>> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN PRESENT . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TODAY WE HAVE THREE PROCLAMATIONS THAT WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY 2025 TO BE OLDER AMERICAN'S MONTH. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 TO BE FOSTER CARE MONTH. FINALLY, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 13, 2025 TO BE DAY OF ACTION. EACH COUNCILMEMBER WILL PRESENT THEIR PROCLAMATION , AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT BEFORE THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW THE PROCLAMATION TO BE PRESENTED TO THOSE ACCEPTING IT , AND THEY CAN MAKE COMMENTS THEMSELVES. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, YOUR RECOGNIZE TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION ON OLDER AMERICAN 'S MONTH. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS JOINED US IN PERSON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES WHO ADDED THEIR NAME TO THIS PROCLAMATION. I AM HONORED TO PRESENT TO PAMELA WILLIAMS OF THE MAYOR'S COUNCIL ON AFRICAN AMERICAN ELDERS AND SINCERELY THANK THEM AND ALL THE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS THAT SUPPORT OUR AGING COMMUNITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE NORTHWEST UNIVERSAL DESIGN COUNCIL, AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES DIVISION. THE THEME FOR THIS MONTH IS FLIP THE SCRIPT ON AGING, INTENDING TO TRANSFORM HOW SOCIETY VIEWS, TALKS ABOUT AND APPROACHES AGING, AS WELL AS CHALLENGING THE STEREOTYPES OF MISCONCEPTIONS. TO THAT POINT, I HAVE A BUTTON HERE THAT SAYS I LOVE AGING. WE ENCOURAGE ALL SEATTLE RESIDENTS TO CONNECT WITH THEIR ELDER FAMILY MEMBERS, THEIR FRIENDS, THEIR NEIGHBORS, THEIR COLLEAGUES AND HONOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS CONSIDER HOW WE THINK OF, AND APPROACH, AGING IN OURSELVES. IN SOME WAYS, IT REALLY IS THE NEW FRONTIER IN TERMS OF CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES AND LIMITATIONS. I AM VERY PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO PAMELA WILLIAMS. I WILL MEET YOU DOWN HERE FOR THE PRESENTATION. >> FIRST, WE ASKED -- >> I'M SORRY. >> HOLD ON, PLEASE. TO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WISH TO MAKE COMMENTS? I DO. I WILL SIMPLY SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. RIGHT NOW , I DON'T MEAN TO BE A DOWNER, BUT WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP CUTTING MEDICAID, MEDICARE, ET CETERA , OR THREATENING TO, IT CAN BE -- PEOPLE CAN FEEL MORE VULNERABLE . THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES PEOPLE OVER 50 TO BE IN THAT CATEGORY. I AM RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. I WANT TO SAY TO OUR OLDER AMERICANS IN SEATTLE THAT WE HAVE GOT YOUR BACK. WE RECOGNIZE, AND WE'RE WITH YOU, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE IS A HAND UP. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION BEFORE IS. IT WAS AN HONOR TO WORK FOR THE LAST COUNCILMEMBER WHO HELD THE POSITION YOU DO, WHICH IS PUTTING THIS FORWARD. I SEE SOME FOLKS FROM HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHO DO THE WORK EVERY DAY OUT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE RESIDENCE WE SERVE. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, IF THERE ARE NOT ANY MORE COMMENTS, I WILL SUSPEND THE RULES SO WE CAN PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION , AND THE RECEIVERS CAN MAKE COMMENTS ON THEIR OWN. SEEING NO OBJECTION. THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROCLAMATION FOR OLDER AMERICAN'S MONTH 2025. MY NAME IS PAMELA WILLIAMS. I CHAIR THE COUNCIL ON AFRICAN AMERICAN ELDERS. I'M JOINED BY ALEX OF THE AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICE ADVISORY COUNCIL. SHE IS THE CHAIR. I JOINED BY OTHER MEMBERS FROM OUR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS. TOGETHER, WE HELP ADVISE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT IMPACT ADULTS , OLDER ADULTS. WE OFFER INSIGHTS BASED ON WHAT WE HEAR, SEE , AND EXPERIENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND BASED ON OUR OWN LIVES THAT WE EXPERIENCE AS PEOPLE AGING IN SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE OLDER AMERICANS THEME THIS YEAR IS FLIP THE SCRIPT ON AGING . THIS IS AN INVITATION TO EXAMINE AND TRANSFORM HOW SOCIETY PERCEIVES , TALKS ABOUT, AND APPROACHES AGING. OVERALL, WE ALL ARE AGING. WHY NOT EMBRACE IT? LET'S CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES AND CREATE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE CAN ALL THRIVE AND LIVE OUR LATER YEARS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR LEADING THE CHANGE ON THIS BY DEVELOPING AN ANTIAGING TRAINING. WE ARE THRILLED THAT HUNDREDS OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT. I ALSO WANT TO LIFT UP THE CASE MANAGERS. THE NURSES AND THE SUPPORT STAFF WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO PROVIDE CARE AND RESOURCES TO OLDER ADULTS , AND TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS SO THAT ALL PEOPLE IN OUR REGION CAN AGE WITH DIGNITY. AGAIN, WE DEEPLY VALUE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THE OLDER AMERICAN'S MONTH. WE KNOW OUR COMMUNITIES ARE AGING AND EXPERIENCING DIVERSE NEEDS, AND YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT IS INVALUABLE. WE ARE PROUD OF SEATTLE'S ROLE AS A LEADER IN THIS SPACE. BEHALF OF BOTH COUNCILS, WE THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY TO BE FOSTER CARE MONTH. GO AHEAD, PLEASE DO >> THANK YOU , MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT THANK YOU AND APPRECIATIONS TO MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBER COLLEAGUES, EVERYONE AT THE DAIS, AND THE MAYOR, FOR SIGNING THIS IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION. IT RECOGNIZES THE TIRELESS AND COMPASSIONATE WORK OF THOSE WHO SUPPORT OUR FOSTER YOUTH. IT IS NO SECRET , I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, THIS WORK IS DEEPLY PERSONAL TO ME AS SOMEONE WHO HAS OVERCOME THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE FIRSTHAND. I AM GRATEFUL EVERY DAY THAT I GET TO BE AT THIS DAIS . ALSO, IN A STRANGE WAY, I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF MY COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES, NOT BECAUSE I HAD TO ENCOUNTER THEM AND OVERCOME THEM, BUT BECAUSE I AM WHERE I AM TODAY DESPITE THOSE EXPERIENCES. BUT FOR THE HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE OF MANY FOSTER CARE ORGANIZATIONS , PHILANTHROPIC GROUPS, NONPROFITS , SOCIAL WORKERS , OTHER PROVIDERS , A BROAD EXPANSIVE LIST, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY . AND SO, I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THIS WORK, AND I KNOW WE ARE ALL GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT THESE ADVOCATES DO EVERY DAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF FOSTER YOUTH IN OUR BROADER COMMUNITY. IT IS MAY. IT IS TIME TO UPLIFT AND ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE TRULY CHANGING LIVES. TODAY WE ARE HONORED TO BE JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM SOME OF THE LEADING ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS SPACE, INCLUDING WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE , NOW RETIRED, THE FOUNDING PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH JUSTICE, LINDA HALL, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AT TREEHOUSE . THIS CAME UP IN DISCUSSION YESTERDAY. AND OF COURSE, LAURA McCORMICK, PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR ICW FOSTER AND FRESH FAMILY SERVICES THROUGH THE UNITED INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES FOUNDATION. AGAIN, I KNOW FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK . GROWING UP IN MINNESOTA, I BENEFITED FROM SO MANY WONDERFUL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE WILDER BUSH FOUNDATION AND THE BUSCH MEMORIAL CHILDREN'S HOME. THERE IS A WHOLE ECOSYSTEM OF PROVIDERS WE NEED TO -- WE ARE PAST DUE TO CELEBRATE AND UPLIFT IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO THEM AT THIS TIME , WITH YOUR PERMISSION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> FIRST, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY OR COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> THANK YOU , CHAIR. I WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA FOR BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION. IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THE FOSTER FAMILIES DO . HAVING BEEN A PUBLIC DEFENDER WHO REPRESENTED PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROCEEDINGS, AS WELL AS A JUDGE AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM, I ALSO HAD THE IMMINENT -- EMINENT PLEASURE OF APPEARING BEFORE THE WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, WHO WAS AN ABSOLUTE ADVOCATE, FEARS ADVOCATE, FOR FOSTER YOUTH. SO OFTEN, THE SYSTEM IS CRITICIZED LEGITIMATELY IN IT DOING THE WO RAISING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS GOING THROUGH VERY DIFFICULT TIMES ARE LOSS. I SO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO THE FOREFRONT. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU. I TOO WANT TO LEND MY VOICE OF GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR BRINGING EXAMPLE. I TOO , WHEN I WAS IN LAW SCHOOL, I INTERNED FOR AN ORGANIZATION, LAWYERS FOR CHILDREN, THAT PROVIDED LAWYERS TO CHILDREN WHO WERE IN NEGLECT AND ABUSE PROCEEDINGS. AND WHO WERE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES . ALSO, NEW PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHO SERVED AS FOSTER PARENTS . REALLY, IN THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS, FAMILY REUNIFICATION IS ALWAYS THE GOAL . IN THE INTERIM, WHILE THOSE FAMILIES ARE GETTING THE HELP THEY NEED TOO -- TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THEIR CHILDREN BACK IN THEIR HOMES, THERE ARE A LOT OF LOVING PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING FOSTER KIDS IN AND PROVIDING STABILITY TO THESE KIDS AS BEST THEY CAN DURING DIFFICULT TIMES. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE KIDS, FOSTER KIDS, AND THE FAMILIES WHO SERVE AS FOSTER FAMILIES WHO DO WONDERFUL AND LOVING WORK ON BEHALF OF THESE KIDS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD . IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THIS WORK. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS . >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. YOUR TIMING IS IMPECCABLE AS WE ARE TAKING UP THE PRESCHOOL PROMISE LEVY. I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO IN THAT LIVING TO MAKE A BUDGET OUTCOME FOR THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. THANK YOU, MY FRIEND. BUT I HAVE A FEW IDEAS. LET'S WORK OFF-LINE. >> REAL QUICK, I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND OF COURSE, LENDING YOUR STORY, WHICH GROUNDS US IN THE REALITY. I SPENT SOME TIME LAMENTING THE LOSS OF FUNDING FOR TREEHOUSE YESTERDAY. I WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO THEM IN THE ROOM, AND TO THE OTHER FOLKS THAT YOU INTRODUCED TO MAKE UP THE ECOSYSTEM THAT PROVIDES CARE AND A MORE HEALTHY AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW OUR GUESTS TO ACCEPT IT AND PROVIDE REMARKS, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING REMARKS. >> THE ONLY THING I WILL SAY IS, I'VE GOT TO NAME A FEW UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS AND END ON AN OPTIMISTIC NOTE. WE KNOW THERE, SADLY, IS A FOSTER CARE TO PRISON PIPELINE . WE ALSO KNOW THERE IS A FOSTER CARE TO HOMELESSNESS PIPELINE. I THINK 50% AND 40% OF YOUTH, RESPECTIVELY, I MIGHT HAVE THE STATS FLIPPED, THAT HAVE ENTERED THE FOSTER KID -- SYSTEM ONE DAY CAN SADLY BE EXPECTED TO GO DOWN ONE OF THOSE PADS. IT IS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THOSE WITH US TODAY , AND MORE WHO AREN'T, THAT ARE DOING THE WORK TO GET THAT NUMBER DOWN AND MAKE SURE MORE PEOPLE FOSTER YOUTH ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL IN LIFE AND THRIVE. THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. CELEBRATING THE TREMENDOUS WORK AND DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN THE ECOSYSTEM. MENTORS, WHATEVER, THAT ARE DOING THE WORK TO SUPPORT AND UPLIFT OUR YOUTH, PARTICULARLY THOSE MOST ANY. I'M HONORED TO PRESENT THIS. WITH NO FURTHER