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1 00:00:19,986 --> 00:00:20,987 APRIL 7, 2026 MEETING OF THE 2 00:00:20,987 --> 00:00:23,890 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME 3 00:00:23,890 --> 00:00:27,160 TO ORDER. IT IS 2:04, I AM JOY 4 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,027 HOLLINGSWORTH, YOUR BEAUTIFUL 5 00:00:28,027 --> 00:00:29,429 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WILL THE 6 00:00:29,429 --> 00:00:33,033 CLERK CALL THE ROLL? 7 00:00:33,033 --> 00:00:36,436 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? 8 00:00:36,436 --> 00:00:39,439 COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? COUNCIL 9 00:00:39,439 --> 00:00:39,806 MEMBER FOSTER? 10 00:00:39,806 --> 00:00:40,073 >> HERE. 11 00:00:40,073 --> 00:00:42,909 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ? 12 00:00:42,909 --> 00:00:43,176 >> HERE. 13 00:00:43,176 --> 00:00:45,645 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LINN? 14 00:00:45,645 --> 00:00:50,350 >> HERE. 15 00:00:50,350 --> 00:00:50,884 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? 16 00:00:50,884 --> 00:00:53,086 PRESENT. 17 00:00:53,086 --> 00:00:54,654 >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? 18 00:00:54,654 --> 00:00:54,921 >> HERE. 19 00:00:54,921 --> 00:00:55,321 >> SIX PRESENT. 20 00:00:55,321 --> 00:00:57,323 >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA AND 21 00:00:57,323 --> 00:01:02,929 KETTLE ARE EXCUSED. I WAS SAYING 22 00:01:02,929 --> 00:01:04,697 IF YOU WERE PAYING ATTENTION. 23 00:01:04,697 --> 00:01:06,633 COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK HAS 24 00:01:06,633 --> 00:01:07,233 PROCLAMATION FOR RECOGNIZING 25 00:01:07,233 --> 00:01:09,636 SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH 26 00:01:09,636 --> 00:01:10,270 FOR SIGNATURE AND PRESENTATION 27 00:01:10,270 --> 00:01:10,937 TODAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WILL SHARE 28 00:01:10,937 --> 00:01:13,807 COMS AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS. 29 00:01:13,807 --> 00:01:15,442 >> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, I WILL 30 00:01:15,442 --> 00:01:16,910 KEEP REMARKS BRIEF SO WE HAVE 31 00:01:16,910 --> 00:01:17,777 TIME TO READ THE PROCLAMATION 32 00:01:17,777 --> 00:01:19,045 INTO THE RECORD AND HEAR FROM 33 00:01:19,045 --> 00:01:22,916 OUR PARTNERS WHO ARE HERE TO 34 00:01:22,916 --> 00:01:23,550 RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION TODAY. 35 00:01:23,550 --> 00:01:25,251 AS CHAIR OF THE HUMAN SERVICES 36 00:01:25,251 --> 00:01:27,187 LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 37 00:01:27,187 --> 00:01:30,023 COMMITTEE I HAVE SPONSORED THIS 38 00:01:30,023 --> 00:01:31,057 RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL 39 00:01:31,057 --> 00:01:33,293 ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH HERE IN 40 00:01:33,293 --> 00:01:35,195 SEATTLE WE STAND UNITED TO 41 00:01:35,195 --> 00:01:37,397 RECOGNIZE THE STRENGTH AND 42 00:01:37,397 --> 00:01:38,264 RESILIENCE OF SURVIVORS. WE 43 00:01:38,264 --> 00:01:40,266 ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEEP AND LONG 44 00:01:40,266 --> 00:01:40,967 LASTING TRAUMA OF SEXUAL 45 00:01:40,967 --> 00:01:43,903 VIOLENCE AND CONDEMN IT IN ALL 46 00:01:43,903 --> 00:01:45,238 FORMS. IN PARTICULAR, AS 47 00:01:45,238 --> 00:01:46,573 SURVIVOR, MYSELF Y AM-- IT IS 48 00:01:46,573 --> 00:01:49,676 TRULY AN HONOR TO SPONSOR THIS 49 00:01:49,676 --> 00:01:50,276 PROCLAMATION. TODAY AND EVERY 50 00:01:50,276 --> 00:01:52,479 DAY WE MUST TAKE STEPS TO 51 00:01:52,479 --> 00:01:54,280 BELIEVE SURVIVORS AND HONOR THE 52 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:55,215 ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONS 53 00:01:55,215 --> 00:01:57,350 WORKING TIRELESSLY TO CREATE A 54 00:01:57,350 --> 00:01:59,152 SAFER COMMUNITY FOR ALL OF US. 55 00:01:59,152 --> 00:02:01,087 THIS PROCLAMATION IS A 56 00:02:01,087 --> 00:02:03,556 COMMITMENT TO CHALLENGE THE 57 00:02:03,556 --> 00:02:04,891 SOCIETAL ATTITUDES AND MAKE 58 00:02:04,891 --> 00:02:06,292 MEANINGFUL ACTION AGAINST THE 59 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:08,027 STRUCTURES THAT ALLOWS RAPE 60 00:02:08,027 --> 00:02:10,363 CULTURE TO EXIST. WITH THAT, I 61 00:02:10,363 --> 00:02:13,766 WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION INTO 62 00:02:13,766 --> 00:02:15,301 THE RECORD. WHEREAS SEXUAL SALT 63 00:02:15,301 --> 00:02:16,135 AWARENESS MONTH WAS FIRST 64 00:02:16,135 --> 00:02:19,005 OBSERVED BY THE UNITED STATES IN 65 00:02:19,005 --> 00:02:23,176 APRIL, 2001 TO RAISE AWARENESS 66 00:02:23,176 --> 00:02:25,545 ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT, PREVENT 67 00:02:25,545 --> 00:02:28,948 SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND SUPPORT 68 00:02:28,948 --> 00:02:30,016 SURVIVORS, DENIM DAY WAS 69 00:02:30,016 --> 00:02:32,852 ESTABLISHED IN APRIL, RECOGNIZE 70 00:02:32,852 --> 00:02:35,688 THIS YEAR APRIL 29, 2026, TO 71 00:02:35,688 --> 00:02:36,756 PROTEST GLOBAL MITTS AROUND 72 00:02:36,756 --> 00:02:39,526 CONSENT AND VICTIM BLAMING AND 73 00:02:39,526 --> 00:02:40,560 REMAINS THE LONGEST RUNNING 74 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,996 SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND 75 00:02:42,996 --> 00:02:45,131 EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY, 76 00:02:45,131 --> 00:02:47,300 AND WHEREAS RAPE IS AMONG THE 77 00:02:47,300 --> 00:02:50,169 MOST UNDER REPORTED CRIMES FOR 78 00:02:50,169 --> 00:02:51,204 MANY REASONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT 79 00:02:51,204 --> 00:02:52,772 LIMITED TO FEAR OF NOT BEING 80 00:02:52,772 --> 00:02:54,641 BELIEVED AND FURTHER TRAUMATIZED 81 00:02:54,641 --> 00:02:56,776 BY THE LEGAL SYSTEM, ADDITIONAL 82 00:02:56,776 --> 00:02:59,045 BARRIERS SUCH AS LANGUAGE, 83 00:02:59,045 --> 00:03:00,914 IMMIGRATION STATUS, GENDER BIAS, 84 00:03:00,914 --> 00:03:02,749 AND SYSTEMIC RACISM FURTHER 85 00:03:02,749 --> 00:03:05,318 OPPRESS AND SILENCE VICTIMS, AND 86 00:03:05,318 --> 00:03:09,155 WHEREAS SEXUAL VIOLENCE EXISTSEN 87 00:03:09,155 --> 00:03:12,058 OCONTINUUM OF BEHAVIOR INCLUDES 88 00:03:12,058 --> 00:03:13,326 RACIST, SEXIST, TRANSPHOBIC, 89 00:03:13,326 --> 00:03:15,929 ABLEST AND HATE SPEECH, THIS 90 00:03:15,929 --> 00:03:18,198 RANGES FROM RAPE JOKES, AND 91 00:03:18,198 --> 00:03:20,199 NORMALIZED HARMFUL LANGUAGE TO 92 00:03:20,199 --> 00:03:22,302 HOSTILE VERBAL HARASSMENT, TO 93 00:03:22,302 --> 00:03:24,637 VIOLENT THREATS, AND CYBER 94 00:03:24,637 --> 00:03:26,739 STOCKING AND ONLINE SPACES TO 95 00:03:26,739 --> 00:03:28,608 NONCONSENSUAL GENERATION AND 96 00:03:28,608 --> 00:03:33,880 DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL IMAGES, 97 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,416 AND WHEREAS MILLIONS HAVE BEEN 98 00:03:36,416 --> 00:03:37,817 SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND ARE TOO 99 00:03:37,817 --> 00:03:40,720 OFTEN LEFT WITH LITTLE SUPPORT 100 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,022 AND FEW SOLUTIONS, OVER 81% OF 101 00:03:43,022 --> 00:03:44,591 WOMEN AND 43% OF MEN ACROSS THE 102 00:03:44,591 --> 00:03:47,460 UNITED STATES HAVE REPORTED SOME 103 00:03:47,460 --> 00:03:51,531 FORM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND/OR 104 00:03:51,531 --> 00:03:52,932 ASSAULT DURING THEIR LIFETIME. 105 00:03:52,932 --> 00:03:55,401 GIRLS AGES 16-19 ARE FOUR TIMES 106 00:03:55,401 --> 00:03:57,203 MORE LIKELY THAN THE GENERAL 107 00:03:57,203 --> 00:03:58,738 POPULATION TO EXPERIENCE RAPE 108 00:03:58,738 --> 00:04:01,708 AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. WHEREAS WE 109 00:04:01,708 --> 00:04:03,176 KNOW THAT TRANSGENDER WOMEN, 110 00:04:03,176 --> 00:04:05,311 ESPECIALLY TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR, 111 00:04:05,311 --> 00:04:07,080 ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY MORE 112 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:08,514 LIKELY TO SUFFER DISCRIMINATION, 113 00:04:08,514 --> 00:04:10,216 VIOLENCE AND ABUSE, AND AS CITY 114 00:04:10,216 --> 00:04:12,418 GOVERNMENT WE COMMIT TO THE 115 00:04:12,418 --> 00:04:14,320 ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF 116 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,389 THIS IDENTITY-BASED HATE, AND 117 00:04:16,389 --> 00:04:19,092 FIGHT TO CHANGE ALL NORMS THAT 118 00:04:19,092 --> 00:04:20,026 PERPETUATE DISCRIMINATION 119 00:04:20,026 --> 00:04:21,327 AGAINST GENDER QUEER 120 00:04:21,327 --> 00:04:23,062 INDIVIDUALS, AND WHEREAS WE 121 00:04:23,062 --> 00:04:27,033 UNDERSTAND THAT WARTIME SEXUAL 122 00:04:27,033 --> 00:04:29,369 VIOLENCE HAS BEEN USED 123 00:04:29,369 --> 00:04:31,537 THROUGHOUT HISTORY AS 124 00:04:31,537 --> 00:04:33,806 DELIBERATELY BRUTAL TACTIC OFTEN 125 00:04:33,806 --> 00:04:36,442 UNPUNISHED AND WIDESPREAD DURING 126 00:04:36,442 --> 00:04:37,877 CONFLICT RECOGNIZED BY UNITED 127 00:04:37,877 --> 00:04:40,046 NATIONS AS A CRIME AGAINST 128 00:04:40,046 --> 00:04:43,283 HUMANITY AND A WAR CRIME, AND 129 00:04:43,283 --> 00:04:44,651 WHEREAS WE MUST PUBLICLY 130 00:04:44,651 --> 00:04:46,319 RECOGNIZE THE HUNDREDS OF 131 00:04:46,319 --> 00:04:48,321 REPORTS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE MADE 132 00:04:48,321 --> 00:04:50,823 BY IMMIGRANTS WHILE BEING HELD 133 00:04:50,823 --> 00:04:53,159 IN IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS 134 00:04:53,159 --> 00:04:54,761 DETENTION CENTERS, THESE REPORTS 135 00:04:54,761 --> 00:04:57,964 INDICATE A SYSTEMIC PATTERN OF 136 00:04:57,964 --> 00:04:59,065 ABUSE PERPETRATED BY DETENTION 137 00:04:59,065 --> 00:05:00,099 OFFICERS, GUARDS, AND FACILITY 138 00:05:00,099 --> 00:05:03,636 STAFF, AND WHEREAS WE KNOW THAT 139 00:05:03,636 --> 00:05:05,004 94% OF NATIVE AMERICAN OR 140 00:05:05,004 --> 00:05:05,772 INDIGENOUS WOMEN LIVING IN 141 00:05:05,772 --> 00:05:07,907 SEATTLE REPORTED THEY HAVE BEEN 142 00:05:07,907 --> 00:05:09,942 RAPED OR COERCED INTO SEX AT 143 00:05:09,942 --> 00:05:11,144 LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIVES AND WE 144 00:05:11,144 --> 00:05:15,648 KNOW THERE IS A CRISIS OF 145 00:05:15,648 --> 00:05:16,983 MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS 146 00:05:16,983 --> 00:05:18,151 WOMEN ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE 147 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:20,987 AND WHEREAS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 148 00:05:20,987 --> 00:05:22,689 HOMELESS AND HOUSING INSECURE 149 00:05:22,689 --> 00:05:27,894 WOMEN FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES 150 00:05:27,894 --> 00:05:29,729 THAT AFFECT THEIR WELLBEING, 151 00:05:29,729 --> 00:05:31,631 HIGH RISK FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 152 00:05:31,631 --> 00:05:33,166 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE 153 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:35,735 SEXUALLY ASSAULTED SEVEN TIMES 154 00:05:35,735 --> 00:05:37,003 MORE OFTEN THAN PEOPLE WITHOUT 155 00:05:37,003 --> 00:05:38,471 DISABILITIES, AND WHEREAS WE 156 00:05:38,471 --> 00:05:39,772 REJECT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN ALL 157 00:05:39,772 --> 00:05:40,573 FORMS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT 158 00:05:40,573 --> 00:05:41,474 TARGETS THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS 159 00:05:41,474 --> 00:05:43,910 WOMEN IN THE HOME, ON THE 160 00:05:43,910 --> 00:05:46,746 STREETS, IN THE WORKPLACE, 161 00:05:46,746 --> 00:05:48,748 MEDIA, AND ONLINE, AND SUPPORT 162 00:05:48,748 --> 00:05:51,084 SURVIVORS IN THEIR RECOVERY. 163 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:52,452 WHEREAS WE KNOW THAT WORKING 164 00:05:52,452 --> 00:05:54,020 TOGETHER TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY 165 00:05:54,020 --> 00:05:54,787 ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE, 166 00:05:54,787 --> 00:05:56,522 SUPPORTING SURVIVORS WHEN THEY 167 00:05:56,522 --> 00:05:58,157 COME FORWARD, SPEAKING OUT 168 00:05:58,157 --> 00:05:59,358 AGAINST HARMFUL ATTITUDES AND 169 00:05:59,358 --> 00:06:02,795 ACTIONS, AND ENGAGING IN BEST 170 00:06:02,795 --> 00:06:04,831 PRACTICE SEXUAL VIOLENCE 171 00:06:04,831 --> 00:06:06,766 PREVENTION WORK HELPS END SEXUAL 172 00:06:06,766 --> 00:06:09,435 VIOLENCE, AND WHEREAS EFFORTS TO 173 00:06:09,435 --> 00:06:10,770 CHANGE BELIEF SYSTEMS AND 174 00:06:10,770 --> 00:06:13,506 PRACTICES THAT PERPETUATE SEXUAL 175 00:06:13,506 --> 00:06:15,108 VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY IN TARGETED 176 00:06:15,108 --> 00:06:15,942 VOLNERABLE POPULATIONS, REQUIRE 177 00:06:15,942 --> 00:06:16,876 PARTICIPATION OF THE ENTIRE 178 00:06:16,876 --> 00:06:17,744 COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS SEATTLE 179 00:06:17,744 --> 00:06:20,513 MUST WORK TO BECOME A PLACE 180 00:06:20,513 --> 00:06:23,116 WHERE SEXUAL ASSAULT IS TREATED 181 00:06:23,116 --> 00:06:25,251 AS PREVENTABLE PUBLIC HEALTH 182 00:06:25,251 --> 00:06:27,453 ISSUE, WHERE SOCIAL PERCEPTIONS 183 00:06:27,453 --> 00:06:29,255 AROUND SEXUAL VIOLENCE ARE 184 00:06:29,255 --> 00:06:30,089 CHANGED, WHERE SURVIVORS CAN 185 00:06:30,089 --> 00:06:32,058 ACCESS AN ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT 186 00:06:32,058 --> 00:06:34,827 ARE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND 187 00:06:34,827 --> 00:06:36,529 RELEVANT TO THEIR NEEDS, AND 188 00:06:36,529 --> 00:06:37,597 WHERE SEXUAL VIOLENCE DECREASES 189 00:06:37,597 --> 00:06:40,166 IN FREQUENCY, AND WHEREAS THE 190 00:06:40,166 --> 00:06:42,201 CITY OF SEATTLE INVESTS IN 191 00:06:42,201 --> 00:06:44,871 COMPREHENSIVE NET WORK OF 192 00:06:44,871 --> 00:06:46,539 TRAUMA-INFORMED SOCIAL SERVICES, 193 00:06:46,539 --> 00:06:47,607 AND SPECIALIZED RESPONSE TO 194 00:06:47,607 --> 00:06:49,509 SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT ADDRESSES 195 00:06:49,509 --> 00:06:51,911 THE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS BY 196 00:06:51,911 --> 00:06:53,913 PROVIDING 24-HOUR RESPONSE 197 00:06:53,913 --> 00:06:55,248 SYSTEM, CRISIS INTERVENTION, 198 00:06:55,248 --> 00:06:56,682 INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, THE 199 00:06:56,682 --> 00:06:59,519 SEEK THEN SPEAK PROGRAM, AND 200 00:06:59,519 --> 00:07:00,753 GENERAL MEDICAL AND LEGAL 201 00:07:00,753 --> 00:07:01,988 ADVOCACY, AND WHEREAS SEATTLE, 202 00:07:01,988 --> 00:07:05,258 THE SEATTLE REGION, IS HOME TO A 203 00:07:05,258 --> 00:07:06,092 STRONG SURVIVOR ADVOCACY 204 00:07:06,092 --> 00:07:08,227 NETWORK, INCLUDING BUT NOT 205 00:07:08,227 --> 00:07:10,062 LIMITED TO THE COALITION ENDING 206 00:07:10,062 --> 00:07:11,130 GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, HARBOR 207 00:07:11,130 --> 00:07:13,766 VIEW CENTER FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT 208 00:07:13,766 --> 00:07:15,601 AND TRAUMATIC STRESS, KING 209 00:07:15,601 --> 00:07:17,203 COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE 210 00:07:17,203 --> 00:07:19,338 CENTER, AND THE WASHINGTON STATE 211 00:07:19,338 --> 00:07:20,540 COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC 212 00:07:20,540 --> 00:07:21,774 VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, 213 00:07:21,774 --> 00:07:23,743 WHO, IN FEBRUARY OF 2026, 214 00:07:23,743 --> 00:07:26,846 ANNOUNCED THEY WILL NOW BE 215 00:07:26,846 --> 00:07:29,415 SERVING AS WASHINGTON STATE'S 216 00:07:29,415 --> 00:07:30,249 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED SEXUAL 217 00:07:30,249 --> 00:07:31,317 ASSAULT COALITION. AND WHEREAS, 218 00:07:31,317 --> 00:07:33,052 BY WORKING TOGETHER AS A 219 00:07:33,052 --> 00:07:35,421 COMMUNITY, WE CAN ALLEVIATE THE 220 00:07:35,421 --> 00:07:37,423 TRAUMA OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY 221 00:07:37,423 --> 00:07:40,126 INSURING ALL SURVIVORS HAVE 222 00:07:40,126 --> 00:07:42,862 ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE RESOURCES 223 00:07:42,862 --> 00:07:43,729 BY ACTIVELY CHALLENGING AND 224 00:07:43,729 --> 00:07:45,398 DISRUPTING HARMFUL ATTITUDES AND 225 00:07:45,398 --> 00:07:46,365 BEHAVEIERS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO 226 00:07:46,365 --> 00:07:48,201 SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND BY 227 00:07:48,201 --> 00:07:50,002 RESPECTING AND SAFEGUARDING 228 00:07:50,002 --> 00:07:51,370 SURVIVOR'S IDENTITIES AND 229 00:07:51,370 --> 00:07:52,939 STORIES, INSURING THAT ANY 230 00:07:52,939 --> 00:07:56,976 SHARING OF LIVED EXPERIENCES ARE 231 00:07:56,976 --> 00:07:58,678 RESPECTED AND CENTERED ON 232 00:07:58,678 --> 00:08:00,012 SURVIVOR'S WELL BEING, ALWAYS. 233 00:08:00,012 --> 00:08:05,451 FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL 234 00:08:05,451 --> 00:08:09,121 DO PROCLAIM APRIL 20, 2026 TO BE 235 00:08:09,121 --> 00:08:09,755 SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. 236 00:08:09,755 --> 00:08:12,358 THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 237 00:08:14,126 --> 00:08:16,128 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 238 00:08:16,128 --> 00:08:17,864 RINCK. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER 239 00:08:17,864 --> 00:08:19,365 COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL 240 00:08:19,365 --> 00:08:22,802 MEMBERS BEFORE WE CALL THE ROLL 241 00:08:22,802 --> 00:08:23,636 FOR SIGNATURES? COUNCIL MEMBER 242 00:08:23,636 --> 00:08:23,870 JUAREZ? 243 00:08:23,870 --> 00:08:26,272 >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO 244 00:08:26,272 --> 00:08:27,373 STAND FOR THIS, IF I MAY. 245 00:08:27,373 --> 00:08:28,207 >> ABSOLUTELY. 246 00:08:28,207 --> 00:08:30,276 >> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK 247 00:08:30,276 --> 00:08:32,211 COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK FOR 248 00:08:32,211 --> 00:08:33,513 BRINGING THIS FORWARD EVERY YEAR 249 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:34,881 A COUNCIL MEMBER BRINGS THIS 250 00:08:34,881 --> 00:08:36,148 FORWARD TO TALK ABOUT SEXUAL 251 00:08:36,148 --> 00:08:37,617 ASSAULT. THE REASON I WANT TO 252 00:08:37,617 --> 00:08:38,951 ADDRESS THE ROOM IS THAT I AM 253 00:08:38,951 --> 00:08:42,488 HOPING THAT ALL OF YOU, I KNOW, 254 00:08:42,488 --> 00:08:45,391 MANY LISTEN TO NPR AND KEOW, 255 00:08:45,391 --> 00:08:46,392 FINISHED A SEVEN-PART EPISODE 256 00:08:46,392 --> 00:08:50,062 CALLED ADULTS IN THE ROOM, 257 00:08:50,062 --> 00:08:52,331 REGARDING GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. 258 00:08:52,331 --> 00:08:57,570 AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE ONE OF 259 00:08:57,570 --> 00:08:59,138 OUR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND 260 00:08:59,138 --> 00:08:59,939 PRINCIPLE THERE, CHERYL CHOW, 261 00:08:59,939 --> 00:09:01,974 WAS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE TO 262 00:09:01,974 --> 00:09:04,610 STAND FOR STUDENTS THAT WERE 263 00:09:04,610 --> 00:09:06,579 SUBJECTED TO SEXUAL ASSAULT, TO 264 00:09:06,579 --> 00:09:10,917 GROOMING, AND IT CONTINUED, AND 265 00:09:10,917 --> 00:09:12,919 IT CONTINUES TODAY. THIS KEOW 266 00:09:12,919 --> 00:09:14,720 EXPOSE AOF TWO FOLKS WHO WENT TO 267 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,256 HIGH SCHOOL AT GARFIELD, ONE WHO 268 00:09:17,256 --> 00:09:20,226 IS NOW REPORTER, I CAN'T THINK 269 00:09:20,226 --> 00:09:21,294 OF HER NAME, ZELDA RAFFERTY, YOU 270 00:09:21,294 --> 00:09:22,929 WERE AROUND, THIS IS ABOUT THE 271 00:09:22,929 --> 00:09:25,498 TIME YOU GRADUATED FROM HIGH 272 00:09:25,498 --> 00:09:27,033 SCHOOL. I THINK IT IS SO 273 00:09:27,033 --> 00:09:30,102 PROFOUND THAT IN MARCH OF APRIL, 274 00:09:30,102 --> 00:09:33,172 2026, THAT WE ARE STILL 275 00:09:33,172 --> 00:09:36,175 GRAPPLING WITH EVEN POST ME TOO, 276 00:09:36,175 --> 00:09:37,843 WITHOUT GOING INTO MY OWN 277 00:09:37,843 --> 00:09:39,478 EXPERIENCE AS AN OLDER WOMAN 278 00:09:39,478 --> 00:09:41,180 NOW, NOW WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE 279 00:09:41,180 --> 00:09:43,816 AND THE WORDS TO GRASP WHAT 280 00:09:43,816 --> 00:09:44,750 GROOMING IS. WE HAVE THE 281 00:09:44,750 --> 00:09:48,888 LANGUAGE WHERE WE CAN GO BEYOND 282 00:09:48,888 --> 00:09:49,522 WHAT IS JUST INAPPROPRIATE. NOW 283 00:09:49,522 --> 00:09:52,291 WE HAVE LAWS AND RULES IN PLACE 284 00:09:52,291 --> 00:09:54,360 TO SAY YOU ARE A MANDATORY 285 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,964 REPORTER, THAT YOU HAVE TO DO 286 00:09:57,964 --> 00:09:59,332 THAT, AND IT STILL PERSISTS. SO 287 00:09:59,332 --> 00:10:01,634 I AM HOPING THOSE OF YOU WHO 288 00:10:01,634 --> 00:10:03,502 HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO 289 00:10:03,502 --> 00:10:04,971 LISTEN TO KEOW CALLED ADULTS IN 290 00:10:04,971 --> 00:10:07,306 THE ROOM, SEVEN EPISODES YOU GET 291 00:10:07,306 --> 00:10:09,809 A CHANCE TO DO THAT, 292 00:10:09,809 --> 00:10:10,610 PROCLAMATIONS ARE IMPORTANT, 293 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:12,979 RESOLUTIONS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT 294 00:10:12,979 --> 00:10:13,679 MOST IMPORTANT THING IS 295 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:14,914 EDUCATION AND THAT WE CONTINUE 296 00:10:14,914 --> 00:10:16,148 TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND I 297 00:10:16,148 --> 00:10:17,249 HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, I WILL 298 00:10:17,249 --> 00:10:19,251 SAY IT MANY TIMES, YOU CAN 299 00:10:19,251 --> 00:10:21,187 ALWAYS JUDGE A SOCIETY ABOUT HOW 300 00:10:21,187 --> 00:10:24,924 THEY TREAT THEIR WOMEN AND THEIR 301 00:10:24,924 --> 00:10:26,459 GIRLS. THIS IS A TRUISM 302 00:10:26,459 --> 00:10:29,395 THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND 303 00:10:29,395 --> 00:10:30,363 THROUGHOUT TIME. SO THANK YOU, 304 00:10:30,363 --> 00:10:30,796 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 305 00:10:30,796 --> 00:10:35,701 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 306 00:10:35,701 --> 00:10:36,102 JUAREZ. [ APPLAUSE ] 307 00:10:38,170 --> 00:10:39,372 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 308 00:10:39,372 --> 00:10:41,107 JUAREZ, ARE THERE ANY OTHER 309 00:10:41,107 --> 00:10:41,907 COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY 310 00:10:41,907 --> 00:10:46,212 COMMENTS BEFORE I ASK THE CLERK 311 00:10:46,212 --> 00:10:47,146 TO CALL THE ROLL ON SIGNATURES? 312 00:10:47,146 --> 00:10:51,117 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. 313 00:10:51,117 --> 00:10:53,853 >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE 314 00:10:53,853 --> 00:10:55,187 PROCLAMATION THIS YEAR FORWARD, 315 00:10:55,187 --> 00:10:56,922 AND COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ FOR 316 00:10:56,922 --> 00:10:58,024 YOUR COMMENTS. THEY ARE HARD TO 317 00:10:58,024 --> 00:11:01,727 FOLLOW UP BUT I DID WANT TO JUST 318 00:11:01,727 --> 00:11:04,096 SAY I WAS RECENTLY AT THE BE 319 00:11:04,096 --> 00:11:05,564 LOUD BREAKFAST. WHEN IT COMES TO 320 00:11:05,564 --> 00:11:06,866 THAT PART OF THE BREAKFAST WHERE 321 00:11:06,866 --> 00:11:08,401 THEY ASK ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN 322 00:11:08,401 --> 00:11:10,469 TOUCHED BY OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO 323 00:11:10,469 --> 00:11:12,571 HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF SEXUAL 324 00:11:12,571 --> 00:11:14,073 ASSAULT, PLEASE STAND. THERE ARE 325 00:11:14,073 --> 00:11:16,442 VERY FEW PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT 326 00:11:16,442 --> 00:11:23,082 REMAIN SITTING, TO SHOW YOU THE 327 00:11:23,082 --> 00:11:25,684 LEVEL OF HOW SEXUAL ASSAULT 328 00:11:25,684 --> 00:11:29,588 IMPACTS WOMEN AND GIRLS AND BOYS 329 00:11:29,588 --> 00:11:33,325 AND MEN IN OUR SOCIETY. SO I 330 00:11:33,325 --> 00:11:35,061 REALLY-- TO YOUR POINT, COUNCIL 331 00:11:35,061 --> 00:11:37,563 MEMBER JUAREZ, A RESOLUTION, 332 00:11:37,563 --> 00:11:40,933 THESE ARE JUST WORDS, ACTIONS 333 00:11:40,933 --> 00:11:44,503 MEAN MORE, AND JUST I AM 334 00:11:44,503 --> 00:11:45,337 GRATEFUL, AS AN OLDER WOMAN 335 00:11:45,337 --> 00:11:49,075 MYSELF, THAT WE DO HAVE THE LAWS 336 00:11:49,075 --> 00:11:51,577 TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, WHO 337 00:11:51,577 --> 00:11:53,546 ENGAGE IN WRONG ACTIONS. I HAVE 338 00:11:53,546 --> 00:11:55,681 TWO DAUGHTERS MYSELF, SO THIS IS 339 00:11:55,681 --> 00:11:58,084 REALLY MEANINGFUL TO ME, AND IT 340 00:11:58,084 --> 00:12:02,855 IS NOT JUST WORDS FOR ME, THIS 341 00:12:02,855 --> 00:12:04,390 IS SOMETHING THAT I CARE DEEPLY 342 00:12:04,390 --> 00:12:05,958 ABOUT, AND THAT WE SHOULD BE 343 00:12:05,958 --> 00:12:07,026 DOING MORE JUST THAN WORDS 344 00:12:07,026 --> 00:12:10,563 AROUND. I AM GLAD THAT WE HAVE 345 00:12:10,563 --> 00:12:12,064 THE LAWS NOW, TO HOLD PEOPLE 346 00:12:12,064 --> 00:12:13,265 ACCOUNTABLE, AND THAT WE CAN ALL 347 00:12:13,265 --> 00:12:14,567 SPEAK UP WHEN WE SEE THERE IS 348 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:15,868 SOMETHING WRONG, BECAUSE WHEN I 349 00:12:15,868 --> 00:12:17,870 WAS GROWING UP, IF YOU SAID 350 00:12:17,870 --> 00:12:21,774 ANYTHING, NOBODY EITHER BELIEVED 351 00:12:21,774 --> 00:12:23,309 YOU OR ASKED WHAT YOU WERE 352 00:12:23,309 --> 00:12:31,450 WEARING OR THAT YOU ASKED FOR 353 00:12:31,450 --> 00:12:34,520 IT, AND IT WENT UNADDRESSED, 354 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:36,222 THIS HAPPENED ACROSS COLLEGE 355 00:12:36,222 --> 00:12:39,391 CAMPUSES IN THIS COUNTRY AND 356 00:12:39,391 --> 00:12:40,793 HAPPENS STILL TODAY, AND IT IS 357 00:12:40,793 --> 00:12:44,029 NOT OKAY, AND WE NEED DO BETTER. 358 00:12:44,029 --> 00:12:46,332 SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE 359 00:12:46,332 --> 00:12:48,167 RESOLUTION AS THE REMINDER THAT 360 00:12:48,167 --> 00:12:50,569 WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO 361 00:12:50,569 --> 00:12:52,838 BETTER, THIS IS IMPORTANT. THANK 362 00:12:52,838 --> 00:12:53,038 YOU. 363 00:12:53,038 --> 00:12:54,540 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 364 00:12:54,540 --> 00:12:56,509 RIVERA. [ APPLAUSE ] 365 00:12:56,509 --> 00:12:59,812 >> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR 366 00:12:59,812 --> 00:13:01,080 THOSE WORDS. LET THE RECORD 367 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,415 REFLECT I DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE 368 00:13:03,415 --> 00:13:05,284 COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA 369 00:13:05,284 --> 00:13:06,418 ATTENDANCE, SHE IS HERE. ARE 370 00:13:06,418 --> 00:13:08,621 THERE ANYMORE COLLEAGUES THAT 371 00:13:08,621 --> 00:13:09,388 WOULD LIKE DISCUSSION? AWESOME. 372 00:13:09,388 --> 00:13:10,756 WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD. CAN 373 00:13:10,756 --> 00:13:12,458 THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 374 00:13:12,458 --> 00:13:16,929 ON WHO WOULD LIKE THEIR 375 00:13:16,929 --> 00:13:18,063 SIGNATURE FIXED TO THE 376 00:13:18,063 --> 00:13:18,397 PROCLAMATION? 377 00:13:18,397 --> 00:13:19,932 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? 378 00:13:19,932 --> 00:13:20,699 >> AYE. 379 00:13:20,699 --> 00:13:23,135 >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? 380 00:13:23,135 --> 00:13:24,470 >> AYE. 381 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:25,905 >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER? 382 00:13:25,905 --> 00:13:27,039 >> YES. 383 00:13:27,039 --> 00:13:29,542 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ? 384 00:13:29,542 --> 00:13:32,111 >> AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LINN? 385 00:13:32,111 --> 00:13:32,378 >> YES. 386 00:13:32,378 --> 00:13:35,414 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? 387 00:13:35,414 --> 00:13:36,015 >> YES. 388 00:13:36,015 --> 00:13:37,583 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT 389 00:13:37,583 --> 00:13:37,950 HOLLINGSWORTH? 390 00:13:37,950 --> 00:13:38,217 >> YES. 391 00:13:38,217 --> 00:13:42,588 >> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE 392 00:13:42,588 --> 00:13:42,855 AFFIXED. 393 00:13:42,855 --> 00:13:45,124 >> THANK YOU, AGAIN, COUNCIL 394 00:13:45,124 --> 00:13:46,358 MEMBER RINCK FOR YOUR HARD WORK 395 00:13:46,358 --> 00:13:48,961 AND STAFF FOR ORGANIZING ALL THE 396 00:13:48,961 --> 00:13:52,898 SPEAKERS TODAY WHO WE WILL CALL. 397 00:13:52,898 --> 00:13:54,366 ARE THERE COMMENTS? WE WILL 398 00:13:54,366 --> 00:13:55,434 SUSPEND THE RULE, IF NO 399 00:13:55,434 --> 00:13:59,905 OBJECTION, WE WILL SUSPEND THE 400 00:13:59,905 --> 00:14:02,374 RULES TO ALLOW PROCLAMATION AND 401 00:14:02,374 --> 00:14:04,410 ALLOW THE GUESTS TO PROVIDE 402 00:14:04,410 --> 00:14:06,178 COMMENT? HEARING NO OBJECTION, 403 00:14:06,178 --> 00:14:08,214 THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW 404 00:14:08,214 --> 00:14:09,615 COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK TO ADDRESS 405 00:14:09,615 --> 00:14:11,850 THE PROCLAMATION AND I WILL CALL 406 00:14:11,850 --> 00:14:14,954 UP THE GUESTS ALL IN THE ORDER 407 00:14:14,954 --> 00:14:16,255 OF SPEAKING, AND WE WOULD INVITE 408 00:14:16,255 --> 00:14:20,259 YOU ALL TO THE MIC HERE IN THE 409 00:14:20,259 --> 00:14:22,294 MIDDLE TO GIVE SOME WORDS. THEN 410 00:14:22,294 --> 00:14:26,632 WE WILL DO A GROUP PHOTO. SO, 411 00:14:26,632 --> 00:14:30,369 THE FIRST PERSON, WE HAVE EMILY 412 00:14:30,369 --> 00:14:34,006 ROSE BAR, WHIT NOCMORA, AND 413 00:14:34,006 --> 00:14:36,108 AMANDA DEFISHER FROM THE SEATTLE 414 00:14:36,108 --> 00:14:36,709 WOMEN'S COMMISSION. NEXT WE 415 00:14:36,709 --> 00:14:43,282 HAVE-- I AM GOING TO MESS, CHEL 416 00:14:43,282 --> 00:14:45,985 GARY? SHELL, SORRY. SHELL GARY 417 00:14:45,985 --> 00:14:46,919 FROM HUMAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT. 418 00:14:46,919 --> 00:14:48,888 WELCOME, SHELL. WE ALSO HAVE 419 00:14:48,888 --> 00:14:53,225 KATE GARVEY FROM KING COUNTY 420 00:14:53,225 --> 00:14:56,428 SEXUAL SALT RESOURCE CENTER. WE 421 00:14:56,428 --> 00:15:01,767 HAVE, IS IT DIARA? SAY IT AGAIN? 