>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, THE SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2025 MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER, I AM SARA NELSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ? EIGHT PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I HAVE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING SEAHAWKS SEASON DAY AND THIS PROCLAMATION WILL BE SIGNED AND PRESENTED AT TODAY'S MEETING. I WILL SHARE COMMENTS ON THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. AFTER THE COMMENTS, WE WILL GIVE OUR SIGNATURES AND ALLOW OUR GUESTS TO PROVIDE BRIEF COMMENTS. >> OKAY, MOVING ON. WELCOME . THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS WILL BEGIN THEIR HISTORIC 50th SEASON IN THE NFL THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th WHEN THEY PLAY THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ers, WHAT BEGAN AS AN EXPANSION TEAM IN 1976 HAS BECOME ONE OF OUR CITY'S MOST CHERISHED ICONS. AND THEY REPRESENT MORE THAN JUST THE CITY OF SEATTLE FANS OF COURSE, THEY SPAN ALL OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO, MONTANA, ALASKA WITH MILLIONS OF PASSIONATE AND EXTREMELY LOYAL FOLLOWERS ACROSS THE NATION AND EVEN AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE HOSTED ALL 50 SEASONS OF SEAHAWKS FOOTBALL RIGHT HERE IN SEATTLE INCLUDING DOZENS OF PLAYOFF GAMES AND THREE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE SEAHAWKS ARE A SYMBOL OF OUR CITY AND EMBODY THE PRIDE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, THIS WAS ON FULL DISPLAY IN 2013 AT SUPER BOWL XLVIII, THE MOST RESOUNDING FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY OF ALL TIME WHEN THEY BEAT THE DENVER BRONCOS, 43-8, THIS LEGACY OF SUCCESS HAS DRIVEN THE TEAM FOR OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS RESULTING IN 180 CONSECUTIVE SOLD-OUT HOME GAMES AND THAT IS OVER JUST 22 YEARS. AS COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AND OUR REGION, PLAYERS, COACHES AND THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 2500 CHARITIES IN OUR REGION, SUPPORTED YOUTH, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND VETERANS AND THAT IS SAYING NOTHING OF THE MASSIVE ECONOMIC AND IF IT TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE STADIUM AREA AND ACROSS THE REGION FROM FANS BUYING GEAR, ATTENDING GAMES, WATCHING AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS, ET CETERA, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAIR. AS WE REACH THIS MILESTONE, WE TAKE A MOMENT TO HONOR THE FIVE DECADES OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY AND CELEBRATE THE MORE THAN 1200 PLAYERS THAT HAVE WORN THE UNIFORM, LEADING THEIR MARK ON THE LEGACY. I'M ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO WELCOME SEAHAWKS LEGEND AND RING OF HONOR MEMBER, JIM ZORN TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ORGANIZATION. JIM REPRESENTS THE BEST OF THE SEAHAWKS THROUGH HIS EIGHT YEARS AS OUR STARTING QUARTERBACK AND SEVEN YEARS ON THE COACHING STAFF, AS A PLAYER HE WAS THE AFC OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND IN 1976, RECORDED THREE CONSECUTIVE 3000 YARD SEASONS AND BECAME THE FIRST SEAHAWKS TO RECORD BACK-TO-BACK 300 YARD PASSING GAMES. AS COACH, HE LED THE QUARTERBACKS ROOM FROM 2001 TO 2008, MENTORING MATT HAS A BACK -- HASSLEBECK, LIKE MANY FORMER SEAHAWKS DESPITE BEING FROM ELSEWHERE AND HAVING PLAYED IN COACH ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HE CHOSE TO MAKE SEATTLE HIS HOME AFTER HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ON THIS HISTORIC MILESTONE OF 50 SEASONS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING MANY MORE IN THE NEXT 50. WITH OUR SIGNATURES WE WILL HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE SEAHAWKS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST 50 SEASONS AND THEREFORE PROCLAIM THE 2025 OPENING DAY SEPTEMBER 7th TO BE SEAHAWKS 50th SEASON DAY. OKAY, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCILMEMBERS BEFORE REQUESTING SIGNATURES? I'M LOOKING AT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THANK YOU. >> WELL, THANK YOU MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD TODAY, I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SIGN IT AS THE COUNCILMEMBER THAT REPRESENTS THE STADIUM DISTRICT SOTO WHERE THE SEAHAWKS PLAY AND WIN. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO LEGENDARY COACH AND PLAYER, JIM ZORN FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS FRANCHISE AND ORGANIZATION OVER MANY YEARS, MANY DECADES, AND 50 YEARS IS A HUGE MILESTONE THAT WE SHOULD ALL CELEBRATE AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD AS A CITY, AS YOUR COUNCILMEMBER THAT REPRESENTS THIS DISTRICT AND INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU ALL AND LOOKING FORWARD TO AT LEAST 50 MORE YEARS OF SUCCESS IS AND WINS AND HIGH HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS AND IDEALLY A HANDFUL MORE SUPER BOWL LOMBARDI TROPHIES BUT AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO 50 YEARS OF SUCCESS. LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING MANY MORE TO COME AND I WANT TO NOTE THAT COACH ZORN, OF COURSE, YOU GAVE HIM, I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB CALLING OUT HIS SUCCESSES BUT WHEN HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE SEAHAWKS RING OF HONOR IN 1991, IN DOING THAT, HE BECAME ONLY THE SECOND PLAYER TO RECEIVE THAT HONOR AFTER ANOTHER HALL OF FAMER, SO REALLY HONORED THAT THE PERSON RECEIVING THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION TODAY IS YOU, SIR. WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE POINT >> THANK YOU CHAIR, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TODAY AND REPRESENTING A GREAT ORGANIZATION THAT DOES SUCH GREAT WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR CITY AND REALLY AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTED FOR THE REGION. THIS IS NOT JUST SEATTLE, THE IMPACT IS FAR AND WIDE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU SET AS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SAID, COACH ZORN AND ALL THE WAY BACK TO THOSE KIDS WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING TO INCLUDE, I WAS AROUND THAT TIME. AND AS YOU KNOW, I WAS COLLECTING CARDS BACK THEN, AND INCLUDING YOURS, AND ALSO GIVEN THE FACT THAT I GREW UP IN WESTERN NEW YORK, I ALSO HIGHLIGHTED FROM THE FIRST YEAR, THE KICKER THAT CAME FROM BUFFALO BILLS, FROM THE STARTUP OF THE EXPANSION TEAMS AND IT IS FANTASTIC AND THANK YOU. AND I REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO SPECIFICALLY, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THREE VETERANS, YOUR SUPPORT TO THE VETERANS, AND MY SALUTE TO SERVICE CAP AND CONTRARY TO OTHER DEPICTIONS, I HAVE NEVER WORN A HAT ON THE DAIS AND BY THE WAY IF I DID, I WOULD NOT BE WEARING RED, I WOULD WEAR BLUE. SO I'M GOING TO PUT THIS ON. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE SEAHAWKS ORGANIZATION AND FOR REPRESENTING TODAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I JUST WANTED TO WAX THE NOSTALGIC FOR JUST A MOMENT BECAUSE I REMEMBER THE FIRST YEAR, MY MOTHER AND I HAD SEASON TICKETS TO THE SEAHAWKS, WHEN THE FRANCHISE FIRST STARTED AND I REMEMBER SEEING COURT TO ZORN UNDER CENTER FOR THE FIRST TIME, REPLACING THE STARTING QUARTERBACK AND DID A FANTASTIC JOB AND EVER SINCE THEN, IT IS REALLY HARD FOR ME NOT TO BE A FAN BOY RIGHT NOW, AND AGAIN, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY MEET YOU IN PERSON AND SEE YOU FACE-TO-FACE AS OPPOSED TO FROM THE STANDS. AND THINKING ABOUT YOUR CAREER, YOUR COACHING CAREER, HEAD COACH, QUARTERBACK COACH, EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. AGAIN, JUST MUCH APPRECIATION TO YOU, MUCH APPRECIATION TO THE SEAHAWKS AND AGAIN, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER 50 YEARS. THANK YOU, GO HAWKS! >> YES, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> I'M NOT A VETERAN ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR COLLECTIVE SERVICE GIVEN TO OUR COUNTRY BUT I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE SEAHAWKS AND I WILL SAY THIS ONE THING, THIS UNIFYING PIECE THAT BRINGS THE CITY TOGETHER, EVERY MOMENT IN THE GAME WHERE WE ARE ROOTING FOR THE SEAHAWKS , IT HAS BEEN A UNIFYING MESSAGE FOR A VERY LONG TIME SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR 50 YEARS AND ALSO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR BEING A VOICE OF UNITY ACROSS OUR CITY WHEN MANY TIMES THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING THAT BRINGS DISTRESS AND ANXIETY, IT'S NICE TO HAVE ANXIETY AROUND OUR TEAM WINNING AND NOT SOMETHING VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS THE CITY. SO THAT IS A GOOD THING IN MY MIND, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A UNIFIER IN OUR CITY. >> OKAY, NOT SEEING ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR HANDS RAISED HERE. SO, WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES FIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING SEAHAWKS 50th SEASON DAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK , COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> [APPLAUSE] >> WELL, CAN I JUST GO BACK AND FORTH HERE, AND I WON'T TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME, I KNOW TIME IS VALUABLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE KIND WORDS AND THOUGHTS ABOUT NOT ONLY MYSELF, REPRESENTING SEATTLE, BUT WITH THE TEAM AND THE FANS, I'M JUST ONE GUY REPRESENTING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE SEAHAWK COMMUNITY. FIRST, I GOT TO BE A PLAYER AND WHAT HAS BEEN REALLY IMPRESSIVE IS HOW MANY PLAYERS STILL CALL SEATTLE HOME. AND YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT COUNCILMAN, THAT THERE IS A LOT OF INVOLVEMENT WITHIN EVERY TOWN AND CITY, WE GET ALL OVER THE PLACE FROM BORDER TO BORDER AND THERE'S SEAHAWKS REPRESENTED FROM BORDER TO BORDER, I KNOW SAM ATKINS LIVES CLOSE TO THE CANADIAN BORDER AND KURT WARNER WHO IS IN THE RING OF HONOR AS WELL, HE LIVES AT THE SOUTHERN PART OF OUR BORDER AND DR. DOOR NICK LIVES IN SPOKANE SO WE COVER ALL BASES. AND IT HAS BEEN A GREAT CAREER, IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE SEAHAWKS, THEY HAVE ASKED ME TO COME HERE AND ACCEPT THIS, I'M ONLY REPRESENTING ALL OF THE ALUMNI, ALL OF THE GUYS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR THE SEAHAWKS AND WE GOT A PRETTY GOOD TEAM THAT IS GOING TO REPRESENT ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th. AND IT IS THOSE PESKY 49ers WE ARE PLAYING. WHEN I PLAYED IT WAS THE RAIDERS, WE DID NOT LIKE THE RAIDERS. BUT, SO THE 49ers, KIND OF THE SAME AREA BUT IT'LL BE A BATTLE AND THOSE KINDS OF GAMES ARE REALLY HARD-FOUGHT. THIS IS A TEAM THAT IN 2025 HAS A LOT OF NEW LOOKS TO IT WITH A NEW QUARTERBACK AND SAM DARNOLD AND A NEW COACH, PART OF THE COACHING STAFF IS BRAND-NEW AS WELL. SO IT'LL BE A HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE. AND I WILL SAY, EVERYBODY LOOKS FORWARD TO THIS SEASON BUT EVERY SEASON BECAUSE I GET TO COME TO ALL THE GAMES AND WHEN I PLAYED WE PARKED WITH THE FANS SO WHEN STEVE AND I WOULD WALK IN, THEY WOULD SAY HAVE A GOOD GAME, AND WE WOULD SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE HOPE TO HAVE A GOOD ONE. NOW IT IS DIFFERENT BUT WHAT IS SO INCREDIBLE IS THE FANS AND WHAT THE FANS GO THROUGH, NOT ONLY IN RITUAL BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD SUPERSTITIONS BUT IT IS LUCKY TO WHERE THEIR FACE MAKEUP. BUT, ALSO THEY ARE INTELLIGENT. WE HAVE INTELLIGENT FANS. AND THEY ARE SMART ABOUT FOOTBALL SO THEY KNOW WHEN TO YELL AND WHEN NOT TO YELL, WHEN THE OFFICIAL IS MAKING A MISTAKE AND WHEN HE'S MAKING THE RIGHT CALL. SO I'M A FAN MYSELF, AND I'M A LITTLE MORE SOPHISTICATED, BUT THE FANS REALLY MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR A TEAM LIKE SEATTLE TO EXIST, AND THIS CITY, I KNOW THAT YOU SUPPORT THE STADIUM AS WELL. AND YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, SOMEBODY HAS TO RESEARCH THIS, BUT IT IMPLODED AFTER 20 YEARS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE NEW STADIUM WAS BUILT. AFTER 20 YEARS OF THE NEW STADIUM, IT HAS BEEN, AND PLEASE FACT CHECK THIS BUT I THINK IT WAS VOTED THE NUMBER ONE STADIUM IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE AFTER 20 YEARS. CAN YOU BELIEVE, THIS STADIUM HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE JUST AS LONG AS THE OTHER ONE WAS. >> MY FACT CHECKER CONFIRMS. >> YES, UNBELIEVABLE, I'VE HAD TO PLUG MY EARS IN THIS STADIUM AS WELL, SO I SAY GO HAWKS! CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THIS SUNDAY TO WATCH THE GAME, AND THIS IS MIKE, WHO I ADMIRE AND HE HAS BEEN A SEAHAWK FOR 28 YEARS, HE HAS BEEN WORKING AT THE SEAHAWK OFFICE FOR THAT LONG AND HE HAS TIES TO OUR VETERANS AS WELL. SO, TAKE IT AWAY. >> JIM, THANKS. I LOVE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE SEAHAWKS AND THE COMMUNITY AND HOW IT UNIFIES PEOPLE AND ONE OF MY JOB IS TO WORK WITH FANS IN THE SEATTLE AREA AND BEYOND, THERE WERE 700 MEMBERS, NOW THERE'S 12,000, WE RAISED $600,000 TO CHARITY AND DONATED 37,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME, THAT GOES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND OVER EUROPE BUT IT IS A UNIFIED PACT, AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THAT. WHEN PAUL SAVED THIS TEAM FROM MOVING TO L.A., HE SAID I WANT THIS TEAM TO BE A FACTOR ON AND OFF THE FIELD, SO WE CONTINUE TO LIVE UP TO THAT IDEAL, THANKS. >> THANK YOU. GO HAWKS! OKAY, MOVING ON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING TODAY. AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID COMMENT PERIOD, LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, AND THE COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TODAY. >> WE HAVE 12 IN PERSON AND TWO REMOTE. >> WE WILL GIVE EVERYONE TWO MINUTES AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH, LET'S DO 10 IN PERSON THAN THE REMOTE AND GO BACK. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THAT ORDER, YOU WILL HEAR A CHINE, AND THE MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED, TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS. >> ALLEN? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS ALAN FRANCIS, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT A CRISIS THAT IS ON EVERY STREET CORNER OF OUR CITY, URGENT NEED FOR MORE SHELTER IN SEATTLE, THE DATA IS CLEAR, ACCORDING TO THE 2024 COUNT, NEARLY SEVEN PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ON A SINGLE NIGHT, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, ALMOST 10,000 WERE UNSHELTERED, THIS MEANS THEY WERE SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN VEHICLES OR PLACES NOT MEANT FOR HUMAN HABITATION. WE ARE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT STATISTICS, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR FRIENDS AND FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE CURRENT SYSTEM SIMPLY DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MEET THIS OVERWHELMING NEED, SHELTERS ARE OFTEN FULL AND MAY HAVE BARRIERS LIKE NOT ALLOWING PETS, PARTNERS OR PERSONAL BELONGINGS. THAT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING THE HELP THEY DESPERATELY NEED. PROVIDING A SAFE, WARM BED IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF COMPASSION, IT IS CRITICAL FIRST STEP TOWARD STABILITY, IT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO FOCUS ON THEIR HEALTH, FIND EMPLOYMENT AND WORK TOWARDS A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION, BY INVESTING IN AND EXPANDING OUR SHELTER SYSTEM, WE ARE INVESTING IN THE WELL-BEING AND FUTURE OF OUR ENTIRE CITY. I URGE YOU TO PRIORITIZE FUNDING AND POLICY THAT WILL CREATE MORE ACCESSIBLE SHELTER SPACE NOW. THANK YOU. >> AFTER LINDA WILL BE CHANDLER. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU. MY NAME IS LINDA, I'M A 72-YEAR-OLD ELDER ENROLLED WITH THE GREAT ILLUMINATION, TODAY I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT HOMELESS AND HOUSING ISSUES, THE POLITICAL CLIMATE UNDER TRUMP HAS BEEN CAUSING LIFE-SAVING PROGRAMS TO BE DEFUNDED AS YOU ALL KNOW. WE ARE ALL IN A CRISIS. TODAY I'M FOCUSING ON THE HOMELESS CRISIS IN NOVEMBER, 2015, SEATTLE CITY AND COUNTY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY ON HOMELESSNESS. IN 2024, JUST LAST YEAR, WE HAD A 46% INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS. THIS IS A CONTINUED CRISIS THAT THE CURRENT COUNCIL HAS INHERITED AND YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. YOU HAVE TO FIX IT. OBVIOUSLY POLICIES HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING. 500 NEW SHELTER BEDS ARE NOT ENOUGH. I PROPOSE THAT YOU OPEN THE RED DOORS SO THE PEOPLE CAN SLEEP SAFELY INSIDE. IT IS A CRISIS. WE NEED EMERGENCY SHELTER RIGHT NOW. TONIGHT. LISTEN TO THE LOCAL ADVOCATES WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. THEY HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING ON THE HOMELESS AND HOUSING ISSUES FOR MANY YEARS, ONE OF THEM WHO WILL BE SPEAKING ALSO, SHE HAS BEEN SPEAKING ON THESE ISSUES SINCE 1995. WHAT HAS CHANGED? NOT MUCH, THE PEOPLE ARE DYING OUT THERE. ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS, THE ADVOCATES AND NONPROFITS HAD BEEN GETTING YOU FIRST-HAND INFORMATION TO UTILIZE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, HOW MANY COUNCILMEMBERS, HOW MANY COUNCIL PRESIDENTS, BOTH CITY AND COUNTY -- >> YES, SORRY. THANK YOU. >> CHANDLER HORNER, THEN WE HAVE GEORGE. SORRY, IT STARTS WITH AN H. >> HELLO, I'M CHANELLE, I'M AN ADVOCATE AND EVER SINCE I HAD BEEN AT THE COUNTY HOMES, BUT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE INCOME, THEY WON'T GIVE ME ACTUAL HOUSING, NOW WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE ORDER ON HOMELESSNESS, MY FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF MY PEERS SEEMS WEAK. IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE CITY TO STEP UP AND OPEN 500 MORE SHELTER BEDS FOR THE VULNERABLE COMMUNITY. NOT JUST LETTING PEOPLE BACK ON THE STREETS AGAIN JUST BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH HOUSING GOING AROUND. LIKE LEHIGH AND SUBDUING A MAJORITY OF THE TIME. >> NOW WE HAVE GEORGE AND FOLLOWING GEORGE, I BELIEVE IT IS TOM BROWN. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS GEORGE HACKER, I'M THE EXTERNAL COORDINATOR IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND THE NEED FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER IS STILL VERY URGENT. FOR TWO YEARS WE ARE OPENING UP IN BRIGHT HOUSE VILLAGE, IT IS STILL NOT OPEN. WE ARE STILL AT A STANDSTILL, DESPITE MULTIPLE REQUESTS, THEY ARE UNABLE TO DROP THE LEASE AGREEMENT. AND WE CANNOT MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT IT. MEANWHILE, HOMELESSNESS IS STILL AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH IN SEATTLE. SINCE THEN, 800 PEOPLE HAVE DIED, WE COULD HAVE STOPPED SOME OF THAT. WE CANNOT AFFORD FOR FURTHER DELAYS. THERE ARE STEPS WE ARE TAKING RIGHT NOW, BUT WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A LEASE. SO I URGE YOU TO PRIORITIZE EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR THOSE UNSHELTERED. PEOPLE ARE COUNTING ON YOU, WE NEED YOUR HELP. WE MUST ACT NOW. ONE MORE THING, I DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL TODAY THAT DOWNSTAIRS WAS A SHELTER THAT IS NOT BEING USED. THAT IS CRIMINAL IS HIM -- THERE ARE PEOPLE SLEEPING OUTSIDE AND THE SHELTER IS NOT IN USE, WHY IS THAT? OPEN THE RED DOOR, LET PEOPLE COME IN AND LET THEM HAVE SHELTER. EACH ONE OF US, WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT IS, PEOPLE GO THROUGH A LOT OF THINGS, THEY NEED THAT DOOR TO BE OPEN AND NOT SHUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> I BELIEVE IT IS TOM, LAST NAME BROWN. >> WHEN YOU HEAR THAT DING, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE 10 MORE SECONDS. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS TIM, I'M FROM THE CENTRAL VILLAGE, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT OPENING THE BRIGHTON VILLAGE ON RAINIER, THROUGHOUT THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN DOING EVERYTHING ASKED OF US INCLUDING WEEKLY MEETINGS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE, AND HST HAS BEEN STALLING WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING A LEASE AGREEMENT THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE PERMIT, WHICH IS HALTING US FROM PROCEEDING FORWARD, WE HAVE BEEN READY TO ACT, IT IS SIMPLE, WE MOVE INTO THE HOUSES ON THE PROPERTY, SET UP UTILITIES AND REPAIR FOR THE PARTICIPANTS. BUT AGAIN, ONLY WITH A PERMIT. EVERY DAY IS A DELAY THAT COSTS MONEY AND LIVES. OVER 800 PEOPLE HAVE DIED UNSHELTERED, OR FROM VIOLENCE ON THE STREETS. SINCE THIS JOURNEY BEGAN. AND IT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE AND I'M HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND REMOVE THESE BARRIERS SO PROJECTS LIKE THE BRIGHTON VILLAGE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND SEATTLE'S MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS CAN HAVE A PLACE TO SLEEP THAT IS SAFE. THEY CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER, WE STAND STRONG AND SUPPORT THE CALL FOR 500 NEW SHELTER BEDS. YOU MUST ACT NOW, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS ANITRA FREEMAN AND I HAVE BEEN A PARTICIPANT WITH WHEEL AND HOME ORGANIZING EFFORTS SINCE 1995, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES OVER THE YEARS BUT HOMELESSNESS STILL KEEPS RISING. AND AS ALLEN SAID, WE HAVE AN APPALLING LEVEL OF UNSHELTERED HOMELESS PEOPLE IN SEATTLE AND WITHOUT SHELTER, PEOPLE DIE. WE STAND RIGHT OUT FRONT ON THOSE STEPS WHEN HOMELESS PEOPLE DIE IN KING COUNTY. WHEEL AND SHARE HAVE BEEN CAMPAIGNING ALL YEAR FOR 500, JUST 500 NEW SHELTER BEDS IN SEATTLE AND SO FAR THIS YEAR THE ONLY NEW SHELTER BEDS HAVE BEEN THE ONES THAT WHEEL AND SHARE CREATED. WITHOUT FUNDING. WITHOUT FUNDING, WE HAVE CREATED OUR FIRST FAMILY SHELTER, 20 ADULTS PLUS CHILDREN. WITHOUT FUNDING, WE'LL CREATE A NEW NIGHTTIME SHELTER FOR 12 WOMEN BECAUSE WE WERE SEEING SO MANY EXTRA WOMEN IN OUR SHELTERS. IT IS TIME FOR EVERYBODY ELSE TO STEP UP . WE NEED MORE SHELTER NOW. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE JULIA BUCK AND BILL CLIFFORD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON , COUNCIL, I'M HERE TO TALK TODAY ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS. ONE SOLUTION IS CCTV AND RTTC, SPD BUDGETED 1.5 MILLION FOR THE PROGRAM AND THE ACTUAL COST IS NOW 10 MILLION FOR 2025 AND 2026 AND 5.7 MILLION EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT, ALSO TWO WEEKS AGO, THE DHS STIPULATED THAT BLOCK GRANTS THAT FUND THE REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER MUST SHARE THEIR VIDEOTAPE WITH I.C.E., AND AS OF JUNE, 70 U.S. CITIZENS HAD BEEN DEPORTED, ALONG WITH OVER 200,000 IMMIGRANTS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SAID WE DON'T NEED TO SEE DATA TO SEE IF IT WORKS AND NEXT WEEK THE COUNCIL WILL BE HEARING ABOUT EXPANDING THIS. IN CONTRAST, HOUSING IS FIRST AN APPROVED INTERVENTION SHOWING THAT IT WORKS, IT IS WHY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IN 2009 WENT HOUSING FIRST TO ADDRESS OUR SHAMEFUL PERCENTAGE OF UNHOUSED VETERANS AND SAW A REMARKABLE PROGRAM SUCCESS, WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR 500 BEDS NOVEMBER OF 2024 AND $5 MILLION COULD FUND QUITE A NUMBER OF SHELTER BEDS. I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL TO CHANGE COURSE BUT IF COUNCIL WILL NOT CHANGE COURSE, I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL TO TELL THESE PEOPLE THE TRUTH, THAT YOU WOULD RATHER FUND DONALD TRUMP'S DEPORTATION AGENDA THAN THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DISPLACED IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU. >> BILL, AND AFTER BILL WILL BE PATRICK McKEE. >> I MISSED THE MEMO THAT THE ROTC THING HAD BEEN POSTPONED, BUT TWO THINGS TO BEAR IN MIND, THE FIRST THING IS DUE DILIGENCE, WE HAVE AN ANECDOTE FROM THE CAPTAIN THAT THEY GOT A BAD GUY AND ANOTHER ANECDOTE, I KNOW THERE WERE AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE STOOPED OVER FROM FENTANYL , IT IS VERY SKETCHY SO IT IS NOT WORKING OUT THERE, AND AROUND 127th AND AURORA, WORKERS ARE PULLING OVER TRAFFICKING VICTIMS SO IT IS NOT WORKING THERE. FOR SOME REASON, ALL THESE BUSINESS STOPS RIGHT AT 145th, MAYBE SOME OF THIS MONEY CAN BE DIVERTED TO MORE EFFECTIVE POLICIES AND 55 YEARS SINCE WE CLEANED UP THE VICE SQUAD, THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING GOING ON THERE. I DON'T KNOW. I JUST SPOKE TO SOMEBODY IN THE DECARBONIZATION PROGRAM, SHE SAID A.I. IS GOING TO RUN UP RATES FOR CITY LIGHT REPAIRS. IT IS A HUGE, ENERGY INTENSIVE TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS ADDING TO IT. AND FINALLY I WOULD LIKE YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS, IN THE ODD CIRCUMSTANCE THAT YOU GET A PRESIDENT THAT IGNORES THE CONSTITUTION AND THE VICE PRESIDENT THAT HAS ENDORSED CALLS FOR ASSASSINATION OF HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS. WHAT IF YOU GO AND SPEAK AT GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, ALSO SPEAK TO A YOUNG MAN WHICH BURNS THE FLAG AND IT NOW HAS BECOME A FELONY. THEY WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE TAPES AND CONFIRMED IT WAS A CONSPIRATOR. >> THANK YOU, PATRICK. >> MY NAME IS PATRICK McKEE, IT IS NOT EXTREME TO SAY THAT AMERICA IS UNDERGOING AN ACTUAL FASCIST POWER GRAB RIGHT NOW, THE THING THEY TOLD US COULDN'T HAPPEN, WE HEARD STATEMENTS FROM OUR GOVERNOR PUBLICLY, FROM THE MAYOR OF POLICE CHIEF AND A FEW COUNCILMEMBERS IN SMALLER VENUES, WE CERTAINLY HAVEN'T SEEN THE FULL THROAT FASCISM, BUT I TAKE OUR CIVIC LEADERS AT THE WORD, SO WHY IS THE CITY COUNCIL UNQUESTIONABLY PROVIDING FASCISTS WITH THE TOOLS OF OUR OWN PUBLICATION, WITH THE UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SURVEILLANCE. WE ARE TOLD THE INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED WITH I.C.E. BUT IT HAS RIGHT HERE. THIS IS REAL. THE COUNSELOR WILL BE AUTHORIZING FURTHER EXPANSION OF SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES IN SEATTLE AND INEVITABLY, A FLOCK IS COLLABORATING WITH FASCISTS AND IF YOU AUTHORIZE ROTC, YOU WILL BE, TOO. THE ONLY THING PROTECTING US IS THE CIVIL LIBERTY SCRIBBLES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SORRY, DESPITE THE BEST INTENTIONS OF MANY OFFICERS AS WELL, AND THE NEW CHIEF, SFPD HAS A REAL-TIME CRIME PROBLEM OF ITS OWN, REAL-TIME FASCISM. WE HAVE SEEN THE STATEMENTS OF SO-CALLED POLICE UNION LEADERS, THE SEATTLE RECORD HIGH ATTENDANCE OF ACTIVE OFFICERS OF THE JANUARY 6 CAPITAL CRIME SPREE. DO ANY OF YOU IMAGINE THAT PAM BONDI ISN'T GOING TO FIND ACCESSORIES WILLING TO PROVIDE DATA FROM SEATTLE PD SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM? STOP IT. >> SO, I WAS PART OF THE COUNTER PROTEST AGAINST THE ANTI- GAY CONCERT RALLY THING, THIS WAS ORGANIZED BY A MAN WHO WAS ON RECORD SAYING THE LGBTQ+ MAFIA IS BENT ON DESTROYING THE INNOCENCE OF EVERY CHILD THEY CAN, JUST MAKING IT CLEAR BECAUSE SOME RESOURCE IS REPORTING THIS AS A CHRISTIAN RILEY -- RALLY OR FAR RIGHT VALLEY. BUT DESPITE THAT, AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE FROM THE EVENTS BACK IN MAY, WHEN THERE WERE 23 ARRESTS FROM COUNTER PROTESTERS WITH THE RALLY AND TWO DAYS LATER, THEY HAD THE RALLY AT CITY HALL PARK AND EIGHT MORE ARRESTS, THIS TIME, TECHNICALLY THERE WAS ONE ARREST BECAUSE A GUY ATTACKED A FAR RIGHT EXTREMIST WHO WAS THERE AS WELL, BUT BASICALLY ZERO. THE QUESTION IS WHY WAS SO MUCH FEWER VIOLENCE AND CONFLICT IN THIS ONE, PART OF IT COULD BE CONTRIBUTED TO A MOVE FROM CAL ANDERSON OUT TO GAS WORKS, I DON'T THINK THAT IS ENTIRELY, GAS