♪ ♪ >> AWESOME, THE MARCH 31st, 2026 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH. MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LION AND LEAVES LIKE A LAMB AS MY MOTHER ALWAYS SAYS. WE SEE IT WITH THE WEATHER. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ROLL BEING CALLED] >> EIGHT PRESENT. >> THERE IS NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WILL BE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING AND HEARING NO OBJECTION COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS EXCUSED. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. MARCH 31st, 2026 AS INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY IN SEATTLE. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, ANNUALLY MARCH 31st MARKS INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY VISIBILITY WHERE WE CELEBRATE TRANSGENDER, AND TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE BY RECOGNIZING THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE DISCRIMINATION FACED BY THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE. THIS YEAR IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES ARE FACING D ATTACKS ON THEIR RIGHTS AND THE ABILITY TO LIVE FREE OF HATE AND DISCRIMINATION. A FEW WEEKS AGO SCHOLARS FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR GENOCIDE PRESERVATION RELEASED A THIRD RED FLAG ALERT FOR THE UNITED STATES, WARNING THAT THE NATION IS IN THE EARLY TO MIDDLE STAGES OF A GENOCIDAL PROCESS AGAINST TRANSGENDER AMERICANS. THIS ALERT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO HOSTILE FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION AIMED AS DENYING TRANS IDENTITY, LEGAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, PUBLIC BATHROOM ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS AND ATHLETICS. IN 2026 THIS YEAR WE HAVE 747 BILLS THAT ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT TRANS AND GENDER NON- CONFORMING PEOPLE. JUST LAST MONTH KANSAS PASSED SENATE BILL 244 CHANGING THE RULES REGARDING GOVERNMENT IDs FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE. IT INVALIDATES TRANSGENDER PEOPLE'S EXISTING DRIVER LICENSES, STATE IDs AND BIRTH CERTIFICATES IF THEY WERE ISSUED IN KANSAS AND A GENDER DIFFERENT THAN AT BIRTH. THESE WERE INVALIDATED FEBRUARY 26th OF THIS YEAR. LAST WE'RE IDAHO STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED WHAT MIGHT BE THE NATION'S MOST STRICT BATHROOM BAN. IT IS DANGEROUS LEGISLATION LIKE THIS WHICH IS WHY WE ARE SEEKING SUCH AN INFLUX OF TRANS FOLKS COMING HERE TO SEATTLE, SEEKING ASYLUM FROM HOSTILE JURISDICTIONS. THIS ELECTRONIC LIMATION SERVES AS A REMINDER TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THAT WE SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. WE WILL STAND BY OUR TRANS NEIGHBORS AND WELCOME THE NEW ONES AND CELEBRATE TRANS JOY. I WILL NOTE IT IS THE LAST DAY OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND A WOMAN'S MOVEMENT THAT DOES NOT FIGHT FOR TRANS WOMEN IS NOT ONE I AM WILLING TO READ. I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD AND WE WILL HEAR FROM THE PHENOMENAL LEADERS JOINING US HERE TODAY. >> WHEREAS TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY WAS ESTABLISHED, TO RECOGNIZE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF DISCRIMINATION FACED BY TRAND GENDER PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VITAL TO EVERY COMMUNITY WITH AN ESTIMATED 3. 3 MILLION TRANSGENDER ADULTS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES AND ACCORDING TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN. PARDON ME. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 3. 3 TRANSGENDER ADULTS ARE LIVING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES ACCORDING TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, AND WHEREAS VISIBILITY AND AFFIRMATION ARE POWERFUL AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY MARKS A SYMBOLIC WAY TO HONOR TRANSGENDER, GENDER NON- BINARY AND TWO SPIRIT ELDERS AND SPIRIT THEM AT THE BEGINNING OF LIFE'S JOURNEY. PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, BUT THEIR RIGHTS, DIGNITY AND ABILITY TO THRIVE FREE OF HATE AND DISCRIMINATION IS UNDER ATTACK AROUND THE GLOBE. THIS HAS BEEN MOST RECENTLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MARCH 26th WITH SCHOLARS RELEASING A THIRD RED FLAG ALERT FOR THE UNITED STATES, WARNING THAT THE NATION IS WITHIN THE EARLY TO MIDDLE STAGES OF A GENOCIDAL PROCESS AGAINST TRANSGENDER, INCLUDING AND NOT LIMITED TO HOSTILE FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION AND ELIMINATING GENDER AFFIRMING CARE, LEGAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS OR PUBLIC BATHROOM ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS ACTIVITIES. WHEREAS THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS A WELCOMING COMMUNITY AND ALONG WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON HAS A DEDICATED HISTORY OF SUPPORTING THE RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDER, GENDER NONBINARY AND TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE ON ISSUES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GENDER AFFIRMING CARE. WHEREAS THE CITY OF SEATTLE RECOGNIZES THE CULTURAL, POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CELEBRATING THE JOY AND RESILIENCE OF THE SGENDER COMMUNITY. SUCH AS GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE, LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT. MUTUAL AID NETWORK FOR TRANS NETWORK IN SEATTLE. TRACTION. TRANSPRIDE SEATTLE AND UTOPIA WASHINGTON. WHEREAS CELEBRATING QUEER JOY, VISIBILITY AND RESILIENCE IS A FORM OF LIBERATION UNDER SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION THAT SAYS TRANSGENDER, GENDER NON- BINARY AND TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE WILL NOT BE SO EASILY ERASED. THE MAYOR AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE COUNCIL PROCLAIM MARCH 31st, 2026 TO BE INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROCLAMATION TODAY. YESTERDAY WE DID A LOT OF THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS WE ARE GOING -- IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS THE RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW COUNCILMEMBER RINCK TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION TO THE GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE. THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW COUNCILMEMBER RINCK TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION. WHILE SHE IS PRESENTING THE PROCLAMATION, I AM GOING TO INVITE THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE UP TO GIVE COMMENTS. I AM GOING TO READ EVERYONE'S NAME AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE OUR SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSIONER, JESSA DAVIS, THE CO-CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU ARE GOING TO SPEAK FIRST. LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT, MISS SCOTT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE HAVE ROSE, A TRANS ADVOCATE. WE HAVE GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , AWESOME. WELCOME. WE HAVE A UTOPIA. UTOPIA, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR. DID I SAY IT RIGHT? IF YOU ARE BEING NIGHT TO ME AND IF I DID NOT SAY IT RIGHT TELL ME. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. VIOLET, WELCOME. KAWA KBRVEGS KAWAGUCHI. WE HAVE MORGAN MAY, A MUTUAL AID NETWORK IN SEATTLE. YOU WILL SPEAK AFTER VIOLET. LAST BUT NOT LEAST C. MICHAEL WOOD, TRANS COMMUNITY ACTION. WOODWARD. I GOT YOU. WE HAVE THE MIDDLE MIC OR THE ONE ON THE END HERE. FIRST UP JESSA DAVIS FOLLOWED BY SCOTT, MORGAN, MICHAEL. >> CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME OKAY? MARCH MIGHT GO OUT LIKE A LAMB BUT MY SINUS DOESN'T AGREE. I AM HAPPY TO IT BE HERE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. WE LIVE IN A MOMENT THAT REQUIRES INCREASING LEVELS OF BRAVERY. WE ARE TARGETED IN WAYS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH US OUT OF PUBLIC LIFE. THE STRATEGIES WERE WEAPONS OF INVALIDATION, BUT OF COURSE WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN HERE. GROWING UP IN SCRANTON PA A SIMPLE LY DIDN'T HAVE THE LANGUAGE THEN TO UNDERSTAND WHO I TRULY WAS. THE ONLY REPRESENTATIONS OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE RELIED ON NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THERE WAS ONLY COLLECTIVE SILENCE AND A PERCEIVED ABSENCE. WHEN I SAID YES TO MY MYSELF II LIVING IN ODESSA TEXAS. ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE FEAR OF REJECTION, HARASSMENT AND VIEBLS WE PERSEVERE AND CONTINUE AND THAT IS WHY TODAY MATTERS. SEATTLE'S COMMITMENT TO BE A WELCOMING CITY IS NOT A DISTRACTION FROM TODAY. IT IS MORE THAN MERE WORDS OR PAGEANTRY. OUR WORK IS NOT ONLY TO AFFIRM THEIR IDENTITY BUT TO BUILD DURABLE SYSTEMS ALLOWING PEOPLE TO BELONG AND THRIVE. TO QUOTE A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE -- TODAY I WANT TO THANK CITY COUNCIL FOR THE IMPORTANT RECOGNITION OF EXISTENCE AT THE TIME OF INCREASED HOSTILITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER WITH ALL OF YOU TO BUILD LASTING TANGIBLE PROGRESS. THANK YOU. >> JALEN, FOLLOWED BY ROSE AND DANNY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON BEHALF OF ONE OF THE LARGEST BLACK TRANS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY IT IS HERE IN SEATTLE FOCUSED ON GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE AND THE ONLY PERMANENT HOUSING FACILITY IN WASHINGTON AND WE NEED MORE. WE ARE REALLY HAPPY TO ACCEPT THIS RESOLUTION. IN 2009 THE DAY OF VISIBILITY WAS CREATED TO CELEBRATE US AND PUSH BACK ON THE ERASURE OF TRANS PEOPLE. WE MUST RESIST THE HYPER FOCUS ON THE SUFFERING MORE THAN OUR RESILIENCE. WE ARE NOT SINGLE ISSUE PEOPLE AND WE DON'T LIVE SINGLE ISSUE LIVES. THAT IS A FORM OF ERASURE AND TOKENIZATION. THE SECOND FORM IS NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN THIS MOMENT THERE ARE MANY THAT ARE EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, HOUSING AND RESOURCES. THE REFUGEE CRISIS THAT IS HAPPENING, 400,000 FOLKS DISPLACED ON TOP OF THE CRISIS EXISTING IN THE BLACK TRANS COMMUNITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. IN SPITE OF THE DISMAL OUTCOMES, BLACK COMMUNITY AND WOMEN AND TRANS WOMEN AND FOLKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. LEADERS, NOT JUST ON TRANS ISSUES WILL STOP COMING TO US JUST FOR TRANS ISSUES. WE ARE LEADERS ONON ISSUES. BUILDERS MOTHERS FATHERS CHILDREN, DOCTORS, THIS TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY I LIFT UP THE BRILLIANCE OF MY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ROSE IS REMOTE. >> HELLO. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR WORKING ON THE PROCLAMATION WITH US. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY AND 11 YEARS AGO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND DEBATES IN WHICH I LEARNED I WAS TRANS. IT MEANT AT THAT TIME WE WERE TO BE VISIBLE IN THE WORLD AND SHOW THAT TRA ANS PEOPLE, EXCELLENCE, BRAVERY AND EVERYTHING ABOUT US IS SOMETHING TO BE CELEBRATED. THIS MEANS SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT. THE VISIBILITY OF THE IMPENDING DEMISE WE WILL HAVE IF THINGS DON'T CHANGE. I EXPERIENCED A LOT OF LOSS FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THERE IS ONE DAY I HAD ONE PERSON SHOWING UP IN THE AFTERNOON SUICIDAL AT MY DOOR AND ANOTHER IN THE EVENING SAID SOMEONE ELSE KILLED THEMSELVES AND 4:30 IN THE MORNING I TALKED ANOTHER DOWN. THERE IS UNTOLD SUFFERING HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE HAVING DISCUSSIONS NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT IS LIKE TO TELL YOUR PARTNER THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WILL SEE THEM AGAIN? YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BEYOND A COUPLE OF DAYS FROM NOW. THOSE ARE THE DISCUSSIONS WE ARE HAVING TO HAVE. THE REAL AND THE RAW DISCUSSIONS. THIS IS THE VERY REAL AND THE RAW THINGS WE ARE DEALING WITH. WE REALIZE THERE IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT HERE. PEOPLE LOOK TO THE NATION FOR WHAT SEATTLE DOES AND WHAT WE DO OR DON'T DO MAY HAPPEN. WE HAVE TO FIGHT. IT IS THE ONLY CHANCE THAT WE HAVE. >> THANK YOU, ROSE. DANNY, TAFFY, ET. >> I AM ONE OF THE CO- FOUNDERS OF TRANS PRIDE SEATTLE. RACHEL CRANDALL CREATED THE DAY BECAUSE AT THE TIME, THE ONLY TIME THE WORLD WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO TRANS PEOPLE IS WHEN WE WERE MURDERED. HERE IN SEATTLE WE CREATED TRANS PRIDE SEATTLE FOR THE SAME REASON. THANK YOU FOR HONORING THE COMMUNITY AND BRINGING VISIBILITY. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE MOVING TO THE CITY NOW. FAMILIES THAT PACKED WHAT THEY HAD, COULD AND MOVED FROM TEXAS MISSOURI IDAHO TENNESSEE. THOSE STATES MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO BE THEMSELVES AT WORK AND IN IDAHO WE ARE SEEING FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND MAKING IT A FELONY TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. MANY PARENTS REACHED OUT SAYING THEY MOVED BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T TREAT THEIR CHILDREN WHO WERE IN DISTRESS. OUR CITY PROVIDES SOME OF THE LAST REFUGE. AT GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE WE TALK TO THE PEOPLE EVERY DAY. WE STARTED IN SEATTLE THANKS TOTO A GRANT FROM THE CITY. WE GREW TO THE COUNTY AND THEN THE STATE AND NOW SERVE PEOPLE IN 27 STATES CALLING US FOR SUPPORT. I AM PROUD OF THAT. I AM PROUD THAT WE BUILT THAT. THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW BEACONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SERVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS. SEATTLE IS A REFUGE. WE HAVE A LOT TO DO. THIS YEAR A HEDGE FUND BILLIONAIRE HAS TRIED TO BAN TRANS KIDS FROM PLAYING SPORTS AND OUT THEM IN SCHOOLS. IT WILL FORCE EVERY GIRL IN THE STATE TO HAVE EMBARRASSING AND INVASIVE EXAMINES OF THEIR GEN TALES ITALS IN ORDER TO PLAY SPORTS. THE THINGS THEY NEED TO SAY WILL BE REPORTED DIRECTLY TO THEIR PARENTS IMMEDIATELY. I KNOW WHAT THAT IS LIKE. I WAS IN FOSTER CARE. I EXPOSED THE ABUSE TO A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE FEAR IF THEY DID NOT HAVE OTHER SUPPORTIVE ADULTS IN THEIR LIFE. ONLY TO BAND TOGETHER TO BE VISIBLE AND TO TAKE ACTION. SEATTLE IS ONE OF THE LAST REFUGES. WE MUST DEFEND IT. >> TAFFY, VIOLET, MORGAN AND C. MICHAEL. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCILMEMBERS. I SERVE AS THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM DIRECTOR WITH UTOPIA WASHINGTON. I AM HONORED TO STEP IN ON BEHALF OF OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT THE AMAZING RECOGNITION. TRAND TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY IS MORE THAN A DAY ON THE CALENDAR. THOSE OF US WHO EXIST. THOSE OF US WHO ARE RESILIENT. IT IS A MOMENT TO AFFIRM OUR COLLECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS STRENGTHEN EVERY COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE A PART OF. VISIBILITY IS NOT ABOUT BEING SEEN FOR THE SAKE OF THE ATTENTION. IT IS ABOUT BEING SEEN WITH DIGNITY, SAFETY AND RESPECT. AT UTOPIA WASHINGTON WE WORK ALONG SIDE QUEER PEOPLE OF COLOR, THOSE NAVIGATING OVERLAPPING BARRIERS RELATING TO RACE, GENDER, IMMIGRATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC STABILITY. FOR OUR COMMUNITIES VISIBILITY CAN BE POWERFUL, BUT IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE PAIRED WITH ACTION. RECOGNITIONS LIKE THIS PROCLAMATION TELLS OUR COMMUNITY THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE SEES US NOT AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT BUT AS NEIGHBORS LEADERS ARTISTS ADVOCATES. WE ARE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL THAT THE PROCLAMATION AFFIRMS THE HUMANITY AND THE RESILIENCE OF THE TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND NONBINARY PEOPLE AT A TIME SO MANY OF US ARE FACING INCREASED HARM, DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE. SO PUBLIC STATEMENTS LIKE THIS, THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT MATTERED. THEY HELPED TO CREATE SAFE SPACES. ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUTH AND THE FAMILIES TO FEEL MORE AFFIRMED. LASTLY FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO IMAGINE A FUTURE THAT IS EMBEDDED AND BELONGING. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT WE HAVE VIOLET, MORGAN IS AFTER VIOLET. WELCOME VIOLET. >> HELLO. I AM VIOLET. I GO BY SHE, HER PRONOUNCES. WE HELP PEOPLE FLEEING LEGISLATIVELY HOSTILE STATES AND LAND THEM IN SEATTLE. WE GUARANTEE UP TO SIX MONTHS OF HOUSING AND HELP PEOPLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AND GET GROCERIES AND INTEGRATE WITH STATE SERVICES LIKE MEDICAID AND SNAP AND PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO THE CASE LOAD YOU WILL FIND IN THE TRANSRELOCATION ECOSYSTEM. WE DO IT BECAUSE OUR CASE LOAD IS TRAUMATIZED. THE PEOPLE FLEEING THE STATES ARE TRAUMATIZED. THEY ARE BEING HARASSED IN THE STREETS, HOMES, AND KNOW NO SAFETY. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION AS A CITY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AS MUCH OF AN ENVIRONMENT TO GROW AND TO BE THE PEOPLE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN WHERE THEY WERE TRAPPED WHERE THEY WERE. THEY NEED TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT ALLOWING PEOPLE WHO ARE FLEEING TO ASSIMILATE INTO A LIFE THAT THEY WERE DENIED IN THE STATES. VIOLENCE IN THE HOME AND VIOLENCE IN THE STREETS. YOU CAN'T BE YOURSELF. YOU NEED TO PUT ON A FALSE PERCEPTION OF WHO YOU ARE. TO BE VISIBLE IS NOT JUST OUT IN THE STREET. IT IS TO BE YOURSELF. HERE IN SEATTLE, WHAT WE HAVE IN SEATTLE IS A COMMUNITY ALLOWING PEOPLE TO BE THEMSELVES WHEN THEY WERE DENIED THAT IN THEIR HOMES. IN PLACES LIKE IDAHO AND KANSAS AND IN KENTUCKY RIGHT NOW THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY WILL BE A YEAR FROM NOW. IF THEY WILL HAVE HEALTH CARE, ON THE STREET OR DEAD. IF THEY WILL BE HIT BY SOME DUDE IN A CAR BECAUSE THEY DON'T MATCH A PERCEPTION OF WHAT THE PERSON THINKS THEIR GENDER SHOULD BE. THESE PEOPLE ARE UNDER DIRECT PHYSICAL THREAT. WE AS AMERICANS AND DECENT HUMAN BEINGS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO THE OTHER PEOPLE TO BUILD SOMETHING ALLOWING THEM TO THRIVE. THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE. KENTUCKY MAKES IT WHERE ALL TRANSGENDER RESIDENTS OF KENTUCKY ARE ABOUT TO BE DECLARED MENTALLY ILL AND BARRED FROM EMPLOYMENT IN EDUCATION. EVERYONE IN THE ROOM KNOWS WHERE IT LEADS TO. I AM JAPANESE-AMERICAN. MY 6-YEAR- OLD GRANDFATHER AND HIS FAMILY WERE ROUNDED UP AND FORCED TO LIVE AT THE SANTA ANITA RACETRACK IN HORSE STABLES. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO PUT PEOPLE IN. IT IS ALL OF US. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ADD HERE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE SANCTION WARY THAT SEATTLE REPRESENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PROCLAMATION THAT IS A GREAT START TOWARDS BUILDING SOMETHING THAT SERVES THE PEOPLE THAT NEEDS WHAT WE CAN GIVE THEM. >> NEXT WE HAVE MORGAN AND WILL FOLLOWED BY THE LAST SPEAKER, C. MICHAEL WOODARD. WELCOME MORGAN. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I WISH I COULD SPEAK TO YOU IN CELEBRATION OF THE BEAUTY AND THE STRENGTH AND THE CREATIVITY AND THE -- THE LINCOLN INSTITUTE FOR GENOCIDE PREVENTION DESCRIBES THIS AS A GENOCIDAL DENIAL OF IDENTITY. DENIAL OF IDENTITY FORCES TARGETS OF GENOCIDE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEIR IDENTITIES AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY. EVENTUALLY THE DENIED IDENTITY IS CRIMINALIZED. TO UNDER SCORE THE POINT THE SUPREME COURT CHOSE TODAY ISSUING A RULING THAT CONVERSION THERAPY IS PROTECTED SPEECH AND CANNOT BE BANNED. CONVERSION THERAPY IS A QUACK MEDICAL PRACTICE BANNED IN THIS STATE, UNTIL TODAY WHERE A TRANSOR QUEER PATIENT IS COERCED INTO DENYING BASIC FACTS ABOUT THEMSELVES. CURRENTLY IT IS MOSTLY PRACTICED ON YOUNG PEOPLE. TRANSPHOBIC POLITICIANS ARE DISCUSSING PLANS TO SUBJECT ALL TRANS PEOPLE TO IT. THE PROCESS WILL NOT STOP WITH TRANS PEOPLE. TELL MAKE IT HARDER FOR STATES TO REGULATE ALL MALPRACTICE WHICH WILL HARM ALL-AMERICANS. SECRETARY, RESISTANCE IS STILL POSSIBLE. THERE ARE OTHER LEGAL AVENUES LIKE INDEFINITELY EXTENDING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. WE MUST ACT AGGRESSIVELY TO PUSH BACK AGAINST FEDERAL OVERREACH. THE THIRD, THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW. ACT NOW TO SAVE TRANS LIVES. THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS MICHAEL WOODWARD. MY PRONOUNCES ARE HE AND HIM AND I AM THE LEADER OF A SMALL NONPROFIT CALLED TRACTION. I FOUND MY CALLING THEREAFTER. AT THAT TIME WE TRULY HAD NO RIGHTS AT ALL. I WATCHED HARD PROTECTIONS ARRIVE, DISAPPEAR, RETURN AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN EXHAUSTING, BUT IT TAUGHT ME SOMETHING IMPORTANT. SOMETIMES YOUNGER TRANS MEN COME UP AND SAY I NEVER MET AN OLDER TRANSMAN BEFORE. IT IS NOT JUST BEING SEEN BUT TO LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO BE SURVIVABLE. I ALWAYS KNOW WE CANNOT GET THERE ALONE. THE COURAGE OF TRANSAND NONBINARY PEOPLE IS REAL, BUT SO IS THE POWER OF GENDER ALLIES WHO CHOOSE TO STAND WITH US. FAMILY MEMBERS, CO- WORKERS, NEIGHBORS, FAITH LEADERS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS USING THEIR VOICES, VOTES AND RELATIONSHIPS TO MAKE THE CITY SAFER FOR US. WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW? WHO SPEAKS UP. THAT IS WHAT KEEPS THE COMMUNITY ALIVE AND ROOTED. >> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. MOST WANT A LONG LIFE WITHOUT THE WRINKLES AND THE GRAY HAIR THOUGH. FAIR ENOUGH. NOW WE ARE GO TO DO A PICTURE. GUESTS, IF YOU WOULD COME TO DO A PICTURE. DID YOU WANT ONE BY YOURSELF? WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A GROUPGROUP WITH THE FOLKS AND LOOK AT THE HANDSOME YOUNG MAN IN FRONT OF US. BRAD HARDWOOD. >> ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ASK OR MAKE COMMENTS? >> AFTER THE PICTURE, I THINK. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR ENTERTAINING US WITH THE GROUP PHOTO. NOW COLLEAGUES, I KNOW SOME SAID THEY WANTED TO MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROCLAMATION. WE WILL ENTERTAIN THOSE. AFTER THIS WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. DON'T WORRY. WE ARE DOING THE PROCLAMATION FIRST. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA YOU ARE UP. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK, DANNY. WHERE ARE YOU? THERE SHE IS. SHE HAS BEEN A FRIEND OF OURS. SHE HAS BEEN A FRIEND AND A COUNTERPART IN A LOT OF THE WORK WE HAVE DONE. IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK. I WILL BRING UP HISTORY. I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT. THESE ARE THE WORDS I SAID IN 2016. COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ WAS THE FIRST COUNCILMEMBER TO BRING FORWARD AN ORDINANCE MAYOR MURRAY SIGNED OUTLAWING CONVERSION THERAPY IN THE CITY. I REMEMBER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN 2016. CONVERSION THERAPY BASICALLY IS AN ECHO FROM THE 1860s FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICY OF ASSIMILATION POLICY FOR NATIVE AMERICANS. THAT IS WHERE THEY GOT THAT. IT WAS VIOLENCE. IT WAS OBSCENE. THE SADDEST PART IN THE 1850s AND 1860s, IT WAS THE FEDERAL POLICY TO DO THAT TO OUR PEOPLE. YOU KNOW RIGHT UP UNTIL I THINK IT WAS -- THE PRESIDENT BEFORE EISENHOWER. ROOSEVELT. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE GUY BEFORE THAT. THERE WAS A SAYING, AND YOU CAN READ IT EVERYWHERE, KILL THE INDIAN, SAVE THE MAN. THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF THE VIOLENT LANGUAGE CAME FROM AND THE ASSAULT. I BRING IT UP TODAY. FROM THAT CAME THE POLICY OF BOARD BOARDING SCHOOL. THEY WERE SENT AWAY TO ALL OF THESE INDIAN SCHOOLS TO BE "WHITE." I UNDERSTAND AT A DNA LEVEL ABOUT PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE YOU BE SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT AND TELLING YOU THAT YOU ARE FLAWED BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THIS IS A LIFETIME OF COMMITMENT AND DIGNITY. I AM GLAD WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. THANK YOU. >> WE SIGNED THE PROCLAMATION YESTERDAY. I MISSED YESTERDAY. I WOULD HAVE LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AFFIX MY NAME TO THAT. THIS IS SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY INITIATIVE TO HONOR AS WE HEARD THROUGH THE LEADERS THAT WERE HERE TODAY, TRANSRIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK IN THE COUNTRY, IN IDAHO THROUGH CRIMINALIZING PEOPLE'S STATUS. IN KENTUCKY AND ARKANSAS. SO, THAT IS WHY INITIATIVES AND PROCLAMATIONS LIKE THIS ARE SO IMPORTANT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE. UTOPIA WASHINGTON. THE KAWAGUCHI O'CONNOR INITIATIVE NETWORK FOR TRANS INDIVIDUALS ININ SEATTLE. TRACTION, TRANS COMMUNITY ACTION. RUN AND ORGANIZED BY ONE OF MY OWN CONSTITUENTS. C. MICHAEL WOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR BEING HERE. WE SHOULD ALL HAVE THE RIGHTS TO ACHIEVE OUR TRUE POTENTIAL AND THRIVE AND GET TO THAT POINT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. >> I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO EVERYONE FOR SHOWING UP TODAY AND FOR SHARING WORDS WITH US. NOT JUST WHAT YOU SHARED TODAY BUT FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP EVERY DAY. WE KNOW THERE IS SO MUCH THAT YOU DO I WANTED TO APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING LET'S CELEBRATE TRANSFOLKS EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE WORDS THAT YOU SHARED. >> I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR ENGAGING ON THIS. TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MY STAFF RACHEL. TO BRING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER FOR TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU RACHEL. IT IS A LOT OF LOGISTICS ANYING ON. WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE RECOGNIZING -- WE NEED TO HUMANIZE FOLKS A LOT MORE. I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU MY FRIEND. I ONLY GOT ONE CLAP. THAT IS OKAY. THE COUNCIL CANNOT ACCEPT COMMENTS ON -- I WILL ASK PEOPLE TO WATCH THEIR LANGUAGE AS WELL. THAT WILL BE REALLY APPRECIATIVE THAT WE WATCH OUR LANGUAGE AS WELL. CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP? >> WE HAVE 16 IN PERSON AND FIVE REMOTE. >> THAT IS 21. THAT IS UNDER 30. EVERYONE WILL GET TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. CLERK, I WILL HAND IT OVER. >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN ORDER WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DON'T END THEIR COMMENTS IN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> AWESOME. WE HAVE E STREET FOLLOWED BY PETERMANING. COME ON DOWN. YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILMEMBERS. 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 WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEEP INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU BE ALL OVER THE PLACE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND IN PERSON AND I RESPECT AND I APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS BUILDING IN WEST SEATTLE. IT IS IN SHAMBLES. I AM ASKING FOR MONEY FOR THEM. OUR VETERANS DO A LOT FOR OUR COUNTRY. WE CAN SPEND BILLIONS ON A WAR WHICH WE HAVE NO BUSINESS IN AND CAN'T TAKE CARE OF OUR VETERANS PROPERLY. THE RECENTLY PASSED SENATE BILL WHICH NOW CAN ALLOW BUILDINGS OR HOUSING IN STRIP MALLS. THAT BIG EMPTY LOT DOWN THE STREET? WHO OWNS THAT? I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF IT. I AM GOING TO STICK TO THAT. THANK IS A COPY OF THAT ARTICLE. >> NEXT WE HAVE R MANNING. I DON'T SEE MR. MANNING. WE WILL GO ON TO GWENDYLYNN. WELCOME. >> IT IS VERY POSITIVE THE COUNCIL AFFIRMED TRANSDAY OF VISIBILITY. WHY IS THE COUNCIL NOT DOING THEIR PART TO PROTECT TRANS REFUGEES BY TAKING CONCRETE ACTION AGAINST ICE WHICH IS ENDANGERING TRANS PEOPLE. THEY ARE PUT UNDER INTENSE SCRUTINY DUE TO THE BUREAUCRATIC LAB LENGTH. IT IS EASIER FOR ICE TO TARGET AND CRIMINALIZE ANY TRANS PEOPLE. TRANS PEOPLE DETAINED BY ICE ARE EXTRAORDINARILY TARGETED FOR BRUTALITY IN ICE FACILITIES. THIS TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON ICE FACILITIES WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED SHOULD BE MADE INTO A PERMANENT BAN TODAY. ICE IS NOT GOING TO BE OUR FRIENDS IN ONE YEAR. WE NEED MUNICIPAL IDs TO BE ISSUED WITHOUT TRIGGERING FEDERAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMSSYSTEMS BEING TARGETED ED BY ICE. THE MAYOR -- IT IS NOT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET OUT TO CITY HALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORKING DAY LIKE THIS. PEOPLE ARE FURIOUS ABOUT THE LACK OF ACTION AGAINST ICE IN THE CITY. UNDER PRESSURE ONE CAMERA OUTSIDE OF A GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FACILITY. WHY ARE THEY GOING UP IN THE REST OF THE CITY WHERE TRANS PEOPLE WALK THE STREETS. CITY COUNCIL CAN TAKE ACTION, PASS LAWS TODAY. DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICIANS CREATED ICE. THEY FUNDED ICE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. MR. CAROLYN MALONE AND KEANDRE. >> I APPLAUD AND SUPPORT ALL OF YOU. I HOPE CITY COUNCIL WILL SUBMIT OR COMMAND AS MUCH ATTENTION TO MY NEEDS. AS SENIORS IN TOXIC HOSTILE SITUATIONS WHICH I AM IN, I AM ON THE BACK BURNER. I AM A FIGHTER. I AM A FIGHTER. IT ALL ABOUT THE RIGHTS TO FIGHT TOGETHER. SECURITY. TALL WHITE MALE WITH A BEARD TREATS ME AS A SUSPICIOUS PERSON ANY TIME I COME INSIDE. HE SHOWS UP. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? >> THANK YOU MISS MALONE. WE HAVE KEANDRE, ARIES AND MICHAEL KENNEDY. WELCOME. >> HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KEANDRE. I ORGANIZED WITH SEATTLE ALLIANCE AGAINST RACIAL AND POLITICAL REPRESSION. WE HAVE LESS THAN THREE MONTHS TO THE WORLD CUP. BESIDES AN EMERGENCY MORATORIUM ON DETENTION CENTERS THAT DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH, THERE IS LITTLE DONE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES FROM ICE'S TERRORIZATION OF THE COMMUNITY. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WOULD RATHER HAND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PEOPLE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE KEEPING SAFE. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. THE SEATTLE ALLIANCE IS HOLDING A TOWN HALL APRIL 11th. WE ARE ON THE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN ON THE GROUND SINCE TRUMP TOOK OFFICE WILL DO WHAT THE CITY REFUSES TO DO. SURVEILLANCE WILL NOT KEEP US SAFE. WE, THE PEOPLE WILL KEEP US SAFE. THANK YOU. WELCOME ARIES. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ARIES. MY PRONOUNS ARE HE-HIM. I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON THE EARLIER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TRANS PEOPLE. I MOVED FROM IDAHO, FLEEING AND LOOKING FOR A SAFE HAVEN. I APPLAUD SEATTLE FOR BEING A SAFE HAVEN, BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND ICE. THERE IS IMMIGRANT TRANS PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT SAFE COMING HERE. THEN WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ICE SITUATION. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THEY ARE NOT SAFE. OUR TOWN HALL APRIL 11th IS FOR YOU TO HEAR THE PEOPLE'S VOICES AND TO BE THERE AND SHOW UP. SHOW US THAT YOU CARE. I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE STUFF. MAKE TIME FOR THE PEOPLE. I DO HAVE FLYERS. >> THANK YOU, ARIES. NEXT, MICKEY, JIM, MICHAEL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE WORK TODAY ANNOUNCING TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY. ALSO, WE NEED SO MUCH MORE THAN WORDS. WE NEED ACTION FROM YOU. ACTIONS COMING FROM OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXTREME. DENYING DRIVERS LICENSE OVERNIGHT. ONE YEAR IN PRISON IF YOU USE THE RESTROOM ONCE. MULTIPLE TIMES IN IDAHO IT COULD BE UP TO A LIFETIME IN PRISON. THEY REQUIRE MORE THAN WORDS. THEY REQUIRE EXTREME ACTIONS IN RETURN. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS IN SEATTLE. EVEN THOUGH WE AFFECTED IT TO BE A SAFE PLACE AND CLAIM IT IS A SAFE STATE THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE ACROSS THE BOARD. I AM A FATHER TO A TRANS DAUGHTER. WE HAVE 50- 50 CUSTODY WHEN THINGS GOT HAIRY A YEAR AGO I WAS TAKEN TO COURT BY MY CHILDREN'S MOTHER. A COMMISSIONER, SOMEONE WHO CAN FILL THE PLACE OF A JUDGE FOR A FAMILY COURT SAID DURING SAID MY DAUGHTER HAD EXTREME MENTAL ISSUES. THERE WAS NOTHING. THERE WAS NO MENTAL HEALTH RECORD EXPECT FOR GENDER DISORIENTING CHILDHOOD. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR YOU AND WORK FOR SEATTLE. BECAUSE OF THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS REMOVED FROM MY HOUSE. MY HOUSE BEING THE AFFIRMING HOUSE AND PUT ONLY WITH HER MOTHER. IT WAS SAID THAT -- SORRY. I AM GOING TO RUN OUT OF TIME. IT WAS SAID BECAUSE I AM AFFIRMING AND MOTHER IS NOT IT WAS ALIENATION. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING NOT AFFIRMING. WE REALLY NEED ACTIONS AND NOT JUST WORDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THESE SO- CALLED PROGRESSIVES WHO ARE TAKING FECKLESS HALF MEASURES TO STOP ICE IN THIS CITY AND TO MORE THAN JUST VOTE FOR THE 60- DAY SUSPENSION BUT EXPAND. OUR MAYOR THINKS SURVEILL SENSE USEFUL BUT DESPITE IT ONLY FOR THE WORKING-CLASS. SHE THINKS AXON IS A COMPANYCOMPANY DOING BUSINESS WITH. LAST YEAR AXON ACQUIRED AN $625 MILLION. THEY USE LOCATION SERVICES TO AID POLICE IN TARGETING INDIVIDUALS ACCUSED OF CRIME. ISRAEL HASHAS USED THE TASER AGAINST PALESTINIAN PRISONERS SINCE THE COMPANY'S FOUNDING. EVEN THOUGH MAYOR WILSON SAYS MANY COMPANIES SELL TO ISRAEL, A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THE TOWN HALL. YESTERDAY THEY MADE A LAW FOR A DEFAULT SENTENCE -- I CALL EVERY I CALL ON YOU ALL TO TAKE A REAL STAND. THERE IS A GENOCIDE HAPPENING IN ISRAEL. YOU ARE FUNDING IT WITH MY MONEY AND THEIR MONEY. >> THANK YOU JIM. >> MY NAME IS LONG. I AM A MEMBER OF LABOR MILITANT. WE ARE DEMANDING TO SHUT DOWN ICE. SHUT DOWN THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND EVICTION MORATORIUM. MORE WORKING AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RAISE THEIR ISSUES HERE. IT SHOULD BE ON THE WEEKDAYS OR THE WEEKENDS. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO COME OUT TO THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS BUT CAN'T BECAUSE OF WORK. THE REASON THEY ARE AT 2:00 P.M. ON A TUESDAY IS TO PREVENT WORKING PEOPLE TO NOT MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THIS CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS THE TRANSCOMMUNITY THEY SHOULD TAX THE RICH INCLUDING GENDER AFFIRMING CARE. IT WOULD SUPPORT EVERYBODY IN SEATTLE INCLUDING THE TRANSCOMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR WORKING-CLASS. PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD RENT AS THE COST OF LIVING SKYROCKETS. THE GROUP OF WORKING AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE INCLUDE IMMIGRANTS BEING TERRORIZED BY ICE. WE ARE DEMANDING AN IMMEDIATE EVICTION MORATORIUM. FAMILIES HAVE BEEN TORN APART. SO FAR THE CITY COUNCIL ONLY PASSED A ONE- YEAR BAN ON DETENTION CENTERS. THEY WILL NOT PASS ANY OF THESE THINGS WE ARE DEMANDING UNLESS WE FORCE THEM TO. WE HAVE TO BREAK AND BUILD OUR OWN PARTY. MICHAEL, WELCOME. ANY MICROPHONE THAT YOU WANT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING. IF YOU DON'T LET ME SPEAK WHAT I NEED TO TELL YOU GUYS. IT IS JUST LONGER THAN -- IS THAT POSSIBLE TO HAVE TIME AFTER THE MEETING? IT IS VERY SERIOUS WHAT I NEED TO TELL YOU. I GUESS THAT IS A NO. I AM NOT GOING TO GET HALFWAY THROUGH IT. I GUESS I WILL JUST LET IT GO. >> THANK YOU MICHAEL. SUMMER MILLER, NATHAN. >> AS MANY OF US SAID THE DEMOCRATS IN CITY COUNCIL FAILED TO FIGHT AGAINST ICE. THIS IS NOT JUST A CRISIS OF PEOPLE DEPORTED BUT A CRISIS OF IMMIGRANT WORKING FAMILIES BEING TERRORIZED AND TORN APART. PEOPLE