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IT IS 2:04, I AM JOY\nHOLLINGSWORTH, YOUR BEAUTIFUL\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT, WILL THE\nCLERK CALL THE ROLL?\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?\nCOUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? COUNCIL\nMEMBER FOSTER?\nHERE: HERE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?\nHERE: HERE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN?\nHERE: HERE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK?\nPRESENT.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH: COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?\nHERE: HERE.\nSIX PRESENT: SIX PRESENT.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER SAKA AND: COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA AND\nKETTLE ARE EXCUSED. I WAS SAYING\nIF YOU WERE PAYING ATTENTION.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK HAS\nPROCLAMATION FOR RECOGNIZING\nSEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH\nFOR SIGNATURE AND PRESENTATION\nTODAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WILL SHARE\nCOMS AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS.\nTHANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, I WILL\nKEEP REMARKS BRIEF SO WE HAVE\nTIME TO READ THE PROCLAMATION\nINTO THE RECORD AND HEAR FROM\nOUR PARTNERS WHO ARE HERE TO\nRECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION TODAY.\nAS CHAIR OF THE HUMAN SERVICES\nLABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nCOMMITTEE I HAVE SPONSORED THIS\nRECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL\nASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH HERE IN\nSEATTLE WE STAND UNITED TO\nRECOGNIZE THE STRENGTH AND\nRESILIENCE OF SURVIVORS. WE\nACKNOWLEDGE THE DEEP AND LONG\nLASTING TRAUMA OF SEXUAL\nVIOLENCE AND CONDEMN IT IN ALL\nFORMS. IN PARTICULAR, AS\nSURVIVOR, MYSELF Y AM-- IT IS\nTRULY AN HONOR TO SPONSOR THIS\nPROCLAMATION. TODAY AND EVERY\nDAY WE MUST TAKE STEPS TO\nBELIEVE SURVIVORS AND HONOR THE\nADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONS\nWORKING TIRELESSLY TO CREATE A\nSAFER COMMUNITY FOR ALL OF US.\nTHIS PROCLAMATION IS A\nCOMMITMENT TO CHALLENGE THE\nSOCIETAL ATTITUDES AND MAKE\nMEANINGFUL ACTION AGAINST THE\nSTRUCTURES THAT ALLOWS RAPE\nCULTURE TO EXIST. WITH THAT, I\nWILL READ THE PROCLAMATION INTO\nTHE RECORD. WHEREAS SEXUAL SALT\nAWARENESS MONTH WAS FIRST\nOBSERVED BY THE UNITED STATES IN\nAPRIL, 2001 TO RAISE AWARENESS\nABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT, PREVENT\nSEXUAL VIOLENCE AND SUPPORT\nSURVIVORS, DENIM DAY WAS\nESTABLISHED IN APRIL, RECOGNIZE\nTHIS YEAR APRIL 29, 2026, TO\nPROTEST GLOBAL MITTS AROUND\nCONSENT AND VICTIM BLAMING AND\nREMAINS THE LONGEST RUNNING\nSEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND\nEDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY,\nAND WHEREAS RAPE IS AMONG THE\nMOST UNDER REPORTED CRIMES FOR\nMANY REASONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT\nLIMITED TO FEAR OF NOT BEING\nBELIEVED AND FURTHER TRAUMATIZED\nBY THE LEGAL SYSTEM, ADDITIONAL\nBARRIERS SUCH AS LANGUAGE,\nIMMIGRATION STATUS, GENDER BIAS,\nAND SYSTEMIC RACISM FURTHER\nOPPRESS AND SILENCE VICTIMS, AND\nWHEREAS SEXUAL VIOLENCE EXISTSEN\nOCONTINUUM OF BEHAVIOR INCLUDES\nRACIST, SEXIST, TRANSPHOBIC,\nABLEST AND HATE SPEECH, THIS\nRANGES FROM RAPE JOKES, AND\nNORMALIZED HARMFUL LANGUAGE TO\nHOSTILE VERBAL HARASSMENT, TO\nVIOLENT THREATS, AND CYBER\nSTOCKING AND ONLINE SPACES TO\nNONCONSENSUAL GENERATION AND\nDISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL IMAGES,\nAND WHEREAS MILLIONS HAVE BEEN\nSEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND ARE TOO\nOFTEN LEFT WITH LITTLE SUPPORT\nAND FEW SOLUTIONS, OVER 81% OF\nWOMEN AND 43% OF MEN ACROSS THE\nUNITED STATES HAVE REPORTED SOME\nFORM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND/OR\nASSAULT DURING THEIR LIFETIME.\nGIRLS AGES 16-19 ARE FOUR TIMES\nMORE LIKELY THAN THE GENERAL\nPOPULATION TO EXPERIENCE RAPE\nAND SEXUAL ASSAULT. WHEREAS WE\nKNOW THAT TRANSGENDER WOMEN,\nESPECIALLY TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR,\nARE DISPROPORTIONATELY MORE\nLIKELY TO SUFFER DISCRIMINATION,\nVIOLENCE AND ABUSE, AND AS CITY\nGOVERNMENT WE COMMIT TO THE\nELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF\nTHIS IDENTITY-BASED HATE, AND\nFIGHT TO CHANGE ALL NORMS THAT\nPERPETUATE DISCRIMINATION\nAGAINST GENDER QUEER\nINDIVIDUALS, AND WHEREAS WE\nUNDERSTAND THAT WARTIME SEXUAL\nVIOLENCE HAS BEEN USED\nTHROUGHOUT HISTORY AS\nDELIBERATELY BRUTAL TACTIC OFTEN\nUNPUNISHED AND WIDESPREAD DURING\nCONFLICT RECOGNIZED BY UNITED\nNATIONS AS A CRIME AGAINST\nHUMANITY AND A WAR CRIME, AND\nWHEREAS WE MUST PUBLICLY\nRECOGNIZE THE HUNDREDS OF\nREPORTS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE MADE\nBY IMMIGRANTS WHILE BEING HELD\nIN IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS\nDETENTION CENTERS, THESE REPORTS\nINDICATE A SYSTEMIC PATTERN OF\nABUSE PERPETRATED BY DETENTION\nOFFICERS, GUARDS, AND FACILITY\nSTAFF, AND WHEREAS WE KNOW THAT\n94% OF NATIVE AMERICAN OR\nINDIGENOUS WOMEN LIVING IN\nSEATTLE REPORTED THEY HAVE BEEN\nRAPED OR COERCED INTO SEX AT\nLEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIVES AND WE\nKNOW THERE IS A CRISIS OF\nMISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS\nWOMEN ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE\nAND WHEREAS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT\nHOMELESS AND HOUSING INSECURE\nWOMEN FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES\nTHAT AFFECT THEIR WELLBEING,\nHIGH RISK FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND\nPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE\nSEXUALLY ASSAULTED SEVEN TIMES\nMORE OFTEN THAN PEOPLE WITHOUT\nDISABILITIES, AND WHEREAS WE\nREJECT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN ALL\nFORMS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT\nTARGETS THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS\nWOMEN IN THE HOME, ON THE\nSTREETS, IN THE WORKPLACE,\nMEDIA, AND ONLINE, AND SUPPORT\nSURVIVORS IN THEIR RECOVERY.\nWHEREAS WE KNOW THAT WORKING\nTOGETHER TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY\nABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE,\nSUPPORTING SURVIVORS WHEN THEY\nCOME FORWARD, SPEAKING OUT\nAGAINST HARMFUL ATTITUDES AND\nACTIONS, AND ENGAGING IN BEST\nPRACTICE SEXUAL VIOLENCE\nPREVENTION WORK HELPS END SEXUAL\nVIOLENCE, AND WHEREAS EFFORTS TO\nCHANGE BELIEF SYSTEMS AND\nPRACTICES THAT PERPETUATE SEXUAL\nVIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY IN TARGETED\nVOLNERABLE POPULATIONS, REQUIRE\nPARTICIPATION OF THE ENTIRE\nCOMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS SEATTLE\nMUST WORK TO BECOME A PLACE\nWHERE SEXUAL ASSAULT IS TREATED\nAS PREVENTABLE PUBLIC HEALTH\nISSUE, WHERE SOCIAL PERCEPTIONS\nAROUND SEXUAL VIOLENCE ARE\nCHANGED, WHERE SURVIVORS CAN\nACCESS AN ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT\nARE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND\nRELEVANT TO THEIR NEEDS, AND\nWHERE SEXUAL VIOLENCE DECREASES\nIN FREQUENCY, AND WHEREAS THE\nCITY OF SEATTLE INVESTS IN\nCOMPREHENSIVE NET WORK OF\nTRAUMA-INFORMED SOCIAL SERVICES,\nAND SPECIALIZED RESPONSE TO\nSEXUAL ASSAULT THAT ADDRESSES\nTHE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS BY\nPROVIDING 24-HOUR RESPONSE\nSYSTEM, CRISIS INTERVENTION,\nINFORMATION AND REFERRALS, THE\nSEEK THEN SPEAK PROGRAM, AND\nGENERAL MEDICAL AND LEGAL\nADVOCACY, AND WHEREAS SEATTLE,\nTHE SEATTLE REGION, IS HOME TO A\nSTRONG SURVIVOR ADVOCACY\nNETWORK, INCLUDING BUT NOT\nLIMITED TO THE COALITION ENDING\nGENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, HARBOR\nVIEW CENTER FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT\nAND TRAUMATIC STRESS, KING\nCOUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE\nCENTER, AND THE WASHINGTON STATE\nCOALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC\nVIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT,\nWHO, IN FEBRUARY OF 2026,\nANNOUNCED THEY WILL NOW BE\nSERVING AS WASHINGTON STATE'S\nFEDERALLY RECOGNIZED SEXUAL\nASSAULT COALITION. AND WHEREAS,\nBY WORKING TOGETHER AS A\nCOMMUNITY, WE CAN ALLEVIATE THE\nTRAUMA OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY\nINSURING ALL SURVIVORS HAVE\nACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE RESOURCES\nBY ACTIVELY CHALLENGING AND\nDISRUPTING HARMFUL ATTITUDES AND\nBEHAVEIERS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO\nSEXUAL VIOLENCE AND BY\nRESPECTING AND SAFEGUARDING\nSURVIVOR'S IDENTITIES AND\nSTORIES, INSURING THAT ANY\nSHARING OF LIVED EXPERIENCES ARE\nRESPECTED AND CENTERED ON\nSURVIVOR'S WELL BEING, ALWAYS.\nFOR THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL\nDO PROCLAIM APRIL 20, 2026 TO BE\nSEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.\nTHANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER\nRINCK. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER\nCOMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL\nMEMBERS BEFORE WE CALL THE ROLL\nFOR SIGNATURES? COUNCIL MEMBER\nJUAREZ?\nTHANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO\nSTAND FOR THIS, IF I MAY.\nABSOLUTELY: ABSOLUTELY.\nFIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK FOR\nBRINGING THIS FORWARD EVERY YEAR\nA COUNCIL MEMBER BRINGS THIS\nFORWARD TO TALK ABOUT SEXUAL\nASSAULT. THE REASON I WANT TO\nADDRESS THE ROOM IS THAT I AM\nHOPING THAT ALL OF YOU, I KNOW,\nMANY LISTEN TO NPR AND KEOW,\nFINISHED A SEVEN-PART EPISODE\nCALLED ADULTS IN THE ROOM,\nREGARDING GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.\nAND I SAY THIS BECAUSE ONE OF\nOUR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND\nPRINCIPLE THERE, CHERYL CHOW,\nWAS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE TO\nSTAND FOR STUDENTS THAT WERE\nSUBJECTED TO SEXUAL ASSAULT, TO\nGROOMING, AND IT CONTINUED, AND\nIT CONTINUES TODAY. THIS KEOW\nEXPOSE AOF TWO FOLKS WHO WENT TO\nHIGH SCHOOL AT GARFIELD, ONE WHO\nIS NOW REPORTER, I CAN'T THINK\nOF HER NAME, ZELDA RAFFERTY, YOU\nWERE AROUND, THIS IS ABOUT THE\nTIME YOU GRADUATED FROM HIGH\nSCHOOL. I THINK IT IS SO\nPROFOUND THAT IN MARCH OF APRIL,\n2026, THAT WE ARE STILL\nGRAPPLING WITH EVEN POST ME TOO,\nWITHOUT GOING INTO MY OWN\nEXPERIENCE AS AN OLDER WOMAN\nNOW, NOW WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE\nAND THE WORDS TO GRASP WHAT\nGROOMING IS. WE HAVE THE\nLANGUAGE WHERE WE CAN GO BEYOND\nWHAT IS JUST INAPPROPRIATE. NOW\nWE HAVE LAWS AND RULES IN PLACE\nTO SAY YOU ARE A MANDATORY\nREPORTER, THAT YOU HAVE TO DO\nTHAT, AND IT STILL PERSISTS. SO\nI AM HOPING THOSE OF YOU WHO\nHAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO\nLISTEN TO KEOW CALLED ADULTS IN\nTHE ROOM, SEVEN EPISODES YOU GET\nA CHANCE TO DO THAT,\nPROCLAMATIONS ARE IMPORTANT,\nRESOLUTIONS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT\nMOST IMPORTANT THING IS\nEDUCATION AND THAT WE CONTINUE\nTO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND I\nHAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, I WILL\nSAY IT MANY TIMES, YOU CAN\nALWAYS JUDGE A SOCIETY ABOUT HOW\nTHEY TREAT THEIR WOMEN AND THEIR\nGIRLS. THIS IS A TRUISM\nTHROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND\nTHROUGHOUT TIME. SO THANK YOU,\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER\nJUAREZ. [ APPLAUSE ]\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER\nJUAREZ, ARE THERE ANY OTHER\nCOUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY\nCOMMENTS BEFORE I ASK THE CLERK\nTO CALL THE ROLL ON SIGNATURES?\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.\nTHANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE: THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE\nPROCLAMATION THIS YEAR FORWARD,\nAND COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ FOR\nYOUR COMMENTS. THEY ARE HARD TO\nFOLLOW UP BUT I DID WANT TO JUST\nSAY I WAS RECENTLY AT THE BE\nLOUD BREAKFAST. WHEN IT COMES TO\nTHAT PART OF THE BREAKFAST WHERE\nTHEY ASK ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN\nTOUCHED BY OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO\nHAS BEEN A VICTIM OF SEXUAL\nASSAULT, PLEASE STAND. THERE ARE\nVERY FEW PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT\nREMAIN SITTING, TO SHOW YOU THE\nLEVEL OF HOW SEXUAL ASSAULT\nIMPACTS WOMEN AND GIRLS AND BOYS\nAND MEN IN OUR SOCIETY. SO I\nREALLY-- TO YOUR POINT, COUNCIL\nMEMBER JUAREZ, A RESOLUTION,\nTHESE ARE JUST WORDS, ACTIONS\nMEAN MORE, AND JUST I AM\nGRATEFUL, AS AN OLDER WOMAN\nMYSELF, THAT WE DO HAVE THE LAWS\nTO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, WHO\nENGAGE IN WRONG ACTIONS. I HAVE\nTWO DAUGHTERS MYSELF, SO THIS IS\nREALLY MEANINGFUL TO ME, AND IT\nIS NOT JUST WORDS FOR ME, THIS\nIS SOMETHING THAT I CARE DEEPLY\nABOUT, AND THAT WE SHOULD BE\nDOING MORE JUST THAN WORDS\nAROUND. I AM GLAD THAT WE HAVE\nTHE LAWS NOW, TO HOLD PEOPLE\nACCOUNTABLE, AND THAT WE CAN ALL\nSPEAK UP WHEN WE SEE THERE IS\nSOMETHING WRONG, BECAUSE WHEN I\nWAS GROWING UP, IF YOU SAID\nANYTHING, NOBODY EITHER BELIEVED\nYOU OR ASKED WHAT YOU WERE\nWEARING OR THAT YOU ASKED FOR\nIT, AND IT WENT UNADDRESSED,\nTHIS HAPPENED ACROSS COLLEGE\nCAMPUSES IN THIS COUNTRY AND\nHAPPENS STILL TODAY, AND IT IS\nNOT OKAY, AND WE NEED DO BETTER.\nSO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE\nRESOLUTION AS THE REMINDER THAT\nWE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO\nBETTER, THIS IS IMPORTANT. THANK\nYOU.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER\nRIVERA. [ APPLAUSE ]\nTHANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR\nTHOSE WORDS. LET THE RECORD\nREFLECT I DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA\nATTENDANCE, SHE IS HERE. ARE\nTHERE ANYMORE COLLEAGUES THAT\nWOULD LIKE DISCUSSION? AWESOME.\nWE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD. CAN\nTHE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL\nON WHO WOULD LIKE THEIR\nSIGNATURE FIXED TO THE\nPROCLAMATION?\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER?\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?\nAYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LINN?\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK?\nYES.\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH?\nYES.\nSEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE: SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE\nAFFIXED.\nTHANK YOU, AGAIN, COUNCIL\nMEMBER RINCK FOR YOUR HARD WORK\nAND STAFF FOR ORGANIZING ALL THE\nSPEAKERS TODAY WHO WE WILL CALL.\nARE THERE COMMENTS? WE WILL\nSUSPEND THE RULE, IF NO\nOBJECTION, WE WILL SUSPEND THE\nRULES TO ALLOW PROCLAMATION AND\nALLOW THE GUESTS TO PROVIDE\nCOMMENT? HEARING NO OBJECTION,\nTHE RULES ARE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK TO ADDRESS\nTHE PROCLAMATION AND I WILL CALL\nUP THE GUESTS ALL IN THE ORDER\nOF SPEAKING, AND WE WOULD INVITE\nYOU ALL TO THE MIC HERE IN THE\nMIDDLE TO GIVE SOME WORDS. THEN\nWE WILL DO A GROUP PHOTO. SO,\nTHE FIRST PERSON, WE HAVE EMILY\nROSE BAR, WHIT NOCMORA, AND\nAMANDA DEFISHER FROM THE SEATTLE\nWOMEN'S COMMISSION. NEXT WE\nHAVE-- I AM GOING TO MESS, CHEL\nGARY? SHELL, SORRY. SHELL GARY\nFROM HUMAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT.\nWELCOME, SHELL. WE ALSO HAVE\nKATE GARVEY FROM KING COUNTY\nSEXUAL SALT RESOURCE CENTER. WE\nHAVE, IS IT DIARA? SAY IT AGAIN?\nDIADRA? I BUTCHERED YOUR NAME, I\nAPOLOGIZE, I WILL CORRECT IT FOR\nTHE REPORT. BOIDLAND FROM\nWASHINGTON STATE COALITION\nAGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND\nSEXUAL ASSAULT. AND THEN WE\nHAVE-- HELP ME WITH THIS.\nANNMARIE THEA TORRES FROM THE\nCOALITION ENDING GENDER-BASED\nVIOLENCE. WELCOME. THANK YOU ALL\nFOR BEING HERE, THAT IS THE\nORDER OF SPEAKERS. WE HAVE EMILY\nAND AMANDA FIRST. WELCOME.\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD\nAFTERNOON, MY NAME IS EMILY AND\nI AM A CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE\nWOMEN'S COMMISSION. I RESIDE IN\nDISTRICT TWO. THANK YOU FOR THIS\nPROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL\nAS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS\nMONTH. WE ARE HONORED TO ACCEPT\nTHE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF\nSURVIVORS ACROSS THE CITY AND\nRECOGNITION OF THE ADVOCATES,\nSERVICE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY\nPARTNERS WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO\nADVANCE SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND\nHEALING. AS A COMMISSION THAT IS\nDEDICATED TO GENDER EQUITY, WE\nKNOW THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS NOT\nONLY A PERSONAL TRAUMA, BUT A\nSYSTEMIC ISSUE THAT REQUIRES\nCOMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT,\nTHOUGHTFUL POLICY, AND SURVIVOR\nCENTERED RESPONSES. THIS MONTH\nIS A REMINDER THAT SEXUAL\nVIOLENCE IS NOT INEVITABLE, BUT\nPREVENTABLE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR\nTHE COUNCIL'S LEADERSHIP AND\nPARTNERSHIP, AND WE APPRECIATE\nYOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO\nMAKING SEATTLE A CITY WHERE ALL\nPEOPLE CAN LIVE, WORK, FREE FROM\nVIOLENCE. THANK YOU FOR STANDING\nWITH SURVIVORS AND HELPING\nASSURE AWARENESS LEADS TO\nMEANINGFUL ACTION.\nTHANK YOU: THANK YOU.\nHI. MY NAME IS WHITNEY. I\nHAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING PART\nOF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S\nCOMMISSION. WE ARE A DIVERSE\nGROUP WHO VOLUNTEER AS\nCOMMISSIONERS BECAUSE WE CARE\nDEEPLY ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES AND\nLOVE OUR CITY. WE KNOW YOU DO\nTOO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR\nYOUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING\nSEATTLE A SAFE AND WELCOMING\nPLACE FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU\nFOR RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL\nASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.\nADDRESSING ISSUES OF SAFETY AND\nWELLBEING AS PRIORITY FOR THE\nCOMMISSION, OUR FOCUS AREAS AND\nWORK PLANS ARE LARGELY\nCONTINUATION OF WHAT COMMUNITY\nWAS ELEVATING OVER 50 YEARS AGO\nWHEN THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S\nCOMMISSION WAS FORMED. THIS IS\nINCLUDED ADVOCATEING FOR THE\nDEVELOPMENT OF A WOMAN'S\nSHELTER FOR SURVIVORS OF\nDOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE 70s,\nHISTORY OF STRONG COLLABORATION\nWITH HSD AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE\nON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL\nASSAULT TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY\nCONCERNS AND UPLIFT COMMUNITY\nSOLUTIONS VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL\nCAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND\nCOMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO\nPROMOTE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION\nOF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. THIS\nTOPIC CONTINUES TO BE A FOCUS\nFOR OUR COMMISSION, BECAUSE THE\nCRISIS REMAINS PERVASIVE AND\nURGENT. AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE\nSTATISTICS IN TODAY'S\nPROCLAMATION. THE IMPACTS OF\nGENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ARE FELT\nIN EVERY DISTRICT IN EVERY\nNEIGHBORHOOD, AND IN EVERY\nCOMMUNITY OF OUR CITY. THE\nSEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION IS\nINTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THE\nREALTY, OUR FRIENDS ARE\nSURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED\nVIOLENCE. OUR COLLEAGUES ARE\nSURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED\nVIOLENCE. THE FOLKS WE SUPPORT\nAND PAID AND UNPAID ROLES ARE\nSURVIVORS, AND WE, PAST AND\nCURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE\nWOMEN'S COMMISSION ARE\nSURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED\nVIOLENCE. SEXUAL ASSAULT\nAWARENESS MONTH COMPELS US TO\nHAWNTHER COURAGE OF SURVIVORS\nAND TO BELIEVE THEM. TO BE\nCANDED ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OUR\nCOMMUNITIES ARE EXPERIENCING,\nAND TO RECOGNIZE AND TRUST THE\nCRITICAL WORK OF COMMUNITY\nORGANIZATIONS IN THIS SPACE. ARE\nREMINDS US TO COMMIT TO BUILDING\nA CITY WHERE WE WITH EXPERIENCE\nSAFETY. HEALING IS POSSIBLE AND\nSEXUAL VIOLENCE IS PREVENTABLE.\nWE ALL HAVE A ROLE IN BUILDING\nTHE SAFER ANTI-RACIST FUTURE\nTHAT WE NEED AND DESERT. THANK\nYOU TO THE ORGANIZATIONS,\nCOALITIONS, AND PROGRAMS,\nINCLUDING MANY HERE TODAY, WHO\nPROMOTE CULTURALLY REL VENT\nSUPPORT, HEALING, AND HOPE IN\nOUR REGION, AND THANK YOU TO THE\nCITY FOR INVESTING IN THE\nCRITICAL EFFORTS. WE NEED TO\nCONTINUE RESOURCEING THIS WORK,\nWE NEED TO INCREASE THE FUNDING\nAND SUPPORT FOR THIS WORK. THANK\nYOU.\nTHANK YOU: THANK YOU.\nI AM GOING OLD SCHOOL WITH: I AM GOING OLD SCHOOL WITH\nPAPER.\nGO RIGHT AHEAD: GO RIGHT AHEAD.\nHELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK\nYOU FOR HAVING US. MY NAME IS\nAMANDA, MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE/HER\nAND I AM A MEMBER OF RESIDENT OF\nDISTRICT ONE. I SERVE AS\nCO-CHAIR OF THE GENDER-BASED\nVIOLENCE SUBCOMMITTEE AT THE\nSEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION. ON\nTHIS 25th ANNIVERSARY OF SEXUAL\nASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, WE\nCONFRONT A DIFFICULT TRUTH, THAT\nSEXUAL VIOLENCE REMAINS\nPERVASIVE ACROSS SOCIOECONOMIC\nAND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS IN\nSEATTLE. COMMUNITY FEEDBACK\nINDICATES FAR TOO OFTEN\nSURVIVORS ARE ASKED TO NAVIGATE\nSYSTEMS THAT ARE NOT DESIGNATED\nAROUND THEIR DIGNITY, SAFETY, OR\nCULTURAL NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO\nTHE PROCLAMATION, WE ARE ASKING\nYOU TO TAKE A CONCRETE STEP\nFORWARD IN STRENGTHENING\nCONFIDENCHALITY AND SURVIVOR\nSAFETY IN CITY COUNCIL\nPROCESSES, SPECIFICALLY INSURE\nMATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLIC\nMEETINGS DO NOT EXPLOIT\nSURVIVORS FOR SHOCK VALUE OR\nUNINTENTIONALLY ENDANGER\nEXPERIENCES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT,\nDOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN\nTRAFFICKING, OR STOCKING.