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-- GOOD MORNING. THE AUGUST 4th,
2026. FINANCE, NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE WILL COME
TO ORDER. IT IS 9:31 A.M.. I'M
DAN STRAUSS, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- HERE
-- COUNCIL O. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- YES. OH, SORRY HERE.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. OKAY.,
VICE CHAIR RIVERA.
-- PRESIDENT.
-- CHAIR STRAUSS.
-- PRESENT.
-- SAKA. PRESENT. NO. OKAY.
-- SAKA IS EXCUSED UNTIL.
-- HE ARRIVES. SAKA EXCUSED.
THERE ARE FOUR PRESENT.
-- THANK YOU., WE HAVE FOUR
PRESENT. WE ALSO HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER LIN JOINING US. I
KNOW THAT WE WILL LIKELY HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER JOINING US
A LITTLE BIT LATER. AND JUST
NOTING THAT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
IS EXCUSED UNTIL HE ARRIVES.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE A BUSY
MEETING AGENDA TODAY. WE HAVE
FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND
WE HAVE THE SECOND PART OF OUR
PRESENTATION ABOUT SEATTLE'S
PROGRESS ON THE TRIBAL NATIONS
SUMMIT COMMITMENT AREAS. WE WILL
ALSO HAVE OUR SECOND BRIEFING
AND POTENTIAL VOTE ON THE
MID-YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, AS
WELL AS THE AMENDMENTS TO IT. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. WE WILL
NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD
RELATE TO THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
THE SELECT. WITHIN THE PURVIEW
OF THIS COMMITTEE CLERK. HOW
MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP IN
PERSON AND REMOTELY?
-- CURRENTLY, WE HAVE NINE
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP,
AND THERE ARE ZERO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
-- WONDERFUL. WE WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES PER PERSON FOR PUBLIC
COMMENTERS TODAY. I UNDERSTAND
THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME
TRANSLATION, SOME SIGN LANGUAGE
INTERPRETATION HERE, AND SO WE
WILL EXTEND THE TIME THERE FOR
YOU. BUT WITH THAT, IF I COULD
HAVE THE SIGN UP SHEET. I'M
GOING TO QUICKLY READ THE RULES
INTO THE RECORD. I THINK
EVERYONE HERE IS FAMILIAR, BUT
HERE WE GO. SPEAKERS WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND WE'LL
START WITH THE IN PERSON
SPEAKERS. FIRST, PUBLIC COMMENT
WILL BE UP TO 60 MINUTES.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED AND
REGISTERED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. YOU WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS
LEFT, AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE'LL BEGIN
WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE
LIST. I HAVE HANNAH ZIFF, SIMON
THORNTON, CHRIS CURTIN, LEE BE
MILLER, JOSH FREESE, DEAR
BUDDHA, I, ZINC TAYLOR FARLEY,
AND PETER E. SO IF YOU ALL WANT
TO LINE UP, WE'LL WE USE BOTH
MICROPHONES HERE. THE TALLER ONE
IS THE BETTER ONE OVER HERE. BUT
WITH THAT HANNAH, WELCOME. GOOD
MORNING. AND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
IS WITH US NOW.
-- HI, MY NAME IS HANNAH AND I
LIVE IN PIONEER SQUARE. THAT'S
THE SITE OF THE WHERE THE NATIVE
LONGHOUSE USED TO BE. WE'RE ON
NATIVE LAND RIGHT NOW, AND OUR
CITY OF SEATTLE IS NAMED AFTER
THE TRIBAL MEN. SEATTLE, WHO'S
ON THE CREST. AND I REALLY WANT
TO THANK THE DUWAMISH TRIBE FOR
EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE IN
GEORGETOWN. AND WE WANT TO SEE
MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN
SODO AND UP THROUGH DOWNTOWN.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE SINCE
I'VE BEEN COMING IN THE PAST
COUPLE OF WEEKS, ARGUE ABOUT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE
ENVIRONMENT AND, CITY PLANNING
ON A MICRO LEVEL WITH EACH
BUILDING AND PUTTING A LOT OF
ENERGY INTO HOW THAT'S ALL
GOING TO WORK OUT. AND I KNOW
THAT THE DUWAMISH TRIBE HAS AND
ALWAYS HAS HAD A PLAN FOR
SEATTLE. AND I THINK, AND A LOT
OF PEOPLE THINK IT WOULD BE A
REALLY GOOD IDEA TO INVITE THEM
ON TO CITY COUNCIL AND HAVE A
CHAIR FOR THEM TO OVERSEE THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF
DOWNTOWN. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, HANNAH. UP NEXT IS
SIMON, FOLLOWED BY CHRIS AND
THEN LEE. GOOD MORNING.
-- HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY
NAME IS SIMON THORNTON. I'M A
MOUNT BAKER RESIDENT AND A
FOUNDING MEMBER OF ART STATION
MOUNT BAKER. I'M HERE TODAY TO
SUPPORT AMENDMENT SIX, FIVE AND
TWO., BUT SPECIFICALLY I'D LIKE
TO TALK ABOUT AMENDMENT SIX
BECAUSE THAT IS MY HOME
NEIGHBORHOOD. I'D LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND FOSTER FOR
THEIR AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT THIS PAST, ABOUT A
YEAR NOW. REALLY MEETING US AT,
THE LEVEL WE ARE AND GOING TO
SOME VERY TENSE AND ANGRY
MEETINGS WITH A LOT OF VERY
ANGRY NEIGHBORS. THIS AMENDMENT
IS CRITICALLY NEEDED. OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD IS FALLING INTO
DISREPAIR VERY QUICKLY. AND IT
IS A ISSUE THAT IS BOTH CHRONIC,
BUT ALSO GROWING., WE NEED THIS
FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE
OFF THE STREETS, GET PEOPLE INTO
TREATMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES AREN'T BEING
REPEATEDLY BROKEN INTO AGAIN AND
AGAIN, AND THAT OUR HOMEOWNERS
AREN'T HAVING TO FACE PROPERTY
CRIME BILLS THAT THEY CANNOT
AFFORD., SPEAKING QUICKLY ON
AMENDMENT FIVE AND TWO, I DO
ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT, PLEASE
PASS AMENDMENT FIVE, THE TRANS
RELOCATION CRISIS IS REAL AND
DOES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. AND,
AMENDMENT TWO, WITH
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, WE NEED
FUNDING TO ADDRESS YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS AND PREVENTING
PEOPLE FROM BECOMING
HOMELESSNESS IS THE BEST WAY TO
PREVENTING THEM TO BE OR
GETTING, GETTING THEM, STOPPING
THEM FROM BEING HOMELESS IS
BETTER THAN GETTING THEM OFF THE
STREETS. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU SIMON. UP NEXT IS
CHRIS, FOLLOWED BY LEE AND THEN
JOSH.
-- YEAH. GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HERE BEFORE
YOU. IN MY CAPACITY AS ONE OF
THE CHAIRS OF THE SEATTLE LGBTQ
COMMISSION. IT'S GOOD TO SEE
YOU ALL. AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS
OUR SUPPORT FOR AMENDMENT FIVE,
VERSION ONE TO THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. AS
REFLECTED IN COUNCIL BILL
121253, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ON BEHALF
OF COUNCILMEMBER RINCK THAT YOU
ALL WILL REVIEW AND PUT UP FOR A
COMMITTEE VOTE LATER THIS
MORNING. SO IF APPROVED, THE
SELF-BALANCING BUDGET WILL
REALLOCATE $300,000 TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN
DISTRIBUTING THESE FUNDS TO
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
OR CBOS THAT SUPPORT TWO-SPIRIT
LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITIES. SO WE'VE
EXPRESSED TO YOU, MANY OF YOU
HERE IN THIS CHAMBER AND OTHER
FORUMS AND OTHER VENUES OVER THE
PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THAT
FUNDING SUPPORT IS CRITICAL FOR
CBOS TO KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN.
SO THESE FUNDS WILL HELP ALLOW
THEM TO STAY OPERABLE, PROVIDE
ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS
EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOUSING,
FOOD ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT
DIRECTLY TO TRANS AND QUEER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TO OUR
LONGTIME RESIDENTS, AND
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE COMING
TO SEATTLE AS A PLACE FOR
REFUGE. SO WE THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
STANDING UP THIS AMENDMENT ON
BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
AND TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
HER OFFICE FOR CONSULTING WITH
US IN DRAFTING THIS LEGISLATION
TO SUPPORT TWO-SPIRIT LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITIES. RESOURCES ARE AT A
BREAKING POINT FOR MEMBERS OF
OUR TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITIES,
AND SO WE, AS THE COMMISSION,
AMPLIFY OUR COMMUNITY'S REQUESTS
FOR CITY LEADERSHIP TO MOVE
SWIFTLY TO DO SOMETHING TO
DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR
APPROVING THE SHORT TERM
STABILIZATION FUNDING. AND SO
THE COMMISSION THANKS YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS AMENDMENT,
AND LOOKS FORWARD TO PARTNERING
WITH YOU IN THE PROCESS. THANK
YOU.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH. UP NEXT IS
LEE, FOLLOWED BY JOSH. AND THEN
DEAR.
-- HELLO, MY NAME IS LEE. I
WOULD LIKE TO START BY OFFERING
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AFFECTED BY
THE FIRES. MY DEEPEST
CONDOLENCES. I HOPE YOU GET THE
HELP YOU NEED. I CAME HERE TODAY
TO ASK FOR HELP FOR THE TRANS
COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY A
DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY AND
FUNDING FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS.
I'M A DISTRICT THREE VOTER. I
AM NON-BINARY, AND NOTHING I'M
ABOUT TO TELL YOU IS SPECIAL OR
UNIQUE. I WAS MISGENDERED FOR
YEARS AT MY OLD JOB BEFORE I WAS
FIRED IN RETALIATION FOR PUSHING
BACK. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR
WORK FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS.
RECENTLY, I WAS OFFERED A NEW
JOB. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON
WEARING A PRONOUN PIN. THEY
FIRED ME THREE DAYS IN WITH NO
EXPLANATION OTHER THAN A BAD
CULTURE FIT. LIKE I SAID, THERE
IS NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT MY
SITUATION BECAUSE TRANS
DISCRIMINATION IS COMMON.
INSTEAD OF WASTING TIME CRYING
ABOUT HOW SCARED OR DEMORALIZED
I FEEL, I WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS
THAT I THINK ARE FAIR. DO YOU
WANT A MORE SEVERE HOUSING
CRISIS? DO YOU WANT TRANS PEOPLE
TO GET PUSHED INTO SURVIVAL SEX
WORK BECAUSE DISCRIMINATION IS
ALREADY HERE. IT'S NOT GOING
ANYWHERE AND NEITHER ARE TRANS
PEOPLE. FUND HOUSING SERVICES
FOR TRANS PEOPLE, OR THE HOUSING
CRISIS WILL GET WORSE. YOU ARE
EITHER GOING TO FUND SERVICES
FOR US. ARE YOU GOING TO PAY
OVERTIME TO THE COPS TO EVICT
US? EITHER WAY, THE MONEY IS
ALREADY SPENT. THIS IS NOT A
THREAT BECAUSE I'M SCARED FOR MY
COMMUNITY AND FOR MYSELF. BIGOTS
DON'T WANT TO SEE US
CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORKPLACE.
THEY WANT US PUSHED OUT AND
ROTTING ON THE SIDEWALK. PLEASE
DECLARE A TRANS HOUSING STATE OF
EMERGENCY. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS JOSH,
FOLLOWED BY DEAR AND THEN ISLA.
-- HELLO, MY NAME IS JOSH. I'M
THE.
-- TREASURER OF SEATTLE'S LGBTQ
CENTER KOI TRANS EVACUEE
NETWORK, SO MY OPINIONS
EXPRESSED HERE ARE OF MY OWN. I
AM CISGENDER, BUT THE PLANE IS
BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW BY TRANS
PEOPLE WHILE IT'S FLYING, WHILE
THEY'RE TRYING TO BASICALLY
STABILIZE THEMSELVES AND HOUSE
THEMSELVES. I'VE SEEN THE OPEN
ARMS DINNERS HELD AT SEATTLE
CENTER TRU CENTER FOR RECENT
EVACUEES FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF
THE UNITED STATES. I'VE SEEN THE
FREE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FROM
SEATTLE'S LGBTQ CENTER PROVIDE
FREE MENTAL HEALTH.
STABILIZATION FOR RECENT TRANS
EVACUEES. AND I'VE SEEN COI,
THE TRANS EVACUEE NETWORK,
STABILIZE AND HOUSE TRANS
EVACUEES FROM ALL OVER THIS
NATION WHO ARE RUNNING AWAY FROM
HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ABUSIVE
FAMILIES, AND SO MUCH MORE. THE
PLANE IS BEING BUILT, BUT IT'S
RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION PUT OUT A CALL FOR
EMERGENCY FUNDS TO HOUSE AND
STABILIZE OUR TRANS SEATTLEITES,
AND IT'S BEEN MOSTLY IGNORED.
