SPEE MACV FEBRUARY 10th , 2025 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER . IT IS TO: 03 P.M. AND I AM COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SARA NELSON. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ? >> PRESENT . >> SAKA? >> HERE . >> SAWANT? >> HERE . >> STRAUSS? >> PRESENT . >> HOLLINGSWORTH? >> PRESENT . >> KETTLE? >> HERE. >> MOORE. >> HERE. >> NELSON? >> PRESENT . >> NINE PRESENT. >> TWO PRESENTATIONS AND I WANT TO INVITE THE DEPUTY MAYOR FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. >> MY PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TO DELIVER THE 2025 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS IN CHAMBERS. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR BEING IN ATTENDANCE, I STOPPED MANY OF YOU AT THE HALL WHERE THE MAYOR DELIVERED THE SPEECH WITH SOME OF OUR LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR YOUTH. I ALSO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE , IN THE SAME WAY THE MAYOR DID, TO BEGIN HIS REMARKS, THE FEDERAL LANDSCAPE WE ARE OPERATING IN. IT DOES COVER ALL THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT. THE STATE OF THE CITY IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE REFLECT ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE PAST YEAR AND TALK ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES MOVING FORWARD. WHEN I HEARD THE MAYOR TALK ABOUT BOTH OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND OUR FUTURE PRIORITIES , I THINK IT REFLECTS OUR VALUES AND WHO ARE AS A ANK YOU FOR JOINING HIM. AS HE SAID, WASHINGTON CAST A DARK CLOUD, AS A CITY, WE WILL MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR. I WILL TOUCH ON ALL OF THE SPEECH, YOU DO NOT NEED ME TO DELIVER IT AGAIN WORD FOR WORD, YOU CAN WATCH IT ON THE SEATTLE GENERAL FROM HOME. -- SEATTLE CHANNEL FROM HOME . MANY THINGS HE HIGHLIGHTED ARE THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN , THE NEW WAYS WERE LOOKING AT SUCCEEDING IN PUBLIC SAFETY, HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE ARE LOOKING AT PERMITTING AND HOW WE WILL WORK IN THE FUTURE WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE WE CAN BUILD MORE HOUSING FASTER TO CREATE MORE PLACES TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET AND FOR OUR WORKING FAMILIES . EXCITING THINGS LIKE THE WORLD CUP COMING IN OVER A YEAR. MAKING SURE WE ARE NOT LOSING SIGHT OF THOSE WHO ARE HERE ALREADY, OUR SMALL BUSINESSES , FAMILIES, TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE , AND WORKING WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR FAMILIES IN EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL PROMISE LEVY, ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS IN OUR CHILDREN. WITH THOSE WORDS , I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE MAYOR TALKED QUITE A BIT ABOUT HOW WE ARE A CITY ON THE RISE . WE ARE A CITY ON THE RISE BECAUSE OF OUR WORK TOGETHER. OUR WORK WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, THE STATE TO COVER JURISDICTIONS . WE KNOW, THROUGH ALL OF THESE TROUBLED WATERS, WE WILL COME OUT STRONGER AS ONE SEATTLE . AS THE MAYOR SAID, THE ANECDOTE TO TOXICITY OF POLARIZATION , IS A UNITED EFFORT AND SEATTLE HAS TO SPARK TO DO IT. I AM DELIVERING THE 2025 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS FROM THE MAYOR. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEPUTY MAYOR WONG, THE THE ADDRESS WILL BE ADDED TO AGENDA ITEM 1. FOR POSTERITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY , MOVING ON , COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WILL BE MAKING A SHORT PRESENTATION ACKNOWLEDGING THE 100th BIRTHDAY OF FORMER SEATTLE COUNCILMEMBER WING LUKE AND WRITE THE FAMILY FOR REMARKS. >> THANK YOU FOR MY COLLEAGUES, TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN WING LUKE'S 100th BIRTHDAY. I WANT TO RECOGNIZED HIS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, A STEADFAST CHAMPION OF CIVIL RIGHTS , AN ACCOMPLISHED LAWYER AND POLITICIAN, AND A LEADER WHO BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH COMPASSION AND HUMOR. I HAVE INVITED MEMBERS OF WING LUKE'S FAMILY TO BE PRESENT TO HEAR HOW MUCH WE VALUE AND HONOR HIS LEGACY. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME THE DAUGHTER OF HIS YOUNGEST SIBLING AND CYNTHIA, DAUGHTER OF HIS SISTER, THE WING LUKE FOR PROVIDING MUCH OF THE INFORMATION I WILL BE SHARING, AND WANT TO THANK FOR COUNCILMEMBER WOO FOR BEING HERE. WING LUKE WAS STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT IN ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943 AND LEADER-PRESIDENT OF THE SOPHOMORE CLASS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WAS A DIVIDED TIME IN THIS COUNTRY , AS YOU KNOW, AND THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WING LUKE ARE A TESTAMENT TO HIS ABILITY TO PERSEVERE DURING HARDSHIP AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER . AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY, AS STATED IN THE MUSEUM BIOGRAPHY OF WING LUKE , HE SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINES AND EARNED A BRONZE STAR MEDAL IN SEVERAL BATTLE STARS . WHILE HE WAS OVERSEAS FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY, UNFORTUNATELY , HE HAD TO USE A FURLOUGH TO COME HOME AND HELP HIS FAMILY WHO HAD BEEN EVICTED FROM THEIR UNIVERSITY DISTRICT APARTMENT BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE. THEY FACED DISCRIMINATION AS PART OF THE WIDESPREAD RACISM DIRECTED AT JAPANESE-AMERICANS AND OTHER ASIANS , INCLUDING CHINESE AMERICANS LIKE WING LUKE DURING WORLD WAR II. THIS DEEPLY AFFECTED WING LUKE AND PROPELLED HIM TO SOCIAL ACTIVISM. AFTER THE WAR , WING LUKE RETURNED HOME AND ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WHERE HE RECEIVED AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LAW SCHOOL WITH A LAW DEGREE. AFTER SERVING AS WASHINGTON STATE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, LUKE GOT AN ELECTION TO THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL IN 1962 AND WAS THE FIRST ASIAN-AMERICAN ELECTED TO OFFICE IN SEATTLE AND THE FIRST CHINESE-AMERICAN ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE IN KING COUNTY . HE SAT ON THE CITY COUNCIL UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1965. AS A COUNCILMEMBER, LUKE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PASSING THE OPEN HOUSING ORDINANCE WHICH SOUGHT TO STOP RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING . THAT ORDINANCE ALSO LED TO THE CREATION OF THE SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CURRENTLY STILL IN EXISTENCE TODAY. WING LUKE WAS A REMARKABLE MAN WHO ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH IN A SHORT TIME . HE CONTINUES TO SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION, NOT ONLY TO THOSE IN THE ASIAN COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE BUT TO ANYONE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO LEARN ABOUT HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY. I TRULY WISH I COULD HAVE MET WING LUKE, I AM PROUD TO HONOR HIM HERE TODAY. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I REQUEST YOU SUSPEND THE RULES TO ALLOW THE FAMILY OF WING LUKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS . >> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW OUR GUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. >> I REQUEST CYNTHIA COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, YOU CAN SAY A FEW WORDS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON . SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS FOR MY UNCLE . MY NAME IS CYNTHIA AND I AM THE DAUGHTER OF RUBY LUKE, MY COUSIN IS BESIDE ME, LINDA IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE SECOND SURVIVING SIBLING. WHEN WE WERE WALKING IN, TANYA SHOWED US THE BIG HOLE, MY UNCLE WAS SO BUSY, YET NEVER FORGOT -- I WENT TO WORK WITH HIM ONE DAY IN THAT BUILDING, I WAS PROBABLY ABOUT MAYBE SIX OR SEVEN YEARS OLD , SUCH AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR ME, I REMEMBER WHAT I WORE, A TURQUOISE AND WHITE PLAID SKIRT AND A FUZZY TURQUOISE SWEATER, MY FAVORITE OUTFIT WALKED INTO THE BUILDING AND EVERYONE SAID HELLO EVERYBODY KNEW MY UNCLE AND HE KNEW THEM BACK. HE SAID HELLO TO PEOPLE AND CALLED THEM BY NAME, THAT IS WHO MY UNCLE WAS. HE WAS A MAN OF PASSION . A MAN OF PURPOSE , A MAN OF PERSEVERANCE, WHAT HE DID IN HIS SHORT YEARS WAS SO IMPORTANT . BECAUSE HE WOULD LISTEN , HE WAS SUCH A LISTENER . HE MADE YOU FEEL HEARD. HE WAS PRESENT AND MADE YOU FEEL SEEN. HE ENGAGED SO DEEPLY, WHEN PEOPLE FEEL UNDERSTOOD , THEY CAN COME TOGETHER AROUND THE TABLE, WHETHER THE DINING ROOM TABLE, OR THE COUNCIL ROOM TABLE. BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. I AM SO HONORED TO KNOW THAT HIS LEGACY , THE ENDURING LEGACY , HIS IMPACT IS BEING HONORED , HIS LIFE AND HIS DEEDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE THAT HE HAS NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GO BEHIND. >> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS PUBLIC LEARNING AND HONORING HIM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE >> COLLEAGUES, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT -- THIS WAS A HUGE MILESTONE IN THE WING LUKE FAMILY , HE MADE SO MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO SEATTLE AND IMPORTANT FOR US TO HONOR ONE OF OUR OWN , A FORMER MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU TO THE FAMILY FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN TODAY. >> MY GRATITUDE TO YOU FOR COMING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY TO HELP US HONOR WING LUKE AND THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN WRITE HERE, RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? LET'S MOVE ON, WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, NOT A CLERK , HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP? >> TWO REMOTE AND TWO IN-PERSON. >> TWO MINUTES EACH, AND START WITH THE IN-PERSON COMMENTORS. >> YOU WILL BE CALLED IN ORDER OF REGISTERING, SPEAKERS MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT STOP THERE COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER WE WILL BEGIN WITH THERE IN PERSON SPEAKERS. >> SKYLER AND THEN ROBERT. DO YOU HAVE THE TIME OR? -- DO YOU HAVE THE TIMER. >> IS ESSENTIAL FOR DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES. [ NO AUDIO] >> ROBERT? >> COUNCILMEMBERS , THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AGENDA, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FEW REMARKS ABOUT THE SEATTLE PLAN. A TEAM OF PEOPLE IN SEATTLE , I HAVE PUT TOGETHER A SHORT LIST OF SIX POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO THE SEATTLE PLAN. I WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THOSE AS A SLIDESHOW TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH MY TEAM AT THEIR LEISURE. AT SOME POINT IN TIME IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE INCLUDED THIS AS AN EMAIL TO ALL OF YOU , TWO OR THREE TIMES NOW. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD GIVE IT A QUICK READ. MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND YOU MORE INFORMATION IF YOU DESIRE IT . I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO BRING MY TEAM WITH MORE EXPERTISE THAN I DO. TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU AND YOUR STAFF MAY HAVE. THAT IS IT. THANK YOU AGAIN. >> THANK YOU . >> THAT WAS OUR LAST REGISTER IN PERSON SPEAKER. OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS DAVID, FOLLOWED BY ALBERTO . GO AHEAD , DAVID. >> THANK YOU. THE CITY COUNCIL WAS ELECTED TO RIGHT THE WRONGS OF THE PAST COUNCILS AND DEEP ON THE POLICE, SABOTAGE THE INTEGRITY OF POLICE REPORT, AND SHIFT THE PARADIGM AWAY FROM USING -- THE EVIL DRUG PUSHERS, THEY CREATED THE SPINNING PARTIES THAT THEY ADDED MONEY TO THAT RUNS INTERFERENCE FOR REPEAT OFFENDING CRIMINALS CONNECTED TO THE CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD, CONDUCTING UNCIVIL FRAUD AND LISTED -- THEY WILL NEED TO TRAIN BETTER TO SHUT DOWN, INSTEAD, COUNCIL HAS ALLOWED FOR A CREATION OF EASY PAYDAYS FOR COPS , POLITICKING EXCUSES FOR CONTINUED CRIMINAL ABUSES OF RED -- IT IS A RETICENCE -- INNOCENT RESIDENTS, COMMITTING -- WHILE THE CRIMINALS ARE COMMITTING RANDOM ACT OF VIOLENCE AND THE COPS ARE ACTING LIKE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DRUG MARKET THAT COULD'VE BEEN TRESPASSED AND QUESTIONED AND COURT ORDERED INTO LOW SECURITY -- OR IMPROVE PUNISHMENT FOR ALL, COUNCIL -- TO DICTATE THE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES , DID NOT AGREE TO THEIR EFFORTS UNTIL THEY SABOTAGE SOME OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE CRIME-FIGHTING , DILIGENT EFFORTS . ANYWAY, WE HAVE A RACIST, WOKE, LINENS YOU ARE UNCONSTITUTIONALLY LOOKING THROUGH AND ALLOW FOR THE SABOTAGE OF THE HOUSING LEVY PRIORITIES THAT ARE FILLED WITH RACE BAITING , WHITE MAN HATING DISCRIMINATION. IN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT IS BASED ON LINING THE POCKETS OF THE BLACK AND THE BROWN DEVILS ADVOCATES, NONQUALIFIED WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITHIN THE POLITICAL REELECTION APPARATUS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, HOUSING CONSORTIUM DEVELOPERS WHO ARE UNQUALIFIED TO BUILD HOMES BUT $1 BILLION WILL LINE THEIR POCKETS OF UNQUALIFIED SLUM DEVELOPERS WHO WILL CHEAT A MULTITUDE OF YOUNGER GENERATIONS OUT OF OF A BETTER CHOICE OF HOME AND EQUITY. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERTO . GO AHEAD. >> HELLO. ON FRIDAY, DOORDASH WAS SUED FOR ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES A LOBBYIST FOR THEM MADE VISITS FOR THIS COUNCIL IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY. PER THE LAWSUIT, DOORDASH THREATENED TO RAISE FEES FOR RESTAURANTS POTENTIALLY ADDING BILLIONS OF COST AND THREATENED TOAU DOORDASH APP UNLESS THEY AGREED TO EXCLUSIVE OR NEAR EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE DOORDASH DELIVERY APP. TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HOW THEY HOLD RESTAURANTS HOSTAGE AND CONTROL SUCH A LARGE PORTION OF THE DELIVERY MARKET THAT THEY CAN STIFLE FAIR COMPETITION. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE LOBBYISTS SENT TO SWAY YOUR OPINION. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> THANK YOU . THAT WAS OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER. >> OKAY , THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO SPOKE REMOTELY AND IN PERSON . WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR LIST OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS AND THE PUBLIC PERIOD IS CLOSED. THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED . IF NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING ON , THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED AND WE MOVE ON TO THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR . THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE, CB 120941 , SEVEN APPOINTMENTS FROM THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, 12 OPPONENTS FOR THE PARKS , PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, AND ONE APPOINTMENT FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHT, ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE . ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING ON, I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR . IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON ? >> AYE. >> STRAUSS? >> YES. >> HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> KETTLE? >> AYE. >> MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> 9-0. >> WILL LOOK LIKE PLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR IN MY BEHALF? THANK YOU . WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD. >> STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS DELIVERED ON FEBRUARY 18th , 2025 . >> I MOVED TO ACCEPT AND FILE 314540 , IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MOVED AND SECONDED BASICALLY, COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE -- THE ATTACHMENT THAT WILL GO WITH HIS CLERK FILING IS THE 2025 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS WHICH THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRESENTED TO US EARLIER THIS MEETING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS REQUIRED IN THE CHARTER AS WELL. THIS IS NOT A FORMALITY OR NOT CEREMONIAL, THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO EVERY YEAR WHEN THIS IS PRESENTED. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? NO COMMENTS . WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ACCEPTING AND FILING THE CLICK FILE? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> SAKA? >> AYE. >> SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES . >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES . >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ? >> AYE. >> 9-0. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD? >> CB 120939 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE THEATER PUGET SOUND TO OPERATE SPACE IN THE SEATTLE CITY -- CENTER ARMORY FOR NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH , AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE AUTHORIZED . >> LAST WEEK OUR COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY VOTED FOR THE LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH THEATER PUGET SOUND TO MANAGE AND OPERATE SPACE IN SEATTLE CENTER ARMORY FOR NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS . THIS AGREEMENT SPEAKS TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION TO PROVIDE THIS CRITICAL SERVICE FOR OUR ARTISTS , THE RELATIONSHIP SPENDING HAS BEEN OVER 25 YEARS, I HAVE TO DEFINITELY THANK OUR CENTER, DIRECTOR MARSHALL FOSTER, THEATER PUGET SOUND, WHO WAS WITH US TODAY, AND THE COLLEAGUES THAT VOTED FOR THIS AS WELL. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT IN PASSING THIS COUNCIL BILL . THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO SEE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT I WANT TO SECOND CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH'S REMARKS , THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WHAT THE SEATTLE CENTER IS DOING UNDER DIRECTOR FOSTER'S LEADERSHIP IS SETTING THE FOUNDATION FOR STABILITY, NOT JUST WITHIN THEATER PUGET SOUND BUT ACROSS THE ENTIRE SEATTLE CENTER ECOSYSTEM. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WORK BECAUSE IT SETS US UP FOR THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING AND THE WORK THAT WILL BE ONGOING IN THE AREA TO IMPROVE THE STADIUM PROJECT . I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HE AND HIS TEAM IS DOING, PLUS AT THE ARMORY, SPECIFICALLY THE SEATTLE CENTER ARMORY, BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND WORK THEATER PUGET SOUND ALSO , NOT JUST WITH THEATER PUGET SOUND, DUE TO THE UNIQUENESS OF WHAT IT DOES, IT HELPS SO MANY NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND IT IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HELP THIS COMMUNITY , WHICH HAS FACED HEADWINDS WHEN IT COMES TO THE CHALLENGES OF THE OPERATIONS . THANK YOU AND THANK YOU , CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH . >> I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE, THAT PRESENTS UP THE SEATTLE CHILDREN'S THEATER ON CAMPUS, IT DOES -- IT ONLY MAKES SENSE WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT. THEY ARE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS DIFFERENT CONSTITUENCIES , BUT WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE SEATTLE CENTER IS A RESOURCE FOR OUR ARTS COMMUNITY AND WE BENEFIT FROM HAVING THE PARTICIPATION IN THE COST OF THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL SPACE . THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. ANYTHING ELSE? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROPE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ? >> YES . >> RIVERA? >> YES . >> SAKA? >> YES . >> SOLOMON? >> YES . >> STRAUSS? >> YES . >> HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES . >> KETTLE? >> AYE. >> MOORE? >> NELSON. >> AYE. >> 9-0. >> WILL LOOK LIKE PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF TO THE LEGISLATION NO ITEMS REMAINING FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY, IS THERE ANY FOR THE BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? I BELIEVE THAT COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH , GO AHEAD >> I DO, THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. I HAD A QUICK THANK YOU REGARDING THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, MY BRAIN , SORRY, WAS SOMEWHERE ELSE , THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROCLAMATION TODAY, I WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES , THE GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON FOR YOUR HELP, LAST YEAR, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA TOOK THE LEAD FOR THE PROCLAMATION AND ALSO GRACIOUSLY PASSED IT OFF TO ME THIS YEAR. WHICH I HUMBLY ACCEPTED. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOUR OFFICE FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON AS WELL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP EXTRA SHOT AT, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WILL BE IN OLYMPIA DURING THE PRESENTATION TOMORROW , SO , COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON AND MYSELF WILL PRESENT THAT BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROCLAMATION TO STARTING AT 10:00 A.M., DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, AND BIKE AFFINITY GROUPS FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, PUBLIC UTILITIES, SEATTLE TO BROADEN THE PUBLICATION -- TRANSPORTATION -- SEATTLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION , AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION, WE FIGHT FOR DIVERSITY , EQUITY, INCLUSION AND INCLUDE AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN THAT AND BLACK COMMUNITIES , I WANTED TO POINT OUT A FACT THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT WHEN THINKING ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE CELEBRATE ARTISTS AND WE CELEBRATE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR HISTORY AND OUR AMERICAN HISTORY, BUT THE ONE THING I THINK WE CONTINUE , I WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR, ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY, IN 1863, WITH THE PROCLAMATION , EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, HIT BLACKS WERE 40% OF THE POPULACE IN AN OLD .5% OF THE OVERALL WEALTH IN THE COUNTRY, NOW, OR 13.7% OF THE OVERALL