GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL COME TO ORDER. I AM SARAH NELSON, RESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. >> HERE. >> THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT IN TODAY'S SPECIAL MEETING. HEARING NO OBJECTION THE COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED IN WE WILL PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME WE WILL PLAN ON -- WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. BECAUSE THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, SPEAKER'S COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SEND IT TO SPEAK TODAY? >> WE HAVE 17 REMOTE AND SEVEN IN PERSON. >> WE WILL GIVE EVERYONE ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS. >> DO YOU NEED ME TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS? >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER REGISTERED. WILL START WITH IN PERSON AND MOVED TO PROMOTE. BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU'RE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WITH 10 SECONDS LEFT. MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DON'T AND COMMENTS IN THE ALLOTTED TIME. THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST PERSON ON THE LIST. >> ALEX , STEPHANIE. >> THE TIMER IS COMING UP. THANK YOU. PLEASE BEGIN. >> [ INDISCERNIBLE-LOW VOLUME ]. >> IT'S GOOD BECAUSE SHE GAVE ONE MINUTE. SHE MAYBE DON'T GIVE NOTHING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH RIGHT NOW. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] FOR 10 YEARS 100 TIMES I SPOKE AT CITY HALL FOR THREE MINUTES, ONE DAY A WEEK SO WE CAN COME AND SPEAK. LOOK HERE. IT'S EXACTLY 1 MINUTE WITH CRITICAL POSITION FOR MANY CITIES. I COME HERE FOR 20 YEARS >> PLEASE SPEAK TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA IT. >> WHAT IS YOUR CHOICE. NOTHING IS DIFFERENT. STANDUP AMERICA FOR DONALD TRUMP IN AMERICA FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> STEPHANIE AND THEN RUBEN AND THEN STEVE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE. I AM A HOMEOWNER AND 13 YEAR RESIDENT OF SEATTLE AND MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF EDWARD LIN TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION. AS YOU CONSIDER CANDIDATES WHO WILL BECOME YOUR COLLEAGUE WANT TO SHARE WHITES A PRIVILEGE TO CALL HIM MY COLLEAGUE FOR FIVE YEARS AT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING. HE IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A GREAT LISTENER. HE HAS THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND SOMEONE'S CONCERNS AND TURN THOSE CONCERNS INTO ACTIONS AND ADVOCACY. ALL WILL MAKING SURE EVERY VOICE IS HEARD AND CONSIDERED. AFTER HEARING FROM THE CANDIDATES EARLIER THIS WEEK, I DON'T ENVY YOUR POSITION OF HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN SUCH HIGHLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS. WHAT WILL OFFER IS THIS, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CANDIDATE AND FUTURE COLLEAGUE WITH A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY, HOW IT WORKS, AND AN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE AND HOW COULD BE APPROVED. TO TRULY LISTEN AND BE HEARD, AND A COLLECTIVE MINDSET THAT WILL QUIETLY WITH CONVICTION MAKE EVERYTHING HE WORKS ON A LITTLE BETTER. >> REVEREND WALDEN AND THEN STEVE AND THEN JAMES. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS REVEREND WALDEN. LONGTIME ACTIVIST IN SEATTLE. A PROUD MOTHER. I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF CHUKUNDI SALISBURY. APPOINTED TO A POSITION , OPEN POSITION DISTRICT 2. AND ALSO JUST A LITTLE, TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF HIS GOOD WORK. HE IS ABSOLUTELY A GOOD LISTENER. HE HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN THE CITY. HE IS A CITY EMPLOYEE. HE IS BEEN IN THE CITY FOR A LONG TIME. I JUST KNOW THAT YOU WOULD NOT BE DISAPPOINTED TO A POINT CHUKUNDI SALISBURY TO THIS POSITION. HE KNOWS THE SOUTH AND. ACTUALLY KNOWS THE WHOLE CITY. HE DOES. HE KNOWS THE WHOLE CITY. HE HAS FRIENDS EVERYWHERE. AND HE IS AN INNOVATOR. HE IS AN INNOVATOR. HE STANDS UP , HE IS HONEST AND ALL THE THINGS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. PLUS HE HAS CHARISMA. AND HE ABSOLUTELY KNOWS HOW TO BE IN THE WORLD WITH ALL PEOPLE. CHOOSE CHUKUNDI SALISBURY. >> GOOD MORNING. AFTERNOON. STEVE, JUST A SUGGESTION , A FEW QUESTIONS YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE. ONE, I WOULD ASK THE QUESTION ON THEIR EXPERIENCE OF LAND-USE ISSUES CITYWIDE IN D2. CHAIRING THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE. I WOULD ASK THE QUESTION IF THEY HAVE ACTUALLY READ THE REVISED DRAFT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IF THEY HAVE ANY INITIAL THOUGHTS. I WOULD ASK FOR THEIR EXPERIENCE ON BUDGET ISSUES SINCE THEY WILL BE DEALING WITH POTENTIAL BUDGET CUTS OR WAYS TO RAISE NEW REVENUE. AND LAST QUESTION I WOULD ASK, EQUITY IN DISTRICT 2 AND CITYWIDE , BALANCING NEEDED HOUSING, PARTICULARLY FOR HOUSING WITH THE NEED FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE LEARN. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE JAMES GABRIEL IS THEN JAMES SHEPPARD. >> I AM JAMES COMEY DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY BUT MY PARTNERS AND I BUILD SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE I WANT TO SAY AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE. GRATEFUL FOR THE UPCOMING DISTRICT TO REPRESENTATIVES, HOWEVER IT MAY BE. I PRAY YOU WOULD LEAD OUR CITY WELL AND YOUR PEOPLE WELL. I AM ASKING THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND WHOEVER IS ARE NEXT DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, THAT WE WOULD REDUCE THE ABILITY FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO RAISE TAXES ON ITS PEOPLE. I KNOW THIS ISN'T FOR TODAY TO BE VOTED ON BUT THERE IS AN UPCOMING PROPOSITION THAT WOULD INCREASE THE TAX ON PEOPLE PRODUCING OVER $1 MILLION PER YEAR ANNUALLY WHO LIVE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE BY 5%. ALTHOUGH THAT SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE BIT TO SOMEONE LIKE US, AND MAYBE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM ARE PRODUCING THAT INCOME, I AM NOT. I BELIEVE IF WE RAISE TAXES ON THEM IT WOULD INCREASE THE ABILITY FOR THE CITY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO RAISE TAXES ON OTHER PEOPLE'S WEALTH WHICH I DON'T THINK SHOULD BE THE GOAL OF THE CITY. THANK YOU. >> I'M ENCOURAGED BY OUR CLERK TO REMIND PEOPLE TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WHICH IS OUR QUESTIONS AND CONVERSATION WITH THE DISTRICT 2 CANDIDATES. THANK YOU. >> JAMES SHEPPARD, DANIEL . >> MY NAME IS JAMES SHEPPARD. I LEAD THE RV REMEDIATION AND GEO CLEAN PROGRAM FOR SPU. I WORK FOR CLEAN CITIES. YOU MIGHT'VE HEARD ME AS A SHIP IS WHAT I'M CALLED FROM CITY EMPLOYEES. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE. I JOINED THE CITY IN 1994 AFTER GRADUATING FROM GARFIELD, I'VE BEEN HERE 30 YEARS AND I'M ONLY 48. I'VE NEVER USE THIS FORM BEFORE PUT MY NAME BEHIND ANYONE IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL. BUT CHUKUNDI SALISBURY HAS HIS EAR TO THE GROUND IN DISTRICT 2 AND ALL OF SEATTLE IS ONLY SPD AND I WITH NO. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONTLINES OUR WHOLE LIVES AND THAT IS NOT EVEN INCLUDING OUR EMPLOYMENT. I AM HERE TO SAY, IT WOULD BE A COLOSSAL MISTAKE TO LET CHUKUNDI SALISBURY LEAVE WITHOUT THIS POSITION. HE IS PASSIONATE, HE KNOWS HIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> DANIEL MOORE. FOLLOWING DANIEL , MARCUS. >> THANK YOU FOR TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT MATTER. MY NAME IS DANIEL MOORE, I LIVE IN THE BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE 1999. I WENT TO COLLEGE IN MINNESOTA WITH EDWARD LIN AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN HIS BEHALF AND SAY HE HAS BEEN A LONGTIME FRIEND, LONGTIME CONFIDANT. I HAVE ACTUALLY HIRED HIM AS A LAWYER TO HELP WITH MY SMALL BUSINESS. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL ABOUT -- YOU ALREADY KNOW HIS BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE, WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS HOW INCREDIBLE OF A LISTENER HE IS AND HOW HE TAKES IN DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS AND IS ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE FEELS VERY CONFIDENT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER. I THINK HE WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM MEMBER WORKING WITH YOU ALL. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT HE WOULD BE IN THE LONG HAUL. A LONGTIME RESIDENT, I WOULD HOPE THAT WHOEVER YOU APPOINT TO THIS POSITION IS SOMEONE WHO REALLY WANTS TO BE THERE TO TAKE THIS POSITION FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND CONSIDERATION. >> THERE IS A FAMOUS SAYING THAT GOES, LIFE DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN, LIFE HAPPENS JUST. IT MEANS OFTEN TIMES, ALL THE TIME, THINGS WORK OUT THE WAY THEY SHOULD. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I DON'T THINK IT'S A COINCIDENCE THAT MARK SOLOMON IS ONCE AGAIN A FINALIST . I JUST WANT TO SAY, HONOR HIS WORK. I THINK HIS WORKS DESERVES BE HONORED THE WAY YOUR WORK DESERVES TO BE ON IT. THINK BACK TO A YEAR AND HALF AGO WHEN YOU'RE KNOCKING ON DOORS, GOING TO FARMERS MARKETS AND PUT YOUR NAME OUT THERE TO SHOW THE CITY I CARE. THAT IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT MARK. I WORK CLOSELY WITH TWO OF YOU AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THE SAME WAY I BELIEVED IN YOU I BELIEVE IN MARK. THE COUNCILMEMBER WHO DEPARTED, ANOTHER GREAT REASON MARK SHOULD BE ELECTED IS BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS HAPPENING , THEY ARE GOING TO HAPPEN WITH MARK. HE'S GOING TO ALIGN WITH YOU IN THE WAY SHE DIDN'T ALIGN WITH YOU. IT WILL BE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY. I WANTED TO SAY THAT. >> THAT IS OUR LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER AT THIS MOMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. THE FIRST IS ANDREW RICHARDSON. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. AFTER ANDREW WILL BE JIM BUCHANAN. GO AHEAD, ANDREW. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR TAKING MY COMMENTS BY PHONE SO I CAN PICK UP MY KID FROM SCHOOL THIS AFTERNOON. YOUR KIDS ARE THE SAME AGE AS MINE AND I KNOW HIS PASSION FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE I OFFER MY STRONG SUPPORT TO ADONIS DUCKSWORTH FOR THE OPEN SEAT. HIS DEEP, HOMEROOM UNDERSTANDING OF THEY WERE PRIORITIES COUPLED WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE WORKING FOR POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR ALL OF SEATTLE MAKE HIM THE STRONGEST CANDIDATE FOR THIS JOB. I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, I WITNESSED HIS PASSION FOR EARNESTLY ENGAGING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FIRSTHAND WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER AT THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. I CAN ATTEST WITH INTEGRITY, HIS INTEGRITY, DEDICATION AND EARNESTNESS. HE IS A GENUINELY GOOD PERSON MOTIVATED TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE. AND, I JUST OFFER THIS AS A 17 YEAR RESIDENT WITH TWO KIDS IN THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS , THANK YOU. I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO CASTE YOUR VOTE FOR ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> NEXT IS JIM BUCHANAN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. I AM JIM BUCHANAN, PRESIDENT OF THE WASHINGTON STATE -- I AM HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF CHUKUNDI SALISBURY TO OCCUPY THE VACANT SEAT IN THE SECOND DISTRICT. HE IS AN IMPORTANT PRODUCT OF OUR COMMUNITY. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE SEEN HIM CONSISTENTLY TACKLE HARD SUBJECTS LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY, YOUTH MENTORSHIP, LEGACY HOMEOWNERSHIP PRESERVATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ART AND CULTURE.'S CONTRIBUTION TO OUR CITY IS INVALUABLE. HAVING HIM IN THE CITY COUNCIL ADDS TO THE EXISTING TALENT OF COUNCIL AND ELEVATES ITS ARMS TO STRETCH TO TRINITY MORE EFFECTIVELY. 'S COMMUNICATION THAT SHE COMMUNICATES WELL AND HAS GREAT SENSITIVITY TO LISTENING TO OTHERS IN UNDERSTANDING POINTS OF VIEW. HE ALSO HAS GREAT MORALS, VALUES AND STRONG CONVICTION. HE IS A TURNKEY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. HE POSSESSES ALL THE SKILLS WE NEED TO MAKE THE CITY MORE EFFECTIVE FOR ALL. I ASK YOU COLLECTIVELY TO VOTE TO PUT CHUKUNDI SALISBURY IN THE OPEN SEAT IN THE SECOND DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS DOUG HUNTER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM DOUG HUNTER, SEATTLE RESIDENT, NATIVE AND HOMEOWNER. I AM ALSO HERE TO LEND MY FULL SUPPORT TO ADONIS DUCKSWORTH FOR THE DISTRICT 2 SEE. I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR FIVE YEARS AND FIND HIM TO BE AN EMPATHETIC, COMPASSIONATE PERSON WITH GREAT COMMON SENSE BASED ON HIS PERSONAL AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. I DO BELIEVE HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. AND HE WOULD BRING LEADERSHIP TO IT. I'M GOING TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON THE PERSONAL SIDE. I HAVE OBSERVED HIS PASSION FOR THE COMMUNITY IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES, INCLUDING HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE SKATEBOARDING COMMUNITY. I HAVE A SON WHO GREW UP IN THE CITY SKATEBOARDING, HE REMAINS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT AND HE ALWAYS MENTIONS THE COMMITTEE ASPECT OF IT WHICH IS VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WHEN HE COMES HOME AFTER A SESSION HE SAYS, I WONDER WHAT OUR SOCIETY WOULD BE LIKE IF WE COULD ALL SAY THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS. I KNOW ADONIS BELIEVES ON ONE AND ONE BUILDING -- >> NEXT SPEAKER IS OVER AS. THEN ROSE. >> EDWARD LIN IS THE PRIME CHOICE FOR DISTRICT 2. HE CHALLENGED THE IDEA THAT THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE WAS CAUSING BUSINESSES TO CLOSE. HE BEGAN WITH, I SUPPORT OUR WORKERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING AS WELL. HE SAID, AFFORDABLE HOUSING , "WILL ULTIMATELY SUPPORT OUR WORKERS AND OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. " EDWARD LIN SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESS TAX CUTS AND HELP WITH BUSINESS EXPENSES LIKE ACCOUNTANTS, LAWYERS, ET CETERA. TO FIGURE OUT APPLICABLE TAX BENEFITS TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. EDWARD LIN CLEARLY MAKES THE CONNECTION THAT BOTH WORKER WAGES AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO THE SUCCESS OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN LITTLE SAIGON, COLUMBIA CITY, AND ACROSS ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. EDWARD LIN -- >> NEXT SPEAKER IS ROSE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THE HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF CHUKUNDI SALISBURY. I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR OVER 30+ YEARS. IME 50 YEAR RESIDENT IN SEATTLE. I GREW UP IN SEATTLE. I GRADUATED FROM GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. I GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND SEATTLE YOU. I HAVE SERVED WITH CHUKUNDI SALISBURY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HE'S INTERGENERATIONAL . HE HAS WORKED AS A BUSINESS OWNER, HE HAS WORKED WITH SEVERAL OF US WERE BUSINESS OWNERS. HE KNOWS THE COMMUNITY. HE HAS SERVED IN THE COMMUNITY. HE HAS DONE HIS BEST TO BRING ALL OF US TOGETHER. SO, I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HIM. I BELIEVE THAT HE WOULD BE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR THIS SEAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL. THEN VIOLET. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS MICHAEL. I AM A RESIDENT , SEATTLE RESIDENT IN DISTRICT 5 IN THE PINEHURST COMMUNITY. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING ADONIS DUCKSWORTH TWO YEARS AGO IN WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON. IS A LEADER AND MENTOR IN MY COMMUNITY I RECOGNIZED A LIKE-MINDED FOCUS, EMPATHETIC FATHER AND COMMITTEE LEADER. HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW HIM BETTER I AM PROUD AND EXCITED TO SUPPORT HIS EFFORTS TO JOIN THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE VACANT SEAT IN DISTRICT 2. I'M ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN FOSTERING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE SNOWBOARDING AND SKATEBOARDING. AS A FATHER I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIS DEDICATION TO SUPPORTING HIS DAUGHTER IN HER PROGRESSION AS AN ASPIRING YOUNG SKATEBOARDER AND SNOWBOARDER. HIS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF HER WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IS A INSPIRING AND I LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND IT SHOWS ME HE CARES ABOUT SUPPORTING YOUTH BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES. FOR HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION HE HAS SHOWN ME THAT NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT -- >> >> NEXT >> NEXT I AM A SEATTLE RESIDENT. I LIVED THERE FOR MANY YEARS. I AM CALLING IN IN STRONG SUPPORT FOR ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. FOR DISTRICT 2. HE WOULD BE AN ADDED ASSET TO THE CITY COUNCIL RIGHT NOW , WORKING TOGETHER WITH OTHERS. HE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY, HAVING DEEP CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL OF US. DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES . HE HAS A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE CITY WORKS. I WAS IMPRESSED, HE IS A FAMILY MAN, HE LOVES THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THIS PERSON WOULD STRONGLY BE AN ASSET TO THE CITY COUNCIL. WE HAVE A GOOD COUNCIL TEAM AND ADONIS DUCKSWORTH WOULD ADD TO THAT. I AM IN STRONG SUADONIS DUCKSWORTH, I HOPE YOU VOTE FOR HIM. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE CALEB AND THEN JUNE. GO AHEAD, CALEB. >> CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? >> YES. >> MY NAME IS CALEB. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EQUITY AND I AM HERE TO RECOMMEND CHUKUNDI SALISBURY FOR THE VACANCY. I HAVE SEEN IN THE COMMUNITY , EVEN BEFORE I TOOK ON THE ROLE OF THE NONPROFIT, SINCE I HAVE JOINED HE HAS TAKEN ME WITH OPEN ARMS AND ACCEPTED ME. I HAVE SEEN WORKING WITH HIM, HE CARES ABOUT THE COMMUNITY DEEPLY. TWO, HE IS KNOWLEDGEABLE ON ALL THE SUBJECTS THAT THE COMMUNITY CARES ABOUT. WHEN DESCRIBING A PROBLEM HE CHOOSES TO DIAGNOSE BY LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND BEING INVOLVED. HEARING IT FIRSTHAND. HE CONSULTS WITH EXPERTS AND HOLDS THAT VISION OF THE COMMUNITY WILL UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM AT A HIGHER LEVEL. AND THEN MAKES A PRESCRIPTION EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN GET BEHIND BECAUSE HE HAS HEARD AND KNOWS HOW WE FEEL. HE HAS BEEN ON MULTIPLE BOARDS INCLUDING THOSE THAT CARE ABOUT HOUSING, CARE ABOUT THE TREE CANOPY. THE LAST THING I WILL SAY IS HE NOT ONLY SERVES THE CITY OF SEATTLE -- >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JUNE. AFTER JUNE WILL BE EMILY JONES. >> I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2 WHICH IS THE MOST DIVERSE AREA OF SEATTLE BY SEVERAL FACTORS. THE RICH DIVERSITY IS AT RISK BECAUSE OF GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT AS WELL AS OTHER FORCES. SOUTH SEATTLE IS ALSO AN OUR MENTAL JUSTICE PRIORITY AREA. OUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ARE THREATENED BY LOSS OF TREE CANOPY. WE NEED A COUNCILMEMBER WHO CAN STAND UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 2 NOW IN THIS CRITICAL PERIOD BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. SOMEONE WHO CAN STAND UP FOR A ROBUST DISPLACEMENT PLAN BEFORE THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN IS APPROVED. WHO CAN STAND UP FOR A REVISED TREE ORDINANCE THAT PROTECTS TREES ON LOTS UNDERDEVELOPMENT WHICH THE CURRENT ORDINANCE DOES NOT. I'M GOING TO LISTEN CLOSELY TO THE CANDIDATE ANSWERS BUT I BELIEVE ADONIS DUCKSWORTH IS THE BEST CANDIDATE TO REPRESENT DISTRICT 2. HE HAS BOTH LIFE AND WORK EXPERIENCE TO PREPARE HIM FOR THE ROLE AT THIS TIME. I'M IMPRESSED BY HIS INTENTION TO MAKE SURE THE VOICES OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SOUTH SEATTLE ARE HEARD. AS THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN WAS FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EMILY JONES. >> MY NAME IS EMILY JONES. I AM CALLING INTO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR ADONIS DUCKSWORTH FOR THE DISTRICT 2 , I LIVED IN VOTED IN SOUTH SEATTLE FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS AND I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS. I HAVE LEARNED HE IS DEEPLY CARING AND CONSIDERATE. HE CARES ABOUT HIS FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. I BELIEVE HIS UNIQUE PERSONALITY TRAITS, INCLUDING HIS CREATIVITY , COMPASSION AND LIFELONG LEARNING MAKE HIM THE BEST CHOICE TO BRING A CREATIVE AND INFORMED APPROACH TO TACKLE THE ISSUES THAT MODEL -- MATTER THE MOST. HE IS INCREDIBLY CURIOUS AND MAKES THE EFFORT TO GET TO KNOW EVERYONE ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. IT IS OBVIOUS HE CARES ABOUT OTHERS AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. I'M CONFIDENT THIS ATTITUDE WILL TRANSLATE INTO UNIQUE ABILITY TO SPEAK OUT CONSIDER PERSPECTIVES. HE WILL REPRESENT THE PERSPECTIVE OF A DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS INCLUDING THOSE WHO DON'T ALWAYS HAVE A VOICE. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARTHA AND THEN MIKE MULLEN. >> HELLO, PROUD RESIDENT OF SEATTLE. MY BOYS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND I LIVE A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE STATION. THE COUNCIL WILL FACE A DIFFICULT DECISION AND DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WILL BE CRITICAL MOVING FORWARD. BECAUSE OF THE SITE WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR . [ INDISCERNIBLE-LOW VOLUME ] HE IS WORKED ACROSS A SPECTRUM OF STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING MULTIPLE BUSINESSES, CURRENTLY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I HAVE KNOWN HONG CHHUOR THROUGH YEARS OF SERVICE IN NONPROFITS. HE HAS WORKED TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SHELTER, AND EMERGENCY. HE SPENT A LARGE PART OF HIS CAREER STUDYING FINANCE AND NONPROFIT WHERE HE BUILT TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SEATTLE -- >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE. THEN DAVID. >> MY NAME IS MIKE, I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. I GAVE MY SUPPORT AT THE JANUARY 17 MEETING IN A DETAILED LETTER TO EACH COUNCILMEMBER. ALTHOUGH THE OTHER CANDIDATES MIGHT BE QUALIFIED TO FILL THE DISTRICT 2 POSITION, I CAN'T COMMENT ON THAT, BUT WHAT I CAN STATE DEFINITIVELY BASED ON MY DIRECT EXPERIENCE OF ADONIS DUCKSWORTH IN WORK, VOLUNTEER AND AL MATTERS, HE IS EXTREMELY QUALIFIED. AND HAS A STRONG AND HONEST DESIRE TO BE OF SERVICE TO SEATTLE AND THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 2. HE HAS MY FULL SUPPORT BASED ON HIS SELFLESS AND DEEP COMMITMENT TO BE OF SERVICE, THOUGHTFUL, EDUCATED AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HE CARES. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID. THEN BRENDAN. >> THANK YOU. DAVID HAYNES. THIS IS A 10 MONTH JOB SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO LAND USE. THADDAEUS GREGORY HAS THE RESUME TO PROVIDE THE EXPERTISE. HE IS MOTIVATED TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ON LAND-USE. THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE CHAIR. WE DON'T NEED SOMEONE WHO IS NOT A LAND-USE EXPERT. LEARNING ON THE JOB THE WHOLE 10 MONTHS. I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THAT LISTENING TO THE MODERATOR WHO I THINK MIGHT BE A RADIO DJ. NO OFFENSE, THAT MODERATOR IS KIND OF PATHETIC, INCOMPETENT AND UNPROFESSIONAL. IT WAS PAINFUL TO LISTEN TO. I THINK IT TOOK 35 MINUTES TO GET TO THE FIRST QUESTION. BECAUSE HE HAD ALL THIS OTHER IRRELEVANT STUFF TO SAY. THAT HE STARTED INTERRUPTING PEOPLE WITH HIS 15 SECOND WARNING THAT DIDN'T LAST 15 SECONDS AND THEN CHANGE IT TO 10 SECONDS AND THEN FORGOT TO ASK PEOPLE QUESTIONS. IT WAS PROOF WE NEED SOMEONE MORE PROFESSIONAL TO START OFFERING THE PUBLIC FORUM MODERATION. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS BRENDAN. THEN RUBY. >> MY NAME IS BRENDAN, I AM HERE TO OFFER MY SUPPORT TO ADONIS DUCKSWORTH FOR THE CITY COUNCILMEMBER IN DISTRICT 2. I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR EIGHT YEARS AND FIND THEM TO BE MARKEDLY INQUISITIVE, THOUGHTFUL AND KIND HUMAN BEING. HIS EXPERIENCE LENT ITSELF TO BE SUPER ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE IS UNPARALLELED IN WATCHING HOW HE DEALS WITH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. HE HAS MY FULL SUPPORT AND I HOPE YOU SELECT HIM. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS RUBY. >> MY NAME IS RUBY. ALTHOUGH I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3, MY MOST CHERISHED MEMORIES ARE THE DISTRICT OF MY BIRTH AND EARLY CHILDHOOD, DISTRICT 2. IT WAS A MAGICAL CHILDHOOD IN A MAGICAL PLACE. IT IS WHERE MY LOVE OF ART AND NATURE WAS BORN. IT IS WHERE I LIVED WHEN MY DAD, U.S. VETERAN, DIED AND WHERE I STILL HAVE FAMILY. I TRUST CHUKUNDI SALISBURY TO HONOR MY FAMILIES DISTRICT 2 LEGACY AND KEEP DISTRICT 2 INTACT AS WE NAVIGATE HB 110, THE COMP PLAN IN THE GOVERNOR'S ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MANDATE TO DISTRICT 2 RESIDENCE. UP ZONING DOES NOT EQUAL DISPLACEMENT, HOWEVER AS CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE ROB SAID IN HIS 2015 DEBATE ON THE SEATTLE PANEL, YOU CAN UPS ON THEM TO ENCOURAGE TURNOVER . IN OTHER WORDS, TO DISPLACE US. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED. >> THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INPUT. WE ARE MOVING ONTO THE NEXT -- TO THE ONE ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, THE NEXT IS PRESENTATIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL TO COME TO THE TABLE. THERE ARE NAMETAGS TO HELP YOU FIGURE OUT WHERE TO SIT. AND THIS IS HOW IT WILL GO. FIRST WE WILL: EACH FINALIST IN A MEDICAL ORDER BY LAST NAME. EACH CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND PUBLIC. FOLLOWING THAT, AND I WILL REPEAT THIS AGAIN, EACH COUNCILMEMBER WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO USE ANY WAY THEY SEE FIT. FOR EXAMPLE YOU CAN ASK THE SAME QUESTION OF EVERY CANDIDATE. YOU CAN ASK A SUBSET OF PARTICULAR QUESTIONS. YOU CAN ASK THEM TO FOLLOW-UP ON AN ANSWER THEY GAVE PREVIOUSLY. HOWEVER YOU WANT, I WILL JUST SAY IT WILL BE UP TO YOU TO MANAGE RESPONSES TO YOUR QUESTIONS. THINK ABOUT THAT AS WE GO FORWARD. WE ARE NOW PROCEEDING. THAT IS AN INTERRUPTION. THIS IS DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. IF THERE IS ANOTHER OUTBURST YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. ALL RIGHT, WELCOME, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW HAVE THREE MINUTES EACH TO TELL US MORE ABOUT YOURSELVES AND, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE TIMER ON THE CLERKS DESK WILL TURN YELLOW TO ALERT YOU THAT YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING BEFORE YOUR TIME EXPIRES. JUST TO BE FAIR, MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED AT THE END OF THREE MINUTES. WITH THAT WE WILL PROCEED ENOUGH MEDICAL ORDER. BY LAST NAME STARTING WITH HONG CHHUOR. WAIT A SECOND WILL BE PULL UP -- ALL RIGHT. MAKE SURE IT IS VISIBLE TO FOLKS. OKAY. PLEASE PROCEED. >> SEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS I'M HONORED TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY AND GRATEFUL TO BE CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE PROCESS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO INTERACT WITH MOST CUSTOMERS AND CANDIDATES AND I GOT TO EXPERIENCE THE HUMAN BEINGS THAT EACH OF YOU ARE AND IN TURN HAVE YOU LIFT UP MY OWN HUMANITY. BECAUSE OF THAT SOME OF THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND EVEN TEARS WERE WORTH IT. PURSUING PUBLIC OFFICE WASN'T WHAT I HAD IN THE CARDS 2025. WHEN PEOPLE I RESPECTED ASKED ME IF I WOULD PUT MY NAME IN THE HAT FOR THE APPOINTMENT I TOLD THEM I WOULD THINK ABOUT IT. AFTER MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH MY FAMILY AND OTHERS, I REALIZED MY UNIQUE BLEND OF LIVED IN PROFESSIONAL EXPENSES AND THE RELATIONSHIPS I HAVE BUILT OVER MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF SERVICE TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES GIVE ME INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES VALUABLE IN ADDRESSING OUR CITY'S BIGGEST CHALLENGES. THOSE INCLUDE ADVANCING PUBLIC SAFETY, INVESTING IN A THRIVING LOCAL ECONOMY, AND ADDRESSING OUR HOUSING FOR ABILITY AND HOUSING HOMELESS CRISIS. MANY CANDIDATES BRING CRAFTING POLICY AND NAVIGATING THE INS AND OUTS OF CITY GOVERNMENT. OTHERS HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF COMMITTED ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVISM. SO WHAT WOULD I BRING? AND THE FIRST AND ONLY PERSON IN MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. I WAS A RENTER AND I LIVED IN SUBSIDIZED HOUSING. I JUGGLED MULTIPLE HOURLY TIME JOBS INTO MY 30 30s. I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LAND TIPS TO BUY GROCERIES BECAUSE RENT TAKES UP A PAYCHECK. I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WITNESS THE OVERALL ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF OUR REGION AND FEEL LIKE I AM STRUGGLING TO KEEP A. THROUGH MY FAMILY BUSINESS, I GET TO BE PART OF DEFINING THE CHARACTER MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I GET TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY NEIGHBORS AND HIRE THEIR KIDS. I GET TO DONATE TO SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS. I GET TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE BY PROVIDING SWEET, FRIED DOUGH. I CAN HELP GROW THE VOICES OF SMALL BUSINESSES. IS A NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL HAVE SERVED THOSE WHO RELY ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO BECOME CITIZENS, GET JOBS, ACCESS HEALTHCARE, REGISTERED TO VOTE, LEAVE HOMELESSNESS BEHIND. SEEK TREATMENT FOR ADDICTION, AND SUPPORT YOUTH IN REALIZING THE POWER AND POTENTIAL. I CAN HELP RECONCILE LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY INTENT WITH REAL-LIFE IMPACT. MY COMMUNITY SERVICE BEGAN 15 YEARS AGO WHEN I HELPED TO REVIVE THE CAPITOL HILL COMMITTEE COUNCIL. SOME FOLKS I MET THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE REACHED OUT TO ME WITH ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN THEY LEARNED I WAS SEEKING DISAPPOINTMENT. I WAS REMINDED ABOUT THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND BUILDING TRUST. WHETHER OR NOT I AM APPOINTED, I HOPE I AM, I WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH FOLKS LIKE QUINN AT FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON, JAMIE AND JARED, JEFF AT THE CI BDI A, THERE'S AND MANY OTHERS EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE CITY'S GEMS. IS A LONGTIME VOLUNTEER AND BOARD MEMBER IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE AREA AROUND LAMB SEAFOOD, THE VETERANS COMMUNITY HALL. IT IS CRITICAL WE HAVE SOME ON THE COUNCIL WHO UNDERSTANDS AND HAS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES AND COULD BE A CHAMPION FOR ALL GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CID, LITTLE SAIGON AND ALL OF DISTRICT 2. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> I CANNOT SEE THE CLOCK. THERE WE GO. PLEASE PROCEED. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. TO MAKE SEATTLE MORE WELCOMING, SAFE, VIBRANT AND AFFORDABLE. KIDS, CULTURE AND COMMITTEE. THOSE ARE MY VALUES. KEEPING KIDS SAFE. I WANT TO KEEP MY KIDS SAFE AND THEIR FRIENDS SAFE. I WANT TO KEEP THEM SAFE WHEN THEY WALK TO SCHOOL, TAKE THE BUS DOWNTOWN OR GO TO THE PARK. CULTURE. I GREW UP ON BEACON HILL. I REMEMBER IN 1993 I TURNED 18 WHICH WAS AROUND THE TIME OF THE GRUNGE ERA. I REMEMBERED GOING TO SEE SOUNDGARDEN AT MEMORIAL STADIUM. PLAY GOLF AT JEFFERSON PARK, SHOT ONE UNDER PAR AND WON. I WAS A BALLBOY FOR THE SONICS FOR TWO YEARS. THOSE WERE VERY DEFINING MOMENTS IN SEATTLE CULTURE. I WANT TO PRESERVE, CELEBRATE AND PUSH FORWARD CULTURE IF I SHOULD GET THIS APPOINTMENT. COMMUNITY. I HAVE WORKED FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR CLOSE TO 10 YEARS. I HAVE A CAREER IN OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT AND THROUGH MY CAREER I HAVE BEEN ALL ABOUT BRINGING COMMUNITIES IN THE CONVERSATION RATHER THAN EXCLUDING. THIS IS HOW YOU GET THINGS DONE. PROJECTS I HAVE BEEN PART OF AND GOT BILLED, SUCH AS 23rd AVENUE, EDISON PRT, THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE, I HAVE ALSO BEEN PART OF KEY LEGISLATION, KEY POLICY AND LEGISLATION THAT IS THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND TRANSPORTATION LEVY. I KNOW HOW TO GET THINGS DONE. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO STEP INTO THIS ROLE AND WORK AS A COUNCILMEMBER TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN. WORK ON LEGISLATION. BE RESPONSIVE TO MY CONSTITUENTS. IN ADDITION TO THAT WORK THERE ARE FIVE THINGS I WILL BE PRIORITIZING OVER THE NEXT 10 MONTHS. THESE ARE THINGS I KNOW CAN BE DONE. NUMBER ONE, ADDRESS THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE CID LITTLE SAIGON. NUMBER TWO, MAKE RAINIER AVENUE SAFER. NUMBER THREE, ADOPT A RESOLUTION THAT OUTLINES A FRAMEWORK FOR HOW THE CITY SHOULD BE ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY. NUMBER FOUR, HOST SPD RECRUITING AND OUTREACH FARES IN EVERY DISTRICT 2 NEIGHBORHOOD. NUMBER FIVE, GIVE KIDS A DIFFERENT PATH. THAT'S WHY WANT TO BREAK GROUND ON THE RAINIER BEACH SKATE PARK. I'M GOING TO STOP FOR A MOMENT, TAKE A LISTEN. MY LIFE AND CAREER HAS LED ME TO THIS MOMENT. THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF THE WORK I HAVE BEEN DOING. MANY PEOPLE IN AND GETTING RESULTS. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO JUST BE ON THE RECORD AND SAY, IF I DO GET THIS APPOINTMENT, I HAVE TALKED WITH MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, AND HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO RUN FOR THE SEAT SHOULD I GET THIS APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU. >> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS THADDAEUS GREGORY. WE ARE GATHERED HERE AT A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN CITY HISTORY. THROUGHOUT D2 AND ACROSS THE CITY WE FACE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS. WE NEED TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR UNHOUSED COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AND THE SPIRALING IMPACTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY CHARGES THAT THREATEN THE LIVABILITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND VITALITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES. THE CHALLENGES OUR CITY FACES ARE SYSTEMIC. THEY MUST BE ADDRESSED THROUGH SYSTEMIC CHANGES. THERE IS NO STRONGER TOOL TO CREATE THIS CHANGE IN THE CONFERENCE A PLAN. THE SAME PLAN CITY COUNCIL WILL SHAPE OVER THE NEXT MONTHS. IS A LAND-USE LAWYER, I KNOW FIRSTHAND THE IMMENSE POTENTIAL PLANNING DOCUMENTS HAVE TO FOSTER A STRONGER SOUTH AND AND 50. I ENGAGE WITH THEM EVERY DAY. I WORK ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. IN EACH OF YOUR DISTRICTS. USING THESE DOCUMENTS TO CREATE THE FIRST AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS. HOUSING THE FIGHTS AGAINST DISPLACEMENT. THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL TO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES . AND INCORPORATES COMMERCIAL SPACE TO ALLEVIATE FOOD DESERTS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO THRIVE. I WORK IN THE REGION HAS PRESERVED INDUSTRIAL LAND, STRENGTHENING THE SECTORS AND PROTECTING BLUE-COLLAR UNION JOBS THAT HELP THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY. IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THROUGHOUT D2 MANY NEIGHBORS FALL ASLEEP TO THE CRACK OF GUNSHOTS AND SIRENS. I'VE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OFFICERS AND DEPUTIES DISCUSSING HAD TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES. THAT IS WHY I HAVE ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENTS ALONGSIDE LEADERS AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE. DISCUSSING HOW COMMUNITY INFORMED ELEMENT CAN STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES AND HOW URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES CAN CREATE A SAFER CITY. PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY MEANS TAKING CORRECTIVE STEPS TO AVOID PROBLEMS. WE WANT TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE COUNCIL TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND CID TO PRESERVE THE STRONG HISTORICAL LEGACY BUILT THERE. AS WE WERE TO REVITALIZE BUSINESSES AND HOUSING SERVING THE CID WE MUST ALSO SAFEGUARDED AGAINST HARM USING EQUITABLE INVESTMENT TO REACTIVATE ITS STRENGTHS AND SECURE THE UNREINFORCED MASONRY ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST ENDANGERED NEIGHBORHOODS AT MORE RISK. IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT, I WENT TO WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND OUT SERVES A NONPROFIT BOARD SERVING DISABLED RESIDENTS PROVIDING CRITICAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR POC YOUTH. THIS IS AND HAS BEEN MY COMMUNITY. I LOVE MY COMMUNITY. I LOVE MY CITY. WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE LASTING POSITIVE CHANGE THAT WILL REVERBERATE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME I WANT TO USE MY LAND-USE SKILLS AND LIVED EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING A COMMUNITY TO CREATE THIS CHANGE ALONGSIDE A TALENTED CITY COUNCIL LIKEWISE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO STRENGTHENING OUR BELOVED SEATTLE. I HOPE YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER. >> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS EDWARD LIN AND I AM HONORED TO BE HERE. IF APPOINTED MY COMMITMENT IS TO BE A GREAT COLLEAGUE TO YOU AND TO BE ALL IN ON CONSTITUENT SERVICES. I HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS , AT WORK I ENJOY HELPING CLIENTS SOLVE PROBLEMS AND ACHIEVE THE GOALS. I WOULD TAKE THAT SAME APPROACH OF SERVICE AND CARE TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES OF THE TWO. WE KNOW THE CID AND 12th AND JACKSON NEEDS URGENT ATTENTION. I HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THE BIA AND WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THEM AND CBO'S LIKE FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS OVER THE NEXT 10 MONTHS. THE CID CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER. I KNOW WHOEVER IS APPOINTED WILL HAVE TO JUMP INTO COMMITTEE WORK . I CONSIDER MYSELF A TEAM PLAYER AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SERVE IN ANY OF THE COMMITTEES IN WHATEVER CAPACITY MAKES MOST SENSE. THAT SAID, I LIKE TO TOUCH ON HIGH MAY BE OF SERVICE. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WE MIGHT TALK ABOUT LAND-USE LATER SO I WILL SAVE MY REMARKS ON THAT. ANOTHER VACANCY IS VICE CHAIR OF HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES , COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, WE CHATTED ABOUT HOUSING AND I WOULD BE EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU ON ISSUES LIKE OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ANOTHER ISSUE I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT HIS YOUTH AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE CURRENT LEVY PROVIDES CRITICAL SUPPORT TO OUR D2 FAMILIES IN YOUTH LIKE HEALTH CENTERS AND SCHOOLS. AM EXCITED ABOUT THE RENEWAL AND I WOULD LOVE TO JOIN YOU IN THAT WORK, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AS CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION . COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, I KNOW YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT FIXING THE WRONGS OF THE PAST AND THAT PERPETUATING THE WRONGS OF THE PAST WHEN IT COMES TO OUR COMP PLAN. THE IMPACTS OF LOST GENERATIONAL WEALTH, BILLIONS FOR BLACK UNITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR DUE TO REDLINING AND PAST HOUSING DISCRIMINATION. COMMENTS LIKE, RUBY HOLLAND ADDRESSED ABOUT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT, WE NEED TO HAVE STRONG ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MEASURES AND I AM SO THANKFUL YOU ARE THE CHAIR OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT MLK AND RANIER ARE TO THE MOST DANGEROUS CORRIDORS IN THE CITY. I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU AND HOW TO ADDRESS THAT. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THE GREAT WORK OF YOUR COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT IS SO CRUCIAL TO THE CID, TO RESTORING IT TO THE GREAT PLACE WE KNOW CAN BE. INTO HELPING THOSE BUSINESSES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FUTURE EVENTS LIKE THE WORLD CUP. AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, PUBLIC SAFETY IS OBVIOUSLY A TOP PRIORITY FOR D2 FROM LITTLE SAIGON TO RAINIER BEACH. I LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU AND ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE INTERSECTIONAL ISSUES OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND WITH ALL THE GREAT COMMUNITY LEADERS HERE IN D2 TO MAKE D2 A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, PLAY AND GO TO SCHOOL. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME TODAY AND CONSIDERING ME FOR THIS POSITION. IS A 27 YEAR EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND A LONGTIME ACTIVIST WITH A DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO DISTRICT 2 IN THE ENTIRE CITY FOR THAT MATTER. I WORKED CITYWIDE AS THE TRAILS COORDINATOR WHERE I DIRECTED THE GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP INCLUDED THE YOUTH GREEN CORE AND MANY ITEMS. HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE IN THIS COMMUNITY AS AN EMPLOYEE. I MOST CERTAINLY HAVE AN EVEN LONGER HISTORY , WHICH I WON'T NECESSARILY GO INTO ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN FIND ON MY WEBSITE, I HAVE MANY EXAMPLES, RECENT DEMONSTRATED , COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. TO THAT END I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP AT LEAST THREE TOPICS RIGHT NOW. WE TALK ABOUT THE COMP PLAN. IT IS IMPORTANT. ONCE I SAW THE COMP PLAN COULD DISPLACE MY COMMUNITY, I WENT OUT AND FORMED A COALITION. WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH MY NEIGHBORS TO COME UP WITH OUR ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AGENDA. IT'S NOT JUST, I WILL WORK ON THE COMP PLAN, I HAVE WORKED ON THE COMP PLAN AND OUR COMMENTS ARE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD AND I THINK YOU MAY HAVE ARE COMMENTS IN YOUR HAND NOW. I HAVE HANDED THEM TO THE CLERK. THANK YOU FOR READING OUR ANTI-DISPLACEME NT AGENDA AND THAT AGAIN COMES FROM A COALITION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS. PUBLIC SAFETY, I HAVE CONVENED MANY EVENTS IN RESPONSE TO GUN VIOLENCE. I HAVE AN EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIP WITH PRECINCT COMMANDERS AND CAPTAINS AND DETECTIVES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHILE BEING ON THE FRONT LINES AS A VOLUNTEER WITH MOTHERS FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. I HAVE BEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE AND HAVE EIGHT LEVEL HEAD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. THE OTHER PIECES EDUCATION. WE KNOW EDUCATION IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT THIS YEAR FOR THE PERSON WHO GETS THIS POSITION. IS THE FOUNDER OF 100 BLACK PARENTS, I HAVE WORKED RECENTLY TO ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. I DON'T EVEN HAVE A STUDENT IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MY SON IS IN COLLEGE, BUT I SHOWED UP, WHEN SCHOOLS WERE GETTING READY TO GET CLOSED I WAS DOWN AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS COUNCIL MEETING. AND I SAT THERE AND WORKED WITH THE FOLKS DOWN THERE. THE POINT IS I HAVE A HISTORY OF SHOWING UP AROUND RECENT SCHOOL CLOSURES EVEN WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE A CHILD OR FAMILY IN THE SCHOOL. THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IN THE LAST 30 SECONDS I HAVE IS I WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR THE COUNCIL TO CHOOSE A CARETAKER. RIGHT? I THINK OUR DISTRICT DESERVES A PERSON WHO KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES . I THINK OUR DISTRICT DESERVES A TRUE CANDIDATE WILL HAVE A ROBUST, DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THE EXPECTATION THAT A PERSON CAN BE EFFECTIVE , AND EFFECTIVE COUNCILMEMBER AND RUN AT THE SAME TIME IS UNREALISTIC AND WE WILL HANDICAP THAT CANDIDATE IN THE DISTRICT AT THE SAME TIME. PLEASE CONSIDER ME. >> BEFORE WE CONTINUE, I HEARD THERE WERE MATERIALS. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INTERRUPTION. LET'S MAKE SURE WE TURN ON THE TIMER. YOU GO. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S GOOD TO BE AMONG THIS COMPANY OF PEOPLE YOU ARE CONSIDERING TO BE YOUR NEXT COLLEAGUE. YOU KNOW ME. I AM MARK SOLOMON. I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY. I AM REALLY THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO HAS 34 YEARS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN DELIVERING PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS AND RESPONSES AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ACTUALLY DELIVER FOR THE PEOPLE OF D2. BUT I HAVE ALSO HEARD FROM FOLKS , WHAT YOU DO OTHER THAN PUBLIC SAFETY? IS THAT IT? IS THAT YOUR ONLY BASKET? NO, IT IS NOT. I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT I THINK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY MORE THAN JUST POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS. I WILL GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WHEN I THINK ABOUT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, I HAVE NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTHEAST SEATTLE THAT DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS. WE NEED SIDEWALKS IN RAINIER VIEW. I WANT TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HAVE SIDEWALKS FOR PEDESTRIANS SO THEY ARE NOT WALKING ON THE STREET. TRAFFIC SAFETY. IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. ALONG RANIER BETWEEN 57th DOWN TO CITY LIMITS THERE ARE NO TRAFFIC CONTROLS. WE HAVE CARS THAT HAVE SLAMMED INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S CARS AS WELL AS PEOPLE'S HOUSES. BECAUSE OF THE UNREGULATED TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA. MY OWN KID WAS SUBJECT TO -- WAS THE VICTIM OF A CAR CRASH HEADING NORTH, ANOTHER CAR HEADING SOUTH, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE OF SPEED AND HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IF ALANA WOULD'VE BEEN HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE A LOT OF WOULD'VE BEEN DEAD. TALKING WITH NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE ON THAT STRETCH, ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO TO PUT IN PLACE SOME KIND OF TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES , IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND PERSONAL. I THINK ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. WORKING WITH BEACON HILL COUNCIL WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR INCREASING THE TREE CANOPY, INCREASING GREEN SPACE AND MAINTAINING THE GREEN SPACE WE HAVE. WORKING WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY AIRPORT ON THE MICRO PARTICULATES AND HEALTH IMPACTS HAVING ON OUR RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY OUR SENIORS. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. IF WE ARE TELLING SOMEBODY WHO IS LIVING OUTSIDE , AND LIVING OUTSIDE IS NOT SAFE AND WE ARE TELLING THEM YOU CAN'T BE HERE, WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME PLACE FOR THEM TO. WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. HE NEEDS TO BE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, NOT JUST CONCENTRATED IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS. >> WITH THAT WE WILL GO INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF OUR MEETING. EACH COUNCILMEMBER WILL BE GIVEN 10 MINUTES TO PROVIDE COMMENTS OR ASK CANDIDATES ANY QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE. YOU CAN DIVIDE YOUR TIME HOWEVER YOU SEE FIT. THE TIMER ON THE CLERK'S DESK WILL TURN YELLOW TO ALERT YOU YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING IN YOUR TIME. AS I SAID BEFORE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ASKING THE WHOLE PANEL A QUESTION, IT IS UP TO YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ABLE TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THE CANDIDATES AND EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO SPEAK. HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO THAT IS UP TO YOU. WE WILL START IN ROLLCALL ORDER. THIS WEEK WE START WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THERE IS THE TIMER. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. FOR CLARITY, I'M GOING TO PLANT THE SEED NOW, I'M GOING TO ASK TWO QUESTIONS, ONE IS A YES OR NO QUESTION PERTAINING TO THE CARETAKER ISSUE. SECOND PERTAINING TO THE COMP PLAN. PLANT THE SEED NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON DISTINGUISHED PANEL OF CANDIDATES. I'M REALLY HONORED TO SHARE THE SPACE WITH YOU ALL. REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ALL IN MY OFFICE PERSONALLY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH . AND SHARE OUT MY PRIORITIES AND WHAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY PARTNER TOGETHER ON. IT HAS BEEN SUCH GREAT PRIVILEGE. SO, CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING IT THIS FAR. IRRESPECTIVE OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK OR WHENEVER WE ARE ANTICIPATED TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION, EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU AND THE COMMUNITIES YOU REPRESENT, WHICH TRANSCEND DISTRICT 2 SHOULD BE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU RISING TO THIS LEVEL TODAY. REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER ON ANY NUMBER OF THESE CHALLENGES. SO CONGRATULATIONS. I LOVE LISTENING TO ALL OF YOUR STATEMENTS BECAUSE IT WAS VERY CLEAR FROM MY PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU ALL PAID ATTENTION TO OUR CONVERSATION AND INCORPORATED CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD DIRECTLY TOGETHER WHICH IS VERY LIKELY SAVVY IN A SMOOTH THING TO DO. I HAVE BEEN CLEAR AND CONSISTENT ABOUT MY PRIORITIES FOR THIS PERSON IN THIS ROLE. AND WHAT WILL ULTIMATELY GUIDE MY PERSONAL DECISION-MAKING. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TWO AREAS . ONE IS A CARETAKER , AGAIN, I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE NOT SETTING ANYONE UP FOR SUCCESS BY PUTTING SOMEONE IN THIS POSITION THAT THEY MIGHT CHOOSE TO RUN AGAIN, NOT SETTING THEM UP FOR SUCCESS, OR CONSTITUENTS IN THE BROADER CITY. FOR THOSE REASONS I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN EVER WITH THE COMPLEXITY AND VOLUME OF THE WORK WE KNOW, WHO KNOWS WHAT WE DON'T KNOW, COMING DOWN THE PIKE. IT MAKES SENSE FOR A CARETAKER, SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO COMMIT TO NOT RUNNING. THE SECOND THING IS ALSO A PRIORITY OF MINE. WILL JUST SHARE, THESE REALLY SHARED PRIORITIES OF WHOEVER ENDS UP IN THIS SEAT ON AN APPOINTED OR ELECTED BASIS. PRIORITIES OF YOUR WOULD BE PREDECESSOR. THEY PRIORITIES OF MINE OF CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. NOT JUST BECAUSE MY DISTRICT IS OFTEN THE MOST IMPACTED, WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THAT, BUT A CITYWIDE PERSPECTIVE, I BELIEVE THESE TWO POLICY AREAS REPRESENT OUR GREATEST CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ME MACRO PERSPECTIVE TRANSPORTATION POLICY. ONE IS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY. VISION ZERO. I HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS , TRAFFIC DEATHS, SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES, I HAVE THE HIGHEST PROPORTION IN MY DISTRICT. UP UNTIL RECENTLY DURING RECENT REDISTRICTING THE DISTRICT 2 HAD THE HIGHEST NUMBER. I PICKED UP SODO AND THEREFORE HIGHEST NUMBER. DISTRICT 2, MARGINALLY BEHIND. TRAFFIC SAFETY IS HUGE PARODY. HOW WE CAN TAKE BETTER CARE OF ALL PEOPLE AND SERVE ALL MODES ON OUR ROADS. SECOND IS, AND I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A SHARED PRIORITY FOR WHOEVER ENDS UP IN THE SEAT. SECOND IS MISSING SIDEWALKS. WE HAVE A DEARTH OF SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY. IS NO SECRET. MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF MISSING SIDEWALKS. I DISTRICT HAS NUMBER TWO OUT OF ALL SEVEN COUNCIL DISTRICTS. YOUR DISTRICTS, DISTRICT 2, HAS THE THIRD HIGHEST. AND UNDER THE CURRENT PACE OF CONSTRUCTION IT WOULD TAKE THE CITY 500 YEARS TO FILL THAT GAP. 27% MISSING SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY. 500 YEARS AT THE CURRENT RATE. DUE TO TRANSFORMATIVE THINGS WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO MORE UNDER THE RECENT VOTER APPROVED LEVY, FOR EXAMPLE, IT WAS THE SINGLE BIGGEST ONE-TIME INVESTMENT IN NEW SIDEWALKS SINCE CITY HISTORY. WE NEED TO LOOK FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO MORE . ESPECIALLY IN THE LIMITED RESOURCE ENVIRONMENT. THAT MEANS POTENTIALLY REALLOCATING RESOURCES AND DOING MORE. IT IS A HUGE PRIORITY OF MINE. I THINK THIS CITY, FROM A TRANSPORTATION PERSPECTIVE, AND WHOEVER ENDS UP IN THIS SEAT AS A COLLEAGUE. ONTO THE QUESTIONS. ONE IS REALLY SHORT. YES OR NO. AND PERTAINS TO THE CARETAKER ISSUE. TWO OF YOU HAVE COMMITTED TO ME DIRECTLY THE WOULD NOT, IF SELECTED, YOU WOULD NOT CHOOSE TO RUN. SOME OF YOU COULDN'T MAKE THAT COMMITMENT AT THAT TIME. AND MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT AT THIS TIME AS WELL. WHICH I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. LEAVING ROOM FOR FLEXIBILITY. WE HEARD SOME STRONG OPINIONS ON WHAT THEY WOULD DO SELECTED. AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. I UNDERSTAND THAT. YES OR NO, WOULD YOU DEFINITIVELY RULE OUT RUNNING , THIS YEAR IN 2025, IF APPOINTED . AS A LAWYER THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO LAWYERS, LET ME QUALIFY THAT, THERE ARE COUPLE OF QUALIFICATIONS BEGIN THERE. IF APPOINTED, AND THIS YEAR. THAT MEANS OTHER YEARS, AND IF YOU'RE NOT APPOINTED. THE QUESTION IS, WOULD YOU DEFINITIVELY RULE OUT RUNNING THIS YEAR IF APPOINTED . GREEN CARD MEANS YES. THE RED CARD MEANS NO. ALL HOLD THEM UP, PLEASE. >> IF YOU'RE IN THE CAMP OF I DON'T KNOW. >> THE QUESTION IS WOULD YOU DEFINITIVELY RULE OUT. IN THAT CASE I WOULD SAY PROBABLY READ. HOLD THEM UP. ACTUALLY, I HEARD YOU SAY YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BEING A CARETAKER. GREEN FOR YOU. >> MY BAD. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. MY NEXT QUESTION, I HAVE THREE MINUTES SO EVERYONE WILL HAVE 30 OR 45 SECONDS. COMP PLAN. THAT IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING WE ARE CONFRONTED WITH THIS YEAR AMONGST MANY OTHER THINGS. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THE COMP PLAN? WHAT WOULD BE YOUR HIGHEST PRIORITY THIS YEAR AS A COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE COMP PLAN? AND FAIRNESS TO HONG WHO HAD TO FIRST LAST TIME, I WILL START AT THIS END. >> TO ENSURE AFFORDABILITY THROUGHOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS FOLLOWED BY -- ACTUALLY THEY ARE IN TANDEM. WE NEED MORE DENSITY, WE NEED THEM THROUGHOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND NOT JUST CONCENTRATED IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD, ESPECIALLY TALKING ABOUT LOW INCOME HOUSING, FOR HOUSING, TAX CREDITS. HE NEEDS TO BE SPREAD OUT RATHER THAN CONCENTRATED IN D2 BECAUSE D2 HAS DENSITY BUT DO WE HAVE AFFORDABILITY? THAT IS SOMETHING I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT. >> MY NUMBER ONE AGENDA WILL BE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRENGTHENING THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MEASURES WITHIN THE CURRENT COMP PLAN. I COMMENTS ALONG WITH MIKE COLLABORATORS HAVE BEEN NOTED ON THE SITE. WE HAVE SOME ACTUAL SKIN IN THE GAME. THIS IS NOT ASPIRATIONAL. I HAVE ACTUALLY READ THE PLAN WITH MY TEAM. WE ALL COLLABORATED, AND YOU HAVE A COMMENTS RIGHT HERE FOR YOUR LEISURE WHEN YOU WANT TO READ THEM. ANTI-DISPLACEMENT. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE THE MOST RAPIDLY GROWING CITY IN THE LAST DECADE AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW RAPIDLY. THE QUESTION IS HOW DO WE GROW WITHOUT LOSING OUR IDENTITY? FOR ME, THIS IS A CRITICAL TIME, WE HAVE TO GET IT RIGHT. WE HAVE TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMITTEE, ESPECIALLY IN D2. ALSO ANTI-DISPLACEMENT IS A CRITICAL TOP PRIORITY, AS WELL AS, HOW WE ENGAGE COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDINGS OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM THIS UPDATE? THANK YOU. >> IS INVESTING IN DIVERSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS. MIXED USED DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE WE MAKE SPACE FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. ALLOWING PEOPLE TO PURSUE THEIR ECONOMIC PASSIONS IS CAPITALIZING ON EXISTING OPTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DO PUT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET AROUND THE CITY. CREATING MORE SIDEWALKS IS PART OF IT. WHICH IS MAKING SURE PEOPLE CAN WALK FROM THERE HOUSING TO THOSE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS. >> FOR ME IT IS PLANNING, DESIGNING AND BUILDING CITIES FOR KIDS, ARE MOST VOLATILE PEOPLE. THE CITY IT WORKS FOR KIDS IT WILL WORK FOR EVERYBODY. ENHANCING AND PRESERVING THE CITY CULTURE. AND UPLIFTING AND KEEPING TOGETHER COMMUNITIES. ANTI-DISPLACEMENT IS A HUGE ONE FOR ME. KEEPING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER BUT ALSO UPLIFTING AND CELEBRATING COMMUNITIES. SO KIDS, CULTURING COMMITTEE. >> I'M GOING TO OVERRIDE , AND IT WILL GIVE 30 SECONDS FOR THE LAST ONE. BUT EVERYONE ELSE, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PLANNED IT SO EVERYONE CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I'M DOING THAT BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO LEAVE ONE PERSON OUT. >> WHAT I WILL SAY IS WE ALL IN THIS CITY HAVE TO GET MORE COMFORTABLE WITH DENSITY. SEATTLE IS A CHANGING AND EVOLVING CITY. WE ARE A DYNAMIC CITY. PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE YOUR. MY PRIORITIES, KNOWING THAT, WOULD BE FOCUSING ON PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE. THAT MEANS ANTI-DISPLACEMENT. NOT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT, BUT MAKING SURE WE ARE AWARE THAT CAN HAPPEN IN PREVENT IT WHERE IT CAN. THE END RESULT I THINK WE CAN COME FROM IS BY BUILDING ENGAGEMENT AND TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING THE PLAN ACROSS THE CITY, MAKING SURE WE DO IT IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, DIFFERENT MODES, MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. GO AHEAD. >> I'M GOING TO SPEAK QUICKLY BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES. I WISH I HAD MORE TIME FOR YOU TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. THAT IS WHAT I SENT THEM AHEAD. I WILL GIVE YOU A WARNING, I'M GOING TO SAY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE CITY OR MATTER BUT IT'S A FUN FACT. IN MY SEATTLE CHANNEL INTERVIEW IN DECEMBER INDICATED A CARETAKER POSITION WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. I WILL SHARE WITH YOU TODAY THAT I AM SO HUMBLED AND IMPRESSED BY ALL SIX OF YOU AFTER THE COMMUNITY FORUM EARLIER THIS WEEK, I AM EVALUATING PEOPLE ON THEIR MERITS AND NOT NECESSARILY ON THEIR CARETAKER. I DON'T INC. THIS SERVES AS AN ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE EITHER WAY. I AM SO AGREEABLY HUMBLED AND IMPRESSED BY THIS POOL. I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH ANY OF YOU. FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT MIDDLE SCHOOL DID YOU GO TO? THE SECOND AND THIRD QUESTION IS, THE PERSON WHO IS APPOINTED TO FILL THIS VACANCY WILL CHAIR THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE AND HELP THE COUNCIL ADOPT A NEW 20 YEAR CONFERENCE OF PLAN. LAND-USE EXPENSE, EXPERIENCE WOULD YOU BRING TO THE COUNCIL? THE SECOND PART IS HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH THE DICHOTOMY OF OUR CITY NEED FOR HOUSING AND DENSITY WITH NEIGHBOR CONCERNS THE DON'T WANT NEIGHBORHOODS TO CHANGE. THE SECOND PART IS MORE ABOUT VALUES. I'M NOT INTERESTED TO KNOW YOUR PRO-DENSITY OR ANTI-DENSITY. MORE INTERESTED TO KNOW HOW YOU APPROACH THIS WORK. I'M GOING TO START RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE WITH EDWARD LIN AND WORK TOWARDS HONG CHHUOR. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M GOING TO TIME YOU, IF YOU GET A MINUTE. >> GIBBONS MIDDLE SCHOOL, DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA. 15 YEARS OF REAL ESTATE PRACTICE AS AN ATTORNEY. THE PAST FIVE YEARS WITH THE OFFICE OF HOUSING. I DEEPLY FAMILIAR WITH OUR INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN THE LAND-USE CODE. THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE CHILDCARE BONUS, HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS AND THE MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORD ABILITY PROGRAM. ANOTHER THING I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON RECENTLY WHICH IS BEFORE THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE NOW IS THE OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION BILL. ONE APPROACH I WOULD TAKE, PART OF THE LAND-USE CODE , WE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW LAND-USE INTERACTS WITH OTHER PARTS OF OUR PRIORITIES. THINGS LIKE THE MULTI FAMILY TAX EXEMPTION BILL. THINGS LIKE MHA, ARE WE WORKING TOGETHER TO REDUCE COSTS FOR DEVELOPMENT SO WE CAN PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING? IN TERMS OF YOUR QUESTION ABOUT VALUES ON THE COMP PLAN, I THINK THIS COUNCIL IS A GREAT CROSS-SECTION OF SOME OF THE DEBATE IN DISCUSSIONS WE ARE HAVING IS A COMMUNITY. I THINK IT IS ALL ABOUT LEANING IN. I THINK A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WANT A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS. WE UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO APPLY BUT IT'S ABOUT HOW AND WHERE AND WHO BENEFITS. I REALLY BELIEVE THIS COUNCIL THROUGH THE SELECT COMMITTEE ARE GOING TO BE GREAT LEADERS AND BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO HAVE A HARD DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU. >> THADDAEUS. >> I MENTIONED WASHINGTON AND I ATTENDED U PREP. MY BACKGROUND IS A LAND-USE ATTORNEY. EVERY DAY AT WORK WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, PEOPLE BUILDING OUR COMMITTEE. PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING BRING JOBS TO THE CITY. AND ENSURE WE HAVE A COMMUNITY WE LOVE AND ENJOY. I WAS ACTIVE DURING THE MARITIME INDUSTRIAL LAND STRATEGY. HELPING CREATE HOUSING POCKETS. HELPING SECURE INDUSTRIAL LAND. HELPING ENSURE OUR TRANSPORTATION APPROACHES WERE RESPONSIVE TO WHAT WE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. I HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AS ZONE TRANSIT PLANS IN THEIR EXPANSION, ADVANCING PEOPLE'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE BUSINESSES AND HOMES. HAVE ALSO -- AND FAMILIAR WITH MHA, BONUSES, I WANT TO USE OUR LAND-USE CODE TO HELP ACCOMPLISH THE WORK THAT WE WANT TO DO. WE NEED TO BRING TOGETHER ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS, OUR VALUES HAVE TO BE ONES THAT BRING PEOPLE IN. BUT THAT ALSO LISTENS TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. >> THANK YOU. >> I WENT TO MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL ON BEACON HILL. I MET MY WIFE THERE. BACK IN 1988 AND WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER PRETTY MUCH EVER SINCE. SO MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL. THAT IS THE SPOT. LAND-USE. MY EXPERIENCE WITH IT, I HAVE A BACHELORS DEGREE IN URBAN STUDIES. A MASTERS DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. I