WE ARE READY FOR YOU. WE'RE
READY FOR THESE FUNDS. COI HAS A
BUDGET AND THEY HAVE BLANK LINES
FOR PAYROLL AND GRANTS, BUT WE
HAVE SO MUCH MORE EXPENSE LINES
FOR ALL THE EVACUEES WE'RE
SUPPORTING. I KNOW TRACTION
NEEDS THE FUNDS AND SEATTLE'S
LOGISTIC CENTER IS RIGHT NOW
ONLY BEING PRIVATELY FUNDED FOR
THOSE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
PLEASE GIVE THESE ORGANIZATIONS
MONEY AT EVERY LEVEL FROM WHERE
THE TRANS PEOPLE ARE COMING IN
TO WHEN THEY'RE BEING
STABILIZED, AND ALSO PROVIDE THE
WORKPLACE AND HOUSING
PROTECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
REQUESTED. SO TO SO AS
DEMONSTRATED HERE, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
-- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS DEAR.
AND WE HAVE SIGN LANGUAGE
INTERPRETER ON THE SCREEN HERE.
DO YOU ALSO NEED, INTERPRETED.
SO WE'LL DO, FOUR MINUTES. ARE
YOU JUST GOING TO PRESS.
-- MY NAME IS DEAN KUBOTA,
DISTRICT TWO CITY. I AM THE
CO-FOUNDER OF CITY SAVE OUR
SENIORS PROJECT MURAL PROJECT. I
AM REQUESTING DOUBLE TIME AS AN
ADA ACCOMMODATION. I'M HERE AS
A SWARM OF BEES BECAUSE TRANS
PEOPLE ARE POLLINATORS OF
POLITICAL ISSUES. OUR COMMUNITY
ARE MEMBERS OF EVERY PROTECTED
CLASS. CULTURALLY, WE SHOP
SMALL, HAVE SMALL BUSINESSES AND
CREATE JOBS. YOU WANT TO INVEST
IN EVERY PROTECTED CLASS AT
ONCE. INVEST IN QUEER PEOPLE.
DEDICATING A SECTION OF THE
BUDGET TO FUNDING SEATTLE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY WILL CREATE ECONOMIC
STABILITY. THE BUDGET NEEDS TO
CREATE MONEY. IT COULD CREATE
SUSTAINABLE JOBS, AND QUEER
PEOPLE DO THAT. A QUEER FOCUSED
BUDGET TELLS THE WORLD THAT
SEATTLE IS A WORLD CLASS CITY
WORTH WORKING AND MAKING A
FAMILY IN. QUEER ORGANIZATIONS
DO THAT. WE ARE YOUR SKILLED
LABORERS IN TECH AND DESIGN YOUR
TEACHERS. WE ARE YOUR BARISTAS,
YOUR CAREGIVERS, AND WE ARE YOUR
VOTERS I CANNOT SPEAK TO
EVERYONE'S EXPERIENCE, BUT I CAN
SIGN THAT SEATTLE KING COUNTY
COURTHOUSE IS NOT FULLY ASL
ACCESSIBLE. ITS LAW LIBRARY
ISN'T, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO
SCHEDULE ASL INTERPRETERS FOR
COURT. SEATTLE KING COUNTY ALSO
DOESN'T HAVE A CIVIL RIGHTS
ADVOCATE FOR HATE CRIME, WHICH
MEANS SURVIVORS LIKE ME ARE LEFT
TO NAVIGATE IMPOSSIBLE PAPERWORK
ALONE. WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS
IF NOT FOR THIS DRAG QUEEN
WITHOUT A VOICE BOX? WHAT WE
NEED. WE ARE DEMANDING. BECAUSE
IF YOU DO NOT GIVE IT TO US, WE
WILL VOTE YOU OUT AND VOTE
SOMEONE BETTER IN
-- THANK YOU DEAR. ALWAYS GOOD
TO SEE YOU. UP NEXT IS ISLA
TAYLOR AND THEN PETER. AALIYAH,
AALIYAH. MY APOLOGIES.
-- NO NO WORRIES., SO I WANTED
TO YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE., I
WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE FUNDING
OF THE LGBTQ COMMISSION AND KIND
OF AS A RESULT, THE FUNDING OF
TRANS AND QUEER NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH AS WE HAVE
HEARD AND KNOW, ARE AT A
BREAKING POINT. I VOLUNTEER WITH
TRACTION OR THE OPEN ARMS
PROJECT. WE HELP TRANS REFUGEES,
COME TO SEATTLE BECAUSE IT IS A
PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BE SAFER.
AND, AND I SPEAK AS BOTH A
LOCAL, HAVING GROWN UP ON QUEEN
ANNE AND SORT OF A TRANSPLANT,
HAVING LEFT FOR TEN YEARS,
RETURNED, COME OUT AND SINCE
LOST ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT I
WAS EVER CONNECTED TO BEFORE,
INCLUDING MY, YOU KNOW,
SUPPOSEDLY LIBERAL PARENTS. AND
I FEELS, FEELS REPRESENTATIVE OF
HOW THE CITY OFTEN TREATS US. I
SEE SO MANY TRANS REFUGEES
COMING, WORKING SO HARD. YOU
KNOW, I DO SO MANY RESUME
REVIEWS. I DO SO MUCH, YOU KNOW,
TALKING WITH PEOPLE ABOUT HOW
THEY CAN FIND HOUSING, HOW THEY
CAN FIND, YOU KNOW, STABLE WORK.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR LIKE, YOU
KNOW, HANDOUTS OR SUPPORT. WE'RE
LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW,
STABILIZATION IN THIS SORT OF
LIKE RESPONSE TO AN EMERGENCY
THAT WILL HELP US GET TO A PLACE
WHERE WE CAN BE SUSTAINABLE.
IT'S NEVER ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
JUST LOOKING FOR THINGS FOR
FREE. IT'S ABOUT LIKE, DESPITE
EVERYTHING THAT WE DO,
EVERYTHING THAT WE TRY, YOU
KNOW, HOW OFTEN IS, YOU KNOW,
THE TRANS WOMAN BEING SELECTED
FROM HUNDREDS OF APPLICANTS FOR
EVERY OPEN JOB AT A, AT
SOMEWHERE THAT WOULD PAY THEM
ENOUGH TO BE HOUSED IN SEATTLE.,
IT IS ABOUT HOW HARD THIS
COMMUNITY ALREADY IS WORKING.
AND I MEAN, I, I LOOK AT MY
GIRLFRIEND FOR,, FOR
INSPIRATION, SHE'S LITERALLY OUT
RIGHT NOW DOING CASE MANAGEMENT
WORK, WORKING WITH UNHOUSED
PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST IN
THE QUEER COMMUNITY, BUT IN
EVERY COMMUNITY. AND SO LIKE,
WE'RE HERE AND WE SHOW UP FOR
OURSELVES BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE
WILL. AND I'M JUST REALLY
THANKFUL TO COUNCILMEMBERS LIKE
RINCK WHO ARE OUT IN COMMUNITY
AND EVERYONE SUPPORTING
PROPOSITIONS LIKE THAT AND
FUNDING FOR,, FOR OUR
ORGANIZATIONS. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH. UP NEXT IS
TAYLOR, FOLLOWED BY PETER.
-- HELLO, MY NAME IS TAYLOR
FARLEY, QUEER POWER ALLIANCE,
AND I AM ASKING FOR THE,
EXTENSION, FOR YOU TO PASS THE
AMENDMENT FIVE., I'M ALSO GOT A
TEXT FROM TRACTION THAT THEY ARE
ALSO ASKING FOR THAT, COMMUNITY
IS AT DIRE STRAITS. AS YOU'RE
HEARING. AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE
SUFFERING BECAUSE THE
AMPLIFICATION OF PEOPLE COMING
IN AND THE RESOURCES GOING OUT
IS NOT MEETING THAT CRITERIA. WE
ARE DOING DATA RESEARCH. IT
WOULD HELP TO HELP YOU MAKE
BETTER DECISIONS. IF YOU COULD
ALSO SUPPLY THESE FUNDS TO BE
FOR HOUSING, FOOD ACCESS, FOR
THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO DO THE
WORK THAT THEY DO THAT YOU
CANNOT REPLICATE WITH THE
TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY
HAVE BUILT. THERE IS NO WAY TO
REPLICATE THIS INFORMATION. THIS
IS A FIRST STEP, FIRST TIME
REQUEST. AND THIS IS A TIME OF
URGENCY WHEN WE'RE SEEING OUR
TRANS AND NONBINARY FOLKS COMING
HERE THINKING THAT THEY HAVE A
PLACE TO COME TO THAT'S NOT JUST
SAFE, BUT AFFORDABLE, AND ALSO A
PLACE WHERE THEY KNOW THAT THEIR
VOICES CAN BE HEARD. SO I AM
ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THIS AND
MAKE SURE THAT THIS PASSES SO
THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
CONSTANTLY NOT BEING PUSHED OUT
INTO THE RURAL AREAS WHERE THERE
ARE NO DIRECT SERVICES. THIS IS
WHERE THE CITY HAS ITS STRENGTH
IN SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES
AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
SUPPORT THEM, THAT HAVE THAT
TRUSTED RELATIONSHIP, THAT HAVE
BUILT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE, BUT THE
COMMUNITY. AND WITH YOU. I
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
-- THANK YOU. TAYLOR. UP NEXT IS
PETER, AND THAT WILL BE OUR LAST
PUBLIC COMMENTER FOR TODAY. SO
IF YOU ARE HERE AND WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK BUT HAVE NOT YET SIGNED
UP, I AM SEEING WE HAVE EIGHT
SEVEN PEOPLE ONLINE. AND SO
AFTER PETER GOES, WE'LL
TRANSITION TO ONLINE PUBLIC
COMMENT. WELCOME, PETER.
-- THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MY NAME IS PETER
EHRENKRANZ. I'M A LONGTIME
RESIDENT OF NORTH BEACON HILL.
AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE EDDIE
LIN AND YOUR STAFF MEMBER,
GARRETT, WHO I MET LAST NIGHT.
REGARDING AND EXPRESS MY SUPPORT
FOR AMENDMENT SIX. AS ANYBODY
WHO HAS WALKED UP THE HILL
THROUGH THE ID AND GONE TO 12th
AND JACKSON AND GONE ACROSS THE
JOSE RIZAL BRIDGE, RECOGNIZES
WE'RE IN A FULL BLOWN CRISIS.
WE HAVE PEOPLE JUST LAST WEEK
DOING DRUGS IN MY BACKYARD,
LEAVING THEIR PARAPHERNALIA ON
MY DRIVEWAYS. ONE OF MY
NEIGHBORS GARAGES WAS BURNED
DOWN. MY KIDS, WHO ARE TEENAGERS
WHO SHOULD BE FULLY TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY AND THE
INDEPENDENCE THAT THE PUBLIC
TRANSIT SYSTEM HAS TO OFFER, DO
NOT LIKE, AND IN FACT ARE AFRAID
TO TAKE THE BUS. THE 36 AND THE
60 INTO THE CITY. I DON'T EVEN
LIKE TO DRIVE THROUGH 12th AND
JACKSON. IT'S A SCARY TO LOOK
OUT THE WINDOW AND SEE THE
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE THAT IS THERE.
SOME OF YOU AND I'M QUOTING
FROM FROM WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE
SEEN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
HUMOR IS FOR. IF YOU'VE WALKED
THROUGH, YOU SEE PEOPLE LEANING
OVER GOING LIKE THIS ON EVERY
STREET CORNER. OCCASIONALLY
THERE'S A POLICE, A POLICE
OFFICER THERE MINDING HIS OWN
BUSINESS, WHILE WHO KNOWS WHAT
IS GOING ON FIVE FEET AWAY FROM
HIM. I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR HAS
RELEASED A,. ON JUNE 17th, MADE
A STATEMENT WHICH I KNOW
COUNCILMAN LIN AND PERHAPS
OTHERS OF YOU HAVE SUPPORTED,
THAT MORE IS HAPPENING. IT HAS
BEEN SIX WEEKS. IT LOOKS WORSE
THAN EVER. THERE WAS A GREAT
ARTICLE IN THE ATLANTIC THE
OTHER DAY THAT SAID, WITH A
QUOTE FROM A RESIDENT OF
BURLINGTON, VERMONT, FACING A
SIMILAR CRISIS, IT'S AS IF WE
ARE FROZEN WITH FEAR THAT
SOMEONE MIGHT SEE US AS
UNCOMPASSIONATE COUNCILMAN, I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION
TO THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THAT
AMENDMENT SIX WILL PROVIDE
SERVICES TO TRY TO GET SOME OF
THE PEOPLE WHO, WITH SERIOUS
MENTAL ILLNESSES AND SERIOUS
DRUG ABUSE, CHALLENGES OFF THE
STREETS. BUT I ALSO REQUEST THAT
YOU CONSIDER COMPASSION TO THE
NEIGHBORS, THE ADULTS WHO ARE
MOST AFFECTED BY THIS EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, PETER. WE'LL NOW
MOVE ON TO ONLINE PUBLIC
COMMENTERS. WE HAVE ROSE
LEGIONNAIRES IS A DUPLICATE
DUPLICATE. THERE WE GO. SO WE
HAVE ROSE LEGIONNAIRES, RUBY,
AURORA, MICHAEL WOODWARD AND
CASEY TRUPIN. ROSE WILL PROMOTE
YOU NOW. AND WHEN YOU'RE
PROMOTED, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.
THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME, ROSE.
-- HELLO. THANK YOU FOR FIXING
THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. I
WAS PRETTY SURE I WAS NOT.
SPEAKER 249 ONLINE I'M HERE TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE TRANS
COMMUNITY AND TO BE IN FULL
SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT FIVE.
THERE'S BEEN SO MANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN
STRUGGLING IN OUR COMMUNITY ON
JUST THE MOST MEAGER OF
RESOURCES AS THEY TRY TO HELP
OTHERS, WHILE ALSO STRUGGLING
THEMSELVES. I HAD A FRIEND OF
MINE WHO'S BEEN BOUNCING FROM
PLACE TO PLACE TRYING TO FIND
PERMANENT HOUSING, AND WITH ALL
THE RESOURCES THAT WE'VE HAD
FOR REFUGEES AND THE LACK OF
RESOURCES FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE, I
HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE WHO I
DON'T HAVE A PLACE FOR RIGHT
NOW. WE CAN'T QUITE FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S HOW TO HELP HER. AND SHE
IS IN A COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH DISTRICT, AND SHE
IS A TRANS WOMAN OF COLOR. AND
THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR FUNDING FOR
QUITE SOME TIME THAT ARE IN THAT
DISTRICT THAT JUST HAVE NOT
RECEIVED THEM FOR YEARS. THIS IS
A FAILURE OF THE COUNCIL IN THE
CITY TO NOT PRIORITIZE TRANS
PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT
BEHIND. WE HAVE SO MUCH NEED IN
OUR CITY. WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT ARE SUFFERING. WE HAVE SO
MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE DESPERATELY
TRYING TO EKE AN EXISTENCE OUT
HERE AS THEY HAVE FLED WITH
NOTHING ON THEIR BACKS. WE HAVE
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE COME HERE
JUST HOPING THAT THINGS WERE
GOING TO WORK OUT. THERE IS
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN TOLD,
THAT SOME PEOPLE WOULD RATHER BE
HOMELESS IN CAL ANDERSON, RATHER
THAN LIVING IN THE SOUTH.
THAT'S HOW DESPERATE THINGS ARE
RIGHT NOW FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND
ESPECIALLY AS WE HAVE THE IDAHO
BATHROOM BAN AND WE HAVE OTHER
CRACKDOWNS ACROSS THE NATION,
PEOPLE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE
DESPERATE AND MORE AND MORE
AFRAID. AS I SAID, IN COUNCIL
LAST WEEK, SOMEONE KILLED
THEMSELVES OVER THIS. PLEASE DO
SOMETHING.
-- ROSE. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO
HEAR YOU. THANK YOU FOR CALLING
IN. NEXT WE HAVE RUBY, THEN
MICHAEL, AND THEN CASEY TROOP IN
HIS LAST. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE
DO SIGN UP AT THE FRONT. NOW.
OKAY CAN YOU RUBY, WE'RE
PROMOTING YOU NOW. ONCE YOU'RE
PROMOTED, YOU CAN PRESS STAR
SIX.
PROMOTED. CASEY.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING A LITTLE
OUT OF ORDER. CASEY TRUPIN, I
SEE YOU'VE BEEN PROMOTED. IF
YOU DON'T WANT TO PRESS STAR
SIX, AND THEN WE'LL COME RIGHT
BACK TO RUBY, AND THEN MICHAEL
THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME. CASEY.
-- GREAT. THANK YOU. CHAIR
STRAUSS MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR GIVING
ME THE TIME TODAY. MY NAME IS
CASEY TRUPIN. I WORK AT THE
RAIKES FOUNDATION HERE IN
SEATTLE. WE, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
WORK ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT AN
END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. I'M
ACTUALLY HERE ON BEHALF OF A
PARTNERSHIP OF LOCAL FUNDERS WHO
ARE INVESTING IN SOLUTIONS
AROUND THE STATE TO PREVENT AN
END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS, AND WE
ARE EXCITED TO SUPPORT THE
BUDGET PROVISO THAT WILL
ESTABLISH A PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP TO BRING ONE OF THE
MOST IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS THAT
WE'VE SEEN ON YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
TO SEATTLE, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
WILL BE TESTIFYING ON THIS LATER
ON, SO I WILL KEEP IT SHORT.,
THIS PROGRAM, THE HOMELESSNESS,
PREVENTION AND DIVERSION FUND
HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL
AROUND THE STATE AND IN FACT,
HAS INSPIRED REPLICATION OF IT
AROUND THE COUNTRY. SHORT TERM
CASH INFUSION, FOCUSED ON YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO ARE DEVISING THEIR
OWN SOLUTIONS ALONG WITH TRUSTED
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO'VE
BEEN.
-- CASEY, DID WE LOSE YOU THERE?
-- AROUND THE STATE OF,, 40%.,
WE ARE EXCITED AS A COLLECTION
OF, OF FOUNDATIONS TO, TO,
CO-FUND THIS WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, WITH HSD. AND, WE ARE
HOPING THAT THE COUNCIL WILL
SUPPORT THE PROVISO THAT WILL
SUPPORT THIS HAPPENING. THANK
YOU.
-- THANK YOU. CASEY. WE'LL NOW
PROMOTE RUBY AURORA RUBY, I SEE
YOU'RE HERE. PRESS STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME.
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
YOUR TIME TODAY. MY NAME IS RUBY
AURORA, AND I'M HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF WOODLAND PARK ZOO TO
URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR AMENDMENT
THREE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. FIRST, WE
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS
AMENDMENT AND HIS ATTENTION TO
THIS PROJECT. WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE AND HIS STAFF SINCE THE
FALL OF 2024, WHEN THERE WERE A
NUMBER OF COYOTE INTERACTIONS IN
DISTRICT SEVEN., THIS REASONABLE
ONE TIME FUNDING REQUEST OF
15,000 WILL SUPPORT OUR TEAM AT
THE ZOO TO DEVELOP A COYOTE
COEXISTENCE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. THE PLAN WOULD BE
DEVELOPED BY OUR RESIDENT URBAN
CARNIVORE EXPERT WHO WOULD
REVIEW BEST PRACTICES, INCLUDING
COEXISTENCE PLANS IN OTHER
PLACES, OTHER OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES. ULTIMATELY
RESULTING IN A PLAN THAT WOULD
BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND BETTER INFORM
RESIDENTS AND CITY DEPARTMENTS
ON BEST PRACTICES MOVING
FORWARD. AND WE WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THIS IS NOT A
MANAGEMENT PLAN. IT'S A
COEXISTENCE PLAN. AND THE ZOO
IS, OUR EXPERTS ARE READY TO
SUPPORT THE CITY ON THIS. THANK
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
CHAIR STRAUSS AND THE REST OF
OUR COMMITTEE., WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR
AMENDMENT THREE TODAY.
-- THANK YOU. RUBY. UP NEXT IS
MICHAEL WOODWARD. AND THEN WE
HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER IN
PERSON. AND IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD
LIKE TO SIGN UP, NOW'S THE TIME.
WELCOME, MICHAEL. I SEE YOU
THERE AND YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
WELCOME.
-- GOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. I'M SORRY I
WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON
FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN
OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY., MY
NAME IS MICHAEL WOODWARD. I'M.
MY PRONOUNS ARE HE AND HIM, AND
I'M CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF TRACTION, AND I
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT
FIVE. AS YOU MAY KNOW, TRACTION
IS A TRANS LED ORGANIZATION HERE
IN SEATTLE THAT IS, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, PROVIDING RESETTLEMENT
SERVICES TO TRANS PEOPLE IN
THEIR LOVED ONES, FLEEING
VIOLENCE AND PERSECUTION IN
OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TRANS
PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE IN
CRISIS. SINCE THE START OF 2025,
TRACTION HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN
1700 REQUESTS FOR HELP FROM
TRANS PEOPLE FLEEING HOSTILE
STATES. WE'VE DIRECTLY SERVED
MORE THAN 500 TRANS FOLKS AND
THEIR LOVED ONES OURSELVES, AND
THE NUMBERS KEEP CLIMBING. THE
BURDEN FALLS HARDEST ON BIPOC
TRANS WOMEN WHO FACE THE MOST
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHEN
THEY'RE LEAVING, AND THE
STEEPEST BARRIERS WHEN THEY
ARRIVE. AND WE DON'T DO THIS
WORK ALONE. TRACTION IS PART OF
A WEB OF CARE ALONGSIDE COI.
GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE, LAVENDER
RIGHTS PROJECT UTOPIA,
WASHINGTON, QUEER POWER ALLIANCE
AND OTHERS PROVIDING EMERGENCY
SHELTER, FOOD ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT
SUPPORT AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
AMENDMENT FIVE WOULD FUND ARE
MORE THAN 85 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS
ARE STRETCHED TO THEIR LIMITS.
OUR PROGRAM MANAGER, WHO WORKS
FULL TIME BUT ONLY RECEIVES A
SMALL MONTHLY STIPEND, IS
DESPERATELY SUPPORTED IN NEED OF
SUPPORT STAFF AND WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOW
THREATENING TO STRIP FUNDING
FROM ANY ORGANIZATION THAT EVEN
ACKNOWLEDGED OUR EXISTENCE, THAT
NEED IS ONLY GOING TO GROW.
SEATTLE CANNOT WAIT. THIS
$300,000 AMENDMENT IS THROUGH.
HSD IS A LIFELINE. IT MEANS A
BED FOR SOMEONE SLEEPING IN A
CAR TONIGHT, A HOT MEAL, A BUS
PASS, A JOB LEAD. SEATTLE LED
THE NATION WHEN TRACTION
INITIATED THE CALL FOR AN
EMERGENCY DECLARATION THROUGH
THE LGBT COMMISSION. NOW THIS
COMMITTEE CAN MATCH THAT
LEADERSHIP WITH REAL RESOURCES.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH, BUT IT'S A
START. I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON
AMENDMENT FIVE. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH, MICHAEL.
AND WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE REMOTELY
PRESENT. AND SO RAYMOND BASHA,
YOU'RE UP NEXT. WELCOME. YES.
-- HI. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
AND I AM JUST HERE AGAIN TODAY
TO SPEAK ON THE FUNDS FROM THE
GENERAL FUND BEING PULLED FOR
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS FOR THE
2026 2027 SCHOOL YEAR, AND THAT
WE ARE ABLE TO COME TO THIS
DECISION TOGETHER. I COME TO YOU
ALL LIKE UNSCRIPTED TODAY AND
JUST ULTIMATELY IN GRATITUDE. I
KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A
INTERESTING JOURNEY FOR THE FOR
THE SCHOOL MEALS PLAN, AND THERE
HAVE BEEN MANY DIFFERENT EFFORTS
MADE. AND I JUST COME AND
GRATITUDE THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO COME TO A CONCLUSION WHERE NO
CHILD HAS TO GO HUNGRY, AND THAT
OUR STUDENTS AREN'T AT THE
CONSEQUENCE OF INTERNAL THINGS
HAPPENING. SO YEAH, I'M HAPPY
THAT THE THE OUTSIDE HAS BEEN
ABLE TO WORK WITH THE INSIDE,
AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO JUST
COME UP WITH THIS PLAN. AND
STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO FEEL
ULTIMATELY THE EFFECTS OF THAT
BECAUSE THEY ARE BENEFACTORS,
THEY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE
DOING THIS FOR. AND I KNOW THAT
THE CONVERSATION WAS NEVER
AROUND. WHO'S MORE DESERVING OF
BEING FED? WHOSE MOST HUNGRY,
WHO'S ALL OF THESE THINGS. AND
I'M HAPPY THAT. STUDENTS
ULTIMATELY DON'T HAVE TO THINK
THEY ALL STUDENTS GET TO EAT
WITH THE VOUCHER PROGRAM WITH
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. SO YEAH,
I'M APPRECIATIVE TO BOTH.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
THE LIKE VOUCHER PROGRAM AS WELL
AS JUST FOR THE EFFORTS TO
CONTINUE TO GET PUSHED FOR 2020
627 SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOL MEALS TO
GET FUNDED. AND AS SOMEONE WHO
WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THESE THINGS
AND WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE
AREAS WHO WILL LIKELY RECEIVE
THESE VOUCHER PROGRAMS, AS WELL
AS WITH STUDENTS WHO WILL
ULTIMATELY BE BENEFITING FROM
GETTING SCHOOL MEALS. IN THE
2627 SCHOOL YEAR. I AM EXCITED
TO GET TO SEE HOW THESE THINGS
GET IMPLEMENTED AND ULTIMATELY
CAN CREATE TANGIBLE CHANGE
WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. SO YES,
I THANK YOU ALL AND I HOPE THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO COME TO THAT
DECISION TODAY TO. I KNOW IT'S
GETTING FIXED. SO, YEAH, JUST
COME TO THAT DECISION TODAY TO
BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT SCHOOL
MEALS GET FUNDED FOR THE 2627
SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
-- THANK YOU. RAMON, DO WE HAVE
ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY?
