>> AWESOME. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE JANUARY 20th, 2026 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS TO: 02. I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, I AM YOUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN? >> HERE. >> I THINK THAT WAS -- CAN YOU RESTART THE ROLLCALL, PLEASE? >> I WILL START IT AGAIN. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER? >> HERE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH? >> HERE. >> SIX PRESENT. >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WILL BE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING. HEARING NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS EXCUSED. JUST AS A REMINDER, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ARE EXCUSED, AS WELL. THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY, AND COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO OPEN UP THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA OR WHATEVER IS IN THE PURVIEW OF THE COUNCIL, AS WELL. SO, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING OUR COMMENTS. CLERK, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY? >> 17 IN PERSON, TWO REMOTE. >> AWESOME, EVERYONE WILL GET TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS LEFT IN THEIR TIME, SPEAKERS' MICS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS IN THE ALLOTTED TIME, TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE WILL NOW BEGIN WITH OUR IN PERSON COMMENTERS. >> AWESOME, I AM GOING TO READ THEM IN THREES, SO PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY UP TO THE FRONT. WE HAVE WENDY, NEXT WE HAVE ALEX, OR, -- YEAH, IT'S ALEX. AND NEXT, WE HAVE YVETTE DINESH. WELCOME, WENDY. >> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. IS THIS ON? YEAH. REALLY CLOSE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS WENDY WEICHERT, I AM AN INSTANT MANAGER FOR PUBLIC SERVICES SOTO RIB MANAGING MANAGER. THE CITIES RECYCLABLES PROCESSING RFP AWARD FAILS THE TEST OF FAIRNESS, OPERATIONAL LOGIC, AND BEST VALUE FOR SEATTLE RESIDENTS. LAST SUMMER, REPUBLIC SERVICES SUBMITTED A BID TO PROCESS UP TO 200% OF THE CITIES VOLUME WHILE THE ONLY OTHER BIDDER OFFERED TO TAKE ONLY 50%. FOR THE CITY TO NOW ENGAGE IN CONTRACT WAR WITH A VENDOR THAT ONLY BID ON HALF IS A CLASSIC BAIT AND SWITCH. IT IS NOT ONLY AN UNFAIR COMPETITIVE PROCESS, WE BELIEVE IT IS IN VIOLATION OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE GOVERNING FAIR COMPETITION. THIS ISN'T JUST A PROCESS DISPUTE, IT IS ALSO ABOUT THE POCKETBOOKS OF SEATTLE RESIDENTS. YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE ALREADY FACING UNPRECEDENTED AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES AND RATE INCREASES ON EVERY SERVICE AND PRODUCTS THEY BUY. WITHOUT YOUR INTERVENTION, THIS UNFAIR RFP OUTCOME WILL UNDOUBTEDLY RESULT IN US PAYING MORE FOR RECYCLING, TOO. OUR BIG PROTEST IS ALSO ABOUT THE 100 JOBS AT SOUTH SEATTLE FACILITY THAT ARE NOW UNCERTAIN. BY FAILING TO KEEP ANY RECYCLING PROCESSING IN SOTO, THE CITY IS DIRECTLY JEOPARDIZING HIGH-QUALITY UNION JOBS AND 60 FIRM EMPLOYEE POSITIONS. THESE FRONT-LINE WORKERS' LIVELIHOODS ARE AT RISK, ONCE THIS WORK MOVES OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE CITY LIMITS. I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO HONOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO LABOR BY PROTECTING THESE EMPLOYEES, WHO WORK SEATTLE JOBS TO PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES. ON BEHALF OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND SEATTLE RESIDENTS, PUBLIC SERVICES ENCOURAGE YOU TO RECONSIDER AN EFFICIENT RECYCLING RFP PROCESS AND CHOOSE THE PATH THAT PROTECTS LOCAL LIVELIHOODS, HONORS FAIR BIDDING PRACTICES, AND MAINTAINS OUR LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP THE CITY HAS RELIED ON FOR OVER THREE DECADES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, WENDY. NEXT, WE HAVE ALEX, FOLLOWED BY YVETTE DINESH. >> ALEX TSIMERMAN, DON'T FORGET I HAVE A LAST NAME, TOO. >> THANK YOU, MR. TSIMERMAN. >> MY NAME IS ALEXANDER TSIMERMAN AND I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE YOU MAKE ME SICK. YOU DON'T DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A COMPLICATED PROBLEM YOU FIX AND I WILL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES. RELIGION, WHY ARE WE NOT DOING THIS? DON'T DO THIS, TERRIBLE TIME. NUMBER TWO, 10 YEARS AGO, GONZALES, [ INAUDIBLE ] AND YOU PUT THIS RULE INSIDE, HOW YOU CAN SPEAK IN PUBLIC MEETINGS. ALEX TSIMERMAN, BECAUSE I AM A JEW. WHAT IS THIS? ANOTHER POINT, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. [ INAUDIBLE ] RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY ZERO, AND THIS IS BECAUSE -- [ INAUDIBLE ] IT'S STILL ONLY $10 MILLION. IT IS A POOR PEOPLE'S UNION PROJECT. YOU, FOR EXAMPLE, STEEL $100 BILLION IN LAST WEEK, ANOTHER $35 BILLION. SO, IT IS ON THE COMPARABLE TO YOU. YOU NICE PEOPLE, DON'T PUT $10 BILLION STOLEN. GOOD! [ LAUGHTER ] I NEED HOUSING RIGHT NOW. I AM SENIOR CITIZEN FOR MANY YEARS. IN SEATTLE, HOUSING AUTHORITY KICKS OFF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE AN APARTMENT, WE PAID 2000 FOR EACH, AND THEY NEVER HAVE A DOCUMENT. OH, GUYS, IT'S A NIGHTMARE. TWO MINUTES? VIVA AMERICAN REVOLUTION. STAND UP -- >> THANK YOU, MR. TSIMERMAN. NEXT, WE HAVE MS. YVETTE DINESH, FOLLOWED BY ZELLA, AND IF I AM NOT READING YOUR LAST NAME, I CAN'T READ YOUR HANDWRITING, SO I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T MIND NOT TO READ YOUR LAST NAME. YVETTE DINESH, ZELLA, THEN JEFF BARRY. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I JUST CAME BACK FROM MY FIRST EVER KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING. IT WAS RATHER INTERESTING. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE SMALL GRANT I GOT IN DECEMBER, SPENT IN TWO WEEKS, BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL. I ALSO NOTICED UNDER THE RULES OF CONDUCT THAT DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR IS STILL NOT TOLERATED, JUST FYI. ALSO, REGARDING THE HOMELESS SITUATION, I READ IN THE SEATTLE TIMES, THAT IT IS OCCUPIED AND THAT IT IS $16 MILLION TO RENOVATE. I THINK THAT IS EXCESSIVE AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. AND ALSO, REGARDING THOSE WHO STRUGGLED TO STAY HOUSED, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT SOMEHOW, THEY GET MONEY MANAGEMENT COUNSELING, BECAUSE THEY CAN AFFORD THIS JUST BARELY -- IN OTHER WORDS, THEY KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THEIR MONEY RIGHT. BUT, I AM OLD, SO I KNOW HOW TO MANAGE MY MONEY PROPERLY. ACCORDING TO STATISTICS, I AM POVERTY-STRICKEN, BUT I KNOW HOW TO WORK MY MONEY. AND THEN, LAST WEEK, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE LAST WEEK. THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. IT STARTED ON TIME. AND IT ENDED ON TIME. OF COURSE, ALEXIS WAS THERE, AS WELL. I'M GLAD YOU CAME. I HOPE YOU GUYS KEEP DOING THAT, BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY APPRECIATES THAT, LIKE I DO. THAT'S IT, FOR NOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MS. YVETTE. NEXT, WE HAVE ZELLA, WELCOME. FOLLOWED BY JEFFREY, AND THEN PETER MILLER. ZELLA? >> HELLO! MY NAME IS ZELLA BURKART. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE RECOGNIZED MY NAME AS I HAVE BEEN EMAILING THE CITY COUNCIL SINCE 2024, ASKING YOU TO ADDRESS THE CONSTANT, FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF NOISE ORDINANCES BY VEHICLES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THEN AGAIN, MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T READ MY EMAILS, GIVEN THAT NO ONE HAS REPLIED OR ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS, THAT SEEMS MORE LIKELY. I LIVE IN CHINATOWN, I LIVE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF MY BUILDING. FROM THE FOURTH FLOOR, WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED, I CAN HEAR A LOUD CAR PASSING EVERY FIVE MINUTES AND 32 SECONDS. EVERY FIVE MINUTES, WHILE I AM TRYING TO SLEEP, WHILE I AM TRYING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, WHILE I AM TRYING TO WATCH A MOVIE WITH FRIENDS, WHILE I AM TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE, DESPITE THESE CONSTANT INTERRUPTIONS, WHICH THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS BEEN PLAYING LIPSERVICE TOWARD FACING, BUT WITH LAWS, UNENFORCED, FUNCTIONALLY DO NOT EXIST. AND, BOY, ARE THESE LAWS EVER UNENFORCED. ON JANUARY 9th, THE ENGINE NOISES SEEMED PARTICULARLY BAD. I CALLED THE POLICE TO ASK THEM TO PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THAT NIGHT, I COULD HEAR AN ENGINE NOISE EVERY 2:30. THEY LASTED FOR UP TO A MINUTE. THEY BUILD UP TO 20% OF THE PORTION OF THE NIGHT I SAMPLED. IF THE POLICE HAD BOTHERED TO SHOW UP, IT SEEMS LIKELY THEY COULD HAVE MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE. INSTEAD, I GOT A TEXT MORE THAN 12 HOURS AFTER I CALLED, LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE POLICE WERE FINALLY INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. I HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU, ASKING YOU TO INSTALL NOISE STOPPERS, AS NEWPORT, PHILADELPHIA, AND AN INCREASING NUMBER OF OTHER CITIES ARE NOW DOING. IF THE POLICE HAVE OTHER PRIORITIES, WE CAN AUTOMATE ENFORCEMENT INSTEAD OF JUST CONDEMNING THE RESIDENTS OF CHINATOWN TO LIVE UNDER CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE AGREED OUGHT TO BE PERMITTED. IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE NOISE TRAPS TO BE A GOOD ANSWER, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT SOLUTIONS YOU ARE ATTEMPTING. YOU SHOULD HAVE MY EMAIL ADDRESS. >> THANK YOU, ZELLA. NEXT, WE HAVE JEFFREY BARRY, FOLLOWED BY PETER MILLER, AND THEN AMY CAMPBELL. HELLO, JEFF. >> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JEFF BARRY. I AM A SEATTLE SEAL LIGHT EMPLOYEE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND FRIDAY, WE CAME TO A -- TO WORK TO A MESSAGE THAT OUR CEO WAS BEING REPLACED. SHOCK AND DISAPPOINTMENT IS THE LEAST I CAN SAY TO EXPRESS THAT. SON HAS BEEN THE BEST CEO THAT WE HAVE HAD SINCE I HAVE BEEN THERE, WE HAVE -- WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. I KNOW THE MAYOR CAN REPLACE PEOPLE, BUT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING UNDER THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ACT THAT THE MAYOR MUST NOTIFY COUNCIL ON WHY THIS INDIVIDUAL IS BEING TERMINATED. WE KNOW IT IS NOT PERFORMANCE-BASED. SO, WE ARE AT A LOSS, RIGHT? THE BEST WAY FOR ME -- THE BEST ANALOGY FOR ME TO MAKE IS, WE HAVE A HEAD COACH WHO IS JUST GETTING 13 READY TO GO INTO THE PLAYOFFS, THAT HEAD COACH GETS REMOVED, AND GETS REPLACED BY A HEAD COACH THAT COACHES MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, THEN WE ARE PLAYING FOOTBALL. SHE HAS BEEN IN THIS INDUSTRY FOR YEARS, SHE HAS CONNECTIONS, SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING, SHE HAS A 10 YEAR PLAN FOR US. WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. AND FOR THE RUG TO BE PULLED UNDERNEATH US, IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE FINALLY HAD TRUST IN OUR CEO. IF YOU DON'T HAVE TRUST, YOU DON'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP. WE HAD TRANSPARENCY FROM OUR CEO. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE FOR US, AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, SHE HAD A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE. THAT IS BEING THROWN TO THE WAYSIDE, AND A REPLACEMENT NAMED THE EXACT SAME DAY AS SHE WAS TERMINATED BY A MAYOR THAT HAS BEEN IN OFFICE FOR TWO WEEKS -- THERE HAS GOT TO BE MORE TO THIS STORY AND I THINK WE DESERVE TO KNOW. BUT, REALLY, AS FAR AS CEO, YOU SHOULD PUT HER BACK IN HER RIGHTFUL PLACE THAT SHE DESERVES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JEFF. NEXT, WE HAVE PETER MILLER, FOLLOWED BY AMY CAMPBELL. GOOD AFTERNOON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM PETER MILLER. I AM A RESIDENT OF WEST SEATTLE, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BACK AT HOME DEPOT, OR THE WEST SEATTLE FARMERS MARKET, WHERE I USUALLY RUN INTO YOU. I AM A FOUR YEAR EMPLOYEE OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, CAME THROUGH THE APPRENTICE PROGRAM, I WORKED MY WAY UP BEFORE THAT. I AM ALSO ON THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMMITTEE FOR THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS THE ELECTRICIANS. AND I WORK WITH AN ESTEEMED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS -- MOST OF WHOM WOULD ASK TO BE DESCRIBED AS, "TOUGH TO GET ALONG WITH." AND LAST WEEK, WHEN ALL OF US FOUND OUT ABOUT A CHANGE IN OUR DIRECTOR, CEO, AT CITY LIGHT, I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SO DIFFICULT TO GET ALONG WITH, ALL SAY THE SAME THING. WE ARE SHOCKED, WE ARE DISMAYED, AND WE CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHY. WE DO KNOW THAT THIS PERSON WAS VERY, VERY GOOD FOR US, AND TO US, TO THE CITY, TO THE CITY COUNCIL, TO WHAT SHE HAS BROUGHT FORWARD TO THIS CITY. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE HAD ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT COUNCIL DIRECTORS. SHE HAS BROUGHT US THE ABILITY, RATIONALITY, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, SHE LISTENED TO US. SHE ASKED US, WHAT IS IT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, TO GET CITY LIGHT BACK GOING? AND SHE LISTENED TO US, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU AND ASK YOU TO DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO KEEP DAWN LINDELL ON AT CITY LIGHT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, PETER. NEXT, WE HAVE AMY, FOLLOWED BY -- SOPHIA? I APOLOGIZE. AND THEN, ANDREW. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN. >> OKAY, I AM AMY CAMPBELL, I AM A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, I WORK FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, I LIVE IN NORTH YANDLE AND I AM PART OF PROTECH 17, I HAVE A PREPARED STATEMENT I HOPE WE CAN GET THROUGH. I AM LETTING YOU KNOW MY DEEP CONCERN AND DISAPPOINTMENT REGARDING THE RECENT LEADERSHIP DECISION BY THE MAYOR TO REMOVE THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT CEO, DAWN LINDELL. SHE IS ONE OF A FEW WOMEN RUNNING MUNICIPAL UTILITIES IN THE U.S., WE NEED DAWN FOR ONE MORE YEAR, DAWN HAS BEEN WITH FOR ONLY TWO YEARS AND HAS ACCOMPLISHED MORE THAN ANY CEO IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, OVER 20 YEARS OF DELAYED MAINTENANCE, DAWN IS THE FIRST CEO IN MORE THAN A DECADE TO HAVE A CLEAR, POSITIVE IMPACT ON UTILITY. SHE HAS DESIGNATED SIGNIFICANT TIME AND EFFORT TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF SEXISM, RACISM, AND ALCOHOLISM THAT WERE IGNORED BY PRIOR LEADERSHIP AT BOTH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND THE CITY. AT HER LEADERSHIP, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS BECOME A MORE REPUTABLE ORGANIZATION WITH INCREASED EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SHE IS REPLACING POLES, UPDATING METERING SYSTEMS, FREE CABLING MILES OF UNDERGROUND BURIED CABLES. SHE CAME TO THE UTILITY THROUGH A VETTING PROCESS WHERE PROTECH 17 AND 77, AMONGST OTHER UNIONS, WERE ON THE PANEL TO ELECT HER. SHE HAS A BACHELORS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FROM NOTRE DAME, A MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, HAS DEALT WITH BUDGETS FROM $30 MILLION TO $1.3 BILLION, SPANNING 15 STATES AND 57 HYDRO DAMS. SHE HAS THE EXPERIENCE, SHE HAS THE SKILLS, SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE IS DOING, SHE HAS MET US ON THE DOCKS WITH THE LINEMAN, AND WE HAVE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I HAVE YET TO HAVE ANY OTHER CEO DO ANYTHING CLOSE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, AMY. THANK YOU, ALL, FOR COMING. LAST TIME I SAW SOMEONE WITH YOUR NAME SPELLED LIKE THAT, SHE WAS A REALLY GOOD THREE-POINT SHOOTER. SHE WAS A TEAMMATE OF MINE. SO, I DON'T KNOW IF -- OKAY, AWESOME. NEXT, WE HAVE SOPHIA MONTOYA AND I APOLOGIZE IF I SAY YOUR LAST NAME WRONG, FOLLOWED BY ANDREW AND THEN GAVE DEAS. >> HI, I GO BY AMBER. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I AM ONE OF THE COUNTLESS TRANSGENDER PEOPLE WHO HAVE FLED RED STATES TO SEATTLE. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE SAFE, HERE. HOWEVER, THE -- >> HOLD ON, WE WILL PAUSE YOUR TIME. WE ARE GOING TO START OVER. PULL THE MICROPHONE CLOSER SO WE CAN HEAR, AND ALSO, AT HOME, AS WELL. IF YOU DON'T WANT STARTING OVER, WE WILL RESTART YOUR TIME. >> OKAY. >> PERFECT. GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> HI, I GO BY EMBER. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I AM ONE OF THE COUNTLESS TRANSGENDER PEOPLE WHO HAVE FLED FROM RED STATES, TO SEATTLE. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE SAFE, HERE. HOWEVER, THE FASCISM HAS COME TO THREATEN US, EVEN HERE. I AM AN ACTIVE PART OF THE GROUP, RESISTING I.C.E. OVER THE LAST WEEK, WE HAVE WITNESSED I.C.E. DRASTICALLY INCREASE THEIR ILLEGAL KIDNAPPINGS OF NOT ONLY PEOPLE OF COLOR, BUT EVERYONE. EVERYWHERE I GO, I SEE POSTERS FOR MISSING PERSONS, AND JUST YESTERDAY, WHEN I WAS DOING ACTIVISM, A NON-BIPOC AMERICAN CITIZEN TOLD ME ABOUT HOW HE HAS BEEN ABDUCTED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR LITERALLY NO REASON. MY MEXICAN-AMERICAN GRANDMOTHER IS TERRIFIED. AS A TRANS PERSON OF MEXICAN DESCENT, I AM TERRIFIED. AS YOU ARE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THIS DEMOCRATIC SANCTUARY CITY, YOU ALL SHOULD BE TERRIFIED BECAUSE THE ARE GOING TO TARGET YOU EVENTUALLY. I.C.E. IS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, RAIDING TWO HIGH SCHOOLS AND COMMITTING MULTIPLE CRIMES AGAINST OUR COMMUNITIES AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THEY ARE STOPPED. DON'T YOU AGREE? WE NEED TO STOP I.C.E. FROM VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION. EVERY DAY, WE, THE RESISTANCE, ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO STOP I.C.E., BUT AS PRIVATE CITIZENS, WE CANNOT DO IT ALONE. I KNOW LAST YEAR, THE PREVIOUS STATE COUNCIL PASSED A LAW FORCING SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO STOP HELPING I.C.E., BUT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH. PLEASE, FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY, MAKE THAT LAW THE START OF AN INITIATIVE TO STOP I.C.E. FROM KIDNAPPING US ALL AND KEEPING THE MOMENTUM GOING. FOR ME, AND FOR EVERYONE, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, EMBER. NEXT, WE HAVE ANDREW, FOLLOWED BY GABRIEL DIAZ, AND THEN ROSE McMURRAY. WELCOME, ANDREW. AND YOU CAN DO WHATEVER MICROPHONE YOU WANT. >> IS THIS OKAY? >> WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> AWESOME. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBERS. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS ANDREW, A COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND I ALSO APOLOGIZE FOR SPEAKING OUTSIDE OF THE AGENDA, BUT THE URGENCY FOR THIS MOMENT DEMANDS THAT I SPEAK TODAY. SEATTLE PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING A PROGRESSIVE CITY, YET WHENEVER IT COMES TO LGBTQIA PLUS REPRESENTATION, WE REMAIN REACTIVE INSTEAD OF PROTECTIVE. WE WAIT FOR HARM, FOR CRISIS, FOR HEADLINES, AND ONLY THEN, DO WE RESPOND. THAT IS NOT WHAT TRUE LEADERSHIP IS. ON MAY 24th, 2025, MEMBERS OF THE QUEER COMMUNITY WERE BRUTALIZED BY THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AND BEATEN FOR PEACEFULLY STANDING UP AGAINST HATE GROUPS. AND THIS WEEK, WE LEARNED THAT THE SEATTLE PD SERGEANT TOLD OFFICERS THEY WERE PAST THE POINT OF TALKING, AND THAT THEY WERE THERE TOO -- PLEASE PERMIT ME, BECAUSE THIS WAS SAID PUBLICLY -- "FUCK PEOPLE UP" -- THIS IS NOT PUBLIC SAFETY, THIS IS A STATE SANCTIONED VIOLENCE. AND YES -- EVEN AFTER MOMENTS LIKE THIS, OUR CITY HAS NO LGBTQIA+ OFFICE, NO STRUCTURAL HOME FOR OUR COMMUNITIES' NEEDS. WE ARE EXPECTED TO NAVIGATE SYSTEMS THAT WERE NOT IN PLACE FOR US. IMMIGRATION, HOUSING, SMALL-BUSINESS SUPPORT, CHILD CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH. ALL WITH SOUND REPRESENTATION AT THE TABLE. OUR ISSUES ARE INTERSECTIONAL, BUT OUR GOVERNMENT TREATS THEM AS OPTIONAL. DURING THE 2025 ELECTIONS, LGBTQ VOTERS HELPED SECURE BECAUSE OF WINGS ACROSS THE CITY. WE SHOWED UP, WE ORGANIZED, WE DELIVERED, BUT OUR POLITICAL POWER HAS NOT GONE WITH POLITICAL WILL. WE NEED A PROACTIVE PERMANENT ACCOUNTABLE STRUCTURE, AND I WANT TO PLEA THAT WE SHOOT FOR HAVING A SEATTLE CITY OFFICE FOR LGBTQIA -- >> THANK YOU, ANDREW. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, ANDREW. NEXT, WE HAVE GABRIEL ROSE, AND THEN KELSEY FERNS. GOOD AFTERNOON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS GABRIEL DIAZ. I AM GOING TO START WITH SOME AUDIO, ACTUALLY. MAKE SURE IT IS TURNED UP ALL THE WAY, HERE. >> I AM TRACKING EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING. WE ARE GOING TO DO SOME FUCKING WORK, WE ARE GOING IN THIS TIME WITH GUNS BLAZING. WE ARE PAST TALKING TO PEOPLE. WE ARE HERE TO FUCK PEOPLE UP, NOW. THEY HAVE PUSHED THE ENVELOPE, AND NOW -- >> THAT IS THE ATTITUDE OF SERGEANT MATTHEW DIDIER OF THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE GROUP, WHOSE JOB IT IS TO MASSES -- HANDLE MASS PROTESTS. IF YOU COULDN'T HEAR IT, HE TOLD PEOPLE HE WAS THERE TOO, AND I QUOTE, "FUCK PEOPLE UP" -- AND THAT IS WHAT THEY DID. IN RELEASED BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE, YOU CAN SEE ME, SPECIFICALLY, BEING TACKLED FROM BEHIND, I AM STANDING STILL WHILE BEING TACKLED FROM BEHIND AND AS I CRY OUT MULTIPLE TIMES, "I'M A MEDIC, I'M A MEDIC," THIS IS IN MAY BUT I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WORK FULL-TIME SINCE THIS DAY. PEOPLE ARE BEING BRUTALIZED, FOLKS. AND WE NEED TO CHANGE. WHEN PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT THE CITY