>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE JULY 22nd, 25 MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 1:03 P.M. , I'M SARA NELSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE. >> RINCK? >> PRESENT. >> SAKA? >> HERE. >> SOL LOW SOLOMAN? >> HERE. >> KETTLE? >> HERE. >> PRESIDENT NELSON? >> PRESENT. >> EIGHT PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS A SPECIAL -- THIS SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL IS A SPECIAL SESSION FROM 1:00 P.M. TO 2:00 P.M. , AT 2:00 P.M. , COUNCIL WILL MOVE INTO ITS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. DURING THIS TIME, THE RULES WILL NEED TO BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL RIGHT, HERING NO OBJECTION. THE COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND WE'LL PROCEED WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IT WILL BE OUR REGULAR HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IT'S LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. LET US KNOW HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY. >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE 23 IN PERSON AND SIX REMOTE. >> OKAY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GIVE EVERYONE TWO MINUTES, AND WE WILL START WITH THE -- WE'LL DO BATCHES OF TEN STARTING WITH THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. >> OKAY, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20 MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY RENL GISTERED. PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. >> I'M GOING TO CALL THE NEXT THREE PEOPLE ON THE LIST, WE CAN START LINING UP, IF YOU DON'T MIND. WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MICROPHONE. KAT LYNN >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M THE PROUD DAUGHTER OF JULIE KING. WHEN I WAS LITTLE, BEDTIME STORIES WEREN'T JUST FROM DR. SEUSS, THEY WERE EXCERPTS FROM MY MOM'S DISSERTATION. THAT WAS MY FIRST GLIMPSE INTO HER DEEP BELIEF OF THE POWER OF ONLY CASE. AS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 5 SINCE BIRTH, I'VE SEEN HOW SEATTLE HAS SHIFTED IN THE LAST 20 YEARS AND SEE HOW POLICY SHOWS UP IN EVERY DAY LIFE. EVERY SUNDAY, SHE WALKS THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HER FRIENDS VISITING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND WHEN I JOIN, WE NOTICE THE UNEVEN SIDEWALKS OR ANY ABSENCE OF SIDEWALKS AT ALL. WE'VE SEEN SAFER INFRASTRUCTURE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY, AND WE KNOW IT'S POSSIBLE IN DISTRICT 5, TOO, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES THE SAME CARE AND INVESTMENT. AS THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSION, AND A CURRENT INTERN AT THE NORTHWEST IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS PROJECT, I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK ON CIVIC ISSUES ALONGSIDE PASSIONATE LEADERS. STILL, NO ONE HAS RAISED ME MORE THAN MY MOM. SHE DIDN'T JUST RAISE ME, SHE BROUGHT ME WITH HER TO COMMUNITY MEETINGS ENGLISH KOREAN AND SPANISH VOTER R REGISTRATION DRIVES. SHE MADE SURE I KNEW I HAD A VOICE WORTH USING. BUT MORE THAN THAT, SHE CREATED SPACE FOR OTHERS TO LEAD, TOO. IMMIGRANT ELDERS, NONEDGE LUSH SPEAKERS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE ME. SHE LISTENS WITH CARE, LEADS WITH INTEGRITY, AND SHOWS UP WITH REAL SOLUTIONS. JULIE KING IS WHO DISTRICT 5 NEEDS. SOMEONE WHO IS ACTION- ORIENTED, BUT WHOSE FIRST STEP IS TO LISTEN AND ENGAGE. THANK YOU. >> BECKY KELLY, FOLLOWING BECKY WILL BE CAROLINE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M A 30- PLUS YEAR RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF DR. JULIE KING. WE SERVED ON A NONPROFIT BOARD TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS, SO I GOT TO SEE HER WORK AND GET TO KNOW HER. THREE THINGS MAKE ME SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF JULIE BECOMING A COUNCILMEMBER. FIRST IS, SHE'S A COMMUNITY-BASED LEADER. YOU HEARD FROM A LOT OF JULIE SUPPORTERS LAST WEEK, AND I KNOW YOU'LL HEAR FROM MORE TODAY, BECAUSE SHE'S ORGANIZING. SHE'S OUT THERE TALKING TO HER CONTACTS IN HER COMMUNITY, AND I REALLY RESPECT THAT AND KNOW IT WILL SERVE HER WELL IN THIS ROLE. I TRUST HER TO LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HAVE REALLY DIVERSE VIEWS. I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE. I'M A YIMBY, THERE ARE NIMBYS. THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS, AND I TRUST JULIE TO TALK WITH FOLKS, TO CRAFT SOLUTIONS WITH HER COMMUNITY AND WITH YOU ALL. SHE WILL HOLD HERSELF ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THOSE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. WITH DATA, WITH ANALYSIS, AND WITH TRANSPARENCY. TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT. IT'S HARD TO GET PUBLIC POLICY RIGHT. I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE HONEST WITH US WITH WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT ISN'T AND CALL IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP HER SUCCEED. YOU ARE FACED WITH A VACANT POSITION, A VERY SHORT TIME TO FILL IT, YOU'VE GOT SOME CANDIDATES WHO HAVE MORE AND LESS EXPERIENCE. THE REASON I WOULD SPEAK ON BEHALF OF JULIE TO FILL THAT ROLE IS , SHE WILL DIVE IN FIERCELY TO WHAT IS A STEEP LEARNING CURVE, AND BY THE TIME 2026 ROLLS AROUND, YOU WILL HAVE AN EXPERIENCED PARTNER AND COUNCILMEMBER WHO HAS GOT A GOOD COMMUNITY BACKGROUND. SO, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY SHOW UP FOR DR. KING, I'M SO HAPPY TO SHOW UP FOR HER, AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT HER FOR THE DISTRICT 5 SEAT. THANK YOU. >> CAROLINE? AND THEN FOLLOWING CAROLINE WILL BE JULIE KING. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS CAROLINE KIM. I'M A STUDENT IN ARTSARTS LEADERSHIP. TODAY, I'M HONORED TO SUPPORT DR. JULIE KING'S APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. DURING MY LAST TWO YEARS IN THE MFA PROGRAM, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO CONNECTING WITH DR. KING THROUGH MENTOR SHIP SESSIONS, AND SHE HAS BEEN ONE OF MY BIGGEST SUPPORTERS. SHE HAS DEMONSTRATED HER PASSION FOR THE ART, AND MADE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH THE LOCAL ARTISTS WHO SHOW THAT ART IS A TOOL FOR INCLUSION, HEALING, AND REPRESENTATION. I WAS RECENTLY LAID OFF FROM THE ART ORGANIZATION THAT CENTERS ON STORYTELLING TO UPLIFT UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES. I HAVE WITNESSED THE COMMUNITY GATHER TO FIND THEIR BELONGINGS, PRACTICE HEALING THROUGH THEIR ANCESTORS STORIES AND CHANGE THE NARRATIVE ABOUT HOW THEY'RE PERCEIVED AND REPRESENTED. THE NEXT COUNCILMEMBER NEEDS TO LISTEN AND TAKE ACTION. I BELIEVE JULIE HAS A FULL POTENTIAL TO BRING SYSTEMIC CHANGES IN THE ARTS SYSTEM AND BEYOND. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE JULIE, AND THEN FOLLOWING JULIE WILL BE NICOLE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK . MY NAME IS JULIE KING. AND I'M BACK TO ASK FOR YOUR NOMINATION TO REPRESENT DISTRICT 5, AND IN ADDITION TO THE 536 ONLINE SUPPORT PETITIONS, I ALSO BRING ADDITIONAL 175 PETITION SIGNATURES FROM CENTRAL INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, WHERE I'VE WORKED AND VOLUNTEERED WITH THE API COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS. THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF ASKING AND SEEKING SUPPORT, I AM AGAIN REMINDED THAT OUR SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK FOR ALL. HUMAN CONNECTIONS, DIFFERENTIATIONS LANGUAGE ACCESS IS NEEDED. I'M RUNNING FOR THE PEOPLE. I'VE LIVED, SERVED, RAISED MY FAMILY. I KNOW THE STRUGGLES OF OUR NEIGHBORS. I HAVE LIVED THEM, TOO. I BRING NEW ENERGY , PROVEN COMMITMENT. I SPENT DECADES IN EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, BUILDING TRUST, SOLVING PROBLEMS AND STANDING UP FOR THOSE WHO ARE OFTEN LEFT FROM THE TABLE OR CONVERSATIONS. I'M A LEADER WHO CAN TRUST AND BE TRUSTED AND WILL DELIVER RESULTS YOU CAN SEE. FROM EXPANDING ACCESS TO BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION, TO ADVOCATING FOR SAFER STREETS, AND STRONGER SMALL BUSINESSES, I'VE WORKED SIDE-BY- SIDE WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW HOW TO DELIVER. I BELIEVE IN A FUTURE THAT WORKS FOR ALL OF US. ONE ROOTED IN EQUITY, CLEAN AIR, SAFE HOUSING, AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT LIFTS EVERY HOUSEHOLD. I'M HERE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT THE CITY. I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR NOMINATION. THANK YOU. >> NICOLE, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE KERRY BROWN, AND THEN JULIA RICHTS. >> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS, I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5. I'M HERE TODAY TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF NELU KNEE LIEU JENNINGS. I CAN SPEAK TO HER BEING AN EXCELLENT COLLABORATOR, A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THOSE THAT NEED A VOICE, AND SOMEONE WHO HAS INTEGRITY. SHE'S HONEST, PROFESSIONAL, CARING, AND THOUGHTFUL. AND HER LIVED EXPERIENCES WOULD ADD VALUE TO THIS COUNCIL. NILU IS ALSO SOMEONE WHO GETS THINGS DONE. I'VE WATCHED HER WORK TIRELESSLY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY AND KNOW SHE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT OUR CITY AND WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO MAKE IT THE BEST IT CAN BE. SHE'S A CHAMPION FOR FINDING WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY , BY FIGHTING HARD FOR STRENGTHENING OUR DEMOCRACY, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, AND MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER, SAFER, AND MORE VIBRANT. I KNOW THAT IF NILU IS APPOINTED TO THE DISTRICT 5 SEAT, IT WILL BE THE COUNCIL'S GAIN. I WOULD BE SAD TO LOSE HER AS A COLLEAGUE, BUT WOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE HER REPRESENTING DISTRICT 5 CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, POINT OF ORDER? >> PARDON? >> POINT OF ORDER. >> GO AHEAD. >> I BELIEVE, AND IT'S MY FAULT WERE NOT BRINGING THIS UP. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A FORMER COUNCILMEMBER SIGNED UP FOR COMMENT TODAY, JIM STREET? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE DO. >> WE WILL PROCEED WITH OUR TRADITION, IF -- WHICH IS THAT WE -- WE MAKE THE SPACE AT THE BEGINNING OF PUBLIC COMMENT FOR FORMER OR CURRENT ELECTED, SO, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT RECOGNIZING YOU SITTING THERE, FORMER COUNCILMEMBER JIM STREET. IT'S A TESTIMONY TO MY EYES. >> WELL, I -- I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK, AND TO SUPPORT NILU JENKS FOR CITY COUNCIL. I RODE MY BIKE DOWN HERE TODAY AND FORGOT MY NOTES, SO, WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHETHER THIS 83-YEAR- OLD MIND CAN REMEMBER WHAT HE WANTED TO SAY. LET ME JUST SAY THAT 14 MONTHS MATTERS. IT MATTERS, AND IT MATTERS WHO IS ON THIS COUNCIL DURING THAT TIME AND BEYOND. IT MATTERS, BECAUSE IN MANY WAYS, THE ISSUES THAT ARE FACED BY THIS COUNCIL TODAY ARE MORE DIFFICULT THAN THEY WERE WHEN I WAS ON THE COUNCIL IN THE '80s AND '90s, MORE DIFFICULT, BECAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSE, AN ISSUE WE DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THIS IS CLIMATE CHANGE, AND NOW WE ARE AWARE THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS AN ISSUE THAT IS GOING TO AFFECT OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND OUR WORLD IN THE FUTURE. SO THERE'S TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES THAT YOU FACE. AND IN PARTICULAR, I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S NOT A MATTER OF STAND- BY FOR THESE 14 MONTHS AND THEN GOING AWAY. YOU WANT SOMEONE ON THE COUNCIL WHO IS READY TO GO THE LONG- TERM, AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT. AND WHY? BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY OF THESE ISSUES, AND I JUST WANT TO, IN PARTICULAR, MENTION OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE AS A CITY, AND YOU AS A COUNCIL, HAVE IN THAT REGARD. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY -- MANY CITIES ARE FACING HOUSING AND SO FORTH, BUT WE ARE FACING THOSE, AS WELL, BUT WE'RE ALSO FAR MORE AWARE OF THE ISSUE OF CLIMATE. AND IT IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS TO BE DEALT WITH TODAY, AND IT WILL TAKE COUNSEL ON BEHALF OF THE NEW COUNCILMEMBER, AS WELL AS YOU, AS FAR AS THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES THAT NEED TO DO THAT. I THINK NILU WILL DO THAT. SHE'S STRONG, THE VALUES THAT I SEE ARE, YOU KNOW, VALUES AND VISION AND KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL AND WILL AND SHE HAS ALL OF THOSE, AND SHE WILL BRING THAT WITH YOU AS PARTNERS WITH YOU TO MAKE THIS A BETTER COUNCIL, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO MAKE THE CITY A MODEL FOR CITIES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO CLIMATE. A MODEL, WHICH SHE WILL DO A WHOLE LOT ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE'LL GO BACK TO KERRY, AND FOLLOWING KERRY WILL BE JULIA, AND THEN ROBIN. >> HI THERE, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT OF NILU JENKS. I LIVE AND WORK IN DISTRICT 5. I'M A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT OLYMPIC HILLS ELEMENTARY AND I'M A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN THE CITY. I AM CONFIDENT THAT NILU JENKS IS THE PERSON TO REPRESENT DISTRICT 5. NILU IS THE COUNCILMEMBER THAT YOU WISH YOU HAD. WHEN A CAR CRASHED INTO MY FRONT YARD FOR THE THIRD TIME AND AFTER GETTING NO RESPONSE FROM OUR COUNCILMEMBER AT THE TIME NILU WAS THE PERSON WHO ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERSMEMBERS LEGISLATORS ON FINDING SOLUTIONS TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE WILL CONSISTENTLY ENGAGE WITH HER COMMUNITY , SHE WILL ACTIVELY LISTEN TO PEOPLE IN HER DISTRICT, EVEN IF THEY DISAGREE WITH HER. SHE WILL PASSIONATELY ACT ON ISSUES THAT HER COMMUNITY NEEDS. SHE WILL BE UNWAVERING IN HER COMMITMENT TO D-5. WITH NILU JENKS, D- 5 WOULD HAVE A VOICE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. >> WE HAVE JULIA, AND THEN FOLLOWING JULIA WILL BE ROBIN, AND THEN MARGARET. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JULIA RICHTS, AND I AM ALSO A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF NORTH SEATTLE, DISTRICT 5, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK, AS WELL, IN SUPPORT OF NILU JENKS FOR THIS SEAT. AS YOU KNOW, NILU RAN TWO YEARS AGO TO REPRESENT US IN DISTRICT 5, AND I WAS VERY HAPPY WHEN SHE STEPPED UP AGAIN TO SEEK THIS OPPORTUNITY . I KNOW NILU WELL, FROM OUR WORK TOGETHER IN THE DEMOCRACY SPACE, SHE IS A STRONG COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND EXTREMELY COLLABORATIVE LEADER WHO I FEEL WILL SERVE US WELL. I WANT TO ECHO WHO FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT JIM STREET SAID, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT THIS OPPORTUNITY , THIS APPOINTMENT OPPORTUNITY, FOR WHAT IT IS, AND NOT REGARD THIS AS A PLACEHOLDER SITUATION OR, YOU KNOW, THE NOTION HAS BEEN RAISED THAT SOMEONE SHOULD SIMPLY CARETAKE THIS SEAT. 16 MONTHS IS A LONG TIME IN -- IN OUR CITY, AND IT'S A LONG TIME IN MODERN LIFE, AND I FEEL THAT WE HAVE A REALLY FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR -- TO PUT SOMEONE INTO THE SEAT WHO IS REALLY READY TO LEAD, AND WANTS TO DO THE JOB, YOU KNOW? THEY -- NILU HAS SPOKEN AT LENGTH WITH ME ABOUT HOW SHE'S READY FOR THIS, AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO BRING THAT KIND OF EXCITEMENT AND COMMITMENT TO THE JOB. AS THE DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS, I KNOW THAT NILU WILL CENTER THE VOICES OF THE VULNERABLE IN HER WORK. AS A PARENT, I HAVE SEEN HER ENGAGE TO GET BETTER SOLUTIONS IN THE CURRICULUM FOR YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND, AGAIN, AS AN ACTIVIST, SHE HAS ALWAYS STEPPED UP TO -- NUMEROUS CAMPAIGNS THAT WE'VE WORKED ON TOGETHER, SO I'M JUST VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I HOPE YOU WILL CHOOSE NILU. >> WE HAVE ROBIN AND THEN FOLLOWING ROBIN WILL BE MARGARET. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ROBIN, I KNOW YOU CAN'T READ MY WRITING, IAL BOY JAZZ FOR THAT. I'VE KNOWN JULIE FOR OTHER 15 YEARS -- >> USE THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE. >> THIS ONE IS WORKING BETTER? OKAY. I'VE KNOWN JUNELEY FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND MY PARTNER AND I HAVE REFERRED TO HER AS THE ENERGIZER BUNNY. I'M AMAZED AT HER ENERGY AND IT HASN'T DETERIORATED IN ALL THAT TIME. THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING. WE KNOW SHE'S ROOTED IN DISTRICT 5, AN EDUCATION OR , A BUSINESS OWNER. SHE UNDERSTANDS THE CHALLENGES AND GETS STUFF DONE. I THINK YOU'VE HEARD THAT FROM THE PEOPLE BEFORE ME SUPPORTING HER. I THINK SHE'LL BE AN EXPERIENCED VOICE ON THE COUNCIL, REPRESENTING NOT JUST DISTRICT 5, BUT THE INTERESTS OF THE ENTIRE CITY, AND I THINK THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. JULIE WILL GET THAT DONE WITH INCREDIBLE WORK ETHIC. I THINK YOU'D BE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HER OWN THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> WE HAVE MARGARET AND THEN WE HAVE REVI AND THEN WE'LL GO INTO REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, MY NAME IS MAGGIE CHAN, AND I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR JULIE KING FOR THE VACANCY IN THE D- 5 POSITION. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO UNDERSCORE ITS VALUES AND EXERCISE ITS RESPONSIBILITY, NOT IN A CARETAKING POSITION, BUT FOR SOMEONE WHO IS LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. IT'S A PLEASURE TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY ON BEHALF OF DR. KING. AS YOU KNOW, WHILE SHE IS A FRESH FACE TO PUBLIC OFFICE, I CAN ATTEST TO HER EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP ABILITIES AS AN ACTIVE AND INCLUSIVE MEMBER OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE, CURRENTLY UNDERREPRESENTED ON THIS CITY COUNCIL. AND IN THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT OF SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE AND I BOTH TEACH. JULIE SHOWS UP, SHE LISTENS, AND SHE DELIVERS. WHEN SHE CAME TO SEATTLE U FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, SHE MADE A HUGE IMPACT RIGHT AWAY. SHE FACILITATED MANY NEW COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS WITH HER EXTENSIVE RELATIONSHIPS. FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE COUNSEL GENERAL WITH THE KOREAN CONSULATE, AND AT THE SAME TIME, SHE GENTLY BUT PERSISTENTLY SUPPORTED FACULTY AND STUDENTS ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY WHILE RUNNING A PROGRAM THAT REACHED OUT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS ACROSS THE CITY AND THE STATE. I'M CONSTANTLY AMAZED BY JULIE'S ENERGY, THE ENERGIZER BUNNY IS A VERY GOOD MONIKER FOR HER, BUT SHE THRIVES AND EXCELS AT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTING PEOPLE. AS AN EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR AND AS A SMALL BUSINESS PARTNER, JULIE KNOWS HOW TO LISTEN TO OTHERS, ANALYZE ISSUES, AND BRING CONSENSUS TO DECISION- MAKING, AND HAVING SEEN HER LEADERSHIP STYLE CLOSE- UP, I CAN ATTEST THAT JULIE LEADS WITH ACCOUNTABILITY AND A DEEP WORK ETHIC. AS LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE AREA, SHE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT FACE OUR CITY AND OUR REGION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> REVI STATEN? >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS RENEE STATEN AND I'M A DISTRICT 5 RESIDENT. I'M HERE TODAY SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF DEBORA JUAREZ TO BE APPOINTED TO THE OPEN DISTRICT 5 SEAT. I'VE KNOWN AND WORKED WITH HER SINCE EARLY 2015 WHEN SHE WAS A CANDIDATE FOR THE NEW LY ESTABLISHED D- 5 POSITION. SHE HAS AN INCREDIBLE RECORD OF BRINGING MUCH- NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE TO D-5. AS MANY OF YOU NOTED LAST WEEK, I WATCHED, I'M A NERD, IN YOUR DISCUSSION OF DISTRICT 5, WE HAVE LONG BEEN UNDERSERVED AND UNDERINVESTED IN. DEB CHANGED THAT FOR US. SHE DELIVERED INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS PINEHURST STATION JOHN LEWIS MEMORIAL BRIDGE. KRAKEN COMMUNITY ICEPLEX AND A NUMBER OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. IN BRINGING DEB BACK FOR THIS LIMITED APPOINTMENT, SHE COULD GET THE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY CENTER PLANNING BACK ON TRACK AND ENSURE THAT THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN PASSES AND INCLUDES CAPACITY TO BUILD THE HOUSING THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FUTURE GENERATIONS NEED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> OKAY, OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS PATTY LEE. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. AFTER PATTY WILL BE KATHERINE GIBSON. GO AHEAD, PATTY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS PATTY LEE, AND I HAVE BEEN A HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT 5 FOR 25 YEARS. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT DR. JULIE KING FOR THE OPEN DISTRICT 5 COUNCIL SEAT. JULIE AND I ARE BOTH IN BROAD VIEW AND HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. WE HAVE BOTH SEEN THE CHANGES AND CHALLENGES OF DISTRICT 5, AND WHAT I BELIEVE IS A NEED FOR A NEW, FRESH REPRESENTATION. AS YOU KNOW, DISTRICT 5 IS A HOME TO MANY WORKING CLASS, AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, AND IS VERY UNDERRESOURCED. THE DISTRICT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE AURORA AVENUE AND LAKE CITY WAY CORRIDORS, BUT NOT ONLY DOES OUR DISTRICT NEED THESE IMPROVEMENTS, THEY NEED TO BE ADEQUATELY PRIORITIZED AND FUNDED FOR A BUDGET THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT SHORTFALLS. DISTRICT 5 NEEDS A STRONG CHAMPION WHO WILL PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF ITS RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH OTHER DISTRICTS TO BRING INCLUSIVE AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE. I'VE SEEN JULIE'S GENUINE PASSION FOR PEOPLE AND FOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY. SHE IS ROOTED IN DISTRICT 5, HAVING LIVED THERE FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. AS A FIRST- GENERATION IMMIGRANT, SHE GETS THE REAL CHALLENGES THAT FAMILIES FACE, AND IS ABLE TO BUILD BRIDGES THAT BRING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. SHE HAS SERVED AS A TEACHER, PROFESSOR, AND DIRECTOR AT BOTH UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND SEATTLE UNIVERSITY. SHE HAS LED MULTIMILLION DOLLAR EDUCATION INITIATIVES, BUILT CROSS SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS, AND MENTORED EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS. SHE IS ACTION- ORIENTED AND RESULTS- DRIVEN, AND LEADS -- AND WORKS AND LEADS WITH COMPASSION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. JULIE IS THE STUDY EXPERIENCED VOICE TO REPRESENT DISTRICT 5. SHE WILL WORK FOR THE FUTURE THAT TACKLES THE CHALLENGES OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT CHANGING WHAT MAKES DISTRICT 5 UNIQUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KAT LYNN CAT LYNNE GIBSON TO BE FOLLOWED BY STEVE ADAMS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KATHERINE BEGIN GIBSON AND I'M CALLING IN TO SUPPORT DR. JULIE KING IN DISTRICT 5. I'VE SEEN JULIE IN ACTION, NOTABLY AS AN ACADEMIC LEADER, AS A COMMUNITY NTEER. TO EVERY ENDEAVOR, JULIE BRINGS OPENNESS, A GENUINE EAGERNESS TO LISTEN, A COMMITMENT TO PRACTICAL RESPONSIBLE, CONSTRUCTIVE AND INCLUSIVE SOLUTIONS. HER PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND MIX OF LIVED EXPERIENCES UNIQUELY QUALIFIES DR. KING FOR OUR, FOR YOUR, SUPPORT. AS A 35- YEAR RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, I HAVE SEEN THIS COUNCIL IN ACTION. AND WHEN LOOKING AT THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES BEFORE OUR CITY RIGHT NOW, II KNOW JULIE BRINGS THE BEST SKILLS, PERSPECTIVE, AND ENERGY TO THIS OPEN POSITION. WE NEED HER FRESH APPROACH. WE NEED HER BROAD, HOPEFUL, AND INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP AND WE NEED HER COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND TO OUTCOMES. I ENCOURAGE COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF DR. JULIE KING. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS STEVE ADAMS, FOLLOWED BY MEENA ALMI. STEVE, YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX. THERE WE GO. >> PRESIDENT NELSON AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS STEVE ADAMS, I'M HERE ON MY OWN INITIATIVE TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR JIM BOREY FOR THE DISTRICT 5 APPOINTMENT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE TWO MAIN POINTS. ONE IS, JIM HAS A VERY LONG, PROFESSIONAL CAREER THAT BEGAN IN SEATTLE , AND IN THAT CAREER, TACKLED MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT FACE DISTRICT 5 AND SEATTLE, AND I THINK THIS EXPERIENCE REALLY SETS HIM APART AND WILL BE INVALUABLE TO THE CITY, TO THE DISTRICT, TO THE COUNCIL, IN THE YEAR AND A HALF MOVING FORWARD. SECONDLY, JIM IS IMMINENTLY RESPECTFUL, THOUGHTFUL, AND PRINCIPLED. HE'S THE EXACT PERSON I WOULD WANT TO BE WORKING WITH AND GRAPPLING WITH DIFFICULT ISSUES THAT HAVE FACING THE CITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. LOOKS LIKE OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PAUL KWAN, AFTER PAUL WILL BE -- HANNA IS ALSO GONE. >> MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. MY NAME IS PAUL KWAN, AND I'M THE U.S. ARMY AS A FINANCE OFFICER. I FIRST MET DR. KING THROUGH VOTER REGISTRATION WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE WOULD SPEND WEEKENDS OUTSIDE BUSINESSES TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC PARTICIPATION, BUT WHAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THAT DR. KING DIDN'T JUST ENCOURAGE THIS INVOLVEMENT, BUT SHE SHOWED UP HERSELF. SHE WORKED BESIDE US, LISTENED TO OUR CHALLENGES, AND REALLY LED BY EXAMPLE. IN THE ARMY, WHAT I LEARNED AND VALUE IN LEADERS IS WHO HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AND LEADS FROM THE FRONT. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT JULIE KING DOES. SHE'S DEEPLY ROOTED IN DISTRICT 5, AND SHE'S SOMEONE WE KNOW THAT WE CAN TURN TO WHEN WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED SUPPORT. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE LEADERS WITH COMBINED EXPERIENCE AND EXPERIENCE. DR. KING BRINGS BOTH. DOESN'T JUST SUPPORT YOUTH, SHE EMPOWERS IT. SHE GAVE ME AND MANY OTHERS A VOICE AT THE TABLE. HER LEADERSHIP ISN'T JUST ABOUT POLICIES, IT'S ABOUT BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS. THAT'S THE FUTURE I WANT TO BE PART OF, AND THAT'S WHY I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT DR. KING TODAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL -- HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES ON THE LINE. DAVID, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. >> TODAY IS ANOTHER REMINDER THAT PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS ARE THE ONES THAT CIRCUMVENT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND PICK AND CHOOSE REPRESENTATIVES BASED ON THEIR OWN SELFISH POLITICAL AGENDA. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MOVE BEYOND THE PAST AILURES AND CHANGE THE FAILED POLICIES OF THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL. AND YET COUNCIL IS GOING TO APPOINT SOMEBODY WHO IS ALREADY IN, WHO THINKS IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF JAIL WHO ARE STEALING YOUR BIKES AS IF THEY'RE VIRTUE SIGNALING FOR CRIMINALS THAT THEY CARE MORE FOR. TREADING ON THE REST OF THE SUT CITIZENS WHILE WE'VE BEEN MISJUDGING SKIN COLOR THAT ORIGINATED WITH PREVIOUS COUNCIL, AND THE EVIL WITHIN CITY HALL. LED BY THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ONCE AGAIN, SEATTLE REPEATS THEIR FAILURES AND IT JUSTIFIES A BOYCOTT OF THIS CITY AND YOU ARE ALL KICKED OUT AND YOUR RACIST APPOINTEES ARE KICKED OUT. LOVE BLAMING THE WHITE MAN AND RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR BLACK AND BROWN DRUG PUSHERS. BUT THERE'S NO SHAME IN YOU ALL. YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF ETHICS. YOU WOULD RATHER -- WOULD RATHER MANIPULATE THE RULES AND CONTINUE YOUR OPPRESSION OF THE WORKING CLASS BY DEALING WITH EGREGIOUS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ROBERT WILSON HAS MORE COMPASSION ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE EVIL SCOURGE ON AURORA AVENUE. DEBORA JUAREZ DIDN'T DO A DAMN THING BUT MAKE EVERYTHING WORSE. RESULTING IN THE DISTRICT 5 REVOLTING AGAINST HER. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON SHE DIDN'T RUN FOR RE- ELECTION, BECAUSE PEOPLE IN DISTRICT 5 WERE FED UP WITH HER BULL SHIT. >> I BELIEVE THAT'S THE LAST REMOTE SPEAKER, WE'LL GO BACK INTO IN- PERSON AND WE'LL START WITH RICHARD WILLIAMS, AND THEN ASHLEY FORD. >> MY NAME IS RICHARD WILLIAMS, I BELIEVE IN DISTRICT 3, AND I'M HERE -- >> CAN YOU GET CLOSER TO THE MIC? >> I'M HERE -- >> OTHER MIC IS TALLER, SO -- THERE YOU GO. >> I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR JIM BOREY SO FILL THE VACANCY ON COUNTY COUNCIL. HE'S GOT A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVE, EARLY IN HIS CAREER, HE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF PLANNING IN SEATTLE. HE WENT ON TO BE A COUNTY MANAGER AND A CITY MANAGER IN VARIOUS CITIES ACROSS THE NATION. HE HAS BROUGHT -- HE UNDERSTANDS THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE OF THE WORK, THE PUBLIC POLICY WORK THAT YOU DO. PRIOR TO MOVING TO SEATTLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I SERVED ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND, NO, THE -- THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU HAVE TO DO THIS. JIM IS A COLLABORATOR, HE'S SMART, AND HE UNDERSTANDS THE PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THAT YOU AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE ARE FACING. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO -- TO APPOINT HIM TO FILL THIS VACANCY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE CANDIDATES WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE, AND I HOPE YOU CHOOSE JIM TO FILL THE VACANCY. THANK YOU. >> ASHLEY, AND THEN FOLLOWING ASHLEY WILL BE RUSSELL. >> HI, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ASHLEY, I'M USUALLY HERE AS ONE OF THE CHAIRS OF THE SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION, BUT TODAY, I'M HERE AS A RENTER FROM THE LAKE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD OF DISTRICT 5. ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT THE NOMINATION OF NILU JENKS. I LOVE LIVING IN DISTRICT 5, PROUD TO CALL IT HOME. I'M LOOKING FOR A LEADER THAT GOING TO STAND UP FOR RENTERS AND REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT WITH INTEGRITY. SO, I WANT TO SHARE A STORY WITH YOU ALL TODAY, A STORY ABOUT HOW I MET NI LU. NILU AND I BOTH WORK FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEMOCRACY SPACE, WE WERE AT A CONFERENCE IN PORTLAND, LEARNING ABOUT THEIR RECENT SWITCH TO RANKED CHOICE ELECTIONS. WE WERE WALKING THROUGH A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN AND I WAS TALKING ABOUT MY UPCOMING MOVE. I MOVED A COUPLE OF STREETS AWAY. COME TO FIND OUT THAT I WAS MOVING LITERALLY ON THE SAME STREET AS NILU, A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY. WILD. BUT TO NILU, IT WASN'T JUST A COINCIDENCE, IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT AND WELCOME A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE INVITED ME ON A WALK WITH HER PUP, WHERE SHE SHOWED ME AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, GAVE ME FUN FACTS, SHOWED ME LITTLE SPACES WHERE I COULD WALK THEY MAY BE MORE SECRET. AND SHE MADE SURE I FELT WELCOME. SHE EVEN INVITED ME TO A PARTY, GAVE ME ALL OF THE INFORMATION, AND MADE SURE I FELT WELCOME TO ATTEND. ONE OF THE REALITIES THAT WE EXPERIENCE AS QUEER PEOPLE IN THIS CITY AND JUST IN GENERAL IS NOT NECESSARILY KNOWING THE SAFETY OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE'RE MOVING INTO, AND TO NEW SPACES, SO, I CAN'T UNDERSCORE JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING NEIGHBORS LIKE NILU, WHO ARE WILLING TO JUST STEP UP AND WELCOME NEW FOLKS INTO THEIR COMMUNITY. IT'S -- SHE TOUCHED ME REALLY PERSONALLY, BY JUST REACHING OUT AND BEING THERE AND BEING SUCH A GREAT, KIND COMMUNITY MEMBER. PLEASE VOTE FOR NILU. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE RUSSELL, THEN IT WILL BE KI HUN PAK. >> HELLO -- OH, GOOD? ALL RIGHT, HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RUSSELL, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE DEMOCRATS OF WASHINGTON. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR NILU JENKS. WE HAVE A LACK OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AWARENESS ON THIS COUNCIL. AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES AND WORKS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY DOWN IN SOUTH PARK, I THINK IT'S TIME WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS AND WORKS TO FIGHT FOR THAT 13 1/2 YEARS LIFE DIFFERENTIAL WE SEE IN SO MANY COMMUNITIES ACROSS SEATTLE. SO, THIS IS WHY I'M HERE, COMING IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU, TO TALK FOR A CANDIDATE THAT'S NOT EVEN IN MY DISTRICT, BECAUSE I'M WILLING TO COMMUTE TO D- 5 SO MANY TIMES A WEEK TO GET THIS WOMAN ELECTED. SO, I ASK YOU, PLEASE SHARE YOUR SUPPORT÷÷ FOR NILU JENKS. >> KI HUN, AND THEN EMMA? >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KI HUN PAK, I'M THE PASTOR CHAIR OF GREATER SEATTLE KOREAN ASSOCIATION. AND I'M FIRST GENERATION KOREAN IMMIGRANT, I USED TO LIVE IN DISTRICT NEAR SOUTH PARK, AND I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE -- DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB THERE, AND FIRST OF ALL, LIKE TO THANK CITY OF SEATTLE, WINNING THE AWARD IN 2025, AND I THANK YOU SEATTLE COUNCIL, TO BUILD THE COMMUNITY BACK TO THE BEAUTIFUL SEATTLE AGAIN. AND WHEN I COME TO -- I STAYED 1980 CITY WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, I THOUGHT, THIS IS ALMOST HEAVEN. SECOND- BEST CITY AFTER HEAVEN, BUT YOU KNOW, NOW LIKE PAST PANDEMIC, I SAW THE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY ALMOST TURNING TO GHETTO, AND THIS IS NOT HAPPENING FOR SEATTLE. I USED TO PROUDLY SAY I'M FROM -- I'M LIVING IN CITY OF SEATTLE, BUT NOW, I'M HESITANT, I'M LIVING IN SEATTLE, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF -- WE NEED TO IMPROVE CITY OF SEATTLE BETTER, NOW -- THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, CITY OF SEATTLE, MAKING WATERFRONT PARK, LOOKS GREAT. SEATTLE IS GETTING BACK TO, YOU KNOW, THE ORIGINAL BEAUTIFUL CITY, BUT I'D LIKE TO THANK -- I'D LIKE TO -- WE NEED ONE COUNCILMEMBER TO REPRESENT OUR ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, WE NEED KOREAN COUNCILMEMBER TO REPRESENT, WE HAVE 130,000 KOREAN AMERICAN IN THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA, AND WE NEED REPRESENTATION OF COUNCILMEMBER TO REPRESENT 17. 2% SEATTLE ASIA PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY, SO I WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE JULIE KING AS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF COUNCILMEMBER. BE VERY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE EMMA, AND THEN IT WILL BE, I BELIEVE IT'S CHARLIE? >> HI THERE. MY NAME IS EMMA CHAMPAGNE, I'M HERE TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR NILU JENKS. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE WASHINGTON STATE HIGH SCHOOL DEMOCRATS, AND I FIRST BECAME AWAY OF NILU'S INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION DURING HER 2023 CAMPAIGN FOR THIS POSITION. SHE, I BELIEVE, IS THE BEST CANDIDATE TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE, NOT ONLY TODAY, BUT FOR OUR FUTURES, AS WELL. AS A COMMUNITY EDUCATOR, MOTHER, AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBER, SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWN THAT SHE CONSIDERS INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATION THROUGH A LENS OF WHAT WILL REALLY BENEFIT YOUNG PEOPLE. AND ALSO ADDRESS THINGS THAT ARE SUPER IMPORTANT TO US, LIKE THE COST OF LIVING. SHE STANDS TO BUILD SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS FOR STUDENTS WHERE THEY CAN GET TO SCHOOL SAFE AND ENJOY COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW THAT SHE'LL STAND UP FOR RIGHTS LIKE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT OUR MEMBERS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DEMOCRATS ARE TRULY LOOKING FOR TODAY. SHE REACHED OUT TO US AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A VOICE AND HER CHAMPION ROLE AS THE POLITICAL DIRECTOR AT FAIR VOTE WASHINGTON GIVES HER A BOUNTY OF UNDERSTANDING FOR WHAT THE PUBLIC REALLY NEEDS. I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT WITH NILU ON THE COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO FORGE A PATH TO A BETTER SEATTLE. SO, THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE, I BELIEVE IT'S CHARLIE AGAIN, AND THEN IT'S BENNETT. YEAH, THANK YOU. WHAT WAS YOUR LAST NAME? YES, THANK YOU. >> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHARLIE LAFAM, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MLK LABOR, WHICH REPRESENTS MORE THAN 150 UNIONS AND 220,000 UNION WORKERS IN SEATTLE AND ACROSS KING COUNTY. THE LABOR COUNCIL STRONGLY SUPPORTS APPOINTING DEBORA JUAREZ÷÷JUAREZ FILL THE VACANCY ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND REPRESENT DISTRICT 5 UNTIL VOTERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE A SUCCESSOR. SIMPLY PUT, THERE IS NOBODY THAT'S MORE RESPECTED AND MORE QUALIFIED RIGHT NOW TO REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT. FORMER COUNCILMEMBER AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ IS MORE THAN JUST A FAMILIAR NAME , SHE'S A PROVEN LEADER WITH DEEP ROOTS IN NORTH SEATTLE. SHE WAS ELECTED TWICE TO REPRESENT THIS SEAT. AND DURING HER TENURE ON THE COUNCIL, SHE SHOWED AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO WORKING FAMILIES, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, SHE EARNED A DEEP -- SHE EARNED DEEP RESPECT WITHIN THE LABOR COMMUNITY. SHE UNDERSTANDS THE COMPLEXITIES OF CITY HALL AND OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. SHE CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ON DAY ONE, AND SHE'LL DO AN EXCELLENT JOB REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE OF NORTH SEATTLE, LIKE I SAID, UNTIL THE VOTERS HAVE A CHANCE TO CHOOSE THE SUCCESSOR. THANK YOU. >> BENNETT? AND THEN AFTER BENNETT WILL BE HELEN. AND THEN DAVID BUSIER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. SO, YOU HAVE ALL AT SOME POINT EXPRESSED OPPOSITION TO TRUMP AND HIS ADMINISTRATION'S APPALLING ATTITUDE AND ACTIONS TOWARDS OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, SO ON AN ISSUE WHERE, OF COURSE, I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH YOU ALL, LET ME SUGGEST WHAT I GUESS YOU COULD CALL TALKING PONTES, OR DEBATE POINTS, IN CASE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT EVER COMES UP. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR JOB INVOLVES ARGUING WITH CONSERVATIVES OF TRUMP SUPPORTERS, BUT IN CASE YOU'RE ABLE TO USE THEM. YOU ALL PROBABLY REMEMBER THE TIME WHERE TRUMP TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF UNDOCUMENTED IMGRAMENTS WHO HAD BEEN CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES IN THE÷÷ UNITED STATES AND TOOK THE PICTURES AND PUT THEM ON POSTS OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN. IT REMINDED PEOPLE WHEN PEOPLE USED TO TAKE HEADS OF THEIR ENEMIES AND PUT THEM ON SPIKES OUT IN FRONT OF THE ROAD. AND MOST GOOD PEOPLE WOULD BE SO RIGHTLY APPALLED BY THIS , THAT YOU MIGHT STRUGGLE TO COME UP WITH A CLEARLY LOGICAL REASON WHILE THAT'S ACTUALLY BAD. WHAT FROM A TRUMPER SAYS, THESE ARE BAD PEOPLE, AND SOME OF THEM, THEY WERE NOT ACTUALLY CONVICTED, SOME OF THEM WERE PROBABLY INNOCENT, BUT LET'S ASSUME SOME OF THEM WERE GUILTY OF THE CRIMES THEY WERE ACCUSED OF, AND TRUMPERS GO, HOW CAN YOU IS NOT SUPPORT ING THESE PEOPLE? IT IS NEVER LEGITIMATE TO TARGET CRIMINALS ONLY FROM A PARTICULAR DEMOGRAPHIC. AND THE REASON IT SHOULD BE PRETTY CLEAR, BUT TWO THINGS. ONE IS THAT BY DOING THAT, YOU ARE FOMENTING HATRED AGAINST THAT DEMOGRAPHIC. AND TWO, IF YOU DO THAT, YOU ARE ADMITTING THAT YOU ARE GOING AFTER THE ADMITTEDLY BAD PEOPLE IN THAT DEMOGRAPHIC, BUT PRIORITIZING THAT ABOVE GOING AFTER THE EVEN WORSE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT OF THAT DEMOGRAPHIC. OTHERWISE, YOU'RE PRIORITIZING THE WRONG THING AND MAKING ALL OF US LESS SAFE. IT WAS JUST IN THE NEWS YESTERDAY THAT I.C.E. ARRESTED A LOCAL IMMIGRANT NAMED FERNANDO ROCHA, ON THE BASIS THAT HE HAD APPARENTLY ACCUSED OF THEFT IN HIS HOME COUNTRY OF BRAZIL. WHY ARE WE GOING AFTER SOMEONE GUILTY OF THEFT INSTEAD OF PUTTING THOSE RESOURCES INSTEAD OF GOING AFTER MURDERERS? THAT'S RIDICULOUS. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE HELEN AND THEN AFTER HELEN WILL BE DAVID. >> AND BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN SPECIAL SESSION, I REMIND FOLKS TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THE ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA AND THE REFERRAL CALENDAR, PLEASE. >> OKAY, DIDN'T SEE HELEN, I BELIEVE IT'S HELEN CHRISTEN? OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, CONFIRMING THAT SHE'S NOT GOING TO BE SPEAKING. THEN WE HAVE DAVID. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THIS COMMENT TODAY. I'M HERE AS A SEATTLE RESIDENT WHO HAS LIVED IN THIS GREAT CITY FOR 16 OF THE LAST 22 YEARS. I LIVED IN DISTRICT 2 AND DISTRICT 6 AND 4 AND CURRENTLY RESIDE IN DISTRICT 3. I'M ALSO A RABBI AND JEWISH COMMUNITY BUILDER AND DEFENDER IN SEATTLE. I SERVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN EVERY DISTRICT IN SEATTLE, INCLUDING DISTRICT 5 AND WE CURRENTLY OPERATION IN DISTRICT 2. I FIRST MET NILU JENKS BECAUSE OUR DAUGHTERS WERE IN SCHOOL TOGETHER FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. NILU CHAIRED THE PTA, CONNECTING AND ENGAGING WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF PARENTS AT THE SCHOOL, OUR KIDS ATTENDED. AND IMMEDIATELY STOOD OUT AS A REMARKABLE LEADER, AND A CONNECTER, SOMEONE WHO BUILDS TRUST AMONGST A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE. SHE IS UNIQUE IN THAT SHE HOLDS A VERY TRUE TO WHERE SHE COMES FROM, AND ALSO REACHES WELL BEYOND HER COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN TO LEARN , TO SHOW CARE, AND TO SHOW UP. SHE MAKES TIME FOR PEOPLE , SHE REALLY LISTENS. IT'S PARTLY BECAUSE OF THAT, I -- THAT SHE HAS BEEN A BRIDGE BUILDER IN WORKING ON ISSUES FROM GUN PREVENTION, GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND DEMOCRATIC REFORM. HER BOLD AND RESPONSIVE FORWARD- LOOKING LEADERSHIP ALL COME IN THIS WONDERFUL PACKAGE. I WOULD NEVER ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE FOR SOMEONE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY ARE FROM, BUT THE COUNCIL HAS NEVER HAD A MUSLIM NOR A MIDDLE EASTERN ON ITS COUNCIL AND HERE WE HAVE A FANTASTICALLY QUALIFIED, WONDERFUL LEADER WHO HAPPENS TO HAVE THOSE IDENTITIES, AS WELL. I KNOW HER AS SOMEONE WHO IS FUN, WHO HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR, WHO IS COLLABORATIVE AND CREATIVE, AND I IMAGINE SHE WOULD WORK VERY WELL AS A TEAM PLAYER ON THIS COUNCIL TO MAKE SEATTLE TRULY GREAT AND LIVE UP TO ITS POTENTIAL. IN CONCLUSION, I THINK SHE'S THE RIGHT ADDITION FOR THIS BODY, FOR THIS LIMITED TIME PERIOD, IN A REALLY IMPORTANT MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR -- >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE SARA PL SERAFINA, AND THEN WOULD BE SU JI? >> HELLO, I'M CURRENTLY PREPARING TO BECOME A SPECIAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY TEACHER. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT JULIE KING. I FIRST MET JULIE DURING HER WORK MENTORING STUDENTS AND LEADING COMMUNITY EFFORTS THROUGHOUT MANY WEEKENDS VOLUNTEERING TOGETHER. I SAW FIRST- HAND HOW SHE PRIORITIZES EDUCATION AND SERVICE IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES. DR. KING DOESN'T SIMPLY DIRECT FROM AFAR, BUT SHE STANDS WITH US. SHE LISTENS, SHE ENGAGES, AND SHE WORKS RIGHT ALONGSIDE THE ÷÷PEOPLE SHE SERVES. SHE'S A TRUSTED EDUCATOR IN DISTRICT 5, AND SOMEONE WHO IS ALWAYS WELCOMED OUR IDEAS AND MAKES HERSELF AVAILABLE WHEN WE NEED GUY DAS. SHE LEADS WITH INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION AND SHE'S CONSISTENTLY SHOWING UP FOR HER COMMUNITY. SHE REPRESENTS THE EXPERIENCED STEADY LEADERSHIP DISTRICT 5 NEEDS AT THE COUNCIL TABLE, AND SHE'S BEEN A CONSTANT PRESENCE IN SUPPORTING YOUTH, EQUIPPING US TO LEAD. BECAUSE OF HER, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP ORGANIZE EVENTS CENTERED ON IDENTITY CULTURE AND HISTORY. SHE ENSURES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE ME WEREN'T JUST PARTICIPANTS, BUT WE HAD A MEANINGFUL VOICE. HER LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT MORE THAN POLICIES AND IS ABOUT BUILDING A FUTURE WHERE EVERY GENERATION IS EMPOWERED TO LEAD. THAT'S THE FUTURE THAT I BELIEVE IN. THANK YOU. >> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. I HAVE LIVED IN 32 YEARS IN SEATTLE AND THEN RESIDENT NOW, I'M LIVING IN KING COUNTY. ALSO, I'M A CREATOR FOR SEATTLE KOREAN BROADCASTING MEDIA, AND THEN ALSO, MY HUSBAND IS 40 YEARS IN SEATTLE, HE RUNS ELECTRIC COMPANY IN 40 YEARS IN SEATTLE. JUST ONE SECOND. LITTLE NERVOUS. OKAY, I KNOW JULIE KING PERSONALLY, AND I HAVE SERVED TOGETHER AS AN EXECUTIVE OF THE GREATER SEATTLE KOREAN ASSOCIATION. IN PARTICULAR, JULIE HAS BEEN ACTIVE SERVING AS A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER SEATTLE KOREAN ASSOCIATION DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND HAS BEEN AT THE -- AT THE FINDING, EDUCATION NEXT GENERATION LEADERS. AS AN UCATOR WHO TEACHES STUDENTS AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY FOR LONG TIME. SHE HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION LEADERS, AND THE -- HAD A GREATER INFLUENCE AS A MENTOR. AND ABOVE ALL, JULIE KING CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE IS A VERY DIVERSE DISTRICT WITH OVER 100,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE SEATTLE AREA, AND MANY KOREAN PEOPLE OVER 140,000 KOREAN AMERICAN PEOPLE LIVING IN WASHINGTON . THEY ARE WORKING HARD IN VARIOUS FIELDS OF BUSINESS, SUF CH AS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE MY HUSBAND, WHO HAS GROWN AN ELECTRIC COMPANY IN SEATTLE FOR 40 YEARS. IF SHE BECOMES A CITY COUNCILMEMBER, I BELIEVE SHE WILL WORK HARDER THAN ANYONE ELSE TO DEVELOP THE SEATTLE CITY. THIS IS WHY I SUPPORT -- >> WE HAVE MILES RAYMOND, AND THEN TARA SCHRIEBER, I BELIEVE, AND THEN JOE ANNE FOSTER. IS THERE A MILES? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON. SO, THEN IT'S GOING TO BE TARA? AND THEN AFTER TARA WILL BE JOE ANNE. >> HI, I'M TARA THIS . I'M SUPER NERVOUS, I DON'T LIKE PUBLIC SPEAKING. I'M HERE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT JULIE KING. I KNOW JULIE, BECAUSE OUR DAUGHTERS PARTICIPATED IN NORTHWEST GIRLS CHOIRCHOIR FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. JULIE AND I VOLUNTEERED TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF NORTHWEST GIRLS CHOIR, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT IN DISTRICT 5. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3, BUT I ALSO HAVE LIVED IN DISTRICT 5 AND WORK IN DISTRICT 5, AS WELL. I SUPPORT JULIE'S NOMINATION TO THE COUNCIL. YOU'VE HEARD HER RESUME, YOU'VE SEEN HER RESUME, I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING, I WILL TELL YOU TWO THINGS THAT I THINK MAKE -- WILL MAKE JULIE THE BEST COUNCILMEMBER. JULIE SHOWS UP. SHE SHOWS UP FOR COMMUNITY, SHE CARES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DAILY LIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN HER COMMUNITY, AND SHE GIVES HER TIME AND ENERGY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. CONSISTENTLY, THAT IS HER TRACK RECORD. SHE HAS ALSO -- NUMBER TWO, HER WORK ETHIC. JULIE WORKS SO HARD. SHE COMMITS TO HER VOLUNTEER ENDEAVORS AS FULLY AS SHE WOULD A PAID COMMITMENT. SHE GIVES HER BEST PROFESSIONALLY, AND THEN SHE CONTINUES TO GIVE HER BEST AS A VOLUNTEER AN COMMUNITY MEMBER. SHE WILL DO THAT FOR YOU, SHE WILL DO THAT FOR ALL OF US. SEATTLE WILL BE LUCKY TO HAVE HER SERVE ON THE CITY COUNCIL. >> WE HAVE JOE ANNE? AND THEN FOLLOWING JOE ANNE WILL BE YUNI SUMNER. THANK YOU. >> PRESIDENT NELSON AND THE REST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL GLAD TO BE HERE TODAY, MY NAME'S JOE ANNE FOSTER. I'M HERE TO VOICE MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF DEBORA JUAREZ TO FILL THETHE UNEXPIRED DISTRICT 5 COUNCIL POSITION. I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF KNOWING AND WORKING WITH DEBORA AND BEING HER FRIEND FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES. I STARTED AS A FELLOW ATTORNEY WITH HER REPRESENTING INDIAN TRIBES AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, ALL THE WAY THROUGH, I GOT LUCKY, I WAS IN DEBORA'S DISTRICT. IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH DEBORA, SHE'S A PRODUCTIVE INDIVIDUAL, SHE HAS ENORMOUS GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT TOWARDS PEOPLE. SHE'S ONE OF THE SMARTEST PEOPLE AND SHE'S GOT UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND DEVOTION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE. AND THE THINGS THAT I'VE OBSERVED ABOUT HER THAT I MOST ADMIRE IS THAT -- HER LEADERSHIP, BOTH WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND A BROADER RANGE OF OTHER AREAS, INCLUDING SERVING AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. HER STRATEGIC FOCUS, SHE KNOWS WHAT'S IMPORTANT, SHE FOCUSES ON IT, AND SHE HELPS THE COUNCIL ACCOMPLISH GOALS TO BENEFIT ALL MEMBERS, DISTRICTS, AND SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. SHE'S ALWAYS THOROUGHLY PREPARED. SHE'S READ EVERYTHING, SHE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON, AND SHE SHOWS A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR OTHER PEOPLE . HER FELLOW COUNCIL PEOPLE, YOUNG PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST NOVICES, AND YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERING GOVERNMENT SERVICE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION AND FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY.÷÷THANKS. >> SO, WE HAVE YUNYI SUMNER AND THEN LILLE? >> HI. OKAY. OKAY. HI, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF JULIE KING. SHE EMBODIES WHAT TRUE REPRESENTATION AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE. SHE'S NOT ONLY ACCOUNTABLE, BUT SHE BRINGS THE SKILLS AND HUMANITY REQUIRED TO LEAD AND -- IN THIS IMPORTANT ROLE. AND SHE ALSO BRINGS AND INSPIRES OTHERS TO TAKE ACTION. JULIE HAS A LONG LIST OF ACCOLADES, WHICH YOU HAVE SEEN, WHICH SHOWS HER BOOK SMARTS HER ENGAGEMENT AND EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD PROVE VALUABLE FOR THIS ROLE. I THINK WHAT REALLY SETS HER APART IS HER STREET SMARTS. THE LIVED UNDERSTANDING THAT NEEDED TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS -- DISTRICT EFFECTIVELY, AND WITH CARE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK SPOKE ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN DISTRICT 5. NO JOKE. JULIE UNDERSTANDS THEM DEEPLY AS AN IMMIGRANT ROOTED IN THIS AREA. SHE'S NOT JUST AWARE OF IT, SHE LIVES IT. SHE LIVES IT TODAY. SHE IS PRECEPT, AN ACTIVE LISTENER, A CONSISTENT COMMUNICATOR WHO WILL CONNECT MEANINGFULLY WITH HER COMMUNITY. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE NEED FOR COMMITMENT BEYOND JUST THIS APPOINTMENT, I AGREE. LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE U.S. OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS. WE NEED SOMEONE DEDICATED TODAY TO HAVE THE LONG- LASTING IMPACT. SHE WANTS TO STAY, AS WELL, SO, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU SPOKE PRIORITIZING THE YOUTH. JULIE HAS BEEN A YMCA TEAM VOLUNTEER, AND THROUGH ALL HER WORK AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND SEATTLE UNIVERSITY , SHE WORKS, TEACHES, AND NEGOTIATES WITH THE TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STUDENTS, AND ALSO WITHIN THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. I'M EVIDENCE OF THIS. SHE'S BEEN A ROLE MODEL FOR ME, AND MY FAMILY, AND TODAY, ALSO, I'M JOINED BY HARRY SUMNER, WHO SERVES ON THE SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSION THROUGH DISTRICT 3. SO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I ASK FOR YOU TO APPOINT JULIE KING TO DISTRICT 5. >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE LEO AND THEN AFTER LEO, IF MILES IS HERE, WE CAN GO BACK TO MILES. >> WHAT'S UP, COUNCIL, I'M LEO. I GO TO SCHOOL IN D- 5, AND COPRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE STUDENT UNION. OUR SCHOOL IS IN CRISIS, AND NEEDS SOMEONE TO FIGHT FOR THEM. STUDENTS ARE OFTEN OVERSEEN IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS, AND NOT BROUGHT IN ON ISSUES. NILU HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN WORKING BESIDE US, WHICH THAT WARRANTS THEIR SUPPORT. SUPPORT NILU. THANKS, EVERYONE. >> I BELIEVE THAT'S THE LAST SPEAKER, UNLESS WE HAVE -- MILES BACK? OKAY, ALL RIGHT, THAT'S THE LAST REGISTERED SPEAKER. LET ME DOUBLE CHECK THE REMOTE SPEAKERS, APOLOGIZE, REALLY QUICKLY. >>> OKAY. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED AND WE WILL PROCEED. LET'S SEE. BY THE WAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TODAY. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS TAKES EFFORT TO COME AND GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. YOU ALL CAME OUT, ENGAGED IN THE SUVIC PROCESS SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF SEATTLE AND COMING OUT AND VOICING SUPPORT FOR THE PERSON THAT YOU BELIEVE WOULD BEST REPRESENT DISTRICT FIVE AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. SEE NOTHING OBJECTION THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDER IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE ITEMS ARE COUNCIL BILL 121035 PAYMENT OF BILLS, TEN APPOINTMENTS FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY LIGHTS, ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE AND THAT IS IT. ARE THERE NEW ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CALENDAR? ALRIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING OR HEARING OF ANY. HEARING NONE I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. COUNCIL MEMBER. >> I. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SULLIVAN. >> I. >> COUNCIL MEMBER. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOL. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> I. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT NELSON >> I. >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SILG SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION IN MINUTES. LET ME START THAT AGAIN. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF. ALRIGHT. MOVING ALONG WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD? >> THE REPORT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHTS ART AND CULTURE COMMITTEE COUNCIL BILL 121125. AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CITY LIGHT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE BILL OF TRIBES. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER IS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THE THIS RENEWS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED COUNCIL ORDINANCES FROM 2016 AND 2021 WITH ORDINANCES 125236 AND 126530. IT ENABLES CITY LIGHT AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO ENTER A FIVE YEAR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE TRIBE OF INDIANS AND SERVES TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALL PARTIES WHICH HAS BEEN FORMALIZED THROUGH THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSED TO OPERATE THE BOUNDARY PROJECT. IT RENEWS FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SKILLED AND VIABLE WORKERS FOR WITHIN THE TRIBE AND LOCAL COMMUNITY. CITY LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE BILL, CAREER TRAINING CENTER WITH $500,000 INVESTMENT IN 2026 AND INFLATIONARY INCREASES OF 3.1% PER YEAR THROUGH 2023 -- PARDON ME 2030. THIS EXPENDITURE IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND NO CONCERNS HAVE FLAGGED. THAT CON CLOUDS MY REMARKS. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, COLLEAGUES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? ALRIGHT. SEEING NONE WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RICK. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> I. >> COUNCIL MEMBER >> I. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SULLIVAN. >> I. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> I. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> I. >> EZ COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> I. >> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE BILL PASSES. ALRIGHT. THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY. SO WE WILL MOVE ON PROBABLY TO THE MAIN ACT HERE. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT IN 2017 COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS TALLY PROPOSED AND COUNCIL ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE THAT COUNCIL'S VACANCY FILLING PROCESS. MOST OF THE -- A LOT OF THE PROCESS WAS ALREADY OUTLINED. THE TIME LIMIT FOR US TO CHOOSE -- TO FILL A VACANCY WAS ALREADY SET BY CHARTER AND BUT THERE WERE PROVIDERS THAT WERE FORMALIZED LATER ON. HERE WE ARE AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO A SECTION TO A PART OF THE PROVIDER THAT IS OUTLINED IN SECTION 393010. IT IS THE PROCEDURES FOR FILLING COUNCIL VACANCIES. THIS IS LETTER E. IT READS THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEETING AFTER APP LIAISONS HAVE BEEN MADE PUBLIC UNDER SUBSECTION 393010B AT WHICH PUBLIC COMMENT IS PERMITTED CONCERNING THAT FILLING OF THE VACANCY AND AT WHICH CANDIDATES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE FORUM LAST NIGHT MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL. OKAY. SO THAT IS WHERE WE ARE NOW IN OUR PROCESS. AT THIS TIME UH WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE FINALISTS TO THE COMMITTEE TABLE, PLEASE. COME ON UP AND BE ZEAL SEATED. THERE ARE NAME TENTS THERE ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. WE WILL -- I WILL JUST PAUSE A MOMENT. GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. JUST WANTED AS CANDIDATES ARE SITTING DOWN AT THE TABLE THANKS TO DAVID AND THE FOLKS AT UNIFIED OUTREACH FOR HOSTING LAST NIGHT. I NOTICED YOU LEFT YOUR THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN PADDLES SO WE BROUGHT THEM TO COUNCIL TODAY. I WILL HANG ON TO THEM IF YOU WANT T■HEM BACK. TH NOT WE WILL KEEP THEM AT COUNCIL. JUST REALLY WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR PUTTING ON A GOOD FORUM LAST NIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> OKAY WHILE YOU ARE STILL GETTING SETTLED IT WILL -- WE WILL CALL EACH FINALIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY LAST NAME AND EACH CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND PUBLIC. YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME 30 SECONDS BEFORE YOUR TIME EXPIRES. YOU ARE WELCOMED TO STOP SPEAK BEFORE THAT TIME AND JUST HEADS UP THAT THOSE MICS ARE VERY -- THEY NEED TO BE CLOSE TO YOUR FACE WHEN YOU TALK INTO THEM. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL HERE TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING. THE FINALISTS -- I WILL SAY THE FINALISTS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER AND THEN CALL THE FIRST ONE. THE FINALIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ARE JAMES, KATY HAIMA -- I'M SORT CHRIS IF I AM MISPRONOUNCING YOUR NAMES. ANY LA JENKS, DEBORA JUAREZ, JULIE KANG AND ROBERT WILSON. IF YOU PREFER TO BE CALLED ANYTHING ELSE PLEASE LET ME KNOW. WITH THAT LIST PLEASE WE WILL START WITH JAMES. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND WE WILL SET THE THREE MINUTE TIMER. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INCLUDING ME IN THIS PROCESS. IT HAS BEEN DELIGHTFUL TO MEET THE CANDIDATES AND I HAVE ENJOYED THAT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THINGS WHICH MAY NOT BE APPARENT IN MY RESUME. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT MY COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE. THIS HAS BEEN A CALLING FOR ME GOING BACK MORE THAN 40 YEARS. BACK TO WHEN I WAS RELATIVELY YOUNG. MY WHOLE CAREER, 35 YEARS AS A CITY PLANNER, AS A CITY MANAGER AND EVEN WHEN I WAS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IT WAS ALL ABOUT GIVING BACK TO COMMUNITY. IN FACT I -- THIS IS MY FIRST PANDEMIC WHICH WAS A JOURNEY OF CHALLENGE COMMITMENT AND REWARD WHICH I WROTE TO SORT OF CAPITALIZE THAT JOURNEY AS WELL AS TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE. SO WHY THIS POSITION? TO CONTINUE THAT PUBLIC SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN A FAILURE AT RETIREMENT. IT WAS NOT SEEMED TO STICK FOR ME. MY EXPERIENCE -- THOSE AREAS WHICH ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE. PUBLIC SAFETY, THE BUDGET, HUGE ISSUES THERE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, LAND USE, BOTH MANAGEMENT, HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS. I REALLY FEEL LIKE THOSE HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTS OF MY CAREER IN THE MANY PLACES I'VE WORKED. I DID AS MOST OF YOU KNOW WORKED FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE MANY YEARS AGO. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE COUNCIL MEMBER JIM. I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT MY PERSONAL SITUATION. THAT IS THAT A YEAR AGO I CONSIDERED APPLYING FOR THE AT LARGE VACANCY. HOWEVER, I HAD ONLY -- IT WAS ONLY A YEAR INTO MY JOB AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION AND IT REALLY WASN'T A GOOD TIME FOR KNOW LEAVE. HOWEVER AT THIS POINT ANOTHER YEAR LATER WE ARE IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION. I'VE TALKED TO MY 27 MEMBER BOARD. THEY HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUSLY SUPPORTIVE OF ME PARTICIPATING IN THIS. I KNOW THAT I CAN START IMMEDIATELY THAT IS THE 28TH, MONDAY F NECESSARY, IF THAT IS IN THE CARDS. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME FAMILIARIZING MYSELF WITH THE LEGISLATIONS, GOING ON, WITH WATCHING COUNCIL MEETINGS. THAT HAS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I GIVE YOU 45 SECONDS BACK. >> OKAY. PLEASE I WILL ASK YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THEN YOU MAY PROCEED. >> GOT IT. HELLO. MY NAME IS KATY HAIMA. I AM SO HONORED TO BE AMONG THESE DISTINGUISHED, DEDICATED CANDIDATES HERE TODAY. I LIVE A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM AURORA WHERE MY HUSBAND AND I ARE RAISING OUR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. IT IS PRETTY ROUGH. THERE ARE INSIDE WALKS BUT THERE ARE GUNSHOTS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THERE IS SPEEDING TRAFFIC AND THERE IS DISINVESTMENT. MY NEIGHBORS AND I AND THE BUSINESSES NEAR US FEEL THE NEGLECT AND THE STRESS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE LOVE OUR HOME AND WE WANT CHANGE. WE NEED CHANGE. THIS IS WHERE I CAN HELP. FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS I'VE WORKED AS A LAND USE AND COMMUNITY PLANNER. MY JOB IS TO BE A PROBLEM SOLVER, TO BRING TOGETHER COMMUNITIES, TO PLAN FOR GROWTH AND THOUSAND PAIR THAT GROWTH WITH ALL OF THE THINGS OUR COMMUNITIES NEED TO THRIVE. ENJOYABLE STREETS FOR WALKING, PARKS, PUBLIC SPACES, LIBRARIES, CULTURAL CENTERS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, PLACES TO WORK. I BRING IN PERSPECTIVES FROM MY PERSONAL LIFE AND FROM MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER THAT ALLOW ME TO WORK ACROSS STAKE HOLDER GROUPS. I'M A MOTHER, LANDSCAPE OWNER, URBAN DESIGNER, A CITY LOVER AND A TREE LOVER. I HAVE THE DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESSES AND THE LITTLE LINES OF CODE ACROSS OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT SHAPE OUR CITY. I HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS TO FIND COMMON GROUND TO WEIGH THE TRADE OFFS AND TO MAKE THE CHANGE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES NEED. AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR D-5 AND FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE I WOULD WORK TO ADVOCATE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. BOTH KEEPING THE ONES WE HAVE AND ALSO LOWERING THE BARRIERS FOR NEW ENTREPRENEURS. AND ENSURING WE HAVE ABUNDANT HOUSING OPTIONS SO OWNERS AND STAFF CAN LIVE AND WORK -- CAN LIVE IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THEY WORK. I WOULD WORK TO GROW GREAT WALKABLE CHILD-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY BY ALLOWING MORE TYPES OF HOUSING AN MORE PLACES AND ENCOURAGING THE TYPES OF HOUSING THAT THE MARKET ISN'T DELIVERING SO THAT RESIDENTS HAVE MORE CHOICES AND CAN STAY IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY LOVE AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR LIFE. AND SO THAT OUR YOUTH AND ELDERS CAN GET TO WHERE NEED TO BY WALKING DOWN A COMFORTABLE TREE LINED SIDEWALK. I WOULD WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT. I WOULD WORK TO ADVANCE THE PROGRAMS THAT THE COMMUNITIES WHO ARE MOST AT RISK ARE SAD ROW ATE FOG AND TO SUPPORT THE WORK THEY ARE ALREADY DOING TO SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND FINALLY WE ALL KNOW THAT AURORA IS NOT WALKING. BUT TOGETHER WE CAN IMAGINE AND WE CAN BUILD A BETTER AURORA. ONE THAT IS THRIVING, ONE THAT IS HOME TO WORKING CLASS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, TO THE SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESSES BOTH NEW AND OLD, AND AURORA WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR WALK TO CATCH THE E-LINE WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT YOUR SAFETY OR THE AIR YOU ARE BREATHING. THIS ISN'T A VISION THAT SHOULD DISPLACE OUR BUSINESSES OR OUR RESIDENTS. WE CAN GROW IN A WAY THAT WE HOLD ON TO WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO US. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT AURORA, IT IS ABOUT LAKE CITY AND ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES IN D-5 AND ACROSS THE CITY THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS BEING THE PLACES WE WANT TO LIVE. IN I'M HERE FOR OUR FUTURE AND I'M HERE TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITIES OF D-5 AND ACROSS THE CITY TO GROW THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES WE LOVE AND THAT LOVE US BACK. >> OKAY.PROCEEDING ON WITH JENKS. GO AHEAD . >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M NILU JENKS. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I CAME TO THIS WORK NOT THROUGH POLITICS BUT THROUGH COMMUNITY. PLAYGROUND CONVERSATIONS, SCHOOL MEETINGS AND NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS AND I'VE NOTED A GROWING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. AGAIN AND AGAIN I'VE SEEN FAMILIES, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ELDERS PUSHED OUT OF OUR CITY BECAUSE IT IS SIMPLY TOO EXPENSIVE. WHILE CHILDREN SECURE RETIREMENT -- THEY SHOULDN'T BE A LUXURY GOOD. SEATTLE MUST BE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAN AFFORD TO STAY AND THRIVE WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AN CHILD CARE, STRONG YOUTH AND SENIOR PROGRAMS AND ROBUST TRANSIT OPTIONS. I TAKE PUBLIC SAFETY SERIOUSLY, NOT JUST IN WORDS BUT IN ACTION. AFTER THE PARKLAND SHOOTINGS TWO MOMS AND I WORKED WITH OUR LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO FUND AND ORGANIZE THE NATION'S LARGEST GUY BUY BACK PROGRAM. I'M NOT A THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PERSON, I DO THINGS. PUBLIC SAFETY PLANS MUST INCLUDE UPSTREAM SOLUTIONS THAT INCLUDE DRUG TREATMENT, INCREASED SHELTER CAPACITY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT AND HELP WITH BASIC BILLS WHEN FOLKS ARE IN A SHORT TERM BIND. THESE KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED, STABILIZE COMMUNITIES AND REDUCE 911 CALLS. THESE ARE COST EFFECT AND I'VE PROVEN INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY. AS SEATTLE CONTINUES TO GROW WE NEED TO PLAN FOR GROWTH INSTEAD OF FEERG IT. I LIVED IN DRIPPAL TRIPLE DECKERS IN THE BOSTON AREA. THAT IS WHAT DENSITY CAN LOOK LIKE. CONNECTED, WALKABLE AND VIBRANT. IF WE PLAN THOUGHTFULLY WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITIES BUT RESISTING DENSITY WILL ONLY FUEL THE RISE IN HOMELESSNESS AND THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS WE ALL SEE. SUSTAINABILITY MEANS SIDEWALKS AND SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, BETTER TRANSIT, A RESILIENT TREE CANOPY AND TLOOUFING BUSINESS DISTRICTS. I CHAMPION A CITY FUNDED AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IN PLACES LIKE LAKE CITY THAT DON'T YET HAVE BIAS, HELPING THEM GROW INTO STRONG COMMUNITY HUBS. AURORA NEEDS TO BE TREATED LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IT IS, NOT HIGHWAY WITH. WITH STATE AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDS WE CAN BUILD STREETS, SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND DESIGN SIGNS. ABOVE ALL D-5 I AM HERE FOR YOU. REACH OUT TO ME WITH YOUR CONCERNS. I WANT TO BE A PERSON WHO SHOWS UP, LISTENS AND FOLLOWS THROUGH. I WANT TO BE SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST AND RELY ON. I'M COMMITTED TO BRINGING OUR DISTRICT TOGETHER TO TALK ACROSS DIFFERENCES, BUILD TRUST AND FIND COMMON GROUND. THAT IS WHAT DEMOCRACY MEANS TO ME. I AM NOT HERE TO SCORE IDEOLOGICAL POINTS. I'M HERE TOO BUILD COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE FEELS SEEN, HEARD AND PART OF THE SOLUTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS WE MAY AGREE ON EVERYTHING BUT I KNOW WE SHARE THE SAME GOALS, A SAFER MORE AFFORDABLE, MORE CONNECTED SEATTLE. THAT IS THE WORK I WANT TO DO TOGETHER. AND THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW APPLICANTS. IT IS HEARTENING TO SEE YOU ALL HERE DOING SUCH GREAT WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ALSO THANK YOU OVER THE BOYD WHO SHOWED UP. DIDN'T KNOW ALL OF YOU BUT ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH. I'M HERE FOR YOU. IT IS WHY I PUT MYSELF THROUGH THIS AND IT IS WHY YOU ARE MY NORTH STAR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP WE HAVE DEBORA JUAREZ. PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> OKAY. I THOUGHT WE WERE -- OKAY. >> THAT IS THE LAW >> I SHOULD KNOW THAT. YOU ARE RIGHT. I AM JUST GOING TO DO A QUICK BACKGROUND. IT IS NICE TO BE HERE BY THE WAY AND TO BE HERE IN THIS SEAT. QUICKLY, I HAVE BEEN AN ATTORNEY AS LONG AS I'VE LIVED IN D-5, ALMOST 40 YEARS. I RAISED MY CHILDREN THERE. I STARTED MY CAREER AS A PUBLIC DEFENDER, LEGAL SERVICES, A JUDGE, WORKED FOR TWO GOVERNORS, WENT TO WORK AT AN INVESTMENT, TO INVEST IN INDIAN COUNTRY AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. THEN I BECAME A PARTNER IN A LAW FIRM. I SPENT EIGHT YEARS ON SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. THE BIG QUESTION IN THE ROOM WHICH WE HEARD ALL THE TIME IS WHY NOW? NUMBER ONE REASON IS BECAUSE I WAS ASKED TO SERVE. I THINK IT IS AN HONOR AND BLESSING WHEN CONSTITUENTS, D-5 CITY WIDE, PARTICULARLY TRIBAL LEADERSHIP, INDIGENOUS LED SEATTLE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS AND SMALL BUSINESS AND EVERYBODY IN BETWEEN PROFIT, NON-PROFIT CAME TO ME AND SAID CAN YOU PLEASE STEP UP? ONE THING WE HAVE HEARD PEOPLE SAY AND I'VE BEEN HEARING IT AND WE HEARD IT LAST NIGHT AND AGAIN TODAY, THIS JOB IS NOT ABOUT BEING A PLACE HOLDER. IT IS NOT ABOUT BEING A SEAT WARMER. IT IS NOT ABOUT BEING A LAME DUCK. I PLAN AND I HOPE TO FINISH THE STUFF I STARTED WHICH IS THE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY CENTER, THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WHICH WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE I LEFT. THERE ISN'T ONE IN D-5. YOU SEE HOW MUCH NORTH GATE HAS GROWN. ALSO WORK ON THE NORTH GATE COMMONS. WE BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY WITH MAYOR, WORKED WITH THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOUR BUILDINGS BUILT A COMMUNITY CENTER, HOPEFULLY A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, THE TRIBES WANTED TO HAVE A MARKET THERE. THEY ALREADY CITED THEIR SECOND. THEN MOST REALLY PRESSING ISSUE OF COURSE IS PINE HURST AND 130TH AND THE RAILS STATION. SO IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING. IT IS ABOUT THAT I DO KNOW THE JOB. IT IS REALLY ABOUT FINISHING THE WORK THAT I STARTED, LAYING A FOUNDATION SO WHOEVER RUNS IN 2026 CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE NOT JUST FOR D-5 BUT FOR THE WHOLE 21 CITY. THE LAST ISSUE AND I WILL END ON THIS AND I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS BUT I WILL SAY IT AGAIN. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE SARCASTIC BUT ONE GOOD REASON TO COME BACK BESIDES KNOWING THE JOB AND EVERYTHING IT ENTAILS AND WINNING TWO ELECTIONS AND WORKING FOR TWO GOVERNORS, UM, I'M NOT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I'M NOT ON SOUND TRANSIT. IT IS A FINE ITEM ON A TIME BUT IT IS A FINE AMOUNT OF TIME WITH TWO BUDGET CYCLES, A $240 MILLION DEFICIT AND ALSO LOOKING AT THIS NEW TAX AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE CITY AND D-5. AS UH SHARED WE REPRESENT ALL OF THE CITY BUT WE HONOR THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT. THAT IS POTHOLES, PUBLIC SAFETY, LIGHTS, TRANSIT, ALL THE THINGS THAT WHEN YOU ARE ON THE GROUND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE. THAT IS WHY WE WENT TO A DISTRICT SYSTEM. I WAS VERY PROUD TO BE THE VERY FIRST D-5 DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TO BE ELECTED TWICE AND TO BE THE ONLY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT HAD A DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE NORTH SEATTLE CAMPUS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CANDIDATE IS JULIE KANG. PLEASE SAY YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> JULIE KANG. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS. I DIDN'T WALK OUR ENTIRE D-5 BUT I WALKED ABOUT 40 MILES SINCE FILING FOR THIS POSITION AND I REALLY GOT TO LEARN AND WHY AT THIS TIME? I AM SEEKING AN APPOINTMENT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I BELIEVE WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR DISTRICT 5. I AM A LITTLE TIRED OF WAITING TO HAVE REPRESENTATION. THIS IS THE COMMUNITY THAT RAISED ME AS I'VE SHARED BEFORE. I HAVE SEEN THE CHALLENGES WE FACE. SLOW CITY RESPONSE, PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS, RISING HOUSING COSTS. I ALSO SEE THE STRENGTH OF THIS COMMUNITY. I KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER. I HAVE SPENT MY ENTIRE WORK CAREER WITH PEOPLE. NOT JUST AROUND IT BUT REALLY WITH THEM. I'M STEPPING UP BECAUSE I BELIEVE DISTRICT 5 DESERVES A LEADER WHO IS ROOTED IN SERVICE, HOPE AND ACTION. TOGETHER I BELIEVE WE CAN BUILD A FUTURE WHERE EVERYONE BELONGS. THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES IN DISTRICT 5 ARE PUBLIC SAFETY, HOUSING STABILITY AND THE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE WE RELY ON LIKE SIDEWALKS, TRANSIT ACCESS AND RESPONSIVE CITY SERVICES. NEIGHBORS ARE TELLING ME THEY ARE AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT. I'M AFRAID TO WAIT AT THE BUS STOP AT NIGHT BECAUSE I AM BEING YELLED AT. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME. FAMILIES ARE GETTING PRICED OUT. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE DROWNING IN RED TAPE. WE ARE GROWING RAPIDLY BUT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND CITY SYSTEMS HAVEN'T KEPT UP. THESE CHALLENGES ARE REAL BUT THEY ARE FIXABLE WITH LEADERSHIP THAT LISTENS AND ACTS. D-5 IS LIKE A LARGE SCHOOL I SAY WITH 100,000 PEOPLE. WE DON'T CHOOSE THE PEOPLE THAT COME BUT WE REAL WELCOME THEM, FIGHT FOR THEIR SUCCESS AND PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS WE ARE SOURCES GIVEN. YOU KNOW I BRING A BACKGROUND IN NOT ONLY EDUCATION BUT ALSO IN BANKING, COALITION BUILDING. I AM COMMITTED TO SOLUTIONS THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN BUT ALSO RESULTS ORIENTED. PEOPLE IN D-5 DESERVES A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO NOT ONLY UNDERSTANDS THESE PROBLEMS BUT KNOWS THOUSAND ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND GET THINGS DONE. I BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD WORK AS HARD AS THE PEOPLE IT SERVES AND IN DISTRICT 5 UH HAVE HEARD THE FRUSTRATION, THE PERMITS TAKE TOO LONG, AND CALLS ARE BEING IGNORED. BUT HERE IS WHAT GIVES ME HOPE, THESE AREN'T POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. WE CAN FIX THEM WITH LEADERSHIP THAT IS PRESENT, ACCOUNTABLE AND FOCUS ON RESULTS. I HAVE MANAGED COMPLEX BUDGETS IN EDUCATION AND BANKING AND I HAVE ALWAYS LED WITH TRANSPARENCY AND FOLLOW THROUGH AND I AM CERTAIN I CAN DO THE SAME HERE WITH ALL OF YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR LAST CANDIDATE IS ROBERT WILSON. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR SEEING POTENTIAL IN MY APPLICATION AND GIVE MEGATHIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING TRANSPARENCY IN THIS PROCESS, OPENING IT UP SO WIDELY TO THE PUBLIC, ALLOWING 22 PEOPLE TO STEP FORWARD FOR THIS POSITION. THANK YOU UNIFIED OUTREACH FOR RUNNING THE FORUM LAST NIGHT AND FOR MEMBERS WHO BROUGHT THEIR QUESTIONS. MY NAME IS ROB WILSON AND I'M A HUSBAND, FATHER, NAVY SUBMARINE VETERAN, PEOPLE MANAGER AT AM SOP AND AN AVID VOLUNTEER. I PUT MY NAME FORWARD FOR THE DISTRICT 5 VACANCY BECAUSE I LOVE THE CITY, IT'S PEOPLE AND I SEE IT'S POTENTIAL. THE WORLD NEEDS PEOPLE TO STEP UP RIGHT NOW AND WHO BELIEVE IN THE PROMISE OF OTHERS. I WILL HAVE MANY NEW THINGS TO LEARN IN THIS ROLE AND I DON'T SHY AWAY FROM THAT. I HAVE BEEN LEARNING AND GROWING. THAT IS WHAT I HAVE DONE ALL MY LIFE. IT HELPS TO BE HUMBLE, ASK QUESTIONS AND LISTEN. WE HAVE HARD PROBLEMS TO SOLVE IN THE CITY AND I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT WORKING TO SOLVE THEM TOGETHER. I SIT BEFORE YOU TODAY BECAUSE OF THE GREAT EXAMPLE OF OTHERS. PEOPLE THAT HAVE INSPIRED ME THROUGHOUT MY LIFE AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE MADE ME WANT TO DO MORE FOR MY COMMUNITY. WATCHING MY DAD BE THE BASKETBALL COMMISSIONER FOR YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE, WORKING FULL-TIME AND SPENDING HOURS IN THE EVENING BECAUSE HIS KIDS CARED ABOUT BASKETBALL AND THAT WAS SOMETHING BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. MORE LOCALLY WITH THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL KIM, BILLY, JASON, REBECCA, AMAZING VOLUNTEERS THAT MAKE THINGS HAPPEN LIKE THE SUMMER SOCIAL, MOVIE NIGHTS, SOMETIMES THOSE MOVIE NIGHTS ARE INTERRUPTED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER BUT SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT. SOME TIMES THEY ARE GREAT. THEN WHEN I WAS GROWING UP THINKING OF DINNER TIME CONVERSATIONS, TIME WITH RELATIVES, I WAS PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO HAVE A CLOSE FRIEND THAT WORKED FOR THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. WE LIVED IN NEW JERSEY, THEY LIVED IN D.C. EVERY TIME WE SAW THEM, HEARING THE STORIES OF LEGISLATORS AND WHAT THEY DO BEHIND THE SCENES, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, IT IS NOT ABOUT THE SPEECHES, IT IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT AND JUST HEARING THOSE AS A KIDS A PUREEING TO THAT, KNOWING THAT IT IS THE HARD WORK AND GETTING THE DETAILS RIGHT THAT MATTER TO PEOPLE. THEY WORKED ON PROGRAMS LIKE FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE FOOD WAS AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER TIME, IN THE CLASSROOMS AND AROUND THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR. I HAVE A RECORD OF ROLLING UP MY SLEEVES, GETTING THE DETAILS RIGHT AND SOLVING PROBLEMS IN CREATIVE WAYS. I DID THIS IN HIGH STATION ENVIRONMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND AT AMAZON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU EVERYONE. I DO HAVE TO SAY I APPRECIATE -- I APPRECIATE THE RESPECT AND GRACE YOU ARE SHOWING EACH OTHER AND I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A -- IT CAN BE A NERVE-RACKING PROCESS BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND SHOWING US YOUR BEST I WOULD SAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME HERE IS THE PROCESS GOING FORWARD, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER WILL BE PROVIDED UP TO TEN MINUTES TO PROVIDE COMMENTS OR ASK QUESTIONS OF OUR CANDIDATES. THIS IS TEN MINUTES TO USE HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. THIS IS THE SAME PROCESS WE HAVE USED TWICE BEFORE SO IT SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISING. THERE IS THE BIG TIMER THERE SO WE DON'T GO OVER. NOW WE ARE ON THE CLOCK. YOU CAN ASK ONE QUESTION FOR AL THE CANDIDATES OR SEPARATE QUESTIONS. IT IS YOUR TIME. USE IT AS YOU WOULD LIKE. YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE ALL OF YOUR TIME. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? >> THE ROLL CALL ORDER IS GOING TO BE COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, SAKA, SOLOMON, STRAUSS AND ME. THAT IS THE ORDER WE WILL GO. ARE YOU ALL FEELING -- IS THERE ANYBODY THAT REQUIRES A BREAK OR -- OKAY. WITH THAT LET'S TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO IT WITH SOME LIGHTNING ROUND QUESTIONS. YOUR OPTIONS ARE YES, NO OR WAFFLE. I BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS FABULOUS. OKAY. DO YOU PLAN TO RUN FOR ELECTION IN 2027 TO RETAIN THIS SEAT IF YOU ARE SELECTED? DO YOU PLAN TO RUN FOR ELECTION IF YOU ARE NOT SELECTED? DO YOU SUPPORT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? ARE YOU CURRENTLY A RENTER? DO YOU OWN A HOME OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY? ARE YOU A RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD CURRENTLY? GIVEN THE CITY'S CURRENT BUDGET SHORTFALL WOULD YOU BE SUPPORTIVE OF EXPANDING PROGRESSIVE REVENUE OPTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT VITAL HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS ARE FULLY FUNDED? IT HAS BEEN -- I WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. IT HAS BEEN A FRIGHTENING TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS WITH INCIDENTS HAPPENING NOT JUST WITHIN THE CITY BUT INCIDENT ASK POLICY CHANGES ACROSS THE NATION. AS A COUNCIL MEMBER DO YOU COMMIT TO BEING IN FULL SUPPORT FOR OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING OUR CURRENT AND NEW TRANS NEIGHBORS THAT MAY BECOMING TO THE CITY TO SEEK REFUGE? THANK YOU. LASTLY DO YOU SUPPORT DENSITY BONUSES FOR PROJECTS? GREAT. THOSE ARE -- THAT CON CLOUDS MY LITTLE LIGHTNING QUESTIONS. NOW MOVING ON TO A COUPLE OF SHORT ANSWER ONES TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM YOU. HOW DID YOU ALL GET HERE TODAY? PERHAPS STARTING WITH JIM AND WE WILL WORK OUR WAY DOWN THE LINE >> I TOOK A BUS TO THE LIGHT RAIL STATION AND WALKED. >> THANK YOU. >> WE ARE NOT SPEAKING MET FORRICLY? OKAY. I TOOK A BUS TO THE LIGHT RAIL STATION AND CAME DOWN THE ELEVATOR FROM FIVE. >> I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE LIGHT RAIL STATION AND THEN TRAFFIC MADE ME REALLY LATE TO MEET WITH YOU. DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE RUNNING LATE AND ENDED UP GETTING A RIDE WITH MY END. >> THE BUS AND LIGHT RAIL AND WALKED THE REST OF THE WAY. >> SO I WALKED DOWN THE HILL FROM THE UNIVERSITY BECAUSE I HAD TO START WORK AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING AND THEN CAME DOWN ON MY PTO. >> THANK YOU. I THINK QUESTION IS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND HOW IF WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS ON THE GROUND TO MOVE. I HAVE MS SO I CANNOT ALWAYS MOVE AND I GOT HERE TODAY BECAUSE MY HUSBAND DROVE ME AND I THINK HE IS HERE SOMEWHERE. I'M VERY COGNISANT THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO USE A CAR. NOT EVERYONE HAS THE LUXURY OF GETTING ON LIGHT RAIL, SPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE KIDS BUT THAT IS HOW I GOT HERE. THANK YOU ALL. >> THERE IS NO WRONG ANSWERS TO THAT ONE. JUST A POINT OF CURIOSITY. AND WITH THAT SEATTLE AND D-5 IS HOME TO A NUMBER OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. WHEN I SPEND TIME WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTS WITHIN D-5 I CONTINUE TO HEAR ABOUT THE DEEP CONCERN OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ABOUT THE DISAPPEARING OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND RISING FASCISM IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO GIVE A MINUTE TO EACH AND I THINK THIS WILL TAKE US TO THE END OF OUR TIME AT LEAST WITH ME. WHAT ROLE SHOULD THE CITY PLAY WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING SEATTLE'S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES FROM ICE AS WELL AS OTHER FORMS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER REACH? WE WILL GO IN THE SAME ORDER STARTING WITH JIM. >> SO THIS MAY FLY IN THE FACE OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY PROACTIVE IN PROTECTING THE LIKES OH OF THE IMMIGRANTS. D-5 IS VERY DIVERSE. IN FACT I LIVE IN A VERY DIVERSE AREA WHERE WE ARE A MINORITY. EVERYBODY ELSE IS SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY OR SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER NATIONALITY WHICH IS A WONDERFUL SITUATION. I WOULD BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MOST ACTIONS WE COULD TAKE. >> THANK YOU. >> I THINK THIS IS ONE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERY TOOL IN OUR TOOL KIT. I'M NOT A LAWYER SO I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON THE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES THERE. WE HAVE TO STAND UP FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. THIS IS WHERE WE LEAD WITH OUR VALUES. ANYTHING WE CAN DO THAT IS PROACTIVE IN ENSURING WE ARE CREATING THOSE COMMUNITIES AND TIES, SHARING INFORMATION, MAKING SURE WE HAVE EMERGENCY PLANS AND REALLY DOING ALL OF THAT WORK AHEAD OF TIME SO WE CAN GET AHEAD OF THOSE ACTIONS. >> I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE BE ADVOCATES. I'M FROM A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE ARE DISAPPEARING. A NUMBER OF IRANIANS HAVE BEEN PICKED UP. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WE SAY A WELCOMING CITY A SAFE CITY. I'M FORGETTING THE WORD AT THE MOMENT A SANCTUARY CITY. I HEMMED MAKE OUR FORMER CITY WE LIVED IN ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE NATION. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART FOR ME AND PUTTING IN FUNDS TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T SUPPORT OR AID IN THE DISAPPEARANCE DIOCESING OF PEOPLE AND I WOULD PUT MY OWN BODY IN THE LINE TO PROTECT OTHERS HAVING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP. I GREW UP IN A MIXED STATUS HOUSEHOLD AND JUST AIN'T RIGHT. >> I DID NOT THINK WE WOULD FIND OURSELVES IN A PLACE WHERE YOU ARE HANDING RED CARDS TO STUDENTS ON HOW TO RESPOND TO ICE OFFICIALS. I DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD BE IN A PLACE WHERE YOU ARE GETTING E-MAILS FROM THE SCHOOL ABOUT AN UNMARKED POLICE CAR OUTSIDE THE COOL THAT HAD THEM SCARED AND LOCKED DOWN ALL DAY BECAUSE THEY HAD TO FOLLOW IMMIGRATION PROCEDURE. THEY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THERE WAS A RAID. IT IS SCARY. IT IS HARD ON OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. I THINK SEEING THE CREATIVITY AND LOVE YOU WILL SEE FROM PEOPLE WHERE THEY GO AND BRING DOCUMENTATION FOR AN IMMIGRANT NEIGHBOR TO A HEARING TO TRY TO SHAME THAT PERSON. THAT IS THE STUFF THAT KEEPS THIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER. I THINK AS WE LOOK AT THE POLICE AND INFORMATION SHARING DOING AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO NOT COOPERATE WHEN IT IS NOT A LAWFUL ORDER, WHEN IT IS NOT TIED TO ANYTHING RELATED TO DUE PROCESS AND I THINK THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. >> MY MOTHER IS 80 YEARS OLD AND SHE GOES TO CHURCH OFTEN AND SHE SAYS A LOT OF HER FRIENDS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE NOT COMING TO CHURCH. THAT IS AN ISSUE. I TEACH MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AND TEACHERS HAD TO WORK WITH MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. FOR US THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE OF STUDENTS THAT WE WORK WITH DAILY. I AM NOT GOING TO JUST LET THE POLICIES OR THE WORK GET IN THE WAY. WE ARE WORKING AS COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE REAL ID KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, YOU HAVE MET MY DAUGHTER, SHE IS FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL CHILDREN. SHE IS WORKING WITH UNACCOMPANIED MINORS MAKING SURE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IS TRANSLATED INTO SIM LANGUAGE, VISUAL CUES AND SHE KNOWS THAT EVEN CHILDREN HAVE RIGHTS. WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM. SO MAKING SURE THAT REAL ID KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ARE TRANSLATED INTO MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND WE ARE NOT JUST PUTTING THE INFORMATION OUT THERE FOR THEM TO FIND IT. WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THEM AND EDUCATING THEM SO THEY TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND LEARN ABOUT IT IN A WAY THAT WORKS FOR THEM. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. IT IS A REALLY GOOD ONE IN WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW WITH ICE. I WANT TO GO BACK TO WHEN SOMEONE SAID THIS EARLIER IS ABOUT USING OUR BODIES AND VOICES. I HOPE EVERYBODY CAN REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO SENATOR ALEX, A LATINO U.S. SENATOR IN CALIFORNIA WHO USED HI BODY AND HIS VOICE WHO SAW ON TV NOEMS PRESS CONFERENCE. THAT WAS THAT MOMENT ON JUNE 12TH I KNEW I WANTED TO GET BACK INTO THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE VISCERALLY THE EMOTION I HAD, WATCHING A U.S. SENATOR A LATINO MAN ELECTED IN HIS OWN STATE IN A FEDERAL BUILDING WHERE HE IS SHOUTING OUT I AM A U.S. SENATOR AND HE IS BEING CUFFED. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MY DAD, MY UNCLES, MY BROTHERS, IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYONE. I HAVE WATCHED THAT STUFF HAPPEN NOT THE ONLY NATIVE FOLK BUT ALSO TO MY MEXICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO ARE IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE HERE WORKING, WHO ARE NOT HERE QUITE LEGALLY AND WHAT I HEARD FROM THE NEW CHIEF OF POLICE THAT HE MAY GET ARRESTED IF HE STANDS IN THE WAY, WHAT I HAVE SEEN TOWN IN PIERCE COUNTY AND TACOMA WHERE YOU HAVE A SHERIFF WHO WANTS TO WORK WITH ICE AND YOU HAVE A PROSECUTOR WHO SAYS NO, THIS IS THE FIGHT WE WILL HAVE. THIS IS THE TIME FOR ALL OF YOUR FOLKS, I DON'T CARE WHAT COLOR YOU ARE, THAT WE HAVE TO DO MORE THAN HAVE SLOGANS, PERFORMATIVE POLITICS, A T-SHIRT. WE WILL HAVE TO USE OUR BODIES AND VOICES AND FOR THE DEMOCRATS LISTENING, WE HAVE TO FIGHT BACK BECAUSE IT IS NOT GOING TO END. THE FIRST SIX MONTHS IS JUST THE RUN OF SHOW. THERE IS MORE TO COME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR RESPONSES TO THAT QUESTION. I KNOW WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT IS COMING AHEAD OF US WE NEED A REAL FIGHTER FOR WHAT IS COMING OUR WAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS AND COURAGE. IT IS A HARD TIME FOR ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS RIGHT NOW AND IT TAKES REAL COURAGE TO ALSO STEP UP AND LEAD. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING APART OF THIS PROCESS AND FOR BEING BEFORE US TODAY. WITH THAT I YIELD MY TIME. THANK YOU. >> MASTERFULLY TIMED. NEXT UP COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO ADDRESS SOME FEEDBACK THAT I RECEIVED ON MY COMMENTS FROM LAST THURSDAY DURING THE DISTRICT 5 CANDIDATE FINALISTS SELECTION DISCUSSION. I MENTIONED MY OWN FAMILY HISTORY HAS GIVEN ME SOME INSIGHT INTO THE CHALLENGES OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITIES AND MUSLIM AMERICANS IN THIS COUNTRY AND THE BROADER IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE AS THE SON OF A NIGERIAN IMMIGRANT. I TRULY APOLOGIZE IF THIS CAME OFF AS DISMISSIVE IN ANYWAY. THAT WAS MY INTENT.DO TO THE BE CLEAR I DO NOT PURPORT TO SPEAK FOR OUR MUSLIM, MIDDLE EASTERN, NORTH AFRICAN AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. I HAVE MY OWN UNIQUE EXPERIENCES AS THE SON OF A NIGERIAN IMMIGRANT AND WITH MANY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAPPEN TO BE MUSLIM. BUT I DO NOT AT ALL CLAIM TO REPLACE THE EXPERIENCES OF THOSE WHO ARE MUSLIM FROM MIDDLE EASTERN BACK GROUNDS, NORTH AFRICAN BACKGROUNDS AND OTHER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. AND THE UNDERSTANDING THAT I GAIN FROM MY OWN CONNECTION TO MY OWN MUSLIM ROOTS INCLUDING MY GRANDFATHER'S MUSLIM BACKGROUND. DOESN'T REPLACE PEOPLE FROM THOSE BACKGROUNDS. SO I DEEPLY RESPECT AND THE VALUABLE PERSPECTIVES T VARIOUS COMMUNITIES I MENTIONED BRING TO SEATTLE AND I WELCOME THE UNIQUE SOLUTIONS THEY BRING TO THE GOVERNING PROCESS. REALLY IMPORTANT. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR APPLYING TO THIS POSITION AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OUR CITY IN THIS MANNER AND DISTRICT 5. YOUR VOICES AND YOUR PERSPECTIVES, EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM TRULY DO MATTER. ALL RIGHT, ON TO MY QUESTIONS. A FRIEND AND A POLITICAL MENTOR OF MINE ONCE ADVISED ME AND TAUGHT ME THAT IN THIS BUSINESS SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO -- FREQUENTLY IF APPROPRIATE ADMIT WHEN YOU ARE WRONG, APOLOGIZE, BE WILLING TO CHANGE COURSE AND JUST LET -- JUST HAVE A GOOD HEART MAKING SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD HEART THAT UNDER LINES EVERYTHING YOU DO. IF APPOINTED TO THIS POSITION IN 15, 16 MONTHS, I'M SURE ASSUMING YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THAT APPROACH, YOU WILL HAVE DO THAT AT LEAST ONCE YOURSELF. SPECIFIC ISSUES FOR DISTRICT 5 I THINK WE HEARD A LOT OF THEM THROUGH YOUR OPENING REMARKS, THROUGH LAST NIGHT, THE CANDIDATE FORUM, THROUGH MANY OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTATORS WHO SPOKE TODAY. I WILL SAY AS CHAIR OF OUR CITY'S TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS OUR CITY AND LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE PARTICULAR IN D-5, I KNOW IS A REAL IMPORTANCE TO YOUR WOULD BE CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT 5 AND SO I -- AS I MENTIONED I'M LOOKING FOR A STRONG GOVERNING PARTNER IN ADDRESS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES. PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO SIDEWALKS. AS I MENTIONED 27% MISSING SIDEWALKS ACROSS THE CITY UNDER THE THEN CURRENT PACE OF CONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE VOTER APPROVED LEVY. IF IT WOULD HAVE TOOK THE CITY OVER 500 YEARS TO FILL THAT MISSING SIDEWALK GAP AND WE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS THROUGH THE VOTER APPROVED LEVY IN PART BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS COUNCIL. THE MAYOR HAD AN EXCITING PROPOSAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SIDEWALKS. D-5 IS THE WORST OFF AGAIN. 