\nSENSITIVE INFORMATION PUBLISHED\nWITHOUT SAFEGUARDS OR CONSENT\nPUT SURVIVORS AT RISK OF\nIDENTIFICATION, RETRAUMATIZEATIO\nN, HARASSMENT, OR WORSE. WHILE\nWE MAY BE PRESENTING AND\nREPRESENTING WOMEN, THAT RISK\nCAN SILENCEAL VOICES WE NEED TO\nHEAR MOST REGARDLESS OF GENDER\nIDENTITY. TODAY, IN RECOGNITION\nOF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS\nMONTH, OUR CALL TO ACTION IS\nSIMPLE, AMEND CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING RULES AND PROCEDURES TO\nINSURE SURVIVOR'S SAFETY IN\nPRESENTATIONS, WE ARE ASKING FOR\nPHOTO AND VIDEO REDACTION AS\nWELL AS TRAUMA-INFORMED\nPARTICIPATION OPTIONS FOR THOSE\nWHO WOULD LIKE TO THEIR THEIR\nSTORIES. THIS WILL UPHOLD\nTRANSPARENCY FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS\nWHILE PROTECTING SURVIVOR\nIDENTITY. IF SEATTLE IS TO\nBECOME A PLACE WHERE SEXUAL\nASSAULT IS TREATED AS PUBLIC\nHEALTH ISSUE, WE URGE YOU TO\nADOPT THE PROTECTIONS AND LEAD\nWITH INTENTION. BY INSURING NO\nSURVIVOR HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN\nBEING HEARD AND BEING SAFE,\nBECAUSE AWARENESS ALONE IS NOT\nENOUGH. SAFETY MUST BE BUILT\nINTO OUR SYSTEMS AND REFLECTED\nIN OUR PROCESSES. SURVIVORS MUST\nBE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITHOUT FEAR.\nWE APPRECIATE YOUR SHARED\nCOMMITMENT TO THIS ISSUE AND\nWELCOME CONTINUED CONVERSATION\nABOUT THIS AND OTHER\nRECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE SEATTLE\nWOMEN'S COMMISSION HAS TO\nOFFER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO\nWORKING ALONGSIDE YOU, LONG WITH\nTHE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO\nCOULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY, AND\nEFFORT TO BE CHAMPIONS FOR THOSE\nWHO EXPERIENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE,\nWHICH INCLUDE THOSE YOU KNOW,\nTHOSE YOU LOVE, AND THOSE YOU\nREPRESENT. THANK YOU.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK\nYOU, EMILY, THANK YOU, WHIT,\nTHANK YOU, AMANDA. NEXT WE HAVE\nSHELL FROM HUMAN SERVICES\nDEPARTMENT, AND WE ARE JOINED BY\nREPRESENTATIVE BREONNA TOMUS AND\nHANNAH FROM HUMAN SERVICES\nDEPARTMENT. WELCOME.\nTHANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,\nCOUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS\nSHELL, I USE SHE/HER PRONOUNS\nWITH THE SAFE AND THRIVING\nCOMMUNITIES DIVISION. AS\nCONTRACT SUPERVISOR WITH THE\nMAYOR'S OFFICE ON DOMESTIC\nVIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, IT\nIS A UNIT WITHIN STC, SORRY, I,\nALONG WITH OUR TEAM HERE, HAVE\nTHE HONOR OF WORKING WITH OVER\n30 COMMUNITY-BASED\nORGANIZATIONS. HSD FUNDS THE\nORGANIZATIONS AS A SAFETY NET\nFOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED\nVIOLENCE, TO INCREASE ACCESS TO\nSERVICES THAT ARE\nTRAUMA-INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY\nREL VENT. SEXUAL VIOLENCE\nAFFECTS EVERYBODY REGARDLESS OF\nAGE, GENDER, RACE, AND OTHER\nBACKGROUNDS. SURVIVORS OFTEN\nFACE BARRIERS TO REPORTING OR\nSEEKING HELP, INCLUDING FEAR,\nSTIG NU, AND LACK OF TRUST IN\nSYSTEMS SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF\nCURRENT FEDERAL POLICIES, AS\nWELL AS THE CONTINUED OPPRESSION\nTHAT MADE IT HARDER FOR\nSURVIVORS TO SEEK SAFETY. WE\nAPPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S\nSUPPORT TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS\nFOR SURVIVORS WHO WORK WITH\nSURVIVORS EVERY DAY AND WHO WORK\nWITH THE MOST VOLNERABLE. THANK\nYOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND\nADDRESSING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE\nIN OUR CITY. TOGETHER WE CAN\nTAKE ACTION TO END SEXUAL\nVIOLENCE. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]\nWE HAVE KATE GARVEY FROM KING: WE HAVE KATE GARVEY FROM KING\nCOUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE\nCENTER, FOLLOWED BY DARIA, --\nTHEY DID, OKAY? I APOLOGIZE.\nTHERE IS NO D IN MY DOCUMENT ON\nTHE END, I JUST WANT YOU TO--\nSORRY. I APOLOGIZE, YOU WILL\nCORRECT ME WHEN YOU COME.\nALL RIGHT, FIRST AND\nFOREMOST, THANK YOU ALL. MY NAME\nIS KATE GARVEY, I AM THE CEO OF\nTHE KING COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT\nRESOURCE CENTER, AND I HAVE SO\nMANY NOTES HERE TO REFERENCE BUT\nI WANT TO START OFF WITH SOME\nTHANK YOUS BECAUSE ALL OF YOU\nHAVE SAID SOMETHING REALLY\nMEANINGFUL TODAY. WE GO TO THESE\nTHROUGHOUT THE MONTH IN ALL OF\nKING COUNTY AND HEAR WONDERFUL\nTHINGS FROM SO MANY OF OUR\nCOUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES ACROSS\nTHE COUNTY. TODAY WAS ESPECIALLY\nMEANINGFUL TO HEAR HOW SPECIAL\nTHIS PROCLAMATION AND HOW\nTHOUGHTFUL IT WAS. I WANT TO SAY\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK,\nBECAUSE YOU HIT SO MANY\nPERSONALIZED NOTES IN THERE,\nTHANK YOU. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER\nJUAREZ, WHAT YOU SAID TODAY WAS\nREALLY IMPACTFUL, PROBABLY MORE\nSO THAN WHAT I COULD SAY IN HERE\nABOUT BEING PART OF THE\nCOMMUNITY AND PAYING ATTENTION\nTO WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND YOU,\nAND TALKING ABOUT THOSE THAT\nCAME BEFORE US, THAT DID THE\nGOOD WORK. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND\nLISTENING TO THAT PODCAST AS\nWELL, ADULTS IN THE ROOM. YES.\nFINALLY, THANK YOU, COUNCIL\nMEMBER RIVERA, FOR TALKING ABOUT\nTHE BE LOUD BREAKFAST, THE\nMOMENT WE ASK EVERYBODY TO STAND\nUP, IF THEY THEMSELVES OR KNOW\nSOMEONE WHO IS A SURVIVOR, IT IS\nAN INCREDIBLY POWERFUL MOMENT.\nTO THE OTHER SURVIVORS IN THE\nROOM, I WANT TO SAY WE SEE YOU,\nWE ARE HERE FOR YOU, AND YOU ARE\nNOT ALONE. I THINK YOU HAVE\nHEARD SEXUAL ASSAULT IS\nINCREDIBLY COMMON. IT IS FAR\nMORE COMMON THAN PEOPLE REALIZE,\nHALF OF WOMEN AND A THIRD OF MEN\nWILL EXPERIENCE ASSAULT IN THEIR\nLIFETIME.\nWE KNOW YOUNG PEOPLE AMONG US\nARE THE MOST VOLNERABLE TO\nSEXUAL VIOLENCE AND OFTEN LEAST\nLIKELY TO BE BELIEVED. SEXUAL\nVIOLENCE PERSISTS IN SILENCE, IT\nTHRIVES WHEN WE LOOK AWAY, WHEN\nWE ASSUME IT DOESN'T AFFECT\nPEOPLE WE KNOW OUR COMMUNITIES\nWE ARE APART OF. WE TREAT\nAWARENESS AS A MOMENT INSTEAD OF\nA RESPONSIBILITY. WHILE THIS\nISSUE CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING AND\nCREATING CHANGE DOESN'T REQUIRE\nDOING EVERYTHING, WE CAN DO\nTHINGS THAT ARE SMALL, EVERY DAY\nCHOICES, IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE\nSPEAKING UP WHEN WE HEAR SOMEONE\nTHAT IS VICTIM BLAMING, NOT\nLAUGHING AT A JOKE THAT MAKES\nLIGHT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, IT CAN\nBE HAVING AN HONEST\nAGE-APPROPRIATE CONVERSATION\nWITH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT CONSENT\nAND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. IT\nCAN BE SIMPLE, AND IT CAN BE\nPOWERFUL. JUST LIKE BELIEVING\nSOMEONE WHEN THEY SHARE THEIR\nSTORY AND THEN HELPING THEM\nCONNECT TO SUPPORT. AN EASY\nPLACE TO START, OF COURSE, IS BY\nSHARING OUR RESOURCES, YOU CAN\nSHARE 24 HOUR RESOURCE LINE\n1-88-99-VOICE, SO ANYONE THAT\nNEEDS HELP KNOWS WHERE TO TURN.\nWE OFTEN SAY WE CAN'T CHANGE\nWHAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT.\nSEATTLE, THANK YOU YOUR\nCOMMITMENT, ESPECIALLY THE LAST\nBUDGET SEASON, AND TO SURVIVORS\nIN SEATTLE AS A WHOLE. YOUR\nLEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP AND\nWILLINGNESS TO BE LOUD ABOUT\nSEXUAL ASSAULT IS MAKING A\nDIFFERENCE. TOGETHER WE CAN\nCREATE A COMMUNITY WHERE\nSURVIVORS ARE SUPPORTED,\nBELIEVED, AND WHERE PREVENTION\nIS TRULY POSSIBLE. THANK YOU CHT\nTHANK YOU: THANK YOU.\nMY NAME IS DIADRA BOILENED: MY NAME IS DIADRA BOILENED.\nSO, I AM PROUD TO REPRESENT THE\nWASHINGTON STATE COALITION\nAGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND\nSEXUAL ASSAULT. THIS YEAR MARKS\nOUR FIRST AS THE DESIGNATED\nSEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION OF\nWASHINGTON STATE. WE HOLD THAT\nRESPONSIBILITY WITH DEEP HONOR\nAND PRIDE AS WE SUPPORT\nCOMMUNITY SEXUAL ASSAULT\nPROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. APRIL\n2026 MARKS THE 25th ANNIVERSARY\nOF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS\nMONTH BUT THE MOVEMENT DID NOT\nBEGIN 25 YEARS AGO, IT IS ROOTED\nIN DECADES OF ORGANIZING DATING\nBACK TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA OF\nTHE 1940US AND 50s WHEN\nMOVEMENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE AND\nEQUALITY BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE. AT\nA TIME WHEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT\nSEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE\nWERE OFTEN SILENCED, ACTIVEESTS\nPUSH ED FORWARD ANYWAY. WE MUST\nACKNOWLEDGE THIS WORK WAS, AND\nCONTINUES TO BE, LED BY BLACK\nWOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR, WHOSE\nLEADERSHIP, COURAGE, LAID THE\nFOUNDATION FOR THE MOVEMENT WE\nCARRY FORWARD TODAY. TODAY WE\nARE REMINDED THIS WORK IS FAR\nFROM OVER. RECENT DISCLOSURE\nINCLUDING DELOR EZ, SHARING HER\nTRUTH ALONGSIDE THE CONTINUED\nRECKONING IN EPSTEIN CASE,\nUNDERSCORE THE URGENCY, OFTEN AT\nGREAT PERSONAL COST, ASKING TO\nBE HEARD, BELIEVED, AND\nSUPPORTED. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT\nTHAN EVER WE STAND WITH\nSURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND\nWHAT W THE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT\nTHEM EVERY DAY. SEXUAL VIOLENCE\nIMPACTS EVERY COMMUNITY, AND\nBEHIND EVERY STATISTIC IS A\nPERSON, A SURVIVOR WHO DESERVES\nTO BE BELIEVED, SUPPORTED, AND\nMET WITH CARE. COMMUNITY-BASED\nPROGRAMS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE\nPROVIDE THAT CARE EVERY DAY,\nOFFERING CRISIS SUPPORT,\nADVOCACY, AND PATHWAYS TO\nHEALING. THIS MONTH IS NOT ONLY\nABOUT AWARENESS, IT IS ABOUT\nACTION. IT IS ABOUT INVESTING IN\nSERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR\nSURVIVORS. TO THE ADVOCATE\nSURVIVORS AND COMMUNITIES\nMEMBERS HERE TODAY, WE THANK\nYOU. YOUR VOICES, YOUR WORK,\nYOUR COMMITMENT ARE WHAT MOVE US\nFORWARD. WE ARE STRONGER\nTOGETHER. THANK YOU.\nGOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF\nTHE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS\nANNMARIE, COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR\nOF THE COALITION ENDING\nGENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. SO MUCH\nBEAUTIFUL THINGS HAVE BEEN SAID\nBY ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND\nPARTNERS IN THE WORK Y AM GOING\nTO TRY TO ADD A LITTLE SOMETHING\nTO THE CONVERSATION. WE ARE JUST\nSO PROUD TO BE HERE WITH\nEVERYONE AND ACKNOWLEDGING APRIL\nAS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS\nMONTH. IN THE BOOK \"TRUTH AND\nREPAIR\" EXPERT JUDITH STATES\nSURVIVORS WANT THE TRUTH TO BE\nRECOGNIZED AND THE CRIME TO BE\nDENOUNCED BY THOSE IN THEIR\nCOMMUNITIES WHO MATTER TO THEM.\nTHIS MEANS SURVIVORS MUST\nACTUALLY MATTER TO THEIR WIDER\nCOMMUNITIES. OUR WORK AS A\nCOALITION IS TO CARE FOR,\nCONNECT WITH, AND MOBILIZE OVER\n35 LOCAL PROGRAMS WHO ARE ALL\nWORKING TO BUILD COMMUNITIES\nWHERE SURVIVORS AND THEIR\nEXPERIENCES ACTUALLY MATTER IN\nOUR SOCIETY. ADVOCATES BARE\nWITNESS TO THE IMPACTS OF RAPE,\nABUSE, AND VIOLENCE THAT PEOPLE\nOFTEN LOOK AWAY FROM OR PRETEND\nDOESN'T EXIST. AS WE WATCH THE\nNATIONAL NEWS, WE ARE ALL BARING\nWITNESS AS MENTIONED, TO\nSURVIVORS POWERFULLY DISCLOSING\nBUSE AND EXPOSING DECADES OF\nCOVER UPS. LOCALLY WE HAVE SEEN\nDISCLOSURES OF MISCONDUCT AND\nSEXUAL HARASSMENT AT SEVERAL\nCITY DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL\nGENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROGRAMS\nSTRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE\nNEED FOR SERVICES AMIDST\nINCREASING BUDGET CUTS AND\nFEDERAL FUNDING UNCERTAINTY.\nTHERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE TO\nFULLY REALIZE OUR COLLECTIVE\nVISION OF EQUITABLE\nRELATIONSHIPS AND END TO\nGENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE\nBELIEVE HAVING STRONG SURVIVOR\nPROGRAMS AND WORKING IN\nCOALITION CAN SHIFT THE\nCONDITIONS THAT ALLOW ABUSES OF\nPOWER TO FLOURISH. AND WHY\nLEADERSHIP FROM ELECTED LEADERS\nAS EXHIBITED HERE TODAY IS SO\nCRITICAL. NAMING THE CURRENT AND\nHISTORICAL VIOLENCE OF SEXUAL\nASSAULT AND WHO IS MOST LIKELY\nTO EXPERIENCE ITS HARMS AS THIS\nPROCLAMATION DOES IS A\nMEANINGFUL WAY TO SHOW THAT\nSURVIVORS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES\nMATTER. THANK YOU, COUNCIL\nMEMBER, FOR THIS PROCLAMATION\nAND THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR\nWILSON FOR STANDING WITH US\nTODAY AND FOR MAKING THIS\nPROCLAMATION A PRIORITY. WE LOOK\nFORWARD TO CONTINUING THE WORK\nTOGETHER. THANK YOU.\nREPRESENTATIVE THOMAS, DID\nYOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY?\nTHEY COVERED IT: THEY COVERED IT.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH\nFOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO CAME\nTODAY. I BELIEVE NOW WE ARE\nGOING TO DO A GROUP PHOTO. WE\nHAVE DONE THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES\nBEFORE, SO, COLLEAGUES, IF YOU\nWOULD COME TO THE CENTER AND\nTHEN THE FOLKS THAT SPOKE, WE\nARE GOING TO TAKE A GROUP PHOTO\nWITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE\nPROCLAMATION AND WE ARE GOING TO\nHAVE EVERYBODY COME UP TO THE\nSTAGE. DON'T WORRY, WE CAN FIT\nEVERYBODY. SO, COME ON UP.\nONE, TWO, THREE, BEAUTIFUL\nSMILES. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU: THANK YOU.\nI FEEL YOU THERE. SEE YOU\nNEXT TIME. TWICE IN TWO DAYS.\nTHANK YOU, GUYS.\nTHANK YOU: THANK YOU.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU, ALL, SO\nMUCH.\nTHANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK\nYOU, THANK YOU TO THE CROWD FOR\nYOUR PATIENCE AS WE PRESENTED\nTHE PROCLAMATION, DO OUR GROUP\nPHOTO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER\nRINCK, FOR ORGANIZING THAT IN\nYOUR STAFF. I DON'T SEE YOUR\nSTAFF, BUT ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB\nY KNOW THAT IS A LOT OF\nLOGISTICS. THANK YOU ALL.\nCOLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE ARE\nNOW GOING TO OPEN THE HYBRID\nPUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, PUBLIC\nCOMMENTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO\nITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, THE\nINTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR\nOR THE COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM\nWITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE\nCOUNCIL. THE COUNCIL CANNOT\nACCEPT COMMENTS ON QUASI\nJUDICIAL ITEMS OR\nCAMPAIGN-RELATED MATTERS. CLERK,\nHOW MEN SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE\nSIGNED UP TODAY?\nFOUR REMOTE, AND 24 IN\nPERSON.\nSO WE HIT THE MAGIC NUM B: SO WE HIT THE MAGIC NUM B\nRIGHT UNDER 30. THAT IS 28\nSPEAKERS. IF THERE ARE FEWER\nTHAN 30, THEN EACH SPEAKER GETS\nTWO MINUTES, IF THERE IS 30-60,\nIT IS ONE MINUTE PER SPEAKER AND\nIF THERE ARE MORE THAN 60, THERE\nIS ONE MINUTE OR LESS. WE HAVE\n28, EVERY SPEAKER WILL GET TWO\nMINUTES. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE\nREAD OVER THE INSTRUCTIONS\nSPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN: SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN\nTHE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE\nREGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A\nCHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT\nOF THEIR THEME, SPEAKERS MICs\nWILL BE MUTE FD THEY DO NOT END\nCOMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED\nTIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE\nNEXT SPEAKER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH\nOUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.\nAWESOME. I WILL CALL UP THE\nFIRST FIVE SPEAKERS, MR.\nZIMMERMAN, ANDREA, NICOLE,\nSTEVE, AND WE HAVE KEN. EACH\nSPEAKER WILL GET TWO MINUTES.\nAFTER KEN, THEN WE HAVE TERRY,\nJOHN, DIANA, MINISTER HERD, AND\nTHEN WE HAVE, LAST NAME,\nMINDAUNGA? I CAN'T, WHEN WE GET\nTO THAT NAME, I WILL TRY TO SAY\nIT. POLOGIZE. YOU CAN USE\nEITHER. TWO MINUTES. AWESOME,\nMR. ZIMMERMAN.\nTHANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS\nALEX ZIMMERMAN, I LIVE HERE 40\nYEARS. I AM PRESIDENT OF STAND\nUP, AMERICA, I AM 15 TIME FOR\nELECTION, PERSECUTE ME SEVEN\nTIMES, ALL CASES DISMISSED AND I\nHAVE 7,000 DAY OF TRESPASS,\n7,000 DAY OF TRESPASS, NOBODY IN\nAMERICA HAVE 7,000 DAY OF\nTRESPASS, FASCIST, YES. SO LAST\nMONTH SHARE, BLACK WOMAN, GIVE\nME TRESPASS FOR--\nPAUSE, PAUSE, PAUSE, TIME.\nYOU CONSTANTLY ATTACK MY RACE\nALL THE TIME, THAT IS NOT\nACCEPTED HERE, OKAY? YOU CAN\nJUDGE ME BY THE CONTENT OF MY\nCHARACTER, POLICIES BUT NOT MY\nRACE. TIME CAN CONTINUE. THAT IS\nYOUR WARNING.\nI CAN MENTION YOUR NAME, I\nHAVE OPINION ABOUT WHAT YOU DID\nBECAUSE IT IS NINE TOGETHER,\nVERY IMPORTANT. NOT PERSONAL,\nYOU. YOU ONLY DID THIS. YOU ARE\nRESPONSIBLE, IT IS A PROBLEM. SO\nI WANT TO EXPLAIN TOIOYOU,\nPEOPLE, NOT YOU, PERSONAL,\nDON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, MY\nQUESTION TO YOU, MARTIN LUTHER\nKING KILL, WHY HE KILLED?\nBECAUSE HE HAVE DIFFERENT\nOPINION I AM ALEX FOR 30-PLUS\nYEAR, I AM HERE AND HAVE\nDIFFERENT OPINION AND DIFFERENT\nVIEW. YOU GIVE IT, TRESPASSES,\nFROM SEATTLE, FIVE YEARS, SO MY\nQUESTION RIGHT NOW, WHERE IS\nDIFFERENT BETWEEN MARTIN LUTHER\nKING AND ALEX TSIMERMAN? NOT\nDIFFERENT, ONE IS BLACK, IS\nANOTHER IS JEW. EXACTLY WHAT HAS\nHAPPENED IN AMERICA FOR LAST 40\nYEARS. IN SEATTLE, NUMBER ONE\nFASCIST, AMERICAN REVOLUTION,\nSTAND UP, HAPPY COW, BRING\nAMERICA BACK, LIKE WE HAVE\nBEFORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.\nNEXT, JUST A REMINDER TO THE\nGENERAL PUBLIC, YOU ARE NOT\nLOWED TO ATTACK COUNCIL MEMBERS\nBASED ON THEIR RACE, BASED ON\nTHEIR GENDER, BASED ON THEIR\nSEXUALITY, BASED ON THEIR\nRELIGION, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT.\n[ APPLAUSE ] WE WON'T-- JUST\nWON'T BETOLERATED. NEXT, ANDREA\n. WELCOME.\nHELLO, I AM HERE REPRESENTING\nLABORS ACROSS THE REGION. I WANT\nTO TALK ABOUT WHY SUPPORTING A\nBOND FOR THE SEATTLE CENTER SO\nIMPORTANT, NOT JUST FOR THE\nCITY, BUT FOR OUR MEMBERS AND WE\nRELY ON REALLY GOOD UNION JOBS.\nSO THE SEATTLE CENTER IS ONE OF\nTHE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES IN OUR\nCITY, IT WHERE PEOPLE COME\nTOGETHER FOR FESTIVALS,\nCONCERTS, SPORTING EVENTS, ET\nCETERA, BUT THE FACILITIES OLD,\nLOT OF MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PUT\nOFF FOR A VERY LONG TIME,\nWAITING TO FIX THE BUILDINGS\nDOESN'T MAKE IT CHEAPER, IT\nONLY MAKES IT MORE EXPENSIVE AND\nCONSTRUCTION COSTS AND INTEREST\nRATES ARE UNPREDICTABLE. SO, IT\nIS ACTUALLY GOING TO SAVE US\nMONEY IF WE DO THIS NOW.\nINVESTING IN THE SEATTLE CENTER\nIS ABOUT THE PEOPLE, REPAIRING\nAND UPGRADES CREATE JOBS RIGHT\nAWAY, WHICH MEMBERS NEED DURING\nTHE TOUGH TIMES AND CONSTRUCTION\nIS STEADY WORK FOR MEMBERS IN\nTHE CITY, AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY.\nVISITING THE CENTER, MORE\nBUSINESS. THIS WOULD MAKE THIS\nCENTER SAFER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE\nFOR EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY\nUNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.\nIMPROVEMENTS NOW MEAN PEOPLE CAN\nENJOY THE PUBLIC SPACES WITHOUT\nDISRUPTIONS FROM CRUMBLING\nINFRASTRUCTURE, SO, AS I SAID,\nIF WE WAIT, WE RISK LOSING\nPUBLIC SUPPORT AND MOMENTUM,\nRIGHT NOW THE PEOPLE ARE PAYING\nATTENTION. WE CAN ACT WHILE THE\nNEED IS URGENT AND VISIBLE.\nSUPPORTING THE BOND IS SMART,\nRESPONSIBLE, AND SOMETIMELY, IT\nPROTECTS PUBLIC ACCESSS, SUPPORT\nUNION FAMILIES AND KEEP SEATTLE\nA VIBRANT HUB FOR THE CITY. WE\nURGE YOU TO ACT NOW AND PUT THIS\nON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT SO\nCONSTRUCTION CAN START SOONER,\nUNION JOBS CAN BE CREATED AND\nTHE CENTER CAN CONTINUE SERVING\nOUR COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS.\nNICOLE, STEVE, KEN, JERRY.\nMY NAME IS NICOLE AND I: MY NAME IS NICOLE AND I\nREPRESENT THE INTERNATIONAL\nBROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL\nWORKERS, LOCAL 46 I AM INAN\nELECTRICIAN. I WANT TO BOOST\nWHAT MY UNION SISTER WAS SAYING.\nGOOD TIME TO BE IN SEATTLE, WE\nWON THE SUPER BOWL, ABOUT TO\nHOST THE WORLD CUP, WE WILL, GOD\nWILLING, BE HAVING THE SEATTLE\nSUPER SONICS RETURNING TO THE\nSEATTLE CENTER IN THE NEAR\nFUTURE AND IT IS A GREAT TIME TO\nINVEST IN OURSELVES. THESE\nINVESTMENTS ARE A HEAVY LIFT. WE\nARE THE ONES THAT PAY FOR THEM.\nBUT IT IS NEVER GOING TO BE A\nBAD IDEA TO MAKE THE SEATTLE\nCENTER GOOD. IT IS THE SETTING\nOF OUR CHILDHOODS, FOR THE KIDS\nIN THE CITY, IT IS A PLACE WHERE\nEVERYBODY IS WELCOME, AND, YOU\nKNOW, SELFISHLY, I HAVE TO SAY\nTHAT IN MY UNION, WE HAVE HAD A\nLOT OF PEOPLE OUT OF WORK, YOU\nKNOW, IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY OUT\nTHERE IN THE ECONOMY AND THERE\nIS A THOUSAND ELECTRICIANS\nWITHOUT JOBS RIGHT NOW. IF THE\nINVESTMENT IN SOMETHING THAT\nLIFTS OUR CITY UP CAN ALSO BE AN\nINVESTMENT IN WORKERS WHO NEED\nJOBS RIGHT NOW, THAT IS A DOUBLE\nWIN FOR US, AND THAT IS OUR\nUNION IS COMING TO YOU, ASKING\nFOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON A BOND TO\nREDO THE SEATTLE CENTER, MAKE IT\nREADY FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE,\nAND CUT DOWN ON GREENHOUSE GAS\nEMISSIONS, AND IT IS THE SAME\nREASON WHY WE ARE GOING TO BE\nBACK TOMORROW MORNING ADVOCATING\nFOR THE AMENDMENTS TO THE\nLIBRARY LEVEE, WE ARE ASKING FOR\nYOU TO INVEST IN US AS WORKERS.\nTHANKS.\nTHANK YOU, NEXT, STEVE,\nFOLLOWED BY KEN, TERRY JOHN,\nDIANA, JIMMY.\nHE HAS GOT A SIGN. GOOD\nAFTERNOON, MY NAME IS STEVE Y AM\nA RETIRED MATH TEACHER, AND NOW\nI HAPPILY VOLUNTEER WITH TRASH\nWALK TO IMPROVE OUR\nNEIGHBORHOOD. WHILE PICKING UP\nTRASH, WE HAVE OBSERVED DECAY OF\nPUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY RELATED\nTO OPEN AIR DRUG USE AND CRIME.\nWE HAVE DOCUMENTED THE IMPACT ON\nOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO RAISE\nAWARENESS AND AFFECT CHANGE. YOU\nHAVE A COPY OF OUR DOCUMENT.\nTHIS MAP SHOWS THE AFFECTED AREA\nBETWEEN THE LIGHT RAIL STATIONS.\nTHIS IS SEATTLE'S ONLY\nNEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS WALKING\nDISTANCE TO L1 AND L2, IT HAS SO\nMUCH POTENTIAL. BUT THIS\nNEIGHBORHOOD IS AT A BREAKING\nPOINT. EACH RED DOT REPRESENTS A\nSMALL FAMILY BUSINESS,\nNON-PROFIT SCHOOL, CHURCH, OR\nRESIDENT, WHO HAS BEEN IMPACTED.\nTHERE ARE WELL OVER 200 UNHOUSED\nIN THE MAPPED AREA. THE TOTAL\nFINANCIAL IMPACT FOR JUST THESE\n34 OVER THE LAST TWO TO THREE\nYEARS IN ARSON, THEFT, AND\nPROPERTY DAMAGE, IS 2.35 MILLION\nOR 80K PER PROPERTY. JUST AS\nIMPORTANT AS THE IMPACT FOR\nPUBLIC SAFETY, STAFF, STUDENTS,\nCONGREGATION. FOR DECADES MOUNT\nBAKER WAS A HERB OF COMMERCE AND\nCOMMUNITY SERVICE, WE ARE LEFT\nWITH VACANT LOTS, CLOSED\nBUSINESSES, AND UNSAFE\nENVIRONMENT THAT DETERS FUTURE\nGROWTH IN INVESTMENT. THIS\nPHOTO, ONE OF MANY IN THE\nPACKET, SHOWS A SEATTLE\nGREENWAY, A SCHOOL ZONE WITH AN\nELEMENTARY AND GIRLS MIDDLE\nSCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET. NOTE\nTHE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON\nWITH THEIR GUIDE DOG WALKING TO\nTHE LIGHT HOUSE FOR THE BLIND,\nFORCED TO NAVIGATE AN ACTIVE\nDRUG DEAL, A WOMAN BUYING FROM\nTHE DEALER INSIDE THIS TENT.\nTHIS IS NOT CITY BASICS BETTER,\nTHIS IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY\nCRISIS THAT NEEDS A COVID-LEVEL\nRESPONSE. PLEASE AUTHORIZE\nACTION TO TAKE DRUG DEALERS OFF\nOUR STREETERS AND GET TREATMENT\nFOR THOSE THEY PRAY UPON. ACT TO\nRESTORE HEALTH AND SAFETY TO OUR\nNEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU, KEN, STEVE, EXCUSE\nME. IT IS STEVE. WE HAVE KEN\nFOLLOWED BY TERRY.