1 00:00:18,451 --> 00:00:19,219 >> 2 00:00:19,219 --> 00:00:19,652 >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD 3 00:00:19,652 --> 00:00:21,054 AFTERNOON, JUNE 23rd, 2026. 4 00:00:21,054 --> 00:00:23,823 MEETING OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE 5 00:00:23,823 --> 00:00:27,861 COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. 6 00:00:27,861 --> 00:00:28,895 I'M JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL 7 00:00:28,895 --> 00:00:29,195 PRESIDENT. 8 00:00:29,195 --> 00:00:31,264 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 9 00:00:31,398 --> 00:00:41,775 ROLL. [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ] 10 00:00:47,714 --> 00:00:48,481 >> SEVEN 11 00:00:48,481 --> 00:00:49,482 PRESENT. 12 00:00:49,482 --> 00:00:50,316 >> AWESOME. 13 00:00:50,316 --> 00:00:53,486 IF THERE'S NO 14 00:00:53,486 --> 00:01:00,193 OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER RY 15 00:01:00,193 --> 00:01:00,994 IVERA 16 00:01:00,994 --> 00:01:01,995 AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ARE 17 00:01:01,995 --> 00:01:03,263 EXCUSED. 18 00:01:03,263 --> 00:01:04,097 COLLEAGUES, GOOD AFTERNOON. 19 00:01:04,097 --> 00:01:06,166 TODAY, WE WILL PRESENT 20 00:01:06,166 --> 00:01:07,934 A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 21 00:01:07,934 --> 00:01:15,608 23rd, 2026, THE HORACE 22 00:01:15,608 --> 00:01:17,343 LORENZO ANDERSON JR. DAY. 23 00:01:17,343 --> 00:01:18,144 THANK YOU FOR YOUR 24 00:01:18,144 --> 00:01:19,879 SUPPORT HONORING SOME OF 25 00:01:19,879 --> 00:01:21,047 THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED 26 00:01:21,047 --> 00:01:21,981 ONES TO 27 00:01:21,981 --> 00:01:23,450 GUN VIOLENCE THIS MONTH. 28 00:01:23,450 --> 00:01:24,684 IT IS GUN VIOLENCE 29 00:01:24,684 --> 00:01:26,886 PREVENTION MONTH AND I WANT 30 00:01:26,886 --> 00:01:28,188 TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER 31 00:01:28,188 --> 00:01:29,055 RIVERA HIGHLIGHTING THIS AT 32 00:01:29,055 --> 00:01:30,423 THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. 33 00:01:30,423 --> 00:01:35,295 TODAY, WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF 34 00:01:35,295 --> 00:01:41,468 RECOGNIZING THE CLAIRE FAMILY 35 00:01:41,468 --> 00:01:45,405 AND I'M A LITTLE EMOTION, SO I 36 00:01:45,405 --> 00:01:45,905 APOLOGIZE. 37 00:01:45,905 --> 00:01:51,811 FOR HER FAMILY, AND 38 00:01:51,811 --> 00:01:53,246 HORACE LORENZO ANDERSON, JR. , 39 00:01:53,246 --> 00:01:55,648 GUNNED DOWN IN JUNE 2020 ON 40 00:01:55,648 --> 00:01:56,382 CAPITOL 41 00:01:56,516 --> 00:01:57,650 HILL. HE WAS DESCRIBED BY 42 00:01:57,650 --> 00:01:59,018 HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY AS A KIND 43 00:01:59,018 --> 00:02:01,120 AND SWEET 44 00:02:01,254 --> 00:02:04,157 SOUL. HE GRADUATED THE YOUTH 45 00:02:04,157 --> 00:02:04,424 EDUCATION 46 00:02:04,424 --> 00:02:06,392 PROGRAM AND HE LOVED BASKETBALL, 47 00:02:06,392 --> 00:02:10,663 HE ALSO LOVED TO MAKE MUSIC. 48 00:02:10,663 --> 00:02:12,632 SPENDING TIME TO WRITE 49 00:02:12,632 --> 00:02:14,033 LYRICS AND DEVELOP HIP- HOP 50 00:02:14,033 --> 00:02:14,267 SONGS. 51 00:02:14,267 --> 00:02:16,736 HE WAS FOCUSED ON -- HE 52 00:02:16,736 --> 00:02:19,105 WANTED WHAT WE ALL WANT, GETTING 53 00:02:19,105 --> 00:02:20,373 A STABLE HOUSE, GETTING A 54 00:02:20,373 --> 00:02:22,509 JOB. HE WANTED TO START A 55 00:02:22,509 --> 00:02:22,742 FAMILY. 56 00:02:22,742 --> 00:02:24,777 THIS PROCLAMATION IS NOT 57 00:02:24,777 --> 00:02:26,379 ONLY HONORING HIS LIFE BUT IS 58 00:02:26,379 --> 00:02:28,381 ALSO THE IMPACT HE HAD SINCE 59 00:02:28,381 --> 00:02:30,216 HIS PASSING IN 2020. 60 00:02:30,216 --> 00:02:35,155 HIS MOTHER, MR. DONITA 61 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:37,590 SINCLAIR, WHO IS WITH US TODAY, 62 00:02:37,590 --> 00:02:37,790 JUST 63 00:02:37,790 --> 00:02:39,192 LIKE THE OTHER FAMILIES WHO WE 64 00:02:39,192 --> 00:02:40,994 HONORED THIS MONTH, HAVE 65 00:02:40,994 --> 00:02:45,698 TURNED THEIR PAIN INTO PROGRESS. 66 00:02:45,698 --> 00:02:48,067 SHE STARTED AN ORGANIZATION 67 00:02:48,067 --> 00:02:49,302 CALLED WE GOT US MOMS. 68 00:02:49,302 --> 00:02:51,771 THIS IS BASED IN SEATTLE AND 69 00:02:51,771 --> 00:02:53,373 OPERATES AS A VITAL SUPPORT 70 00:02:53,373 --> 00:02:56,309 NETWORK AND ADVOCACY NETWORK FOR 71 00:02:56,309 --> 00:02:57,610 MOTHERS WHO HAVE 72 00:02:57,610 --> 00:02:59,979 LOST CHILDREN TO GUN VIOLENCE. 73 00:02:59,979 --> 00:03:01,648 WE'VE SEEN MS. SINCLAIR 74 00:03:01,648 --> 00:03:01,915 ADVOCATE 75 00:03:01,915 --> 00:03:04,784 IN THE NEWS, WITHIN THE 76 00:03:04,784 --> 00:03:06,119 COMMUNITY, IS OFTEN THE 77 00:03:06,119 --> 00:03:07,720 FIRST PERSON TO REACH OUT TO 78 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:07,987 MOMS 79 00:03:07,987 --> 00:03:09,722 AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY GUN 80 00:03:09,722 --> 00:03:12,492 VIOLENCE TO PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF 81 00:03:12,492 --> 00:03:14,160 HEALING AND COMFORT DURING THIS 82 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:15,161 TIME, DURING THIS PAIN. 83 00:03:15,161 --> 00:03:17,997 SO WE'RE HONORED TO BE ABLE 84 00:03:17,997 --> 00:03:20,767 TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION 85 00:03:20,767 --> 00:03:23,236 HONORING HER SON FOR HIS 86 00:03:23,236 --> 00:03:26,773 LIFE AND ALSO, ALSO WE GOT 87 00:03:26,773 --> 00:03:28,107 US COMES IN THE WORK THAT HAS 88 00:03:28,107 --> 00:03:28,408 BEEN DONE 89 00:03:28,408 --> 00:03:31,177 IN OUR COMMUNITY FROM HEALING 90 00:03:31,177 --> 00:03:32,612 CIRCLES TO COMFORT BASKETS 91 00:03:32,612 --> 00:03:34,814 TO ATTENDING FUNERALS TO 92 00:03:34,814 --> 00:03:36,015 ADVOCACY, HELPING TO SHAPE 93 00:03:36,015 --> 00:03:36,249 POLICY 94 00:03:36,249 --> 00:03:37,884 AND BEING A VOICE OF LIVED 95 00:03:37,884 --> 00:03:38,818 EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE 96 00:03:38,818 --> 00:03:42,188 BEEN IMPACTED BY GUN 97 00:03:42,188 --> 00:03:44,958 VIOLENCE AND IT'S REALLY A 98 00:03:44,958 --> 00:03:45,258 BLESSING TO 99 00:03:45,258 --> 00:03:45,959 HAVE. 100 00:03:45,959 --> 00:03:47,894 COLLEAGUES, I HUMBLY ASK FOR 101 00:03:47,894 --> 00:03:49,362 YOUR SUPPORT AND THE SIGNATURES 102 00:03:49,362 --> 00:03:51,598 FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, AND IF 103 00:03:51,598 --> 00:03:53,199 THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, 104 00:03:53,199 --> 00:03:55,034 I'M GOING TO CALL ON THE CLERK 105 00:03:55,034 --> 00:03:57,003 SO WE CAN SIGN THIS PROCLAMATION 106 00:03:57,003 --> 00:04:02,375 AND THEN ASK THE FAMILY TO SPEAK 107 00:04:02,375 --> 00:04:02,542 AS 108 00:04:02,542 --> 00:04:04,310 WELL 109 00:04:04,310 --> 00:04:06,312 AS THEY ACCEPT THIS. WE ARE 110 00:04:06,312 --> 00:04:07,914 HONORED TO HAVE THE 111 00:04:07,914 --> 00:04:08,481 FAMILY HERE. 112 00:04:08,481 --> 00:04:09,816 I KNOW WE HAVE FAMILY 113 00:04:09,816 --> 00:04:14,587 AND FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE TO 114 00:04:14,587 --> 00:04:15,154 HONOR 115 00:04:15,154 --> 00:04:17,123 HORACE'S LIFE AND BRING 116 00:04:17,123 --> 00:04:18,524 AWARENESS TO GUN VIOLENCE 117 00:04:18,524 --> 00:04:20,126 THAT HAS IMPACTED OUR 118 00:04:20,126 --> 00:04:22,161 COMMUNITY AND THE LAWS THAT WE 119 00:04:22,161 --> 00:04:24,697 SIT UP HERE AND 120 00:04:24,697 --> 00:04:28,001 MAKE, HOW IT IMPACTS THIS 121 00:04:28,001 --> 00:04:29,769 AUDIENCE, AND WHAT WE NEED TO 122 00:04:29,769 --> 00:04:32,005 DO BETTER AS CITY COUNCIL AND AS 123 00:04:32,005 --> 00:04:33,940 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, WHAT WE 124 00:04:33,940 --> 00:04:36,409 NEED TO DO BETTER AS LEGISLATORS 125 00:04:36,409 --> 00:04:39,345 AS WE MAKE THESE LAWS IN TRYING 126 00:04:39,345 --> 00:04:39,512 TO 127 00:04:39,512 --> 00:04:39,912 TO OUT HOW WE 128 00:04:39,912 --> 00:04:40,546 CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS ONE DAY 129 00:04:40,546 --> 00:04:42,281 AT A TIME. 130 00:04:42,281 --> 00:04:46,452 SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR 131 00:04:46,586 --> 00:04:47,587 PG 132 00:04:47,587 --> 00:04:49,956 BEING HERE. I WILL PAUSE TO SEE 133 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:51,124 IF ANY OF 134 00:04:51,124 --> 00:04:53,793 MY COLLEAGUES HAVE 135 00:04:53,793 --> 00:04:56,195 ANYTHING TO ADD. IF T, WE WILL 136 00:04:56,195 --> 00:04:57,797 CALL THE ROLL. 137 00:04:57,797 --> 00:04:58,331 COUNCILMEMBER KETLE? 138 00:04:58,464 --> 00:04:59,866 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 139 00:04:59,866 --> 00:05:02,268 I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AND I MADE 140 00:05:02,268 --> 00:05:07,774 THIS POINT, BUT I THINK IT'S -- 141 00:05:07,774 --> 00:05:09,242 ON MEMORIAL DAY, I GAVE A 142 00:05:09,242 --> 00:05:11,711 SPEECH AT THE GARDEN OF 143 00:05:11,711 --> 00:05:14,714 REMEMBRANCE, AND MAJOR SABINO 144 00:05:14,714 --> 00:05:15,581 WAS KILLED 145 00:05:15,581 --> 00:05:17,684 DURING THE IRAN WAR, SHE WAS A 146 00:05:17,817 --> 00:05:20,253 PILOT. I GAVE A SPEECH AT THAT 147 00:05:20,253 --> 00:05:22,055 MEMORIAL DAY, AND HER PARENTS 148 00:05:22,055 --> 00:05:22,922 WERE AT 149 00:05:22,922 --> 00:05:25,758 ARLINGTON, BUT WE HAD TEN FAMILY 150 00:05:25,758 --> 00:05:26,392 MEMBERS IN FRONT. 151 00:05:26,392 --> 00:05:27,794 I WAS SPEAKING TO THEM. 152 00:05:27,794 --> 00:05:29,162 AND ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID 153 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:30,963 TO THEM IS BASED ON MY 154 00:05:30,963 --> 00:05:31,264 EXPERIENCE 155 00:05:31,264 --> 00:05:32,999 IN IRAQ IS THAT -- 156 00:05:32,999 --> 00:05:34,167 AND OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED 157 00:05:34,167 --> 00:05:34,600 IN 158 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,502 SERVICE, IS THAT THERE'S 159 00:05:36,502 --> 00:05:39,238 THAT FEAR THAT THEIR LOVED ONE 160 00:05:39,238 --> 00:05:41,274 HAS BEEN LOST IS BEING 161 00:05:41,274 --> 00:05:41,574 FORGOTTEN. 162 00:05:41,574 --> 00:05:43,309 ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID IN 163 00:05:43,309 --> 00:05:44,811 THAT SPEECH IS THAT THEY DON'T 164 00:05:44,811 --> 00:05:45,211 -- 165 00:05:45,211 --> 00:05:47,547 THEY'RE NOT FORGOTTEN. 166 00:05:47,547 --> 00:05:50,249 THEY'RE NOT FORGOTTEN. 167 00:05:50,249 --> 00:05:55,121 I REMEMBER NOVEMBER 8, 168 00:05:55,121 --> 00:05:58,791 2004, APRIL 26, 2024 WHEN THEY 169 00:05:58,791 --> 00:05:58,991 WERE 170 00:05:58,991 --> 00:06:00,460 KILLED AND ALWAYS REMEMBERED ON 171 00:06:00,460 --> 00:06:00,793 MEMORIAL DAY. 172 00:06:00,793 --> 00:06:03,896 AND SO IT'S THE SAME HERE, TOO. 173 00:06:03,896 --> 00:06:06,232 IT'S EASY TO SAY HEY, 174 00:06:06,232 --> 00:06:08,501 EVERYBODY HAS FORGOTTEN. 175 00:06:08,501 --> 00:06:10,269 THEY'RE MOVING ON WITH 176 00:06:10,269 --> 00:06:12,839 THEIR LIVES AND SO FORTH. 177 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:14,374 BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE TIME 178 00:06:14,374 --> 00:06:16,075 TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE ME WITH 179 00:06:16,075 --> 00:06:18,277 A DIFFERENT ANGLE, LIKE I SAID 180 00:06:18,277 --> 00:06:20,980 TO MAJOR SABINO'S FAMILY, 181 00:06:20,980 --> 00:06:25,084 THAT SHE'S NOT GOING TO BE 182 00:06:25,084 --> 00:06:26,185 FORGOTTEN. IT'S BEEN 22 YEARS 183 00:06:26,185 --> 00:06:26,452 SINCE THE 184 00:06:26,452 --> 00:06:29,255 FOUR PEOPLE IN MY UNIT 185 00:06:29,255 --> 00:06:30,123 IN IRAQ WERE KILLED. 186 00:06:30,123 --> 00:06:32,925 IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY. 187 00:06:32,925 --> 00:06:35,228 SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT 188 00:06:35,228 --> 00:06:38,264 TO REMEMBER THAT YOUR LOST 189 00:06:38,264 --> 00:06:40,700 LOVEDLOVED ONES WILL NOT BE 190 00:06:40,700 --> 00:06:41,834 FORGOTTEN. 191 00:06:41,834 --> 00:06:43,603 HERE'S THE THING, THERE'S 192 00:06:43,603 --> 00:06:45,071 PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW BUT 193 00:06:45,071 --> 00:06:45,338 THERE'S 194 00:06:45,338 --> 00:06:46,873 PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW THAT 195 00:06:46,873 --> 00:06:48,107 REMEMBER YOUR LOST ONE, TOO. 196 00:06:48,107 --> 00:06:50,710 THAT'S THE CASE, AND IN 197 00:06:50,710 --> 00:06:52,678 EVERY INSTANCE I KNOW OF IN MY 198 00:06:52,678 --> 00:06:54,580 CAREER, THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT 199 00:06:54,580 --> 00:06:55,681 THERE'S PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER THE 200 00:06:55,681 --> 00:06:55,882 LOST. 201 00:06:55,882 --> 00:06:58,084 SO COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I JUST 202 00:06:58,084 --> 00:06:58,518 WANTED TO SAY THAT. 203 00:06:58,651 --> 00:06:59,118 THANK YOU. 204 00:06:59,118 --> 00:06:59,886 >> THANK YOU, 205 00:06:59,886 --> 00:07:00,653 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 206 00:07:00,653 --> 00:07:02,855 SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, 207 00:07:02,855 --> 00:07:04,657 WILL 208 00:07:04,657 --> 00:07:05,291 THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 209 00:07:05,291 --> 00:07:08,528 ON THE SIGNATURE FOR THE 210 00:07:08,528 --> 00:07:10,229 PROCLAMATION TODAY. 211 00:07:10,229 --> 00:07:19,639 [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ] 212 00:07:19,772 --> 00:07:22,108 >> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE 213 00:07:22,241 --> 00:07:22,675 AFFIXED. 214 00:07:22,675 --> 00:07:23,209 >> AWESOME. 215 00:07:23,209 --> 00:07:27,547 SO TODAY, JUNE 23rd, 2026, 216 00:07:27,547 --> 00:07:29,182 IS 217 00:07:29,182 --> 00:07:29,816 HORACE LORENZO ANDERSON JR. DAY. 218 00:07:29,816 --> 00:07:39,459 [ APPLAUSE ] 219 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:41,127 IF NO ONE HAS ANY OBJECTION, 220 00:07:41,127 --> 00:07:41,327 I'M 221 00:07:41,327 --> 00:07:43,429 GOING TO SUSPEND THE RULES 222 00:07:43,429 --> 00:07:44,997 AND COME PRESENT THIS TO YOU AND 223 00:07:44,997 --> 00:07:47,266 THE FAMILY AND YOU ALL ARE MORE 224 00:07:47,266 --> 00:07:47,466 THAN 225 00:07:47,466 --> 00:07:48,601 WELCOME TO SAY SOME WORDS. 226 00:07:48,601 --> 00:07:48,968 AWESOME. 227 00:07:48,968 --> 00:07:50,870 SO I'LL COME DOWN HERE AND 228 00:07:50,870 --> 00:07:51,671 BRING THIS TO YOU. 229 00:07:51,671 --> 00:07:53,840 BECAUSE WE SIGNED IT TODAY, 230 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,342 THIS IS A DRY COPY SO IT'S NOT 231 00:07:56,342 --> 00:07:58,311 SIGNED, BUT WE WILL AFFIX 232 00:07:58,311 --> 00:07:59,812 OUR SIGNATURES AFTER THE MEETING 233 00:07:59,812 --> 00:08:01,914 AND GET YOU A COPY, AS WELL. 234 00:08:01,914 --> 00:08:12,458 AND YOU CAN COME UP AND PRESENT. 235 00:08:37,984 --> 00:08:41,954 >> I WANT TO THANK EACH OF 236 00:08:41,954 --> 00:08:43,789 YOU. I KNOW I FUSS AT YOU ABOUT 237 00:08:43,789 --> 00:08:45,791 SUPPORTING US, BUT IT'S 238 00:08:45,791 --> 00:08:46,058 SERIOUS. 239 00:08:46,058 --> 00:08:47,226 IT COULD BE 240 00:08:47,226 --> 00:08:49,228 YOU. I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK 241 00:08:49,228 --> 00:08:50,229 IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO YOU. 242 00:08:50,229 --> 00:08:51,364 AND I'M SORRY IF 243 00:08:51,364 --> 00:08:51,964 I'VE BEEN DISRESPECTFUL AT 244 00:08:51,964 --> 00:08:55,167 TIMES. 245 00:08:55,167 --> 00:08:57,403 THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, 246 00:08:57,537 --> 00:09:01,641 GUYS. THIS WORK HAS TO CONTINUE, 247 00:09:01,641 --> 00:09:05,144 AND I 248 00:09:05,144 --> 00:09:08,281 ASK -- I'VE LIVED 249 00:09:08,281 --> 00:09:08,948 THE EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE LET 250 00:09:08,948 --> 00:09:09,448 THAT BE RECOGNIZED, YOU 251 00:09:09,448 --> 00:09:19,558 KNOW? 252 00:09:20,526 --> 00:09:22,695 I REALLY WASN'T PREPARED FOR 253 00:09:22,695 --> 00:09:23,863 THIS, BECAUSE THIS AIN'T 254 00:09:23,863 --> 00:09:24,263 CELEBRATION. 255 00:09:24,263 --> 00:09:24,997 THIS IS 256 00:09:24,997 --> 00:09:25,665 A LIFE I'M NEVER GOING TO SEE 257 00:09:25,665 --> 00:09:27,967 AGAIN. 258 00:09:27,967 --> 00:09:30,102 BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. 259 00:09:30,102 --> 00:09:31,904 I THANK YOU GUYS FOR, YOU 260 00:09:31,904 --> 00:09:33,606 KNOW, BELIEVING IN US, BELIEVING 261 00:09:33,606 --> 00:09:35,441 IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. 262 00:09:35,441 --> 00:09:36,475 IT'S NOT EASY. 263 00:09:36,475 --> 00:09:38,477 WE'RE DEALING WITH A LOT, 264 00:09:38,477 --> 00:09:39,779 BUT WE NEED YOU FOR REAL. 265 00:09:39,779 --> 00:09:40,880 THIS AIN'T A GAME. 266 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,649 EVERYBODY IN HERE IS IMPACTED. 267 00:09:43,649 --> 00:09:45,084 THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY 268 00:09:45,084 --> 00:09:46,352 WANT THE HELP FROM YOU. 269 00:09:46,352 --> 00:09:46,986 I APPRECIATE EVERY LAST ONE OF 270 00:09:46,986 --> 00:09:48,621 YOU. 271 00:09:48,621 --> 00:09:50,323 I CAN JUST TELL YOU, THANK 272 00:09:50,323 --> 00:09:52,491 YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART 273 00:09:52,491 --> 00:09:52,658 AND 274 00:09:52,658 --> 00:09:53,192 LET THE WORK CONTINUE. [ 275 00:09:53,192 --> 00:10:01,801 APPLAUSE ] 276 00:10:01,934 --> 00:10:02,802 >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO 277 00:10:02,802 --> 00:10:08,975 WANTED TO SPEAK? 278 00:10:08,975 --> 00:10:12,745 MR. PETER MANNING. 279 00:10:12,878 --> 00:10:15,081 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, 280 00:10:15,081 --> 00:10:18,417 COUNCIL. I WALKED WITH HER ON 281 00:10:18,417 --> 00:10:18,651 HER 282 00:10:18,651 --> 00:10:18,918 JOURNEY. 283 00:10:18,918 --> 00:10:21,387 THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR HER 284 00:10:21,387 --> 00:10:23,723 TO BE RECOGNIZEDEN AND TO HAVE 285 00:10:23,723 --> 00:10:27,226 HER SON RECOGNIZED, AND THIS IS 286 00:10:27,226 --> 00:10:27,393 THE 287 00:10:27,393 --> 00:10:28,761 CLOSEST WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE 288 00:10:28,761 --> 00:10:31,230 CITY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR 289 00:10:31,230 --> 00:10:31,664 WHAT 290 00:10:31,664 --> 00:10:31,998 HAPPENED. 291 00:10:31,998 --> 00:10:34,100 SO I WANT THAT -- WE 292 00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:35,001 SHOULD REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. 293 00:10:35,001 --> 00:10:36,635 AND I ALSO WANT TO 294 00:10:36,635 --> 00:10:38,104 UNDERSTAND AND POINT OUT WE DO 295 00:10:38,104 --> 00:10:38,304 NOT 296 00:10:38,304 --> 00:10:39,505 HAVE KATIE WILSON HERE TODAY. 297 00:10:39,505 --> 00:10:42,375 THIS IS A DAY THAT SHE SHOULD BE 298 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:43,809 HERE TO SHOW HER SUPPORT. 299 00:10:43,809 --> 00:10:45,945 I'M CALLING HER OUT FOR IT. 300 00:10:45,945 --> 00:10:48,848 KATIE WILSON AIN'T 301 00:10:48,848 --> 00:10:49,448 DOINGDOING NOTHING FOR BLACK 302 00:10:49,448 --> 00:10:49,682 PEOPLE. 303 00:10:49,682 --> 00:10:51,384 SHE USED US TO GET IN OFFICE. 304 00:10:51,384 --> 00:10:53,653 WE'RE NOT GOING TO FORGET THAT. 305 00:10:53,653 --> 00:10:55,921 WHEN WE GO TO VOTE, WE'RE GOING 306 00:10:55,921 --> 00:10:56,655 TO REMEMBER THAT. 307 00:10:56,655 --> 00:10:59,258 I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT. 308 00:10:59,258 --> 00:11:01,527 I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE 309 00:11:01,660 --> 00:11:02,561 DOING, I REALLY DO AND THANK 310 00:11:02,561 --> 00:11:11,804 YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 311 00:11:11,937 --> 00:11:13,906 >> DO YOU OTHER FOLKS, MS. 312 00:11:13,906 --> 00:11:16,676 FELICIA? 