POPULATION, 4.7% OF THE OVERALL NET WEALTH. THAT IS , IN 160 YEARS , WE HAVE MOVED 4.2% OF OVERALL NET WORTH IN THIS COUNTRY. IN 1860, WE COULD RIVETED TO 60% OF THE OVERALL WEALTH IN THIS COUNTRY. -- CONTRIBUTED TO 60% OF THE OVERALL WEALTH IN THIS COUNTRY I WILL PROMOTE ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE ISSUES WE HAVE TODAY IS BECAUSE OF OUR ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THIS COUNTRY. IN THIS CITY AS YOU WELL KNOW , I AM CONSTANTLY REMINDING THAT THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR A BLACK FAMILY IS UNDER $50,000 IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE THE MOST PROGRESSIVE CITY IN THE COUNTRY. THAT IS THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME. ANYWAYS , I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. AS WE CONTINUE THE PROCLAMATION FOR THIS YEAR , THE THEME IS AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND LABOR , I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WE HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE STATISTICS AS WE ARE CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT EQUITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. I SPELL EQUITY "MONEY ." THANK YOU , COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR SIGNING ONTO THIS IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ? I WANT TO SAY , THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT VERY ELOQUENT SUMMARY OF WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AND I SHARE COMPLETELY YOUR EMPHASIS. I KNOW THAT YOUR BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. WE WILL CALL THE ROLE ON WHO WANTS TO SIGN THIS. IT IS LISTED UNDER OTHER BUSINESS BECAUSE USUALLY IT IS A PRESENTATION WHEN WE PRESENT IT TO SOMEONE , WHICH YOU WILL BE DOING TOMORROW IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING THIS FORWARD, THESE EFFORTS , LEADING THEM THIS YEAR WITH DIGNITY AND GRACE . I APPRECIATE YOUR EXCELLENT REMARKS . YOUR POIGNANT REMARKS AS WELL. REGRETTABLY , I WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO JOIN TOMORROW. BECAUSE I WILL BE IN OLYMPIA. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR LEADING THIS, ON BEHALF OF OUR BODY, THE MAYOR HAS SIGNED ON AS WELL, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY , REALLY, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR FLEXIBILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO INCLUTHE THING. IT IS AN UNDERLYING PROCLAMATION , COLLEAGUES, I ADDED A MINOR EDIT TO REFLECT OUR DIVERSE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES FROM THE DOUBLETS THAT COMPRISE THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, IT IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, IT IS TRUE, THE DESCENDENTS OF SLAVES , WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE , AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT ON SLAVE LABOR. THAT THE STRUGGLE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS OR BLACKS IN OUR COUNTRY IS VERY UNIQUE FOR DESCENDENTS OF SLAVES . WE ALSO ARE AN INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING CITY AND, SOMEWHAT SOW SEEDS OF DIVISION, IN BETWEEN COMMUNITIES, THE BLACK AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, OTHERWISE, I THINK IT IS BROAD AND INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING. THAT IS WHY I ADDED , AS A PROUD SON OF A NIGERIAN IMMIGRANT, I ADDED A BLURB TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR TREMENDOUSLY RICH HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. DESCENDENTS OF AFRICANS. SO, IN ANY EVENT , THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR WRINGING THIS FORWARD, IT IS OUR MONTH, WALKING WITH MY HEAD HELD EXTRA HIGH THIS MONTH. >> NO OTHER HANDS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE TO DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES AFFIXED RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY THE 2025 AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN SEATTLE? >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> SAKA? >> AYE. >> SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> STRAUSS? >> YES. >> HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> KETTLE? >> AYE. >> MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS OTHER BUSINESS. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE AGENDA, NEXT MEETING IS ON FEBRUARY 25th AT 2:00 P.M. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED AND IT IS 2:39. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.