LOOKING AROUND, GOING ONCE,
GOING TWICE. THAT DOES CONCLUDE
THE LIST OF REGISTERED PUBLIC
COMMENTERS, BOTH REMOTE AND IN
PERSON. AND SO WE WILL MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS.
AND ITEMS PLURAL. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ APPOINTMENTS THREE,
FIVE, SIX, SIX THROUGH THREE,
FIVE, 18 AND, ACTUALLY ITEMS ONE
THROUGH FIVE INTO THE RECORD AND
THEN I'LL LET YOU DO THAT OTHER
PART
-- OKAY? ITEM ONE, APPOINTMENT
3566 REAPPOINTMENT OF SUZANNE
SHELTON AS MEMBER INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO
JULY 31st, 2028. ITEM TWO.
APPOINTMENT 3546. REAPPOINTMENT
OF LUTHER MILLS AS MEMBER
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
A TERM TO JULY 31st, 2028. ITEM
THREE APPOINTMENT 3545.
REAPPOINTMENT OF DEREK
BELLEGARDE AS MEMBER INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO
JULY 31st, 2028. ITEM FOUR.
APPOINTMENT 3546 REAPPOINTMENT.
JEREMY TAKALA AS MEMBER
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
A TERM TO JULY 31st, 2028. ITEM
FIVE. APPOINTMENT 3545.
INTRODUCTION OF JACKIE S
MACCORMACK AS MEMBER INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO
JULY 31st, 2028. AND BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
PRESENTER COLBY MONA SMITH FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
-- GOOD MORNING COLBY AND I KNOW
THAT WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A
PRESENTATION FROM YOU UNLESS
YOU. YOU HAD ONE THAT I DIDN'T
KNOW ABOUT. DIDN'T THINK SO,
BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME
WE'VE HAD THESE APPOINTMENTS
HERE IN COMMITTEE. COLLEAGUES, I
REALLY APPRECIATED THE
CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD AT OUR
LAST COMMITTEE MEETING ABOUT
SUZANNE SALTO, LUTHER J. MILLS,
DEREK BELLEGARDE, JEREMY TAKALA,
AND JACKIE MCCORMICK. SOME
REALLY AMAZING COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND TRIBAL LEADERS HERE IN OUR
AREA. COLLEAGUES AT THIS TIME.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THESE APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS? IF NOT, I'M
GOING TO GO TO A VOTE. WITH
THAT, THE ITEMS HAVE BEEN READ
INTO THE RECORD. AND SO I MOVE
APPOINTMENTS THREE, FIVE, SIX,
SIX THROUGH THREE, FIVE, 18,
THREE, FIVE, FOUR SIX AND 3545.
IS THERE A SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO PASS THESE
APPOINTMENTS AND BRING THEM BACK
TO THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL. COLLEAGUES. ANY FINAL
COMMENTS? SEEING NO FINAL
COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENTS?
THREE, FIVE. SIX. SIX THROUGH
THREE. FIVE. 18. THREE. FIVE.
FOUR. SIX AND THREE. FIVE FOUR.
FIVE.
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- AYE.
-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- YES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE.
-- VICE CHAIR RIVERA. I CHAIR
STRAUSS. AYE THAT'S FIVE IN
FAVOR ZERO OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES
AND SUZANNE SALTO LUTHER J.
MILLS, DEREK BELLEGARDE, JEREMY
TAKALA, AND JACKIE MCCORMICK.
THERE. REAPPOINTMENT PACKAGES
WILL BE SENT TO THE FULL
COUNCIL, AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON
TO ITEM TWO. CLERK WILL YOU
PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD ALL. TECHNICALLY. ITEM
SIX.
-- ITEM SIX TRIBAL NATIONS
SUMMIT PROGRESS UPDATE BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION PRESENTERS.
FRANCESCA MURNANE, OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND
COLBY MONA SMITH FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
-- AND WE ALSO HAVE DIRECTOR
HASHEMI WITH US TODAY. I WILL
PASS IT RIGHT BACK OVER TO YOU,
COLLEAGUES. THIS IS FOLLOWS THE
SAME FORMAT AS THE TRIBAL
NATIONS TRIBAL SUMMIT NATIONS
SUMMIT UPDATE THAT WE HAD AT THE
LAST COMMITTEE. WE'RE NOW
MOVING INTO THE ADDITIONAL
COMMITMENT AREAS. NEXT YEAR,
WE'LL BE TAKING THESE, YOU
KNOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE ONE BY
ONE, AND WE'LL START DOING THESE
REGULAR CHECK INS PROBABLY
QUARTERLY RATHER THAN ANNUALLY,
SO THAT WE CAN DIG INTO THIS
INFORMATION A LITTLE BIT MORE
DEEPLY. AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS
IT OVER TO THE COMMITTEE TABLE.
DIRECTOR, IF YOU WANT TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THE
TABLE, WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
-- GOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I'M MINA HASHEMI, DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS.
-- AND MY NAME IS FRANCESCA
MURNANE. I'M A CITIZEN OF THE
SHAWNEE TRIBE AND OF THE
CHEROKEE NATION. AND I WORK IN
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS AS THE TRIBAL
RELATIONS DIRECTOR.
-- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
COLBY SMITH. I AM ALSO A CITIZEN
OF THE CHEROKEE NATION OF
OKLAHOMA, AND I WORK FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AS
THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
LIAISON.
-- WONDERFUL.
-- THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION
TO JOIN TODAY, WE'RE PLEASED TO
PRESENT THE SECOND AND FINAL
PART OF THE TWO PART BRIEFING ON
PROGRESS EMERGING FROM THE
CITY'S TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT.
AS THIS COMMITTEE KNOWS, CITY
POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
HAVE FAR REACHING IMPACTS ON
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AND IT
REMAINS CRITICAL THAT THE CITY
RESPECTFULLY ENGAGE SOVEREIGN
TRIBAL NATIONS AND GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIPS. IN
RECENT YEARS, HAS PRIORITIZED
REBUILDING AND EXPANDING OUR
TRIBAL RELATIONS PROGRAM TO BE
MORE PROACTIVE, ACCOUNTABLE, AND
RESPONSIVE TO TRIBAL NATIONS. A
CORNERSTONE OF THIS WORK HAS
BEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT, A CITY WIDE
CONVENING LED BY OCR IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY
DEPARTMENTS. THE MAYOR AND THE
COUNCIL. THE SUMMIT HAS PROVIDED
AN OFFICIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
CITY TO IDENTIFY ACTIONS AND
OUTCOMES THAT UPHOLD THE
SOVEREIGNTY AND TREATY RIGHTS OF
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES,
WHILE BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS,
STRENGTHENING COALITIONS, AND
TRULY LISTENING. IN THE
FOLLOWING PRESENTATION, WE WILL
CONTINUE TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THE
OUTCOMES AND COMMITMENTS
EMERGING FROM THE 2025 SUMMIT.
SEATTLE REMAINS ONE OF THE FEW
CITIES NATIONWIDE TO
MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE WITH TRIBAL
NATIONS THROUGH GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT CONVENINGS, AND WE
ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO THE
TRIBAL LEADERS AND CITY PARTNERS
WHOSE ENGAGEMENT AND
COLLABORATION MAKES THIS
POSSIBLE. CITY DEPARTMENTS LEAD
MUCH OF THE DAY TO DAY WORK WITH
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES, CARRYING OUT THIS
ENGAGEMENT UNDER THE DIRECTION
AND GUIDANCE OF OIRA TO ENSURE
CONSISTENCY AND ALIGNMENT ACROSS
THE CITY AND SUSTAINED PROGRESS
WILL REQUIRE CONTINUED
PARTNERSHIP FROM ALL CITY
DEPARTMENTS, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU CHAIR
STRAUSS, FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND
LEADERSHIP TO THIS WORK. WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR COUNCIL'S
COLLABORATION IN THIS EFFORT. WE
HOPE THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH
TO YOU SEE TODAY CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN OUR WORK IN FUTURE
BRIEFINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS. THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME,
PARTNERSHIP AND CONTINUED
SUPPORT. TURN IT OVER TO
FRANCESCA.
-- THANK YOU, DIRECTOR, AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING THIS
SECOND SEGMENT OF UPDATES.
TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS
ON CULTURAL VISIBILITY AND
VITALITY, AS WELL AS THE
COMMITMENTS IN THE AREA OF
EFFECTIVE TRIBAL RELATIONS AND
NATIVE ENGAGEMENT. WE'LL JUST
REITERATE THAT THE TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT IS A CRITICAL
CITY FORUM TO IDENTIFY SOME TOP
SHARED PRIORITIES AMONG MANY OF
OUR TRIBAL AND URBAN NATIVE
PARTNERS, AND OCR IS GRATEFUL
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STEWARD
THIS WORK AND SHARE THE CITY'S
COLLECTIVE STORY. AND WE ALSO
PROVIDE THE ONGOING STRATEGIC
DIRECTION TO CITY DEPARTMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE THANK
THE MANY CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT
CHAMPION THESE EFFORTS AND
CONSISTENTLY IDENTIFY NEW
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND AND
IMPROVE UPON OUR COMMITMENTS
SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2025,
PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON MANY
COMMITMENT AREAS. FOR THESE TWO
SECTIONS, THE WORK IS ONGOING
AND IT'S ITERATIVE. IT CAN TAKE
MANY YEARS FOR A SINGLE PROJECT
TO COME TO FRUITION, AND MANY
ENGAGEMENTS FOR MEANINGFUL
PROGRESS TO BE MADE. THIS TYPE
OF PROGRESS REPORTING SEEKS TO
IDENTIFY THAT WE'RE ON TRACK
AND KEEPING THESE COMMITMENTS
INTEGRATED INTO THE WORK OF THE
CITY. AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT
THERE'S MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO
DO MORE AND TO DO BETTER. SO WE
KEEP THESE AT THE FOREFRONT AND
WE SEEK NEW OPPORTUNITIES WHERE
FEASIBLE AND ALIGNED WITH TRIBAL
AND CITY PRIORITIES IN THE AREA
OF CULTURAL VISIBILITY AND
VITALITY. WE HAVE FOUR MAIN
COMMITMENTS WITH MANY NESTED
ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON
INDIGENOUS ARTS AND CULTURAL
PLACEMAKING THROUGHOUT THE CITY,
INCLUDING TANGIBLE ASSETS, AS
WELL AS CITYWIDE PLANNING
DOCUMENTS TO INTEGRATE AND
INFUSE THOSE PRIORITIES THROUGH
LONG TERM VISION OF THE CITY
-- IN THE AREA OF EFFECTIVE
TRIBAL RELATIONS AND INDIGENOUS
ENGAGEMENT, THE CITY HAS NINE
COMMITMENT FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON
IMPROVING ENGAGEMENT AND
CONSULTATION WITH TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND AMONG INDIGENOUS
RESIDENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND
GROUPS, AND AS SIMILARLY, ALL OF
THESE ARE ONGOING AND ON TRACK.
