>> THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER THOSE 5:01 PM NOVEMBER 12, 2024 I AM DAN STRAUSS. WILL THE CLOUT THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? >> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES? >> HERE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WOO? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? CHAIR STRAUSS. FIVE PRESENT. >> WE WILL GET GOING THIS EVENING I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS TO SHARE BEFORE WE GET GOING WHICH IS I WANT TO KICK OFF TONIGHT PUBLIC HEARING BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE AMERICA LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT THAN IT DID LAST WEEK, NOW IT'S UP TO ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM AND ON THIS DAIS TO FIGHT HARDER THAN EVER FOR OUR SHARED SEATTLE VALUES. THROUGHOUT THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS IT WILL BE CRITICAL THAT THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR WORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY WAYS THAT WE CAN PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS. WE ALSO HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO SAFEGUARD PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON IT FROM PUBLIC TRANSIT TO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ALSO NEED TO RECKON WITH MAJOR ISSUES SEATTLE AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY FACES FAR TOO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE EVERYDAY BASICS HAVE BECOME UNAFFORDABLE. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT THE ELECTED LEADERS APPEAR ON THIS DAIS CREATED AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS ELECTED LEADERS TO FIGHT ON THE BEHALF OF WORKING-CLASS SEATTLE INDIVIDUALS TO FIX IT. THE BALANCING PACKAGE IS IN DELETE , DEEP COLLABORATION WITH EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT BEGINS OUR FIGHT AGAINST THIS ON AFFORDABILITY ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS OUR NATION. A FEW THINGS THAT ARE BALANCING PACKAGE DOES IS WE ARE INCREASING THE FUNDING FOR FOOD BANKS, MAIL PROVIDERS AND MEAL PROGRAMS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE TO GET WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES OFF THE WAITLIST INTO CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND INVESTING HER WORKERS IN SMALL BUSINESSES AND RESTORING FUNDINGS FOR THE CITY STOREFRONT PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHENING OUR LABOR PROTECTIONS THROUGH ADDITIONAL OUTREACH AND INCREASING OUR FUNDING FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS. WE ARE DOING RIGHT BY OUR OWN CITY WORKERS AND THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST CHOICES THAT WE HAD TO MAKE WHICH WAS THERE ARE SOME LAYOFFS IN THIS BUDGET AND WE ARE ALSO EXTENDING THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO BE EMPLOYED BY OUR CITY. ANOTHER SIX MONTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT CONTINUITY PLANNING IS ABLE TO BE DONE FOR EVERY WORKER IN SEATTLE. WE ARE INCREASING OUR INVESTMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INCLUDING ALMOST $6 MILLION TO CREATE NEW DIGIT SHELTERS LIKE TINY HOME VILLAGES. WE HAVE MONEY TO BUILD NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND JOB TRAINING CENTER FOR HOMELESS YOUTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUTH CARE. ANOTHER ALMOST $4 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES AN ADDITIONAL 3 MILLION PEOPLE AND $3 MILLION TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR RVS TRANSITIONING TO HOUSING AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. BETWEEN THESE INVESTMENTS AND THE MAYOR'S BUDGET PROPOSALS SEATTLE WILL BE INVESTING MORE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING THIS YEAR THAN ANY YEAR PREVIOUSLY. AT THE SAME TIME WE KNOW OUR WORK TO BRING DOWN HOUSING PRICES IS FAR FROM DONE, WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR ZONING LAWS TO ALLOW FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE BUILT AND WE NEED TO STREAMLINE OUR PERMANENT SYSTEM, ADDRESSING OUR PORTABLE HOUSING CRISIS WILL TAKE COMPLEX THOUGHTFUL AND MULTIFACETED SOLUTIONS WHICH IS WHY I AM PROPOSING A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT ASKING THEM TO EXPLORE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT A SIMILAR PROGRAM TO THE BILLION-DOLLAR BOND PROPOSED BY KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER TO FINANCE REGIONAL WORKFORCE HOUSING. WE ALSO NEED TO WORK TOWARDS ENSURING THAT WE HAVE MORE MONEY FROM THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX GOING TOWARD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SPONSORS OF JUMPSTART I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS, EACH AND EVERY YEAR SINCE WE PASSED JUMPSTART WE HAVE USED A PORTION OF IT TO HELP SUPPORT THINGS IN THE GENERAL FUND. WHICH IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF FUNDING OF MANY IMPORTANT THINGS FROM OUR WORK TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS TO SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES TO FUNDING PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS YEAR, WE ARE FACING A $250 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT BEFORE THE MAYOR SENT DOWN A PROPOSAL, THEN JUST THREE WEEKS AGO THE NEWS GOT EVEN WORSE WITH THE REVENUE FORECAST SHOWING A GENERAL FUND WAS GOING TO BRING IN NEARLY $50 MILLION LESS THAN EXPECTED. THIS IS ONLY HAPPENED IN 2020 IN OCTOBER, AND IN 2008. SO WE ARE NOT IN A GOOD POSITION. IF WE WERE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER TO NOT USE HIGHER-THAN-EXPECTED JUMPSTART REVENUES TO OFFSET LOWER-THAN-EXPECTED GENERAL FUND REVENUES WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT DEEPER CUTS TO CRITICAL SERVICES AND IT WOULD BE THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE WOULD BE DOING THIS. WE WOULD BE HAVING TO LOOK AT AGGRESSIVE LAYOFFS WITHOUT ANY TRANSMISSION. AND FUNDING THINGS FOOD BANKS TO HOMELESS SERVICES WOULD BE HIT HARDER AND WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HITTING OUR BUDGET WITH AN AX AND NOT A SCALPEL, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNACCEPTABLE. AT THE SAME TIME IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK TOWARDS STABILIZING OUR GENERAL FUND FOCUSING JUMPSTART ON ITS INTENDED PURPOSES AND I'VE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO DO JUST THAT OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. ULTIMATELY WE CAN'T GROW OUR WAY OUT OR CUT OUR WAY OUT OF THE STRUCTURE BUDGET DEFICIT. SAID ANOTHER WAY WE CANNOT FIX OUR STRUCTURE BUDGET TAXES. WE HAVE TO TAKE A CAREFUL APPROACH THAT BALANCES THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY THAT REMAINS THE FOCUS AFFORDABILITY CRISIS THAT SO MANY SEATTLE AND VIGIL'S FACE. WE ARE TAKING A STEP DOWN APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE BUDGET DEFICIT, THIS DEFICIT IS A PRODUCT OF DECADE OF HIGH-GROWTH AND LOW INFLATION, SOLVING AN ISSUE IN THE DECADE MAKING ONE YEAR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE GOVERNING. WE HAVE MANY STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITHIN THIS BUDGET STARTING UP THE NEXT ROUND OF OUR BUDGET REFORM WORK AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR WE CAN PROMISE THE FUNDING LEVELS FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN'T THAT WE ACHIEVED THIS YEAR, WE CAN PROMISE THAT IN THE FUTURE IF THE FORECASTS RETURN AS THEY DID JUST THIS LAST A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE CHAIRS PACKAGE WAS A PRODUCT OF ALL OF US ON COUNSEL WORKING TOGETHER, THIS IS NOT THE PACKAGE I WOULD'VE CREATED ON MY OWN AND IT IS A BETTER PACKAGE THAN WHAT I WOULD'VE CREATED ON MY OWN BECAUSE WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER. IN COLLEGE WE SHOULD FEEL PROUD OF THE PACKAGE PRESENTED BECAUSE IT IS ALL OF OUR PACKAGE, NOT JUST MINE. WHILE WE COULD'VE MADE HISTORY BY HAVING NO AMENDMENTS TO MY PACKAGE I SEE THAT IS NOT THE CASE. WE ARE NOW IN THE STATE FOR EACH COUNCILMEMBER CAN MAKE OR PROPOSE THE CHANGES THAT THEY WANT. AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE MOVING INTO FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK. I WANT TO CONCLUDE BY THANKING ALL OF YOU IN THIS ROOM FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND FOR EVERYONE ONLINE. IN A MOMENT WHERE THERE IS MORE UNCERTAINTY THAN CERTAINTY, THERE IS NO PLACE I WOULD RATHER BE THAN WITH ALL OF YOU HERE EXERCISING OUR CIVIC DUTY. WITH THAT I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT TONIGHT EVERYONE IS GOING TO HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. IF WE GET TO ABOUT NINE OR 9:30 PM I WILL BRING AN ADJUSTMENT TO BRING IT DOWN TO A MINUTE, WE DO HAVE CHILDCARE THAT IS AVAILABLE UNTIL 7:00 P.M. AND AS I SAID THE PARKING GARAGE CLOSES AT 10:00 P.M., IF YOU ENTER THE PARKING GARAGE AFTER 4:00 P.M., YOU CAN JUST TELL THEM ON THE WAY OUT IT IS ONLY FIVE DOLLARS. SO THERE IS THAT. WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT TOMORROW MORNING. I HAVE HAD STANDARD ADVISEMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT MY COMMITTEE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN USED SO I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS NOW. IF WE HAVE MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE SIGN UP, SO UNDER 30 PEOPLE I WILL GIVE TWO MINUTES IN THE MORNING, IF THERE IS MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE IT WILL BE DOWN TO A MINUTE AND IF IT GOES LONGER THAN TWO HOURS IT WILL BE 30 SECONDS AFTER THE 120th PERSON. SO, THAT'S FOR TOMORROW MORNING HOPEFULLY EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES TONIGHT FULLY. WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS I THINK I'VE GONE OVER I FILIBUSTERED THE INTRO STATEMENT SO THAT EVERYONE COULD BE HERE WE ARE STILL ONLY WAITING ON COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO REFLECT THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS HERE BUT COUNCILMAN KETTLE WAS EXCUSED UNTIL HE ARRIVED SO YOU'RE HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CITY'S 2025 GENERAL REVENUE SOURCES INCLUDING A POSSIBLE PROPERTY TAX LEVY INCREASE THE MAYOR'S 2025 TO 2026 PROPOSED BUDGETS IN THE 2025 AND 2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE CITY'S 2025 GENERAL REVENUE SOURCES AND MAYORS PROPOSED BUDGETS AND CIP. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE ROOM I ALREADY KIND OF GAVE YOU THE RUNDOWN, THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2025 AND 26 PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDING THE THREE ITEMS THAT I JUST MENTIONED LL HAVE TWO MINUTES, WE WILL DO 10 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, 10 PEOPLE ONLINE, 10 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, 10 PEOPLE ONLINE. AND CLERK HOW MANY FOLKS DO WE HAVE ONLINE AND IN PERSON? >> 70 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP ONLINE, 150 IN PERSON. >> IT WILL BE LONGER, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED AND THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED SPEAKERS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN 10 SETS OF IN PERSON REMOTE SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT SO WHEN YOU HEAR THE CHIME YOU STILL HAVE A MOMENT TO WRAP UP. AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER AS SOON AS THAT PERIOD IS UP. AND EVERY TWO HOURS WE WILL TAKE A MINUTE STRETCH BREAK. GREAT, WITH THAT, LET'S ROLL, I WILL GO WITH THE LIST A IN PERSON SPEAKERS SO I HAVE LIST A1 THROUGH 10 CECELIA BLACK, SOMEONE HANDS. STEVE, GLORIA PUMPHREY. SOMEONE ELLIS. EDWARD DUMAS'S. ANYMORE, GARRETT. MR. SAULSBERRY AND JIM BUCHANAN. SO WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, THAT MEANS COME LINEUP SO WE CAN JUST GO RIGHT THROUGH. CECELIA THANK YOU FOR LEADING BY EXAMPLE. GOOD EVENING. AT YOUR CONVENIENCE WE WILL GET GOING. >> MY NAME IS CECELIA BLACK AND I'M A WHEELCHAIR USER, COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND I URGE YOU TO PROTECT THE MAJORITY OF SEATTLE INDIVIDUALS AND INCREASE FUNDING FOR TENANT BY $3.5 MILLION, I AM ALSO URGING YOU TO RESTORE THE $2 MILLION IN THE BUDGET FOR ADA FUNDING NEARLY EVERY YEAR COUNSEL TRIES TO CUT ADA FUNDING SIDING SEATTLE IS AHEAD OF ITS GOALS. AND I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THESE GOALS ARE THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM REQUIRED TO CONSENT AND AT THE SAME TIME LESS THAN A QUARTER OF CROSSINGS HAVE ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS. THE FUNDING IN THE LEVY IS MEANT TO BE ADDED AND NOT TO REPLACE EXISTING FUNDS. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO LOOK AT ANY OF THE RECENT AMENDMENTS. AND COUNSEL ERODES TRUST WHEN IT PUBLISHES HUGE BUDGET DOCUMENTS SO CLOSE TO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND REMOVES TOOLS LIKE IT'S BUDGET TRACKING TOOL. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE HERE SHOWING UP AS COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY EXPERTS AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND AS RENTERS AND AS CLIMATE ACTIVISTS AND AS TRANSIT RIDERS AND WE ARE ASKING FOR BUDGETS AND POLICIES ROOTED IN BEST PRACTICES IN DATA AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SAFETY AND EQUITY STANDARDS. SO WHEN YOU'RE HOLDING LEVY FUNDING HOSTAGE CREATING OBSTACLES TO BUS LANES, ENDING EVICTION DEFENSE I'M ASKING YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHO YOU ARE RESPONDING TO. IS IT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PRACTITIONERS, PROGRAM EXPERTS ARE SPECIAL INTERESTS OF THE SELECT FEW? >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE MR. AND MRS. HAYNES. HELLO. I AM BAD AT READING HANDWRITING AND I AM GOING TO MISPRONOUNCE NAMES I APOLOGY, MY APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE. >> I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GRASSROOTS GROUP , THE HARBOR ALPINE NEIGHBORS, 170 STRONG. SEVERAL OTHERS HERE IN THE ROOM THAT WILL SPEAK TONIGHT. WE ARE MADE UP OF OWNERS AND RENTERS ON THAT AREA, PLEASE APPROVE THE BUDGET TO CHANGE THE DIAGONAL PARKING AREA ALONG WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE FORM OF SPEED AND NOISE ACTIVATED TICKETING CAMERAS. NO ONE LIVING IN THIS AREA WANTS TO RESTRICT SEATTLE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FROM ENJOYING ALL THE AREA HAS TO OFFER. THOSE OF US LIVING THERE ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO QUIET ENJOYMENT, WE ARE AFRAID TO GO OUT ON THE STREET AFTER DARK YEAR-ROUND. YOU'VE SEEN THE VIDEOS AND PHOTOS WE HAVE SENT. YOU'VE HEARD THE STORIES OF THE SLEEP DEPRIVATION WE SUFFER. THE VERY REAL DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUES THAT EXIST. YOU KNOW ABOUT THE DRUG DEALING AND USE, DRUNKENNESS, PUBLIC URINATION AND DEFECATION. CARS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 90 MILES PER HOUR. CARS BEING SLAMMED INTO AND PUSHED OR DRIVEN INTO THE BAY. CARS PARKED ON THE STREET BEING HIT AND TOTALED BY DRUNK DRIVERS. CAR BREAKING, BREAK-INS AND THEFTS, LITTERING IN THE ABJECT HORROR OF GUNFIGHTS THAT HAVE INCLUDED A FATALITY. THIS ENVIRONMENT CHANGE AND USE OF EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY TO AID OUR POLICE AND DOING THEIR JOBS IS NECESSARY FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE AREA. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE ALSO BEEN ADVISED I NEED TO LET FOLKS KNOW WHERE THE RESTROOMS ARE AND EMERGENCY EXITS THERE ARE EMERGENCY EXITS AND RESTROOMS OUT THAT DOOR AS WELL AS GENDER-NEUTRAL RESTROOM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BLUE BRIDGE. >> MY NAME IS STEVE HUMPHREY AND I AM GOING TO BASICALLY SAY THE SAME THINGS THAT SHE JUST SAID. BUT I WANT TO SAY ONE THING THAT AT 5:00 P.M. THIS PAST SUNDAY MORNING, I CHASED A MAN AND A WOMAN OUT OF OUR LANDSCAPING WHILE THEY WERE IN THERE URINATING, THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE ON OUR STREET THESE DAYS. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND THIS BUDGET SPECIFICALLY ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SAFETY. FROM THE AVERAGE ALCO POINT RESIDENTS OF HARBOR AND AVENUES ARE UNDER SIEGE. BY THE VARIOUS THINGS THAT SHE JUST EXPLAINED. SEATTLE POLICE ARE WILLFULLY UNDERSTAFFED. THEY ARE BASICALLY NOT ABLE TO ACT RESPONSIBLY LET ALONE BE PROACTIVE AND AS A RESULT, THERE ARE NO CONSEQUENCES FOR A LOT OF THE BAD BEHAVIOR THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE CITY. ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HARBOR AND AL QAEDA. PUBLIC SAFETY CAN BE MORE THAN POLICE IT CAN BE TECHNOLOGY. LIGHTSPEED ACTIVATED TICKETING SYSTEMS, NOISE ACTIVATED TICKETING SYSTEMS SEE CCTV AND OTHER THINGS, IT ALSO CAN BE CHANGES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT. WE DESIGNED THE STREETS AND PARKING, MAKE PARKING ACCESS WORK TO BE MORE SAFE FOR PEOPLE, MAKE OUR PARKS ACCESS MORE SAFE FOR PEOPLE. WE CAN DO ALL OF THIS AND STILL MAINTAIN FRIENDLY, WELCOMING NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE SAFE. THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS THESE SYSTEMS ARE EFFECTIVE AND ARE IN USE ELSEWHERE AND ARE COLORBLIND. THEY ARE RACE BLIND AND LANGUAGE BLIND, ALL THEY DO IS NOTE A VEHICLE DOING SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO DO IN THAT AREA. ALSO MEMBER SAKA HAS TWO LINE ITEMS THAT ADDRESS THE CHANGES WE NEED, ONE IS THE ALTERATION OF THE PARKING AT THE HEAD AND THE OTHER IS THE USE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SPEED ACTIVATED CAMERAS. >> THANK YOU STEVE. UP NEXT IS GLORIA AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR THE LAST FOUR MINUTES. GLORIA WELCOME. >> MY NAME IS GLORIA PUMPHREY, WELCOME TO MY WORLD. I LIVE ON HARBOR AVENUE SOUTHWEST. ACROSS FROM THE DIAGONAL PARKING AREA. LOOK OUT MY WINDOW, WAVES OF FAMILIES , WALKERS, BIKERS, SKATERS, YOUNG AND OLD A RAINBOW OF CULTURE, CULTURES AND COLORS. THEY JOYFULLY MOVE ALONG THE ARCHIVE TRAIL AND IT IS DAYTIME. JUNE 22 SATURDAY. THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT FALLS TO THE STREET. 4:00 A.M., WAKE UP. TO THE SOUND OF BULLETS FLYING. RUN TO MY FRONT WINDOW, THERE IS A BODY LAYING IN THE DIAGONAL PARKING. THE PARKING AREA EMPTIES AS CARS RACE AWAY ABANDONING THE DYING BODY. THERE IS A BULLET HOLE IN MY FRONT WINDOW AND OUR STREET IS NOT SAFE. PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO GO OUT AT NIGHT. THE DIAGONAL PARKING AREA IS A DANGEROUS EPICENTER FOR ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AND A AREA FOR RACING DRUG SALES AND USE, DRINKING, EXCESSIVE NOISE AND MUSIC, SHOOTING AND FIGHTS. PUGET SOUND WATERS, OUR STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BEING POLLUTED. WITH BROKEN BOTTLES, CANS, BURNT TIRE RUBBER, RAZOR BLADES, FOIL, FAST FOOD WRAPPINGS AND ALCOHOL BOXES. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE INSTANCES THAT WE EXPERIENCE ALMOST NIGHTLY. WE MUST ALTER THE AREA WHILE CONTINUING TO ALLOW POSITIVE DAYTIME ACTIVITIES. WE SUPPORT CHANGING THE PARKING AREA CONFIGURATION. AND THE USES OF SPEED CAMERAS TO MAKE THE AREA LESS ATTRACTIVE FOR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. PLEASE HELP US BECOME A SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THANK YOU GLORIA UP NEXT IS AUSTIN ELLIS, EDWARD DUMAS'S, AND ANNIE MOORE. DO WE HAVE AUSTIN? >> GOOD EVENING. >> MY NAME IS AUSTIN ELLIS AND I AM A REAL CHANGE VENDOR AND I HAVE BEEN FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. I AM ALSO CURRENTLY ON HOUSE, I HAVE BEEN THAT WAY FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. I AM WORKING WITH DSC TO GET HOUSING. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO ME AND EVERYONE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. SO JUST BASICALLY STAYING ALIVE, THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND HOUSING IS CRITICAL AT THIS POINT. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO BE OUT THERE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S NOT FUN. IT'S NOTHING EXCITING AND I JUST KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE CRITICAL AT THIS POINT TO HAVE FUNDING AND HOUSING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU AUSTIN. >> EDWARD DUMAS , WELCOME EDWARD. >> SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF COUNCIL MEMBER, SAKA AND THE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR A VERY IMPORTANT ROAD SAFETY PROJECT ON DELL RIDGE. THE PROPOSAL HAS TAKEN A LOT OF CRITICISM AND HAS BEEN PERSONAL ATTACKS AGAINST COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND THE RHYTHMIC , AND THE IMMIGRANTS AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT RELEVANT TO THE PROJECT. DIFFERENT VIEWS ARE OKAY. BUT PERSONAL ATTACKS ARE UNCALLED FOR. THIS ROAD SAFETY PROJECT IS CRITICALLY NEEDED, THERE ARE MANY IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEE FAMILIES LIVING AND WORKING IN THE AREA. WHO ARE NOT SAFELY ABLE TO ACCESS A SMALL BUSINESS OR DAY CARE FACILITIES AND HAVE VOICED THEIR CONCERNS FOR YEARS NOW. ROB SAKA THE PROPOSAL FINALLY GIVES A VOICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS A ROAD TO SAFETY AND EQUITY ISSUES. THE DELL RIDGE SAFETY PROJECT ENSURES THE CITY BRINGS IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AND FIND SOLUTIONS THAT MAKE IT SAFER FOR EVERYONE DRIVERS BICYCLES PEDESTRIANS AND FAMILY WORKERS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU EDWARD. UP NEXT IS ANNIE MOORE. GARRETT, MR. SALISBURY AND JIM BUCHANAN. >> MY NAME IS ANNIE BICE MOORE AND I'M GOING TO BE SPEAKING ABOUT TENANT SERVICES. I AM SENIOR RENTER RESIDING AT COLUMBIA GARDENS IN RAINIER VALLEY IN DISTRICT 2 SINCE 2014. WE ARE SENIORS LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES AND ARE PREDOMINANTLY BROWN AND BLACK PEOPLE. I AM URGING THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBERS MORALE US, MOORE AND HOLLINGSWORTH TO FULLY RESTORE FUNDING TO TENANT SERVICES AT THE SAME LEVEL AS 2024 AND TO ENCOURAGE DOUBLING THIS FUNDING IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE DON'T PIT RENTAL ASSISTANCE AGAINST RENTERS AND TENANT SERVICES, WE NEED THEM BOTH. I HAVE BEEN A HOMEOWNER MOST OF MY LIFE SO WHEN I TRANSITIONED TO APARTMENT LIVING, I WAS NAÏVE TO THINK THAT IF I PAID MY RENT ON TIME THE LANDLORD WOULD DO THEIR PART AREA THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF APARTMENT LIVING WAS GREAT. THEN IT WENT DOWNHILL WHEN THE OWNERS ALSO KNOWN AS SEED HIRED A NEW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY NAMED COAST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN 2019. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WITH COAST, SINCE THIS PAST SUMMER, UP TO THE PRESENT THERE HAS BEEN FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THEY HAD BEEN NO HOT WATER IN THE MAIN BUILDING AND PETS CONTROL WAS GIVEN THE KEY TO THE WRONG APARTMENT. AND A VARIETY OF VIOLATIONS TO THE 48 HOUR NOTICE TO ENTER. THERE IS MORE BUT I WOULD RUN OUT OF TIME. EQUIPPED WITH TENANT INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED FROM TENANTS UNION AT B SEATTLE AND THEIR BACKING, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WRITE MORE EFFECTIVE EMAILS WITH WE MEAN BUSINESS. SO PLEASE, FULLY FUND TENANT SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT SEATTLE, THE TENANTS UNIONS AND OTHERS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RENTERS LIKE US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU ANNIE. UP NEXT MR. GARRETT AND MR. SAULSBERRY AND MR. BUCHANAN. WELCOME, GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING, CEO OF COMMUNITY LAND TRUST SPEAKING TODAY AS A THIRD-GENERATION COMMUNITY BUILDER. AND COFOUNDER OF KING COUNTY EQUITY NOW. THE FIRST ISSUE IS IN SUPPORT OF COUNSEL , COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND THE AMENDMENT, WE ARE GRATEFUL AND THINK COUNCILWOMAN HOLLINGSWORTH FOR HER LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBERS KATHY MOORE AND TONYA TRENDS 11 AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL TO HONOR THE INTENT OF RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF ANTIBLACK RACISM AND CREATE A NEW NORMAL ROOTED IN EQUITY AND THOSE FUNDS ARE LONG-OVERDUE TO THE COMMUNITY. TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT , PUBLIC SAFETY AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. SECONDLY, THE ISSUE IS HANDS OFF THE JUMPSTART TAX. ANTIBLACK RACISM AND CORPORATE GREED ARE THE NUMBER ONE THREATS TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR CITY AND AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE RESULTS OF THAT IS WHAT YOU SEE HAPPENING IN THE STREETS OF SEATTLE WHICH THE LADY WAS UNFORTUNATELY SPEAKING TO BEFORE. AND DIVERTING FUNDS FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WILL ONLY WORSEN THESE INEQUITIES AND KEEP OUR PEOPLE IN THE STREETS AND CREATE THE VERY CONDITIONS THAT FUEL CRIME AND UNSAFE COMMUNITIES. IT IS REALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE AND WE SAY THAT YOU DO NOT PERMANENTLY DIVERT THIS FUNDING TO BALANCE THE BUDGET AND TO REJECT ANY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CHANGE THE SPENDING PLAN WITHOUT PUBLIC PROCESS, WE WANT TO SEE FULLY FUNDED AND URGE YOU TO FULLY FUND COMMUNITY LED PROJECTS. SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY HOME, THE ONLY SHELTER PROGRAM DEDICATED . >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. GARRETT. >> THANK YOU MR. GARRETT. >> MR. GARRETT, THANK YOU. >> MR. SALISBURY YOU'RE UP NEXT AND YOU'RE AT THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU NEED TO KEEP THAT FREE AND CLEAR OF YOUR CAMERAS, THANK YOU. >> IS IDENTIFIED HERE. HE WENT TO MOVE HIS CAR. NO COMMENT FROM YOU TODAY. >> MR. BUCHANAN YOU ARE UP NEXT. >> THANK YOU. >> GREETINGS COUNSEL. I AM PRESIDENT OF THE WASHINGTON STATE DESCENDENTS OF SLAVES COALITION. I AM PRESENT TODAY TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH'S AMENDMENTS DIRECTING RESOURCES TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY. THE AMENDMENTS HELP ADDRESS KEY CRITICAL AREAS, HOMELESSNESS, FOOD INSECURITY, PUBLIC SAFETY, ARTS AND CULTURE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK, THINK MEMBER MOORE AND MEMBER WOO FOR COSPONSORING THE AMENDMENTS AND PRESIDENT NELSON FOR YOUR GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THINK BUDGET CHAIR STRAUSS FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP AND TACKLE TOUGH ISSUES FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY. AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR YOUR CONSISTENT SUPPORT ALONG WITH MEMBERS SAKA, MORALES AND RIVERA, WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL LISTENING AND RESPONDING TO THE VOICE OF THE BLACK DESCENDENTS SLAVES COMMUNITY. WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING AND STRENGTHENING OUR RELATIONSHIP IN THE FUTURE. NOW WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT BY VOTING YES ON COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGWORTH'S AMENDMENT. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A LARGE COALITION OF A LOT OF GROUPS THAT NOW HAVE TOTALED OVER 200,000 MEMBERS. AND OUR GOAL AND OBJECTIVE IS TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHT THING. SPECIFICALLY IN THE CORNER FOR BLACK DESCENDENTS OF SLAVES BECAUSE WE ARE SO MISSED USED, ABUSED AND OVERLOOKED. CONSISTENTLY. AND AS WE SUPPORT ALL ISSUES OF OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE THEY AFFECT US. TALKING TO EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, THEY AFFECT US MORE THAN ANYBODY. BUT, WE ARE ZOOMING IN ON WHAT AFFECTS DESCENDENTS OF SLAVES. THANK YOU. >> THINK YOUR, THINK YOU , THANK YOU MR. BUCHANAN. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? >> HELLO? >> YOU ARE NOT UP YET MY FRIEND. >> OKAY. >> THAT'S WHAT GOT ME CONFUSED. WE WILL JUST HAVE HIM START AT THE NEXT ROUND SO WE WILL TRANSITION TO ONLINE SPEAKERS NOW AND DO THE FIRST 10 I WILL CALL EVERYONE'S NAME SO THAT THEY KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AT, WE HAVE MARSHALL BENDER, CHRIS WOODWARD, GARRETT MOORE, ROBIN BRADY, TANYA MOORE, ISABEL DIAZ, SO WITH THAT, WE WILL BRING THE FIRST SPEAKER UP, I SEE MARSHALL YOU ARE HERE STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. YOU ARE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS MARSHALL BENDER AND I'M A SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY EMPLOYEE AND AN 82 MEMBER. NOT OF THAT IN MY EMPLOYER. I SEE DAILY THE STRUGGLE OF SEATTLE'S RESIDENCE ADDICTION, HOMELESSNESS, CRIME AND MORE ARE PRESENT IN SEATTLE'S LIBRARY AND WE ARE OFTEN THE FIRST TO RESPOND TO THESE ISSUES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE STD SLEEPS ON THE JOB TAKING HOURS TO RESPOND TO ASSAULTS AND TRAFFIC CRIME, WE LIBRARY WORKERS HAVE TO DE-ESCALATE, DIRECT PEOPLE TO RESOURCES AND WORK TO KEEP OURSELVES AND OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE. WE NEED A SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOT KILLER COPS. COUNSEL I URGE YOU NOT TO GOT JUMPSTART TAX FOR THE GENERAL FUND. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF CRIME, ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND HOMELESSNESS. WHEN WE BUILD HOUSING WE CREATE STABILITY AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND CLIMB OUT OF ADDICTION AND LIVING ON THE STREETS. TO GOT THIS BUDGET TO PAY FOR SWEEPS AND COPS WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF YOUR SUPPOSE IT COMMITMENT TO SEATTLE'S RESIDENCE. FUND HOUSING AND NOT COPS. ADDITIONALLY PLEASE RESTORE FUNDING TO FUND SENATE SERVICES FURTHER AND IN THE FUTURE. THE MAJORITY OF SEATTLEITE'S AR. I VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR MOORE AND THE CAPITAL GAINS LEGISLATION. WE NEED MORE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE TO FIX BUDGET HOLES LIKE THIS, TO SUMMARIZE STOP FUNDING COPS, START FUNDING HOUSING THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND THAT IS MY TIME. >> CHRIS WOODWARD. CHRIS. YOU ARE PUT FORWARD. CHRIS I SEE YOU ARE THERE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. >> YOU ARE OFF MUTE, TAKE IT AWAY. >> GREAT, THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON BUDGET COMMUNITY MEMBERS, MY NAME IS CHRIS WOODWARD AND I REPRESENT THE ALLIANCE IN D1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NONPROFIT WORKING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE PIONEER SQUARE DISTRICT. FIRST OFF THANK YOU COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF WORKING TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET PACKAGE. PROVIDING COMMENTS REGARDING THE BUDGET TODAY. THE ALLIANCE IS IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED BUDGET ALLOCATIONS AND WHAT THAT PROMOTES THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN PIONEER SQUARE WHICH INCLUDES I WILL NOT NAME THE AMENDMENT NUMBERS SPECIFICALLY, THE TRANSFER OF 448,000 CULTURE FUNDS IN 25 AND 26 FROM SPR TO ARTS FOR DOWNTOWN AND NUMBER TWO USING 800,000 AND IN JUMPSTART FUNDS AND 25 AND 26 FOR OED REPAIR PROGRAMS. NUMBER THREE, INCREASING THE BUDGET BY 7 MILLION IN 25 AND 26. FOR A NEW COUNCIL DISTRICT FUND HERE FOR $500,000 FOR THE SEATTLE MEASURE FUND FOR WATERFRONT TRANSIT SERVICE. AND FINALLY INCREASING THE BUDGET BY 10 MILLION FOR OFFICER OVERTIME. THESE INVESTMENTS WILL ENSURE PIONEER SQUARE IS SAFE, WELCOMING AND VIBRANT FOR YEARS TO COME TAKE YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. >> THANK YOU CHRIS UP NEXT IS PETER CONDIT FOLLOWED BY GARRETT MOORE, ROBIN BRIGGS. PETER I SEE YOU ARE OFF MUTE ALREADY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, I WANT TO BE SAFE AS I GO THROUGH MY LIFE AND MY EXPERIENCE SAFETY COMES FROM RELATIONSHIPS AND RESOURCES. HOUSING CREATES SAFETY AND IMPROVES HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT REDUCES CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS AND MORE. BY DIVERTING JUMP START FUNDING FROM ITS INTENDED PURPOSES THIS COUNSEL IS EXACERBATING THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AND UNDERMINING PUBLIC SAFETY. I ASK THAT YOU REJECT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AS BILL 120913 WHICH WOULD MAKE THE JUMPSTART RATE PERMANENT. SECOND THE CITY SHOULD BE SPENDING LESS ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CREATE SAFETY FOR POLICING AND INCARCERATION. SINCE 2015 ONE IN 10 HOMICIDES IN SEATTLE HAVE BEEN PERPETRATED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. AS YOU SURELY KNOW SPD'S HARMS FALL ON BLACK AND NATIVE INDIVIDUALS, THIS IS CALLED STRUCTURAL RACISM. BY GIVING SBD BONUSES, RAISES AND EXPENSIVE TECHNOLOGY YOU COUNSEL EXPOSE ALL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO THE HARMS AND UNCHECKED RACISM. FOR EXAMPLE, IT SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE THAT THIS DEPARTMENT ALSO REMAINS FULL OF MISOGYNY. YOU MUST COMMIT TO NONVIOLENCE AND ANTIRACISM BY SUPPORTING NONPOLICE RESPONSES TO HARM. THIS YEAR'S $96 MILLION BUDGET INCREASE FOR POLICING COURTS AND CASES SHOULD INSTEAD BE DIVERTED TO PROVING SOLUTIONS SUCH AS VIOLENCE INTERACTION PROGRAMS, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITIES, EXPANDED LIBRARY HOURS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME. ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS IMPROVE SAFETY AND ARE COST-EFFECTIVE ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM THAT WE CURRENTLY PROP UP WITH HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DISCRETIONARY FUNDING EVERY DAY. IN THIS BUDGET I ASK THAT YOU DEFUND SBD, RESTORE JUMPSTART HOUSING AND INVESTMENTS. RESTORE FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION AND PROVIDE HUMAN SERVERS WORKERS WITH A 5% RAISE. THANK YOU. >> GARRETT FOLLOWED BY ROBIN YOU ARE ALREADY OFF MUTE TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. WELCOME. >> HIGH CHAIR STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS GARRETT AND I AM A RESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, I AM HERE TONIGHT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGWORTH'S AMENDMENT TO FULLY FUND THE GARFIELD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED IN THE CD FOR YEARS AND WE LOVE AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING WALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ENJOYING HOPEFULLY EVERY DEVELOPED GARFIELD PARK AND SENDING OUR KIDS TO GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. BUT WE NEED A SAFE FUTURE FOR OUR KIDS. AND THAT IS FREE FROM GUN VIOLENCE. I LISTEN TO MY NEIGHBORS AND WE KNOW WHAT MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS BOTH SAFETY AND FEELINGS OF SAFETY THAT IS ACCESS TO HEALTH WHILE BEING A GOOD JOB AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION, IT HELPS MAKE PROGRESS ON ALL OF THESE FRONTS. FROM THE ART PIECES REPRESENTING DIVERSE ETHNIC BATH GROUNDS OF THE CD TO CONNECTIONS TO BUSINESSES ALL AROUND THE CD. AND ACCESSIBLE WALKING PATH AND MULTIGENERATIONAL AT THE PARK, IT DOES IT ALL. I ALSO AM EXCITED IN THE MOVEMENTS TOWARDS ADDITIONAL PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. THE CITY COUNCIL IS SHOWING, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE THIS DIRECTION TO ENSURE WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE FROM HOUSING AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE TO BE ABLE TO INVEST IN PARKING COMMUNITY ACTIVATION. SO PLEASE, SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH'S AMENDMENT AND SEEK PROGRESSIVE REVENUE FOR THE FUTURE OF SEATTLE, THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT IS ROBIN BRIGGS FOLLOWED BY SELMAN. >> I LIVE IN CAPITOL HILL AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE CLIMATE. THIS COUNSEL AND MAYOR HAVE THE PRIORITIZED CLIMATE AND HOUSING IN THIS BUDGET AND NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS NOT REPEATED IN THE NEXT BUDGET. IF WE CANNOT PAY OUR BILLS THEN MAYBE WE NEED MORE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. OR MAYBE WE NEED TO OPEN OUR CITY TO MORE NEWCOMERS WHO CAN HELP SHARE THE LOAD. SPENDING ON CLIMATE INITIATIVES IS DOWN 28% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. THIS MEANS THAT PROGRAMS MEANT TO HELP RESIDENTS ARE CURRENTLY UNFUNDED. WE NEED TO WORK MORE NOT LESS ON NEW POLICIES TO HELP REDUCE EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE RESILIENCE. MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO LIVE FURTHER OUT WHICH RAISES EMISSIONS. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE DRIVER NOT JUST FOR AN AFFORDABILITY AND HOMELESSNESS BUT ALSO FOR OUR REGENTS ADMISSIONS AND AIR POLLUTION. WITH MORE PEOPLE LIVING CLOSER TO JOBS AND SERVICES THERE WOULD BE LOWER POLLUTION AND MORE REVENUE FOR THE CITY. THE CITY HAS WANTED TO REDUCE OUR EMISSIONS BY 2030 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PARIS AGREEMENT. IT'S NOT LIKE OUR EMISSIONS GO DOWN ON THEIR OWN, IT REQUIRES WORK AND INVESTMENT AND ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY. WE WILL NEVER FIX OUR SOCIAL PROBLEMS WITHOUT HOUSING AND WILL HAVE A BIG ECONOMY WITHOUT A DECENT CLIMATE. WITH RESPECT TO AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU, JOTTING DOWN THE THREE SHORTSIGHTED, WE NEED MULTIPLE WAYS TO GET AROUND. A STUDY OF BUS LANES IS UNLIKELY TO GET DIFFERENT RESULTS THAN PREVIOUS STUDIES OF BUS LANES. AND WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSAL TO TEAR DOWN THE WALL, EACH OF YOU WERE TO GIVE UP THE 2 MILLION FUNDS YOU HAVE THAT WOULD DOUBLE TIME AND FUNDING, THESE APPROPRIATIONS WILL GET MEASURED AGAINST THE VALUE OF THE THINGS WE HAD TO CUT TO MAKE THEM. PLEASE CONSIDER THAT CAREFULLY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ROBIN UP NEXT IS SELMAN AND THEN TONYA MOORE. >> I SEE YOU ARE THERE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. IF WE COULD BRING UP TONYA MOORE. AND YOU CAN LEAVE SELVAN THERE. TONYA , YOU ARE HERE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. TONYA? STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ISABEL DIAZ. OH, I SAW TONYA COME OFF MUTE, TRY THAT ONE MORE TIME TONYA. THERE YOU ARE, YOU ARE OFF MUTE. >> ALL RIGHT THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS TONYA MOORE, I AM A CODIRECTOR AT B SEATTLE AND A RENTER IN DISTRICT 5. I GE THE E AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES, MOORE AND HOLLINGSWORTH TO FULLY RESTORE FUNDING TO TENANT SERVICES AT THE SAME LEVEL MMXXIV AND ENCOURAGE DOUBLING THE FUNDING IN THE TEACHERS, I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT SUPPORT. I ALSO WANT TO URGE COUNCIL TO REJECT THE SECOND SBC I 006A FOCUSED ON THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL. THE LIMITATION INCLUDED IN THEIR WHICH WOULD LIMIT IT TO CLIENTS WITH INCOME AT OR BELOW 200 AT THE POVERTY LEVEL, WOULD EXCLUDE ALMOST ANYONE WHO WORKS FULL-TIME IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. A MINIMUM WAGE WORKER IN SEATTLE EARNS APPROXIMATELY 41,000 $537 , THEREFORE A FAMILY OF ONE OR TWO WOULD BE REMOVED FROM ACCESSING THE SERVICE. AND THIS WOULD, THEREBY INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR HOUSING. I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT COUNSEL NOT TO PIT RENTAL ASSISTANCE AGAINST TENANT SERVICES. WE NEED BOTH. IN ORDER FOR TENANTS TO REMAIN STABLY HOUSED, RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS OF COURSE ESSENTIAL. I HAVE HAD TO USE IT BEFORE IN MY LIFETIME. WITHOUT TENANT SERVICES TO HELP EDUCATE TENANTS TO CONTINUE CONTACT WITH THEIR LANDLORD, AND HOW TO DO THAT EFFECTIVELY, RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS A STOPGAP AND WILL NOT HELP PEOPLE IN THE UN-HOUSED. WE APPRECIATE AGAIN COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES, MOORE AND HOLLINGSWORTH TO SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENT TO RESTORE THOSE SERVICES AND WE ENCOURAGE COUNSEL TO DO THE SAME THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU TONYA. >> LET'S GO TO ISABEL DIAZ, THEN READ ASTERIX THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO SELVAN. ISABEL, WELCOME. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. >> THERE YOU ARE YOU ARE OFF MUTE, TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS ISABEL DIAZ AND I'M A SEATTLE RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4 AND WORK IN A SOFTBALL TEAM WITHIN THE SEATTLE PARKS AND REC SOFTBALL PROGRAM. I'M CALLING TODAY TO ASK THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL TO KEEP ADULT ATHLETICS WITHIN THE CITY BUDGET. CURRENTLY PARKS AND REC IS PROPOSING TO CUT THE ATHLETIC CORD NADER POSITION WHICH IS THE SINGLE FULL-TIME STAFF POSITION SUPPORTING THE ADULT ATHLETICS PROGRAM. SO ELIMINATING IT WOULD EFFECTIVELY END ALL OF THESE BASEBOARDS PROGRAMS OFFERED BY PARKS AND REC. I HAVE ONE OF 25% DEPENDS AT THE PARKS AND REC SOFTWARE PROGRAM WHICH IS NOT TO MENTION THE EIGHT OTHER SPORTS THE CITY OFFERS. EACH PROGRAM HAS A HUGE REACH, THE SOFTBALL PROGRAM HAS TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE LEAGUE FOR 20 YEARS, MANY OF WHICH ARE INTERGENERATIONAL WITH PARENTS AND THEIR ADULT KIDS ON THE SAME TEAMS. A TESTAMENT TO HOW THESE TEAMS ARE COMMUNITY TOUCHSTONES. AND UNLIKE FOR-PROFITS SPORTS GROUPS, ACCESSING EQUITY ARE INTEGRAL TO PARKS PROGRAMMING OFFERING LOWER FEES MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE FOR MOORE TO PLAY. THIS LOW BARRIER LEAD PROVIDES SAFE OUTSIDE OF A BAR SETTING TO GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS CROSS CULTURES AND GENERATIONS AND THOSE TYPES OF CONNECTIONS KEEP OUR COMMUNITY STRONG . I HEAR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS STRESS THEY WANT TO KEEP SEATTLE SAFE AND THAT IS DONE BY HAVING A STRONG VIBRANT COMMUNITY AND THAT IS WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES. SOFTBALL IS A SOURCE OF JOY WHEN THINGS ARE HARD FOR SO MANY OF US. FOR ME WHEN MY MOM WAS RECEIVING BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS LAST SUMMER THESE GAMES TO GO TO AND HAVING A SPACE OF NORMALCY WAS PIVOTAL FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT ALSO HAD MINIMAL EFFECT ON THE PARKS BUDGET. WE PAY TO PLAY. WE PAY THE CITY EACH YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND ITS CLOSE TO A NET NEUTRAL PROGRAM FOR THE CITY. KEEPING ADULT ATHLETIC PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CITY BUDGET IS A NO-BRAINER IN TERMS OF BOTH COST TO THE CITY AND THE VALUE OF THE COMMUNITY IT FOSTERS. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE KEEP THIS COMMUNITY ALIVE AND KEEP ADULT ATHLETICS IN THE PARKS BUDGET, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU ISABEL, UP NEXT IS READ ASTERIX. TAKE IT AWAY. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS, AS YOU WORK TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, I URGE YOU TO PRIORITIZE PROTECTIONS AND FUNDING FOR TENANT USE AND RENTERS, THIS PROJECT 2025 RESHAPING NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY SEATTLE MUST LEAD IN SAFEGUARDING TENANT AND EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY TO STAY HOUSED. THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR, TENANT PROTECTIONS ARE VITAL ESPECIALLY IN A HIGH-COST CITY LIKE OURS. KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED IMPROVES THEIR ABILITY TO WORK, STRENGTHENS MENTAL HEALTH AND MAINTAINS CONNECTIONS TO ESSENTIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS INVESTING IN THESE PROTECTIONS IS INVESTING IN THE STABILITY AND HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. PROJECT 2025'S RESET OF HUD AND ENDING THE FIRST HOUSING MODEL THREATENS PROVEN LIFESAVING MEASURES. IN RESPONSE, WE MUST DOUBLE DOWN ON SUPPORTING TENANTS PARTICULARLY THROUGH TENANT UNIONS AND RENTER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO KEEP SEATTLE RESIDENTS IN THEIR HOME. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO ENSURE YOU ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING RESIDENTS AND SUPPORT CONVENIENCE OF WASHINGTON AND RENTER ADVOCACY IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE TO KEEP SEATTLE HOUSED AND THRIVING AND STOP CREATING JUMP STARTS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> WE WILL GO BACK TO SELVAN ONE LAST CALL AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO SELVAN AT THE NEXT GROUP, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. SELVAN STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. WE WILL GO ONE MORE TIME THERE YOU ARE. FANTASTIC. >> GOOD EVENING. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I AM THE OWNER OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN RESTAURANT. HE THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2025 AND 2026. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES CUTS TO VARIOUS ENTITIES INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS, WHICH PROVIDES VITAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS BUSINESS OUTREACH AND EFFICIENT FUNDS OR BE OEF. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, PERSONALLY I HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS IN THE RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THIS PROGRAM. BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM MYSELF, I WANTED TO BE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GAIN A DECENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLES IT AND REGULATIONS AT THE CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS, IT HAS INCLUDED MY OTHER BUSINESS PRACTICES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU SELVAN, WE WILL RETURN TO HER IN PERSON SPEAKERS BEFORE WE DO THAT I WANT TO READ THE NEXT 10 ONLINE SPEAKERS THAT WE WILL COME BACK TO IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. IRIS, JANICE , MIKE STEWART, ALBERTO ALVAREZ, TED AND DAVID HAYNES WHO IS NOT PRESENT AND HILLARY WHO WILL COME BACK TO ALLISON ABOUT 20 MINUTES, WE WILL NOW RETURN TO THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS, MR. SALISBURY PLEASE YOUR UP FIRST, FOLLOWED BY DAVID TOLEDO, RAY ROGERS, FIRST LADY DAVIS, GEORGE MOFFAT, ROSE WITH NO LAST NAME, JEREMY, MARCUS WHITE SO WITH THAT, MR. SALISBURY, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU COUNSEL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR ME TODAY. MY NAME IS SALISBURY AND TODAY I AM HERE REPRESENTING SERVICES OF LIFESTYLE AND BLACK LEGACY HOMEOWNERS. I AM HERE AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SEATTLE AND A HOMEOWNER. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE PACKAGE THAT IS PUT FORTH BY COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH THAT INCLUDES BLACK LEGACY HOMEOWNER FUNDING, ARTS AND CULTURE PRESERVATION FUNDING. HOUSING AND HOMEOWNER SUPPORT WHICH IS WHAT WE DO. ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH. THIS PACKAGE IS IMPORTANT TO MANY IN THE COMMUNITY AND I KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE OTHERS TODAY TO COME AND TALK AFTER ME AND POSSIBLY BEFORE ME AS I WAS MOVING MY CAR. BUT THE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME ABOUT THIS PACKAGE IS THAT WHILE WE MOST CERTAINLY HAVE MANY PROGRAMS THAT SEEK TO HELP HOMEOWNERS, AND THE MAJORITY A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RENTERS RIGHTS AND TENANT RIGHTS AND THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL THAT MANY OF THE EXISTING POLICIES THAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS SUCH AS THE EXISTING AMI ARE ACTIVELY DRIVING EXISTING HOMEOWNERS OUT OF THE CITY. TO EVEN EXIST IN THE CITY YOU HAVE TO ALMOST BE ABOVE 80% AMI SO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO IN PARTICULAR AS PART OF THIS PACKAGE IS ADAPTING ACROSS THE CITY A COMMUNITY ADJUSTED AMI THAT REALLY LOOKS AT HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE THERE AND WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD. THIS BROAD RATE BASED APPROACH OF AN AMI THAT SPEAKS TO JUST EVERYONE THERE IS NOT HELPING EXISTING HOMEOWNERS IN FACT IT IS REALLY HASTENING A SLOW DENSIFICATION, A SLOW DISPLACEMENT, WE DO NOT, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO APPLY FOR THE PROGRAMS AND WE DO AND IF YOU WORKED AND LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY YOUR ENTIRE LIFE, YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO RETIRE IN THE HOME THAT YOU PURCHASED HERE INITIALLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. >> AMEN, THANK YOU MR. SALISBURY UP NEXT WE HAVE DAVID TOLEDO, RAY ROGERS, DAVID. >> I AM HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBERS , SAKA'S DELL RIDGE ROAD SAFETY PROPOSAL, I HAVE LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 20 YEARS. MY BROTHER RAISED HIS FAMILY THERE AND MY SISTER AS WELL, WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES. AND UNFORTUNATELY TWO YEARS AGO WE SAW SOME CHANGES TO THAT ROADWAY THAT THE COMMUNITY JUST DIDN'T HAVE A VOICE AND AND WE FEEL THAT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS TRYING TO REMEDY THAT AND WE ARE JUST HOPING THAT YOU STAND BEHIND THEM AND SUPPORT THAT. I WILL GO A LITTLE OFF SCRIPT AS WELL AND JUST SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF THIS COUNSEL. A YEAR AGO WE SAW MANY OF YOU, HOLLINGSWORTH, KETTLE, MOORE, RIVERA AND SAKA COME TO THIS COUNSEL. AND THERE WAS I THINK A COMMON BELIEF IN PUBLIC SAFETY AS A NECESSITY AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR BRAVERY. IN STANDING FOR THAT. A SPEAKER EARLIER TALKED ABOUT THE PERSONAL ATTACKS AGAINST SAKA AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE SUFFERED THAT BECAUSE OF YOUR STANCE. ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND I JUST WANT TO SAY PLEASE CONTINUE STANDING AND BEING STRONG. LAST THING, TWO YEARS AGO I STOOD BEFORE YOU AND TALKED ABOUT THE FENTANYL CRISIS, I LOST TWO PEOPLE IN MY CIRCLE BECAUSE OF THAT. AT THAT TIME SARA NELSON WAS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ACTUALLY AFTER THE MEETING CAME DOWN AND HANDED ME HIS CARD AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUST YOUR STRENGTH, PLEASE KEEP THIS COALITION TOGETHER, SUPPORT EACH OTHER, PLEASE. AND, THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MR. TOLEDO. MR. ROGERS. WHICHEVER ONE OF YOU. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN STRONG SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR CRITICAL ROAD SAFETY PROJECT IN DELL RIDGE, I KNOW THIS AREA IS COMMUNITY AND FAMILY AND ITS SMALL BUSINESS. THIS IS A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA THAT SEES HEAVY CARD TRAFFIC AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL AS WELL AS TO THE LOCAL DAYCARE GROCERIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN LEFT OUT OF DISCUSSION ON WHAT IS BEST FOR ITS IMMIGRANTS BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS. TOO OFTEN PEOPLE FAR REMOVED FROM THIS COMMUNITY ARE MAKING THE DECISIONS FOR THOSE MOST AFFECTED WITHOUT GIVING THOSE SAME PEOPLE AT THE SEAT AT THE TABLE, THIS ROAD SAFETY PROJECT IS CRITICALLY NEEDED AND THERE ARE MANY IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES LIVING AND WORKING IN THE AREA. WHO ARE NOT SAFELY ABLE TO ACCESS SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. ALTHOUGH, THE INTENTIONS OF THOSE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY MIGHT BE WELL MET, BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES DO NOT NEED THEM TO SPEAK OUT ON OUR BEHALF ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE ONLY MAKING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR US. WE ARE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OURSELVES. AND WHAT WE ARE SEEING AND SAYING IS PLEASE SUPPORT THE SAKA DELRIDGE SAFETY PROJECT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. MR. ROGERS. AND IF FOLKS CAN MAKE SURE TO SAY THEIR NAME TO MAKE SURE I GOT IT RIGHT. >> MY NAME IS BISHOP ROGERS AND I AM LIKEWISE IT HERE TO ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENT AND SUPPORT FOR SAKA'S BUDGET PROPOSAL. FOR IMPORTANT ROAD SAFETY PROJECT IN THE DELRIDGE AREA, COUNCILMEMBERS, I URGE YOU AGAIN, TO TAKE A COMPLETE STAND AGAINST THESE PERSONAL ATTACKS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AGAINST ROB. HIMSELF. DELRIDGE DESERVES TO KNOW THAT IT IS SAFE TO WALK TO THE LOCAL STORE TO THE SCHOOLS, OR TO THE DAYCARE. PLEASE, I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN THIS ENDEAVOR. IT IS VERY CRITICAL AND SUCH A TIME AT WHICH WE STAND THAT WE COME TOGETHER AND TO WRITE SOME OF THOSE WRONGS. AGAIN, I URGE YOU IN SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER TO PULL TOGETHER AND MY FINAL CONCLUSION, THIS YOUNG LADY WANTED TO WAVE TO SARAH. SHE REMEMBERS WHEN SHE SAW HER AND SAID CAN I GO AND WAVED TO HER? THANK YOU GUYS. >> THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT REBECCA RILEY, IF YOU WANT TO USE THIS STAND, WE CAN JUST GO BACK AND FORTH, OVER TO YOU. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING MR. CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS A HORROR AND I'M THE ADVOCACY AND POLICY MANAGER AT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SEATTLE KING COUNTY, FIRST I WANT TO EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION FOR INCLUDING AN ADDITIONAL 3 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP. THIS COMMITMENT BRINGS US CLOSER TO MAKING HOUSING ACCESSIBLE FOR MANY SEATTLE FAMILIES WHO ARE PRICED OUT OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY LOVE. IN THE OTHER HAND, WE REMAIN CONCENT RE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS SHIFT RISKS REDUCING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO BUILD HOMES AND COULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR SEATTLE'S HOUSING MARKET TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. WE KNOW FROM OUR WORK THAT WHEN FUNDING A CITY, DEVELOPERS CAN DELIVER MORE HOUSING OPTIONS IF THIS REALLOCATION BECOMES A LONG-TERM SHIFT WE WILL FACE DEEPER SHORTAGES OF AFFORDABLE HOMES. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OUR SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S PROPOSAL ON THE EXCISED TECH. FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ESSENTIAL TO ADDRESSING SEATTLE'S GROWING HOUSING NEEDS. AND THE LOCAL CAPITAL GAINS TAX WOULD BE A STEP TOWARD SECURING A PREDICTABLE SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THIS CRITICAL WORK. INVESTING IN HOMEOWNERSHIP IS NOT JUST ABOUT HOUSING, IT'S ABOUT STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORTING LONG-TERM ECONOMIC STABILITY. AS WE AND AS YOU MOVE THROUGH THIS CHALLENGING BUDGET PROCESS, WE URGE YOU TO KEEP PET FUNDS IN TAX IN FUTURE YEARS, THE DISTRIBUTIONS MADE IN THIS CHAMBER HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON SEATTLE'S HOUSING LANDSCAPE. AND WE NEED TO AVOID GAPS IN FUNDING THAT COULD TURN INTO PERMANENT SETBACKS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH ALL OF YOU AND MAKING SEATTLE A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE CAN CALL HOME. THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT IS REBECCA RILEY FOLLOWED BY GEORGE MOFFAT, REBECCA WELCOME. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS BECCA RILEY AND I'M SPEAKING TODAY ABOUT THE 2025, 2026 PROPOSED CITY BUDGET CUTS. PLEASE RESTORE FUNDING FOR DISCOVERY PARK , ARE KEEP PARK AND THE CITYWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TEAM. IN SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION, AND PLEASE DON'T LET PARKS PRIVATIZE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. I WORK FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION AND MY POSITION ALONG WITH NINE OTHER ONE OF MY COWORKERS ARE ALL SLATED FOR ELIMINATION IN THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL. IF PASSED, THE IMPACT OF THIS WILL REACH ALL CORNERS OF SEATTLE. DISCOVERY PARK IS A GEM IN THE CITY, HARD FOUGHT FOR AND PROTECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS. AS THE LARGEST PARK IN SEATTLE, IT IS UNIQUELY PROTECTED FROM DEVELOPMENTS BY THE PASSING OF THE DISCOVERY PARK MASTER PLAN IN 1974. THE PROPOSED CLOSURE OF THE DISCOVERY PARK VISITORS CENTER WILL PUT THE CORE VALUES OF THIS PARK IN JEOPARDY AND THESE ARE PROTECT DID BY THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE. DEFUNDING AND PRIVATIZING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IS THE WRONG CHOICE. HOW CAN SEATTLE PRIDE ITSELF IN BEING A GREEN CITY, A LEADER AMONGST OTHER CITIES WHEN IT IS ACTIVELY DEFUNDING OUR NATURALISTS, OUR EDUCATION SPECIALISTS AND CLOSING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS. PLEASE RESTORE FUNDING FOR DISCOVERY PARK, CAR KEY PART IN THE CITYWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TEAM AND DO NOT LET PARKS PRIVATIZE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU REBECCA. UP NEXT IS GEORGE FOLLOWED BY ROSE. GEORGE, WELCOME. >> I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE AMORTIZATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM. BUT MORE GENERALLY, I JUST WANT TO SPEAK AGAINST THE IDEA THAT WE CAN SOLVE OUR BUDGET PROBLEMS BY PRIVATIZING IMPORTANT CITY WORK. IT DOES NOT REALLY DO WHAT YOU THINK IT DOES. IT MAY RUSTLE UP A COUPLE THINGS SHORT TERM BUT IT INEVITABLY COSTS MORE IN THE LONG TERM AND REDUCES OUR ABILITY TO ASSESS THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. BRUCE HARRELL UP NEXT IS ROSE. AND IF YOU CAN FIRST AND LAST NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU , MY NAME IS ROSE McMURRAY I'M A PROUD BOATER IN DISTRICT 3, I AM HERE TO APPEAL TO CITY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC FUNDING FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING AND MEAL PROGRAMS WHICH BENEFIT OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY. AFTER THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP WE AS A CITY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO STEP UP EVEN MORE IN HELPING OUR CITY AND OUR NATION SURVIVE AND SHOW HOW NO MATTER WHO IS AT THE HELM OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WE IN SEATTLE ALWAYS SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE AS VOTERS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THIS LAST NOVEMBER WITH AN OVERWHELMING VOTE OF SUPPORT FROM MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL'S HOUSING LEVY. WE SHOW UP BY TURNING UP FOR VARIOUS MEAL PROGRAMS AND MUTUAL AID GROUPS WHO USE FUNDING FROM YOU TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES EVERY DAY. YOU AND CITY COUNCIL NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW UNITY WITH SEATTLE AND VOTERS BY PROTECTING JUMPSTART FUNDING AND CONTINUING OUR CITY'S PROUD TRADITION OF SUPPORTING ECONOMIC OR MOST ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. WE KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE SAVED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE WILL NOT BE BILLED OUT, HOWEVER WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT IS IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN EVER TO FUND OUR PEOPLE AND NOT SEND EVEN MORE MONEY TO POLICE IN SLEEVES THAT ARE PROVEN TO EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM AND CAUSE DEATH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE SHOW US THAT YOU WILL STAND WITH US AND NOT TRUMPS GOVERNMENT AND RECONSIDER THE CURRENT BUDGET AND PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. BRUCE HARRELL WELCOME. >> HELLO COUNSEL MY NAME IS JEREMY AND I AM A OWNER OF PRODUCE IN CASCADIA FRESH MONTH ON DEL RIDGEWAY, IN DISTRICT 1. IT'S GOOD TO SEE A NEIGHBOR HERE, ROB. I'M HERE TO SPEAK TODAY IN FAVOR INVESTING IN SEATTLE MEALS PROGRAMS I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND STRAUSS FOR SUPPORTING AMENDMENTS FOUR AND 10, ADDING TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET, I AM OPERATING BUDGET, WHILE THE MEAL PROGRAMS DO GREAT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY ALSO HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND FARMS IN THE CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THESE FUNDS WILL CREATE JOBS AND SUPPORT MANY SMALL BUSINESSES INVOLVED IN THE SEATTLE FOOD SYSTEM. EVERY DOLLAR SPENT WITH THESE FARMS GETS MULTIPLIED WITH GROWTH IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. SUPPORTING MEAL PROGRAMS FALLS IN LINE WITH THE FOOD ACTION PLAN AND THE VALUES FOR DISEASE THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE CITY. SO I AM GRATEFUL OF THAT AND ENCOURAGE IT. ADDITIONALLY, BEING A RESIDENT JUST OFF OF DELL RIDGE, AND HAVING A GROCERY STORE ON DELRIDGE I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR LOOKING OUT FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE WHO HAS TO WALK A CROSSED DELRIDGE EVERYDAY FROM 20th AVENUE TO THE STORE TO BE ABLE TO KEEP IT OPEN AND SO THE SAFETY OF DELRIDGE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME ALONG WITH THE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LOCAL STORES, SMALLER RETAILERS, THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT CAN TRULY BE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY BUT ALSO FOR THOSE THAT ARE SUPPORTED, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. FREEMAN YOU ARE UP NEXT FOLLOWED BY MARCUS WHITE. >> WITH WHEEL, WOMEN AND BLACK. IN SPITE OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND PUBLIC COMMENT, THE FUNDING FOR A DAY CENTER THAT IS CRITICALLY NEEDED TO REPLACE MARY'S PLACE AFTER IT CLOSES, IS NOT IN THIS BUDGET. THOSE CRITICALLY NEEDED SURVIVAL SERVICES ARE NOT GOING TO BE SAVED BY THIS BUDGET. PLEASE REMEMBER, THAT THERE ARE LIVES THAT DEPEND ON YOU. TO FIND THAT FUNDING. BEFORE NEXT MARCH. OR WOMEN WILL DIE. YOU ARE STILL READING JUMPSTART, PLEASE DON'T MAKE THAT PERMANENT. STOP IT. KEEP THE GUARDRAILS ON. AND FIND A BETTER WAY TO BALANCE THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR. OR NEXT TIME. YOU ADDED BACK SOME OF THE FUNDING FOR TENANT SERVICES. FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADD MORE OR YOU WILL HAVE MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE AND YOU WILL HAVE MORE HOMELESS DEATHS. KEEP WORKING. >> THANK YOU. >> MARCUS? >> GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL EVERYONE, I JUST WANT TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S AMENDMENT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROJECT. ON DELRIDGE WAY, THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT IS TO MAKE LIFE EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT FOR EVERYBODY IN THE CITY AND THIS ADJUSTMENT WILL HELP REACH THAT END WORKING AS A COMMISSIONER THAT IS PRIMARILY THERE TO HELP DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS, BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN CITY GOVERNMENT, THIS ADJUSTMENT WILL HELP THEM TO FEEL THAT THEY ARE INCLUDED IN GOVERNMENT PROCESSES ONE REASON WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT IN GOVERNMENT PROCESSES IS BECAUSE THEY FEEL DISRESPECTED AND I THINK THIS WILL SHOW THAT WE CARE ABOUT THE CITY AND HELPING TO MOVE IT FORWARD AND MAKING LIFE BETTER, LIFE IS A GAME OF INCHES AND I THINK REMOVING THIS MEDIAN WILL HELP GIVE THESE REFUGEES AND PEOPLE GOING TO THE RFC ON A DAILY BASIS EASIER BECAUSE WHO KNOWS THE STRUGGLE THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS AND I THINK REMOVING THIS WILL HELP THEM TO SEE THAT THE NINE COUNCILMEMBERS WE CARE ABOUT YOU AND ARE THERE FOR YOU AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VOICE IS HEARD AND THANK YOU SO MUCH WANTED TO SAY FOR COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THIS AMENDMENT IS BEING PUSHED BACK AGAINST OR EVIDENCE, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE TO ADJUST THE PROJECT AND TRY LIKE I SAID MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR PEOPLE IN THE CITY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MARCUS. WE ARE NOW AND IT SEEMS LIKE FOLKS DID LEAVE TO MAKE MORE ROOM FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE DOWNSTAIRS, JUST A REMINDER THAT ONCE YOU HAVE SPOKEN MEGAN, JESSE DO WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS? OR ALL WE , ARE WE ALL APPEAR? WE ARE GOOD TO GO, MOVING BACK ONTO ONLINE COMMENTS I WILL READ EVERYONE'S NAME NOW. SO THAT YOU CAN BE READY. ALICE LOCKHART, LYDIA, JANICE, MIKE STEWART, ALBERTO ALVAREZ, TED , DAVID HAYNES, HILLARY , WITH THAT, ALICE LOCKHART YOU ARE UP NEXT. I SEE YOU ARE HERE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. YOU ARE OFF MUTE, TAKE IT AWAY. >> GOOD EVENING COUNSEL, MAKE NO MISTAKE WASHINGTON'S SHIFT WITH AN INDICATION THAT CITIZENS DIRECTLY FEAR OPPRESSION UNDER A PRESIDENCY. AND THERE IS ALREADY EVIDENCE THAT WE ARE RIGHT IN THE FORM OF HR 9495 THAT WOULD ALLOW TRUMP TO STRIP NINE LIKE THOSE PROVIDING ABORTION SERVICES AND IMPACT ANY SERVICES IN THE SEATTLE OF THEIR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND IF YOU HAVE A STRATA OF HUMAN KINDNESS WHICH I KNOW YOU DO, PLEASE DEFUND AND REPEAL THE LEGISLATION THAT NOW WOULD NOT, NOT WOOD BUT WILL ENDANGER YOUNG WOMEN ACCESSING REPRODUCTIVE CARE AND WILL NOT WOULD BE STAMPEDED OR OTHERWISE HIJACKED BY LAW-ABIDING BUT LEFT-LEANING SEATTLE INDIVIDUALS AS WELL, AND ENSURING OF OUR MENTAL JUST AS NONPROFITS THAT COUNT ON CITY FUNDING COULD CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES. IF YOU HAVE A SHRED OF HUMAN KINDNESS WHICH I KNOW YOU DO, YOU WILL MOVE QUICKLY ON SUBSTANTIVE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE AND PROTECT JUMPSTART TENANT AND OTHER HUMAN SERVICES ON THE HOUSING, EDI AND GREEN NEW DEAL, NOW AND IN THE LONG TERM. I URGE YOU TO REJECT LEGISLATION THAT WAS IN JUMPSTART AS WE KNOW IT AND INSTEAD PASS THE MUCH KINDER AND MORE BALANCED MORALES THAT IS ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA, IF YOU HAVE A SHRED OF HUMAN KINDNESS AND I KNOW YOU DO REJECT AMENDMENT B THAT WOULD REMOVE ALL RESTORATION OF CRITICAL SERVICES, MENTORS, WORKERS, VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE COMING. DEPEND ON YOUR KINDNESS. >> THANK YOU ALICE. YOU STILL HAVE 20 SECONDS. >> I'M GOOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO LYDIA FELTY FOLLOWED BY IRIS. LYDIA YOU ARE OFF MUTE, GOT JOB WELL DONE, TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. >> MY NAME IS LYDIA AND I'M A RENTER AND NONPROFIT EMPLOYEE AND LIVE IN DISTRICT 3 AND I'M ALSO A PART OF THE RENTERS COMMISSION AND I'M HERE TO REDUCE THE TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH, MORALES AND MOORE AMENDMENT TO RESTORE TENANT SERVICES AT THE SAME LEVEL OF 2024 TO REJECT THE PROVIDE INCOME REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVELY EXCLUDE FULL-TIME WORKERS FROM ACCESSING RATE TO COUNSEL AND CONSIDER INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR TENANT SERVICES IN THE FUTURE. RENTERS MAKE UP NEARLY HALF OF SEATTLE'S POPULATION AND AS WE WROTE YOU LAST MONTH MANY ARE FACING UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES DUE TO THE GROWING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY. THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT AND ACCESS TO SECURE STABLE HOUSING IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THE DIGNITY, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS PROMOTING COMMUNITY COHESION. NEED FUNDING FOR BOTH RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND TENANT SERVICES, NOT JUST THAT, INVESTING IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY COHESION. TENANT EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND COUNSELING HELP IMPROVE TENANT LANDLORD RELATIONSHIPS, LEADING TO FEWER NEEDS FOR CITY INTERVENTION AND BETTER CARE OF OUR LIMITED HOUSING REDUCING THE BURDEN ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. STABILIZE HOUSING, WHICH REDUCES THE RISK OF DISPLACEMENT, HOMELESSNESS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO INSTABILITY AND HIGHER CRIME RATES. FUNDING SENATE SERVICES NOT ONLY SUPPORTS RENTERS BUT ALSO THE PRESSURES ON ALREADY BURDENED CITY DEPARTMENTS. TENANT SERVICES ALSO MAKE RENTAL ASSISTANCE MORE EFFECTIVE BY ENSURING BETTER USE OF RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN HOUSING STABILITY. AND OF COURSE WITH UNPAID RENT BEING THE LEADING CAUSE OF EVICTION CASES IN A STATE, THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADDRESS IS TO PREVENT IT AND BY HELPING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS STAY HOUSED WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND TENANT SERVICES. PLEASE DON'T CHOOSE BETWEEN RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND TENANT SERVICES, FULLY RESTORE FUNDING FOR TENANT SERVICES TO BE THE INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT RENTERS AND PREVENT DISPLACEMENT AND REJECT THE PROVIDING CRUCIAL ACCESS THANK YOU. >> IRIS FOLLOWED BY JANICE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. >> NOT POUND SIX THERE YOU ARE. TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS IRIS AND I'M A RENTER LIVING IN DISTRICT TWO I AM IN SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE PROPOSED CITY BUDGET IS DECREASING SPENDING ON CLIMATE BY 28% RELATIVE TO LAST YEAR. JUMPSTART FUNDS WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR ADDRESSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GREEN NEW DEAL CLIMATE PROJECTS AND THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AS WELL AS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE BEING USED TO FILL IN GAPS IN THE GENERAL FUND. REDUCING FUNDING ON ANY OF THESE ISSUES IS SHORTSIGHTED. IF WE ARE TO THRIVE AS A CITY, WE MUST TAKE SERIOUSLY THE NEED TO MEET OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS TARGETS. INCREASING SPENDING ON MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND NOT ONLY IGNORES THE GOALS WE SET FOR OURSELVES, BUT ALSO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR RESIDENTS. AND THE HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT WE NEED IN ORDER TO THRIVE. PLEASE, FIND NEW PROGRESSIVE REVENUE SOURCES AND FUNDING ON HOUSING AND CLIMATE CAN BE MAINTAINED FOR FUTURE YEARS. >> UP NEXT IS JANICE FOLLOWED BY MIKE STEWART. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. >> THERE YOU ARE YOU ARE OFF MUTE, TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HI MY NAME IS JANICE, AND I AM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH AND A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES COALITION. I'M ALSO THE COCHAIR OF THE COALITION FOR CHANGING LIVES CAMPAIGN. AND I WOULD LIKE TO UPLIFT THE CITY COUNCIL FUNDED STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THAT DETERMINE HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS EARN 37% LESS THAN WORKERS DURING COMPARABLE JOBS IN OTHER SETTINGS. THE CITY THAT FOUNDS A COMMISSION RECOMMENDED AN IMMEDIATE 7% POST INFLATIONARY WAGE EQUITY ADJUSTMENT TO HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACTS AND LAST YEAR WE RECEIVED A 2% ADJUSTMENT BUT NO EQUITY ADJUSTMENT THIS YEAR. AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ARE PRINTED 50 STAFF SPEAK OVER 40 LANGUAGES AND LIKE MOST WORKERS IN HUMAN SERVICES THEY ARE PREDOMINANTLY WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. PROVIDING EARLY LEARNING, RESOURCE NAVIGATION, JOB-SEARCH, SUPPORT, HOUSING STABILITY, AND HEALTH NAVIGATION FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. I COMMEND THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERING PROGRESSIVE REVENUE SOURCES TO CRITICAL BASIC NEEDS FOR SEATTLE RESIDENTS AND URGE YOU TO ADDRESS THIS GROWING WAGE GAP FOR PEOPLE PROVIDING THE ESSENTIAL, HUMAN SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR LIVABLE CITIES THAT AFFORD OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE FOOD BANKS AND DELIVERY PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT THE RESTORATION OF BALANCE AND INVESTMENTS. WHICH WILL REDUCE TENANT SERVICES FUNDING AND OPPOSE RESTRICTING ACCESS FUNDING SEATTLE RESIDENTS TO PREVENT ADDICTION. WE URGE THE CITY TO REJECT COUNSEL BILL 120912 WHICH ELIMINATES ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL IN THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE OPENING THIS FUNDING TO BE USED FOR WHATEVER NEEDS THE COUNCIL GIVES THEM. HANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MIKE STEWART FOLLOWED BY YOUR OFF MUTE, TAKE IT AWAY, YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS MIKE STEWART AND I AM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BALLARD ALLIANCE REPRESENTATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN BALLARD, I'M HERE TODAY TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR S.104 FE, EARLIER TODAY THE BALLOT OF ALLIANCE HAD A STRONG LETTER OF SUPPORT OVER THE BROAD COALITION REPRESENTING HUNDREDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS BALLARD, FREMONT AND ALONG WESTLAKE AVENUE INCLUDING THE NORTH SEATTLE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION, THE FREMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, BAR ASSOCIATION AND THE NORTHWEST MARINE TRADE ASSOCIATION, TO NAME JUST A FEW. THIS FL I REPRESENTS A CRITICAL ACTION TO HELP ENSURE THAT NEW NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS ARE IMPLEMENTED BASED ON CURRENT AM A LOCAL DATA. WHICH ENSURES THAT ARE OUTCOMES FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARAH NELSON ALONG WITH HER COSPONSORS, COUNCILMEMBER ROB SAKA AND CATTLE FOR CHAMPIONING THIS IMPORTANT ACTION, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT. >> THINK YOU MIGHT COME UP NEXT IS DEPA FOLLOWED BY ALBERTO ALVAREZ. >> THANK YOU, I AM THE LOCAL POLICY MANAGER AT CLIMATE SOLUTIONS, A CLEAN ENERGY NONPROFIT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, I WANTED TO ECHO SOME OF THE COMMENTS FROM OTHER FOLKS BEFORE ROBIN BRIGGS, LOCKHART AROUND CLIMATE IN HIS BUDGET, AND I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SUPPORTS THE PRIORITIES OUTLINED BY THE GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD IN THEIR TWO LETTERS ABOUT THE CLIMATE. INVESTMENTS AND GREEN NEW DEAL INVESTMENTS IN THE BUDGET, AND PARTICULARLY I WANT TO SPEAK TO JUMPSTART AND NOT RATING JUMPSTART AS A GENERAL FUND I THINK WHAT HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR AND IS MISSING FROM COUNSEL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT JUMPSTART IS THAT THE ALLOCATIONS WERE NOT DECIDED BECAUSE OF COUNSEL, THEY WERE ADVOCATED FOR BY THE BROAD COALITION OF COMMUNITY THAT HELPED TO GET THIS EXPENSE TAX PASSED IN THE FIRST PLACE THAT INCLUDED ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, UNIONS AND LABOR ADVOCATES, AND SO MANY MORE SMALL BUSINESSES, AND TO THEN GOT THAT FUND, TO FUND THINGS THAT ARE DIRECTLY IN OPPOSITION TO THE COMMUNITY CARE THAT JUMPSTART WAS PASSED TO FUND IS UNCONSCIONABLE. SO, YOU KNOW I REALLY URGE COUNSEL TO KEEP ON JUMPSTART FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FOR CLIMATE INVESTMENTS FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS BECAUSE NONE OF THOSE HAVE BEEN SINCE THE TAX TIME, I WANT TO SPEAK MORE SPECIFICALLY TO SOME OF THE FUNDING AROUND IT THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMWOO'PLAN TO RESTORE FUNDING TO THE SNOHOMISH VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE ALSO URGED COUNSEL TO RESTORE FUNDING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND. AND TO FUND POLICE AND CONTINUE FUNDING SUSTAINABILITY PRESENCE THAT ARE REALLY CORE TO SEATTLE'S MISSION OF RESPECTING AND EMPOWERING. >> THANK YOU COME UP NEXT IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ FOLLOWED BY TED, I SEE YOU ARE HERE AND YOUR OFF MUTE, TAKE IT AWAY. >> COUNSEL, OVER 200,000 SEATTLE VOTERS DELIVERED A MANDATE TO YOU. THE DEMAND IS TO BUILD, BUILD. AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND NOT PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. UPHOLD WORKER PROTECTIONS, AND WAGES. TO BUILD A SEATTLE THAT WORKS FOR ALL. IT MUST BE MADE CLEAR THAT SHOWING UP IS NEVER ENOUGH. A PLAN HAS TO BE PUT FORWARD AND REAL ACTION HAS TO TAKE PLACE. A GREAT EXAMPLE IS TODAY'S AMENDMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE TAX ON THE WEALTHIEST GROUPS TO FUND RENTAL ASSISTANCE. HOMEOWNERSHIP AND FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY. I WANT TO COMMEND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND ALL MEMBERS TO SPONSOR HER PLAN IT MAY JUST BE A FIRST STEP BUT, THIS IS THE WORK AND PARTNERSHIP WE WANT TO SEE. OUR WORK AND OUR SPENDING IS THE BEDROCK OF CITY REVENUE. IT IS TIME , THE WEALTHY PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE. TAKE ACTION ON WHAT 200,000 WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING. AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WORKER PROTECTIONS. PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> THANK YOU ALBERTO. UP NEXT IS TED FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAYNES AND HILLARY THEN WE WILL MOVE BACK TO A 11 THROUGH 820. TED, TAKE IT AWAY. >> HI MY NAME IS TED, I AM A LAND-USE PLANNER AND I AM COMMENTING ON THE BUDGET REBALANCING PROPOSAL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED LAYOFFS AND SUPPORT THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE AMENDMENT 00 2A1 TWO HELP REPAY AN INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE CITY. HOWEVER I WOULD ALSO ASK YOU THAT YOU PROPOSE TO EARMARK OR RESTORE SPECIFICALLY LAND-USE PLANNER POSITIONS WITHIN THE CITY AS THIS POSITION IS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY THE BUDGET PROPOSAL AND RESTORING THOSE POSITIONS WOULD HELP GUARANTEE THAT BUILDING PERMITS MOVE THROUGH THE SYSTEM EFFICIENTLY AND KEEP SEATTLE GROWING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU TED AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY. UP NEXT, IS DAVID HAYNES FOLLOWED BY HILLARY AND THEN WE WILL MOVE BACK TO A 11-A 20. DAVID HAYNES, YOU ARE OFF MUTE, AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. >> THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> HI. I WAS GOING TO COME IN THERE TONIGHT WITH A SIGN THAT SAID SEATTLE THAT IS UNSAFE TO WORK, PLAY AND VISIT BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS WHERE WE ARE WAITING FOR THE LAWS AND PRIORITIES THAT ALL OF THESE LOW-LEVEL DRUG PUSHERS ALL THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST IN THE CRIME HOTSPOTS, THERE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS AT THE JAIL HOUSE TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY KEEP GETTING IT TO SHUT IT DOWN. AND OUR HOMELESS CRISIS HAS BEEN THE FIRST THING THAT KEEPS GETTING CUT ON THE BUDGET, MAKING UNNECESSARY SUFFERING PROLIFERATE WELL THE SIGNAL POLICIES THAT GET IN THE WAY OF SOLVING THE HOMELESS CRISIS, THE HOUSING CRISIS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY. INSTEAD OF THE CONTENT OF A CRIMINAL CHARACTER, A REPEAT OFFENDER WHO DESTROYS A FELLOW MAN'S LIFE WHO WANTS TO FIND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS THAN THEY FINDING HOUSING SERVICES FIRST BECAUSE OF THE WRAPAROUND OR PROFITABLE AND POLITICALLY CONNECTED TO THE REELECTION APPARATUS IN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY, THAT TRADES THE INTEGRITY OF THE OVERSIGHT, TO SOLVE THE CRISIS THAT JUSTIFIES HAVING AN INDEPENDENT VOICE OF THE HOMELESS CRISIS TO BE SOLVED WHERE THEY SUPERSEDE THE SUSPECT OVERSIGHT FROM THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMES AUTHORITY AND DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCIL TO OVERSEE THE BUDGET TO SOLVE THE HOMELESS CRISIS THERE IS MORE THAT CAN BE PAID FOR THE MATERIALS, AND WE BUILD RAPIDLY SOME EMERGENCY HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED THAT ARE IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS DESTROYED FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING WE TAKE THEM OVER. AND BUILD SOME HOUSES THAT HAVE ALL LEVELS. >> THANK YOU DAVID, UP NEXT IS HILLARY. WELCOME. >> STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE, TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING I AM HILLARY, AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3 WITH CHILDREN ATTENDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF THE GARFIELD SUPER COALITION. THE INCLUSION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO FINISH THE GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK PARK RENOVATION. PLEASE ADOPT THIS AMENDMENT AND FULFILL THE DECADES-OLD PROMISE TO CENTRAL DISTRICT RESIDENTS AND USERS OF THE PARK. ADDRESSING REAL NEEDS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS. IN ADDITION PLEASE ADDRESS THE INEQUITY OF THE GARFIELD BALLFIELD AND PROVIDE FUNDING TO TURFS OF SOFTBALL AND FIELD AT GARFIELD PARK. THIS HARD-WORKING PARK IS USED BY EVERYDAY PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES AND INVESTMENT IN THIS PARK IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE PEOPLE WHO USE IT. IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN PUBLICLY USED INFRASTRUCTURE AND IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH. IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN YOU. THE GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD PERSISTENTLY EXPERIENCES GUN VIOLENCE. IT IS A RESPONSE FROM THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS POSITIVE ACTIVATIONS THROUGH THE GSP PARK RESERVATIONS WILL INCREASE THE USERS OF THE PARK. AND WILL INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF ACTIVITIES OCCURRING AT THE PARK AND WILL RESULT IN INCREASED SAFETY. LET'S MAKE THE GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK A PLACE THAT CALMS AND ADDRESSES OF VIOLENCE NOT A PLACE FOR VIOLENCE TO OCCUR REGULARLY. PLEASE JOIN COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND FUND THE PROJECT WITH CAPACITY FUNDS FOR THE GSP COALITION TO ORGANIZE POSITIVE ACTIVATION ON THE CAMPUS DURING CONSTRUCTION. TO KEEP THE GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK SAFE AND VIBRANT. I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR PATH AND PASS SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT AND WE ASK YOU NOW TO PUSH YOUR INVESTMENT OVER THE FINISH LINE TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. >> THANK YOU HILLARY WE WILL MOVE ON TO IN PERSON A 11-A COUPLE A 20. I WILL CALL THE NEXT 10 PEOPLE THAT ARE REMOTE SO YOU WILL BE CALLED IN 20 MINUTES IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME RIGHT NOW. MICHELLE THOMAS, BRENDAN COLDEN, DENNIS SILLS, FREDA GRAY, LOIS MARTIN, HANNAH LYNDELL SMITH, JARED AND JENELLE MORGAN YOU ARE GOING TO BE CALLED IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. WE ARE GOING BACK TO IN PERSON WE'VE GOT A 11 ALREADY READY TO GO, DEBORAH HENDRICKSON, SKYLER SCHMIDT, LARS ERICKSON, NICOLE ANDREWS, BRUCE HALL, MELISSA LARSON. CESAR GARCIA, AND CHRISTOPHER TEENY. WELCOME DEBORAH. THANK YOU FOR BEING READY. >> I AM DEBORAH AND I AM HERE TODAY ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS TO REPRESENT A GROUP OF 170 W. SEATTLE RESIDENCE KNOWN AS THE HARBOR AL ORS AND WE SPEND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET LINE ITEMS. THESE LINE ITEMS WILL FUND STEPS TO FURTHER ADDRESS THE STREET RACING, STUNT DRIVING AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES THAT CONTINUE TO THREATEN OUR COMMUNITY. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT, A YOUNG MAN RECENTLY DIED. WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH POLICE TO PATROL THIS AREA TO STOP THE CRIME AND MAKE IT SAFE. WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CAMERA TECHNOLOGY THAT CAPTURES THE LICENSE PLATES OF RACERS DOING 70 MILES PER HOUR. IN A 25 MILE PER HOUR ZONE. WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF STREET DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS THAT SPECIFICALLY TARGET CHRONIC AND ALL-NIGHT STAGING AREA FOR STUNT DRIVING. THIS BY THE WAY IS WHERE THE YOUNG MAN WAS RECENTLY SHOT AND KILLED AND BULLETS TORE THROUGH THE HOMES OF LOCAL RESIDENTS. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WE APPRECIATE HOW HARD YOU ARE WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY YOU REPRESENT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON, WE APPRECIATE YOUR UNWAVERING LEADERSHIP ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC SAFETY. TO ALL COUNCILMEMBERS, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE, PLEASE PRIORITIZE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE BUDGET, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU DEBORAH. UP NEXT IS SKYLER SCHMIDT. >> I AM TAKING SKYLER'S SPOT. >> IT DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY. SO IF YOU CAN SIGN. >> UNLESS I , I DON'T BELIEVE IT WORKS THAT WAY. YES. >> MY APOLOGIES. WE WILL HAVE A TIME FOR YOU AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT IS LARS ERICKSON, LARS WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS MY NAME IS LARS ERICKSON AND I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE OVER 2500 MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FIRST THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO CREATE A BUDGET AND BALANCING PACKAGE THAT USES ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO FUND VOTER PRIORITIES LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY, FIRST RESPONDER INVESTMENTS, DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION, HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT, HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND REINVESTING IN THE STOREFRONT REPAIR FUND. TO ENSURE THAT THESE PRIORITIES ARE FUNDED FLEXIBILITY AND UTILIZING THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX IS NECESSARY IN RESPONSIBLE. EVERY YEAR SINCE THE TAX IS PASSED, SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL HAS USED HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED JUMPSTART COLLECTIONS TO ADDRESS GENERAL FUND SHORTAGES. INC. YOU FOR YOUR PROPOSAL TO MAINTAIN THAT PRACTICE WHILE HONORING THE ORIGINAL SPENDING CATEGORIES. WE ALSO NEED CITY GOVERNMENT TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IN TRANSPARENCY. WHICH IS WHY WE SUPPORT THE PROVIDING STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT ASKED FOR REPORTS ON FUND BALANCES AND OUTCOMES ON OUR INVESTMENTS. THESE ARE ESSENTIAL IN UNDERSTANDING WHERE OUR CITY CAN DELIVER SERVICES MORE EFFECTIVELY. THIS YEAR CHAIR STRAUSS AND THE MAYOR INITIATED A FULL-SCALE BUDGET REVIEW THAT WILL PUT OUR CITY ON A PATH FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE SPENDING AND GROWTH. THESE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES ARE A NECESSARY NEXT STEP. SINCE 2017 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED OVER $300 MILLION IN NEW TAXES. NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR NEW REVENUE. THE CITY IS COLLECTING MORE MONEY THAN EVER BEFORE. THIS YEAR ALONE BRINGING IN 100, NEARLY 180 MILLION MORE IN PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX THEN ANTICIPATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO NOT JUST INVESTING IN YOUR CONSTITUENTS PRIORITIES BUT INCLUDING MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THOSE OF US AND INVESTMENTS ARE AFFECTED. WE WILL ENSURE SAFETY, AFFORDABILITY AND A STRONG ECONOMY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS NICHOLAS HERNANDEZ. AND NICOLE PARRISH, WE WILL GO ONE BY ONE. >> WE ARE A GROUP, LET'S GO ONE BY ONE. YOU ARE UP FIRST. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, SO MY NAME IS NICHOLAS HERNANDEZ AND I AM SPEAKING INTO LINE ITEM 105A. THE REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMING STARTING IN 2026. I AM ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING NATURALISTS IN THE CITY, OF SEATTLE ORGANIZATION. THIS IS A ROLE THAT IS SET TO BE ELIMINATED BY 2026 OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS GO FORWARD. FOR THIS HEARING, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL THE YEARLY REPORTS THAT I HAD WRITTEN IT FOR MY PROGRAMMING BUT UNFORTUNATELY, MY OFFICE IS AT CAMP LONG. AND IT BURNED DOWN LAST NIGHT. SO AFTER THE OUTPOURING OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT LAST NIGHT, IT IS CLEAR NOW MORE THAN EVER JUST HOW IMPORTANT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS ARE TO THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY. I WORK AND LIVE IN DISTRICT 1. AND MY NATURE PROGRAMS HAPPEN IN DISTRICT 1. AND DISTRICT 2 AND IN DISTRICT 3. ONE PROGRAM IN PARTICULAR I WANTED TO SHARE ABOUT IS TREE EQUITY AND EDUCATION WHICH IS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TREE WHICH HAS SERVED THE 11th GRADE CLASSES OF CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL SINCE THE SPRING OF 2023. THIS PROGRAM , THROUGH THIS PROGRAM STUDENTS SEE THE IMPACT THAT SEATTLE'S HISTORY OF REDLINING HAS HAD ON THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH THE LOSS OF TREE CANOPY COVERAGE. AT TREES, STUDENTS GAIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN SERVICE HOURS WHILE TRANSFORMING A NEGLECTED HISTORICAL ORCHARD IN BEACON HILL JUST BLOCKS AWAY FROM THEIR CAMPUS. I HAVE SEEN THE TRANSFORMATION IN BOTH THE SPACE WHICH IS ROUGHLY 2 ACRES BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IN THE STUDENTS. AND I INVITE EACH ONE OF YOU TO COME OUT AND VISIT US. AND SEE THE WORK THE STUDENTS HAVE DONE. THESE CUTS WOULD NOT ONLY ELIMINATE CRUCIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, BUT ALSO MEANS THE LAST TWO CONNECTION OF CONNECTION FOR THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS TO NATURE. THIS CITY HAS THREE ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS, ONE JUST BURNED DOWN LAST NIGHT, THE OTHER TWO ARE SET TO BE ELIMINATED. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY. WE HAVE NICOLE PARRISH ANDREWS NEXT. >> FOLLOWED BY BRUCE HALL. NICO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HI, MY NAME IS NICOLE PARRISH ANDREWS AND I AM A CONSTITUENT OF DISTRICT 1. I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON LINE ITEM SPR 105A. I ALSO WORK AS A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION AND I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN OUR LEADERSHIP WITHIN PARKS ACTUALLY THAT TOLD US THAT WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK AND ADVOCATE FOR OURSELVES AND OUR PROGRAMS ON OUR OWN TIME PREVIOUSLY WHICH WAS A LIE. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THOUGH HOW IMPACTFUL OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE SUCH AS THE ONE THAT SHE JUST MENTIONED. AS WELL AS SAM AND STEWARDS. A PROGRAM OUT OF THE PARK THAT JUST LAST WEEKEND REACHED OVER 1200 PEOPLE. EDUCATING COMMUNITY ON WATERSHED HEALTH. THIS IS ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT IS AT RISK. AND ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO COME VISIT. EVERY WEEKEND, RECENTLY CITY AND PARKS LEADERSHIP HAVE BEEN ALLUDING TO A MYSTERIOUS PLAN THEY HAVE IN THE WORKS WHICH EITHER WAY YOU LOOK AT IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL. ONE OPTION OF REPLACING OUR TEAM OF NATURALISTS WOULD BE TO REPLACE THEM WITH EMPLOYEES WITHIN US SPR A PRACTICE CALLED SKIMMING WHICH ARE UNION IS FILING A FORMAL GRIEVANCE ABOUT. ANOTHER OPTION IS TO UNETHICALLY HIRE OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS AND PRIVATIZE PARKS PROGRAMS. OR, THEY ARE JUST NOT PLANNING ON HAVING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN SEATTLE ANYMORE. BUT I ALSO WANT TO BRING UP THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF TRAINING NEW STAFF INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE HIGHLY SKILLED AND EFFECTIVE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE. WHILE ELIMINATING OUR ENTIRE TEAM AND DISCOVERING PARKS VISITOR CENTER ONLY SAVING LESS THAN $1 MILLION PER YEAR IN THE BUDGET. I WANT TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR BEING THE FIRST TO PROPOSE A NEW REVENUE WITH YOUR CAPITAL GAINS TAX. COUNCILMEMBERS, LET'S PROTECT SEATTLE'S ROOTS. MAKE GOOD CHOICES. >> THANK YOU. FRIENDS, REMEMBER, THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS BRUCE HALL AND MELISSA LARSON, BRUCE TAKE IT AWAY. >> I AM BRUCE HALL AND I AM A CHAIR FOR A PROGRAM CALLED SHARED BREAKFAST AT FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON DENNY ON THE BORDER OF UPTOWN AND BELLTOWN. EVERY SUNDAY MORNING WE SERVE A HOT BREAKFAST TO THOSE IN NEED MOSTLY ON HOUSED PEOPLE. AN AVERAGE OF 130 BREAKFAST EACH WEEK. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF INVESTING IN SEATTLE MEAL PROGRAMS, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND STRAUSS FOR AMENDMENTS HSD FOUR AND 10 ADDING CAPITAL AND OPERATIONS FUNDING FOR MEAL PROGRAMS TO THE BUDGET. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR PROPOSING A CAPITAL GAINS TAX TO FUND HIS FOOD SECURITY AMONG CRITICAL NEEDS.'S ARE SHARED BREAKFAST PROGRAM AT FIRST CHURCHES COMPLETELY VOLUNTEER RUN AND STAFFED. AND RELY ON DONATIONS AND ANY GRANTS OF PUBLIC MONEY THAT WE CAN GET TO PROVIDE THE FOOD AND SUPPLIES WE NEED TO SERVE AS A VULNERABLE POPULATION. AND IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND. WE FOCUS ON TREATING ALL GUESTS EQUALLY WITH DIGNITY AND WARMTH. REALIZING THAT WE MAY BE GIVING THEM THE ONLY KIND WORDS THEY HEAR ON A GIVEN DAY OR WEEK. AND WHEN WE CAN WE SHARE COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO STEER THEM TO. WE ARE VERY EFFICIENT WITH OUR FOOD, IT IS COOKED AND SERVED THAT MORNING AT OUR CHURCH ALSO PROVIDES SPACE TO THE VETERANS CENTER OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH COMPASS HOUSING SO ANY LEFTOVER FOOD WE GIVE TO THE SENDER. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT AND I HOPE WE CAN RELY ON YOU TO HELP US HELP THOSE ON THE STREETS AND THOSE IN SHELTERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THANKS A LOT. >> THANK YOU BRUCE, UP NEXT IS MELISSA LARSON, WELCOME MELISSA. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME I AM MELISSA LARSON AND I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF ONE OF THE MONTHLY, I GET UPSET ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE SERVE YOUTH FROM 13 TO 24. WHO ARE HOMELESS AND THEY ARE FOOD AND NUTRIENT INSECURE. AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM AS A VOLUNTEER MEAL TEAM LEADS SINCE 2002. AND, THEY ARE AN AMAZING GROUP, TEAM FEED IS BUT THEY COULD USE AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILWOMAN HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENTS TO HELP ADD MEAL FUNDING THESE PEOPLE DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB WITH THE FUNDS THAT THEY CAN FIND. THEY GET FROM VOLUNTEERS, WE GET THEM FROM OUR COMPANIES. EVERYWHERE WE CAN, THEY USE FOOD LIFELINE, THEY OFFER ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT AVENUES FOR VOLUNTEERS. AND DONORS AND IT IS FABULOUS. I HAVE SEEN YOUNG PEOPLE COME IN WHERE YOU KNOW THEY COULD BARELY HOLD THE PLATES WE HAND THEM. AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF COMING IN FOR A NIGHT LEASE MEAL WITH A SAFE GROUP OF ADULTS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALLIES AND OTHER ADULTS THAT SIT AT THE TABLES WITH THEM, THEY DON'T, THEY ARE NOT PREACHED TO, THEY ARE NOT MADE TO DO ANYTHING BUT THEY CAN GET SERVICES, THEY CAN GET HELP AND THEY CAN JUST VENT. SO WE SEE THESE PEOPLE JUST GROW. AND GET A HOME, AND A JOB. AND WHATEVER EDUCATION IS THEY WANT AND DURING COVID WE ALL, THESE STAFF FOUND A WAY FOR US TO MAKE MEALS EVEN THOUGH WE COULD ONLY HAVE THREE PEOPLE IN THE KITCHEN. SO THE MONEY WE NEED WOULD HELP KEEP THOSE SHARED CONCERNS GOING AND THE TRIPODS THAT WE HAVE TO FILL OUT TO GIVE OVER TO THE PEOPLE AT THE ROOT SHELTER THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU MELISSA. UP NEXT IS NELLY FOLLOWED BY CAESAR AND CHRISTOPHER AND THEN WE WILL MOVE BACK TO ONLINE COMMENTERS STARTING WITH ANNE-MARIE. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS NELLY AND I LIVED IN DISTRICT 2 AND WORK IN DISTRICT 1 AND TWO AND SERVE YOUTH AND ALL OF YOUR DISTRICTS. I AM TESTIFYING TO PROTECT JUMPSTART SPEND PLAN IN THE CONVENING OF THE JUMPSTART OVERSIGHT BOARD AND I WORK AT YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED MANAGING OUR YOUTH AND FOOD JUSTICE PROGRAM CALLED WHY WE GROW BASED IN SOUTH PARK. THIS PROGRAM WAS MADE POSSIBLE AND HAS BEEN SUSTAINED BY THE CITY'S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND AND THE OPPORTUNITY FUND OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY LEAD ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROJECTS LED BY COMMUNITY FACE MAJOR CUTS UNDER THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO JUMPSTART. PUTTING VITAL PROGRAMS LIKE OURS AT RISK. YOUTH INVOLVED IN WHY WE GROW ARE PROVIDED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, FOOD INSECURITY, OVER POLICING, SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, DISPLACEMENT AND RESULTING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. FOR EXAMPLE IN SOUTH PARK WHERE OUR FARM IS LOCATED AS WELL AS MANY YOUTH WE WORK WITH, FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION IMMIGRANTS OF COLOR ARE SURROUNDED BY HEAVY INDUSTRY THAT DUMPED ON THE STREET, THE EPA SUPER SITE AT THE RIVER, THE FREEWAY JUST UP THE HILL WITH PLANES FLYING CLOSELY OVERHEAD, EVERY 90 SECONDS. OUR SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH MOTOR OIL, ROUNDUP AND HEAVY METALS. KIDS IN SOUTH PARK HAVE HIGHEST RATES OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR ASTHMA IN THE CITY AS WELL. WITH FUNDS WE HAVE RECEIVED WE HAVE COCREATED A SENSE WHERE HE SPACE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE THEY CAN COME AS THEY ARE, HE'LL WITH THE LAND, EACH OTHER AND ADULT MENTORS AND LEARNED SKILLS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF RACIST SYSTEMS. YOUTH GROW PRODUCE TO SHARE WITH FOOD INSECURE NEIGHBORS AND BUILD GARDEN BOXES, TEST THE SOIL AND EVER TOXINS REMEDIATE THE SOIL, THEY COME BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR BRING THEIR FRIENDS, TAKE ON LEADERSHIP AS INTERNS, THEY JOIN OUR STAFF AND GET GREEN JOBS. THEY ALSO ADVOCATE AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. SO PROGRAMS LIKE WHY WE GROW ARE NOT DISPOSABLE AND JUMPSTART FUNDING IS INTENDED TO ADVANCE THE GREEN NEW DEAL AND MAKE PROGRAMS LIKE THIS POSSIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE . CAN BE THE OVERSIGHT BOARD AND RAISE NEW PROGRESSIVE. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS CAESAR FOLLOWED BY CHRISTOPHER. WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. SELECT THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MY NAME IS CESAR GARCIA AND I AM COFOUNDER OF COLLECTIVE AND A FORMER EQUITY MARKER MEMBER. HOWEVER, I AM HERE TO SPEAK AS A PARENT. IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES CENTER, BILINGUAL PRESCHOOL WHICH IS A NONPROFIT LOCATED IN SOUTH DELRIDGE. ON OCTOBER 16, THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS OFFER THE PUBLIC COMMENT BUT TODAY THEY ARE MOURNING THE PASSING OF BELOVED TEACHER, WHO LOST HER BATTLE TO CANCER LAST WEEK. MY VOICE IS THEIR VOICE. EARLY LEARNING, HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE EDUCATION OF HUNDREDS OF KIDS IN SEATTLE INCLUDING MY KIDS WHO ATTENDED THEIR BILINGUAL PROGRAM IN A SPAN OF SIX YEARS. THEY ARE FAMILY TO US AND TO THE NEARLY 50 FAMILIES THAT THEY SERVE EVERY YEAR. NOT INCLUDING MORE. IT IS AN EARLY SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM. WHICH FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF THEIR SITE IN 2018. EVER SINCE THEY OPENED THEIR SCHOOL, NINE YEARS AGO, THEY NEVER HAD ISSUES OR ACCIDENTS UNTIL THE MEDIAN BARRIER AND BUS STOP WAS BUILT IN FRONT OF THEM. UNTIL THEN, THEY HAVE BEEN AT LEAST THREE CRASHES, VANDALISM AND BURGLARIES OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL. THE CODIRECTOR HAS TAKEN THE ROLE AND THEY HAVE IMPACTED TWO DELIVERIES AND DROP-OFFS AND PICKUPS. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BUT NO MISTAKE, FIXING THIS IS NO SACRIFICE IN SAFETY, IT IS ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE AND FIND A SOLUTION. THE COMMUNITY IS ALSO A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND PROJECT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN IN PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT I KNOW POSITIVE OUTGOING AS POSSIBLE. I COULD BE HERE ADVOCATING FOR ALL THE ISSUES BUT SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT SPEAKING FOR OTHERS THAT CANNOT SPEAK. >> THANK YOU. FROM LAKE CITY TO DELRIDGE, CESAR GARCIA'S IS EVERYWHERE. WE WILL MOVE BACK TO ONLINE COMMENT. >> MY NAME IS CHRIS THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHRIS AND I AM A CO-OWNER OF FARM STAND LOCAL FOODS AND PACIFIC COAST HARVEST. SINCE 2017, MY TEAM AND I HAVE PROVIDED AN ONLINE MARKETPLACE FOR LOCAL FARMS AND WE DELIVER ALL ACROSS THE CITY. INCLUDING ACTUALLY RIFF WHICH I WILL TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND. WE DELIVER TO HOME CHEFS ON HOUSEBOATS. JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNERS. AND MEAL PROGRAMS, WHY I AM HERE TO TALK TODAY. WHEN WE STARTED IN 2017, WE WERE A MOTLEY CREW WITH A VERY , BARELY A PALLET JACK TURNING BUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAD A $250,000 OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE SUITE AND BEVERAGE TAX, THEY WORKED WITH US TO ENSURE THAT THE PRIORITY OF THAT FUNDING WENT TO LOCAL FARMS. AND THE REASON IS, IS BECAUSE IT ALIGNS WITH THE NOW CURRENT FOOD ACTION PLAN WHERE GENERATING JOBS, PROVIDING FOOD , COMBATING FOOD INSECURITY, AND THE LONG-TERM CLIMATE RESILIENCE MISSION AND THE INVESTMENT PAID OFF. TODAY, WE HAVE HAD OVER $7 MILLION OF NONGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE GOING TO LOCAL FARMERS. OF COURSE, THAT ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME COVID FUNDING PLAYED A BIG ROLE. BUT IT ALSO CREATED EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS AND SUPPLY CHAINS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU AND THIS COUNSEL TODAY. BECAUSE OF PROPER FUNDING, TO THIS DAY, WE ARE ABLE TO CONNECT OVER 100 LOCAL FARMS TO OVER 30 MEAL PROGRAMS IN THE CITY. ARE ALSO ABLE TO CONNECT WITH JEREMY WHO WAS HERE EARLIER WHO DOES FOOD RESCUE AND USE OUR FLEET OF VEHICLES TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DELIVER LOCAL PRODUCT ALONG COST-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS TO THESE MEAL PROGRAMS. IT'S UNLIKELY THAT EVER AGAIN, WILL THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE WITH A PROPER INVESTMENT AND FOOD MEAL PROGRAMS, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU CHRIS. REMEMBER FRIENDS WE WILL MOVE BACK ONLINE I WILL CALL EVERYONE'S NAME THAT IS IN THIS NEXT SECTION, AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK TO IN PERSON COMMENTS IT WILL BE B 11 THROUGH B 20. THE NEXT 10 PEOPLE ONLINE AND TORRES, MICHELLE THOMAS, DENNIS SILLS, BRIAN, LOIS MARTIN, HANNAH LYNDELL SMITH, JENELLE MORGAN, I SEE YOU ARE OFF MUTE, WELCOME AND TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS, I AM THE COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION AND THE CULTURE OF THE SEATTLE COALITION, I AM SPEAKING TODAY TO URGE YOU TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX SPENDING PLAN THIS TAX WAS PASSED TO ENSURE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND BY PROXY COMMUNITIES ARE PRIORITIZED DIVERSITY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A LEADING PRECURSOR TO HOMELESSNESS AMONG WOMEN AND CHILDREN. AND BY PROXY SURVIVORS EXPERIENCE PROSPERITY'S IN VIRTUALLY EVERY SYSTEM THEY REACH OUT TO AS THEY LEAVE ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS SURVIVORS NEED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, TENANT SERVICES AND PROTECTION, EVICTION PREVENTION, SHELTERS AND OF COURSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THESE SERVICES ARE ALL PART OF SURVIVORS EFFORTS AT SEEKING SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING AND THEY MUST BE ROBUSTLY FUNDED. PLEASE KEEP THE PROMISES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND DO THE NECESSARY AND SERIOUS WORK OF ADDRESSING THE STRUCTURAL SHORTFALL IN THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND. SO THAT WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE SEATTLE A CITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE AND WHERE BRIDE PROXY COMMUNITIES ARE SUPPORTED AND WHERE SURVIVORS CAN SEEK OUT SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. I ALSO IF I HAVE TIME WANT TO SHARE APPRECIATION SUPPORT FOR ALL THE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE SUCH AS HSE 14, 15, 27 AND 28 HOPE TO JOIN FURTHER MEETINGS LATER THIS WEEK TO SPEAK MORE TO THAT, BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. AND FOR THE TIME TO SPEAK, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COME UP NEXT IS MICHELLE THOMAS FOLLOWED BY BRENDAN GOLDING. I SEE YOU ARE HERE, TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. >> I AM MICHELLE THOMAS WITH THE WASHINGTON ALLIANCE AND THE DISTRICT FUND, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MORALE IS FOR YOUR AMENDMENT TO THE STORE FUNDING FOR TENANT SERVICES AND TO COUNCILMEMBERS MOORE AND HOLLINGSWORTH FOR COSPONSORING IT. UNFORTUNATELY SINCE RENTAL ASSISTANCE WAS PREVIOUSLY IN ITS OWN FUNDING BECKETT WAS ADDED TO THE SENATE SERVICES BUCKET THIS REPRESENTS A DECREASE IN FUNDING FOR CRITICAL TENANT SERVICES THAT SEATTLE RENTERS NEED TO NAVIGATE THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. HOUSEHOLDS REPRESENT OVER HALF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR CITY. AND RENTERS NEED ACCESS TO TENANT SERVICES IN TIMES OF CRISIS ESPECIALLY NOW AS EVICTIONS ARE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH. SEATTLE'S BYPRODUCTS HOUSEHOLD ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE RENTERS AND SUPPORTING THEIR HOUSING STABILITY. AND SUPPORTING TENANT SERVICES IS CRITICAL TO ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY IN THE CITY AND TO ADDRESS THE DISPROPORTIONATE EXPERIENCES OF EVICTIONS AND HOMELESSNESS SET BY THIS, ALSO REJECTING ANY AMENDMENTS TO RIGHT TO COUNSEL SERVICES FOR ONLY PEOPLE WITH EXTREMELY LOW INCOMES. PEOPLE WITH INCOMES HIGHER THAN 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE ARE ALSO FACING EVICTIONS AND NEED ASSISTANCE BUT CAN'T AFFORD ATTORNEYS. PEOPLE ARE, PLEASE REJECT AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE PROVIDERS MOVE AWAY, CREATING BARRIERS TO SHELTERS, THE THING IS BACKWARDS IN OUR ATTEMPTS TO END HOMELESSNESS. AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MORE FOR PROPOSING REVENUE AND WE URGE SUPPORTED THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU MICHELLE, UP NEXT IS BRENDAN HOLDING. I SEE YOU ARE HERE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. BRANDON, NOT POUND SIX BUT STAR SIX. >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO DENNIS SILLS. >> WELCOME. >> MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS DENNIS AND I WORK FOR PUBLIC HOUSING IN SEATTLE, WE PROVIDE SUPPORT HOUSING FOR MORE THAN 1400 INDIVIDUALS. WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS. OVERALL FUNDING LEVELS IN THE BUDGET AND THINKS PRESIDENT NELSON FOR HST 026A1 WITH RECOVERY SERVICES INCLUDING MANAGEMENT. PRESERVING THE JUMP START FUNDAMENTAL TO AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE REGION. CB 120912 WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE CITY'S LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHILE THE PROPOSAL PRESERVES SO GOALS OF THE JUMPSTART PLAN, IT FALLS SHOROF ENTERING ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR HOUSING AND MAKES INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING OPTIONAL. LASTLY, THE RECENTLY PROPOSED 08007 A1 HAS NOT HAD TIME FOR THOROUGH REVIEW AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR INTENDING CONSEQUENCES, THIS AMENDMENT CAN DELAY THE IMPORTANT HUMAN SERVICES FORMERLY HOMELESS SEATTLE BUSINESSES POTENTIAL INCREASES ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSAL, HAVE NOT HAD SUFFICIENT REVIEW TIME. WE URGE COUNSEL TO PAUSE THESE PROPOSALS, AND UNTIL THEY CAN GUARANTEE THAT HUMAN SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC SAFETY WILL NOT BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >> THANK YOU DENNIS WE WILL GO ON TO BRIAN, RITA GRAY, LOIS MARTIN THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO BRENDAN GOLDING AT THE END OF THIS SECTION. YOU ARE ALREADY OFF MUTE, WELCOME. >> THANK YOU CHAIR, MY NAME IS BRIAN AND I LIVE IN BALLARD AND I WORK IN INTERBAY, I AM HERE AS A SUPPORTER OF PUBLIC TRANSIT. SINCE I MOVED TO THE SEA AREA ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, I HAVE COMMITTED TO A CAR FREE LIFESTYLE. THE RESULTS FROM THAT HAVE BEEN A LOSS OF 120 POUNDS. ON MY END WHICH HAS BEEN VERY NICE. AND THAT IS ALL DUE TO A TRANSIT PROGRAM THAT IS SAFE, RELIABLE AND CONSISTENT. AS THESE REASONS, IT IS FOR THESE REASONS THAT I WOULD SUPPORT A BUDGET THAT FUNDS PROJECTS LIKE THE ROUTES FOR THE TRANSIT PLUS PROJECT. THE ROUTE 40 TRANSIT PLUS PROJECT IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF A PROJECT WHICH IS IMMENSELY POPULAR IN ITS COMMUNITY BY DELIVERING BENEFITS SUCH AS 42,000 MINUTES OF CUMULATIVE DAILY RIDERSHIP TIME, SAVED THROUGH THE USE OF BUS ONLY LANES. THIS BUDGET