IS TO: 04, I AM SARA NELSON COUNCIL PRESIDENT. IS CALLED THE ROLE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE MIKE MAX HERE . >> RINCK? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> HERE . >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ? >> HERE . >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> HERE. >> SIX PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK WILL BE EXCUSED WITHOUT OBJECTION . WITH NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK IS EXCUSED . THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY SO, WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL COUNTER AND WORK PROGRAM . LET US KNOW HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP. >> EIGHT IN PERSON AND THREE REMOTE. >> LET'S GIVE EVERYONE TWO MINUTES AND START WITH IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. >> OKAY, SO, WILL MODERATE , 20 MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THE REGISTERED, WE WILL CALL WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS, BEGIN SPEAKING BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING THOMAS SPEAKERS WILL CURE CHINA WITH 10 SECONDS ON LEFT AND AT TIME , YOUR MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED. THE FIRST IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS MINUTE HOUSTON FOLLOWED BY ALEX ZIMMERMAN -- THE DEFENDANT WAS A WOMAN AND NOT A MAN, DEFENDANT, GEORGIA PHILLIPS , PDR REQUEST, THEY TOLD THE JUDGE THE DEFENDANT WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR AND THAT IS WHY SHE COULD NOT GET ON THE VAN. HERE IS THE AUDIO. >> THERE ARE A COUPLE DIFFERENT COMPLICATIONS THAT CAME UP WITH THAT. MEDICAL ISSUES, DENYING EVEN TO GET ON THE BUS. SHE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO GET ON THE BUS. WHEELCHAIR-BOUND, HAVING BEEN SHOT IN THE LIGHT PREVIOUSLY. >> THAT WAS THE JUDGE RESPONDING TO THE LAWYER STATEMENT AND THE JUDGE DOES NOT DISMISS THE CASE. HERE IS THE REST OF THE AUDIO. >> DENY WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO DISMISS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE ALL THE RIGHT INFORMATION. >> EVERY PART OF THE CITY ATTORNEY STATEMENT ABOUT THAT CASE WAS FALSE, THE JUDGE NEVER FOUND -- NEVER DISMISS THE CASE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS WALKED BACK THEIR POSITION IN DISQUALIFYING THIS JUDGE FROM HEARING CRIMINAL CASES BUT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY PUT OUT A STATEMENT IMPUGNING A SITTING JUDGE , TARNISHING HER REPUTATION BY EXTENSION OF THE JUDICIARY , THEY HAVE NEVER TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND I WANT TO REITERATE THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD ISSUE A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE CITY ATTORNEY TO RETRACT THE FALSE STATEMENTS THAT THEY MADE. THANK YOU. >> ALEX ZIMMERMAN. AND THEN TIA. >> MY NAME IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN. TRUMP SUPPORTER FROM BEGINNING , I HAVE 6000 DAYS OF TRESPASS, DIFFERENT COUNCIL , I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA NUMBER 3, APPOINTMENT FOR MY COMMISSION, I TRIED FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS A DOZEN TIMES BUT NOBODY APPROVED ME. YOU HAVE 6000 DAY OF TRESPASS. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] YOU ARE SMART. BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE YOU DO NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO ME. THIS MEANS I AM VERY GOOD. YES. MY QUESTION TO THE IDIOT WHO SIT HERE, MAYBE IT IS TIME TO ELECT ALEX AMMERMAN AS PRESIDENT OF KING COUNTY. HE GO FOR $450,000. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] THEY CUT ME THREE TIMES FOR THREE YEARS, SMART , ABSOLUTELY. VIVA TRUMP! VIVA NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] THEY ARE MENTALLY SICK NAZI FACIST PIG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> TIA, PLEASE, THANK YOU. THEN, SANDY SMITH. >> MY NAME IS TIA, I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED CONSENT DECREE LEGISLATION AND ITS CRITICAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN SEATTLE . I WANT TO OPEN BY EXPRESSING MY APPRECIATION FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, SEATTLE POLICE, FIRE, PARAMEDICS, AND OUR CARE TEAM, THEIR DEDICATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY IN MY VULNERABLE COMMUNITY . I RECOGNIZE THE IMMENSE CHALLENGES THAT FIRST RESPONDER SPACE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO THEM THEY NEED TO EFFECTIVELY DO THEIR DUTIES . SPECIFIC, I SUPPORT THE EXPANSION AND DIVERSITY IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE TO A GOOD MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL WORKERS , AND OTHER TRAINED SPECIALISTS WHO CAN PROVIDE APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE IN SITUATIONS THAT DO NOT ALWAYS REQUIRE -- FIRST RESPONSE IS CRUCIAL FOR ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF MY COMMUNITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES AT LARGE . WE MUST ENSURE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED THE RIGHT KIND OF HELP AT THE RIGHT TIME. I ALSO SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT ADDRESSES DE-ESCALATION TRAINING AND USE OF ALTERNATE CONFLICT RESOLUTION TECHNIQUES TO MINIMIZE THE USE OF FORCE AND PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY SAFETY. A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY MUST INCLUDE CITIZEN LET ACCOUNTABILITY, A COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND PERFORM , AND STRONG SUPPORT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS . TRUE PUBLIC SAFETY IS BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF TRUST, TRANSPARENCY , AND ACCOUNTABILITY. BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN CREATE A SAFER AND MORE JUST AND MORE EQUITABLE CITY FOR ALL. >> SANDY? FOLLOWING SANDY WILL BE STEVE. >> STILL A LITTLE TALLER THAN I AM. I HAVE BEEN A BUSINESS OWNER AND RESIDENT OF PINEHURST SQUARE FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND I'M HERE PRIMARILY ON BEHALF OF CIRCLE THE SQUARE, OVER 100 MEMBERS , CITIZEN LET WORK WHERE WE ENGAGE WITH OTHERS TO MAKE IT SAFER, HEALTHIER FOR ALL OF US. WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN THAT, THE NIGHTCLUB THING, AMEN, THAT IS WHERE WE GOT OUR TROUBLE. WE WANT TO CALL OUT YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING THE SOCIAL WORKER LED INTERVENTIONS AND TRAUMA INFORMED RESPONSES. WE SEE THE CARE MEMBERS ON THE STREET, WE GET TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. A WEEK AGO, WE HAD A PERSON WITH A KNIFE IN PIONEER SQUARE I CANNOT TELL WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. WHETHER IT WOULD BE A BIG DEAL OR LITTLE DEAL AND THE POLICE RESPONSE WAS SO MEASURED AND BEAUTIFUL , NOTHING BAD HAPPENED. WE HAVE THOSE THINGS REGULARLY AND I WANT TO SAY, I LIVE THERE LONG ENOUGH SO THAT I REMEMBER WHEN WE KNEW OUR BEAT COPS . WE WOULD HAVE COFFEE TOGETHER. SOME OF THAT IS COMING BACK. WE SOMETIMES HAVE THE OFFICERS IN THE SQUARE AND WE WILL STOP IN AND SAY, HOW IS IT GOING? THIS IS HOW WE WANT TO GET BACK INTO THE GOODNESS. ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US, WE THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING FOR A SAFER AND MORE HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL . MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU . >> AFTER STEVE WE HAVE CHARLOTTE. >> MOST OF YOU KNOW ME BY NOW, I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, A FOUNDING MEMBER OF ROUGHLY 180 RESIDENT THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR CITY AND ESPECIALLY IN WEST SEATTLE AND AROUND THE ARBOR AVENUE POINT AREA. WHEN WE WORK AS PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY OUR UNIQUE SAFETY NEEDS, WE HAVE SUCCESS . OUR CITY PARTNERS ARE SOMETIMES HAVE LACK OF STAFFING , AS IS THE CASE WITH THE POLICE FROM AND THE BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS SOMETIMES GETS IN THE WAY. GENERALLY, WE FIND THEM TO BE VERY RESPONSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE. GETTING PAST THE WE VERSUS US MENTALITY AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH MUTUAL RESPECT , ESPECIALLY WITH FRONTLINE FIRST RESPONDERS, IS PARAMOUNT TO MAKING SEATTLE THE SAFEST OF CITIES. IT WILL BE CRITICAL OF SEATTLE TO RETURN TO A FULLY STAFFED , DIVERSE AND WELL-TRAINED OF COMPASSIONATE POLICE OFFICERS , CARE TEAM MEMBERS , FIREFIGHTERS , EMTs , AMONG OTHERS, COMMITTED TO BUILDING SAFETY IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS AND ACCOUNTABLE, NOT ONLY TO THE COMMITTEE, BUT THEMSELVES. SEATTLE CITIZENS DESERVE A SAFE CITY AND FIRST RESPONDERS DESERVE OUR RESPECT. AT UTMOST GRATITUDE. PLEASE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IN RECOGNITION OF THE PEOPLE WE RELY UPON EVERY DAY FOR SAFETY AND PEACE IN OUR LIVES. LET'S NEVER EVER RETURN TO A DEFUND THE POLICE MENTALITY. THANK YOU. >> CHARLOTTE, NONPROFIT , NEARLY 400, PART OF A FAMILY OF RETIRED FIRE AND RETIRE LAW-ENFORCEMENT, RESOLUTION 32167 IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, SEATTLE FINALLY PULLING THE DAGGER OUT OF THE BACK OF CITY POLICE OFFICERS NEEDED TO BUILD TRUST WITH THEM . IN THESE CHAMBERS, THERE WERE OFTEN DEHUMANIZED , WE CITIZENS RECOGNIZED , MANY OTHERS RECOGNIZED, HOW BRAVE THESE HUMANS ARE. RAVE MEN AND WOMEN EVERY DAY RUNNING TO DANGER TO HELP STRANGERS , THEY ARE NOT RUNNING AWAY FROM IT. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE , THIS RESOLUTION SETS THE CITY PRIORITIES STRAIGHT , I THINK, PLACING THE VALUE ON HUMAN LIFE FAR ABOVE THE VALUE OF POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES WHICH SHOULD BREAK DOWN HERE. SOME OF THOSE VERY RADICAL AND DIVISIVE , DEFUNDING POLICIES WERE PREDICTABLY DISASTROUS. TOO MANY CITIZENS AND FAR TOO MANY CHILDREN ARE DYING STILL ACROSS WEST SEATTLE, I AND OTHERS ARE ADVOCATING FOR SAFETY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS AS WE GO INTO SOME, TYPICALLY AND HISTORICALLY OUR MOST DANGEROUS SEASON AND TODAY WE STAND WITH OVER 300 OFFICERS SHORT. NEVER AGAIN . WE ALL HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE SEATTLE BETTER AND SAFER , AND MY MESSAGE IS , LET'S GET IT DONE. THANK YOU. >> WE NOW HAVE VICTORIA PALMER AND THEN GARY LEE. >> HELLO , COUNCILMEMBERS , MY NAME IS VICTORIA PALMER, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF THE KING COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, AND A RESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 . I AM HERE TODAY TO APPLY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR INTRODUCING RESOLUTION 32167 RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF OUR SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS , FIRE DEPARTMENT , AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY . WHILE MAINTAINING ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPASSION. WE APPLAUD THIS RESOLUTION , RECOGNIZING THAT THE THIEF ON THE POLICE IN 2020 WAS MORE PUBLIC POLICY AND MARKING THAT SEATTLE IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO CORRECTING THIS MISTAKE AND WE SUPPORT THE CITY COUNCIL IN HIS PROGRESS TO RESTORING GOOD GOVERNANCE, REGARDLESS OF PARTY AFFILIATION AND WE ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO VOTE YES ON THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. >> I AM GARY LEE FROM CID AND I WANT TO SUPPORT THAT RESOLUTION AND ECHO WHAT THESE PEOPLE BEHIND ME HAVE SAID. I AM APPRECIATIVE OF MOVING FORWARD FROM THIS DEFUND THE POLICE MOVEMENT. WE APPRECIATE THE POLICE FOLKS, THEY ARE SERVING THE CITY , ESPECIALLY CID, AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL . LIKE YOU SO MUCH. >> THAT WAS OUR LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER. WE WILL MOVE INTO REMOTE SPEAKERS . AS A REMINDER TO OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS, PRESS STAR 6. WE WILL BEGIN WITH HOWARD DALE FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAYNES. GO AHEAD, HOWARD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. DISTRICT 7 , AS WE HEARD AS RECENTLY AS YESTERDAY, COUNCILMEMBERS WHO OFTEN AND PASSIONATELY DUMP -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] TWO WEEKS AGO, THE SPD KILLED EIGHT WHO WAS BRANDISHING A WEAPON OR WHO HAD NO WEAPON , 14 OF THESE PEOPLE WERE CLEARLY EXPRESSING A SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE SPD KILLINGS WAS CLEARED OR ACCEPTED AS LAWFUL AND PROPER BUT ALL PARTS OF OUR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT TODAY YOU WILL VOTE ON A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE SUCCESS IN REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF SPD, HOW TONE DEAF AND HARD AS OVER THE LAST 35 YEARS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, [ INDISCERNIBLE ] , CIVILIANS AND BRANDISHING ITS WEAPONS KILLED BY POLICE, NINE , NINE PEOPLE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF OVER 66 MILLION TRANSLATING TO AN ANNUALIZED PER CAPITA KILLING OF OVER 450 TIMES HIGHER IN SEATTLE THAN IN THE UK, 459 TIMES COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU STATED THAT SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS MUST DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO GET HOME ALIVE, WHAT A SHAMEFUL STANDARD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, IMAGINE IF OUR FIREMEN AND WOMEN INSPIRE.COM WITH THE RUSSIAN TO BURNING BUILDING? UNITED KINGDOM, POLICE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] WE SHOULD HAVE NO LOWER STANDARD . THE UK IS NOT ALONE , MOST OFFICERS CARRY GUNS, PEOPLE WITH ITS WEAPONS ARE ALMOST NEVER SHOT AND KILLED AND WE NEED A FULL HEARING ON THIS PATTERN OF EXECUTING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, SUCH A HEARING WILL REQUIRE SOMEONE WITH EXPERTISE LIKE MYSELF TO ASK INTERESTING QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN UNANSWERED [ INDISCERNIBLE ] COUNCILMEMBERS RINCK AND SOLOMON COMMITTED TO HOLDING A TOWN HALL TO GET -- CONFRONT THIS ISSUE, SEVEN OTHER COUNCIL NUMBERS, ARE YOU WILLING TO PURSUE REAL ANSWERS OR PERPETUATE INHUMANE PRACTICES ? >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID HAYNES . GO AHEAD, DAVID. >> THANK YOU, MOST OF THE GUN VIOLENCE IS DIRECTLY CORRELATED TO LOW-LEVEL DRUG PUSHERS, AND POLICE CHIEFS NOT BEING ACTUAL CRIME FIGHTERS, COUNTLESS THINGS YOUNG PEOPLE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] THERE IS NO FOOD AVAILABLE WITH ALL THESE PIECES OF REAL ESTATE RUN BY SHADY CHARACTERS , YOU WANT TO PROVIDE HOOKAH LOUNGE'S THAT OFFER POISONS FROM THE THIRD WORLD OF HARVESTING [ INDISCERNIBLE ] MARIJUANA CAFES , MORE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] WILLING TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY [ INDISCERNIBLE ] TO PROP UP SLUM REAL ESTATE AS IT BEING RESPECTFUL TO [ INDISCERNIBLE ] AS LONG AS THEY CAN GENERATE CASH TO TAXES AND USE TO BUY OFF MORE VOTING BLOCKS AND PROBABLY ARTIFICIALLY INFLATED PROPERTY VALUES THAT DEVALUE COMMUNITY SAFETY . NO INVESTIGATION OF THE OVER SERVING BARTENDERS SENDING EVERYONE OUT SWERVING HOME, FROM TOXICS AND EGYPT AND OTHER THIRD WORLD REGIONS THAT [ INDISCERNIBLE ] THE RESOLUTION COUNCIL IS VOTING OUT TODAY THAT I SUPPORT IS MORE EMPTY WORDED VIRTUE SIGNALING AND COUNCIL ALREADY BUDGETED MORE MONEY FOR THE SAME SPINNING PARTY THAT ORIGINATED FROM WHEN THEY DEFUNDED THE POLICE AND SHIFTED THE PARADIGM [ INDISCERNIBLE ] PRIORITIZE FOR HOUSING AND SERVICES, USING HOMELESS MONEY OR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST WHITE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] I HOPE SOMEBODY SUES THAT SEATTLE POLICE FROM AND THE CITY FOR YOUR CONTINUED UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICE REPORT AND YOUR PRIORITY TO HIRE UNTRUSTWORTHY POLICE CHIEFS TO RUN INTERFERENCE FOR DRUG PUSHERS WHO TURN AGAINST THE COPS, WHILE GETTING RICH PRIORITIZING OVERTIME [ INDISCERNIBLE ] AS THEY DISPERSED CRIMINALS AROUND THE CORNER, GOD BLESS THE TRUE DEMOCRACY -- >> THAT WAS OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SPEAK TODAY. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. MOVING ON, NO OBJECTION TO INTRODUCTION A 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 HEARING ON , THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED . WE WILL CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE ITEMS ARE, THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 18th, 25th MEETINGS, 120961, SIX APARTMENTS FROM THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICE COMMITTEE, ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY, CITY LIGHT, ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, AND ONE APPOINTMENT FOR THE LIBRARIES EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING ON I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR . IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND . >> MOVED AND SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> KETTLE? >> YES . >> RIVERA? >> YES . >> SAKA? >> YES . >> SOLOMON? >> YES . >> HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES . >> NELSON? >> YES . >> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> IT IS ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD? >> THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AGENDA ITEM 1, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT SEATTLE RESIDENTS WORKERS AND VISITORS TO FULLY SUPPORT, TRAINING , FIRST RESPONDERS COMMITTEE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] ACKNOWLEDGING THE CITY'S ACTIONS TO REFORM THE POLICE FROM WITH THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE, TO RESOLVE THE REMAINING ISSUES OF THE CONSENT DECREE AND AFFIRMING THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE POLICE TO THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AS CHAIR , YOU WILL BY THE COMMITTEE REPORT BEFORE THE SPONSOR ADDRESSES IT . >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT . AS THE COMMITTEE CHAIR, ALL I WANT TO DO RIGHT NOW IS THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS. WHICH IS NOT JUST A RESOLUTION BUT ALL THE WORK BEHIND IT RELATED TO THE CONSENT DECREE. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY VICE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA , FOR HIS WORK ON THIS, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE. COLLABORATING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR THE EFFORT AND BEING A LEADER ON THIS TOPIC , BECAUSE HIS LEADERSHIP IS VITALLY IMPORTANT . WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAND THE MICROPHONE OVER TO MY VICE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA . >> GO AHEAD , COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, VICE CHAIR . >> THANK YOU , MADAM PRESIDENT AND I WANT TO THANK MAYOR HARRELL AND COUNCILMEMBER -- MAYOR HARRELL AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, NORMALLY FOR THIS RESOLUTION BUT WHAT IT STANDS FOR, A RECOMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS, FIRST RESPONDER HEROES, AND DELIVERING A WORLD-CLASS PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM FOR ALL. TOGETHER, SINCE I TOOK OFFICE JANUARY 2024 , WITH MANY OF YOU ALL, COLLEAGUES , PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS COUNCIL IS PASSED 14 PIECES OF TRANSFORMATIVE PUBLIC SAFETY LEGISLATION. TO BETTER DELIVER UPON OUR CHARTER RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. AND , THIS LEGISLATION ENABLES OUR CITY TO TAKE A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS DOING TWO THINGS, FINALIZING THE 2012 FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE , OF THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HELPING TO SHAPE A FUTURE OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR CITY THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF. BROADLY SPEAKING, THIS RESOLUTION SETS FORTH OUR CITY'S POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO FIRST RESPONDERS. EMPOWERING THEM TO EFFECTIVELY CARRY OUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY MANDATE. PROVIDING THEM WITH THE APPROPRIATE TOOLS , RESOURCES, AND TRAINING THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL . SAME TIME, SETTING AND ENFORCING THE HIGH STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM. AND, SWIFTLY HOLDING INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR MISCONDUCT , NO DIFFERENT THAN YOU WOULD ANY DEPARTMENT OR ANY EMPLOYEE. ALL WHILE ADVANCING A TRULY DIVERSIFIED PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE MODEL , ONE THAT INCLUDES SOCIAL WORKERS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAMS, AND OTHER TRAINED CRISIS RESPONSE PERSONNEL. AGAIN , TODAY'S RESOLUTION IS ANOTHER CRUCIAL STEP TOWARDS RESOLVING THE REMAINING ISSUES ON THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE AND BY RECOGNIZING THE MANY PRIOR AND CURRENT ACTIONS TO PERFORM ARE A PLACE FOR WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING AND UPLIFTING AND AMPLIFYING THE WORK OF OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS. KEY PROVISIONS INCLUDE SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDERS , STRENGTHENING POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY , RECOGNIZING THE VITAL PUBLIC SAFETY REFORMS THAT OUR CITY HAS MADE, WE AFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO A DIVERSIFIED PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE, AND, IMPORTANTLY , REVERSING DEFUND COMMITMENTS AND PLEDGES BYPASS COUNCILS, THIS LEGISLATION ADVANCES ALL THESE EXCITING THINGS AND MORE. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PAUSE, REFLECT , AND ACKNOWLEDGE ONE SPECIFIC ELEMENT OF THIS BILL , IT IS REVERSAL OF THE DEFUND THE POLICE MOVEMENT . AS A CITY POLICY MATTER. NOW, IN 2020, WHEN -- I WANT TO CLARIFY , IN 2020, WHEN COMMITMENTS TO THE DEFUNDED SEATTLE POLICE FROM A BUDGET BY 50% WERE MADE BY CITY LEADERS, I WAS NOT IN OFFICE AT THE TIME. NORE WERE MANY OF YOU HERE TODAY, MY COLLEAGUES , I WAS NOT INVOLVED , I DID NOT SUPPORT IT AT THE TIME, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF, EVER , 10 YEARS AS AN AIR FORCE VETERAN , 10 YEARS IN THE MILITARY, 10 YEARS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, IN BIG LAW AND BIG TECH, THEN LAW SCHOOL, I HAD NEVER HEARD ON STRIPPING RESOURCES FROM ANYTHING AND EXPECTING THE SAME INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE BETTER RESULTS . I HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT AND I DID NOT SUPPORT IT AT THE TIME. BUT THE CONTEXT AND THE HISTORY BEHIND IT, I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECOGNIZE, SO, WHEN GEORGE FLOYD WAS MURDERED ON CAMERA IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA , IT INSPIRED A RACIAL RECKONING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY . AS THE RESOLUTION NOTES , THE ENSUING PROTESTS CAUSED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS OUR GREAT NATION , INCLUDING OUR OWN IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE GOVERNMENT , TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HISTORY OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM WITHIN THEIR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS. I SHOULD ALSO NOTE , IRONICALLY, AT THE TIME, THOSE DEFINED COMMITMENT AND PLEDGES WERE MADE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THERE WERE ZERO BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN , AFRICAN DESCENT, COUNCILMEMBERS SERVING IN THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME. STRANGELY, THOSE DEFUND PLEDGES WERE MADE AT THE HEIGHT OF A RACIAL RECKONING IN AMERICA THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN IN 2020. THERE WERE ALSO PURPORTEDLY MADE IT MY BEST INTEREST. AS A BLACK MAN. AND PURPORTEDLY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OTHER BLACK PEOPLE ACROSS OUR GREAT CITY. I DID NOT BENEFIT FROM THAT. NO COMMUNITIES I AM INVOLVED WITH BENEFITED FROM THAT. ALL COMMUNITIES . IT IS DIVISIVE. SEATTLE , I AM PROUD TO SAY , IS INCREASINGLY DIVERSE FROM A DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE. AND WE WELCOME PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS. AND MY COMMITMENT IS TO MAKE SURE , I DO NOT CARE WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU ARE FROM, YOU COME TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE, YOU SHOULD FEEL SAFE AND PROTECTED . AND FREE TO EXPERIENCE THE MANY WONDERS AND JOYS OUR CITY HAS TO OFFER. WE ARE INCREASINGLY DIVERSE CITY FROM A DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE. THAT SAID, WE ARE ALSO ONE OF THE LEAST DIVERSE BIG CITIES IN AMERICA. ONE OF THE WIDEST BIG -- WHITEST BIG CITIES IN AMERICA, AND THAT COMMITMENT TO DEFUND THE POLICE WAS MADE PURPORTEDLY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES WITH NOT ONE BLACK PERSON ON COUNCIL AT THE TIME . AS A BLACK MAN , I WILL SAY, LOOK, LIKE IN BROWN COMMUNITIES WE DO NOT NEED WHITE SAVIORS. WE SPEAK, WE ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF SPEAKING AND ADVOCATING ON OUR BEHALF, WE ARE ALSO NOT A MONOLITH, BLACK PEOPLE ARE NOT A MONOLITH. WE AGREE ON ANY NUMBER OF THINGS AND DISAGREE ON ANY NUMBER OF THINGS, NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER GROUP. AT THE TIME, THOSE COMMITMENTS WERE MADE, PEOPLE CHERRY PICKED , SPECIFIC VOICES AND SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVES OF OUR BLACK COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE AND HELD IT UP AS THE PERSPECTIVE. IT IS NOT , IT WAS NOT THIN AND NOT TRUE NOW. -- IT WAS NOT THEN AND NO TRUE NOW. IN CONTRAST TO THE 2020 COUNCIL WHO MADE THOSE DEFUND COMMITMENTS, GIVEN THE SHIFT OF THIS COUNCIL'S COMPOSITION , WE HAVE A HISTORY MAKING THREE LACK COUNCILMEMBERS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I BELIEVE THE INTENT AND MOTIVES BEHIND DEFUND WAS 100% POSITIVE AND PURE. I THINK WE WERE ALL HAVING THE SAME SHARED GOALS AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY FOR ALL. I THINK THAT WAS THE WRONG APPROACH TO TAKE THEN, AND I THINK, IN THE END, IT WAS FLAT WRONG, DECISIVE AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE, PURPORTING