-- AND LIKE OUR LAST
PRESENTATION WILL BE FEATURING A
DEEP DIVE TO A FEW SPECIFIC
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS TO HELP GIVE
YOU SOME COLOR INTO HOW THIS
WORK LOOKS ON THE GROUND. WE'RE
REACHING ANOTHER IMPORTANT
MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE TRIBAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER
ALONG SEATTLE WATERFRONT. THIS
HAS BEEN A LONG AWAITED PROJECT
STEMMING FROM YEARS OF
NEGOTIATIONS AND MITIGATIONS
RELATED TO THE SEAWALL
REPLACEMENT. WITH THE LIFTING OF
THE WORLD CUP CONSTRUCTION
MORATORIUM, WE'RE NOW MOVING
FORWARD WITH INTERIOR
RENOVATIONS OF THE FUTURE HOME
OF THE INTERPRETIVE CENTER, AS
WELL AS A PLACE THAT WILL HOUSE
SOME CITY OFFICE STAFF. THE
FACILITY WILL BE ANOTHER
INFLUENTIAL FEATURE ON THE
WATERFRONT RECONNECTING THE
ANCIENT AND CONTEMPORARY
HISTORIES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
TO THE LAND AND WATERS THAT THEY
HAVE CALLED HOME SINCE TIME
IMMEMORIAL. WE'RE ALSO PLEASED
TO SHARE THAT THE NORTHWEST
NATIVE CANOE CENTER IS ON TRACK
FOR A FALL 2026 GRAND OPENING
ALONG THE SHORES OF SOUTH LAKE
UNION IN DISTRICT SEVEN. THIS
PROJECT IS A NEAR 50 YEAR VISION
OF BERNIE WHITEBEAR THAT'S NOW
BEING CARRIED FORWARD IN A
UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT AND UNITED
INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES
FOUNDATION. THE CENTER WILL BE A
GATHERING PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT
WOOD CARVING AND CANOE CULTURE
THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
-- AND FRANCESCA, JUST BEFORE
YOU MOVE ON, I KNOW THAT THE
CANOE CENTER HAS BEEN OVER A
DECADE IN THE MAKING AND HAS HAD
MANY HURDLES TO OVERCOME, AND SO
IT'S JUST REALLY AMAZING TO GET
TO SEE IT, TO BECOME A REALITY
HERE IN OUR CITY.
-- IT TRULY IS. WE LOOK FORWARD
TO THE OPENING AND THE ONGOING
PROGRAMING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE
THERE.
-- YEAH.
-- ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS JUST DOWN
THE STREET, THE CHIEF SEATTLE
CLUB AND THE ALLIANCE FOR
PIONEER SQUARE HAS CHAMPIONED A
COMMUNITY LED REDESIGN OF BOSTON
SQUARE, A PUBLIC SPACE IN
PIONEER SQUARE. THESE GROUPS
HAVE ENVISIONED AN INDIGENOUS
FOCUS GATHERING SPACE HONORING
THE ENDURING PRESENCE AND
CULTURE OF COAST SALISH PEOPLES.
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION HAS LED THE FINAL
DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF THAT
COMMUNITY LED VISION, WORKING
CLOSELY WITH BOTH PARTNERS
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THE
DESIGN FOLLOWS A CONCEPT CALLED
FOREST TO SHORE, WHICH MIMICS
THE ECOLOGICAL TRANSECT OF A
PUGET SOUND SHORELINE MOVING
FROM BLUFF TO BEACH, IT CREATES
A DISTINCT ZONE FOR GATHERING
AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION,
INCLUDING A CENTRAL GATHERING
CIRCLE THAT CAN HOST CULTURAL
PERFORMANCES AND COMMUNITY
GATHERINGS, INCLUDED ARE NATIVE
PLANTINGS THROUGHOUT THE SITE,
REFLECTING THE SAME SHORELINE
CONCEPT, AND REINFORCE THE
CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL IDENTITY
OF THE SPACE AND ANCHORING. THE
PLAZA IS A 21 FOOT CARVED
WELCOME FIGURE COMMISSIONED BY
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB CALLED
GRANDMOTHER FROG. IT WAS CREATED
BY ANDREA WILBUR CAO, A MEMBER
OF THE JACKSON ISLAND TRIBE. THE
PLAZA IS NOW COMPLETE AND OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC. SEPARATELY, THE
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB HAS PROPOSED
RENAMING THE SPACE TO HONOR VI
HILBERT, AN UPPER SKAGIT ELDER
WHO LED THE REVITALIZATION AND
PRESERVATION OF LUSHOOTSEED
LANGUAGE AND COAST SALISH
CULTURE. OCR IS WORKING TO
ADVANCE THAT PROPOSAL, INCLUDING
OUTREACH TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
AS PART OF THE PROCESS.
-- THANK YOU. JUST BEFORE WE
MOVE ON, I CAN'T HELP MYSELF,
BUT DISCUSS THIS. I STARTED
WORKING ON FORTSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT, I THINK, IN 2018,
POSSIBLY 2019 WITH DEREK BELGARD
AND COLLEEN ECHOHAWK AS THE ALL
OWL HOUSE WAS SET TO OPEN, AND
IT IS JUST AMAZING TO WATCH THE
TRANSFORMATION. COLLEAGUES, YOU
MAY REMEMBER PREVIOUS TO THIS
REDEVELOPMENT, THE ART PIECE
THAT WAS IN FORTSON SQUARE WAS
CALLED THE RUINS. IT LITERALLY
WAS DEPICTING THE OUR CITY IN
RUINS WITH COBBLESTONES AND IT.
IT JUST WAS NOT A WELCOMING
PLACE. IT WAS HARD TO PASS
THROUGH. IT WAS WASN'T A
PRODUCTIVE PART OF OUR DOWNTOWN
AREA. AND TODAY WE GET TO HAVE A
WELCOMING SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN
GATHER AMAZING ART. AND WHAT'S
IMPORTANT IS ALSO THAT THIS IS
ON THE EDGE OF WHAT USED TO BE
THE SHORELINE. COLLEAGUES, YOU
MAY KNOW THAT THE SMITH TOWER,
WHERE IT'S BUILT, WAS BUILT
BECAUSE IT WAS THE CLOSEST
BEDROCK TO THE WATERFRONT. AND
SO THIS IS ABLE TO START
REIMAGINING WHAT THAT IS, WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND FROM TIME
IMMEMORIAL TO TODAY. AND SO
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS
ON FORTSON SQUARE PLACE MAKING
NONE. TAKE IT AWAY.
-- AND OTHER TYPES OF INDIGENOUS
PLACE MAKING THE OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT CIVIC PROJECTS AND
SOUND TRANSIT HAS FINALIZED
PRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF A
SERIES OF INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE
ELEMENTS ALONG THE SEATTLE
WATERFRONT. PIER 58 NOW INCLUDES
PANELS SPEAKING TO INDIGENOUS
TEACHINGS OF THE SALISH SEA, THE
SALMON HOMECOMING EVENT, AN
ANNUAL GATHERING AND TRIBAL
TREATY RIGHTS. THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE IS UPLIFTING
AND ACTUALIZING NATIVE DRIVEN
PROGRAMING THROUGH A SERIES OF
ONGOING GRANT AND PROGRAM
OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS ONE
TIME FUNDING RELATED TO THE
WORLD CUP, RECENT PLACEMAKING
EFFORTS THIS SUMMER HAVE
INCLUDED ENGAGEMENTS FROM TRIBAL
SERVICES, WHO HOSTED A JUNE
EVENT DRAWING OVER 400 VISITORS
TO SHARE TRADITIONAL FOOD GAMES
AND GUIDED PLANT WALKS. IN JULY,
THE NATIVE ACTION NETWORK HOSTED
A TWO DAY EVENT IN BELLTOWN IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT, FEATURING OVER A
DOZEN NATIVE PERFORMERS, VENDORS
AND FOOD, INDIGENOUS FOODS, AND
AT KING STREET STATION DAYBREAK,
STAR RADIO HAS ACTIVATED THE
SPACE TWICE WITH PERFORMANCES IN
THE PLAZA COLLECTIVELY DRAWING
OVER 750 MULTIGENERATIONAL
ATTENDEES, MANY OF WHOM TRAVELED
ACROSS THE STATE FOR THESE
ENGAGEMENTS. THERE ARE TWO MORE
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST AND
SEPTEMBER.
-- AND COLLEAGUES, I APOLOGIZE.
I HOPEFULLY WON'T SPEAK TO
EVERY SINGLE SLIDE. I JUST WANT
TO NOTE THAT WHILE WE ARE GOING
THROUGH THE COMMITMENT AREAS
FROM THE TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT,
THERE ARE SOME COMMITMENT AREAS
THAT ARE TIME SPECIFIC THAT CAN
BE MARKED AS COMPLETED THERE. ON
THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM,
THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE JUST
CONTINUALLY AND CONSTANTLY
ONGOING AND WILL NEVER
NECESSARILY RECEIVE A CHECK
MARK, BUT WE DO NEED TO COMPLETE
ACTIONS WITHIN EVERY YEAR. IN
THE MIDDLE ARE THE THINGS THAT
ARE KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE. WITH
THIS ONE, WE HAVE BOTH. WE HAVE
SOMETHING THAT WE COMMITTED TO
AND THAT WE COMPLETED. AND WE'RE
NOW REPORTING OUT. AND I JUST
REALLY APPRECIATE FRANCESCA
YOON, EVERYONE'S WORK TO KEEP
OUR COMMITMENT AREAS WHOLE AND
FOR US TO COMPLETE THEM WHEN
THEY ARE TIME SPECIFIC, SUCH AS
THIS COMMITMENT AREA.
-- THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
THAT'S WELL SAID. AND I'LL JUST
NOTE THAT MANY OF THESE
ENGAGEMENTS RESULT IN LONG TERM
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING BETWEEN A
DEPARTMENT AND A TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT OR NATIVE COMMUNITY,
WHICH HELPS US IDENTIFY NEW
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE. SO
IT REALLY BUILDS UPON ITSELF.
THANK YOU FOR NAMING THAT.,
-- MOVING ON TO INDIGENOUS
PLANNING, THE OFFICE OF PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATES SEVERAL REGIONAL
CENTER PLANS TO FURTHER DEFINE
THE VISION OF THESE REGIONAL
CENTERS. THESE PLANS MAKE UP THE
ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
THE ANNUAL AMENDMENT PACKAGE,
AND LAY OUT A SHARED VISION FOR
WHAT WE WANT THOSE AREAS TO
BECOME OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
THE PLANS EXPLAIN THE CHANGES WE
NEED TO MAKE SO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS CAN GROW IN A
HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE AND
INCLUSIVE WAY. THE DOWNTOWN
REGIONAL CENTER PLAN AND THE
NORTH GATE REGIONAL CENTER PLAN
HAVE BEEN TRANSMITTED TO CITY
COUNCIL, AND THEY HAVE FOCUSED
ON INCLUSIVITY. BOTH PLANS, THE
DOWNTOWN AND NORTHGATE PLANS
INCORPORATE AN URBAN NATIVE
ASPECT TO HOW TO IMPROVE
SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF
SEATTLE'S URBAN NATIVE
COMMUNITY, FOCUSING ON BUSINESS,
CLIMATE NEEDS AND ARTS AND
CULTURE. IT ALSO INCLUDES
OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN
RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRIBAL
NATIONS THAT HOLD INTERESTS IN
DOWNTOWN AND NORTHGATE.
NORTHGATE PROVIDES CHANCES TO
INSTILL FOUNDATIONAL NATIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPTS INTO BOTH
LONG RANGE PLANNING EFFORTS AND
FUTURE ON THE GROUND DEVELOPMENT
THAT WILL BETTER REFLECT CURRENT
AND FUTURE NATIVE COMMUNITY IN
NORTH SEATTLE. THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT PLAN WILL ALSO FOCUS ON
NATIVE COLLEGE STUDENTS AND
DEMOGRAPHICS AND THEIR NEEDS,
AND THE BALLARD PLAN WILL FOCUS
ON SALMON AND THE IMPORTANCE IT
HAS AND STILL HAS ON NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND THE BALLARD
COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
-- SORRY, CAN WE GO BACK TO THIS
ONE? COLLEAGUES.