HAVE A STATED GOAL OF BEATING PEOPLE, IT SHOWS THAT SPD WILL TRAMPLE OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. AS ONE OF THE MANY VICTIMS ON THAT DAY, I DEMAND YOU FIRE THE OFFICERS IN CHARGE THAT DATE INCLUDING OFFICER MATTHEW AND OFFICER LARRY, A FULL COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW DONE OF THAT DAY BECAUSE BEFORE THE BREAKING DOWN OF THAT DAY, THE SECOND REVIEW, ONE OF THE RULES OF THAT WAS, "ABSOLUTE PRIVACY." NOTHING THAT CAME OUT THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SHARED OR LEAKED. SO, ANYTHING THAT CAME OUT THAT DAY, ANYTHING THAT WAS SAID, THESE OFFICERS WOULD NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THESE OFFICERS ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST SWEPT UNDER THE RUG AS HAPPENS TIME AND TIME AGAIN, TYPICALLY TO OUR TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITIES. QUEER COMMUNITY, WE ALSO NEED MORE LGBTQ OFFICERS, WE NEED MORE LGBTQ PEOPLE WHO KNOW OUR COMMUNITIES AND FIGHT FOR US. THE QUEER COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE TODAY CRIES OUT, "RESPECT OUR EXISTENCE OR EXPECT OUR RESISTANCE. NO MORE DEAD OR INJURED CITIZENS. THANK YOU." >> THANK YOU, GABRIEL. NEXT, WE HAVE ROSE McMURRAY, FOLLOWED BY KELSEY BURNS, AND FOLLOWED BY J BURNS. IS ROSE HERE? HI. NO, TAKE YOUR TIME. YOU ARE ALL GOOD. WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR COMING. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ROSE McMURRAY. I AM HERE TO SPEAK TODAY IN SPECIFICS ABOUT THE COMMENTS OF MATTHEW DIDIER ON MAY 24th, LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, MORE BROADLY, I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. WE LIVE IN A NATION WHERE POLICE ARE GIVEN A SPECIAL CLASS ABOVE PRIVATE CITIZENS, WE HAVE SEEN A GROWING THREAT OF UNACCOUNTABLE AUTHORITIES, ARRESTING AND KIDNAPPING CITIZENS, AND THIS HAS RECENTLY ESCALATED TO MURDER. WE ARE IN A CITY THAT IS SUPPOSED BE SAFE FROM THESE THINGS, HOWEVER THE ACTIONS -- THE COMMENTS MADE BY AND ACTIONS COMMITTED BY OFFICER MATTHEW DIDIER OUR PREMEDITATED ASSAULT. IF SOMETHING WERE DONE SIMILAR, THEY WOULD BE ARRESTED. IF WE HAVE SEEN IN THIS CITY, WE HAVE SEEN OFFICERS IN THIS CITY HAVE OVER A DECADE OF COMPLAINTS AND INCIDENTS OF ABUSE WITH NO REAL ACCOUNTABILITY. FURTHER, IN THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE SIGNED A NEW CONTRACT WITH POLICE THAT FURTHER REDUCES POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, AS WELL AS IN A SEPARATE ORDINANCE, LEGALIZE POLICE USE OF WEAPON EYES CROWD CONTROL THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED WAR CRIMES IF IT WAS USED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. PLEASE, HELP US SET AN EXAMPLE, IF YOU USE -- WISH TO BE A PROGRESSIVE CITY, IF YOU WISH TO BE A CITY THAT CARES ABOUT ITS CITIZENS AND CARES ABOUT THE RIGHT TO PROTEST, AND WORK TO INCREASE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY OVER THE COMING YEARS AND OVER -- AND OVER YOUR COMING TERMS. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CITY AND IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE SAKE OF US BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SUCCESSFULLY RESIST FEDERAL INCURSIONS BY I.C.E. OFFICERS AND FEDERAL ASSAULTS AGAINST OUR CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. >> THANK YOU, ROSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT, WE HAVE KELSEY BURNS, FOLLOWED BY JAY BURNS, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY -- DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? I'M SO SORRY. HI, KELSEY. WELCOME. >> HI. I AM FROM DISTRICT 5. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THE LAST CITY COUNCIL NOTION NEGOTIATED AWAY ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES, AND PUSHED THROUGH A CONTRACT TO MAKE SURE THE VOTE HAPPENED PRIOR TO SOME PEOPLE HERE BEING SEATED. TO THE FEW MEMBERS WHO LISTENED, SHARED YOUR EXPERIENCES AND CONCERNS AROUND THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN THAT CONTRACT, THANK YOU. ON MAY 24th, SPD PEPPER SPRAYED ME, BEAT ME, GAVE ME A CONCUSSION, BROKE MY GLASSES, AND ARRESTED ME ON FALSE CHARGES. THE FOOTAGE OF THAT DAY BLATANTLY CONTRADICTS THE ARREST DOCUMENTS. MY HANDS WERE VISIBLE AND EMPTY DURING THE ENTIRETY OF THE ENCOUNTER. I COMMITTED NO CRIMES. DESPITE THIS, I WAS ARRESTED. WE SAW THE LEAD UP TO THE POLICE VIOLENCE, WHERE DIDIER MADE COMMENTS CLEAR THEY WERE INTENDING ON COMMITTING VIOLENCE, SUCH AS, "WE ARE DONE TALKING, WE ARE HERE TO "FUCK PEOPLE UP." SO, ULTIMATELY, I GOT TO SPEND THE WEEKEND IN JAIL, CONCUSSED, BLIND. MY JOB NOW TAKES MORE HOURS TO COMPLETE FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF WORK. AT THE EXPENSE OF FAMILY TIME, AND PERSONAL TIME. MY EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT, WITHOUT PUBLIC PRESSURE OR ACTIONS FROM THIS COUNCIL, THAT THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR WILL CONTINUE UNCHECKED, AS WE HAVE SEEN REPEATEDLY. THE POLICE WILL NOT HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. I ASK THAT YOU TAKE THIS TIME TO ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE VOICES IN THIS ROOM TODAY AND TO EXERT YOUR PRESSURE TO PUBLICLY PUSH FOR CHANGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, KELSEY. NEXT, WE HAVE JAY BURNS. WELCOME, JAY. >> TO THE THREE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO VOTED AGAINST, I THANK YOU, TO THE NEW MEMBERS, I WELCOME YOU. I AM A RESIDENT OF SEATTLE AND A RESIDENT OF THIS COMMUNITY AND I AM ALSO A VICTIM OF POLICE VIOLENCE AND I AM HERE TO TELL YOU WHAT POLICE DEPARTMENT DID TO ME ON MAY 24th, 2025. I WAS GRABBED, HOOKED TO THE GROUND, PUNCHED IN THE HEAD SEVERAL TIMES BY OFFICER KELLY HINDMAN. SPD CALLS IT NONCOMPLIANCE STRIKES, BUT I CALL IT MULTIPLE MRIs AND FORMS OF CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS. MY WRISTS WERE TWISTED IN EXTRA TIGHT CUFFS THAT I NEEDED MULTIPLE X-RAYS TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO FRACTURES. I WAS IN THOSE COUGHS FOR MANY HOURS SO I AM THANKFUL THERE IS NO LASTING DAMAGE. I NEVER RECEIVED MEDICAL CARE WHILE DETAINED AND NOT UNTIL THREE DAYS LATER, WHEN I WAS FINALLY RELEASED FROM JAIL. FOR ALMOST 24 HOURS, I WAS PUKING MY GUTS OUT BUT INSTEAD OF CARE, I WAS PLACED IN SOLITARY CELLS. NOBODY CAME TO MYSELF WHILE I WAS SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF WHAT SPD DID. I DIDN'T EVEN RECEIVE A CUP FOR WATER UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS MOVED INTO THE GENERAL POPULATION. IMAGINE BEING ALL ALONE, PLAYING ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO A METAL TOILET IN A CELL BECAUSE YOU WERE TOO SICK TO MOVE ALL BECAUSE SPD CAUSED A DAY OF VIOLENCE OVER THREE FUCKING BALLOONS. IF YOU RECOGNIZE MY STORY IT IS BECAUSE I SPOKE THESE WORDS TO THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL LAST MONTH, BUT ONLY A FEW OF YOU WERE ACTUALLY LISTEN. BOB KETTLE, JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, NOW I SAY, AGAIN, HOLD SPD ACCOUNTABLE! THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, JAY. NEXT, WE HAVE -- IS IT -- RORY? LAST NAME IS STARTS WITH L-E-G, HE IS NUMBER 14? >> IT'S TERRIBLE, IT'S TERRIBLE. >> NO, NO, NO, YOU ARE FINE. SAY THAT AGAIN? >> ROSE. >> ROSE, I APOLOGIZE SO