ARE GETTING EVICTED BECAUSE ICE IS TERRORIZING OUR COMMUNITIES. THE SAME IS TRUE IN CITY. WHAT YOU REALLY SHOULD BE PASSING IS AN IMMEDIATE EVICTION MORATORIUM. EVICTIONS IN KING COUNTY HIT AN ALL- TIME HIGH WITH A 12% INCREASE. SEATTLE TIMES SAID THE SPIKE IN EVICTIONS HAS SHOCKED OFFICIALS. THE DEMOCRATS DON'T SEEM SHOCKED ABOUT THE MURDER OF RENEE GOOD OR ABOUT THE EVICTION CRISIS. OTHERWISE YOU WOULD DO TODAY'S PROCLAMATION IS EXTREMELY FUCKING HOLLOW. KATIE WILSON HAD A MEETING AND JUST LIED TO PEOPLE'S FACES. THESE DEMOCRATS DESERVE NO THANK YOUS UNTIL THEY DO ANYTHING FOR THE WORKING PEOPLE OF THE CITY. WE NEED AN INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST PARTY IN SEATTLE AND THROW OUT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE NEXT WE HAVE M FOLLOWED BY AJ, HOWARD, NATHAN, LOU. >> MY NAME IS M. SMITH, A MEMBER OF LABOR MILITANT. THIS IS ANAN DEMOCRAT CITY COUNCIL. THE MAYOR IS A DEMOCRAT CALLING HERSELF A SOCIALIST, BUT ALL YOU HAVE DONE IS PASS A ONE- YEAR BAN ON ICE DETENTION CENTER. KATIE WILSON HAS BROKEN PROMISES. SHE IS EXPANDING SURVEILLANCE. YOU SAID IT IS ABOUT CRIME. IF IT IS ABOUT CRIME WHY ARE THE DEMOCRATS FIGHTING FOR THINGS THAT COULD STOP CRIME IN OUR CITY. THEY ARE BEARING THE BRUNT OF RENTERS INABILITY TO PAY. YOU CAN TAX THE RICH TO FUND FREE UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE. TAX THE RICH TO BUILD FREE FREE AND CLINICS. BUILD CITY- RUN PUBLIC GROCERY STORES TO EASE THE FOOD CRISIS IN THE CITY. THE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT DOING ANY OF THIS. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DOES NOT REPRESENT WORKING- CLASS PEOPLE FUNDAMENTALLY. THEY REPRESENT BIG BUSINESS, LANDLORDS, SPD. THOSE ARE THE INTERESTS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY REPRESENTS IN THE CITY AND THAT IS WHY THEY ARE SPENDING ON POLICE SURVEILLANCE INSTEAD OF THINGS PEOPLE NEED. WHEN WE HAD A SOCIALIST WE WON A $15 MINIMUM WAGE WHICH IS NOW $21.30. I KNOW NOT EVERYONE SUPPORTS S HAD HAMA BUT THE MOVEMENT WE BUILT. WE BROUGHT THE MOVEMENT IN TO CITY HALL. WE WON AN AMAZON TAX. RENTERS RIGHTS. WE CAN'T RELY ON ONE POLITICIAN. WE NEED A SOCIALIST PARTY AND WORKING- CLASS PARTY THAT CAN THROW OUT THE DEMOCRATS. NEXT WE HAVE AJ, HOWARD, NATHAN AND LOU. WELCOME, AJ. >> HI. LISTENING TO ALL OF THE TRANS VOICES TODAY, THIS IS FOR EVERYONE. EVERYONE IN THE CITY. I AM SUPPORTING THE CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE EVICTION MORATORIUM. IMMIGRANTS HAVE GONE TO WORK BECAUSE OF ICE RAIDS. THIS IS LED TO COUNTLESS OF MILLIONS IN LOST OF INCOME. IN MINNEAPOLIS ALONE IN JANUARY, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IMMIGRANTS LOST $47 MILLION BECAUSE OF LOST WAGES. IMMIGRANTS ARE BEING THREATENED WITH EVICTION ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER WORKING- CLASS RENTERS WHO ARE FEELING THE PAIN. WE NEED TO FIGHT FOR IT HERE. I YIELD THE REST OF THE TIME. >> NEXT WE HAVE HOWARD GILL, NATHAN, LOU. PEOPLE PATIENTLY WAITING ONLINE, WE WILL SWITCH OVER TO YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE ITEMS WERE FOR SPD OFFICERS TO OBTAIN WARRANTS WHEN THERE IS A PROBABLE CAUSEE. FOR OFFICERS TO INTERVENE WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT CREDENTIALS ARE NOT PROVIDED. TO AID IN PREVENTING WARRANTLESS ACCESS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I SAT DOWN WITH YOU AND WENT OVER ALL OF THE ITEMS. YOU LOOKED ME IN THE EYE. YOU CHECKED EACH ONE OF THESE. THREE MONTHS LATER NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. THAT IS A STATEMENT STATEMENT MAKE WHEN THEY ARE NOT DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. IT IS WE WHO WILL KEEP OURSELVES SAFE, NOT THE POLICE. HOWEVER, NOT DIRECTING THE POLICE TO TAKE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS WILL LEAD TO THEM WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES AND HARMING SEATTLE CITIZENS. THIS IS ABOUT GIVING AN AFFIRMATIVE ROLE FOR POLICE. IF THEY FAIL, WE CAN HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. I AM GO TO REPEAT WHAT MINNEAPOLIS' POLICE CHIEF SAID MONTHS AGO. HE WARNED RANK IN FILE OFFICERS IF THEY WITNESS -- >> SEATTLE IS A CITY WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY THAT ARE TRANS PEOPLE, IMMIGRANTS, PEOPLE FROM OTHER STATES, MUSLIMS, JEWISH PEOPLE, ANYBODY THAT EVER NEEDED SOMEWHERE TO CALL HOME. THAT IS PART OF WHAT MAKES THE CITY GREAT. YOU KNOW, WHAT PEOPLE SAID EARLIER WE ARE SEEING FASCISM TRANS PEOPLE IN KANSAS ARE GETTING PASSPORTS AND LICENSES REVOKED. WE KNOW WHERE IT IS GOING. WITH THE CONVERSION THERAPY DECISION, CONVERSION THERAPY IS TORTURE. WE KNOW THIS. THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO SAY FIRST. I AM DEMANDING THE MAYOR FOLLOW THROUGH ON HER CAMPAIGN PROMISE. WE TOLD PEOPLE THINGS WOULD BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME. I DON'T TRUST SPD. MICHAEL WALLER TOLD ME I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL WE NO LONGER HAVE OPEN BORDERS LIKE WE DID UNDER JOE BIDEN OR THE OFFICER THAT TOLD ME ELON MUSK WAS UNFAIRLY MALIGNED BY THE MEDIA. BETTER STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, FREE BUS ROUTES. WE KNOW THAT THE SOUTH SEND DANGEROUS. NOT BECAUSE OF UNDER POLICYING BUT BECAUSE >> THANK YOU NATHAN. NEXT WE HAVE LOU. WELCOME. WELCOME, LOU. >> HI. A LOT HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED BY GENOCIDE. I THINK THAT IT IS MADE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR WHAT WE ARE FACING. RESTART THE TIME. >> A LOT HAS BEEN SPOKEN ABOUT THE FACT WE ARE FACING GENOCIDE. WHEN PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE AT ANY MOMENT, CARE IS WHAT IS REQUIRED. CARE IS A VERY TANGIBLE THING. BASICALLY, THE OPPOSITION TO GENOCIDE IS NOT SAYING HEY THERE, IS A GENOCIDE HAPPENING. IT IS TANGIBLEABLY BUILDING SOMETHING SO THAT WE CAN PROTECT PEOPLE AND CARE FOR THEM. PEOPLE ARE FLEEING HERE FROM THE TRANS COMMUNITY. IT IS REALLY, REALLY HARD TO FLEE POLITICAL OPPRESSION. IT IS HARD TO FLEE YOUR FAMILY. THAT IS WHERE I AM COMING FROM. YOU NEED A LOT OF CARE THAT THE CITY DOES NOT PROVIDE. WE NEED TO BUILD A GOOD SYSTEM WITH HOUSING CARE. OTHERWISE PEOPLE WILL DIE. THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE MOMENT. WE NEED CARE RIGHT NOW. THAT IS WHAT WILL SAVE PEOPLES LIVES. YEAH. DAVID HAINES, ROSE, JASON. >> HOLD ON. WE WILL RESTART YOUR TIME. >> COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS LADY SCRY. WE CREATED -- DISTRICT 2 CONTINUES TO BE DEPRIORITIZED UNLESS IT IS ELECTION SEASON. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE IN 2026. WE ARE DEMANDING A COMMITTED INVESTMENT IN TO DISTRICT 2. WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IS THE RESULT OF LONG- TERM DECISIONS. THERE USE TO BE DIRECT ACCESS THAT BROUGHT ECONOMIC FLOW INTOINTO COMMUNITY. THAT ACCESS WAS CUT OFF. BLACK BUSINESSES PAIDPAID THE PRICE. WE SEE TRANSIT EXPANSION. WE CAN SEE THE DEVELOPMENT. THE VERY COMMUNITY THAT BUILT THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN PUSHED OUT. AGAIN, WHO IS THE DEVELOPMENT FOR? AT THE SAME TIME THE CITY IS PREPARING FOR DOWNTOWN BUT WHERE IS THE PLAN FOR BLACK YOUTH? WE ARE CALLING FOR DIRECTION INCLUSION ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING AND OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT PRICED OUT OF AA ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT IN THEIR CITY. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IS NOT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. WE ARE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THE YOUTH BUT US, WE ARE HONESTLY SCARED. NOT HAVING PROPER IDENTIFICATION RIGHT NOW IS CREATING REAL FEAR FOR BLACK FAMILIES, TRAVELING NAVIGATING EMERGENCIES. >> TODAY 27 STATES PROHIBIT TRANS KIDS FROM PLAYING SCHOOL SPORTS. 1 IT IS 434 DAYS SINCE THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE. THERE ARE OVER 1,000 DAYS LEFT IN HIS TERM. I CAME OUT AS TRANS IN HIGH SCHOOL 12 YEARS AGO AND SPENT ALL BUT 140 DAYS OF MY ADULTHOOD TRANSITIONING WITH THE HELP OF CLINICS LIKE SEATTLE CLINICS AND PLANNED PARENT HOOD. I AM GRATEFUL OF THE WORK THEY HAVE CONDITION TO PROTECT AND AFFIRM THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE IN THIS CITY. WITH RESPECT TO TRANS AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE. MULTIPLE SCHOLARS HAVE BEEN ON THE RECORD SAYING THE U.S. IS AS FAR OF STEP 8 OF 10 IN THE GENOCIDE OF TRANS AMERICANS. BILL IS NOT PERFECT. THE SHUT OFF WINDOW SHOULD BE LONGER. IT SHOULDN'T BE THE LAST ACTION. MORE MUST BE DONE, BUT THIS IS A GREAT FIRST STEP. I KNOW THE COUNCIL CAN'T HAVE AN AMENDMENT TODAY. PASS THE BILL AS- IS TODAY. STAND WITH YOUR TRANS PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD LOOKING TO US FOR ACTION. PASS THE BILL. CONTINUE TO BRING LEGISLATION THAT KEEPS US SAFE IN A WORLD THAT WANTS US DEAD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JASON HILL, DAVID HAINES AND ROSE. WELCOME JASON. >> I AM A MEMBER OF LABOR MILITANT. TRUMP HAS BEEN IN OFFICE OVER A YEAR AND THE ONLY THING THE CITY COUNCIL MANAGED TO DO IS PASS A ONE-YEAR BAN ON DETENTION CENTERS. THERE ARE NO REPUBLICANS ON THE COUNCIL. YOU CAN'T USE THAT AS AN EXCUSE. THE BAN SHOULD BE PERMANENT. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK PRESENTED A PROCLAMATION ABOUT TRANSDAY OF VISIBILITY, BUT IF YOU GAVE A SHIT YOU WOULD BE PASSING THINGS. THEY COULD RAISE THE AMAZON TAX AND PASS FREE UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYONE, BUT THEY WON'T WITHOUT A MOVEMENT OF WORKING PEOPLE. THEY CAN FIGHT BACK AGAINST ICE,ICE BUT THEY HAVEN'T. HUNDREDS CAME TO KATIE WILSON'S TOWN HALL DEMANDING SHE TAKE REAL ACTION AGAINST ICE IN THE CITY. KATIE WILSON REFUSED TO SHUT THEM DOWN. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO SHUT DOWN THE CAMERAS AND THEY HAVE NOT. WE NEED MORE THAN SHUTTING DOWN CAMERAS. AN IMMEDIATE EVICTION MORATORIUM UNTIL ICE IS SHUT DOWN. THE HEAD OF THE POLICE UNION SAID SPD WILL NOT OBEY THE EXECUTIVE ORDER COLLABORATING WITH ICE. IF THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT GOING TO KEEP THEM ACCOUNTABLE, THE WORKING PEOPLE SHOULD. WE NEED TO THROW OUT PRO- ICE DEMOCRATS. EVERY DEMOCRAT ON THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE THROWN OUT OF OFFICE. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CREATED AND FUNDED ICE. WE NEED WORKING PEOPLE TO BUILD A MOVEMENT TO CHALLENGE PRO- ICE DEMOCRATS WITH INDEPENDENT SOCIALISTS AND BUILD THE NEW ANY MORE COMMENTERS SIGNED UP? AWESOME. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE LIST OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS. I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS GIVING US PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH THEIR E- MAILS, ONLINE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY. WE APPRECIATE THE WORDS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY AS WELL. THANK YOU. NO MATTER WHAT YOU ALL SAY TO US, IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION WE WILL CONSIDER THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. THERE THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. NOW WE CONSIDER THE CONTENT CALENDAR. THE MINUTES OF MARCH 24th. ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WILL SOMEONE. THANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. [ROLL BEING CALLED] I SEE YOU. EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> I DON'T BELIEVE YOUR AUDIO IS WORKING. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, DO YOU WANT TO TEST YOUR AUDIO? >> TESTING. >> WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD. >> COLLECTION OF SURVEILLANCE DATA SPECIFYING CONVICTIONS FOR A MANDATORY 60- DAY PAUSE FOR SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION AND AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND ORDINANCE 127297. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THETHE REPORT AND AFTERWARDS COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU WILL ADDRESS THE BILL. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK TO GO FIRST AS THE PRIME SPONSOR THE LEGISLATION, AND I WILL FOLLOW HER IF SHE IS OKAY WITH THAT. >> THANK YOU. THE BILL IS STRAIGHTFORWARD. I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE WE DON'T WANT DATA COLLECTED BY ALPR TO BE USED FOR IMMIGRATION ACTION OR GENDER AFFIRMING CARE. THAT IS NOT THE INTENDED USE OF THE TECHNOLOGY. BUT THE CONCERNS, BUT WE CONTINUE TO HEAR IN MANY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE SEEN DATA SHARING ISSUES WITH ALPR SYSTEMS. I BELIEVE TAKING THE ACTION TODAY TO AMEND THE PROGRAM TO BUILD IN THE SAFEGUARD IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE AND STEP THAT WE CAN TAKE AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY? >> YES. I WANTED TO THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SHE IS RIGHT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP THAT WE NEED TO TAKE. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE BILL AS WELL. THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION IS IMPORTANT IN ENSURING OUR ALPR PROGRAM AND OUR CCTV PROGRAM. I KNOW IT IS CALLED ALPR BUT AFFECTS BOTH, ARE IN SYNC IN AN EVENT OF ANNE INTRUSION IN A REAL TIME CRIME CENTER. PARTLY DUE TO THE PROTOCOL WE HAVE INTRODUCED INTO THE SYSTEM AND AUGMENTED FOR ALPR. A VERY IMPORTANT STEP TO TAKE AND FROM THE RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION AND NOW SIGNED SENATE BILL 602 RELATED TO ALPR. I AM HAPPY THAT THE LEGISLATION BUILDS ON THE FOUR PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT CREATED THAT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND CREATES A MECHANISM TO ADDRESS ANY SITUATION ARISING WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS IMPORTANT. TO INCLUDE A SURGE BY AGENCIES SUCH AS IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WE HAVE THE PROTOCOL IN PLACE. PARTLY BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SYSTEMS MIGHT HELP US IN TERMS OF DOCUMENTING, YOU KNOW, ANY ACTIONS BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT ARE CONTRARY TO INCLUDE STAGING, AS WE RECENTLY PASSED THE BILL, STAGING ON CITY- OWNED OR CONTROLLED PROPERTY. WITH ALL OF THAT, AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I WILL TAKE THE TIME TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND FINDING WAYS WHICH WE CAN STRENGTHEN THE LAWS AND IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALWAYS GOING THROUGH EVERY BILL WITH A FINE TOOTH -- YOU KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. REALLY THIN COMB. I SUPPORT THIS WHOLEHEARTEDLY. DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. [ROLL BEING CALLED] >> THANK YOU, CLERK. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD. >> AGENDA ITEM TWO, 121180, CHANGING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE INTO A PERSON'S CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IT WILL PASS. >> AWESOME. AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE A COMMITTEE REPORT AND AFTERWARDS WE WILL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER LIN AS THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL. >> TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF COUNCILMEMBER LIN BY GIVING HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO FIRST. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL. THIS BASICALLY UPDATES THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALIGN WITH THE KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING ACT. IT IS A CRITICAL STATE LAW TO PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND ALSO TO BUILD TRUST WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT S THIS IS IMPORTANT TO PROTECT PRIVACY AND FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANKS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR HIS WORK. WE HAVE HAD SEVEN PIECES OF LEGISLATION INVOLVING COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOSTER LIN, RIVERA AND MYSELF. IT SHOWS THE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND LOOKING TO BUILD ON THESE. I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT. IT IS NOT JUST THE BILLS AS INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION. YOU KNOW, THEM AS A PACKAGE. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE END RESULT IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS. IT SHOWS LEADERSHIP. IT SHOWS OUR APPROACH TOTO WHETHER IT IS PROFESSIONALISM AND STANDARDS, THE STAGING BILL, THE PIECES RELATED TO KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WITH ALPR. THE DATA PRIVACY PIECES. I THINK THEY ARE ALL IMPORTANT. THEY CAN BE BUILT ON IN THE FUTURE. I DO THINK THEY SHOW INITIATIVE. THEY SHOW OUR POSITION AS IT RELATES TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. WITH THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >> ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE BILL BEFORE US? AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOUR LEADERSHIP, IT IS CALLED A FINE TOOTH COMB. [ROLL BEING CALLED] EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE PASSES. THERE ARE NO ITEMS REMOVED. THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY. WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE TODAY. WE MOVED IT TO TODAY SO THAT WE COULD ALL SIGN IT. I RECOGNIZE THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS NOT HERE. ABSENT TODAY. COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF HAVE PREPARED A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 21st TO BE BEN NOBLE DAY. NOT NOW, WE DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. WE HAVE A CELEBRATION COMING FOR BEN NOBLE TOMORROW. WE WILL REQUEST SIGNATURES TODAY. WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED? OKAY. SHE ALSO LOOKED AT ME THAT WAY WHEN I SAID CAN I SECOND MYSELF. SHE SAID NO. QUESTION, COLLEAGUES WE ARE NOW GOING TO TAKE THE ROLL TO SEE WHO WILL SIGN THE PROCLAMATION FOR BEN NOBLE DAY. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ROLL BEING CALLED] >> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED. >> I DO BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER YOU HAVE A MOTION TO BE EXCUSED. DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT MOTION OR DO I? >> I THINK I MADE IT. I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO BE EXCUSED NEXT WEEK ON THE 7th OF APRIL, PLEASE. >> AND THE 14th? I HAVE IT IN MY NOTES. >> YES. 14th, SORRY. >> YOUR MIC WORKS FOR THAT BUT NOT SAYING AYE? IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WILL BE EXCUSED THE APRIL 7th AND 14th MEETING. ANY OBJECTION? >> NO OBJECTION. >> HEARING NO OBJECTION COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WILL BE EXCUSED APRIL 7th AND 14th CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> I TOO ASK TO BE EXCUSED TUESDAY, APRIL 7th? >> ANY OBJECTIONS? HEARING NONE, YOU ARE EXCUSED. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> YES, THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I AM REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED APRIL 28th AND ALSO NOW LEARNING THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE QUORUM FOR THE BUDGET COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK. IF YOU ARE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK, I NEED YOU THERE. THANK YOU KINDLY. LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSAL FOR APRIL 28th. >> AWESOME. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WILL BE EXCUSED. HEARING NONE, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE EXCUSED. I KNOW THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COUNCIL. I WILL TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE, UNFORTUNATELY LAST WEEK THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. WE LOST A PILLAR IN OUR COMMUNITY NAMED MISS JOANNE BUCHANAN. SHE WAS 87 AND A GREAT MEMBER OF MOUNT ZION CHURCH. WE ARE SENDING A TON OF LOVE TO THE BUCHANAN FAMILY AS THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF LOSING A LOVED ONE. SHE WAS A GREAT MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND LIVED IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME AND SHE WAS THE MATRIARCH OF THE FAMILY. WE ARE SENDING THE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND THE LOVE TO THE BUCHANAN FAMILY. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT GOT THERE WITHIN MINUTES. THE AID CAR THAT GOT THERE IN MINUTES AS WELL. ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IN OUR CENTRAL DISTRICT. SO, I WANTED TO SEND THAT, AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, COLLEAGUES. OTHERWISE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT ALL? AWESOME. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> I WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING SMALL. BECAUSE I HAVE THIS UNIQUE ANGLE FROM COMING IN. I DID NOT SPEAK LIKE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ DURING THE EARLIER PART WITH THE PROCLAMATION AT THE BEGINNING BUT THANK YOU TO THE PERSON SITTING IN THE FRONT ROW WHO HAS GOT HIS SIGN PERFECTLY POSITIONED FOR PEOPLE WATCHING THIS TO SAY WE SHOULD PROTECT TRANS KIDS. I WANTED TO LET HIM KNOW HIS EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE MEETING ARE APPRECIATED. IT IS AN IMPORTANT THING THAT WE SHOULD PROTECT THE KIDS, THE TRANS KIDS. I WANTED TO THANK HIM AS I HAD THE INTERESTING LOOK AND I AM NOT ON THAT SIDE OF THE DEUS. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND HOLDING UP THE SIGN AND MAKING SURE IT IS SEEN TODAY. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, TIME IS 3:41. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.