-- WE ARE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN DOING OUR REGIONAL PLANNING
PLANS, FOR THE BALLARD REGIONAL
CENTER. THIS IS A PLACE WHERE
WE'VE HAD AN INDIGENOUS VILLAGE
SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL. AND WHEN
WE GET INTO THE REGIONAL CENTER,
PLANS IN THE SELECT
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, COLLEAGUES,
YOU'LL BE SEEING ME BRING SOME
ATTENTION TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ZONING AND RULES IN IN TO BE
PROPOSED FOR PLACES THAT THERE
HAVE BEEN VILLAGE SITES
SPECIFICALLY IN REGARD TO,
TRIBAL TRUST LAND. WHEN TRIBAL
TRUST LAND HAS A DIFFERENT LEGAL
RECOGNITION BECAUSE OF SOVEREIGN
GOVERNMENTS, BECAUSE TRIBAL
NATIONS ARE SOVEREIGN
GOVERNMENTS. AND THIS TYPE OF
PROPERTY DESIGNATION IS AN
EXTENSION OF THEIR TRIBAL RIGHTS
AND RESPONSIBILITIES. AND SO AS
WE GET INTO THESE AND I KNOW
THAT WE'VE GOT THE TWO
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL CENTER
PIECES OF LEGISLATION, WHICH
ALSO THAT ARE COMING BEFORE US
RIGHT NOW FOR THE INNER BAY
AREA. THAT ALSO WAS PART OF THIS
INDIGENOUS VILLAGE SINCE TIME
IMMEMORIAL. AND SO, COLLEAGUES,
JUST AS PART OF LIVING UP TO
THIS COMMITMENT AREA FROM THE
TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT, YOU'LL
SEE ME BRINGING AMENDMENTS FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.,
CITYWIDE PLANS ARE AN IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITY TO GO UPSTREAM AND
ENSURE THAT TRIBAL AND URBAN
NATIVE PRIORITIES ARE INFUSED
INTO THE LONG TERM VISION
DOCUMENTS CITYWIDE, THE FOOD
ACTION PLAN, WHICH WAS COMPLETED
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, INCLUDES
A SPECIFIC ACTION CENTERED ON
EXPANDING LAND ACCESS AND
STEWARDSHIP BY COAST SALISH AND
URBAN NATIVE COMMUNITIES SO THAT
THEY MAY RETAIN, RESTORE AND
DEVELOP NATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS IN
THE CITY. SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD
THAT PRESENTATION FROM OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, WHO IS LOOKING AT
SITE LOCATIONS IN NORTH SEATTLE
THAT MIGHT BE SUITABLE TO MEET
SOME OF THOSE NEEDS, BUILDING ON
INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT IN THE
NORTHGATE REGIONAL PLAN. OSE,
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT IS WORKING WITH
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT THE NEXT
PHASE OF THAT WORK., THERE ARE
SEVERAL UPCOMING CITY PLANS THAT
WILL INCLUDE TRIBAL AND URBAN
NATIVE ENGAGEMENT, THE SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION HAS
DESIGNATED AN OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY THAT
SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES
ENGAGEMENT WITH TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES IN THE PARKS AND
OPEN SPACE PLAN. FOR THE FIRST
TIME, THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE IS IN THE EARLY STAGES
OF CULTURAL PLANNING THAT THEY
ARE CALLING CANVAS. THAT WILL
INFORM THE CITY'S ARTS AND
CULTURAL PLACEMAKING STRATEGIES,
AND THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN
INTEGRATING AND LAUNCHING THE
INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT INTO THE
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. UPDATE THIS
IS A CITY ROADMAP FOR HOW WE
WILL REDUCE POLLUTION, PREPARE
FOR CLIMATE IMPACTS AND BUILD A
HEALTHIER, MORE EQUITABLE CITY
FOR ALL THEIR RECENT REGIONAL
PARTNERS FORUM WAS HELD AT THE
UW INTELLECTUAL HOUSE, AND IT
DREW OVER 100 REPRESENTATIVES
FROM ACADEMIA, BUSINESS, HEALTH,
PHILANTHROPY, REGIONAL AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
THEY'RE ALSO USING STRATEGIES TO
ENGAGE THE CITY'S INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE GREEN NEW
DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD BOTH HOLD
SEATS FOR TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES
-- AS WELL AS UPCOMING.
LISTENING SESSIONS WITH OFFICE
OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT GRANTEES AND TRIBAL
CONSULTATION
-- AND I SEE COUNCILMEMBER LIN
HAS HIS HAND. IT MIGHT BE ON THE
LAST SLIDE, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
-- COUNCILMEMBER LIN THANK YOU
SO MUCH. CHAIR STRAUSS. AND,,
JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE, SOME OF
THIS ENGAGEMENT AND INPUT INTO,
OUR REGIONAL PLANS, OUR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND I GUESS
PART OF MY QUESTION WOULD JUST
BE, HOW, COMMON IS THIS FOR
OTHER MUNICIPALITIES?, IS THIS,
HAS THIS BEEN, HOW MUCH HAS THIS
BEEN DONE IN THE PAST? OR IS
THIS A NEWER EFFORT? JUST VERY
EXCITED. SO I JUST WANTED TO
HAVE THAT A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT.,
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THERE
WERE SOME UPDATES. I DON'T
REMEMBER THE YEAR, BUT THERE WAS
SOME STATE BILLS THAT LOOKED AT
SOME REFORMS TO THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT THAT ALLOWED
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS TO OPT IN TO
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING. IF THE
WORK IS HAPPENING IN AN AREA OF
NO INTEREST TO THEM. SO
SOMETIMES THAT MIGHT BE A
JURISDICTION THAT'S CLOSE OR
ADJACENT TO THEIR RESERVATION
BASE LAND. MANY RESERVATIONS ARE
CHECKERBOARDED, SO THERE'S A
VERY CLEAR INTEGRATION OF
NEEDING TO COLLABORATE WITH
LOCAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND
CITY COUNTIES IN THOSE AREAS.,
PLACES LIKE SEATTLE HAVE BEEN
LESS INVOLVED IN THAT. WE DO
HAVE SOME TRIBAL TRUST LAND IN
THE CITY AND MANY TRIBES WITH
INTEREST HERE, BOTH THROUGH
THEIR USUAL AND ACCUSTOMED
TREATY RIGHTS THAT THEY EXERCISE
IN THE LANDS AND WATERS IN AND
AROUND THE CITY, AS WELL AS
BROADER CULTURAL RESOURCE
INTERESTS INTO THE ARCHEOLOGICAL
RESOURCES THAT REMAIN IN THE
CITY., SO THROUGH THAT REGARD,
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS BEEN
STRENGTHENING OUR MUSCLE TO DO
THAT ENGAGEMENT. SO WITH THE
LAST PLAN, THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN EFFORTS, THE ENGAGEMENT
STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHICH
WAS ALIGNING WITH THAT STATE
REFORM. AND SO THAT GAVE US A
REALLY CLEAR OPPORTUNITY TO
INITIATE THAT ENGAGEMENT IN A
MEANINGFUL WAY AND BEGIN
CARRYING IT DOWN TO THESE
REGIONAL CENTER PLANS. SO IT'S
CONTINUING TO EVOLVE FOR US. AND
AND WE DO SEE THIS HAPPENING IN
OTHER JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE.
-- OKAY. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS KEEP ON ROLLING.
-- OKAY.,
-- THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONVENES
AND OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATES IN THE
SOUTH DOWNTOWN CROSS
COLLABORATION. TWO TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS PARTICIPATE IN THIS
CROSS-AGENCY FORUM ALONGSIDE THE
PORT OF SEATTLE CITY AND COUNTY
AND STATE GOVERNMENT. THIS FORUM
FACILITATES INFORMATION SHARING
ACROSS SECTORS, CATALYZES
DECISION MAKING AROUND PRIORITY
PROJECTS, AND SERVES AS A FORUM
FOR REPORTING AMONG STAKEHOLDERS
IN THE AREA. OPCD AND OPCD
PARTNERSHIP FOCUSES ON THE NEED
FOR AN INDIGENOUS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CENTER THAT CAN BE
APPLIED IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
AROUND SEATTLE. THOUGH STARTING
IN THE NORTHGATE AREA, EXPLORING
SITE OPTIONS IN NORTH SEATTLE,
COMMUNITY RESEARCH REVEALED
INTERESTS THROUGH A NUMBER OF
SESSIONS WITH NATIVE
ENTREPRENEURS, SMALL BUSINESSES,
OWNERS AND CREATIVES. SO, THAT
IS ONGOING
-- RIGHT BEFORE WE GET BACK INTO
THERE, ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE
MADE LAST YEAR WAS FOR AN
ECONOMIC SUMMIT REGARDING
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL NATIONS., I KNOW THAT THE
NEW MAYOR HAS CHANGED. IT SEEMS
LIKE SHE'S CHANGED SOME OF THESE
PRIORITIES. DO YOU KNOW, ARE WE
STILL ON TRACK FOR AN ECONOMIC
SUMMIT THIS YEAR?
-- WE PARDON ME. OCR IS MEETING
WITH OED. I BELIEVE IT JUST GOT
SCHEDULED YESTERDAY. IN THE
COMING WEEKS TO, HAVE SOME
ONGOING SORT OF PLANNING AROUND
THIS. SO WE, WE CAN REPORT BACK
ON THAT SOON.
-- FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT IS. TWO THINGS ARE TRUE.
IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT
WE MEET OUR COMMITMENT AREAS
THAT WE SHOW BACK UP TO THE
TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT. WE ARE
NOT EMPTY HANDED AS WELL AS IT
IS IMPORTANT. AND ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY I FIND THE WORK IN
OCR TO BE SO CRITICAL IS THAT
YOUR WORK IS WITH SOVEREIGN
NATIONS AND ALL DEPARTMENTS
WITHIN THE CITY. THAT'S WHY
IT'S NOT NECESSARY. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO BE EMBEDDED WITHIN
EACH DEPARTMENT, BUT YOUR ROLE
IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE
THE CITY HAS SEEN A LOT OF
TRANSITION OVER THE TIME. AND NO
MATTER WHO IS THE MAYOR OR WHO
IS IN COUNCIL, IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE ARE REMAINING TRUE TO
THESE COMMITMENT AREAS. AND I'M
JUST VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU
BEING ABLE TO GET THAT ON TRACK.
-- ABSOLUTELY. AND ONE OTHER
THING I'LL NOTE IS WE ALSO WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING
WE'RE DOING IS, ALSO STILL IN
LINE WITH WHAT THE TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP ALSO, WHERE THEIR
WORK IS MOVING AS WELL. SO THESE
SORT OF ONGOING PLANNING
DISCUSSIONS ARE, ARE ONGOING AND
WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED.
-- THANK YOU SO.
-- MUCH.
-- THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
PROVIDES STAFF TRAINING AND
STRATEGIC DIRECTION. WE CONTINUE
TO FIND THIS TO BE A KEY
PRIORITY IN ENSURING THAT CITY
STAFF ARE WELL EQUIPPED AND
SUPPORTED IN THEIR ENGAGEMENT
AND CONSULTATION EFFORTS. SOME
EFFORTS ARE LED BY US AND
OTHERS. WE HELP SUPPORT
DEPARTMENTS. SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
HAS BEEN BUILDING UPON AN EFFORT
FROM THE SKAGIT RELICENSING
PROJECT TO DEVELOP A STAFF
TRAINING ON TRIBAL CULTURAL
RESOURCES, WHERE THEY PARTNER
WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS TO
DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS
RELATED TO THE RELICENSING ON
THE SALT RIVER WATERSHED SO THAT
EFFORT IS ONGOING AND HAS BEEN
PROVEN TO BE A BEST PRACTICE
FROM OUR OTHER HYDRO LICENSING
PROJECTS. WE ALSO HAVE
DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT
AND ENGAGED WITH EXTERNAL
RESOURCES AROUND GOVERNMENT, TO
GOVERNMENT TRAINING, AND THEN
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS IS LEADING DEVELOPMENT
OF AN INTRODUCTORY LEVEL THREE
COURSE E-LEARNING CURRICULUM
THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL
CITY STAFF. THAT PROVIDES THE
BASICS OF EFFECTIVE TRIBAL AND
URBAN NATIVE ENGAGEMENT., WE
ALSO ROUTINELY PROVIDE STRATEGIC
DIRECTION TO 21 CITY DEPARTMENTS
TO HELP INFORM THEIR STRATEGIES
AND WALK THEM THROUGH THE
PROCESS OF TRIBAL AND URBAN
NATIVE ENGAGEMENT.
-- AND AS PRESENTED AT THE LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING, THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
STAFFS AND SUPPORTS THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL TO
PROVIDE CULTURALLY GROUNDED
ADVISORY SUPPORT TO CITY
DEPARTMENTS., IN 2025, EIGHT
DEPARTMENTS WERE ADVISED BY THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON
16 DIFFERENT CITY PLANS,
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. AS OF
JULY 2026, THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL HAS ADVISED
SEVEN DEPARTMENTS ON 13 CITY
PLANS. EXAMPLES OF THESE
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WERE
SHARED AT THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING, BUT THE GROWTH IS A
POSITIVE EXAMPLE OF THE
IMPORTANCE OF CULTURALLY
GROUNDED SUPPORT AND ADVISEMENT.
AND THE GOAL, OF COURSE, IS TO
CONTINUE TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT
WITH ADDITIONAL CITY
DEPARTMENTS., NEXT ACTIONS. THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL WILL
BE LEADING THE INDIGENOUS CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT DAY ON SEPTEMBER
18th, HERE AT CITY HALL. AND AN
ANNUAL REPORT WILL BE RELEASED
IN EARLY 2026 AND WILL BE SHARED
WITH THIS COMMITTEE AND CITY
COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.