32% OF ALL THE MISSING SIDEWALKS ARE IN DISTRICT 5. THE MAYOR HAD A BOLD PROPOSAL IN HIS TRANSPORTATION LEVY RENEWAL LEGISLATION OF 60 PLUS MILLION FOR NEW SIDEWALKS. ON THIS COUNCIL WE DOUBLED THAT INVESTMENT. THAT WAS AND THERE IS STILL PLENTY MORE WORK TO DO. THAT IT WAS FIRST OF TWO MAJOR FINANCIAL POLICY AND INVESTMENT DECISIONS PERTAINING TO NEW SIDEWALKS ACROSS OUR CITY THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN CONFRONTED IN THE MAJORITY OF THIS NEWER COUNCIL HAS BEEN CONFRONTED WITH IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE SECOND WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN WE EXPANDED OUR CAMERA PROGRAM. AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT CAMERA LEGISLATION. THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT THAT I CHAMPIONED AND AUTHORED. IT WAS APPROVED AND NOW IS INCLUDED. DIRECTLY RESULTING IN AT LEAST 15% OF ALL NEW REVENUE ONCE YOU NET OUT EXPENSES FOR THE COST AND OPERATIONS OF THOSE CAMERAS, RED LIGHT CAMERAS, ET CETERA. AT LEAST 15% OF THOSE ARE GOING TO GO TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SIDEWALKS AND SIDEWALK REPAIR. I HOPE IF I AM ABLE TO JOIN ONE OF YOU, WE WILL BE ABLE TO -- WE WILL BE CONFRONTED WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE FINANCIAL, FINANCIAL DECISIONS. THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD ON THESE -- ON RESOURCE ALLOCATION. SO THAT IS MY QUESTION TO YOU ABOUT NEW SIDEWALK RESOURCE ALLOCATION. AGAIN I'M LOOKING FOR A PARTNER, A STRONG GOVERNING PARTNER AND UNDERSTANDS THE FIRSTHAND IS WILLING TO MAKE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS ON TO ADDRESS NEW SIDEWALKS. SO FROM A FORWARD LOOKING PERSPECTIVE I THINK MANY OF YOU ALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING OFFLINE INDIVIDUALLY WITH YOU ALL LATER THIS WEEK, BUT JUST FROM WHAT I AM ABLE TO GARTH I THINK YOU ALL HAVE UNDER RPD STAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MISSING SIDEWALKS AND HAVE DONE SOME WORK IN YOUR PREVIOUS ROLES TO ADDRESS NEW SIDEWALKS. IF APPOINTED WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO INVEST IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY? WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO INVEST FURTHER INVEST IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY? I WILL START HERE. YOU ALL HAVE 30 SECONDS. >> FIRST OFF I HAVE TO SAY THAT YOUR EFFORT HAS BEEN LOTABLE. SIDEWALKS ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. I HAVE WORKED HARD IN JURISDICTION I HAVE MANAGED TO INCREASE SIDEWALKS. WE NEED TO INVEST MORE. I SUPPORT RED LIGHT CAMERAS AND SPEEDING CAMERAS AND THAT COULD HELP INVEST. WE NEED TO LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY AND WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE SCHOOLS AND OTHER PLACES FOR OUR SIDEWALK PROGRAM. MORE MONEY IS ESSENTIAL AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. RIGHT ON TIME. >> MORE SUMMON ALWAYS GREAT. I WOULD LOVE MORE MONEY BUT WE KNOW WE ARE IN A CHALLENGING BUDGET CYCLE HERE. I THINK A LOT OF IT IS ABOUT TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN DELIVER SIDEWALKS OR THAT SIMILAR INFRASTRUCTURE IN A WAY THAT IS VERY COST EFFECTIVE AND ALSO PRIORITIZING WHERE WE NEED IT THE MOST. THOSE SAFE WALK WAYS TO GET TO OUR SCHOOLS, TO GET TO OUR TRANSIT STOPS AND LOCAL DESTINATIONS AND PRIORTIZING THOSE TO MAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN, OUR ELDERLY CAN GET TO WHERE THEY NEED GO. >> THANK YOU. >> I WILL TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE YOU MODELING GOOD LEADERSHIP OF HOW WE STAY IN COMMUNITY TOGETHER. IN TERMS OF SIDEWALKS I FIND THEM REALLY IMPORTANT IN THINKING ABOUT WHERE WE ARE MAKING OUR MONEY GOING THE FURTHEST IN TERMS OF SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS AND ALSO TOWARDS TRANSIT HUBS. FURTHER LOOKING AT CHEAPER SIDEWALKS LIKE IN WE SAW THE PLAN AROUND THIRD AVENUE. HOW CAN WE MAKE THE MONEY WE HAVE GO FURTHER? >> THANK YOU. >> I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE TRAFFIC CAMERAS AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO BRING IN REVENUE. IT HELPS KEEP OUR PEDESTRIANS SAFER AND HOLDS DRIVERS ACCOUNT FOOTBALL DRIVING SAFER. I LOVE THE IDEA OF PRIORITIZING THESE SIDEWALKS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY ROUTES ON BUSY ROADS THAT ARE NOT COVERED AT ALL. 15TH AVENUE FROM MAPLE LEAF TO PINE HURST THERE, ARE SO MANY BUSINESSES ALONG THAT WALK. IT IS HARD TO GET THERE. I'M SURPRISED WITH THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON ROOSEVELT AND 103RD. YOU HAVE A ROUTE, BUT THEN IT PUTS YOU ON 13RD AND ALL DOWN THAT HILL YOU HAVE INSIDE WALKS. YOU HAVE INSIDE WALKS. YOU HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT THE MONEY WE SPEND AND SMART ABOUT WHERE WE SPEND IT. >> I HAVE TO DO A SHOUT OUT FIRST BECAUSE WE TO HAVE CHAIR SAKA OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE VICE CHAIR JOY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LEGISLATION AND THE SUPPORT. YES, WE NEED SIDEWALKS. 250 BLOCKS NEED SIDEWALKS IN D-5. I ALSO AM VERY CAUTIOUS HOW WE RAISE FUNDS. I THINK EFFICIENCY, TRANSPARENCY AND ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE BUDGET AND LIVING WITHIN OUR MEANS. SO I NEED TO DO A CRITICAL REVIEW OF HOW WE CAN DO WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH WITH WHAT WE HAVE FIRST. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA THAT IS A BIG QUESTION FOR 30 SECONDS BUT I WILL BE REALLY FAST. D-5 WAS ANNEXED IN THE 60s IN SEATTLE AND THAT IS WHY D-5 IS THE DISTRICT THAT HAS THE MOST INSIDE WALKS. EVEN THOUGH WE HAD INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE A COLLEGE A HOSPITAL AND A MALL, WE ALSO HAVE THREE HIGHWAYS. 522, 523 AND AURORA. THEN THAT ALSO -- IT BASE BASICALLY BECAME A MOTOR IEDZ AREA. WE GOT ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THEN WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON WHICH I WORKED ON WHEN I FIRST RAN BOTH TIMES IN 2015 AND AGAIN IS THAT WE FOCUSED ON THINGS WE COULD DO BESIDES THE SECOND LIGHT RAIL STATION, THE JOHN LEWIS BRIDGE BUT ALSO PRIORITIZED WHERE WE COULD PUT SIDEWALKS, SCHOOLS, BUSES, LIGHT RAIL. THOSE ARE THE AREAS WE FOCUSED ON AND GOT SIDEWALKS IN AND WE ALSO DID A STUDY WITH S-DOT. IT TURNED OUT IT WOULD TAKE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PUT SIDEWALKS EVERYWHERE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULDN'T START. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I BORROWED SOME OF THE YIELDING TIME FROM COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> I UNDERSTAND. I HEARD. OUR NEXT -- LET'S SEE. COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL PUTTING YOUR NAMES FORWARD. I ENJOYED MEETING WITH THOSE OF YOU I HAVE MET WITH SO FAR. FOR THOSE I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH INDIVIDUALLY, DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS THIS WEEK. IF YOU ARE NOT ON MY CALENDAR, LET'S MAKE IT SO. I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR EACH ONE OF YOU. I AM GOING TO KEEP IT SIMPLE. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY HEARD THIS QUESTION BEFORE. WHY? WHAT IS YOUR WHY? I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT YOUR PEDIGREE. NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN YOUR RESUME. I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU WANT THIS JOB AT THIS TIME. SO WE WILL START WITH JIM. >> THANK YOU. >> AND TAKE ABOUT A MINUTE. >> I'M SORRY? >> TAKE ABOUT A MINUTE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION AS WELL. I HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHY IN MANY WAYS. I HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT JUST THAT ABIDING LOVE FOR COMMUNITY MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE A DAUGHTER AND TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS WHO LIVE HERE. IT IS ABOUT THEIR LEGACY SO THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. THIS FEELS TO ME LIKE A CULMINATION OF WHAT I'VE DONE IN MY CAREER, WHAT I'VE DONE IN MY LIFE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY GIVE TO A CITY THAT IS MY FOREVER CITY. THOSE ARE THE REASONS. >> OKAY. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FIRST OF ALL FOR THE NOMINATION. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT AND FOR YOUR SERVICE. SO WHY WAS I CALLED? I AM HERE FOR MY KIDS AND FOR THE FUTURE OF MY CHILDREN AND FOR ALL ON OUR KIDS. I BELIEVE THAT CHILD FRIENDLY CITIES ARE BETTER FOR EVERYONE AND THAT IS THE APPROACH I WOULD TAKE. I AM HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS. I WANT OH TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS INTO PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN THRIVE. I HAVE WORKED WITH COMMUNITIES TO DO A LOT OF THIS WORK ALREADY. YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE CROWN HILL ACTION PLAN. YOU SEE IT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT ZONING CODES WE PASSED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES ON HOW TO BUILD CHILD FRIENDLY CITIES AROUND OUR LIGHT RAIL STATIONS. THAT IS WHAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I THINK MY REASON SHOWED UP TODAY. WE SAW HIGH SCHOOLERS, WE SAW COLLEGE STUDENTS, WE SAW PEOPLE WORKING IN YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, MY KIDS ARE HERE TODAY. THEY ARE MY WHY. I AM HERE BECAUSE AS WE DISCUSSED I AM A MOM WHO CARES. I WILL SHOW UP EVERY SINGLE DAY, PUT EVERYTHING I HAVE.MY RESUME SHOWED HOW MUCH I HAVE VOLUNTEERED AND DONE FOR FREE AND WILL SHOW UP FOR OUR FUTURE EVERY SINGLE DAY WHETHER I GET THIS APPOINTMENT OR NOT. AFTER THE 2016 ELECTION THAT IS WHEN I REALLY BECAME VERY ACTIVE IN POLITICS. I LED A VERY LARGE PROTEST OF 3,000 PEOPLE SO I AM REALLY WILLING TO SHOW UP AND PUT MY BODY OUT THERE. I ALSO READ A BOOK CALLED HEALING THE HEART OF DEMOCRACY THAT TALKED ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO STAY TOGETHER IN COMMUNITY WHEN WE DISAGREE AND THAT IS WHY I'M HERE. SO I CAN TALK WITH PEOPLE I DISAGREE WITH AND BUILD COMMUNITY WITH AND SHOW UP. SO MY REASONS ARE THE CHILDREN, BUT ALSO OUR COMMUNITY OVERALL. >> I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING IN BREMER TON WHEN I WAS IN THE NAVY. THAT IS WHEN I FIRST MET THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WHEN I FIRST NAMED GRADUATE SCHOOL IT WAS NO-BRAINER TO COME BACK TO THIS AREA. IT HAS BEEN AMAZING TO OUR FAMILY SINCE 2016. THAT IS NOT EVERYONE'S EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY PRIVILEGED. WE WERE ABLE TO BUY A HOUSE IN 2016 WHEN THINGS WERE STILL EXPENSIVE BUT MORE AFFORDABLE THAN THEY ARE NOW. WE CAN'T BE PEOPLE WHO WALK AROUND WITH BLINDERS ON. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT NEED A CHAMPION, NEED A VOICE, NEED SOMEONE OUT THERE WORKING HARD FOR THEM. I CARABLE SOLVING HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR THIS REGION. I THINK THAT WILL MAKE SEATTLE A LOT BETTER FOR EVERYONE LONG TERM AND I CARE ABOUT THOSE CAUSES. >> AS AN IMMIGRANT I CHOSE THIS CITY BECAUSE I LOVE IT. SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE IS WHAT KOREANS TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME. WHEN I CAME I ACTUALLY SAW THE NATURE AND THE PEOPLE AND THE VIBRANT COMMUNITY AND THE CITY. I ACTUALLY BELIEVED THAT WE HAVE POSSIBILITIES IN DISTRICT 5 AND COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON, I'M TIRED OF WAITING. I'M TIRED OF REPRESENTATION. I'M TIRED OF WAITING FOR CHANGES. THIS IS MY WHY. AS I SHARE COMMUNITY RAISED ME. AS A DAUGHTER OF AN IMMIGRANT AND RAISED BY A SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD, I LEFT MY 80-YEAR-OLD MOTHER TO MOVE TO SEATTLE. I AM COMMITTED TO THIS CITY. I WANT TO MAKE THIS CITY BETTER. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. I'M GLAD WE CAN KEEP IT SIM. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. I WAS RAISED AS DISH WAS NOT RAISED WITH LUXURY BELIEFS. I WAS RAISED I HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO SOMETHING GREATER THAN ME. EVERY CAREER CHOICE I HAVE MADE IN MY PERSONAL LIFE, MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE HAS BEEN MADE TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY AND THIS WORLD BETTER. THAT MAY SOUND A BIT GRANDIOSE BUT THAT IS HOW I WAS RAISED. WHEN YOU COME FROM AN INDIAN COUNTRY AND TRIBAL COMMUNITY THAT IS HOW YOU SEE THE WORLD. IT IS BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT IS MORE THAN A SOCIAL CONTRACT. YOU OWE IT TO YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR CITY, YOUR COUNTRY AND ALSO I BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY. I BELIEVE IN OUR COUNTRY. I BELIEVE IN OUR TRIBAL COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE IN THE CITY AND I BELIEVE THAT NOT EVERYTHING IS PERFECT BUT THAT IS -- WE DON'T GIVE UP TRYING FOR THAT REASON. THAT IS WHY I WANT TO COME BACK TO SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE. MADAM CHAIR, I WILL YIELD BACK THE REST OF MY TIME TO MY COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MUST ADMIT THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE ROLL CALL ORDER AND SKIPPED COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. GO AHEAD PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I HAVE THREE QUICK YES YE AND NO QUESTIONS AND THEN TWO SHORT ANSWER. SO LET'S GET TO IT. ONE THING I WILL ASK IS IF YOU CAN PLEASE HOLD YOUR PADDLE UP FOR A FEW SECONDS SO I CAN JOT DOWN WHAT YOU GUYS ARE RESPONDING TO. ALRIGHT. FIRST QUESTION RELATED TO COMP PLAN. A STRONG CASE HAS BEEN MADE BY THE PUBLIC THAT THE TREE ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN IS RESULTING IN THE UNNECESSARY DEFER TOESTATION OF OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS DURING DEVELOPMENT. WOULD YOU -- SOMETHING D-5 CARES ABOUT. WOULD YOU VOTE FOR LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS THE TREE PROTECTION AREA TO BE MODIFIED TO PRESERVE EXISTING TREES ON RESIDENTIAL LOTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT? GREAT. THANK YOU. SECOND YES OR NO. A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED FOR D-5. ONE IN PARTICULAR IS CONTENTIOUS. WOULD YOU SUPPORT MAKING CHANGES TO THIS PROPOSAL SUCH AS CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES, TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN RESPONSE TO THE 1600 PLUS D-5 NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL? SORRY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. LAST YES OR NO. DO YOU SUPPORT A PILOT STREET CLOSURE PROJECT BETWEEN 95TH AND 107TH ON AURORA AS A NON-LAW FORCEMENT STRATEGY TO ADDRESSING THE SEX TRADE AND GUN VIOLENCE IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS? OKAY. AND THEN NOW SHORT ANSWER. COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND RELATED GUN VIOLENCE HAS BEEN RAMPANT ALONG THE CORRIDOR. SOME OF YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE AURORA AVENUE CORRIDOR. LAST YOUR COUNCIL PASSED -- THAT IS THE YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE BEING EXPLOITED ON AURORA. HOW WOULD YOU HAVE VOTED ON THIS LEGISLATION AND WHY? YOU EACH HAVE ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO ANSWER. >> I WOULD HAVE VOTED YES. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A PROACTIVE APPROACH. WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE SEX WORKERS IN EVERY WAY WE CAN TO TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND. >> THANK YOU. KATY. >> I THINK I WOULD HAVE VOTED YES IF THERE WERE A COUPLE MORE PIECES ADDED IN THERE. ONE IS ASSURING THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SEX TRADE AND MAKING SURE WE ARE PROVIDING THOSE AVENUES FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. AND I THINK ANOTHER IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE RULES WE ARE PUTTING IN PLACE ARE PUNITIVE FOR THE SAKE OF BEING PUNITIVE BUT AGAIN HELPING HEAL OUR COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESS THOSE CYSTIC ISSUES. >> I WOULD EMIC ISSUES. >> I WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE SOME CHANGES DONE AS WELL. THERE ARE MEN WHO ARE IN THIS PRACTICE AND MAKING SURE WE HAD MEETING THEIR NEEDS. THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT KNOW THE BEST WAYS TO PROVIDE WHAT THEY NEED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY BUT MAKING SURE THE ANSWERS WE ARE GIVING TO THEM ARE ACTUALLY RESULTING IN THE OUTCOMES THEY WANT BECAUSE I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF GIVING PEOPLE SOLUTIONS THAT WILL MAKE US FEEL SAFER AND AREN'T ALWAYS MAKING US SAFER. IT IS MAKING A LOT OF PEOPLE FIGHT WITH EACH OTHER. I THINK WITH IMPROVEMENT I'M EXCITED TO SEE DATA. >> ROB. >> I DON'T KNOW ALL THE SPECIFICS BUT BASED ON YOUR DESCRIPTION I WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED IT. THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO LOOK AT THE OUTCOMES, LOOK AT THE DATA AND SEE IF IT IS ACCOMPLISHING WHAT WE WANT IT TO. THE VICTIMS ARE NOT THE ONES WE ARE OUT TO PUNISH. >> JULIE. >> YES. I RECOGNIZE NEED FOR SUPPORTING THE VULNERABLE USING HOLISTIC APPROACH COMMUNITY CENTER MODEL AND I KNOW HE IS DEALING WITH SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. I KNOW THAT I WALK AND DRIVE AND SEE THE WOMEN. SO I NEED TO THINK ABOUT SAFETY FOR THE SEX WORKERS AS WELL AS FOR THE COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. ACTUALLY FOR THE EIGHT YEARS I WAS ON COUNCIL AND I BELIEVE I HAVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM ELIZABETH IN PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE NOT ONLY THE SEX WORKERS BUT GETTING THEM OUT OF IT WHEN THEY ARE READY TO LEAVE. I BELIEVE I SAID THIS LAST NIGHT BUT I WAS WRONG. THERE IS ONLY SEVEN BEDS AVAILABLE. IF INDEED SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET OUT OF THE SEX BUSINESS AND SO WE WOULD GO BACK TO IT IS SUCH AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE AND IT IS SO MUCH MORE COMPLEX AND SOPHISTICATED OF HOW WE HANDLE AURORA AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN BECAUSE WE SEE THAT THE SEX TRADE AND HOW IT HAS GOTTEN IT IS HAS GOTTEN MORE VIOLENT AND MORE DARK. >> I DIDN'T CATCH YES OR NO. >> YES. >> THEN LAST QUESTION, SORRY I KNOW I'M RUSHING BUT I'M TRYING TO GET THROUGH ALL MY QUESTIONS. JUST ONE LAST QUESTION. D-5 IS HOME TO A MULTITUDE OF SMALL BUSINESSES. MANY OF THEM ARE OWNED BY IMMIGRANT INDIVIDUALS. MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE PLAGUED BY STREET CRIME. HOW WILL YOU ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS? WE WILL START WITH YOU FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. >> SO THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WE SEE ON LAKE CITY AND AURORA THAT ARE OWNED BY IMMIGRANTS AND OTHER FOLKS AS WELL WE SAW TITIS PEAK IN 2020 AND WHEN WE WERE DOWN SEVEN OFFICERS. NOW WE CAN FINALLY HAVE BETTER CALL TIMES TO AURORA, LAKE CITY AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. WE TRIED TO DO THIS AND I DON'T WANT EVERYONE TO LOSE THEIR MINDS. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BUILDING A $500 MILLION POLICE STATION BUT WE NEED A SECOND SITE NOT JUST ON THE NORTH END OF ON THE OTHER SIZE OF MERIDIAN AND D-5. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MILITARY CARS. I'M TALKING ABOUT PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND REPORT CRIMES. PEOPLE WERE COMING IN AND TAKE THINGS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. >> THANK YOU. JULIE. >> YES, SO I MENTIONED I HAVE WALKED AND VISITED ABOUT 50 DIFFERENT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ON LAKE CITY AND AURORA DURING THIS TIME. I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED VISIBLE CONSISTENT PRESENCE. OFFICERS WHO ARE TRUSTED, TRAINED AND SUPPORTED BUT WE ALSO MENTION THAT SOMETIMES IT IS NOT AN ISSUE OF A 911 CALLS. WE NEED FAST RESPONSE TIME BUT THERE MAY BE SOME NON-EMERGENCY. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND US OF THE CARE DETECTIVE TEAMS AT THAT ARE RESPONDING TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND ALSO WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE WHO HAS CHAIRED THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND HAS STRENGTHENED THE CITY'S CHRONIC THINK SAUNS LAW. SO WE NEED SOMEBODY. WE NEED A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO WILL BE PART OF THE BOARD EFFORT TO ADDRESS PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC SAFETY. NOT ONLY FOR -- >> THANK YOU, JULIE. SORRY. ROB. >> SMALL BUSINESSES ARE SUCH A LIFE BLOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THEY MAKE THE COMMUNITIES MORE WALKABLE. THEY ACT AS A GATHERING PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT REALISTIC TO EXPECT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO EMPLOY THEIR OWN SECURITY GUARDS TO KEEP GOODS ON THE SHELVES AND TO KEEP THEM IN BUSINESS. THERE NEEDS TO BE CONSEQUENCES FOR CRIMES LIKE THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES CAN THRIVE AND WE CAN HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SMALL BUSINESSES CAN GROW, THEY CAN BUILD THE COMMUNITIES WE WANT TO SEE IN THE FUTURE AND ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT AND DENSITY IN THE CITY WE WILL SEE IN THE FUTURE. >> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A BIA SUPPORT MANY OF OUR PLACES. WHILE THEY CAN'T GET ONE IT WOULD WOULD BE GREATER FOR THE CITY TO SUPPORT WITH AMBASSADORS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TILL WE CAN GET THE FUND OR SOMETHING SET UP. OUR BUSINESSES NEED SUPPORT RIGHT NOW. THAT GOES BACK TO MY EARLIER STATEMENT ABOUT NOT JUST SAYING WE WILL HAVE RESOURCES THAT DON'T ACTUALLY PAN OUT. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH POLICE TO HELP THESE BUSINESSES BUT WE CAN EXPAND THE CARE TEAM. WE CAN INVEST IN MORE SHELTERS. WE COULD DO BETTER DRUG TREATMENT LIKE FOR EXAMPLE WHAT YOU PROPOSE IN YOUR SALES TAX. I THINK THESE ARE THE THINGS WE NEED BE THINKING ABOUT THAT CAN MAKE PEOPLE SAFER NOW. >> THANK YOU. SO I AM SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND WE ARE ONE BREAK AWAY FROM REALLY HAVING SOME FINANCIAL ISSUES. THIS ISSUE IS VERY REAL TO ME. I THINK BIAS ARE A GREAT IDEA. I THINK ANY SUPPORT WE CAN GET FROM THE CITY AND PILOTING THOSE AND UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN TRY AND ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WITHIN OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITIES. ALTERNATIVES LIKE SAFE AND CLEAN TEAMS COULD ALSO BE AN ANSWER THERE. WE HAVE SOME GREAT GRANT PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP BUSINESSES DEALING WITH GRAFFITI AND OTHER THINGS. THIS GOES DOWN ENFORCEMENT. >> IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY SOMETHING NEW. I WOULD SUPPORT BIA IN THE AREA. THAT IS A FOOD STEP. I TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST NIGHT. I REALLY BELIEVE STRONGLY IN THE COMMUNITY BASED POLICING AND REALLY GETTING OUT ON THE STREET. HAVE OFFICERS BE IN CONTACT WITH BUSINESS OWNERS TO GET TO KNOW THEM, TO GET TO KNOW THEIR ISSUES AND LISTEN. THAT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. >> THANK YOU ALL. AGAIN APOLOGIES FOR THE QUICK BUT YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU. I WILL TAKE BACK SOME OF COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON'S YIELDED TIME, GIVE CANDIDATES ONE MINUTE 40 SECONDS TO ANSWER ONE OR ALL OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED TO YOU OR YOU CAN FINISH ANSWERING A QUESTION YOU DIDN'T GET TO BEFORE. I WILL GIVE YOU 30 SECONDS. I WILL GIVE YOU TEN SECONDS AND THEN I WILL RING THE BELL. JIM, I WILL START WITH YOU. SO WITH THAT, A MINUTE AND 40 SECONDS ALL YOU. >> THANK YOU. SO THE FIRST ABOUT WHY, I THINK WE HAVE ANSWERED THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT QUITE A BIT. SECOND ISSUE IS PRESSING ISSUES IN THE DISTRICT. THESE ARE KIND OF NO-BRAINERS, PUBLIC SAFETY OR AVENUE, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. I SEE THAT EVERYDAY WHEN I WALK THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, SIDEWALKS. CROSS DISTRICT BUS SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN TALKED ABOUT. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. ESPECIALLY WITH A 133 STATION OPENING UP. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH GATE. AND HOW TO ACCOMMODATE DENSITY WITHIN THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS. THIRD QUESTION, GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES. I BELIEVE THAT DISTRICT 5 HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY BE A WORLD CLASS DIVERSE URBAN VILLAGE. NORTH GATE CAN SERVE AS A HUB FOR THAT. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY CHALLENGES ALONG AURORA BUT I ALSO SEE GREAT OPPORTUNITY ALONG AURORA. I'VE BEEN ENGAGED IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, REVITALIZATION EFFORTS SO I THINK THERE IS GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. ANOTHER QUESTION WAS RELATED TO 133 STATION. I MIGHT HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT ANSWER IF WE HAD THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT WHETHER TO REBUILD IT OR NOT. THERE IS SOME REAL CHALLENGE THERE BECAUSE THERE IS A PARK, THERE IS A GOLF COURSE, THERE IS THE CREEK. THERE IS ALREADY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT. WE WILL HAVE TO BE A BIT SURGICAL AND MAKE ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS, CROSS TOWN BUS SERVICE. WE REALLY HAVE TO WORK ON WHERE WE CAN HAVE DEVELOPMENT TO REALLY BUILD THE BASE FOR TRANSIT. SIDEWALKS TO GET PEOPLE THERE. >> THANK YOU. YOU CAN THROW OUT MY QUESTIONS OR YOU CAN ANSWER EACH ONE OF THEM. ALL YOU. >> SO MOST PRESSING ISSUES, PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS. TALKED ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE ISSUES BEING ENFORCEMENT. SO THAT OFFICERS CAN SPEND TIME DEALING WITH VIOLENT CRIMES AND INVESTIGATIONS. THE OTHER BEING HOMELESSNESS. A LOT OF THIS IS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE NEAR TERM FIXES? TINY VILLAGES, GETTING MORE EMERGENCY SHELTER BUT REALLY DEALING WITH THE UPSTREAM SYSTEMIC ISSUES. HOMELESSNESS IS A HOUSING ISSUE. WE NEED MORE HOUSING. MORE TYPES OF HOUSING IN EVERY COMMUNITY IN THE CITY. THAT IS HOW WE SOLVE HOMELESS VNS. OUR GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES IN D-5 ARE US. IT IS THE PEOPLE OF D-5 ENGAGING IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE. THE CITY SHOULD BE SUPPORTING HOW WE CAN HELP COMMUNITIES ORGANIZE AND GET THEM INVOLVED IN CITY PROCESSES. OUR GREAT ZEST THE FEAR OF EACH OTHER. LOSING OUR SENSE OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR. I WILL SKIP TO THE FOURTH QUESTION. THIS SORT OF EXEMPLIFIES A LOT OF MY THEORY AROUND HOW WE ACT AND HOW WE CREATE CITIES. IT IS ABOUT MY FAVORITE PLACES AND THINGS IN D-5. I LOVE THOSE MOMENTS OF JOY AND THOSE LITTLE ACTS OF LOVE FROM PEOPLE THAT THEY GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THERE IS THE GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS GROWING FOOD. THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES, THE LITTLE FREE PANTRIES T PURPLE COFFEE CUP TRADING STAND, THE LAKE CITY MURAL PROJECT. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT REMIND US AND SHOW US THAT PEOPLE THAT EVERYDAY CITIZENS CAN STILL SHAPE THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT THEY REMIND US IT IS NOT JUST DEVELOPERS AND GOVERNMENTS, IT IS ALL OF US. THESE ARE THE ACTS OF LOVE THAT COMMUNICATE OUT. IT SHOWS US WHEN WE EMPOWER COMMUNITY WE CAN DO AMAZING THINGS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ONE OF THE REASONS YOU ASKED IS WHY WE RAN FOR THIS POSITION AND I WANT TO SAY I KNOCKED THOUSANDS OF DLO DOORS AND MANY PEOPLE SAID THE LAST PEOPLE THAT KNOCKED ON THEIR DOOR WAS GOVERNOR FERGUSON. ONE PERSON TOLD ME WAS THE LAST PERSON WAS SENATOR PATTY MURRAY. I WENT OUT AND TALKED TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON I COULD TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT WANTED. I KNOW THEY WANTED MORE HOUSING BECAUSE OF OUR CLIMATE EMERGENCY OR BECAUSE THEIR KIDS COULDN'T AFFORD A HOME. ALSO THEY JUST CONTINUE WANT TO SEE PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS ANYMORE. THOSE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS I HOPE PEOPLE WILL THINK ABOUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND I THINK THE OTHER THING FOR ME IS SIGNIFICANT IS THE SIDEWALKS. YOU HAVE MENTIONED WE DON'T HAVE THEM. THERE ARE NO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. THERE IS NOT A GREAT WAY THE GET AROUND. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SIDEWALKS ARE PART OF THAT. WE ALSO NEED MORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. WE SEE A LOT OF DRUGS AND ISSUES IN OUR AREA. I'VE HAD TOEKS PHONE LINE MY KIDS WHY IS SOMEBODY SHOOTING INTO THEIR GROIN FRANKLY. WHAT IS HAPPENING WHEN THEY WERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING I JUDGE BUT IT IS SOMETHING I KNOW NEEDS TREATMENT AND CARE AND THAT WE NEED TO MAKE OUR CITY A PLACE THAT HAS PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO. I'D LOVE TO BRING THE SOESHING CLINIC BACK. I'M ALSO DISTURBED 50% OF THE FOOD BANKS HAS SENIORS GOING TO THEM. IN TERMS OF PINE HURST STATION WE NEED TO UP ZONE THAT AREA. WE NEED ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MEASURES. SO MANY PEOPLE MOVE TO D-5 AS ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING AFFORDABLE AREAS. NOW WE ARE LOOKING TO MOVE THEM AWAY. WE NEED TO BUILD PLACES FOR THEM. >> ROB. >> I WILL START WITH MY FAVORITE PLACES IN D-5 BECAUSE I LOVE D-5. I WANT TO CELEBRATE IT AS MUCH AS I CAN. MAPLE LEAF PARK IS SO BEAUTIFUL. IT IS AMAZING. I THINK THE ROOSEVELT RESERVOIR IS WORTH EXPARTICULAR RATION FOR THAT TO STRENGTH THAN COMMUNITY. THE NORTHEAST SEATTLE LIBRARY WHAT AN AMAZING IDEA. WHAT AN AMAZING PLACE. OLYMPIC VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE STAFF, THE TEACHERS, THE STUDENTS, IT IS A GLORIOUS PLACE. BUT MY WINNER FOR FAVORITE PLACE, THE PARK IN DISTRICT 5. THE SALMON WERE RUNNING SO WELL IT CONNECTS YOU WITH THE HISTORY OF THE REGION. IT REALLY MAKES YOU APPRECIATE SEATTLE THAT MUCH MORE. THE VISION FOR PINE HURST. I THINK THAT IS A TRICKY ONE. NO ONE WILL KNOW BETTER THAN THE RESIDENTS. THAT WON'T BE A HEARING, THAT WILL BE KNOCKING ON DOORS AND CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE. IT IS YOU CAN'T GET GREEN SPACE BACK. TALK ABOUT A ONE WAY DOOR. I KNOW THERE IS BOLD IDEAS BUT YOU DON'T GET RID OF GREEN CITIES AND MIRACLE OVERNIGHT. I LOVE THE IDEA OF LIGHTING I-5. THERE IS OTHER AREAS OF THE REGION THAT HAVE DONE IT. YOU CAN BUILD AN AMAZING PARK ON TOP OF I-5 BECAUSE THE ELEVATION SHOULD WORK OUT PERFECTLY FOR IT. NEXT THING, GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS TO THIS AREA, DEVELOPMENT. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY AND A THREAT. IF WE TAKE OUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL AND DON'T PAY ATTENTION WE DON'T HAVE GROCERY STORES, CHILD CARE. WE DON'T HAVE RESTAURANTS. WE WON'T HAVE THE THINGS THAT CONNECT COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. >> THANKS, ROB. AND THE PARK USED TO BE THE BORDER IN DISTRICT 6. OVER TO YOU JULIE. >> WELL, I AM AN OPTIMIST. I ALWAYS SEE THINGS AS GLASS HALF FULL. WHEN YOU ASK WHAT ARE THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES? I WAS EXCITED TO SHARE ABOUT OUR PEOPLE, OUR DIVERSITY T RESILIENCE, THE DEEP ROOTED SENSE OF NEIGHBORHOOD. DISTRICT 5 IS HOME TO MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILIES, NEW IMMIGRANTS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ALL WORKING HARD TO BUILD SOMETHING BETTER. HAVE YOU VISITED THE RESTORATIVE INITIATIVE? WONDERFUL PLACE WHERE SHE CREATED A SPACE FOR WOMEN TO BE ABLE TO USE THEIR STRENGTH AND SKILL SETS TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL ART WORK AND THEY ARE SELLING IT. SO YOU KNOW AGAIN THESE GEMS ARE ALL PART OF D-5 THAT I LOVE AND I WANTED TO CONTINUE TO THROUGHOUT. YOU ALSO ASKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES. SO THE GREATEST CHALLENGE IS BEING LEFT BEHIND. WE HAVE SEEN FOR YEARS THE YEARS OF UNDER INVESTMENT IN NORTH SEATTLE, FROM SIDEWALK GASP, TO LIMITED TRANSIT ACCESS. AS I SAID I CAN'T GET TO THE LIGHT RAIL STATION UNLESS I'M WORKING OR WALKING REALLY HARD. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I WILL TRY TO TACKLE QUESTION NUMBER FOUR WHICH IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ONE. I THINK I'VE GOTTEN MORE ARTICULATE ABOUT IT. THE 2025 SEATTLE COMP PLAN, THE HALF MILE RADIUS AROUND A CHILD'S HOME SHOULD BE OUR NORTH STAR. THE COMP LINE MUST BE FORWARD LOOKING AND INTEGRATE ECONOMIC MOBILITY ACROSS THE CITY. IF YOU TERM POLICY INTO LAW FOR ECONOMIC SUCCESS FORCE POWER, FOR AGENCY, AND DIGNITY AND BELONGING, I BELIEVE AND I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FALL IN IT'S PLACE. THAT BEING SAID 130TH AND PINE HURST STATION WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE AND WE HAVE SEEN IT COME TO FEW SIX TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING AN DEVELOPMENT, DENSITY. ALSO WALK ABILITY, THE TEN MINUTE WALK SHED, THE 15 MINUTE WALK SHED. ALSO THE BUS TO GET PEOPLE TO NORTH GATE AND TO GET THEM TO 130TH. I KNOW IN THE COMP PLAN THAT WE HAVE TEN NEIGHBORHOODS IN D-5 AND THEY WILL BE ADDED TO THE 25 EXISTING URBAN CENTERS. THAT IS THE WALKING STUFF I LIKE TO GET INTO. BUT WHEN WE WERE PLANNING PINE HURST WHEN WE ACTUALLY PLANNED NORTH GATE AS WELL, WE ARE STARTING TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN THERE AND IT IS EXCITING. DOES THAT MEAN MY TIME IS UP? . >> I HAD 20 MORE SECONDS. >> I WILL STOP TALKING. >> GO AHEAD . >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THAT BELL SOUNDS LIKE WHEN YOU WALK INTO A 7-ELEVEN. I WAS LIKE SLURPIE TIME. OKAY. SO I AM -- I WILL GO DOWN LINE REALLY QUICK AND SAY WHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT ALL OF YOU. I HAD A CHANCE TO WATCH AND ATTEND THE FORUM AT NORTH SEATTLE AND THAT WAS GREAT. HI TO LEAVE A LITTLE EARLY. I HEARD IT WENT TILL A LITTLE AFTER 8:00. IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO BE THERE AND HEAR YOU ALL ANSWER ON THE FLY AND THEN ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE AND ALL THAT. THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD. THEN HAD A CHANCE TO READ OVER EVERYONE'S APPLICATION AND ALSO THEIR RESUME. JAMES WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATED ABOUT YOURS IS YOUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE, YOUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND THEN LIST OF INCREDIBLE WRITINGS YOU HAVE DONE ALREADY WHICH WAS LIKE WILD TO SEE THE INDEX OF THAT. EVEN BEFORE WE HAD CHAT GPT AND AI YOU WERE RIGHT FROM THE BRAIN. THAT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. KATY YOU HAD THE MOST PRETTIEST RESUME BECAUSE YOU ARE OUR URBAN DESIGNER. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT FONT YOU USED FOR YOUR RESUME. YOUR DESIGN BACKGROUND, KID FRIENDLY CITY REALLY STOOD OUT A LOT. ALSO THE HOUSING FLAG THAT YOU WORE LAST NIGHT AND THEN HAVE TALKED ABOUT AS WELL. NILU ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH, YOUR CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGE. AND ALSO THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT HAS BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE REACHED OUT HAS STOOD OUT AS WELL. ROBERT, YOUR NAVY BACKGROUND, AND I WAS SURPRISED THAT SOMEONE FROM THE AIR FORCE RECOMMENDED SOMEONE FROM THE NAVY. THAT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. YOUR SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE AS WELL AND ALSO WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS BEING THE BEST PLACE THAT THAT YOU HAVE MOVED WITH YOUR FAMILY WHEN YOU CAME ACROSS THE WATER FROM GOOD OLD BREMERTON. THANK YOU FOR THAT. DR. JULIE KANG, THANK YOU. ANYTIME WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE THEY TALK ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOUR TEACHING, YOUR EDUCATION. THEY HAVE ALL SPOKEN VERY HIGHLY OF YOU. THAT MEANS A LOT WHEN YOU HAVE YOUTH COME AND THEY TALK ABOUT YOU AS A PERSON AND A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL AS WELL. AND THEN E DEBORAH JUAREZ. YOUR SHARPNESS, YOUR EXPERIENCE, YOUR HISTORICAL CON TENGS. I'M A HISTORICAL BUFF SO I LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT TEXT OF THE CITY, OF THE PEOPLE. IT IS ALWAYS GREAT. THEN THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOU HAVE HAD SO FAR AND THEN ALSO THE ONE THING THAT STICKS OUT IS THE TRIBAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. WE TALK ABOUT IN SEATTLE WE GIVE OUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT. ONE OF MY FAVORITE LINES YOU HAVE WE ALWAYS GIVE OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. YOU ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO HAVE ACTION BEHIND THAT AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE SO WE CAN MOVE FROM THAT PERFORMATIVE POLICIES TO STUFF THAT WORKS. MY QUESTION IS SUPER SIM. I HAVE GOT TON HEAR A LOT ABOUT YOUR VALUES, KNOW SOME OF YOUR PERSONALLY SO KNOW THOSE VALUES REALLY ALIGN. NO ONE IS UP HERE A BAD PERSON, YOU KNOW. PEOPLE CAN WRITE WHAT THEY WANT. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL IS WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WE ARE MISSING AS A COUNCIL THAT MAYBE YOU WILL BRING TO THE COUNCIL? WHAT WILL YOU BRING HERE AS A COLLEAGUE THAT YOU THINK POTENTIALLY WE ARE MISSING OR SOMETHING YOU WILL ADD TO US? WE WILL START WITH MY FRIEND JAMES. >> -- >> LET ME STOP YOU REAL QUICK. EVERYONE GETS ONE MINUTE. I APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT IS WHAT I'VE DONE IN A NUMBER OF CITIES TO INSTITUTE AN OUTCOME BASED PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM. WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON THE RESULTS OF WHAT WE ACHIEVE AS A CITY AND HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. FOR INSTANCE IN MY LAST JOB AS A CITY MANAGER WE ESTABLISHED 69 PERFORMANCE MEASURES. THE RESULTS OF WHAT WE WANTED TO ACHIEVE, EVERY YEAR I REPORTED TO A LARGE AUDIENCE, THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT WE WERE. COUNCIL HAD ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR EACH OF THOSE 69 MEASURED TO SEE WHERE WE WANTED TO BE, IT'S RESULTS. IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW MUCH STREET WE PAVED. IT ABOUT THE PAVE AND CONDITION. SO IT IS ALL ABOUT RESULTS AND ESTABLISH THAT SYSTEM TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING I COULD BRING TO THE COUNCIL. >> I THINK I COULD BRING TO THIS COUNCIL THE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD WORKING AT THE CITY PARTICULARLY IN THE REALMS OF LAND USE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AN URBAN DESIGN AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE PARALLEL TO THAT. SO TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. I UNDERSTAND THE CODE. I UNDERSTAND HOW A LITTLE LINE OF CODE CAN CHANGE THE URBAN DESIGN OUTCOMES THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN WAYS WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND THOSE NUANCES AND HOW IF WE WANT TO GET DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING WE HAVE TO TRY TO FIND WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE CERTAIN THINGS. WE WON'T JUST GET THE THINGS WE WANT. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE THOSE LITTLE LEVERS WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE ENDS OR TO MAKE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE WORKING AGAINST MARKET FORCES THAT WILL DON'T DELIVER THE SAME THING UNLESSLESS WE CHANGE THE FRAME WORK. SO I CAN BRING THAT EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE AND THAN RATION WITH DEPARTMENTS. I UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND GET THINGS DONE AND MAKE SURE WE ARE USING OUR LIMITED BUDGETS EFFECTIVELY TO DELIVER THOSE COORDINATED BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD BRING IS REPRESENTATION. THE FIRST TIME WAS TOLD TO GO BACK TO WHERE I CAME FROM WAS FROM A 3RD GRADE CLASSMATE. I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE TO KEEP IN MIND RIGHT NOW WITHOUT ANYBODY FROM THE ASIAN CONTINENT. IRAN IS FROM THE ASIAN CONTINENT. HAVING HAD PARENTS WHO HAVE POLITICAL ASYLUM. I ALSO HAVE WORKED IN RANKED CHOICE VOTING WHICH IS COMING TO THE CITY IN 2027. IT IS IMPORTANT WE GET IT AT A TIME WHEN WE HAVE A PRESIDENT CALLING IT RIG CHOICE VOTING. THE CITY REALLY WANTED THIS AND IT IS WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING 230 TWO YEARS AND GETTING THIS IMPLEMENTATION RIGHT IS CRITICAL. THERE IS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND CONNECTIONS AND INFORMATION I CAN BRING TO THAT PROCESS. I HAVE BEEN ON THE KING COUNTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS AN APPOINTEE WORKING ON THAT. FINALLY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LEDGE ITER LEGISLATOR. IT IS A TIME OUR STATE NEEDS TO COME TOGETHER WITH OUR FEDERAL RISKS THAT ARE COMING. I COULD BRING THAT AS WELL. >> THIS IS SUCH A FANTASTIC QUESTION. I DON'T TALK A LOT ABOUT MY TECH EXPERIENCE. ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE IN THE TECH WORLD IS THE WILLINGNESS TO PILOT SOMETHING, TO EXPERIMENT AT A SMALL SCALE AND TO SEE WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T. IN A CITY OF 700,000 PLUS PEOPLE IT IS HARD TO ROLL OUT THINGS THAT APPLY TO EVERYBODY FROM DAY ONE. HOW CAN WE LEARN AND BRING BEST PRACTICES HERE AND SEE WHAT WORKS BEST FOR US. I'VE TAKE AN LOT OF PRIDE IN MY CAREER OF IMPROVING THE CULTURE AND MAKING IT STRONGER. THE NAVY WHEN I GOT THERE, THAT SUBMARINE WAS IN THE SHIPYARD. IT HAD GONE THROUGH SO MUCH CHANGE. REALLY INVESTING THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW PEOPLE, TO SET THE RIGHT STANDARD ON HOW WE DO OUR JOB RIGHT, HOW WE TREAT OTHER PEOPLE AND THE SAME THING AT AMAZON. REALLY INVESTING IN THOSE AROUND ME. THE LAST ONE IS ON THE GROUND EXPERIENCE. I WALK ALL OVER THE PLACE. I USE OUR PARKS. I LEVERAGE ALL OF THOSE ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY. I FEEL LIKE THE DAY TO DAY EXPERIENCE IS SOMETHING I TREASURE AND SOMETHING I CAN REALLY BRING THAT VOICE TO THE COUNCIL. >> SO REPRESENTATION MATTERS. I SAID THAT A LOT. THAT IS BECAUSE WE WANT THE DIVERSITY. NOT ONLY AS A VOICE FOR API COMMUNITY, THAT 17.2% OF OUR CITY, BUT THE WHEN WE HAVE DIVERSITY, THEY BRING PERSPECTIVES. THEY BRING LIVED EXPERIENCES. THEY BRING CULTURES AND EVEN LANGUAGES. SO WHEN I SAY DIVERSITY, I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK OH, I'M JUST GOING TO BE REPRESENTING THE VOICES OF API. I AM THINKING ABOUT THE SOCIAL CLASS. WHAT I APPLY TO MY CHAIR I SAY TRIPLE STRIKES ARE AGAINST ME. I'M A DAUGHTER OF A SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD, IMMIGRANT. WE ARE THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL CLASS, ECONOMIC STATUS AND ALL OF THAT IS EXPERIENCES THAT I THINK WILL HELP US TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE. >> THANK YOU. I FORGOT THE QUESTION. WHAT WERE YOU SAYING? >> NO WORRIES. I WILL REPEAT AGAIN. WHAT WILL YOU BRING? IT COULD BE PERSONALITY, COOKIES, WHATEVER. >> I APOLOGIZE. I DID HEAR IT BUT THIN WAS LISTENING TO WHAT THEY WERE SAYING. THERE IS THE BASIC STUFF. THERE IS THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE PERSPECTIVE. THERE IS THE LIVED EXPERIENCE. THERE IS PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CAREER CHOICES I'VE MADE. YOU ALL HAVE MY COVER LETTER. YOU HAVE MY RESUME. I TALK ABOUT WAS COME AND LEADERSHIP. I TALK ABOUT HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH T LEDGE IT D -- SOMEONE SAID WHY ARE YOU GOING BACK, YOU HATED THAT JOB. I SAID YOU DON'T NEED A HELMET FOR THAT JOB, YOU NEED A HEART. THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT YOU NEED. YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP EVERYDAY WITH A HEART. ALSO I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS, MILLENNIAL DAUGHTERS WHO KEEP ME MANY N LINE. I HAVE TWO NEW GRANDBABIES I WANT TO SEE HAPPEN AND GROW UP HEALTHY. I'M GOING TO SAY ONE QUICK THING AS AN OLD PERSON. I'M A CHILD FROM THE 1968 WAR ON POVERTY. THOSE POLICIES WORKED. I THINK GOVERNMENT CAN DO GOOD THINGS. >> THANK YOU. THAT IS MY TIME. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU! COUNCIL MEMBER KETAL. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR JOINING US TODAY. EVERYONE AT THE TABLE. YOU KNOW WE ARE ON AN IMPORTANT PROCESS THAT WE HAVE EMBARKED ON. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR D-5 AND THE CHALLENGES ARE FAR FROM THE FLAGPOLE GO FAR BEYOND SIDEWALKS. THERE IS MANY. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY. WE ARE A WEST COAST BLUE CITY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE PROGRESSIVE CITY ON MANY LEVELS TO INCLUDE GOOD GOVERN NANCE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR STATE AND COUNTRY. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO BE BLUNT BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN USED BY MANY TO AID IN THE ELECTION OF OUR PRESIDENT. SO WE HAVE TO BE DOING THINGS BETTER AND SHOWING THAT IT CAN BE DONE IN AN EFFECTIVE, PROGRESSIVE WAY. FOR D-5 IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A STRONG VOICE. I WAS CONCERNED WHEN I SAW ABOUT ONLY SEVEN PEOPLE PUT THEIR NAMES IN. THEN TO HAVE THE SIX, FIVE OF WHICH I NAMED IN MY INITIAL COMMENT, SO WE HAVE A STRONG SLATE. IN FACT I WOULD SAY WE HAVE THE STRONGEST SLATE HERE ACROSS ALL FOUR OF THE CURRENT CITY COUNCIL RACES TO INCLUDE DISTRICT TWO, THE TWO CITY WIDE RACES AND THE LAST ONE I AM SORRY IS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. GIVEN THAT HALF OF THEM SEEM TO BE RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL INSTEAD OF CITY ATTORNEY YOU CAN GET CONFUSED ON THAT POINT. SPEAKING OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, THIS COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE HAS WORKED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS TO TAKE LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES WE FACE AND SO MY QUESTION TO YOU ABOUT A MINUTE EACH, CAN YOU STATE YOUR POSITION AND HOW TO CONTINUE OUR ETCH FORTS TO CREATE A SAFER ONE SEATTLE. I WILL START WITH DEBORA AT THIS TIME SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SIMILAR PROBLEM WHERE SHE DOESN'T GET ANYTIME. >> I HAD A FEELING YOU WOULD DO THAT. I REMEMBER THE QUESTION. I'M NOT THAT OLD. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. AS YOU KNOW I SAT ON COUNCIL FOR EIGHT YEARS AND TWO TERMS. I WAS ALSO ON COUNCIL AND I WAS ONE OF THE TWO THAT VOTED NO TO DEFUND THE POLICE. SHE COULD NOT AFFORD A GARMENT FROM THAT STORE BECAUSE IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. WHAT ARE WE TELLING OUR CHILDREN? I WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT AND MAKE SURE THAT I AM A PARTNER IN THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE OUR CITY KEEPS ITS PROMISES TO THE NORTH, STARTING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, BECAUSE OUR FAMILIES SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN SAFETY AND JUSTICE. -- AND DISTRICT 5 DESERVES NOTHING LESS. >> BUT I THINK WE ARE STILL FACING A HIRING CHALLENGE. WE HAVE HAD TO FILL OVERTIME SPACES FROM A LOT OF YEARS OF NOT HIRING ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS IN THIS CITY. A KEY MEASUREMENT FOR US AS WE LOOK AT THE PROGRESS OF HIRING AND HOW OUR TIMES ARE FROM AROUND THE CITY, PRIORITY NUMBER ONE IS RESPONSE TIME. THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN TROUBLE. WE NEED POLICE QUICKLY. THE TECHNOLOGY PART OF THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE INVESTMENT, AS WELL. CCTV, REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER. THAT CAN HELP IN OTHER WAYS. ONE OF MY PRIORITIES IS MAKING THE CITY UNCABLE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I HAD A SPRING SHOOTING IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE WHERE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE KILLED. MY CHILDREN HAD TO WATCH THE KILLER IN FRONT OF MY HOME, AND I WANTED THE POLICE TO RESPOND IN THAT SCENARIO. I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE ELSE AT THAT TIME. I WAS THANKFUL FOR THAT RESPONSE. IT WAS A PRETTY DRAMATIC, TERRIBLE DAY, HOWEVER, I KEEP IN MIND THE CAPACITY ISSUES. THE STRUGGLE TO HIRE MORE POLICE OFFICERS. IN THAT CONTEXT, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE OUR FAMILY SAFE EVERY DAY, AND THAT IS LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES, EXPANDING ON CARE. HELPING LEAD AND CO-LEAD -- AND COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS. VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION PROGRAMS. HEALTHCARE. DRUG TREATMENT. ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT CAN MAKE OUR SOCIETY CHEAPER. ALSO LOOKING AT DESIGN. AS WE BUILD THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR AS WE LOOK TO AURORA, HOW CAN WE MAKE THESE PLACES DESIGN SAFER AS WE STRUGGLE TO HIRE POLICE. WE SHOULD LOOK FOR RESPONSES THAT MAKE US SAFE RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS BUT IT IS PRETTY DEPRESSING THAT I HAVE A SIMILAR STORY TO YOURS WHERE THERE WERE A COUPLE OF NIGHTS OF SHOOTINGS. IT WAS PRAYING THAT THE POLICE WOULD SHOW UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND HELP DEAL WITH IT. WE UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRAINTS WE HAD. WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN FREE UP SOME OF THOSE CONSTRAINTS BY PROVIDING THAT ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE. SIMILARLY, I THINK A LOT OF IT IS UPSTREAM. IT IS PREVENTION. WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK TO THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN BUT IT IS HOUSING AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE STABLE IN THEIR LIVES SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO AND DO THOSE THINGS STIPULATE THEY NEED TO SURVIVE IN THE CITY. AND SO A LOT OF THE THINGS I WOULD SUPPORT WOULD BE AROUND THE NEAR-TERM THINGS WE CAN DO AROUND ENFORCEMENT, AROUND PREVENTION BUT ALSO LOOKING AT THAT LONG-RANGE SOLUTION OF GETTING PEOPLE INTO HOMES BUT MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES IN THE FIRST PLACE. >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE LIST OF LEGISLATION. I SUPPORT YOUR INITIATIVES. I THINK THAT IS A WAY OF GETTING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR POLICE AND SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL. RECRUITMENT IS GOING TO BE CRITICAL. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE EVERY EFFORT WE CAN. I TOTALLY AGREE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. SUPPORT THROUGH OTHER MEANS, THE POLICE OFFICERS. I APPRECIATE -- TRAINING FOR POLICE OFFICERS ON HOW TO HANDLE A LITTLE HEALTH EMERGENCY AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE FIELD. THEY ARE NOT TRAINED TO DO THAT NECESSARILY BUT WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP MENTAL HEALTH SITUATIONS AND OTHERS I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. >> OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR WRITING. I'M SERIOUS. THIS IS A STRONG SLATE. I THINK IT SHOWS WELL OUR CITY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE IT IS FOR THE DISTRICT, YOU ARE DISTRICT 5. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR NAME FORWARD, AND AS I SAID, TO EACH OF YOU, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DO NOT GET SELECTED, PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE OF THE D5 COMMITTEE NEEDS PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO SEND FOR THE DISTRICT AND IMPORTANTLY, FOR OUR CITY AND WHAT IS AT STAKE RIGHT NOW AND OUR COUNTRY. I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME TO YOU. ALL 30 SECONDS. >> BEFORE I BEGIN, COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST THINK AND COMMEND YOU FOR CHOOSING SUCH A STELLAR SLATE OF CANDIDATES. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT CITY ISSUES AND THE VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES THAT YOU BRING TO THE CONVERSATION AND BRING TO THE OFFICE IF NOMINATED AND CHOSEN, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO CHOOSE GREAT CANDIDATES. OKAY. SO, HERE IS MY QUESTION. I HAVE A LITTLE PREAMBLE. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE WAS ONE OF THE THREE SEATTLE MEMBERS OF THE CAUCUS ON THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY GOVERNING THE BOARD. I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION AND WE WILL CONTINUE THAT. YOU WILL EACH HAVE ABOUT 90 SECONDS TO ANSWER. BUT THESE -- I WILL BEGIN WITH DEBORAH ON THAT END OF THE TABLE. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I WAS ON THE KING COUNTY -- ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR KING COUNTY AND HELPED CREATE THE REGIONAL AUTHORITY. IT DIDN'T QUITE COME OUT THE WAY I WANTED IT TO, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE VOTES TO CHANGE MAJOR THINGS. IT DID NOT REACH MY EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT I THOUGHT WE WOULD DO. TO BE FAIR, WHEN WE WERE CREATING IT, THEY WERE NEIGHBORING CITIES WITH PASSING ORDINANCES WHO DID NOT WANT TO BE INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THAT HOMELESSNESS AND UNHOUSED FOLKS WAS SEATTLE'S PROBLEM. WE WERE DEALING WITH SMALLER CITIES THAT WERE NOT HAPPY WITH SEATTLE AND SEATTLE IS SEEING EVERYONE -- HOMELESS, UNHOUSED. THIS IS EVERYBODY'S PROBLEM, SO, AS YOU KNOW, WE SHIFTED OVER TO THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE COUNTY FOLKS. THAT MODEL CHANGED AGAIN BECAUSE WE HAD MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WEREN'T SPENT WISELY AND I KNOW THAT THERE WERE ISSUES REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD BE FUNDED. I HOPE TO PROVIDE IF I'M SELECTED TO HAVE A STRONGER VOICE OF HOW I ORIGINALLY WANTED THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, WITHOUT GETTING TOO WONKY INTO DETAILS WITH MY MIND, I DON'T HAVE THESE IN MY NOTES BUT IT IS A GOOD QUESTION. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THE VOICE AND KEEP SAYING THIS, THAT HOMELESSNESS, UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS -- PEOPLE WITH ADDICTION AND THESE TYPES OF ISSUES -- THE BYPRODUCTS OF ADDICTION -- IT IS EVERYBODY'S PROBLEM. >> THANK YOU. >> THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY -- I THOUGHT I MIGHT GET THIS, SO I ACTUALLY WANTED TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE DO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE WRAPAROUND CONSIDERATION FOR RACIAL BIAS. DATA DRIVEN APPROACH. THE STRATEGY THAT MEETS THE COMMUNITY WE ARE THINKING ABOUT. WE ALSO HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE SURVIVOR SERVICES AND DIVERSION. SERVICES, TREATMENT, SAFE WORKING RATHER THAN ARREST MODEL. AND I THINK THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT. BECAUSE, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT POLICY. IT'S ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. THE DIGNITY OF THE PEOPLE. COMPASSION. THAT LEADS TO REAL CHANGE. SO, YES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE SHELTER BEDS. MORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENTS. BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT PERMIT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WHERE WE CAN HAVE ACCOUNTABILITIES AND CLEAR BOUNDARIES. WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PARKS, SCHOOLS -- THEY ARE SAFE FOR EVERYONE, AND ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE. AS LONG AS WE THINK ABOUT A PLAN THAT IS COMPREHENSIVE, DATA DRIVEN, RESULTS DRIVEN, CORE NEEDED WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY DOING THE WORK, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY. >> THANK YOU. >> I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AND SOUTH BEND INDIANA IS KNOWN FOR ITS CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS. IT'S ONE OF THE LEADING PLACES IN THE COUNTRY TO REALLY HELP STUDY HOMELESSNESS ISSUES. WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T. IN THE NORTHWEST, IT IS A REGIONAL ISSUE. I'M GLAD WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED AT THE CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS AND WORKING WITH MARY SPACE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, IT IS SO MUCH HARDER AND MORE EXPENSIVE TO HELP SOMEONE ON THE STREETS THAN IT IS TO HELP THEM BEFORE THEY LOSE THEIR HOME. I THINK THE DISCUSSION NEEDS TO CENTER ON THAT, AS WELL. AND ASSISTANCE, HELPING PEOPLE AVOID FINDING THEMSELVES IN HOMELESSNESS IN THE FIRST PLACE AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS PART OF THIS CONFERENCE OF STORY. THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY -- IT HAS NOT BEEN THERE FOR LONG. THIS IS NOT THAT MANY YEARS ABOUT. THERE'S PROBLEMS IN THE HEALTH THROUGH HOUSING PROGRAM AND BUYING UP HOTELS AND GIVING PEOPLE PLACES TO STAY. THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK AHEAD. THE NUMBERS ARE SCARY IN HOW MANY PEOPLE SLEEP OUTSIDE. IT IS BEING CLEAR ON WHAT THE END GOAL IS HERE. NOBODY SLEEPS OUTSIDE. THE DIGNITY OF PEOPLE REALLY MATTERS. THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS AND WE HAVE TO DO MORE FOR THEM. >> WHAT YOU ENVISION FOR [ INAUDIBLE - MUFFLED ] AND A TEACHER? IT COULD HAVE GONE BETTER. >> IT IS NOT THE COLLABORATION WE NEED AND DESERVE. THE REALITY IS WE ARE GOING TO GET A LOT MORE PEOPLE UNHOUSED. WE ARE THINKING ABOUT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MEASURES AND BECAUSE OF THIS BIG BAD HORRIBLE TERRIBLE BILL THAT PASSED AND THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE LOSING MEDICAID AND FUNDING -- WE ARE GOING TO GET A LOT MORE PEOPLE AND MORE PEOPLE SHOVING PEOPLE TOWARDS SEATTLE. WE CAN ASK FOR THE BURDEN TO BE ON NEIGHBORING CITIES BUT THE REALITY IS THEY ARE GOING TO BE HERE AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT SCALING UP OUR HOUSING OPTIONS. TINY HOUSES. ANYTHING WE CAN BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING. THAT IS THAT REALITY. PROGRESSIVE REVENUE AND ALL THAT. LOOKING AT PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS. ONCE SOMEONE FALLS INTO HOMELESSNESS, THE ISSUES COMPOUND. IT IS WHERE DRUGS TEND TO COME IN MORE AND THE REALITY IS THAT THIS IS A HOUSING CRISIS. THE NUMBER ONE DRIVER OF HOMELESSNESS IS A LACK OF HOUSING IN OUR HOUSING CRISIS SO MAKING SURE WE BUILD MORE HOUSING AND TO PREPARE FOR THE GREATER NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WILL FALL INTO HOMELESSNESS IF WE DON'T BUILD HOMES AND MAKE HOUSING MORE AVAILABLE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE. AND SO, THAT IS REALLY -- AND THINKING ABOUT THIS WE CAN'T KEEP HAVING PEOPLE LIVING ON STREETS. WE ARE GOING TO GET HOT DAYS AND SMOGGY DAYS. PEOPLE START DYING IN SEATTLE. ON THE EAST COAST, WE HAVE HOUSING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. IT IS A GREAT IDEA. HOMELESSNESS DOES NOT HAVE BATTERIES. -- BATTERIES -- BOUNDARIES. [ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ] >> I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, BUT IT IS HOUSING. THE FINGERINGS NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER LIKE HER PEOPLE AND WE HAVE TO REMIND -- WE HAVE TO STRESS THIS IS OUR COMMUNITIES INSTEAD OF SLEEPING ON OUR STREETS. >> IT WILL NOT BE SURPRISING THAT I -- HOUSING IS INDEED EVERYBODY'S PROBLEM BUT WE NEED A STRATEGY TO DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS. IT'S DRUG TREATMENT IT'S TRUE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE NOT TALKED ABOUT HIS I WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE REGIONAL COUNSEL GOVERNMENT IN THE PHOENIX AREA. AN AREA SIMILAR TO THE SIZE OF SEATTLE AND SIMILAR DYNAMICS AS WELL. WE HAD A REGIONAL HOMELESS FORCE AND I WOULD WANT TO BRING THAT EXPERIENCE AND THE EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD OTHER PLACES. BUT ALSO MY EXPERIENCES AS A MANAGER OF ORGANIZATIONS IN UNDERSTANDING HOW WORK GETS DONE AND HOW THINGS GET DONE. I THINK THAT ADVICE AND GUIDANCE COULD BE VERY VALUABLE . >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY. I'M NOT GOING TO THROW ANY SHORT QUESTIONS THAT YOU. TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. SO WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH THE TOUGH PART. THAT WAS THE SECOND OF THE REQUIRED COMPONENTS TO ACTUALLY BE NOMINATED TO FILL THE VACANCY. THE FIRST WAS THE FORUM. SO WE ARE AT THE END OF TODAY'S BUSINESS AND I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO TO SEE IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS GOING FORWARD. THIS IS THE LAST MINUTE AND 30 SECONDS. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS GOING FORWARD. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WELL, THEN WE'VE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET AGAIN ON MONDAY ON JULY 28th AT 9:30 A.M. WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO VOTE AND APPOINT A FINALIST AT THE JULY 28th MEETING. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT IS 3:47. WE ARE ADJOURNED, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EVERYBODY FOR COMING. THANK YOU.