>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, THE JULY 15, 2025 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 2:03 P.M. I'M SARA NELSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> HERE. PRESENT. >> COUNT COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA NELSON. >> PRESENT. >> SEVEN MEMBERS PRESENT. >> I SHOULD SAY THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA WILL BE JOINING US VIRTUALLY IN A MOMENT. AND THE REFERRAL CALENDAR AND COUNCIL PROGRAM. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TODAY? >> WE HAVE EIGHT REMOTE AND SEVEN IN PERSON. >> OKAY WE'LL GIVE EVERYBODY ONE MINUTE PLEASE. >> THE PUBLIC PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF IN PERSON, UNTIL COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED. PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT. SPEAKERS WILL BE MUTED IN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO CALL ON THE SPEAKERS. THE PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. >> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS PAUL. FOLLOWING PAUL I BELIEVE IS CAROLINE. >> CANNOT BE HEARD. OKAY. I'M PAUL BLUMASS AND I'M ACTIVE WE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. I CONTINUE MY COMMENTS ON THE HOMELESS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. THERE ARE ESTIMATES THAT ALL FUNDING STREAMS FOR ALL HOUSING SERVICES OF EVERY KIND FOR THE ESTIMATED 17,000 HOMELESS IN KING COUNTY. SPEND PER CAPITA. OVER $100,000 PER EACH INDIVIDUAL. WITH ALL OF THIS, WHY DO WE HAVE SECURITY GUARDS IN EVERY STORE EXAMINING SALES RECEIPTS? HOUSING FIRST ONLY SPREADS AND INCREASING THE SHOPLIFTING. WE MUST GO FOR TREATMENT FIRST, WE'RE KILLING PEOPLE, WE'RE LETTING THEM DIE IN HOUSING WITHOUT TREATMENT. WE ARE LETTING THEM DIE. AND THIS IS NOT GOOD. THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THIS IS HAPPENING HERE. WE MUST END THAT. >> CAROLINE AND THEN FOLLOWING CAROLINE WILL BE WILLIAM JENNINGS. >> CAROLINE MALONE. MY ISSUE IS CONTINUOUS POLICE BRUTALITY. EACH TIME I PROTEST, FIFTH AND CHERRY I CALL THE BUNKER, THERE'S INSTANT RETALIATION. WHICH IS ESCALATED BY POLICE AGAINST ME IN THE FORM OF HEALTH DAMAGING ACTIONS AND VIOLENCE. THIS PERSON REMAINS IN MY HOUSING. HE'S A POLICE OR AFFILIATED WITH THE POLICE. AND BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM IN MY SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HE ENLISTS THIS MALE TO THREATEN ME. JULY 1st WAS MY BIRTHDAY. THIS MALE SHOWED UP WITH A KNIFE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS AND THREATENED TO STAB ME IF I TOOK PHOTOS OF HIM. HE SPITS ON ME AT BUS STOPS. AND ALL MANNER OF CRIMES. BECAUSE OF SEATTLE COPS. THEY ARE COWARDS. THEY DON'T FACE THIS OUTSPOKEN BLACK WOMAN. BUT THEY SEND THUGS OF EQUAL NATURE. >> WE HAVE WILLIAM JENNINGS EL AND THEN ST. WHRAT. >>> GOOD AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS WILLIAM JENNINGS L. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE THIS ISSUE I'M BRINGING UP IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAID. BUT THEY TOLD ME I COULD BRING IT UP HERE SO I'M GOING TO BRING IT UP. I KNOW I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME. IT'S MY FIRST TIME DOWN HERE SPEAKING. SO, BASICALLY I'M TRYING TO KEEP MY HOUSING THAT I GOT. AND I'VE BEEN LAID OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS. SO MY LANDLORD IS KIND OF THE VERGE OF EVICTION OR TRYING TO WAIT IT OUT FOR ME. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE PLACE TO BRING IT UP AT BUT I'M BRINGING IT UP. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE PLACE I CAN GET SOME HELP AT. OR MR. SAKA, MR. SOLOMON. I GUESS MR. IS NOT HERE. BUT WHOEVER, THAT'S MY ISSUE. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE ST. WRATH AND THEN CONNOR NASH. >> I'M HERE. >> WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR NEXT SPEAKER, THE -- I'M SORRY. COULD YOU. >> I'M SORRY. >> ALL RIGHT, HELLO COUNCIL, BOYS AND GIRLS SOUNDS LIKE GREAT NEWS THIS WEEK. I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE. I'LL BET YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SEEN A RAT THIS HAPPY SINCE MICHAEL COHEN CUT A DEAL BY FLIPPING ON DONALD TRUMP. >> OH, MAN FOLKS. IT'S BEEN A ROUGH COUPLE OF WEEKS THOUGH. CITY KEPT COMING OUT AND HANGING OVER ME. AND THEN PEOPLE BRING ME OFFERINGS AND I WASN'T EVEN THERE. I HAVEN'T SEEN PEOPLE WASTE THAT MUCH CHEESE SINCE YOU GUYS GAVE $457 MILLION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WELL, I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT AND HELPED GET THE PAINT OFF OF ME. I DON'T KNOW WHO ALL OF THEM ARE. BUT SHOUT OUT TO THE SEATTLE TBZ UNDER COVER AND BLANK BEAT. ONE OF THEM SAID, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE PAINT OFF WITH SOME STRIPPER. THANK YOU FOR THE POLICY CHANGE I WILL LITERALLY BE HERE ALL WEEK. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE NO CLUE HOW FOLLOWING UP THAT GREAT PRESENTATION HERE. BUT I'M CONNOR NASH, I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE NUISANCE LAW THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW I LIVE IN THE LITTLE SAIGON NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TWO MAYORS THAT HAVE DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEMS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. WITH THE NUISANCE LAW THAT'S GOING TO BE DEBATED TODAY, THAT SO VAGUELY WRITTEN THAT THE BUSINESSES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD CAN BE PUNISHED FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT THE CITY GOVERNMENT HAS CAUSED ON HERE THROUGH THEIR LACK OF ACTION, AND LACK OF MEANINGFUL ACTION THAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT I LOVE AND GO TO EVERY DAY SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED FOR YOU ALLS INACTION ON SOLVING THE PROBLEMS IN MY NEIGHBOR. I WOULD HOPE THAT -- IT WILL BE WRITTEN OR CHANGED OR NOT EVEN BE PUT UP TO CHANGE THE BUSINESSES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD INSTEAD OF PUNISHING THEM FOR YOU ALL'S INACTION. >>> CONNOR EASTON. >> WHAT UP CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS HONOR. I CAME TO COMMENT ON OUR SAVIOR ST. RAT. I'M A RESIDENT OF CAL ANDERSON. CAPITOL HILL. AND IT'S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO WATCH THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROW AROUND THIS MURAL. IT'S A REALLY NICE MURAL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE GONE TO VISIT. BUT IT'S VERY NICELY DONE. IT'S NOT A LEGALLY SANCTIONED ART PIECE HOWEVER I THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN EXAMPLE THAT THE COUNCIL CAN OVERRIDE THIS AND DO A ONE OFF. OKAY, LEAVE IT UP. BECAUSE I THINK HAVING ART IS BETTER THAN ALL GRAY. IT'S COVERED IN GRAY AND WHITE NOW. NO MORE ART. BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GIVE THE ONE OFF LIKE LET'S LEAVE THAT UP. IT IS A MOSAIC, IT'S STUNNING. ALL THE DRAWINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE, THEY BRING THEIR FLOWERS AND CIGARETTES AND EVERYTHING. IT'S A COMMUNITY THING AND I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD KEEP IT. THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP IS MATT BUNKER. >> OKAY, HI COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MATT OFENBUKER. I'M A RESIDENT OF CAPITOL HILL AND LONG TIME ARTIST. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT GRAFFITI WITH YOU TODAY. I LOVE SEATTLE'S GRAFFITI. AND I THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE INTRICATE SKILLFUL ART FORM. AND A RENEWED INVASION FOR OUR CITY. I KNOW THE MAYOR AND MANY OF YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING GIANT ILLUMINATING ADVERTISING ON OUR STREET. THAT'S ANESTHETIC CHOICE AS WELL. ONE THAT I THINK IS VERY UGLY. I THINK ONE AGREEMENT IS ONE VIBRANT DIVERSE CITY. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS BILL IS WHEN YOU TRY TO USE LAWS TO CRIMINALIZE CERTAIN FORMS OF ARTISTING EXPRESSION, THIS IS A MOVE THAT FEELS DIRECTLY TAKEN FROM TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENT BOOKS. I'M OUT OF TIME. OKAY. BASICALLY WHAT I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THE MONEY AND TIME SPENT ON BILLS LIKE THIS WOULD BE VASTLY BETTER SPENT ON CREATING THE CONDITIONS IN OUR CITY. >> WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ROSE LEGINARES. PLEASE PRESS UNMUTE TO BEGIN SPEAKING. GO AHEAD, ROSE. ROSE YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX. >> OH, HI. SORRY. HI MY NAME IS ROSE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT I.C.E. ONCE AGAIN. WHAT WE'RE ONCE AGAIN IS THE CITY COUNCIL IS REFUSING TO TAKE ACTION ON THINGS THAT NEED TO BE HAPPENING. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE WORRIED ABOUT GRAFFITI MAPPING. BUT -- GRAFFITI HAPPENING. BUT WHY IS THERE A BIGGER FINE ON GRAFFITI THAN FOLKS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN. THESE ARE IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO US. THEY ARE NOT JUST PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN BE WRITTEN OFF AS A NUMBER ON A LEDGER TO SOMEONE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WE GROW UP AND WE GO AROUND WITH. WHY DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE, THAT WE ARE AROUND WITH AND THAT WE SHOULD BE CARING FOR. YOU COULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS NOT HARD. I KNOW YOU'RE SCARED OF TRUMP BUT IF YOU ARE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING THEN WHY ARE YOU IN POWER. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SOMETHING. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAY THIS IS NOT OKAY. DO SOMETHING. >>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KATRINA STEVENS SKWR >> HI THERE MY NAME IS KATRINA STEVENS AND I'M CALLING FOR THE BILL BROUGHT UP BY SARA NELSON. THESE AREAS BY NATURE ARE AREAS THAT HAVE QUOTE UNQUOTE NUISANCE BEHAVIOR. PUNISHING THE ORGANIZATIONS. IT'S COUNTER PRODUCTIVE BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM PEOPLE PAYING THE FINES. SPECIFICALLY PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND PROGRAMMING FOR PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. AT A TIME IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE VAGUELY WRITTEN LAWS ARE ALLOWING FOR BAD ACTORS TO ABUSE THE LEGAL SYSTEM, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE PROGRAMS ARE WRITTEN WITH. >> THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER IS HALEY. AFTER HALEY IT'LL BE ARIANA RILEY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL MEMBERS MY NAME IS HOLLY WILLIS. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. I WANT TO SHARE OUR SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPERTY. WE URGE YOU TO TAKE MORE TIME TO CONVENE STAKE HOLDERS AND REVICE THIS LEGISLATION AND WE ASK YOU TO VOTE YES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS' AMENDMENT D. THIS PROPOSAL CREATES RISKS. BECAUSE THEY CAN FACE DEEP FINES DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL. THESE PROVIDERS ARE A WIDE RANGE OF SEATTLE AND COMPLEX LANDSCAPE AS THEY WORK TO KEEP THEIR PEOPLE SAFE. THEY CANNOT REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO CONTROL THE BEHAVIORS AS PEOPLE IN PUBLIC SPACES NEAR BY. WE URGE YOU TO DELAY THE VOTE ON THIS LEGISLATION TO BRING TOGETHER STAKE HOLDERS TO REFINE THE BILL INCLUDING HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS. WE ALSO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS' AMENDMENT E. THANK YOU. >>> NEXT SPEAKER IS ARIANA RILEY FOLLOWED BY ALBERTO ALVAREZ. >> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS ARIANA RILEY. AND I'M CALLING FOR DOOR DASH'S LATEST. I CALLED HERE FOR MONTHS AND PEOPLE CALLED ME A LIAR, THAT RESTAURANTS WERE DOWN 20 TO 50%. AND I SPOKE TO RESTAURANTS DAILY AND THEY'RE NOT 20 TO 50% DAILY. IN THE PRESS RELEASE FROM JULY 8th. DOOR DASH SAYS THE MONTHLY REVENUE WAS DOWN ONLY 2% IN 2024. 2% IS A FAR CRY FROM THE 30 TO 50% THAT WAS BEING CLAIMED INITIALLY. GIVEN THAT DOOR DASH SAW WAGES INCREASE BY MUCH MORE THAN 2%. GIVING MORE MONEY TO PUT INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. WE CAN THIS CONCLUDE THAT HAS BEEN A COMPLETE SUCCESS. THANK YOU. >>> NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ THEN IT'LL BE DENNIS SILLS. >>> THANK YOU. SARA NELSON GOOD LUCK ON YOUR COURT DEPOSITIONS. BACK ROOM DEALINGS HAS PRESELECTED DEBORA SUAREZ. ELDERS ON FIXED INCOME CANNOT AFFORD THE SARA NELSON HEALTH TAX. WEALTHY LANDLORDS LIKE RIVERA ARE ABLE TO SAY THAT, WORKING PEOPLE TO PAY MORE SALES TAX. FAMILIES TO RELY ON MIRACLES. AND DEBORA SUAREZ BACK ON THIS COUNCIL. THE BUSINESS COUNCIL WILL VOTE YET AGAIN IN THEIR OWN PERSONAL INTEREST AND TO ENSURE THAT WORKING PEOPLE PAY THE PRICE. YOUR NAME ON THAT VOTE WILL SHOW THAT YOU HAVE DEFENDED THE WEALTHY AND THAT YOU DESERVE TO BE VOTED OUT. HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS DENNIS SILL. AFTER DENNIS IS KAY RUBENS. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NUISANCE PROPERTY PROPOSAL. MY NAME IS DENNIS SILLS. I WORK AT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE PROVIDERS AT 1,400 HOMELESS ADULTS AND 15 BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE. LIKE OTHER BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE ESPECIALLY THOSE ON THIRD AVENUE, WE SUPPORT A THRIVING CITY THAT IS SUPPORTIVE OF ALL. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. WE SUPPORT THE SPIRIT OF THE AMENDMENT TO ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO USE OTHER MEANS TO ADDRESS SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. WE ALSO URGE COUNCIL TO DELAY THE VOTE ON THIS PROPOSAL THAT WE CONSIDER FROM THE PERSPECTIVE AND ABILITY TO INCLUDE ACTIONS OUTSIDE OF OUR PROPERTIES. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS KATE RUBEN TO BE FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAYNES. >> MY NAME IS KATE RUBEN I'M THE COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BEAT SEATTLE AND RESIDENT. I'M URGING YOU TODAY TO VOTE NO ON COUNCIL BILL 221006. WE KNOW THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS ARE STRUGGLING AND INSTEAD OF OFFERING THEM SUPPORT IT WILL ACTUALLY PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THEM. THIS KIND OF PRESSURE LEADS TO STRICTER RULES FOR THOSE LIVING IN THAT BUILDING. THOSE WHO HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS TREATING THEM LIKE NAUGHTY CHILDREN INSTEAD OF PEOPLE LIVING IN HOUSING. IF YOUR GOAL IS PUBLIC SAFETY THIS IS NOT THE ANSWER. IT'S GOING TO LEAD TO MORE DISPLACEMENT AND PUNISHMENT. PLEASE VOTE NO, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID HAYNES. >> HOW MANY NUISANCE PROPERTIES ON AURORA AVENUE HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY TORN DOWN AND REBUILT. THE ATTEMPT OF DISTRICT 5 ASSASSINATING THE PROBLEM, REMINDERS OF WHY DISTRICT 5 HAS BEEN -- THAT SAID, HOW MUCH MONEY IS GOING TO BE POCKETED BY NOT SO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE, EXCUSE ME OF WEST SEATTLE LINING THEIR POCKETS WITH AN THE EXORBITANT CASH. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW MUCH OF THAT MONEY IS GOING TO BE SHARED WITH THE WORKERS BEFORE THE BUSINESS AND THE BUILDING OWNER GETS BOUGHT OUT WITH AN ARTIFICIALLY INFLATED VALUE THAT DEVALUES THE WORKERS CHEATED OUT OF A SHARE BY THOSE WHO USE AND ABUSE WORKERS SOLD OUT IN AMERICA PITTED AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. IS THERE ANY WAY TO TIE THEIR SPACE FOR SB1. >> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOE CUNSLER. GO AHEAD JOE. >> HI, JOE CUNSLER HERE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS. AS FAR AS NUISANCE ORDERS, I SUPPORT IT. CALLING KING COUNTY METRO FOR SHADOW FOR ABANDONED VEHICLES THAT CAN BE TOWED SOME WHERE. MADE SAFE TO BE PUT SOME WHERE WHERE GRAFFITI ARTISTS CAN PAINT THEIR ART ON IT. AND EVERYONE CAN CHOOSE WHERE TO SEAT AT -- TO SEE THAT ART WORK OR NOT. THAT'S JUST MY SUGGESTION, BECAUSE I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR US TO ALL GET ALONG. I SMILED WHEN I SAW THE PERSON IN THE RAT COSTUME. THAT PERSON WAS NOT BEING HATEFUL. IN CONCLUSION, I HOPE RON LEWIS AS WELL AS DAVIDSON ARE CONSIDERED FOR THE D5 SEAT. BOTH WOULD REALLY MAKE GREAT REPRESENTATIVES. >> THERE ARE NO MORE ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE REACHED THE END OF THE OUR LIST AND THIS ENDS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NONE. THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR ARE ADOPTED. IF HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NONE. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS THERE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO MOVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINS GSWORTH. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT SARA NELSON. >> AYE. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF. I MUST SAY THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA JOINED US A LONG TIME AGO, I THINK IT WAS DURING THE, WELL IT WAS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. SO, BUT THE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD. >> THE REPORT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, ITEM ONE, CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTIES ALLOWING UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND OFF PROPERTY NUISANCE ACTIVITY TO COUNT TOWARD. STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL. >> I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE BILL. THE CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY BILL, YOU KNOW THE FIRST THING I WANT TO TO SAY THIS IS NOT A STAND ALONE BILL. THIS BILL IS NOT BY ITSELF. IT'S PART OF A BROADER PLAN THAT WE HAVE PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. WE HAVE BASICALLY 20 BILLS NOW AND EACH OF THESE ARE BEING BUTTON PLACED AND BEING WORKED TO HELP CREATE A SAFE BASE IN OUR CITY. THIS IS THEIR MISSION. THIS IS OUR VISION OF CREATING THIS. AND THIS BILL IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT DOES ADDRESS YOU KNOW A CHALLENGE THAT WE'VE BEEN FACING AGAIN AND AGAIN. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE BILL NEEDED TO BE UPDATED TO BASICALLY FULLY ADDRESS THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS THAT IT'S DESIGNED AGAINST. AND WITH THAT IT'S BEEN INTRODUCED. I RECOGNIZE THERE'S DIFFERENT PIECES TO THIS TO INCLUDE THE CIVIL LIBERTY PIECE AND ALIKE. THERE'S CERTAIN PIECES OF THIS THAT ARE ON THE BILL. FIRST, AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE AND THIS IS WORKING WITH THE VARIOUS ENTITIES YOU KNOW THAT WE WORKED IN THE COLLABORATIVE WAY ON THIS BILL. IS THAT THIS IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS CONSISTENT CRIMINAL BEHAVIORS. THIS IS WHY THE AUTHORITY TO CALL A PROPERTY A NUISANCE RESTS WITH THE POLICE. THE AMENDMENT YOU SEE SOLIDIFIES THIS PIECE REGARDING WHAT IT'S DESIGNED TO DO. SPD'S USE OF THE ORDNANCE DOES NOT INVOLVE FRONT LINE OFFICERS. THIS GOES THROUGH PRECINCT COMMAND CAPTAINS AND HIGHER COMMANDERS THAT RECOGNIZE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. AND THEN PUSH IT UP THE CHAIN OF CHAIN OF COMMAND TO LOOK TO INVOKE THE ORDNANCE BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGE THIS CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY HAS BEEN CREATING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT EACH PRECINCT, THERE'S A PRECINCT LIAISON ATTORNEY. I USED TO SEE THIS WITH THE WEST PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT I WORKED WITH FOR MANY YEARS. THAT HAD A CITY ATTORNEY, ASSIGNED TO IT JUST LIKE THE OTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR EACH OF THE PRECINCTS. AS IS THE CIVIL DIVISION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND THERE SHOULD BE NOTED, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE ENGAGED ON THIS. THIS COULD INCLUDE SDCI, CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION; FINANCE AND THE UTILITIES. THE VARIOUS, FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES. THE CHIEF'S DECLARATION LETTER IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS. SO THERE'S DOUBLE CHECKS. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. THERE'S PIECES THAT GO TO THIS. AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS INVOLVED IN THIS FROM START TO FINISH. BECAUSE OF PARTICULARLY, AS NOTED, EACH OF US WORK PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES THAT HAPPEN IN OUR DISTRICT OR FROM A CITY WIDE PERSPECTIVE. AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED TOO, THIS IS NOT BEEN BROUGHT UP THAT INVOKING THE ORDNANCE WHICH HAS BEEN RELATIVELY LOW NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE ADOPTED IN 2009, IS THAT THESE LETTERS THAT GO TO THESE PROPERTIES, ARE ONLY SERVED WHEN THE PERSON CHARGED OR THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT COOPERATING WITH THE CITY TO ABATE THE NUISANCE ACTIVITIES. THIS IS AT THE END OF A PROCESS. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR IN A WAY TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH VACANT BUILDING ABATEMENT. WHERE IN THAT CASE IT'S SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WORKING WITH THE SEATTLE SDCI. THIS BILL NOT EXACTLY THE SAME BUT VERY SIMILAR FOR THE REASONS, AND HIGHLIGHTING THIS IS THE REASON I HIGHLIGHTED THIS TO SHOW THE PARALLELS THAT EXIST BETWEEN WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH VACANT BUILDINGS AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO WITH CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTIES. I ALSO NOTE, I LISTENED TO PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M WELL AWARE OF THE DIFFERENT PIECES THAT GO TO THIS BILL BEYOND WHAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT. WHICH IS MORE ON THE CIVIL LIBERTIES SIDE. AND THAT IS TO RECOGNIZE THE NEXUS BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. I RECOGNIZE THE CONCERNS. THIS IS WHY DISTRICT FIVE IS PILLAR OF THIS PLAN THAT WE HAVE. AND I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN AND WILL SEPARATELY WORK THE CHALLENGES THAT COME FROM THAT SIDE IN TERMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH GIVEN SEPARATELY. GIVEN THE UNIQUE ASPECT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. AS BEING NOTED. I THINK IT'S POSSIBLE, UNDERSTANDING UNIQUE ASPECTS THAT RELATE TO THIS. AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY I THINK THE CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY ORDNANCE WITH THE AMOUNTS WILL WELL SERVE THE COMMUNITY, ACROSS THE BOARD AND IN KEEPING WITH OUR STRATEGIC FRAME WORK PLAN. SO THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BILL. COUNCIL BILL 121006. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOROUGHLY GOING OVER IT. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? >> AMENDMENT WE DO HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS. >> I HAVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT. >> I ALWAYS THAT THAT WAS NUMBER TWO. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 00106 WITH AMENDMENT A. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE, YOU CAN ADDRESS IT. >> THIS IS A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BASED ON WHAT WE'VE DONE ON COMMITTEE. BASICALLY THIS IS A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO ENSURE THE NUMBERS LINED UP WITH HOW WE VOTED IN COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ANY COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT A? ALL RIGHT SEEING NO COMMENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA NELSON. >> YES. I BELIEVE THE NEXT AMENDMENT IS COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> YES, THANK YOU MA'AM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 121006 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT B. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT B. COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AND ABLE TO ADDRESS IT. >> THANK YOU MA'AM PRESIDENT. COUNCIL MEMBER PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE CHAIR KETTLE AND I WERE TWO IN THE BOX ON THIS AMENDMENT. SO AS I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS BUT, AS COAUTHOR IN THIS CASE I WILL DEFER TO THE COMMITTEE CHAIR TO MAKE FIRST COMMENTS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> JUST WAITING FOR THE RECOGNITION. THANK YOU. YES THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. THIS GOES TO THE POINT AS I MENTIONED IN MY DISCUSSION ABOUT FOCUSING THE BILL ON CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND THAT'S THE POINT THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS AMENDMENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE AND RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE COLOCATED WITH A CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. THAT WAS POINTED TO WHEN I SPOKE ABOUT THE LIAISON CITY ATTORNEY. SOMETIMES OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE ENGAGED INCLUDING SDCI, FINANCE AND THE PUBLIC UTILITIES. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO WITH THIS IN THIS AMENDMENT ESTABLISHES THAT. TO PUT THAT TO THE SIDE AND AS PART OF THE CONSIDERATION BUT TO FOCUS EVERYTHING RELATED TO THIS BILL ON THE CRIMINAL ASPECTS OF IT. AND THAT BRINGS SOME CLARITY AND UNITY OF EFFORT. SO THAT'S PART OF IT. AND I DEFER TO COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA'S LEAD SPONSOR TO IF HE HAS ANYTHING FURTHER TO SAY. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. ANYTHING FURTHER TO SAY. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU MA'AM COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE FOR KICKING THIS OFF SORT TO SPEAK. SO YEAH, COLLEAGUES THIS IS AN AMENDMENT THAT REFLECTS A MORE BALANCED COMPROMISE APPROACH THAT ALSO DIRECTLY RESPONDS TO SOME COMMUNITY FEED BACK RELATED TO YOU KNOW SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PASSED OUT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. ADDED CERTAIN CIVIL VIOLATIONS TO THE LIST OF CHRONIC NUISANCE ACTIVITIES. AND THIS AMENDMENT MODIFIES THAT APPROACH BY MAKING CLEARER THAT REALLY ALL WE CARE ABOUT HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE ARE THOSE NONCRIMINAL VIOLATIONS. OR EXCUSE ME THOSE CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS AND THEN THAT THOSE NONCRIMINAL VIOLATIONS WOULD NO LONGER COUNT TOWARD ANY SPD DECLARATION OF A CHRONIC NUISANCE. AND SO, ANY WAY, BUT WHEN DECLARING A PROPERTY A NUISANCE PROPERTY, THE CIVIL VIOLATIONS MAY BE SITED. THEY CAN'T, THEY HAVE TO MEET THE OTHER CRITERIA FOR THOSE CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS INCLUDING ANIMAL CRUELTY WHICH IS A CRIMINAL VIOLATION WHICH IS PART OF THE AMENDED BILL, POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY. IS PART OF THE AMENDMENT BILL, ETC., ETC. BUT THOSE NONCRIMINAL CIVIL PIECES. THEY CAN'T, IN AND OF THEMSELVES PUSH THIS OVER THE THRESHOLD TO MEET THAT CRITERIA BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT CERTAIN THINGS ARE PRINCIPALLY POLICING SPD MATTERS, CERTAIN THINGS LIKE THOSE OTHER ASPECTS ARE NOT. AND SO, THAT'S WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES GIVE FULL RECOGNITION OF THAT. OUR PARTNERS ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE SHOULD BE JUDICIOUS ON HOW THEY ENFORCE THIS LAW LIKE THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. SO THIS JUST PROVIDES ADDITIONAL CLARITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE GUARDRAILS AND CONTROLS TO ENSURE IT'S, OPERATIONALLIZED IN THE BEST MANNER. SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE CHAIR KETTLE FOR HIS PARTNERSHIP AND WE ARE ENCOURAGING A YES VOTE ON THIS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> THANK YOU TO CHAIR KETTLE AND COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY MORE THAN ONCE TO WORK ON NUISANCE PROPERTIES IN MY PREVIOUS ROLE. IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS. MY CONCERN REGARDING THIS IS, ADDING THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMPONENT UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE HAVING DEALT WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT NUISANCES. I HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN OUR LAWS. OUR REGULATIONS BEING WEAPONIZED BY ONE NEIGHBOR AGAINST ANOTHER NEIGHBOR. NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE OF ANY CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS BUT BECAUSE, NEIGHBOR A DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY NEIGHBOR B LIVED. THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT THAT NEIGHBOR B HAD A JUNKY YARD. AND WERE TRYING TO USE POLICE RESOURCES AND OTHER CITY RESOURCES TO GO AFTER THAT PARTICULAR NEIGHBOR BECAUSE THEY JUST DIDN'T GET ALONG. SO WHEN I LOOK AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECT I DO REALIZE THAT THERE'S PROVISIONS WITHIN SDCI TO ALREADY ADDRESS THIS. THERE'S PROVISIONS WITH KING COUNTY HEALTH TO ALREADY ADDRESS THIS. MY CONCERN IS ADDING THE CHIEF OF POLICE INTO THE MIX ON WHAT IS ACTUALLY A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, IS NOT NECESSARY. SO, AGAIN, THAT'S MY TAKE. THAT'S MY FEED BACK. AS SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT A WHOLE LOT OF YEARS UNDER MY BELT DEALING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD CHRONIC NUISANCES. MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN HEALTH RELATED. YEAH THERE'S BEEN SOME CRIMINAL STUFF ON THOSE INDIVIDUAL HOMES BUT MOST OF IT HAS BEEN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED THROUGH MECHANISMS THAT ALREADY EXIST AS OPPOSED TO GOING DOWN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ROUT. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> SHE HAD HER HAND UP FIRST. >> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. OKAY; I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON BUT I CAN DO SO AFTER. >> THAT'S OKAY WITH ME COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. I UNDERSTAND, I'VE SEEN IT MYSELF. THIS IS THE REASON WHY THESE ARE HERE BECAUSE THEY DO NEED TO BE RAISED IN TERMS OF TO GAIN ABATEMENT BECAUSE TOO OFTEN THINGS DO NOT HAPPEN. SO THIS RAISES THE PROFILE BUT IMPORTANTLY THIS AMENDMENT SEPARATES IT TO THE SIDE AND IT ALLOWS, IT GIVES GREATER FORCE TO THE REMEDY. SO THEN THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS CAN TAKE ACTION. BUT TO THE POINT THOUGH, IS THAT THE AMENDMENT IS FOCUSED ON THE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. THE CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY WILL ONLY BE INVOKED BASED ON THE CRIMINAL PIECES. BUT HIGHLIGHTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, IN THIS CASE IT'S PUBLIC UTILITIES AND THE LIKE IS TO RAISE THE PROFILE AND ACKNOWLEDGE WHICH IS SO OFTEN TRUE WHEN WE HAVE THESE, COLOCATED ISSUES. AND THEN BUT THIS BILL DOES NOT DO THAT HON THAT SIDE. IT JUST ALLOWS FOR YOU KNOW FOR THE ABASEMENT TO BE ACTUALLY TAKEN CARE OF. BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THIS, THIS WILL NOT DRIVE ANY EXECUTION OF THIS ORDNANCE. IT'S ALL BASED ON THE CRIMINAL PIECE. BUT IT DOES ALLOW TO TWO THINGS, ONE TO RAISE THE PROFILE. AND TWO, TO HELP THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN AFFECT IN THIS TERMS OF ABASEMENT TO RAISE THOSE ISSUES TOO BECAUSE SADLY THESE CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTIES DO HAVE THESE COLOCATED INCIDENTS. >> AGREED. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THAT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I WILL JUST SAY THAT I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD AS I DID EXPRESS SOME CONCERNS, RESERVATIONS IN COMMITTEE SIMPLY BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING HOW CITY OFFICERS WOULD, HOW WELL THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE COUNTY CODE AND ALSO THEIR ABILITY TO REALLY, IT'S JUST OUTSIDE OF THEIR SPECIALTY AND I WANTED TO KEEP IT A LITTLE BIT MORE FOCUSED OR FOCUSED ON THE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING FORWARD THIS COMPROMISE HERE. IT PROVIDES A CLEARER PICTURE OF THE INTENTION AND THE APPLICATION I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. IT REALLY DOES, YEAH. OF THE APPLICATION OF THE BILL IN GENERAL AND ALSO OF THE NATURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE AND PROBLEMS BUT IT STILL KEEPS THE NUISANCE ACTIVITY FRONT AND CENTER. SO THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE AND SAKA FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD. ALL RIGHT ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS. NOT SEEING ANY. OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT D. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> MEASURE D IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. >> I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 12006 AS PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT C. >> SECOND. >> THE MOTION SORRY, IT'S BEEN MOVED OR ANYTHING TO PRESENT ON AMENDMENT SIX, COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPERTY CANNOT BE NAMED A PUBLIC NUISANCE ONLY ON A POLICE REPORT. THE REPORT HAS TO SHOW THAT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ACTUALLY HAPPENED. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS SUCH AS THE POLICE COMMISSION BECAUSE THIS COULD LEAD TO PROPERTIES BEING FLAGGED BASED ON ANY COMPLAINT OR REPORT. EVEN IF KNOW CRIME HAS OCCURRED. THIS AMENDMENT AIMS TO PREVENT THE ARBITRARY. I WOULD LOVE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT ON THIS, THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AS CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, I SUPPORT, THE FOCUSING ON THE CRIMINAL PIECE. THE CRIMINAL VIOLATION. SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER, I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS UP. SO WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT C. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLIGSWORTH. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> THE MEASURE CARRIES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> I MOVE TO AMEND BILL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT D. >> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD PROHIBIT THE NONPROFITS FROM THE ACTIVITY ON THIS BILL. TO MAKE SURE THIS LAW IS NOT USED TO TARGET AND SHUT DOWN NONPROFITS LIKE FOOD BANKS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT. JUST TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE THAT'S DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL OUTSIDE OF A FOOD BANK THE CITY'S RESPONSE WOULD NOT BE TO CLOSE THE FOOD BANK. THERE ARE OTHER WAYS FOR THE CITY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT DON'T RESULT IN A LOSS OF SOCIAL SERVICES. TO BE CLEAR, THE CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY ORDNANCE HAS NOT BEEN USED TO SHUT DOWN NONPROFIT SOCIAL PROVIDERS IN THE PAST. SINCE BEING PASSED IN 2009, IT'S BEEN MOSTLY USED TO ADDRESS PROBLEMATIC NIGHTCLUBS AND MOTELS AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO TARGET SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS. I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE SPONSOR AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE INTENT OF THE BILL. I BELIEVE THE INTENT OF THE BILL IS NOT TO TARGET SERVICES LIKE FOOD BANKS. AND THIS BILL DOES GIVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF DISCRETION. SO WHILE I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS MAYOR WOULD USE IT TO TARGET NONPROFITS SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS CLEAR IN THE LAW. AND AS WE'VE SEEN, LET ME JUST QUICKLY SAY THAT THIS AMENDMENT WOULD SIMPLY GIVE NONPROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THOSE IN THE FRONT LINES A WAY TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND THE ASSURANCES THAT THIS BILL WILL NOT BE USED TO TARGET SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS. THIS WAS BROUGHT UP TO ME. I WILL SAY IN THE AREA AROUND THE FOOD BANK THERE ARE A LOT OF NUISANCE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS. WE HAVE TO STOP SOME OF THIS VERY PROBLEMATIC AND ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOR THAT IS FUNCTIONALLY PREYING ON THE PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST TRYING TO ACCESS SERVICES. AND THAT IS NOT THE FOOD BANK'S FAULT. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE AS THE CITY NEED TO WORK TO ADDRESS. SO THAT'S PART OF WHY I'M BRINGING THIS. SO THIS WAS BROUGHT TO ME BY THE FOOD BANK IN MY DISTRICT AND I'VE WORKED WITH SHERIFF KETTLE ON THIS. EACH OF US HAVE RECEIVED E-MAILS IN SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT. I WILL JUST BRIEFLY READ FROM KATHLEEN OWENS WHO'S ON THE BALLARD FOOD BANK BOARD OF DIRECTORS. QUOTE SPECIFICALLY OVER 10,000 HOUSEHOLDS EACH MONTH WORKING FAMILIES COME IN TO HAVE A CHANCE TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN FED AND CONNECT WITH OTHER RESOURCES. IF THIS AMENDMENT, IF THIS ORDNANCE IS NOT AMENDED, FINDING ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY AND HEALTH IS COUNTER PRODUCTIVE AND COULD CAUSE REAL DAMAGE. PLEASE TAKE A BROAD VIEW IN UNDERSTANDING THE ORDNANCE ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN FEDERAL POLICIES HAVE ONLY INCREASED THE NEED IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AND SO COLLEAGUES, TO SUMMARIZE. THERE IS ENOUGH OPENNESS THAT I FEEL THIS AMENDMENT TO MAKE THE CLARITY MORE CLEAR IS IMPORTANT AND I HEARD YOUR SUPPORT. THANKS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. I DO WANT TO NOTE CLEARLY THAT AS CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY I WORK WITH A LOT OF STAKE HOLDERS. I WORK WITH ALL ELEMENTS OF CITY GOVERNMENT. AT NO TIME WAS THE INTENT TO LOOK AT SERVICE PROVIDERS OF ANY SORT. IT IS A LINE TO THE USE OF SINCE 2009 AS IT'S BEEN AND YOU KNOW FOR MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, WORKING FROM THE QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE. THE HILLSIDE MOTEL WAS LIKE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT. SIMILAR TO AS COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS SAID, MOTELS SOME OF THE NIGHTCLUB BUSINESSES THEN SOME RESIDENTS AS WELL. AND SO THAT'S WHY IT DIDN'T COME UP EARLIER. THAT WAS NEVER THE INTENT OF THE SEVERAL PIECES. THIS IS RELATED TO THOSE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IN PUBLIC SAFETY. WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT UP I RECOGNIZE THE POINT. AND AS I NOTED IN MY EARLIER NOTES, COMMENTS ABOUT THE NEXUS BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. I THINK WE SHOULD BE LOOKING TO ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES IN A DIFFERENT MANNER. AND THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION FOR US AS A COUNCIL IS TO LOOK AT IT, SIT DOWN, WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECTS OF THIS TOGETHER TO GET A BETTERMENT OF THOSE CHALLENGES. BECAUSE IT IS DOES IMPACT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. IT IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITIES AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS BILL WAS NOT MEANT FOR THAT. BECAUSE OF THOSE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OFTEN TIMES SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE FUNDED BY CITY COUNCIL, STATE, FEDERAL MONEY. THEN TO HAVE US DO THIS I THINK IT REALLY FALLS INTO A UNIQUE PIECE. AND THE IDEA THAT I WILL WORK WITH COLLEAGUES ON BRINGING THE PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH PIECE TOGETHER SO WE CAN GET A SOLUTION SEPARATE FROM THIS BILL. THAT IS MY COMMITMENT TO YOU. WITH THAT SAID I DO SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. I WILL GO AHEAD AND SAY THAT, I TOO RECOGNIZE THAT IT WAS LIKELY NOT THE INTENTION OF THE POLICE CHEER OR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO EVER CHOOSE TO DECLARE A NONPROFIT LIKE A FOOD BANK OR A HOUSING FACILITY A CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY. I STILL, I DON'T SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT FOR THE REASON THAT WHEN WE PASS, WHEN WE PASS LAW, THIS BILL IS AN EXPANSION OF ALREADY EXISTING POWER. BUT WHEN WE PASS LAWS THAT DO HAVE CARRY SOME HEAVY CONSEQUENCES LIKE THE SHUTTING DOWN OF A NUISANCE PROPERTY, THEY SHOULD BE APPLIED UNIVERSALLY. AND JUST TAKING, APPLYING IT SELECTIVELY AS WAS THE INTENTION UNTIL THIS AMENDMENT APPEARED I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY. IT JUST SEEMS AS THOUGH IT SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE TREATING DIFFERENT, WELL PROPERTIES, DIFFERENT KINDS OF PROPERTIES DIFFERENTLY. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I HEARD FROM AN ACTUAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WHEN I WAS CONSIDERING THIS. THERE WERE COMMENTS THAT SOMETIMES WHAT WAS GOING ON IN FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESS WAS SPILL OVER FROM A NONPROFIT, AND THEY JUST THOUGHT THAT THE ACTUAL ACTIVITY AND THIS NUISANCE BILL WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY BRING NOT JUST THE NONPHROFT BUT -- NONPROFIT TOGETHER TO SEE WHAT COULD BE A SOLUTION. BUT ANY WAY. THIS SHOULD BE ACROSS THE BOARD AND I THINK THAT WAS THE INTENTION OF THE ORIGINAL SPONSORS FROM THE GET GO. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. IT WAS NOT THE INTENT THAT I AGREE AND I DON'T SUPPORT BRINGING THIS LAW AGAINST OUR LOW INCOME HOUSING PROVIDERS OR FOOD BANKS, ETC. AS DELINEATED HERE. HOWEVER I DO THINK THAT, THIS AMENDMENT UNWILLINGLY TIES OUR HANDS IF THERE'S A NONFOR PROFIT PROVIDER THAT'S PROVIDING A SOCIAL SERVICE IS CREATING A PUBLIC PHAOU SANS BUT DOES NOT RECEIVE CITY FUNDING. AND IT REALLY TIES OUR HANDS THEN IN THAT INSTANCE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE AN ABILITY TO WORK WITH THEM AS A SERVICE PROVIDER THAT WE FUND LIKE THE HOUSING PROVIDERS THAT WE CURRENTLY FUND AND THE OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT WE CURRENTLY FUND. AND I CURRENTLY HAVE A NONFOR PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT THAT IS A BAD ACTOR. DOES NOT RECEIVE CITY FUNDING. HAS REFUSED TO MEET WITH ME TO DISCUSS ANY WAY THAT THEY CAN BE BETTER NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO THIS ORGANIZATION FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO TRY TO WORK WITH THEM TO FIND SOLUTIONS. NOT TO SHUT THEM DOWN BUT TO FIND WAYS THAT THEY CONTINUE THEIR -- THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR ACTIVITY WHILE MITIGATING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES OCCURRING OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. THAT HAVE HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON RESIDENTS THAT I'VE GOTTEN REACH OUT FROM. INCLUDING CHILDREN NEAR BY. YET THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE REFUSING TO MEET WITH ME. THEY WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS. THEY ARE NOT A HOUSING PROVIDER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. OR A FOOD BANK FOR THAT MATTER. HOWEVER, THEY ARE BEING BAD ACTORS IN THE DISTRICT AND YOU KNOW THIS IS LIKE THE ONLY, THIS IS ONE OF FEW THINGS WE CAN DO CURRENTLY IF WE WERE TO TRY, IF IT GETS THERE WHICH I'M NOT THERE YET. BUT IT IS, WE ARE TO YOUR POINT OR WE ARE HAMPERING THE ABILITY IF THERE'S A BAD ACTOR. NOT THOSE LISTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, YOUR AMENDMENT. BUT THAT WE HAVE LIMITED TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO COMPEL THEM TO BEHAVE BETTER IN COMMUNITY. SO FOR THOSE REASONS I'M NOT GOING TO BE VOTING FOR THIS AMENDMENT BUT I DO WANT TO UNDER SCORE THAT THIS IS NEVER AS YOU SAID COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, NEVER BEEN USED AGAINST A NONFOR PROFIT PROVIDER LIKE THE FOOD BANK. IT'S NOT MY INTENT TO EVER USE IT AGAINST ONE OF THOSE PROVIDERS. BUT SOME PROVIDERS WHICH WE DON'T FUND WHICH WE DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A MECHANISM TO COMPEL THEM TO BEHAVE BETTER IN COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> Mike: SO ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS -- >> SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BECAUSE I DO WANT TO ADDRESS WHAT YOU SAID. WE HAVE A REPORT OF THE CITY AUDITOR THAT LOOKS AT THE OVERLAP OF CRIME AND OVERDOSES DID LOOK AT THE, IT TOOK A, LOOKED AT A VERY LIMITED. MADE A BUNCH OF RECOMMENDATIONS BUT TOOK AS A CASE STUDY A THREE BLOCK AREA ON THIRD AVENUE AND BELL TOWN. IT DID NOTE THERE WERE SEVERAL, THERE WERE I THINK TWO, MAYBE JUST ONE HOUSING PROVIDER THAT WAS THERE AND NOTED THAT THE GREATEST MEMBER OF EMERGENCY CAL RESPONSES WERE COMING FROM THAT FACILITY FOR REASONS THAT WE KNOW. PEOPLE THAT TEND TO LIVE THERE ARE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION AND OTHER ISSUES. WE ALREADY KNOW THERE'S A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF RESPONSES. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING FORWARD A NUISANCE PROPERTY ALLEGATION OR SUIT ETC. SO WE KNOW THAT THAT IS NOT THE INTENTION AND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, YET WE MAY BE UNWILLINGLY AND BETTER NEIGHBORLINESS. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY. I JUST WANTED TO SUM UP WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, GO AHEAD. >> AND THAT ARE CAUSING HARM IN COMMUNITY. BECAUSE THIS IS CAUSING HARM TOO -- TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR BY. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE. I RECOGNIZE THE COMMENTS MADE. MY COMMITMENT IS TO WORK WITH THEM IN ORDER TO CRAFT A DIFFERENT APPROACH GIVEN THE UNIQUENESS AS STATED PREVIOUSLY. THAT IS MY COMMITMENT AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT BEFORE COUNCIL MEMBER. BUT I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK HAS JUMPED IN. >> IF IT'S NOT THE INTENT TO TARGET PROVIDERS WHY NOT SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO TARGET FOOD BANKS AND HOUSING SERVICES. THEN WHY JUST NOT SUPPORT IT. WE'VE SEEN THAT ALREADY WITH TRUMP. WE MAY TRUST THIS MAYOR, WE MAY TRUST THIS CITY ATTORNEY BUT I'M THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE ON THIS MATTER. AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO BE MISUSED IN THE FUTURE. SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD GIVES AND ADDS PROTECTION FOR FOOD BANKS AND SOCIAL PROVIDER ON WHAT IS A CHALLENGING TIME FOR THEM AS THEY'RE TRYING TO SERVE AND MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS, THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THIS BILL DOESN'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE HOUSING PROVIDERS OR NONFOR PROFIT, THE PROVIDERS OF FOOD BANKS FOR INSTANCE SEPARATE FROM PROVIDERS THAT WE DO NOT FUND. THERE ISN'T A SEPARATION THIS IS PRETTY CATCH ALL AND BECAUSE OF THE CATCH ALL, IF IT WERE MORE NARROWLY FOCUSED. I WOULD SUPPORT IT. IF IT WERE JUST THE HOUSING PROVIDERS AND THE FOOD BANKS FOR INSTANCE BUT THIS IS ALL ENCOMPASSING. THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF. IF THERE'S A NONPROFIT WE DON'T FUND, THAT IS CAUSING HARM IT'S JUST LIMITING. AND IT IS A LONG TERM BECAUSE IT IS A LONG TERM LAW, I AM LOOKING AT DOWN THE ROAD UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. SO AGAIN, I WANTED TO CLARIFY BECAUSE AS WE, WHEN WE ARE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THINGS WE SHOULD DO OR SHOULDN'T DO OR HOW WE SHOULD DO THESE THINGS WE NEED TO ATTRIBUTE GOOD INTENT TO ALL OF US AS WE DIALOGUE WITH EACH OTHER. SO I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR, AGAIN FOR THE RECORD, THAT I AM NOT INTENDING TO, IF I WERE GOING TO USE THIS AGAINST HOUSING PROVIDER FOR INSTANCE OR FOOD BANK IN MY DISTRICT, I WOULD HAVE ALREADY DONE SO. I'VE BEEN HERE A YEAR AND A HALF. THAT IS NOT MY INTENT. I'M SAYING AGAIN THAT IS NOT MY INTENT BY NOT VOTING FOR THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT. BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I AM DEALING WITH A BAD ACTOR IN MY DISTRICT THAT MY CONSTITUENTS ARE COMING TO ME FOR ASSISTANCE WITH. SOMEONE THAT WE DO NOT FUND. AND SO I JUST DON'T WANT TO LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO HAVE A TOOL IF IN THE FUTURE IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO USE IN AN INSTANCE WHERE WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER RECOURSE, THANK YOU. >> NOT SEEING ANY OTHER COMMENTS. OH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CARRY. WOULD YOU LIKE THE LAST WORD. >> YES PLEASE. >> GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES, ROBUST DISCUSSION. I THINK IT IS REALLY THAT CLEAR THAT I DON'T THINK ANY OF US INTENT TO, DESIRE TO OR WANT TO. OR I GUESS I SHOULD JUST SPEAK FOR MYSELF. I DO NOT INTEND TO, DESIRE OR WANT TO SHUT DOWN A FOOD PROVIDER OR SERVICE PROVIDER WITH THIS LAW. I LIKE OTHERS HAVE USED IT TO SHUT DOWN BAD ACTORS. TRYING TO SERVE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE LEAST AMONGST US, WHILE THE CITY IS ABSOLUTELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BEHAVIORS THAT ARE OCCURRING ON THE STREETS OF OUR CITY. AND IN AND AROUND ANY WHERE FOR THAT MATTER. AND THAT IS OUR JOB TO DO THAT. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO ADDRESS. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT D. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> PRESIDENT NELSON. >> NO. >> I JUST WANTED TO ASK, THANK YOU FOR THE ROBUST DISCUSSION IN THE AMENDMENTS AND AS WE GET TO THIS POINT, JUST ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS ORDNANCE IN OF ITSELF AND WHAT WE'RE DOING MORE BROADLY. SO THANK YOU. >> THERE ARE OTHER FOLK, IF YOU WANT A SECOND BITE AT THE LAST WORD YOU'RE WELCOME TO IT, OKAY. >> SORRY I DIDN'T SEE THEM POP UP. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THE UNDERLYING BILL TODAY. I UNDERSTOOD THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICES INTENTION IS BEHIND THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION TO BE A SMALL WIDENING USE TO GO AFTER SOME BUSINESSES WITH THE MOST EXTREME. GOES FAR BEYOND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND IN TERMS OF PENALTIES BUT ALSO CRITICALLY ADDING A BIT OF A KITCHEN SINK OF VIOLATIONS AND OTHER WISE NONCRIMINAL NUISANCES. NO CITY OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEE SHOULD BE SPENDING CITY FUNDS ON. BUT THE BILL AMENDED BEFORE US IN MY OPINION IS JUST TRYING TO DO TOO MUCH. AND CONSIDERING THE FIXES PROPOSED IN TODAY'S AMENDMENT WHICH I THINK ARE IMPROVEMENTS, I THINK WE COULD DO BETTER IF WE STARTED MORE FROM SQUARE ONE. BUT IF THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PLANNING TO LEGISLATE TODAY, THEN I WILL BE VOTING NO. YEAH. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> THANK YOU MA'AM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, JUST WANT TO, SO I WILL OBVIOUSLY BE SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION TODAY. I WANT TO THANK PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE CHAIR KETTLE FOR COSPONSORING THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION WITH ME. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BILL FOR OUR CITY. I WANT TO THANK THE EXECUTIVE HERALD IN HIS OFFICE FOR GENERATING THIS. AND WORKING TOGETHER I THINK WE HAVE CRAFTED LEGISLATION THAT WILL HELP ADDRESS CHALLENGES OF CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTIES IN OUR CITY. AND I VIEW THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION AS REALLY BUILDING UPON THE POWERS THAT, OR THE NEXT STEP IF YOU WILL IN LAST YEAR AND THAT VACANT BUILDING LEGISLATION WHERE WE GRANTED THE FIRE CHIEF SUPPORT TO TAKE ACTION ON BUILDINGS THAT FACE A FIRE HAZARD. THIS IS THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF THAT. AND IT'S AN ADDITIONAL TOOL IN THE TOOL KIT. WHILE I DISAGREE ON POLICY, FROM THE CHARACTERIZATION THAT WAS JUST MADE. I AGREE WITH THE POINT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK MADE A MOMENT AGO IN HER COMMENTS THAT THIS IS INTENDED TO BE DURABLE. I HAPPEN TO LIKE WORKING WITH THIS MAYOR AND I THINK HE'S A GREAT GOVERNING PARTNER FOR DISTRICT ONE. BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT AND IT WOULD GRANT THE EXECUTIVE ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT THIS MAYOR OR THIS EXECUTIVE. IT'S INTENDED TO SURVIVE THE LEGISLATION THAT WE'RE CRAFTING TODAY IS INTENDED TO SURVIVE AND BE DURABLE. AND YOU KNOW IRRESPECTIVE OF WHO HAPPENS TO OCCUPY THAT OFFICE AT THE TIME. THAT'S WHY I ALSO THINK WE PUT APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY GUARDRAILS. NECESSARY GUARDRAILS IN PLACE TO GUARD AGAINST THE MOST PROBLEMATIC SCENARIOS. AND YOU KNOW ALL THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PASSED. WERE REALLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING SHARED POLICY PRIORITY FOR THIS IS THAT, WE'RE ONLY FOCUSING REALLY ON THOSE CARE MOST ABOUT THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. AND BUT THIS IS ANOTHER TOOL. IN THE TOOL KIT. THIS IS ANOTHER QUIVER OR ARROW IN THE QUIVER IF YOU WILL SO. IN ANY EVENT, PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION TODAY AND THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT COUNCIL NELSON. I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE AS COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA SAID THIS IS ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR TOOL BOX. I WILL SAY I WISH THAT WE DIDN'T NEED LAWS OF THIS NATURE, BUT WE NEVERTHELESS HAVE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIR FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA FOR SUPPORTING THE CHAIR. AND I'LL BE SUPPORTING IT, THANK YOU. >> I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION. ALTHOUGH I DID BEGIN HAVING SOME OF THE SAME CONCERNS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK DID JUST BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF, IT'S A LOT OF POWER TO PUT IN THE HANDS OF THE CITY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN A BUSINESS AND DEFINING IT IN SUCH A WAY. THERE IS OFTEN THE POSSIBILITY THAT WELL, WELL PERCEPTION ALWAYS PLAYS A ROLE IN I WOULD SAY THE EXERCISE OF OUR POWER AND ALSO IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MORE SPECIFICALLY, BUT LET ME JUST READ THE KINDS OF NUISANCES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES AND CRIMINAL CONDUCT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT ARE VERY CONCENTRATED IN CERTAIN AREAS OF OUR CITY THAT IS OUR, THESE ARE THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE SOUGHT. WE ARE SEEKING TO FIND A WAY TO STOP. OKAY ASSAULT, FIGHTING, MENACING, PROSTITUTION AS DESIGNED IN RCW. LET'S SEE, ACTUALLY THE LIST IS QUITE LONG. BUT THERE'S DRUG RELATED ACTIVITY ETC. THEN THERE'S ALSO GRAVE A MOST SERIOUS OFFENSE ETC. SO I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS FITS IN WITH YOUR, WITH YOUR PILLARS AND THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING A LONG TIME ON THIS CHAIR KETTLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING. PARDON. >> IS THERE ANOTHER AMENDMENT? NO? >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE LEGISLATION AS AMENDED. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> YES.. THE MOTION PASSES 7-1. >>> OF ACTION AGAINST GRAFFITI TAG ILLEGAL GRAFFITI ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSES. >> YOU'RE CALLED TO RECOGNIZE THE REPORT. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BILL, AND IT'S BEEN CHARACTERIZED DIFFERENT WAYS BUT I DO WANT TO SAY, THIS IS NOT ABOUT DEMOGRAPHICS. THOUGH IT IS GOOD TO UNDERSTAND THE BACKGROUND IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUE OF THE BILL. THIS IS NOT ABOUT MURALS. THE MURALS ARE ESSENTIALLY YOU KNOW COMMISSIONED ART AND BEAUTIFUL AND AS NOTED IN COMMITTEE IN MIAMI. BUT ALSO BACK TO RENAISSANCE ITALY. THIS IS ABOUT TAGGERS. SIMPLY PUT, THIS IS ABOUT TAGGERS WHO DAMAGE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY. THIS IS ABOUT THE TAGGERS WHO BRING BLITHE TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THEN CREATE THE CHALLENGES THAT RESULT FROM THAT. SIMPLY PUT, AND TO GO TO WHAT I SAID RESPECT TO THE PREVIOUS BILL, THIS BILL AGAIN IS NOT A STAND ALONE BILL. THIS BILL IS PART OF A BROADER STRATEGY AND PLAN TO IMPROVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POSTURE AND THIS BILL WILL AID IN THAT. BY AGAIN, ADDRESSING THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE. WITH TAGGERS. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S SEE, IS ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? YEAH, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120995 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO MOVE THE BILL ON AMENDMENT A. COUNCIL RINCK YOU'RE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IT. >> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, AS STATED, THIS WOULD IMPROVE FINANCIAL BEFORE THE COURT. SIMPLY PUT THIS AMENDMENT ENSURES THAT FOLKS DON'T HAVE TO SPECIFICALLY ASK FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE BEFORE THE COURT CAN CONSIDER. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT COMMUNITY RESTITUTION IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL AND THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM TOOL BOX AND I HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, I'M LOOKING FOR COMMENTS. OKAY. I AM NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. SO WILL THE CLERK PLEASE, DID YOU WANT TO ADDRESS IT. GO AHEAD COMMITTEE MEMBER KETTLE. >> I AS CHAIR SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT A. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> 8 IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> ALL RIGHT THE NOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT A PASSES. WILL THE CLERK ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT, THE LEGISLATION AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT A. >> MR. PRESIDENT. >> YES PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120995 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT B. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS AMENDED ON AMENDMENT B. THANK YOU COUNCIL RINCK YOU'RE WELCOMED TO PRESENT IT. >> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD BE THE FOLLOWING EFFECTS AFFIRMATIVELY GRAFFITI TAGGERS ARE LIABLE TO PIVATE PROPERTY, OF AN ACTION UNDER SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. IT CONFIRMS THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS MAY SEEK RESTITUTION FOR THEIR OWN CAUSE ALONG WITH THE CIVIL ACTION BY THE CITY AND REQUIRES THE FEE BY CITY OFFICE DUE TO THE CITY AND PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR COSTS THEY HAVE INCURED -- INCURRED DUE TO THE GRAFFITI. DOESN'T PROCOLLUDE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SHOULD SEEK TO HAVE ANY RESTITUTION. MY INTENTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO'S PROPERTIES ARE CONSIDERED, ARE CONSIDERED IN THE AWARD OF ANY RESTITUTION. AND I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. LET'S SEE, LOOKING FOR COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AS CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THIS BILL. I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT, THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. LOOKING FOR OTHER HANDS UP. I AM NOT SEEING ANY. OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT D. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> 8 IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? >> YES, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT C. >> OKAY. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT C. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH YOU'RE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IT. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAD TIME TO COOL OFF BECAUSE AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE TALKED ABOUT HOT RED SUMMER BEING PAINTED OVER IT REALLY PISSED ME OFF. I AM JUST GOING TO SAY IT AND I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED. SO HERE IS MY AMENDMENT AND I WILL SAVE MY COMMENTS. AT THE END OF THIS TO TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MURALS AND TAGGING AND ALL THOSE THINGS. SO THIS AMENDMENT HELPS MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO DO GRAFFITI ILLEGALLY ACTUALLY FACE THE IMPACT OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE. NOT JUST PAYING A FINE BUT BY HELPING CLEAN IT UP, GIVING THEM A STAKE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO, IDEALLY AND I WILL PAINT THE PICTURE FOR YOU ALL WHAT WE'RE BASICALLY TALKING ABOUT. THERE ARE A NUMBER, PARTICULARLY CHURCHES THAT ARE IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY WHETHER IT'S A SYNAGOGUE, IT COULD BE A CHAPEL, IT COULD BE A BLACK CHURCH, WHATEVER THAT CONSTANTLY GET TAGGED ON THEIR BUILDING. AND THOSE ARE NOT PEOPLE, THEY ARE NOT BUSINESSES, THOSE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE TO COME AND CLEAN THAT UP. AND IF ANYONE HAS EVER SEEN A 72-YEAR-OLD BLACK MAN GO AND CLEAN UP THE GRAFFITI THAT'S ON THE SIDE OF THEIR BUILDING AND HAVE TO GET ON A LADDER AND SCRUB IT OFF. AND CONSTANTLY, WEEKLY, DOING THAT. THAT'S AN ACT OF VANDALISM. SO THAT'S THE TYPE OF STUFF THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. AND SO, IT'S HURTFUL TO THE COMMUNITY AND I BELIEVE WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PENALIZE PEOPLE FINANCIALLY. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CHANGE BEHAVIORS. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES. IT'S GOING TO BE PROMOTING COMMUNITY RESTITUTION BECAUSE THAT PERSON THAT HAS DONE THAT TAGGING CAN GO MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY FOLKS THAT THEY HAVE DONE THIS TO AND HELP THEM CLEAN IT UP. AND TALK TO THEM AND BE LIKE HEY, MAYBE I SHOULDN'T TAG THIS. AND I SHOULD GO OVER HERE AND DO IT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE IS THE BEHAVIOR TO THAT. AND SO WE CAN HELP FOSTER ACCOUNTABILITY AND HOPEFULLY STOP THE PERSON TAGGING FROM DOING THAT AGAIN ON THAT TYPE OF PROPERTY AND COLLEAGUES, I WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY AND SPONSORING THIS BILL I SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AMENDMENT FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT SHE NOTED. >> THANK YOU. >> AS DO I AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS DURING COMMITTEE AND ALSO FOR THIS ONE. SO, GO AHEAD AND IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT C. >> COUNT SIMILAR MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, WHAT? OKAY, JUST A SECOND. THE MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT C IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> YES, TWO AHEAD COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL WITH AMENDMENT D. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT D. >> COLLEAGUES, IN A SENSE THIS IS A TECHNICAL FIX. IN A SENSE, BUT IT'S ALSO BASICALLY AN OVERSIGHT ON MY PART TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY MR. JACKSON AND HIS TEAM IN TERMS OF THE ABATEMENT BUT ALSO TO CHRONICLE AND YOU KNOW BASICALLY, HAVE THAT MATERIAL AVAILABLE. IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR AN EFFECTIVE USE OF THIS LEGISLATION TO HAVE THIS RETROACTIVE FOR THE THREE YEAR. THIS IS THE ABILITY FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD, USING ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO CHRONICLE THE ALL THE WORK THAT THE TAGGERS AS NOTED HAVE DONE AND SO THEN WE CAN BASICALLY BETTER, PUT THIS LEGISLATION INTO FORCE. THANK YOU. >> LOOKING TO SEE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER, OKAY IS THAT AN OLD HAND. I'M JUST SEEING YOUR OLD HAND. >> I'M SORRY, HERE. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH TIME WITH THIS AMENDMENT. I'M NOT TRYING TO THROW SHADE AT ANYONE JUST THAT I'VE NOT HAD ENOUGH TO DIGEST. I AM NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS BILL BUT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT COMES FROM. THANK YOU. >> I WOULD ECHO THAT SAME SENTIMENT AS WELL. BEING A WALK ON TODAY, I HAVE NOT HAD THE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THE RAMIFICATIONS RETROACTIVELY WHAT THIS GIVES TO THE GIVEN CASES. SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT TODAY. THANK YOU. >> DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING MORE. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> I FORGOT TO ASK FOR MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT. I RECOGNIZE THE POINTS THAT WERE MADE COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. I WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS. BUT AGAIN IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF GETTING THIS OFF ON A STRONG START. I DO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT GIVEN THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> AND I WILL TAKE THE LIBERTY OF JUST SAYING THAT IT IS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU RECEIVE AMENDMENTS AT THE LAST MINUTE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH CENTRAL STAFF, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND ALSO YOU CHAIR KETTLE, PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR KETTLE AS WELL. FOR BOTH A LITTLE BIT FOR BOTH OF THE AMENDS THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD. THE TWO THAT I PERCEIVED FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS THIS ONE AND THE ONE TO THE NUISANCE LEGISLATION. SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING FORWARD AND SUPPORTING THIS. ALL RIGHT NOT SEEING ANY OTHER LEGISLATION. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT D. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> SIX IN FAVOR TWO OPPOSED. >> OKAY THE MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT D IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH I DON'T KNOW WHO RAISED YOUR HAND FIRST. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, SORRY COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE, YOU BOTH LIKE ALIKE. NO I'M JUST KIDDING. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE FOR BRINGING THIS. AND YOUR ENGAGEMENT. THE TYPE OF WORK THAT YOU DID IN TALKING WITH A LOT OF STAKE HOLDERS AND TALKING TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DID ON THIS. ALSO I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALSO TO THE DIFFERENCE AND I'M SORRY, I JUST HAD TO SAY IT BECAUSE, VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU KNOW, THE PAINTING AND I KNOW I HAVE SAID THIS YESTERDAY ON MONDAY, AND I'VE ELEVATED HOT RAT SUMMER AND HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO THE COMMUNITY BUT IT DOES. IT MEANS SOMETHING. SO TO HEAR IT HAS BEEN PAINTED OVER. I WANT TO CONFIRM NOT THAT I BELIEVE YOU BUT I WANT TO CONFIRM BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO START TEARING UP CITY HALL THEN IT'S NOT PAINTED OVER. SO, BUT, JUST THE, WE HAVE TO MOVE WITH THE TIMES HERE. IN THE CITY. WE HAVE TO CUT THE BUREAUCRACY. WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE ON THE GROUND AND COMMUNITY FOLKS. AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS SO I'M SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAGGERS BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ART WORK THAT'S IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE HAVE TO HAVE AND I WAS TOLD. BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO BRING SOME AMENDMENTS BUT I UNDERSTAND THIS WASN'T THE VEHICLE FOR IDENTIFYING CERTAIN PUBLIC SPACES THAT COULD BE FOR OUR ARTISTS TO CONTINUE THEIR TYPE OF COLORFUL DISPLAY OF EXPRESSION. I WILL BE WORKING ON THAT AS WELL WITH CENTRAL STAFF. BECAUSE THERE'S JUST, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE WYNNWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD IN MIAMI. THAT'S WHAT CAPITOL HILL NEEDS TO BE. I WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THAT BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT US AS COLLEAGUES AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SOUND TONE DEAF TO WE'RE VOTING ON A GRAFFITI BILL AND THE MURAL GETS PAINTED THE SAME DAY. THAT'S SUCH A DISCONNECT. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AND THAT'S HOW MUCH THE MURAL MEANS TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THE TIME TO DO THAT AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. I JUST HAD TO SAY THAT COLLEAGUES, AND I KNOW, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS BILL. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT BECAUSE THIS IS PARTICULARLY TAGGERS. BUT WE ARE NOT TARGETING THE ARTISTS IN OUR CITY THAT I WANT TO CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE ESPECIALLY ON CAPITOL HILL. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. IT'S BEEN OUTLINED IN BRIEFINGS ON THIS TOPIC THAT GRAFFITI IS ILLEGAL AND THERE'S A COURT ACTION TO BRING FORWARD ON MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY CHARGES RELATED TO IT. WE HAVE CURRENT -- TO PROSECUTE THESE CASES. AND ON A TIME RESTRAINT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT USING OUR FINITE RESOURCES AND TIME TRACKING TOWN AND BRINGING FORWARD ADDITIONAL LEGAL ACTION. THE EXECUTIVE AND CITY ATTORNEY STAFF HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH REVENUE MIGHT BE AND PENALTY FINES AND IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE, WE, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE LIKELY WILL SPEND MORE IN STAFF TIME THAN WE WILL EVER COLLECT BACK. SO IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE JUICE ISN'T WORTH THE SQUEEZE HERE SO FOR THESE REASONS, I WILL BE VOTING NO TODAY. AND ON A FINAL NOTE, LONG LIVE HOT RAT SUMMER. FOR COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH BEING PAINTED OVER AND HOPING WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION THERE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU CHAIR KETTLE FOR BRINGING GRAFFITI FORWARD. I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS ABOUT GRAFFITI ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND ACROSS THE CITY. IT REALLY IS A BLITHE ON A CITY AND IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFERENT FROM MURALS. I ACTUALLY WORKED AT THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN SEATTLE. AND MURALS ARE VERY THOUGHTFULLY AND CAREFULLY PUT TOGETHER BY SOME AMAZING ARTISTS. THEY GET PAID TO DO THE MURALS. IT REALLY IS A BEAUTIFUL THING TO HAVE MURALS IN A CITY. AND THIS IS NOT WHAT THIS LEGISLATION IS OBVIOUSLY MEANT TO TARGET. IT IS TO TARGET THE TAGGING WHICH HAS REALLY BECOME DIFFICULT LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST BLITHE ACROSS THE CITY. AND ALSO OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ARE SADDLED WITH THIS. THEY'VE BEEN SADDLED WITH THE COST OF CLEANING GRAFFITI ON THE SIDE OF THEIR BUILDINGS AND ON THEIR STORE FRONTS, WINDOWS ETC. I SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION. I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT TAGGING IS NOT THE SAME AND GRAFFITI IS NOT THE SAME THING AS MURALS. AND COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH I AGREE WITH YOUR SENTIMENT ABOUT YOUR SUPPORT FOR MURALS ACROSS THE CITY. I KNOW WHEN I WAS IN THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, MAYOR HAROLD HE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SEATTLE A CITY OF MURALS. MURALS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PAY THE ARTISTS TO DO THEIR MURALS. THAT'S THEIR CRAFT. THAT'S THEIR WORK. AND WHEN THEY GET TAGGED, BECAUSE MURALS GET TAGGED AS WELL. THAT IS NOT OKAY. FOLKS WORK REALLY HARD ON THESE MURALS. IT IS THEIR JOB. AND THEN THEY GET TAGGED. THEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO BECAUSE THE ARTISTS HAVE RIGHTS TO THAT MURAL, IT'S THEIRS. THEN YOU HAVE TO RETIRE ARTISTS TO BE ABLE TO CLEAN UP THEIR MURALS. AND IT COSTS MORE MONEY TO HAVE TO REHIRE THE ARTIST TO CLEAN UP THEIR MURAL THAT THEY WORK SO HARD ON. AND THAT'S NOT OKAY EITHER. SO JUST TAGGING ON MURALS IS A BIG PROBLEM AS WELL. AND THERE WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE MLK MURAL THAT GOT TAGGED AND THAT WAS REALLY JUST HORRIFIC. AND THE CITY WAS ABLE TO GET THE ARTIST. AND IT WAS A COMBINATION OF THE ARTIST WAS OUT OF TOWN. ONE OF THE AIRLINES DONATED TICKET TO GET THE ARTIST HERE TO BE ABLE TO REDO THAT MURAL. THANKFULLY THAT GOT DONE. BUT WHOEVER TAGGED THAT MURAL, THIS IS, THEY CREATED ALL THIS YOU KNOW, IT JUST HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON NOT JUST COMMUNITY BUT ACROSS THE CITY. AND SO, THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AT WITH THIS LEGISLATION. SO FOR THOSE REASONS I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS, THANK YOU. >> OKAY I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS. UNLESS THAT'S COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. IS THAT AN OLD HAND. OKAY I WILL JUST ADD MY TWO CENTS. I HAVE SAID BEFORE UP HERE THAT, TAGGING IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINTS I HEAR FROM MY CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY. AND I AM NOT REFERRING TO WHAT COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR ART. WHICH I AGREE IS A PUBLIC ASSET AND WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS OF SAVING IT OR PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES. FOR IT TO, YOU KNOW, FOR ITS EXPRESSION. ULTIMATELY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT IS NONE OF THE ABOVE. WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS WHAT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING, YOU KNOW, TIME OVER TIME OVER TIME. AND THIS IS BURDENSOME AND EXPENSIVE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. IT'S THE CONSTITUENTS THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR REPRESENTING. I WOULD SAY THIS IS COMING FROM RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALSO. AND SO, I AM BUT, TAGGING IS AN OFFENSE THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE. SO THAT IS WHY I APPRECIATE THIS LEGISLATION BECAUSE IT DOES PROVIDE ANOTHER TOOL TO, TO HOPEFULLY DEFER FUTURE TAGGING WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. OR AT LEAST I AM MOST HOPEFUL FOR. THAT IS WHY I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS AND THAT IS WHY I ASKED TO BE A COSPONSOR. THE COST AND EFFORT OF ADDRESSING TAGGING TO NOT JUST THE BUSINESSES BUT ALSO TO THE CITY AND TO HOMEOWNERS IS, IS A BURDEN THAT CAN'T BE UNDER STATED SOMETIMES. SO I'M ALL FOR DOING WHAT WE CAN TO MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS AND ALSO DETER THIS TAGGING IN THE FUTURE. SO I AM FINISHED. WOULD YOU LIKE THE LAST WORD. >> YES, THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL THAT WERE INVOLVED. I WANT TO THANK ANNE DAVIS FOR HER WORK AND HER TEAM. I WANT TO THANK MR. JACKSON. BASICALLY I WANT TO SUPPORT THE TEAM THAT IS DOING THE ABATEMENT. THE WORK THEY DO. BUT YOU KNOW IT'S JUST NOT THE CITY STAFF. I WANT TO THANK UPLIFT NORTHWEST WITH MRS. HALL WHO LEADS UPLIFT NORTHWEST. AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT SHE AND HER TEAM DO. EVEN THERE IT'S NOT JUST THAT. BUSINESSES DO INCREDIBLE AMOUNT. INCREDIBLE AMOUNT AND I'VE BEEN WORKING THIS ON A REGULAR REGULAR BASIS AND I KNOW THAT. I THANK GROUPS LIKE BELL TOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. BELL TOWN UNITED. MR. GRAPH WHO COMPANY HAS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SUPPORTS ABATEMENT EFFORTS. THIS GENTLEMAN GOES OUT AND DOES ABATEMENT ON BASICALLY A DAIRY -- DAILY BASIS AND IT'S THEM THAT I ALSO WANT TO THANK. AT THE END OF THE DAY IN TERMS OF GIVING THANKS, AND I DON'T KNOW THIS GENTLEMAN, BUT I WANT TO THANK THE GENTLEMAN WHO GOES ON THE TOP OF THAT BLACK CHURCH. FOR THOSE WHO, YOU KNOW QUESTION THIS BILL OR SAY THIS THAT WHATEVER. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT GENTLEMAN GOING UP TO ABATE GRAFFITI THAT'S BEEN TAGGED ON A CHURCH. THAT TAGGER WENT UP THERE AND TAGGED IN THIS CASE A BLACK CHURCH IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT GENTLEMAN, ELDERLY GENTLEMAN GOES UP AND ABATES IT HIMSELF. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT. THIS IS THE RATIONAL BEHIND IT. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. IN ADDITION TO THE POINTS AS YOU MADE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES INCLUDING THE BUSINESSES. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER PERSON TO THANK AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PERSON THAT I DO NOT KNOW, BUT THE ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WHO TENDS TO HIS CHURCH. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR COLLEAGUES, AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU CHAIR KETTLE AS WELL. ALL RIGHT WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE AMENDMENT BILL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> 7 IN SUPPORT AND ONE OPPOSED. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM THREE INTO THE RECORD. >> THE REPORT THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM 3, RELATING TO CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL AUTHORITY. AS RELATED TO THE LINK LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT TO REFLECT THE APPROVED ALIGNMENT, EXCUSE ME. AND LIGHT RAIL FOR THE LINK TRANSIT PROJECT INCLUDING ADDITION TO THE WEST SEATTLE LINK EXTENSION. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THE REPORT. >> I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE GET THERE, I DO HAVE A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER PURSUANT TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS LAST WEEK. I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 121003 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A. GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM COUNCIL PRESIDENT AGAIN. SO, COLLEAGUES AGAIN I SPOKE BRIEFLY ABOUT THIS TECHNICAL AMENDMENT UPCOMING. HERE IT IS NOW. BUT I SPOKE ABOUT IT LAST WEEK. AND THIS IS A VERY SPECIFIC HIGHLY TECHNICAL AMENDMENT THAT SERVES AS A CORRECTION TO THE MAP THAT WAS ORIGINALLY INCLUDED IN THE EXECUTIVE GENERATED EXECUTIVE TRANSMITTED LEGISLATION. ALL IT DOES IS EFFECTIVELY SWAP OUT AND INSTITUTE A ONE MAP FOR A NEW MAP. AN UPDATED MAP. THE ORIGINAL MAP THAT WAS INCLUDED JUST SHOWED BASICALLY THE WEST SEATTLE LINK EXTENSION PROJECT ONLY AND NOW, THE NEW MAP WOULD INCLUDE AND SHOW THE ENTIRETY OF THE SOUND TRANSIT ALIGNMENT THROUGH SEATTLE ACROSS SEATTLE. SO NOT JUST THE WEST SEATTLE BITS. NO OTHER SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES WERE MADE AS PART OF THIS AMENDMENT. AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSIT WAY AGREEMENT THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND SO FOR THOSE, AND I'M SURE YOU ALL READ THE 62 PAGES OR WHATEVER, 65 PAGES OF THE AMENDMENT BUT YEAH, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. VERY TECHNICAL AND I THINK SDOT FOR FLAGGING THIS AND THEN YOU KNOW THEM AND OUR CENTRAL STAFF EXPERTS, CAL PATREL FOR WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. I'M GOING TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT A. OKAY I'M NOT SEEING ANY WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT A. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. OKAY NOT SEEING ANY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL AMENDED. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> COUNT SIMILAR MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> YES. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM FOUR INTO THE RECORD. >> PROVING THE STATION LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE LOCATION INCLUDING THE WEST SEATTLE LINK EXTENSION. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. >> ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA AS CLAIRE OF THE -- AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THE REPORT. >> COLLEAGUES AS THE ORDNANCE THAT WAS JUST PASSED, ESSENTIALLY AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTIVE TO AMEND THE TRANSIT TO INCLUDE THE WEST SEATTLE TRANSIT ROUT. THIS IS A COMPANION OR IMPLEMENTING RESOLUTION OF SORTS THAT AUTHORIZES THE COUNCIL OR REPRESENTS COUNCIL'S APPROVAL TO WEST SEATTLE EXTENSION ROUT FOR PURPOSES OF PROCESSING PERMITS. SO THERE ARE TWO RELATED PIECES OF LEGISLATION ULTIMATELY DESIGNED TO HELP OUT THE BROADER AND FACILITY THE BROADER PROJECT. ALSO PASSED UNANIMOUS LY THROUGH THE COMMITTEE. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. TECHNICAL GLITCHES OCCURRED WITH THIS RESOLUTION. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I'M GOING TO NOW MOVE AND I HEAR BY MOVE TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32172 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A. COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> AGAIN COLLEAGUES THIS IS A HIGHLY TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. SO SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR PURPOSES AS THE AMENDMENT THAT WE JUST CONSIDERED AND APPROVED. AND THE ORDNANCE, AND THIS AMENDMENT WOULD JUST SUBSTITUTE A NEW EXHIBIT. A NEW EXHIBIT, MAP, DEPICTING THE ENTIRETY OF THE SOUND TRANSIT LINK LIGHT RAIL ALIGNMENT THROUGHOUT SEATTLE. NOT JUST THE WEST SEATTLE BITS WHICH THE ORIGINAL VERSION THAT PASSED ON THE COMMITTEE INCLUDED. ENCOURAGING A YES VOTE ON THIS AND THE BASE BILL AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> ALL RIGHT, THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM FIVE INTO THE RECORD. >> POINT OF ORDER. >> I READ THAT AND LET ME REDO THAT. WHAT WAS THE VOTE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED ON THE AMENDMENT. >> RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED AND FINALLY WE'RE NOW AT THAT POINT WHERE WE'LL ASK FOR FINAL COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED. >> I'M NOT HEARING ANY. OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED RESOLUTION. APOLOGIES EVERYBODY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> 8 IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM FIVE INTO THE RECORD. >> THE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM FIVE. COUNCIL BILL 121008, AMENDMENT THE LANDSCAPE FOR SOUTH LAKE UNION AND DOWNTOWN ADOPTED BY ORDNANCE 124286, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU'RE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. EL CLIP REFERS TO A FUNDING PLAN THAT THE COUNCIL IS ADOPTING TO ALLOW SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO ENHANCE THE GREATER DOWNTOWN AREA AND COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE'S DISTRICT. A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO ENGAGEING WITH THIS COMMUNITY IN AN EFFORT TO COMPLETE THE LIST OF OPEN SPACE INVESTMENTS AND COUNCIL NEEDS TO ALLOW AMENDING OF THIS COMPLETING LIST. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THIS AND I HOPE YOU ALL SUPPORT THIS TODAY, THANK YOU. >> OKAY, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS A GOOD MILESTONE FOR THAT PROJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NOT SEEING ANY COMMENTS WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. THE ITEM PASSES AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE. >> AGENDA ITEM SIX 121014 RELATED TO PUBLIC UTILITIES INCLUDED IN KING COUNTY RECORDS RECORDS AS PARCEL (162)206-9049, YOUNGS AQUADUCT. TO SHERYL DEVELOPMENT LLC. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL THE REPORT. >> RECOMMENDED TO AUTHORIZE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO SELL A PARTIAL OF LAND IN MAPLE VALLEY. THIS IS JUST UNDER 12,000 SQUARE FEET WHICH IS A QUARTER OF AN ACRE. THE REVENUE FROM THE SELLING OF THIS SURPLUS PROPERTY GOES BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT FOR THE WATER FUNDS LINE OF BUSINESS. THIS PROPERTY COLLEAGUES HAD BEEN LOOKING TO BE SOLD FOR A LONG TIME. I BELIEVE OVER 30 YEARS AND I HOPE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE BILL? OKAY. SEEING NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> EIGHT 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 ALSO, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 7 INTO THE RECORD. >> AGENDA ITEM 7, COUNCIL BILL 12101, EASEMENT GRANTED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2202208170000046 FOR THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF A FACILITY ON PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 14100 WEST WOOD PL NORTHEAST. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGS WORTH AGAIN. THE COMMITTEE IS RECOGNIZES YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE TIRED OF ME. THIS IS MY LAST ONE. THE PROPERTIES IN LAKE CITY AREA WESTWOOD PLACE WHERE REPEATED FLOODING IN THE AREA HAS IMPACTED THE AREA, RESIDENTS AND ALSO THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE. OR THE INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL. THIS WOULD HELP MITIGATE COSTS AND RISK AND LIABILITY OF THE FLOODINGS. NO PUBLIC HEARING WAS REQUIRED BECAUSE THE ACQUISITION COST WAS AROUND $20,000. THE COMMUNITY RECOMMENDED THIS UNANIMOUSLY AND I HOPE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT TODAY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. AND I DO WANT TO NOTE, THAT THERE WAS ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT NOT NECESSARILY THIS PARTICULAR BILL BECAUSE USUALLY, EASEMENTS ARE FAIRLY TECHNICAL AND NONCONTROVERSIAL. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT, WE DID HAVE GOOD DISCUSSION ON THE PRIOR TWO BILLS AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR HAVING TOO MUCH LEGISLATION AT FULL COUNCIL. THAT'S OUR JOB. SO, AND SPU PLEASE DO NOT TAKE OUR LACK OF COMMENTS FOR A LACK OF ENTHUSIASM. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. I'M LOOKING. SEEING NONE. OKAY WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> A YE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND THERE'S NOT A RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL. I'M LOOKING, OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS RAISED. OKAY. LET'S SEE, THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS WE'LL MOVE INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. I AM ANNOUNCING AS PRESIDING OFFER THAT THE COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTED OFFICE. THE COUNCILS EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEAGUE MATTERS. A MONITOR IS ALSO PRESENT TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY WITHIN THE PROPER LANE IN OUR DISCUSSION. I EXPECTED THE TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO LAST UNTIL 4:15, NO, 4:15. OKAY. AND IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXECUTIVE, YEAH. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS LONGER AS WELL. 5:15 AMENDED FROM 4:15. IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME, 5:15 I WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND THE EXPECTED DURATION AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURN. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET AGAIN ON JULY 17th AT 9:30 A.M. TO DISCUSS THE APPLICANT'S AND SELECT FINALISTS TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION FOR DISTRICT FIVE. THE COUNCIL IS NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. COUNCIL MEMBERS PLEASE LOG ON TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION VIA ZOOM.