>>> AND GOOD MORNING. THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL COME TOGETHER. WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK CALL THE ROLE. >> PRESENT. >> IS PRESENT. >> STREET RACING, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT I'VE BEEN HEARING THAT STREET RACING IS ESTABLISHED AND STARTING TO BE MORE AND MORE USED WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO WHAT THAT GOES TO IN TERMS OF OUR PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT IN OUR CITY. THE KEY HERE, THIS IS ONE THING I WANTED TO NOTE, EXPECTATION MANAGEMENT. I NOTED LIKE WITH THE SPD STAFFING IT TAKES A YEAR. I THINK SOMETIMES BECAUSE OF REPORTING AND THE LIKE THERE'S THIS EXPECTATION THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO TURN ON A DIME. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY. IT TAKES TIME TO IMPLEMENT THESE BILLS. IT TAKES TIME FOR NOT JUST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CARE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO ACT ON THEM. WE ARE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. WE ALREADY HAVE LESS LETHAL WEAPONS FOR CROWD MANAGEMENT IN THE BOOKS AS PART OF OUR CONSENT DECREE AND TODAY SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE VIOLENCE BETWEEN 2:00 A.M. AND 6:00 A.M. ALONG WITH OUR CONSENT DECREE RESOLUTION. THESE ARE IMPORTANT BUT YOU COULD SAY PAST BILLS ARE IMPORTANT OR EVEN MORE IMPORTANT AND ONE OF THOSE IS 2023 PUBLIC DRUG USE AND PUBLIC POSSESSION BILL. ONE OF THE THINGS ON THIS BILL THAT IS KEY TO REMEMBER AND I THINK THAT GETS LOST IS THE -- RECITAL IT SAYS, WHEREAS PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS NEED TREATMENT AND ARREST IN CASE OF KNOWING POSSESSION OR IN USE OF PUBLIC PLACE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SHOULD OCCUR ONLY WHEN A THREAT TO PEACE AND WELL BEING OF THE COMMUNITY OR A THREAT OF HARM TO OTHERS. I'VE HAD SO MANY MEETINGS LATELY WHERE THE COMMUNITY IS BEING HARMED. THERE IS THREAT TO THE BELL TOWN COMMUNITY. I SEE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. I'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY. THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY IS FEELING THAT THREAT TO PEACE AND WELL BEING. CLEARLY EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT THIRD PIKE AND PINE BUT 12th JACKSON AND KING, YOU KNOW, THE CID, CHINATOWN- INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT THERE IS A THREAT TO PEACE AND WELL BEING OF THE COMMUNITY AND THREAT TO ARM HARM TO OTHERS AS WE'VE SEEN WITH THE STABBINGS. THIS IS THE KEY POINT OF THIS BILL, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE EMPHASIZED, NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD. LATER IN THE BILL, G SECTION NUMBER 3 AN OFFICER WILL NOT ARREST AN INDIVIDUAL ONLY POSES A THREAT TO HIMSELF ABSENT FACTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES WARNING AN ACTION. I WILL ARGUE TO YOU IS AN ARCTICBLE FACT THAT OUR COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BEING HARMED AND NOT JUST THOSE I MENTIONED. WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WEST SEATTLE AND WE SEE NOW AND AGAIN BUT PARTICULARLY IN D- 4 THAT WE'VE SEEN IN MAGSON PARK WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE ROLLING MOBILE TEAMS. THIS IS ARCTICBLE HARM TO THAT COMMUNITY. MOVING NORTH AURORA, HARM IS BEING THRUST UPON THAT COMMUNITY. SO MY POSITION AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT IN MIND FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL ELEMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO ACT ON THAT. IT IS KEY IF WE WANT TO IMPROVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POSTURE AND IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS IN THIS CITY. I WANTED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT AND I BELIEVE DUE TO YOU COULD SAY LACK OF CLARITY, BUT I JUST WANT TO BRING CLARITY PARTICULARLY FROM THE CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR OFFICERS TO HEAR. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SEPARATELY I JUST WANTED TO NOTE AS WELL, WE RECENTLY HAD AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING AT THE SOUTHWEST PRECINCT. THE KEY THING HERE IS FOR WE PUT A LOT OF PIECES IN PLAY AS WE'VE SEEN WITH THE CONSENT DECREE. REFORM. WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS AND POLICIES ON USE OF FORCE AND THE LIKE, AND IT'S IMPORTANTIMPORTANT US TO LET OUR SYSTEM WORK, AND I THINK IT WILL WORK AND THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS AND WE'LL GET TO THAT AND THAT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A COMMITTEE IS OVERSIGHT AND WE TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE DOING THAT OVERSIGHT AND WE WILL DO THAT OVERSIGHT BUT LET THE SYSTEM WORK AND SUPPORT THAT PROCESS BOTH IN TERMS OF POLICY FOR SPD BUT ALSO SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, OIG OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, OPA AND OUR COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION WHICH IS REPRESENTED TODAY IN OUR AUDIENCE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO SO AND, YOU KNOW, SADLY A TRAGICTRAGIC EVENT THAT HAPPENED AT THE SOUTHWEST PRECINCT, BUT LET'S LOOK AT THAT AND HAVE OUR INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW AND SEE WHAT LESSONS LEARNED CAN BE DRAWN FROM IT. THAT IS THE END OF MY CHAIR COMMENT AND WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE TODAY? >> CURRENTLY WE HAVE THREE IN PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP AND SIX REMOTE SPEAKERS. EACH WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. WE'LL START WITH THE IN-PERSON AND THEN TO THE REMOTE SPEAKERS. CAN YOU RACE THE INSTRUCTION US. >>> THE PLUCK COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 60 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDERER THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME TEN SECONDS LEFT OF THEIR TIME. THEY WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN AND BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE FIRST IN- PERSON SPEAKER IS ANDREA SUAREZ. >> HELLO. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ANDREA SUAREZ. I AM THE FOUNDER OF WE HEART SEATTLE. I HAVE A FIRST RESPONDER IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ON MARCH 6th AT 11:36 TO EIGHT GUNSHOTS I HEARD FROM MY WINDOW. THANK YOU, SPD, FOR HAVING THE PERPETRATOR IN HANDCUFFS WITHIN TEN MINUTES. I WAS A FIRST RESPONDER, I LIVE IN BELLTOWN AND YOU KNOW I'M BOOTS ON THE GROUND. I HAVE ALL THE VIDEO OF THE STABBING VICTIM AND PERPETRATOR ON FRIDAY AT NOON ON THIRD AND BLANCHARD THAT TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK. A MAN WAS TASED TO THE GROUND AND, AGAIN, HE WAS IN HANDCUFFS IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES. THANK YOU TO SPD. IN MY LAST MINUTE WHAT I WANT TO CONVEY HERE IS THAT BELLTOWN IS HEL TOWN STILL. EVEN AFTER ALL OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE, THERE'S MORE TO DO. NOT BY A LOT OF HARD WORK BY THE COUNCIL AND I APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCIL KETTLE FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR MY COMMUNITY. THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION IS AT HARM FROM THE LACK OF ASHUN AND LACK OF ARREST AND ACTUAL CRIME TAKING PLACE ON MY WALK HERE, THERE WERE MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE SMOKING FENTANYL, METHAMPHETAMINE, CRACK COCAINE, IN THEIR WHEELCHAIRS ON THEIR TARPS ON OUR SIDEWALKS THAT I WALKED BY AND DID WELFARE CHECKS WITH. THERE ARE OTHER AGENCIES WHO WALK BY AND HAND OUT SNACKS AND WATERS AND I WANT TO HELP THE HELPERS AND INTERVENE AND BE KNOWN FOR THE AGENCY THAT DOES DRUG USER INTERVENTION AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON TRACK TO HELPING TWO PEOPLE A WEEK GET INSIDE TO DETOX AND REUNITE WITH FAMILY AND HALFWAY HOUSES. I'LL CONTINUE TO PUT MYSELF OUT THERE TO WANT YOU ALL TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I ALSO ON -- WITNESSED YESTERDAY A SWEEP, I GUESS, THAT HAPPENED BY THE SHERIFF AND METRO TEAM AT SECOND AND LENORA. ALL THOSE PEOPLE WERE BACK WITHIN TEN MINUTES. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE WITH SCOTT WHO HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT POLICY FOR DECADES. [ INAUDIBLE ] . >> OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS LAUREN. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LAUREN LUMBERG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE SOTO BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA HERE TO SHARE MY SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL BILL 120956 ESTABLISHING REGULATION OF AFTER- HOURS NIGHTLIFE LOUNGES. OUR CITY HAS SEEN A RISE IN VIOLENCE AND LAWLESSNESS ASSOCIATED WITH UNPERMITTED AFTER- HOURS NIGHTLIFE VENUES ESCALATING IN THE TRAGIC SHOOTING WE SAW LAST SUMMER IN SOTO. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN A STAGGERING INCREASE IN CONCERNING BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ILLEGAL NIGHT CLUBS WITH HUNDREDS OF SHOTS FIRED, INJURIES AND INCREASED PROPERTY DAMAGE. WE HAVE LONG ADVOCATED FOR A PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES AND THE PROPOSED BILL RECOGNIZES THAT SIMPLY SHUTTING DOWN A SINGLE CLUB AFTER A TRAGEDY DOESN'T ADDRESS THE ROOT ISSUE THAT SEATTLE IS A GROWING CITY AND NEEDS TO HAVE SAFE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SOCIALIZE AFTER 2:00 A.M. I WANT TO THANK COUNSEL MEMBER KETTLE FOR INTRODUCING THIS LEGISLATION AND THE COMMITTEE'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND RECOGNIZING TARGETING THIS ONE SPECIFIC TYPE OF CLUB OR SHUT DOWN OF ALL AFTER- HOURS NIGHTLIFE IS NOT A REALISTIC SOLUTION. THE BILL PRESENTED IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND WE HOPE YOU PASS THIS LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS A NIGHT LIFE ECOSYSTEM WITH DIVERSE VENUES AND OPENING TIMES THAT ARE ALL OPERATING SAFELY. THANK YOU. >> OUR LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER IS YAHIRA. IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME PLEASE CORRECT ME. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS YAHIRA GARCIA. I AM DAVID ESCATELL'S COUSIN. I AM SOMEONE WHO LOOKED FORWARD TO A NATE OUT IN THE CITY. AFTER REALIZING THE REALITY OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES T AFTER HOURS CLUBS, IT'S MADE ME SECOND GUESS BEING OUT LATE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE THE CASE. WHAT MORE ENJOYABLE WOULD IT BE TO KNOW I CAN BE OUT WITH PEOPLE I CARE ABOUT AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT OUR SAFETY. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO HAVE -- WEAPONS IN AN AFTERHOUR LOUNGE. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE THESE ARE COMMON SENSE REGULATIONS THAT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN EFFECT. WHAT NUMBER DO WE HAVE TO REACH IN HOMICIDES FOR REGULATIONS TO BE ENFORCED. HOW MANY MORE FAMILIES TORN APART WILL IT TAKE FOR THERE TO BE A CHANGE? IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE TO SHARE THESE CONCERNS USING THE STORY OF MY COUSIN. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO END BY SAYING THAT WE WILL NOT STOP AT NOTHING TO GIVE HIM THE JUSTICE HE DESERVES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS IN PERSON TODAY. >> OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS VALERIE. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. >> DISTRICT TWO. POLICE REFORM UNDER THE CONSENT DECREE WAS INSTIGATED IN 2010 WHEN AN SPD OFFICER -- WOOD CARVING KNIFE JOHN WILLIAMS WAS CARRYING AND SHOT BEFORE WILLIAMS KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. 15 YEARS LATER WE'VE HEARD RHETORIC ABOUT SEATTLE'S POLICE REFORM PROCESS YET THE RECENT KILLING OF A PERSON IN CRISIS IN THE WEST SEATTLE POLICE PARKING LOT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW FAR WE HAVE TO GO IN IMPROVE POLICE CULTURE ATTITUDES, TRAINING AND PRACTICE. VIDEO SHOWS NUMEROUS OFFICERS IN A LARGE ENCLOSED SPACE WITH MANY AVAILABLE BARRIERS BETWEEN THEM AND A SLOW MOVING MAN WITH A KNIFE. TO SHOOT HIM BEFORE TRYING ANY OTHER PHYSICAL METHODS -- THIS WEEK CLAIMED THAT, QUOTE, THIS INDIVIDUAL GAVE THE OFFICERS NO CHOICE BUT THERE WERE CHOICES. FOR EXAMPLE, POLICE IN THE UK USE SHIELDS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES WHEN DISARMING PEOPLE WITH KNIVES. A TECHNIQUE RECOMMENDED BY P.E.R.S. IN THE U.S. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE CONCEPT DECREE THAT SPD HAS SHOT SOMEONE WHO COULD HAVE BEEN PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE ALTERNATIVES TO SHOOTING PEOPLE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WITHIN THE FIRST MOMENTS OF A POLICE ENCOUNTER. WE COULD DO MUCH BETTER. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS HOWARD GAYLE. HOWARD, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. >> GOOD MORNING. HOWARD GAYLE. DISTRICT 7. LAST WEEK THE SPDS KILLED THE 19th PERSON IN LESS THAN 15 YEARS WHILE THEY WERE BRANDISHING A WEAPON OR WITH NO WEAPON AT ALL IN THEIR HAND. 17 OF THESE PEOPLE WERE SHOT TO DEATH. 14 OF THESE PEOPLE WERE CLEARLY EXPERIENCING A SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE KILLINGS WAS DECLARED QUOTE LAWFUL AND PROPER UNQUOTE BY ALL ASPECTS OF OUR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. TODAY YOU WILL DISCUSS A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING SUCCESS AND REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY. IN THE UNITED KINGDOM CIVILIANS KILLED BY POLICE WHEN BRANDISHING WEAPONS OVER THE LAST 35 YEARS EXCLUDING TERRORISTS NINE. THAT IS NINE PEOPLE KILLED BY POLICE WITH A WEAPON IN AN ENTIRE COUNTRY OF OVER 66 MILLION. YOU MIGHT THINK THIS APPROACH MAKES POLICING MORE DANGEROUS IN THE UK BUT POLICE KILLED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY A WEAPON OVER THE LAST 196 YEARS, 20. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE YOU STATED LAST WEEK'S TOWN HALL SEATTLE'S POLICE OFFICERS MUST DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO GET HOME ALIVE. WHAT A SHAMEFUL STANDARD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. IMAGINE IF OUR FIREMEN AND WOMEN ADOPTED THAT MANTRA. WOULD THEY RUSH INTO A BURNING BUILDING. IN THE UK POLICE SAY OUR DUTY IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GOES HOME ALIVE DEMONSTRATED BY THEIR STATISTICS AND WE SHOULD HAVE NO LOWER STANDARD. THE UK IS NOT ALONE. IN JAPAN DESPITE MOST OFFICERS CARRYING A GUN PEOPLE WITH ETCHED WEAPONS ARE ALMOST NEVER SHOT OR KILLED. WE NEED A HEARING ON EXECUTING FOLKS EXPERIENCING A CRISIS SUCH A HEARING REQUIRES SOMEONE WITH EXPERTISE LIKE MYSELF TO ASK AND PURSUE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE REMAIN UNANSWERED PERPETUATING THE CRUELTY. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE ARE YOU WILLING TO PURSUE REAL ANSWERS OR CONTINUING TO PERPETUATE AN INHUMAN PRACTICE. THANK YOU. >> NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS TIA PET TRO VICH. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS TIA PET TRO VICH SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE AFTER-HOURS NIGHTLIFE LEGISLATION. IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THIS YEAR, JANUARY 25th, ONE MAN DEAD, ONE WOMAN INJURED, 1:30 A.M. BOTH SHOT. FEBRUARY 15th, WHO WOMAN SHOT IN A NIGHT CLUB 1:00 A.M. FEBRUARY 25th BEFORE 2:00, PUT. SHOT, TWO DEAD. MARCH 14th GOOTHS GUNFIRE. ONE MAN SHOT IN THE LEG. ALL THESE WITH BLOCKS OF EACH OTHER ALL NIGHTLIFE RELATED. YOU CAN GO BACK IN TIME OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS AND SEE A SIMILAR PATTERN. PEOPLE BEING SHOT AFTER A NIGHT IN THE CLUB. WE NEED TO TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AFTER A NIGHT OF CLUBBING. THIS LEGISLATION IS A STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. FOR CLUBS THAT CHOOSE LIFE AFTER-HOURS. THE LEGISLATION WOULD GIVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RARELY GIVE TO ANYONE THE GIFT OF TIME. IT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO TAKE TIME BEFORE LEAVING A CLUB, TIME TO SOBER UP, KEEPING THEM SAFE AND OTHERS SAFE TIME TO LEAVE WHEN THEY WISH AND NOT BEING PUSHED OUT IN THE STREET AT THE SAME HOUR. I APPRECIATE THE CLUB OPERATORS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HELP CRAFT THIS LEGISLATION TODAY, AND I APPRECIATE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS IN SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS GABRIEL NEWMAN. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. >> GOOD MORNING, SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS GABRIEL NEWMAN WITH GSBA, WASHINGTON'S LBGTQ PLUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPRESENTING OUR OVER 1200 MEMBERS TO URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR C B120956 TO INCREASE THE NIGHTLIFE. OUR MEMBERS WANT TO GROW SEATTLE'S NIGHTTIME ECONOMY. THIS IS A KEY ELEMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. AFTER BARS CLOSE AT 2:00 A.M. , THERE AREN'T MANY PLACES FOR SEATTLEITE TO VISIT. THIS DOESN'T JUST IMPACT FOLKS WHO IMVISIT THE BARS. A LARGE GROUP OF STUDENTS AND WORKERS AND NIGHT OWLS THAT WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LATE NIGHT ECONOMY. THE VIOLENCE ASSOCIATED WITH AFTER-HOURS ACTIVITIES DETERS FOLKS WITH ENGAGING IN THE NIGHTTIME ECONOMY AND STIFLES THE GROWTH OF OUR ECONOMY AND PROVIDES A DETERRENCE TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS BILL WAS PUT TOGETHER THROUGH A PROCESS THAT INCORPORATED MANY PERSPECTIVES AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. I THANK SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR MAKING SURE THIS LEGISLATION WAS CAREFULLY DRAFTED WITH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AT THE FOREFRONT. WHEN WE LEGISLATE TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO WALK THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND VISIT BUSINESSES AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY WE CAN TAKE BACK THE NIGHT, SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY AND DETER POTENTIAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THIS LEGISLATION IS A FANTASTIC FIRST STEP TOWARDS TRANSFORMING SEATTLE INTO A 24-HOUR CITY. THANK YOU. >> OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER IS DAVID HAINES. DAVID, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. >> HI. SEATTLE IS STILL IN VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING SABOTAGED SINCE THE BEGINNING AND YOU KEEP IGNORING IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATION. MOST GUN VIOLENCE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE EXTENSION OF LOW LEVEL DRUG PUSHERS WHO ESCALATE MOST OF THE VIOLENCE. THERE'S NO LAWS OR PROPERLY TRAINED CHIEF TO COMBAT THAT SCOURGE, CITY CITY COUNCIL IS MAKING LAWS TO EXTEND NIGHT HOURS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DRUNK OR SMOKING SHOWSHAH, A TOXIC THIRD WORLD CHEMICAL MIXED WITH LOW QUALITY TOBACCO PUT INTO A HOOKAH. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE PROPER GROWN MARIJUANA. WHAT KIND OF LIBERAL INTERPRETATIONS ARE YOU [ INAUDIBLE ]. COUNCIL WANTS SLUM REAL ESTATE TO USE AS A SHADY BUSINESS TO GENERATE REVENUE TO PROP UP THE PERCEPTION OF PROPERTY VALUE AND MAKE SURE SOMEONE PAYS THEIR RENT SO A PROPERTY TAX TO COLLECT AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHILE THEY DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE SMOKING POISON. WHEN THE DEMOCRATS DEFUNDED THE POLICE AND CREATED ALL THESE SPENDING PRIORITIES THAT PRIORITIZE REPEAT CRIMINALS FOR HOUSING AND HUMANS FIRST, ALLOWING INNOCENT HOMELESS TO BE DISCRIMINATED AND MISTREATED BY NONPROFIT DONORS THAT EXACERBATED PUBLIC SAFETY, THE HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING CRISIS, AND THIS COUNCIL WAS SUPPOSED TO OVERTHROW THOSE BAD LAWS AND WRITE THE WRONGS OF THE DEFUND POLICE. COUNCIL GAVE THE COPS MORE MONEY AND TRADE FOR PROPAGANDA OUTREACH AS IF COPS ARE A NEW [ INAUDIBLE ] ACTING LIKE THEY'RE KEEPING US SAFE. GIVING US BOGUS EXCUSES WHY THEY CAN'T AND WON'T FIGHT CRIME WHILE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE WHO ADMITTED HE'S NOT HERE TO THROW CRIMINALS IN JAIL HAS BEEN MISEDUCATED BY A RACIST WORLD GEORGE SOROS CRIMINAL JUSTICE -- >> THAT MARKS THE END OF THE REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU, DAVID, AND ALL THOSE CALLING IN. APPRECIATE IT. PUBLIC COMMENT HAS EXPIRED AND WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS. I SHOULD NOTE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE SIGN UP CARDS AT THE PODIUM OR E- MAIL THE COUNCIL AT COUNCIL @SEATTLE.GOV. WE WILL MOVE TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD. >> COUNSEL BILL 120956. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF AFTER- HOURS NIGHT LIFE LOUNGES DEFINING AFTER-HOURS NIGHTLIFE LOUNGES, ESTABLISHING OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH BUSINESSES DESCRIBING ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 10. 10 TO THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE. FIRST UP, ERIKA SANTANA AND CAROLINE ESCATELL. >> PLEASE JOIN US AT THE TABLE. WELCOME. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE COMMITTEE. HAVE THE MICROPHONE THERE. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, PLEASE LET OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEEM AND PRETTY MUCH HOLD OUR QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOW ON PRESENTERS. [ INAUDIBLE ] . >> MY [ INAUDIBLE ] WAS A VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE. SORRY. MY NAME IS ERIKA SANTANA. AUGUST 17th, 2024, MY BROTHER WAS A VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE. THERE'S SO MANY FACTORS THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED HIS UNTIMELY DEATH. MY SISTER AND I WERE THE OLDER SIBLINGS OF MY BROTHER DAVID. WE TRIED WHILE ON THIS EARTH TO CARE FOR HIM THE BEST AS BIG SISTERS COULD. NOW THAT HE IS NO LONGER WITH US, WE WANT TO SAY THAT EVEN AFTER HIS DEATH, WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO HONOR HIS DEATH BY KEEPING HIS MEMORY ALIVE AND HELPING PREVENT OTHERS FROM GOING THROUGH A LOSS LIKE OURS. YOU HEAR TODAY HAVE THE POWER TO HELP THE COMMUNITY YOU LOVE AND SERVE BY HELPING PASS THIS BILL. AS A FAMILY WE KNOCKED ON MANY DOORS. WE WERE TURNED AWAY IGNORED OR NEVER RESPONDED TO UNTIL THIS DAY. WE DIDN'T GIVE UP AND WE ARE HERE BEFORE YOU AGAIN. TO MAKE YOU FEEL AND UNDERSTAND TO BECOME ALLIES IN THIS MISSION TO MAKE A BETTER AND SAFER COMMUNITY FOR US OUR FAMILIES AND ALL OUR CITIZENS. WHEN WE WERE INVITED BY CONGRESSWOMAN WOO ON THE WAY TO THE FIRST MEETING WE HAD I FOUND MYSELF HOPEFUL BECAUSE FINALLY SOMEONE WAS LISTENING AND FELT LIKE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THEN WHILE WE WERE THERE, MANY DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE MANY COUNTLESS PROBLEMS OF WHAT THIS BILL IS TRYING TO TACKLE, I LEARNED THERE'S SO MANY OTHER VICTIMS. FOR ME, MY BROTHER'S DEATH WAS A TIP OF A GIGANTIC ICEBERG. THERE'S SO MANY GAPS IN THE LAWS THAT ALLOWED ALL THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT ALL FELT IMPOSSIBLE. IT FELT INFURIATING AND I FOUND THAT ONE STEP FORWARD WITH ALL I LEARNED THAT DAY FELT LIKE NO STEP FORWARD AT ALL. EVEN THOUGH WE CANNOT CONTROL OTHERS FROM COMMITTING ACTS OF VIOLENCE, THIS AFTER- HOURS REGULATED LEGISLATION WILL PLAY A PART IN HELPING COMBAT MANY FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SO MANY ACTS OF LAWLESSNESS AND DEATHS THAT ARE YET TO BE JUSTICE FOR. WE CANNOT UNDO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, WE CAN'T PREVENT IT BY LEARNING FROM PAST TRAGEDIES, BY LOOKING AND TAKING ACCOUNT ALL THAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND HOW ALL THESE TERRIBLE THINGS HAVE COME TO PASS. THE FACTS ARE THERE. WE CAN ALL SEE THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT WITH TIME DOES NOT GO AWAY. THE NUMBERS OF VICTIMS ARE NOT DECREASING. WE ARE NOW THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US. I ASK YOU ON BEHALF OF NOT JUST MY BROTHER BUT ON BEHALF OF ALL THE COUNTLESS LIVES LOST BECAUSE OF THIS LACK OF REGULATION, PLEASE SUPPORT THE WORK WE HAVE POURED INTO THIS BILL. THIS BILL HAS BEEN MADE WITH INTENTION TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENTS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES. ALSO THEIR PATRONS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER THIS BILL AND NOT CONTINUE TO LET SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS ALL THE GAPS THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED BY OTHERS IN YOUR POSITIONPOSITION WHO PERMITTED KNOWING THE ISSUE AND LACK OF REGULATIONS, SEEING THOSE CRACKS THROUGH THE YEARS, TURNING INTO AN ENDLESS SINKHOLE. I URGE YOU, PLEASE, TO CONSIDER THIS BILL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> I'M CAROLINE ESCATELL SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY. MY BROTHER DAVID'S LIFE WAS TAKEN INSIDE OF AN ILLEGALLY OPERATING NIGHT CLUB. IT SADDENS ME TO THINK THAT EVEN WITH SUCH A YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL LIFE TAKEN FROM US, IT STILL MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH TO ENFORCE BETTER SAFETY MEASURES AND REGULATIONS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE? HOW MANY MORE FAMILIES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ENDURE LOSING THEIR LOVED ONES TO GUN VIOLENCE? THE NEGLECTED REGULATIONS CURRENTLY IN PLACE CAN BE A FACTOR IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION. THEY COST MY BABY BROTHER HIS LIFE. MY HEART CONTINUES TO GO OUT TO ALL THE OTHER SEATTLE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LOVED ONES THIS WAY. IT IS SUCH AN UNBEARABLE FEELING. WE HAVE TO NOW CARRY WITH US FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES. I NEVER REALIZED THE SENSE OF PRIVILEGE I HAD TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THESE TYPE OF THINGS. THINKING THESE LAWS WERE, OF COURSE, IN PLACE AND IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN, THEY WERE GOING TO BE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WRONGDOINGS. I WAS WRONG. AND I NO LONGER HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO SIT IN SILENCE. THAT WORRY- FREE PRIVILEGE HAS BEEN RIPPED AWAY FROM ME AND MY FAMILY FROM THE MOMENT MY BROTHER'S LIFE WAS TAKEN FROM US. OUR HOPE IS THAT WITH THIS LEGISLATION WE CAN MAKE A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD TOWARDS RESTORING TRUST AND SAFETY MEASURES IN THESE AFTER- HOURS SPACES. IT IS CRUCIAL THAT AFTER- HOURS SPACES MUST HAVE WORKING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, PROPERLY TRAINED SECURITY, AND UNIMPEDED POLICE ACCESS DURING OPERATIONS TO THE VERY LEAST. WITH THE PROPER REGULATIONS IN PLACE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO REGULATE ILLEGALLY OPERATING AFTERHOUR SPACES AND HAVE MORE POSITIVE BUSINESS FOR THE CLUBS THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN ON THIS REGULATORY LICENSE. WE DESERVE SAFE SPACES TO UNWIND AND HAVE FUN IN, WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE AFTER- HOURS NIGHTCLUBS. MY FAMILY AND I SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL WITH THE HOPE FOR A SAFER ENVIRONMENT AND THAT OUR BELOVED DAVID'S NAME MAY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SO WELL SAID. POWERFULLY SAID. I WILL SAY THAT THIS COMMITTEE HEARS YOU. THIS COUNCIL HEARS YOU. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. ALSO THANK YOU FOR NOTING THAT IT'S THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. THANK YOU ALSO FOR NOTING COUNCIL MEMBER WOO'S ADVOCACY FOR THIS BILL BECAUSE I THINK IT'S NOT JUST A RECENT THING. I THINK OF DONNIE CHEN WHO WAS KILLED IN JULY OF 2015 AS HE WAS LOOKING TO -- BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY. SO FOR DONNIE AND YOUR BROTHER DAVID AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN AND SINCE, WE TAKE UP THIS BILL. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WILL HELP YOU NOW. >> SECOND UP. DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY SCOTT LINDSEY AND CENTRAL STAFF. >> WELCOME. WILL YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF. >> SCOTT LINDSAY. SEATTLE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY. >> TAMASO JOHNSON, COUNSEL STAFF. >> WELCOME TO OUR COMMITTEE AND TO THIS TOPIC. PLEASE, I THINK WE'LL START, START WITH CENTRAL STAFF OR START -- OKAY. GO AHEAD WITH YOUR PRESENTATION THEN. >> I'LL KICK IT OFF. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER AND THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR HAVING US TODAY. I WANT TO START BY THANKING THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF DAVID ESCATELL WHO JUST SPOKE AND WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT ON THE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS AND ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AS WE DEVELOPED THIS BILL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT DAVID'S DEATH IS NOT IN VAIN. THIS BILL IS TO ADDRESS AFTER- HOURS NIGHTLIFE SAFETY. YOU CAN SWITCH TO THE FIRST SLIDE. I WANT TO START OFF BY SHARING WITH YOU WHAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE? IN 2025 ALONE, THERE HAVE BEEN 17 SHOOTINGS SO FAR AND WE'RE ONLY STILL AT THE END OF MARCH. ASSOCIATED WITH NIGHTLIFE. LAST YEAR 2024, THERE WERE 47 SHOOTING INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH NIGHTLIFE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THE MOST COMMON TIME FOR THOSE SHOOTINGS TO OCCUR IS AFTER 2:00 A.M. AND SO AT THE BOTTOM CHART WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS A CHART THAT REFLECTS WHAT TIME THESE AREARE OCCURRING. OF THE 17 SHOOTING INCIDENTS THIS IS JUST FOR 2017, YOU'LL SEE 11 OF THOSE, THIS IS JUST NIGHTLIFE ASSOCIATED SHOOTINGS 11 OF THOSE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2:00 AND 6:00 A.M. THAT'S THE REAL US OF THE ISSUE WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE WITH THE LEGISLATION TODAY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. FURTHER, WHAT WE FOUND THROUGH SEVERAL YEARS OF INVESTIGATION OF THIS CHALLENGE IS THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THOSE AFTER-HOURS NIGHTLIFE SHOOTINGS ARE OCCURRING IN CONNECTION WITH A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS. THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS WE'RE CALLING AFTER- HOURS NIGHTLIFE LOUNGES, LOCATIONS THAT STAY OPEN AFTER 2:00 A.M. AND HAVE A BUSINESS MODEL THAT THRIVES FROM 2:00 TO 6:00 A.M. TIMEFRAME. AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, MOST BARS, NIGHTCLUBS, LOUNGES RESTAURANTS CLOSE AT 2:00 A.M. THAT'S THE TIME WHEN YOU UNDER STATE LAW OUR STATE LIQUOR LICENSES ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO SERVE LIQUOR. ANY ESTABLISHMENT WITH A LIQUOR LICENSE WILL TYPICALLY CLOSE AT 2:00 A.M. , BUT THE STATE ALLOWS SOME OF THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT GET THE EXTENDED HOURS ENDORSEMENT, TO STAY OPEN AS LONG AS THEY SECURE THEIR LIQUORLIQUOR AND DON'T SERVE THE LIQUOR. THE ESTABLISHMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE SHOOTING EVENTS DO NOT HAVE LIQUOR LICENSES. THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO SELL LIQUOR. THOSE ADVERTISE THAT THEY ARE SELLING LIQUOR REGARDLESS. WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE SELLING LIQUOR, MANY OF THEM -- THIS IS -- THEY ARE OPERATING IN EFFECT IN AN UNREGULATED AFTER-HOURS SPACE. SO THERE ARE NO CURRENT REGULATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE SEATTLE POLICE OR OTHER CITY OFFICIALS TO INSPECT THE SAFETY OF THOSE LOCATIONS DURING THEIR OPERATING HOURS. BY CONTRAST, BUSINESSES WITH LIQUOR LICENSES ARE REQUIRED TO ALLOW INSPECTIONS BY CITY OFFICIALS AND BY L CD OFFICIALS. AND SO WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT BECAUSE THESE SELECT INSTITUTIONS ARE OPERATING WITHOUT A LIQUOR LICENSE, THEY IN EFFECT BECOME IMMUNE FROM LEGISLATION. TODAY'S LEGISLATION IS TO FILL THAT GAP AS THE ESCATELL SISTERS SAID. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. I WANT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY AS TO WHAT THIS LEGISLATION DOES AND DOES NOT DO. SO THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO IMPROVE SECURITY AT AFTER- HOURS NIGHTLIFE LOCATIONS. THE LEGISLATION DEFIANCE AFTER-HOURS NIGHTLIFE LOUNGE AS A BUSINESS, NONPROFIT OR CLUB ESTABLISHMENT OPEN BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2:00 A.M. AND 6:00 A.M. WHOSE PURPOSES IN THOSE HOURS INCLUDE SOCIALIZING AND EITHER SMOKING OR DANCING. TO BE CLEAR THE LEGISLATION WOULD NOT APPLY TO BARS OR NIGHTCLUBS THAT CLOSE AT 2:00 A.M. , IT WOULD NOT ALLOW TO RESTAURANTS THAT STAY OPEN AFTER 2:00 A.M. , AND IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO OTHER SPECIALTY NICHE GROUPS SUCH AS ADULT ENTERTAINMENT VENUES REGULATED ELSEWHERE IN OUR CITY CODE. JUST FOR CONTEXT HERE, OUR CITY REGULATES A VARIETY OF ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE SIMILARLY SITUATED. FOR EXAMPLE, NIGHTCLUBS THAT HAVE 250 OR MORE PERSON CAPACITY ARE SPECIALLY REGULATED IN OUR CITY CODE. ALL AGES DANCE VENUES, SPECIALLY REGULATED IN OUR CITY CODE. IN ADDITION, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT VENUES SPECIALLY REGULATED IN OUR CITY CODE BUT OUR CITY CODE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED TO EVOLVE TO MEET THIS EMERGING CHALLENGE OF LOCATIONS THAT ARE REALLY THEIR BUSINESS MODEL IS TO BE OPEN DURING THAT 2:00 A.M. TO 6:00 A.M. TIMEFRAME. THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THIS LEGISLATION IMPOSEs ARE FAIRLY NARROWLY TAILORED TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC SECURITY NEEDS THAT WE FOUND OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS ARE PREDOMINANT AT THESE MOST CHALLENGES LOCATIONS. FIRST OFF IT REQUIRES THAT THEY OBTAIN AND COMPLY WITH ALL CITY PERMITS AND LICENSES. SECOND, EMPLOY AT LEAST TWO SECURITY PERSONNEL, TRAINED SECURITY PERSONNEL. THIRD, THAT THEY OPERATE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AT ENTRANCES AND EXITS. FOURTH, PREVENT WEAPONS FROM ENTERING THE PREMISES USING EITHER PAT DOWN OR METAL DETECTORS. FIFTH, HAVE A SAFETY PLAN, A WELL- ESTABLISHED SAFETY PLAN, THAT IS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY. FINALLY, ALLOW THE ENTRY BY ALL CITY PEACE OFFICERS WHETHER SEATTLE POLICE OR OTHERS DURING OPERATING HOURS, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER LICENSED BAR OR RESTAURANT WOULD. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS BILL WILL BE ENFORCED BY THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HERE TODAY IN THE AUDIENCE. IN SUPPORT OF THAT WOULD BE THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD AND OTHER CITY AGENCIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN MONITORING THE LATE NIGHT ESTABLISHMENTS. THE FIRST VIOLATION OF THIS BILL WOULD RESULT IN A THOUSAND DOLLAR CIVIL CITATION. THE SECOND WOULD RESULT IN A $5,000 CIVIL CITATION. THESE WOULD BE CIVIL CITATIONS ISSUED BY FAS TO THE OWNERS OF EACH OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS IF THEY, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE OPERATING WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE CITY LICENSES OR OPERATING WITHOUT THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE REQUIRED BY THIS BILL OR VIOLATE ANY OF THE OTHER RULES DESCRIBED ON THE PRIOR SLIDE. THE BUSINESSES HAVE THE RIGHT JUST LIKE WITH ANY OTHER REGULATORY SYSTEM TO CONTEST THESE CITATIONS BEFORE A HEARING EXAMINER. IN ADDITION, THE BILL WILL AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SEEK LEGAL AND EQUITABLE RELIEF FROM ESTABLISHMENTS THAT REMAIN OUT OF COMPLIANCE IF THEY CONTINUE TO VIOLATE DESPITE THE FINANCIAL PENALTIES THEY'RE FACING. TO BE CLEAR, THIS BILL WILL NOT DISRUPT THE ACTIVITY OF AFTER- HOURS LOCATIONS THAT HAVE AN L.C.B. ENDORSEMENT FOR EXTENDED HOURS AND HAVE APPROPRIATE SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE. I WANT TO THANK THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT DO OPERATE IN THE AFTER-HOURS THAT THE EXTENSIVE STAKEHOLDERING PROCESS THAT WAS MANAGED BY CITY COUNCIL. IN ADDITION, AGAIN, THE BILL WILL NOT IMPACT RESTAURANTS BARS OR CLUBS THAT CLOSE AT OR BEFORE 2:00 A.M. THE BILL WILL NOT IMPACT AFTER- HOURS ACTIVITIES IN PRIVATE HOMES. SO WITH THAT, CENTRAL STAFF WANTS TO SPEAK FURTHER OR TURN TO QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MR. LINDSAY. BEFORE MOVING ON, I -- I WOULD BE REMISS BECAUSE WE HAD SUCH COMPELLING TESTIMONY, I WANTED TO NOTE COUNSEL PRESIDENT NELSON HAS JOINED US. SORRY FOR NOT SAYING THAT EARLIER. AS ALWAYS, WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMAN NOT ON THE COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA HERE TOO. THANK YOU. TO THE CENTRAL STAFF REPRESENTED BY MR. FREEMAN AND MR. JOHNSON. >> SURE. SO I'M HAPPY TO SORT OF GO THROUGH THE BILL AT A HIGH LEVEL. THIS WILL -- WHAT SCOTT HAS JUST PRESENTED TO YOU. YOU HAVE A MEMO FROM US DATED MARCH 20th, 2025, THAT IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO SCOTT'S PRESENTATION. I'LL JUST REITERATE A FEW THINGS HE TALKED ABOUT AND HOW REGULATES AFTER- HOURS ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE COST WHICH IS UNCERTAIN. SO HOW DOES THE CITY CURRENTLY REGULATE AFTER- HOURS ESTABLISHMENTS AS SCOTT MENTIONED SOME REGULATIONS THAT ARE APPLICABLE [ INAUDIBLE ] THE CODE NOT A REGULATORY LICENSE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE TYPES OF BUSINESSES JUST A SUITE OF REGULATIONS WITH WHICH THEY HAVE TO COMPLY THAT APPLIES TO LARGER VENUES, OCCUPANCY CUTOFF BELOW [ INAUDIBLE ] REGULATION BY THE CITY APPLIES TO BUSINESSES LIKE WHY IS THE NAME ESCAPING ME? BUSINESS ON CAPITOL HILL AFTER HOURS DANCE VENUE, BAR, 2:00 IN THE MORNING. NEIGHBORS IS REGULATED THROUGH THE NIGHTCLUB REQUIREMENTS CURRENTLY. DANCE VENUES ARE ALSO CURRENTLY REGULATED BY THE CITY. THEY HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. THERE IS REGULATORY LICENSE ASSOCIATED WITH A DANCE VENUE SIMILARLY ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE A LICENSE WITH THEM AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO CLOSE BY 2:30 IN THE MORNING BUT THERE IS ALREADY A [ INAUDIBLE ] ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES AND THEN A NONREGULATORY REALM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NIGHT CLUB ESTABLISHMENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT REGULATIONS ARE, HOW TO COMPLY NOT ONLY THE CITY'S REGULATIONS BUT STATE AND APPLICABLE FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND THEY SERVE AS A FACILITATOR IN ESTABLISHING A NEW NIGHT LIFE ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS A ROLE FOR REVIEWING LIQUOR LICENSES FOR NIGHT CLUBS. WHAT WOULD THIS BILL DO AND NOT DO. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT IT WOULD NOT DO. WHO WOULD IT APPLY TO. IT WOULD APPLY TO AS SCOTT MENTIONED BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPEN AFTER 2:00 A.M. WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS SPECIFICALLY ALL AGES DANCE VENUES, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS BY THE CITY. THEATERS, IF THERE'S A PRODUCTION HAPPENING LATE AT NIGHT THAT WOULD BE REGULATED BY THIS BY THE COUNCIL BILL. RESTAURANTS IS A DEFINED TERM IN THE BILL MEANS FOOD BUSINESS WITH AN ACTIVE PERMIT THAT OPERATES AT THE SAME LOCATION FOR 21 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. IT'S A BONA FIDE RESTAURANT. NOT A POP UP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. REGULATED BUSINESSES WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REMAIN OPEN PAST 2:00 A.M. UNLESS THEY HAVE THE ENDORSEMENT FROM LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD. THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM SECURITY REQUIREMENTS THAT SCOTT MENTIONED AND ALLOW ACCESS TO PUBLIC AREAS OF THE BUSINESS DURING BUSINESS HOURS AND THEN THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ESCALATING CITATIONS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. WHEN IT COMES TO COST, LITTLE BIT UNCERTAINTY. FAS ESTIMATES ENFORCEMENT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES FROM UNDER SPEND OR SLIGHTLY OVERTIME FOR LICENSE AND STANDARDS INSPECTORS DOING SOME OF THE ENFORCEMENT WORK AND MAY REQUIRE A SECURITY FROM SPD FOR EXAMPLE, FOR SOME OF THE WORK AND ALSO TO DEVELOP OUTREACH MATERIALS AS A ONE TIME COST SO BUSINESSES WOULD KNOW WHAT THE NEW REGULATIONS ARE AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY APPLY TO THEM. I WOULD SAY THAT THE COST IS UNCERTAIN BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY BUSINESSES WOULD BE REGULATED BY THE BILL. PROBABLY FEWER THAN 30, BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT UNCLEAR SO THERE MAY BE FUTURE COSTS AND [ INAUDIBLE ] AUTHORITY F.A. S. WOULD NEED SOME OF THAT COST COULD BE OFFSET BY THE LICENSES. UNLESS OTHER QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL I GUESS THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE. SO I GUESS NOW IS THE TIME FOR QUESTIONS. >> MR. JOHNSON, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? >> NOTHING TO ADD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I ALSO NOTE SPD IS REPRESENTED HERE. IF ANYTHING REQUIRES THEIR, YOU KNOW, PARTICIPATION, BUT WE'LL START WITH MR. LINDSEY FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OUR STAFF. AS ALWAYS, I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT MY SYSTEM HERE BUT ACTUALLY CAN I -- DOSS WHO IS ON- LINE FROM CENTRAL STAFF WANT TO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR HIS WORK. IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO ADD, MR. DOSS I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT TO THIS BILL. AND HE'S JOINING US REMOTELY. I DON'T SEE HIM COMING ONLINE. WE'LL MOVE OVER TO MY VICE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR SAKA, ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. FIRST OFF I WANT TO START OFF BY EXPRESSING MY GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF FRANCISCO DAVID ESCATELL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO JOIN US THIS MORNING FOR YOUR STEDFAST ADVOCACY ONON SIOUX AND FOR CHANNELING YOUR ANGUISH AND PAIN THAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING AS A RESULT OF THE MURDER OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBER MR. ESCATELL, CHANNELING THAT ANGUISH INTO ACTION, AND IT IS A CALL TO ACTION FOR ALL OF US COLLEAGUES AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU ALL, BUT I'M JUST NOT PREPARED TO TELL THAT FAMILY NO. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. WE NEED TO DO BETTER. SO THANK YOU ALSO TO THE PRESENTERS WITH THIS VERY INFORMATIVE BRIEFING AND TO CHAIR KETTLE FOR REINTRODUCE THE BILL THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WOO HAD BEEN WORKING ON LAST YEAR AND ALSO THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK ABOUT IT TODAY. WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY BUT ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR MY COUNCIL DISTRICT AS NOTED IN SOME OF THE EARLIER TESTIMONY PIONEER SQUARE RESIDENCE COUNCIL IS IN SUPPORT OF US BETTER ADDRESSING THE UNDERLYING ISSUES AT PLAY HERE WITH RESPECT TO UNREGULATED UNPERMITTED AFTER- HOURS NIGHTLIFE ESTABLISHMENTS. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE NEGATIVE NIGHTCLUB ASSOCIATED ISSUES WERE AMONG THE TOP THREE ITEMS ON THE PIONEER SQUARE RESIDENCE COUNCIL'S NEIGHBORHOOD TO DO LIST. WE ALSO HEARD TODAY, I'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT WE HEARD TODAY HERE IN PUBLIC COMMENT MY CONSTITUENTS FROM SOTO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED, AND I'M TOLD THAT OF THE HUNDREDS OF SHOTS THAT HAVE BEEN FIRED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR ALONE, MOST HAVE BEEN LINKED TO UNREGULATED AND UNPERMITTED AFTER- HOURS ESTABLISHMENTS. OUR CITY HAS SEEN A TROUBLING RISE IN VIOLENCE AND LAWLESSNESS ASSOCIATED WITH UNPERMITTED, UNREGULATED AFTER- HOURS NIGHTLIFE ESTABLISHMENTS. LIKE WE SEE IN SOTO, THE TRAGIC MURDER LAST AUGUST THAT TOOK THE LIFE OF 22-YEAR- OLD DAVID ESCATELL AND THANK YOU, AGAIN, TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY. AND SEATTLE'S FIRST HOMICIDE THIS YEAR IN PIONEER SQUARE, AGAIN IN MY COUNCIL DISTRICT NEAR A CLUB EARLY IN THE MORNING WHERE A MAN WAS KILLED AND A WOMAN WAS WOUNDED AND A TOTAL OF FOUR SHOOTINGS SINCE JANUARY WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FEET OF AFTER- HOURS NIGHTLIFE ESTABLISHMENTS. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT THESE UNREGULATED UNPERMITTED NIGHTLIFE ESTABLISHMENTS OFTEN OPERATE UNDER THE GUYS OF LEGITIMACY. MANY ARE NOT WITH ATTENDEES SHOWING UP TO HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THEIR FRIENDS HAVING NO IDEA THAT THE CLUB THEY ARE TERNG, THE VENUE THEY ARE ENTERING, DOES NOT HAVE CRITICALLY NEEDED PERMITS, TRAINING, OR ADEQUATE SECURITY MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL OF THEIR PATRONS. SO THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION, I THINK, COLLEAGUES FOR ALL OF US, TO DO MORE LEGISLATIVELY. IT STARTS WITH SMART, COMMON SENSE REGULATION. ALL RIGHT. THAT SAID, I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE PENALTY SCHEME HERE AND COLLEAGUES APPRECIATE THIS HAS AN ESCALATING SERIES OF PENALTIES WHICH IS A CONSTRUCT I STRONGLY SUPPORT AND HELPED CHAMPION LAST SUMMER AS URL DURING OUR ANTI- SPEED RACING LEGISLATION. SO I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO MORE OF THAT. ESCALATING PENALTIES. AND BUT I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE APPROACH TAKEN HERE IN DETERMINING THE PENALTY AMOUNT AND HOW THAT ESCALATES IN A COMPOUND MANNER ONE AFTER THE OTHER. JUST AGAIN, CURIOUS, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TO LEGISLATIVE SPONSORS OR CENTRAL STAFF OR EVERYBODY. CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. BUT WOULD LOVE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE THINKING THAT WENT LIKE HOW WE LANDED AND ARRIVED ON THIS ESCALATING PENALTY SCHEME. >> THANK YOU. I'LL START WITH THIS AND CENTRAL STAFF IF YOU ANT TO JUMP IN. I WAS INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATION AND HOW DID WE ARRIVE AT THE ESCALATING PENALTY SCHEME? THE THOUGHT HERE IS FINANCIAL PENALTIES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY DETER MOST ESTABLISHMENTS FROM CONTINUING TO OPERATE WITHOUT COMING INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THIS BILL. IN PARTICULAR, IF AN ENTITY VIOLATES OR GETS NOTICE OF THAT, REFERRAL THE NEXT NIGHT THAT THEY OPEN UP, ILLEGALLY, AFTER 2:00 A.M. WITHOUT APPROPRIATE SECURITY MEASURES WITHOUT BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS BILL THEY ARE IMMEDIATELY SUBJECT TO NOW A $5,000 FINE. SO OUR THINKING WAS IN ANALYZING THE SIZE OF THESE VENUES, THE OVERALL ECONOMICS OF THESE VENUES, THAT THAT TYPE OF FINE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT. IF THEY CONTINUE TO VIOLATE THE FINES WILL CONTINUE TO MOUNT UP. BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE CONCEPT IS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY WOULD QUICKLY MOVE FOR LEGAL AND EQUITABLE RELIEF TO ENJOY THAT ESTABLISHMENT FROM CONTINUING OPERATE AND BRING MORE FINANCIAL PENALTIES AT THAT JUNCTURE. >> THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT IS THAT THERE, OF COURSE, ARE PENALTIES AND THEN THERE'S SOME ASSOCIATED DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS THAT WOULD APPLY TO SIMILAR TO WHAT APPLY TO OTHER LICENSES IN THE CITY. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT CITATION IS AN ERROR YOU CAN APPEAL THAT TO THE CITY HEARING EXAMINER AND REQUEST A MITIGATION HEARING AS WELL. ALONG WITH THE PENALTIES SIZED TO INDUCE COMPLIANCE THERE'S A DUE PROCESS COMPONENT IF YOU THINK THE CITATION HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED CORRECTLY. >> THANK YOU. FINAL QUESTION IS, THIS LEGISLATION WOULD, OBVIOUSLY, INTRODUCE A NEW REGULATORY SCHEME AND REQUIRING COMPLIANCE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS WE'VE DISCUSSED. WHAT KIND OF OUTREACH IN EDUCATION WOULD -- FOR THESE VARIOUS AFTER- HOURS NIGHT CLUB ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE DONE OR COULD BE DONE TO HELP EDUCATE AND HELP THEM COME INTO COMPLIANCE? >> THAT'S GREAT. ONCE THE BILL PASSES, THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT THERE WOULD BE AN EDUCATION PERIOD, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE 30 DAYS UNTIL THE BILL COMES INTO EFFECT, BUT THERE ARE -- THERE ARE A FAIRLY LIMITED NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS BEING ACTIVE IN THE AFTER- HOURS SPACE AND THAT NUMBER I THINK IS SOMEWHERE IN THE 15 TO 20. WE KNOW WHO THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE, OPERATORS ARE, WITH THE LOCATIONS. THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT CITY OFFICIALS LED BY F.A.S. JOINED BY SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS AND AIDED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WOULD LAUNCH AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE NEW STANDARDS AND HELP BRING THEM INTO COMPLIANCE AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT WOULD ALSO BE AIDED BY THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE NIGHT LIFE COORDINATOR. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. I HOPE ALSO BY OUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AS A WAY TO AMPLIFY THAT POINT. FOR THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAIR I DO WANT TO JUST RAISE A REGULATORY EQUITY ISSUE HERE. BECAUSE I NOTE THAT SMALL BUSINESSES, LARGE BUSINESSES THEY'RE SUBJECT TO A LOT OF REGULATIONS AND WE'RE -- THE CITY DOES A GOOD JOB OF ENFORCING THEM, COMPLAINT DRIVEN LACK OF CHANGE OF USE PERMIT SOME BUSINESS CAN GET -- CAN TRIGGER A LOT OF EXPENSIVE WORK AND POTENTIAL FINES OR VIOLATIONS. NEW BUSINESSES OR EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT HAVE NEVER HAD OF A NEW LABOR REGULATION SUBJECT TO INVESTIGATION AND SETTLEMENTS INTO THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I'M NOT CASTING ASPERSIONS ON THOSE REGULATIONS BUT HERE WE'VE GOT BUSINESSES OPERATING WITHOUT LICENSES AFTER HOURS AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT AND DYING AS A RESULT OF THAT ACTIVITY. IT SEEMS TO ME TO MAKE PERFECT SENSE WE DO, YOU KNOW, PUT OUR ATTENTION ON THIS REALLY URGENT PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. >> CONTINUE DOWN THE LINE WITH OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEMBER AND COUNCIL MEMBER SOLO MAN. >> I JUST HAD A QUICK COMMENT NOT REALLY A QUESTION, BUT I DID WANT TO THANK DAVID ESCATELL'S FAMILY FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT BUT I KNOW YOU ALL TOOK OFF WORK, CAME FROM SOUTH KING COUNTY TO COME ALL THE WAY HERE TO GIVE US YOUR STORY AND I KNOW HOW EMOTIONAL THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU, AND I KNOW IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND APPRECIATE YOUR SHOWING UP. IT'S TOUGH TO REOPEN SOME OF THOSE WOUNDS. SO GET THIS, TO SHARE YOUR STORY, SO THANK YOU ALL. I ALSO WANT TO THANK AND I KNOW CHAIR THAT YOU MENTIONED IT, COUNCIL MEMBER WU THIS WAS A BIG DEAL FOR HER AND WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND THANK NINA PARK WHO IS PART OF HER STAFF AS WELL AND NOW I'M SUPER LUCKY TO HAVE HER A PART OF MINE WHO HAS BEEN HELPING WITH ORGANIZING THE PHENOMENAL PROCESS, YOU KNOW, WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND PUTTING SOME OF THIS TOGETHER. I JUST WANT TO THANK HER AND HIGHLIGHT THAT. AND THEN ALSO I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND SCOTT LINDSAY FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND HELP ON THIS AS WELL. I KNOW THAT WE HAD ENGAGED WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON PIKE PINE BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF NIGHTLIFE ON CAPITOL HILL AND THAT WAS HUGE FOR OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO HAVE THAT ENGAGEMENT AND CONVERSATION TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IMPACTED THEM AND UNDERSTANDING THAT HEY, JUST BECAUSE THIS MIGHT BE HAPPENING IN DISTRICT ONE OR DISTRICT TWO, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS CANNOT HAPPEN IN DISTRICT THREE AND HOW THEY SAW TRENDS AND STUFF MOVING TOWARDS CAPITOL HILL FROM THESE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE NONREGULATED VENDORS OPERATING AND HOW THEY WERE IMPACTED BY THAT AND WHAT THEY SAY. I JUST, YOU KNOW, THIS -- EVEN THOUGH THIS MIGHT BE FOR NONREGULATED VENDORS IT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR CURRENT BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPERATING HERE AND PAYING TAXES AND DOING EVERYTHING ABOVE BOARD nd HOW THIS PLEADS BLEEDS OVER TO THEM AS WELL. NINA HAS BEEN ALWAYS EDUCATING ME ON THIS EVERY DAY ABOUT THIS BILL. I HAD ALL MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND THEN ALSO HAD GOTTEN SUPPORT FROM CAPITOL HILL BUSINESSES AS WELL. I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE IF THEY HAD ANY CONCERNS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. REFLECTIVE HOW IMPORTANT THIS BILL IS, AGAIN TO THE FAMILIES INVOLVED, WE HAVE TWO NONCOMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE AND I WOULD LIKE TO TURN TO THEM NEXT. FIRST COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMAN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY AND YOUR LOSS. I HAVE AT LEAST THREE OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS IN DISTRICT TWO AND EACH ONE HAS HAD INCIDENTS OF GUN VIOLENCE ERUPT FREQUENTLY. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY -- IT'S A LONG TIME COMING, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT IT'S HERE. I WANT TO TALK TO OFFICERS AT THE PRECINCT. THE THIS IS A TOOL THAT CAN HELP THEM. SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER WU FOR INTRODUCING THIS. THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR BRINGING IT BACK TO LIFE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO HELP A LOT OF FOLKS, NOT JUST THE DIRECTLY IMPACTED FAMILIES, BUT THE IMPACTED NEIGHBORS. I REMEMBER TALKING TO A FRIEND A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHO SAID REGARDING THE LOCATION IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD, FIRST WE HEAR THE SHOTS, THEN WE HEAR THE SIRENS, AN THEN WE HEAR THE COYOTES RESPONDING TO THE SIRENS. AND AT THIS AN ALMOST NIGHTLY OCCURRENCE FOR THEM. I DID HAVE A QUESTION. REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT MEASURES, THERE'S THE FINES, THE THOUSAND DOLLAR AND $5,000, IS THERE A MECHANISM IN THIS THAT SAYS, OKAY, YOU'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE, YOU'VE REFUSED TO COMPLY, YOU'RE SHUT DOWN? >> YES. AND THAT IS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED IN THIS LEGISLATION TO SEEK LEGAL AND EQUITABLE RELIEF, THAT MEANS SEEKING, FOR EXAMPLE, A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER OR PERMANENT INJUNCTION AGAINST OPERATORS OR AN ESTABLISHMENT FROM CONTINUING TO OPERATE. SO IF AN ESTABLISHMENT IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO THE ESCALATING FINE STRUCTURE IN THE BILL THEN WE WOULD -- WE WOULD VERY QUICKLY BE TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THAT ESTABLISHMENT. >> AND IS THERE A MECHANISM THAT AGAIN JUST HYPOTHETICAL LIKE THE INSPECTION TEAM COMES IN AND THEY SEE THE PLACE IS OPERATING AND THERE IS LIQUOR BEING SERVED, CAN THEY SHUT THEM DOWN AT THAT POINT IMMEDIATELY AND SAY, HEY, EVERYBODY OUT OF THE POOL? >> BECAUSE THE BILL REQUIRES THAT EACH ESTABLISHMENT STAY OPEN TO SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS AND PEACE OFFICERS INCLUDING L.C.B. OFFICIALS WHICH HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY HAD ACCESS TO MANY OF THESE LOCATIONS, IF AN ESTABLISHMENT IS SERVING LIQUOR THEN L.C.B. WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEIZE THAT LIQUOR AND IN DISTRICT TWO JUST IN THIS MONTH L. KRRJS B. HAS SEIZED LIQUOR FROM AN ESTABLISHMENT OPERATING AND SERVING LIQUOR AFTER 2:00 A.M. >> VERY GOOD. AND THE FINAL QUESTION IS, I KNOW IN THE PAST THERE'S BEEN THE TOOL OF CIVIL CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTIES LIKE CIVIL CHRONIC NUISANCE OR CRIMINAL CHRONIC NUISANCE. COULD THOSE PROVISIONS KICK IN WHEN -- WELL, THEY CAN KICK IN WITH ANY ESTABLISHMENT, CORRECT? >> YOU KNOW, THE CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY ORDINANCE HAS BEEN AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN SOME SITUATIONS WITH RESPECT TO MOTELS AND SOME BUSINESSES. IT'S NOT BEEN A GREAT TOOL IN ALL HONESTY IN REGARDS TO NIGHTLIFE ESTABLISHMENTS AND AFTER- HOURS NIGHTLIFE ESTABLISHMENTS BECAUSE MANY OF THE SHOOTINGS OCCUR OUTSIDE OF THE VENUE. AND THE CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY ORDNANCE REQUIRES THAT EACH INCIDENT ASSOCIATED INCIDENT THAT WOULD TRIGGER THE STEPS IN THE CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY ORDNANCE OCCUR WITHIN THE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING TO OFFER TO COUNCIL TO CHANGE IN THE NEAR FUTURE BUT FOR RIGHT NOW THE CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY ORDNANCE IS A -- IT IS NOT THE RIGHT TOOL. IT ALSO APPROPRIATELY BECAUSE THAT REALLY ALLOWS THE CITY TO IN EFFECT SHUT A BUSINESS DOWN IT HAS A FAIRLY HIGH THRESHOLD FOR THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BEFORE A SHUTDOWN CAN OCCUR. IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THIS CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING. >> OKAY. YEAH. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE AT ONE POINT IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THERE WAS A NEXUS TO THE BUSINESS, THAT MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER SOME KIND OF A CHRONIC NUISANCE ACTION VERSUS IT HAD TO OCCUR WITHIN THE BUSINESS ITSELF. >> THE STATUTE IS THAT IT HAS TO OCCUR WITHIN THE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES OF THE BUSINESS. THE SHOOTINGS THAT OCCUR IN THE PARKING LOT OUTSIDE, ACROSS THE STREET OUTSIDE IN FRONT DO NOT COUNT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COLLATING OF THE INCIDENTS TO TRIGGER A CHRONIC NUISANCE DESIGNATION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> COUNSEL MEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU. AS ALWAYS, I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW WELCOMING YOU ARE EVERY TIME I SHOW UP AT YOUR COMMITTEE AND GIVING ME THE SPACE TO REALLY I HAVE A COMMENT NOT A QUESTION. I WANT TO REALLY THANK ERIKA AND CAROLINE FOR BEING HERE AND HAVING THE COURAGE TO COME HERE. IT'S NOT EASY TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL AND CHAMBERS, BUT I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. I AM VERY DEEPLY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. I AM A MOTHER AND ALSO A SISTER TO A BROTHER, SO I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE THE SUFFERING YOUR FAMILY IS GOING THROUGH AND SO I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE AND SHARING YOUR STORY ANDAND YOUR STEADFAST FOR YOUR STEADFAST AD KASY ON A PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO IMPACT AND HOPEFULLY HAVE AN IMPACT ON OTHERS NOT SUFFERING WHAT YOUR BROTHER SUFFERED. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR BEING HERE AND OUR CENTRAL STAFF FOR BEING HERE AND PRESENTING THIS. I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS VERY THOUGHTFULLY PLANNED OUT IN MY OPINION. IT HAS COVERED EACH ASPECT IN TERMS OF WHAT IS BEING REGULATED TO WHAT THE RECOURSE WOULD BE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S A THOUGHTFUL PIECE OF LEGISLATION. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS NOW THAT FORMER COUNCILMEMBER WU IS NOT HERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I DON'T GET TO VOTE AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL, BUT I DO GET TO VOTE AT THE FULL COUNCIL AND I AM MAKING A COMMITMENT TO YOU THAT I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION. IT IS VERY MUCH NEEDED AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE BY NOW, AND I'M GLAD IT'S COMING BEFORE US TODAY AND I WILL BE, LIKE I SAID, SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU CHAIR FOR ALLOWING ME TO SAY A FEW WORDS. >> OF COURSE. COUNCIL MEMBER, ALWAYS WELCOME. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU. I FORGET TO MENTION OR ASK A REQUEST TO BE ADDED AS A CO- SPONSOR EARLIER WHEN I WAS SPEAKING. THANK YOU. IF YOU AGREE. >> YES. OKAY. TO CLOSE, THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR COMING OUT. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERING. I STARTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WU AND APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON, COUNSEL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, PRETTY MUCH ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND THIS SHOWS, BY THE WAY, THAT, YOU KNOW WE'RE WORKING AS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WITH OUR JUDICIAL BRANCH COLLEAGUES, THE EXECUTIVE SIDE, A LOT OF COORDINATION AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THIS WORK AND STAFF AND I DO WANT TO GIVE OUT A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOUT OUT TO MISS NINA PARK WHO HAS BEEN DOING THIS FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN I WAS WORKING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WU. WE HAVE ADOPTED HERE, SORRY COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, AS A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM WITH THIS LEGISLATION. THANK YOU. FINALLY AGAIN TO THE FAMILY, PLEASE TWO OUT AND SEE, YOU KNOW, SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THE EFFORT THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKEN HERE BECAUSE YOUR LOSS NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED AND MOST IMPORTANTLY NEEDS TO BE ACTED ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS, PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD. >> RESOLUTION 32167. A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THAT SEATTLE RESIDENTS, WORKERS, STUDENTS AND VISITORS DESERVE TO BE SAFE AND FEEL SAFE RECOGNIZING AND APPRECIATING FIRST RESPONDERS FROM THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE COMMUNITY ASSISTED RESPONSE AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, AFFIRMING THE CITY'S OBVIOUSLICATION TO TRAIN AND EQUIP FIRST RESPONDERS, COMMITTING TO A FIRST RESPONSE TEAM, ACKNOWLEDGING THE CITY'S ACTIONS TO REFORM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE, COMMITTING TO RESOLVE THE REMAINING ISSUES OF THE CONSENT DECREE AND AFFIRMING THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANTED TO NOTE I MENTIONED EARLY MR. DOSS FROM CENTRAL STAFF. HE WILL NOW COME ON AND SPEAK TO THIS RESOLUTION. JOINING US REMOTELY. >> HI, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SORRY I MISSED YOUR REFERENCE EARLIER. AS YOU MENTIONED, GREG DOSS CENTRAL STAFF TO PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO RESOLUTION 32167. COMMITTEE MEMBERS CAN FIND IT ATTACHED TO TODAY'S AGENDA, CENTRAL STAFF MEMO WHICH PROVIDES BACKGROUND AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION FOR MOST OF THE ISSUES COVERED IN THE RESOLUTION. AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHAIR STAFF I WILL KEEP MY COMMENTS SHORT AND ALLOW THE SPONSOR MORE TIME TO SPEAK TO HIS RESOLUTION. REALLY BROADLY THE RESOLUTION COVERS SEVERAL AREAS. RECOGNIZES AND APPRECIATES THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SEATTLE'S FIRST RESPONDERS, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY ASSISTED RESPONSE AND ENGAGEMENT OR CARE DEPARTMENT. IT AFFIRMS THE CITY'S OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT, TRAIN AND EQUIP FIRST RESPONDERS AND COMMITS TO A DIVERSIFIED PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE SYSTEM INCLUDING INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY FOCUS, TRAUMA INFORMED RESPONSE OPTIONS. IT COMMITS TO CONTINUED TO ENHANCE THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUPPORTING AND MAINTAINING A ROBUST, EFFECTIVE AND CIVILIAN LED ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND LASTLY RECOGNIZES THE CITY'S PRIOR AND CURRENT ACTIONS TO REFORM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE 2012 FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE AND COMMITS TO RESOLVING ANY REMAINING CONSENT DECREE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT. I WANT TO NOTE THAT MUCH OF THE CONTENT RELATED TO THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTIVE÷÷EXECUTIVE NOTED THAT THE PASSAGE OF ORDNANCE 127182 ON SPD'S MANAGEMENT POLICIES HAS ALLOWED THE CITY TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE REMAINING TWO OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CONSENT DECREE. THE LAST RELATES TO THE OFFICER ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND SU STAINMENT OF THAT SYSTEM. OVER THE 12 YEAR PERIOD THE COURT IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS THAT MUST BE BARGAINED WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER'S GUILD. THESE ISSUES ARE BEING ADDRESSED IN THE CITY'S COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS AND MAY BE DECIDED IN BINDING ARBITRATION AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE WHEN MUNICIPALITIES REACH IMPASSE. THE MIDDLE OF THE CROWD MANAGEMENT POLICIES TO THE COURT REPRESENTS THE LASTING CONSENT DECREE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY CAN UNILATERALLY FULFILL. THE CITY AND DOJ ARE CLOSER TO BEING READY TO FILL A MOTION TO END THE CONSENT DECREE AND ASK THE COURT TO DISMISS THE CASE. WITH THIS AS A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS OR TURN IT OVER TO THE CHAIR OR SPONSOR TO DISCUSS THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. DOSS. I TURN TO VOICE CHAIR SAKA TO SPEAK TO THE RESOLUTION. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR HEARING THIS RESOLUTION TODAY AND FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THE COMMITTEE AND BEHIND THE SCENES AND CRAFTING THE CONTOURS OF THIS BILL. AND THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WELL, WHICH IS A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS SPECIFIC PIECE OF LEGISLATION, A RESOLUTION THE MAYOR HAS CONCURRENTLY SIGNED. AND AT ITS CORE THE RESOLUTION IS ABOUT RESOLVING THE REMAINING ISSUES OF THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND COLLECTIVELY ALLOWING US TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER TO FOCUS ON THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR CITY. THIS RESOLUTION TODAY IS CRUCIAL FOR OUR CITY AND REPRESENTS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO CONTINUING TO TURN THE CORNER ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MOVE FORWARD AND HEAL TOGETHER. WE HAVE DONE THE WORK AS CHAIR NOTED AND OPENING CHAIR'S REMARKS SINCE 2024, LAST YEAR, AS A COUNCIL, WE HAVE PASSED NUMEROUS PIECES OF PUBLIC SAFETY LEGISLATION, 14 BY MY TALLY TO HELP CREATE A SAFER CITY FOR ALL. AND BROADLY, SO YOU CAN THINK OF THIS RESOLUTION AS -- I THINK IT'S A -- IT'S A CONSENT DECREE RESOLUTION AND A PUBLIC SAFETY RESOLUTION, BUT REGARDLESS, AT A HIGH LEVEL, THIS RESOLUTION DOES A NUMBER OF THINGS. INCLUDING EXPRESSING GRATITUDE FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS PERSONNEL WITH POLICE, FIRE, AND OUR NEW CARE DEPARTMENT, ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN KEEPING OUR CITY SAFE AND SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES. IT REAFFIRMS THE COMMITMENT TO OFFERING A DIVERSIFIED PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE SYSTEM INCLUDING BY SUPPORTING SOCIAL WORKERS COMMUNITY FOCUSED TRAUMA INFORMED RESPONSE OPTIONS AND THE EXPANSION OF THE CARE DEPARTMENT'S DUAL DISPATCH PILOT PROGRAM RESOLUTION RENEWS OUR COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, INCLUDING SUPPORTING AND MAINTAINING A ROBUST, EFFECTIVE AN CIVILIAN LED ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. THIS MEANS ACKNOWLEDGING THE WORK OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY TRY AD, OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS OF THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION, THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, OPA. AND FINALLY THIS RESOLUTION REVERSES ANY PLEDGE BY PAST COUNCILS TO DEFUND OR ABOLISH THE POLICE. WE KNOW THAT THESE STATEMENTS WERE CITED BY DEPARTING POLICE PERSONNEL AS A REASON FOR LEAVING. WE ALSO KNOW THEY'RE DIVISIVE. IMPORTANTLY, TODAY'S RESOLUTION IS ALSO ANOTHER VITAL STEP AIMED AT RESOLVING THE REMAINING ISSUES OF A 2012 FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE BY RECOGNIZING THE MANY PRIOR AND CURRENT ACTIONS TO REFORM OUR DEPARTMENT AND HOPEFULLY HELP REMOVE OUR CITY FROM THE CONSENT DECREE. THESE IMPACTFUL REFORMS REFLECT SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THE AREAS SUCH AS OF USE OF FORCE, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND DATA ANALYTICS. NOW ONCE SPDS HAS UPDATED ITS CROWD MANAGEMENT POLICIES TO COMPLY AND BE CONSISTENT WITH OUR LESS THAN -- LESS LETHAL WEAPONS BILL PASSED LAST MONTH THIS LEGISLATION REQUESTS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SUBMIT THE UPDATED POLICIES TO THE FEDERAL MONITOR, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND EVENTUALLY TO THE COURT FOR REVIEW. AT THAT POINT, THIS RESOLUTION MAKES CLEAR THAT SPD WILL BE VERY WELL POSITIONED TO POTENTIALLY CLEAR THE FINAL REMAINING HURDLE FOR TERMINATION OF THE CONSENT DECRE AND THE END OF FEDERAL OVERSIGHT. TAKING BACK AND RECLAIMING LOCAL CONTROL OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY WHICH IS IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN EVER IN THIS NEW ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS COUNCIL ACTION THAT SHOWS WE ARE READY TO COME TOGETHER AS A CITY, SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS, ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT, AND MOVE ON FROM THE DIVISIONS OF THE PAST. IT'S TIME THAT WE FOCUS ON THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOW WE CAN BETTER SERVE OUR CITY. IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT IS THE PROVERBIAL CHERRY ON TOP, IF YOU WILL, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE THIS PAST YEAR TO REFORM OUR DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY, LIVE UP TO OUR CHARTER RESPONSIBILITY, TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND COMMUNITIES SAFE. AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM FIRST OUR COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES OR OTHERS THAT HAVE JOINED US TODAY? COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON AND RIVERA. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR AND COUNSEL MEMBER KETTLE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO OUR CENTRAL STAFF GREG DOSS FOR JOINING US. I WILL SAY I'VE HAD AT LEAST ONE CONSTITUENT VERY ACTIVE IN THE DISTRICT THAT HAS REALLY WANTED TO SEE US TAKE A STANCE, YOU KNOW, AGAINST THE DEFUND AND RHETORIC WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST IN THE CITY, SO HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE I KNOW WHO HAS REQUESTED THIS, AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER FOLKS. HE'S JUST BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT IT. AS WE MEET WITH CONSTITUENTS WE HAVE HEARD THAT THEY WANT US TO BE WORKING ON PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES ROBUSTLY AND I SEE THIS AS TAKING A STEP, ANOTHER STEP, WE'VE TAKEN MANY STEPS 12 PIECES OF LEGISLATION, BY MY COUNT, COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, AND IT'S ONLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR INTO OUR TERMS -- >> YES. FOR THE RECORD, I SAY MAJOR BECAUSE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALLER ONES RELATED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BLS. YES. MY VICE CHAIR AS USUAL HAS THE TRUE FINAL NUMBER. >> MAJOR PIECES OF LEGISLATION, SO THIS IS ANOTHER ASPECT OF IT. IT'S JUST TO VERY CLEARLY SAY THAT WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS IN THE CITY. IT IS WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS AND WHAT I TALK ABOUT EVERY SINGLE DAY AND WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I MEET WITH MY CONSTITUENTS THE FIRST THING THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND WHETHER IT'S INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT OR BUSINESSES OR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS OR ANY NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE DISTRICT, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TO SAY THAT THIS IS COMING FROM THINGS THAT WE ARE HEARING FROM OUR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENCIES. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT NOT SAYING ANYTHING PRIMARILY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, CONCERNING MY BACKGROUND CONSIDERING WHERE I CAME FROM, BEING IN THE PRECINCT WITH OFFICERS, HEARING THEIR FRUSTRATION BY HOW PEOPLE THAT WE WORK FOR WERE TREATING THEM OR TALKING ABOUT THEM. THIS I THINK IS GOING TO GO A LONG WAY FOR -- THERE'S ALREADY BEEN SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN MORALE BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE THAT'S HAPPENED HERE. BUT HEARING THE WORDS DIRECTLY THAT PREVIOUS ACTIONS WERE WRONG, I THINK IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IN FACT, SO MUCH ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO GET THE DEPARTMENT OUT FROM UNDER THE CONSENT DECREE, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO GO A LONG WAY AS WELL. I WANT TO THANK VICE CHAIR SAKA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS WHEN IT COMES TO FULL COUNCIL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS FROM YOUR PREVIOUS JOB. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WILL SAY A COUPLE WORDS. FIRST IS, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TO ALL FIVE PRECINCTS. I'VE -- ROLL CALLS AND EACH TIME I NOTED -- BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A CONSENT DECREE AND I NOTE WHY WE HAVE A CONSENT DECREE. WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE REFORM AND THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST DOZEN PLUS YEARS NOW THE PART TENDS TO GET FORGOTTEN AND THIS IS NOT A2 -- UP TO A POINT FINISH AND IMPROVING AND REFORMING AN MOVING FORWARD. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANNUAL -- AND SAY AGAIN, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE OVER THE LAST DOZEN YEARS IN TERMS OF REFORMING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IMPROVING CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT ALL THE THINGS WE KNOW FROM VARIOUS TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE ALWAYS HAVE TO SEEK CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT AND MOVE FORWARD AND I THINK WE'LL DO THAT. I WANT TO NOTE THIS RESOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS THE CONSENT DECREE HAS ESTABLISHED A FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING IN SEATTLE, EXTRA EMPHASIS ON CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING, AND SIGNIFICANT REFORMS OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS RECOGNIZED BY THE COURT APPOINTED MONITOR SPD HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN MANY AREAS, EMBRACING A VISION FOR THE DEPARTMENT CENTERED ON SERVICE ORIENTED AND EQUITABLE POLICING IN TERMS OF CRITICAL ANALYSIS. THIS COMMITMENT IS EVIDENCED BY A NOTABLE DECREASE IN USE OF FORCE, EXPANSION OF LEADING EDGE DATA ANALYTICS, ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS AND GROWING NATIONAL RECOGNITIONS OF SPD'S ACHIEVEMENTS. LATER, SECTION 3, THE CITY COMMITS TO CONTINUING TO ENHANCE THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM INCLUDING SUPPORTING AND MAINTAINING A ROBUST EFFECTIVE CIVILIAN LED ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WORKING WITH SPD LEADERS THE ACCOUNTABILITY ENTITIES, THE CITY ACCOUNTABILITY ENTITIES SET THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AND HOLD OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE POLICY VIOLATIONS THAT ARISE IN COMMUNITY TRUST. ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTE EVERY TIME I WAS AT PRECINCT I SAID TO THEM THAT I KNEW LIKE WHEN I WAS A DIPLOMAT AT OUR EMBASSY IN MOSCOW THAT I REPRESENTED THE GREATEST NAVY AND I WOULD SAY THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, AND WHEN YOU'RE THAT LEVEL, YOU EMBRACE ACCOUNTABILITY AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID. AND THAT'S WHAT I SAID IT'S IMPORTANT TO EMBRACE THE ACCOUNTABILITY PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU ARE THE TOP. ONE LAST THING I WANTED TO NOTE AND IT SAYS HERE, BASICALLY THROUGH THE LAST SENTENCE SAYS THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION THE CITY REVERSES ANY PRIOR COMMITMENTS OR PLEDGES TO DEFUND OR ABOLISH SPD SERVICES OR PERSONNEL WHICH LED TO THE RESIGNATIONS OF HUNDREDS OF POLICE OFFICERS. I CAN ALREADY READ THE COMMENTS ON THAT SENTENCE IN TERMS OF -- ACTUALLY WE DID NOT CUT THE BUDGET, DID NOT DO THIS OR THAT. IT'S -- WITH NO DISRESPECT TO THE LEGAL COMMUNITY IT'S WORRYING IN THE SENSE THEY'RE FINDING SOME ANGLE AND THEN DO IT. WHAT WAS CLEAR DESPITE THAT WAS THAT THERE WAS A DEFUND PLEDGE AND AS IT SAYS HERE, YOU KNOW, COMMITMENTS OR PLEDGES. THAT IN ITSELF WAS MASSIVE IN TERMS OF ITS IMPACT ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. MASSIVE IN TERMS OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POSTURE AND SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH DAY IN AND DAY OUT. IT GOES TO WHAT I SAID AT THE VERY BEGINNING IN MY OPENING REMARKS AND THE CHAIR COMMENT, THE REASON WHY WE HAVE THESE 14 PUBLIC SAFETY BILLS IS THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE WHAT WE CAN DO, SPD STAFFING IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POSTURE, THE CENTER FEATURE OF OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN. THE TECHNOLOGY PIECE. ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IS BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IN CREATING A BETTER AND SAFER CITY. TO CREATE THAT SAFE BASE, WHICH IS OUR MISSION HERE ON THE COMMITTEE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE THAT POINT, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, YES, WE CAN TALK ABOUT BUDGETARY ACTIONS BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THE PLEDGE WAS SO KEY AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS. THIS RESOLUTION DOES IT. I SEE THIS RESOLUTION IN TERMS OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE WITH THE EXECUTIVE AS VICE CHAIR HAS NOTED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN TERMS OF WORK RELATED TO THE CONSENT DECREE AND THE FEDERAL MONITOR AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE AND TO MOVE FORWARD. SO WITH THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA WHO HAS BEEN POINT ON THIS IN SO MANY WAYS, I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS WORK ON THIS RESOLUTION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION FOR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. IF I MAY GIVE A FEW FINAL CLOSING REMARKS OF MY OWN. >> YES. >> THANK YOU, AGAIN, MR. CHAIR, AND JUST WANT TO RESPOND TO A FEW OF THESE THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS FROM YOU AND A FEW OF OUR COLLEAGUES HERE. SO, YEAH, LIKE SECTION 6 OFFICIALLY REVERSES THROUGH THIS ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION ANY PRIOR PLEDGES TO DEFEND OR ABOLISH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ABSOLUTELY, AND THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THIS BILL AND -- BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLY ELEMENT EITHER. AND IT ALSO DOES THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED, FOR EXAMPLE, MR. CHAIR IN TERMS OF RECOGNIZING THE REFORM WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE NEEDED TO BE ON THAT PATH AND WE'VE MADE AS A CITY TREMENDOUS PROGRESS WITH RESPECT TO REFORMING OUR DEPARTMENT, IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY FOR ALL, PUTTING US ON A BETTER PATH TO ADVANCING CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING CONSISTENTLY EVEN HANDED MANNER, BUT THE WORK CONTINUES. REFORM WORK IN MY VIEW IS NOT AT ITS CORE IS NOT A DESTINATION. IT'S A JOURNEY. WE'VE MADE GREAT STRIDES AND PROGRESS IT IS HARDLY THE TIME TO SLAP HIGH FIVES AND PAT EACH OTHER ON THE BACK. JUST WHEN WE THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING DIALED IN, WE'RE REMINDED HERE LOCALLY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THE WORK CONTINUES. SO I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THAT WORK, CONTINUING THAT WORK. THIS RESOLUTION, THIS LEGISLATION BINDS THE CITY TO DOING THAT WORK, CONTINUING DOWN THAT PATH, AND IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO DOING JUST THAT. ALSO NOTE SECTION 4 THAT COMMITS THE CITY TO FAIR TREATMENT OF FIRST RESPONDERS. GOING TO COUNTLESS ROLL CALLS AND ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, WHETHER IT'S POLICE FIRE CARE THEY JUST WANT WHAT WE ALL WANT IN OUR JOBS. TO BE TREATED FAIRLY. AND WHILE SOME WOULD DEMAND THAT WE SCRUTINIZE HEAVILY ONLY CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST RESPONDERS, ESPECIALLY POLICE, MEANWHILE ON THE ONE HAND AND ON THE OTHER HAND, ESSENTIALLY RUBBER STAMP THE ACTIONS OF OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, DOT, AND WOULD ADVOCATE WE COMPLETELY ABDICATE OUR LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY IN A SELECTIVE MANNER BUT ONLY SCRUTINIZE THE ACTIONS OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS CATEGORICALLY REJECT THAT APPROACH AND THAT NOTION. FOR ME, I'M COMMITTED TO EXERCISING MY LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FAIRLY, CONSISTENTLY, AND AN EVEN HANDED MANNER. I'M NOT GOING TO CHERRY PICK WHO I'M GOING SCRUTINIZE. SO IN ANY EVENT, REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT PUTS US ON A PATH TO ENDING THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE ONCE AND FOR IN BY REQUESTING THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY FILE SUBMIT THE UPDATED LESS LETHAL USE OF FORCE POLICIES WITH THE FEDERAL MONITOR AND COURT AFTER SPD IS UPDATED TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THE NEWEST ORDNANCE WE PASSED THIS YEAR. IN ANY EVENT THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. >> ONE SECOND. COUNCIL PRESIDENT WANTED TO JUMP IN FOR -- >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THINGS FORWARD. TO ME THIS IS A TAKING OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAST COUNCIL ACTIONS, SEVEN OF NINE PLEDGING TO DEFUND THE POLICE DID END UP IN AN EXODUS OF OFFICERS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND IT'S A RECOGNITION OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE TO IMPROVE POLICING. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT -- IT'S A TAKING OF RESPONSIBILITY AND EXPRESS OF NOT NECESSARILY GRATITUDE BUT RECOGNITION OF THE GOOD WORK DONE ON THE OTHER SIDE. AS AN OVERSIGHT BODY WE SHOULD NOT JUST OVERSEE THE ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR OWN ACTIONS AND BE BETTER IN THE FUTURE. WHICH I THINK THIS COUNCIL IS SHOWING THAT THEY'RE MAKING AN EFFORT ON DOING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> JUST QUICKLY CHAIR. I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED EARLIER THIS IS A RESOLUTION, OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT A LAW, AND I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED ABOUT THE CONTENT DECREE OBVIOUSLY WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN TERMS OF THE CONCEPT DECREE AND, OF COURSE, THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY SO TO ME IT'S ALWAYS AND, NOT OR. WE NEED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS IN THE CITY, FOR ALL FIRST RESPONDERS AND, OF COURSE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT AS THE CITY IS DOING ITS PUBLIC SAFETY WORK WE ARE HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT IS HAPPENING IN A MANNER OF WHICH WE SHOULD BE PROVIDING THAT SERVICE WHICH IS WHAT REALLY THE CONSENT DECREEs ABOUT. IT'S NOT EITHER OR. IT'S BOTH. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. OKAY. VICE CHAIR NOW TO MOVE. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32167. >> SECOND. >> OKAY. IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED. IT'S RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO PASS RESOLUTION 32167. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. >> EXCUSED. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> YEA. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> YEA. >> CHAIR KETTLE. >> YEA. >> FOUR IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED. >> THE RESOLUTION PASSED WILL BE SENT TO THE APRIL 1st CITY COUNCIL MEETING. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT THAT WE'RE 15 MINUTES FROM THE END OF OUR MEETING WHICH IS SOMETHING UNIQUE WITHIN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. I RECOGNIZE THAT. BUT WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE ADJOURN? HEARING AND SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. OH. >> MR. SOLOMON. >> I'M SORRY. PROCEDURALLY 12096 HAS THAT PASSED SO THE COMMITTEE CAN DO A FULL VOTE AT OUR UPCOMING FULL COUNCIL MEETING? >> BECAUSE THAT'S A PIECE OF LEGISLATION OF TWO HEARINGS. >> OKAY. >> AND THEN GO TO FULL COMMITTEE. >> GOT YOU. >> IT'S PART OF THE CONSENT DECREE. A LOT OF THINGS, THE DOJ, THE JUDGE, THE COURT AND EVERYTHING, IT'S LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT RELATED TO RESOLUTION 32167, ONLY GOING FORWARD TODAY. WE WILL HAVE ONE MORE ON AFTERHOUR ESTABLISHMENTS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OKAY. HEARING AND SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS COME BEFORE THE MEETING WE ARE ADJOURNED.