313 00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:19,412 PULL THE MICROPHONE. 314 00:11:19,545 --> 00:11:24,483 >> I'M HERE TODAY TO HONOR MY 315 00:11:24,483 --> 00:11:29,522 FRIEND WHO DOES NOT GIVE UP. 316 00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:32,525 SHE SPENDS LONG HOURS, DAYS AND 317 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:34,126 DAYS, BUT SHE DON'T KNOW 318 00:11:34,126 --> 00:11:36,128 HOW MUCH SHE DOES FOR ME 319 00:11:36,128 --> 00:11:40,266 KEEPING, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS HER 320 00:11:40,266 --> 00:11:41,467 DRIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY. 321 00:11:41,467 --> 00:11:43,502 IT'S EASY TO WANT TO GIVE UP 322 00:11:43,502 --> 00:11:44,837 SOMETIMES, BUT I'VE NEVER 323 00:11:44,837 --> 00:11:45,905 FELT THAT WITH HER. 324 00:11:45,905 --> 00:11:47,873 I DIDN'T KNOW HER BEFORE ANY OF 325 00:11:47,873 --> 00:11:48,074 THIS. 326 00:11:48,074 --> 00:11:49,642 I JUST WORKED FOR THE COMMUNITY 327 00:11:49,775 --> 00:11:50,543 AND SHE SAID, WHAT ARE YOU 328 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:51,844 DOING? 329 00:11:51,844 --> 00:11:53,012 SHE DIDN'T SLAM 330 00:11:53,012 --> 00:11:53,579 THE PHONE IN MY FACE A FEW 331 00:11:53,579 --> 00:11:56,782 TIMES. 332 00:11:56,782 --> 00:11:59,485 BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT HER PASSION. 333 00:11:59,485 --> 00:12:02,121 YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT THING 334 00:12:02,121 --> 00:12:02,488 TODAY. 335 00:12:02,488 --> 00:12:07,827 JUST A POSITIVE MOMENT, AND 336 00:12:07,827 --> 00:12:10,763 TO NOT FORGET, BECAUSE NOT A DAY 337 00:12:10,763 --> 00:12:12,565 GOES BY, NOT A MINUTE GOES 338 00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:14,700 BY THAT SHE DOESN'T. 339 00:12:14,700 --> 00:12:17,937 AND I JUST WANT YOU, NO MATTER 340 00:12:17,937 --> 00:12:23,309 WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE OR FEELS 341 00:12:23,309 --> 00:12:25,578 LIKE, IT'S A SLOW PROCESS TO 342 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:25,745 GET 343 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:27,580 THE CHANGE, BUT YOUR 344 00:12:27,580 --> 00:12:28,481 COMMUNITY LOVES YOU, I KNOW THEY 345 00:12:28,481 --> 00:12:28,647 DO. 346 00:12:28,647 --> 00:12:37,089 [ APPLAUSE ] 347 00:12:37,089 --> 00:12:43,028 AND I SEE LORENDA IS PART OF 348 00:12:43,028 --> 00:12:44,296 YOUR GROUP, TOO. 349 00:12:44,296 --> 00:12:46,665 SO OUR LAST SPEAKER, COME ON UP. 350 00:12:46,665 --> 00:12:50,536 GOOD TO SEE YOU. 351 00:12:50,669 --> 00:12:51,070 >> GOOD MORNING. 352 00:12:51,203 --> 00:12:51,737 OR GOOD AFTERNOON TO ALL OF 353 00:12:51,737 --> 00:13:01,914 Y'ALL. 354 00:13:03,716 --> 00:13:12,057 DONITA, THE TENACITY SHE'S 355 00:13:12,057 --> 00:13:13,926 HAD, JUST THE PHONE CALLS 356 00:13:13,926 --> 00:13:14,960 SHE'S GOTTEN WHEN SHE DIDN'T 357 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:15,161 WANT 358 00:13:15,161 --> 00:13:16,762 TO RECEIVE PHONE CALLS, HER 359 00:13:16,762 --> 00:13:16,962 HEART 360 00:13:16,962 --> 00:13:19,598 JUST NEVER STOPS. 361 00:13:19,598 --> 00:13:24,503 IT'S CONTINUOUS, AND IT'S ALL 362 00:13:24,503 --> 00:13:27,773 ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO 363 00:13:27,773 --> 00:13:31,410 COLLABORATIVELY, WHAT CAN WE DO? 364 00:13:31,410 --> 00:13:33,379 I'VE THEY HAVE SEEN A WOMAN 365 00:13:33,379 --> 00:13:36,549 SO YOUNG JUST TO REALLY PUSH 366 00:13:36,549 --> 00:13:41,687 AND PUSH AGAINST ODDS AND NOT 367 00:13:41,687 --> 00:13:43,789 CARE IF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE HER, 368 00:13:43,789 --> 00:13:45,791 NOT CARE IF PEOPLE -- WHAT THEY 369 00:13:45,791 --> 00:13:49,295 FEEL, BECAUSE SHE'S GOING OUT 370 00:13:49,295 --> 00:13:50,029 THERE WITH HER HEART. 371 00:13:50,029 --> 00:13:51,130 I'VE ALWAYS ADMIRED THAT. 372 00:13:51,130 --> 00:13:54,133 I TOLD HER TODAY THAT I ADMIRE 373 00:13:54,133 --> 00:13:56,769 HER, AND I DON'T KNOW A LOT OF 374 00:13:56,902 --> 00:13:58,804 WOMEN LIKE HER, AND I JUST 375 00:13:58,804 --> 00:14:00,639 WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER THROUGH 376 00:14:00,639 --> 00:14:03,242 THE 377 00:14:03,242 --> 00:14:05,277 CHAOS, THE PAIN FOR HER JUST 378 00:14:05,277 --> 00:14:06,579 TO SEE ANOTHER BRIGHT 379 00:14:06,579 --> 00:14:06,846 AND SUNNY 380 00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:15,054 DAY. [ APPLAUSE ] 381 00:14:15,187 --> 00:14:16,855 >> DID YOU HAVE ONE MORE 382 00:14:16,855 --> 00:14:17,323 SPEAKER? 383 00:14:17,456 --> 00:14:20,793 YES, ABSOLUTELY. COME ON. 384 00:14:20,926 --> 00:14:23,562 >> HELLO, EVERYONE. 385 00:14:23,562 --> 00:14:27,866 MY NAME IS JESSIE, I'M 386 00:14:27,866 --> 00:14:28,300 HER OLDEST BROTHER. 387 00:14:28,300 --> 00:14:31,503 AND LORENZO WAS MY NEPHEW. 388 00:14:31,503 --> 00:14:35,274 I JUST WANT TO THANK THE 389 00:14:35,274 --> 00:14:37,142 CITY FOR HAVING THAT 390 00:14:37,142 --> 00:14:40,045 MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO 391 00:14:40,045 --> 00:14:40,312 RECOGNIZE 392 00:14:40,312 --> 00:14:42,314 LORENZO, DONITA AND GIVING THEM 393 00:14:42,314 --> 00:14:43,115 THIS DAY. 394 00:14:43,115 --> 00:14:44,717 BUT I ALSO WANTED TO USE 395 00:14:44,717 --> 00:14:45,951 THIS TIME TO SHARE WITH YOU 396 00:14:45,951 --> 00:14:49,889 HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE 397 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:52,024 DON'T KEEP COMING BACK 398 00:14:52,024 --> 00:14:53,292 TO THIS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT 399 00:14:53,292 --> 00:14:54,126 THAT YOU 400 00:14:54,126 --> 00:14:56,729 CONTINUE TO FUND ORGANIZATIONS 401 00:14:56,729 --> 00:14:57,396 SO WE CAN 402 00:14:57,396 --> 00:14:57,830 HELP FAMILIES LIKE 403 00:14:57,830 --> 00:14:58,030 MINE. 404 00:14:58,030 --> 00:14:59,265 THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 405 00:14:59,398 --> 00:15:06,939 >> THANK YOU. 406 00:15:06,939 --> 00:15:08,774 NO WORRIES, YOU'RE GOOD. 407 00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:10,809 THANK YOU. SO NEXT WHAT WE'LL 408 00:15:10,809 --> 00:15:11,010 DO IS 409 00:15:11,010 --> 00:15:13,512 COME TAKE A PHOTO WITH DONITA 410 00:15:13,512 --> 00:15:13,679 AND 411 00:15:13,679 --> 00:15:15,381 WHOEVER ELSE YOU WANT TO INVITE. 412 00:15:15,381 --> 00:15:18,017 DO WE HAVE COUNCIL STAFF HERE? 413 00:15:18,017 --> 00:15:18,951 AWESOME. 414 00:15:18,951 --> 00:15:20,919 DEANNA LEE WILL COME TO THE 415 00:15:20,919 --> 00:15:21,353 MIDDLE. 416 00:15:21,353 --> 00:15:23,656 WE'RE ALL GOING TO TAKE A 417 00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:25,157 PHOTO AND JUMP RIGHT INTO PUBLIC 418 00:15:25,157 --> 00:15:25,924 COMMENT. 419 00:15:25,924 --> 00:15:26,926 AWESOME, THANK YOU. 420 00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:28,127 JUST COME TO THIS SIDE RIGHT 421 00:15:28,260 --> 00:15:38,504 HERE. THANK YOU. 422 00:16:30,556 --> 00:16:31,190 >> 423 00:16:31,190 --> 00:16:41,600 WE DID IT! [ APPLAUSE ] 424 00:17:01,387 --> 00:17:01,920 >> THANK YOU. 425 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:03,255 WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO 426 00:17:03,255 --> 00:17:03,689 PUBLIC COMMENT. 427 00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:05,624 I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING 428 00:17:05,624 --> 00:17:07,659 BEFORE WE DO JUMP INTO PUBLIC 429 00:17:07,659 --> 00:17:08,560 COMMENT. 430 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,562 LAST WEEK, THERE HAD 431 00:17:10,562 --> 00:17:12,831 BEEN COMMENTS ABOUT HOW 432 00:17:12,831 --> 00:17:14,400 PROCLAMATIONS ARE PERFORMTIVE 433 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:14,733 AND ALL 434 00:17:14,733 --> 00:17:16,702 THIS OTHER STUFF, AND I WANT 435 00:17:16,702 --> 00:17:18,303 TO HIGHLIGHT LAST WEEK THE 436 00:17:18,303 --> 00:17:18,771 FAMILY 437 00:17:18,771 --> 00:17:23,909 THAT WE HONORED, RIGHT AFTER WE 438 00:17:23,909 --> 00:17:26,612 HONORED CONNOR, THAT FAMILY 439 00:17:26,612 --> 00:17:28,414 TOOK THAT PROCLAMATION TO THE 440 00:17:28,414 --> 00:17:30,616 GRAVE OF CONNOR AND TOOK A 441 00:17:30,616 --> 00:17:30,849 PICTURE 442 00:17:30,849 --> 00:17:33,485 BECAUSE IT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO 443 00:17:33,485 --> 00:17:36,221 THEM ABOUT US HONORING HIS SON. 444 00:17:36,221 --> 00:17:39,358 AND I SHARED THAT PHOTO WITH MY 445 00:17:39,358 --> 00:17:40,592 COLLEAGUES, BECAUSE THEY POSTED 446 00:17:40,726 --> 00:17:42,227 IT. SO I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO 447 00:17:42,227 --> 00:17:44,763 KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US 448 00:17:44,763 --> 00:17:45,464 TO 449 00:17:45,464 --> 00:17:46,932 RECOGNIZE PEOPLE IN 450 00:17:46,932 --> 00:17:48,600 OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW 451 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,736 IMPORTANT IT WAS TO THAT FAMILY, 452 00:17:50,736 --> 00:17:52,738 BECAUSE THEY 453 00:17:52,738 --> 00:17:54,706 HIGHLIGHTED HOW IT 454 00:17:54,706 --> 00:17:55,340 WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WANTED 455 00:17:55,340 --> 00:17:55,707 TO SHARE WITH 456 00:17:55,707 --> 00:17:56,809 CONNOR, THAT RECOGNITION. 457 00:17:56,809 --> 00:17:58,544 SO I 458 00:17:58,544 --> 00:17:59,111 JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, AS 459 00:17:59,111 --> 00:18:04,616 WELL. 460 00:18:04,750 --> 00:18:05,584 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YES, YOU 461 00:18:05,584 --> 00:18:10,088 CAN STAND. 462 00:18:10,222 --> 00:18:12,925 >> POINT OF 463 00:18:12,925 --> 00:18:19,064 PERSONAL PRIVILEGE HERE. 464 00:18:19,064 --> 00:18:24,169 AS SOMEBODY WHO SAT ON 465 00:18:24,169 --> 00:18:25,737 THIS PROCLAMATION AND SOMETIMES 466 00:18:25,737 --> 00:18:25,938 WATCH 467 00:18:25,938 --> 00:18:27,206 THEM BECOME PERFORMTIVE, AND WHO 468 00:18:27,206 --> 00:18:28,941 IS THE GENTLEMAN WHO SAID 469 00:18:28,941 --> 00:18:30,242 WE HAVE A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY? 470 00:18:30,242 --> 00:18:31,276 DID HE LEAVE? 471 00:18:31,276 --> 00:18:31,810 OH, THERE 472 00:18:31,810 --> 00:18:32,411 HE IS, HE'S WAVING AT ME. 473 00:18:32,411 --> 00:18:33,512 OKAY. 474 00:18:33,512 --> 00:18:35,314 THERE HE IS. 475 00:18:35,314 --> 00:18:38,217 HIM AND I TALKED. 476 00:18:38,217 --> 00:18:40,619 WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WHAT WE 477 00:18:40,619 --> 00:18:42,888 KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SAYING 478 00:18:42,888 --> 00:18:47,593 SOMEONE'S NAME, AND I WANT TO 479 00:18:47,593 --> 00:18:48,560 THANK COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR 480 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:52,264 BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY. 481 00:18:52,264 --> 00:18:54,933 I COME FROM A COUNTRY, AND 482 00:18:54,933 --> 00:18:56,869 PEOPLE USE THAT 483 00:18:56,869 --> 00:18:57,936 WORD TRIBE WRONG 484 00:18:57,936 --> 00:18:59,371 AS WELL, TOO. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT 485 00:18:59,371 --> 00:19:00,506 THAT FEELING IS WHEN YOU BELONG 486 00:19:00,506 --> 00:19:00,906 TO A GROUP 487 00:19:00,906 --> 00:19:01,940 AND TO A 488 00:19:01,940 --> 00:19:03,742 TRIBE. SO WHEN YOU HURT ONE, YOU 489 00:19:03,742 --> 00:19:04,710 HURT THEM ALL. 490 00:19:04,710 --> 00:19:08,013 AND ALSO, I DON'T KNOW WHO THE 491 00:19:08,013 --> 00:19:09,882 GENTLEMAN IS WHO SAID THIS, 492 00:19:09,882 --> 00:19:11,383 BUT YOU TALK ABOUT THE MORAL 493 00:19:11,383 --> 00:19:11,750 RESPONSIBILITY. 494 00:19:11,750 --> 00:19:13,285 AS A CITY, WE HAVE A MORAL 495 00:19:13,285 --> 00:19:14,753 RESPONSIBILITY, NOT A 496 00:19:14,753 --> 00:19:16,021 POLITICAL -- WHATEVER 497 00:19:16,021 --> 00:19:16,421 YOU 498 00:19:16,421 --> 00:19:17,022 POLITICS ARE ON THAT, NOBODY 499 00:19:17,022 --> 00:19:18,790 CARES. 500 00:19:18,790 --> 00:19:21,393 WHEN WE LOSE A LIFE, AND THIS 501 00:19:21,393 --> 00:19:21,994 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS 502 00:19:21,994 --> 00:19:23,195 DONE SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN A 503 00:19:23,195 --> 00:19:26,265 LOT OF FOLKS DO, IS TO TAKE 504 00:19:26,265 --> 00:19:28,767 THE PROCLAMATION AS WE DO IN 505 00:19:28,767 --> 00:19:29,868 INDIAN 506 00:19:29,868 --> 00:19:32,371 COUNTRY, AND DO AN HONORING. 507 00:19:32,371 --> 00:19:34,373 AND WE REMIND EVERYBODY WHO THEY 508 00:19:34,373 --> 00:19:36,942 ARE, THAT THEIR FAMILY IS STILL 509 00:19:36,942 --> 00:19:38,377 HERE, AND THAT THEY'RE NOT 510 00:19:38,377 --> 00:19:38,577 GONE. 511 00:19:38,577 --> 00:19:39,711 SO FOR THAT, COUNCIL 512 00:19:39,711 --> 00:19:42,915 PRESIDENT, I WANT TO THANK YOU, 513 00:19:42,915 --> 00:19:44,850 BECAUSE WHAT SHE'S BRINGING AND 514 00:19:44,850 --> 00:19:45,050 WHAT 515 00:19:45,050 --> 00:19:47,586 I BRING FROM MY OWN CULTURE IS 516 00:19:47,586 --> 00:19:47,753 THE 517 00:19:47,753 --> 00:19:51,223 SHARED LEADERSHIP, THE SHARED 518 00:19:51,223 --> 00:19:53,025 PAIN, AND THAT FEELING OF NOW I 519 00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:53,659 SEE YOU. 520 00:19:53,659 --> 00:19:56,194 SO FOR THAT, THANK YOU, AND 521 00:19:56,328 --> 00:19:57,195 THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 522 00:19:57,195 --> 00:19:58,030 FOR DOING THIS AND MAKING 523 00:19:58,030 --> 00:19:58,564 THIS MEAN SOMETHING. 524 00:19:58,697 --> 00:19:58,964 THANK YOU. 525 00:19:58,964 --> 00:19:59,298 >> THANK YOU. 526 00:19:59,298 --> 00:20:05,704 [ APPLAUSE ] 527 00:20:05,704 --> 00:20:07,506 NOW WE'RE GOING TO 528 00:20:07,506 --> 00:20:08,740 TRANSITION INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS. 529 00:20:08,740 --> 00:20:12,077 SO I WANT TO THANK THE 530 00:20:12,077 --> 00:20:14,413 FAMILY FOR BEING HERE AND ALL OF 531 00:20:14,413 --> 00:20:14,613 YOUR 532 00:20:14,613 --> 00:20:16,214 INSPIRING WORDS FROM 533 00:20:16,214 --> 00:20:17,983 YOUR VILLAGE AND YOUR COMMUNITY. 534 00:20:17,983 --> 00:20:19,985 NOW WE'RE GOING TO JUMP 535 00:20:19,985 --> 00:20:20,786 INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. 536 00:20:20,786 --> 00:20:24,423 WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR Y'ALL, AS 537 00:20:24,423 --> 00:20:24,623 WELL. 538 00:20:24,623 --> 00:20:26,892 AND I'M 539 00:20:26,892 --> 00:20:30,862 YOUR BOO. NOT THE BAD BOO, OKAY, 540 00:20:30,862 --> 00:20:31,763 THE BOO. 541 00:20:31,763 --> 00:20:33,265 NEXT, SO COLLEAGUES AT THIS 542 00:20:33,265 --> 00:20:37,402 TIME, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP 543 00:20:37,402 --> 00:20:38,870 THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT 544 00:20:38,870 --> 00:20:39,204 PERIOD. 545 00:20:39,204 --> 00:20:43,609 IT'S LIMITED TO TODAY'S AGENDA. 546 00:20:43,609 --> 00:20:47,713 COUNCIL CANNOT 547 00:20:47,713 --> 00:20:53,585 ACCEPT COMMENTS ON QUAZI 548 00:20:53,585 --> 00:20:54,886 JUDICIAL ISSUES. 549 00:20:54,886 --> 00:20:56,788 I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SPEAKERS 550 00:20:56,922 --> 00:20:57,522 DO WE HAVE? 551 00:20:57,522 --> 00:20:59,625 >> 33, INCLUDING RAINBOW. 552 00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:01,393 >> BECAUSE OF RULES, ANY 553 00:21:01,393 --> 00:21:03,195 TIME WE HAVE 30 TO 60, WE HAVE 554 00:21:03,195 --> 00:21:03,762 TO 555 00:21:03,762 --> 00:21:06,665 HAVE ONE MINUTE PER 60. 556 00:21:06,665 --> 00:21:08,300 THOSE ARE COUNCIL RULES THAT 557 00:21:08,300 --> 00:21:09,501 WE ALWAYS ABIDE BY. 558 00:21:09,501 --> 00:21:12,037 SO WE DO HAVE TO HAVE ONE 559 00:21:12,037 --> 00:21:14,272 MINUTE, BECAUSE WE HAVE OVER 30 560 00:21:14,272 --> 00:21:14,573 SPEAKERS. 561 00:21:14,573 --> 00:21:19,111 SO PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS, 562 00:21:19,111 --> 00:21:19,344 CLERK. 563 00:21:19,478 --> 00:21:21,013 >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED 564 00:21:21,013 --> 00:21:22,914 IN THE ORDER WHICH THEY 565 00:21:22,914 --> 00:21:24,750 REGISTERED AND HEAR A CHIME WHEN 566 00:21:24,750 --> 00:21:27,386 THERE'S TEN SECONDS OR LESS. 567 00:21:27,386 --> 00:21:29,788 SPEAKERS WILL BE 568 00:21:29,788 --> 00:21:30,355 MUTED IF THEY HAVE EXCEEDED 569 00:21:30,355 --> 00:21:32,791 THEIR TIME. 570 00:21:32,924 --> 00:21:34,026 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. 571 00:21:34,026 --> 00:21:35,961 AND I WILL CALL -- I'LL 572 00:21:35,961 --> 00:21:38,030 SAY THE FIRST TEN SPEAKERS. 573 00:21:38,030 --> 00:21:43,335 WE HAVE RON, THEN CRYSTAL, 574 00:21:43,335 --> 00:21:47,139 ANGEL, WE HAVE PATIENCE, WE HAVE 575 00:21:47,139 --> 00:21:52,711 KEYIA, WE HAVE JAVIER, 576 00:21:52,711 --> 00:21:53,645 SOMETHING JOHNSON, I DIDN'T 577 00:21:53,645 --> 00:21:54,346 READ THAT, 578 00:21:54,346 --> 00:21:54,680 I'M SORRY. 579 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:56,615 TWO JOHNSONS. 580 00:21:56,615 --> 00:22:00,018 SASHA AND TASHIA. 581 00:22:00,018 --> 00:22:01,653 HOPEFULLY I SAID THAT RIGHT. 582 00:22:01,653 --> 00:22:06,458 WE HAVE TWO MICS, SO 583 00:22:06,458 --> 00:22:08,126 WE HAVE RON, CRYSTAL. 584 00:22:08,126 --> 00:22:09,895 IF WE CAN START LINING UP. 585 00:22:09,895 --> 00:22:10,996 RON, YOU ARE UP. 586 00:22:10,996 --> 00:22:11,396 THANK YOU. 587 00:22:11,530 --> 00:22:12,197 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 588 00:22:12,197 --> 00:22:13,465 I WOULD LIKE TO THANK 589 00:22:13,465 --> 00:22:14,866 THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S 590 00:22:14,866 --> 00:22:17,436 OFFICE FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON 591 00:22:17,436 --> 00:22:17,836 AURORA, IT 592 00:22:17,836 --> 00:22:21,039 MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE REALLY 593 00:22:21,039 --> 00:22:21,473 QUICK. 594 00:22:21,473 --> 00:22:24,309 AND THERE'S MORE TO DO ON 595 00:22:24,309 --> 00:22:24,609 AURORA. 596 00:22:24,609 --> 00:22:26,845 FOR 22 YEARS, WE'VE 597 00:22:26,845 --> 00:22:28,980 BEEN TRYING TO DO A REBUILD, AND 598 00:22:28,980 --> 00:22:29,314 WE 599 00:22:29,314 --> 00:22:31,817 HAVE MONEY RIGHT NOW TO START 600 00:22:31,817 --> 00:22:32,017 THIS 601 00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:32,918 THING TOMORROW. 602 00:22:32,918 --> 00:22:36,054 BUT THESE SAME PEOPLE WANTING TO 603 00:22:36,054 --> 00:22:37,756 DO LAND USE ON THERE 604 00:22:37,756 --> 00:22:39,458 KEEP THROWING A WRENCH IN THIS 605 00:22:39,458 --> 00:22:39,691 THING, 606 00:22:39,691 --> 00:22:43,762 KEEP TRYING TO SLOW IT 607 00:22:43,762 --> 00:22:46,732 DOWN. NOW WAY THEY WANT TO GO 608 00:22:46,732 --> 00:22:47,099 ANOTHER FOUR 609 00:22:47,099 --> 00:22:48,133 YEARS BEFORE THEY START. 610 00:22:48,133 --> 00:22:49,334 WE HAVE THE MONEY TO DO 611 00:22:49,334 --> 00:22:50,469 THIS RIGHT NOW. 612 00:22:50,469 --> 00:22:52,304 IT'S ON A TIME LIMIT. 613 00:22:52,304 --> 00:22:54,039 THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH MONEY 614 00:22:54,039 --> 00:22:56,575 FOR PLANNING IN THE LIPTON 615 00:22:56,575 --> 00:22:56,975 SPRINGS 616 00:22:56,975 --> 00:22:57,576 AREA. 617 00:22:57,576 --> 00:22:58,710 AND I'M HOPING THE 618 00:22:58,710 --> 00:23:00,011 COUNCIL WILL DO THE EXACT SAME 619 00:23:00,011 --> 00:23:00,245 THING 620 00:23:00,245 --> 00:23:03,548 AND START THIS PROJECT. 