422 00:15:01,767 --> 00:15:02,501 DIADRA? I BUTCHERED YOUR NAME, I 423 00:15:02,501 --> 00:15:07,473 APOLOGIZE, I WILL CORRECT IT FOR 424 00:15:07,473 --> 00:15:08,641 THE REPORT. BOIDLAND FROM 425 00:15:08,641 --> 00:15:10,175 WASHINGTON STATE COALITION 426 00:15:10,175 --> 00:15:13,279 AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND 427 00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:19,285 SEXUAL ASSAULT. AND THEN WE 428 00:15:19,285 --> 00:15:21,587 HAVE-- HELP ME WITH THIS. 429 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:24,356 ANNMARIE THEA TORRES FROM THE 430 00:15:24,356 --> 00:15:24,957 COALITION ENDING GENDER-BASED 431 00:15:24,957 --> 00:15:25,624 VIOLENCE. WELCOME. THANK YOU ALL 432 00:15:25,624 --> 00:15:27,559 FOR BEING HERE, THAT IS THE 433 00:15:27,559 --> 00:15:32,998 ORDER OF SPEAKERS. WE HAVE EMILY 434 00:15:32,998 --> 00:15:33,732 AND AMANDA FIRST. WELCOME. 435 00:15:33,732 --> 00:15:35,434 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD 436 00:15:35,434 --> 00:15:36,735 AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS EMILY AND 437 00:15:36,735 --> 00:15:42,141 I AM A CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE 438 00:15:42,141 --> 00:15:43,842 WOMEN'S COMMISSION. I RESIDE IN 439 00:15:43,842 --> 00:15:45,744 DISTRICT TWO. THANK YOU FOR THIS 440 00:15:45,744 --> 00:15:47,179 PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 441 00:15:47,179 --> 00:15:48,347 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS 442 00:15:48,347 --> 00:15:49,782 MONTH. WE ARE HONORED TO ACCEPT 443 00:15:49,782 --> 00:15:51,684 THE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF 444 00:15:51,684 --> 00:15:54,320 SURVIVORS ACROSS THE CITY AND 445 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,155 RECOGNITION OF THE ADVOCATES, 446 00:15:56,155 --> 00:15:57,656 SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY 447 00:15:57,656 --> 00:16:01,226 PARTNERS WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO 448 00:16:01,226 --> 00:16:02,695 ADVANCE SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND 449 00:16:02,695 --> 00:16:04,029 HEALING. AS A COMMISSION THAT IS 450 00:16:04,029 --> 00:16:05,597 DEDICATED TO GENDER EQUITY, WE 451 00:16:05,597 --> 00:16:08,801 KNOW THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS NOT 452 00:16:08,801 --> 00:16:12,404 ONLY A PERSONAL TRAUMA, BUT A 453 00:16:12,404 --> 00:16:16,208 SYSTEMIC ISSUE THAT REQUIRES 454 00:16:16,208 --> 00:16:17,810 COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT, 455 00:16:17,810 --> 00:16:19,011 THOUGHTFUL POLICY, AND SURVIVOR 456 00:16:19,011 --> 00:16:20,412 CENTERED RESPONSES. THIS MONTH 457 00:16:20,412 --> 00:16:24,683 IS A REMINDER THAT SEXUAL 458 00:16:24,683 --> 00:16:25,884 VIOLENCE IS NOT INEVITABLE, BUT 459 00:16:25,884 --> 00:16:27,920 PREVENTABLE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR 460 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:29,388 THE COUNCIL'S LEADERSHIP AND 461 00:16:29,388 --> 00:16:30,322 PARTNERSHIP, AND WE APPRECIATE 462 00:16:30,322 --> 00:16:31,690 YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO 463 00:16:31,690 --> 00:16:36,762 MAKING SEATTLE A CITY WHERE ALL 464 00:16:36,762 --> 00:16:38,664 PEOPLE CAN LIVE, WORK, FREE FROM 465 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:40,733 VIOLENCE. THANK YOU FOR STANDING 466 00:16:40,733 --> 00:16:43,168 WITH SURVIVORS AND HELPING 467 00:16:43,168 --> 00:16:45,971 ASSURE AWARENESS LEADS TO 468 00:16:45,971 --> 00:16:46,405 MEANINGFUL ACTION. 469 00:16:46,405 --> 00:16:46,672 >> THANK YOU. 470 00:16:50,776 --> 00:16:51,677 >> HI. MY NAME IS WHITNEY. I 471 00:16:51,677 --> 00:16:55,080 HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING PART 472 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:56,515 OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S 473 00:16:56,515 --> 00:16:57,449 COMMISSION. WE ARE A DIVERSE 474 00:16:57,449 --> 00:16:58,417 GROUP WHO VOLUNTEER AS 475 00:16:58,417 --> 00:16:59,284 COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE WE CARE 476 00:16:59,284 --> 00:17:02,488 DEEPLY ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES AND 477 00:17:02,488 --> 00:17:05,124 LOVE OUR CITY. WE KNOW YOU DO 478 00:17:05,124 --> 00:17:05,958 TOO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR 479 00:17:05,958 --> 00:17:07,292 YOUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING 480 00:17:07,292 --> 00:17:09,795 SEATTLE A SAFE AND WELCOMING 481 00:17:09,795 --> 00:17:11,430 PLACE FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU 482 00:17:11,430 --> 00:17:14,566 FOR RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL 483 00:17:14,566 --> 00:17:15,467 ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. 484 00:17:15,467 --> 00:17:16,802 ADDRESSING ISSUES OF SAFETY AND 485 00:17:16,802 --> 00:17:18,203 WELLBEING AS PRIORITY FOR THE 486 00:17:18,203 --> 00:17:20,372 COMMISSION, OUR FOCUS AREAS AND 487 00:17:20,372 --> 00:17:22,074 WORK PLANS ARE LARGELY 488 00:17:22,074 --> 00:17:23,375 CONTINUATION OF WHAT COMMUNITY 489 00:17:23,375 --> 00:17:25,044 WAS ELEVATING OVER 50 YEARS AGO 490 00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:27,746 WHEN THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S 491 00:17:27,746 --> 00:17:29,048 COMMISSION WAS FORMED. THIS IS 492 00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:30,482 INCLUDED ADVOCATEING FOR THE 493 00:17:30,482 --> 00:17:31,717 DEVELOPMENT OF A WOMAN'S 494 00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:33,285 SHELTER FOR SURVIVORS OF 495 00:17:33,285 --> 00:17:35,087 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE 70s, 496 00:17:35,087 --> 00:17:36,655 HISTORY OF STRONG COLLABORATION 497 00:17:36,655 --> 00:17:39,124 WITH HSD AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE 498 00:17:39,124 --> 00:17:40,659 ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL 499 00:17:40,659 --> 00:17:44,296 ASSAULT TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY 500 00:17:44,296 --> 00:17:45,798 CONCERNS AND UPLIFT COMMUNITY 501 00:17:45,798 --> 00:17:47,533 SOLUTIONS VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL 502 00:17:47,533 --> 00:17:48,734 CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND 503 00:17:48,734 --> 00:17:51,136 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO 504 00:17:51,136 --> 00:17:52,738 PROMOTE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION 505 00:17:52,738 --> 00:17:53,739 OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. THIS 506 00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:55,641 TOPIC CONTINUES TO BE A FOCUS 507 00:17:55,641 --> 00:17:59,611 FOR OUR COMMISSION, BECAUSE THE 508 00:17:59,611 --> 00:18:00,946 CRISIS REMAINS PERVASIVE AND 509 00:18:00,946 --> 00:18:03,982 URGENT. AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE 510 00:18:03,982 --> 00:18:05,184 STATISTICS IN TODAY'S 511 00:18:05,184 --> 00:18:06,085 PROCLAMATION. THE IMPACTS OF 512 00:18:06,085 --> 00:18:07,119 GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ARE FELT 513 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:08,353 IN EVERY DISTRICT IN EVERY 514 00:18:08,353 --> 00:18:11,457 NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IN EVERY 515 00:18:11,457 --> 00:18:12,925 COMMUNITY OF OUR CITY. THE 516 00:18:12,925 --> 00:18:14,426 SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION IS 517 00:18:14,426 --> 00:18:15,727 INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THE 518 00:18:15,727 --> 00:18:19,031 REALTY, OUR FRIENDS ARE 519 00:18:19,031 --> 00:18:20,499 SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED 520 00:18:20,499 --> 00:18:22,468 VIOLENCE. OUR COLLEAGUES ARE 521 00:18:22,468 --> 00:18:23,368 SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED 522 00:18:23,368 --> 00:18:26,271 VIOLENCE. THE FOLKS WE SUPPORT 523 00:18:26,271 --> 00:18:28,807 AND PAID AND UNPAID ROLES ARE 524 00:18:28,807 --> 00:18:29,842 SURVIVORS, AND WE, PAST AND 525 00:18:29,842 --> 00:18:31,910 CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE 526 00:18:31,910 --> 00:18:34,413 WOMEN'S COMMISSION ARE 527 00:18:34,413 --> 00:18:35,447 SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED 528 00:18:35,447 --> 00:18:35,981 VIOLENCE. SEXUAL ASSAULT 529 00:18:35,981 --> 00:18:37,683 AWARENESS MONTH COMPELS US TO 530 00:18:37,683 --> 00:18:38,784 HAWNTHER COURAGE OF SURVIVORS 531 00:18:38,784 --> 00:18:40,686 AND TO BELIEVE THEM. TO BE 532 00:18:40,686 --> 00:18:42,921 CANDED ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OUR 533 00:18:42,921 --> 00:18:43,522 COMMUNITIES ARE EXPERIENCING, 534 00:18:43,522 --> 00:18:46,091 AND TO RECOGNIZE AND TRUST THE 535 00:18:46,091 --> 00:18:53,265 CRITICAL WORK OF COMMUNITY 536 00:18:53,265 --> 00:18:53,899 ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS SPACE. ARE 537 00:18:53,899 --> 00:18:58,837 REMINDS US TO COMMIT TO BUILDING 538 00:18:58,837 --> 00:19:00,339 A CITY WHERE WE WITH EXPERIENCE 539 00:19:00,339 --> 00:19:03,475 SAFETY. HEALING IS POSSIBLE AND 540 00:19:03,475 --> 00:19:04,143 SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS PREVENTABLE. 541 00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:06,078 WE ALL HAVE A ROLE IN BUILDING 542 00:19:06,078 --> 00:19:08,313 THE SAFER ANTI-RACIST FUTURE 543 00:19:08,313 --> 00:19:10,816 THAT WE NEED AND DESERT. THANK 544 00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:12,551 YOU TO THE ORGANIZATIONS, 545 00:19:12,551 --> 00:19:13,886 COALITIONS, AND PROGRAMS, 546 00:19:13,886 --> 00:19:15,587 INCLUDING MANY HERE TODAY, WHO 547 00:19:15,587 --> 00:19:16,755 PROMOTE CULTURALLY REL VENT 548 00:19:16,755 --> 00:19:17,856 SUPPORT, HEALING, AND HOPE IN 549 00:19:17,856 --> 00:19:20,092 OUR REGION, AND THANK YOU TO THE 550 00:19:20,092 --> 00:19:22,494 CITY FOR INVESTING IN THE 551 00:19:22,494 --> 00:19:23,395 CRITICAL EFFORTS. WE NEED TO 552 00:19:23,395 --> 00:19:24,296 CONTINUE RESOURCEING THIS WORK, 553 00:19:24,296 --> 00:19:28,300 WE NEED TO INCREASE THE FUNDING 554 00:19:28,300 --> 00:19:30,669 AND SUPPORT FOR THIS WORK. THANK 555 00:19:30,669 --> 00:19:30,869 YOU. 556 00:19:30,869 --> 00:19:31,270 >> THANK YOU. 557 00:19:31,270 --> 00:19:34,339 >> I AM GOING OLD SCHOOL WITH 558 00:19:34,339 --> 00:19:34,573 PAPER. 559 00:19:34,573 --> 00:19:36,875 >> GO RIGHT AHEAD. 560 00:19:36,875 --> 00:19:37,943 >> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK 561 00:19:37,943 --> 00:19:40,546 YOU FOR HAVING US. MY NAME IS 562 00:19:40,546 --> 00:19:41,847 AMANDA, MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE/HER 563 00:19:41,847 --> 00:19:44,983 AND I AM A MEMBER OF RESIDENT OF 564 00:19:44,983 --> 00:19:47,452 DISTRICT ONE. I SERVE AS 565 00:19:47,452 --> 00:19:48,720 CO-CHAIR OF THE GENDER-BASED 566 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:50,489 VIOLENCE SUBCOMMITTEE AT THE 567 00:19:50,489 --> 00:19:51,423 SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION. ON 568 00:19:51,423 --> 00:19:53,292 THIS 25th ANNIVERSARY OF SEXUAL 569 00:19:53,292 --> 00:19:54,626 ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, WE 570 00:19:54,626 --> 00:19:57,362 CONFRONT A DIFFICULT TRUTH, THAT 571 00:19:57,362 --> 00:19:58,697 SEXUAL VIOLENCE REMAINS 572 00:19:58,697 --> 00:20:00,933 PERVASIVE ACROSS SOCIOECONOMIC 573 00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:02,734 AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS IN 574 00:20:02,734 --> 00:20:03,335 SEATTLE. COMMUNITY FEEDBACK 575 00:20:03,335 --> 00:20:04,469 INDICATES FAR TOO OFTEN 576 00:20:04,469 --> 00:20:06,538 SURVIVORS ARE ASKED TO NAVIGATE 577 00:20:06,538 --> 00:20:08,473 SYSTEMS THAT ARE NOT DESIGNATED 578 00:20:08,473 --> 00:20:10,676 AROUND THEIR DIGNITY, SAFETY, OR 579 00:20:10,676 --> 00:20:11,577 CULTURAL NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO 580 00:20:11,577 --> 00:20:13,011 THE PROCLAMATION, WE ARE ASKING 581 00:20:13,011 --> 00:20:17,649 YOU TO TAKE A CONCRETE STEP 582 00:20:17,649 --> 00:20:18,517 FORWARD IN STRENGTHENING 583 00:20:18,517 --> 00:20:19,551 CONFIDENCHALITY AND SURVIVOR 584 00:20:19,551 --> 00:20:20,953 SAFETY IN CITY COUNCIL 585 00:20:20,953 --> 00:20:22,020 PROCESSES, SPECIFICALLY INSURE 586 00:20:22,020 --> 00:20:23,855 MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLIC 587 00:20:23,855 --> 00:20:27,526 MEETINGS DO NOT EXPLOIT 588 00:20:27,526 --> 00:20:29,228 SURVIVORS FOR SHOCK VALUE OR 589 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:30,162 UNINTENTIONALLY ENDANGER 590 00:20:30,162 --> 00:20:32,798 EXPERIENCES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, 591 00:20:32,798 --> 00:20:34,266 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN 592 00:20:34,266 --> 00:20:35,434 TRAFFICKING, OR STOCKING. 593 00:20:35,434 --> 00:20:36,201 SENSITIVE INFORMATION PUBLISHED 594 00:20:36,201 --> 00:20:38,103 WITHOUT SAFEGUARDS OR CONSENT 595 00:20:38,103 --> 00:20:41,373 PUT SURVIVORS AT RISK OF 596 00:20:41,373 --> 00:20:42,007 IDENTIFICATION, RETRAUMATIZEATIO 597 00:20:42,007 --> 00:20:43,875 N, HARASSMENT, OR WORSE. WHILE 598 00:20:43,875 --> 00:20:45,877 WE MAY BE PRESENTING AND 599 00:20:45,877 --> 00:20:47,980 REPRESENTING WOMEN, THAT RISK 600 00:20:47,980 --> 00:20:49,615 CAN SILENCEAL VOICES WE NEED TO 601 00:20:49,615 --> 00:20:52,117 HEAR MOST REGARDLESS OF GENDER 602 00:20:52,117 --> 00:20:53,151 IDENTITY. TODAY, IN RECOGNITION 603 00:20:53,151 --> 00:20:54,453 OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS 604 00:20:54,453 --> 00:20:56,688 MONTH, OUR CALL TO ACTION IS 605 00:20:56,688 --> 00:20:59,091 SIMPLE, AMEND CITY COUNCIL 606 00:20:59,091 --> 00:21:02,694 MEETING RULES AND PROCEDURES TO 607 00:21:02,694 --> 00:21:04,463 INSURE SURVIVOR'S SAFETY IN 608 00:21:04,463 --> 00:21:07,065 PRESENTATIONS, WE ARE ASKING FOR 609 00:21:07,065 --> 00:21:10,335 PHOTO AND VIDEO REDACTION AS 610 00:21:10,335 --> 00:21:10,836 WELL AS TRAUMA-INFORMED 611 00:21:10,836 --> 00:21:11,570 PARTICIPATION OPTIONS FOR THOSE 612 00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:13,905 WHO WOULD LIKE TO THEIR THEIR 613 00:21:13,905 --> 00:21:15,707 STORIES. THIS WILL UPHOLD 614 00:21:15,707 --> 00:21:17,576 TRANSPARENCY FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS 615 00:21:17,576 --> 00:21:18,644 WHILE PROTECTING SURVIVOR 616 00:21:18,644 --> 00:21:19,344 IDENTITY. IF SEATTLE IS TO 617 00:21:19,344 --> 00:21:21,179 BECOME A PLACE WHERE SEXUAL 618 00:21:21,179 --> 00:21:22,481 ASSAULT IS TREATED AS PUBLIC 619 00:21:22,481 --> 00:21:24,583 HEALTH ISSUE, WE URGE YOU TO 620 00:21:24,583 --> 00:21:26,785 ADOPT THE PROTECTIONS AND LEAD 621 00:21:26,785 --> 00:21:27,586 WITH INTENTION. BY INSURING NO 622 00:21:27,586 --> 00:21:29,388 SURVIVOR HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN 623 00:21:29,388 --> 00:21:31,123 BEING HEARD AND BEING SAFE, 624 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:32,491 BECAUSE AWARENESS ALONE IS NOT 625 00:21:32,491 --> 00:21:33,759 ENOUGH. SAFETY MUST BE BUILT 626 00:21:33,759 --> 00:21:36,161 INTO OUR SYSTEMS AND REFLECTED 627 00:21:36,161 --> 00:21:37,863 IN OUR PROCESSES. SURVIVORS MUST 628 00:21:37,863 --> 00:21:39,831 BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITHOUT FEAR. 629 00:21:39,831 --> 00:21:40,866 WE APPRECIATE YOUR SHARED 630 00:21:40,866 --> 00:21:42,601 COMMITMENT TO THIS ISSUE AND 631 00:21:42,601 --> 00:21:44,102 WELCOME CONTINUED CONVERSATION 632 00:21:44,102 --> 00:21:45,370 ABOUT THIS AND OTHER 633 00:21:45,370 --> 00:21:46,505 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE SEATTLE 634 00:21:46,505 --> 00:21:47,939 WOMEN'S COMMISSION HAS TO 635 00:21:47,939 --> 00:21:49,007 OFFER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO 636 00:21:49,007 --> 00:21:50,609 WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU, LONG WITH 637 00:21:50,609 --> 00:21:52,444 THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO 638 00:21:52,444 --> 00:21:53,378 COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY, AND 639 00:21:53,378 --> 00:21:55,781 EFFORT TO BE CHAMPIONS FOR THOSE 640 00:21:55,781 --> 00:21:56,548 WHO EXPERIENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE, 641 00:21:56,548 --> 00:21:57,916 WHICH INCLUDE THOSE YOU KNOW, 642 00:21:57,916 --> 00:22:00,886 THOSE YOU LOVE, AND THOSE YOU 643 00:22:00,886 --> 00:22:01,386 REPRESENT. THANK YOU. 644 00:22:01,386 --> 00:22:03,555 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK 645 00:22:03,555 --> 00:22:06,158 YOU, EMILY, THANK YOU, WHIT, 646 00:22:06,158 --> 00:22:08,527 THANK YOU, AMANDA. NEXT WE HAVE 647 00:22:08,527 --> 00:22:10,162 SHELL FROM HUMAN SERVICES 648 00:22:10,162 --> 00:22:15,467 DEPARTMENT, AND WE ARE JOINED BY 649 00:22:15,467 --> 00:22:16,935 REPRESENTATIVE BREONNA TOMUS AND 650 00:22:16,935 --> 00:22:18,470 HANNAH FROM HUMAN SERVICES 651 00:22:18,470 --> 00:22:18,937 DEPARTMENT. WELCOME. 652 00:22:18,937 --> 00:22:20,772 >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, 653 00:22:20,772 --> 00:22:25,143 COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS 654 00:22:25,143 --> 00:22:26,978 SHELL, I USE SHE/HER PRONOUNS 655 00:22:26,978 --> 00:22:29,114 WITH THE SAFE AND THRIVING 656 00:22:29,114 --> 00:22:29,848 COMMUNITIES DIVISION. AS 657 00:22:29,848 --> 00:22:30,982 CONTRACT SUPERVISOR WITH THE 658 00:22:30,982 --> 00:22:35,020 MAYOR'S OFFICE ON DOMESTIC 659 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:37,689 VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, IT 660 00:22:37,689 --> 00:22:40,058 IS A UNIT WITHIN STC, SORRY, I, 661 00:22:40,058 --> 00:22:41,293 ALONG WITH OUR TEAM HERE, HAVE 662 00:22:41,293 --> 00:22:44,796 THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH OVER 663 00:22:44,796 --> 00:22:45,297 30 COMMUNITY-BASED 664 00:22:45,297 --> 00:22:46,365 ORGANIZATIONS. HSD FUNDS THE 665 00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:48,333 ORGANIZATIONS AS A SAFETY NET 666 00:22:48,333 --> 00:22:49,634 FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED 667 00:22:49,634 --> 00:22:52,471 VIOLENCE, TO INCREASE ACCESS TO 668 00:22:52,471 --> 00:22:55,173 SERVICES THAT ARE 669 00:22:55,173 --> 00:22:56,842 TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY 670 00:22:56,842 --> 00:22:57,609 REL VENT. SEXUAL VIOLENCE 671 00:22:57,609 --> 00:22:59,578 AFFECTS EVERYBODY REGARDLESS OF 672 00:22:59,578 --> 00:23:02,214 AGE, GENDER, RACE, AND OTHER 673 00:23:02,214 --> 00:23:03,048 BACKGROUNDS. SURVIVORS OFTEN 674 00:23:03,048 --> 00:23:05,617 FACE BARRIERS TO REPORTING OR 675 00:23:05,617 --> 00:23:06,818 SEEKING HELP, INCLUDING FEAR, 676 00:23:06,818 --> 00:23:08,887 STIG NU, AND LACK OF TRUST IN 677 00:23:08,887 --> 00:23:11,289 SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF 678 00:23:11,289 --> 00:23:12,758 CURRENT FEDERAL POLICIES, AS 679 00:23:12,758 --> 00:23:15,894 WELL AS THE CONTINUED OPPRESSION 680 00:23:15,894 --> 00:23:16,962 THAT MADE IT HARDER FOR 681 00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:17,896 SURVIVORS TO SEEK SAFETY. WE 682 00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:19,297 APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S 683 00:23:19,297 --> 00:23:20,732 SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS 684 00:23:20,732 --> 00:23:22,901 FOR SURVIVORS WHO WORK WITH 685 00:23:22,901 --> 00:23:25,170 SURVIVORS EVERY DAY AND WHO WORK 686 00:23:25,170 --> 00:23:26,538 WITH THE MOST VOLNERABLE. THANK 687 00:23:26,538 --> 00:23:29,541 YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND 688 00:23:29,541 --> 00:23:30,609 ADDRESSING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE 689 00:23:30,609 --> 00:23:32,544 IN OUR CITY. TOGETHER WE CAN 690 00:23:32,544 --> 00:23:35,781 TAKE ACTION TO END SEXUAL 691 00:23:35,781 --> 00:23:36,248 VIOLENCE. THANK YOU. 692 00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:40,552 >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 693 00:23:40,552 --> 00:23:44,589 >> WE HAVE KATE GARVEY FROM KING 694 00:23:44,589 --> 00:23:51,296 COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE 695 00:23:51,296 --> 00:23:55,801 CENTER, FOLLOWED BY DARIA, -- 696 00:23:55,801 --> 00:23:56,735 THEY DID, OKAY? I APOLOGIZE. 697 00:23:56,735 --> 00:23:58,637 THERE IS NO D IN MY DOCUMENT ON 698 00:23:58,637 --> 00:24:01,306 THE END, I JUST WANT YOU TO-- 699 00:24:01,306 --> 00:24:04,042 SORRY. I APOLOGIZE, YOU WILL 700 00:24:04,042 --> 00:24:04,509 CORRECT ME WHEN YOU COME. 701 00:24:07,245 --> 00:24:08,814 >> ALL RIGHT, FIRST AND 702 00:24:08,814 --> 00:24:09,815 FOREMOST, THANK YOU ALL. MY NAME 703 00:24:09,815 --> 00:24:12,951 IS KATE GARVEY, I AM THE CEO OF 704 00:24:12,951 --> 00:24:14,853 THE KING COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT 705 00:24:14,853 --> 00:24:16,621 RESOURCE CENTER, AND I HAVE SO 706 00:24:16,621 --> 00:24:18,123 MANY NOTES HERE TO REFERENCE BUT 707 00:24:18,123 --> 00:24:19,825 I WANT TO START OFF WITH SOME 708 00:24:19,825 --> 00:24:21,593 THANK YOUS BECAUSE ALL OF YOU 709 00:24:21,593 --> 00:24:24,229 HAVE SAID SOMETHING REALLY 710 00:24:24,229 --> 00:24:26,231 MEANINGFUL TODAY. WE GO TO THESE 711 00:24:26,231 --> 00:24:28,233 THROUGHOUT THE MONTH IN ALL OF 712 00:24:28,233 --> 00:24:29,734 KING COUNTY AND HEAR WONDERFUL 713 00:24:29,734 --> 00:24:32,838 THINGS FROM SO MANY OF OUR 714 00:24:32,838 --> 00:24:33,839 COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES ACROSS 715 00:24:33,839 --> 00:24:35,373 THE COUNTY. TODAY WAS ESPECIALLY 716 00:24:35,373 --> 00:24:37,008 MEANINGFUL TO HEAR HOW SPECIAL 717 00:24:37,008 --> 00:24:38,243 THIS PROCLAMATION AND HOW 718 00:24:38,243 --> 00:24:40,345 THOUGHTFUL IT WAS. I WANT TO SAY 719 00:24:40,345 --> 00:24:41,613 THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, 720 00:24:41,613 --> 00:24:44,216 BECAUSE YOU HIT SO MANY 721 00:24:44,216 --> 00:24:46,351 PERSONALIZED NOTES IN THERE, 722 00:24:46,351 --> 00:24:47,018 THANK YOU. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER 723 00:24:47,018 --> 00:24:48,954 JUAREZ, WHAT YOU SAID TODAY WAS 724 00:24:48,954 --> 00:24:49,855 REALLY IMPACTFUL, PROBABLY MORE 725 00:24:49,855 --> 00:24:52,057 SO THAN WHAT I COULD SAY IN HERE 726 00:24:52,057 --> 00:24:53,458 ABOUT BEING PART OF THE 727 00:24:53,458 --> 00:24:54,192 COMMUNITY AND PAYING ATTENTION 728 00:24:54,192 --> 00:24:56,461 TO WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND YOU, 729 00:24:56,461 --> 00:24:57,629 AND TALKING ABOUT THOSE THAT 730 00:24:57,629 --> 00:25:01,766 CAME BEFORE US, THAT DID THE 731 00:25:01,766 --> 00:25:03,335 GOOD WORK. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND 732 00:25:03,335 --> 00:25:05,737 LISTENING TO THAT PODCAST AS 733 00:25:05,737 --> 00:25:07,305 WELL, ADULTS IN THE ROOM. YES. 734 00:25:07,305 --> 00:25:09,274 FINALLY, THANK YOU, COUNCIL 735 00:25:09,274 --> 00:25:10,609 MEMBER RIVERA, FOR TALKING ABOUT 736 00:25:10,609 --> 00:25:11,243 THE BE LOUD BREAKFAST, THE 737 00:25:11,243 --> 00:25:13,378 MOMENT WE ASK EVERYBODY TO STAND 738 00:25:13,378 --> 00:25:14,913 UP, IF THEY THEMSELVES OR KNOW 739 00:25:14,913 --> 00:25:18,884 SOMEONE WHO IS A SURVIVOR, IT IS 740 00:25:18,884 --> 00:25:19,651 AN INCREDIBLY POWERFUL MOMENT. 741 00:25:19,651 --> 00:25:21,686 TO THE OTHER SURVIVORS IN THE 742 00:25:21,686 --> 00:25:24,089 ROOM, I WANT TO SAY WE SEE YOU, 743 00:25:24,089 --> 00:25:28,527 WE ARE HERE FOR YOU, AND YOU ARE 744 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:31,863 NOT ALONE. I THINK YOU HAVE 745 00:25:31,863 --> 00:25:32,797 HEARD SEXUAL ASSAULT IS 746 00:25:32,797 --> 00:25:33,965 INCREDIBLY COMMON. IT IS FAR 747 00:25:33,965 --> 00:25:35,000 MORE COMMON THAN PEOPLE REALIZE, 748 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:41,373 HALF OF WOMEN AND A THIRD OF MEN 749 00:25:41,373 --> 00:25:48,146 WILL EXPERIENCE ASSAULT IN THEIR 750 00:25:48,146 --> 00:25:48,613 LIFETIME. 751 00:25:50,282 --> 00:25:52,851 WE KNOW YOUNG PEOPLE AMONG US 752 00:25:52,851 --> 00:25:53,985 ARE THE MOST VOLNERABLE TO 753 00:25:53,985 --> 00:25:59,557 SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND OFTEN LEAST 754 00:25:59,557 --> 00:26:00,725 LIKELY TO BE BELIEVED. SEXUAL 755 00:26:00,725 --> 00:26:01,893 VIOLENCE PERSISTS IN SILENCE, IT 756 00:26:01,893 --> 00:26:05,730 THRIVES WHEN WE LOOK AWAY, WHEN 757 00:26:05,730 --> 00:26:07,165 WE ASSUME IT DOESN'T AFFECT 758 00:26:07,165 --> 00:26:09,267 PEOPLE WE KNOW OUR COMMUNITIES 759 00:26:09,267 --> 00:26:10,001 WE ARE APART OF. WE TREAT 760 00:26:10,001 --> 00:26:12,637 AWARENESS AS A MOMENT INSTEAD OF 761 00:26:12,637 --> 00:26:13,939 A RESPONSIBILITY. WHILE THIS 762 00:26:13,939 --> 00:26:16,107 ISSUE CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING AND 763 00:26:16,107 --> 00:26:17,776 CREATING CHANGE DOESN'T REQUIRE 764 00:26:17,776 --> 00:26:20,078 DOING EVERYTHING, WE CAN DO 765 00:26:20,078 --> 00:26:22,213 THINGS THAT ARE SMALL, EVERY DAY 766 00:26:22,213 --> 00:26:23,214 CHOICES, IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE 767 00:26:23,214 --> 00:26:25,450 SPEAKING UP WHEN WE HEAR SOMEONE 768 00:26:25,450 --> 00:26:26,251 THAT IS VICTIM BLAMING, NOT 769 00:26:26,251 --> 00:26:28,386 LAUGHING AT A JOKE THAT MAKES 770 00:26:28,386 --> 00:26:31,122 LIGHT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, IT CAN 771 00:26:31,122 --> 00:26:32,657 BE HAVING AN HONEST 772 00:26:32,657 --> 00:26:33,258 AGE-APPROPRIATE CONVERSATION 773 00:26:33,258 --> 00:26:35,927 WITH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT CONSENT 774 00:26:35,927 --> 00:26:36,528 AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. IT 775 00:26:36,528 --> 00:26:39,998 CAN BE SIMPLE, AND IT CAN BE 776 00:26:39,998 --> 00:26:40,899 POWERFUL. JUST LIKE BELIEVING 777 00:26:40,899 --> 00:26:42,334 SOMEONE WHEN THEY SHARE THEIR 778 00:26:42,334 --> 00:26:44,636 STORY AND THEN HELPING THEM 779 00:26:44,636 --> 00:26:45,236 CONNECT TO SUPPORT. AN EASY 780 00:26:45,236 --> 00:26:48,239 PLACE TO START, OF COURSE, IS BY 781 00:26:48,239 --> 00:26:51,943 SHARING OUR RESOURCES, YOU CAN 782 00:26:51,943 --> 00:26:52,944 SHARE 24 HOUR RESOURCE LINE 783 00:26:52,944 --> 00:26:54,646 1-88-99-VOICE, SO ANYONE THAT 784 00:26:54,646 --> 00:26:56,381 NEEDS HELP KNOWS WHERE TO TURN. 785 00:26:56,381 --> 00:27:00,485 WE OFTEN SAY WE CAN'T CHANGE 786 00:27:00,485 --> 00:27:03,021 WHAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT. 787 00:27:03,021 --> 00:27:04,089 SEATTLE, THANK YOU YOUR 788 00:27:04,089 --> 00:27:05,557 COMMITMENT, ESPECIALLY THE LAST 789 00:27:05,557 --> 00:27:07,659 BUDGET SEASON, AND TO SURVIVORS 790 00:27:07,659 --> 00:27:09,227 IN SEATTLE AS A WHOLE. YOUR 791 00:27:09,227 --> 00:27:10,128 LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP AND 792 00:27:10,128 --> 00:27:12,364 WILLINGNESS TO BE LOUD ABOUT 793 00:27:12,364 --> 00:27:13,865 SEXUAL ASSAULT IS MAKING A 794 00:27:13,865 --> 00:27:14,499 DIFFERENCE. TOGETHER WE CAN 795 00:27:14,499 --> 00:27:17,602 CREATE A COMMUNITY WHERE 796 00:27:17,602 --> 00:27:18,303 SURVIVORS ARE SUPPORTED, 797 00:27:18,303 --> 00:27:20,171 BELIEVED, AND WHERE PREVENTION 798 00:27:20,171 --> 00:27:26,711 IS TRULY POSSIBLE. THANK YOU CHT 799 00:27:26,845 --> 00:27:28,480 >> THANK YOU. 800 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,249 >> MY NAME IS DIADRA BOILENED. 801 00:27:31,249 --> 00:27:33,652 SO, I AM PROUD TO REPRESENT THE 802 00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:35,153 WASHINGTON STATE COALITION 803 00:27:35,153 --> 00:27:36,354 AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND 804 00:27:36,354 --> 00:27:37,722 SEXUAL ASSAULT. THIS YEAR MARKS 805 00:27:37,722 --> 00:27:39,958 OUR FIRST AS THE DESIGNATED 806 00:27:39,958 --> 00:27:41,693 SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION OF 807 00:27:41,693 --> 00:27:42,927 WASHINGTON STATE. WE HOLD THAT 808 00:27:42,927 --> 00:27:44,929 RESPONSIBILITY WITH DEEP HONOR 809 00:27:44,929 --> 00:27:46,698 AND PRIDE AS WE SUPPORT 810 00:27:46,698 --> 00:27:49,534 COMMUNITY SEXUAL ASSAULT 811 00:27:49,534 --> 00:27:50,869 PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. APRIL 812 00:27:50,869 --> 00:27:52,370 2026 MARKS THE 25th ANNIVERSARY 813 00:27:52,370 --> 00:27:53,405 OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS 814 00:27:53,405 --> 00:27:55,040 MONTH BUT THE MOVEMENT DID NOT 815 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,076 BEGIN 25 YEARS AGO, IT IS ROOTED 816 00:27:58,076 --> 00:27:58,977 IN DECADES OF ORGANIZING DATING 817 00:27:58,977 --> 00:28:01,980 BACK TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA OF 818 00:28:01,980 --> 00:28:03,214 THE 1940US AND 50s WHEN 819 00:28:03,214 --> 00:28:04,983 MOVEMENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE AND 820 00:28:04,983 --> 00:28:06,785 EQUALITY BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE. AT 821 00:28:06,785 --> 00:28:09,421 A TIME WHEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT 822 00:28:09,421 --> 00:28:15,627 SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 823 00:28:15,627 --> 00:28:16,261 WERE OFTEN SILENCED, ACTIVEESTS 824 00:28:16,261 --> 00:28:19,998 PUSH ED FORWARD ANYWAY. WE MUST 825 00:28:19,998 --> 00:28:21,933 ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WORK WAS, AND 826 00:28:21,933 --> 00:28:24,369 CONTINUES TO BE, LED BY BLACK 827 00:28:24,369 --> 00:28:27,906 WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR, WHOSE 828 00:28:27,906 --> 00:28:28,573 LEADERSHIP, COURAGE, LAID THE 829 00:28:28,573 --> 00:28:30,008 FOUNDATION FOR THE MOVEMENT WE 830 00:28:30,008 --> 00:28:31,476 CARRY FORWARD TODAY. TODAY WE 831 00:28:31,476 --> 00:28:35,246 ARE REMINDED THIS WORK IS FAR 832 00:28:35,246 --> 00:28:36,414 FROM OVER. RECENT DISCLOSURE 833 00:28:36,414 --> 00:28:43,188 INCLUDING DELOR EZ, SHARING HER 834 00:28:43,188 --> 00:28:44,856 TRUTH ALONGSIDE THE CONTINUED 835 00:28:44,856 --> 00:28:48,259 RECKONING IN EPSTEIN CASE, 836 00:28:48,259 --> 00:28:49,360 UNDERSCORE THE URGENCY, OFTEN AT 837 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:52,230 GREAT PERSONAL COST, ASKING TO 838 00:28:52,230 --> 00:28:52,997 BE HEARD, BELIEVED, AND 839 00:28:52,997 --> 00:28:53,865 SUPPORTED. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT 840 00:28:53,865 --> 00:28:55,567 THAN EVER WE STAND WITH 841 00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:57,068 SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 842 00:28:57,068 --> 00:28:59,604 WHAT W THE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT 843 00:28:59,604 --> 00:29:01,339 THEM EVERY DAY. SEXUAL VIOLENCE 844 00:29:01,339 --> 00:29:02,941 IMPACTS EVERY COMMUNITY, AND 845 00:29:02,941 --> 00:29:04,676 BEHIND EVERY STATISTIC IS A 846 00:29:04,676 --> 00:29:06,845 PERSON, A SURVIVOR WHO DESERVES 847 00:29:06,845 --> 00:29:09,447 TO BE BELIEVED, SUPPORTED, AND 848 00:29:09,447 --> 00:29:10,749 MET WITH CARE. COMMUNITY-BASED 849 00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:12,217 PROGRAMS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE 850 00:29:12,217 --> 00:29:14,786 PROVIDE THAT CARE EVERY DAY, 851 00:29:14,786 --> 00:29:16,387 OFFERING CRISIS SUPPORT, 852 00:29:16,387 --> 00:29:17,288 ADVOCACY, AND PATHWAYS TO 853 00:29:17,288 --> 00:29:19,324 HEALING. THIS MONTH IS NOT ONLY 854 00:29:19,324 --> 00:29:20,959 ABOUT AWARENESS, IT IS ABOUT 855 00:29:20,959 --> 00:29:23,394 ACTION. IT IS ABOUT INVESTING IN 856 00:29:23,394 --> 00:29:24,562 SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR 857 00:29:24,562 --> 00:29:25,964 SURVIVORS. TO THE ADVOCATE 858 00:29:25,964 --> 00:29:26,965 SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITIES 859 00:29:26,965 --> 00:29:28,867 MEMBERS HERE TODAY, WE THANK 860 00:29:28,867 --> 00:29:29,901 YOU. YOUR VOICES, YOUR WORK, 861 00:29:29,901 --> 00:29:38,676 YOUR COMMITMENT ARE WHAT MOVE US 862 00:29:38,676 --> 00:29:39,210 FORWARD. WE ARE STRONGER 863 00:29:39,210 --> 00:29:40,478 TOGETHER. THANK YOU. 864 00:29:40,478 --> 00:29:43,548 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF 865 00:29:43,548 --> 00:29:45,350 THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS 866 00:29:45,350 --> 00:29:46,885 ANNMARIE, COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 867 00:29:46,885 --> 00:29:48,019 OF THE COALITION ENDING 868 00:29:48,019 --> 00:29:48,653 GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. SO MUCH 869 00:29:48,653 --> 00:29:49,788 BEAUTIFUL THINGS HAVE BEEN SAID 870 00:29:49,788 --> 00:29:51,589 BY ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND 871 00:29:51,589 --> 00:29:52,257 PARTNERS IN THE WORK Y AM GOING 872 00:29:52,257 --> 00:29:55,527 TO TRY TO ADD A LITTLE SOMETHING 873 00:29:55,527 --> 00:29:56,528 TO THE CONVERSATION. WE ARE JUST 874 00:29:56,528 --> 00:29:58,363 SO PROUD TO BE HERE WITH 875 00:29:58,363 --> 00:30:00,832 EVERYONE AND ACKNOWLEDGING APRIL 876 00:30:00,832 --> 00:30:02,467 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS 877 00:30:02,467 --> 00:30:04,469 MONTH. IN THE BOOK "TRUTH AND 878 00:30:04,469 --> 00:30:05,069 REPAIR" EXPERT JUDITH STATES 879 00:30:05,069 --> 00:30:05,870 SURVIVORS WANT THE TRUTH TO BE 880 00:30:05,870 --> 00:30:07,972 RECOGNIZED AND THE CRIME TO BE 881 00:30:07,972 --> 00:30:10,175 DENOUNCED BY THOSE IN THEIR 882 00:30:10,175 --> 00:30:11,776 COMMUNITIES WHO MATTER TO THEM. 883 00:30:11,776 --> 00:30:13,845 THIS MEANS SURVIVORS MUST 884 00:30:13,845 --> 00:30:15,914 ACTUALLY MATTER TO THEIR WIDER 885 00:30:15,914 --> 00:30:16,881 COMMUNITIES. OUR WORK AS A 886 00:30:16,881 --> 00:30:19,083 COALITION IS TO CARE FOR, 887 00:30:19,083 --> 00:30:20,652 CONNECT WITH, AND MOBILIZE OVER 888 00:30:20,652 --> 00:30:22,554 35 LOCAL PROGRAMS WHO ARE ALL 889 00:30:22,554 --> 00:30:24,489 WORKING TO BUILD COMMUNITIES 890 00:30:24,489 --> 00:30:26,491 WHERE SURVIVORS AND THEIR 891 00:30:26,491 --> 00:30:27,625 EXPERIENCES ACTUALLY MATTER IN 892 00:30:27,625 --> 00:30:28,493 OUR SOCIETY. ADVOCATES BARE 893 00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:30,762 WITNESS TO THE IMPACTS OF RAPE, 894 00:30:30,762 --> 00:30:32,764 ABUSE, AND VIOLENCE THAT PEOPLE 895 00:30:32,764 --> 00:30:35,099 OFTEN LOOK AWAY FROM OR PRETEND 896 00:30:35,099 --> 00:30:36,768 DOESN'T EXIST. AS WE WATCH THE 897 00:30:36,768 --> 00:30:41,105 NATIONAL NEWS, WE ARE ALL BARING 898 00:30:41,105 --> 00:30:42,607 WITNESS AS MENTIONED, TO 899 00:30:42,607 --> 00:30:43,274 SURVIVORS POWERFULLY DISCLOSING 900 00:30:43,274 --> 00:30:46,444 BUSE AND EXPOSING DECADES OF 901 00:30:46,444 --> 00:30:48,313 COVER UPS. LOCALLY WE HAVE SEEN 902 00:30:48,313 --> 00:30:49,948 DISCLOSURES OF MISCONDUCT AND 903 00:30:49,948 --> 00:30:51,449 SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT SEVERAL 904 00:30:51,449 --> 00:30:52,650 CITY DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL 905 00:30:52,650 --> 00:30:53,284 GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROGRAMS 906 00:30:53,284 --> 00:30:56,354 STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE 907 00:30:56,354 --> 00:30:57,488 NEED FOR SERVICES AMIDST 908 00:30:57,488 --> 00:30:59,891 INCREASING BUDGET CUTS AND 909 00:30:59,891 --> 00:31:00,625 FEDERAL FUNDING UNCERTAINTY. 910 00:31:00,625 --> 00:31:03,528 THERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE TO 911 00:31:03,528 --> 00:31:05,330 FULLY REALIZE OUR COLLECTIVE 912 00:31:05,330 --> 00:31:07,131 VISION OF EQUITABLE 913 00:31:07,131 --> 00:31:09,334 RELATIONSHIPS AND END TO 914 00:31:09,334 --> 00:31:09,901 GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE 915 00:31:09,901 --> 00:31:11,102 BELIEVE HAVING STRONG SURVIVOR 916 00:31:11,102 --> 00:31:13,137 PROGRAMS AND WORKING IN 917 00:31:13,137 --> 00:31:14,372 COALITION CAN SHIFT THE 918 00:31:14,372 --> 00:31:18,042 CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW ABUSES OF 919 00:31:18,042 --> 00:31:19,677 POWER TO FLOURISH. AND WHY 920 00:31:19,677 --> 00:31:20,612 LEADERSHIP FROM ELECTED LEADERS 921 00:31:20,612 --> 00:31:24,449 AS EXHIBITED HERE TODAY IS SO 922 00:31:24,449 --> 00:31:25,350 CRITICAL. NAMING THE CURRENT AND 923 00:31:25,350 --> 00:31:25,984 HISTORICAL VIOLENCE OF SEXUAL 924 00:31:25,984 --> 00:31:28,519 ASSAULT AND WHO IS MOST LIKELY 925 00:31:28,519 --> 00:31:30,622 TO EXPERIENCE ITS HARMS AS THIS 926 00:31:30,622 --> 00:31:33,725 PROCLAMATION DOES IS A 927 00:31:33,725 --> 00:31:37,662 MEANINGFUL WAY TO SHOW THAT 928 00:31:37,662 --> 00:31:38,930 SURVIVORS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES 929 00:31:38,930 --> 00:31:40,298 MATTER. THANK YOU, COUNCIL 930 00:31:40,298 --> 00:31:41,232 MEMBER, FOR THIS PROCLAMATION 931 00:31:41,232 --> 00:31:43,034 AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR 932 00:31:43,034 --> 00:31:44,202 WILSON FOR STANDING WITH US 933 00:31:44,202 --> 00:31:46,604 TODAY AND FOR MAKING THIS 934 00:31:46,604 --> 00:31:48,906 PROCLAMATION A PRIORITY. WE LOOK 935 00:31:48,906 --> 00:31:54,212 FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE WORK 936 00:31:54,212 --> 00:31:54,679 TOGETHER. THANK YOU. 937 00:31:54,679 --> 00:31:56,681 >> REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS, DID 938 00:31:56,681 --> 00:31:58,082 YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? 939 00:31:58,082 --> 00:31:59,851 >> THEY COVERED IT. 940 00:31:59,851 --> 00:32:01,486 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH 941 00:32:01,486 --> 00:32:03,955 FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO CAME 942 00:32:03,955 --> 00:32:04,989 TODAY. I BELIEVE NOW WE ARE 943 00:32:04,989 --> 00:32:06,724 GOING TO DO A GROUP PHOTO. WE 944 00:32:06,724 --> 00:32:09,794 HAVE DONE THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES 945 00:32:09,794 --> 00:32:10,495 BEFORE, SO, COLLEAGUES, IF YOU 946 00:32:10,495 --> 00:32:12,497 WOULD COME TO THE CENTER AND 947 00:32:12,497 --> 00:32:13,431 THEN THE FOLKS THAT SPOKE, WE 948 00:32:13,431 --> 00:32:15,133 ARE GOING TO TAKE A GROUP PHOTO 949 00:32:15,133 --> 00:32:16,334 WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE 950 00:32:16,334 --> 00:32:17,335 PROCLAMATION AND WE ARE GOING TO 951 00:32:17,335 --> 00:32:19,637 HAVE EVERYBODY COME UP TO THE 952 00:32:19,637 --> 00:32:20,805 STAGE. DON'T WORRY, WE CAN FIT 953 00:32:20,805 --> 00:32:21,472 EVERYBODY. SO, COME ON UP. 954 00:34:18,122 --> 00:34:19,624 >> ONE, TWO, THREE, BEAUTIFUL 955 00:34:19,624 --> 00:34:20,057 SMILES. THANK YOU. 956 00:34:20,057 --> 00:34:20,324 >> THANK YOU. 957 00:34:41,012 --> 00:34:43,881 >> I FEEL YOU THERE. SEE YOU 958 00:34:43,881 --> 00:34:45,149 NEXT TIME. TWICE IN TWO DAYS. 959 00:34:47,351 --> 00:34:48,853 >> THANK YOU, GUYS. 960 00:34:48,853 --> 00:34:51,289 >> THANK YOU. 961 00:34:51,289 --> 00:34:57,328 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, ALL, SO 962 00:34:57,328 --> 00:34:57,528 MUCH. 963 00:34:57,528 --> 00:34:59,430 >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK 964 00:34:59,430 --> 00:35:01,199 YOU, THANK YOU TO THE CROWD FOR 965 00:35:01,199 --> 00:35:02,967 YOUR PATIENCE AS WE PRESENTED 966 00:35:02,967 --> 00:35:05,136 THE PROCLAMATION, DO OUR GROUP 967 00:35:05,136 --> 00:35:05,837 PHOTO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 968 00:35:05,837 --> 00:35:07,672 RINCK, FOR ORGANIZING THAT IN 969 00:35:07,672 --> 00:35:08,706 YOUR STAFF. I DON'T SEE YOUR 970 00:35:08,706 --> 00:35:10,041 STAFF, BUT ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB 971 00:35:10,041 --> 00:35:14,278 Y KNOW THAT IS A LOT OF 972 00:35:14,278 --> 00:35:14,846 LOGISTICS. THANK YOU ALL. 973 00:35:14,846 --> 00:35:16,514 COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE ARE 974 00:35:16,514 --> 00:35:18,616 NOW GOING TO OPEN THE HYBRID 975 00:35:18,616 --> 00:35:20,351 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, PUBLIC 976 00:35:20,351 --> 00:35:22,887 COMMENTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 977 00:35:22,887 --> 00:35:24,589 ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, THE 978 00:35:24,589 --> 00:35:25,256 INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR 979 00:35:25,256 --> 00:35:26,958 OR THE COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM 980 00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:29,694 WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE 981 00:35:29,694 --> 00:35:31,863 COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL CANNOT 982 00:35:31,863 --> 00:35:34,999 ACCEPT COMMENTS ON QUASI 983 00:35:34,999 --> 00:35:36,167 JUDICIAL ITEMS OR 984 00:35:36,167 --> 00:35:36,834 CAMPAIGN-RELATED MATTERS. CLERK, 985 00:35:36,834 --> 00:35:39,036 HOW MEN SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE 986 00:35:39,036 --> 00:35:40,438 SIGNED UP TODAY? 987 00:35:40,438 --> 00:35:43,674 >> FOUR REMOTE, AND 24 IN 988 00:35:43,674 --> 00:35:43,908 PERSON. 989 00:35:43,908 --> 00:35:47,445 >> SO WE HIT THE MAGIC NUM B 990 00:35:47,445 --> 00:35:48,813 RIGHT UNDER 30. THAT IS 28 991 00:35:48,813 --> 00:35:49,947 SPEAKERS. IF THERE ARE FEWER 992 00:35:49,947 --> 00:35:51,949 THAN 30, THEN EACH SPEAKER GETS 993 00:35:51,949 --> 00:35:53,417 TWO MINUTES, IF THERE IS 30-60, 994 00:35:53,417 --> 00:35:55,152 IT IS ONE MINUTE PER SPEAKER AND 995 00:35:55,152 --> 00:35:57,455 IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 60, THERE 996 00:35:57,455 --> 00:35:59,423 IS ONE MINUTE OR LESS. WE HAVE 997 00:35:59,423 --> 00:36:03,194 28, EVERY SPEAKER WILL GET TWO 998 00:36:03,194 --> 00:36:05,563 MINUTES. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE 999 00:36:05,563 --> 00:36:06,430 READ OVER THE INSTRUCTIONS 1000 00:36:06,430 --> 00:36:09,600 >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN 1001 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:10,968 THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE 1002 00:36:10,968 --> 00:36:12,170 REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A 1003 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:15,239 CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT 1004 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:16,707 OF THEIR THEME, SPEAKERS MICs 1005 00:36:16,707 --> 00:36:18,476 WILL BE MUTE FD THEY DO NOT END 1006 00:36:18,476 --> 00:36:19,076 COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED 1007 00:36:19,076 --> 00:36:21,779 TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE 1008 00:36:21,779 --> 00:36:24,115 NEXT SPEAKER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH 1009 00:36:24,115 --> 00:36:24,715 OUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. 1010 00:36:24,715 --> 00:36:31,389 >> AWESOME. I WILL CALL UP THE 1011 00:36:31,389 --> 00:36:33,057 FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS, MR. 1012 00:36:33,057 --> 00:36:34,392 ZIMMERMAN, ANDREA, NICOLE, 1013 00:36:34,392 --> 00:36:37,094 STEVE, AND WE HAVE KEN. EACH 1014 00:36:37,094 --> 00:36:40,164 SPEAKER WILL GET TWO MINUTES. 1015 00:36:40,164 --> 00:36:42,900 AFTER KEN, THEN WE HAVE TERRY, 1016 00:36:42,900 --> 00:36:51,609 JOHN, DIANA, MINISTER HERD, AND 1017 00:36:51,609 --> 00:36:53,711 THEN WE HAVE, LAST NAME, 1018 00:36:53,711 --> 00:36:54,378 MINDAUNGA? I CAN'T, WHEN WE GET 1019 00:36:54,378 --> 00:36:58,816 TO THAT NAME, I WILL TRY TO SAY 1020 00:36:58,816 --> 00:37:00,451 IT. POLOGIZE. YOU CAN USE 1021 00:37:00,451 --> 00:37:04,021 EITHER. TWO MINUTES. AWESOME, 1022 00:37:04,021 --> 00:37:05,056 MR. ZIMMERMAN. 1023 00:37:05,056 --> 00:37:06,557 >> THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS 1024 00:37:06,557 --> 00:37:11,228 ALEX ZIMMERMAN, I LIVE HERE 40 1025 00:37:11,228 --> 00:37:13,598 YEARS. I AM PRESIDENT OF STAND 1026 00:37:13,598 --> 00:37:18,436 UP, AMERICA, I AM 15 TIME FOR 1027 00:37:18,436 --> 00:37:20,037 ELECTION, PERSECUTE ME SEVEN 1028 00:37:20,037 --> 00:37:22,907 TIMES, ALL CASES DISMISSED AND I 1029 00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:25,209 HAVE 7,000 DAY OF TRESPASS, 1030 00:37:25,209 --> 00:37:31,582 7,000 DAY OF TRESPASS, NOBODY IN 1031 00:37:31,582 --> 00:37:38,456 AMERICA HAVE 7,000 DAY OF 1032 00:37:38,456 --> 00:37:39,991 TRESPASS, FASCIST, YES. SO LAST 1033 00:37:39,991 --> 00:37:41,792 MONTH SHARE, BLACK WOMAN, GIVE 1034 00:37:41,792 --> 00:37:43,661 ME TRESPASS FOR-- 1035 00:37:43,661 --> 00:37:47,398 >> PAUSE, PAUSE, PAUSE, TIME. 1036 00:37:47,398 --> 00:37:48,332 YOU CONSTANTLY ATTACK MY RACE 1037 00:37:48,332 --> 00:37:50,134 ALL THE TIME, THAT IS NOT 1038 00:37:50,134 --> 00:37:50,935 ACCEPTED HERE, OKAY? YOU CAN 1039 00:37:50,935 --> 00:37:54,438 JUDGE ME BY THE CONTENT OF MY 1040 00:37:54,438 --> 00:37:57,208 CHARACTER, POLICIES BUT NOT MY 1041 00:37:57,208 --> 00:37:57,875 RACE. TIME CAN CONTINUE. THAT IS 1042 00:37:57,875 --> 00:37:58,209 YOUR WARNING. 1043 00:37:58,209 --> 00:38:00,611 >> I CAN MENTION YOUR NAME, I 1044 00:38:00,611 --> 00:38:03,814 HAVE OPINION ABOUT WHAT YOU DID 1045 00:38:03,814 --> 00:38:09,854 BECAUSE IT IS NINE TOGETHER, 1046 00:38:09,854 --> 00:38:14,158 VERY IMPORTANT. NOT PERSONAL, 1047 00:38:14,158 --> 00:38:15,359 YOU. YOU ONLY DID THIS. YOU ARE 1048 00:38:15,359 --> 00:38:19,530 RESPONSIBLE, IT IS A PROBLEM. SO 1049 00:38:19,530 --> 00:38:22,099 I WANT TO EXPLAIN TOIOYOU, 1050 00:38:22,099 --> 00:38:24,669 PEOPLE, NOT YOU, PERSONAL, 1051 00:38:24,669 --> 00:38:26,904 DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, MY 1052 00:38:26,904 --> 00:38:28,973 QUESTION TO YOU, MARTIN LUTHER 1053 00:38:28,973 --> 00:38:33,044 KING KILL, WHY HE KILLED? 1054 00:38:33,044 --> 00:38:37,682 BECAUSE HE HAVE DIFFERENT 1055 00:38:37,682 --> 00:38:39,750 OPINION I AM ALEX FOR 30-PLUS 1056 00:38:39,750 --> 00:38:43,454 YEAR, I AM HERE AND HAVE 1057 00:38:43,454 --> 00:38:46,590 DIFFERENT OPINION AND DIFFERENT 1058 00:38:46,590 --> 00:38:48,159 VIEW. YOU GIVE IT, TRESPASSES, 1059 00:38:48,159 --> 00:38:50,227 FROM SEATTLE, FIVE YEARS, SO MY 1060 00:38:50,227 --> 00:38:51,696 QUESTION RIGHT NOW, WHERE IS 1061 00:38:51,696 --> 00:38:56,500 DIFFERENT BETWEEN MARTIN LUTHER 1062 00:38:56,500 --> 00:38:57,501 KING AND ALEX TSIMERMAN? NOT 1063 00:38:57,501 --> 00:38:59,537 DIFFERENT, ONE IS BLACK, IS 1064 00:38:59,537 --> 00:39:01,038 ANOTHER IS JEW. EXACTLY WHAT HAS 1065 00:39:01,038 --> 00:39:07,344 HAPPENED IN AMERICA FOR LAST 40 1066 00:39:07,344 --> 00:39:12,616 YEARS. IN SEATTLE, NUMBER ONE 1067 00:39:12,616 --> 00:39:16,887 FASCIST, AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1068 00:39:16,887 --> 00:39:19,690 STAND UP, HAPPY COW, BRING 1069 00:39:19,690 --> 00:39:21,358 AMERICA BACK, LIKE WE HAVE 1070 00:39:21,358 --> 00:39:23,494 BEFORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1071 00:39:23,494 --> 00:39:25,062 >> NEXT, JUST A REMINDER TO THE 1072 00:39:25,062 --> 00:39:26,931 GENERAL PUBLIC, YOU ARE NOT 1073 00:39:26,931 --> 00:39:28,299 LOWED TO ATTACK COUNCIL MEMBERS 1074 00:39:28,299 --> 00:39:31,168 BASED ON THEIR RACE, BASED ON 1075 00:39:31,168 --> 00:39:33,871 THEIR GENDER, BASED ON THEIR 1076 00:39:33,871 --> 00:39:36,874 SEXUALITY, BASED ON THEIR 1077 00:39:36,874 --> 00:39:37,508 RELIGION, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT. 1078 00:39:37,508 --> 00:39:46,984 [ APPLAUSE ] WE WON'T-- JUST 1079 00:39:46,984 --> 00:39:50,654 WON'T BETOLERATED. NEXT, ANDREA 1080 00:39:50,654 --> 00:39:50,955 . WELCOME. 1081 00:39:50,955 --> 00:39:52,490 >> HELLO, I AM HERE REPRESENTING 1082 00:39:52,490 --> 00:39:54,658 LABORS ACROSS THE REGION. I WANT 1083 00:39:54,658 --> 00:39:56,827 TO TALK ABOUT WHY SUPPORTING A 1084 00:39:56,827 --> 00:39:58,129 BOND FOR THE SEATTLE CENTER SO 1085 00:39:58,129 --> 00:40:00,631 IMPORTANT, NOT JUST FOR THE 1086 00:40:00,631 --> 00:40:02,733 CITY, BUT FOR OUR MEMBERS AND WE 1087 00:40:02,733 --> 00:40:03,968 RELY ON REALLY GOOD UNION JOBS. 1088 00:40:03,968 --> 00:40:05,469 SO THE SEATTLE CENTER IS ONE OF 1089 00:40:05,469 --> 00:40:08,072 THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES IN OUR 1090 00:40:08,072 --> 00:40:11,542 CITY, IT WHERE PEOPLE COME 1091 00:40:11,542 --> 00:40:12,476 TOGETHER FOR FESTIVALS, 1092 00:40:12,476 --> 00:40:14,678 CONCERTS, SPORTING EVENTS, ET 1093 00:40:14,678 --> 00:40:16,213 CETERA, BUT THE FACILITIES OLD, 1094 00:40:16,213 --> 00:40:17,448 LOT OF MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PUT 1095 00:40:17,448 --> 00:40:18,816 OFF FOR A VERY LONG TIME, 1096 00:40:18,816 --> 00:40:20,551 WAITING TO FIX THE BUILDINGS 1097 00:40:20,551 --> 00:40:22,453 DOESN'T MAKE IT CHEAPER, IT 1098 00:40:22,453 --> 00:40:24,355 ONLY MAKES IT MORE EXPENSIVE AND 1099 00:40:24,355 --> 00:40:26,791 CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND INTEREST 1100 00:40:26,791 --> 00:40:28,459 RATES ARE UNPREDICTABLE. SO, IT 1101 00:40:28,459 --> 00:40:30,928 IS ACTUALLY GOING TO SAVE US 1102 00:40:30,928 --> 00:40:34,064 MONEY IF WE DO THIS NOW. 1103 00:40:34,064 --> 00:40:36,333 INVESTING IN THE SEATTLE CENTER 1104 00:40:36,333 --> 00:40:40,905 IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE, REPAIRING 1105 00:40:40,905 --> 00:40:42,406 AND UPGRADES CREATE JOBS RIGHT 1106 00:40:42,406 --> 00:40:44,542 AWAY, WHICH MEMBERS NEED DURING 1107 00:40:44,542 --> 00:40:47,011 THE TOUGH TIMES AND CONSTRUCTION 1108 00:40:47,011 --> 00:40:50,714 IS STEADY WORK FOR MEMBERS IN 1109 00:40:50,714 --> 00:40:55,853 THE CITY, AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY. 1110 00:40:55,853 --> 00:40:57,221 VISITING THE CENTER, MORE 1111 00:40:57,221 --> 00:40:57,888 BUSINESS. THIS WOULD MAKE THIS 1112 00:40:57,888 --> 00:41:01,659 CENTER SAFER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE 1113 00:41:01,659 --> 00:41:02,526 FOR EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY 1114 00:41:02,526 --> 00:41:03,060 UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 1115 00:41:03,060 --> 00:41:05,529 IMPROVEMENTS NOW MEAN PEOPLE CAN 1116 00:41:05,529 --> 00:41:07,698 ENJOY THE PUBLIC SPACES WITHOUT 1117 00:41:07,698 --> 00:41:08,933 DISRUPTIONS FROM CRUMBLING 1118 00:41:08,933 --> 00:41:10,935 INFRASTRUCTURE, SO, AS I SAID, 1119 00:41:10,935 --> 00:41:12,870 IF WE WAIT, WE RISK LOSING 1120 00:41:12,870 --> 00:41:14,371 PUBLIC SUPPORT AND MOMENTUM, 1121 00:41:14,371 --> 00:41:16,240 RIGHT NOW THE PEOPLE ARE PAYING 1122 00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:19,243 ATTENTION. WE CAN ACT WHILE THE 1123 00:41:19,243 --> 00:41:20,344 NEED IS URGENT AND VISIBLE. 1124 00:41:20,344 --> 00:41:22,546 SUPPORTING THE BOND IS SMART, 1125 00:41:22,546 --> 00:41:25,182 RESPONSIBLE, AND SOMETIMELY, IT 1126 00:41:25,182 --> 00:41:26,584 PROTECTS PUBLIC ACCESSS, SUPPORT 1127 00:41:26,584 --> 00:41:27,952 UNION FAMILIES AND KEEP SEATTLE 1128 00:41:27,952 --> 00:41:29,186 A VIBRANT HUB FOR THE CITY. WE 1129 00:41:29,186 --> 00:41:31,088 URGE YOU TO ACT NOW AND PUT THIS 1130 00:41:31,088 --> 00:41:34,258 ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT SO 1131 00:41:34,258 --> 00:41:35,492 CONSTRUCTION CAN START SOONER, 1132 00:41:35,492 --> 00:41:37,194 UNION JOBS CAN BE CREATED AND 1133 00:41:37,194 --> 00:41:42,833 THE CENTER CAN CONTINUE SERVING 1134 00:41:42,833 --> 00:41:49,707 OUR COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS. 1135 00:41:49,707 --> 00:41:51,075 >> NICOLE, STEVE, KEN, JERRY. 1136 00:41:51,075 --> 00:41:53,978 >> MY NAME IS NICOLE AND I 1137 00:41:53,978 --> 00:41:56,080 REPRESENT THE INTERNATIONAL 1138 00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:58,215 BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL 1139 00:41:58,215 --> 00:42:01,552 WORKERS, LOCAL 46 I AM INAN 1140 00:42:01,552 --> 00:42:07,057 ELECTRICIAN. I WANT TO BOOST 1141 00:42:07,057 --> 00:42:08,926 WHAT MY UNION SISTER WAS SAYING. 1142 00:42:08,926 --> 00:42:09,927 GOOD TIME TO BE IN SEATTLE, WE 1143 00:42:09,927 --> 00:42:11,996 WON THE SUPER BOWL, ABOUT TO 1144 00:42:11,996 --> 00:42:16,433 HOST THE WORLD CUP, WE WILL, GOD 1145 00:42:16,433 --> 00:42:17,935 WILLING, BE HAVING THE SEATTLE 1146 00:42:17,935 --> 00:42:20,538 SUPER SONICS RETURNING TO THE 1147 00:42:20,538 --> 00:42:21,272 SEATTLE CENTER IN THE NEAR 1148 00:42:21,272 --> 00:42:29,747 FUTURE AND IT IS A GREAT TIME TO 1149 00:42:29,747 --> 00:42:30,881 INVEST IN OURSELVES. THESE 1150 00:42:30,881 --> 00:42:31,916 INVESTMENTS ARE A HEAVY LIFT. WE 1151 00:42:31,916 --> 00:42:33,984 ARE THE ONES THAT PAY FOR THEM. 1152 00:42:33,984 --> 00:42:39,256 BUT IT IS NEVER GOING TO BE A 1153 00:42:39,256 --> 00:42:41,225 BAD IDEA TO MAKE THE SEATTLE 1154 00:42:41,225 --> 00:42:43,527 CENTER GOOD. IT IS THE SETTING 1155 00:42:43,527 --> 00:42:48,198 OF OUR CHILDHOODS, FOR THE KIDS 1156 00:42:48,198 --> 00:42:55,139 IN THE CITY, IT IS A PLACE WHERE 1157 00:42:55,139 --> 00:42:57,708 EVERYBODY IS WELCOME, AND, YOU 1158 00:42:57,708 --> 00:42:59,310 KNOW, SELFISHLY, I HAVE TO SAY 1159 00:42:59,310 --> 00:43:01,178 THAT IN MY UNION, WE HAVE HAD A 1160 00:43:01,178 --> 00:43:03,347 LOT OF PEOPLE OUT OF WORK, YOU 1161 00:43:03,347 --> 00:43:04,915 KNOW, IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY OUT 1162 00:43:04,915 --> 00:43:08,552 THERE IN THE ECONOMY AND THERE 1163 00:43:08,552 --> 00:43:11,789 IS A THOUSAND ELECTRICIANS 1164 00:43:11,789 --> 00:43:14,291 WITHOUT JOBS RIGHT NOW. IF THE 1165 00:43:14,291 --> 00:43:15,659 INVESTMENT IN SOMETHING THAT 1166 00:43:15,659 --> 00:43:19,129 LIFTS OUR CITY UP CAN ALSO BE AN 1167 00:43:19,129 --> 00:43:20,164 INVESTMENT IN WORKERS WHO NEED 1168 00:43:20,164 --> 00:43:22,900 JOBS RIGHT NOW, THAT IS A DOUBLE 1169 00:43:22,900 --> 00:43:24,601 WIN FOR US, AND THAT IS OUR 1170 00:43:24,601 --> 00:43:27,137 UNION IS COMING TO YOU, ASKING 1171 00:43:27,137 --> 00:43:31,041 FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON A BOND TO 1172 00:43:31,041 --> 00:43:33,310 REDO THE SEATTLE CENTER, MAKE IT 1173 00:43:33,310 --> 00:43:34,678 READY FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE, 1174 00:43:34,678 --> 00:43:37,614 AND CUT DOWN ON GREENHOUSE GAS 1175 00:43:37,614 --> 00:43:38,716 EMISSIONS, AND IT IS THE SAME 1176 00:43:38,716 --> 00:43:42,219 REASON WHY WE ARE GOING TO BE 1177 00:43:42,219 --> 00:43:45,689 BACK TOMORROW MORNING ADVOCATING 1178 00:43:45,689 --> 00:43:47,024 FOR THE AMENDMENTS TO THE 1179 00:43:47,024 --> 00:43:48,392 LIBRARY LEVEE, WE ARE ASKING FOR 1180 00:43:48,392 --> 00:43:52,229 YOU TO INVEST IN US AS WORKERS. 1181 00:43:52,229 --> 00:43:52,463 THANKS. 1182 00:43:52,463 --> 00:43:55,299 >> THANK YOU, NEXT, STEVE, 1183 00:43:55,299 --> 00:43:56,967 FOLLOWED BY KEN, TERRY JOHN, 1184 00:43:56,967 --> 00:43:57,401 DIANA, JIMMY. 1185 00:44:01,238 --> 00:44:02,506 >> HE HAS GOT A SIGN. GOOD 1186 00:44:02,506 --> 00:44:04,808 AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS STEVE Y AM 1187 00:44:04,808 --> 00:44:06,977 A RETIRED MATH TEACHER, AND NOW 1188 00:44:06,977 --> 00:44:11,382 I HAPPILY VOLUNTEER WITH TRASH 1189 00:44:11,382 --> 00:44:13,083 WALK TO IMPROVE OUR 1190 00:44:13,083 --> 00:44:14,151 NEIGHBORHOOD. WHILE PICKING UP 1191 00:44:14,151 --> 00:44:15,119 TRASH, WE HAVE OBSERVED DECAY OF 1192 00:44:15,119 --> 00:44:16,420 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY RELATED 1193 00:44:16,420 --> 00:44:18,856 TO OPEN AIR DRUG USE AND CRIME. 1194 00:44:18,856 --> 00:44:20,591 WE HAVE DOCUMENTED THE IMPACT ON 1195 00:44:20,591 --> 00:44:22,459 OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO RAISE 1196 00:44:22,459 --> 00:44:23,994 AWARENESS AND AFFECT CHANGE. YOU 1197 00:44:23,994 --> 00:44:25,929 HAVE A COPY OF OUR DOCUMENT. 1198 00:44:25,929 --> 00:44:27,831 THIS MAP SHOWS THE AFFECTED AREA 1199 00:44:27,831 --> 00:44:29,600 BETWEEN THE LIGHT RAIL STATIONS. 1200 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:31,101 THIS IS SEATTLE'S ONLY 1201 00:44:31,101 --> 00:44:31,969 NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS WALKING 1202 00:44:31,969 --> 00:44:35,506 DISTANCE TO L1 AND L2, IT HAS SO 1203 00:44:35,506 --> 00:44:36,573 MUCH POTENTIAL. BUT THIS 1204 00:44:36,573 --> 00:44:38,642 NEIGHBORHOOD IS AT A BREAKING 1205 00:44:38,642 --> 00:44:40,744 POINT. EACH RED DOT REPRESENTS A 1206 00:44:40,744 --> 00:44:41,679 SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS, 1207 00:44:41,679 --> 00:44:43,781 NON-PROFIT SCHOOL, CHURCH, OR 1208 00:44:43,781 --> 00:44:45,783 RESIDENT, WHO HAS BEEN IMPACTED. 1209 00:44:45,783 --> 00:44:48,052 THERE ARE WELL OVER 200 UNHOUSED 1210 00:44:48,052 --> 00:44:49,920 IN THE MAPPED AREA. THE TOTAL 1211 00:44:49,920 --> 00:44:53,457 FINANCIAL IMPACT FOR JUST THESE 1212 00:44:53,457 --> 00:44:54,792 34 OVER THE LAST TWO TO THREE 1213 00:44:54,792 --> 00:44:57,795 YEARS IN ARSON, THEFT, AND 1214 00:44:57,795 --> 00:44:59,730 PROPERTY DAMAGE, IS 2.35 MILLION 1215 00:44:59,730 --> 00:45:05,436 OR 80K PER PROPERTY. JUST AS 1216 00:45:05,436 --> 00:45:09,039 IMPORTANT AS THE IMPACT FOR 1217 00:45:09,039 --> 00:45:10,708 PUBLIC SAFETY, STAFF, STUDENTS, 1218 00:45:10,708 --> 00:45:11,341 CONGREGATION. FOR DECADES MOUNT 1219 00:45:11,341 --> 00:45:12,676 BAKER WAS A HERB OF COMMERCE AND 1220 00:45:12,676 --> 00:45:15,479 COMMUNITY SERVICE, WE ARE LEFT 1221 00:45:15,479 --> 00:45:17,047 WITH VACANT LOTS, CLOSED 1222 00:45:17,047 --> 00:45:17,548 BUSINESSES, AND UNSAFE 1223 00:45:17,548 --> 00:45:21,518 ENVIRONMENT THAT DETERS FUTURE 1224 00:45:21,518 --> 00:45:22,086 GROWTH IN INVESTMENT. THIS 1225 00:45:22,086 --> 00:45:24,221 PHOTO, ONE OF MANY IN THE 1226 00:45:24,221 --> 00:45:26,657 PACKET, SHOWS A SEATTLE 1227 00:45:26,657 --> 00:45:28,992 GREENWAY, A SCHOOL ZONE WITH AN 1228 00:45:28,992 --> 00:45:31,662 ELEMENTARY AND GIRLS MIDDLE 1229 00:45:31,662 --> 00:45:32,996 SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET. NOTE 1230 00:45:32,996 --> 00:45:33,897 THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON 1231 00:45:33,897 --> 00:45:36,300 WITH THEIR GUIDE DOG WALKING TO 1232 00:45:36,300 --> 00:45:38,902 THE LIGHT HOUSE FOR THE BLIND, 1233 00:45:38,902 --> 00:45:40,037 FORCED TO NAVIGATE AN ACTIVE 1234 00:45:40,037 --> 00:45:43,207 DRUG DEAL, A WOMAN BUYING FROM 1235 00:45:43,207 --> 00:45:46,276 THE DEALER INSIDE THIS TENT. 1236 00:45:46,276 --> 00:45:47,611 THIS IS NOT CITY BASICS BETTER, 1237 00:45:47,611 --> 00:45:50,714 THIS IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY 1238 00:45:50,714 --> 00:45:52,649 CRISIS THAT NEEDS A COVID-LEVEL 1239 00:45:52,649 --> 00:45:53,217 RESPONSE. PLEASE AUTHORIZE 1240 00:45:53,217 --> 00:45:55,719 ACTION TO TAKE DRUG DEALERS OFF 1241 00:45:55,719 --> 00:45:57,855 OUR STREETERS AND GET TREATMENT 1242 00:45:57,855 --> 00:45:59,957 FOR THOSE THEY PRAY UPON. ACT TO 1243 00:45:59,957 --> 00:46:03,393 RESTORE HEALTH AND SAFETY TO OUR 1244 00:46:03,393 --> 00:46:03,927 NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. 