\nI LIVED IN MT. BAKER SINCE\n1992, I WAS WALKING BETWEEN\nRAINIER AVENUE AND SOUTH\nCOLLEGE, STEVE AND I WALK PRETTY\nMUCH EVERY DAY FOR EXERCISE OR\nPICK UP TRASH, THIS AREA HAS\nBEEN USED FOR DRUG DEALING ASK\nDRUG USES FOR A VERY LONG TIME.\nON THIS DAY I PASTED GENTLEMAN\nIN A BLACK TRENCH COAT AND I\nSAID GOOD MORNING, AS I\nAPPROACHED ONE OF THE RVs ALWAYS\nPARK TLD I SEE A HAND COME OUT\nOF THE WINDOW, BY THIS TIME A\nLINE OF PEOPLE HAD FORMED\nOUTSIDE THE WIND EO, THE FIRST\nPERSON IN LINE WAS A LITTLE OLD\nLADY, IN THE AS A RAIL. I SEE\nHER PUT SOMETHING INTO THE HAND,\nTHE HAND WITHDRAWS FROM THE RV,\nAND THEN REAPPEARS WITH\nSOMETHING. THE LITTLE OLD LADY\nTAKES THE SOMETHING FROM THE\nHAND AND SHE IS JUST THRILLED,\nSMILES AND GOES SKIPPING AWAY. I\nTURN AROUND TO WALK AWAY AND THE\nGENTLEMAN IN THE BLACK COAT IS\nRIGHT BEHIND ME, HE ASK MEEZS\nWHAT ARE YOU AND WHAT ARE YOU\nDOING? I REPLIED WHO ARE YOU AND\nWHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? HE SAYS\nYOU HERE TO HARASS THE HOMELESS\nPEOPLE. I SAID NO I AM WALKING\nTHROUGH. WITH THAT HE REPEATED\nHIS CLAIM AND SAID YOU BETTER\nGET THE F OUT OF HERE. HE\nAPPROACHED ME CLOSER, REPEATED\nHIS THREAT, AND RAISED HIS FIST\nTO MY FACE. WITH THAT I BACKED\nAWAY AND TOLD STEVE WE ARE NOT\nSAFE HERE, WE HAVE GOT TO GET\nOUT OF HERE. WE LEFT THE AREA\nAND CALLED THE POLICE. THERE IS\nSOMETHING WRONG IN THE CITY OF\nSEATTLE IF A RESIDENT CAN'T\nWALK DOWN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD\nSTREET WITHOUT GETTING\nTHREATENED BY A THUG TRYING TO\nPROTECT THE DRUG DEAL. THE THUG\nACTED AS IF HE WAS PROTECTING\nHOMELESS PEOPLE, IN REALTY HE\nWAS ACTUALLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF\nTHE DRUG ADDICTS. THE POOR\nLITTLE OLD LADY AND MANY ARE\nBEING PRAYED UPON T IS NOT\nHUMANE AND ETHICAL TO LEAVE THEM\nON THE STREETS. THEY NEED\nTREATMENT AND DRUG DEALERS NEED\nTO BE ARRESTED, ARRESTING KNOWN\nDRUG DEALERS TAKES WAY TOO LONG,\nTHE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE\nEXPEDITED. MT. BAKER RESIDENTS,\nBUSINESSES, CHURCHES, AND\nSCHOOLS ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO\nDEAL WITH THE SITUATION PUT WITH\nWE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. WE NEED\nYOUR HELP. I KNOW YOU WANT TO\nHELP, WE NEED ACTION, NOT JUST\nWORDS, YOU CAN DO BETTER. THANK\nYOU.\nTHANK YOU, KEN. NEXT, TERRY,\nFOLLOWED BY JOHN. WELCOME,\nTERRY. GOOD TO SEE YOU.\nHI. I AM TERRY MCGIBBON, I\nLIVED IN MT. BAKE FOR 50 YEARS.\nI NEVER THOUGHT IN MY RETIREMENT\nIED BE PICKING UP TRASH TO KEEP\nMYSELF OUT OF TROUBLE, BUT I AM.\nIT HAS BEEN A GOOD WAY FOR ME TO\nCONNECT WITH THE BUSINESSES IN\nOUR AREA, MEET OTHER NEIGHBORS\nAND STUFF, GIVE BACK A LITTLE\nBIT, TOO, A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I\nLOVE. I HELPED RAISE TWO\nDAUGHTERS THAT WENT TO GARFIELD.\nI HAVE A REAL LOVE FOR THE\nVALLEY AND MT. BAKER. I WANTED\nTO THANK SOME PEOPLE, COUNCIL\nMEMBER LINN, THESE PEOPLE AND\nTHEIR STAFFS, WE HAVE BEEN THE\nSQUEAKY WHEEL AND THEY ARE\nDEFINITELY HAVE BEEN HELPING US\nOUT. CHRISTINE HENDERSON, WHO\nISN'T HERE, BUT WORKED FOR\nCOUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON REALLY\nHAS ORGANIZED AND GOT THE SAME\nGOAL AND WE HAVE OVER A HUNDRED\nPEOPLE IN OUR MT. BAKER TRASH\nGROUP NOW, WHICH IS CRAZY. JENNY\nFRANKAL, TALK ABOUT SUPER STAR,\nMAN, HER IN ADOPT A STREET,\nAMAZING. SHE HAS HELPED US A\nLOT. TRACY KRAMER AND FIND\nIT/FIX IT, I AM ALL ABOUT TRYING\nTO FIX IT. ANDREA, WE HEART\nSEATTLE, DOING AMAZING WORK AND\nSTUFF, I CAN'T DO WHAT SHE IS\nDOING, I AM JUST DOING WHAT I\nCAN. THEY ARE REALLY DOING THE\nHEAVY LIFTING. AND TEMPUAL THE\nMT. BAKER ALLIANCE AND AND HER\nSTAFF, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE AND\nTHEIR STAFFS HAVE BEEN GREAT TO\nWORK WITH AND STUFF. I AM GOING\nTO KEEP MY THOUGHTS ON THE\nPOSITIVE SIDE AND THIS GOOD TO\nSEE THINGS IMPROVE IN OUR\nNEIGHBORHOOD DAY BY DAY.\nTHANK YOU, TERRY. NEXT WE\nHAVE JOHN, FOLLOWED BY DIANA,\nAND MINISTER HERD.\nHI, I OWN DEANY CONSTRUCTION,\nMY COMPANY HAS BEEN PART OF THE\nRAINIER VALLEY NEARLY 90 YEARS\nACROSS FOUR GENERATIONS, ONE OF\nTHE LAST LONG-STANDING\nFAMILY-RUN BUSINESSES STILL\nOPERATE IN THE COMMUNITY.\nBUSINESSES LIKE OURS HELP BUILD\nTHE VALLEY, LITERALLY AND\nFIGURATIVELY, BUT TODAY I HAVE\nTO ASK FOR HOW MUCH LONGER? WE\nARE DEEPLY CONCERNED, THE\nCONDITION OF THE MT. BAKER AND\nNORTH RAINIER VALLEY\nNEIGHBORHOODS HAS DECLINED IN\nWAYS THAT ARE UNSAFE FOR\nRESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND PEOPLE\nLIVING ON THE STREETS. WE SEE\nOPEN DRUG USE, INDIVIDUALS\nPASSED OUT OR WORSE NEAR\nROADWAYS, PEOPLE WANDERING INTO\nACTIVE TRAFFIC AND CONSTRUCTION\nZONES. DRUG USERS REGULARLY\nCONGREGATE IN LARGE NUMBERS IN\nOUR DRIVEWAY, AN ACT OF\nTHOROUGHFAIR ALL DAY LONG FOR\nVEHICLES. I WANT TO BE CLEAR,\nTHIS IS DANGEROUS FOR THEM,\nTHESE ARE PEOPLE AT REAL RISK OF\nBEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR\nKILLED BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY ARE\nIN THE CONDITION THEY ARE IN.\nALSO PUTS MY EMPLOYEES IN AN\nIMPOSSIBLE POSITION, I WANT THEM\nTO FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY COME TO\nWORK AND RIGHT NOW THEY DO NOT.\nIT IS NOT A HYPOTHETICAL RISK,\nIT SOMETHING WE ARE ALL ACTIVELY\nTRYING TO PREVENT EVERY DAY. WE\nALREADY HAVE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS\nWHEN CONDITIONS ARE ALLOWED TO\nDETERIORATE. LONG STANDING\nBUSINESSES LIKE MUTUAL FISH AND\nTHE BAKERY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO\nCLOSE. WE DO NOT WANT TO BE NEXT\nALLOWING PEOPLE IN THE DANGEROUS\nCONDITIONS IS NEGLECTMENT WE\nNEED REAL INTERVENTION,\nTREATMENT, OUTREACH, AND\nACCOUNTABILITY. IMMEDIATE\nRESPONSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE NEAR\nROADWAYS AND ACTIVE WORK ZONES,\nWE HAVE CALLED 911 MULTIPLE\nTIMES WITH NO RESPONSE OR\nDOESN'T DO ANYTHING. CONSTANT\nENFORCEMENT OF BASIC PUBLIC\nSAFETY LAWS THAT ARE ALREADY ON\nTHE BOOKS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW\nWHAT IS HAPPENING ISN'T WORKING\nFOR ANYONE, NOT FOR THE PEOPLE\nON THE STREETS, NOT FOR WORKERS,\nNOT FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE\nINVESTED GENERATIONS INTO THE\nCOMMUNITY. THE QUESTION IS\nWHETHER THE CITY WILL ACT BEFORE\nPREVENTABLE TRAGEDY FORCES THE\nISSUE. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU, JOHN. NEXT WE HAVE\nDIANA, FOLLOWED BY JIMMY, IS IT\nKAJETEN OKAY. THANK YOU.\nHI, MY NAME IS DIANA, THANKS\nFOR LISTENING TO US. I AM HERE\nREPRESENTING A BUSINESS IN THE\nRAINIER VALLEY SINCE 1959, I\nWORKED FOR THEM FOR 40 YEARS, I\nSTARTED IN 1986. I MOVED INTO\nTHE CENTRAL DISTRICT 34 YEARS\nAGO, SO I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF\nSTUFF HAPPEN. WHEN I FIRST\nSTARTED WORKING AND LIVING IN\nTHE AREA, I COULDN'T GET\nAPPLICANTS TO COME TO APPLY FOR\nA JOB BECAUSE WE WERE OFF\nRAINIER AVENUE, PEOPLE WOULDN'T\nWALK IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE\nOF CRIME SDP&DRUG DEALING, OVER\n20 YEARS I SAW LOT OF\nIMPROVEMENTS AND IT WAS REALLY A\nGREAT PLACE TO LIVE. IT IS STILL\nA GREAT PLACE, EXCEPT IT IS\nDECLINING AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO\nBACK UP EVERYTHING SAID ALREADY,\nI DON'T WANT TO REPEAT\nEVERYTHING, BUT 2015 WAS WHEN\nHOMELESSNESS WAS A STATE OF\nEMERGENCY, IT IS 2026, IF YOU DO\nTHET MATH, THAT IS 11 YEARS,\nSTATE OF EMERGENCY, THAT IS\nCRAZY T. AND ALSO, LIKE,\nEVERYBODY SAID, I DO WALK AROUND\nLOT Y DO WALK TO WORK, BUT OUR\nEMPLOYEES GET WORRIED. WE HAD\nSOMEBODY DIE DOWN THE BLOCK, A\nHOMELESS PERSON, PEOPLE\nSHOULDN'T HAVE TO WITNESS THAT.\nPEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO\nEXPERIENCE IT, PEOPLE SHOULD NOT\nBE DYING IN PUBLIC. I WOULD LIKE\nTO SEE PEOPLE GET THE HELP THEY\nNEED, AND, AGAIN, AS OF BACKING\nWHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID ABOUT\nTHE UNSAFE CONDITIONS WE ARE\nLIVE AND WORKING IN, I WOULD\nLIKE TO INVITE ANYBODY HERE\nLISTENING THE COUNCIL TO COME TO\nDAVIS DOOR, WE WILL WALK DOWN TO\nBUDDHA, HAVE LUNCH, I WILL BUY\nLUNCH, I WILL BUY DINNER, WALK\nAROUND, YOU CAN WITNESS WHAT WE\nARE LIVING WITH WITH ENCAMPMENTS\nAND DRUG DEALING AND DRUG USE ON\nTHE STREETS AND SEE THE\nBUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE\nAND TRYING TO SURVIVOR AND STAY\nIN BUSINESS AND KEEP EMPLOYING\nPEOPLE AND PAYING TAXES, JUST\nLIKE I LIVE IN THE AREA, I WANT\nTO KEEP WALKING AROUND, KEEP\nPAYING MY TAXES AND LIVE IN A\nBEAUTIFUL CITY, BUT I DON'T\nWANT TO SEE IT DECLINE, I WOULD\nLIKE TO SEE ACTION TAKEN TO SAVE\nOUR AREA.\nTHANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE\nMINISTER HERD FOLLOWED BY\nKAJETAN AND THEN THE NEXT\nSPEAKER, YOU CAN USE MIC, WE\nHAVE LAURA, MICHAEL, JEFF, MATT,\nGARRET, JASON, NATHAN, SCOTT,\nAND JACK.\nGOOD AFTERNOON, I AM JIMMY\nHERD, MINISTER IN CENTRAL\nSEATTLE, WE HAVE SERVED THE\nSEATTLE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50\nYEAR S, INCLUDING WE PROVIDE\nWEEKLY HOT MEALS FOR THOSE WHO\nARE HOMELESS, AND THOSE WHO\nOTHERWISE NEED THEM. WE HAVE\nBEEN DOING THAT FOR MANY YEARS,\nWE HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH\nRECURRING HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT.\nIT IS GONE NOW BUT IT WILL COME\nBACK. I AM ASKING YOUR HELP WITH\nTHAT AND FOR THE LACK OF POLICE\nPRESENCE IN THE AREA. WE HAVE\nBEEN VICTIMS OF THEFT,\nHARASSMENT, AND VANDALISM. I,\nPERSONALLY, HAVE BEEN THREATENED\nBY A RESIDENT OF THIS HOMELESS\nCOMMUNITY. WE SUFFERED PROPERTY\nLOSS, HAD OVER A HUNDRED\nTHOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO\nOUR AIR CONDITIONING UNITS,\nPEOPLE TRYING TO GET THE COPPER\nOUT, WE HAD A RENTAL HOME THAT\nWE WERE RENTING OUT TO A LOW\nINCOME PERSON, WE HAD A HOMELESS\nPERSON BREAK IN, START A FIRE,\nTHERE IS NO FIREPLACE IN THERE,\nBURN THE HOUSE DOWN. THE HOUSE\nWAS A 1917 HISTORIC HOME. IT WAS\nVALUED OVER $500,000, WE\nCONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE $30,000 A\nYEAR OF LOST REVENUE BECAUSE IT\nIS A VACANT LOT. WE NEED HELP\nPREVENTING THE RETURN OF THIS\nENCAMPMENT. IT TAKES ONE THING,\nBECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS ONE\nPERSON WILL PITCH A TENT, WITHIN\n24 HOURATIZE THERE IS TEN TENTS\nUP. IF WE CAN HAVE SOME\nINTERVENTION WITH THE FIRST\nPERSON THAT PITCHES THEIR TENT,\nLET THEM KNOW THEY ARE NOT\nLOWED. WE HAVE A VACANT LOT, WE\nARE WELCOME TO PARTNER WITH THE\nCITY ON HOUSING PROJECT. WE NEED\nHELP THERE. IF WE COULD INCREASE\nTHE NEIGHBORHOOD PATROLS, THAT\nWOULD BE A GREAT HELP. THANK\nYOU.\nTHANK YOU: THANK YOU.\nKAJETAN AND THEN LAURA,\nMICHAEL, JEFF, MATT.\nGOOD AFTERNOON,IER AM OWNER\nSAF RON SPICE, I HAVE BEEN\nRUNNING THE SMALLBUS SINCE 2012.\nI WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW BAD THE\nSITUATION HAS BECOME SINCE AFTER\nTHE PANDEMIC AND DUE TO THE\nHOMELESSNESS AND THE DRUG\nADDICT, THE DRUG USE IN THE\nNEIGHBORHOOD. RIGHT NEXT TO MY\nPLACE THE CITY OPEN A BRAND NEW\nPLACE TO HELP SUPPORT THE\nHOMELESS POPULATION. HOWEVER,\nTHE RESIDENTS OF HOBSON PLACE A\nCONSTANTLY CREATING A HAZARD BY\nTHROWING USED NEEDLES ALL OVER\nTHE AREA, ON MY ROOF, AND IN\nFRONT OF THE STORES. LAST YEAR A\nCOUPLE OF PEOPLE EVEN TRIED TO\nBURN MY BUILDING DOWN IN SPITE\nOF THE PEOPLE BEING ON SECURITY\nFOOTAGE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.\nTHERE WAS NO CONSEQUENCES TO\nTHEM, I TALKED TO THE ADDITIONAL\nCOST OF TRYING TO REBUILD THE\nSTORE FRONT, AND THE ROOF THAT\nWAS DAMAGED BY THE FIRE. THE\nFIRE DEPARTMENT WASN'T ON TIME,\nI WOULD HAVE LOST THE WHOLE\nBUILDING. NOT TO MENTION THE\nLOSS OF REVENUE WHEN I WAS CLOSE\nTO MAKE THE REPAIRS. ON THE\nREGULAR BUSINESS, YOU KNOW EVERY\nDAY, MY TRUCKS HAVE BEEN BROKEN\nDOWN, GENERATORVISE BEEN STOLEN,\nTHAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE THING\nTHEY NEED TO GET ELECTRICITY\nWHEN THEY ARE ON THE STREET.\nWINDOWS SMASHED, STEALING\nWHATEVER THEY CAN FIND IN THE\nFENCED AREA. ADDITIONAL COST TO\nGET IT BACK FROM THE TOWING\nCOMPANY, I LIKE THE\nNEIGHBORHOOD, IT HAS BEEN A GOOD\nNEIGHBORHOOD, CLOSE TO THE CITY\nAND I WANT HELP FROM THE CITY\nCOUNCIL TO, YOU KNOW, MORE\nPATROLLING AND MAYBE EVEN NO\nTOILET, SO DO IT ALL OVER THE\nNEIGHBORHOOD, JUST KIND OF SAD.\nTHANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.\n[ APPLAUSE ]\nNEXT WE HAVE LAURA FOLLOWED: NEXT WE HAVE LAURA FOLLOWED\nBY MICHAEL, JEFF, MATT, GARRET,\nJASON, NATHAN WALL.\nGOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS\nDR. LAURA, I AM THE OWNER OF THE\nVETERINARY HOSPITAL WHICH HAS\nBEEN SERVING NORTH BEACON HILL\nIN RAINIER VALLEY SINCE THE\n1950s. I AM NOT HERE TO DEBATE\nHOMELESSNESS Y AM HERE TO\nDESCRIBE THE UNCHECKED\nLAWLESSNESS, LOOKS LIKE OUTSIDE\nMY BUILDING AND TO HOLD THIS\nCOUNCIL ACCOUNTABLE. FOR NEARLY\nFOUR YEARS WE HAVE ENDURED\nCONSTANT ENCAMPMENT OUTSIDE OUR\nDOOR. STAFF WERE SUBJECTED TO\nLEWD COMMENTS AND INTIMIDATION,\nYOUNG FEMALE EMPLOYEES AND\nSTUDENTS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL\nJUST UP THE STREET HAVE BEEN\nFOLLOWED, WE WITNESSED DALEY\nDRUG DEALS OUTSIDE OUR GATE,\nPEOPLE INCAPACITATED BY FENTANYL\nIN OUR DRIVEWAY, INDIVIDUALS\nNAKED IN OUR PARKING LOT. LAST\nSUMMER SOMEONE NEARLY BURNED MY\nBUILDING DOWN Y. HAPPENED TO\nARRIVE 6:30 A.M. TO FIND AN\nACTIVE FIRE FOUR FEET FROM MY\nOXYGEN TANKS, OXYGEN IS VERY\nCOMBUSTIBLE. FIVE MINUTES LATER\nTHE BUILDING WOULD HAVE BEEN ON\nFIREWORKS PATIENTS, BUSINESS,\nFIREFIGHTERS' LIVES AT RISK. I\nCALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TWICE\nFOR CAMP FIRES UNDER THE\nPHARMACY, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBOR'S\nROOF, WE GAVE THE CITY FOOTAGE\nOF THE ARSONIST WHO BURNED DOWN\nTHE FRUIT STAND ACROSS THE\nSTREET FROM US. WE BREATHED\nTOXIC SMOKE FROM CAMP FIRES\nBURNING TRASH ON OUR SIDEWALK.\nOUR FENCE WAS CUT, ROOF WAS\nBROKEN THROUGH, OUR LOT HAS BEEN\nBREACHED AND ITEMS HAVE BEEN\nSTOLEN. WE CALLED THE CITY, THE\nSEATTLE POLICE, REPEATEDLY,\nNOTHING HAPPENS. DURING THE PAST\nFOUR YEARS VANS AND RVs LEAKING\nHUMAN WASTE AND STEALING TRASH\nSAT OUTSIDE OUR BUSINESS WHILE\nTHE CITY IGNORED ITS OWN CODES.\nTHREATENED TO FINE US IF WE\nDIDN'T CLEAN THE CITY-OWNED\nALLEY BEHIND US. WE REMOVED\n2,000 POUNDS OF TRASH AT OUR\nEXPENSE, IT COST CLIENTS,\nREVENUE, AND SAFETY.\nTHANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE\nMICHAEL, FOLLOWED BY JEFF, MATT,\nGARRET, JASON, NATHAN, SCOTT,\nSCOTT, AND JACK.\nHELLO. HI. I AM MICHAEL, A\nMT. BAKER RESIDENT, BUSINESS\nOWNER, NON-PROFIT DIRECTOR AND\nBOARD MEMBER OF A MUTUAL AID\nORGANIZATION. YOU HAVE RECEIVED\nNARRATIVES FROM MANY TODAY,\nINCLUDING MINE, INWANT TO FOCUS\nON THE SYSTEM LEVEL ISSUES\nDRIVING WHAT YOU ARE HEARING,\nAND HOW TO FIX THEM. RIGHT NOW\nTHE SYSTEM IS IS STRUCTURED, 30\nYEARS IN AND PROVIDERS ARE\nSPENDING TIME SEARCHING FOR THE\nNEXT SITE. THAT INSTABILITY\nUNDERMINES ABILITY TO REBUILD.\nTHERE IS A PLANNING PROBLEM. WE\nSHOULD HAVE A ROLLING PIPELINE\nOF SITES AT LEAST A YEAR IN\nADVANCE, WITHOUT THAT WE ARE\nCONTINUING REPEATED CONFLICTS\nBETWEEN NEIGHBORS, PROVIDERS,\nAND AGENCIES. THERE IS SPACE,\nSEATTLE 83.9 SQUARE MILES, OVER\n40,000 FOOTBALL FIELDS. THE\nISSUE ISN'T LAND T IS HOW WE\nARE STRUCTURING ACCESS TO IT\nFROM PERMITTING AND CODE\nSTANDPOINT, THERE ARE WAYS TO\nMAKES SITES MORE VIABLE, FEW\nPRACTICAL CHANGES, LOWER, ALLOW\nHYGIENE AND OPERATE MORE\nEFFICIENTLY. OFFER INCENTIVES TO\nLAND OWNERS. CREATE A PERMIT IN\nPLACE OPTION, NEAR COMPLIANCE,\nSET CLEAR STANDARDS THAT ALLOW\nSITES TO STABILIZE WHERE THEY\nARE WHEN APPROPRIATE AND CREATE\nPATHWAY TO DEVELOP SITES DURING\nPERMITTING OR CONSTRUCTION\nDELAYS, WITHIN INCENTIVES LIKE\nREDUCTIONS AND LIABILITY\nCOVERAGE. THESE ARE SOLVABLE\nOPERATIONAL PROBLEMS. I WOULD BE\nINTERESTED IN CONTINUING THE\nCONVERSATION WITH ANYONE WORKING\nON IMPLEMENTATION. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU. NEXT, JEFF, MATT,\nTHEN GARRET, JASON, NATHAN. HI,\nJEFF.\nHELLO. MY NAME IS JEFF. I\nWANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR\nTHE WORK YOU DO. I KNOW YOU PUT\nA TON IN AND WE ARE PRIVILEGED\nEVEN TO BE HERE TO HAVE A VENUE\nTO SPEAK. THANK YOU Y. AM A\nBUSINESS OWNER IN THE AREA, MY\nCONTEXT FOR SEATTLE, I AM\nFIVE-GENERATION SEATTLE PERSON,\nMY MOM WAS MS. BALLARD IN\nSEAFAIR PARADE, MY DAD WAS AN\nOLYMPIC ATHLETE FROM UW, OWNED A\nBUSINESS UP THE STREET. I LOVE\nSEATTLE. I FIGHT FOR SEATTLE,\nJOY KNOWS THIS. I STARTED A\nPRAYER GROUP THAT PRAYED FOR YOU\nALL BY NAME FOR 300 WEEKS IN A\nROW, THAT MEETS AT WEST LAKE\nCENTER AND WALKS THE AREA AND\nTHEN WE GO BACK TO OUR BUSINESS.\nI REPRESENT A GROUP CALLED\nKIROS, WHICH HAS 9,000 BUSINESS\nPEOPLE IN IT, IN THE PACIFIC\nNORTHWEST. IT IS A PRETTY GOOD\nCONSTITUENCY, ALL VOLUNTEER . IT\nIS WOMEN, MEN, DIFFERENT AGES,\nDIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, BUT WE\nCOME TOGETHER TO LEARN HOW TO\nENGAGE THE CITY. SO I JUST AM\nACTUALLY VOLUNTEERING TO ANY\nCOUNCIL PERSON THAT WOULD WANT\nTO MEET WITH ME, OR A GROUP OF\nBUSINESS PEOPLE TO SAY WE WANT\nTO PARTNER WITH YOU AND PARTNER\nWITH THE CITY. THE CITY IS WORTH\nFIGHTING FOR. I DEFEND BECAUSE I\nPRAY FOR YOU EVERY WEEK, LIKE\nFINALLY I GET TO ACTUALLY SEE\nTHE FACES. I WANT TO THANK YOU\nFOR YOUR GOOD WORK. WE ARE IN\nFOR THE LONG RUN, THANK YOU FOR\nWHAT ALL YOU DO. I AM HAPPY TO\nMEET WITH ANYBODY. THANK YOU.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU, JEFF.\nTHANK YOU FOR THE PRAYERS. MATT,\nMY MAN, YOU ARE UP NEXT. WE NEED\nALL THE PRAYERS-- JUST PLAYING,\nMATT, GARRET, JASON, NATHAN.\nHELLO, MY NAME IS MATT, I\nALSO WANT TO SAY HOW GRATEFUL I\nAM FOR EACH OF YOU, I REPRESENT\nORGANIZATION THAT HAS COME\nTOGETHER THE LAST FEW YEARS\nCALLED TOGETHER FOR SEATTLE,\nTHIS IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE\nWITHIN THE FAITH COMMUNITY OF\nSEATTLE THAT ARE TRYING TO BUILD\nBRIDGES, NOT WALLS, AND, REALLY,\nSO I COME HERE AS A BRIDGE\nBUILDER, ALSO TO RAISE AWARENESS\nOF SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS\nHAPPENING IN THE CITY. EACH\nMONTH THERE ARE PASTORS COMING\nTOGETHER THAT AREN'T INTO THE\nTOXIC NATIONAL IDEOLOGICAL\nDRAMA, BUT WANT TO DO GOOD FOR\nSEATTLE, THEY LOVE THE CITY,\nTHEY LOVE JESUS, THEY REALLY\nLOVE SEATTLE, THEY WANT TO SERVE\nTHIS CITY. EVERY MONTH AROUND\nHOMELESSNESS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING,\nAROUND HOW TO SUPPORT OUR\nIMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS, REALLY\nAPPRECIATED AWARENESS OF SEXUAL\nVIOLENCE WE HAVE CHURCHES THAT\nCARE DEEPLY ABOUT THESE ISSUES.\nTHEY WANT TO SERVE THE CITY.\nLIKE JEFF SAID, I WANT TO MAKE\nMYSELF AVAILABLE, IF YOU WANT TO\nBUILD BRIDGES, THE LEADERS\nCOMING TOGETHER IN YOUR\nDISTRICTS, I WANT TO BE\nAVAILABLE TO YOU AND APPRECIATE\nEVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING. THANK\nYOU.\nTHANK YOU, MATT. NEXT IS\nGARRET, JASON, NATHAN, SCOTT,\nSCOTT, AND JACK.\nI WAS BORN IN SEATTLE, ALMOST\n62 YEARS AGO, AND THIS SMIE\nFIRST TIME TO SEATTLE SILTY\nCOUNCIL MEETING, I AM SO\nGRATEFUL TO BE HERE. AS MY\nFRIENDS SHARED, WE ARE SO\nGRATEFUL FOR EACH ONE OF YOU Y.\nAM A . I PRAY FOR EACH ONE OF\nYOU BY NAME. WE VALUE AND\nAPPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT\nYOU ARE DOING AND THE\nCHALLENGING JOB THAT YOU HAVE\nBEFORE YOU. I AM ALSO, LIKE\nJEFF, FROM A LONG LINE OF\nSEATTLEITES, MY PARENTS MOVED\nHERE IN THE EARLY 1940s, I\nDIDN'T KNOW THIS, BUT MY MOM\nWAS A SEA-FAIR PRINCESS, MISS\nCHINATOWN. SHE GRADUATED FROM\nGARFIELD IN 1952 AND CHERYL CHOW\nIS A GOOD FRIEND, WAS A GOOD\nFRIEND OF OUR FAMILY AS WELL. SO\nTHANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THAT\nDEAR WOMAN THAT SHE WAS AND ALSO\nI WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR\nYOUR PROCLAMATION AGAINST SEXUAL\nVIOLENCE, WE HAVE HAD CLOSE\nFRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS\nAFFECTED AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO\nCONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND\nBRING THESE THINGS TO LIGHT. I\nHAVE BEEN A LIFE-LONG SEATTLE\nSPORTS FAN, MYSELF, I REMEMBER\nAS A LITTLE KID CLIMBING UNDER\nCOVERS WITH THE RADIO LISTENING\nTO SONICS GAME BUT I AM EXCITED\nABOUT THE WORLD CUP BEING HERE,\nI AM A LIFE LONG SOCCER PLAYER\nAS WELL. THERE IS A GROUP THAT\nGATHERED TOGETHER, WE GO BY\nVICTORYSEATTLE.ORG, A COALITION\nOF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER\nUNITING THE FAITH COMMUNITY,\nBUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN DIVERSE\nNEIGHBORS, HAVING WATCH PARTIES,\nWORKING WITH DIFFERENT\nNON-PROFITS, FIGHTING HUMAN\nTRAFFICKING. WE ARE EXCITED FOR\nTHE CUP AND WHAT WILL COME WITH\nTHAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.\nTHANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JASON\nFOLLOWED BY NATHAN AND THEN\nSCOTT.\nI HATE IT WHEN IT DOES THAT: I HATE IT WHEN IT DOES THAT.\nGOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS,\nMY NAME IS JASON, LIFE LONG\nRESIDENT OF KING COUNTY, MOST OF\nMY CAREER WORKING IN SEATTLE,\nPROUD MEMBER AND SERVE AS A\nLEADWER UA LOCAL 32 PLUMBERS AND\nHVAC. I URGE YOU TO ACT NOW ON\nINFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS BY\nINVESTING IN THE SEATTLE CENTER.\nWE NEED A ADDRESS AGING\nFACILITIES AND PUT ICING ON THE\nCAGE. I HAVE BEEN GOING THERE\nSINCE I WAS A KID AND HAVE A LOT\nOF FOUND MEMORIES, A PLACE THAT\nBRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER AND\nDRIVES LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH\nEVENTS, TOURISM&SMALL BUSINESS\nACTIVITY. LIKE ME, 25-YEAR\nPIPEFITTER, IT SHOWING ITS AGE.\nACT NOW SO YOU CAN PROVIDE OUR\nFUTURE CHILDREN SIMILAR\nMEMORIES. WAITING ONLY MAKES\nTHINGS WORSE, DEFERRED\nMAINTENANCE DOES NOT GET\nCHEAPER, CONSTRUCTION COST AND\nINTEREST RATES ARE UNPREDICTABLE\nAND DELAY S TODAY WILL MEAN\nHIGHER COSTS TOMORROW. INVESTING\nNOW LOWS US TO IMPROVE SAFETY,\nACCESSIBILITY, AND COMMUNITY\nUSE. IT KEEPS SKILLED WORKERS ON\nTHE JOB, SUPPORTS APPRENTICESHIP\nPROGRAMS THAT TRAIN FOR THE NEXT\nGENERATION. THE ECONOMY IN A\nSLUMP, MANY MEMBERS ARE READY TO\nGO TO WORK RIGHT NOW, PUT THIS\nON THE BALLOT MEANS THESE\nPROJECTS CAN START SOONER AND\nSUPPORT FAMILY WAGE UNION JOBS\nHERE AT HOME. THIS IS THE RIGHT\nTIME TO INVEST IN OUR\nINFRASTRUCTURE, OUR WORKFORCE,\nAND OUR FUTURE, I URGE YOU TO\nACT NOW, THANK YOU.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU. NEXT WE\nHAVE NATHAN FOLLOWED BY SCOTT,\nTHEN SCOTT, THEN JACK.\nTHANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO\nREITERATE MY CALL FOR MAYOR\nWILSON TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON HER\nCAMPAIGN PROMISE AND TURN OFF\nTHE CAMERAS, THIS IS NOT A GOOD\nTIME TO INCREASE SURVEILLANCE\nUNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.\nI WANT TO REITERATE I DON'T\nTRUST THE SEATTLE POLICE\nDEPARTMENT TO COMPLY IN GOOD\nFAITH WITH KEEP WASHINGTON\nWORKING ACT WITH PROFESSIONALISM\nSTANDARDS OR WITH THE\nRECENTLY-PASSED BILLS BY THE\nSEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH HAVE\nBEEN PRETTY GOOD. I DON'T TRUST\nTHE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO\nCOMPLY WITH IT. SO HOW DO WE GET\nTHEM TO DO THAT AS A CITY? HOW\nDO WE MAKE SURE OFFICERS COMPLY\nWITH THESE RULES? YOU KNOW, I\nUNDERSTAND IT IS PROBABLY NOT\nCONSTITUTIONAL TO SAY WE CAN\nJUST FIRE OFFICERS FOR THEIR\nPOLITICAL BELIEFS BUT THERE\nTHOOZ BE SOME WAY THEY HAVE BODY\nCAMERAS, IFEEL LIKE THIS IS\nSOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE\nMORE CONCERNED ABOUT, ESPECIALLY\nWITH THE WORLD CUP COMING UP. WE\nNEED TO EXPECT I.C.E COULD COME\nTO SEATTLE IN LARGE NUMBERS\nDURING THE WORLD CUP, AND THAT\nIS SOMETHING WE NEED TO PREPARE\nFOR. I GUESS THIS MIGHT NOT BE\nPROP TO SAY BUT I AM NOT\nTERRIBLY EXCITED WITH THE WORLD\nCUP WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON IN\nTHE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW I THINK\nFOLKS SHOULD NOT BE COMING TO\nTHIS COUNTRY. I THINK WE SHOULD\nBE EXPERIENCING BOYCOTTS AND I\nTHINK THE WORLD CUP SHOULD BE\nBOYCOTTED BY PEOPLE. SO, THAT\nSMIE PERSONAL OPINION, I DON'T\nTHINK THIS WILL BE VERY POPULAR\nHERE, BUT EITHER WAY WE NEED TO\nPREPARE FOR IT. FUCK I.C.E.\nTHANK YOU, NATHAN. NEXT,\nSCOTT, FOLLOWED BY SCOTT, THEN\nJACK. HEY, SCOTT.\nI AM SCOTT BUZZARD, TODAY\nHERE TO DEMAND THE CITY COUNCIL\nTAKE AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION\nAGAINST INCREASING SURVEILLANCE,\nAND TO CUT TIES WITH AX ON\nCOMPANY THAT SUPPLY THE CAMERAS\nBECAUSE THE CAMERAS, THE\nTECHNOLOGY IS A TOOL OF\nGENOCIDE. THE CAMERAS CONTRIBUTE\nTO THE DEATH OF THOUSANDS OF\nCHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH\nTHE DADDY'S HOME TACTIC USED BY\nISRAELI MILITARY TO KILL\nPALESTINIAN MEN. IF YOU\nREPRESENTED THE INTEREST OF THE\nPEOPLE, AS YOU CLAIM YOU DO, YOU\nWOULD UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE'S\nCONCERNS WITH THE VERY SIM\nTECHNOLOGY BEING USED IN OUR\nCITY. YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THE\nCONCERNS WITH LACK OF TANGIBLE\nMEASURE TAKEN AGAINST\nPRIVATEIZED SURVEILLANCE. THE\nCAMERAVISE BEEN PROVEN TO BE\nUSED BY I.C.E AND DHS IN ILLEGAL\nKIDNAPPING OF IMMIGRANT\nCOMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.\nAS UNIVERSITY STUDENT I CAN\nATTEST TO MY FACULTY AND FRIENDS\nBEING DETAINED AND HOW THE\nTECHNOLOGY MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED\nMAKES ME SICK. NO PERSON IN THE\nCITY SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR\nTHAT CAMERAS WILL USED TO\nHARASS. TO COMBAT POTENTIAL\nTERRORISM, IS ANOTHER EXCUSE\nMADE TO JUSTIFY MILITARYISM AND\nSECURITY EXPANSION. WE SEE WITH\nTHE MEDIA RHETORIC ON ECONOMIC\nTERRORISM, THE GREAT WAR ON\nTERROR JUSTIFYING ANOTHER\nATTACK. CEMENTMATIC OF THE\nDEMONTEIC PARTARY, YOU AS A\nWHOLE, WHERE WEAK SPINES\nPREVAIL. WE MUST REMOVE THE\nSECURITY SYSTEM BY ANY MEANS\nNECESSARY TO PROTECT THE WORKING\nCLASS. MUST REMOVE THE SECURITY\nSYSTEMS WHOSE ONLY BENEFIT IS\nLINE THE POCKETS OF A FEW WHILE\nMASSES SUFFER UNDER STATE\nVIOLENCE. LONG LIVE THE WORKING\nCLASS.\nTHANK YOU, SCOTT. NEXT WE\nHAVE SCOTT SHULER FOLLOWED BY\nJACK, DID I SAY YOUR NAME RIGHT?\nSKYLER: SKYLER.\nSO SORRY: SO SORRY.\nNOBODY GETS IT RIGHT: NOBODY GETS IT RIGHT.\nYOU ARE GOOD. WELCOME.\nTHANK YOU. HAWN TO BE HERE,\nGOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS SCOTT\nSKYLER, MEMBER OF THE UPPER\nSKAGIT INDIAN TRIBE AND ELDER\nAND POLICY REP. I WOULD LIKE TO\nTALK ABOUT THE SEATTLE CITY\nLIGHT NEGOTIATEED SETTLEMENT,\nWHICH WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF AND\nHOPE THE CITY COUNCIL SEEKS TO\nAPPROVE THIS TODAY AND LOOKING\nFORWARD TO IMPLEMENTATION BUT\nTHE UPPER SKAGIT PEOPLE ARE\nPEOPLE LINED THE SKAGIT RIVER UP\nTO THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT\nPROJECT AREA, WHAT IS SEATTLE\nCITY LIGHT NEGOTIATEED\nSETTLEMENT MEAN TO US? HAS GONE\nON A FOR EIGHT YEARS BUT TAKEN\nOEVER A HUNDRED YEARS FOR IT TO\nCOME TO FRUITION. EVERYTHING\nTHAT HAPPENED SINCE 1921 WHEN\nTHE DAMS WERE FIRST BUILT HAD TO\nHAPPEN TO GET US TO THIS POINT\nIN TIME. EVERYTHING NEEDED TO\nOCCUR TO MAKE THE SETTLEMENT\nPOSSIBLE, SO IF WE DO MOVE\nIMPLEMENTATION OF THE\nSETTLEMENT, WHAT IT MEANS TO THE\nUPPER SKAGIT PEOPLE, IT GIVES\nBACK OUR IDENTITY, ABOUT\nRESTORATIVE JUSTICE TO US, WE\nARE LOOKING FORWARD TO FULL\nIMPLEMENTATION AS QUICKLY AS\nPOSSIBLE AND ADDRESSING\nLONG-TERM HARMS. IT ACKNOWLEDGES\nWHAT THE DAMS WERE BUILT VALLEY\nOF SPIRIT, ACKNOWLEDGE OUR\nCULTURE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,\nTHE BEST PART OF THE SETTLEMENT,\nWE CAN COME HOME FOR THE FIRST\nTIME IN WELL OVER A HUNDRED\nYEARS, SO, THANK YOU, LOOK\nFORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.\nWE HAVE MR. JACK.\nYEAH: YEAH.\nWELCOME: WELCOME.\nHONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS: HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.\nTHE CITY OF SEATTLE BLOCKED THE\nSKAGIT RIVER TO SALMON OVER A\nCENTURY AGO. EVEN THEN IN 1919\nSTATE LAW PROHIBITED BLOCKAGE OF\nSALMON-BEARING STREAMS. CITY\nLIGHTS FOUNDING FATHER, JD ROSS,\nKNEW IT WAS PROHIBITED, BUT DID\nIT ANYWAY. BUT OUR PEOPLE,\nWITHIN WHOSE TERRITORY YOUR\nHYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES WERE\nNOT CONSULTED. HOWEVER, LIKE\nSEATTLE, WE HAVE BEEN GATHERING\nPOWER FOR A HUNDRED YEARS. WE\nNOW KNOW, AS DOES THE STATE OF\nWASHINGTON, FROM WHAT IS CALLED\nTHE COVERTS CASE, THAT OUR\nTREATIES HAVE POWER. THE SKAGIT\nRIVER OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS,\nTHAT IS OUR BLACK HILLS. IT IS\nTHE AMAZON OF THE PACIFIC\nNORTHWEST, AND WE WILL NOT STOP\nFIGHTING FOR ITS PROTECTION\nBECAUSE, LIKE THE SALMON, WATER\nIS SACRED. DOWN STREAM FROM YOUR\nDAMS, PUGET SOUND ENERGY HAVE\nFISH PASSAGE, WHICH BROUGHT\nSALMON IN THE BAKER RIVER FROM\nNEAR EXTINCTION 292,000 SALMON.\nIN THE SKAGIT RIVER THERE ARE\nTHREE SPECIES OF SALMON ON THE\nTHREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES\nRIGHT NOW. THE AGREEMENT BEFORE\nYOU, IF FULFILLED IN GOOD FAITH,\nWILL MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR THE\nNEXT 50 YEARS, AND WE WILL HELP\nYOU MAKE A SUCCESS. THANK YOU.\nBECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO END N\nVOLVE SOME CONSTRUCTION, I HAVE\nSOMETHING I WANT YOU TO BUILD,\nBECAUSE, REMEMBER, THERE IS 1%\nFOR ART.\nTHANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.\nJACK. YOU SANG THE HILLS ARE OUR\nAMAZON HERE IN THE PACIFIC\nNORTHWEST GOT ME, REALLY GOT ME,\nRIGHT THERE. THANK YOU. NEXT WE\nHAVE BILLY, WELCOME, BILLY.\nBILLY IS A GREAT BASEBALL PLAY,\nI WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.\nTHEN GABRIEL, YVETTE.\nGOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT, AND REST OF THE FULL\nCOUNCIL, I AM BILLY AND I LOOK\nMORE LIKE A LEADOFF HITTER THAN\nCLEAN UP HITTER TODAY. I DON'T\nWANT TO REPEAT A LOT OF STUFF\nTHAT MY BROTHERS AND SISTER SAID\nEARLIER BUT I AM HERE IN STRONG\nSUPPORT OF BRINGING SEATTLE\nCENTER BOND INITIATIVE THIS\nNOVEMBER. LETS BRING SONICS BACK\nTO AN AREA TO SEATTLE CENTER\nCAMPUS THAT IS GOING TO BE WORLD\nCLASS. I THINK WE WILL HAVE A\nGENERATION WHERE WE ARE AT WITH\nCLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA, BUILDING A\nSECOND MEMORIAL STADIUM BUT HAVE\nTHE BONES OF THE SEATTLE CENTER\nTHAT IS NOW 64 YEARS OLD. IT IS\nNOT JUST ABOUT BRINGING\nCONSTRUCTION JOBS TO DO THE WORK\nTHERE, IT IS ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES\nCURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A\nLOT OF REPRESENTED FOLKS THERE,\nSTAGE HANDS, MUSICIANS,\nMAINTENANCE WORKERS, FOLKS THAT\nWORK AT THE ARMORY, THAT THOSE\nNUMBERS AND REVENUE COMING IN\nARE DWINDLING BECAUSE THE\nSEATTLE CENTER WITH THE AGING\nINFRASTRUCTURE HAS TO COMPETE\nWITH ALL THE DIFFERENT NEW\nARENAS IN THE AREA, ALL THE NEW\nPARKS AND EVENT SPACES THAT HAVE\nBEEN PUT IN PLACE SINCE THE\n1960s WHEN ORIGINALLY BUILT. WE\nNEED SEATTLE TO COMPETE. IF WE\nADD THE SONICS AND KNOW ONCE WE\nADD THE SONICS, CLIMATE PLEDGE\nALINA WILL BE TOP FIVE IN THE\nWORLD AS FAR AS EVENTS COMING TO\nSEATTLEMENT MADISON SQUARE\nGARDEN AND A COUPLE OTHERS BUT\nOVER 250 EVENTS EVERY SINGLE\nYEAR RIGHT THERE AT CLIMATE\nPLEDGE ARENA AND NEED TO BRING\nTHEM TO A WORLD CLASS FACILITY.\nPLEASE WORK WITH THE 7th FLOOR\nAND TRY TO FIGURE A WAY TO GET\nTHIS PUSHED FORWARD INTO\nNOVEMBER AND ON THE BALLOT,\nSTRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT.\nGABRIEL, YVETTE, RACHEL, THEN\nONLINE SPEAKERS.\nFIRSTLY, CANNOT START WITHOUT\nASKING FOLKS TO SAY A PRAYER FOR\nTHE PEOPLE OF IRAN AFTER OUR\nPRESIDENT THREATENED GENOCIDE\nAGAINST THE IRANIAN PEOPLE. NOW\nMANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SPOKEN\nAGAINST I.C.E, SOME ISSUES,\nREASONS WE HAVE SPOKEN OUT IS\nI.C.E IS UNACCOUNTABLE,\nDANGEROUS, INJURED AND HURT\nPEOPLE AND CAN GET AWAY WITH\nWHATEVER THEY WANT BECAUSE THEY\nHAVE POLITICAL POWER BEHIND\nTHEM. MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN WE\nGIVE THOSE ARGUMENTS ABOUT I.C.E\nBUT NOT ABOUT SPD? Y'ALL Y AM\nSURE ALL OF YOU SAW THIS IMAGE,\nTHIS IS THE IMAGE OF SOMEONE\nBEING PEPPER PRAYED WHILE ON THE\nGROUND, TWO WOMEN, WHILE ON THE\nGROUND. WE TALK ABOUT\nUNACCOUNTABILITY OF I.C.E, BUT I\nWILL SHARE TWO FACTS THAT\nSURPRISE NOBODY THAT WAS THERE\nTHAT DAY. ONE, OPA FOUND NO\nWRONG DOING FOR THE OFFICER\nSPRAYING THE PERSON ON THE\nGROUND, THEY WILL NOT RECEIVE\nDISCIPLINARY ACTION, HIS BODY\nCAM WAS OFF . WE HAVE SO MANY\nPEOPLE ON THIS, WHO HAD AROUND\nTHE AREA, HAD BODY CAM ON BUT\nSURPRISINGLY THE OFFICERS WAS\nOFF. HE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE,\nOFFICER CALY HEINZMAN WASCUSED\nOF PUNCHING PROTESTERS ON THE\nHEAD WHOOL ON THE GROUND, HAND\nRESTRAINED, ALSO, NO BODY CAM.\nTHERE A CONSTANT HISTORY OF\nPOLICE TURNING OFF BODY CAM OR\nNOT TURNING THEM ON DURING\nMOMENTS WHEN THEY WANT TO GET\nROUGH WITH PEOPLE. ANOTHER CASE\nINVESTIGATED BY OPA WHEN AN\nOFFICER SHOT SOMEBODY DURING THE\nPROTESTS IN THE BACK OF THE\nWEAPON WHILE SHOT IN THE BACK,\nHE WAS GIVEN NOTICE ASHGZ FOR\nSHOOTING HIM IN THE BACK ONLY\nGIVEN A SUPERVISOR WARNING,\nSTERN TALKING TO FOR NOT WARNING\nHE WOULD SHOOT HIM IN THE BACK\nWHILE RUNNING AWAY, NOT\nCOMMITTING A CRIME. LASTING\nMEDICAL ISSUES, BECOME DISABLED\nLEAVING ME WITH SOME CONSTANT\nAMNESIA I HAD TO LEAVE MY JOB. I\nDON'T KNOW IF I AM GOING TO\nWORK AGAIN. WE NEED TO--\nTHANK YOU, GABRIEL. NEXT WE\nHAVE YVETTEE FOLLOWED BY RACHEL.\nIF YOU ARE ONLINE, WE ARE COMING\nTO YOU NEXT. THANK YOU.\nGOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL\nMEMBERS.\nGOOD AFTERNOON: GOOD AFTERNOON.\nTO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED: TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED\nSTATES AMERICA, AND TO THE\nREPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS,\nONE NATION, UNDER GOD,\nINDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND\nJUSTICE FOR ALL. I WANT TO GIVE\nA SHOUTOUT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL\nCHAMPIONS, KING COUNTY\nMETROPOLITAN MEETING, PRETTY\nCOOL. I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT\nMAYOR WILSON HAS AMBITIOUS GOAL\nTO BUILD 500 SHELTER BY JUNE 1,\nMANY WHO FLEE DANGEROUS\nSITUATIONS END UP IN HOMELESS\nENCAMPMENTS WAITING FOR SHELTER,\nFAR TOO OFTEN WITH YOUNG\nCHILDREN IN TOW. ONE ALTERNATIVE\nIS BUILD TINY HOMES IS TOP\nSHEDS, THEY PROVIDE STYLES AND\nVISUALLY APPEALING, PLUS COST\nEFFECTIVE. THE ONES I SAW AT\nLOWES $2400 TO $5,000,\nPOTENTIALLY 500 BY MAY 1. I WANT\nTHEM, BECAUSE MT. BAKER\nCOMMUNITY SHOWED UP TODAY,\nWONDERING IF THEY ARE CONSIDERED\nA COMMUNITY SENTINEL AS FAR AS\nPATROLLING THE COMMUNITY TO, AS\nDETERRENT FOR ALL THE DRAMA\nGOING ON THERE. OTHER THAN THAT,\nI AM GOOD TO GO. THANK YOU VER Y\nMUCH.\nTHANK YOU. BUDDHISM, ORANGE,\nIS ENLIGHTENMENT, AND THE\nHIGHEST FORM OF SPIRITUALITY.\nTHAT FITS YOU. YOU ARE NEXT.\nGOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL\nMEMBER, MEMBERS OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL. I WAS NOT GOING TO GIVE\nPUBLIC COMMENT TODAY BUT I CAME\nIN TO WATCH BUT HEARD YOU WERE\nGIVING A PROCLAMATION FOR SEXUAL\nASSAULT AND I WANT TO THANK YOU\nFOR THAT. I AM-- I HAVE BEEN A\nVICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND I\nKNOW THAT HOW ISOLATING IT IS TO\nCOME OUT WITH IT YAZ AM DOING IT\nNOW FOR THE FIRST TIME. TO THE\nPUBLIC. US, AS VICTIMS OF SEXUAL\nSALT, KNOW HOW ISOLATING IT IS\nTO WHICH OUT AND TALK ABOUT IT,\nBECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID WE ARE NOT\nGOING TO BE BELIEVED, WE ARE\nGOING TO BE SHAMED. I WAS\nWEARING TOO MANY HEELS,\nSTILETTOS WERE TOO HIGH, I ASKED\nFOR IT OR I WAS TOO VOLNERABLE,\nI DIDN'T STICK UP FOR MYSELF. I\nKNOW THAT IS NOT THE TRUTH. I\nCOULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR\nTHIS DAY. US, AS SEATTLEITES, AS\nALECTED OFFICIALS, AS COMMUNITY\nLEADERS, AS ORGANIZERS, AS\nCOALITION BUILDERS, AS ELECTED\nOFFICIALS AND AS OVERALL, JUST\nHUMAN BEING ON THIS EARTH, WE\nHAVE COME A LONG WAY WHEN IT\nCOMES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. BUT THE\nNEWLY PASSED MILLIONAIRES WEALTH\nTAX, WE NEED TO BE-- WE NEED TO\nBE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT\nFUNDING AND USE IT TO MAKE SURE\nWE ARE USING THAT TOWARD MORE\nFUNDS FOR VICTIMS, LIKE MYSELF\nAND OTHERS, AND WE ARE IN THIS\nALL TOGETHER, SO I REALLY AM\nGRATEFUL TO THANK YOU.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU, RACHEL.\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE AND\nVULNERABILITY TODAY DURING THAT\nPUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR\nTHAT. WE ARE GOING TO TRANSITION\nONLINE AND GO WITH ROSE FIRST,\nPLEASE PRESS STAR 6, FOLLOWED BY\nDAVID, CHARLOTTE, AND THEN JOE.\nSTAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, ROSE.\nHELLO, CITY COUNCIL. THANK\nYOU FOR LETTING ME CHAT TODAY\nWITH Y'ALL. LAST WEEK I WAS\nVERY THANKFUL TO HAVE CITY\nCOUNCIL BRING OUT THE TRANSDAY\nOF PROCLAMATION, THE\nPROCLAMATION FOR THE TRANSDAY OF\nDISABILITY, AND THAT WAS VERY\nGOOD, VERY HELPFUL, HOWEVER, WE\nARE SEEING IN THE WORLD THAT\nWORDS ARE DOING SO MUCH BUT WE\nNEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING\nACTION. THE PROCLAMATION TODAY\nABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS\nIS ALSO HELPFUL. THAT IS\nSOMETHING THAT, AS A TRANS\nPERSON IS AN ENDEMIC, A LOT OF\nUS EXPERIENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT,\nSOMETHING WE ARE VERY COMMON\nWITH. AS WE ARE LOOKING FOR\nTHINGS TO BE DOING IN THE\nFUTURE, WE HAVE TO BE NOT JUST\nDOING WHAT LITTLE PIECE THINGS\nLITTLE BY LITTLE, WE ALSO HAVE\nTO BE WORKING AS QUICKLY AS WE\nCAN TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS.\nTHERE ARE REAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE\nGOING TO NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION.\nI DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE\nAWARE, WE HAVE EIGHT DAYS BEFORE\nTHE STOCK PILE OF GAS RUNS OUT\nIN THE U.S. IT IS IMPERATIVE\nTHAT WE, AS A CITY, THAT ALL THE\nCITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYER\nAND EVERYBODY GET TOGETHER TO\nTRY AND WORK ON THAT, TO TRY AND\nSEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET AHEAD\nOF THIS, BECAUSE WE ARE REACHING\nA SITUATION THAT PEOPLE ARE\nCOMPARING TO THE BEGINNING OF\nCOVID. WE ARE HAVING THINGS, AN\nENTIRELY NEW WORLD SHOWN BEFORE\nUS, IF WE DO NOT GET AHEAD T IS\nGOING TO SWAMP UP. FOR THE\nTRANSCOMMUNITY, WE EXPERIENCE\nTHIS TOO, RIGHT AFTER THE\nTRANSDAY OF DISABILITY\nPROCLAMATION, IDAHO PASSED THE\nBATHROOM BAN BILL AND WE NEED\nTHE HELP OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS\nAND MAY TO GET AHEAD OF THIS AND\nHELP WITH EVERYBODY. POLITICS,\nAS USUAL, UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT\nENOUGH ANYMORE. WE ARE GOING TO\nTO WORK AT A QUICKER PACE, IF WE\nDON'T, THERE ARE GOING TO BE\nREALLY DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES.\nI ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO WORK WITH\nUS AND, PLEASE, THERE IS A LOT\nOF WORK TO DO BUT WE NEED TO DO\nIT.\nTHANK YOU, ROSE. NEXT WE HAVE\nDAVID FOLLOWED BY CHARLOTTE AND\nJOE. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.\nTHANK YOU, DAVID HANES, IN\nTHE NAME OF SEXUAL ASSAULT DAY,\nEXPLOITATION 1492, WHATEVER YEAR\nIN YOUR HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE\nBEGAN, ARISE INNOCENCE AND STOP\nGIVING SANCTUARY TO CUSTOM\nVIOLATION, MISINTERPRETATION AND\nVULTURE CULTURE, YOU WOULD THINK\nSEATTLE DOZEN CARE BECAUSE IF\nYOU LOOK AT THE POLICIES THAT\nEMPOWER THE EVIL PREDATORS IN\nVULTURE CULTURE HUMAN TRAFFIC\nAND DESTROY LIVES DALEY, YOU ALL\nARE STILL EXEMPTING DRUG UNDER\n3.5 GRAMS ALLOWED THE CITY\nATTORNEY TO DICTATE THE FATE OF\nWHAT SHE IS GOING TO PROSECUTE\nTO THE POINT SHE HAS ALREADY\nCONVINCED THE POLICE CHIEF THAT\nSHE IS IS NOT GOING TO PROSECUTE\nANY DRUG CRIME S UNDER 3.5\nGRAMS. ALL OF THESE REPEAT\nOFFENDING CRIMINALS THAT ARE\nRUINING THE PURSUIT TO HAPPINESS\nAND DESTROYING LIVES DALEY END\nUP GETTING OUTF JAIL AND ON THE\nLIST, ARE NOT BEING QUESTIONED\nTO FIND WHERE THEY KEEP GETTING\nIT TO SHUT IT DOWN. IT IS\nEXACERBATING THE CRISIS IN\nHOMELESSNESS, HOUSING, IN THE\nREACTIVATION AND WHOLE GENERAL\nPUBBING ALL HEALTH OF WELLBEING\nOF COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT FAIR THE\nCHIEF KEEPS GETTING A PASS FOR\nMANIPULATING MEDIA REPORT HAVING\nSUCCESS WITH CRIME BECAUSE THE\nCRIME HOTSPOTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE\nCALLING FROM, WHERE CRIME IS\nTAKING PLACE, IS BEING\nMANIPULATED BY SUVS THERE. THE\nTHING IS, WE NEED TO TAKE THE\nRESTRICTIONS OFF THE\nCOMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT THE\nSMALL-TIME LANDLORDS AND THEIR\nSELF-DEALING CONFLICTS OF\nINTEREST CONSPIRE TO CUT SIN\nHALF FROM 12 STORIES TO SIX\nSTORIES, AND THEN WATER DOWN\nINTEGRITY OF THE DESIGN TO HELP\nUNQUALIFIED NON-PROFITS\nPOLITICALLY CONNECTED TO BUILD\nCRAPPY HOUSING FOR THE NEXT 20\nYEARS TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T\nCOMPETE WITH THE LANDLORDS ON\nCITY COUNCIL TRYING TO CREATE\nTHEIR OWN REAL ESTATE EMPIRE AT\nTHE EXPENSE OF EVERYBODY ELSE\nBEING DENIED A BETTER CHOICE IN\nHOUSING, AND REAL EQUITY.\nTHANK YOU, NEXT, CHARLOTTE,\nFOLLOWED BY JOE.\nTHANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT,\nMEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME\nIS CHARLOTTE Y LIVE IN D3 AND\nWORSHIP IN D4. I AM ASKING YOU\nTO ADOPT AMENDMENT TO LIBRARY,\nRINCK, STRAUSS, AND LINN, WITH\nPARTICULAR RESPECT TO COUNCIL\nMEMBER RINCK AND COUNCIL MEMBER\nSTRAUSS'S AMENDMENTS, I AM\nDISABLED, MY HUSBAND IS\nDISABLED, WHEELCHAIR USER, AND\nSO WE OFTEN RELY ON E-BOOKS AND\nMY HUSBAND WILL BE UNABLE TO USE\nTHE PHYSICAL LIVE WITHOUT AN\nELEVATOR. MY POINT IS EVERYBODY\nDESERVES ACCESS TO OUR\nLIBRARIES, AND BY EXTENSION, THE\nKNOWLEDGE CONTAINED THEREIN.\nTHESE AMENDMENTS WILL ENABLE\nTHAT AS THE AMENDMENT BY COUNCIL\nMEMBER FOSTER AS WELL,\nRENOVATING THE CENTRAL LIBRARY\nIS ALSO ESSENTIALLY, IN MY\nOPINION. IN REGARD TO AMENDMENT\nBY COUNCIL MEMBER LINN, WE KNOW\nTHAT SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES\nARE OFTEN USED AS COOLING AND\nWARMING CENTERS, AS CLIMATE\nCHANGE CONTINUES TO REAR ITS\nUGLY HEAD. THEY ARE PART OF\nPUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, IN 2025\nALONE, 15% P PEOPLE DIED IN KING\nCOUNTY OF HYPOTHERMIA AND\nEXPOSURE AT LEAST. THESE ARE\nPREVENTABLE DEATHS THAMIGHT HAVE\nBEEN SOLVED BY HAVING OPEN STAFF\nAND CAPABLE LIBRARIES. THE\nPEOPLE OF SEATTLE DESERVE\nACCESSIBLE, SAFE, AND\nCLIMATE-CONTROLLED LIBRARIES,\nTHEY DESERVE ACCESS TO THE\nKNOWLEDGE THEREIN, THEY DESERVE\nACCESS SUNDAY TO SUNDAY AND\nOUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL\n9:00-5:00, PLEASE AMEND THE\nLEVEE, SEND IT TO US AND LET US\nFINISH THE JOB. THANK YOU VERY\nMUCH.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU,\nCHARLOTTE. NEXT WE HAVE JOE.\nPLEASE PRESS STAR 6.\nHI, JOY, IT IS JOE HERE.\nFIRST I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR\nYOUR HANDLING OF THE RACISM, YOU\nHANDLED IT LIKE A BOSS, GO,\nSTORM. SECOND THING IS, PLEASE\nSUPPORT THE SKAGIT DAM\nRELICENSING AGREEMENT. THE DAM\nIS CRITICAL TO OUR SECURITY, OUR\nENERGY SECURITY, AND OUR\nSECURITY FROM FLOOD EVENTS.\nLICENSING AGREEMENT IS KEY TO\nPROTECTING SKAGIT AND SEATTLE,\nTHIRD, I SUPPORT MAYOR WILSON'S\nBOLD HOUSING AGENDA, AND WE NEED\nTO HAVE PEOPLE IN THE CLIMATE\nEMERGENCY, PEOPLE TO LIVE CLOSE\nENOUGH TO WHERE TRANSIT WORKS,\nTHERE IS AN EVENT IN THE CITY, I\nWANTED TO ATTEND, BUT BECAUSE IT\nSTARTS 7:00, AND THE LAST\nTRANSIT BACK HOME TO SKAGIT\nLEAVES AT 7:20, IT WAS\nIMPOSSIBLE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO\nHAVE HOUSING CLOSE TO TRANSIT.\nAND I WANT TO, I THINK THREE\nPOINTS IS ENOUGH. THANK YOU FOR\nAWESOME PUBLIC SERVICE AND GO,\nSTORM, GO HAWKS, GO SONICS AND\nHOPEFULLY GO SOUND TRANSIT. AS\nALWAYS.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU, JOE. I\nDON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANYMORE\nPUBLIC COMMENTERS UNLESS ANYONE\nHAS SIGNED UP. WE HAVE REACHED\nTHE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT. LIST\nOF REGISTERED SPEAKERS. NUMBER\nONE, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY\nFOR COMING DOWN AND TAKING TIME\nTO JOIN US AND GIVE PUBLIC\nCOMMENT. IT WAS AN ARRAY THAT WE\nHAD TODAY FROM DIFFERENT\nSUBJECTS. ALL WITHIN THE\nCOUNCIL'S PURVIEW. THANK YOU\nALL FOR THAT. ALSO, FOR BEING\nRESPECTFUL. YOU KNOW, AND THIS\nIS A CONVERSATION THAT WE ALWAYS\nTALK ABOUT, WHAT ARE COUNCIL\nRULES? BUT IT IS LIKE A HOMEN TO\nHUMAN BACK AND FORTH CONNECTION\nI THINK WE NEED TO HAVE MORE\nCONVERSATION WHERES WE HAVE\nRESPECT, UNDERSTANDING WHERE\nPEOPLE ARE COMING FROM AND HERE\nTO WORK AND SERVE YOU ALL EVERY\nSINGLE DAY AND I SEE MY\nCOLLEAGUES WORKING HARD EVERY\nDAY. YOU MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH\nSOME OF THEIR POLICIES BUT I\nKNOW THEY ARE WORKING HARD AND\nWE HAVE A LOT MORE IN COMMON\nTHATHAN YOU ALL THINK. SO, THANK\nYOU ALL FOR COMING, AND NOW WE\nARE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO OUR\nCOUNCIL MEETING. SO IF THERE IS\nNO OBJECTION, INTRODUCTION\nREFERRAL CAL ENDAR WILL BE\nADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED\nMINUTES OFMARCH 31, 2026,\nCOUNCIL BILL, PAYMENT OF THE\nBILL, AND FIVE APPOINTMENTS FROM\nTHE LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY\nCOMMITTEE. ARE THERE ITEMS\nCOUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO\nREMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT\nCALENDAR? I MOVE TO ADOPT.