CALLED ] >> EIGHT PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. IF NO OBJECTION THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY'S SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING NO OBJECTION THE COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND WILL PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. CLERK, HOW MANY HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> WE HAVE 10 IN PERSON AND FIVE REMOTE. >> WE WILL GIVE EACH PERSON TWO MINUTES AND START WITH THE IN PERSON COMMENTERS. >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME 110 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME, MICS WILL BE MUTED. IF THEY DO NOT AND THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH HER IN PERSON SPEAKERS. >> WE SEND ITS, EVE KELLER AND CARL . IF YOU CAN STEP UP TO ONE OF THESE MICROPHONES PLEASE. >> GOOD MORNING. IT'S BEEN OPERATING IN SEATTLE FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO CHOOSE MARK SOLOMON TO FILL THE DISTRICT TO CITY COUNCIL SEAT . I'VE NOW WORKED WITH MARK FOR YEARS AND FOUND HIM TO BE COMPLETELY DEVOTED TO SERVING THE PUBLIC GOOD WITH A GENUINE AND EMPATHETIC FOCUS ON HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED, HELPING INCREASE SAFETY AND SECURITY IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND PULLING TOGETHER RESOURCES TO COLLABORATE AND LEVERAGE STRENGTH TO DO SO. WE BUILD ATTAINABLE MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS IN SOUTH SEATTLE. THESE HELP FOR YEARS BY REVIEWING OUR MULTIFAMILY BUILDING DESIGNS, TAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO INCREASE SECURITY RISKS FOR THE BUILDING AND FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DESIGN CHANGES. HE LEADS A GROUP THAT REVIEWS ON A MONTHLY BASIS THE SAFETY, CRIME AND HOUSING INSECURITY ISSUES FACING EACH NEIGHBORHOOD AND SHAPES COLLABORATIVE DECISION-MAKING TO CREATE SOLUTIONS. HE IS AN EXPERT IN ADDRESSING PLAY SPACED CRIME THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN . HE'S MASTERFUL AT BUILDING CONSENSUS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, BUSINESSES, PUBLIC AGENCIES AND PROPERTY OWNERS. HE IS A PEACEMAKER BUILDING INCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS. HE WANTS TO USE THOSE SKILLS TO ENSURE THE COMP PLAN IS FINALIZED IN A POSITIVE AND IMPACTFUL WAY FOR SOUTH SEATTLE. HE ALSO WANTS TO USE THOSE SKILLS TO WORK WITH THOSE IN LITTLE SAIGON TO TRANSFORM IT INTO A SAFE, HEALTHY AND THRIVING NEIGHBORHOOD. HIS SKILLS AND TRACK RECORD BECAME A TERRIFIC ADDITION TO CITY COUNCIL. I'M HOPEFUL YOU WILL APPOINT HIM TO JOIN YOU IN ADDRESSING THE CITIES CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AT THIS CRITICAL MOMENT. HE HAS SERVED THE CITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS, SERVE HIS COUNTRY IN THE AIR FORCE AND WANTS TO SERVE THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> EVE KELLER FOLLOWED BY CARL. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS DELAY BECAUSE I GOT TO MAKE A NEW FRIEND. MY FRIEND IN THE NEW FRONT ROW. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING COUNCILMEMBERS. IT'S NOT A JOB I WOULD WANT. I'M HERE TO AS FAR MARK SOLOMON. I MET WHEN HE CONDUCTED A SAFETY MEETING IN MY LIVING ROOM BUT I REALLY GOT TO KNOW HIM AS PRESIDENT OF THE MOUNT BAKER HUB ALLIANCE WHICH IS A NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY EIGHT ELIAS GRANT. WHEN I DID WORK WITH MARK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES ALONG THE MOUNT RAINIER AVENUE CORRIDOR AND MARTIN LUTHER KING CORRIDOR DOOR WE WERE RIGHT THERE AT THE EXIT OF THE INTERSECTIONS AND MARK WAS THERE SERVING ALL OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE BUSINESSES THAT HAD A BREAK-IN IN THE EMPTY SPACE NEXT DOOR GOING THROUGH THEIR WALL COMING IN THROUGH PLASTERBOARD TO GET INTO STEAL THINGS FROM A BUSINESS AND MARK HELP THESE PEOPLE FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THEIR SPACES SAFER. I CAN'T RECOMMEND MORE SOLIDLY A PERSON THAT KNOWS THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE SOUTH END THEN MARK SOLOMON. HE IS A LOVELY HUMAN BEING, EASY TO WORK WITH, EVERYONE I KNOW BREATHES A SIGH OF RELIEF WHEN HE WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR. THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF MARK AS YOUR NEXT PERSON TO SERVE ON CITY COUNCIL. I HEARTILY HOPE HE MAKES IT THROUGH. THANK YOU. >> CARL AND THEN JOAN I BELIEVE. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M GOING TO SAY RIGHT NOW I SURE LIKE YOU GUYS. I REALLY LIKE YOU GUYS. I'M GOING TO DO THIS DIFFERENT HOW DO YOU WANT TO FEEL ANY YEAR? IT IS WE GOT A LOT DONE AND IT IS I REALLY ENJOYED GOING TO THE OFFICE AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. QUIET EXPERIENCE, QUIET STRENGTH, QUIET HOPE. THAT'S WHAT MARK SOLOMON WILL BRING. HE'S GOING TO HIT THE ROAD RUNNING. HE KNOWS EVERYONE. HE'S THE TYPE OF GUY YOU GO SAY I'VE GOT A QUESTION. YOU'VE GOT A MOMENT RUSTY MARK COME ON AND LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WILL WORK. HE WILL HELP YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. HE'S JUST A REALLY GOOD PERSON. HE'S VOTER APPROVED. 2019, SEVEN PEOPLE RAN FOR DISTRICT TWO AND CAME IN CLOSE SECOND. VOTER APPROVED. PUBLIC SAFETY IS A NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN THE CITY AND HE'S THE EXPERT. BIG EGOS AND LOTS OF ENERGY HE'S A COMMON INFLUENCE. HOW DO YOU WANT TO FEEL IN A YEAR? YOU WANT TO GET A LOT DONE. YOU WANT SOMEONE THAT'S GOT A FUTURE IN THE DISTRICT WHO WOULD DO WELL. HE'S GOING TO DO WELL AND YOU WILL FEEL GREAT AND EVERYONE WILL BE HAPPY YOU CHOSE HIM. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JOHN FEND OUT. I'M A SEATTLE RESIDENT FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS OR SO. I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MARK SOLOMON TODAY TO GIVE SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T GET QUITE SO MUCH ATTENTION ON HIS RESUME AS IT MIGHT OTHERWISE. I FIRST MET MARK IN 1985. WE WERE YOUNG OFFICERS STATIONED IN A BUNKER IN WEST GERMANY AND HE WAS MY REPLACEMENT. I TRAINED HIM THERE AND HE REPLACED ME IN MY DEPARTMENT. EVEN IN 1985 I HAD NO CONNECTION WITH SEATTLE AT THE TIME. HE WAS EFFUSIVE ABOUT HOW MUCH HE LOVED SEATTLE WHERE HE HAD GROWN UP AND GONE TO COLLEGE AND HE LOOKS FORWARD TO COMING BACK TO SERVE AND I REMEMBER THAT THEN. SIX OR SEVEN YEARS LATER AFTER I GRADUATED LAW SCHOOL AND RAN INTO HIM AGAIN AND WE WERE BOTH ASSIGNED TO THE RESERVE INTELLIGENCE UNIT . WE WORKED TOGETHER THERE FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS OR SO. INCLUDING SEVERAL DEPLOYMENTS BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. WE BOTH ALSO GOT MOBILIZED ON TO ACTIVE DUTY AND SERVED WHAT WE CALL THE SANDBOX. IN HIS RESUME THERE IS A REFERENCE TO ONE OF HIS DEPLOYMENTS TO A BASE IN AFGHANISTAN. THAT WOULD'VE FORCED ME TO EXTEND BEYOND MY RELEASE DATE. JOHN SAID HE WILL TAKE THAT FOR YOU. MANY OF YOU KNOW HIM PRETTY WELL SERVICE AND SACRIFICES ONE OF THEM. ALL THE TIME WE WERE TOGETHER SERVING IN THE AIR FORCE HE WAS WORKING IN THE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU AND HAD THIS AMAZING LOVE FOR SERVICE AND HELPING THE CITY. HE'S THE KIND I THINK WE WANT IN THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE HE'S DOING IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> JOAN AND THEN . >> WELL DONE. I LIVE WITH MY HUSBAND OF 45 YEARS IN DISTRICT TWO. MY DAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I WORK IN THE U DISTRICT TAKING A LIGHT RAIL. IT'S WONDERFUL. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF MY FAVORITE CANDIDATE WHOM I WROTE TO YOU ALL ABOUT IN AN EMAIL. THADDEUS GREGORY. I WANT TO LET MY EMAIL SPEAK FOR ITSELF AND LET ME SPEAK ABOUT REPRESENTATION. I AM ALSO IN A LEADERSHIP ROLL IN MY COMPANY AND I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF REPRESENTATION AND LEADERSHIP AND HOW YOU ALL TO FIND THE FUTURE AND CULTURE OF SEATTLE. I'M HOPING YOU WILL SEE FIT TO SELECT SOMEONE WHO WILL BE HOLDING TO THE DISTRICT 2 CONSTITUENTS. WE NEED SOMEONE AT THIS TIME OF CHANGE TO REPRESENT US NOW. SOMEONE WHO WILL GET TO KNOW US, MAYBE KNOWS US, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO GET TO KNOW US AS THEY STRIVE TO BE ELECTED AGAIN IN THE FALL. IT'S THROUGH THE SELECTION PROCESS WE GET REPRESENTATION AND I KNOW THERE ARE REASONS TO CONSIDER WE WANT SOMEONE TO FOCUS ON DISTRICT TWO WHILE THEY ARE HERE AND NOT WORRY ABOUT BEING RE-ELECTED BUT IT IS THE PROCESS THAT ALLOWS YOU TO HEAR OUR VOICES, MAKES YOU AWARE. PLEASE DO SO. WITH OUR NEEDS IN MIND. I'M ASKING THAT YOU SELECT SOMEONE WHO WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED TO RUN IN THE FALL SO WE HAVE GOOD REPRESENTATION OF MY DISTRICT. THANK YOU. >> ONE THING I FORGOT TO SAY BEFORE WE STARTED PUBLIC COMMENT IS PEOPLE MUST SPEAK TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. >> WE HAVE JACK. THERE IS NO LAST NAME. JUST JACK. WE HAVE CORINE AND THEN REVEREND WALDEN . >> MY NAME IS ALEX. >> GO AHEAD. >> I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT ALL THIS IS. IT'S BEEN A ROUGH COUPLE MONTHS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE. I CAN TELL YOU A LOT ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE LIVING A ROUGH LIFE . HIGH EXPECTATIONS . I DON'T KNOW WHAT TAKES TO GET ON A SEAT OR WHAT THAT IS BUT I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE OUT THERE. A LOT OF US SHOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED WHAT WE DID , SO I DON'T KNOW . I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THIS IS. IT LOOKS LIKE A JOKE OR BAD DREAM. THAT IS REASONS WHY I HAVE TO SMOKE WEED AT TIMES. I REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY. I CAN SAY A LOT OR NOTHING. IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER AT THIS POINT. IT IS JUST SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEST INTENTIONS AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T. THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THIS. I DON'T KNOW. I TRUST SOMEHOW I WILL MAKE IT THROUGH. THANK YOU. >> I APOLOGIZE, THE PROJECTOR IS DOWN AGAIN. COUNCILMEMBER, I'M ASSUMING YOU CAN STILL HEAR US. IF YOU CAN JUST DO THUMBS UP. WE WILL TRY TO RECTIFY THAT. WE CAN CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION FOR THAT. WE ARE STILL IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT. THE TIMER IS DOWN. I HAVE A 32nd CARD. WE WILL GIVE NOTICE WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. COREY AND ? SORRY. THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR MISPRONOUNCING. >> HELLO. CAN YOU STARTED BACK ? I DIDN'T HEAR THE MICROPHONE. MY NAME IS CORINE. I'M HERE TO RECOMMEND ANDY LANE FOR SEAT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL POSITION NUMBER TWO. I FIRST MET EDDIE EIGHT OR NINE YEARS AGO WHEN HE CAME TO WORK AT THE LAW FIRM I WAS WORKING AT. I WAS THERE FOR 21 YEARS AS A SUB ASSOCIATE AND WHEN HE CAME AS A FULL-TIME ASSOCIATE I WAS HIS LEGAL PRACTICE ASSISTANT. WE WORKED FOR EIGHT OR NINE YEARS. HE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE. HE IS PROFESSIONAL, A HARD WORKER. HE LISTENS, HE'S A PROBLEM SOLVER , HE IS COMPASSIONATE AND WILL BE A GREAT ASSET TO CITY COUNCIL POSINUMBER TWO. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM TO THIS POSITION. THANK YOU. >> REVEREND WALDEN AND AFTER WILL BE KRISTIN . >> GOOD MORNING. THIS HAS BEEN A FUNNY DAY. A LOT OF ENERGY . I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT DAY. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR FOR SALISBURY. I'VE KNOWN HIM A LONG TIME. WILL LONG. TRUE TRANSPARENCY I AM THE MOTHER OF ALL THE SALISBURY BOYS IN SEATTLE. ONE OF THE THINGS I TOLD HIM IS HE NEEDED TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT. HE'S DONE THAT. HE'S CONTINUE THAT. HE'S BEEN A CITY EMPLOYEE FOR 27+ YEARS. EXEMPLARY EMPLOYEE , THE MAYOR HAS GIVEN HIM AN ACCOMMODATION FOR HIS BRILLIANT IDEAS FOR ALL THE WAYS HE MADE THE SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT BETTER. THE PARTNERSHIP THERE WITH THE TRAILS, HE WAS A SUPERVISOR AT ONE TIME. THE SEATTLE GREEN CORE NOW AND ALSO TO HELP PEOPLE HOME, ANTI-DISPLACEMENT, HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE PLAN. HE HAS PEOPLE THEY'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON IT. NOT AFRAID TO SAY BLACK. THAT TYPE OF STUFF. HE WAS A 37 DISTRICT . BOY, HE REALLY GOT IT WENT I SAID HE NEEDED TO VOLUNTEER. THE YMCA BOARD, OF COURSE MOTHERS OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. FIVE BETA SIGMA. ARTS ADVISER. HIS VISIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY AS A TRUE ACTIVIST AND YOUTH WORKER. HE LOVES TO BE WITH PEOPLE. HE IS DILIGENT AND WILL ABSOLUTELY ALWAYS DO A GOOD JOB BECAUSE THAT'S WHO HE IS. HE NEVER LEAVES A JOB UNFINISHED AND HE ABSOLUTELY KNOWS PUBLIC POLICY. HE'S A GREAT GUY, NICE PERSONALITY AND EVERYBODY LOVES HIM. ALL RIGHT. IS MY TIME UP? DO I HAVE MORE? THANK YOU. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS KIERSTEN. I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THADDEUS JAMES GREGORY AS HE SEEKS APPOINTMENT FOR COUNSEL. AS A FELLOW PUBLIC SERVANT AND LIFELONG SEATTLEITE , I FOSTER A COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING LEADERS WHO I THINK WILL BEST PROTECT THE HEALTH OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WHILE INVESTING IN SUSTAINABLE AND ECONOMIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. SOMEONE WHO CAN SERVE AS AN EXPERIENCED CHAIR TO THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE, SOMEONE WHO SPENDS HIS TIME WORKING ON ISSUES OF EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEGAL EQUITY FOR EACH MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE THADDEUS BEST REPRESENTS ALL OF THESE INTERESTS. AS HIS PARTNER I CAN SPEAK TO HIS ABILITY TO QUICKLY LEARN , UNDERSTAND ALL SIDES OF COMPLEX ISSUES AND APPROACH EVERY INTERACTION WITH A FOUNDATIONAL RESPECT . I HAVE NO DOUBT HE HAS PREPARED TO SERVE AS A PASSIONATE, COMPETENT LEADER . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. >> OUR LAST SPEAKER IS YVETTE. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE FOR THE SUPPORT OF . IT WAS A TOUGH CHOICE BECAUSE I KNOW TWO CANDIDATES. WHEN I FOUND OUT I ECHO REVEREND WALDEN'S COMMENTS THAT HE'S INVOLVED IN THIS AND THAT. I KNEW ABOUT THAT BUT WHEN I FOUND OUT HE HAD A JOB TO HE IS IN THE COMMUNITY BOOTS ON THE GROUND. SO THAT'S WHY I VOTE FOR CHUKUNDI SALISBURY . I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL . PROPERTIES IN 1B SUPPORT SOCIAL HOUSING WITH ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND I LIKE THAT. IT'S A BRAND-NEW DEVELOPMENT -- OH. >> I'M REMINDING FOLKS -- YEAH. >> THAT'S IT THEN. I'M DONE. >> AT THIS POINT WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS OUR REMOTE CALLERS. RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO RECESS TO ALLOW I.T. SOMETIME TO SEE IF WE CAN RECTIFY THIS ISSUE AS FAR AS GETTING THE AUDIO CONNECTED BACK AGAIN AND SEE IF COUNCILMEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE REMOTELY AND IF NOT WE WILL FIND OPTION B IN THE MEANTIME. >> IS THERE A RECOMMENDED TIME AMOUNT IT WOULD TAKE TO REBOOT? OKAY. WE ARE RECESSED UNTIL 10:30 JUST TO MAKE IT A ROUND NUMBER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW COMING BACK TO ORDER. IT IS THE >> THAT WOULD BE ME. [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] OKAY . WE HAVE SEVEN PRESENT. THANK YOU. EIGHT PRESENT. >> OKAY. IT IS NOW 10:48 WE HAVE COME BACK FROM RECESS AFTER A LOT OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE ONE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT OR, IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTOR. DO SET THE TIMER FOR TWO MINUTES. >> WE HAVE DANTE. THE TIMER IS NOT AVAILABLE BUT I DO HAVE A CARD FOR 30 SECONDS REMAINING AND WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. >> HAPPY NEW YEAR. IT'S DION TODAY. I'M SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND NOT ANY ENTITY ON MONDAY. I WANTED TO TALK TODAY ABOUT DEVOTION . IT'S ABOUT LOVE AND LOYALTY AND STAYING CONSISTENT . CHUKUNDI SALISBURY IS DEVOTION THAT NEEDS TO BE ON THIS COUNSEL. AS A KID WHEN I WOULD GET TEASED AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP OR SUPPORT IT WAS HIM THAT SUPPORTED US. I CAN THINK OF VERY MANY EVENTS FOR THE MOST MARGINALIZED AND MOST PEOPLE WOULD TURN A BLIND EYE. CHUKUNDI WAS THERE TO SUPPORT. RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN A CRISIS HERE AND NATIONALLY AND WE DON'T NEED ANYONE TO BE STANDING ON A FENCE. WE NEED SOMEONE TO BE DEVOTED AND COMMITTED TO THE PROMISE WE GIVE WHEN WE ARE JOINING THESE BOARDS LIKE THIS AND THAT IS DEVOTION. LOVE. I WANT TO THANK CHUKUNDI FOR CONSTANTLY ALWAYS PROTECTING, EDUCATING AND BUILDING THIS COMMUNITY , NOT WANTING A DIME JUST WANTED TO SHOW LOVE AND DEVOTION THAT THIS SEATTLE HAS. THANK YOU. >> WE WILL NOW ATTEMPT TO CALL ON OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS UNDERSTANDING WE CANNOT ALLOW YOU AT THIS POINT TO DIRECTLY SPEAK INTO OUR FEED SO WE HAVE A SPEAKERPHONE THAT CLERK DEDMAN IS GOING TO FACILITATE FOR US TO HOPEFULLY ALLOW YOU TO SPEAK AT THIS POINT. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME TO UNMUTE PLEASE NOTE WE MIGHT HAVE SOME DIFFICULTIES AND MAY PAUSE YOUR TIME IN BETWEEN BUT WE WANT TO PROVIDE THOSE TWO MINUTES IF WE CAN. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE DAVID HAYNES. >> HI, THANK YOU. NO OFFENSE BUT TODAY'S A REMINDER WHY PEOPLE NEED TO PHYSICALLY SHOW UP FOR WORK AT THE OFFICE AND DO A LITTLE MORE INVESTMENT . I COMMEND THE CANDIDATES FOR THEIR SERVICE TO COMMUNITY AND IF THEY DON'T LIKE MALCOLM TODAY THINK ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY COUNCILS QUESTION AND ANSWER LAST WEEK BECAUSE WAS MORE INFORMALLY. AFTER HEARING EDWARD LANE HAS A 15 YEAR WITH THE STATE LAW CAREER IN 70 YEARS OF OFFICE OF HOUSING ADVISING ON LAND-USE AND HE'S AT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE I REALLY THINK HE WOULD BE THE BEST EDITION TO THE COUNCIL. WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AROUND TO GET CAUGHT UP ON THE DETAILS HE ALREADY KNOWS. HIM WITH EVERYONE ELSE AND EXPERIENCE OF DEALING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY WOULD BE WILLINGLY MOTIVATED TO COMBAT THE CRIME IN A PROPER WAY. I THINK WE NEED A LAWYER TO WRITE SOME LAWS TO HELP IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY AND EDWARD LIN SEEMS TO BE THE BED CHOICE AT THE TIME . I ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO ADD EDWARD LIN TO THE DAIS. NO OFFENSE, BUT WE AREN'T SOLVING THE PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS. LISA HAVE ALREADY PROVED THAT. WE SUPPORT EDWARD LIN FOR CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANGELA. >> IN MORNING. MY NAME IS ANGELA. I'M COMING TO YOU TODAY IN A PERSONAL CAPACITY. I LIKE TO THINK ABOUT THE CHARACTER AND COMMITMENT OF MARK SOLOMON. IN FULL TRANSPARENCY I COME WITH BIAS AS HE IS MY BROTHER-IN-LAW BUT I ALSO KNOW HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE BIAS AND LEAN INTO OBJECTIVITY. YOU SHOULD KNOW MARK IS A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT. HONESTLY NOT MUCH CHANGED WHEN THIS RESURFACED BECAUSE MARK WAS ALREADY IN THE COMMUNITY LISTENING, CONNECTING AND HELPING. EVERYWHERE I GO PEOPLE KNOW MARK BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS SERVING IN SOME CAPACITY FOR A NONPROFIT, POLICE OR SOME KIND OF COMMUNITY COMMITTEE. WE DESPERATELY NEED ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ARE LESS CONCERNED WITH OBTAINING POWER AND MORE CONCERNED WITH EMPOWERING OTHERS. THAT IS MARK. NOTE IN THE FAMILY FOR BEING COMPASSIONATE AND KIND WHILE ALSO POSSESSING THE FORTITUDE TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS. THIS IS A JOB THAT REQUIRES HEAD AND HEART AND MARK USES BOTH WELL. AS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE WHAT I ALSO APPRECIATE IS HE CARES ABOUT EVERYONE, WHETHER YOU OWN A SMALL BUSINESS OR LARGE ONE YOU'RE STRUGGLING TO KEEP YOUR HOME OR FEEL UNSAFE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MARK EVERYONE WILL HAVE A VOICE AND I KNOW HIS THOUGHTFULNESS WILL BE AN ASSET TO THE COUNCIL AND HIS HUGE HEART AND ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER WHO IS PRESENT IS NAOMI. NAOMI, IF YOU CAN PRESS STAR SIX PLEASE. ONE MORE TIME. THANK YOU. >> HI. I'M A LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTOR. I'M THRILLED WE MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE EDDIE ON COUNSEL. HE GUIDED ME THROUGH MY VERY FIRST AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEAL I EVER DID. I REMEMBER BEING SO THANKFUL FOR THE CONSTANT PATIENCE AND EXPERTISE EDDIE BROUGHT TO EVERY QUESTION, CONCERN AND ISSUE WE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE. THAT PROJECT WE WORKED ON WHICH MARK THE FIRST ACQUISITION OF A MARKET RATE APARTMENT BUILDING TO BE CONVERTED INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO VETERANS AND LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FOR THE PANDEMIC. THIS APPROACH WAS UNPRECEDENTED FOR THE CITY AND EDDIE'S DETERMINATION HELPED US OVERCOME NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL BARRIERS . HE STRUCTURED THE DEAL AND PROGRAM PAVING THE WAY FOR A NEW EXPEDITED METHOD OF DELIVERING AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH ULTIMATELY LED THE GOVERNOR TO ALLOCATE 400 MILLION TO THE MODEL. IT REALLY DOES SUM UP HOW MANY OF US ESPECIALLY IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY NO EDDIE. EDDIE EMBODIES COLLABORATIVE SERVICE. HE USES HIS DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SUBJECTS TO DESIGN TRANSFORMATIVE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS . WE HEAD INTO THIS YEAR WHEN WE ARE FACING UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES IN OUR HOUSING STAFF AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMP PLAN. I'M CONFIDENT EDDIE'S EXPERTISE WILL LEND A HAND TO THE ALREADY OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE COUNSELING THESE AREAS. TAKE YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I RECOMMEND EDWARD LIN . >> WE HAVE ONE LAST . OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER IS LOIS. LOIS? THANK YOU. >> HI. SORRY AM GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THIS VERY BRIEF. I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3 AND I HAVE FAMILY THAT LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO. I'VE GROWN UP PLAYING IN THAT AREA. WE HAVE A FAMILY BUSINESS IN DISTRICT TWO. I FEEL VERY MUCH CONNECTED TO THIS AS WELL AS IF I LOOK I HAVE TO MAKE THIS SHORT BECAUSE I HAVE TO BE IN A CLASSROOM. I JUST WANT TO SAY I HAVE KNOWN OY WH HIM THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH . I KNOW THAT HE'S COMMITTED TO THE CITY AND I FEEL HE WOULD MAKE A GOOD REPRESENTATIVE FOR NOT ONLY THE 10 MONTH BUT NOW THIS RUN. IF FOR SOME REASON -- I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. I MADE THE SHORT, SORRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE VOTE FOR ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> WE HAVE ONE MORE IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTARY. >> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS GABRIEL. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE CHAPTER. I'M ALSO THE PAST PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 52. I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF CHUKUNDI SALISBURY . I WANTED TO SAY IN 2023 WE ALSO DO CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE. WE WANTED HIM TO BE OUR MODERATOR BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT IN THE COMMUNITY BUT HE PASSED. WE WORKED WITH HIM. HE HAD EXCEPTIONAL WORK AND DOING WHAT HE'S SUPPOSED TO DO. I'M SAYING THAT WILL BE THE PERSON I WANT TO BE THERE BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT COME OF THE WORK. WHEN HE DID THE CANDIDATES FOR HIM HE DID JUST A WONDERFUL JOB BECAUSE HE UNDERSTOOD THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. HE UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS DONE. HE ASKS THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO THOSE CANDIDATES. MANY OF THEM I KNOW I SITTING ON THIS COUNSEL. I WANTED TO SAY HE'S FIT FOR THE JOB AND HE'S BEEN AROUND. I THINK HE HAS THAT RELATIONSHIP AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT HE DOES AND THE COMMITMENT HE PUT INTO IT. THANK YOU. >> AS A LAST REGISTERED SPEAKER >> WE REACH THE END OF OUR REGISTERED SPEAKERS. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. TANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. OKAY, IF NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. I MOVED TO ADOPT A VOTING PROCEDURE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 POSITION TO BE AS FOLLOWS. THIS HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COUNCILMEMBERS EARLIER THIS MORNING SO YOU SHOULD ALL BE FAMILIAR BUT I'LL READ IT FOR THE PUBLIC. AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT I LIVE TO NOMINATE ALL SIX FINALISTS AS CANDIDATES TO FILL DISTRICT 2 POSITION UNTIL A CANDIDATE IN THE NOVEMBER 2025 GENERAL ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 2 IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. AFTER THE MOTION IS SECONDED COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE FACTORS OF CRITERIA THEY USED IN DECIDING WHOM TO SUPPORT AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THEY WISH TO SHARE BEFORE VOTING BEGINS. WHEN IT IS TIME TO VOTE ON APPOINTING ONE NOMINEE TO FILL THE VACANCY THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. COUNCILMEMBERS WILL RESPOND BY STATING ONE NOMINEE THEY WISH TO APPOINT. COUNCILMEMBERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR NOMINEE UNTIL THE NEXT ROUND OF VOTING SHOULD THERE BE ONE. IF ONE RECEIVES FIVE OR MORE VOTES THAT INDIVIDUAL IS APPOINTED TO FILL THE DISTRICT 2 POSITION AND WILL ASSUME OFFICE IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACCEPTING THE POSITION AND TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE. IF ONE NOMINEE DOES NOT RECEIVE FIVE VOTES THEN WE WILL REPEAT THE VOTING PROCESS UNTIL ONE NOMINEE RECEIVES FIVE VOTES OR MORE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? I'M TRYING TO LOOK ON MY SCREEN . I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP ON THE SCREEN EITHER. THERE ARE NO COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE VOTING PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTING THE DISTRICT COUNCIL TO -- THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 POSITION? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> THE MOTION CARRIED ON THE VOTING PROCEDURE TO APPOINT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 POSITION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED . THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW VOTE TO FILL THE VACANT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 POSITION. I MOVED TO NOMINATE ALL SIX FINALISTS AS CANDIDATES TO FILL COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 POSITION UNTIL A CANDIDATE IN THE NOVEMBER 2025 GENERAL ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 2 IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. THE NOMINEES ARE AS FOLLOWS. ADONIS DUCKSWORTH , THADDEUS GREGORY , EDWARD LANE , CHUKUNDI SALISBURY AND MARK SOLOMON. IS THERE A I'D TO NOMINATE ALL FINALISTS AS CANDIDATES TO FILL THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 POSITION UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 2025 IS QUALIFIED. I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO COMMENTS AND AFTER COMMENTS WE WILL VOTE TO FILL THE VACANCY. ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER SOCCER. >> THANK YOU. LET ME START BY SAYING I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FINALISTS FOR CARVING OUT THE TIME, DEVOTING YOUR LIVES FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE LAST MONTH OR SO TO THIS PROCESS AND THEREFORE DEVOTING YOUR LIVES AND SERVICE TO OUR CITY IN THIS UNIQUE WAY. IT'S BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE REALLY TO GET TO KNOW ALL OF YOU MORE IN MANY CASES AND I COULD HONESTLY BENEFIT. I COULD SEE MYSELF CALLING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU A COLLEAGUE. YOU ALL BELONG IN YOU ALL MATTER REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS HERE. IF YOU DON'T END UP AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING I ENCOURAGE YOU TO STILL TAKE YOUR SHOT AND RUN. I'VE GONE ON RECORD MANY TIMES ABOUT THE FACTORS THAT I'M CONSIDERING THAT WILL GUIDE MY OWN DECISION-MAKING FOR THIS PROCESS INCLUDING SOMEONE'S WILLINGNESS TO STEP IN AS A CARETAKER UNTIL VOTERS DECIDE WHO SHOULD BEST SERVE THEM IN 10 MONTHS. VERY CLEAR AND CONSISTENT ABOUT THESE VARIOUS CRITERIA OVER AND OVER AGAIN SO I WON'T NEED A DEAD HORSE. I WILL SAY AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR ME IT'S A TOTALITY OF CIRCUMSTANCE TESTS AND ANALYSIS THERE ARE MANY FACTORS I'VE GONE ON RECORD THAT ARE SAYING DATING MY POSITION BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE JUST ONE THING. YES THE FACTOR IS IMPORTANT BUT ULTIMATELY THIS IS BASED OFF OF MERIT. EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU I FOUND TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-QUALIFIED LET'S NOT GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS EVERY YEAR CAN WE ALL AGREE TO THAT? I'VE BEEN HONORED BECAUSE BEFORE YOU ALL PUT YOUR NAMES IN THE HAT SO TO SPEAK I REALIZED THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO WORK WITH OR SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE FOUR OF YOU, FOUR OF THE SIX. CHUKUNDI FOR EXAMPLE, GOT TO KNOW HIM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. VERY FAMILIAR WITH YOUR WORK. GOT TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOUR MOTHER , REVEREND WALDEN , WHO I HIGHLY RESPECT , FAMILIAR WITH YOUR FAMILY AND REPUTATION. YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND SHARED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY . TONS OF RESPECT AND REVERENCE AGAIN FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. IT'S BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO GET TO KNOW YOU AGAIN THROUGH THIS PROCESS. THAT'S WHY I NOMINATED YOU TO PUT YOU FORWARD. ALSO, EDDIE . EDDIE. EDDIE COMES FROM A VERY DISTINGUISHED LAW FIRM . MANY LAW FIRMS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THAT DO GREAT THINGS AND EDDIE AND I HAD A CHANCE TO WORK TOGETHER , OVERLAP FOR A BIT AT ONE OF THEM. WE HEARD ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS EARLIER TALK ABOUT HOW THEY HAD WORKED DIRECTLY WITH EDDIE . EDDIE'S PRIOR LEGAL PRACTICE ASSISTANT. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A SUMMER ASSOCIATE AT THIS LAW FIRM JUST GETTING TO KNOW EDDIE AND HE WAS MORE SENIOR THAN ME. HIS REPUTATION AS SOMEONE WHO IS A WORKHORSE AND WHO HAS THE INTELLECTUAL HORSEPOWER TO DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES AND DO GREAT THINGS IS SUCH A TERRIFIC LAW FIRM. IT REALLY PROCEEDED HIMSELF. IT WAS SUCH A PLEASURE GETTING TO WORK ALONGSIDE HIM. I WAS LOOKED UP TO EDDIE FOR HIS TERRIFIC WORK HE DID IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY AND I THOUGHT IF I STAY AT THIS LAW FIRM LONG-TERM I'M GOING TO BE JUST AS SMART AND WELL RESPECTED AS EDDIE. THIS IS 15+ YEARS AGO NOW. I'M GETTING OLD. EDDIE IS LIKE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE THING. IN ANY EVENT I CAN SPEAK OUT OF ALL THE CANDIDATES I WILL SAY I KNOW IN MY MIND AND IN MY HEART EDDIE HAS THE STRONGEST INTELLECTUAL HORSEPOWER . MOVING ON TO ADONIS. WHO I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF GETTING TO KNOW OVER THE LAST YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE ADONIS WORKS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE . I'VE KNOWN HIM TO BE A VERY THOUGHTFUL LEADER ON ALL THINGS TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND PLANNING AND ADONIS AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF HELPING TO CRAFT AND SHAPE THE CONTOURS OF THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE WHICH WE ULTIMATELY IMPROVED AND MADE EVEN BETTER IN THIS BODY. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND HAVING THE PLEASURE OF WORKING ALONGSIDE ADONIS AND ALWAYS FOUND HIM TO BE A VERY THOUGHTFUL AND ENGAGED SMART PERSON WHO CLEARLY KNOWS HIS STUFF ON ALL THINGS TRANSPORTATION AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM. I THINK I'M A BETTER COUNCILMEMBER IN PART BECAUSE OF SOME OF MY INTERACTIONS AND ENGAGEMENTS DIRECTLY WITH ADONIS. THANK YOU. THE FINAL PERSON I WILL COMMENT ON THAT I'VE KNOWN IN VARIOUS PROFESSIONALLY OR IN THE COMMUNITY BEFORE ALL THIS IS MARK SOLOMON. I'VE KNOWN MARK FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS. 2002, 2003 . WE KNOW MARK HAD A DISTINGUISHED CAREER AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING ALONGSIDE MARK. IT IS NOW JOINT BASE LEWIS . WE HEARD A PUBLIC COMMENTERS WHO ALSO SERVED WITH MARK . I'VE KNOWN MARK FOR A LONG TIME NOW. THROUGH OUR SHARED SERVICE IN THE MILITARY AND AFTER THE MILITARY WHEN WE BOTH PARTED WAYS MARK SINCE RETIRED. I GOT UP THE POT, THAT WAS THE TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ON OTHER THINGS AND DECIDED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN LAW AND NOW SERVING OUR CITY. OUT OF ALL PEOPLE, THE CANDIDATES THIS YEAR I WILL SAY MARK , I KNOW FIRSTHAND I CAN SPEAK THE HIGHEST IN MARK'S INTEGRITY, MORAL COMPASS AND MARK'S CHARACTER AND IN THE AGE OF DONALD TRUMP 2.0 I THINK SOMEONE WITH STRONG CHARACTER TO LEAD THE CITY WITH INTEGRITY IS ONE THING, YET ANOTHER FACTOR . THADDEUS AND HONG, I HAD KNOWN YOU BEFORE THIS PROCESS BUT EACH OF YOU ALL ARE EXCELLENT IN YOUR OWN REGARDS. LIKE I SAID, EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-QUALIFIED YOURSELVES. SO, JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT. IT'S IMPORTANT. I'M FEELING OLD NOW BECAUSE I KNOW MORE AND MORE PEOPLE. WE ARE NOT THERE. NO ONE IN ANY EV WANTED TO SHARE THOSE THOUGHTS. THAT IS ALL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS? GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT EACH OF YOU. I WILL TELL YOU THAT FOR. IT'S VERY NICE WORD COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. TO THE ENTIRE COHORT I'M GOING TO BE REALLY BLUNT YOU'VE MADE THIS A VERY DIFFICULT CHOICE. I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR THAT. I SLEPT WELL LAST NIGHT KNOWING THAT NO MATTER WHO IS CHOSEN TODAY I WILL BE WORKING WELL WITH, I WILL BE EXCITED TO WORK WITH AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER , THERE WERE FRANKLY MORE FOLKS THAT APPLIED THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ON STAGE THAT MEET THE SAME QUALIFICATIONS. IF THIS IS THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT. EDDIE, I KNOW THAT WHEN WE SPOKE I NOW THINK OF YOU AS SUPERMAN BECAUSE I SO OFTEN TIMES SEE YOU IN OUR MEETINGS WHERE YOU DO A VERY GOOD JOB AS OUR LAWYER. LAWYERS HAVE A TENDENCY TO NOT TALK VERY MUCH. YOU KNOW, JUST TO GET TO SEE THE SIDE OF YOU HAS BEEN REALLY SHOCKING AND IMPRESSIVE. A MASTERY OF SUBJECT MATTER AND HUMANNESS TO CONNECT WITH OTHER PEOPLE. THIS IS THE CRUX OF REPRESENTATION . FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS AND THE ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH ANOTHER PERSON'S HEART. YOUR ANSWER AT THE PUBLIC FORUM ABOUT SOUND TRANSIT WAS VERY EXEMPLIFYING OF THIS THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO COME ON BEHALF, REPRESENT OUR CITY. NORTHGATE GOT DIFFERENT TREATMENT THAN REGNIER AVENUE. THAT'S NOT OKAY. ABOUT GOING TO GO INTO THAT. I HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO SAY BUT I WILL STICK ON MY POINTS. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS SIDE OF YOU BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS. I AM SO IMPRESSED AND THANKFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY BOTH AT WORK AND IN THE COMMUNITY . I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS. THANK YOU. HONG, YOU HOLD SO MANY DIFFERENT ROLES AND LAYERS OF PEOPLE WITHIN YOU FROM WORKING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO TRANSITIONING IN OUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHY FOCUSING ON CHARTING A BETTER PATHWAY FORWARD IS SO CRUCIAL, TO OPERATING SMALL BUSINESS WITH YOUR FAMILY , TO BEING THE ONE ON THE STREET THAT KEEPS OUR STREETS VIBRANT AND COMMUNITIES VIBRANT IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN OUR CITY. TO KNOW ALL OF THESE THINGS WITHIN ONE PERSON. I WAS READY TO VOTE FOR YOU BEFORE EVEN MEETING YOU. TO THEN MEET YOU WAS EVEN MORE IN-DEPTH FOR ME KNOWING THIS IS NOT A SIGN THAT THE UNIVERSE IS CALLING ON YOU TO TAKE A PUBLIC FACING LEADERSHIP ROLL . I WOULD SAY THIS IS THE UNIVERSE CALLING ON YOU. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN THE UNIVERSE THAN BELIEVE EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT REACHED OUT TO YOU OVER THIS LAST MONTH THAT YOU HAD TALKED TO IN A WHILE HAS CALLED TO SAY WE ARE READY FOR YOUR PUBLIC FACING LEADERSHIP. MANY OF US ARE IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND WHEN YOUR FACE IS OUT THERE IS JUST A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT WE DO TOGETHER NEXT. WITH MARK , THE PUBLIC COMMENTOR SAID PEOPLE BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOOR. I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST INTELLIGENT PEOPLE I'VE EVER MET. BAR NONE. I THINK THAT IS IN PART WHY THE CANDIDATE FORMS ARE NOT YOUR STYLE . I SAID THAT BECAUSE BY THE TIME THE TWO MINUTES IS WRAPPING UP THAT'S RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING STARTED. IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT ANSWERS AND RIGHT ANSWERS TAKE LONGER THAN TWO MINUTES TO EXPLAIN. DURING THE PUBLIC FORUM I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO OR WHAT QUESTION IT WAS OR WHAT THE ANSWER WAS I JUST REMEMBER HALFWAY THROUGH THE IN THE BACK OF MY MIND WAS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO CALL MARK? THAT'S HOW I FEEL BECAUSE WE DO VERY SIMILAR TYPES OF WORK ON DIFFERENT ENDS OF THE CITY AND I KNOW I NEED TO CALL YOU MORE. WE RAN IN THE SAME ELECTION CYCLE IN 2019 AND I'VE GOT TO KNOW YOU OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. EVERY TIME I GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER THE MORE IMPRESSED I AM AND SO JUST THINK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY. CHUKUNDI, YOU ARE EVERYWHERE. YOUR LARGER-THAN-LIFE AND THE ONLY CANDIDATE WITH A WEBSITE. >> IT'S STILL UP. I'M LOOKING AT IT. TO BE A LITTLE MORE SERIOUS YOU PUMMELED ME IN THE PROCESS. BY EDUCATING ME SPECIFICALLY ABOUT PEDESTRIAN IS ASIAN . I LEARNED TO RIDE MY BIKE ON THE STREET ON BICYCLE SUNDAYS. IT'S NOT MONDAY, TUESDAY WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY SATURDAY WHICH IS SUNDAYS, RIGHT? YOU TAUGHT ME ABOUT WHY IT IS PEDESTRIAN ICED. DO WE DO BOTH OR JUST STEWARD PARK. ALSO NOT KNOWING WHY THAT HAPPENED SO THROUGH THIS PROCESS I BECOME A BETTER REPRESENTATIVE OF SEATTLEITES BECAUSE OF YOUR EDUCATION. JUST READING THROUGH YOUR WEBSITE, A PROVEN RECORD OF PUBLIC SERVICE, A COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOCUSED ON KEY ISSUES FOR DISTRICT 2. READY TO LEAD ON DAY ONE. I'M NOT GOING TO READ YOUR PROPOSED EMAIL ADVOCACY TO US BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE TIPPING THE SCALES. I WILL SAVE THE PICTURES ALSO ILLUSTRATE HOW YOU ARE EVERYWHERE AND THE TYPE OF WORK YOU DO FROM BUILDING TRAIL. I'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE. MY FAVORITE PART IS YOU HAVE A PICTURE OF YOURSELF IN D6. IT'S GREAT WORK. YOU DO WORK EVERYWHERE. A TRIVIA QUESTION FOR TOMORROW, THE PHOTO OF CHUKUNDI ON HIS WEBSITE IN DISTRICT 6, WHICH A BAND RECORDED WHICH MUSIC VIDEO AT THAT LOCATION? THE ANSWER COMES TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M. CHUKUNDI, I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY THROUGH BUILDING PARKS AND TRAILS, THROUGH YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE, THE ORGANIZATIONS, SHOWING UP AT SCHOOLS WHEN YOUR KIDS HAVE GRADUATED AND THAT IS JUST THE START. YOUR DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY BY ORGANIZING PEOPLE. THAT WAS ILLUSTRATED WITH AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PLAN. MOST OF ALL FOR SHOWING UP AND BEING YOU. THANK YOU. THADDEUS, I'VE BEEN BLOWN AWAY EVERY TURN GETTING TO KNOW YOU. THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE IN THE CITY WHO UNDERSTAND LAND-USE THE WAY YOU DO. YOUR HISTORY AND DEDICATION TO THE DISTRICT YOU LIVE IN IS STUNNING AND IMPRESSIVE. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT YOU TWO MONTHS AGO. TODAY I FEEL WE WILL BE LIFELONG FRIENDS. I'VE JUST ONLY RECENTLY MET YOU AND I'M IMPRESSED TO SEE YOU ON THIS PANEL WITH SOME OF THE MOST QUALIFIED PEOPLE IN THE CITY, NOT JUST DISTRICT 2. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE . I ALSO DON'T KNOW HOW THE VOTE WILL TURN OUT. I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT IS NEXT. ADONIS, I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS SIDE OF YOU. KIND OF LIKE EDDIE. I DIDN'T EXPECT IT EITHER. WHEN I ASKED YOU QUESTIONS I THOUGHT YOU WOULD FALL FLAT ON AND WHEN I ASKED YOU THE TOUGH QUESTIONS REALLY KICKING THE TIRES TO SEE IF YOU HAD WHAT IT TAKES. I WAS CONSISTENTLY IMPRESSED AND MY EXPECTATIONS WERE EXCEEDED. YOUR ANSWER ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY WITH DEPARTMENTS . ALSO I DIDN'T THINK YOU HAD A LAND-USE QUESTION. I WAS JUST BEING KIND OF BLUNT AND TO FIND OUT YOU HAD URBAN STUDIES AND YOU HAVE A CERTIFICATE IN GIS. I SOMETIMES RUN SHARE SCREEN FROM A PEER BUT I CAN'T DO GIS. TO EVERYONE OUT HERE YOU HUMBLE. I'M HUMBLED BY THIS EXPERIENCE. IF THIS CANDIDATE POOL PLUS THE FOLKS ALSO WELL QUALIFIED THAT THEN IT MAKES TO THE SIX DISTRICT 2, IF THIS IS THE CITY'S FUTURE OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT AND STRONG. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ALWAYS UP FOR THESE QUESTIONS. I'M PUTTING MY MONEY ON A LIGHTHOUSE BEING INVOLVED. INSIDE JOKE AMONGST VARIOUS FOLKS HERE. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE TO STEPPING UP. I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR STEPPING OUT. YOU HAVE VERY STRONG BACKGROUND PROFESSIONAL, ACADEMIC, ALL OF THE ABOVE BUT ALSO YOU BEEN INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY WHICH IS KEY. FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE THUS FAR, THANK YOU AND FOR LOOK TO WELCOME YOU. FOR THOSE FORWINUE THAT SERVICE BECAUSE AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS WITH THE VARIOUS LEADERS IN DISTRICT 7 IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITIES OR WHATEVER COMMUNITIES THEY ARE. PLEASE CONTINUE THAT PUBLIC SERVICE WHATEVER FORM IT MAY TAKE . THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I CERTAINLY WANT TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUE SENTIMENTS. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE GETTING TO KNOW EACH ONE OF YOU. WE WOULD BE LUCKY TO WORK WITH ANY OF YOU AND I'M OVERALL EXCITED WE WILL HAVE A NEW COLLIE TODAY AND EVEN MORE EXCITED I WILL NO LONGER BE THE NEWEST COUNCILMEMBER UP HERE. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SPEAK TO THE FACTORS THAT WILL BE SHAPING MY VOTE TODAY. TO THAT END, AS A CITYWIDE AT-LARGE COUNCILMEMBER AND ENGAGING IN D2 THERE'S BEEN A Q THINGS AND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. SOMEONE WHO IS READY TO REALLY STEP UP TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS AND MAKE SURE WE ARE PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT, MAKING SURE WE HAVE INVESTMENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ARE ADDRESSING PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES BUT I'VE CONTINUED TO HEAR IMPORTANCE OF REPRESENTATION PARTICULARLY FOR THE CID AND THE IMPORTANCE OF REPRESENTATION. TO THAT END WHILE CONSIDERING WHAT I HEARD DIRECT FROM THE RESIDENCE NOT JUST OVER THE PAST MONTH BUT THE PAST YEAR AS I'VE BEEN INDOORS AND OUTDOORS AND AT COMMUNITY EVENTS I MINDFUL OF THE WORK AHEAD OF US FOR THIS YEAR LOOKING AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, A HUGE BODY OF WORK THAT DEFINITELY NECESSITATES LAND-USE EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF HOUSING DEVELOPED IN THE CITY , BUT ALSO LOOKING AT THE RENEWAL OF FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL PROMISE LEVY AND ACKNOWLEDGING EXPERTISE ABOUT OUR CITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE NEEDS OF YOUTH AND YOUNG PEOPLE. LOOKING ALSO AT THE ONGOING LEGISLATION COMING BEFORE THIS BODY AND FOR FOLKS THAT MAYBE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TUNE INTO THE GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY WHAT IS CLEAR IS THE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ONGOING DISCUSSION DELIBERATIONS AS IT RELATES TO LAND-USE THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A LOT OF CONTENTIOUS ISSUES COMING BEFORE US THAT ARE COMPLEX AND REQUIRE EXPERTISE AND A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THESE ISSUES FROM LAND-USE BUT ALSO LOOKING AT OUR RELATIONSHIP TO OUR ECONOMY . THOSE ARE SOME FACTORS I'M CONSIDERING WHEN REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT TODAY. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION AS WELL ABOUT A CARETAKER VERSUS SOMEONE WHO WILL RUN FOR ELECTION AND WHAT I WOULD ADD TO THAT POINT IS TO SAY TO MY COLLEAGUES ANYONE OF US UP HERE WHO CHOOSES TO SEEK RE-ELECTION WILL GO BEFORE THE VOTERS AND IT'S ULTIMATELY UP TO THE VOTERS TO DECIDE AND THAT WORK OF CAMPAIGNING AND TRULY LISTENING AND CHAMPING THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY IS EMBEDDED IN THAT PROCESS. THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE BODY OF WORK IN ITSELF AND IT IS SOMETHING I WANT TO STATE I WOULD HATE TO DISCOUNT A QUALIFIED PERSON THAT HAS THE EXPERTISE AND IS UP TO THE TASK OF SERVING AND WOULD JUST EMPHASIZE THAT I THINK WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT IS ULTIMATELY DECIDED THIS YEAR. IN QUEUE. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES IN CALLING OUT ALL OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL WONDERFULNESS. I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET EACH OF YOU AND HAD NOT KNOWN ANY OF YOU BEFORE THE PROCESS . IT WAS REALLY NICE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW YOU INDIVIDUALLY, TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AND VISIONS FOR THE CITY, TO PERRY IDEAS ABOUT RINGS THAT MIGHT WORK OR MIGHT NOT WORK AND TO JUST HAVE A LITTLE KIND OF INTERESTING DEBATE. WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO DO THAT UP HERE BECAUSE WE ARE RUNNING FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER SO TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE TIME TO SIT AND ENGAGE IN THE CONVERSATIONS WAS A PLEASURE AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT. I WANT TO SAY TODAY THAT ALL OF YOU ARE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF DOING A FABULOUS JOB UP HERE IN REPRESENTING DISTRICT 2 IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND I FEEL REALLY HONORED TO KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE AND I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU, EVEN THOSE NOT NOMINATED WHO ALSO CAME HERE WITH A VERY STRONG BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL TO RUN FOR THE SEAT. WE ARE BETTER OFF WHEN EVERYONE GETS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY BURNISH YOUR VISIONS FOR THE CITY . IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO DECIDE WHICH WAY TO GO. LAST TIME I WENT WITH THE IDEA THAT WHOEVER WAS IN THE SEAT SHOULD HAVE TO ANSWER TO THE VOTERS. I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY SOME LESSONS WERE LEARNED AND I AM LOOKING AT IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THIS TIME AROUND. I'M VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE POLITICS OF THIS PARTICULAR COUNCILS APPOINTMENTS AND I DO NOT WANT TO STAND IN THE WAY OF ANY OF YOU BY MAKING THAT DECISION. SO, I FELL ON THE POSITION OF DECIDING TO GO FOR A CARETAKER, NOT BECAUSE THE TWO PEOPLE WHO VERY CLEARLY STATED THEY WANTED TO BE CARETAKERS ARE LESS QUALIFIED, BUT BECAUSE OF WANTING TO KEEP THIS AN OPEN PROCESS FOR EVERYONE. I WILL BE PURSUING THOSE CANDIDATES BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, AGAIN, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO MEET YOU. WHOEVER GETS THE SEAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. WE HAVE A LOT TO DO AND NEW IDEAS, NEW ENERGY AND ARE REALLY WELCOME. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU. WANT TO THANK ALL THE CANDIDATES FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. WE HAVE A DIVERSITY OF VERY IMPORTANT EXPERIENCES. I KNOW THAT WE CAN ONLY PICK ONE PERSON SO IT IS A TOUGH DECISION. I HOPE FOR THE FOLKS THAT DON'T GET SELECTED I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. MY DOOR WILL ALWAYS BE OPEN AND I KNOW WE ALL CARE SO MUCH ABOUT COMMUNITY IN GENERAL AND I'M LOOKING AT A TOTALITY OF ALL THE EXPERIENCES AND SKILL SET AND ALSO WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE DISTRICT. LIKE I SAID, I KNOW EVERYONE BRINGS SO MUCH TO THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL IN WHATEVER CAPACITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WILL STAY ENGAGED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER , SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME TODAY. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. I'M LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE ARE FURTHER COMMENTS. GO AHEAD. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. I WAS ASKED TO ASK IF YOU HAD ANY COMMENTS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. >> I DO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. AWESOME. I WANTED TO THANK EACH AND EVERY PERSON FOR THROWING THEIR NAME IN THE HAT. I KNOW I'VE SAID THAT MULTIPLE TIMES, AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS. EDDIE LYNN, I COULD SEE US WORK TOGETHER ON POLICIES WITH UNDERSTANDING LAW AND EFFICIENCIES WITH GOVERNMENT . THADDEUS, I ENJOYED OUR CONVERSATION WITH LAND-USE TRANSPORTATION DESIGN AND BUILDING CODE. ALL THE NERD STUFF YOU LOVE. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. HONG , WE CONNECTED ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ESPECIALLY FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND HOW GENERATIONAL WEALTH IN SMALL BUSINESSES IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY . MARK SOLOMON, HIS KNOWLEDGE FOR GOVERNMENT AND DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE CERTAIN THINGS AND YOU'RE INCREDIBLY CALMING. ADONIS , YOUR LOVE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND YOUR ENTHUSIASM, YOU ALSO LOVE TO SKATEBOARD, I THINK THAT IS REALLY COOL AS WELL. ALSO JUST HOW YOU TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE DEVELOPING AND HOW YOU WANT TO REPRESENT THOSE. YOU WERE VERY STRATEGIC IN IDENTIFYING THOSE AS WELL. CHUKUNDI, YOU ARE COMMUNITY. YOUR DEPARTMENT, YOU ARE EVERYWHERE. WHEN I THINK ABOUT COMMUNITY, WHEN I THINK ABOUT ANYTHING BUILDING AND COMMUNITY CULTURE COMMERCE WHICH I ORIGINALLY GOT FROM YOU AND RAN WITH IT THAT IS EVERYTHING YOU ARE IN SEATTLE. I JUST WANTED TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. I KNOW THIS WILL BEA TOUGH DECISION FOR A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES I CAN'T WAIT TO WORK WITH WHOEVER IS NOMINATED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING THAT NEW COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. >> I THINK THAT IS ALL OF OUR COMMON SO FAR. SO MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT EACH THAT I DO NOT FEEL COMPELLED TO ADD TO THE COMMENTS SO I'M LOOKING ONCE AND TWICE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW ASK FOR THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. GO AHEAD. >> AS A REMINDER WONDERING WILL CALL IF COUNCILMEMBERS CAN CALL ANY ONE OF THE SIX NOMINEES IN YOUR RESPONSE. STARTING WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> CHUKUNDI SALISBURY. >> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE. >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINK. >> EDDIE LYNN. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> WE HAVE 2 IN FAVOR FOR DUCKS WORTH, ONE IN FAVOR FOR LYNN, ONE IN FAVOR FOR SALISBURY AND FOR FOR SOLOMON. NOT ONE HAS REACHED FIVE VOTES. >> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW OPEN IT AGAIN FOR A SECOND ROUND. GO AHEAD PLEASE. >> COUNCILMEMBER . >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> CHUKUNDI SALISBURY. >> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE. >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH . >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK . >> EDDIE LYNN. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT. >> I WILL STAY WITH MARK SOLOMON AS WELL. >> WE HAVE TWO FOR DUCKS WORTH, ONE FOR LIN, ONE FOR SALISBURY AND FOR FOR SOLOMON. NOT ONE HAS REACHED FIVE VOTES. >> I PROPOSE WE GO AHEAD AND DO ANOTHER ROUND AND THEN I WILL PROPOSE A WAY TO GET PAST THE SAME KIND OF VOTE FOR THIS FOURTH ROUND IF WE DO NOT GET TO FIVE ON THE THIRD ROUND. PLEASE BEGIN. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> CHUKUNDI SALISBURY. >> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE. >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> I WILL STAY WITH MARK SOLOMON AS WELL. >> WE HAVE THREE FOR DUCKS WORTH, ONE FOR SALSBERRY AND FOR FOR SOLOMON. NOT ONE HAS REACHED. >> OKAY. HERE IS MY PROPOSAL. WE CAN ELIMINATE ANYONE WHO DID NOT GET A VOTE IN THE LAST ROUND. WE CAN ELIMINATE THE PERSON WHO DID NOT GET MORE THAN TWO VOTES IN THE LAST ROUND OR ONE VOTE IN THE LAST ROUND, SO I AM PROPOSING WE DO NARROW THE FIELD A LITTLE BIT TO GET TO OUR ULTIMATE CHOICE. NOW, I HAVE ASKED THE CLERK TO EXPLAIN WHETHER OR NOT THERE HAS BEEN A NARROWING AT THE FIELD PROCESS IN THE PAST SO COULD YOU PLEASE REPORT WHAT YOU TOLD ME? >> I'M NOT AWARE OF NARROWING THE FIELD FURTHER. IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER NARROWING THE FIELD FURTHER FROM THIS POINT WHERE WE ARE AT WE COULD RECONSIDER THE MOTION TO ELIMINATE THOSE MEMBERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THREE OR LESS AND THEN CONTINUE THAT PROCESS E >> I NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COMMENTS ON WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT NEAR THE FIELD BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND OUR PROCEDURE. COUNCILMEMBER . >> I WOULD SUPPORT ANY MOTION TO NARROW THE FIELD. >> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. SO, THEN THAT IS MY PROPOSAL . COULD YOU PLEASE REMIND , I MOVE TO AMEND OUR VOTING PROCEDURE TO NARROW THE FIELD BY , THAT IS THE QUESTION . >> IF NO OBJECTION THE COUNCIL WOULD AMEND SOMETHING PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED AND IF NO OBJECTION THEN WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE MOTION TO AMEND THE PROCEDURE. >> I DO NOT SEE ANY OBJECTIONS. >> THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE VOTING PROCEDURE. THE VOTING PROCEDURE WILL BE AS FOLLOWS, THE COUNCILMEMBERS WILL VOTE ON CANDIDATES AND CANDIDATES NOT RECEIVING THREE OR LESS WILL BE REMOVED AND ELIMINATED FROM THE NEXT ROUND. >> GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. NORWEGIAN FINISH. IN PLAIN LANGUAGE DOES THAT MEAN A CANDIDATE NEEDS TO HAVE THREE VOTES OR THEY NEED TO HAVE FOR TO CONTINUE MOVING? >> THAT IS UP TO THE COUNCIL BODY HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED BUT THOSE ARE TWO OPTIONS. IT IS NOT CLEAR. >> I WOULD LIKE SOME CLARITY. >> WE HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED THAT YET. WE WERE ESTABLISHING WE COULD CHANGE THE VOTING PROCEDURE. GO AHEAD. >> I THOUGHT I HEARD THREE. MAYBE I'M HEARING THINGS. I