ADO. >> GO AHEAD. >> WHICH EVER ONE YOU WANT. >> SINCE I HEAR. CAN YOU HEAR ME ALL RIGHT? >> YES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM VERY PROUD TO BE THE FOUNDING PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH JUSTICE. MY SUCCESSOR AT THE CENTER IS IN FLORIDA WITH HER NOT EVEN WEEK OLD FIRST GRANDCHILD. I THOUGHT SHE COULD ABSENT HERSELF FROM THIS ONE. IT IS MY HONOR TO SPEAK TODAY ON BEHALF OF TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WITH ME. UNITED TRIBES AND LINDA FROM TREEHOUSE. ALSO, FOR ME TO ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF THE CENTER. ALSO, TO THANK SO MANY OTHERS. MAYBE SOME OF YOU IN THIS AUDIENCE FOR THEIR WORK EVERY DAY TO GUIDE CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. FOSTER PARENTS, KINSHIP CARE PROVIDERS, CASEWORKERS, CHILD WELFARE PROFESSIONALS, NONPROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS, TEACHERS, AND EVEN JUDGES AND LAWYERS. FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ARE ALL PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES , LOVING CARE TO OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCES, OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. A.I. IS NEVER GOING TO REPLACE THEM , AND A.I. IS NEVER GOING TO REPLACE OUR RESOURCE . OUR FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IS NOT PERFECT . IT DOESN'T PREVENT ALL WARM -- ARM. IT DOESN'T PROTECT ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE MAKE MISTAKES. BUT IN OVER 40 YEARS I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO BE A PART OF THIS WORK, WE HAVE GOTTEN BETTER. WE HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF KIDS PLACED OUTSIDE THEIR HOME BY ONE HALF. THOSE PLACEMENTS ARE RESULTING IN SHORTER LENGTHS OF STAY , ALTHOUGH ALSO, AS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS IMPLIED, EVEN ONE DAY IS TOO MUCH. BUT WHEN THEY ARE PLACED NOW, THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO BE PLACED WITH FAMILY . ALSO, BECAUSE WE ARE LISTENING TO RESEARCH AND LISTENING BETTER TO THE FAMILIES, THOSE WE SERVE. NOT AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD, BUT WE ARE LISTENING BETTER. STILL, WE FALL SHORT. THERE IS LOTS MORE WORK TO DO TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. -- , FOOD INSECURITY, EDUCATIONAL DEFICITS AND PERSISTENT FAILURES IN RACE, EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. SEATTLE IS A COMMUNITY THAT CARES . THIS PROCLAMATION PLEDGES US TO CONTINUE TO DO BETTER , AND WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT ALL OF YOU . THANKS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF OUR COMMON MISSION AND COMMON VALUES CH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER TRENT IT. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION ON FRANK CHOPP DAY OF ACTION. >> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO BRING FORWARD THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY DESIGNATING MAY 13 AS FRANK CHOPP DAY OF ACTION. FRANK WAS A MENTOR TO ME. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. I THOUGHT I KNEW HIS LEGACY, UNTIL I STARTED WORKING ON THIS PROCLAMATION. I WANT TO THANK THE FAMILY, WHO IS HERE TODAY, NANCY AND ELLIE, WHO WILL SHARE A COUPLE OF WORDS WITH US SHORTLY. I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. I GOT TO KNOW FRANK BETTER THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND HE IS FAR MORE INCREDIBLE THAN I ALREADY THOUGHT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, NOT JUST IN SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING THIS PROCLAMATION, BUT ALSO FOR SHARING HIM WITH US. COLLEAGUES, IF I SHARED EVERY SINGLE THING THAT HE DID FOR THIS COMMUNITY, WE WOULD BE HERE ALL NIGHT. IT WOULD BE A FUN NIGHT, FOR THE RECORD, BUT IT WOULD BE A VERY LONG NIGHT. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT JUST A COUPLE OF PIECES OF HIS LEGACY, PARTICULARLY HOW THEY HAVE INFLUENCED THE LIVES OF SEATTLEITES ACROSS EVERY CORNER OF THE CITY. WITH FRANK WAS A STUDENT AT UDUB, HE WAS ACTIVE IN OPPOSING REDLINING AND HELPED FOUND THE SEATTLE TENANTS UNION. HE HAS BEEN THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE PIPE MARKET SENIOR CENTER, FOUNDER OF THE FREMONT PUBLIC ASSOCIATION NOW KNOWN AS SOLID GROUND. ESTABLISH OUR FIRST SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN 1986. HE ALSO ESTABLISHED THE HOUSING TRUST FUND, THE EDUCATION LEGACY TRUST ACCOUNT , EXPANDED THE DOCUMENT RECORDING FEES, AND MOST RECENTLY, HELPED TO FUND THE COVENANT HOME OWNERSHIP ACCOUNT. THIS PROGRAM IS WORKING TO WRITE THE HISTORICAL WRONGS AND PAST DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING POLICY TO OPEN UP THE DOOR FOR HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR BLACK FAMILIES. TRULY, HIS LEGACY HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF SO MANY IN THE CITY, AND IN EVERY CORNER OF THIS STATE. THE LAST PROJECT I GOT TO WORK ON ALONGSIDE FRANK WAS WORKING TO SECURE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE FOR THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER. SOME OF YOU ALL MAY HAVE SEEN THE ADS FEATURING FRANK AND I REALLY PUSHING FOR MAKING SURE WE ARE SETTING UP THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER FOR SUCCESS IN DELIVERING UNION BUILT SOCIAL HOUSING FOR WORKING PEOPLE. IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE HIM FOR THAT. THAT IS WHY I REMAIN COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE WE ARE ESTABLISHING AND SETTING UP THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER FOR SUCCESS SO THEY CAN DELIVER ON THAT. TODAY'S PROCLAMATION, YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED, IT IS NOT JUST FRANK CHOPP DAY. HE WOULD NOT HAVE LIKED THAT. THAT WASN'T HIS VIBE. THE THING THAT FRANK WANTED MORE THAN ANYTHING WAS TO GET WORK DONE. HE WANTED TO PUT PEOPLE TO WORK. HE PUT ME TO WORK. I THINK YOU PUT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM TO WORK. AND SO, IT IS EXACTLY WHAT HE WOULD HAVE WANTED, TO MAKE SURE WE WERE CURING FORWARD THE WORK AND SO, COLLEAGUES, BY ESTABLISHING THIS DAY IS A DAY OF ACTION, THIS IS A REMINDER FOR US AS ELECTED LEADERS THAT WE HAVE A DUTY TO DELIVER . FRANK WAS ABOUT THE WORK THROUGH AND THROUGH, AND THE BEST WAY WE CAN HONOR HIM IS BY GETTING TO WORK . THAT IS WHY I AM COMMITTING PUBLICLY TO WORKING TIRELESSLY TO FIGHT FOR WORKING PEOPLE, OUR RENTERS , THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE, AND FOR HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE JUSTICE FOR ALL. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HOW FOLKS PLAN TO TAKE ACTION AND KEEP UP THIS FIGHT. I INVITE EVERYONE HERE TO JOIN US AT 4:00 WHERE WE WILL, NOT ONLY JUST TALK ABOUT HIS INCREDIBLE LEGACY, BUT TALK ABOUT GETTING WORK DONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AS SHE SAID, IF WE WENT THROUGH THE LEGACY, WE WOULD BE HERE ALL NIGHT. WOULD BE REALLY GREAT AND HEALTHY EVENING, BUT IT WOULD BE A VERY LONG EVENING. WE WILL RECONVENE AFTER THIS TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. JUST A FEW THINGS FOR ME ON THE RECORD BEFORE I GET INTO HIM AS A POLITICIAN AND LEADER. HE WORKED WITH MY GODMOTHER AND CASCADE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING FOLKS. ELLIE, I KNOW YOU WENT TO MODEL U.N. IN D.C. WITH MY GOOD FRIEND MR. BELL. HE TALKS A LOT ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF GETTING TO BE WITH HIM AS A DAD . I THINK IT IS ON CHERRY STREET . WHAT WAS HE DOING? [ LAUGHTER ] BUT HE KNEW THAT SOMEBODY NEEDED A PLACE TO REST THEIR HEAD. AT THAT POINT IN HIS LIFE, HE KNEW HE HAD A HAMMER AND NAIL. HE WALKS THE TALK AND THE FULL EXTENT OF HIS IMPACT WILL NEVER BE KNOWN . IT WILL NEVER BE KNOWN, BECAUSE HE IS HUMBLE . AND BECAUSE HE KNEW THE PLACE TO LIVE, OR PLACED FOR SOMEONE TO LAY THEIR HEAD, WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A PRESS RELEASE. IT IS GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US TO KEEP THAT LEGACY GOING , AND TO KEEP THOSE RIPPLES MOVING . WE'RE ALL JUST SO LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE HAD HIM IN OUR COMMUNITY AS A FRIEND , AS A POLITICIAN, AS AN ORGANIZER , AND AS A DAD AND AS A HUSBAND. THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON IS HERE VIA ZOOM. WE CANNOT SEE HIM, BUT I AM GOING TO OFFER HIM, OR ANYBODY ELSE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. I WILL JUST SAY THAT I AM HERE . I AM HONORED TO HONOR . >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT . ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW OUR GUESTS TO ACCEPT IT. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED , AND THE PROCLAMATION WILL NOW BE PRESENTED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. >> I FRANK'S WIFE. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR THIS WONDERFUL RECOGNITION OF FRANK TODAY. IT IS HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY. PARTICULARLY MEANINGFUL. EXCUSE ME. WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE FOCUS IN THIS RESOLUTION ON TAKING ACTION. THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW FRANK KNOW HE WAS ALWAYS TAKING ACTION FROM THE TIME HE WAS IN COLLEGE TO THE DAY HE DIED. HE GOT UP EVERY DAY AND THOUGHT ABOUT HOW HE CAN IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES. HE WASN'T A GREAT PERSON TO GO ON VACATION WITH, BECAUSE HE WAS ALWAYS THINKING AND WORRYING ON WHAT WAS NEXT, WHAT WAS MORE, WHAT COULD BE DONE. THE HABITS AMAZING ABILITY TO SEE POSSIBILITY, AND TO BRING THOSE POSSIBILITIES TO LIFE. HE CERTAINLY DID THAT ON HOUSING WITH MAGNUSON PARK WHERE HE SAW THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF THE McKINNEY ACT TO BUILD LOW INCOME HOUSING, AND WORKED ON THAT HIS WHOLE LIFE. HE WAS STILL WORKING ON WHAT WAS NEXT AFTER REALLY PUSHING FOR BUILDING NINE TO GET REDEVELOPED, AND FOR COTTAGE HOUSING TO BE DONE . HE HAD THAT CREATIVITY WHEN HE THOUGHT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING HOME AND HOPE, WHICH WAS THE PROJECT HE AND TONY WORKED ON WITH ENTERPRISE TO IDENTIFY PUBLICLY OWNED HOUSING , PUBLICLY OWNED LAND THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED FOR HOUSING, AND JUST RECOGNIZING THE WE HAVE ASSETS RIGHT HERE ALL AROUND US IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE TURNED INTO AFFORDABLE LIVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES, AND THAT PROJECT HAS GENERATED MORE THAN 9000 HOMES FOR PEOPLE, UNIT FOR PEOPLE, AND OVER 134 CHILDCARE FACILITIES OR EARLY LEARNING FACILITIES. JUST FROM RECOGNIZING ASSETS WE HAD THAT WE WERE NOT APPROPRIATELY USING. HE EXPANDED THAT BY REQUIRING SOUND TRANSIT TO TH TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT TO LOW INCOME HOUSING PROVIDERS. AGAIN, WE HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITIES, TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITIES, ALL BECAUSE OF RECOGNIZING THAT IDEA. OF ALL THE TITLES THAT FRANK HAD, THE TITLE HE WAS MOST COMFORTABLE WITH WAS COMMUNITY ORGANIZER. . THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, EVEN WHEN HE WAS A LEGISLATOR, HE WAS ALWAYS ACTUALLY OUT IN THE COMMUNITY ALSO ORGANIZING. SOMETIMES ORGANIZING TO GET PEOPLE TO SHOW UP TO PUSH THE LEGISLATURE TO DO THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO RAISE ISSUES . ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS AT THE HEART OF THAT WAS THAT HE ALWAYS WELCOMED INTO HIS CHAMBERS, FIRST AND FOREMOST, MOST IMPORTANT, WAS TO BRING IN PEOPLE WHO WERE TELLING THEIR OWN STORIES. LIKE THE STORY OF DREAMERS WHO HAD BARRIERS TO GOING TO COLLEGE. THOSE STORIES THAT THEY SHARED WITH HIM REALLY WERE WHAT SET HIS LIFE ON FIRE , AND SET HIS EFFORTS . I KNOW THAT HE DID THAT IN CONCERT WITH HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATES NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE HERE TODAY WITH US BECAUSE OF THE OTHER PROCLAMATIONS. AND HIS SUCCESS IS ABSOLUTELY A SHARED SUCCESS BROUGHT ABOUT BECAUSE OF THAT COLLABORATION AND INCLUSIVE APPROACH , BECAUSE THE POWER IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS IN OUR NONPROFITS, IN OUR ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, WAS SOMETHING HE UNDERSTOOD AND COULD NOT HAVE POSSIBLY ACCOMPLISHED THE THINGS HE IS GIVEN CREDIT FOR WITHOUT THEM, AND HE OFTEN GAVE CREDIT TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS FOR HELPING HIM ACCOMPLISH HIS LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT, LEGISLATIVE OUTCOMES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THIS TODAY. IT MEANS A LOT TO THE FAMILY. WE HOPE THAT HE CONTINUES TO BE AN EXAMPLE FOR PEOPLE ABOUT HOW TO REALLY HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND TO BE CREATIVE AND RECOGNIZE THE MANY WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN MOVE JUSTICE FORWARD IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO INVITE NICOLE, WHO SERVED ALONG WITH FRANK, UP TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL. >> [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. IS THAT WHEN WORKING? CAN YOU HEAR ME? THANK YOU. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU ALL TODAY. AS NANCY SAID, I HAVE HAD THE GREAT HONOR TO SERVE WITH FRANK REPRESENTING CONSTITUENTS IN THE 34th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT FOR EIGHT YEARS. NANCY SAID IT WELL. YOU KNOW, FRANK ALWAYS CALLED HIMSELF A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND CITIZEN ACTIVIST. HE WAS REALLY KNOWN TO BE A POLITICAL GENIUS AND GIANT IN OUR STATE PARTICULARLY IN THE HALLS OF OLYMPIA. HE CARED FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE , AND HE LOVED THIS CITY. MANY OF YOU ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THE MANY PROJECTS THAT FRANK WAS INVOLVED WITH BUILDING HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE . I INVITE YOU TO GO TO ANY CITY IN WASHINGTON STATE WHERE THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER HOUSING PROJECTS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES THAT HAVE HIS MARK ON THEM. I AM ONE OF THE COUNTLESS PEOPLE WHO HAS BEEN ORGANIZED BY FRANK OVER HIS LONG, LONG 10 YEAR. IT IS QUITE AN HONOR TO HAVE BEEN THERE. FRANK AND I FOUND COMMON PURPOSE IN OUR DRIVE TO ENSURE HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE FOR ALL PEOPLE IN OUR STATE. FRANK IS THE PERSON WHO MADE SURE THAT EVERY KID IN WASHINGTON STATE HAS HEALTHCARE. HE MADE SURE THAT WASHINGTON STATE IS THE FIRST DATE WERE ANY LOW INCOME KID CAN HAVE AN ENTITLEMENT TO GO TO COLLEGE FOR FREE. FRANK WAS A CHAMPION FOR EXPANDING CHILDCARE IN OUR STATE , AND FOR INSURING THAT WE HAVE LONG-TERM CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE STATE, AND THAT WE HAVE PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR ALL WORKING PEOPLE IN THIS STATE. IF YOU'VE HEARD ALREADY, WE CAN GO ON AND ON ABOUT HIS LEGACY. ALL OF THESE THINGS YOU HEARD ABOUT TODAY WERE ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF HIS INCREDIBLE SKILL AND HUMILITY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND LETTING THOSE WHO ARE MOST IMPACTED LEAD ON THESE EFFORTS. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU FOR RECOGNIZING, NOT ONLY HIS LEGACY, BUT HIS COMMITMENT TO ACTION. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LIVE OUT HIS LEGACY AND CONTINUE TO DO GOOD WORK FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ALSO HAVE 43rd LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE SEAN SCOTT IN THE HOUSE AS WELL. THINK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE ON THIS OCCASION. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA PER >> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE PHIL LEWIS A COCHAIR OF THE SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. I INVITED THEM TO JOIN US FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. I'M GLAD WE CAUGHT YOU JUST IN TIME BEFORE YOU LEFT BUT I KNOW YOU HAVE A MEETING TO HEAD TO. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF PARTNERING OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH HIM IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ON A NUMBER OF SHARED ADVOCACY INITIATIVES IN OLYMPIA PERTAINING TO FOSTER YOUTH. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ONE OF THE TERRIFIC FOSTER CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR ONE OF THE MANY GREAT PEOPLE AS PART OF THE BROADER ECOSYSTEM THAT JUSTICE BRIDGE CALLED OUT EARLIER . YOU CAN BE AN AYOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE, YOU CAN BE AN ADVOCATE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU . LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT WORK ALONGSIDE YOU ALL, AND ANYONE WHO WANTS TO TAKE UP THIS WORK TOGETHER. SOME OF THAT WORK IN OLYMPIA WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND SOME OF IT WAS IT. THANKFULLY, WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE MARCY AND REPRESENTATIVE MARCY AND SCOTT IN THE ROOM TO HELP US WORK TOGETHER NEXT YEAR TO MAKE SURE WE ARE EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATIONS TODAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. THIS IS A GREAT SLICE OF OUR CIVIC LIFE HERE IN SEATTLE. IT IS GREAT TO HAVE THIS COMPONENT TO OUR OFFICIAL COUNCIL MEETINGS. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS POINT, WE WILL MOVE INTO THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. AND THE COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. LET'S SEE. HOW MANY SPEAKERS ASSIGNED UP-TO-DATE? >> WE HAVE SEVEN REMOTE AND 21 IN PERSON. >> OKAY. WE WILL GIVE -- WE WILL START WITH 10 PRESENT AND GO TO REMOTE, ET CETERA. EVERYBODY CAN HAVE ONE MINUTE. I JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM RACIST OR OTHERWISE ABUSIVE LANGUAGE, CLAPPING, YELLING, ET CETERA BETWEEN SPEAKERS SO WE CAN GET TO EVERYONE IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER . IF YOU NEED TO EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS SAID, GO AHEAD AND DO THE JAZZ HAND OR CLAPPING SO WE CAN MOVE THROUGH THIS VERY QUICKLY. GO AHEAD. >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THE COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> THE FIRST SPEAKER IS PATRICK GIBSON . >> CURRENTLY THE CITY COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ROLLBACK MANY OF THE RENTERS RIGHTS SOCIALIST CITY COUNCIL OFFICE, INCLUDING THE BAN ON SCHOOL YOUR EVICTIONS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. UNDERCURRENT ETHICS RULES, RIVERA AND SOLOMON WOULD BE UNABLE TO VOTE ON THAT LEGISLATION BECAUSE THEY ARE LANDLESS. THAT IS WHY CATHY MOORE AND OTHER DEMOCRATS ON THE CITY COUNCIL ARE PROPOSING TO GET ETHICS RULES SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE VOTES TO PUSH THROUGH THESE PLANE ATTACKS ON SEATTLE'S WORKING PEOPLE. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS SAID SHE IS CONCERNED PARTICULAR VOICES ARE BEING DISENFRANCHISED BY THE CURRENT ETHICS RULES. IN THIS CASE, SHE IS REFERRING TO THE LANDLORD LOBBY BEING DISENFRANCHISED . I, ALONG WITH SEATTLE WORKING PEOPLE, WISH THAT WERE TRUE, IF ONLY CORPORATE DEVELOPERS ARE DISENFRANCHISED MORE OFTEN. IN REALITY, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT CONTROLS OR CITY GOVERNMENT IS A PARTY THAT IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY THE WEALTHIEST CAPITALIST AND BIGGEST REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS IN THE CITY. ANY DEMOCRAT TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS GUTTING OF THE ETHICAL RULES SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY VOTED OUT OF OFFICE. RENTERS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK! >> THAT IS A THAT >> [ CHANTING ] >> THAT IS DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. THIS IS CONSIDERED AN ALPERS. THAT IS AGAINST COUNCIL RULES. DON'T DO THAT, PLEASE. >> THE DEMOCRAT COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO BE TO TEAR DOWN WALLS THAT PREVENT COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM VOTING ON RENTER -RELATED LEGISLATION IF THEY HAVE LANDLORD INTEREST. THE PRINTER RIGHTS -- RENTERS RIGHTS ALONGSIDE A MASS MOVEMENT OF WORKERS IN SEATTLE. NOW THAT IS NO WATER IN OFFICE, THESE DEMOCRAT COUNCIL MEMBERS BELIEVE THAT WORKERS ARE IN A WEAK POSITION AND NOW IS THE TIME TO LAUNCH AN ASSAULT ON THOSE HARD-WON VICTORIES. WHILE THE CURRENT PROCESS OR FOCUS ON FRONT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, THIS DEMOCRAT CITY COUNCIL THINKS THEY WILL NOT FACE MASS BACKLASH FOR ATTACKING RENTERS, AND BY EXTENSION, WORKERS. THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE COVER OF TRUMP TO JOIN IN ON WORKERS. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK TALKED ABOUT TAKING ACTION TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT THESE ARE THE SAME COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT RATED THE AMAZON TAX DEFUND POLICE AND PUT THEIR BUDGET. AMAZON TAX WAS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE DO NOT RELY ON REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES TO DEFEND WORKERS. WE, AS WORKERS, NEED TO -- >> WHO IS THE NEXT SPEAKER? >> VIOLETTE. >> PLEASE COME UP. >> [ CHANTING ] YOU' >> SORRY. I AM SPEAKING TODAY . I EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A TENANT'S RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. I AM AMERICAN SAMOA AND. I GREW UP IN SEATTLE. I DON'T LIVE HERE ANY LONGER BECAUSE OF THE RENT INCREASES. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY, WORKING PEOPLE , WHO BELIEVE DEEPLY IN TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE THAT CENTERS PEOPLE . I AM HERE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE BILL INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE THE CHANGES SEATTLE 'S ETHICS CODE. LET'S CALL IT WHAT IT IS. IT IS A STEP BACKWARDS. WHILE IT APPEARS TO STREAMLINE DISCLOSURE , IN REALITY, IT IS A BILL THAT TEARS DOWN PUBLIC PROTECTION AND OPENS UP THE DOOR FOR GREATER INFLUENCE BY THE RICH AND POWERFUL AT THE COST OF EVERY DAY -- >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THIS IS SO UNFORTUNATE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE HAVE YOUR SEAT. YOUR TIME IS UP. YOUR TIME IS UP. >> LET HER SPEAK. >> WHO IS NEXT? >> WORKING PEOPLE DIDN'T NEED FURTHER EVIDENCE OF HOW UNETHICAL [ INAUDIBLE ] EAGER TO PROVIDE A. OVER THE PAST DECADE, SEATTLE APP IS WORKING PEOPLE WON HISTORIC VICTORIES, THE $15 MINIMUM WAGE, AMAZON TAX, LANDMARK RENTER'S RIGHTS. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SOCIALIST CITY COUNCIL OFFICE, THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN -BENT ON OVERTURNING THOSE VICTORIES. WE DEFEATED YOUR ATTACK ON 15 LAST YEAR. VALUE WANT TO CARRY OUT BRUTAL ATTACKS ON MENTORS. BECAUSE THE ATTACK ON THE ETHICS LAW IS REALLY CLEARING THE PATH TO KILL RENTER'S RIGHTS, WHICH WOULD DRAMATICALLY INCREASE HOMELESSNESS AND KILL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. SO CORPORATE LANDLORDS CAN PROFIT MORE. THAT IS WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE. AND WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS. A PARTY OF LANDLORDS AND BILLIONAIRES, JUST LIKE THE REPUBLICANS. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR ALEXIS RINCK. YOU CLAIM TO SUPPORT RENTERS AND WORKERS. WHY HAVEN'T YOU SAID ONE WORD AGAINST THIS ATTACK? WORKERS STRIKE BACK IS ORGANIZING, NOT ONLY TO DEFEAT THESE ATTACKS, BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WHO VOTES FOR THEM PAYS A MAXIMUM POLITICAL PRICE INCLUDING THE END OF YOUR POLITICAL CAREERS. >> [ CHANTING ] >> PLEASE START THE TIME. >> JASON . >> IT IS DISGUSTING THAT THE DEMOCRATS, THESE DEMOCRATS IN CITY COUNCIL, TRIED TO REPEAL THE ETHICS CODE IN ORDER TO RAM THROUGH ATTACKS ON THE RENTER'S RIGHTS THAT WERE WON BY WORKING PEOPLE THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF TRAN60 FOR SOCIALIST CITY COUNCIL OFFICE, INCLUDING A BAN ON WINTER EVICTIONS AND BAN ON SCHOOL YOUR EVICTIONS. AT A TIME IN THE CITY WHEN CORPORATE LANDLORDS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT PRICE-FIXING AND PRICE GOUGING WORKING PEOPLE TO THE TUNE OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, LAST YEAR ALONE THE TOP THREE LANDLORDS IN THIS CITY EARNED $3 BILLION IN PROFITS , AND EVICTIONS IN THIS COUNTY HAVE SEEN A MASSIVE INCREASE OF 30% IN THE LAST YEAR. AND DOUBLED , THE RATE HAS DOUBLED SINCE 2019. ALL OF THIS IN THE CONTEXT OF OTHER RISING COST OF LIVING IN SOCIETY MAKES IT EVEN MORE DISCUSSING FOR THE COUNCIL TO WAGER FIGHT AGAINST THE RIGHTS OF THESE RENTERS. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS CORRUPT. IT IS A PARTY OF LANDLORDS. ANYONE THAT VOTES IN FAVOR OF REPEALING THESE RIGHTS WILL BE KICKED OUT OF OFFICE. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] THIS IS A LIST OF CRUCIAL RENTER'S RIGHTS . THIS IS THE VICTORIES THEY WON. RIGHT NOW, THE LINCHPIN BEHIND THE SCHEME IS A COMPANY CALLED REAL PAGE, WHICH THE LAWSUIT SAY COORDINATE PRICING WITH THE LARGEST APARTMENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES IN THE LAST , LANDLORDS THAT COLLECTIVELY CONTROL NEARLY 20 MILLION HOMES. HOW DARE LANDLORDS CONTROLLER PROPERTY? THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE OWNED BY THE WORKERS AND UNION HOUSING. TO IS ETHICALLY WRONG AND IMMORAL. JUST AS WRONG IN SEPARATING FAMILIES. IN SEATTLE, THESE CORPORATIONS CONTROL A MAJORITY OF RENTED APARTMENT BUILDINGS. BIG SEATTLE LANDLORDS LIKE EQUITY ETHICS, PROPERTY TRUST, AVALON BAY , ALL OF WHOM HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF FIGHTING VICIOUSLY AGAINST EVERY SINGLE RENTER'S RIGHTS WE HAVE ONE. THE TOP THREE CORPORATE LANDLORDS IN SEATTLE WHO COLLECTIVELY OWN ABOUT 15,000 RENTAL PROPERTIES IN SEATTLE -- >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS. >> IF YOU WILL READ THE NEWS, YOU PROBABLY HEARD THAT JUDGE HAS FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SEATTLE CITY ATTORNEY FOR BASICALLY THE SAME THING I FILE MY COMPLAINTS AGAINST HER A COUPLE MONTH AGO. MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE JUDGE. FYI, THIS IS NO LONGER THE DEMAND OF THE PROTESTERS GETTING DRAGGED OUREAM COVERAGE. THE OTHER DAY I WOKE UP TO THE NEWS THAT SIX OUT OF NINE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD APPARENTLY ENDORSED DAVIDSON FOR REELECTION. WELL, SORT OF, I JUST RAN INTO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IN THE HALLWAY. HE SAID HE DID NOT ACTUALLY ENDORSER AND DID NOT NIGHT WHY HE WAS LISTED. THIS IS REAL. THIS IS A SCREENSHOT POSTED ON THE BURNER ON MAY 9. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THIS IS A FIRST-TIME COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS IS SEEING THIS. YOU ARE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE AS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAS ENDORSED HER. WITH REGARD TO THE OTHER FIVE OF YOU, IF YOU DID NOT ACTUALLY ENDORSER EITHER, AND SHE HALLUCINATED THAT AS WELL, THAT IS A CONVERSATION YOU HAVE TO HAVE WITH HER. THANK YOU. >> IT IS THE >> MOBILE THE SEATTLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICIANS ARE ATTEMPTED TO UNDO THE BASIC PROTECTIONS WORKING-CLASS RENTERS HAVE WON AGAINST THE RAPACIOUS CORPORATE LANDLORD MULTIMILLIONAIRE AND BILLIONAIRES. ALL OF THIS IS WHILE WE ARE SEEING THE CRUSH OF EVICTIONS IN KING COUNTY RIGHT NOW. AND IN THE MIDST OF THIS ONGOING HOUSING CRISIS, CATHY MOORE HAS OPENLY STATED SHE HAS EVERY INTENTION OF ROLLING BACK RENCHER'S PROTECTIONS, INCLUDING THE $10 CAPITAL LATE FEES, THE MORATORIUMS ON WINTER AND SCHOOL YOUR EVICTIONS, JUST TO NAME A FEW. ALL OF THEM WHAT FOR WON THROUGH THE MOVEMENTS OF RENTERS AND MENTORS LED BY KSHAMA SAWANT. THIS REPEALING OF THE ETHICS RULES IS A NAKED ATTACK ON RENTERS AND WORKERS IN THE CITY, BUT LET'S BE CLEAR, THIS IS THE LEGACY OF SEATTLE DEMOCRATS OF WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS AND DEMOCRATS IN CITIES AND STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 20 WITH REPUBLICANS IN ATTACKING WORKING PEOPLE. ANY DEMOCRAT WHO VOTES IN FAVOR OF REPEALING THE ETHICS LAW SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY THROWN OUT OF OFFICE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD AND CLAP. [ CHANTING ] FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE -- [ CHANTING ] I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MEETING TO TAKE A RECESS OR WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO BE ESCORTED OUT OR LEAVE ON THEIR OWN FOR GOING AGAINST THE GROUND RULES THAT I ESTABLISHED. I WILL LET THIS GO ON. GO AHEAD. >> THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN AN EXERCISE IN DISGUSTING AND EMPTY PERFORMATIVE GESTURES. THERE WAS A PROCLAMATION ABOUT RESPECTING OLDER AMERICANS. FLIP THE SCRIPT ON AGING , SAYS CATHY MOORE. THE DEMOCRAT WHO IS BROUGHT THE BILL TO REPEAL THE ETHICS LAWS ON BEHALF OF BEGINNER LANDLORDS, REPEALING RENTER'S RIGHTS OF THE ALREADY BAD RATE OF EVICTIONS. ACCORDING TO THE EVICTIONS LAB AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, AROUND ONE IN EVERY NINE RENTERS EVERY YEAR. ALMOST 838,000 PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 50. STATISTICS ARE EVEN MORE FRIGHTENING WHEN YOU LOOK AT POOR AND LOW-WAGE ADULTS, OLDER ADULTS, WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO PENSIONS AND ARE FORCED TO WORK UNTIL THEY DIE. YOU HAD COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT TALK ABOUT FOSTER KIDS AND TALK ABOUT THE FOSTER CARE TO HOMELESS PIPELINE. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY CHILDREN WILL GET EVICTED, HOW MANY MORE CHILDREN WILL GET EVICTED IF THE RENTER'S RIGHTS ARE REPEALED? THAT IS WHY WE SAY [ CHANTING ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ON THE LIST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR TIME IS UP. YOUR TIME IS UP. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT THIS IS DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR THAT HAS BEEN REPEATED DISREGARD FOR THE COUNCIL WORLD, AND I'M ASKING THAT YOU TAKE ACTION ON THIS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT IS A DISRUPTION. >> THIS IS OUT OF ORDER. >> YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER. >> YOU ARE ENGAGED IN DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. THIS IS YOUR LAST -- >> OR WHAT? >> PLEASE LEAVE THE CHAMBERS. THIS IS -- THIS HAS BEEN A DISRUPTIVE . >> THESE CHAMBERS STILL BELONG TO YOU. THEY BELONG TO US. >> YOU ARE ENGAGING IN DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR PRIOR PROHIBITING THE NORMAL -- THE FLOW OF OUR MEETING TO CONTINUE. PLEASE STOP. >> .A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THESE COMMENTS ARE DISRUPTIVE TO THE ORDER OF THE COUNCIL. THEY'RE NOT ADDRESSED TO THE AGENDA . AGAIN, MAKING A RECORD THIS IS DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN IN MAKING A RECORD THAT THIS IS DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. >> THIS IS EXACTLY -- WE ARE NOW AT AN IMPASSE. I RECOGNIZE MY COLLEAGUE THAT, YES, THE RULES , THE COUNCIL RULES ARE BEING BROKEN THROUGH THIS DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR THAT IS PROHIBITING -- DON'T INTERRUPT. THE CONTINUATION OF OUR MEETING. HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE EVERYTHING ON OUR AGENDA TO GET THROUGH. I HESITATE TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE RIGMAROLE OF THIS BACK-AND-FORTH, AND THEN ASKING YOU TO LEAVE, AND THEN HAVING SECURITY HELP YOU LEAVE, ET CETERA. THAT IS THE SITUATION WE FIND OURSELVES IN. HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT >> WE ARE AND SPEAKER NUMBER 10. >> OKAY. SPEAKER NUMBER 10, YOU ARE WELCOME TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> I'M A MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK. WE ARE ONLY SCRAPING BY WHILE HUGE CORPORATIONS LIKE EQUITY ETHICS RAKE IN MASSIVE PROFITS OFF OF HER BACK. THE CITY CORPORATIONS MADE $3 BILLION LAST YEAR. REPEALING THE ETHICS LAW IS A BLATANT TACTIC TO ATTACKED THE RENTER'S RIGHTS THAT WE HAVE ONE. THE CAPITAL LATE FEES , THE BAN ON WINTER AND SCHOOL YOUR IMAGES, AND MUCH MORE VICTORIES THAT SARAH NELSON HAS STATED HER INTENTION OF RE-EXAMINING, QUOTE UNQUOTE. DO NOT BELIEVE FOR A SECOND , JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE STUPID MEETINGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORKING DAY WILL PEOPLE CAN'T COME AND YELL AT YOU, DO NOT THINK PEOPLE DO NOT NOTICE THIS. IS BLATANT HYPOCRISY TO MAKE IS THAT THROUGH THIS ONE HOUR OR SO OF AWARD CEREMONIES, WAXING, WHEN YOU WON'T SIT HERE LISTEN TO WORKING PEOPLE WHILE YOU SELL US OUT TO THE LANDLORDS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS NOT FOR WORKING PEOPLE WE NEED A NEW PARTY OF OUR OWN, BECAUSE WHEN RENTER'S RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK BUT WHAT DO WE DO? [ CHANTING ] >> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. A REMINDER TO PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AFTER YOU'VE HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. THE FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER. >> I SUPPORT SPEED CAMERAS. I HAVE SEEN YOU HAVE ALL SEEN VIDEOS EVERYTHING START DRIVING YOU HAVE READ THE EMAILS AND REVIEWED PAST TESTIMONY. MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND PARTICIPANTS HAVE BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE. THEY DON'T COME TO ENJOY THE VIEW. THE COME BECAUSE ALL NIGHT PARTY CLUB AND PERSONAL INDY 500. THE NOISE IS SO LOUD THE LOUD ENVIRONMENT WHEN I'M INSIDE MY HOME WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED. SLEEP IS A POSSIBLE. SLEEP DEPRIVATION IS REAL. THE VIEW IS JUST A BONUS. THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. THEY USE MARSHALL RESERVE DEPART NEXT DOOR TO MY BUILDING. LATELY, THEY ARE STARTING USING OUR FRONT YARD. WE, LASERS AND HIGH-POWERED FLASHLIGHTS AIMED AT MY WINDOWS. SPEED CAMERAS WILL NOT RESOLVE THESE ISSUES, BUT THERE ARE AN IMPORTANT TOOL THAT WOULD AID THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE EFFORTS TO CURTAIL, AND EVENTUALLY ELIMINATE, THIS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU. ROLLING BACK RULES OF ETHICS TO ALLOW FOR MORE CORRUPTION WOULD UNDERMINE WHAT LITTLE TRUST WE HAVE IN CITY COUNCIL. SELF INTEREST AND SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL INFLICT CRITICAL DAMAGE TO THE PROTECTIONS OF PUBLIC GOOD WE ALL DEPEND ON. CHAOS AND HARM BY WEALTHY POLITICIANS IS NOT HYPOTHETICAL . IT IS A FACT. NO ONE ON THIS COUNCIL IS IMMUNE TO CORRUPTION. THIS LEGISLATION GOES FAR BEYOND ALLOWING A SMALL GROUP OF LANDLORDS TO LINE THEIR POCKETS . GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT FUTURE CITY COUNCIL WILL DO IF GIVEN FREE REIGN TO ENRICH THEMSELVES. LEGALIZED CORRUPTION IS NOT SOMETHING THE PUBLIC HAS EVER VOTED FOR. COUNCILMEMBER CATHY MOORE, PLEASE TAKE DOWN YOUR BILL. THANK YOU, AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER . GO AHEAD. >> HELLO. I'M SUPPORTING THE FUNDS FOR THE AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS AND THE AMENDMENT BY COUNCILMAN SAKA. BY THE WAY, PART OF THE BEST CITY COUNCIL THAT SEATTLE HAS HAD IN A LONG TIME. THIS IS TO ADDRESS HIGH-SPEED AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS ROADS . IT IS LONG OVERDUE. BOTH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HAVE SEEN CONSISTED DANGERS WITH HIGH RECKLESS BE CAUSING INJURY ACCIDENT, COUNTLESS CALLS CALLED, INJURIES IN CRASHES WHERE DRIVERS EXCEED 80 MILES PER HOUR IN A 25 MILE PER HOUR ZONE. VEHICLES HAVE PLUNGED OVER THE SEAWALL, WHICH IS HIGHLY PUBLICIZED, AND THE DANGER IS YEAR-ROUND. WAS PREDOMINANTLY, IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, BY BAD ACTORS AT THE SAME TIME AND WE HAVE THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF LOCAL VISITORS AND TOURISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT AND FESTIVALS. EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE SAFE. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. I THINK WE MADE -- NEED NOBLE USE OF A DRUG TO TARGET THE EVIL CRIMINALS AND HELP COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE COPS AND THEY CAN GET IT RIGHT. WITH THAT SAID, THE MAIN REASON I CALLED IN WAS A STATE VIOLATION FOR COUNCIL TO NOT ADMIT THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THE CITY COUNCIL TRYING TO CHANGE THE ETHICS RULES AND LAWS ABOUT WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ETHICS VIOLATION AND THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE LANDLORD AND THE TENANT. WHY YOU CONSPIRE TO FURTHER DEREGULATE AND INFLATE THE ABUSE OF RENTAL MARKET, IS IN A STATE LAW VIOLATION BUT NONE OF THE LANDLORDS ON CAPITOL ADMITTED THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING? WITH THAT BEING CEMENTED TO THE ETHICS COMMITTEE? REFER TO THE STATE OR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE? I ASK BECAUSE, WITH THE CHANGING LAWS IN FAVOR OF LANDLORDS, CHEATING THE WORKING-CLASS RENTERS, AS LANDLORDS ARE WRITING THE LEGISLATION AND RULES OF LAW THAT SABOTAGE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO RESTRICT THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN -- >> THANK YOU. THE LAST REGISTERED REMOTE SPEAKER , WHO IS PRESENT . [ CHANTING ] >> SECURITY, PLEASE ESCORT PEOPLE THAT ARE DISRUPTIVE . >> GIVE US ONE MINUTE. OKAY. PRESS STAR SIX. >> I AM SPEAKING AS A MEMBER OF WHOSE STREET, OUR STREET. FIRST, I OPPOSE THE ROLLING BACK OF THE ETHICS CODE AND SUPPORT THE RENTER'S RIGHTS AND PUBLIC COMMENTERS HERE TODAY WHO ARE SPEAKING . I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON BOTH AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU TODAY. WE HAD AN OUTREACH CONTACT WITH SDOT AND REQUESTED BIPOC COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. MANY OF THE STREETS IN SEATTLE, ESPECIALLY IN LOW INCOME AND BIPOC NEIGHBORHOODS, ARE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE -- WE WANT STREETS WITHOUT SPEEDY. FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM, ALL THE REVENUE NEEDS TO GO BACK INTO SLOWING DOWN SPEED, AND ALL THE POLICIES NEED TO STAY TRUE TO THAT GOAL, INSTEAD OF BEING USED AS A REVENUE GENERATOR FOR THE CITY. 50% OF THE RED LIGHT CAMERA REVENUE IS A TOTAL OF ABOUT 1.3 MILLION. WHILE EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS, THAT >> THANK YOU. THAT IS THE END OF THE REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUIET. PLEASE CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> NEXT SPEAKER. LAST THURSDAY WAS THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF RYAN SMITH'S MURDER BY THE SPD. IN SIX DAYS, IT WILL BE THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MURDER OF BY THE SPD. MURDER JUST SIX DAYS BEFORE GEORGE FLOYD WHILE YOU WERE IN OFFICE, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. JUNE 18 WILL MARK THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF MURDER BY THE SPD. JUST LIKE , WHO WAS MURDERED BY THE SPD IN MARCH. ALL THESE PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING A SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WILL HOLDING A KNIFE AND WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN. ALL THESE PEOPLE WOULD BE ALIVE IF THEY LIVED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR JAPAN BUT NONE OF THESE PEOPLE OR THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVED ANY FORM OF ACCOUNTABILITY OR JUSTICE ALL WERE , OR WILL BE, DEEMED LAWFUL AND PROPER KILLINGS BY ALL PARTS OF OUR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, DO YOU NOT BELIEVE ME ? IF SO, READ MY ARTICLES IN SOUTH SEATTLE TO DOCUMENT THIS. DO YOU NOT CARE? IS YOUR MORAL COMPASS GUIDED BY BELIEF THAT OTHERS DON'T CARE? OR DO YOU SIMPLY BELIEVE THAT THESE PEOPLE ACTUALLY DESERVE TO DIE? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> I'M A MEMBER OF WORKER STRIKE BACK AT SENECA CITY COUNCIL SHOULD BE DEFENDING WORKING PEOPLE, BUT IS THAT, THERE LAUNCHING AN ATTACK ON US TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF CORPORATE LANDLORDS. THEIR FIRST STEP IS REPELLING THIS ETHICS LAW SO COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE LANDLORDS CAN LEGALLY VOTE TO STRIP AWAY PROTECTIONS. THIS IS ABOUT CLEARING THE WAY TO ROLL BACK THE GAINS WE FOUGHT HARD TO WIN. ALEXIS RINCK, YOU SAID YOU ARE COMMITTED WORKING TIRELESSLY FOR WORKING PEOPLE. YOU BEEN ENDORSED BY LABOR UNIONS. HOW CAN YOU HAVE US IN ONE WORD AGAINST THE ATTEMPT TO REPEAL THE ETHICS LAWS ? WHILE WORKING FAMILY STRUGGLE TO STAY HOUSE, COMPANIES LIKE ESSEX EQUITY AND AVALON BEING MADE NEARLY $3 BILLION IN PROFITS LAST YEAR. EVICTIONS HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE 2090. BLACK RENTERS ARE JUST 6% OF THE KING COUNTY POPULATION BUT MAKE UP OVER ONE THIRD OF EVICTIONS. THE RESPONSE TO HELP LANDLORD POLITICIANS GO TO TAKE EVEN MORE FROM RENTERS. THIS IS A CALCULATED ATTACK ON WORKING PEOPLE. WE NEED STRONGER MENTOR PROTECTIONS, NOT WEAKER ONES. WE NEED RENT CONTROL. WE NEED TO BUILD A NEW PARTY FOR RENTING PEOPLE BECAUSE TIME AND AGAIN THE DEMOCRATS HAVE SHOWN WHOSE SIDE THEY ARE ON. SHOULD BE DRIVEN OUT OF OFFICE. >> SPEAKER, PLEASE. WHO IS THE NEXT SPEAKER? DO YOU THINK YOU DESERVE MORE TIME THAN OTHER PEOPLE? THANK YOU. NEXT PERSON. [ CHANTING ] YOU ARE DELAYING THE ORDERLY CONDUCT. >> -- ARE WE DONE? NEXT SPEAKER. >> I AM A MEMBER OF WORKER STRIKE THAT. IT IS DESPICABLE THAT SEATTLE DEMOCRATS ARE ATTENDING TO UNDO THE BASIC PROTECTIONS WORKING-CLASS RENTERS HAVE ONE THROUGH THE SOCIALIST COUNSEL OFFICE. THE DEMOCRATS FOUGHT AGAINST ALL THESE RENTERS RIGHTS, NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO ROLL THEM BACK BUT IT IS IRONIC THE DEMOCRATS ARE THREATENING TO EVICT WORKING PEOPLE FROM THIS CHAMBER FOR SUPPOSEDLY BREAKING THE COUNCIL RULES WHEN AT THE SAME TIME THOSE DEMOCRATS ARE THEMSELVES TRYING TO SHRED ETHICS RULES ON BEHALF OF BILLIONAIRE LANDLORDS. LAST YEAR THE SAME DEMOCRATS SHAMEFULLY TRY TO DISMANTLE OUR $15 PER HOUR VICTORY, WHICH WAS WON WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF KSHAMA SAWANT AND WORKING PEOPLE. WORKERS STRIKE BACK LED THE FIGHT FOR THAT HANDS OFF 15 VICTORY PARK NOW THE MINIMUM WAGE IS $20.76 FOR ALL WORKERS. HAVING FAILED TO UNDERMINE 15, NOW THE DEMOCRATS ON THE COSMETIC COMING AFTER BUT AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, THE TOP THREE LANDLORDS HAVE MADE NEARLY $3 BILLION IN PROFITS LAST YEAR. WE SHOULD BE FINDING TWO TAXES BIG LANDLORDS, TAX THE BIG CORPORATIONS IN THE CITY TO FUND THINGS LIKE FREE PUBLIC HEALTHCARE IN SEATTLE . THAT IS WHAT WE NEED. >>. TIME HAS EXPIRED. TIME HAS EXPIRED. STOP. [ APPLAUSE ] MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT IS OUT OF ORDER. THIS MEETING CANNOT PROCEED UNTIL ORDER IS RESTORED. WILL SECURITY PLEASE REMOVE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DISRUPTING THE MEETING AND BREAKING COUNCIL RULES? I KNOW. I WILL CALL A THREE MINUTE RECESS. I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS. RECESS. FIVE MINUTES. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> PRESENT . >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. ESIDENT N >> PRESENT. SIX PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON HERE . >> THANK YOU, SEVEN PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL RECOMMENCE PUBLIC COMMENT . IF THERE IS DISRUPTED BEHAVIOR AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENTOR, I WILL THEN END PUBLIC COMMENT, BECAUSE PER HOUR RULES, PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 20 MINUTES. WE GO OVER THAT ALL THE TIME, BUT WE ARE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS BUSINESS . IF THAT IS WHAT COMES TO PASS, WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE MEETING AFTER THAT EVENTUALITY. WHO IS NEXT ON THE LIST TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT? >> KAREN , JIM, DOMINIQUE, BETHANY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A LIFELONG MEMBER OF THIS ONCE GREAT CITY. AS A PROUD MEMBER OF WORKER STRIKE BACK. TODAY I ADDRESS MY COMMENTS NOT TO THE COUNCIL, BUT TO THE OTHERS IN THIS CHAMBER AND THOSE LISTENING ONLINE . THOSE WHO WILL VIEW THIS RECORDING IN THE DAYS, MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME. THE CITY OF SEATTLE ETHICS CODE, AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, IS A CAREFULLY CONSTRUCTED DOCUMENT DESIGNED TO PROTECT CITIZENS OF THE CITY AGAINST THE RAPACIOUS GREED OF THOSE VERY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED OR HIRED TO WORK FOR US, THE CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS, OF THIS CITY. AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, THE CODE PROHIBITS COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM PERFORMING ANY OFFICIAL DUTY WHEN IT WOULD APPEAR TO A REASONABLE PERSON THAT THEIR JUDGMENT IS IMPAIRED DUE TO EITHER PERSONAL OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP , OR THAT THE COUNCILMEMBER MUST DISQUALIFY HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM PARTICIPATING. >> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. NEXT PERSON. [ CHANTING ] I ENDING PUBLIC COMMENT . WE HAVE GOTTEN TO THE END OF OUR TIME LIMIT. I DID WARREN THAT THIS WOULD BE THE ONE. [ CHANTING ] LET HIM SPEAK! >> MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE ENGAGING IN BEHAVIOR THAT IS OUT OF ORDER. THIS MEETING CANNOT PROCEED UNTIL ORDER IS RESTORED. THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CASE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL LEAVE CHAMBERS TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY. >> I OBJECT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I OBJECT TO THIS. IF WE SIMPLY DOES GET THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT , WE CAN GET THIS MEETING ON OUR WAY. THE ESCALATION OF THE WAY YOU HAVE MANAGED PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE LAST 17 MONTHS IS CLEARLY ESCALATING THIS. I'M NOT NECESSARILY AGREEING OR DISAGREEING. I DO NOT CONDONE DISRUPTIONS IN THE CHAMBERS, HOWEVER, I DO CONDONE FREE SPEECH. FREE SPEECH IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US. I DON'T CONDONE DISRUPTIONS. >> I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> I CONCUR WITH COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. LET'S CONTINUE WITH THE PUBLIC, AND HERE EVERYONE TODAY. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I DISAGREE. I THINK WE NEED TO FOLLOW OUR RULES. OTHERWISE, THERE IS NO POINT IN HAVING RULES. WE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN GENEROUS . WE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN GENEROUS IN OUR APPLICATION OF THE COUNCIL RULES. I SUPPORT YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN THIS MOVE. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE OBJECTION TO THE PERSONAL ATTACKS ON YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE. THIS IS NOT THE TIME OR PLACE TO BE MAKING THOSE COMMENTS. YOU ARE HANDLING THIS IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. THOSE COMMENTS NEED TO BE TAPPED OFF-LINE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I WANT TO SAY I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT FREE SPEECH, AND THAT MEANS EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK . EVERY TIME THERE IS AN OUTBURST, IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T AFFORD EVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. IF PEOPLE COME TO CHAMBERS TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, THEY NEED TO BE RESPECTFUL SO THAT WE CAN HEAR EVERYONE. BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE DISRUPTIVE, WE CANNOT HERE EVERYONE. I DO SUPPORT YOUR AUTHORITY AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO DO WHAT YOU MUST IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE NOT CHAOS IN THE CHAMBER. IF PEOPLE WANT TO SPEAK, I SUPPORT. IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE DISRUPTIVE , CONTINUATION WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT IF THERE IS GOING TO BE CONTINUED DISRUPTION, THEN WE CAN'T GET THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT, LET ALONE, OUR BUSINESS. IT IS BACK TO THE FOLKS THAT SHOW UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO BE RESPECTFUL AND ALLOW EVERYONE TO SPEAK. >> I UNDERSTAND. ALL IN FAVOR -- WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE. I MOVE WE CONTINUE TO -- WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. IF USED -- PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> >> CAN YOU CLEAR FOR -- CLARIFY WHAT IS YES AND NO. >> THE RULES STATE THAT I AM MAKING A MOTION TO CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT, BECAUSE THAT IS HOW OUR RULES GO. ACTUALLY, PUBLIC, IS OPPOSED END AT 20 MINUTES, UNLESS EXPRESSLY -- YOU KNOW, WELL, UNLESS IT IS ON PURPOSE TO KEEP GOING. BASICALLY, AND WE ALWAYS INFORMALLY LET IT GO. THAT IS THE WAY THINGS ARE. >> META COUNCIL PRESIDENT ASH >> -- POINT OF CLARIFICATION. HOW MANY PUBLIC COMMENTERS REMAINING TODAY? >> I BELIEVE, 11. EIGHT PEOPLE. >> THE VOTE WOULD BE WHETHER OR NOT PUBLIC COMMENT WILL CONTINUE. SO A VOTE OF AYE WOULD BE TO CONTINUE. >> MAYOR HAVE CLARIFICATION FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON WHETHER THE VOTE IS ASSUMING THAT THE COMMENTERS ABIDE BY THE COUNCIL RULES? THAT IS THE ISSUE HERE. IT IS NOT THE ISSUE OF PUBLIC COMMENT, IT IS ABOUT WHETHER THEY CAN PROVIDE THE PUBLIC COMMENT WITHIN COUNCIL RULES. >> YES. WHAT SHE SAID. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> THIS IS MORE OF A CLERK QUESTION. IS A VOTE EVEN NEEDED? DO YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY? >> YES. >> CORRECT. THE CHAIR HAS THE DISCRETION. THE CHAIR ALSO HAS THE DISCRETION TO ALSO ASKED THE BODY FOR A VOTE WHETHER TO CONTINUE OR NOT. >> YES. WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON CONTINUING WITH PUBLIC COMMENT OR NOT , SO THAT IS THE FIRST MOTION. IF YOU DO NOT, WE WILL BE RELOCATING TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION SO WE CAN CONTINUE . UNLESS THINGS CAN PROCEED NORMALLY. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> CAN YOU SAY AGAIN WHAT A YES VOTE MEANS? >> THE MOTION BEFORE THE BODY IS WHETHER -- IS TO CAN DO PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU VOTE YES, IT IS TO CONTINUE IT. >> WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT NO MORE DISRUPTIONS SO WE CAN GET THROUGH EVERYONE AND HERE EVERYONE. >> RIGHT. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> ABSTAIN. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> YES. >> I WILL GO WITH THE MAJORITY. ALL RIGHT. IT APPEARS THE WILL OF THE BODY IS TO CONTINUE. I VOTE YES. >> SIX IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED AND ONE ABSTAINED. >> PLEASE PROCEED. >>.A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I SUPPORT -- ONE MORE TIME. IF THIS CIRCUS CONTINUES I 100% DEFER TO YOUR JUDGMENT IF YOU WANT TO UNILATERALLY MAKE A DECISION TO DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO THE MOVE THIS ALONG. >> YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, I TRY TO DRAW A LINE, AND THEN THERE IS EQUIVOCATION . AND NOW, YOU ARE SAYING THAT WE ARE GOING TO PROCEED, BUT IF THINGS GET DICEY, THEN -- >> IT IS WHAT WE VOTED ON. IF THERE IS CONTINUED DISRUPTION, WE WILL STOP. >> GO AHEAD. >> LIFELONG MEMBER OF THIS FORMER GREAT CITY. THE HOMEOWNER AND A REASONABLE PERSON AND MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK. FOLLOWING WHAT MY WIFE SAID BEFORE, THE ETHICS CODE FURTHER STATES THAT MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MUST DISQUALIFY THEMSELVES FROM ACTING AND PARTICIPATING IN ANY MATTER IN WHICH THEY HAVE A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST . THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED ROLLBACK OF THE ETHICS CODE ARE LYING TO THEMSELVES AND US. THEY WANT US SEPARATE THEIR FINANCIAL INTERESTS FROM THEIR SWORN DUTY TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY. THEY ALSO WANT US TO BELIEVE THAT THEIR DISTRICTS WON'T HAVE REPRESENTATION BECAUSE OF THESE PROTECTIONS IN THE ETHICS CODE. THIS IS NONSENSE AND ARROGANCE. THESE ROLLBACKS MUST BE OPPOSED AND STOPPED. THANK YOU. >> [ CHANTING ] WHO IS THE NEXT PERSON? >> DOMINIC, AND THEN BETHANY. >> I AM A MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK AND A DISTRICT 3 VOTER BUT I'M ALSO A MINIMUM WAGE WORKER AND WHEN YOU HAD TO RUSH HEAR FROM MIKE SHIFT BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL INSISTS ON HOLDING PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORKDAY ON DAYS TO WORKING CLASS PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT. WHAT IS FUNNY IS THAT WHILE I WAS RUSHING HERE, I PASSED AN OLD COWORKER OF MINE WHO IS HOMELESS WITH SIGN BEGGING FOR MONEY ON THE STREET. THIS WOMAN HAD A JOB AND APARTMENT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE SAME JOB I HAD AT THE TIME. NOW SHE IS SLEEPING ON THE STREET. THIS IS ALL BUT THE RED PROTECTIONS IN SEATTLE STILL . THE REPEAL OF THESE ETHICS RULES REPRESENT THE FIRST STEP IN ATTACKING ALL THE PROTECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN WON FOR THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS. IF THESE CODES GO AWAY, THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLE THROWN ON THE STREET. IT IS NOT THE PEOPLE CITY COUNCIL KNOWS AND WORKS WITH, IT IS OUR FRIENDS AND COWORKERS. THIS IS WHAT THE DEMOCRATS DO. IN THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE SEEN A SLEW OF ATTACKS ON WORKING PEOPLE, INCLUDING CUTS TO THE STATE BUDGET AND ATTEMPTED ATTACKS ON COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ON MY WAGE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR TIME IS UP. HERE WE GO WITH THE CHANCE. -- CHANTING. [ CHANTING ] >> AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I THINK WE GIVE GIVEN THE BODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. THEY HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DO SO. I THINK IT IS TIME FOR US TO CONTINUE UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP OUR MEETING. >> [ CHANTING ] LET US SPEAK! PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT [ CHANTING ] I AM NOW ENDING PUBLIC COMMENT , AND WE WILL BE MOVING INTO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. PURSUANT TO PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, THIS MEETING WILL ADJOURN. NO, YOU'RE NOT RECOGNIZED. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW TERMINATED. WE WILL NOW -- IT IS 3:33. WE WILL CONTINUE THIS MEETING REMOTELY. WE DO HAVE TO -- >> WILL REMOTELY BE VIA ZOOM? IMMEDIATE WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE PRESENT. THANK YOU. >> WE WILL RECONVENE. SEATTLE CHANNEL, YOU CAN PREPARE -- PLEASE TURN OFF THE CAMERA AND SOUND. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE . COUNCILMEMBER RINCK . COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. FIVE PRESIDENT -- PRESENT. >> I WILL CALL VIDEO ON AND THEIR MICROPHONES AND UNMUTE THEMSELVES. JUST ONE MOMENT HERE. IF THERE IS NO -- IS ME. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NONE. THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NOT CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES OF MAY 6, 2025 , COUNCIL BILL 120980, PAYMENT OF BILLS, AND ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHT ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THE CONSENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE PRINT NINE? >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE . >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, IS STILL PRESENT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THINK YOU VERY MUCH. THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION AND THE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? OKAY. MOVING ON. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON, THIS IS 1 MILLION. MY APOLOGIES. CAN WE BE AT EASE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES? A COUPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TRYING TO GET ALL I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS NEXT ITEM. >> YES . >> THANK YOU MEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, ARE YOU ABLE TO DO A MIC CHECK? COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? I KNOW YOU'RE HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> SHE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS WITH ME. WE WILL BOTH USE MY PHONE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. WE JUST HAVE COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON WE NEED TO DO A QUICK MIC CHECK. >> DO YOU HEAR ME? YES. THANK YOU. >> CAN ALEXIS USE YOUR CHAIR? THANK YOU. >> LET'S PROCEED. I DO NOT KNOW IF COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON CAN HEAR US, OR IF HE IS NEAR HIS DEVICE. LET'S PROCEED, PLEASE. >> I CAN HEAR YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, YOU MIGHT HAVE MORE THAN ONE ITEM ON. THERE IS AN ECHO ON AIR -- WE MAY PROCEED NOW, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD? >> CB 120971 RELATED TO AUTOMATIC SAFETY CAMERAS FOR AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS TO INCREASE SAFETY. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IT WILL PASS AS AMENDED. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS CHAIR THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT. FOR US TODAY IS THE AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA LEGISLATION . AT A HIGH LEVEL, THIS LEGISLATION WOULD DO A NUMBER OF THINGS, INCLUDING ALIGNING CURRENT CITY LAW WITH CURRENT STATE LAW . LONG NEEDED CHANGE. THERE ARE SUBSTANTIVE TWEAKS MADE BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR. THIS ALIGNS CITY CODE WITH STATE LAW, RECENT CHANGES TO STATE LAW. IT WOULD ALSO AUTHORIZE THE DEPLOYMENT OF MORE DIFFERENT CAMERA TYPES, INCLUDING NONSCHOOL SPEED ZONE CAMERAS , AMONG OTHER THINGS. IT WOULD RESEND THE AUTHORITY PASSED IN 2023 BY COUNCIL ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CERTAIN RACING ZONES . GOOD NEWS IS, THROUGH SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS WE DID, AND THE EXISTING AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER THE RECENT CHANGES TO STATE LAW, MANY OF THOSE PRIOR LIST OF 10 DESIGNATED RACING ZONES WOULD STILL QUALIFY UNDER A UNIQUE EXCEPTION, ALLOWING FOR CAMERAS TO BE PLACED WITHIN 300 FEET OF OUR CITY PARKS. IN ANY EVENT, IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY LAST WEEK, AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS WEEK, TODAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? I BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS ANY AMENDMENTS. >> I APOLOGIZE. I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120971 . >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT IT. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS IT. >> ABSOLUTELY. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR WORK ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE , AND THEIR AMENDMENTS . I JUST HAD ONE THING -- THE UNDERLYING BILL IS STRONG ENOUGH. THAT WAS JUST ONE PART . I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. WE HAVE HAD GREAT CONVERSATIONS BUT I THINK WE ARE ALIGNED ON VALUES. I JUST HAD ONE SPECIFIC THING I WANTED TO BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT, WHICH WAS TAKING OUT THE LOCATION . THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT BROUGHT FORTH AND SAID THE REVENUE BROUGHT IN FROM A SPECIFIC CAMERA WOULD STAY IN THAT LOCATION. I THINK IT SHOULD BE -- I THINK IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE DEPARTMENTS TO BE ABLE , SDOT, TO DECIDE EQUITABLY WHERE STUFF GOES IN TERMS OF THE NEED IN OUR CITY AS WELL. THAT IS WHERE OUR AMENDMENT GOES TO STRIKE THE LOCATION SPECIFIC. IT STILL WOULD BE DEDICATED TO SAFETY. STILL IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENT, BUT WE JUST STUCK OUT THE PIECE OF LOCATION FOR THE CAMERA AND SO, WITH THAT, HOPEFULLY, I CAN GET MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AS A SPONSOR OF THAT AMENDMENT, DID YOU WISH TO COMMENT? >> I DO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AS MENTIONED IN COMMITTEE, THIS AMENDMENT , AS IT WAS WRITTEN, SERVES TO DIRECT CAMERA REVENUE BACK INTO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES FOR CAMERAS ARE LOCATED. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING REVENUE GO BACK AND SERVE IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS. THE LANGUAGE WITHIN THIS AMENDMENT IS PROBABLY ABOUT GUIDANCE, CALLING OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE RECEIVING CONSIDERATION FOR THE SAFETY CAMERAS IN THE FIRST PLACE. IN ORDER FOR THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES TO RECEIVE LONG-TERM BENEFITS REVISION 0 INVESTMENTS, WE SHOULD CONSIDER KEEPING THE LANGUAGE AS IS, AS IT LEFT OUT OF COMMITTEE. FOR THIS REASON, I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, I VIEW THIS AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. I APPRECIATE THE INTENT THAT WENT BEHIND THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT , BUT WITH DOZENS AND DOZENS OF CAMERAS DEPLOYED ACROSS 84 SQUARE MILES OF CITY LANDMASS, I THINK THIS AMENDMENT IS A COMMONSENSE ONE THAT RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR OPERATIONAL AND EXECUTION FLEXIBILITY AND MINIMIZING SOME OF THE OVERHEAD. I THINK IT DOES A GOOD JOB OF TRYING AS BEST AS POSSIBLE TO MEET THE NEEDS. FOR THAT REASON, I AM SUPPORTING THIS. I VIEW THIS AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. >> THANK YOU. JUST FOR UNDERSTANDING, WHEN I SAID, WHEN I REFERRED TO THE AMENDMENT AND RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK TO SPEAK, I WAS REFERRING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE NOW -- THAT WAS MADE AGAINST WHICH THE AMENDMENT A IS SPEAKING. JUST SO WE KNOW WHICH AMENDMENT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WHEN YOU REFER TO THE AMENDMENT, YOU ARE REFERRING TO AMENDMENT A, CORRECT? >> NO. MY OWN AMENDMENT OF COURSE IS FRIENDLY. YES, I WAS REFERRING TO THAT. SORRY. CONFUSING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT A, OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE TRAN NINE ON AMENDMENT A? -- WILL THE CLERK PLEASE TRAN NINE -- COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL. >> I DID GET TO THE AUDIO QUICK ENOUGH. ON THE ASSUMPTION THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, -- >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA . >> AYE . >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED. >> THE MOTION CARRIES AN AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? YOU ARE ON MUTE. >> THANK YOU. I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120971 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT B OF THE AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT B. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS IT . >> THANK YOU, MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THIS AMENDMENT IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. ALL THIS WOULD DO IS REPRESENT A REASONABLE ALLOCATION, REALLOCATION, OF THE PROPOSED AMOUNT THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH WAS 80, AND MODIFY THAT TO 70%. THIS IS DIRECTLY IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY DEMANDS TO MAKE SURE THESE CAMERA TYPES AND REVENUES THAT ARE GENERATED AS A RESULT AREN'T SOLELY A REVENUE GENERATING TOOL FOR THE CITY. INSTEAD, WE'RE GOING TO USE THESE INVESTMENTS , A FAIR AMOUNT OF THESE INVESTMENTS, TO INVEST RIGHT BACK INTO VISION ZERO, SAFETY INVESTMENTS, AND THINGS OF THE LIKE. THAT THE FIRST THING. THE SECOND THING IS, OF THE NOW 30% FOR THE BROADER SAFETY FUND BUCKET OF MONEY UNDER THE NEW REVENUE AFTER ALL THE OVERHEAD EXPENSES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR, OF THAT 30%, IT SAYS 15%. IT SHALL BE USED TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SIDEWALKS, SIDEWALK ALTERNATIVES, OR SIDEWALK REPAIR. WE KNOW THAT THE MISSING SIDEWALK PROBLEM IN OUR CITY IS VERY PRONOUNCED. WE KNOW, EQUALLY, YOU ARE ON MANY OF THE SAME CITY ATTORNEY EXECUTIVE BRIEFINGS AS I AM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OUR BROKEN SIDEWALK NETWORK AS WELL. THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO CENTER PEDESTRIANS, CENTER SAFETY, AND MINIMIZE LEGAL RISKS . PLUS, IT IS JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THOSE REASONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I WILL SAY THE SAME THING TO YOU THAT I SAY IN PRIVATE AND AT THE COMMITTEE THE OTHER DAY. I AM PROUD TO HAVE SUPPORTED YOU IN CREATING A HISTORIC LEVEL OF FUNDING FOR SIDEWALK IMPLEMENTATION AND REPAIR . WHAT I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND TODAY IS HOW QUICKLY WE CAN DEPLOY THOSE DOLLARS . AT THIS TIME, I AM HAVING TROUBLE GETTING A CROSSWALK ON EIGHTH AVENUE WHERE I WOULD LIKE ONE OF THESE SPEED CAMERAS. I GOT A TEXT FROM ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS YESTERDAY SAYING AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD KID ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR. THIS IS WHY I REJECT THE FRAMING BY SDOT THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT PLACES WHERE WE CAN ONLY MAKE INTERVENTIONS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED. WE HAVE TO MAKE THESE INTERVENTIONS BEFORE THEY ARE INJURED. WHAT I'M CONCERNED WITH IN THIS MOMENT HERE IS THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CAMERAS WE WILL BE DEPLOYING. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH FUNDING, OR HOW MANY DOLLARS THIS WILL BE GENERATING. I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA THAT WE ARE OUT HERE TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN, NOT TO MAKE MONEY. WOULD ALSO CONCERNS ME IS THAT THIS IS REGARDING ALL CAMERAS. THAT A SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS, RESTRICTIVE LANE CAMERAS, RED LIGHT CAMERAS , AND NOW, SPEEDING CAMERAS. IF THIS WAS JUST ON THE SPEEDING CAMERAS, THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER CONVERSATION. BUT THERE IS TOO MUCH GOING ON AT THIS VERY MOMENT WITH TOO MANY UNKNOWNS AT A TIME THAT I AM DARN PROUD, AGAIN, TO HELP SUPPORT THAT HISTORIC LEVEL OF FUNDING FOR NEW SIDEWALKS. AS I SAID TO YOU PRIVATELY, I WOULD BE OPEN TO COMING BACK TO THIS NEXT YEAR OR AT A FUTURE TIME ONCE WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MANY CAMERAS WE ARE DEPLOYING, AND WHAT THE ACTUAL LEVELS OF REVENUE ARE. I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN QUOTED AT $300,000, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SCALED UP . CHAIR SAKA AND I BOTH SHARE A VISION TO GET THESE CAMERAS ROLLED OUT QUICKLY AND TO THE PLACES THEY ARE NEEDED. I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY MORE PLACES THEN SDOT IS EXPECTING. APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD. APPRECIATE YOU HEARING ME OUT WHEN I SHARE THIS WITH YOU IN PRIVATE AND IN COMMITTEE. THANKS. >> COUNCILMEMBER, I SEE YOU , COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL. ONE MOMENT PLEASE. I HAVE A QUESTION, BECAUSE I'M NOT A MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? >> THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THIS WOULD AUTHORIZE THE EXPANSION OF , AND DOUBLE, THE AMOUNT OF CAMERAS IN SCHOOL ZONES. 18 OR SOMETHING TODAY TO 36 OR THEREABOUTS . AND THEN, ALSO, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, MY OWN DISTRICT AND HARBOR AVENUE . NONSCHOOL SPEED ZONE CAMERAS. A LOT OF THIS HINGES ON THE EXECUTIVE'S ABILITY TO ROLL THESE OUT. WE HAVE COMMITMENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE TO DO THE WORK. SPEED ZONE CAMERAS AND START THE WORK OF THE NONSCHOOL SPEED ZONE CAMERAS. INSTALLING THOSE LIKE THE INITIAL SLATE BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR AND TURNING GOES ON, IF YOU WILL, BY EARLY NEXT YEAR, AND THEN CONTINUING TO ROLL OUT AFTER THAT. BUT IN ANY EVENT, A LOT OF IT HINGES ON THE ABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE TO DEPLOY THESE. THIS SAYS , THOSE PRINCIPLES I MENTIONED EARLIER STILL APPLY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS ISN'T SOLELY A REVENUE-GENERATING FUND. THIS IS DESIGNED TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR. AND OH, BY THE WAY, THAT ALLOCATION DOES THAT. BY THE WAY, EVERYONE IS A PEDESTRIAN AT SOME POINT IN THEIR JOURNEY. WE KNOW OUR CRUMBLING SIDEWALK NETWORK, BROKEN SIDEWALKS, WE KNOW THE CHALLENGE OF OUR MISSING SIDEWALKS, OF COURSE. THIS HELPS ADDRESS THOSE. >> THANK YOU. I WAS HOPING FOR A DOLLAR AMOUNT. I WILL JUST -- >> WE HAVE ASKED. >> I AM BASING MY POSITION ON INFORMATION I RECEIVED FROM CENTRAL STAFF, WHO APPROXIMATED ABOUT A HALF MILLION. THAT IS ABOUT 500,000, GIVE OR TAKE. THAT IS THE NUMBER THAT I RECEIVED THAT IS INFORMING MY POSITION. COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I DO ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, CHAIR SAKA IN THIS TRANSPORTATION CASE, FOR THIS BILL RELATED TO AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS. I SUPPORT THIS. I ALSO SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT, GENERALLY, BEYOND THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS THAT THESE KINDS OF REVENUES SHOULD GENERALLY BE GOING TO A VISION ZERO IN THIS CASE. BUT AS I DID IN COMMITTEE, AND AS I HAVE DONE , LIKE COUNCILMAN STRAUSS IN PERSON, I OPPOSE THIS AMENDMENT FOR, BASICALLY, TWO REASONS. ONE IS THAT THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION ITEM, BUT IT IS ALSO A FINANCE BUDGET COMMITTEE ITEM. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE NINE OF US WERE TO DO BUDGET PIECES INDIVIDUALLY, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A CONCERN. WE SHOULD BE LOOKING TO SET UP THROUGH COMMITTEES BUDGET ACTIONS THROUGH THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL OR THROUGH THE BUDGET SEASON. THAT IS A FIRST POSITION THAT I HAVE ON THIS RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT. AND AGAIN, THAT IS IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS. BUT SPECIFICALLY TOO, AND THIS HINTED AT, THEY SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SIMILAR KIND OF , YOU KNOW, CAMERAS, REVENUE SOURCES, FROM THESE KINDS OF THINGS IN ITS ENTIRETY. BUT ALSO, IMPORTANTLY, GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE CAN ALSO BE LOOKING AT THIS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS WE'RE GOING THROUGH. AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE GENERAL FUND, WE ARE IN THE DEFICIT. GENERALLY, I DO BELIEVE THAT MONIES FROM THESE KIND OF ACTIVITY SHOULD BE GOING TO, IN THIS CASE, LIKE A VISION ZERO. BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT A HOLISTIC PICTURE IN TERMS OF SIMILAR IDEAS , BUT IMPORTANTLY, VIS-À-VIS THE GENERAL FUND AS WELL, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE DEFICIT THAT WE HAVE. IN THAT CASE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PERSONALLY BE WORKED THROUGH IN THE FALL. IN THAT CASE, TODAY, IN MAY, I GOING TO BE VOTING NO. >> THANK YOU. MY POSITION. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. HERE IS MY. FIRST OF ALL, I AM PERSUADED BY THE STATEMENT THAT WE ARE NOT JUST TRYING TO GENERATE A BUNCH OF MONEY FOR THE GENERAL FUND. THIS IS NOT A MONEYMAKING -- THESE CAMERAS ARE DESIGNED TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR. ASSUMEDLY, THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THEM WILL DECREASE OVER TIME, BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL LEARN. I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE NOT AND BUDGET TIME, BUT THIS IS SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY. SIDEWALKS ARE, AS WE KNOW, A PRETTY DESPERATE NEED OF REPAIR. WE ALL UNDERSTAND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE INJURING THEMSELVES MORE OFTEN THAN WE WOULD LIKE. I DO SEE THIS AS A SAFETY MEASURE. I RECOGNIZE THAT WE DID ALLOCATE A LOT OF MONEY IN THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY FOR NEW SIDEWALKS . I DID EXPRESS MY CONCERN WE DID NOT HAVE CAPACITY TO ACTUALLY POOR ALTHOUGH SIDEWALKS WITH THE MONEY WE HAVE, BECAUSE THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF WORK AND TIME AND LABOR . WE CAN STILL, HOWEVER, REPAIR SIDEWALKS. I'VE ALWAYS SAID WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHT NOW. AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRIPPING OR INJURING THEMSELVES TRYING TO PASS ON OUR SIDEWALKS IS TOO HIGH. THAT IS WHY I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION. THIS AMENDMENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE I PASS IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? COUNIT IS A BUMMER THAT WE ARE PITTING SIDEWALKS AGAINST VISION ZERO SIDEWALKS IN A CERTAIN RESPECT. AS WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY, WHICH WAS PASSED, THERE ARE A LOT OF EXPANDED INVESTMENTS AS FOLKS -- THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SIDEWALKS, WHICH I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF. I SUPPORTIVE OF THE VERSION THAT WAS PASSED OUT OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, AS I THINK IT STRIKE THAT NICE BALANCE OF MAKING SURE THIS IS NOT JUST A REVENUE-GENERATING MACHINE , BUT RATHER, WE ARE PUTTING THOSE INVESTMENTS BACK TOWARDS A BROADER ARRAY OF INVESTMENTS THAT DO SUPPORT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY , INCLUDING VITAL TRAFFIC SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY, VISION ZERO INVESTMENTS. THIS AMENDMENT WILL MOVE THAT FUNDING STRICTLY TO SIDEWALKS, TAKING AWAY POTENTIAL FUNDING FOR PROVEN SAFETY MEASURES, LIKE INTERSECTION, DAYLIGHTING, ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS, AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CIRCLES AND ROUNDABOUTS, WHICH IS WHERE OUR TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN PUSHING FOR EXPANDED INVESTMENTS IN. MOLLY APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S WORK ON THIS AMENDMENT, I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS AMENDMENT TODAY. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM PRIOR CONVERSATIONS TODAY IS THAT THIS IS AN ESTIMATED $375,000 . NORMALLY, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I AM VERY DILIGENT ON THE BUDGET AND WAITING UNTIL THE THINGS CENSUS IS COMING BEFORE IS NOW IN TERMS OF THIS REVENUE PEACH, AND WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS NOW. I WOULD SAY THAT THE 30% THAT IS GOING TO EITHER TRAFFIC SAFETY, AND THEN WHAT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS PROPOSING AS SIDEWALKS, MAKE SENSE TO ME AS FAR AS A LOT OF MISSING SIDEWALKS NEAR SCHOOLS. I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS. I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND GIVEN THAT DURING THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY CONVERSATION, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE A LONG TIME BEFORE WE WOULD -- WE ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE SIDEWALKS. I THINK IT IS PRUDENT TO USE AT LEAST A SMALL AMOUNT OF THIS TO GO TOWARD ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS GIVEN THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO IN THE NEAR FORESEEABLE FUTURE BE ABLE TO DEDICATE MORE FUNDING TOWARD SIDEWALKS. WHILE NORMALLY YES, I VERY MUCH AGREE THAT WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE FALL FOR BUDGET ITEMS SINCE THIS ONE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS, WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON THIS NOW. THE REVENUE FROM THE SAFETY CAMERAS , I WILL SUPPORT THIS PARTICULAR AND VERY DIRECTLY ALLOCATED SMALL COMMITMENT TOWARD THE CONTINUATION OF OUR CROSSWALK INVESTMENTS. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO RAISE MY HAND ON THE PHONE. I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE I HAVE MANY STREETS IN MANY NEIGHBORHOODS AND DISTRICT 2 THAT DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS , FORCING PEOPLE TO WALK IN THE STREET AND COMING INTO CONFLICT WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. I DON'T SEE A CONFLICT BETWEEN DOING THIS AND VISION ZERO. I SEE THIS AS COMPLEMENTARY. FOR THAT REASON, I WILL BE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT. >> THANK YOU. I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED. ARE YOU TRYING TO RAISE YOUR HANDS ? OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT B? >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA . >> AYE . >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE . >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON . >> AYE. FIVE IN FAVOR, THREE OPPOSED. >> OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES IN AMENDMENT B IS ADOPTED. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS . >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. JUST TAKING A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAS BEEN MANY, MANY YEARS TO GET HERE . THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF OVER THE LAST UP TO 15 YEARS WORKING ON THIS. EVERYONE WHO HAS TESTIFIED AND EVERYONE WHO HAS WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES. I RAISE AGAIN, AND ONE OF THE LOCATIONS, I HAVE BEEN REQUESTING TO HAVE THIS CAMERA PLACED TO REDUCE SPEEDS BETWEEN AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE HAVE ALREADY HAD CARS HIT HOMES . I AM REQUESTING AGAIN TODAY THAT WE HAVE A CAMERA PLACED OUT THERE. WHEN I TALKED TO FSE -- SDOT TODAY, I DIDN'T RECEIVE THAT COMMITMENT. THESE ARE PEOPLE'S LIVES. THE REASON I WAS PROVIDED IS THAT THERE MIGHT BE PLACES WHERE CAMERAS ARE NEEDED SOONER AND FASTER BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BEING HIT AT A HIGHER RATE. THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE TO ME. I CANNOT CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE FACT THAT PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN HIT AT A LOCATION TO BE A REASON THAT WE DO NOT PUT IN INTERVENTIONS. I DON'T WANT THE NEXT TEST MESSAGE I GET FROM EIGHTH AVENUE SAYING AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GOT HIT , NOT ALMOST GOT HIT. I THINK THE SPEEDING CAMERA LEGISLATION AND THIS PROGRAM IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD WAY TO REDUCE THE SPEEDING BETWEEN THAT INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND RESIDENTIAL ZONE. THE DATA WILL BACK IT UP. IF YOU GO DOWN THERE TODAY, YOU WILL SEE NOT ONE SINGLE CAR ABIDING BY THE SPEED LIMIT. IF THAT IS NOT DATA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS WORKED ON THIS THE LAST DECADE AND A HALF. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR GETTING THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE . THANK YOU TO OED'S IN THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL AS AMENDED? >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE . >> AYE . >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK . >> YES . >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON . >> AYE . >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. THE BILL PASSES, AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF ? CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD? >> COUNCIL BILL 1209 45 VACATING THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 52 A.A. DENNY'S EXTENSION TO THE TERRY'S 1st ADDITION IN THE FIRST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSED. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDIT IS IMPORTANT IMPACTFUL . ROUTINE ITEMS THAT COME BEFORE A TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. THIS IS AN IMPACTFUL AND IMPORTANT PROJECT THAT BEGAN ORIGINALLY IN 2018 . IT IS AND DISTRICTS 7. AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S DISTRICT NEAR TOWNHALL. AS I MENTIONED DURING OUR COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK, I WAS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED DURING EARLIER COMMITTEE SESSIONS WITH THE BENEFITS, THE PUBLIC BENEFITS, THIS PROJECT WILL BRING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW LANDSCAPING, ET CETERA. EXCITING NITTY-GRITTY ROUTINE ITEM, BUT AN IMPACTFUL ITEM TO ALLOW US TO BUILD UP A FUTURE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ONE ALLEY VACATION AT A TIME IN OUR CITY. I ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT HERE AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK CHAIR CONCERNING -- SAKA FOR HIS WORK ON THIS BILL. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, I'VE A LITTLE BIT OF DISTRICT 7 ON THE EAST SIDE BORDERING THE GREAT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, WHICH WILL SEE IN ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WILL COME UP BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE. I PROUD TO REPRESENT THE SMALL PART OF FIRST HILL ABUTTING I-FIVE . THE WORKAROUND THERE, THOSE AROUND TOWNHALL ALREADY KNOW THE WORK THAT IS BEEN DONE ON THAT ALLEY AREA. I THINK IT HAS BEEN WELL DONE . IT IS ALSO SERVING AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE FREEWAY PARK ACROSS THE STREET. THAT IS SOMETHING TO RECOGNIZE TOO IN TERMS OF PUBLIC BENEFIT. I JUST WANTED TO ADD, AS THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, MY SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> THANK YOU , CHAIR SAKA. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I SUPPORTED THIS IN COMMITTEE. I JUST WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT . COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, I BELIEVE YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON. >> SORRY. WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS WHOLE MESS. MY APOLOGIES. >> NO WORRIES. YOUR GOOD. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW. THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT ON FIRST HILL FOR WALK ABILITY HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT IN TERMS THAT WE HAVE SWEDISH HOSPITAL INVESTING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY WITH WALK ABILITY. WE HAVE THIS ALLEY VACATION CONNECTING WITH , AND JUST THE WHOLE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IN FIRST HILL. WE LOVE TO SEE THE INVESTMENT. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT IN MY DISTRICT, WE'RE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND JUST WANT TO URGE THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR SUPPORT, AND THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AS WELL, AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THIS BILL, UNLESS THE CHAIR WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE -- OKAY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> YES . >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, >> YES . >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE . >> AYE . >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA . >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON . >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON . >> AYE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. BUT OF THE BILL PASSES IN THE CHAIR WILL SIGN UP WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD? >> COUNCIL BILL 120972 RELATED TO PREPARATION FOR THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, MODIFYING A PROVISO IN AMENDING ORDINANCE 27 156. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSED. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA, ESTHER THE COMMITTEE, YOU RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. TO THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE FINAL TRANSPORTATION ITEM BEFORE US TODAY. COUNCIL BILL 120972. AS NOTED, IT WOULD LIFT THE PROVISO FROM THE 2025 BUDGET . AS YOU WILL RECALL, THE SPECIFIC PROVISO WE AUTHORIZED A FEW MONTHS AGO DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS RESTRICTED THE USE OF FUNDS TO A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION WORTH SOLELY TO -- SOLELY FOR SPEED CAMERA IMPLEMENTATION AND REQUIRED FUTURE COUNCIL ACTION TO REMOVE THIS RESTRICTION. THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. IT IS A GREAT SAYING. ORIGINALLY, AS YOU RECALL, FROM ORIGINAL CONVERSATIONS BACK AND BUDGET, WE WANTED THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE MORE PLANNING AND CERTAINTY AROUND THIS, BECAUSE THEY CLEARLY HAD A PLAN ALREADY. THE EXECUTIVE ALREADY CLEARLY HAD A PLAN FOR THE SCHOOL SPEED ZONE CAMERAS. THIS IS SIMPLY DOUBLING THE NUMBER FROM 18 TO WHATEVER IT IS, 16 OR 18 TO TO DOUBLING. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YES, OTHER NONSCHOOL CAMERAS, TRAFFIC CAMERAS ON BOARD AS WELL. THEY PROVIDE US A PLAN. THEY GIVE US SOME COMMITMENTS ABOUT HER ANTICIPATED TIMELINES. THIS HELPS THEM UNLOCK, HEALTH GET OUT OF THE WAY SO THEY CAN ACT LEGAL SPEND THE MONEY AND START DEPLOYING THESE CAMERAS. AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS NOTED EARLIER. HE HAS THEM IN HIS DISTRICT, I HAVE SOME IN MIND. IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF COMMITTEE. I ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN FULL COUNCIL TODAY. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? I AM NOT SEEING ANY. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FORMER COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEARSON IS A BIG PROPONENT OF ADDITIONAL SPEED CAMERAS IN SCHOOL ZONES. SOME OF THIS -- THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF SOME OF THOSE AS WELL. IF THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> [ ROLL CALL ] >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES, AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD? >> RELATING -- COUNCIL BILL 1209 70 RELATED TO ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM NON-CITY SOURCES AUTHORIZING THE HEADS OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO ACCEPT AND AUTHORIZE THE FURNITURE OF SPECIFIED GRANTS, PRIVATE FUNDING AND SUBSIDIZED LOANS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSED. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS CHAIR THE COMMITTEE, YOU RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THIS IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL THAT ACCEPTS GRANTS, AND THEN APPROPRIATES THE FUNDING TO CARRY OUT THOSE GRANTS. A SIMPLE BILL. LOOKS LIKE I GOT CAMERAS BACK ON. ALL RIGHT. IT IS A SIMPLE BILL. I URGE A YES VOTE. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> [ ROLL CALL ] >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. OF THE BILL PASSES IN THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? MOVING ON. THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE IS NO RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. I AM SEEING NONE . OKAY. WE REACH THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON MAY 20 AT 2:00