WORKS IS STILL A CHERISHED PART OF THE CITY SINCE THE 1970S, NOT THE 1700S. AND ALSO BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF PROTESTERS WAS FEWER BUT IT WAS NOT AS SKEWED AS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS. AND I THINK THE MAIN REASON WAS THAT SFPD ALLOWED PEOPLE TO PROTEST IN AN AREA WHERE THEY COULD BE SEEN BY THE EVENT ATTENDEES. JUST REMEMBER, THE FIRST AMENDMENT SAYS YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO GATHER, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT OF YOUR FIELD OF VISION OF PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE. THEY TOLD PEOPLE THEY HAD TO CLEAR OUT FOURTH AVENUE IN FRONT OF CITY HALL SO THE PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO COULD EVEN WAVE FLAGS OR SIGNS SHOWING THEY DISAGREED. THIS TIME, THEY HAD THE STAGE SET UP SO BEHIND THAT WAS THE CONCRETE STRUCTURES SO PEOPLE COULD WAVE THE PRIDE FLAGS BEHIND THE CONCERT THE WHOLE TIME. IT WAS AWESOME, THANK YOU. >> WE ARE MOVING ONTO THE REMOTE SPEAKERS. THE FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE BJ, FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAYNES, AND A REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT, SO YOU ARE UNMUTED. GO AHEAD, BJ. OKAY, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE BJ IS ON THE LINE, WE ARE MOVING ON TO DAVID. GO AHEAD, DAVID. I WILL HAVE YOU PRESS *6 . >> THANK YOU, IN THE NAME OF LABOR DAY, THE WORKERS NEED A 3 1/2 DAY WORK WEEK, SEVEN DAY PAY, TAKE IT FROM THE MIDDLEMAN, WITH THE UNFORESEEN CAPITAL GAINS THAT GET STRAINED EVERY THREE MONTHS, THAT SAID, WE CAN STAND UP ALL THE EMERGENCY CAPACITY SHELTERS THAT WE NEED FOR THE DRUG ADDICTION, FOR THE MENTAL CRISIS, TO PROCESS FOLKS TO A BETTER PATH, USING THE NOBLE, NATIONAL GUARD TO STAND UP A BUNCH OF AUTHORIZING CANOPIES, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY DRAMATIC CRIMES ARE DOWN IN WASHINGTON, D.C.? IT IS NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE MANIPULATING STATISTICS, BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD TAKING THE PLACE OF THE POLICE WHO ARE REQUIRED TO RUN SECURITY AT THE UNION STATION AND AT THE SMITHSONIAN AND OTHER BUILDINGS. THEY ARE LETTING THOSE COPS GO FIGHT CRIME, THAT MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE. YET NOBODY IN SEATTLE WANTS TO SOLVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS OR THE HOMELESS CRISIS BECAUSE SOME ARE HAPPY WHEN PEOPLE ARE SAD, SOME ARE JEALOUS WHEN PEOPLE ARE GLAD, AND YOU HAVE PUNCHES ON THE MAYOR WHO SABOTAGED POLICE REFORM HIS WHOLE POLITICAL CAREER, BUT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO SPEND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS AND YET YOU ENJOY WHEN PEOPLE SUFFER MORE. THEY ARE DUMPING THEIR TRAUMA AND CREATING CONTINUOUS BAD POLICY THAT IS EXACERBATING THE HOMELESS CRISIS. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP, WE ARE GOING TO TRY BJ ONE LAST TIME AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JOEL. GO AHEAD, BJ AND PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS *6 . >> HI, THIS IS BJ, THANK YOU, I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF ROTC. ONE THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE TIME THIS WAS APPROVED, TOM HOMAN HAS BEEN WITH SEATTLE, PAM BONDI AND KRISTI NOEM IS INCREASING THIS ACTIVITY IN SEATTLE, STARTING TODAY. AND HE WANTS TO TAKE OVER OTHER CITIES, SEATTLE HAS BEEN EXPLICITLY NAMED AT TIMES , AND THE PRESIDENT WHO WAS SELECTED BY THE SEATTLE COP PRAISED THE CITY CALLING IT A MODEL. INITIALLY , TRUMP HAD CONTROL OVER ROTC, AND ALL THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE BEEN COLLECTING BUT IN FACT THEY ARE NOT REAL AT ALL. ALSO, IT CAME OUT TODAY, THAT THE PERSON FROM ATLANTA TURNED OUT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND THEY WERE TOTALLY SURPRISED TO FIND OUT AND THEY SIGNAL THAT THE COP HAD FINANCIAL INTEREST IN GETTING THE CITY TO BUY THIS TECHNOLOGY. CURRENTLY THERE'S ALMOST 500 PRIVATE CAMERAS ALREADY REGISTERED TO BRING DATA INTO THIS CRIME CENTER. SO SEATTLE NEEDS TO PUT THE BRAKES ON THIS. >> THANK YOU, BJ, YOUR TIME IS UP, THANK YOU AT OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE JOE. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> HI, JOE HERE, IT IS AN HONOR TO CALL THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AGAIN AND SAY WHAT IS ON MY MIND AND NUMBER ONE, THANK YOU [INDISCERNIBLE] I UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS FOUND CRIMINALLY INSANE AND HE'S TRYING TO APPEAL THAT, I COULD BE WRONG, BUT ASK ABOUT IT. MOVING OTHER EXCITING STUFF, I UNDERSTAND YOUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT WANTED US TO SOMEHOW FIND THE MONEY TO FUND SEATTLE AND POWERED. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, IT WILL BE A LOT EASIER TO GET AT LEAST THAT BUILT. THEN WEST SEATTLE REALLY TOOK OFF BECAUSE IF PEOPLE DON'T WANT THE LIGHT RAIL, THEN WE SHOULDN'T GET IT, MAYBE THAT SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD. AND THE SECOND RAIL TUNNEL, [INDISCERNIBLE] YOU REALLY DON'T NEED A SECOND TUNNEL, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS GOING TO MESS UP CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LINES. SO I THINK YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK BUT I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED AND FINALLY, I WILL JUST SAY, I REALLY WANT TO WELCOME BACK -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE, HAVE A NICE DAY. >> THANK YOU, THAT WAS OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER. IN PERSON SPEAKERS, I BELIEVE WE HAVE ALINA, AND ONE MORE AFTER THAT. AND MY APOLOGIES FOR MISPRONUNCIATIONS. >> HELLO, I AM 52 YEARS OLD AND BEING A PART OF THIS HOMELESS THING, WE GOT INTO TROUBLE IN HAWAII, TOO. AND I DON'T KNOW, MY NIECE PASSED AWAY, TOO. MY SON IS A MILITARY CHILD, HE PASSED AWAY, TOO. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY INVOLVEMENT BUT I BELIEVE IN MY HEART, MY BROTHER, A BATTERY FORKLIFT NEVER SHOWED UP AFTER MY MOTHER'S FUNERAL, I DON'T KNOW IT IS STRANGE, I WAS PUT IN A BODY BAG, TOO. BUT I WAS FOUND ALIVE. TWO PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED BE REGISTERED WITH A REAL DEATH CERTIFICATE AND A MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE MAUI FIRE TRAGEDY, WE LOST A LOT OF MEMBERS PER SO I'M UP HERE JUSTIFYING FOR MYSELF, FOR PEACE, BUT ALSO THAT THEY NEED 500 BEDS FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE AND I AM A PART OF THE HOMELESS ASSOCIATION. I PRETTY MUCH DON'T WANT MY OWN PLACE, I WOULD LIKE TO BE LIVING WITH THE OTHER HOMELESS LADIES, AND I'M AFRAID FOR MYSELF, FOR MY SAFETY NOW KNOWING THAT I HAVE NO PLACE TO GO. WE HAVE NO HOMES, OUR GOVERNMENT FUNDING GOT STOLEN FROM US SO WE DON'T HAVE OUR HAWAIIAN GRANTS. ALSO , THE SYSTEM FOR HOMELESSNESS IS WAY BETTER HERE IN SEATTLE, NOT IN HAWAII. BUT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE HAVE ALEX TSIMERMAN, THEN HOLLY. >> ALEX TSIMERMAN, YES IT IS ME , AND I TRY TO UNDERSTAND, WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING, I NEVER SEE THESE PEOPLE HERE. THEY ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT STAND HERE. >> STOP, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, PLEASE, THIS IS ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE. >> YOU CANNOT INTERRUPT ME, I'M DOING ABSOLUTELY LEGALLY. >> I WOULD LIKE A POINT OF ORDER AS WELL, TO SUPPORT YOU, MADAM CLERK, CAN WE NOTE ON THE RECORD THAT THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN CITY COUNCIL, AND CAN WE CUT THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE? THANK YOU. WE ARE DONE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO THAT ANYMORE. YOU HAVE REPEATEDLY DISRUPTED COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED MANY TIMES BEFORE. YOU WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM COUNCIL MEETINGS NOW FOR 30 DAYS. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE HAVE HOLLY. >> ONE MORE NOTE BEFORE WE GO BACK, IF I MAY SAY, SO THAT IS THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME AND WE HAVE ENDURED RACIAL, ETHNIC COMMENTS FROM MR. ALEX TSIMERMAN, AND I WOULD LIKE THE RECORD TO REFLECT , IS REFERRING TO ME AND ANY OTHER LATINA APPEAR, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND MAKE SURE WE STOP THIS HATEFUL SPEECH, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT VALIDATION AND YOUR STRONG VOICE. I'M SORRY, WE ARE GOING TO TURN ON THE MICROPHONE AND PUT THE CLOCK BACK TO ZERO. OKAY, GO AHEAD. >> I'M HOLLY, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTER, WE ARE CRIME VICTIMS. AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND I HAVE BEEN STALKED AND HARASSED FOR A WHILE NOW AND I LOST MY HOME, I'VE LOST MY CAR, AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DETECTIVES FROM SPD, NOBODY IS GETTING BACK WITH ME. I CAN'T GET A HOLD OF ANYBODY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CASE AND EVERYTHING, I HAVE BEEN TO COURT FOUR TIMES WITH PROTECTION ORDERS, HE HAS NOT BEEN SERVED YET AND I JUST WANT TO TALK TO A DETECTIVE AND I'VE HAD MULTIPLE OFFICERS TELL ME YOU NEED TO TALK TO A DV DETECTIVE, AND NOBODY IS GETTING BACK TO ME. AND AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SO, I CAME HERE TO SEEK HELP AND ASK WHAT I SHOULD DO AT THIS POINT. >> I DO NOT HAVE AN IMMEDIATE ANSWER FOR YOU, I WILL CONFER WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR HERE AND PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MAN, I WILL HAVE MY STAFF CHECK IN WITH YOU TO GET YOUR INFORMATION IN THE DETAILS YOU ARE REFERRING TO, THANK YOU. >> THAT IS THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE LIST FOR THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED AND IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED, WE WILL CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR, ITEMS ARE THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 11th, AND 12th, 2025, 121061, 121066 AND 121067 SEVEN , SIX APPOINTMENTS FROM THE PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE AND THAT IS IT, ANY ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE, I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR, IS THERE A SECOND? MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WITH A CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON ? AYE. >> AYE. >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD? >> THE APPOINTMENT OF PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE CONCESSION AGREEMENT TO GRANTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REVIEW. >> AND AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO EXECUTE A CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR THE CAFE TO PROVIDE FOOD AND CONCESSIONS AT THE GOLDEN GARDENS PARK. IT IS AN INITIAL FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION. THE COUNCILMEMBER HAD BROUGHT FORTH THREE AMENDMENTS TO ENCOURAGE STABILITY FOR VENDORS AND EXPAND PUBLIC BENEFITS. THE COMMITTEE AGREED WITH THE COUNCIL BILL AS AMENDED AND THAT IS THE COMMITTEE REPORT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ANY COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE IN THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ? COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT, PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. >> AGENDA ITEM 2, 121056, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO ENTER INTO A CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH MAGNUSON BREWING LLC TO OCCUPY AND USE A PORTION OF THE NORTH SHORE RECREATION AREA AT WARREN G MAGNUSON PARK TO PROVIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCESSIONS. >> ANOTHER CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR MAGNUSON PARK FOR 10 YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR A FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION, THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO AUTHORIZE THIS AND AGREES THE RESTAURANT BRINGS AMAZING PUBLIC BENEFITS AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. AND SHE SAYS THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA . >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AS THE COUNCILMEMBER WHO IS HONOR TO REPRESENT DISTRICT 4 WHERE THIS IS LOCATED, I HAVE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS AND FOLKS THAT VISIT THE PARK, THAT THEY ENJOY HAVING MAGNUSON BREWING THERE, IT IS A GOOD AMENITY FOR FOLKS THAT GO VISIT THE PARK, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT GO TO SWIM NEARBY AND TO SALE , SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS FOR THOSE REASONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND I MUST SAY THAT I DO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY AND AGREE AND I DID VOTE FOR THIS AS WELL AS I AM A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE. I AGREE THIS IS A POSITIVE BENEFIT FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE PARK USERS AND ALSO FOR SMALL BUSINESS IN GENERAL AND I LIKE PROVIDING STABILITY AND PUBLIC AMENITIES THAT COME WITH, AND NOT JUST BEER BUT ALSO THE OTHER BEVERAGES AND REFRESHMENTS THAT ARE PROVIDED AT THIS SPACE. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I'M NOT SEEING ANY SO WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AND THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL ? >> COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ , COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK , COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA . COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL WILL PASS AND THE CLERK WILL SIGN IT. PLEASE READ ITEM THREE INTO THE RECORD. >> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION, AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO ACCEPT, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, CERTAIN DONATED IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION FROM WESTLAKE PICK -- PARK, IDENTIFIED AS KING COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 197570-07 FIVE AT 401 PINE STREET AND RATIFYING THE CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. >> THEY WILL BREAK GROUND IN SEPTEMBER, COMPLETED BY FIFA WORLD CUP TO HOST OUR VISITORS AND SET THE STAGE FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENT PLANS, THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE THIS COUNCIL BILL AND I HOPE TO HAVE THE FULL COUNSEL SUPPORT TODAY. THOSE ARE COMMENTS FROM CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. >> THE PARK IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT 7 AND AS A PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE BEEN HAVING AND A PART OF THE BROADER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION, THEY HAVE BEEN DOING GREAT WORK, THEY HAVE BEEN PARTNERING NOT JUST WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION THE DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO THE COUNCIL , OUR OFFICE TO REALLY PUSH FORWARD A NUMBER OF FRONTS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS WHICH WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT AND AS NOTED FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP BUT AFTERWARDS, TOO. THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY, SO THIS INVESTMENT IS GOING TO BE GREAT FOR THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD BUT ALSO OUR CITY ACROSS THE BOARD SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND IN THIS CASE TO THE SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION. >> AND THAT IS GROUND ZERO OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, SO EVEN THOUGH THE TIMELINE IS DESIGNED FOR THE WORLD CUP, THE POINT IS IT WILL SERVE VISITORS AND WORKERS FOR YEARS TO COME AND IT IS DEFINITELY AN IMPROVEMENT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE DL -- DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ORGANIZATION, THIS WILL BOOST THOSE EFFORTS INTO THE FUTURE. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA , COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON , COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? AND PLEASE READ ITEM FOR INTO THE RECORD. >> COUNSEL DALE 121005 , AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING, UPDATING AND CLARIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLID WASTE STORAGE, STAGING AREAS, AND ACCESS FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, ADDING NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES. >> THIS IS UPDATING SOLID WASTE STORAGE AND REGULATION, THERE WAS A CODE OF STANDARDS ADDRESSING SOLID WASTE STORAGE, ACCESS AND COLLECTIONS IN NEIGHBORHOODS IMPACTED BY INCREASED HOUSING DENSITIES AND IMPROVING SAFETY FOR RESIDENTS AND MAINTENANCE STAFF, THE COMMITTEE APPRECIATED THIS STEP THAT IS WORKING TOWARDS BUILDING MORE HOUSING AND SUPPORTED THIS ORDINANCE AND I HOPE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL TODAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL ? >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? AND I'VE GOT TO SAY, THIS IS A GOOD DAY, THIS AGENDA IS PRETTY MUCH ALL PARKS AND SPU, ANYWAYS, PLEASE READ ITEM FIVE INTO THE RECORD. >> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE HARBOUR ISLAND SUPERFUND SITE, AUTHORIZING SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO AGREE TO ORDERS ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGARDING REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATION AT THE EAST WATERWAY OPERABLE UNIT OF THE HARBOUR ISLAND SUPERFUND SITE, AND AUTHORIZING SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER PARTIES TO IMPLEMENT AND SHARE THE COSTS OF LAMENTING THOSE ORDERS. INCLUDING MAKING COMMITMENTS TO EXTEND FUNDS NOT CONTEMPLATED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET, CONSISTENT WITH RCW 35.32 .070. >> WE HAVE HAD THE SAME BODY OF WORK APPROVED FOR THE LOWER SUPERFUND CLEANUP BACK IN APRIL AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY AND VERY CRUCIAL WORK AND THE CHAIR ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? AND THIS PASSED 3-0. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE BILL . >> COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA , COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT, PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. THAT IS IT FOR THE COMMITTEE REPORTS AND THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION TODAY AND FOR OTHER BUSINESS, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 20th, 2025 TO BE CHILDHOOD AWARENESS MONTH, AND INTRODUCING THE PROCLAMATION AND SEEK ANY FINAL FEEDBACK ON THE PROCLAMATION BEFORE REQUESTING THE ROLL CALL FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO AFFIX THEIR SIGNATURES TO THE PROCLAMATION. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE PROCLAMATION. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YES, CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, THE TWO WORDS, CHILDHOOD CANCER JUST SENDS SHIVERS TO MY SPINE AND I CAN IMAGINE FOR OUR COLLEAGUES HERE, THE SAME, IN TERMS OF THE SERIOUSNESS, THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE FACED, THE STORIES THAT ARE TOLD, THE IMPACTS ON THE FAMILIES AND THE CHILDREN THEMSELVES TO INCLUDE THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. AS I KNOW FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE, FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY. COLLEAGUES, WE LIVE IN SEATTLE WHICH IS THE CENTER FOR CANCER CARE AND ALSO A CENTER FOR CHILDHOOD CARE AS WELL, IN TERMS OF MEDICAL. THIS PROCLAMATION READS WHEREAS THE AMERICAN CANCER FUND FOR CHILDREN AND THE KIDS CANCER CONNECTION REPORT, CANCER IS THE LEAD CAUSE OF DEATH BY DISEASE AMONG CHILDREN, THE TRAGIC DISEASE IS DETECTED IN MORE THAN 16,000 FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE EVERY YEAR, AN ESTIMATED 400,000 AND ADOLESCENT DIE FROM CANCER GLOBALLY EACH YEAR, WHEREAS ONE OF FIVE IN OUR NATION'S CHILDREN LOSES THEIR BATTLE WITH CANCER AND TEENAGERS WILL SUFFER FROM LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF COMPETENCE OF TREATMENT INCLUDING SECONDARY CANCERS. WHEREAS FOUNDED OVER 30 YEARS AGO BY A MEMBER OF THE PHILANTHROPIC BRANCH OF THE AMERICAN CANCER FUND FOR CHILDREN INCORPORATED, KIDS CANCER ACTION INCORPORATED, DEDICATED TO HELPING THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. WHEREAS AMERICAN CANCER FUND FOR CHILDREN AND THE KIDS CANCER CONNECTION PROVIDED VITAL PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT TO THE SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, THE MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN TACOMA, THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE IN SEATTLE AND THE FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, THEREBY ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND WHEREAS THE AMERICAN CANCER FUND