HEARD THREE IS THE NUMBER. DID I HEAR WRONG? >> I THINK THAT IS A FAIR NUMBER . IT DOES CONVEY A WILLINGNESS TO GO FORWARD. >> JUST FOR CLARITY IS THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD REMOVE ANYONE WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED AT LEAST THREE VOTES IN OUR FIRST THREE ROUNDS OF VOTING? >> THAT IS THE SUGGESTION. >> OKAY. I THINK THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON WHO RECEIVED AT LEAST THREE. OUR WORK WOULD BE SOLVED . OKAY. PERHAPS WE LOWER THE THRESHOLD A LITTLE? >> YES. >> THERE'S A NUMBER WHO RECEIVED TWO AS WELL. MAYBE START THERE. >> PLEASE INFORM US WHO HAS RECEIVED -- PLEASE REREAD. >> THE FIRST RUN WE HAD DUCKS WORTH RECEIVING TWO , LYNN RECEIVED ONE, RECEIVED ONE, SOLOMON RECEIVED FOUR. DUCKS WORTH RECEIVED TWO , SALISBURY RECEIVED ONE, SOLOMON RECEIVED FOR AND IN ROUND THREE DUCKS WORTH RECEIVED THREE AND SOLOMON RECEIVED FOUR. >> I BELIEVE WE SHOULD GO WITH THE ACCOUNT AT OUR LAST ROUND. DO I HAVE CONSENSUS ON THAT? GO AHEAD. >> JUST IN MY TENDENCY IN PLAIN LANGUAGE IS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING THAT IF WE DID WHAT YOU ARE PROPOSING ONLY MARK SOLOMON AND ADDONICS DUCKS WORTH WOULD MOVE FORWARD IS THAT CORRECT? I'M JUST ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION. >> I'M LOOKING. I'M TRYING TO TRACK. NO, THAT WOULD BE THE CASE FOR THE LAST COUNT, BUT THAT IS NOT THE WILL OF THE BODY AS I'M SENSING. >> THE COUNCIL COULD START THIS PROCESS AT THE NEXT ROUND. THE NEXT ROUND WE WOULD START THIS IS WHERE WE IMPLEMENT THE NEW PROCESS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT BACKTRACKING AS FAR AS WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN DECIDED SO MOVING FORWARD IS HOW WE WOULD IMPLEMENT THE NEW PROCESS. IF A MEMBER -- I DON'T BELIEVE THE NUMBERS ARE DECIDED. WHATEVER NUMBER WE LAND ON IS WHERE WE START DOING THAT ELIMINATION FOR THE NEXT ROUND FOLLOWING. >> SOUNDS GOOD. >> OKAY. WE ARE STARTING AGAIN. KEEP THAT IN MIND. THIS IS THE PROCESS WE WILL TAKE GOING FORWARD. >> WAS THERE AN OBJECTION FOR THE NUMBER TWO OR THREE? IT SEEMED LIKE A CONSENSUS FOR 2? THERE'S NO OBJECTION FOR THAT? OKAY. TWO OR LESS. MOVING FORWARD ANYONE WHO RECEIVES TWO OR LESS IN THE NEXT ROUND WOULD THEN BE REMOVED FROM THE NEXT ROUND OF VOTING. AT THIS POINT I WOULD ASK THE BODY VOTE IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION FOR THE AMENDED PROCEDURE. >> YES. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE AMENDED PROCEDURE? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AND SOMEONE JUST CALL? WHAT ARE WE VOTING ON NOW? ARE WE MOVING FORWARD WITH ANOTHER ROUND OR ARE WE SAYING ANYONE THAT HAS GOTTEN TWO OR MORE VOTES CAN MOVE ON? >> WE ARE VOTING ON THE PROCEDURE TO ESTABLISH HOW WE WILL CONTINUE. WE ARE VOTING ON THE MOTION TO AMEND THE PROCEDURE SO WE WILL VOTE AND FOLKS THAT DO NOT GET TO VOTES OR MORE WILL BE ELIMINATED. IS THAT CLEAR >> I GUESS IF SOMEONE COULD SEE WHAT WE ARE FLOATING ON THE SECOND THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL THANK YOU. >> YES WE ARE NOW VOTING ON THE VOTE TO REVISE THE VOTING PROCEDURE BEFORE US WOULD BE IF COUNCILMEMBERS DO NOT RECEIVE TO OUR LAST , IF THEY RECEIVE TWO OR LESS THEY ARE ELIMINATED FROM THE FOLLOWING ROUND AS FAR AS PART OF THE NOMINATION. WHAT WE ARE VOTING ON NOW IS WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THE OPTION TO ELIMINATE A NOMINEE IF THEY DON'T RECEIVE TWO OR MORE VOTES. >> OKAY. I BELIEVE THAT IS CLEAR CORRECT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? SEEING A NOD. OKAY. WE ARE NOW VOTING ON THE PROCEDURE. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> THE MOTION TO CHANGE THE VOTING PROCEDURE HAS BEEN VOTED ON UNANIMOUSLY SO WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH THIS PROCEDURE GOING FORWARD. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AGAIN ON THE NOMINATIONS TO FILL THE VACANCY FOR DISTRICT 2? >> PLEASE RESPOND BY CALLING A NOMINEE'S NAME. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> HOLLINGSWORTH. >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER MORE . >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER . >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. WE HAVE DUCKS WORTH, THREE VOTES. SALISBURY, ONE VOTE AND SOLOMON FOR VOTES. NOT ONE RECEIVED FIVE. >> ALL RIGHT. >> TO CLARIFY THE NEXT ROUND WILL INCLUDE DUCKS WORTH AND SOLOMON. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS GOING FORWARD? >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE. >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER MORE. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. MARK SOLOMON. >> MARK SOLOMON. >> DUCKS WORTH THREE IN FAVOR, SOLOMON FIVE IN FAVOR. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MARK SOLOMON HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO FILL COUNSEL DISTRICT 2 UNTIL A CANDIDATE IN THE NOVEMBER 2025 GENERAL ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 2 IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MARK SOLOMON TO THE PODIUM. >> GO AHEAD. >> MR. SOLOMON NEEDS TO ACCEPT THE POSITION AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE OATH. >> MARK SOLOMON, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPOINTED YOU AS COUNCILMEMBER TO THE CITY COUNSEL DISTRICT 2 POSITION UNTIL A CANDIDATE IN THE NOVEMBER 2025 GENERAL ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 2 IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. YOU ACCEPT THE POSITION? CONGRATULATIONS IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I WILL ASK NOW THE CITY CLERK TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE. THE CITY CLERK WILL COME UP AND DO THAT AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO PROVIDE COMMENTS AFTER THE FACT. PLEASE JOIN US AT THE DAIS. >> IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAN IN. >> ALI IS MY OUTSIDE VOICE. >> BEFORE WE START WE GET TO CHOOSE WHETHER YOU WANT TO -- YOU ONLY HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. >> I, MARK SOLOMON, SWEAR THAT I POSSESS ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN THE SEATTLE CITY CHARTER AND THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE POSITION OF CITY COUNCILMEMBER. THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY CONDUCT MYSELF AS A SEATTLE CITY COUNCILMEMBER. >> CONGRATULATIONS >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO THIS COUNSEL FOR THEIR TRUST . JUST HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY BEST FRIEND FROM WAY BACK WHEN . I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE FOLKS I MET ON THIS JOURNEY. I'VE KNOWN FOREVER AND I'VE JUST GOTTEN TO MEET THESE OTHER GENTLEMEN AND THERE IS SO MUCH TALENT AND I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF GETTING TO KNOW YOU. I KNOW REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS BUT GOES FORWARD WE ARE GOING TO DO SOME WORK TOGETHER. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME THROUGH THIS PROCESS SO YOU PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO HEAR ME DO A WHOLE LOT. I REALLY AM ABOUT SERVING THIS COMMUNITY, GETTING THINGS DONE AND WORKING WITH THIS COUNSEL TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND FOR THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 2. FOR THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 2, I'M HERE. I'M HERE TO BE OF SERVICE TO YOU. I'M HERE TO BE CALMING TO ALL OF YOU. LET'S STOP TALKING AND GET SOME STUFF DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE HAVE NOW FINALLY FINISHED THE NOMINATION PROCESS . UNLESS THERE IS ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. LOOKING NOW TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER BUSINESS? ON THE SCREEN, NOBODY IS RAISING THEIR HAND . ALL RIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL -- IT IS NOW 11:52, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET AGAIN TOMORROW JANUARY 28th AT 2:00 P.M.. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.