MUCH. WELCOME, ROSE. >> OKAY. LAST WEEK, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAME AND SPOKE ABOUT I.C.E., AS I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE. WE WERE WARNED, WE WERE WORRIED, WE SAW THE IMAGES AND THE VIDEOS THAT CAME UP FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS -- THINGS ARE NOW RAMPING UP. THERE ARE TWO SCHOOLS UNDER LOCKDOWN RIGHT NOW IN SEATTLE BECAUSE OF I.C.E. THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE REPORTING THAT THEY ARE AT BAILEY GASSER SCHOOL IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, WHERE I.C.E. IS SHOWING UP. LAST WEEK, COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH ASKED PEOPLE, WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO ABOUT IT? THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN SENDING ALL OF YOU EMAILS THIS WEEK ABOUT WHAT TO DO, I KNOW BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. I LOOK FORWARD TO SPEAKING TO ANY AND -- ANY OR ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT TO DO. THERE ARE BASIC THINGS WE CAN DO. RIGHT NOW, I.C.E. IS TRACKING ALL OF OUR PHONE LOCATION DATA AND USING IT TO FIND INDIVIDUALS. THIS PLACES ALL OF US AT RISK. IT PLACES THE MAYOR AT RISK, IT PLACES UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE AT RISK AND THAT NEEDS TO STOP RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, AMAZON IS ALSO SHARING THIRD -- THEIR RING DATA WITH ICE, THAT CANNOT HAPPEN. ALSO, LICENSE PLATE READERS ARE ALSO BEING USED AS A WAY TO HELP I.C.E. IN ADDITION, THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF TALKING ABOUT, HERE, ABOUT, "SPD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE." SPD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, NOT JUST, NOT ONLY JUST, HOW THEY ARE BRUTALIZING PEOPLE, BUT ALSO HOW THEY ARE AFFECTING I.C.E. RIGHT NOW, IS BEING REPORTED THAT I.C.E. IS BEING SHOWING UP WITHOUT LICENSE PLATES AT SCHOOL SO PEOPLE CAN FIND OUT WHERE THESE CARS ARE COMING FROM. IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT WE ARE ALL HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE, AS WE HOLD ANYONE ELSE. THESE ARE MASKED INDIVIDUALS, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHO THEY ARE, THEY ARE KIDNAPPING PEOPLE, AND AS CONGRESSWOMAN APPEL SAID THIS MORNING, PEOPLE ARE EVEN DYING IN I.C.E. CUSTODY. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO EVERYONE IN SEATTLE, AND I EXPECT ALL OF YOU TO BE A PART OF THIS RESOLUTION HELPING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. >> THANK YOU, ROSE. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT, WE HAVE MR. DEAN, ALEX STEEN. WELCOME. NEXT, WE HAVE MET, FOLLOWED BY WILLIAM. AND THEN, WE WILL SWITCH TO ONLINE, IF THERE IS NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. DEAN. >> IT AFTERNOON. WE ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN TEXTING ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS POLICE BRUTALITY IN SEATTLE. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH ME ON MAY 24th. I WASN'T ARRESTED. I SAW A YOUNG WOMAN ON THE GROUND BEING PEPPER SPRAYED WHILE SHE WAS ON THE GROUND. I RAN OVER AND ASKED THE OFFICERS TO GET OFF OF HER BECAUSE THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE THERE. I DID NOT ATTACK THEM, MY HANDS WERE UP. NEXT THING I KNEW, I WAS ON THE GROUND, I HAD BEEN THROWN BY THE THROAT, AND I TRIED TO GET UP, THE OFFICER THAT HAD THROWN ME, INSTEAD OF COMING TO ARREST ME, HE THEN PUT HIS HANDS AROUND MY THROAT AND BEGAN TO SQUEEZE. I -- NEXT THING I KNEW, WAS BASICALLY BEING DRAGGED AWAY BY FOUR PEOPLE. SOMEONE HAD PUNCHED HIM BECAUSE THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT HE WAS GOING TO SERIOUSLY PHYSICALLY HARM ME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION TAKEN. TO ME, VERY CLEAR, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT INFORMATION HAS COME OUT ABOUT SPD ON 24th, GOING IN TO DO THIS KIND OF SHIT. THEY HAD VERY CLEAR INTENT, THEY HAD STATED INTENT, THAT WAS OVERTLY CRIMINAL, OVERTLY BIASED POLICING, AND THEY BEHAVED IN A WAY WHICH WAS FUNDAMENTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THEY CLEARLY, BY THE WAY THEY SPOKE, AND BY THE ACTIONS THEY TOOK, DID NOT CARE ABOUT ENFORCING THE LAW. THEY CARED PURELY ABOUT ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A BIG SKEPTICAL, FOR THE IDEA OF, FOR SIMPLE SADISM, OR FUTURE PREVENTION, THROUGH EXAMPLE. BUT, THAT IS NOT HOW POLICING WORKS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WE ARE NOT RUSSIA, WE ARE NOT IRAN, WE ARE NOT NORTH KOREA, AND POLICE DO NOT WANT PEOPLE TO DO SOMETHING, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO TALK. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN, LITERALLY, ANYONE THERE TO DE-ESCALATE THINGS, AND THERE WASN'T. INSTEAD, MATT DIDIER DECIDED HE WAS GOING TO GO IN, AND HAVE PEOPLE "FUCK PEOPLE UP." SO, THEY FUCKED US UP. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS ACCEPTABLE AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE AN IMMEDIATE ADDRESS ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE, NOT WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. DEAN. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT, WE HAVE MATT, FOLLOWED BY WILLIAM. WELCOME, MATT. >> HELLO, I AM A RESIDENT OF D2, AND I JUST WANTED TO ECHO SOME OF THE POINTS BEING MADE BY SOME OF THE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT, YES, I.C.E. IS AN OCCUPYING FORCE. WE ARE SEEING THAT INCREASING BY THE DAY. BUT, I DON'T WANT US TO THINK THAT THAT IS ANYTHING DISTINCT, OR DIFFERENT FROM, HONESTLY, THE OCCUPYING FORCE WE HAVE, HERE, IN FUCKING SEATTLE. I WAS BACK THERE ON MAY 24th, 2025. I SAW, AS MANY OF MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE ASSAULTED BY SEATTLE PD AS, AGAIN, SOMEONE WHO SILLIES THE GOOD NAME, MATT, WANTS TO GO IN AND "FUCK PEOPLE UP." AND WE HAVE SEEN THEY HAVE BEEN HANDSOMELY REWARDED FOR THAT. LAST CONTRACT, SOME OF OUR COUNCILMEMBERS HERE, I WANT TO SALUTE FOR THE GUMPTION AND THE RESOLVE THEY HAD TO SAY, "NO, WE ARE NOT GOING TO REWARD THIS." FOR EVERYONE ELSE, I HAVE GOT TO ASK YOU, DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS POLICE RIOTING IN YOUR OWN CITY? DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY, AND BODIES PILING UP, YEAR AFTER YEAR, AT THE HANDS OF SPD? PLEASE, START DOING SOMETHING. START PUTTING WORDS INTO ACTIONS. BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE, IS SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY NONE OF YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE, WHICH IS LOCAL CITIZENS TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. I KNOW IT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS SINCE THE BLACK PARTY FOR SELF-DEFENSE HAD ARMED PATROLS, BUT CERTAINLY, MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE THINKING, MAYBE IT IS ABOUT TIME WE TAKE THIS BACK. YOU WANT US TO TURN THIS INTO A TIT-FOR-TAT, OR DO YOU WANT TO DE-ESCALATE YOUR OWN PEOPLE? OH, PLEASE, DO THE RIGHT THING, DO WHAT IS POLITICALLY PRAGMATIC IN YOUR BEST INTEREST AND START TO DE-ESCALATE THIS SITUATION, AND RAIN THESE MOTHERFUCKERS IN. ESPECIALLY YOU, BOB CADDELL. I'M GLAD I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, BECAUSE OF ALL THE FOLKS SPEAKING, YOU