621 00:23:03,548 --> 00:23:05,584 WE'RE 22 YEARS GOING INTO THIS 622 00:23:05,717 --> 00:23:07,285 THING. IT NEEDS TO 623 00:23:07,285 --> 00:23:07,686 START NOW. 624 00:23:07,686 --> 00:23:08,386 THANK YOU. 625 00:23:08,386 --> 00:23:09,621 >> THANK YOU, RON. 626 00:23:09,621 --> 00:23:11,957 NEXT WE HAVE CRYSTAL. 627 00:23:11,957 --> 00:23:15,227 CRYSTAL FOLLOWED BY ANGEL AND 628 00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:16,828 PATIENCE. WE HAVE TWO 629 00:23:16,828 --> 00:23:18,163 MICS. YOU CAN USE EITHER 630 00:23:18,163 --> 00:23:18,363 ONE. 631 00:23:18,363 --> 00:23:19,998 >> JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU 632 00:23:19,998 --> 00:23:21,500 GUYS FOR LISTENING TO ME. 633 00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:22,768 I WAS HONORED TO BE HERE. 634 00:23:22,768 --> 00:23:24,703 I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS 635 00:23:24,703 --> 00:23:26,571 HAPPENING TODAY BUT I'M GLAD 636 00:23:26,571 --> 00:23:28,106 I GOT TO WITNESS THIS. 637 00:23:28,106 --> 00:23:29,741 NOW I ONLY HAVE A MINUTE TO 638 00:23:29,875 --> 00:23:32,444 SPEAK. I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST. 639 00:23:32,444 --> 00:23:33,945 I'M HERE TODAY ASKING YOU 640 00:23:33,945 --> 00:23:36,715 TO CONTINUE TO FUND OUR 641 00:23:36,715 --> 00:23:38,216 SOUTHEAST 642 00:23:38,216 --> 00:23:39,451 SAFETY TEAM AND ENTRUST 643 00:23:39,451 --> 00:23:40,685 THE COMMUNITY BASED 644 00:23:40,685 --> 00:23:41,019 ORGANIZATIONS 645 00:23:41,019 --> 00:23:41,420 DOING THIS WORK. 646 00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:43,288 OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE BUILT 647 00:23:43,288 --> 00:23:44,689 SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T EXIST 648 00:23:44,689 --> 00:23:47,192 BEFORE, AN ECOSYSTEM 649 00:23:47,192 --> 00:23:48,560 BETWEEN SCHOOLS, 650 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:50,028 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND 651 00:23:50,028 --> 00:23:50,295 FAMILIES 652 00:23:50,295 --> 00:23:53,031 AND CITY PARTNERS. 653 00:23:53,031 --> 00:23:55,534 IT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THE TRUST 654 00:23:55,667 --> 00:23:57,602 AND RELATIONSHIP OF SIMPLY 655 00:23:57,602 --> 00:23:58,804 SHOWING UP EVERY DAY. 656 00:23:58,804 --> 00:23:59,805 WHEN A YOUNG PERSON 657 00:23:59,805 --> 00:24:00,839 IS STRUGGLING, WE DON'T JUST 658 00:24:00,839 --> 00:24:03,442 SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT SCHOOL, WE 659 00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:03,975 HELP 660 00:24:03,975 --> 00:24:05,110 ADDRESS WHAT'S HAPPENING AT 661 00:24:05,110 --> 00:24:07,412 HOME AND IN THEIR 662 00:24:07,412 --> 00:24:09,347 LIVES. 663 00:24:09,347 --> 00:24:10,081 WE PREVENT CONFLICTS FROM 664 00:24:10,081 --> 00:24:11,650 ESCALATING, SUPPORT STUDENTS 665 00:24:11,650 --> 00:24:12,784 THROUGH CRISIS. 666 00:24:12,784 --> 00:24:14,286 THIS WORK ONLY WORKS BECAUSE 667 00:24:14,286 --> 00:24:16,721 OF THE RELATIONSHIPS WE BUILD 668 00:24:16,721 --> 00:24:21,793 AND FUNDING THE CHANGES. 669 00:24:21,793 --> 00:24:22,427 WE'RE ASKING YOU TO KEEP OUR 670 00:24:22,427 --> 00:24:22,961 TEAM FUNDED THROUGHOUT 671 00:24:22,961 --> 00:24:24,196 THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR AND 672 00:24:24,196 --> 00:24:24,696 INVEST 673 00:24:24,696 --> 00:24:26,331 IN THE FUNDING SO THIS WORK 674 00:24:26,331 --> 00:24:28,099 CAN CONTINUE IN 675 00:24:28,099 --> 00:24:29,401 THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 676 00:24:29,401 --> 00:24:29,668 TIME AND 677 00:24:29,801 --> 00:24:35,874 COMMITMENT. [ APPLAUSE ] 678 00:24:35,874 --> 00:24:39,377 >> ANGEL. 679 00:24:39,578 --> 00:24:41,813 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M 19 YEARS 680 00:24:41,813 --> 00:24:43,815 OLD, THE OLDEST OF 681 00:24:43,815 --> 00:24:44,115 FIVE. 682 00:24:44,115 --> 00:24:46,484 I'M A PROUD PERSON OF SEATTLE. 683 00:24:46,484 --> 00:24:50,589 I AM HEREHERE TALK ABOUT THE 684 00:24:50,589 --> 00:24:52,524 IMPACT THE PASSAGEWAYS WE 685 00:24:52,524 --> 00:24:53,992 HAVE IN MY LIFE. 686 00:24:53,992 --> 00:24:57,762 I MOVED TO SEATTLESEATTLE I WAS 687 00:24:57,762 --> 00:25:01,299 16 YEARS OLD, LEAVING EVERYTHING 688 00:25:01,299 --> 00:25:02,734 I HAD TO START OVER. 689 00:25:02,734 --> 00:25:07,672 I FELT LOST AND UNSURE. 690 00:25:07,672 --> 00:25:09,407 COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS BECAME ONE 691 00:25:09,407 --> 00:25:10,742 OF THE BIGGEST 692 00:25:10,742 --> 00:25:13,144 SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN MY LIFE. 693 00:25:13,144 --> 00:25:14,512 THEY DO NOT TELL ME THEY CARE, 694 00:25:14,512 --> 00:25:18,383 THEY SHOWED ME THROUGH ACTION. 695 00:25:18,383 --> 00:25:22,020 THEY FUNDED MY BUSINESS WHEN 696 00:25:22,020 --> 00:25:26,024 I STARTED AND HELPED ME FURNISH 697 00:25:26,024 --> 00:25:26,892 MY APARTMENT. 698 00:25:26,892 --> 00:25:33,431 MOST RECENTLY, THEY PAID FORFOR 699 00:25:33,565 --> 00:25:34,266 SCHOOL. 700 00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:36,801 BUT THE FULL IMPACT GOES 701 00:25:36,801 --> 00:25:37,435 BEYOND THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT. 702 00:25:37,435 --> 00:25:39,671 THEY GAVE ME MENTORSHIP, 703 00:25:39,671 --> 00:25:40,872 GUIDANCE, PEOPLE WHO 704 00:25:40,872 --> 00:25:48,446 TRULY BELIEVE IN ME. 705 00:25:48,580 --> 00:25:49,648 >> YOU'RE GOOD. 706 00:25:49,648 --> 00:25:50,448 YOU'RE GOOD. 707 00:25:50,582 --> 00:25:56,788 THANK YOU, ANGEL. YOU'RE GOOD. 708 00:25:56,788 --> 00:25:58,189 THANK YOU, ANGEL. 709 00:25:58,189 --> 00:25:59,858 WE HAVE PATIENCE FOLLOWED BY 710 00:25:59,858 --> 00:26:10,168 KAYA AND JAVIER. 711 00:26:12,737 --> 00:26:13,905 START WITH PATIENCE. 712 00:26:13,905 --> 00:26:15,840 GO AHEAD. 713 00:26:15,974 --> 00:26:17,742 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, 714 00:26:17,742 --> 00:26:18,410 COUNCILMEMBER. 715 00:26:18,410 --> 00:26:22,714 MY NAME IS PATIENCE, AND I'M A 716 00:26:22,714 --> 00:26:24,549 PROUD GRADUATE OF SEATTLE HIGH 717 00:26:24,683 --> 00:26:30,288 SCHOOL. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK 718 00:26:30,288 --> 00:26:32,023 FOR FUNDING FOR PASSAGEWAYS. 719 00:26:32,023 --> 00:26:38,029 THEY HAVE HELPED ME WITH PROM, 720 00:26:38,029 --> 00:26:38,496 GRADUATION, FOOD. 721 00:26:38,496 --> 00:26:39,798 FOR MANY PEOPLE THEY MAKE ALL 722 00:26:39,798 --> 00:26:40,765 THE DIFFERENCE. 723 00:26:40,765 --> 00:26:43,668 COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS PROVIDES 724 00:26:43,668 --> 00:26:44,736 OPPORTUNITIES, THEY 725 00:26:44,736 --> 00:26:46,538 HELP STUDENTS STAY ENGAGED IN 726 00:26:46,538 --> 00:26:48,006 SCHOOL, PARTICIPATE IN 727 00:26:48,006 --> 00:26:49,975 ACTIVITIES AND 728 00:26:49,975 --> 00:26:51,843 REACH IMPORTANT MILESTONES 729 00:26:51,843 --> 00:26:53,712 THAT EVERY YOUNG PERSON DESERVES 730 00:26:53,712 --> 00:26:53,878 TO 731 00:26:53,878 --> 00:26:54,179 EXPERIENCE. 732 00:26:54,179 --> 00:26:55,680 THEY MAKE STUDENTS FEEL 733 00:26:55,680 --> 00:27:00,685 SUPPORTED, VALUED AND CAPABLE OF 734 00:27:00,819 --> 00:27:01,252 SUCCEEDING. 735 00:27:01,252 --> 00:27:02,854 WITHOUT THIS FUNDING, 736 00:27:02,854 --> 00:27:06,024 MANY FAMILIES WOULDN'T HAVE 737 00:27:06,024 --> 00:27:06,658 ACCESS 738 00:27:06,658 --> 00:27:07,359 TO 739 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:08,626 THEM. THEY HAVE INVESTED IN OUR 740 00:27:08,626 --> 00:27:08,860 FUTURE 741 00:27:08,860 --> 00:27:11,663 AND NOW I WANT TO INVEST IN 742 00:27:11,796 --> 00:27:13,732 THEIRS. PLEASE CONTINUE THE 743 00:27:13,732 --> 00:27:14,666 FUNDING SO 744 00:27:14,666 --> 00:27:16,401 THEY CAN KEEP SERVING 745 00:27:16,401 --> 00:27:17,869 THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. 746 00:27:17,869 --> 00:27:19,371 I HOPE WE CAN COUNT ON YOUR 747 00:27:19,371 --> 00:27:19,804 SUPPORT. 748 00:27:19,938 --> 00:27:20,472 >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 749 00:27:20,472 --> 00:27:27,078 [ APPLAUSE ] 750 00:27:27,212 --> 00:27:30,682 >> KEYA, I'M A PASSAGEWAYS 751 00:27:30,682 --> 00:27:31,016 PARTICIPANT. 752 00:27:31,016 --> 00:27:32,317 I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN 753 00:27:32,317 --> 00:27:33,818 ASPECT OF MY LIFE THEY HAVE NOT 754 00:27:33,952 --> 00:27:35,553 TOUCHED. THEY SUPPORTED ME 755 00:27:35,553 --> 00:27:36,087 THROUGH 756 00:27:36,087 --> 00:27:37,922 MY TRANSITION TO COLLEGE, 757 00:27:37,922 --> 00:27:39,224 FISCALLY, GETTING MYSELF SET UP 758 00:27:39,224 --> 00:27:39,524 AND SECURE 759 00:27:39,524 --> 00:27:40,992 AND ALSO EMOTIONALLY, 760 00:27:40,992 --> 00:27:41,559 BECAUSE THAT WAS HARD. 761 00:27:41,559 --> 00:27:43,428 AND NOW I HAVE ONE YEAR LEFT. 762 00:27:43,428 --> 00:27:45,397 THE SPACES OF COMMUNITY THEY 763 00:27:45,397 --> 00:27:48,133 HAVE CREATED ARE 764 00:27:48,133 --> 00:27:49,534 ONLY POSSIBLE AND POSSIBLE HELP 765 00:27:49,534 --> 00:27:50,135 THEY PROVIDE IS 766 00:27:50,135 --> 00:27:51,503 ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE 767 00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:52,470 TRUST THEY HAVE BUILT WITH 768 00:27:52,470 --> 00:27:54,639 ME AND WITH MY COMMUNITY. 769 00:27:54,639 --> 00:27:57,409 AND WE ONLY WANT THEM. 770 00:27:57,409 --> 00:27:58,643 SO WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU 771 00:27:58,643 --> 00:28:00,111 PLEASE FIND THE MONEY TO FUND 772 00:28:00,111 --> 00:28:01,246 THEM AND 773 00:28:01,246 --> 00:28:02,647 SUPPORT THEM INTO THE 774 00:28:02,647 --> 00:28:03,882 NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND BEYOND, 775 00:28:03,882 --> 00:28:04,182 BECAUSE 776 00:28:04,182 --> 00:28:07,452 IT'S THAT CONSISTENCY IN 777 00:28:07,452 --> 00:28:08,720 SEEINGSEEING THOSE SAME FACES ON 778 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:09,988 THE STREETS 779 00:28:09,988 --> 00:28:11,890 EVERY DAY THAT IS MAKING ME 780 00:28:11,890 --> 00:28:13,625 FEEL SAFE IN MY COMMUNITY AND 781 00:28:13,625 --> 00:28:14,793 MAKING ME SUPPORTIVE. 782 00:28:14,793 --> 00:28:15,193 THANK YOU. 783 00:28:15,326 --> 00:28:18,463 >> THANK YOU. 784 00:28:18,463 --> 00:28:24,736 NEXT, WE HAVE -- IS IT -- 785 00:28:24,869 --> 00:28:27,539 >> IT'S JAVEON. 786 00:28:27,672 --> 00:28:29,074 >> 787 00:28:29,074 --> 00:28:30,875 MY GAD. GO AHEAD. 788 00:28:31,009 --> 00:28:33,378 >> I'M A PARTICIPANT OF 789 00:28:33,378 --> 00:28:35,080 COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS, AND 790 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:38,550 I JUST WANTED TO SAY TO KEEPKEEP 791 00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:41,286 THE COMMUNITY 792 00:28:41,286 --> 00:28:41,653 PASSAGEWAYS. 793 00:28:41,653 --> 00:28:43,988 I JUST WANT TO SAY THEY DO A LOT 794 00:28:43,988 --> 00:28:46,858 OF THINGS IN THE 795 00:28:46,858 --> 00:28:48,193 NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE THEY SUPPORT 796 00:28:48,193 --> 00:28:48,927 FAMILIES AND 797 00:28:48,927 --> 00:28:50,095 KIDS, WHATEVER THEY NEED 798 00:28:50,095 --> 00:28:58,636 THEY GOT YOU. 799 00:28:58,636 --> 00:29:02,474 I JUST WANT TO SAY THEY'RE 800 00:29:02,474 --> 00:29:04,476 A PART OF THE COMMUNITY, AND IF 801 00:29:04,476 --> 00:29:05,610 YOU TAKE THEM OUT, THE COMMUNITY 802 00:29:05,610 --> 00:29:08,346 IS JUST GOING TO KEEP 803 00:29:08,346 --> 00:29:09,748 GETTING WORSER AND WORSER. 804 00:29:09,748 --> 00:29:11,316 I FEEL LIKE THEY PLAY A BIG 805 00:29:11,316 --> 00:29:12,417 PART IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 806 00:29:12,550 --> 00:29:13,118 THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. 807 00:29:13,118 --> 00:29:21,226 >> THANK YOU. 808 00:29:21,226 --> 00:29:24,295 JOHNSON, I CAN'T READ THIS 809 00:29:24,429 --> 00:29:25,063 WRITING. TWO LAST NAMES OF 810 00:29:25,063 --> 00:29:27,799 JOHNSON. 811 00:29:27,799 --> 00:29:31,503 IT'S OKAY. 812 00:29:31,503 --> 00:29:33,004 COME ON. 813 00:29:33,004 --> 00:29:34,372 DON'T BE SCARED. 814 00:29:34,372 --> 00:29:35,373 YOU'RE GOOD. 815 00:29:35,373 --> 00:29:43,448 STAND AND DELIVER. 816 00:29:43,581 --> 00:29:45,283 >> I'M CAMERON JOHNSON. 817 00:29:45,416 --> 00:29:47,051 >> I'M QUEEN JOHNSON. 818 00:29:47,185 --> 00:29:48,386 >> WE'RE A PART OF THE 819 00:29:48,386 --> 00:29:48,686 COMMUNITY. 820 00:29:48,686 --> 00:29:55,426 I GRADUATED LAST YEAR, IN 2025. 821 00:29:55,426 --> 00:29:59,764 AND I'VE -- I THINK YOU 822 00:29:59,764 --> 00:30:02,867 GUYS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FUND 823 00:30:02,867 --> 00:30:05,069 COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS. 824 00:30:05,069 --> 00:30:06,771 RECENTLY WE LOST TWO 825 00:30:06,771 --> 00:30:08,139 PEOPLE AROUND OUR SCHOOL, THEY 826 00:30:08,139 --> 00:30:08,506 MAKE 827 00:30:08,506 --> 00:30:09,674 THE COMMUNITY FEEL SAFE TO GO TO 828 00:30:09,674 --> 00:30:10,942 THE BUS STOP AND THEY WERE 829 00:30:10,942 --> 00:30:12,076 JUST THERE FOR US. 830 00:30:12,076 --> 00:30:13,144 LIKE WHEN WE WAS GOING 831 00:30:13,144 --> 00:30:13,912 THROUGH THAT 832 00:30:13,912 --> 00:30:14,412 MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY, 833 00:30:14,412 --> 00:30:18,316 PHYSICALLY. 834 00:30:18,449 --> 00:30:20,451 >> THEY'RE A IG PART OF THE 835 00:30:20,585 --> 00:30:23,188 COMMUNITY. THEY MAKE US FEEL 836 00:30:23,188 --> 00:30:23,388 SAFE 837 00:30:23,388 --> 00:30:24,422 AND MAKE SURE THEY COMMUNICATE 838 00:30:24,422 --> 00:30:24,622 WITH 839 00:30:24,622 --> 00:30:26,958 US AND ASK IF WE'RE DOING WELL. 840 00:30:26,958 --> 00:30:28,660 AND THEY WALK AROUND 841 00:30:28,660 --> 00:30:29,727 THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE 842 00:30:29,727 --> 00:30:29,961 SCHOOL 843 00:30:30,094 --> 00:30:31,429 YEAR. EVEN AFTER THE SCHOOL 844 00:30:31,429 --> 00:30:31,629 YEAR. 845 00:30:31,629 --> 00:30:32,797 THEY JUST MAKE SURE 846 00:30:32,797 --> 00:30:33,398 THAT WE'RE ALL SAFE IN OUR 847 00:30:33,398 --> 00:30:35,633 COMMUNITY. 848 00:30:35,767 --> 00:30:39,504 >> THANK YOU. 849 00:30:39,504 --> 00:30:43,007 SASHA. 850 00:30:43,007 --> 00:30:47,679 AND THEN TASHIA. 851 00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:49,247 DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? 852 00:30:49,380 --> 00:30:52,684 MY BAD. COME ON, QUEENS. 853 00:30:52,684 --> 00:30:56,654 LOVE SEEING MY QUEENS. 854 00:30:56,788 --> 00:30:58,056 >> THANK YOU FOR 855 00:30:58,056 --> 00:30:58,690 THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. 856 00:30:58,690 --> 00:31:03,461 MY NAME IS SASHA. 857 00:31:03,461 --> 00:31:07,665 I'M HER MOTHER AND SHE'S A 858 00:31:07,799 --> 00:31:10,501 PARTICIPANT. I HAVE SEEN THE 859 00:31:10,501 --> 00:31:10,868 IMPACTS OF THIS 860 00:31:10,868 --> 00:31:12,470 PROGRAM 861 00:31:12,470 --> 00:31:13,104 AND THIS TEAM THAT THEY HAVE HAD 862 00:31:13,104 --> 00:31:14,639 OF THE PAST TWO YEARS. 863 00:31:14,639 --> 00:31:18,810 I STRONGLY 864 00:31:18,810 --> 00:31:19,377 URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO 865 00:31:19,377 --> 00:31:19,644 CONTINUE 866 00:31:19,644 --> 00:31:24,549 TO SUPPORT FUNDING THIS PROGRAM. 867 00:31:24,549 --> 00:31:27,218 THEY HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF, 868 00:31:27,218 --> 00:31:31,289 THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN 869 00:31:31,289 --> 00:31:32,924 THE SAFETY, WELL- BEING AND 870 00:31:32,924 --> 00:31:34,259 DEVELOPMENT OF OUR YOUTH. 871 00:31:34,259 --> 00:31:36,628 EVERY DAY THEY PROVIDE 872 00:31:36,628 --> 00:31:38,763 GUIDANCE, STABILITY, AND SUPPORT 873 00:31:38,763 --> 00:31:38,930 OR 874 00:31:38,930 --> 00:31:40,331 OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE 875 00:31:40,331 --> 00:31:41,266 MOST. 876 00:31:41,266 --> 00:31:42,834 THIS PROGRAM GOES FAR 877 00:31:42,834 --> 00:31:44,002 BEYOND BASIC SERVICES. 878 00:31:44,002 --> 00:31:45,370 IT SUPPORTS THE MENTAL HEALTH 879 00:31:45,370 --> 00:31:48,573 OF OUR SEENS, IT PROVIDES 880 00:31:48,573 --> 00:31:48,840 POSITIVE 881 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:50,141 MENTORSHIP AND CONNECTS THEM 882 00:31:50,141 --> 00:31:51,276 WITH 883 00:31:51,276 --> 00:31:52,744 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO 884 00:31:52,744 --> 00:31:55,079 PREPARE THEM FOR THE FUTURE. 885 00:31:55,079 --> 00:31:57,282 IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE 886 00:31:57,282 --> 00:31:59,550 OUR YOUTH AND THIS PROGRAM IS 887 00:31:59,550 --> 00:32:00,451 AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS 888 00:32:00,451 --> 00:32:03,621 VILLAGE. 889 00:32:03,621 --> 00:32:06,190 SO I JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT 890 00:32:06,190 --> 00:32:08,226 YOU CONTINUE TO INVEST IN 891 00:32:08,226 --> 00:32:09,227 THIS PROGRAM AND THE YOUNG 892 00:32:09,227 --> 00:32:09,494 PEOPLE IT 893 00:32:09,627 --> 00:32:09,827 SEVENS. 894 00:32:09,827 --> 00:32:15,533 >> THANK YOU. 895 00:32:15,533 --> 00:32:19,904 IS IT TASHIA? 896 00:32:19,904 --> 00:32:23,041 BEFORE YOU GO, LET ME 897 00:32:23,041 --> 00:32:26,344 SAY THE NEXT NAMES. 898 00:32:26,344 --> 00:32:30,281 NEXT WE HAVE SANTRED. 899 00:32:30,281 --> 00:32:33,885 MY BAD. 900 00:32:33,885 --> 00:32:37,989 BRANDON, DIANE, INGRID, 901 00:32:37,989 --> 00:32:39,157 I'LL STOP THERE. 902 00:32:39,157 --> 00:32:41,092 GO RIGHT AHEAD. 903 00:32:41,225 --> 00:32:44,662 >> HI, MY ROLE IS TO HELP 904 00:32:44,662 --> 00:32:47,932 OUR YOUTH AND FAMILIES OVERCOME 905 00:32:47,932 --> 00:32:49,834 BARRIERS IN THEIR LIVES. 906 00:32:49,834 --> 00:32:55,406 I'LL HELP ED STOP EVICTION 907 00:32:55,406 --> 00:32:57,475 AND PROVIDE THINGS 908 00:32:57,475 --> 00:32:59,177 LIKE SPORTS EQUIPMENT AND 909 00:32:59,177 --> 00:32:59,444 PROMISED 910 00:32:59,577 --> 00:33:01,679 NECESSITIES. I HELP THE YOUTH 911 00:33:01,679 --> 00:33:04,182 OBTAIN IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS SUCH 912 00:33:04,182 --> 00:33:04,582 AS 913 00:33:04,582 --> 00:33:06,984 I.D. , BIRTH CERTIFICATES, 914 00:33:06,984 --> 00:33:07,218 SOCIAL 915 00:33:07,218 --> 00:33:08,619 SECURITY CARDING, 916 00:33:08,619 --> 00:33:11,589 REMOVING BARRIERS AND OTHER 917 00:33:11,589 --> 00:33:11,956 OPPORTUNITIES. 918 00:33:11,956 --> 00:33:14,192 ALSO WE SUPPORT YOUTH THROUGH 919 00:33:14,192 --> 00:33:15,126 MILESTONES, 920 00:33:15,126 --> 00:33:16,260 INCLUDING THEIR FIRST CARS, 921 00:33:16,260 --> 00:33:17,595 THEIR FIRST 922 00:33:17,729 --> 00:33:19,464 APARTMENT. I HELP FAMILY WITH 923 00:33:19,464 --> 00:33:19,897 LEGAL 924 00:33:19,897 --> 00:33:23,134 ISSUES, FOOD, DOCTORS AND 925 00:33:23,134 --> 00:33:23,501 MEDICAL NEEDS. 926 00:33:23,501 --> 00:33:25,570 I SERVE AS A TRUSTED SUPPORT 927 00:33:25,570 --> 00:33:29,407 PERSON FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES 928 00:33:29,407 --> 00:33:35,179 WE HELP YOUTH -- YOUNG 929 00:33:35,179 --> 00:33:38,149 PEOPLE TO BUILD RESPONSIBILITY, 930 00:33:38,149 --> 00:33:38,449 JOB 931 00:33:38,449 --> 00:33:44,155 READINESS AND LIFE SKILLS. 932 00:33:44,155 --> 00:33:46,791 WE ASK THAT YOU FIND 933 00:33:46,791 --> 00:33:53,464 THE MONEY SOMEWHERE. 934 00:33:53,464 --> 00:34:00,405 [ APPLAUSE ] 935 00:34:00,538 --> 00:34:02,707 >> WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. 