ROLL? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> HERE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> PRESENT. >> SEVEN PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY. SO COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT. LIMITED TO TODAY'S AGENDA, THE REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THE COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TODAY? >> FIVE REMOTES. >> OKAY, WE'LL START WITH THE TWO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, AND WE'LL GIVE EVERYONE TWO MINUTES. >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER. IT'S UP TO 20 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER WHICH THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN IN PERSON AND REMOTE UNTIL THE PUBLIC PERIOD COMMENT HAS ENDED. PLEASE SPEAK BY ADDRESSING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU'RE SPEAKING. SPEAKERS WILL BE MUTED IF NOT FINISHED WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME. THE COMMENT PUBLIC PERIOD IS NOW OPEN, AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. >> WE HAVE ALEX ZIMMERMAN. >> YEAH. [ INAUDIBLE ] MY NAME IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN. I HAVE SPOKEN IN COUNCIL CHAMBER FOR 5,000 TIMES. YOU PROSECUTE ME. AND TEN DAYS AGO, YOU CUT MY STATEMENT FOR ELECTION. WHAT HAS HAPPENED RIGHT NOW? WHAT I SEE HERE BECAUSE I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 40 YEARS. BUT 30 YEARS, I TOUCH THE GOVERNMENT EVERY DAY, AND I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE COMMISSION BY THE GOVERNMENT ABILITY. GUYS, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. I'M IN COURT A HUNDRED TIMES, AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE GOVERNMENT FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS EVERY DAY. YOU HAVE A TOTALLY NAZI FACETIOUS GOVERNMENT. FOR 30 YEARS, I'M IN COURT A HUNDRED TIMES, AND I HAVE SPOKEN IT MANY COMPLAINT. I CANNOT FIND ONE HONEST ANSWER, FOR 30 YEARS. AS WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. THIS IS MORE DANGEROUS. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEANS? I HAVE THIS SLOGAN. GUYS, FOR 30 YEARS, YOU MAKE THIS IDIOTIC. AND WHAT HAS COME FROM SEATTLE WILL GO TO THE COUNTRY AND COME TO US. YOU WILL CONTROL THIS FOR 30 YEARS. I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU KNOW ONE WITHIN AMERICA WILL INCLUDE AND EXIST FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. BUT YOU EXIST MORE THAN 30 YEARS? WHY? BECAUSE OF 750,000 IN SEATTLE BRAINWASHED. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? DIFFERENT OPINION. AND SO RIGHT NOW -- I WILL SPEAK TO EVERYBODY WHO WILL LISTEN TO ME. STAND UP, WE'LL RENEW THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. AND STOP THIS NAZI FASCISM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE HAVE BENNETT AND THEN ANDREW OLSEN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. SO YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THE OTHER FIVE PROTESTERS BESIDES ME WHO WERE ARRESTED FOR THE CITY IN PROTEST IN FEBRUARY OF 2024 THAT THEY WOULD DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST. SO I WANTED TO REVISIT SOME STATEMENTS MADE BY THE POLICE AT THE TIME AND ABOUT HOW THIS WAS CHARACTERIZED. SO MY ARREST REPORT, THE CAPTAIN WOULD REFER TO THIS VIOLENT OUTBURST THAT IS INCLUDING THE SHOUTING AND THE POUNDING ON THE LARGE GLASS WALL. THAT WILL HAVE THE AFFECT OF MAKING THEM FEEL THERE IS SOME DANGER FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO DO IT IN A THREATENING MANNER OR OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, INTIMIDATE OR CREATE THE FEAR OF VIOLENCE. AND SO AS YOU REMEMBER, I WOULD SAY THERE IS A RECORDING OF EVERYTHING. THIS IS THE FOOTAGE OF WHAT THE PERSON IS DOING BECAUSE INSIDE THE ROOM, THEY ARE JUST INSIDE THE ROOM, AND THEY DON'T HAVE AUDIO. SO WE'LL TRY TO MAKE THIS WORK AGAIN. >> YOU CAN SEE THE GUY ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW. JUST LIKE THAT. OKAY, SO HE IS CLAPPING WITH HIS OPEN PALM. OBVIOUSLY HE DOESN'T THINK THAT IT WILL BREAK. IT WOULD HAVE SLASHED HIS HAND OPEN. I MEAN, HONESTLY, IF HE WANTED TO BREAK THE WINDOW, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN BROKEN WITH CHAIRS OUT THERE. I THINK EVERYTHING, THE WAY THIS EVENT WENT DOWN, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO SAY IT WAS INCONVENIENT FOR ME TOO AND I WAS IN JAIL UNTIL 2:00 A.M. THAT'S THE PART OF THE POINT. YOU MAKE SACRIFICES TO SHOW THAT YOU'RE SERIOUS. BUT I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH ANY ATTEMPT TO CHARACTERIZE THIS AS VIOLENT OR CREATING WHAT A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD PERCEIVE AS A RISK OF VIOLENCE. PEOPLE STOOD HERE CHANTING. THEY FOULED OUT PEACEFULLY. PEOPLE WHO STAYED BEHIND. THEY GOT HANDCUFFED AND THEY WERE ESCORTED OUT OF HERE. I THINK THE TRUTH MATTERS, EVEN A YEAR LATER THAT I WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD AND CORRECT THIS. THANK YOU. >> ANDREW WILSON. I WAS JUST CHECKING IT WAS GO TIME. THIS SHOULD BE EASY, SINCE WE HAVE NO ENCHANTERS IN THE ROOM. LIKE MY FRIEND HERE WOULD SAY, THE FACETIOUS WEIRDOS. BUT I WANT TO SAY COMMUNISM DOES NOT WORK. ONE OTHER THING, VERY SIMPLE, EPSTEIN DIDN'T KILL HIMSELF. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> TWO REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS? >> WE'LL MOVE TO REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. THE FIRST IS ROSE FOLLOWED BY COURTNEY. AS A REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT YOU'VE BEEN UNMUTED. GO AHEAD, ROSE. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS ROSE. I THINK A LOT OF US KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO FEEL GOOD. I HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE WHO JUST PASSED AWAY FROM TERMINAL CANCER. IT IS EXPERIENCING A LOT OF GRIEF IN DIFFERENT SENSES. PEOPLE ARE TAKEN AND RIPPED FROM THEIR FAMILIES EVERY DAY. SOME PEOPLE IN WHITE CITY WERE TAKEN, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RESPONSE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT WHY OR WHAT THEY WOULD PLAN TO DO TO HELP. THESE THINGS HAVE NOT HAPPENED. IRONICALLY SEATTLE IS FALLING BEHIND A LOT OF THE OTHER CITIES IN THE AREA. THE EUGENE POLICE DEPARTMENT LAST WEEK HAD A PROTEST OF PEOPLE IN I.C.E. FACILITIES, IN WHICH MULTIPLE TIMES, I.C.E. CALLED THEIR LOCAL POLICE AND DEMANDED THEY TAKE PROTESTERS AWAY. POLICE SHOWED UP, THEY KNEW THEY SHOULDN'T DO ANYTHING, AND LEFT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. IF YOU REMEMBER AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, THEY HAVE DEFINITELY SHOWN UP, TAKEN PEOPLE AWAY, AND HELPED I.C.E. DESPITE OUR SANCTUARY LAWS. I THINK IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT ONE OF TWO THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN. EITHER THERE NEEDS TO BE A DIRECTIVE TO HAVE SPD FOLLOW THE LAWS ON THE BOOKS OR RATHER WE NEED TO HAVE A LAW THAT WILL MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT IS ALLOWED. I APPRECIATE THE CITY COUNCIL ADDRESSING THINGS LIKE TRANSPORTATION TODAY, BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE FEELING AFRAID AND CAN'T EVEN LEAVE THEIR HOMES TO GET GROCERIES. WE CAN'T DO THESE THINGS. WE ARE DOING TRANSPORTATION WITHOUT CARRYING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T EVEN GET THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE, THEN WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE BEGGING FOR $15,000 ONLINE, SO THEY DON'T GET DEPORTED WITHIN 15 DAYS, AND THE CITY IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS. WE NEED TO SHOW UP FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. WE NEED TO BE THERE FOR THEM AND SHOW THEM THAT THEY MATTER. THE WE NEED TO SHOW THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS TAKEN IS SOMEONE WE CARE ABOUT BECAUSE THEY ARE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW THAT MOST PEOPLE IN THE CITY COUNCIL DON'T CARE, BUT YOUR OVERALL INDIVIDUALLY, YOU'LL HAVE A LOWER APPROVAL RATING THAN CONGRESS COLLECTIVELY. THIS SHOULD MATTER TO EACH OF YOU ESPECIALLY AS ELECTION GOES UP. THESE PEOPLE SHOULD MATTER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS COURTNEY TO BE FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAINES. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS COURTNEY. I AM ACTUALLY FROM TUMWATER, BUT I'M SPEAKING ON AN ISSUE THAT I WANTED TO BRING IT UP TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL HERE. I'M SPEAKING HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IGNORED, RETALIATED AGAINST, AND HARMED BY MULTIPLE PUBLIC SYSTEMS IN THIS SPACE. NOW I'M ESCALATING. I CAME FORWARD ABOUT ABUSE FROM MY FORMER EMPLOYER, THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A HOSPITAL DETAINING ME WITHOUT VALID CONSENT. AND WHAT I NOW KNOW WAS MEDICAL KIDNAPPING. THAT I CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE RETALIATION. I REPORTED POLICE MISCONDUCT. I FACED RETALIATIONS FROM WASHINGTON DOC. I HAVE BEEN DENIED PROTECTION, DENIED SUPPORT, AND LABELED THE PROBLEM, AND MEDICALLY MISDIAGNOSED OR SPEAKING OF. I DIDN'T GET HELP WHEN I ASKED FOR CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE OR UNEMPLOYMENT, EVEN THOUGH WHAT I EXPERIENCED IS MOST CERTAINLY A CRIME. JUST MANY DENIALS. SEATTLE SAYS THEY CARE ABOUT SYSTEMIC ABUSE. WELL THEN PLEASE ISSUING HELP ME ACCESS THE RESOURCES THAT I WAS DENIED. DEMAND ANSWERS FROM THOSE THAT FAILED ME. THEY ARE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, PROVIDENCE ST. PETERS HOSPITAL, AND TUMWATER POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID HAINES AND ALBERTO ALVAREZ. >> HI, DAVID HAINES. JUDGING BY THE COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP THAT WANTS TO CLAIM PUBLIC SAFETY IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, WHERE YOU CAN JUST CHANGE THE DESIGN. PEOPLE WON'T BE SO CRIMINAL AND BACK STABBING IN THEIR VIOLATING BEHAVIOR. IF THAT IS TRUE, THEN YOU HAVE TO TEAR DOWN ALL OF PIONEER SQUARE AND IN CHINATOWN WITH ALL THEIR CRACKED WALLS AND UNSAFE BUILDINGS, AND ALL THE PRESERVED SLUM, UNSAFE REAL ESTATE, THEN REDEVELOP IT 21st CENTURY, FIRST WORLD QUALITY, WHERE IT WILL EMBRACE THE RESIDENT FRIENDLY PEDESTRIAN CENTRIC NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HIGHER LEVELS FROM THE STREET FOR ABUSE OF THE MOUNTAINS IN THE BUDGET SOUND FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH AND ENJOYABLE LIVABLE AMENITY. YET COUNCIL LANDLORDS HAVE BEEN SABOTAGING THE ROBUST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN KEEPING IT AT THE STATE MINIMUM TO CATER FAVORITES TO THEIR SUPPLY AND DEMAND SQUEEZE AND SPECULATION ON THE RENTAL ABUSE OF THE MARKET. WE NEED IN A DIFFERENT SUBJECT, WE NEED A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO IS WILLING TO REDEVELOP THE AURORA CORRIDOR AND TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD SOMETHING MORE QUALITATIVELY POSITIVE THAN ALL THOSE PAGES OF REAL ESTATE. AND IF YOU COULD GET PAST YOUR POLITICS AND TRY TO CONVINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO FINANCE A LOT OF WHAT WE NEED, YOU COULD FIGURE OUT THE CRIME HOT SPOT JUSTIFICATION FOR FEDERAL INVESTMENT, WHERE YOU HAVE THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS THAT THE GOVERNOR COULD DEPLOY RESOURCES, TO TEAR DOWN THE SLUM PIECES OF REAL ESTATE. AND TO RAPIDLY BUILD SOME EMERGENCY HOTEL HOUSING. THEY WILL HAVE SOME AUTHORIZING ENCAMPMENTS THAT STOOD UP TO HAVE SECURITY ON THEM FOR ALL THE ATTICS THAT YOU'LL NEED TO SEND SOME PLACE. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ. >> THANK YOU. RIVERA, A LANDLORD WHO WANTED TO RULE OUT ETHICS. NELSON, ELIMINATE BUSINESS OWNER, HURTING FREIGHT OPERATIONS. MAKING THAT HURT EVEN MORE. COUNCIL IS ALSO FACING A SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, IN A BUDGET THAT WILL NOT MATCH THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE. PRODUCTION OF SERVICES OF STAFFING WILL BE STABILIZED, WORKING FAMILIES, AND ELDERS ON FIXED INCOME. PEOPLE ARE MAKING SACRIFICES, JUST TO KEEP A HOME AND LIVE ON THE BUDGET. COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE JOB OF APPOINTING THE DISTRICT FIVE NUMBER. UNELECTED, AND WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE IMMENSE DAMAGE IN THE YEAR PLUS THEY WILL BE IN OFFICE. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THE FOUR OF YOU ARE A FAIR REPRESENTATION OF SEATTLE'S LEFT, RIGHT, AND CENTER. YOU MUST CHOOSE PEOPLE OVER PROFIT, AND HOUSING STABILITY OVER WINTER EVICTIONS. THIS APPOINTMENT IS A LIFE AND DEATH DECISION FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. YOU HAVE TO GET THIS ONE RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> THANK YOU. I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA BY REMOVING ITEM 4 AND ITEM 5 FROM THE AGENDA. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? >> SECOND. >> OKAY, I SECOND IT. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION? >> SURE. THANK YOU. SO COLLEAGUES, AFTER HEARING ADVICE FROM OUR CENTRAL STAFF AND DEPUTY CITY CLERKS, WE ARE MOVING THESE TWO RELATED AGENDA ITEMS TO NEXT WEEK'S FULL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS OUR UNDERSTANDING THERE IS A TECHNICAL ERROR AND GLITCH TO THE ATTACHMENTS AND THE LEGISLATION THAT WILL STILL, NONETHELESS, NEED TO BE AMENDED AT FULL COUNCIL. AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT SDOT HAS RECOGNIZED THE TECHNICAL ERRORS, FORTHCOMING IN HIGHLIGHTING THESE. BUT GIVEN THE TIMING, WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE ERROR IN THE SENSITIVE, JUST BEING MINDFUL AND SENSITIVE OF CENTRAL STAFF, TIMING, WORKLOAD CONSTRAINTS, WE ARE MOVING THIS ITEM TO VOTE ON NEXT WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME, OUR OFFICE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND ALSO COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S OFFICE TO ENSURE THEY'RE READY WITH THE APPROPRIATE, TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS AND TWEAKS, IF YOU WILL. FINALIZED BY NEXT WEEK. SO WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, I FIND THAT REASONABLE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS. DOES THIS REQUIRE A VOTE OR CAN WE JUST MOVE ON? >> A VOTE OR IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION. >> OKAY, SEEING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS AMENDED. >> THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. >> OKAY. >> THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED AND WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGENDA IS AMENDED. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ARE THE MINUTES OF JULY 1, 2025. COUNCIL BILL 121024, TWO APPOINTMENTS FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE. ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE REMOVED FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE, I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURES TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS. >> THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE, AGENDA ITEM 1, APPOINTMENT 03189, APPOINTMENT OF DAN EDER AS DIRECTOR, CITY BUDGET OFFICE, FOR TERM TO JULY 1, 2029. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AS VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO PRESENT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. COLLEAGUES, AS VICE CHAIR OF FINANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE, AND GIVEN CHAIR STRAUSS' EXCUSE FROM TODAY'S MEETING, I'LL BE PROVIDING THE COMMITTEE REPORT TODAY FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF INTERIM DIRECTOR EDER'S APPOINTMENT, AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE. MOST RECENT FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTED TO PASS CONFIRMATION AND CONFIRM DIRECTOR EDER AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IN TERMS OF THE RECOMMENDATION. THERE WERE, I WILL SAY, DIRECTOR EDER RESPONDED TO QUESTIONS THAT WERE PASSED AROUND TO EVERYONE, SO EVEN SHOULD HAVE HIS RESPONSES, EVEN THOUGH HE MIGHT NOT SIT ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO MOVE FORWARD AND APPROVE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH MR. EDER AND HIS ROLES HERE AND TO HAVE FRANK CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE ISSUES, THE CHALLENGES WE FACE IN CITY GOVERNMENT. HE HAS DONE SO WITH COMPLETE PROFESSIONALISM, AND AS WE SAY, BROUGHT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND THE ADMINISTRATION. AND WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, AND EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR HIS CONFIRMATION. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU MR. EDER. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. JUST TO ECHO THE WORDS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE HAS SAID, HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH DIRECTOR EDER AND ALWAYS HAVE FOUND HIM TO BE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, FACTUAL IN INFORMATION, AND ALSO GIVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ABOUT CREATIVE IDEAS TO NAVIGATE CERTAIN CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD AT THE CITY. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS APPOINTMENT, AND I'LL GO ON THE RECORD THAT YOU'RE MY FAVORITE, DAN, TO WORK WITH. SHOTS FIRED. >> IT'S STARTED. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I TOO WANT TO LEND MY VOICE HERE. I WANT TO SAY TO INTERIM DIRECTOR EDER THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE HIS RESPONSIVENESS WHENEVER MY OFFICE HAS REACHED OUT ON THE QUESTION. IT IS REALLY CRITICAL TO THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT THAT THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE IS RESPONSIVE, AS WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE BUDGET AND OTHER FINANCE ITEMS THAT ARE THERE TO DELIBERATE ON AND MOVE FORWARD WITH. I DO WANT TO SAY, DIRECTOR EDER, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, PARTICULARLY AS REGARDS TO BUDGETING, AND THIS NEED TO ENSURE WE ARE BEING ACCOUNTABLE TO THE DOLLARS WE STORED ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE RESIDENTS. AND REALLY WANTING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING BUDGET DEEP DIVE. ONE THING I HAVE NOT SEEN, THAT I THINK WILL BE CRITICAL, AND I AM GOING TO REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON IS ENSURING THAT THE SERVICES IN THE PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY ADMINISTERS ARE ACTUALLY HAVING THEIR INTENDED CONSEQUENCES. I HAVE NOT SEEN YET THE DEEP DIVE I WANTED TO SEE IN TERMS OF ALL THE PROGRAMS. HAVING THE INTENDED CONSEQUENCE. IT IS REALLY CRITICAL, COLLEAGUES. YOU ALL KNOW THIS AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING ARE WORKING FOR SEATTLE PEOPLE. THIS IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT PIECE, AND ONE I THINK THE CITY OF SEATTLE COULD DO A MUCH BETTER JOB ON IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THOSE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE WORKING. THERE IS A LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS THAT I THINK COULD STAND IMPROVEMENT, AND LIKE I SAID, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, DIRECTOR EDER, AS WE ARE IN SHORT ORDER, GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THIS FOLLOWING BUDGET WHEN WE START DELIBERATING IN THE FALL ONCE THE EXECUTIVE SENSES STAND. LIKE I SAID, I REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, I KNOW THAT YOU REPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE AND FOR THEM TO WORK AT THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY WILL WORK BEST UNLESS CITY COUNCIL WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER, AND THAT INCLUDES ON ALL THINGS RELATED TO THE BUDGET AS WELL, SO THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO TAKE THIS ON. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU. >> LOOKING FOR OTHER HANDS. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I TOO WANT TO JUST EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR DIRECTOR EDER FOR HIS PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION THIS PAST YEAR. AS IT IS ASIDE, I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S CHARACTERIZATION. ONLY THE MILITARY MAN HAS THAT OPENING. I WROTE A FAIR AMOUNT AND RECEIVED SOME OF THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS MYSELF, REFLECTING GREAT CREDIT UPON MYSELF AND THE EXECUTIVE. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU GET THAT OPENING. YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THAT IS FROM. BUT IT'S GOOD. IT'S TRUE. IT'S TRUE. HE'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNER. DIRECTOR EDER HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER, VERY COLLABORATIVE. I APPRECIATE YOUR LEVEL OF RESPONSIVENESS TO ME AND MY OFFICE, AND EXPECT CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS IN THESE CHALLENGING AND UNCERTAIN BUDGET TIMES FOR OUR CITY. I THINK YOU'RE THE RIGHT LEADER TO HELP US NAVIGATE THROUGH THESE CHALLENGES. SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR NOMINATIONS AT FULL COUNCIL TODAY. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED COLLABORATION. THANK YOU. AND ALSO I MENTIONED AT OUR LAST COMMITTEE MEETING, WHERE WE CONFIRMED DIRECTOR EDER'S APPOINTMENT. I ASKED HIM A LINE OF QUESTIONING AMONG OTHER THINGS. ABOUT THE ROLES AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION THAT HE IS IN WORKING DIRECTLY AND REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE MAYOR. BUT STILL HAVING TO, YOU KNOW, WORK CLOSELY AND COMMUNICATE WITH AND ESSENTIALLY HAVING A DOTTED LINE. REPORTING RELATIONSHIP WITH EVERY INDIVIDUAL NINE COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND THE OTHER QUESTIONING, PROBING QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD ASK THEM THEN. DIRECTOR EDER, I GOT ASKED THAT QUESTION. AND A MUCH BETTER POSITION THAT WE WOULD HAVE OVER 800,000 RESIDENTS IN MY SHARE OF THAT. WE HAVE 16,000 BOSSES, IF YOU WILL, IT IN DISTRICT ONE, AND 680,000 FOR A DOTTED LINE REPORTED RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER 680,000 SEATTLITES. I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT YOUR NOMINATION TODAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WELL, SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, AND I'M GOING TO PULL A LITTLE BIT, NOT THE RANK, BUT I'M GOING TO SHOW MY AGE HERE. I CAN'T THINK OF ANYONE BETTER FOR THE JOB THAN INTERIM DIRECTOR, DAN EDER. I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS OR SO, MORE OR LESS, WHEN HE WAS A CENTRAL STAFF ANALYST. I WAS THE LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT. I CAN ATTEST THAT HE IS NOT ONLY SUPER SMART AND CONSCIENTIOUS, BUT HE'S GOT A METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND THAT IS WHAT WE NEED THESE DAYS. ALWAYS, I DO WANT TO JUST EXPLAIN MYSELF A LITTLE BIT FOR THE RECORD, CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION THAT WE WOULD HAVE A BIT IN BRIEFING YESTERDAY. BECAUSE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CARRY FORWARD. ANYBODY THAT WAS WATCHING THE CONFIRMATION IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, I THINK IT WAS LAST WEDNESDAY. MIGHT HAVE NOTICED A SLIGHT HESITATION. THAT'S BEFORE THE VOTE. THAT'S BECAUSE I WAS THINKING ABOUT MENTIONING OR BRINGING UP THE CARRY FORWARD LEGISLATION, WHICH WAS TRANSMITTED MONTHS AGO. THAT REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATIONS MADE IN I BELIEVE 2024 THAT TOTAL ABOUT $169.2 MILLION. AND WITH THE LATEST PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX REVENUE FORECAST, THAT WOULD LEAVE US ABOUT $30 MILLION IN, YOU KNOW, OUT OF BALANCE, IF WE WERE TO ADOPT THAT LEGISLATION AS IS, AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR NOBLE HAS BEEN ASKING FOR A REVISED PIECE OF LEGISLATION, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ANY OVERAGES OR UNDERAGES GOING FORWARD. THAT IS WHAT THE CONVERSATION WAS ABOUT YESTERDAY IN BRIEFINGS WHEN THE QUESTION CAME UP WHY HASN'T THAT LEGISLATION BEEN TRANSMITTED? AND I'M TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST BASICALLY EXPRESS MY FAITH THAT INTERIM DIRECTOR EDER WANTS WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY AND WHAT IS BEST FOR ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WILL DELIVER THE SERVICES TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. AND SO, AGAIN, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY BETTER FOR THE JOB. I AM ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT, YOU KNOW, HE IS NOT ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT HE WANTS. HE WORKS FOR AN ADMINISTRATION. AND SO THAT IS THE LINE BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES. WHEN HE SAT THERE AT THAT TABLE AND SAID I'VE BEEN WHERE YOU ARE, I UNDERSTAND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, NOT WHERE WE ARE IN OFFICE. BUT IT'S PRECISELY BECAUSE MR. EDER'S KNOWLEDGE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHOICES THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE COME BUDGET TIME THAT I REALLY AM WELCOMING, THAT HE IS STEPPING UP INTO THIS ROLE. I JUST HAVE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON WHAT IS A SHARED BURDEN. I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE THIS CARRY-FORWARD THING WILL GET SORTED OUT. A LONG-TERM VIEW OF WHAT OUR -- OF THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STABILITY GOING FORWARD IS AT THE CENTER OF INTERIM DIRECTOR EDER'S MIND RIGHT NOW, AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CITY INTO THE GREATEST BENEFIT OF EVERYBODY. SO I JUST APPRECIATE YOU BEING WILLING TO CARRY ON THE ROLE AS, YOU KNOW, IN A PERMANENT POSITION WITH THIS VOTE, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING A GOOD PARTNER BECAUSE WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. SO JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AYES HAVE IT AND THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. CONGRATULATIONS. DIRECTOR EDER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE BRIEF REMARKS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. IS THIS ON? GREAT. THANK YOU FOR VERY NICE WORDS, AND ULTIMATELY FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU, AND SUPPORT YOUR DECISION MAKING IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU, MAYOR HARRELL, FOR