♪ >> THE AUGUST 5th, 2025 MEETING OF CITY OF SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL SHALL COME TO ORDER. IT IS TO: 04 P.M. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> HERE. >> AND PRO TEM KETTLE? >> HERE. >> QUORUM PRESENT. >> WE WILL START OFF -- THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY, SO NO PRESENTATIONS, MOVING TO PUBLIC COMMENT. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THE COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM. CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY? WE HAVE THREE? OKAY. WE WILL START -- I AM ASSUMING ALL THREE IN PERSON? OKAY. >> ONE REMOTE AND TWO IN PERSON. >> WE WILL START WITH THE SPEAKERS IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, FIRST. TODAY, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. CLERK, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU TO PRESENT INSTRUCTIONS AND CALL ON SPEAKERS. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, PUBLIC COMMENT IS MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS MEETING IS 20 MINUTES, AND PLEASE START BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ISSUE YOU ARE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT AND COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. >> ALEX TSIMERMAN? >> WELCOME. >> KEEP IT TO THE AGENDA, PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] MY NAME, ALEX TSIMERMAN, AND I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT -- >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? COUNCIL PRESIDENT? POINT OF ORDER. COULD YOU PLEASE ASK MR. TSIMERMAN TO REFRAME FROM SPEAKING AT COUNCILMEMBERS USING DEROGATORY LANGUAGE? >> THANK YOU, MR. TSIMERMAN, I SAID JUST STAY WITH THE AGENDA DO NOT MENTION ANY MEMBERS BY NAME. >> OKAY, NO PROBLEM. >> ALSO A POINT OF ORDER, COUNCIL PRESIDENT -- WAIT, MR. TSIMERMAN. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. >> DETERMINED THAT MR. TSIMERMAN IS USING IS DEROGATORY FOR THOSE OF LATINA, HISPANIC DESCENT, THAT IS DIRECTED AT ME, AND -- MR. TSIMERMAN, WE SHOULD CUT THE MIC. SHE HAS DONE THIS AT SOUND TRANSIT, AND THIS HATEFUL TALK HAS TO STOP. PLEASE. >> MR. TSIMERMAN? CONTINUE ON WITH NO MORE REFLECTIONS, STAY TO THE AGENDA. >> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] NOT ONLY NAZI JUST OPERTO BUT IT JUST KEEPS GOING, AND GOING, AND GOING, AND GOING. I KNOW FOR 40 YEARS, SHE NEVER SHOWED PEOPLE FACES. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? I SPEAK EVERY DAY AND NOBODY SEES MY FACES. WHAT DOES THIS HAPPEN? BECAUSE MORE CRIME DID THAT FOR YOU DO NOT RESPECT THE CONSTITUTION, U.S. SUPREME COURT, THEY CAN DO ANYTHING, WHATEVER THEY WANT. WHY? BECAUSE THEY ARE MEANT TO BE SICK. I WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THIS COUNCIL. FOR YOU TO HEAR. NEVER SHOW FACES WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK. NOT ONLY ME, EVERYBODY. SHE IS A REAL MENTALLY SICK OFFICIAL. AND YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, SHE HAVE A MENTAL PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. GUYS, YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS I AM TALKING? STOP ACTING LIKE MENTALLY SICK PEOPLE. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED RIGHT NOW AND I AM TOTALLY CONFUSED BECAUSE I GO AND SPEAK FOR 30 YEARS, MORE AND MORE -- YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT, SO YOU ARE AMERICAN, YEAH? YOU ARE AMERICAN. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IT LIKE AMERICANS, IT IS THIS EXACTLY. AND I DON'T WANT TO MENTION NAMES, BUT FOR COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I WILL MENTION HER NAME. >> OKAY, I SAID TO NOT DO THAT. >> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> MR. COUNCIL PRESIDENT? COUNCIL PRESIDENT? POINT OF ORDER. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> THANK YOU, SIR. FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE NOTED FOR THE CLERK AND THE RECORD THAT THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT WE HAVE HAD TO WARN MR. TSIMERMAN FOR HIS BEHAVIOR IN BREAKING THE COUNCIL RULES OF DECORUM. HERE WE GO. >> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] >> SO, THAT IS THREE TIMES, AND THAT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT A SUSPENSION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DIANE FOSTER. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> OKAY, OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS DAVID HAYNES. PLEASE PRESS *6 WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. GO AHEAD, DAVID. >> HI. THANK YOU. WHY IS IT THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL COMES BACK, IT IS PART OF A LANDLORD CONFLICT OF INTEREST? IT IS CONCERNING. AND REMEMBER WHEN THE COUNCIL USED TO HAVE MEETINGS AT 9:30 A.M. FOR THE COUNCIL BRIEFING AND THEN 2:00 P.M. ON MONDAY FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING, AND THEN THEY PUSHED IT ALL BACK TO TUESDAY? THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT DEFUNDED THE POLICE AND ARE LOOKING FOR AN EASIER PAYDAY BY CREATING ALL OF THESE PRIORITIES THAT EXACERBATE PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE HOMELESS CRISIS. THERE IS A REAL CONCERN WITH THE VIOLENCE THAT IS ESCALATING IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND YOU ALL ARE NOT ADDRESSING IT PROPER. YOU ARE STILL ALLOWING FOR THE RACE BAITING, WHITE MAN HATING, TRUMPET BUTTON PUSHING -- >> YOU JUST PAUSE THE TIMER? >> MR. HAYNES? THIS IS NOT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. AS YOU KNOW FROM MY COMMITTEE, ALL ISSUES MUST RELATE TO THE REMIT OF THE COMMITTEE, BUT CAN YOU DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO TODAY'S AGENDA, PLEASE, LIKE I DID WITH OUR PREVIOUS SPEAKER? THANK YOU. >> YEAH, SURE, YEAH. IT JUST SHOWS THAT THE AGENDA IS STOCKED WITH THINGS THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE BUDGET CHAIR, AND WHY IS IT THEY ARE ALL BEING DUMPED ON COUNCIL RIGHT BEFORE YOU GO ON VACATION, AND THEN THEY WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU GET BACK? AND THEY ARE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT ABOUT A LOT OF THE DETAILS, BUT YOU ALL CONTINUE TO REAP DEMANDING PRIORITIES THAT IS UNDERMINING THE INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE HOMELESS CRISIS IN OUR SOCIETY AT LARGE. AND PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE HOMELESS CRISIS, AND THE HOUSING CRISIS, AND THE BUDGETARY CRISIS, IS ON, LIKE, A FULL AGENDA FOR COUNCIL. JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE THE PRO TEM, YOU CAN'T WEAPON EYES YOUR POSITION, LIKE LANDLORDS ON COUNCIL WILL BE WEAPON EYES IN THEIR POSITION WHEN WE COME BACK AND THEY ARE STILL GOING TO SABOTAGE THE INTEGRITY OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CONTINUE TO BACKSTAB THE WORKING-CLASS WHILE SOCIETY CONTINUES TO UNFURL WITH RIVAL GANG MEMBERS, SOME OF WHOM KNOW THAT YOU KEEP PULLING PUNCHES ON THE MAYOR, ALLOWING HIM TO CONTINUE MISLEADING THIS COMMUNITY ABOUT WHY IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND UNTENABLE, AND DON'T EVEN BOTHER GOING OUT ANYMORE, BOY KATZE OTTO, TOOK OUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PULLING THE ACTUAL PUNCHES ON THE CRIME FIGHTING. USE OF DRONES INSTEAD OF PAYING OFF THE SAME CORRUPT NONPROFITS THAT ARE UNQUALIFIED. >> THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO EITHER SUBMIT WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE SIGN-UP CARDS AVAILABLE ON THE PODIUM OR EMAIL THE COUNCIL AT COUNCIL@SEATTLE.C OM OKAY, COLLEAGUES, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE COUNCIL WILL BE ADOPTED -- HERE NO OBJECTIONS, SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, THE REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. OKAY, MOVING TO THE AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. OKAY, COLLEAGUES, MOVING ALONG, WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDED MINUTES OF THE JULY 28th, AND 29th, 2025 MEETING AND COUNCIL BILL 121044 -- PAYMENT OF BILLS. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? SEEING NONE. I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SSECOND. >> IT IS ADOPTED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. CLERK, WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLE IN THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> PRO TEM KETTLE? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU. MOVING ON. WE ARE MOVING TO COMMUNITY REPORTS. >> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] >> OH, YES. IN COMMITTEE, I NEVER HAVE TO FIX MY SIGNATURE, BUT HERE, AS PRO TEM, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? THANK YOU. I WILL PUT MY GLASSES ON, TOO. OKAY. NOW, MOVING TO COMMITTEE REPORTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD? >> THE REPORT SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE ITEM ONE -- COUNCIL BILL 121030, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FUNDING AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR THE MAYOR'S DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT AND AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIFIED GRANTS, PRIVATE FUNDING, AND PLAN TO SUBSIDIZED LOANS AND TO EXECUTE, DELIVER, AND PERFORM CORRESPONDING AGREEMENTS. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> THANK YOU. AS MENTIONED, THE COMMITTEE REPORTS, STARTING WITH THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. SO, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRO TEM KETTLE. COLLEAGUES, I MOVED COUNCIL BILL 121030, THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE. >> SECOND. IS THAT CORRECT? >> THERE IS A COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION -- SO, WE DON'T MOVE THE BILLS THAT COME AT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. >> FANTASTIC. SO, BACK TO WHAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM ASKED ME TO BILL WHICH WAS TO SPEAK TO THE LEGISLATION, THIS IS A STANDARD PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT PROPOSES THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS FROM VARIOUS AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS AND ALSO AUTHORIZES THE EXPENDITURE OF THESE FUNDS. THIS WAS 1 OF 2 BILLS THAT ARE PART OF OUR MIDYEAR BUDGET CONSIDERATION. IT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY IN COMMITTEE AND I URGE A YES VOTE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. YES, NO NEED FOR A SECOND, HERE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES? I AM SEEING NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> PRO TEM KETTLE? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> OKAY, THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. THANK YOU, CLERK. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT, MOVING ALONG, WE ARE NOW ON AGENDA ITEM TWO, WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM TWO -- COUNCIL BILL 121031, ADOPTING THE 2025 BUDGET INCLUDING 2025 THROUGH 2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> OKAY, AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS IT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM. COUNCIL BILL 121031 IS ONE BACKUP 2 BILLS TO MAKE UP THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. THIS, ITSELF, IS THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENT A BUDGET. THANK YOU TO MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THEIR PACKAGE, YOU WILL NOTE THAT THE PACKAGE IS NOTICEABLY MORE SLIM FROM PRIOR YEARS. THIS IS IN RECOGNITION FROM OUR ONGOING BUDGET CHALLENGES. LAST YEAR, WHEN MAYOR HARRELL DELIVERED HIS ANNUAL BUDGET, HE CHALLENGED US TO MAKE HISTORY WITH NO AMENDMENTS. THAT HAS ALMOST HAPPENED IN THIS ONE. WE WILL SEE BY THE END OF TODAY. BUT, JUST NOTICE THAT THIS BILL WAS HEARD IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE LAST WEEK, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A DIFFERENT SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET THAN ALL YEARS BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET SITUATION WE ARE IN. I WILL SAY THAT IT IS PART OF THE REFORM PROCESS, BUDGET REFORM, TO NOT BE INCLUDING MORE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, AND FOR THE BREVITY THAT THE BILL IS IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM. I URGE A YES VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE BILL? COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, I RECOGNIZE YOU. >> CHAIR, I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 121031 AS PRESENTED ON THE RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED AMENDMENT. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> AND SECONDED. SO, IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS AMENDMENT ON AMENDMENT A. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AS AUTHOR OF THE AMENDMENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IT. >> THANK YOU, PRO TEM. COLLEAGUES, I BROUGHT THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD LAST WEEK AND I SPOKE TO SOME OF ITS MERITS EVEN YESTERDAY IN OUR DISCUSSION AND I AM BRINGING IT TO YOU AGAIN TODAY BECAUSE OF ITS UPMOST IMPORTANCE. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE $300,000 TO THE CITY'S OFFICE OF REFUGEE AFFAIRS TO DISTRIBUTE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON LEGAL DEFENSE OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN FACING DETENTION AND DEPORTATION UNDER THE TRUMP REGIME. THIS PARTICULAR DOLLAR AMOUNT IS ALSO REFLECTIVE OF WHAT IS OUTLINED IN THE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED WELCOMING CITY RESOLUTION THAT WE PASSED A FEW MONTHS AGO. AND IN THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY CHANGES, WE HAVE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM NORTHWEST IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS PROJECT AND THE RECENTLY CLOSED KIDS IN DEFENSE, THAT THIS DOLLAR FIGURE ESSENTIALLY EQUATES TO 60 CASES FOR CHILDREN FACING DEPORTATION. WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS -- THERE IS SERIOUS NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SIGNAL THAT THIS COUNCIL IS HERE TO OFFER SUPPORT IN TIME OF EVOLVING AND CRITICAL NEEDS. PARTICULARLY, LOOKING IN THAT WE ARE NOW IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FEDERAL BIG BETRAYAL BILL, WHICH RAMPED UP AN UNPRECEDENTED $170 BILLION FOR MASS DEPORTATION EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DETENTION CENTERS FOR SINGLE FAMILIES AND ADULTS WITH CHILDREN. AND YOU WILL NOTE A "SEATTLE TIMES" OPINION PIECE CAME OUT YESTERDAY, A RENOWNED AND A GRECIAN LAWYER, STEPHEN FALL STATED, "WE ARE IN UNCHARTED WATERS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN THIS EXTENT, IN ALL THE TIME I HAVE PRACTICE. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 42 YEARS, WHAT WE ARE FACING TODAY IS ENFORCEMENT ON STEROIDS." AND IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY, JUST IN THE PAST 24 HOURS, WE HAVE HEARD THAT REAL CHANGE, OUR LOCAL ANTIPOVERTY ORGANIZATION WITH WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS HAD TWO VENDORS ON HOUSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHO HAVE NOW BEEN DETAINED BY I.C.E. NOTABLY, THIS FUNDING -- I WILL NOTE, AS A FINAL NOTE -- THIS FUNDING COMES FROM UNDER SPENT FROM A JAIL CONTRACT, SO SHIFTING THIS MONEY FOR THIS PURPOSE DOES NOT COME AT THE EXPENSE OF DEFUNDING ANOTHER BODY OF WORK. COLLEAGUES, FOR THESE REASONS, I URGE A YES VOTE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES? >> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT? >> OKAY, I HEARD FROM COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ BEFORE I SAW COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, SO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> I WILL BE VERY QUICK. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE, AS I CURRENTLY SIT ON AND AM IN THE MIDST OF, ACTUALLY THIS MORNING, GETTING DOWN OFF OF THE BOARD, SO I CANNOT VOTE ON THIS MANNER. >> OKAY. I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRO TEM KETTLE. I WILL SAY THAT THE DIRECTOR OF WIRE CONFIRMED THAT LAST WEEK, WHEN WE WERE PREPARING FOR THEM TO COME THROUGH MY COMMITTEE, THAT NERP HAS TAKEN ON THE CASES OF THE UNACCOMPANIED MINORS THAT K.I.N.D. WAS LOOKING AFTER. AND ALSO, I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS BEING COUNTED ON BY THE EXECUTIVE, TO ADDRESS THE 2026 BUDGET. EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT OUR BUDGET DEFICIT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL BE CUT IF WE REMOVE THE 300,000. I AM HAPPY THAT YESTERDAY WE DID ADD THAT AMENDMENT THAT I PROFFERED ON OUR PRIORITIZING IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES AS PART OF THAT NANO TAX, WHICH OF COURSE WILL BE PART OF THE BUDGET IN THE FALL. I INDICATED TO DIRECTOR EDER YESTERDAY, THAT IT IS OUR INTENT THAT THEY PRIORITIZE FUNDING IN THE BUDGET, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD BE CUT IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS $300,000 THAT WE WOULD TAKE FROM UNDER SPENT THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING FOR THE '26 BUDGET. SO, FOR THOSE REASONS, WHILE I APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, BRINGING THIS FORWARD, I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR THIS TODAY, BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD VERY MUCH TO HEARING FROM THE EXECUTIVE HOW THEY WILL BE SUPPORTING OIRA AS THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR WORK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT PRO TEM. I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT BROUGHT FORWARD YESTERDAY, AND THE TAX BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA TO PROVIDE A CLEAR, EXPLICIT FUNDING PATH FOR THIS VITAL INVESTMENT, AND SO, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT TODAY, BECAUSE I THINK WE ALREADY PROVIDED A FUNDING PATH THROUGH THE BNO TAX PASSAGE THAT WE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY YESTERDAY, AND I ALSO THINK THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ENTIRE FALL BUDGET PROCESS, WHERE OUR DEFICITS REMAIN PERSISTENT. AND SO, FOR THOSE REASONS, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS, ALTHOUGH I DO APPRECIATE THE INTENT BEHIND IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM OUR COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM. AS I NOTED EARLIER IN MY REMARKS, WE WORKED WITH THE MAYORS OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PACKAGE IS AS SLIM AS POSSIBLE, CONSIDERING THE CITY'S ONGOING BUDGET CHALLENGES. AND I, TOO, APPRECIATE THAT BROUGHT UP YESTERDAY. THAT BEING SAID, I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S AMENDMENT RINGS UP A SMART WAY FOR US TO ADDRESS THE URGENT ISSUES FACING OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES. WHILE