>>> OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY IS JUNE 2nd, 2025. THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:03. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IS EXCUSED. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. >> PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. >> SO I THINK THAT'S SEVEN PEOPLE. >> THAT IS SEVEN PRESENT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF MAY 12, 2025, WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY. ON TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA THERE ARE TEN ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. THOSE ARE THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE, APPOINTMENT 03176 APPOINTMENT STEPHANIE MORRIS AS MEMBER OF THE THEFT LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE DECEMBER 31, 2026. 120992 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING DOWNTOWN SEATTLE PERMISSION TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE INTERACTIVE MEDIA K■IOSKS IN PUBLIC PLACES. COUNCIL BILL 120994, AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY AUTHORIZING AND ACCEPTING THE 2025 UPDATED SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT. COUNCIL BILL 120995 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO A NEW CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST GRAFFITI TAGGERS FOR ILLEGAL GRAFFITI ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY. COUNCIL BILL 120996, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORIZING EXECUTION PURSUANT TO THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT OF AN AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY REGARDING THE IMPOSITION AND ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUES GENERATED BY A SIX- YEAR VOTER APPROVED KING COUNTYWIDE TAX LEVY. APPOINTMENT 03175, APPOINTMENT OF SEAN FITZGERALD BARNES AS SEATTLE CHIEF OF POLICE, AND COUNCIL BILL 120979 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 129665 WHICH ADOPTED THE 2024 BUDGET. RELATEDLY COUNCIL BILL 120988 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE WHICH ADOPTED THE 2025 BUDGET INCLUDING THE 2025 TO 2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. LET'S SEE. AND THEN FINALLY COUNCIL BILL 120993 AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO LAND USE AND ZONING, IMPLEMENTING A MAJOR UPDATE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND MODIFYING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN OTHER ZONES TO COMPLY WITH VARIOUS STATE LAWS. LET ME MAKE SURE I'VE GOT ALL OF THAT. YES, I DO. OKAY. THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND THERE ARE NINE PIECES OF LEGISLATION FROM COMMITTEES. FIRST GOING TO FULL COUNCIL, AND THESE ARE TIME SENSITIVE LAND USE BILLS THAT COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON WILL ADDRESS LATER, AND SO THAT IS COUNCIL BILL 120990, BOTH HAVING TO DO WITH A, LET'S SEE, THE FIRST HAVING TO DO WITH THE UNIT LOT SUBDIVISION OF MODERN HOMES LLC AND THE ORDINANCE APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE PLATT OF BALLARD CORNER TOWNHOUSES IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 12. OKAY. GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. WE'VE GOT RESOLUTION 321170, RESOLUTION GRANTING CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL TO THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE INTERACTIVE MEDIA KIOSKS IN PUBLIC PLACES. AND THEN IN PARKS WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE PIECES OF LEGISLATION AND VERY QUICKLY I'LL READ ALL OF THEM. COUNCIL BILL 120982, 120966, 120967, 120968, AND THEN RESOLUTION 32171. AND THESE ARE ALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE MATTERS OF THE MEMORIAL STADIUM AT SEATTLE CENTER AND REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING THE RELATED SYSTEM DEVELOP CHANGES FOR SEWER, WATER AND DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE LEGISLATION TO CHANGE HOW WE APPORTION COSTS FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. LET'S SEE, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZING OF THE GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO OF PUBLIC UTILITIES TO DEVELOP MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENT REIMBURSEMENT AREAS IN ACCORDANCE TO -- AND THEN IT GOES ON FOR MANY TITLES OF THE RCW. BUT MY POINT IS -- I MEAN, THE SMC. AND THEN AMENDING ORDINANCE 127566 WHICH ADOPTED THE 2025- 2026, THIS IS ANOTHER BUDGET. I ACTUALLY THINK THAT THIS WAS PERHAPS MISPLACED UNDER SEATTLE PARKS AND UTILITIES. I THINK THAT BELONGS IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, WE'VE GOT COUNCIL BILL 120977, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO OVERSIGHT OF THE POLICE, REVISING THE PROCESS FOR INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS NAMING THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO BEST IMPLEMENT THOSE CHANGES. SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THESE NEXT WEEKS, SO WE HAVE OUR PLATES FULL OF A LOT OF VERY IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. SO WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE PREVIEW OF COUNCIL ACTIONS AND COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS. OUR ROLL CALL ORDER BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. SORRY I COULD NOT BE THERE WITH YOU IN PERSON TODAY, SO I'M JUST GOING TO BE A FLOATING HEAD ON THE SCREEN. THE SUSTAINABILITY ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING THIS FRIDAY. WE HAVE THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE ARTS COMMISSION AND A DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL VOTE ON CITY LIGHT AGREEMENTS. WITH THAT I HAVE NO REGIONAL COMMITTEE UPDATES TO SHARE AT THIS TIME BUT WANTED TO NOTE A COUPLE OF THINGS RELATED TO SOME COMMUNITY EVENTS OVER THE WEEKEND. I WAS REALLY PROUD TO STAND ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY RECOGNIZING THIS MONTH AS PRIDE MONTH, SO HAPPY PRIDE MONTH, EVERYBODY! THIS IS JUST A REALLY SPECIAL TIME, BUT ALSO ONE THAT IS CERTAINLY LEAVING ME IN A REALLY THOUGHTFUL PLACE AS WE THINK ABOUT THE ATTACKS ON THE LGBQ2A NATIONWIDE. I WAS PROUD TO STAND ALONGSIDE A NUMBER OF QUEER LEADERS WHO WERE RECOGNIZED WITH A PROCLAMATION, ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED SUCH AS THE LGBTQ AND LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT AND OUR LGBTQ COMMISSIONER WAS THERE AS WELL. LAST WEEK I ALSO STOOD ALONGSIDE THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY AT THE CAMBODIAN AMERICAN COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON EVENT WHERE I PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF MY OFFICE AAPI HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION. AND WITH THAT I DON'T HAVE TOO MANY ADDITIONAL UPDATES TO SHARE. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I'M HAPPY TO PASS IT ALONG TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. LAST WEEK I HAD MY MONTHLY MEETING WITH CHIEF BARNES WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE MAGNUSON ACTIVATION AND GAS WORKS PARK. TODAY I HAD MY MONTHLY MEETING WITH NORTH PRECINCT CAPTAIN DAVIDSON WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT SIMILAR THE PARK ACTIVATION AND THE MOUNTAIN TOURING OF GAS WORKS PARK AND NOISE STEMMING FROM THE PARK. I'LL SAY THERE'S A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT I'M HEARING FROM IN THE DISTRICT, AND I BELIEVE THAT IS CITYWIDE IS THIS DIRT BIKE SITUATION. PEOPLE ON THEIR DIRT BIKES RIDING REALLY FAST AND USING THE MOUNDS AT THE PARKS TO DO THEIR ACTIVITY. AND SO I'M IN CONVERSATIONS WITH SPD ON HOW WE MITIGATE FOR THIS ACTIVITY AT THE PARKS IN AN UNDANGEROUS FASHION OR, EXCUSE ME, IN A DANGEROUS FASHION. THIS PAST WEEKEND I, TOO, WAS PROUD TO ATTEND THE LGBTQ PRIDE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY. THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT MONTH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE MONTH WITH OUR LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY HERE IN SEATTLE. I JUST TO SAY THAT I FEEL REALLY LUCKY TO LIVE IN A CITY WHERE WE ARE WELCOMING, WHERE WE CELEBRATE -- HI -- WHERE WE CELEBRATE LOVE AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A CITY WHERE WE CAN ALL BE TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE, YOU KNOW, FOLKS AND FOLKS -- THAT FOLKS ARE JUST FEEL SO LUCKY AND PROUD TO BEBE -- AND THAT MY KIDS ARE BEING RAISED IN THIS CITY. SO I WANTED TO SAY THAT. I WILL BE ATTENDING COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH'S GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL TO ATTEND HONORING THE LIFE OF THE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS A VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE AND KILLED AT GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR. HE WAS ACTUALLY TRYING TO BREAK UP A FIGHT AND WAS A RECIPIENT OF GUNFIRE. AMAR'S DAD, MURPHY PAYNE, INVITED ME TO ATTEND, AND I WILL BE JOINING THIS CELEBRATION OF LIFE. IT'S VERY TRAGIC. MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILY. TO SAY I'M PLEASED TO BE THERE IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD, BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING IN COMMUNITY FOR THIS PARTICULAR CELEBRATION. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I'LL BE DOING THIS WEEK IS ATTENDING THE IN- PERSON MEETING OF THE NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL. THEY HAVE ONE IN- PERSON MEETING A YEAR, AND IT'S THIS THURSDAY. MAYBE SOME OF YOU WILL BE THERE. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I'M THINKING, OR COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, ALL NORTH PRECINCT COUNCILMEMBERS. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING THERE. I BELIEVE CHIEF BARNES WILL BE THERE AS WELL TO HEAR FROM FOLKS ON THE ISSUES IN THE NORTH PRECINCT. USUALLY CAPTAIN DAVIDSON ATTENDS AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ATTENDS AND THE PROSECUTING OFFICE ATTENDS. IT'S A REALLY GOOD WAY TO SHARE INFORMATION AND HEAR BACK FROM THOSE AGENCIES ON THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING THERE. AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT ALONG TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PLAY A LITTLE MUSICAL CHAIRS TODAY. I THINK IT MADE A LOT OF SENSE WHEN I ORIGINALLY SAT OVER THERE, BUT NOW WE KNOW IT'S A LESS THAN FULL TABLE, I WANTED TO MOVE. I NOTICED MYSELF TRYING TO LOOK AT MY COLLEAGUE FROM TWO PEOPLE DOWN AND I THOUGHT IT'S BETTERBETTER TO JUST SEE EYE TO EYE, WHICH IS, BY THE WAY, I THINK THE VALUE AND BENEFIT OF THIS WHOLE ARRANGEMENT HERE. SO, ALSO, I GUESS I'LL START OFF BY SAYING, HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. I'M EXCITED AS WELL AND PROUD TO LIVE IN A CITY LIKE SEATTLE AND HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE, UNFORTUNATELY, OF MANY PEOPLE IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS THAT LED US TO A PLACE WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO HONOR AND EVERYONE CELEBRATE PRIDE IN SUCH A MANNER THESE DAYS THAT THEY REQUIRE A LOT OF SACRIFICE, UNFORTUNATELY, AND WE'RE NOWHERE NEAR WHERE WE -- THERE'S STILL PLENTY MORE WORK TO DO, BUT IT IS PRIDE AND HAPPY PRIDE. ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT NEXT -- OH, THIS IS RIGHT UP TO MY MOUTH. ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT, OUR NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW MORNING, JUNE 3rd, AT 9:30 A.M. THREE AGENDA ITEMS. FIRST AND FOREMOST WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS. THE SECOND SLATE OF APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEW LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND WE'VE ALREADY CONSIDERED FOUR COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE OTHER THREE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS, AND SO THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ITEM GOING THROUGH THE COMMITTEE TOMORROW. HOPEFULLY THE WAY THE TIMING WORKS OUT, THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE WE REVIEW AND CONSIDER EVERYONE TO ALLOW PEOPLE THAT ARE APPROVED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE VERY FIRST LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE OF THIS NEW LEVY AND THAT IS TENTATIVELY PLANNED FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 17th. THE SECRETARY IS SDOT RECOMMENDATION LAGS TO EGISLATION AND FINALLY SDOT LEGISLATION RELATED TO AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE A DEED OF TRUST RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK WITH THE ARTS. THAT IS THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW. IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE TWO COMMITTEE MEMBERS -- THREE, ACTUALLY -- FOUR -- ALL OF US ARE HERE. ALL OF US ARE HERE. AND SO, COLLEAGUES, LOOK FORWARD TO JOIN YOU ALL TOMORROW MORNING. WITH RESPECT TO REGIONAL COMMITTEES, WE HAVE THE HONOR LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE JOINING COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AT THE PSCR GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, WE ADOPTED A NEW REGIONAL SAFETY ACTION PLAN, FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING SERIOUS INJURIES AND DEATHS ON OUR REGION'S ROADWAYS. A COUPLE KEY NEXT STEPS THERE, NAMELY THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THAT PLAN AND THAT RESOURCE AS WE ITERATE ON AND DEVELOP AND FINALIZE OUR NEW REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN. WE DID SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN LAST YEAR, AS YOU KNOW. DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR REGIONALLY IN 2026. ALSO IN THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FORUM OR FRONT ONE OTHER SIGNIFICANT TO NOTE, LAST WEEK I ATTENDED A THREE- HOUR REGIONAL FAIR FORUM. IT WAS THE SECOND OF PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE SUCH MEETINGS BUT THE REGIONAL FAIR FORUM IS A CROSS GOVERNMENT REGIONAL FORUM THAT IS TASKED WITH HELPING SET A VISION FOR REGIONAL AFFAIRS TO HELP ENSURE THE PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM IS MANAGED EFFECTIVELY, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON POLICIES AND STRATEGIES. A CROSS GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OR AMALGAM OF ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT REPRESENT THE VARIOUS TRANSIT AGENCIES, COMMUNITY TRANSIT AROUND OUR REGION, KING COUNTY METRO, PIERCE TRABS IT, SOUND TRANSIT, WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES AND I AM JOINING ON SEATTLE'S BEHALF BECAUSE WE OPERATE, AS YOU KNOW, SEATTLE CENTER MONORAIL AND THE STREET CAR. SO THE SECOND MEETING WAS ON FARES AND WE DISCUSSED A FEW SIMPLIFICATION OPTIONS AND, OF COURSE, THERE'S TRADEOFFS WITH EVERYTHING, BUT THE RANGE OF OPTIONS THAT ARE INITIALLYINITIALLY BEING CONSIDERED TO IMPROVE AND DRIVE SIMPLIFICATION THAT WE STARTED TO DISCUSS, ALTHOUGH NO DECISIONS WERE MADE, ONE, ALIGNING CALENDAR DATES AND THE CADENCE OF FARE CHANGES ACROSS THE REGION. ALSO SIMPLIFYING PASS PRICING, ADJUSTING THE TRANSFER WINDOW PERIOD. CURRENTLY, AS WE KNOW, IT'S TWO HOURS IN KING COUNTY METRO, FOR EXAMPLE. FARE CAPPING. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE TRAT JIS AND POLICIES THAT WE DISCUSSED. ULTIMATELY THE GOAL IS TO ALIGN ON A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL TRANSIT AGENCY ADOPT OR NOT IF THEY THINK IT MAKES SENSE BASED ON THEIR OWN UNIQUE NEEDS. BUT AN HONOR TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT FORUM. I EXPECT THREE TO FOUR ADDITIONAL SUCH REGIONAL FAIR FORUMS IN THE NEXT MONTHS. HOPEFULLY NONE OF THEM WILL BE DURING OUR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS SINCE THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS. IN ANY EVENT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR MY PERSPECTIVE. I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> YES, PLEASE DO. >> AND I WAS TRYING TO LOOK IT UP ON THE CALENDAR FOR YOUR MEETING, BUT DOES THE -- DOES THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAVE DESIGNATED POSITIONS FOR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO -- CATEGORIES FOR PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE THERE? >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. GREAT QUESTION. I THINK THERE'S 18 OR 19 MEMBERS. YOURS TRULY IS CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, IS THE DE FACTO MEMBER. ALL SEVEN COUNCILMEMBERS, DISTRICT BASED COUNCILMEMBERS, GET A SEAT OR GET TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, SO WE HAVE ALL THE NAMES IN THE HAT. SO NOW WE JUST NEED TO FINALIZE THOSE. THERE'S A STRONG PREFERENCE FOR THOSE WITH AUDITING EXPERIENCE, ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE. THE MAYOR GETS TO MAKE FIVE APPOINTMENTS AND EACH OF OUR FOUR BIKE FREIGHT PEDESTRIAN, AND TRANSIT. >> GOT IT. I ASKED BECAUSE THAT SENSE. I ASKED BECAUSE WHEN WE OF THE PEOPLEPEOPLE THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ALSO STOOD TO FINANCIALLY GAIN FROM ALLOCATIONS OF THE MONEYS, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE BROAD CATEGORIES THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THAT LEVY. ARE THERE ANY PROHIBITIONS AGAINST ANYBODY HAVING DIRECT CONFLICT OF INTEREST IF THEY ALSO COULD POTENTIALLY RECEIVE MONEY FOR AN ORGANIZATION? >> YEAH. SO THAT IS PART OF OUR WORK RIGHT NOW, AND I DON'T PERSONALLY THINK THAT WAS THE CASE FOR THE FIRST SLATE THAT WE REVIEWED AND APPROVED, AND THAT ALL OF US APPROVED AND REVIEWED AT FULL COUNCIL, BECAUSE IT STARTED AT COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT IS THE ESSENCE OF OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, AND THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, WE ALL NEED TO TAKE THIS WORK SERIOUSLY. I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE. I'LL SPEAK ON MY APPOINTEE. I KNOW THEY HAVE DIRECT, LIKE, SOLID FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE AND WORKED IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR FOR YEARS, BUT THAT'S ALWAYS -- >> VERY IMPORTANT SKILLS, YES. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> HEARING OR SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WILL PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT PERSON. I'VE LEARNED JUST THE NEXT PERSON -- >> IT'S HARD TO GO THROUGH THE ALPHABET WHEN WE'RE NOT SITTING IN A LINE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO AS REFERENCED EARLIER, THE COUNCIL WILL BE VOTING ON THE BALLARD SUBDIVISION AS REQUIRED BY LAW, THE SUBDIVISION WOULD CREATE 14 NEW HOMES IN BALLARD AND THE HEARING EXAMINER HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY PLATT. IT WILL BE UP TO COUNCIL TO APPROVE FINAL AND WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT COUNCIL BILL 120990 AND COUNCIL FILING 314465. SO THAT WILL BE COMING UP TOMORROW. IN TERMS OF REGIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT REGARDING THE LAND USE COMMITTEE. THIS PAST WEEK WE HAD A BRIEFING ON ST3 WITH A FINAL VOTE SCHEDULED FOR THIS COMING WEDNESDAY WITH A POTENTIAL AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. AGAIN, WE'RE VOTING ON ST- 3 ZONING THIS WEDNESDAY ON THE 4th AT 2:00 P.M. ALSO AT THE NEXT LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING I'LL BE DOING A BRIEFING, AN OVERVIEW OF CRIME PREVENTION, ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AND THE DESIRE TO GET IT CODIFIED WITHIN SEATTLE CITY CODES AS TO 42 OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN WASHINGTON STATE ALREADY HAVE SOMETHING -- ALREADY HAVE SOMETHING CODIFIED, AND MY