\nSECOND: SECOND.\nI GOT IT EVEN BEFORE I ASKED: I GOT IT EVEN BEFORE I ASKED\nFOR IT IT. GREAT, THERE WAS A\nPAUSE LAST WEEK. THANK YOU. IT\nHAS HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT: COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH.\nYES. SEVEN IN FAVOR.\nADOPTED. WILL THE THE CLERK\nPLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE\nMINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON MY\nBEHALF? WILL THE MRUSHG READ\nITEM 1?\nAGENDA ITEM 1, 121189 WILLING\nCITY EMPLOYMENT EXECUTION OF THE\nPLUMING AND PIPE FITTING\nINDUSTRY LOCAL 32.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU. I WILL\nMOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL\n121189, IS THERE A SECOND?\nSECOND: SECOND.\nTHANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED\nAND SECOND TO PASS THE BILL. I\nWILL ADDRESS AS THE SPONSOR, THE\nBILL WOULD AUTHORIZE A\nCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT\nBETWEEN THE CITY AND UNITED\nASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMAN AND\nAPPRENTICES OF THE PLUMING AND\nPIPE FITTING INDUSTRY LOCAL 32\nFOR THREE-YEAR PERIOD JANUARY\n2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st,\n2027. CBA WOULD COVER UTILITIES,\nSEATTLE CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF\nCONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION AND\nPARKS AND RECREATION. SPECIFIC\nTERMS WOULD INCLUDE INCREASES IN\nFOOTWEAR ALLOWANCES, PREMIUM FOR\nSERVICES ACTIVE WATER\nDISTRIBUTION LEVELS, LEVEL TWO\nCERTIFICATIONS, AND SO\nCOLLEAGUES, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT\nON THIS BILL AND I WILL PAUSE\nHERE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY\nCOMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. SEEING\nNONE, WILL THE MRUSHG PLEASE\nCALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF\nTHE BILL?\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER?\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH.\nYES.\nSEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.\nBILL PASSES, CHAIR WILL SIGN\nIT AND THE CLERK WILL PLEASE\nAFFIX THE SIGNATURE TO THE\nLEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WILL\nTHE MRUSHG PLEASE ITEM TWO INTO\nTHE RECORD?\nRESOLUTION 32196 ADOPTING THE\nSTATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT\nFOR THE 2026 ADOPTIVE BUDGET AND\n2026 THROUGH 2031 ADOPTED\nCAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.\nI WILL MOVE TO ADOPT: I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT\nRESOLUTION 32196, IS THERE A\nSECOND?\nSECOND: SECOND.\nIT HAS BEEN PROVED AND: IT HAS BEEN PROVED AND\nSECONDED TO ADOPT THE\nRESOLUTION. COUNCIL MEMBER\nSTRAUSS SPONSORED THE\nRESOLUTION, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.\nTHANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, THIS\nIS THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING\nSTATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT\nFROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. WE\nWENT INTO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET\nWITH A VERY GRIM OUTLOOK, NOT SO\nDIFFERENT THAN WHERE WE ARE\nRIGHT NOW WITH A LOT OF ECONOMIC\nVOLATILITY, WE ARE NOT SURE HOW\nMUCH GENERAL FUNDS WE WOULD HAVE\nTO USE BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURAL\nBUDGET DEFICIT, WE ELECKED TO\nUSE A LOT OF STATEMENTS OF\nLEGISLATIVE INTENT TO OFFSET\nBUDGET NEEDS AND THEN WE\nRECEIVED A GOOD BUDGET FORECAST\nAND WERE ABLE TO FUND MANY\nPRIORITIES WE WERE LOOKING TO,\nIN THANKS BECAUSE OF THE\nPROGRESSIVE REVENUE COUNCIL\nMEMBER RINCK AND BRUCE HARRELL\nPUT ON THE BALLOT. WE HAD WAY\nTOO MANY SLIDES LAST YEAR, IS\nTHE NICE WAY OF SAYING THAT. I\nAPPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES FOR\nTAKING A FEW OFF AND THIS COMING\nYEAR WE ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE\nMORE DILIGENT ABOUT HAVING\nFEWER. THAT SAID, AND, LOOK, I\nTAKE THIS AS WELL. I TRIED TO\nGET RID OF A COUPLE OF MY OWN\nSLIDES BY GETTING THE\nINFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT\nIN A TIMELY MANNER. SO, JUST\nAPPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S WORK ON\nTHIS, THIS IS A FORMALLY\nADOPTING THE STATEMENTS OF\nLEGISLATIVE INTENT FROM LAST\nYEAR, AND THIS COMING YEAR, I\nWILL ENDEAVOR TO HAVE A SHORTER\nLIST.\nTHANK YOU. ARE THERE\nCOMMENTS?\nSEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK\nPLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE\nADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION?\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK?\nYES.\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH?\nYES.\nSEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.\nAWESOME. THE RESOLUTION IS\nADOPTED. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.\nWILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY\nSIGNATURE? YOU VOTED TO HAVE NO\nSLIDES IN THE BUDGET. IS THAT\nWHAT WE VOTED?\nLIMITED TO FIVE: LIMITED TO FIVE.\nI THOUGHT YOU SAID NO: I THOUGHT YOU SAID NO.\nPLEASE READ ITEM THREE: PLEASE READ ITEM THREE.\nTHE TRANSPORTATION WATER: THE TRANSPORTATION WATER\nFRONT AND SEATTLE CENTER\nCOMMITTEE RESOLUTION AFFIRMING\nCITY OF SEATTLE READINESS FOR\nNATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION\nTEAM DECLARING CLIMATE PLEDGE\nARENA.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, ON\nBEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.\nLAST THURSDAY THE: LAST THURSDAY THE\nTRANSPORTATION WATER FRONT IN\nSEATTLE COMMITTEE HOSTED A ROUND\nTABLE DISCUSSION, SEATTLE\nNATIVE, AND NBA VETERAN,\nSPENCER, AND REPRESENTATIVES\nFROM THE SEATTLE SPORTS\nCOMMISSION, SEATTLE NBA FANS,\nCLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA AND NATIVE\nYOUTH RISE ABOVE. THE PURPOSE OF\nTHE ROUND TABLE WAS TO\nDEMONSTRATE SEATTLE IS, IN FACT,\nREADY FOR AN NBA FRANCHISE,\nAFTER THE ROUND TABLE, DEPUTY\nMAYOR AND CENTRAL STAFF\nPRESENTED RESOLUTION 32198\nAFFIRMING SEATTLE'S READINESS\nFOR AN NBA TEAM. RESOLUTION\n32198 WAS REFERRED TO TODAY'S\nFULL COUNCIL MEETING BY\nUNANIMOUS VOTE. THAT CONCLUDES\nMY REPORT.\nAWESOME. ARE THERE COMMENTS\nREGARDING THE RESOLUTION? WILL\nTHE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?\nIRR: IRR.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER?\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH?\nYES.\nSEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.\nRESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, CHAIR\nWILL SIGN IT AND WILL THE CLERK\nPLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE\nLEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?\nAWESOME. NOW WILL THE CLERK\nPLEASE READ ITEM FOUR?\nAGENDA FOUR, COUNCIL MEMBER\n1211777 CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT\nAUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE\nSETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, FIVE OFF\nLICENSE AGREEMENT AND RELATED\nFOR PURPOSES OF RELICENSING THE\nCITY SKAGIT RIVER HYDROELECTRIC\nPROJECT BEFORE THE FEDERAL\nINTERNALLY REGULATORY\nCOMMISSION.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, YOU\nARE RECOGNIZED.\nTHANK YOU. I WILL BE A LITTLE\nWORDY BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE\nLIFT FROM MOVING ACROSS THE\nFINISH LINE FROM EIGHT YEARS\nAGO, I HAVE PREPARED COMMENTS.\nWORK ON THIS COMPREHENSIVE\nSETTLEMENT AGREEMENT STARTED IN\n2018, THAT IS EIGHT YEARS AGO,\nCREATES A 50 YEAR LICENSE WHICH\nPRODUCES CARBON FREE FOR\nSEATTLE, AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN\nTHREE TRIBES, TWO STATE AGENCY,\nSKAGIT COUNTY AND FIVE\nENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. IT\nCONTAINS OFF LICENSING\nAGREEMENTS AND REPRESENTS ABOUT\n$4 BILLION. WE DISCUSS THE\nAGREEMENT AT TWO COMMITTEE\nMEETINGS MARCH 18th AND APRIL 1\nAND PASS IT OUT OF COMMITTEE 50.\nCITY LIGHT GAVE TWO\nPRESENTATIONSB IN DEPTH ON THE\nAGREEMENT, HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF\nTHE LICENSING GOING BACK TO\n1927, AND WHAT HAPPENS DURING\nTHE PROCESS WHICH STARTS AFTER\nTHE CITY'S STEP THREE PROCESS\nOF PASSING THROUGH COMMITTEE,\nFULL COUNCIL, AND TO THE\nMAYOR'S OFFICE. IF, INDEED, IT\nPASSES TODAY. WE ARE HONORED TO\nHOST A PANEL OF TRIBAL\nLEADERSHIP AT THE MARCH 18th\nCOMMITTEE. THE PANEL WAS MADE OF\nCHAIRMAN NINO, COUNCIL MEMBER\nKEVIN LENNON AND JACK, GENERAL\nCOUNCIL FROM YAKIMA NATION FROM\nTHE INDIAN TRIBE, AND THEN WE\nALSO HAD CHAIRMAN STEVE EDWARDS\nAND VICE CHAIRMAN BRIAN PORTER\nFROM THE INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY\nAND WE HAD MR. SCOTT SKYLER,\nPOLICY LEAD, AND DAVID HAWKINS,\nATTORNEY FROM UPPER SKAGIT\nINDIAN TRIBE, I SHOULD ADD WE\nHAD A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM MR.\nSKYLER TODAY DURING PUBLIC\nCOMMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING\nHERE, MR. SKYLER. THE TRIBE\nSPOKE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE OF\nTHE LICENSING PROCESS AND\nHISTORY IN&THE IMPORTANCE TO\nTRIBES. BEFORE WE GO ON, I WANT\nTO THANK-- SOME THANK YOUS,\nBRIEFLY, A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO\nCOUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE, COUNCIL\nMEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCIL MEMBER\nSAKA, AND COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA,\nFOR THEIR AUTHENTIC AND MUCH\nAPPRECIATED PARTICIPATION IN THE\nCONCLUSION OF THIS EIGHT-YEAR\nPROCESS, AND ESPECIALLY THANKS,\nOF COR, TO COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK,\nWHO WAS FORMER CHAIR OF THIS\nCOMMITTEE. OF COURSE, THANK YOU\nTO MAYOR WILSON AND HER STAFF.\nSKAGIT, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO\nTHANK SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, CRAIG\nSMITH, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT\nINTERIM GM AND CEO, DENNIS\nMCLARYN, CHRIS TOWNSEND, MARA\nBURGER, BRIDGET MALINA, AND,\nLETS SEE, STEVEN, MATT LOVE, AND\nERIC MCCONAUGHEY FROM CENTRAL\nSTAFF. THAT BEING SAID, THIS HAS\nBEEN A LONG PROCESS AND I AM\nHOPING THAT WE WILL ALL BE\nENDEAVOR AS COUNCIL MEMBER\nSTRAUSS SAID, ENDEAVOR TO VOTE\nYES TODAY AND HAVE THIS MOVE\nFORWARD AFTER EIGHT YEARS.\nAGAIN, THANK TRIBE LEADERSHIP\nFOR BEING PRESENT TODAY. RAISE\nOUR HANDS TO YOU, THANK YOU.\nWITH THAT, IF THERE IS ANYONE\nELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT.\nI WAS TAKEN OVER A FOR MINUTE,\nGOING TO A VOTE BUT THAT IS YOUR\nJOB.\nNO, THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU\nFOR THAT REPORT. WE KNOW THERE\nWAS A LOT OF HARD WORK IN THIS,\nAND COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, THANK\nYOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS\nDURING THE COMMITTEE, AND ARE\nTHERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS DURING\nTHIS TIME? COUNCIL MEMBER\nSTRAUSS?\nTHANK YOU. I WILL KEEP THIS\nBRIEF BECAUSE I HAD COUNCIL\nMEMBER JUAREZ SPEAK WITH MY\nREMARKS AT THE FIRST COMMITTEE\nMEETING, I ALREADY SPENT TOO\nMUCH TIME TALKING ABOUT HOW I AM\nNOT GOING TO TALK. WITH THAT,\nTHANK YOU TO OUR TRIBAL LEADER,\nI KNOW NOT ALL OF OUR TRIBAL\nLEADERS ARE HERE TODAY, AND\nTHANK YOU TO THE CITY LIGHT TEAM\nBUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO OUR\nTRIBAL LEADERS. THE REASON I SAY\nTHIS IS BECAUSE I WANT TO FIRST\nTHANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE YOUR\nGUESTS IN THE SKAGIT, YOU\nTOUCHED A LOT ON THE LAST\nHUNDRED YEARS THAT COULD HAVE\nGONE BETTER AND SOMETHING I\nOFTEN TIMES SAY IS TIME DOES NOT\nHEEL WOUNDS, HEALING ACTION\nHEALS WOUNDS, AND THAT IS A BIT\nOF WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DO TODAY.\nTHE SKAGIT RIVER IS ONE OF THE\nHEALTHIEST RIVERS IN OUR AREA\nAND HAS THE HIGHEST SALMON RUN\nIN PUGET SOUND, THAT IS NOT BY\nACCIDENT. THIS IS TO TRIBAL\nLEADERS, THIS IS BECAUSE YOUR\nMILLENNIA OF STEWARDSHIP, YOUR\nCONSERVATION EFFORTS OVER THE\nLAST CENTURY, AND THE POSITIONS\nTHAT YOU HAVE HELD IN THE LAST\nDECADE OF NEGOTIATING THIS\nRELICENSE AGREEMENT. IT IS\nWONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU SITTING\nACROSS THE TABLE FROM US, AND\nDEMANDING THE THINGS THAT YOU\nKNOW WE NEED FOR OUR REGION. ME,\nMY FAMILY, AND OUR FUTURE\nGENERATIONS ARE INDEBTED TO YOU\nFOR WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED\nIN THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE US\nTODAY. I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE\nLAST LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR\nCOLLEAGUES, ROSS LAKE, SO LARGE\nIT GOES FROM ALMOST SKAGIT\nCOUNTY, BUT WHATCOM, TO CANADA,\nTHE LAST LICENSE THERE WAS A\nCONSERVATION AGREEMENT THAT\nCONSERVED AS MUCH LAND AS ROSS\nLAKE OCCUPIES. SO IT IS HARD TO\nSEE IT ALL IN ONE PLACE BUT WHEN\nYOU LOOK AT THE LAKE ON A MAP,\nYOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH WAS\nACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST\nLICENSE, AND THIS AGREEMENT GOES\nEVEN FURTHER. YOUR WILLINGNESS\nTO WORK WITH US IN AN OFF\nLICENSE AGREEMENT AND YOUR\nCOMMITMENT TO HOLD US TO ACCOUNT\nIS WHAT MAKES THIS MOMENT\nINCREDIBLY SPECIAL. IT IS WHAT\nMAKES THIS AGREEMENT HISTORIC,\nAND WE WILL LIVE BETTER LIVES,\nOUR FUTURE GENERATION WILL BE\nBETTER OFF, BECAUSE OF THE WORK\nTHAT YOU DID IN THIS AGREEMENT.\nAND THANK YOU, CHRIS, FOR\nGETTING US TO THE CITY BEING IN\nAGREEMENT WITH TLEM. I REALLY\nWANT TO SETTLE ON THAT, THOUGH.\nFUTURE GENERATIONS ARE GOING TO\nBE BETTER BECAUSE OF THE\nPOSITIONS YOU HAVE HELD OVER THE\nLAST DECADE, AND HOW YOU HAVE\nHELD US TO ACCOUNT IN THIS\nAGREEMENT. SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF\nMY HEART, THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER\nSTRAUSS. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER\nFOSTER, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL\nMEMBER JUAREZ.\nCLOSING: CLOSING.\nABSOLUTELY: ABSOLUTELY.\nWE WILL COME TO COUNCIL: WE WILL COME TO COUNCIL\nMEMBER JUAREZ AS CLOSING. ANYONE\nWHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE\nRAISE YOUR HAND. COUNCIL MEMBER\nFOSTER.\nTHANK YOU. I WILL BE VERY\nBRIEF WITH MY REMARKS. I WANT TO\nSAY THANK YOU FOR MOVING THIS\nFORWARD. I APPRECIATE YOUR\nINCREDIBLY HARD WORK THERE, SO\nTHANK YOU, ESPECIALLY TO COUNCIL\nMEMBER JUAREZ. I WANTED TO,\nREALLY WHY I WANTED TO MAKE A\nQUICK REMARK, I WANTED TO SAY\nTHANK YOU TO TRIBAL LEADERS WHO\nARE HERE AND MR. SKYLER, I WROTE\nDOWN WHAT YOU SAID, KEY WITH\nCOME HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN\nYEARS, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR\nSHOWING UP AND TESTIFYING AND\nSHARING WITH US THAT LANDED ON\nME. I WANTED TO SPEAK MY\nAPPRECIATION TO YOU. THANK YOU.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL\nMEMBER FOSTER. IS THERE ANY\nOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD\nLIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? COUNCIL\nMEMBER JUAREZ? CLOSE?\nCLOSE YOU OUT: CLOSE YOU OUT.\nTHE CLOSE IS YOURSISM STRIKE: THE CLOSE IS YOURSISM STRIKE\nDOWN THE MIDDLE, LIKE YOU THREW\nTHAT BALL.\nI DID: I DID.\nTHAT WENT OVER THE PLATE: THAT WENT OVER THE PLATE.\nWHAT SHE IS REFERRING TO IS: WHAT SHE IS REFERRING TO IS\nBASEBALL TOURNAMENT WE GOT TO\nTHROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH AND I\nWANT TO SAY I THREW OUT THE BEST\nONE. I WILL JUST PUT IT THERE. I\nWANT TO CLOSE US OUT,&RECOGNIZE,\nSCOTT SKYLER, FROM UPPER SKAGIT\nBECAUSE SCOTT'S MOTHER, DOREEN\nMALONEY WHO I HAVE KNOWN SINCE A\nTEENAGER, STARTED THE\nNEGOTIATIONS WITH LORRAINE AND\nBOB, I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS FIRST\nNAME, FROM SWIN, AND THOSE ARE\nTHE DAYS BACK IN 1991, 1992, AND\nSO I WANT TO-- WANT THIS COUNCIL\nTO BE PROUD THAT THEY ARE PART\nOF A HISTORICAL MOMENT THAT EVEN\nTHOUGH PROCEDUREERALLY THIS HAS\nBEEN IN SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL,\nWITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, WITH\nTHREE FORMER GM SHGSs AND CEOs\nAND FOUR MAYORS, AND FOR EIGHT\nYEARS AND I HAVE BEEN A PART OF\nTHIS, I AM REALLY GLAD IT IS\nOVER, BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL GO\nUP TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND\nFROM THEN TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY\nREGULATORY COMMISSION AND THEN\nANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD,\nBUT I THINK THAT GOES TO THE\nRESILIENCE OF OUR PEOPLE, LIKE\nYOUR MOTHER, DOREEN, AND OTHER\nFOLKS THAT HAVE WALKED ON, HOW\nIMPORTANT THE RIVER SYSTEMS ARE\nTO US. ONE THING, I AM NOT GOING\nINTO SPEECH I GAVE DURING\nCOMMITTEE BUT I WILL SAY THIS,\nWATCHING PUBLIC UTILITIES ARMY\nCORPS OF ENGINEERS AND FOLKS IN\nTHE 30s, 40s, AND 50s, AND WHAT\nTHEY DID TO MAINSTREAM AND RIVER\nSYSTEMS IN THE STATE, AND OTHER\nSTATES, I WANT TO SAY VERGES ON\nVIOLENCE BECAUSE IT DID MORE\nTHAN JUST TAKE FISH. ONE THING\nTHAT COMES TO MIND IS WHEN\nTACOMA CITY LIGHT MOVED THE\nMIDDLE FORK OF THE RIVER, AND\nWHAT THAT DID TO THE PEOPLE. SO\nTHAT BEING SAID, THERE IS ONE\nNICE THING ABOUT GETTING OLD IS\nYOU DO HAVE WISDOM AND WE DO\nKNOW YOU LEARN MORE FROM YOUR\nFAILURES THAN YOU DO YOUR\nSUCCESSES AND FOR LONGEVITY OF\nTHE PEOPLE AND WHAT UNCLE BILLY\nUSED TO SAY IS NATIVE PEOPLE\nDON'T HAVE A PIONEER STORY, WE\nWERE HERE, AND AS UNCLE BILLY\nUSED TO SAY, WE ARE NOT A\nTRANSIENT COMMUNITY OR GROUP, WE\nWILL LIVE AND DIE ON THOSE\nRIVERS BECAUSE IT IS HOME, AND\nSO YOU BEING HERE TODAY AND YOUR\nWORDS AND COOPERATION ALONG WITH\nTHE OTHER TWO TRIBES AND THE\nCITY, FOR ME IS A LONG JOURNEY,\nI RAISE MY HANDS TO YOU. THANK\nYOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK\nYOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.\nTHANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS,\nTHANK YOU FOR THE TRIBAL LEADERS\nHERE, I PUT MY PRAYER HANDS TO\nYOU. RIVERA?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT: COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH.\nYES.\nSEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.\nBILL PASSES. [ APPLAUSE ]\nBILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR: BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR\nWILL SIGN IT, WILL THE CLERK\nPLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE, I\nALMOST SAID TO MY SKIN. I DON'T\nKNOW-- THE SIGNATURE TO THE\nLEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. OKAY.\nWILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM\nFIVE?\nAGENDA FIVE, COUNCIL BILL\n121183, CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT TO\nTHE NEEDS OF THE CITY LIGHT\nDEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING SALE OF\nPORTION OF CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT\nREAL PROPERTY FOR ROAD PURPOSES\nTO SNOHOMISH COUNTY, THE\nCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL\nPASS.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, BACK\nTO YOU FOR THE DOUBLE STRIKE.\nTHIS IS LAND TRANSFER IN: THIS IS LAND TRANSFER IN\nWHICH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS\nSELLING LAND TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY\nBUT RETAIN RIGHTS AND ACCESS FOR\nELECTRICAL EASEMENT, THE SALE\nISN'T MARKET VALUE, $452,000,\nAGAIN, IT IS SEATTLE CITY LIGHT\nTO SNOHOMISH COUNTY, IT PASSED\nOUT OF COMMITTEE 50, I ENDEAVOR\nYOU TO VOTE YES.\nTHANK YOU: THANK YOU.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL\nMEMBER JUAREZ. ARE THERE ANY\nCOMMENTS ON THE PASSAGE OF THE\nBILL? SEEING NONE, WILL THE\nCLERK PLEASE CALL THE-- THANK\nYOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, FOR\nYOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS, LET ME\nJUST SAY THAT. MY APOLOGIES.\nCOLLEAGUES, WE ARE GOING TO CALL\nTHE ROLE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH: COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.\nYES.\nWILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX: WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX\nMY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION\nON MY BEHALF? THANK YOU.\nCOLLEAGUES, NO ITEM REMOVED,\nTHERE IS A PROCLAMATION, COUNCIL\nMEMBER FOSTER HAS A PROCLAMATION\nRECOGNIZING APRIL 6th THROUGH\nTHE 18th, 2026 AS TAX FRAUD\nAWARENESS DAY ON OUR FEDERAL\nGOVERNMENT, JUST PLAYING,\nFEDERAL GOVERNMENT STEALING OUR\nTAX DOLLARS. COUNCIL MEMBER\nFOSTER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO\nLEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE\nPROCLAMATION.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER\nPRESIDENT. JOKE ALMOST WENT PAST\nME BUT I CAUGHT YOU. I\nAPPRECIATE YOU. I AM REALLY\nPROUD TO SPONSOR THE\nPROCLAMATION AND WANT TO\nAPPRECIATE THE NORTH COAST\nSTATES CARPINEER'S UNION FOR\nADVOCACY AROUND PERSISTENT HARM\nOF TAX FRAUD IN THE CONSTRUCTION\nINDUSTRY AND FOR RAISING THE\nISSUE TO MY OFFICE AND FOR\nWAITING THROUGH COUNCIL AND\nSTAYING WITH US TODAY. THANK\nYOU. THIS RESOLUTION IS\nIMPORTANT AND I AM EXCITED TO\nBRING PFORWARD FOR A NUMBER OF\nREASONS. ONE IS WE KNOW TAX\nFRAUD LEADS TO LOST REVENUE FOR\nCOMMUNITY, WHICH IS CRITICALLY\nNEEDED TO FUND ESSENTIALLY\nSERVICES. ANOTHER IS THAT IT\nCONTRIBUTES TO THE EXPLOITATION\nOF WORKERS WHEN THEY ARE PAID\nUNDER THE TABLE AND WHEN THEY\nLOSE ACCESS TO FAIR WAGES,\nHEALTHCARE, BENEFITS, AND SAFE\nWORKING CONDITIONS. THESE HARMS\nCAN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT\nPEOPLE OF CULLER AND\nUNDOCUMENTED WORKERS AND I\nBELIEVE THAT WE MUST INSURE THAT\nOUR STRONG LABOR STANDARDS AND\nWORKER PROTECTIONS IN THE CITY\nOF SEATTLE APPLY TO EVERYONE. I\nAM EXCITED TO SHARE THE MAYOR\nSIGNED ON TO THE PROCLAMATION\nAND I ASK FOR MY COLLEAGUE'S\nSUPPORT. WE WILL NOT BE\nPRESENTING THE PROCLAMATION\nTODAY BUT, RATHER, TOMORROW AT\nTHE TAX FRAUD DAYS OF RALLY\nACTION. I WILL BE SPEAKING ALONG\nWITH COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK AND\nOTHER LEADERS WHO ARE RALLYING\nTO ELEVATE THE IMPORTANT ISSUE.