TO ADVANCE A 50% THRESHOLD STANDARD WAS ENTIRELY ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS. IT WAS A HEAD SCRATCH OR. -- IT WAS A HEAD SCRATCHER. AS A BLACK MAN GROWING UP IN THIS COUNTRY, AN AIR FORCE VETERAN, WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, AND ANY NUMBER OF LIFE CHALLENGES WE ALL FACE, IT DID NOT BENEFIT ME. IT DID NOT BENEFIT ANY OF THE COMMUNITIES I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH. SO, WHEN GEORGE FLOYD WAS MURDERED ON CAMERA , I WAS OUTRAGED , LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. BUT I WAS ALSO UNIQUELY TRAUMATIZED MORE THAN MOST BECAUSE, NOT ONLY IS A BLACK MAN, WHO KNOWS WHAT UNEQUAL JUSTICE FEELS LIKE AND CAN FEEL LIKE, I WAS TRAUMATIZED WHEN THAT HAPPENED , WHEN I SAW THE VIDEO, I HAVE EXPERIENCED POLICE BRUTALITY. NOT JUST THAT, I , TOO, HAVE HAD THE KNEES OF INJUSTICE PRESSED AGAINST MY NECK. IN MY EARLY 20s FOR NONSENSE THAT SHOULD'VE NEVER HAPPENED TO BEGIN WITH, BY THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BOOT, SO, THAT EXPERIENCE LET ME KNOW THAT WE NEED BETTER POLICING , NOT NO POLICING BUT BETTER POLICING. I ALSO KNOW FIRST-HAND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THAT THEY PLAY IN OUR SOCIETY. IN 2013 , ME AND MY WIFE HAD JUST FINISHED RUNNING THE BOSTON MARATHON, ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM THE FINISH LINE AT BOYLSTON STREET , WHEN, THE FIRST OF MULTIPLE BOMBS WENT OFF AND EXPLODED . I WILL NEVER FORGET , IN THAT MOMENT, IN THE CONFUSION AND CHAOS, IN THE PAIN AND, PEOPLE WERE SCARED. THAT UNFOLDED IN THOSE ENSUING MOMENTS AFTER THE BOMBS WENT OFF, MYSELF INCLUDED , I AM A COMBAT VETERAN , I WILL NEVER FORGET , IN THOSE MOMENTS, WHEN EVERYONE WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ESCAPE THE DANGER, RUN AWAY FROM IT, KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE, I WILL NEVER FORGET SEEING NOT DOZENS BUT HUNDREDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS , FIREFIGHTERS , EMTs , YES , POLICE , PUTTING THEIR OWN SAFETY AND SECURITY ON THE LINE, RUNNING TOWARDS THE DANGER TO PROTECT US. THAT IS HOW I KNOW WE NEED FIRST RESPONDERS THAT A WELL-TRAINED, WELL RESOURCED , AND THAT HAVE THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY CARRY OUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY MANDATE. MORE RECENTLY , A FEW NIGHTS AGO, A SHOOTING IN DEL RIDGE WHERE I LIVE, HUNDREDS OF GUNSHOTS. IN MY OWN BACKYARD. SPD RESPONDED AMPLY AND CONDUCTED THE INVESTIGATION. AGAIN , THAT IS HOW I KNOW WE HAVE FIRST RESPONDERS, YES, INCLUDING POLICE. U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE JAMES ROBILLARD , WHO OVERSEES SEATTLE COMPLAINTS WITH THE CONSENT DECREE, AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, THAT THE WORDS OF THE PAST OF SLASHING THE SPD BUDGET AND WORSE, ABOLISHING THE POLICE ENTIRELY, WAS NOT THE PATHWAY TO LIFTING THE CONSENT DECREE. THE COURT PREVIOUSLY CRITICIZED SEATTLE A PROCESS LEGACY DEFUND THE POLICE POLICY AS A KNEE-JERK REACTION . IN FACT, THE JUDGE PREVIOUSLY NOTED, "THE CITY , THE MAYOR, AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL NEED TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE, NOT DESTRUCTIVE TO PROGRESS ." COLLEAGUES , AS I NOTED EARLIER, MOST OF US ON THIS COUNCIL WERE NOT ELECTED TO OFFICE WHEN THE DEFUND PLEDGES WERE PUSHED . TO BE SURE , IF I HAD BEEN ON THE COUNCIL , I WOULD HAVE STRONGLY PUSHED BACK AGAINST ANY ACTIONS TO THE FUND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR ANY PUBLIC SAFETY. I REMEMBER THINKING AT THE TIME, THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE , AT THE TIME, DID NOT HAVE ANYBODY CAMERAS, ANY TRUST BUILDING MECHANISMS , BUT WE WANT TO DEFUND THE POLICE? IF ANYTHING , TO BUILD TRUST, IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY, STRENGTHEN ACCOUNTABILITY, WE WILL NEED PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES , THEY WILL NEED MORE RESOURCES AND NOT LESS. SO, THIS COUNCIL , PROUD TO SAY, HAS TAKEN THE GUIDANCE OF THE COURT TO HEART, THE CALL TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE, NOT DESTRUCTIVE TO PROGRESS , WE HAVE TAKEN THAT TO HEART. TODAY, WE HAVE RENEWED REASON FOR HOPE AND OPTIMISM . THIS IS A NEW COUNCIL . A NEW DAY IN SEATTLE. WE WORKED HARD TO MAKE THAT SEATTLE POLICE DRAMA A MODEL DEPARTMENT AND GROW ITS RANKS. SOME WOULD SAY , WE PASSED THESE 14 BILLS , NO NEED TO REVISIT OR RELIVE SOME OF THOSE PAINFUL MEMORIES. I DO THINK WE DO. I THINK WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPACT THAT WORDS HAVE . IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY AND COLLECTIVELY HEAL AND MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN, THAT IS ONLY -- DEFUND IS DONE IF THIS PASSES , THAT IS THE HEADLINE, DEFUND IS DONE, THIS LEGISLATION ALLOWS US TO COLLECTIVELY HEAL FROM THE SHAMEFUL LEGACY OF DEFUND AND OFFICIALLY PIVOT TOWARDS A DIVERSIFIED RESPONSE MODEL THAT COMMUNITY SO DESPERATELY NEED. I AM PROUD OF THE WORK OF OUR SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT , SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT , AND OUR NEW CARE DEPARTMENT . I AM PROUD OF THE WORK DONE BY THIS MAYOR, THIS COUNCIL , AND I URGE YOU TO VOTE FOR THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. THANK YOU. >> LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THERE ARE LOUD JAZZ HANDS IN THE AUDIENCE. ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ? >> THANK YOU . JUST TO UNDERSCORE, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD AND FOR GREATLY SETTING UP WHAT THIS RESOLUTION HAS REALLY MEANT TO DO . AND ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE , THAT IS IMPORTANT, THAT MATTERS. YOU SAID IT SO WELL, I WILL NOT REPEAT ALL THE THINGS , BUT I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION . I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THIS STANCE. FOLKS NEED TO ADMIT WHEN THEY MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT SEEMED AT THE TIME THE RIGHT THING TO DO, BUT WE KNOW WAS NOT. I AGREE WITH YOU , COUNCILMEMBER SAKA , I NEVER THOUGHT THAT DEFUND RHETORIC WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WE NEED OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ALL OF THEM , INCLUDING POLICE , AND WE NEED TO WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HOLD POLICE ACCOUNTABLE AND THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE TRAINING NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS DOING THE MOST GOOD IN OUR COMMUNITIES . BUT THEY ARE VERY MUCH -- WE VERY MUCH NEED THEM, WHICH IS WHY , YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE , I HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH SPD AND I ENCOURAGE CONSTITUENTS IN THE D4 TO DO THAT AS WELL. I APPRECIATE WHAT AUDIENCE MEMBER SAID TODAY ABOUT THAT , INCLUDING BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONSTITUENTS AND POLICE, BECAUSE BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP IS WHAT I BELIEVE ALSO LEADS TO BETTER OUTCOMES IN COMMUNITIES , WHEN POLICE SEE THEMSELVES AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY , WHEN ANYONE SEES THEMSELVES AS PART OF COMMUNITY , YOU GET BETTER OUTCOMES , THAT INCLUDES OUR FOLKS THAT COME HERE FROM OTHER PLACES, OF THE COUNTRY , AND THE WORLD. WE ARE A WELCOMING CITY. WE ARE A CITY THAT WILL DO ITS DUE DILIGENCE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUPPORT OF ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS . I ALSO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING , I THINK IT BEARS MENTIONING IN THE LIGHT OF THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION THAT YOU ARE BRINGING FORWARD, AS PART OF THAT DEFUND RHETORIC AND MOVEMENT , THERE WERE SOME ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ALSO GOT CAUGHT UP IN THIS AGGRESSION IN THE CITY , INCLUDING SOME COUNCILMEMBERS . I AM GOING TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER DEBORAH MORRIS -- DEBORAH JUAREZ WHO WAS THE SUBJECT OF PEOPLE COMING TO HER HOME TO ATTACK HER, THIS ALSO HAPPENED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NOT JUST HERE. THE FORMER MAYOR ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS AS WELL. IT WAS THE TONE AT THE TIME AND IT WAS NOT THE PROPER TONE FOR OUR CITY. IT DOES NOT MAKE PEOPLE SAFER AND IT DOES NOT REALLY CORRECT WHAT NEEDED CORRECTING. BUT TO THE POINT OF YOUR RESOLUTION, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA , DOING THE WORK OF DOING THE TRAINING AND HOLDING POLICE ACCOUNTABLE, THAT WILL MAKE A CHANGE. NOT THE RHETORIC. AND THE HATE. I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE IN PUTTING THIS RESOLUTION TOGETHER . I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR , YOU KNOW , BEING BOLD IN BRINGING IT FORWARD. IT IS A RESETTING OF THE TONE IN OUR CITY ABOUT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY , ABOUT HOW TO TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT, EVEN WHEN WE DISAGREE. I HAVE SAID THIS ABOUT 100 TIMES , I THINK IN THE YEAR I HAVE BEEN HERE, WE CAN ALL AGREE TO DISAGREE, WE LIVE IN A GREAT CITY, WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS IN COMMON. I SAY WE HAVE SHARED VALUES . WE DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON HOW TO GET TO SOME SOLVES FOR POLICY ISSUES BUT WE HAVE SHARED GOALS AND SHARED OUTCOMES AND WE NEED TO TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT AND AGREE TO DISAGREE. THAT IS HOW YOU SERVE , IN MY OPINION, OUR CONSTITUENTS THE BEST AND I THINK YOUR RESOLUTION GETS TO THAT . AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD AND I WILL VOTE YES TO IT. AND , YOU KNOW, I WILL ENCOURAGE OUR COLLEAGUES ON YOUR BEHALF TO JOIN US IN VOTING YES. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT . I WANTED TO SPEAK TO RESOLUTION 32167 . AS STATED, A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE SEATTLE RESIDENTS, WORKERS , STUDENTS AND VISITORS , DESERVE TO BE SAFE AND FEEL SAFE . I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON THAT POINT. BE SAFE AND FEEL SAFE. SOMETHING I SEE AND FEEL EVERY DAY IN TERMS OF THE -- AS I WORK THE ISSUE RELATED TO SAFETY THROUGHOUT OUR CITY , INCLUDING A FREEWAY PARK YESTERDAY. RESOLUTION 32167 ALSO SPEAKS TO OUR CONSENT DECREE PROCESS. IMPORTANT ENTIRELY -- THROUGH ITS ENTIRETY, I WILL SPEAK TO IT IN TERMS OF THE SEQUENCE, BUT EACH AREA IS IMPORTANT. IT IS ABOUT ENACTING REFORMS. IT IS ABOUT IMPROVING THE SEATTLE POLICE FOR , BUT OUR ENTIRE SYSTEM. IT STARTED WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT IT END WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CARE DEPARTMENT, ENTIRE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC SAFETY. PART OF THIS REFORM IS MOVING THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM BEING SO CENTRAL IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POSTURE AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM, IT IS EASY TO ADD THINGS ON TO THE MISSION OF SPD BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE IT ON . SOMETHING I KNOW FROM MY SPIRITS IN THE MILITARY, DOD , BECAUSE OF HIS LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY , INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITY, IT WOULD TAKE ON MISSIONS THAT WERE NOT TRADITIONALLY MILITARY. BECAUSE IT COULD. BUT THAT ALSO CAUSES PROBLEMS. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THIS IS ABOUT LOOKING AT THE SYSTEM IN ITS ENTIRETY AND FINDING THE SPD PLACE IN IT , ALLOWING IT TO FOCUS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT , VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIME . I WAS WORKING THESE ISSUES DIRECTLY IN 2020 AND IT WAS INTERESTING THAT PEOPLE ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT PROPERTY CRIME. PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO JUSTIFY BUDGET DECISIONS. THEY NEED TO FOCUS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, VIOLENT PROPERTY CRIME, OTHER AREAS FOR SPD AND A KEY PART OF THIS RESOLUTION AND THE CONSENT DECREE PROCESS IS WHAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST DOZEN YEARS, PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS REGARDING ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE TO HELP IN THAT INTERSECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH, SOMETHING I SPOKE TO A LOT OVER THE COURSE OF MY CANDIDACY AND ON THE COUNCIL. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE RESOLUTION CALLS OUT THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CARE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR EFFORTS . I HAVE DONE RIDE ALONG'S AND VISITS TO FIRE STATIONS AND THE WORK THEY ARE DOING , EXPANDING THEIR CAPABILITIES, WE HAVE HEALTHONE , THE CARE DEPARTMENT, THAT WE ARE BUILDING OUT NOW. INCREASING ITS CAPABILITY . IT IS IMPORTANT THIS RESOLUTION CALLS THAT OUT . ANOTHER IMPORTANT AREA, I THINK THAT GETS THE SHORT SHIFT, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I FOCUS ON IT, OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS KEY, THE PARTNERS ARE ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS CONSENT DECREE, A HIGHLIGHT OF THIS RESOLUTION. I CONSTANTLY HAVE MEETINGS WITH OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. CDC, COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION , TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE AS A CITY TO INCLUDE WHAT WAS MENTIONED IN PUBLIC COMMENT . WE NEED TO LOOK AT THESE ISSUES THAT COME BEFORE US IN A PROPER WAY, INVESTIGATE PROPERLY , INDEPENDENTLY, AND HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY , THIS IS PART OF OUR JOB, TOO , ON THE CITY COUNCIL . TO HAVE THAT OVERSIGHT AND IN SHORT THESE PIECES ARE DONE RIGHT . AS I SAID BEFORE, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY, WITH THESE REFORMS , YOU SHOULD WELCOME ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT IS THE MINDSET WE SHOULD HAVE , TO WELCOME ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOES TO THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. WE ARE LOOKING TO SUPPORT THEM AND THE OIG. THE KEY WITH OUR ROLE IS HOW DO WE SUPPORT THE ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS, HOW DO WE SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS? NOT FAILURE. THAT APPLIES TO OUR ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE PIECES AND SPD ITSELF . TO THE LAST PART OF THE RESOLUTION , IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BRING THIS UP , PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD OVER THE MONTHS, THAT REVERSES ANY PRIOR COMMITMENTS OR PLEDGES TO DEFUND OR ABOLISH SPD . THERE IS A REASON WHY IS IS FOCUSED ON THE DEFUND , I AM WELL AWARE OF THOSE WHO SAY, NO DID NOT HAPPEN. YOU CAN ALMOST SAY IT IS FAKE NEWS. THEY GO TO THE SPECIFIC BUDGET ACTIONS , OR PIECES THAT WERE TAKEN. BUT THAT IGNORES THE IMPACT OF THE PLEDGE ON THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT IGNORES THE IMPACT THAT THAT HAD ON THEIR ABILITY TO DO THEIR JOB. I SAY THAT PLEDGE DID HAVE GRAVE IMPACTS ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. WE ARE LIVING DAY IN AND DAY OUT, IN TERMS OF ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT, AS NOTED, WE HAVE HAD 14 PUBLIC SAFETY BILLS OUT OF HIS COUNCIL , IF YOU COUNT THIS AS 15, WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE RELATED TO AFTER-HOURS, THE LATE-NIGHT, THAT WILL BE 16. THESE ARE BILLS WE ARE SHOWING OUR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY . AT THE END OF THE DAY, JUST TO CONCLUDE, WHAT WE NEED IS LEADERSHIP. LEADERSHIP THAT IS FORWARD THINKING , AND UNDERSTANDING , THE IDEA OF COMPASSION , BUT ALSO WISDOM , AS MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY BEFORE, THE IDEA THAT WE NEED TO PRESS FORWARD ON PUBLIC SAFETY , BUT ALSO PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES . WE ARE LOOKING TO DO THAT. I ADVOCATE FOR THAT . AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE , THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO THE SAME COIN, WE CANNOT SUCCEED IN PUBLIC SAFETY IF WE DO NOT ALSO SUCCEED IN PUBLIC HEALTH. IT IS VERY CLEAR. LEADERSHIP THAT ALSO BELIEVES IN TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, NOT SELFIES , THE BELIEVES IN BUILDING UP AND NOT TEARING DOWN OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE A SAFE, THRIVING, AND VIBRANT SEATTLE. THAT IS MY UNDERLYING COMMENT. IT IS ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND AS SHOWING LEADERSHIP, THE ONLY WAY TO DO THIS I ASKED MY COLLEAGUES, VOTE IN AFFIRMATION OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBERS . >> PLEASE ALLOW ME TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND I WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE SPONSOR IF NEEDED, OR ANYONE TO CLOSE OUT. I HAVE TO SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING IT SO ELOQUENTLY AND SO VIVIDLY , COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA . BECAUSE IT IS THE CATASTROPHIC IMPACTS OF SEVEN OF NINE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PLEDGING TO THE DEFUND THE POLICE IN 2020 , THEY HAVE BEEN MENTIONED HERE, THAT LARGELY LED ME TO RUN FOR OFFICE IN 2022 . NOT JUST THE SKYROCKETING PROPERTY CRIME AND VIOLENT CRIME , AND DRUG OVERDOSES THAT WERE A RESULT OF DRUG DEALING AND INHUMANE CONDITIONS PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE , ET CETERA , BUT ALSO THE UNACCEPTABLE LONG 911 RESPONSE TIMES. I HAD A MOTHER-IN-LAW LIVING IN TOWN , THE POINT IS. I WAS MOTIVATED TO RUN FOR THAT REASON. AND, I HAD TO WORK WITH THAT COUNCIL IN MY FIRST TWO YEARS , FOR PERSPECTIVE, HERE WE ARE AFTER THIS HAS BEEN BEFORE US FOR A WEEK OR TWO IF YOU COUNT THE INTERACTION PROCESS IT TOOK FOUR MONTHS TO GET MY SPD HIRING BONUSES LEGISLATION PASSED IN 2022. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A SUPER MAJORITY OF REINFORCEMENTS MAKES . THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. IT IS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE PROGRESS WE CAN MAKE FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS TOGETHER . I DO WANT TO NOTE, THE SYMBOLIC -- THE END OF A SYMBOLIC POLICY ERROR WE ARE CELEBRATING, TO ME, DEFUND THE POLICE , ET CETERA IS LESS IMPORTANT , THIS COUNCIL DOES TRULY SEEK TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND LISTEN TO THE DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES . I WOULD GO TO SO FAR AS TO SAY THAT IS WHY YOU ARE ELECTED. I WAS WATCHING YOUR CAMPAIGNS AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT PUBLIC SAFETY WAS TOP OF MIND FOR EVERYONE. I DO HAVE TO SAY, WE ARE HERE BECAUSE THE PUBLIC SPOKE LOUD AND CLEAR ABOUT THE CHANGES THEY WANT TO SEE. I HOPE THAT WE KEEP THAT CLOSE CONNECTION. YES , COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA , THERE WILL BE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AMONG OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THAT IS NATURAL AND WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WE WORK TOGETHER AND DO NOT CLOSE OFF OPTIONS. AND WE DO NOT GET TOO WEDDED TO OPTIONS WE GET TUNNEL VISION AND FAILED TO SEE THAT , BEING THAT CONDITION CAN LEAD TO UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT WILL HAVE LASTING NEGATIVE EFFECTS. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH , NOT JUST FOR THIS LEGISLATION, BUT FOR THE HARD WORK AND THE CHANGE IT MANIFESTS. GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU , COUNCIL PRESIDENT . WHEN I SEE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, I MEAN COLLECTIVELY AMONG CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY , BECAUSE WE OFTEN GETS PEOPLE COMING TO CHAMBER AND THEY DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH THE THINGS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. I WANT TO SAY THAT, I HOPE WE ARE LEADING BY EXAMPLE , YOU WILL NOT ALWAYS AGREE BUT WE DO -- I ALWAYS ATTRIBUTE GOOD INTENT TO EVERYONE AND TO THE CONSTITUENTS THAT COME HERE AND SPEAK WITH US. I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE AGREEING TO DISAGREE. BECAUSE THE CONSTITUENTS WHO COME ALSO AT DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS . I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT POINT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT . I THINK, WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO FOR ME, HUMILITY , WE MUST HAVE HUMILITY TO BE OPEN TO OTHER PERSPECTIVES AND TO ADMITTING THAT WE HAVE MADE A MISTAKE AS WELL. TO ME , THAT IS A SIGN OF GOOD LEADERSHIP. AND GOING FORWARD WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF AS MANY PEOPLE THAT WE COULD GATHER, OR DO THE MOST GOOD FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE. THERE WE GO. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LET ME GET AWAY WITH A "STAR TREK" QUOTE? [ LAUGHTER ] >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA , FOR BRINGING THIS, MY HOME FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS, THIS WILL SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE, NOT JUST A LAW ENFORCEMENT, IT IS A BIG DEAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR WORK. AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO GO A LONG WAY,. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT FORWARD. >> WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE -- GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. IF I MAY? AWESOME. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES , I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS , COULD NOT AGREE MORE WITH EVERYTHING I HEARD, THIS IS ABOUT TURNING A PAGE OF THE FRAMING FROM COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA , THIS IS A RESETTING OF TONE , THE PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. AGAIN , AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK , THE CONCERNS , THAT THE DEFUND PLEDGES AND COMMITMENTS WERE ULTIMATELY -- CONCERNS THESE WERE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS , ARE VALID CONCERNS . IT IS NEITHER A PROGRESSIVE THING OR A LIBERAL THING OR A CONSERVATIVE THING , TO WANT TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. OR A DEMOCRAT THING OR A REPUBLICAN THING. THIS IS A NONPARTISAN OFFICE. BY A PROUD DEMOCRAT. THE UNDERLYING ISSUE , ADDRESSING THE UNDERLYING ISSUES IS A VALID CONCERN, NOT PROGRESSIVE, CONSERVATIVE, DEMOCRAT , REPUBLICAN THING. I APPRECIATE THOSE COUNCILMEMBERS , ALTHOUGH I DISAGREE ON SUBSTANCE AND WHERE THEY LANDED, I APPRECIATE THOSE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR TAKING A DEEP SHOT DOWNFIELD. THESE ARE HARD PROBLEMS . I DO NOT QUESTION ANY OF THEIR MOTIVES . I KNOW THEY ALL HAVE THE BEST OF INTENT. PUREST OF MOTIVES. WE HAVE THE SAME SHARED GOALS, TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. I GET IT. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THAT POLICY AND PLEDGE, BUT, I THINK THEY ARE COMING FROM A GREAT PLACE . THESE ARE HARD PROBLEMS WE ARE FACING. AND, YOU GOT TO BE WILLING TO TAKE DEEP SHOTS DOWNFIELD. TO THE POINT FROM THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT , THIS IS ABOUT HUMILITY AND GRACE , AND WE NEED TO HUMBLE OURSELVES , IF AND WHEN , THOSE BIG SHOTS , BIG INVESTMENTS , DID NOT WORK. THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT , SO WE CAN COLLECTIVELY MOVE FORWARD. AGREE , CHAIR KETTLE , THIS IS ABOUT LEADERSHIP, TOO . SOME WOULD SAY WE DO NOT NEED TO DO THIS, LET'S FOCUS ON 14 , WE WILL BE 15 AND MAYBE 20 BY YEARS END , PUBLIC SAFETY BILLS OVER THE LAST 2024 AND 2025. YES I THINK WE DO NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PAST AND MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE IT IS IMPACTFUL FOR ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS . COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON SAW THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION EARLY, YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS. IN ANY EVENT, THIS IS ABOUT TURNING A PAGE FOR SEATTLE. THIS IS ABOUT RESETTING THE TONE. THIS IS ABOUT ALLOWING US TO COLLECTIVELY MOVE FORWARD. AND CHARTER NEW , BOLD , TRANSFORMATIVE PATHWAY TOWARDS BETTER PUBLIC SAFETY OUTCOMES FOR ALL. THAT GOAL , THAT WORK , I AM FULLY COMMITTED . IF YOU SUPPORT THIS TODAY, THAT MAKES CLEAR THE CITY IS FULLY COMMITTED TO THAT WORK. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE , AND THE MAYOR, UNUSUAL STEP ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION IS THE MAYOR HAS ALREADY CONCURRED . THIS IS A CITY POLICY PRIORITY , NOT JUST REFLECTING THE WISHES AND INTENT OF THE COUNCIL, NOR THE EXECUTIVE , THIS IS A CITY POLICY. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU . WITH THAT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION? >> KETTLE? >> YES . >> RIVERA ? >> YES . >> SAKA ? >> YES . >> SOLOMON? >> -- >> HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES . >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON ? >> YES. >> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED . >> 32167 IS ADOPTED. PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF . NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR TODAY, AND THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ? >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO BE EXCUSED ON TUESDAY, APRIL 15th. >> THANK YOU . IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WILL BE EXCUSED FROM THE APRIL 20 -- APRIL 15th, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING HEARING NONE, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS EXCUSED FROM APRIL 15th, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING . >> SAME FOR ME BUT APRIL 22nd . >> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WILL BE EXCUSED FROM THE APRIL 22nd, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING HEARING NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS EXCUSED FROM THE APRIL 22nd, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PIECES OF BUSINESS ? WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE AGENDA, OUR NEXT MEETING IS APRIL 8th AT 2:00 P.M. WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS