COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> HERE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> PRESENT. >> SEVEN PRESENT. >> THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY SO NOW WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRALS CALENDAR, AND THE COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY? >> WE HAVE SIX IN PERSON, TWO REMOTE. >> WE WILL GO AHEAD WITH YOU IN PERSON AND THEN GO TO THE REMOTE. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY CAN HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF IMPRISONED REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED.'S BECAUSE WE HEAR A CHIME IN 10 SECONDS OR LESS OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MAKES WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS WITH THE ALLOTTED TIME. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. >> WE WILL START WITH -- FIRST WE HAVE MATT PAYNE AND THEN PAUL AND THEN PATRICK. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WE FACE THREE MORE YEARS OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION I.C.E. THAT THREATENS THE WELL-BEING OF OUR NEIGHBORS. NOW, MORE THAN EVER, SEATTLE MUST TAKE CLEAR AND DECISIVE ACTION TO DETECT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY FROM FURTHER HARM BY I.C.E. DURING OVER 90 HOURS IN THE HALLWAYS OF IMMIGRATION COURT WITH I.C.E., I DID NOT SEE DANGEROUS CRIMINALS BEING REMOVED. I SAW GRANDPARENTS SPOUSES SIBLINGS AND SINGLE MOTHERS. ORDINARY PEOPLE DISAPPEARING DOWN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT. THESE ARE OUR FRIENDS, OUR COLLEAGUES, AND OUR NEIGHBORS. WE MUST LEARN FROM WHAT HAPPENED IN LOS ANGELES WERE I.C.E. RAIDS DEMONSTRATED FAMILIES AND TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS TO PREVENT MORE TRAGEDIES HERE. SEATTLE HAS ALWAYS DONE FOR INCLUSION AND COMPASSION. NOW IS THE TIME TO REAFFIRM THOSE VALUES. I URGE CITY COUNCIL AND SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPING STRATEGY AND SOLUTIONS, NOT JUST BROAD STATEMENTS. EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO RESPOND IF I.C.E. RETURNS SO WE CAN STAND TOGETHER TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US. WE COME INTO THE KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING PROGRAM AND THE PROTECTION OF IMMIGRANT WORKFORCE. ASK LOCAL LEGISLATION REQUIRING ALL FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS HAVE I.D. , DEVELOP SPD PROTOCOL TO PREVENT UNLAWFUL DETENTIONS BY UNPATCHED OR UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS. MS. RINK, YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO I SAW AT IMMIGRATION COURT. THE REST OF YOU, NOW IS YOUR TIME TO STEP UP, TO SHOW UP , AND TO PUT YOUR WORDS INTO ACTION. LET US WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE SEATTLE REMAINS A SAFE CITY FOR EVERYONE WHO CALLS IT HOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> PAUL? >> HI. I'M PAUL WITH THE KING COUNTY GOP. I WILL BE LATER PRESENTING TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL A REPORT AND AN ACTION PLAN FOR DEALING WITH THE DRUG ADDICTS BEING ALLOWED TO ROD OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUSINESSES. IN THIS, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS THIS GETS ORGANIZED AND UNDERWAY. THE CRUX OF THE MATTER IS THAT TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TO ANY NONPROFIT THAT IS ENGAGED IN ANY SHELTER, HOUSING, OR ANYTHING THAT ALLOWS LOW BARRIER SITUATIONS. THE STATE SHOULD NOT BE SUBSIDIZING THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR COMMUNITY. HOW CAN LAW ENFORCEMENT DO THEIR JOB UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES? THEY CAN'T. IT IS TIME WE GOT ORGANIZED TO CALL IT WHAT IT IS AND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE PROBLEM OF ALLOWING DRUG ADDICTS TUMOR ROD OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU CAN'T ALLOW THAT. IT HAS GOT TO COME TO AN END. IT IS DESTROYING THE CITY. IT IS DESTROYING THE MORALE . IT IS DESTROYING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS MAKING PEOPLE VERY CYNICAL. IT IS MAKING PEOPLE VERY APATHETIC. >> THANKS. >> THIS HAS TO CHANGE AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL ON THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE NOW HAVE PATRICK AND THEN I BELIEVE IT IS STEVE. >> HI. THANKS. THE COUNCIL WILL BE CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF SEATTLE'S POLICE CHIEF LATER TODAY BUT READING THROUGH THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS, I AM STRUCK BY THE LEVEL OF DISCONNECT FROM CONTEMPORARY EVENTS NOBODY ASKED SO HERE GOES. CHIEF BARNES, HOW DO YOU SEE THE ROLL OF THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT GOING FORWARD AS AUTHORITARIAN POLICE SPACE CONSTRUCTION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL? JUST LAST NIGHT, I ASK THIS QUESTION OF AN SPD OFFICER AND HE AGREED THAT THEY WERE NOT ENGAGING LIKE LEGITIMATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IT IS TRUE. THEY REFUSAL TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES. THEY ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AGGRESSIVE AND VIOLENT TACTICS. THEY HAVE OPEN RELIANCE ON RACIAL PROFILE LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF THE JIM CROW SOUTH. SPD WILL NOT ASSIST I.C.E., HE TOLD ME AND YET, THERE THEY WERE AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING CLEARING A CROWD, HELPING I.C.E. TAKE OUT A VAN LOAD OF PEOPLE. PEOPLE KIDNAPPED IN THE PROCESS OF EXERCISING THEIR DUE PROCESS. WHAT AM I NOT UNDERSTANDING? WHAT WOULD YOU DO? I ASKED HIM IF RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET YOU SAW A GANG OF MASKED UNIDENTIFIED MAN ROLL UP ON A BROWN GUY NOT COME DOWN AND DRAG HIM INTO AN UNMARKED CAR. WOULD YOU TREAT IT AS AN ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING IN PROGRESS? HE CONSIDERED THIS. I'D INVESTIGATE. JUST AS A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT, IMAGINE A COUPLE OF COPS SEE ME WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND BEING SUDDENLY ATTACKED BY HALF A DOZEN GUYS IN MASKS. I DON'T WANT AN INVESTIGATION, I WANT A POLICE RESPONSE. EVERYONE HERE WOULD EXPECT TO BE PROTECTED UNQUESTIONINGLY AND IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE WHAT I AM DESCRIBING IS A CRIME AND THIS IS NOT MATH OUR POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD BE ASKED TO DO, EVALUATE IN THE MOMENT EVERY ANONYMOUS ASSAULT IN PROGRESS. WE NEED THEM RESPONDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CLEAR SET OF ORDERS, ORDERS PROVIDED WITH THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL. I.C.E. NEEDS TO BE TOLD THEY CANNOT OPERATE WITH IMPUNITY IN SEATTLE, CANNOT SOLICIT THE COLLABORATION OF SPD AND THE CRIMES, CANNOT THE SULTAN KIDNAP OUR RESIDENTS. MAKING THIS CLEAR IS THE -- THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE STEVE AND THEN FOLLOWING STEVE WILL BE BENNETT. >> FOR TOO LONG, WE HAVE NOT HAD A POLICE FORCE THAT ACTUALLY PROTECTED AVERAGE CITIZENS. IT HAS BEEN MORE IN REGARD TO THE NEIGHBOR AND HIS FRIENDS. WE HAVE A BULLYING PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY IN THE CITY, THE LIKES OF WHICH I HAD NOT SEEN IN MY LIFETIME NOW. THE REASON WHY WE HAVE IT IS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT DOING A VERY GOOD JOB . I WISH THIS WOULD HAVE TAKEN A LITTLE LONGER AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE DIFFERENTLY. WHAT MIGHT POSSIBLY BE IMPROVED ? ANOTHER TWO YEAR PLAN MAKES THIS SOUND LIKE THE OLD SOVIET UNION. EVERY TWO YEARS WE HAVE A TWO, FOUR, SIX YEAR PLAN. RIGHT NOW, ASSAULTS IN THE CITY ARE NOT BEING INVESTIGATED. STILL, THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST AS LONG AS AMERICA PARTICIPATED IN WORLD WAR II. NOT MAYBE AS LONG AS OUR EUROPEAN ALLIES WERE FIGHTING BUT AS LONG AS WE WERE THERE. IT IS TIME WE START TAKING A LOOK AT PROPOSALS THAT WILL ACTUALLY REALLY WORK AND I DON'T SEE IT WORKING. SEATTLE SHOULD BE ON THE FOREFRONT OF ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE CITIZENS. THEIR USED TO BE A WAY TO CONTACT THE POLICE WHEN YOU DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON TO THE CHIEF'S OFFICE . AND, YOU WOULD GET A RESPONSE, SELF-CORRECTING. I DON'T SEE THAT WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. I DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE THE ATTITUDE THAT WE DON'T CARE AND WE DON'T HAVE TO. I WANT THEM TO THINK MORE ABOUT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN'S BUSINESSES IN THE CITY. >> WE HAVE BENNETT AND FOLLOWING BENNETT WILL BE ALEX TSIMERMAN. >> ONE OR MORE OF YOUR BACKING SOMETHING CONTROVERSIAL OR RUNNING AGAINST ANOTHER CANDIDATE. THEY SAY IF YOU DID SOMETHING CALLED A REDDIT AMA OR ASK ME ANYTHING. THIS IS NOT FOR THE NOVELTY FACTOR. I AM THE HIP CANDIDATE, I AM ON REDDIT, I GENUINELY BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE A MORE EFFECTIVE FORUM FOR MAKING AN ARGUMENT. SOME OF THE PROBLEMS , YOU HAVE PEOPLE LINING UP AT THE MIC TO ASK MANY VERSIONS OF THE SAME REPETITIVE QUESTION. YOU HAVE PEOPLE DOING BLATANT GRANDSTANDING AT THE GUISE OF A QUESTION. YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE FOLLOW-UP AND THE ANSWERS ARE -- A REDDIT AMA DOES NOT HAVE THOSE PROBLEMS. WHEN ONE PERSON ASKS A QUESTION THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO ASK, THEY WILL ATTEND THE VOTE OF THAT QUESTION. ALSO, THE CANDIDATES HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE. THE QUESTIONS THAT GET VOTED TO THE TOP TEND TO BE ONES -- THEY ARE NOT GRANDSTANDING. THEY ARE TOUGH BUT FAIR QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE ANSWERED AND THEN IF SOMEBODY HAS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE ANSWER THAT YOU GIVE, THE FOLLOW-UPS CAN BE VOTED ON JUST LIKE THE TOP LEVEL QUESTIONS AND THE ONES THAT GET VOTED TO THE TOP TEND TO BE TOUGH BUT FAIR, REASONABLE FOLLOW-UPS TO THE ANSWERS THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED. ALSO, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE. I SINCERELY BELIEVE IF YOU HAVE A CONTROVERSIAL OR UNPOPULAR POSITION THAT YOU THINK WILL HOLD UP OR LOOK BETTER UNDER MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF TOUGH BUT FAIR QUESTIONING, YOU CAN TRY THIS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE ALTERNATE FORMAT ONES. I WAS AT A DEBATE AND THERE WERE SITUATIONS WHERE SOMEBODY ASKED, WE ARE CONCERNED YOU ARE ASKED BY BIG BUSINESS AND SHE SAID I'M NOT BACKED BY BIG BUSINESS. SHE SAID I OWN A SMALL BUSINESS AND THAT IS NOT REALLY RELEVANT. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THE WHOLE MINUTE IS BURNED WITHOUT REALLY CONVEYING ANY ACTUAL INFORMATION AND ALSO, HER HUSBAND WAS THERE AND HE KEPT YELLING AND HECKLING AT THE LEXUS FROM THE AUDIENCE. WHERE IS SARA NELSON WHEN YOU NEED HER, RIGHT? >> YOU KNOW MY NAME, ALEX TSIMERMAN. HELLO. HELLO. MY NAME ALEX TSIMERMAN AND I HAVE EXPLAINED TO YOU SOMETHING. FIVE DAY AGO , THEY CUT MY STATEMENT FOR ELECTION. FIRST TIME I GO FOR ELECTION IN MY LIFE. WHO DID THIS? VERY INTERESTING. DATED THIS UNDER COUNCILMEMBER -- COCHAIR RIGHT NOW. WHY HE DID THIS? HE IS A REFUGEE. HE IS HERE UNDER MARTIN LUTHER KING'S PICTURE. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? I COMMEND SPEAK HERE ALMOST FOR 35 YEARS, MAYBE 40. THIS VERY INTERESTING FOR ME. WHY? BECAUSE I TALKED FOR 30+ YEARS. BIGGER AND BIGGER AND BIGGER. CANNOT BE STOPPED WHEN PEOPLE ACTING LIKE AN IDIOT. EVERYTHING FOR 30 YEARS. NO MORE FASCISTS FOR 30 YEARS. YOU GUYS, BY DEFINITION -- EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE. YOU DON'T CLEAN, IT WILL GO FOR ANOTHER 30 YEARS. RIGHT NOW, CAN I GIVE YOU STATEMENT OF MY COPY FROM STATEMENT -- YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IS YOU ARE DOING. VIVA NUMERICAL REVOLUTION. BEFORE PEOPLE STOP ACTING LIKE AN IDIOT BECAUSE ONLY IDIOTS NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. IT IS OUR LAST CHANCE. BRING COUNTRY BACK . THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. HELLO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE AUDIENCE. I AM A CONSTITUENT FROM DISTRICT 7. I AM AN IMMIGRANT AND YOU CAN TELL FROM MY ACCENT, FROM RUSSIA. I WAS NOT ON ACCIDENT BUT I GOT VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN HERE IN AMERICA I AM A CITIZEN IT HAS REMINDED ME WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN RUSSIA. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, DO YOU PLAN TO INTRODUCE A LEGISLATION WHERE THEY INTRODUCE PARTNERSHIPS OF THE POLICE WITH I.C.E.? ALSO, REQUIRING ALL THE I.C.E. AGENTS TO BE DE-MASKED AND REQUIRING FOR THEM TO BE IDENTIFIED? THERE ARE ALREADY CASES OF PEOPLE IMPERSONATING I.C.E. AGENTS AND PEOPLE IN MASKS HAVE GRABBED PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. IN FEBRUARY WHEN THINGS STARTED HAPPENING, I SPOKE TO MY FRIENDS AND I SAID LISTEN TO WHAT IS GOING ON HERE. IT LOOKS LIKE RUSSIA. IN AMERICA WE HAVE CHECKS AND BALANCES. I DON'T SEE THE CHECK SENT BALANCES WORKING. THANK YOU. >> THAT WAS OUR LAST REGISTERED IN PERSON. >> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE HAVE ALBERTO FOLLOWED BY ROSE. PLEASE PRESS *6 WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. PLEASE GO AHEAD, ALBERTO. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL IS FACING A SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND A BUDGET THAT WILL NOT MATCH THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE. REDUCTION IN SERVICES OF STAFFING WILL DESTABILIZE WORKING FAMILIES AND ELDERS ON FIXED INCOME. PEOPLE ARE MAKING SACRIFICES JUST TO KEEP A HOME AND LIVE ON BUDGET. COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE JOB OF APPOINTING DISTRICT 5 MEMBER, UNELECTED AND WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE IMMENSE DAMAGE IN THE YEAR PLUS THEY WILL BE IN OFFICE. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THE FOUR OF YOU ARE A FAIR REPRESENTATION OF SEATTLE'S LEFT, RIGHT, AND CENTER. YOU MUST CHOOSE PEOPLE OVER PROFIT AND HOUSING STABILITY OVER MASS EVICTIONS. THIS APPOINTMENT IS A LIFE AND DEATH DECISION FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. YOU HAVE TO GET THIS ONE RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ROSE FOLLOWED BY DAVID. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ROSE. THIS LAST WEEK AND FINALLY ANNOUNCED TODAY, ZORAN MAN DONNIE, THE PROSPECTIVE MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY WAS NOMINATED TO THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. AS PART OF HIS POLICY THAT IS UNIQUELY POPULAR, HE SAID WE WILL ENSURE THAT FOR NEW YORK, THEY ARE PROTECTING THEIR STRENGTH AND SANCTUARY CITY APPARATUS BY GETTING I.C.E. OUT OF ALL-CITY FACILITIES AND INCREASING ALL PERSONAL DATA. ALL OF THESE ARE VERY SIMPLE THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL COULD ACTUALLY GO AND START DOING TODAY. IT HAS BEEN WEEKS OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT HOW THEIR NEIGHBORS ARE BEING STOLEN OFF THE STREETS, HOW PEOPLE ARE BEING TAKEN IN WAYS THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN AMERICA, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOTHING. I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE DO NOT MATTER THE SAME WAY GOLF COURSES AS CURBS OR THE POLICE FORCE BUT THESE ARE PEOPLE YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SO RELEVANT AND EVERYONE FEELING THAT THEY CAN BE A PART HERE AND INSTEAD OF STANDING UP TO A SPECIFIC REGIME, THEY ARE DOING NOTHING. YOU HAVE A 19% APPROVAL RATING FOR EVERYONE IN SEATTLE AND YOU ARE UP FOR REELECTION FOR A PRIMARY IN A MONTH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU THINK YOU WILL GET REELECTED IF YOU ARE HAVING A LOWER APPROVAL RATING THAN TRUMP DOES IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. RIGHT NOW, IT IS SO INCREDIBLY LOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE ZERO FAITH IN CITY COUNCIL TO DO ANYTHING MEANINGFUL. WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO BE THERE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T THERE. WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO SHOW UP. CITY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAS THE HIGHEST APPROVAL RATING OF EVERYONE IN THE COUNCIL AND THAT IS A LARGE PART BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN SHOWING UP AND SHOWING THAT SHE IS A PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SHE CARES ABOUT AND SHE REALIZES WE ARE NOT JUST INDIVIDUALS ISOLATED BUT THAT WE ARE ALL THERE. SHOW UP AND BE THERE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. BE THE PEOPLE WE DEMAND YOU TO BE. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID. GO AHEAD, DAVID. >> YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS *6, DAVID. >> THANK YOU. DAVID. YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE POLICE CHIEF. QUICK WITH A POLITICAL EXCUSE OR A BUTTON PUSHING STAFFING ISSUE. IT IS A REMINDER OF THE BINDER THAT WHEN DEMOCRATS SABOTAGE POLICE REFORM THEY HAVE DRUG POSTERS FROM JARON PRIORITIZE HIRING LEADERS WHO ARE WILLING -- NOT TRAIN DOWN WITH SERIOUS PROBLEMS OF THEIR AUTONOMY THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GO DOWNTOWN. EVERY SINGLE DAY THERE ARE THESE JUNKIES HANGING OUT AT THE BUS STOP AND THEN A COUPLE OF THEM HOP ON THE BUS. THERE IS NO TRESPASSING. THERE IS NO EFFORT FROM THE BUS DRIVER. THERE IS NO EFFORT BETWEEN METRO TRANSIT AND THE POLICE TO WORK TOGETHER TO SWEEP THE BUS OFF. INSTEAD YOU GET ONE OF THESE TOP-END TRANSIT THAT WILL ACT LIKE THE JURISDICTION OF THE REQUIREMENT DON'T TAKE PLACE WITH THE INSIDE OF THE BUS STOP. THAT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. YOU TRESPASS DOWNTOWN, QUESTION THEM AND PUT THEM ON A CORNER -- THEY ARE GOING TO BE FED UP IN 24 HOURS BY THE NATIONAL GUARD UNTIL COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF PROTECTING THE BODY -- PLAYING THE RACE CARD, BLAMING THE WHITE MAN FOR EVERYTHING. >> IS THAT IT? >> THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR REGISTERED SPEAKERS SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH HAS JOINED US AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA , RIGHT BEFORE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD STARTED. >> ALL RIGHT, IF THERE IS NO INTRODUCTION -- OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES OF JUNE 24, 2025, COUNCIL BILL 121010 , 20 APPOINTMENTS FROM THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE AND THREE APPOINTMENTS FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THE COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? LET'S SEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD? >> FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, ITEM 1, APPOINTMENT 03175, APPOINTMENT OF SHON FITZGERALD BARNES AS SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMITTEE CONFIRM. >> HERE IS WHAT IS GOING ON. THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION ABOUT WHEN THIS WOULD BE COMING UP -- NEVERMIND. WE ARE ON TRACK. ALL RIGHT. SO, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT . COLLEAGUES. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING PUBLIC SAFETY QUITE DILIGENTLY OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS AND WE ARE QUITE AWARE OF THE NEED FOR LEADERSHIP WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT ON A WHOLE HOST OF ISSUES. I, MYSELF, FIRST MET CHIEF BARNES LAST NOVEMBER. ONE OF THE THINGS I KNEW FROM MY EXPERIENCE WAS WE NEEDED AN OUTSIDE CANDIDATE. WE NEEDED SOMEBODY WITH THAT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO COME AND LEAD OUR DEPARTMENT, ONE WITH A DIVERSE BACKGROUND AS COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH NOTED IN OUR COMMITTEE MEETING, IN TERMS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FIELD AND ALSO AS A TEACHER AND A MARINE. ALSO IMPORTANT TOO IS A VERY STRONG ECONOMIC BACKGROUND AND A STRONG BACKGROUND IN TERMS OF THE REFORM AND BRINGING THESE IDEAS TO FRUITION. I DO BELIEVE, DURING THE COURSE OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING, WE HAVE A NOMINEE WHO WAS COMMITTED TO REFORM, PARTICULARLY IN THE ONE SEATTLE WAY WITH SEATTLE VALUES AND I SHOULD NOTE THAT IT IS NOT JUST ON THOSE PIECES BUT IT IS ALSO THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF IT TOO. AS WE NOTED IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING, THAT ALSO REFERS TO COMMUNICATION AND THE NEED FOR SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COMMUNICATE NOT ONLY WITH THE COUNCIL BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WITH THE CITY AND ITS NEIGHBORHOODS. ON THAT POINT, I THINK CHIEF BARNES HAS SHOWN HIS OUTREACH. HE HAS GIVEN HIMSELF BEFORE THE BADGE PROGRAM WHERE HE HAS GONE TO EACH OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS PIECES THAT MAKE UP OUR CITY IN TERMS OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE POPULATIONS AND THE VERY DIVERSE ASPECTS OF OUR CITY. TO GO AROUND AND DO SO IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT ALSO HAPPENS WITH OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. HE MET WITH THEM. I WAS HAVING A MEETING WITH THE NATIVE COMMUNITY AND CHIEF BARNES HAD DONE THAT AS WELL. THESE PIECES ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS DOING THE OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE UP OUR CITY. WITH THIS BACKGROUND AND THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH IN TERMS OF ROLL CALLS AND THE LIKE, MEETING WITH COMMUNITY OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGE, THE Q&A PACKAGE AS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA NOTED, I DON'T LIFT THEM UP ANYMORE IN TERMS OF DOCUMENTS BUT THIS IS THOROUGH AND VERY GOOD BACKGROUND IN ORDER TO MAKE A DECISION. WITH THAT SAID , I LOOK AT MY COLLEAGUES AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN VOTING AYE FOR THIS NOMINATION. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS OR COLLEAGUES -- COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES ON THIS APPOINTMENT. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I DO SUPPORT THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF BARNES TO BE OUR NEW PERMANENT CHIEF. I APPRECIATE YOUR ACCESSIBILITY AND IMPORT FITNESS TO MEET. I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO TAKE IN THOSE ISSUES AROUND AURORA AS WELL AS LAKE CITY SERIOUSLY. THEY WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE BROUGHT A NEW UNDERSTANDING AND COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE RIGHT OF ALL OF THOSE RESIDENTS TO PEACEFUL EMPLOYMENT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING RESOURCES TO THE NORTH PRECINCT CAPTAIN AND EMPOWERING HIM AND HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO TRULY PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN DISTRICT 5. I BELIEVE THAT I WANT TO BE HELPFUL. AS I SAID IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE IN GOOD HANDS. IT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HAVE HAD A PERMANENT CHIEF HERE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME SO I AM HOPEFUL THAT YOU ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO MAKE THIS YOUR HOME FOR A LONG TIME COMING. I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR HEALING THAT WE NEED TO DO FROM THE PAST AND ALSO FOR US TO HAVE CONSISTENCY AS WE GO FORWARD. THIS IS, AS YOU KNOW, VERY TURBULENT AND TRYING TIMES AHEAD OF US AND WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE A STEADY HAND. WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL HAND, A THOUGHTFUL PARTNER IN THIS BECAUSE WE REALLY, TRULY NEED TO WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE ARE NOT -- WE DO NOT ALLOW THE FORCES OUTSIDE OF US TO DIVIDE US IN A WAY THAT PREVENTS US FROM BEING ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF ALL. IN SEEING HOW YOU HAVE OPERATED TO DATE, I AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN SUCH A MANNER. THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO STEP UP TO SUCH A DIFFICULT POSITION. I LOOK FORWARD FROM WATCHING YOUR SUCCESS FROM AFAR. THANK YOU, CHIEF BARNES. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> THANK YOU MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I SHARE MY MORE COMMENTS ON THIS TOPIC AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL AS VICE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BUT I WILL RESTATE A FEW OF THE CENTRAL THEMES HERE , ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THE CHIEF HAS JOINED US TODAY. FIRST AND FOREMOST, CHIEF BARNES, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY SO FAR AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY. I AM HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR NOMINATION TODAY TO SERVE AS THE CHIEF ON A MORE PERMANENT BASIS. NOW, MORE THAN EVER, OUR CITY HAS NEEDED AN OUTSIDE LEADER TO COME IN AND LEAD THIS DEPARTMENT AND WHENEVER THERE IS SOMEONE THAT COMES IN FROM THE OUTSIDE, THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE TREPIDATION THAT CAN HAPPEN IN COMMUNITY WITHIN THE RANKS OF THE DEPARTMENT ITSELF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS BUT I THINK YOU, CHIEF, ARE THE RIGHT LEADER, THE RIGHT OUTSIDE LEADER AT THE RIGHT MOMENT FOR THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL COLLABORATION AND CLOSE PARTNERSHIP SO FAR WITH MY OFFICE ON ANY NUMBER OF DISTRICT ONE RELATED PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES INCLUDING RAMP AND GUN VIOLENCE, PROBLEMS SPEED RACING, BASIC TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. A LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUE THAT TRULY MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. TAKING LESSONS AND LEARNINGS FROM THOSE, DISTRICT 1 FOCUSED CONVERSATIONS AND APPLYING THEM AND SCALING THEM ACROSS THE CITY. I FOUND YOU TO BE A VERY INSIGHTFUL, HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE AND THOUGHTFUL GOVERNING PARTNER. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR CHOOSING YOU TO BEGIN WITH. SMART PICK. BUT, WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER ALREADY. CHIEF, I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, NOW THE WORK REALLY BEGINS . NOW THE WORK REALLY BEGINS TO CONTINUE TO EARN TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES. NOW THE WORK REALLY BEGINS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE BETTER PROGRESS ON SOME OF THESE STATISTICS. AND NOW THE WORK TRULY BEGINS TO COLLABORATE WITH EVERYONE. ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. NOW, THE WORK TRULY BEGINS. I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO, AND HONORED, TO BE HONEST, TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR NOMINATION TODAY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO ROLLING UP MY SLEEVES WITH YOU AND ALONGSIDE YOU TO DO THIS WORK TOGETHER AND I KNOW YOU ARE UP FOR THE TASK YOURSELF. THANK YOU. THAT IS ALL I HAVE, MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I DO WANT TO EXTEND MY NOTE OF GRATITUDE TO THE CHIEF FOR HIS STRONG COLLABORATION AFTER -- OUT OF THE GATE. HE HAS BEEN HERE, IN PARTICULAR TO ME, AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION HE HAS GIVEN IN THE DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT, DISTRICT FOR AND NOT ONLY JUST BEING SO COLLABORATIVE BUT A GOOD PROBLEM SOLVER AND A CARING INDIVIDUAL. IT IS REALLY CLEAR THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THE RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE, YOUR NEW HOME, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUING, THE BOARD TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO MAKE SOME HEADWAY'S ON THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN SEATTLE SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING YOUR NOMINATION AND I WILL KEEP THIS BRIEF. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AND TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT. I THINK YOU ARE THE RIGHT PICK AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE COLLABORATION. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES , THIS APPOINTMENT WILL MARK A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE DEPARTMENT, NOT ONLY BY BUILDING A RESPONSE SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES QUICK RESPONSES AND RIGHT RESPONSES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SCENARIOS BUT ONE THAT HOPEFULLY USHERS IN A REAL MOMENT OF CULTURE CHANGE FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND THE MEANINGFUL CHANGES TO OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM TO ENSURE WE ARE DELIVERING ACCOUNTABLE SERVICES. THERE ARE NOT REAL QUESTIONS RAISED TODAY IN PUBLIC COMMENT BUT QUESTIONS THAT MY OFFICE CONTINUES TO HEAR ABOUT ABOUT I.C.E. IN OUR COMMUNITY, DISAPPEARING OUR RESIDENCE AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO ON THAT FRONT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LOOKING TO SOLVE THAT SO WE ARE TRULY KEEPING OUR RESIDENTS SAFE. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS DEPARTMENT TODAY ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO KEEP OUR RESIDENTS SAFE AND TAKE ON MEANINGFUL ACCOUNTABILITY AND ALSO TO KEEP OUR RESIDENTS SAFE FROM THE ACTIONS FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. CHIEF, WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT YOU I WENT, THIS IS THE GUY AND THEN I MET YOU. I WENT, YEAH, THIS IS THE GUY. THEN WE HAD CONVERSATIONS AND WE STARTED WORKING ON THINGS AND ADDRESSING SOME SPECIFIC ISSUES TOO. LOOK AT THIS GUY. LET'S GET HIM CONFIRMED NOW. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO VOTE YES ON YOUR CONFIRMATION TODAY, MAKE IT PERMANENT. A LONG TIME COMING. ONE FINAL COMMENT, LET'S GO. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I FIRST WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND HIS OFFICE , AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, BUT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE RAN A PHENOMENAL PROCESS ENGAGING WITH COLLEAGUES AND STAFF DURING THE PROCESS. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIM THE PROPS. THE SECOND THING, BESIDES THE ENGAGEMENT THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THE CHIEF WHICH IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, I ALSO WANT TO ELEVATE -- THE THING THAT DID IT FOR ME, AND I DID, AND IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BUT THAT INTERIM CHIEF BARNES HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT BUILDING TRUST WITH OUR YOUTH IS THE CENTRAL PART OF PUBLIC SAFETY, BOTTOM-LINE. YOU KEEP YOUR KIDS SAFE AND THE BABIES SAFE AND OUR YOUTH SAFE, YOU GIVE FAMILIES SAFE. IF YOU CAN KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE, WE ARE ALL SAFE. THAT IS A PIECE THAT IS ALWAYS ELEVATED WITH ME AND WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF RESPONSE IN MAKING SURE THAT WE ENGAGE WITH OUR YOUTH EARLY, WITH CONNECTIONS, WITH COMMUNITIES AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONE THING THAT I THINK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WHEN WE HAVE A POLICE CHIEF IN OUR CITY IS UNDERSTANDING THAT IF WE KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE, WE ARE ALL SAFE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SORRY I AM NOT WITH YOU INSIDE THE CHAMBER IS RIGHT NOW. I AM COMING TO YOU LIVE IT FROM THE DISTRICT 6 OFFICE. MY COMMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS ALWAYS SAFE WHEN SHE SAYS KEEP BABIES SAFE AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. I AM SO GLAD YOU SHARE THOSE PERSPECTIVES AS WELL. I FELT CONFIDENT ABOUT YOU WHEN WE FIRST MET AND FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE JUST IMPRESSIONS. IT IS ACTIONS THAT SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS AND YOUR ACTIONS SO FAR HAVE INSTILLED A LOT OF TRUST. THANK YOU FOR THE EIGHT PACK -- 8:00 A.M. MEETING JUST THIS MORNING. IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU FOR A SECOND TIME TODAY. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU SHARED IN THIS MORNING'S MEETING AS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE METRICS FOR THIS, TO UNDERSTAND WHAT RESOURCES, CREATE WHAT TYPE OF RESPONSE AND INTERVENTION. I REALLY DO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS WE CONTINUE TO TACKLE SOME OF THE HARDEST AND CHALLENGING OUR CITY FACES. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE SO FOR -- SO FAR. THANKS, CHIEF. >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD A COMMENT WHICH IS THAT WHEN I THINK BACK TO WHEN I.C.E. -- WHEN I STARTED BACK IN OFFICE, IT WAS 2022 AND THERE WAS STILL AN EXPLETIVE OF OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATORS PUT INTO PATROL, TO LOWER 911 TIMES AND THOSE WERE REALLY TRYING TIMES. THIS COUNCIL HAS WORKED TOGETHER WITH EXECUTIVES TO TRY THE BEST WE CAN TO SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS, HIRING AT AN UNPRECEDENTED RATE RIGHT NOW. 47 NEW HIRES THIS YEAR COMPARED TO ONE IN 2024 AND SO , WE ARE TRYING VERY MUCH TO RESTORE THE RANKS. YET, IT IS A BIG CITY AND THERE ARE A LOT OF CHALLENGES HERE. WE WERE AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE FOCUS ON ADDICTION TREATMENT BECAUSE I SEE THE DRUG CRISIS, FENTANYL, ET CETERA AS A LINK TO OUR CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS CHALLENGE AND ALSO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. SO, THANK YOU FOR TAKING A CHANCE ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND FOR STEPPING UP TO JOIN THE RANKS. WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS, I THINK THAT YOUR GREATEST ASSET RIGHT NOW ARE THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM AND NOT IN UNIFORM IN THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT I KNOW CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT THIS CITY AND I HAVE GLEANED FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS, YOURS AND MINE, THAT YOU DO TOO. ASSUMING THIS VOTE GOES WELL FOR YOU TODAY, WELCOME TO SEATTLE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WOULD YOU LIKE THE LAST WORD? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD, AND I OFTEN DO THIS IN COMMITTEE WHERE I WILL REFER BACK TO COMMENTS MADE IN PUBLIC COMMENT. I WANTED TO DO, AGAIN, RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THIS CAME UP IN COMMITTEE. I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WERE RAISED REGARDING WHAT HAS HAPPENED ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL SUCH AS FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE KEY THING HERE IS FOR OUR CITY AND OUR POLICE FORCE -- THIS CAME UP IN COMMITTEE AND IN CONVERSATIONS. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND DIFFERENT ENTITIES ON THE ISSUE OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. SOMETIMES THINGS ARE DONE THAT ARE QUIETLY BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO STATE THAT THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING AND THAT TEAM THAT CAME OUT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE IDEA OF BEING PROFESSIONAL , THE IDEA OF BEING PROFESSIONAL, THAT WAS A THEME THAT CAME UP IN COMMITTEE AND APPLIES HERE TODAY. IT IS ABOUT KNOWING WHAT OUR JOB IS, WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT GO WITH THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A HISTORICAL PIECE. TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT OR, I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND AND I AGREE THAT THIS IS TRUE. WE ARE SEEING PARALLELS NOT JUST WITH RUSSIA BUT OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD AND WE DO NEED TO STAND UP AND WE ARE LOOKING TO DO SO BUT WE DO SO BY BEING PROFESSIONAL AND UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR MISSION IS NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MISSION. OUR MISSION, BOTH THE CITY GOVERNMENT, THE POLICE FORCE, THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY IS TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE IN OUR CITY AND THAT IS LOOKING AFTER THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY, THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY TO ENSURE THEY HAVE A SAFE SPACE. WE HAVE A SAFE SPACE THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND THAT IS HOW I LOOK AT THIS. THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE COME UP. WHEN I STATE THIS IN TERMS OF BRINGING TO FULL COUNCIL WHAT I DO IN COMMITTEE AND THAT IS TO HAVE THIS CROSS CONNECT WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TOPIC TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LINK . ALSO, TO LINK IT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND TO LINK IT TO THE THEME OF COMMITTEE AND WORKING THAT MISSION THROUGHOUT THE CITY LEVEL AND CREATING A SAFE SPACE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> OKAY. I AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED. THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. CONGRATULATIONS, CHIEF BARNES. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE SOME COMMENTS YOURSELF IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. TO COUNCIL AND ALSO TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. I WILL MAKE MY COMMENTS BRIEF. I HAD LUNCH TODAY WITH A COMMUNITY MEMBER. NO POSITION, NO RANK, NO TITLE, JUST WANTED TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE LUNCH WITH ME AND IN OUR CONVERSATION, HE SAID SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN RINGING IN MY EAR. HE SAID, IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST, GO ALONE IF YOU WANT TO GO FAR, GO TOGETHER. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO GO TOGETHER. MY COMMENTS ARE THANK YOU TO THIS COUNCIL BECAUSE IN ORDER FOR US TO ACHIEVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WE WANT, WE HAVE TO DO IT TOGETHER. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND HIS COMMITTEE. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR LEVEL OF FAITH AND SECURITY WE NEED IN SEATTLE WE HAVE TO DO IT TOGETHER WITH YOUR COMMITTEE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT BECAUSE MY COMMAND STAFF WILL TELL YOU, WE HAD A MEETING RECENTLY AND THE TOPIC OF THAT MEETING WAS PROFESSIONALISM. WE WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND YOUR COMMENT TODAY REALLY SHOWED THAT WE ARE GOING AND MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE COULD NOT DO THIS JOB OR LEAD THE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION. THEY HAVE GRANTED ME THE ABILITY TO GO FORTH WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO THINK THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF WHO DOES AN AMAZING JOB EACH AND EVERY DAY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. I WANT TO THANK MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL FOR INSTILLING IN ME HIS TRUST AND CONFIDENCE . WHEN I FIRST WAS APPROACHED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY, IT TOOK SOME TIME AND I DID MY RESEARCH. WHEN I HAD MY FEET ON THE SOIL HERE IN SEATTLE, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME VERY AMAZING PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THE CITY WHO WORK WITH ME PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY, THE CHIEF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER, OUR CHIEF PUBLIC SAFETY LIAISON ANDERSON. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET -- I MET THEM AND I REALIZED THAT EVERYONE WAS MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND EVERYONE HAD A PART FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND THEY HAD A STRATEGY AND THEY WANTED ME TO HELP IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGY TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL SAFE AND BE SAFE IN SEATTLE AND FINALLY I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL AND MY CONVERSATION WITH HIM WAS A CONVERSATION THAT WAS MOTIVATING. IT REALLY RESTORED A LITTLE BIT OF ENERGY THAT, QUITE FRANKLY WAS A LITTLE -- I AM STILL A LITTLE DOWN FROM THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN MADISON BUT JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH HIM AND HIS PASSION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY REALLY MADE MY DECISION EASY AND I WANTED TO BECOME THE NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO END MY CAREER. THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE. I WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT CHAPTER, OF THAT STORY THAT WILL BE WRITTEN ABOUT HOW THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAME A NATIONAL MODEL FOR POLICING. LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY WHO IS AWAY FROM ME BUT ALWAYS WITH ME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN ME. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. YOU ARE RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. THE REAL WORK BEGINS NOW BUT WE DO HAVE A PLAN AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AND WE ARE READY TO DEBUT THAT PLAN TO OUR COMMUNITY TO SHOW THEM HOW WE WANT TO WORK TOGETHER AS A COLLABORATIVE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE TYPE OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WE WANT. AGAIN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TO DIG INTO THE RECORD? >> THIS IS FOR THE PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. COUNCIL 120999 , RELATING TO SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION, AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO ENTER INTO A GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE BILL PASSES. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. JUST TO CLARIFY SO I AM CORRECT ON THE PROCESS, I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT AND I KNOW THERE IS AN AMENDMENT THAT IS COMING. THAT IS AFTER THIS? >> YEAH. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. MY APOLOGIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL BILL 12099 AND AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION'S TO ENTER INTO A GOLF COURSE AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER GOLF TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSES. WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE EXTENSIVE RSP PROCESS THAT PARKS HELD AND THE AGREEMENT COVERS PUBLIC BENEFITS , REPORTING, FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS SERVICE AND PROGRAM OPERATIONS. THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSES ARE LOCATED THERE IS JACKSON PARK GOLF COURSE, BILL WRIGHT GOLF, INTERBAY GOLF COURSE IN WEST SEATTLE GOLF COURSE. A REMINDER TO MY COLLEAGUES IS THAT THE -- ALTHOUGH GOLF COURSES ARE SELF FUNDING SO THEY TAKE NOTHING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND THAT GOES TOWARD MAINTENANCE SERVICE EMPLOYEES. IT GOES TOWARD A LOT. THEY ARE SELF-SUSTAINING WHICH IS EXCELLENT, KNOWING THAT THERE ARE NO TAX DOLLARS THAT GO TOWARD THESE GOLF COURSES. THEY ARE SELF-SUSTAINING. IT PASSED WITH NONE OPPOSED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO PEOPLE'S SUPPORT ON THIS AGREEMENT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE MY MAN MAN? >> YES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT EIGHT ACCOUNTS OF THE 120999 , THE LAST COUNCIL BILL IN THE 120. >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT. >> THANK YOU. I WILL SHARE THE COMMENTS THAT I SHARED YESTERDAY. AGAIN, I APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO ATTEND COMMITTEE LAST WEEK AND ANY CONFUSION THAT MY AMENDMENT MAY HAVE CREATED. I WILL ALSO CLARIFY THAT I MISSPOKE YESTERDAY ABOUT THE SIDEWALK ON 145th AROUND THE JACKSON GOLF COURSE. THERE IS, IN FACT, A SIDEWALK THERE THE REASON I FORGOT ABOUT THAT IS BECAUSE IT IS NOT A STANDARD WITH AND IT IS OFTEN TIMES OVERGROWN. THE AMENDMENT BEFORE US IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AN ALLOWANCE. THIS IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE NEGOTIATED. IT WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THE GENERATION OF GOLF COURSES. IT WOULD NOT INTERFERE AT A FUTURE BEAUTIFUL STATE WHEN WE HAVE A PLUSH GENERAL FUND THAT WE WOULD USE ON THIS. OF THE GOAL HERE IS TO FINISH THE OUTER LOOP TRAIL, CONNECT THE OUTER LOOP TRAIL OF THE GOLF COURSES. THE GOLF COURSES TAKE UP THE SAME ACREAGE AS DISCOVERY PARK. OVER 500 ACRES OF PARKLAND OF OUR CITY. THE ABILITY ALLOWS US TO UTILIZE THIS PARK LAND IN A WAY THAT EVERYONE CAN ACCESS. IF CREATED, THE TRAILS WOULD BE NEGOTIATED, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE INTERFERING WITH THE GOLF ACTIVITIES, NOR WOULD THEY BE IN PLACES THAT PEOPLE COULD GET HIT GOLF BALLS. THESE ARE NOT TRAILS TO THE CENTER OF THE GOLF COURSES. THOSE ARE MY STATEMENTS. -- AGAIN, THIS IS AN ALLOWANCE MEANING THIS IS A 15 YEAR CONTRACT. IF AT ANY POINT IN THE NEXT 15 YEARS WE HAVE A PLUSH GENERAL FUND OR THE NEXT CYCLE OF THE METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT HAS A DESIRE TO DO THIS, IF WE DON'T CREATE THIS ALLOWANCE NOW, WE WILL CREATE A BARRIER FOR OURSELVES IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS -- USUALLY, IN THE PAST, THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN FOR 10 YEARS. THIS IS FOR 15 YEARS WHICH IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CREATE THIS ALLOWANCE BECAUSE AGAIN, IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR THIS. AND COMMITTEE, I NEEDED MORE INFORMATION. I DID MY BACKGROUND AND FEEL COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. JUST KNOWING WHAT I KNOW. ALSO, KNOWING THAT THIS DOES NOT HAVE IMPACT ON THE REVENUE GENERATING OF THE GOLF COURSES AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO STAY HEALTHY AND SO, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. THESE GOLF COURSES, IT IS PUBLIC LAND, RIGHT? I JUST HAVE -- MY QUESTION IS, WHY, IF IT IS PUBLIC LAND -- I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY WE COULDN'T MODIFY AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE TO FINISH THE -- I THINK YOU ARE SAYING THE WALKWAY AROUND IT? THAT IS A QUESTION TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AGAIN, BECAUSE THIS IS A CONTRACT REGARDING THE PUBLICLY OWNED PARK LAND. IN THE CURRENT SITUATION, WE ARE GIVING THEM A CONTRACT FOR ALL OF THE LAND UP TO THE FENCE. IF WE WANTED TO MOVE THAT FENCE, WE WOULD AGAIN HAVE TWO -- OF IT IS NOT IN THE CONTRACT, THAT CREATES A BARRIER. THAT IS WHY AN ALLOWANCE IS IMPORTANT RATHER THAN REQUIRING THE REQUIREMENT. AGAIN, IT DOESN'T BIND US TO ANYTHING, IT JUST CREATES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO FINISH THIS WORK IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION THAT WAS PROVIDED IN COUNCIL BRIEFINGS AND THE CLARITY ABOUT THE INTENT TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ON THE SEATTLE SIDE OF 145th OF THE NORTHERN PERIMETER OF JACKSON PARK AND TO SEEK FUNDING THROUGH THE METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT PROCESS. JUST FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNAWARE, THERE IS CURRENTLY ONLY A VERY NARROW SIDEWALK WARPATH ALONG 145th WHICH IS ADJACENT TO TRAFFIC SO IT REALLY DOES NOT FEEL SAFE, NOR IS IT SAFE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE LIGHT RAIL STATION OF 148 FROM THE OLYMPIC HILLS COMMUNITY JUST EAST OF THE GOLF COURSE WHICH IS PROPOSED TO BE ESTABLISHED AS A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. MOVING THE FENCE BACK 10 FEET IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED FOR A WHILE IN THAT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THIS AMENDMENT THAT COULD ALLOW FOR SAFER PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ENVIRONMENT . I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS BUT I DO THINK IT IS HELPFUL IN SEEKING THE FUNDING FOR A SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER SIDEWALK WARPATH AND IT DOES SIGNAL THE COUNCIL 'S INTENT SO THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND THEY WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THIS TO THE PARTNER PREMIER? >> THERE IS NO IMPACT. ANY CHANGES WOULD HAVE TO BE NEGOTIATED WITH THEM. >> WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS FOR US TO COMPLETE THIS PIECE OF THE PERIMETER AROUND JACKSON PARK, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO NEGOTIATE THAT WITH THE PARTNER? >> TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT IMPACTING THE GOLFING AREA OR THEIR REVENUE OR ENSURING THAT WE ARE NOT PUTTING ANYONE AT RISK OF BEING HIT BY GOLF BALLS. THE SECTION OF TRAIL ALONG 1/45 IS EASY TO DO SO. I SAY WE NEED TO GO BACK AND NEGOTIATE WITH THEM. MAY BE A BETTER WAY TO SAY THAT IS WE NEED TO GO BACK AND ENSURE WE HAVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. THERE IS A SITUATION WHERE THE REASON I CAN SAY THAT THEY ARE DOING IMPACT TODAY IS BECAUSE IF WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS, WE NEED TO WORK WITH THEM IN PARTNERSHIP AND WITHOUT THIS CLARITY IN THIS CONTRACT UP FRONT, WE COULD BLOCK OURSELVES OUT OR THE NEXT 15 YEARS. >> RIGHT. I GUESS THE QUESTION I AM TRYING TO GET TO IS, THIS WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF JACKSON PARK TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS A GOLF COURSE THE WAY IT IS TODAY IF WE ARE MAKING CHANGES TO THE PERIMETER OF THE ACTUAL GOLF COURSE? THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO NEGOTIATE THEM BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE CHANGING IT AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE IT AS A GOLF COURSE IN THE WAY WE CAN TODAY IF THIS IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON THE AMOUNT OF SPACE FOR THE GOLF COURSE? THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO. IS THAT TRUE? I MEAN, IF WE CHANGE WHERE THIS PERIMETER IS, ARE WE THEN GOING TO IMPACT THE 18 GOLF HOLES THAT ARE THERE? I THINK IT IS 18. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I AM JUST GOING TO JUMP IN. CURRENTLY THERE IS 18 HOLES. THERE IS NINE HOLES, A DRIVING RANGE AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A PART BUT UP THERE. IS IT OKAY IF I SHARE SCREEN FOR CLARITY ON THIS? >> YEAH, GO AHEAD. I AM JUST GOING TO DO THIS BRIEFLY JUST SO THAT WE CAN SEE. THE REASON THAT I AM SAYING -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITIONAL QUESTION. YOU ARE WONDERING, ARE WE GOING TO BE IMPACTING THE GOLF AREAS? WHAT WE SEE HERE IS THERE IS A FENCE THAT IS -- I CALLED THE SAFE THREE QUARTERS SIDEWALK. IT IS HALF A SIDEWALK IF IT IS OVERGROWN. YOU CAN SEE THE GOLF COURSE PATH RIGHT OVER HERE. IF WE MOVE THIS FENCE FURTHER THAT WAY, THERE IS MORE AREA FOR US TO CREATE A WALKING PATH ON SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT CREATE IMPACT ON THE GOLFING BECAUSE THE GOLFING IS FURTHER AWAY. I AM JUST GOING TO BRING YOU DOWN HERE. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HELP ME OUT HERE. THERE IS A TRAILHEAD THAT GOES ALONG HERE THAT IS THE NEXT SECTION OF THIS IMAGE RIGHT HERE. IT IS HARD TO SAY. I'M GOING TO STOP SHARING THE SCREEN BECAUSE THAT IS NOT MY TYPICAL ROLL AS A COUNCILMEMBER BUT JUST TO SAY, YOU CAN SEE THROUGH MY SHORT DEMONSTRATION THAT THERE IS THIS GOLF CART ROAD, A SECTION OF SPACE AND IN THE FENCE IS QUITE CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALK WHICH IS NOT A FULL SIDEWALK AT THIS TIME. IT IS AN EXISTING ELEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE FROM A TIME IN SEATTLE THAT WHEN YOU SAW IT THERE WAS ALSO BARBED WIRE ON TOP OF THAT FENCE. IT COMES FROM AN OLDER TIME IN SEATTLE AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO CREATE THIS ALLOWANCE SO THAT WE CAN UPDATE FOR THE FUTURE SEATTLE AS COUNCILMEMBER MOORE STATED WITH THE LIGHT RAIL STATION THERE. >> DO YOU HAVE FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> I GUESS -- I AM NOT CLEAR WHAT IMPACT THIS HAS ON THE OPERATION OF THE ACTUAL GOLF COURSE AS A GOLF COURSE. THAT IS THE QUESTION I AM ASKING, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IS THE ANSWER THAT IT WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO USE IT AS A GOLF COURSE IN ITS CURRENT FORM? >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE GOLF COURSE TO CONTINUE OPERATING IN ITS CURRENT FORM. >> BUT WE ARE NOT SURE? IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN BY MY UNDERSTANDING IS -- >> I AM JUST SAYING THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. I WOULD NOT SAY IT IS A FACT BUT I FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING THAT THAT IS A FACT BUT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AND MY UNDERSTANDING, EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND UNDERSTOOD TO BE TRUE IS THIS WOULD NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE GOLF COURSE TO OPERATE IN THE SAME WAY IT IS OPERATING TODAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? WAIT, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, ARE YOU FINISHED? YES. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ? >> I AM WEEDING INTO THIS . I CAN JUST SAY FROM PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAD WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHEN I WAS INITIALLY RUNNING FOR THE SEAT -- THERE HAS BEEN ONGOING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT -- THERE ARE SORT OF DE FACTO PATHWAYS BUT THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE AND IT REALLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A MOBILIZATION ISSUE. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS AMENDMENT IS THAT IT IS REALLY JUST GOING TO ALLOW FOR SOME OF THE NEGOTIATIONS TO GO FORWARD TO IMPROVE UPON THE PATHS THAT ARE THERE AND MAKE THEM MORE NAVIGABLE. THEY ARE OUTSIDE THE GOLF COURSE SO IT WILL NOT IMPACT THE ACTUAL OPERATIONS OF THE GOLF COURSE . CERTAINLY, INSERTING THIS LANGUAGE -- THIS LANGUAGE ALREADY IS ALLOWING FOR THE CITY TO BASICALLY ENGAGE IN A RENEGOTIATION ON A LARGE SCALE ACCORDING TO TRANSIT NEEDS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS. I SEE THIS AS REALLY JUST A WAY TO MAKE THOSE WALKING PATHS NAVIGABLE WHILE THE LARGER ISSUES PLAY OUT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> SORRY, JUST FOR QUICK REFERENCE, THERE IS ALREADY A PATH THAT IS THE JACKSON GOLF COURSE PATH THAT IS ON FIFTH AVENUE THAT RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH. THIS POTENTIALLY -- CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, THIS WOULD CONNECT EAST TO WEST ON 145th? THIS WOULD BASICALLY CONTINUE THAT PATH -- THE TRAILHEAD THAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS REFERRING TO IS MORE ON THE WEST SIDE AND THIS WOULD CONNECT THAT PATH TO BE ABLE TO RUN -- EXCUSE ME, I'M GETTING MY DIRECTIONS -- EAST TO WEST. THERE WAS ONE THAT RUNS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GOLF COURSE AND THIS WOULD MAKE THAT ALL COME TOGETHER. THAT PATH DOES NOT CURRENTLY INTERFERE WITH GOLF OPERATIONS AND I DON'T THINK THIS ONE WOULD AS WELL, CONNECTING ALL OF THOSE TOGETHER. THIS IS CONSIDERABLY A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT IS ON THE GOLF COURSE ON THE BACK AND FROM THAT PATH IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE GREEN FOR PROSPECTIVE. I HAVE BEEN ON THAT GOLF COURSE A LOT. TO PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE, THERE IS PLENTY OF SPACE. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , WHAT DOES THE OPERATOR -- WHAT HAS BEEN THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND THE OPERATOR? ARE THERE PEOPLE THAT WOULD KNOW MORE? >> I WOULD SAY YOU SHOULD PROBABLY TALK TO THEM DIRECTLY IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY. >> I DID NOT KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO BRING BACK THE AMENDMENT UNTIL YESTERDAY AND I HAVE NOT REALLY HAD TIME TO DO THAT. YOU HAVE NOT HAD CONVERSATIONS? >> I HAVE. I WOULD SAY THAT I HAVE RECEIVED DIFFERENT REACTIONS DEPENDING ON THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMICS AT CITY COUNCIL . THE UNDERSTANDING THAT I HAVE IS NEUTRALITY TODAY AS AN OFFICIAL POSITION. >> SO, JUST TO CLARIFY, THEY HAVE NOT SAID WHETHER OR NOT -- THEY HAVE NOT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT OR OPERATIONS OF THE GOLF COURSE? I DON'T REALLY KNOW IF THIS WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THE SPACE NECESSARY FOR A PARTICULAR HOLE ON THE GREEN, ET CETERA. >> I HAVE HEARD NO OPPOSITION. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I QUICKLY REACHED OUT TO CENTRAL STAFF AND THEY ARE NOT SURE -- THE BOTTOM LINE IS, WILL WE BE TAKING PROPERTY AWAY FROM THE GOLF COURSE? THEN, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO BE NEGOTIATED FROM THERE BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT. THIS IS A CONCERN I HAVE. I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF THINGS VERY CLEAR. ONE IS, OF COURSE, I SUPPORT A PATH SO FOLKS ARE SAFE. I WANT PEOPLE TO BE SAFE. I ALSO KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE GOLF COURSES, THE DIFFICULTY THERE HAS BEEN IN MAINTAINING THE GOLF COURSES AND THAT IS CURRENTLY THREE GOLF COURSES WITH A PARTNER THAT HAS ENABLED THE CITY TO COST FREE MAINTAIN THESE GOLF COURSES THAT HAVE REALLY BENEFITED RESIDENTS AND KIDS AND YOUTH THAT DO THE GOLF COURSE AND WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING OUT AND GETTING YOUTH INVOLVED IN GOLFING IN THE GREAT MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT. ALL OF THIS IS TRUE AND THE REASON I HAVE CONCERNS IS, IF IT HAS AN IMPACT ON THE ABILITY TO OPERATE AS A GOLF COURSE, THEN IT WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON RESIDENTS' ABILITY TO GOLF THERE AND THAT IS MY CONCERN. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE IS A DIFFERENT PATH FOR WHETHER WE NEED TO HAVE A PATH THROUGH THERE FOR FOLKS. I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IT. TODAY, I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE BECAUSE OF THAT BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ABILITY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, TO ASK THE QUESTIONS AND TRY TO GET TO SOME OF THIS BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW ENOUGH TODAY TO BE ABLE TO SAY IT DOES NOT HAVE AN IMPACT AT ALL SO LET'S MOVE FORWARD. I UNDERSTAND AND I APPRECIATE -- I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE GOLF COURSES CONTINUE TO EXIST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AND THE YOUTH. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, ABSTENTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN FULL COUNCIL MEETINGS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. >> I WILL BE VOTING NO. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. >> I AM LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WELL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL -- >> DO I NOT GET LAST WORD? >> YEP, I DID NOT SEE A HAND. GO AHEAD. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST PART OF OUR FORMAT HERE. SORRY. COLLEAGUES, AS YOU HEARD THROUGH THIS DISCUSSION, THIS HAS BEEN A LONGTIME COMMUNITY REQUEST. THIS UPDATES, AS YOU SAW FROM THE SHARED SCREEN, A CHAIN-LINK FENCE WITH BARBED WIRE ON IT THAT HAS NOT BEEN UTILIZED IN MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS IN SEATTLE . THIS AMENDMENT WOULD CREATE THE ALLOWANCE FOR US TO UPDATE AN OUT OF DATE SEATTLE TO THE FUTURE OF SEATTLE. IT HAS NO IMPACT ON GOLF OPERATIONS. AGAIN, THIS IS AN ALLOWANCE, NOT A REQUIREMENT. WITHOUT THIS AMENDMENT, WE WOULD BOX OURSELVES IN FOR 15 YEARS. WITH THIS AMENDMENT, WE WOULD SET OURSELVES UP TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION. I HOPE TO EARN YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU. >> IS THAT AN OLD HAND, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> NO, IT IS A NEW HAND . I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. MAY I SPEAK? >> YES. >> WE DON'T KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IT WON'T HAVE AN IMPACT. >> I ALMOST CERTAINLY -- WITH 99.99% CERTAINTY I CAN SAY THAT THIS WILL NOT IMPACT GOLF REVENUES OR GOLF OPERATIONS. I THINK THAT .0001% IS AN UNKNOWN. I DON'T FIND THIS -- THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. >> RIGHT. THAT IS WHY I ASKED CENTRAL STAFF, WHO IS NOT ABLE TO GIVE US AN ANSWER TODAY. THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS AN IMPORTANT -- IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME AS I MAKE THIS DECISION. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO SAY THAT WITH CERTAINTY TODAY. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT THE LAST, LAST WORD, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> I WOULD JUST APPRECIATE IN THE FUTURE THAT THE LAST WORD IS THE LAST WORD. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> NO >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> TOO. -- TRENT TOO. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> NO. >> SIX IN FAVOR, THREE OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES AN AMENDMENT EIGHT IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE FIRMER -- FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS ADOPTED? OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS -- GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> OKAY. THIS IS THE UNDERLYING BILL THAT WE ARE SPEAKING TO? THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE HAS BEEN, AS I MENTIONED, SOME ADVOCACY AROUND USES OF JACKSON PARK. I WANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO KNOW THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS ABOUT OPERATIONS AND THE AGREEMENT IS CLEAR THAT IT DOES NOT PRECLUDE ANY CHANGES TO FUTURE USE . WHILE THIS AGREEMENT IS ABOUT OPERATIONS OF GOLF COURSES, THERE IS A SEPARATE ISSUE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION AS IT PERTAINS TO JACKSON PARK. THIS IS MY LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WHEN ISSUE THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DISTRICT 5 HAVE RAISED FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW IS THE NAME OF JACKSON PARK, WHICH IS ONE OF THE AREAS COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT. JACKSON PARK IS, UNFORTUNATELY NAMED FOR ANDREW JACKSON, WHO WAS A SLAVEHOLDER. THAT NAME WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1930, WELL BEFORE THIS AREA WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN 1954. PARKS NAMING POLICIES DISCOURAGE RENAMING A PARK'S AREA. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE RECONSIDERED BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHARACTER. I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN THIS ISSUE AND THE UPCOMING CONSIDERATION HAD REACHED OUT TO PARKS ABOUT THIS RENAMING AND THEIR POSITION WAS WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF THE PARK'S OPEN SPACE PLAN THAT THAT WAS THE APPROPRIATE MOMENT IN WHICH TO CONSTRUE THIS ISSUE AND MOVE FORWARD. SO, THAT WILL BE COMING FORWARD AND I HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES AND WHOEVER TAKES A SEAT WILL REMAIN COMMITTED TO PURSUING A RENAMING OF JACKSON PARK TO A MORE APPROPRIATE NAME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> SORRY, THAT WAS AN OLD HAND. MY APOLOGIES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. BUT, I WILL SAY, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, THANK YOU. YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ADDRESS THAT AS WELL. I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT MODEL IN HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BILL) COMPLEX. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON WAS A PART OF THAT GROUP THAT SPEARHEADED THAT MODEL AT JEFFERSON AND IT IS A GREAT PATH FORWARD TO FIGURING OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AT JACKSON GOLF COURSE. I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE , FOR BRINGING THAT UP. >> OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I AM NOT GOING TO SPEAK TO MUCH MORE TO THIS BILL, RATHER TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR HER SERVICE TO OUR CITY. IT IS FITTING THAT THIS BILL IS ON YOUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE SHARED IN THE FEEDBACK YOU HAVE PROVIDED ABOUT THE WALKING PATH. WE ARE DOING PLACE MAKING UP IN THAT AREA WITH THE NEW PINEHURST LIGHT-RAIL STATION, PINEHURST GOLF COURSE MIGHT BE A NEW IDEA BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER HANDS RAISED, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON ? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN A. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF? >> OKAY. THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED. -- >> ITEM NUMBER THREE? >> NOTHING REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA OR CONSENT CALENDAR. >> AGENDA ITEM 3, COUNCIL 121002, AUTHORIZING GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ENTER INTO TWO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ATTENTION OF CHINOOK SALMON CONSERVATION PLANS FOR LAKE WASHINGTON, CEDAR RIVER, SAMMAMISH WATERSHED AND THE GREEN RIVER, DUWAMISH RIVER AND THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND WATERSHED. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I THINK THIS BILL WILL BE A LITTLE MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE PARKS UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE VOTED TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY'S GENERAL MANAGER TO SIGN TWO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE SEATTLE PARTICIPATION IN THE REGIONAL SALMON RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR 2026 TO 2035, THE WATERSHED IN LAKE WASHINGTON, THE CEDAR RIVERS, SAMMAMISH AS WELL AS THE GREEN RIVER, THE DUWAMISH AND THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND. I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP REPRESENTING THE CITY ON THE WATERSHED AND THE SALMON RECOVERY EFFORTS WE HEARD ABOUT IN COMMITTEE ABOUT ALL OF THE PROGRESS AND THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY AND TIME AND THOUGHTFULNESS IN THE CONTINUING TO BE LEADERS RESPECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR RECOVERY. WE MIGHT NOT SEE THE IMPACTS TODAY BUT THIS IS FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR FUTURE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GREAT STEWARDS OF OUR LAND AS WE ARE GROWING AS A REGION. THANK YOU. I URGE THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I DON'T URGE YOU ALL BUT I HOPE TO GET YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR SHEPHERDING THIS THROUGH YOUR COMMUNITY. AS CHAIR, I SIT ON THE WILDLIFE COUNCIL AND IT HAS BEEN REALLY A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. SALMON RECOVERY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY AND THE EFFORTS BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AND MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THE TRIBES. I REALLY COULD NOT SUPPORT THIS SOME MORE, THE CONTINUATION OF THIS EFFORT TOWARD SALMON RECOVERY IN THE REGION. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? >>> ALL RIGHT. I AM MAKING SURE HERE WHERE WE WERE AT IN THE AGENDA. AS I WAS SAYING BEFORE, THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED AND THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AND, THERE WAS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY. WE ARE AT THAT TIME IN OUR AGENDA WHERE WE COME TO FURTHER BUSINESS. COLLEAGUES, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE PUBLICLY THAT IT IS COUNCILMEMBER MOORE 'S LAST COMMITTEE MEETING AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, ON THE RECORD AND TO YOUR FACE, THAT I SO RESPECT AND VALUE YOUR SERVICE ON THIS BODY. I HAVE KNOWN YOU SINCE -- MAYBE IT WAS 2010? I CAN'T REMEMBER. 2006, WE WERE BOTH TOGETHER AND COUNCIL MEMBER RICHARD COTTON'S OFFICE. WE GO WAY BACK. THROUGH THAT TIME, WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE IN L.A. OR THE JUDGE OR ANY OTHER ROLES, I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT WHAT I HAVE SEEN CONSTANT IS A DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND A BIG HUGE HEART FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE AND ALSO, SOMEONE WHO IS FEARLESS IN ASKING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS AND SAYING EXACTLY WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND. FOR ALL OF THAT, I THINK YOU AND I BELIEVE AND KNOW -- I CAN SAY THAT THE CITY IS A BETTER PLACE FOR YOU HAVING INSPIRED IN US THAT LEVEL OF INQUIRY AND THE COURAGE TO STAND UP. I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. YOU HAVE ALSO BROUGHT DIFFICULT TOPICS BEFORE US. FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALSO FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION ON A DAILY BASIS. FOR THAT, YOU INCREASE MY AWARENESS OF THAT VERY DIFFICULT ISSUE AND -- THE CRIMINALITY GOING ON THERE. ALSO, YOU WIDEN MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DEDICATED TO THAT ISSUE AND JUST TODAY, I DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE MORE WE LOVE, THAT ORGANIZATION AND THE PEOPLE AND THE WORK THAT REALLY NEED HER HELP. I HAVE BEGUN TO FORGE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HER AND A PRESS CONFERENCE THAT I HAD EARLIER TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR TREATMENT ON THE CITY'S AGENDA. THAT IS HOW YOU HAVE MADE ME A BETTER COUNCIL MEMBER NOT JUST BY INTRODUCING ME TO OTHER NONPROFITS THAT ARE DOING GOOD WORK BUT YOU HAVE SERVED AS AN EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE WHO CAN SPEAK THEIR TRUTH AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT AND I WILL MISS YOU VERY MUCH. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I SEE YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I DO WANT TO ADD MY VOICE. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, YOU HAVE BEEN A FIERCE REPRESENTATIVE FOR YOUR DISTRICT. YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A GREAT PARTNER TO ME ON THE NORTH END. NOT JUST THE NORTH END BUT TO OUR CITY AS A WHOLE. YOU HAVE BEEN DILIGENT AND BALANCED IN YOUR APPROACH TO THIS WORK AND ALWAYS FOCUSED ON DOING THE VERY BEST FOR THE RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT AND ACROSS OUR CITY IN A VERY SELFLESS WAY. I VERY MUCH HAVE APPRECIATED SERVING WITH YOU. I FEEL HONORED TO HAVE SERVED WITH YOU AND I WILL TRULY MISS YOU AND WILL MISS YOUR PRESENCE ON THIS COUNCIL. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> THANK YOU. I HAD ALREADY SHARED MY WORDS. I WAS RAISING MY HAND FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE -- I WILL AGAIN SHARE MY GRATITUDE WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND MY HEART IS UP THERE IN DISTRICT 5 EVEN IF I DON'T LIVE IN THE DISTRICT AND EVEN WITHOUT YOU HERE, I AM GOING TO CONTINUE CARRYING YOUR MANTLE FOR SIDEWALKS FROM CROWN HILL TO GREENWOOD TO LAKE CITY IN THE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY CENTER. THERE WAS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PRIORITIES THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY THE TORCH FOR YOU AND APPRECIATE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH TO MOVE THESE ENDEAVORS FORWARD AND ONCE WE ARE DONE HONORING COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I DO HAVE ANOTHER MOTION. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER -- I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS NEXT. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOUR SERVICE TO THIS BODY, WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY, IT COMES BACK TO SOMETHING THAT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMETHING TO SAY TO YOU IN YOUR OFFICE WHICH IS, I RESPECT THE HELL OUT OF YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK IN AURORA WITH THE MORE WE LOVE FOLKS. I THINK I AM NOW THEIR BIGGEST FAN. THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT YOU. THE WORK CONTINUES. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR SUCCESSOR AS VICE CHAIR OF HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES. I WANT TO DO WHAT I CAN TO CARRY THE WORK THAT YOU BEGAN FORWARD AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU BEGAN THAT WORK. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR SELF AND AS I SAID, I RESPECT THE HELL OUT OF YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I SPOKE AT COMMITTEE MEETING REGARDING COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S WORK ON PUBLIC SAFETY SO I WILL JUST SIMPLY SAY FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU OVER THESE PAST 18+ MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE FOR ME PERSONALLY. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU, YOUR APPROACH, YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS, THE WAY YOU SHOW UP ALWAYS WELL PREPARED . YOU HAVE BEEN A CHAMPION ON ANY NUMBER OF REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUES, WHETHER IT IS RENTERS PROTECTION OR NITTY-GRITTY NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES LIKE THOSE CONSTITUENTS ARE EXPERIENCING ALONG AURORA, SIDEWALK INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU HAVE BEEN A HELLO UNAPOLOGETIC CHAMPION OF ADDING NEW SIDEWALKS TO THE CITY AND WE DID A LOT TOGETHER IN THE LEVY THROUGH YOUR LEADERSHIP . WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE A GENERATIONAL INVESTMENT IN ADDING NEW SIDEWALKS. THAT IS JUST A SAMPLING OF SOME OF THE WINS AND IMPACT THAT YOU HAVE HAD IN YOUR TIME ON THIS BODY. I RECOGNIZE IT. I APPRECIATE IT. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, LIKE I SAID, YOU WERE ALWAYS WELL PREPARED. YOU ALWAYS DO YOUR HOMEWORK . YOU ARE VERY EXCEPTIONALLY DILIGENT. WE ARE ALL INDEPENDENTLY SEPARATELY ELECTED INDIVIDUALS AND WE ALL HAVE -- WE TAKE PRIDE IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF WHAT WE DO. FOR ME, I WILL JUST SAY PERSONALLY, I CAN BE OUTMANEUVERED, OUT STRATEGIZED, AND IMPLEMENTED, OUT ANY NUMBER OF THINGS BUT I CAN NEVER AND WILL NEVER BE OUTHUSTLED AND I WILL NEVER BE OUTWORKED, EVER. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DIRECTLY CONTROL. JUST WATCHING YOU AND YOUR LEVEL OF DILIGENCE -- WHILE I CAN'T BE OUTWORKED, THEY WERE PEOPLE WHO MATCH MY EFFORT AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THOSE. REALLY, REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU VERY COLLABORATIVE. COLLEAGUE, FRIEND, AND ALTHOUGH THIS IS YOUR LAST DAY, I LOOK FORWARD TO STAYING IN TOUCH AND CONTINUING TO BENEFIT FROM YOUR WISDOM AND INSIGHTS AND FRIENDSHIP. I DON'T KNOW -- I WILL PICK UP THE MANTLE AND CONTINUE THE NEW SIDEWALKS AND OTHER THINGS THAT YOU HELPED US BRING TO LIFE. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE OF US WILL PICK UP THE MANTLE OF SOMEONE NOT COMING PREPARED AND SITTING AT THE TABLE AND GETTING AN EAR FULL AND BEING TAKEN TO TASK. I DON'T KNOW WHO WILL TAKE UP THAT MANTLE BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AGAIN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART , THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE AND WISHING YOU THE VERY BEST. LOOKING FORWARD TO STAYING IN TOUCH. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THE CHORUS OF GRATITUDE FOR COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE POLICY AREAS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK ON TOGETHER. WE WORKED PRETTY EARLY ON THE WEAPONS LEGISLATION AND BEING ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU ON THOSE AMENDMENTS WAS REALLY MEANINGFUL, ESPECIALLY JUST MY FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS ON COUNCIL AND THEN GOING ON TO OUR MOST RECENT WORK TOGETHER ON RHYTHMIC RENT PRICING AND BEING MY VICE CHAIR FOR THE FEDERAL COMMITTEE. YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT WORK HAS BEEN SO APPRECIATIVE AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT HAS BEEN GREAT WHEN WE HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING ON ISSUES AND I AM TRULY WISHING YOU THE BEST IN YOUR NEXT STEPS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, YOU ARE VERY HIGHLY RESPECT IT AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE INCREDIBLY THOUGHTFUL ON EVERY SINGLE APPROACH . THAT IS THE LAWYER AND JUDGE IN YOU, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN ON THE COUNCIL AS THE JUDGE. YOU ARE ALSO MY MOTHER'S FAVORITE TO WATCH AND TALK AND AS YOU ARTICULATING HOW YOU GOT TO CERTAIN ANSWERS IN YOUR THOUGHTFUL APPROACH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS PHENOMENAL. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING A TRULY NONPARTISAN APPROACH TO THAT. I DID NOT CARE ABOUT LABELS. I DID NOT CARE ABOUT WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ONE. YOU ALWAYS CARED ABOUT OUTCOME AND THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND YOUR NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE TO START LOOKING AT THAT AT OUTCOMES AND THAT IS WHAT YOU BROUGHT TO THIS OFFICE. THAT IS WHAT YOU BROUGHT TO DISTRICT 5 AND QUITE FRANKLY, WE SAW YOU WORK YOUR BUTT OFF NIGHT IN AND NIGHT OUT, STAYING LONG DAYS, DOING CONSTITUENT MEETINGS IN THE OFFICE, A LOT OF STUFF THAT PEOPLE DON'T SEE, DOING OFFICE HOURS IN YOUR DISTRICT, STAYING UNTIL 10:00, 11:00 P.M., DOING WHAT WAS NEEDED TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT THE JOB DONE AND YOU ALSO READ EVERY SINGLE EMAIL AND PAPER THAT CAME YOUR WAY BUT YOU KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. JUST SO GRATEFUL. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORKED ON THIS COUNCIL AND JUST WANTED TO SINCERELY SAY THANK YOU, KATHY, THANK YOU TO YOUR FAMILY, THE SACRIFICE, ALL OF THE TIME THAT YOU SPEND IN THIS OFFICE AND WE WISH YOU POSITIVE VIBES ALL THE WAY AND TRUE PEACE. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SAYING THE BEST IS YET TO COME. THANK YOU. >> WELL. I HAVE TO TAKE THAT IN. I WILL JUST SAY THIS. I HOPE THAT OUR WORDS STAY WITH YOU AND IF NOT, YOU CAN WATCH THIS ANYTIME YOU WANT. YOU ARE TRULY -- YOU HAVE INSPIRED US AND MADE THIS COUNCIL BETTER IN YOUR GRACE, TENACITY, BOLDNESS, WORK ETHIC AND YOU HAVE MADE THIS CITY BETTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I WILL MISS YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ITEM OF BUSINESS? >> WAIT, HOLD ON. >> THANK YOU. OH MY GOSH. I REALLY SAID I WAS GOING TO TRY VERY HARD NOT TO CRY. I WILL DO MY BEST. I DID NOT EXPECT SUCH AN OUTPOURING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THINK BUT I WANTED TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES. I HAVE REALLY GREATLY APPRECIATED THE EXCHANGES OF IDEAS THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED IN AND THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER. YOUR DIRECT PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR SUPPORT OF MY LEGISLATION HAS TRULY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF MY OFFICE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SEATTLEITES AND AS THEY SAY, IT TAKES A VILLAGE AND YOU HAVE CONSISTENTLY SHOWN UP AND BEEN THAT VILLAGE AND I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP AND IT HAS TRULY BEEN A PRIVILEGE. SORRY. AND AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU. I DO REALLY MUCH HAVE TO AND WANT TO THANK MY STAFF. LAST WEEK, WE SENT OUT OUR LAST DISTRICT NEWSLETTER IN WHICH WE HAD ITERATED ALL WE HAD ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 5 AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE OVER THESE SHORT PAST 18 MONTHS AND AFTER READING IT, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, NO WONDER I AM TIRED. I WANT TO SAY THAT I OWE THAT PRODUCTIVITY AND THE THINGS THAT SO MANY OF YOU HAVE NOTED TO MY AMAZING STAFF WHO HAVE WORKED FULLBORE FROM DAY ONE IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. I HAVE BEEN IMMENSELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE WORKED AND LEFT, CRIED AND CELEBRATED WITH THESE TALENTED, THOUGHTFUL, DEDICATED AND TRULY ALL-AROUND STANDUP INDIVIDUALS. THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU, FOR MAKING ME A BETTER COUNCILMEMBER. I WANTED TO ALSO THANK CENTRAL STAFF WERE ALWAYS KNOWN THE ANSWERS WERE BEING WILLING TO FIND THE ANSWERS AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TURNING MY IDEAS INTO COHERENT INSTRUMENTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE WHICH IS REALLY WHAT WE ARE DOING UP HERE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERT GUIDANCE THROUGH THIS LEGISLATIVE MAZE AND FOR YOUR CALM AND STEADY OPERATION OF CHAMBERS. IT IS NO SMALL FEAT. TO BRAD AND SUE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL HELP NAVIGATING THE WILD WEST OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS. PERHAPS ONE OF THESE DAYS I WILL FINALLY LEARN HOW TO MANAGE A NARRATIVE. TO MAKE CEDRIC, RICK LILO, WILLIAM, ROBERTO AND THE REST OF SECURITY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US SAFE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND AT CITY HALL, EVEN IN THE MOST INTENSE MOMENTS. YOUR CALM PRESENCE WAS THERE AND IT WAS ALWAYS VERY REASSURING TO ME. TO THE MAYOR AND ALL OF THE LEADERSHIP STAFF, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN COLLABORATION WITH ADDRESSING THE PRESSING ISSUES FACING OUR CITY. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO BE PART OF ONE SEATTLE. AGAIN, TO MY COLLEAGUES, I FEEL VERY PROUD OF ALL THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP ON THIS JOURNEY AND I WISH YOU ALL GOOD SPEED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YES, NEXT TUESDAY I WILL BE MEETING IN PERSON WITH THE SNOHOMISH TRIBAL COUNCIL. IT IS NOT CLEAR IF I WILL BE BACK ON TIME OR ABLE TO JOIN VIRTUALLY. I AM REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE JULY 8, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING. IF I DO SHOW UP, I WILL BE UNEXCUSED. >> THERE IS NO PROCESS FOR THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. I AM LOOKING RIGHT AND LEFT AND SEEING NO OBJECTION TO THAT EXCUSABLE. WHAT IS THE DATE? DO I HAVE TO SAY ON THE RECORD? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WILL BE EXCUSED ON JULY 8. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE. WE HAVE