\nI AM GOING TO READ A PORTION OF\nTHE PROCLAMATION FOR YOU ALL\nTODAY AND THEN ASK FOR YOUR\nSUPPORT. SO, WHEREAS THE\nCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PLAYS A\nVITAL ROLE IN BUILDING AND\nSUSTAINING THE INFRASTRUCTURE\nECONOMY, AND COMMUNITIES OF THE\nCITY, WHEREAS COMMUNITIES ARE\nDISPROPORTIONED, EXCUSE ME,\nCOMMUNITIES DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY\nCONTRACTORS WHO FAIL TO FOLLOW\nTHE LAW, PAY WORKERS UNDER THE\nTABLE OR MISCLASSIFY EMPLOYEES\nCREATING INSTABILITY FOR WORK\nSXRZ FAMILIES, AND WHEREAS\nWORKERS SUBJECTED TO THE\nPRACTICES OFTEN LOSE ACCESS TO\nFAIR WAGES, HEALTHCARE,\nRETIREMENT BENEFITS, AND SAFE\nWORKING CONDITIONS, IMPACTING\nNOT ONLY INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES BUT\nENTIRE COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS\nORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE UNITED\nBROTHERHOOD OF CARPINEERS\nINCLUDING NORTHCOATS STATE\nREGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPINEERS\nLED EFFORTS TO EBPOSE TAX FRAUD,\nEDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ADVOCATE\nFOR STRONGER ENFORCEMENT WHEREAS\nTHE CITY OF SEATTLE REMAINS\nCOMMITTED TO UPHOLDING STRONG\nLABOR STANDARDS, SUPPORTING FAIR\nAND RESPONSIBLE EXNOMIC\nDEVELOPMENT, THEREFORE THE MAYOR\nAND CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIM APRIL\n6 THROUGH 18th, 2026, TO BE TAX\nFRAUD DAYS OF ACTION. THAT IS\nWHAT I HAVE GOT AND I ASK FOR\nYOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER\nFOSTER, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON\nTHIS. COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY\nOTHER COMMENTS REGARDING THIS\nPROCLAMATION BEFORE I ASK TO\nCALL THE ROLE FOR SIGNATURES?\nAWESOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR\nLEADERSHIP. THIS IS IMPORTANT. I\nSUPPORT IT A THOUSAND PERCENT.\nWILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE\nROLE?\nCOUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER?\nYES.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?\nAYE.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN?\nYES.\nCOUNCIL RINCK: COUNCIL RINCK?\nYES.\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH?\nYES.\nSEVEN SIGNATURES AFFIXED: SEVEN SIGNATURES AFFIXED.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER\nFOSTER. AND I BELIEVE COUNCIL\nMEMBER RINCK, YOU HAVE AN ITEM\nFOR FURTHER BUSINESS?\nYOU ARE RECOGNIZED: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,\nCOLLEAGUES, I COULD NOT LET THIS\nMEETING END WITHOUT\nACKNOWLEDGING THE REALTY THAT WE\nARE FACING IN THIS MOMENT,\nRECOGNIZING THAT THIS MORNING\nPRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP OPENLY\nAND UNEQUIVOCALLY THREATENED THE\nPEOPLE OF IRAN WITH A GENOCIDE\nAT 5:00 P.M. OUR TIME TODAY.\n4:05 NOW. DONALD TRUMP'S THREATS\nFROM THIS MORNING TO ANNIHILATE\nMORE THAN 90 MILLION PEOPLE IS\nVILE AND RECKLESS. I WANT TO\nTAKE THIS MOMENT TO JOIN THE\nCHORUS OF MANY WHEN I SAY HE\nMUST STEP DOWN, CONGRESS MUST\nIMMEDIATELY RETURN TO DC AND\nPASS A WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO\nSTOP HIS WERE WAR CRIMES IRAN,\nWHETHER HE LIKE IT OR NOT, HE IS\nSPEAKING AND ACTING IN OUR NAME\nAND WE WILL ALL HAVE TO LIVE\nWITH THE CONSEQUENCES. AND WHILE\nWE HAVE BEEN HERE GATHERED IN\nCOUNCIL CHAMBERS, COMMUNITY\nMEMBERS AND LEADERS REPRESENTING\nTHE IRANIAN DIASPERA AND THEIR\nLOVED ONES WERE GATHERED ON THE\nSTEPS OF CITY HALL CALLING FOR\nTHIS HORROR TO STOP. I WANTED TO\nACKNOWLEDGE THAT FOR THE RECORD.\nI DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT\nBUT I KNOW THAT WHILE I MAY BE\nSITTING HERE, I CERTAINLY STAND\nWITH THE PEOPLE OF IRAN AND\nIRANIAN NEIGHBORS. WANTED TO GET\nTHAT ON THE RECORD TODAY. THANK\nYOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER\nRINCK. IS THERE ANY FURTHER\nBUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE\nCOUNCIL? SEEING NONE, WE HAVE\nREACHED THE END OF TODAY'S\nAGENDA, THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING WILL BE APRIL 14th AT\n2:00 P.M., HEARING NO FURTHER\nBUSINESS, IT IS 4:06 P.M." }, "summary": { "generatedAt": "2026-04-08T13:44:35.096Z", "model": "sonnet", "source": { "type": "meeting", "videoId": "x185646", "parsedPath": "/Users/thedjpetersen/code/seacc/data/parsed/meetings/x185646.json", "transcriptHash": "054f19e964d9d2b03558f25aabb69868c6f8f85d9af26bd80c2d2edbdfca2fca" }, "result": { "headline": "Seattle City Council — April 7, 2026: Skagit Relicensing, NBA Readiness, and Sexual Assault Awareness", "summary": "The seven-member council (Saka and Kettle excused) passed five legislative items unanimously, adopted two proclamations, and heard 28 public commenters covering Seattle Center bond advocacy, Mt. Baker public safety concerns, library levy amendments, and surveillance. The most consequential action was authorizing the Mayor to execute a 50-year Skagit River hydroelectric relicensing settlement representing ~$4 billion and eight years of negotiation with three tribes, two state agencies, Skagit County, and five environmental groups. The council also affirmed Seattle's readiness for an NBA franchise and approved a labor CBA for plumbers and pipefitters. CM Rinck closed by condemning President Trump's threats against Iran.", "keyPoints": [ "Item 4 (CB 121177): Skagit River hydroelectric relicensing — 50-year license, ~$4B, parties include Upper Skagit, Sauk-Suiattle, and Swinomish tribes; passes to Mayor then FERC for additional public comment.", "Item 3 (Res. 32198): Council affirmed Seattle's readiness for an NBA team at Climate Pledge Arena, following an April 3 roundtable with Spencer Haywood and Seattle Sports Commission.", "Item 1 (CB 121189): Three-year CBA with UA Local 32 Plumbers and Pipefitters (Jan 2025–Dec 2027) covering utilities, Seattle Center, SDCI, and Parks.", "Item 2 (Res. 32196): Adopted 2026 budget Statements of Legislative Intent; CM Strauss pledged fewer SLIs in future budgets.", "Item 5 (CB 121183): City Light sells land parcel to Snohomish County for $452,000 for road purposes, retaining electrical easement.", "Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation (CM Rinck): Signed by all 7 members; Seattle Women's Commission called on Council to amend meeting rules to add survivor safety protections in public presentations.", "Tax Fraud Days of Action proclamation (CM Foster, April 6–18): Backed by Mayor Wilson and Northcoast State Regional Council of Carpenters; formal presentation at April 8 rally.", "Public comment dominated by Mt. Baker/Rainier Valley residents and business owners describing open drug markets, encampments, arson, and inadequate police response.", "Multiple union speakers (IBEW Local 46, UA Local 32, carpenters) urged a Seattle Center infrastructure bond on the November 2026 ballot.", "CM Rinck issued a floor statement condemning Trump's threats against Iran and calling on Congress to pass a War Powers Resolution." ], "decisions": [ "CB 121177 passed 7–0: Authorizes Mayor to execute Skagit River relicensing settlement and off-license agreements.", "Res. 32198 adopted 7–0: Affirms Seattle's readiness for an NBA franchise at Climate Pledge Arena.", "CB 121189 passed 7–0: Ratifies three-year CBA with UA Local 32.", "Res. 32196 adopted 7–0: Formally adopts 2026 budget Statements of Legislative Intent.", "CB 121183 passed 7–0: Authorizes City Light land sale to Snohomish County for $452,000.", "Consent calendar adopted 7–0: March 31 minutes, bill payments, five Land Use and Sustainability appointments.", "Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation signed 7–0.", "Tax Fraud Days of Action proclamation signed 7–0." ], "followUps": [ "Skagit relicensing moves to Mayor's office, then to FERC for additional public comment period.", "Seattle Center bond: No council action taken; labor advocates pressing for November 2026 ballot placement.", "Library levy amendments (Rinck, Strauss, Linn, Foster): Referenced in public comment; not acted on at this meeting.", "Seattle Women's Commission call to amend Council meeting rules for survivor safety protections: No formal response or referral noted.", "Tax Fraud Days of Action proclamation to be formally presented April 8 at rally; Foster and Rinck speaking.", "Next full Council meeting: April 14, 2026, 2:00 p.m." ], "notablePeople": [ "Joy Hollingsworth — Council President, presided", "CM Rinck — Sponsored Sexual Assault Awareness proclamation; delivered Iran statement; spoke at Tax Fraud rally", "CM Juarez — Led Skagit relicensing through committee; gave closing remarks on tribal history", "CM Strauss — Sponsored Res. 32196 (SLIs); gave remarks on tribal stewardship of Skagit River", "CM Foster — Sponsored Tax Fraud Days of Action proclamation", "Scott Skyler — Upper Skagit Indian Tribe policy representative; testified in support of relicensing", "Jack (Upper Skagit elder) — Testified on Skagit River history and dam impacts on salmon", "Kate Garvey — CEO, King County Sexual Assault Resource Center", "Amanda DeFisher — Seattle Women's Commission, called for survivor safety rule changes", "Craig Smith — Seattle City Light Interim GM/CEO", "Spencer Haywood — Seattle NBA veteran, participated in April 3 NBA readiness roundtable", "Diadra Boilened (name phonetic) — Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault" ], "uncertainty": "[\"Several proper names are phonetically approximated from machine-generated closed captions and likely misspelled: 'Diadra Boilened,' 'Shell Gary,' 'Annmarie Thea Torres,' and others. Verify against official minutes.\", \"Council Bill number for Skagit relicensing appears in transcript as both '1211777' and '121177' — official number should be confirmed.\", \"Remote speaker Rose claimed a national gas stockpile would run out in eight days — this claim is unverified and may be inaccurate or refer to a niche policy concern not explained in the transcript.\", \"CM Rivera's attendance was initially not acknowledged at roll call but confirmed present; her initial vote on Res. 32198 was transcribed as 'IRR' — likely an artifact, as she was recorded as supporting all other items.\", \"Speaker attribution in the SRT format is occasionally ambiguous where dialogue is split across caption lines.\"]" } }, "hindsight": { "generatedAt": "2026-04-09T15:04:25.552Z", "baseUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:8888", "bankId": "cc-seattle-city-council", "source": { "type": "meeting", "videoId": "x185646", "title": "City Council 4/7/2026", "date": "2026-04-07", "committee": "City Council", "transcriptHash": "054f19e964d9d2b03558f25aabb69868c6f8f85d9af26bd80c2d2edbdfca2fca" }, "result": { "headline": "Seattle City Council Unanimously Passes ~$4 Billion Skagit River Hydroelectric Settlement, Affirms NBA Readiness, and Approves Local 32 CBA at April 7, 2026 Meeting", "stateOfPlay": "The Seattle City Council met on April 7, 2026 with 7 of 9 members present (Saka and Kettle excused). The council passed all legislation unanimously, including a landmark ~$4 billion, 50-year Skagit River Hydroelectric Project settlement involving three tribes, state agencies, and environmental groups. They also affirmed Seattle's readiness for an NBA franchise at Climate Pledge Arena, authorized a three-year collective bargaining agreement with Local 32, adopted 2026 budget Statements of Legislative Intent, and approved a City Light property sale to Snohomish County. Public comment was dominated by concerns over encampments, public safety, and open-air drug activity, with 28 speakers testifying.", "facts": [ "Two proclamations passed 7-0: Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Tax Fraud Days of Action", "CB 121177 authorizes the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project settlement worth ~$4 billion over a 50-year license term, involving three tribes, two state agencies, Skagit County, and five environmental groups", "The Skagit settlement was discussed in committee on March 18 and April 1, 2026, and passed committee 5-0", "CB 121189 authorizes a three-year CBA (Jan 2025–Dec 31, 2027) with Local 32 covering Utilities, Seattle Center, Dept. of Construction & Inspection, and Parks & Recreation", "CB 121183 authorizes City Light to sell property to Snohomish County for $452,000 while retaining electrical easement rights", "Resolution 32196 formally adopts Statements of Legislative Intent from the 2026 budget process", "Scott Skyler and Mr. Jack from Upper Skagit Indian Tribe testified in support of the Skagit settlement as restorative justice after over 100 years of harm from dam construction beginning in 1921" ], "decisions": [ "CB 121189 — Local 32 Collective Bargaining Agreement passed 7-0", "Resolution 32196 — Statements of Legislative Intent (2026 Budget) passed 7-0", "Resolution 32198 — NBA Readiness affirming Seattle's readiness and designating Climate Pledge Arena passed 7-0 (CM Rivera voted 'IRR')", "CB 121177 — Skagit River Hydroelectric Project Comprehensive Settlement passed 6-0 or 7-0 (vote count discrepancy noted)", "CB 121183 — City Light Property Sale to Snohomish County for $452,000 passed 7-0" ], "nextSteps": [ "Skagit River settlement proceeds to Mayor Wilson's office for signature, then to FERC for further review and another public comment period", "Next council meeting scheduled for April 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM", "CM Strauss noted a goal to reduce the number of Statements of Legislative Intent in the coming year" ], "uncertainty": "The vote count for CB 121177 (Skagit settlement) is uncertain — one record shows 6-0 and another shows 7-0, likely depending on whether Council President Hollingsworth's vote was captured in the roll call. CM Rivera's 'IRR' vote on the NBA readiness resolution is noted as an apparent abstention or recusal but was still recorded as 7-0. The printed agenda listed an International Transgender Day of Visibility proclamation, but only the two other proclamations were confirmed as acted upon. Some speaker names and details may be imprecise due to transcript noise." }, "text": "# Seattle City Council Meeting — April 7, 2026\n\n**Called to order:** 2:04 PM by Council President Joy Hollingsworth \n**Adjourned:** 4:06 PM \n**Next meeting:** April 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM\n\n---\n\n## Attendance\n\n**Present (7):** Council Members Rivera, Strauss, Foster, Juarez, Linn, Rinck; Council President Hollingsworth \n**Excused (2):** Council Members Saka and Kettle\n\n---\n\n## Proclamations (Signature Votes)\n\n| Proclamation | Vote |\n|---|---|\n| Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April) — sponsored by CM Rinck as Chair of Human Services, Labor & Economic Development Committee | **7-0** unanimous |\n| Tax Fraud Days of Action — led by CM Foster | **7-0** unanimous |\n\n*(The printed agenda listed an International Transgender Day of Visibility proclamation, but retained facts only confirm action on the two above.)*\n\n---\n\n## Legislation Passed\n\n### 1. CB 121189 — Local 32 Collective Bargaining Agreement\n- **Vote:** 7-0 unanimous\n- **Sponsor:** Council President Hollingsworth\n- **What it does:** Authorizes a three-year CBA (January 2025–December 31, 2027) between the City and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Local 32.\n- **Departments covered:** Utilities, Seattle Center, Dept. of Construction & Inspection, Parks & Recreation.\n- **Key terms:** Increases in footwear allowances, premiums for active water distribution services, Level Two certifications.\n\n### 2. Resolution 32196 — Statements of Legislative Intent (2026 Budget / 2026–2031 CIP)\n- **Vote:** 7-0 unanimous\n- **Sponsor:** CM Strauss\n- **What it does:** Formally adopts the Statements of Legislative Intent from the 2026 budget process. Strauss noted a goal to reduce the number of SLIs in the coming year and credited progressive revenue measures for funding many priorities despite a structural deficit.\n\n### 3. Resolution 32198 — NBA Readiness\n- **Vote:** 7-0 (CM Rivera voted \"IRR\" — apparent abstention/recusal — but the tally was still recorded as seven in favor, none opposed)\n- **Presented by:** CM Rinck on behalf of CM Saka (absent)\n- **What it does:** Affirms Seattle's readiness for an NBA franchise and designates **Climate Pledge Arena** as the prospective venue.\n\n### 4. CB 121177 — Skagit River Hydroelectric Project Comprehensive Settlement\n- **Vote:** 6-0 unanimous (one memory records 6-0 with the Council President presiding; another records 7 in favor — the discrepancy likely reflects whether Hollingsworth's vote was captured in the roll call)\n- **Presented by:** CM Juarez (committee chair)\n- **What it does:** Authorizes the Mayor to execute a settlement agreement, five off-license agreements, and related documents for relicensing the City's Skagit River Hydroelectric Project before FERC.\n- **Dollar figure:** ~**$4 billion** over a **50-year** license term\n- **Parties:** Three tribes (Yakima Nation, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, and one additional tribal community), two state agencies, Skagit County, and five environmental groups\n- **Committee history:** Discussed March 18 and April 1, 2026; passed committee **5-0**. Seattle City Light gave two in-depth presentations covering licensing history back to 1927.\n- **Named stakeholders thanked:** Craig Smith (SCL Interim GM/CEO), Dennis McLaryn, Chris Townsend, Mara Burger, Bridget Malina, Matt Love, Eric McConaughey (Central Staff); Mayor Wilson and staff; tribal panel members Chairman Nino, Kevin Lennon, Jack (Yakima Nation), Chairman Steve Edwards, Vice Chairman Brian Porter, Scott Skyler, David Hawkins (Upper Skagit).\n- **Next steps:** Proceeds to the Mayor's office for signature, then to FERC for further review and another public comment period.\n\n### 5. CB 121183 — City Light Property Sale to Snohomish County\n- **Vote:** 7-0 unanimous\n- **Presented by:** CM Juarez\n- **What it does:** Authorizes Seattle City Light to sell a portion of real property to Snohomish County for road purposes at **$452,000** (market value), while retaining electrical easement rights and access.\n- **Committee history:** Passed committee 5-0.\n\n---\n\n## Consent Calendar\n- **Vote:** Unanimous (7-0)\n- Included: Minutes of March 31, 2026; a Council Bill for payment of bills; five appointments from the Land Use and Sustainability Committee.\n\n---\n\n## Public Comment\n\n**28 speakers** signed up (4 remote, 24 in-person). Major themes:\n\n### Encampments, Public Safety & Drug Activity\n- **Dr. Laura** (veterinary hospital owner, North Beacon Hill/Rainier Valley): Described nearly four years of constant encampment outside her business — drug deals, fentanyl incapacitation, arson attempts near oxygen tanks, 2,000 lbs of trash removed at her expense, and intimidation of staff and nearby schoolchildren.\n- **Steve** (Trash Walk volunteer, Mt. Baker): Presented photographic evidence of open-air drug dealing in a school zone near the Lighthouse for the Blind; called for a \"COVID-level response.\"\n- **An unnamed business owner**: Reported ongoing property crime — stolen generators, smashed windows, loss of revenue; requested more patrolling and public restrooms.\n- **An unnamed commenter**: Criticized the City Attorney's policy of not prosecuting drug possession under 3.5 grams and alleged the Police Chief manipulates crime statistics with SUV placement at hotspots.\n\n### Skagit Settlement Support\n- **Scott Skyler** (Upper Skagit Indian Tribe elder/policy rep) and **Mr. Jack** (Upper Skagit tribal representative): Testified in support of the settlement, emphasizing it represents restorative justice after over 100 years of harm from dam construction beginning in 1921.\n\n### Other Public Comment Topics\n- **Seattle Women's Commission** representative: Called for amending council meeting rules to include photo/video redaction and trauma-informed participation options for survivors.\n- **Gabriel**: Accused Officer Caly Heinzman of punching restrained protesters without a body camera activated.\n- **Matt** (faith community leader): Offered to serve as liaison between church leaders and council members on homelessness, human trafficking, and immigrant support.\n- **Jason** (UA Local 32, 25-year pipefitter): Urged investment in Seattle Center infrastructure, citing aging facilities and rising construction costs.\n- **Joe** (Skagit commenter): Supported Mayor Wilson's housing agenda and Sound Transit expansion, citing lack of evening transit options.\n- **An unnamed commenter**: Proposed planning and permitting reforms for shelter/encampment sites — rolling pipeline of sites, lower permitting barriers, permit-in-place options, and landowner incentives.\n- **An unnamed commenter**: Testified against surveillance technology and security systems.\n\n---\n\n## Confirmed Next Steps\n1. **Skagit settlement** → Mayor Wilson's office for signature → FERC review with additional public comment period\n2. **Next council meeting:** April 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM\n\n---\n\n*Source: Seattle City Council meeting transcript (Video ID x185646). Some speaker names and details may be imprecise due to transcript noise.*", "usage": { "input_tokens": 81644, "output_tokens": 2800, "total_tokens": 84444 }, "basedOn": { "memories": [ { "id": "32f2f664-3709-456f-a286-e7a5e361fc8c", "text": "The meeting agenda included the following items: Call to Order; Roll Call; Proclamation for International Transgender Day of Visibility; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; Committee Reports; CB 121189 relating to a bargaining agreement with Local 32; Resolution 32196 relating to adopting Statements of Legislative Intent for the 2026 Adopted Budget and 2026-2031 Adopted Capital Improvement Program; Resolution 32198 affirming Seattle's readiness for an NBA team; CB 121177 relating to Seattle's Skagit River Hydroelectric Project; CB 121183 relating to City Light Department and Snohomish County; and Adjournment. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Seattle City Council | This is the official agenda for the full council meeting, encompassing a wide range of legislative and ceremonial business including labor agreements, budget oversight, sports franchise readiness, and energy/utility matters.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T21:04:00.030000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T21:04:00.030000+00:00" }, { "id": "7eaa6c06-60be-4569-8106-fe48fbcc5a3a", "text": "The Seattle City Council voted unanimously (7-0) by roll call to affix all seven signatures to the Tax Fraud Days of Action proclamation. The votes were: Council Member Rivera (aye), Council Member Strauss (aye), Council Member Foster (yes), Council Member Juarez (aye), Council Member Linn (yes), Council Member Rinck (yes), and Council President Hollingsworth (yes). Seven signatures were affixed. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, during the Seattle City Council meeting | Involving: Council Member Rivera, Council Member Strauss, Council Member Foster, Council Member Juarez, Council Member Linn, Council Member Rinck, Council President Hollingsworth (all voting in favor) | The unanimous vote demonstrated full council support for the Tax Fraud Days of Action proclamation. Council President Hollingsworth explicitly stated support 'a thousand percent' and praised Council Member Foster's leadership on the issue, calling it important.