SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS TO: 03. I'M SARA NELSON. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] NINE PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO, OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS I HAVE A PROCLAMATION HONORING REVEREND HARRIET WALDEN. THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE SIGNED AND PRESENTED AT TODAY'S MEETING AND COMMENTS ON THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS. AFTER COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS WE WILL AFFIX OUR SIGNATURES AND THEN SUSPEND THE ROLES TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO OUR GUEST AND ALLOW OUR GUEST TO PROVIDE BRIEF COMMENTS. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. ALL RIGHT. THE ORIGINAL INTENTION WAS TO ISSUE A PROCLAMATION THANKING REVEREND WALDEN FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION AND TO MARK WHEN SHE FORMALLY RETIRED AS CO-CHAIR LAST SEPTEMBER. GOT IN THE WAY AND THEN THERE WERE A LOT OF , WE RENTED A SPRING BREAK AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS PRESENT TO PARTICIPATE IN SIGNING. SUFFICE TO SAY THIS PROCLAMATION IS A TAD LATE AND IT DOES GO WELL BEYOND THE REFERENCE WORK . THEY FOUNDED FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IN 1991 IN THE WAKE OF POLICE OFFICER IN 1990. ALL RIGHT. FAST FORWARD TO MY TIME ON COUNCIL, ON FAIRBURY 1520 22 COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR RECEIVED A LETTER SIGNED BY REVEREND WALDEN ON BEHALF OF MOTHERS FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IT WAS TITLED MOTHERS SUPPORTS MORE SPD HIRING TO INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR CITY. UNDERNEATH THAT TITLE WASN'T PART OF OUR CHARTER THAT SAID THERE SHALL BE MAINTAINED ADEQUATE POLICE PROTECTION IN EACH DISTRICT OF THE CITY , ARTICLE SIX, SECTION 1. THE LETTER BEGINS THAT IT SAYS NOT ENOUGH TRAINED OFFICERS ARE AVAILABLE TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND TO 911 CALLS FOR HELP. WHEN PATROL OFFICER COUNTER TO LOW, SPD IS FORCED TO RESORT TO EMERGENCY MOBILIZATIONS REQUIRING SWORN TRAINED INVESTIGATOR SUCH AS HOMICIDE DETECTIVES TO RESPOND TO 911 CALLS. THIS MEANS EVEN MORE HOMICIDE CASES WILL REMAIN UNSOLVED , A CATEGORY THAT INCLUDES FAR MORE BLACK VICTIMS THAN ANY OTHER RACIAL GROUP . THAT TRANSLATES INTO LESS HEALING , AND LESS JUSTICE FOR THE MANY FAMILIES OF BLACK VICTIMS WHOSE CASES REMAIN UNSOLVED. MOTHERS BELIEVES THE SITUATION IS UNACCEPTABLE , ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD UPHOLD THEIR OATH TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE POLICE SAFETY FOR EVERYONE IN OUR CITY. THEY SHOULD INCREASE SPD BUDGET TO HIRE AND TRAIN ENOUGH PATROL OFFICERS TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME AND ENHANCE JUSTICE, SEATTLE CITIZENS DESERVE A SAFE CITY. ALL RIGHT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I INTRODUCED MY FIRST PIECE OF LEGISLATION AS A COUNCILMEMBER WHICH WAS RESOLUTION 32050 STATING COUNCIL'S INTENTION TO IMPLEMENT HIRING INCENTIVES FOR NEW AND LATERAL OFFICERS AND LIFT THE BUDGET PROVIDER THAT HAD BEEN PLACED ON SALARY SAVINGS FOR UNFILLED POSITIONS IN ORDER TO PAY FOR IT. PAST IN MAY OF 2022 AND AS COLLEAGUES KNOW LATE LAST YEAR WE EXTENDED THAT PROGRAM WHICH WAS GOING TO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31st 2024 AND WE INCREASED THE BONUS AMOUNT FOR LATERAL OFFICERS. WE ARE SEEING POSITIVE RESULTS IN HIRING . THAT IS NOT JUST THE RESULT OF HIRING BONUSES. ANYWAY , I SAY THIS BECAUSE IT IS ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW PROFOUND REVEREND WALDEN'S INFLUENCE HAS BEEN ON ME OVER THE YEARS AND AT THAT MOMENT I'M SURE I'M NOT ALONE IN WHAT I AM RECOUNTING TODAY. THIS IS JUST MY STORY. SO, THAT IS WHAT THIS PROCLAMATION IS ATTEMPTING TO GET AT, THE LIVES TOUCHED BY REVEREND WALDEN, NOT JUST WITH HER WORK ON CTC BUT BEYOND THAT. I WILL READ SOME STANZAS OF THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS REVEREND HARRIET WALDEN HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE TO PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY, UNDERSTANDING AND HEALING BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, WHEREAS REVEREND HARRIET WALDEN WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION WHEN IT WAS FORMED BY COMMUNITY IN THE WAKE OF JOHN T WILLIAMS SHOOTING A POLICE IN 2010 WHICH LED TO THE CONSENT DECREE IN 2012 . WHEREAS REVEREND HARRIET WALDEN WAS ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS OF THE 2017 POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE WHICH CREATED A THREE-PART CIVILIAN LED POLICE ACCOUNT ABILITY SYSTEM IN SEATTLE UNDER WHICH THE CPC WAS MADE PERMANENT AND ITS SCOPE EXPANDED. WHEREAS REVEREND WALDEN SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AMONG THE POLICE DIVISION IN 2017 UNTIL STEPPING DOWN ON DECEMBER 30th 2020 FOR VOICE TO CLINICAL DISCUSSIONS OF POLICE REFORM AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. WHEREAS HARRIET WALDEN'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ADVANCING MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACIAL EQUITY, POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMMUNITY TRUST IN SEATTLE AND WHEREAS REVEREND WALDEN HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP BY COMBINING SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND A PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE, I WILL JUST GET TO -- NOW THEREFORE THE CITY OF SEATTLE HONORS REVEREND HARRIET WALDEN, AND ADVOCATE LEADER AND CHANGE MAKER WHOSE IMPACT WILL CONTINUE TO SHAPE AND INSPIRE OUR CITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THAT IS JUST SOME OF THE TEXT . I AM PROUD TO PRESENT THIS TODAY, ALBEIT A LITTLE BIT LATE. DO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY COMMENTS? LET ME SEE IF I CAN SEE MY SCREEN. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> ME FIRST. AWESOME. THANK YOU MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT. JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION FORWARD. I WANT TO USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE SERVICE AND TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE TO OUR SHARED COMMUNITY ACROSS SEATTLE OF REVEREND, THE ESTEEMED, DISTINGUISHED REVEREND HARRIET WALDEN. I HAD THE PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND PLEASURE OF ORIGINALLY MEETING REVEREND WALDEN ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO NOW WHEN WE BOTH SERVED ON THE MAYORS POLICE CHIEF SEARCH COMMISSION. TASKED WITH HELPING TO FORMULATE A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND QUESTIONS THAT WOULD BE SELECTED CANDIDATES WOULD BE ASKED FOR THE CHOICE OF NEW POLICE CHIEF. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING REVEREND WALDEN. THAT WAS NO DOUBT THE FIRST TIME SHE HEARD OF LITTLE OLD ME . HER REPUTATION PRECEDED HER AND I WAS WELL AWARE OF HER SERVICE AND HER INVALUABLE MANY DECADES OF INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MANY COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY. WE WERE IN THE TRENCHES TOGETHER DOING THAT WORK , GOOD OLD-FASHIONED NITTY-GRITTY TRYING TO ELEVATE OUR CITY , TRYING TO RESTORE COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING, TRYING TO SELECT THE BEST LEADER FOR THE CITY TO HELP TAKE THE CITY AND NEXT PHASE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, ET CETERA. THROUGH THAT TIME I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BENEFITING GREATLY FROM REVEREND WALDEN'S MENTORSHIP, FRIENDSHIP , SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE AND JUST SAGE ADVICE ON ANY NUMBER OF IMPORTANT TOPICS. SHE IS AN ELDER IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, REVEREND WALDEN, I DO APPRECIATE YOU PERSONALLY , ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WILL. I RESPECT YOU AS AN ELDER IN OUR COMMUNITY . I HAVE A TON OF RESPECT FOR YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY MANY OF WHICH ARE HERE WITH YOU TODAY AND YOU HAVE CERTAINLY IMPACTED AND BENEFITED MY LIFE AND I AM INSPIRED BY YOUR SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AREAS OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, POLICE REFORM, RESTORING COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING AND OTHERS. I APPLAUD YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY , YOUR WORK AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION AND AS SOMEONE WHO IS, AGAIN, A CHAMPION OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY , ONE OF THE STRONGEST ADVOCATES OF COMMUNITY POLICING. ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND I'M SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO JOIN AND ATTACH MY NAME TO LITERALLY GIVE YOU YOUR FLOWERS , THE PAPERWORK FORM, TODAY. THANK YOU, MA'AM. APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL YOU DO. IT'S CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMB >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD. I'M GOING TO SPEAK TODAY REGARDING WE ALWAYS CALL HER, AFFECTIONATELY, MOTHER WALDEN, BUT SHE IS KNOWN TO THE COMMUNITY AS REVEREND WALDEN FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE AND EVERYTHING YOU DO, HE WAS A PERSON. YOU KNOW THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE AT THE CITY WITH POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IS SOMEONE I'VE LOOKED UP TO FOR A LONG TIME GROWING UP IN THIS COMMUNITY AND HAVING PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME WALK THROUGH THE TRENCHES AND BLAZE PATHWAYS FOR FOLKS HAS BEEN REMARKABLE. ONE OF THE THINGS I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU IS YOU RUN A BOOK CLUB AT GARFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER CALLED THE MARCUS GARVEY BOOK CLUB BECAUSE YOU ARE PHENOMENAL AS HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY AND HOW INCREDIBLE THAT IS TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR KIDS. YOU'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT MAKING SURE OUR BABIES ARE SAFE, COMMUNITIES ARE SAFE AND YOU HAVE BEEN A BRIDGE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND SUCH A BEACON OF HOPE AND LIGHT FOR FOLKS. EVERY TIME SOMEONE SEES YOU, YOUR SMILING OR YOU ARE LAUGHING OR YOU ARE BRINGING LEVITY TO SITUATIONS. WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. ONE OF MY FAVORITE LINES YOU SAID WHEN WE ALL GOT INAUGURATED, WHICH WAS MY FAVORITE , WAS A BLACK PEOPLE CAN SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AND THAT WAS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE LINE BECAUSE OFTEN TIMES OTHERS SPEAK FOR US, BUT YOU WERE VERY LOUD ABOUT THAT AND THAT WAS AMAZING. THE FOUR SONS YOU HAVE RAISED AND THEIR IMPACT IN THIS COMMUNITY AND YOU'VE RAISED INCREDIBLE SONS THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY. JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I KNOW YOU MIGHT BE RETIRED, BUT YOU ARE NOT TIRED AS WE LIKE TO SAY. YOU STILL HAVE A LOT TO CONTINUE TO GIVE TO THIS COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU. WE LOVE YOU AND SO HAPPY TO SIGN ONTO THIS PROCLAMATION. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> THANK YOU. I THINK ABOUT WHEN I FIRST MET MOTHER WALDEN. IT WAS MAYBE A LITTLE MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO. WE WERE BOTH WORKING ON USE POLICE RELATION ISSUES AND IN THE CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH HER AND OUR COLLEAGUES AT THAT TIME IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT A WOMAN I WANT TO MESS WITH. WHEN IT COMES TO ACCOUNTABILITY , HOLDING POLICE ACCOUNTABLE , HOLDING ME ACCOUNTABLE , I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH. I'VE HEARD YOU REFER MANY TIMES AS MOTHER. ONE THING I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYBODY CALL YOU DIRECTLY WAS JUST HARRIET. NO. YOU ARE MORE THAN THAT. YOU ARE A MOTHER, A REVEREND . ANOTHER THING I RECALL IS YOU ACTUALLY CHALLENGED ME . HE SAID YOU'RE DOING ALL THE STUFF WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR COMMUNITY ? FOR YOUR COMMUNITY? IT MADE ME CHECK MYSELF TO SAY WHAT AM I DOING IN MY COMMUNITY FOR MY COMMUNITY? AS A RESULT OF THAT I STARTED DOING MORE FOR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST FOR MY JOB . I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR THOSE REASONS AND MANY OTHERS, FOR YOUR LONG LEGACY, LONG HISTORY OF SACRIFICE TO THIS COMMUNITY, THIS IS OVERDUE IN MY MIND SO I'M HAPPY TO SIGN OFF ON THIS. IN QUEUE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE. >> THANK YOU . WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I DON'T HAVE THE HISTORY LIKE MY COLLEAGUES DO. WE FIRST MET AT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY ADVISORY MEETINGS THAT WERE HELD THAT WERE SO IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF CONNECTING COMMUNITY AND SPD TO INCLUDE THE BEFORE THE BADGE PROGRAM WHICH IS A GREAT LEGACY. ONE THING I NOTICED IN THOSE MEETINGS , CLEARLY, A STRONG VOICE AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, A STRONG PRESENCE. THAT CONTINUED ON ONCE I BECAME A COUNCILMEMBER AND THEREFORE HAVING OVERSIGHT WITH OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS , THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION AND WHETHER MEETINGS IN MY OFFICE OR MORE BROAD MEETINGS, AGAIN, SUCH A STRONG VOICE AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY SUCH A STRONG PRESENCE. THAT WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ON AND BE BOLSTERED AND PROGRESS BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK YOU'VE DONE. I THINK IT'S FITTING TODAY AS PART OF THE AGENDA, AS PART OF MY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO INTRODUCE AN AGENDA ITEM RELATED TO ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CPC . AS I LOOK AT HER, I SEE OUR FUTURE AND THE FACT THAT SHE WALKS, AS THEY SAY, ON THE SHOULDERS OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE AND IT IS STRIKING TO HAVE OUR ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND YOURSELF. I THINK IT IS A GREAT TESTAMENT TO BUILDING COMMUNITY AND BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION. AS A VETERAN I LIKE TO SAY TO BECAUSE THIS IS OFTEN SAID TO MILITARY PEOPLE OR VETERANS BUT IT SHOULD BE MUCH BROADER THAN THAT. THAT IS SIMPLY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. NOT SEEING ANY OTHER COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. REVEREND WALDEN, I WANTED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK, IT HAS MADE ME A BETTER ELECTED LEADER FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU HAVE PAVED A PATHWAY WHERE MANY OTHERS CAN JOIN IN IN SO MANY WAYS TO HELP AND ASSIST OUR COMMUNITY JUST BY BEING PRESENT FOR OURSELVES. IT'S BEEN A JOY TO GET TO KNOW YOUR SONS. I ONLY KNOW TWO OF THEM. IT'S FUN THAT WE SHARED A TEACHER AT DIFFERENT TIS IN COMMON AND WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID AND I WILL REITERATE RIGHT NOW IS NOT ONLY AM I INSPIRED BY YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, THERE IS NO GREATER TESTAMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION WITHIN YOU IS THE CHILDREN YOU RAISE. IT'S NOT JUST YOUR BOYS , BUT IT'S ALSO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY FOLLOWING BEHIND YOU. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU. >> ONE FINAL COMMENT . TO COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH EARLIER NOTE WHETHER YOU REALIZE IT OR NOT, MA'AM , I LEAN HEAVILY ON THINGS I'VE HEARD . VARIOUS WISDOM AND INSIGHT I'VE HEARD YOU SAY OVERTIME AND ONE OF THOSE FOR EXAMPLE IS WHEN YOU SAID BLACK PEOPLE CAN SPEAK FOR OURSELVES. I HAVE REMIXED THAT A BIT AND TAKEN IT A BIT FURTHER SAYING WE DON'T NEED SAVIORS, BUT I HAVE LEARNED AND WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN SO MUCH FROM YOU AND I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. WHEN I TALK ABOUT HOW I PROUDLY STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE REVEREND WALDEN OVER HERE WHO, BECAUSE OF THEIR SELFLESS SERVICE AND COUNTLESS INSTANCES OF SACRIFICE AND TREMENDOUS IMPACT THEY'VE HAD OVER THE CITY , OVER OUR REGION AND STATE OVERTIME BECAUSE IT SOME THINGS SHE'S HAD TO ENDURE IT CREATED A BETTER PATH FOR ME , MADE MY JOURNEY ALL THAT MUCH EASIER . IS IT PERFECT TODAY? NO. BUT I KNOW I WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT REVEREND WALDEN AND PEOPLE LIKE HER . THE FOUR OF US ON THE FRONT ROW IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. >> POINT OF ORDER. THAT'S DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. >> VERY DISRESPECTFUL AS WELL. >> THANK YOU AGAIN REVEREND WALDEN. HONOR YOU, CELEBRATE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU AND I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> REVEREND WALDEN, YOU ARE A STRONG PRESENCE AND COMMUNITY ACROSS THE CITY AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS, NOT JUST FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE CPC FOR ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU'VE MADE TO OUR CITY. OUR CITY IS BETTER BECAUSE OF ALL YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND BECAUSE YOU ARE IN IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM HONORED TO HONOR YOU TODAY. WE ARE SO LUCKY THAT YOU HAVE PUT SO MUCH INTO YOUR SELF OVER THESE YEARS TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU. >> JUST ONE FINAL WORD. FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, REVEREND WALDEN, YOU HAVE GIVEN ME ADVICE OVER THE YEARS AND WE HAVE SHARED A LAUGH OR TWO. OFTEN TIMES I THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD SHE SAY, WHAT WOULD SHE THINK WHEN I'M SITTING THERE TRYING TO MAKE A DECISION AND THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU HAVE INFLUENCED ITS FAST . WHEN YOU ALSO THINK ABOUT THE ACTUAL FORMAL POLICY , MY THANKS, I THINK, WOULD EXTEND TO THE WHOLE CITY BECAUSE I THINK YOU HAVE HELP MAKE SEATTLE A BETTER PLACE BUT JUST GETTING OFF THIS ALL THIS OFFICIAL TALK YOU'VE OPENED MY EYES AND MADE ME A BETTER PERSON AND BETTER LEADER. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING ANY COMMENTS OR ANY OTHER HANDS UP. WITH THE CLERK'S CALL THE ROLL ON WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO SIGN THE PROCLAMATION? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED. >> THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR OUR GUEST TO ACCEPT IT AND PROVIDE A FEW REMARKS. THE COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED. I WILL NOW PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. AS YOU MIGHT KNOW MY NAME IS REVEREND HARRIETT WALDEN, 1975 . SOME OF MY CHILDREN ARE HERE TODAY. CITY EMPLOYEE, BUT HE'S NOT WORKING TODAY. LET'S GET . HE GOT ALL THE TIME OFF. HE MAKES EYEGLASSES, THAT'S WHAT HE DOES. MY GRANDSON IS HERE. HE GOES TO SCHOOL AT HOWARD. HE IS HOME. I'M JUST , IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS TAUGHT MANY YEARS AGO IS TRY TO KEEP YOUR WORD. LET YOUR WORD BEER BOND AND SHOW UP AND WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME THEY MIGHT COME OR MAYBE THAT MEANS THEY ARE A NO-SHOW. ALWAYS WALK THEM THAT WAY. I STARTED MOTHERS AGAINST POLICE HARASSMENT IN 1990. ONE OF MY SONS ARE HERE RIGHT NOW. ERY PO THE NEW ONE COMING RIGHT NOW BUT I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING HIM. ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, YOU CANNOT ORGANIZE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS. YOU NEED TO ORGANIZE AND HAVE SOMETHING GOING BEFORE A CRISIS COMES. CITIES THAT HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON ALREADY USUALLY DON'T GO UP IN SMOKE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ORGANIZE ALONG THE WAY. YOU HAVE TO BE IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL BECAUSE CHANGE DOESN'T HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY. THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE. THERE'S A JAZZ SONG OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT I'M GLAD YOU HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR OVER THERE. I CAN SEE HER SMILE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. YEAH. THANK YOU. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO DO WAS MAKE SURE WE HAD OVERSIGHT IN SEATTLE. SOME PEOPLE WANT TO GET TO THE BALLOT AND MAYBE ONE DAY IT MIGHT GET THAT WAY BUT ONE THING I KNOW IS RIGHT AFTER THE WAR IT WAS THE WAR THAT WOULD END ALL WARS. THERE WAS A CHICKEN IN EVERY POT AND A CAR IN EVERY GARAGE. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID. I'M GLAD I WAS RAISED THE WAY I WAS. I WAS RAISED IN SEGREGATION, NEVER HAD A WHITE TEACHER IN MY LIFE. I STOOD AND I STAND HERE TODAY PROUD OF BEING ABLE TO SAY MY WORD WAS MY BOND AND IF I COULDN'T DO IT I WOULD ALWAYS LET YOU KNOW. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING BY MYSELF. SHE WORKS TO BRING THE G -- DOJ TO TOWN. ALMOST THREE DECADES. I'VE GROWN UP . REALLY GROWN UP DURING THIS PERIOD WE WERE WOMEN OUT THERE STOPPING AND JUST LOOKING AT THE POLICE AND NOT BEING AFRAID. WE USED TO SAY IF YOU WOMEN HAD HUSBANDS EVIL WOULDN'T BE OUT HERE. GIVING THE POLICE TROUBLE. YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH THAT TODAY BUT ALL YOU DO IS MAKE TROUBLE BECAUSE YOU GOT NO HUSBANDS BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR THE CHILDREN BECAUSE IN 1990 THEY WERE MAKING BUT KIDS GET OUT THE CAR AND PUT GUNS TO THE HEADS. WE STOPPED THAT. WE DID. THEY WERE MAKING BUT KIDS TURN THEIR HATS AROUND AND SAY THEY WERE GANG MEMBERS AND THEY WEREN'T . I'M PROUD OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE. IS IT UNFINISHED? YES. RIGHT NOW WE SEE WHAT IS COMING AND I HOPE SEATTLE WILL BE ABLE TO STAND TO ALWAYS BE RIGHTEOUS AND DO RIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY. I'M SO EXCITED I'M HERE INSTEAD OF THERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE STARTED THIS WORK THERE BUT I AM HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. REALLY AND TRULY , I'M GRATEFUL. IN MY LIFE I SAID WHAT DOES IT DO TO LOSE YOUR SOUL? I CHILDREN WAS MY SOUL . A LOT OF TIMES SOME PEOPLE DO WORK BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR CHILDREN. CHILDREN WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS FOR ME AND THAT'S WHAT I DID THE WORK. I DID EVERYTHING. MY CHILDREN AND OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN AND A CITY THAT HAS MORE ANIMALS AND CHILDREN IS A DYING CITY. SEATTLE, ON SOME LEVELS, YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CHILDREN HERE. CHILDREN MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND. THEY MAKE YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING . ALL RIGHT? THEY MAKE YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING . A CITY WITH CHILDREN , WHEN WE MOVED HERE SEATTLE WAS A KIDS PLACE . A KIDS PLACE. YOU REMEMBER THAT. NOW, IT'S NOT A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR FOR ALL THAT YOU ALL YOU ARE THE LAST CHEAP DATE IN SEATTLE. YOU SHOW UP FREE. I SHUT UP FREE FOR 35 YEARS FOR MOTHERS AND MY NEW REALITY IS THAT LOVE IS THE ONLY THING GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD. I'M GOING TO PASS OUT CARDS FOR PEOPLE AND ALSO THIS IS A BIG DAY. GIVE US A DONATION . JOIN US BEFORE YOU MEET US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE OUR WAY TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM HERE . FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC OUT THERE, THERE ARE SOME PHOTOS BEING TAKEN AND NOW WE WILL GO. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR AND THE COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TODAY? >> WE HAVE NINE REMOTE AND 23 IN PERSON. >> LET'S GIVE EVERYONE ONE MINUTE AND START WITH 10 IN PERSON AND ALL REMOTE. >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY REGISTERED. ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF IN-PERSON SPEAKERS ANIMATE SPEAKERS UNTIL PUBLIC COMMENT HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHILD WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT AND SPEAKERS IF THEY DO NOT AND THEIR COMMENTS IN THEIR ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOWS TO CALL IN THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS. >> THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS. ANDREW, JAMIE AND RACHEL. >> THANK YOU. AT A TIME LIKE THIS WE SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE FEDERAL LEVEL . DISREGARD TO CONSTITUTION, TO HUMAN LIVES , DISREGARD TO EVERYTHING MORAL AND LACK OF EMPATHY. WE IN SEATTLE HAVE PASSED RESOLUTIONS THAT CAME FROM CITY COUNCIL SAYING SEATTLE IS A SAFE PLACE. SAFETY IS TRANSPARENCY. PART OF SAFETY IS CARING FOR PEOPLE, NOT PROFIT. I DO ASK THAT YOU ALL ASK YOURSELF AS WE ARE HERE TODAY WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF YOU GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOSE YOUR SOUL? THANK YOU. >> FOLLOWING JAMIE IS RACHEL. >> MY NAME IS JAMIE. MY FAMILY LIVES IN DISTRICT TWO AND I'M HERE TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BEGIN ETHICS LAWS IN OUR CITY THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 1980. WORKING FAMILIES IN SOUTH SEATTLE ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY THE RENT, TO BILLS, CAR PAYMENTS AND GROCERIES WHILE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE OFFICES IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ARE POSTING BILLIONS OF PROFITS, CEOS ARE GOING ON TOY RIDES. WE HAVE A DEEPLY UNFAIR ECONOMIC SYSTEM BECAUSE CORRUPT POLITICIANS LIKE TRUMP AND POLICIES THAT BENEFIT THEMSELVES AND THEIR BILLIONAIRE FRIENDS. IS DEEPLY TROUBLING SEATTLE WOULD CONSIDER LEGALIZING JEFF PAZO'S VOTING TO REPEAL THE JUMPSTART TAX AND DEFUNDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IF HE WERE ON CITY COUNCIL. PLEASE REJECT THIS BILL, THANK YOU. >> PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING. YOU'RE WELCOME TO USE JAN'S HANDS. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS RACHEL. YUMA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY YOUR CONSTITUENTS THROUGH OUR VOTES. WE HIRE YOU WITH OUR VOTES TO DO THE JOB OF WORKING FOR US , WE THE PEOPLE. THIS IS THE HEART OF WHAT OUR DEMOCRACY IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE AND FUNCTION PROPERLY. ROLLING BACK WOULD SQUANDER THIS AND BECOME A THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY. YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO TRUST OR RESPECT JUST BECAUSE YOU HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE. YOU MUST EARN TRUST AND RESPECT. IT IS YOUR JOB -- IT IS OUR JOB TO HOLD YOU AS ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. IT IS OUR JOB TO DEMAND TRANSPARENCY AND IT IS YOUR JOB TO HELP UPHOLD THESE VALUES AND ENSURE US YOU ARE MAKING DECISIONS FOR US BECAUSE THIS IS WHY WE VOTED FOR YOU, TO WORK FOR US. PLEASE VOTE NO ON THIS PROPOSAL THAT WOULD FALL BACK ETHICS PROTECTIONS. THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE NO. >> MARSHALL AND THEN NATALIE. >> HELLO. I'M A SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY EMPLOYEE AND LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. I WOULD SAY IT'S HONEY TO THE COUNCIL TALK ABOUT ALL THIS POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY STUFF WHILE PEOPLE LIKE WERE KILLED BY A POLICE OFFICER, THEIR FAMILY STILL HASN'T GOTTEN JUSTICE AND THE CITY HAS MORE LAWSUITS THAN I CAN COUNT ON MY FINGERS AND TOES. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE CHANGE TO ETHICS PROPOSITION BY MY COUNCILMEMBER MORE . THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA LOWERING ETHICAL STANDARDS TO ALLOW OFFICIALS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA. IF THIS CHANGE PASSES ALL THESE COUNCILMEMBERS WHERE THEY OWNED RESTAURANTS OR OWNED BUILDINGS THAT PEOPLE PAY RENT FOR WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THINGS THAT WOULD AFFECT THE PEOPLE THAT USE THE SERVICES. TO FRAME THIS AS A DEMOCRATIC APPEAL IS A JOKE BECAUSE ARE SO MANY CITIES ON THE WEST COAST THAT HAVE THIS IN PLACE AND FUNCTION FINE LIKE LOS ANGELES AND SAN JOSE. TO CHANGE THIS IS UNDEMOCRATIC. YOU SHOULD REPRESENT YOUR COMMUNITIES, NOT YOUR FINANCIAL INTEREST, VOTE NO BECAUSE WE HAVE BIGGER ISSUES LIKE SPD. THANK YOU. >> NATALIE. >> MY NAME IS NATALIE MORGAN. I'M THE ORGANIZER FROM A NONPROFIT WORKING ON DEMOCRACY REFORM AND A MEMBER OF SEVERAL DEMOCRACY FOCUSED COALITIONS. LIKE MANY FOLKS HERE I'M ALSO A SEATTLE RESIDENT HERE TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO THE NEW PROPOSAL CONCERNING THE SEATTLE ETHICS CODE. CONCERNED ABOUT THE CHANGES TO THE CODE THAT WOULD ALLOW COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE ON MATTERS WHERE THEY HAVE A FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. I URGE YOU TO OPPOSE THIS PROPOSAL AND MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC TRUST IN OUR CITY GOVERNMENT. SEATTLE SHOULD CONTINUE ITS LEADERSHIP IN MOJUST AND TRANSPARENT DEMOCRACY, NOT REALLY BACK ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES LIKE THIS. PROPOSAL HARMS TRANSPARENCY AND DEMOCRACY AS A RESULT IT WILL ERODE PUBLIC TRUST. SOMETHING I THINK WE ALL KNOW IS ALREADY PRETTY PEERLESS. I WAS HERE TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF DEMOCRACY AND REALLY PROUD OF SEATTLE'S LEADERSHIP AND I'M DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THE ROLLBACK IS ON THE TABLE. PLEASE MAINTAIN STANDARDS ALREADY IN PLACE AND HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR VOTERS AND OPPOSE . >> DAVID. FOLLOWING DAVID IS MATT . >> I AM IN DISTRICT ONE. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 35 YEARS IN SEATTLE, RETIRED THEORETICAL PHYSICIST AND IF SOMETHING LOOKS BAD IN HIS BAD. I THINK IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA TO PASS SOMETHING THAT LOOKS BAD . >> MATT . >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I WANT TO ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THE URGENT NEED FOR STRICT LABOR STANDARDS IN SEATTLE'S DEVELOPMENT ESPECIALLY AS WE ENGAGE IN PROJECTS. IMPLEMENTING STANDARDS GOES BEYOND COMPLIANCE. IT FOSTERS STRENGTH IN ECONOMIC GROWTH . BY INTEGRATING APPRENTICESHIPS INTO OUR PROGRESS WE CREATE PATHWAYS FOR LOCAL WORKERS , YOUTH AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THESE PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING AND EQUIPPING INDIVIDUALS WITH SKILLS FOR THE INDUSTRY. IT BUILDS COMMUNITY WEALTH , SUPPORTING FAIR WAGES AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS HELPS DRIVE . BENEFITING EVERYONE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ESTABLISHING CLEAR LABOR STANDARDS BY PROACTIVELY ADDRESSING THESE WE CAN AVOID DISPUTES , ENHANCE PROJECTS REPUTATION ATTRACTING MORE INVESTMENT. LET'S COMMIT TO STANDARDS IN SEATTLE'S DEVELOPMENT. PLEASE SEE WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE BILL 1206 FOR REFERENCE. >> HI, I'M A MEMBER OF LOCAL 206 CARPENTERS UNION AND WHEN I THINK OF HAVING OUR MEMBERS WORKING IN THE SEATTLE AREA SINCE I RESIDENT OF WEST SEATTLE I'VE BEEN IN THE SEATTLE AREA MOST OF MY LIFE . I STARTED IN THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND WHEN I THINK OF THE PROGRAM I THINK OF MENTORSHIP AND THAT WHERE I LEARNED SAFETY AND HAD MANY MENTORS AND ENDED UP BECOMING A MENTOR MYSELF TO OTHERS. THIS HAS BEEN QUITE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON MY LIFE AND LIVING HERE IN WEST SEATTLE I KNOW THERE ARE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSES, HOUSING AND NEED TO EMPLOY LOCALS TO KEEP THEM EMPLOYED SO THEY CAN AFFORD TO LIVE WHERE THEY WORK. IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND A PLACE TO LIVE WHERE YOU'RE NOT JUST RENTING . THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILIES IN THE SEATTLE AREA THAT CAN USE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THANK YOU. >> ELIZABETH AND THEN GABRIEL JONES. >> AT AFTERNOON. I'M HUMBLED TO BE HERE TODAY AND HONORED TO BE HERE WITH A REMARKABLE GROUP OF CITIZENS FROM OUR COMMUNITY NEAR AND FAR. I'D LIKE TO WHAT I HEARD REVEREND WALDEN SAY TODAY. AS A HUMAN BEING LIVING ADJACENT TO A PUBLIC SPACE I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD UP OUR CIVIL SERVANTS, POLICE AND OTHERS THAT NEED OUR HELP AND NEED OUR HELP IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING THEM AND IN TERMS OF LETTING THEM KNOW WHEN THEY FAIL US. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FEWER THAN THREE INCIDENCES WHERE MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE HAD BONFIRES OR OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES ADJACENT TO OUR HOME WHERE WE HAVE CALLED IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE POLICE AND WHEN THEY'VE QUARRELED THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WE ARE FEELING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. THEY CORRALLED THESE PEOPLE AND RATHER OF THESE CODES YOU BROKEN WHITE'S IMPORTANT YOU NOT BE HERE AND DESTROY THINGS THEY SAY YOU KIDS TO NOTHING WRONG. I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH OUR WONDERFUL CIVIL SERVANTS AND CORRECT THESE ISSUES WE ARE FILLING OUR YOUNG KIDS. >> GABLE JONES IS THE NEXT SPEAKER IN THIS AND THEN WE MOVE TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> MY NAME IS GABRIEL JONES AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON A CHANGE TO THE CODE OF ETHICS. I'M SHOCKED AT HOW BRAZEN THE ATTEMPT IS TO ENRICH YOURSELVES AT A MAJOR COST TO YOUR CITIZENS. WE HAD A VETERAN COME IN AND TEARED UP TALKING HOW SCARED HE WAS FOR COMMUNITIES AND CITIZENS. WE HAVE UNHOUSED PEOPLE ON THE STREET EVERY DAY LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO GO AND WE LACK SHELTER. SCHOOLS NEED FUNDING, TRANSIT NEEDS WORK AND SO MANY THINGS.'S COUNCIL FOCUSES ON ENRICHING ITSELF. FOCUSED ON DOING THINGS TO MAKE THEMSELVES MONEY INSTEAD OF FIGHTING AND PUTTING YOURSELF OVER PEOPLE WHO ELECTED YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO ROLLBACK PROTECTIONS. SO MANY ISSUES THIS COUNCIL IS STRIVING TO PUT MORE OUT ON THE STREET WHICH IS ALSO WHY HE WAS DISGUSTED BY MEMO SAYING THIS WAS DONE FOR EQUALITY AND INCLUSION. I'VE HEARD THE PHRASE AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS BUT NOT ONLY THAT YOU'RE TELLING US WE SHOULD BE HAPPY AND VERY THRILLED ABOUT THE RAIN. TELLING US YOU'RE EVICTING PEOPLE OUT IN THE COLD IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE IS APPALLING. IF SO MANY NEEDS THIS IS SO WRONG AND I'M ASKING COUNCILMEMBER KATHY MOORE TO TAKE BACK THE BILL AND URGING NO VOTE. THANK YOU. >> OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER . PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR YOU HAVE BEEN UNNEEDED. YOU NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX. >> THANK YOU. I AM CALLING TO OPPOSE THE LEGISLATION PROPOSED ABOUT THE ETHICS RULE. WE HAVE HAD OUR CURRENT STATUTES IN PLACE IT'S 1980 ALONG WITH MANY OTHER LARGE CITIES ON THE WEST COAST ALONE AND WE HAVE BEEN A MODEL OF ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE COUNTRY OR WHEN WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO REQUIRE CANDIDATES TO CLOSE THEIR DONORS AND TO HAVE SEATTLE GO BACK ON OUR ETHICS CODE IN ORDER TO HAVE COUNCILMEMBERS BE ABLE GAINST E BELIEVE WE STAND FOR AND SAFETY IN OUR ELECTORAL PROCESS. THANK YOU AND I HOPE TO SEE THE LEGISLATION REMOVED AND OR VOTED DOWN. >> THANK YOU. >> HELLO. CITY COUNCIL IS CHANGING ETHICS POLICIES TO INCREASE THEIR PERSONAL BY RICH POLITICIANS IS NOT HYPOTHETICAL , IT IS FACT AND WE ARE SEEING IT EVERY DAY. THE WEALTHY CAN SWAMP OUR CITY WITH CORRUPTION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BILL THAT ENDANGERS THE VIABILITY OF OUR SHIPPING PORT WHICH IS NOW UNDER LITIGATION. LANDLORDS, MILLIONAIRES AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE A VERY SMALL GROUP IN THE CITY. ALLOWING THEM TO OVERTAKE THE NEEDS OF AVERAGE RESIDENCE IS OPENING UP THE FLOODGATES TO MORE CORRUPTION . COUNCILMEMBER KATHY MOORE, PLEASE RESEND THIS BILL. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> THANK YOU. >> HELLO. I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE PROPOSED ETHICS CHANGES. IN TODAY'S POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT WHEN WE ARE DEALING WITH THE MOST CORRUPT PRESIDENT IN OUR HISTORY , EASILY THE WORST PRESIDENT IN OUR HISTORY , WE CANNOT AFFORD TO COMPROMISE ON OUR VALUES. THE CITY COUNCIL IS HERE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE, NOT TO SERVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL INTERESTS. I ASK THAT YOU REMEMBER, THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR THE PEOPLE AND NOT FOR YOUR OWN SELF-INTEREST. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER. >> AT AFTERNOON. I AM A RESIDENT AND COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A VERY SMALL NONPROFIT. SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION OF THE ETHICS CODE CHANGE TODAY. WHEN WE WERE FORMING OUR NONPROFIT LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO I LEARNED A POLICY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT POLICIES A NONPROFIT . AS AN ORGANIZATION OF ONLY TWO STAFF , EVEN WE HAVE ONE IN PLACE THAT ONLY BOARD MEMBER SIGN AND BOARD MEMBERS RECUSE THEMSELVES IF THERE'S A CONFLICT. I THINK THE SAME EXPECTATION AT THE LEAST SHOULD BE REQUIRED OF THOSE MAKING THESE DECISIONS. AT THIS TIME WE ARE SEEING SO MUCH FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. WE NEED TO CHOOSE TO DO BETTER AND UPHOLD OUR ETHICAL STANDARDS LOCALLY, THANK YOU. >> IS HIGHLY OFFENSIVE WHEN THE POLICE CHIEF MISLEADS THE COMMUNITY SETTING EVIDENCE-BASED DATA ON 911 CALLS FOR SERVICE AT CRIME HOPS DOTS, PROPAGANDIZING EMBELLISHMENTS ABOUT SAFETY. THAT SAID, HIS THOUSAND SQUARE FEET ALLOWED TO HAVE TWO OF THOSE ON NOT ALLOWING ONE AT 1500 SQUARE FEET? I ASK BECAUSE IT'S A TELLTALE SIGN OF SABOTAGING A ROBUST HOUSING BUILDOUT. IT BRINGS ME TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION LEGISLATION INTRODUCED. I THINK IF CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF ETHICS HOW ABOUT YOU JUST CHANGE A COUPLE WORDS AND HAVE THE DISCLOSURE LEGISLATION ADDED TO THE SEATTLE COMMISSION'S OVERSIGHT ON REQUIRING CITY HALL, CITY COUNCIL, THEIR STAFF DISCLOSE THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST BECAUSE WE CAN GO DOWN A LONG LIST IN VIOLATION NOW GETTING IN THE WAY OF PROPER ROBUST HOUSING BUILDOUT'S. >> THAT WAS OUR LAST PRESENT REMOTE SPEAKER. >> BACK TO IN PERSON. JORDAN CROWLEY, DAVIES AND JULIA. >> HELLO. I'M HERE AS THE CHAIR OF THE THREE FOURTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS. EACH OF YOU WERE ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE, NOT REWRITE THE RULES FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT YET THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT THE DRAFT ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS PROPOSES. THE FUNDAMENTAL OF THE VARIABLE IS MEANT TO FOSTER AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR CITY GOVERNMENT. THIS IS REGRESSION, NOT REFORM. TO ARGUE CHANGES NECESSARY IS TO ADMIT YOUR DESIRE TO BREAK THE RULES AS THEY STAND. RATHER THAN RECUSE THEMSELVES OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISE SO SUPPORTING REFERRED TO UNDERMINED PRECEDENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROLLING BACK CIVIL RIGHTS OF OUR CITY'S WORKING-CLASS. THE MORAL STAKES ARE SIMPLE, ELECTED OFFICIALS UPHOLD THE ETHICAL SAFEGUARDS PRESERVING OUR DEMOCRACY OR THEY ERODE THEM TO PERSISTENT PRIVATE INTERESTS. IF YOU CHOOSE THE LATTER WE WILL NOT BE SILENCE. TO SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DECLARE ETHICS OPTIONAL. THAT CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHOULD BE NO BARRIER TO POWER AND THE PUBLIC GOOD IS OF NO CONCERN. REJECT THIS BILL. >> MATT AND THEN JULIA AND SUMMER. I DON'T SEE MATT. FOLLOWING JULIA WILL BE SUMMER MILLER AND HALEY WILLIS. >> AGAINST THE ETHICS EXEMPTION FOR LANDLORDS I'M NOT A RENTER BUT MY DAD WAS. HE WAS FOUND DECEASED OF A HEART ATTACK UNABLE 22nd. HE HAD BEEN AT THE SAME PLACE AND HIS LANDLORD HAS TWO UNITS. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY FATHER'S APARTMENT WITH MY BROTHER THE LANDLORD WAS INSIDE GOING THROUGH MY DAD'S POSSESSIONS. THE FIRST THING HE SAID WAS I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. THE SECOND THING WAS THE ONLY RENT I NEED TO PAY IT RIGHT NOW. HE FOLLOWED US AROUND REFUSING TO LEAVE UNTIL EVEN MODE . THE APARTMENT REIT AND THERE WAS A STAIN WHERE MY FATHER HAD PASSED. THE LANDLORD HANDED ME A BOTTLE OF CARPET CLEANER AND SUGGESTED I COULD USE IT. WHEN I KNELT DOWN AND MAGGOTS BEGAN DANCING OUT OF THE CARPET I INSISTED WE CALL AN ACTUAL COMPANY. WE HAD TO LEAVE REPEATEDLY TO VOMIT SO BAD OTHER TENANT HAD BEEN STAYING WITH FRIENDS. THESE ARE YOU SHOULD BE GUARDING THE HEN HOUSE ? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? >> REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING AFTER PUBLIC SPEAKING, PLEASE. THAT IS CALLED DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR . >> WE HAVE SUMMER MILLER AND FOLLOWING SUMMER IS GOING TO BE HALEY WILLIS. >> MY NAME IS SUMMER MILLER AND I'M A MEMBER OF REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS. I RENT A ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT ON CAPITOL HILL AND I COULDN'T AFFORD RENT I ALSO COULDN'T AFFORD TO MOVE . LIKE SO MANY IN THE CITY I HAD TO TAKE ON A ROOMMATE AND SECTIONED OFF THE BEDROOM WHICH WAS HALF OF MY LIVING ROOM . THIS IS LIFE FOR MENTORS IN SEATTLE WHILE CORPORATE LANDLORDS RAKE IN PROFITS AND COLLUDE USING SOFTWARE NOW AT THE CENTER OF FEDERAL PRICE-FIXING LAWSUITS. WHAT IS DESPICABLE IS INSTEAD OF FIGHTING THESE CARTELS SEATTLE'S DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS ARE DOING THEIR BIDDING. THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE LAWS THAT STOP COUNCILMEMBERS WITH INTEREST FROM VOTING ON LEGISLATION. A CLEAR ATTACK ON THE BASIC PROTECTIONS WORKING-CLASS RENTERS FOUGHT TO WIN. THESE ARE THE SAME DEMOCRATS WHO TRIED TO REPEAL MINIMUM WAGE LAST YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED BY SOCIALIST FOUGHT BACK AND DEFEATED THEM. IT RAISED MINIMUM WAGE TO 2076 FOR ALL WORKERS . ANY DEMOCRAT WHO VOTES TO REPEAL THESE SIDING WITH BILLIONAIRES [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU . >> HALEY WILLIS. THEN IT WILL BE HOWARD . >> AT AFTERNOON. I'M THE POLICY MANAGER AT THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS. I'M HERE TO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO OUR ETHICS LAWS. WE WANT AND NEED HELP THE LOCAL DEMOCRACY AND A LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT CAN TAKE CARE OF EVERYONE WHO LIVES HERE NOW MORE THAN EVER. FOR THAT TO HAPPEN PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE TRUST IN YOU AND TRUST IN THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. WE ARE LIVING THROUGH TURBULENT , HOSTILE AND SCARY TIMES. PEOPLE'S TRUST IN GOVERNMENT IS VERY LOW. WE NEED STRONG ETHICS LAWS IN PLACE TO PROSTILE FEDER CLIMATE. WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE POLITICS AND ETHICS CANNOT BE SEPARATED AND WE SHOULDN'T SHY AWAY FROM STRONG ETHICS LAWS. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO ROLLBACK YOUR ETHICS RULES. THANK YOU. >> STOP . THIS IS THE LAST WARNING. I WILL HAVE TO ASK YOU LEAVE IF YOU CANNOT PLEASE FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. >> HOWARD GAIL AND THEN ALEX . >> THE MOST HYPOCRITICAL PART OF THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION ON ETHICS IS THE CLAIM FROM THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS BILL GIVES MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT DISTRICTS THAT INCLUDE VULNERABLE OR HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES A VOICE. THAT IS PERVERSE. THAT VOICE IS DESIGNED FOR THE DISADVANTAGED , FURTHER DISADVANTAGING THE DISADVANTAGED. WHERE THE WORKERS ARE RENTERS WHICH INEVITABLY HAPPENS WITH PEOPLE WITH CONFLICTS ALWAYS USE THEIR PRIVILEGE CONFLICTS TO DISADVANTAGE THOSE WITHOUT PRIVILEGE. WE NEED TO BE CLEAR , THE RATIONALE FOR THIS LEGISLATION IS IT ALLOWS REPRESENTATIVES TO VOTE , BUT THEY ARE GOING TO BE VOTING AGAINST INTEREST. MY SUGGESTION IS LET CONTINUE THE POLICY OF NOT VOTING AND IF PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT DON'T LIKE THAT THEN THEY CAN VOTE OUT THOSE PEOPLE. IT'S A TOTALLY PERVERSE IDEA TO CLAIM THAT THIS IS FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU. >> ALEX. FOLLOWING ALEX WILL BE AIDEN. >> MY NAME IS ALEX TSIMERMAN . I'M A TRUMP SUPPORTER , I AM A MAGA MEMBER. I HAVE DATE OF TRESPASS FROM YOU . I DON'T THINK -- I SPEAK ABOUT SEATTLE POLICE COMMISSION. FOR MANY YEAR, FOR MANY MEETING. STUPID COMMISSION IN MY LIFE. I GIVE YOU TWO EXAMPLES. EXAMPLE NUMBER ONE, I CANNOT SPEAK. PEOPLE CANNOT SPEAK. AND IS NEVER WORKING. THERE'S A DOZEN PEOPLE IN THIS COMMISSION NOBODY HAVE CRIMINAL. HOW YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT POLICE WITHOUT CRIMINAL HISTORY ? >> AIDEN CAROL AND THEN KATE RUBIN . THEN GWENDOLYN. >> ALL RIGHT. I GET TO FOLLOW SATIRE. DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TRUST YOU IS THE QUESTION THAT I KEEP ASKING MYSELF HERE BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW LONG YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RIDE THE WAVE OF A REAL OR PERCEIVED OVERREACH . THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF LEGISLATION THAT CAN BE PORTRAYED AS A BACKLASH TO FAR LEFT WING INSANITY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. JUST BECAUSE IT AFFECTS TENANTS AND OTHERS WHO ARE LESS ABLE TO SPEAK UP DOES NOT MEAN PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY ATTENTION OR HAVE ELECTORAL IMPACT. WE SEE HOW ACCOUNTABLE THE POLICE ARE WITH WHAT PPENED LAST NIGHT. >> MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN. I'M THE COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND A VOTED LIVING IN DT. I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE ETHICS CODE . VOTERS ELECTED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING YOU WOULD RECUSE YOURSELVES YOU HAVE A FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DISCLOSURE IS NOT ACCOUNTABILITY. EVEN IF YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN SEPARATE YOUR PERSONAL INTEREST FROM VOTES THERE IS NO GUARANTEE FUTURE AS WELL. THEY AREN'T ABOUT INTEGRITY, THEIR BOUNDARIES OF PUBLIC TRUST. LET'S BE CLEAR, YOU CHOSE TO APPOINT A LANDLORD TO COUNCIL KNOWING THE LANDLORD TO RENT RATIO WOULD BE TO DO ONE EVEN THOUGH SEATTLE IS A MAJORITY RENTER CITY. NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE RULES TO HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE. THIS IS A MASSIVE BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST. THIS UNDERMINES THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNMENT AND OPENS THE DOOR TO ELECTED OFFICIALS USING PUBLIC OFFICE FOR PERSONAL GAIN. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE, THANK YOU. >> I BELIEVE THE FIRST NAME IS GWENDOLYN HART AND THEN CAROL NELSON . >> I'M A RENTER IN GREEN LAKE AND A MEMBER OF WORKER STRIKES BACK. I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST A PROPOSAL TO REPEAL THE ETHICS LAWS. WORKER STRIKE BACK WAS STARTED BY FORMER CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND WITH HER WE WON THE CAP NEXT MONTH'S NOTICE FOR RENT INCREASES, AND MUCH MORE VICTORIES OF CITY COUNCIL RESIDENT SARA NELSON HAS PUBLICLY STATED HER INTENTION OF REPEALING. SEATTLE IS A MAJORITY RENTER CITY BUT WE SCRAPE FIVE OH CORPORATIONS RAKE MASSIVE PROFITS OFF OUR BACKS. THEY SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISING COMING FROM THE PARTY CONSIDERING DEMOCRATS ARE CURRENTLY SLASHING THE BUDGET 7 BILLION CUTTING HOSPITALS , SCHOOLS, FIREFIGHTERS, PUBLIC SERVANTS WHILE THEY LEAVE THE WEALTH OF THE BILLIONAIRES IN THE STATE UNTOUCHED. THE SAME COUNCIL PUT FORWARD A PROPOSAL TRYING TO DISMANTLE THE MINIMUM WAGE VICTORY WE WON AND WE BEAT THAT. WORKING PEOPLE APPEALING THIS LAW MEANS RIGHTS ARE COMING AND WE KNOW ANY OF YOU IN FAVOR ARE COMPLICIT. WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION. WE WILL REMEMBER [ INAUDIBLE ] >> CAROL NELSON AND . >> HELLO THERE. MY NAME IS CARL NELSON. THE 16 YEAR RESIDENT AND MEMBER OF THE CEDAR CROSSING TENANT ASSOCIATION. I'M HERE TO VOICE DISAPPROVAL FOR THE PROPOSAL BACKS TO COUNCIL ETHIC RESTRICTIONS. IT'S A TIME WHEN OUR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SHOWS NO ETHICS WHICH IS WHY LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO SHOW MORE . MOST WEST COAST CITIES HAVE ROLES LIKE THESE FOR A REASON AND A DISKLESS CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS STILL A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EVEN ASSUMING THE COUNCIL WILL WITHHOLD ITSELF TO A HIGH STANDARD WE HAVE NO INDICATION FUTURE COUNCILS WILL FOLLOW SUIT. UNDERSTAND EVERYONE ON THIS COUNCIL AND I BELIEVE VOTERS MADE THE DECISION HE WOULD BE GUIDED AND RESTRAINED BY A CERTAIN SET OF ETHICS. THOSE BEING PROPOSED TO THE REPEALED WATER DOWN TODAY . IT'S A BETRAYAL OF VOTER TRUST AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALL DO SO. >> ALLEN. THEN ROXIE. >> I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 4 AND RENTER OF THE TENANT ASSOCIATION. IT IS INCREASINGLY ALARMING AT THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE WITH INSTANCES OF CORRUPTION AND DEALING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL NOTABLY HIS ASSOCIATES IS IMPERATIVE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REINFORCED RATHER THAN WEAKEN THEIR ETHICAL STANDARDS. WEAKENING THE ETHICS CODE COULD PAVE THE WAY FOR USES OF POWER AND THE PUBLIC TRUST AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. THE ETHICS CODE IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST AGAINST CORRUPTIONS AND SERVES COUNCILMEMBERS ACTING IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PUBLIC RATHER THAN THEIR OWN FINANCIAL INTERESTS. BY REQUIRING RECUSAL PREVENTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST. REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH ACCOUNTABILITY AND PRIORITIZE PERSONAL GAIN OVER PUBLIC WELFARE. IT'S CONCERNING THE COUNCIL FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE WOULD TAKE AWAY ONE OF OUR CITY STRONGEST ETHICAL STANDARDS THAT PREVENTS ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM BENEFITING THEIR VOTES. FORMER SEATTLE [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU. >> ROXIE. >> WHAT'S UP? HOW ARE YOU DOING? SARA NELSON, YOU'VE GOT $2.3 MILLION IN THE BANK OR THAT'S WHAT YOUR NET WORTH IS AND YOU ARE PROPOSING TO VOTE TO REPEAL THE ETHICS THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO FURTHER ENRICH YOURSELF. IT'S NOT A GOOD LOOK. I DON'T TRUST YOU IN FACT , MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON HERE I DON'T TRUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ACTUAL COMMUNITY WITH THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND HERE, THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE LIKE I DOWHO LIVE ON THE STREET IN DIRE NEED OF HELP. DO ANY OF YOU DO THAT REGULARLY? ARE ANY OF Y'ALL INVOLVED WITH PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP LIKE THE MOST VULNERABLE? THANK YOU. THINK ABOUT THAT. GET INVOLVED WITH ACTUAL PEOPLE ON THE STREET. >> AT AFTERNOON. I WANT TO POINT TO THE SPECIFIC CODE EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT. SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE 4.1 6.070 IS PRETTY SIMPLE . IT DISQUALIFIES MEMBERS OF COUNCIL OR ANY CITY EMPLOYEE FROM PARTICIPATING IN DECISIONS , SO THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE ETHICS CODE WOULD MAKE THE EXCEPTION FOR CITY COUNCIL AND ALL OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE TO FOLLOW THE STRAIGHTFORWARD LOGICAL ETHICS CODE. WE'VE HEARD THAT HAVE STOOD UP TO SAY THIS IS THE ETHICS CODE WE WANT. A FUNCTIONAL DEMOCRACY REQUIRES THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING DECISIONS MAKE THEM FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT FOR THEIR OWN FINANCIAL INTERESTS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO SPEAK UP AND SAY WE BELIEVE IN A STRONG ETHICS CODE AND THIS IS HOW WE SUPPORT DEMOCRACY. THANK YOU. >> THAT WAS OUR LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR LIST OF PUBLIC SPEAKERS SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION , THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 29th, 2025 COUNCIL BILL 120976 WHICH IS THE PAYMENT , TO APPOINTMENTS FROM THE GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THE COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL IN THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. WITH THE CLERK OF FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD? >> APPOINTMENT TO 3144, PATRICE TISDALE AS MEMBER OF THE LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMISSION PER TERM TO APRIL 30th, 2027. >> ALL RIGHT. SO, I MOVE TO CONFIRM APPOINTMENT 3144. IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT. I WILL ADDRESS IT FIRST AND THEN OPEN THE FLOOR TO COMMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WAS NOT ABLE TO VOTE ON THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF PATRICE TISDALE DUE TO THE TERM AND EIGHT WHICH WOULD'VE EXPIRED BEFORE THE CONFIRMATION BY THE FULL CITY COUNCIL. THIS APPOINTMENT CORRECTS THE TERM AND APPOINTEE WILL SERVE A FULL TERM VERSUS US SHORTER-TERM . IT WAS TO OUR COMMITTEE MEETING AND WE ARE ABLE TO HEAR FROM THEM AND BACKGROUND AND WHY THEY WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE LINGERING FROM THAT PREVIOUS DISCUSSION? ANY COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD? >> APPOINTMENT OF ECI AMEH AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION. THE COMMUNITY RECOMMENDS BE AFFIRMED. >> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ECI AMEH WHO IS THE ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE POLICE COMMISSION FOR BEING HERE AND TO BASICALLY HAVE THE BATON TOSS , IT WAS NICE IN TERMS OF THE OPPORTUNITY EARLIER. COLLEAGUES , I ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS APPOINTMENT . ECI HAVE BEEN GREAT SINCE SHE FIRST STOOD UP AS DEPUTY AND STOOD UP ACTING THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS . HER LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN KEY. WHETHER IT'S HER EDUCATION , A GRADUATE FROM THE LAW SCHOOL , A MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOCIATION AND BECAUSE OF MY PERSONAL CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE LAW SO FORTH OF THE WORK DONE ON THAT FRONT WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS REPRESENTED IN YOUR RECORD AND RESUMES, FIRST, YOUR WORK WITH THE STATE . THE OFFICES YOU'VE HAD AND THE COUNTY WHEN THAT EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN REALLY STRONG AND FAVORABLE IN TERMS OF MAKING YOU THE CANDIDATE AND APPOINTMENT YOU ARE IN ADDITION TO HERE IN SEATTLE. BOTH THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS BUT MORE IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. COMING IN AND MAKING AN IMPACT RIGHT OFF THE BAT AS ACTING AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION. SO, COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I WILL JUST END AS WELL BY SAYING THAT THIS EXPERIENCE HAS A LOT FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WITHIN WASHINGTON STATE . IMPORTANTLY FOR THOSE , PERHAPS THE CLOSEST EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH HER , THE CO-CHAIRS AND COMMISSIONERS THAT WORK CONFIRM SHE IS WELL QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FRANKLY I CONCUR. COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS HERE? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING ECI A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS WORKING AT THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND I'M SO PLEASED TO SEE YOU IN THIS ROLE. ECI, WE ALWAYS SAY HARD-WORKING, BUT IT'S TRUE. SHE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY CLOSELY ALIGNED. I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE HER NOW IN THIS. I WILL BE SUPPORTING HER. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE SPOKEN ALREADY IN COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR STEPPING UP AND BEING READY FOR THIS RESPONSIBILITY AND CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY . WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. CONGRATULATIONS , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE AND YOU WILL BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. >> YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I WILL ASK YOU TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. >> I AFFIRM I POSSESS ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN THE SEATTLE CITY CHARTER AND THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION . THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES , THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY CONDUCT MYSELF AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION . >> WHAT A DAY. THIS IS BEYOND WHAT I EXPECTED AND THIS EXPERIENCE, HAVING THE HONOR OF SEEING THE PROCLAMATION FOR REVEREND HARRIETT WALDEN AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO SWORN INTO OFFICE IN THIS IMPORTANT POSITION. THIS HAS GONE BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO SAY TO ALL OF YOU , THAT'S MY NORMAL GREETING TO YOU ALL IN NIGERIA BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU IN PUBLIC SAFETY YOU PROBABLY GOT USED TO ME SAYING AND NOW WE HAVE A DIFFERENT WORD FOR AFTERNOON. THESE ARE THE TRADITIONAL COLORS OF MY TRIBE IN OUR ANCESTORS AND THE BLACK IS FOR THE EARTH AND BURIAL SHROUD OF OUR ANCESTORS AS WELL. I WEAR THIS REALLY PROUDLY. THIS COMES FROM NIGERIA, IT LIVES IN A CHEST IN MY MOTHER'S HOUSE AND EVERY TIME THE CHEST OPENS UP IT MEANS SOMEONE IN OUR FAMILY HAS ACHIEVED A LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE SO I'M SO PROUD THIS WAS OPEN FOR ME. I'M PROUD TO SAY HERE BEFORE YOU, TO STAND HERE BEFORE YOU AS A FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANT ATTORNEY, RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE . ALL OF THOSE ATTRIBUTES DESERVE TO BE REPRESENTED IN THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP IN THIS GREAT CITY. I'VE SHARED SO MANY OF MY GOALS FOR THE CPC AND THERE ARE SO MANY MORE, BUT JUST SO YOU HAVE THEM FRONT OF MIND, REBUILDING OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS IS FIRST AND FOREMOST. WE TALK ABOUT CPC'S RECENT AND THE CHANGES OUR ORGANIZATION HAS UNDERGONE IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS, BUT KNOW THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMWIDE RESET . THREE OUT OF FOUR OF ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS HAVE GONE THROUGH LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN THAT TIME , THAT WOULD BE OURSELVES, OPA AND THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. OUR PARTNERSHIP AT THIS TIME IS CRITICAL, MORE THAN EVER AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A FUTURE IN SEATTLE AND UNDERSTAND ACCOUNTABILITY MUST BE TAKEN INTO OUR HANDS AND OR ORGANIZATION IS HERE TO ENSURE COMMUNITY ALWAYS HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THOSE PARTNERS, TO OPA, TO SPD , FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION. LAST WEEK CPC HOSTED A MEETING OF THOSE PARTNERS AT OUR OFFICE TO DISCUSS CPC FEEDBACK ON SPD POLICIES. WHAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A ONE HOUR MEETING TURNED INTO A TWO HOUR WORK SESSION WITH LEARNING, BRAINSTORMING AND . Y TO MAKE THE POLICIES THE BEST THEY CAN BE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND SPD AND THAT'S WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP LOOKS LIKE 20 OPERATING AS IT SHOULD, AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE. WE ALSO HAVE TO FOCUS ON SECURING OUR RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE ESPECIALLY IN THIS BUDGET CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT. CPC COULD NOT HAVE MADE IT TO ITS CURRENT STANDING HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPUTY DIRECTOR POSITION IN 2024. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT POSITION WAS NEVER FULLY FUNDED NOR WERE OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES THAT INCREASED DUE TO EXPANDED ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE CHANGES IN 2023 . BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY. NOT JUST COMMUNITY OUTREACH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BUT BUILDING CAPACITY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO OWN THEIR SEAT AT THE TABLE AND TO CREATE THE SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THE WORK CPC IS DOING IS PAYING DIVIDENDS FOR THE ENTIRE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND FOR ALL OF YOU. WE ARE IN YOUR DISTRICTS, THROUGH DISTRICT LIAISON PROGRAM AND THE CITY AND WE SHARE THE FEEDBACK WITH YOU SO IT CAN INFORM THE IMPORTANT DECISIONS YOU MAKE ON THE DAIS. IT IS IMPORTANT WE WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY POLICE, THEY DON'T SEE GOVERNMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL PARTS , THEY DON'T SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CPC AND OPA , THEY DON'T EVEN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE FRANCE. THEY SEE US AS ONE CITY AND THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT WE HAVE ON THEIR DAILY LIVES. I WILL END HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ALTHOUGH YOU ALREADY TOOK THE VOTE. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW UP ANYTIME IF THERE'S MORE INFORMATION I CAN PROVIDE BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I THINK MY TALENTED STAFF TEAM FOR THEIR SUPPORT ENCOURAGEMENT COLLABORATION AND ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK AND FOR OUR COMMISSIONERS AND FOR MY HUSBAND SEATED HERE . HUSBAND OF SIX MONTHS BY THE WAY. WHILE ALL OF THIS CHANGE IN CPC WAS HAPPENING AND ALL OF OUR COMPLIMENTS, A WEDDING WAS ALSO PLANNED DURING THAT TIME. I WILL END BY SAYING WHAT YOU'VE SEEN FROM THIS ORGANIZATION IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS IS LIGHT WORK FOR US. IT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT SIX SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO WATCH AND SUPPORT US, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM THREE INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM THREE COUNTS OF THE 1209 49 RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING EXPANDING HOUSING OPTIONS BY USING BARRIERS TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AS REQUIRED BY STATE LEGISLATION, RECOMMENDING THE BILL PASSES AMENDED. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL BILL 120949 IS AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL HELP SEATTLEITES NAVIGATE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT PERMITTING PROCESS AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD THIS RESPONSE TO THE STATE HOUSE BILL WHICH REQUIRES SEATTLE AND OTHER CITIES AND COUNTIES PLANNING UNDER THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT TO MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS WHEN REGULATING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. CARRYING OUT THE STATE MANDATES IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF A DU OF THE NEEDS FOR AND BENEFITS OF DIVERSE HOUSING OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS AND CENTRAL STAFF IN BRINGING THIS NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO FRUITION. I ASK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS CRITICAL ADU BILL. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT SUMMARY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE BILL? HEARING NONE , WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WITH THE CLICK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON, THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND THERE'S NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON MAY 13th AT 2:00 P.M. IT IS 3:26, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.