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APRIL 7, 2026 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 2:04, I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, YOUR BEAUTIFUL COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER? HERE: HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ? HERE: HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN? HERE: HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH: COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? HERE: HERE. SIX PRESENT: SIX PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA AND: COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA AND KETTLE ARE EXCUSED. I WAS SAYING IF YOU WERE PAYING ATTENTION. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK HAS PROCLAMATION FOR RECOGNIZING SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH FOR SIGNATURE AND PRESENTATION TODAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WILL SHARE COMS AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, I WILL KEEP REMARKS BRIEF SO WE HAVE TIME TO READ THE PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD AND HEAR FROM OUR PARTNERS WHO ARE HERE TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION TODAY. AS CHAIR OF THE HUMAN SERVICES LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE I HAVE SPONSORED THIS RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH HERE IN SEATTLE WE STAND UNITED TO RECOGNIZE THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF SURVIVORS. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEEP AND LONG LASTING TRAUMA OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND CONDEMN IT IN ALL FORMS. IN PARTICULAR, AS SURVIVOR, MYSELF Y AM-- IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO SPONSOR THIS PROCLAMATION. TODAY AND EVERY DAY WE MUST TAKE STEPS TO BELIEVE SURVIVORS AND HONOR THE ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TIRELESSLY TO CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY FOR ALL OF US. THIS PROCLAMATION IS A COMMITMENT TO CHALLENGE THE SOCIETAL ATTITUDES AND MAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION AGAINST THE STRUCTURES THAT ALLOWS RAPE CULTURE TO EXIST. WITH THAT, I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD. WHEREAS SEXUAL SALT AWARENESS MONTH WAS FIRST OBSERVED BY THE UNITED STATES IN APRIL, 2001 TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT, PREVENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND SUPPORT SURVIVORS, DENIM DAY WAS ESTABLISHED IN APRIL, RECOGNIZE THIS YEAR APRIL 29, 2026, TO PROTEST GLOBAL MITTS AROUND CONSENT AND VICTIM BLAMING AND REMAINS THE LONGEST RUNNING SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY, AND WHEREAS RAPE IS AMONG THE MOST UNDER REPORTED CRIMES FOR MANY REASONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FEAR OF NOT BEING BELIEVED AND FURTHER TRAUMATIZED BY THE LEGAL SYSTEM, ADDITIONAL BARRIERS SUCH AS LANGUAGE, IMMIGRATION STATUS, GENDER BIAS, AND SYSTEMIC RACISM FURTHER OPPRESS AND SILENCE VICTIMS, AND WHEREAS SEXUAL VIOLENCE EXISTSEN OCONTINUUM OF BEHAVIOR INCLUDES RACIST, SEXIST, TRANSPHOBIC, ABLEST AND HATE SPEECH, THIS RANGES FROM RAPE JOKES, AND NORMALIZED HARMFUL LANGUAGE TO HOSTILE VERBAL HARASSMENT, TO VIOLENT THREATS, AND CYBER STOCKING AND ONLINE SPACES TO NONCONSENSUAL GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL IMAGES, AND WHEREAS MILLIONS HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND ARE TOO OFTEN LEFT WITH LITTLE SUPPORT AND FEW SOLUTIONS, OVER 81% OF WOMEN AND 43% OF MEN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES HAVE REPORTED SOME FORM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND/OR ASSAULT DURING THEIR LIFETIME. GIRLS AGES 16-19 ARE FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION TO EXPERIENCE RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. WHEREAS WE KNOW THAT TRANSGENDER WOMEN, ESPECIALLY TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR, ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER DISCRIMINATION, VIOLENCE AND ABUSE, AND AS CITY GOVERNMENT WE COMMIT TO THE ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF THIS IDENTITY-BASED HATE, AND FIGHT TO CHANGE ALL NORMS THAT PERPETUATE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GENDER QUEER INDIVIDUALS, AND WHEREAS WE UNDERSTAND THAT WARTIME SEXUAL VIOLENCE HAS BEEN USED THROUGHOUT HISTORY AS DELIBERATELY BRUTAL TACTIC OFTEN UNPUNISHED AND WIDESPREAD DURING CONFLICT RECOGNIZED BY UNITED NATIONS AS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY AND A WAR CRIME, AND WHEREAS WE MUST PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE MADE BY IMMIGRANTS WHILE BEING HELD IN IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS DETENTION CENTERS, THESE REPORTS INDICATE A SYSTEMIC PATTERN OF ABUSE PERPETRATED BY DETENTION OFFICERS, GUARDS, AND FACILITY STAFF, AND WHEREAS WE KNOW THAT 94% OF NATIVE AMERICAN OR INDIGENOUS WOMEN LIVING IN SEATTLE REPORTED THEY HAVE BEEN RAPED OR COERCED INTO SEX AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIVES AND WE KNOW THERE IS A CRISIS OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE AND WHEREAS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HOMELESS AND HOUSING INSECURE WOMEN FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THAT AFFECT THEIR WELLBEING, HIGH RISK FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED SEVEN TIMES MORE OFTEN THAN PEOPLE WITHOUT DISABILITIES, AND WHEREAS WE REJECT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN ALL FORMS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT TARGETS THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN IN THE HOME, ON THE STREETS, IN THE WORKPLACE, MEDIA, AND ONLINE, AND SUPPORT SURVIVORS IN THEIR RECOVERY. WHEREAS WE KNOW THAT WORKING TOGETHER TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SUPPORTING SURVIVORS WHEN THEY COME FORWARD, SPEAKING OUT AGAINST HARMFUL ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS, AND ENGAGING IN BEST PRACTICE SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK HELPS END SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND WHEREAS EFFORTS TO CHANGE BELIEF SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES THAT PERPETUATE SEXUAL VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY IN TARGETED VOLNERABLE POPULATIONS, REQUIRE PARTICIPATION OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS SEATTLE MUST WORK TO BECOME A PLACE WHERE SEXUAL ASSAULT IS TREATED AS PREVENTABLE PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, WHERE SOCIAL PERCEPTIONS AROUND SEXUAL VIOLENCE ARE CHANGED, WHERE SURVIVORS CAN ACCESS AN ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT ARE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND RELEVANT TO THEIR NEEDS, AND WHERE SEXUAL VIOLENCE DECREASES IN FREQUENCY, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SEATTLE INVESTS IN COMPREHENSIVE NET WORK OF TRAUMA-INFORMED SOCIAL SERVICES, AND SPECIALIZED RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS BY PROVIDING 24-HOUR RESPONSE SYSTEM, CRISIS INTERVENTION, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, THE SEEK THEN SPEAK PROGRAM, AND GENERAL MEDICAL AND LEGAL ADVOCACY, AND WHEREAS SEATTLE, THE SEATTLE REGION, IS HOME TO A STRONG SURVIVOR ADVOCACY NETWORK, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE COALITION ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, HARBOR VIEW CENTER FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TRAUMATIC STRESS, KING COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER, AND THE WASHINGTON STATE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, WHO, IN FEBRUARY OF 2026, ANNOUNCED THEY WILL NOW BE SERVING AS WASHINGTON STATE'S FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION. AND WHEREAS, BY WORKING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, WE CAN ALLEVIATE THE TRAUMA OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY INSURING ALL SURVIVORS HAVE ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE RESOURCES BY ACTIVELY CHALLENGING AND DISRUPTING HARMFUL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVEIERS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND BY RESPECTING AND SAFEGUARDING SURVIVOR'S IDENTITIES AND STORIES, INSURING THAT ANY SHARING OF LIVED EXPERIENCES ARE RESPECTED AND CENTERED ON SURVIVOR'S WELL BEING, ALWAYS. FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO PROCLAIM APRIL 20, 2026 TO BE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE WE CALL THE ROLL FOR SIGNATURES? COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ? THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO STAND FOR THIS, IF I MAY. ABSOLUTELY: ABSOLUTELY. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD EVERY YEAR A COUNCIL MEMBER BRINGS THIS FORWARD TO TALK ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE REASON I WANT TO ADDRESS THE ROOM IS THAT I AM HOPING THAT ALL OF YOU, I KNOW, MANY LISTEN TO NPR AND KEOW, FINISHED A SEVEN-PART EPISODE CALLED ADULTS IN THE ROOM, REGARDING GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE ONE OF OUR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PRINCIPLE THERE, CHERYL CHOW, WAS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE TO STAND FOR STUDENTS THAT WERE SUBJECTED TO SEXUAL ASSAULT, TO GROOMING, AND IT CONTINUED, AND IT CONTINUES TODAY. THIS KEOW EXPOSE AOF TWO FOLKS WHO WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL AT GARFIELD, ONE WHO IS NOW REPORTER, I CAN'T THINK OF HER NAME, ZELDA RAFFERTY, YOU WERE AROUND, THIS IS ABOUT THE TIME YOU GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK IT IS SO PROFOUND THAT IN MARCH OF APRIL, 2026, THAT WE ARE STILL GRAPPLING WITH EVEN POST ME TOO, WITHOUT GOING INTO MY OWN EXPERIENCE AS AN OLDER WOMAN NOW, NOW WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE AND THE WORDS TO GRASP WHAT GROOMING IS. WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE WHERE WE CAN GO BEYOND WHAT IS JUST INAPPROPRIATE. NOW WE HAVE LAWS AND RULES IN PLACE TO SAY YOU ARE A MANDATORY REPORTER, THAT YOU HAVE TO DO THAT, AND IT STILL PERSISTS. SO I AM HOPING THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO KEOW CALLED ADULTS IN THE ROOM, SEVEN EPISODES YOU GET A CHANCE TO DO THAT, PROCLAMATIONS ARE IMPORTANT, RESOLUTIONS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT MOST IMPORTANT THING IS EDUCATION AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, I WILL SAY IT MANY TIMES, YOU CAN ALWAYS JUDGE A SOCIETY ABOUT HOW THEY TREAT THEIR WOMEN AND THEIR GIRLS. THIS IS A TRUISM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND THROUGHOUT TIME. SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE I ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON SIGNATURES? COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE: THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE PROCLAMATION THIS YEAR FORWARD, AND COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THEY ARE HARD TO FOLLOW UP BUT I DID WANT TO JUST SAY I WAS RECENTLY AT THE BE LOUD BREAKFAST. WHEN IT COMES TO THAT PART OF THE BREAKFAST WHERE THEY ASK ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, PLEASE STAND. THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT REMAIN SITTING, TO SHOW YOU THE LEVEL OF HOW SEXUAL ASSAULT IMPACTS WOMEN AND GIRLS AND BOYS AND MEN IN OUR SOCIETY. SO I REALLY-- TO YOUR POINT, COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, A RESOLUTION, THESE ARE JUST WORDS, ACTIONS MEAN MORE, AND JUST I AM GRATEFUL, AS AN OLDER WOMAN MYSELF, THAT WE DO HAVE THE LAWS TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, WHO ENGAGE IN WRONG ACTIONS. I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS MYSELF, SO THIS IS REALLY MEANINGFUL TO ME, AND IT IS NOT JUST WORDS FOR ME, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT, AND THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING MORE JUST THAN WORDS AROUND. I AM GLAD THAT WE HAVE THE LAWS NOW, TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, AND THAT WE CAN ALL SPEAK UP WHEN WE SEE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG, BECAUSE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, IF YOU SAID ANYTHING, NOBODY EITHER BELIEVED YOU OR ASKED WHAT YOU WERE WEARING OR THAT YOU ASKED FOR IT, AND IT WENT UNADDRESSED, THIS HAPPENED ACROSS COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN THIS COUNTRY AND HAPPENS STILL TODAY, AND IT IS NOT OKAY, AND WE NEED DO BETTER. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE RESOLUTION AS THE REMINDER THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO BETTER, THIS IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE WORDS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT I DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA ATTENDANCE, SHE IS HERE. ARE THERE ANYMORE COLLEAGUES THAT WOULD LIKE DISCUSSION? AWESOME. WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD. CAN THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON WHO WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURE FIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION? COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LINN? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH? YES. SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE: SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED. THANK YOU, AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND STAFF FOR ORGANIZING ALL THE SPEAKERS TODAY WHO WE WILL CALL. ARE THERE COMMENTS? WE WILL SUSPEND THE RULE, IF NO OBJECTION, WE WILL SUSPEND THE RULES TO ALLOW PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW THE GUESTS TO PROVIDE COMMENT? HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK TO ADDRESS THE PROCLAMATION AND I WILL CALL UP THE GUESTS ALL IN THE ORDER OF SPEAKING, AND WE WOULD INVITE YOU ALL TO THE MIC HERE IN THE MIDDLE TO GIVE SOME WORDS. THEN WE WILL DO A GROUP PHOTO. SO, THE FIRST PERSON, WE HAVE EMILY ROSE BAR, WHIT NOCMORA, AND AMANDA DEFISHER FROM THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION. NEXT WE HAVE-- I AM GOING TO MESS, CHEL GARY? SHELL, SORRY. SHELL GARY FROM HUMAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WELCOME, SHELL. WE ALSO HAVE KATE GARVEY FROM KING COUNTY SEXUAL SALT RESOURCE CENTER. WE HAVE, IS IT DIARA? SAY IT AGAIN? DIADRA? I BUTCHERED YOUR NAME, I APOLOGIZE, I WILL CORRECT IT FOR THE REPORT. BOIDLAND FROM WASHINGTON STATE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. AND THEN WE HAVE-- HELP ME WITH THIS. ANNMARIE THEA TORRES FROM THE COALITION ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WELCOME. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE, THAT IS THE ORDER OF SPEAKERS. WE HAVE EMILY AND AMANDA FIRST. WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS EMILY AND I AM A CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION. I RESIDE IN DISTRICT TWO. THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. WE ARE HONORED TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF SURVIVORS ACROSS THE CITY AND RECOGNITION OF THE ADVOCATES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO ADVANCE SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND HEALING. AS A COMMISSION THAT IS DEDICATED TO GENDER EQUITY, WE KNOW THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS NOT ONLY A PERSONAL TRAUMA, BUT A SYSTEMIC ISSUE THAT REQUIRES COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT, THOUGHTFUL POLICY, AND SURVIVOR CENTERED RESPONSES. THIS MONTH IS A REMINDER THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS NOT INEVITABLE, BUT PREVENTABLE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE COUNCIL'S LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO MAKING SEATTLE A CITY WHERE ALL PEOPLE CAN LIVE, WORK, FREE FROM VIOLENCE. THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH SURVIVORS AND HELPING ASSURE AWARENESS LEADS TO MEANINGFUL ACTION. THANK YOU: THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS WHITNEY. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING PART OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION. WE ARE A DIVERSE GROUP WHO VOLUNTEER AS COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES AND LOVE OUR CITY. WE KNOW YOU DO TOO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING SEATTLE A SAFE AND WELCOMING PLACE FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. ADDRESSING ISSUES OF SAFETY AND WELLBEING AS PRIORITY FOR THE COMMISSION, OUR FOCUS AREAS AND WORK PLANS ARE LARGELY CONTINUATION OF WHAT COMMUNITY WAS ELEVATING OVER 50 YEARS AGO WHEN THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION WAS FORMED. THIS IS INCLUDED ADVOCATEING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WOMAN'S SHELTER FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE 70s, HISTORY OF STRONG COLLABORATION WITH HSD AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND UPLIFT COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. THIS TOPIC CONTINUES TO BE A FOCUS FOR OUR COMMISSION, BECAUSE THE CRISIS REMAINS PERVASIVE AND URGENT. AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE STATISTICS IN TODAY'S PROCLAMATION. THE IMPACTS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ARE FELT IN EVERY DISTRICT IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IN EVERY COMMUNITY OF OUR CITY. THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION IS INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THE REALTY, OUR FRIENDS ARE SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. OUR COLLEAGUES ARE SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. THE FOLKS WE SUPPORT AND PAID AND UNPAID ROLES ARE SURVIVORS, AND WE, PAST AND CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION ARE SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH COMPELS US TO HAWNTHER COURAGE OF SURVIVORS AND TO BELIEVE THEM. TO BE CANDED ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OUR COMMUNITIES ARE EXPERIENCING, AND TO RECOGNIZE AND TRUST THE CRITICAL WORK OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS SPACE. ARE REMINDS US TO COMMIT TO BUILDING A CITY WHERE WE WITH EXPERIENCE SAFETY. HEALING IS POSSIBLE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS PREVENTABLE. WE ALL HAVE A ROLE IN BUILDING THE SAFER ANTI-RACIST FUTURE THAT WE NEED AND DESERT. THANK YOU TO THE ORGANIZATIONS, COALITIONS, AND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MANY HERE TODAY, WHO PROMOTE CULTURALLY REL VENT SUPPORT, HEALING, AND HOPE IN OUR REGION, AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR INVESTING IN THE CRITICAL EFFORTS. WE NEED TO CONTINUE RESOURCEING THIS WORK, WE NEED TO INCREASE THE FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR THIS WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU: THANK YOU. I AM GOING OLD SCHOOL WITH: I AM GOING OLD SCHOOL WITH PAPER. GO RIGHT AHEAD: GO RIGHT AHEAD. HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. MY NAME IS AMANDA, MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE/HER AND I AM A MEMBER OF RESIDENT OF DISTRICT ONE. I SERVE AS CO-CHAIR OF THE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE SUBCOMMITTEE AT THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION. ON THIS 25th ANNIVERSARY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, WE CONFRONT A DIFFICULT TRUTH, THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE REMAINS PERVASIVE ACROSS SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS IN SEATTLE. COMMUNITY FEEDBACK INDICATES FAR TOO OFTEN SURVIVORS ARE ASKED TO NAVIGATE SYSTEMS THAT ARE NOT DESIGNATED AROUND THEIR DIGNITY, SAFETY, OR CULTURAL NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROCLAMATION, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO TAKE A CONCRETE STEP FORWARD IN STRENGTHENING CONFIDENCHALITY AND SURVIVOR SAFETY IN CITY COUNCIL PROCESSES, SPECIFICALLY INSURE MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS DO NOT EXPLOIT SURVIVORS FOR SHOCK VALUE OR UNINTENTIONALLY ENDANGER EXPERIENCES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, OR STOCKING. SENSITIVE INFORMATION PUBLISHED WITHOUT SAFEGUARDS OR CONSENT PUT SURVIVORS AT RISK OF IDENTIFICATION, RETRAUMATIZEATIO N, HARASSMENT, OR WORSE. WHILE WE MAY BE PRESENTING AND REPRESENTING WOMEN, THAT RISK CAN SILENCEAL VOICES WE NEED TO HEAR MOST REGARDLESS OF GENDER IDENTITY. TODAY, IN RECOGNITION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, OUR CALL TO ACTION IS SIMPLE, AMEND CITY COUNCIL MEETING RULES AND PROCEDURES TO INSURE SURVIVOR'S SAFETY IN PRESENTATIONS, WE ARE ASKING FOR PHOTO AND VIDEO REDACTION AS WELL AS TRAUMA-INFORMED PARTICIPATION OPTIONS FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO THEIR THEIR STORIES. THIS WILL UPHOLD TRANSPARENCY FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS WHILE PROTECTING SURVIVOR IDENTITY. IF SEATTLE IS TO BECOME A PLACE WHERE SEXUAL ASSAULT IS TREATED AS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, WE URGE YOU TO ADOPT THE PROTECTIONS AND LEAD WITH INTENTION. BY INSURING NO SURVIVOR HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BEING HEARD AND BEING SAFE, BECAUSE AWARENESS ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH. SAFETY MUST BE BUILT INTO OUR SYSTEMS AND REFLECTED IN OUR PROCESSES. SURVIVORS MUST BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITHOUT FEAR. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO THIS ISSUE AND WELCOME CONTINUED CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS AND OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION HAS TO OFFER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU, LONG WITH THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY, AND EFFORT TO BE CHAMPIONS FOR THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE, WHICH INCLUDE THOSE YOU KNOW, THOSE YOU LOVE, AND THOSE YOU REPRESENT. THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EMILY, THANK YOU, WHIT, THANK YOU, AMANDA. NEXT WE HAVE SHELL FROM HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND WE ARE JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVE BREONNA TOMUS AND HANNAH FROM HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS SHELL, I USE SHE/HER PRONOUNS WITH THE SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES DIVISION. AS CONTRACT SUPERVISOR WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, IT IS A UNIT WITHIN STC, SORRY, I, ALONG WITH OUR TEAM HERE, HAVE THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH OVER 30 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. HSD FUNDS THE ORGANIZATIONS AS A SAFETY NET FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT ARE TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY REL VENT. SEXUAL VIOLENCE AFFECTS EVERYBODY REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER, RACE, AND OTHER BACKGROUNDS. SURVIVORS OFTEN FACE BARRIERS TO REPORTING OR SEEKING HELP, INCLUDING FEAR, STIG NU, AND LACK OF TRUST IN SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF CURRENT FEDERAL POLICIES, AS WELL AS THE CONTINUED OPPRESSION THAT MADE IT HARDER FOR SURVIVORS TO SEEK SAFETY. WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS FOR SURVIVORS WHO WORK WITH SURVIVORS EVERY DAY AND WHO WORK WITH THE MOST VOLNERABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND ADDRESSING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN OUR CITY. TOGETHER WE CAN TAKE ACTION TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] WE HAVE KATE GARVEY FROM KING: WE HAVE KATE GARVEY FROM KING COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER, FOLLOWED BY DARIA, -- THEY DID, OKAY? I APOLOGIZE. THERE IS NO D IN MY DOCUMENT ON THE END, I JUST WANT YOU TO-- SORRY. I APOLOGIZE, YOU WILL CORRECT ME WHEN YOU COME. ALL RIGHT, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU ALL. MY NAME IS KATE GARVEY, I AM THE CEO OF THE KING COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER, AND I HAVE SO MANY NOTES HERE TO REFERENCE BUT I WANT TO START OFF WITH SOME THANK YOUS BECAUSE ALL OF YOU HAVE SAID SOMETHING REALLY MEANINGFUL TODAY. WE GO TO THESE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH IN ALL OF KING COUNTY AND HEAR WONDERFUL THINGS FROM SO MANY OF OUR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES ACROSS THE COUNTY. TODAY WAS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL TO HEAR HOW SPECIAL THIS PROCLAMATION AND HOW THOUGHTFUL IT WAS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, BECAUSE YOU HIT SO MANY PERSONALIZED NOTES IN THERE, THANK YOU. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, WHAT YOU SAID TODAY WAS REALLY IMPACTFUL, PROBABLY MORE SO THAN WHAT I COULD SAY IN HERE ABOUT BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND YOU, AND TALKING ABOUT THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE US, THAT DID THE GOOD WORK. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND LISTENING TO THAT PODCAST AS WELL, ADULTS IN THE ROOM. YES. FINALLY, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA, FOR TALKING ABOUT THE BE LOUD BREAKFAST, THE MOMENT WE ASK EVERYBODY TO STAND UP, IF THEY THEMSELVES OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS A SURVIVOR, IT IS AN INCREDIBLY POWERFUL MOMENT. TO THE OTHER SURVIVORS IN THE ROOM, I WANT TO SAY WE SEE YOU, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU, AND YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I THINK YOU HAVE HEARD SEXUAL ASSAULT IS INCREDIBLY COMMON. IT IS FAR MORE COMMON THAN PEOPLE REALIZE, HALF OF WOMEN AND A THIRD OF MEN WILL EXPERIENCE ASSAULT IN THEIR LIFETIME. WE KNOW YOUNG PEOPLE AMONG US ARE THE MOST VOLNERABLE TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND OFTEN LEAST LIKELY TO BE BELIEVED. SEXUAL VIOLENCE PERSISTS IN SILENCE, IT THRIVES WHEN WE LOOK AWAY, WHEN WE ASSUME IT DOESN'T AFFECT PEOPLE WE KNOW OUR COMMUNITIES WE ARE APART OF. WE TREAT AWARENESS AS A MOMENT INSTEAD OF A RESPONSIBILITY. WHILE THIS ISSUE CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING AND CREATING CHANGE DOESN'T REQUIRE DOING EVERYTHING, WE CAN DO THINGS THAT ARE SMALL, EVERY DAY CHOICES, IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE SPEAKING UP WHEN WE HEAR SOMEONE THAT IS VICTIM BLAMING, NOT LAUGHING AT A JOKE THAT MAKES LIGHT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, IT CAN BE HAVING AN HONEST AGE-APPROPRIATE CONVERSATION WITH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT CONSENT AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. IT CAN BE SIMPLE, AND IT CAN BE POWERFUL. JUST LIKE BELIEVING SOMEONE WHEN THEY SHARE THEIR STORY AND THEN HELPING THEM CONNECT TO SUPPORT. AN EASY PLACE TO START, OF COURSE, IS BY SHARING OUR RESOURCES, YOU CAN SHARE 24 HOUR RESOURCE LINE 1-88-99-VOICE, SO ANYONE THAT NEEDS HELP KNOWS WHERE TO TURN. WE OFTEN SAY WE CAN'T CHANGE WHAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT. SEATTLE, THANK YOU YOUR COMMITMENT, ESPECIALLY THE LAST BUDGET SEASON, AND TO SURVIVORS IN SEATTLE AS A WHOLE. YOUR LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP AND WILLINGNESS TO BE LOUD ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE A COMMUNITY WHERE SURVIVORS ARE SUPPORTED, BELIEVED, AND WHERE PREVENTION IS TRULY POSSIBLE. THANK YOU CHT THANK YOU: THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DIADRA BOILENED: MY NAME IS DIADRA BOILENED. SO, I AM PROUD TO REPRESENT THE WASHINGTON STATE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. THIS YEAR MARKS OUR FIRST AS THE DESIGNATED SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION OF WASHINGTON STATE. WE HOLD THAT RESPONSIBILITY WITH DEEP HONOR AND PRIDE AS WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. APRIL 2026 MARKS THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH BUT THE MOVEMENT DID NOT BEGIN 25 YEARS AGO, IT IS ROOTED IN DECADES OF ORGANIZING DATING BACK TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA OF THE 1940US AND 50s WHEN MOVEMENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE AND EQUALITY BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE. AT A TIME WHEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WERE OFTEN SILENCED, ACTIVEESTS PUSH ED FORWARD ANYWAY. WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WORK WAS, AND CONTINUES TO BE, LED BY BLACK WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR, WHOSE LEADERSHIP, COURAGE, LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR THE MOVEMENT WE CARRY FORWARD TODAY. TODAY WE ARE REMINDED THIS WORK IS FAR FROM OVER. RECENT DISCLOSURE INCLUDING DELOR EZ, SHARING HER TRUTH ALONGSIDE THE CONTINUED RECKONING IN EPSTEIN CASE, UNDERSCORE THE URGENCY, OFTEN AT GREAT PERSONAL COST, ASKING TO BE HEARD, BELIEVED, AND SUPPORTED. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER WE STAND WITH SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND WHAT W THE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THEM EVERY DAY. SEXUAL VIOLENCE IMPACTS EVERY COMMUNITY, AND BEHIND EVERY STATISTIC IS A PERSON, A SURVIVOR WHO DESERVES TO BE BELIEVED, SUPPORTED, AND MET WITH CARE. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE PROVIDE THAT CARE EVERY DAY, OFFERING CRISIS SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND PATHWAYS TO HEALING. THIS MONTH IS NOT ONLY ABOUT AWARENESS, IT IS ABOUT ACTION. IT IS ABOUT INVESTING IN SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS. TO THE ADVOCATE SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITIES MEMBERS HERE TODAY, WE THANK YOU. YOUR VOICES, YOUR WORK, YOUR COMMITMENT ARE WHAT MOVE US FORWARD. WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS ANNMARIE, COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. SO MUCH BEAUTIFUL THINGS HAVE BEEN SAID BY ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND PARTNERS IN THE WORK Y AM GOING TO TRY TO ADD A LITTLE SOMETHING TO THE CONVERSATION. WE ARE JUST SO PROUD TO BE HERE WITH EVERYONE AND ACKNOWLEDGING APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. IN THE BOOK "TRUTH AND REPAIR" EXPERT JUDITH STATES SURVIVORS WANT THE TRUTH TO BE RECOGNIZED AND THE CRIME TO BE DENOUNCED BY THOSE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHO MATTER TO THEM. THIS MEANS SURVIVORS MUST ACTUALLY MATTER TO THEIR WIDER COMMUNITIES. OUR WORK AS A COALITION IS TO CARE FOR, CONNECT WITH, AND MOBILIZE OVER 35 LOCAL PROGRAMS WHO ARE ALL WORKING TO BUILD COMMUNITIES WHERE SURVIVORS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES ACTUALLY MATTER IN OUR SOCIETY. ADVOCATES BARE WITNESS TO THE IMPACTS OF RAPE, ABUSE, AND VIOLENCE THAT PEOPLE OFTEN LOOK AWAY FROM OR PRETEND DOESN'T EXIST. AS WE WATCH THE NATIONAL NEWS, WE ARE ALL BARING WITNESS AS MENTIONED, TO SURVIVORS POWERFULLY DISCLOSING BUSE AND EXPOSING DECADES OF COVER UPS. LOCALLY WE HAVE SEEN DISCLOSURES OF MISCONDUCT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROGRAMS STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE NEED FOR SERVICES AMIDST INCREASING BUDGET CUTS AND FEDERAL FUNDING UNCERTAINTY. THERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE TO FULLY REALIZE OUR COLLECTIVE VISION OF EQUITABLE RELATIONSHIPS AND END TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE BELIEVE HAVING STRONG SURVIVOR PROGRAMS AND WORKING IN COALITION CAN SHIFT THE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW ABUSES OF POWER TO FLOURISH. AND WHY LEADERSHIP FROM ELECTED LEADERS AS EXHIBITED HERE TODAY IS SO CRITICAL. NAMING THE CURRENT AND HISTORICAL VIOLENCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE ITS HARMS AS THIS PROCLAMATION DOES IS A MEANINGFUL WAY TO SHOW THAT SURVIVORS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES MATTER. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR WILSON FOR STANDING WITH US TODAY AND FOR MAKING THIS PROCLAMATION A PRIORITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU. REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? THEY COVERED IT: THEY COVERED IT. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO CAME TODAY. I BELIEVE NOW WE ARE GOING TO DO A GROUP PHOTO. WE HAVE DONE THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE, SO, COLLEAGUES, IF YOU WOULD COME TO THE CENTER AND THEN THE FOLKS THAT SPOKE, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A GROUP PHOTO WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE PROCLAMATION AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE EVERYBODY COME UP TO THE STAGE. DON'T WORRY, WE CAN FIT EVERYBODY. SO, COME ON UP. ONE, TWO, THREE, BEAUTIFUL SMILES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU: THANK YOU. I FEEL YOU THERE. SEE YOU NEXT TIME. TWICE IN TWO DAYS. THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU: THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU, ALL, SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO THE CROWD FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION, DO OUR GROUP PHOTO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, FOR ORGANIZING THAT IN YOUR STAFF. I DON'T SEE YOUR STAFF, BUT ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB Y KNOW THAT IS A LOT OF LOGISTICS. THANK YOU ALL. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE ARE NOW GOING TO OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR OR THE COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL CANNOT ACCEPT COMMENTS ON QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS OR CAMPAIGN-RELATED MATTERS. CLERK, HOW MEN SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY? FOUR REMOTE, AND 24 IN PERSON. SO WE HIT THE MAGIC NUM B: SO WE HIT THE MAGIC NUM B RIGHT UNDER 30. THAT IS 28 SPEAKERS. IF THERE ARE FEWER THAN 30, THEN EACH SPEAKER GETS TWO MINUTES, IF THERE IS 30-60, IT IS ONE MINUTE PER SPEAKER AND IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 60, THERE IS ONE MINUTE OR LESS. WE HAVE 28, EVERY SPEAKER WILL GET TWO MINUTES. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ OVER THE INSTRUCTIONS SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN: SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR THEME, SPEAKERS MICs WILL BE MUTE FD THEY DO NOT END COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. AWESOME. I WILL CALL UP THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS, MR. ZIMMERMAN, ANDREA, NICOLE, STEVE, AND WE HAVE KEN. EACH SPEAKER WILL GET TWO MINUTES. AFTER KEN, THEN WE HAVE TERRY, JOHN, DIANA, MINISTER HERD, AND THEN WE HAVE, LAST NAME, MINDAUNGA? I CAN'T, WHEN WE GET TO THAT NAME, I WILL TRY TO SAY IT. POLOGIZE. YOU CAN USE EITHER. TWO MINUTES. AWESOME, MR. ZIMMERMAN. THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN, I LIVE HERE 40 YEARS. I AM PRESIDENT OF STAND UP, AMERICA, I AM 15 TIME FOR ELECTION, PERSECUTE ME SEVEN TIMES, ALL CASES DISMISSED AND I HAVE 7,000 DAY OF TRESPASS, 7,000 DAY OF TRESPASS, NOBODY IN AMERICA HAVE 7,000 DAY OF TRESPASS, FASCIST, YES. SO LAST MONTH SHARE, BLACK WOMAN, GIVE ME TRESPASS FOR-- PAUSE, PAUSE, PAUSE, TIME. YOU CONSTANTLY ATTACK MY RACE ALL THE TIME, THAT IS NOT ACCEPTED HERE, OKAY? YOU CAN JUDGE ME BY THE CONTENT OF MY CHARACTER, POLICIES BUT NOT MY RACE. TIME CAN CONTINUE. THAT IS YOUR WARNING. I CAN MENTION YOUR NAME, I HAVE OPINION ABOUT WHAT YOU DID BECAUSE IT IS NINE TOGETHER, VERY IMPORTANT. NOT PERSONAL, YOU. YOU ONLY DID THIS. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE, IT IS A PROBLEM. SO I WANT TO EXPLAIN TOIOYOU, PEOPLE, NOT YOU, PERSONAL, DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, MY QUESTION TO YOU, MARTIN LUTHER KING KILL, WHY HE KILLED? BECAUSE HE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINION I AM ALEX FOR 30-PLUS YEAR, I AM HERE AND HAVE DIFFERENT OPINION AND DIFFERENT VIEW. YOU GIVE IT, TRESPASSES, FROM SEATTLE, FIVE YEARS, SO MY QUESTION RIGHT NOW, WHERE IS DIFFERENT BETWEEN MARTIN LUTHER KING AND ALEX TSIMERMAN? NOT DIFFERENT, ONE IS BLACK, IS ANOTHER IS JEW. EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN AMERICA FOR LAST 40 YEARS. IN SEATTLE, NUMBER ONE FASCIST, AMERICAN REVOLUTION, STAND UP, HAPPY COW, BRING AMERICA BACK, LIKE WE HAVE BEFORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, JUST A REMINDER TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, YOU ARE NOT LOWED TO ATTACK COUNCIL MEMBERS BASED ON THEIR RACE, BASED ON THEIR GENDER, BASED ON THEIR SEXUALITY, BASED ON THEIR RELIGION, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT. [ APPLAUSE ] WE WON'T-- JUST WON'T BETOLERATED. NEXT, ANDREA . WELCOME. HELLO, I AM HERE REPRESENTING LABORS ACROSS THE REGION. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHY SUPPORTING A BOND FOR THE SEATTLE CENTER SO IMPORTANT, NOT JUST FOR THE CITY, BUT FOR OUR MEMBERS AND WE RELY ON REALLY GOOD UNION JOBS. SO THE SEATTLE CENTER IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES IN OUR CITY, IT WHERE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER FOR FESTIVALS, CONCERTS, SPORTING EVENTS, ET CETERA, BUT THE FACILITIES OLD, LOT OF MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PUT OFF FOR A VERY LONG TIME, WAITING TO FIX THE BUILDINGS DOESN'T MAKE IT CHEAPER, IT ONLY MAKES IT MORE EXPENSIVE AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND INTEREST RATES ARE UNPREDICTABLE. SO, IT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO SAVE US MONEY IF WE DO THIS NOW. INVESTING IN THE SEATTLE CENTER IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE, REPAIRING AND UPGRADES CREATE JOBS RIGHT AWAY, WHICH MEMBERS NEED DURING THE TOUGH TIMES AND CONSTRUCTION IS STEADY WORK FOR MEMBERS IN THE CITY, AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY. VISITING THE CENTER, MORE BUSINESS. THIS WOULD MAKE THIS CENTER SAFER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. IMPROVEMENTS NOW MEAN PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THE PUBLIC SPACES WITHOUT DISRUPTIONS FROM CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE, SO, AS I SAID, IF WE WAIT, WE RISK LOSING PUBLIC SUPPORT AND MOMENTUM, RIGHT NOW THE PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION. WE CAN ACT WHILE THE NEED IS URGENT AND VISIBLE. SUPPORTING THE BOND IS SMART, RESPONSIBLE, AND SOMETIMELY, IT PROTECTS PUBLIC ACCESSS, SUPPORT UNION FAMILIES AND KEEP SEATTLE A VIBRANT HUB FOR THE CITY. WE URGE YOU TO ACT NOW AND PUT THIS ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT SO CONSTRUCTION CAN START SOONER, UNION JOBS CAN BE CREATED AND THE CENTER CAN CONTINUE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS. NICOLE, STEVE, KEN, JERRY. MY NAME IS NICOLE AND I: MY NAME IS NICOLE AND I REPRESENT THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 46 I AM INAN ELECTRICIAN. I WANT TO BOOST WHAT MY UNION SISTER WAS SAYING. GOOD TIME TO BE IN SEATTLE, WE WON THE SUPER BOWL, ABOUT TO HOST THE WORLD CUP, WE WILL, GOD WILLING, BE HAVING THE SEATTLE SUPER SONICS RETURNING TO THE SEATTLE CENTER IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND IT IS A GREAT TIME TO INVEST IN OURSELVES. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE A HEAVY LIFT. WE ARE THE ONES THAT PAY FOR THEM. BUT IT IS NEVER GOING TO BE A BAD IDEA TO MAKE THE SEATTLE CENTER GOOD. IT IS THE SETTING OF OUR CHILDHOODS, FOR THE KIDS IN THE CITY, IT IS A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY IS WELCOME, AND, YOU KNOW, SELFISHLY, I HAVE TO SAY THAT IN MY UNION, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT OF WORK, YOU KNOW, IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY OUT THERE IN THE ECONOMY AND THERE IS A THOUSAND ELECTRICIANS WITHOUT JOBS RIGHT NOW. IF THE INVESTMENT IN SOMETHING THAT LIFTS OUR CITY UP CAN ALSO BE AN INVESTMENT IN WORKERS WHO NEED JOBS RIGHT NOW, THAT IS A DOUBLE WIN FOR US, AND THAT IS OUR UNION IS COMING TO YOU, ASKING FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON A BOND TO REDO THE SEATTLE CENTER, MAKE IT READY FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND CUT DOWN ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND IT IS THE SAME REASON WHY WE ARE GOING TO BE BACK TOMORROW MORNING ADVOCATING FOR THE AMENDMENTS TO THE LIBRARY LEVEE, WE ARE ASKING FOR YOU TO INVEST IN US AS WORKERS. THANKS. THANK YOU, NEXT, STEVE, FOLLOWED BY KEN, TERRY JOHN, DIANA, JIMMY. HE HAS GOT A SIGN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS STEVE Y AM A RETIRED MATH TEACHER, AND NOW I HAPPILY VOLUNTEER WITH TRASH WALK TO IMPROVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WHILE PICKING UP TRASH, WE HAVE OBSERVED DECAY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY RELATED TO OPEN AIR DRUG USE AND CRIME. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED THE IMPACT ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO RAISE AWARENESS AND AFFECT CHANGE. YOU HAVE A COPY OF OUR DOCUMENT. THIS MAP SHOWS THE AFFECTED AREA BETWEEN THE LIGHT RAIL STATIONS. THIS IS SEATTLE'S ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS WALKING DISTANCE TO L1 AND L2, IT HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL. BUT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS AT A BREAKING POINT. EACH RED DOT REPRESENTS A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT SCHOOL, CHURCH, OR RESIDENT, WHO HAS BEEN IMPACTED. THERE ARE WELL OVER 200 UNHOUSED IN THE MAPPED AREA. THE TOTAL FINANCIAL IMPACT FOR JUST THESE 34 OVER THE LAST TWO TO THREE YEARS IN ARSON, THEFT, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE, IS 2.35 MILLION OR 80K PER PROPERTY. JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE IMPACT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, STAFF, STUDENTS, CONGREGATION. FOR DECADES MOUNT BAKER WAS A HERB OF COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, WE ARE LEFT WITH VACANT LOTS, CLOSED BUSINESSES, AND UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT THAT DETERS FUTURE GROWTH IN INVESTMENT. THIS PHOTO, ONE OF MANY IN THE PACKET, SHOWS A SEATTLE GREENWAY, A SCHOOL ZONE WITH AN ELEMENTARY AND GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET. NOTE THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON WITH THEIR GUIDE DOG WALKING TO THE LIGHT HOUSE FOR THE BLIND, FORCED TO NAVIGATE AN ACTIVE DRUG DEAL, A WOMAN BUYING FROM THE DEALER INSIDE THIS TENT. THIS IS NOT CITY BASICS BETTER, THIS IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY CRISIS THAT NEEDS A COVID-LEVEL RESPONSE. PLEASE AUTHORIZE ACTION TO TAKE DRUG DEALERS OFF OUR STREETERS AND GET TREATMENT FOR THOSE THEY PRAY UPON. ACT TO RESTORE HEALTH AND SAFETY TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KEN, STEVE, EXCUSE ME. IT IS STEVE. WE HAVE KEN FOLLOWED BY TERRY. I LIVED IN MT. BAKER SINCE 1992, I WAS WALKING BETWEEN RAINIER AVENUE AND SOUTH COLLEGE, STEVE AND I WALK PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY FOR EXERCISE OR PICK UP TRASH, THIS AREA HAS BEEN USED FOR DRUG DEALING ASK DRUG USES FOR A VERY LONG TIME. ON THIS DAY I PASTED GENTLEMAN IN A BLACK TRENCH COAT AND I SAID GOOD MORNING, AS I APPROACHED ONE OF THE RVs ALWAYS PARK TLD I SEE A HAND COME OUT OF THE WINDOW, BY THIS TIME A LINE OF PEOPLE HAD FORMED OUTSIDE THE WIND EO, THE FIRST PERSON IN LINE WAS A LITTLE OLD LADY, IN THE AS A RAIL. I SEE HER PUT SOMETHING INTO THE HAND, THE HAND WITHDRAWS FROM THE RV, AND THEN REAPPEARS WITH SOMETHING. THE LITTLE OLD LADY TAKES THE SOMETHING FROM THE HAND AND SHE IS JUST THRILLED, SMILES AND GOES SKIPPING AWAY. I TURN AROUND TO WALK AWAY AND THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BLACK COAT IS RIGHT BEHIND ME, HE ASK MEEZS WHAT ARE YOU AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I REPLIED WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? HE SAYS YOU HERE TO HARASS THE HOMELESS PEOPLE. I SAID NO I AM WALKING THROUGH. WITH THAT HE REPEATED HIS CLAIM AND SAID YOU BETTER GET THE F OUT OF HERE. HE APPROACHED ME CLOSER, REPEATED HIS THREAT, AND RAISED HIS FIST TO MY FACE. WITH THAT I BACKED AWAY AND TOLD STEVE WE ARE NOT SAFE HERE, WE HAVE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE. WE LEFT THE AREA AND CALLED THE POLICE. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE IF A RESIDENT CAN'T WALK DOWN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WITHOUT GETTING THREATENED BY A THUG TRYING TO PROTECT THE DRUG DEAL. THE THUG ACTED AS IF HE WAS PROTECTING HOMELESS PEOPLE, IN REALTY HE WAS ACTUALLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE DRUG ADDICTS. THE POOR LITTLE OLD LADY AND MANY ARE BEING PRAYED UPON T IS NOT HUMANE AND ETHICAL TO LEAVE THEM ON THE STREETS. THEY NEED TREATMENT AND DRUG DEALERS NEED TO BE ARRESTED, ARRESTING KNOWN DRUG DEALERS TAKES WAY TOO LONG, THE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE EXPEDITED. MT. BAKER RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, AND SCHOOLS ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION PUT WITH WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. WE NEED YOUR HELP. I KNOW YOU WANT TO HELP, WE NEED ACTION, NOT JUST WORDS, YOU CAN DO BETTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KEN. NEXT, TERRY, FOLLOWED BY JOHN. WELCOME, TERRY. GOOD TO SEE YOU. HI. I AM TERRY MCGIBBON, I LIVED IN MT. BAKE FOR 50 YEARS. I NEVER THOUGHT IN MY RETIREMENT IED BE PICKING UP TRASH TO KEEP MYSELF OUT OF TROUBLE, BUT I AM. IT HAS BEEN A GOOD WAY FOR ME TO CONNECT WITH THE BUSINESSES IN OUR AREA, MEET OTHER NEIGHBORS AND STUFF, GIVE BACK A LITTLE BIT, TOO, A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I LOVE. I HELPED RAISE TWO DAUGHTERS THAT WENT TO GARFIELD. I HAVE A REAL LOVE FOR THE VALLEY AND MT. BAKER. I WANTED TO THANK SOME PEOPLE, COUNCIL MEMBER LINN, THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR STAFFS, WE HAVE BEEN THE SQUEAKY WHEEL AND THEY ARE DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN HELPING US OUT. CHRISTINE HENDERSON, WHO ISN'T HERE, BUT WORKED FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON REALLY HAS ORGANIZED AND GOT THE SAME GOAL AND WE HAVE OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE IN OUR MT. BAKER TRASH GROUP NOW, WHICH IS CRAZY. JENNY FRANKAL, TALK ABOUT SUPER STAR, MAN, HER IN ADOPT A STREET, AMAZING. SHE HAS HELPED US A LOT. TRACY KRAMER AND FIND IT/FIX IT, I AM ALL ABOUT TRYING TO FIX IT. ANDREA, WE HEART SEATTLE, DOING AMAZING WORK AND STUFF, I CAN'T DO WHAT SHE IS DOING, I AM JUST DOING WHAT I CAN. THEY ARE REALLY DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING. AND TEMPUAL THE MT. BAKER ALLIANCE AND AND HER STAFF, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR STAFFS HAVE BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH AND STUFF. I AM GOING TO KEEP MY THOUGHTS ON THE POSITIVE SIDE AND THIS GOOD TO SEE THINGS IMPROVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DAY BY DAY. THANK YOU, TERRY. NEXT WE HAVE JOHN, FOLLOWED BY DIANA, AND MINISTER HERD. HI, I OWN DEANY CONSTRUCTION, MY COMPANY HAS BEEN PART OF THE RAINIER VALLEY NEARLY 90 YEARS ACROSS FOUR GENERATIONS, ONE OF THE LAST LONG-STANDING FAMILY-RUN BUSINESSES STILL OPERATE IN THE COMMUNITY. BUSINESSES LIKE OURS HELP BUILD THE VALLEY, LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY, BUT TODAY I HAVE TO ASK FOR HOW MUCH LONGER? WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED, THE CONDITION OF THE MT. BAKER AND NORTH RAINIER VALLEY NEIGHBORHOODS HAS DECLINED IN WAYS THAT ARE UNSAFE FOR RESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS. WE SEE OPEN DRUG USE, INDIVIDUALS PASSED OUT OR WORSE NEAR ROADWAYS, PEOPLE WANDERING INTO ACTIVE TRAFFIC AND CONSTRUCTION ZONES. DRUG USERS REGULARLY CONGREGATE IN LARGE NUMBERS IN OUR DRIVEWAY, AN ACT OF THOROUGHFAIR ALL DAY LONG FOR VEHICLES. I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR THEM, THESE ARE PEOPLE AT REAL RISK OF BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY ARE IN THE CONDITION THEY ARE IN. ALSO PUTS MY EMPLOYEES IN AN IMPOSSIBLE POSITION, I WANT THEM TO FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY COME TO WORK AND RIGHT NOW THEY DO NOT. IT IS NOT A HYPOTHETICAL RISK, IT SOMETHING WE ARE ALL ACTIVELY TRYING TO PREVENT EVERY DAY. WE ALREADY HAVE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CONDITIONS ARE ALLOWED TO DETERIORATE. LONG STANDING BUSINESSES LIKE MUTUAL FISH AND THE BAKERY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE. WE DO NOT WANT TO BE NEXT ALLOWING PEOPLE IN THE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IS NEGLECTMENT WE NEED REAL INTERVENTION, TREATMENT, OUTREACH, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE NEAR ROADWAYS AND ACTIVE WORK ZONES, WE HAVE CALLED 911 MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE OR DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. CONSTANT ENFORCEMENT OF BASIC PUBLIC SAFETY LAWS THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WHAT IS HAPPENING ISN'T WORKING FOR ANYONE, NOT FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, NOT FOR WORKERS, NOT FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE INVESTED GENERATIONS INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THE CITY WILL ACT BEFORE PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY FORCES THE ISSUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOHN. NEXT WE HAVE DIANA, FOLLOWED BY JIMMY, IS IT KAJETEN OKAY. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS DIANA, THANKS FOR LISTENING TO US. I AM HERE REPRESENTING A BUSINESS IN THE RAINIER VALLEY SINCE 1959, I WORKED FOR THEM FOR 40 YEARS, I STARTED IN 1986. I MOVED INTO THE CENTRAL DISTRICT 34 YEARS AGO, SO I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF STUFF HAPPEN. WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING AND LIVING IN THE AREA, I COULDN'T GET APPLICANTS TO COME TO APPLY FOR A JOB BECAUSE WE WERE OFF RAINIER AVENUE, PEOPLE WOULDN'T WALK IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF CRIME SDP&DRUG DEALING, OVER 20 YEARS I SAW LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS AND IT WAS REALLY A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. IT IS STILL A GREAT PLACE, EXCEPT IT IS DECLINING AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO BACK UP EVERYTHING SAID ALREADY, I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT EVERYTHING, BUT 2015 WAS WHEN HOMELESSNESS WAS A STATE OF EMERGENCY, IT IS 2026, IF YOU DO THET MATH, THAT IS 11 YEARS, STATE OF EMERGENCY, THAT IS CRAZY T. AND ALSO, LIKE, EVERYBODY SAID, I DO WALK AROUND LOT Y DO WALK TO WORK, BUT OUR EMPLOYEES GET WORRIED. WE HAD SOMEBODY DIE DOWN THE BLOCK, A HOMELESS PERSON, PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WITNESS THAT. PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO EXPERIENCE IT, PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE DYING IN PUBLIC. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE GET THE HELP THEY NEED, AND, AGAIN, AS OF BACKING WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID ABOUT THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS WE ARE LIVE AND WORKING IN, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ANYBODY HERE LISTENING THE COUNCIL TO COME TO DAVIS DOOR, WE WILL WALK DOWN TO BUDDHA, HAVE LUNCH, I WILL BUY LUNCH, I WILL BUY DINNER, WALK AROUND, YOU CAN WITNESS WHAT WE ARE LIVING WITH WITH ENCAMPMENTS AND DRUG DEALING AND DRUG USE ON THE STREETS AND SEE THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE AND TRYING TO SURVIVOR AND STAY IN BUSINESS AND KEEP EMPLOYING PEOPLE AND PAYING TAXES, JUST LIKE I LIVE IN THE AREA, I WANT TO KEEP WALKING AROUND, KEEP PAYING MY TAXES AND LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL CITY, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT DECLINE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACTION TAKEN TO SAVE OUR AREA. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MINISTER HERD FOLLOWED BY KAJETAN AND THEN THE NEXT SPEAKER, YOU CAN USE MIC, WE HAVE LAURA, MICHAEL, JEFF, MATT, GARRET, JASON, NATHAN, SCOTT, AND JACK. GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM JIMMY HERD, MINISTER IN CENTRAL SEATTLE, WE HAVE SERVED THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50 YEAR S, INCLUDING WE PROVIDE WEEKLY HOT MEALS FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, AND THOSE WHO OTHERWISE NEED THEM. WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FOR MANY YEARS, WE HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH RECURRING HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT. IT IS GONE NOW BUT IT WILL COME BACK. I AM ASKING YOUR HELP WITH THAT AND FOR THE LACK OF POLICE PRESENCE IN THE AREA. WE HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF THEFT, HARASSMENT, AND VANDALISM. I, PERSONALLY, HAVE BEEN THREATENED BY A RESIDENT OF THIS HOMELESS COMMUNITY. WE SUFFERED PROPERTY LOSS, HAD OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO OUR AIR CONDITIONING UNITS, PEOPLE TRYING TO GET THE COPPER OUT, WE HAD A RENTAL HOME THAT WE WERE RENTING OUT TO A LOW INCOME PERSON, WE HAD A HOMELESS PERSON BREAK IN, START A FIRE, THERE IS NO FIREPLACE IN THERE, BURN THE HOUSE DOWN. THE HOUSE WAS A 1917 HISTORIC HOME. IT WAS VALUED OVER $500,000, WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE $30,000 A YEAR OF LOST REVENUE BECAUSE IT IS A VACANT LOT. WE NEED HELP PREVENTING THE RETURN OF THIS ENCAMPMENT. IT TAKES ONE THING, BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS ONE PERSON WILL PITCH A TENT, WITHIN 24 HOURATIZE THERE IS TEN TENTS UP. IF WE CAN HAVE SOME INTERVENTION WITH THE FIRST PERSON THAT PITCHES THEIR TENT, LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE NOT LOWED. WE HAVE A VACANT LOT, WE ARE WELCOME TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY ON HOUSING PROJECT. WE NEED HELP THERE. IF WE COULD INCREASE THE NEIGHBORHOOD PATROLS, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU: THANK YOU. KAJETAN AND THEN LAURA, MICHAEL, JEFF, MATT. GOOD AFTERNOON,IER AM OWNER SAF RON SPICE, I HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE SMALLBUS SINCE 2012. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW BAD THE SITUATION HAS BECOME SINCE AFTER THE PANDEMIC AND DUE TO THE HOMELESSNESS AND THE DRUG ADDICT, THE DRUG USE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. RIGHT NEXT TO MY PLACE THE CITY OPEN A BRAND NEW PLACE TO HELP SUPPORT THE HOMELESS POPULATION. HOWEVER, THE RESIDENTS OF HOBSON PLACE A CONSTANTLY CREATING A HAZARD BY THROWING USED NEEDLES ALL OVER THE AREA, ON MY ROOF, AND IN FRONT OF THE STORES. LAST YEAR A COUPLE OF PEOPLE EVEN TRIED TO BURN MY BUILDING DOWN IN SPITE OF THE PEOPLE BEING ON SECURITY FOOTAGE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THERE WAS NO CONSEQUENCES TO THEM, I TALKED TO THE ADDITIONAL COST OF TRYING TO REBUILD THE STORE FRONT, AND THE ROOF THAT WAS DAMAGED BY THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WASN'T ON TIME, I WOULD HAVE LOST THE WHOLE BUILDING. NOT TO MENTION THE LOSS OF REVENUE WHEN I WAS CLOSE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. ON THE REGULAR BUSINESS, YOU KNOW EVERY DAY, MY TRUCKS HAVE BEEN BROKEN DOWN, GENERATORVISE BEEN STOLEN, THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE THING THEY NEED TO GET ELECTRICITY WHEN THEY ARE ON THE STREET. WINDOWS SMASHED, STEALING WHATEVER THEY CAN FIND IN THE FENCED AREA. ADDITIONAL COST TO GET IT BACK FROM THE TOWING COMPANY, I LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT HAS BEEN A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, CLOSE TO THE CITY AND I WANT HELP FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO, YOU KNOW, MORE PATROLLING AND MAYBE EVEN NO TOILET, SO DO IT ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD, JUST KIND OF SAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT WE HAVE LAURA FOLLOWED: NEXT WE HAVE LAURA FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL, JEFF, MATT, GARRET, JASON, NATHAN WALL. GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS DR. LAURA, I AM THE OWNER OF THE VETERINARY HOSPITAL WHICH HAS BEEN SERVING NORTH BEACON HILL IN RAINIER VALLEY SINCE THE 1950s. I AM NOT HERE TO DEBATE HOMELESSNESS Y AM HERE TO DESCRIBE THE UNCHECKED LAWLESSNESS, LOOKS LIKE OUTSIDE MY BUILDING AND TO HOLD THIS COUNCIL ACCOUNTABLE. FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS WE HAVE ENDURED CONSTANT ENCAMPMENT OUTSIDE OUR DOOR. STAFF WERE SUBJECTED TO LEWD COMMENTS AND INTIMIDATION, YOUNG FEMALE EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL JUST UP THE STREET HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED, WE WITNESSED DALEY DRUG DEALS OUTSIDE OUR GATE, PEOPLE INCAPACITATED BY FENTANYL IN OUR DRIVEWAY, INDIVIDUALS NAKED IN OUR PARKING LOT. LAST SUMMER SOMEONE NEARLY BURNED MY BUILDING DOWN Y. HAPPENED TO ARRIVE 6:30 A.M. TO FIND AN ACTIVE FIRE FOUR FEET FROM MY OXYGEN TANKS, OXYGEN IS VERY COMBUSTIBLE. FIVE MINUTES LATER THE BUILDING WOULD HAVE BEEN ON FIREWORKS PATIENTS, BUSINESS, FIREFIGHTERS' LIVES AT RISK. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TWICE FOR CAMP FIRES UNDER THE PHARMACY, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBOR'S ROOF, WE GAVE THE CITY FOOTAGE OF THE ARSONIST WHO BURNED DOWN THE FRUIT STAND ACROSS THE STREET FROM US. WE BREATHED TOXIC SMOKE FROM CAMP FIRES BURNING TRASH ON OUR SIDEWALK. OUR FENCE WAS CUT, ROOF WAS BROKEN THROUGH, OUR LOT HAS BEEN BREACHED AND ITEMS HAVE BEEN STOLEN. WE CALLED THE CITY, THE SEATTLE POLICE, REPEATEDLY, NOTHING HAPPENS. DURING THE PAST FOUR YEARS VANS AND RVs LEAKING HUMAN WASTE AND STEALING TRASH SAT OUTSIDE OUR BUSINESS WHILE THE CITY IGNORED ITS OWN CODES. THREATENED TO FINE US IF WE DIDN'T CLEAN THE CITY-OWNED ALLEY BEHIND US. WE REMOVED 2,000 POUNDS OF TRASH AT OUR EXPENSE, IT COST CLIENTS, REVENUE, AND SAFETY. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MICHAEL, FOLLOWED BY JEFF, MATT, GARRET, JASON, NATHAN, SCOTT, SCOTT, AND JACK. HELLO. HI. I AM MICHAEL, A MT. BAKER RESIDENT, BUSINESS OWNER, NON-PROFIT DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBER OF A MUTUAL AID ORGANIZATION. YOU HAVE RECEIVED NARRATIVES FROM MANY TODAY, INCLUDING MINE, INWANT TO FOCUS ON THE SYSTEM LEVEL ISSUES DRIVING WHAT YOU ARE HEARING, AND HOW TO FIX THEM. RIGHT NOW THE SYSTEM IS IS STRUCTURED, 30 YEARS IN AND PROVIDERS ARE SPENDING TIME SEARCHING FOR THE NEXT SITE. THAT INSTABILITY UNDERMINES ABILITY TO REBUILD. THERE IS A PLANNING PROBLEM. WE SHOULD HAVE A ROLLING PIPELINE OF SITES AT LEAST A YEAR IN ADVANCE, WITHOUT THAT WE ARE CONTINUING REPEATED CONFLICTS BETWEEN NEIGHBORS, PROVIDERS, AND AGENCIES. THERE IS SPACE, SEATTLE 83.9 SQUARE MILES, OVER 40,000 FOOTBALL FIELDS. THE ISSUE ISN'T LAND T IS HOW WE ARE STRUCTURING ACCESS TO IT FROM PERMITTING AND CODE STANDPOINT, THERE ARE WAYS TO MAKES SITES MORE VIABLE, FEW PRACTICAL CHANGES, LOWER, ALLOW HYGIENE AND OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY. OFFER INCENTIVES TO LAND OWNERS. CREATE A PERMIT IN PLACE OPTION, NEAR COMPLIANCE, SET CLEAR STANDARDS THAT ALLOW SITES TO STABILIZE WHERE THEY ARE WHEN APPROPRIATE AND CREATE PATHWAY TO DEVELOP SITES DURING PERMITTING OR CONSTRUCTION DELAYS, WITHIN INCENTIVES LIKE REDUCTIONS AND LIABILITY COVERAGE. THESE ARE SOLVABLE OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION WITH ANYONE WORKING ON IMPLEMENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, JEFF, MATT, THEN GARRET, JASON, NATHAN. HI, JEFF. HELLO. MY NAME IS JEFF. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THE WORK YOU DO. I KNOW YOU PUT A TON IN AND WE ARE PRIVILEGED EVEN TO BE HERE TO HAVE A VENUE TO SPEAK. THANK YOU Y. AM A BUSINESS OWNER IN THE AREA, MY CONTEXT FOR SEATTLE, I AM FIVE-GENERATION SEATTLE PERSON, MY MOM WAS MS. BALLARD IN SEAFAIR PARADE, MY DAD WAS AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE FROM UW, OWNED A BUSINESS UP THE STREET. I LOVE SEATTLE. I FIGHT FOR SEATTLE, JOY KNOWS THIS. I STARTED A PRAYER GROUP THAT PRAYED FOR YOU ALL BY NAME FOR 300 WEEKS IN A ROW, THAT MEETS AT WEST LAKE CENTER AND WALKS THE AREA AND THEN WE GO BACK TO OUR BUSINESS. I REPRESENT A GROUP CALLED KIROS, WHICH HAS 9,000 BUSINESS PEOPLE IN IT, IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. IT IS A PRETTY GOOD CONSTITUENCY, ALL VOLUNTEER . IT IS WOMEN, MEN, DIFFERENT AGES, DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, BUT WE COME TOGETHER TO LEARN HOW TO ENGAGE THE CITY. SO I JUST AM ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERING TO ANY COUNCIL PERSON THAT WOULD WANT TO MEET WITH ME, OR A GROUP OF BUSINESS PEOPLE TO SAY WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH YOU AND PARTNER WITH THE CITY. THE CITY IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR. I DEFEND BECAUSE I PRAY FOR YOU EVERY WEEK, LIKE FINALLY I GET TO ACTUALLY SEE THE FACES. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORK. WE ARE IN FOR THE LONG RUN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT ALL YOU DO. I AM HAPPY TO MEET WITH ANYBODY. THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU, JEFF. THANK YOU FOR THE PRAYERS. MATT, MY MAN, YOU ARE UP NEXT. WE NEED ALL THE PRAYERS-- JUST PLAYING, MATT, GARRET, JASON, NATHAN. HELLO, MY NAME IS MATT, I ALSO WANT TO SAY HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR EACH OF YOU, I REPRESENT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS COME TOGETHER THE LAST FEW YEARS CALLED TOGETHER FOR SEATTLE, THIS IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE FAITH COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE THAT ARE TRYING TO BUILD BRIDGES, NOT WALLS, AND, REALLY, SO I COME HERE AS A BRIDGE BUILDER, ALSO TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CITY. EACH MONTH THERE ARE PASTORS COMING TOGETHER THAT AREN'T INTO THE TOXIC NATIONAL IDEOLOGICAL DRAMA, BUT WANT TO DO GOOD FOR SEATTLE, THEY LOVE THE CITY, THEY LOVE JESUS, THEY REALLY LOVE SEATTLE, THEY WANT TO SERVE THIS CITY. EVERY MONTH AROUND HOMELESSNESS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AROUND HOW TO SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS, REALLY APPRECIATED AWARENESS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE WE HAVE CHURCHES THAT CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THESE ISSUES. THEY WANT TO SERVE THE CITY. LIKE JEFF SAID, I WANT TO MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE, IF YOU WANT TO BUILD BRIDGES, THE LEADERS COMING TOGETHER IN YOUR DISTRICTS, I WANT TO BE AVAILABLE TO YOU AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MATT. NEXT IS GARRET, JASON, NATHAN, SCOTT, SCOTT, AND JACK. I WAS BORN IN SEATTLE, ALMOST 62 YEARS AGO, AND THIS SMIE FIRST TIME TO SEATTLE SILTY COUNCIL MEETING, I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE. AS MY FRIENDS SHARED, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR EACH ONE OF YOU Y. AM A . I PRAY FOR EACH ONE OF YOU BY NAME. WE VALUE AND APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING AND THE CHALLENGING JOB THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. I AM ALSO, LIKE JEFF, FROM A LONG LINE OF SEATTLEITES, MY PARENTS MOVED HERE IN THE EARLY 1940s, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS, BUT MY MOM WAS A SEA-FAIR PRINCESS, MISS CHINATOWN. SHE GRADUATED FROM GARFIELD IN 1952 AND CHERYL CHOW IS A GOOD FRIEND, WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF OUR FAMILY AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THAT DEAR WOMAN THAT SHE WAS AND ALSO I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR PROCLAMATION AGAINST SEXUAL VIOLENCE, WE HAVE HAD CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AFFECTED AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND BRING THESE THINGS TO LIGHT. I HAVE BEEN A LIFE-LONG SEATTLE SPORTS FAN, MYSELF, I REMEMBER AS A LITTLE KID CLIMBING UNDER COVERS WITH THE RADIO LISTENING TO SONICS GAME BUT I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE WORLD CUP BEING HERE, I AM A LIFE LONG SOCCER PLAYER AS WELL. THERE IS A GROUP THAT GATHERED TOGETHER, WE GO BY VICTORYSEATTLE.ORG, A COALITION OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER UNITING THE FAITH COMMUNITY, BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN DIVERSE NEIGHBORS, HAVING WATCH PARTIES, WORKING WITH DIFFERENT NON-PROFITS, FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE ARE EXCITED FOR THE CUP AND WHAT WILL COME WITH THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JASON FOLLOWED BY NATHAN AND THEN SCOTT. I HATE IT WHEN IT DOES THAT: I HATE IT WHEN IT DOES THAT. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS JASON, LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF KING COUNTY, MOST OF MY CAREER WORKING IN SEATTLE, PROUD MEMBER AND SERVE AS A LEADWER UA LOCAL 32 PLUMBERS AND HVAC. I URGE YOU TO ACT NOW ON INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS BY INVESTING IN THE SEATTLE CENTER. WE NEED A ADDRESS AGING FACILITIES AND PUT ICING ON THE CAGE. I HAVE BEEN GOING THERE SINCE I WAS A KID AND HAVE A LOT OF FOUND MEMORIES, A PLACE THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER AND DRIVES LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH EVENTS, TOURISM&SMALL BUSINESS ACTIVITY. LIKE ME, 25-YEAR PIPEFITTER, IT SHOWING ITS AGE. ACT NOW SO YOU CAN PROVIDE OUR FUTURE CHILDREN SIMILAR MEMORIES. WAITING ONLY MAKES THINGS WORSE, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE DOES NOT GET CHEAPER, CONSTRUCTION COST AND INTEREST RATES ARE UNPREDICTABLE AND DELAY S TODAY WILL MEAN HIGHER COSTS TOMORROW. INVESTING NOW LOWS US TO IMPROVE SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND COMMUNITY USE. IT KEEPS SKILLED WORKERS ON THE JOB, SUPPORTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS THAT TRAIN FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. THE ECONOMY IN A SLUMP, MANY MEMBERS ARE READY TO GO TO WORK RIGHT NOW, PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT MEANS THESE PROJECTS CAN START SOONER AND SUPPORT FAMILY WAGE UNION JOBS HERE AT HOME. THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO INVEST IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR WORKFORCE, AND OUR FUTURE, I URGE YOU TO ACT NOW, THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE NATHAN FOLLOWED BY SCOTT, THEN SCOTT, THEN JACK. THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO REITERATE MY CALL FOR MAYOR WILSON TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON HER CAMPAIGN PROMISE AND TURN OFF THE CAMERAS, THIS IS NOT A GOOD TIME TO INCREASE SURVEILLANCE UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. I WANT TO REITERATE I DON'T TRUST THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COMPLY IN GOOD FAITH WITH KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING ACT WITH PROFESSIONALISM STANDARDS OR WITH THE RECENTLY-PASSED BILLS BY THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD. I DON'T TRUST THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COMPLY WITH IT. SO HOW DO WE GET THEM TO DO THAT AS A CITY? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE OFFICERS COMPLY WITH THESE RULES? YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND IT IS PROBABLY NOT CONSTITUTIONAL TO SAY WE CAN JUST FIRE OFFICERS FOR THEIR POLITICAL BELIEFS BUT THERE THOOZ BE SOME WAY THEY HAVE BODY CAMERAS, IFEEL LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE WORLD CUP COMING UP. WE NEED TO EXPECT I.C.E COULD COME TO SEATTLE IN LARGE NUMBERS DURING THE WORLD CUP, AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR. I GUESS THIS MIGHT NOT BE PROP TO SAY BUT I AM NOT TERRIBLY EXCITED WITH THE WORLD CUP WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW I THINK FOLKS SHOULD NOT BE COMING TO THIS COUNTRY. I THINK WE SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING BOYCOTTS AND I THINK THE WORLD CUP SHOULD BE BOYCOTTED BY PEOPLE. SO, THAT SMIE PERSONAL OPINION, I DON'T THINK THIS WILL BE VERY POPULAR HERE, BUT EITHER WAY WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR IT. FUCK I.C.E. THANK YOU, NATHAN. NEXT, SCOTT, FOLLOWED BY SCOTT, THEN JACK. HEY, SCOTT. I AM SCOTT BUZZARD, TODAY HERE TO DEMAND THE CITY COUNCIL TAKE AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AGAINST INCREASING SURVEILLANCE, AND TO CUT TIES WITH AX ON COMPANY THAT SUPPLY THE CAMERAS BECAUSE THE CAMERAS, THE TECHNOLOGY IS A TOOL OF GENOCIDE. THE CAMERAS CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEATH OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE DADDY'S HOME TACTIC USED BY ISRAELI MILITARY TO KILL PALESTINIAN MEN. IF YOU REPRESENTED THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE, AS YOU CLAIM YOU DO, YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE'S CONCERNS WITH THE VERY SIM TECHNOLOGY BEING USED IN OUR CITY. YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS WITH LACK OF TANGIBLE MEASURE TAKEN AGAINST PRIVATEIZED SURVEILLANCE. THE CAMERAVISE BEEN PROVEN TO BE USED BY I.C.E AND DHS IN ILLEGAL KIDNAPPING OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AS UNIVERSITY STUDENT I CAN ATTEST TO MY FACULTY AND FRIENDS BEING DETAINED AND HOW THE TECHNOLOGY MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED MAKES ME SICK. NO PERSON IN THE CITY SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR THAT CAMERAS WILL USED TO HARASS. TO COMBAT POTENTIAL TERRORISM, IS ANOTHER EXCUSE MADE TO JUSTIFY MILITARYISM AND SECURITY EXPANSION. WE SEE WITH THE MEDIA RHETORIC ON ECONOMIC TERRORISM, THE GREAT WAR ON TERROR JUSTIFYING ANOTHER ATTACK. CEMENTMATIC OF THE DEMONTEIC PARTARY, YOU AS A WHOLE, WHERE WEAK SPINES PREVAIL. WE MUST REMOVE THE SECURITY SYSTEM BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE WORKING CLASS. MUST REMOVE THE SECURITY SYSTEMS WHOSE ONLY BENEFIT IS LINE THE POCKETS OF A FEW WHILE MASSES SUFFER UNDER STATE VIOLENCE. LONG LIVE THE WORKING CLASS. THANK YOU, SCOTT. NEXT WE HAVE SCOTT SHULER FOLLOWED BY JACK, DID I SAY YOUR NAME RIGHT? SKYLER: SKYLER. SO SORRY: SO SORRY. NOBODY GETS IT RIGHT: NOBODY GETS IT RIGHT. YOU ARE GOOD. WELCOME. THANK YOU. HAWN TO BE HERE, GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS SCOTT SKYLER, MEMBER OF THE UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN TRIBE AND ELDER AND POLICY REP. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT NEGOTIATEED SETTLEMENT, WHICH WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF AND HOPE THE CITY COUNCIL SEEKS TO APPROVE THIS TODAY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTATION BUT THE UPPER SKAGIT PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE LINED THE SKAGIT RIVER UP TO THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT PROJECT AREA, WHAT IS SEATTLE CITY LIGHT NEGOTIATEED SETTLEMENT MEAN TO US? HAS GONE ON A FOR EIGHT YEARS BUT TAKEN OEVER A HUNDRED YEARS FOR IT TO COME TO FRUITION. EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED SINCE 1921 WHEN THE DAMS WERE FIRST BUILT HAD TO HAPPEN TO GET US TO THIS POINT IN TIME. EVERYTHING NEEDED TO OCCUR TO MAKE THE SETTLEMENT POSSIBLE, SO IF WE DO MOVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SETTLEMENT, WHAT IT MEANS TO THE UPPER SKAGIT PEOPLE, IT GIVES BACK OUR IDENTITY, ABOUT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TO US, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO FULL IMPLEMENTATION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND ADDRESSING LONG-TERM HARMS. IT ACKNOWLEDGES WHAT THE DAMS WERE BUILT VALLEY OF SPIRIT, ACKNOWLEDGE OUR CULTURE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE BEST PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, WE CAN COME HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WELL OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, SO, THANK YOU, LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE MR. JACK. YEAH: YEAH. WELCOME: WELCOME. HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS: HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE CITY OF SEATTLE BLOCKED THE SKAGIT RIVER TO SALMON OVER A CENTURY AGO. EVEN THEN IN 1919 STATE LAW PROHIBITED BLOCKAGE OF SALMON-BEARING STREAMS. CITY LIGHTS FOUNDING FATHER, JD ROSS, KNEW IT WAS PROHIBITED, BUT DID IT ANYWAY. BUT OUR PEOPLE, WITHIN WHOSE TERRITORY YOUR HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES WERE NOT CONSULTED. HOWEVER, LIKE SEATTLE, WE HAVE BEEN GATHERING POWER FOR A HUNDRED YEARS. WE NOW KNOW, AS DOES THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, FROM WHAT IS CALLED THE COVERTS CASE, THAT OUR TREATIES HAVE POWER. THE SKAGIT RIVER OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS, THAT IS OUR BLACK HILLS. IT IS THE AMAZON OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, AND WE WILL NOT STOP FIGHTING FOR ITS PROTECTION BECAUSE, LIKE THE SALMON, WATER IS SACRED. DOWN STREAM FROM YOUR DAMS, PUGET SOUND ENERGY HAVE FISH PASSAGE, WHICH BROUGHT SALMON IN THE BAKER RIVER FROM NEAR EXTINCTION 292,000 SALMON. IN THE SKAGIT RIVER THERE ARE THREE SPECIES OF SALMON ON THE THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES RIGHT NOW. THE AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU, IF FULFILLED IN GOOD FAITH, WILL MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS, AND WE WILL HELP YOU MAKE A SUCCESS. THANK YOU. BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO END N VOLVE SOME CONSTRUCTION, I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO BUILD, BECAUSE, REMEMBER, THERE IS 1% FOR ART. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. JACK. YOU SANG THE HILLS ARE OUR AMAZON HERE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOT ME, REALLY GOT ME, RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE BILLY, WELCOME, BILLY. BILLY IS A GREAT BASEBALL PLAY, I WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. THEN GABRIEL, YVETTE. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND REST OF THE FULL COUNCIL, I AM BILLY AND I LOOK MORE LIKE A LEADOFF HITTER THAN CLEAN UP HITTER TODAY. I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT A LOT OF STUFF THAT MY BROTHERS AND SISTER SAID EARLIER BUT I AM HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF BRINGING SEATTLE CENTER BOND INITIATIVE THIS NOVEMBER. LETS BRING SONICS BACK TO AN AREA TO SEATTLE CENTER CAMPUS THAT IS GOING TO BE WORLD CLASS. I THINK WE WILL HAVE A GENERATION WHERE WE ARE AT WITH CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA, BUILDING A SECOND MEMORIAL STADIUM BUT HAVE THE BONES OF THE SEATTLE CENTER THAT IS NOW 64 YEARS OLD. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT BRINGING CONSTRUCTION JOBS TO DO THE WORK THERE, IT IS ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF REPRESENTED FOLKS THERE, STAGE HANDS, MUSICIANS, MAINTENANCE WORKERS, FOLKS THAT WORK AT THE ARMORY, THAT THOSE NUMBERS AND REVENUE COMING IN ARE DWINDLING BECAUSE THE SEATTLE CENTER WITH THE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE HAS TO COMPETE WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT NEW ARENAS IN THE AREA, ALL THE NEW PARKS AND EVENT SPACES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE SINCE THE 1960s WHEN ORIGINALLY BUILT. WE NEED SEATTLE TO COMPETE. IF WE ADD THE SONICS AND KNOW ONCE WE ADD THE SONICS, CLIMATE PLEDGE ALINA WILL BE TOP FIVE IN THE WORLD AS FAR AS EVENTS COMING TO SEATTLEMENT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AND A COUPLE OTHERS BUT OVER 250 EVENTS EVERY SINGLE YEAR RIGHT THERE AT CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA AND NEED TO BRING THEM TO A WORLD CLASS FACILITY. PLEASE WORK WITH THE 7th FLOOR AND TRY TO FIGURE A WAY TO GET THIS PUSHED FORWARD INTO NOVEMBER AND ON THE BALLOT, STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT. GABRIEL, YVETTE, RACHEL, THEN ONLINE SPEAKERS. FIRSTLY, CANNOT START WITHOUT ASKING FOLKS TO SAY A PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE OF IRAN AFTER OUR PRESIDENT THREATENED GENOCIDE AGAINST THE IRANIAN PEOPLE. NOW MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SPOKEN AGAINST I.C.E, SOME ISSUES, REASONS WE HAVE SPOKEN OUT IS I.C.E IS UNACCOUNTABLE, DANGEROUS, INJURED AND HURT PEOPLE AND CAN GET AWAY WITH WHATEVER THEY WANT BECAUSE THEY HAVE POLITICAL POWER BEHIND THEM. MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN WE GIVE THOSE ARGUMENTS ABOUT I.C.E BUT NOT ABOUT SPD? Y'ALL Y AM SURE ALL OF YOU SAW THIS IMAGE, THIS IS THE IMAGE OF SOMEONE BEING PEPPER PRAYED WHILE ON THE GROUND, TWO WOMEN, WHILE ON THE GROUND. WE TALK ABOUT UNACCOUNTABILITY OF I.C.E, BUT I WILL SHARE TWO FACTS THAT SURPRISE NOBODY THAT WAS THERE THAT DAY. ONE, OPA FOUND NO WRONG DOING FOR THE OFFICER SPRAYING THE PERSON ON THE GROUND, THEY WILL NOT RECEIVE DISCIPLINARY ACTION, HIS BODY CAM WAS OFF . WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS, WHO HAD AROUND THE AREA, HAD BODY CAM ON BUT SURPRISINGLY THE OFFICERS WAS OFF. HE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE, OFFICER CALY HEINZMAN WASCUSED OF PUNCHING PROTESTERS ON THE HEAD WHOOL ON THE GROUND, HAND RESTRAINED, ALSO, NO BODY CAM. THERE A CONSTANT HISTORY OF POLICE TURNING OFF BODY CAM OR NOT TURNING THEM ON DURING MOMENTS WHEN THEY WANT TO GET ROUGH WITH PEOPLE. ANOTHER CASE INVESTIGATED BY OPA WHEN AN OFFICER SHOT SOMEBODY DURING THE PROTESTS IN THE BACK OF THE WEAPON WHILE SHOT IN THE BACK, HE WAS GIVEN NOTICE ASHGZ FOR SHOOTING HIM IN THE BACK ONLY GIVEN A SUPERVISOR WARNING, STERN TALKING TO FOR NOT WARNING HE WOULD SHOOT HIM IN THE BACK WHILE RUNNING AWAY, NOT COMMITTING A CRIME. LASTING MEDICAL ISSUES, BECOME DISABLED LEAVING ME WITH SOME CONSTANT AMNESIA I HAD TO LEAVE MY JOB. I DON'T KNOW IF I AM GOING TO WORK AGAIN. WE NEED TO-- THANK YOU, GABRIEL. NEXT WE HAVE YVETTEE FOLLOWED BY RACHEL. IF YOU ARE ONLINE, WE ARE COMING TO YOU NEXT. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. GOOD AFTERNOON: GOOD AFTERNOON. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED: TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONS, KING COUNTY METROPOLITAN MEETING, PRETTY COOL. I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT MAYOR WILSON HAS AMBITIOUS GOAL TO BUILD 500 SHELTER BY JUNE 1, MANY WHO FLEE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS END UP IN HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS WAITING FOR SHELTER, FAR TOO OFTEN WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN TOW. ONE ALTERNATIVE IS BUILD TINY HOMES IS TOP SHEDS, THEY PROVIDE STYLES AND VISUALLY APPEALING, PLUS COST EFFECTIVE. THE ONES I SAW AT LOWES $2400 TO $5,000, POTENTIALLY 500 BY MAY 1. I WANT THEM, BECAUSE MT. BAKER COMMUNITY SHOWED UP TODAY, WONDERING IF THEY ARE CONSIDERED A COMMUNITY SENTINEL AS FAR AS PATROLLING THE COMMUNITY TO, AS DETERRENT FOR ALL THE DRAMA GOING ON THERE. OTHER THAN THAT, I AM GOOD TO GO. THANK YOU VER Y MUCH. THANK YOU. BUDDHISM, ORANGE, IS ENLIGHTENMENT, AND THE HIGHEST FORM OF SPIRITUALITY. THAT FITS YOU. YOU ARE NEXT. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBER, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I WAS NOT GOING TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY BUT I CAME IN TO WATCH BUT HEARD YOU WERE GIVING A PROCLAMATION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I AM-- I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND I KNOW THAT HOW ISOLATING IT IS TO COME OUT WITH IT YAZ AM DOING IT NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME. TO THE PUBLIC. US, AS VICTIMS OF SEXUAL SALT, KNOW HOW ISOLATING IT IS TO WHICH OUT AND TALK ABOUT IT, BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE BELIEVED, WE ARE GOING TO BE SHAMED. I WAS WEARING TOO MANY HEELS, STILETTOS WERE TOO HIGH, I ASKED FOR IT OR I WAS TOO VOLNERABLE, I DIDN'T STICK UP FOR MYSELF. I KNOW THAT IS NOT THE TRUTH. I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR THIS DAY. US, AS SEATTLEITES, AS ALECTED OFFICIALS, AS COMMUNITY LEADERS, AS ORGANIZERS, AS COALITION BUILDERS, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND AS OVERALL, JUST HUMAN BEING ON THIS EARTH, WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY WHEN IT COMES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. BUT THE NEWLY PASSED MILLIONAIRES WEALTH TAX, WE NEED TO BE-- WE NEED TO BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT FUNDING AND USE IT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE USING THAT TOWARD MORE FUNDS FOR VICTIMS, LIKE MYSELF AND OTHERS, AND WE ARE IN THIS ALL TOGETHER, SO I REALLY AM GRATEFUL TO THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU, RACHEL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE AND VULNERABILITY TODAY DURING THAT PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE ARE GOING TO TRANSITION ONLINE AND GO WITH ROSE FIRST, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6, FOLLOWED BY DAVID, CHARLOTTE, AND THEN JOE. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, ROSE. HELLO, CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME CHAT TODAY WITH Y'ALL. LAST WEEK I WAS VERY THANKFUL TO HAVE CITY COUNCIL BRING OUT THE TRANSDAY OF PROCLAMATION, THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE TRANSDAY OF DISABILITY, AND THAT WAS VERY GOOD, VERY HELPFUL, HOWEVER, WE ARE SEEING IN THE WORLD THAT WORDS ARE DOING SO MUCH BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING ACTION. THE PROCLAMATION TODAY ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS IS ALSO HELPFUL. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, AS A TRANS PERSON IS AN ENDEMIC, A LOT OF US EXPERIENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT, SOMETHING WE ARE VERY COMMON WITH. AS WE ARE LOOKING FOR THINGS TO BE DOING IN THE FUTURE, WE HAVE TO BE NOT JUST DOING WHAT LITTLE PIECE THINGS LITTLE BY LITTLE, WE ALSO HAVE TO BE WORKING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS. THERE ARE REAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE GOING TO NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE AWARE, WE HAVE EIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE STOCK PILE OF GAS RUNS OUT IN THE U.S. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE, AS A CITY, THAT ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYER AND EVERYBODY GET TOGETHER TO TRY AND WORK ON THAT, TO TRY AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET AHEAD OF THIS, BECAUSE WE ARE REACHING A SITUATION THAT PEOPLE ARE COMPARING TO THE BEGINNING OF COVID. WE ARE HAVING THINGS, AN ENTIRELY NEW WORLD SHOWN BEFORE US, IF WE DO NOT GET AHEAD T IS GOING TO SWAMP UP. FOR THE TRANSCOMMUNITY, WE EXPERIENCE THIS TOO, RIGHT AFTER THE TRANSDAY OF DISABILITY PROCLAMATION, IDAHO PASSED THE BATHROOM BAN BILL AND WE NEED THE HELP OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAY TO GET AHEAD OF THIS AND HELP WITH EVERYBODY. POLITICS, AS USUAL, UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT ENOUGH ANYMORE. WE ARE GOING TO TO WORK AT A QUICKER PACE, IF WE DON'T, THERE ARE GOING TO BE REALLY DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO WORK WITH US AND, PLEASE, THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO BUT WE NEED TO DO IT. THANK YOU, ROSE. NEXT WE HAVE DAVID FOLLOWED BY CHARLOTTE AND JOE. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. THANK YOU, DAVID HANES, IN THE NAME OF SEXUAL ASSAULT DAY, EXPLOITATION 1492, WHATEVER YEAR IN YOUR HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE BEGAN, ARISE INNOCENCE AND STOP GIVING SANCTUARY TO CUSTOM VIOLATION, MISINTERPRETATION AND VULTURE CULTURE, YOU WOULD THINK SEATTLE DOZEN CARE BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE POLICIES THAT EMPOWER THE EVIL PREDATORS IN VULTURE CULTURE HUMAN TRAFFIC AND DESTROY LIVES DALEY, YOU ALL ARE STILL EXEMPTING DRUG UNDER 3.5 GRAMS ALLOWED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DICTATE THE FATE OF WHAT SHE IS GOING TO PROSECUTE TO THE POINT SHE HAS ALREADY CONVINCED THE POLICE CHIEF THAT SHE IS IS NOT GOING TO PROSECUTE ANY DRUG CRIME S UNDER 3.5 GRAMS. ALL OF THESE REPEAT OFFENDING CRIMINALS THAT ARE RUINING THE PURSUIT TO HAPPINESS AND DESTROYING LIVES DALEY END UP GETTING OUTF JAIL AND ON THE LIST, ARE NOT BEING QUESTIONED TO FIND WHERE THEY KEEP GETTING IT TO SHUT IT DOWN. IT IS EXACERBATING THE CRISIS IN HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING, IN THE REACTIVATION AND WHOLE GENERAL PUBBING ALL HEALTH OF WELLBEING OF COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT FAIR THE CHIEF KEEPS GETTING A PASS FOR MANIPULATING MEDIA REPORT HAVING SUCCESS WITH CRIME BECAUSE THE CRIME HOTSPOTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE CALLING FROM, WHERE CRIME IS TAKING PLACE, IS BEING MANIPULATED BY SUVS THERE. THE THING IS, WE NEED TO TAKE THE RESTRICTIONS OFF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT THE SMALL-TIME LANDLORDS AND THEIR SELF-DEALING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSPIRE TO CUT SIN HALF FROM 12 STORIES TO SIX STORIES, AND THEN WATER DOWN INTEGRITY OF THE DESIGN TO HELP UNQUALIFIED NON-PROFITS POLITICALLY CONNECTED TO BUILD CRAPPY HOUSING FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T COMPETE WITH THE LANDLORDS ON CITY COUNCIL TRYING TO CREATE THEIR OWN REAL ESTATE EMPIRE AT THE EXPENSE OF EVERYBODY ELSE BEING DENIED A BETTER CHOICE IN HOUSING, AND REAL EQUITY. THANK YOU, NEXT, CHARLOTTE, FOLLOWED BY JOE. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS CHARLOTTE Y LIVE IN D3 AND WORSHIP IN D4. I AM ASKING YOU TO ADOPT AMENDMENT TO LIBRARY, RINCK, STRAUSS, AND LINN, WITH PARTICULAR RESPECT TO COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK AND COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS'S AMENDMENTS, I AM DISABLED, MY HUSBAND IS DISABLED, WHEELCHAIR USER, AND SO WE OFTEN RELY ON E-BOOKS AND MY HUSBAND WILL BE UNABLE TO USE THE PHYSICAL LIVE WITHOUT AN ELEVATOR. MY POINT IS EVERYBODY DESERVES ACCESS TO OUR LIBRARIES, AND BY EXTENSION, THE KNOWLEDGE CONTAINED THEREIN. THESE AMENDMENTS WILL ENABLE THAT AS THE AMENDMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER AS WELL, RENOVATING THE CENTRAL LIBRARY IS ALSO ESSENTIALLY, IN MY OPINION. IN REGARD TO AMENDMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER LINN, WE KNOW THAT SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE OFTEN USED AS COOLING AND WARMING CENTERS, AS CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINUES TO REAR ITS UGLY HEAD. THEY ARE PART OF PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, IN 2025 ALONE, 15% P PEOPLE DIED IN KING COUNTY OF HYPOTHERMIA AND EXPOSURE AT LEAST. THESE ARE PREVENTABLE DEATHS THAMIGHT HAVE BEEN SOLVED BY HAVING OPEN STAFF AND CAPABLE LIBRARIES. THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE DESERVE ACCESSIBLE, SAFE, AND CLIMATE-CONTROLLED LIBRARIES, THEY DESERVE ACCESS TO THE KNOWLEDGE THEREIN, THEY DESERVE ACCESS SUNDAY TO SUNDAY AND OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL 9:00-5:00, PLEASE AMEND THE LEVEE, SEND IT TO US AND LET US FINISH THE JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AWESOME. THANK YOU, CHARLOTTE. NEXT WE HAVE JOE. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. HI, JOY, IT IS JOE HERE. FIRST I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR HANDLING OF THE RACISM, YOU HANDLED IT LIKE A BOSS, GO, STORM. SECOND THING IS, PLEASE SUPPORT THE SKAGIT DAM RELICENSING AGREEMENT. THE DAM IS CRITICAL TO OUR SECURITY, OUR ENERGY SECURITY, AND OUR SECURITY FROM FLOOD EVENTS. LICENSING AGREEMENT IS KEY TO PROTECTING SKAGIT AND SEATTLE, THIRD, I SUPPORT MAYOR WILSON'S BOLD HOUSING AGENDA, AND WE NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE IN THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY, PEOPLE TO LIVE CLOSE ENOUGH TO WHERE TRANSIT WORKS, THERE IS AN EVENT IN THE CITY, I WANTED TO ATTEND, BUT BECAUSE IT STARTS 7:00, AND THE LAST TRANSIT BACK HOME TO SKAGIT LEAVES AT 7:20, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE HOUSING CLOSE TO TRANSIT. AND I WANT TO, I THINK THREE POINTS IS ENOUGH. THANK YOU FOR AWESOME PUBLIC SERVICE AND GO, STORM, GO HAWKS, GO SONICS AND HOPEFULLY GO SOUND TRANSIT. AS ALWAYS. AWESOME. THANK YOU, JOE. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANYMORE PUBLIC COMMENTERS UNLESS ANYONE HAS SIGNED UP. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT. LIST OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS. NUMBER ONE, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING DOWN AND TAKING TIME TO JOIN US AND GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. IT WAS AN ARRAY THAT WE HAD TODAY FROM DIFFERENT SUBJECTS. ALL WITHIN THE COUNCIL'S PURVIEW. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. ALSO, FOR BEING RESPECTFUL. YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT, WHAT ARE COUNCIL RULES? BUT IT IS LIKE A HOMEN TO HUMAN BACK AND FORTH CONNECTION I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATION WHERES WE HAVE RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM AND HERE TO WORK AND SERVE YOU ALL EVERY SINGLE DAY AND I SEE MY COLLEAGUES WORKING HARD EVERY DAY. YOU MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH SOME OF THEIR POLICIES BUT I KNOW THEY ARE WORKING HARD AND WE HAVE A LOT MORE IN COMMON THATHAN YOU ALL THINK. SO, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING, AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO OUR COUNCIL MEETING. SO IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CAL ENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED MINUTES OFMARCH 31, 2026, COUNCIL BILL, PAYMENT OF THE BILL, AND FIVE APPOINTMENTS FROM THE LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? I MOVE TO ADOPT. SECOND: SECOND. I GOT IT EVEN BEFORE I ASKED: I GOT IT EVEN BEFORE I ASKED FOR IT IT. GREAT, THERE WAS A PAUSE LAST WEEK. THANK YOU. IT HAS HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT: COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. YES. SEVEN IN FAVOR. ADOPTED. WILL THE THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? WILL THE MRUSHG READ ITEM 1? AGENDA ITEM 1, 121189 WILLING CITY EMPLOYMENT EXECUTION OF THE PLUMING AND PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY LOCAL 32. AWESOME. THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL 121189, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND: SECOND. THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND TO PASS THE BILL. I WILL ADDRESS AS THE SPONSOR, THE BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMAN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMING AND PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY LOCAL 32 FOR THREE-YEAR PERIOD JANUARY 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 2027. CBA WOULD COVER UTILITIES, SEATTLE CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION AND PARKS AND RECREATION. SPECIFIC TERMS WOULD INCLUDE INCREASES IN FOOTWEAR ALLOWANCES, PREMIUM FOR SERVICES ACTIVE WATER DISTRIBUTION LEVELS, LEVEL TWO CERTIFICATIONS, AND SO COLLEAGUES, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS BILL AND I WILL PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE, WILL THE MRUSHG PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. YES. SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. BILL PASSES, CHAIR WILL SIGN IT AND THE CLERK WILL PLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WILL THE MRUSHG PLEASE ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD? RESOLUTION 32196 ADOPTING THE STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR THE 2026 ADOPTIVE BUDGET AND 2026 THROUGH 2031 ADOPTED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT: I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32196, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND: SECOND. IT HAS BEEN PROVED AND: IT HAS BEEN PROVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS SPONSORED THE RESOLUTION, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. WE WENT INTO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET WITH A VERY GRIM OUTLOOK, NOT SO DIFFERENT THAN WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW WITH A LOT OF ECONOMIC VOLATILITY, WE ARE NOT SURE HOW MUCH GENERAL FUNDS WE WOULD HAVE TO USE BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT, WE ELECKED TO USE A LOT OF STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT TO OFFSET BUDGET NEEDS AND THEN WE RECEIVED A GOOD BUDGET FORECAST AND WERE ABLE TO FUND MANY PRIORITIES WE WERE LOOKING TO, IN THANKS BECAUSE OF THE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK AND BRUCE HARRELL PUT ON THE BALLOT. WE HAD WAY TOO MANY SLIDES LAST YEAR, IS THE NICE WAY OF SAYING THAT. I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES FOR TAKING A FEW OFF AND THIS COMING YEAR WE ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE DILIGENT ABOUT HAVING FEWER. THAT SAID, AND, LOOK, I TAKE THIS AS WELL. I TRIED TO GET RID OF A COUPLE OF MY OWN SLIDES BY GETTING THE INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT IN A TIMELY MANNER. SO, JUST APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S WORK ON THIS, THIS IS A FORMALLY ADOPTING THE STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT FROM LAST YEAR, AND THIS COMING YEAR, I WILL ENDEAVOR TO HAVE A SHORTER LIST. THANK YOU. ARE THERE COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION? COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH? YES. SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. AWESOME. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE? YOU VOTED TO HAVE NO SLIDES IN THE BUDGET. IS THAT WHAT WE VOTED? LIMITED TO FIVE: LIMITED TO FIVE. I THOUGHT YOU SAID NO: I THOUGHT YOU SAID NO. PLEASE READ ITEM THREE: PLEASE READ ITEM THREE. THE TRANSPORTATION WATER: THE TRANSPORTATION WATER FRONT AND SEATTLE CENTER COMMITTEE RESOLUTION AFFIRMING CITY OF SEATTLE READINESS FOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION TEAM DECLARING CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. LAST THURSDAY THE: LAST THURSDAY THE TRANSPORTATION WATER FRONT IN SEATTLE COMMITTEE HOSTED A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION, SEATTLE NATIVE, AND NBA VETERAN, SPENCER, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SEATTLE SPORTS COMMISSION, SEATTLE NBA FANS, CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA AND NATIVE YOUTH RISE ABOVE. THE PURPOSE OF THE ROUND TABLE WAS TO DEMONSTRATE SEATTLE IS, IN FACT, READY FOR AN NBA FRANCHISE, AFTER THE ROUND TABLE, DEPUTY MAYOR AND CENTRAL STAFF PRESENTED RESOLUTION 32198 AFFIRMING SEATTLE'S READINESS FOR AN NBA TEAM. RESOLUTION 32198 WAS REFERRED TO TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL MEETING BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. AWESOME. ARE THERE COMMENTS REGARDING THE RESOLUTION? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? IRR: IRR. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH? YES. SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, CHAIR WILL SIGN IT AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? AWESOME. NOW WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM FOUR? AGENDA FOUR, COUNCIL MEMBER 1211777 CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, FIVE OFF LICENSE AGREEMENT AND RELATED FOR PURPOSES OF RELICENSING THE CITY SKAGIT RIVER HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT BEFORE THE FEDERAL INTERNALLY REGULATORY COMMISSION. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. I WILL BE A LITTLE WORDY BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE LIFT FROM MOVING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE FROM EIGHT YEARS AGO, I HAVE PREPARED COMMENTS. WORK ON THIS COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT STARTED IN 2018, THAT IS EIGHT YEARS AGO, CREATES A 50 YEAR LICENSE WHICH PRODUCES CARBON FREE FOR SEATTLE, AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THREE TRIBES, TWO STATE AGENCY, SKAGIT COUNTY AND FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. IT CONTAINS OFF LICENSING AGREEMENTS AND REPRESENTS ABOUT $4 BILLION. WE DISCUSS THE AGREEMENT AT TWO COMMITTEE MEETINGS MARCH 18th AND APRIL 1 AND PASS IT OUT OF COMMITTEE 50. CITY LIGHT GAVE TWO PRESENTATIONSB IN DEPTH ON THE AGREEMENT, HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE LICENSING GOING BACK TO 1927, AND WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE PROCESS WHICH STARTS AFTER THE CITY'S STEP THREE PROCESS OF PASSING THROUGH COMMITTEE, FULL COUNCIL, AND TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. IF, INDEED, IT PASSES TODAY. WE ARE HONORED TO HOST A PANEL OF TRIBAL LEADERSHIP AT THE MARCH 18th COMMITTEE. THE PANEL WAS MADE OF CHAIRMAN NINO, COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN LENNON AND JACK, GENERAL COUNCIL FROM YAKIMA NATION FROM THE INDIAN TRIBE, AND THEN WE ALSO HAD CHAIRMAN STEVE EDWARDS AND VICE CHAIRMAN BRIAN PORTER FROM THE INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY AND WE HAD MR. SCOTT SKYLER, POLICY LEAD, AND DAVID HAWKINS, ATTORNEY FROM UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN TRIBE, I SHOULD ADD WE HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM MR. SKYLER TODAY DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MR. SKYLER. THE TRIBE SPOKE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE OF THE LICENSING PROCESS AND HISTORY IN&THE IMPORTANCE TO TRIBES. BEFORE WE GO ON, I WANT TO THANK-- SOME THANK YOUS, BRIEFLY, A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA, AND COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA, FOR THEIR AUTHENTIC AND MUCH APPRECIATED PARTICIPATION IN THE CONCLUSION OF THIS EIGHT-YEAR PROCESS, AND ESPECIALLY THANKS, OF COR, TO COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, WHO WAS FORMER CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. OF COURSE, THANK YOU TO MAYOR WILSON AND HER STAFF. SKAGIT, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, CRAIG SMITH, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT INTERIM GM AND CEO, DENNIS MCLARYN, CHRIS TOWNSEND, MARA BURGER, BRIDGET MALINA, AND, LETS SEE, STEVEN, MATT LOVE, AND ERIC MCCONAUGHEY FROM CENTRAL STAFF. THAT BEING SAID, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS AND I AM HOPING THAT WE WILL ALL BE ENDEAVOR AS COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS SAID, ENDEAVOR TO VOTE YES TODAY AND HAVE THIS MOVE FORWARD AFTER EIGHT YEARS. AGAIN, THANK TRIBE LEADERSHIP FOR BEING PRESENT TODAY. RAISE OUR HANDS TO YOU, THANK YOU. WITH THAT, IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT. I WAS TAKEN OVER A FOR MINUTE, GOING TO A VOTE BUT THAT IS YOUR JOB. NO, THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. WE KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK IN THIS, AND COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS DURING THE COMMITTEE, AND ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS DURING THIS TIME? COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? THANK YOU. I WILL KEEP THIS BRIEF BECAUSE I HAD COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ SPEAK WITH MY REMARKS AT THE FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING, I ALREADY SPENT TOO MUCH TIME TALKING ABOUT HOW I AM NOT GOING TO TALK. WITH THAT, THANK YOU TO OUR TRIBAL LEADER, I KNOW NOT ALL OF OUR TRIBAL LEADERS ARE HERE TODAY, AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY LIGHT TEAM BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO OUR TRIBAL LEADERS. THE REASON I SAY THIS IS BECAUSE I WANT TO FIRST THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE YOUR GUESTS IN THE SKAGIT, YOU TOUCHED A LOT ON THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS THAT COULD HAVE GONE BETTER AND SOMETHING I OFTEN TIMES SAY IS TIME DOES NOT HEEL WOUNDS, HEALING ACTION HEALS WOUNDS, AND THAT IS A BIT OF WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DO TODAY. THE SKAGIT RIVER IS ONE OF THE HEALTHIEST RIVERS IN OUR AREA AND HAS THE HIGHEST SALMON RUN IN PUGET SOUND, THAT IS NOT BY ACCIDENT. THIS IS TO TRIBAL LEADERS, THIS IS BECAUSE YOUR MILLENNIA OF STEWARDSHIP, YOUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS OVER THE LAST CENTURY, AND THE POSITIONS THAT YOU HAVE HELD IN THE LAST DECADE OF NEGOTIATING THIS RELICENSE AGREEMENT. IT IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU SITTING ACROSS THE TABLE FROM US, AND DEMANDING THE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW WE NEED FOR OUR REGION. ME, MY FAMILY, AND OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE INDEBTED TO YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE US TODAY. I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE LAST LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR COLLEAGUES, ROSS LAKE, SO LARGE IT GOES FROM ALMOST SKAGIT COUNTY, BUT WHATCOM, TO CANADA, THE LAST LICENSE THERE WAS A CONSERVATION AGREEMENT THAT CONSERVED AS MUCH LAND AS ROSS LAKE OCCUPIES. SO IT IS HARD TO SEE IT ALL IN ONE PLACE BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LAKE ON A MAP, YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST LICENSE, AND THIS AGREEMENT GOES EVEN FURTHER. YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US IN AN OFF LICENSE AGREEMENT AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO HOLD US TO ACCOUNT IS WHAT MAKES THIS MOMENT INCREDIBLY SPECIAL. IT IS WHAT MAKES THIS AGREEMENT HISTORIC, AND WE WILL LIVE BETTER LIVES, OUR FUTURE GENERATION WILL BE BETTER OFF, BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT YOU DID IN THIS AGREEMENT. AND THANK YOU, CHRIS, FOR GETTING US TO THE CITY BEING IN AGREEMENT WITH TLEM. I REALLY WANT TO SETTLE ON THAT, THOUGH. FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE GOING TO BE BETTER BECAUSE OF THE POSITIONS YOU HAVE HELD OVER THE LAST DECADE, AND HOW YOU HAVE HELD US TO ACCOUNT IN THIS AGREEMENT. SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. CLOSING: CLOSING. ABSOLUTELY: ABSOLUTELY. WE WILL COME TO COUNCIL: WE WILL COME TO COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ AS CLOSING. ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. THANK YOU. I WILL BE VERY BRIEF WITH MY REMARKS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MOVING THIS FORWARD. I APPRECIATE YOUR INCREDIBLY HARD WORK THERE, SO THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY TO COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. I WANTED TO, REALLY WHY I WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK REMARK, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO TRIBAL LEADERS WHO ARE HERE AND MR. SKYLER, I WROTE DOWN WHAT YOU SAID, KEY WITH COME HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP AND TESTIFYING AND SHARING WITH US THAT LANDED ON ME. I WANTED TO SPEAK MY APPRECIATION TO YOU. THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ? CLOSE? CLOSE YOU OUT: CLOSE YOU OUT. THE CLOSE IS YOURSISM STRIKE: THE CLOSE IS YOURSISM STRIKE DOWN THE MIDDLE, LIKE YOU THREW THAT BALL. I DID: I DID. THAT WENT OVER THE PLATE: THAT WENT OVER THE PLATE. WHAT SHE IS REFERRING TO IS: WHAT SHE IS REFERRING TO IS BASEBALL TOURNAMENT WE GOT TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH AND I WANT TO SAY I THREW OUT THE BEST ONE. I WILL JUST PUT IT THERE. I WANT TO CLOSE US OUT,&RECOGNIZE, SCOTT SKYLER, FROM UPPER SKAGIT BECAUSE SCOTT'S MOTHER, DOREEN MALONEY WHO I HAVE KNOWN SINCE A TEENAGER, STARTED THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH LORRAINE AND BOB, I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS FIRST NAME, FROM SWIN, AND THOSE ARE THE DAYS BACK IN 1991, 1992, AND SO I WANT TO-- WANT THIS COUNCIL TO BE PROUD THAT THEY ARE PART OF A HISTORICAL MOMENT THAT EVEN THOUGH PROCEDUREERALLY THIS HAS BEEN IN SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, WITH THREE FORMER GM SHGSs AND CEOs AND FOUR MAYORS, AND FOR EIGHT YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS, I AM REALLY GLAD IT IS OVER, BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL GO UP TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND FROM THEN TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THEN ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, BUT I THINK THAT GOES TO THE RESILIENCE OF OUR PEOPLE, LIKE YOUR MOTHER, DOREEN, AND OTHER FOLKS THAT HAVE WALKED ON, HOW IMPORTANT THE RIVER SYSTEMS ARE TO US. ONE THING, I AM NOT GOING INTO SPEECH I GAVE DURING COMMITTEE BUT I WILL SAY THIS, WATCHING PUBLIC UTILITIES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND FOLKS IN THE 30s, 40s, AND 50s, AND WHAT THEY DID TO MAINSTREAM AND RIVER SYSTEMS IN THE STATE, AND OTHER STATES, I WANT TO SAY VERGES ON VIOLENCE BECAUSE IT DID MORE THAN JUST TAKE FISH. ONE THING THAT COMES TO MIND IS WHEN TACOMA CITY LIGHT MOVED THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE RIVER, AND WHAT THAT DID TO THE PEOPLE. SO THAT BEING SAID, THERE IS ONE NICE THING ABOUT GETTING OLD IS YOU DO HAVE WISDOM AND WE DO KNOW YOU LEARN MORE FROM YOUR FAILURES THAN YOU DO YOUR SUCCESSES AND FOR LONGEVITY OF THE PEOPLE AND WHAT UNCLE BILLY USED TO SAY IS NATIVE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A PIONEER STORY, WE WERE HERE, AND AS UNCLE BILLY USED TO SAY, WE ARE NOT A TRANSIENT COMMUNITY OR GROUP, WE WILL LIVE AND DIE ON THOSE RIVERS BECAUSE IT IS HOME, AND SO YOU BEING HERE TODAY AND YOUR WORDS AND COOPERATION ALONG WITH THE OTHER TWO TRIBES AND THE CITY, FOR ME IS A LONG JOURNEY, I RAISE MY HANDS TO YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS, THANK YOU FOR THE TRIBAL LEADERS HERE, I PUT MY PRAYER HANDS TO YOU. RIVERA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT: COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. YES. SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. BILL PASSES. [ APPLAUSE ] BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR: BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE, I ALMOST SAID TO MY SKIN. I DON'T KNOW-- THE SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM FIVE? AGENDA FIVE, COUNCIL BILL 121183, CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING SALE OF PORTION OF CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT REAL PROPERTY FOR ROAD PURPOSES TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, BACK TO YOU FOR THE DOUBLE STRIKE. THIS IS LAND TRANSFER IN: THIS IS LAND TRANSFER IN WHICH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS SELLING LAND TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY BUT RETAIN RIGHTS AND ACCESS FOR ELECTRICAL EASEMENT, THE SALE ISN'T MARKET VALUE, $452,000, AGAIN, IT IS SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY, IT PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE 50, I ENDEAVOR YOU TO VOTE YES. THANK YOU: THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE-- THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS, LET ME JUST SAY THAT. MY APOLOGIES. COLLEAGUES, WE ARE GOING TO CALL THE ROLE. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH: COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. YES. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX: WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, NO ITEM REMOVED, THERE IS A PROCLAMATION, COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER HAS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 6th THROUGH THE 18th, 2026 AS TAX FRAUD AWARENESS DAY ON OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, JUST PLAYING, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STEALING OUR TAX DOLLARS. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT. JOKE ALMOST WENT PAST ME BUT I CAUGHT YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. I AM REALLY PROUD TO SPONSOR THE PROCLAMATION AND WANT TO APPRECIATE THE NORTH COAST STATES CARPINEER'S UNION FOR ADVOCACY AROUND PERSISTENT HARM OF TAX FRAUD IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND FOR RAISING THE ISSUE TO MY OFFICE AND FOR WAITING THROUGH COUNCIL AND STAYING WITH US TODAY. THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION IS IMPORTANT AND I AM EXCITED TO BRING PFORWARD FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. ONE IS WE KNOW TAX FRAUD LEADS TO LOST REVENUE FOR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS CRITICALLY NEEDED TO FUND ESSENTIALLY SERVICES. ANOTHER IS THAT IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS WHEN THEY ARE PAID UNDER THE TABLE AND WHEN THEY LOSE ACCESS TO FAIR WAGES, HEALTHCARE, BENEFITS, AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. THESE HARMS CAN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT PEOPLE OF CULLER AND UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS AND I BELIEVE THAT WE MUST INSURE THAT OUR STRONG LABOR STANDARDS AND WORKER PROTECTIONS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE APPLY TO EVERYONE. I AM EXCITED TO SHARE THE MAYOR SIGNED ON TO THE PROCLAMATION AND I ASK FOR MY COLLEAGUE'S SUPPORT. WE WILL NOT BE PRESENTING THE PROCLAMATION TODAY BUT, RATHER, TOMORROW AT THE TAX FRAUD DAYS OF RALLY ACTION. I WILL BE SPEAKING ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK AND OTHER LEADERS WHO ARE RALLYING TO ELEVATE THE IMPORTANT ISSUE. I AM GOING TO READ A PORTION OF THE PROCLAMATION FOR YOU ALL TODAY AND THEN ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. SO, WHEREAS THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN BUILDING AND SUSTAINING THE INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMY, AND COMMUNITIES OF THE CITY, WHEREAS COMMUNITIES ARE DISPROPORTIONED, EXCUSE ME, COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY CONTRACTORS WHO FAIL TO FOLLOW THE LAW, PAY WORKERS UNDER THE TABLE OR MISCLASSIFY EMPLOYEES CREATING INSTABILITY FOR WORK SXRZ FAMILIES, AND WHEREAS WORKERS SUBJECTED TO THE PRACTICES OFTEN LOSE ACCESS TO FAIR WAGES, HEALTHCARE, RETIREMENT BENEFITS, AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS, IMPACTING NOT ONLY INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES BUT ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPINEERS INCLUDING NORTHCOATS STATE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPINEERS LED EFFORTS TO EBPOSE TAX FRAUD, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ADVOCATE FOR STRONGER ENFORCEMENT WHEREAS THE CITY OF SEATTLE REMAINS COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING STRONG LABOR STANDARDS, SUPPORTING FAIR AND RESPONSIBLE EXNOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THEREFORE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIM APRIL 6 THROUGH 18th, 2026, TO BE TAX FRAUD DAYS OF ACTION. THAT IS WHAT I HAVE GOT AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PROCLAMATION BEFORE I ASK TO CALL THE ROLE FOR SIGNATURES? AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. THIS IS IMPORTANT. I SUPPORT IT A THOUSAND PERCENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LINN: COUNCIL MEMBER LINN? YES. COUNCIL RINCK: COUNCIL RINCK? YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH? YES. SEVEN SIGNATURES AFFIXED: SEVEN SIGNATURES AFFIXED. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. AND I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, YOU HAVE AN ITEM FOR FURTHER BUSINESS? YOU ARE RECOGNIZED: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES, I COULD NOT LET THIS MEETING END WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE REALTY THAT WE ARE FACING IN THIS MOMENT, RECOGNIZING THAT THIS MORNING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP OPENLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY THREATENED THE PEOPLE OF IRAN WITH A GENOCIDE AT 5:00 P.M. OUR TIME TODAY. 4:05 NOW. DONALD TRUMP'S THREATS FROM THIS MORNING TO ANNIHILATE MORE THAN 90 MILLION PEOPLE IS VILE AND RECKLESS. I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO JOIN THE CHORUS OF MANY WHEN I SAY HE MUST STEP DOWN, CONGRESS MUST IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO DC AND PASS A WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO STOP HIS WERE WAR CRIMES IRAN, WHETHER HE LIKE IT OR NOT, HE IS SPEAKING AND ACTING IN OUR NAME AND WE WILL ALL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES. AND WHILE WE HAVE BEEN HERE GATHERED IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS REPRESENTING THE IRANIAN DIASPERA AND THEIR LOVED ONES WERE GATHERED ON THE STEPS OF CITY HALL CALLING FOR THIS HORROR TO STOP. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FOR THE RECORD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT BUT I KNOW THAT WHILE I MAY BE SITTING HERE, I CERTAINLY STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF IRAN AND IRANIAN NEIGHBORS. WANTED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD TODAY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA, THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE APRIL 14th AT 2:00 P.M., HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT IS 4:06 P.M.