ARE THE MOST DISRESPECTFUL. SO, NOW THAT WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, DO FUCKING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, MATT. NEXT, WE HAVE WILLIAM. IS WILLIAM HERE? HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON, WELCOME, WILLIAM. >> IT AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS WILLIAM ROLAND, I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2. I WAS RESIDENT AT CAL ANDERSON PARK ON MAY 24th OF LAST YEAR, PERHAPS BECAUSE I WAS NOT WEARING BLACK, I WAS NOT ARRESTED OR ASSAULTED, BUT, I DID SEE MANY OF MY FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FELLOW SEATTLE RESIDENTS, ASSAULTED, AND ARRESTED, AND PEPPER SPRAYED, AND OTHERWISE ABUSED. APPARENTLY, FOR THE "CRIME" OF WEARING BLACK. IT REMINDED ME OF WHAT I SAW ON TV IN 1968, WHEN I WAS 15. I SAW POLICE IN CHICAGO BEATING DEMONSTRATORS AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, APPARENTLY, FOR THE CRIME OF BEING THERE. THAT SORT OF POLICE OVER RESPONSE IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. ESPECIALLY IN A CITY LIKE OURS, WHICH PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING A DRESSES. -- PROGRESSIVE. YOU CAN SEE HOW PEOPLE WOULD GET AWAY WITH THAT KIND OF STUFF IN CHICAGO, BUT THAT'S JUST NOT WHAT SEATTLE IS LIKE. SO, I CALL ON YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, AND OTHER CITY LEADERS, TO HOLD SPD ACCOUNTABLE, AND TO TAKE PARTICULAR ACTION AGAINST OFFICERS SUCH AS MATT DIDIER, WHO CALLED FOR THE PEOPLE UNDER HIS COMMAND THAT DAY TO EXERCISE VIOLENCE. AGAINST THE CITIZENS OF OUR CITY, AND OTHER PEOPLE. AGAIN, FOR THE "CRIME" OF BEING BLACK. SO, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION, AND I HOPE VERY, VERY MUCH, THAT SOMETHING WILL BE DONE TO MAKE POLICE ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, WILLIAM. WE ARE NOW GOING TO SWITCH TO ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. PUBLIC COMMENTERS, WHEN YOU ARE MOVED UP INTO THE ZOOM AND YOU SEE YOUR NAME, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOUR SELF. NEXT ONE, WE HAVE ALBERTO ALVAREZ. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. LAZY COWARDS WHO CAN'T EVEN ZOOM IN TO A COUNCIL MEETING, AS OUR NATION DEFENDS AGAINST FASCISM. BLACK, BROWN, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE BEING KIDNAPPED REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. CITIZEN MOTHERS ARE SHOT IN THE FACE, KILLED BY FEDERAL FORCES. WHITE, MILITARY VETERANS ARE ARRESTED FOR PEACEFUL PROTEST AND DENIED DUE PROCESS AND ACCESS TO THEIR LAWYERS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU HAVE A SENSIBLE HONOR AND RESPECT FOR THE ARMED FORCES. YOU SEEM TO HOLD THAT, SOMEHOW, MEN OF HONOR WILL STEP UP. WHY NOT BE THAT FIRST MAN TO LEAD, AND TAKE ACTION? NOT JUST A PRESS RELEASE WITH PLATITUDES. WHEN THEY WERE BEING ROUNDED UP AND SENT TO COUNT CAMP, THE NAZIS AND SS, WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE THE MASS SURVEILLANCE OUR CITY IS BEING STRANGLED WITH TODAY. ONLY TO MAKE THE EVIL OF THEIR WORK THAT MUCH EASIER. WHAT ARE ANY OF YOU WAITING FOR? WHERE IS THE LINE, WHERE YOU WILL TAKE ACTION? YOU NEED TO ENFORCE AND VOTE ON THESE ISSUES. OTHERWISE, YOU ARE LAZY AND A DANGER TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. SHAME ON YOU. SHAME ON YOU. SHAME ON YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT, WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES. DAVID HAYNES, IF YOU ARE PRESENT, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOUR SELF. >> HI, THANK YOU. DAVID HAYNES. WE STILL HAVE EVIL, PREDATORY CRIMINALS CONDUCTING CIVIL WAR ON THE COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE, AND SOME OF THEM ARE GETTING AWAY WITH IT AND CONTINUING TO IMPOSE -- AND RUINING HAPPINESS. MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN LISTED AS LOW-LEVEL NONVIOLENT AND IT IS A CONCERN BECAUSE BRUCE HARRELL TAINTED THE INTEGRITY OF POLICE REFORM AND THE BUDGET THAT YOU ALL SIGNED OFF ON, IS -- IT IS STILL PRIORITIZING REPEAT OFFENDING CRIMINALS WHO ARE CONNECTED TO THE UNDERWORLD, WHO NEVER GET QUESTIONED TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY GOT THE DRUGS, OR WHERE THE HOUSE IS. THEY GO AND SHUT IT DOWN, BEING FORTHRIGHT AND DILIGENT IN THE EFFORTS TO SHUT DOWN CRIMINALS THAT ARE MAKING IT UNSAFE, AND YET, WE HAVE ALL OF THIS LGBTQ OVERDRAMATIC DRAMA QUEENS SHOWING UP, DRESSED LIKE WOMEN, TALKING, LIKE, CRAZY STUFF ABOUT FILLING IN THE BLANKS OF WHAT HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO, THAT THEY ARE CLAIMING IT IS HAPPENING NOW, ACTING LIKE I.C.E. IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THEIR LIFE, AND IN SEATTLE'S LIFE. AND, LIKE, WANT TO SCARE SOME OF THE INNOCENT MIGRANTS AND NOT SEPARATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CARTEL MEMBER AND AN INNOCENT MIGRANT. YOU ALL ARE RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR EVERYBODY. AND IT IS PART OF THE REASON WHY TRUMP GOT ELECTED, BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE TRYING TO ELEVATE THE PERVERTED PLATFORM OF A PROGRESSIVE TO THE POINT OF TAINTING THE INTEGRITY OF POLICY, AND EXACERBATING THE HOMELESS CRISIS. I KNOW THIS COUNCIL IS ALREADY GIVING EXCUSES NOT TO SHOW UP BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO, AND YOU COUNSELED A BUNCH OF MEETINGS YOU ARE NOT EVEN GOING TO MAKE AN EFFORT AS IF YOU ARE GOING TO LET THESE PEOPLE SUFFER ANOTHER WINTER WITH THIS HALF-ASSED EFFORT. >> THANK YOU, MR. HAYNES. AND -- IS THAT THE END OF OUR PUBLIC -- OKAY, AWESOME. SO, WE HAVE REACHED THE LIST END OF OUR REGISTERED SPEAKERS AND PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING. I WILL SAY, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF EMOTIONS, SO PEOPLE CURSE, OR MR. HAYNES -- JUST TRY TO DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS NOT TOWARD PEOPLE IN A DEROGATORY WAY. FOR ANYONE. I KNOW IT IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH, SO WE WILL NEVER SUPPRESS THAT, BUT JUST TRYING TO COOL TEMPERATURES DOWN AND MAKE SURE WE ARE RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER, SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, THERE. I BELIEVE, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND RAISED? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. FIRST THING I WANTED TO SAY IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO MR. HAYNES IS, WELCOME TO OUR MEMBERS IN CHAMBER WHO ARE TRANS OR PART OF THE BROADER LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. YOU ARE WELCOME HERE, AND YOUR VOICE IS HEARD. THAT IS THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO SAY. SECOND, I AM AWARE, THERE ARE DIFFERENT PIECES OF THE CAL ANDERSON PROTEST AND SOME ARE REVIEWING THE PIECES THAT GO INTO THAT AND I DO BELIEVE THAT, YES, THAT SHOULD BE -- WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND WITH THIS COUNCIL TO DO THE OVERSIGHT AND TO BRING TO FOR THAT REPORT. SO, MY COMMITTEE HAS A RESPONSIBILITY AND I WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS WHO ARE REPRESENTED HERE, IN PART, BUT OTHERS OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM BECAUSE EACH YEAR, I HAVE ALL THREE ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS COME TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND SO, WE CAN MAKE, ESSENTIALLY, THE CAL ANDERSON REPORT A CASE STUDY, A FOCAL POINT OF THAT COMMITTEE MEETING, TO HAVE THEM, YOU KNOW, SPEAK TO IT, PARTICULARLY THOSE, EACH ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER HAS DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT TO SPEAK TO THAT PROTEST, WHAT HAPPENED, AND THEN WE CAN USE THAT TO SPRINGBOARD TO FOLLOW-UP WITH CHIEF BARNES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO EACH YEAR, AND EACH YEAR, IT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR. SO, OUR COMMITMENT, TO YOU, IS TO USE THIS REPORT AS A FOCAL POINT FOR THAT MEETING WITH OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. WE ARE WORKING THE SCHEDULING THROUGH QUARTER ONE, QUARTER TWO, SO WE WILL GET THAT SCHEDULED. PART OF THE CHALLENGE WITH TWO IS LAW-ENFORCEMENT, SO I JUST WANTED TO SHIFT, THERE. I WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW, THE CITY TO KNOW, THAT WE ARE WORKING THIS. I AM WORKING WITH OUR SELECT COMMITTEE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AND HER FOLKS. BUT ALSO, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAYOR WILSON, WE HAVE OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, I AM NOT SURE WHAT HER EXACT TITLE WILL BE, WITH ALLISON HOLCOMB AND LISA DO GUARD AND SEPARATELY WITH DEPUTY MAYOR, AS WELL. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH ERIKA EVANS, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, AND OUR IN HOUSE COUNCIL, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I BELIEVE -- AND THIS IS WHERE WE ARE HAVING MEETINGS TODAY AND TOMORROW -- REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET THE LEGAL BASELINE SET. AND I RECOGNIZE THERE IS A LOT OF COMMENTS RELATED TO LEGAL PIECES OF THIS. I WILL SAY, FOR THE COUNCILMEMBER CHERYL PUBLIC SAFETY REPRESENTING THE CITY OF SEATTLE, I WILL BE ENGAGING WITH CITY ATTORNEY EVANS AND OUR OWN IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FOR THAT LEGISLATIVE BASELINE, THAT IS SUPER IMPORTANT. SEPARATELY, WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE COME OUT WITH NEW GUIDANCE -- HERE IS THE BIG THREE THINGS. THEY NEED TO BE ENGAGED. THEY NEED TO RESPOND TO THE 911 CALL THAT SAYS, THERE IS AN ARMED KIDNAPPING AT THE HOME DEPOT ON AURORA. THEY NEED TO CONFIRM, THEY NEED TO CONFIRM THE IDENTITIES AND DOCUMENT. AS A BASELINE, WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE THREE ELEMENTS ACCOMPLISHED. BUT, THERE IS OTHER ACTIONS THAT WE CAN TAKE, TOO. I INVITE EVERYBODY TO GO TO THE SEATTLE CHANNEL AND LOOK AT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING FROM LAST TUESDAY. IN MY CHAIR COMMENT AT THE VERY BEGINNING, I SPOKE TO THE VARIOUS PIECES OF THIS, AND I WILL SAY, AND I RECOGNIZE THAT I SPEAK DIFFERENTLY. I SUPPORT THE MAYOR, I SUPPORT THE CITY ATTORNEY AND MY COLLEAGUES WITH HOW THEY HAVE APPROACHED THIS AND HOW THEY MAKE STATEMENTS ABOUT THIS, BUT I WILL SAY, I COME FROM MY OWN PERSPECTIVE AND PEACE, SO I ASK THAT YOU LOOK AT THAT AS A COMPLEMENTING THE STATEMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES AND OTHERS WITHIN THE CITY GOVERNMENT. AND I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ON THOSE TWO POINTS. AND AGAIN, WE ARE DOING THIS IN PARTNERSHIP. AND ONE LAST THING, REALLY, TO THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO "SEATTLE NEWS AND BRUISE" IN THEIR LATEST EPISODE -- WE MADE SUCH GREAT EFFORTS, REGARDING TECHNOLOGY. WE DID THINGS VERY DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER JURISDICTIONS DID, RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY. SO, FOR, LIKE, AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS, WE ARE NOT CONNECTED TO WASHINGTON STATE SYSTEM. WE HAVE CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS. SO, I RECOGNIZE THE CONCERN AND WE CONSTANTLY FOLLOW-UP, BUT WE BUILT SUCH A DIFFERENT SYSTEM. SO, I WANTED TO SAY THIS AT THE VERY BEGINNING, AND FOR THE GENTLEMAN WHO SPOKE IN TERMS OF ME GOING OUTSIDE, I ALSO WANT TO THINK THAT -- SORRY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, BUT SINCE I AM SPEAKING WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WILL ALSO ADD, RELATED TO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, I DO THINK IDW LOCAL 47 AND 17 FOR COMING HERE, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS A UNION ORGANIZATION, YOU HEARD IT THROUGH THE COMMENT AND THE PIECES THAT ARE THERE AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE TO THE ENTERPRISE IN OUR CITY AND WE NEED TO TAKE VERY GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING AND HOW WE ARE FACING THOSE AND AS YOU NOTED IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT, THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESS AND WORKING THESE THINGS HAS, AS YOU SAID -- AND THEN, SEPARATELY, THERE IS GOOD GOVERNANCE ANGLES TO THIS. US, AS A COUNCIL, WE ARE ALSO ON THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION AND WE HAVE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES, AS A CITY COUNCIL. AND SO, I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE BY A QUICK NOTE THAT WE RECEIVED ON THURSDAY NIGHT BY MR. MILLER, WHO IS A JOURNEY WORKER, AN ELECTRICIAN, HAD SAID THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS LOST THEIR MIND, FIRING DAWN LINDELL IS A CATASTROPHIC MISTAKE, MS. LINDO WAS ON HER WAY TO WRITING A BADLY WOUNDED SHIP, SHE HAD THE BACKING OF THE RANK AND FILE UNION WORKERS, ESPECIALLY ELECTRICIANS, IDW LOCAL 27, THIS IS A MASSIVE MISTAKE AND WILL HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE LEAD UP TO WORLD CUP. CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO DO EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO KEEP MS. LINDO AT THE HELM OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, SO THANK YOU TO MR. MILLER FOR THAT, BUT THIS ALSO GOES TO OUR RESPONSIBILITY. I TALK ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY WITH THIS REPORT, RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT WE AS A BODY ALSO HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES HERE AND A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC FOR OUR CITY. SO, I APOLOGIZE FOR GOING ON, ON ONE EXTRA ITEM, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTS OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS A COUNCIL, SO THANK YOU AND WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WE WILL ENGAGE WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AND IF THERE IS NO OBJECTIONS, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED AND I APOLOGIZE, I MEANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ALL, AND I WILL SAY THIS EVERY SINGLE TIME, THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY, FOR COMING DOWN HERE, FOR EXPRESSING AND ELEVATING ISSUES WE NEED TO HEAR ABOUT, ALL THE TIME. YOU MIGHT NOT GET AN ANSWER IMMEDIATELY, RIGHT NOW, BUT WE WILL STAY ENGAGED AND CONNECTED, AND WE ARE ALWAYS COMMITTED, AS YOU HEARD MR. DEAN, HE SENDS ME TEXT MESSAGES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CONCERNS HE HAS. I HAVEN'T ADDRESSED SOME OF THOSE, JUST YET. I AM STILL COMPILING ALL THAT INFORMATION, BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO SEND US THAT INFORMATION SO YOU CAN GET AN ANSWER FROM US, AS WELL. SO, I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE SUCH A RIGID SWITCH INTO THE AGENDA. I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOU, ALL, FOR COMING. SO, THANK YOU. AND IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW GOING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR, ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 13th, 2026, AND COUNCIL BILL 121154 AND THIS IS PAYMENT OF THE BILLS. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? YOU DON'T WANT TO NOT PAY THE BILLS? I'M JUST PLAYING. HEARING NONE, I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR, IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER? >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> AWESOME. THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION AND CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM ONE, CONSTABLE 121022 GRANTING EACH ST PERMISSION TO CONTINUE OPERATING PEDESTRIAN SKY BRIDGE OVER AND ACROSS VIRGINIA STREET, BETWEEN FIFTH AVENUE AND SIXTH AVENUE FOR A 15 YEAR TERM, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> AWESOME, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT COMMITTEE, A.K.A. THE STEPS COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, COUNCIL BILL 121022 WOULD RENEW PERMISSION FOR THE WEST HOTEL SKY BRIDGE OVER VIRGINIA STREET. THE SKY BRIDGE CONNECTS THE HOTEL TO THE PARKING GARAGE, WHICH HAS APPROXIMATELY 400 SPACES. AS OF PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE HOTEL DID EXTENSIVE WORK TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE GIANT SEQUOIA LOCATED IN THE ADJACENT AREA AND A TRIANGLE AT FOURTH AVENUE AND VIRGINIA STREET. THIS IS UPDATING THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, IMPROVING SOIL CONDITIONS, AND IMPROVING HOLIDAY LIGHTING. IF THE ORDINANCE IS APPROVED, THE PERMIT WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL 2041 WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW UNTIL 2056. SO, IN PLACE UNTIL 2041, RENEWABLE FOR ANOTHER 15 YEARS, THEREAFTER. THIS ORDINANCE PASSED COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY. WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE BILL IN FRONT OF US? AWESOME. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? OH, THERE IS A COMMENT. I APOLOGIZE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE AS THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT, I SAID THE SAME THING IN TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, I ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT, COLLEAGUES. THIS IS IMPORTANT, AND AS CHAIR NOTED, AS CHAIR SAKA FROM THE COMMITTEE NOTED, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC OFFSET AND SUPPORT, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF FACILITATING DIFFERENT PIECES TO INCLUDE EPA ACCESS, BETWEEN THE GARAGE AND THE HOTEL. THESE PIECES COME UP AND IT HAS BEEN A PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR THESE PAST 30 YEARS, SO IT REALLY NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THOSE REASONS, SO I WILL ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE BILL IN FRONT OF US? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ABOUT THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER? >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> AWESOME. THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE AGENDA? >> COUNCIL BILL 121117, VACATING THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 24, HEIRS OF SARAH A. BELL S SECOND ADDITION, IN THE DENNY TRIANGLE NEIGHBORHOOD, ON THE GID DEVELOPING GROUP AND THE SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, THE BILL BEFORE US WOULD FINALIZE THE VACATION OF THE ALLEY IN THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY WESTLAKE AVENUE, NINTH AVENUE, AND LENORA STREET. THIS SPECIFIC ALLEY VACATION WAS REQUESTED BY OUR OWN SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, AND THE ADJACENT PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER AND FACILITATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE URBAN TRIANGLE PARK IN BENNY TRIANGLE. BEYOND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS ITSELF, BUT PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT ATTACHED TO THIS SPECIFIC VACATION REQUEST INCLUDE INCREASED PLANTINGS AROUND THE BLOCK AND INDOOR STORAGE SPACE TO SUPPORT THE PARK, WHEN THE VACATION WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL ADDED EIGHT CONDITIONS ON ITS APPROVAL, THOSE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET, AND COUNCIL, THIS PROPOSAL PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL. WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT HERE AGAIN TODAY. ANOTHER PROJECT IN COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S DISTRICT 7. THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO ECHO AGAIN ON COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S COMMENTS ON THIS BILL THAT I, TOO, AS A DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, I ACTUALLY WAS THERE TODAY AS IT TURNED OUT AND I SAW PEOPLE ENJOYING WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY A PUBLIC SQUARE OR IN THIS CASE, TRIANGLE. THESE ARE THE PIECES THAT WE NEED WITH THE INTENSIFICATION WE SAW IN SOUTH LAKE UNION, WE NEED THESE SMALLER GREEN SPACES, WE NEED THESE PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THAT IS WHAT IT IS DOING AND WHAT I SAW TODAY WITH PEOPLE SITTING ON THE BENCHES, YOU KNOW, ENJOYING THEMSELVES AND, YOU KNOW, BIG SAFETY, FANTASTIC ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >> NO WORRIES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? ANY CLOSING COUNCIL COMMENTS? AWESOME. OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER? >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> BILL PASSES, THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND THERE IS NO RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION OR ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> SORRY, BOLD HAND. >> I WILL TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, HIS BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW, BUT WANTED TO WISH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA A VERY BIG, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I WAS READING YOUR BIO BECAUSE I KNEW -- OBVIOUSLY, I KNOW YOU, BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU HAD SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES FOR 10 YEARS, SO THAT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. SO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I PROMISE YOU, ALL, I WON'T EMBARRASS YOU, ALL, LIKE THAT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAYS. I PROBABLY WILL. BUT, ANYWAYS, JUST WANTED TO SAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. IF THERE IS NO RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY, IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS FROM ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? MS. YVETTE, CAN WE DO IT AFTER THE MEETING? YES, WE WILL DO IT AFTER THE MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE REACHED TODAY'S END OF THE MEETING AND AGENDA, THE NEXT MEETING IS JANUARY 27th AT 2:00 P.M. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.