NOMINATING ME TO THE BUDGET DIRECTOR ROLE. IT'S BEEN MY HONOR TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR, AS HE LEADS SEATTLE TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL FUTURE. I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE DOING SO IN THIS ROLE. THANK YOU TO MY INCREDIBLY HARD WORKING TEAM AT THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE. SOME OF WHOM HAVE COME TODAY AND ARE SITTING IN THE BACK ROW. I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT, THEIR SMARTS, AND ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK. CERTAINLY, NOT LEAST, I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE AND THREE DAUGHTERS, WHO ARE ALL CURRENTLY OUT OF STATE AND UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY. I RELY ON THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT EVERY DAY, TO BE ABLE TO TACKLE THIS CHALLENGING PROFESSIONAL ROLE. IN BRIEF, I'M THRILLED TO BE HELPING SEATTLE SERVE THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT HERE. WE ALL KNOW THE CITY HAS BEEN GRAPPLING WITH REVENUE SHORTFALLS AND FEDERAL ROLLBACKS THAT MEAN BUSINESS AS USUAL IS NO LONGER PRACTICAL. SO WE WILL NEED TO FIND AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO DELIVER CRITICAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES. IT ALSO MEANS WE ARE CONSIDERING SOME TAX INCREASES TO HELP PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES. THERE WILL SIMPLY NEVER BE ENOUGH FUNDING TO PAY FOR ALL THE THINGS WE WANT TO PAY FOR. THAT CAN'T AND WON'T STOP US FROM CONTINUING TO BE A GREAT CITY. A VIBRANT PLACE, ONE THAT PROTECTS AND HELPS ITS MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS, AND ONE WHO TREATS THEIR EMPLOYEES FAIRLY. IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL AS THE CITY MAKES DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO PRIORITIZE AND ALIGN OUR RESOURCES WITH A COMMON GOAL OF MAKING SEATTLE AN EVEN BETTER PLACE. THANK YOU AGAIN. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ALLOW ME THE PRIVILEGE OF JUST COMMENTING ON YOUR COMMENTS. THE WAY YOU PUT THERE SIMPLY WON'T BE ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW YOU FINISHED THAT SENTENCE. BUT I THINK YOU'RE GETTING AT ARE SHARED VALUES FOR THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AND WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO AS A CITY TOGETHER, THE EXECUTIVE IN ONE SEATTLE, SEATTLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. MOVING ON. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILL 121012, RELATING TO THE FINANCING OF SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER, AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER, AUTHORIZING A LOAN OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $2 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND AS BRIDGE FINANCING TO BE REPAID FROM FUTURE TAX PROCEEDS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AS VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU TO OUR CITY CLERK FOR ALWAYS BASICALLY BEATING US TO THE PUNCH ON WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO SAY, SO THANK YOU, EMILIA. WE ARE VOTING TO APPROVE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER TO AUTHORIZE THE LOAN OF $2 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND AS BRIDGE FUNDING TO BE REPAID ONCE THE TAX PROCEEDS ARE COLLECTED, AND TRANSFERRED TO THE PDA AS PER VOTER APPROVAL INITIATIVE, APPROVED INITIATIVE LAST FALL. THE BRIDGE FUNDING IS CRITICAL TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE SOCIAL HOUSING, AND WILL COVER STAFFING AND OPERATIONAL COST UNTIL THE FIRST PROCEEDS ARE RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2026. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND PASSAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> 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. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE -- WAIT, IS ITEM 3 IN -- REMOVED, CORRECT? >> IT'S FOUR AND FIVE. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD. >> THE REPORT, AGENDA 3, 120989, RELATING TO THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, TO EXECUTE AND RECORD A LEASEHOLD DEED OF TRUST REFLECTING CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY'S LEASEHOLD ESTATE RIGHTS, CREATED THROUGH THE AGREEMENT EXECUTED OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS AUTHORIZED UNDER ORDINANCE 126916. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. THIS PIECE -- IMPORTANT PIECE OF EXECUTIVE DRIVEN LEGISLATION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF COMMITTEE. WHAT IT WOULD DO, IT WOULD AUTHORIZE SDOT TO EXECUTE A DEED OF TRUST THAT REFLECTS THE LEASEHOLD RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY, AS OUR HISTORIC KING STREET STATION, WHICH IS IN ACTION AT A HIGHER LEVEL. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL BACK IN 2023. SO THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY HAS GRANTED A $480,000 GRANT. WAS GRANTED, THAT GRANT, BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, TO SUPPORT ITS OPERATION IN THIS SPACE. THE CITY PROVIDES THIS DEED OF TRUST, SO THIS IS ENABLEMENT LEGISLATION TO ENABLE THAT, AND EXCITED TO SEE THIS, AS I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES -- TO SEE THIS HISTORIC BUILDING IS BETTER ABLE TO THRIVE, AND IT IS IN USE, ENCOURAGING A YES VOTE ON THIS FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION? I'M LOOKING. ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY HANDS UP. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> 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? ALL RIGHT, THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, AND NOT A RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION TODAY. SO COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> THANK YOU. >> AS A FOLLOWUP FROM YESTERDAY'S BRIEFING, I HAVE A LETTER AVAILABLE FOR SIGNATURES TODAY. MAY I PROCEED? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, THE LETTER AS DISCUSSED DURING BRIEFING YESTERDAY WAS WRITTEN ALONGSIDE STATE LEGISLATORS THOMAS AND SCOTT, AS WELL AS PORT COMMISSIONER. IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE PASSAGE OF, WHAT I LIKE TO CALL IT, THE BIG BETRAYAL BILL, AND PUBLISHED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. THE LETTER HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT OF THE BILL FROM STRIPPING AWAY HEALTHCARE FROM 17 MILLION AMERICANS, WASHINGTONIANS STAND TO LOSE THE LARGEST SHARE OF THEIR FEDERAL MEDICAID DOLLARS OF ANY STATE IN THE UNION, TO THE TUNE OF OVER $35 BILLION OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT DECADE. AND THIS IS BEING DONE WHILE ALSO PROVIDING A DRAMATIC INCREASE TO ICE'S BUDGET, AN AGENCY ACTIVELY DISAPPEARING OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS OFF OUR STREETS. THE LETTER INCLUDES A CALL TO ACTION AND A COMMITMENT AS THE FOLLOWING AND I QUOTE. "THE UNDERSIGNED LEGISLATION REPRESENTS ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT INCLUDING STATE, LOCAL, AND STATE DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS. WE WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT RESIDENTS. THE TIME IS URGENTLY PRUDENT FOR LOCAL LEADERS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE TO LIVE UP TO THE PROGRESSIVE VALUES, WHICH HAVE LONG MADE US A TARGET OF THE TRUMP REGIME AND THEIR CORPORATE." AND TO DATE, WE HAVE SIGNATURES FROM ADA ELECTED OFFICIALS ACROSS 14 CITIES, PORT GOVERNMENTS, SCHOOL BOARDS, COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, AND SO ON. AND AFTER INITIALLY CIRCULATING THIS LETTER ON THE HOLIDAY, WE HAD TO PAUSE COLLECTING SIGNATURES FROM SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ENSURE BEST PRACTICES. NOW THAT WE'RE ALL TOGETHER IN A PUBLIC MEETING, I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ADD THEIR SIGNATURE TO DO SO WHEN THE CLERK CALLS THE ROLL. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ALREADY SIGNED, PLEASE JUST STATE AN AFFIRMED TO CONFIRM YOU WANT TO REMAIN. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE THIS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE BREAKING NEWS THE SUPREME COURT HAS BACKED THE EFFORT TO HAVE MASSIVE CUTS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I DID SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. HIGHLIGHTING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ON THE ISSUES THAT WILL COME FROM THAT. AND I NOTED THAT IT IS RIGHT TO GIVE THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION TO THE GOVERNOR IN TEXAS, AND THAT WE CAN'T HAVE FEMA, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT, NOT JUST TO CENTRAL TEXAS IN THIS CASE, BUT TO SEATTLE WITH RESPECT TO EARTHQUAKES AND THE TSUNAMIS, AND THE WORK THAT WILL COME OUT OF THESE FEMA GRANTS. BUT WE CAN'T HAVE DECLARATIONS IN THAT KIND OF SUPPORT TO BECOME A PART OF THE NEW FEDERAL SPOIL SYSTEM. AND NO TO GOVERNOR INSLEE AND GOVERNOR FERGUSON IN WASHINGTON STATE. WE WOULD HAVE OUR OWN STORM IMPACT US HERE IN THE CITY, BUT REALLY IN THE COUNTY TO A GREAT DEGREE LAST FALL. AND SO I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO THESE PIECES, AND I HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE RELATED TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. I'M SAYING ALL THIS. I'M NOT ONE TO JOIN ON GROUP LETTERS, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT. I APPRECIATE THE INTENT OF THIS AND TO HIGHLIGHT MY CONCERN WITH FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT BROADLY AS WELL BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN IT DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY IN SO MANY WAYS. AT THE SAME TIME, I'M NOT ONE TO SIGN ON LETTERS LIKE THIS, SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO DO SO. BUT NOT AGAINST THE INTENT, BUT JUST AS A MATTER OF FACT, HOW I DO BUSINESS, SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU. YOU'RE ON MUTE. >> YOU'RE MUTED, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SAY I DID NOT ACTUALLY RECEIVE THIS -- MY OFFICE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS LETTER UNTIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND THERE IS SOME QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE ABOUT IT, WHICH I WON'T GET INTO HERE. I TOO, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WANT TO SAY I HAVE SAID MULTIPLE TIMES AND WILL CONTINUE TO SAY THE ACTIONS OF THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION ARE ABSOLUTELY ABHORRENT, DISGUSTING, THEY'RE AGAINST THE VALUES OF OUR COUNTRY, AND I