FOR CHILDREN, THE KIDS CANCER CONNECTION ALSO SPONSORS TOY DISTRIBUTIONS, POSITIVE IMAGE SERVICES, ART THERAPY, LAUGHTER AS HEALING, KCCC SUPERCAR EXPERIENCE, MUSIC AS MEDICINE, AND HOSPITAL CELEBRATIONS IN HONOR OF THE CHILDREN'S DETERMINATION AND BRAVERY TO FIGHT, AND BATTLE AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER. THE PROCLAMATION INCLUDES THEREFORE THE MAYOR AND THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 20th, 2025 TO BE CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS IN SUPPORT OF YOUR STAFF AND YOURSELVES AND AS I NOTED IN THE SECOND CLAUSE, THIS CHALLENGE THEY FACE TODAY IS LONG-TERM, AND IT SAYS HERE, THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF COMPETENCE OF TREATMENT, THAT TREATMENT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE CHILDREN INVOLVED. AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD REALLY HIGHLIGHT AND WE SHOULD ALSO BE THANKFUL THAT IN OUR CITY THAT WE DO HAVE SEATTLE CHILDREN'S, WE DO HAVE FRED HUTCHINSON, WE ARE QUITE LUCKY IN TERMS OF THE HEALTHCARE CAPACITY ON THIS FRONT THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY. WITH THAT I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR SIGNATURE WITH THIS PROCLAMATION, THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER, I DON'T KNOW WHO RAISED THEIR HAND FIRST, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA OR COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS . >> THANK YOU, MINE WAS ONLY A COMMENT SO YOU CAN COME BACK TO ME. >> GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD. I'M A MOM OF TWO GIRLS AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT FAMILIES GO THROUGH AND WHAT SOME OF THESE KIDS GO THROUGH AND I AGREE WITH YOU, I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SEATTLE CHILDREN'S IN TOWN, AND ALSO WE HAVE A LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE WHO IS HERE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES, WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD BOTH TREATMENT AND ALSO TO PROVIDE FOR HOUSING FOR THE KIDS AS THEY ARE GETTING TREATMENT AT SEATTLE CHILDREN'S AND FRED HUTCH. SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD, CANCER AWARENESS FOR CHILDREN IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME, IT IS SOMETHING THAT TOUCHES A LOT OF OUR LIVES AND I REALLY APPRECIATE US TAKING A BEAT TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY KIDS UNFORTUNATELY THAT HAD TO DEAL WITH CANCER AND LOSE THEIR BATTLES WITH CANCER, I'M SURE MANY OF US KNOW KIDS, I KNOW I DO, WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO CANCER SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD. >> I SIMPLY WANT TO ADD THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, THOSE TWO WORDS IN ONE SENTENCE , BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A PARENT TO RECOGNIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER. MY SISTER IS A NURSE AT SEATTLE CHILDREN'S, SHE HAS BEEN FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS OR PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT, AND SHE RELATES TO ME SOME OF THE TRAUMA AND THE FAMILIES AND FAMILIES ARE GOING THROUGH. AND I'M TRULY THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THESE INSTITUTIONS THAT MOVES SCIENCE FURTHER IN OUR CITIES, WE ARE LUCKY FOR THAT. SO I'M JUST RECOGNIZING THAT THERE IS PROGRESS MADE SO I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS EXTREMELY PAINFUL AND TRAUMATIC FOR THE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN GOING THROUGH THIS, SO IT TAKES ALL OF US TO BRING THIS TO LIGHT AND ALSO THANK OUR COMMUNITY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL , COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES AFFIXED, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY LAST WORDS. >> NO, THANK YOU, THE COMMENTS WERE ON POINT, YES, THANK YOU. >> HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ? AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION? >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AND YOU HAVE OTHER BUSINESS, GO AHEAD PLEASE. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16th IS THE TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT, THIS IS THE SECOND ONE WE HAVE POSTED, IT IS GREAT TO HAVE THE DJ BACK IN HOUSE, HOPEFULLY WE WILL TALK HIM INTO MODERATING AGAIN, IF NOT WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. BUT, THERE'S TWO PARTS TO THIS, ONE IS AN INVITATION TO EVERYONE, IT IS AN ALL-DAY EVENT, STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. AND ENDING AT 4:00 AND I'M ALSO REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED FROM COUNCIL ON THE 16th SO I CAN STAY IN ATTENDANCE. AND COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I JUST REALIZED I'M SUPPOSED TO BE EXCUSED THAT DAY, TOO. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I BELIEVE YOU MADE THAT REQUEST ALREADY BUT I NEED A SECOND TO CONFIRM , CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK THAT INFORMATION AND IF I'M ABLE TO ACCESS THAT FILE DOCUMENT RIGHT NOW? THANK YOU. >> AND WHILE THEY ARE CHECKING, IT IS NICE TO HEAR JODI'S VOICE AGAIN, IT IS NICE TO HEAR YOU BACK AGAIN. >> WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE 16th. >> IF THERE IS NO OBJECT, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WILL BE EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 16th CITY COUNCIL MEETING. >> I DON'T SHOW THAT WE HAVE STRAUSS EXCUSED ON SEPTEMBER 16th SO LET'S JUST DO IT AGAIN TO BE SURE. >> OKAY, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WILL BE EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 16th CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS EXCUSED . I SEE COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I DON'T THINK I HEARD THIS MENTIONED, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR SEATTLE SOUNDERS FOR THEIR WIN OF THE LEAK CUP ON SUNDAY, IT IS ANOTHER GREAT SPORTING EVENT WHICH BRINGS UNITY TO OUR CITY, SO I REALLY WANTED TO SHOUT OUT THE FOUNDERS FOR THEIR BIG WIN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT BUSINESS AND CONGRATULATIONS SOUNDERS. OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'M REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 16th MEETING, I'M INTENDING TO BE IN VANCOUVER FOR THE CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE. >> JUST A SECOND, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON WILL BE EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 16th CITY COUNCIL MEETING, HEARING NONE, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON IS EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 16th CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SCANNING THE SCREEN FOR OTHER HAMS. SEEING NONE. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA, THE NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 9th AT 2:00 P.M. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED, THANK