936 00:34:02,707 --> 00:34:04,542 AND THERE'S TWO 937 00:34:04,542 --> 00:34:05,143 MICROPHONES. YOU CAN COME TO 938 00:34:05,143 --> 00:34:14,719 EITHER ONE. 939 00:34:14,852 --> 00:34:18,523 >> THAT DAY I WALKED INTOINTO 940 00:34:18,523 --> 00:34:21,959 COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS ROOM, I 941 00:34:21,959 --> 00:34:23,728 HAD THE WORST YEAR OF MY LIFE. 942 00:34:23,728 --> 00:34:27,398 I WAS HOMELESS, I HAD BEEN 943 00:34:27,398 --> 00:34:29,600 SLEEPING IN MY CAR AND 944 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,669 THEY HELPED ME THROUGH THAT. 945 00:34:31,669 --> 00:34:33,638 THEY INVESTED IN ME, THEY 946 00:34:33,638 --> 00:34:36,407 GAVE TO ME, THEY TAUGHT ME HOW 947 00:34:36,407 --> 00:34:37,408 TO NOT 948 00:34:37,408 --> 00:34:38,142 CRUMBLE UNDER PRESSURE AND 949 00:34:38,142 --> 00:34:40,845 HOW TO PUSH THROUGH ADVERSITY, 950 00:34:40,845 --> 00:34:42,647 HOW TO CLIMB TO WHAT I CAN WORK 951 00:34:42,647 --> 00:34:50,988 TOWARDS MY JOURNEY. 952 00:34:50,988 --> 00:34:53,357 I DIDN'T JUST SEE -- I WASN'T 953 00:34:53,357 --> 00:34:56,828 JUST A CASE FILE. 954 00:34:56,828 --> 00:34:59,730 THEY PERSONALLY HELPED ME, 955 00:34:59,730 --> 00:35:02,133 EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, TAKING 956 00:35:02,133 --> 00:35:04,235 TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY, EVEN OFF 957 00:35:04,235 --> 00:35:04,435 THE 958 00:35:04,435 --> 00:35:06,370 CLOCK. 959 00:35:06,370 --> 00:35:09,207 THEY'RE VERY GOOD PEOPLE. 960 00:35:09,207 --> 00:35:13,778 I JUST ASK YOU, AS A 961 00:35:13,778 --> 00:35:14,212 RECENT GRADUATE TO 962 00:35:14,212 --> 00:35:15,012 HELP THEM HELP PEOPLE. 963 00:35:15,012 --> 00:35:23,721 [ APPLAUSE ] 964 00:35:23,721 --> 00:35:26,791 WE HAVE MEANDRO, FOLLOWED 965 00:35:26,791 --> 00:35:30,294 BY BRANDON AND DIANE. 966 00:35:30,428 --> 00:35:30,695 WELCOME. 967 00:35:30,695 --> 00:35:31,462 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, 968 00:35:31,596 --> 00:35:33,130 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS LEO, 969 00:35:33,130 --> 00:35:34,098 AND I'M 970 00:35:34,098 --> 00:35:35,399 A COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADOR 971 00:35:35,399 --> 00:35:37,869 WITH THE SOUTHEAST STREET TEAM. 972 00:35:37,869 --> 00:35:39,737 I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT SAFE 973 00:35:39,737 --> 00:35:43,574 PASSAGE AND WHY THIS WORK IS 974 00:35:43,574 --> 00:35:45,143 CRITICAL. 975 00:35:45,143 --> 00:35:47,044 EVERY DAY WE WORK TO 976 00:35:47,044 --> 00:35:48,346 KEEP YOUTH SAFE AND SUPPORTING 977 00:35:48,346 --> 00:35:48,613 STUDENTS 978 00:35:48,613 --> 00:35:50,214 ON THEIR WAY TWO AND FROM 979 00:35:50,214 --> 00:35:50,448 SCHOOL. 980 00:35:50,448 --> 00:35:53,518 I HAVE HELPED 981 00:35:53,518 --> 00:35:55,686 DEESCALATE SITUATIONS AND 982 00:35:55,686 --> 00:35:56,053 SUPPORTED YOUTH 983 00:35:56,053 --> 00:35:58,356 WITH FOOD AND GETTING HOME 984 00:35:58,356 --> 00:35:59,090 SAFETY. 985 00:35:59,090 --> 00:36:00,992 EVERY DAY BETWEEN 3:00 TO 5:00 986 00:36:00,992 --> 00:36:03,628 P.M. , MORE THAN 200 987 00:36:03,628 --> 00:36:05,563 STUDENTS PASS THROUGH THE 988 00:36:05,563 --> 00:36:05,830 HENDERSON 989 00:36:05,963 --> 00:36:10,535 CORRIDOR. MANY ENCOUNT COUNTER A 990 00:36:10,535 --> 00:36:10,801 SITUATION 991 00:36:10,801 --> 00:36:12,069 THAT CAN FEEL UNSAFE. 992 00:36:12,069 --> 00:36:13,771 WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SOMETHING 993 00:36:13,771 --> 00:36:16,407 NEW, BUT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO 994 00:36:16,407 --> 00:36:19,010 CONTINUE SUPPORTING A TRUSTED 995 00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:20,378 TEAM THAT SERVES THE COMMUNITY 996 00:36:20,378 --> 00:36:20,912 EVERY DAY. 997 00:36:20,912 --> 00:36:24,415 THIS WORK IS SAVING 998 00:36:24,415 --> 00:36:25,983 LIVES AND IT WOULD 999 00:36:25,983 --> 00:36:31,756 BE -- THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 1000 00:36:31,889 --> 00:36:33,658 >> BRANDON, DIANE IS NEXT. 1001 00:36:33,658 --> 00:36:40,965 THEN INGRID. 1002 00:36:41,098 --> 00:36:44,635 >> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL. 1003 00:36:44,635 --> 00:36:46,437 TODAY I WANT TO EMPHASIZE 1004 00:36:46,437 --> 00:36:48,773 THE VITAL ROLE OF COMMUNITY 1005 00:36:48,773 --> 00:36:49,006 SAFETY. 1006 00:36:49,006 --> 00:36:51,742 WE FOCUS ON OUTREACH 1007 00:36:51,742 --> 00:36:54,612 THROUGH VIOLENCE DEESCALATION 1008 00:36:54,612 --> 00:36:54,845 AND 1009 00:36:54,845 --> 00:36:55,746 IN STRONG 1010 00:36:55,746 --> 00:36:59,684 RELATIONSHIPS. WE COLLABORATE 1011 00:36:59,684 --> 00:37:01,219 WITH OUR 1012 00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:04,021 RESOURCE NAVIGATORS AND ACT AS A 1013 00:37:04,021 --> 00:37:05,523 BRIDGE 1014 00:37:05,656 --> 00:37:06,257 XHEEN BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND 1015 00:37:06,257 --> 00:37:06,424 THE 1016 00:37:06,424 --> 00:37:15,733 SEATTLE POLICE. 1017 00:37:15,733 --> 00:37:17,935 OVER THE YEARS, WE 1018 00:37:17,935 --> 00:37:19,237 HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INTERVENED IN 1019 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:21,505 NUMEROUS SITUATIONS, INCLUDING A 1020 00:37:21,505 --> 00:37:22,840 RECENT INCIDENT WHERE 1021 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,376 RIVAL GANGS GATHERED AT THE 1022 00:37:25,376 --> 00:37:26,210 COMMUNITY 1023 00:37:26,210 --> 00:37:27,011 CENTER. 1024 00:37:27,011 --> 00:37:30,248 WE DEFUSED A POTENTIALLY 1025 00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:32,917 DANGEROUS SITUATION WITHOUT 1026 00:37:32,917 --> 00:37:33,084 ANY 1027 00:37:33,084 --> 00:37:35,820 VIOLENCE. I'M DEEPLY COMMITTED 1028 00:37:35,820 --> 00:37:37,388 TO THIS 1029 00:37:37,388 --> 00:37:38,122 AND PREVENTING COMMUNITY 1030 00:37:38,122 --> 00:37:43,027 VIOLENCE. 1031 00:37:43,027 --> 00:37:44,462 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION 1032 00:37:44,462 --> 00:37:45,896 AND FOR CONSIDERING THE 1033 00:37:45,896 --> 00:37:47,898 FUNDING NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN 1034 00:37:47,898 --> 00:37:48,165 THIS 1035 00:37:48,165 --> 00:37:48,466 VITAL WORK. 1036 00:37:48,599 --> 00:37:50,234 >> THANK YOU, BRANDON. 1037 00:37:50,234 --> 00:37:58,175 NEXT WE HAVE DIANE, THEN 1038 00:37:58,175 --> 00:38:03,981 INGRID, MATEA, KARA, AMENTY, 1039 00:38:03,981 --> 00:38:05,049 CHRISTINE. 1040 00:38:05,182 --> 00:38:07,985 >> HI, I'M A MOM TO THREE 1041 00:38:07,985 --> 00:38:09,654 YOUNG BOYS, 3, 5, AND 7. 1042 00:38:09,654 --> 00:38:10,955 I'M ALSO A SEATTLE 1043 00:38:10,955 --> 00:38:12,189 PUBLIC SCHOOLS EMPLOYEE. 1044 00:38:12,189 --> 00:38:14,925 I JUST FINISHED MY 13th YEAR 1045 00:38:14,925 --> 00:38:15,926 TEACHING SECOND GRADE. 1046 00:38:15,926 --> 00:38:17,728 I WANTED TO SHARE A 1047 00:38:17,728 --> 00:38:19,397 COUPLE STORIES WITH YOU TODAY, 1048 00:38:19,397 --> 00:38:21,799 STORIES THAT I HAVE TO BURY DEEP 1049 00:38:21,799 --> 00:38:21,999 DOWN 1050 00:38:21,999 --> 00:38:23,601 TO KEEP GOING. 1051 00:38:23,601 --> 00:38:25,603 I ONCE TAUGHT A SECOND 1052 00:38:25,603 --> 00:38:29,173 GRADER WHO WAS AT A TRACK MEET 1053 00:38:29,173 --> 00:38:29,340 AND 1054 00:38:29,340 --> 00:38:30,708 WATCHED AS THEIR DAD WAS 1055 00:38:30,708 --> 00:38:33,244 SHOT AND MURDERED IN FRONT OF 1056 00:38:33,244 --> 00:38:35,046 THEM. 1057 00:38:35,046 --> 00:38:35,946 IT WAS HEAVY ATTENDING HIS 1058 00:38:35,946 --> 00:38:36,213 FUNERAL. 1059 00:38:36,213 --> 00:38:39,183 A FORMER STUDENT WAS SHOT 1060 00:38:39,183 --> 00:38:40,818 AND KILLED ONE SUMMER. 1061 00:38:40,818 --> 00:38:42,953 IT WAS BEYOND HEAVY SEEING HIS 1062 00:38:42,953 --> 00:38:45,189 SISTER, WHO I TAUGHT IN SECOND 1063 00:38:45,189 --> 00:38:47,591 GRADE, WITH THEIR MOM AT 1064 00:38:47,591 --> 00:38:48,659 A COMMUNITY CIRCLE. 1065 00:38:48,659 --> 00:38:50,928 THIS HEAVINESS I FEEL 1066 00:38:50,928 --> 00:38:52,697 IS ALLEVIATED BY KNOWING 1067 00:38:52,697 --> 00:38:54,932 THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE 1068 00:38:54,932 --> 00:38:55,766 IN THE 1069 00:38:55,766 --> 00:38:57,902 COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY 1070 00:38:57,902 --> 00:38:58,602 PASSAGEWAYS, THE STREET 1071 00:38:58,602 --> 00:39:03,107 TEAM, THE RESOURCE NAV 1072 00:39:03,107 --> 00:39:04,008 NAVIGATORS, THEY HAVE ALSO SPENT 1073 00:39:04,008 --> 00:39:04,342 THE 1074 00:39:04,342 --> 00:39:06,477 TIME BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND 1075 00:39:06,610 --> 00:39:08,546 ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS. IT'S 1076 00:39:08,546 --> 00:39:15,920 -- 1077 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:16,787 >> THANK YOU, DIANE. 1078 00:39:16,787 --> 00:39:22,526 [ APPLAUSE ] 1079 00:39:22,660 --> 00:39:25,763 >> HI, COUNCIL. 1080 00:39:25,896 --> 00:39:29,066 >> ONE SECOND. 1081 00:39:29,066 --> 00:39:38,376 INGRID, THEN MATTEA, KARA, AND 1082 00:39:38,509 --> 00:39:38,809 AMENTY. 1083 00:39:38,809 --> 00:39:41,445 >> HI, MY NAME IS INGRID. 1084 00:39:41,445 --> 00:39:44,515 I HAVE A 4-YEAR- OLD IN THE PRE- 1085 00:39:44,515 --> 00:39:45,416 K PROGRAM. 1086 00:39:45,416 --> 00:39:48,519 I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR TEN 1087 00:39:48,519 --> 00:39:54,692 YEARS. 1088 00:39:54,692 --> 00:39:58,095 MY DAUGHTER IS A GIFT TO THIS 1089 00:39:58,095 --> 00:39:59,296 WORLD AND WE LOVE OUR 1090 00:39:59,296 --> 00:40:01,599 NEIGHBORHOOD. 1091 00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:03,267 BUT I'M ALSO SCARED FOR 1092 00:40:03,267 --> 00:40:05,402 HER, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN 1093 00:40:05,402 --> 00:40:05,669 MULTIPLE 1094 00:40:05,669 --> 00:40:06,470 SHOOTINGS OUTSIDE HER 1095 00:40:06,470 --> 00:40:08,005 SCHOOL. THE PARK SHE LOVES TO 1096 00:40:08,005 --> 00:40:08,472 PLAY 1097 00:40:08,472 --> 00:40:10,341 AT, THERE WAS A BIG SHOOTING 1098 00:40:10,341 --> 00:40:10,908 WHERE 1099 00:40:10,908 --> 00:40:12,409 A KID GOT SHOT A YEAR ACC. 1100 00:40:12,409 --> 00:40:15,413 I'M SCARED BECAUSE THE SAFEWAY 1101 00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:17,381 WHERE WE SHOP THEY'RE SHOOTING. 1102 00:40:17,381 --> 00:40:19,049 ONE OF THE FEW THINGS WE HAVE IN 1103 00:40:19,049 --> 00:40:20,951 OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS 1104 00:40:20,951 --> 00:40:22,119 COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS, ONE OF 1105 00:40:22,119 --> 00:40:22,653 THE 1106 00:40:22,653 --> 00:40:24,622 FEW THINGS THAT KEEP US SAFER. 1107 00:40:24,622 --> 00:40:27,825 THEY DO REAL VIOLENCE 1108 00:40:27,825 --> 00:40:29,560 INTERVENTION AND WE DON'T 1109 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:31,996 NEED LESS OF THEM, WE NEED MORE. 1110 00:40:31,996 --> 00:40:33,330 I'M ASKING YOU, COUNCIL, 1111 00:40:33,330 --> 00:40:34,398 FIND THE MONEY. 1112 00:40:34,398 --> 00:40:35,866 BECAUSE WE WILL BE LESS SAFE. 1113 00:40:35,866 --> 00:40:37,601 MY KID WILL BE 1114 00:40:37,601 --> 00:40:38,903 LESS SAFE. OUR KID WILL BE LESS 1115 00:40:38,903 --> 00:40:39,370 SAFE 1116 00:40:39,370 --> 00:40:40,104 IF THEY'RE NOT 1117 00:40:40,104 --> 00:40:40,805 HERE THIS SUMMER, IF THEY'RE NOT 1118 00:40:40,805 --> 00:40:41,472 -- 1119 00:40:41,472 --> 00:40:49,480 [ APPLAUSE ] 1120 00:40:49,613 --> 00:40:50,781 >> WE HAVE MATTEA, FOLLOWED BY 1121 00:40:50,781 --> 00:40:54,652 KARA. 1122 00:40:54,652 --> 00:40:58,689 GO AHEAD. 1123 00:40:58,823 --> 00:41:02,460 >> HI, GUYS, MY NAME IS MATEA 1124 00:41:02,460 --> 00:41:05,396 BROWN, A CASE MANAGER WITH 1125 00:41:05,396 --> 00:41:07,765 COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS SOUTHEAST. 1126 00:41:07,765 --> 00:41:08,799 I'M JUST ASKING FOR THE CITY 1127 00:41:08,799 --> 00:41:10,267 TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR 1128 00:41:10,267 --> 00:41:13,170 YOUTH AND INVEST IN OUR 1129 00:41:13,170 --> 00:41:13,537 COMMUNITIES BY 1130 00:41:13,537 --> 00:41:14,438 KEEPING COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS 1131 00:41:14,438 --> 00:41:17,041 SOUTHEAST AROUND. 1132 00:41:17,041 --> 00:41:19,276 AS A CASE MANAGER, I'M IN THE 1133 00:41:19,276 --> 00:41:21,011 SCHOOLS, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 1134 00:41:21,011 --> 00:41:23,214 WE'RE AT ALL COMMUNITY EVENTS. 1135 00:41:23,214 --> 00:41:24,648 SO THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SCHOOL 1136 00:41:24,648 --> 00:41:28,452 AND OUT ON THE STREETS, 1137 00:41:28,452 --> 00:41:29,520 BOTH TEAMS ARE NEEDED, NOT JUST 1138 00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:31,188 ONE OVER THE OTHER, BECAUSE 1139 00:41:31,188 --> 00:41:31,455 TOGETHER 1140 00:41:31,455 --> 00:41:31,956 THIS IS HOW WE MAKE THE 1141 00:41:31,956 --> 00:41:33,891 DIFFERENCE. 1142 00:41:33,891 --> 00:41:37,895 NOT ONLY DO WE PROVIDE SAFE 1143 00:41:37,895 --> 00:41:40,331 PASSAGE AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, 1144 00:41:40,331 --> 00:41:41,665 BUT WE RUN PROGRAMS THAT 1145 00:41:41,665 --> 00:41:42,900 TEACH KIDS EMOTIONAL 1146 00:41:42,900 --> 00:41:43,367 INTELLIGENCE 1147 00:41:43,367 --> 00:41:45,069 AND HOW TO COPE, BECAUSE THEY 1148 00:41:45,069 --> 00:41:47,338 ARE GOING TO NEED THESE 1149 00:41:47,338 --> 00:41:49,673 SKILLS AS YOUNG ADULTS MOVING 1150 00:41:49,673 --> 00:41:50,007 FORWARD. 1151 00:41:50,007 --> 00:41:52,109 THEY DESERVE TO HAVE ADULTS 1152 00:41:52,109 --> 00:41:54,278 LIKE US WHO THEY HAVE CONFIDED 1153 00:41:54,278 --> 00:41:57,081 IN, WHO THEY DO TRUST TO BE 1154 00:41:57,081 --> 00:41:58,349 AROUND MOVING FORWARD. 1155 00:41:58,349 --> 00:41:59,049 AND JUST IN 1156 00:41:59,049 --> 00:41:59,950 THE FUTURE OF 1157 00:41:59,950 --> 00:42:00,351 COMMUNITY. 1158 00:42:00,351 --> 00:42:10,761 THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 1159 00:42:13,497 --> 00:42:14,665 >> 1160 00:42:14,665 --> 00:42:15,699 >> KARA, GO AHEAD. 1161 00:42:15,833 --> 00:42:18,469 >> MY NAME IS KARA, I'M HERE 1162 00:42:18,469 --> 00:42:20,538 AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, A MOM, 1163 00:42:20,538 --> 00:42:22,006 NURSE, AND A PERSON WHO 1164 00:42:22,006 --> 00:42:22,206 CARES 1165 00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:22,706 ABOUT OUR YOUTH AND OUR 1166 00:42:22,706 --> 00:42:24,174 COMMUNITY. 1167 00:42:24,174 --> 00:42:27,678 IN THE PAST SIX YEARS, 1168 00:42:27,678 --> 00:42:29,146 I'VE WITNESSED MORE OCCASIONS 1169 00:42:29,146 --> 00:42:30,881 OF GUNFIRE I CAN COUNT, 1170 00:42:30,881 --> 00:42:31,148 INCLUDING 1171 00:42:31,148 --> 00:42:32,750 TWO GUN RELATED INJURIES IN 1172 00:42:32,750 --> 00:42:33,450 MY FRONT YARD. 1173 00:42:33,450 --> 00:42:35,052 I HAVE WITNESSED THE DEEP 1174 00:42:35,052 --> 00:42:36,453 PAIN OF CLOSE NEIGHBORS IN OUR 1175 00:42:36,453 --> 00:42:39,156 COMMUNITY WHO HAVE LOST LOVED 1176 00:42:39,156 --> 00:42:40,691 ONES TO GUN VIOLENCE. 1177 00:42:40,691 --> 00:42:42,326 RISING THROUGH THIS IS 1178 00:42:42,326 --> 00:42:43,961 A COMMITTED COMMUNITY 1179 00:42:43,961 --> 00:42:44,261 PASSAGEWAYS 1180 00:42:44,261 --> 00:42:44,528 PROGRAM. 1181 00:42:44,528 --> 00:42:46,230 THE IMPACT OF THEIR WORK 1182 00:42:46,230 --> 00:42:47,965 AND THESE INDIVIDUALS ON THE 1183 00:42:47,965 --> 00:42:48,432 TEAM IS 1184 00:42:48,432 --> 00:42:49,500 CRITICAL TO THE INDIVIDUALS 1185 00:42:49,500 --> 00:42:51,468 THEY WORK WITH, BUT THE RIPPLES 1186 00:42:51,468 --> 00:42:51,835 GO 1187 00:42:51,835 --> 00:42:52,102 FURTHER. 1188 00:42:52,102 --> 00:42:53,203 IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1189 00:42:53,203 --> 00:42:55,639 THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WHEN WE 1190 00:42:55,639 --> 00:42:57,975 WERE REELING FROM THE LOSS 1191 00:42:57,975 --> 00:42:58,909 OF TWO PRECIOUS 1192 00:42:58,909 --> 00:42:59,643 STUDENTS, THIS TEAM BROUGHT A 1193 00:42:59,643 --> 00:43:00,244 PRESENCE OF 1194 00:43:00,244 --> 00:43:01,812 CARE, TRUST AND SAFETY THAT 1195 00:43:01,812 --> 00:43:03,314 TOUCHED OUR SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES 1196 00:43:03,314 --> 00:43:04,748 AND OUR 1197 00:43:04,748 --> 00:43:07,151 NEIGHBORS. 1198 00:43:07,151 --> 00:43:09,186 FUNDING DECISIONS ARE HARD AND 1199 00:43:09,186 --> 00:43:09,586 NUANCED AND 1200 00:43:09,586 --> 00:43:16,560 I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. 1201 00:43:16,694 --> 00:43:17,227 THANK YOU. 1202 00:43:17,227 --> 00:43:17,528 >> AWESOME. 1203 00:43:17,528 --> 00:43:25,769 THANK YOU. 1204 00:43:25,769 --> 00:43:29,239 A 1205 00:43:29,239 --> 00:43:31,442 AMNITY, WELCOME. 1206 00:43:31,575 --> 00:43:32,276 >> THANK YOU. 1207 00:43:32,276 --> 00:43:35,412 I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 22 YEARS. 1208 00:43:35,412 --> 00:43:36,981 I'M A CRIMINAL DEFENSE 1209 00:43:36,981 --> 00:43:38,882 ATTORNEY, I WORK WITH KIDS AND 1210 00:43:38,882 --> 00:43:41,385 YOUNG ADULTS CHARGED WITH 1211 00:43:41,385 --> 00:43:41,619 VIOLENT 1212 00:43:41,619 --> 00:43:43,520 CRIMES. 1213 00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:45,556 SUMMERTIME IN RAINIER BEACH, WE 1214 00:43:45,556 --> 00:43:48,459 ALL GET USED TO THE SOUND 1215 00:43:48,459 --> 00:43:48,626 OF 1216 00:43:48,626 --> 00:43:50,928 GUNFIRE. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE 1217 00:43:50,928 --> 00:43:51,128 ONLY 1218 00:43:51,128 --> 00:43:52,830 PERSON WHO HEARD THE GUNFIRE 1219 00:43:52,830 --> 00:43:54,031 THAT KILLED THOSE BOYS THIS 1220 00:43:54,031 --> 00:43:54,531 MARCH. 1221 00:43:54,531 --> 00:43:56,600 IT'S SOMETHING WE GET USED 1222 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:58,736 TO AND SOMETHING THAT NOBODY 1223 00:43:58,736 --> 00:44:05,042 SHOULD BE ACCUSTOMED TO. 1224 00:44:05,042 --> 00:44:07,378 ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO STOP 1225 00:44:07,378 --> 00:44:10,447 KIDS GOING TO THE CEMETERY AND 1226 00:44:10,447 --> 00:44:12,583 THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS 1227 00:44:12,583 --> 00:44:14,084 ON EVERYBODY ELSE WHO IS LEFT, 1228 00:44:14,084 --> 00:44:14,251 ONE 1229 00:44:14,251 --> 00:44:17,388 OF THE BEST WAYS TO STOP THAT IS 1230 00:44:17,521 --> 00:44:18,322 COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS AND 1231 00:44:18,322 --> 00:44:19,590 PROGRAMS LIKE THAT. 1232 00:44:19,590 --> 00:44:23,227 SO I'M ASK THAT YOU DO -- 1233 00:44:23,227 --> 00:44:24,328 TO FIND MONEY. 1234 00:44:24,328 --> 00:44:25,396 YOU HEARD ABOUT THE 1235 00:44:25,396 --> 00:44:26,797 SERVICES THEY PROVIDE, THE 1236 00:44:26,797 --> 00:44:29,566 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, 1237 00:44:29,566 --> 00:44:29,867 NAVIGATORS, 1238 00:44:29,867 --> 00:44:31,869 THE STREAM TEAMS, CASE 1239 00:44:31,869 --> 00:44:32,503 MANAGERS. SO PLEASE DO WHAT YOU 1240 00:44:32,503 --> 00:44:39,143 CAN. 1241 00:44:39,276 --> 00:44:41,879 >> CHRISTINE, WELCOME. 1242 00:44:41,879 --> 00:44:42,346 CATHERINE, WELCOME. 1243 00:44:42,479 --> 00:44:49,086 >> MY NAME IS CHRISTINE NG. 1244 00:44:49,086 --> 00:44:52,956 I'M HERE ALONG WITH THE 1245 00:44:52,956 --> 00:44:54,224 HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS 1246 00:44:54,224 --> 00:44:54,391 WHO 1247 00:44:54,391 --> 00:44:55,959 SIGNED THE PETITION YOU RECEIVED 1248 00:44:55,959 --> 00:44:56,927 LAST 1249 00:44:57,061 --> 00:44:59,296 NIGHT. WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT 1250 00:44:59,296 --> 00:44:59,596 COMMUNITY 1251 00:44:59,730 --> 00:45:01,498 PASSAGEWAYS AND THE VITAL WORK 1252 00:45:01,498 --> 00:45:02,633 THEY DO. IT'S BEEN A HARD YEAR. 1253 00:45:02,633 --> 00:45:06,170 I'VE BEEN IN RAINIER BEACH FOR 1254 00:45:06,170 --> 00:45:07,071 22 YEARS. 