WE CAN AND SHOULD PROVIDE MORE FUNDING TO PROVIDE OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, IT IS CLEAR WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION TODAY, AND THESE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BEFORE WE GET TO 2026. AND THIS IS COUNCIL'S'S LAST OPPORTUNITY, TO GET MONEY OUT THE DOOR, FOR THIS YEAR, 2025, TO FUND PROTECTIONS FOR OUR EMIRATE -- IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES. AND I WILL TO SHARE, AS A POINT FROM LEAVING THE BUDGET CONVERSATION LAST YEAR, AND MAYBE BEING NAÏVE TO HOW FEDERAL ELECTIONS WOULD TURN OUT, WE DID NOT, TO THE DEGREE THAT I WANTED TO, BUILD A FOUNDATION TO PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, AND I THINK THIS IS A SMART WAY OF DOING SO IN REAL TIME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? OKAY. AS CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I RECOGNIZE ALL THE POINTS THAT ARE BEING MADE. THIS ASK IS SIMILAR TO ONE THAT MY TEAM PROFFERED LAST FALL, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. AND THE LIKE, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, GAINING, PARTICULARLY, LEGAL SUPPORT. AND I AM QUITE AWARE OF THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS, CHALLENGES, AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK BRINGS UP THE STORY OF THE REAL CHANGE EMPLOYEES, VENDORS. AND AS IT HAPPENS, ONE OF THEM IS BASICALLY MY BACKUP REAL CHANGE VENDOR. SO, I KNOW HIM, I KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENS, I KNOW CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND IT, BASED ON UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OF IT. AND I HAVE REACHED OUT TO MY KING COUNTY COUNTERPART, WHO OBVIOUSLY HAS A PROFESSIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF THIS, FAR BEYOND ANYBODY IN THIS DAIS. AND TO WORK ON THIS. AND IT IS TROUBLING, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS INDIVIDUAL, AND THIS INDIVIDUAL IS A FANTASTIC HUMAN BEING, WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE, THE MOST PATRIOTIC REAL CHANGE MEMBER, TO BE HONEST, BASED ON HIS SET UP. AND I RAISE THIS UP IN THE SENSE THAT I DO KNOW THIS, AND IT IS A REAL SITUATION, AND IT IS EMBLEMATIC OF WHAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE BOARD. AND SO, WHILE I RECOGNIZE THE POINTS MADE BY MY COLLEAGUES AND I APPRECIATE THEM, I ALSO KNOW THE VARIOUS BUDGET PIECES ON PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WE ARE WORKING. AND SEPARATELY, I ALSO KNOW AS IT RELATES TO JAIL SERVICES, I AM FULLY UP TO SPEED ON THE SOURCING OF IT. AND, BY THE WAY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PREVIOUS ONE, HOW IT WILL BE USED IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY, WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. SO, I RECOGNIZE THESE POINTS. AND SO, THIS COMBINATION OF POINTS, AND THE NEED, AND IN ADDITION, TO KIND OF SEND A MESSAGE -- AGAIN, NOTING WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS, BOTH IN MY HAT AS CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT NOW AS CHAIR OF THIS MEETING, AS WELL. SO, WITH THAT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE IN THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> ABSTAIN. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> NO. >> AND COUNCIL PRO TEM KETTLE? >> AYE. >> THAT IS FIVE OPPOSED, -- FIVE IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED, ONE ABSTENTION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENT ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? OKAY, HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL AS AMENDED? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> ABSTAIN. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRO TEM KETTLE? >> AYE. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE ABSTENTION, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU, CLERK, THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ALONG TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER THREE INTO THE RECORD? >> COUNTABLE 121032 AN AMENDMENT ORDINANCE OF 127156, ADOPTING THE 2025 BUDGET INCLUDING THE 2025 THROUGH 2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WE ARE GETTING INTO A RHYTHM, HERE. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IT. >> I'M SORRY, JUST DOUBLE CHECKING, WE ARE ON 121 032? OR, 33? >> 32. >> WONDERFUL. THIS BILL AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO SPEND MONEY THAT WE SET ASIDE IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. WE SET THIS MONEY ASIDE SO THAT WE COULD PREPARE FOR THE WORLD CUP, NEXT YEAR. SO, AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, AS STATED IN COMMITTEE, WE SET THIS MONEY ASIDE IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. THIS BILL BEFORE US RIGHT NOW AUTHORIZES IT USE, SO THAT WE CAN PREPARE FOR THE WORLD CUP, NEXT YEAR. THIS INCLUDES THINGS THAT WILL SERVE OUR COMMITTEE WILL BE ON THE WORLD CUP LIKE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND INVESTMENTS IN PARKS. IT ALSO INCLUDES PROTOCOL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING FUNDING FOR THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE CHEMICAL WEAPON DETECTION. ULTIMATELY, WE HAD A PRESENTATION IN TRANSPORTATION EARLIER TODAY, FROM PSRC, STATING THAT WE HAD, YOU KNOW, AROUND 850,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE IN OUR CITY. IT IS PROJECTED THAT WE WILL HAVE AROUND 800,000 PEOPLE COME THROUGH OUR CITY IN A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. SO, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS, WE ARE ABOUT TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OF OUR CITY FOR THREE MONTHS, AND THIS BILL IS GOING TO HELP US FUND THE INVESTMENTS THAT WILL HELP US BE READY FOR THIS. SO, I URGE A "YES" VOTE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM OUR COLLEAGUES? >> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] >> OKAY, HEARING AND SEEING NONE. AS CHAIR, I DO HAVE TO ADD -- I CAN'T HELP MYSELF -- AS A GOOD FOOTBALL, SOCCER SUPPORTER, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT BILL IN THE SENSE THAT, WE HAVE TO BE READY. WE HAVE TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD. WE HAVE TO SHOW OURSELVES IN OUR BEST LIGHT, AND THIS BILL WILL HELP US DO IT, AND SO, I LOOK FORWARD TO -- AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS NOTED AND HAS BEEN ECHOED -- THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE -- THIS IS NOT JUST SIX MATCHES. YOU KNOW, WHOEVER HAS THE TRAINING CAMP HERE, AND THE MOVEMENT BETWEEN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, HOPEFULLY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT BECOME AN OBSTRUCTION TO THIS, BUT IT WILL BE MASSIVE FOR OUR CITY. AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS WITH A "OLE, OLE, OLE." -- OKAY, I AM NOT REGARDING -- INVITING ANYTHING REGARDING FOOTBALL TEAMS FROM BALLARD AND WEST SEATTLE, SO, THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> AND PRO TEM KETTLE? >> AYE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> OKAY, THE BILL PASSES, AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? OKAY. MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR -- WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER FOUR INTO THE RECORD. >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, COUNTABLE 121-0338 RELATING TO THE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT, AMENDING ORDINANCE 127131 TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF AN EXISTING INTERFUND LOAN. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED BILL PASS. >> THIS IS BECOMING A LEGISLATIVE VERSION OF PING-PONG, TENNIS, BETWEEN COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND MYSELF, BACK AND FORTH. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU. IT'S LIKE CROSSING 28th AVENUE WEST. THIS IS A BILL RELATING TO THE FINANCING OF HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BETTER KNOWN AS WORKDAY. THE LEGISLATION ADJUSTS THE CEILING FOR THE INTERFUND LOANS. AGAIN, AS STATED IN COMMITTEE, THEY HAD AN INTERFUND LOAN COMPLETELY APPROPRIATED, COMPLETELY SPENT DOWN, AND THEN COMPLETELY REPLENISHED. THIS LEGISLATION APPROPRIATES THAT INTERFUND LOAN AGAIN, AND RAISES THE CEILING. SO, IN COMMITTEE, OFFICE OF CITY FINANCE LET US KNOW, IF THIS IS NECESSARY FOR COMPLETING THE STABILIZATION OF THIS NEW SYSTEM WORKDAY, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD THIS BACKEND SOFTWARE UPDATED IN OVER 30 YEARS. THIS BILL, THE FUNDING WITHIN THIS BILL WILL CONTINUE ENSURING BIWEEKLY PAYROLL IS STABLE ALLOWING FOR NUANCES AND DEPARTMENTS TO BE ADDRESSED, ASSISTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HR AND PAYROLL STAFF THROUGH ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT. THIS BILL RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN COMMITTEE AND I REALLY URGE A "YES" VOTE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS ON WORKDAY? SPECIFICALLY, THIS BILL? OKAY, HEARING, SEEING NONE. YES, THE PRESENTATIONS WERE VERY THRONE. I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SOME CHALLENGES, AS I NOTED FROM PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS. BUT, YES, SUPPORT THIS BILL. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> PRO TEM KETTLE? >> AYE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> OKAY, I THINK HAVING SAID WHAT I JUST SAID WITH COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WE HAVE ENDED THE GAME OF PING-PONG BETWEEN US, AND WE ARE MOVING TO ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR, OF WHICH THERE WAS -- AND, YES, THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT, WILL YOU PLEASE FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE BILL? I WAS EXCITED TO GET TO THE RESOLUTIONS. BEFORE THEN, NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. OKAY. MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE -- ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTIONS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER FIVE INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, HIS RESOLUTION 32177 DESIGNATING THE MONTHLY PRO TEM OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR 2025, SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 32161. >> OKAY, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON, ON HER BEHALF, I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32177. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> OKAY, AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT, RESOLUTION 32177 UPDATE THE MONTHLY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM LIST TO INCLUDE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. JUST APPOINTED TO DISTRICT FIVE, IN PLACE OF FORMER COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR THOSE -- WELL, I AM ASSUMING YOUR CONCURRENCE WITH THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING, HEARING NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> AND PRO TEM KETTLE? >> AYE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE RESOLUTION PASSES. CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE. TO THE ITEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. OKAY. WE ARE MOVED ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER SIX INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM SIX, RESOLUTION 32178, WILLINGNESS AND PARTICIPATION OF 2025 KING COUNTY COMMITTEES, AND CITY OF SEATTLE COMMITTEES IN SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 32163. >> OKAY. THAT IS READ IN. I MOVE, AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON, TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32178. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED. ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT, RESOLUTION 32178 SIMPLY UPDATES THE COUNCIL'S MEMBERSHIP ON EXTERNAL COMMITTEES. AGAIN, THE CHANGES ARE SPECIFIC TO BRINGING ON COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ TO OUR COUNCIL'S. AND ON THAT POINT, THANK YOU. I WAS, AS AN ALTERNATE, ATTENDING THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY MEETINGS. SO, THANK YOU FOR COMING ON BOARD. AGAIN, THE CHANGES ARE LIMITED TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ TAKING THE EXTERNAL COMMITTEES PREVIOUSLY HELD BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? NO LAST CHANGES? NO? OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> PRO TEM KETTLE? >> AYE. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES, THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT? THANK YOU. OKAY. OTHER BUSINESS. IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL'S PRO TEM KETTLE. I WANT TO FORMALLY REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED FROM NEXT WEEK'S FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 12. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. ASSUMING THERE IS NO OBJECTION FROM OUR COLLEAGUES -- YES? >> THANK YOU. >> ANY ADDITIONAL OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS? SEEING NONE. BUT, I HAVE ONE. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOTE THAT YESTERDAY, I RANG THE BELL AT THE PIKE PLACE MARKET. THEY ARE BRINGING BACK COMMUNITY BY BRINGING BACK TRADITIONS TO INCLUDE RINGING THE BELL TO START THE MARKET DAY. PARTICULARLY, WITH THE ARTS AND CRAFTS VENDORS. IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THEM, AND TO SEE THE VITAL WORK IN COMMERCE OF THE PIKE PLACE MARKET, BUT ALSO AFFORDED ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE ON PIKE PLACE, THE STREET ITSELF. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS, AND TO MAKE MY COLLEAGUES JEALOUS THAT THEY HAVE NOT YET RUNG THE BELL AT PIKE PLACE MARKET. BUT, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT YOU, ALL, ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO RING THE BELL AT PIKE PLACE MARKET. SO, ON THIS NOTE, I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE THE MEETING -- UNLESS THERE ARE ANY LAST COMMENTS? AND SAY THAT WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON AUGUST 12th AT 2:00 P.M. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.