>> GREETINGS, EVERYONE. THE DECEMBER 9, 2025 MEETING OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER . I AM SARA NELSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> NINE PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. BUT, IT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. THE CALENDAR AND THE COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY? >> WE HAVE 24 IN PERSON AND NINE REMOTE. >> OKAY. -- EXCUSE ME. >> LET'S GIVE EVERYONE ONE MINUTE AND START BY 10 IN PERSON, THEN REMOTE, THEN GO ON WITH IN PERSON. >> THANK YOU. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT. SPEAKERS MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS IN THE ALLOTTED TIME. TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> IN THE ORDERS OF PETE MANNING, MIKE, A MIRA , GABRIEL JONES, MATT -- EXCUSE ME , IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME. >> PETER MANNING. IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE. I AM PRESIDENT OF -- CANNABIS. I HAVE COME HERE BEFORE. I STRESSED THE FACT THAT CITY OF SEATTLE HELPED THE OPPORTUNITY FROM BLACK PIONEERS -- THAT KIND OF MESSAGE NEVER GOTTEN ANY RESPONSE FROM THIS COMMITTEE. FROM THIS COUNCIL. I EVEN WENT SO FAR AS -- AND, YOU KNOW, MY STATEMENT I WANT TO MAKE TODAY IS, I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS , BUT NOW THAT I HAVE, I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT. WHEN A POLITICIAN DOESN'T DO WHAT WE ASK -- [ INAUDIBLE ] I HELPED LEAD THE PARTY IN THE SOUTH OF SEATTLE TO VOTE KATIE WILSON IN. WE REALLY DID A GREAT JOB BECAUSE A LARGE MAJORITY OF SEATTLE IN THE SOUTH VOTED FOR HER. I'M ASKING THE LACK COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE TODAY TO START RECOGNIZING -- [ INAUDIBLE ] >> WE HAVE MIKE . >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MIKE WITH CANNABIS. ALSO EMERALD CITY . DOWNTOWN DISPENSARY IN 2010. MANY OF YOU KNOW ME. I ECHO WHAT PETER SAYS. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE ARE BACK HERE AGAIN. NUMBER JUAREZ, I HAVE NOT MET WITH YOU PERSONALLY. MR. LIN, CONGRATULATIONS. THE DEAL IS , THERE WAS MONEY. WHEN IT GOT ACROSS THE STREET, IT WAS GONE. JOY, WE HAVE RESPECT FOR YOU. BUT I FEEL DISRESPECTED BY YOU IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. REACHED OUT TO ME IN EARLY 2222. BUT NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HERE, IT HAS BEEN QUIET WITH YOU. NEVER SAID YOU HAD TO RECUSE YOURSELF. I FIND THAT DISHEARTENING. MS. NELSON -- SEVERAL TIMES IN REGARDS TO OUR LAST MEETING. I ASKED FOR DOCUMENTATION. I ASKED FOR A COPY. CRICKETS. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> SOMETHING HAS GOT TO CHANGE. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE MARA . I WILL MOVE ON. AND WE HAVE GABRIEL JONES. AND THEN FOLLOWING GABRIEL WILL BE MET -- MATT . >> HOWDY, FOLKS. MY NAME IS GABRIEL DIAZ. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CONTRACT. THE MASSIVE -- CITIZENS ON CAPITOL HILL IN MAY. WHAT I SAW SHOCKED ME. ALMOST 30 PEOPLE ARRESTED BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO ARREST THREE PEOPLE. ONE WHO LET GO OF BALLOONS AND TWO WHO DESTROYED A BUBBLE MACHINE. THAT CAUSED MASSIVE USE OF PEPPER SPRAY, PUNCHES BEING THROWN , PEOPLE WHO CAN'T WORK ANYMORE BECAUSE OF BALLOONS. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO CAN'T WORK BECAUSE THOSE OFFICERS DECIDED AHEAD OF TIME THEY WANTED PAYBACK FOR 2020. THAT IS OUTRIGHT WHAT AN OFFICER SAID. THEY WANTED PAYBACK FOR 2020. WE HAVE A QUOTE FROM AN OFFICER WHO WAS THE HEAD OF THE CRD AT THE TIME. WHILE NO CRIMES ARE BEING COMMITTED. -- OFFICERS. 2020 WAS A BACKLASH AGAINST -- AND THIS COUNCIL HAS GIVEN OFFICERS BELIEVE THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT AND FACE NO CONSEQUENCES. >> THANK YOU. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE HAVE MATT AND AFTER MATT WILL BE QUINCY. >> APOLOGIES FOR THE MASK IF IT IS MUFFLING ME. I AM A SOUTH SEATTLE RESIDENT. HOLD SPD ACCOUNTABLE AND NOT REWARD THEM HANDSOMELY IN THIS CONTRACT. I WON'T GO INTO THE EVENTS OF MAY 24th. I WAS THERE. MANY PEOPLE HERE ARE ALREADY SPEAKING ON THAT. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS AN INDIGENOUS TRANS-WOMAN WHO CALLED FOR MEDICAL RESPONDERS. SPD SHOWED UP TO PROCEED TO MANHANDLE HER OUT OF HER OWN HOME. IT IS LUCKY SHE DID NOT BECOME A MURDER STATISTIC THAT NIGHT LIKE MANY OTHER INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN NORTH AMERICA. JUST WANTED FRANKLY TO SAY THAT OUR BUDGET IS A MORAL DOCUMENT . PLEASE PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS . INVEST IN TACKLING THE ISSUES AND ROOT CAUSES -- [ INAUDIBLE ] AND PLEASE DON'T GIVE THEM SUCH A HANDOUT RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. GIVE THEM A FUCKING CHUNK OF COAL. >> WE HAVE QUINCY AND THEN RAY MITCHELL. >> HI. I AM A RESIDENT OF SEATTLE AND A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. I ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN [ INAUDIBLE ] I'M ALSO THE VICTIM OF POLICE VIOLENCE. ON MAY 24th, 2025 [ INAUDIBLE ] I WAS GRABBED , PULLED TO THE GROUND, AND PUNCHED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE HEAD. SPD CALLS THEM NONCOMPLIANCE -- AND MONTHS OF CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS. I NEVER RECEIVED MEDICAL CARE FROM A CONCUSSION. THREE DAYS LATER AFTER I WAS FINALLY RELEASED FROM JAIL. FOR ALMOST 24 HOURS I WAS PUKING MY GUTS OUT, BUT INSTEAD OF CARE I WAS PLACED IN SOLITARY CELLS. NO ONE CAME TO MY CELL WHEN I WAS SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF WHAT SPD CAUSED. IMAGINE BEING -- LAYING ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO A METAL TOILET IN THE CELL BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO SICK TO MOVE ALL BECAUSE SPD WANTED TO PUT SOME FUCKING WORK IN ACCORDING TO LIEUTENANT MATTHEW. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE HAVE RAY . FOLLOWING RAY WOULD BE DAWSON, I BELIEVE. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS RAY MITCHELL. I'M A SEATTLE RESIDENT AND I'M DEMANDING YOU DO NOT PASS THE NEW CONTRACT. THE CITY -- I'M SURPRISED THEIR UNIFORMS DON'T COME WITH PACIFIERS AND A WARM BOTTLE OF MILK. [ INAUDIBLE ] A HISTORY OF DUI CONVICTIONS, HIT AND KILLED [ INAUDIBLE ] THREE TIMES THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT. IT TOOK HIM A FULL YEAR TO BE FIRED FOR BLATANT CASE OF VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER AND HE DIDN'T FACE CONSEQUENCES. HER BODY FLEW ACROSS THE STREET AND DENTED THE DOOR OF A CAR . SHE WAS WALKING THROUGH A LIT CROSSWALK. HE DEMANDED WHEN OTHER OFFICERS SHOWED UP THAT THEY SPEND SOME OF THE LAST FEW MOMENTS OF HER LIFE DRUG TESTING HER. DISGUSTING. AND NO REAL CONSEQUENCES OTHER THAN LOSING HIS JOB. [ INAUDIBLE ] PLEASE, I DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH THESE PEOPLE HAVING THIS MUCH POWER. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY MORE. WE ARE NOT SAFE WITH THEM. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE HAVE DAWSON AND THEN [ INAUDIBLE ] >> IT IS CLEAR FROM THE CONSTANT HARASSMENT FROM SPD ON THE 24th OF MAY WHEN OUT-OF-TOWN DISRUPTORS CAME TO OUR GAY NEIGHBORHOODS AND PUT ON A HATEFUL SHOW. IT'S CLEAR YOU DON'T VALUE THE LIVES OF SEATTLE CITIZENS . SPD WOULD RATHER TAKE LIVES, ENDANGER LIVES THEN THEY WOULD SAVE THEM. THEY WOULD RATHER ABUSE WITH NO OVERSIGHT THEN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY THE CIVILIANS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SERVE AND PROTECT. IF SPD -- THEN WHY ARE YOU SO SCARED OF IT? WHY OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS WHEN YOU HAVE HAD THE FULL POWER TO DO SO NEVER ESTABLISHED A 12 SEAT CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT COUNCIL THAT WOULD HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY DO TO THE CITIZENS OF SEATTLE. HOW DO YOU EXPECT US TO TRUST WHEN YOU DON'T GIVE US -- [ INAUDIBLE ] >> WE HAVE JONATHAN. FOLLOWING JONATHAN WILL BE LACEY. AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> I'M A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE ALLIANCE AGAINST RACIST AND POLITICAL OPPRESSION AND I'M HERE TO SAY THAT SPD DOES NOT PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY CONTROL. THEY RACIALLY PROFILE CITIZENS AND WITH THE TWO RECENT MURDERS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE BEING LIFTED. WHEN SPD MURDERED JACK, THEY SHOWED NO INTEREST IN DE-ESCALATING THE SITUATION. WHEN SPD MURDERED KRISHAN NELSON, THEY SHOT UP A WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SHUT DOWN THE LIGHT RAIL TRAFFIC AND BUSES FOR UPWARDS OF 12 HOURS. THEY REFUSED TO DE-ESCALATE AND USED MILITARY GRADE WEAPONS TO SHOOT OVER 24 BULLETS, WHICH ENDED UP HURTING SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN THE COMMONS AND SENDING THEM TO THE HOSPITAL. SPD'S OCCUPYING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND TERRIFYING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN ORDER TO SUPPRESS US WHEN WE WANT TO DO BASIC THINGS LIKE WALK TO GROCERY STORES . AND WHEN WE JUST WANT TO COME HOME AND REST AFTER A LONG DAY OUT. DESPITE ALL OF THIS, NOW YOU WANT TO COME TO REWARD THEM WITH MORE POWER WITH THIS CONTRACT. WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF OTHELLO THAT IS BEING -- [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THE NEXT PERSON IS -- [ INAUDIBLE ] >> YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE WILL GO INTO REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> HI. I LIVE IN OTHELLO , AND IT WAS TERRIFYING WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK -- THE MURDER OF KRISHAN NELSON . I LIVE IN THE AREA AND I WAS TERRIFIED TO COME HOME THAT DAY BECAUSE SOMEONE BEING MURDERED WHERE I LIVE IS JUST INSANE . THAT WE WANT TO GIVE THE POLICE MORE MONEY SO THEY CAN DO MORE THINGS LIKE THIS. IT BREAKS MY HEART FOR KRISHAN NELSON'S FAMILY, PROJECT'S FAMILY. I DON'T THINK THIS CONTRACT SHOULD GO THROUGH. I DON'T THINK ANY OF US SHOULD LET IT GO THROUGH. IT SOUNDS LIKE A TERRIBLE IDEA TO ME. I THINK WE NEED COMMUNITY CONTROL OF THE POLICE. WE NEED CONTROL OF THE BUDGET. WE NEED CONTROL OF HIRING AND FIRING. COMMUNITY CONTROL NOW. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO REMOTE. OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE TIFFANY McCOY FOLLOWED BY HIGHTOWER. A REMINDER TO OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS TO PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED . GO AHEAD, TIFFANY. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TIFFANY [ INAUDIBLE ] I'M CALLING ABOUT THE 2026 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA [ INAUDIBLE ] WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE LEGISLATIVE BODY TO ADVANCE SOCIAL HOUSING ACCESS [ INAUDIBLE ] THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR SAYING HE SUPPORTS US YESTERDAY [ INAUDIBLE ] THE OVERALL COUNCIL BILL . OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED [ INAUDIBLE ] CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, ATLANTA . THANK YOU VERY MUCH [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE CASTILLE HIGHTOWER . GO AHEAD, CASTILLE. >> MY NAME IS CASTILLE HIGHTOWER. [ INAUDIBLE ] EXPERIENCING THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. CHRISTIAN NELSON WAS MURDERED BY SPD . I AM URGING YOU, THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, TO VOTE NO ON THE CONTRACT TO GIVE THE SPD LESS TRANSPARENCY AND HIGHER WAGES WHILE THE CITY CONTINUES TO REFUSE TO CREATE RESOURCES [ INAUDIBLE ] THE COMMUNITY DESERVES RESOURCES , ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT MORE VIOLENCE AND LESS ACCOUNTABILITY, WHICH IS WHAT THIS CONTRACT [ INAUDIBLE ] NOW IS THE TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATE RUBIN. FOLLOWING KATE BE ALBERTO ALVAREZ . GO AHEAD, KATE. >> MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO REJECT THE CONTRACT. THIS CONTRACT STILL DOES NOT MEET THE BASELINE SET BY THE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE EIGHT YEARS LATER. ACCOUNTABILITY TO JUSTIFY EXTENDED SURVEILLANCE AND PUNISHMENT. FORCEFUL ACCOUNTABILITY CREATES [ INAUDIBLE ] AND BE LED BY CIVILIANS. PREVENTS LEADERS SEATTLE JUST ELECTED FROM ACCOUNTABILITY AND WILL HARM OUR COMMUNITY FOR YEARS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ , FOLLOWED BY AMY SUMMERS. >> THANK YOU. TRUST AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NEGOTIATED AWAY DURING THE TIME WHEN TWO UNELECTED MEMBERS SAT ON THIS COUNCIL ALONG WITH AN OPENLY UNETHICAL [ INAUDIBLE ] , MARITZA RIVERA. VOTE NO ON THIS CONTRACT . SEATTLE VALUES WERE NOT UPHELD. VOTE NO . THE PEOPLE HOLD THE POWER. VOTE NO AND SAY, WE PAY FOR SAFETY AND TRUST AND ACCOUNTABILITY . THANK YOU, ALL, AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMY SUMMERS. AMY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY LEONARD HARRISON. GO AHEAD, AMY. [ INAUDIBLE ] POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES. GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEGOTIATED CONTRACT. WE WOULD URGE THE COUNCIL TO TAKE -- POLICE COMMISSION DATED DECEMBER 2nd, WHICH LAYS OUT A FULL RANGE OF CONCERNS TO PROMOTE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. I WILL MENTION THREE RIGHT HERE. ONE IS WE NEED TO HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] TO REALLY GET TO THE BOTTOM OF ABUSES OF POWER. WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE A POLICE UNION [ INAUDIBLE ] 2017 ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE -- DOES NOT REQUIRE DUAL DISPATCH. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JARRELL FOLLOWED BY -- GO AHEAD. >> HI. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. [ INAUDIBLE ] I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. [ INAUDIBLE ] YOU SAID YES. YOU GAVE YOUR WORD YOU WOULD NOT SUPPORT A CONTRACT [ INAUDIBLE ] IN ADDITION THE ABILITY OF CARE [ INAUDIBLE ] >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOE, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAYNES. GO AHEAD, JOE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY, GOODBYE, GOOD LUCK TO PRESIDENT SARA NELSON. YOU WILL BE MISSED . YOU HAVE KEPT [ INAUDIBLE ] WITH ALL OF THE ALUMNI. SECOND I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE APPROVE THE SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER GUILD CONTRACT. THEY WERE NEGOTIATED IN GOOD FAITH . COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR SOME, YOU MUST BELIEVE IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR ALL. THIS IS A MATTER OF KEEPING FAITH IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND SUPPORTING YOUR BRAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT [ INAUDIBLE ] OUR POLICE ALSO [ INAUDIBLE ] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE , VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN , ANTI-SEMITISM , AND SO ON. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE POLICE, BACK THE BLUE . THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE. GOODBYE. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID HAYNES, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY RILEY. GO AHEAD, DAVID. >> HI. DAVID HAYNES. IS SOBRIETY NEGOTIATED INTO THIS POLICE BUDGET? BECAUSE THOSE COPS WOULD NOT BE SHAKING SO BAD FROM DEHYDRATION AND BRAIN SHRINKING -- TOOK SO MANY SHOTS WHEN THEY SHOT THAT GUY. AND IT IS TRULY UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO CONTINUE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THEN PAY THE COPS OVER TIME TONIGHT -- TO NOT FIGHT CRIME. YOU ARE GOING TO PAY $250 TO SHOW UP AT A SEAHAWKS GAME FOR THREE HOURS DRESSED LIKE THE OPPOSING TEAM TRYING TO ENHANCE -- AND TRAP SEAHAWKS FANS AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE MAKING TIME AND A HALF. THE POLICE CHIEF IS ON RECORD [ INAUDIBLE ] DESIRE TO CREATE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THE COPS ARE STARTING TO HATE [ INAUDIBLE ] SOMETIMES BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO DELVE INTO REPEAT OFFENDING CRIMINALS [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU. OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE RILEY. GO AHEAD, RILEY. >> FIRST, [ INAUDIBLE ] I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF INTEREST [ INAUDIBLE ] PRIMARY CARE TEAM DISPATCH A PERSON IN A CAR OR A BUSINESS OR A RESIDENCE. IF THERE IS ANY REPORT OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR -- IF A MINOR IS PRESENT [ INAUDIBLE ] ALMOST EVERY CALL. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE BACK TO IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTS. SPEAKER NUMBER 11. LAST NAME IS CAROL . THANK YOU. AFTER THAT WILL BE HENRY KANE, AND THEN DAN HOUSE. >> SO WE ALL KNOW THAT THE POLICE CONTRACT NOW IS AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND THE WILL OF THE VOTERS AND MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO MAKE THE KIND OF REFORM THEY WOULD LIKE TO. AT LEAST UNTIL 2027. WE ALL REMEMBER IN 2018 WHEN THE POLICE CONTRACT AT THE TIME WAS APPROVED AGAINST OUR OBJECTIONS THAT STRIPPED AWAY MANY OF THE REFORMS THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY WON OVER THE DECADE BEFORE . LOW AND BEHOLD, IN 2019, CITY COUNCIL WENT [ INAUDIBLE ] IN REACTION. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT MR. SAKA IS NOT THE ONLY ONE UP [ INAUDIBLE ] MIDTERMS REFERENDUM ON THE POLICE CONTRACT THAT WOULD EXPIRE AT THE CLOSE OF THAT YEAR. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE AND DO SOMETHING [ INAUDIBLE ] >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> HENRY AND THEN DAN . AFTER HENRY WILL BE DAN. >> ONE MINUTE. HUH. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS HENRY. I WANTED TO SPEAK AGAINST THE CONTRACT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON WHAT IT DOES TO THE CARE TEAM. FOR THE REASONS THAT WERE OUTLINED A FEW SPEAKERS AGO, CARE TEAM IS DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH CIRCUMSTANCES THE POLICE ARE NOT DEEPLY TRAINED TO RESPOND TO AND THEY THEMSELVES WILL SAY ARE NOT THE BEST USE OF THEIR TIME. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CURRENT CONTRACT -- OF COURSE A LOT OF SITUATIONS WHERE YOU NEED [ INAUDIBLE ] THE DECISION NEEDS TO BE WITH THE CARE TEAM THEMSELVES, NOT WITH THE BULLIES. THIS CONTRACT PUTS THE POLICE AND NOT THE RESPONSE STAFF IN CHARGE OF [ INAUDIBLE ] SUCH A WIDE VARIETY OF SOCIALLY COMPLEX SITUATIONS THAT IT DESTROYS THEIR USEFULNESS ENTIRELY . REJECT THE CONTRACT FOR THIS . >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> AFTER HENRY, WE HAVE DAN. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. AFTER DAN, WE WILL HAVE NATHAN . >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DAN HOUSE. I'M A MEMBER OF YOU CW 3000. WE HAVE ENDORSED MANY OF YOU. SO I HAVE BEEN ON A NUMBER OF BARGAINING TEAMS AND COPS ARE NOT LIKE OTHER WORKERS. THEY HAVE OFTEN BEEN AN ENEMY OF THE WORKING CLASS AND SPD IS NO EXCEPTION. AND THIS YEAR HAS MORE AND MORE. I ALONG WITH OTHER WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE RESPONDED TO CALLS TO GO TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING TO PROTECT IMMIGRANT WORKERS , IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS, AND SPD SHOWED UP AND VERBALIZED US AND ALLOWED I.C.E. TO ESCAPE HUNDREDS OF WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE IN CAPITOL HILL CAME OUT TO DEFEND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AGAINST HATEFUL BIGOTS FROM OUT OF TOWN AND SPD SIDED WITH THE BIGOTS AND BRUTALIZED DOZENS OF WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN SEATTLE, SO I URGE YOU TO REJECT THIS CONTRACT. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE HAVE NATHAN AND THEN HOWARD. >> I THINK WE DESERVE MORE THAN ONE MINUTE TODAY, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I'M HERE TODAY TO ECHO THE WORDS OF OTHER PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGING YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THE SPOG CONTRACT. I APPRECIATE THE OP-ED. A VERY WELL-WRITTEN OP-ED. I APPRECIATED THAT. SOMETHING I WANTED TO POINT OUT ABOUT THE RECENT POLICE MURDERS OF MR. NELSON -- KILLED AFTER DROPPING HIS KNIFE AS THE OFFICERS ORDERED HIM TO. MR. NELSON'S BODY WAS LEFT ON THE GROUND FOR 12 HOURS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. [ INAUDIBLE ] SOMALIS ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY . IT IS JUST COMPLETELY OFFENSIVE AND UNACCEPTABLE RHETORIC. DISTRICT ONE OR DISTRICT FIVE, ESPECIALLY -- SOMALIS ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE. THEN I.C.E. SHOWS UP IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE NEED SPD . [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> AFTER HOWARD , WE HAVE ANDREW WILSON. >> HI, HOWARD. PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT IT IS ALSO PART CORRECTING GROSS DISINFORMATION SPEWED FROM THIS DAIS YESTERDAY . SO THERE'S FOUR POINTS. 12 FALSE CLAIMS MADE HERE YESTERDAY. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM. ONE, CONTRARY TO WHAT WAS REPEATEDLY STATED YESTERDAY, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, IT IS NOT STATE LAW THAT NEGOTIATIONS [ INAUDIBLE ] CONFIDENTIAL. THAT IS SPECIFICALLY AND ORALLY SEATTLE. THAT IS NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, THERE IS A CLAIM MADE WE HAVE TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH . TELL THAT TO WASHINGTON, D.C., NEWARK, NASHVILLE, MANY CITIES IN NEW YORK THAT HAVE ACTUALLY CHALLENGED -- FOR EXAMPLE, NEW YORK HAS A LAW, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO WASHINGTON'S LABOR LAW. VERY SIMILAR FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. WE CAN REJECT THIS CONTRACT AND DEMAND WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY. ALMOST FINISHED. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU, MR. MIGUEL. THANK YOU. [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOUR POINTS , MR. GAIL. FOLLOWING YOUR COMMENTS THIS MORNING AT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. FIVE , FOUR , THREE, TWO , ONE . THANK YOU. MR. GAIL, YOU SAID 10 SECONDS. THERE YOU GO, THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE HAVE ANDREW . ANDREW . FOLLOWING ANDREW WILL BE CLEO . [ INAUDIBLE ] >> WE HAVE CLEO. FOLLOWING CLEO WILL BE NICHOLAS. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> SOUTH SEATTLE RESIDENT. THE SEATTLE ALLIANCE WAS FORMED IN 2020 AFTER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK TO THE STREETS IN RESPONSE TO THE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD BY DEREK SHOWMAN , AND FIVE YEARS LATER OUR DEMANDS REMAIN THE SAME . REAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE POLICE TO PUT THE POWER BACK IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE AND I'M HERE TO ECHO WHAT MY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SAYING AS WE DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY AND NOT A SPOG CONTRACT THAT FUNDAMENTALLY DOES NOTHING TO HOLD THE POLICE ACCOUNTABLE AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN TERRORIZING THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTH SEATTLE AND TO DEMAND IMMEDIATELY THAT THE OFFICERS WHO KILLED JACK AND CHRISTIAN NELSON ARE IDENTIFIED SO THEY CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY THE PEOPLE. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE HAVE NICHOLAS AND THEN JORDAN. >> I AM A SEATTLE RESIDENT. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [ INAUDIBLE ] I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO TODAY ON THE SPOG . AND I'M WITH THE POLICE COMMISSION -- THEIR LETTER DECEMBER 2nd THAT ECHOES MANY OF THE SAME SENTIMENTS . THE CBA DRAFT FALLS BELOW THE 2021 WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD . LOWER THAN MANY OTHER MAJOR U.S. CITIES THAT CONSIDER ITSELF TO BE A MORE WONDERFUL, PROSPEROUS, AND LOVELY CITY TO BE. THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT FULLY RESOLVE ISSUES [ INAUDIBLE ] 2017 ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE , OVERSIGHT RESTRICTIONS, ARBITRATION REFORM, ISSUES AROUND MINOR MISCONDUCT AS WELL AS [ INAUDIBLE ] I SENT YOU A LETTER DETAILING THESE. I HOPE YOU HAVE A CHANCE -- HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT, REVIEW IT, AND I HOPE YOU VOTE NO TODAY. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE HAVE JORDAN. JORDAN AND THEN KATE . >> HI, MY NAME IS JORDAN POMEROY. I'D LIKE TO START BY RECOGNIZING THIS IS UNSEEDED TERRITORY WE ARE ALL ENTITLING OURSELVES TO RIGHT NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADDRESS THAT I AM A PARENT OF THE -- THE SPOG ISSUE IS WHAT I'M HERE TO ADDRESS. I AM A PARENT OF THREE KIDS. SO THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW TO TALK TO YOU IS NOT IN YOUR LANGUAGE THE WAY YOU DO, BUT TO SAY THAT THE WAY THAT YOU ARE DOING IT IS NOT WORKING. ENABLING COPS IS HURTING BLACK, BROWN, INDIGENOUS , MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND WE ARE SHEDDING BLOOD FOR YOU TO SIT HERE AND GET PAID . THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND. I HAVE HAD A POLICE OFFICER PERSONALLY PUT A GUN TO MY FACE. THINK ABOUT WHAT THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT HAPPENING TO YOU. PROBABLY NOT SO MUCH, RIGHT? THINK ABOUT THE ENTITLEMENT YOU ARE SITTING IN. THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS . THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE KATE. FOLLOWING KATE WILL BE THAT >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS KATE AND I'M CEO OF THE KING COUNTY [ INAUDIBLE ] WE PROVIDE LEGAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL ADVOCACY, CLINICAL THERAPY AND PREVENTION SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF ASSAULT AND SEXUAL ABUSE. I AM HERE REGARDING TODAY'S AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S 2026 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. WHILE IT COVERS MANY PUBLIC SAFETY PRIORITIES, WHAT TO LIFT UP ONE PIECE . THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS OF CRIME. I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR KEEPING THE ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA. WE NOTICE THAT AND APPRECIATE THAT. KEEPING SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE CITY'S STRATEGY. WHETHER SURVIVORS CAN ACCESS [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU AGAIN FOR KEEPING THIS COMMITMENT IN FOCUS AND INSURING THE SERVICES REMAIN AVAILABLE. >> AFTER EVETTE, WE HAVE JC , AND THEN BENNETT . >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ON THE SUBJECT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FOLLOWING UP ON THE COUNCIL HAVING MORE SURVEILLANCE -- PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE, CAMERAS INSTALLED, I'M ASKING WHEN THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND PARTICULARLY I SEE -- I SEE ALL THE NEWS ON THE DAILY . THERE ARE SERIOUS CRIMES BEING COMMITTED. IT BREAKS MY HEART ALL TOO OFTEN -- PEOPLE ARE BEING HARMED. OUR TEENS, YOUNG MEN -- AS YOUNG AS 14. PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WOULD BE A VALUABLE AID IN HELPING LAW ENFORCEMENT DO THEIR JOB. THANK YOU. >> I'M A VICTIM OF SEATTLE POLICE VIOLENCE THAT HAS YET TO EVEN BE INVESTIGATED . ON MAY 19th, I JOINED A DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE OF THE SEATTLE CONVENTION CENTER. THE MARCH MOVED ALONG THE SIDEWALK WHICH FLOWED THROUGH AN UNDERGROUND PASSAGEWAY. ONCE IN THIS AREA, THE DIMENSION -- DEMONSTRATION WAS -- PEPPER SPRAY DEMONSTRATORS FROM THE FRONT AND SPD SPRING PEPPER SPRAY INTO THE CROWD FROM BEHIND . AS THE SIDEWALK WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKED WITH A TEMPORARY BARRICADE , I MOVE THIS BARRICADE TO ALLOW SAFE EXIT OF THE CROWD AROUND ME WHO WERE BLINDED BY CHEMICAL AGENTS. I TOO SUFFERED BURNING EYES, BURNING SKIN , BLURRED VISION AND BREATHING DIFFICULTIES. UPON MOVING THE BARRICADE, I WAS IMMEDIATELY TACKLED, LIFTED OFF MY FEET, THROWN INTO THE AIR, AND JUMPED ON BY SEVERAL SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS. HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT AN OFFICER IS KNEELING ON MY NECK! I WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH BURGLARY ON THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK OF A PUBLIC BUILDING I NEVER EVEN ENTERED. I SPENT 24 HOURS IN KING COUNTY JAIL AND SUFFERED [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE FINISH. >> LET HER SPEAK! [ INAUDIBLE ] >> PLEASE HAVE YOUR SEAT. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> WE DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> AFTER BENNETT , WE WILL HAVE NOAH WILLIAMS . >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I TOLD YOU ALL THIS STORY BEFORE, BUT I WAS ARRESTED WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE BACK IN 2020 WHEN THE POLICE SAID I WAS PART OF A RIGHT OUTSIDE THE POLICE STATION THAT HAD SET FIRE TO A DUMPSTER. IN REAL LIFE, I HAD CREDIT CARD RECEIPTS PROVING I WAS AT PIZZA TWO MILES AWAY. I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RIOT OR THE FIRE, BUT I WAS HELD IN JAIL FOR TWO DAYS BECAUSE THEY ARRESTED ME BECAUSE THEY SAID I WAS AT THIS RIOT READ WHAT HAPPENED WAS ONE OF THE WOMEN WHO WAS ARRESTED -- IN HER ARREST REPORT HAD MY NAME IN IT. WE REALIZED THEY HAD TAKEN A LIST OF US THAT WERE KNOWN TO BE INVOLVED IN PROTESTS AND THEY HAD JUST COPY AND PASTED THE SAME STATEMENT INTO EACH ARREST REPORT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT WAS TRUE OR NOT. THIS IS FAR FROM THE WORST THING SPD HAS EVER DONE, BUT IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE ACCOUNTABILITY IN A CLEAR-CUT SITUATION LIKE THAT , YOU KNOW, WHAT HOPE IS THERE FOR A MURKIER SITUATION? WE NEED MORE FACILITY FOR OVERSIGHT. MORE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE POLICE. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. NOAH WILLIAMS SPEAKING FROM WEST SEATTLE. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE TRANSIT RIDERS COMMUNION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR NO. I WANT TO ADDRESS CHIPPING AWAY AT THE CARE TEAM AND THE RECKLESS DRIVING AND OVERNIGHT -- OVERALL NEED FOR CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT. [ INAUDIBLE ] I REGULARLY SEE THEM DRIVE MANY TIMES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, FAR EXCEEDING OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND ABANDONING THEIR DUTY OF DUE REGARD. SHE DID NOT HAVE LIMITED VALUE. PROHIBITING CARE FROM RESPONDING TO SITUATIONS WITHIN THEIR DISCRETION IS OUTRAGEOUS AND DEEPLY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. IF YOU LET THIS BUDGET PASS, VULNERABLE PEOPLE WILL NOT GET CARE BECAUSE GOOD PEOPLE WHO SEE THEIR STRUGGLES DAY IN AND DAY OUT LIKE OUR TRANSIT OPERATORS WON'T CALL 911. THEY HAVE A CONSCIENCE AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BE THEM SHOT OR BEING. COPS WITH NO OVERSIGHT -- I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO THAT OTHER THAN VOTE NO. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THAT WAS OUR LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER ? >> NO REGISTERED -- NO FURTHER REGISTERED SPEAKERS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER -- IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. SEEING NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 2nd, 2025, COUNCIL BILL 121136, PAYMENT OF BILLS, APPOINTMENT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL -- ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL , FOUR ABUTMENTS FROM THE FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE AND 21 APPOINTMENTS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE , I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. OKAY. THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE ADOPTED . WILL THE CLERK PLEASE FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF ? AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM ONE. COUNCIL BILL 121132. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND ASSOCIATION TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1st, 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 2027. >> MOVED TO PASS 121132. IS THERE A SECOND ? ALL RIGHT. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL. I AM -- AS A SPONSOR OF THE BILL BECAUSE I AM CHAIR OF THE L RPC, I WILL ADDRESS VERY BRIEFLY AND THEN PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE , WHO IS CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE , TO ADDRESS MORE. THIS BILL IS TO ADOPT THE SEATTLE POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CONTRACT. IT WAS NEGOTIATED IN TANDEM WITH THE SPOG CONTRACT TO ADJUST SALARY LEVELS AND THOSE REPRESENTED IN THIS CONTRACT INCLUDE SERGEANTS, LIEUTENANTS, AND CAPTAINS AT SPD. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, OBVIOUSLY THE S PMA IS ONE FOR OUR SENIOR OFFICERS WITHIN THIS DEPARTMENT. THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THE POLICE OFFICERS GUILD . SO THIS ONE RELATES TO OUR CAPTAINS AND OUR LIEUTENANTS. THIS IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT HAS SIMILAR TIME PERIODS AS THE SPOG CONTRACT, BUT THE SPMA -- A LOT OF THE PIECES ARE BUILT IN HERE AS WE HAVE NOTED YESTERDAY. AND SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO SUPPORT THIS BILL , AND I WILL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR THE SPOG BILL. I'M ASSUMING THAT'S GOING TO BE THE ONE WHERE THERE'S MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU , COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT COMMITTEE REPORT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION? COUNCILMEMBER LIN, PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT NELSON. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THE SPMA CONTRACT. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT THE CONTRACT INCLUDES A PROVISION THAT THEY ARE FULLY AGREEING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2017 ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE . AND THEY ARE RESERVING THE RIGHT TO BARGAIN THE INDEX OF ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE , WHICH I SUPPORT , BUT I WILL HAVE FURTHER COMMENTS ON THIS LATER WITH THE SPOG CONTRACT. I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT CONTRAST FOR US. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE SPMA CONTRACT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. REFLECTING THE COMMENTS EXPRESSED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LIN, WE ARE TAKING UP TWO SEPARATE ACTIONS TODAY. ONE FOR SPMA'S CONTRACT AND THE OTHER FOR THE SPOG CONTRACT. I THINK THERE WERE MEANINGFUL MEASURES IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY BEING ABLE TO INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY AND SOME OF THOSE MEASURES -- I WILL BE SUPPORTING. THANK YOU. >> BEFORE I CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, HAVE TO MAKE A CORRECTION TO WHAT I SAID. SEATTLE POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CONTRACT DOES NOT APPLY TO SERGEANTS. THAT WAS MY MISTAKE. LIEUTENANTS AND CAPTAINS. PLEASE GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> I TOO WILL BE SUPPORTING THE SPMA CONTRACT. I THINK IT IS A GOOD DEAL FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE. VERY ROBUST ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS BAKED IN. THEY WERE SPECIFICALLY NEGOTIATED TO AND AGREED TO BY SPMA. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA NOTED A MOMENT AGO, IT DOES BRING US IN DIRECT ALIGNMENT WITH THE 2017 ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE, THE IMPACTS OF WHICH STILL COULD BE NEGOTIATED , WHICH I UNDERSTAND, BUT FOR THOSE REASONS , I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. LOOKING FOR OTHER -- NO. ALL RIGHT. I SEE NO FURTHER HANDS RAISED. I WILL SIMPLY SAY THAT THIS DID TAKE A WHILE TO NEGOTIATE AND IT IS -- I HAVE TO -- I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND OUR LABOR RELATIONS GROUP AND ALSO OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM, TOGETHER WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS ON LRPC TO WRAP THIS UP FINALLY. IT DID TAKE A WHILE TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE LRPC, BUT I'M GLAD THAT IT IS FINALLY BEFORE US. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> NINE IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? BEFORE I ASK FOR THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD, I WANTED TO SAY THAT WHILE THERE IS -- EXTENDING MY COMMENTS JUST NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF ATTENTION ON THIS SPOG CONTRACT. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE GOOD LEADERS AS WELL. NEVER FORGET THAT THEY NOT ONLY HAVE SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES BUT SETTING OF THE TONE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT , AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE A RECOGNITION OF THE ACTIONS AND THE POSITION OF LEADERSHIP IS SOMETIMES UNDERSTATED, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IS CLEAR THAT WE REQUIRE EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP AT THE TOP OF SPD. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD? >> COUNCIL BILL 121 133. AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS GUILD AUTHORIZING -- SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS GUILD. >> ALL RIGHT. I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL 121133. IS THERE A SECOND ? IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED. AND AS SPONSOR OF THE BILL, I WILL TAKE -- I WILL EXERCISE THE PRIVILEGE OF EXTENDING TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE , CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE RIGHT TO MAKE FIRST COMMENTS. SO PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS YOU JUST MADE ABOUT THE SPMA AGREEMENT TOO BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT. IN TERMS OF THE TIMELINE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW , YOU KNOW, THE AGREEMENT HAD TO BE PAIRED WITH SPOG BECAUSE WE CREATED A SITUATION [ INAUDIBLE ] WHERE FOR ECONOMIC DECISIONS , SERGEANTS WERE NOT NECESSARILY LOOKING TO BECOME LIEUTENANTS , SO THAT WAS PART OF THE PROCESS. SO I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT. THERE IS -- THE TWO AGREEMENTS KIND OF HAVE TO GO TOGETHER FOR THAT REASON. BUT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO DO IS LOOK FOR THE BEST AMONGST THE SERGEANTS IN TERMS OF PROMOTING . MOVING TO THE SPOG AGREEMENT , THE AGREED TO LABOR AGREEMENT WITH SPOG IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTIVES WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS AGREEMENT WILL AID OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT NEW SPD RECRUITS, ASSIST IN RETENTION, ALSO FURTHER IMPLEMENT TRULY AN ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE CAPABILITY WITH CARE AND MAKE PROGRESS ON ACCOUNTABILITY NEEDS AND EFFORT THAT WILL CONTINUE. WE HAVE OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN FOR SAFER SEATTLE. ONE OF ITS SIX PILLARS IS SPD STAFFING. SINCE OUR SERIOUSLY UNDERSTAFFED POLICE FORCE IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE TODAY , A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN ALSO FOCUSES ON THAT LINK BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH, WHEREAS YOU HAVE HEARD BEFORE, WE CANNOT SUCCEED IN PUBLIC SAFETY IF WE DON'T SUCCEED IN PUBLIC HEALTH. CARE IS CRUCIAL TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE TO THOSE IN CRISIS WHETHER BECAUSE OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OR MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY TO STEP FORWARD IN ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE. THIS AGREEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO MAKE PROGRESS IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY REFORM AND SPECIFICALLY WITH ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE. I KNOW THE FOCUS IS MAINLY ON ACCOUNTABILITY . I WILL SAY ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY TO OUR POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY REFORM EFFORTS. WE HAVE FURTHERED OUR SUPPORT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. WE HAVE DONE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, THE OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION. THERE ARE MANY FACTORS IMPACTING ASPECTS OF OUR EFFORTS TO GAIN MORE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. WHEN I SAY ASPECTS , SOMEBODY CAN ALWAYS COME BACK FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE. BUT STATE LABOR LAW AS PART OF THIS. THE LABOR RELATIONS PROCESS TO INCLUDE ARBITRATION WITHIN THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RELATIVE -- RELATIONS COMMISSION -- IS VERY IMPORTANT. I RECOGNIZE THERE ARE DISAGREEMENTS ON ASPECTS MENTIONED IN THIS, BUT THIS HAS BEEN PART OF A TWO-YOUR PROCESS TO GET HERE. TWO YEARS. LRPC AND THE SELECT LANGUAGE -- THIS IS NOT A RUSH PROCESS. AS I MENTIONED YESTERDAY, I HAVE ECHOES OF COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S WORDS IN MY EARS. IT TOOK TWO LONG YEARS. I WILL BE FRANK. IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING PROCESS. ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY. AND I HAVE SAID THIS TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE BEEN TO ALL PRECINCTS. LAST YEAR AND COMING BACK AROUND AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID TO THEM IS, WHEN YOU ARE THE BEST AND HAVE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS [ INAUDIBLE ] ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT IS WHAT WE DID WHEN I WAS SERVING . THIS IS IMPORTANT. AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE OUR ACCOUNTABILITY EFFORTS TO FURTHER OUR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE NAMES THAT WE HAVE. I HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS FOR OVER TWO YEARS. I HAVE THE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE HERE. I HAVE MY NOTES FROM REVIEWING THE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCES, AND I SEE WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH OUR SPOG PARAMETERS WHERE WE HAVE FURTHERED WHAT WE HAVE DONE HERE . AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT SPECIFICALLY OPA, THE OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE MEASURES IMPACTING IT BEYOND THE CHIEF OF POLICE INVESTIGATIONS BILL THAT WE PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHICH HELPED OPA. THERE IS A CIVILIANIZATION PIECE FOR OPA . SO IMPORTANT. THERE IS THAT ALSO FOR SPD. WE HAVE THE 180-DAY TRIGGER -- THAT WAS CAUSING PROBLEMS. THAT WAS A STEP FORWARD. AND I KNOW SOMEONE MAY SAY FRONTLINE INVESTIGATIONS IS NOT IMPORTANT AND THAT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE SEEN AT OPA, BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO DEVELOP OUR LEADERS FOR TOMORROW, AS I MENTIONED SPMA -- LIEUTENANTS AND CAPTAINS OF TOMORROW -- WE HAVE TO DEVELOP OUR JUNIOR SWORN OFFICERS TODAY, OUR SERGEANTS. AND WE CANNOT DO THAT IF THOSE SERGEANTS ARE NOT ABLE TO LEAD THOSE MINOR THINGS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE, ONLY THE SERIOUS ITEMS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO TO OPA. BY THE FRONTLINE INVESTIGATIONS PIECE, THIS HELPS OPA FOCUS ON THOSE VERY IMPORTANT PIECES AND NOT GET BOGGED DOWN. ONE OF THE THINGS I CONSTANTLY AM LOOKING AT IS TO CREATE A FUNCTIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. A FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THIS AGREEMENT. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS AGREEMENT. WE ARE HELPING OPA. ALL THESE PIECES HELP OPA. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND THEIR KEY PIECE OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS -- ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER. THEN THERE IS THE SUBPOENAS . I WILL BE BLUNT. I NOTED IT WAS SAID THE MOST GLARING FAILURE OF THIS CONTRACT IS THE REFUSAL TO GRANT SUBPOENA POWER TO OPA AND OIG . I WILL NOTE FIRST , OPA AND OIG DO HAVE SUBPOENA POWER . THERE IS ALSO CITY ORDINANCE -- ORDINANCE 126264 -- THAT SETS THE PROCESS AND ISSUANCE OF CHALLENGING THOSE SUBPOENAS. THE LIMITATION ON THAT SUBPOENA POWER IS AROUND THE OFFICERS' PERSONAL RECORDS, I.E., PERSONAL TEXT AND EMAILS AND SO FORTH AND THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE OFFICERS. OTHERWISE BOTH ENTITIES CAN AND HAVE SUBPOENAED RECORDS. LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN. OTHERWISE, BOTH ENTITIES, THE OPA AND OIG, CAN AND HAVE SUBPOENA RECORDS. SECOND, BOTH OPA AND OIG DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ORDER OFFICERS TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATIONS, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS AND PROVIDING DOCUMENTS. THIS AUTHORITY DIRECTLY FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE. [ INAUDIBLE ] IF OFFICERS FAILED TO COOPERATE AND COMPLY WITH THESE ORDERS, THEY ARE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE UP TO POTENTIAL TERMINATION. SO, YES , THERE IS THE ISSUES RELATED TO THIRD-PARTY RECORDS , BUT HEY, THIS POINT THAT WAS MADE NEEDS TO BE ESSENTIALLY CORRECTED TO NOTE THAT OPA AND OIG DO HAVE SUBPOENA POWER AND THEY DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ORDER OFFICERS TO COOPERATE -- [ INAUDIBLE ] >> NO. PAUSE. >> WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT PIECES AND YOU TALK ABOUT -- YOU TALK TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR A SAFER SEATTLE, TALK ABOUT SPD STAFFING AND ALL THE PIECES THERE. TALK ABOUT ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE IN PUSHING FORWARD PUBLIC SAFETY REFORM -- WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AS WE CONTINUE OUR MARCH FORWARD ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND WE WILL CONTINUE THAT MARCH FORWARD ON ACCOUNTABILITY JUST AS WE WILL CONTINUE TO REFORM IN THIS POST-CONSENT DECREE WORLD THAT WE ARE IN. BUT THESE PIECES ARE FAXED . AND FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE LRPC, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THESE THINGS. IT IS A TWO PARTY PROCESS AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS AND THESE PIECES THAT ARE PART OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS OF OUR AGREEMENT DO PUSH US FORWARD IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY. I RECOGNIZE SOME DON'T AGREE WITH THAT, BUT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT AS WE ARE STILL MARCHING FORWARD WE WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH FORWARD. I SAY THAT THESE PIECES THAT I JUST LAID OUT DO JUSTIFY A YES VOTE. SO COLLEAGUES , I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL PRESIDENT ? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES . I'M VOTING NO BECAUSE SEATTLE DESERVES BOTH SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND THIS CONTRACT DOESN'T DELIVER ON ACCOUNTABILITY. AND BEFORE GETTING STARTED ON MY REMARKS TODAY, I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO CAME TO PROVIDE COMMENT TODAY, PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIRECTLY EXPERIENCED ABUSE OF FORCE FROM SPD, PEOPLE WHO SERVE ON THEIR COMMISSIONS, PEOPLE WHO TAKE CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU FOR GIVING COMMENT TODAY. GOVERNMENT IS BETTER WHEN PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND USE THEIR VOICES, SO THANK YOU. AND AS MENTIONED IN A LETTER FROM THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION TO CITY COUNCIL, THERE ARE STILL SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTABILITY CONCERNS WITH THIS PROPOSED AGREEMENT. TO QUOTE , ULTIMATELY THE CBA RETAINS THE REQUIREMENT THAT OFFICER MISCONDUCT BE PROVEN WITH AN ELEVATED STANDARD OF REVIEW . THIS CONTRACT DOESN'T MAKE PROGRESS ON THE ISSUES RELATED TO SUBPOENA AUTHORITY AND COLLEAGUES AS I STATED YESTERDAY DURING MY LINE OF QUESTIONING TO STAFF, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE REQUIREMENT OF HAVING A SWORN OFFICER AS A LEAD OR CO-LEAD OF INVESTIGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT WITHIN A DEPARTMENT IS AT ODDS WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE AS IT MAY NOT BE A CONFIGURATION THAT BEST SUPPORTS PUBLIC TRUST IN THE COMPLAINT HANDLING PROCESS. THIS IS BEFORE EVEN GETTING TO THE FACT THAT THIS CBA STILL SIGNIFICANTLY MAINTAINS TIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON THE TYPES OF INCIDENTS THAT THE CARE DEPARTMENT CAN RESPOND TO WITHOUT SPD OFFICERS IN A SOLO DISPATCH SCENARIO. THIS CONTRACT DIVIDES SIGNIFICANT PAY INCREASES BUT FAILS TO INCLUDE MEANINGFUL ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DEMANDING FOR YEARS . IT DOES NOT STRENGTHEN CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT. IT DOES NOT MAKE IT EASIER TO REMOVE OFFICERS WHO CAUSE HARM AND VIOLATE PUBLIC TRUST . IT DOES NOT INCLUDE TRANSPARENCY MEASURES THAT BUILD CONFIDENCE BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. IN SHORT, THIS CONTRACT ASKS SEATTLE TAXPAYERS TO INVEST MORE IN POLICING WITHOUT REQUIRING MORE ACCOUNTABILITY IN RETURN, AND THAT IS NOT A DEAL I CAN SUPPORT. I BELIEVE IN PUBLIC SAFETY. I BELIEVE PEOPLE DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR HOMES, THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THEIR CITY. BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT REAL SUSTAINABLE SAFETY REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST OFFICERS. REAL SAFETY REQUIRES THE RATE RESPONSES FORGIVEN PUBLIC SAFETY SCENARIOS, VIOLENCE PREVENTION. REAL SAFETY COMES FROM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, STABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT PREVENT CRIME FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS CONTRACT INVESTS IN ONE PIECE OF THE EQUATION AND IT DOES SO AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS. SO I WILL BE VOTING NO TODAY. AND I SUPPORT IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY. I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIES OF POLICE WORK, BUT THIS CONTRACT SIMPLY DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS THAT SEATTLE NEEDS AND IT REPRESENTS BUDGET PRIORITIES THAT I DON'T BELIEVE ALIGN WITH INVESTMENTS THAT MAKE US SAFER. WE CAN DO BETTER. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> I BELIEVE THAT WAS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP ? OKAY. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SO, THE BADGE EARNS TRUST NOT FROM ITS SHINE BUT FROM THE CONDUCT BEHIND IT. THE PROPOSED SPOG CBA IS A BAD DEAL FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THAT CONTRACT ARE TOO LIGHTWEIGHT AND DO NOT AT ALL CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT IS SET FORTH AND OUR ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE , OUR CITY VALUES , AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THE FINAL AGREED UPON CONTRACTS . FOR THOSE REASONS, I WILL BE OPPOSING AND VOTING AGAINST THIS DEAL. BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC -- THERE IS A LOT OF NUANCE HERE. IN THIS HEARING, AT LEAST ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES SPEAK A MOMENT AGO, I WOULD 100% AGREE THERE IS A LOT THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. BUT BEFORE I TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE AND CORRECT THE RECORD , I WANT TO SPEAK AS ROB . JUST ME. NOT AS A COUNCILMEMBER BUT AS ROB . AS A FATHER. AS A SON AND AS A BLACK MAN IN AMERICA. MY EXPERIENCES IN THIS COUNTRY IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN SHED OR PUT ASIDE IF IT IS NOT CONVENIENT FOR ME. IT IS THE LENS THROUGH WHICH I SEE SAFETY, JUSTICE, AND , YES, ACCOUNTABILITY. IT IS THE COMPASS THAT GUIDES MY PUBLIC SERVICE . I HAVE LIVED THROUGH ENCOUNTERS WHERE THE ACTIONS OF AN OFFICER CROSSED THE LINE . WHERE I FELT FEAR RATHER THAN PROTECTION. I HAVE EXPERIENCED POLICE BRUTALITY FIRSTHAND . THESE MOMENTS HAVE SHAPED ME AND I CARRY THEM WITH ME EVERY SINGLE DAY. NOT WITH RESENTMENT OR ANIMUS BUT WITH RESPONSIBILITY . NO PERSON IN SEATTLE SHOULD EVER FEEL POWERLESS, UNSEEN, OR VULNERABLE TO UNEQUAL JUSTICE . AN ENCOUNTER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT -- NOT ONE WE ARE A CHILD -- YOURS OR MINE. GUIDED BY THESE EXPERIENCES , I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN A DECADE PUSHING FOR POLICE REFORM . STRONGER CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT AND BETTER COMMUNITY SAFETY SYSTEMS . PAYING ATTENTION FOR MORE THAN JUST THE LAST TWO YEARS , YOU WILL KNOW THAT. BEFORE TAKING OFFICE, I SERVED ON THE KING COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AND HELPED CHAMPION AND PASS SOME VOTER APPROVED POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES AND REFORMS THAT WERE ULTIMATELY ENSHRINED INTO THE COUNTY'S CHARTER, INCLUDING SUBPOENA POWER -- LET'S CORRECT THE RECORD IN A MINUTE -- FOR THE COUNTY CIVILIAN -- EMPHASIS, CIVILIAN -- OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERSIGHT . IT HAS BEEN OVER FIVE YEARS SINCE MANY OF THESE REFORM MEASURES WERE APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2020, INCLUDING SUBPOENA POWER . SINCE THEN IN THE INTERVENING FIVE YEARS, THE COUNTY'S POLICE GUILD, OR SPOG EQUIVALENT, IF YOU WILL, HAS EVEN AGREED TO THAT SUBPOENA POWER IN THEIR CONTRACT . SOME FORM OF SUBPOENA POWER IS IN THEIR CONTRACT TODAY. SOMEWHAT LIMITED , BUT IT IS THERE. I THINK THAT IS THE NEW STANDARD . THAT IS THE NEW HIGH WATERMARK FROM WHICH WE SHOULD MEASURE OUR SUCCESS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT IS WHAT OUR LOCAL MARKET -- THAT IS WHAT OTHERS IN OUR LOCAL MARKET ARE DOING. WHY NOT US? SO THIS CONTRACT ALSO GETS SOME THINGS RIGHT, AND I DON'T WANT TO DISMISS OR TRIVIALIZE THOSE WITH RESPECT TO ACCOUNTABILITY. THE CBA WOULD ALLOW CIVILIANS TO WORK ON SERIOUS MISCONDUCT CASES AND SWORN INVESTIGATORS . CIVILIANS MAY EVEN CO-LEAD THE INVESTIGATION ALONGSIDE A SWORN INVESTIGATOR. THE CBA ALSO PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED CLARITY AROUND THE 180-DAY REVIEW PERIOD AND TOLLING THAT BEGINS FOR OFFICER MISCONDUCT REVIEWS . I THINK THERE IS SOME COOL THINGS IN THERE TO HELP DRIVE THE CULTURE CHANGE INTERNALLY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THAT WE ALL WANT TO SEE AND ULTIMATELY APPROVE -- IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE. THOSE INCLUDE THINGS LIKE LANGUAGE BONUSES, HIGHER EDUCATION BONUSES , THE EDUCATION FOR THE RESEARCH AND DATA IS CRYSTAL CLEAR ON THIS POINT . OFFICERS WHO ARE MORE EDUCATED USE LESS FORCE . THESE ARE GOOD THINGS. THERE IS SOME ALSO SOLID REFORM OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DISPATCH PRACTICES AND POLICIES, NAMELY, OUR C.A.R.E. DEPARTMENT EXPANSION. THAT IS A GOOD COMMUNITY WIN. IT IS A BIG DEAL. IT ALLOWS OUR CITY TO START MOVING AWAY FROM A STRICT DUAL DISPATCH MODEL THAT IS HIGHLY UNWORKABLE WHEN APPLIED BROADLY . IT MEANS MORE TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS, RESPONDING TO CRISES , MORE PEOPLE GETTING HELP INSTEAD OF CUFFS , AND FEWER UNNECESSARY ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN ARMED OFFICERS AND RESIDENTS IN DISTRESS. THOSE ARE GOOD THINGS, ESPECIALLY INCLUDING THE C.A.R.E. PIECE. THAT IS A STRONG REFORM . THE PROPOSED CONTRACT MOVES IT IN A DIRECTION , BUT IT DOES NOT MOVE BOLDLY ENOUGH . C.A.R.E. EXPANSION ? GOOD. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE , C.A.R.E. EXPANSION OR REFORM IS NOT ACCOUNTABILITY . NOT TO! IT DOES NOT STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT OR PREVENT MISCONDUCT. IT DOES NOT BRING THIS AGREEMENT INTO CLOSER ALIGNMENT WITH OUR 2017 ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE . YOU HEARD ME TALKING TIME AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN ABOUT MY FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF AND APPROACH TO AVOID THE ONE OR THE OTHER . I AM A YES AND PERSON. SEATTLE NEEDS REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY . CAN'T JUST HANG OUR HATS ON THE REFORM PIECE AND THEN SLAP EACH OTHER HIGH FIVES LIKE WE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. THE CBA GIVES US , ONE , IMPORTANT THINGS -- ONE . BUT IT DOES ALSO SIDESTEP THE OTHER YET AGAIN. AND YES , WITH EMPHASIS , THE SINGLE MOST EGREGIOUS FAILURE -- THERE IS A LOT -- BUT THE NUMBER ONE THING IN MY VIEW AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED ON THIS AS AN ATTORNEY AND ADVOCATE FOR A DECADE -- THAT IS WHY I NEED TO CORRECT THE RECORD. BECAUSE I HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS THAN MANY OTHERS. THE SINGLE MOST EGREGIOUS FAILURE IS THE CONTINUED REFUSAL TO GRANT SUBPOENA POWER TOWARD CIVILIAN -- EMPHASIZE CIVILIAN -- UNDERLINE THAT -- PUT AN EXCLAMATION POINT AT THE END. CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES. THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL . EVERYONE -- EVERYONE'S WORK RECORDS ARE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION , REVIEW BY ANYONE AS A CITY EMPLOYEE. AT A BARE MINIMUM BECAUSE OF OUR OPEN PUBLIC DISCLOSURE LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS. THERE IS NO REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN YOUR OWN WORK COMPUTER OR WORK DEVICE . WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT WORK COMPUTERS AND WORK DEVICES. PERSONAL RECORDS. BANK RECORDS. PHONE RECORDS . SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT . ALL SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT IS PUBLIC OBVIOUSLY. DISTINCTION ONE. DISTINCTION TWO . YES, AGAIN, NO REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY FOR OUR OWN THINGS WE DO ON OUR WORK COMPUTERS, WORK DEVICES, ET CETERA. FOR US PERSONALLY , WHAT ABOUT THIRD PARTIES ? THAT IS THE SECOND IMPORTANT DISTINCTION. THE SUBPOENA POWER MUST BE BROAD ENOUGH THAT IT COVERS THIRD PARTIES. BANKS. BANK RECORDS, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE SUBJECT TO THE INVESTIGATION. MAYBE IT COULD BE A POLICE OFFICER IN ANOTHER AGENCY, FOR EXAMPLE. THESE DISTINCTIONS MATTER. THERE IS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT , WELL, IF THE CHIEF REQUESTS SOME RECORDS, OF COURSE. SAME THING . IF OUR BOSSES REQUEST RECORDS TODAY AND WE DON'T COMPLY, YES, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES. WE AIN'T TALKING ABOUT THAT. THIS IS NOT ABOUT THAT. REMEMBER WHAT I SAID EARLIER. CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. LAST TIME I CHECKED, THE CHIEF OF POLICE IS NOT A CIVILIAN. CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT . SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO CORRECT THE RECORD , IN PART. ANOTHER ONE. BUT WITHOUT THIS SUBPOENA POWER -- WE COULD TALK ALL DAY. I COULD EDUCATE SOME ALL DAY. ALL THAT IS TO SAY WITHOUT THIS IMPORTANT POWER, INVESTIGATORS CANNOT REQUIRE OFFICERS OR WITNESSES TO PARTICIPATE . ACCESS ALL KEY RECORDS AND EVIDENCE THAT THEY NEED TO CARRY OUT THE INVESTIGATION OR INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY STATEMENTS -- THE ACCURACY OF THE STATEMENTS. THEY CANNOT GATHER INFORMATION THAT WOULD REVEAL MISCONDUCT PATTERNS OR VERIFY CLAIMS MADE BY THE OFFICERS. INVESTIGATIONS CANNOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT THOSE TOOLS BECAUSE OVERSIGHT ESSENTIALLY BECOMES GUESSWORK. AND WHEN INVESTIGATIONS ARE INCOMPLETE , TRUSTEE ROADS , MISCONDUCT FESTERS, AND COMMUNITIES SUFFER AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER. THAT ALONE FOR ME JUSTIFIES A NO VOTE . FURTHER COMMUNITY DISAPPOINTMENTS INCLUDE THE RETENTION OF LOOPHOLES THAT ALLOW UNNECESSARY DELAYS IN INVESTIGATIONS AND KEEPS DISCIPLINARY RULES AND CONSISTENT AND VULNERABLE TO ARBITRATION ROLLBACKS , ACCOUNTABILITY CANNOT FUNCTION UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. THIS AGREEMENT CARRIES A MASSIVE PRICE TAG AS WELL . ACCORDING TO THE CENTRAL STAFF ESTIMATES AND THE ANALYSIS MEMO , IT WOULD ADD TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ABOVE BASELINE OVER FOUR YEARS. 12 MILLION IN YEAR ONE OVER BASELINE. 22 IN YEAR TWO. 42 MILLION, I THINK IN YEAR THREE. 57 MILLION IN YEAR FOUR. TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. OUR OFFICERS WITHIN SPD TODAY ARE ALREADY THE HIGHEST PAID IN WASHINGTON STATE . AND IT IS A HARD JOB TO WORK HERE IN SEATTLE. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO. I THINK IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR CORE JOB OR FUNCTION, IF YOU ARE A CITY EMPLOYEE, YOU SHOULD BE AT THE HIGHER FOR THE HIGHEST END OF SALARIES COMPARED TO WHAT OTHER LOCAL JURISDICTIONS OFFER . SO I DO THINK SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD BE AT THE HIGHER END OF THE SPECTRUM, BUT THEY ARE ALREADY THERE TODAY. AND IF THIS CONTRACT IS NOT APPROVED, IT WILL REMAIN TRUE TOMORROW. LET'S BE HONEST, I THINK THERE IS ALSO SOME REALLY IMPORTANT PRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS AS WELL . WE ARE TAKING THIS VOTE HERE TODAY, BUT EVERYTHING WE DO -- WE CAN'T TAKE EVERYTHING IN ISOLATION IN A VACUUM. RECENTLY PASSED OUR COUNCIL $8.9 BILLION COUNCIL BUDGET. TODAY, THERE IS WORKING FAMILIES FACING CRUSHING HOUSING COSTS , ESCALATING CHILDCARE COSTS , AND RELATED CHILDCARE SHORTAGES . HOMELESSNESS, FOOD INSECURITY, WORSENED BY FEDERAL SNAP CUTS, AND RISING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR MATTERS . I CANNOT JUSTIFY SPENDING SO MUCH MORE ON OFFICERS RIGHT NOW WHO ARE ALREADY EARNING THE MOST IN THE STATE , WHILE ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITY TOOLS REMAIN MISSING. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, COLLEAGUES -- AND I DON'T HARBOR ANY BAD FEELINGS. OR IT IS NOT SOUR GRAPES AT ALL, BUT -- IT DOES BRING UP A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME CONTRAST WITH SOME VERY RECENT VOTES WE JUST TOOK ON THE BUDGET. IN THE BUDGET , I PROPOSE DAY -- AN AMENDMENT OF $125,000 FOR THE WEST SEATTLE FOOD BANK. ANOTHER AMENDMENT FOR $35,000 FOR THE CENTER FOR ACTIVE LIVING TO HELP SENIORS IN WEST SEATTLE . I PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT FOR $70,000 TO CULTIVATE SOUTH PARK. THEY WANTED TO PROVIDE AND DISTRIBUTE FREE MEALS OCCASIONALLY IN THE HEART OF THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY. I PROPOSE AN INCREASE IN INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROJECTS FOR A NEW INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET , TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL $500,000 ON TOP OF THE BASELINE AMOUNT OF $1 MILLION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ULTIMATELY OFFER THEM, AN ADDITIONAL $250,000 FOR THE HIGHLAND PARK IMPROVEMENT CLUB . $1 MILLION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY ALONG DANGEROUS BLIND STRETCH , SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS SOME SAFETY. PEOPLE DIED AT THAT VERY DANGEROUS BLIND STRETCH . THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF MY AMENDMENT . AND WITHIN A WEEK, SOMEONE WAS ON THE WEST SEATTLE BLOG -- ANOTHER MAJOR CRASH. WE FAILED TO SHOW UP THERE . AND I THINK THOSE WERE VERY MODEST AND REASONABLE INVESTMENTS. AND MORE WORTHWHILE IN THE MOMENT THAN THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE ARE BEING CALLED UPON TO INVEST IN OFFICERS TODAY, WHO WERE ALREADY PAID THE HIGHEST. THIS MOMENT ALSO DEMANDS MORE VIGILANCE . THE CRUELTY AND ENCROACHMENT OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS TRIGGERED WIDESPREAD FEAR , PARTICULARLY WITH OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES . WHEN FEDERAL POWER FEELS UNPREDICTABLE , THE STRONGEST LOCAL OVERSIGHT -- CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT -- BECOMES ESSENTIAL . OUR CITY CANNOT CLAIM ON THE ONE HAND TO RESIST AND CLAP BACK AGAINST FEDERAL OVERREACH WHILE ON THE OTHER ACCEPTING A CONTRACT THAT WEAKENS OVERSIGHT HERE AT HOME. SO IN SHORT , THE CBA OFFERS PROGRESS , SOME OF WHICH SHOULD BE CELEBRATED , BUT NOT THE LEVEL OF CLARITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT THIS MOMENT DEMANDS RIGHT NOW TODAY. WE NEED TRANSPARENT PROCESSES. WE NEED A FAIR AND CONSISTENT SET OF CONSEQUENCES. WE NEED A STRUCTURE THAT EMPOWERS THE DEPARTMENT TO THRIVE AND THE COMMUNITY TO TRUST. UNTIL WE REACH THAT , CAN'T SUPPORT THIS CONTRACT . I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND GRACE. THIS IS IMPORTANT. THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX AND NUANCED TOPIC , WHICH IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES. WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THESE CONTINUING BAD CONTRACTS . TODAY'S VOTE OBVIOUSLY ENGENDERS A VERY CANDID CONVERSATION , BUT LET'S CONTINUE DOWN THAT PATH TOWARD TRANSPARENCY AND TALK MORE ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSE . OUR SYSTEM IS FUNDAMENTALLY BROKEN . OUR STATE LAW KEEPS IT BROKEN . IT IS PAST TIME TO ADDRESS THIS ROOT CAUSE. WASHINGTON'S SYSTEM IS BUILT TO PRODUCE WEEK OVERSIGHT. STATE LAW PREVENTS CITIES LIKE OURS FROM UNILATERALLY STRENGTHENING POLICE DISCIPLINARY RULES . THAT MEANS ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TIED TO MISCONDUCT MUST BE SPECIFIC AGO SHE HATED, BARGAINED FOR, AND AGREED TO BY BOTH PARTIES . UNDER CURRENT STATE LAW, EVEN POLICE MISCONDUCT MATTERS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE OR STANDARD, QUOTE , UNQUOTE, TERMS -- HERE IS A LEGALLY OPERATIVE SET OF WORDS -- TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT. EVEN MISCONDUCT MATTERS ARE CONSIDERED TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT THAT ARE THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS. THAT IS BACKWARDS. COMMUNITY PROTECTIONS BECOME BARGAINING CHIPS AND TRANSPARENCY BECOME SOMETHING FREQUENTLY TRADED AWAY IN EXCHANGE FOR RAISES AND STAFFING CONCESSIONS. THE WHOLE SYSTEM TREATS POLICE MISCONDUCT RULES LIKE IT IS A PERK OR A BENEFIT. THAT IS A DESIGN FEATURE . THAT IS A DESIGN FEATURE THAT SHIELDS INSTITUTIONS , BUT IT IS -- BUG OUR CITY IS EMPOWERED TO FIX FROM THE INSIDE. AND HERE IS WHY IT IS DIFFERENT . HERE IS WHY IT IS DIFFERENT. POLICE OFFICERS CARRY THE STATE'S AUTHORITY TO USE DEADLY FORCE . USE FORCE , INCLUDING DEADLY FORCE . NOTHING ABOUT THIS SOLEMN AUTHORITY IS ROUTINE OR STANDARD . THIS AUTHORITY TO USE FORCE AND POTENTIALLY TAKE A LIFE REQUIRES A STRONGER SET OF OVERSIGHT. NOT OVERSIGHT DESIGNED TO COLLAPSE DURING NEGOTIATIONS. THE LEGISLATURE MUST ACT . THE LEGISLATURE MUST CHANGE THIS LAW NOW SO DISCIPLINE AND MISCONDUCT RULES CANNOT BE BARGAINED AWAY . WITHOUT THAT CHANGE, SEATTLE WILL CONTINUE TO FACE CONTRACTS THAT UNDERMINE OUR VALUES . LIVES ARE LITERALLY DEPENDING ON IT. I'M NOT DONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND GRACE. TO THE ADVOCATES , ORGANIZERS, AND RESIDENTS PUSHING FOR STRONGER ACCOUNTABILITY , I HEAR YOU. I SEE YOU. I CARRY MANY -- NOT ALL OF THE SAME EXPERIENCES AND CONCERNS . ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT A PROGRESSIVE WISH LIST ITEM. IT IS A MORAL IMPERATIVE FOR A CITY THAT ONCE SAFETY WITH DIGNITY, PROTECTION WITH FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE AND COMPASSION. WE NEED SYSTEMS THAT HOLD ALL OF US TO HIGH STANDARDS AND THAT TREAT OUR COMMUNITIES WITH CARE . ANYTHING LESS ERODES TRUST AND HARMS BOTH OFFICERS AND FOR CIVILIANS. AND TO MEMBERS OF POLICE , LAW ENFORCEMENT -- ANYTHING TIED TO PUBLIC SAFETY -- LET ME BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR. I HOLD DEEP RESPECT FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO SERVE WITH INTEGRITY . I KNOW THEIR JOBS ARE HARD. NOT AT ALL EASY. I KNOW THE SACRIFICES THEY MAKE . AND I VALUE THEIR SERVICE. I HAVE SAT WITH OFFICERS WHO WERE PROUD OF THEIR WORK AND WHO WANTED A DEPARTMENT THAT REFLECTS THE BEST OF WHAT POLICING CAN BE. MY CALL -- MY DEMAND FOR STRONGER ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT A CRITICISM OF THOSE OFFICERS . IT IS A STATEMENT OF FAITH THAT A STRONGER DEPARTMENT AS POSSIBLE AND THAT ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE PATH TO GET THERE. SPD LEADERSHIP IS WORKING HARD TO REVEAL TRUST . MANY OFFICERS WANT A CULTURE THAT LIFTS UP THE GOOD AND ADDRESSES THE BAD. AND I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THEM, NOT AGAINST THEM, TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL. BOTTOM LINE IS THIS. WE STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN WE STRENGTHEN ACCOUNTABILITY. THE TWO RISE AND FALL TOGETHER. TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO SERVE IN THE LRPC -- LEARNING A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT NITTY-GRITTY INTERNAL POLICY COMMITTEE HERE WITHIN THE SEATTLE CITY GOVERNMENT . I DON'T HAPPEN TO SERVE ON IT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MY OPPOSITION TO THIS CONTRACT THAT IS BEFORE US TODAY IS NOT AT ALL AN INDICTMENT OF YOUR WORK AND YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY . I WOULD IDEALLY LIKE TO SIT IN ON THE LRPC, BUT I'M NOT HERE TO CAST ASPERSIONS ON YOU OR YOUR WORK OR SPOG THEY ARE FUNCTIONING WITHIN THE SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED THAT WE ALL OPERATE IN. BUT FOR LRPC RELATED CONCERNS, PLEASE DON'T BRING A CONTRACT BACK BEFORE ME THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE STRONGER ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS BUT AT A BARE BASIC MINIMUM SUBPOENA POWER . I STAND READY TO CONTINUE DOING THIS WORK . I APPRECIATE -- THIS IS A PASSIONATE CONVERSATION. AND WE ARE HAVING IT ON THE FLY IN REAL TIME IN THE PUBLIC, AND I THINK SOME THINGS WERE SAID EARLIER THAT IN THE MOMENT I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF ASSUMING BETTER INTENT . BUT WORDS MATTER AS WELL . AND WE ALSO NEED TO BE CLEAR NOT TO UNDERMINE OR IMPUGN PEOPLE'S MOTIVES , PEOPLE'S BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE AND FAMILIARITY WITH THE UNDERLYING SUBJECT MATTER . SO I ASK FOR GRACE FROM MY COLLEAGUES IF I DID NOT LIVE UP TO THE VALUE I JUST STATED IN TERMS OF ASSUMING GOOD OVERALL INTENT, BUT I AM GOING TO ASK YOU TO EXTEND THAT SAME COURTESY TO ME. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> COUNCIL MEMBER LIN. PLEASE QUIET IN THE HOUSE. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> PLEASE. ORDER. STOP CLAPPING. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE. DO YOU WANT US TO JUST TAKE A RECESS OR ANYTHING? COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE TODAY. THANK YOU . TO MY COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR COMMENTS, THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, FOR YOUR HEARTFELT COMMENTS THERE. FULLY SUPPORT YOUR COMMENTS TODAY AND YOUR OPINION ARTICLE TODAY. AND AS YOU MENTIONED , NOTHING I AM SAYING HERE IS MEANT TO IMPUGN ANY OF THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS CONTRACT OR TO QUESTION THE INTEGRITY OR VALUES OF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE . BUT I WILL BE VOTING NO TODAY ON THIS CONTRACT BECAUSE THIS AGREEMENT WOULD -- FURTHER DELAYS FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE THAT COUNCIL ADOPTED IN 2017. AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IT WAS A DIVERSE COUNCIL THAT ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE IN 2017. IT INCLUDED COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. IT INCLUDED COUNCILMEMBER BURGESS , COUNCILMEMBER BACK SHAW , AND MANY OTHERS. HERE WE ARE EIGHT YEARS LATER. IF WE APPROVE THIS CONTRACT, IT WILL GO THROUGH 2027. THAT WILL BE A DECADE THAT WE STILL HAVE NOT IMPLEMENTED THE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE. AND AS MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA , SAID, THIS IS ABOUT PRO-ACCOUNTABILITY, PRO-CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT, AND, REALLY, PRO-PUBLIC SAFETY. BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT THOSE ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY GO HAND IN HAND. AND I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT WORK OF OUR OFFICERS , WHO TOO OFTEN ARE PUT IN POSITIONS WHERE THEY ARE DEALING WITH THE FAILURES OF OUR SOCIETY, THE FAILURES OF ELECTEDS TO ADDRESS BASIC NEEDS OF OUR SOCIETY AS WE HAVE SEEN ECONOMIC AND QUALITY GROW AS WE HAVE SEEN MENTAL HEALTH AND HOMELESSNESS NEEDS GROW. THE FAULT OF OUR ELECTEDS, NOT THE FAULT OF OUR OFFICERS. I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY OURSELVES FOR MANY OF OUR FAILURES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS. I ALSO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE GRIEF AND THE ANGER AND THE FRUSTRATION THAT LED TO THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST IN 2020 -- THOSE ARE JUST AS REAL TODAY AS THEY WERE THEN . WE HAVE NEVER ADDRESSED THE ROOT CAUSES , THE GENERATIONAL TRAUMA THAT WAS INFLICTED UPON OUR COMMUNITIES AND CONTINUES TO BE INFLICTED UPON TOO MANY. AND , YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T JUST SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. WE CAN'T JUST IGNORE IT OR MOVE PAST IT, ALTHOUGH MANY PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO, BECAUSE IT IS A FESTERING WOUND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES, CONTINUE TO IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE TRUE PUBLIC SAFETY. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT JUST ABOUT A PERSONAL STORY JUST TO HELP SHED LIGHT ON HOW THIS MIGHT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT WHEN I WAS 20 YEARS OLD AND I WAS LIVING IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. I WAS IN COLLEGE, AND I WAS SPENDING TIME WITH SOME FRIENDS ON A FRIDAY NIGHT AND ONE OF THEM HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK AND WAS ACTING INAPPROPRIATELY, AND THE POLICE OFFICERS WERE CALLED . I ENDED UP HANDCUFFED IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR. AND THE OFFICERS WERE UPSET BECAUSE MY FRIEND RAN AWAY AND RESISTED ARREST AND HURT ONE OF THE OFFICERS , AND SO THEY WANTED ME TO GIVE UP THE NAME OF MY FRIEND, AND I WAS REFUSING TO DO SO . AND WHEN I WAS IN THE BACK OF THE POLICE CAR WITH HANDCUFFS , THIS OFFICER WAS PRETTY UPSET AND ANGRY AT ME. AND I UNDERSTOOD THE ANGER BECAUSE HIS FRIEND HAD BEEN HURT AND ANOTHER OFFICER HAD BEEN HURT, BUT HE ENDED UP PUTTING HIS HANDS AROUND MY THROAT WHILE I WAS HANDCUFFED AND BACK OF THE POLICE CAR. IN THREATENING ME -- HE DID IT MORE THAN ONCE . YOU KNOW, HE WAS TRYING TO TEACH ME A LESSON. TEACH ME A LESSON THAT HE WAS IN CONTROL AND THAT HE COULD HARM ME. THIS WAS BEFORE BODY CAMERAS, BEFORE CELL PHONE FOOTAGE. AND , YOU KNOW -- ENDED UP DRIVING ME AROUND TOWN FOR 30 MINUTES, CONTINUING TO TELL ME HOW THEY WERE GOING TO RUIN MY LIFE. ENDED UP TAKING ME TO THE DRUNK TANK WHERE I SPENT A FEW NIGHTS . I DID BLOW A 0.4, WHICH IS ABOUT ONE DRINK . HE STATED MISINFORMATION TO KEEP ME IN THE DRUNK TANK. SO THAT WAS ONE INSTANCE , BUT -- AND I REACHED OUT TO THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND SUBMITTED A LETTER, AND I DON'T REMEMBER ANY RESPONSE . BUT WHAT I DO REMEMBER IS A COUPLE MONTHS LATER GETTING PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER. I HAD A BROKEN TAIL LIGHT . AND IT WAS THE SAME OFFICER. AND I REMEMBER BEING EXTREMELY FRIGHTENED BECAUSE -- AND I SHOULD SAY ALSO AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED, I HAD LONG HAIR AND THE OFFICER HAD MADE SOME RACIALIZED COMMENTS ABOUT, AM I INDIAN OR SOMETHING? SO WHEN I GOT PULLED OVER A COUPLE MONTHS LATER, I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF, HE KNOWS WHAT I LOOK LIKE, HE NOW KNOWS WHAT MY VEHICLE LOOKS LIKE . HE PROBABLY KNOWS THAT I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, I TRULY FELT UNSAFE, NOT BECAUSE I FELT WORRIED ABOUT MY NEIGHBORS OR ANYTHING ELSE , BUT I FELT UNSAFE IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF THE POLICE. AND, YOU KNOW, TOO MANY , UNFORTUNATELY, FEEL THAT SENSE OF FEAR. AND THAT FEAR CREATES MISTRUST , AND THAT CAUSES A LACK OF FAITH IN THE POLICE, LACK OF FAITH IN THE GOVERNMENT. AND SO THAT IS FOR ME. THERE IS ONE HARM WHEN MISCONDUCT OCCURS. THERE IS ANOTHER HARM , WHICH IS JUST AS SERIOUS WHEN THAT MISCONDUCT DOES NOT GET ADDRESSED. AND IF WE REALLY WANT TO MOVE TOWARD A MORE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE POLICE TOWARD A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TOWARD PUBLIC SAFETY , ACCOUNTABILITY HAS TO BE OUR PRIORITY. AND AS WE LOOK AT THESE TWO DIFFERENT CONTRACTS, THINK ABOUT A COUPLE THINGS. I THINK ABOUT THE SPMA CONTRACT WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO BARGAIN MUCH GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES . THAT SAYS A COUPLE THINGS. ONE, IT SAYS TO ME WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BARGAIN STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES INTO OUR SPOG CONTRACT. I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS, BUT THERE IS NO REASON FOR US NOT TO STAND FIRM TO INSIST UPON THE SAME STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES IN THE SPMA AND SPOG CONTRACT AS WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE IN THE SPMA CONTRACT. AND I ALSO BELIEVE WE SHOULD NOT BE BARGAINING THIS ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE FIRST PLACE , AS MY COUNCILMEMBER AND COLLEAGUE SAKA SAID. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, THINK ABOUT OUR ACCOUNTABILITY HAS ELECTEDS TO HOLD FIRM ON INSISTING UPON ACCOUNTABILITY. I ALSO THINK OF STATE LEGISLATORS, WHO, THERE WAS A BILL BACK IN 2022 TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY OFF THE BARGAINING TABLE AND TO NOT MAKE IT VERY FAR IN THAT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO PUSH OUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY OFF THE TABLE FOR BARGAINING. SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THAT TIME. I DO JUST WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OTHER COMMENTS . YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CONTRACT THAT I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THE BALL. THINGS LIKE OUR 30 BY 30 GOALS . IF WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE CULTURE FROM A WARRIOR CULTURE TO A GUARDIAN CULTURE, I THINK WE HAVE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE 30 BY 30 GOALS, AND THAT NEEDS TO BE PRIORITY IN OUR NEGOTIATIONS AS WELL. WE DON'T HAVE OUR EYES ON OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT. AND THAT WAS NOT PART OF THIS NEGOTIATION, AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IS A PRIORITY AS FAR AS FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS . AND FINALLY, DO JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS . YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE RULES AND REQUIREMENTS AROUND CONFIDENTIALITY, AND IF WE NEED TO BE PUSHING FOR CHANGES IN THOSE LAWS OR RULES -- BUT I DO THINK THERE ARE STEPS WE CAN AND SHOULD TAKE AS PART OF FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS -- GREATER COMMUNITY INPUT . THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> IS THAT AN OLD -- LET'S SEE, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE . ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS ARE FIGHTING FOR WHO IS GOING TO GO FIRST. YOUR HAND IS NOT UP YET. OKAY. >> GO AHEAD. >> GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, THIS CONTRACT IS BETTER THAN THE SYSTEM WE ARE OPERATING UNDER TODAY AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES WITHIN THE CONTRACT ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. THIS CONTRACT IS BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, AND WHILE BETTER IS BETTER, BETTER IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. THE WAY TO MOVE FORWARD IS TAKING STRONGER GULLIBILITY MEASURES. -- ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. CURRENT STATE LAW REQUIRES US TO BARGAIN ON WHAT POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES LOOK LIKE, WHICH ESSENTIALLY MEANS WE NEED SPOG BUY IN. WE NEED THEIR SIGNOFF TO STRENGTHEN POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND WITHOUT THEIR SIGNOFF, IT DOES NOT HAPPEN. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK FOR SEATTLEITES, AND I WANT -- LIKE OTHERS ARGUE THAT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD BE NONNEGOTIABLE . EXPANDING POLICE ALTERNATIVES LIKE SENDING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO CRISIS CALLS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE NEGOTIATIONS . PEOPLE WONDER WHY IT HAS TAKEN SO LONG. THE EVIDENCE IS IN THIS CONTRACT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE STATE LAW HAS NOT CHANGED AND WE ARE STUCK IN THE SAME POSITION . TODAY WE FIND OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE THE ONLY WAY TO EXPAND C.A.R.E. COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAMS . THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS FORWARD INTO ARBITRATION TODAY IS THROUGH THIS CONTRACT. I AGREE WITH MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPOKEN TODAY THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING MORE TO ENSURE WE HAVE AN ACCOUNTABLE POLICE FORCE BECAUSE OF STATE LAW, OUR OPTIONS TO DO THAT ARE INCREDIBLY LIMITED. WITHOUT THIS CONTRACT, WE WOULD BE DEALING ABILITY TO EXPAND C.A.R.E. INDEFINITELY. WE HAVE A FEW OPTIONS. AND WE KNOW THAT EXPANDING C.A.R.E. ISN'T ACCOUNTABILITY AND IT CAN'T WAIT. GETTING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON OUR STREETS CAN'T WAIT. MOVING FORWARD ON A PATHWAY TO ARBITRATION ON STRONGER ACCOUNT ABILITY MEASURES CANNOT WAIT. THIS IS WHY I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS CONTRACT. >> ORDER. THIS IS -- THIS BEHAVIOR CONSTITUTES A DISTURBANCE. PLEASE STOP. >> THERE WILL BE ORDER. STOP. >> [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE STOP. >> [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> DISTURBING BEHAVIOR. PLEASE -- >> [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> OKAY. >> LET THEM KEEP GOING. I AM FINE. >> [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, MAY I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER? THERE YOU ARE. OKAY. EXCUSE ME. >> OKAY, SIR. THANK YOU. >> YOU MAY SPEAK NOW. I AM WAITING -- HAVE RESPECT. >> MADAM CHAIR, POINT OF ORDER. IF THEY WILL NOT RESPECTFUL, I ASK THAT WE TAKE THE VOTE IN OUR OFFICES. >> LET'S DO THAT. CAN WE RECESS AND GO TO OUR OFFICES IF PEOPLE CAN'T BEHAVE? >> GO AHEAD. I WILL CALL A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS . >> I'M JUST GOING TO FINISH -- CAN I JUST FINISH MY STATEMENTS? THANK YOU. SO AS I SAID , WE HAVE FEW OPTIONS BEFORE US. WE KNOW EXPANDING C.A.R.E. AND ACCOUNTABILITY CAN'T WAIT. WE GETTING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON THE STREET CAN'T WAIT. MOVING FORWARD ON THE PATH TO ARBITRATION AND STRONGER ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS CAN'T WAIT, WHICH IS WHY I WILL BE SUPPORTING HIS CONTRACT TODAY WHILE CONTINUING TO PUSH FOR MORE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS IN OUR CITY AND TO MAKE CHANGES TO STATE LAW THAT BLOCK US FROM STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR OWN CITY. BETTER IS BETTER, BUT BETTER IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. WE'VE GOT MORE WORK TO DO HERE AND IN OLYMPIA, AND I AM HERE TO DO THAT WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> WITH RESPECT, I WILL CALL THE VOTE , AND I WILL ALLOW FOR PEOPLE -- AND WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR AGENDA. HAVE YOU FINISHED YOUR REMARKS? OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> I CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. >> POINT OF ORDER, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I THINK WE NEED TO FINISH THIS VOTE IN CHAMBERS BECAUSE WE HAVE AFFORDED FOLKS THE RESPECT TO LISTEN, AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS. >> YES. >> AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE, BUT WE HAVE AFFORDED THE ABILITY TO SPEAK , AND NOW WE'VE GOT TO FINISH OUR BUSINESS. >> JUST KEEP DOING THE VOTE. >> THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT. GREAT. >> KEEP GOING. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> COWARD! >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> SIX IN FAVOR, THREE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BILL PASSES, AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? >> [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> I THINK IT WAS 6-3. >> WE WILL RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. COUNCIL IS NOW IN RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> [ BOOING ] >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> SIX PRESENT. >> [ SCREAMING ] >> ARE WE ALL PRESENT ? >> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I AM HERE. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE DIFFICULTIES. I'M FINALLY HERE. I APOLOGIZE. I'M FINALLY BACK ONLINE. >> I'M NOT ABLE TO HEAR. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HEAR EACH OTHER WHEN WE ARE SPEAKING, SO I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE RETIRE TO OUR OFFICES AND CONTINUE THIS MEETING THERE. >> OKAY. >> OKAY, WELL, THAT'S UNFORTUNATE . >> WE DO HAVE ITEMS STILL LEFT ON OUR AGENDA, AND WE WILL CONTINUE THIS MEETING -- >> [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME THE FOLLOWING WEEK. WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY CONDUCTING OUR BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE DISTURBANCE IN THE CHAMBERS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AGAIN NOW THAT SOME OTHER PEOPLE HAVE RETURNED TO CHAMBERS? >> >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING. >> WE ARE NOT ABLE TO HEAR. >> I CANNOT HEAR THE CLERK, AND SO LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY CONTINUING OUR BUSINESS, SO WE WILL RETURN TO OUR OFFICES TO FINISH THIS MEETING. >> I CANNOT HEAR YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> AND WE WILL CONTINUE FROM OUR OFFICES. >> OKAY. A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS SO WE CAN CONTINUE THIS MEETING FROM OUR OFFICES. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> I DO SEE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER LIN AND COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK ARE IN THE CHAMBER AND PRESENT. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> EIGHT PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR A -- ANOTHER VOTE ON THE LAST ITEM BEFORE WE GO ON, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM THREE. >> ROLL CALL FOR AGENDA ITEM 2. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> WELL, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A QUORUM FOR A VOTE. >> POINT OF ORDER, QUESTION. >> PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE AGENDA . >> AGENDA ITEM THREE. COUNCIL BILL 121131. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY EMPLOYMENT, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE PAY ZONE ORDINANCE, ADJUSTING THE PAY ZONE STRUCTURES FOR 2026 FOR THE CITY'S DISCRETIONARY PAY PROGRAMS , AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL PASS THE BILL. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> COLLEAGUES , THOSE WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY IN CHAMBERS -- WE ARE NOW ON ITEM THREE. THIS BILL IS A STANDARD HR BILL THAT COMES BEFORE COUNCIL EVERY YEAR. IT MANUALLY ADJUSTS THE PAY ZONE'S FOR CERTAIN LEADERSHIP ROLES ACROSS THE CITY. MOST EMPLOYEES AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS EVERY YEAR. 2026 IS 3.6%. THIS WILL REPLICATE THE INFLATION ADJUSTMENT -- WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE NOT ADJUST INFLATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ? >> [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> OKAY. I AM NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. [ INAUDIBLE ] OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> WHAT BILL IS THIS? SORRY. >> NUMBER THREE. COUNCIL 121131 . >> THIS IS THE HR BILL. >> OH . >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AND NOW WE ARE UPON ITEM J IN OUR AGENDA , WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS. I SUGGESTED THAT WE TO OUR OFFICES SO WE COULD HEAR ONE ANOTHER . SOME MEMBERS HAVE DECIDED TO STAY IN CHAMBERS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD ? >> AGENDA ITEM FOUR, RESOLUTION 32187, RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S 2026 DATA LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. >> I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32187. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION . AS SPONSOR, I WILL ADDRESS IT BEFORE OPENING IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. WE HAVE 11 AMENDMENTS TO VOTE ON. IT USED TO BE 14 PAGES LONG. >> [ SCREAMING ] >> WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE THAT NUMBER TO A COUPLE PAGES. IT IS AN EXCELLENT TOOL FOR OUR LOBBYISTS TO USE IN OLYMPIA TO CONVEY AND COMMUNICATE THE PRIORITIES OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE , SO THAT IS WHAT WE WILL BE VOTING ON TODAY AS A RESOLUTION THAT ENDORSES THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT WILL BE BEFORE LEGISLATORS IN THE SESSION THAT STARTS IN JANUARY. SO THAT IS WHAT IS UP ON OUR TABLE. AND SO WE HAVE GOT MANY DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS , AND EACH COUNCILMEMBER WILL ADDRESS THEIR AMENDMENT IN THE ORDER THEY APPEAR ON THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE MOVING ONTO AMENDMENT A ? YOU'VE GOT AMENDMENT A THROUGH K. AND COLLEAGUES, THE REASON WE ARE CONTINUING WITH OUR MEETING AND CONTINUING WITH THIS ITEM IS BECAUSE NEXT WEEK 'S AGENDA IS ALSO QUITE FULL ACCORDING TO OUR CLERK, SO -- I MOVED TO -- ALL RIGHT. WHO IS -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MY HAND HAS BEEN UP. >> I'M SORRY. I DID NOT SEE THAT. >> I KNOW. IT IS BLENDING INTO MY PAINTING HERE. YOU CAN SEE IT NOW. APOLOGIES. >> MAY I PROCEED? >> YES, YOU MAY PROCEED , COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR RELAYING YOUR PRIORITIES . EVERYONE'S PRIORITIES THEY FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT IN SUPPORTING OUR CITY. I KNOW IN THE PAST , THE PRIORITIES LIST HAS BEEN PAGES LONG AND WE SETTLED ON TYPING OUR COLLECTIVE LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO BETTER MAKE AN IMPACT AND GIVE OUR STAFF IN OLYMPIA THE ABILITY TO FOCUS ON THE ITEMS THAT HAVE THE MOST SUPPORT AND BEST CHANCE OF PASSAGE IN THAT PARTICULAR CURRENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE GO THROUGH A SIMILAR EXERCISE AND THE SAME PRIORITY SETTING -- LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES. WE FOCUS ON PRIORITIES. THESE WERE -- I MENTIONED THEM YESTERDAY, I BELIEVE, SO I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. INCREASING [ INAUDIBLE ] SECOND AND THIRD PRIORITY [ INAUDIBLE ] OF COURSE THERE ARE MANY MORE PRIORITIES THAT THE CITIES CARE ABOUT. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FOCUS -- WE HAD TO ENGAGE IN THIS COMPROMISE . SHORT LEGISLATIVE SESSION . I THINK THERE IS VALUE TO FOCUSING OUR YEARLY LEGISLATIVE AGENDA TO ITEMS THAT HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY OF ACTUAL PASSAGE IN OLYMPIA . IT DOES NOT MEAN WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE ISSUES WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT. IN FACT, THERE ARE MANY ITEMS IN THESE AMENDMENTS I ALSO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT AND I REMAIN AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL INDIVIDUALLY ON FIGURING OUT HOW WE MAY WORK TOGETHER ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS IN OLYMPIA. SO FOR THESE THREE, I'M GOING TO BE ABSTAINING FROM ALL THE AMENDMENTS EXCEPT FOR COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S AMENDMENT [ INAUDIBLE ] BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS SUPPORT IN OLYMPIA FOR SCHOOL MEALS SINCE LAST SESSION AND THAT CAN ROLL OVER TO THE SESSION. I WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTING COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S AMENDMENT BECAUSE I SUPPORT OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS. OTHERWISE I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM ALL OTHER AMENDMENTS. BUT LIKE I SAID, I REMAIN AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALLY WORK TOGETHER -- OLYMPIA . MANY OF THE OTHER THINGS CONTAINED . DO NOT TAKE MY STRATEGY POINT ON OLYMPIA TO MEAN I DON'T CARE [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS . ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE PROCEED TO THE NEXT ITEM? NOW WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE AMENDMENT A. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON THE RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED AMENDMENT A VERSION 2. >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON THE RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED AMENDMENT A VERSION 2. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT NELSON. AS MENTIONED YESTERDAY DURING THE COUNCIL BRIEFING, THERE'S A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS HERE , BUT REALLY THE TOP PRIORITY IS TO ADDRESS THE GROWING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. THE ONLY WAY WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IS TO FIX OUR UPSIDE DOWN TAX CODE, MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT ONLY TAXING THE WEALTHIEST IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO CURRENTLY PAY THE LEAST, BUT THAT WE ALSO PROVIDE TAX RELIEF TO OUR FIXED INCOME SENIORS , TO OUR WORKING FAMILIES. THAT IS THE THRUST OF THIS AMENDMENT . I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OLYMPIA THIS COMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I JUST BELIEVE IT IS QUICKLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO EXPRESS OUR PRIORITY FOR PROGRESSIVE REVENUES AND ALSO TO PROVIDE TAX RELIEF TO OUR WORKING FAMILIES. THAT WAS THE TOP ISSUE I HEARD OVER THE PAST 10 MONTHS AND WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO ASK , AT THIS POINT, DO WE HAVE THE OPTION TO ABSTAIN? BASICALLY -- CAN I ASK THAT QUESTION? MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE YES AND NO VOTES, CORRECT ? >> ABSTENTION IS ALLOWED ON RESOLUTIONS. >> COLLEAGUES , I'M GOING TO BE ABSTAINING FROM THE FIRST THREE AMENDMENTS BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE OMNIBUS AMENDMENTS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND SO ONLY FOR THAT REASON , I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THE FIRST THREE AMENDMENTS. CLEARLY WE NEED TO [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR THAT REASON IN TERMS OF HAVING TOPIC SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS [ INAUDIBLE ] >> HEARD YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COULD YOU PLEASE, COUNCILMEMBER LIN, REPEAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VERSION 1 AND TWO OF AMENDMENT A ? >> YES. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS TO DELETE ONE PROVISION, WHICH WAS ALREADY COVERED LARGELY BY A BILL WE DID PAST LAST YEAR. SO I DELETED THE ENTIRE SECTION RELATED TO INCENTIVES [ INAUDIBLE ] TO COMPLY WITH THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT HOUSING REQUIREMENTS. THAT WHOLE SECTION ELIMINATED. >> OKAY. ARE THERE FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT -- QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT A? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> I CAN'T HEAR YOU. >> I JUST SAW HIM. HE JUST DISAPPEARED. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AMENDMENT A. OKAY, I SEE THAT. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> I HAVE FOUR IN FAVOR AND THREE ABSTENTIONS . >> OKAY, SO DOES THAT MEAN IT FAILS BECAUSE IT NEEDS FIVE OR DOES IT WIN BECAUSE IT'S GOT ONE MORE THAN ABSTENTION? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE MAJORITY IS IN FAVOR, SO THEREFORE, THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. I DO WANT -- MEMBERS IN CHAMBERS , WE DID NOT HEAR FROM TOWNSEND MEMBER RINCK. IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. I DID NOT HEAR -- I DON'T BELIEVE I HEARD STRAUSS EITHER. >> CAN'T HEAR RINCK OR STRAUSS. >> ALL RIGHT. I WILL SAY THAT COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD MORE EASILY FROM THEIR DESK AS WE PROCEED WITH THESE VOTES. WE DO HAVE 11 AMENDMENTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND SO I AM NOT GOING TO WAIT AROUND [ INAUDIBLE ] IF YOU CAN'T HEAR US -- >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? [ INAUDIBLE ] >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I RESPONDED YES TO AMENDMENT A. I WANT TO MAKE SURE MY VOTE IS COUNTED. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AGAIN ON AMENDMENT A AND INCLUDE MY VOTE? >> THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE WILL CALL THE ROLL AGAIN. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AGAIN, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT B. WHOEVER SPONSORS THAT NEEDS TO MOVE IT. GO AHEAD. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> I BELIEVE I HAVE SIX IN FAVOR AND THREE ABSTENTIONS. >> OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT A VERSION 2 IS ADOPTED. NEXT UP ? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT B. >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT B. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK IS RECOGNIZED . >> I SPOKE TO MANY OF THESE AREAS INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT. THIS AMENDMENT AS TO THE AFFORDABILITY AND WORKFORCE SECTION BY ADDING EXPLORING OF A REVENUE NEUTRAL SWAP FOR SALES TAX WHILE ALSO ALLOWING -- PUSHING US TO ALLOW FOR COLLECTIVE-BARGAINING MATTERS AS RELATES TO AI INTELLIGENCE ON EMPLOYEE WAGES AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND INVESTMENTS IN THE WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MARITIME INDUSTRY. IT INCLUDES ELEMENTS THAT ARE ENCOURAGING FOR REDUCING LIABILITY REQUIREMENTS TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF CONDOS WHILE ALSO CHANGING CITY AND COUNTY ELEVATOR STANDARDS TO MATCH WITH AMERICAN STANDARDS. I WON'T BOG THROUGH THE REST OF THESE AREAS. THE ONE POINT I WANT TO SAY SINCE MANY ALLUDED TO THIS DURING OUR DISCUSSION FROM THE CONTRACT, THIS AMENDMENT DOES INCLUDE WITHIN HERE TO ADD TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SECTION OF THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE UPDATING POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES. THIS IS THE IMPORTANT MEASURE WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT STATE-LEVEL CHANGES IN ORDER FOR US TO ADDRESS THE BARGAINING AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN A NUMBER OF THESE MEASURES. SO I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY REFLECTIVE OF THE DISCUSSION WE JUST HAD RELATED TO THE SPOG CONTRACT. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> SORRY. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> I DO HAVE A COMMENT. I WAS WAITING FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT . >> I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WENT. >> OKAY. A LITTLE CONFUSING WITH PEOPLE IN CHAMBERS AND NOT. I WILL SAY -- I WILL REPEAT WHAT I SAID EARLIER, I AM ABSTAINING [ INAUDIBLE ] BECAUSE OF THE NARROWING OF THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. BUT GIVEN COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S COMMENTS RIGHT NOW, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE MY ABSTAINING AS THINKING THAT I DON'T CARE ABOUT POLICE REFORM. I DO WANT ACCOUNTABILITY AS WELL. I STILL SIT ON THE AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE LRPC. I EXPECT -- I DIDN'T GET TO MAKE MY COMMENTS BECAUSE IT WAS LOUD IN CHAMBERS, BUT NEXT STEPS -- ARBITRATION ON A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY SIDE . WE WILL WORK TO NEGOTIATE IN THE FUTURE THESE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECES BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY IMPORTANT . THERE ISN'T A COUNCILMEMBER THAT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT IS JUST THE FACT OF THE MATTER. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> [ INAUDIBLE ] I'M LOOKING AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY LANGUAGE -- RELEVANT PUBLIC SAFETY LANGUAGE ON THE FLY. UPDATE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE DISCIPLINE OR MISCONDUCT IS FAIR AND CONSISTENT. I THINK THAT IS A GOOD START . IT DOES NOT GO AS FAR AS [ INAUDIBLE ] IN TERMS OF MORE SWEEPING CHANGE TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE ANYTHING TIED TO DISCIPLINE IN THIS -- MISCONDUCT. ARBITRATION IS ONLY ONE OF MANY ASPECTS. SO THIS SPEAKS SOLELY TO ARBITRATION RULES . DISCIPLINARY MATTERS. I'M TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN. [ INAUDIBLE ] NEEDED TO FIX SOME OF THESE SYSTEMIC CHANGES WE ARE SEEING HERE THAT WE HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATED BY LOCALLY IN SEATTLE. [ INAUDIBLE ] PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT ON THE FLY HERE. BUT I JUST WANT TO CAVEAT BY SAYING I SUPPORT EVEN BROADER SET OF REQUIREMENTS THAT IMPACT MORE THAN JUST ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS. SO THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE . >> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. [ INAUDIBLE ] MY POSITION REGARDING [ INAUDIBLE ] BUT I DO SUPPORT AND I APPRECIATE THE POINT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S AMENDMENT RELATED TO THE BARGAINING PEACE . AND COMMENTS WITH OTHER COLLEAGUES -- BECAUSE IT GOES TO THE POINT I SAID IN MY REMARKS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH BEING WRITTEN AND DISTRIBUTED OUT TO THE CITY THAT IS CREATING CONFUSION. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW -- BECAUSE THE CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT IS REALLY IMPORTANT . OUT OF RESPECT TO ANDERSON, WHO I WORK WITH CLOSELY [ INAUDIBLE ] TO INCLUDE UNIFORM [ INAUDIBLE ] SO I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AND PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT B? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> THAT IS SIX IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED, AND TWO ABSTENTIONS. >> MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT B IS ADOPTED. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> I MOVE AMENDMENT C RESOLUTION 32187. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED . THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT C. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THIS DOES THREE THINGS. IT ADDS THE PROVISION TO PROVIDE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES WITH MORE REVENUE OPTIONS. IT IS A SECOND THING, WHICH REQUESTS STATE LEGISLATURE TO TAKE -- TO MAKE STRONGER REGULATIONS REGARDING METAL RECYCLING , AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I WOULD SAY TO SUPPORT THE POLICIES TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, ASSIST IN CLIMATE ADAPTION [ INAUDIBLE ] FISH PASSAGE BARRIERS. I REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT C? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> SIX IN FAVOR, THREE ABSTENTIONS. >> THE MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT C IS ADOPTED. THE PERSON WHO IS -- >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS AMENDMENT D. >> YES. I WAS WAITING FOR HIM TO RAISE HIS HAND. >> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT D FROM THE AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT D. RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS IT. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS THE UNIVERSAL SCHOOL LUNCH MEAL PROGRAM AND INVESTMENT THAT WE ARE BRINGING BACK TO LIFE AFTER LAST YEAR . REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A STATE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE SYSTEMIC NEEDS REGARDING ACCESS AND SECURITY ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION. AND THEN I DO SEE YOUR HAND, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA -- IT WAS UP AND THEN IT WAS DOWN. NOW IT IS UP. I ASKED YESTERDAY IF THERE WAS A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WAS PRESENTED IN THIS YEAR'S SESSION ABOUT THE UNIVERSAL FREE LUNCH IN THE TIME THAT INTERVENED , DO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION? >> YEAH. ESTIMATES WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TOGETHER THE LAST 24 HOURS IS ABOUT $100,000,020 FOR THE STATE PER YEAR. BUT YEAH. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SO THIS ONE IS SIMILAR TO COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S, WHICH INCLUDES [ INAUDIBLE ] SIGNALING MY SUPPORT FOR D . I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHY DO WE NOT COMBINE THESE TWO RATHER THAN VOTE ON THEM INDIVIDUALLY? BECAUSE ONE CONTAINS WHAT THE OTHER ONE HAS. DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT [ INAUDIBLE ] IS THAT THE THINKING? >> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ANSWER THAT, PLEASE. >> WHO, ME? OR THE OTHER AMENDMENT AUTHOR ? >> YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. THIS IS YOUR AMENDMENT . >> OH, YEAH. SO, YEAH. I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY OPEN TO CONSOLIDATING THEM . WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY. THE DIFFERENCES ARE THAT COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S IS A LITTLE MORE BROAD AND INCLUSIVE . SO MUCH GOING ON. I AM PULLING THIS ONE BECAUSE WE JUST PASSED IT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK . I WITHDRAW MY AMENDMENT . I DON'T KNOW WHAT PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE I NEED. >> COULD THE CLERK PLEASE ADVISE IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS IT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE AN AMENDMENT AFTER IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED? >> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IT CAN BE WITHDRAWN. >> ALL RIGHT. I AM LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYBODY THAT OBJECTS TO THIS AMENDMENT BEING WITHDRAWN. PLEASE MAKE THAT KNOWN NOW. OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISED, SO THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE WITHDRAWN. >> APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK. THANK YOU. DID THINK ABOUT THAT BEFORE HAND. GREAT FEEDBACK. THANK YOU. >> NOTED. AMENDMENT D WAS WITHDRAWN. WILL THE AUTHOR OF AMENDMENT E PLEASE MOVE THE AMENDMENT? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRETT NELSON, I MOVE AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT E ON THE AGENDA. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT E. COUNCILMEMBER LIN IS THE AUTHOR OF AMENDMENT E. >> THANK YOU. THIS AMENDMENT IS TO INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR INCREASING FOOD ACCESS, SUPPORT FOOD BANKS, UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS. THERE WAS SOME SIMILARITY THEREFORE UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S AMENDMENT, WHICH I FULLY SUPPORT AND APPRECIATED YOU INCLUDING THAT, BUT -- YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS, MANY STATES HAVE FOUND A WAY TO DO THIS. IT IS POSSIBLE. THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T PROVIDE UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. IT ALSO DE-STIGMATIZES WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE UNIVERSALLY VERSUS ONLY TO SOME OR TRYING TO DO NEEDS BASED TESTING FOR STUDENTS. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THE ISSUE AROUND FOOD ACCESS. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. DO YOU KNOW THE EXTENT -- DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THE STATE IS ALREADY SUPPORTING FOOD BANKS AND THEREFORE ONE CAN INFER THE COST -- IF THIS AMENDMENT WERE TO GO FORWARD . >> YEAH. I DON'T. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT RELATED TO INCREASING SUPPORT FOR FOOD BANKS. AND THAT IS REALLY BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. AS I MENTIONED YESTERDAY, THERE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE ACTION COUNCIL TOOK LAST MONTH IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST -- CUTS TO SNAP. POSSIBLE TO SEE FUTURE CUTS TO SNAP OR FUTURE ISSUES -- GROWING NEEDS. UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE [ INAUDIBLE ] THIS STATEMENT IS REALLY JUST TO MAKE IT A PRIORITY. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT . I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. I DO KNOW THE STATE DOES SUPPORT FOOD BANKS . AND I WILL SAY THAT , TO ME, IT IS JUST ABOUT LETTING THEM KNOW WE CONTINUE TO CARE ABOUT THIS. HAVING TO MAKE THE HARD DECISIONS. WE ARE SAYING WE CARE ABOUT FOOD BANKS. AS TO THE MEALS, THE REASON WHY I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS ONE IS BECAUSE IT IS A HOLDOVER FROM LAST SESSION IN TERMS OF [ INAUDIBLE ] STRONG SUPPORT . AND WE KNOW THAT OTHER STATES THAT HAVE DONE IT HAVE HAD POSITIVE OUTCOMES ON THE BACKEND IN TERMS OF LESS -- I HAVE HEARD THIS . I JUST ACTUALLY HEARD GOVERNOR WALZ SAY THAT IN THEIR STATE THEY HAVE LESS KIDS DROP OUT , AND THEY ARE ATTRIBUTED TO FOOD ACCESS. ANYWAY. JUST WANTED TO OFFER THAT PART. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE OTHER COMMENTS ? I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS. I WILL SIMPLY EXPLAIN WHY I AM ABSTAINING FROM THIS AMENDMENT IS BECAUSE I DO -- MY VOTE MEANS SOMETHING TO ME, AT LEAST, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I VOTE ON SOMETHING I'M VOTING WITH THE FULLEST KNOWLEDGE POSSIBLE AS TO WHAT I AM RECOMMENDING THAT OUR LEGISLATORS PRIORITIZE . AND SO , LACKING THE A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT KINDS OF COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS WOULD GO INTO THIS SUPPORTIVE ALL OF THESE ITEMS, I DO KNOW THAT FOOD BANKS NEED SUPPORT AS WELL AS OUR KIDDOS NEED FOOD AT SCHOOL. WE DO HAVE A DOLLAR COST THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED . THAT ITEM WAS REMOVED, AND SO I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS SIMPLY BECAUSE I LIKE TO HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRIORITIES THAT I AM BACKING WITH MY VOTE . SO THAT IS WHY I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS , WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE ABSTENTION. >> THE MOTION CARRIES. AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. AMENDMENT E IS ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. PLEASE MOVE YOUR AMENDMENT. >> YES. I MOVE AMENDMENT F. RESOLUTION 32187. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT F. AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT. >> AS STATED YESTERDAY , WORKING WITH [ INAUDIBLE ] REPRESENTATIVE AND OTHERS . NOT RELATED TO FUNDING. IT IS RELATED TO ALLOWING SOCIAL HOUSING HAVE THE SAME OPTIONS -- OTHER HOUSING WHEN IT COMES TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND SO THIS IS JUST ADDING A SOCIAL HOUSING NET . PART OF THE IDEA THAT NOW THAT WE HAVE SOCIAL HOUSING THAT WE SET IT UP FOR SUCCESS . THIS IS A MEANS TO DO THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT F ? I WILL SIMPLY SAY THAT I DID GO AHEAD AND READ -- I BELIEVE IT WAS HB 1687 . AND IT SIMPLY PROVIDES FOR THE AUTHORITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ASSIST, SHOULD [ INAUDIBLE ] AUTHORIZE IN THEIR JURISDICTION. SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT IS ESSENTIALLY ALLOWING FOR OTHER CITIES TO DO WHAT SEATTLE HAS DONE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING SOCIAL HOUSING FOR SUCCESS. I ENCOURAGE ALSO A YES VOTE. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER HANDS UP, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT F ? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE ABSTENTION. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? >> MOTION CARRIES , AND AMENDMENT -- I HEAR YOU. DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON AMENDMENT F ? >> NO, I DO NOT. SORRY. I AM OUT OF ORDER. BACK TO YOU. >> YEAH. THE MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT F IS ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS . >> SORRY. I'M WAITING FOR ITEM H . I WILL WAIT UNTIL ITEM H . >> ALL RIGHT. NOW WE ARE ON AMENDMENT G. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YES, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT G VERSION 1 TWO RESOLUTION 32187. >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION AMENDMENT G. >> THANK YOU. CLEARLY WE WENT OVER THESE YESTERDAY IN DETAIL. THIS IS JUST [ INAUDIBLE ] PRIORITIES. THERE IS A SLIGHT REORDERING. SPECIFIC PIECES . BUT THEY ARE ALL GOING TO THE POINTS WE HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONING HERE ON THE COUNCIL THROUGH THE COMMITTEE . IT LINES UP WITH SOME OF THE EFFORTS IN OLYMPIA TO INCLUDE SINCE I ALREADY MENTIONED [ INAUDIBLE ] IT ALSO BRINGS WHAT WE HAVE DONE -- THE SELECT COMPREHENSIVE COMMITTEE AND TO THIS . THE PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT. SOME OTHER PRACTICAL THINGS . MOST PEOPLE WOULDN'T REALIZE WSDOT AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO THIS IS ABOUT RAISING AWARENESS. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT G? WELL, I WILL SIMPLY SAY , COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU ARE BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE REORDERING BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE YOUR REORDERING -- IT SIGNIFIES A REORDERING OF THE PRIORITIES . VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE PRESENT OUR LEGISLATIVE INTENT CLEARLY IN OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT G? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE ABSTENTION. >> THE MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT H IS ADOPTED. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT H ON THE AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> ARE THERE ANY -- GO AHEAD. WAS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED . AMENDMENT I. YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IT. >> POINT OF CLARIFICATION. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AMENDMENT H RIGHT NOW. ACCESS TO ATTORNEYS . COLLEAGUES , YOU WILL RECALL IN JANUARY 2024 SEATTLE'S FIRST HOMICIDE VICTIM , A INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO TRAGICALLY WAS LOST TO GUN VIOLENCE -- DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM SOUTH INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. IN THE RESTROOM WITH , BY THE WAY, A FACILITY THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE MY OFFICE HOURS IN REGULARLY. HE WAS IN A FACILITY WITH A FEW OTHER TEENS . INVESTIGATORS TO THIS DAY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED . EVEN WORSE , HIS FAMILY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TRULY HAPPENED IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS UNTIMELY DEMISE. AND SO THIS CLARIFICATION BILL REVIVES AN EFFORT FROM LAST YEAR WHEN IT WAS ON LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FROM LAST YEAR -- LEADERSHIP OF STATE SENATOR JESSE SOLOMON WHO BROUGHT FORTH THE BILL TO OFFER MUCH-NEEDED CLARITY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT , YOU KNOW, ON WINDOWS CIRCUMSTANCES -- WHEN THE UNDERLYING BILL IS ACTUALLY TRIGGERED VERSUS NOT . VICTIM AND WITNESS SCENARIOS . AND SO THIS BALANCES THIS CLARIFICATION TO DO A BETTER JOB OF BALANCING ALL THE VARIOUS NEEDS INVOLVED AND BRINGING JUSTICE BROADLY AND INCLUSIVELY DEFINED. SO I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT . THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO START BY SAYING I RESPECT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S ADVOCACY FOR THE FAMILY AND SEEKING JUSTICE. ABSOLUTELY TRAGIC , AND I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO CENTER IN THIS. I'M UNABLE TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TODAY AS I HAVE CONCERNS, HOWEVER, ABOUT VIOLATION OF JUVENILE CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOR THIS LEGISLATION COULD PREVENT JUVENILES FROM ACCESSING AN ATTORNEY BY CREATING EXEMPTIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN DETAINING JUVENILE SUSPECTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE EXEMPTIONS FOR ANYONE ACCESSING AN ATTORNEY . IN CONVERSATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, THEY VOICED NOT LACK OF SUPPORT FOR IT AND ADVISED FOR HIS INCLUSION INTO THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, SO I WILL BE VOTING NO TODAY. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I WILL SIMPLY REPEAT WHAT I SAID. I BELIEVE IT WAS YESTERDAY WHEN THIS WAS PRESENTED. I DO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU HAVE BEEN -- YOU HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY CLEAR IN HER LEGISLATIVE INTENT AROUND THIS ISSUE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT H ? >> >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> SIX IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED, ONE ABSTENTION. >> THE MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT H IS ADOPTED. >> JODY, REALLY QUICK, SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED ? >> EXCUSE ME, YOU ARE RIGHT. SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED, ONE ABSTENTION. THAT IS NINE. I MISSED ONE. >> I WAS TRYING TO DO THAT MATH IN MY HEAD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA . >> I MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT I ON THE AGENDA. >> NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT I. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA , YOU ARE WELCOME TO PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS A FRIENDLY REFRESHER. IT IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT -- GOVERNS AUTOMATED NOISE ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS. SO TODAY [ INAUDIBLE ] WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO DEPLOY -- AND EXPRESSLY DEFINED -- WELL, DEPLOY CAMERAS EXPRESSLY DEFINED BY STATUTE SET OF CHALLENGES OR BEHAVIORS -- SPEEDING, BLOCK THE BOX, INTERSECTION, BUS ZONE VIOLATIONS, ET CETERA. THIS WOULD ADD ALLOWED IN EXCESSIVE NOISE AND THEREFORE ALLOW AND ENABLE US TO GET A BETTER HOLD OF SOME OF THESE LOUD AND OBSESSIVE NOISES ON OUR STREETS IMPACTING AN TRAUMATIZING NEIGHBORS AND RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND TURNING NEIGHBORHOODS INTO SIDESHOWS AND MANY OTHER TYPES OF S WORD SHOW . VITAL TECHNOLOGY. ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. HUGELY IMPORTANT TO MY DISTRICT . HARBOR AVENUE . [ INAUDIBLE ] THE SAME UNDERLYING CHALLENGES OCCUR. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. SEEING NO HANDS RAISED OR ANY OTHER COMMENTS -- ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK THESE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT I? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED, THREE ABSTENTIONS. >> THE MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT I IS ADOPTED . NOW WE ARE ON TO J. >> THANK YOU, MADDEN COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT J ON THE AGENDA. >> ALL RIGHT. SECOND. >> SECOND. >> THIRD. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT J. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS THE SPONSOR AND AUTHOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT. >> THANK YOU, MADDEN COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ONE QUICK LEARNING I HAVE THROUGH ALL OF THIS IS AT THE END OF A VERY LONG SET OF AMENDMENTS, ON TOP OF WHEN THERE'S ALREADY STUFF BEFORE THAT , IT'S NOT THE BEST PLACE TO BE POSITIONED IN THE AGENDA. SO I -- MORE CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMITTEE CHAIRS . IN ANY EVENT [ INAUDIBLE ] CAMP LONG AMENDMENT. THE SIMPLY ASKS THE CAPITAL BUDGET [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR RED BARN RANCH -- [ INAUDIBLE ] AND IT WOULD JUST ADD THE HISTORIC CAMP LONG LODGE . YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND REGIONAL OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL LEARNING ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES . ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMING EMPOWERMENT . CAMP LONG . THE FACILITY THAT BURNT DOWN ALMOST A YEAR AGO -- OVER A YEAR AGO NOW. SO JUST ASK FOR STATE SUPPORT . AS I MENTIONED, MY OFFICE IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT , WHO IS COORDINATING [ INAUDIBLE ] TO VISIT FIRSTHAND. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IS IT TOO LATE TO ADD [ INAUDIBLE ] JUST KIDDING. I'M JUST KIDDING. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT J? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED, TWO ABSTENTIONS. >> THE MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT J IS ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT K. >> SECOND . >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT K. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AS AUTHOR AND SPONSOR, YOUR RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AMENDMENT K WOULD CREATE A TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS SECTION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A RESOLUTION [ INAUDIBLE ] CITY OF SEATTLE'S 2026 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA [ INAUDIBLE ] NO NEED TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN. ANOTHER STEP TOWARD HONORING THE GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRIBES [ INAUDIBLE ] GOVERNMENT ISSUES. TRIBAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ . [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU. >> YEAH. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS UP. I WOULD SIMPLY SAY ALSO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS ABOUT TIME. WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THE AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US , IT MAKES ME THINK, AT LEAST , WHY HAVEN'T WE DONE THIS A LONG TIME AGO? BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. WE HAVE THE SUMMIT, ET CETERA. THIS IS ACTUALLY PUTTING IN WRITING OUR INTENT . AND SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND SUPPORTING IT. >> I JUST WANT TO SHARE THIS ON A PERSONAL NOTE. THANK YOU FOR THIS YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. I KNOW MORE WILL COME UP. VOTING YES OR NO OR ABSTAINING . JUST MEANS IT GOES TO OLYMPIA. YOU CAN PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENT. YOU CAN OPPOSE IT. CERTAINLY