>>> WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE MARCH 4, 2025 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. I'M SARA NELSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> PRESENT. >> SEVEN PRESENT. LOS ANGELES ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PRESENTATION FOR TODAY. SO COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. THE REFERRAL AND THE COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. I AM CHECKING TO SEE HOW MANY PEEP ARE SIGNED UP TODAY. FIVE PEOPLE IN PERSON. AND HOW MANY IN -- AND TWO REMOTE. WE'LL GIVE EVERYBODY TWO MINUTES, PLEASE. LET'S JUST GET THROUGH ALL OF THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. AND I NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS JOINED US. >> JODY, DID YOU WANT TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS? >> THANK YOU. I LOST MY MUTE BUTTON. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY'RE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. AND SPEAKERS' MIKES WILL BE MUTED IF THEY ARE NOT IN THE ALLOTTED TIME. >> START WITH ROBERT REEVE. AFTER ROBERT WILL BE ANN GLOVER, AND FOLLOWING, ALEX TSIMERMAN. SO ROBERT? >> IS IT WORKING? >> YES. >> HI, EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR BEING CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. MY NAME IS ROBERT REED. I'M FROM TREE ACTION SEATTLE. AND I'M STILL HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE STILL ALL ABOUT THE SIX AMENDMENTS TO THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TREES, THE BIRDS, THE HUMANS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PARKS FOR EVERYBODY AND THE COMMUNITY CENTERS IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. ALL 30 OF THEM. WE'RE ALSO HERE IN SUPPORT FOR THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER. WE REALLY WANT TO GET BEHIND THEM. IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE US TO SHOW UP AND GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR SIX AMENDMENTS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO SO. WE'D ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. >> ADAM? ADAM GLOVER? [ INAUDIBLE ] >> I APOLOGIZE. >> OF COURSE THAT WOULD HAPPEN. HI. I'M ANN GLOVER, AND I'M HERE BECAUSE -- I'VE LIVED IN SEATTLE MOST OF MY LIFE. I'MY HERE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. SEATTLE HAS BECOME CHAOTIC FOR ME. IT'S BECOME A PLACE THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW. IT'S BECOME DANGEROUS. I'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO PRETEND TO -- JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, SOMEONE PRETENDED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER AND ARREST ME. AND I -- I FIGURED OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE, WHEN THEY ASKED ME TO GET BIT COIN, THAT IT WASN'T A POLICE OFFICER. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS GOING TO SPEAK TODAY. I CAME IN JUST TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WHAT, THAT YOU WERE HAVING A MEETING, SO I DECIDED TO COME IN. I'D LIKE TO -- I'D JUST LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT'S BECOME UNBEARABLE FOR ME TO LIVE HERE. BECAUSE THERE'S -- EVERYWHERE I GO, I BRING A CROWD. AND MOST OF THAT CROWD ARE PEOPLE -- ARE STALKERS, WHO ARE PRETENDING TO BE POLICE OFFICERS. THEY USUALLY DRIVE WHITE CARS. AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE FOR NOW. >> ALEX TSIMERMAN? >> THANK YOU. YEAH. [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] MY NAME ALEX TSIMERMAN. I AM STAND UP AMERICA TRUMP SUPPORTER EVERY YEAR AND I AM MAGA MEMBER. I WANT TO SPEAK NOW ABOUT PEOPLE WHAT IS CHARGE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION? MY EXPERIENCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, PROBABLY 100, CLOSE. SO LAST WEEK, FOR THREE MONTHS, I'M TALKING ABOUT INVESTIGATE DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION. COME, MANAGER CHAN. HE TOLD ME, YOU CANNOT QUALIFY. THE SAME MAN WHO, FOR 20 YEAR, 20 OF MY CASES, INCLUDING EIGHT [ INAUDIBLE ] NEVER ANSWER. IT'S A CRITICAL POINT WHAT IS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WITH GOVERNMENT. YOU DO NOTHING FOR CHANGES. [ INAUDIBLE ] WORK IN THIS PLACE FOR 20 YEARS. FOR 40 YEAR, ONLY ONE MAYOR I KNOW FOR 40 YEARS, WHO NEVER HAVE ONE Q&A. 7th FLOOR, YOU CHANGE THIS? NO. WHY? BECAUSE YOU BY DEFINITION, BANDITA. IT'S EXACTLY WHAT SEATTLE NEED RIGHT NOW, IT'S EXACTLY WHY TALKING POINT. DOZEN YEARS. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN? WE NEED SOMEBODY WHO WILL CLAIM AS GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE TOO MANY WHO YOU PAY A TON OF MONEY. DON'T DO NOTHING. THE REASON FOR THIS. OPEN BETTER ROOM IN CITY HALL. SO PEOPLE CAN TALK AND TALK. WITHOUT OUR CONTROL. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEANS? WHERE IS THIS PEOPLE WHO YOU ARE POINTING AT? THEY DON'T CARE. SAME HAPPENED WITH GOVERNMENT YOU REPRESENT. NOTHING CHANGED FOR LAST 20 YEAR. NOTHING. SAME [ INAUDIBLE ] LIKE BEFORE. VIVA AMERICAN REVOLUTION. WE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. >> GOING TO MOVE ON TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> A REMINDER TO OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS, THAT AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED, TO PLEASE PREZ STAR 6. OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS ROBERTO ALVAREZ. FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAINES. GO AHEAD, ROBERTO. >> SEATTLE'S PAYOUT PROVIDED TENS OF THOUSANDS -- EXCUSE ME. PROVIDED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS TO STAY AT HOME TO STAY HEALTHY, RECOVER FROM ILLNESS AND THE PEACE OF MIND THAT THEIR FINANCIAL WELL-BEING WOULD NOT BE IMPACTED FOR SIMPLY TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES OR LOVED ONES. LAST WEEK, THE SEATTLE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS PUBLISHED THEIR YEAR NOVEMBER IN REVIEW AM THEY HIGHLIGHT FINANCIAL REMEDIES FOR SEATTLE WORKERS LAST YEAR. LISTING PAID SICK AND SAVED TIME TO WORKERS AT AROUND $774,000 FOR LAST YEAR. THERE IS MORE INFORMATION FROM OLS TO PUBLISH. MOST LIKELY BY SUMMER. FOR NOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST DATA POINTS AVAILABLE WHICH SHOWCASE OW PAYUP HAS SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERY DRIVERS WTANGIBLE BENEFITS, WORKABLE PROTECTIONS AND STABLE INCOME. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> THANK YOU. AND OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE DAVID HAINES. DAVID, GO AHEAD. >> WELL ARE THE. THANK YOU. YOU CAN TELL THAT THE MAYOR HAS BEEN DOING A REALLY BAD JOB IN IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY. AND I'VE BEEN CALLING FOR THAT. THERE'S BEEN A DELAY IN FIRST WORLD QUALITY HOUSING. BECAUSE PREVIOUS PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS PULLED A FAST ONE AND PUT RESTRICTIONS ON FOR-PROFIT DEVELOPERS, DENYING THEM HOUSING. DENYING MORE AMENABLE. BECAUSE IF YOU BUILD A THREE-STORY, MOST OF THE EXPENSE COMES FROM THE FOUNDATION. ONCE YOU GET THE FOUNDATION, THE HIGHER YOU GO, THE MORE REVENUE YOU CAN GENERATE TO OFFER THOSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. YET THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE PAST, AND THEN THEY CHANGED THE LAW AND SAID ONLY NONPROFITS ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO $1.3 BILLION AND MORE. NONPROFITS THAT ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO BUILD FIRST QUALITY HOMES. WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED TO INCENTIVIZE FOR PROFIT DEVELOPERS. BUILDOUTS, WHICH PROVIDE A BUNCH OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND WE HAVE -- BECAUSE OTHERWISE, IT'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE BUNCH OF SLUM PROJECTS THAT ARE WAREHOUSE ECHOES. AND WE NEED TO HAVE A -- AN UNDERSTANDING THAT NOISE ABATEMENT, WITHIN INNER CITY TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING, HAS GOT TO BE A PRIORITY. JUST LIKE IF YOU HAVE A DEVELOPMENT, AND YOU'RE GOING TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. THAT DEVELOPER, NOT ONLY HAS TO HAVE TWO HULL SHIFTS OR AT LEAST A LEGITIMATE FULL SHIFT, PROPERLY PAID. BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE NOISE ABATEMENT WALLS. LIKE, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA. AND THEY'VE GOT THAT BELTWAY THAT HAS THE 30-FOOT WALLS OF HEIGHT THAT ALLOWS FOR REPRIEVE FOR ALL OF THESE RESIDENTIAL UNITS BY ALL OF THIS TOXIC SOOT. >> THANK YOU. THAT WAS OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE REACHED THE LIST OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS, SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. SEEING NONE, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE'LL NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 5, 2025. COUNCIL BILL 124. 12 APPOINTMENTS AND ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE PARKS PUBLIC UTILITY AND PARKS COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED, TO ADOPT THE CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> AYE. >> COPY NELSON. >> AYE. >> EIGHT CONSIDERED. NONE OPPOSED. >> IT IS ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF. MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS, ITEM 1, WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD. >> HOUSING AGENDA COMMITTEE. LINKED TO MULTIHOUSING,A ALLOWING FOR COMMERCIAL, TWO MULTIFAMILY QUER. TO BE EXTENDED FOR 24 YEARS FOR PROPERTIES WITH MULTIHOUSING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE BACKGROUND. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUP. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> SO EXTENDS THE SUNSET DATE FOR THE CREDIT PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WAS SET TO SUNSET ON MARCH 31, 2025. AND COUNCIL BILL EXTENDS THAT SUNSET DATE TO BE THIS YEAR. THIS GIVES THE HOUSING AMPLE TIME TO REFLECT FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND THE FINAL COMMISSION TO MFTE EVALUATION. FINAL REPORT FROM U-DUB PROFESSOR, GREG COLBURN. WE ARE ANTICIPATING THE LEGISLATION ENACTING THE NEW PROGRAM 7 OF MFTE WILL BE HELD IN THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, MIDSUMMER. THE COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY, TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF CROUNSE COUNCIL BILL 120943, AND I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> YES. >> COBS COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> MOORE. >> AYE. >> RINCK. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> EIGHT AND NONE OPPOSED. >> ALL RIGHT. WILL CLERK READ ITEM 2 IN THE RECORD. >> THE PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. RESOLUTION RELATING TO SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO ACT AS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND TO LEGALLY BIND THE CITY OF SEATTLE WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR WHICH THE CITY SEEKS GRANT FUNDING FUNDING ASSISTANCE MANAGED THROUGH WASHINGTON STATE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, AS MY FAVORITE CHAIR OF THE CITY. >> FAVORITE CHAIR? FAVORITE FOR ALL THE COMMITTEES? >> DID MY COLLEAGUES HEAR THAT? FAVORITE CHAIR. THANK YOU. NO, I'M JUST PLAYING. >> FOR PARKS. OR, OKAY. I DIDN'T HEAR THE "FOR PARKS." I JUST HEARD FAVORITE CHAIR. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. UM, SO THIS IS A -- AND THANK YOU TO OUR CLERK FOR READING THIS IN. SO I WON'T REPEAT IT. BUT THIS IS FOR OUR SEATTLE PARKS TO GO OUT AND GET GRANT FUNDING FOR OUR STATE. I WILL READ SOME OF THE GREAT PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WRITTEN FOR GRANT APPROVAL FROM OUR STATE. DISCOVERY PARK. SOUTH BEACH TRAIL DEVELOPMENT. ALSO, THE BILL RIGHT GOLF COMPLEX, AT JEFFERSON YOUTH PARK. LEARNING FACILITY. IT'S A COMPLEX, USED TO BE CALLED JEFFERSON. NOW BILL WRIGHT GOLF COMPLEX. ALSO THE UPPER. DR. JOSE RISOL, SECTION 10 ENHANCED AMENITIES AND EXPERIENCED VISITORS AS WELL. SO THAT PARK. EVANS POOL, IT'S GOING TO BE -- THEY'RE GOING TO DEMOLISH IT AND ALSO RECONSTRUCTION OF SWIMMING POOL. JUTKINS PARK. INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUNDS SPRAY PARK. THERE WAS AN ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT ABOUT THAT. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY COOL. ALSO, NORTHWEST NATIVE CANOE CENTER. WHICH IS COOL AS WELL. AND ALSO THE BOAT LAUNCH RENOVATION. WHICH IS RENOVATION OF A 60-YEAR-OLD BOAT LAUNCH AS WELL. A LOT OF COOL PROJECTS HAPPENING AROUND THE CITY. AND THIS PASSED, FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT SUMMARY. IS THERE ANY QUESTION OR COMMENT FROM A COUNCILMEMBER HERE? ALL RIGHT. I'M HEARING NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADONGSZ OF THE RESOLUTION. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> ALL RIGHT. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF. >> THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AND THERE'S NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION IN ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL? LOOKING AT -- COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SO I'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE HERE. SO UNDERSTAND LAST WEEK THAT THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS MADE IN A PUBLIC FORUM, RELATING TO A LIST OF TECH BILLIONAIRES, WHO ARE LISTED AS REFERENCED TO BEING SMART INNOVATORS. AND WHILE THEY MAY BE SMART INNOVATORS, I THINK THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF WHO THEY ARE. SO JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT PETER THILE WHO WAS CALLED OUT, HAS PUBLIC STATED THAT WOMEN SHOULD NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE. JUST LET THAT SINK IN TO MY COLLEAGUES. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE. PETER THIELLE, CALLED OUT AS A SMART INNOVATOR. MARK ANDERSON TWEETED LAST MONTH, QUOTE, I AM SO OLD, I REMEMBER WHEN DOXING AND THREATENING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WAS CONSIDERED BAD, UNQUOTE. A SMART BILLIONAIRE TECH INNOVATOR. DAVID SACHS. ALL THE BILLIONAIRES SERVING IN GOVERNMENT. WE KNOW HOW MANY THERE ARE. JUST LOOK AT ALL OF US, ARE DOING IT FOR ONE REASON. THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE COUNTRY. AND WE DO. AND THEY WANT TO MAKE IT GREAT AGAIN. TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO DRAIN THE SWAMP. AND THE MASSIVE GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION THAT IS IN PLAIN SIGHT. I SUPPOSE HE'S RRNSING THE CORRUPTION AT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. I'M SUPPOSING HE'S REFERENCING THE CORRUPTION AT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. I SUPPOSE HE'S REFERENCING THE CORRUPTION AT THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. I SUPPOSE HE'S REFERENCING THE CORRUPTION AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. AND ON AND ON AND ON. AND THE LAST BILLIONAIRE TECH SOCIAL SMART INNOVATOR, WHO WAS CALLED OUT, WHO OUR PRESIDENT SURROUNDS HIMSELF WITH, IS ELON MUSK. AND I DON'T THINK I NEED TO SAY MORE ABOUT ELON MUSK. WE SEE THE CARNAGE THAT HE IS WRECKING ON OUR SOCIETY AND OUR PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE HUNGRY. PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE HOMELESS. PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A JOB THAT THEY'VE DEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO. WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE PEOPLE GET ILL, MORE PEOPLE DIE OF MEASLES AND OTHER PREVENTABLE -- EASILY PREVENTIBLE DISEASES. MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO PROTECT AND ENGAGE IN IMPROVING THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THIS COUNTRY, BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS OF IMBECILES LIKE ELON MUSK. SO I THINK AS LEADERS, IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE ARE CALLING OUT OTHERS, THAT WE BE MINDFUL WHO THEY ARE IN THEIR TOTALITY, AND NOT WHO THEY ARE IN A VERY NARROW SLIVER. BECAUSE WHO THEY ARE IN THEIR TOTALITY, PLACES ALL OF US AT GREAT RISK IN THESE DAYS, UNLESS WE STEP UP TO THEM, LOCALLY IN THE COUNTY, AT THE STATE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, AT THE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL FOR GIVING ME THIS MOMENT OF POINT OF PRIVILEGE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE CALL OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTRY, TO OUR CITIZENS, AND THE SYSTEMIC ATTACK ON US, AND ALL OF US WHO SERVE HERE. THE INCREDIBLE RACISM, MISOGYNYISM. ALL OF THAT, IN ADDITION TO THAT. I HAVE CLOSE FRIENDS WHO LIVE ON SOCIAL SECURITY. WITHOUT SOCIAL SECURITY, THEY WILL BE HOMELESS. THEY WILL BE HUNGRY. AND YET, WE DON'T SEE ANYBODY STANDING OUT AGAINST THESE BILLIONAIRE TECHIES. THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION. WE MUST ACT THIS WAY AS LEADERS AND IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YEAH, I AM -- EXCUSE ME. I'M HERE TO REQUEST LEAVE ON APRIL 8th AND APRIL 15th, TO ATTEND TO SISTER CITY DELEGATION DUTIES. >> I AM OPENING THE FLOOR. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE EXCUSED FROM THOSE DATES. >> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US OR ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. ALL RIGHT? THEN THIS CONCLUDES THE -- THE BUSINESS FOR TODAY. WE'VE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. AND OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS MARCH 11th, AT 2:00 P.M. AND IT IS 2:27. AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANKS, EVERYONE.