CHECK ONE, CHECK TWO. GOOD AFTERNOON, THE FEBRUARY 3, 2026 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 2:03 P.M. I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN? >> HERE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH? >> HERE. >> NINE PRESENT. >> AWESOME. COLLEAGUES, I'M HAVING LITTLE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES ON MY COMPUTER, SO IF YOU ALL RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, PLEASE RAISE IT. I'LL KEEP LOOKING DOWN ON THE DAIS LEFT AND RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA OR THE INTRODUCTION OR REFERRAL CALENDAR OR WITHIN THE COUNCIL'S WORK PLAN. CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY? I KNOW I HAVE 13 AND THEN YOU'LL DO A COUNT THERE, AND WE'LL COUNT ONLINE AS WELL. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> WE HAVE 18 IN PERSON AND ONE REMOTE. >> AWESOME. AND I SEE TWO OTHER FOLKS SIGNING UP, WHICH IS GREAT. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE EVERYONE TWO MINUTES TODAY BECAUSE WE'RE UNDER 30 PEOPLE, SO WE'LL DO TWO MINUTES. AND WE'LL START WITH THE IN- PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST, SO WE'LL DO EVERY IN- PERSON FIRST AND THEN GO ONLINE. CLERK, I WILL HAND OVER TO YOU TO DO THE INSTRUCTIONS AND I WILL CALL THE NAMES. >> SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> AWESOME. SO FIRST I'M GOING TO CALL IN THREES, OKAY, FOR PEOPLE TO COME UP. SO YOU CAN COME UP IN THREES. WE HAVE MISS DONITA SINCLAIR, WE HAVE MR. TSIMERMAN, ALEX TSIMERMAN, AND ROSE AND LARENDA. SO DONITA, ALEX TSIMERMAN, IVETTE, ROSE AND LARENDA. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? MY NAME IS DONITA SINCLAIR AND MY SON WAS MURDERED IN 2020, AND I'M HERE FOR EVIDENCE PUBLIC SERVICE IS NOT WORKING. TWO MINUTES, NUMBER ONE, IS NOT GOING TO GIVE US THE SATISFACTION OF SAYING WE GET TO EXPRESS WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE JUST WATCHED TWO KIDS GET MURDERED, SLANDERED, AND I SEE YOU GUYS SITTING AROUND HERE LAUGHING AND IT'S NOT FUNNY. I'M ASKING, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TODAY? WHAT ACTIONS? WHY IS THIS NOT FULL WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY? OUR KIDS ARE GETTING MURDERED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AND YOU GUYS ARE SITTING UP AROUND HERE ACTING LIKE -- I MEAN, YOU'RE GOING TO BE NEXT. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE WAITING ON? BECAUSE I'M ASKING YOU TO TAKE THIS SERIOUS. I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING TO COME UP HERE. I CAME TO READ A SPEECH BUT MY HEART IS NOT ALLOWING ME TO. TO START BEING HUMAN BEINGS? WHEN ARE OUR CHILDREN GOING TO BE TREATED LIKE HUMAN BEINGS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MINUTES I'VE GOT LEFT, I HAVE TWO THREE OR WHATEVER. PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUS. WHAT STEPS, WHAT ACTIONS? WE KNOW MISS KATIE HAS BEEN IN THE OFFICE FOR 30 DAYS BUT PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD BE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. I WOULDN'T ASK YOU TO COME TO A MEETING UNLESS PUBLIC SAFETY IS IN THE BUILDING. TAKE YOUR JOBS SERIOUSLY, OR YOUR KIDS WILL BE NEXT. LOOK AT IT. THIS IS NOT A GAME. THIS IS NOT A GAME. I HOPE WHEN YOU GO BACK HOME, YOU DO FEEL LIKE SHIT. DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DOING YOUR JOB. FEEL YOUR FAILED US BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MS. DONITA -- NO, YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. MR. TSIMERMAN, YOU ARE NEXT FOLLOWED BY IVETTE DINISH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, MY NAME ALEX TSIMERMAN AND I'M VERY GOOD WITH THE STATEMENT FROM COUNCIL JUAREZ, ABOLISH I.C.E. AND FUCK I.C.E. , A VERY GOOD STATEMENT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY COUNCIL JUAREZ FOR MANY A YEAR FUCK ME IN ANY MEETING. WHY YOU DO THIS? BECAUSE YOU ARE FUCK NAZI PIG OR DIRTY ANTI- SEMITE OR YOU ARE A FUCKING CRAZY -- >> DO YOU HAVE A POINT OF ORDER? >> HOLD ON. WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE, TIME. LET'S PAUSE TIME SO WE'RE NOT GOING INTO YOUR TIME. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> POINT OF ORDER FOR MR. -- EXCUSE ME. I LOST MY VOICE THERE. MR. TSIMERMAN, PERSONAL ATTACKS ON INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBERS IS NOT ALLOWED. SO I'M ASKING THAT WE PUT ON THE RECORD FOR THE FIRST TIME -- BECAUSE HE HAS TWO MORE CHANCES -- THAT HE WILL BE BANNED FROM CITY COUNCIL. I HAVE THE RULES IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I THINK WE KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE. MR. TSIMERMAN KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE. SO, WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER, I WOULD ASK THAT HE NOT ATTACK INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> SORRY, I LOST MY VOICE. >> NO WORRIES. WE'LL RESTART THE TIME IF YOU CAN REFRAIN FROM ATTACKING COUNCILMEMBERS. THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. >> I'M NOT ATTACKING -- >> HOLD ON. WE'LL START YOUR TIME, MR. TSIMERMAN. >> I SUPPORT YOUR STATEMENT, ABOLISH AND FUCK I.C.E. IT'S A GOOD STATEMENT. I SUPPORT THE STATEMENT BECAUSE -- THE STATEMENT TOO, OR A DIFFERENT STANDARD. YOU'RE MY EMPLOYEE, DON'T FORGET. YOU WORK FOR ME FOR 1,000 PEOPLE. I AM YOUR BOSS. THEY'RE YOUR BOSS. YOU FORGOT ABOUT IT. IT'S A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE. SO BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT EXACTLY THE HOT POTATO. IT'S A PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE DOING NOTHING FOR 30 YEAR CRIME GO UP AND UP. NO BLACK MEN AND WHERE IS THE BLACK COMMUNITY? WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE A NAZI PIG? HUH? YOU DON'T HAVE LAW, RULES, SHE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE HAVE EVERYTHING. SEATTLE USE LOVE AND CONSTITUTION. YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS LOVE AND CONSTITUTION. YOU APPEAR TO THIS IDIOT WHO IS TALKING TO YOU WHAT THEY WANT, DEMONSTRATION IN STREET. MANY DEMONSTRATION. I NEVER SEE ONE DEMONSTRATION. I TOLD YOU BEFORE, DIE EVERY YEAR FOR 30 YEARS. YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATION FROM THIS IDIOT? NO, NEVER. 15,000. AND FOR 30 YEARS WE CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. I TALK TO YOU MANY TIMES. IT IS A PROBLEM, FIX IT. IT IS A PROBLEM, VERY EASY. GIVE ME CHANCE EXPLAIN TO YOU OF THIS PROJECT AND BRING EVERYTHING UNDER THE ROOF. YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING. YOU TRESPASS ME 20 TIMES FOR FIVE YEARS I CANNOT SPEAK. YOU DON'T DO NOTHING. SHE'S 1,000 TIMES RIGHT. A NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION. STAND UP. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MS. IVETTE DINISH FOLLOWED BY ROSE AND LARENDA. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. GLAD TO BE HERE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK ON ALL THE LEGITIMATE DRAMA SURROUNDING I.C.E. AND ALL THOSE THOUSANDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE MARCHING AND PROTESTING I.C.E. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM SHOW UP AT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS A VANGUARD AND STAY UNTIL SCHOOL STARTS AND WHEN IT ENDSENDS SINGLE DAY. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE OUR COMMUNITY -- WELL, BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTH PARTICULARLY LIKE LARRY WILMORE'S FATHERS AND SONS TOGETHER, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND FIND OUT -- TALK TO THE KIDS ON THE STREET, TALK TO THE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. USE THEIR GUIDE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY TO HELP KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MISS IVETTE. NEXT WE HAVE ROSE FOLLOWED BY LARENDA FOLLOWED BY DELL JOHNSON. HELLO, ROSE. WELCOME. >> HELLO. THIS LAST WEEK MAYOR WILSON MADE STATEMENTS AND TALKED ABOUT CONCRETE ACTION SHE WAS GOING TO TAKE AGAINST I.C.E. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT THIS IS -- I ALSO WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT SPOKE ABOUT IT, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLEMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, LIN AND FOSTER FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THIS IS A GOOD FIRST STEP. THERE ARE MORE STEPS TO BE HAD. MAYOR WILSON SAID SHE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT SURVEILLANCE LATER THIS WEEKEND AND WHAT SHE IS GOING TO TAKE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE TALK ABOUT CAMERAS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT RIGHT NOW I.C.E. IS TRYING TO USE OUR PHONES TO TRACK OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITIES, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER IF WE BAN LICENSE PLATES IF THEY CAN TRACK ALL OF OUR PHONES AND TELL US WHERE WE ARE GOING. IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO PASS ON TO THE MAYOR, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, THAT IT'S OKAY TO MAKE PRESS STATEMENTS. PEOPLE WANT TO SEE YOU ALL. THEY WANT TO SEE THE MAYOR. THEY WANT TO FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING MORE GOING ON, A PERSONAL CONNECTION. SHOWING UP FOR A COUPLE OF SPEECHES OCCASIONALLY IS GOOD BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT PEOPLE NEED. TELL THEM THE ACTIONS, MEET WITH PEOPLE. THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SUFFERING AND PEOPLE SEE THE CITY OFFICE, THE CITY HALL, AS A CLOSED- OFF PLACE WE NEVER SEE. WE NEED TO SEE THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR MEETING WITH INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TALKING TO THEM AS INDIVIDUALS AND MAKING THEM FEEL SAFE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY IS FUCKING SCARED, AND THAT IS HOW THINGS ARE AND THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE FOR THE FORESEEABLE UNTIL INDIVIDUALS MEET WITH THEM AND SHOW THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE. GOOD ACTIONS HAPPEN BUT YOU HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE FURTHER ACTIONS. THE WHISTLE COMMUNITIES ARE GREAT, PEOPLE MEETING UP IS GREAT, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE YOU ALL SPEAR LEADING THE EFFORTS THAT YOU CAN TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY ARE HERE IN SEATTLE AND THEY WILL BE SAFE WHEN THEY COME HERE FOR REFUGE. >> THANK YOU, ROSE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE HAVE LARENDA FOLLOWED BY DALE OLLOWED BY MARI. DID I SAY YOUR NAME RIGHT? MYRES. >> YES. >> WELCOME. >> MY NAME IS LARENDA AND MY LAST NAME IS MYRES. I'M SHOWING UP HERE JUST TO MEET YOU ALL. AND, SECONDLY, I'M STANDING UP HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MEETING SHOULD HAVE MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR HERE. I'M A BLACK WOMAN AND I'M SEEING NO RESULTS. NO RESULTS. AND THESE ARE CHILDREN -- WHEN WE SAY CHILDREN, THE AGE IS GETTING LOWER, YOUNGER AND YOUNGER AND YOUNGER. AND AS I AGE, I AM NOT OKAY WITH THAT, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IT'S NOT TO KNOCK YOU ALL AS YOU'RE INTRODUCING YOURSELF TO US, I'M INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU ALL TO FIND OUT WHAT'S THE AGENDA AND HOW IS IT GOING TO WORK. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU, MISS LARENDA. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT WE HAVE DELL JOHNSON FOLLOWED BY MARI FOLLOWED BY BENNETT. >> OOPS. I'M NOT NEXT? DALE JOHNSON? HI DALE. WELCOME. >> WELCOME. HOW ARE YOU DOING? MY NAME IS DALE JOHNSON. I'M AN ENGINEER. I HAVE MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF UTILITY EXPERIENCE, 10 YEARS AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND A PROTECT 17 MEMBER. I REMEMBER THE DAY THAT DONDON TALKED TO US ABOUT EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT. THERE WAS A REPORT THAT WAS RELEASED ABOUT OUR CREWS THAT WERE DRINKING ON THE JOB, HAZING AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT. AND SHE HAD THAT DIFFICULT CONVERSATION WITH US, AND I REMEMBER THAT TOOK A LOT OF COURAGE, AND SHE LOOKED AT US AND SAID THAT WE HAVE TO DO BETTER. OUR CULTURE HAS TO BE BETTER. WE NEED TO HAVE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS, AND WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WORK BETTER WITH OUR CO-WORKERS. SHE DIDN'T BLAME ANYBODY. SHE DIDN'T POINT FINGERS. BUT MOST OF THAT, ALL OF THAT MISCONDUCT HAPPENED BEFORE SHE WAS EVEN OUR GM. SHE DIDN'T POINT THE FINGERS AT ANYBODY. SHE STOOD UP AND TOOK ACCOUNTABILITY AND TOLD US WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO TO MOVE FORWARD. AND AFTER THAT CONVERSATION, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT MISCONDUCT, BUT I NEED TO DO BETTER. I NEED TO BE A BETTER COMMUNICATOR. I NEED TO HAVE THE HARD CONVERSATIONS WITH MY CO- WORKER AND I NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT I DO. AND IT JUST KIND OF HIT ME THAT DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ARE HARD TO HAVE, AND SO IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WE'VE TALKED -- I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND JEN CHAN'S NAME HAS COME UP A LOT AND PEOPLE SAID THEY THINK THAT JEN FIRED OUR BOSS. WE'VE BEEN ASKING TO MEET WITH JEN, BUT SHE HASN'T MET WITH US. AND SO I REALLY WANT TO MEET WITH JEN AND THE MAYOR, BECAUSE PROTECT 17 ELECTED THE MAYOR SO BASICALLY THAT'S WHY I'M HERE AND I WILL CONTINUE TO COME BACK UNTIL WE HAVE A MEETING WITH JEN AND THE MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, DALE. NEXT WE HAVE MARI FOLLOWED BY BENNETT, HOWARD AND ADRIANNA. >> HI, COUNCILMEMBERS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ELECTION. I'M HERE JUST TO INTRODUCE MYSELF FOR NEW BUSINESS COMING UP ACTUALLY IN FRONT OF COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S COMMITTEE. I'VE REQUESTED A MEETING WITH HIM. COUNCILMEMBER, THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO MEET WITH ME. JUST TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND MY LITTLE GROUP, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF LAKE UNION ASSOCIATION WHICH REPRESENTS LITTLE TINY HOUSEBOATS. IS THAT BETTER? I PUT MY CARD IN THE BOX AND IT WILL BE COPIED TO ALL OF YOU JUST SO YOU CAN GET AHOLD OF ME WHEN YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH THE SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH IS COMING UP BEFORE YOUR COMMITTEE AT SOME POINT. WE WERE THE ONES WHO HELD IT UP TEN YEARS AGO FROM ITS BEING APPROVED BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE RAISED. AND THE COUNCIL -- THE CITY HAS BEEN SUED NINE TIMES BY MEMBERS OF MY