-- AND TO ROUND OUT THE
PRESENTATION, WE'LL JUST TAKE A
LARGER CITYWIDE LOOK. IN THE
LAST SEVEN MONTHS, MAYORAL AND
CITY LEADERSHIP HAVE HELD
MEETINGS WITH SEVEN TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS IN AT LEAST TWO
URBAN NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, AS
WELL AS THE CITY'S INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL. WE CONTINUE TO
TRACK. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TRACKING
AT LEAST 50 TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT OR
CONSULTATION EFFORTS UNDERWAY
WITH AT LEAST TEN TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS. THERE ARE THREE
ELECTED TRIBAL LEADERS THAT
SERVE ON THE CITY'S INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL. THAT IS VERY
UNIQUE TO THAT COMMISSION ACROSS
THE CITY. WE'VE HAD TWO MEETINGS
WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ON STATE
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND WILL
BE MAKING THAT OFFER TO MANY
OTHERS. AND FOR THE NEXT
LEGISLATIVE CYCLE. AND OIRA
CONTINUES TO LEAD ENGAGEMENT
AROUND POLICY TOOL OPTIONS TO
STRENGTHEN AND, AND REINFORCE
OUR TRIBAL CITY RELATIONS
FRAMEWORK., AND WITH THAT, WE'RE
OPEN TO ANY FINAL QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION
THROUGHOUT. THAT WAS GREAT.
-- THANK YOU. AND ON THAT LAST
SLIDE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT FORMER
POLICE CHIEF BARNES MADE SOME
EXCELLENT COMMITMENT AREAS COME
TRUE THIS LAST YEAR. IT HAS BEEN
TRADITIONALLY DIFFICULT AT
TIMES, ESPECIALLY WITH GETTING
THE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING
FOR BEING ABLE TO DEPUTIZE HAVE
OUR SUQUAMISH TRIBAL POLICE WORK
HERE IN OUR CITY. LIKE WE
DISCUSSED IN THE LAST TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT. SO I JUST WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. GOOD WORK
BEFORE WE MOVE ON, COLLEAGUES,
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
OUR TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT
REPORT? TODAY? I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS. I
JUST WANTED TO NOTE A, YOU KNOW,
A FEW THINGS. FIRST, THANK YOU
FOR THE COUNCILS., BRIEFING AND
UPDATE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND PARTICULARLY IN THOSE AREAS
THAT, THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING
QUESTIONS ABOUT OR MY TEAM HAS
BEEN WORKING WITH DIFFERENT
ELEMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND
THE COMMUNITY ON THE FIRST IS
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE
TRIBAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER., NOW
FINALLY MOVING FORWARD, IT'S
BEEN DELAYED, AS EVERYONE KNOWS.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT. AND I SAW
IT JUST LAST WEEK AND I WAS
SAYING TO MYSELF, WE NEED TO
MOVE ON THIS. AND SO THANK YOU
FOR THAT UPDATE. MY TEAM, IS
PART OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE
BEEN DOING WITH LAKE UNION PARK
HAS BEEN ENGAGED ON THE CANOE
CARVING CENTER. SO I'M REALLY
EXCITED., THAT THAT'S COME,
I'VE BEEN TRACKING IT EVERY
TIME AND I'M IN THE AREA SEEING
HOW IT'S PROGRESSING. I'VE
SPOKE TO THE TEAMS WORKING ON IT
AT DIFFERENT TIMES AS WELL. SO
VERY EXCITING FOR THE CANOE
CARVING CENTER. AND PLEASE,
WHENEVER THAT GRAND OPENING IS,
PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I ALSO
WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, TO
ELLIOTT BAY CONNECTIONS. YOU
KNOW, PRIMARILY MELINDA FRENCH
GATES AND MACKENZIE SCOTT AND,
AND THEIR SUPPORT, TEAM ON THIS
BECAUSE IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S,
IT'S GETTING BACK TO WHERE WE
WERE, AS NOTED., BUT IT ALSO HAD
GREAT OUTREACH,, WITH MISS
ECHO-HAWK AND, AND THE ARTISTS
THAT WERE. PROVIDE THAT KIND OF
TOUCH TO THE ELLIOTT BAY
CONNECTIONS PARK PROJECT. AND, I
JUST THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. AND
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON
THAT IN DISTRICT SEVEN., BUT
ACROSS THE CITY, BUT STARTING
WITH PORTAGE PARK, SO GREAT TO
SEE THESE, THESE FOUR PIECES.,
IN ADDITION, YOU KNOW, WE'VE
BEEN TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
OPCD DOWNTOWN., AND I THINK
NORTHGATE, BUT ALSO. SOUTH LAKE
UNION. UPTOWN., THEY'RE NEXT
AFTER DOWNTOWN IN TERMS OF
REGIONAL CENTERS, AS PEOPLE
KNOW, I HAVE THREE REGIONAL
CENTERS IN MY, IN MY DISTRICT,
BUT ALSO AS PART OF THE OPCD
PROCESS, YOU KNOW, WE NEED, THE
COMMUNITIES, THE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES, PARTNERSHIP IN
TERMS OF CONNECTING SEATTLE BACK
TO THE SEA. AND I THINK THAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT., THANK YOU
CHAIR STRAUSS FOR, AND THE
BRIEFING,, FIRST AND THEN CHAIR
STRAUSS FOR NOTING, YOU KNOW,
THE CONNECTIONS WITH THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORT,
SPECIFICALLY WITH SPD. AND AS
YOU NOTED, CHIEF BARNES, THAT'S
VERY IMPORTANT TO REALLY CHANGE
THAT DYNAMIC. AND WHERE THAT WAS
SEEN PROBABLY BEST IS WITH FIFA
WORLD CUP. AND SO I WANTED TO
SAY THANK YOU TO THE TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR PUBLIC
SAFETY ELEMENTS. THEIR POLICE
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHERS. THAT
REALLY STEPPED UP AND, YOU KNOW,
AND PARTNERED WITH US TO ENSURE
THAT WE HAD A SAFE AND
SUCCESSFUL FIFA WORLD CUP. AND
THEN, THEN AT THE, YOU KNOW,
JUST TO CONCLUDE, AS I ALWAYS
SAY, BECAUSE I SAY THIS
CONTINUALLY WHEN I'M OUT AND
ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT MAKE US DIFFERENT
FROM ALL THE OTHER CITIES AROUND
THE COUNTRY, AND THAT REALLY IS
IMPORTANT., TWO THINGS I ALWAYS
TALK ABOUT EVERGREEN'S, YOU
KNOW, OUR TREES, YOU KNOW, WHICH
IS BASICALLY OUR NATURE, BUT
ALSO THE NATIVE COMMUNITY. IT
IS, WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING IT
FOR IT HELPS US BASICALLY
SEPARATE OURSELVES FROM OTHER
CITIES, THE BASIC CITIES THAT WE
SEE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT
REALLY MAKES US STAND OUT. SO I
JUST WANT TO THANK, THE NATIVE
COMMUNITY, THE TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN
THAT EFFORT, TO ENSURE THAT
SEATTLE IS LOOKING ITS BEST NOT
JUST TO THE COUNTRY, BUT TO THE
WORLD. AND, THANK YOU, CHAIR,
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I'M THE
CHAIR TODAY. OVER TO THE
COMMITTEE TABLE. ANYTHING THAT
YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? BUILD
CONTEXT.
-- NO, WE APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THESE
BRIEFINGS. THE THE WORK WILL
CONTINUE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
RETURNING AND SHARING ADDITIONAL
PROGRESS UPDATES AS WE MOVE INTO
NEXT YEAR.
-- FANTASTIC. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES. ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME?
COMMENTS. I'M SEEING NONE. I
JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE
FORMAT IN WHICH YOU'VE SHARED
THIS INFORMATION, AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ECONOMIC
SUMMITS THIS COMING FALL AND
MAYBE INTO THE SPRING. AND
COLLEAGUES, WE DID NOT HAVE A
TRIBAL NATION SUMMIT THIS YEAR
BECAUSE WE ARE ON AN EVERY OTHER
YEAR CYCLE, WHICH PUTS US ONE
YEAR OUT. WE ARE AT THE MIDPOINT
BETWEEN TRIBAL NATION SUMMIT, SO
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOSTING
AGAIN NEXT YEAR. TESTING
ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO
CLOSE OUT WITH?
-- NO THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS
THANK YOU, COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
AND I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME EXTRA
COUNCILMEMBERS HERE TODAY WHO
HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR OUR BRIEFINGS, AS OFTEN. SO
ALWAYS HAPPY TO, TO MEET WITH
YOU ONE ON ONE AS WELL. BUT OIRA
IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT CONTINUING
TO BUILD ON THIS WORK AND ON
THIS SUMMIT IN THE BROADER BODY
OF WORK OVER THE YEARS AHEAD.
AND WHILE THE FUTURE CONVENINGS
WILL AND SUMMITS WILL BE SHAPED
BY THESE PLANNING DISCUSSIONS,
WE ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING
THE WORK AND AGAIN, APPRECIATE
HAVING COLLABORATIVE LEGISLATIVE
PARTNERS. THANK YOU.
-- FANTASTIC.
-- THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM. WE'RE MOVING ON TO AGENDA
ITEM SEVEN. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM SEVEN
INTO THE RECORD?
-- ITEM 7CB121252. AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF
FUNDING FROM NON CITY SOURCES
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR THE
MAYOR'S DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT AND
AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF
SPECIFIED GRANTS, PRIVATE
FUNDING AND SUBSIDIZED LOANS,
AND TO EXECUTE, DELIVER AND
PERFORM CORRESPONDING
AGREEMENTS. BRIEFING, DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE PRESENTERS.
ALI PANUCCI, DIRECTOR FROM THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE, TOM MICHAEL
AND AYDIN COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
-- THANK YOU. WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE TABLE., DIRECTOR
PANUCCI IS JUST HERE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE THEM.
UNLESS YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING
THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE. AND
DO YOU HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION
FOR JUST A REFRESHER FOR US ALL?
AND THEN I'LL LET YOU AND TOM
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. DIRECTOR,
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO. DIDN'T
TRY THAT ONE MORE TIME.
-- WITH YOUR CENTER STAFF. GOOD
MORNING.
-- GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU.
-- GOOD MORNING TOM. MY COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
-- GOOD MORNING.
-- GOOD MORNING, ALI PANUCCI,
BUDGET DIRECTOR.
-- FANTASTIC. AND IF YOU'D
LIKE, WE HAD THIS COLLEAGUES,
JUST AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE TO
ACCEPT GRANTS, BY CHARTER
CHARTER AUTHORITY. AND SO. THIS
IS OUR MID-YEAR GRANT ACCEPTANCE
WE HAVE OVER THE COURSE OF THE
LAST FEW YEARS, DONE IT
QUARTERLY. RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING
IT TWICE A YEAR. SOMETIMES WE DO
IT THREE TIMES A YEAR. BUT THIS
IS OUR MID-YEAR GRANT ACCEPTANCE
WONDERFUL. AND TAKE IT AWAY.
-- THANK YOU.
-- SO I ONLY HAVE TWO SLIDES AND
THEY'RE RELATED TO THE PRE
INTRODUCTION CHANGE MADE BY THE
COUNCIL AND NEXT STEPS IN THE
PROCESS. BUT AS A QUICK REMINDER
THIS COUNCIL BILL 121253 IS THE
SECOND COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET LEGISLATION
TRANSMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE.
THIS YEAR. PROPOSING MID-YEAR
APPROPRIATIONS POSITION AND
CAPITAL PROJECT CHANGES THAT
MEET THAT ARE ASSUMED TO BE
UNFORESEEABLE AT THE TIME. THE
2026 BUDGET WAS ADOPTED IN
NOVEMBER OF 2025. AND OVERALL,
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD INCREASE
THE 2026 REVISED BUDGET BY $44.7
MILLION AND WOULD ADD SEVEN
POSITIONS AND WITH THAT, THEIR
LAST FALL, DURING THE HOLD.
-- ON.
-- SOMETIMES I GET MIXED UP, BUT
I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
ON GRANT ACCEPTANCE, NOT
MID-YEAR. DO YOU HAVE A QUICK
PRESENTATION FOR GRANT
ACCEPTANCE? OR EVEN IF YOU JUST
WANTED TO BRING UP LAST
COMMITTEE MEETINGS PRESENTATION
JUST BRIEFLY FOR REFERENCE, JUST
A QUICK REFRESHER. AND
COLLEAGUES, I DID WHAT ADAM DID
AT THE LAST COMMITTEE, SO DON'T
LIKE SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE
RUNNING THE MID-YEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL IS BOTH THE GRANT
ACCEPTANCE AND THE ACTUAL BUDGET
BILL. WE COLLOQUIALLY REFER TO
IT AS THE MID-YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
BILL.
-- CHAIR STRAUSS. SO THERE WAS
THE LAST PRESENTATION WAS THE
CBO PRESENTATION FOR THE
MID-YEAR GRANTS, BUT I CAN JUST
PROVIDE THE HIGH LEVEL CONTEXT
VERBALLY IF THAT'S IF THAT'S
OKAY.