1255 00:45:07,071 --> 00:45:08,939 I'VE RAISED MY CHILDREN 1256 00:45:08,939 --> 00:45:09,973 THERE, AND WE LOVE THE 1257 00:45:09,973 --> 00:45:10,274 COMMUNITY, 1258 00:45:10,274 --> 00:45:11,875 WE LOVE THE NEIGHBORS AND THE 1259 00:45:11,875 --> 00:45:13,477 NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE 1260 00:45:13,477 --> 00:45:14,745 NEED COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS. 1261 00:45:14,745 --> 00:45:16,680 WHEN WE SEE THEM, IT'S ONE 1262 00:45:16,680 --> 00:45:19,383 OF THE FEW THINGS THAT MAKE US 1263 00:45:19,383 --> 00:45:19,683 FEEL SAFER. 1264 00:45:19,683 --> 00:45:21,218 I'VE HAD THE POLICE POINT A 1265 00:45:21,218 --> 00:45:23,520 GUN AT ME AND SCREAM AT ME 1266 00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:24,988 WHEN I WAS WITH MY 3-YEAR-OLD. 1267 00:45:24,988 --> 00:45:27,024 THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF THINGS IN 1268 00:45:27,024 --> 00:45:28,959 OUR COMMUNITY THAT MAKE US FEEL 1269 00:45:28,959 --> 00:45:30,227 SAFER IN THE WORST TIMES. 1270 00:45:30,227 --> 00:45:31,795 AND COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS IS 1271 00:45:31,795 --> 00:45:33,597 ONE OF THOSE. 1272 00:45:33,597 --> 00:45:35,165 THEY'RE THERE FOR US IN THE 1273 00:45:35,165 --> 00:45:35,999 WORST AND BEST TIMES. 1274 00:45:35,999 --> 00:45:38,235 WE NEED YOU TO FUND THEM THIS 1275 00:45:38,235 --> 00:45:40,170 SUMMER, THIS SCHOOL YEAR, AND 1276 00:45:40,170 --> 00:45:41,338 ONGOING COMMITTED FUNDING THAT 1277 00:45:41,338 --> 00:45:43,240 WE DO HAVE TO BE BACK HERE 1278 00:45:43,240 --> 00:45:44,975 NEXT YEAR FIGHT THING AGAIN. 1279 00:45:44,975 --> 00:45:48,245 WE FIGHT TOO 1280 00:45:48,245 --> 00:45:48,946 MANY BATTLES -- 1281 00:45:48,946 --> 00:45:54,651 >> THANK YOU, CHRISTINE. 1282 00:45:54,651 --> 00:45:58,388 CATHERINE, WELCOME. 1283 00:45:58,388 --> 00:46:02,893 FOLLOWED BY MS. MALONE, WE HAVE 1284 00:46:02,893 --> 00:46:03,293 ATEA. 1285 00:46:03,293 --> 00:46:05,762 I APOLOGIZE IF I MESS UP YOUR 1286 00:46:05,762 --> 00:46:06,330 NAME. 1287 00:46:06,330 --> 00:46:11,802 NICHOLAS, JEANNIE, NOAH, CLIVE, 1288 00:46:11,802 --> 00:46:12,936 CHARLES, AND GARRETT. 1289 00:46:12,936 --> 00:46:13,270 AND 1290 00:46:13,270 --> 00:46:13,904 THEN THOSE PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP 1291 00:46:13,904 --> 00:46:19,843 OVER HERE. 1292 00:46:19,843 --> 00:46:20,177 WELCOME. 1293 00:46:20,310 --> 00:46:21,011 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 1294 00:46:21,011 --> 00:46:23,080 I'M CATHERINE PARKER. 1295 00:46:23,080 --> 00:46:25,782 I'M A PARENT OF TWO YOUNG ADULT 1296 00:46:25,916 --> 00:46:26,283 SONS. 1297 00:46:26,283 --> 00:46:29,686 I'M HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE SO 1298 00:46:29,686 --> 00:46:31,655 MUCH IN COMMUNITY 1299 00:46:31,655 --> 00:46:31,955 PASSAGEWAYS 1300 00:46:31,955 --> 00:46:34,358 WORK. I VOLUNTEERED WITH THEM 1301 00:46:34,358 --> 00:46:36,260 FOR SEVEN YEARS AND I ASKED 1302 00:46:36,260 --> 00:46:38,962 THIS COUNCIL FOR FUNDING FOR 1303 00:46:38,962 --> 00:46:43,834 THEM 1304 00:46:43,834 --> 00:46:44,401 THEY HARDLY GOT ANY PUBLIC 1305 00:46:44,401 --> 00:46:44,668 FUNDING. 1306 00:46:44,668 --> 00:46:46,770 FOR THE LAST YEAR, I'VE HAD 1307 00:46:46,770 --> 00:46:49,006 THE PRIVILEGE 1308 00:46:49,006 --> 00:46:49,606 OF WORKING WITH THE SOUTHEAST 1309 00:46:49,606 --> 00:46:52,009 TEAM AT THE RAINIER 1310 00:46:52,009 --> 00:46:54,545 COMMUNITY CENTER, WHERE 1311 00:46:54,545 --> 00:46:56,346 THEY OFFER HEALTHY MEALS AND 1312 00:46:56,346 --> 00:46:58,282 RESOURCES AND 1313 00:46:58,282 --> 00:47:01,385 COMMUNITY. I ORGANIZE OTHER 1314 00:47:01,385 --> 00:47:01,718 VOLUNTEERS TO 1315 00:47:01,718 --> 00:47:05,122 JOIN ME, AND I'LL TELL YOU THE 1316 00:47:05,122 --> 00:47:07,758 PEOPLE QUICKLY RAISE THEIR HANDS 1317 00:47:07,758 --> 00:47:08,826 TO DO THIS. 1318 00:47:08,826 --> 00:47:11,495 WE LOVE WORKING SIDE BY SIDE 1319 00:47:11,495 --> 00:47:12,896 WITH THE STAFF. 1320 00:47:12,896 --> 00:47:14,264 THEY HAVE A STRONG ENERGY THAT 1321 00:47:14,264 --> 00:47:16,066 IS SUPER POSITIVE AND CARING 1322 00:47:16,066 --> 00:47:17,901 AS THEY TEND TO THE YOUNG 1323 00:47:17,901 --> 00:47:19,102 PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN THE 1324 00:47:19,102 --> 00:47:19,937 SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY 1325 00:47:19,937 --> 00:47:20,504 IN WAYS THAT ARE MAKING A 1326 00:47:20,504 --> 00:47:30,314 DIFFERENCE. 1327 00:47:30,514 --> 00:47:39,590 >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 1328 00:47:39,590 --> 00:47:43,493 MR. CAROLYN, TAKE YOUR TIME. 1329 00:47:43,493 --> 00:47:47,364 THEN WE HAVE 1330 00:47:47,364 --> 00:47:57,841 ATEEIA, NICHOLAS, JEANNIE. 1331 00:47:58,942 --> 00:48:04,681 >> I'M CAROLYN MALONE, 1332 00:48:04,681 --> 00:48:08,552 AND LIVING IN HUD SUPPORTED 1333 00:48:08,552 --> 00:48:09,553 HOUSING, I HAVE A RIGHT TO SAFE 1334 00:48:09,553 --> 00:48:09,820 HOUSING. 1335 00:48:09,820 --> 00:48:12,189 I DO NOT, I AM NOT SAFE THERE. 1336 00:48:12,189 --> 00:48:15,692 I AM CONSTANTLY IN DANGER, 1337 00:48:15,692 --> 00:48:18,595 MY HEALTH AND MY LIFE BECAUSE 1338 00:48:18,595 --> 00:48:19,029 BECAUSE 1339 00:48:19,029 --> 00:48:25,769 THIS ROGUE COP THAT 1340 00:48:25,769 --> 00:48:27,938 CITY COUNCIL IS NOT WILLING TO 1341 00:48:27,938 --> 00:48:28,238 DEAL 1342 00:48:28,238 --> 00:48:30,874 WITH. HE SHOULD NOT BE LIVING IN 1343 00:48:30,874 --> 00:48:31,041 TAX 1344 00:48:31,041 --> 00:48:31,742 SUPPORTED HOUSING. 1345 00:48:31,742 --> 00:48:34,144 BECAUSE OF HIM, ON NOVEMBER 1346 00:48:34,144 --> 00:48:36,813 4, I WAS GIVEN AN EVICTION 1347 00:48:36,813 --> 00:48:37,381 SUMMONS. 1348 00:48:37,381 --> 00:48:39,616 ON FEBRUARY 18th OF THIS YEAR, 1349 00:48:39,616 --> 00:48:43,253 I WENT TO EVICTION COURT AND THE 1350 00:48:43,253 --> 00:48:44,254 CASE WAS DISMISSED. 1351 00:48:44,254 --> 00:48:46,423 I REPRESENTED MYSELF, 1352 00:48:46,423 --> 00:48:50,093 BECAUSE THIS IS MY MOBILE FILE 1353 00:48:50,093 --> 00:48:50,427 CABINET. 1354 00:48:50,427 --> 00:48:54,731 ON MAY 4, I RECEIVED ANOTHER 1355 00:48:54,731 --> 00:48:57,501 NOTICE OF EVICTION SUMMONS. 1356 00:48:57,501 --> 00:48:59,536 HE'S CONSTANTLY TRYING TO EVICT 1357 00:48:59,536 --> 00:49:01,338 ME FROM MY HOUSING OF SEVEN 1358 00:49:01,338 --> 00:49:02,172 YEARS. 1359 00:49:02,172 --> 00:49:05,742 HE'S ONLY BEEN THERE FOUR -- 1360 00:49:05,742 --> 00:49:15,018 [ APPLAUSE ] 1361 00:49:15,152 --> 00:49:18,255 >> HOW DO I SAY YOUR NAME? 1362 00:49:18,255 --> 00:49:20,390 ATEA, AND NICHOLAS, JEANNIE, 1363 00:49:20,390 --> 00:49:22,125 NOAH, 1364 00:49:22,125 --> 00:49:22,659 CLIVE, CHARLES, GARRETT. 1365 00:49:22,659 --> 00:49:29,199 WELCOME. 1366 00:49:29,199 --> 00:49:31,168 WHEN YOU'RE READY WE'LL START 1367 00:49:31,168 --> 00:49:33,270 THE TIME. 1368 00:49:33,403 --> 00:49:35,739 >> I LIVE IN RAINIER BEACH. 1369 00:49:35,739 --> 00:49:38,575 I AM A 1370 00:49:38,575 --> 00:49:38,942 MOTHERMOTHER -- 1371 00:49:38,942 --> 00:49:40,143 >> SPEAK RIGHT INTO THE MIC 1372 00:49:40,143 --> 00:49:41,678 SO WE CAN HEAR YOU. 1373 00:49:41,678 --> 00:49:43,113 WE'LL RESTART YOUR TIME. 1374 00:49:43,246 --> 00:49:45,315 >> IS 1375 00:49:45,315 --> 00:49:45,716 THAT BETTER NOW? 1376 00:49:45,716 --> 00:49:46,049 >> PERFECT. 1377 00:49:46,049 --> 00:49:49,019 NOW YOU'RE READY. 1378 00:49:49,152 --> 00:49:50,754 >> I LIVE IN RAINIER 1379 00:49:50,754 --> 00:49:52,289 BEACH AND I'M A MOTHER, 1380 00:49:52,289 --> 00:49:52,889 COMMUNITY 1381 00:49:52,889 --> 00:50:01,198 MEMBER, ARTIST AND SURVIVOR. 1382 00:50:01,198 --> 00:50:03,400 I WANT TO SAY THE IMPACT 1383 00:50:03,400 --> 00:50:06,937 OF COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS ISIS 1384 00:50:06,937 --> 00:50:08,472 VALUED AND FELT. 1385 00:50:08,472 --> 00:50:12,676 WE WALK TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY 1386 00:50:12,676 --> 00:50:14,378 DAY, AND I THINK I JUST WANT 1387 00:50:14,378 --> 00:50:16,580 TO SAY THAT IN ORDER FOR 1388 00:50:16,580 --> 00:50:18,715 OUR COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE, WE 1389 00:50:18,715 --> 00:50:20,050 MUST INVEST INTO THE DEVELOPMENT 1390 00:50:20,050 --> 00:50:20,217 OF 1391 00:50:20,217 --> 00:50:21,385 OUR YOUTH. 1392 00:50:21,385 --> 00:50:26,556 I THINK ABOUT HOW THE ABSENCE 1393 00:50:26,556 --> 00:50:28,225 OF PARENTAL SUPPORT 1394 00:50:28,225 --> 00:50:29,059 AT HOME FEEDS INTO EVERYTHING. 1395 00:50:29,059 --> 00:50:33,530 I THINK ABOUT HOW 1396 00:50:33,530 --> 00:50:35,999 AN ORGANIZATION LIKE COMMUNITY 1397 00:50:35,999 --> 00:50:38,034 MASSAGEWAYS DIDN'T EXIST, BUT 1398 00:50:38,034 --> 00:50:38,869 IT'S HERE NOW. 1399 00:50:38,869 --> 00:50:40,837 WE HAVE THE TEAM THAT'S BUILT 1400 00:50:40,837 --> 00:50:44,641 IT, RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE SO 1401 00:50:44,775 --> 00:50:48,078 IMPORTANT. AND I JUST WANT TO 1402 00:50:48,078 --> 00:50:48,845 SAY 1403 00:50:48,845 --> 00:50:50,180 IT TAKES A WHOLE COMMUNITY TO 1404 00:50:50,180 --> 00:50:50,714 RAISE ONE 1405 00:50:50,847 --> 00:50:53,650 CHILD. IF FUNDING FOR THE 1406 00:50:53,650 --> 00:50:53,917 SOUTHEAST 1407 00:50:53,917 --> 00:50:55,085 TEAM IS NOT 1408 00:50:55,085 --> 00:51:05,595 CONTINUED, CAN YOU IMAGINE -- 1409 00:51:08,231 --> 00:51:18,408 >> THANK YOU. 1410 00:51:21,711 --> 00:51:22,479 NICHOLAS, JEANNIE, NOAH, CLIVE, 1411 00:51:22,479 --> 00:51:26,450 WELCOME. 1412 00:51:26,450 --> 00:51:27,017 TAKE YOUR 1413 00:51:27,017 --> 00:51:28,919 TIME. A COUPLE 1414 00:51:28,919 --> 00:51:29,286 BREATHS. 1415 00:51:29,286 --> 00:51:29,920 YOU'RE ALL GOOD. NO ONE'S 1416 00:51:29,920 --> 00:51:33,623 WATCHING. 1417 00:51:33,757 --> 00:51:36,660 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. 1418 00:51:36,660 --> 00:51:38,929 MY NAME IS NICHOLAS CHILDERS, 1419 00:51:38,929 --> 00:51:43,099 HERE TO REPRESENT MYSELF 1420 00:51:43,099 --> 00:51:44,568 OVER A WORK CASE. 1421 00:51:44,568 --> 00:51:49,139 I EXPERIENCED A WORK INJURY IN 1422 00:51:49,272 --> 00:51:50,173 2021. IT WAS SPINAL. 1423 00:51:50,173 --> 00:51:51,842 IT PUT ME OUT OF WORK. 1424 00:51:51,842 --> 00:51:56,847 THEY OPENED AN L&A CASE. 1425 00:51:56,847 --> 00:51:58,548 EVERYTHING WAS PROGRESSING, I 1426 00:51:58,548 --> 00:51:59,783 WAS GETTING TREATMENT. 1427 00:51:59,783 --> 00:52:01,451 BUT THAT TREATMENT BEGAN 1428 00:52:01,451 --> 00:52:03,053 TO STAGNATE AND I STARTED TO 1429 00:52:03,053 --> 00:52:04,154 FALL BACK IN PROGRESS. 1430 00:52:04,154 --> 00:52:05,789 COMMON SENSE WOULD HAVE DICTATED 1431 00:52:05,789 --> 00:52:08,058 TO GET A SCAN OF MY BACK TO SEE 1432 00:52:08,058 --> 00:52:09,559 IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG 1433 00:52:09,559 --> 00:52:10,093 WITH DISKS. 1434 00:52:10,093 --> 00:52:12,329 HOWEVER, THE DOCTORS REFUSED. 1435 00:52:12,329 --> 00:52:14,898 WENT INTO A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE 1436 00:52:14,898 --> 00:52:15,332 CASE. 1437 00:52:15,332 --> 00:52:17,701 THE LAWYERS HAD MY CASE 1438 00:52:17,701 --> 00:52:21,872 THROWN OUT ON THE BASIS OF A 1439 00:52:21,872 --> 00:52:22,072 TORT 1440 00:52:22,072 --> 00:52:30,380 CLAIM HAVING NOT BEEN TURNED IN. 1441 00:52:30,380 --> 00:52:32,415 THEY -- I BASICALLY MET 1442 00:52:32,415 --> 00:52:34,084 THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBSTANTIAL 1443 00:52:34,084 --> 00:52:39,956 COMPLIANCE AND FOR EQUITABLE -- 1444 00:52:39,956 --> 00:52:50,133 [ MUTED ] 1445 00:53:00,844 --> 00:53:04,748 >> I'M GOING TO GET YOUR CARD 1446 00:53:04,748 --> 00:53:04,981 SO 1447 00:53:04,981 --> 00:53:08,251 I CAN HEAR WHAT YOU 1448 00:53:08,251 --> 00:53:08,552 NEED WHATTO 1449 00:53:08,552 --> 00:53:09,252 ME. ALL RIGHT, JEANNIE. 1450 00:53:09,252 --> 00:53:09,519 WELCOME. 1451 00:53:09,653 --> 00:53:14,157 >> MY NAME IS JEANNIE SHU, 1452 00:53:14,157 --> 00:53:17,160 I LIVE IN SEATTLE'S THIRD 1453 00:53:17,294 --> 00:53:19,029 DISTRICT. I'M A RETIRED 1454 00:53:19,029 --> 00:53:19,329 ELEMENTARY 1455 00:53:19,329 --> 00:53:21,498 SCHOOLTEACHER AND HAVE ADVOCATED 1456 00:53:21,498 --> 00:53:23,833 FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION 1457 00:53:23,833 --> 00:53:25,502 AND SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS 1458 00:53:25,502 --> 00:53:27,003 LIKE COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS 1459 00:53:27,003 --> 00:53:27,237 BECAUSE 1460 00:53:27,237 --> 00:53:30,106 OF THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES AND 1461 00:53:30,106 --> 00:53:31,808 EFFECTIVENESS IN THEIR MISSION 1462 00:53:31,808 --> 00:53:33,643 IN EMPOWERING YOUTH, 1463 00:53:33,643 --> 00:53:35,078 YOUNG ADULTS AND FAMILIES IN 1464 00:53:35,078 --> 00:53:35,845 NEED OF 1465 00:53:35,979 --> 00:53:39,215 SUPPORT. I'VE COME TO FULLY 1466 00:53:39,215 --> 00:53:39,883 APPRECIATE WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 1467 00:53:39,883 --> 00:53:42,385 OBVIOUS ALL ALONG, THE GUIDING 1468 00:53:42,385 --> 00:53:43,887 PRINCIPLE OF GIVING PEOPLE CLOSE 1469 00:53:43,887 --> 00:53:44,387 TOAST 1470 00:53:44,387 --> 00:53:47,457 A SITUATION A STRONG VOICE IN 1471 00:53:47,457 --> 00:53:48,892 FINDING SOLUTIONS, 1472 00:53:48,892 --> 00:53:51,094 BECAUSE COMMUNITY BASED 1473 00:53:51,094 --> 00:53:52,796 ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN 1474 00:53:52,796 --> 00:53:54,231 COMMUNITIES OF 1475 00:53:54,231 --> 00:53:57,500 COLOR, LIKE PASSAGEWAYS, 1476 00:53:57,500 --> 00:53:58,735 HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN 1477 00:53:58,735 --> 00:54:00,136 UNDERVALUED AND UNDERFUNDED. 1478 00:54:00,136 --> 00:54:02,839 I URGE YOU TO FULLY FUND 1479 00:54:02,839 --> 00:54:04,174 COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS 1480 00:54:04,174 --> 00:54:06,576 SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE 1481 00:54:06,576 --> 00:54:07,043 THEIR 1482 00:54:07,043 --> 00:54:09,379 LIFE- AFFIRMING SERVICES TO THE 1483 00:54:09,512 --> 00:54:10,113 COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY WORK. 1484 00:54:10,113 --> 00:54:19,889 THANK YOU. 1485 00:54:20,023 --> 00:54:22,158 >> I'M NOAH HARPER, I WORK 1486 00:54:22,158 --> 00:54:24,761 WITH A STREET TEAM WITH 1487 00:54:24,761 --> 00:54:26,262 COMMUNITY 1488 00:54:26,262 --> 00:54:27,230 PASSAGEWAYS. 1489 00:54:27,230 --> 00:54:28,231 IT'S OBVIOUS WHAT'S GOING ON. 1490 00:54:28,231 --> 00:54:30,734 THE KIDS OBVIOUSLY NEED 1491 00:54:30,734 --> 00:54:32,736 SOMETHING TO DO AND SOMEBODY 1492 00:54:32,736 --> 00:54:33,737 TO LOOK UP TO. 1493 00:54:33,737 --> 00:54:37,007 RIGHT NOW, IF YOU TAKE US AWAY, 1494 00:54:37,007 --> 00:54:38,041 IT'S NOBODY OUT THERE. 1495 00:54:38,041 --> 00:54:39,709 THERE'S NOTHING FOR THEM TO DO. 1496 00:54:39,709 --> 00:54:41,511 IT'S A LOT OF VIOLENCE GOING 1497 00:54:41,511 --> 00:54:42,979 ON IN THEIR COMMUNITY. 1498 00:54:42,979 --> 00:54:44,881 SO WE'RE THERE TO KIND OF 1499 00:54:44,881 --> 00:54:49,052 TELL THEM HEY, YOU SEE SOMEBODY 1500 00:54:49,052 --> 00:54:49,252 THAT 1501 00:54:49,252 --> 00:54:51,021 DON'T LIKE YOU, LET'S TAKE YOU 1502 00:54:51,154 --> 00:54:54,024 HOME. IF YOU REPLACE US, THEY'RE 1503 00:54:54,024 --> 00:54:56,960 GOING TO HOP IN THE CAR WITH 1504 00:54:56,960 --> 00:54:57,427 SOME 1505 00:54:57,427 --> 00:54:58,762 RANDOM NEW PEOPLE? NO, THEY'RE 1506 00:54:58,762 --> 00:54:59,129 GOING TO BE 1507 00:54:59,129 --> 00:55:01,297 SCARED, THE STREETS WILL GET A 1508 00:55:01,297 --> 00:55:02,699 LITTLE MORE DANGEROUS OUT THERE. 1509 00:55:02,699 --> 00:55:04,734 SO WE'RE ASKING IF YOU COULD 1510 00:55:04,734 --> 00:55:06,469 FIND SOME MORE FUNDING, IT 1511 00:55:06,469 --> 00:55:08,171 WOULD BE 1512 00:55:08,171 --> 00:55:10,206 GREAT. I KNOW YOU GOT MONEY 1513 00:55:10,206 --> 00:55:12,075 SOMEWHERE, BECAUSE THIS STATE 1514 00:55:12,075 --> 00:55:13,443 GOT MONEY. 1515 00:55:13,443 --> 00:55:15,211 THIS STATE GOT MONEY. 1516 00:55:15,211 --> 00:55:16,646 PLEASE FIND 1517 00:55:16,646 --> 00:55:17,113 SOME MONEY. 1518 00:55:17,113 --> 00:55:22,552 >> THANK YOU, NOAH. 1519 00:55:22,552 --> 00:55:23,486 WELCOME, CLIVE. 1520 00:55:23,486 --> 00:55:25,455 THEN WE HAVE CHARLES, 1521 00:55:25,455 --> 00:55:28,458 EVETTE, GARRETT AND WE'LL GO TO 1522 00:55:28,458 --> 00:55:31,461 ONLINE. 1523 00:55:31,594 --> 00:55:35,131 >> MY NAME IS CLIVE HAYWARD. 1524 00:55:35,131 --> 00:55:37,233 I HAVE PERFORMED ON THE 1525 00:55:37,233 --> 00:55:38,902 WATER FRONTS FOR THE LAST 11 1526 00:55:38,902 --> 00:55:39,135 YEARS. 1527 00:55:39,135 --> 00:55:41,237 THIS WEEKEND, I SAW REAL 1528 00:55:41,237 --> 00:55:41,771 SAFETY PROBLEMS. 1529 00:55:41,771 --> 00:55:44,774 SUNDAY, A SHELL GAME 1530 00:55:44,774 --> 00:55:46,142 HULSELERS WORKING THE PROMENADE. 1531 00:55:46,142 --> 00:55:47,811 THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE 1532 00:55:47,811 --> 00:55:50,380 SEEN THAT SCAM OPENLY IN SEATTLE 1533 00:55:50,380 --> 00:55:52,482 AND IT CAN TAKE LARGE AMOUNTS 1534 00:55:52,482 --> 00:55:54,050 OF MONEY FROM TOURISTS. 1535 00:55:54,050 --> 00:55:56,186 FRIDAY, I WITNESSED AN ASSAULT. 1536 00:55:56,186 --> 00:55:59,589 SATURDAY, I WITNESSED A GROUP OF 1537 00:55:59,589 --> 00:56:00,957 TEENAGERS RUNNING DOWN 1538 00:56:00,957 --> 00:56:01,391 THE 1539 00:56:01,391 --> 00:56:02,025 PROMENADE WITH A HANDGUN IN HIS 1540 00:56:02,025 --> 00:56:04,027 HAND. 1541 00:56:04,027 --> 00:56:06,763 IT FEELS LIKE EVERY DAY I'M 1542 00:56:06,763 --> 00:56:07,564 CALLING 911. 1543 00:56:07,564 --> 00:56:10,500 THE WATER FRONT NEEDS A 1544 00:56:10,500 --> 00:56:13,803 REAL POLICE PRESENCE FOCUSED ON 1545 00:56:13,937 --> 00:56:20,110 SAFETY. 1546 00:56:20,110 --> 00:56:22,312 YOU KNOW HOW TO STAFF THE WATER 1547 00:56:22,312 --> 00:56:23,346 FRONT. 1548 00:56:23,346 --> 00:56:28,051 PLEASE FOCUS ON TRAINING, 1549 00:56:28,051 --> 00:56:29,753 OUTREACH, PROFESSIONAL -- 1550 00:56:29,753 --> 00:56:31,588 OPPOSED TO WHAT WE HAVE 1551 00:56:31,588 --> 00:56:33,556 RIGHT NOW WITH THE ESU 1552 00:56:33,556 --> 00:56:34,023 SECURITY SERVICES. 1553 00:56:34,157 --> 00:56:38,428 >> THANK YOU, CLIVE. 1554 00:56:38,428 --> 00:56:40,330 NEXT, WE HAVE CHARLES 1555 00:56:40,330 --> 00:56:41,297 FOLLOWED BY HOWARD. 1556 00:56:41,297 --> 00:56:42,532 IS CHARLES HERE? 1557 00:56:42,532 --> 00:56:52,008 CHARLES, THEN HOWARD GILL. 1558 00:56:52,142 --> 00:56:52,542 >> THANK YOU. 1559 00:56:52,542 --> 00:56:54,277 NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE. 1560 00:56:54,277 --> 00:56:57,213 I FEEL LIKE IF YOU TAKE 1561 00:56:57,213 --> 00:56:58,014 THIS 1562 00:56:58,014 --> 00:56:58,648 AWAY FROM ME, YOU'RE GOING TO 1563 00:56:58,648 --> 00:56:59,048 STEAL MY CAREER. 1564 00:56:59,048 --> 00:57:02,118 I REALLY BUILT THIS UP TO HELP 1565 00:57:02,118 --> 00:57:02,886 MY COMMUNITY SAVE LIVES, 1566 00:57:02,886 --> 00:57:05,088 REALLY LOOKED OUT FOR A 1567 00:57:05,088 --> 00:57:06,456 LOT OF PEOPLE. I'VE DONE A LOT, 1568 00:57:06,456 --> 00:57:07,290 LIVED IN 1569 00:57:07,290 --> 00:57:08,458 THE COMMUNITY FROM THE SOUTH 1570 00:57:08,458 --> 00:57:11,127 SEATTLE AREA, GREW UP, BORN AND 1571 00:57:11,127 --> 00:57:12,128 RAISED 1572 00:57:12,262 --> 00:57:15,064 RAINIER BEACH. SO WHAT ARE YOU 1573 00:57:15,064 --> 00:57:16,733 ALL ACTING LIKE? 1574 00:57:16,866 --> 00:57:20,103 EVERYBODY HAS A SALARY BIG 1575 00:57:20,103 --> 00:57:21,604 ENOUGH TOTO US. 1576 00:57:21,738 --> 00:57:22,305 I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE 1577 00:57:22,305 --> 00:57:23,640 AIN'T PUSHING FOR US, BECAUSE 1578 00:57:23,773 --> 00:57:24,507 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS MIGHT KNOW 1579 00:57:24,507 --> 00:57:26,910 THIS OR THAT PERSON. 