1245 00:46:03,927 --> 00:46:10,334 >> THANK YOU, KEN, STEVE, EXCUSE 1246 00:46:10,334 --> 00:46:13,437 ME. IT IS STEVE. WE HAVE KEN 1247 00:46:13,437 --> 00:46:14,171 FOLLOWED BY TERRY. 1248 00:46:14,171 --> 00:46:19,810 >> I LIVED IN MT. BAKER SINCE 1249 00:46:19,810 --> 00:46:21,178 1992, I WAS WALKING BETWEEN 1250 00:46:21,178 --> 00:46:22,646 RAINIER AVENUE AND SOUTH 1251 00:46:22,646 --> 00:46:24,214 COLLEGE, STEVE AND I WALK PRETTY 1252 00:46:24,214 --> 00:46:25,516 MUCH EVERY DAY FOR EXERCISE OR 1253 00:46:25,516 --> 00:46:27,551 PICK UP TRASH, THIS AREA HAS 1254 00:46:27,551 --> 00:46:28,285 BEEN USED FOR DRUG DEALING ASK 1255 00:46:28,285 --> 00:46:32,890 DRUG USES FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 1256 00:46:32,890 --> 00:46:34,424 ON THIS DAY I PASTED GENTLEMAN 1257 00:46:34,424 --> 00:46:36,493 IN A BLACK TRENCH COAT AND I 1258 00:46:36,493 --> 00:46:37,961 SAID GOOD MORNING, AS I 1259 00:46:37,961 --> 00:46:39,329 APPROACHED ONE OF THE RVs ALWAYS 1260 00:46:39,329 --> 00:46:41,064 PARK TLD I SEE A HAND COME OUT 1261 00:46:41,064 --> 00:46:42,933 OF THE WINDOW, BY THIS TIME A 1262 00:46:42,933 --> 00:46:44,101 LINE OF PEOPLE HAD FORMED 1263 00:46:44,101 --> 00:46:45,269 OUTSIDE THE WIND EO, THE FIRST 1264 00:46:45,269 --> 00:46:46,904 PERSON IN LINE WAS A LITTLE OLD 1265 00:46:46,904 --> 00:46:49,072 LADY, IN THE AS A RAIL. I SEE 1266 00:46:49,072 --> 00:46:50,974 HER PUT SOMETHING INTO THE HAND, 1267 00:46:50,974 --> 00:46:53,177 THE HAND WITHDRAWS FROM THE RV, 1268 00:46:53,177 --> 00:46:54,211 AND THEN REAPPEARS WITH 1269 00:46:54,211 --> 00:46:55,012 SOMETHING. THE LITTLE OLD LADY 1270 00:46:55,012 --> 00:46:56,613 TAKES THE SOMETHING FROM THE 1271 00:46:56,613 --> 00:46:59,216 HAND AND SHE IS JUST THRILLED, 1272 00:46:59,216 --> 00:47:00,284 SMILES AND GOES SKIPPING AWAY. I 1273 00:47:00,284 --> 00:47:01,885 TURN AROUND TO WALK AWAY AND THE 1274 00:47:01,885 --> 00:47:04,121 GENTLEMAN IN THE BLACK COAT IS 1275 00:47:04,121 --> 00:47:06,390 RIGHT BEHIND ME, HE ASK MEEZS 1276 00:47:06,390 --> 00:47:08,425 WHAT ARE YOU AND WHAT ARE YOU 1277 00:47:08,425 --> 00:47:09,693 DOING? I REPLIED WHO ARE YOU AND 1278 00:47:09,693 --> 00:47:10,861 WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? HE SAYS 1279 00:47:10,861 --> 00:47:13,163 YOU HERE TO HARASS THE HOMELESS 1280 00:47:13,163 --> 00:47:15,165 PEOPLE. I SAID NO I AM WALKING 1281 00:47:15,165 --> 00:47:15,799 THROUGH. WITH THAT HE REPEATED 1282 00:47:15,799 --> 00:47:17,601 HIS CLAIM AND SAID YOU BETTER 1283 00:47:17,601 --> 00:47:20,137 GET THE F OUT OF HERE. HE 1284 00:47:20,137 --> 00:47:21,438 APPROACHED ME CLOSER, REPEATED 1285 00:47:21,438 --> 00:47:23,473 HIS THREAT, AND RAISED HIS FIST 1286 00:47:23,473 --> 00:47:25,442 TO MY FACE. WITH THAT I BACKED 1287 00:47:25,442 --> 00:47:26,476 AWAY AND TOLD STEVE WE ARE NOT 1288 00:47:26,476 --> 00:47:28,178 SAFE HERE, WE HAVE GOT TO GET 1289 00:47:28,178 --> 00:47:30,948 OUT OF HERE. WE LEFT THE AREA 1290 00:47:30,948 --> 00:47:32,015 AND CALLED THE POLICE. THERE IS 1291 00:47:32,015 --> 00:47:33,450 SOMETHING WRONG IN THE CITY OF 1292 00:47:33,450 --> 00:47:34,785 SEATTLE IF A RESIDENT CAN'T 1293 00:47:34,785 --> 00:47:35,886 WALK DOWN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD 1294 00:47:35,886 --> 00:47:36,386 STREET WITHOUT GETTING 1295 00:47:36,386 --> 00:47:38,956 THREATENED BY A THUG TRYING TO 1296 00:47:38,956 --> 00:47:40,657 PROTECT THE DRUG DEAL. THE THUG 1297 00:47:40,657 --> 00:47:42,593 ACTED AS IF HE WAS PROTECTING 1298 00:47:42,593 --> 00:47:44,194 HOMELESS PEOPLE, IN REALTY HE 1299 00:47:44,194 --> 00:47:47,130 WAS ACTUALLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF 1300 00:47:47,130 --> 00:47:48,432 THE DRUG ADDICTS. THE POOR 1301 00:47:48,432 --> 00:47:50,133 LITTLE OLD LADY AND MANY ARE 1302 00:47:50,133 --> 00:47:51,535 BEING PRAYED UPON T IS NOT 1303 00:47:51,535 --> 00:47:53,971 HUMANE AND ETHICAL TO LEAVE THEM 1304 00:47:53,971 --> 00:47:54,638 ON THE STREETS. THEY NEED 1305 00:47:54,638 --> 00:47:56,573 TREATMENT AND DRUG DEALERS NEED 1306 00:47:56,573 --> 00:47:57,941 TO BE ARRESTED, ARRESTING KNOWN 1307 00:47:57,941 --> 00:48:00,444 DRUG DEALERS TAKES WAY TOO LONG, 1308 00:48:00,444 --> 00:48:02,479 THE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE 1309 00:48:02,479 --> 00:48:03,313 EXPEDITED. MT. BAKER RESIDENTS, 1310 00:48:03,313 --> 00:48:03,847 BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, AND 1311 00:48:03,847 --> 00:48:04,748 SCHOOLS ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO 1312 00:48:04,748 --> 00:48:06,216 DEAL WITH THE SITUATION PUT WITH 1313 00:48:06,216 --> 00:48:09,119 WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. WE NEED 1314 00:48:09,119 --> 00:48:10,487 YOUR HELP. I KNOW YOU WANT TO 1315 00:48:10,487 --> 00:48:15,525 HELP, WE NEED ACTION, NOT JUST 1316 00:48:15,525 --> 00:48:17,894 WORDS, YOU CAN DO BETTER. THANK 1317 00:48:17,894 --> 00:48:18,095 YOU. 1318 00:48:18,095 --> 00:48:20,464 >> THANK YOU, KEN. NEXT, TERRY, 1319 00:48:20,464 --> 00:48:21,231 FOLLOWED BY JOHN. WELCOME, 1320 00:48:21,231 --> 00:48:22,532 TERRY. GOOD TO SEE YOU. 1321 00:48:22,532 --> 00:48:25,235 >> HI. I AM TERRY MCGIBBON, I 1322 00:48:25,235 --> 00:48:27,738 LIVED IN MT. BAKE FOR 50 YEARS. 1323 00:48:27,738 --> 00:48:29,573 I NEVER THOUGHT IN MY RETIREMENT 1324 00:48:29,573 --> 00:48:31,742 IED BE PICKING UP TRASH TO KEEP 1325 00:48:31,742 --> 00:48:35,545 MYSELF OUT OF TROUBLE, BUT I AM. 1326 00:48:35,545 --> 00:48:39,316 IT HAS BEEN A GOOD WAY FOR ME TO 1327 00:48:39,316 --> 00:48:41,184 CONNECT WITH THE BUSINESSES IN 1328 00:48:41,184 --> 00:48:45,055 OUR AREA, MEET OTHER NEIGHBORS 1329 00:48:45,055 --> 00:48:46,456 AND STUFF, GIVE BACK A LITTLE 1330 00:48:46,456 --> 00:48:52,529 BIT, TOO, A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I 1331 00:48:52,529 --> 00:48:54,231 LOVE. I HELPED RAISE TWO 1332 00:48:54,231 --> 00:48:55,732 DAUGHTERS THAT WENT TO GARFIELD. 1333 00:48:55,732 --> 00:48:57,534 I HAVE A REAL LOVE FOR THE 1334 00:48:57,534 --> 00:48:59,102 VALLEY AND MT. BAKER. I WANTED 1335 00:48:59,102 --> 00:49:00,938 TO THANK SOME PEOPLE, COUNCIL 1336 00:49:00,938 --> 00:49:03,573 MEMBER LINN, THESE PEOPLE AND 1337 00:49:03,573 --> 00:49:05,609 THEIR STAFFS, WE HAVE BEEN THE 1338 00:49:05,609 --> 00:49:08,512 SQUEAKY WHEEL AND THEY ARE 1339 00:49:08,512 --> 00:49:11,315 DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN HELPING US 1340 00:49:11,315 --> 00:49:13,784 OUT. CHRISTINE HENDERSON, WHO 1341 00:49:13,784 --> 00:49:16,153 ISN'T HERE, BUT WORKED FOR 1342 00:49:16,153 --> 00:49:16,787 COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON REALLY 1343 00:49:16,787 --> 00:49:18,455 HAS ORGANIZED AND GOT THE SAME 1344 00:49:18,455 --> 00:49:20,390 GOAL AND WE HAVE OVER A HUNDRED 1345 00:49:20,390 --> 00:49:26,630 PEOPLE IN OUR MT. BAKER TRASH 1346 00:49:26,630 --> 00:49:28,865 GROUP NOW, WHICH IS CRAZY. JENNY 1347 00:49:28,865 --> 00:49:30,934 FRANKAL, TALK ABOUT SUPER STAR, 1348 00:49:30,934 --> 00:49:35,906 MAN, HER IN ADOPT A STREET, 1349 00:49:35,906 --> 00:49:40,444 AMAZING. SHE HAS HELPED US A 1350 00:49:40,444 --> 00:49:41,545 LOT. TRACY KRAMER AND FIND 1351 00:49:41,545 --> 00:49:47,484 IT/FIX IT, I AM ALL ABOUT TRYING 1352 00:49:47,484 --> 00:49:53,857 TO FIX IT. ANDREA, WE HEART 1353 00:49:53,857 --> 00:49:54,825 SEATTLE, DOING AMAZING WORK AND 1354 00:49:54,825 --> 00:49:56,226 STUFF, I CAN'T DO WHAT SHE IS 1355 00:49:56,226 --> 00:49:58,128 DOING, I AM JUST DOING WHAT I 1356 00:49:58,128 --> 00:50:03,533 CAN. THEY ARE REALLY DOING THE 1357 00:50:03,533 --> 00:50:04,601 HEAVY LIFTING. AND TEMPUAL THE 1358 00:50:04,601 --> 00:50:06,169 MT. BAKER ALLIANCE AND AND HER 1359 00:50:06,169 --> 00:50:07,170 STAFF, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE AND 1360 00:50:07,170 --> 00:50:11,141 THEIR STAFFS HAVE BEEN GREAT TO 1361 00:50:11,141 --> 00:50:12,442 WORK WITH AND STUFF. I AM GOING 1362 00:50:12,442 --> 00:50:14,811 TO KEEP MY THOUGHTS ON THE 1363 00:50:14,811 --> 00:50:16,446 POSITIVE SIDE AND THIS GOOD TO 1364 00:50:16,446 --> 00:50:18,715 SEE THINGS IMPROVE IN OUR 1365 00:50:18,715 --> 00:50:20,250 NEIGHBORHOOD DAY BY DAY. 1366 00:50:20,250 --> 00:50:23,653 >> THANK YOU, TERRY. NEXT WE 1367 00:50:23,653 --> 00:50:25,922 HAVE JOHN, FOLLOWED BY DIANA, 1368 00:50:25,922 --> 00:50:26,356 AND MINISTER HERD. 1369 00:50:26,356 --> 00:50:28,792 >> HI, I OWN DEANY CONSTRUCTION, 1370 00:50:28,792 --> 00:50:30,961 MY COMPANY HAS BEEN PART OF THE 1371 00:50:30,961 --> 00:50:32,863 RAINIER VALLEY NEARLY 90 YEARS 1372 00:50:32,863 --> 00:50:35,265 ACROSS FOUR GENERATIONS, ONE OF 1373 00:50:35,265 --> 00:50:36,500 THE LAST LONG-STANDING 1374 00:50:36,500 --> 00:50:37,734 FAMILY-RUN BUSINESSES STILL 1375 00:50:37,734 --> 00:50:38,502 OPERATE IN THE COMMUNITY. 1376 00:50:38,502 --> 00:50:40,370 BUSINESSES LIKE OURS HELP BUILD 1377 00:50:40,370 --> 00:50:41,071 THE VALLEY, LITERALLY AND 1378 00:50:41,071 --> 00:50:42,372 FIGURATIVELY, BUT TODAY I HAVE 1379 00:50:42,372 --> 00:50:44,608 TO ASK FOR HOW MUCH LONGER? WE 1380 00:50:44,608 --> 00:50:45,375 ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED, THE 1381 00:50:45,375 --> 00:50:47,878 CONDITION OF THE MT. BAKER AND 1382 00:50:47,878 --> 00:50:48,845 NORTH RAINIER VALLEY 1383 00:50:48,845 --> 00:50:49,913 NEIGHBORHOODS HAS DECLINED IN 1384 00:50:49,913 --> 00:50:51,648 WAYS THAT ARE UNSAFE FOR 1385 00:50:51,648 --> 00:50:52,816 RESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND PEOPLE 1386 00:50:52,816 --> 00:50:54,818 LIVING ON THE STREETS. WE SEE 1387 00:50:54,818 --> 00:50:56,186 OPEN DRUG USE, INDIVIDUALS 1388 00:50:56,186 --> 00:50:58,655 PASSED OUT OR WORSE NEAR 1389 00:50:58,655 --> 00:51:01,024 ROADWAYS, PEOPLE WANDERING INTO 1390 00:51:01,024 --> 00:51:02,926 ACTIVE TRAFFIC AND CONSTRUCTION 1391 00:51:02,926 --> 00:51:03,794 ZONES. DRUG USERS REGULARLY 1392 00:51:03,794 --> 00:51:05,829 CONGREGATE IN LARGE NUMBERS IN 1393 00:51:05,829 --> 00:51:07,030 OUR DRIVEWAY, AN ACT OF 1394 00:51:07,030 --> 00:51:07,998 THOROUGHFAIR ALL DAY LONG FOR 1395 00:51:07,998 --> 00:51:10,000 VEHICLES. I WANT TO BE CLEAR, 1396 00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:11,368 THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR THEM, 1397 00:51:11,368 --> 00:51:12,669 THESE ARE PEOPLE AT REAL RISK OF 1398 00:51:12,669 --> 00:51:13,437 BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR 1399 00:51:13,437 --> 00:51:15,572 KILLED BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY ARE 1400 00:51:15,572 --> 00:51:17,474 IN THE CONDITION THEY ARE IN. 1401 00:51:17,474 --> 00:51:19,142 ALSO PUTS MY EMPLOYEES IN AN 1402 00:51:19,142 --> 00:51:19,810 IMPOSSIBLE POSITION, I WANT THEM 1403 00:51:19,810 --> 00:51:21,678 TO FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY COME TO 1404 00:51:21,678 --> 00:51:24,081 WORK AND RIGHT NOW THEY DO NOT. 1405 00:51:24,081 --> 00:51:24,848 IT IS NOT A HYPOTHETICAL RISK, 1406 00:51:24,848 --> 00:51:27,551 IT SOMETHING WE ARE ALL ACTIVELY 1407 00:51:27,551 --> 00:51:28,552 TRYING TO PREVENT EVERY DAY. WE 1408 00:51:28,552 --> 00:51:30,887 ALREADY HAVE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS 1409 00:51:30,887 --> 00:51:33,256 WHEN CONDITIONS ARE ALLOWED TO 1410 00:51:33,256 --> 00:51:33,824 DETERIORATE. LONG STANDING 1411 00:51:33,824 --> 00:51:36,560 BUSINESSES LIKE MUTUAL FISH AND 1412 00:51:36,560 --> 00:51:40,730 THE BAKERY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO 1413 00:51:40,730 --> 00:51:44,734 CLOSE. WE DO NOT WANT TO BE NEXT 1414 00:51:44,734 --> 00:51:46,136 ALLOWING PEOPLE IN THE DANGEROUS 1415 00:51:46,136 --> 00:51:48,171 CONDITIONS IS NEGLECTMENT WE 1416 00:51:48,171 --> 00:51:51,108 NEED REAL INTERVENTION, 1417 00:51:51,108 --> 00:51:52,242 TREATMENT, OUTREACH, AND 1418 00:51:52,242 --> 00:51:52,776 ACCOUNTABILITY. IMMEDIATE 1419 00:51:52,776 --> 00:51:54,845 RESPONSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE NEAR 1420 00:51:54,845 --> 00:51:57,314 ROADWAYS AND ACTIVE WORK ZONES, 1421 00:51:57,314 --> 00:51:59,316 WE HAVE CALLED 911 MULTIPLE 1422 00:51:59,316 --> 00:52:02,419 TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE OR 1423 00:52:02,419 --> 00:52:03,286 DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. CONSTANT 1424 00:52:03,286 --> 00:52:04,020 ENFORCEMENT OF BASIC PUBLIC 1425 00:52:04,020 --> 00:52:05,755 SAFETY LAWS THAT ARE ALREADY ON 1426 00:52:05,755 --> 00:52:07,691 THE BOOKS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW 1427 00:52:07,691 --> 00:52:10,293 WHAT IS HAPPENING ISN'T WORKING 1428 00:52:10,293 --> 00:52:11,328 FOR ANYONE, NOT FOR THE PEOPLE 1429 00:52:11,328 --> 00:52:13,897 ON THE STREETS, NOT FOR WORKERS, 1430 00:52:13,897 --> 00:52:17,434 NOT FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE 1431 00:52:17,434 --> 00:52:18,034 INVESTED GENERATIONS INTO THE 1432 00:52:18,034 --> 00:52:21,304 COMMUNITY. THE QUESTION IS 1433 00:52:21,304 --> 00:52:22,873 WHETHER THE CITY WILL ACT BEFORE 1434 00:52:22,873 --> 00:52:24,407 PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY FORCES THE 1435 00:52:24,407 --> 00:52:24,841 ISSUE. THANK YOU. 1436 00:52:24,841 --> 00:52:28,144 >> THANK YOU, JOHN. NEXT WE HAVE 1437 00:52:28,144 --> 00:52:35,552 DIANA, FOLLOWED BY JIMMY, IS IT 1438 00:52:35,552 --> 00:52:36,419 KAJETEN OKAY. THANK YOU. 1439 00:52:36,419 --> 00:52:39,456 >> HI, MY NAME IS DIANA, THANKS 1440 00:52:39,456 --> 00:52:42,025 FOR LISTENING TO US. I AM HERE 1441 00:52:42,025 --> 00:52:43,493 REPRESENTING A BUSINESS IN THE 1442 00:52:43,493 --> 00:52:44,661 RAINIER VALLEY SINCE 1959, I 1443 00:52:44,661 --> 00:52:48,398 WORKED FOR THEM FOR 40 YEARS, I 1444 00:52:48,398 --> 00:52:55,672 STARTED IN 1986. I MOVED INTO 1445 00:52:55,672 --> 00:52:57,941 THE CENTRAL DISTRICT 34 YEARS 1446 00:52:57,941 --> 00:52:58,542 AGO, SO I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF 1447 00:52:58,542 --> 00:52:59,109 STUFF HAPPEN. WHEN I FIRST 1448 00:52:59,109 --> 00:52:59,943 STARTED WORKING AND LIVING IN 1449 00:52:59,943 --> 00:53:01,845 THE AREA, I COULDN'T GET 1450 00:53:01,845 --> 00:53:05,382 APPLICANTS TO COME TO APPLY FOR 1451 00:53:05,382 --> 00:53:05,916 A JOB BECAUSE WE WERE OFF 1452 00:53:05,916 --> 00:53:07,384 RAINIER AVENUE, PEOPLE WOULDN'T 1453 00:53:07,384 --> 00:53:08,018 WALK IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE 1454 00:53:08,018 --> 00:53:08,685 OF CRIME SDP&DRUG DEALING, OVER 1455 00:53:08,685 --> 00:53:09,753 20 YEARS I SAW LOT OF 1456 00:53:09,753 --> 00:53:10,687 IMPROVEMENTS AND IT WAS REALLY A 1457 00:53:10,687 --> 00:53:12,122 GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. IT IS STILL 1458 00:53:12,122 --> 00:53:13,690 A GREAT PLACE, EXCEPT IT IS 1459 00:53:13,690 --> 00:53:14,624 DECLINING AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO 1460 00:53:14,624 --> 00:53:16,660 BACK UP EVERYTHING SAID ALREADY, 1461 00:53:16,660 --> 00:53:18,562 I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT 1462 00:53:18,562 --> 00:53:20,497 EVERYTHING, BUT 2015 WAS WHEN 1463 00:53:20,497 --> 00:53:22,132 HOMELESSNESS WAS A STATE OF 1464 00:53:22,132 --> 00:53:24,134 EMERGENCY, IT IS 2026, IF YOU DO 1465 00:53:24,134 --> 00:53:26,102 THET MATH, THAT IS 11 YEARS, 1466 00:53:26,102 --> 00:53:28,605 STATE OF EMERGENCY, THAT IS 1467 00:53:28,605 --> 00:53:29,940 CRAZY T. AND ALSO, LIKE, 1468 00:53:29,940 --> 00:53:31,107 EVERYBODY SAID, I DO WALK AROUND 1469 00:53:31,107 --> 00:53:33,810 LOT Y DO WALK TO WORK, BUT OUR 1470 00:53:33,810 --> 00:53:34,911 EMPLOYEES GET WORRIED. WE HAD 1471 00:53:34,911 --> 00:53:37,013 SOMEBODY DIE DOWN THE BLOCK, A 1472 00:53:37,013 --> 00:53:38,315 HOMELESS PERSON, PEOPLE 1473 00:53:38,315 --> 00:53:39,482 SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WITNESS THAT. 1474 00:53:39,482 --> 00:53:40,283 PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO 1475 00:53:40,283 --> 00:53:42,219 EXPERIENCE IT, PEOPLE SHOULD NOT 1476 00:53:42,219 --> 00:53:43,453 BE DYING IN PUBLIC. I WOULD LIKE 1477 00:53:43,453 --> 00:53:48,124 TO SEE PEOPLE GET THE HELP THEY 1478 00:53:48,124 --> 00:53:50,226 NEED, AND, AGAIN, AS OF BACKING 1479 00:53:50,226 --> 00:53:51,761 WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID ABOUT 1480 00:53:51,761 --> 00:53:53,163 THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS WE ARE 1481 00:53:53,163 --> 00:53:55,765 LIVE AND WORKING IN, I WOULD 1482 00:53:55,765 --> 00:53:58,868 LIKE TO INVITE ANYBODY HERE 1483 00:53:58,868 --> 00:54:00,303 LISTENING THE COUNCIL TO COME TO 1484 00:54:00,303 --> 00:54:02,138 DAVIS DOOR, WE WILL WALK DOWN TO 1485 00:54:02,138 --> 00:54:03,540 BUDDHA, HAVE LUNCH, I WILL BUY 1486 00:54:03,540 --> 00:54:04,941 LUNCH, I WILL BUY DINNER, WALK 1487 00:54:04,941 --> 00:54:08,244 AROUND, YOU CAN WITNESS WHAT WE 1488 00:54:08,244 --> 00:54:08,912 ARE LIVING WITH WITH ENCAMPMENTS 1489 00:54:08,912 --> 00:54:09,946 AND DRUG DEALING AND DRUG USE ON 1490 00:54:09,946 --> 00:54:10,647 THE STREETS AND SEE THE 1491 00:54:10,647 --> 00:54:12,949 BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE 1492 00:54:12,949 --> 00:54:14,851 AND TRYING TO SURVIVOR AND STAY 1493 00:54:14,851 --> 00:54:15,719 IN BUSINESS AND KEEP EMPLOYING 1494 00:54:15,719 --> 00:54:16,920 PEOPLE AND PAYING TAXES, JUST 1495 00:54:16,920 --> 00:54:18,955 LIKE I LIVE IN THE AREA, I WANT 1496 00:54:18,955 --> 00:54:20,457 TO KEEP WALKING AROUND, KEEP 1497 00:54:20,457 --> 00:54:22,192 PAYING MY TAXES AND LIVE IN A 1498 00:54:22,192 --> 00:54:23,360 BEAUTIFUL CITY, BUT I DON'T 1499 00:54:23,360 --> 00:54:24,728 WANT TO SEE IT DECLINE, I WOULD 1500 00:54:24,728 --> 00:54:29,399 LIKE TO SEE ACTION TAKEN TO SAVE 1501 00:54:29,399 --> 00:54:29,766 OUR AREA. 1502 00:54:29,766 --> 00:54:34,638 >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 1503 00:54:34,638 --> 00:54:35,772 MINISTER HERD FOLLOWED BY 1504 00:54:35,772 --> 00:54:37,741 KAJETAN AND THEN THE NEXT 1505 00:54:37,741 --> 00:54:42,946 SPEAKER, YOU CAN USE MIC, WE 1506 00:54:42,946 --> 00:54:52,822 HAVE LAURA, MICHAEL, JEFF, MATT, 1507 00:54:52,822 --> 00:54:56,192 GARRET, JASON, NATHAN, SCOTT, 1508 00:54:56,192 --> 00:54:56,459 AND JACK. 1509 00:54:56,459 --> 00:54:58,428 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM JIMMY 1510 00:54:58,428 --> 00:54:58,995 HERD, MINISTER IN CENTRAL 1511 00:54:58,995 --> 00:54:59,562 SEATTLE, WE HAVE SERVED THE 1512 00:54:59,562 --> 00:55:02,699 SEATTLE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50 1513 00:55:02,699 --> 00:55:04,167 YEAR S, INCLUDING WE PROVIDE 1514 00:55:04,167 --> 00:55:05,302 WEEKLY HOT MEALS FOR THOSE WHO 1515 00:55:05,302 --> 00:55:06,903 ARE HOMELESS, AND THOSE WHO 1516 00:55:06,903 --> 00:55:10,507 OTHERWISE NEED THEM. WE HAVE 1517 00:55:10,507 --> 00:55:12,776 BEEN DOING THAT FOR MANY YEARS, 1518 00:55:12,776 --> 00:55:14,744 WE HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH 1519 00:55:14,744 --> 00:55:15,378 RECURRING HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT. 1520 00:55:15,378 --> 00:55:17,313 IT IS GONE NOW BUT IT WILL COME 1521 00:55:17,313 --> 00:55:19,015 BACK. I AM ASKING YOUR HELP WITH 1522 00:55:19,015 --> 00:55:20,750 THAT AND FOR THE LACK OF POLICE 1523 00:55:20,750 --> 00:55:26,156 PRESENCE IN THE AREA. WE HAVE 1524 00:55:26,156 --> 00:55:27,457 BEEN VICTIMS OF THEFT, 1525 00:55:27,457 --> 00:55:28,625 HARASSMENT, AND VANDALISM. I, 1526 00:55:28,625 --> 00:55:30,527 PERSONALLY, HAVE BEEN THREATENED 1527 00:55:30,527 --> 00:55:34,764 BY A RESIDENT OF THIS HOMELESS 1528 00:55:34,764 --> 00:55:35,398 COMMUNITY. WE SUFFERED PROPERTY 1529 00:55:35,398 --> 00:55:37,000 LOSS, HAD OVER A HUNDRED 1530 00:55:37,000 --> 00:55:38,501 THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO 1531 00:55:38,501 --> 00:55:39,903 OUR AIR CONDITIONING UNITS, 1532 00:55:39,903 --> 00:55:43,106 PEOPLE TRYING TO GET THE COPPER 1533 00:55:43,106 --> 00:55:44,574 OUT, WE HAD A RENTAL HOME THAT 1534 00:55:44,574 --> 00:55:48,311 WE WERE RENTING OUT TO A LOW 1535 00:55:48,311 --> 00:55:50,613 INCOME PERSON, WE HAD A HOMELESS 1536 00:55:50,613 --> 00:55:53,249 PERSON BREAK IN, START A FIRE, 1537 00:55:53,249 --> 00:55:55,885 THERE IS NO FIREPLACE IN THERE, 1538 00:55:55,885 --> 00:55:58,388 BURN THE HOUSE DOWN. THE HOUSE 1539 00:55:58,388 --> 00:56:06,596 WAS A 1917 HISTORIC HOME. IT WAS 1540 00:56:06,596 --> 00:56:09,332 VALUED OVER $500,000, WE 1541 00:56:09,332 --> 00:56:10,200 CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE $30,000 A 1542 00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:16,840 YEAR OF LOST REVENUE BECAUSE IT 1543 00:56:16,840 --> 00:56:18,441 IS A VACANT LOT. WE NEED HELP 1544 00:56:18,441 --> 00:56:20,376 PREVENTING THE RETURN OF THIS 1545 00:56:20,376 --> 00:56:21,010 ENCAMPMENT. IT TAKES ONE THING, 1546 00:56:21,010 --> 00:56:24,481 BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS ONE 1547 00:56:24,481 --> 00:56:26,616 PERSON WILL PITCH A TENT, WITHIN 1548 00:56:26,616 --> 00:56:30,220 24 HOURATIZE THERE IS TEN TENTS 1549 00:56:30,220 --> 00:56:33,923 UP. IF WE CAN HAVE SOME 1550 00:56:33,923 --> 00:56:34,491 INTERVENTION WITH THE FIRST 1551 00:56:34,491 --> 00:56:37,761 PERSON THAT PITCHES THEIR TENT, 1552 00:56:37,761 --> 00:56:45,034 LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE NOT 1553 00:56:45,034 --> 00:56:45,668 LOWED. WE HAVE A VACANT LOT, WE 1554 00:56:45,668 --> 00:56:47,437 ARE WELCOME TO PARTNER WITH THE 1555 00:56:47,437 --> 00:56:48,104 CITY ON HOUSING PROJECT. WE NEED 1556 00:56:48,104 --> 00:56:48,738 HELP THERE. IF WE COULD INCREASE 1557 00:56:48,738 --> 00:56:51,608 THE NEIGHBORHOOD PATROLS, THAT 1558 00:56:51,608 --> 00:56:55,411 WOULD BE A GREAT HELP. THANK 1559 00:56:55,411 --> 00:56:55,612 YOU. 1560 00:56:55,612 --> 00:56:57,280 >> THANK YOU. 1561 00:56:57,280 --> 00:57:01,551 >> KAJETAN AND THEN LAURA, 1562 00:57:01,551 --> 00:57:02,485 MICHAEL, JEFF, MATT. 1563 00:57:02,485 --> 00:57:08,391 >> GOOD AFTERNOON,IER AM OWNER 1564 00:57:08,391 --> 00:57:11,494 SAF RON SPICE, I HAVE BEEN 1565 00:57:11,494 --> 00:57:13,530 RUNNING THE SMALLBUS SINCE 2012. 1566 00:57:13,530 --> 00:57:17,200 I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW BAD THE 1567 00:57:17,200 --> 00:57:18,701 SITUATION HAS BECOME SINCE AFTER 1568 00:57:18,701 --> 00:57:21,104 THE PANDEMIC AND DUE TO THE 1569 00:57:21,104 --> 00:57:22,872 HOMELESSNESS AND THE DRUG 1570 00:57:22,872 --> 00:57:25,742 ADDICT, THE DRUG USE IN THE 1571 00:57:25,742 --> 00:57:27,177 NEIGHBORHOOD. RIGHT NEXT TO MY 1572 00:57:27,177 --> 00:57:29,445 PLACE THE CITY OPEN A BRAND NEW 1573 00:57:29,445 --> 00:57:34,050 PLACE TO HELP SUPPORT THE 1574 00:57:34,050 --> 00:57:34,684 HOMELESS POPULATION. HOWEVER, 1575 00:57:34,684 --> 00:57:37,287 THE RESIDENTS OF HOBSON PLACE A 1576 00:57:37,287 --> 00:57:39,355 CONSTANTLY CREATING A HAZARD BY 1577 00:57:39,355 --> 00:57:42,826 THROWING USED NEEDLES ALL OVER 1578 00:57:42,826 --> 00:57:45,762 THE AREA, ON MY ROOF, AND IN 1579 00:57:45,762 --> 00:57:47,030 FRONT OF THE STORES. LAST YEAR A 1580 00:57:47,030 --> 00:57:49,365 COUPLE OF PEOPLE EVEN TRIED TO 1581 00:57:49,365 --> 00:57:52,068 BURN MY BUILDING DOWN IN SPITE 1582 00:57:52,068 --> 00:57:55,738 OF THE PEOPLE BEING ON SECURITY 1583 00:57:55,738 --> 00:57:57,507 FOOTAGE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. 1584 00:57:57,507 --> 00:57:59,742 THERE WAS NO CONSEQUENCES TO 1585 00:57:59,742 --> 00:58:01,678 THEM, I TALKED TO THE ADDITIONAL 1586 00:58:01,678 --> 00:58:02,712 COST OF TRYING TO REBUILD THE 1587 00:58:02,712 --> 00:58:05,648 STORE FRONT, AND THE ROOF THAT 1588 00:58:05,648 --> 00:58:09,853 WAS DAMAGED BY THE FIRE. THE 1589 00:58:09,853 --> 00:58:11,087 FIRE DEPARTMENT WASN'T ON TIME, 1590 00:58:11,087 --> 00:58:12,055 I WOULD HAVE LOST THE WHOLE 1591 00:58:12,055 --> 00:58:12,922 BUILDING. NOT TO MENTION THE 1592 00:58:12,922 --> 00:58:16,326 LOSS OF REVENUE WHEN I WAS CLOSE 1593 00:58:16,326 --> 00:58:17,927 TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. ON THE 1594 00:58:17,927 --> 00:58:19,662 REGULAR BUSINESS, YOU KNOW EVERY 1595 00:58:19,662 --> 00:58:23,733 DAY, MY TRUCKS HAVE BEEN BROKEN 1596 00:58:23,733 --> 00:58:24,400 DOWN, GENERATORVISE BEEN STOLEN, 1597 00:58:24,400 --> 00:58:26,603 THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE THING 1598 00:58:26,603 --> 00:58:31,541 THEY NEED TO GET ELECTRICITY 1599 00:58:31,541 --> 00:58:34,244 WHEN THEY ARE ON THE STREET. 1600 00:58:34,244 --> 00:58:35,745 WINDOWS SMASHED, STEALING 1601 00:58:35,745 --> 00:58:44,854 WHATEVER THEY CAN FIND IN THE 1602 00:58:44,854 --> 00:58:47,257 FENCED AREA. ADDITIONAL COST TO 1603 00:58:47,257 --> 00:58:48,791 GET IT BACK FROM THE TOWING 1604 00:58:48,791 --> 00:58:51,127 COMPANY, I LIKE THE 1605 00:58:51,127 --> 00:58:52,862 NEIGHBORHOOD, IT HAS BEEN A GOOD 1606 00:58:52,862 --> 00:58:55,131 NEIGHBORHOOD, CLOSE TO THE CITY 1607 00:58:55,131 --> 00:58:56,366 AND I WANT HELP FROM THE CITY 1608 00:58:56,366 --> 00:58:58,668 COUNCIL TO, YOU KNOW, MORE 1609 00:58:58,668 --> 00:59:00,236 PATROLLING AND MAYBE EVEN NO 1610 00:59:00,236 --> 00:59:03,439 TOILET, SO DO IT ALL OVER THE 1611 00:59:03,439 --> 00:59:04,140 NEIGHBORHOOD, JUST KIND OF SAD. 1612 00:59:15,051 --> 00:59:16,119 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1613 00:59:16,119 --> 00:59:17,320 [ APPLAUSE ] 1614 00:59:17,320 --> 00:59:21,858 >> NEXT WE HAVE LAURA FOLLOWED 1615 00:59:21,858 --> 00:59:25,094 BY MICHAEL, JEFF, MATT, GARRET, 1616 00:59:25,094 --> 00:59:25,528 JASON, NATHAN WALL. 1617 00:59:25,528 --> 00:59:27,530 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS 1618 00:59:27,530 --> 00:59:29,532 DR. LAURA, I AM THE OWNER OF THE 1619 00:59:29,532 --> 00:59:31,401 VETERINARY HOSPITAL WHICH HAS 1620 00:59:31,401 --> 00:59:33,236 BEEN SERVING NORTH BEACON HILL 1621 00:59:33,236 --> 00:59:34,537 IN RAINIER VALLEY SINCE THE 1622 00:59:34,537 --> 00:59:38,141 1950s. I AM NOT HERE TO DEBATE 1623 00:59:38,141 --> 00:59:38,808 HOMELESSNESS Y AM HERE TO 1624 00:59:38,808 --> 00:59:40,610 DESCRIBE THE UNCHECKED 1625 00:59:40,610 --> 00:59:42,478 LAWLESSNESS, LOOKS LIKE OUTSIDE 1626 00:59:42,478 --> 00:59:44,547 MY BUILDING AND TO HOLD THIS 1627 00:59:44,547 --> 00:59:47,417 COUNCIL ACCOUNTABLE. FOR NEARLY 1628 00:59:47,417 --> 00:59:50,520 FOUR YEARS WE HAVE ENDURED 1629 00:59:50,520 --> 00:59:51,187 CONSTANT ENCAMPMENT OUTSIDE OUR 1630 00:59:51,187 --> 00:59:52,422 DOOR. STAFF WERE SUBJECTED TO 1631 00:59:52,422 --> 00:59:54,590 LEWD COMMENTS AND INTIMIDATION, 1632 00:59:54,590 --> 00:59:55,158 YOUNG FEMALE EMPLOYEES AND 1633 00:59:55,158 --> 00:59:57,193 STUDENTS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL 1634 00:59:57,193 --> 01:00:02,765 JUST UP THE STREET HAVE BEEN 1635 01:00:02,765 --> 01:00:03,366 FOLLOWED, WE WITNESSED DALEY 1636 01:00:03,366 --> 01:00:07,036 DRUG DEALS OUTSIDE OUR GATE, 1637 01:00:07,036 --> 01:00:11,040 PEOPLE INCAPACITATED BY FENTANYL 1638 01:00:11,040 --> 01:00:12,608 IN OUR DRIVEWAY, INDIVIDUALS 1639 01:00:12,608 --> 01:00:15,011 NAKED IN OUR PARKING LOT. LAST 1640 01:00:15,011 --> 01:00:16,879 SUMMER SOMEONE NEARLY BURNED MY 1641 01:00:16,879 --> 01:00:19,549 BUILDING DOWN Y. HAPPENED TO 1642 01:00:19,549 --> 01:00:20,149 ARRIVE 6:30 A.M. TO FIND AN 1643 01:00:20,149 --> 01:00:22,285 ACTIVE FIRE FOUR FEET FROM MY 1644 01:00:22,285 --> 01:00:24,821 OXYGEN TANKS, OXYGEN IS VERY 1645 01:00:24,821 --> 01:00:25,455 COMBUSTIBLE. FIVE MINUTES LATER 1646 01:00:25,455 --> 01:00:29,692 THE BUILDING WOULD HAVE BEEN ON 1647 01:00:29,692 --> 01:00:32,128 FIREWORKS PATIENTS, BUSINESS, 1648 01:00:32,128 --> 01:00:34,030 FIREFIGHTERS' LIVES AT RISK. I 1649 01:00:34,030 --> 01:00:38,768 CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TWICE 1650 01:00:38,768 --> 01:00:39,302 FOR CAMP FIRES UNDER THE 1651 01:00:39,302 --> 01:00:39,969 PHARMACY, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBOR'S 1652 01:00:39,969 --> 01:00:42,138 ROOF, WE GAVE THE CITY FOOTAGE 1653 01:00:42,138 --> 01:00:43,373 OF THE ARSONIST WHO BURNED DOWN 1654 01:00:43,373 --> 01:00:47,910 THE FRUIT STAND ACROSS THE 1655 01:00:47,910 --> 01:00:48,678 STREET FROM US. WE BREATHED 1656 01:00:48,678 --> 01:00:51,014 TOXIC SMOKE FROM CAMP FIRES 1657 01:00:51,014 --> 01:00:51,714 BURNING TRASH ON OUR SIDEWALK. 1658 01:00:51,714 --> 01:00:54,350 OUR FENCE WAS CUT, ROOF WAS 1659 01:00:54,350 --> 01:00:56,753 BROKEN THROUGH, OUR LOT HAS BEEN 1660 01:00:56,753 --> 01:00:58,755 BREACHED AND ITEMS HAVE BEEN 1661 01:00:58,755 --> 01:01:03,393 STOLEN. WE CALLED THE CITY, THE 1662 01:01:03,393 --> 01:01:07,130 SEATTLE POLICE, REPEATEDLY, 1663 01:01:07,130 --> 01:01:09,198 NOTHING HAPPENS. DURING THE PAST 1664 01:01:09,198 --> 01:01:11,534 FOUR YEARS VANS AND RVs LEAKING 1665 01:01:11,534 --> 01:01:13,670 HUMAN WASTE AND STEALING TRASH 1666 01:01:13,670 --> 01:01:16,639 SAT OUTSIDE OUR BUSINESS WHILE 1667 01:01:16,639 --> 01:01:17,607 THE CITY IGNORED ITS OWN CODES. 