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.020000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.020000+00:00" }, { "id": "1a37d8d3-3de3-4bf7-a864-e13c7f60b677", "text": "The Seattle City Council meeting was called to order at 2:04 PM by Council President Joy Hollingsworth, who introduced herself as 'your beautiful Council President' and requested the clerk to call the roll. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 2:04 PM | Involving: Joy Hollingsworth (Council President, presiding over the meeting) | This is the formal opening of the full Seattle City Council meeting, required to conduct official city business. The agenda included proclamations, public comment, legislation on bargaining agreements, budget statements of legislative intent, NBA readiness resolution, Skagit River Hydroelectric Project, and City Light Department matters.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T21:04:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T21:04:00+00:00" }, { "id": "49585308-fd0e-4aff-89e7-82193dc895f3", "text": "The Seattle City Council adopted a resolution formally adopting the Statements of Legislative Intent from the previous year. The roll call vote was seven in favor (Council Members Rivera, Strauss, Foster, Juarez, Linn, Rinck, and Council President Hollingsworth), with none opposed. The Council President signed the resolution and directed the clerk to affix the signature. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Council Member Rivera (voted aye), Council Member Strauss (voted aye), Council Member Foster (voted aye), Council Member Juarez (voted aye), Council Member Linn (voted yes), Council Member Rinck (voted yes), Council President Hollingsworth (voted yes, presiding over the meeting) | This resolution formally adopted the Statements of Legislative Intent from the prior year's budget process. The presenter noted they would endeavor to have a shorter list of statements of legislative intent in the coming year, and appreciated the timely information from the department that allowed them to reduce their own slides.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "10413aeb-e131-4bf2-a132-aa57ddfe70be", "text": "Seven Seattle City Council members voted to affix their signatures to a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The roll call vote was: Council Member Rivera (Aye), Council Member Strauss (Aye), Council Member Foster (Yes), Council Member Juarez (Aye), Council Member Linn (Yes), Council Member Rinck (Yes), and Council President Hollingsworth (Yes). All seven signatures were affixed to the proclamation. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Council Member Rivera, Council Member Strauss, Council Member Foster, Council Member Juarez, Council Member Linn, Council Member Rinck, Council President Hollingsworth | The council unanimously agreed to have their signatures affixed to the proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, demonstrating full council support for the recognition of sexual assault survivors and prevention efforts.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "1a56642b-17c8-4826-bbbc-612969acd5b6", "text": "The consent calendar was moved for adoption and seconded, then passed with affirmative votes from Council Member Rivera (aye), Council Member Strauss (aye), Council Member Foster (yes), Council Member Juarez (aye), Council Member Linn (yes), Council Member Rinck (yes), and Council President (vote being recorded at the point where the transcript ends) | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Council Member Rivera, Council Member Strauss, Council Member Foster, Council Member Juarez, Council Member Linn, Council Member Rinck, Council President (Joy) | The consent calendar vote was a routine procedural step to approve the bundled agenda items including minutes, bill payments, and committee appointments; the Council President noted that the second came before being formally asked for, and referenced a pause that occurred last week", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.060000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.060000+00:00" }, { "id": "cb8fa960-41c7-492f-a752-7c82e12c77d3", "text": "The Seattle City Council voted and passed a measure (related to a long-standing agreement involving Seattle City Light, tribal nations, and river systems/dam operations) with all six council members present voting in favor: Council Member Rivera voted aye, Council Member Strauss voted aye, Council Member Foster voted yes, Council Member Juarez voted aye, Council Member Linn voted yes, and Council Member Rinck voted yes — a unanimous 6-0 vote | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 (roll call vote taken during the council meeting) | Involving: Council Member Rivera (voted aye), Council Member Strauss (voted aye), Council Member Foster (voted yes), Council Member Juarez (voted aye), Council Member Linn (voted yes), Council Member Rinck (voted yes), Council President (presiding over the vote) | This vote represents the culmination of a process spanning over 30 years of negotiations between Seattle City Light and tribal nations (Upper Skagit, Swinomish, and at least one other tribe) regarding river systems and likely dam relicensing; the unanimous passage signifies strong council support for this historic agreement, which now proceeds to the Mayor's office and subsequently to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for further review and public comment", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.050000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.050000+00:00" }, { "id": "981d2625-36f9-46e5-b1c5-18af038bee0e", "text": "Council Bill 121183 passed with a unanimous roll call vote: Council Member Rivera voted aye, Council Member Strauss voted aye, Council Member Foster voted yes, Council Member Juarez voted aye, Council Member Linn voted yes, Council Member Rinck voted yes, and Council Member Hollingsworth voted yes (seven in favor, none opposed). The Council President directed the clerk to affix the President's signature to the legislation. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Council Member Rivera, Council Member Strauss, Council Member Foster, Council Member Juarez, Council Member Linn, Council Member Rinck, Council Member Hollingsworth (Council President) | The bill authorizing the sale of Seattle City Light property to Snohomish County received full unanimous support from all seven council members, completing its passage into law", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.030000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.030000+00:00" }, { "id": "fabf66b1-68be-4e3d-b78d-85211f698819", "text": "The Seattle City Council meeting concluded with no further business, with the Council President adjourning the meeting at 4:06 P.M. and announcing that the next City Council meeting will be held on April 14th at 2:00 P.M. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 4:06 P.M. | Involving: The Council President (presiding officer who adjourned the meeting), Council Member Rinck (last council member to speak before adjournment), the full Seattle City Council | The council had reached the end of the day's agenda with no further business items remaining, so the Council President formally adjourned the session and announced the date and time of the next meeting for public awareness and scheduling purposes", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T16:06:00.030000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T16:06:00.030000+00:00" }, { "id": "9f293b67-5c1c-4856-9a5a-fb98020fd081", "text": "The Seattle City Council adopted Resolution 32198, affirming the City of Seattle's readiness for a National Basketball Association team and declaring Climate Pledge Arena as the venue. The roll call vote was seven in favor and none opposed. Council Member Rivera voted 'IRR' (abstention or recusal), Council Member Strauss voted aye, Council Member Foster voted yes, Council Member Juarez voted aye, Council Member Linn voted yes, Council Member Rinck voted yes, and Council President Hollingsworth voted yes. The Council President signed the resolution and directed the clerk to affix the signature. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Council Member Rivera (voted IRR), Council Member Strauss (voted aye), Council Member Foster (voted yes), Council Member Juarez (voted aye), Council Member Linn (voted yes), Council Member Rinck (voted yes, presented the item on behalf of Council Member Saka), Council President Hollingsworth (voted yes, presided) | The resolution was adopted to formally declare the City of Seattle's readiness and desire to receive an NBA franchise, with Climate Pledge Arena designated as the prospective home venue, following the committee's unanimous referral and round table discussion demonstrating broad community and stakeholder support for bringing an NBA team back to Seattle.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.030000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.030000+00:00" }, { "id": "501be3a0-5ca2-4093-bdf3-93cce48d1cdf", "text": "The Seattle City Council adopted the Introduction and Referral Calendar and the agenda without objection, which included the minutes of March 31, 2026, a Council Bill for payment of bills, and five appointments from the Land Use and Sustainability Committee as part of the consent calendar | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, with referenced minutes from Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | Involving: Seattle City Council members, Land Use and Sustainability Committee | This was the routine adoption of the consent calendar to move forward with standard council business items including bill payments, prior meeting minutes approval, and committee appointments", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.050000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.050000+00:00" }, { "id": "4fb23582-3dcc-49d9-8771-edf874fd8e2f", "text": "Council Member Juarez urged all council members to vote yes on the Skagit comprehensive settlement agreement, echoing Council Member Strauss's earlier call to endeavor to vote yes, and expressed hope that the agreement would move forward after eight years. Tribal leadership was present in the council chambers for the vote. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Council Member Juarez, Council Member Strauss (who also urged a yes vote), tribal leadership present in chambers | After eight years of negotiation and review, the agreement was finally ready for a full council vote; Council Member Juarez emphasized the significance and urgency of passing this historic $4 billion, 50-year settlement, honoring tribal leadership's presence by encouraging unanimous passage", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.070000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.070000+00:00" }, { "id": "c88693ae-9379-4c5a-b1e2-92f7739e7115", "text": "Joe expressed support for Mayor Wilson's bold housing agenda, arguing that in the climate emergency people need to live close enough to where transit works, and cited a personal example where he wanted to attend an event in the city starting at 7:00 PM but the last transit back home to Skagit leaves at 7:20 PM, making attendance impossible | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Joe (public commenter from Skagit), Mayor Wilson (Seattle Mayor), Seattle City Council | Joe supports dense housing near transit to address the climate emergency, and his personal experience of being unable to attend a city event due to the last Skagit-bound transit departing at 7:20 PM illustrates the critical need for housing close to transit; he also expressed support for Sound Transit expansion", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.030000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.030000+00:00" }, { "id": "2162c91e-34ef-4101-b926-a5b70f458c4e", "text": "The hybrid public comment period was opened following the proclamation, with rules stated that public comments should be limited to items on the day's agenda, the introduction referral calendar, or the council's work program within the purview of the council, and that the council cannot accept comments on quasi-judicial items or campaign-related matters. The clerk reported that 4 remote speakers and 24 in-person speakers had signed up to provide public comment. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: The meeting presider (who opened the public comment period), the council clerk (who reported the number of speakers), 4 remote speakers and 24 in-person speakers signed up | The public comment period is a standard part of Seattle City Council meetings allowing community members to address the council on agenda items; the hybrid format accommodates both in-person and remote participation", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.060000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.060000+00:00" }, { "id": "77285735-f4ac-4292-a4f1-8e1dd65e9d3e", "text": "Roll call was conducted with six council members present: Council Member Rivera, Council Member Strauss, Council Member Foster, Council Member Juarez, Council Member Linn, Council Member Rinck, and Council Member Hollingsworth (Council President). The clerk confirmed six present. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, shortly after 2:04 PM | Involving: Council Member Rivera, Council Member Strauss, Council Member Foster, Council Member Juarez, Council Member Linn, Council Member Rinck, Council President Joy Hollingsworth | Roll call is required to establish a quorum for the council to conduct official business. Six of the nine council members were present.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T21:04:00.010000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T21:04:00.010000+00:00" }, { "id": "585bd07f-2c31-4a98-9e6d-5241815ecebd", "text": "The clerk read agenda item four: Council Bill 1211777, authorizing the Mayor to execute a settlement agreement, five off-license agreement and related documents for purposes of relicensing the City's Skagit River Hydroelectric Project before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The item was assigned to Council Member Juarez, who was recognized to present it. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Council Member Juarez (recognized to present the item), City Light Department (the department responsible for the hydroelectric project), the Mayor (authorized to execute the settlement agreement), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC, thefederal body overseeing the relicensing) | This legislation authorizes the Mayor to execute the necessary settlement and licensing agreements for the relicensing of Seattle's Skagit River Hydroelectric Project, which is a critical piece of City Light Department infrastructure that must go through the federal relicensing process with FERC.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.040000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.040000+00:00" }, { "id": "1241c816-c7f9-4fa7-9e90-3ce073636b95", "text": "Scott Skyler from the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe spoke during public comment at the April 7, 2026 full council meeting, and Council Member Juarez thanked him for being present. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Scott Skyler (Policy Lead, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe), Council Member Juarez (who acknowledged his presence) | Mr. Skyler's participation in public comment demonstrated the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe's ongoing engagement and investment in the comprehensive settlement agreement as it moved to full council vote", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.030000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.030000+00:00" }, { "id": "ae6b43ad-3629-4039-af2c-02b193baff32", "text": "Council Members Saka and Kettle were excused and absent from the April 7, 2026 Seattle City Council meeting. Council President Hollingsworth announced their excused absences after the roll call. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Council Member Saka (excused/absent), Council Member Kettle (excused/absent), Council President Joy Hollingsworth (announced the absences) | Two council members were formally excused from the meeting, reducing the body to six members present out of eight district seats plus the at-large council president.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T21:04:00.020000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T21:04:00.020000+00:00" }, { "id": "645614d5-1378-47f4-aa42-0a51bbd57dc9", "text": "The Seattle City Council is considering approval of the Seattle City Light Negotiated Settlement, which has been negotiated over approximately eight years and involves the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. Public testimony was heard in support of the settlement from tribal representatives Scott Skyler and Mr. Jack during the April 7, 2026 council meeting. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, with the settlement having been negotiated over approximately eight years | Involving: Seattle City Council members, Scott Skyler(Upper Skagit Indian Tribe elder and policy representative), Mr. Jack (Upper Skagit tribal representative), Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Seattle City Light | The council is being asked to approve a major negotiated settlement that would provide restorative justice to the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe after over a hundred years of harm caused by Seattle City Light's hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River, with tribal representatives urging quick approval and full implementation.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.040000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.040000+00:00" }, { "id": "dd38b048-a33c-4e08-b9aa-e58898796f96", "text": "A public commenter (Matt) addressed the Seattle City Council offering to build bridges between faith community leaders and council members in their districts, describing churches that care deeply about issues including homelessness, human trafficking, supporting immigrant neighbors, and awareness of sexual violence | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Matt (faith community leader and public commenter), Jeff (previously mentioned faith community speaker), Seattle City Council members | Matt wanted to express the faith community's love for Seattle and desire to serve the city, offering himself as a liaison between church leaders and council members to address social issues including homelessness, human trafficking, immigrant support, and sexual violence awareness", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "525d51ae-2aa7-4ba4-acef-df4c8a933228", "text": "Council Bill 121189 was introduced, moved, seconded, and passed unanimously (7-0) authorizing a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Seattle and the United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry Local 32 for a three-year period from January 2025 through December 31, 2027. The CBA covers Utilities, Seattle Center, Department of Construction and Inspection, and Parks and Recreation. Specific terms include increases in footwear allowances, premiums for services in active water distribution levels, and Level Two certifications. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, covering the contract period January 2025 through December 31, 2027 | Involving: Council President Hollingsworth (sponsor and presiding officer who moved the bill), Council Member Rivera (voted aye), Council Member Strauss (voted aye), Council Member Foster (voted yes), Council Member Juarez (voted yes), Council Member Linn (voted yes), Council Member Rinck (voted yes), United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry Local 32 (union party to the CBA) | The bill authorizes a collective bargaining agreement governing employment terms for plumbing and pipe fitting workers across multiple city departments, including specific improvements to footwear allowances, premiums for active water distribution services, and Level Two certifications. Council President Hollingsworth urged colleagues' support as the sponsor.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00" }, { "id": "4c737d21-e682-47eb-805a-4d83e39acb47", "text": "Council Member Juarez presented Council Bill 121183, explaining it is a land transfer in which Seattle City Light is selling land to Snohomish County for $452,000 at market value, while retaining rights and access for an electrical easement. The bill passed out of committee 5-0, and Juarez encouraged colleagues to vote yes. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Council Member Juarez (presenting and sponsoring the bill), Seattle City Light Department, Snohomish County | The sale at market value of $452,000 allows Snohomish County to use the land for road purposes while Seattle City Light retains necessary electrical easement access, and the bill had already received unanimous committee approval (5-0)", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.020000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.020000+00:00" }, { "id": "ef1d9aad-00b7-4b2d-94e1-621467617033", "text": "Jason, a lifelong King County resident and proud member and leader of UA Local 32 Plumbers and HVAC, addressed the Seattle City Council urging them to act now on infrastructure needs by investing in the Seattle Center, arguing that the aging facilities need to be addressed. He described the Seattle Center as a place that brings people together and drives the local economy through events, tourism, and small business activity. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Jason (lifelong King County resident, most of his career working in Seattle, proud member and leader of UA Local 32 Plumbers and HVAC, 25-year pipefitter) | Jason urged immediate action because as a 25-year pipefitter he recognizes the Seattle Center is showing its age, deferred maintenance does not get cheaper, construction costs and interest rates are unpredictable, and he has personal fond memories of the Seattle Center since childhood. He wants future children to have similar positive experiences at the facility.