GOAL IS TO BRING SEATTLE INTO THAT FOLD. SO IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN GETTING A SUB 10101 JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY. CONSTITUENT WORK, ANSWERING A LOT OF CALLS REGARDING CERTAIN PROPERTIES OF CONCERN THROUGHOUT DISTRICT TWO, ONE IN CLAREMONT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO GET RESOLVED AND THE MULTIAGENCY RESPONSE TYPE AREA. THE SAME THING WITH 24th AND WALKER, AND WE'VE GOT SOME INFORMATION REGARDING A LARGE STRUCTURE THAT HAS GOTTEN ERECTED IN THE DOG PARK AREA THAT EVIDENTLY HAS PARKS A AND OUR CARE TEAM TO SEE ABOUT ADDRESSING THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE. THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO POINT ABOUT COMING UP IN DISTRICT IS SATURDAY, JUNE 14th, WE WILL BE CO- SPONSORING, ALONG WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND A NUMBER OF OTHER ENTITIES AND ANTI- DISPLACEMENT RESOURCE FAIR, SO WE'RE BRINGING IN BOTH GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A PIECE OF HELPING PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES WHETHER IT'S THROUGH UTILITY DISCOUNTS, LOW- COST HOME REPAIR, TAX BREAKS, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. THERE'S A LOT OF RESOURCES OUT THERE. NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THEM OR HOW TO ACCESS THEM. SO WE WANT TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS, YOU KNOW BRING ALL THESE RESOURCES TOGETHER AND THEN LET PEOPLE KNOW HOW, INDEED, THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE EXISTING RESOURCES TO HELP STAY IN THEIR HOMES. ALSO, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A COUPLE OF COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE FLAG RAISING ON SATURDAY. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. I WANT TO ECHO THAT AS WELL. AS WELL AS ATTENDING EVENTS FOR THE RECOVERY CAFE AT THEIR LOCATION AND THE GALA ON SATURDAY EVENING WHERE I WAS JOINING COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AT THAT EVENT. LET'S SEE. ALSO IT ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING THIS PAST WEDNESDAY AT THE NEW GATHERING HALL. CHIEF BARNES WAS THERE AND SPOKE ABOUT WHAT HIS PRIORITIES ARE FOR THE DEPARTMENT. I KNOW IT'S GOOD FOR FOLKS TO HEAR FROM HIM DIRECTLY AS WELL AS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE PRECINCT COMMAND STAFF ABOUT COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND WHAT THE PRECINCT PLAN GOING FORWARD IS LOOKING LIKE ESPECIALLY FOR THE SUMMER. AND I WILL END BY MENTIONING THAT MEMORIAL DAY I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THE MORNING AT LAKE VIEW CEMETERY WITH THE VETERANS AND THE AFTERNOON WITH POST 186. SO IT WAS GREAT TO HONOR THOSE HEROES WHO SERVED AND SACRIFICED. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE AT THIS POINT. I WILL PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. THIS WEEK THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE WILL MEET THIS WEDNESDAY AT 9:30 A.M. I'VE ASKED EVERYONE TO RECEIVE BRIEFINGS ON THE TWO ITEMS WE'LL BE VOTING ON. IF YOU WERE NOT IN COMMITTEE OR ARE NOT ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. AND SO ON THE AGENDA WE WILL HAVE BUDGET REFORM, BOTH PROCESS AND CONTENT. WE WILL BE LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FALL BUDGET CALENDAR WHERE WE ARE MAKING CONTENT CHANGES TO HOW THE PROCESS WILL WORK THIS YEAR TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY TO GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A VIEW INTO WHAT EVERYONE IS ASKING FOR AND WHAT PEOPLE'S PRIORITIES ARE. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THE REMAINDER OF THE COMMITTEE HELD ON THE CONTENT, THE ACTUAL WHAT ARE WE DOING REGARDING BUDGET REFORM. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A PREVIEW BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO AT THIS TIME STILL REACTING TO THE DOWNTURN FORECAST FROM APRIL. SO IN THE CONTENT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THE FIVE- YEAR LOOK BACK ON THE BUDGET, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THAT TREND OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THIS YEAR, SPOILER ALERT, SORRY BEN, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT SIX YEARS. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE READY FOR THIS COMMITTEE. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL OF DEPARTURES AND TURNOVER OF ESSENTIAL STAFF THEY'VE NEEDED MORE TIME TO COMPLETE THIS TASK. WE WERE GOING TO SPEND TIME LOOKING AT THE STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT REPORTS WE REQUESTED LAST YEAR. WE ARE INSTEAD GOING TO BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT THAT AND GET INTO WHAT HAS THE EXECUTIVE BEEN DOING SINCE THE APRIL DOWNTURN FORECAST. WE WILL HAVE AN EXECUTIVE BUDGET UPDATE WHERE WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING FROM THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE ON BUDGET- RELATED MEASURES. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS INSTITUTING IN THE WAKE OF OUR FORECASTED DOWNTURN. THE TWO ITEMS OF VOTING IS -- THERE ARE TWO ITEMS. ONE WAS THE EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE AND ONE IS AN ADVANCED REPAYMENT OF BONDS. THE EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE IS A STANDARD ANNUAL PIECE OF BUDGET LEGISLATION THAT MONITORS OVERSPEND BY DEPARTMENTS. COLLEAGUES, YOU'LL SEE WE WENT FROM HAVING A HIGH NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF EXCEPTIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD TO APPROVE IN THE PAST. WE ARE DOWN TO TWO DEPARTMENTS AND A SMALLER DOLLAR FIGURE THAN I THINK EVER BEFORE. SO IN THE BUDGET REFORM CONTENT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL AS THE ADVANCE REPAYMENT OF BONDS. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE INTEREST EARNED FROM OTHER BONDS SO THE BOND -- THE AMOUNT WAS USED. WHILE WE HAD IT WE ACCRUED INTEREST. WE'RE NOW GOING TO PAY OFF THE BOND EARLY USING THAT INTEREST. SO THAT'S THE 30- SECOND SUMMARY ON THAT. SO THIS IS, AGAIN, THE WAY THAT WE ARE ENGAGING IN BUDGET REFORM AND THE CONTENT OF OUR BUDGET. ON FULL COUNCIL TELL RESOLUTION 32170, THE RESOLUTION ON INTERACTIVE MEDIA KIOSKS. AMENDMENT A WOULD STOP A CONDITION OF THE TERM PERMIT AND AMENDMENT B WOULD ESTABLISH A TEN- YEAR TERM FOR THE DIGITAL KIOSK PERMIT WITH AN ADDITIONAL TEN- YEAR REEXTENSION. THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION SAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT HAS TWO 15- YEAR TERMS. IN MY LAY PERSON'S MIND I THINK OF WHAT WAS CELL PHONE TECHNOLOGY 30 YEARS AGO AND HOW ARE WE TODAY IN APPLYING THAT FORWARD, SO THAT'S THE BASIS OF WHERE I'M COMING WITH THESE TWO AMENDMENTS. ON EXTERNAL COMMITTEES WE HAD A SOUND TRANSIT RETREAT LAST WEEK. I'VE BEEN KIND OF TEASING IT OUT BUT THE ASSUMPTIONS I'VE BEEN MAKING MADE PUBLIC, IF SOUND TRANSIT'S BUDGET IS NOT REFORMED, THEN BY THE MID- 2020s WE WILL NOT BE IN BALANCE AT SOUND TRANSIT, AND SO THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE TARIFFS, LAND COST, CONCRETE COSTS, ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT COST DRIVERS HAVE ALL BEEN GOING UP. THE BIGGEST DRIVER OF COST IS DELAY. THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WE DID HAVE, I BELIEVE, THE EFFICIENCIES PRESENTATION BROUGHT TO YOUR COMMITTEE WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT SMALLER -- I'M BLANKING ON THE PILINGS, ESSENTIALLY. EITHER WAY ABOUT IT, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE RIGHT NOW TO REDUCE COSTS, MAKE MORE EFFICIENCIES POSSIBLE. IT'S SOMETHING I SHARE WITH YOU AS THE REPRESENTATIVE HERE. IT'S BEEN SOMETHING I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I FEEL THAT I'VE GOTTEN MORE INFORMATION IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THAN I'VE GOTTEN IN THE LAST YEAR, AND SO I THINK WE'RE TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. BUT I'M STICKING ON TOP OF IT, AND I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU ALL THAT UPDATE. IN DISTRICT 6, I HAVE CONTINUED HOSTING WALKING TOURS RELATED TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. LAST FRIDAY I JOINED NEIGHBORS IN TANGLE TOWN AND IN UPPER FREMONT. WE HAD REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DENSITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD PERSPECTIVES. I WANT TO THANK ANYONE WHO HAS ATTENDED FOR JOINING, AND IF ANYONE WANTS TO TALK TO ME, I STILL HOLD OFFICE HOURS. I HELD OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK. HOLDING OFFICE HOURS THIS THURSDAY AT MY OFFICE IN BALLARD. LASTLY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ETHICS BILL THAT HAS COME BEFORE US AND JUST THAT THIS IS A HIGH-INTENSITY CONVERSATION THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED IN. I'VE SEEN THIS TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, TOPIC IN THE PAST. HOTEL LEGISLATION WAS PASSED MAYBE SIX YEARS AGO, FIVE YEARS AGO. I WORKED ON MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL ZONE CHANGES AND THE TREE ORDINANCE. IN EACH OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS THERE WERE FIVE MEETINGS APPROXIMATELY. WE HELD TIME AND RESERVED TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HELD TIME AND RESERVED TIME FOR ALL COLLEAGUES TO PARTICIPATE AND ASK ALL RELEVANT QUESTIONS. SO I'M NOT HERE TO ASK TO REHASH THE PROCESS OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS. ALL TO JUST SAY WHAT I'M ASKING IS IF WE TAKE UP HIGH- INTENSITY TOPICS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE I ASK THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME RESERVED IN COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION AND PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THAT'S MY REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. HELLO, COLLEAGUES. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? >> YES, MA'AM. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. SO THE PARKS UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE THE 11th, AT 2:00 P.M. SOME OF THE AGENDA ITEMS ARE GOING TO BE GOLF COURSES, REGARDING A CONTRACT WITH A DIFFERENT -- THE ONE CONTRACT RFP PROCESS FOR THAT, CONCESSIONS AGREEMENT WITH SEATTLE PARKS, AND AN SBU AUDIT AS WELL. THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE SENT OUT A MEMO ON FRIDAY REGARDING THE TIME LINE OF THAT AND INFORMATION, SO YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THAT IN YOUR INBOX AT A SUPERHIGH LEVEL. IT JUST HAD KEY DATES FORFOR EVERYONE. WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON ANOTHER MEMO THAT KIND OF OUTLINES WITH ESSENTIAL STAFF THE PROCESS SO PEOPLE HAVE THE PROPER DATES AND TIME LINES AND INFORMATION REGARDING THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT ESSENTIAL STAFF, YOU KNOW, HAS ALL THE CORRECT DATES AND PLEASE BEAR WITH US BECAUSE ESSENTIAL STAFF IS A LITTLE SHORT STAFFED, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING OUR BEST TO STAY ORGANIZED. OUR OFFICE WILL BE PREPARED FOR A LOT OF THINGS. THE SELECT -- JUST A HEADS- UP, THURSDAY OUR FIRST MEETING THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE PERMANENT LEGISLATION, HOUSE BILL 1110, IN ADDITION TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PHASE ONE IS GOING TO BE THURSDAY, JUNE 5, AT 9:30. AND THAT, JUST A HEADS-UP, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO BE ALLOWING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE. WE ARE ALSO DOING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT JUNE THE 13th AT 9:30. AND THEN WE HAVE A FULL. HOUSE BILL WILL COME OUT WITH MORE DETAILS. I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THE WORK FOR ALL THEIR HELP. THIS WEDNESDAY WE'LL TALK RATES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. WE ARE PREPARING FOR OUR WATER WATER IN THE NEXT 60, 75 YEARS, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE, AND WHAT INVESTMENTS DO WE NEED TO PRESENT TOTO OUR WATER WAYS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST I WANTED TO JUST GIVE AN UPDATE -- I KNOW LAST WEEK THERE WERE A LOT OF STATEMENTS MADE ABOUT ANDERSON AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE, THE PLANNING, THE PREPARATION AND PROTECTION. THOSE ARE THE THREE KEYS THAT OUR OFFICE WILL BE DOING AND JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE REQUESTED A COMPREHENSIVE LIST FROM SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND ALSO OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ALL SCHEDULED EVENTS THAT ARE ALL IN DISTRICT THREE. MY DISTRICT FROM PARK STREET, CITY SPACES TO PROACTIVELY POTENTIAL COMMUNITY IMPACTS, WE'RE GOING TO BE COLLABORATING WITH THE CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THROUGH THIS PROCESS THERE'S ALWAYS A PUBLIC SAFETY LENS BUT JUST TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, ELEVATED LEVELS THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND ALSO THE CIVIL RIGHTS LENS THAT APPLIES TO THAT AS WELL. THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AROUND THAT IS MAKING SURE WE'RE BALANCING FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS WITH THE NEED TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES THAT ARE VULNERABLE AND ALSO FROM HARM AS WELL SO THAT'S A DELICATE BALANCE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPLORING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. ALSO, THE COMMUNICATION -- AND THIS IS FOR ANY VULNERABLE GROUP, THIS IS IN ADDITION TO OUR LGBTQ GROUP, BUT, MAY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AT JENKINS PARK, SOMETHING ELSE THAT TARGETED A POTENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD OR IT COULD BE AN EVENT SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH END OR OVER IN WEST SEATTLE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE, OKAY, AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAINTAINING CONSISTENT AND OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS TO ENSURE THEIR CONCERNS ARE HEARD AND ADDRESSED WITH PLANNING AND RESPONSES, AND SO MAKE SURE WE'RE AHEAD OF THIS SO WE CAN BE PREPARED FOR RESPONSES AND THEN, ALSO, LOGISTICS AND ON- GROUND SUPPORT THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE REQUESTS LIKE DE- ESCALATION TRAINED COMMUNITY LIAISON AND PEOPLE AT EVENTS TO HELP DEFUSE TENSIONS AND KEEP THE PEACE WITHIN OUR CITY. SO JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD THAT'S SOME OF THE PLANNING THAT WE HAVE GOING ON AT OUR OFFICE AND TO MAKE SURE, HEY, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEPS, AND I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF COMMUNITY PEOPLE, I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS LIKE, HEY, WHAT NEXT AFTER THIS? AND SO, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPING THOSE LONG- TERM PLANS, BUT THE SHORT-TERM INFORMATION FOR US IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A LIST OF ALL EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT, SO WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE AND WE CAN BE PREPARED FOR THOSE. SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH AS WELL. GOT TO CELEBRATE THE PRIDE, RAISING OF THE FLAG ON SATURDAY. THAT FLAG WILL BE FLYING FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE. IT WAS RAISED ON THE 31st, SO IT'S GOING TO GET ITS FULL JUNE MONTH WITH THE PROPER THEME OF BEING LOUDER THIS MONTH. AND, ALSO, I THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR TALKING ABOUT THE GUN VIOLENCE GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO THE MEMORIAL THAT'S GOING TO BE ON FRIDAY AT GARFIELD. OBVIOUSLY I KNOW A LOT OF US HAVE HAD GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR DISTRICTS, AND FRIDAY'S GOING TO BE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WITH THE PAYNE FAMILY AND I KNOW A LOT OF STUDENTS. OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT -- I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AND FIND OUT WAYS WE CAN IMPROVE. IT'S A SAD MOMENT, BUT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR BABIES, OUR KIDS, AS WE SAY. I WILL PASS IT OFF TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> PENDING ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? HEARING AND SEEING NONE -- >> I ACTUALLY DO. I THINK IT'S FOR -- PARDON ME. IT MIGHT BE FOR YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SACK BEING IS A. I REMEMBER WHEN COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE MODIFIED THE PROCESS BY WHICH -- OR THE RULES AROUND WHICH OFFICERS COULD SPEAK WITH YOUTH THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WITNESS TO THIS. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF ANYTHING HAPPENED WITH THAT? >> YEAH, THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THAT BILL IN OLYMPIA DIED THIS PAST SESSION, UNFORTUNATELY. AND SO I WANT TO THANK SENATOR SOLOMON FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD, AND I LOOK FOR -- I THINK IT'S MUCH NEEDED -- I LOOK FORWARD NEXT SESSION TO SUPPORTING THAT AGAIN BECAUSE I THINK CLARITY IS STILL NEEDED. >> THANK YOU. SORRY TO INTERRUPT. >> NO, IT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT, AND IT SHOWS THAT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF UNSOLVED CASES BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE SPEAKING TO THESE UNSOLVED CASES, SO IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT POINT. AND WITH THAT TRANSITION, I ALWAYS START WITH PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. WE HAVE TRANSPORTATION THIS WEEK, SO OUR NEXT PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING WILL BE ON THE 10th OF JUNE AND THE BIG TICKET ITEM HERE WILL BE THE CHIEF OF POLICE CONFIRMATION INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO PROVIDED÷÷ QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF BARNES. I WAS GETTING SOME QUESTIONS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS, INCLUDING THE PRESS. THERE'S TWO WAYS OF DOING THIS. ONE, YOU CAN DO IT REALLY QUICK, WITHIN 30 DAYS. I BELIEVE CHIEF O'TOOLE DID THAT. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOMEBODY COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE. I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GIVE CHIEF BARNES AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ON HIS FEET AND LEARN THE CITY, HEAR THE CHALLENGES AND, IN FACT, EXPERIENCE THE CHALLENGES, BECAUSE HE'S HAD PROTESTS COUNTERPROTESTS COUNTERPROTESTS, HE'S HAD TRIPLE HOMICIDE -- THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SO IT GIVES HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE BUT THEN ALSO A CHANCE TO MEET WITH COMMUNITIES. HE'S DONE A VERY STRONG JOB ON THAT. AND SO I THINK THIS IS A BETTER TIME TO HAVE A MORE THOROUGH AND COMPLETE CONVERSATION WITH CHIEF BARNES AS OPPOSED TO SOMETHING REALLY QUICK WHERE HE DOESN'T KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOODS, HE DOESN'T KNOW THE PRECINCTS, AND THEN WE'RE SAYING, WELL, THIS IS WHAT I WILL DO. AND SO NOW HE CAN SPEAK WITH SOME MORE DEPTH BECAUSE OF THIS TIME. AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD -- WE'RE GETTING CLOSE, BUT I THINK WE'RE WITHIN A GOOD WINDOW FOR THIS CHIEF OF POLICE CONFIRMATION. WE ALSO HAVE STAR CHASE, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND STAR CHASE. WE'LL BE GETTING UPDATES ON THIS IN TERMS OF ITS USE IN THE REGION, ACTUALLY IN OUR COUNTY, WHICH WILL BE VERY HELPFUL, AND ALSO THERE'S AN EMS LEVY. THIS LEVY IS ON THE QUICK TIME LINE. I BELIEVE THE EXECUTIVE SIDE WILL BE BRIEFING -- PREBRIEFING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THIS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. NORMALLY, I MENTIONED THE CHIEF OF POLICE INTRO AND THE FOLLOW YUM ON STAR CHASE. BECAUSE OF THE TIMING I'M LOOKING TO HAVING A BRIEFING AND PRESS TO A VOTE BECAUSE OF THE TIME LINES THAT WE'RE FACING IN TERMS OF THE LEVY GETTING ON THE BALLOT AND THE LIKE. AND I SHOULD NOTE, TOO, FOR TOMORROW'S MEETING, YES, SPEAKING OF CHIEF OF POLICE, WE HAVE OUR CHIEF OF POLICE INVESTIGATIONS ORDINANCE BILL, BASICALLY UPDATING IT, FIXING IT, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SET UP OPA FOR SUCCESS, AND I LOOK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THAT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME. THIS WEEK, IN TERMS OF COMMITTEES REGIONAL COMMUNITY ALL OF THE ABOVE, TODAY I ALREADY MET WITH NEIGHBORHOOD CARE HEALTH. THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING MEETING TO HAVE PARTICULARLY AS WE FACE THE CHALLENGES COMING OUT OF THE FEDERAL MEDICAID AND POTENTIALLY OTHER AREAS. THEY DO HAVE SOME IN MY DISTRICT, LOCATIONS IN MY DISTRICT, PIKE PLACE MARKET, BELLTOWN, AND A BIG CHUNK OF MY DISTRICT IS ZONED TO LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ALSO HAVE A CLINIC THERE, TOO. TOMORROW, SPEAKING OF SCHOOLS, I WILL BE AT THE DOWNTOWN SCHOOL FOR THE STUDENT SAFETY FORUM, WHICH IS BASICALLY AT SACRED HEART SOUTH OF THE ARENA. AND THEN TOMORROW NIGHT STAFF WILL BE AT THE SOUTH LAKE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, VERY IMPORTANT. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH MENTIONED THE RWQC, THE WATER QUALITY COMMUNITY, BIG ISSUES RELATED TO RATES. BIG ISSUE IN TERMS OF HOW WE DO BUSINESS TO GET ALIGNMENT AND IN TERMS OF APPROACH, FORECASTING AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR SPU. I THINK SPU HAS A GOOD MODEL. I NOTED THAT IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR THE REGION TO HAVE, IN PARTICULAR ITS MAJOR COMPONENT TO BE IN SYNC IN TERMS OF HOW FAR YOU LOOK OUT AND SPU HAS A GOOD THREE- YEAR AND TECHNICALLY A SIX YEAR, BUT THEY GET SET AND SO THERE'S SOME STABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE RATES WILL BE. SO WORKING THAT. THURSDAY, HAVE A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LUNCHEON I LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING. I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE, PARTICULARLY AFTER -- OH, SOMETIMES I NEED MY GLASSES TO READ MY OWN WRITING. BUT THE -- >> TO READ YOUR WRITING? READ MINE. >> I HAVE A DOWNTOWN WALK, AN EVENING WALK, A PUBLIC SAFETY WALK WITH THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND OUR 3rd AVENUE GROUP THAT WE WORK. AS I NOTED IN COMMITTEE, BIG STEPS FORWARD, BUT WE STILL HAVE MANY MORE TO GO. PART OF THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT, AND WE DO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES. SO THIS WILL BE NOT A LATE NIGHT BUT AN EVENING WALK WITH COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY IN THE 3rd PINE AREA. THURSDAY I'VE BEEN INVITED TO THE SEATTLE PROPELLER CLUB TO SPEAK TO THEM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND CONTINUING WITH THE WALK THEME, THE LUTHERAN CHURCH, I WILL BE DOING A WALK WITH THEM, AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR A HOST OF REASONS IN TERMS OF THEIR SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR THE MARY'S PLACE WOMEN'S DAY CENTER. THANK YOU, AMAZON, FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO THAT. THE WOMEN'S DAY CENTER, THAT IS A CHALLENGE, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE IT'S IMPACTING THE OTHER WOMEN'S DAY CENTERS WHO DON'T REALLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ABSORB THE EXTRA. SO THIS IS IMPORTANT FORFOR TO DO THIS FRIDAY. NEXT WEEK, CONTINUING WITH THE WALKS, THIS TIME IT'S THE BELLTOWN WALK AND GOING TO BE WALKING WITH CARE, WE DELIVER CARE. IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD COMBINATION IN TERMS OF WHERE THE YNERGIES, WORKING TOGETHER. FIFA WORLD CUP, ONLY ONE YEAR AWAY. CLUB WORLD CUP IS COMING UP REALLY QUICK. ARE WE READY? ARE WE ON GLIDE SLOPE FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP? A LOT OF WORK TO DO. BY THE WAY, I'M GEARING UP TO ENGAGE THE DISTRICTS, I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE DOING THAT AHEAD OF TIME. INCLUDE PIGGYBACKING OFF BALLARD FC. WHO IS THE BEST TEAM? >> SEATTLE FC. >> SO THAT IS TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK I'M MEETING WITH THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS TOO, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY HERE IN SEATTLE. THERE'S BEEN TRAGIC INCIDENTS IN D.C. WITH THE MURDER OF A DIPLOMAT AND HIS SOON-TO- BE FIANCEE AND THEN, SADLY, WHAT WE JUST HAD IN COLORADO, WHICH WAS HORRIFIC. WE NEED TO BE LOOKING TO ENSURE, MUCH LIKE THE DISCUSSION EARLIER, ABOUT KYLE ANDERSON, LOOKING OUT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL SAFE ACROSS THE BOARD. AND SO THAT WILL BE WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. BACK TO REGIONAL, I WILL NOT BE ATTENDING THE PSCR TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD BECAUSE OF THE LEVY, VERY IMPORTANT. IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO JUST BEFORE THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FOR THE ANNUAL ASSEMBLY WHERE WE HAD THE GUEST SPEAKER, WHO IS THE FORMER HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION IN DELAWARE AND COLORADO AND FORMER FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR SO WE GOT SOME GREAT INSIGHT. ATTENDING THOSE ASSEMBLIES -- AND YOU KNOW FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES IT WAS GREAT TO BE AT THE SUMMIT CONVENTION CENTER WITH EVERYBODY FROM THE REGION. AND INCLUDING THE COUNTY. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OUR COLLEAGUES. IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO HAVE A QUICK CONVERSATION WITH KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE, AND YOU DON'T GET THAT A LOT OF TIMES. IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD TO BE THERE WITH MY PARTNER IN CRIME, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AND THEN, LASTLY -- WELL, NOT LASTLY -- FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK WILL BE MY NEXT DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, WHERE WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON FIFA WORLD CUP, BECAUSE WE CAN DO A LOT TO PREPARE. WE HAVE IDEAS, THINGS WE CAN WORK THAT WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY IN ADDITION TO THE WORLD CUP. AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE CHALLENGES WITH THE COLUMNS FOR I-5 OVER CHERRY AND JAMES AND THE LIKE, AND IT'S A CONCERN FOR FIRST HILL. AND, HEY, WHAT CAN WE DO? THE MURALS ARE WAY TOO LOW AND SO FORTH. WELL, MAYBE SOMETHING NEW. MAYBE, LIKE, A FLAGPOLE SO THE BOTTOM IS, LIKE, STANDARD GRAY OR BROWN THAT CAN BE EASILY FIXED, BUT HIGHER UP COULD BE FLAGS OF ALL THE PARTICIPATING NATIONS IN THE WORLD CUP. AND MAYBE SOME OTHERS AND CREATE A FIELD OF FLAGS THERE. SO JUST A THOUGHT. AND AS AN EXAMPLE ABOUT HOW WE CAN GET READY AND PARTICIPATE FROM A DISTRICT PERSPECTIVE AND THEN NEVER MIND, LIKE, THE FANFAN ZONE LIKE KIND OF SCENARIOS WHERE WE HAVE AN ACTIVE STAGE THREE EXPERIENCE FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP. MY LAST THING I WANT TO SAY, I WAS REALLY PROUD TO JOIN COLLEAGUES FOR THE FLAG RAISING ON SATURDAY FOR PRIDE MONTH AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW WHAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT, AND IT'S THE FACT THAT SEATTLE -- IT'S NOT JUST A MONTH -- I WAS READING RECENTLY, AND I'VE HEARD THIS OTHER TIMES, TOO, IT'S NOT LIKE A PERFORMATIVE THING LIKE WITH BUSINESSES, COME JULY 1st, EVERYTHING IS TAKEN DOWN. I WAS READING THIS PERSON WAS NOTING A REVIEW OF SEATTLE, LIKE FIRST IMPRESSIONS, AND IT WAS THE IDEA THAT IT IS PART OF THE SEATTLE VALUES AND IT'S A YEAR- ROUND THING. IT'S NOT, HEY, LET'S DO THIS BECAUSE IT'S PRIDE MONTH. YOU SEE THE SYMBOLS AND ACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING SOMEBODY FROM THE OUTSIDE HAD NOTICED ABOUT SEATTLE, AND I THINK THAT REFLECTS WELL ON SEATTLE. AND, WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, PENDING ANY QUESTIONS. >> NOT A QUESTION BUT MORE A COMMENT. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THE SADLY TRAGIC EVENTS, ANTI- SEMITISM EVENTS IN D.C. AND BOULDER, COLORADO. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE -- I APPRECIATE YOU RAISING THAT, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AND JUST A REMINDER TO ALL OF US THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES HERE IN SEATTLE PARTICULARLY IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BECAUSE THESE TRAGEDIES HAPPEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THEY HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITIES HERE IN SEATTLE. AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RAISING YOUR VOICE. I WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO YOURS AND SAY THAT WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN IN SEATTLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT, YOU KNOW, PERPETUATING THE ANTI- SEMITISM THAT WE ARE SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THAT WE ARE A SUPPORT TO OUR JEWISH FOLKS HERE IN TOWN. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> THANK YOU. I WAS JUST ALSO GOING TO SAY WE HAD A DISCUSSION, MY TEAM IN THE MONDAY MORNING MEETING THIS MORNING ABOUT THE ANTI- SEMITIC ATTACKS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR ME, I DON'T TALK ABOUT IT OFTEN, BUT THERE'S NOTHING MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID THAN ANTI- SEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA HAVE NO PLACE HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU. >> I WAS GOING TO ADD IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE ALL APPRECIATE COLLECTIVELY YOU BRINGING THIS UP. I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING IN MY NOTES AS WELL. WE DO HAVE RESOURCES IN THE CITY. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO SULLY KAINE, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE GREATER SEATTLE JEWISH FEDERATION WANTING TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO BE PROACTIVE, NOT NECESSARILY REACTIVE, NOT EXPRESSING SORROW AND DISAPPOINTMENT AFTER THE FACT, AND SO IF WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT OFFLINE, BUT IF THERE IS AN OPENNESS TO OTHER FOLKS MAYBE MEETING, I KNOW WE'VE ALL -- WE ATTEND EVENTS SUCH AS JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES, SO WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH TALK WITH, AND INTERACT AND LEARN FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT IT COULD BE THAT THERE ARE SOME MORE STRUCTURED WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN SHOW OUR SUPPORT AND HELP BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN HERE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL SAY THE JEWISH COMMUNITY WOULD WELCOME THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THERE'S A LOT OF FEELING LIKE THERE IS A LACK OF SUPPORT, AND NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THIS. AND SO I KNOW THAT THEY WOULD WELCOME THAT CONVERSATION, AND I WOULD VERY MUCH WELCOME THATTHAT CONVERSATION JOINING YOU IN ANY MEETINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ABOUT HOW WE CAN BEST PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY HERE IN SEATTLE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF TEMPLES IN MY DISTRICT, AND OBVIOUSLY MY FAMILY IS JEWISH, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NOT JUST DEAR AND NEAR TO MY HEART AND MY JEWISH DAUGHTERS BUT ALSO JUST THE FACT THERE ARE SO MANY TEMPLES IN THE DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT AND SO MANY FOLKS IN OUR CITY NOT FEELING SUPPORTED. >> RIGHT. >> I DO THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. THAT'S ONE REASON WHY I'M MEETING WITH THEM, AND GENERALLY I DON'T SPEAK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL EVENTS. I CAN EASILY SPEAK, BASED ON MY BACKGROUND ON INTERNATIONAL EVENTS OR EVEN NATIONAL, I TRY TO KEEP MY SERVICE HERE IN SEATTLE LOCAL AND KIND OF KEEP THE FOCUS LOCAL. AND THIS IS ONE WAY TO DO IT. BUT AS I NOTED, WE CANNOT BE DIVORCED FROM THE FACT THAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING NATIONALLY AND IN OTHER STATES OR FEDERALLY IN D.C. WE DO NEED TO SPEAK UP, AND THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING IT, SHOWING UP AT A JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES LUNCHEON OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE OR, IN THIS CASE, HAVING A MEETING WITH THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE. AND I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE POINT THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WAS NOTING. >> AND IT'S NOT JUST REGARDLESS -- YES, I FIRMLY BELIEVE IN STAY IN OUR LANE, WHICH IS PRECISELY WHY I ABSTAINED FROM THE TWO RESOLUTIONS A COUPLE YEARS AGO THAT WERE PUT FORWARD. I ABSTAINED BECAUSE THEY WERE TELLING OUR NATIONAL DELEGATION TO DO SOMETHING ALSO BECAUSE THE JEWISH COMMUNITY WAS VOICING STRONG OPPOSITION TO THAT. IN GENERAL I DO TAKE THAT, BUT WE ALSO NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN HERE. IT'S THE NEXT ACT OF VANDALISM AT A TEMPLE, ET CETERA, SO, ANYWAY, I AM JUST EXPRESSING THAT I COME AT THE CONVERSATION WITH HUMILITY, NOT KNOWING IF THERE IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT WE COULD BE DOING. >> DEFINITELY. >> I'M SORRY JUST TO JUMP IN. IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY AND AVAILABILITY FOR ME TO JOIN YOU AT THAT -- >> YES. I WILL -- NOTE TO SULLY KAINE WE HAVE SOME MEETINGS COMING UP. >> I HAVE JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN MY DISTRICT, THE AMOUNT OF SYNAGOGUES, THE TIME I'VE SPENT WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN YOU. >> THE KEY THING IS WE CANNOT HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR CITY UNLESS WE LOOK OUT FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES WHO FACE THOSE CHALLENGES WHETHER IT'S, AS WE MENTIONED, LGBTQ EARLIER, THE JEWISH COMMUNITY -- THERE'S OTHERS. SO WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR THOSE, THE MINORITIES, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE A VOICE, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, BRINGING THAT BACK INTO ESSENTIALLY MY WHEELHOUSE. THANK YOU. OVER TO YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU. SO TOMORROW, ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA, AS NOTED BEFORE, WE DO HAVE THE -- LET'S SEE IF I CAN FIND THE RESOLUTION. ANYWAY, IT IS RESOLUTION 32 -- I KNOW IT STARTS WITH 32 BECAUSE THEY ALL DO RIGHT NOW. IT IS THE KIOSK GRANT, THE RESOLUTION GRANTING 32170 GRANTING CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL TO THE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN, OPERATION INTERACTIVE KIOSKS SO THAT IS GOING TO BE UP FOR A VOTE. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP YOUR AMENDMENTS THAT YOU WILL HAVE. I BELIEVE THERE IS ANOTHER AMENDMENT THAT IS ALSO ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. I MUST SAY THAT I AM IN STRONG STRONG TO AMENDMENT B THAT WOULD LIMIT THE TERM FROM ITS PRESENTLY 16. 5 YEARS IN THE LEGISLATION SENT DOWN BY MAYOR HARRELL. THIS WOULD LIMIT IT TO TEN YEARS. AND MY OPPOSITION, THAT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND FOLKS THAT STAND TO BENEFIT FROM THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE KIOSK PROGRAM IS THE CAPITAL OUTLAY, INITIAL CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR THOSE TECHNICAL MACHINES WILL BE -- IS EXTREMELY GREAT, AND SO, THEREFORE, NOT HAVING THE PREDICTABILITY AND THE CERTAINTY THAT THE REVENUE WILL BE COMING IN A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF TIME TO MAKEMAKE FOR THAT OUTLAY OF EXPENSES IN THE BEGINNING IS WHAT GIVES PAUSE. I SEE THIS AMENDMENT AS A POISON PILL. YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY, BUT I DO BELIEVE IT IS -- IT WILL DAMAGE THE VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE THAT I DO OPPOSE THAT. AND WE'VE HAD SOME EMAILS THAT ARE STARTING TO COME IN FROM, FOR EXAMPLE, MIKE T OF THE BALLARD ALLIANCE. EVERYBODY TO BE PREPARED FOR THE MEETING, PLEASE, YOU KNOW, BE PREPARED. ASK FOR A BRIEFING FROM CENTRAL STAFF OR FROM OUR COLLEAGUE OR FROM SOMEONE WHO WRITES IN ABOUT THESE AMENDMENTS AND TRY TO GET A BIG PICTURE ON WHAT IT WOULD DO FOR THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR THESE SUBSEQUENT ORDINANCE THAT COMES FORWARD BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING, AND I TOTALLY GET WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PROCESS AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH TIME, AND THESE AMENDMENTS ARE -- I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WERE PUBLISHED -- FRIDAY -- AND SO I'M GETTING MY MIND AROUND THE IMPACT ON THE PROJECT IN GENERAL AND ITS VIABILITY. SO IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN NOW AND 2:00 TOMORROW TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE PROS AND CONS. SO, ANYWAY, THAT IS ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA. AND THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA. LET'S SEE, GOING BACK AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE AGENDA WILL BE ON JUNE 12th, NEXT THURSDAY. WE'RE STILL FINALIZING THE FULL AGENDA BUT THERE WILL LIKELY -- WELL, WE'LL HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE THAT SETS THE TERMS FOR THAT PROGRAM AND THE REASON WHY IT HAS TO BE AT THIS TIME IS BECAUSE OF THE TIME LINE IT WOULD TAKE TO POSSIBLY HAVE THEM INSTALLED BY, FILL IN THE BLANK, WORLD CUP SEASON. THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY THING IT WILL BENEFIT. IN ANY CASE, THAT'S COMING UP IN COMMITTEE, AND WE COULD HAVE AN AUDITOR'S REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS PAST YEAR IF THERE IS TIME FOR THAT DISCUSSION. LAST FRIDAY I ATTENDED THE WALKING TOUR ORGANIZED BY -- A WALKING TOUR ORGANIZED BY TIM GATOS, WHO IS A D- 5 RESIDENT. HE ALSO LEADS TOGETHER WASHINGTON ANDAND IF I JOINED BY RESIDENTS WHERE WE DISCUSSED EVERYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, SMALL BUSINESS AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN ACTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT AND IT NEEDS SOME LOVE. AND THEN I ALSO MET WITH RITA MAHER, THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TAZVIR WHICH, FUN FACT, HAPPENS TO BE THE WORLD'S ONLY QUALIFYING SOUTH A SIAN FILM FESTIVAL. WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THIS? THEY HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CINEMA IN COLUMBIA CITY, AND IT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY HAVE A A BECAUSE THEY DO PUT ON THIS FESTIVAL EVERY YEAR, BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE SUPPORT THAT THEY PROVIDE THE FILM COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE IN THIS REGION AND THE PULL THAT THEY HAVE OF PRODUCTIONS FROM MAJOR STUDIOS IS QUITE A POSITIVE -- WELL, IT'S AN ASSET FOR THE INDUSTRY HERE. AND SO, AS I'M READING MY -- THEY'LL BE TAKING OVER THE SPACE IN COLUMBIA CITY THAT'S LONG HOUSED CINEMAS AND I EXTEND MY GRATITUDE FOR EVERYONE FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THAT SECTOR. SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT. I MET WITH SOME MEMBERS OF THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. YOU'LL PROBABLY BE -- CAPITAL DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL -- YES, NEWLY FORMED. TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT RESIDENTS OF OUR DOWNTOWN CORE FACE. SPOILER ALERT, THEY ASKED THAT THE DOWNTOWN CORE BE REFERRED TO AS A MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ELEVATE THE FACT IT HAS MORE RESIDENTS THAN ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDING BELLTOWN. SO THEY WANT PLANNERS AND CITY OFFICIALS TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, RETAIL, TRANSPORTATION, ET CETERA. SO I GOT THE MESSAGE, AND YOU'LL BE PROBABLY HEARING IT, TOO. SATURDAY, I WANT TO SAY, YES, I JOINED SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES AT THE PRIDE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH OFFICIALLY TO EVERYONE HERE TODAY AND OUT THERE. I PUT OUT A LITTLE NOTICE YESTERDAY. IT WAS GREAT SEEING EVERYBODY TOGETHER. NOT JUST COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE MAYOR BUT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY COMING COMING TOGETHER AROUND THE NECESSITY TO RECOGNIZE THE DECADES OF ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY THAT BROUGHT US TO THIS POINTPOINT ALSO THE WORK OF THE LGBT COMMISSION TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS, INCLUSION AND EQUITY FOR CITY EMPLOYEES. THAT'S THEIR JOB FIRST AND WHAT MORE WE CAN DO POLICY WISE TO PROTECT OUR LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. THAT WAS IN THE MORNING. I MISSED THE 5K. YOU DIDN'T MENTIONED 5K, BUT THAT WAS GOING ON, ALSO. THE WATERFRONT PARK, SORRY TO MISS THAT. IN THE EVENING I ATTENDED THE EVERGREEN ANNUAL FUND-RAISER. THIS TIME IT WAS AT THE SUMMIT. THE BIG, NEW, GORGEOUS CONVENTION CENTER, WHICH IS AN INDICATION -- IT USUALLY IS AT BELLTOWN FOR LUNCH. THAT WAS A BIG STEP. IT'S A MANIFESTATION OF THEIR GROWTH AND THE GROWING SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS FROM THE COMMUNITY. IT'S ALL ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE TAKE THE FIRST STEP TO RECOVERY. RECOVERY IS DEFINED IN MANY WAYS. I DEFINE IT AS HELPING PEOPLE GET THEIR LIVES BACK TOGETHER AND ALSO HAVE LIVES TO LIVE WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH FENTANYL. IN ANY CASE, THERE'S STILL TIME TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION. ALL RIGHT. THIS EVENING I'LL BE ATTENDING THE PORTAGE BAY ANNUAL ICE CREAM COMMUNITY COUNCIL. IT'S A GOOD CHANCE FOR ME TO CONNECT WITH NEIGHBORS AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR ISSUES AND UPDATE THEM ON THE WORK WE'RE DOING ON COUNCIL. TOMORROW I WILL BE JOINING THE CITY ATTORNEY DAVIDSON, CHIEF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, NATALIE WALTON ANDERSON AT THE SOUTHWEST PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING, OR MAYBE THE OTHER WAY AROUND. SO THAT WILL BE INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE FOR ME. AND THEN, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE STUFF I SAID? GO AHEAD. >> ACTUALLY, I SAID EARLIER ABOUT THE NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL. I KNOW YOU SAID SOUTHWEST. THE NORTH ONE IS ACTUALLY WEDNESDAY, NOT THURSDAY. I GAVE THE WRONG DAY ACCIDENTALLY FOR THAT COMMUNITY IMPACT. THAT'S WEDNESDAY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT CORRECTION. ANYTHING ELSE? WE'RE GOING TO BREAK INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION SOON. BEFORE WE DO, COLLEAGUES, DEPART FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION I JUST FEEL IT'S INCUMBENT FOR ME TO ADDRESS THE RECENT DISRUPTION IN OUR CHAMBERS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST FEW WEEKS HAVING TO DO WITH THE ETHICS LEGISLATION BUT NOT NECESSARILY JUST ABOUT THAT. WE'VE SEEN THIS STARTING TO COME OUT ON OTHER THINGS INCLUDING LAST YEAR, FEBRUARY, ET CETERA, AND JUST PROVIDE TO YOU SOME INSIGHT ON HOW AND WHY CERTAINCERTAIN ARE MADE ON MY PART AS PRESIDING OFFICER OF COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. ALL RIGHT, I JUST WANTED TO, FIRST OF ALL, SAY THAT, TO BE CLEAR, DISRUPTIONS IN CHAMBERS INHIBIT OUR ABILITY TO GOVERN AND IS AGAINST COUNCIL RULES FRANKLY. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MAY FEEL FRUSTRATED WITH CERTAIN POLICY PROPOSALS, THIS DISAGREEMENT DOES NOT GRANT ANYONE THE LICENSE TO BLOCK OUR CONSIDERATION OF IT OR TAKE OVER A PUBLIC MEETING AND IMPEDE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. ULTIMATELY, EVERY TIME WE ALLOW FOR A DISRUPTION, WHATEVER FORM IT MIGHT TAKE, A CHANT, MULTIPLE CHANTS, PROTESTERS SCREAMING "SHUT UP" AT OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS OR FELLOW COMMENTERS OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, NOT ONLY ARE WE ALLOWING OUR RULES TO BE BROKEN, WE'RE ALSO PREVENTING OUR ABILITY TO DO OUR JOB. WHAT THE VIEWING PUBLIC MAY NOT KNOW WHEN THEY'RE LISTENING TO OUR AWARD GOING OVER THE AWARD WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL, THEY'RE HEARING OUR VOICE FROM THE MICROPHONE, AND THEY CAN'T HEAR THE LOUDNESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE ROOM, AND THEY DON'T ALSO REALIZE THAT WE CANNOT HEAR EACH OTHER VERY WELL BECAUSE IT'S NOT PROJECTED. WHAT WE'RE SAYING INTO THE MIC IS NOT PROJECTED VERY WELL OVER THE LOUDSPEAKER, SO THAT'S SOMETIMES WHY I CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU ARE TELLING ME WHEN THERE'S LOUDNESS IN THE ROOM. THE POINT IS THAT WE CAN'T HEAR EACH OTHER, AND THAT MAKES IT HARD TO GOVERN. AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL SAY IT, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR A REASON AND NO INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP IS ABOVE THEM. WE WILL BE HAVING RULES AND PROCEDURES EVERY TWO YEARS. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO, BY OUR RULES, REVISE THE RULES, LOOK AT THE RULES, ADD OR SUBTRACT FROM THE RULES. WE HAVE THOSE FOR A REASON AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SIDE YOU AGREE WITH POLICY WISE, BLATANT DISREGARD INHIBITS OUR ABILITY TO DO OUR JOB. AND IT PREVENTS OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM BEING ABLE TO SHARE THEIR FEEDBACK WHICH IS AND PUBLIC COMMENT IS ABOUT THE PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO INFORM COUNCIL OF THEIR OPINIONS ON THE VOTES WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE. SO IT DOES -- IT MESSES UP THAT WHOLE PROCESS. IF MY DECISIONS WHEN FACED WITH DISRUPTIONS MAY SEEM ARBITRARY, I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT A LOT OF HOURS GO INTO -- AND DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH TIME WE GET, WE GET ADVANCED NOTICE, A LOT OF TIME GOES INTO FIGURING OUT WHAT IS THE BEST THING FOR ME TO DO WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC COMMENT, HOW MUCH TIME TO PROVIDE, WHAT ELSE IS ON THE AGENDA, ET CETERA, OR SHOULD I STRAIGHT UP FOLLOW THE RULES AND GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS OF GETTING PEOPLE REMOVED FROM CHAMBERS IF THEY DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES? I NEVER WANT TO TAKE THAT STEP. THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS OPTION IS TO CONTINUE OUR MEETING BY ZOOM FROM OUR CHAMBERS SO THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH THE BUSINESS OF THE PEOPLE. SO I JUST WANT TO, FOR CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY -- I WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY MIND, BUT IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENT OF RESPECT AND SAFETY FOR -- NOT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT ALSO FOR YOU ALL AND ALSO FOR OUR STAFF THAT IS SITTING THERE AT THE TABLE AS WELL. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING ON IN MY MIND. SO I REPEAT THAT I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MY COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND DEPARTMENTAL STAFF WHILE PRESERVING EVERYONE'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH. THAT MEANS FOLLOWING OUR RULES AND PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES, TO MAINTAIN ORDER AND RESPECT IN CHAMBERS. AND IF THAT CAN'T HAPPEN, THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS WAY IS TO GET THROUGH OUR AGENDA IS TO LEAVE CHAMBERS AND FINISH THE MEETING VIA ZOOM, AGAIN, WITH THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON ENSURING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN CONTINUE VIEWING THE MEETING FROM SAM SMITH. THE MEDIA CAN BE THERE, FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS ARE -- THEY ARE RESPECTED AND ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND FOR MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ENSURED THOSE RIGHTS. OKAY, THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT. I WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. IF YOU WOULD HAVE -- GO AHEAD. >> QUESTION, COMMENT HERE. THANK YOU FOR THAT OVERVIEW, BECAUSE OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'VE ALSO SEEN THAT DECISION NOT TO LET EVERYONE SPEAK AND THE DISRUPTIONS IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT DISRUPTIONS THAT DO NOT LET US HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT OR DO OUR JOBS ON COUNCIL ARE SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE WHETHER THE YELLING AT YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, TO SHUT UP WHILE SPEAKING, OR DISRESPECTFUL TO OTHER COLLEAGUES WAS SIMPLY DISRESPECTFUL. I'M JUST STATING THAT FOR THE RECORD. ALSO, THERE WAS SOMEBODY GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT LAST WEEK THAT RAN AGAINST ME. WE HAVE VERY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORLD, AND THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING YELLED OVER. AND THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE. HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE THAT LISTENING TO PUBLIC COMMENT IS PART OF OUR JOBS. IT'S NOT A HOWEVER, ACTUALLY. THAT'S AN AND LISTEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT IS PART OF OUR JOBS. I BELIEVE CUTTING OFF PUBLIC COMMENTERS ESPECIALLY ON CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS NOT JUST UNACCEPTABLE, IT'S COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. I MEAN, THE QUESTION HERE IS HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE TAKEN RECESSES OR CLEARED THE CHAMBERS WHEN WE COULD HAVE LET THE FIVE REMAINING COMMENTERS SPEAK? I THINK WE'VE FALLEN INTO A HABIT OF PREEMPTIVELY CUTTING OFF PUBLIC COMMENT WITH THE THINKING, WELL, IF WE LET EVERYONE GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, THEN DISRUPTIONS AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, THERE WILL STILL BE THOSE DISRUPTIONS AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE I DON'T KNOW. IT'S NOT WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE PAST. WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT PREEMPTIVELY CUTTING OFF PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ARE CREATING MORE TENSION. THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS WAY TO RETURN TO OUR BUSINESS IS TO COMPLETE PUBLIC COMMENT. IF WE SIMPLY LET EVERYONE A CHANCE TO SPEAK, WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH OUR BUSINESS FASTER. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> AND, IF AND WHEN YOU ARE EVER PRESIDENT, YOU CAN MAKE THOSE RULES. AS I SAID, I HAVE TO WEIGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS, INCLUDING THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE NEED TO GET TO A RESOLUTION THAT WILL HONOR GEORGEGEORGE BEFORE HIS FAMILY HAD TO LEAVE CHAMBERS, AND SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, YES, OUR PUBLIC COMMENT, OUR COUNCIL RULES SAY THAT COUNCIL RULES SHALL NOT EXCEED 20 MINUTES. AND THEY PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS DO WITHOUT ME ASKING TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND GO DOWN THE LINE AND HAVE PEOPLE EXPRESS WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD SUSPEND THE RULES. THERE IS ACTUALLY A PROPOSED RULE CHANGE THAT WILL REQUIRE THAT AFTER EVERY 20 MINUTES THE RULES HAVE TO BE FORMALLY EXTENDED, AND I DO THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA, BECAUSE FRANKLY, I DON'T LIKE BEING THE PERSON TO DECIDE EVERY SINGLE TIME WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD GO OVER OR NOT AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME I HAVE DECIDED TO -- WE BY, SORT OF, TRADITION -- WE'VE TAKEN ON THE HABIT OF JUST LETTING PUBLIC COMMENT GO ON WITHOUT STOPPING IT RIGHT BEFORE EVERY 20 MINUTES, WHICH ARE OUR COUNCIL RULES, AND WE DO THAT TOO, BECAUSE OF THE SPIRIT I HAVE EXPRESSED MANY TIMES, AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE IN COMMITTEE, THAT IT'S BEST TO LET EVERYBODY SPEAK. HOWEVER, WHEN PEOPLE ARE DISOBEYING COUNCIL RULES THAT PROHIBIT DISRUPTION IN SO MANY WAYS, I HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE BAD PRECEDENT AND, ALSO, THE CHANTING AND THE YELLING AND THE DISRESPECT SHOWN IN BETWEEN COUNCIL COMMENTS ADDS TIME. I WAS ACTUALLY TIMING, YOU KNOW -- THEY WENT FROM 15 SECONDS, 32 SECONDS. IT WASN'T ON AND ON AND ON. I DO NOT WANT TO -- I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE NERVOUS, AFRAID TO COME TO PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE THAT IS THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY MIGHT ENCOUNTER. I HAVE GOT TO MAINTAIN AN ORDERLY ENVIRONMENT. AND WHEN I SET A TIME THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO, TWICE OVER OUR COUNCIL RULES THAT LIMIT IT TO 20 MINUTES, THEN -- AND IF I STATE THAT CLEARLY, THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. I DON'T CHANGE COURSE MIDSTREAM. I DON'T CHANGE THE RULES JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY -- JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE 17 MORE PEOPLE IN PUBLIC COMMENT, BECAUSE, AS WE HAD SEEN LEADING UP TO THAT, THERE WAS A LOT OF -- THERE WAS A LOT OF TIME TAKEN IN BETWEEN COMMENTERS SO THERE WAS NO WAY KNOWING WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN TIME -- IN 17 MINUTES, OF COURSE, NOT 20 MINUTES, ET CETERA. SO THAT IS WHY I HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION, AND I WILL DO -- I WILL DO THE AUDIENCE JUSTICE AND OUR PUBLIC COMMENTORS JUSTICE BY STICKING TO THE RULE I STICK WITH BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAIR TO CHANGE. SO, ANYWAY, YOU HAVE YOUR OPINION ON HOW TO DEAL WITH PUBLIC COMMENT-YOU ARE WELCOME TO THAT AND EXERCISING THAT IN YOUR COMMITTEES AS SEEN FIT. I ASK THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF THOUGHT THAT GOES INTO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO INVITE CRITICISM ON THE BODY. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT -- >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT -- >> GO ON? >> ACTUALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S EXPLANATION AND ALSO MOVING FORWARD, LOOK, I'M JUST GOING TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. NO ONE WANTS TO GO BACK TO THE OLD WAY WHERE PEOPLE TOOK OVER COUNCIL CHAMBERS. NOBODY COULD HEAR ANYONE AND IT WAS JUST EVERYONE YELLING AND SCREAMING ALL OF THE TIME. THAT, TO ME, IS NOT EXERCISING FREE SPEECH BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T HEAR PEOPLE THEN YOU ARE DISRESPECTING THEIR FREE SPEECH. SO I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ORDER. WE HAVE ORDER ON PURPOSE SO WE CAN HEAR EVERYBODY. I DON'T THINK THAT ANYONE -- AND I HAVE HEARD FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH HAVING THE CHAOS IN CHAMBERS WHERE NO ONE CAN HEAR ANYONE, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY COME TO HEAR -- I MEAN, TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND NO ONE CAN HEAR THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL SHOUTING. THAT'S NOT HAVING RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER. THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY RESPECTING FREE SPEECH, AND IT IS ALSO MEANT TO BE DISRUPTIVE TO WHAT THE WORK THAT THIS BODY HAS TO DO. SO I ACTUALLY -- WE ARE ALL HERE TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE, TO LISTEN TO CONSTITUENTS, TO LISTEN TO ALL VOICES INCLUDING THE ONES THAT DON'T AGREE WITH US, BUT WE ARE NOT HERE FOR DISRUPTIONS AND TO HAVE PEOPLE DISRESPECT EACH OTHER IN THE NAME, SUPPOSEDLY, OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUT NO ONE CAN SPEAK EXCEPT FOR THEM. THAT IS NOT RESPECTFUL AND THAT IS NOT WHAT FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS ABOUT. IT'S SO THAT EVERYONE CAN HEAR WHAT SOMEONE HAS TO SAY. I APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING HOW WE'RE GOING TO -- HOW WE'VE BEEN DOING -- HOW YOU'VE BEEN DECIDING TO DO THINGS. I AM IN AGREEMENT AND, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I DON'T THINK ANYONE WANTS TO GO BACK TO THE OLD WAY WHERE IT WAS JUST LOUDNESS AND CHAOS IN THE AUDIENCE, AND I THINK THAT IS, AS OF LATE, WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING. I THINK FORMER COUNCILMEMBER SALLANT HAS BROUGHT PEOPLE HERE TO BE DISRUPTIVE. THIS IS NOT HER PLATFORM. IF SHE WANTS TO COME SPEAK, SHE CAN. SHE HAS FREEDOM OF SPEECH. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE HERE FOR EVERYBODY AND TO HEAR EVERYONE BECAUSE THAT IS TRUE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. AND AS SOMEONE WHO WORKED FOR THE ACLU IN THE PAST, THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT INCLUDING LISTENING TO FOLKS YOU MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. SO I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE OLD DAYS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HERE AND WE HAVE ORDER IN CHAMBER SO THAT EVERYONE CAN SPEAK INCLUDING COUNCILMEMBER SALLANT, IF SHE WANTS TO SPEAK, THAT'S GREAT. I'M HEAR TO HEAR HER. AND I'M HEAR PRETEND TO SAY THE PROTECT SPEECH BUT THEN THEY DON'T ALLOW THE RESPECT FOR EVERYONE ELSE TO SPEAK. THANK YOU FOR HOW YOU'RE HANDLING AND I, FOR ONE, AM VERY SUPPORTIVE. >> THANK YOU. AND THE WAY OUT OF THIS INCONSISTENCY OF HAVING RULES THAT PROHIBIT CERTAIN BEHAVIOR AND THEN LETTING THAT BEHAVIOR GO ON IS ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO GO BACK TO A DIFFERENT WAY OR WANTS TO GET RID OF HOW WE DEFINE DISRUPTION, THEY ARE WELCOME TO PUT FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TO OUR RULES. I JUST DON'T LIKE -- IF RULES ARE THERE, THEY SHOULD BE FOLLOWED. THEREFORE, THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE OUR PROCEDURES SO WE ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES WE SET FOR OURSELVES. ALL RIGHT, I HAVE TO SAY WHAT IS HAPPENING NEXT. ALL RIGHT. AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONCEIVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LITIGATION. THE EXECUTIVE -- THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WITH CITY ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS PRESENT TO MAKE SURE QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR OPEN SESSION. I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END BY -- ALL RIGHT, NOW I HAVE TO DO MATH -- 4:15 -- >> I HAVE 4:10. >> I EXPECT THE TIME TO END BY 4:10. IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME I WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND THE EXPECTED DURATION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURN. THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING IS ON JUNE 9th, 2025, AT 2:00 P.M. THE COUNCIL'S NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. COUNCILMEMBERS, PLEASE LOGON TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING FROM THE LINK ON ZOOM. >> JOY, DON'T FORGET TO LOG ON.