1668 01:01:17,607 --> 01:01:18,641 THREATENED TO FINE US IF WE 1669 01:01:18,641 --> 01:01:23,479 DIDN'T CLEAN THE CITY-OWNED 1670 01:01:23,479 --> 01:01:24,547 ALLEY BEHIND US. WE REMOVED 1671 01:01:24,547 --> 01:01:29,185 2,000 POUNDS OF TRASH AT OUR 1672 01:01:29,185 --> 01:01:30,586 EXPENSE, IT COST CLIENTS, 1673 01:01:30,586 --> 01:01:30,987 REVENUE, AND SAFETY. 1674 01:01:37,527 --> 01:01:39,429 >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 1675 01:01:39,429 --> 01:01:43,766 MICHAEL, FOLLOWED BY JEFF, MATT, 1676 01:01:43,766 --> 01:01:48,471 GARRET, JASON, NATHAN, SCOTT, 1677 01:01:48,471 --> 01:01:50,039 SCOTT, AND JACK. 1678 01:01:50,039 --> 01:01:51,708 >> HELLO. HI. I AM MICHAEL, A 1679 01:01:51,708 --> 01:01:52,341 MT. BAKER RESIDENT, BUSINESS 1680 01:01:52,341 --> 01:01:54,210 OWNER, NON-PROFIT DIRECTOR AND 1681 01:01:54,210 --> 01:02:00,717 BOARD MEMBER OF A MUTUAL AID 1682 01:02:00,717 --> 01:02:01,818 ORGANIZATION. YOU HAVE RECEIVED 1683 01:02:01,818 --> 01:02:02,385 NARRATIVES FROM MANY TODAY, 1684 01:02:02,385 --> 01:02:03,419 INCLUDING MINE, INWANT TO FOCUS 1685 01:02:03,419 --> 01:02:04,987 ON THE SYSTEM LEVEL ISSUES 1686 01:02:04,987 --> 01:02:06,422 DRIVING WHAT YOU ARE HEARING, 1687 01:02:06,422 --> 01:02:07,957 AND HOW TO FIX THEM. RIGHT NOW 1688 01:02:07,957 --> 01:02:14,330 THE SYSTEM IS IS STRUCTURED, 30 1689 01:02:14,330 --> 01:02:17,600 YEARS IN AND PROVIDERS ARE 1690 01:02:17,600 --> 01:02:19,268 SPENDING TIME SEARCHING FOR THE 1691 01:02:19,268 --> 01:02:20,903 NEXT SITE. THAT INSTABILITY 1692 01:02:20,903 --> 01:02:23,840 UNDERMINES ABILITY TO REBUILD. 1693 01:02:23,840 --> 01:02:24,907 THERE IS A PLANNING PROBLEM. WE 1694 01:02:24,907 --> 01:02:25,575 SHOULD HAVE A ROLLING PIPELINE 1695 01:02:25,575 --> 01:02:27,577 OF SITES AT LEAST A YEAR IN 1696 01:02:27,577 --> 01:02:29,412 ADVANCE, WITHOUT THAT WE ARE 1697 01:02:29,412 --> 01:02:32,281 CONTINUING REPEATED CONFLICTS 1698 01:02:32,281 --> 01:02:33,916 BETWEEN NEIGHBORS, PROVIDERS, 1699 01:02:33,916 --> 01:02:35,852 AND AGENCIES. THERE IS SPACE, 1700 01:02:35,852 --> 01:02:37,954 SEATTLE 83.9 SQUARE MILES, OVER 1701 01:02:37,954 --> 01:02:39,088 40,000 FOOTBALL FIELDS. THE 1702 01:02:39,088 --> 01:02:41,757 ISSUE ISN'T LAND T IS HOW WE 1703 01:02:41,757 --> 01:02:42,959 ARE STRUCTURING ACCESS TO IT 1704 01:02:42,959 --> 01:02:43,626 FROM PERMITTING AND CODE 1705 01:02:43,626 --> 01:02:45,328 STANDPOINT, THERE ARE WAYS TO 1706 01:02:45,328 --> 01:02:52,201 MAKES SITES MORE VIABLE, FEW 1707 01:02:52,201 --> 01:02:56,139 PRACTICAL CHANGES, LOWER, ALLOW 1708 01:02:56,139 --> 01:03:02,845 HYGIENE AND OPERATE MORE 1709 01:03:02,845 --> 01:03:04,747 EFFICIENTLY. OFFER INCENTIVES TO 1710 01:03:04,747 --> 01:03:06,215 LAND OWNERS. CREATE A PERMIT IN 1711 01:03:06,215 --> 01:03:08,117 PLACE OPTION, NEAR COMPLIANCE, 1712 01:03:08,117 --> 01:03:08,951 SET CLEAR STANDARDS THAT ALLOW 1713 01:03:08,951 --> 01:03:12,889 SITES TO STABILIZE WHERE THEY 1714 01:03:12,889 --> 01:03:15,858 ARE WHEN APPROPRIATE AND CREATE 1715 01:03:15,858 --> 01:03:19,662 PATHWAY TO DEVELOP SITES DURING 1716 01:03:19,662 --> 01:03:21,898 PERMITTING OR CONSTRUCTION 1717 01:03:21,898 --> 01:03:25,802 DELAYS, WITHIN INCENTIVES LIKE 1718 01:03:25,802 --> 01:03:26,669 REDUCTIONS AND LIABILITY 1719 01:03:26,669 --> 01:03:27,470 COVERAGE. THESE ARE SOLVABLE 1720 01:03:27,470 --> 01:03:29,172 OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS. I WOULD BE 1721 01:03:29,172 --> 01:03:32,308 INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THE 1722 01:03:32,308 --> 01:03:34,410 CONVERSATION WITH ANYONE WORKING 1723 01:03:34,410 --> 01:03:36,012 ON IMPLEMENTATION. THANK YOU. 1724 01:03:36,012 --> 01:03:39,148 >> THANK YOU. NEXT, JEFF, MATT, 1725 01:03:39,148 --> 01:03:42,018 THEN GARRET, JASON, NATHAN. HI, 1726 01:03:42,018 --> 01:03:42,218 JEFF. 1727 01:03:42,218 --> 01:03:46,789 >> HELLO. MY NAME IS JEFF. I 1728 01:03:46,789 --> 01:03:47,690 WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR 1729 01:03:47,690 --> 01:03:49,559 THE WORK YOU DO. I KNOW YOU PUT 1730 01:03:49,559 --> 01:03:51,460 A TON IN AND WE ARE PRIVILEGED 1731 01:03:51,460 --> 01:03:53,963 EVEN TO BE HERE TO HAVE A VENUE 1732 01:03:53,963 --> 01:03:56,365 TO SPEAK. THANK YOU Y. AM A 1733 01:03:56,365 --> 01:03:59,202 BUSINESS OWNER IN THE AREA, MY 1734 01:03:59,202 --> 01:04:01,804 CONTEXT FOR SEATTLE, I AM 1735 01:04:01,804 --> 01:04:03,906 FIVE-GENERATION SEATTLE PERSON, 1736 01:04:03,906 --> 01:04:05,107 MY MOM WAS MS. BALLARD IN 1737 01:04:05,107 --> 01:04:07,643 SEAFAIR PARADE, MY DAD WAS AN 1738 01:04:07,643 --> 01:04:11,013 OLYMPIC ATHLETE FROM UW, OWNED A 1739 01:04:11,013 --> 01:04:12,081 BUSINESS UP THE STREET. I LOVE 1740 01:04:12,081 --> 01:04:14,150 SEATTLE. I FIGHT FOR SEATTLE, 1741 01:04:14,150 --> 01:04:15,384 JOY KNOWS THIS. I STARTED A 1742 01:04:15,384 --> 01:04:17,286 PRAYER GROUP THAT PRAYED FOR YOU 1743 01:04:17,286 --> 01:04:19,989 ALL BY NAME FOR 300 WEEKS IN A 1744 01:04:19,989 --> 01:04:21,591 ROW, THAT MEETS AT WEST LAKE 1745 01:04:21,591 --> 01:04:22,758 CENTER AND WALKS THE AREA AND 1746 01:04:22,758 --> 01:04:26,462 THEN WE GO BACK TO OUR BUSINESS. 1747 01:04:26,462 --> 01:04:28,197 I REPRESENT A GROUP CALLED 1748 01:04:28,197 --> 01:04:29,465 KIROS, WHICH HAS 9,000 BUSINESS 1749 01:04:29,465 --> 01:04:32,768 PEOPLE IN IT, IN THE PACIFIC 1750 01:04:32,768 --> 01:04:35,238 NORTHWEST. IT IS A PRETTY GOOD 1751 01:04:35,238 --> 01:04:36,505 CONSTITUENCY, ALL VOLUNTEER . IT 1752 01:04:36,505 --> 01:04:39,742 IS WOMEN, MEN, DIFFERENT AGES, 1753 01:04:39,742 --> 01:04:40,376 DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, BUT WE 1754 01:04:40,376 --> 01:04:41,410 COME TOGETHER TO LEARN HOW TO 1755 01:04:41,410 --> 01:04:44,714 ENGAGE THE CITY. SO I JUST AM 1756 01:04:44,714 --> 01:04:45,548 ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERING TO ANY 1757 01:04:45,548 --> 01:04:47,483 COUNCIL PERSON THAT WOULD WANT 1758 01:04:47,483 --> 01:04:49,352 TO MEET WITH ME, OR A GROUP OF 1759 01:04:49,352 --> 01:04:50,152 BUSINESS PEOPLE TO SAY WE WANT 1760 01:04:50,152 --> 01:04:53,089 TO PARTNER WITH YOU AND PARTNER 1761 01:04:53,089 --> 01:04:56,859 WITH THE CITY. THE CITY IS WORTH 1762 01:04:56,859 --> 01:04:58,027 FIGHTING FOR. I DEFEND BECAUSE I 1763 01:04:58,027 --> 01:04:59,195 PRAY FOR YOU EVERY WEEK, LIKE 1764 01:04:59,195 --> 01:05:03,499 FINALLY I GET TO ACTUALLY SEE 1765 01:05:03,499 --> 01:05:09,038 THE FACES. I WANT TO THANK YOU 1766 01:05:09,038 --> 01:05:10,306 FOR YOUR GOOD WORK. WE ARE IN 1767 01:05:10,306 --> 01:05:11,641 FOR THE LONG RUN, THANK YOU FOR 1768 01:05:11,641 --> 01:05:13,909 WHAT ALL YOU DO. I AM HAPPY TO 1769 01:05:13,909 --> 01:05:14,777 MEET WITH ANYBODY. THANK YOU. 1770 01:05:14,777 --> 01:05:16,579 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, JEFF. 1771 01:05:16,579 --> 01:05:19,115 THANK YOU FOR THE PRAYERS. MATT, 1772 01:05:19,115 --> 01:05:21,784 MY MAN, YOU ARE UP NEXT. WE NEED 1773 01:05:21,784 --> 01:05:23,953 ALL THE PRAYERS-- JUST PLAYING, 1774 01:05:23,953 --> 01:05:24,754 MATT, GARRET, JASON, NATHAN. 1775 01:05:24,754 --> 01:05:26,889 >> HELLO, MY NAME IS MATT, I 1776 01:05:26,889 --> 01:05:29,892 ALSO WANT TO SAY HOW GRATEFUL I 1777 01:05:29,892 --> 01:05:33,696 AM FOR EACH OF YOU, I REPRESENT 1778 01:05:33,696 --> 01:05:34,263 ORGANIZATION THAT HAS COME 1779 01:05:34,263 --> 01:05:36,699 TOGETHER THE LAST FEW YEARS 1780 01:05:36,699 --> 01:05:39,502 CALLED TOGETHER FOR SEATTLE, 1781 01:05:39,502 --> 01:05:41,203 THIS IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE 1782 01:05:41,203 --> 01:05:41,837 WITHIN THE FAITH COMMUNITY OF 1783 01:05:41,837 --> 01:05:44,307 SEATTLE THAT ARE TRYING TO BUILD 1784 01:05:44,307 --> 01:05:45,908 BRIDGES, NOT WALLS, AND, REALLY, 1785 01:05:45,908 --> 01:05:49,445 SO I COME HERE AS A BRIDGE 1786 01:05:49,445 --> 01:05:50,112 BUILDER, ALSO TO RAISE AWARENESS 1787 01:05:50,112 --> 01:05:56,919 OF SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS 1788 01:05:56,919 --> 01:05:58,521 HAPPENING IN THE CITY. EACH 1789 01:05:58,521 --> 01:06:00,489 MONTH THERE ARE PASTORS COMING 1790 01:06:00,489 --> 01:06:03,793 TOGETHER THAT AREN'T INTO THE 1791 01:06:03,793 --> 01:06:04,360 TOXIC NATIONAL IDEOLOGICAL 1792 01:06:04,360 --> 01:06:05,795 DRAMA, BUT WANT TO DO GOOD FOR 1793 01:06:05,795 --> 01:06:08,164 SEATTLE, THEY LOVE THE CITY, 1794 01:06:08,164 --> 01:06:10,933 THEY LOVE JESUS, THEY REALLY 1795 01:06:10,933 --> 01:06:13,903 LOVE SEATTLE, THEY WANT TO SERVE 1796 01:06:13,903 --> 01:06:16,305 THIS CITY. EVERY MONTH AROUND 1797 01:06:16,305 --> 01:06:17,039 HOMELESSNESS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, 1798 01:06:17,039 --> 01:06:20,743 AROUND HOW TO SUPPORT OUR 1799 01:06:20,743 --> 01:06:21,510 IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS, REALLY 1800 01:06:21,510 --> 01:06:22,445 APPRECIATED AWARENESS OF SEXUAL 1801 01:06:22,445 --> 01:06:25,214 VIOLENCE WE HAVE CHURCHES THAT 1802 01:06:25,214 --> 01:06:26,415 CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THESE ISSUES. 1803 01:06:26,415 --> 01:06:28,217 THEY WANT TO SERVE THE CITY. 1804 01:06:28,217 --> 01:06:30,219 LIKE JEFF SAID, I WANT TO MAKE 1805 01:06:30,219 --> 01:06:32,321 MYSELF AVAILABLE, IF YOU WANT TO 1806 01:06:32,321 --> 01:06:33,823 BUILD BRIDGES, THE LEADERS 1807 01:06:33,823 --> 01:06:34,323 COMING TOGETHER IN YOUR 1808 01:06:34,323 --> 01:06:34,857 DISTRICTS, I WANT TO BE 1809 01:06:34,857 --> 01:06:37,426 AVAILABLE TO YOU AND APPRECIATE 1810 01:06:37,426 --> 01:06:42,298 EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING. THANK 1811 01:06:42,298 --> 01:06:42,498 YOU. 1812 01:06:42,498 --> 01:06:46,736 >> THANK YOU, MATT. NEXT IS 1813 01:06:46,736 --> 01:06:50,005 GARRET, JASON, NATHAN, SCOTT, 1814 01:06:50,005 --> 01:06:51,073 SCOTT, AND JACK. 1815 01:06:51,073 --> 01:06:54,143 >> I WAS BORN IN SEATTLE, ALMOST 1816 01:06:54,143 --> 01:06:55,811 62 YEARS AGO, AND THIS SMIE 1817 01:06:55,811 --> 01:06:57,546 FIRST TIME TO SEATTLE SILTY 1818 01:06:57,546 --> 01:07:01,650 COUNCIL MEETING, I AM SO 1819 01:07:01,650 --> 01:07:02,852 GRATEFUL TO BE HERE. AS MY 1820 01:07:02,852 --> 01:07:03,419 FRIENDS SHARED, WE ARE SO 1821 01:07:03,419 --> 01:07:04,286 GRATEFUL FOR EACH ONE OF YOU Y. 1822 01:07:04,286 --> 01:07:12,428 AM A . I PRAY FOR EACH ONE OF 1823 01:07:12,428 --> 01:07:13,229 YOU BY NAME. WE VALUE AND 1824 01:07:13,229 --> 01:07:13,863 APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT 1825 01:07:13,863 --> 01:07:16,966 YOU ARE DOING AND THE 1826 01:07:16,966 --> 01:07:18,334 CHALLENGING JOB THAT YOU HAVE 1827 01:07:18,334 --> 01:07:20,336 BEFORE YOU. I AM ALSO, LIKE 1828 01:07:20,336 --> 01:07:23,205 JEFF, FROM A LONG LINE OF 1829 01:07:23,205 --> 01:07:25,474 SEATTLEITES, MY PARENTS MOVED 1830 01:07:25,474 --> 01:07:27,276 HERE IN THE EARLY 1940s, I 1831 01:07:27,276 --> 01:07:31,080 DIDN'T KNOW THIS, BUT MY MOM 1832 01:07:31,080 --> 01:07:35,151 WAS A SEA-FAIR PRINCESS, MISS 1833 01:07:35,151 --> 01:07:37,019 CHINATOWN. SHE GRADUATED FROM 1834 01:07:37,019 --> 01:07:37,987 GARFIELD IN 1952 AND CHERYL CHOW 1835 01:07:37,987 --> 01:07:40,256 IS A GOOD FRIEND, WAS A GOOD 1836 01:07:40,256 --> 01:07:43,592 FRIEND OF OUR FAMILY AS WELL. SO 1837 01:07:43,592 --> 01:07:45,761 THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THAT 1838 01:07:45,761 --> 01:07:47,930 DEAR WOMAN THAT SHE WAS AND ALSO 1839 01:07:47,930 --> 01:07:52,134 I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR 1840 01:07:52,134 --> 01:07:53,302 YOUR PROCLAMATION AGAINST SEXUAL 1841 01:07:53,302 --> 01:07:59,074 VIOLENCE, WE HAVE HAD CLOSE 1842 01:07:59,074 --> 01:08:00,776 FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS 1843 01:08:00,776 --> 01:08:02,211 AFFECTED AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO 1844 01:08:02,211 --> 01:08:06,415 CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND 1845 01:08:06,415 --> 01:08:10,686 BRING THESE THINGS TO LIGHT. I 1846 01:08:10,686 --> 01:08:12,288 HAVE BEEN A LIFE-LONG SEATTLE 1847 01:08:12,288 --> 01:08:15,958 SPORTS FAN, MYSELF, I REMEMBER 1848 01:08:15,958 --> 01:08:19,628 AS A LITTLE KID CLIMBING UNDER 1849 01:08:19,628 --> 01:08:21,297 COVERS WITH THE RADIO LISTENING 1850 01:08:21,297 --> 01:08:23,732 TO SONICS GAME BUT I AM EXCITED 1851 01:08:23,732 --> 01:08:25,134 ABOUT THE WORLD CUP BEING HERE, 1852 01:08:25,134 --> 01:08:27,369 I AM A LIFE LONG SOCCER PLAYER 1853 01:08:27,369 --> 01:08:31,674 AS WELL. THERE IS A GROUP THAT 1854 01:08:31,674 --> 01:08:33,709 GATHERED TOGETHER, WE GO BY 1855 01:08:33,709 --> 01:08:35,077 VICTORYSEATTLE.ORG, A COALITION 1856 01:08:35,077 --> 01:08:37,246 OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER 1857 01:08:37,246 --> 01:08:39,682 UNITING THE FAITH COMMUNITY, 1858 01:08:39,682 --> 01:08:44,220 BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN DIVERSE 1859 01:08:44,220 --> 01:08:45,554 NEIGHBORS, HAVING WATCH PARTIES, 1860 01:08:45,554 --> 01:08:47,022 WORKING WITH DIFFERENT 1861 01:08:47,022 --> 01:08:49,225 NON-PROFITS, FIGHTING HUMAN 1862 01:08:49,225 --> 01:08:50,826 TRAFFICKING. WE ARE EXCITED FOR 1863 01:08:50,826 --> 01:08:53,562 THE CUP AND WHAT WILL COME WITH 1864 01:08:53,562 --> 01:08:54,096 THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1865 01:08:54,096 --> 01:08:57,600 >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JASON 1866 01:08:57,600 --> 01:08:58,300 FOLLOWED BY NATHAN AND THEN 1867 01:08:58,300 --> 01:08:58,534 SCOTT. 1868 01:08:58,534 --> 01:09:00,569 >> I HATE IT WHEN IT DOES THAT. 1869 01:09:00,569 --> 01:09:01,937 GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS, 1870 01:09:01,937 --> 01:09:05,875 MY NAME IS JASON, LIFE LONG 1871 01:09:05,875 --> 01:09:07,643 RESIDENT OF KING COUNTY, MOST OF 1872 01:09:07,643 --> 01:09:09,645 MY CAREER WORKING IN SEATTLE, 1873 01:09:09,645 --> 01:09:13,883 PROUD MEMBER AND SERVE AS A 1874 01:09:13,883 --> 01:09:15,818 LEADWER UA LOCAL 32 PLUMBERS AND 1875 01:09:15,818 --> 01:09:17,887 HVAC. I URGE YOU TO ACT NOW ON 1876 01:09:17,887 --> 01:09:19,688 INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS BY 1877 01:09:19,688 --> 01:09:22,224 INVESTING IN THE SEATTLE CENTER. 1878 01:09:22,224 --> 01:09:26,195 WE NEED A ADDRESS AGING 1879 01:09:26,195 --> 01:09:27,596 FACILITIES AND PUT ICING ON THE 1880 01:09:27,596 --> 01:09:28,430 CAGE. I HAVE BEEN GOING THERE 1881 01:09:28,430 --> 01:09:30,766 SINCE I WAS A KID AND HAVE A LOT 1882 01:09:30,766 --> 01:09:33,135 OF FOUND MEMORIES, A PLACE THAT 1883 01:09:33,135 --> 01:09:35,638 BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER AND 1884 01:09:35,638 --> 01:09:38,641 DRIVES LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH 1885 01:09:38,641 --> 01:09:39,708 EVENTS, TOURISM&SMALL BUSINESS 1886 01:09:39,708 --> 01:09:42,378 ACTIVITY. LIKE ME, 25-YEAR 1887 01:09:42,378 --> 01:09:44,246 PIPEFITTER, IT SHOWING ITS AGE. 1888 01:09:44,246 --> 01:09:47,616 ACT NOW SO YOU CAN PROVIDE OUR 1889 01:09:47,616 --> 01:09:49,118 FUTURE CHILDREN SIMILAR 1890 01:09:49,118 --> 01:09:49,852 MEMORIES. WAITING ONLY MAKES 1891 01:09:49,852 --> 01:09:51,320 THINGS WORSE, DEFERRED 1892 01:09:51,320 --> 01:09:51,854 MAINTENANCE DOES NOT GET 1893 01:09:51,854 --> 01:09:53,055 CHEAPER, CONSTRUCTION COST AND 1894 01:09:53,055 --> 01:09:53,956 INTEREST RATES ARE UNPREDICTABLE 1895 01:09:53,956 --> 01:09:57,893 AND DELAY S TODAY WILL MEAN 1896 01:09:57,893 --> 01:09:58,727 HIGHER COSTS TOMORROW. INVESTING 1897 01:09:58,727 --> 01:10:02,631 NOW LOWS US TO IMPROVE SAFETY, 1898 01:10:02,631 --> 01:10:03,899 ACCESSIBILITY, AND COMMUNITY 1899 01:10:03,899 --> 01:10:05,801 USE. IT KEEPS SKILLED WORKERS ON 1900 01:10:05,801 --> 01:10:07,670 THE JOB, SUPPORTS APPRENTICESHIP 1901 01:10:07,670 --> 01:10:10,039 PROGRAMS THAT TRAIN FOR THE NEXT 1902 01:10:10,039 --> 01:10:11,140 GENERATION. THE ECONOMY IN A 1903 01:10:11,140 --> 01:10:14,243 SLUMP, MANY MEMBERS ARE READY TO 1904 01:10:14,243 --> 01:10:16,712 GO TO WORK RIGHT NOW, PUT THIS 1905 01:10:16,712 --> 01:10:17,613 ON THE BALLOT MEANS THESE 1906 01:10:17,613 --> 01:10:18,881 PROJECTS CAN START SOONER AND 1907 01:10:18,881 --> 01:10:21,984 SUPPORT FAMILY WAGE UNION JOBS 1908 01:10:21,984 --> 01:10:23,719 HERE AT HOME. THIS IS THE RIGHT 1909 01:10:23,719 --> 01:10:25,020 TIME TO INVEST IN OUR 1910 01:10:25,020 --> 01:10:25,654 INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR WORKFORCE, 1911 01:10:25,654 --> 01:10:27,957 AND OUR FUTURE, I URGE YOU TO 1912 01:10:27,957 --> 01:10:29,725 ACT NOW, THANK YOU. 1913 01:10:29,725 --> 01:10:31,961 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. NEXT WE 1914 01:10:31,961 --> 01:10:34,797 HAVE NATHAN FOLLOWED BY SCOTT, 1915 01:10:34,797 --> 01:10:35,965 THEN SCOTT, THEN JACK. 1916 01:10:35,965 --> 01:10:39,234 >> THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO 1917 01:10:39,234 --> 01:10:42,037 REITERATE MY CALL FOR MAYOR 1918 01:10:42,037 --> 01:10:44,006 WILSON TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON HER 1919 01:10:44,006 --> 01:10:46,508 CAMPAIGN PROMISE AND TURN OFF 1920 01:10:46,508 --> 01:10:47,376 THE CAMERAS, THIS IS NOT A GOOD 1921 01:10:47,376 --> 01:10:49,345 TIME TO INCREASE SURVEILLANCE 1922 01:10:49,345 --> 01:10:50,079 UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. 1923 01:10:50,079 --> 01:10:52,648 I WANT TO REITERATE I DON'T 1924 01:10:52,648 --> 01:10:53,882 TRUST THE SEATTLE POLICE 1925 01:10:53,882 --> 01:10:55,050 DEPARTMENT TO COMPLY IN GOOD 1926 01:10:55,050 --> 01:10:57,252 FAITH WITH KEEP WASHINGTON 1927 01:10:57,252 --> 01:10:59,755 WORKING ACT WITH PROFESSIONALISM 1928 01:10:59,755 --> 01:11:00,689 STANDARDS OR WITH THE 1929 01:11:00,689 --> 01:11:02,124 RECENTLY-PASSED BILLS BY THE 1930 01:11:02,124 --> 01:11:03,826 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH HAVE 1931 01:11:03,826 --> 01:11:05,361 BEEN PRETTY GOOD. I DON'T TRUST 1932 01:11:05,361 --> 01:11:06,762 THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO 1933 01:11:06,762 --> 01:11:08,964 COMPLY WITH IT. SO HOW DO WE GET 1934 01:11:08,964 --> 01:11:12,268 THEM TO DO THAT AS A CITY? HOW 1935 01:11:12,268 --> 01:11:14,803 DO WE MAKE SURE OFFICERS COMPLY 1936 01:11:14,803 --> 01:11:16,772 WITH THESE RULES? YOU KNOW, I 1937 01:11:16,772 --> 01:11:18,274 UNDERSTAND IT IS PROBABLY NOT 1938 01:11:18,274 --> 01:11:19,208 CONSTITUTIONAL TO SAY WE CAN 1939 01:11:19,208 --> 01:11:20,976 JUST FIRE OFFICERS FOR THEIR 1940 01:11:20,976 --> 01:11:26,382 POLITICAL BELIEFS BUT THERE 1941 01:11:26,382 --> 01:11:28,517 THOOZ BE SOME WAY THEY HAVE BODY 1942 01:11:28,517 --> 01:11:30,252 CAMERAS, IFEEL LIKE THIS IS 1943 01:11:30,252 --> 01:11:31,854 SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE 1944 01:11:31,854 --> 01:11:32,688 MORE CONCERNED ABOUT, ESPECIALLY 1945 01:11:32,688 --> 01:11:35,658 WITH THE WORLD CUP COMING UP. WE 1946 01:11:35,658 --> 01:11:37,493 NEED TO EXPECT I.C.E COULD COME 1947 01:11:37,493 --> 01:11:39,295 TO SEATTLE IN LARGE NUMBERS 1948 01:11:39,295 --> 01:11:41,230 DURING THE WORLD CUP, AND THAT 1949 01:11:41,230 --> 01:11:44,600 IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO PREPARE 1950 01:11:44,600 --> 01:11:46,835 FOR. I GUESS THIS MIGHT NOT BE 1951 01:11:46,835 --> 01:11:48,404 PROP TO SAY BUT I AM NOT 1952 01:11:48,404 --> 01:11:49,071 TERRIBLY EXCITED WITH THE WORLD 1953 01:11:49,071 --> 01:11:51,407 CUP WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON IN 1954 01:11:51,407 --> 01:11:54,209 THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW I THINK 1955 01:11:54,209 --> 01:11:55,811 FOLKS SHOULD NOT BE COMING TO 1956 01:11:55,811 --> 01:11:57,279 THIS COUNTRY. I THINK WE SHOULD 1957 01:11:57,279 --> 01:11:58,213 BE EXPERIENCING BOYCOTTS AND I 1958 01:11:58,213 --> 01:12:02,017 THINK THE WORLD CUP SHOULD BE 1959 01:12:02,017 --> 01:12:02,651 BOYCOTTED BY PEOPLE. SO, THAT 1960 01:12:02,651 --> 01:12:03,619 SMIE PERSONAL OPINION, I DON'T 1961 01:12:03,619 --> 01:12:04,987 THINK THIS WILL BE VERY POPULAR 1962 01:12:04,987 --> 01:12:12,061 HERE, BUT EITHER WAY WE NEED TO 1963 01:12:12,061 --> 01:12:14,830 PREPARE FOR IT. FUCK I.C.E. 1964 01:12:14,830 --> 01:12:17,533 >> THANK YOU, NATHAN. NEXT, 1965 01:12:17,533 --> 01:12:19,768 SCOTT, FOLLOWED BY SCOTT, THEN 1966 01:12:19,768 --> 01:12:21,337 JACK. HEY, SCOTT. 1967 01:12:21,337 --> 01:12:23,639 >> I AM SCOTT BUZZARD, TODAY 1968 01:12:23,639 --> 01:12:25,774 HERE TO DEMAND THE CITY COUNCIL 1969 01:12:25,774 --> 01:12:27,042 TAKE AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 1970 01:12:27,042 --> 01:12:29,211 AGAINST INCREASING SURVEILLANCE, 1971 01:12:29,211 --> 01:12:31,180 AND TO CUT TIES WITH AX ON 1972 01:12:31,180 --> 01:12:32,381 COMPANY THAT SUPPLY THE CAMERAS 1973 01:12:32,381 --> 01:12:33,549 BECAUSE THE CAMERAS, THE 1974 01:12:33,549 --> 01:12:34,783 TECHNOLOGY IS A TOOL OF 1975 01:12:34,783 --> 01:12:35,718 GENOCIDE. THE CAMERAS CONTRIBUTE 1976 01:12:35,718 --> 01:12:37,419 TO THE DEATH OF THOUSANDS OF 1977 01:12:37,419 --> 01:12:39,054 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH 1978 01:12:39,054 --> 01:12:42,891 THE DADDY'S HOME TACTIC USED BY 1979 01:12:42,891 --> 01:12:47,863 ISRAELI MILITARY TO KILL 1980 01:12:47,863 --> 01:12:49,398 PALESTINIAN MEN. IF YOU 1981 01:12:49,398 --> 01:12:50,032 REPRESENTED THE INTEREST OF THE 1982 01:12:50,032 --> 01:12:52,801 PEOPLE, AS YOU CLAIM YOU DO, YOU 1983 01:12:52,801 --> 01:12:53,469 WOULD UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE'S 1984 01:12:53,469 --> 01:12:54,103 CONCERNS WITH THE VERY SIM 1985 01:12:54,103 --> 01:12:55,371 TECHNOLOGY BEING USED IN OUR 1986 01:12:55,371 --> 01:12:57,606 CITY. YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THE 1987 01:12:57,606 --> 01:13:00,342 CONCERNS WITH LACK OF TANGIBLE 1988 01:13:00,342 --> 01:13:00,976 MEASURE TAKEN AGAINST 1989 01:13:00,976 --> 01:13:01,744 PRIVATEIZED SURVEILLANCE. THE 1990 01:13:01,744 --> 01:13:04,179 CAMERAVISE BEEN PROVEN TO BE 1991 01:13:04,179 --> 01:13:06,915 USED BY I.C.E AND DHS IN ILLEGAL 1992 01:13:06,915 --> 01:13:08,117 KIDNAPPING OF IMMIGRANT 1993 01:13:08,117 --> 01:13:09,151 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 1994 01:13:09,151 --> 01:13:09,752 AS UNIVERSITY STUDENT I CAN 1995 01:13:09,752 --> 01:13:12,187 ATTEST TO MY FACULTY AND FRIENDS 1996 01:13:12,187 --> 01:13:14,022 BEING DETAINED AND HOW THE 1997 01:13:14,022 --> 01:13:16,058 TECHNOLOGY MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED 1998 01:13:16,058 --> 01:13:17,359 MAKES ME SICK. NO PERSON IN THE 1999 01:13:17,359 --> 01:13:23,232 CITY SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR 2000 01:13:23,232 --> 01:13:28,704 THAT CAMERAS WILL USED TO 2001 01:13:28,704 --> 01:13:30,773 HARASS. TO COMBAT POTENTIAL 2002 01:13:30,773 --> 01:13:33,041 TERRORISM, IS ANOTHER EXCUSE 2003 01:13:33,041 --> 01:13:34,943 MADE TO JUSTIFY MILITARYISM AND 2004 01:13:34,943 --> 01:13:36,612 SECURITY EXPANSION. WE SEE WITH 2005 01:13:36,612 --> 01:13:43,318 THE MEDIA RHETORIC ON ECONOMIC 2006 01:13:43,318 --> 01:13:46,655 TERRORISM, THE GREAT WAR ON 2007 01:13:46,655 --> 01:13:49,525 TERROR JUSTIFYING ANOTHER 2008 01:13:49,525 --> 01:13:51,226 ATTACK. CEMENTMATIC OF THE 2009 01:13:51,226 --> 01:13:54,296 DEMONTEIC PARTARY, YOU AS A 2010 01:13:54,296 --> 01:13:55,798 WHOLE, WHERE WEAK SPINES 2011 01:13:55,798 --> 01:13:56,365 PREVAIL. WE MUST REMOVE THE 2012 01:13:56,365 --> 01:13:57,065 SECURITY SYSTEM BY ANY MEANS 2013 01:13:57,065 --> 01:14:00,636 NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE WORKING 2014 01:14:00,636 --> 01:14:01,303 CLASS. MUST REMOVE THE SECURITY 2015 01:14:01,303 --> 01:14:02,004 SYSTEMS WHOSE ONLY BENEFIT IS 2016 01:14:02,004 --> 01:14:04,206 LINE THE POCKETS OF A FEW WHILE 2017 01:14:04,206 --> 01:14:06,442 MASSES SUFFER UNDER STATE 2018 01:14:06,442 --> 01:14:07,075 VIOLENCE. LONG LIVE THE WORKING 2019 01:14:07,075 --> 01:14:07,242 CLASS. 2020 01:14:10,612 --> 01:14:13,348 >> THANK YOU, SCOTT. NEXT WE 2021 01:14:13,348 --> 01:14:15,584 HAVE SCOTT SHULER FOLLOWED BY 2022 01:14:15,584 --> 01:14:16,885 JACK, DID I SAY YOUR NAME RIGHT? 2023 01:14:16,885 --> 01:14:17,186 >> SKYLER. 2024 01:14:17,186 --> 01:14:17,519 >> SO SORRY. 2025 01:14:17,519 --> 01:14:18,387 >> NOBODY GETS IT RIGHT. 2026 01:14:18,387 --> 01:14:21,089 >> YOU ARE GOOD. WELCOME. 2027 01:14:21,089 --> 01:14:21,723 >> THANK YOU. HAWN TO BE HERE, 2028 01:14:21,723 --> 01:14:24,059 GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS SCOTT 2029 01:14:24,059 --> 01:14:26,328 SKYLER, MEMBER OF THE UPPER 2030 01:14:26,328 --> 01:14:28,463 SKAGIT INDIAN TRIBE AND ELDER 2031 01:14:28,463 --> 01:14:29,164 AND POLICY REP. I WOULD LIKE TO 2032 01:14:29,164 --> 01:14:32,267 TALK ABOUT THE SEATTLE CITY 2033 01:14:32,267 --> 01:14:32,868 LIGHT NEGOTIATEED SETTLEMENT, 2034 01:14:32,868 --> 01:14:34,903 WHICH WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF AND 2035 01:14:34,903 --> 01:14:36,705 HOPE THE CITY COUNCIL SEEKS TO 2036 01:14:36,705 --> 01:14:38,307 APPROVE THIS TODAY AND LOOKING 2037 01:14:38,307 --> 01:14:39,308 FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTATION BUT 2038 01:14:39,308 --> 01:14:41,143 THE UPPER SKAGIT PEOPLE ARE 2039 01:14:41,143 --> 01:14:43,111 PEOPLE LINED THE SKAGIT RIVER UP 2040 01:14:43,111 --> 01:14:46,715 TO THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 2041 01:14:46,715 --> 01:14:48,217 PROJECT AREA, WHAT IS SEATTLE 2042 01:14:48,217 --> 01:14:49,184 CITY LIGHT NEGOTIATEED 2043 01:14:49,184 --> 01:14:52,821 SETTLEMENT MEAN TO US? HAS GONE 2044 01:14:52,821 --> 01:14:54,590 ON A FOR EIGHT YEARS BUT TAKEN 2045 01:14:54,590 --> 01:14:56,825 OEVER A HUNDRED YEARS FOR IT TO 2046 01:14:56,825 --> 01:14:58,360 COME TO FRUITION. EVERYTHING 2047 01:14:58,360 --> 01:14:59,027 THAT HAPPENED SINCE 1921 WHEN 2048 01:14:59,027 --> 01:15:00,362 THE DAMS WERE FIRST BUILT HAD TO 2049 01:15:00,362 --> 01:15:03,765 HAPPEN TO GET US TO THIS POINT 2050 01:15:03,765 --> 01:15:04,766 IN TIME. EVERYTHING NEEDED TO 2051 01:15:04,766 --> 01:15:06,702 OCCUR TO MAKE THE SETTLEMENT 2052 01:15:06,702 --> 01:15:09,505 POSSIBLE, SO IF WE DO MOVE 2053 01:15:09,505 --> 01:15:10,539 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2054 01:15:10,539 --> 01:15:11,206 SETTLEMENT, WHAT IT MEANS TO THE 2055 01:15:11,206 --> 01:15:16,445 UPPER SKAGIT PEOPLE, IT GIVES 2056 01:15:16,445 --> 01:15:16,979 BACK OUR IDENTITY, ABOUT 2057 01:15:16,979 --> 01:15:17,613 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TO US, WE 2058 01:15:17,613 --> 01:15:20,182 ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO FULL 2059 01:15:20,182 --> 01:15:23,852 IMPLEMENTATION AS QUICKLY AS 2060 01:15:23,852 --> 01:15:25,087 POSSIBLE AND ADDRESSING 2061 01:15:25,087 --> 01:15:25,721 LONG-TERM HARMS. IT ACKNOWLEDGES 2062 01:15:25,721 --> 01:15:30,025 WHAT THE DAMS WERE BUILT VALLEY 2063 01:15:30,025 --> 01:15:31,159 OF SPIRIT, ACKNOWLEDGE OUR 2064 01:15:31,159 --> 01:15:32,461 CULTURE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, 2065 01:15:32,461 --> 01:15:33,862 THE BEST PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, 2066 01:15:33,862 --> 01:15:35,130 WE CAN COME HOME FOR THE FIRST 2067 01:15:35,130 --> 01:15:37,266 TIME IN WELL OVER A HUNDRED 2068 01:15:37,266 --> 01:15:41,270 YEARS, SO, THANK YOU, LOOK 2069 01:15:41,270 --> 01:15:42,237 FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT. 2070 01:15:42,237 --> 01:15:47,976 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 2071 01:15:47,976 --> 01:15:49,578 WE HAVE MR. JACK. 2072 01:15:49,578 --> 01:15:49,845 >> YEAH. 2073 01:15:49,845 --> 01:15:51,413 >> WELCOME. 2074 01:15:57,853 --> 01:16:00,822 >> HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS. 2075 01:16:00,822 --> 01:16:01,456 THE CITY OF SEATTLE BLOCKED THE 2076 01:16:01,456 --> 01:16:06,628 SKAGIT RIVER TO SALMON OVER A 2077 01:16:06,628 --> 01:16:11,333 CENTURY AGO. EVEN THEN IN 1919 2078 01:16:11,333 --> 01:16:15,003 STATE LAW PROHIBITED BLOCKAGE OF 2079 01:16:15,003 --> 01:16:15,938 SALMON-BEARING STREAMS. CITY 2080 01:16:15,938 --> 01:16:18,440 LIGHTS FOUNDING FATHER, JD ROSS, 2081 01:16:18,440 --> 01:16:24,980 KNEW IT WAS PROHIBITED, BUT DID 2082 01:16:24,980 --> 01:16:29,284 IT ANYWAY. BUT OUR PEOPLE, 2083 01:16:29,284 --> 01:16:29,851 WITHIN WHOSE TERRITORY YOUR 2084 01:16:29,851 --> 01:16:32,721 HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES WERE 2085 01:16:32,721 --> 01:16:33,522 NOT CONSULTED. HOWEVER, LIKE 2086 01:16:33,522 --> 01:16:36,758 SEATTLE, WE HAVE BEEN GATHERING 2087 01:16:36,758 --> 01:16:38,961 POWER FOR A HUNDRED YEARS. WE 2088 01:16:38,961 --> 01:16:41,396 NOW KNOW, AS DOES THE STATE OF 2089 01:16:41,396 --> 01:16:44,566 WASHINGTON, FROM WHAT IS CALLED 2090 01:16:44,566 --> 01:16:48,737 THE COVERTS CASE, THAT OUR 2091 01:16:48,737 --> 01:16:50,472 TREATIES HAVE POWER. THE SKAGIT 2092 01:16:50,472 --> 01:16:53,375 RIVER OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS, 2093 01:16:53,375 --> 01:16:55,711 THAT IS OUR BLACK HILLS. IT IS 2094 01:16:55,711 --> 01:16:57,946 THE AMAZON OF THE PACIFIC 2095 01:16:57,946 --> 01:17:01,550 NORTHWEST, AND WE WILL NOT STOP 2096 01:17:01,550 --> 01:17:03,919 FIGHTING FOR ITS PROTECTION 2097 01:17:03,919 --> 01:17:08,457 BECAUSE, LIKE THE SALMON, WATER 2098 01:17:08,457 --> 01:17:12,160 IS SACRED. DOWN STREAM FROM YOUR 2099 01:17:12,160 --> 01:17:15,464 DAMS, PUGET SOUND ENERGY HAVE 2100 01:17:15,464 --> 01:17:16,531 FISH PASSAGE, WHICH BROUGHT 2101 01:17:16,531 --> 01:17:25,140 SALMON IN THE BAKER RIVER FROM 2102 01:17:25,140 --> 01:17:26,208 NEAR EXTINCTION 292,000 SALMON. 