>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. FEBRUARY 17th, 2026 MEETING OF SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 2:05 P.M. I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. >> HERE. >> EIGHT PRESENT. >> AWESOME. FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS EXCUSED. I'D LIKE TO START THE MEETING BY SAYING HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE, AND WE ARE WELCOMING THE YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE REMINDS US TO LEAD WITH COURAGE AND PURPOSE. MAY THIS NEW YEAR INSPIRE US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH STRENGTH AND UNITY. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PASSING OF REVEREND JESSE JACKSON, WHO PASSED AWAY EARLY THIS MORNING. HE WAS A PROTEGE OF REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND A TWO-TIME PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. REVEREND JACKSON'S PASSING IS A PROFOUND LOSS FOR PEOPLE WHO TRULY BELIEVE UNJUSTICE, DIGNITY, POWER OF COLLECTIVE ACTION. HIS COURAGE AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO CIVIL RIGHTS MOVED THIS COUNTRY TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE AS WE HONOR HIS LEGACY MAY WE CARRY FORWARD HIS SPIRIT OF SERVICE, AND MAY WE ALSO REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT IN MY NOTES THAT I AM SOMEBODY. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MAYOR WILSON TO THE PODIUM TO OFFICIALLY HAND-DELIVER HER 2026 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AND TO PROVIDE HER REMARKS. SHE GAVE AN ADDRESS TODAY AT LANGSTON HUGHES IN DISTRICT THREE, AND SOUR HAND-DELIVERING IT BY -- IT'S IN OUR CHARTER THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAND-DELIVER IT. WE'RE THANKFUL. USUALLY IT'S DEPUTY MAYOR SO WE'RE THANKFUL YOU HAVE COME TO HAND DELIVER YOUR STATE OF THE -- YOU ALMOST SAID STATE OF THE UNION -- STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. PLEASE, YOUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO FORMALLY DELIVER TO YOU MY STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS HERE AT THE THIRD REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNSEL CELL IN FEBRUARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEATTLE CITY CHARM, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 6A. I'M NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO READ THE WHOLE THING TO YOU, UNLESS YOU HAVE A REALLY SHORTAGE GENERAL DA TODAY, BUT I HAVE A COPY HERE AND MY STAFF HAS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONIC COPIES TO EACH OF YOU. AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO VIEW THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS CAN FIND IT ON SEATTLE CHANNEL.ORG. AND I KNOW HE A FEW OF YOU WERE THERE IN PERSON TODAY, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER SACK CAR, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IF ANYBODY ELSE WAS THERE, I DIDN'T SEE YOU. WHEN I DELIVERED MY FIRST STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS I SPOKE ABOUT HOPE AS A DISCIPLINE, PRACTICE BUILT THROUGH CLEAR LEADERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, ACTION. THAT'S THE SPIRIT I INTEND TO BRING TO THIS WORK AND TO OUR COLLABORATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. I KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW MANY PEOPLE IN OUR CITY ARE CARRYING A LOT. FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO AFFORD THE COST OF RENT, FOOD, AND CHILDCARE. IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES ARE AFRAID. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ASKING IF THEY ARE SAFE. FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE IN SEATTLE ARE LIVING UNHOUSED. SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKERS ARE FEELING THE PRESSURE. AND YET WE ALSO HAVE THINGS TO CELEBRATE. SEAHAWKS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, SOUND TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL EXPANSION, WORLD CUP COMING THIS SUMMER, AND THE SIMPLE EVERYDAY ACTIONS OF NEIGHBORS SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER. TODAY IAN ANNOUNCED MY AFFORDABILITY AGENDA FOCUSED ON FOUR PRIORITIES. AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE, AFFORDABLE FOOD, AND MAKING SEATTLE A MORE AFFORDABLE PLACE TO RUN A SMALL BUSINESS. ON HOUSING WE MUST BUILD MORE HOMES OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, EXPAND PATHWAYS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP AND MOVE FORWARD WITH SOCIAL HOUSING SO WE CAN MATCH THE SCALE OF THIS CRISIS. ON CHILD CARE WE MUST EXPAND ACCESS, REDUCE COSTS AND TREAT EARLY LEARNING AND CARE AS ESSENTIAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. ON FAD ACCESS WE WILL WORK WITH LABOR, GROCERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROTECT GROCERY ACCESS AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE MODELS THAT ENSURE EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS RELIABLE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS. FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WE WILL CUT RED TAPE, WORK TO MAKE SURE SEATTLE REMAINS A COMPETITIVE AND WELCOMING PLACE. I BELIEVE WE ALL SHARE A COMMITMENT TO MAKING SEATTLE SAFER, MORE AFFORDABLE AND MORE WELCOMING. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EACH OF YOU TO TURN THAT VISION INTO REALITY. SO THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR WILSON. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ SHARED WITH US THAT THE LAST MAYOR TO COME DOWN AND BRING DOWN A STATE OF ADDRESS WAS MAYOR MURRAY. OKAY, WE'RE HOLDING IT TO YOU. DON'T SEND DOWN BRIAN. WE WANT TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU, MARE WILSON, FOR THAT. WE HAVE THAT OFFICIAL ON RECORD. WE KNOW PEOPLE CAN GO SEE MAYOR WILSON'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO OPEN UP THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT SLIMENTD TO ITEMS OP TODAY'S AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR AND THE COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM. HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY? >> WE HAVE 24 IN PERSON AND SEVEN REMOTE SO FAR. >> 24 IN PERSON AND SEVEN -- >> REMOTE. >> GOT IT. SO WE'RE AT 31. USUALLY IT'S 30 OR UNDER. IT'S TWO MINUTES SO WE'RE GOING TO DO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON. AND I BELIEVE THERE'S A GROUP THAT SAID THAT THEY WANT TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT AS A GROUP. DEPENDING ON HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU HAVE, WE'LL PUT UP A GROUP TIME FOR YOU ALL. SO WHEN THAT COMES, WHEN I CALL THOSE FOLKS -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LABELED, BUT WHEN I CALL THEM WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADJUST THE TIME. TWO MINUTES WILL START WITH OR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST, AND CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CLIMB WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> AWESOME. SO THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE IS MATTHEW, DOMINIC, AND MATT, THOSE THREE. MATTHEW, DOMINIC, AND MATT. WELCOME. GIVE US ONE SECOND TO PUT UP THE TWO MINUTE. ONCE YOU START, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PRESS START. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS MATTHEW MALLOY. WORKING CLASS RENTER IN DISTRICT 3, ORGANIZER WITH INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST CAMPAIGN FOR U.S. CONGRESS AGAINST WAR MONGERING DEMOCRAT ALAN SMITH. I'M HERE TO DEMAND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR WILSON ROLL BACK THE SURVEILLANCE NETWORK AND BAN ALL LOCAL AGENCIES FROM SHARING ANY DATA WITH ICE AND ENFORCE THE LAW WITH SERIOUS PENALTY, LIKE FIRING AGENCY HEADS. I DEMAND MORATORIUMS PROTECT FAMILIES TARGETED BY I.C.E. THIS IS QUITE LITERALLY THE LEAST ELECT REPRESENTATIVES CAN DO LET ALONE USE YOUR OFFICES TO BUILD A MOVEMENT OF WORKING PEOPLE ON THIS EXACT BODY IN ORDER TO DRIVE I.C.E. OUT OF OUR CITY. AGREEMENTS BETWEEN I.C.E. AND LOCAL AGENCIES INCREASED BY AN EYE POPPING 950% LAST YEAR. WASHINGTON STATE IS SUPPOSEDLY A SANCTUARY STATE BUT THAT IS A NAME ONLY. DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR FERGUSON AND MAJORITY STATE LEGISLATURE ALLOWED TRUMP'S FEDERAL AGENCIES SUCH AS I.C.E. TO QUERY DATABASE NEARLY THREE MILLION TIMES IN 2025 ALONE. WE URGENTLY STRIKE ACTIONS AND A GENERAL STRIKE TO SHUT DOWN THE MACHINE OF THE BILLIONAIRES AND FORCE THE HANDS OF TRUMP, REPUBLICANS, AND ALSO THE DEMOCRATS. BOTH PARTIES HAVE CREATED AND FUNDED I.C.E. INCLUDING ADAM SMITH. LABOR LEADERS HAVE SHAMEFULLY REFUSED IN CONTRAST, HOSTING A MASS MEETING THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd AT 2:00 P.M. TO DISCUSS CONCRETE STRATEGY TO ORGANIZING A GENERAL STRIKE. WE HAVE PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS FOR 0 WORKERS TO BRING BACK TO THEIR UNION. JOIN US TO BUILD A FIGHTING LABOR MOVEMENT TO GO ON THE OFFENSIVE FOR DEMANDS LIKE SHUTTING DOWN I.C.E., FREE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL AND NATIONAL RENT CONTROL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SOLIDARITY. >> THANK YOU, MATTHEW. NEXT WE HAVE DOMINIC FOLLOWED BY MATT, THEN ALEX JONES. WELCOME. >> YES, MY NAME IS DOMINIC WOLFGANG WALLACE, MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK, RENTING RESIDENT AT DISTRICT 3. I AM ALSO HERE TO DEMAND CITY WIDE EVICTION MORATORIUM TO PROTECT FAMILIES TARGET BY I.C.E. TO BAN ALL AGENCIES FROM SHARING DATA WITH I.C.E. AND TO ROLL BACK SURVEILLANCE NETWORK. I.C.E. IS MURDERING PEOPLE LIKE KEITH PORTER, RENEE GOOD AND ALEX PRETTI. YESTERDAY IN ATLANTA WHEN THEY HIT K-8 TEACHER TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION IS HORRENDOUS AND WE NEED A MASS MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE TO SHUT DOWN. FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL WE NEED BOTH PARTIES RESPONSIBLE. BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING I.C.E., FUNDING IT AND BUILDING THE DETENTION CENTERS. REPRESENTATIVE FROM WASHINGTON'S NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ADAM SMITH WHO REPRESENTS CENTRAL DISTRICT, RAINIER VALLEY, COLUMBIA CITY AND SO ON WHO VOTED ALONGSIDE GEORGE BUSH TO LITERALLY CREATE I.C.E. AND VOTED TO FUND THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER. REPRESENTS MUCH OF OUR EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY WHILE TRUMP VICIOUSLY TARGET SOMALIS, BOTH WITH RACIST ATTACKS IN MEDIA AND WITH I.C.E. DIRECTLY. RIGHT NOW THE WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS ARE GIVING I.C.E. EVERYTHING THEY NEED FOR A DANGEROUS RAID IN SEATTLE NOT JUST FUNDING ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL BUR DEMOCRATIC CITY COUNCIL INCLUDING MY REPRESENTATIVE JOY HOLLINGSWORTH VOTED TO EXPAND SURVEILLANCE DESPITE WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION. CORPORATE POLITICIANS WHO CLAIM TO REP SINCE WHILE ATTACKING THE WORKING CLASS PEOPLE HAVE GOT TO GO AND WE SHOULD NOT VIEW THIS PARTY THAT PUTS CAMERAS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND FUNDS I.C.E. AS ANY KIND OF ALLY. THAT'S WHY I'M A SOCIALIST, INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST, MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK FIGHTING NATIONWIDE TO PUT AN END NOT ONLY TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BUT THE BILLIONAIRE CLASS AND ITS ROT EN. NEXT STEP IS MASS MEETING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd AT 2:00 P.M. ANYONE INTERESTED CAN REACH OUT TO ME OR MATTHEW IN PERSON. WE HAVE MATERIALS, FLYERS. WE NEED AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO BUILD THIS MOVEMENT TO SHUT DOWN THE PROFIT INCENTIVE AND GET I.C.E. OUT OF OUR COUNTRY. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU ANN. NEXT WE HAVE MATT FOLLOWED BY ALEX JONES, FOLLOWED BY VICTORIA PALMER. WELCOME, MATT. >> HI. THE GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS KILLING AND TRYING TO KILL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO BELIEVE IN THE CONSTITUTION. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU DON'T GET SOME OF THE TOOLS AND THE TOYS THAT YOU MAY WANT. FLOCK, SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS. IF THE GOVERNMENT WAS TRY TO KILL PEOPLE LIKE US YOU COULD PROBABLY HAVE IT AND I WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. IT HAS BEEN PROVEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT THEY CAN'T BE TRUSTED, THEY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN'T BE TRUSTED WITH STATE DATA. YOU CAN OVERLAY A MAP OF KIDNAPPINGS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, GOAF LAY THOSE KIDNAPPINGS, AND IT CORRESPONDS WITH THE FLOCK AND THE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS. THERE IS A CORRELATION. IT HAS TO STOP. PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY MORE DATA. MS. RISK, COUNCILMAN RINCK, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE. EVERYBODY ELSE PLEASE GET ONBOARD WITH YOUR PLAN. THANK YOU. STOP THE DETENTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MATT. NEXT WE HAVE ALEX JONES, VICTORIA PALMER, AND THEN STACY SPROUT. HELLO, ALEX. WELCOME. >> HI. I JUST WANTED TO BEING ALL OF YOU TO DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO PREVENT ANY EXPANSION OF I.C.E. IN OUR CITY, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO GET RID OF I.C.E. I HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO UNDOCUMENTED AND HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS LIKE LIVING THROUGH COVID AGAIN. THEY ARE AFRAID TO LEAVE THEIR HOUSES. THEY'RE AFRAID TO GO TO WORK, THEY'RE AFRAID TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE. THIS IS SUCH AN INTER HE SECTIONAL ISSUE. IT IS NOT ONLY HURTING THE UNDOCUMENTED, IT IS HURTING ALL OF US. WE JUST SAW YESTERDAY DR. LINDA DAVIS WAS KILLED BECAUSE I.C.E. WAS DOING A PURSUIT OF A VEHICLE. AGAIN, BEING AN UNDOCUMENTED HUMAN IN OUR CITY IS A CIVIL OFFENSE. IT IS NOT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. IT DOES NOT WARRANT THESE HIGH-SPEED CHASES THAT ARE KILLING DOCTORS AND TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL WE NEED TO STOP THE FLOCK CAMERAS, BECAUSE ALL OF THAT DATA IS GOING TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS LIKE I.C.E. AND AGAIN, THIS IS AN INTERSECTIONAL ISSUE THAT'S HURTING ALL OF US. ALREADY THERE WAS A WOMAN FROM TEXAS WHAT CAME TO WASHINGTON STATE TO GET REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN TEXAS AND BECAUSE OF THE FLOCK CAMERAS IS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN SEATTLE, SHE WAS PERSECUTED IN TEXAS BECAUSE TEXAS WAS ABLE TO USE OUR FLOCK CAMERAS TO FIND OUT THAT SHE WAS HERE GETTING THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE THAT SHE NEEDED. THERE IS NOT A SINGLE WAY IN WHICH I.C.E. IS MAKING OUR COMMUNITY SAFER, AND THERE ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF WAYS THAT I.C.E. IS HURTING ALL OF US AND HURTING ALL OF US AS A COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, ALEX. NEXT WE HAVE VICTORIA PALMER, FOLLOWED BY STACY AND THEN TIM. I'M SORRY IF I BUTCHERED YOUR NAME. HI, VICTORIA. GO AHEAD. MY BAD. THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS VICTORIA PALMER, AND I'M AN EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF THE KING COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY. AND TODAY IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AN ISSUE THAT MOST FOLKS HERE WOULD AGREE ON. THE REPUBLICANS I KNOW DON'T LIKE THE INCREASE IN SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, EITHER, AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHUT OFF EXISTING CAMERAS. THE FOOTAGE IS OFTEN USELESS IN CAPTURING PERPETRATORS, ANYWAY. MOST OF US WERE WATCHING THE SUPER BOWL, AND WE SAW OUR SEAHAWKS WIN. BUT WE WERE SHOCKED BY THE COMMERCIAL SHOWING THE RING DOORBELL CAMERAS USED TO AMPLIFY THE SURVEILLANCE GRID, TURNING EVERY HOUSE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INTEREST A FACIAL RECOGNITION CHECKPOINT. WHILE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, WE STILL BELIEVE THAT IT IS FAR OUTSIDE THE CONSTITUTIONAL BOUNDS OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY TO DO SO. ALTHOUGH WE SUPPORT THE HUMANE AND LANDFALL DEPORTATION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE THIS IDEA AS A PRETENSE TO INCREASE THE ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE PARTY OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOM. WE STOOD STRONG AGAINST THE OPPRESSIVE LOCKIS DOWN AND AN BRO GAGES OF PERSONAL RIGHTS WE SAW DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. DO YOU RECALL WHEN VAX ID WAS REQUIRED TO ENTER RESTAURANTS, THEATERS, AND GYMS, JUST IN THE FALL OF 2021? WHILE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN REQUIRING ID IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE, SUCH AS PURCHASING ALCOHOL, VOTING, OR ENTERING THE COUNTRY, WE MUST STAND TOGETHER TO SAFEGUARD OUR PRIVACY AND PERSONAL RIGHTS WHILE MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING. >> THANK YOU, VICTORIA. NEXT WE HAVE STACY, FOLLOWED BY TIM, FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN MOORE, FOLLOWED BY GABRIEL DIAZ. >> HI, COUNCIL. >> HI. >> I AM STACY SPROUT. I WAS BORN IN SEATTLE. I HAVE A BUSINESS LOCATED IN DISTRICT THREE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN STARTED IN 2017. 35% OF ALL TRIPS ON FOOT BY 2035. I'M CURIOUS IF THIS IS CONNECTED TO AGENDA 20, CHARLES SCHWAB, LARRY FINK, BLACKROCK, AND PALANTIR. I LOOKED ON THE SEAMLESS SEATTLE WAY FINDER PROGRAM, CREATE A ROBUST DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WAY FINDING DATA AND THE PRODUCTIONS OF WAY FINDING APPLICATIONS READILY AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THIRD PARTIES, DIGITAL WAY FINDING SYSTEMS AND SERVICES ARE DRIVEN BY TECH COMPANIES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. WI-FI HOT SPOTS LIKE CELL TOWER, FOR EXAMPLE, AND LINK NEW YORK CITY, BLUETOOTH, BEA CONGRESS, AMAZON ALEX A OR GOOGLE VOICE INTEGRATED IN SEATTLE STREET SIGNS. IS THAT PALANTIR HAVING ACCESS TO AN OPEN WAY FINDING PLATFORM, ALL DATA COLLECTED WILL BE USABLE BY THIRD PARTY. THIS IS ALL FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE WEBSITE. COUNCIL SO MY CONCERNS ARE THIS. HAVE WE LOOKED INTO PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR ALL IF THIS DATA IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE THIRD PARTY TECH COMPANIES FUNDING THE PROJECT? WHO ARE THE COMPANIES FUNDING THE PROJECTS? I LOOKED AND I FOUND A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUT THAT WAS -- THAT LINK WAS BROKEN. IS THIS CONNECTED TO AGENDA 30 THAT TARGETS WITH SECURE AND SEAMLESS TRAVEL EXACT SAME LANGUAGE AS SEAMLESS IN SEATTLE OR SEAMLESS WAY FINDING, PATH FINDING? HAVE WE LOOKED AT RADIATION, COGNITIVE INTERFERENCE FROM RADIATION THAT MIGHT BE APPLIED TO THESE DEVICES? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, STACY. NEXT WE HAVE TIM FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN, FOLLOWED BY GABRIEL. HI, TIM, WELCOME. TIM LASTLY? THANK YOU. >> NOBODY LIKES THE SURVEILLANCE HERE. >> TIM, WE'RE GOING PAUSE YOUR TIME. >> TIM LET ME RESTART YOUR TIME. GIVE US ONE SECOND. ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE GOOD. >> TALK RIGHT IN THE MIC. >> MY NAME IS TIMOTHY, SPEAK TO YOU AS CITIZEN WHO BELIEVES IN ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND MORAL INTEGRITY THAT MUST GOVERN OUR CITY'S PARTNERSHIPS. I URGE YOU TO SEVER ALL TIES WITH THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION IMMEDIATELY. ALL OF YOU. THAT HAS TO HAPPEN. OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. AFTER JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S 2008 CONVICTION FOR EXPLOITING MINORS, IT SAYS EXPLOITING, BUT THAT'S -- WE ALL KNOW WHAT DEBT. M GATES CONTINUED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM ON FLIGHTS, DINNERS AND IN EPSTEIN'S TOWN HOUSES AND HE WAS HIS FRIEND FOR SEVEN YEARS. OKAY? JEFFREY EPSTEIN WAS AN EMPLOYEE AT THE GATES FOUNDATION. YOU CAN LOOK IT UP. OKAY, SO THESE MEETINGS WERE ADMITTED BY GATES HIMSELF. DOCUMENTS, E-MAILS CONFIRM EPSTEIN SOUGHT TO USE THOSE TO LAUNDER HIS PUBLIC IMAGE, SUCH JUDGMENT FROM POWERFUL FIGURES SHOULD DISQUALIFY THEIR ORGANIZATION FROM PRIVILEGED DEAL WINGS THE CITY THAT CLAIMED JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, OR CLAIMED -- YOU GUYS SAY THAT YOU'RE CHAMPIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE. THIS TIME YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE PROVE IT BECAUSE PEOPLE BEHIND ME ON THE LEFT THEY DON'T WANT THE UNI PARTY EITHER. THE UNI PARTY SERVES GATES. IT SERVES THAT CLASS, THE EPSTEIN ADMINISTRATION IS IN CONTROL. THAT'S TUN ANY PARTY. I'D JUST PREFER TO APPEAL TO YOU GUYS. THE OPTICS ARE HORRIBLE. WE NOW SEE LIKE THE EMPEROR HAS ZERO CLOTHES. WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON NOW. THE LEFT/RIGHT PARADIGM, IT'S TRASH. RIGHT NOW WE'RE SEEING THE RULING CLASS FOR WHAT THEY ARE, AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO ENDORSE IT OR GO ALONG WITH IT ANY MORE BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY AFTER CHANCE IN HISTORY TO STOP, OKAY, BECAUSE IF YOU WANT THE TURMOIL AND THE CONFLICT FROM THE LEFT/RIGHT PARADIGM OR DO YOU WANT A BETTER SOCIETY? A BETTER SOCIETY, YOU HAVE TO REMOVE BILL GATES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, TIM. NEXT WE HAVE JONATHAN MOORE, FOLLOWED BY GABRIEL. >> MY NAME IS JONATHAN MOORE. I SPOKE WHEN THIS -- ABOUT THIS TOPIC WHEN IT CAME UP BEFORE. I WORK AT THE WASHINGTON DEFENDER ASSOCIATION IMMIGRATION PROJECT SPEAKING ONLY FOR MYSELF AND I SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS AND OBVIOUSLY I THINK THE BILL -- CD121158 COULD BE STRONGER. I MADE A NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS BUT IF NOTHING ELSE, IF NOTHING ELSE, IN ADDITION TO TAKING THE OUT THE 4.18 COOPERATION YOU REALLY NEED TO ALSO TAKE OUT 4.1.015B WHICH SAYS SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS, IF THEY HAVE A REASONABLE SUSPICION CAN GO AHEAD WITH IMMIGRATION QUESTIONING, THE PERSON HAS BEEN DEPORTED AND IS -- WELL, OF COURSE, THEY HAVE TO BE PRESENT. BUT THIS IS -- LIKE THE FIRST SECTION IS IN DIRECT CONTRAVENTION OF KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING THAT'S 10160934. DOESN'T MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR OFFICER FEELS LIKE YOU MIGHT BE HAVE BEEN DEPORTED SO IF NOTHING ELSE, SO IT'S AN ANACHRONISM. IF NOTHING ELSE I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU COULD AMEND THIS BILL TO SORT OF FINISH THE JOB AND TAKE OUT THIS OTHER PROVISION THAT HANGING BY ITSELF YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE IT IN. IT GOES ALONG WITH ELIMINATING THE. A LOT OF OTHER THINGS I THINK COULD BE DONE IN -- ALSO IN 4.108A, IT SAYS THEY SHOULDN'T ASCERTAIN THE IMMIGRATION STATUS. IN THE KEEP WASHINGTON WORK, IT SAYS IMMIGRATION STATUS, NATIONALITY OR PLACE OF BIRTH. THERE'S A REASON FOR ALL THOSE THINGS. I KEEP GETTING ON ALL FOURS WITH KEEP WASHINGTON WORK WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD THING TO DO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE GABRIEL DIAZ FOLLOWED BY -- I'M GOING TO -- NUMBER 12 -- I'M SORRY IF I -- FOLLOWED BY HOWARD, THEN PETER MANNING AND MICAH. HI, GABRIEL. >> HI, FOLKS. MY NAME IS GABRIEL DIAZ. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE REVIEW CAME OUT ABOUT THE ANDERSON PROTEST. AS SOMEONE WHO WAS THERE I HAD SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT INFORMATION PRESENTED DURING REVIEW. FIRSTLY I WANT TO POINT OUT HOW IT SEEMS LIKE DEFINITELY SOMETHING WATCHING BEHAVIOR OF OFFICERS. HERE'S HOW THEY HANDLED THE QUOTES ABOUT SPD WAS THERE TO FORKS CK PEOPLE UP MENTIONED IN THE REVIEW. THE INTERACTION WAS BETWEEN SPD SAYING TIME FOR A STRONGER POLICE RESPONSE. WE NOW KNOW WHAT THOSE WORDS ARE BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SAYING TIME FOR A STRONGER POLICE RESPONSE COULD MEAN MORE OFFICERS, NOT WE ARE HERE TO PEOPLE UP. THE WHITE WATCHING OF THOSE WORDS IS SHOCKING. THE FOCUS ON THE IGNORANCE OF QUEER ISSUES. WHILE I DO AGREE SPD HAS MAJOR THINGS TO LEARN, BIG PART IN WHAT HAPPENS I WANT TO DO A BIT OF EXERCISE. I'M GOING TO ASK FOLKS WHO HAVE NOT SERVED IN ARMED FORCES OR POLICE ANSWER THIS QUESTION. TO OUR COUNCILMEMBERS I GENUINELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BUT AS FOR TRAINING I AM GOING TO -- YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE. I WANT YOU TO GIVE ME A THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN. TACKLING PROTESTERS WHEN THEY HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY CRIMES GOOD IDEA, BAD IDEA? YEAH, BAD IDEA. IS PUNCHING RESTRAINING PROTESTERS WHILE ARMS RESTRAINED, POSE NO THREATS TO OFFICERS GOOD IDEA, BAD IDEA? SO IT'S REALLY INTERESTING. IF THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT HAD ANY POLICE TRAINING KNOW THIS, THEN WHY IS OUR SPD WHAT HAS HAD YEARS NOT KNOW THIS? ONE OF THE TOP FIVE HIGHEST, I THINK TOP FIVE, TOP TEN HIGHEST PAID POLICE FORCES MYSTERY. NOT A TRAINING ISSUE. NOT GOING TO BE SOLVED WITH CULTURAL SENSITIVITY. THEY ARE THERE TO BEAT PEOPLE. THIS SPEAKS TO SPD THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGE. WE THE PEOPLE WHO HAD OUR LIVES AFFECT DEMAND LARRY LONGLEY FIRED INDEPENDENT COMMISSION INVESTIGATE THIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, GABRIEL. [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT WE HAVE ZELLA, FOLLOWED BY KSENIA, NUMBER 12, FOLLOWED BY HOWARD GAYLE, MICAH. WELCOME. >> I AM HERE AGAIN TO ASK WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ADDRESS THE VIOLATION OF NOISE LAWS BY VEHICLES IN SEATTLE. I STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO MY E-MAILS SO HERE'S THE MOST RECENT ONE READY ALOUD. ON FEBRUARY 15th, A PARADE OF LOUD CARS WAS DRIVING PAST MY APARTMENT REPEATEDLY. WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO COUNT, THERE WERE ABOUT TEN OF THEM. ONE OF THEM HAD COME TO A STOP, HALTING TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE POLICE. I WAS ON HOLD FOR 13:56. IN THAT TIME, I HEARD AN ENGINE REVVING 36 TIMES. THEY SET OFF CAR ALARMS. BY THE TIME I GOT OFF THE PHONE I HAD HEARD 45 ENGINE NOISES. I SET UP SOME CAMERAS TO COLLECT DATA. I FLED TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE. THESE CARS WERE AUDIBLE FROM MY APARTMENT FOR 74.8% OF THE NEXT HOUR. THE LONGEST PERIOD OF SILENCE WAS JUST UNDER TWO AND A HALF MINUTES. I DIDN'T SEE ANY HINT THAT THE POLICE WERE RESPONDING. FIVE HOURS AND 19 MINUTES AFTER I INITIALLY CALLED THE POLICE TEXTED TO SAY OFFICERS RESPONDED TO YOUR CALL, THE OFFICERS SEARCHED THE AREA FOR YOUR INCIDENT BUT WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE INCIDENT OR PERSONS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S MORE INCREDIBLE, THE FACT THAT THE POLICE SEEMS TO EXPECT TO FIND THE CARS STILL CIRCLING MY BLOCK FIVE HOURS LATER OR THE FACT THAT ACE GOT THE TEXT MESSAGE ANOTHER ENGINE ROARED PAST MY WINDOW. IF YOU ARE SEARCHING AN AREA FOR A SOUND THAT WAS AUDIBLE FOR SEVERAL BLOCKS, 75% OF THE TIME DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO LOCATE THE INCIDENT OR PERSON? DUE THINK YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO AVOID FINDING IT? THIS IS THE CURRENT STANDARD OF ENFORCEMENT. THESE ARE THE CONDITIONS YOU ARE CONDEMNING THE RESIDENTS OF CHINATOWN TO LIVE UNDER. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO IMPROVE THEM? >> THANK YOU, Z, ELLA. >> HOW DO I SAY YOUR NAME? THANK YOU. WELCOME. FOLLOWED BY HOWARD -- >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM AN IMMIGRANT FROM RUSSIA. I'M AMERICAN CITIZEN. DID YOU GUYS KNOW THAT RECENTLY RUSSIA ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE CUTTING OFF GLOBAL INTERNET FROM ITS CITIZENS STARTING APRIL THIS YEAR? THAT MEANS THAT RUSSIAN CITIZENS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS MOBILE INTERNET. DID YOU KNOW THAT IN RUSSIA NOW PEOPLE GET ARRESTED AND SENT TO JAIL TO PRISON FOR LIKE AGO VIDEO? WHAT DOES IT MATTER? WHY AM I SAYING THIS? BECAUSE RUSSIA DIDN'T GET TO THIS PLACE OVERNIGHT. IT TOOK DAY AFTER DAY OF PEOPLE BEING COMPLICIT, NOT TAKING SERIOUSLY THE POWER GRAB THAT PUTIN DID AND NOT USING THEIR POWER TO STAND UP AND DEFEND THE DEMOCRACY. I HAVE A SENSE THAT I AM RELIVING AGAIN HERE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING SERIOUSLY NOT USING THEIR POWER, THEIR PLATFORM THAT THEY HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO STOP THIS. WE ELECTED YOU. WE EMPOWERED YOU TO PROTECT US, TO GIVE US SPACE. I URGE YOU NOT TO BE BYSTANDERS, TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. THIS IS NOT A DRILL THIS IS NOT A JOKE. RUSSIA. WE TODAY ARE LOOKING VERY MUCH LIKE RUSSIA IN TERMS OF OUR CIVIL RIGHTS. THERE IS A REASON WHY I LEFT RUSSIA. BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN CIVIL LIBERTY. I BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY. PLEASE USE THE PLATFORM THAT YOU HAVE AND COUNCILMEMBER ALEXIS RINCK, I LOVE YOUR PROPOSAL FOR THE TEMPORARY BAN OF I.C.E. BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASON FOR THEM TO BUILD SO MANY PRISONS IF THEY'RE NOT PLANNING TO. >> THANK YOU. HOWARD GILL FOLLOWED BY PETER MANNING AND MIKE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. ON COUNCIL BILL 121158 COMING UP FOR VOTE TODAY IT'S STILL YOU KNOW ADEQUATE. SOMEONE BEFORE ME, JONATHAN MOORE, SPOKE ABOUT TAKING OUT SECTION 418015B WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. THERE'S ALSO A SECTION WHICH TALKS ABOUT DISCLOSING INFORMATION THAT WILL BE USED IN ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL IMMIGRATION LAWS. SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN OUT. THERE SHOULD BE NO INFORMATION THAT'S NONPUBLIC HANDED OVER TO ANYONE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. THERE'S NO REASON TO HAVE TO ALLOW AN OFFICER TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER WEAKNESSES OF THE BILL. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS. IF THAT LEGISLATION THAT YOU'RE ARE CONSIDERING TODAY, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER LEGISLATION IN THE QUE, INCLUDING COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S BILL, IF ALL OF THAT HAD BEEN ENACTED IN MINNEAPOLIS NOT ONE LESS PERSON WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO LESS DAMAGE. THIS LEGISLATION DOES NOT MEET THE MOMENT. AND I'M GOING REMIND YOU AGAIN WHAT OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL, NICK BROWN, SAID IN JANUARY, STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DO NOT HAVE TO SIMPLY WATCH OR LOOK AWAY IF THE LAW IS BEING VIOLATED. THEY'VE DONE THIS IN EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, DURANGO COLORADO PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA. RECENTLY MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CHIEF STATED IF HIS POLICE IS WITNESS FEDERAL AGENTS USING EXCESSIVE FORCE AND FAIL TO INTERVENE THEY COULD BE FIRED. BOSTON MAYOR MICHELLE WU RECENTLY SAID CALLING 911 IS THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO WARRANTLESS ENTRY AND SHE EXPECTS HER POLICE DEPARTMENT TO INTERVENE. THE POINT HERE IS WE ARE REARRANGING THE CHAIRS, THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC. THIS LEGISLATION DOESN'T MEET THE MOMENT WE'RE IN. WE HAVE TO HAVE AGGRESSIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. ANYTHING LESS IS GOING TO FAIL US. WE HAVE THE WORLD CUP COMING UP. >> THANK YOU, MR. GILL. THANK YOU, MR. GILL. THANK YOU, MR. GILL. THANK YOU, MR. GILL. PETER MANNING FOLLOWED BY MICAH -- >> HOLD ON. MR. MANNING, LET ME READ THE NAMES REAL QUICK. PETER MANNING FOLLOWED BY MICAH. WE HAVE MS. YVETTE, FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN, THEN DANIEL, LIRKSZ AND C LERKZ O. THE MIC, TEST IT OUT. >> TESTING. >> MY NAME IS PETER MANNING. I'M A SOUTH RESIDENT. I'M NOT WITH I.C.E., I'M NOT WITH TRURCHTION I'M NOT WITH ANY OF THAT. BUT WHAT I AM WITH IS MY BLACK CHILDREN IN MY BLACK COMMUNITIES WHETHER IT BE IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OR THE SOUTH BECAUSE OF GUN VIOLENCE. AND I'M NOT HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR MASS SURVEILLANCE BUT I AM HERE TO ADVOCATE THAT WE NEED SOME HELP. THE WHITE PEOPLE DON'T WANT CAMERAS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. WHY? I THINK WE NEED CAMERAS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO PROTECT OUR YOUTH. I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE ELSE IS SAYING. THEIR KIDS ARE DYING AND WE'RE GOING TO THEIR WEEKS, EXPERIENCING GUN VIOLENCE. NO ONE IN THIS STATE SUFFERS MORE WITH GUN VIOLENCE THAN BLACK AND BROWN PERIOD. I DON'T SEE WHITE PEOPLE RUSHING TO THE ER. I DON'T SEE WHITE PEOPLE CRYING OVER THEIR LOVED ONE DYING. I DON'T SEE ANY EXTRA POLICE AT WHITE SCHOOLS THIS. IS HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR COMMUNITIES. LISTEN, WE ARE NOT OPTING OUT FOR CAMERAS. WE SUPPORT. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT PASS SURVEILLANCE OR FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROTECTION OF OUR CHILDREN UNTIL WE CAN GET THAT GUN VIOLENCE UNDER CONTROL. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU, MR. MANNING. NEXT WE HAVE MICAH, FOLLOWED BY YVETTE, FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN, DANIEL, LIRKSZ AND CLEO. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, JOY. MY NAME IS MICAH. I AM NOT HERE REPRESENTING EMERALD CITY, NOT HERE REPRESENTING CANNABIS BUT I AM HERE REPRESENTING KIDS FOUNDATION. JOY I'VE GOT NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR YOU. WE MAY HAVE BUTT HEADS BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY I LOVE YOU AND RESPECT YOU. CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEING PRESIDENT. I ECHO EVERYTHING MR. MANNING SAID. JOY, THANK YOU FOR GIVING EVERYBODY TWO MINUTE. THAT'S RESPECT. EVERYBODY SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR THAT, BECAUSE ONE MINUTE, YOU JUST FELT RUSHED. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE TEN SECONDS OF MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE YOUTH THAT WE HAVE LOST RECENTLY AND IN THE PAST YEAR. [ SILENCE ] I'D LIKE TO READ SHAKA'S KIDS MISSION STATEMENT. DEDICATED TO PROMOTING EXCELLENCE AMONG BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH BY EMPOWERING THEM WITH TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND GUIDANCE NEEDED TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL ADULT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PHYSICAL HEALTH, FINANCIAL LITERACY, PROPER NUTRITION, READING PROFICIENCY IN PREPARATION FOR RESPONSIBLE PARENT HOOD. SHAKA'S KIDS STANDS FIRMLY IN THE FIGHT TO END GUN VIOLENCE NOT JUST IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE BUT STATEWIDE WORKING TO CREATE SAFER COMMUNITIES WHERE OUR YOUTH CAN GROW, THRIVE, REACH POTENTIAL. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO START WITH THE CITY, STARTS WITH THE STATE. BUT AS YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN ME BEFORE, PETER, WE CAN TALK ABOUT CANNABIS. SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO JUMP START TO HELP OUR YOUTH. I WITH NEVER GIVE IT UP FIGHTING FOR THIS COMMUNITY THAT I'M FROM, BORN AND RAISED IN. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MS. YVETTE FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN, DANIEL, LIRKSZ AND CLEO. WELCOME, MS. YVETTE. >> 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. I ALSO WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT THE LAST TWO GENTLEMEN SAYING THAT WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR BLACK YOUTH AND REFERRING SPECIFICALLY TO THOSE TWO YOUNG GOT KILLED TWO WEEKS AGO. ALSO PUT IN SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS BECAUSE IF THERE WERE CAMERAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WE WOULD KNOW WHO THE PERPETRATOR. DOZENS OF KIDS THAT WERE WITNESSES. OBVIOUSLY TOO SCARED TO SPEAK UP. AND IT'S SHOWING I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO ALL OF IT BUT IF YOU WANT TO READ THE SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE ON SUNDAY SAYING CAMERAS -- DATA TO BACK THAT UP. KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE ALREADY EXTENSIVE SAFEGUARDS PUT IN PLACE REGARDING THE CAMERAS THAT EXIST IN OTHER PUB PLACES LIKE BUSES, TRAINS, TRANSIT STATIONS, AND AIRPORT, CITY HALL, STADIUM, MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AMONG THOUSANDS OF OTHER PUBLIC SPACES. THE CAMERAS ARE ALREADY THERE. IT'S PUBLIC, NOT PRIVATE. SO DON'T BE TAKING OFFENSE AT THAT. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT I CONTACTED VIVIAN PHILLIPS AND TONY -- BECAUSE ONE OF MY FRIENDS SUGGESTED ONE WAY TO KEEP THESE KIDS OCCUPIED AND OFF THE STREETS AND GETTING INTO TROUBLE IS THROUGH THE ARTS. TONY WAITING TO HEAR BACK HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE TO COME UP WITH WAYS TO KEEP THESE KIDS OCCUPIED IN WORTHWHILE PURSUITS AND KEEP THEM OUT OF TROUBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MS. YVETTE. NEXT WE HAVE JONATHAN, FOLLOWED BY DANIEL, LIZ, AND CLEO. WELCOME, JONATHAN. IS IT FOUR FOLKS? EIGHT MINUTES. GROUP. WE CAN DO SIX, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO DO TWO. WE'LL DO SIR, THEN WE'LL ADD TWO. AWESOME. THIS IS A GROUP. THIS IS A GROUP, EVERYONE THO. ONE IS GETTING EXTRA TIME. THEY'RE COMING AS GROUP, FYI, BEFORE Y'ALL START YELLING AT ME. YOU'LL YELL AT ME REGARDLESS. GO AHEAD, JONATHAN. >> MY NAME IS JONATHAN. TIM BRANCH CHAIR OF SEATTLE ALYONS AGAINST RACISM AND POLITICAL OPPRESSION. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION BROUGHT BY OUR ORGANIZATION AND WE HAVE ALREADY SENT TO THE ALEXIS MERCEDES RINCK BUT I'LL READ IT OUT HERE. SO BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF SEATTLE AND THE MAYOR, SECTION 1, THAT SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AND OFFICE OF MAYOR KATIE WILSON ASH STATEMENT THAT DOES IT NOT RECOGNIZE THE AUTHORITY OF I.C.E. TO OPERATE WITHIN THE CITY. SECTION 2. KATIE WILSON WILL IMMEDIATELY PASS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REMOVING RECENTLY EXPANDED CCTV CAMERAS AND SHUT DOWN THE REALTIME CRIME CENTERS. SECTION 3, THAT THE FUNDS USED FOR THESE SURVEILLANCE CONTRACTS WILL BE REDIRECTED INTO EVIDENCE BACKED SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS FOR AFFECT COMMUNITIES THAT SEATTLE CAN CONTINUE ITS COMMITMENT OF BEING A WELCOMING CITY. AND THAT VERY MUCH FALLS IN LINE WITH THINGS THAT THESE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID WHERE WE WANT YOUTH, WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE THESE SERVICES. SECTION 4, THAT CITY COUNCIL WILL HERE BYPASS AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AN ELECTED COMMUNITY BASED OVERSIGHT COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE AND SEE THAT GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND SPD ARE FOLLOWING STATE LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE KEEP WASHINGTON WORK ACT WITH THE AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE AND TERMINATE OFFICIALS THAT ARE FOUND IN VIOLATION AND EVEN RECOMMEND FOR PROSECUTION. SECTION 5, THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE CLARIFY THAT UNIDENTIFIED AND ARMED INDIVIDUALS DETAINING RESIDENT, REMOVING RESIDENTS FROM THEIR HOMES, WORKPLACES, OR VEHICLES AND OR ORDERING RESIDENTS INTO PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT VEHICLES WITHOUT PROVIDING EVIDENCE OF ONE'S STATUS AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND, TWO, VALIDITY OF THEIR JURISDICTION TO DETAIN THE INDIVIDUAL IN QUESTION, SUCH AS A JUDICIAL WARRANT. SUP LANDFALL. UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE WILL BE RESPONDED TO BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, SECTION 6, THAT ANY CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AND SPD OR EMPLOYEE SHALL BE EX SPIE DICIALS TERMINATED AND PROSECUTED IF FOUND SHARING CITIZENS' PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO I.C.E. AND AID ARE OR UNLAWFULLY COOPERATING IN I.C.E. ARREST OR INVESTIGATIONS WITHOUT A JUDICIAL WARRANT. SECTION 7 THAT CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR IMMEDIATELY TAKE ALL AVAILABLE MEASURES TO PREVENT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW DETENTION CENTER IN SEATTLE. AND THANK YOU, ALEXIS MERCEDES RISK FOR ALREADY GETTING THE BALL ROLLING ON. SECTION 8, THE CITY COUNCIL GIVE WEEK AND TRANSPARENT UPDATES AROUND THE PROGRESS OF THESE DEMANDS WHICH WILL REMAIN PUBLIC FOR SEATTLE CITIZENS AND SEATTLE RESIDENTS. >> THANK YOU, JOHN. JUST FOR THE RECORD I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE JUST HEARD THIS RESOLUTION. WHICH ONE OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS AGREE WITH THESE DEMANDS? DO ANY OF YOU? SHOW OF HANDS. THAT IS FINE. WE HERE AT SHARPER WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE CITY COUNCIL AND ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND TO A PEOPLE'S TOWN HALL MARCH 29th AT CHERRY STREET VILLAGE AT 3:00 P.M. WE HOPE THAT YOU GUYS SHOW UP. WE HOPE THAT MAYOR KATIE WILSON WILL ALSO SHOW UP. WE KNOW THAT WE WILL BE THERE. AND THIS GIVES THE COUNCIL A LARGE TIME TO NEGOTIATE WITH US, TO ADDRESS THESE DEMANDS. AND TO PROTECT SEATTLE CITIZENS FROM I.C.E. THANK YOU. >> HI, MY NAME IS CLEO. I'M ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE ALLIANCE AGAINST RACIST AND POLITICAL OPPRESSION. WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THIS CONSTITUENT RESOLUTION THAT WE PUT TOGETHER IS WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO GIVE OURSELVES A FRAMEWORK TO SHIFT THE POWER TO KEEP I.C.E. OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES BACK INTO THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE. WE KNOW THAT SPD HAVE NO PLANS OF ACTUALLY INTERFERING WITH I.C.E. ACTIVITIES, AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEMSELVES. WE CANNOT TRUST THE POLICE TO HOLD I.C.E. ACCOUNTABLE AND THE POLICE THEMSELVES ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE. SO WE HAVE LANG THERE THAT ADDRESSES. THAT'S WHY WE IN THE SEATTLE ALLIANCE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR AN ALL-ELECTED CIVILIAN POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD WITH ACTUAL TEETH SINCE WE'RE FOUNDED IN 2020, AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE BROUGHT FORWARD DEMANDS THAT GIVES THE COMMUNITY MORE POWER SO THAT WE CAN KEEP I.C.E. OUT, ESPECIALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WOKE UP. I'M SURE THE COUNCILMEMBERS KNOW THAT 2:00 P.M. ON A TUESDAY IS NOT AN ACCESSIBLE TIME FOR MANY MEMBERS WORKING FAMILIES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE HERE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING AND WE'RE CALLING ON THE CITY COUNSELORS, MAYOR WILSON, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE TO PLEASE JOIN US FOR A PEOPLES TOWN HALL SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE MORE PEOPLE PRESENT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THE -- TO BE ABLE TO MAKE DEMANDS OF OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND I'LL PASS IT OVER. THAT'S ALL. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MR. ALEX ZIMMERMAN, FOLLOWED BY RUTH, FOLLOWED BY CHARLOTTE AND THEN ESTHER. OH, YOU SIGNED UP OVER THERE? OKAY. >> HI. HELLO. >> SORRY, YOU'RE NOT IN THE GROUP. THAT'S MY BAD. YOU'RE DANIEL. OKAY. I'M SORRY. SO AFTER ALEX ZIMMERMAN, THEN YOU'LL GO. GO AHEAD, MR. ZIMMERMAN. >> MY NAME ALEX ZIMMERMAN. I WANT TO SPEAK SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT. I TALKED TO MY FRIEND, TRESPASS AFTER THREE DAYS. WHY? BECAUSE DIFFERENT FROM CHAIR BEFORE AND BEFORE AND BEFORE. I SEE EXACTLY IDENTICAL. PROBLEM FOR THIS 700,000 ELECT SAME PEOPLE WHO I ASK THEM LIKE CALL ME -- 30 YEAH, YOU BRING CITY TO TOTAL COLLAPSE. EVERY YEAR NO BETTER. HOW WE CAN STOP? I DON'T KNOW. ANOTHER FOUR YEARS WILL BE SAME. OKAY. RIGHT NOW NUMBER TWO, VERY STUPID -- POSTED CANADA 51 STATE, HE WANT GRENADA, LIES, TOTAL LIES. MY PROPOSITION VERY SIMPLE, WE NEED BRING ALL SOUTH AMERICA LIKE STATE NUMBER 51. BRING 300 MILLION PEOPLE TOGETHER TO AMERICA IN EVERYBODY WILL BE HE HAPPY, NOT PROBLEM. 300 PEOPLE, 5 STATES, SOUTH AMERICA. FOR ME, IT'S A BEST DECISION WHAT TRUMP CAN DO. WHY HE NOT DOING THIS, I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE ALEX ZIMMERMAN. RIGHT NOW SPEAK TO EVERYBODY. EVEN TRUMP, EVEN AMERICAN REVOLUTION, HAPPY COW, WHEN WE DON'T CHANGE FROM THIS BENCH, NOTHING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> NEXT WE HAVE DANIEL, FOLLOWED BY RUTH, CHARLOTTE, THEN ESTHER, THEN I KNOW WE HAVE ONE MORE SIGNED UP, AND THAT WILL BUT, THEN SWITCH TO ONLINE. HELLO, DANIEL. >> I THINK LIZ IS ALSO ON THE LIST FOLLOWING CLE HE 0. >> IS IT JUST LIZ? OKAY, LIZ. SO DANIEL, THANK YOU FOR THAT. DANIEL, THEN LIZ, OKAY, THEN RUTH, CHARLOTTE, ESTHER. >> THANK YOU. HI, EVERYONE. THIS IS DANIEL WITH ILPS, INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEOPLE STRUGGLES. I WENT TO KATIE WILSON'S ADDRESS THIS MORNING. COMING AWAY FROM IT WANTING TO SEE MORE ACTION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS TO STAND UP TO THE I.C.E. ATTACKS ON OUR COMMUNITIES, NOT TO EQUIP THEM WITH MORE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY. TO YOU, CITY COUNCIL, I ASK THAT WE ROLL BACK THE DISASTROUS DECISION TO FUND THE CCTV AMIDST WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY OPPOSITION AND ALSO WANT TO COMMITMENT TO NOT FURTHER EXPANDING SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE HERE IN SEATTLE. WE HAVE FISHINGS FA COMING TO TOWN SOON. EVERY SINGLE TIME A MAJOR SPORTS EVENT COMES TO A CITY THEY BRING MILITARIZATION AND SURVEILLANCE AND WE CANNOT ALLOW. WE CANNOT USE THAT AS JUSTIFICATION FOR MORE SURVEILLANCE. THAT CAN SERIOUSLY HARM OUR COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THESE TOOLS OF CRIME MANAGEMENT AT A TIME WHEN BEING FORCED TO MIGRATE FROM YOUR COUNTRY IS INCREASINGLY CONSIDERED A CRIME. AS OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE TODAY HAVE NOTED, THE NEED TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE IS VERY REAL AND VERY URGENT, BUT THERE ARE BETTER ACTUALLY PROVEN WAYS TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE THAT DON'T RELY ON MORE POLICING. SO LET'S TACKLE THE ROOTS OF GUN VIOLENCE BY ACTUALLY SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WE APPRECIATE THE SAFEGUARDS AGAINST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCESS THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO IMPLEMENT, BUT TO BE HONEST IT'S NOT ENOUGH. IF THE CAMERAS EXIST THEY CAN SERVE I.C.E., THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT PRIVACY. THEY ARE ACTIVELY BUYING TECHNOLOGY TO BY PASS ENCRYPTION ON OUR PHONES. WE ASK THAT YOU URGE THE MAYOR TO TURN OFF THE CCTV CAMERAS AND COMMIT TO NOT EXPANDING SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY. >> THANK YOU, DANIEL. NEXT WE HAVE LIZ, FOLLOWED BY RUTH. LIZ, WELCOME. AND THEN WE HAVE RUTH, FOLLOWED BY CHARLOTTE AND HE IS STORY. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS LIZ. I'M ALSO HERE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEOPLE STRUGGLE. I COME TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY IN SPIRIT OF COLLECTIVE ACTION AND SERVICE. AND TO REALLY URGE OUR CITY COUNCIL TO LISTEN TO YOUR PEOPLE. THERE HAVE BEEN PROTESTS RALLIES WALK-OUTS VIGILS ALMOST EVERY DAY IN SEATTLE CALLING FOR I.C.E. OUT OF OUR CITY, I.C.E. OUT OF OUR NEIGHBOR, AND I.C.E. OUT OF OUR WORKPLACES. THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE HAVE BEEN BUSY ORGANIZING NEIGHBORHOOD RAPID RESPONSE NETWORKS, WORKING WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS TO DELIVER GROCERIES, ACCOMPANY OUR MIGRANT NEIGHBORS TO ICE CHECK-INS AND ALSO FUND-RAISING FOR LEGAL AID. AS PEOPLE OF SEATTLE WHAT ARE DOING THEIR WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. AND IT IS SO CLEAR TO ME TODAY AT PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM SITTING BEHIND ME ARE DOING MORE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE ISSUES, THE CONCERNS AND THE FEARS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHETHER IT BE POLICE VIOLENCE, WHETHER IT BE I.C.E. RAIDS, SURVEILLANCE, ASKING YOU TO LISTEN TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE FACING ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. AND SO WITH THAT I REALLY WANT TO UPLIFT THE CALL AND THE DEMAND FOR YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN A PEOPLES TOWN HALL, A VENUE SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE, BECAUSE IT IS THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME SITTING IN THESE CHAIRS WHO ARE TAKING TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY, FROM SCHOOL, FROM WORK, TO COME HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU, BUT ACTUALLY WE WOULD RATHER SEE YOU MORE IN THE STREETS, MORE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS REALLY LISTENING TO THE CONCERNS AND ISSUES OF THE PEOPLE. SO WITH THAT I SAY, STOP THE SURVEILLANCE, STOP THE POLICE VIOLENCE, I.C.E. OUT OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT WE HAVE RUTH, FOLLOWED BY CHARLOTTE AND THEN ESTHER. RUTH. YOU'RE NEXT. WELCOME. WELCOME BACK, AS I SHOULD SAY. THEN WE HAVE CHARLOTTE AND ESTHER AND THEN NATHAN, AND THAT IS OUR LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ONLINE. WELCOME, RUTH. >> THREE WEEKS AGO, YOU SID WANT TO HAVE OPEN DIAL LOCK IN CITY COUNCIL. I GIVE YOU MY TIME TO SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE. TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING, PERSONALLY. MERCEDES RINCK HAS ALREADY OPENLY DE ANNOUNCED I.C.E. WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, PEOPLE ADJACENT TO YOUR COMMUNITY? AND IF YOU CUT MY TIME, I'M GOING CRAZY, I PROMISE. YOUR SILENCE SHOULD BE SEEN AS COMPLICITY. AND IT IS. YOU WILL NOT FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN -- HAVE CHOSEN TO REPRESENT YOU. YOU WON'T FIGHT FOR US, AND IT SHOULD BE CLEAR. I'M GIVING YOU MORE TIME. WHAT WOULD ROBERTA BYRD SAY TO YOU? SILENCE. A BLACK QUEER WOMAN, SILENCE. TERRIBLE. CRO REALLY HAVE TOO MUCH TO SAY TODAY. I WAS DIRECTLY IMPACTING MY COMMUNITY. THE PEOPLE BEHIND US ARE DOING MORE THAN WHAT YOU SAY YOU SHOULD DO, OR SAY -- ARE DOING MORE THAN WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING. I'M TIRED. PEOPLE BEHIND ME ARE TIRED. WE WANT YOU TO DO WHAT YOU SAY YOU WERE GOING TO DO. AND YOU DON'T. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, JOY? EXACTLY. YOUR SILENCE IS COMPLICITY. THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, RUTH. NEXT WE HAVE CHARLOTTE, FOLLOWED BY ESTHER, FOLLOWED BY NATHAN WALL. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CHARLOTTE PHILIPPE. I'M NOT COMING WITH PREPARED REMARKS. I GOT NOTES. I HAVE NUMBERS FOR YOU TODAY. 393, 75, 48, 32, 41, 24, 259. IT IS 393 DAYS SINCE THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE. IT IS 75 DAYS TODAY SINCE THE START OF THE INVASION IN MINNEAPOLIS. IT IS 48 DAYS SINCE THE MURDER OF KEITH PORTER. 32 PEOPLE KILLED BY I.C.E. IN 2025. 41 DAYS SINCE THE MURDER OF RENEE GOOD. AND 24 DAYS SINCE THE MURDER OF ALEX PRETTI. TIME IS OUT. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO WASTE MORE WAITING. TODAY YOU WILL CONSIDER A BILL BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA THAT CHIPS AWAY VERY LITTLE AT WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. IT'S AN ACTION BUT ALSO IT'S LIKE GRAPHITE. WE NEED TO BE DIAMONDS IN THE HARDNESS SCALE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. WE NEED TO BE IMPACTFUL. THE BILL NEEDS TO BELY AMENDED BEFORE IT'S PASSED TO BE MORE IMPACTFUL. PLEASE CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TODAY. I KNOW AMENDMENTS AREN'T LOOKED ON AS FAVOR ON THIS COUNCIL BUT PLEASE DO AMEND IT. ANOTHER GOOD THING THAT YOU NEED TO DO IS PASS COUNCILMEMBER RUSK'S 121165. IS SOMETHING CONCRETE FOR YOU TO DO. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU, ALEXIS. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. [ APPLAUSE ] AND THE REST OF YOU, THE OTHER NUMBER 259, 259 DAYS UNTIL THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION. LOOK TO HER FOR YOUR INSPIRATION. SHE IS GOING TO BE HERE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. Y'ALL HAVE GOT 259 DAYS. GET IT IN GEAR. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, CHARLOTTE. NEXT WE HAVE ESTHER, FOLLOWED BY NATHAN WALL. WELCOME, ESTHER. AND FOLLOWED BY NATHAN WALL. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. I'VE NEVER SPOKEN UP TO A COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ACTUALLY. AND I DIDN'T PLAN TO SPEAK TODAY BUT THINGS JUST KEEP COMING UP IN MY MIND THAT, YOU KNOW, DRAW SOMETHING OUT. I WANTED TO SPEAK MY MIND TO IT. THERE WAS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD SPEECHES TODAY ABOUT I.C.E. AND THE CONCERNS ABOUT IT. AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE MY TWO CENTS. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE IT'S VERY SCARY RIGHT NOW AND -- SORRY, I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL. THE THINGS THAT I.C.E. ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IS INSANE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH IN THE DETENTION CENTERS RIGHT NOW. I HAVE TO DISTRACT MYSELF EVERY DAY WITH THINGS BECAUSE I'LL JUST GET DEPRESSED. I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO GET EMOTIONAL. SORRY. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT I.C.E. ITSELF IS INSANE BECAUSE IN MY PAIN I FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST A WAY FOR RACISTS TO OPENLY BE RACISTS AND LASH OUT TO PEOPLE THAT THEY DON'T LIKE. AND IT'S REALLY OBVIOUS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT TRAINED PROPERLY. THEY'RE JUST GOING TOUT RANDOM PEOPLE'S -- JUST PEOPLE THAT THEY THINK DON'T BELONG HERE, THEY DON'T LOOK A CERTAIN WAY, THEY DON'T TALK A CERTAIN WAY, AND PEOPLE THAT I CARE ABOUT ARE SCARED, AND IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. SO I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE POLICE OR SOMEONE PEOPLE CAN CALL TO WHEN THEY SEE I.C.E. RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT'S COMING UP TO HELP AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT SORRY. THANK YOU. I.C.E. OUT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WELCOME, NATHAN, THEN WE'LL GO TO OUR ONLINE FOLKS. THANK YOU. >> I AGREE WITH WHAT'S BEEN SAID HERE. I THINK WE NEED TO -- I'M GOING TO ONCE AGAIN REITERATE MY CALLS THAT WE RAILROAD CONSIDER THE CCTV BILL AND CONSIDER PUTTING THAT OFF OR NOT -- REPEALING IT. I AM GLAD TO SEE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S BILL FOR THIS COUNCIL BUT I DO ECHO THE CONCERN THAT IT ISN'T DOING ENOUGH. WE NEED TO PASS EVERY CHANCE WE GET. I ENCOURAGE US TO BENEFIT UP THIS BILL AND PASS IT TODAY. I HAVE A MINUTE AND A HALF LEFT. I'M GOING TO READ SOME NAMES OF PEOPLE THAT WERE STILL IN I.C.E. CUSTODY. KENNEDY , MAXIME, JUAN ALEXIS MARTINEZ , NGUYEN, MARIE BLAZE, DELGADO, JESUS MOLINA, JOHNNY NOVI ELO, LORENZO VARGAS, SANTOS REYES, ISMAEL, FUENTES, MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA MEDINA, LEO CRUZ SILVA, HASAN, RIVERA, GABRIELLE GARCIA, WONG, FRANCISCO GAS PAR, JOHN WILSON BRUTUS, FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ, ALEX BRETT TEE, RENEEG KEITH PORTER, JESUS MOLINA CAMPOS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, NATHAN. NOW WE'LL GO TO ONLINE. WE HAVE ALBERTO ALVAREZ. PRESS STAR 6 ONCE YOU ARE UNMUTED, FOLLOWED BY HANNAH MAY COX, ROSE IS NEXT, I BELIEVE TIM WHO SIGNED UP ONLINE CAME AND DONE PERSON. SO ALBERTO ALVAREZ, HANNAH MAY COX. STAR 6. >> THANK YOU. IT'S A BAIT AND SWITCH. RIVERA'S BILL TAKES ONE STEP FORWARD, BUT TWO STEPS BACK ON DISCRIMINATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. HOW DOES SOMEONE LOOK PREVIOUSLY DE POURED ARE, HOW FOREIGN DOES SOMEONE APPEAR? HOW SUSPICIOUS ARE YOU OF SOMEONE LOOKING DIFFERENT? THESE ARE DANGEROUS QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL IS WRITING INTO LAW. THE SUPREME COURT UNJUSTLY ALLOWS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION WITH KAVANAUGH. COUNCIL IS LOOKING TO DO THE SAME. KRILL SET, MIGRANTS, PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCENTS, INDIGENOUS FACES, DARK SKIN, OR DRESS IN A WAY THAT SEEMS FOREIGN TO ANGLO SENSIBILITIES. COUNCIL IS NOW SAYING THAT SINCE NOT ALL OF US LOOK OR SOUND A CERTAIN WAY, WE SHOULD BE IN A SECOND CLASS THAT WE ARE ASKED UNREASONABLE QUESTIONS BASED SOLE ON SUSPICION, NOT PROBABLE CAUSE OF ANY FELONY, JUST THE BIAS SUSPICION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. I HOPE YOU ALL VOTE NO ON THIS DISCRIMINATORY BILL AND DO MUCH BETTER THAN WHATEVER THIS IS. HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> NEXT WE HAVE HANNAH MAY COX FOLLOWED BY ROSE AND THEN SOLOMON, ONLY ONE WISER PRINCE. PRESS STAR 6, HANNAH. >> HELLO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS HANNAH MAY. I AM A SOCIAL WORKER AND A LIFELONG SEATTLE DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE RESOLUTION THAT SEATTLE ALLIANCE RACISM AND OPPRESSION PRESENTED. ALSO HERE TO ECHO WHAT MANY HAVE RAISED ABOUT COUNCIL BILL 121158. IT IS THE CITY'S DUTY TO SERVE AND PROTECT. THIS BILL FAILS TO DO ENOUGH TO PREVENT I.C.E. AND CBP ATTACKS AGAINST OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOODS. AS EVERYONE HAS SAID ALREADY, FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES TO TEAR RAISE OUR COMMUNITIES, COUNCIL MUST TAKE FAR MORE DRASTIC STEPS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE FROM THEIR INFORMATION BEING SHARED WITH THESE BRUTAL AGENT OF WHITE SUPREMACISTS, RULING CLASS. THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT I WORK WITH AS A BEHAVE I DON'T RECALL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IN OUR SYSTEM THEY DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE. NOT AFRAID THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET KIDNAPPED, SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES, AND, YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO GETTING RID OF FLOCK CAMERAS AND CEASING TO COLLECT DATA, HUNT DOWN UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS, LEGISLATION SUCH AS COUNCIL BILL 121158 MUST BE AMENDED TO DO MORE. IT AFORMS DISCRIMINATION BY SPU D, AND GIVING SPD EXEMPTIONS WILL NOT PROTECT US. SPD THEMSELVES WILL NOT PROTECT US AND OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. OUR BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORS. NO INFORMATION SHOULD BE SHARED WITH I.C.E. AND CBP PERIOD. AND THAT INFORMATION SUCH AS THE DATA BEING COLLECT FROM CAMERAS SHOULDN'T BE COLLECT IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE DEMANDS THAT PRESENTED GIVE VERY CLEAR, TANGIBLE WAYS FOR THE COUNCIL TO TRULY USE THEIR POWER TO KEEP I.C.E. OUT OF SEATTLE, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL DO YOUR DUTY TO PROTECT US. >> THANK YOU, HANNA. NEXT WE HAVE ROSE, FOLLOWED BY SOLOMON, ONLY ONE WISER PRINCE, LADY SCRIBE, DAVID HANES. NEXT WE HAVE ROSE. WE SEE YOU OFF MUTE. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ROSE. APOLOGIZE. THERE ARE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND RINCK FOR SHOWING UP AT THE TRANSGENDER REFUGEE RALLY WE HOSTED ON SUNDAY. VERY IMPORTANT TO SEE COUNCILMEMBERS SHOW UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY SOMETHING THAT MADE TODAY HURT A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN WE HEARD THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AND COUNCIL -- NOT COUNCILMEMBER. MAYOR WILSON DID NOT REFERENCE OR EVEN TALK ABOUT THE MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE FACING IN THE REFUGEE CRISIS OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY. THE IDAHO HOUSE JUST PASSED A BILL TODAY SAYING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE IT A FELONY FOR TRANS PEOPLE TO USE THE BATHROOM, AND WE ARE HAVING NO LEADERSHIP FROM THE CITY OF WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS. THIS IS NOT OKAY. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING WELL. PEOPLE ARE FEEL VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS. THE TRANS COMMUNITY IS NOT FEELING AT ALL HAPPY WITH THE CITY ABOUT THIS. FURTHERMORE, PLANNED CAMERAS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO UP AROUND CAPITOL HILL PEOPLE ARE SEEING THIS AS A WAY TO TRY AND GET PETTY INDIVIDUALS TO DO GRAFFITI AND NOT FOCUS ON SOFT CRIME. NONE OF THESE CAMERAS ARE GOING TO STOP ANY SHOOTING. CAMERAS ARE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AFTER THE FACT. THEY DON'T PREVENT ACTUAL CRIME. WHAT PREVENTS CRIME IS INVESTING UNCOMMUNITIES, MAKING PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY ARE WORTHWHILE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE LEFT OUT AND FEELING THAT THEY HAVE NO RESPONSE OR NO RECOURSE IN THEIR CITY, THEN THEY DO CRIME. WE ARE ACTUALLY ENABLING CRIME BY INVESTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CAMERAS INSTEAD OF OUR CITIES. AND ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE TRYING TO TACKLE I.C.E. PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF BEING TRAPPED, AND THAT'S NOT OKAY. YOU ALL AS THE CITY COUNCIL, YOUR JOB TO STOP I.C.E. AND PEOPLE TRACKING TRANS PEOPLE, YOU NEED TO PERFORM SABOTAGE INSTEAD OF COMING AFTER US. WE NEED YOU TO DO MORE NOT LESS FOURS. WE NEED YOU ON THIS BILL TO MAKE SOUGHT PEOPLE AREN'T BEING TARGET BUT RATHER WE ARE NOT LEAVING ANY LOOPHOLES FOR HOW PEOPLE CAN BE HURT. THANK YOU. >> THANK, ROSE. NEXT WE HAVE SOLOMON ONLY ONE WISER PRINCE FOLLOWED BY LADY SCRIBE, DAVID HANES, AND DONITA SINCLAIR. WELCOME, SOLOMON. >> BLESSED AFTERNOON JOY AND ALL CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SOLOMON ONLY ONE WISER PRINCE. I HAVE THE FOUNDER OF CHRIST ORGANIZATION AND CO-OWNER OF THREE KINGS DOJO, NORTH SEATTLE. I'M NOT JUST CALLING, I'M CALLING ABOUT PREVENTION. EVERY WEEK I LOOK INTO THE EYES OF KIDS WHO ARE ONE DECISION AWAY FROM TWO DIFFERENT FUTURES, ONE PATH LEADS TO DISCIPLINE, MENTORSHIP AND CONFIDENCE, THE OTHER LEADS TO GANGS, DRUGS, VIOLENCE AND INCARCERATION. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO PATHS IS ACCESS, ACCESS TO STRUCTURE, ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY, SAYS TO SOMEONE WHO BLESS IN THEM. THE OUR DOJO PROVIDES THAT STRUCTURE. WE TEACH BOXING BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WE TEACH DISCIPLINE, RESPECT, EMOTIONAL CONTROL AND RESILIENCE. WE ARE POSITIONED DIRECTLY IN THE AURORA CORRIDOR WHERE YOUTH NEED SAFE CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING. FUND WAG ALLOW US TO MOVE FINANCIAL BARRY SORES NO CHILD AIMS FIVE TO FIVE IS TURNED AWAY BECAUSE THEIR FAMILY CANNOT AFFORD TUITION. THIS CUSHERRING PUBLIC SAFETY, PROACTIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT. WE ARE ALREADY DOING THE WORK WITH CITY PARTNERSHIP WE CAN EXPAND RESPONSIBLY AND SERVE MORE YOUTH CONSISTENTLY AND MEASURABLY. I'M ASKING YOU TO STAND WITH US FOR SAFER SEATTLE. ONE DISCIPLINE YOUNG PERSON AT A TIME, THEN THE POLICIES FOCUS VERSION IS REQUEST ALLIANCE DIRECTLY WITH SEATTLE'S EQUITY, PUBLIC SAFETY AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY. SO IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY GETS BEHIND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. IF FUNDED, WE WILL TRACK TOLL YOUTH SERVED, INCOME DEEM HAVE GRAPHICS, AND SCHOLARSHIP DISTRIBUTION. FREE PROGRAM HOURS PROVIDED AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THIS. FUNDING WITH REMOVE COST BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND ALLOW US TO PROVIDE STRUCTURE, REACTION, ACCESS, IN AN UNDESERVED CORRIDOR. RESEARCH CONSISTENTLY SHOWS STRUCTURED ATHLETIC MENTORSHIP REDUCES BEHAVIORAL INCIDENCES, LOWERS LONG-TERM INVOLVEMENT. I'M ENDED AT. LET'S KEEP IT CHRIST AT ALL TIMES. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. >> THANK YOU, SOLOMON. NEXT ONE LADY SCRIBE FOLLOWED BY DAVID HANES FOLLOWED BY SINCLAIR. HI, LADY SPROUT. PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF ONCE WE'VE BUMPED YOU UP TO PANELIST. WE ARE GETTING YOU BUMPED UP. YOU MIGHT BE MUTED. WE SEE YOU, BUT YOU MIGHT BE MUTED. THERE WE GO. YOU'RE MUTED. PRESS STAR 6. THERE YOU GO. GO AHEAD AND START TALKING, LADY SCRIBE. YOUR PHONE MIGHT BE MUTED NOW. YOU'RE OFF MUTE, SO YOU'RE FINE. >> THANK YOU, BECAUSE I'M WORSE THAN A WRECK RIGHT NOW. I'VE SEEN EVERYBODY THAT COME THROUGH. I WANT TO OCCUPY THIS TIME WEST. I COULDN'T PULL MYSELF TO COME UNTO SEE HER HE ADDRESS. OUR MAYOR TODAY AT LANGSTON HUGHES I THOUGHT IT WAS A SLAIN MY FACEBOOK OF MY COMMUNICATION WENT TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OVER THE CAMPAIGN AND HOW WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN FRAMED AS AGGRESSIVE AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS IN RELATION TO BLACK WOMEN. BUT I HAVE SOMETHING HERE AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD COUNCILMEN, ALL NINE OF YOU, MAYOR KATIE WILL COIN WANT TO ADDRESS WHAT MANY OF US WITNESSED TODAY. YOU CHOSE LANGSTON HUGHES FOR YOUR FIRST CITY ADDRESS. ON PAPER THAT SOUNDS INTENTIONAL BUT IN REAL TIME WHILE YOU SPOKE ABOUT BLACK LEGACY MANY IN BLACK SEA CARP GRIEVING, ORGANIZING AND LITERALLY BERG OUR CHILD TODAY. REMEMBER RAINIER BEACH. ANYWAY, RESPECTFULLY, YOU ASKED IN THE MOMENT THAT DID NOT LAND WELL IN COMMUNITY FACES WHERE FAMILIES ARE STILL BEARING THEIR OWN IN THE MATTER, TIMING MATTERS, THE TONE MATTERS. MEANWHILE IN RAINIER BEACH, SHOUT-OUT TO MR. EDDIE LIN, I HAVE ALSO ASKED YOU PLEASE CALL ME BECAUSE, RESPOND TO THE EMAIL, PUT ME ON THE CALENDAR. I REALLY NEED TO RESPOND. THAT'S ON. YOU HEAR ME. MEANWHILE WE ARE VERY INNOCENT. SHOUT-OUT TO OUR PRESIDENT JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH, I WANT TO POSSIBLE SAY I SEE SUE AND I RESPECT YOU FOR ARE THE POSITION YOU ARE CARRYING RIGHT NOW. IT IS EASY TO CALL -- EVERYTHING THAT YOU GO UNDER, AND YOU ARE REALLY TRYING TO HOLD IT AS ITS OWN BUT THOSE PASSWORDS OF FREEDOM WE ARE THE ONLY WHEN YOU SEE. WE ALL WANT I.C.E. OUT OF HERE LIKE WE WANTED OUR MAYOR AT THE FUNERAL TODAY. DON'T FORGET ABOUT BLACK SEA SEA EVERY DAY IF WE CAN'T BE THERE ON TUESDAY, EVERY DAY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CALL IN. YOU CANNOT PUT US IN THIS BOX, NBA ALL-STAR, SEAHAWKS, ALL THIS STUFF, AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND NOT REPRESENT US WHILE YOU'RE AT -- >> THANK YOU, LADY SCRIBE. NEXT WE HAVE DAVID FOLLOWED BY MS. SINCLAIR. >> MENTAL HEALTH! WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE DRUG PUSHING PREDATORS THAT ARE UNDERMINING THEIR FELLOW MAN'S LIVES AND WRONGLY BEING LISTED AS NONVIOLENT LOW LEVEL. AND THE DEMOCRATS COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS OF KROGER AND WALL STREET HE MIDDLE MEN WHAT KEEP ARTIFICIALLY YOU KNOW FLIGHTING THE COST OF FOOD AND ABUSING THE LEASING OPTION TO MONOPOLIZE THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO VIOLATE THE ANTITRUST BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATS AND PROGRESSIVE ARE SO DISTRACTED BY BUTTON PUSHING THEIR VOTING BLOCKS. THEY'RE ALWAYS BLAMING TRUMP FOR SOMETHING AND YOU ALL NEED THE FEDERAL HE GOVERNMENT TO WORK WITH YOU IN PROPER POLICIES LIKE INVESTING TO REDEVELOP THE ENTIRE AURORA CORRIDOR AND YOU NEED THE STATE RESOURCES OF NOBLE USE THAT THE MAYOR COULD ASK FOR THAT THE COUNCIL COULD APPROVE THAT WOULD STAND UP AUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENTS WITHIN THREE DAYS. YOU CAN START PROCESSING PEOPLE TO GRADUATE. BUT UNTIL YOU START ADDRESSING THE CUSTOMS VIOLATING REPEAT OFFENDING CRIMES, WHERE PEOPLE ARE SMOKING CIGARETTES AND VAPOR RISING AT THE BUS STOP AND THEN THEY BLOW IT INSIDE THE BUS, THINKING THEY'RE SO COOL, THEY DESERVE A $25 TICKET, AND THEY CAN WORKS OFF AT COMMUNITY SERVICE. BUT IF YOU'RE DOING DRUGS AROUND THE BUS STOP OR PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE WHERE PEOPLE ARE LIVING AND WORKING, YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN A TRESPASSING TICKET TOWARDS DRUG TREATMENT AND SINCARY ALREADY LIVING IN AN UNAUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENT SELF-DESTRUCTING, YOU CAN LIVE IN AN AUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENT AND BE SUPERVISED, AND THEN ONLY FOCUS ON YOUR DRUG ADDICTION AND START DOING COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SUPERVISED AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THE FARMERS MARKET CO-OPS, REMEMBER THE TUKWILA FARMERS MARKET WHERE YOU GET FIVE POUNDS OF RED RUBY GRAPEFRUIT IN THE WINTERTIME FOR LIKE $7? WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT AT THE FRED MEYER AND ELSEWHERE PLACES AROUND THE CITY WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS USING THE FRESH BOX BUT YOU CAN ALSO EVENTUALLY GET MULTICULTURAL CUISINE OFFERINGS AT THE UPPER LEVEL OR BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH AN ANTI-TRUST ABUSE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THEY PUT THAT TOINGS LEASE THAT THE OWNER WENT ALONG WITH. NOT ALLOWING FOR GROCERY STORES -- >> THANK YOU, MR. HAPS. I DON'T SEE MS. SINCLAIR PRESENT. NO, WE DON'T SEE HER PRESENT. OKAY. WE'LL SAY -- WE'LL WAIT FIVE SECONDS. MS. DONITA SINCLAIR. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR US, IF YOU'RE WATCHING ON TV BUT YOUR NAME IS IN RED, NOT PRESENT, BUT DID YOU SIGN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR LIST OF REGULAR -- REGISTERED SPEAKERS. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME TO PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD, IN PERSON, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SEND IN THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT VIA EMAIL, FOLKS THAT GIVE THROUGHS' PUBLIC COMMENT DURING MEETINGS AND ALSO WHEN WE'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE GET PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHANNELS, EVEN THROUGH COMMITTEE MEETINGS WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH ALL OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS. WE'RE ALWAYS GETTING PUBLIC COMMENT. WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR COMMENTS TODAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO THE AGENDA. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE'S IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE'RE GOING TO NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 10th, 2026, AND COUNCIL BILL 121162, PAYMENT OF THE BILLS R. THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WITH LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE I'M GOING TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONCEPT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> IN A FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU. THE CONCEPT CALENDAR ITEMS ADOPTED L. THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE AGENDA. >> DELIVERED BY MAYOR KATIE B. WILSON ON FEBRUARY 17th, 026. >> I SAID MOVE INTO THE AGENDA. I MEANT INTO THE RECORD. I SAID AGENDA TWICE. I'M GOING TO MOVE TO ACCEPT THE FILE CLERK 315474. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND TO ACCEPT AND FAIL CLERK FILE AS SPONSOR I WILL PROVIDE COMMENTS AND THEN OPEN TO THE FLOOR. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT MAYOR WILSON HAS PRESENTED THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AND CAME HERE TO HAND-DELIVER IT HERSELF. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT BEING THE NORM EVERY YEAR AND SETTING THE TONE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS REGARDING THIS AJT GENERAL DA ITEM? CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ACCEPTING THE FILING -- ACCEPTING AND FAILING THE CLERK FILE. TONGUE TWISTER THERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> IN A FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> MOTION CARRIES AND THE CLERK FILE IS ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE L. THE CLERK NOW PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD. >> PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, 121158 RELAWSUITING TO INFORMATION SHARING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL AND IMMIGRATION LAWS PROHIBITING CITY PROVISIONS AND NONPUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION FOR USE ENFORCEMENT ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT BEING A FEDERAL MATTER. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASS. NONE OPPOSED. >> ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AS SPONSOR WILL YOU PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT AROUND OPENING REMARKS. COUNCILMEMBER YOU ARE ROIPPEDZ ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS BILL. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. COLLEAGUES, THIS BILL CAME THROUGH COMMITTEE. IT IS A BILL THAT AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUST SAID I SPONSORED. AS I MENTIONED, WHEN I BROUGHT THIS BILL BEFORE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, I KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL STRUGGLING TO FIND WAYS IS TO PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS, KEEP OUR CITY SAFE AND TO MAINTAIN CALM AS FEDERAL OFFICIALS CONTINUE THEIR BRUTALITY AND CRUELTY AGAINST OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS. WHAT I AND WE CAN DO ALL TODAY IS ENSURE THAT SEATTLE'S POLICY AROUND INFORMATION SHARING ARE CLEAR THAT THEY REFLECT OUR VALUES AND THAT THEY ALIGN WITH STATE LAW. THIS LEGISLATION PROVIDES THAT MUCH NEEDED CLARITY AND ALIGNMENT WITH STATE LAW. MY BILL UPDATES THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO CODIFY THE STATE'S KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING LAW. THAT LAW INSTRUCK LAW ENFORCEMENT NOT TO SHARE NONPUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. AND I ALSO ADDED A SECTION THAT EXPANDS THE PROHIBITION TO ALL CITY EMPLOYEES, NOT JUST LAW ENFORCEMENT, SO THAT MEANS ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS, ALL EMPLOYEES AT ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE BEING INSTRUCTED NOT TO SHARE PUBLIC -- NON POSSIBLE AVAILABLE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, OR ILLEGAL OBLIGATION TO DO SO. ILLEGAL OBLIGATION TO DO SO IS ALSO ACTUALLY CODIFIED IN THE KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING ACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, SO WANTING TO ADDRESS THAT THERE'S A PARAGRAPH THAT IS IN SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT I DID NOT CHANGE BUT THAT EXEMPTION FOR CRIMINAL PURPOSES ALSO EXISTS IN THE KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING ACT. REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO DO TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE CODIFYING KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING LAW INTO THE, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN DONE, SOMETIMES THESE THINGS HAPPEN, DOESN'T GET UPDATED TIMELY, AS IT SHOULD, WHEN THE STATE TAKES ACTION, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS CASE. THEN I ALSO FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT ALL CITY EMPLOYEES ARE NOT REQUIRED THAT THEY KNOW THEY ARE ALSO PROHIBITED FROM SHARING PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT DOESN'T APPEAR PUBLICLY IN ORDER TO SUPPORT AND KEEP OUR RESIDENT AND SEATTLE SAFE ACROSS THE BOARD. I BELIEVE, COLLEAGUES, AS I THINK WE ALL BELIEVE, I.C.E. OFFICIALS ARE ACTING UNCONSTITUTIONALLY, AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR CITY OWE EXCUSE ME WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN OUR CITY AND IN OTHER CITIES IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. WHATEVER ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE WE SHOULD BE TALKING, SUCH AS CLARIFYING AND STRENGTHENING CITY'S LAWS AND THAT IS WHAT I'VE DONE WITH THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY COLLEAGUES ONLY ONE ACTION WE CAN TAKE. IT DOESN'T PRECLUDE FURTHER ACTIONS. IT IS ONE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I'VE HEARD SOME OF YOU ARE CONSIDERING OTHER LEGISLATION AS WELL AND I KNOW COLLEAGUES, MANY CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ALSO IN OUR SAME SITUATION AND THEY'RE LOOKING AS WAYS TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT POP YOU LAINGSZ THEIR CITIES IN THE WAY THAT WE ARE IN SEATTLE. AS I SAID EARLIER, COLLEAGUES, THIS PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE. I HOPE THAT I HAVE YOUR SUPPORT IN PROTECTING ALL OUR RESIDENT, BY PASSING THIS BILL TODAY, AND I'M HAPPENING TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS -- EXCUSE ME, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> NO WORRIES. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD IN COMMITTEE I ABSTAINED. I HAD SOME QUESTIONS, IN PARTICULAR ABOUT SECTION 4.18.015B WHICH WE HEARD PUBLIC COMMENT ON. I STILL BELIEVE THAT SECTION NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING ACT OR WITH OUR CURRENT POLICIES OR PRACTICES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SO THAT'S WHY I ABSTAINED. I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS TODAY. BUT I DO ANTICIPATE BRINGING FORWARD LEGISLATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO -- AT A MINIMUM, UPDATE THAT SECTION TO MAKE IT CONSISTENT WITH THE KEEP WASHINGTON -- WOULD I BELIEVE TO BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING ACT AND SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD AND AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. >> THANK, COUNCILMEMBER LIN. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> THANK YOU. FIRST I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR DOING THIS, IN PARTICULAR, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS JOINING A LONG GROUP OF LATINO WOMEN THAT HAVE PERFECTED AND CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THIS LAW FOR PROTECTION OF REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT GOING BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ WHO BECAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT REFUGEE AND AFFAIRS, SOME OF US BACK IN THE DAY WHEN WE WERE RESCRATCHING AND RELOOKING AT THESE LAWS BACK IN 16, 17, AND 18, ABOUT NOT BEING ASKED ABOUT YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND THOSE OF US THAT PRACTICE ADD IN COURT IN WHICH THE COURT SYSTEM WOULD HOLD PEOPLE FOR -- IT WASN'T CALLED I.C.E., IMMIGRATION. AND WE WOULD HAVE TO FILE HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS THIS. IS IN THE LATE '90S. THAT'S HOW OLD I AM. TO TELL KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO HOLD FOLKS IF THEY'VE DONE THEIR TIME OR WERE FOUND NOT GUILTY YOU CANNOT HOLD THEM FOR IMMIGRATION TO COME PICK THEM UP. AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT WALKED BEFORE THAT HAVE WATCHED THIS TRADITION THIS GROWTH THIS EVOLUTION THAT THIS I KNOW IS RATE IN OUR FACE NOW WITH I.C.E., THOSE OF US BEING TARGETED, THOSE OF US WITH LATINO LAST NAMES, I JUST CAME BACK FROM BAKERS FIELD, MY RELATIVES, MY MEXICAN SIDE, ARE CONCERNED, AND THEIR RELATIVES AND THEIR FRIENDS. FOR SOME OF US WE ARE BEING HUNTED. AND I HATE TO SAY THIS BECAUSE COUNCIL PRESIDENT YOU AND I HAD A TALK ABOUT THIS. WE HAVE SURVIVED GENOCIDE ENSLAVEMENT REMOVAL YOU NAME IT, AND WE'RE STILL HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE ALLYSHIP, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SAY THIS ON PEOPLE NOTE. WAY HOPE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE TODAY KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD BEHIND THE SCENES TO PROTECT EVERYBODY AND PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEES AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN MINNESOTA, AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. AND SOME OF US FEEL LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO SAW SOME OF US FEEL BECAUSE I LIKE TO START WITH FACT. EVERYONE IS WORKING VERY HARD BECAUSE WE LOVE THE CITY AND WE LOVE THIS COUNTRY, AND THIS IS OUR COUNTRY. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT. I WISH WE COULD DO MORE, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO BE VERY CLEAR H. THIS IS WHAT I LIKE WHAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS DONE. MORE THAN MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ALSO WITHHELD FROM -- WITH HELP FROM OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, WORKING WITH THE U.S. ATTORNEY, WORKING WITH OUR A.G., WE DON'T SHARE EVERYTHING WE DO UNTIL WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE CAN DO OUT HERE ON THE DIAS, BUT YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE ARE DOING THAT. ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE I WANT TO THANK OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO APPLE GAZE FOR SOME PEOPLE COMING HERE ATTEMPTING TO, I DON'T KNOW, HUMILIATE OR INTIMIDATE YOU. I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEHAVIOR BEFORE, FROM A COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND I JUST -- I WANT TO SAY I'M SORRY FOR THAT. AGAIN, IT'S THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE, AND YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE PERSON BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD RESPECT THE OFFICE. AND THAT'S ALL I ASK, IS THAT DIGNITY AND RESPECT, PARTICULARLY TO YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. WITH THAT I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE BILL THAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF US? I'LL LOOK TO LEFT AND RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA YOU GET THE LAST WORD. >> POLICIES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR THOSE WORDS. LIKE I SAID, WE ARE ALL STRUGGLING ON HOW TO BEST HELP OUR IMMIGRANT POPULATION HERE IN SEATTLE. AND THE THING I THINK SOMETIMES THAT IS LOST AS WE ARE WORKING WITH LAW AND WE DO TO HAVE WORK WITH LAW AND I DID WORK WITH LAW WHEN CRAFTING THIS BILL, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING I SORT OF SAT THERE AND DID ON MY OWN. I VERY MUCH WORKED WITH OUR LEGAL COUNCIL, AND I THANK HER FOR HER GUIDANCE. AS WELL AS DID MY OWN OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT YOU LIKE TO CALL THE RIVERA DUE DILL GERNS AS I WAS DOING THIS WORK, BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO THAT. MOST OF YOU KNOW BY NOW THAT I DON'T -- I DON'T TAKE THINGS LIGHTLY WHEN I DO THEM. I REALLY DO MY DUE DILIGENCE. I DO ALL MY RESEARCH. I CONSULT WITH LAW. AND, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO DO THINGS AS BEST WE CAN, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES BEHIND THE SCENES, WHICH IS WHY I SAID THIS IS ONE THING WE'RE DOING. IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING. AND WHEN WE IDENTIFY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO, WE NEED TO DO IT. AND THIS IS WHAT THIS IS. SO AGAIN, I -- YOU KNOW, AND I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ LEGAL POINT BECAUSE I ALSO APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER LIN WHAT YOU RAISED AND I DID WORK WITH LAW TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PARTICULAR BILL WAS WITHIN THE LEGAL BOUNDS OF WHAT WE COULD DO AND THAT IT ALIGNS WITH KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING. SO AS I SAID DURING -- AND YOU ALL WEREN'T AT COMMITTEE, ALL OF YOU, SO I'LL SAY THAT HERE, TOO, COUNCILMEMBER LIN, YOUR COMMENTS WHILE I APPRECIATE THEM, THEY DO MERIT FURTHER LEGAL ANALYSIS AND CONVERSATIONS, AND I WELCOME IN THAT THE FUTURE. TODAY I KNOW LEGALLY THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO. AND NOT WANTING TO DO THINGS, ALSO, COLLEAGUES, REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE DO THINGS WE KNOW WE CAN DO. I THINK YOU ALL KNOW I'M NOT SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO MAKE PROMISES THAT I CANNOT KEEP. THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THIS IS WITHIN OUR POWER TO REQUIRE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, SPD IN THIS CASE, AND ALL OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS, NOT TO SHARE INFORMATION ABSENT A JUDICIAL WARRANT IS SOMETHING WE ABSOLUTELY CAN DO. AND WE SHOULD DO. AND SO THAT IS WHAT THIS DOES TODAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY WORDS TODAY, COLLEAGUES, AND I HOPE THAT YOU'LL SUPPORT ME IN THIS, AND THEN I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AS WE ALL GRAPPLE TO DEAL WITH WHAT I CANNOT BELIEVE WE'RE DEALING WITH AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR THE SUPPORT AND THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS TODAY, THOSE OF YOU THAT SHARED THOUGHTS TODAY BUT I TALKED TO MANY OF YOU BEHIND THE SCENES. I KNOW I SPOKE WITH ALL OF YOU WHEN I WAS INTRODUCING THIS BILL BEFORE IT CAME TO COMMITTEE, BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNEW WHAT WAS ON MY MIND AND WHAT I WANTED TO DO AND HOPEFULLY GET YOUR SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING OUR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS IN SEATTLE. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I THINK WE ARE READY TO CALL THE ROLL IF THERE'S IS? OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD, ALL THE WORK YOU DID BEHIND THE SCENES AS WELL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE WALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BIT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> IN A FIVE, NONE OPPOSED. >> BILL PASSES. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. SO THE NEXT HE WILL ITEMS ARE MINE L. THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER THREE INTO THE -- ARE YOU ABLE TO READ ALL THREE OR NO? NEVER MIND. THE CLERK GAVE MAE LOOK. WAS NO. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER THREE INTO THE AGENDA. >> COUNCIL BILL 121 RELATED TO BITTER LAKE RESERVOIR PROPERTY TO THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. IT'S THE LOOK YOUR MOM GIVES YOU WHEN YOU'RE LOUD AT CHURCH, OR YOUR GRANDMA MA USED TO GIVE YOU. NO. IT WAS JUST A LOOK. AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE I WILL PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. THIS TRANSFER AREA WILL BE USED FOR STREET AND SIDEWALK PURPOSES, NOT USED FOR ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE UTILITY BLEW JECTS. SO THIS EXPANSION OF THE SIDEWALK IS NECESSARY STEP TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AND BUILD TOWARDS LONG-TERM PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND COLLEAGUES I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE HAD FOUR IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT COUNCIL BILL 121155? SEEING NONEL CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> IN A FIVE, NONE OPPOSED. >> BILL PASSES. THE CLAIRE WILL SIENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 4 INTO THE RECORD. >> CLERK READING) >> COLLEAGUES, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH SPD, SIT ON OTHER COLLABORATIVE BODIES WITH OUR CEO, ANDREW LEE, AND YOU FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT HE WILL REPRESENT OUR CITY'S DRINKING WATER SUPPLY NEEDS VERY COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS AT THE WATER SUPPLY FORUM. I BELIEVE HE'S THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. YOU ALL HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH HIM AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS BIT. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS BILL? IT PASSED THREE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. WILL CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> IN A FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES. AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF L. THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER FIVE INTO THE READ. >> AGENDA ITEM FIVE, RELATES TO CEDAR RIVER MUNICIPAL WATERSHED AMENDING SECONDARY USE POLICIES ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 114632 TO PROVIDE LIMITED APPLICATION HERBICIDE IMAZAPYR TO TREAT INVASIVE KNOTWEED SPECIES. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSES. >> S P HAW SUCCESSFULLY TREATED KNOTWEED, SPELLED WITH A K, IN THE CEDAR RIVER MUNICIPAL WATERSHED SINCE 2010, AND THEY USE LESS AND LESS EVERY YEAR. THIS YEAR, THEY'RE EXPECTED TO USE 1.5 OUNCES TO TREAT THIS AREA. JUST TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED THEY WERE USING 700 OUNCES TO TREAT THIS AREA. NOW IT'S 1.5 OUNCES BECAUSE IT'S MAINTENANCE TO THIS. SO BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT IS ESSENTIAL. THIS IS WHY THIS INCLUDES OVERSIGHT AND WE HAVE TO APPROVE AN HERBICIDE WITH AN ANNUALLY REPORT ON THE TREATMENT AND IMPACT. COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S JUST REALLY GOOD, I HATE TO SAY WHAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SAYS, BUT GOOD GOVERNANCE ON THIS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? AWESOME. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> IN A FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> BILL PASSES. CLAIRE WILL SIENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SICHG TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. COLLEAGUES, THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR AND THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION OR ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, BEFORE I CALL AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, JUST BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS IN RAINIER BEACH THAT CAME UP TODAY A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE ONE THING THAT THE FAMILIES HAVE SAID TO FOLKS IS THAT THEY WANT TO CONTINUE FOR THE NAMES TO BE REMEMBERED. SO VERY MISSED BY THEIR COMMUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO UPLIFT RAINIER BEACH AND THOSE FAMILIES IN OUR HEART. I KNOW THERE ARE A TON OF COUNCILMEMBERS, ALL OF US AGREE WITH THAT. WHENEVER A BABY, A KID, ANYONE IS SHOT IN OUR CITY, WE -- OUR HEART ALWAYS BREAKS FOR THAT. AND THIS IS NOT TRYING TO POLITICIZE ANYTHING THIS. IS OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE WITH EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT THEIR DEATH IS NOT IN VAIN, THAT OUR PRAYING IS NOT IN VAIN THAT OUR FASTING IS NOT IN VAIN, THAT UP THE ROAD WILL BE ETERNAL GAIN. FOR OUR KIDS. WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, COLLEAGUES, WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE PURPOSE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LITIGATION. THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION IS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MAT WEARS CITY ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS PRESENT TONE SURE THE COUNCIL RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR OPEN SESSIONS. I EXPECT THE TIME OF EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END TODAY BY 4:45, ABOUT ONE HOUSE, 4:45 P.M. IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME I WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND EXPECTED DURATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURN. SO OUR NEXT REGULARLY CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS FEBRUARY 24th AT 2:00 P.M. THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW UNEXECUTIVE SESSIONS. COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU WILL LOG ON TO YOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION ZOOM MEETING THAT YOU ALL HAVE. THANK YOU.