>>> AWESOME, GOOD AFTERNOON. APRIL 21st MEETING OF SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER, IT IS 2:02 A.M., I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> THE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS EXCUSED FOR TODAY. AND PLEASE CALL COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S NAME AGAIN FOR THE RECORD. >> PRESENT. >> AWESOME, WE HAVE EIGHT PRESENT AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS EXCUSED TODAY. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO OPEN UP THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, THE CALENDAR, OR THE COUNCIL'S WORK PLANTED I KNOW WE HAVE EIGHT IN PERSON, WE MIGHT HAVE MORE SIGNING UP IN CHAMBERS BUT HOW MANY DO WE HAVE ONLINE, CLERK CUSTOMER FOUR, SO THAT IS 12 FOLKS. EVERYONE WILL GET TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT? >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER, SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS ' MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DID NOT END. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. >> AWESOME, SO WE HAVE JOE, FOLLOWED BY PAUL, THEN WE HAVE DEREK, THEN WE HAVE SCOTT, PATRICK, AND KIM -- KIM WILSON. SO, FIRST UP, WE HAVE JOE, IS JOE HERE? WELCOME, JOE. THEN WE HAVE PAUL FOLLOWED BY DEREK. OKAY, THE MICROPHONE SEEMS TO BE ON, CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? >> I CAN HEAR YOU, JOE. >> IT IS GREAT HONOR TO ADDRESS THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL ON A MATTER [ INAUDIBLE ]. I AM ASKING THAT EVERY SINGLE SEATTLE CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND THIS MAY OR CONDEMN ANTI-SEMITISM. WHAT WE SAW LAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND REPORTS OF IT , OF AN ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACK ON A GROUP OF CITIZENS WHO WANTED TO HEAR MISS ISRAEL 2021 SPEAK ABOUT BEING A MEDIC DURING THE WAR IN GAZA, HAVING TO TREAT NOT JUST ISRAELI CIVILIANS AND CITIZENS, IT ALSO GAZANS. IT WAS AN IMPORTANT SPEECH WE ALL SHOULD HAVE HEARD. IN FACT, I CAME DOWN HERE TODAY TO ATTEND WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE UNIVERSITY PART OF THIS, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] HAD TO CANCEL BECAUSE OF DEATH THREATS. SO, I'M ASKING -- OH, THAT'S REALLY PRESENT -- PLEASANT, YOU CLAPPING FOR SOMEONE BEING SILENCED, WASN'T HATEFUL, WHO DOESN'T HATE YOU, HE DOESN'T HIT THIS COUNCIL, UNLIKE ALEX ZIMMERMAN, WHO JUST HURLED A BUNCH OF HATE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL. IN FACT, THAT WAS WHAT I WAS LISTENING TO BUT I AM ASKING THAT EVERY SINGLE COUNCILMEMBER CONDEMN ANTI-SEMITISM, AS WELL AS ISLAMOPHOBIA, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER FORMS OF HATE. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY BECAUSE IT IS SO INCLUSIVE AND WE HAVE A GREAT CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE HAVE GREAT SEATTLE STORM, WE HAVE GREAT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS THAT IS GOING TO WIN A SECOND LOMBARDI, AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT CITY AGAIN THIS YEAR AND A GREAT SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO DESERVES A LOT BETTER THAN THE WAY THEY WERE TREATED SUNDAY NIGHT AT AND WITH THAT I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE. >> THANK YOU, JOE. NEXT, WE HAVE PAUL, FOLLOWED BY DEREK POINT HI, MR. PAUL, ANY MICROPHONE YOU WANT, SIR, WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBERS, NICE TO BE WITH YOU TODAY BUT IN THE ESSENCE OF TIME, I WILL READ THIS IF THAT IS OKAY. I'M ALSO OLD, SO [ INAUDIBLE ]. MY AFFILIATION AS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF TOGETHER FOR SEATTLE, SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN GOING FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS, AND WE ARE HERE REALLY TO BRING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER IN A VARIETY OF JOINT EFFORTS. WE BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITIZENS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN CITY ISSUES. OUR PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE CONNECTIVITY AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFER SERVICE TO SEATTLE AREA COMMUNITIES. AND YOUR DISTRICTS. AND WE ARE PULLING PASTORS, BUSINESSPEOPLE, AND INDIVIDUALS TOGETHER TO LOOK AT COMMUNITY ISSUES. AS AN EXAMPLE, INCLUDES TRAINING SESSIONS IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS LED BY YOU GM TO TALK ABOUT THE HOMELESS ADDICTION AND TRAINING PEOPLE WHO AREN'T VERY AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON. AND FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED MEETINGS, DINNERS, INCLUDING THOSE ON THE STREET, TOWARDS OF TREATMENT FACILITIES, AND BRINGING A KIND OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY. WE ARE ALSO SEEING COMMUNITY WALKS , INVOLVEMENT WITH [ INAUDIBLE ], AND DOING SOME CITY CLEANUPS. TODAY, I'M TOLD THAT THERE IS A GATHERING IN WEST SEATTLE, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING AND MAYOR WILSON'S COMMUNITY ADVISER WAS THERE, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT TOMORROW, YOU WILL BE VOTING ON A NEW LEADER OF NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED WITH HER DURING [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE BELIEVE THAT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IS THE KEY TO PROTECTED DIALOGUE, INCLUDING RESPECTFUL DISCUSSION WITH DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW. AS YOU KNOW WELL ON THE COUNCIL, YOU DEAL WITH THIS EVERY DAY. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT WE MIGHT EXPLORE WAYS THAT WE CAN ENGAGE WITH THE COUNSELING PRODUCTIVE [ INAUDIBLE ] IN THE FUTURE, JUST GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER. SEATTLE, BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID, IS TRULY A GREAT CITY AND CAN BE A MODEL FOR THE COUNTRY. WE CAN HAVE UNITY WITHOUT UNIFORM. >> THANK YOU, PAUL. NEXT, WE HAVE DEREK, FOLLOWED BY SCOTT, AND THEN PATRICK. ARE YOU SURE? OKAY. ARE YOU DEREK? OKAY, UNDERSTOOD. DEREK, AND THEN IF THERE IS SCOTT? WELCOME, SCOTT COULD >> I'M SCOTT BUZZARD WITH THE AMERICAN PARTY OF LABOR. CITY COUNCIL, YOUR [ INAUDIBLE ] TO THE PEOPLE HAS BEEN PROVEN WEAK AND BASELESS YET AGAIN. THE LACK OF COMMITMENT TO THIS CITY AND THE WORKING CLASS HAS NEVER BEEN MORE APPARENT. THIS WEEKEND, SPD WAS UTILIZED AS A PERSONAL ESCORT FOR ZIONIST BABY KILLING FILTH. [ INAUDIBLE ] MY MOTHER AND SISTER UNTIL MY FAMILY SIMPLY BECAUSE WERE PEACEFULLY PROTESTING FOR THE PEOPLE OF GAZA AND THE THOUSANDS KILLED IN AN ACT OF GENOCIDE. >> [ INAUDIBLE ] SCOTT, HOLD ON. SCOTT -- >> [ INAUDIBLE ] >> SCOTT, I'M NOT TRYING TO CUT YOU OFF. SCOTT? CAN WE CUT HIS MIC? SCOTT, I WANT TO HEAR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THE CROWD TO BE QUIET WHILE YOU'RE TALKING. SCOTT, I WANT YOU TO DO YOUR WHOLE PUBLIC COMMENT, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THE CROWD NOT TO RESPOND BACK, SO WE CAN HEAR YOU, THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. THANK YOU. >> THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE WORKING PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. THE VIOLENCE ON SUNDAY AGAINST PEACEFUL PROTESTERS, WHICH INCLUDED AND FAMILIES IS A SYMPTOM OF THE SPINELESSNESS [ INAUDIBLE ] . SPD IS ACTIVELY TRAINED WITH ISRAELI MILITARY FORCES, WHICH YOU VOTED TO CONTINUE IN 2021. THIS MUST BE WHERE THEY LEARNED TO DEGRADE A HUMAN LIFE WITH [ INAUDIBLE ]. THIS MUST BE WHERE THEY DO LEARNED TO DEFEND CHILD KILLING SOLDIERS AND PEACEFUL PROTESTERS REMAINING IN STATE APPROVED VIOLENCE. WE WILL NOT [ INAUDIBLE ] PALESTINIAN SURVEILLANCE AND YOU WILL NOT HOLD YOUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTABLE. WHAT WILL YOU DO, CITY COUNCIL? CONTINUE TO SIT AT THE [ INAUDIBLE ] PODIUMS WITH YOUR PLASTIC BEER [ INAUDIBLE ] ? PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF IMPERIALIST VIOLENCE MAKING ITS WAY HOME. WE ARE TIRED OF OUR TAXES DEFENDING CHILD KILLERS. THE PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF SLEEPING ON THE JOB. IT IS TIME TO WAKE UP, CITY COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU, SCOTT. NEXT, WE HAVE PATRICK, FOLLOWED BY KIM. JUST A REMINDER, JUST BE RESPECTFUL OF ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF SOMEONE IS UP THERE, NO MATTER IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THEM OR NOT, WE ARE TRYING TO BE RESPECTFUL, AND I WILL NEVER CUT OFF YOUR TIME, I WAS TRYING TO HELP HIM, SO WE COULD CONTROL FOLKS. HIS OUTBURSTS. OKAY, IS PATRICK HERE? PATRICK, YOU ARE UP NEXT, THEN WE HAVE KIM WILSON, THEN WE WILL JUMPED ONLINE, AND I KNOW PEOPLE SIGNED UP, WE WILL JUST GO THROUGH THIS. ONLINE, IF YOU HEAR ME, YOU'RE UP DECK AFTER PATRICK AND KIM WILSON. PATRICK? >> HI, MY NAME IS PATRICK, I LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AS I HOPE Y'ALL HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT ALL WEEK THROUGH THE SEATTLE TIMES, SEVERAL COMPANIES HAVE APPROACHED SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ABOUT BUILDING FIVE CENTERS WITH A COMBINED MAXIMUM ELECTRICAL DEMAND OF 369 MEGAWATTS, ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF WHAT THE CITY USES ON AN AVERAGE DAY. AT FULL CAPACITY, THESE WILL CONSUME 10 TIMES MORE POWER THAN THE CITY'S EXISTING DATA FACILITIES BUT ON THE FACE OF IT, THIS WOULD EPITOMIZE A RATIONAL CAPITALISM, RIGHT? ADDING ELECTRICAL DEMAND ON THE SCALE [ INAUDIBLE ] CITYWIDE TO PREVENT FURTHER BURNING OF CLIMATE KILLING FOSSIL FUELS. NOT TO MENTION WHAT WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE [ INAUDIBLE ] IMPACTS OF ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR THE INDUSTRY'S OWN PREDICTION OF THE DISPLACEMENT ALREADY UNDERWAY OF MILLIONS OF WORKERS. [ INAUDIBLE ] STUDY THE REQUEST, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO SHARE WHICH COMPANIES ARE INVOLVED AND TO GIVE NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS. SOMEONE WHO PROBABLY DOES KNOW IS CITY LIGHT REVIEW BOARDS COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE RYAN. HE ALSO HAPPENS TO BE SAVING CORPORATION [ INAUDIBLE ] DATA CENTERS. [ INAUDIBLE ] REASSURINGLY WITH ITS SLOGAN, COOL PEOPLE DOING COOL STUFF, CURRENTLY HAS SOMEONE .2 MILLION [ INAUDIBLE ] FACILITY ACROSS SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE. ON A RELATED NOTE, [ INAUDIBLE ] NOT ALONE AMONG SEATTLE'S LARGE CORPORATIONS, HAS SHOWN ITSELF VERY COMFORTABLE DOING EXTENSIVE BUSINESS WITH ICE. THEY ARE THE LANDLORDS WITH THE DHS ICE FACILITY IN [ INAUDIBLE ] AND RECENTLY SIGNED A LEASE FOR EXPANDED ICE OFFICES NEARBY. [ INAUDIBLE ] DUE TO OUR DEMOCRACY OVER THE PAST 15 MONTHS. THIS IS DECIDEDLY NOT COOL STUFF. SO, TO PULL ALL THIS TOGETHER, SEATTLE CERTAINLY NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS, BUT BEYOND SEATTLE, THE CITY ON RECORD IS REFUSING TO COOPERATE WITH ICE, NEEDS TO LOOK AT A MORATORIUM ON TRUMPET REGIME COLLABORATORS IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU, PATRICK. NEXT, WE HAVE KIM , AND FOLLOWING KIM, WE ARE GOING TO GO ONLINE, WE HAVE WENDY, FOLLOWED BY PETER MANNING, DAVID HAYNES, AND DAVID S, THEN WE WILL COME BACK IN PERSON. KIM, WELCOME. >> YET? >> TRY IT AGAIN. SPEAK REALLY CLOSE. >> THANK YOU. CITY COUNCIL, JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, I AM PART OF THE GROUP THAT PRAYS FOR YOU WEEKLY BY NAME AT WESTLAKE CENTER, AND I AM IN THE CACAO AND CHOCOLATE INDUSTRY, AND YOU MIGHT THINK, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH SEATTLE, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT WE GROW CACAO, BUT WE DO ACTUALLY HOST THE LARGEST CRAFT CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL IN THE NATION, AND SO, THAT IS COMING UP IN OCTOBER, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR CREATING A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE WILLING AND COMFORTABLE COMING TO VISIT OUR CITY FROM 30 DIFFERENT NATIONS, AND GATHERING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, SO WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. ONE OF MY PRAYERS FOR YOU , AS I LOOK AT EACH OF YOU, IS A PRAYER OF THANKS FOR THE DIVERSE CITY ON THE COUNCIL, AND JUST PRAYER THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO MODEL RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER AND RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. NEXT, WE ARE GOING TO GO ONLINE. WENDY, FOLLOWED BY PETER MANNING, DAVID HAYNES, THEN DAVID S POINT WENDY,*6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, WELCOME. >> HI, I WENDY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT CHILDREN, RESIDENTS, AND MERCHANTS IN MADISON VALLEY ARE IN DANGER. THE LOW BARRIER SHELTER THAT OPERATES AT [ INAUDIBLE ] RUN BY VIRGINIA MASON DOES NOT ADHERE TO ITS GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS OR MANY CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. IT OVERFLOWS AT EIGHT TIMES ITS AGREED-UPON CAPACITY. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN VIOLENT INCIDENTS THAT INVOLVE CHILDREN AND STUDENTS WAITING AT THE BUS STOP THAT IS IN FRONT OF VIRGINIA MASON [ INAUDIBLE ] HOUSE. THIS IS WHERE UNTREATED RESIDENTS COME AND GO AT ALL HOURS, OPENLY DROPPED, AND I OF OVERDOSE. OUR ADULT COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN MURDERED AND RAPED [ INAUDIBLE ]. VIRGINIA MASON HAS AT LEAST THREE LUCRATIVE CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY AND ADDING TO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ANNUAL FUNDING. CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, I AM PLEADING THAT YOU HOLD VIRGINIA MASON ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS AND VARIOUS CONTRACTS REQUIREMENTS AT THE RISK OF LOSING THEIR FUNDING. PLEASE DEFUND VIRGINIA MASON AS A DO NOT COMPLY IMMEDIATELY, THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, WENDY. NEXT, WE HAVE PETER MANNING, FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAYNES, THEN DAVID S.*6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. PETER? >> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> WE CAN HEAR YOU, YES, SIR. >> HI, MY NAME IS PETER MANNING, AND THE PRESIDENT OF [ INAUDIBLE ] . TWO ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] THE CITY OF SEATTLE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMOVAL [ INAUDIBLE ] BACK IN 2015. WE WOULD LIKE SOME HELP GETTING THOSE PEOPLE RE-ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. MY SECOND THING I LIKE TO SAY, UM, A LARGE PORTION OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY [ INAUDIBLE ] . IT'S COME TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] OF BLACK PEOPLE. WE ARE CATCHING WIND THAT SHE DOESN'T EVEN COMMUNICATE WITH BLACK STAFF MEMBERS IN CITY COUNCIL, SHE DOESN'T COMMUNICATE WITH BLACK STAFF MEMBERS IN HER SECURITY TEAM , OR DETAIL AROUND THE BUILDING. SHE JUST DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE US AT ALL. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THIS MIGHT BE THE ISSUE WITH US. I MEAN, WITH ME AS A BLACK PERSON, AND I REACHED OUT TO THAT ADMINISTRATION SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT [ INAUDIBLE ]. I'M REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CAMERAS ARE NOT UP WITH [ INAUDIBLE ] IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT [ INAUDIBLE ] WHERE BLACK KIDS GO TO SCHOOL AT. THAT IS BEING OVERLOOKED, BUT THEY ARE ALLOWING CAMERAS TO BE PUT UP FOR FIFA AROUND WHERE PREDOMINANTLY WHITE PEOPLE WILL COME TO WATCH SPORTING EVENTS. THAT IS CONCERNING TO ME. THIS IS ALL ONE SEATTLE. THIS IS EVERYBODY HERE, REGARDLESS OF COLOR DESERVES PROTECTION. PLEASE TALK TO YOUR MAYOR ABOUT SAFETY FOR OUR CHILDREN . THAT'S ALL, AND THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, PETER. NEXT, WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES, FOLLOWED BY DAVID S. I WILL MOVE BACK TO IN PERSON. >> THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES. [ INAUDIBLE ] SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHO SHOT THAT WOMAN. AND YOU CAN TELL THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE ENOUGH, SINCE THERE IS NOTHING ON THE AGENDA OF SUBSTANCE, THAT YOU GUYS THINK YOU'RE MESSAGING HAS BEEN ABLE [ INAUDIBLE ] INTO BELIEVING THAT THE CHIEF IS BEING HONEST ABOUT HOW MUCH SAFER IT IS WHEN HE'S JUST MANIPULATING THE CRIME HOT SPOTS. YOU KNOW, IT'S ENCOURAGING THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN CAN CAUSE BAD BEHAVIOR, WE SEE IT COMING OUT OF HOOKAH LOUNGES, TOXIC CHARCOAL AND HELP POISON. [ INAUDIBLE ] RUNDOWN, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK, A CLEAR EYED LOOK AT PIONEER SQUARE, YOU WILL REALIZE THAT ALL OF THAT NEEDS TO BE TORN DOWN AND REBUILT , 21st CENTURY, FIRST WORLD [ INAUDIBLE ]. BECAUSE -- AND WHEN YOU TAKE A HARD-CORE LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE EVIL, LOWLIFE PIECES OF CRAP THAT RUN THOSE BUSINESSES THAT OVER SERVE WITH THOSE EVIL AND PREDATORY BARTENDERS, TO HAVE THIS WICKED, SADISTIC NIGHTCLUBS, JUST OVER SERVE EVERYBODY, AND THEN SPILL ALL THESE PEOPLE INTO THE STREETS, LEFT VULNERABLE TO THE PREDATORS WHO ARE HANGING AROUND THE CORNER, GET WHEN YOU CALL THE COPS, THEY TELL YOU YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP CALLING BECAUSE THEY DON'T SET THEIR RESOURCES PROPER OTHERWISE, BUT IT TURNS OUT THE COPS ARE TOO AFRAID TO BE IN PIONEER SQUARE. AND IF YOU CALL, THEY MAKE YOU GO UP, THEY PUT A TARGET ON YOUR BACK , ENDANGER YOU, WHILE THEY ARE STILL PROTECTING THEMSELVES OR EVEN MAKING A CONCERTED EFFORT [ INAUDIBLE ] ALL THE EVIL CRIMINALS THAT TAKE OVER PIONEER SQUARE, EVERY FREAKING FLYING NIGHT. I SWEAR TO TASTE, PIONEER SQUARE IS THE FIRST PLACE TO LIVE IN AMERICA FOR ME. IT IS THE WORST PLACE I HAVE EVER LIVED, AND IT IS TRULY A SLUM FROM HELL THAT HAS ALL THESE WATERED DOWN BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS, [ INAUDIBLE ] . >> THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT, WE HAVE DAVID S. DAVID S, YOU PRESS *6 TO PRESENT -- TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO IN PERSON. >> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. >> OKAY, MY NAME IS DAVID, I'M CALLING IN ABOUT AN EVENT I ATTENDED YESTERDAY, IT WAS AT [ INAUDIBLE ] HALL. [ INAUDIBLE ] PUT ON AN EVENT. I WAS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS EVENT [ INAUDIBLE ] BECAUSE [ INAUDIBLE ] POSTED THE LOCATION OF THIS IN WHICH THERE WERE PEOPLE RESPONDING, THREATENING MOLOTOV COCKTAILS, VIOLENCE, AS WELL AS PEOPLE POSTING ANTI-SEMITIC CARICATURES OF JEWS RULING THE WORLD. [ INAUDIBLE ] THEY CALLED MY FRIENDS A DIRTY JEW. [ INAUDIBLE ] JEWISH RESIDENTS, THEY INTIMIDATED CHILDREN. THIS WAS OUT OF PLACE THAT WAS A TOWN HALL, AND THIS WAS A PLACE WHERE [ INAUDIBLE ]. MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT ARE PRESENTED THERE. A PRO ISRAEL THING NEXT WEEK, THERE IS AN ANTI-ISRAEL THING. BUT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HARASS RESIDENTS, BLOCK [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND THEY THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS, BECAUSE THEY CAN. THIS IS THE RESULT OF A POLICY OF TRYING TO LET [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT WILL NEVER LET THE COUNCIL DO THEIR JOB. YES, I'M ALSO TALKING ABOUT HOUSE MEMBER ACROSS AND [ INAUDIBLE ] , WHO LED THE CEASE-FIRE RESOLUTION A COUPLE YEARS AGO TO GO THROUGH. EVEN [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE DESERVE PEACE AS SEATTLEITES. [ INAUDIBLE ] . THE ANTI-SEMITISM SHOULD NEVER BE ACCEPTED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DAVID. WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO IN PERSON COMMENTS, WE HAVE HOWARD DALE, FOLLOWED BY [ INAUDIBLE ], AND THEN NATHAN WALL. IS HOWARD DALE HERE? THERE HE IS. HELLO, MR. GILL. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, WILL OCCUR THE ANNIVERSARIES OF THREE COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY KILLINGS BY SEATTLE POLICE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO WERE IN SEVERE CRISIS, HOLDING A KNIFE OR NO WEAPON IN THEIR HANDS, THEN SHOT TO DEATH BY SEATTLE POLICE. [ INAUDIBLE ] KILLED SIX YEARS AGO WITH NO WEAPON WHILE HOLDING HIS INFANT SON. TERRY, KILLED SIX YEARS AGO, JUST DAYS BEFORE GEORGE FLOYD, WHILE [ INAUDIBLE ] AFTER BEING NEEDLESSLY CHASED BY MULTIPLE OFFICERS AND A CANINE. GROSSLY VIOLATING ALL SPD DE-ESCALATION POLICIES. AND RYAN SMITH, KILLED SEVEN YEARS AGO, JUST SECONDS AFTER FOUR POLICE OFFICERS BROKE DOWN HIS APARTMENT DOOR. I NOTED THESE CASES BECAUSE OUR CURRENT ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WORKS TO MAKE US FORGET THEM BY LABELING THESE KILLINGS LAWFUL AND PROPER, AND BECAUSE THESE AND OTHER SUCH KILLINGS WILL BE SUBJECTED TO A KING COUNTY [ INAUDIBLE ] OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. IN THE CASE OF SEAN ON JUNE 15th. I AM CONFIDENT THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] JURIES WILL FIND IN THESE CASES AS THEY FOUND IN THE CASE OF ISAIAH , ALSO KILLED BY SPD LAST YEAR, THE SPD OFFICERS ACTUALLY ACTED CRIMINALLY. THIS COUNCIL HAS EVEN THE SLIGHTEST CURIOSITY HOW OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS WORKING OR NOT WORKING AND CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE CITY RECOMMENDATION FROM NINE YEARS AGO FOR TRULY INDEPENDENT [ INAUDIBLE ], I WOULD SUGGEST ATTENDING THESE UPCOMING INQUESTS. FINALLY, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, IN ALL THESE KILLINGS, WHAT IS COMMON IS THEY ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, THEY HAVE NO WEAPON OR A KNIFE. IN 1978, SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A LAW PREVENTING POLICE FROM SHOOTING AT ANY FLEEING SUSPECT. THAT WAS COMMON PRACTICE . IN THE '60s AND '70s, NUMEROUS PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY KILLED FROM RUNNING AWAY FROM TRIVIAL OFFENSES. SEATTLE PASSED THAT WALL SEVEN YEARS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT FULLY OUTLAWED THE PRACTICE IN TENNESSEE [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE. WE NEED TO DO WHAT IS DONE IN JAPAN, WALES, ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WE NEED TO STOP KILL -- >> THANK YOU, MR. GILL. NEXT, WE HAVE MISSED EITHER THAT, FOLLOWED BY NATHAN WALL. WELCOME. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THERE WAS A RECENT ARTICLE AT THE SEATTLE TIMES ABOUT WHY HOUSING FIRST ISN'T THE ANSWER TO THE SEATTLE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. IT IS WELL-WRITTEN AND THE LAST PARAGRAPH. [ INAUDIBLE ] AND ALSO, THERE WAS AN EDITORIAL. THERE WAS AN EDITORIAL IN THE TIMES ABOUT MAYOR WILSON'S UNVEIL FROM HOMELESSNESS PLAN, BUT THE QUESTIONS REMAIN. MY CONCERN WAS THAT HER PLEDGE TO BUILD 500 UNITS BY JUNE WITH $17.5 MILLION IN EXISTING FUNDS, WE ARE TALKING $35,000 PER UNIT TO ME, [ INAUDIBLE ]. SOLUTIONS THAT ARE A LOT MORE AFFORDABLE LIKE [ INAUDIBLE ]. MANUFACTURED HOUSING, AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. SO, NEXT TIME I COME AND SPEAK, I WILL HAVE SOME MORE CONCRETE SOLUTIONS, BUT AGAIN, $35,000 IS AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY TO BE SPENDING. >> THANKS, MR. E THAT. NEXT, HAVE NATHAN WALL, FOLLOWED BY -- BENNETT, DID YOU SIGN UP, TOO, AS WELL? OKAY, AWESOME. FOLLOWED BY YOU, BENNETT. >> OKAY, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SOUND TRANSIT EXPANSION TO THE WEST SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO THE BALLARD NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, I WORK IN WEST SEATTLE. IT'S VERY HARD TO GET FROM DISTRICT 22 DISTRICT 1. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS EVER EXPERIENCED THAT. [ INAUDIBLE ] SO, I WAS CONCERNED THAT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, SOMEBODY CAME TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND STATED THAT SOUND TRANSIT EXPANSION TO WEST SEATTLE WAS GOING TO DESTROY THEIR BUSINESS, AND THAT THEY FELT THAT THE COUNCIL WAS JUST PUSHING IT THROUGH WITHOUT ASKING THEM. THE THING IS, AND I HATE -- I HATE TO TALK DOWN ON THIS PERSON 'S CONCERNS, BUT WE DID VOTE ON THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS OR NOT, THAT CANNOT BE THE QUESTION THAT WE ASK. THE QUESTION HAS TO BE HOW DO WE DO THIS, IT IS AN OBLIGATION. AND AS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SAID, WE HAVE TO DO THIS. ABANDONING THIS IS NOT AN OPTION. SOUND TRANSIT EXPANSION WILL BE DISRUPTIVE, THAT IS JUST A FACT OF LIFE, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S IMPORTANT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CLIMATE GOAL. THIS WILL HELP US MEET OUR CLIMATE NEEDS, AND WE CAN'T ALLOW SPECIAL INTERESTS TO SLOW THIS PROCESS DOWN, SO I AM HERE TODAY TO SAY THAT WE NEED SOUND TRANSIT 3 TO BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED IN WEST SEATTLE TO BALLARD. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SEATTLE TRANSIT [ INAUDIBLE ]. I'M URGING THE CITY COUNCIL TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY, THE STATE, IN EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN THE REGION TO SEE THAT THIS PROJECT IS REALIZED, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO. THE VOTERS SAID YES THREE TIMES, SO THANK YOU. >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. NATHAN. NEXT, WE HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ], FOLLOWED BY JOCELYN. WELCOME, BENNETT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL, I ACTUALLY JUST SIGNED UP AT THE LAST MINUTE NOW BECAUSE I WANTED TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ONE OF THE CALLERS SAID ABOUT THE PROTEST OUTSIDE TOWN HALL TWO DAYS AGO. AN EVENT THAT IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT FROM THE COLLAR, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT ALREADY, FORMER IDF SOLDIERS GIVING A TALK TO THE PEOPLE [ INAUDIBLE ] GATHERED OUTSIDE. I SAY THIS AS SOMEBODY WHO IS SORT OF UNBIASED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CALLING OUT BOTH SIDES A LOT. OBVIOUSLY, APPALLED BY ISRAEL'S ACTIONS IN GAZA, BUT TUESDAY NIGHT -- SUNDAY NIGHT, THE CROWD STARTED CHANTING DEATH TO THE IDF. I STARTED SAYING NO, SHUT UP, DON'T DO THAT. OR YOU KNOW, NEW TEL AVIV. I WAS LIKE NO, NO GENOCIDE, GUYS, NO CIVILIANS, NOTHING. COMING AT IT AS SORT OF A REASONABLY BIASED THIRD-PARTY THAT CALLS OUT BESIDES, I WILL SAY THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE EVENT WAS FOCUSED ON ACTIONS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL IN GAZA. NOT ANTI-SEMITISM. AND THE FACT IS THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT WHEN THEY DID VEER INTO THE MORE OFFENSIVE STUFF, YOU KNOW, IT IS A BAD ACTOR IN THE CROWD STARTS SOMETHING AND THREE PEOPLE JOIN IN AND YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL, IS THIS THE WHOLE CROWD OR JUST ONE GUY AND HIS FRIENDS, GETTING HIS FRIENDS RILED UP. THAT IS STILL PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT. UNLESS IT IS INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE AGAINST A SPECIFIC PERSON IN THAT MOMENT, IT'S NOTHING REALLY THAT THE POLICE CAN OR SHOULD DO OR THE CITY COUNCIL CAN OR SHOULD DO THERE, AND THERE WERE PEOPLE, ATTENDEES, THAT THEY EITHER ARRIVED AT THE EVENT OR LEFT THE EVENT, AND PEOPLE WOULD GATHER AROUND THEM AND SOMETIMES SHOUT AND CHANT, BUT I WAS WEARING A GO GO THE WHOLE TIME, NOBODY LAID A HAND ON THEM. THERE WAS ACTUALLY FAR MORE VIOLENCE COMMITTED BY SPD AGAINST PROTESTERS OUTSIDE. AS THE EVENT WAS WRAPPING UP, THEY FORMED A LINE AND STARTED SHOVING EVERYBODY BACK. NOT EVERY OFFICER, BUT IT'S OFTEN THE CASE THAT YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF BAD ACTORS THAT WERE CLEARLY USING IT AS A PRETEXT TO SHOVE PEOPLE AND GET IN PEOPLE'S FACES. IT IS NOT THE CASE WHERE OFFICERS DIDN'T CALL THEM OUT. HE WILL DO NOT DESERVE TO BE TREATED THAT WAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, BENNETT. NEXT, WE HAVE JOCELYN, THANK YOU. ANY MIC, ANY ONE YOU WANT. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS DAWSON AND I SERVE AS THE CHIEF EVENT OFFICER IN THE URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN SEATTLE. I WANT TO BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. IN PARTICULAR TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WHO ARE CHAMPIONING A RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF OUR PASTOR, ROBERT [ INAUDIBLE ]. WHATEVER I HAVE BUILT, WHATEVER I HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SHAPED WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN HIS CONGREGATION. HE TAUGHT ME WHAT IT MEANS TO LEAD WITH PURPOSE, TO SERVE WITH FAMILY IN MIND. AND TO STAY WHEN STAYING IS HARD. THOUSANDS OF US CARRY THAT FORMATION EVERY DAY. IN A COMMUNITY LIKE THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, WHERE GENERATIONS OF BLACK FAMILIES HAVE WATCHED THIS NEIGHBORHOOD SHIFT AROUND THEM, DR. MANAWAY REMAINED A CONSTANT. HIS NAME WAS NEVER ENOUGH FOR HIM, HE ACTED. HE PROVIDED GROUNDBREAKING SUPPORT TO YOUNG MOTHERS, FAMILIES AND MEN WHO NEEDED SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN THEM. HE ERECTED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS. HE MET THIS COMMUNITY WHERE IT WAS AND LIFTED IT TO WHERE IT DESERVES TO BE. THIS MINISTRY HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT A PLATFORM. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A PEOPLE. BLACK COMMUNITY OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT WHOSE STORIES AND STRUGGLES ARE WOVEN INTO EVERY ONE OF HIS 40 YEARS OF SERVICE, INCLUDING MY OWN. DR. ROBERT MANAWAY DID NOT TRUST [ INAUDIBLE ] CHURCH. HE BUILT A LEGACY INTO THE SOIL OF THIS COMMUNITY, SO IT IS ONLY RIGHT THAT THIS GROUND NOW BEARS HIS NAME. WELCOME TO "DR. RL MANAWAY, SR. WAY". THANK YOU. >> AWESOME, THANK YOU, JOCELYN, FOR THAT . DO WE HAVE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENT? AWESOME. I'M GOING TO SCAN THE AUDIENCE TO PICK, ARE THERE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP BEFORE WE CLOSE IT? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, SOLD TO THE GRAVE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL TO COMING TO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT. THE CHOCOLATIER, WHEN YOU CAME, THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT IS WHAT IS AN ASTRONAUT'S FAVORITE CANDY BAR? MILKY WAY. SO, I JUST -- OKAY. COME ON, I THOUGHT THAT WAS -- SORRY, I JUST -- ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON, IT WAS A DAD JOKE. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WE GET NOT JUST ONLINE, TOO, BUT JUST EMAILS AND EVERYWHERE, THANK YOU ALL, THANK YOU ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING DOWN AND ENGAGING WITH US. SO, NOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR AGENDA, SO HEARING ON, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE IF I MAY. I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS SOMETHING. I THINK OUR JOB HERE IS TO SIT AND LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE HEAR OF ALL TYPES AND OF ALL SORTS, BUT I DO WANT TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT I HEARD, DISPARAGING A SPECIFIC HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY COUNCIL DISTRICT, PIONEER SQUARE. AND AS THE COUNCILMEMBER WHO PROBABLY REPRESENTS PIONEER SQUARE, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO MY CONSTITUENTS OR ALLIES OR VISITORS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO KNOW THAT IT IS NOT ISLAM. WHO KNOW THAT IT IS NOT UNSAFE AND NOT ON DANGEROUS INHERENTLY. AND I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR CITY HAS YOUR BACK. AND DESPITE WHAT SOME MAY SAY OR HOW THEY MAY CHARACTERIZE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS NOT UNSAFE, IT IS NOT ISLAM, IT IS NOT DANGEROUS. ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS? YES, NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO REPRESENT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I KNOW MY COUNCILMEMBER COLLEAGUES ARE EQUALLY COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE WE DO RIGHT BY PIONEER SQUARE. SO, THANK YOU. >> AWESOME, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WELL SAID. WELL SAID. WE ALL LOVE PIONEER SQUARE. COLLEAGUES, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW GOING TO CONSIDER THE A PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 14th, 2026. CITY COUNCIL BILL 121198, PAYMENT OF THE BILLS BUT ARE THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING ON, I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR, IS THERE A SECOND ? >> RIGHT HERE. >> THANK YOU, THAT WAS FAST TODAY, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED. USUALLY, I LOOKED LEFT AND RIGHT FOR A SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WILL THE CLERK WAYS CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> AWESOME, IT HAS BEEN -- EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY, THE CONSENT CALENDAR HAS BEEN -- YES, HAS BEEN -- HAS BEEN ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? NOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR FULL AGENDA, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 1 INTO THE RECORD? >> THE REPORT OF THE TRANSPORTATION WATERFRONT AND SEATTLE'S CENTER COMMITTEE, RESOLUTION PROVIDING AN HONORARY DESIGNATION OF SOUTH JACKSON STREET BETWEEN 20th AVENUE SOUTH AND 29th AVENUE SOUTH AS "DR. RL MANAWAY, SR. WAY" . THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. >> AWESOME, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMITTEE REPORT, THANK YOU. >> IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO MAKE A FEW REMARKS ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL BEFORE A BROADER FULL COUNCIL HERE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO DO FOR TWO THE LEGISLATION SPONSOR TO MAKE SOME REMARKS ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER AS WELL, SO I DEFER TO YOU AND HEALED MY TIME TO YOU NOW, MADAME >> AWESOME, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE. I WAS IN COMMITTEE MEETING AND I SAID THIS I WANT TO SAY IT PUBLICLY AS WELL. WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT THIS TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THE FIRST THING HE SAID, ANYTHING THAT IS NEEDED, HE WAS FOR IT, AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT COLLABORATIVE NATURE AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US IN YOUR COMMITTEE. ALSO WANT TO THANK, I BELIEVE, PASTOR MANAWAY'S FAMILY IS HERE AS WELL, SOME FOLKS IN THE BACK. JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR -- I KNOW THIS WAS A GOOD, LONG PROCESS, AND SO, EVERYONE SAID YES, SO I'M GLAD WE COULD GET THIS OVER THE FINISH LINE AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED OBVIOUSLY WITH PASTOR MANAWAY AND HIS LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND HE HAS BEEN THE PASTOR OF TABERNACLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH SINCE 1983, SO THAT IS OVER 43 YEARS. OVER 1700 MEMBERS. AND OUTSIDE OF REVEREND McKENNEY, HE IS THE LONGEST-SERVING PASTOR THAT WE HAVE IN OUR -- IN OUR CITY, IN OUR CENTRAL DISTRICT AND OUR CHURCHES. AND COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR THE FOUNDATION THAT HE HAS SET IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE LEADERSHIP THAT HE HAS BROUGHT FOR OUR YOUTH. THE FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS THAT TABERNACLE PROVIDES, THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, THE STAPLE, THE HUB. AS WE ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD OUR CITY AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE CHANGING AND SHIFTING, WORDS MATTER. THESE CULTURAL PLACES MATTER TO FOLKS. WE'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING IN FROM [ INAUDIBLE ], TACOMA, JUST TO COME TO CHURCHES ON SUNDAY AND OUR CENTRAL DISTRICTS, SO TO SEE PAT MANAWAY'S NAME ON THE STREET AS WELL WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT HE BUILT IS REALLY SPECIAL, SO I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU ALL ARE HERE, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER , I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THIS. >> MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WELL SAID. TO ROUND OUT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I WILL JUST SAY AND SAY IT AGAIN, IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THIS RESOLUTION , SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH, THAT WOULD NAME A SPECIFIC PORTION OF SOUTH JACKSON STREET AFTER DR. RL MANAWAY SR. PETE VOTED LAST WEEK, OVERWHELMINGLY, UNANIMOUSLY FOR ALL PRESENT TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION, AND DR. MANAWAY, COLLEAGUES, TO PILE ON THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS, WAS BORN ON JULY 17th, 1958 IN MISSISSIPPI. DR. MANAWAY HAS BEEN A SENIOR PASTOR OF TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH AT 28th AVENUE SOUTH AND SOUTH JACKSON STREET SINCE, TO YOUR POINT, 1983. AND HE ALSO OVERSEES -- HE ALSO SERVES, RATHER, AS PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC BAPTIST CONVENTION, OVERSEEING CHURCHES ACROSS WASHINGTON AND OREGON . DR. MANAWAY [ INAUDIBLE ] CIVIC COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2014 SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF SEARCH COMMITTEE, AND DR. MANAWAY HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HIS WIFE, JESSICA, SINCE 1981. THE COUPLE HAVE FIVE AMAZING CHILDREN, 13 GRANDCHILDREN, AND FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, WHAT A TREMENDOUS BLESSING. I THINK SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE HERE WITH US TODAY, BUT IN ANY EVENT, HONORED TO BE ABLE TO PUT THIS FORWARD, AND I ENCOURAGE -- STRONGLY ENCOURAGE A YES VOTE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COLLABORATION AND SPONSORSHIP WITH THIS. >> AWESOME, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, AND OF COURSE, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. WE DO A LOT OF STREET NAMING AND I DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THIS GENTLEMAN, BUT I HEARD A LOT ABOUT HIM, BUT I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY NEAR TO US IN INDIAN COUNTRY. VOLUNTEER INSTITUTIONS THAT DEVELOP CHARACTER, MORALITY, AND VALUES SUCH AS BLACK CHURCHES, HAVE BEEN AT THE CORE, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT IN THE 1950s AND '60s, IT WAS BLACK CHURCHES AND LEADERS LIKE PASTOR MANAWAY THAT STOOD WITH AND WALKED WITH NATIVE FOLKS , FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHTS , THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS, AND SOME OF YOU REMEMBER JUDGE TANNER WHEN HE WAS JUST A LAWYER AND A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH . FOR FREE REPRESENTED THE PEOPLE THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] , AND WE HAVE ALWAYS LOCKED ARMS WITH THEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THOSE STRUGGLES IN THE '50s AND '60s. AS A GENTLEMAN SET OUT HERE, I GUESS WE ARE ALL OLD AND WE REMEMBER THOSE DAYS, AND I DO REMEMBER THOSE DAYS AND SO, TO SEE SOMEONE HONORED IN THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD BE HONORED AS A MAN OF FAITH, AND AGAIN, AS YOU SAW AND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SHARED, WE DON'T ALWAYS GET KIND WORDS HERE, SO, WHEN WE HAVE MOMENTS OF LIGHT AND GOODNESS AND KINDNESS, IT MEANS A LOT. SO, WITH THAT, I'M REALLY PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS STREET NAMING FOR PASTOR MANAWAY. SINCE 1983. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE FLOOR? AWESOME, ALL RIGHT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> AWESOME, THE RESOLUTION IS -- SORRY, THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> GREAT, THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? THAT WAS THE ONLY ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TODAY, COLLEAGUES, THERE ARE NO OTHER ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION OR ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS FROM COLLEAGUES TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? LOOK TO THE RIGHT, LOOK TO THE LEFT. NO, QUIET TODAY, OKAY, AWESOME. WELL, WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS APRIL 28, THAT IS 2:00 P.M.