2103 01:17:26,208 --> 01:17:27,509 IN THE SKAGIT RIVER THERE ARE 2104 01:17:27,509 --> 01:17:33,615 THREE SPECIES OF SALMON ON THE 2105 01:17:33,615 --> 01:17:35,384 THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES 2106 01:17:35,384 --> 01:17:36,785 RIGHT NOW. THE AGREEMENT BEFORE 2107 01:17:36,785 --> 01:17:38,353 YOU, IF FULFILLED IN GOOD FAITH, 2108 01:17:38,353 --> 01:17:40,355 WILL MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR THE 2109 01:17:40,355 --> 01:17:47,629 NEXT 50 YEARS, AND WE WILL HELP 2110 01:17:47,629 --> 01:17:49,031 YOU MAKE A SUCCESS. THANK YOU. 2111 01:17:49,031 --> 01:17:56,138 BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO END N 2112 01:17:56,138 --> 01:17:58,206 VOLVE SOME CONSTRUCTION, I HAVE 2113 01:17:58,206 --> 01:18:01,743 SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO BUILD, 2114 01:18:01,743 --> 01:18:09,251 BECAUSE, REMEMBER, THERE IS 1% 2115 01:18:09,251 --> 01:18:09,518 FOR ART. 2116 01:18:09,518 --> 01:18:12,654 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. 2117 01:18:12,654 --> 01:18:14,523 JACK. YOU SANG THE HILLS ARE OUR 2118 01:18:14,523 --> 01:18:15,624 AMAZON HERE IN THE PACIFIC 2119 01:18:15,624 --> 01:18:19,428 NORTHWEST GOT ME, REALLY GOT ME, 2120 01:18:19,428 --> 01:18:21,396 RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU. NEXT WE 2121 01:18:21,396 --> 01:18:22,330 HAVE BILLY, WELCOME, BILLY. 2122 01:18:22,330 --> 01:18:23,698 BILLY IS A GREAT BASEBALL PLAY, 2123 01:18:23,698 --> 01:18:31,673 I WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. 2124 01:18:31,673 --> 01:18:32,674 THEN GABRIEL, YVETTE. 2125 01:18:32,674 --> 01:18:33,608 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 2126 01:18:33,608 --> 01:18:36,812 PRESIDENT, AND REST OF THE FULL 2127 01:18:36,812 --> 01:18:39,848 COUNCIL, I AM BILLY AND I LOOK 2128 01:18:39,848 --> 01:18:40,582 MORE LIKE A LEADOFF HITTER THAN 2129 01:18:40,582 --> 01:18:41,716 CLEAN UP HITTER TODAY. I DON'T 2130 01:18:41,716 --> 01:18:43,585 WANT TO REPEAT A LOT OF STUFF 2131 01:18:43,585 --> 01:18:46,254 THAT MY BROTHERS AND SISTER SAID 2132 01:18:46,254 --> 01:18:50,325 EARLIER BUT I AM HERE IN STRONG 2133 01:18:50,325 --> 01:18:51,593 SUPPORT OF BRINGING SEATTLE 2134 01:18:51,593 --> 01:18:57,199 CENTER BOND INITIATIVE THIS 2135 01:18:57,199 --> 01:19:01,103 NOVEMBER. LETS BRING SONICS BACK 2136 01:19:01,103 --> 01:19:03,271 TO AN AREA TO SEATTLE CENTER 2137 01:19:03,271 --> 01:19:05,740 CAMPUS THAT IS GOING TO BE WORLD 2138 01:19:05,740 --> 01:19:07,109 CLASS. I THINK WE WILL HAVE A 2139 01:19:07,109 --> 01:19:09,744 GENERATION WHERE WE ARE AT WITH 2140 01:19:09,744 --> 01:19:11,446 CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA, BUILDING A 2141 01:19:11,446 --> 01:19:15,417 SECOND MEMORIAL STADIUM BUT HAVE 2142 01:19:15,417 --> 01:19:18,086 THE BONES OF THE SEATTLE CENTER 2143 01:19:18,086 --> 01:19:20,155 THAT IS NOW 64 YEARS OLD. IT IS 2144 01:19:20,155 --> 01:19:20,689 NOT JUST ABOUT BRINGING 2145 01:19:20,689 --> 01:19:23,625 CONSTRUCTION JOBS TO DO THE WORK 2146 01:19:23,625 --> 01:19:25,560 THERE, IT IS ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES 2147 01:19:25,560 --> 01:19:28,330 CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A 2148 01:19:28,330 --> 01:19:30,999 LOT OF REPRESENTED FOLKS THERE, 2149 01:19:30,999 --> 01:19:32,200 STAGE HANDS, MUSICIANS, 2150 01:19:32,200 --> 01:19:34,336 MAINTENANCE WORKERS, FOLKS THAT 2151 01:19:34,336 --> 01:19:35,670 WORK AT THE ARMORY, THAT THOSE 2152 01:19:35,670 --> 01:19:37,472 NUMBERS AND REVENUE COMING IN 2153 01:19:37,472 --> 01:19:38,573 ARE DWINDLING BECAUSE THE 2154 01:19:38,573 --> 01:19:40,475 SEATTLE CENTER WITH THE AGING 2155 01:19:40,475 --> 01:19:42,544 INFRASTRUCTURE HAS TO COMPETE 2156 01:19:42,544 --> 01:19:43,111 WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT NEW 2157 01:19:43,111 --> 01:19:44,646 ARENAS IN THE AREA, ALL THE NEW 2158 01:19:44,646 --> 01:19:46,848 PARKS AND EVENT SPACES THAT HAVE 2159 01:19:46,848 --> 01:19:51,586 BEEN PUT IN PLACE SINCE THE 2160 01:19:51,586 --> 01:19:52,521 1960s WHEN ORIGINALLY BUILT. WE 2161 01:19:52,521 --> 01:19:57,659 NEED SEATTLE TO COMPETE. IF WE 2162 01:19:57,659 --> 01:20:00,662 ADD THE SONICS AND KNOW ONCE WE 2163 01:20:00,662 --> 01:20:01,696 ADD THE SONICS, CLIMATE PLEDGE 2164 01:20:01,696 --> 01:20:03,098 ALINA WILL BE TOP FIVE IN THE 2165 01:20:03,098 --> 01:20:04,966 WORLD AS FAR AS EVENTS COMING TO 2166 01:20:04,966 --> 01:20:06,868 SEATTLEMENT MADISON SQUARE 2167 01:20:06,868 --> 01:20:09,671 GARDEN AND A COUPLE OTHERS BUT 2168 01:20:09,671 --> 01:20:10,505 OVER 250 EVENTS EVERY SINGLE 2169 01:20:10,505 --> 01:20:14,609 YEAR RIGHT THERE AT CLIMATE 2170 01:20:14,609 --> 01:20:17,245 PLEDGE ARENA AND NEED TO BRING 2171 01:20:17,245 --> 01:20:18,046 THEM TO A WORLD CLASS FACILITY. 2172 01:20:18,046 --> 01:20:19,347 PLEASE WORK WITH THE 7th FLOOR 2173 01:20:19,347 --> 01:20:21,016 AND TRY TO FIGURE A WAY TO GET 2174 01:20:21,016 --> 01:20:22,551 THIS PUSHED FORWARD INTO 2175 01:20:22,551 --> 01:20:26,421 NOVEMBER AND ON THE BALLOT, 2176 01:20:26,421 --> 01:20:33,328 STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT. 2177 01:20:33,328 --> 01:20:37,165 >> GABRIEL, YVETTE, RACHEL, THEN 2178 01:20:37,165 --> 01:20:37,566 ONLINE SPEAKERS. 2179 01:20:37,566 --> 01:20:38,233 >> FIRSTLY, CANNOT START WITHOUT 2180 01:20:38,233 --> 01:20:40,302 ASKING FOLKS TO SAY A PRAYER FOR 2181 01:20:40,302 --> 01:20:42,137 THE PEOPLE OF IRAN AFTER OUR 2182 01:20:42,137 --> 01:20:44,372 PRESIDENT THREATENED GENOCIDE 2183 01:20:44,372 --> 01:20:46,541 AGAINST THE IRANIAN PEOPLE. NOW 2184 01:20:46,541 --> 01:20:52,814 MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SPOKEN 2185 01:20:52,814 --> 01:20:54,249 AGAINST I.C.E, SOME ISSUES, 2186 01:20:54,249 --> 01:20:57,285 REASONS WE HAVE SPOKEN OUT IS 2187 01:20:57,285 --> 01:20:57,919 I.C.E IS UNACCOUNTABLE, 2188 01:20:57,919 --> 01:20:59,387 DANGEROUS, INJURED AND HURT 2189 01:20:59,387 --> 01:20:59,988 PEOPLE AND CAN GET AWAY WITH 2190 01:20:59,988 --> 01:21:01,256 WHATEVER THEY WANT BECAUSE THEY 2191 01:21:01,256 --> 01:21:02,490 HAVE POLITICAL POWER BEHIND 2192 01:21:02,490 --> 01:21:05,293 THEM. MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN WE 2193 01:21:05,293 --> 01:21:07,629 GIVE THOSE ARGUMENTS ABOUT I.C.E 2194 01:21:07,629 --> 01:21:09,564 BUT NOT ABOUT SPD? Y'ALL Y AM 2195 01:21:09,564 --> 01:21:11,733 SURE ALL OF YOU SAW THIS IMAGE, 2196 01:21:11,733 --> 01:21:12,901 THIS IS THE IMAGE OF SOMEONE 2197 01:21:12,901 --> 01:21:17,305 BEING PEPPER PRAYED WHILE ON THE 2198 01:21:17,305 --> 01:21:19,708 GROUND, TWO WOMEN, WHILE ON THE 2199 01:21:19,708 --> 01:21:20,976 GROUND. WE TALK ABOUT 2200 01:21:20,976 --> 01:21:22,143 UNACCOUNTABILITY OF I.C.E, BUT I 2201 01:21:22,143 --> 01:21:22,978 WILL SHARE TWO FACTS THAT 2202 01:21:22,978 --> 01:21:25,547 SURPRISE NOBODY THAT WAS THERE 2203 01:21:25,547 --> 01:21:26,581 THAT DAY. ONE, OPA FOUND NO 2204 01:21:26,581 --> 01:21:27,215 WRONG DOING FOR THE OFFICER 2205 01:21:27,215 --> 01:21:29,384 SPRAYING THE PERSON ON THE 2206 01:21:29,384 --> 01:21:31,486 GROUND, THEY WILL NOT RECEIVE 2207 01:21:31,486 --> 01:21:35,290 DISCIPLINARY ACTION, HIS BODY 2208 01:21:35,290 --> 01:21:38,326 CAM WAS OFF . WE HAVE SO MANY 2209 01:21:38,326 --> 01:21:40,695 PEOPLE ON THIS, WHO HAD AROUND 2210 01:21:40,695 --> 01:21:42,130 THE AREA, HAD BODY CAM ON BUT 2211 01:21:42,130 --> 01:21:44,699 SURPRISINGLY THE OFFICERS WAS 2212 01:21:44,699 --> 01:21:46,835 OFF. HE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE, 2213 01:21:46,835 --> 01:21:48,069 OFFICER CALY HEINZMAN WASCUSED 2214 01:21:48,069 --> 01:21:49,804 OF PUNCHING PROTESTERS ON THE 2215 01:21:49,804 --> 01:21:52,507 HEAD WHOOL ON THE GROUND, HAND 2216 01:21:52,507 --> 01:21:55,310 RESTRAINED, ALSO, NO BODY CAM. 2217 01:21:55,310 --> 01:21:56,845 THERE A CONSTANT HISTORY OF 2218 01:21:56,845 --> 01:21:58,446 POLICE TURNING OFF BODY CAM OR 2219 01:21:58,446 --> 01:21:59,180 NOT TURNING THEM ON DURING 2220 01:21:59,180 --> 01:22:03,218 MOMENTS WHEN THEY WANT TO GET 2221 01:22:03,218 --> 01:22:04,619 ROUGH WITH PEOPLE. ANOTHER CASE 2222 01:22:04,619 --> 01:22:06,788 INVESTIGATED BY OPA WHEN AN 2223 01:22:06,788 --> 01:22:07,455 OFFICER SHOT SOMEBODY DURING THE 2224 01:22:07,455 --> 01:22:09,724 PROTESTS IN THE BACK OF THE 2225 01:22:09,724 --> 01:22:13,862 WEAPON WHILE SHOT IN THE BACK, 2226 01:22:13,862 --> 01:22:14,462 HE WAS GIVEN NOTICE ASHGZ FOR 2227 01:22:14,462 --> 01:22:18,400 SHOOTING HIM IN THE BACK ONLY 2228 01:22:18,400 --> 01:22:19,801 GIVEN A SUPERVISOR WARNING, 2229 01:22:19,801 --> 01:22:20,735 STERN TALKING TO FOR NOT WARNING 2230 01:22:20,735 --> 01:22:24,039 HE WOULD SHOOT HIM IN THE BACK 2231 01:22:24,039 --> 01:22:28,910 WHILE RUNNING AWAY, NOT 2232 01:22:28,910 --> 01:22:32,881 COMMITTING A CRIME. LASTING 2233 01:22:32,881 --> 01:22:33,515 MEDICAL ISSUES, BECOME DISABLED 2234 01:22:33,515 --> 01:22:34,649 LEAVING ME WITH SOME CONSTANT 2235 01:22:34,649 --> 01:22:36,918 AMNESIA I HAD TO LEAVE MY JOB. I 2236 01:22:36,918 --> 01:22:37,919 DON'T KNOW IF I AM GOING TO 2237 01:22:37,919 --> 01:22:39,487 WORK AGAIN. WE NEED TO-- 2238 01:22:50,231 --> 01:22:54,903 >> THANK YOU, GABRIEL. NEXT WE 2239 01:22:54,903 --> 01:22:56,771 HAVE YVETTEE FOLLOWED BY RACHEL. 2240 01:22:56,771 --> 01:22:59,874 IF YOU ARE ONLINE, WE ARE COMING 2241 01:22:59,874 --> 01:23:01,409 TO YOU NEXT. THANK YOU. 2242 01:23:01,409 --> 01:23:03,211 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 2243 01:23:03,211 --> 01:23:03,478 MEMBERS. 2244 01:23:03,478 --> 01:23:03,912 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 2245 01:23:03,912 --> 01:23:05,513 >> TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED 2246 01:23:05,513 --> 01:23:07,916 STATES AMERICA, AND TO THE 2247 01:23:07,916 --> 01:23:10,652 REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, 2248 01:23:10,652 --> 01:23:12,287 ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, 2249 01:23:12,287 --> 01:23:14,289 INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND 2250 01:23:14,289 --> 01:23:16,825 JUSTICE FOR ALL. I WANT TO GIVE 2251 01:23:16,825 --> 01:23:21,596 A SHOUTOUT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL 2252 01:23:21,596 --> 01:23:23,331 CHAMPIONS, KING COUNTY 2253 01:23:23,331 --> 01:23:24,699 METROPOLITAN MEETING, PRETTY 2254 01:23:24,699 --> 01:23:26,701 COOL. I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT 2255 01:23:26,701 --> 01:23:30,572 MAYOR WILSON HAS AMBITIOUS GOAL 2256 01:23:30,572 --> 01:23:34,909 TO BUILD 500 SHELTER BY JUNE 1, 2257 01:23:34,909 --> 01:23:36,411 MANY WHO FLEE DANGEROUS 2258 01:23:36,411 --> 01:23:37,846 SITUATIONS END UP IN HOMELESS 2259 01:23:37,846 --> 01:23:38,680 ENCAMPMENTS WAITING FOR SHELTER, 2260 01:23:38,680 --> 01:23:41,983 FAR TOO OFTEN WITH YOUNG 2261 01:23:41,983 --> 01:23:44,219 CHILDREN IN TOW. ONE ALTERNATIVE 2262 01:23:44,219 --> 01:23:47,021 IS BUILD TINY HOMES IS TOP 2263 01:23:47,021 --> 01:23:49,524 SHEDS, THEY PROVIDE STYLES AND 2264 01:23:49,524 --> 01:23:53,028 VISUALLY APPEALING, PLUS COST 2265 01:23:53,028 --> 01:23:59,200 EFFECTIVE. THE ONES I SAW AT 2266 01:23:59,200 --> 01:24:01,369 LOWES $2400 TO $5,000, 2267 01:24:01,369 --> 01:24:03,438 POTENTIALLY 500 BY MAY 1. I WANT 2268 01:24:03,438 --> 01:24:04,806 THEM, BECAUSE MT. BAKER 2269 01:24:04,806 --> 01:24:06,241 COMMUNITY SHOWED UP TODAY, 2270 01:24:06,241 --> 01:24:09,577 WONDERING IF THEY ARE CONSIDERED 2271 01:24:09,577 --> 01:24:14,015 A COMMUNITY SENTINEL AS FAR AS 2272 01:24:14,015 --> 01:24:15,350 PATROLLING THE COMMUNITY TO, AS 2273 01:24:15,350 --> 01:24:20,822 DETERRENT FOR ALL THE DRAMA 2274 01:24:20,822 --> 01:24:22,123 GOING ON THERE. OTHER THAN THAT, 2275 01:24:22,123 --> 01:24:24,359 I AM GOOD TO GO. THANK YOU VER Y 2276 01:24:24,359 --> 01:24:24,559 MUCH. 2277 01:24:24,559 --> 01:24:27,028 >> THANK YOU. BUDDHISM, ORANGE, 2278 01:24:27,028 --> 01:24:33,234 IS ENLIGHTENMENT, AND THE 2279 01:24:33,234 --> 01:24:34,936 HIGHEST FORM OF SPIRITUALITY. 2280 01:24:34,936 --> 01:24:36,738 THAT FITS YOU. YOU ARE NEXT. 2281 01:24:36,738 --> 01:24:39,407 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 2282 01:24:39,407 --> 01:24:39,974 MEMBER, MEMBERS OF THE CITY 2283 01:24:39,974 --> 01:24:42,510 COUNCIL. I WAS NOT GOING TO GIVE 2284 01:24:42,510 --> 01:24:43,778 PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY BUT I CAME 2285 01:24:43,778 --> 01:24:46,381 IN TO WATCH BUT HEARD YOU WERE 2286 01:24:46,381 --> 01:24:47,315 GIVING A PROCLAMATION FOR SEXUAL 2287 01:24:47,315 --> 01:24:52,954 ASSAULT AND I WANT TO THANK YOU 2288 01:24:52,954 --> 01:24:56,458 FOR THAT. I AM-- I HAVE BEEN A 2289 01:24:56,458 --> 01:25:03,398 VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND I 2290 01:25:03,398 --> 01:25:04,799 KNOW THAT HOW ISOLATING IT IS TO 2291 01:25:04,799 --> 01:25:09,137 COME OUT WITH IT YAZ AM DOING IT 2292 01:25:09,137 --> 01:25:14,409 NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME. TO THE 2293 01:25:14,409 --> 01:25:16,044 PUBLIC. US, AS VICTIMS OF SEXUAL 2294 01:25:16,044 --> 01:25:16,911 SALT, KNOW HOW ISOLATING IT IS 2295 01:25:16,911 --> 01:25:18,213 TO WHICH OUT AND TALK ABOUT IT, 2296 01:25:18,213 --> 01:25:23,685 BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID WE ARE NOT 2297 01:25:23,685 --> 01:25:24,652 GOING TO BE BELIEVED, WE ARE 2298 01:25:24,652 --> 01:25:27,122 GOING TO BE SHAMED. I WAS 2299 01:25:27,122 --> 01:25:28,189 WEARING TOO MANY HEELS, 2300 01:25:28,189 --> 01:25:30,525 STILETTOS WERE TOO HIGH, I ASKED 2301 01:25:30,525 --> 01:25:38,132 FOR IT OR I WAS TOO VOLNERABLE, 2302 01:25:38,132 --> 01:25:40,135 I DIDN'T STICK UP FOR MYSELF. I 2303 01:25:40,135 --> 01:25:42,337 KNOW THAT IS NOT THE TRUTH. I 2304 01:25:42,337 --> 01:25:48,710 COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR 2305 01:25:48,710 --> 01:25:54,516 THIS DAY. US, AS SEATTLEITES, AS 2306 01:25:54,516 --> 01:25:57,685 ALECTED OFFICIALS, AS COMMUNITY 2307 01:25:57,685 --> 01:25:58,953 LEADERS, AS ORGANIZERS, AS 2308 01:25:58,953 --> 01:26:00,388 COALITION BUILDERS, AS ELECTED 2309 01:26:00,388 --> 01:26:01,890 OFFICIALS AND AS OVERALL, JUST 2310 01:26:01,890 --> 01:26:03,658 HUMAN BEING ON THIS EARTH, WE 2311 01:26:03,658 --> 01:26:07,428 HAVE COME A LONG WAY WHEN IT 2312 01:26:07,428 --> 01:26:10,765 COMES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. BUT THE 2313 01:26:10,765 --> 01:26:11,399 NEWLY PASSED MILLIONAIRES WEALTH 2314 01:26:11,399 --> 01:26:13,902 TAX, WE NEED TO BE-- WE NEED TO 2315 01:26:13,902 --> 01:26:15,703 BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT 2316 01:26:15,703 --> 01:26:17,705 FUNDING AND USE IT TO MAKE SURE 2317 01:26:17,705 --> 01:26:21,009 WE ARE USING THAT TOWARD MORE 2318 01:26:21,009 --> 01:26:25,547 FUNDS FOR VICTIMS, LIKE MYSELF 2319 01:26:25,547 --> 01:26:27,282 AND OTHERS, AND WE ARE IN THIS 2320 01:26:27,282 --> 01:26:33,888 ALL TOGETHER, SO I REALLY AM 2321 01:26:33,888 --> 01:26:34,389 GRATEFUL TO THANK YOU. 2322 01:26:34,389 --> 01:26:35,023 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, RACHEL. 2323 01:26:35,023 --> 01:26:38,893 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE AND 2324 01:26:38,893 --> 01:26:39,527 VULNERABILITY TODAY DURING THAT 2325 01:26:39,527 --> 01:26:42,297 PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR 2326 01:26:42,297 --> 01:26:44,632 THAT. WE ARE GOING TO TRANSITION 2327 01:26:44,632 --> 01:26:47,235 ONLINE AND GO WITH ROSE FIRST, 2328 01:26:47,235 --> 01:26:48,203 PLEASE PRESS STAR 6, FOLLOWED BY 2329 01:26:48,203 --> 01:26:51,372 DAVID, CHARLOTTE, AND THEN JOE. 2330 01:26:51,372 --> 01:26:54,242 STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, ROSE. 2331 01:26:54,242 --> 01:26:55,743 >> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL. THANK 2332 01:26:55,743 --> 01:27:02,216 YOU FOR LETTING ME CHAT TODAY 2333 01:27:02,216 --> 01:27:02,850 WITH Y'ALL. LAST WEEK I WAS 2334 01:27:02,850 --> 01:27:04,219 VERY THANKFUL TO HAVE CITY 2335 01:27:04,219 --> 01:27:04,852 COUNCIL BRING OUT THE TRANSDAY 2336 01:27:04,852 --> 01:27:07,121 OF PROCLAMATION, THE 2337 01:27:07,121 --> 01:27:09,357 PROCLAMATION FOR THE TRANSDAY OF 2338 01:27:09,357 --> 01:27:13,061 DISABILITY, AND THAT WAS VERY 2339 01:27:13,061 --> 01:27:13,695 GOOD, VERY HELPFUL, HOWEVER, WE 2340 01:27:13,695 --> 01:27:14,963 ARE SEEING IN THE WORLD THAT 2341 01:27:14,963 --> 01:27:16,464 WORDS ARE DOING SO MUCH BUT WE 2342 01:27:16,464 --> 01:27:20,802 NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING 2343 01:27:20,802 --> 01:27:21,436 ACTION. THE PROCLAMATION TODAY 2344 01:27:21,436 --> 01:27:22,537 ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS 2345 01:27:22,537 --> 01:27:23,538 IS ALSO HELPFUL. THAT IS 2346 01:27:23,538 --> 01:27:27,408 SOMETHING THAT, AS A TRANS 2347 01:27:27,408 --> 01:27:29,210 PERSON IS AN ENDEMIC, A LOT OF 2348 01:27:29,210 --> 01:27:31,679 US EXPERIENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT, 2349 01:27:31,679 --> 01:27:33,481 SOMETHING WE ARE VERY COMMON 2350 01:27:33,481 --> 01:27:34,082 WITH. AS WE ARE LOOKING FOR 2351 01:27:34,082 --> 01:27:35,683 THINGS TO BE DOING IN THE 2352 01:27:35,683 --> 01:27:39,053 FUTURE, WE HAVE TO BE NOT JUST 2353 01:27:39,053 --> 01:27:40,888 DOING WHAT LITTLE PIECE THINGS 2354 01:27:40,888 --> 01:27:42,824 LITTLE BY LITTLE, WE ALSO HAVE 2355 01:27:42,824 --> 01:27:45,326 TO BE WORKING AS QUICKLY AS WE 2356 01:27:45,326 --> 01:27:47,095 CAN TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS. 2357 01:27:47,095 --> 01:27:49,264 THERE ARE REAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE 2358 01:27:49,264 --> 01:27:50,398 GOING TO NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION. 2359 01:27:50,398 --> 01:27:53,801 I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE 2360 01:27:53,801 --> 01:27:56,337 AWARE, WE HAVE EIGHT DAYS BEFORE 2361 01:27:56,337 --> 01:27:58,706 THE STOCK PILE OF GAS RUNS OUT 2362 01:27:58,706 --> 01:28:01,442 IN THE U.S. IT IS IMPERATIVE 2363 01:28:01,442 --> 01:28:02,977 THAT WE, AS A CITY, THAT ALL THE 2364 01:28:02,977 --> 01:28:04,445 CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYER 2365 01:28:04,445 --> 01:28:06,381 AND EVERYBODY GET TOGETHER TO 2366 01:28:06,381 --> 01:28:07,548 TRY AND WORK ON THAT, TO TRY AND 2367 01:28:07,548 --> 01:28:10,918 SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET AHEAD 2368 01:28:10,918 --> 01:28:12,153 OF THIS, BECAUSE WE ARE REACHING 2369 01:28:12,153 --> 01:28:13,421 A SITUATION THAT PEOPLE ARE 2370 01:28:13,421 --> 01:28:16,391 COMPARING TO THE BEGINNING OF 2371 01:28:16,391 --> 01:28:17,959 COVID. WE ARE HAVING THINGS, AN 2372 01:28:17,959 --> 01:28:18,926 ENTIRELY NEW WORLD SHOWN BEFORE 2373 01:28:18,926 --> 01:28:21,829 US, IF WE DO NOT GET AHEAD T IS 2374 01:28:21,829 --> 01:28:23,731 GOING TO SWAMP UP. FOR THE 2375 01:28:23,731 --> 01:28:24,966 TRANSCOMMUNITY, WE EXPERIENCE 2376 01:28:24,966 --> 01:28:28,002 THIS TOO, RIGHT AFTER THE 2377 01:28:28,002 --> 01:28:28,903 TRANSDAY OF DISABILITY 2378 01:28:28,903 --> 01:28:31,272 PROCLAMATION, IDAHO PASSED THE 2379 01:28:31,272 --> 01:28:33,908 BATHROOM BAN BILL AND WE NEED 2380 01:28:33,908 --> 01:28:34,842 THE HELP OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS 2381 01:28:34,842 --> 01:28:39,347 AND MAY TO GET AHEAD OF THIS AND 2382 01:28:39,347 --> 01:28:41,182 HELP WITH EVERYBODY. POLITICS, 2383 01:28:41,182 --> 01:28:44,485 AS USUAL, UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT 2384 01:28:44,485 --> 01:28:45,119 ENOUGH ANYMORE. WE ARE GOING TO 2385 01:28:45,119 --> 01:28:45,920 TO WORK AT A QUICKER PACE, IF WE 2386 01:28:45,920 --> 01:28:48,122 DON'T, THERE ARE GOING TO BE 2387 01:28:48,122 --> 01:28:48,790 REALLY DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. 2388 01:28:48,790 --> 01:28:51,359 I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO WORK WITH 2389 01:28:51,359 --> 01:28:52,193 US AND, PLEASE, THERE IS A LOT 2390 01:28:52,193 --> 01:28:55,997 OF WORK TO DO BUT WE NEED TO DO 2391 01:28:55,997 --> 01:28:56,097 IT. 2392 01:29:02,537 --> 01:29:06,007 >> THANK YOU, ROSE. NEXT WE HAVE 2393 01:29:06,007 --> 01:29:08,876 DAVID FOLLOWED BY CHARLOTTE AND 2394 01:29:08,876 --> 01:29:10,278 JOE. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. 2395 01:29:10,278 --> 01:29:12,647 >> THANK YOU, DAVID HANES, IN 2396 01:29:12,647 --> 01:29:16,851 THE NAME OF SEXUAL ASSAULT DAY, 2397 01:29:16,851 --> 01:29:20,321 EXPLOITATION 1492, WHATEVER YEAR 2398 01:29:20,321 --> 01:29:22,824 IN YOUR HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 2399 01:29:22,824 --> 01:29:26,260 BEGAN, ARISE INNOCENCE AND STOP 2400 01:29:26,260 --> 01:29:29,130 GIVING SANCTUARY TO CUSTOM 2401 01:29:29,130 --> 01:29:29,797 VIOLATION, MISINTERPRETATION AND 2402 01:29:29,797 --> 01:29:30,465 VULTURE CULTURE, YOU WOULD THINK 2403 01:29:30,465 --> 01:29:31,365 SEATTLE DOZEN CARE BECAUSE IF 2404 01:29:31,365 --> 01:29:35,369 YOU LOOK AT THE POLICIES THAT 2405 01:29:35,369 --> 01:29:36,871 EMPOWER THE EVIL PREDATORS IN 2406 01:29:36,871 --> 01:29:38,406 VULTURE CULTURE HUMAN TRAFFIC 2407 01:29:38,406 --> 01:29:43,177 AND DESTROY LIVES DALEY, YOU ALL 2408 01:29:43,177 --> 01:29:44,479 ARE STILL EXEMPTING DRUG UNDER 2409 01:29:44,479 --> 01:29:45,380 3.5 GRAMS ALLOWED THE CITY 2410 01:29:45,380 --> 01:29:46,714 ATTORNEY TO DICTATE THE FATE OF 2411 01:29:46,714 --> 01:29:48,649 WHAT SHE IS GOING TO PROSECUTE 2412 01:29:48,649 --> 01:29:49,584 TO THE POINT SHE HAS ALREADY 2413 01:29:49,584 --> 01:29:51,152 CONVINCED THE POLICE CHIEF THAT 2414 01:29:51,152 --> 01:29:54,021 SHE IS IS NOT GOING TO PROSECUTE 2415 01:29:54,021 --> 01:29:55,757 ANY DRUG CRIME S UNDER 3.5 2416 01:29:55,757 --> 01:29:57,458 GRAMS. ALL OF THESE REPEAT 2417 01:29:57,458 --> 01:29:58,893 OFFENDING CRIMINALS THAT ARE 2418 01:29:58,893 --> 01:30:00,762 RUINING THE PURSUIT TO HAPPINESS 2419 01:30:00,762 --> 01:30:01,796 AND DESTROYING LIVES DALEY END 2420 01:30:01,796 --> 01:30:04,031 UP GETTING OUTF JAIL AND ON THE 2421 01:30:04,031 --> 01:30:05,333 LIST, ARE NOT BEING QUESTIONED 2422 01:30:05,333 --> 01:30:08,069 TO FIND WHERE THEY KEEP GETTING 2423 01:30:08,069 --> 01:30:11,973 IT TO SHUT IT DOWN. IT IS 2424 01:30:11,973 --> 01:30:14,475 EXACERBATING THE CRISIS IN 2425 01:30:14,475 --> 01:30:15,543 HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING, IN THE 2426 01:30:15,543 --> 01:30:17,145 REACTIVATION AND WHOLE GENERAL 2427 01:30:17,145 --> 01:30:17,979 PUBBING ALL HEALTH OF WELLBEING 2428 01:30:17,979 --> 01:30:19,814 OF COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT FAIR THE 2429 01:30:19,814 --> 01:30:23,184 CHIEF KEEPS GETTING A PASS FOR 2430 01:30:23,184 --> 01:30:23,818 MANIPULATING MEDIA REPORT HAVING 2431 01:30:23,818 --> 01:30:26,687 SUCCESS WITH CRIME BECAUSE THE 2432 01:30:26,687 --> 01:30:28,022 CRIME HOTSPOTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE 2433 01:30:28,022 --> 01:30:30,291 CALLING FROM, WHERE CRIME IS 2434 01:30:30,291 --> 01:30:32,860 TAKING PLACE, IS BEING 2435 01:30:32,860 --> 01:30:34,695 MANIPULATED BY SUVS THERE. THE 2436 01:30:34,695 --> 01:30:37,799 THING IS, WE NEED TO TAKE THE 2437 01:30:37,799 --> 01:30:40,768 RESTRICTIONS OFF THE 2438 01:30:40,768 --> 01:30:42,303 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT THE 2439 01:30:42,303 --> 01:30:44,505 SMALL-TIME LANDLORDS AND THEIR 2440 01:30:44,505 --> 01:30:46,841 SELF-DEALING CONFLICTS OF 2441 01:30:46,841 --> 01:30:47,442 INTEREST CONSPIRE TO CUT SIN 2442 01:30:47,442 --> 01:30:50,178 HALF FROM 12 STORIES TO SIX 2443 01:30:50,178 --> 01:30:52,079 STORIES, AND THEN WATER DOWN 2444 01:30:52,079 --> 01:30:54,749 INTEGRITY OF THE DESIGN TO HELP 2445 01:30:54,749 --> 01:30:55,316 UNQUALIFIED NON-PROFITS 2446 01:30:55,316 --> 01:30:56,584 POLITICALLY CONNECTED TO BUILD 2447 01:30:56,584 --> 01:30:57,618 CRAPPY HOUSING FOR THE NEXT 20 2448 01:30:57,618 --> 01:30:59,887 YEARS TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T 2449 01:30:59,887 --> 01:31:02,390 COMPETE WITH THE LANDLORDS ON 2450 01:31:02,390 --> 01:31:04,192 CITY COUNCIL TRYING TO CREATE 2451 01:31:04,192 --> 01:31:05,893 THEIR OWN REAL ESTATE EMPIRE AT 2452 01:31:05,893 --> 01:31:10,298 THE EXPENSE OF EVERYBODY ELSE 2453 01:31:10,298 --> 01:31:13,768 BEING DENIED A BETTER CHOICE IN 2454 01:31:13,768 --> 01:31:16,003 HOUSING, AND REAL EQUITY. 2455 01:31:16,003 --> 01:31:17,438 >> THANK YOU, NEXT, CHARLOTTE, 2456 01:31:17,438 --> 01:31:17,772 FOLLOWED BY JOE. 2457 01:31:22,643 --> 01:31:25,513 >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, 2458 01:31:25,513 --> 01:31:26,280 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME 2459 01:31:26,280 --> 01:31:31,552 IS CHARLOTTE Y LIVE IN D3 AND 2460 01:31:31,552 --> 01:31:34,055 WORSHIP IN D4. I AM ASKING YOU 2461 01:31:34,055 --> 01:31:37,625 TO ADOPT AMENDMENT TO LIBRARY, 2462 01:31:37,625 --> 01:31:39,627 RINCK, STRAUSS, AND LINN, WITH 2463 01:31:39,627 --> 01:31:40,261 PARTICULAR RESPECT TO COUNCIL 2464 01:31:40,261 --> 01:31:41,462 MEMBER RINCK AND COUNCIL MEMBER 2465 01:31:41,462 --> 01:31:43,698 STRAUSS'S AMENDMENTS, I AM 2466 01:31:43,698 --> 01:31:45,132 DISABLED, MY HUSBAND IS 2467 01:31:45,132 --> 01:31:46,434 DISABLED, WHEELCHAIR USER, AND 2468 01:31:46,434 --> 01:31:48,236 SO WE OFTEN RELY ON E-BOOKS AND 2469 01:31:48,236 --> 01:31:50,371 MY HUSBAND WILL BE UNABLE TO USE 2470 01:31:50,371 --> 01:31:51,973 THE PHYSICAL LIVE WITHOUT AN 2471 01:31:51,973 --> 01:31:53,608 ELEVATOR. MY POINT IS EVERYBODY 2472 01:31:53,608 --> 01:31:56,177 DESERVES ACCESS TO OUR 2473 01:31:56,177 --> 01:31:58,479 LIBRARIES, AND BY EXTENSION, THE 2474 01:31:58,479 --> 01:31:59,447 KNOWLEDGE CONTAINED THEREIN. 2475 01:31:59,447 --> 01:32:00,615 THESE AMENDMENTS WILL ENABLE 2476 01:32:00,615 --> 01:32:03,084 THAT AS THE AMENDMENT BY COUNCIL 2477 01:32:03,084 --> 01:32:04,886 MEMBER FOSTER AS WELL, 2478 01:32:04,886 --> 01:32:07,822 RENOVATING THE CENTRAL LIBRARY 2479 01:32:07,822 --> 01:32:09,557 IS ALSO ESSENTIALLY, IN MY 2480 01:32:09,557 --> 01:32:11,225 OPINION. IN REGARD TO AMENDMENT 2481 01:32:11,225 --> 01:32:12,994 BY COUNCIL MEMBER LINN, WE KNOW 2482 01:32:12,994 --> 01:32:13,861 THAT SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES 2483 01:32:13,861 --> 01:32:16,497 ARE OFTEN USED AS COOLING AND 2484 01:32:16,497 --> 01:32:17,765 WARMING CENTERS, AS CLIMATE 2485 01:32:17,765 --> 01:32:21,302 CHANGE CONTINUES TO REAR ITS 2486 01:32:21,302 --> 01:32:23,638 UGLY HEAD. THEY ARE PART OF 2487 01:32:23,638 --> 01:32:25,206 PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, IN 2025 2488 01:32:25,206 --> 01:32:27,775 ALONE, 15% P PEOPLE DIED IN KING 2489 01:32:27,775 --> 01:32:29,877 COUNTY OF HYPOTHERMIA AND 2490 01:32:29,877 --> 01:32:30,611 EXPOSURE AT LEAST. THESE ARE 2491 01:32:30,611 --> 01:32:32,280 PREVENTABLE DEATHS THAMIGHT HAVE 2492 01:32:32,280 --> 01:32:35,950 BEEN SOLVED BY HAVING OPEN STAFF 2493 01:32:35,950 --> 01:32:37,151 AND CAPABLE LIBRARIES. THE 2494 01:32:37,151 --> 01:32:39,854 PEOPLE OF SEATTLE DESERVE 2495 01:32:39,854 --> 01:32:41,122 ACCESSIBLE, SAFE, AND 2496 01:32:41,122 --> 01:32:42,023 CLIMATE-CONTROLLED LIBRARIES, 2497 01:32:42,023 --> 01:32:43,991 THEY DESERVE ACCESS TO THE 2498 01:32:43,991 --> 01:32:44,692 KNOWLEDGE THEREIN, THEY DESERVE 2499 01:32:44,692 --> 01:32:47,862 ACCESS SUNDAY TO SUNDAY AND 2500 01:32:47,862 --> 01:32:49,163 OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL 2501 01:32:49,163 --> 01:32:49,964 9:00-5:00, PLEASE AMEND THE 2502 01:32:49,964 --> 01:32:52,867 LEVEE, SEND IT TO US AND LET US 2503 01:32:52,867 --> 01:32:55,169 FINISH THE JOB. THANK YOU VERY 2504 01:32:55,169 --> 01:32:55,369 MUCH. 2505 01:32:55,369 --> 01:32:57,238 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, 2506 01:32:57,238 --> 01:32:59,640 CHARLOTTE. NEXT WE HAVE JOE. 2507 01:32:59,640 --> 01:33:00,107 PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. 2508 01:33:05,746 --> 01:33:10,418 >> HI, JOY, IT IS JOE HERE. 2509 01:33:10,418 --> 01:33:12,186 FIRST I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR 2510 01:33:12,186 --> 01:33:13,621 YOUR HANDLING OF THE RACISM, YOU 2511 01:33:13,621 --> 01:33:17,391 HANDLED IT LIKE A BOSS, GO, 2512 01:33:17,391 --> 01:33:19,293 STORM. SECOND THING IS, PLEASE 2513 01:33:19,293 --> 01:33:23,331 SUPPORT THE SKAGIT DAM 2514 01:33:23,331 --> 01:33:25,199 RELICENSING AGREEMENT. THE DAM 2515 01:33:25,199 --> 01:33:29,470 IS CRITICAL TO OUR SECURITY, OUR 2516 01:33:29,470 --> 01:33:32,673 ENERGY SECURITY, AND OUR 2517 01:33:32,673 --> 01:33:34,642 SECURITY FROM FLOOD EVENTS. 2518 01:33:34,642 --> 01:33:39,413 LICENSING AGREEMENT IS KEY TO 2519 01:33:39,413 --> 01:33:41,682 PROTECTING SKAGIT AND SEATTLE, 2520 01:33:41,682 --> 01:33:45,186 THIRD, I SUPPORT MAYOR WILSON'S 2521 01:33:45,186 --> 01:33:47,722 BOLD HOUSING AGENDA, AND WE NEED 2522 01:33:47,722 --> 01:33:49,390 TO HAVE PEOPLE IN THE CLIMATE 2523 01:33:49,390 --> 01:33:51,359 EMERGENCY, PEOPLE TO LIVE CLOSE 2524 01:33:51,359 --> 01:33:52,259 ENOUGH TO WHERE TRANSIT WORKS, 2525 01:33:52,259 --> 01:33:56,564 THERE IS AN EVENT IN THE CITY, I 2526 01:33:56,564 --> 01:33:58,399 WANTED TO ATTEND, BUT BECAUSE IT 2527 01:33:58,399 --> 01:34:00,468 STARTS 7:00, AND THE LAST 2528 01:34:00,468 --> 01:34:04,438 TRANSIT BACK HOME TO SKAGIT 2529 01:34:04,438 --> 01:34:07,074 LEAVES AT 7:20, IT WAS 2530 01:34:07,074 --> 01:34:08,142 IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO 2531 01:34:08,142 --> 01:34:10,778 HAVE HOUSING CLOSE TO TRANSIT. 