CONTINUE TO BE, TO SAY THIS DOES NOT ACCURATELY PORTRAY WHAT I'M FEELING. AND SO I AGREE WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE LETTER. WHAT I THINK THE LETTER IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, I'M NOT SURE AND THIS IS WHAT I HAVE SOME TYPES OF QUESTIONS ABOUT. BUT I WILL NOT BE SIGNING, AND I DID NOT WANT TO LOOK AS I DID NOT WANT TO BE PORTRAYED BY NOT SIGNING SOMEHOW THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I, OF COURSE, I'M NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. AND AS YOU COULD TELL, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO FORMULATE THE WORDS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH WORDS AGAINST WHAT THIS ADMINISTRATION IS DOING AND ALL THE HORRIBLE THINGS THEY'RE DOING TO PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING WITH THIS BILL TAKING HEALTHCARE AWAY FROM PEOPLE. IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. AND THE DAMAGE THIS WILL CREATE NOW AND FOUR YEARS TO COME IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE, INCLUDING JUST THE FACT TO BE WITHHOLDING SERVICES FROM PEOPLE THAT THAT TAXPAYER MONEY IS SUPPOSE TO BE GOING TO, THAT'S NOT COMING BACK TO THE STATES IN THE WAY IT SHOULD, IS ABSOLUTELY OFFENSIVE. IT IS JUST PLAIN NOT OKAY. SO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, THANK YOU FOR BRICKING THIS LETTER. I WILL NOT BE SIGNING. I WANTED FOR THE RECORD, STATE I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION, AND I CONTINUE TO BE JUST -- IT IS JUST GROSS AND DISGUSTING WHAT'S HAPPENING. I WANT TO WORK WITH EVERYONE TO SAY WE ARE PROVIDING THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO FOLKS IN SEATTLE, TRYING TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN AS THE CITY TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS CITY A CITY WHERE FOLKS ARE PROTECTED AND CARED FOR AT THE END OF THE DAY, SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU. OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY -- ARE THERE HANDS? NO. I WILL SIMPLY SAY I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND AND SHARE THE OUTRAGE OR THE SPIRIT THAT I'M IMAGINING DROVE THE WRITING OF THIS LETTER. AND WHY WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACTS. AND NORMALLY I WOULD JUMP ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THAT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THOUGH. THEY READ THE MOST RECENT BUDGET SIGNED INTO LAW BY WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNOR BOB FERGUSON WILL REDUCE CHILDCARE ACTS FOR WORKING FAMILIES, MADE COLLEGE LESS AFFORDABLE, AND DEFUNDED PENSIONS, CLOSED REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE CLINIC. ALL OF THAT IS ABHORRENT, BUT I -- I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE CALLING OUT THE GOVERNOR WHEN HE SIGNED LEGISLATION THAT CAME FROM THE LEGISLATURE, SO I DID REACH OUT TO OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR TO ASK IF SHE WAS AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE THIS LETTER DOES HAVE THE CITY OF SEATTLE SEAL. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SEAL. AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM HER. BUT I FEEL AS THOUGH I DON'T WANT TO SINGLE OUT ONE PERSON TONIGHT FOR THE BUDGET THAT WAS THE PRODUCT OF MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS. AND TO ENACT THE GOVERNMENT REVENUE FOR THE SEATTLE SHIELD INITIATIVE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS GOING TO BE BEFORE US. AND A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE ASKING THEM TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE YET. AND FOR THOSE TWO REASONS, I'M NOT GOING TO SIGN THE LETTER. TO SHARE THE THOUGHTS THAT I BELIEVE ARE MOTIVATING THE EXPRESSION OF THIS OUTRAGE. JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN MY REASONING. IS THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? GO AHEAD. >> JUST OFFER SOME CLOSING REMARKS, AND THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT FOR THIS. THE SPIRIT OF BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO FULL COUNCIL TODAY IS TO ALLOW FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD THEIR SIGNATURE ON AND MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OPMA. SO JUST WANTED TO BRING IT FORWARD FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO JOIN IN WITH 80 OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS ACROSS OUR STATE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE CAN TALK OFFLINE ABOUT LOGOS OR SEALS OR WHATEVER. ANY WAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE NAMES OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SIGN ONTO THE LETTER? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I APOLOGIZE. IF WE HAVE ALREADY SIGNED ON TO IT, OUR RESPONSE? >> YES. >> IS AFFIRMED? >> YES. AT THIS POINT, YES OR NO. YES MEANING YOU HAVE ADDED IT OR WILL BE ADDED. >> UNDERSTOOD. YES. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> NO. >> FOUR NAMES WILL BE ADDED TO THE LETTER. >> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE. WE'VE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON JULY 15 AT 2:00 P.M. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT IS 2:54, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.