ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> PRESENT. >> SEVEN PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA AND SOLOMON WILL BE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING NO OBJECTION COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA AND SOLOMON ARE EXCUSED TODAY. PRESENTATIONS SO COLLEAGUES I'LL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THE COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. HOW MANY ARE SIGNED UP TODAY? >> WE HAVE THREE IN PERSON AND FOUR REMOTE. >> OKAY, LET'S GIVE EVERYBODY TWO MINUTES AND START WITH THE THREE IN PERSON. >> DO YOU NEED ME TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS? >> OH, THAT WOULD BE NICE. >> I'VE GOT IT. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS' MICS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR IN- PERSON SPEAKERS. >> ALL RIGHT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ROSE, FOLLOWING VICTORIA AND THEN STACY. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ROSE. IS THIS SPEAKER WORKING? >> JUST GET REALLY CLOSE. YOU CAN USE THE TALL ONE, TOO. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ROSE AND I AM HERE CONCERNING THINGS THAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING. THIS MORNING LEGAL OBSERVERS AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING INTENDING TO BE ABLE TO WATCH I.C.E. AGENTS FROM KIDNAPPING OUR NEIGHBORS. HOWEVER, THEY WERE BARRED FROM DOING THIS THIS MORNING FOR NO REASON AT ALL BECAUSE A PROTEST WAS OPPOSED TO THE FACT I.C.E. HAPPENED EVEN THOUGH THE PROTEST WAS ENTIRELY PEACEFUL. WE ARE IN A VERY DIFFICULT TIME IN HISTORY. WE ARE SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN L.A. WE ARE SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE. IF THINGS ARE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE GETTING OUT OF CONTROL BY INDIVIDUALS CONTINUALLY HIDING FROM THE PUBLIC, CONTINUING TO KIDNAP OUR NEIGHBORS, THIS WILL ONLY SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL. WE ARE IN NEED MORE THAN EVER TO TAKE DECISIVE ACTION AGAINST ORGANIZATIONS LIKE I.C.E. THAT ARE DOING THESE THINGS. WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS RIGHT NOW WHO ARE AT THIS MOMENT TRYING TO KIDNAP OUR NEIGHBORS WHO WON'T EVEN IDENTIFY THEMSELVES. WE DON'T KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE. WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE I. C.E. AGENTS. WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE SENT OR ANYTHING. IT SHOULD BE THE SEATTLE CITY POLICE THAT SHOULD BE ASKING THESE PEOPLE, WHO ARE THEY? WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO TAKE OUR NEIGHBORS FROM US? IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT WE KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE TRYING TO KIDNAP OUR NEIGHBORS ARE. IF WE DO NOT HAVE THIS UNDERSTANDING OF WHO THIS IS, THIS CAN BE LITERALLY ANYONE WALTZING IN AND TRYING TO TAKE ANYONE THAT THREATENS THE VERY NATURE OF OUR DEMOCRACY. WE SHOULD FORCE THESE INDIVIDUALS TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND MAKE IT KNOWN WHO THEY ARE, OR THEY SHOULD BE FACING THE SAME CHARGES THAT EVERYONE ELSE WHO TRIES TO KIDNAP OUR NEIGHBORS DO IN THIS CITY. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE MAKE THIS DECISION. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE DO THIS, BECAUSE WE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT IN NEW YORK CITY AND PHOENIX AND L.A. WE ARE SEEING AN EXPLOSION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TAKING MORE AND MORE DECISIVE ACTION BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT BEING HEARD. PEOPLE ARE BEING PEACEFUL NOW. IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE ACTIONS TO TRY AND MAKE THE PEACEFUL ACTIONS HEARD, IT WILL GET MUCH WORSE FROM HERE. >> HELLO. I AM VICTORIA PALMER. I'M AN EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF THE KING COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY AND A SEATTLE RESIDENT IN DISTRICT 6. I AM HERE TODAY TO REITERATE MY COMMENTS FROM TWO WEEKS AGO CONDEMNING MAYOR HARRELL'S RESPONSE TO THE RECENT CHRISTIAN GATHERING AT CAL ANDERSON PARK. AT THIS MEETING DISRUPTORS DROWNED OUT MY ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK, WHICH, BY THE WAY, I CLIPPED A VIDEO OF THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND IT WAS SHARED ON FACEBOOK BY THE WASHINGTON STATE GOP AND SEEN OVER 15,000 TIMES BY REPUBLICANS AND OTHERS ALL ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE. THEY WERE HORRIFIED BY WHAT THEY SAW GOING ON AT THAT SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND HOW THE DISRUPTORS WERE ALLOWED TO TAKE OVER THE MEETING. THE NEXT DAY I SHARED THE STORY OF TUESDAY'S RALLY WITH THE NATIONAL AUDIENCE ON FOX NEWS SHARING THE INTOLERANCE OF OUR SEATTLE MAYOR TOWARD THE PEACEFUL CHRISTIANS GATHERED AT CAL ANDERSON PARK. ALL WE ASK FOR IS WHAT MOST SEATTLEITES WOULD LIKE TO SEE, A RETURN OF CIVILITY AND RESPECT FOR LAW AND ORDER. THAT WE ARE ALL ACCORDED EQUAL TREATMENT WHETHER WE ARE MEMBERS OF A SPECIAL CLASS OR NOT AND THAT PUBLIC OFFICIALS UPHOLD OUR CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM TO GATHER, SPEAK, AND WORSHIP AS WE SEE FIT AND NOT BOW TO SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS JUST BECAUSE THEY YELL LOUDER. I RECOGNIZE THE DEMOCRATS ON THE COUNCIL ARE PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT SIGNED UP TO IMPROVE SEATTLE. I'D LIKE TO THANK CATHY MOORE FOR HER EFFORTS DURING HER TIME IN OFFICE. THANK YOU. >> OUR LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS STACY. >> HI. MY NAME IS STACY SPROUT. I GO BY ANASTASIA, AND I'M HERE TODAY -- I SUPPOSE IT RELATES TO TODAY'S AGENDA WITH AN APPEAL TO STEPHANIE MORRIS IF SHE IS APPOINTED. I'M SPEAKING ABOUT CHILDREN IN SEATTLE. I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THE KIOSKSKIOSKS WERE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK. I DIDN'T HEAR THEM BEING REFERRED TO AS SMART KIOSKS BUT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT A GLOBAL AGENDA TO MAKE SEATTLE A SMART CITY. WHAT SMART ACTUALLY STANDS FOR IS SELF- MONITORING ANALYSIS REPORTING TECHNOLOGY AND AS I LOOKED INTO THE SEAMLESS SEATTLE DIGITAL CONTROL, WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE TO ME WAS NOT HELPING PEOPLE FIND WAYS TO GET AROUND BUT CONTROLLING THEIR MINDS. THROUGH MASS TECHNOLOGY MIND CONTROL. SO I'M FROM AN ORGANIZATION CALLED SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZED ABUSE AND ADDICTION RECOVERY. WE'RE LOCATED HERE IN SEATTLE, BUT I WORK WITH PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD. WE'RE GETTING MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS OF TECH TORTURE, THINGS THAT ARE INTERFERING ON PEOPLE'S SOVEREIGN RIGHT TO THINK AND MOVE AROUND. AND I APPEAL TO YOU AS A COUNCIL TO BE CONSCIOUS OF SMART TECHNOLOGY, WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS, BECAUSE IT'S MY EXPERIENCE THAT IF SOMETHING IS GIVEN TO A CITY FOR FREE, THEN WE, THE SEATTLE CITIZENS AND ALL THE TOURISTS WHO COME INTO THE RANGE OF THESE DEVICES, AND DEVICE CAN ALSO MEAN WEAPON, WE ARE THE PRODUCT. HUMAN BEINGS SHOULD NOT BE ANYONE'S PRODUCT. WE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO THINK FOR OURSELVES. THROUGH A LEGITIMATE CONCERN RAISED OF THE LANDSCAPE OF OUR CITY AND WHAT THIS WOULD DO TO THE VIEW OF THE CITY, BUT MOST OF ALL, WHAT IT WILL DO TO CHILDREN, THEIR IMPRESSIONABLE MINDS. THIS HAS BEEN ADEQUATELY STUDIED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON CHILDREN. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE UP THIS CONCERN AS YOU GO FORWARD WITH THIS ENDEAVOR. THANK YOU. I'LL PUT MY CARDS -- >> WE CAN NOW GO TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> YES, AS A REMINDER TO OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 AFTER YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS HOWARD GAYLE FOLLOWED BY ALBERTO ALVAREZ. GO AHEAD, HOWARD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. HOWARD GALE. THIS COUNCIL WILL SOON CONFIRM SHAWN BARNES AS CHIEF OF POLICE. WE HAVE WITNESSED TWO DEEPLY EMBEDDED CULTURAL CONSTANTS IN SEATTLE POLICING SHOCKINGLY REASSERT THEMSELVES. THE BRUTAL KILLING AT THE WEST SEATTLE PRECINCT ON MARCH 19th, WHICH WAS THE 14th SPD KILLING IN LESS THAN 14 YEARS OF A PERSON IN CRISIS WITH AN EDGE WEAPON OR NO WEAPON AT ALL IN THEIR HANDS AND THE SPD'S DISPLAY OF BIAS AND REPEATED FAILURES TO DE- ESCALATE AT THE DEMONSTRATIONS MAY 27th. DESPITE CHIEF BARNES' TESTIMONY AT THE MEETING THIS MORNING, THE REALITY IS THAT SPD OFFICERS SHOWED BIAS AT THE MAY DEMONSTRATIONS WHEN THEY ALLOWED RIGHT- WING PROTESTERS TO FREELY MIX WITH COUNTER PROTECTORS AND YET AGGRESSIVELY DENIED COUNTERPROTESTERS ACCESS TO THE RIGHT- WING PROTESTER SPACE AND ALSO WHEN THEY ARRESTED A COUNTERPROTESTER, INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT- WING AGITATOR THAT ASSAULTED THEM. POLICING EXPERTS NOTE THAT POLICE BEHAVIOR IS MORE LIKELY TO BE MORE TO CULTURE. THIS INDICATES A FAILURE TO CHANGE DEEPLY ROOTED POLICEPOLICE CULTURE. ON MAY 27th COUNCILMEMBER AND SHERIFF PUBLIC SAFETY BOB KETTLE LEFT CITY HALL WHILE CONFRONTATIONS AND ARRESTS WERE HAPPENING SHOWING NO INTEREST IN WITNESSING FIRSTHAND THE ABUSE, INDICATING A FAILURE TO CONFRONT TOXIC SPD CULTURE. IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO EXPECT CHIEF BARNES TO CHANGE THE CULTURE IN 130 DAYS, BUT HIS FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE RECENT DISPLAYS OF DEEPLY EMBEDDED AND DESTRUCTIVE POLICE CULTURE IS A COMPLETECOMPLETE OF LEADERSHIP AND BODES POORLY FOR HOW THE SPD WILL DEAL WITH INCREASINGLY HEATED DEMONSTRATIONS THAT WILL UNFOLD IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANN WILLIAMS. GO AHEAD, ALBERTO. >> HELLO. COUNCIL IS FACING A SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND A BUDGET THAT WILL NOT MATCH THE NEEDS OF PRODUCTION SERVICES AND STAFFING WILL DESTABILIZE WORKING CLASS FAMILIES AND ELDERS ON FIXED INCOME. PEOPLE ARE MAKING SACRIFICESSACRIFICES JUST TO KEEP A HOME AND LIVE ON A SHRINKING BUDGET. SARA NELSON'S METHODS ARE AN ACTIVE THREAT TO THAT STABILITY AND GRACE. COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE JOB OF APPOINTING A DISTRICT 5 MEMBER A BUSINESS- BACKED CHOICE WILL BRING ONLY PAIN AND LOSS. THE DANGER IS REAL. YOU HAVE TO GET THIS ONE RIGHT. NO MORE LANDLORDS. NO MORE CORRUPT BUSINESS CRONIES ON THIS COUNCIL. YOUR APPOINTMENT IS A LIFE-AND-DEATH DECISION FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> THANK YOU. ANN WILLIAMS IS NOT PRESENT, SO OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE DAVID HAYNES. GO AHEAD, DAVID. >> HI, THANK YOU. DAVID HAYNES. IS THERE ANY WAY THIS COUNCIL CAN REINTRODUCE A LAW THAT IF THERE'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THE MAYOR HAS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT? I ASK BECAUSE THERE'S DISINGENUOUS PURCHASE SIGNALING AND SOME NONMEMBERS OF PUBLIC SAFETY WANT TO DEFER AND PROMOTE BAD POLICIES FROM BAD LEADERS AND THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC ISSUE REGARDING A PARTICULAR AS THEIR SOLE MOTIVATION TO PROVE THEY'RE PROVE AT MANIPULATING PUBLIC SAFETY. WE NEED TO HAVE A MORE TRANSPARENT EFFORT WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT THE COUNCIL IS REPRESENTING BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE SABOTAGED THE INTEGRITY OF ENHANCING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE MARITZA RIVERA HAS A $790,000 INVESTMENT AND THE CONCERN OF TRYING TO MAKE $29,000 A MONTH TO GET RICH OFF HER RENTAL. AND THERE'S A SMORGASBORD OF OTHER LANDLORDS WHO HAVE BAD JUDGMENT IN TRYING TO FORCE ISSUES REGARDING SOUND TRANSIT. YOU ALL SHOULD REJECT ST3 BECAUSE ST1 AND ST2 HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY SOLVED AND THEY ARE PROVING TO CONTINUE TO REPEAT THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT YET THERE'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT YOU ALL CAN'T GET THE RAPID RIDERS TO COMPETE WITH TO BE A LITTLE BIT SAFER, SO YOU THINK EXPANDING FROM THE TRAIN WILL BE SAFER FOR PEOPLE, BUT A LOT OF TIMES YOU TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AA SIDEWALK, YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE EVIL DRUG POACHERS THAT WE SEE SUPPLYING THE OPEN DRUG MARKETS EVERY DAY AND THE CHIEF ACTS LIKE HE DON'T SEE IT BECAUSE HE HAS PRIORITY TO WALK THROUGH THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS OF LAW-ABIDING RESIDENTS TO LET THEM KNOW IT'S HIS TOWN. EXCUSE MY FRENCH BUT YOU HAVE A -- WHO WANTS TO PLAY THE RACE CARD÷÷ JUST LIKE THE LAST POLICE CHIEF, THE EVIL DRUG PUSHERS BECAUSE -- >> THANK YOU. THAT WAS OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR LIST OF PUBLIC COMMENTERS. SO PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NONE, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE'LL NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE COUNCIL BILL 120998, PAYMENT OF BILLS, ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE AND FOUR FROM THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? >> YES, GO AHEAD. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'VE BEEN INFORMED DUE TO CONFLICTS THAT MY APPOINTMENT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CAN NO LONGER SERVE IN THAT ROLE, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW APPOINTMENT 03167 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> OKAY. DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT? >> I JUST NEED A REQUEST TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, AND THEN WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THEN WE CAN DETERMINE THE NEXT STEPS. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO PLEASE, CLERK, REMOVE THAT ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ANYTHING ELSE? >> JUST TO CLARIFY, WHAT WAS THE APPOINTMENT NUMBER AGAIN? I APOLOGIZE. >> APPOINTMENT 03167, APPOINTMENT OF KYLE NOLAN AS MEMBER TRANSPORTATION LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. >> THAT'S ITEM NUMBER 4. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO I HAVE MOVED IT. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR EXCLUDING ITEM 4. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON -- EXCUSE ME, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> ALL RIGHT. THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS, EXCLUDING ITEM 4, ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND THE LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? OKAY. MOVING ON. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD. >> LAND USE COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM 1, 120995 ADDRESSING SIGNAGE CLARIFYING THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT FACILITIES. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS AS AMENDED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR LAND USE CHAIR IS EXCUSED, SO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. STILL THE VICE CHAIR OF THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, BEFORE US TODAY WE HAVE A STREAMLINING AND EFFICIENCIES BILL FOR SOUND TRANSIT THREE AS IT WILL BE COMING THROUGH OUR CITY. THE ESTIMATES ARE ANYWHERE FROM 14 TO $25 BILLION WORTH OF CONSTRUCTION. IF THESE PERMITS WERE NOT STREAMLINED AND BATCHED TOGETHER WE WOULD BE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME AND A LOTLOT MONEY AND A LOT OF DELAY ON THE PERMITTINGPERMITTING OF THESE FACILITIES, OF THESE -- ONE EXAMPLE HERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE OR FOUR STATIONS, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU SLICE DOWNTOWN IN A TWO TO THREETHREE MILE AREA. IF WE WERE TO PERMIT THESE INDIVIDUALLY, WE WOULD BE GOING THROUGH THE SAME EXERCISE ON EACH PERMIT ONE AFTER ANOTHER. BY BEING ABLE TO BUNDLE THESE PERMITS, WE ARE ABLE TO EXAMINE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS WE WOULD IF THEY WERE DONE INDIVIDUALLY AND WE ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THEM AS A COHESIVE PACKAGE. WHAT THAT COHESIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IS DURING DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT THE COHESIVE BENEFITS FOR THE AREAS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DISRUPTED TEMPORARILY FOR THIS LIGHT RAIL CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BILL. IT SETS US UP ON A REGIONAL STAGE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW OTHER CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES HOW PERMITTING SHOULD AND COULD BE DONE IN THEIR OWN JURISDICTIONS, SO WE ARE MORE THAN JUST CREATING EFFICIENCIES AND STREAMLINING PROCESSES, WE'RE ALSO SETTING THIS UP TO BE A REGIONAL EXAMPLE OF HOW OTHERS CAN DO THIS WORK. I HAVEN'T USED ANY OF MY TALKING POINTS, SO LET ME JUST DOUBLE-CHECK TO MAKE SURE I HAVEN'T MISSED ANYTHING. IT DOES ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY REVIEW PROCESS BY SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION TO EVALUATE DESIGN PROPOSALS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO SOUND TRANSIT TO CITY DEPARTMENTS. IT DOES NOT REDUCE ANY PERMITTING, BUT IT CLARIFIES AND IMPROVES THE PROCESSES. AS PERMIT DECISIONS WILL BE MORE FOCUSED AND EFFICIENT TO ISSUE BY ELIMINATING TYPES OF REVIEWS AND CLARIFYING THAT THE CITY'S AUTHORITY TO GRANT FLEXIBILITY FROM CODES AND TO FIND THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. IT DOES AGAIN CLARIFY THAT THE CONTENT OF REVIEWS FOR SOUND TRANSIT PROJECTS MUST RECEIVE -- MUST GO THROUGH THE LIGHT RAIL PERMIT. BASICALLY THIS TAKES A SITUATION THAT WE COULD APPEAL SO MANY TIMES AND THAT DELAY ON EACH INDIVIDUAL PERMIT COULD PUT US OUT MANY YEARS. THIS IS A GOOD BILL BEFORE US. IT STREAMLINES THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND IT SETS US UP FOR SUCCESS TO RECEIVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF CONSTRUCTION FUNDS AND 100- YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH THE HEART OF THE DENSEST PART OF OUR STATE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I URGE A YES VOTE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> IS THIS THE TIME TO MOVE MY AMENDMENT? THANK YOU. I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120975 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A COMMUNITY OUTREACH REPORT THAT WOULD BE SUBMITTED BY SOUND TRANSIT AT THE TIME OF THE PERMIT APPLICATION. THIS WAS INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT AND THEN REMOVED, AND NOW I BROUGHT IT BACK AT COMMITTEE UPON THE REQUEST OF COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. I HELD IT TO BRING BACK AS A WALK- ON TO GET CLARIFICATION. SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE REQUIRING IS TO SAY WHO YOU TALKED TO, WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF TALKING TO THEM, AND WHAT INFORMATION DID YOU PROVIDE? BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR, AND THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN REVISED TO DO SO, THAT THIS IS SPECIFIC TO THE INFORMATION THAT WAS SHARED IN THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH REPORT, SO IT DOESN'T APPLY TO ANY PREVIOUS PROCESSES, WHICH I THINK WAS A CONCERN COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAD EXPRESSED. AND I HAVE RUN THIS SPECIFIC AMENDMENT LANGUAGE PAST THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THEIR ANSWER TO QUOTE IS PROVIDED THIS ISN'T AMENDED BETWEEN NOW AND THE VOTE, WON'T HEAR ANY OBJECTION FROM US. SO I THINK IT'S BASICALLY A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT AND I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. >> I'M LOOKING TO SEE -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION IS VITAL IN OUR EFFORTS TO ENSURE OUR LIGHT RAIL AND SOUND TRANSIT PROJECTS ARE NOT DELAYED NOR INFLATED IN COST, AND AS WE SAW IN COMMITTEE THE SMALLEST OF CHANGES CAN HAVE BIG IMPACTS. AND SO THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ON ALLOWING US MORE TIME TO CONSIDER THIS AMENDMENT IN FULL COUNCIL AND, AS SHE STATED, WE HAVE HEARD FROM SOUND TRANSIT AND OTHER ESSENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS, AND THEY SEE NO REASON TO BE CONCERNED WITH THE LANGUAGE HERE TODAY, AND SO I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THE AMENDMENT. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR PROVIDING US THAT TIME TO GET THAT CLARITY. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I AND MY TEAM HAVE ALSO DONE SOME ENGAGEMENT WITH THOSE CONCERNED OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS AND THE LIKE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, I HEARD THAT THERE'S NO HURDLES TO SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. SO I, TOO, WILL BE SUPPORTING IT. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS HERE? ALL RIGHT. IS YOUR HAND UP? I'M SORRY. >> I WAS EXPECTING FINAL COMMENTS? DO I CLOSE IT OUT? >> I JUST WANTED TO HAVE FINAL COMMENT ON THE AMENDMENT. WE'LL VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. OKAY. HEARING NONE, NO FINAL COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT. WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO THIS BILL GENERALLY AND ECHO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAD SPOKEN TO IN COMMITTEE IN THE SENSE OF WE NEED TO BE SMART IN TERMS OF HOW WE PROCEED WITH ST3 AND WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT IT'S BEING DONE IN A WAY THAT REALLY BRINGS THE TRANSPORTATION PIECE TO FORE SO THAT WE GET TO WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE NEED TO BE REGARDING TRANSPORTATION PARTICULARLY WITH LIGHT RAIL. AND I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, AS MENTIONED IN THAT COMMITTEE MEETING, THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS OBVIOUSLY WITH ST3 REGARDING THE FISCAL CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE. AND I ALSO WANTED TO ECHO THE POINT OF WE NEED TO HAVE THE LEFT HAND OF THE REGIONAL PARTNERS TALKING TO THE RIGHT HAND. ON ONE HAND WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE PUGET SOUND, CREATING A BALLARD REGIONAL CENTER. FOR ONE HAND TO SAY THAT AND THE OTHER HAND TO POTENTIALLY NOT EXTEND ST3 TO BALLARD WOULD BE A MAJOR FAULT AND A MAJOR FAILURE OF OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS OF HAVING THEIR HANDS TALK TO EACH OTHER. TO HAVE THAT KIND OF COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH BECAUSE AS MENTIONED IN THE LAST SELECT MEETING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE LAND USE AND HAVE TRANSPORTATION WORKING IN CONCERT. IF WE PRESS FORWARD ON ONE WITHOUT THE SECOND, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS, AS WE KNOW FROM THE ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT FUNDAMENTALLY IF WE DON'T HAVE LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION IN SYNC, THAT'S A PROBLEM. AND IF THERE'S PLANS TO STOP ST3 IN SMITH COVE, YES, PIER 91 IS THERE BUT THAT'S ALMOST LIKE THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE. YOU HAVE THE WEST QUEEN ANNE GREENBELT, REALLY TIGHT SLOPES ON THE WEST SIDE OF QUEEN ANNE. YOU HAVE 15, OKAY, PIER 91. GENERALLY IT WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A BRIDGE TO NOWHERE. AT THE VERY LEAST TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. IF YOU CAN'T GO UNDERNEATH THE CUT, AT LEAST GO TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. AND SO WHEN I HEAR TALK ABOUT THIS, THIS IS THE REASON WHY I BRING IT UP, WE CAN'T HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, SMITH COVE. WHAT? NO. WE NEED TO HAVE LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION IN CONCERT. WE NEED TO HAVE THEM IN SYNC. AND I UNDERSTAND FISCAL PRESSURES AND SO FORTH. AT LEAST GO TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, THE DRAVIS NAND CENTER. I JUST WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT. WE HAVE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WHERE WE'RE HAVING THE LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND TALKING TO EACH OTHER, THAT WE'RE BEING IN SYNC IN DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT FALL UNDER OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO INCLUDE HELPING ST3 AND WHAT IT'S TRYING TO DO TO BE THE LEADER AND SET THE EXAMPLE FOR OTHER JURORS DICKS. WHAT WE CAN'T HAVE IS THEM NOT BEING IN SYNC AND TO THE EQUIVALENT OF NOT HAVING THE LEFT HAND TALKING TO THE RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. I SAW COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY OVERALL I AGREE WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WE'VE GOT TO HAVE AGENCIES WORKING TOGETHER IN CONCERT AND FULL TRANSPARENCY. I FULLY SUPPORT -- WE NEED A LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR EVERYONE ACROSS THE CITY, AND WE NEED MORE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES ACROSS THE CITY. AND TOWARD THAT END, I SHOULD SAY THAT MY SPOUSE SITS ON THE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES COALITION BOARD, SO MY FAMILY'S BEEN A LONGTIME SUPPORTER OF PUBLIC TRANSIT. YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS. AND I WILL SAY I DID OFFER AN AMENDMENT RELATED TO OUTREACH BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LETTING FOLKS KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WHEN WE'RE DOING IT AND THAT INCLUDES THE WORK THAT WE'RE PERMITTING OTHER PARTNERS TO DO. SO, YOU KNOW, OUTREACH GOES TO ENSURING FOLKS KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. IT GOES TOWARDS TRANSPARENCY. IT GOES TO TRUST IN GOVERNMENT. IT IS NOT -- IT DOESN'T GO TO PROHIBITING PROJECTS. ON THE CONTRARY, IT GOES TO BUILDING SUPPORT AND MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. SO I FULLY SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF LIGHT RAIL, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING FOR THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. THANK YOU. >> I WOULD JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS TO SAY WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO GET OUT OF OUR OWN WAY IS, I DON'T KNOW, ATTRACTIVE TO ME. WE CAN DO BOTH THINGS WHICH IS STREAMLINE PERMITTING ON OUR SIDE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WELL WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS, ET CETERA, AND NOT SCRIMP ON INFORMING THE PUBLIC -- OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC, ET CETERA. WE CAN DO BOTH. SO I THANK EVERYBODY FOR PUTTING THE WORK IN. I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS UP. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THE LAST WORD? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YES, THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT SEATTLE. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE PROJECTS HERE IN SEATTLE. SOUND TRANSIT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. TRANSIT AUTHORITY, EXCUSE ME. AND THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE A REGIONAL ENTITY SPANNING THREE COUNTIES, PIERCE, KING AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES. WE HAVE NOT -- WE ONLY JUST REACHED SNOHOMISH COUNTY LAST AUGUST. WE HAVE NOT YET REACHED PIERCE COUNTY. WE WILL BE VOTING ON FINAL ALIGNMENT AND BUDGET AUTHORITY TO REACH PIERCE COUNTY AT OUR MEETING THIS THURSDAY. I SAY THAT BECAUSE IN THE ORIGINAL EFFORTS -- IN THE ORIGINAL INITIATIVE TO BUILD SOUND TRANSIT, CONNECTING THE SPINE WAS THE FIRST THING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. WE ARE NOT THERE YET. AND THIS BILL BEFORE US IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE REGION SEATTLE'S COMMITMENT TO GETTING THE SPINE DONE BECAUSE WE ARE MAKING THE PROCESS IN SEATTLE MORE STREAMLINED BY CUTTING RED TAPE WHILE RETAINING PROCESSES AND RETAINING APPEAL OPPORTUNITIES BUT NOT UNNECESSARILY. AND SO, COLLEAGUES, I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN ME IN MY SUPPORT OF GETTING SOUND TRANSIT TO COMPLETE THE SPINE AND DO OUR PART ALONG THE WAY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER HANDS UP, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE AMEND THE LEGISLATION. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? AND WILL THE CLERK ALSO READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD. >> THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AGENDA TWO RELATING TO SEATTLE'S -- PROGRAM ADOPTING AN UPDATED CTR PLAN UPDATING REFERENCES TO STATE LAW. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, AS VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND THESE ARE WORDS FROM OUR CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. COUNCIL BILL 120894 IS LEGISLATION THAT IF PASSED APPROVES 2025 TO 2029 UPDATES FOR SEATTLE COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION PLAN. THIS PLAN IS REQUIRED AT THE STATE CLEAN AIR ACT FROM 1991 AND WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE CTR FUNDING FROM WASHINGTON STATE. IN SHORT, THE STATE REQUIRES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT PLANS FOR THE REDUCTION OF SINGLE OCCUPANT VEHICLES AND LARGE EMPLOYERS ARE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CTR PLAN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. SEATTLE'S FIRST CTR PLAN WAS DEVELOPED ALL THE WAY BACK IN 1991. THE STATE DEADLINE REQUIRES THAT THIS LEGISLATION IS PASSED AND SIGNED BY JUNE THE 30th, SO IN 20 DAYS FROM NOW. THIS LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY AND THE CHAIR ENCOURAGES A YES VOTE. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. I'LL JUST SAY THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS ASSOCIATED -- THAT IT WAS REQUIRED. ANYWAY, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS, WILL THE CHAIR -- WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. AND I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY UNAWARENESS. YOU SAID IT WAS A CLEAN AIR ACT, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. IT'S REQUIRED UNDER THE STATE'S CLEAN AIR ACT. >> I WAS MIXING THAT UP WITH THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT. WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM THREE INTO THE RECORD. >> THE REPORT THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM THREE WHICH ADOPTED THE 2024 BUDGET INCLUDING 2024 THROUGH 2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE ON COUNCIL BILL 120979, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. >> AGENDA 3, YES. >> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS ONE OF TWO BILLS BEFORE US COMING FROM SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE ACTUATING AND IMPLEMENTING IMPLEMENTING BUDGET REFORM PRACTICES THAT WE CONTINUE TO REFINE AND WORK ON IN OUR OFFICES. WE MEET EVERY WEEK AND WITH ENTRAL STAFF ENGAGING IN BUDGET REFORM. THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO BILLS ALLOWING AND GIVING RETROACTIVE APPROVAL FOR OVERSPENDING BUDGETS. WE HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS THAT THIS IS OCCURRING FROM DOWN TO TWO THIS YEAR AND REDUCED THE FISCAL AMOUNT OF MONEY OVERSPENT TO AN ALL-TIME LOW. I CONTINUE TO HOPE AND BELIEVE THAT WEWE NEXT YEAR ONLY SEE ONE OR FEWER EXCEPTIONS AND SO, WITH THAT, I URGE A YES VOTE ON THIS BILL. COUNCIL BILL 120979, THE 2024 BUDGET EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD. >> AGENDA ITEM 4 COUNCIL BILL AMENDING 127156 WHICH ADOPTED THE 2025 BUDGET THROUGH 2030. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO OF THESE BUDGET REFORM BILLS, THIS ALLOWS US TO PAY OFF BONDS BY USING INTEREST GENERATED FROM BONDS THAT WE FULLY AMENDED. WE HAVE INTEREST OFF BONDS WE BUILT OTHER CITY PROJECTS WITH AND WE CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH BUDGET REFORM. THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS ADDITIONAL FUNDING WAS FOUND, NEEDS TO BE USED ON A SAME OR SIMILAR PURPOSE, AND SO THE USES OF THESE DOLLARS ARE LIMITED AND THEY SHOULD BE USED IN THE WAY THEY ARE TODAY WHICH IS PAYING OFF A BOND EARLY SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SEE A SAVINGS IN FUTURE YEARS OF HAVING TO PAY OFF THESE BONDS INCREMENTALLY. I URGE A YES VOTE. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS RAISED. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. ITEM 4, LET'S SEE -- ITEM 4 APPOINTMENT OF 3167 WAS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE ARE NO -- >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MY APOLOGIES. AT THIS POINT THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO MOVE TO POSTPONE THE ITEM INDEFINITELY SO, THEREFORE, THE ITEM WILL BE CLOSED AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE APPOINTMENT NOT COMING BACK TO THE÷÷THE COUNCIL MOVING FORWARD SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO MOVE TO POSTPONE THE APPOINTMENT 3167 INDEFINITELY. >> I MOVE TO POSTPONE APPOINTMENT 3167 INDEFINITELY. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED -- IT'S POSTPONED. OH, WE HAVE TO VOTE. ALL RIGHT. LET'S VOTE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> I'M SORRY, AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE APPOINTMENT IS POSTPONED. ALL RIGHT. INDEFINITELY. MOVING ON. OKAY, THERE'S -- AS I WAS SAYING THERE'S NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY. LET'S SEE. COUNCILMEMBERS, WE'RE NOW IN OTHER BUSINESS. GO AHEAD. IS YOUR HAND UP FOR OTHER BUSINESS? >> YES. >> GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I HAVE FOUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS AND ONE JUST NOTING THAT SEATTLE CHANNEL HAS WON THE HIGHEST LEVEL EMMY POSSIBLE, THE FIRST CITY LEVEL TV AGENCY TO RECEIVE THIS LEVEL OF EMMY IN THE NATION. BOSTON MIGHT ALSO BUT WE'RE STILL FIGURING THOSE DETAILS OUT. SO, COLLEAGUES, WHEN YOU HEAR US SAY THE AWARD WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER AWARD ON THEIR TROPHY SHELF. CONGRATULATIONS. I FORGOT TO MENTION YESTERDAY THE SECOND ITEM, I FORGOT TO MENTION AT COUNCIL BRIEFING, COAL COLLEAGUES THAT DAN ETERS' APPOINTMENT WILL BE COMING BEFORE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE CBO, THOSE ARE DUE THIS THURSDAY. WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING LATE REQUESTS, LATE QUESTIONS. IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEND THEM TO US BY THURSDAY. I DO HAVE A REQUEST FOR COLLEAGUES, FOR COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, TO BE ABLE TO CO- SPONSOR THE A.I. RENT PRICE FIXING BILL. >> YES. THAT'S FINE. >> THANK YOU. >> AS I OFFERED INITIALLY, BUT HAPPY TO HAVE YOU CO-SPONSOR. >> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT, REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED JUNE 24th SO THAT I CAN BE TENDING THE WASHINGTON CITY BOARD MEETING AS PART OF MY DUTIES AS A SEATTLE CITY COUNCILMEMBER. >> OKAY. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO EXCUSAL ON JUNE 24th, HE SAID? >> JUNE 24th. >> HEARING NONE, YOU ARE EXCUSED. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAD HER HAND UP. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE SEATTLE CHANNEL AND CELEBRATE THEM. YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ALREADY AWARD WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL FOR BRINGING HOME THE OVERALL EXCELLENCE AWARD AT THE 62nd ANNUAL NORTHWEST REGIONAL EMMY AWARDS THIS PAST WEEKEND. WE ALREADY KNEW THE SEATTLE CHANNEL WAS EXCELLENT, BUT IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE THIS LEVEL OF RECOGNITION ACROSS THE REGION. SO CONGRATS, COLLEAGUES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START CALLING YOU THE EMMY AWARD WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL FROM NOW ON. TO PIVOT A LITTLE BIT, I WANTED TO SHARE THAT TODAY AFTER THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WHERE WE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM INTERIM CHIEF BARNES, HIS RESPONSE TO SOME OF MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IDENTIFICATION OF I.C.E. OFFICERS IN OUROUR AND WAYS IN WHICH TO PROTECT RESIDENTS AND SEATTLEITES WHO ARE PROTESTING THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND MAY BE FACING THE U.S. MILITARY ON THE STREETS OF SEATTLE, I TOOK A TRIP DOWN TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING WITH MY CHIEF OF STAFF AFTER HEARING REPORTS THAT LEGAL OBSERVERS HAD BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE THE FEDERAL BUILDING, AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO LISTEN TO SOME OF THE -- AND CONNECT WITH SOME OF THE IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS OUTSIDE THE BUILDING WHO ARE SERVING OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS EVERY DAY IN FEDERAL COURTS AND DETENTION CENTERS. AND, COLLEAGUES, I KNOW WE OFTEN ALLUDE TO WHAT IS HAPPENING AS A TRULY -- AS TROUBLING OR DISTURBING, BUT I WANT TO COLOR THIS A LITTLE BIT BY SAYING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS WHO, IN A NUMBER OF CASES, ARE IN THE GREEN CARD PROCESS OR ALREADY HAVE GREEN CARDS AND ARE GETTING THEM RESCINDED, WHO ARE HAVING THEIR CASES DISMISSED BY FEDERAL JUDGES JUST DOWN THE STREET AND ARE BEING IMMEDIATELY DETAINED. THESE ARE OUR RESIDENTS. AND OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN ENGAGING WITH A NUMBER OF IMMIGRANT ADVOCATE GROUPS ON THIS MATTER, BUT WE JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO SHINE A LIGHT ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AND REALLY EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHAT IS HAPPENING. I WILL BE AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING TOMORROW TO ACCOMPANY A NEIGHBOR WHO WILL BE GOING INTO COURT AS A PART OF REGULAR IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT I KNOW AS REPRESENTATIVES WE NEED TO BEAR WITNESS. WE NEED TO STAND UP WHERE OTHERS CAN'T. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER -- DID YOU STILL HAVE YOUR -- NO? OKAY. WELL, I HAVE AN ITEM OF BUSINESS. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, IS THAT NEW OR OLD? >> IT'S NEW. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND THAT OBSERVATION. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOU ASKING US TO DO AS CITY COUNCILMEMBERS? WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE DOING? >> I APPRECIATE THAT CALL TO ACTION. I THINK WHEN WE'VE BEEN ENGAGING WITH A NUMBER OF ADVOCATES, USING THE POWER OF OUR OFFICE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, TO BE ABLE TO SHINE LIGHT ON WAYS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND HELP. THE REQUEST TO ACCOMPANY WAS FROM AN IMMIGRANT ADVOCATE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS ACTUALLY BEING DONE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS IN ARIZONA, HAVING ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOMPANY AND GO INTO FEDERAL COURT, UNDERSTANDING THAT, OF COURSE, WE'RE WITHIN A FEDERAL BUILDING, OUT OF JURISDICTION, BUT I THINK THERE'S THE MATTER OF BRINGING VISIBILITY AND SHINING LIGHT ONTO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT AND A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY. I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL FOR US TO SPEAK WITH A SHARED VOICE, TO CONDEMN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. I THINK IT SENDS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR PART, EVEN IF THAT'S JUST USING THE POWER OF OUR OFFICES AND THE PLATFORM WE HAVE TO BE ACTIVE AND REALLY USE OUR VOICES IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I DON'T PROFESS TO HAVE THE PERFECT SOLUTION HERE. THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME, BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF POWER IN US USING OUR VOICES, AND THE MORE THAT WE CAN JOIN TOGETHER AND SPEAK WITH A SHARED VOICE, A UNITED VOICE WHETHER IT BE SIGN- ON LETTERS OR ARRIVING TO CERTAIN SPACES TOGETHER, WHETHER IT BE AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING, I WOULD WELCOME THAT AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THOSE REPRESENTED UP HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE DISCUSSION WITH COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING THIS MORNING WITH CONFIRMATION OF -- THE FIRST MEETING ON THE CONFIRMATION OF CHIEF BARNES AS OUR POLICE CHIEF AND I THINK A THEME THAT CAME OUT OF THAT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CHALLENGES WE ADDRESS TODAY BECAUSE, AS NOTED WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN L.A. MAY HAPPEN HERE, IS THE IDEA OF BEING PROFESSIONALS, DOING OUR JOBS, LEADING, ENGAGING ON THE TOPICS, BUT DOING IT IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T MIRROR THE PERFORMATIVE ACTS FROM THE FEDERAL. WE NEED TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE, OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DOING IT IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY, TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, BECAUSE CLEARLY IT'S NOT HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST FOR US AS A CITY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, BY BEING PROFESSIONAL, BY BEING -- DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE, UNDERSTANDING THE RULES, THE RIGHTS, AND THEN ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF THOSE. I JUST WANTED TO ECHO WHAT CAME OUT OF THIS MORNING'S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING ON THAT POINT. AND, REALLY, THIS IS, FOR US AS SEATTLEITES, TOO. I WAS DOWN AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING EARLIER TODAY AS WELL AND MY CALL IS, HEY, LET'S FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. LET'S BE RESPONSIBLE IN OUR PROTESTS AND THESE ARE THE LESSONS LEARNED THAT WE NEED TO LEARN THERE, TOO. THE COMBINATION OF BEING PROFESSIONAL, BEING RESPONSIBLE, I THINK WE CAN BE THAT MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL IN THE LONG TERM. AND NOT JUST THE FEDERAL SIDE OF THINGS BUT OTHER STATES, OTHER JURISDICTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT THIS IS SEATTLE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND MOORE. >> I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR ELEVATING THIS, AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, FOR POSING THE QUESTION. WHAT WE'RE GETTING TO, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO BEYOND THE STATEMENTS? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO BEYOND THE WORDS? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO BEYOND WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN THE MEDIA OR USING OUR PLATFORM ON THE AIS WHEN WE SAY IT AS ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM THE DAIS OR WE SAY IT FROM OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, PEOPLE TAKE THAT HEAVIER BECAUSE WE'RE DOCUMENTING IT AND ELEVATING IT AND THE COUNCILMEMBER WENT TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING AND SAW FOR HER OWN EYES WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE REAL. IT'S NOT JUST, HEY, WE HEARD JIMMY SAID SUCH AND SUCH ABOUT THIS. ELEVATING IT FROM AN OFFICIAL PLATFORM. AND I THINK THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE PEOPLE RELY ON US TO RECEIVE CERTAIN NEWS. THEY RELY ON US TO REPORT THE ACTUAL FACTS AND DATA, WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEY HAVE HE'LL LEKTED US TO BE IN THESE THINGS. I NEVER TAKE THAT LIGHTLY UNDERSTANDING OUR POSITION AND HAVING THAT AND ALSO SHOWING SOLIDARITY IN COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION, BUT WE CAN ALSO SHOW IT HOW WE SHOW UP WITH OUR BUDGET. HOW WE SHOW UP IN COMMUNITY. HOW WE ARE ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE DO NOT ELEVATE HERE AT COUNCIL. WE DO A LOT -- I KNOW, COLLEAGUES, I SEE THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO DAY TO DAY COMING INTO THE OFFICE, OUT IN COMMUNITY, A LOT OF STUFF YOU ALL DO NOT HIGHLIGHT ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR YOU DO NOT TELL PEOPLE, YOU'RE NOT AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, PUTTING IT IN A PRESS RELEASE. I SEE THE WORK YOU ALL DO, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE IN SHOWING, YOU KNOW, A UNIFIED FRONT IN OUR -- AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY, BUT I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR YOU ALL -- BUT OUR UNIFIED SUPPORT IN ENSURING THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CITY ARE PROEHL TECTED. I HEAR PEOPLE SAY, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FIGHT FOR US? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FIGHT FOR US? THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO IS PROTECT. THAT IS THE FIRST THING I WANT. WE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH. WE ARE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, AND THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO, SO MUCH JURISDICTION WE HAVE AND IMPACT THAT WE CAN HAVE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PROTECTION IS ALSO THERE AS WE ARE ALL NAVIGATING THIS TOGETHER, BECAUSE WE ARE NAVIGATING THIS TOGETHER. THIS IS NOT ONE VERSUS THE OTHER. THIS IS NOT POLITICAL STATEMENTS. THIS IS NOT US DOING ALL THIS PERFORMATIVE, THESE ARE REAL IMPACTS. WE UNDERSTAND HOW IT IMPACTS FOLKS. AND SO AT TIMES I THINK IT'S OKAY AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, HEY, WE ARE ACTUALLY FIGURING OUT A PLAN, WE'RE ACTUALLY NAVIGATING THAT TOGETHER. THERE'S SOME REAL HUMANITY IN THIS WHEN WE ARE JUST PEOPLE AS WELL. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THINK AS THE CITY AS A ROBOT, THE CITY, BUT IT'S NOT. IT'S A GROUP, A COLLECTIVE OF PEOPLE, WHO ARE TRYING THEIR HARDEST TO SERVE. ANYWAY, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR BRINGING THAT UP AND RECOGNIZING WHAT IS GOING ON AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR POSING THE QUESTION TO SAY, OKAY, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? WHAT IS LIFE BEYOND? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW WE ARE FIGHTING REALLY, REALLY HARD TO CONTINUE TO DO OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THE CITY IS RUNNING, OUR PARKS ARE CLEAN, THE ROADS ARE SECURE, TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE SAFE IN THEIR HOMES, THAT KIDS CAN GO TO SCHOOL. ALL THESE THINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MADNESS AND CRAZINESS ARE CONSTANTLY SEEING ON TV OR WE'RE GETTING EMAILS ABOUT OR PHONE CALLS ABOUT OR BEING APPROACHED ABOUT IN THE GROCERY STORE. ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES ARE AND WE THANK YOU FOR ELEVATING THIS. YOU HAVE OUR FULL SUPPORT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THESE CONCERNS AND USE OUR PLATFORM FOR GOOD, SO THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. I WILL ALSO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE -- AND FOLKS MAY NOT KNOW -- BUT ALL OF THE INVESTMENTS THE CITY MAKES ALSO GO -- THEY GO TO EVERYONE WHO IS LIVING IN SEATTLE, AND WE'RE NOT CHECKING FOLKS' STATUS WHEN WE PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. AND SO OTHER CITIES MAY, BUT SEATTLE DOES NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO ALL OUR RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF STATUS. I WANTED TO SAY THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT. OUR RESIDENTS NEED TO KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE THEIR BACKS INCLUDING ALL THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE. THEY ARE ELIGIBLEELIGIBLE FOR WE DO THAT. WE DO THAT THROUGH ALL THE VARIOUS INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE INCLUDING THE LEVY. WE FUND KIDS AND SCHOOLS, AND WE DO NOT ASK FOR IMMIGRATION STATUS WHEN WE ARE FUNDING OUR KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS AND FEEDING OUR KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS AND CADEMIC AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS THAT WE DO, AND I WANT FAMILIES TO KNOW THAT, AND THAT IS PURPOSEFUL. I WANTED TO JUST STATESTATE THAT. WE DO THAT AT THE CITY BECAUSE THAT'S THE COMMITMENT WE MAKE TO OUR RESIDENTS INCLUDING OUR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS HERE. AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, YOUR QUESTION, I'VE BEEN ASKING AN AWFUL LOT. WHAT CAN COUNCIL DO? IS THERE ANYTHING? WHAT MORE? I BELIEVE OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE ALSO LOOKING TO THEIR CLOSEST ELECTED THAT THEY HAVE, WHICH IS PROBABLY THEIR COUNCILMEMBERS, AND FEELING PERHAPS POWERLESS WITH THE SITUATION AND WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS. AND SO THAT'S A REALLY KEY QUESTION. WHAT CAN WE DO AND WHAT MORE CAN WE DO, ET CETERA, BESIDES SHOWING UP AND SEEING WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR OWN EYES. SO I WILL CONTINUE -- AND COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, I LIKE THAT YOU SORT OF NAMED WHAT WE DO ON A DAY-TO- DAY BASIS, TRANSPORTATION, KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON, ET CETERA, AND THAT'S THE WORK OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DELIVERING BASIC SERVICES. IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING WE DO. WE ALSO HAVE AN OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS WHICH YOU OVERSEE, AND I WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO EDUCATE MYSELF ON WHAT ARE THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS AS THE DIRECTOR IS SEEING, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY THAT I DO BELIEVE THAT A STRONG FORM OF RESISTANCE IS A STRONG LOCAL GOVERNMENT DELIVERING SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE, DOING THE THINGS THAT WE -- THAT ARE DO, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN THE LAUGHING STOCK BY THAT GUY IN D.C. FOR ONE THING OR ANOTHER, AND IT IS -- WE CAN JUST GET OUR WORK DONE AND FOCUS ON -- WE CAN'T LOSE FOCUS AND WE CAN'T GET DISTRACTED AND WE CAN ALSO BEAR WITNESS AND TAKE A STAND TOO. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT A LITTLE PLUG THERE FOR THE FACT THAT WE SEE AND NOTICE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> JUST TO FOLLOW UP? >> YES. >> I AGREE. I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS OF YOURSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, BECAUSE OUR JOB IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES OF ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY TO MAKE SURE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS AS WELL AS IT POSSIBLY CAN TO PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. I DO TAKE THE POINT THAT WE ALSO NEED TO BE WITNESS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IT IS JUST SO INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING TO SEE THAT OUR NEIGHBORS, ARE, IN FACT, BEING DEPORTED AND OFTEN IMPROPERLY DETAINED AND TO LACK THE INDIVIDUAL POWER TO DO MUCH ABOUT THAT, ALTHOUGH WE ARE -- WE HAVE JOINED KING COUNTY IN SUING, WE'VE JOINED THE CITY ATTORNEY, SO WE ARE TRYING TO SEEK REDRESS THROUGH LEGAL AVENUES WHICH, TO DATE, HAS ONLY BEEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHECKS ON THE ABUSE OF POWER WE'RE SEEING OUT OF WASHINGTON. BUT ONE THING I WOULD ASK, AND, AGAIN, WE ALWAYS RUN THIS RISK OF, LIKE, ARE WE MAKING MATTERS WORSE? ARE WE JUST BEING PERFORMATIVE, BUT IS IT WORTH CONSIDERING US AS A BODY GOING DOWN TO THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE JUST TO OBSERVE AS A BODY? AND, AGAIN, I POSE THAT QUESTION AS ARE WE GOING TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE BY DOING THAT? IS IT GOING TO BE VIEWED AS PERFORMATIVE OR USES A THE REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE CITY WE SHOULD GO DOWN AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING. I'M NOT EXPECTING AN ANSWER, THE THOUGHT JUST OCCURRED TO ME. I THINK IT'S WORTH THINKING ABOUT. AND I ALSO -- THE COMMENTER ASKED COULD SPD REQUEST I.C.E. IDENTIFY THEMSELVES SO WE KNOW IT'S NOT JUST ROGUE ACTORS THAT ARE ACTUALLY SNATCHING PEOPLE FROM THE STREETS. I DON'T KNOW THE LEGAL ANSWER TO THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH INQUIRING, WHAT KIND OF POWER DOES SPD HAVE TO ENSURE THAT IT'S THE ACTUAL LAWFULLY AUTHORIZED AGENTS THAT ARE ENGAGING IN LEGAL BUT ABHORRENT BEHAVIOR? I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION THAT WE DO NEED TO FURTHER EXPLORE AND, AGAIN, WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL THAT WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO IS LOOKING FOR ANY EXCUSE TO BRING THE NATIONAL GUARD HERE, TO BRING MARINES, AND, SO WE HAVE SUCH A DELICATE BALANCE TO WALK. ANYWAY, JUST KIND OF THINKING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD HERE. THANK YOU. >> YEAH. AGREED. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER HANDS UP? I DON'T SEE ANY. SO I WAS ABOUT TO NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON WAS APPROVED TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE MAY 13th CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THEN THE COUNCILMEMBER DID ATTEND AND PARTICIPATED AT THE MEETING. THE COUNCIL WILL NEED TO RESCIND COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED TO REFLECT HIS ATTENDANCE. SO IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S EXCUSED ABSENCE FROM THE MAY 13th CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE RESCINDED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S EXCUSED ABSENCE IS RESCINDED. JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW OUT THERE, WE DO TAKE THESE EXCUSALS SERIOUSLY, CLEARLY. I WANT TO JUST END WITH ONE NOTE. I HEARD FROM YVONNE SANDOVAL WHO ATTENDED THE NORTHWEST INSTITUTE CLERK CLASSES ALL WEEK, AND HE JUST CONVEYED THAT OUR CLERK, AMELIA SANCHEZ, DID -- I BELIEVE THAT YOU PRESENTED A PAPER -- LET'S SEE. JUST A SECOND HERE. YOU LED A WORKSHOP, I BELIEVE. ANYWAY, IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE AMELIA, A REPRESENT ATIVE OF CITY COUNCIL ENGAGE HER KNOWLEDGE WITH WASHINGTON, ALASKA AND HOW MOST CITIES LOOK UP TO SEATTLE AS A MODEL FOR CLERICAL WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO, AMELIA. [ APPLAUSE ] ALL RIGHT. WE'VE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON JUNE 17th AT 2:00 P.M. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.