1580 00:57:26,910 --> 00:57:28,111 WE'RE HERE EVERY DAY, ACTIVE 1581 00:57:28,111 --> 00:57:29,312 AND 1582 00:57:29,445 --> 00:57:30,547 HELPING OUT. I KNOW WHAT'S GOING 1583 00:57:30,547 --> 00:57:30,713 ON. 1584 00:57:30,713 --> 00:57:32,348 THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET SOME 1585 00:57:32,348 --> 00:57:34,217 PEOPLE OUT HERE THAT DON'T KNOW 1586 00:57:34,217 --> 00:57:34,717 SOMEWHAT'S GOING ON. 1587 00:57:34,717 --> 00:57:38,121 I SEE IT EVERY DAY THAT WE DODO 1588 00:57:38,121 --> 00:57:39,823 LOT OF WORK AND SAVE A LOT OF 1589 00:57:39,956 --> 00:57:42,025 KIDS. YOU SEE THEM BACK HERE. 1590 00:57:42,025 --> 00:57:44,060 AIN'T NOBODY GOING TO HELP THEM 1591 00:57:44,060 --> 00:57:44,460 OUT. 1592 00:57:44,460 --> 00:57:45,261 THAT'S ALL 1593 00:57:45,261 --> 00:57:45,495 I HAVE. 1594 00:57:45,495 --> 00:57:54,537 >> THANK YOU, CHARLES. 1595 00:57:54,671 --> 00:57:58,007 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 1596 00:57:58,007 --> 00:58:00,310 THURSDAY, LAST THURSDAY, 1597 00:58:00,310 --> 00:58:04,314 JUNE 18th WAS THE ANNIVERSARY OF 1598 00:58:04,314 --> 00:58:04,481 THE 1599 00:58:04,481 --> 00:58:06,850 MURDER OF A 1600 00:58:06,850 --> 00:58:08,117 BLACK PREGNANT WOMAN, LEAVING 1601 00:58:08,117 --> 00:58:09,185 HER FOUR 1602 00:58:09,185 --> 00:58:09,752 CHILDREN MOTHERLESS. 1603 00:58:09,752 --> 00:58:11,855 NOT ONE CITY DEPARTMENT OR 1604 00:58:11,855 --> 00:58:13,456 CITY OFFICIAL HAS MEMORIALIZED 1605 00:58:13,456 --> 00:58:14,757 OR NOTED THAT ANNIVERSARY. 1606 00:58:14,757 --> 00:58:16,526 WHY WOULD THEY? 1607 00:58:16,526 --> 00:58:19,863 THE EXTREME DISNANCE BETWEEN 1608 00:58:19,863 --> 00:58:21,197 THE PROCLAMATIONS OF BLACK 1609 00:58:21,197 --> 00:58:22,999 LIVES MATTER AND THE REALITY 1610 00:58:22,999 --> 00:58:23,933 THAT CITY 1611 00:58:23,933 --> 00:58:27,570 DEVALUING THOSE LIVES ARE TOO 1612 00:58:27,570 --> 00:58:28,805 STARK. 1613 00:58:28,938 --> 00:58:36,446 WHO WAS KILLED AFTER THAT? 1614 00:58:36,446 --> 00:58:38,781 SEVERAL OTHERS, INCLUDING 1615 00:58:38,781 --> 00:58:40,850 A HOMELESS MAN IN CRISIS. 1616 00:58:40,850 --> 00:58:42,819 WE MEMORIALIZE THOSE KILLED 1617 00:58:42,819 --> 00:58:46,155 BY GUN VIOLENCE UNLESS IT WAS 1618 00:58:46,155 --> 00:58:50,126 AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY HOLDING 1619 00:58:50,126 --> 00:58:52,996 THAT GUN. 1620 00:58:52,996 --> 00:58:57,967 WE NEED TO FUND PEOPLE WHO 1621 00:58:57,967 --> 00:58:59,102 ARE VICTIMS AND -- 1622 00:58:59,102 --> 00:59:09,279 [ MUTED ] 1623 00:59:11,247 --> 00:59:12,849 >> MS. EVETTE. 1624 00:59:12,849 --> 00:59:15,585 SOUNDS LIKE HOWARD WANTS 1625 00:59:15,585 --> 00:59:16,519 REPARATIONS. 1626 00:59:16,653 --> 00:59:17,620 SO DO I. LOOKING FORWARD TO 1627 00:59:17,620 --> 00:59:22,191 THAT. 1628 00:59:22,325 --> 00:59:29,599 >> I WANT TO TELL YOU ALL, 1629 00:59:29,599 --> 00:59:32,035 I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT THEY DO. 1630 00:59:32,035 --> 00:59:34,404 BUT ONE OF THE 1631 00:59:34,404 --> 00:59:35,838 THINGS THEY CAN DO IS SUPPORT 1632 00:59:35,838 --> 00:59:38,975 EVENTS LIKE THE 1633 00:59:38,975 --> 00:59:40,743 RAINIER -- 1634 00:59:40,743 --> 00:59:45,949 [ INDISCERNIBLE ] 1635 00:59:45,949 --> 00:59:48,585 AND ALSO AS A SMALL 1636 00:59:48,585 --> 00:59:50,119 TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR 1637 00:59:50,119 --> 00:59:54,023 ALL THAT YOU DO -- 1638 00:59:54,023 --> 01:00:04,434 ONE OF THE DONATIONS -- 1639 01:00:07,103 --> 01:00:09,872 SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL 1640 01:00:09,872 --> 01:00:10,540 THATTHAT DO. 1641 01:00:10,673 --> 01:00:13,409 >> THANK YOU, MS. EVETTE. 1642 01:00:13,409 --> 01:00:15,378 THANK YOU FOR THOSE WATER 1643 01:00:15,378 --> 01:00:15,912 BOTTLES. 1644 01:00:16,045 --> 01:00:16,980 NEXT WE HAVE GARRETT. IS GARRETT 1645 01:00:16,980 --> 01:00:17,747 HERE? 1646 01:00:17,747 --> 01:00:24,687 WELCOME. 1647 01:00:24,687 --> 01:00:28,324 IF YOU'RE ONLINE, WE 1648 01:00:28,324 --> 01:00:36,799 HAVE A COUPLE MORE SPEAKERS. 1649 01:00:36,799 --> 01:00:41,304 WELCOME, GARRETT. 1650 01:00:41,437 --> 01:00:43,473 >> BEFORE I BEGIN, I WANT TO 1651 01:00:43,473 --> 01:00:46,509 THANK ALL THE COMMUNITY 1652 01:00:46,509 --> 01:00:47,777 PASSAGEWAYS STUDENTS WHO 1653 01:00:47,777 --> 01:00:49,212 SPOKE. YOU WERE ALL SO WELL 1654 01:00:49,212 --> 01:00:49,746 SPOKEN 1655 01:00:49,746 --> 01:00:50,313 AND YOUR CITY 1656 01:00:50,313 --> 01:00:50,913 IS VERY PROUD OF YOU. SO WELL 1657 01:00:50,913 --> 01:00:53,783 DONE. 1658 01:00:53,783 --> 01:00:56,352 I COME BEFORE YOU AGAIN, I 1659 01:00:56,352 --> 01:01:00,056 JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF 1660 01:01:00,056 --> 01:01:00,223 OF 1661 01:01:00,223 --> 01:01:01,190 OUR CITY. 1662 01:01:01,190 --> 01:01:02,992 I MET MANY OF YOU BEFORE BACK 1663 01:01:02,992 --> 01:01:04,594 IN APRIL WHEN I CAME HERE 1664 01:01:04,594 --> 01:01:07,263 AND SHARED THAT I'M A PART OF 1665 01:01:07,263 --> 01:01:08,431 THIS 1666 01:01:08,431 --> 01:01:10,366 GROUP WHO MEET IN 1667 01:01:10,366 --> 01:01:11,501 DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EVERY THURSDAY. 1668 01:01:11,501 --> 01:01:13,970 WE PRAY FOR EACH ONE OF YOU BY 1669 01:01:13,970 --> 01:01:15,438 NAME, BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT 1670 01:01:15,438 --> 01:01:18,341 THE CITY AND EACH ONE OF YOU, 1671 01:01:18,341 --> 01:01:18,574 AND 1672 01:01:18,574 --> 01:01:20,410 WE RECOGNIZE YOUR JOB IS 1673 01:01:20,410 --> 01:01:20,677 DIFFICULT 1674 01:01:20,810 --> 01:01:21,377 AND OFTEN THANKLESS. SO THANK 1675 01:01:21,377 --> 01:01:23,279 YOU. 1676 01:01:23,279 --> 01:01:25,281 SO I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU ON 1677 01:01:25,281 --> 01:01:29,786 A PART OF A GROUP CALLED 1678 01:01:29,786 --> 01:01:30,486 VICTORYSEATTLE.ORG. 1679 01:01:30,486 --> 01:01:31,988 WE'RE DOING OUTREACH FOR 1680 01:01:31,988 --> 01:01:34,857 THE WORLD CUP AND OUR CITY IS 1681 01:01:34,857 --> 01:01:36,292 SHINING DURING FIFA 1682 01:01:36,292 --> 01:01:37,226 AND THE WORLD CUP. 1683 01:01:37,226 --> 01:01:38,461 IT IS SO WONDERFUL. 1684 01:01:38,461 --> 01:01:41,397 I'VE BEEN 1685 01:01:41,397 --> 01:01:42,398 AT THE STADIUM FOR OUR FIRST TWO 1686 01:01:42,398 --> 01:01:42,965 MATCHES. 1687 01:01:42,965 --> 01:01:44,467 I'LL BE AT ALL OF THEM. 1688 01:01:44,467 --> 01:01:47,403 I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE STADIUM, 1689 01:01:47,403 --> 01:01:49,639 BUT TO SEE THE NATIONS COMING 1690 01:01:49,639 --> 01:01:50,873 TOGETHER, PEOPLE HUGGING 1691 01:01:50,873 --> 01:01:53,176 FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND 1692 01:01:53,176 --> 01:01:55,211 DIFFERENT TEAMS, AND SEATTLE IS 1693 01:01:55,211 --> 01:01:55,478 SHINING. 1694 01:01:55,478 --> 01:01:58,081 SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO 1695 01:01:58,214 --> 01:01:58,948 YOU. 1696 01:01:58,948 --> 01:02:00,683 >> THANK YOU. 1697 01:02:00,683 --> 01:02:03,786 NEXT WE HAVE THOMAS 1698 01:02:03,786 --> 01:02:04,487 JACKSON, FOLLOWED BY -- I CAN'T 1699 01:02:04,487 --> 01:02:04,754 READ THIS 1700 01:02:04,754 --> 01:02:06,589 NAME. 1701 01:02:06,589 --> 01:02:08,591 NUMBER 32, 1702 01:02:08,591 --> 01:02:09,192 AND THEN WE HAVE SIERRA AND 1703 01:02:09,192 --> 01:02:18,468 DAVID. 1704 01:02:18,468 --> 01:02:19,669 YOU CAN 1705 01:02:19,669 --> 01:02:20,036 DO EITHER MIC. 1706 01:02:20,036 --> 01:02:22,605 >> ALL RIGHT. 1707 01:02:22,605 --> 01:02:25,641 MY NAME IS THOMAS 1708 01:02:25,641 --> 01:02:27,777 JACKSON. EVERYBODY CALLS ME TOM 1709 01:02:27,777 --> 01:02:27,977 JACK. 1710 01:02:27,977 --> 01:02:31,214 ALTHOUGH I WORKED FOR -- I'M 1711 01:02:31,214 --> 01:02:33,883 A GUARDIANSHIP COORDINATOR, 1712 01:02:33,883 --> 01:02:36,519 AND I'VE DONE THREE YEARS OF 1713 01:02:36,519 --> 01:02:38,187 WORK WITH COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS 1714 01:02:38,187 --> 01:02:38,921 AS A 1715 01:02:38,921 --> 01:02:40,423 CRITICAL RESPONDER, TODAY 1716 01:02:40,423 --> 01:02:42,558 I'M COMING TO YOU AS A 1717 01:02:42,558 --> 01:02:43,726 COMMUNITY MEMBER AND SOMEONE 1718 01:02:43,726 --> 01:02:45,428 THAT LIVES ON 1719 01:02:45,428 --> 01:02:47,797 MLK AND OTHELLO. 1720 01:02:47,797 --> 01:02:49,398 I'VE RECENTLY FALLEN 1721 01:02:49,398 --> 01:02:52,168 IN LOVE WITH THE IDEA THAT WE 1722 01:02:52,168 --> 01:02:52,635 CAN 1723 01:02:52,635 --> 01:03:01,010 USE FINE ARTS TO HELP OUR YOUTH 1724 01:03:01,010 --> 01:03:01,177 GET 1725 01:03:01,177 --> 01:03:04,180 TO TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND TO 1726 01:03:04,180 --> 01:03:07,383 GET THEM TO THERAPEUTICTHERAPEUT 1727 01:03:07,383 --> 01:03:08,151 IC 1728 01:03:08,151 --> 01:03:08,985 IS. 1729 01:03:08,985 --> 01:03:11,554 SO MY CREATIVE PROGRAM 1730 01:03:11,554 --> 01:03:13,356 THAT COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS IS 1731 01:03:13,356 --> 01:03:15,024 GETTING BEHIND, THAT'S JUST A 1732 01:03:15,024 --> 01:03:15,291 BEAUTIFUL 1733 01:03:15,291 --> 01:03:16,359 THING, BECAUSE 1734 01:03:16,359 --> 01:03:19,428 WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUR 1735 01:03:19,428 --> 01:03:19,962 YOUTH GET 1736 01:03:19,962 --> 01:03:24,734 TO SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES. 1737 01:03:24,734 --> 01:03:28,604 WE'RE GOING TO GET -- 1738 01:03:28,604 --> 01:03:35,378 [ MUTED ] 1739 01:03:35,511 --> 01:03:39,348 >> THANK YOU, TOM JACK. 1740 01:03:39,348 --> 01:03:42,318 NUMBER 32, I CAN'T READ THIS. 1741 01:03:42,318 --> 01:03:49,892 IT'S CALEYA, MAYBE? 1742 01:03:49,892 --> 01:03:50,426 AND 1743 01:03:50,426 --> 01:03:58,467 THEN WE HAVE HOSIER AND DAVID. 1744 01:03:58,467 --> 01:04:08,644 WELCOME. 1745 01:04:11,047 --> 01:04:13,482 T 1746 01:04:13,616 --> 01:04:15,585 >> ETINGS, EVERYBODY. 1747 01:04:15,718 --> 01:04:17,853 >> GRAB THE MIC AND TALK 1748 01:04:17,853 --> 01:04:18,321 RIGHT 1749 01:04:18,321 --> 01:04:18,921 IN THERE. GET REAL CLOSE AND 1750 01:04:18,921 --> 01:04:21,023 COMFY. 1751 01:04:21,157 --> 01:04:22,858 >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. 1752 01:04:22,858 --> 01:04:24,994 MY NAME IS SOLOMON. 1753 01:04:24,994 --> 01:04:28,464 I'M A RECENT GRADUATEGRADUATE 1754 01:04:28,464 --> 01:04:28,698 RAINIER 1755 01:04:28,698 --> 01:04:29,332 BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. 1756 01:04:29,332 --> 01:04:31,701 I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT 1757 01:04:31,701 --> 01:04:31,968 COMMUNITY 1758 01:04:31,968 --> 01:04:32,835 PASSAGEWAYS MUST CONTINUE TO 1759 01:04:32,835 --> 01:04:36,572 BE A PART OF OUR SCHOOLS AND 1760 01:04:36,572 --> 01:04:37,506 COMMUNITIES. 1761 01:04:37,506 --> 01:04:41,644 THEY PROVIDE MENTORSHIP, 1762 01:04:41,644 --> 01:04:43,145 OPPORTUNITIES, INTERNSHIPS FOR 1763 01:04:43,145 --> 01:04:47,617 STUDENTS, RESOURCES, CONFLICT 1764 01:04:47,750 --> 01:04:48,417 RESOLUTION, VIOLENCE 1765 01:04:48,417 --> 01:04:49,952 PREVENTION AND SUPPORT YOUNG 1766 01:04:49,952 --> 01:04:50,253 PEOPLE 1767 01:04:50,253 --> 01:04:51,954 WHEN THEY NEED IT THE MOST. 1768 01:04:51,954 --> 01:04:54,323 FOR ME, THIS IS VERY PERSONAL. 1769 01:04:54,323 --> 01:04:57,793 I WAS ONCE GOING THROUGH 1770 01:04:57,793 --> 01:05:01,430 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OUTSIDE 1771 01:05:01,430 --> 01:05:05,368 OF SCHOOL AND HAD CHALLENGES IN 1772 01:05:05,368 --> 01:05:05,568 AND 1773 01:05:05,568 --> 01:05:06,702 OUT OF SCHOOL. 1774 01:05:06,702 --> 01:05:11,040 I FELT LIKE GIVING UP, BUT MY 1775 01:05:11,040 --> 01:05:12,074 CASE 1776 01:05:12,074 --> 01:05:12,708 MANAGER WAS ON MY SIDE ALL THE 1777 01:05:12,708 --> 01:05:14,710 TIME. 1778 01:05:14,710 --> 01:05:17,480 WITHOUT THEM, I DON'T 1779 01:05:17,480 --> 01:05:17,747 BELIEVE I 1780 01:05:17,747 --> 01:05:18,381 WOULD BE ABLE TO GRADUATE HIGH 1781 01:05:18,381 --> 01:05:22,251 SCHOOL. 1782 01:05:22,251 --> 01:05:24,220 SO IN GENERAL, I THINK THEY 1783 01:05:24,220 --> 01:05:33,195 SHOULD STAY. 1784 01:05:33,195 --> 01:05:35,064 AND BASICALLY -- 1785 01:05:35,064 --> 01:05:42,505 [ MUSED ] 1786 01:05:42,872 --> 01:05:49,745 >> HASSIER AND THEN DAVID. 1787 01:05:49,745 --> 01:05:51,814 IS HASSIER HERE? 1788 01:05:51,814 --> 01:05:53,783 HASSIER BROWN? 1789 01:05:53,783 --> 01:05:54,951 NO WORRIES, THANK YOU. 1790 01:05:55,084 --> 01:05:59,155 AND THEN DAVID LONG. SO DAVID. 1791 01:05:59,288 --> 01:06:01,891 >> ALL RIGHT. 1792 01:06:01,891 --> 01:06:04,160 SO MY NAME IS DAVID LONG. 1793 01:06:04,160 --> 01:06:08,064 I'M A LIFE- LONG RESIDENT OF 1794 01:06:08,064 --> 01:06:08,731 SEATTLE. 1795 01:06:08,731 --> 01:06:10,533 I DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE PEOPLE IN 1796 01:06:10,533 --> 01:06:12,268 THE YELLOW SHIRTS WERE, BUT 1797 01:06:12,268 --> 01:06:15,871 NOW I KNOW THEY ARE COMMUNITY 1798 01:06:16,005 --> 01:06:17,340 PASSAGEWAYS. I SAY THAT, BECAUSE 1799 01:06:17,340 --> 01:06:18,007 AS A 1800 01:06:18,007 --> 01:06:20,343 PERSON WHO HAS TWO DAUGHTERS, I 1801 01:06:20,343 --> 01:06:21,877 CAN TELL YOU WHATEVER IT TAKES 1802 01:06:21,877 --> 01:06:24,113 TO FIND THE MONEY, PLEASE FIND 1803 01:06:24,113 --> 01:06:24,347 IT. 1804 01:06:24,347 --> 01:06:26,148 THESE PEOPLE ARE THERE 1805 01:06:26,148 --> 01:06:28,050 EVERY SINGLE DAY THE KIDS GET 1806 01:06:28,050 --> 01:06:28,284 OUT OF 1807 01:06:28,417 --> 01:06:28,784 SCHOOL. THEY KNOW 1808 01:06:28,784 --> 01:06:32,254 THE KIDS AND THE COMMUNITY. 1809 01:06:32,254 --> 01:06:34,757 WE ARE OLDER, AND WE DO OUR BEST 1810 01:06:34,757 --> 01:06:37,626 TO STAY INVOLVED, BUT THEY ARE 1811 01:06:37,626 --> 01:06:38,294 INVOLVED. 1812 01:06:38,294 --> 01:06:39,929 SO WHATEVER THE COUNCIL OR 1813 01:06:39,929 --> 01:06:43,466 THE CITY NEEDS TO DO, WE HAVE TO 1814 01:06:43,466 --> 01:06:43,866 DO 1815 01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:46,135 IT. BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ONLY 1816 01:06:46,135 --> 01:06:47,636 NEEDED, THEY 1817 01:06:47,636 --> 01:06:48,270 MUST CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO DO 1818 01:06:48,270 --> 01:06:54,677 WHAT THEY DO. 1819 01:06:54,677 --> 01:06:55,878 WE HAVE ALL LOST SOMEBODY CLOSE 1820 01:06:55,878 --> 01:06:58,114 TO US FROM GUN VIOLENCE. 1821 01:06:58,114 --> 01:07:00,282 SO PLEASE, DO WHATEVER YOU 1822 01:07:00,282 --> 01:07:02,685 CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT 1823 01:07:02,685 --> 01:07:02,952 COMMUNITY 1824 01:07:02,952 --> 01:07:03,486 PASSAGEWAYS IS FUNDED. [ 1825 01:07:03,486 --> 01:07:09,959 APPLAUSE ] 1826 01:07:10,092 --> 01:07:12,528 >> NOW ONLINE. 1827 01:07:12,528 --> 01:07:13,496 WE HAVE ROSE. 1828 01:07:13,496 --> 01:07:15,164 PRESS STAR 6. 1829 01:07:15,164 --> 01:07:20,069 SAWYER, YOU'RE NOT PRESENT. 1830 01:07:20,069 --> 01:07:23,372 SI, DAVID HAN IS NOT PRESENT. 1831 01:07:23,372 --> 01:07:25,941 SO WE HAVE FIVE MORE SPEAKERS. 1832 01:07:25,941 --> 01:07:26,809 ROSE, STAR 1833 01:07:26,809 --> 01:07:27,309 6. 1834 01:07:27,309 --> 01:07:30,179 >> HELLO, MY NAME IS ROSE. 1835 01:07:30,179 --> 01:07:31,714 TRANSPEOPLE HAVE 1836 01:07:31,714 --> 01:07:33,282 BEEN EXPERIENCING INCREDIBLE 1837 01:07:33,282 --> 01:07:34,417 RATES OF 1838 01:07:34,417 --> 01:07:34,683 VIOLENCE. 1839 01:07:34,683 --> 01:07:37,286 LAST WEEK I WROTE NAMES OF 1840 01:07:37,286 --> 01:07:38,687 INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN 1841 01:07:38,687 --> 01:07:39,021 KILLED. 1842 01:07:39,021 --> 01:07:40,956 WE HAVE THREE MORE THIS WEEK. 1843 01:07:40,956 --> 01:07:43,025 LAST WEEK, A PERSON 1844 01:07:43,025 --> 01:07:44,493 WAS KILLED IN MOBILE, ALABAMA. 1845 01:07:44,493 --> 01:07:46,495 THE DAY BEFORE THAT, 1846 01:07:46,495 --> 01:07:47,630 RICKY EASTON WAS KILLED IN OHIO. 1847 01:07:47,630 --> 01:07:52,068 LAST WEEK, WE HAD THE BODY FOUND 1848 01:07:52,068 --> 01:07:55,504 OF ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY 1849 01:07:55,504 --> 01:07:57,940 MEMBERS WHO APPARENTLY HAD 1850 01:07:57,940 --> 01:07:58,707 KILLED 1851 01:07:58,707 --> 01:07:59,108 HERSELF. 1852 01:07:59,108 --> 01:08:01,544 WE ARE HAVING INDIVIDUALS IN OUR 1853 01:08:01,544 --> 01:08:03,279 COMMUNITY DISAPPEARING LEFT 1854 01:08:03,279 --> 01:08:04,413 AND RIGHT BECAUSE OF THE 1855 01:08:04,413 --> 01:08:05,848 VIOLENCE WE ARE EXPERIENCING. 1856 01:08:05,848 --> 01:08:12,054 TWO WEEKS AGO I HAVE A FRENLDZ 1857 01:08:12,054 --> 01:08:12,254 WHO 1858 01:08:12,254 --> 01:08:15,157 -- FRIEND WHO WENT MISSING. 1859 01:08:15,157 --> 01:08:16,859 WE HAVE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING 1860 01:08:16,859 --> 01:08:18,894 VIOLENCE AND BEING NABBED BY THE 1861 01:08:19,028 --> 01:08:21,430 COPS. WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS 1862 01:08:21,430 --> 01:08:21,664 NABBED 1863 01:08:21,664 --> 01:08:22,131 LAST NIGHT. 1864 01:08:22,131 --> 01:08:24,300 THE LONGER WE WAIT TO 1865 01:08:24,300 --> 01:08:25,601 DO SOMETHING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, 1866 01:08:25,601 --> 01:08:28,237 THE WORSE IT'S GOING TO 1867 01:08:28,237 --> 01:08:29,738 CONTINUE 1868 01:08:29,738 --> 01:08:30,239 HAPPENING. 1869 01:08:30,239 --> 01:08:31,807 [ MUTED ] 1870 01:08:31,941 --> 01:08:37,546 >> THANK YOU, ROSE. 1871 01:08:37,546 --> 01:08:42,618 SAWYER, SI, DAVID, WE HAVE LEAH 1872 01:08:42,751 --> 01:08:53,229 HALL. STAR 6, UNMUTE YOURSELF. 1873 01:08:54,997 --> 01:08:57,233 >> STAR 6, LEA. 1874 01:08:57,233 --> 01:09:01,003 THERE YOU GO. 1875 01:09:01,136 --> 01:09:01,770 >> CAN 1876 01:09:01,770 --> 01:09:02,137 YOU HEAR ME? 1877 01:09:02,137 --> 01:09:06,375 >> A LITTLE BIT. 1878 01:09:06,509 --> 01:09:11,447 >> WE CAN HEAR YOU, GO AHEAD. 1879 01:09:11,580 --> 01:09:16,785 >> THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE 1880 01:09:16,785 --> 01:09:17,019 TIME. 1881 01:09:17,019 --> 01:09:27,263 [ INAUDIBLE ] 1882 01:09:33,802 --> 01:09:36,238 I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER 1883 01:09:36,372 --> 01:09:46,682 KETTLE. [ INAUDIBLE ] 1884 01:09:51,453 --> 01:09:57,359 MY OWN FAMILY, WE HAVE ALL 1885 01:09:57,359 --> 01:09:58,594 HEARD GUNFIRE AND MY CHILDREN 1886 01:09:58,594 --> 01:09:58,827 WERE IN 1887 01:09:58,827 --> 01:10:00,262 THE LINE OF FIRE. 1888 01:10:00,262 --> 01:10:05,801 AS WE WERE ORGANIZING -- 1889 01:10:05,801 --> 01:10:10,606 I JUST WANT TO SAY THE 1890 01:10:10,606 --> 01:10:13,609 MOST IMPORTANT PIECE -- 1891 01:10:13,609 --> 01:10:14,610 [ MUTED ] 1892 01:10:14,743 --> 01:10:17,780 >> THANK YOU, 1893 01:10:17,780 --> 01:10:19,381 LEA. NEXT WE HAVE DAVID HANES, 1894 01:10:19,381 --> 01:10:19,582 STAR 1895 01:10:19,582 --> 01:10:20,616 6. 1896 01:10:20,616 --> 01:10:26,622 AND THEN SAWYER IS NOT 1897 01:10:26,755 --> 01:10:27,122 PRESENT. 1898 01:10:27,122 --> 01:10:30,159 >> THANK YOU, DAVID HANES. 1899 01:10:30,292 --> 01:10:31,226 I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS 1900 01:10:31,226 --> 01:10:33,329 RESOLUTION 32206 ABOUT THE 1901 01:10:33,329 --> 01:10:35,898 SBHE GRATED RESOURCES -- 1902 01:10:35,898 --> 01:10:36,599 INTEGRATED 1903 01:10:36,732 --> 01:10:38,534 RESOURCES. IS THERE ANY WAY TO 1904 01:10:38,534 --> 01:10:39,935 GET SEED 1905 01:10:39,935 --> 01:10:43,572 MONEY TO CELEBRATE NONTOXIC 1906 01:10:43,572 --> 01:10:45,741 TECHNOLOGY, LIKE IF THE 1907 01:10:45,741 --> 01:10:47,876 ELECTRICITY GOES OUT, WE 1908 01:10:47,876 --> 01:10:52,414 CAN HAVE A MINI WINDMILL AND 1909 01:10:52,414 --> 01:10:53,716 RECHARGE SOME OF THE THINGS 1910 01:10:53,716 --> 01:10:55,851 IN YOUR HOME AND CAN WE PROTECT 1911 01:10:55,851 --> 01:10:58,253 THE BATTERY PACKS THAT CITY 1912 01:10:58,253 --> 01:10:59,488 LIGHT WANTS TO REACH INTO OUR 1913 01:10:59,488 --> 01:11:01,857 HOMES AND TAKE AWAY OUR 1914 01:11:01,857 --> 01:11:02,224 ELECTRICITY SO 1915 01:11:02,224 --> 01:11:03,525 THEY CAN RECHARGE THE CRUISE 1916 01:11:03,525 --> 01:11:03,792 BOATS. 