HAVE A MINOR IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS. I DEFINITELY HAVE THE EDUCATION FOR THAT. I INTERNED AT THE CITY OF RENTON PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND SINCE THEN MY CAREER HAS BEEN IN INFRASTRUCTURE. WE KNOW LAND-USE AND THAT TYPE OF THING IS NOT JUST ABOUT ZONING BUT INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT IT. I ALSO WORKED WITH MANY OF YOU ON YOUR COMMITTEE SO I UNDERSTAND HOW COMMITTEES WORK. SETTING AGENDAS WITH DEPARTMENTS. AND THEN DISCUSSING PASSING LEGISLATION OUT OF THOSE LEGISLATION COMMITTEES. THAT IS PART ONE. IS A ONE MINUTE FOR BOTH? >> ONE MINUTE TOTAL. YOU WERE THE FASTEST. HOW WOULD YOU BALANCE THE VALUES OF NEEDING TO BE DENSER WITH PEOPLE'S DESIRE FOR NO CHANGE? >> THAT MAKES ME THINK ABOUT, TALKING ABOUT MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL, ME AND MY MOM LIVED IN A TRIPLEX A COUPLE BLOCKS OFF OF THE ARTERIAL. THAT TRIPLEX DIDN'T LOOK ANY DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER HOUSES ON THE BLOCK. SO I HAD MY FRIENDS, WE HAD ACCESS TO GREEN SPACE. ACCESS TO TRANSIT. IT WAS GREAT AS A KID GROWING UP. THINKING ABOUT GOING FORWARD, I WANT TO PROVIDE THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS. >> THANK YOU. >> I WENT TO AUTO MIDDLE SCHOOL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF LAKE WASHINGTON IN BELLEVUE. IN TERMS OF LAND-USE, MY EXPERIENCE COMES FROM BOTH MY VOLUNTEER AND LIVED EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN TWO BROAD CATEGORIES. ON THE VOLUNTEER SIDE THERE WAS A COUPLE YEARS OF MY LIFE WHERE TOD AND TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT WAS IN MY VOCABULARY EVERY OTHER DAY. VOLUNTEERING WITH THE CAPITOL HILL COMMITTEE COUNCIL. AS I MENTIONED I HAVE LIVED IN SUBSIDIZED HOUSING. I LIVED IN SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING HERE. FOR ME IT IS ABOUT PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF WHAT WE CHOOSE TO DO AND HOW I NAVIGATE SPACE. ON THE PROFESSIONAL SIDE I HAVE WORKED AT AN ORGANIZATION CALLED TIME ALLIANCE OR WE TALKED ABOUT LOOK AT THIS OPEN SPACE, WHY CAN'T WE GROW FOOD? IT TRANSLATED AND INTERSECTED MY VOLUNTEER WORK WHEN ADVOCATED A PARKING LOT TO BECOME A PATCH ON CAPITOL HILL. ON THE PROFESSIONAL SIDE I WORKED AT PLYMOUTH HOUSING, A HOUSING ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON 30% AND BELOW MI FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR POPULATION. ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, WHEN OUR LEASE CAME UP FOR KING DONUTS I WAS LOOKING FOR A SPACE WHERE I CAN STAY IN THE RAINIER BEACH AREA AND IT WAS HARD. I WILL SAY THAT. COMES TO THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION, I WANTED TO ASK, WHY DO WE LIMIT OURSELVES TO THAT DICHOTOMY? TAKE A MOMENT TO CONSIDER THE CHANGING NARRATIVE AROUND CHANGING THE CHARACTER NEIGHBORHOODS , IS A FORM OF GATEKEEPING AND ARE WE A SOCIETY THAT WANTS TO DEFAULT TO I GOT HERE FIRST SO I WANT TO MAKE THE RULES. THAT IS WHAT I WOULD ASK PEOPLE. >> I HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT AROUND DIFFERENT PROBLEMS, PROBLEM PROPERTIES WITHIN DISTRICT 2. AND FAMILIAR WITH ZONING ISSUES, LAND-USE ISSUES, COMPLIANCE ISSUES. I BRING THAT BOOTS ON THE GROUND EXPERIENCE. AT THE SAME TIME I HEARD ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN BEING DISCUSSED. I AM CERTIFIED IN -- I AM LOOKING AT THE COMP PLAN AND HAVE SEEN CERTAIN AREAS IN THE COMP PLAN WHERE WE CAN INSERT THE LANGUAGE. I AM WORKING WITH A GROUP RIGHT NOW TO CODIFY IT INTO OUR PERMITTING PROCESS, PLANNING PROCESS. WE HAVE 43 OTHER DISABILITIES AND JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT -- SEPTED CODIFIED IT. INCLUDING ELECTRIC CITY. SEATTLE DOESN'T HAVE IT. I WANT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. GETTING INTO THE ISSUE OF ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO CHANGE ON THE COMP PLAN OR ADDRESS, THE PERMITTING PROCESS. I HAVE PERSONAL EXPENSE WITH HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET A PERMIT TO BUILD A FREESTANDING 12 BY 16 SHED IN MY BACKYARD. IT TOOK ME SEVEN MONTHS. TO GET A PERMIT TO BUILD A SHED. SO. SECOND PART, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE HAVE TO ENGAGE THE TRINITY, LISTEN TO VOICES AS PART OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. I ONLY GIVE YOU 45 SECONDS. I THINK IT WENT UP THEIR NOSE HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME AROUND THE COMP PLAN. I HAVE REVIEWED WITH MY TEAM AND I HAVE MY COMMENTS. YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND. WHAT I WILL SAY IN ADDITION TO THAT, I HAVE MET WITH LP CD AS A COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER, I MET WITH RICO AND GAVE FEEDBACK, NOT IS MY JOB, BUT AS A VOLUNTEER. WORRIED ABOUT MY COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I HAVE WORKED FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND REC FOR 20 YEARS AS A PROJECT MANAGER AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH THINGS LIKE THE CHECKLIST ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. LASTLY, AS THE LEADER OF THE BLACK LEGACY HOMEOWNERS, I HAVE REVIEWED ALL TYPES OF ZONING AND HOME THINGS THAT RELATE. THANK YOU. >> FOR THE RECORD, I WENT TO WITMER MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> IMMACULATE MIDDLE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH COME ARE YOU WITH US? YOU MAY ASK A QUESTION. >> I AM. THANK YOU. I HAVE ON HERE HONG CHHUOR AND EDDIE, YOU DID NOT GO TO MY RIVAL MIDDLE SCHOOL SO YOU GET POINTS THEY. EVERYONE ELSE WENT TO RIVAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS. REAL QUICK I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS. IS NOT EASY TO PUT YOURSELF ON THE LINE. AND ALSO TO COME OUT TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE IN THE COMMITTEE. WITH YOUR VALUES AND PRESENT YOURSELF. I KNOW IT'S A LOT. I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU ALL. I KNOW I TALKED WITH ALL OF YOU EXCEPT EDWARD LIN, WHO FOR THE RECORD, I AM GOING TO CALL YOU. AND GOING TO GET BACK TO YOU. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION OR WHATEVER WAY. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR FOR THE RECORD. THE OTHER THING I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO EVERYONE'S COMMENTS, I HAVE WATCHED THE FORUM TWICE, TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF PEOPLE'S VALUES AND WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO BRING TO THE TABLE. WHAT THEIR ISSUES ARE. AND SO FORTH. I HAVE ONE QUESTION I WILL BE ASKING EVERYONE WILL GET ABOUT ONE MINUTE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE, I HAVE HEARD SOME COMMENTS ABOUT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND KIDS. ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT IS OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES IN OUR CITY. WE HAVE 105,000 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 INNER-CITY. THAT IS A LITTLE UNDER 20% OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 18. THE HEALTH AND VIBRANCY TO OUR CITY , THE HEALTH AND VIBRANCY IN THE FUTURE OF SEATTLE IS GOING TO RELY ON YOUNG FAMILIES. AND KIDS. AND SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY. QUESTION TO YOU IS VERY SIMPLE. WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN? WHAT ABOUT OUR BABIES, AS I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT? I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SHARE SOME VALUES AROUND BRINGING THOSE TO THE FAMILY EDUCATION PRESCHOOL PROMISE LEVY, I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WILL SPEARHEAD THAT CAN HELP YOU THAT. SHARE WITH US SOME YOUR VALUES REGARDING FAMILIES, YOUNG KIDS, CREATING SAFETY AROUND THAT. YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAY I WANT TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THIS PROGRAM THAT THE CITY DOES OR WE COULD DO THIS A LITTLE BETTER. BUT WHAT ARE WE MISSING AS THE CITY FOR OUR YOUTH, OUR KIDS, AND I HEARD ADONIS DUCKSWORTH, THEY ARE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION, WHICH I TRULY AGREE WITH. THANK YOU. WE WILL START WITH MARK SOLOMON AND WORK OUR WAY DOWN. CHUKUNDI SALISBURY AND AND WITH HONG. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. REGARDING OUR KIDS. I DO KEEP IN MIND WE DO HAVE PLACES FOR KIDS TO GO TO RECREATE. TO HAVE THOSE OPEN SPACES. TO HAVE THE SKATE PARK IN RAINIER BEACH. TO HAVE THE PLAY STRUCTURES AT JEFFERSON PARK. ONE OF THE THINGS, ONE OF THE GROUPS I'M INVOLVED WITH IS THE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] GROUP. WE HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS GEARED TOWARD YOUNG PEOPLE. AND LIFTING THEM UP IN TERMS OF CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING AS WELL AS MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. TO PROVIDE THEM A ROLE MODEL, A PATH TO SEE THAT SOMEONE WHO LOOKS LIKE ME IS SUCCESSFUL. I WANT TO BE THAT. >> THANK YOU. YOU ARE GOOD. I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T HAVE A WAY TO SIGNAL. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. >> STARTING MY OWN TIMER. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. AS YOU KNOW, MANY OF YOU HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW ME JUST RECENTLY. I AM A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY AND HER CHILDREN. AS A CERTIFIED PARKS KID, I GREW UP AT MILLER COMMUNITY CENTER AND I MOST CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN ENGAGED WITH PARKS. WHEN YOU DRIVE BY CAR FOR COMMITTEE CENTER YOU SEE THE WE LOVE OUR FIELD MURAL I PAINTED IN 1998. SO, I MOST CERTAINLY KNOW THE VALUE OF HAVING PLACES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO GO AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER. AND A PARKS KID AND PERSON WHO GREW UP HERE. I CAN REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN WE HAD CHILDREN STAY AND WE HAD THE RIDE FREE ZONE. WE HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT MADE IT EASY FOR FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT AND GO TO A LOT OF FREE THINGS. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME. AND THEN AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, I HAVE A DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO ENGAGE. I DON'T HAVE A CHILD IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW BUT YOU SEE ME AT THE MEETINGS. AND SO, YEAH, THERE YOU GO. I WANT TO WORK ON BEHALF OF FAMILIES LIKE I HAVE BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. I HAVE BEEN DEEPLY COMMITTED TOUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR YEARS. FOCUSED ON SCHOOL FUNDING. I HAVE WATCHED WAY TOO MANY SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS WITH WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT. OUR SCHOOLS ARE STRUGGLING. AND EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY IN SEATTLE IS SOME OF THE WORST IN THE NATION. WHAT I HAVE REALIZED IS, A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, GUN VIOLENCE, THOSE HAVE HUGE IMPACTS IN OUR SCHOOLS. WITH THE LEVY, THINGS LIKE KINDERGARTEN READINESS, WRAPAROUND SERVICES, PROVIDING FOOD IN SUMMER PROGRAMS, THOSE ARE HUGE WAYS WE CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE OUR YOUTH. I WOULD LOVE TO LEAN INTO THINGS LIKE HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS. CONNECTING ARE USED TO THE ENORMOUS WEALTH OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR REGION. WHETHER THAT IS WITH THE TRADES OR TECH COMPANIES OR MARITIME INDUSTRIES OR POLICE. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. THADDAEUS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. ONE OF THE FIRST IMPORTANT THINGS IS USING LEGISLATION MEASURES AS WE APPROACH THE PLAN TO MAKE SURE FAMILIES AND KIDS REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY GREW UP IN SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO MOVE OUT AND TRY TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND TRY TO INTEGRATE INTO NEW PLACES, KEEPING THOSE FAMILIES HERE. CHILDCARE ACCESSIBILITY, WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE CHILDCARE CRISIS WITH THE HIGH AMOUNT OR WITH HOW MUCH CHILDCARE COSTS. I HAVE WORKED ON PROJECTS THAT USE INCENTIVES TO HAVE CHILDCARE IN THE PROJECTS. TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT WHICH ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE THE KIDS CLOSE BY. IT'S ALSO INVESTING IN SPACES. HAVING PLACES FOR KIDS TO GO, ARTS, MUSIC AND CULTURE. ARTICLE. WHEN DAY I WAS AT NORTHWEST -- PARTNERING TO GET KIDS INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> HI, ADONIS. >> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. THIS IS MAKING ME THINK ABOUT MY OWN EXPERIENCE AS A KID GROWING UP. I THINK AS A CITY WE REALLY DO HAVE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. IT WAS ME AND MY MOM IN OUR TRIPLEX AND SHE WAS WORKING TWO JOBS AND I GUESS SHE NEEDED A THIRD AS I HAD TO GET A JOB AT THE GOLF COURSE. WHEN I WAS 12. THE GULF CALLED , I'M WORKING AND THEY SAID YOU SHOULD TRY TO PLAY GOLF. IT WAS ALREADY STRANGE BECAUSE I SKATEBOARD AND NOW I AM SKATE BOARDING AND PLAYING GOLF. BUT THEY GOT ME INTO THAT. THOSE GUYS RAISED ME OUTSIDE OF THE HOME. THEY WERE THE MEN IN MY LIFE WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE A MAN IN THE HOME. IT HELP ME GET INTO HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HELP ME GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. THEY TOOK THIS KID WHO COULD'VE BEEN A STATISTIC AND TOOK ME IN AND ON THE OTHER SIDE I WAS ABLE TO GO TO COLLEGE AND NOW I GET TO SIT HERE AND HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS HAPPEN WITH THEM. TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS. >> I LOVE THIS QUESTION. >> HI, HONG. >> I LOVE THIS QUESTION SO MUCH BECAUSE IT MADE ME THINK OF MY CHINESE CAMBODIAN HERITAGE. FAMILY IS EVERYTHING IN MY CULTURE. IS A SOURCE , FOR ME, OF RESILIENCY, SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY. TO MAKE SURE I AM ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES I AM PART OF. SO I DO THE RIGHT THING AND SHOW UP AND CONTRIBUTE. ON THE PROFESSIONAL LIFE SIDE OF THINGS, I USED TO WORK AT PLYMOUTH HOUSING ADDRESSING OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS BUT I DECIDED TO MOVE TO FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN BECAUSE I SEE INHERENT HOPE IN CHILDREN. THE ONLY THING THAT STANDS IN THEIR WAY IS US. WE NEED TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL, NURTURE THEIR GIFTS. ANOTHER WAY I HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THIS IS OR THAT SHOWS UP IN HER WORK IS SUPPORTING MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSING WHICH I COME FROM. IT WAS LOVELY FOR ME TO SEE MY MOM, NIECES AND NEPHEWS INTERACT WITH ALL OF US IN THE HOUSE TOGETHER. I AM WORKING ON A PROJECT WITH FRIENDS A LITTLE SAIGON AND THE BIGGEST FOCUS IS TO CREATE HOUSING THAT SUPPORTS THESE TYPES OF FAMILY CONNECTIONS. >> THANK YOU. DON'T ME TO CUT YOU OFF. >> THAT WAS IT. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR ANSWERS. I HEARD COMMUNITY CENTER ART CULTURE HOUSING FOOD, GOLF, FAMILY, ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKE A WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO IS HERE. I JUST WANTED TO START WITH EIGHT THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH ME YESTERDAY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE BACKGROUND PACKAGES, RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS . AND THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ADVOCATED FOR YOU. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HERE, NOT JUST IN PUBLIC,. THERE WERE MANY ADVOCATES FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND BOTTOM LINE, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING HER NAME FORWARD. IT'S A BIG STEP AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FOCUS ON LAND-USE BECAUSE YOU WOULD SHARE LAND-USE COMMITTEE WITH THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE A PLAN. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE YOU WOULD BE VICE CHAIR OF THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. AS I KNOW WITH WORKING WITH MY VICE CHAIR AND PART BLICK -- PUBLIC SAFETY IT'S IMPORTANT. YOU WOULD BE A MEMBER OF FINANCE OF NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT. IN ADDITION TO SUSTAINABILITY, CITY LIGHT AND ARTS AND CULTURE CHAIRED BY MY NEIGHBOR TO THE RIGHT. BUT ALSO, SURPRISE, THERE ARE COUNTY AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES YOU CAN DISSIPATE IN. I WAS WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA THIS MORNING WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A LOT OF IT IS RELATED TO GROWTH MANAGEMENT. THE PLANNING COUNCIL OR PSRC, PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL. AND THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE. THERE IS MORE FOR YOU. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW. MY QUESTION FOR YOU REALLY QUICK IS, HEADS UP CIGARETTE GOING TO BE SURPRISED, MY PRIORITIES ARE IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THE CANDIDATES, CLICK SAFETY IS OUT THERE. ON THOSE ISSUES. IMPORTANTLY, YOUR WORK AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS, YOU WILL HAVE STRONG COMBINATIONS. ACADEMIC. VERY STRONG THERE AS WELL. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, AND THE FOCUS IS, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME, WHAT ARE YOUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN A CIVIC VOLUNTEER? THIS IS COME UP ALREADY BUT I THINK IT IS SUPER IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME, LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR, PARTICULARLY THOSE INSTANCES WHERE YOU ARE WORKING FOR AGAINST THE CITY. IS THAT EXPERIENCE OF BANGING YOUR HEAD AGAINST CITY HALL DOORS OR WALLS THAT GIVES YOU SOME INSIGHT WHEN YOU'RE ADVOCATING FOR THAT COMMUNITY GROUP YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN. SPEAKING OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REVEREND WALDEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITTEE WORK. MR. WHITE, AND ALL THE OTHERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMUNITY WORK. WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE ABOUT ONE MINUTE FOR EACH OF YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS. I WILL START WITH HONG. EVERYONE GOT A HEADS UP YESTERDAY. HOW DOES COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM, BEING A CIVIC LEADER, HELP YOU AND HOW'S IT GOING TO INFORM YOUR APPROACH TO THIS APPOINTMENT? >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION AND FOR THE HEADS UP. I WILL GO BACK TO SOMETHING I SHARED AT THE BEGINNING WHICH WAS, AROUND THE TIME I FIRST BECAME A VOTER, I THOUGHT THIS IS GOT TO BE THE LEAST I COULD DO. I WAS INVOLVED , I SAW A FLYER THAT SAID, COME TO THIS COMMITTEE COUNCIL MEETING AND BE A VOICE. THAT WAS HOW I GOT SUCKED INTO THE COMMITTEE COUNCIL AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS SIGNING UP FOR. THAT WAS THE BEGINNING. FAST-FORWARD A LITTLE BIT, AS YOU KNOW I SERVE ON THE FRIENDS A LITTLE SAIGON BOARD, UNTIL RECENTLY THE BOARD OF ASIAN COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICE. THAT IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. IT LOOKS LIKE SHOWING UP FOR COMMUNITY MEETINGS. IT LOOKS LIKE GOING TO OLYMPIA AND TALKING WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES ON BEHALF OF A WHOLE SLATE OF PRIORITIES FOR OUR AAPI COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY SERVICE AND BEING INVOLVED WITH THE VARIOUS ISSUES AND CHALLENGES WE HAVE IS A CITY AND REGION AND STATE IS VERY MUCH A PART OF WHO I AM. >> THANK YOU. >> FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS I VOLUNTEERED A LOT OF MY TIME IN THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY HELPING MEN AND WOMEN MOVE FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION TO RECOVERY AND GETTING BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES. THAT IS THROUGH UNION GOSPEL MISSION, SALVATION ARMY AND SOMETIMES TWELVE-STEP DOWN AT VIRGINIA MASON. I'M GOING TO PULL A CHUKUNDI AND GIVE A PLUG FOR THE RAINIER BEACH SKATE PARK . IF YOU GOOGLE KING 5 RANIER BEACH SKATE PARK, SHE DID A NICE STORY ABOUT THE SKATE PARK AND WHY WE NEED ONE. THERE'S AN EQUITY PIECE. THERE IS NO PARK THERE BUT AT ONE POINT IN THE DESIGN THE PARK WAS COVERED. I WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS. IN NORTH SEATTLE HAVE ALTOGETHER SKATE PARK COVERED. WHEN IT'S RAINING AND COLD THE KIDS CAN GO INSIDE. IN THE SOUTH AND WE DON'T HAVE A PARK THAT IS COVERED. KIDS DON'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION OR CAR TO GET UP NORTH, YOU ARE NOT SKATEBOARDING IN THE SOUTH END. IN THIS POSITION I WILL FIGHT FOR THAT PARK AND FIGHT FOR A COVERED PART. >> THANK YOU. >> GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY FAMILY. I GREW UP VOLUNTEERING SERVING MEALS TO A HOMELAND -- HOMELESS WOMAN'S SHELTER. I SERVE ON THE BENEFITS LOSS CENTER WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES LEGAL ADVOCACY TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES. I SERVE ON THE BOARD OF RANIER SCHOLARS, A PROGRAM I AM A GRADUATE OF AND AND ALUMNI. RANIER SCHOLARS HELPS YOUNG CHILDREN OF COLOR EXCEL ACADEMICALLY, GET INTO GOOD SCHOOLS. IT FOLLOWS YOU FROM FOURTH GRADE THROUGH COLLEGE GRADUATION. GIVING BACK ALSO IN COMMUNITY SERVICE INFORMS HOW WE CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER. HOW WE MAKE DEEP AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS. DURING COVID FOR EXAMPLE I WORKED WITH MUSICIANS ACROSS THE CITY TO PROVIDE CONCERTS. SO PEOPLE HAD SPACES TO COME TOO. NORTH SEATTLE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T WANT TO GET IN TROUBLE WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT OR THE CLERK. EDWARD LIN. >> THANK YOU. AS I STATED EARLIER, IT IS REALLY ALL ABOUT THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. FOR ME, I HAVE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. I AM MARRIED TO AN EDUCATOR. BOTH KIDS WENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS HERE. I HAVE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN ADVOCACY AROUND SCHOOL FUNDING, SPOKEN TO MOST OF THE LEGISLATORS IN SEATTLE AS WELL AS LEGISLATORS OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE. WE HAVE THE SCHOOL LEVIES COMING UP. PLEASE VOTE IN FEBRUARY. I LIKE TO USE LEGAL BACKGROUND TO HELP PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE THE SAME TRAINING OR ACCESS TO INFORMATION. BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO OTHER PARENTS AND I'M KIND OF LIKE A POLICY NERD SO I THINK ABOUT THIS STUFF ALL THE TIME AND LIKE TO DO IN MY SPARE TIME. JUST SOMETHING I ENJOY AND IT COMES NATURALLY. IN PRIOR PRACTICE, DOING STUFF LIKE PRO BONO WORK, HELPING FOOD LIFELINE WITH THEIR HEADQUARTERS AND WAREHOUSE IN PROTECTING PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET WHO IS BEING CONDEMNED BY SOUND TRANSIT. >> I AM A LIFELONG COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER SERVANT. TO THAT AND I WAS IN YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT AT THE YMCA AS A TEEN AND ALL THE WAY TO TODAY I AM A PCO IN THE 37th DISTRICT CONTINUE TO BE SEPARATELY ENGAGED AND ENGAGED WITH MY COMMUNITY AROUND YOUTH GOVERNMENT. I AM THE FOUNDER OF BLACK LEGACY HOMEOWNERS WHERE WE ARE PROTECTING AND WORKING ON ANTI-DISPLACEMENT. AND THE FOUNDER OF 100 BLACK PARENTS WERE WE ADVOCATE FOR BLACK FAMILIES AND YOUTH ON HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT THE FURTHEST FROM EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE. AND THE FOUNDER OF WHERE WE HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION AND KING COUNTY ELECTIONS TO GO OUT AND DO VOTER REGISTRATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. I AM ON THE BOARD OF YMCA CAMPING SERVICES MAKING SURE WE GET KIDS OUTDOORS AND CONNECTED TO NATURE. I SPENT SEVEN YEARS AS A BOARD MEMBER ON THE HOMELESS NEWSPAPER , REAL CHANGE. I AM INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH THAT COMMITTEE. AND I VOLUNTEER AT THE RANIER FAMILY FOOD BANK. >> FOR THE QUESTION. IN THE PAST I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COMMITTEE COUNCILS FROM MADRONA WHEN I LIVED IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO RAINIER BEACH. PARTICIPATED IN OTHER PROGRAMS SUCH AS BLACK ACHIEVERS PROGRAM. 37th DISTRICT PRECINCT COMMITTEE OFFICERS WILL. LONGTIME BOARD MEMBER OF YOUTH CARE. I THINK I HOLD THE RECORD FOR SERVING ON THAT BOARD FOR 27 YEARS UNTIL THEY SAID, TIME TO GO. CURRENTLY I AM SITTING ON THE BEACON HILL COUNCIL AND WE HAVE ADVOCATED FOR THINGS LIKE WORKING WITH THE AIRPORTS REGARDING THE MICRO PARTICULATES IMPACTING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. I WAS COCHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE THAT GOT JEFFERSON GOLF COURSE RENAMED TO THE COMPLEX. WE WORKED ON THE ISSUE OF INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE WE HAVE IN COMMUNITY BY SECURING THE BLOCK AT 17th AND WALKER AS OPEN SPACE. AS WELL AS TRYING TO PRESERVE -- >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I SEE THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO SAY I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING ABLE TO MEET WITH ALL OF YOU BEFORE TODAY AND REALLY ENJOYED THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD AND FEEL SO GRATEFUL AND HONORED THAT YOU ALL BRING SUCH A DEEP BENCH OF PROFESSIONAL LIFE EXPERIENCE AND SUCH INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY AND VARIETY. NO MATTER THE OUTCOME HERE TODAY, OR IN THE ELECTION, AND CONFIDENT DISTRICT 2 IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS GOING TO BE WELL SERVED. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOURSELVES FORWARD. REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT. I'M GOING TO ASK A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS. I THINK I WILL START WITH THADDAEUS GREGORY. I AM A SUPPORTER, AS I THINK ALL OF US ARE , OF TREES. THAT IS A BIG ISSUE. ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU IS WHETHER YOU THINK THE CURRENT TREE ORDINANCE IS WORKING WELL AND AS IT SHOULD, AND THE SECOND PIECE IS, WOULD YOU COMMIT , AS CHAIR OF THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE, TO ACCEPT AND HEAR LEGISLATION TO REVISIT THE TREE ORDINANCE? THADDAEUS. >> THANK YOU. I'VE WORKED ON PROJECTS THROUGHOUT SEATTLE IN ALL OF YOUR DISTRICTS ENTRIES ARE ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT. THEY HELP FORM THE BACKBONE OF GREEN SPACES. THE ENVIRONMENTS WE LOVE TO ENJOY. TREES CAN SOMETIMES BE COMPLICATED. AND WE SEE THAT IN THE TREE CODE. THE TREE CODE WORKS TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. BUT SOMETIMES MORE FLEXIBILITY NEEDS TO BE ALLOWED. WHEN THAT FLEXIBILITY IS THERE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE DEVELOP, IF ANY TREES ARE TAKEN AWAY, WE REPLANT. FOR FULL. WE HAVE A GOAL OF HAVING A 30% TREE CANOPY. IT'S SOMETHING I THINK SEATTLE SHOULD ASPIRE TO. WE CAN DO IT USING THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN TREE CODE, I THINK WE SHOULD USE THE TREE CODE , EXAMINE HOW WE CAN BOTH INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPMENT AND USE YOU DEVELOPMENT TO SPUR MORE TREES , ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH AND. -- >> WE NEED TREES TO IMPROVE HER QUALITY OF LIFE, TREES TO ME DEFINE SEATTLE AND THAT JIVES WITH THE CULTURE OF SEATTLE. AS A LOT OF YOU KNOW IN THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY WE INVESTED MILLIONS IN NEW TREES, NEW STREET TREES. MY GOAL HERE IS NO NET LOSS OF TREES. AND TO ADD TREES WE CAN, THERE ARE LOTS OF PLACES TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY BUT ALSO NEIGHBORHOODS. >> WOULD YOU COMMIT AS CHAIR TO HEARING TREE LEGISLATION? >> I WOULD NEED TO GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. >> THANK YOU. HONG CHHUOR. >> SAME QUESTIONS? OKAY. IN MY MIND THERE ARE FEW THINGS WRITTEN IN STONE THAT IS SAID AND DONE AND WE SHOULDN'T REVISIT. I WOULD BRING THAT MENTALITY. AND THEN WHEN I THICK ABOUT TREES, ONE MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IS SPEND TIME IN MY GARDEN AND I KNOW THAT IS A PRIVILEGE I HAVE. AS I SHARED EARLIER, I HELPED TO PUSH FORWARD AND FIND FUNDING FOR TEARING UP DIAMOND PARKING LOT IN ONE OF THE DENSEST NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY TO TURN INTO A PARK AND FEED PATCH. ALSO I DON'T THINK TREES ARE JUST DECORATION. THEY ARE AND OF OUR MENTAL JUSTICE ISSUE AND THEY ARE A SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE, THE SHADE, THE CLIMATE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE IMPACTING US AND WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS. FOR THOSE REASONS I WOULD DEFINITELY BE OPENING TO REVISITING.. MARK? >> I'M SORRY. I DON'T THINK THE TREE ORDINANCE IS WORKING RIGHT NOW AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS. I DO WANT TO ADDRESS IT. I DO WANT TO INCREASE THE TREE CANOPY AS I MENTIONED PART OF THE BEACON HILL COUNCIL, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS A TREE I FEEL IF WE HAD MORE TREE CANOPY THAT CAN HELP ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF MICRO PARTICULATES. I WANT TO LOOK AT THE COMP PLAN, TREE PLAN, HOW CAN WE INCREASE HOUSING AND KEEP TREES? I DON'T SEE IT AS EITHER /OR, I SEE IT AS BOTH/AND. THERE IS A REASON WE ARE KNOWN AS THE EMERALD CITY. THAT IS BECAUSE OF OUR TREES. I WANT TO SEE MORE OF THEM. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I AM IN FAVOR OF REVISITING THE TREE POLICY. FIRST AND FOREMOST. SECONDARILY, IS A FORMER MANAGER OF THE GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP WHICH IS AN EFFORT TO REFOREST OUR 500 ACRES OF PARKLAND IN SEATTLE, I MOST CERTAINLY INTIMATELY ENGAGED AROUND THE NEED FOR TREES ALSO AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER, I HAVE GONE TO BAT WITH MY NEIGHBORS AROUND CUTTING TREES AND THE LIKE. MOST CERTAINLY I AM COMMITTED NOT ONLY AS A PROFESSIONAL, BUT AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER. AND UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF OUR TREES. NOT ONLY AESTHETICALLY, AS AN URBAN FOREST OR. I HAVE SEEN THE STUDIES AND RESEARCH AROUND THE HEAT MAPS AND LIKE, THIS IS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. >> THANK YOU. >> TO MY UNDERSTANDING, I DON'T DIG ANYONE IS HAPPY WITH THE EXISTING TREE ORDINANCE. I WOULD CERTAINLY BE OPEN TO REVISITING. MY ONLY HESITATION WOULD BE I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE TIMING WITH THE COMP PLAN AND WHICH COMES FIRST OR THIRD DELAYS. THERE IS THIS HOUSING VERSUS TREES, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK MORE COME PRINCIPALLY. WE HAVE A LOT OF LAND IN SEATTLE. LIKE ADONIS DUCKSWORTH WAS SAYING, ON BEACON WE HAVE A HUGE COMEDIAN THAT GOES FOR FOUR MILES AND THERE WAS A GREAT ARTICLE ABOUT IT RECENTLY. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE TREES THERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF PAVEMENT AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE GETTING RID OF CARS ANYTIME SOON. BUT LONG TERM, WE HAVE A LOT OF PAVEMENT IN THE CITY. HOW CAN WE THINK COMPREHENSIVELY ABOUT HAVING BOTH TREES AND HOUSING AND THAT IS HOW I WOULD APPROACH IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. SORRY, FOR THE ANSWERS. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, IF YOU COULD ONLY ACCOMPLISH ONE ITEM IN YOUR TENURE, WHETHER IT BE 10 MONTHS OR THE ENTIRETY OF THE TERM, WHAT WOULD THAT BE? I GUESS I WILL START AGAIN WITH THADDAEUS GREGORY AND FOLLOW THE SAME ROUTE. >> I WANT TO CREATE A CONFERENCE A PLAN THAT CREATES AN EQUITABLE SEATTLE AND PROVIDES AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THAT PROVIDES DIVERSE HOUSING OPTIONS THAT HELPS CREATE CHILDCARE OPPORTUNITIES, THAT CREATES MORE TREES AND SIDEWALKS. I BELIEVE WE CAN DO IT. >> THANK YOU. >> ON TOP OF THE WORK OF THE COUNCILMEMBER, I WOULD SAY MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, WHICH I DID STATE IS ADDRESSING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN SCID LITTLE SAIGON. LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO UNLOCK FUNDING, IMPLEMENT THE BUDGET, FROM LAST YEAR. TO MAKE SURE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHERS GET THE ENFORCEMENT THEY NEED TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE CAD AND LITTLE SAIGON. >> I DON'T THINK THIS IS A PRIZE, IF I DO NOTHING ELSE, IN MY 10 MONTHS ON THE COUNCIL, IT WOULD BE SIMILARLY TO ADDRESS THE TRAVESTY THAT IS OCCURRING AT 12th AND KING IN LITTLE SAIGON. >> I CAN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. I SEE IT ON A DAILY BASIS. MY COLLEAGUES AND I ARE WORKING ON IT. THAT WOULD BE MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. IF I HAD A SECOND ONE IT WOULD BE THE PERMITTING PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. >> MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN THE 10 MONTHS HERE, OTHER THAN COMING TO COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND THE LIKE AND BEING ON TIME, WOULD BE STRENGTHENING THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT FRAMEWORK IN THE COMP PLAN. WE KNOW IF WE DO NOT STRENGTHEN THIS ANTI-DISPLACEMENT, 20 YEARS FROM NOW THERE WILL NOT BE A BLACK COMMUNITY AND MANY OF OUR OTHER BIPOC NEIGHBORS AND THE LIKE WHO ARE AT MOST RISK FOR DISPLACEMENT WILL NOT EXIST HERE. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO ME. WE HAVE TO BE HERE TO WORK ON THESE THINGS. >> SUCH A HARD QUESTION. I CARE SO DEEPLY ABOUT THE COMP PLAN AND ANTI-DISPLACEMENT, BUT I'VE GOT TO SAY THE CAD AND 12th AND JACKSON. IT IS BEEN WAY TOO LONG AND I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER. >> THANK YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO ASK ANYMORE QUESTIONS. BUT TO YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I WENT TO THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THREE YEARS. PICK YOUR CHOICE. ONE IN SEATTLE, ONE IN COLORADO AND ONE IN NEW YORK. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND ANSWERS. I REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING THEM. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, GO AHEAD. >> HELLO AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STEPPING UP TO DO THIS. AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR FIELDING ALL OF MY QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOST OF OUR TIME TOGETHER AND I PROMISE EVERYONE WILL GET AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME. I'M GOING TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR 32nd ANSWERS AND CLOSE WITH A COUPLE OF YES OR NO QUESTIONS. LET'S DO THIS. THIS FIRST QUESTION IS JUST FOR HONG, EDDIE AND MARK. IN 30 SECONDS, WE KNOW THAT D2 HAS A HISTORY OF IS PLACING BLACK, BROWN AND IMMIGRANT COMMITTEES. THIS TWENTY-YEAR COMP PLAN OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MITIGATE THIS. WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS ON PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT? >> I THINK YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE EXPERIENCE OF BLACK, BROWN, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND OUR CULTURE, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND OUR FAMILY SITUATIONS. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE APPROACH MAKING A LIVING IN OUR LIVES. I WILL SPEAK FROM MY EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS I LIVED IN A MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD , A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. WHAT I'M GOING TO LOOK FOR ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO FIT MY FAMILY IN A HOUSE AND THEN FOR US TO HAVE SPACES WHERE WE CAN CONDUCT FAMILY BUSINESS. >> THANK YOU. EDDIE? >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO LEAN INTO AREAS LIKE COMMUNITY, WEALTH BUILDING AND THE EQUITABLE INITIATIVE. THE REAL OPPORTUNITY HERE IS THE AREAS THAT USED TO BE SINGLE-FAMILY ZONED OR WE CAN DO GENTLE DENSITY DUPLEXES, TRIPLEX IS. WHERE SOMEONE CAN AGE IN PLACE AND WE CAN REALLY BUILD WEALTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST HAVE IT GO TO OUTSIDERS. SO PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN ONE AND RENT OUT THE OTHER. THANK YOU. >> MARKET? >> I LOOK AT THE WORK WITH THE BLACK LEGACY HOMEOWNERSHIP, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE AND PROVIDING TOOLS FOR PEOPLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES. TELLING GENERATIONAL WEALTH. I BENEFIT FROM THE FACT THAT I LIVE IN HOUSE MIGRANT PARENTS BUILT. IF I DIDN'T, I COULDN'T AFFORD TO LIVE THERE. SO KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES, HELPING BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP. >> FABULOUS, THANK YOU. THIS IS NOW FOR CHUKUNDI, ADONIS, AND THADDAEUS. UNDERSTANDING AS TO MISSIONS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE ARE FROM VEHICLES AND FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES LIKE SO MANY IN D2, MOST OFTEN BEAR THE BRUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. HOW WOULD YOU WORK TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION? STARTING FIRST WITH CHUKUNDI. >> WILL CERTAINLY I WOULD CONTINUE TO PROMOTE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS LIKE THE METRO VAN AND THE LIKE AND REALLY PROMOTE THOSE THINGS WHERE FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO THEM. RAPID RIDE AND THE LIKE. I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE THAT CAN TO COMMUTE. BUT I WOULD ALSO RESPECT PEOPLE WHO HAVE TWO OR THREE JOBS AND NEED TO DRIVE AND NOT VILIFY THEM. >> THANK YOU. ADONIS? >> TRANSIT, TRANSIT, TRANSIT. IMPROVING THOSE CONNECTIONS TO TRANSIT. BUT ALSO MAKING TRANSIT SAFER. NOT JUST SAFER TRANSIT ON THE ROAD BUT ALSO FOLKS WERE ON THE BUS FOR THE TRAIN, MAKE IT SAFER FOR THEM. AND ALSO, RELIABILITY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE ROAD IS IN GOOD SHAPE SO THE BUSES CAN GET DOWN THE STREET. ALSO ENFORCEMENT ON THE ARTERIALS WHERE WE HAVE TRANSIT LANES.'S WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE DRIVING IN THE TRANSIT LANES AND KEEPING TRANSIT FROM MOVING. TRANSIT. >> THANK YOU. NOW THADDAEUS. >> TRANSIT IS KEY. IT IS INVESTING IN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS. PROTECTING BIKE LANES. INCENTIVIZING PEOPLE TO SAFELY BE ABLE TO USE IT. VISITING PARKING MINIMUMS. CONSIDERING WHETHER HOW WE WANT TO APPROACH THAT CONVERSATION. IT'S ADDING THINGS LIKE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER STORES SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE MILES TO GET BREAD AND MILK AND EGGS. THAT IS PART OF MAKING A FOR HOUSING WORKABLE. >> THIS NEXT QUESTION IS FOR EVERYBODY. 30 SECONDS TO RESPOND AND WILL GO FROM LEFT TO RIGHT STARTING WITH MARK. THERE ARE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS THAT GOVERNMENTS IN WASHINGTON STATE CAN EXPERIENCE A LOT -- LACK OF FISCAL SUPPORT RETALIATION FROM THE CURRENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HOW DO YOU THINK THE CITY SHOULD BE RESPONDING TO ACTIONS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MAY TAKE THE COULD HARM OUR COMMITTEE AND CITY GOVERNMENT? >> >> I THINK WE NEED TO GUARD OURSELVES FOR WHAT MAY BE COMING. JUST LOOKING AT THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS AT FLOWN OUT IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS DOES GIVE ME PAUSE. IT MADE ME THINK, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DENY AS MANY BECAUSE WE ARE A SANCTUARY CITY, I'M GOING TO FIND A DIFFERENT SOURCE OF FUNDS SO I DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON YOU. THAT IS ONE REASON I HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR US TO EXPLORE -- SOMETHING WE CAN DO WE CAN SET THIS UP TO BORROW AGAINST THEIR OWN ASSETS TO FUND THEIR OWN PROJECTS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON THE FEDS FOR THOSE FINDINGS. >> I AGREE WE NEED TO ARM AND GUARD OURSELVES FOR THE INCOMING WAVE FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. TO THAT END, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US MAKE SURE WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR RAINY DAY FUND AS WELL AS WORKING WITH PRIVATE INDUSTRY IN WAYS WE CAN FUND OTHER VENTURES. I HAVE TALKED TO DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT LEANING IN ON PRIVATE INDUSTRY, NOT JUST ASKING THEM BUT ASKING THEM TO PROTECT US AS A SANCTUARY CITY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ONE THING WE REALLY JUST NEED TO DO IS COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. WE ARE A BLUE CITY, WE HAVE TO STOP FIGHTING WITH OURSELVES . THE BEST THING WE CAN DO TO PROTECT OURSELVES IS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR BUSINESS RIGHT HERE AT HOME. THE OTHER THING WE NEED TO FOCUS ON IS MAKING SURE LAW ENFORCEMENT ISN'T DOING THE WORK OF THE FEDS WHEN IT COMES TO INTEGRATION ISSUES. THIS IS SOMETHING PERSONAL TO ME AS A SON OF AN IMMIGRANT AND OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY NEEDS TO FEEL SAFE AND NOT THREATENED BY LOCAL POLICE. >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON PROTECTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE KNOW THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR MARK -- COMMUNITIES ARE AT RISK UNDER THIS ADMINISTRATION. IT'S ALSO LOOKING TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE OUR CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE. WE HAVE INCREDIBLE LEADERS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. MANY OF WHICH ARE HERE NOW, THAT WE CAN WORK WITH. IT IS PURSUING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. ARE FUNDING SOURCES CAN BE MORE DIVERSE. >> I THINK IS A CITY OF SEATTLE, WE CAN LEAD BY EXAMPLE OF HOW WE ARE PROTECTING IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. THERE ARE SOME AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS LIKE RAINIER AVENUE CHURCH THAT ARE HELPING AND WELCOMING IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. HELPING THEM GET HOUSED AND GET STABILIZED. ONE THING WE CAN DO AS A CITY IS EXPEDITE RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BECAUSE TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. IF WE CAN EXPEDITE RESOURCES THEY CAN GET TO WORK TO HELP FOLKS WHO MAY BE UNDER THE THREAT AS IT MAKES ITS WAY HERE. >> T■HE WORLD IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT PLACE THAN THE FIRST TRUMP PRESIDENCY. AT THAT TIME I PONDER YOUR IS ORGANIZE AND RESIST. FOR ME, WHEN I SEE THE LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED, WE DON'T HAVE AN ATTORNEY GENERAL BOB FERGUSON ANYMORE BUT WE HAVE BROWN. WE DO HAVE A GOVERNOR FERGUSON. WE ALSO HAVE ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND WE HAVE A KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE FOR ME IT IS ABOUT RESISTING AND ORGANIZING TOGETHER AS A STATE. >> A FINAL YES OR NO ROUND. DO YOU SUPPORT A WORKERS RIGHT TO ORGANIZE LABOR UNION? FABULOUS. DO YOU SUPPORT DECREASING THE NUMBER OF PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN THE PROPOSED COMP PLAN? >> THANK YOU. GIVEN THE CITY'S CURRENT BUDGET SHORTFALL WOULD YOU BE SUPPORTIVE OF SUPPORTING REVENUE OPTIONS TO MAKE SURE VITAL PROGRAMS ARE FULLY FUNDED? GREAT. I HAVE MORE TIME THAN I THOUGHT. WOULD YOU SUPPORT HEIGHT NOTICES FOR COMMUNITY LED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS? WOULD YOU SUPPORT HEIGHT BONUSES FOR COMMITTEE LED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS? MY LAST QUESTION, DO YOU SUPPORT EXPANDING THE -- LEVY FOR THIS YEAR? >> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYBODY WHO TURNED OUT TO BE PART OF THIS PROCESS. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, EUROPE. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THROWING YOUR NAMES IN THE HAT. I KNOW IT IS A LOT OF WORK NOT JUST THE PROCESS, BUT YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY, SO MUCH SO YOU DO WILLING TO THROW YOUR NAME IN THE HAT AND DO THIS JOB. I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU BRING, EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE AS I SAID LAST WEEK THIS MAKES IT A HARD CHOICE. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS YES OR NO. ONE IS, HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE A MINUTE TO ANSWER. I WILL SAY I ALSO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED YOU GOING THROUGH THE PUBLIC FORUM. I WATCHED IT THIS WEEK. I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH COMMUNITY QUESTIONS. AND THEY WERE VERY THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS AND A VERY MUCH APPRECIATED HEARING YOUR RESPONSES TO THOSE QUESTIONS. CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING THROUGH THAT FORUM. AND, MY QUESTIONS ARE THESE, I AM SO APPRECIATIVE OF MY COLLEAGUE QUESTIONS. I AM LEARNING A LOT THE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED. MY QUESTION IS, AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY IS FACING A LARGE DEFICIT IN 2027. WOULD YOU SUPPORT THE MAYOR PROPOSAL THAT WOULD INCLUDE THOUGHTFUL REDUCTIONS BASED ON REVIEW OF PROGRAMS AT THE CITY? THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A MINUTE TO RESPOND. HOW WOULD YOU ENSURE PROGRAMS ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR INTENDED OUTCOMES? WE CAN START WITH HONG. >> I WOULD BRING CURIOSITY TO MY CONVERSATIONS. ADMITTEDLY, I DON'T KNOW THE INS AND OUTS OF GOVERNMENT AND HOW IT WORKS, BUT THE WAY I APPROACH BUDGETS IS, I WILL JUST GO BACK TO SOMETHING THAT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ASKED ABOUT PROGRESSIVE TAXES. I AM IN FAVOR OF KEEPING AS MANY OPTIONS ON THE TABLE FOR SOLVING OUR PROBLEMS. THE STATE HAS DICTATED WHAT OUR TOOLS ARE. FOR ME, HAVING PROGRESSIVE TAXES IS AN OPTION BUT MAY NOT BE THE FIRST ONE. WHAT I WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE WE ARE SPENDING THE DOLLARS WE HAVE WISELY AND THEN AGAIN, LEAD WITH CURIOSITY BECAUSE THERE IS A PATH FOR HOW WE GOT THERE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE THAT MEANS PEOPLE'S LIVES. THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND THE COMMITMENTS CAN BE MADE AND WE NEED TO HONOR THOSE. >> I WOULD SAY AS WE DRAFT LEGISLATION, LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME TYPE OF OVERSIGHT, LIKE THE TRANSPORTATION HAS A LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. THERE IS AN AVENUE THERE. ALSO, AS YOU CHAIR YOUR COMMITTEES, YOU BRING THE DEPARTMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE, YOU ASK QUESTIONS, YOU CAN TRACK BE ING US HOW THE DOING. YOU HAVE COMMITTEES, LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES. IN THE LONGER-TERM OUTSIDE OF THE 10 MONTHS YOU HAVE EXECUTIVE STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT. >> ACCOUNTABILITY, OVERSIGHT IS KEY. BRINGING PEOPLE , BRINGING DECISION-MAKERS TOGETHER. PEOPLE DOING THE PROGRAMS. CONSIDERING THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAMS AND HOW THE COMMITTEES USING THEM. WHETHER THE PROGRAMS ARE INDEED GOOD , BUT UNDERUTILIZED DUE TO LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. ONE OF THE GREAT PARTS OF THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN GETTING TO THE COMMUNITY AND LEARNING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SERVICES AVAILABLE. ALL THE THINGS YOU WORKED HARD TO BRING TO CITIZENS. BUT THERE ARE SO MANY PROGRAMS PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT. AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, IS CONSIDERING HOW THE PROGRAMS INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AND FIGURE OUT WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT FUNDING TWO PROGRAMS DOING THE SAME THINGS WHILE ALSO MAKING SURE THE PROGRAMS ARE HELPING THE COMMUNITY . >> THANK YOU. HAVING WORKED AT THE CITY AND WORKING WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE DOING GOOD WORK. BUT, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THERE TO BE THAT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, SO THE COUNCIL KNOWS, THERE ARE REAL METRICS. WE DO SEE THAT A LOT. FOR EXAMPLE WITH THE HOUSING LEVY, THERE ARE METRICS ABOUT THE TYPES OF UNITS PRODUCED AND IT IS MONITORED AND TRACKED. I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT COUNCIL UNDERSTAND THE DEPARTMENTS ARE CERTAIN PROGRAMS AREN'T WORKING IN SILOS. HOW ARE PROGRAMS WORKING TOGETHER AND NOT ACROSS PURPOSES? THIS HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO WITH OUR HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM. I KNOW THERE WAS PUSH FOR A LOT MORE TRANSPARENCY IN REPORTING. IT'S HARD, YOU DON'T WANT TO CREATE A HUGE ADMINISTERED OF BURDEN FOR THE PEOPLE DOING THE HARD WORK, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THERE IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF REPORTING BACK. THANK YOU. >> SO, TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT THIS . FROM A COMMUNITY-BASED PERSPECTIVE WE WANT TO HAVE OVERSIGHT AND THE LIKE. WHAT I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF IS , ESPECIALLY CITY FUNDED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING IN THE FUNDING TO THOSE COMMITTEE-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, THERE IS A CITY PERSON AS A STORYTELLER, , NOT AS A HAMMER, IF YOU WILL, BUT TO ASSIST. WE KNOW THAT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFTEN TIMES RECEIVE CITY FUNDING, THEY ARE REALLY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO. THEY ARE RESPECTED, THERE ON THE STREET CORNER WITH THE YOUTH OR WHATEVER THEY ARE DOING. MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST STORYTELLER AND THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE THE VALUE IN THEIR WORK. I GUESS AS AN INTERNAL PERSON, I WORKERS DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SPENDING IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE TO SPEND MONEY THAT WE COULD'VE SAVED. LET'S LOOK AT THAT. >> I RECALL HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE BREAKFAST GROUP AND THE PERSON TOLD US, I'M ABOUT DOCUMENTATION, NOT CONVERSATION. SO SHOW ME YOUR BOOKS. SO WHAT I AM THINKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT, HOW DO WE HOLD PROGRAMS ACCOUNTABLE, I WANT TO LOOK AT DELIVERABLES. I WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES WERE. WHAT DID THEY TELL US THEY WERE GOING TO DO? WHAT DID THEY DO WITH THE FUNDING WE GAVE THEM AND HOW EFFECTIVE WERE THEY IN USING THOSE DOLLARS THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO THEM? I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES, IT MAKES SENSE FOR US TO LOOK AT WHAT HAS BEEN SPENT, WHAT IS BEEN SPENT ON AND WITH THE RESULTS OF THAT SPENDING OUR. IF THE OUTCOMES DON'T MATCH WHAT THE INTENT WAS, MAYBE WE NEED TO RE-EXAMINE WHERE THE FUNDING GOES. >> THANK YOU. WITH 2 1/2 MINUTES TO SPARE I WILL GIVE THAT BACK TO YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. THESE ARE TOUGH JOBS, TOUGH QUESTIONS. THESE ARE THE THINGS WE GRAPPLE WITH. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR RESPONSES. >> I JUST WANTED TO HEAR MORE. OKAY, I AM READY. SO, I WILL JUST FRAME THIS . FROM THE MOMENT YOU DECIDED TO THROW YOUR HAT IN THE RING YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING TO PEOPLE ALL OVER DISTRICT 2. AND NARROWED THE QUESTIONS DOWN TO TWO. THE ONE I WILL BE ASKING YOU IS WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO ANSWER FOR 90 SECONDS. BUT I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT I AM STILL REALLY FOCUSED ON -- I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS LATER ON PERHAPS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE FENTANYL CRISIS. ADDICTION, DRUGS, IT WAS TOUCHED ON IN A QUIDDITY FORUM IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS. THAT IS WHY I AM NOT ASKING IT NOW. IF YOTHOUGHTS ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE IT IS LINKED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, HOUSING AND SAFETY. THAT IS THE QUESTION I AM NOT ASKING. HERE'S WHAT I AM ASKING. YOU DID SPEAK WITH SO MANY PEOPLE. AND , WHAT I AM CURIOUS ABOUT IS, WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT DISTRICT 2 THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW ALREADY ? AND HOW COULD THAT INFORM YOUR POLICY PRIORITIES, IF AT ALL? THAT IS A REALLY OPEN-ENDED QUESTION. AND I HAVE MY CLOCK SET AT 90 SECONDS EACH. HONG, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO START BECAUSE IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION. THANK YOU. >> I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE ANYTHING NEW THAT YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY HEARD. THE GENERAL PIECES WOULD BE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A COUNCILMEMBER WHO NOT ONLY SHOWS UP , ADVOCATES FOR US, LISTENS TO US, REPRESENTS US. WE ALSO NEED SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE A CHAMPION FOR US. ONE WHO IS GOING TO BE AN EVERYDAY PERSON TO GO TOWARD LOCAL BUSINESSES, CHECK IN WITH THEM, ASK THEM HOW LIFE IS GOING. THIS IS NOT A GOOD WAY OF SAYING IT, BUT BE LIKE A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. SAY HOW CAN I HELP YOU AND MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER? THAT THING YOU NEED, THAT'S NOT ME, BUT WHAT I CAN DO IS MAKE A FEW PHONE CALLS OR MAKE SOME INTRODUCTIONS AND JUST START A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THIS THING YOU NEED. THOSE COULD BE THINGS LIKE, WHAT DO I DO IF SOMEONE BREAKS THE GLASS IN MY BUSINESS? WHAT SHOULD I DO IF THERE IS A CAR THAT APPEARS TO BE ABANDONED? WHAT SHOULD I DO IF THERE SEEMS TO BE GARBAGE OR ENCAMPMENTS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT MAKE ME FEEL UNSAFE? WHO DO I TALK TO , BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET THAT PERSON IN TROUBLE. I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A HARD TIME. WHO CAN I TALK TO? IT'S JUST TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO SHOW UP AND HELP AND LISTEN. JUST TO FINISH, WE NEED SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO BE EXCITED AND A CHAMPION AND NOT JUST BE FOCUSING ON THE BAD THINGS. WE NEED SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO SAY, THIS COULD BE SO MUCH MORE. AND I'M GOING TO BE A PERSON WHO IS GOING TO LIVE THAT AND TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVE THINGS. >> GO AHEAD, ADONIS. >> OVER THE LAST MONTH IT HAS BEEN AWESOME GOING AND TALKING TO SO MANY PEOPLE IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS. MY WHOLE THING WAS, WHO ELSE SHOULD I BE TALKING TO? WHO ELSE SHOULD I BE TALKING TO? THERE ARE NUMBER OF THINGS I HAVE LEARNED OR THAT WERE NEW TO ME. BUT THE GENERAL THEME OF WHAT I HEARD FROM PEOPLE, AND THIS IS WHY IT'S ONE OF MY PRIORITIES, IT WASN'T A PRIORITY BEFORE I JUMPED INTO THIS, BUT IT BECAME A PRIORITY AFTER TALKING TO SO MANY PEOPLE, WHAT I AM HEARING FROM PEOPLE, AND YOU KIND OF KNOW IT IN THE CITY, BUT WE ARE DOING OUR DAY TODAY WORK AND DOING OUR THINGS, BUT PEOPLE ALL THE WAY FROM PUBLIC SAFETY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PROJECTS WE DO, BUT THE CITY NEEDS TO LISTEN. THE CITY NEEDS TO LISTEN TO US. THAT WAS A REOCCURRING THEME I HEARD OVER AND OVER AND OVER. RIGHT? I HEAR THIS. DOING PROJECTS. WITH THE D.O.T. AND WHATNOT. WHEN THE COFFEE SHOP OWNER IN RAINIER BEACH SAYS, SOMEONE WAS MURDERED NEXT DOOR AND I HAVE BEEN TELLING THE POLICE, CAN WE DO AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS , BUT MONTHS GO BY. ARE THEY HEARING US? THAT IS WHY ONE OF MY PRIORITIES IS TO GET THIS RESOLUTION -- WORK WITH YOU ALL TO GET THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED THAT OUTLINES THE FRAMEWORK FOR HOW THE CITY SHOULD BE ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT'S A POSITIVE THING. HOW WE SHOULD BE TALKING TO PEOPLE IN DISTRICT 2. WHO SHOULD BE INVOLVED, WHO SHOULD BE AT THE TABLE? WHO ARE THE VOICES WE NEED TO HEAR FROM SO WE CAN TRULY SAY, HEY, WE ARE LISTENING TO YOU. THAT IS WHAT I HAVE LEARNED AND THAT IS WHAT I WOULD DO. >> BEFORE YOU START, I WILL KIND OF RAISE MY FINGER AT 15 SECONDS, JUST SO YOU KNOW. >> I APPRECIATE IT. GO AHEAD. >> THIS OPPORTUNITY, IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. WE MET WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, SUPPORTERS, SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE LEARNED I DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY. FOR THE FIRST TIME I WENT ON A RIGHT ALONG. I TOOK A TOUR OF [ INDISCERNIBLE ], I TALKED TO POLICE OFFICERS AS I SAW THEM IN COFFEE SHOPS. I ASKED, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH PUBLIC SAFETY? WHY DO WE NOT HAVE MORE POLICE OFFICERS JOINING THE FORCE? THIS YEAR I'M SO HAPPY WE HAD A POSITIVE ONE. ADJUSTMENT TO THE WORK GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S LEARNING ABOUT WHAT ACTUALLY GOES ON. IT'S SOMETHING I HADN'T BEEN EXPOSED TOO. I WAS SO HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT OFFICERS GET. IN THE SOUTH PRECINCT THE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL COMING EVERY SINGLE WEEK. IT IS ALSO JUST MORE DEEPLY LEARNING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. IS GETTING TO 12th AND JACKSON , FIRST ON A THREE DAY PER WEEK BASIS AND AFTER TALKING TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, ON A DAILY BASIS SO I CAN START RECOGNIZING PEOPLE THERE. THAT IS AN ABSOLUTE PRIORITY. SOMETHING WE NEED TO TACKLE AND I WANT TO INVEST IN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> LIKE EVERYONE ELSE RE IT HAS BEEN A REALLY MEANINGFUL PROCESS. ONE, I JUST FEEL LIKE I HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE PRESSURES THAT YOU WILL FACE IN MEETING WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS IN THE RANGE OF ISSUES YOU HAVE TO FACE IN THE HARD QUESTIONS YOU GET IN THE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK YOU GET THAT OFTEN IS UNWARRANTED. ONE THING I HAVE ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT, SO I'M NOT ORIGINALLY FROM HERE, I GREW UP ON THE EAST COAST, SO I DON'T HAVE THE DEEP ROOTS MANY IN THE ASIAN AMERICAN TRINITY HAVE HERE, BUT ONE THING PEOPLE HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT, WHICH I WAS NOT AWARE OF IS, THE LANGUAGE AND TERMINOLOGY. SOME PEOPLE FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE CALLED CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE, I AM AN AMERICAN, I'M NOT INTERNATIONAL. OTHER PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEIR HERITAGE IS NOT REPRESENTED BY JUST CALLING IT CHINATOWN OR EVEN CHINATOWN, LITTLE SAIGON AND JAPAN TOWN. THERE IS A STRONG FILIPINO HISTORY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING I NEED TO CONTINUE TO LEARN AND LEAN INTO. IT HAS BEEN FUN TO HEAR SO MANY DIFFERENT VOICES ON THAT. ONE OTHER SMALL THING, THERE WAS A HOMELESS SHELTER THAT WAS GOING TO BE PLACED IN THAT COMMUNITY AND THEY WEREN'T UPSET THAT THE HOMELESS SHELTER WAS GOING TO BE PLACED THERE. THEY WERE UPSET THAT THEY WEREN'T SPOKEN TOO. THAT REINFORCED TO MEET THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS SO IMPORTANT. >> SO, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, I TALK TO PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID AT THE FORM, I WAS AT THE LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD , IT WAS CONTENTIOUS BUT I DIDN'T KNOW COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WAS GOING TO LEAVE. I WAS THERE IS A COMMITTEE MEMBER. I'VE BEEN GOING TO THESE MEETINGS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WHAT I FOUND IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS SINCE WORKING ON THIS IS I FIND MYSELF DOING MORE EDUCATION AROUND WHAT THE CITY OFFERS. OFTEN TIMES WE RUN INTO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE COMPLETELY UNAWARE, RIGHT? A COUPLE EXAMPLES ARE FOR EXAMPLE THE CARE TEAM. I RAN INTO PEOPLE THE SOUTH AND AND THEY SAID, I'M TIRED OF THEM SENDING PLEASE OUT FOR MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES. WE DON'T NEED OFFICERS, WE NEED CARE. HELLO, THERE IS A CARE TEAM. I SENT SOMEONE A PICTURE YESTERDAY OF THE CARE TAHOE. THERE RCSO'S. THERE WAS A PERSON WHO SAID THE CITY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE VACANT STOREFRONTS DOWNTOWN. I WAS LIKE, THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS THIS PROGRAM. RIGHT, WHAT I FOUND IS THERE IS A HUGE GAP IN THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT IS OUT THERE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT THE CITY DOES . AS AN EMPLOYEE I PRIDE MYSELF ON KNOWING WHAT WE DO. >> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, MARK. >> I GET TO GO. GOOD. HAVING WORKED IN THIS ROLE FOR 34 YEARS, PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THAT IN MY COMMUNITY, IN D2, I KNOW THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THE ISSUES OF THE COMMUNITY ON A GRANULAR LEVEL. JUST LIKE CHUKUNDI WAS SAYING, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR COMMUNITY. I AM FIELDING PHONE CALLS AND VOICEMAILS FROM PEOPLE, EMAILS, ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY A LAW ENFORCEMENT MATTER. BUT A QUALITY-OF-LIFE MATTER. A MATTER IN THEIR COMMUNITY THAT THEY WANT ADDRESSED. WHAT I AM DOING IS MAKING SURE WE CONNECT THOSE PEOPLE WITH THE PROPER RESOURCES AND PULLING TOGETHER THE TEAM TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN CLEAR TO ME OVER THE YEARS IS, A LOT OF COMMUNITIES IN D2 DON'T FEEL HEARD. THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THE CITY IS LISTENING. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I AM ACTUALLY KNOWN FOR. PEOPLE CALL ME BECAUSE I ANSWER THE PHONE. PEOPLE WORK WITH ME BECAUSE I GET STUFF DONE. AND THAT IS KIND OF THE ENERGY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE -- I WOULD SAY IT IS A CUSTOMER SERVICE ROLE. SERVING THE COMMUNITY IS WHAT WE DO. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I DO HAVE TO APOLOGIZE, THERE WERE A LOT OF BELLS GOING OFF ON MY PHONE. THAT THING. I AM SORRY FOR BREAKING MY OWN RULE FOR GOING OVER TIME. COLLEAGUES. I APOLOGIZE. I KNOW, I AM RECOGNIZING IT. I SAID IT WASN'T GOING TO DO IT AGAIN AND THEN I DID. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HEARD FROM EVERYONE. THANK YOU. LET ME SEE WHAT MY SCRIPT SAYS WE HAVE TO DO NOW. WE FINISHED WITH THIS PROCESS AND WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR DECISION-MAKING GOING FORWARD. THERE WILL BE, AS YOU KNOW, PER THE CHARTER, WE HAVE 27 DAYS TO FILL A VACANCY. 20 DAYS TO FILL A VACANCY THEREFORE OUR DEADLINE IS THE 27th. AT THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WE WILL MAKE A DECISION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEIR APPEARANCE AND PARTNERS, SPOUSES AND FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS IN CHAMBERS AND I WANT TO THANK THEM ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME OUT HERE AND SUPPORTING YOUR PEOPLE. AS A MOM, THAT IS REALLY MEANINGFUL TO ME . I AM SURE IT IS MEANINGFUL TO YOU, PANELISTS, AND I JUST GIVE EVERYBODY RECOGNITION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU . >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> JUST INQUIRING, I KNOW WE HAD ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED THE MONDAY SELECT COMMITTEE FOR 9:30 AM, BECAUSE WE HAD COUNCIL BRIEFING, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE COUNCIL BRIEFING? IS A FLEXIBILITY ON THE START TIME? >> WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT. I HAVE YET TO TALK TO STAFF ABOUT THAT. DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? >> I FIND THAT 9:30 AM ON A MONDAY IS PROBABLY A TIME I MIGHT BE FOLLOWING UP WITH SOME CANDIDATES AND HAVING MY SECOND CUP OF COFFEE. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG MEETING. JUST INQUIRING. >> THE FLEXIBILITY IS ON THE OTHER END OF THE MEETING, BECAUSE WE HAVE NOTICED IT ALREADY. I'M GOING TO KEEP THE START TIME AT 9:30 AM AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE THINGS SCHEDULED IN THE AFTERNOON. BUT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS SOME OVERFLOW TIME. SO WE ARE NOT RUSHED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUGGESTION. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTION OR SUGGESTION OR IS THIS IT FOR THE COUNCIL? WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET AGAIN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 27. SCHEDULING TO VOTE AND APPOINT A FINALIST AT THE JANUARY 27 MEETING. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED AND WE HAVE A WEEKEND BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION SHOULD WE WISH.