOURNEY. THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL AND A REALLY PROUD MOMENT FOR ME PERSONALLY AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I AM SO DEEPLY EXCITED ABOUT. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS, I CANNOT WAIT FOR NOVEMBER TO SEE THIS PASS AND TO HAVE INVESTMENTS CONTINUED IN ALL OF OUR KIDS ACROSS SEATTLE FROM CRADLE TO COLLEGE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND FOR PARTNERING AND LET'S GET VOTING TO GET IT ON THE BALLOT. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> EXCELLENT. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE AMENDED LEGISLATION? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> I GET TO GO FIRST, AN EMPHATIC YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? ENERGETIC YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I . >> I'M SORRY I'M-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? I. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ? YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? I. >> NINE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED. >> CONGRATULATIONS. THE BILL PASSES AND WILL BE SIGN. PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD? ITEM 4? >> THE REPORT OF THE -- AGENDA ITEM FORMAT COUNSEL BILL 120997 CURRENT TAXATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9666 51st AVENUE SOUTH UNDER THE KING COUNTY PUBLIC BENEFIT RATING SYSTEM. IT IS RECOMMENDED THE BILL PASS. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES, I HOPE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS AND MAYBE WE CAN GIVE THIS BILL A STANDING OVATION. THE LAST BILL GOT A GREAT CLAP. THE CURRENT USE TAXATION , IT'S ABOUT TAXES SO WE CAN CLAP FOR THAT. THE CURRENT USE OF TAXATION IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES AN INCENTIVE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO VOLUNTARILY MAINTAIN OPEN SPACE ON PRIVATE LAND BY TAXING THE PROPERTY AT A LOWER RATE BASED ON CURRENT USAGE RATHER THAN THE DEVELOPED PROFITABLE USE. THIS ORDINANCE IS TO APPROVE AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED FROM THE INDIGENOUS CREATIVE'S COLLECTIVE REPRESENTING A COMMUNITY OF INTERTRIBAL, INDIGENOUS ARTISTS FOR USE AND TAXATION PROPERTY LOCATED AT 9666 51st AVENUE SOUTH, JUST NORTH OF THE GARDENS OF RAIN YOUR BEACH. THAT IS AN COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON DISTRICT . UNDER THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RATING SYSTEM WE WERE ABLE TO PASS THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH NONE OPPOSED. I THINK IT WAS FOUR IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. BUT COLLEAGUES I URGE YOUR SUPPORT . THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN OPEN SPACES THAT ARE IN OUR CITY THAT REALLY CARE ABOUT, AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR TREE CANOPY. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I. I. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCILMEMBER CATTELL? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ? COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? I. >> CAN YOU PLEASE HOLD ON ONE MOMENT? >> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL FIND IT. WITH THE CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 5 INTO THE RECORD? >> 120996 FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AN AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUES GENERATED BY KING COUNTY WIDE TAX LEVY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WITH PROPOSITION TO VOTERS SEEKING AUTHORITY TO LEVY ADDITIONAL TAXES. IT IS RECOMMENDED THE BILL PASS. >> YOUR RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT . COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR 120996 FOR THE EMS LEVY, FOR THE KING COUNTY EMS LEVY. THIS IS TO PLACE IT ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. THE KING COUNTY EMS LEVY FIRST BEGAN IN 1979 AND HAS BEEN RENEWED IN SIX-YEAR CYCLES, THE LAST TIME BEING IN 2019. THIS IS A CRUCIAL LEVY FOR US AND OUR ABILITY TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS. ONE THIRD OF EMS OPERATIONS DEPEND ON THE LEVY AND IT IS CRUCIAL . I SHOULD NOTE 100% OF THE EMS LEVY REVENUE SUPPORTS SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND THIS WILL BE INCREASED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PERIOD TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION AND OTHER NEEDS. THE KEY PART IS THAT THE LEGACY OF THIS WORK THAT WE STARTED INITIALLY IN THE EARLY 1970S BUT HERE WITH EMS IN 1979 IS THAT THE LEGACY CONTINUES. RECENTLY THERE WERE REPORTS REGARDING THE REVIVE RATES FOR SEATTLE. THIS GOES TO THE WORK OF THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE WORK THEY'VE DONE ON SO MANY FRONTS IN TERMS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE. THE TEMPLE THAT GOES WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS INCREDIBLE AND THIS IS SOMETHING OF CONCERN BUT ALSO PRIDE IN TERMS OF THE WORK THEY DO, AND FOR OUR CITY WHETHER IT'S MEDIC, HEALTH, THE WORK THAT THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES IS INCREDIBLE AND TO OUR BENEFIT. WE ARE BASICALLY THE EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS NOT JUST ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT THE WORLD AND THIS REQUIRES OUR CONTINUED SUPPORT SO COLLEAGUES , I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS KING COUNTY EMS LEVY TO BE PASSED TODAY IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT AND BEING A STEWARD OF THIS MEASURE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? I. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? I. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? I. >> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL FIND IT. THE COURT PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? >> THANK YOU. >> WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 6 INTO THE RECORD? >> COUNCIL THE 120994 , TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORIZING APPROVAL AND USES EXCEPT IN THE 2025 UPDATED SURVEILLANCE REPORT EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW, THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT USING TRACKING DEVICES AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THE BILL PASS. >> COUNCILMEMBER CATTELL AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED . >> THANK YOU AGAIN. COLLEAGUES I ONCE AGAIN ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR COUNSEL BILL 120994 FOR THE STARCHY'S PROGRAM. AS NOTED THIS IS A GPS TRACKER PROGRAM THAT HELPS US IN TERMS OF BEING BETTER AT CREATING A SAFER SEATTLE. IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS A PROGRAM COMING FROM THE STATE AND WILL ESSENTIALLY BE FUNDED BY THE STATE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AT A RATE OF $250,000. IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON 25 VEHICLES AND ALL OFFICERS WILL BE TRAINED ON HOW TO USE IT. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO LOOK AT THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PROGRAM AND SEE HOW IT SUPPORTS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POSTURE. IF WE CONTINUE TO USE THE AMOUNT PER YEAR IT WAS-- APPROXIMATELY. THIS COULD BE AN INCREDIBLE MOVE FORWARD IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE OF PURSUIT. OVER HISTORY THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS AND ISSUES RELATED TO PURSUIT AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT BETTER AND SMARTER, TO CREATE A SAFER CITY , TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION AT HAND IN TERMS OF AN EFFECTIVE ARREST AND TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THERE BUT ALSO TO AVOID THE CHALLENGES THAT OFTEN ACCOMPANY AN ACTIVE PURSUIT. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS AND THAT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO ADDRESS. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY USING DOLLARS FROM THE STATE IN ORDER TO DO SO. I NOTE IT IS USED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND REACHED INITIAL OPERATING CAPABILITY AND IT IS ONLINE. NOT FULLY MISSION CAPABLE YET BUT IS MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION WITH THE OTHER PROGRAMS WE'VE DONE WHETHER IT IS CCT TO V OR THE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER. IS ABOUT BRINGING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO WHAT WE ARE DOING AND FOR THIS BILL TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE WITH PURSUIT. WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE. I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR COUNSEL BILL 120994. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I AM NOT SEEING ANY. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE CALL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I. COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE? I. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? NO. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? I. >> 8 IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED. >> WILL THE COURT PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 7 INTO THE RECORD? >> THE REPORT OF SUSTAINABILITY ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM 7. AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF INDEFENSIBLE RIGHT OF USE FIBER SHARING AGREEMENT WITH ZIPLY FIBER PACIFIC, LLC FOR AN EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF UP TO TWO TERMS OF 15 YEARS. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSES WITH TWO ABSTENTIONS. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU LEGISLATION WOULD AUTHORIZE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO EXECUTE A RIGHT OF USE FIBER SHARING AGREEMENT WITH ZIPLY FIBER PACIFIC, LLC FOR AN EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF UP TO TWO TERMS OF 15 YEARS. BOTH CITY LIGHT AND ZIPLY WOULD GAIN RIGHTS TO USE -- IN A RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE IN THE ALLOTTED TIME PERIOD. BOTH PARTIES WOULD ALSO SHARE MAINTENANCE COSTS. THESE SPAN BETWEEN CITY LIGHTS AND MARBLE MOUND IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON. CITY LIGHT IS SEEKING TO INCREASE RELIABILITY WHERE THERE IS LIMITED SERVICE LET ALONE INTERNET ACCESS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. SO WHETHER FOR SCHOOL, WORK, HEALTHCARE , THE DARKEST DAYS OF THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER CERTAINLY CEMENTED THE CASE WHY EVERYONE IN OUR CITY IN WASHINGTON STATE NEED ACCESS TO QUALITY RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTIONS AS THIS BILL LEFT COMMITTEE WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO PASS. I WOULD APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL IN PASSING THIS LEGISLATION TODAY. THANK YOU. >> ANY COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? I AM NOT SEEING ANY. WILL THE COURT THESE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? I. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? I. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? I. >> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> THANK YOU CHAIR. POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. I WANT TO NOTE THAT TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR MY CHIEF OF STAFF WHO IS SITTING IN THE OFFICE WITH A MASK BECAUSE SHE IS NOT FEELING WELL BUT HAS COME IN NONETHELESS TO WORK ON HER VERY LAST DAY WHICH FURTHER IS AN EXAMPLE OF HER INCREDIBLE DEDICATION AND PASSION TO THIS JOB . I HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH HER AND TO HAVE BEEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HER. SHE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT MY OFFICE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE. SHE WILL BE GOING TO HST WHERE I KNOW SHE WILL BE A PHENOMENAL CONTRIBUTOR AND WILL BE ACTING AS THEIR COUNCIL LIAISON. ALL OF YOU WILL GET TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HER WHICH I THINK IS WONDERFUL AND I KNOW SHE WILL BE EMBARRASSED BY THIS BUT I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO CALL OUT HER ETHIC OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMITMENT-- I DID WANT TO CALL OUT HER PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY. I AM GOING TO MISS YOU AND THE OFFICE IS GOING TO MISS YOU. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ANY FURTHER BUSINESS? SEEING NONE WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON JUNE 24 AT 2:00 P.M. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT IS 3:50 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.