SHOULD SUPPORT PROJECTS LIKE THIS WHICH HAVE UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS TO REACH A SOLUTION WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE. AND CUT RED TAPE WHICH ONLY SERVES TO DELAY THE DELIVERY OF THESE BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE RITA GRAY FOLLOWED BY LOIS MARTIN. RITA, WELCOME. YOU ARE OFF MUTE TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. >> HELLO, HONORABLE PEOPLE, MY NAME IS RITA GRAY, I AM A CITY OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEE. AS A LEARNING PARTNER ON THE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SEATTLE HUMAN RESOURCES. I'M CURRENTLY THE PROJECT MANAGER AND FOR LEARNING DESIRE FOR THE TRIBAL NATIONS SCREENING PROGRAM WHICH WAS A COMMITMENT FROM MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL. MY POSITION IS SET TO BE CUT, ALL THREE POSITIONS BEING ELIMINATED IN THE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION ARE FILLED BY WOMEN OF COLOR, OUR WHITE MANAGER WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY A SHORTER TIME THAN ALL OF US IS NOT BEING LAID OFF. AS A STRATEGIC ADVISOR I AM NOT A PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEE THEREFORE I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR PROJECT HIGHER. I AM TRULY DEVASTATED BY LOSING THIS PROJECT AS IT IS A CRITICAL PIECE TO TRIBAL AND URBAN NATIVE RELATIONS, I'M ALSO EXTREMELY STRESSED AND OVERWHELMED FOR PERSONAL REASONS. I AM THE MOTHER TO A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD. HE RELIES HEAVILY ON MY MEDICAL. THE COST OF COBRA WILL ESSENTIALLY COST BUT I WAS PAID THROUGH UNEMPLOYMENT WHICH IS TRULY UNFEASIBLE IN THIS ECONOMY. THE CURRENT JOB MARKET AND ECONOMIC SITUATION WITHIN SEATTLE IN THE UNITED STATES IS UNSETTLING AND HAS MADE IT INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING FOR THOSE OF US LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS RECOMMENDED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PROPOSED LAYOFFS AND DELAY THE REMAINING LAYOFFS FOR SIX MONTHS. I WOULD LOVE TO CONVINCE ALL OF YOU TO RECONSIDER MY POSITION AND THE TRIBAL NATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM I RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S UNLIKELY SO I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET AND DELAY THE LAYOFFS BY SIX MONTHS. THE CURRENT JOB MARKET IS TAKING JOB SEEKERS 6+ MONTHS TO FIND EMPLOYMENT SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD BE COULD WE HELP ABREAST THAT ARE, TO THOSE OF US THAT ARE BEING LAID OFF. I AM FINISHED. >> YES THE SIX MONTHS IS NOT BEING AMENDED OUT, UNLESS SOMEBODY BRINGS A WALK ON AMENDMENT, SO. I THINK WE SHOULD BE GOOD THERE. MOVING ONTO LOIS MARTIN AND HANNAH LYNDELL SMITH FOLLOWED BY JARED . LOIS WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS LOIS MARTIN AND I AM A LEGACY HOME AND BUSINESS OWNER. I HAVE LIVED IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF SEATTLE. PASSING THE AMENDMENT SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH WITH SUPPORT BY COUNCILMEMBERS WOO AND MOORE AS COSPONSORS. THE GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK AND AMENITY, HAVING ACCESS TO CULTURAL PLACES, BEING ABLE TO AGE IN PLACE, OR RECEIVE ASSISTANCE TO BUY A FIRST HOME. PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE DURING THE DAY FOR AND HOUSED ADULTS. PROVIDING SAFE SPACES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO SPREAD THEIR WINGS ALONG WITH ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND FRESH FOOD IN AREAS FILLED WITH OLD AND NEW, URBAN TREES IS VITAL TO COMMUNITIES HAVING THE ABILITY TO THRIVE. A DIRECT INVESTMENT CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DAILY WELL-BEING OF EACH OF US AND THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE THE BLACK COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO BE A VIBRANT PART OF THE FABRIC OF THIS CITY. SUPPORT THIS WORK BY VOTING YES TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU LOIS, UP NEXT IS HANNAH LYNDELL SMITH FOLLOWED BY JARED'S AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO BRENDAN COLDEN, HANNAH I SEE YOU ARE HERE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. NOT PODS BU HANN SMITH, STAR UNSE. GOING ONE MOR HANNAH LYNDELL SMITH, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. PLEASE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO JARED. JARED I SEE YOU ARE HERE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE PLEASE. JARED STAR SIX TO UNMUTE PLEASE. I CAN'T READ WELL, I'M SORRY, JARED . TAKE IT AWAY. >> THIS IS JARED VELAZQUEZ. I AM THE OWNER AND TALKING ABOUT THE PROPOSAL NOT JUST FOR 2025 AND 2026, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES SOME SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS OWNER MYSELF, IT IS TO BENEFIT FROM. AND BEING AFFECTED BY. THE LABOR OF STANDARDS WHICH HAS THE PROGRAM BUSINESS, WHICH FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, HAVING SOME CLASSES, I HAVE BEEN LEARNING AND I HAVE SO, THERE IS THIS BUDGET CUT. AND THIS PROGRAM THAT HELP US BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST AS CITIZENS BUT SOMEONE WHO CAN PROVIDE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO . >> WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT A CITY THAT IS SAFE WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU JARED. UP NEXT IS JANEL MORGAN AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO BRENDAN GOLDING HANNAH LYNDELL SMITH, AND THEN WE WILL RETURN TO IN PERSON SPEAKERS, JANEL I SEE YOU'RE HERE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE PLEASE. YOU ARE OFF MUTE, TAKE AWAY AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, WELCOME >> I AM A 25 YEAR VETERAN OF THE CITY, WORKING IN THE SEATTLE HUMAN RESOURCES AND MY COLLEAGUE LAID OFF AS OF DECEMBER 31. I STARTED WITH THE CITY AS AN INTERN AND HAVE DEVOTED THE ENTIRETY OF MY CAREER TO THE SUCCESS AND FORWARD PROGRESS OF THE CITY AND ITS EMPLOYEES SO I'M HERE TO SAY I STRONGLY SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS BUDGET AMENDMENTS MY FAMILY GREATLY RELIES ON ME FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY , HEALTHCARE AND INSURANCE BENEFITS AND I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LAYOFFS. PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET. ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE WORKFORCE AND THE CURRENT CHALLENGING JOB MARKETS. I WOULD LOVE TO REQUEST SUPPORT FOR SIX MONTHS OR LONGER EMPLOYMENT, AS THE POSITION I WORK WITH SUPPORTS ALL 13,000 EMPLOYEES LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. AS A VETERAN OF THE CITY, I KNOW FIRSTHAND IT WILL CREATE A VOID IN THE CITIES CAPACITY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. AS WELL AS EMPLOYEES RECEIVING SUPPORT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE GIVEN MY CAREER TOO. MANY OF THOSE OF US FACING LAYOFFS ARE STILL BREADWINNERS AND THE AFTERSHOCKS OF LOSING OUR LIVELIHOOD WOULD REVERBERATE THROUGHOUT OUR FAMILIES. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE COUNCILS RECOMMENDATION TO MINIMIZE AND ALLAY LAYOFFS THE SMALL CHANGE CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR OUR FAMILY. AND FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE >>> VERY WELL SAID AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PART IN OUR CITY. WE'LL GO TO BRENDAN. AND HANNAH LINDELL SMITH. BRENDANUX I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE PLEASE. BRENDAN COLDING. ONE LAST TIME, WHICH THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO HANNAH. BRENDAN, IF YOU COULD PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO HANNAH LINDELL SMITH. AND WE'LL COME BACK TO BRENDAN. IN THE FUTURE. HANNAH? STAR 6 TO UNMUTE, PLEASE. HANNAH LINDELL SMITH? STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. YOU'RE OFF MUTE. >> HELLO. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> MY NAME IS HANNAH LINDELL SPLITTING AND I'M A YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE ON THE OVERSIGHT BOARD. AND I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO REVISE THE PROPOSED CITY BUDGET TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLIMATE BUDGET GRANT SYSTEM. THESE ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE FUNDING. NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CUT, ESPECIALLY AS A CLIMATE CRISIS. AND ALL THE IMPACTS TO OUR COMMUNITY FACING IT, WE NEED THAT FUNDING. WE NEED THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT IT BRINGS, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, FOR PEOPLE FROM COMMUNITIES THAT ARE GETTING FLOODED AND POLLUTED AND HAVE BEEN FOR DECADES. WE REALLY NEED THE SOURCE OF JUSTICE, THE SOURCE OF HEALTH, THE SOURCE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, ESPECIALLY AS A WEST SEATTLE RESIDENT AND STUDENT AND PUBLIC TRANSIT USER, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 3 PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE BALLARD AND WEST SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL. THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO TAKE THOSE FUNDS OUT. IT IS RESERVED SPECIFICALLY FOR PROJECTS IN FRONT-LINE COMMUNITIES, INDIGENOUS SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS. AND WHILE PUBLIC TRANSIT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, IT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT, SHOULD NOT BE PITTED AGAINST TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO RESTORE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUND, THE DWELL OPPORTUNITY FUND TO 2024. FUNDING ALLOCATION AS A SUPPORT ORGANIZER, AS A YOUNG PERSON, AND SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES THAT JUSTICE MEANS ALL OF US. AND THAT JUSTICE MEANS FUNDING AND ACTIONS TOWARDS IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, HANNAH. WE'LL TRY BRENDAN ONE LAST TIME. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO B11 THROUGH 20. BRENDAN COLDING. BRENDAN COLDING. CALLING ONCE, BRENDAN COLDING, BRENDAN COLDING, TWICE, BRENDAN COLDING, BRENDAN COLDING, THREE TIMES. GOING TO GO BACK TO IN-PERSON COMMENTS, B11 THROUGH B20. AND WE'VE GOT BOTH MICROPHONE PLACES. TYRELL, MICHAEL, JESSICA PETERSON. ALLEN? IS THAT YOU? >> HELLO. >> ARE YOU ALLEN? >> I'M ALLEN. >> FANTASTIC. TAKE IT AWAY. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ALLEN. THERE SHOULD BE NO REDUCTION IN SHELTER BEDS. PLEASE ALLOCATE $500,000 TO ENSURE WOMEN HAVE A SAFE PLACE, WHEN MARY'S DAY CENTER CLOSES IN 2025. END ENCAMPMENT SWEEPS WITH A LOT MORE SHELTERS OF ALL KINDS. LEAVE JUMP START MONEY FOR ITS INTENDED MONEY OF HOUSING, WHICH WE DESPERATELY NEED. WE NEED FULL RESTORATION OF TENANT MORE PEOPLE WILL BECOME HOMELESS. TENANT SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR HELPING LANDLORD ISSUES. TENANTS, LEADING TO EVICTIONS, DISPLACEMENT, AND HOMELESSNESS. CONTINUED FUNDING IS CRUCIAL FOR STABILITY AND PREVENTING CRISES. AS A COST BURDEN, LOW-INCOME RENTER IN SEATTLE'S DISTRICT 4 ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD. ONE SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL EVENT OR RENT INCREASE, AND I'M TERRIFIED OF THIS, COULD PUSH ME RIGHT BACK INTO HOMELESSNESS. IF THIS EVER HAPPENED TO ME, I WOULD HOPE, I WOULD PRAY, WE HAVE TENANT SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR ME, SO I DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ALLEN. FRIENDS, REMEMBER, JAZZ HANDS, NOT SNAPS. >> MY NAME IS TYRELL PALOMINO. I'M FROM Y2K. THERE SHOULD BE NO NET LOSSES OF SHELTERS IN -- FOR WOMEN AND SHELTER BEDS FOR THE DAY CENTERS. I FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS SHOULD ADD $500,000 TO THE BUDGET FOR WOMEN'S SHELTERS. AND I -- THERE SHOULD BE AN END TO THE ENCAMPMENT SWEEPS. BECAUSE THEY'RE SIMPLY NOT FAIR TO THE HOMELESS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S ALL. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND SHARING YOUR VOICE WITH US TONIGHT. UP NEXT, WE HAVE JESSICA PETERSON, FOLLOWED BY STEVEN CLERRA. >> HI, COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M JESSICA. I'M A PARTICIPANT . WE SUPPORT THE SOLITARY BUDGET, NO LOSS OF DAY CENTER SHELTERS AND SHARE IS ASKING FOR $500,000 FOR DAY CENTERS. BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, LIKE WOMEN DIE, MEN DIE, WE JUST NEED OUR SHELTERS. AND WITHOUT IT, PEOPLE JUST PASS AWAY. SO PLEASE CONSIDER KEEPING THEM OPEN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JESSICA. UP NEXT IS STEVEN. STEVEN, ARE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE? STEVEN, RAISE YOUR HAND? NOPE. MOVING ON TO LAUREN HILL. WELCOME. STUDY MY NAME IS LOREN HILL, THANKS FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE TO SPEAK. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE GARFIELD PLAYFIELD. BUT WE NEED TO GO A STEP FARTHER AND DO THE WHOLE FIELD. SYNTHETIC. I MEAN, IT JUST MAKES SO MUCH SENSE. RIGHT NOW, IT'S DARK FROM NOVEMBER 1st TO MARCH 1st. JUST A BIG MUD PIT. IF THAT PLACE WAS TURF, PEOPLE COULD BE OUT THERE PLAYING FOR SIX HOURS A NIGHT. ALSO, IT'S GOING TO ADD 2,000 TO 3,000 PROGRAMMABLE HOURS OF NONHISTORICAL USE. SO THIS IS OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN'T GET PLAY TIME TO BE THERE. IT'S IN BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL TO USE IT, FOR JV SPORTS. FOR P.E., FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO USE IT, FOR DAY CARE. IT JUST -- AND IF THERE ISN'T THE MONEY, LET'S MAKE A PATHWAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN IN THE COMMUNITY. LET'S FORCE PARKS TO PUT IN THEIR BID PACKET, ALTERNATIVE COSTS TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING. I THINK THEY'RE INFLATING NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE MORE FIELDS BECAUSE THAT'S MORE MAINTENANCE. AND LET'S MAYBE PUT SOME MONEY IN TO GET SOMEBODY TO CALL UP AND GO FOR DONATIONS, GRANTS. I MEAN, IT CLICKS ALL THE BOXES. AND IT WILL BRING SAFETY, SECURITY AND FUN. OKAY. I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. BUT LET'S NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE ALREADY BLEW IT AT BALLARD, AT THAT PLAYFIELD. AND WE'RE BUILDING ALL OF THESE HOUSES IN OUR BACKYARDS. WE'RE DENSIFYING. WE NEED TO DO MORE PLAY FIELDS. GOOD NIGHT. >> THANK YOU, WARREN. >> . >> UP NEXT. STEPHANIE, WELCOME. >> THANKS. GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US TODAY. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE INGRAM. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH BUDGET ITEM TO SUPPORT THE GARFIELD SUPER BLOCK AND THE GARFIELD SOFTBALL IMPROVEMENTS. AS A RESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT AND FUTURE GARFIELD PARENT, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS IN OUR PUBLIC GATHERING PLACE. A NEW RESTAURANT BUILDING OF PROVIDE SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE CONTINUED USAGE OF THE SPORTS FIELDS. THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL PROVIDE A WALKING LOOP, A PARKOUR PARK. >> TYPES OF POSITIVE ACTIVITIES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF CREATING AN ACTIVE, SAFE AND INVITING ENVIRONMENT. AS OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE WITH STRONG GUN VIOLENCE. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING CHANGES. THIS IS A COMMUNITY-LED PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR 20 YEARS NOW. THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL HELP ENSURE THAT MANY OF ASKED FOR BY THE COMMUNY AND THAT WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT, INCLUDING THE PARKOUR PARK AND HIGH QUALITY SITE FURNISHING WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PARK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> UP NEXT IS ROBERT. WELCOME, ROBERT. >> GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ROBERT STEVENS. I AM A LEGACY HOMEOWNER AND RESIDENT OF SINCE 1959. A PROUD VIETNAM-ERA VET. AND FOUNDER AND CURATOR OF THE GARFIELD CAMPUS, SUPER BLOC RENOVATION PROJECT. WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN CONTINUING THAT 20-YEAR PROMISE. SOMETIME THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT KIND OF FORGETS ABOUT US. BUT AS YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT DURING THE RENOVATION OF GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. WE WANTED TO BUILD QUINCY JONES A NEW THEATER. AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PARKING SPACES. SO THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH THE CITY TO GET A CITY ORDINANCE. COMMITTEE HAD HAD TO COME BACK AND ASK THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SAY IF IT'S OKAY. THEN THEY PROMISED TO RENOVATE THE WHOLE BLOC. AND SOMEHOW THEY FORGOT. I'M A JULY BABY. AND I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT STUBBORN. SO I HELD ON TO THIS PROJECT. BECAUSE I PROMISED MY COMMUNITY THAT WE WOULD GET THIS, AND THEY WOULD NOT FORGET US. SO WE ARE AT THE PLACE THAT WE CAN SEE THE END OF THE TUNNEL. THIS COALITION WE MET ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE TWO YEARS, EVERY WEEK, DURING COVID. AND DURING THAT TIME, PARKS FINALLY HEARD US. THIS IS THE COALITION THAT HELPED ME WITH ANOTHER 20-YEAR PROJECT THAT I HAD PROMISED MY COMMUNITY IT'S CALLED THE CENTER DESIGN AND REVIEW BOARD. AND CENTER DESIGN AND GUIDELINES. SO PLEASE, HELP ME TO KEEP THE PROMISE TO MY COMMUNITY SO THAT I'M NOT TARRED AND FEATHERED AND RAN OUT AT 78 YEARS OLD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ROBERT. IF ONLY WE HAD MORE ROBERT STEVENS' IN OUR SEATTLE, WE WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE. >> YEAH. >> UP NEXT IS HALLIE WILLIS, FOLLOWED BY JEN MUSE AND DANIEL LUGO. >> MY NAME IS HALLIE WILLIS. I AM THE POLICY MANAGER ON THE SEATTLE KING COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS. I'M A RENTER ON D6 AND I'M HERE TONIGHT AS A MEMBER OF THE JUMPSTART STAKEHOLDERS COALITION. WE APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THE PROPOSED JUMP START COALITION WOULD ALLOW TO JUMP START FUNDS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY THE HIGHEST PRIORITY. WE URGE YOU TO FUND THE JUMP START PROGRAM, CONVENE THE OVERSIGHT BODY AND KEEP ANY FUNDS TO THIS BIENNIUM ONLY. MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE JOINED US AND SIGNED ONTO THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. INCLUDING EL CENTRO DELA RAZA, CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB, OPIU LOCAL 8. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTE. THE COALITION ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, ELIZABETH GREGORY HOME, PUGENT JETSOUND PAGE, PLYMOUTH HOUSING, THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM, THE SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES COALITION, SOLID GROUND, YOUTH CARE, WASHINGTON BUILD BACK BLACK ALLIANCE, 350 SEATTLE, CATHOLIC HOUSING SERVICES, BE SEATTLE, CLIMATE SOLUTIONS, COORDINATED CARE OF AHA. HOUSER NEIGHBORS. LAKE CITY TASK FORCE. LEHI, MULTICULTURAL COALITION, PEOPLE'S ECONOMY LAB. PEOPLE POWER WASHINGTON. PORCH LIGHT, QUEER POWER ALLIANCE. SEATTLE KING COUNTY COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS, SEATTLE SOLIDARITY BUDGET, SHARE, SOUND GENERATIONS, TRANSIT RIDERS UNION, WASHINGTON PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, WASHINGTON WORKING FAMILIES' PARTY, THE WASHINGTON LOW-INCOME HOUSING ALLIANCE AND WHEEL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >>> UP NEXT IS JEN MUSE. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS JEN MOUSSET. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUS AND HOLLINGSWORTH. FOOD BANKS AND CULTURAL. EVERY DAY, WE SEE THEIR FACES, HEAR THEIR STORIES. THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS. WE NEED TO DO BETTER. THE NEED HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE A GREAT NEXT STEP TO STRENGTHENING FOOD ACCESS. WE STRONGLY URGE CITY COUNCIL TO REJECT COUNCIL BILL 10912. LONG TERM, WE NEED TO KEEP JUMP START FOR ITS INTENDED USE, INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND CLIMATE INITIATIVES, MUST BE PRIORITIZED BOO BY OUR CITY. WE SUPPORT EXPLORING PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. THE FACT IS, INVESTMENTS IN HUMAN SERVICES ARE CRITICAL TO ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES WE FACE IN OUR CITY. WE MUST FUND AT A LEVEL THAT ALLOWS AGENCIES TO OPERATE AT FULL CAPACITY. INCLUDING INVESTING IN WAGE EQUITY THERE STAFF. PLEASE PRIORITIZE HOLISTIC INVESTMENTS ACROSS CITY. INCLUDING YOUTH, FAMILIES, SENIORS, INVESTMENTS IN SHELTERS AND DAY CENTERS. HOUSING, HOMELESS SERVICES, FOOD PROGRAMS AND GENDER-BASED SERVICES. IT ALSO MEANS WE PREVENT HOMELESSNESS BY KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED. INVEST IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE NEED TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS EASIER TO ACCESS, NOT HARDER. WE NEED TO INCREASE INVESTMENT, NOT DECREASE. THE YEARS AHEAD WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. LET'S MAKE SURE WE HAVE A SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE NOT JUST A FEW. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JEN. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I'M GOING TO ASK. HANDS, NOT SNAPS. APPRECIATE YOU ALL. DANIEL? >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS, ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS DANIEL LUGO, HE/HIM PRONOUNS. YOUTH CARE, DEDICATED TO ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. AND I WOULD BE REMISS FOR NOT MENTIONING COUNCILMEMBER WOO, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUS. WITH THAT SAID, I STRAUSS. >> JUST LAST YEAR, THEY FOUND 16,000 INDIVIDUALS WERE HOMELESS ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT. JUST TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S MORE PEOPLE THAN WHO LIVE CENTER THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THESE PEOPLE LIVE IN SEATTLE. AND JUST TO SHARE DATA ABOUT YOUTH CARE. YOUTH CARE, WE HAVE DATA THAT SUGGEST THAT 50% OF ALL ADULTS WHO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS WERE YOUTH AS WELL. AND OF THOSE 50%, OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE 37% WHO IDENTIFY AS FEMALE. 35% WHO OVER AS LGBTQ+. AND 74% IDENTIFY AS BIPOC. SO I JUST ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER THESE PEOPLE, AS YOU CONTINUE TO LOOK AT JUMPSTART. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY YOUR DECISIONS. SO AGAIN, JUST ECHOING THE COMMUNITY SENTIMENT THAT JUMP START NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DANIEL. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO ONLINE SPEAKERS. AND WHEN WE COME BACK TO IN PERSON SPEAKERS, WE'LL BE ON LIST A. SO BE READY IN ABOUT 15 TO 20 EMPTIES. WE'RE MOVING BACK ONLINE. JANELLE MORGAN HAS ALREADY SPOKEN. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO REN WILSON. SHARON SOY. HELEN GILBERT. VANESSA RODRIGUEZ. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR STRAUSS. AND SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS. PROPOSED BUDGET. I'M A MEMBER. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET ON TAX REVENUES. [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THAT THE COUNCIL IS PROPOSING ALTERNATE TAX ALLOCATIONS. IT VERY SPECIFICALLY. LONG-TERM BASIS. THE PAYROLL EXPENSE [ INAUDIBLE ] SINCE THAT METHOD HAS BEEN SO CLEARLY SUCCESSFUL. I URGE YOU TO SEEK OUT YOUR GENERAL BUDGET OPERATING DECISIONS. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, REN. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SHARON SOY. SHARON? SHARON SOY? IS NOT PRESENT. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO HELEN GILBERT. HELEN, I SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE AND WELCOME. >> HI. MY NAME IS HELEN GILBERT. AND I AM SPEAKING TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE WOMEN. WE ARE WORKING CLASS FEMINISTS AND OUR WORKERS ARE APPALLED AT THE CUTS BEING PROPOSED IN THE CITY OF MILLIONAIRES. THESE BUDGET CUTS INCLUDE FOOD PROGRAMS. GENDER BIAS. PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE JOBS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS. AND ALSO AS THE CLIMATE IS GOING HAYWIRE, AS WE ALL SEE, YOU ARE CUTTING PARKS DEPARTMENTS FOR ALL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. I HAVE TO SAY, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? THERE ARE SOME WINNERS WITH THIS BUDGET. THE ALREADY-BLOATED SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THE RICH, WHO ONCE AGAIN WILL GRIPE ABOUT HOMELESS PEOPLE, OUTSIDE THEIR LUXURY CONDOS, BUT WON'T SPEND A DIME TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT'S [ INAUDIBLE ] WITH HIGH EARNERS. IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT THE ONE BRIGHT SPOT WITH BUDGET SURPLUS IS DUE TO THE JUMP START TAX THAT ASSESSES THE BUSINESS OF HIGH EARNERS IN ORDER TO FIND A SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER VERY NECESSARY GOALS. BUT INSTEAD OF KEEPING JUMP START MONEY, WHERE IT'S MOST NEEDED, MAYOR HARRELL WANTS TO RAID IT FOR THE GENERAL FUND. WE SAY NO WAY. AND DO NOT TALK ABOUT INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES THAT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY OF FORCING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND INCREASING GENTRIFICATION. IT HAS NO CUTS TO HUMAN SERVICES. WE CALL ON YOU TO IMMEDIATELY PASS THE CITY LEVEL CAPITAL GAINS TAX TO MAKE THE CITY SERVE ALL WHO LIVE HERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, HELEN. VANESSA, STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. >> HI. I'M A MEMBER [ INAUDIBLE ] MY NAME IS VANESSA RODRIGUEZ. AND I AM THE OWNER OF [ INAUDIBLE ] ACCOUNTING SERVICES. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2025, 2026. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS BUDGET INCLUDES CUTS TO VARIOUS AREAS, INCLUDING THE OFFICE [ INAUDIBLE ] WHICH PROVIDES PROGRAMS AT BUSINESS [ INAUDIBLE ] OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, I HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS PROGRAM. BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO LAUNCH AND MANAGE A BUSINESS IN THE SEATTLE AREA. WHAT WE CALL IN MY COUNTRY, EVERYTHING IS NEW FOR US. TODAY, I AM NOT ONLY THE PROUD OWNER OF ACCOUNTING FIRM. BUT ALSO SMALL BUSINESSES. THE SIMILAR POSITIONS TO WHERE I STARTED. INAUDIBLE [ INAUDIBLE ] >> VANESSA, ARE YOU STILL THERE? >> YES. I'M HERE. >> GREAT. IN LIGHT OF THE [ INAUDIBLE ] FACTS CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. WE CAN HEAR YOU. UNLESS. >> OKAY. IN LIGHT OF THE [ INAUDIBLE ] IMPACT THIS HAS HAD ON MY BUSINESS, I URGE YOU TO INVEST IN [ INAUDIBLE ] SO I CAN CONTINUE TO [ INAUDIBLE ] SMALL BUSINESS. AND THANK YOU FOR OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU, VANESSA. ANYTHING ELSE TONIGHT? >> NOT [ INAUDIBLE ] >> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN. YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS TALANNA REED. I'M WITH WASHINGTON STATE. AND AS A FORMER OFFICIAL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOICES AND CONSIDERING THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY YOUR DECISIONS. THE BUDGET PROCESS ISN'T FUN AND THE DECISIONS YOU ALL HAVE TO MAKE ARE VERY DIFFICULT AND THE PROCESS IS GRUELING. THIS PART OF THE JOB IS SIMILAR TO SOMEONE HAVING TO SCRAPE GUM OFF OF SIDEWALKS. IN MY OPINION, BOTH ARE PRETTY IMPORTANT. I'LL LET YOU DECIDE WHICH ONE YOU PREFER. I'M ADVOCATING FOR INVESTMENT IN LEGAL SERVICES. RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON ALLOCATING FUNDING SPECIFICALLY TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE, I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENTS MADE BY CROWN MORALES AND PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBERS RIVERA [ INAUDIBLE ] EQUITY IS A PROBLEM. BLACK AND HISPANIC HOUSEHOLDS ARE NEARLY DOUBLE THOSE OF WHITE HOUSEHOLDS. THIS TURNS INTO FAMILIES UPROOTED. AND INDIVIDUALS WITH INSTABILITY, OFTEN EXACERBATING THE CYCLE OF TRAUMA. EVICTION CASES IS CRITICAL. IT EMPOWERS TENANTS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND ADVOCACY. STUDIES SHOW THAT LEGAL ASSISTANCE CAN CAN PREVENT [ INAUDIBLE ] WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE LIFE-ALTERING FAMILIES. KEEPING A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS OR FACING HOMELESS SERVICES. TENANT SERVICES [ INAUDIBLE ] INTERVENTION, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE, EXCUSE ME, AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. BEING NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES -- >> THANK YOU. AND IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, DO FEEL FREE TO WRITE US AND WRITTEN COMMENT. MIKE, I SEE YOU'RE HERE AND OFF MUTE. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY. >> HI. MY NAME IS MIKE GAIN. OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS HAVE BEEN MEETING, QUITE ACTIVELY, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WITH MANY OF OUR CITY LEADERS, TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, VISIT AND ENJOY. A FEW YEARS AGO, OUR SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, WANTED TO REIMAGINE POLICING. AND WE ALL SAW HOW THAT WORKED OUT FOR US. WE DEFUNDED THE POLICE, AND IT DIDN'T TURN OUT GOOD FOR OUR CITY. I BELIEVE OUR CURRENT CITY COUNCIL IS HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND HAS OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE PREVIOUSLY. THEY SEEM TO ONCE AGAIN, SUPPORT OUR POLICE, RETURNING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. THOSE WHO ENDANGER OTHERS AND BREAK THE LAW. EVEN THOSE WHO ATTEND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES ON STREETS, NEED TO FACE CONSEQUENCES. WE NEED THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO RETURN OUR CITY TO A SAFE PLACE ONCE AGAIN. WE NEED FUNDING TO BEGIN TO USE THE CAMERAS TO ASSIST OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND POLICE. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS AND WILL NOT HAVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE CAN'T JUST KEEP KICKING THIS CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND HOPE IT IMPROVES. IT'S TIME FOR LESS CONVERSATION AND MORE ACTION. WE NEED TO GET THESE CAMERAS GOING, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. BENEFITS OF CAMERAS. THERE'S REALLY QUITE A FEW OF THEM. WE HAVE A SAFE AND EFFICIENT WAY TO ENFORCE OUR LAWS. NO OFFICERS ARE NEEDED FOR ENFORCEMENT. NO CONFRONTATION OR CONFLICTS WITH THOSE BEING TICKETED. NO MORE POLICE CHASES. NO EXPENSES FOR PURCHASEAND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES. A SOURCE OF REVENUE THAT WILL LIKELY PAY FOR ITSELF. ALSO, IT PASSES THE TEST. ON ANOTHER NOTE. PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANOTHER TAX. CAPITAL GAINS TAX. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON. AND ANY ADDITIONAL WRITTEN COMMENT, PLEASE DO SEND US IN. LATANYA, YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. WELL DONE. TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS LATANYA DuBOIS. I'M THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE [ INAUDIBLE ] TASK FORCE. MY TEAM AND I HAVE WORKED IN OUR COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH SEATTLE FOR OVER 30 YEARS, PROVIDING AND RENDERING SERVICES ON A LIT 18 OF WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY. FROM HOUSING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. TO YOUTH EMPLOYMENT. HEALTH AND WELLNESS ALL THE SAME. WE ARE CURRENTLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MAYOR'S BUDGET AND THE PRIORITIES, TO US, THE SILENT TASK FORCE ONLINE WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE GROUND IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WHAT WE ARE TRULY CONCERNED WITH, WHERE IT'S TOP-HEAVY. PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WITH PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING, WHICH IS ONE OF THE COMMITMENTS THAT WE ARE -- I KNOW THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE SPACE FOR THAT. HOWEVER, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY, BUDGET, COMMITMENT MADE BY SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK. AND WE NEED TO SEE THOSE RESOURCES IN PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE ALSO SUPPORTING COUNCILMEMBER JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, WHO IS SPONSORING HER, MS. TANYA WOO, REGARDING FIVE POINTS OF PROGRESS. SO WE'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THOSE AMENDMENTS. WE WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT SARA NELSON, AND ALL THE REST OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY -- VERY SERIOUS TIME IN THE WORLD. AND IN OUR STATE. AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE MET FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE GREATER COMMUNITY. WE HOPE THAT THERE IS MEASURES OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT OCCUR BECAUSE FUNDING LARGE ORGANIZATIONS, GET FUNDING, FUNDING, FUNDING. THE PROBLEM IS NOT GOING AWAY. THE PROBLEM IS BETTER. AND -- >> THANK YOU, LATANYA. >> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ELIZABETH POWELL. WELCOME, ELIZABETH. YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH POWELL. I AM ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS AT THE LAW CENTER. OUR MISSION IS TO KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED. SO WHAT I'D LIKE YOU TO TAKE AWAY FROM MY NEXT COUPLE OF MINUTES OF REMARKS IS THAT AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS ALWAYS MORE EFFICIENT THAN A POUND OF CURE. I TALK TO PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY, WHO ARE LIVING IN HOMES THAT ARE IN DISREPAIR, PEOPLE WHO ARE DISABLED, AND THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEIR HOUSING, THAT THEY CAN'T GET FIXED. I TALKED TO PEOPLE WHOSE PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH. AND SOME OF THEM HAVE ISSUES WITH THEIR STATUS THAT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO FEEL COMFORTABLE, APPROACHING A COURT. I CAN EXPLAIN TO THEM HOW THEY NEED TO DO THAT. ON EVERY SINGLE EVICTION SUMMONS THAT GOES OUT IN KING COUNTY, IT SAYS YOU HAVE TO RESPOND. GET HELP. AND NO MATTER WHAT THAT PHONE NUMBER IS. IT COMES TO MY OFFICE. AND WE HAVE TO TRIAGE PEOPLE PRETTY DARN HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN GET SOME HELP. SO WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON IS THE HOUSING JUSTICE PROJECT, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GROUP. THAT THEY ARE SO SLAMMED THAT THEY CANNOT HELP WITH EJECTMENTS, WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY THAT LANDLORDS ARE DOING EVICTIONS, KIND OF A BACK-DOOR THING OR SUBSIDY DETERMINATIONS. WHEN SOMEONE IS BEING TOLD THEY WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR VOUCHERS FOR GOD KNOWS HOW LONG. IN THIS STATE, GOOGLE ESQUIRE TELLS PEOPLE THAT IF THEY HAVE BEEF WITH THEIR LANDLORD, THEN THEY SHOULDN'T PAY THEIR RENT. AND THAT'S NOT TRUE. IF WE CAN COUNSEL PEOPLE, WE CAN KEEP THEM HOUSED. >>> UP NEXT, HANNAH-JONES. STAR 6. YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. >>> HI. MY NAME IS HANNAH-JONES. I'M A VOLUNTEER. I AM SPEAKING ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THAT PLANS TO DIVERT $300 MILLION FROM THE JUMP START FUNDING. OUR CITY DEFINITELY NEEDS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CLIMATE RESILIENCE. AND EQUITABLE FUNDING. HOUSING IS KEY TO PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, INCREASED EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. AND REDUCING RATES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS, AND INCREASING FOOD SECURITY. BY DIVERTING FUNDING FROM JUMP START. THAT WAS SET ASIDE FOR BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND INSTEAD, INCREASING FUNNELING FOR ENCAMPMENT AND POLICE. THAT CAUSED GREAT HARM TO HOUSING COMMUNITY. IT MASSIVELY EXACERBATES THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. AND PUTS PEOPLE AT RISK. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND TENANT SERVICES, AS WELL AS ADDICTION DEFENSE. PRESERVE JUMP START PRIORITIES. AND PROG ADDRESS THE BUDGET DEFICITS. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE ENVIRONMENTAL, THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL PLAN TO CUT FUNDING BY 54%. THIS INCLUDES THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUNDS AND THE RIVER OPPORTUNITY FUNDS. THIS DOES HARM TO THE COMMUNITY MOST AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR, I WORK WITH YOUTH EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE NEED A BIPOC-LED ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. PLEASE RESTORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND. THANKS. >> THANKS, HANNAH. >>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TOIN N-PERSON SPEAKERS. WE HAVE ABOUT 120 PEOPLE LEFT. SO IF EVERYONE SPOKE FOR ONE MINUTE, WE'D BE HERE UNTIL 9:30. IF EVERYONE SPEAKS FOR TWO MINUTES, WE WILL BE HERE UNTIL 11:30. IAN AS YOU'RE ALL LINING UP, I'M GOING TO CALL FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE ONLINE. YOU WILL BE CALLED IN 20 MINUTES FROM NOW. >> THANKS FOR TAKING BOTH PODIUMS. IAN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL CHAIR. GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBER. MY NAME IS IAN WEST. CHURCH COUNCIL OF GREATER SEATTLE. I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2. I SPEAK TO YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE ROUND TABLE, WHICH IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND HUMAN SERVICES COALITION. AND AS A PERSON OF FAITH, TO SAY BUDGETS ARE A MORAL DOCUMENT. WE ARE UNITED IN DEMANDING A PROJECT THAT REFLECTS CARE, PRESERVATION OF THE JUMP START SPENDING PLAN. AND CALL TO ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCES TO ADDRESS OUR BUDGET DEFICIT. I PRESENT TO YOU ALL THE LETTERS OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS, REPRESENTING ACROSS THE CITY. WHO ARE IN ALLIANCE. IN SALIDARITY WITH OUR ALLIES AND IN AGREEMENT WOURE ON CALLS TO ACTION. WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. NO MORE BALANCING THE BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> GREG, WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS GREG THIESEN. I STAND UNITED WITH THE CHURCH COUNCIL OF SEATTLE'S GREAT ROUND TABLE. WE DEEPLY BELIEVE THAT BUDGETS ARE MORAL DOCUMENTS. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DELIVERED THE "BEYOND VIETNAM" SERMON. SPENDING MORE ON MILITARY PROGRAMS RATHER THAN SPIRITUAL UPLIFT IS APPROACHING DEATH. TODAY IN 2024, THE BUDGET ADVANCED BY MAYOR HARRELL, WITH YOUR LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT, ALICATES MONEY FOR COPS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CUTTING FUNDS. COVERING HUGE RAISES. AND EFFECTIVE SIGNING BONUSES. GHOST COP POSITIONS NAWON'T BE FILLED. PROGRAMS OF UPLIFT ARE BEING DEFUNDED. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS. HOW MANY PEOPLE HERE ARE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR PROGRAMS THEY SEE AS VITAL. SUCH AS WOMEN'S CENTER. AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TESTIFIED ABOUT TONIGHT? WELL, IT HAS BEEN PUT FORTH AS A BUDGET TO SPIRITUAL DEATH. IT PRIORITIZES PUNISHMENT. WE DESERVE THE BUDGET FUNDING WE FOUGHT FOR. DEDICATED TO FUNDING. EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND GREEN NEW DEAL INITIATIVES. BY CUTTING JUST 27 OF THE 212 GHOST, YOU COULD RESTORE RENTAL ASSISTANCE, RESTORE LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND WORKER PROTECTIONS. BUDGETS SPEAK TO THE VALUES OF -- >> GREG, THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MARY SUE GALVAN, FOLLOWED BY PHIL LOUIS. WELCOME, MARY SUE. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARY SUE GALVAN. I AM A 48-YEAR RESIDENT OF SEATTLE AND LIVE IN EAST LAKE. RAISED MY TWO KIDS THERE. WENT TO TOPS AND SEWARD AND GARFIELD. I AM UNITED WITH CHURCH COUNCIL OF SEATTLE. SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET. AS PEOPLE ARE FAITH, WE BELIEVE THAT BUDGETS NEED TO REFLECT OUR VALUES, THEY'RE MORAL DOCUMENTS, AND WE WANT TO SEE A BUDGET THAT FULLY REFLECTS THOSE PRIORITIES. I ALSO SPENT 43 YEARS AS A NURSE AND NURSE PRACTITIONER. AND I WANT TO ECHO EARLIER WORDS ABOUT PREVENTION COSTS A LOT LESS THAN BAILING PEOPLE OUT. MOO I CHURCH COMMUNITY SPENDS CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES, 300 ACTIVE PEOPLE, HELPING TO FILL GAPS IN SOCIAL SERVICES. WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY NONPROFITS LIKE TEEN FEED, WELL SPRING ALLIANCE SERVICES AND MANY MORE. PLEASE USE JUMP START FUNDS AS THEY'RE INTENDED, WITH THE FULL VALUE OF THE FULL PERCENTAGE, AS WAS INTENDED IN PERPETUITY. THIS INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. AS YOU KNOW, EQUITABLE INITIATIVE AND DEFINITELY AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED. WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE CARING FOR EACH OTHER, SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, OVER PUNISHMENT, BY FUNDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND ACCESS TO SHELTER, INSTEAD OF SWEEPS IN SURVEILLANCE. BUDGETS SPEAK TO THE VALUE OF OUR CITY. WE WANT THIS PLACE TO BE A LIVABLE PLACE FOR EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTS PEOPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BUDGET THAT TRULY REFLECTS THOSE VALUES OF COMMUNITY CARE. WE'LL ALL BE SAFER WHEN EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS HOUSED AND HAS MENTAL SERVICES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND I APPRECIATE THE HARD DECISIONS TO BE MADE. >> THANKS, MARY SUE. >>> UP NEXT IS PHIL LOUIS, FOLLOWED BY APRIL LITTLE. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR WORK ON THIS PAST YEAR FOR THE 2025 BUDGET. MY NAME IS PHIL. AND I'M ONE OF THE PASTORS WITHIN COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S DISTRICT. I STAND WITH THE CHURCH OF THE GREATER SEATTLE ROUND TABLE. AS PEOPLE OF FAITH, WE BELIEVE THAT BUDGETS ARE A MORAL DOCUMENT. AND IN MY TRADITION, WE ARE REMINDED THAT WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS, THERE LIES YOUR HEART. THE WELL BEING OF OUR CITY IS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE BUDGET YOU ALL WILL IMPLEMENT THIS YEAR. I HAVE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEN FUNDS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH ARE DIVERTED ELSEWHERE. OUR YOUTH SUFFER, OUR NEIGHBORS SUFFER. AND SUBSEQUENTLY, OUR COMMUNITY TAKES THE BRUNT OF THESE DECISIONS, AND OFTENTIMES OUR CHURCH SEES THE BRUNT THAT THE COMMUNITY IS IMPACTED BY. PLEASE DO NOT BALANCE THE BUDGET OFF THE BACKS OF OUR YOUTH, AND OUR UNDERRESOURCE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BECAUSE THEY DO NOT DESERVE TO HAVE THE BUDGET BALANCED OFF OF THEIR BACKS. IT FULLY REFLECTS OUR SHARED VALUES AND PRIORITIES. AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS, SUCH AS PRESERVING AND EXPANDING THE JUMP START FUNDING FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSES. SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES, THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. THE SEATTLE GREEN NEW DEAL. AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESPERATELY NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SEATTLE LIGHTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUDGETS COMMUNICATE THE VALUE OF OUR CITY, THROUGH PUBLIC INVESTMENT. AND ASK THAT AS A COUNCIL, THAT YOU ADOPT A BUDGET THAT TRULY REFLECTS COMMITMENT THAT CARE AND TRANSFORMATION THAT EACH AND EVERY SEATTLITE DESERVES. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE -- I BELIEVE, THAT YOU ALL ARE ELECTED TO THIS POSITION BECAUSE YOU ALL LOVE OUR CITY. AND I ASK THAT YOU WOULD REFLECT THAT IN THE BUDGET THAT YOU PUT FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, PHIL. THE FIRST SELF-IDENTIFYING DISTRICT 6 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. DISTRICT 7. EXCUSE ME. UP NEXT IS APRIL LITTLE, FOLLOWED BY CHLOE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS APRIL LITTLE. I AM HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST UNITED METHOD FIRST CHURCH, WITHIN COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S DISTRICT. I STAND UNITED WITH THE CHURCH COUNCIL OF GREATER SEATTLE ROUND TABLE. AS PEOPLE OF FAITH, WE BELIEVE THAT BUDGETS ARE MORAL DOCUMENTS. AND WHERE WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOOR IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING A $1,500,000 INVESTMENT OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS ON MEAL PROGRAMS. I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON HSD4 AND 10 TO ENSURE THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE FINAL BUDGET. MY CHURCH HAS SHARED BREAKFAST PROGRAM, WHICH FEEDS MANY EACH SUNDAY, WITH BENEFIT FROM THIS. I ALSO WANT TO SEE A BUDGET THAT FULLY [ INAUDIBLE ] LIKE SUPPORTING PURPOSES, SUPPORTING ALL SMALL BUSINESSES, THE EQUITABLE INITIATIVE. SEATTLE. BUDGETS SPEAK TO THE VALUES OF OUR CITY THROUGH PUBLIC INVESTMENT. I WANT TO SEE ONE THAT TRULY REFLECTS THE VALUES OF COMMUNITY CARE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. TWO D7S, RIGHT IN A ROW. CHLOE, YOU'RE UP NEXT. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHLOE AND I'M HERE FROM QUEST CHURCH. WITHIN COUNCILMAN STRAUSS'S DISTRICT. I STAND UNITED WITH THE GREATER SEATTLE ROUND TABLE. IN THE BOOK OF JAMES, OUR SCRIPTURES SAY IF A BROTHER OR SISTER IS NAKED AND LACKS IN FOOD, AND ONE OF YOU SAYS GO IN PEACE, KEEP WARM AND YET YOU DO NOT SUPPLY THEIR BODILY NEEDS, WHAT GOOD IS THAT? WHAT GOOD IS IT FOR US, AS LEADERS OF THIS CITY, TO LOOK AT THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHO NEED FOOD, WHO NEED HOUSING, WHO NEED SOCIAL SERVICES, AND TO WISH THEM THE BEST, WHILE USING THE FUNDS TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS TO FUND POLICING AND SWEEPS THAT HARM OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR CHURCH, OVER THE YEARS, HAS SEEN A CONSTANT STREAM OF PEOPLEEC SEEING SHELT ARE IN OUR PARKING LOT AND OUTSIDE OUR DOORS. WE WILL KEEP FINDING WAYS TO GIVE CLOTHING AND SLEEPING BAGS, BECAUSE WE SEE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE DO NOT WANT TO BE PEOPLE WHO SEE THOSE NEEDS AND DO SOMETHING. BUT THOSE ARE TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS TO LONG-TERM NEEDS, LONG-TERM NEEDS THAT PROGRAMS LIKE JUMPSTART ARE MEANT FOR. I'M HERE WITH LETTERS FROM MY COMMUNITY TO SAY THAT WE NEED OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO INVEST IN LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR CARE FOR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE NEED OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO INVEST IN AND PROJECT AND SUSTAIN RESOURCES. OUR CHURCH IS DOING OUR BEST TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS. AND WE IMPLORE YOU TO DO THE SAME. I WANT TO SEE A BUDGET THAT VALUES AND PRIORITIZES CARE OVER PUNISHMENT. I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR MORE STORIES OF MY NEIGHBORS BEING SWEPT FROM PLACE TO PLACE, YOU LOSING ALL THEIR BELONGINGS, AGAIN AND AGAIN. WE SHOULD BE FULLY ACCESS TO HOUSING AND SHELTERS TO KEEP ALL PEOPLE SAFE. BUDGETS SPEAK TO THE VALUE OF THE CITY THROUGH PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND I WANT TO SEE ONE THAT TRULY REFLECTS OUR VALUES OF COMMUNITY CARE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT -- WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. DEE DEE EVERGREEN. WELCOME, DEE DEE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS DEE DEE EVERGREEN. I AM HERE AS SOUTH SEATTLE FRIENDS MEETING, RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, BETTER KNOWN AS QUAKERS. WE MEET IN THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY AREA. WE STAND UNITED WITH THE CHURCH COUNCIL OF GREATER SEATTLE. GREATER SEATTLE'S BUDGET ROUND TABLE. AND THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES COALITION. SOUTH SEATTLE FRIENDS MEETING WANTS TO SEE A BUDGET THAT FULLY REFLECTS OUR VALUES AND PRIORITIES. WE ARE SUBMITTING PACKETS FOR EACH COUNCILMEMBER, CONTAINING FROM OUR MEMBERSHIP. >> THANK YOU, DEE DEE. >> UP NEXT, WE HAVE CELIA CASSELL. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS CELIA CASSELL. AND AS YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL BY THE T-SHIRT, I'M ALSO FROM SOUTH SEATTLE FRIENDS MEETING. WE WORSHIP IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND THIS IS OUR FRIEND SALLY. I ALSO LIVE IN COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED BUDGET CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE POLICING, EXPANDING SURVEILLANCE SWEEPS AND PUNISHMENT OVER CARE FOR OUR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. I UNDERSTAND THE COUNCIL IS PLANNING TO ENACT LEGISLATION, COUNCIL BILL 10912, ENSURING THAT THE JUMPSTART FUNDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIVERTED FROM ITS INTENDED PURPOSES. THOSE PURPOSES WERE TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES, THE EQUITABLE. I AM STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THIS CHANGE. I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS JESSE. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS JESSIE McABEE. I LIVE IN THE WEDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE A WHO GOES TO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL. THESE ARE ALL COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT 4. I AM UNITED WITH THE COUNCIL OF GREATER SEATTLE'S BUDGET ROUND TABLE. WE BELIEVE THAT BUDGETS ARE MORAL DOCUMENTS. THE CITY OFTEN RELIES ON CHURCHES AND OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO FILL IN THE GAPS AND SOCIAL SERVICES. OUR CHURCH BUILDING, ON THE CORNER OF 45th AND 15th AVENUE NORTHEAST, HOSTS THE FOLLOWING SERVICES, TEEN FEED, UNIVERSITY CHURCHES EMERGENCY FUND, TRENTON EARLY LEARNING DROP-IN CENTER. YOUTH CENTER, CHILD LEARNING CENTER. AT THE POINT CITY, AND INTERAGENCY HIGH SCHOOL. JUMPSTART HAS FUNDED TO ADDRESS UNDERLYING ISSUES IN OUR CITY. SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IF THOSE ARE DIVERTED NOW OR IN THE FUTURE, FUNDING PRIORITIES WOULD INCLUDE SWEEPS, SURVEILLANCE AND POLICING. SOLUTIONS THAT ONLY ADDRESS THE SYMPTOMS OF THESE PROBLEMS, IN WAYS THAT ARE DEHUMANIZING TO THE WAYS THAT ARE IMPACTED. AND THEREFORE, ALSO DENY US OF OUR OWN HUMANITY AND CARING. BUILDING A HUMANE AND LIVABLE SEATTLE FOR ALL RESIDENTS, REQUIRES THAT JUMPSTART FUNDS BE INTENDED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSES. AS WELL AS FINDING SUSTAINABLE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE SOURCES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO BACK INTO ONLINE VOTING. WE HAVE B21 THROUGH B30. SO BE READY IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I DID SAY WE WERE GOING TO TAKE A STRETCH BREAK. WITH SO MANY PEOPLE SIGNED UP. WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP PLOWING THROUGH. I'M STANDING UP. FEEL FREE TO STAND UP AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS. WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON NOW. I'M GOING TO CALL EVERYONE IN ORDER, IN WHICH THEY ARE ON HERE. SO WE HAVE JAMIE CARLSON. CAMILLE. >> JAMIE. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN. >> HELLO? OH, PERFECT. MY NAME IS JAMIE CARLSON. I'M A LAND USE PLANNER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND 17 UNION MEMBERS. I WANT TO COMMENT ON THE BUDGET REBALANCING PROPOSAL, IN REGARDS TO THE PROPOSED LAYOFF. THANK YOU FOR THE PROPOSAL, DELAYING THE LAYOFF BY SIX MONTHS. I ALSO WANT YOU TO CONSIDER HOW THESE LAYOFFS WILL IMPACT OUR DEPARTMENT WITH THE TIME LINE AND SERVICE. [ INAUDIBLE ] SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JAMIE. ANYTHING ELSE THIS EVENING? >> THAT'S IT. >> WELL, THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. LITERALLY, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. I DID ALSO NOTE THAT I -- WE HAD SOME MIX-UPS. WE'RE GOING TO CALL REN WILSON AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TWO REN WILSONS OR WHETHER OR NOT IT IS GOING ON HERE. BUT I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED, I NEED TO CALL REN WILSON NEXT. REN, WE SEE YOU'RE HERE. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS REN WILSON. AND I AM THE PUBLIC MANAGER FOR BAL AROUND [ INAUDIBLE ] THE LIONS COAUTHORED A LETTER TO YOU TODAY, ALONG WITH 20 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE ARE UNANIMOUS IN OUR EFFORT FOR STORE FRONT [ INAUDIBLE ] THIS FUND MEANS A CONTINUATION OF A PROGRAM THAT HAS ALREADY PROVEN ITSELF EFFECTIVE. AND IT IS AN ABSOLUTE CRITICAL LIFELINE FOR SEATTLE SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE CHALLENGED BY REPEAT BREAK-INS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON FOR LEADING THIS EFFORT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR OPZ001-A-2. OFFERED BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THAT WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE SUBBALLARD PLAN. AS A NEW REGIONAL CENTER. THIS IS CRITICAL IN ENSURING THAT IT DOESN'T GRIND TO A HALT WITH THE UNSSHT, IN TERMS OF BUILDING HEIGHT, DENSITY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THESE CRITICAL BUDGET ITEMS. >> THANK YOU, REN. THAT'S WHY I WAS CONFUSED. THERE'S TWO REN WILSONS IN THIS WORLD. I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CAMILLE. >>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. AS I AM SURE YOU ARE ALL TOO AWARE, WE ARE ENTERING A DARK TIME. I AM SURE THAT YOU, LIKE ME, WERE DEVASTATED BY LAST WEEK'S NATIONAL ELECTION RESULTS. I HOPE IN THIS DARK TIME, SEATTLE CAN CONTINUE TO BE A SANCTUARY CITY. BUT THERE ARE TWO MAJOR BARRIERS TO. THAT LACK OF HOUSING. THE CITY IS SENDING $10 MILLION FOR A MASSIVE CLOUD-BASED NETWORK. IN SO DOING, YOU HAVE JUST HANDED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND RED STATES A POWERFUL WEAPON, TO TERRORIZE OUR COMMUNITIES, THOSE SEEKING GENDER-AFFIRMING AND ABORTION CARE IN THE STATE. AND THOSE EXERCISING FREE RIGHTS AND PEACEFUL FROM TEST. WE NEED TO TREAT HOMELESS FOR WHICH IT IS. WE NEED TO PROVIDE EVERYONE TO COME INSIDE, AND CONNECT TO SERVICES THEY NEED. THIS INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THOSE ARE NOT MY WORDS. THOSE ARE STRAUSS'S WORDS. JUMP START HAS BEEN THE SINGLE LARGEST FUND FOR HOUSING IN THE SEATTLE BUDGET. INCREASING FUNDING FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT. 415 PEOPLE DIED OUTSIDE LAST YEAR. AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR CRITICAL SAFETY AND PUBLIC INVESTMENTS WE COULD MAKE. I URGE YOU ALL TO REJECT AMENDMENT B. AND REJECT TEAM STRAUSS'S COUNCIL BILL. INSTEAD, I IMPLORE YOU TO DO WHAT IS FISCALLY AND MORALLY RESPONSIBLE. ELIMINATE POSITIONS AND PASS REVENUE. >> THANK YOU. >>> UP NEXT. >> GOOD EVENING, SEATTLE COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS MONICA MATTHEWS. AND I'M CALLING IN TODAY FIRST AS A PROUD MEMBER. BUT ALSO AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO PROVIDES TO BUSINESS OWNER, WITH LOCATIONS IN DISTRICTS 2 AND 3. AND I'M A PROUD VOTER IN DISTRICT 2. I AM DEEPLY INVESTED IN THE HEALTH OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY COUNCIL HOLLINGSWORTH'S OFFICE. THESE HOLD A TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE. A COMMUNITY THAT CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE DISPARITIES AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT. I FULLY SUPPORT AND REPRESENT COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR FUNDING THE FOLLOWING. ARTS AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION [ INAUDIBLE ] THESE FOCUS ON COMMUNITY HEALTH, ECONOMICS, SOCIAL SERVICES AND CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT NEEDED FOR SOCIAL HEALING AND SUPPORTING OUR FAMILIES. TAKEN A TOLL ON THE BLACK COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE PRIORITIZE FUNDING THAT WILL ADDRESS THESE DISPARITIES. WE SUPPORT THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS ON OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THAT THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO EQUITY, JUSTICE AND INCLUSION. LET US CULTIVATE WHERE ALL FAMILIES CAN THRIVE. AND WHERE THE COMMUNITIES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY CAN BE UPLIFTED. THANK YOU FOR EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY. TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE SEATTLE A PLACE WHERE EVERY FAMILY CAN SUCCEED. >> WELL SAID. AND THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN TONIGHT. EDMOND TRUE LOVE. YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. MY NAME IS ED TRUE LOVE. MY WIFE AND I LIVE ON HARBOR AVENUE. HAVE FOR 25 YEARS. ADDRESS HOUSING, FOOD INSECURITY AND SAFETY. SAFETY IS ONE OF THOSE ISSUES THAT AFFECTS US DRAMATICALLY. UNTIL A FEW YEARS AGO, HARBOR WERE EXAMPLES OF THE BEAUTY AND WELCOMING OF OUR COMMUNITY. NOW, THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVERRUN AT NIGHT, BY YOUTH GROUPS, ENGAGING IN HIGH-SPEED RACES AND SPEEDING IN MODIFIED RACE CARS. NIGHTLY EXTREME SOUND ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS, FROM EXTENSIVE SOUND SYSTEMS. OPEN USE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. DISREGARD OF SAFETY AND RIGHTS OF OTHERS. STREET SAFETY, ASSAULTS. AND PARKING AND PARK OCCUPANCY HOURS. OUR PROGRAMS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, LIVE IN POVERTY, OR FACE FOOD INSECURITY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE SUPPORT BUDGET PROPOSAL OF MEMBER SAKA, INCLUDING PARK THROUGH REASONABLE STREET DESIGN. ENFORCEMENT, USING SPEED-ACTIVATED. THESE MEASURES TARGET THOSE WHO VIOLATE THE LAW. NOT THE HOMELESS, NOT THE DISADVANTAGED. SPD HAS DONE AS MUCH AS IT COULD WITH ITS RESOURCES. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. >> THANK YOU, ED. UP NEXT, WE HAVE KIM ENGLAND. THEN SHANE DOMBROWSKI. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR HEARING MY REMARK. I AM KIM ENGLAND. AND THE FACULTY OF THE UW. I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR THE AMENDMENT TO REVERSE THE PROPOSED CUT OF OFFICE OF LAY DEFENDERS. IN PARTICULAR, SAVING THREE, FULL-TIME POSITIONS. AND CONTINUING TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE BUSINESS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FUNDS ALREADY MENTIONED BY US THIS EVENING. AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FUND. SEATTLE IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS DECADES LONG HISTORY OF POLICY MAKING SUPPORTERS RIGHTS. SEATTLE IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS LEADERSHIP IN FORCING OVER A DOZEN LABOR ORDINANCES. INCLUDING THE MINIMUM WAGE POLICY. AND VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART, DOMESTIC WORKERS ORDINANCE. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, I REPEATEDLY HEAR HOW SEATTLE'S OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS IS HELD UP AS THE GOLD STANDARD. THE CITY'S LABOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. AS WELL AS THE MODEL FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP. I AM PROUD, THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SUCCESSFUL PUSH FOR THE DOMESTIC ORDINANCE. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE CONTINUED REMARKABLE PARTNERSHIP FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS, COALITION AND EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT. THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FUND SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTING SEATTLE'S DOMESTIC WORKERS. AND THUS FUNDING IS CRITICAL TO THEIR WORK. IN MY ROLE AS A UW LABORS FACULTY MEMBER. I ALSO WISH TO POINT OUT THAT THE HARRY BRIDGES CENTER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HAS BEEN PARTNERING FOR A FEW YEARS, PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH TO THE CITY. IN ADDITION, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BRIDGET CENTER. THE OFFICE PROVIDES VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT IS SHANE DOMBROWSKI. FOLLOWED BY AARON GOODMAN. AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW WITH IN PERSON. WELCOME, SHANE. YOU'RE OFF MUTE. SHANE, WE SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE. START AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. YOU WENT BACK ON MUTE. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. DID YOU MUTE YOUR TELEPHONE ON YOUR TELEPHONE? IF YOU PRESSED YOUR MUTE BUTTON, THEN YOU GOTTA UNPRESS THAT. >> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW. >> WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW. TAKE IT AWAY. >> APOLOGIES. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SHANE DOMBROWSKI. I LIVE AND WORK IN DISTRICT 6. JUST WANT TO CALL IN TODAY TO GIVE MY SUPPORT FOR CITY BUDGET THAT FUNDS TRANSIT PROJECTS LINE THE ROUTE 40. SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY SDOT SHOW OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN NEARLY 400 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE IN ON THIS MATTER. IT IS IMMENSELY POPULAR. WHICH IS WHY I ASKED COUNCIL TO REJECT SDOT. THEY ARE UNAFFECTED, AFFORDABLE AND VANSIT IMPROVEMENTS. OTHERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO JUSTIFY THEIR EXISTENCE. IN MY EXARE OFTEN IDLING IN TRAFFIC. YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO FURTHER DELAY PT HAVE GOALS TO REDUCE. WE ALSO HAVE ACES SESSIBILITY COMMITMENTS TO OUR NEIGHBOR. TRANSITS AND THE IMPROVEMENT THAT COMES WITH THIS CAN HELP DO THIS. ULTIMATELY, IT IS AN IRRESPONSIBLE PUBLIC USE. THE TRANSIT REDUCE OF THESE MISSIONS AND SIMPLY GIVES US MORE CHOICES TO EFFECTIVELY MOVE. IT PRESENTS THE CHOICE OF NOT OWNING. IT ALLOWS MORE CUSTOMERS TO REACH MORE SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. SO LET'S FUND IT, AND KNOW THAT NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO FURTHER THEY AND HINDER CRITICAL POPULAR IMPROVEMENTS WITH MORE NEEDLESS, TARGETED AND WASTEFUL REQUIREMENTS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU AND HAVE A LOVELY EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING. COUNCILMEMBERS. CHAIR STRAUSS. THIS IS ERIN SOTO. SOTO REPRESENTS OVER 1200 BUSINESSES AND MORE THAN 40,000 EMPLOYEES IN THE SOTO INDUSTRIAL AREA. AND WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND BALANCING PACKAGE THAT MAKES STRONG INVESTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT. ESSENTIAL HOMELESS SERVICES. AND RANGE OF PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES. WE ARE DUE TO SUPPORT THIS BALANCING PACKAGE. INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY, CONTINUING THE RESTORING OF THE PROGRAM. THE EXPANSION OF THE CARE TEAM. AND INCREASE OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT OUR VIEW RESIDENTS TO TRANSITION TO SHELTER AND PERM NENT HOUSING. HOWEVER, THE FLEXIBILITY TO USE THE JUMP START PAYROLL TAX FOR ALL PRIORITIES ON A PERMANENT BASIS IS ESSENTIAL. THIS YEAR ALONE, THE CITY'S PAYROLL, TAWILL BRING IN OVER $100 MILLION. ABOUT $179 MILLION MORE THAN EXPECTED. WHICH WILL ALLOW COUNCIL TO RECEIVE THESE FUNDS, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE ORIGINAL INTENDED INVESTMENTS. YOU, OUR CITY COUNCIL, WAS ELECTED ON THE PROMISE OF IMPROVING ACCOUNTABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY. AND ALLOWING THEIR POLICY CHOICES OF VOTER PRIORITIES. WHICH HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS. THIS BALANCED PACKAGE REFLECTS AS PRIORITIES AND SHOULD BE PASSED. >> ERIN. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO IN PERSON. I'M GOING TO BE CALLING EVERYONE FOR 20 MINUTES. BECAUSE YVONNE WHITE IS NOT PRESENT. NOT PRESENT. AND THEN REED HAMPTON. YOU'LL BE THE NEXT SET OF ONLINE SPEAKERS. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE MOVING BACK TO B21 THROUGH B30. LYNN DOMINGO. THANK YOU FOR BEING READY. >> GOOD EVENING. COUNCILMEMBERS AND BUDGET CHAIR. MY NAME IS LYNN DOMINGO. AND I AM HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR LICENSING PROGRAM LILO IS A LEGACY OF ORGANIZING. I BEGAN THE RELICENSING PROGRAM IN 1999 AND FINISHED ONCE I BECAME DISABLED. AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON LOW-INCOME DRIVERS WHO NEED THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE BACK. IT REALLY IS AN ESSENTIAL PROGRAM. ALTHOUGH OUR NUMBERS HAVE SHOWN THAT IT HAS BEEN REDUCED. BUT THERE'S ALSO MANY MORE SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAN DO TO CONTACT THOSE DRIVERS. THE REASON THESE DRIVERS NEED THEIR LICENSE BACK IS FOR EMPLOYMENT, IS FOR HEALTH REASONS. IT'S FOR TAKING CARE OF YOUR FAMILY. IT'S FOR CHILD CARE. TRANSPORTATION IS NOT THAT EASY TODAY. AND WE DO NOT CONDONE PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND WITH UNPAID TRAFFIC TICKETS. HOWEVER, THIS PROGRAM WAS MADE BECAUSE WE NEEDED JOBS IN RAINIER VALLEY. AND STARTED OUT WITH SOUND TRANSIT. NOW, SINCE URBAN LEAGUE AND THE OTHER CONSTRUCTION AREAS HAVE TAKEN UP THE RELICENSING. WE STILL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO OTHER WORKERS FOR PRIORITY HIRE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CLERKS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOTEL WORKERS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESTAURANT WORKERS. WE ARE GOING TO SEE A BUNCH OF LAYOFFS. PEOPLE CHANGING JOBS. AND THEY DO NEED TO HAVE THEIR LICENSE. JUST RECENTLY, APPLIED FOR A JOB FOR THE COUNTY. AND THEY REQUIRED A DRIVER'S LICENSE. AND OF COURSE, I DON'T HAVE ONE. BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE INEQUALITIES OF NOT HAVING THE DRIVER'S LICENSE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND PLEASE, REFUND ME. LILO RELICENSING PROGRAM UNDER THE REHIRE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> AND UP NEXT, WE HAVE RICARDO ORTEGA. WELCOME, RICARDO. >> MY NAME IS CARLO ORTEGA AND I WORK FOR LILO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, THAT IS PEOPLE OF COLOR. SO LILO PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. AND THE HIRE PROGRAM. WE CREATE LICENSING OR FILING PROGRAM TO ASSIST OUR COMMUNITY, IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT PROPORTIONATELY AFFECT LOW-INCOME. OUR SERVICE HELP CLIENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE DRIVER'S LICENSE IS SUSPENDED. IN WHICH CAR THEY HAVE TICKETS. AND HOW WE CAN DO TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S LICENSE TOGETHER. WE ASK REDUCE COLLECTIONS. THE FINES AND ALSO A PAYMENT PLAN WITH OUR CLIENTS. AND ALSO COORDINATE TO REMIND THEM TO DO THE MONTHLY PAYMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THIS TAKES A LONG TIME. THIS PROVIDES BASED ON CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TICKETED BY THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR DRIVING WITH A DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENDED IN THE THIRD DEGREE. THE IDEA IS TO FILE AGAINST INDIVIDUALS THAT HISTORICALLY IN THE CRIMINAL SYSTEM AS ASIANS, BLACK, LATINO, NATIVE AMERICANS AND ALASKAN NATIVES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, RICARDO. >> UP NEXT IS BENNETT HUSSLEMAN. FOLLOWED BY FREES. I CAN'T READ THIS HANDWRITING. BUT IT'S B25. BENNETT, GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO YOU HAVE TOO MUCH FAITH. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU GUYS ABOUT THE TIME, I WAS ARRESTED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THERE WAS A RIOT OUTSIDE THE POLICE STATION. NOW, I WAS NOT THERE ONCE AGAIN. SWEAR TO GOD. I WAS BUYING PIZZA A MILE AWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. AND TURNED OUT, THEY HAD A LIST OF US WHO WERE VOLUNTARY SAFETY DRIVERS IN THE COMPLETELY ILLEGAL STREET MARCHES DURING THE DAY. CAN THEY JUST PUT OUT PROBABLE CAUSE STATEMENTS FOR ALL OF US WHO WERE DRIVERS. AND TURNED OUT, WE CALLED THEM BECAUSE THEY COPIED AND PASTED THAT STATEMENT FROM SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROBABLE CAUSE TO MINE, AND THEY FORGOT TO CHANGE THE NAME FROM JANG TO HAZELTON. WHICH MEANS, OFFICIALLY, I SPENT TWO DAYS IN JAIL FOR A RIOT I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH BECAUSE ST. SPD SAID MISTOOK ME FOR AN ASIAN WOMAN. VIDEO FROM A NEARBY TRAFFIC STOP ALSO SHOWED A VEHICLE RESEMBLING COMPLAINT. EAST MADISON STREET. AT ABOUT 1856 HOURS. ACCORDING TO THE GPS, THE COMPLAINANT WOULD HAVE HAD TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE FIERTD ORDERED. SO THEIR OFFICIAL EXCUSE IS CRIMINAL MASTERMIND BENNETT COULD HAVE SET THE FIRE AT THE DUMPSTER AND HIGH-TAILED IT TO BUY A PIZZA, ESTABLISHING MYSELF AN ALIBI. HANG ON A SECOND. WANT THE MIKE TO PICK THIS UP. [ LAUGHTER ] >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >> CAN YOU USE THE MICROPHONE, THOUGH? >> YES. MY NAME IT MELISSA FREEZE. AND I AM CURRENTLY AT WHEEL. I AM SOMEONE THAT HAS USED MARY'S PLACE FOR THE PAST YEAR, DAILY TO SHOWER, CHANGE CLOTHES, DO LAUNDRY, ACCEPT MAIL. WITHOUT IT, I FEEL IT WOULD BE A GREAT LOSS TO THE CITY. AS YOU KNOW, THEY ARE CLOSING IN MARCH. I HOPE THAT YOUR BUDGET PLAN FITS IN SOMETHING WITH THAT. I SUPPORT FULLY TENANT SERVICES. WITHOUT THAT, MORE WOMEN LIKE MYSELF WILL BE HOMELESS. THERE SHOULD BE NO NET LOSS OF SHELTER BEDS OR DAY CENTER SPACE. PLEASE ADD MONEY IN PLACE FOR SHELTERS FOR MEN AND WOMEN. AND PLEASE, STOP SWEEPS, ADD SERVICES. ALSO, JUMPSTART TAX MONEY SHOULD BE USED FOR AFFORDABLE, WE DESPERATELY NEED IT. WE WANT TO STOP HOMELESSNESS, GET THESE PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND MAKE THE CITY BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >> THANK YOU, MELISSA. >>> JAZZ HANDS ALL AROUND. HELLO. I'M SORRY. I COULDN'T READ YOUR NAME. >> YEAH. MY NAME IS -- OR -- GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS FATRINA HUSSEIN. I'M A JUNIOR AT HIGH SCHOOL IN DISTRICT 2. I'M ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR SEATTLE UNION. WE ARE DEMANDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE AREA. MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES HAS BEEN EVIDENT FOR STUDENTS. WHICH IS WHY WE NEED FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT SERVICES FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS. WHILE WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS IN COMMUNITY-BUILDING CIRCLES, AND TOWARDS WELLNESS ROOMS AT OUR SCHOOLS, WE FOUND THAT STUDENTS REALLY DO FEED THESE RESOURCES IMPLEMENTED IN SCHOOLS. WHEN THE 2020 LOCKDOWN OCCURRED, STUDENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS FOR THERAPY OR COUNSELING, ALL MOVED TO ONLINE. AND IT CAUSED SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS TO MOVE AWAY FROM USING SOME OF THESE RESOURCES. AND NOW IT HAS STAYED THE SAME. STUDENTS STOPPED USING THESE ONLINE RESOURCES. EVER SINCE SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH SEATTLE AREA HAS LOST MORE AND MORE FUNDING. TO THE POINT, WHERE WE ONLY HAVE ONLINE COUNSELING SERVICES NTERMS OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR STUDENTS. EVER SINCE THE 2020 INGRAM SCHOOL SHOOTING HAPPENED, STUDENTS MADE THE DECISION TO START TAKING THEIR NEEDS INTO THEIR OWN HAND. LAST YEAR, WE WON 20 MILLION, BUT THIS YEAR HAS BEEN CUT BY COUNCIL. AND WE HAD TO WORK TOWARDS FIGHTING FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, WITHOUT HAVING ACCESS TO THE MANY MILLION. THIS YEAR, WE STAND HERE, DEMANDING THAT 20, AND STUDENTS ENACTING THE CHANGE WE NEED TO SEE IN OUR SCHOOLS. THANKS . >>> HELLO. I AM A DISTRICT 4 RESIDENT AND STUDENT DISTRICT 5. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE STUDENT UNION. AND LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU ALL TO FULLY FUNDAMENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SO YOUTH HAVE A SAY TO WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING. IF YOU ALL SPEND TIME IN YOUR SCHOOLS, YOU'LL SEE WHY STUDENTS ARE ASKING FOR THIS MONEY. YOU'LL SEE STUDENTS CRYING IN THE HALLWAYS AND BEING SCARED DURING AND AFTER THEIR CLASSES. YOU ALL HAVE THE ABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO CHANGE ALL OF THIS. BY FULLY FUNDING OUR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AT OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >>> UP NEXT IS KATHERINE, FOLLOWED BY HOWARD ANDERSON. >> MY NAME IS KATHERINE. I AM A STUDENT AT U-DUB. AND I ORGANIZE WITH THE SEATTLE UNION. AS YOUNG PEOPLE, WE ARE GROWING UP ON CLIMATE CRISIS. THE RISE OF RIFTIO FASCISM. STUDENTS EXPERIENCE GUN VIOLENCE. LAST YEAR, SEATTLE'S UNION WORKED TO PASS $20,000. THIS CITY HAS ALREADY SEEN MULTIPLE CUTS ALREADY. AND IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER IT WILL BE IN DEMAND. AS CURRENTLY PROPOSED, THIS INCLUDES $19.25 MILLION. SET TO BE CUT TO $16 MILLION NEXT YEAR. I HAVE HERE, 60 LETTERS, SIGNED BY STUDENTS AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL. CALLING FOR JUMP START MONEY TO BE USED ACCORDING TO ITS INTENDED PURPOSES. THESE LETTERS CALL FOR CARE OVER PUNISHMENT. THROUGH FULLY FUNDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTIVE FOR EXPANDING, SURVEILLANCE AND OVERPOLICING OUR COMMUNITIES. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CONTINUALLY SHOWING UP TO PLEAD WITH THE CITY TO RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. ONLY TO BE DISREGARDED, TO SEE PROMISES GONE BACK ON. STANDS IN COLLECTIVE POWER PROPOSED BUDGET TO SEE IF IT CAN EXPAND. STUDENTS KNOW WITH -- I'M SORRY. IT'S WITH URGENCY THAT I ASK YOU TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT SYMBOLIC, BUT ARE VESTED WITH REAL GUIDANCE THAT CAN RESTORE HEALTH AND SAFETY TO SEATTLE SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT IS HOWARD ANDERSON. >> REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> I'M WITH THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE. AND IT'S A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ALONG THE CORRIDOR. AND THEN THE SOUTHERN PART OF OUR STREET GRID. SMALL BUSINESSES ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS. IT'S RESTAURANTS. IT'S THE PIKE PLACE MARKET. AND ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN DOWN THERE. THOSE ARE THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE IN OUR ASSOCIATION. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO ASK THAT THE BUDGET NOT INCLUDE ANY FUNDING FOR THE FIRST AVENUE STREET. IT IS NOT A SOLUTION FOR ANY OF OUR MAJOR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND SHOULD BE TERMINATED. >> THE DELIVERY ASSESSMENT, WHICH YOU ALL HAVE, WHICH WILL BE OUT IN OCTOBER, WILL DOCUMENT AND GIVE YOU GOOD CAUSE WHY THIS PROJECT SHOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. OR BE FUNDED. 450 MILLION TO START WITH. THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL AND OVERWHELMING, IF THIS PROJECT WERE TO MOVE FORWARD. TRAFFIC, ALONG FIRST AVENUE DEAD END. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THE STREET PARKING WOULD IMPACT THE BUSINESS AND ACCESS TO PIKE PLACE PARK IS THE KEY ELEMENT OF THIS WHOLE AREA. >> REDUCE IT DOWN TO THREE LANES FOR THE STREET CAR. AND TWO ONE-LANE ALLEYWAYS FOR THE WHOLE LENGTH OF FIRST AVENUE. WE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO PUT TRANSIT BACK ON FIRST AVENUE. AND THE OPERATION DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO DOWNTOWN. >> THANK YOU, HOWARD. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS TAN. AND I WORK AT THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY FOR FUNDING FOR VILLAGES. YOU HAVE LISTENED TO THE VOICE OF OUR CLIENT, WHO CAME TO TESTIFY AND SHARED HOW TINY HOUSES HAVE CHANGED THEIR LIVES FOR THE BETTER. WE KNOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS WELL TO LET PEOPLE KNOW, FIND SAFETY, STABILITY AND EVENTUALLY LONG-TERM HOUSING. THE CITY DESPERATELY NEEDS TO EXPAND SHELTER AND YOU TOOK A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RETAIN THE SPENDING PLAN FOR THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL TAX. MANY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS CAME TOGETHER TO ESTABLISH JUMPSTART AND FORM AN OVERNIGHT BODY TO ENSURE THE FUNDS ARE SPENT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND BRING NEW DEAL PRIORITIES. WE ASKED THAT THE COUNCIL NOT -- TO MAKE ANY -- WE ASKED THE COUNCIL NOT TO MAKE ANY PERMANENT CHANGES TO THE SPENDING PLAN THIS YEAR. WITHOUT A MORE ROBUST COMMUNITY DISCUSSION. THE COMMUNITY PLACED TRUST IN THE CITY COUNCIL TO SAFEGUARD THE JUMPSTART SPENDING PLAN. TO COMPROMISE IT JEOPARDIZES THAT TRUST. PLEASE SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE REVENUE OPTIONS, SUCH AS CAPITAL GAINS. >> UP NEXT IS AMANDA. >> MY LAST NAME IS BENSON. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. LIKE I SAID, MY NAME IS AMANDA BENSON. I ALSO WORK FOR THE LOW HOUSING INSTITUTE. I WANT TO START BY SAYING, WE APPRECIATE THE CITY COUNCIL FUNDING FOR TINY HOUSE VILLAGES. THANK YOU FOR TAKING STEPS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CAN GET A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD. TINY HOUSES ARE THE FASTEST AND MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET PEOPLE INSIDE AND OUT OF COLD, WET TENTS. MORE THAN 50% OF VILLAGERS WHO MOVE ON FROM THE PROGRAM, SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING AND ONLY 2% RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS. I'M ALSO HERE TO TESTIFY OF A NEW WINTER SHELTER PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. AS THE WINTER MONTHS ARE APPROACHING, WE DESPERATELY SEE THAT WE NEED MORE SHELTER CAPACITY. LAST YEAR, 415 PEOPLE WHO WERE HOMELESS DIED. MANY OF THEM FROM EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS. PLEASE LEAVE THE JUMP-START SPENDING PLAN FOR AFFORD SABLE HOUSING. DO NOT ELIMINATE THE OVERSIGHT BODY. WE SUPPORT THE CAPITAL GAINS PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, AMANDA. >>> WE ARE NOW GOING TO SWITCH BACK TO ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ONLY HAVE 11 PEOPLE PRESENT ONLINE RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS CALL ON THE NEXT 11 ONLINE PEOPLE. AND THEN AT THE END, WE'LL COME BACK, AND WE'LL GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE WARNING TO FOLKS THAT THEY CAN CALL IN, IF THEY ARE NOT PRESENT ONLINE. RIGHT NOW. AT THAT POINT, WE WILL COME BACK TO A31 THROUGH A40. AND WE'LL JUST TICK THROUGH THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. AND THEN COME BACK TO THE ONLINE SPEAKERS AT THE VERY END. THAT'S THE GAME PLAN. DON'T FORGET TO STRETCH. WE'RE GOING TO ROCK AND ROLL. EBONY, YOU'RE HERE. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. AND THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL, FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, AS WE GET THROUGH THIS PUBLIC COMMENT. MY NAME IS EBONY ARUNGA. AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LANGSTON. NONPROFIT CENTERED ON PROGRAMMING THAT CULTIVATES BLACK BRILLIANCE AND SUSTAIN ACT IN THE HISTORIC HENT HISTORIC ARTS T. I'M ALSO A LONG-TIME COMMUNITY MEMBER AND CUSTODIAN OF THE DISTRICT OF SEATTLE. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 2 AND WORK IN DISTRICT 3. I'M HERE TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER JOY HOLLINGSWORTH. AND WITH CLOSE SPONSORSHIP BY COUNCILMEMBERS, MORALES AND WOO. HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP. EDUCATION AND THE ARTS. HEALTH AND WELLNESS. ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND SMALL BUSINESS. WORK FORCE TRADES AND DEVELOPMENTS. THESE AMENDMENTS ARE VITAL FOR THE ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY, COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS . I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA NELSON, DAN STRAUSS FOR HIS WORK THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. AND COUNCILMEMBERS ROB SAKA, TAMMY MORALES, RIVERA. FOR MEETING SO MANY ON THESE ISSUES. TO PROTECT JUMP START FUNDING. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. IT'S ABOUT HEALTH, SAFETY AND RESILIENCE. AFFORDABLE HOUSING REDUCES VIOLENCE, IMPROVEMENTS TO MENTAL HEALTH, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. AND ENHANCES FOOD INSECURITY. >> THANK YOU, EBONY. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY. UP NEXT IS YVETTE. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. YVETTE DINESH. AND I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORTING COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. IN PARTICULAR, ADVOCATING FOR BLACK OR AT RISK. SPECIFICALLY THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS. GIVING GIFTS OF HOPE. SEED TO FORKS. MISSIONARY RESTORE OUTREACH. YULES VIOLENCE PREVENTION. AND MY CLUB, THE COLORED GIRLS GARDEN CLUB. ALL OF THESE ARE WILLINGLY COLLABORATIVE. AND THEY'RE DOING GREAT WORK. FUNDING WILL BE PUBLIC DOLLARS, VERY WELL SPENT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS BUDGET PROCESS. AND ON A DIFFERENT NOTE. I WANT TO THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL, FOR LISTENING TO RESTRICTIONS FOR LOW-LEVEL OFFENSES. AND HOPEFULLY THAT AT ADS TO MORE, WHICH IS OPEN AIR DRUG USE, DEFINITELY A PUBLIC NUISANCE. AND LASTLY, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO TERRY ANDERSON NEXT, THEN MICHAEL MOLINI. TERRY, YOU'RE HERE -- YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TERI ANDERSON. AND I'M THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TENANTS UNION OF WASHINGTON STATE. AND I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO URGE YOU TO RESTORE AND INCREASE FUNDS FOR TENANT SERVICES. AND NOT CUT THESE CRUCIAL SERVICES TO KEEP RENTERS IN THEIR HOMES AND TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. THE TENANTS' UNION OF WASHINGTON STATE, RECEIVES FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE. TO OPERATE A HOTLINE. AND TO CONDUCT IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL RIGHTS WORKSHOP. WE OFFER THESE IN THE LANGUAGES TENANTS SPEAK AND COMPREHEND. WE HAVE SPANISH SPEAKERS ON STAFF. TENANT SERVICES KEEP RENTERS HOUSED AND PREVENTS HOMELESSNESS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE. WE HELP RENTERS WHO ARE AT RISK FOR DISPLACEMENT. AND HAVE SUBSTANDARD HOUSING. AND LIVE IN FEAR OF COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR LANDLORDS. RENTERS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY BECAUSE OF HISTORIC RACES, HOUSING POLICIES AND PRACTICES, THAT HAVE CAUSED A DIVIDE IN POLICIES AND HOMEOWNERSHIP AND RACE. MAKES THE SITUATION WORSE, AND MANY LOW-INCOME TENANTS ARE FORCED TO LEAVE SEATTLE, WHERE THEY BECOME FAMILIES. RETALIATION AGAINST THOSE WHO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW. BUT TENANTS REFER IT. NOT IN FORCE BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. REPAIRS ARE NOT MADE. WITHOUT THE SERVICES OF THE TENANTS UNION, TENANTS WHO ARE UNAWARE OF THE LAWS AND RIGHTS WOULD MOVE, EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO GO. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TENANT SERVICES AT AND ABOVE THE 2024 BUDGET LEVEL. >> AND UP PEOPLE COME ONLINE. SO WE WILL STOP AND THEN COME BACK IN PERSON. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. MICHAEL MOLINI. STAR 6 TO UNMUTES. LET'S MOVE ON TO SHEILA MEAD. YOU CAN LEAVE MICHAEL UP THERE. YEP. JUST LEAVE MICHAEL UP. SHEILA MEAD, YOU'RE UP. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. YOU ARE WITH US, SHEILA MEAD. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SHEILA MEAD, AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE HARBOR NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP. I AM SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S BUDGET PROPOSAL, REGARDING THE CAMERAS FOR SPEEDING ON ALKI AND HARBOR. SINCE I LIVE ON HARBOR AVENUE BY THE 7-ELEVEN, AND CLOSER TO THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE, I HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE FROM THOSE LIVING BY DONNER MEDIAN OAK LAUNCH. 7-ELEVEN HAS THEIR SHARE. WILD GET-TOGETHERS. BUT I LIVE AT THE BEST PLACE TO REV YOU'RE ENGINE, BE IT A CAR OR MOTORCYCLE, TO GET YOUR SPEED UP, TO RACE UP AND DOWN THE STREET AS IT IS FLAT AND STRAIGHT. TWO YEARS AGO, I KEPT A TALLY OF 90 CARS AND OR MOTORCYCLES SPEEDING. I HAD TO STOP CALLING POLICE, AS I REALIZED, THEY COULD DO NOTHING AS THEY WERE UNDERSTAFFED. I TOLD THE STORY BEFORE OF SLOWING DOWN AT A CROSSWALK, ONLY TO HAVE A TRUCK BEHIND ME, GO AROUND WITH A WOMAN PUSHING A STROLLER IN THE WALKWAY. LET'S HAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO CONTINUALLY FLAUNT THE LAW, WITH THE USE OF THE SPEED AND NOISE-ACTIVATED CAMERAS. CITATION IS BASED ON LICENSE PLATE AND CAR DESCRIPTIONS. PLEASE SUPPORT COUNCILMAN SAKA'S BUDGET, TO MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFER AND DECREASE NOISE POLLUTION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SHEILA. MICHAEL MOLINI. ARE YOU HERE? STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN. >> SORRY. DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK. MY NAME IS MICHAEL MOLINI. I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3. AND CALLING ON THE COUNCIL TO PRESERVE THE JUMP START FUNDING FOR THEIR INTENDED USE. WE NEED TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SERVICES TO GET AT THE ROOT OF ISSUES, PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE CALLED ABOUT. THESE FUNDS FOR THEIR INTENDED USE, AND PURSUE A CAPITAL GAINS TAX INSTEAD. >> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. UP NEXT IS DAVID SCOTT. STAR 6 YOU'RE OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY, DAVID SCOTT. >> THANK YOU. YEAH. I'M DAVID SCOTT. RESIDENT AND HOMEOWNER DISTRICT 3. WE'VE HEARD SO MUCH TODAY ABOUT THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING FUNDING FOR CRITICAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. AND TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, WE MUST TAKE THE LEAD WITH NEW PROGRESSIVE REVENUE SERVICES, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S PROPOSAL. INSTEAD OF JUMP START FUNDS. BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M HERE WITH DOWNTOWN SEATTLE SUBWAY. WE STRONGLY OPPOSE TO PERMANENTLY SHUTTER AND CANCEL THE CITY CONNECTOR/CULTURE PROJECT. WHILE THE STREET CAR HAS STRUGGLED WITH RIDERSHIP SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THIS IS BECAUSE THE LINE IS TOO SHORT. AND NOT BECAUSE IT IS A STREET CAR. THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN RECOGNIZES THIS. AS THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN CALLS ON US TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL. BY NOT ONLY CONNECTING THE TWO STREET LINE. BUT ALSO BY FURTHER EXPANDING THE STREET CAR SYSTEM TO SERVE THE STADIUMS. THESE LATE-BREAKING PROPOSAL, WOULD GRAVELY UNDERMINE THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WOULD LEAVE THE FIRST HILL STREET CAR ABANDONED WITH NO FUTURE. HAVING NEVER APPROACHED ITS FULL POTENTIAL. AND WOULD ALSO LEAVE ITS DAILY RIDERS OUT TO DRY. INSTEAD, WE MUST INVEST IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS FUTURE. A CONNECTED, EXPANDED AND IMPROVED, STREET CAR SYSTEM. TOGETHER, WITH MORE AND MORE RELIABLE SERVICE, WOULD COMPLIMENT NS. WITHOUT THE SOUT E MAINTENANCE FACILITY. NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS REED HAMPTON. FOLLOWED BY MADISON CUST. REED, WELCOME. >> AWESOME. THANKS SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS REED HAMPTON. I'M A RESIDENT OF 6. I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE CONTENT. SPONSORED BY CM NELSON. AND COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. IMPACT OF ON GENERAL. NOT PER CAPITA TRAVEL TIME. AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT. THIS PROJECT ARE IMMENSELY POPULAR. AND SUPPORTED BY OVER A DOZEN SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS. AND NOT HUNDREDS BUT THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE RIDDEN THE CITY IN SUPPORT OF THIS CONTRACT. NOT TO MENTION THE OVER 184 DAILY RIDERS. I URGE THIS COUNCIL TO REJECT THIS SLI. THIS IS OPPOSITE. THESE REPORTS TAKE TIME. AND ADD ADDITIONAL EXPENSE AN ALREADY OVERSTRESSED BUDGET JUST TO RELITIGATE. HOW DO WE KNOW THEY WORK? LOOK AT PRIOR SDOT PROJECTS, SUCH AS THE ELINE. WHICH EXPERIENCED A 15% RIDERSHIP PROJECT. THE ROUTE 40 IS A LOW-EMISSION ELECTRIC TROLLEY BUS. WILL EMIT ON AVERAGE OF 4 POUNDS OF CO2. THAT MEANS EACH ADDITIONAL RIDER COULD RESULT IN OVER AN HOUR OF ADDITIONAL IDLING AND STILL BE NET NEUTRAL. AND THAT IGNORES THE EXISTENCE OF ELECTRIC CARS, BY THE WAY. FOR A ROUTE WITH POST PANDEMIC RIDERSHIP RATE. OR 2 AND 3/4th RIDERSHIP. JUST A WASTE OF VALUABLE FUND. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD EVENING. PLEASE REJECT [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MADISON. FOLLOWED BY JESSE. MADISON. WELCOME. >> HI. GOOD EVENING. ECHOING MANY OF MY FELLOW SEATTLE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE CALLED IN TONIGHT. THANKS -- AND SHOWED UP IN PERSON. THANKS, EVERYBODY. I WOULD LIKE TO URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO INCREASE SPENDING, DEDICATED TO THE PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. PLEASE PROTECT THE JUMPSTART FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH BENEFITS RESIDENTS AT ALL INCOME LEVELS IN SEATTLE. CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE BEING VERY CLEAR, WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SEATTLE. YES, THE CURRENTLY PROPOSED FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IN 2025-2025, PALES IN COMPARISON. AS SO MANY SPEAKERS HAVE COMMENTED, LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A ROOT OF MANY CONCERNS. SIETLEITES ARE SPEAKING. PLEASE SEE BEST, PROACTIVE PROVEN STRATEGY TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS. IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY. AND REVITALIZE SEATTLE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS JESSE SIMPSON. >> HI. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT. I'M JESSE SIMPSON. WE KNOW THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE THRIVING. DESPITE THE RECENT PROGRESS. THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSE HAS NEVER BEEN GREATER AS YOU HEARD FROM SO MANY OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS. I URGE YOU TO DOUBLE DOWN. AND THIS ROBUST ALLOCATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. JUMPSTART HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SCALING UP INVESTMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. JUMP STARTS HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE. INCREASES IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERALL. WE CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED BY THE PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE. BELIEVE THAT ANY CUTS TO THE GENERAL FUND NEEDS TO BE TEMPORARY. PAIRED WITH THE COMMITMENT TO NEW PROGRESSIVE REVENUE, TO CLOSE OUR CITY'S STRUCTURAL DEFICIT, WHICH IS ONLY SET TO GROW IN THE YEARS BEYOND THE PLANNING. ALSO BELIEVE THAT ANY PERMANENT CHANGES TO JUMPSTART SPENDING PLAN, SEEKS A MORE ROBUST PROCESS. WE KNOW THAT THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT SO IS THE CAPACITY OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING SECTOR. PIPELINE OF THOUSANDS OF AFFORDABLE HOMES. THIS FALL ALONE. OCCUPANCY RECEIVED OVER $360 MILLION. AND REQUESTS TO BUILD OVER 2400 AFFORDABLE HOMES. AS AVAILABLE TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HOUSING. OUR MEMBERS CAN SCALE UP. BUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING CRUCIAL. THANKS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE OPPORTUNITY ON YOUR PROPOSED BUDGET. >> THANK YOU, JESSE. UP NEXT IS ANGELES. YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME TO IT. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS AN GELES McNALLY. I'M SPEAKING TODAY OF ADVOCATING. KEY PART TO ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT. SERVES ACCESS NEEDS. I KNOW THAT FOLKS WHO PASS UP ON A ROUTE BECAUSE OF THE MOVEMENT THAT IT PROVIDES. BEYOND PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION. IT ALSO PROVIDES ECONOMIC VITALITY, BY CONNECTING FOLKS TO A VIBRANT WALK DISTRICT. WITH NEW INFORMEES AND AMAZON EMPLOYEES RETURNING TO THE OFFICES IN JANUARY. TERRIFIC WILL ONLY INCREASE IN THE AREA. STREET CAR OVERLOOKED ITS CENTRAL ROLE AND A LONG-TERM VISION FROM MULTIVISUAL. WHEN I THINK OF THE SEATTLE OF MY DREAMS. AND MY VISION HAS NEVER INCLUDED SITTING ON BUSES IN TRAFFIC. I URGED THE CITY COUNCIL TO EVALUATE AND OTHER MODES OF TRANSIT, AS PART OF OUR LONG-TERM VISION, RATHER THAN SACRIFICING FOR SHORT-TERM GAINS. THE STREET CAR ISN'T EVEN OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE AM WHYS FOR SPEED CAMERAS. ALSO AGAINST COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S PROPOSAL TO MOVE THE ROAD BARRIER. COSTS ALMOST HALF. AND MAKES THE STREETS MORE DANGEROUS FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. WE HAVE FIVE REMOTE SPEAKERS PRESENT LEFT. SO I'M GOING TO DO 10 IN PERSON, DO THOSE LAST FIVE ONLINE. AND THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO HERE. RAISE OF HANDS. HOW MANY PEOPLE PARKED IN C PARK? LET'S TRY TO ROCK AND ROLL THIS. WE'VE GOT AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES. AND WE HAVE 60 IN PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. A31 THROUGH 40. >> JAMES POTS. >> MY NAME IS JOEY LOPEZ. I'M ONE OF THE COEXECUTIVES OF THE CHURCH IN SEATTLE. WHEN YOU'RE A BOSS, YOU'RE NOT IN THE SAME BLOCK LEFT. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGS WORTH. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE . FOR MANY OF THESE YEARS, WE ACTED AS DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER. WOULD STILL BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE COMMENT FOR THE SUCCESSIVE BUDGET, WE HAVE HAD MORE AND MORE PEOPLE OF FAITH. JOIN US IN PROCLAIMING THE MESSAGE. BUDGETS ARE A MORAL DOCUMENT. AND SPEAK TO THE VALUES OF OUR CITY THROUGH PUBLIC INVESTMENT. TONIGHT, WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE FAITH COMMUNITY. THE SPEAKER BROUGHT WRITTEN COMMENTS AND LEFT THEM WITH YOU TONIGHT. INCLUDING AN INSPIRED LINCOLN HIGH STUDENT. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE THE TIME TO READ THESE COMMENTS. IN THE FACE OF SUCH A DAUNTING BUDGET DEFICIT, IT IS OBVIOUS THE CITY HAS A REVENUE PROBLEM. NOT A SPENDING PROGRAM. THIS IS EVIDENT AND APPALLING, GIVEN THE HEAVY CUTS TO HUMAN SERVICES, YET SIGNIFICANT FOR SURVEILLANCE AND POLICE BONUSES. THE CHURCH COUNCIL IS ASKING YOU TO REFLECT VALUES OF COMMUNITY CARE. AS I MENTIONED, THE CITY HAS A REVENUE PROBLEM. WE ARE INVITING YOU TO BOLD LEADERSHIP BOO BY NEW REVENUE STREAMS. WE ARE CALLING ON YOU, AT CITY COUNCIL, TO ENSURE THAT JUMP-START SPENDING PLAN IS FOR PERPETUITY FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSES. THANKS. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS AARON PARKER. A33. AARON WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. AARON PARKER. HERE FROM DISTRICT 3, WITH COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGS WORTH. WANTED TO SPEAK ON THE RE -- TURF AND THE DIRT FIELD AT GARFIELD. SUPPORTING THE CONVERSION OF G3 INFIELD. FOR TURF SHARED BY HIGH SCHOOL SOFT BALL AND LITTLE LEAGUE TEAMS IS CRITICAL INVESTMENT. TURF PROVIDES A CONSISTENT LEVEL SURFACE THAT MINIMIZES THE RISK OF INJURIES, FROM BAD HOPS, UNEVEN GROUND, ENSURING SAFER PLAY FOR YOUNG ATHLETES. IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR SOFTBALL FIELDS, AS MANY PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS IN FACILITY QUALITY COMPARED TO BASEBALL TEAMMATES. TURF LEVELS, THE PLAYING FIELD, BOTH LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY. BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, LOW MAINTENANCE THAT SERVES ALL GENDERS EQUALLY. MOREOVER, TURF ENHANCES THE FIELD TO ALLOWING PLAY. WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE RENDER A DIRT INFIELD UNUSABLE, DUE TO MUD OR STANDING WATER. THIS INCREASED PLAYABILITY NOT ONLY SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT BUT ALSO ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY MAXIMIZING FIELD AVAILABILITY FOR PRACTICES GAMES AND TOURNAMENTS. TURF ALSO REDUCES MAINTENANCE COST, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR REPEATED, REGRADING, DRAGGING AND WATERING, WHICH ARE RESOURCE INTENSIVE, FOR DIRT INFIELDS. SUPPORTING THE CONVERSION REPRESENTS A COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING A SAFE, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG ATHLETES TO GROW, COMPETE AND THRIVE. AND I HOPE YOU ADDRESS TURF IN DW 3 AT GARFIELD. AND ANY OTHER DIRT FIELDS THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. AGAIN, AARON PARKER, DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT. BORN AND RAISED. AND CURRENTLY SERVED AS SEATTLE CENTRAL LEAGUE. >> THANK YOU, MR. PARKER. UN NEXT IS JORDANNA KING. A34. JORDANNA. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS JORDANNA. AND I AM A SENIOR ON THE GARFIELD SOFTBALL TEAM. GARFIELD HAS BEEN HOME TO MYSELF AND MY TEAMMATES FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. MANY OF US GREW UP PLAYING ON THE SAME SEATTLE CENTRAL LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM TOGETHER. WE PRACTICED AND PLAYED ON THE SAME FIELD WE COMPETE TODAY AS HIGH SCHOOL TEAMMATES. G3 IS OUR HOME. DUE TO RAIN CLOGGING OUR DIRT FIELD, EVERY SEASON, WE ARE FIRST TO HOLD COUNTLESS PRACTICES IN OUR PG GYM, WHERE WE CAN'T EVEN HOLD REAL BALLS. AFTER 10 YEARS OF WATCHING THE BOYS BASEBALL TEAM, WHO HAS THEIR OWN TURF FIELD, GET TO PLAY THROUGH THE RAINY DAYS. IT IS OUR TURN TO HAVE A PLAYING FIELD. WE COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. TURFING WILL NOT ONLY BEFORE US BUT ALL THE YOUNG LITTLE LEAGUERS WHO THE FIELD IS HOME TO AS WELL. WE ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH TO TURF G3. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME YOU'LL HEAR ME SAY, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, GO, BULLDOGS. >> UP NEXT. MARISSA PEREZ. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARISSA PEREZ. I'M A RENTER. AND SERVE AS CENTRAL SERVICES OF SEATTLE COALITION. WE PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY THAT ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THE UPCOMING YEARS WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL HARM TO OUR COMMUNITY. OUR ORGANIZATIONS AND STAFF ARE TERRIFIED OF THE LOOMING PROBABILITY OF LOSING VITAL FUNDING AND SERVICES. IT IS UP TO YOU ALL TO ALLEVIATE FEARS. AND INCREASING, NOT DECREASING, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS AT A TIME WHEN OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS HAVE A TARGET ON THEIR BACK. WILL HELP VITAL AGENCIES AND ENABLE OUR COMMUNITY TO BE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF WHAT IS COMING. WE URGE YOU TO PASS THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO RESTORE CUTS TO HOUSING, FOOD EQUITY, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE SUPPORT THOSE INVESTMENTS, WHICH INCREASE AND PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS. AND WE ASK THAT WAGE IS PRIORITIZED MOVING FORWARD. THOUGH THEY WILL NOT FULLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY WILL FIRST ALLEVIATE THE HARM CAUSED BY ADMINISTRATION. WE URGE CITY COUNCIL TO REJECT COUNCIL BILL 14192. WHICH INCLUDES JUMPSTART PAYROLL EXPENSE ATTACKS. WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO USE THOSE FUNDS, WE HOPE IT DOES NOT BECOME A PERMANENT SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE CITY. FOR GENERAL FUNDS, NOT FOR THE THINGS IT'S INTENDED FOR. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING SEATTLE KING COUNTY ON HOMELESSNESS. MEALS PARTNERSHIP COALITION. SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND THE COALITION ENDING RACE AND VIOLENCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. >> DO YOU KNOW HIGHEST REVENUE RATE OF 60%? DO YOU ALSO KNOW THAT TEXTILE ACCOUNTS FOR 60% OF LAND FILL WASTE. I AM THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF REFUGEE ARTIST DISTRICT. WE CREATE GREEN JOBS, REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN BY UPCYCLING MATERIALS. OVER 90,000 POUNDS OF MATERIALS. CREATE OVER 50 JOBS AND MADE 150,000 ITEMS. BED SHEETS ARE CLEAN. WE ALSO FINISH MAKING -- SLEEPING BAG THAT DOUBLES COATS FOR OUR IN-HOUSE COMMUNITY. ARE I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE IN YOUR BUDGET THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR COUNCILMEMBER WOO. IT'S ON THE SOLID WASTE FUND. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT IT ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN AND ALSO EXPAND . WE HAVE REFUGEE WOMEN COME ALMOST EVERY DAY. WE HAVE 100 NOW ON THE WAIT LIST. THEY MAY NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. BUT SEWING IS UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE. THEY CAN USE THIS IN SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILY. AND ALSO BY HAVING THEM IN SUPPORT OF YOUR BUDGET, IT'S NOT ONLY BUDGET ITEM. IT'S ALSO TO CREATE MORE RESILIENT AND CREATE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY TRYING TO FINALIZE YOUR BUDGET BUT I URGE YOU. BY CREATING A HEALTHY PLANET. IT'S A WIN-WIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LEADERSHIP IN CONSIDERATION. >> >> I'M HERE TODAY AS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3. I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT RAIDS OVER HALF OF THE JUMP START FUNDS FOR INVESTMENTS LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE GREEN NEW DEAL. A RECENT REPORT BY THE SEATTLE OF HOUSING ESTIMATED WE WILL NEED 112,000 NEW HOMES BY 2034, WITH 38% RECOMMENDED TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COMING OUT TO ABOUT 2100 NEW UNITS PER YEAR. THE CURRENT BUDGET FALLS SHORT. AND ONLY FUND ABOUT HALF OF THAT AMOUNT OR 1,068 UNITS. WHAT IS EVEN MORE CONCERNING IS THE PROPOSAL TO LIMIT SPENDING. TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DIVERT FUNDING AWAY FROM THE DIVERSIFYING OF JUMPSTART REVENUES. ALSO INCLUDES SPD BUDGET IN ORDER TO GIVE RAISES TO POLICE OFFICERS AND FUND THE REALTIME CRIME CENTER. AND CCTV CAMERAS. THIS BUDGET SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS INVESTMENT IN LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE THE ROOT CAUSES OF PROBLEMS, INSTEAD OF OVERINDEXING ON SHORT-TERM PUNITIVE MEASURES. AND THE CITY SHOULD EXPLORE REVENUE OPTIONS. TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE. RATHER THAN PLACING THE BURDEN ON MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. FOCUSING ON CARE AND CERTAINLY SERVICES FOR ALL. PEOPLE'S LIVES DEPEND ON IT. >> GOOD EVENING. YOU'VE GOT GOOD BOSSES HERE. YOU KNOW THAT? ALL OF US ARE YOUR BOSSES. WE DON'T BEG. WE COME IN TO INFORM YOU HOW TO DO YOUR JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY POSITION IS INFORMED BY THIS, THAT PEOPLE DESERVE DIGNITY AND CARE. WE SEE THAT YOUR PROPOSAL IS WAGING WAR ON POOR PEOPLE. ON BIPOC PEOPLE. ON PEOPLE WHO BY THE SYSTEM ARE MARGINALIZED, PUSHED AWAY. AND WE SEE THIS IT BUDGET IS TRYING TO PUSH MORE OF YOUR BOSSES AWAY. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE NOT MORE WORTHY THAN I TO HAVE MY MATERIAL NEEDS MET, IN ORDER TO THRIVE, IN ORDER TO LIVE. HE'S OUT ON THE STREET. FACING SWEEPS, ALL THE TIME. NONE OF US IS MORE WORTHY THAN AUSTIN AND OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR RELATIVES. IN ORDER TO THRIVE. LIVE. THAT IS MY POSITION. THAT PEOPLE DESERVE CARE AND DIGNITY, NO CONDITIONS. FUND HOUSING, FUND COMMUNITY CARE, NOT VIOLENCE. AND THE POLICE. >> UP NEXT IS SAM ANDERSON, WAS THAT SAM? 38, WHO'S GOT A 38? LAST SPEAKER WAS OUT OF ORDER, A 39, RIVER? A 39, RIVER? ARE YOU RIVER? WELCOME TO IT. THANKS FOR COMING. >> MY NAME IS RIVER HAYES, I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 6. WE REPRESENT LAW STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL'S CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD. WE SUPPORT THE SOLITARY BUDGET DEMAND AND THEIR NINE GUARANTEES. OUR CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM RELIES ON THE MYTH THAT CRIME CAN ONLY BE PREVENTED THROUGH PUNISHMENT. WE KNOW THAT THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM IS BRUTAL AND RACIST, BUT THIS IS CONSIDERED AN ACCEPTABLE COST FOR SAFETY AND ORDER. AS POVERTY GROWS IN THIS COUNTRY, MANY EXPERIENCED NEITHER SAFETY NOR ORDER, AND THE MYTH IS FALLING APART. MAYOR HAROLD'S PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES MASSIVE PAY RAISES AND HIRING BONUSES FOR COPS. IT INCLUDES FUNDING FOR GHOST COP POSITIONS, MASS POLICE SURVEILLANCE, AND A CONTRACT WITH THE DEADLY SCORE JAIL. THIS PROPOSED BUDGET, DEMONSTRATE THAT MAYOR HERRELL AND THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD RATHER CRIMINALIZE POVERTY THAN ADDRESS IT. PRISONS DO NOT PREVENT CRIME. IN THE U.S., WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF RELEASE, 70% OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE WILL COMMIT ANOTHER OFFENSE. DATA DEMONSTRATE THAT FOUR FACTORS CAUSED BY RENTS. SHAME ISOLATION VIOLENCE AND LACK OF RESOURCES. THESE ARE EXACTLY THE EXPERIENCES THAT PRISONS SUBJECT PEOPLE TO. INCARCERATION DOESN'T PREVENT CRIME, IT CAUSES IT. IT DOESN'T PREVENT POVERTY, IT CAUSES IT. YOU KNOW WHAT PREVENTS CRIME? HOUSING. HOUSING PREVENTS CRIME. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE HERE TODAY. WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A MORAL IMPERATIVE TO BE HERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THAT PEOPLE DESERVE HOUSING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BUILD THE ARGUMENT ON. IT IS SO SELF-EVIDENT THAT PEOPLE DESERVE SHELTER AND SIMPLE HUMAN KINDNESS. THEY DESERVE A CHANCE TO LIVE OUT OF THE ELEMENTS. THEY DESERVE A DOOR TO CLOSE AGAINST THE COLD, THEY DESERVE SOMEWHERE TO GO HOME TO. WHEN YOU HAVE THE FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR EVERYONE IN YOUR CITY AND CHOOSE NOT TO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO THAT. >> THANK YOU, RIVER. UP NEXT IS CASEY BURTON. A 40. HERE WE GO WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CASEY BURTON, I'M A SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY AT THE TENANT LAW CENTER WHERE WE PROVIDE RIGHT TO COUNCIL ADDICTION PREVENTION SERVICES. THAT MEANS WE HELP WITH SUBSIDY TERMINATIONS AS YOU HEARD FROM MY COLLEAGUE EARLIER. WE HELP NEGOTIATE MUTUAL TERMINATIONS OF TENANCY THAT BENEFIT ALL INVOLVED PARTIES, WE HELP WITH REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS AND REVIEW NOTICES AND ULTIMATELY WE HELP TENANTS FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY END UP IN COURT. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR REINSTATING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE FUNDING FOR TENANT SERVICES IN THE CITY. I DO ASK YOUR COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT YOU IN THAT, AND TO HELP YOU INTRODUCE ANOTHER AMENDMENT OF THE THAT REPLACES THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT'S BEEN REMOVED FROM TENANT SERVICES. WE DO RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU SOME OF THE CRAZY STUFF I'VE SEEN ON THOSE LEDGERS. WE'VE GOT LEGAL FEES BEING CHARGED IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW, LATE FEES THAT ARE TOO HIGH AND RESULT FROM IMPROPER APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. HIGHER RENT WITHOUT PROPER RENT INCREASES, I'VE SEEN IT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE TENANT SERVICES INVOLVED WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE, BECAUSE WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE TAXPAYER MONEY IS SPENT RESPONSIBLY AND FAIRLY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTERS WHO SIGNED UP BEFORE 6:00 P.M., BECAUSE I THINK EVERYONE ELSE IN HERE WAS HERE BEFORE 6:00 P.M. I'M MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING WHO GOT HERE FIRST IN THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU REGISTERED CORRECTLY. SHARON, MJ MIN CS, JESSICA GREENE. THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO EVERYONE ELSE AT THE END. SHARON SOY? I'M SORRY IF I'M SAYING YOUR NAME INCORRECTLY. STAR 62 UNMUTE. SHARON, STAR 62 UNMUTE. SHARON, IF YOU'RE WITH US, WE'RE READY FOR YOU. IF YOU COULD LEAVE HER UP, AND LET'S BRING UP MJ AND JESSICA GREENE, JUST BRING ALL THREE OF AT THE SAME TIME. GREAT. SO, MJ. IF YOU ARE HERE, STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. MJ, STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. JESSICA, IF YOU COULD HANG ON. >> I'M HERE. >> FANTASTIC, TAKE IT AWAY. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS MJ, AND I AM A GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR THE WASHINGTON LIKE ALLIANCE. TODAY, I'M NOT ONLY SPEAKING AS AN ADVOCATE, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO IS DEEPLY INVESTED IN THE WELL-BEING OF SEATTLE BLACK COMMUNITIES. THE AMENDMENTS WE ARE DISCUSSING TODAY REPRESENT MORE THAN JUST ITEMS IN THE BUDGET. THEY REPRESENT HOPE, OPPORTUNITY, AND CHANGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE WORKED WITH BLACK LEADERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES TO IDENTIFY VERTICAL AREAS WHERE SUPPORT IS URGENTLY NEEDED. HOUSING HOMEOWNERSHIP EDUCATION, ARTS, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS, ECONOMICAL MOBILITY, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THESE AREN'T JUST BUZZWORDS, ON OUR E THE PILLARS NEIGHBORS, AND FUTURE. WE BELIEVE THAT IN THESE AMENDMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WERE CRAFTED WITH COMMUNITIES AT HEART, COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER CATHY MOORE HAVE CHAMPIONED THESE INITIATIVES WITH US. UNDERSTANDING THE REAL PROGRESS STARTS WITH TARGETED INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES, STABILITY, SAFETY, AND ECONOMICAL EMPOWERMENT. WE WANTED TO EXTEND OUR DEEPEST THANKS TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA NELSON FOR HER LEADERSHIP, BUDGET CHAIR FOR HIS COMMITMENT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, TAMMY MIRELES, BOB KETTLE FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT, WILLING TO HEAR US, AND OUR VOICES, AND UNDERSTANDING THERE ARE VISIONS FOR SEATTLE'S BLACK IMMUNITY. SEATTLE IS KNOWN FOR ITS PROGRESSIVE VALUES AND FOR STANDING WITH COMMUNITIES WHEN IN NEED. BY PASSING THESE AMENDMENTS, YOU'RE MAKING A STATEMENT TO SEATTLE'S BLACK COMMUNITIES THAT IT'S BEING SEEN, THAT IT'S VALUED AND SUPPORTED. PLEASE STAND WITH US IN CREATING A CITY WHERE EVERYONE IS SUPPORTED, AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. HANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU, MJ. JESSICA GREENE, STAR 6 TO UNMUTE, JESSICA GREENE. JESSICA GREENE, STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> WE CAN, TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU. I'M JESSICA GREENE, CALLING IN FROM DISTRICT 2. THANKS FOR GIVING ME A MOMENT, I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF. SO EVERYONE IN THE ROOM CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF PRESERVING THE JUMPSTART TAX AND ITS ORIGINAL INTENT. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LARGE COALITION OF PEOPLE WHO WORK SO HARD TO SECURE THAT ARE HONORED. WE DESERVE GREATER INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN OUR CITY, AND WE NEED MORE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE LIKE THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX, SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS FOR INTRODUCING THAT AMENDMENT, WHICH I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT. WE NEED A BIGGER, MORE GENEROUS, MORE VISIONARY INVESTMENTS IN POVERTY REDUCTION, WE KNOW THAT HOUSING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND EDUCATION ARE WHAT WILL KEEP US SAFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, NOT MORE COPS. I WILL CEDE THE REST OF MY TIME. >> THANK YOU, JESSICA, WE'RE GOING TO GO ONE MORE TIME, SHARON SOY, SHARON SOY, STAR 6, STAR 6 TO UNMUTE, THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME, SHARON. >> I FIGURED IT OUT. HI, EVERYONE, MY NAME IS SARAH, I'M A DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT AND I WORKED IN DISTRICT 7 DOWNTOWN. I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT IN A PERSONAL CAPACITY. THE CITY HAS BEEN LONG OVERDUE IN PASSING MORE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. AS SEATTLE HAS BECOME WEALTHIER OVER UV YEARS, THE INCOME TAX IS INCREASED AND MORE SO AFTER THE PANDEMIC. FURTHERMORE, THE HOMELESS POPULATION AND THE SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAVE INCREASED AS WELL. WHAT IS THE CITY DOING TO ADDRESS THE GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY? ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S INTENTION TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF SERVICES, CREATING JUMPSTART FUNDS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. I FEAR THE JUMPSTART FUNDS WILL BE USED AS A CRUTCH FOR BALANCING THE BUDGET WHENEVER GENERAL FUNDS RUN SHORT. THIS WAS A TEMPORARY FIX AND NOT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION OF WHAT THE CITY COULD BE DOING, REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH BY GENERATING MORE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. WE MUST COME TO TERMS THE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING FUNDS FOR FORMAL HOUSING NOW AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE WILL NOT ONLY THE GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY BUT PUBLIC SAFETY AN HEALTH. THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE AND PRIORITY WAS TO FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM THAT TO INCREASE SPENDING ON LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT CREATE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, BOTH HOMELESSNESS AND THE CRIMINALIZATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE EVERY DAY. I URGE YOU TO EXPLORE OTHER ADDITIONAL REVENUES DREAMS INSTEAD OF TAKING FUNDS AWAY FROM JUMPSTART, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO IN PERSON SPEAKERS, NOW, MOVING TO B 31. WE'VE GOT ABOUT 30 PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW, SO THAT MEANS THAT IF WE MOVE QUICKLY, EVERYONE IN PERSON WILL BE DONE BY 10:00. TWO MICROPHONES, LET'S LINE UP ONE AFTER ANOTHER, WE'RE DOING B 31 THROUGH 40. NATHAN BROWN, MARTA K, LISA JONES, SARAH STANLEY, ANSELL S, BRIAN LAWRENCE, KAREN ESTEVAN, JAMIE FACKLER, ZOE F. WITH THAT, IF YOU ARE A 31, WITH YOUR HAND, FANTASTIC TICKET AWAY, NATHAN. >> I WORK AT A LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE, I LIKE TO THINK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADDING FUNDING FOR MORE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES IN THE BUDGET. WE ALL KNOW WHAT A DIFFERENCE THOSE ADDITIONAL SHELTER BEDS WILL MAKE. I'M TESTIFYING TODAY TO ASK THE CLE CITY COUNCIL, RETAIN JUMPSTART PAYROLL TAX SPENDING PLAN TO PRIORITIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHEN JUMPSTART WAS FORMED, A BROAD STAKEHOLDER GROUP CAME TOGETHER TO DETERMINE ITS SCOPE WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, LABOR UNIONS, AND MORE. REPEALING THE SPENDING PLAN AND REMOVING THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RUNS COUNTER TO THE PREVIOUS WORK DONE BY THE COMMUNITY, BEYOND PROTECTING JUMPSTART THE CITY DESPERATELY NEEDS MORE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. I ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S CAPITAL GAINS TAX TO CLOSE FUTURE BUDGET HOLES GRANDMA RATHER THAN LEADING INTO AUSTERITY MEASURES. PLEASE PROTECT JUMPSTART AND BRING IN SUPPORT SO THAT ALL SEATTLE CAN BE AFFORDABLE. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MARTA, 32, IS THAT YOU YOU MARK WELCOME TO IT. >> MY NAME IS MARTA, I WORK AT THE LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADDING FUNDING FOR MORE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES INTO THE BUDGET. IT WILL MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES WHO EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. I'M ALSO TESTIFYING TODAY TO ASK THAT THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL RETAIN THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL TAX SPENDING PLAN AND PRIORITIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN GREEN NEW DEAL PRIORITIES. WHEN JUMPSTART WAS FORMED, A BROAD STAKEHOLDER GROUP CAME TOGETHER TO DETERMINE ITS SCOPE, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, HOUSING PROVIDERS ENVIRONMENTALISTS LABOR UNIONS AND MORE. REPEALING THE SPENDING PLAN AND REMOVING THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RUNS COUNTER TO THE PREVIOUS WORK DONE BY THE COMMUNITY. PLEASE CONSIDER NEW PROGRESSIVE REVENUE SOURCES SUCH AS CAPITAL GAINS TAX PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. THE CITY OF SEATTLE DESPERATELY NEEDS MORE REVENUE AS ITS RESIDENTS ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM THE ECONOMIC FALLOUT CAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC. WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MORE SERVICES, AND MORE SHELTER. THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO JUMPSTART REQUIRE MORE COMMUNITY INPUT, MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN AND GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN HOW THESE DECISIONS ARE MADE. PLEASE PROTECT JUMPSTART SO THAT SEATTLE CAN BE AFFORDABLE TO ALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JOHN GRANT, YOU'RE UP NEXT, TAKE IT AWAY. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS JOHN GRANT, THE CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER WITH THE LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE. LEHIGH IS A AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER THAT HAS DEVELOPED 5000 UNITS IN THE PUGET SOUND AREA, ACTIVELY MANAGING 3500 UNITS ON ITS OWN, WE ARE HERE TO URGE THE COUNCIL TO RETAIN THE SPENDING PLAN FOR JUMPSTART, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. BACK WHEN WE WERE CONTEMPLATING THE ALMOST $1 BILLION SEATTLE HOUSING, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID IS WE LOOKED AT THE RESOURCES THAT JUMPSTART WAS BRINGING TO THE TABLE AND HOW WE GET INTERTWINED THOSE WITH THE SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY. I THINK THERE'S NOT REALLY BEEN A FULL DISCUSSION OR ANALYSIS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE IF WE GET RID OF THE SPENDING PLAN AS THAT MONEY IS LEVERAGED WITH ALL THESE OTHER RESOURCES LIKE THE SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THERE ARE 46,000 SEATTLEITES, HOUSEHOLDS, SO MUCH MORE INDIVIDUALS. WHO ARE RENT BURDENED. SPENDING MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR INCOME ON RENT. ELECTIONS COME WITH CONSEQUENCES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COUNCIL IS TURNING A NEW PAGE, BUT THERE IS A DEEPER COMMITMENT TO THOSE 46,000 PEOPLE THAT THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO HONOR. WHAT CAN WE DO TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND THE PROVISION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING? AND THE JUMPSTART SPENDING PLAN IS WHAT CAN ENABLE THAT KIND OF CHANGE. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE COST OF HOUSING RIGHT NOW, THE COST OF HOUSING IS GOING UP AS WELL, CURRENTLY LEHIGH, WE'RE SPENDING $500,000 PER UNIT TO BUILD PERMANENT HOUSING. THAT'S A LOT, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 46,000 HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. GIVEN THE GROWING NEED, WE NEED TO SEE THOSE RESOURCES AND REVENUES CAN ALSO GROW TO MEET THOSE NEEDS. WE ASK YOU TO RETAIN THE PLAN, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A ONE-TIME REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BUT ELIMINATING THE PLAN IS NOT NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE BUDGET. >> THANK YOU, JOHN, WHERE IS KEYSER? NO KEYSER TODAY. SARAH STANLEY, SARAH STANLEY? SARAH STANLEY? KEASA. A 34? JONES? YES. A 34, A 34. NO ONE'S GOT A BINGO, WE'RE GOING TO A 35, IS THAT YOU? IN QUEUE, WELCOME. >> THANK YOU TWO COUNCILMEMBERS, I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR TIME THIS EVENING, MY NAME IS SARAH STANLEY, AND I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE FINAL BUDGET. I AM PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION, AND AS YOU KNOW WE ARE THE LIBRARY'S NONPROFIT PARTNER. WE REPRESENT THOUSANDS OF DONORS FROM ACROSS OUR CITY WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR LIBRARY. THEIR SUPPORT MAKES SO MUCH POSSIBLE, INCLUDING EQUITY BASED SERVICES, FREE PUBLIC EVENTS, AND A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT TO BUILD OUR COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS AND MATERIALS. MORE THAN 100,000 NEW ITEMS JUST THIS YEAR. MAYOR HARRELL'S PROPOSED BUDGET, WHILE PRIORITIZING STABLE LIBRARY OPERATIONS, WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON COLLECTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR. ON BEHALF OF OUR DONORS, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER WU FOR HER AMENDMENT TO ADD COLLECTIONS FUNDING TO THE BUDGET AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBERS MOORE AND SAKA FOR THEIR SUPPORT. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE MORE MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS AT THE LIBRARY, SOMETHING WE KNOW THAT MANY PATRONS GREATLY VALUE, AND HAVE BEEN ASKING TO EXPAND. THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING OUR SUPPORT FOR COLLECTIONS SO THAT EVERYONE CAN READ WHAT AND HOW THEY WANT THROUGH THE LIBRARY. BUT, WE CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE HIGH DEMAND FOR BOOKS AND MATERIALS THROUGH PRIVATE AND FOR THIS AMENDMENT MEANS SO MUCH. OUR CITY LOVES TO READ. NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE NEED TO SUPPORT INCREASED ACCESS TO READING AND INCREASED SUPPORT FOR OUR LIBRARY. THANK YOU ALL, AND MAYOR HARRELL FOR PRIORITIZING ONE OF OUR CITY'S MOST LOVED, TRUSTED, AND ESSENTIAL INSTITUTIONS. >> THANK YOU. A 36 IS NEXT. IS THAT YOU? HERE WE GO. BINGO! >> I'M SO GLAD TO BE HERE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS FOR SPENDING YOUR TIME HERE INSTEAD OF WITH YOUR FAMILY, AND YOUR FRIENDS, AND AT HOME, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR CONSISTENCY AND YOUR DRIVE IN STAYING HERE. MY NAME IS ANGEL SOULS, I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE FINAL BUDGET. I AM THE PROUD BOARD PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. AS YOU KNOW, WE WORK WITH A GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY TO RECEIVE AND GIVE AWAY BOOK DONATIONS, INSPIRE A LOVE OF READING IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND ADVOCATE, MOST OF ALL ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT THE LIBRARY HAS BEEN PRIORITIZED AND PROTECTED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS THUS FAR. WE THANK MAYOR HARRELL AGAIN FOR HIS PROPOSAL, AND WE THANK COUNCILMEMBERS MOORE, AND SAKA FOR THEIR AMENDMENT TO ADD MORE FUNDS FOR MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS AT LIBRARIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU, AND BRIAN WILL BE UP NEXT. >> WAIT, I'M NOT DONE. >> SORRY. YES, MA'AM. >> WE APPRECIATE THAT THIS BUDGET WOULD KEEP LIBRARIES OPEN AND STAFFED SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO BE A REFUGE FOR READING AND BELONGING AND JOY THROUGHOUT OUR CITY, IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE SOME OF YOU AT THE REOPENING OF GREEN LAKE, YOU SAID SOME REALLY BEAUTIFUL WORDS ABOUT THE USE OF LIBRARIES AND LOVE OF LIBRARIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS WE LOOK AHEAD, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL WORK WITH US TO MAKE OUR LIBRARIES EVEN STRONGER. WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE SUPPORT TO KEEP UP WITH OUR COMMUNITIES HIGH DEMAND FOR BOOKS, AND THE HIGH NEED FOR MORE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT PATRONS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. WE'RE LUCKY TO LIVE IN A CITY THAT LOVES ITS LIBRARY, THAT STANDS UP TO BOOK BANS AND TRIES TO EXPAND ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST. THANKS TO YOU AND THE MAYOR FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS BUDGET AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THE MANY FRIENDS FOR OUR LIBRARIES AND CONTINUING TO PROTECT AND EXPAND SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. YOU SO MUCH. >> YES, THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD REOPEN THAT BACK DOOR? IT'S OKAY, IF YAYA CAN COME IN AT ANY TIME THAT WOULD BE GREAT, UP TO YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M THE CEO OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION. NO MATTER WHAT BRANCH YOU GO TO ON ANY GIVEN MORNING, THE 27 LOCATIONS, YOU'RE GUARANTEED TO FIND PATRONS WAITING AT THE FRONT DOOR. CHANCES ARE, THERE'LL BE A DASH TO GO TO THE NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINE COLLECTION WHERE PATRONS WANT TO READ OUR COPIES OF THE SEATTLE TIMES AND OTHER PAPERS. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT TO SEE, BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBORS LOVE TO READ. AND THEY CAN CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR COUNTRY, OUR COMMUNITY. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PROTECT FUNDING FOR THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN YOUR FINAL BUDGET. WE KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS VALUE FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION. AND THEY KNOW THAT OUR LIBRARY PROVIDES SUCH SERVICES. AS LIBRARIES PUBLIC FUNDRAISING AND IS A PARTNER, WE'RE COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO BOOKS, PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, THAT HELP PEOPLE OF ALL AGES LEARN AND GROW. AND PHILANTHROPY, WHAT WE DO, CAN ONLY GO SO FAR, BUT IT DOES ENHANCE PUBLIC FUNDING, AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT PUBLIC FUNDING. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO COUNCILMEMBER WU AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND MORE FOR THE AMENDMENT TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES. AS I SAID, THEY ARE THINGS THAT ARE PEOPLE AND OUR NEIGHBORS LOVE. WE THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, WE THANK MAYOR HARRELL FOR THE LIBRARY'S BUDGET, FOR PRIORITIZING LIBRARY OPERATIONS, IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF OUR LIBRARIES, AND THE SAFE AND WELCOMING SPACES THAT THEY OFFER OUR NEIGHBORS. WE PLEDGE TO DO OUR PART TO SEEK FUNDING FROM FEDERAL AND STATE RESOURCES TO CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT SEATTLE HAS A WORLD-CLASS LIBRARY SYSTEM. SO, THANK YOU AGAIN, PLEASE PROTECT FUNDING FOR THE LIBRARY AND INCLUDE THE AMENDMENT IN YOUR FINAL BUDGET. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. >> THANK YOU. JAMIE, I'M ASSUMING THAT'S BECAUSE KAREN ISN'T HERE ANYMORE? FOR THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK, COULD YOU ASK YAYA TO COME IN HERE? WHEN HE GETS A CHANCE? JAMIE, OVER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, JAMIE FACKLER, I'M A SHOP STEWARD AND I WORK OVER AT SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS, STRUCTURAL BUILDING INSPECTOR. FIRST OFF, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE VETERANS IN THE ROOM. ESPECIALLY ROB SOCCER AND BOB KETTLE, JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR SERVICE, THANK YOU. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR HOLDING OFF THE LAYOFFS FOR SIX MONTHS FOR IMPACTED WORKERS AND UNDERSTANDING THE OPTICS OF LAYING OFF FOLKS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. AND HOPEFULLY, OUR HOPE IS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO FIND WAYS TO PERMANENTLY KEEP THESE I THINK COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH CAN UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CITY JOBS AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO RAISE A FAMILY AND GROW UP WITH A STEADY INCOME AND GOOD BENEFITS, AND WHAT COMES WITH THAT. I, MYSELF, MY PARENTS, MY MOM WAS A TEACHER, MY DAD WORKED FOR THE CITY AND THE BENEFITS OF THAT, IT'S HUGE TO HAVE THAT STABILITY. WE HAVE FOLKS IN OUR DEPARTMENT, THERE IS ONE HEARTBREAKING STORY, OF A WOMAN WHO IS PREGNANT WITH HER SECOND CHILD, JUST BOUGHT A HOUSE, SHE'S THE PRIMARY BREADWINNER, AND IT'S HER INSURANCE THAT THE FAMILY COUNTS ON. SO, WHAT WE'RE ASKING REALLY IS THAT WE CAN WORK TO PERMANENTLY FUND THESE POSITIONS, BUT AT LEAST AT A MINIMUM FIND WAYS TO KEEP THESE FOLKS EMPLOYED WITHIN THE CITY. POSITIONS IN THESE DEPARTMENTS WHERE THEY'RE SEEING LAYOFFS, AND REALLY WORKING TOWARD KEEPING THESE FOLKS EMPLOYED. I THINK THERE'S PATHWAYS TO THIS WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNCIL AND THE DEPARTMENTS FOR THESE FOLKS TO LAND, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR MEETING WITH US. >> THANK YOU, JAMIE, REALLY WELL SAID. ZOE F? B 40? B 40? WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A 41, KATE RUBEN. A 41 THROUGH 50. I SEE YOU'RE COMING UP TO THE MICROPHONE. SO, WE'VE GOT KATE, AND THEN, A 42, SO, IF YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN THIS QUEUE, GET A MICROPHONE, KATE, TAKE IT AWAY. >> MY NAME IS KATE RUBEN, I'M THE COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE AND ENDORSER OF THE SOLITARY BUDGET AND A RENTER LIVING IN DISTRICT 2. I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES, MOORE, AND HOLLINGSWORTH FOR THE AMENDMENT TO ADD A $456,000 ANNUALLY FOR TENANT SERVICES. HOWEVER, AN ADDITIONAL $527,000 IS NEEDED TO ACTUALLY RESTORE THE FUNDING TO THE SAME LEVEL AS 2024, AS THIS AMENDMENT WAS INTENDED TO DO. I THINK IF YOU HEARD THE HORROR STORIES WE HEAR EVERY DAY, OF HORRIFIC AND UNSANITARY LIVING CONDITIONS, ABUSIVE PROPERTY MANAGERS, THREATS OF LOCKOUTS AND OUTRAGEOUS FEES, IF YOU PROVIDED A SHOULDER TO CRY ON FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE WHO ARE EXHAUSTED FROM FIGHTING TO KEEP THEIR HOUSING, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE HERE BEGGING FOR FUNDING TO KEEP OUR JOBS. WE TRIED TO GET THESE RENTERS TO TESTIFY BUT MANY ARE AFRAID, THAT NO ONE, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE IN POWER WILL LISTEN OR THAT THEY WILL FACE RETALIATION OR DOXING. I EXPECT THESE STORIES WILL ONLY INCREASE AS PEOPLE MOVED TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SEEKING PROTECTION FOR FAMILY PLANNING, BODILY AUTONOMY, GENDER AFFIRMING CARE AND MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE RIGHTS. THE SEATTLE IS A SMALL ORGANIZATION SERVING 785 RENTERS EACH YEAR. WE HELP TO DE-ESCALATE CONFLICT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE LEAD TO COSTLY ADDICTIONS AND TEACH RENTERS THEIR RIGHTS, HOW TO ASSERT THOSE RIGHTS, AND HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES. THIS KNOWLEDGE SPREADS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, OFTEN REACHING THOSE WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO THESE TOOLS. WITHOUT FUNDING RENDER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THE BURDEN ON CITY RESOURCES WILL ONLY INCREASE. COST OF TENANT SERVICES WILL IMPACT BLACK AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, ELDERS AND DISABLED PEOPLE, THOSE MOST AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT AND HOMELESSNESS. PLEASE SUPPORT THE AMENDMENTS AND FIND THE ADDITIONAL $527,000 TO FULLY RESTORE FUNDING TO TENANT SERVICES. THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT, A 42, A 43, A 43. A 44? IF I CALL YOUR NUMBER, RAISE YOUR HAND BECAUSE I'M GOING TO KEEP GOING, A 45, THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. CEDAR. >> I'M CEDAR NIGHTINGALE, I'M A LONG TIME RESIDENT, I WORK FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, I'M A MEMBER OF LOCAL 23, EVEN THOUGH I FORGOT MY T-SHIRT TODAY. I REPRESENT MYSELF, NOT MY UNION. I AM VERY UPSET TO SEE THE PILLAGING OF JUMPSTART THAT HAS OCCURRED IN THE CITY. PILLAGING WHAT IS MEANT TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONEY, INSTEAD OF SEEING MONEY MOVED TO SWEEPS AND EXCLUSION ZONES, THAT ARE OSTENSIBLY MEANT TO MOVE PEOPLE INTO HOUSING THAT IS BEING DEFUNDED, RATHER THAN BUILD. AT THE SAME TIME, WE SEE PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP WANTING TO PUT HOMELESS PEOPLE IN CAMPS. IS THAT SOMETHING, WHAT OUR POLICY IS? TO MOVE PEOPLE AROUND AND NOT HELP ANY OF THEM? WE CANNOT EXPECT HELP TO COME FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, EVEN THE LATEST ELECTION. WE NEED NEIGHBORS LOOKING OUT FOR NEIGHBORS, WE NEED THE CITY LOOKING OUT FOR ITS CITIZENS. THIS HAS BEEN TRUE FOR MANY PEOPLE, BUT NOW MORE THAN EVER AUSTERITY MEANS DEATH. FOR MANY. THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE KNOW THIS, THEY REJECTED AUSTERITY AT THE BALLOT BOX THIS LAST ELECTION. WE HAD THE OVERWHELMING PASSAGE OF THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY. WE DEFENDED THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX STATEWIDE, AND WE HAVE ELECTED A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE COUNCIL BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF THE STATUS QUO OF THE PAST YEAR. THE PUBLIC HAS NO INTEREST IN AUSTERITY, THEY WANT THE MONEY THAT WE ARE ENTITLED TO, THE SERVICES WE ARE ENTITLED TO, FUND SERVICES NOT SWEEPS, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JACOB SHEAR, A 46. FANTASTIC, WELCOME. >> MY NAME IS JACOB SHEAR, HERE IS MY COWORKERS FROM THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. LOCAL 83 SPEAKING IN A PERSONAL CAPACITY. I WANT TO TOUCH ON THE COMMENTS MADE BY MY COLLEAGUE ABOUT THE NATIONAL ELECTION. I KNOW A LOT OF US IN THIS ROOM ARE STILL PROCESSING THAT, BUT WE DON'T NEED TO GO VERY FAR TO CONFRONT THOSE SAME IDEAS THAT WE SAW SWEPT INTO POWER ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE MAYOR AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF CITY COUNCIL HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR TREATMENT OF THE POOR, UNHOUSED, AND WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE IN THE CITY, THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM COSIGNING MANY OF THE CORE TENETS OF THAT EXTREME RIGHT-WING AGENDA, AND NOWHERE IS THIS MORE PLAINLY OBVIOUS THAN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ALLOCATED FOR SWEEPS, WHICH IN THE CURRENT VERSION OF THIS BUDGET WILL INCREASE BY $6 MILLION-$33 MILLION. MADE POSSIBLE ONLY BY READING MONEY ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. A RECENT REPORT FROM PROPUBLICA FURTHER CONFIRMED THAT WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT SWEEPS, THAT THEY ARE STUNNINGLY CRUEL AND INEFFECTIVE. PEOPLE FROM CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING SEATTLE REPORTED LOSING THINGS LIKE SEIZURE MEDICATION, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, ASHES OR FAMILY MEMBERS, EBT CARDS, AMONG MANY OTHER VITAL NECESSITIES WHOSE LOSS AND DESTABILIZING IMPACT PROLONGED HOMELESSNESS AND INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF ILLNESS OR DEATH. AS LONG AS THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR CONTINUE TO SIGN ONTO DISPLACEMENT AND PREMATURE DEATH, THEY ARE JUST AS COMPLICIT IN THE RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM FROM THE POLITICIANS THEY OPENLY CLAIM TO THE STAIN. STOP THE SWEEPS, FUND SOCIAL HOUSING, RAPID HOUSING ACQUISITION, TENANT SERVICES, VEHICLE SAFE LOTS AND SHOW US WHERE YOU STAND. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT, A 47, A 47, A 48? YOU'RE 47. >> I'M 47. >> FANTASTIC, WELCOME. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS KEISHA, I'M HERE AS A RESIDENT OF COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S DISTRICT. I AM HERE THAT I FEEL THE COUNCIL IS SQUANDERING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SEATTLE TO BE A REAL LEADER IN ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS THAT DISPLAYS PLAGUING OUR COUNTRY AS RENTS RISE AND WE STAGNATE NATIONALLY. SINCE MOVING IN 2018, I HAVE WATCHED AS THE CITY HAS INVESTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN HARMFUL SWEEPS THAT DESTROYED ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS, SHELTER, AND MEAGER POSSESSIONS. ALL FOR THE COSMETIC GAINS OF KEEPING THE PROBLEM OUT OF SIGHT AND OUT OF MIND WELL OUR HOMELESS POPULATION HAS GROWN. PUTTING LIPSTICK ON A PIG DOES NOT OBSCURE THE UNFORTUNATE REALITY OF BRUCE HARRELL AND HIS COUNCIL PROPOSING TO GET THE VERY SERVICES THAT ARE ACTUALLY CAPABLE OF ADDRESSING THE TWIN CRISES OF HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY PIN IMPACT OUR CITY IN FAVOR OF YET MORE INEFFECTIVE MANDATE SOLUTIONS. INTRODUCING GREATER CLARITY TO PEOPLE'S LIVES WILL NEVER MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER, OUR CITY MORE WELCOMING OR OUR COMMUNITIES STRONGER. THE IRONY SHOULD NOT BE LOST ON ANYONE THAT, DESPITE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS OPENING COMMENTS, TWO MONTHS BEFORE A SHAMELESS AUTOCRAT IS A TAKEOFF IS THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL IS PROPOSING INCREASING THE DEFICIT TO PAY FOR MORE OF THE SAME SURVEILLANCE, POLICING, AND PARTIAL SOLUTIONS THAT DONALD TRUMP IS SURE TO ENTHUSIASTICALLY EMBRACE OVER HIS NEXT FOUR YEARS IN OFFICE. I'M HERE TODAY TO REQUEST OF THE CITY INSTEAD INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PASSING NEW PROGRESSIVE REVENUE SOURCES TO FUND VITAL SERVICES LIKE EVICTION DEFENSE, LEGAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS YOUTH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TENANT SERVICES. IN THE SEVENTH WEALTHIEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY, NONE OF THESE PROGRAMS SHOULD BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. IN LINE WITH THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, FOR HER PROPOSAL OF A LOCAL CAPITAL GAINS TAX. ADDITIONALLY, THE COUNCIL MUST PRESERVE THE PRIORITIES OF JUMPSTART INSTEAD OF DIVERTING FUNDS FROM THE SOLUTIONS WE NEED IN THIS MOMENT IN FAVOR OF THE FAILED MODEL OF MORE UNACCOUNTABLE RACIST POLICING, SURVEILLANCE AND VIOLENT SWEEPS YORK FUNDING NON-SOLUTIONS LIKE GREATER SURVEILLANCE AND PHANTOM COPS AT THE NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITIES IS NOT THE BUDGET SOLUTION SEATTLE NEEDS. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS KEISHA JONES. THERE ARE TWO , THIS IS A NIGHT, TAKE IT AWAY, KEISHA JONES. >> MEMBERS OF SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS KEISHA AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE ESTAR TRANSPORTATION WORK GROUP, WE WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THE CRITICAL PRIORITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK IN SEATTLE, WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE VOTERS FOR APPROVING PROPOSITION ONE, THE 1.55 BILLION TRANSPORTATION LEVY, WE STRONGLY SUPPORT MAYOR HARRELL'S LEVY BUDGET CENTERED AROUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY AND EQUITABLE MOBILITY OPTIONS. WE URGE YOU TO WORK WITH S.TO PRIORITIZE THESE INVESTMENTS FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES INCLUDING LOW INCOME BIPOC IMMIGRANT REFUGEE DISABLED AND AGING COMMUNITIES. EACH NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMITTEE HAS UNIQUE NEEDS AND WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE LEVY INVESTMENT AND PROGRAMS LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED SAFETY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IS VITAL TO ACHIEVE EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS AND SAFE OUTCOMES. WE WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH NEIGHBORHOODS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN THE SEATTLE RACIAL INDEX MAP. PART OF THIS INCLUDES HAVING DEDICATED CITY STAFF AND TO BUILD TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORT KEY PROJECTS THAT VOCAL DIVISIONS OF THESE INITIATIVES BY HAVING PURPOSEFUL COLLABORATIONS, WE CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS THAT REFLECT EQUITY AND REALIZE OUR COLLECTIVE VISION OF A CITY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE. OUR RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY, ENSURING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT BY MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS UTILIZING DATA ON INCIDENTS SUCH AS STREET SPECIFIC DEATH RATES, TO INFORM FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND PRIORITIZING SAFETY MEASURES BACKED BY COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, FACE-TO-FACE ENGAGEMENT, ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH TRUSTED LIAISONS WHO CAN FACILITATE MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AND ENSURE THAT VOICES ARE HEARD AND RESPECTED. THE TW WORK CLOSELY WITH SDOT TO ENSURE THE LEVY REFLECTS THE VALUES OF THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FRAMEWORK PRIORITIZING THIS LEVY IS DEDICATED TO MAKING TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS THAT ARE COMMUNITY DRIVEN AND EQUITABLE AND ALIGNS WITH THE CITIES SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENSURES THE FUTURE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS MEET THE NEEDS OF HISTORICALLY OVERLOOKED. >> THANK YOU, KEISHA JONES, THANK YOU TO OUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY. JEAN, A 49, A 49. A 50, RUSSELL? A 50, A 50? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON, THEN. WE ARE B 41 THROUGH B 50, NICK MEYER, PJ HAYES, PENELOPE, JESSE WASSON, MEGAN JACKSON, ANDY WOLF, ERIC KETO. IF YOU'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER, JUST SHOW IT, WE GOT TO KEEP MOVING. WHAT YOU GOT? A 43 IS BEFORE A 44, A 42 IS BEFORE THAT, LET'S LOOK -- ROCK 'N ROLL, WELCOME. >> COUNCILMEMBERS AND CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS NICK MEYER, I'M A SEATTLE RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 1, AND PRESIDENT OF WEST SEATTLE LEAGUE, I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMAN SOCCER'S BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO CONVERT FAIRMOUNT PARK PLAYFIELD DIRT INFIELD TO AWLS SEASON TURF INFIELD. A SIX TO SEVEN-YEAR-OLD VOLUNTEER RUN YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM PROVIDING ACCESS TO RECREATION LEVEL BASEBALL, AND AS OF THREE YEARS AGO, GIRLS SOFTBALL. TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND ATHLETES. OUR FOCUS IS ON PARTICIPATION, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING RATHER THAN WINNING BALL GAMES. RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO PROVIDE MORE ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE STARTED OUR LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL PROGRAM THREE YEARS AGO, AS SUCH, WE'VE SEEN OUR ENROLLMENT JUMPED 80% FROM 450 A FEW YEARS AGO TO OVER 820 PLAYERS THIS SPRING. SINCE THEN WE'VE SEEN OUR DEDICATED GROUP OF YOUNG SOFTBALL ATHLETES THAT ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SPORTS THRIVE, ULTIMATELY ALONG THEIR WAY TO BECOMING WELL-ROUNDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 68 YOUTH TEAMS IN OUR LEAGUE SCHEDULING GAMES AND PRACTICES, SCHEDULING GAMES AND PRACTICES IS A SUBSTANTIAL UNDERTAKING. ACCESS TO PLAYABLE AND SAFE PLAYFIELD ARE CRITICAL TO OUR PROGRAMS. WHEN SPRING RAINS RENDER THE DIRT PLAYFIELD IN WEST SEATTLE AND PLAYABLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, WE END UP CANCELING DOZENS OF GAMES AND PRACTICES. THIS AMOUNTS TO A DIMINISHED EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG PLAYERS. CONVERTING FAIRMOUNT PARK PLAYFIELD INFIELD TO AN ALL SEASON TURF WILL HELP PROVIDE CONSISTENT ACCESS IN VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS, ALLOWING YEAR-ROUND PLAY. THIS MEANS MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING, GAMES, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON. OUR LOCAL ATHLETES CAN BENEFIT FROM EXTENDED PLAYTIME, FOSTER DEVELOPMENT. I ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AND PROVIDE THE 820 YOUTH SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL ATHLETES IN WEST HILL COMMUNITY WITH A SAFE TURF INFRASTRUCTURE. >> THANK YOU, NICK. THANK YOU, PJ, UP NEXT, PJ, TAKE IT AWAY. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS PJ HAYES, I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BALLARD IN RECENT YEARS I RETURNED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A LOW INCOME RENTER. TAKING JUMPSTART TAX DOLLARS AWAY FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PUTTING THEM TOWARD HOUSING ENCAMPMENT SWEEPS IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE AND CRUEL. FURTHERMORE, IT DEMONSTRATES A SHORTSIGHTED UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE HOUSING CRISIS IN THE CITY. DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, IT IS LESS EXPENSIVE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PROACTIVELY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS HOUSING, FOOD, AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTHCARE. THEN IT IS TO PUSH PEOPLE IN CRISIS THROUGH THE SYSTEM. KEEPING THE FULL $530 MILLION IN JUMPSTART FUNDS TOWARD THEIR ORIGINAL GOALS OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS A MORE EFFECTIVE INVESTMENT IN THE LONG TERM HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THIS CITY THAN FUNDING SWEEPS AND POLICE EVER COULD BE. >> THANK YOU, PJ, UP NEXT IS 44, CINDY. >> CINDY PARKER, I HAVE A BRAND-NEW TOPIC FOR YOU TONIGHT. I'M ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION HUB, AND WE ARE A COMMUNITY FORMED COMMUNITY LED GROUP THAT RESPONDS FOR DISASTERS. WE'VE CREATED GATHERING SPACES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE WASHINGTON, THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE, WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AFTER A MAJOR DISASTER BEFORE CITY SERVICES IN PLACE AND HAVE THE NEIGHBORS HELP NEIGHBORS. WE SAW THIS HAPPEN RECENTLY IN HELENE. THAT MODEL WE WATCHED, AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WILL BE DOING. OUR PROBLEM IS, WE ARE SO UNREADY AS CITIZENS IN THIS CITY, I DO A LOT OF OUTREACH AS A VOLUNTEER, TEACHING PEOPLE, BECAUSE IF WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PREPARED TO BE ON THE WORST CAMPING TRIP OF THEIR LIFE, THEY CANNOT HELP OTHER PEOPLE. WE WILL HAVE MORE VICTIMS THAN PEOPLE WHO CAN BRING THEIR SKILLS, THEIR KNOWLEDGE, THEIR RESOURCES TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE. THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS TWO COORDINATORS THAT YOU OUTREACH RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THEY'RE CUTTING THE BUDGET, THEY USED TO HAVE THREE. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO FILL THAT THIRD POSITION. THREE PEOPLE DOWN TO TWO FOR 800,000 PEOPLE. SO, WE REALLY THINK COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND THE OTHERS WHO SIGNED ONTO THAT AMENDMENT TO RESTORE THE LITTLE BIT OF STAFF ADMINISTRATION AND THEIR TRAINING AND TRAVEL, BUT PLEASE EXTENDED ALL THE WAY TO RESTORE THAT OUTREACH POSITION, YOU'VE PUT IN SOME FOR A REPORT, IF YOU REALLY NEED A REPORT TO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE NOT READY, WHY DON'T YOU COME TO ONE OF OUR TRAINING CLASSES. I WAS GOING TO TURN AROUND AND ASK EVERYBODY, HOW MANY OF YOU WERE PREPARED TO BE ON YOUR OWN FOR A WEEK OR TWO AS FEMA RECOMMENDS AFTER A DISASTER? THERE IS USUALLY TWO PEOPLE. WE'VE GOT THREE, AND I DIDN'T PLANT THEM. THAT'S THE PROPORTION WE SEE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PLEASE SERIOUSLY CONSIDER RESTORING THAT PERSON TO THEIR STAFF, THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WILL BE ON THE HAM RADIO TONIGHT, B 47? B 48, B 49? WE, ARE YOU 45? COME ON UP. LET'S ROCK 'N ROLL. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS PENELOPE PENNY KETTLE, I'M A SENIOR AT THE CENTER SCHOOL AND I'M HERE TO ASK FOR A DIFFERENT SOLUTION TO THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. >> WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE IN SEATTLE? IT MEANS WALKING DOWN RAVENNA AND SEEING PEOPLE IN BLANKETS CROWDED AROUND THE BUS STOP OUTSIDE THE SHUTDOWN PHARMACY. IT MEANS OWN WITH A CARDBOARD SIGN AND A DISPARATE HOPE AT EACH FREEWAY ENTRANCE AND EXIT, IT MEANS, IN A WORD, HOMELESSNESS. THIS BUDGET WILL GIVE 6 MILLION TO THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM LAYING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK INSTEAD OF FIVE, THEY ALREADY CONDUCT 11 SWEEPS EACH DAY AND ONLY 11% OF ALL REFERRALS LEAD TO PEOPLE TAKING THEIR OFFERS, AND IT'S NOT HARD TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN SOMEONE BREAKS INTO THE CLOSEST THING TO A HOME YOU HAVE AND OFFERS AN OVERNIGHT STAY IN A CONGREGANT SHOULDER INSTEAD OF PERMANENT HOUSING, YOU MIGHT BE INCLINED TO REFUSE. 99% OF YOU TT SWEEPS OUR OBSTRUCTION SWEEPS, MEANING THE CITY DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO OFFER THEM HOUSING. THAT ISN'T REDUCING HOMELESSNESS, THAT'S PLAYING WHAC-A-MOLE. WHY ARE WE FUNDING A PROGRAM THAT DOES NOT WORK? WE LOOK AT THE STRUGGLES OF OUR CITY, THE RAMPANT RACIAL INEQUITY, 52% OF ALL HOMELESS IN SEATTLE ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. WE LOOK AT THE TRAFFICKING ON AURORA, ARE COLLAPSING THE STRUCTURE, THE SMALL BUSINESSES GO THROUGH, WOULD YOU SEND A COP TO FIX A SIDEWALK TO DO SOMEONE'S TAXES? OF COURSE NOT. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT EVERY SITUATION DOES NOT REQUIRE A UNIFORMED OFFICER. WHY DO WE SEE THAT AS A SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS? SEATTLE TIMES SAYS THE STATE'S IN CAMERA RESOLUTION PROGRAM CLOSED 18 ENCAMPMENTS BROUGHT 90% OF SLOWER, MORE METHODICAL SOLUTIONS THE PATH TO CHANGING OUR CITY FOR THE BETTER, AND ENDING THIS CRISIS FOR GOOD. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE IN SEATTLE? IT MEANS COMMITTING TO CHANGE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, PENELOPE. B 47, B 47, B 48, REAGAN. WILL BE 49, ANGIE? B 50, ERIC KIDO? WELCOME. >> HI, THERE, I LIVE IN DISTRICT 4, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS MY REPRESENTATIVE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER, YOU'VE TALKED A GREAT DEAL ABOUT PRIORITIZING PUBLIC SAFETY. I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MAGNUSON PARK HIM AND I'M ASKING YOU TO FOCUS ON THE FUNDAMENTALS THAT MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFER. FUNDING HOUSING, FUNDING SERVICES, AND ASSISTANCE FOR RENTERS, FUNDING TREATMENT FOR FOLKS STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THESE ARE REAL ISSUES IN DISTRICT 4 AND ACROSS OUR CITY. AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO POLICE OUR WAY OUT OF THESE CHALLENGES. COUNCILMEMBER, YOU'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS EFFECTIVELY. ONE OF YOUR TOP BUDGET PRIORITIES THIS YEAR IS TO SPEND MONEY ON A STUDY TO TURN A KING COUNTY SOBERING CENTER INTO A LOCKED FACILITY FOR DRUG LAW VIOLATORS. ACCORDING TO REPORT TODAY FROM ERICA BARNETT, THE COUNTY HAS ZERO INTEREST IN THIS PROPOSAL, THE STUDY IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. RATHER THAN SPENDING MONEY ON MORE POLICE AND UNNECESSARY STUDIES, LET'S SPEND MONEY SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, ERIC, UP NEXT, WE HAVE RITA HOLTZMAN. WE ARE ON A 51 THROUGH 60. RITA, THANK YOU FOR WAITING AND WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SEATTLE AND HAVE LIVED IN WEST FOR OVER 40 YEARS. I'M HERE TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO ITEM OF THE BALANCING PACKAGE OF OCTOBER 30. IMPROVED AND ACTED UPON BY SDOT EDWARD TO REMOVE A BARRIER TO PREVENT CARS TO TURN LEFT TURNS INTO AND OUT OF A PROPERTY ON DEL RIDGWAY SOUTHWEST. MOTORISTS MAKING THIS TURN WOULD BE INVOLVED IN CROSSING A REGULAR CAR TRAFFIC LANE, A BUS ONLY LANE, A SEPARATED BIKE PATHWAY, AND A SIDEWALK FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS. AND THE BARRIER IN QUESTION IS ON A FAIRLY SHORT STRETCH OF ROADWAY, BOOK ENDED BY CURVES THAT LIMIT MOTORISTS ABILITY TO SEE AND ACCOUNT FOR HAZARDS POSED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IN MY ALMOST 30 YEAR CAREER AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, I DID MORNING CROSSING GUARD DUTIES AT INTERSECTIONS JUST OUTSIDE MY BUILDING AND WORKED WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO GET KIDS SAFELY TO THEIR CARS DURING OUR AFTERNOON DISMISSAL TIME. OUR PRINCIPAL WORKED WITH NEARBY BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE SAFE AND EFFICIENT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES HE DAY. EVEN WITH ALL THAT EFFORT AND TEAMWORK I WITNESSED A NUMBER OF NEAR MISSES INVOLVING DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS, AND OTHER VULNERABLE USERS. WHETHER DUE TO MOMENTARY LAPSES IN ATTENTION, WEATHER CONDITIONS OR OTHER FACTORS, THE POTENTIAL FOR TRAGIC OUTCOMES IS THERE. YOU MAY ALSO RECALL THAT MY HUSBAND WAS STRUCK AND KILLED LAST DECEMBER BY A DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM ON A STREET NEAR OUR HOME. I AM INTIMATELY ACQUAINTED WITH THESE TYPE OF DANGERS. I'M DISMAYED THAT JUST AFTER PASSAGE OF THE 2024 TRANSPORTATION LETTER WHICH INCLUDED SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, THIS PROJECT WOULD PUT VULNERABLE USERS AT GREATER RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH, MAKING CHANGES TO SOLVE ONE PROBLEM WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CREATING ANOTHER ONE IS DEEPLY CONCERNING TO ME. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF THE PROPOSED DELTA RIDGE ROADWAY CHANGES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, RITA, I'M GOING TO JUST CHECK, ANYONE ELSE STILL HAVE A CAR IN SEA PARK RIGHT NOW? YOU DO, YOU'RE NEXT, COME ON UP. YOU ALREADY SPOKE. FANTASTIC. NOBODY IS ABOUT TO BE LOCKED OUT OF THEIR CAR LOCKED IN THERE. I'M GOING TO TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH. AND LET US GET THROUGH THIS A LITTLE MORE GRACEFULLY. SO, THE GARAGE CLOSES IN 13 MINUTES. EVERYONE, VICE CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. WE ARE GOING TO GO, A 52, THROUGH A 60. YOU'RE A 52? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRANDON. >> MY NAME IS BRANDON, I'M RENTING OUT OF BELLTOWN. COUNCILMEMBERS, HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER' DIFFICULT EXPERIENCE. YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW WHERE YOU CAN USE A TOILET OR A SHOWER. YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW WHERE YOUR NEXT MEAL IS COMING FROM. YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A PLACE TO KEEP YOUR POSSESSIONS SAFE. IT CAN GET COLD AND WET WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO SLEEP. YOU CAN BE DISPLACED BY THE POLICE SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOWHERE TO GO. IF YOU TRY TO GET A JOB IT CAN BE HARD TO MAKE YOURSELF PRESENTABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW. IF YOU GET AN OFFER YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE AN ADDRESS FOR THEM TO SEND YOUR PAYCHECK. EVERYONE NEEDS A HOME, AND EVERYONE DESERVES A HOME. THE MOST COST EFFICIENT AND ETHICAL WAY OF ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM IS TO PROVIDE HOUSING TO THOSE IN NEED OF IT AND PROVIDE PROTECTIONS TO THOSE AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOUSING. PEOPLE WHO HAVE HOUSING ARE LESS LIKELY TO COMMIT CRIME AND LESS LIKELY TO DO DRUGS. THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE EMPLOYED AND LIVE HEALTHY, FULFILLING LIVES. I CAME TO COMMENT TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OTHER RENTERS. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE EVERYONE WITH A HOME. PLEASE USE JUMPSTART, THE JUMPSTART FUND FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE, HOUSING. PLEASE PRIORITIZE HOUSING OVER POLICING, AND OTHER SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS. PLEASE MAKE SEATTLE A HOUSING FIRST CITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, NEXT IS A 53. NANCY. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL TODAY. MY NAME IS NANCY, I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2, I'VE LIVED IN BEACON HILL MY ENTIRE LIFE. I GRADUATED FROM FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL, AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WITH A DEGREE IN AQUATIC SCIENCES, AND WHILE I WAS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, I LEARNED ABOUT HOW POLLUTION IMPACTED OUR WATERWAYS. IT WASN'T UNTIL I GRADUATED COLLEGE THAT I LEARNED ABOUT HOW POLLUTION IMPACTED MY FAMILY, AND THE COMMUNITY THAT I LIVE IN. I'M HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT PROTECTING THE JUMPSTART SPEND PLAN, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND. THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND HAS FUNDED IMMUNITY LED SOLUTIONS TO OUR CLIMATE CRISIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. MY MOM IMMIGRATED HERE FROM THE PHILIPPINES, AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE ASTHMA. THEN SHE MOVED TO BEACON HILL AND IN BEACON HILL, WE HISTORICALLY HAD A MEDICAL INCINERATOR, OUR FREEWAYS, THE AIRPLANE PATH, SO OVER TIME SHE DEVELOPED ASTHMA. SO DID MY BROTHER, AND A LOT OF MY FRIENDS DID, TOO, AND I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW THAT ALL OF THAT WAS BECAUSE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THE POLLUTION WE WERE LIVING IN. SO, I'M ASKING YOU ALL TODAY TO SUPPORT THE SPEND PLAN BECAUSE THINGS LIKE THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND SUPPORT CULTURALLY RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, SUPPORT YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITIES TO HEALTH RESOURCES, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. AND AS YOU ALL HAVE HEARD TODAY, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. I WAS HERE FIVE YEARS AGO TO SUPPORT THE GREEN NEW DEAL RESOLUTION, TO THE JUMPSTART FUNDING IN PLACE, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BE HERE, AND I'M REALLY HOPING THAT YOU ALL ARE WITH US AND BELIEVE IN US, BELIEVE IN ME AND MY NEIGHBORS, IN THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE ARE CREATING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. WITH THAT, PLEASE PROTECT THE JUMPSTART SPEND PLAN, CONVENE THE OVERSIGHT BOARD, AND CONTINUE PASSING OTHER PROGRESSIVE. >> THANK YOU. SO, WE ARE NOW ON, WAS THAT A 54? THAT WAS 53, WE'RE ON A 54. IS THAT YOU, FRIEND? FANTASTIC, WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, MY NAME IS BRITTANY, I LIVE IN D7, I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO WORK IN D7. I'M HERE AGAIN REQUESTING MORE FUNDING. I ALWAYS NOTE THAT CAR DRIVERS DON'T HAVE TO SHOW UP TO THESE MEETING REQUEST FUNDING FOR THEIR NEEDS. IT'S ONLY THOSE OF US THAT DON'T DRIVE BUT HAVE TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS TO REQUEST FUNDING AND KEEP REQUESTING FUNDING, IT SEEMS LIKE I'M ALWAYS AT A MEETING TO REQUEST FUNDING TO MY FREEDOM. THAT'S A SIDE EFFECT OF DRIVER CONVENIENCE AND CAR BRAIN IN THIS COUNTRY, UNFORTUNATELY. I WISH IT WASN'T THAT WAY, BUT IT IS. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH I'M VISION IMPAIRED I CAN DO ANYTHING, EXCEPT DRIVE. THAT'S ONE THING THE GOVERNMENT TELLS ME I CAN'T DO. WITH THAT, I RELY ON EITHER MY FEET, MY BIKE, OR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. ONE OF THE THINGS WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS, IT CAN BE GOT AWFULLY SLOW. WHAT MAKES IT FASTER? BUS ONLY LANES. WHAT MAKES IT EVEN FASTER? IS WINDOWS BUS ONLY LANES ARE TRULY BUS ONLY LANES. WHAT MAKES IT EVEN BETTER, RAPID RIDES. THOSE ARE THE BEST THING I'VE EVER MET. WHAT EVEN GREATER, I LOVE THAT WE HAVE STREETCARS IN THIS CITY AND I LOVE THAT THEY CONNECTED, BECAUSE THOSE ARE FREQUENT AND RELIABLE , BUT UNFORTUNATELY, CAR BRAIN AND DRIVER CONVENIENCE USUALLY WINS OUT IN THIS CITY, SO I MASK YOU TO PLEASE CONTINUE TO FUND TRANSIT. THE CITY JUST OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY. THEY'RE TELLING YOU WHAT THEY WANT IN THIS CITY. THEY ARE BEGGING YOU TO KEEP IT UP. SO PLEASE, MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO GIVE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT, AND OPTIONS IN THE CITY OF HOW TO GET AROUND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THERE ARE THOSE OF US THAT CAN'T DRIVE, THAT DON'T WANT TO DRIVE, AND AT SOME POINT YOU WANT BE ABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU, BRITTANY. FOR THOSE LISTENING IN ON LINE, WE'VE GOT ABOUT 20 MORE SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED IN IN PERSON THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THROUGH PRETTY QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE STILL IN ONLINE REGISTERING AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL BACK IN, NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL BACK IN. BECAUSE WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO ONLINE SPEAKERS SOON. WE ARE A 55. LAST NAME OSWALD. A 56, PAULINA LOPEZ? A 57, CARMEN MARTINEZ? A 58, GABRIEL JONES? >> HOWDY, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS GABRIEL JONES, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO YOU GUYS A LOT THE LAST FEW MONTHS, GLAD TO BE BACK HERE AGAIN. ONE THING I THINK WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS IS SEATTLE IS TIRED OF SOLUTIONS THAT DON'T ACTUALLY WORK MUST BE ILLUSIONS THAT LOOK GOOD BUT THEY'RE NOT MAKING ANY CHANGE. ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT IS SWEEPS. SWEEPS DO NOT WORK. WE KEEP DOING SWEEPS, THEY DON'T WORK. THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS TIRED OF IT. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TIRED OF SEATTLE CITY IS OF SWEEPS, LOOK AT THE FACT THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPPONENTS OF SWEEPS GOT 30% THE SELECTION. WE ARE SICK OF THE RENTING OF JUMPSTART AND THE IDEA THE JUMPSTART CAN BE RATED, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE DON'T NEED TO FIGHT AGAINST EACH OTHER BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE NEED MORE HOUSING OVERALL. WE NEED TO BE A HOUSING FIRST CITY. WE ARE SO FRUSTRATED AT THE IDEA OF MORE FUNDING FOR COPS. WE PLAY SO MUCH WHAT WE HAVE SO MANY OPTIONS THAT WE DON'T TOUCH. WE HAVE SO MANY OPTIONS WE COULD DO TO MAKE CHANGE AND INSTEAD WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING ALWAYS IS MORE MONEY FOR COPS, MORE MONEY FOR COPS, MORE MONEY FOR COPS, AND IF WE DON'T SEE CHANGE, IT'S GOING TO BE TIME TO START PUTTING PEOPLE OUT WHO ARE NOT AFFECTING CHANGE. ANOTHER PROOF OF THIS IS ALSO MEMBER WOO HOO GOT 41% OF THE VOTE. IF YOU DON'T START BUILDING AND LISTENING TO PEOPLE WHO COME HERE EVERY DAY AND SPEAK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY NEED TO CHANGE INSTEAD OF WHAT YOU THINK MIGHT GET YOU RE-ELECTED, YOU ARE NEXT. WE WILL VOTE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU OUT. FREE PALESTINE, THANK YOU. >> LANGUAGE. IS YOUR CAR IN C PARK? I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU, GABRIEL. IT IS? YOU GOT FOUR MINUTES. OKAY, OKAY. SURE. A 59? A 60, JENNIFER BEATON? WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO B, B 51, BOLIN AIDEN. IS THAT YOU? 52, HOWARD GREENWICH. IS THAT YOU? FANTASTIC, HOWARD, WELCOME. >> NOTHING LIKE BEING THE 100 SPEAKER. THANK YOU, COUNSELORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I'M HOWARD GREENWICH, I'M A RESEARCH DIRECTOR OF PUGET SOUND SAGE, FIRST I LIKE TO SAY, WE URGE YOU TO NOT PERMANENTLY DIVERT JUMPSTART FUNDS TO THE GENERAL FUND. THE SECOND THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WAS RESTORING THE 50% CUT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUNDING THAT IS MANAGED BY OSC. THE WAY THAT THE MAYOR PRESENTED THESE CUTS WAS VERY CONFUSING. MAYBE ON PURPOSE, I DON'T KNOW. THE EJ FUND, AND THE RIVER OPPORTUNITY FUND HAVE BEEN COMBINED GOING FORWARD, BUT WHAT THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU WAS, HOW MUCH TOGETHER THEY GOT IN 23 AND 24, WAS $2 MILLION. ANOTHER THING THAT THEY SAID WAS, THEY WERE AT THAT LEVEL BECAUSE OF ONE-TIME FUNDING WHICH WAS A RECOMMENDATION BY THE GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD, TO INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO THE MAYOR. FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, IT LOOKS LIKE A $2 MILLION FUND WHICH FUNDS A SMALL COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, OBVIOUSLY IN SOUTH PARK ALL OVER THE CITY, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS CUT IN HALF. SO, WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TODAY IS TO RESTORE THAT $1 MILLION FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL FUNDS, I'M OUT OF BREATH BECAUSE I RAN TO GET MY CAR OUT OF C PARK. TO RESTORE THAT $1 MILLION, IN THE GREEN NEW DEAL FUNDING IS ALSO FUNDING $1.6 BILLION TO SOUND TRANSIT FOR PLANNERS FOR TRANSIT PLANNERS. PUBLIC TRANSIT, WE THINK OF THAT MONEY IS BETTER SPENT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND THE OESTERLE OPPORTUNITY FUND, THANK YOU. >> THANKS, HOWARD, THANKS FOR RUNNING. WE'RE GOING B 53, B 53. B 54. B 55. YOU'RE B 55? COME ON UP. I WILL ADMIT, I CAN'T READ THE HANDWRITING. >> MY NAME IS SCOTT STERNBERG, I LIVE IN NORTH BEACON HILL. AS A COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, A PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCHER, A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN, AND A CONCERNED COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, I STAND WITH THE PROPOSALS OF SOLIDARITY BUDGET, A TRUE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE AND CARE. MOREOVER, THEIR PRINCIPLES, THEIR PROPOSALS, ARE GROUNDED IN EVIDENCE-BASED FUNDING STRATEGIES. IT'S NOT BASED ON FEAR, IT'S NOT BASED ON SHORTSIGHTED VISION. I CAN'T ACKNOWLEDGE INCREMENTAL AMENDMENTS THAT ANYONE OF YOU HAVE PUT FORWARD. WE NEED BOLD, DIRECT, CONFERENCE OF CHANGE. THIS BUDGET EXACERBATES THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS BY DEFUNDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE, TENANT SERVICES AND EVICTION DEFENSE. WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY INCREASING FUNDING FOR POLICE, PRISONS, AND SWEEPS, WHICH TILL OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS. I WANT TO RAISE UP THE VOICES OF OUR YOUTH WHO HAD A BANNER, DEFUND POLICE, DEFUND THE PIPELINE PRISONS, FUND COMMUNITY CARE. FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREATES PUBLIC SAFETY. NOT SURVEILLANCE, NOT MORE POLICE. NOT PRISONS, NOT SWEEPS. FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, INCREASES PUBLIC SAFETY. NOT SURVEILLANCE. NOT MORE POLICE, NOT PRISONS. FUNDING FOR FOOD SECURITY INCREASES PUBLIC SAFETY. NOT SURVEILLANCE, NOT MORE POLICE, NOT PRISONS. BASIC INCOME INCREASES PUBLIC SAFETY. NOT SURVEILLANCE, NOT MORE POLICE, NOT PRISONS. >> THANK YOU. B 56? I THINK WE'RE MOVING BACK INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THEN WE'LL DO B 57. B 57? THANK YOU TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING GUIDES COMING BACK. STICKING WITH THIS LATE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS JOE BERNINA SOURS, AND I'M HERE TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF OUR UNIT, OF THE CITYWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TEAM IN AN EFFORT TO BRING SOME LIGHT TO WHAT WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO. ORIGINALLY, THE NATURALNESS OF OUR SEATTLE PARKS WERE WHAT YOU NOW CALL THE RANGER PROGRAM, THERE WERE NO RANGERS IN SEATTLE PARKS WHEN THIS PROGRAM BEGAN, THEY WERE NATURALISTS. THEY DID BOTH EDUCATION WITH OUR SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITH THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, NATURE, FUND, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THEY ALSO PATROLLED THE PARKS, FOLLOWED THE POLICIES, PARK POLICIES AND TALKED TO PEOPLE ABOUT LAWS AND CITY, WHAT WAS OKAY IN CITY PARKS. IN THE BUDGET CUTS OF 2009, WE LOST TWO OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS, AND SEWER PARK LEARNING CENTER. WE LOST MANY OF OUR NATURALISTS AT THAT TIME. ALSO AT THAT TIME, THE MANAGEMENT DECIDED TO SEPARATE OUT THE ENFORCEMENT PART OF THE NATURALIST JOB FROM THE EDUCATION PART OF THE NATURALIST JOB, AND STARTED THE RANGER PROGRAM. WITH THREE OF THE NATURALIST TITLES BEING CHANGED OVER TO RANGERS. THE REASON I'M TELLING YOU THIS TODAY IS JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, THE RANGER PROGRAM HAS GROWN AND GROWN, AND BY POPULAR VOTE OF THE CITY RESIDENCE, THE COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, IT HAS GROWN, AND I FEEL THAT PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED, AND DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THE RANGERS IN OUR SEATTLE PARKS ARE ENFORCEMENT IN POLICY EN NATURALNESS ARE THE EDUCATORS. WE REACHED OVER 10,000 YOUTH AND STUDENTS ALREADY THIS YEAR WITH A MINIMAL STAFF OF JUST THE PEOPLE YOU SEE BEHIND ME. IN 2023, WE REACHED OVER 20,000 PEOPLE WITH OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, BECAUSE WE HAD ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND BUDGET, BUT IT KEEPS GETTING CUT. >> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR EDUCATING OUR YOUTH AND ALL YOU DO. FUN FACT, I RAISED SALMON AT ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WAS A FIFTH GRADER. UP NEXT, 56, B 56, B 57, B 58, B 59, B 60, YES. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS KAREN TAYLOR, AND I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO IS NOT ON THE STREETS YET BUT IS ALWAYS VERY PRECARIOUS. I'M DISABLED, I LIVE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, DISABILITY, AND, I RENT ON BEACON HILL. I'M ASKING FOR YOU TO RESTORE FULLY THE TENANT SERVICES FUNDING, I PAY MOST OF MY INCOME, MOST OF MY SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK FOR RENT, AND THAT PUTS MY LANDLORD IN HIS HUGE POSITION OF POWER OVER ME. IF I LOSE THAT, WILL I GET ANOTHER PLACE? WHAT DO I ASK ABOUT THE DRYER IS BROKEN, HOW DO I DEAL WITH THAT? AND GROUPS LIKE THE SEATTLE ARE SO WONDERFUL IN HELPING OUT WITH INFORMATION OF ADVOCACY KNOWING THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE THERE WHO ARE ON YOUR TEAM, AND ONE THING THAT THE SEATTLE DID THAT WAS AWESOME WAS, I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE SECTION 8 VOUCHER PROCESS AT ALL AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY AND FIGURE THAT OUT, AND THEY HAD THIS AMAZING WORKSHOP WHERE THEY LAID OUT ALL THE DETAILS DOWN TO THE LITTLE THINGS LIKE, YOU HAVE TO SIGN IN EVERY MONTH, OR YOU LOSE YOUR SPOT. SO, I MAYBE WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH EVERYTHING BUT NOT LEARNED FROM THE SEATTLE THAT YOU NEED TO SIGN IN EVERY MONTH. SO THEN, I'VE TOLD MANY, MANY OF MY FRIENDS ABOUT THAT, THAT'S WHY I HAVE ON MY SIGN THAT THE TENANT SERVICES IMPACTED EXPONENTIAL, THIS IS THE KIND OF INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE SHARE WITH EACH OTHER TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT. IF I JUST WENT TO THE MEETING AND PEOPLE GOT THIS INFORMATION, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. PLEASE FUND TENANT SERVICES, THANK YOU. >> YOU SO MUCH. THANKS, KAREN, FOR COMING DOWN. B 60, MARGO JONES? FANTASTIC. >> I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE. >> YOU'RE NOT WRONG. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, MY NAME IS MARGO JONES. I AM A COMMUNITY LEADER, MENTOR, LEGACY HOMEOWNER, THE CENTRAL AREA OF OVER 30 YEARS, BUSINESS OWNER OF OVER 30 YEARS AND I'VE LIVED IN THE CD FOR OVER 45 YEARS, DISTRICT 3. I'M ALSO THE BOARD CHAIR OF COMMUNITY PLANTERS. A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CREATIVE'S, RIGHT TO EXPRESS OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN THE SEATTLE BUDGET THAT PRIORITIZES INVESTMENTS DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE BLACK COMMUNITY. OUR PRIORITY IS FOCUSED ON FIVE KEY AREAS ESSENTIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY'S PROGRESS. THAT WOULD BE HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP, THAT WOULD BE EDUCATION AND ARTS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND SMALL BUSINESS, WORKFORCE TRADES AND DEVELOPMENT. THE AMENDMENTS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, THANK YOU, JOY, AND COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS CATHY MOORE AND TONYA WU ARE ESSENTIAL TO ADVANCING ECONOMIC STABILITY, PUBLIC SAFETY AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND CHAMPION THESE INITIATIVES. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN CHAMPIONING THESE INITIATIVES. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA NELSON FOR HER LEADERSHIP, TO COUNCILMEMBER AND BUDGET CHAIR JAN STRAUSS, EXCUSE ME, DAN STRAUSS, AND FOR HIS DEDICATION DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND TO COUNCILMEMBERS ROB SOCCER, TAMMY MORALES, MARITZA RIVERA, EXCUSE ME IF I'M SAYING YOUR NAME WRONG, AND BOB KETTLE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MEET WITH THE MEMBERS OF OUR ALLIANCE. SEATTLE HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING SOCIAL CHALLENGES, THESE PROPOSED INVESTMENTS REFLECT SEATTLE ENSURING, TO ENSURING THAT OUR BLACK COMMUNITY REMAINS STRONG, VIBRANT, AND RESILIENT. WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT THESE CRITICAL AMENDMENTS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU ALL FOR STAYING SO LATE AND FOR YOUR TIME AND ALL YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR CITY. >> THANK YOU, MARGO, GREAT TO SEE YOU. I'M GOING TO ADMIT, I CAN'T READ ANY OF THE HAND MY HANDWRITING THAT'S LEFT. I HAVE HL IS WHAT I THINK THIS SAYS. R, STEPH HAGGERTY, ARE YOU STEPH? FANTASTIC, COME ON UP AND THEN DONALD C JUNIOR. AND CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? >> MY NAME IS STEPH HAGGERTY, THANK YOU, COUNCIL FOR YOUR TIME. STAYING HERE FOR ALL OF US. OUR CITY FACES MANY CHALLENGES, PUBLIC SAFETY IS TOP OF MIND, WE TALK ABOUT THAT, WITH THIS BUDGET TO MAKE SEATTLE A SAFER HOME FOR EVERYBODY, AND I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER PRIORITIZING PROGRESSIVE REVENUE OVER CUTS . AS A RENTER, I SEE A BIG PART OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AS A MUTUAL AID VOLUNTEER IN OUR COMMUNITY I SEE THE IMPACT OF UNMET NEEDS ON OUR COMMUNITY'S WELL-BEING. PLEASE CONSIDER RESTORING FUNDING FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND JUMPSTART, INVESTING IN HOUSING HEALTH REDUCE HOMELESSNESS, HEALTHCARE COST AND EMERGENCY SERVICE EXPENSES OVER THE LONGTIME WHILE REDUCING THE BURDEN WE PLACE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. AS A WORKER I SEE THAT A SAFE CITY NEEDS A STABLE SUPPORTED WORKFORCE, HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS ARE UNDERPAID, PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING A 5% WAGE INCREASE FOR THESE CRITICAL WORKERS TO ENSURE REDUCE TURNOVER AND ENSURE COMMUNITY STABILITY AND SAFETY. ALSO RESTORING FUNDING TO THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS WILL STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR STABLE, SAFE JOBS. AS A VOLUNTEER FOR 350 SEATTLE, ICY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AS ESSENTIAL TO OUR SAFE LANDSCAPE ENVIRONMENT AS A CITY. PLEASE CONSIDER RESTORING THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND, A.D.A. SIDEWALKS AND PREFER SEATTLE PARKS AND REC EDUCATION FUNDING. OVERALL ENCOURAGE YOU TO RESTORE CENTRAL SERVICES FUNDING TO PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL JUMPSTART PLAN AND TO ENSURE A SAFER SEATTLE. I BELIEVE IN YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE A SEATTLE THAT HAS A LEGACY WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF, AND I HOPE WHEN YOU GO HOME TONIGHT AND THINK ABOUT ALL OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAID THAT YOU CAN LOOK YOUR FAMILY IN THE EYE AND TELL THEM THAT YOU DID ALL THAT YOU COULD TO TRY TO MAKE OUR CITY A BETTER PLACE AND CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, STEPH. THANK YOU. HERE WE ARE. DONALD? HI, DONALD, WELCOME. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS DON CASALE, I'M A VICTIM OF A NINE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER THEY GOT SHOT. I'M ALSO AN INDIVIDUAL THAT SURVIVED THE RELICENSING PROGRAM. AND I DON'T HAVE YOUR D.O.C. NUMBER, I'VE PAID $250,000 IN CHILD SUPPORT, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE IN 1991 WHEN MY DAUGHTER DIED, BY A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING, JUST AS MY MOTHER WAS THE FIRST PERSON IN SEATTLE TO GO TO THE UNION ADMISSION AND START A PROGRAM. FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL THE ISSUES AT HAND AREN'T IMPORTANT IF WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE, AND IF WE LOOK AND DON'T HAVE THE EMPATHY, THEN WE'RE EVEN MORE WRONG. IF GOD GAVE YOU THE PHD, IT'S NOT FOR YOU TO PUT IT ON A PEDESTAL OR A WALL. IT'S FOR YOU TO GO BACK WITH THE SHORTCUT TO BRING THOSE THAT MAY BE MISFORTUNATE OR UNDERMINED BY OUR SOCIETY THE HELPING HAND. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THERE IS A CASE, PULL YOUR INK PEN OUT, THERE'S A CASE ON YOUR MAYORS DESK RIGHT NOW, OPA, OIG, HAVE ALL GIVEN THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS, AND BECAUSE THIS CASE IS AGAINST DIAZ, CHANGE MEANS CHANGE. DIAZ IS NOT CHANGE. HE WAS THERE FOR 35 YEARS AS A POLICE OFFICER, THAT'S NOT CHANGE. WHAT I DO ASK YOU TO CALL YOUR MAYOR, AND GET THE CASE NUMBER 20220P8 0321, AND TELL HIM TO GET THAT PAPERWORK OFF HIS DESK. OR YOU'LL SEE ME AGAIN AND THEY'LL TAKE THE CASE TO DOJ. I P■ROMISE YOU THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH US SO LATE. ANYONE ELSE -- >> I'M RETIRED, I AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO DO BUT BE UP IN YOUR FACE. >> I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT ONE DAY. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK TO MARK WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO ONLINE COMMENTERS, I'M GOING TO STALL JUST A SECOND. WE'VE GOT TWO FOLKS CURRENTLY STILL PRESENT, RUBY ROMERO AND KYLE MATTHEWS. ANYONE WHO IS REGISTERED CAN CALL BACK NOW, AND WE WILL TAKE EVERYONE AS LONG AS WE GO. WITH THAT, RUBY ROMERO, YOU'RE HERE, PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE, THANK YOU FOR WAITING WITH US. >> THANK YOU GUYS FOR STAYING HERE THIS EVENING. I NAME IS RUBY ROMERO, AND I WAS IN DISTRICT 1, TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I TOO RAISED SALMON AND GREW UP ON 87th IN BETWEEN LINDEN AND AURORA. THAT STRUCK A CHORD WITH ME TO HEAR THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE CURRENT DEFUNDING OF THOSE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHICH JUST TO REMIND YOU THE STARK REALITY THAT WE ARE IN, WE ARE FACING AN ADMINISTRATION THAT IS ALSO DEFUNDING EDUCATION. JUST TO HOLD OURSELVES SEPARATE FROM THAT, PARTICULAR GROUP. I WANTED TO COME HERE TODAY, THE COMMUNITY MEMBER AND COLLEAGUE WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT MOORE, AS THE CHAIR OF THE CONTINUUM OF CHAIR BOARDS, I'M HERE TO SPEAK AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND THE TIME TO COLLABORATE IN THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THESE UNCOMFORTABLE TOPICS, THAT WE NEED TO GET TO THE CRUX OF, AND I THINK THAT WE'RE READY TO DO THAT AND I'M ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT WE CAN START WORKING ON POLICY THAT'S GOING TO WORK, AND AS A CONTINUUM OF CARE, IT'S A LOT LARGER PROBLEM THAN ANY COUNCIL OR ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE CAN DO, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER, I'M ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THE THINGS THAT WE ARE FUNDING, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO COLLABORATE AND LOOK FOR OTHER PATHWAYS FOR NEGATING THIS, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU LISTENING TO PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL NEARLY 10:30 AT NIGHT AND >> YOU'RE FINE, RUBY. >> I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. >> THANKS FOR HANGING OUT SO LATE AND STICKING WITH US. WE GOT ONE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER PRESENT RIGHT NOW, KYLE MATTHEWS. AND YOU'RE OFF MUTE, WELCOME. >> HELLO. GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS, I KNOW IT'S LATE SO I'LL MAKE IT QUICK. MY NAME IS KYLE MATTHEWS, I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3 AND WORK IN DISTRICTS TWO AND THREE, I'M HERE SUPPORT COUNCILWOMAN'S COLLINSWORTH AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. THE ARTS AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION FUNDS NARRATIVE BECAUSE WE NEED TO HIGHLIGHT CULTURAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS INSPIRE THE YOUTH AND SHOW THEM THE GREATNESS THAT THEY COME FROM. THANK YOU, AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. >> THANKS FOR WAITING WITH US, KYLE. THAT DOES, AT THIS TIME, BRING US TO THE END OF OUR LIST OF FOLKS THAT ARE REMOTELY OR PHYSICALLY PRESENT. 10:17 P.M. A COUPLE MINUTES LONGER, BUT I TALKED THIS TIME, MY FAULT, MY APOLOGIES, COLLEAGUES. HERE WE ARE. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE LIST OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS, THE NEXT SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE IS TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY 13th AT 9:30 A.M. SINCE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS REMINDED US THAT EARLY IS ON TIME, IT'S ACTUALLY 11 HOURS FROM NOW IS ON TIME. IT'S TOO LATE FOR JOKES, I APOLOGIZE. WE WILL HAVE VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENT TOMORROW MORNING, WE DO ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON SOME BONDS. THE PUBLIC MAY CONTINUE TO SUBMIT WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT AT COUNCIL SEATTLE.GOV. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE BEFORE WE ADJOURN? SEEING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.