2532 01:34:10,778 --> 01:34:12,847 AND I WANT TO, I THINK THREE 2533 01:34:12,847 --> 01:34:13,914 POINTS IS ENOUGH. THANK YOU FOR 2534 01:34:13,914 --> 01:34:18,919 AWESOME PUBLIC SERVICE AND GO, 2535 01:34:18,919 --> 01:34:24,291 STORM, GO HAWKS, GO SONICS AND 2536 01:34:24,291 --> 01:34:26,193 HOPEFULLY GO SOUND TRANSIT. AS 2537 01:34:26,193 --> 01:34:26,427 ALWAYS. 2538 01:34:26,427 --> 01:34:29,864 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, JOE. I 2539 01:34:29,864 --> 01:34:32,366 DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANYMORE 2540 01:34:32,366 --> 01:34:34,301 PUBLIC COMMENTERS UNLESS ANYONE 2541 01:34:34,301 --> 01:34:37,038 HAS SIGNED UP. WE HAVE REACHED 2542 01:34:37,038 --> 01:34:39,573 THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT. LIST 2543 01:34:39,573 --> 01:34:41,509 OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS. NUMBER 2544 01:34:41,509 --> 01:34:42,143 ONE, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY 2545 01:34:42,143 --> 01:34:42,910 FOR COMING DOWN AND TAKING TIME 2546 01:34:42,910 --> 01:34:47,648 TO JOIN US AND GIVE PUBLIC 2547 01:34:47,648 --> 01:34:49,984 COMMENT. IT WAS AN ARRAY THAT WE 2548 01:34:49,984 --> 01:34:52,720 HAD TODAY FROM DIFFERENT 2549 01:34:52,720 --> 01:34:53,821 SUBJECTS. ALL WITHIN THE 2550 01:34:53,821 --> 01:34:55,056 COUNCIL'S PURVIEW. THANK YOU 2551 01:34:55,056 --> 01:34:56,957 ALL FOR THAT. ALSO, FOR BEING 2552 01:34:56,957 --> 01:34:58,893 RESPECTFUL. YOU KNOW, AND THIS 2553 01:34:58,893 --> 01:35:01,062 IS A CONVERSATION THAT WE ALWAYS 2554 01:35:01,062 --> 01:35:01,662 TALK ABOUT, WHAT ARE COUNCIL 2555 01:35:01,662 --> 01:35:05,800 RULES? BUT IT IS LIKE A HOMEN TO 2556 01:35:05,800 --> 01:35:07,601 HUMAN BACK AND FORTH CONNECTION 2557 01:35:07,601 --> 01:35:12,039 I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE MORE 2558 01:35:12,039 --> 01:35:12,973 CONVERSATION WHERES WE HAVE 2559 01:35:12,973 --> 01:35:13,574 RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING WHERE 2560 01:35:13,574 --> 01:35:14,842 PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM AND HERE 2561 01:35:14,842 --> 01:35:16,911 TO WORK AND SERVE YOU ALL EVERY 2562 01:35:16,911 --> 01:35:18,546 SINGLE DAY AND I SEE MY 2563 01:35:18,546 --> 01:35:19,547 COLLEAGUES WORKING HARD EVERY 2564 01:35:19,547 --> 01:35:20,581 DAY. YOU MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH 2565 01:35:20,581 --> 01:35:21,949 SOME OF THEIR POLICIES BUT I 2566 01:35:21,949 --> 01:35:24,051 KNOW THEY ARE WORKING HARD AND 2567 01:35:24,051 --> 01:35:26,654 WE HAVE A LOT MORE IN COMMON 2568 01:35:26,654 --> 01:35:27,922 THATHAN YOU ALL THINK. SO, THANK 2569 01:35:27,922 --> 01:35:30,257 YOU ALL FOR COMING, AND NOW WE 2570 01:35:30,257 --> 01:35:34,962 ARE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO OUR 2571 01:35:34,962 --> 01:35:42,403 COUNCIL MEETING. SO IF THERE IS 2572 01:35:42,403 --> 01:35:42,970 NO OBJECTION, INTRODUCTION 2573 01:35:42,970 --> 01:35:48,008 REFERRAL CAL ENDAR WILL BE 2574 01:35:48,008 --> 01:35:53,581 ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED 2575 01:35:53,581 --> 01:35:56,383 MINUTES OFMARCH 31, 2026, 2576 01:35:56,383 --> 01:35:58,419 COUNCIL BILL, PAYMENT OF THE 2577 01:35:58,419 --> 01:36:00,488 BILL, AND FIVE APPOINTMENTS FROM 2578 01:36:00,488 --> 01:36:01,889 THE LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY 2579 01:36:01,889 --> 01:36:02,990 COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ITEMS 2580 01:36:02,990 --> 01:36:08,829 COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO 2581 01:36:08,829 --> 01:36:12,700 REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT 2582 01:36:12,700 --> 01:36:13,567 CALENDAR? I MOVE TO ADOPT. 2583 01:36:13,567 --> 01:36:14,135 >> SECOND. 2584 01:36:14,135 --> 01:36:17,438 >> I GOT IT EVEN BEFORE I ASKED 2585 01:36:17,438 --> 01:36:22,810 FOR IT IT. GREAT, THERE WAS A 2586 01:36:22,810 --> 01:36:24,612 PAUSE LAST WEEK. THANK YOU. IT 2587 01:36:24,612 --> 01:36:25,946 HAS HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. 2588 01:36:25,946 --> 01:36:28,949 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? 2589 01:36:28,949 --> 01:36:29,583 >> AYE. 2590 01:36:29,583 --> 01:36:31,118 >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. 2591 01:36:31,118 --> 01:36:31,619 >> AYE. 2592 01:36:31,619 --> 01:36:33,287 >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. 2593 01:36:33,287 --> 01:36:33,988 >> YES. 2594 01:36:33,988 --> 01:36:36,023 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. 2595 01:36:36,023 --> 01:36:36,490 >> AYE. 2596 01:36:36,490 --> 01:36:38,492 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. 2597 01:36:38,492 --> 01:36:38,759 >> YES. 2598 01:36:38,759 --> 01:36:40,594 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 2599 01:36:40,594 --> 01:36:42,129 >> YES. 2600 01:36:42,129 --> 01:36:46,834 >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT 2601 01:36:46,834 --> 01:36:47,201 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2602 01:36:47,201 --> 01:36:50,805 >> YES. SEVEN IN FAVOR. 2603 01:36:50,805 --> 01:36:54,175 >> ADOPTED. WILL THE THE CLERK 2604 01:36:54,175 --> 01:36:56,544 PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE 2605 01:36:56,544 --> 01:36:58,712 MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON MY 2606 01:36:58,712 --> 01:37:00,481 BEHALF? WILL THE MRUSHG READ 2607 01:37:00,481 --> 01:37:02,383 ITEM 1? 2608 01:37:02,383 --> 01:37:11,091 >> AGENDA ITEM 1, 121189 WILLING 2609 01:37:11,091 --> 01:37:13,294 CITY EMPLOYMENT EXECUTION OF THE 2610 01:37:13,294 --> 01:37:14,128 PLUMING AND PIPE FITTING 2611 01:37:14,128 --> 01:37:15,029 INDUSTRY LOCAL 32. 2612 01:37:15,029 --> 01:37:18,065 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. I WILL 2613 01:37:18,065 --> 01:37:18,999 MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL 2614 01:37:18,999 --> 01:37:19,934 121189, IS THERE A SECOND? 2615 01:37:19,934 --> 01:37:20,801 >> SECOND. 2616 01:37:20,801 --> 01:37:25,439 >> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED 2617 01:37:25,439 --> 01:37:27,841 AND SECOND TO PASS THE BILL. I 2618 01:37:27,841 --> 01:37:30,144 WILL ADDRESS AS THE SPONSOR, THE 2619 01:37:30,144 --> 01:37:32,980 BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE A 2620 01:37:32,980 --> 01:37:33,948 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2621 01:37:33,948 --> 01:37:36,650 BETWEEN THE CITY AND UNITED 2622 01:37:36,650 --> 01:37:38,586 ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMAN AND 2623 01:37:38,586 --> 01:37:40,888 APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMING AND 2624 01:37:40,888 --> 01:37:43,591 PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY LOCAL 32 2625 01:37:43,591 --> 01:37:48,395 FOR THREE-YEAR PERIOD JANUARY 2626 01:37:48,395 --> 01:37:54,835 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 2627 01:37:54,835 --> 01:37:57,204 2027. CBA WOULD COVER UTILITIES, 2628 01:37:57,204 --> 01:37:59,006 SEATTLE CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF 2629 01:37:59,006 --> 01:38:02,142 CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION AND 2630 01:38:02,142 --> 01:38:04,845 PARKS AND RECREATION. SPECIFIC 2631 01:38:04,845 --> 01:38:08,349 TERMS WOULD INCLUDE INCREASES IN 2632 01:38:08,349 --> 01:38:10,384 FOOTWEAR ALLOWANCES, PREMIUM FOR 2633 01:38:10,384 --> 01:38:12,653 SERVICES ACTIVE WATER 2634 01:38:12,653 --> 01:38:16,523 DISTRIBUTION LEVELS, LEVEL TWO 2635 01:38:16,523 --> 01:38:17,524 CERTIFICATIONS, AND SO 2636 01:38:17,524 --> 01:38:18,592 COLLEAGUES, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT 2637 01:38:18,592 --> 01:38:20,194 ON THIS BILL AND I WILL PAUSE 2638 01:38:20,194 --> 01:38:27,368 HERE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY 2639 01:38:27,368 --> 01:38:28,802 COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. SEEING 2640 01:38:28,802 --> 01:38:29,770 NONE, WILL THE MRUSHG PLEASE 2641 01:38:29,770 --> 01:38:35,442 CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF 2642 01:38:35,442 --> 01:38:35,709 THE BILL? 2643 01:38:35,709 --> 01:38:36,677 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? 2644 01:38:36,677 --> 01:38:36,911 >> AYE. 2645 01:38:36,911 --> 01:38:38,112 >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? 2646 01:38:38,112 --> 01:38:38,545 >> AYE. 2647 01:38:38,545 --> 01:38:43,417 >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER? 2648 01:38:43,417 --> 01:38:43,817 >> YES. 2649 01:38:43,817 --> 01:38:45,719 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. 2650 01:38:45,719 --> 01:38:46,287 >> YES. 2651 01:38:46,287 --> 01:38:47,254 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. 2652 01:38:47,254 --> 01:38:48,222 >> YES. 2653 01:38:48,222 --> 01:38:49,723 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 2654 01:38:49,723 --> 01:38:50,424 >> YES. 2655 01:38:50,424 --> 01:38:51,592 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2656 01:38:51,592 --> 01:38:51,959 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2657 01:38:51,959 --> 01:38:52,459 >> YES. 2658 01:38:52,459 --> 01:38:54,728 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. 2659 01:38:54,728 --> 01:38:56,530 >> BILL PASSES, CHAIR WILL SIGN 2660 01:38:56,530 --> 01:38:58,732 IT AND THE CLERK WILL PLEASE 2661 01:38:58,732 --> 01:39:00,301 AFFIX THE SIGNATURE TO THE 2662 01:39:00,301 --> 01:39:02,703 LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WILL 2663 01:39:02,703 --> 01:39:07,942 THE MRUSHG PLEASE ITEM TWO INTO 2664 01:39:07,942 --> 01:39:08,342 THE RECORD? 2665 01:39:08,342 --> 01:39:10,110 >> RESOLUTION 32196 ADOPTING THE 2666 01:39:10,110 --> 01:39:12,379 STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT 2667 01:39:12,379 --> 01:39:15,482 FOR THE 2026 ADOPTIVE BUDGET AND 2668 01:39:15,482 --> 01:39:17,551 2026 THROUGH 2031 ADOPTED 2669 01:39:17,551 --> 01:39:18,152 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 2670 01:39:18,152 --> 01:39:21,088 >> I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT 2671 01:39:21,088 --> 01:39:22,089 RESOLUTION 32196, IS THERE A 2672 01:39:22,089 --> 01:39:22,323 SECOND? 2673 01:39:22,323 --> 01:39:22,623 >> SECOND. 2674 01:39:22,623 --> 01:39:25,292 >> IT HAS BEEN PROVED AND 2675 01:39:25,292 --> 01:39:26,427 SECONDED TO ADOPT THE 2676 01:39:26,427 --> 01:39:26,994 RESOLUTION. COUNCIL MEMBER 2677 01:39:26,994 --> 01:39:28,062 STRAUSS SPONSORED THE 2678 01:39:28,062 --> 01:39:29,330 RESOLUTION, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 2679 01:39:29,330 --> 01:39:31,732 >> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, THIS 2680 01:39:31,732 --> 01:39:33,534 IS THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING 2681 01:39:33,534 --> 01:39:34,902 STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT 2682 01:39:34,902 --> 01:39:36,236 FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. WE 2683 01:39:36,236 --> 01:39:38,906 WENT INTO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET 2684 01:39:38,906 --> 01:39:40,541 WITH A VERY GRIM OUTLOOK, NOT SO 2685 01:39:40,541 --> 01:39:41,508 DIFFERENT THAN WHERE WE ARE 2686 01:39:41,508 --> 01:39:46,613 RIGHT NOW WITH A LOT OF ECONOMIC 2687 01:39:46,613 --> 01:39:47,715 VOLATILITY, WE ARE NOT SURE HOW 2688 01:39:47,715 --> 01:39:49,783 MUCH GENERAL FUNDS WE WOULD HAVE 2689 01:39:49,783 --> 01:39:52,152 TO USE BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURAL 2690 01:39:52,152 --> 01:39:53,821 BUDGET DEFICIT, WE ELECKED TO 2691 01:39:53,821 --> 01:39:58,359 USE A LOT OF STATEMENTS OF 2692 01:39:58,359 --> 01:39:59,760 LEGISLATIVE INTENT TO OFFSET 2693 01:39:59,760 --> 01:40:05,332 BUDGET NEEDS AND THEN WE 2694 01:40:05,332 --> 01:40:06,667 RECEIVED A GOOD BUDGET FORECAST 2695 01:40:06,667 --> 01:40:09,002 AND WERE ABLE TO FUND MANY 2696 01:40:09,002 --> 01:40:09,837 PRIORITIES WE WERE LOOKING TO, 2697 01:40:09,837 --> 01:40:15,242 IN THANKS BECAUSE OF THE 2698 01:40:15,242 --> 01:40:16,076 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE COUNCIL 2699 01:40:16,076 --> 01:40:17,111 MEMBER RINCK AND BRUCE HARRELL 2700 01:40:17,111 --> 01:40:18,645 PUT ON THE BALLOT. WE HAD WAY 2701 01:40:18,645 --> 01:40:20,247 TOO MANY SLIDES LAST YEAR, IS 2702 01:40:20,247 --> 01:40:22,683 THE NICE WAY OF SAYING THAT. I 2703 01:40:22,683 --> 01:40:24,885 APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES FOR 2704 01:40:24,885 --> 01:40:25,652 TAKING A FEW OFF AND THIS COMING 2705 01:40:25,652 --> 01:40:29,957 YEAR WE ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE 2706 01:40:29,957 --> 01:40:32,359 MORE DILIGENT ABOUT HAVING 2707 01:40:32,359 --> 01:40:33,560 FEWER. THAT SAID, AND, LOOK, I 2708 01:40:33,560 --> 01:40:35,229 TAKE THIS AS WELL. I TRIED TO 2709 01:40:35,229 --> 01:40:36,663 GET RID OF A COUPLE OF MY OWN 2710 01:40:36,663 --> 01:40:38,232 SLIDES BY GETTING THE 2711 01:40:38,232 --> 01:40:40,501 INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT 2712 01:40:40,501 --> 01:40:42,036 IN A TIMELY MANNER. SO, JUST 2713 01:40:42,036 --> 01:40:42,803 APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S WORK ON 2714 01:40:42,803 --> 01:40:44,405 THIS, THIS IS A FORMALLY 2715 01:40:44,405 --> 01:40:46,240 ADOPTING THE STATEMENTS OF 2716 01:40:46,240 --> 01:40:47,975 LEGISLATIVE INTENT FROM LAST 2717 01:40:47,975 --> 01:40:49,476 YEAR, AND THIS COMING YEAR, I 2718 01:40:49,476 --> 01:40:55,949 WILL ENDEAVOR TO HAVE A SHORTER 2719 01:40:55,949 --> 01:40:56,150 LIST. 2720 01:40:56,150 --> 01:40:56,650 >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE 2721 01:40:56,650 --> 01:40:56,917 COMMENTS? 2722 01:40:56,917 --> 01:40:59,853 >> SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK 2723 01:40:59,853 --> 01:41:01,722 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE 2724 01:41:01,722 --> 01:41:03,590 ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION? 2725 01:41:03,590 --> 01:41:04,291 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? 2726 01:41:04,291 --> 01:41:04,758 >> AYE. 2727 01:41:04,758 --> 01:41:06,994 >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? 2728 01:41:06,994 --> 01:41:08,729 >> AYE. 2729 01:41:08,729 --> 01:41:11,231 >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER? 2730 01:41:11,231 --> 01:41:11,765 >> AYE. 2731 01:41:11,765 --> 01:41:12,900 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. 2732 01:41:12,900 --> 01:41:13,734 >> AYE. 2733 01:41:13,734 --> 01:41:15,903 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. 2734 01:41:15,903 --> 01:41:16,203 >> YES. 2735 01:41:16,203 --> 01:41:19,206 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? 2736 01:41:19,206 --> 01:41:19,540 >> YES. 2737 01:41:19,540 --> 01:41:20,541 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2738 01:41:20,541 --> 01:41:20,908 HOLLINGSWORTH? 2739 01:41:20,908 --> 01:41:21,241 >> YES. 2740 01:41:21,241 --> 01:41:24,445 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. 2741 01:41:24,445 --> 01:41:27,214 >> AWESOME. THE RESOLUTION IS 2742 01:41:27,214 --> 01:41:29,082 ADOPTED. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. 2743 01:41:29,082 --> 01:41:32,052 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY 2744 01:41:32,052 --> 01:41:33,554 SIGNATURE? YOU VOTED TO HAVE NO 2745 01:41:33,554 --> 01:41:37,157 SLIDES IN THE BUDGET. IS THAT 2746 01:41:37,157 --> 01:41:37,758 WHAT WE VOTED? 2747 01:41:37,758 --> 01:41:38,792 >> LIMITED TO FIVE. 2748 01:41:38,792 --> 01:41:43,897 >> I THOUGHT YOU SAID NO. 2749 01:41:43,897 --> 01:41:45,766 >> PLEASE READ ITEM THREE. 2750 01:41:45,766 --> 01:41:50,104 >> THE TRANSPORTATION WATER 2751 01:41:50,104 --> 01:41:52,139 FRONT AND SEATTLE CENTER 2752 01:41:52,139 --> 01:41:52,806 COMMITTEE RESOLUTION AFFIRMING 2753 01:41:52,806 --> 01:41:55,843 CITY OF SEATTLE READINESS FOR 2754 01:41:55,843 --> 01:42:01,482 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION 2755 01:42:01,482 --> 01:42:02,082 TEAM DECLARING CLIMATE PLEDGE 2756 01:42:02,082 --> 01:42:02,316 ARENA. 2757 01:42:02,316 --> 01:42:10,057 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, ON 2758 01:42:10,057 --> 01:42:11,558 BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. 2759 01:42:11,558 --> 01:42:14,795 >> LAST THURSDAY THE 2760 01:42:14,795 --> 01:42:16,363 TRANSPORTATION WATER FRONT IN 2761 01:42:16,363 --> 01:42:19,433 SEATTLE COMMITTEE HOSTED A ROUND 2762 01:42:19,433 --> 01:42:20,934 TABLE DISCUSSION, SEATTLE 2763 01:42:20,934 --> 01:42:22,669 NATIVE, AND NBA VETERAN, 2764 01:42:22,669 --> 01:42:23,737 SPENCER, AND REPRESENTATIVES 2765 01:42:23,737 --> 01:42:25,405 FROM THE SEATTLE SPORTS 2766 01:42:25,405 --> 01:42:29,076 COMMISSION, SEATTLE NBA FANS, 2767 01:42:29,076 --> 01:42:29,743 CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA AND NATIVE 2768 01:42:29,743 --> 01:42:31,578 YOUTH RISE ABOVE. THE PURPOSE OF 2769 01:42:31,578 --> 01:42:33,080 THE ROUND TABLE WAS TO 2770 01:42:33,080 --> 01:42:34,882 DEMONSTRATE SEATTLE IS, IN FACT, 2771 01:42:34,882 --> 01:42:36,817 READY FOR AN NBA FRANCHISE, 2772 01:42:36,817 --> 01:42:40,521 AFTER THE ROUND TABLE, DEPUTY 2773 01:42:40,521 --> 01:42:43,757 MAYOR AND CENTRAL STAFF 2774 01:42:43,757 --> 01:42:44,491 PRESENTED RESOLUTION 32198 2775 01:42:44,491 --> 01:42:46,760 AFFIRMING SEATTLE'S READINESS 2776 01:42:46,760 --> 01:42:48,095 FOR AN NBA TEAM. RESOLUTION 2777 01:42:48,095 --> 01:42:49,296 32198 WAS REFERRED TO TODAY'S 2778 01:42:49,296 --> 01:42:54,434 FULL COUNCIL MEETING BY 2779 01:42:54,434 --> 01:42:55,602 UNANIMOUS VOTE. THAT CONCLUDES 2780 01:42:55,602 --> 01:42:56,270 MY REPORT. 2781 01:42:56,270 --> 01:43:01,341 >> AWESOME. ARE THERE COMMENTS 2782 01:43:01,341 --> 01:43:04,011 REGARDING THE RESOLUTION? WILL 2783 01:43:04,011 --> 01:43:04,845 THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 2784 01:43:04,845 --> 01:43:08,582 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? 2785 01:43:08,582 --> 01:43:08,982 >> IRR. 2786 01:43:08,982 --> 01:43:10,384 >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? 2787 01:43:10,384 --> 01:43:10,717 >> AYE. 2788 01:43:10,717 --> 01:43:11,919 >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER? 2789 01:43:11,919 --> 01:43:12,386 >> YES. 2790 01:43:12,386 --> 01:43:14,855 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. 2791 01:43:14,855 --> 01:43:15,789 >> AYE. 2792 01:43:15,789 --> 01:43:17,524 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. 2793 01:43:17,524 --> 01:43:17,858 >> YES. 2794 01:43:17,858 --> 01:43:22,129 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 2795 01:43:22,129 --> 01:43:22,596 >> YES. 2796 01:43:22,596 --> 01:43:23,063 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2797 01:43:23,063 --> 01:43:23,430 HOLLINGSWORTH? 2798 01:43:23,430 --> 01:43:23,697 >> YES. 2799 01:43:23,697 --> 01:43:26,600 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. 2800 01:43:26,600 --> 01:43:28,502 >> RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, CHAIR 2801 01:43:28,502 --> 01:43:31,338 WILL SIGN IT AND WILL THE CLERK 2802 01:43:31,338 --> 01:43:36,210 PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE 2803 01:43:36,210 --> 01:43:39,479 LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? 2804 01:43:39,479 --> 01:43:41,648 AWESOME. NOW WILL THE CLERK 2805 01:43:41,648 --> 01:43:42,349 PLEASE READ ITEM FOUR? 2806 01:43:42,349 --> 01:43:47,020 >> AGENDA FOUR, COUNCIL MEMBER 2807 01:43:47,020 --> 01:43:48,555 1211777 CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT 2808 01:43:48,555 --> 01:43:51,792 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE 2809 01:43:51,792 --> 01:43:52,793 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, FIVE OFF 2810 01:43:52,793 --> 01:43:55,462 LICENSE AGREEMENT AND RELATED 2811 01:43:55,462 --> 01:43:57,297 FOR PURPOSES OF RELICENSING THE 2812 01:43:57,297 --> 01:43:59,633 CITY SKAGIT RIVER HYDROELECTRIC 2813 01:43:59,633 --> 01:44:04,304 PROJECT BEFORE THE FEDERAL 2814 01:44:04,304 --> 01:44:05,238 INTERNALLY REGULATORY 2815 01:44:05,238 --> 01:44:05,539 COMMISSION. 2816 01:44:05,539 --> 01:44:10,611 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, YOU 2817 01:44:10,611 --> 01:44:11,945 ARE RECOGNIZED. 2818 01:44:11,945 --> 01:44:14,147 >> THANK YOU. I WILL BE A LITTLE 2819 01:44:14,147 --> 01:44:16,750 WORDY BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE 2820 01:44:16,750 --> 01:44:17,651 LIFT FROM MOVING ACROSS THE 2821 01:44:17,651 --> 01:44:20,487 FINISH LINE FROM EIGHT YEARS 2822 01:44:20,487 --> 01:44:21,888 AGO, I HAVE PREPARED COMMENTS. 2823 01:44:21,888 --> 01:44:23,690 WORK ON THIS COMPREHENSIVE 2824 01:44:23,690 --> 01:44:24,658 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT STARTED IN 2825 01:44:24,658 --> 01:44:30,197 2018, THAT IS EIGHT YEARS AGO, 2826 01:44:30,197 --> 01:44:33,767 CREATES A 50 YEAR LICENSE WHICH 2827 01:44:33,767 --> 01:44:35,869 PRODUCES CARBON FREE FOR 2828 01:44:35,869 --> 01:44:38,105 SEATTLE, AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN 2829 01:44:38,105 --> 01:44:39,640 THREE TRIBES, TWO STATE AGENCY, 2830 01:44:39,640 --> 01:44:41,608 SKAGIT COUNTY AND FIVE 2831 01:44:41,608 --> 01:44:42,409 ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. IT 2832 01:44:42,409 --> 01:44:43,577 CONTAINS OFF LICENSING 2833 01:44:43,577 --> 01:44:45,579 AGREEMENTS AND REPRESENTS ABOUT 2834 01:44:45,579 --> 01:44:47,047 $4 BILLION. WE DISCUSS THE 2835 01:44:47,047 --> 01:44:48,615 AGREEMENT AT TWO COMMITTEE 2836 01:44:48,615 --> 01:44:50,651 MEETINGS MARCH 18th AND APRIL 1 2837 01:44:50,651 --> 01:44:54,054 AND PASS IT OUT OF COMMITTEE 50. 2838 01:44:54,054 --> 01:44:55,222 CITY LIGHT GAVE TWO 2839 01:44:55,222 --> 01:44:57,124 PRESENTATIONSB IN DEPTH ON THE 2840 01:44:57,124 --> 01:44:58,825 AGREEMENT, HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF 2841 01:44:58,825 --> 01:45:01,295 THE LICENSING GOING BACK TO 2842 01:45:01,295 --> 01:45:02,529 1927, AND WHAT HAPPENS DURING 2843 01:45:02,529 --> 01:45:05,098 THE PROCESS WHICH STARTS AFTER 2844 01:45:05,098 --> 01:45:06,533 THE CITY'S STEP THREE PROCESS 2845 01:45:06,533 --> 01:45:07,501 OF PASSING THROUGH COMMITTEE, 2846 01:45:07,501 --> 01:45:10,837 FULL COUNCIL, AND TO THE 2847 01:45:10,837 --> 01:45:12,239 MAYOR'S OFFICE. IF, INDEED, IT 2848 01:45:12,239 --> 01:45:13,907 PASSES TODAY. WE ARE HONORED TO 2849 01:45:13,907 --> 01:45:15,475 HOST A PANEL OF TRIBAL 2850 01:45:15,475 --> 01:45:18,478 LEADERSHIP AT THE MARCH 18th 2851 01:45:18,478 --> 01:45:21,448 COMMITTEE. THE PANEL WAS MADE OF 2852 01:45:21,448 --> 01:45:22,883 CHAIRMAN NINO, COUNCIL MEMBER 2853 01:45:22,883 --> 01:45:27,087 KEVIN LENNON AND JACK, GENERAL 2854 01:45:27,087 --> 01:45:28,288 COUNCIL FROM YAKIMA NATION FROM 2855 01:45:28,288 --> 01:45:30,090 THE INDIAN TRIBE, AND THEN WE 2856 01:45:30,090 --> 01:45:32,459 ALSO HAD CHAIRMAN STEVE EDWARDS 2857 01:45:32,459 --> 01:45:34,294 AND VICE CHAIRMAN BRIAN PORTER 2858 01:45:34,294 --> 01:45:36,129 FROM THE INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY 2859 01:45:36,129 --> 01:45:38,398 AND WE HAD MR. SCOTT SKYLER, 2860 01:45:38,398 --> 01:45:40,200 POLICY LEAD, AND DAVID HAWKINS, 2861 01:45:40,200 --> 01:45:40,867 ATTORNEY FROM UPPER SKAGIT 2862 01:45:40,867 --> 01:45:42,169 INDIAN TRIBE, I SHOULD ADD WE 2863 01:45:42,169 --> 01:45:44,538 HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM MR. 2864 01:45:44,538 --> 01:45:45,839 SKYLER TODAY DURING PUBLIC 2865 01:45:45,839 --> 01:45:47,774 COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING 2866 01:45:47,774 --> 01:45:48,975 HERE, MR. SKYLER. THE TRIBE 2867 01:45:48,975 --> 01:45:50,977 SPOKE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE OF 2868 01:45:50,977 --> 01:45:53,013 THE LICENSING PROCESS AND 2869 01:45:53,013 --> 01:45:54,381 HISTORY IN&THE IMPORTANCE TO 2870 01:45:54,381 --> 01:45:58,652 TRIBES. BEFORE WE GO ON, I WANT 2871 01:45:58,652 --> 01:45:59,786 TO THANK-- SOME THANK YOUS, 2872 01:45:59,786 --> 01:46:01,855 BRIEFLY, A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO 2873 01:46:01,855 --> 01:46:03,290 COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE, COUNCIL 2874 01:46:03,290 --> 01:46:04,825 MEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCIL MEMBER 2875 01:46:04,825 --> 01:46:06,960 SAKA, AND COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA, 2876 01:46:06,960 --> 01:46:09,329 FOR THEIR AUTHENTIC AND MUCH 2877 01:46:09,329 --> 01:46:11,665 APPRECIATED PARTICIPATION IN THE 2878 01:46:11,665 --> 01:46:12,833 CONCLUSION OF THIS EIGHT-YEAR 2879 01:46:12,833 --> 01:46:14,334 PROCESS, AND ESPECIALLY THANKS, 2880 01:46:14,334 --> 01:46:16,803 OF COR, TO COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, 2881 01:46:16,803 --> 01:46:18,472 WHO WAS FORMER CHAIR OF THIS 2882 01:46:18,472 --> 01:46:20,474 COMMITTEE. OF COURSE, THANK YOU 2883 01:46:20,474 --> 01:46:22,509 TO MAYOR WILSON AND HER STAFF. 2884 01:46:22,509 --> 01:46:24,711 SKAGIT, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO 2885 01:46:24,711 --> 01:46:26,380 THANK SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, CRAIG 2886 01:46:26,380 --> 01:46:28,982 SMITH, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 2887 01:46:28,982 --> 01:46:32,152 INTERIM GM AND CEO, DENNIS 2888 01:46:32,152 --> 01:46:34,621 MCLARYN, CHRIS TOWNSEND, MARA 2889 01:46:34,621 --> 01:46:36,556 BURGER, BRIDGET MALINA, AND, 2890 01:46:36,556 --> 01:46:41,128 LETS SEE, STEVEN, MATT LOVE, AND 2891 01:46:41,128 --> 01:46:41,995 ERIC MCCONAUGHEY FROM CENTRAL 2892 01:46:41,995 --> 01:46:43,196 STAFF. THAT BEING SAID, THIS HAS 2893 01:46:43,196 --> 01:46:46,733 BEEN A LONG PROCESS AND I AM 2894 01:46:46,733 --> 01:46:48,435 HOPING THAT WE WILL ALL BE 2895 01:46:48,435 --> 01:46:50,537 ENDEAVOR AS COUNCIL MEMBER 2896 01:46:50,537 --> 01:46:51,772 STRAUSS SAID, ENDEAVOR TO VOTE 2897 01:46:51,772 --> 01:46:54,975 YES TODAY AND HAVE THIS MOVE 2898 01:46:54,975 --> 01:46:56,176 FORWARD AFTER EIGHT YEARS. 2899 01:46:56,176 --> 01:46:57,210 AGAIN, THANK TRIBE LEADERSHIP 2900 01:46:57,210 --> 01:47:04,451 FOR BEING PRESENT TODAY. RAISE 2901 01:47:04,451 --> 01:47:05,852 OUR HANDS TO YOU, THANK YOU. 2902 01:47:05,852 --> 01:47:07,888 WITH THAT, IF THERE IS ANYONE 2903 01:47:07,888 --> 01:47:09,489 ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT. 2904 01:47:09,489 --> 01:47:14,828 I WAS TAKEN OVER A FOR MINUTE, 2905 01:47:14,828 --> 01:47:15,896 GOING TO A VOTE BUT THAT IS YOUR 2906 01:47:15,896 --> 01:47:16,096 JOB. 2907 01:47:16,096 --> 01:47:18,865 >> NO, THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU 2908 01:47:18,865 --> 01:47:19,499 FOR THAT REPORT. WE KNOW THERE 2909 01:47:19,499 --> 01:47:21,535 WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK IN THIS, 2910 01:47:21,535 --> 01:47:22,435 AND COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, THANK 2911 01:47:22,435 --> 01:47:24,638 YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS 2912 01:47:24,638 --> 01:47:27,073 DURING THE COMMITTEE, AND ARE 2913 01:47:27,073 --> 01:47:28,975 THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS DURING 2914 01:47:28,975 --> 01:47:30,644 THIS TIME? COUNCIL MEMBER 2915 01:47:30,644 --> 01:47:30,911 STRAUSS? 2916 01:47:30,911 --> 01:47:34,781 >> THANK YOU. I WILL KEEP THIS 2917 01:47:34,781 --> 01:47:36,283 BRIEF BECAUSE I HAD COUNCIL 2918 01:47:36,283 --> 01:47:39,719 MEMBER JUAREZ SPEAK WITH MY 2919 01:47:39,719 --> 01:47:40,520 REMARKS AT THE FIRST COMMITTEE 2920 01:47:40,520 --> 01:47:42,189 MEETING, I ALREADY SPENT TOO 2921 01:47:42,189 --> 01:47:43,156 MUCH TIME TALKING ABOUT HOW I AM 2922 01:47:43,156 --> 01:47:45,125 NOT GOING TO TALK. WITH THAT, 2923 01:47:45,125 --> 01:47:45,959 THANK YOU TO OUR TRIBAL LEADER, 2924 01:47:45,959 --> 01:47:48,495 I KNOW NOT ALL OF OUR TRIBAL 2925 01:47:48,495 --> 01:47:49,329 LEADERS ARE HERE TODAY, AND 2926 01:47:49,329 --> 01:47:51,131 THANK YOU TO THE CITY LIGHT TEAM 2927 01:47:51,131 --> 01:47:54,000 BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO OUR 2928 01:47:54,000 --> 01:47:54,868 TRIBAL LEADERS. THE REASON I SAY 2929 01:47:54,868 --> 01:47:56,269 THIS IS BECAUSE I WANT TO FIRST 2930 01:47:56,269 --> 01:48:03,343 THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE YOUR 2931 01:48:03,343 --> 01:48:06,346 GUESTS IN THE SKAGIT, YOU 2932 01:48:06,346 --> 01:48:07,981 TOUCHED A LOT ON THE LAST 2933 01:48:07,981 --> 01:48:08,648 HUNDRED YEARS THAT COULD HAVE 2934 01:48:08,648 --> 01:48:10,183 GONE BETTER AND SOMETHING I 2935 01:48:10,183 --> 01:48:15,021 OFTEN TIMES SAY IS TIME DOES NOT 2936 01:48:15,021 --> 01:48:16,523 HEEL WOUNDS, HEALING ACTION 2937 01:48:16,523 --> 01:48:17,691 HEALS WOUNDS, AND THAT IS A BIT 2938 01:48:17,691 --> 01:48:21,795 OF WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DO TODAY. 