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.060000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.060000+00:00" }, { "id": "beadd309-6193-45da-851e-78f8f0299c53", "text": "Council Member Juarez recognized Scott Skyler from Upper Skagit tribe and honored his mother Doreen Maloney, noting that Doreen began negotiations with Lorraine and Bob from Swinomish back in 1991-1992 regarding what appears to be a dam or river-related agreement with Seattle City Light | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 (recognition during council meeting); negotiations referenced date back to 1991-1992 | Involving: Council Member Juarez (Seattle City Council member, who has been involved in this matter for eight years and known Doreen since she was a teenager), Scott Skyler (representative from Upper Skagit tribe, present at the meeting), Doreen Maloney (Scott Skyler's mother, who initiated negotiations in 1991-1992), Lorraine (from Swinomish tribe, early negotiation partner), Bob (from Swinomish tribe, last name not recalled, early negotiation partner) | Juarez wanted the council to understand the deep historical roots of this moment, honoring the resilience of Indigenous people like Doreen Maloney who began the work decades ago; she emphasized that this was a historical moment that has spanned three former General Managers/CEOs of Seattle City Light and four Mayors, and she expressed relief that the council portion is concluding while noting the process continues to the Mayor's office and then to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with another public comment period", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00" }, { "id": "e34079f7-11c0-456b-b328-c9bac19d2659", "text": "The comprehensive settlement agreement was discussed at two committee meetings on March 18 and April 1, 2026, and was passed out of committee with a 5-0 vote. Seattle City Light gave two in-depth presentations on the agreement covering historical context of the licensing going back to 1927 and the process steps after passage (committee, full council, and mayor's office). | When: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 and Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Involving: Seattle City Light (presented), Council Member Juarez (committee chair), committee members | The committee process was required before the agreement could advance to full council vote; the two meetings provided thorough review of the $4 billion, 50-year licensing agreement including historical context and procedural next steps", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-03-18T00:00:00.010000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-01T00:00:00.010000+00:00" }, { "id": "d6401df6-342c-4528-aa11-f1e2d117ec0e", "text": "The Seattle City Council discussed and considered a historic relicense agreement involving Seattle City Light's hydroelectric facilities, negotiated as an off-license agreement with tribal leaders over the course of the last decade, with the agreement including commitments to conservation and tribal accountability measures that go further than the previous license agreement | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Seattle City Council (deliberating body), Seattle City Light (city utility whose facilities are subject to the relicense), tribal leaders of the Skagit area (negotiating partners who held the city accountable), Chris (facilitated the city's agreement with TLEM), TLEM (tribal entity party to the agreement), Council Member Strauss, Council Member Foster, Council Member Juarez (key council members involved) | The relicense agreement is considered historic because it goes further than the previous conservation agreement, includes tribal accountability provisions, represents a decade of negotiations with tribal leaders, and is seen as benefiting future generations through enhanced conservation of the Skagit River ecosystem and salmon habitat", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.050000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.050000+00:00" }, { "id": "36bd5b83-c480-418f-82ba-5d892641dc52", "text": "The same unidentified public commenter accused the Seattle Police Chief of manipulating media reports to claim success with crime reduction, alleging that crime hotspots where people are calling from and where crime is taking place are being manipulated by the presence of SUVs stationed at those locations, creating a false impression of safety and crime reduction. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, during the Seattle City Council public comment period | Involving: The unidentified public commenter, the Seattle Police Chief (unnamed) | The commenter believes the Police Chief is dishonestly portraying crime statistics and crime reduction success by strategically placing police SUVs at crime hotspots to suppress visible crime rather than actually addressing the root causes, and that the Chief should not continue to receive a pass for this manipulation.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00" }, { "id": "43920983-862e-4035-955b-c26b7fa39386", "text": "A public commenter (likely from the Seattle Women's Commission) called on the Seattle City Council to amend City Council meeting rules and procedures to ensure survivor safety in presentations, specifically requesting photo and video redaction as well as trauma-informed participation options for those who wish to share their stories. The speaker urged that materials submitted for public meetings should not exploit survivors for shock value or unintentionally endanger individuals who have experienced sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, or stalking. The speaker emphasized that sensitive information published without safeguards or consent puts survivors at risk of identification, retraumatization, harassment, or worse. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, during the Seattle City Council meeting, in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month | Involving: A public commenter (unnamed speaker representing the Seattle Women's Commission), Emily (thanked by name afterward, likely one of the presenters), Whit (thanked by name afterward, likely one of the presenters), Amanda (thanked by name afterward, likely one of the presenters), the Seattle Women's Commission, Seattle City Council members | The speaker argued that if Seattle is to become a place where sexual assault is treated as a public health issue, the Council must adopt protections and lead with intention. The call to action was made during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, emphasizing that awareness alone is not enough — safety must be built into systems and reflected in processes. Survivors must be able to engage without fear, and no survivor should have to choose between being heard and being safe. The Seattle Women's Commission indicated it has additional recommendations to offer and looks forward to working alongside Council members.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "9f6dce6a-fbaa-411f-8e79-be58fb373218", "text": "A public commenter named Steve testified before Seattle City Council about volunteering with Trash Walk to improve the Mt. Baker neighborhood, describing observations of decay of public health and safety related to open air drug use and crime, and presenting a document with a map showing the affected area between the light rail stations to raise awareness and affect change | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Steve (public commenter, Trash Walk volunteer in Mt. Baker neighborhood), Seattle City Council members | Steve wants the council to take action on a health and safety crisis in the Mt. Baker neighborhood caused by open drug use and crime, arguing the neighborhood is at a breaking point and needs a 'COVID-level response' to restore health and safety", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "ef76d987-c2f4-4608-a886-4e469d50e558", "text": "Steve presented a photo from a packet showing a Seattle Greenway in a school zone with an elementary school and girls middle school across the street, depicting a visually impaired person with their guide dog walking to the Lighthouse for the Blind being forced to navigate past an active drug deal, with a woman buying from a dealer inside a tent | When: Photo presented Tuesday, April 7, 2026; photo taken at an unspecified earlier date in the Mt. Baker neighborhood | Involving: Steve (public commenter presenting the photo), a visually impaired person with a guide dog, a woman buying drugs, a drug dealer operating from inside a tent, students at the elementary and girls middle school | Steve is using this powerful visual evidence to demonstrate the severity of the public safety crisis, showing that vulnerable populations including blind individuals and schoolchildren are being directly endangered by open-air drug dealing, and arguing that this represents a health and safety crisis requiring a COVID-level response, not merely a failure of 'City Basics Better'", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.040000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.040000+00:00" }, { "id": "fa6b9570-5774-490e-965e-711df8b747e8", "text": "A public commenter proposed a series of planning and permitting reforms for encampment/shelter sites in Seattle, including: establishing a rolling pipeline of sites at least a year in advance, lowering permitting barriers, allowing hygiene facilities, offering incentives to landowners, creating a permit-in-place option for near-compliance sites, setting clear standards to allow sites to stabilize where they are when appropriate, creating pathways to develop sites during permitting or construction delays with incentives like fee reductions and liability coverage. The commenter noted Seattle is 83.9 square miles (over 40,000 football fields) and argued the issue is not land availability but how access to land is structured from a permitting and code standpoint. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: An unidentified public commenter addressing the Seattle City Council during public comment period | The commenter argued there is a planning problem causing repeated conflicts between neighbors, providers, and agencies regarding site placement. They believe these are solvable operational problems and expressed interest in continuing the conversation with anyone working on implementation.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "5f63a9cf-3bdf-4645-8276-2dabfec42051", "text": "A business owner testified before the Seattle City Council about ongoing property crimes affecting his business, including trucks being broken down, generators stolen (described as the number one thing needed for electricity when on the street), windows smashed, theft from a fenced area, and additional costs to retrieve vehicles from towing companies. He described loss of revenue due to inability to make repairs on his regular business. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, during the Seattle City Council public comment period | Involving: An unnamed business owner (public commenter at Seattle City Council meeting), Seattle City Council members | The business owner expressed frustration over repeated property crimes and theft affecting his livelihood, stated he likes the neighborhood and it has been a good neighborhood close to the city, and explicitly requested help from the City Council in the form of more patrolling and public restroom facilities, noting the lack of toilets leads to people using the neighborhood as a restroom, which he described as 'kind of sad'", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "a8895803-58a6-4d2c-8096-019ede6c7038", "text": "Officer Caly Heinzman was accused of punching protesters on the head while protesters were on the ground and hand-restrained. Officer Heinzman also did not have a body camera on during these incidents. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, referenced during Gabriel's public comment at Seattle City Council meeting (incident date unspecified, likely during protests) | Involving: Officer Caly Heinzman (Seattle Police officer accused of punching restrained protesters), Gabriel (public commenter who reported this) | Gabriel cited this as another example of police officers not having body cameras on during use-of-force incidents, reinforcing a pattern of police unaccountability where officers turn off or do not activate body cameras during moments when they use force against people.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00" }, { "id": "f0554d57-0f3c-437b-93c4-a4bcd710a1c8", "text": "A public commenter delivered passionate testimony against surveillance technology and security systems at the Seattle City Council meeting, arguing that cameras are used to harass people, that combating potential terrorism is an excuse to justify militarism and security expansion, and that security systems only benefit a few while the masses suffer under state violence. The commenter called for removal of security systems 'by any means necessary' to protect the working class, ending with 'Long live the working class.' | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: An unidentified public commenter (referred to only as preceding Scott Skyler's testimony), Seattle City Council members | The commenter expressed deep moral outrage and fear about surveillance technology being used against detained persons, viewing it as state violence against the working class, and demanded the council take action to remove security systems they see as instruments of oppression and harassment", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "ac62743f-3fa4-4c45-aff2-83993c97c90d", "text": "Dr. Laura, owner of a veterinary hospital serving North Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley since the 1950s, testified before the Seattle City Council about nearly four years of constant encampment outside her business. She described staff being subjected to lewd comments and intimidation, young female employees and students from a nearby middle school being followed, daily drug deals outside the gate, people incapacitated by fentanyl in the driveway, and individuals naked in the parking lot. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, describing conditions over nearly four years leading up to the meeting | Involving: Dr. Laura (owner of a veterinary hospital in North Beacon Hill/Rainier Valley that has operated since the 1950s), her staff including young female employees, students from a nearby middle school, Seattle City Council members | Dr. Laura stated she was not there to debate homelessness but to describe unchecked lawlessness outside her building and to hold the City Council accountable. She emphasized the severity of the public safety and health crisis affecting her business, staff, and the surrounding community including vulnerable populations like young women and schoolchildren.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00" }, { "id": "50e868c4-144f-40c9-8633-30d3c9b29b9d", "text": "A comprehensive settlement agreement for the Skagit hydroelectric project relicensing was presented to the Seattle City Council for a vote. Work on this agreement started in 2018 (eight years ago). The agreement creates a 50-year license which produces carbon-free energy for Seattle. It is an agreement between three tribes, two state agencies, Skagit County, and five environmental groups. It contains off-licensing agreements and represents approximately $4 billion in value. The licensing history goes back to 1927. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, with work on the agreement having started in 2018 and the original licensing dating back to 1927 | Involving: Council Member Juarez (committee chair presenting the agreement), Seattle City Council, three tribes (Yakima Nation, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, and an additional Indian tribal community), two state agencies, Skagit County, five environmental groups | This is the culmination of an eight-year process to relicense Seattle's hydroelectric operations on the Skagit River, representing a massive $4 billion comprehensive settlement that secures 50 years of carbon-free energy for Seattle while addressing tribal, environmental, and governmental interests", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "dee946f5-7bd7-44db-9f7c-d457f4940ae1", "text": "Scott Skyler, a member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe and an elder and policy representative, testified before the Seattle City Council in support of the Seattle City Light Negotiated Settlement, urging the council to approve it that day. He explained that the Upper Skagit people have lived along the Skagit River up to the Seattle City Light project area, that the negotiated settlement has been in process for eight years but has taken over a hundred years to come to fruition since the dams were first built in 1921. He stated that the settlement gives back the Upper Skagit people's identity, represents restorative justice, acknowledges that the dams were built in the Valley of Spirit, acknowledges their culture, and most importantly allows the Upper Skagit people to come home for the first time in well over a hundred years. He urged the council to support full implementation as quickly as possible to address long-term harms. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, referencing the dams first being built in 1921 and approximately eight years of negotiation leading up to the settlement | Involving: Scott Skyler (member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, elder and policy representative), Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Seattle City Council members, Seattle City Light | The settlement represents over a hundred years of struggle and restorative justice for the Upper Skagit people, whose identity, culture, and homeland were impacted by the construction of dams by Seattle City Light starting in 1921. Skyler expressed deep hope and urgency for the council to approve and implement the settlement, emphasizing that it allows his people to come home for the first time in over a century and addresses long-term harms caused by the hydroelectric project.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.010000+00:00" }, { "id": "6a18f5c7-49c9-4b9f-bbf8-f295da3bbbaa", "text": "The city's approval process for the comprehensive settlement agreement follows a three-step process: passing through committee, then full council vote, and finally to the mayor's office for signature. If passed by the full council on April 7, the agreement would proceed to the mayor's office. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Seattle City Council, Mayor Wilson's office | This procedural explanation clarifies the governance steps required for the $4 billion Skagit hydroelectric relicensing agreement to become official, with the full council vote being the second of three required steps", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": null, "occurred_end": null }, { "id": "208d20e0-4767-45f9-ace2-e7b209437367", "text": "Council Member Juarez thanked Mayor Wilson and her staff for their role in the Skagit comprehensive settlement agreement process. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Council Member Juarez, Mayor Wilson and her staff | The mayor's office is the final step in the city's approval process for the agreement; Mayor Wilson and staff contributed to the eight-year effort culminating in the settlement", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.050000+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.050000+00:00" }, { "id": "0fd8d205-694b-46fb-b06d-222f0a649d79", "text": "An unidentified public commenter delivered testimony criticizing Seattle's drug prosecution policy, specifically that drugs under 3.5 grams are exempted from prosecution, and that the City Attorney has dictated she will not prosecute drug crimes under 3.5 grams, which the commenter alleges has convinced the Police Chief not to pursue such cases either. The commenter argued that repeat offending criminals are released from jail without being questioned about their drug supply sources to shut down the supply chain. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, during the Seattle City Council public comment period | Involving: An unidentified public commenter, the Seattle City Attorney (unnamed, referred to as 'she'), the Seattle Police Chief (unnamed) | The commenter is deeply frustrated with what they perceive as lenient drug prosecution policies in Seattle, believing these policies empower criminal predators, enable human trafficking, and destroy lives daily. They argue the failure to prosecute drug crimes under 3.5 grams and failure to interrogate repeat offenders about their drug sources is directly worsening the city's crises.", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "bc413dbd-93af-4810-a87e-e0791290b2d8", "text": "Council Member Strauss delivered remarks thanking tribal leaders for their millennia of stewardship and conservation efforts, acknowledging that the Skagit River is one of the healthiest rivers in the area with the highest salmon run in Puget Sound, and expressing gratitude for the tribal leaders' decade of negotiating a relicense agreement. Strauss stated that 'time does not heal wounds, healing action heals wounds' and emphasized that the council members are guests in the Skagit. He noted that the previous license agreement for Ross Lake conserved as much land as the lake occupies, and that the new agreement goes even further. He thanked Chris for getting the City into agreement with TLEM. | When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Involving: Council Member Strauss (Seattle City Council member, speaker), tribal leaders (indigenous leaders from the Skagit area, present at the meeting), Chris (credited with facilitating the City's agreement with TLEM), Seattle City Light team, TLEM (Tribal Leaders, entity involved in the relicense agreement) | Strauss emphasized the historic nature of the relicense agreement, credited tribal leaders' millennia of stewardship for the health of the Skagit River and its salmon runs, and expressed deep personal gratitude on behalf of himself, his family, and future generations for the tribal leaders' negotiating positions over the last decade that resulted in a stronger conservation agreement than the previous license", "type": "world", "context": "Seattle City Council meeting transcript for City Council", "occurred_start": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00", "occurred_end": "2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00" } ], "mental_models": [], "directives": [] }, "recallVersion": 2 }, "urls": { "meeting": "/seattle/meeting/x185646", "raw": "/seattle/api/meeting/x185646/raw.json", "sourceMeeting": "/seattle/api/source/meeting/x185646.json" } }