GROUP, AND WE'VE WON, SO I THINK WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE WITH THIS NEW COUNCIL AND THIS NEW MAYOR IS THAT WE GET INCLUDED BEFORE IT GETS TOO FAR BEYOND US. I WENT OVER THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, 71 ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS, AND NOT ONE INVOLVING THE MARITIME COMMUNITY. AND YET THIS IS A MARITIME CITY. YOU HAVE EVERYTHING FROM THE ARBORETUM TO THE ZOO IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUT NOTHING FOR MARITIME. IN THE LAST ADMINISTRATION TWO PORT COMMISSIONERS SAT AS EXECUTORS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THE PORT COMMISSION IS THE BIG DOG ON THE BLOCK, BUT WHO USES OUR WATERS? EVERYBODY FROM THE PORT AND THE BIG SHIPS DOWN TO KAYAKERS AND PADDLE BOARDERS. SO AS A GROUP WE ALL HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE SHORELINE. I WOULD URGE YOU TO CREATE AN ADMISSION OR ADVISORY COMMITTEE A SAY BEFORE THE MANAGEMENT PLAN GETS TO THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT WE HAVE BENNETT -- BLESS YOU -- BENNETT FOLLOWED BY HOWARD, GAIL AND ADRIANA. WELCOME, BENNETT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. I WANT TO REITERATE ONCE AGAIN I THINK THAT, MY UNDERSTANDING UNDER CITY COUNCIL RULES, SECTION 11, SUBSECTION C AND D, THERE IS NO RULE AGAINST A PUBLIC COMMENTER ASKING A QUESTION AND THEN GIVING OVER PART OF THEIR TIME FOR A COUNCILMEMBER TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. AND NOT ONLY IS THERE NO RULE AGAINST IT, I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE IN SOME CASES A MORE PRODUCTIVE USE OF PUBLIC COMMENT TIME SUBJECT TO THE CONSTRAINTS, YOU'VE GOT TWO MINUTES, EVERYBODY HAS TO BE CIVIL, BUT UNDER THOSE RULES THERE'S NO PARTICULAR REASON YOU CAN'T USE THE TIME TO ASK A QUESTION AND GET AN ANSWER. I HAD A QUESTION FOR COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. SHE LEFT. SO WE'LL SWITCH IT UP, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING WHO IS BEING ASKED A QUESTION. BOB, I KNOW YOU KNOW THESE MICROPHONES ARE ON DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU'RE A NEWER PERSON, ASK BOB HOW HE KNOWS THAT. DURING THE DISCUSSION AROUND THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS SOME PEOPLE HAD MENTIONED THAT STUDIES HAD SHOWN THAT -- THEY PHRASE IT AS SURVEILLANCE DOES NOT REDUCE CRIME IN THE CITY. I LOOKED UP THE STUDIES THEY WERE REFERENCING. IT APPEARED TO SAY SPECIFICALLY SURVEILLANCE DOESN'T REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME BUT IT DOES REDUCE PROPERTY CRIME. AND THAT DOES INTUITIVELY MATCH WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT. VIOLENT CRIME IS MORE IMPULSIVE, PEOPLE AREN'T THINKING WHETHER THERE'S A CRIME THERE. PROPERTY CRIME, MORE THOUGHT. THERE'S A CAMERA, LET ME FOCUS OVER HERE. DO YOU THINK THE INTENT IS MORE ABOUT DETERRING VIOLENT CRIME OR DO YOU AGREE THAT SURVEILLANCE ONLY DETERS PROPERTY CRIME? THAT IS THE POINT OF THIS SYSTEM. THERE IS NO RULE THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T ANSWER. [ MUSIC PLAYS ] [ LAUGHTER ] >> THANK YOU, BENNETT. >> I AM AVAILABLE. >> THANK YOU, BENNETT. NEXT WE HAVE MR. HOWARD GALE, AND BEFORE YOU START, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE JUST SAID HE'S AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE DURING THAT TIME TO BE ENGAGED IN THESE CONVERSATIONS, SO JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT TO YOU, BENNETT. MR. HOWARD GALE FOLLOWED BY ADRIANA. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'VE HAD 15 MONTHS SINCE TRUMP WAS ELECTED TO GET READY FOR THE DAYS WE ARE FACING AND YET NO LEGISLATION OR RESOLUTIONS THAT ACTUALLY AFFIRMATIVELY REQUIRE SPD OFFICERS TO PROTECT PEOPLE. INSTEAD, WHAT WE GET, AFTER I ASKED FIVE MONTHS AGO, 36 DISTRICT DEMOCRATS PUT FORTH POTENTIAL LEGISLATION. INSTEAD WE GET WHAT IS COUNCIL BILL 121158 WHICH SIMPLY REITERATES A HORRIFYING AND INAPPROPRIATE LAW THAT'S ON THE BOOKS WHICH IS THAT SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS ARE EXEMPT FROM NOT ENGAGING IN TALKING ABOUT A PERSON'S LEGAL STATUS IF THEY HAVE REASONABLE SUSPICION TO BELIEVE THEY'VE PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEPORTED OR COMMITTING OR HAVE COMMITTED A CRIMINAL LAW VIOLATION. THAT IN THIS POINT IN TIME IS HORRIFIC. AN I.C.E. OFFICER CAN WALK UP TO AN SPD OFFICER AND SAY THAT PERSON IS A MEMBER OF TREN de ARAGUA, THAT PERSON IS A CRIMINAL, IS A FELON, AND WE NEED TO GO AFTER THEM. THIS NEEDS TO ACTUALLY BE CHANGED. INSTEAD OF CHANGING IT, IT'S SIMPLY BEING REITERATED AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOU DID TALK IN COUNCIL BRIEFING YESTERDAY ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE COMMUNITY WAS TERRORIZED AT THE END OF DECEMBER BY A RIGHT- WING PROVOCATEUR. THE STORY IS THE SPD, OFFICERS CAME ON THE SCENE AND WHEN THE GUY HAD BRANDISHED A FIREARM THEY DID NOTHING. AN OFFICER WAS NONCHALANT WITH SOMEONE POTENTIALLY AN I.C.E. OFFICER AND SAID I DON'T CARE. WE HAVE LOTS OF STORIES. >> THANK YOU, MR. GALE. [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU, MR. GALE. [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU, MR. GALE. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT WE HAVE ADRIANA. IS ADRIANA HERE? THE LAST ONE. >> CAN YOU PUT IT TO FOUR MINUTES, PLEASE? >> THERE'S A TRANSLATOR HERE. WE'LL DO FOUR MINUTES. HELLO, WELCOME. WE'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES FOR THE TRANSLATION OPPORTUNITY. WELCOME. YOU CAN USE BOTH MICROPHONES. THANK YOU. >> Translator: HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ADRIANA. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY WITHOUT BORDERS. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY. TODAY I COME WITH THE INTENTION OF SHARING MY COMMUNITY'S VOICE. ESPECIALLY THE VENEZUELAN MIGRANT COMMUNITY. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M ALSO AFRAID. BUT I STILL CAME TO THIS MEETING. IN THE LAST FEW FEW DAYS, I GOT TO MEET ALEXIS IN THESE PLACES -- I WAS REALLY MOVED BY THE TESTIMONY THAT SHE GAVE. I ACTUALLY FELT IDENTIFIED, SEEN. I FELT LIKE I WAS WITH FAMILY, LIKE AT HOME. THAT WE WERE PASSING THROUGH A SIMILAR SITUATION. FOR US RIGHT NOW, IT'S VERY COMPLICATED. BECAUSE OUTSIDE OF JUST THE FORCED MIGRATION WE EXPERIENCE WE ARE PASSING THROUGH PERSECUTION BY I.C.E. THAT MEANS THAT LOTS OF FAMILIES ARE FINDING THEMSELVES IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS THAT ARE DIVERSE AND COMPLEX, COMING TO DO WITH HOUSING, WITH HEALTH AND EVEN MIGRATORY STATUS. IN THAT MOMENT I ASKED ALEXIS TO HAVE A MEETING WITH YOU ONE-ON-ONE. I ACTUALLY ALSO SENT AN EMAIL BECAUSE YOU GAVE ME YOUR EMAIL. THIS WAS AA BIT STRANGE THE RESPONSE I GOT. BECAUSE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I FELT THERE WAS A LOT OF EMPATHY FROM BEFORE. THE RESPONSE I GOT WAS THAT SHE'S VERY BUSY AND THAT SHE COULDN'T ASSIST ME AT THAT TIME. THAT POSSIBLY THE SERVICES WOULD COME AT THE END OF JANUARY OR BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY. SERVICES SUCH AS A LAWYER, LEGAL AID. AND ALSO THE POSSIBILITY FOR RESOURCES FOR HOUSING. MY QUESTION IS THE FOLLOWING. WHAT JOB ISIS LARGE WHEN THE PROMISE IS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY? AND ESPECIALLY THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY? I PRESENT