2939 01:48:21,795 --> 01:48:24,097 THE SKAGIT RIVER IS ONE OF THE 2940 01:48:24,097 --> 01:48:25,699 HEALTHIEST RIVERS IN OUR AREA 2941 01:48:25,699 --> 01:48:32,439 AND HAS THE HIGHEST SALMON RUN 2942 01:48:32,439 --> 01:48:35,075 IN PUGET SOUND, THAT IS NOT BY 2943 01:48:35,075 --> 01:48:36,843 ACCIDENT. THIS IS TO TRIBAL 2944 01:48:36,843 --> 01:48:38,645 LEADERS, THIS IS BECAUSE YOUR 2945 01:48:38,645 --> 01:48:40,380 MILLENNIA OF STEWARDSHIP, YOUR 2946 01:48:40,380 --> 01:48:41,448 CONSERVATION EFFORTS OVER THE 2947 01:48:41,448 --> 01:48:42,649 LAST CENTURY, AND THE POSITIONS 2948 01:48:42,649 --> 01:48:47,954 THAT YOU HAVE HELD IN THE LAST 2949 01:48:47,954 --> 01:48:49,556 DECADE OF NEGOTIATING THIS 2950 01:48:49,556 --> 01:48:50,257 RELICENSE AGREEMENT. IT IS 2951 01:48:50,257 --> 01:48:52,158 WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU SITTING 2952 01:48:52,158 --> 01:48:55,562 ACROSS THE TABLE FROM US, AND 2953 01:48:55,562 --> 01:48:59,299 DEMANDING THE THINGS THAT YOU 2954 01:48:59,299 --> 01:49:02,402 KNOW WE NEED FOR OUR REGION. ME, 2955 01:49:02,402 --> 01:49:03,370 MY FAMILY, AND OUR FUTURE 2956 01:49:03,370 --> 01:49:05,105 GENERATIONS ARE INDEBTED TO YOU 2957 01:49:05,105 --> 01:49:07,307 FOR WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED 2958 01:49:07,307 --> 01:49:09,109 IN THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE US 2959 01:49:09,109 --> 01:49:13,546 TODAY. I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE 2960 01:49:13,546 --> 01:49:15,015 LAST LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR 2961 01:49:15,015 --> 01:49:17,384 COLLEAGUES, ROSS LAKE, SO LARGE 2962 01:49:17,384 --> 01:49:23,523 IT GOES FROM ALMOST SKAGIT 2963 01:49:23,523 --> 01:49:24,958 COUNTY, BUT WHATCOM, TO CANADA, 2964 01:49:24,958 --> 01:49:26,993 THE LAST LICENSE THERE WAS A 2965 01:49:26,993 --> 01:49:27,694 CONSERVATION AGREEMENT THAT 2966 01:49:27,694 --> 01:49:29,696 CONSERVED AS MUCH LAND AS ROSS 2967 01:49:29,696 --> 01:49:30,797 LAKE OCCUPIES. SO IT IS HARD TO 2968 01:49:30,797 --> 01:49:32,132 SEE IT ALL IN ONE PLACE BUT WHEN 2969 01:49:32,132 --> 01:49:34,100 YOU LOOK AT THE LAKE ON A MAP, 2970 01:49:34,100 --> 01:49:36,703 YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH WAS 2971 01:49:36,703 --> 01:49:38,905 ACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST 2972 01:49:38,905 --> 01:49:41,107 LICENSE, AND THIS AGREEMENT GOES 2973 01:49:41,107 --> 01:49:42,075 EVEN FURTHER. YOUR WILLINGNESS 2974 01:49:42,075 --> 01:49:45,011 TO WORK WITH US IN AN OFF 2975 01:49:45,011 --> 01:49:45,578 LICENSE AGREEMENT AND YOUR 2976 01:49:45,578 --> 01:49:48,882 COMMITMENT TO HOLD US TO ACCOUNT 2977 01:49:48,882 --> 01:49:51,851 IS WHAT MAKES THIS MOMENT 2978 01:49:51,851 --> 01:49:55,088 INCREDIBLY SPECIAL. IT IS WHAT 2979 01:49:55,088 --> 01:49:55,956 MAKES THIS AGREEMENT HISTORIC, 2980 01:49:55,956 --> 01:49:58,024 AND WE WILL LIVE BETTER LIVES, 2981 01:49:58,024 --> 01:49:59,225 OUR FUTURE GENERATION WILL BE 2982 01:49:59,225 --> 01:50:01,995 BETTER OFF, BECAUSE OF THE WORK 2983 01:50:01,995 --> 01:50:04,197 THAT YOU DID IN THIS AGREEMENT. 2984 01:50:04,197 --> 01:50:06,132 AND THANK YOU, CHRIS, FOR 2985 01:50:06,132 --> 01:50:09,736 GETTING US TO THE CITY BEING IN 2986 01:50:09,736 --> 01:50:11,805 AGREEMENT WITH TLEM. I REALLY 2987 01:50:11,805 --> 01:50:12,872 WANT TO SETTLE ON THAT, THOUGH. 2988 01:50:12,872 --> 01:50:14,941 FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE GOING TO 2989 01:50:14,941 --> 01:50:15,475 BE BETTER BECAUSE OF THE 2990 01:50:15,475 --> 01:50:17,344 POSITIONS YOU HAVE HELD OVER THE 2991 01:50:17,344 --> 01:50:18,578 LAST DECADE, AND HOW YOU HAVE 2992 01:50:18,578 --> 01:50:20,680 HELD US TO ACCOUNT IN THIS 2993 01:50:20,680 --> 01:50:24,417 AGREEMENT. SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF 2994 01:50:24,417 --> 01:50:25,118 MY HEART, THANK YOU. 2995 01:50:25,118 --> 01:50:28,388 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 2996 01:50:28,388 --> 01:50:30,657 STRAUSS. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER 2997 01:50:30,657 --> 01:50:31,958 FOSTER, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL 2998 01:50:31,958 --> 01:50:32,325 MEMBER JUAREZ. 2999 01:50:32,325 --> 01:50:32,926 >> CLOSING. 3000 01:50:32,926 --> 01:50:33,827 >> ABSOLUTELY. 3001 01:50:33,827 --> 01:50:35,495 >> WE WILL COME TO COUNCIL 3002 01:50:35,495 --> 01:50:36,963 MEMBER JUAREZ AS CLOSING. ANYONE 3003 01:50:36,963 --> 01:50:38,832 WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE 3004 01:50:38,832 --> 01:50:39,966 RAISE YOUR HAND. COUNCIL MEMBER 3005 01:50:39,966 --> 01:50:40,200 FOSTER. 3006 01:50:40,200 --> 01:50:42,102 >> THANK YOU. I WILL BE VERY 3007 01:50:42,102 --> 01:50:45,639 BRIEF WITH MY REMARKS. I WANT TO 3008 01:50:45,639 --> 01:50:48,641 SAY THANK YOU FOR MOVING THIS 3009 01:50:48,641 --> 01:50:49,242 FORWARD. I APPRECIATE YOUR 3010 01:50:49,242 --> 01:50:52,412 INCREDIBLY HARD WORK THERE, SO 3011 01:50:52,412 --> 01:50:54,648 THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY TO COUNCIL 3012 01:50:54,648 --> 01:50:55,315 MEMBER JUAREZ. I WANTED TO, 3013 01:50:55,315 --> 01:50:57,117 REALLY WHY I WANTED TO MAKE A 3014 01:50:57,117 --> 01:50:59,152 QUICK REMARK, I WANTED TO SAY 3015 01:50:59,152 --> 01:51:00,387 THANK YOU TO TRIBAL LEADERS WHO 3016 01:51:00,387 --> 01:51:02,355 ARE HERE AND MR. SKYLER, I WROTE 3017 01:51:02,355 --> 01:51:03,657 DOWN WHAT YOU SAID, KEY WITH 3018 01:51:03,657 --> 01:51:04,924 COME HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 3019 01:51:04,924 --> 01:51:06,860 YEARS, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR 3020 01:51:06,860 --> 01:51:10,563 SHOWING UP AND TESTIFYING AND 3021 01:51:10,563 --> 01:51:12,132 SHARING WITH US THAT LANDED ON 3022 01:51:12,132 --> 01:51:16,703 ME. I WANTED TO SPEAK MY 3023 01:51:16,703 --> 01:51:17,337 APPRECIATION TO YOU. THANK YOU. 3024 01:51:17,337 --> 01:51:17,971 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL 3025 01:51:17,971 --> 01:51:19,506 MEMBER FOSTER. IS THERE ANY 3026 01:51:19,506 --> 01:51:23,043 OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD 3027 01:51:23,043 --> 01:51:24,344 LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? COUNCIL 3028 01:51:24,344 --> 01:51:24,811 MEMBER JUAREZ? CLOSE? 3029 01:51:24,811 --> 01:51:25,578 >> CLOSE YOU OUT. 3030 01:51:25,578 --> 01:51:27,347 >> THE CLOSE IS YOURSISM STRIKE 3031 01:51:27,347 --> 01:51:28,782 DOWN THE MIDDLE, LIKE YOU THREW 3032 01:51:28,782 --> 01:51:29,149 THAT BALL. 3033 01:51:29,149 --> 01:51:29,916 >> I DID. 3034 01:51:29,916 --> 01:51:34,087 >> THAT WENT OVER THE PLATE. 3035 01:51:34,087 --> 01:51:36,923 >> WHAT SHE IS REFERRING TO IS 3036 01:51:36,923 --> 01:51:37,557 BASEBALL TOURNAMENT WE GOT TO 3037 01:51:37,557 --> 01:51:38,758 THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH AND I 3038 01:51:38,758 --> 01:51:41,094 WANT TO SAY I THREW OUT THE BEST 3039 01:51:41,094 --> 01:51:45,198 ONE. I WILL JUST PUT IT THERE. I 3040 01:51:45,198 --> 01:51:48,034 WANT TO CLOSE US OUT,&RECOGNIZE, 3041 01:51:48,034 --> 01:51:51,704 SCOTT SKYLER, FROM UPPER SKAGIT 3042 01:51:51,704 --> 01:51:52,572 BECAUSE SCOTT'S MOTHER, DOREEN 3043 01:51:52,572 --> 01:51:56,309 MALONEY WHO I HAVE KNOWN SINCE A 3044 01:51:56,309 --> 01:51:58,144 TEENAGER, STARTED THE 3045 01:51:58,144 --> 01:51:59,512 NEGOTIATIONS WITH LORRAINE AND 3046 01:51:59,512 --> 01:52:03,083 BOB, I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS FIRST 3047 01:52:03,083 --> 01:52:08,154 NAME, FROM SWIN, AND THOSE ARE 3048 01:52:08,154 --> 01:52:12,425 THE DAYS BACK IN 1991, 1992, AND 3049 01:52:12,425 --> 01:52:14,327 SO I WANT TO-- WANT THIS COUNCIL 3050 01:52:14,327 --> 01:52:19,265 TO BE PROUD THAT THEY ARE PART 3051 01:52:19,265 --> 01:52:22,035 OF A HISTORICAL MOMENT THAT EVEN 3052 01:52:22,035 --> 01:52:22,669 THOUGH PROCEDUREERALLY THIS HAS 3053 01:52:22,669 --> 01:52:23,269 BEEN IN SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, 3054 01:52:23,269 --> 01:52:24,104 WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, WITH 3055 01:52:24,104 --> 01:52:26,906 THREE FORMER GM SHGSs AND CEOs 3056 01:52:26,906 --> 01:52:27,540 AND FOUR MAYORS, AND FOR EIGHT 3057 01:52:27,540 --> 01:52:31,111 YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN A PART OF 3058 01:52:31,111 --> 01:52:31,711 THIS, I AM REALLY GLAD IT IS 3059 01:52:31,711 --> 01:52:32,378 OVER, BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL GO 3060 01:52:32,378 --> 01:52:33,680 UP TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND 3061 01:52:33,680 --> 01:52:36,015 FROM THEN TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY 3062 01:52:36,015 --> 01:52:37,784 REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THEN 3063 01:52:37,784 --> 01:52:39,452 ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, 3064 01:52:39,452 --> 01:52:43,556 BUT I THINK THAT GOES TO THE 3065 01:52:43,556 --> 01:52:45,825 RESILIENCE OF OUR PEOPLE, LIKE 3066 01:52:45,825 --> 01:52:47,827 YOUR MOTHER, DOREEN, AND OTHER 3067 01:52:47,827 --> 01:52:49,496 FOLKS THAT HAVE WALKED ON, HOW 3068 01:52:49,496 --> 01:52:53,233 IMPORTANT THE RIVER SYSTEMS ARE 3069 01:52:53,233 --> 01:52:55,268 TO US. ONE THING, I AM NOT GOING 3070 01:52:55,268 --> 01:52:56,636 INTO SPEECH I GAVE DURING 3071 01:52:56,636 --> 01:53:00,540 COMMITTEE BUT I WILL SAY THIS, 3072 01:53:00,540 --> 01:53:01,774 WATCHING PUBLIC UTILITIES ARMY 3073 01:53:01,774 --> 01:53:04,010 CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND FOLKS IN 3074 01:53:04,010 --> 01:53:06,613 THE 30s, 40s, AND 50s, AND WHAT 3075 01:53:06,613 --> 01:53:10,316 THEY DID TO MAINSTREAM AND RIVER 3076 01:53:10,316 --> 01:53:17,757 SYSTEMS IN THE STATE, AND OTHER 3077 01:53:17,757 --> 01:53:21,828 STATES, I WANT TO SAY VERGES ON 3078 01:53:21,828 --> 01:53:24,531 VIOLENCE BECAUSE IT DID MORE 3079 01:53:24,531 --> 01:53:30,770 THAN JUST TAKE FISH. ONE THING 3080 01:53:30,770 --> 01:53:33,239 THAT COMES TO MIND IS WHEN 3081 01:53:33,239 --> 01:53:35,642 TACOMA CITY LIGHT MOVED THE 3082 01:53:35,642 --> 01:53:38,144 MIDDLE FORK OF THE RIVER, AND 3083 01:53:38,144 --> 01:53:42,782 WHAT THAT DID TO THE PEOPLE. SO 3084 01:53:42,782 --> 01:53:44,217 THAT BEING SAID, THERE IS ONE 3085 01:53:44,217 --> 01:53:46,886 NICE THING ABOUT GETTING OLD IS 3086 01:53:46,886 --> 01:53:48,154 YOU DO HAVE WISDOM AND WE DO 3087 01:53:48,154 --> 01:53:50,657 KNOW YOU LEARN MORE FROM YOUR 3088 01:53:50,657 --> 01:53:51,858 FAILURES THAN YOU DO YOUR 3089 01:53:51,858 --> 01:53:53,226 SUCCESSES AND FOR LONGEVITY OF 3090 01:53:53,226 --> 01:53:54,828 THE PEOPLE AND WHAT UNCLE BILLY 3091 01:53:54,828 --> 01:53:57,931 USED TO SAY IS NATIVE PEOPLE 3092 01:53:57,931 --> 01:53:59,966 DON'T HAVE A PIONEER STORY, WE 3093 01:53:59,966 --> 01:54:01,201 WERE HERE, AND AS UNCLE BILLY 3094 01:54:01,201 --> 01:54:04,137 USED TO SAY, WE ARE NOT A 3095 01:54:04,137 --> 01:54:05,405 TRANSIENT COMMUNITY OR GROUP, WE 3096 01:54:05,405 --> 01:54:07,640 WILL LIVE AND DIE ON THOSE 3097 01:54:07,640 --> 01:54:09,075 RIVERS BECAUSE IT IS HOME, AND 3098 01:54:09,075 --> 01:54:11,311 SO YOU BEING HERE TODAY AND YOUR 3099 01:54:11,311 --> 01:54:14,581 WORDS AND COOPERATION ALONG WITH 3100 01:54:14,581 --> 01:54:19,285 THE OTHER TWO TRIBES AND THE 3101 01:54:19,285 --> 01:54:21,387 CITY, FOR ME IS A LONG JOURNEY, 3102 01:54:21,387 --> 01:54:22,789 I RAISE MY HANDS TO YOU. THANK 3103 01:54:22,789 --> 01:54:23,990 YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3104 01:54:23,990 --> 01:54:25,391 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK 3105 01:54:25,391 --> 01:54:27,860 YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. 3106 01:54:27,860 --> 01:54:28,461 THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS, 3107 01:54:28,461 --> 01:54:33,299 THANK YOU FOR THE TRIBAL LEADERS 3108 01:54:33,299 --> 01:54:42,041 HERE, I PUT MY PRAYER HANDS TO 3109 01:54:42,041 --> 01:54:42,375 YOU. RIVERA? 3110 01:54:42,375 --> 01:54:42,642 >> AYE. 3111 01:54:42,642 --> 01:54:43,676 >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. 3112 01:54:43,676 --> 01:54:43,943 >> AYE. 3113 01:54:43,943 --> 01:54:45,411 >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. 3114 01:54:45,411 --> 01:54:45,678 >> YES. 3115 01:54:45,678 --> 01:54:47,247 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. 3116 01:54:47,247 --> 01:54:47,847 >> AYE. 3117 01:54:47,847 --> 01:54:52,819 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. 3118 01:54:52,819 --> 01:54:53,186 >> YES. 3119 01:54:53,186 --> 01:54:54,554 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 3120 01:54:54,554 --> 01:54:55,922 >> YES. 3121 01:54:55,922 --> 01:54:57,490 >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT 3122 01:54:57,490 --> 01:54:57,857 HOLLINGSWORTH. 3123 01:54:57,857 --> 01:54:58,091 >> YES. 3124 01:54:58,091 --> 01:55:02,061 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. 3125 01:55:02,061 --> 01:55:02,662 >> BILL PASSES. [ APPLAUSE ] 3126 01:55:02,662 --> 01:55:04,030 >> BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR 3127 01:55:04,030 --> 01:55:09,369 WILL SIGN IT, WILL THE CLERK 3128 01:55:09,369 --> 01:55:11,904 PLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE, I 3129 01:55:11,904 --> 01:55:13,840 ALMOST SAID TO MY SKIN. I DON'T 3130 01:55:13,840 --> 01:55:19,279 KNOW-- THE SIGNATURE TO THE 3131 01:55:19,279 --> 01:55:20,413 LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. OKAY. 3132 01:55:20,413 --> 01:55:22,415 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 3133 01:55:22,415 --> 01:55:22,615 FIVE? 3134 01:55:22,615 --> 01:55:26,619 >> AGENDA FIVE, COUNCIL BILL 3135 01:55:26,619 --> 01:55:27,420 121183, CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT TO 3136 01:55:27,420 --> 01:55:28,855 THE NEEDS OF THE CITY LIGHT 3137 01:55:28,855 --> 01:55:30,523 DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING SALE OF 3138 01:55:30,523 --> 01:55:31,958 PORTION OF CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT 3139 01:55:31,958 --> 01:55:35,662 REAL PROPERTY FOR ROAD PURPOSES 3140 01:55:35,662 --> 01:55:36,396 TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY, THE 3141 01:55:36,396 --> 01:55:37,196 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL 3142 01:55:37,196 --> 01:55:37,397 PASS. 3143 01:55:37,397 --> 01:55:42,435 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, BACK 3144 01:55:42,435 --> 01:55:44,871 TO YOU FOR THE DOUBLE STRIKE. 3145 01:55:44,871 --> 01:55:45,638 >> THIS IS LAND TRANSFER IN 3146 01:55:45,638 --> 01:55:46,839 WHICH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS 3147 01:55:46,839 --> 01:55:50,209 SELLING LAND TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY 3148 01:55:50,209 --> 01:55:52,078 BUT RETAIN RIGHTS AND ACCESS FOR 3149 01:55:52,078 --> 01:55:55,481 ELECTRICAL EASEMENT, THE SALE 3150 01:55:55,481 --> 01:55:56,316 ISN'T MARKET VALUE, $452,000, 3151 01:55:56,316 --> 01:55:57,850 AGAIN, IT IS SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 3152 01:55:57,850 --> 01:55:59,819 TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY, IT PASSED 3153 01:55:59,819 --> 01:56:01,688 OUT OF COMMITTEE 50, I ENDEAVOR 3154 01:56:01,688 --> 01:56:02,689 YOU TO VOTE YES. 3155 01:56:02,689 --> 01:56:03,656 >> THANK YOU. 3156 01:56:03,656 --> 01:56:06,492 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL 3157 01:56:06,492 --> 01:56:07,260 MEMBER JUAREZ. ARE THERE ANY 3158 01:56:07,260 --> 01:56:11,197 COMMENTS ON THE PASSAGE OF THE 3159 01:56:11,197 --> 01:56:12,699 BILL? SEEING NONE, WILL THE 3160 01:56:12,699 --> 01:56:14,667 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE-- THANK 3161 01:56:14,667 --> 01:56:17,437 YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, FOR 3162 01:56:17,437 --> 01:56:19,839 YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS, LET ME 3163 01:56:19,839 --> 01:56:24,444 JUST SAY THAT. MY APOLOGIES. 3164 01:56:24,444 --> 01:56:26,779 COLLEAGUES, WE ARE GOING TO CALL 3165 01:56:26,779 --> 01:56:27,046 THE ROLE. 3166 01:56:27,046 --> 01:56:27,580 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. 3167 01:56:27,580 --> 01:56:27,814 >> AYE. 3168 01:56:27,814 --> 01:56:28,381 >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. 3169 01:56:28,381 --> 01:56:28,648 >> AYE. 3170 01:56:28,648 --> 01:56:29,782 >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. 3171 01:56:29,782 --> 01:56:32,552 >> YES. 3172 01:56:32,552 --> 01:56:34,654 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. 3173 01:56:34,654 --> 01:56:34,921 >> AYE. 3174 01:56:34,921 --> 01:56:41,728 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. 3175 01:56:41,728 --> 01:56:41,961 >> YES. 3176 01:56:41,961 --> 01:56:42,495 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 3177 01:56:42,495 --> 01:56:45,665 >> YES. 3178 01:56:45,665 --> 01:56:46,366 >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. 3179 01:56:46,366 --> 01:56:47,867 >> YES. 3180 01:56:47,867 --> 01:56:52,705 >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX 3181 01:56:52,705 --> 01:56:55,375 MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION 3182 01:56:55,375 --> 01:56:55,908 ON MY BEHALF? THANK YOU. 3183 01:56:55,908 --> 01:56:59,078 >>> COLLEAGUES, NO ITEM REMOVED, 3184 01:56:59,078 --> 01:57:02,515 THERE IS A PROCLAMATION, COUNCIL 3185 01:57:02,515 --> 01:57:04,117 MEMBER FOSTER HAS A PROCLAMATION 3186 01:57:04,117 --> 01:57:09,255 RECOGNIZING APRIL 6th THROUGH 3187 01:57:09,255 --> 01:57:13,326 THE 18th, 2026 AS TAX FRAUD 3188 01:57:13,326 --> 01:57:19,866 AWARENESS DAY ON OUR FEDERAL 3189 01:57:19,866 --> 01:57:20,400 GOVERNMENT, JUST PLAYING, 3190 01:57:20,400 --> 01:57:21,033 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STEALING OUR 3191 01:57:21,033 --> 01:57:21,601 TAX DOLLARS. COUNCIL MEMBER 3192 01:57:21,601 --> 01:57:22,201 FOSTER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO 3193 01:57:22,201 --> 01:57:23,269 LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE 3194 01:57:23,269 --> 01:57:23,603 PROCLAMATION. 3195 01:57:23,603 --> 01:57:25,671 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 3196 01:57:25,671 --> 01:57:27,340 PRESIDENT. JOKE ALMOST WENT PAST 3197 01:57:27,340 --> 01:57:32,612 ME BUT I CAUGHT YOU. I 3198 01:57:32,612 --> 01:57:33,179 APPRECIATE YOU. I AM REALLY 3199 01:57:33,179 --> 01:57:33,646 PROUD TO SPONSOR THE 3200 01:57:33,646 --> 01:57:34,447 PROCLAMATION AND WANT TO 3201 01:57:34,447 --> 01:57:35,014 APPRECIATE THE NORTH COAST 3202 01:57:35,014 --> 01:57:37,850 STATES CARPINEER'S UNION FOR 3203 01:57:37,850 --> 01:57:38,484 ADVOCACY AROUND PERSISTENT HARM 3204 01:57:38,484 --> 01:57:39,886 OF TAX FRAUD IN THE CONSTRUCTION 3205 01:57:39,886 --> 01:57:41,988 INDUSTRY AND FOR RAISING THE 3206 01:57:41,988 --> 01:57:43,122 ISSUE TO MY OFFICE AND FOR 3207 01:57:43,122 --> 01:57:45,024 WAITING THROUGH COUNCIL AND 3208 01:57:45,024 --> 01:57:45,625 STAYING WITH US TODAY. THANK 3209 01:57:45,625 --> 01:57:47,126 YOU. THIS RESOLUTION IS 3210 01:57:47,126 --> 01:57:47,727 IMPORTANT AND I AM EXCITED TO 3211 01:57:47,727 --> 01:57:53,933 BRING PFORWARD FOR A NUMBER OF 3212 01:57:53,933 --> 01:57:54,500 REASONS. ONE IS WE KNOW TAX 3213 01:57:54,500 --> 01:57:55,134 FRAUD LEADS TO LOST REVENUE FOR 3214 01:57:55,134 --> 01:57:57,670 COMMUNITY, WHICH IS CRITICALLY 3215 01:57:57,670 --> 01:57:58,237 NEEDED TO FUND ESSENTIALLY 3216 01:57:58,237 --> 01:57:59,672 SERVICES. ANOTHER IS THAT IT 3217 01:57:59,672 --> 01:58:02,008 CONTRIBUTES TO THE EXPLOITATION 3218 01:58:02,008 --> 01:58:02,642 OF WORKERS WHEN THEY ARE PAID 3219 01:58:02,642 --> 01:58:03,676 UNDER THE TABLE AND WHEN THEY 3220 01:58:03,676 --> 01:58:08,448 LOSE ACCESS TO FAIR WAGES, 3221 01:58:08,448 --> 01:58:09,382 HEALTHCARE, BENEFITS, AND SAFE 3222 01:58:09,382 --> 01:58:10,016 WORKING CONDITIONS. THESE HARMS 3223 01:58:10,016 --> 01:58:11,784 CAN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT 3224 01:58:11,784 --> 01:58:12,251 PEOPLE OF CULLER AND 3225 01:58:12,251 --> 01:58:12,819 UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS AND I 3226 01:58:12,819 --> 01:58:14,420 BELIEVE THAT WE MUST INSURE THAT 3227 01:58:14,420 --> 01:58:16,856 OUR STRONG LABOR STANDARDS AND 3228 01:58:16,856 --> 01:58:19,692 WORKER PROTECTIONS IN THE CITY 3229 01:58:19,692 --> 01:58:20,326 OF SEATTLE APPLY TO EVERYONE. I 3230 01:58:20,326 --> 01:58:22,795 AM EXCITED TO SHARE THE MAYOR 3231 01:58:22,795 --> 01:58:27,266 SIGNED ON TO THE PROCLAMATION 3232 01:58:27,266 --> 01:58:27,900 AND I ASK FOR MY COLLEAGUE'S 3233 01:58:27,900 --> 01:58:30,269 SUPPORT. WE WILL NOT BE 3234 01:58:30,269 --> 01:58:30,870 PRESENTING THE PROCLAMATION 3235 01:58:30,870 --> 01:58:32,672 TODAY BUT, RATHER, TOMORROW AT 3236 01:58:32,672 --> 01:58:34,207 THE TAX FRAUD DAYS OF RALLY 3237 01:58:34,207 --> 01:58:34,841 ACTION. I WILL BE SPEAKING ALONG 3238 01:58:34,841 --> 01:58:37,977 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK AND 3239 01:58:37,977 --> 01:58:38,811 OTHER LEADERS WHO ARE RALLYING 3240 01:58:38,811 --> 01:58:40,480 TO ELEVATE THE IMPORTANT ISSUE. 3241 01:58:40,480 --> 01:58:42,615 I AM GOING TO READ A PORTION OF 3242 01:58:42,615 --> 01:58:44,650 THE PROCLAMATION FOR YOU ALL 3243 01:58:44,650 --> 01:58:48,387 TODAY AND THEN ASK FOR YOUR 3244 01:58:48,387 --> 01:58:48,921 SUPPORT. SO, WHEREAS THE 3245 01:58:48,921 --> 01:58:50,923 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PLAYS A 3246 01:58:50,923 --> 01:58:52,358 VITAL ROLE IN BUILDING AND 3247 01:58:52,358 --> 01:58:54,026 SUSTAINING THE INFRASTRUCTURE 3248 01:58:54,026 --> 01:58:57,029 ECONOMY, AND COMMUNITIES OF THE 3249 01:58:57,029 --> 01:58:57,930 CITY, WHEREAS COMMUNITIES ARE 3250 01:58:57,930 --> 01:59:00,099 DISPROPORTIONED, EXCUSE ME, 3251 01:59:00,099 --> 01:59:00,733 COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY 3252 01:59:00,733 --> 01:59:01,400 CONTRACTORS WHO FAIL TO FOLLOW 3253 01:59:01,400 --> 01:59:06,405 THE LAW, PAY WORKERS UNDER THE 3254 01:59:06,405 --> 01:59:07,306 TABLE OR MISCLASSIFY EMPLOYEES 3255 01:59:07,306 --> 01:59:07,940 CREATING INSTABILITY FOR WORK 3256 01:59:07,940 --> 01:59:11,277 SXRZ FAMILIES, AND WHEREAS 3257 01:59:11,277 --> 01:59:12,845 WORKERS SUBJECTED TO THE 3258 01:59:12,845 --> 01:59:14,714 PRACTICES OFTEN LOSE ACCESS TO 3259 01:59:14,714 --> 01:59:15,982 FAIR WAGES, HEALTHCARE, 3260 01:59:15,982 --> 01:59:16,649 RETIREMENT BENEFITS, AND SAFE 3261 01:59:16,649 --> 01:59:18,150 WORKING CONDITIONS, IMPACTING 3262 01:59:18,150 --> 01:59:19,819 NOT ONLY INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES BUT 3263 01:59:19,819 --> 01:59:21,854 ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS 3264 01:59:21,854 --> 01:59:25,892 ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE UNITED 3265 01:59:25,892 --> 01:59:26,792 BROTHERHOOD OF CARPINEERS 3266 01:59:26,792 --> 01:59:28,494 INCLUDING NORTHCOATS STATE 3267 01:59:28,494 --> 01:59:29,896 REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPINEERS 3268 01:59:29,896 --> 01:59:32,231 LED EFFORTS TO EBPOSE TAX FRAUD, 3269 01:59:32,231 --> 01:59:36,035 EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ADVOCATE 3270 01:59:36,035 --> 01:59:38,070 FOR STRONGER ENFORCEMENT WHEREAS 3271 01:59:38,070 --> 01:59:41,173 THE CITY OF SEATTLE REMAINS 3272 01:59:41,173 --> 01:59:43,476 COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING STRONG 3273 01:59:43,476 --> 01:59:47,680 LABOR STANDARDS, SUPPORTING FAIR 3274 01:59:47,680 --> 01:59:48,180 AND RESPONSIBLE EXNOMIC 3275 01:59:48,180 --> 01:59:50,750 DEVELOPMENT, THEREFORE THE MAYOR 3276 01:59:50,750 --> 01:59:53,986 AND CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIM APRIL 3277 01:59:53,986 --> 01:59:57,490 6 THROUGH 18th, 2026, TO BE TAX 3278 01:59:57,490 --> 01:59:58,090 FRAUD DAYS OF ACTION. THAT IS 3279 01:59:58,090 --> 01:59:59,559 WHAT I HAVE GOT AND I ASK FOR 3280 01:59:59,559 --> 02:00:00,193 YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL 3281 02:00:00,193 --> 02:00:00,493 PRESIDENT. 3282 02:00:00,493 --> 02:00:01,794 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 3283 02:00:01,794 --> 02:00:04,363 FOSTER, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON 3284 02:00:04,363 --> 02:00:07,099 THIS. COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY 3285 02:00:07,099 --> 02:00:07,934 OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING THIS 3286 02:00:07,934 --> 02:00:10,603 PROCLAMATION BEFORE I ASK TO 3287 02:00:10,603 --> 02:00:12,705 CALL THE ROLE FOR SIGNATURES? 3288 02:00:12,705 --> 02:00:13,306 AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 3289 02:00:13,306 --> 02:00:16,876 LEADERSHIP. THIS IS IMPORTANT. I 3290 02:00:16,876 --> 02:00:18,010 SUPPORT IT A THOUSAND PERCENT. 3291 02:00:18,010 --> 02:00:18,744 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 3292 02:00:18,744 --> 02:00:18,945 ROLE? 3293 02:00:18,945 --> 02:00:20,746 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? 3294 02:00:20,746 --> 02:00:21,280 >> AYE. 3295 02:00:21,280 --> 02:00:23,916 >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? 3296 02:00:23,916 --> 02:00:25,484 >> AYE. 3297 02:00:25,484 --> 02:00:27,853 >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER? 3298 02:00:27,853 --> 02:00:28,120 >> YES. 3299 02:00:28,120 --> 02:00:29,322 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ? 3300 02:00:29,322 --> 02:00:29,755 >> AYE. 3301 02:00:29,755 --> 02:00:34,827 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LINN? 3302 02:00:34,827 --> 02:00:35,561 >> YES. 3303 02:00:35,561 --> 02:00:37,630 >> COUNCIL RINCK? 3304 02:00:37,630 --> 02:00:38,197 >> YES. 3305 02:00:38,197 --> 02:00:42,168 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT 3306 02:00:42,168 --> 02:00:42,535 HOLLINGSWORTH? 3307 02:00:42,535 --> 02:00:42,802 >> YES. 3308 02:00:42,802 --> 02:00:43,803 >> SEVEN SIGNATURES AFFIXED. 3309 02:00:43,803 --> 02:00:49,442 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 3310 02:00:49,442 --> 02:00:51,377 FOSTER. AND I BELIEVE COUNCIL 3311 02:00:51,377 --> 02:00:52,011 MEMBER RINCK, YOU HAVE AN ITEM 3312 02:00:52,011 --> 02:00:52,478 FOR FURTHER BUSINESS? 3313 02:00:52,478 --> 02:00:53,446 >> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 3314 02:00:53,446 --> 02:00:58,084 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 3315 02:00:58,084 --> 02:01:00,386 COLLEAGUES, I COULD NOT LET THIS 3316 02:01:00,386 --> 02:01:00,820 MEETING END WITHOUT 3317 02:01:00,820 --> 02:01:03,889 ACKNOWLEDGING THE REALTY THAT WE 3318 02:01:03,889 --> 02:01:04,457 ARE FACING IN THIS MOMENT, 3319 02:01:04,457 --> 02:01:10,863 RECOGNIZING THAT THIS MORNING 3320 02:01:10,863 --> 02:01:11,464 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP OPENLY 3321 02:01:11,464 --> 02:01:12,098 AND UNEQUIVOCALLY THREATENED THE 3322 02:01:12,098 --> 02:01:12,732 PEOPLE OF IRAN WITH A GENOCIDE 3323 02:01:12,732 --> 02:01:17,837 AT 5:00 P.M. OUR TIME TODAY. 3324 02:01:17,837 --> 02:01:20,139 4:05 NOW. DONALD TRUMP'S THREATS 3325 02:01:20,139 --> 02:01:20,773 FROM THIS MORNING TO ANNIHILATE 3326 02:01:20,773 --> 02:01:22,541 MORE THAN 90 MILLION PEOPLE IS 3327 02:01:22,541 --> 02:01:25,211 VILE AND RECKLESS. I WANT TO 3328 02:01:25,211 --> 02:01:31,550 TAKE THIS MOMENT TO JOIN THE 3329 02:01:31,550 --> 02:01:32,785 CHORUS OF MANY WHEN I SAY HE 3330 02:01:32,785 --> 02:01:33,519 MUST STEP DOWN, CONGRESS MUST 3331 02:01:33,519 --> 02:01:37,089 IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO DC AND 3332 02:01:37,089 --> 02:01:41,427 PASS A WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO 3333 02:01:41,427 --> 02:01:43,529 STOP HIS WERE WAR CRIMES IRAN, 3334 02:01:43,529 --> 02:01:47,466 WHETHER HE LIKE IT OR NOT, HE IS 3335 02:01:47,466 --> 02:01:48,100 SPEAKING AND ACTING IN OUR NAME 3336 02:01:48,100 --> 02:01:50,770 AND WE WILL ALL HAVE TO LIVE 3337 02:01:50,770 --> 02:01:51,437 WITH THE CONSEQUENCES. AND WHILE 3338 02:01:51,437 --> 02:01:52,305 WE HAVE BEEN HERE GATHERED IN 3339 02:01:52,305 --> 02:01:54,507 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, COMMUNITY 3340 02:01:54,507 --> 02:01:57,943 MEMBERS AND LEADERS REPRESENTING 3341 02:01:57,943 --> 02:01:58,577 THE IRANIAN DIASPERA AND THEIR 3342 02:01:58,577 --> 02:02:00,413 LOVED ONES WERE GATHERED ON THE 3343 02:02:00,413 --> 02:02:01,047 STEPS OF CITY HALL CALLING FOR 3344 02:02:01,047 --> 02:02:04,050 THIS HORROR TO STOP. I WANTED TO 3345 02:02:04,050 --> 02:02:04,717 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FOR THE RECORD. 3346 02:02:04,717 --> 02:02:08,354 I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT 3347 02:02:08,354 --> 02:02:08,988 BUT I KNOW THAT WHILE I MAY BE 3348 02:02:08,988 --> 02:02:11,524 SITTING HERE, I CERTAINLY STAND 3349 02:02:11,524 --> 02:02:12,758 WITH THE PEOPLE OF IRAN AND 3350 02:02:12,758 --> 02:02:14,360 IRANIAN NEIGHBORS. WANTED TO GET 3351 02:02:14,360 --> 02:02:15,494 THAT ON THE RECORD TODAY. THANK 3352 02:02:15,494 --> 02:02:16,462 YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3353 02:02:16,462 --> 02:02:18,964 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 3354 02:02:18,964 --> 02:02:22,335 RINCK. IS THERE ANY FURTHER 3355 02:02:22,335 --> 02:02:26,338 BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE 3356 02:02:26,338 --> 02:02:26,939 COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, WE HAVE 3357 02:02:26,939 --> 02:02:28,207 REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S 3358 02:02:28,207 --> 02:02:31,844 AGENDA, THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL 3359 02:02:31,844 --> 02:02:33,012 MEETING WILL BE APRIL 14th AT 3360 02:02:33,012 --> 02:02:35,014 2:00 P.M., HEARING NO FURTHER 3361 02:02:35,014 --> 02:02:38,350 BUSINESS, IT IS 4:06 P.M.