1917 01:11:03,792 --> 01:11:04,727 SEEMS TO BE A CONCERN. 1918 01:11:04,727 --> 01:11:10,099 THE OTHER THING IS, COMMUNITY 1919 01:11:10,099 --> 01:11:14,670 PASSAGEWAYS TO PLAY A RACE CARD 1920 01:11:14,670 --> 01:11:18,173 AND BROW PETE THE BEAT THE 1921 01:11:18,173 --> 01:11:19,675 COUNCIL MEMBERS INTO MORE MONEY. 1922 01:11:19,675 --> 01:11:22,077 STOP HELPING THE FELONS AND 1923 01:11:22,077 --> 01:11:24,313 HELP THE INNOCENT KIDS AND 1924 01:11:24,313 --> 01:11:27,016 STOP RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR 1925 01:11:27,016 --> 01:11:27,216 THE 1926 01:11:27,349 --> 01:11:30,653 KIDS -- [ MUTED ] 1927 01:11:30,786 --> 01:11:34,156 >> THANK YOU, MR. HANES. 1928 01:11:34,156 --> 01:11:38,127 I SEE SI S. , STAR 1929 01:11:38,127 --> 01:11:45,367 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. 1930 01:11:45,501 --> 01:11:50,072 >> HA -- CAN YOU HEAR 1931 01:11:50,072 --> 01:11:51,140 ME, COUNCIL PRESIDENT? 1932 01:11:51,273 --> 01:11:53,442 >> YES, GO RIGHT AHE. 1933 01:11:53,575 --> 01:11:57,446 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 1934 01:11:57,446 --> 01:12:01,050 PUBLIC FUNDING MUST BE BASED ON 1935 01:12:01,050 --> 01:12:03,152 FACTS, ACCOUNTABILITY. 1936 01:12:03,152 --> 01:12:05,154 AS A RECENT SURVIVOR, I KNOW 1937 01:12:05,154 --> 01:12:08,624 HOW TOUGH IT IS WHEN SOMEONE 1938 01:12:08,624 --> 01:12:13,095 YOU GROW UP WITH -- 1939 01:12:13,095 --> 01:12:13,829 [ INAUDIBLE ] 1940 01:12:13,829 --> 01:12:16,765 THERE'S COMPLEXITIES ONLY 1941 01:12:16,765 --> 01:12:18,333 BLACK AND BROWN PARTS HAVE TO 1942 01:12:18,333 --> 01:12:18,600 DEAL 1943 01:12:18,600 --> 01:12:18,801 WITH. 1944 01:12:18,801 --> 01:12:20,569 WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE LACK 1945 01:12:20,569 --> 01:12:22,337 OF CREDIBILITY THAT OTHER FORMS 1946 01:12:22,337 --> 01:12:22,538 OF 1947 01:12:22,538 --> 01:12:24,039 SURVIVORS MAY NOT BE QUESTIONED 1948 01:12:24,173 --> 01:12:27,476 ON. I URGE YOU TO NOT 1949 01:12:27,476 --> 01:12:29,845 WITHHOLD FUNDING FROM 1950 01:12:29,845 --> 01:12:30,879 COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS FOR FOUR 1951 01:12:30,879 --> 01:12:31,346 REASONS. 1952 01:12:31,346 --> 01:12:32,147 ONE, ACCOUNTABILITY. 1953 01:12:32,147 --> 01:12:34,817 I STRONGLY URGE THE CITY OF 1954 01:12:34,817 --> 01:12:39,221 SEATTLE TO MAKE A RECORDS 1955 01:12:39,221 --> 01:12:42,057 REQUEST AS WELL AS OTHER 1956 01:12:42,191 --> 01:12:43,859 SOURCES. THERE ARE MANY ISSUES 1957 01:12:43,859 --> 01:12:44,059 WITH 1958 01:12:44,059 --> 01:12:45,427 CRIMINAL USES 1959 01:12:45,427 --> 01:12:47,963 OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. 1960 01:12:47,963 --> 01:12:51,700 AT THIS POINT, PUBLIC 1961 01:12:51,700 --> 01:12:56,638 FUNDING NEEDS CLEAR OVERSIGHT. 1962 01:12:56,772 --> 01:12:57,606 IT [ MUTED ] 1963 01:12:57,806 --> 01:13:01,343 >> THANK YOU. AND I DON'T SEE 1964 01:13:01,343 --> 01:13:01,577 SAWYER. 1965 01:13:01,577 --> 01:13:03,112 IS SAWYER ONLINE? 1966 01:13:03,112 --> 01:13:04,580 IT SAYS NOT PRESENT. 1967 01:13:04,580 --> 01:13:05,280 I'LL 1968 01:13:05,280 --> 01:13:09,151 JUST WAIT FOR I.T. NO. 1969 01:13:09,151 --> 01:13:11,019 THANK YOU, AND THEN IS 1970 01:13:11,019 --> 01:13:15,390 THERE ANYMORE PUBLIC COMMENTERS 1971 01:13:15,390 --> 01:13:15,824 SIGNED UP? 1972 01:13:15,824 --> 01:13:17,459 NO, OKAY, AWESOME. 1973 01:13:17,459 --> 01:13:18,727 SO 1974 01:13:18,727 --> 01:13:19,428 THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW 1975 01:13:19,428 --> 01:13:21,930 CLOSED. 1976 01:13:21,930 --> 01:13:23,432 I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO 1977 01:13:23,432 --> 01:13:25,567 ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME TODAY 1978 01:13:25,567 --> 01:13:25,734 TO 1979 01:13:25,734 --> 01:13:27,169 SPEAK, ESPECIALLY 1980 01:13:27,169 --> 01:13:34,743 ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE. 1981 01:13:34,743 --> 01:13:37,312 WHO WERE IN COLLEGE OR 1982 01:13:37,312 --> 01:13:38,413 RECENTLY GRADUATED OR IN THE 1983 01:13:38,413 --> 01:13:38,914 PROGRAM. 1984 01:13:38,914 --> 01:13:39,948 IT'S HARD TO GET UP AND TALK 1985 01:13:39,948 --> 01:13:41,750 IN FRONT OF PEOPLE AND REALLY 1986 01:13:41,750 --> 01:13:43,152 APPRECIATE HEARING THEIR 1987 01:13:43,152 --> 01:13:44,887 STORIES OF THE IMPACT ON A LOT 1988 01:13:44,887 --> 01:13:45,320 OF 1989 01:13:45,320 --> 01:13:47,322 THESE PROGRAMS THAT THEY ARE 1990 01:13:47,322 --> 01:13:50,292 HAVING AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS 1991 01:13:50,292 --> 01:13:51,527 FOR THE 1992 01:13:51,660 --> 01:13:51,894 SUMMER. 1993 01:13:51,894 --> 01:13:53,162 I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER LIN 1994 01:13:53,162 --> 01:13:55,164 IS WORKING REALLY HARD WITH OUR 1995 01:13:55,164 --> 01:13:55,731 MAYOR'S OFFICE ON FINDING 1996 01:13:55,731 --> 01:13:57,599 SOLUTIONS. 1997 01:13:57,599 --> 01:14:00,202 SO I KNOW THAT WE ALL CARE ABOUT 1998 01:14:00,202 --> 01:14:00,502 THAT. 1999 01:14:00,502 --> 01:14:03,005 BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT FUNDING 2000 01:14:03,005 --> 01:14:04,673 IS SHOWING HOW WE CARE, AS WELL. 2001 01:14:04,673 --> 01:14:06,208 IT'S NOT JUST WORDS. 2002 01:14:06,208 --> 01:14:08,177 SO I'M VERY AWARE OF THAT. 2003 01:14:08,177 --> 01:14:10,679 I WANT TO 2004 01:14:10,679 --> 01:14:11,313 THANK COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR HIS 2005 01:14:11,313 --> 01:14:13,782 WORK. 2006 01:14:13,782 --> 01:14:15,884 SO WE MIGHT NOT HAVE AN ANSWER 2007 01:14:15,884 --> 01:14:18,020 TODAY, BUT KNOW THAT IS A 2008 01:14:18,153 --> 01:14:18,754 SOLUTION THAT WE ARE WORKING 2009 01:14:18,754 --> 01:14:19,521 TOWARDS. 2010 01:14:19,521 --> 01:14:21,490 SO I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE 2011 01:14:21,490 --> 01:14:22,191 THAT. 2012 01:14:22,191 --> 01:14:22,758 THANK YOU ALL 2013 01:14:22,758 --> 01:14:23,325 FOR COMING, ESPECIALLY OUR 2014 01:14:23,325 --> 01:14:28,530 BABIES. 2015 01:14:28,530 --> 01:14:31,099 AS WE TRANSITION INTO OUR 2016 01:14:31,099 --> 01:14:33,202 MEETING, COLLEAGUES, AND SO IF 2017 01:14:33,202 --> 01:14:36,338 THERE'S NO OBJECTION, 2018 01:14:36,338 --> 01:14:36,772 THE INTRODUCTION 2019 01:14:36,772 --> 01:14:37,406 REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE 2020 01:14:37,406 --> 01:14:40,676 ADOPTED. 2021 01:14:40,676 --> 01:14:45,180 HEARING NO OBJECTION, IT IS 2022 01:14:45,180 --> 01:14:45,681 ADOPTED. 2023 01:14:45,681 --> 01:14:46,415 THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING 2024 01:14:46,415 --> 01:14:46,648 DOWN 2025 01:14:46,648 --> 01:14:47,015 HERE, AS WELL. 2026 01:14:47,015 --> 01:14:57,392 THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 2027 01:15:00,929 --> 01:15:02,698 EXCUSE ME, LET ME RESET. 2028 01:15:02,698 --> 01:15:05,067 IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, 2029 01:15:05,067 --> 01:15:06,168 THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL 2030 01:15:06,168 --> 01:15:07,769 CALENDAR WILL BE 2031 01:15:07,769 --> 01:15:08,537 ADOPTED. HEARING NONE, IT IS 2032 01:15:08,537 --> 01:15:16,778 ADOPTED. OBJECTION, 2033 01:15:16,778 --> 01:15:18,747 THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. 2034 01:15:18,747 --> 01:15:20,282 HEARING NONE, IT IS ADOPTED. 2035 01:15:20,282 --> 01:15:26,588 WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE D -- 2036 01:15:26,588 --> 01:15:29,725 CONSIDER MINUTES OF OUR JUNE 2037 01:15:29,725 --> 01:15:36,698 MEETING, JUNE 16th, 2026. 2038 01:15:36,698 --> 01:15:38,533 PAYMENT OF BILLS, THREE 2039 01:15:38,533 --> 01:15:41,136 BILLS, ONE RESOLUTION, 2040 01:15:41,136 --> 01:15:42,804 FOUR APPOINTMENTS FROM THE PARKS 2041 01:15:42,804 --> 01:15:44,172 AND CITY LIGHT COMMITMENT AND 2042 01:15:44,172 --> 01:15:46,341 THREE FROM THE LAND USE 2043 01:15:46,341 --> 01:15:48,076 AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. 2044 01:15:48,076 --> 01:15:48,744 ARE THERE ANY 2045 01:15:48,744 --> 01:15:50,445 ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE 2046 01:15:50,445 --> 01:15:52,881 TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONCEPT 2047 01:15:52,881 --> 01:15:53,315 CALENDAR? 2048 01:15:53,315 --> 01:15:55,484 HEARING NONE, I MOVE TO ADOPT 2049 01:15:55,484 --> 01:15:56,518 THE CONCEPT 2050 01:15:56,518 --> 01:15:58,787 CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? 2051 01:15:58,921 --> 01:16:01,189 >> SECOND. 2052 01:16:01,323 --> 01:16:02,357 >> IS THERE A SECOND? 2053 01:16:02,557 --> 01:16:03,225 >> I HEARD A SECOND. 2054 01:16:03,225 --> 01:16:06,929 >> THANK YOU. 2055 01:16:06,929 --> 01:16:08,564 I JUST DIDN'T HEAR YOU ON THE 2056 01:16:08,697 --> 01:16:09,298 MIC. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND 2057 01:16:09,298 --> 01:16:11,333 SECONDED. 2058 01:16:11,333 --> 01:16:15,938 TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 2059 01:16:15,938 --> 01:16:18,440 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 2060 01:16:18,440 --> 01:16:18,674 ROLL. 2061 01:16:18,674 --> 01:16:28,417 [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ] 2062 01:16:28,550 --> 01:16:30,919 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. 2063 01:16:31,053 --> 01:16:33,689 >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS 2064 01:16:33,689 --> 01:16:34,189 ADOPTED. 2065 01:16:34,189 --> 01:16:36,391 PLEASE AFFIX ANY SIGNATURE TO 2066 01:16:36,391 --> 01:16:39,561 THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY 2067 01:16:39,695 --> 01:16:41,196 BEHALF. PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 2068 01:16:41,196 --> 01:16:41,363 ONE 2069 01:16:41,363 --> 01:16:42,931 INTO THE RECORD. 2070 01:16:43,065 --> 01:16:48,770 >> COUNCIL BILL 121208, ADOPTING 2071 01:16:48,770 --> 01:16:51,039 THE 2025 BUDGET, INCLUDING 2072 01:16:51,039 --> 01:16:52,407 THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 2073 01:16:52,407 --> 01:16:53,675 PROGRAM, CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS 2074 01:16:53,675 --> 01:16:53,842 TO 2075 01:16:53,842 --> 01:16:55,310 VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND 2076 01:16:55,310 --> 01:16:59,381 BUDGET CONTROL LEVELS AND RATIFY 2077 01:16:59,381 --> 01:17:01,450 ING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS BY A 2078 01:17:01,450 --> 01:17:01,650 THREE 2079 01:17:01,650 --> 01:17:05,153 QUARTER VOTE. 2080 01:17:05,287 --> 01:17:09,891 >> WE HAVE EXACTLY 3/4ths OF THE 2081 01:17:09,891 --> 01:17:12,060 COUNCIL MEMBER TODAY. 2082 01:17:12,060 --> 01:17:14,029 ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER 2083 01:17:14,029 --> 01:17:16,164 STRAUSS, I'LL PROVIDE THE 2084 01:17:16,164 --> 01:17:18,500 REPORT, AS HE ATTENDS THE 2085 01:17:18,500 --> 01:17:19,034 ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON 2086 01:17:19,034 --> 01:17:20,869 CITIES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF 2087 01:17:20,869 --> 01:17:21,136 SEATTLE. 2088 01:17:21,136 --> 01:17:23,505 I WILL ADDRESS THE NEXT TWO 2089 01:17:23,505 --> 01:17:23,772 BILLS. 2090 01:17:23,772 --> 01:17:24,940 THEY ARE STANDARD PIECE 2091 01:17:24,940 --> 01:17:25,674 OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET 2092 01:17:25,674 --> 01:17:28,143 LEGISLATION. 2093 01:17:28,143 --> 01:17:35,150 THIS BILL IN THE 2025 -- EXCUSE 2094 01:17:35,150 --> 01:17:35,450 ME. 2095 01:17:35,450 --> 01:17:38,954 THIS BILL IN THE 2025 2096 01:17:38,954 --> 01:17:41,023 EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE MAKES 2097 01:17:41,023 --> 01:17:42,524 VARIOUS ADJUSTMENTS TO 2025 2098 01:17:42,524 --> 01:17:44,493 ADOPTED BUDGET TO COMPLETE THE 2099 01:17:44,493 --> 01:17:45,527 CITY'S ACCOUNTING PROCESS FOR 2100 01:17:45,527 --> 01:17:45,794 THE YEAR. 2101 01:17:45,794 --> 01:17:49,531 THE BILL PROVIDES RETRO ACTIVE 2102 01:17:49,531 --> 01:17:51,867 BUDGET AUTHORITY TO COVER PRIOR 2103 01:17:51,867 --> 01:17:52,267 YEARS 2104 01:17:52,267 --> 01:17:54,236 SPENDING. THE TOTAL REQUESTED 2105 01:17:54,236 --> 01:17:56,938 EXCEPTIONS IN THIS BILL ARE $8. 2106 01:17:56,938 --> 01:17:57,406 1 MILLION. 2107 01:17:57,406 --> 01:18:00,676 THE MAJORITY OF THOSE COSTSCOSTS 2108 01:18:00,676 --> 01:18:00,976 $5. 9 2109 01:18:00,976 --> 01:18:03,445 MILLION ARE INCREASES TO THE 2110 01:18:03,445 --> 01:18:08,216 HEALTH CARE FUND DUE TO 2111 01:18:08,216 --> 01:18:10,218 SUBSTANTIALLY -- SORRY, I 2112 01:18:10,218 --> 01:18:12,287 CAN'T READ THAT WORD, HIGHER 2113 01:18:12,287 --> 01:18:14,322 THAN EXPECTED MEDICAL AND 2114 01:18:14,322 --> 01:18:15,390 DENTAL CLAIMS IN THE LAST 2115 01:18:15,390 --> 01:18:15,991 QUARTER OF 2116 01:18:16,124 --> 01:18:21,930 2025. IT WAS APPROVED 2117 01:18:21,930 --> 01:18:22,564 UNANIMOUSLY WITH 2118 01:18:22,564 --> 01:18:24,032 A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION. 2119 01:18:24,032 --> 01:18:24,733 ARE THERE 2120 01:18:24,733 --> 01:18:25,367 ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BILL 2121 01:18:25,367 --> 01:18:31,173 BEFORE US? 2122 01:18:31,173 --> 01:18:32,841 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL 2123 01:18:32,841 --> 01:18:34,309 THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF 2124 01:18:34,309 --> 01:18:44,820 THE BILL. [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ] 2125 01:18:49,558 --> 01:18:53,061 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR. 2126 01:18:53,195 --> 01:18:59,468 >> THE BILL PASSES. 2127 01:18:59,468 --> 01:19:01,336 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ 2128 01:19:01,336 --> 01:19:03,505 ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD. 2129 01:19:03,638 --> 01:19:11,747 >> COUNCIL BILL 121209, THE 2130 01:19:11,747 --> 01:19:14,316 2026 BUDGET, INCLUDING CAPITAL 2131 01:19:14,316 --> 01:19:16,485 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, 2132 01:19:16,485 --> 01:19:18,220 CHANGE APPROPRIATIONS TO VARIOUS 2133 01:19:18,220 --> 01:19:19,221 DEPARTMENTS AND BUDGET 2134 01:19:19,221 --> 01:19:21,790 CONTROL LEVELS FOR VARIOUS FUNDS 2135 01:19:21,790 --> 01:19:22,023 AND 2136 01:19:22,023 --> 01:19:23,492 CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS BY 2137 01:19:23,492 --> 01:19:28,597 A THREE QUARTER VOTE BY THE CITY 2138 01:19:28,597 --> 01:19:29,231 CITY COUNCIL. 2139 01:19:29,364 --> 01:19:31,700 >> THIS IS THE ANNUAL 2026 -- 2140 01:19:31,700 --> 01:19:34,669 IS THIS THE CARRY FORWARD? 2141 01:19:34,669 --> 01:19:35,370 YES. 2142 01:19:35,370 --> 01:19:38,573 SORRY, THE BILL NUMBERS ON THIS 2143 01:19:38,573 --> 01:19:46,615 ARE NOT MATCHING WHAT'S ON THIS 2144 01:19:46,615 --> 01:19:47,482 . 2145 01:19:47,482 --> 01:19:48,783 IT REQUESTS THE 2146 01:19:48,783 --> 01:19:51,019 REAPPROPRIATION OF CELEBRITY 2147 01:19:51,019 --> 01:19:52,087 DEPARTMENTS UNSPENT 2148 01:19:52,087 --> 01:19:53,622 BUDGET AUTHORITY SO THEY 2149 01:19:53,622 --> 01:19:55,457 MAY COMPLETE PROGRAMS AND 2150 01:19:55,457 --> 01:19:58,360 PROJECTS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN 2151 01:19:58,360 --> 01:19:59,494 FINISHED YET. THIS LEGISLATION 2152 01:19:59,494 --> 01:20:00,128 REQUESTING 2153 01:20:00,128 --> 01:20:02,597 THE CARRY FORWARD $138 MILLION. 2154 01:20:02,597 --> 01:20:05,767 THE MAJORITY OF WHICH FUNDS ARE 2155 01:20:05,767 --> 01:20:08,270 IN THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND 2156 01:20:08,270 --> 01:20:09,638 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2157 01:20:09,638 --> 01:20:11,006 FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT 2158 01:20:11,006 --> 01:20:12,474 INITIATIVE FUNDS AND OFFICE OF 2159 01:20:12,474 --> 01:20:14,643 HOUSING FUNDS FOR LONG- TERM 2160 01:20:14,643 --> 01:20:14,910 PROJECTS 2161 01:20:14,910 --> 01:20:16,511 THAT HAVE BEEN AWARDED 2162 01:20:16,511 --> 01:20:17,045 BUT NOT YET SPENT. 2163 01:20:17,045 --> 01:20:18,914 THE BILL WAS 2164 01:20:18,914 --> 01:20:21,683 APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE 2165 01:20:21,683 --> 01:20:21,983 FINANCE 2166 01:20:21,983 --> 01:20:23,418 COMMITTEE WITH A DO PASS. 2167 01:20:23,552 --> 01:20:24,219 ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BILL 2168 01:20:24,219 --> 01:20:28,557 BEFORE US? 2169 01:20:28,557 --> 01:20:30,559 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 2170 01:20:30,559 --> 01:20:30,859 ROLL. 2171 01:20:30,859 --> 01:20:41,203 [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ] 2172 01:20:44,472 --> 01:20:48,677 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE 2173 01:20:48,677 --> 01:20:48,944 OPPOSED. 2174 01:20:48,944 --> 01:20:50,845 >> THE BILL PASSES, THE 2175 01:20:50,845 --> 01:20:51,513 CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. 2176 01:20:51,513 --> 01:20:56,318 PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO 2177 01:20:56,318 --> 01:20:56,551 THE 2178 01:20:56,551 --> 01:20:59,087 ITEM. THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION, 2179 01:20:59,087 --> 01:21:01,323 BUT THERE ARE PROCLAMATIONS, AND 2180 01:21:01,323 --> 01:21:01,489 THE 2181 01:21:01,489 --> 01:21:04,826 FIRST ONE, I KNOW I'VE BEEN 2182 01:21:04,826 --> 01:21:05,961 THE PROCLAMATION QUEEN. 2183 01:21:05,961 --> 01:21:08,930 I HAVE ONE PROCLAIMING JULY 10, 2184 01:21:08,930 --> 01:21:13,501 2026 TO BE MARTHA NEWMAN DAY FOR 2185 01:21:13,501 --> 01:21:16,338 SIGNATURE TODAY. 2186 01:21:16,338 --> 01:21:19,407 MARTHA SPENT OVER 25 YEARS IN 2187 01:21:19,407 --> 01:21:21,743 OUR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND 2188 01:21:21,743 --> 01:21:23,878 I BELIEVE OVER 10 TO 15 2189 01:21:23,878 --> 01:21:25,180 YEARS, CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S 2190 01:21:25,180 --> 01:21:25,947 10 OR 2191 01:21:25,947 --> 01:21:28,183 15, I THINK IT'S 15 AT 2192 01:21:28,183 --> 01:21:29,885 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. 2193 01:21:29,885 --> 01:21:33,455 SHE HAS STAFF, MYSELF ON 2194 01:21:33,455 --> 01:21:35,857 THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY 2195 01:21:35,857 --> 01:21:37,626 COMMITTEE AND WHEN COUNCILMEMBER 2196 01:21:37,626 --> 01:21:39,728 KETTLE WAS ON THERE LAST YEAR 2197 01:21:39,728 --> 01:21:40,262 AND IS 2198 01:21:40,262 --> 01:21:42,898 A GREAT PERSON. 2199 01:21:42,898 --> 01:21:45,166 SO WOULD LOVE FOLKS 2200 01:21:45,166 --> 01:21:47,402 SIGNATURES, AND IF THERE'S NO 2201 01:21:47,402 --> 01:21:47,736 FURTHER 2202 01:21:47,736 --> 01:21:50,005 COMMENTS REGARDING THIS 2203 01:21:50,005 --> 01:21:51,072 PROCLAMATION, WOULD LOVE FOR 2204 01:21:51,072 --> 01:21:56,077 US TO TAKE THE ROLE TO 2205 01:21:56,077 --> 01:21:57,712 SEE WHO WOULD SIGN ON. 2206 01:21:57,712 --> 01:22:08,056 [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ] 2207 01:22:12,294 --> 01:22:13,929 >> SEVEN SIGNATURE ALSO BE 2208 01:22:13,929 --> 01:22:14,596 AFFIXED. 2209 01:22:14,729 --> 01:22:15,263 >> THANK YOU. 2210 01:22:15,263 --> 01:22:18,833 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER HAS A 2211 01:22:18,833 --> 01:22:20,502 PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE. 2212 01:22:20,635 --> 01:22:22,570 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2213 01:22:22,570 --> 01:22:23,705 COLLEAGUES, REALLY EXCITED 2214 01:22:23,705 --> 01:22:26,308 TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS 2215 01:22:26,308 --> 01:22:28,310 PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES JUNE 2216 01:22:28,310 --> 01:22:31,947 26th AS SEATTLE STORM DAY. 2217 01:22:31,947 --> 01:22:35,617 I AM A BIG SEATTLE STORM FAN. 2218 01:22:35,617 --> 01:22:40,855 I AM STILL THINKING ABOUT THE 2219 01:22:40,855 --> 01:22:42,324 BLOCK IN THE FINAL SECONDS 2220 01:22:42,324 --> 01:22:43,825 OF THE GAME LAST NIGHT. 