TO YOU PART OF MY COMMUNITY THAT WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE TESTIMONY TODAY. >> THANK YOU. >> Translator: GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS -- I'M A MIGRANT WHO CROSSED THE BORDER WITH MY HUSBAND AND WITH MY DAUGHTER. TO REALLY SAVE OUR LIVES AND TO FIND SAFETY. AND WE'RE PASSING THROUGH A SITUATION RIGHT NOW WHERE MY DAUGHTER IS BEING PROCESSED THROUGH A SEPARATE CASE FROM OURS. EVEN THOUGH SHE IS HERE WITH HER FAMILY. SHE ALREADY HAD HER FIRST COURT WHERE SHE HAD TO GO AS AN UNACCOMPANIED MINOR BY HERSELF, AND WE FELT SO MUCH FEAR FOR HER. IN THIS SITUATION WE FEEL EVEN MORE VULNERABLE NOW. BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING THE RISK THAT MY DAUGHTER WILL BE DEPORTED WITHOUT HER PARENTS. GOING WITH THE FEAR KNOWING THAT I.C.E. MIGHT BE THERE TO EVEN DETAIN US AS WELL. AND WE'RE GOING TO OUR COURTS AND FOLLOWING ALL THE STEPS BECAUSE WE WANT TO FOLLOW WITH THE LAW. BUT WE DON'T FEEL SAFE. WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GO WITH A LAWYER. THANKS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HERE WITH US TODAY, WE FEEL A LITTLE BIT SAFER BECAUSE THEY COME WITH US. EITHER WAY, WE STILL FEEL VERY UNSAFE. SO I'M SHARING MY SITUATION. I ASK WHY DO WE HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR AND BE SO AFRAID WHEN WE CAME HERE LOOKING FOR SAFETY? PLEASE, NO MORE PERSECUTION, NO MORE I. C.E. WE CAME HERE TO FIND SAFETY, WE'RE -- WE'RE ASYLUM SEEKERS BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION BACK IN OUR HOME COUNTRY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. I JUST WANT TO SAY MY SITUATION AND WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH ISN'T JUST. IT'S NOT RIGHT. I.C.E. OUT. THANK YOU. >> I.C.E. OUT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND YOU'RE MYREN? >> MILAN. >> AND THIS IS ASMAYRA? >> Translator: HI, I'M REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT BORDERS AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS COUNTRY FOR THREE YEARS. THESE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN REALLY HEAVY FOR ME. ESPECIALLY AFTER MY SURGERY WHERE THEY HAD TO REMOVE MY ENTIRE LEFT BREAST DUE TO CANCER. RIGHT NOW I DO NOT HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE. THAT WOULD COVER MANY PROCEDURES THAT I ACTUALLY STILL NEED. IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO WORK. I DON'T HAVE A WAY TO PAY MY RENT. I ACTUALLY OWE TWO MONTHS. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Translator: GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SIGLENI. I'M ALSO UNDER A LOT OF STRESS RIGHT NOW. I HAD SOME WORK BUT JUST THIS DECEMBER THEY'VE CUT ME DOWN TO VERY, VERY FEW DAYS. I FEEL -- I FEEL NERVOUS TO GO OUT OF MY HOUSE AND ONTO THE STREET TO EVEN LOOK FOR WORK BECAUSE OF I.C.E. I CAN ALSO APPLY THROUGH MY PHONE BUT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO COVER MY PHONE BILL, I ACTUALLY AM NOT ABLE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THOSE APPLICATIONS. AND I WANT TO WORK. I ACTUALLY REALLY WANT TO FIND A JOB, BUTBUT I YOU TO GET I.C.E. OUT OF THE COMMUNITY. TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY GO OUT INTO THE CITY, MAKE A LIFE, BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND WITHOUT LIVING IN FEAR. AND TO BE ABLE TO COVER THE BASIC NEEDS. I WASN'T ABLE TO COVER THIS MONTH'S RENT AND, IN FACT, JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, THERE WAS I.C.E. ALL AROUND MY HOUSE AND THE AREA I'M LIVING IN, AND SO YOU'RE BASICALLY JUST INSIDE LIVING IN FEAR. YOU'RE SCARED. SO WE WANT YOU TO TAKE OUR WORD FOR WHAT WE'RE SAYING AND HAVE UNITY AND GET ICE OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AND, SECONDLY, TO SUPPORT US WITH THE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO COVER OUR RENT EVEN FOR ONE OR TWO MONTHS WHILE WE TRY TO FIND WORK. WE ACTUALLY REALLY WANT TO WORK. WE DON'T WANT TO BE A BURDEN. IF YOU CAN GET I.C.E. OUT OF OUR CITY, WE CAN LIVE MORE PEACEFULLY. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Translator: WE ALSO JUST WANT TO QUICKLY SHARE THAT WE WANT SUPPORT WITH TWO PETITIONS THAT WE HAVE. I KNOW IT'S COMPLICATED TO TALK ABOUT I.C.E. WE KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE JURISDICTION ON ALL THE AREAS TO MAKE MOVES IN THE SITUATION. BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD MAKE THE EFFORT TO DO WHAT YOU CAN. BUT, IN THE MEANTIME, I THINK YOU HAVE SOME OF THE CONTEXT FOR EVEN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR HOME COUNTRY IN VENEZUELA. THE TRANSITIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING THERE ARE NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. IN THE MEANTIME, OUR HOME IS IN THIS COUNTRY. AND SO, AS I REPEAT, WE HAVE TWO PETITIONS THAT WE NEED SUPPORT WITH. WE NEED RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO FIND LEGAL AID FOR OUR IMMIGRATION CASES AND ALSO SUPPORT WITH RESOURCES FOR HOUSING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JONATHAN AND THEN FOLLOWED BY CASSANDRA AND THEN ARIES. AND I KNOW WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP AS WELL. WELCOME, MR. JONATHAN. >> HELLO. FIRST, I WANT TO START OFF BY GROUNDING OURSELVES. YESTERDAY WAS DECEMBER -- SORRY, WAS FEBRUARY 2nd, AND THIS IS BACK ON DECEMBER 2nd WE HAD SEEN THAT CHRISTIAN NELSON WAS MURDERED BY SPD AND THAT THEY SHOT UP AN APARTMENT BUILDING AND THEY SENT A RESIDENT TO THE HOSPITAL. AND THIS WAS THE CONTEXT FROM OUR ORGANIZATION TO LAUNCH A CAMPAIGN, JUSTICE FOR CHRISTIAN NELSON AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE CONTINUED TO COME BACK. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO BE MORE ORGANIZED, AND NOW AS I.C.E. HAS BEGUN TO HIT THE STREETS, WE HAVE LAUNCHED ANOTHER CAMPAIGN. THIS IS OUR I.C.E. OUT OF SEATTLE CAMPAIGN WITH SOME DEMANDS SUCH AS END SURVEILLANCE NOW, I.C.E. OFF CITY GROUNDS NOW, SERVICES NOT SURVEILLANCE, AND AS WELL SOME OTHER POINTS, BUT I WANTED TO ECHO ON THE OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTARY WHERE HE IS ACTUALLY ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH COUNCILMEMBERS, SO I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR AND TO WHO I WANT TOTO DIRECTLY IS TO JOYJOY AND I JUST WANTED TO POSE THIS IN TERMS OF DIRECTLY, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE ROBERT KETTLE, WHO IS A WAR CRIMINAL, TO BE THE CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE? NOW I'LL GIVE YOU MAYBE, LIKE THREE SECONDS, TO ANSWER YES OR NO. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ANSWER, THAT'S TOTALLY FINE, BECAUSE YOU ARE SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO HIM. I UNDERSTAND THAT DYNAMIC. I'LL GIVE A QUICK COUNT. SO NO ANSWER. REGARDLESS, I THINK IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A WAR CRIMINAL SERVING TO PROTECT OTHER CRIMINALS ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE. HE WAS VERY HAPPY WHEN HE VOTED TO RENEW THEIR CONTRACT AND GIVE THEM LESS ACCOUNTABILITY AND YOU KNOW, I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE COUNCILMEMBERS -- [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU, MR. JONATHAN. THANK YOU, JONATHAN. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU, JONATHAN. [ INAUDIBLE ] . >> THANK YOU, JONATHAN. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, JONATHAN. NEXT WE HAVE CASSANDRA FOLLOWED BY ARIES FOLLOWED BY K'ANDRE. >> I ONLY HAVE TWO MINUTES THIS TIME. I'M CASSANDRA. AS YOU SAW I WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY. I'M PART OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEOPLE STRUGGLE WHO IS HERE TODAY. WE'RE ALSO PART OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS ALLIANCE, AND ALONGSIDE THE MIGRANTS THAT YOU SAW THESE WOMEN HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR HOUSING AND FOR RESOURCES FOR MIGRANTS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. THEY'RE ACTUALLY A LARGE PART OF THE REASON WHY THE PROGRAM EVEN EXISTS IN WASHINGTON STATE. THEY HAD MEETINGS WITH THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE, WITH FOLKS AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, AND WHERE THEY SPOKE TODAY AT THE CITY TO REALLY SHARE THEIR TEMPERATURES IN REGARDSREGARDS WHAT WAS SHARED THE ONE DETAIL I WANT TO UPLIFT IS HER DAUGHTER, WHO HAS TO GO INTO COURT ALONE IS 6 YEARS OLD, WHICH IS DISTURBING THAT CHILDREN HAVE TO GO INTO COURT AND REPRESENT THEMSELVES. BUT WE'RE ALSO SEEING THE INCREASE IN I.C.E. RAIDS. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST DETENTION CENTERS IN THE STATE, AND WE KNOW THAT I.C.E. IN OUR COMMUNITIES IS PUTTING EVERYONE AT RISK, AND WE ARE SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MINNEAPOLIS. WE ALSO HAVE SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THIS STATE, AND SO WE'RE HERE AS THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS ALLIANCE, AS THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEOPLE STRUGGLE, MANY GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, TO PLEASE DO YOUR JOBS, GO BEYOND WHAT YOUR JOBS CAN DO AND REALLY KICK I.C.E. OUT OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, ARIES. NEXT WE HAVE K' ANDRE FOLLOWED BY LADY SCRIBE AND THEN SOLOMON. K'ANDRE, WELCOME. >> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. I SAW THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA PUT OUT LEGISLATION FOR PROTECTING IMMIGRANTS AND I WANTED TO FOCUS ON SECTION B, SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS ARE EXEMPT FROM LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY SUBSECTION 4.18.15. A WITH RESPECT TO A PERSON WHOM THE OFFICER HAS REASONABLE SUSPICION TO BELIEVE THAT, ONE, HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEPORTED, TWO, IS AGAIN PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES THREE COMMITTING OR HAVE COMMITTED A FELONY. I WANTED TO ASK, WHAT IS REASONABLE SUSPICION? AND HOW EXACTLY DOES GIVING THE SPD ALREADY AN ORGANIZATIONORGAN IZATION A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH, HOW IS THIS EITHER HELPING THEM AND MAKING US FEEL SAFER? PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND, KATIE WILSON'S PROMISE TO DO SOMETHING, SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS GOING TO FOCUS ON A $4 MILLION ALLOCATION TO AFFECTED COMMUNITIES. HOW DO WE KNOW WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING? BECAUSE, AS WE JUST HEARD, WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO AREN'T ABLE TO GET HOUSING WHO AREN'T ABLE TO PAY INSURANCE AND MEDICAL BILLS. SO HOW CAN WE ACTUALLY MAKE SURE THAT MONEY GETS BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY? PERFECT. THANK YOU. WE NEED SERVICES, GUYS, NOT SURVEILLANCE. THERE'S SO MUCH MONEY THAT COULD BE ALLOCATED TO THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES AND, AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING AND HOW WE'RE MADE ANY SAFER BECAUSE OF IT. SO, THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE LADY SCRIBE. FOR THE RECORD, THE LEGISLATION THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS PUT FORTH IS GOING TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. THAT COMMITTEE MEETS ON FEBRUARY 10th AT 9:30. THE $4 MILLION THAT WAS ACTUALLY ALLOCATED, IT WAS COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AMENDMENT FROM COUNCIL THAT WAS PASSED LAST YEAR GOES DIRECTLY TO OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SERVICESSERVICES THEN FIGURES OUT THE RFP FOR THOSE FUNDS. AND I KNOW THAT IS -- THAT IS OVERSIGHT THAT CAN HAPPEN AT COUNCIL AND WITH THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT REFUGEE SERVICES AND WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WELL. THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THOSE UP. I WANTED JUST TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU AS WELL. >> HOW PUBLIC ARE -- [ INAUDIBLE ]. >> I'M NOT SURE. I CAN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AFTER. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THOSE -- THOSE ARE THE CONCRETE FACTS ON THOSE. THANK YOU. MISS LADY SCRIBE FOLLOWED BY SOLOMON ONLY ONE WINNER PRINCE. ONLY ONE WISER PRINCE. THEN NATHAN AND ARIEL. >> OKAY. YES, MY NAME IS LADY SCRIBE. I AM A LEGACY RESIDENT OF SEATTLE, AND THE FOUNDER OF THE SEATTLE SOUND MUSIC AWARDS, FAMILY FOUNDATION. I HAVE PROBABLY RALLIED FOR A LOT OF YOU GUYS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE DEFINITELY ASKING IN COMMUNITY TO GET TO OUR MAYOR'S OFFICE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS SHORTLY A LITTLE BIT OVER A 30- DAY TRANSITION. WE GET IT. BUT WE NEED IMMEDIATE FUNDING RIGHT NOW TO BE RELEASED. WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE CIRCLES TO GO THROUGH THE COUNCIL AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED A MILLION DOLLARS. WE WANT A MILLION DOLLARS. WE WILL EMAIL YOU GUYS INDIVIDUALLY EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, BUT WE NEED THIS MONEY RELEASED SO WE CAN HAVE A BLACK SEATTLE TO BLACK SEATTLE CONVERSATION. THIS IS NOT A SEATTLE CONVERSATION AND TRUST THAT WITH THE DEATHS OF OUR YOUTH WE CANNOT CONTINUOUSLY ASK PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF OURSELVES TO HANDLE SITUATIONS WE NEED TO HANDLE OURSELVES. I WANT I.C.E. OUT, TOO. I'M AFRAID FOR MY SON GOING TO SCHOOL. I'M AFRAID EVERY TIME. I CAN'T HINDER HIM IN GROWING AS A YOUNG BLACK MAN. I HAVE TO PRAY AND HOPE THAT HE COMES HOME SAFELY, EVEN IN THE WINTER, I HAVE TO TELL HIM, DO NOT WEAR YOUR HOODIE. THIS CONVERSATION, WHEN I SAY I WANT I.C.E. OUT, TOO, THIS IS OUR PASSPORT INITIATIVE AS WELL. WE AS BLACK INDIGENOUS AMERICANS ARE THE ONLY ONES NOT PROTECTED. OUR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES COME HERE WITH TWO AND THREE PASSPORTS. MY MOTHER IS JAMAICAN AND AFRICAN. MY BROTHER. WE ARE ALL HERE. WE UNDERSTAND IT. I'M LITERALLY TALKING TO THOSE BORN IN SEATTLE, THOSE BORN IN AMERICA BLACK RESIDENTS. WE ARE UNPROTECTED. WE DO NOT HAVE PASSPORTS, SO IF WE GET PICKED UP, WHERE DO WE GO? WE CANNOT FLY OUT, WE DON'T HAVE $45. WE'RE GOING TO BE SITTING OVER THERE FOR TWO MORE HOURS TRYING TO VERIFY OURSELVES. WE NEED THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO REACT. I KNOW THAT I'M OUT OF TIME BUT I GET SO WRAPPED UP IN EMOTION BECAUSE BECAUSE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A VOICE FOR BLACK SEATTLE. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, LADY SCRIBE. NEXT WE HAVE SOLOMON FOLLOWED BY NATHAN FOLLOWED BY ARIEL. NO AURALLE ROSE. GIVE ME ONE SECOND, SOLOMON. NEXT I HAVE SOLOMON, WHO IS HERE. I HAVE NATHAN. IS NATHAN HERE? TO THE LEFT. AND THEN AURALLEE ROSE. IS THAT YOU? I'M SORRY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AURALLEE ROSE, I DO NOT HAVE YOU. YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP IF YOUYOU WANT RIGHT AFTER -- [ INAUDIBLE ] . >> WHAT'S YOUR NAME? [ INAUDIBLE ]. >> I SEE. YOU WERE NUMBER 26. OKAY, AFTER SOLOMON, YOU WILL BE NEXT. THAT'S MY BAD. AND, SOLOMON, ONLY ONE WISER. YOU JUST HAD A BIRTHDAY? >> WHO, ME? >> DID YOU? >> I HAVE A BIRTHDAY COMING IN A COUPLE WEEKS. >> NEVER MIND, I'M SORRY. MY BAD. >> YES, MY NAME IS SOLOMON ONLY ONE WISER PRINCE. I AM THE FOUNDER OF THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND ALSO CO-FOUNDER OF THREE KINGS BOXING GYM, THE AURORA AVENUE CORRIDOR OF NORTH SEATTLE. I AM A NATIVE AND FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WHAT I'M HERE TO DO IS TRYING TO CALL FOR FUNDING FOR THE THREE KINGS DOJO TO ALLOCATE FOR AT-RISK YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY, OKAY. ACCESS AND EQUITY. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS JUST A SIMPLE WAY TO HAVE STRUCTURE AND DISCIPLINE AS A SAFE PLACE TO BE FOR THESE KIDS BUT COST IS THE BARRIER. CITY FUNDING WOULD ALLOW US TO OFFER FREE OR LOW- COST TRAINING SO FINANCES NEVER DECIDE WHETHER A CHILD GETS MENTORSHIP, DISCIPLINE, AND THEN WILL HAVE A POSITIVE OUTLET. VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALSO WHAT WE OFFER WITH HAVING THIS GYM. WE ALL KNOW THAT HOURS AFTER SCHOOL ARE THE MOST CRITICAL. THAT'S WHEN KIDS ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO NEGATIVE INFLUENCES. BOXING ISN'T ABOUT FIGHTING, IT'S ABOUT SELF- CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY, AND RESPECT. EVERY HOUR A CHILD IS IN OUR GYM IS AN HOUR THEY ARE NOT IN THE STREETS. WE HAVE PROVEN GRASSROOTS. WE ARE ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY. FAMILIES TRUST US, KIDS SHOW UP CONSISTENTLY, COACHES KNOW THEIR NAMES. CITY INVESTMENT WOULDN'T BE STARTING SOMETHING NEW BUT STRENGTHENING WHAT IS ALREADY WORKING. WHAT FUNDING SUPPORTS IS SAFETY, EQUIPMENT AND STABLE FACILITY ACCESS, THAT STABILITY ALLOWS US TO BE CONSISTENT AND CONSISTENCY IS WHAT CHANGES LIVES. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OUTCOMES. WE BELIEVE IN ACCOUNTABILITY. WE TRACK ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION, AND YOUTH PROGRESS. WE SEE IMPROVEMENT IN CONFIDENCE, SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT AND BEHAVIOR. THIS IS A SMART INVESTMENT WITH MEASURED OUTCOMES. I JUST HAVE ONE MORE. WHEN YOU INVEST IN OUR YOUTH, YOU INVEST IN SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS, STRONGER FAMILIES AND A HEALTHIER SEATTLE. WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO STAND WITH US SO EVERY CHILD DESERVES AN INCOME LEVEL FOR A FIGHTING CHANCE A LIFE TO SUCCEED. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, SOLOMON. NEXT WE HAVE ARIES FOLLOWED BY NATHAN AND THEN AURALLEE. WELCOME. AND I APOLOGIZE I SKIPPED OVER YOU. MY BAD. >> YOU'RE OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THE GRACE. ANY MICROPHONE YOU WANT. >> AS WE STATED LAST TIME WE ARE BACK WITH MORE PEOPLE, MORE DEMANDS, WELL, THE SAME DEMANDS. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOT MAKING. WE ARE HERE WITH MOREMORE ORGANIZATIONS. THEY ACTUALLY ARE RIGHT OUTSIDE WITH SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. TO STAND HERE AND PROVE THAT WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY, ARE HAVING TO STAND UP AND UNITE BECAUSE YOU GUYS AREN'T MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS. YOU AREN'T HELPING THE COMMUNITY WITH THE DEMANDS THAT WE ARE ASKING. I'M SORRY. I LOST MY PLACE. >> YOU'RE GOOD. IT HAS BEEN ONE MONTH SINCE CHRISTIAN NELSON WAS MURDERED BY THE SEATTLE POLICE DURING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. WE ARE HERE TO DEMAND THAT WE EXPEDITE - - THAT YOU GUYS EXPEDITE OUR DEMANDS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY. WE NEED I.C.E. OFF CITY GROUNDS. WE NEED I.C.E. OUT NOW. WE NEED SERVICE NOT SURVEILLANCE, AND WE'RE ASKING THAT THE $4 MILLION THAT WAS DIRECTED -- SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PEOPLE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS, NOT THE ORGANIZATIONS. AS WE SAID LAST TIME, IF OUR DEMANDS ARE NOT MET, WE WILL BE BACK AGAIN WITH MORE PEOPLE THE SAME DEMANDS, UNTIL YOU GUYS ACTUALLY FIX IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ARIES. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT WE HAVE NATHAN FOLLOWED BY AURALLEE. NATHAN FOLLOWED BY AURALLEE. >> ALL RIGHT. SO SEATTLE IS A CITY OF IMMIGRANTS AND TRANSPLANTS. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN, AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE CITY IS THAT NO MATTER WHEN YOU MOVED HERE, NO MATTER WHEN YOU CAME HERE, YOU'RE STILL PART OF THE CITY. I THINK IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR COUNCILMEMBERS CHOSE TO LIVE IN SEATTLE. THEY WEREN'T BORN HERE. AND THAT IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE WE'RE A CITYCITY WELCOMES YOU, BUT WE DON'T WELCOME I.C.E. IN THIS CITY BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COMMUNITIES AND TEAR FAMILIES APART AND THAT'S WRONG. IN THIS COUNTRY YOU HAVE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS, FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS, FIFTH, SIXTH, TENTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS. ALEX PRETTI AND RENEE GOODE WERE EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH WHAT THEY DID TO RESPECT THEIR RIGHTS TO DO IT. I DON'T AGREE WITH ALEX TSIMERMAN'S WORDS, BUT HE HAS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK. IT'S THE SAME IDEA. THEY WERE NOT CRIMINALS. THEY WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG. THEY WERE DEFENDING PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY THAT WERE BEING TARGETED BY MASKED GESTAPO AGENTS. THERE IS NO WORLD IN WHICH YOU CAN JUSTIFY WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY EVERYBODY HERE NEEDS TO KEEP EXERCISING THEIR CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED RIGHTS. WE CANNOT COMPLY IN ADVANCE WITH THIS REGIME. WE NEED TO READ THE EPSTEIN FILES. WE NEED TO KEEP SPEAKING OUT AND SAYING WHAT WE THINK, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT HE WANTS TO TAKE AWAY FROM US. SO DON'T COMPLY IN ADVANCE. RESIST THE COUP. READ THE EPSTEIN FILES. CREEP CRITICIZING TRUMP. THIS REGIME IS ABOUT TO FALL AND IT'S BECAUSE WE WILL NOT STAND FOR IT. HOW MANY PEOPLE HERE ARE GOING TO STAND FOR TRUMP'S ABUSES OF OUR CONSTITUTION? I DON'T THINK ANYONE HERE IS GOING TO STAND FOR THAT. I DON'T THINK ANYONE UP HERE BELIEVES IN THAT. WE DISAGREE ON IS A VARIETY OF ISSUES BUT WE AGREE IMMIGRANTS BELONG IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THESE RAIDS ARE WRONG. I.C.E. OUT NOW AND JUSTICE FOR RENEE, ALEX, AND CHRIS PORTER. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, NATHAN. NEXT WE HAVE AURALLEE FOLLOWED BY RC. AND THEN WE HAVE MORE AND THEN WE'LL SWITCH TO ONLINE. WELCOME AURALLEE. YOU CAN DO ANY MIC YOU WANT THAT WORKS FOR YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS AURALLEE ROSE, A PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIVE, OTTAWA AND RESIDENT OF FIRST HILL SEATTLE. THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, AND ITS AFFILIATED CAMPUSES, ARE IRRESPONSIBLY DEVELOPING NEXT GENERATION ENERGY WEAPONS AND PERVASIVE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES T. UNAVOIDABLE KNOWLEDGE FOR EVERY CITIZEN IN THIS CITY, YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE RADIOACTIVE CHEMICALS SEEPING INTO OUR LAND. I AM HEREBY SUBMITTING A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND HEREBY DEMAND A COMPREHENSIVE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION BY THE SHERIFF'S INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT INTO THESE ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT AND POTENTIAL MISUSE OF SURVEILLANCE ININ ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS OF MY CIVIL RIGHTS. WHEN I SOUGHT ASSISTANCE VIAVIA EMAIL, JOY ASSURED ME OF A PHONE CALL, ONLY TO TELL ME SHE COULDN'T HELP ME. FURTHERMORE, 250 YEARS LATER, I'M HERE ON AMERICAN SOIL. I'M ALSO THE GREAT- GRANDDAUGHTER OF OUR FIRST AMERICAN GENERAL OF THE ARMY. SO HERE I AM 250 YEARS LATER BEING SURVEILLED BY MY EX AND IT'S NOT ONLY ME, 10,000 CAN QUERY THIS DATABASE AND SEARCH YOU AND YOU AND YOU AND ME AND BLACK LIVES MATTER AND CONGRESS AND ANYBODY THEY WANT, SURVIVORS, PROTESTERS, PEOPLE WHO ARE FLEEING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THEY CAN GO INTO SHELTERS, AND IT'S PROFOUNDLY DANGEROUS AND, FRANKLY, INDEFENSIBLE FOR SOMEONE LIKE MY EX WITH THE EPA TO CHECK OUT A WEAPON FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND WHO HAS ASSAULT FOUR ON HIS RECORD AND VIOLENT TENDENCIES, ANDAND THIS ARRANGEMENT IMPERILS INNOCENT LIVES AND ERODES -- [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU, AURALLEE. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] WE HAVE THREE LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKERS BEFORE WE JUMP TO ONLINE. WE HAVE RC FOLLOWED BY KEISHA McGEHEE AND THEN LIZ PARK. YOU CAN USE EITHER MICROPHONE. ANY ONE YOU WANT. RC? >> CITY COUNCIL, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RC DEMINGS, A SEATTLE NATIVE. I GRADUATED FROM GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL MANY MOONS AGO, AND I WANT TO SHARE A FEW THINGS WITH YOU, PLEASE. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION IS PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION WILL STOP ENFORCEMENT IF IT'S USED PROPERLY. WE NEED EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY THE PLAY A PART IN INTERVENTION. THESE THINGS SHOULD BE EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY. THIS CLEARLY MEANS THAT WE MUST SUPPORT OUR CHIEF AND HIS COMMAND STAFF. THIS IS A MAN WHO PRIORITIZES PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION KNOWING THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENFORCEMENT. HE'S DETERMINED TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY. I LEARNED THIS FROM JOHN FREDERICK HAYES WHO SERVED 39 YEARS IN EVERY COMMUNITY FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND IT DOES WORK. SHON BARNES IS TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING SO LET'S PLEASE GIVE HIM A TIME AND A CHANCE TO COME OUT WITH EFFECTIVE OUTCOMES. JOHN HAYES WAS AT RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AND SPOKE TO THE GROUP OF KIDS AND TOLD THEM TO MAKE SURE EVERY KID THAT YOU INTERACT WITH DOESN'T GET INTO TROUBLE. HE ALSO TOLD THESE KIDS THAT THE BEST REVENGE IS MASSIVE SUCCESS AND IF WE BELIEVE IN THAT, THEN NO CRIMES WOULD BE COMMITTED. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU SEATTLE CITY COUNCILMEN, PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT TO THE RAINIER BEACH AREA THIS PAST WEEKEND. IT WAS A GREAT TRAGEDY BUT, GUESS WHAT, IF OUR MINDS CAN CONCEIVE IT, OUR HEARTS CAN BELIEVE IT, WITH GOD'S HELP WE CAN ACHIEVE IT. WE HAVE TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND DO THINGS TO STAND IN OUR COMMUNITIES, LIKE YESTERDAY, BETWEEN FRIDAY AND YESTERDAY IS LIKE 200 TO 300 PEOPLE OUT THERE. IF THE PERSON THAT SAW THAT BEFORE IT HAPPENED WOULD HAVE SAW ALL OF US THERE, THERE'S NO WAY IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. AND, JOY, I WILL GIVE YOU A PASS. I KNOW WERE YOU BUSY AND WOULD HAVE COME OUT IF YOU HAD A CHANCE AND SO FORTH. I DO GET THAT AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT. LEAN ON US, TOO, BECAUSE WE'RE COMING TO YOU SO, THEREFORE, IT'S YOUR TURN TO COME TO US TO HELP FACILITATE -- [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU, RC. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT WE HAVE -- AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, RC. NEXT WE HAVE KEISHA McGEHEE. IS KEISHA McGEHEE HERE? I THINK I SAW HER SIGN UP. KEISHA McGEHEE. I'LL SAY THAT AGAIN, KEISHA McGEHEE. NO? OKAY. LIZ PARK? LIZ PARK, WELCOME, AND THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS LIZ AND I'M HERE TOTO THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEOPLE STRUGGLE, A GLOBAL GRASSROOTS ALLIANCE OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND PEASANT AND MANY OTHER PRO- PEOPLE ORGANIZATIONS. I AM HERE TO UPLIFT THE CALLS OF THE VERY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. WE'RE HERE WITH YOU TO STAND AND TO DEMAND FROM YOU MORE. IT IS THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WHO MAKE THIS CITY RUN. IT IS THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WHO SHOULD HAVE THE POWER. IT IS THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM THAT PUT YOU IN YOUR SEATS. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO ENJOY OUR MORNING COFFEES, THE FOOD ON OUR TABLES, THE CLOTHES ON OUR BACKS. SO IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, RECENTLY THE UW CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS PUT OUT A REPORT ON HOW THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING IS WORKING WITH I.C.E. TO SURVEIL THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE TO KIDNAP OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS IS WHY, AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE CANNOT HAVE MORE CCTVs IN OUR COMMUNITY. CITY COUNCIL, IT IS WHY YOU MUST ALSO DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN TO REVERSE THIS. BECAUSE WE CANNOT HAVE MORE SURVEILLANCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. MORE CCTVs, MORE SURVEILLANCE IS NOT WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE OUR CITY SAFER. WE HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE IN HISTORY, RIGHT? THE PEOPLE NEED HEALTH CARE. THEY NEED EDUCATION. THEY NEED SERVICES. THEY NEED HOUSING. THEY NEED SURVEILLANCE -- THEY NEED IS YOUR ADVICES NOT SURVEILLANCE. WE'RE URGING YOU TODAY FOR THE CITY TO TAKE A STANCE BECAUSE YOU HERE MUST TAKE A STANCE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE TAKING A STANCE. THE PEOPLE ARE TAKING A STAND. EVERY DAY IN THE STREETS, THEY ARE BUILDING COMMUNITY RESPONSE NETWORKS IN THEIR SCHOOLS IN THEIR WORK PLACES. PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, URGING YOU TO TAKE AND DO MORE. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU, LIZ. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ONLINE NOW. DAVID HAYNES, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> HI, THANK YOU. DAVID HAYNES. THERE WAS 133 HOMICIDES IN 2025 IN BALTIMORE AND 311 SHOOTINGS AND JUST THIS YEAR ALONEALONE WERE SEVEN DEATHS IN 16 DAYS, AND OUR CITY GOVERNMENT ACTING LIKE THE BEST PRACTICES ARE COPYING BLUE CITIES ELSEWHERE ARE APPLYING GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION BASED ON BALTIMORE AND WE KNOW THAT IN OUR BUDGET IN SEATTLE THERE ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING AROUND THROUGH NONPROFITS THAT ARE PAYING GUN- TOTING CRIMINALS TO RELOCATE TO A DIFFERENT CITY IFIF DON'T RETALIATE AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CITY ARE BEING PAID TWO MONTHS' RENT AND A BUNCH OF FOOD FROM THE GROCERY STORE BECAUSE GOING TO THE FOOD BANK FOR THE CRIMINAL IS BENEATH THEM BASED ON THE IDEA THEY'RE GOING TO ROB SOMEBODY TO MAKE RENT. IT'S A DIFFERENT CITY THAT HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WANTED TO GO TRAVEL TO THAT JUSTIFIES COMING BACK WITH SOME WORKING VACATION WE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE SAME BAD POLICY RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR EVIL CRIMINALS. WE STILL HAVE A HOMELESS CRISIS HERE IN SEATTLE. WE HAVE A HOUSING CRISIS SABOTAGED BY THE LANDLORDS ON THE CITY COUNCIL WHO PUT RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND WE HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS WHERE YOU ALL ARE PRIORITIZING REPEAT OFFENDERS THAT ARE CONNECTED FOR THE CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD WHO ARE CONDUCTING ONE CIVIL WAR WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU PRIDE YOURSELF ON RACISTLY DISCRIMINATING AGAINST INNOCENT WHITE, HOUSELESS CITIZENS WHO ARE SUBHUMAN, MISTREATED AND DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. AND WE HAVE A MAIN STREET REACTIVATION CRISIS BECAUSE THE POLICE CHIEF THINKS THAT HE'S THE SMARTEST GUY IN TOWN WHEN IT COMES TO MANIPULATING THE PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY BY LYING ABOUT THE 911 CRIME HOT SPOT AND THE OTHER PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THANK YOU, MR. HAYNES. ARE THERE ANY MORE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS THAT HAVE NOT SIGNED UP WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT ALL? OKAY. AWESOME. SO THAT IS GOING TO -- WE'VE REACHED THE END -- WE'VE REACHED THE END OF THE LIST OF OUR REGISTERED SPEAKERS AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. I DO WANT TO SINCERELY THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME CAME TODAY. I KNOW THAT THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE ALWAYS WATCHING ONLINE. THERE'S PEOPLE THAT WATCH THIS VIDEO LATER ON IN THE EVENING OR DOWN THE LINE. THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SENT IN PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA EMAIL. MAYBE IT'S THE FOLKS THAT WE MEET ON THE STREET AS WELL AND ALSO FOLKS THAT WE GET TO MEET EVERY SINGLE DAY, THE COMMUNITY AS WHOLE, AND THERE'S A TON OF PEOPLE AND SO PUBLIC COMMENT HAPPENS IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE CURRENT ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR CITY AS WELL. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION FROM OUR PUBLIC COMMENT INTO SOME OF OUR AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE'S ANY OBJECTION, WE WILL NOT -- WE'LL NOW CONSIDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR, AND THESE ARE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 27 th, 2026, AND COUNCIL BILL 1211557. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> 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 RINCK? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBERCOUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. >> AYE. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF. THERE ARE NO COMMUNITY REPORTS PRESENTATION TODAY AND NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE'S NO RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION TODAY. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER -- I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOU HAVE FURTHER COMMENT OR BUSINESS? >> YES, I DO. BEFORE I DO THAT, THOUGH, MADAM PRESIDENT, IF YOU WOULD LET ME MAKE AS A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A REMARK. I DO RESPECT PEOPLE'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO COME TO THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANYTHING, NOT JUST INCLUDING THE AGENDA, PARTICULARLY WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CITY. WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE, AND I APOLOGIZE, I WAS CHOKING ON MY WATER WHEN I COULDN'T GET THE WORDS OUT, IT IS THE INAPPROPRIATE REMARKS AND THE PERSONAL ATTACKS AND THE VULGARITY AND THE INFLAMMATORY LANGUAGE BASED ON RACE, GENDER IT ETHNICITY THAT SOME OF US ENDURE ON A DAILY BASIS, AND THAT'S WHAT I FIND UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE COME HERE AND TAKE THE TIME TO COME TO PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE, WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR WORDS. I LEARNED SO MUCH TODAY FROM INDIVIDUALS THAT SHOWED UP, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT I LISTEN FOR. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT PEOPLE COME HERE TO ATTACK OUR ETHNICITY, OUR BACKGROUND, AND MAKE THOSE PERSONAL ATTACKS PUBLIC. AND THAT'S WHAT SADDENS ME. SO, WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO CLEAR THE RECORD ON THAT BECAUSE I COULDN'T SPEAK BEFORE BECAUSE I WAS CHOKING ON MY WATER. AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR AGAIN FOR THE RECORD THAT MR. TSIMERMAN NOW HAS, ON THE RECORD, BEEN WARNED. SO HE HAS TWO MORE OPPORTUNITIES, AND HE KNOWS HOW WE DO THIS. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED NEXT TUESDAY FROM SEATTLE CITYCITY COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 10th. >> ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? I'M NOT GOING TO OBJECT. YOU ARE EXCUSED. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I SEE YOUR HAND RAISED. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ALSO REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 10th. >> ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS BEING EXCUSED FEBRUARY 10th? YOU ARE EXCUSED. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YES, THE SAME FOR ME EXCEPT FOR TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY ON THE 17th OF FEBRUARY. >> FEBRUARY 17th. ARE THERE ANY -- IS THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? SEEING NONE, YOU ARE EXCUSED, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER ITEMS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY FOR THIS MEETING? I'LL LOOK LEFT AND RIGHT. MY COMPUTER TURNED ON MAGICALLY SO I'M NO LONGER RIDING BLIND. WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS FOR COMING OUT. WE HAD DIFFERENT TYPES OF VOICES TODAY, WHICH IS ALL WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS COUNCIL. I WANT TO CONTINUE TO INVITE PEOPLE TO COME TO PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVEHAVE -- TO BE ABLE FOR THE RECORD, STATE WHAT YOU'RE FEELING AND TO -- WHAT YOU'RE FEELING AND ALSO WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE WITH KINDNESS WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THESE DOORS, BE RESPECTFUL. WE ASK THE SAME IN RETURN AS WELL, AND WE JUST WANT TO CONTINUE THIS PROCESS, AND SO WE JUST THANK EVERYONE FOR THAT. WITH THAT, IT IS 3:14 AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED, THANK YOU.