2221 01:22:43,825 --> 01:22:46,494 AND IT'S 2222 01:22:46,494 --> 01:22:47,162 REALLY EXCITING FOR ME, BECAUSE 2223 01:22:47,162 --> 01:22:48,563 WE HAVE A TEAM 2224 01:22:48,563 --> 01:22:49,965 HERE WHO HAS FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2225 01:22:49,965 --> 01:22:50,231 WE 2226 01:22:50,231 --> 01:22:52,067 HAVE A TEAM WHO HAS WELCOMED 2227 01:22:52,067 --> 01:22:55,270 SOME STAR ROOKIE TALENTS, AND WE 2228 01:22:55,270 --> 01:22:56,571 ARE BRINGING IN THE NEXT 2229 01:22:56,571 --> 01:22:57,272 GENERATION 2230 01:22:57,272 --> 01:23:00,075 OF LEADERSHIP ON OUR TEAM. 2231 01:23:00,208 --> 01:23:00,842 BUT BEYOND THAT, THE OWNERSHIP 2232 01:23:00,842 --> 01:23:04,612 GROUP OF THE STORM IS ALSO AN 2233 01:23:04,612 --> 01:23:08,550 EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT IS 2234 01:23:08,550 --> 01:23:11,953 RARE, A WOMEN LED GROUP. 2235 01:23:11,953 --> 01:23:13,488 AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT 2236 01:23:13,488 --> 01:23:15,056 OUR WNBA TEAM HAS ONE OF THE 2237 01:23:15,056 --> 01:23:17,359 FIRST PRACTICE FACILITIES 2238 01:23:17,359 --> 01:23:17,792 DEDICATED TO 2239 01:23:17,792 --> 01:23:18,727 THE TEAM IN THE LEAGUE. 2240 01:23:18,727 --> 01:23:20,395 SO THERE IS A LOT TO 2241 01:23:20,395 --> 01:23:21,963 CELEBRATE, AND SEATTLE CONTINUES 2242 01:23:21,963 --> 01:23:22,297 TO BE 2243 01:23:22,297 --> 01:23:22,897 A BASKETBALL TOWN. 2244 01:23:22,897 --> 01:23:24,933 SO REALLY EXCITED TO BRING 2245 01:23:24,933 --> 01:23:27,068 FORTH THIS PROCLAMATION, AND I 2246 01:23:27,068 --> 01:23:27,702 WANT 2247 01:23:27,702 --> 01:23:28,937 TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, 2248 01:23:28,937 --> 01:23:29,938 COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, 2249 01:23:29,938 --> 01:23:31,506 AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AS WELL 2250 01:23:31,506 --> 01:23:32,874 FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT 2251 01:23:32,874 --> 01:23:34,943 AND LEADERSHIP ON THIS 2252 01:23:34,943 --> 01:23:36,378 PROCLAMATION AND I LOOK FORWARD 2253 01:23:36,378 --> 01:23:36,544 TO 2254 01:23:36,544 --> 01:23:38,279 PRESENT THING TO THE TEAM. 2255 01:23:38,279 --> 01:23:40,849 I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, 2256 01:23:40,982 --> 01:23:41,282 COLLEAGUES. 2257 01:23:41,416 --> 01:23:42,450 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR 2258 01:23:42,450 --> 01:23:47,522 LEADERSHIP IN STEER THING ING 2259 01:23:47,522 --> 01:23:48,656 THIS FORWARD. 2260 01:23:48,656 --> 01:23:50,725 I WILL PAUSE TO SEE IF 2261 01:23:50,725 --> 01:23:51,426 ANYONE HAS ANY COMMENTS 2262 01:23:51,426 --> 01:23:51,760 REGARDING THE 2263 01:23:51,760 --> 01:23:54,095 SEATTLE STORM DAY. 2264 01:23:54,095 --> 01:24:00,635 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? 2265 01:24:00,769 --> 01:24:03,972 >> FOR THE RECORD, 2266 01:24:03,972 --> 01:24:06,641 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER WAS A TOTAL 2267 01:24:06,641 --> 01:24:08,076 FAN GIRL 2268 01:24:08,076 --> 01:24:10,211 AND WITH MEGAN RAPINOE THERE, 2269 01:24:10,211 --> 01:24:10,478 BUT I 2270 01:24:10,478 --> 01:24:12,380 WANT TO REITERATE, WE 2271 01:24:12,380 --> 01:24:14,082 PUT TOGETHER THIS PROCLAMATION 2272 01:24:14,082 --> 01:24:16,718 AND WORKED WITH THE OWNERSHIP 2273 01:24:16,718 --> 01:24:18,987 GROUP, AND I WOULD LIKE TO 2274 01:24:18,987 --> 01:24:19,320 SHARE, AND 2275 01:24:19,320 --> 01:24:21,156 I KNOW SOME OF YOU WILL BE 2276 01:24:21,156 --> 01:24:24,359 A LITTLE ANNOYED, BUT THE 2277 01:24:24,359 --> 01:24:24,592 SEATTLE 2278 01:24:24,592 --> 01:24:26,628 STORM IS SEATTLE'S ONLY WINNING 2279 01:24:26,761 --> 01:24:29,230 TEAM. NOT THE MARINERS, NOT THE 2280 01:24:29,230 --> 01:24:30,965 SONICS, WHAT IS THE OTHER 2281 01:24:30,965 --> 01:24:33,735 ONE, THE FOOTBALL ONE, THE 2282 01:24:33,735 --> 01:24:34,269 SEAHAWKS. 2283 01:24:34,269 --> 01:24:36,438 WE'VE WON FOUR, AND WE'RE OFF 2284 01:24:36,438 --> 01:24:38,506 TO A SHAKY SEASON, BUT THAT'S 2285 01:24:38,506 --> 01:24:39,941 OKAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME GOOD 2286 01:24:39,941 --> 01:24:40,375 PEOPLE. 2287 01:24:40,375 --> 01:24:43,278 I'M JUST GLAD THAT I GOT 2288 01:24:43,278 --> 01:24:46,047 COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND DIONNE. 2289 01:24:46,047 --> 01:24:49,784 WE LOVE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL. 2290 01:24:49,784 --> 01:24:51,086 ESPECIALLY WOMEN'S NCAA. 2291 01:24:51,086 --> 01:24:53,621 I'M JUST SO SAD I WON'T BE 2292 01:24:53,621 --> 01:24:53,822 THERE 2293 01:24:53,822 --> 01:24:55,390 FRIDAY, BECAUSE YOU WILL 2294 01:24:55,390 --> 01:24:57,492 BE HANDING OFF TO FLOW JAY. 2295 01:24:57,492 --> 01:24:59,094 SO HOW EXCITING IS THAT AT 2296 01:24:59,094 --> 01:25:01,429 THE SEATTLE CENTER OR THE 2297 01:25:01,429 --> 01:25:01,629 STORM 2298 01:25:01,629 --> 01:25:02,197 PRACTICE FACILITY, WHICH IS 2299 01:25:02,197 --> 01:25:06,668 BEAUTIFUL. 2300 01:25:06,668 --> 01:25:08,703 I JUST THINK IT'S GOOD 2301 01:25:08,703 --> 01:25:10,338 THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE THE STORM. 2302 01:25:10,338 --> 01:25:11,739 FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO, 2303 01:25:11,739 --> 01:25:13,074 PEOPLE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE 2304 01:25:13,074 --> 01:25:13,341 STORM AND 2305 01:25:13,475 --> 01:25:16,911 NOW IT'S A THING. SO THANK YOU. 2306 01:25:17,045 --> 01:25:18,813 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2307 01:25:18,813 --> 01:25:19,614 JUAREZ. 2308 01:25:19,614 --> 01:25:20,215 COUNCILMEMBER 2309 01:25:20,215 --> 01:25:20,748 KETTLE. 2310 01:25:20,882 --> 01:25:23,818 >> HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. 2311 01:25:23,952 --> 01:25:24,619 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2312 01:25:24,619 --> 01:25:28,256 I JUST WANTED TO -- 2313 01:25:28,256 --> 01:25:30,792 THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING A GIRL 2314 01:25:30,792 --> 01:25:31,826 DAD 2315 01:25:31,826 --> 01:25:33,862 AND YOUNG BASKETBALL PLAYER IS I 2316 01:25:33,862 --> 01:25:36,364 KNOW FIRST HAND THE OUTREACH THE 2317 01:25:36,364 --> 01:25:38,366 TEAM DOES WITH THE COMMUNITY. 2318 01:25:38,366 --> 01:25:40,602 PARTICULARLY WITH KIDS. 2319 01:25:40,602 --> 01:25:42,570 AND NOT JUST THE GIRLS, BUT 2320 01:25:42,570 --> 01:25:44,305 BOYS AND GIRLS, BUT ESPECIALLY 2321 01:25:44,305 --> 01:25:44,639 THE 2322 01:25:44,639 --> 01:25:45,006 GIRLS. 2323 01:25:45,006 --> 01:25:46,708 AND THE EXAMPLE THAT THEY SET 2324 01:25:46,708 --> 01:25:49,010 FOR THESE YOUNG WOMEN AND THESE 2325 01:25:49,010 --> 01:25:51,846 GIRLS AS THEY LOOK TO GET 2326 01:25:51,846 --> 01:25:53,515 INVOLVED IN TEAM SPORTS. 2327 01:25:53,515 --> 01:25:54,315 IT'S SO IMPORTANT. 2328 01:25:54,315 --> 01:25:56,384 AND THE OUTREACH TO 2329 01:25:56,384 --> 01:25:56,985 COMMUNITY IS SO IMPORTANT. 2330 01:25:56,985 --> 01:25:58,753 AND THEN REALLY ALSO KIND OF 2331 01:25:58,753 --> 01:26:01,389 WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE 2332 01:26:01,389 --> 01:26:02,924 CENTER, WHICH IS IN DISTRICT 2333 01:26:02,924 --> 01:26:03,424 SEVEN, NOT 2334 01:26:03,424 --> 01:26:05,493 THE DISPUTED AREA 2335 01:26:05,493 --> 01:26:09,197 BETWEEN DISTRICT SIX AND SEVEN, 2336 01:26:09,197 --> 01:26:09,397 SIDE 2337 01:26:09,397 --> 01:26:09,797 NOTE. 2338 01:26:09,797 --> 01:26:11,432 IS, YOU KNOW, A GREAT WAY 2339 01:26:11,432 --> 01:26:13,735 TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY 2340 01:26:13,735 --> 01:26:14,736 AND PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES 2341 01:26:14,736 --> 01:26:15,770 FOR OUR YOUNG TEAM. 2342 01:26:15,770 --> 01:26:17,105 I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING 2343 01:26:17,105 --> 01:26:17,372 THAT'S 2344 01:26:17,372 --> 01:26:18,806 NOT TRULY KNOWN AS WELL 2345 01:26:18,806 --> 01:26:19,374 THAT COULD BE. 2346 01:26:19,374 --> 01:26:21,009 I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT 2347 01:26:21,009 --> 01:26:23,411 SHOUTOUT TO THE STORM AND 2348 01:26:23,411 --> 01:26:24,712 THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY. 2349 01:26:24,712 --> 01:26:26,281 THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2350 01:26:26,481 --> 01:26:27,248 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2351 01:26:27,248 --> 01:26:33,421 KETTLE. 2352 01:26:33,555 --> 01:26:35,290 OKAY. SO -- 2353 01:26:35,423 --> 01:26:36,858 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? 2354 01:26:36,858 --> 01:26:40,428 THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL 2355 01:26:40,428 --> 01:26:45,233 PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS WAR ES 2356 01:26:45,366 --> 01:26:46,834 -- JUAREZ AND KETTLE. 2357 01:26:46,834 --> 01:26:48,703 THE REASON I WANT TO SAY A FEW 2358 01:26:48,703 --> 01:26:50,605 ADDITIONAL WORDS, I WOULD 2359 01:26:50,605 --> 01:26:52,974 BE REMISS IF 2360 01:26:52,974 --> 01:26:53,641 I DIDN'T MENTION THE FACT NOT 2361 01:26:53,641 --> 01:26:54,342 ONLY DO WE 2362 01:26:54,342 --> 01:26:56,377 CELEBRATE THIS TEAM, BUT 2363 01:26:56,377 --> 01:26:57,312 CELEBRATE AT A MOMENT CRITICAL 2364 01:26:57,312 --> 01:26:58,012 TO THE LEAGUE. 2365 01:26:58,012 --> 01:26:59,847 WE THINK ABOUT FAIRNESS AND 2366 01:26:59,847 --> 01:27:01,115 EQUITY, BUT WE'RE DOING 2367 01:27:01,115 --> 01:27:03,551 THIS RIGHT AFTER THEY PASSED AN 2368 01:27:03,551 --> 01:27:04,886 HISTORIC COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 2369 01:27:04,886 --> 01:27:06,921 AGREEMENT, AND WE'RE STARTING 2370 01:27:06,921 --> 01:27:10,792 TO SEE WOMEN FINALLY, IN 2371 01:27:10,792 --> 01:27:11,059 WOMEN'S 2372 01:27:11,059 --> 01:27:12,226 SPORTS, GET PAID 2373 01:27:12,226 --> 01:27:12,860 WHAT THEY ARE OWED AND WHAT THEY 2374 01:27:12,860 --> 01:27:14,929 ARE WORTH AND 2375 01:27:15,063 --> 01:27:17,098 APPROACHING THAT. I WOULD BE 2376 01:27:17,098 --> 01:27:18,199 REMISS TO SAY THAT 2377 01:27:18,199 --> 01:27:20,868 IT'S EXCITING TO GET TO 2378 01:27:21,002 --> 01:27:21,636 CELEBRATE THIS WITH THE COUNCIL 2379 01:27:21,636 --> 01:27:22,637 PRESIDENT WHO IS A FORMER 2380 01:27:22,637 --> 01:27:23,504 PLAYER AND A COACH. 2381 01:27:23,504 --> 01:27:25,273 AND I THINK THAT'S NOT 2382 01:27:25,273 --> 01:27:27,675 SOMETHING A LOT OF OTHER CITY 2383 01:27:27,675 --> 01:27:27,942 COUNCILS 2384 01:27:27,942 --> 01:27:28,643 GET TO BRAG ABOUT. 2385 01:27:28,643 --> 01:27:29,544 AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY 2386 01:27:29,544 --> 01:27:32,914 EXCITING FOR US. 2387 01:27:32,914 --> 01:27:34,682 AND I THINK WE REALLY 2388 01:27:34,682 --> 01:27:36,818 HAVE WELCOMED SOME 2389 01:27:36,818 --> 01:27:37,452 OF THE BEST ROOKIES IN THE 2390 01:27:37,452 --> 01:27:38,286 LEAGUELEAGUE 2391 01:27:38,419 --> 01:27:39,387 SEATTLE. AND I THINK WE ARE 2392 01:27:39,387 --> 01:27:39,887 GOING TO 2393 01:27:39,887 --> 01:27:42,991 SEE THAT OVER THE NEXT FIVE, 2394 01:27:42,991 --> 01:27:44,192 TEN, 2395 01:27:44,192 --> 01:27:46,761 15 YEARS, MAYBE 20 YEARS IF WE 2396 01:27:46,761 --> 01:27:46,928 GET 2397 01:27:46,928 --> 01:27:50,031 TO BE AS LUCKY AS WE WERE AND 2398 01:27:50,031 --> 01:27:52,700 HAVE ANY OF THESE ROOKIES PLAY 2399 01:27:52,700 --> 01:27:56,838 THEIR ENTIRE YEARS HERE LIKE SUE 2400 01:27:56,838 --> 01:27:57,438 BIRD. 2401 01:27:57,438 --> 01:27:59,507 I THINK DAWN MORGAN DROPPED 2402 01:27:59,507 --> 01:28:00,541 37 POINTS LAST NIGHT. 2403 01:28:00,675 --> 01:28:01,442 >> 38. 2404 01:28:01,576 --> 01:28:04,579 >> AND I'M JUST IN AWE OF 2405 01:28:04,579 --> 01:28:06,381 THE TALENT THAT IS COMING FROM 2406 01:28:06,381 --> 01:28:06,948 THIS TEAM. 2407 01:28:06,948 --> 01:28:07,515 I THINK IT'S 2408 01:28:07,515 --> 01:28:08,149 SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO 2409 01:28:08,149 --> 01:28:10,385 REALLY CELEBRATE. 2410 01:28:10,385 --> 01:28:12,287 SO COLLEAGUES, I'M JUST 2411 01:28:12,287 --> 01:28:12,920 EXCITED ABOUT THIS. 2412 01:28:12,920 --> 01:28:14,222 I AM A FAN GIRL. 2413 01:28:14,222 --> 01:28:16,924 I APOLOGIZE TO ANYBODY WHO 2414 01:28:16,924 --> 01:28:17,759 HAS TO BE THERE WITH ME ON 2415 01:28:17,759 --> 01:28:19,460 FRIDAY WHEN I GIVE THIS 2416 01:28:19,460 --> 01:28:20,295 PROCLAMATION, BECAUSE I'M GOING 2417 01:28:20,295 --> 01:28:20,962 TO LOSE IT. 2418 01:28:20,962 --> 01:28:23,297 I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO 2419 01:28:23,431 --> 01:28:23,698 THAT. 2420 01:28:23,698 --> 01:28:27,001 >> WITH THAT, LET'S SIGN THAT. 2421 01:28:27,135 --> 01:28:30,171 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FAN 2422 01:28:30,171 --> 01:28:32,240 GIRL, AND SEASON 2423 01:28:32,240 --> 01:28:33,541 TICKETHOLDER FOR THE STORM, AS 2424 01:28:33,541 --> 01:28:33,908 WELL. 2425 01:28:33,908 --> 01:28:37,111 WE KNOW SHE LOVES WOMEN'S SPORTS 2426 01:28:37,111 --> 01:28:38,279 JUST IN GENERAL. 2427 01:28:38,279 --> 01:28:40,048 SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR 2428 01:28:40,048 --> 01:28:41,883 LEADERSHIP ON THIS IN 2429 01:28:41,883 --> 01:28:42,283 HIGHLIGHTING THE 2430 01:28:42,283 --> 01:28:46,287 SEATTLE STORM. 2431 01:28:46,421 --> 01:28:48,423 >> SHOUTOUT TO THE PEOPLE 2432 01:28:48,423 --> 01:28:49,390 WHO GIVE 2433 01:28:49,390 --> 01:28:50,091 ME PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE STORM 2434 01:28:50,091 --> 01:28:52,393 GAME. 2435 01:28:52,527 --> 01:28:54,362 >> WE LOVE IT. 2436 01:28:54,362 --> 01:28:56,364 THIS IS GREAT. 2437 01:28:56,364 --> 01:28:57,465 THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME RIDE 2438 01:28:57,465 --> 01:28:58,766 IN THE CAR FOR THIS MOMENT. 2439 01:28:58,766 --> 01:28:59,333 SO THANK YOU. 2440 01:28:59,333 --> 01:29:01,803 YOU DID ALL THE WORK AND YOU 2441 01:29:01,803 --> 01:29:02,870 AND COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2442 01:29:02,870 --> 01:29:06,441 CAN WE CALL THE ROLL FOR THIS. 2443 01:29:06,441 --> 01:29:09,110 TO SEE WHO WANTS TO SIGN, 2444 01:29:09,110 --> 01:29:10,044 IS THAT 2445 01:29:10,044 --> 01:29:20,488 OKAY? [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ] 2446 01:29:30,398 --> 01:29:31,933 >> SEVEN CIG CHURS SIGNATURES 2447 01:29:31,933 --> 01:29:33,534 WILL BE 2448 01:29:33,534 --> 01:29:33,801 AFFIXED. 2449 01:29:33,935 --> 01:29:35,570 >> AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 2450 01:29:35,570 --> 01:29:37,271 WILL GIVE A SPEECH ON FRIDAY. 2451 01:29:37,271 --> 01:29:38,873 COLLEAGUES, THERE IS -- IS 2452 01:29:38,873 --> 01:29:39,941 THERE ANYMORE FURTHER BUSINESS 2453 01:29:39,941 --> 01:29:40,141 TO 2454 01:29:40,141 --> 01:29:41,809 COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL BEFORE 2455 01:29:41,809 --> 01:29:42,076 WE 2456 01:29:42,076 --> 01:29:43,878 GO, I DO WANT TO SAY AND I 2457 01:29:43,878 --> 01:29:44,212 FORGOT 2458 01:29:44,212 --> 01:29:47,582 TO SAY THIS LAST WEEK, HAPPY 2459 01:29:47,582 --> 01:29:53,421 FATHER'S DAY TO THE DADS ON 2460 01:29:53,421 --> 01:29:54,389 COUNCIL. 2461 01:29:54,389 --> 01:29:56,591 WORKING WITH YOU IS AN ABSOLUTE 2462 01:29:56,724 --> 01:29:57,525 TREAT. BUT TO SEE THE 2463 01:29:57,525 --> 01:29:57,925 INTERACTION THAT 2464 01:29:57,925 --> 01:29:59,093 YOU HAVE HAD WITH YOUR 2465 01:29:59,093 --> 01:30:01,362 FAMILY AND YOUR KIDS AND THE 2466 01:30:01,362 --> 01:30:01,662 DADS THAT 2467 01:30:01,662 --> 01:30:02,797 YOU ARE, IT MAKES ME 2468 01:30:02,797 --> 01:30:03,464 SEE YOU ALL IN A VERY DIFFERENT 2469 01:30:03,464 --> 01:30:05,399 LIGHT. 2470 01:30:05,399 --> 01:30:07,735 AND NOT JUST A COLLEAGUE, BUT 2471 01:30:07,735 --> 01:30:09,437 JUST I'M CLOSE TO MY DAD, AND 2472 01:30:09,437 --> 01:30:09,604 SO 2473 01:30:09,604 --> 01:30:12,306 THE IMPACT THAT YOU HAVE ON 2474 01:30:12,306 --> 01:30:14,275 YOUR KIDS, IT JUST -- IT REALLY 2475 01:30:14,275 --> 01:30:14,809 -- 2476 01:30:14,809 --> 01:30:17,011 IT REALLY CREATES SUCH STRONG 2477 01:30:17,145 --> 01:30:18,513 INDIVIDUALS. AND I JUST WANTED 2478 01:30:18,513 --> 01:30:19,247 TO SAY 2479 01:30:19,247 --> 01:30:20,648 I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO WORK 2480 01:30:20,648 --> 01:30:23,151 WITH ALL THE DADS ON THE COUNCIL 2481 01:30:23,151 --> 01:30:23,317 AND 2482 01:30:23,317 --> 01:30:24,986 ALL OF OUR WORK THAT YOU DO. 2483 01:30:24,986 --> 01:30:27,121 AND I SEE HOW YOU 2484 01:30:27,121 --> 01:30:29,090 LOVE ON YOUR FAMILIES AND KIDS. 2485 01:30:29,090 --> 01:30:31,192 SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY HAPPY 2486 01:30:31,192 --> 01:30:33,027 FATHER'S DAY TO YOU ALL. 2487 01:30:33,027 --> 01:30:36,697 AND IF THERE'S NO FURTHER 2488 01:30:36,697 --> 01:30:37,698 BUSINESS, WE'RE GOING TO 2489 01:30:37,698 --> 01:30:39,267 JUMP RIGHT INTO EXECUTIVE 2490 01:30:39,267 --> 01:30:40,802 SESSION. SO HEARING NO FURTHER 2491 01:30:40,802 --> 01:30:43,337 BUSINESS, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE 2492 01:30:43,337 --> 01:30:44,305 INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. 2493 01:30:44,305 --> 01:30:46,707 I AM ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE 2494 01:30:46,707 --> 01:30:47,975 CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW 2495 01:30:47,975 --> 01:30:49,811 CONVENE INTO THE EXECUTIVE 2496 01:30:49,811 --> 01:30:50,077 SESSION, 2497 01:30:50,077 --> 01:30:51,746 THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE 2498 01:30:51,746 --> 01:30:54,315 SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING 2499 01:30:54,315 --> 01:30:54,582 POTENTIAL 2500 01:30:54,582 --> 01:30:56,284 AND ACTUAL 2501 01:30:56,284 --> 01:30:57,552 LITIGATION. THE COUNCIL'S 2502 01:30:57,552 --> 01:30:57,819 EXECUTIVE 2503 01:30:57,819 --> 01:30:59,687 SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 2504 01:30:59,687 --> 01:31:01,556 THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS 2505 01:31:01,556 --> 01:31:03,157 CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WITH 2506 01:31:03,157 --> 01:31:04,258 THE CITY 2507 01:31:04,258 --> 01:31:06,828 ATTORNEYS, AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 2508 01:31:06,828 --> 01:31:07,895 THE LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY 2509 01:31:07,895 --> 01:31:09,397 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS 2510 01:31:09,397 --> 01:31:10,965 ALWAYS PRESENT TO ENSURE THE 2511 01:31:10,965 --> 01:31:11,399 COUNCIL 2512 01:31:11,399 --> 01:31:12,867 RESERVES QUESTIONS FOR 2513 01:31:12,867 --> 01:31:13,868 POLICIES FOR OPEN SESSIONS. 2514 01:31:13,868 --> 01:31:16,804 I EXPECT THE TIME OF 2515 01:31:16,804 --> 01:31:19,340 THETHE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END 2516 01:31:19,340 --> 01:31:19,907 BY 2517 01:31:19,907 --> 01:31:22,176 5:00 P.M., AND IF I HAVE TO 2518 01:31:22,176 --> 01:31:24,345 EXTEND THAT EVEN MORE I WILL. 2519 01:31:24,345 --> 01:31:28,316 SO WE'RE LOOKING AT UNTIL 5:00 2520 01:31:28,316 --> 01:31:30,184 P.M. , OKAY, COLLEAGUES. 2521 01:31:30,184 --> 01:31:30,852 AWESOME. 2522 01:31:30,852 --> 01:31:32,320 IF I DON'T HEAR ANY FURTHER 2523 01:31:32,320 --> 01:31:35,690 BUSINESS, IT IS 3:34 P.M. , 2524 01:31:35,690 --> 01:31:36,290 AND 2525 01:31:36,290 --> 01:31:37,024 THIS COUNCIL MEETING IS 2526 01:31:37,024 --> 01:31:39,293 ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.