-- THAT'S FINE. I COLLEAGUES,
I'M GOING TO GIVE A FINE
REMINDER TO EVERYONE AT THE
TABLE. I ALWAYS LOVE A VISUAL.
SO MAYBE IF. CAN WE AT LEAST
JUST PULL UP THE CBO'S
PRESENTATION JUST SO THAT
THERE'S A VISUAL ON WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT? I AND WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK IN CHAMBERS
AS WELL. SO WE HAVE NEARLY A
FULL CHAMBERS TODAY.
-- NOT VOTING.
-- THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
THE MEETING LINK.
-- IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WE HAVE
THAT AVAILABLE.
-- HERE.
-- YEP.
-- I DO THINK THAT IF YOU GO TO
THE AGENDA AND THE FULL BRIEFING
IS THERE, AT LEAST I'M LOOKING
AT 2026 MID-YEAR ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE. 121252 AND THEN
MID-YEAR ACCEPTANCE SUMMARY
TABLE. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR.
-- IT ISN'T. SO I'M GOING TO
NOW SHARE MY SCREEN BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.
-- YEAH. KEEP GOING DOWN A
LITTLE.
-- BIT.
-- HERE WE GO.
-- THERE YOU GO COLLEAGUES.
-- CAN WE SEE THIS. IS THIS THE
RIGHT SLIDE? FANTASTIC. CHAIR IS
ALSO IT TODAY. WELCOME TO IT.,
TOM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE US A
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE MID-YEAR
ACCEPTANCE SUMMARY,.
-- ABSOLUTELY. SO THE THIS IS
THE SECOND MID-YEAR OR THE
SECOND, GRANT ACCEPTANCE AND
APPROPRIATION BILL. THE SECOND
OF THREE. SO THE THIRD ONE WILL
COME WITH THE YEAR END
ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED 2027 BUDGET. SO THIS
ACCEPTANCE WOULD, ACCEPT $44
MILLION OR ABOUT $45 MILLION
FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES, INCLUDING
GRANTS, SERVICE CONTRACTS AND
DONATIONS. AND THEN IT WOULD IN
TURN APPROPRIATE, $38.4 MILLION
OF, OF THOSE MONIES TO VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS FOR VARIOUS
PURPOSES. OTHER THAN THE KIND OF
HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF WHERE, WHERE
THE MONIES ARE GOING ACROSS A
NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS. THERE'S
NOTHING MORE TO ADD IN ADDITION
TO THOSE HIGH LEVEL POINTS.
-- GREAT. AND AS DIRECTOR
PANUCCI REMINDED US LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING, MANY OF THIS
GOES TO MEMORIAL STADIUM. I'M
NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF THESE
WORDS ON THE PAPER BECAUSE WE WE
HAD A FULL DISCUSSION AT THE
LAST COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT JUST
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC'S
REMINDER, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE
VOTING ON TODAY. COLLEAGUES. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME? ON OUR MID-YEAR GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE? I'M
SEEING NONE. SO I'M GOING TO
STOP SHARING SCREEN AND I WILL
MOVE THE BILL JUST ONE MOMENT AS
I BRING MY SCRIPT BACK UP. AND
SO I MOVE COUNCIL BILL 12152. IS
THERE A SECOND.
-- SECOND.
-- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
ONE, TWO, ONE TWO, FIVE TWO. OUR
MID-YEAR GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE. COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL
COMMENTS? NO FINAL COMMENTS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- AYE.
-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- YES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. VICE
CHAIR RIVERA. I CHAIR STRAUSS.
AYE. THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR ZERO
OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCIL BILL
121252 PASSES AND WILL BE SENT
TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL. NOW WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE BUDGET
ASPECT OF OUR MID-YEAR BUDGET
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM EIGHT INTO
THE RECORD
-- ITEM 8CB121253. AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE 127362, WHICH
ADOPTED THE 2026 BUDGET,
INCLUDING THE 2026 TO 2031
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS TO
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND BUDGET
CONTROL LEVELS, AND FROM VARIOUS
FUNDS IN THE BUDGET BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION PRESENTERS ALI
PANUCCI, DIRECTOR OF FROM CITY
BUDGET OFFICE TOM MICHAEL AND
AYDIN SAUSAGE FROM COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
-- THANK YOU. AND DIRECTOR
PANUCCI IS JUST HERE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE THEM,
BECAUSE SHE GAVE US A FULL
RUNDOWN AT THE LAST COMMITTEE
PRESENTATION. WE DO HAVE TOM
MICHAEL STILL WITH US AND STILL
WITH US. MOVING ON TO THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BILL, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO WALK US THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION AND THEN I'LL MOVE
THE BILL ONCE WE'RE DONE?
-- SOUNDS GOOD. AND I'LL START
OVER TO RESTATE THE INITIAL
COMMENTS AND, MOVE INTO THE PRE
INTRODUCTION CHANGE THAT WE MADE
AND THE NEXT STEPS. AND THEN
WE'LL GO INTO AMENDMENTS., SO
COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE ONE
TWO, ONE, TWO, FIVE THREE IS THE
SECOND COMPREHENSIVE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET LEGISLATION
TRANSMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE IN
2026. PROPOSING MID-YEAR
APPROPRIATION POSITION AND
CAPITAL APPROPRIATION. CHANGES
TO THAT MEET THE NEEDS THAT ARE
ASSUMED TO BE UNFORESEEABLE AT
THE TIME OF THE 2026 BUDGET WAS
ADOPTED IN NOVEMBER 2025,
OVERALL, THIS LEGISLATION WOULD
INCREASE THE 2026 REVISED BUDGET
BY $44.7 MILLION AND WOULD ADD
SEVEN POSITIONS. THAT IS THE
HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE BILL.
AND NOW I WILL GET INTO A PRE
INTRODUCTION CHANGE THAT WAS
MADE BY THE COUNCIL. LAST FALL
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS,
COUNCIL ADOPTED ORDINANCE 127356
WHICH CREATED A NEW FUND CALLED
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE REINVESTMENT
FUND. AND VIA A COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION FG7A APPROPRIATED A TOTAL
OF $1.35 MILLION FROM THE
GENERAL FUND INTO THAT NEW FUND
AND FINANCE GENERAL RESERVES
WITH THE PURPOSE TO SUPPORT
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT
PROMOTE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT,
CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND
COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THIS
COUNCIL PRE-INTRODUCTION CHANGE
MOVES A TOTAL OF $1.2 MILLION
FROM FINANCE GENERAL RESERVES
AND ALLOCATES IT TO FIVE
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING
ARTS, HUMAN SERVICES,
DEPARTMENT, PARKS AND
RECREATION, DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND I WILL CONTINUE
TO. THE NEXT SLIDE. IF THERE'S
NO QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE FOR
NOW.
-- COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE? I
DON'T SEE ANYONE'S HAND UP. GO
AHEAD AND THANK YOU.
-- GREAT. OH, THIS IS AN OLD
OKAY. SO IGNORE THE FIRST ONE
SINCE WE ALREADY DID THAT., IF
THE LEGISLATION VOTED OUT OF
COMMITTEE, TODAY THE FINAL
ACTION ON BOTH BILLS WILL TAKE
PLACE AT THE AUGUST 11th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. AND RELATEDLY,
IN TERMS OF COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET
LEGISLATION, THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET IS EXPECTED TO
BE TRANSMITTED IN LATE
SEPTEMBER, AND IT WILL LIKELY
INCLUDE A YEAR END SUPPLEMENTAL
AND GRANT ACCEPTANCE
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
-- THANK YOU FOR THE ROBUST
PRESENTATION HERE, AYDIN.
COLLEAGUES, I'LL PROVIDE A
COUPLE COMMENTS BEFORE WE GET
INTO THE BILL. SURE. MAY I I'LL
JUST GIVE SOME CHAIR'S REMARKS
AND THEN I'LL PASS IT OVER TO
YOU, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.,
COLLEAGUES, WE NOW HAVE THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
BEFORE US. THIS MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET IS DIFFERENT
THAN IN PAST YEARS FOR A NUMBER
OF REASONS. WE HAVE OUR AUGUST
7th REVENUE FORECAST COMING THIS
FRIDAY, WHICH WILL GIVE US A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING INTO OUR
CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE HERE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THIS YEAR
IS DIFFERENT THAN PREVIOUS YEARS
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN IN A
MULTIYEAR STRATEGY TO ADDRESS
THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT.
WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED IN BUDGET
REFORM BOTH IN PROCESS AND IN
CONTENT. LAST YEAR WE HAD A
SUCCESSFUL CHAIRS PACKAGE THAT
REDUCED THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET
DEFICIT. WE HAVE REDUCED IT OVER
THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, FROM
275, 250 MILLION DOWN TO 150.
AND NOW WE'RE IN THE LAST SEVEN
MONTHS, WE'VE INCREASED BACK UP
TO ABOUT 175 MILLION ISH IN THE
STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT OVER
THESE LAST FEW YEARS OF BUDGET
REFORM, WE'VE MADE THE EASY,
HARD DECISIONS. NONE OF THESE
DECISIONS IN BUDGETING ARE EASY.
BUT ON THE SCALE OF HARD,
THERE'S EASY, HARD, MEDIUM,
HARD, DIFFICULT, AND THEN
THERE'S DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS.
BECAUSE WE SAW IN THE 2008
RECESSION, BOTH HERE IN THE CITY
AND AT THE STATE, MAKING BUDGET
CUTS WITHOUT BEING THOUGHTFUL,
CREATED IMPACTS THAT WE STILL
HAVE NOT RECOVERED FROM TODAY.
WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT NOT
ENGAGING IN THOSE PRACTICES OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS, BECAUSE
WE'VE TAKEN A MULTIYEAR
APPROACH TO THIS IN THESE
EASIER, HARD DECISIONS. THERE
HAVE BEEN SOME HARD DECISIONS
EVEN THERE. WE'VE LAID OFF CITY
WORKERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
SINCE 2008. THOSE ARE FAMILIES.
THOSE ARE PEOPLE. THOSE ARE
LIVELIHOODS. THE ABILITY TO PAY
THE MORTGAGE OR THE RENT, THE
ABILITY TO BUY GROCERIES. LIKE
WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
TODAY., IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL.
AND IT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR WHERE THE PRIVATE
SECTOR GOES THROUGH ROUNDS OF
LAYOFFS. THEY'RE WILDLY
COMPENSATED. AND PEOPLE CHOOSE
TO WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S A LONG
TERM STABLE JOB. AND SO THAT'S
WHERE THAT DIFFERENCE REALLY IS.
AND THAT BRINGS US TO THIS YEAR.
WE STILL HAVE AFTER MAKING THESE
EASY, HARD DECISIONS AND SOME
HARD, HARD DECISIONS, WE HAVE
STILL $175 MILLION STRUCTURAL
BUDGET DEFICIT. AND THIS YEAR,
WE HAVE TO ENGAGE IN TWO YEAR
BUDGETING RATHER THAN LAST YEAR
WHERE WE JUST HAD TO ENGAGE IN
AN ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH MEANS
THAT WE HAVE TO STRETCH EVERY
DOLLAR FURTHER. AND YET WE'RE
STILL HAMSTRUNG BY OLYMPIA WITH
A 1% PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
LIMIT, WHICH LITERALLY LIMITS
THE AMOUNT OF TAX REVENUE WE CAN
BRING IN LOWER THAN INFLATION.
AND THAT'S FUNDAMENTALLY WHY
CITIES ACROSS 281 CITIES ACROSS
THE STATE ARE HAVING BUDGET
PROBLEMS, BECAUSE WE ARE LIMITED
BY HOW FAR OUR DOLLAR CAN GO
YEAR OVER YEAR. WE ARE LIMITED.
WE ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE SAME
OR BETTER LEVELS OF SERVICE, YET
WE ARE HAMSTRUNG BY OLYMPIA WITH
THE 1% PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.,
AND SO TODAY WE HAVE WE ARE JUST
AHEAD OF OUR TWO YEAR STRUCTURAL
TWO YEAR BIENNIAL BUDGET. WE ARE
A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE FINAL
REVENUE FORECAST, BEFORE THE
MAYOR FINALIZES HER BUDGET. AND
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME HARD
WORK TO DO THIS YEAR. AND SO
THAT'S WHY I HAVE MADE AN ASK,
BUT NOT A REQUIREMENT TO SELF
BALANCE AMENDMENTS. THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE THIS.,
YOU WILL ALSO SEE IN THE COUNCIL
RULES GOING INTO THE FALL
BUDGETING PRACTICE, WE MAY
REQUIRE SELF-BALANCING AT THE
INITIAL COUNCILMEMBER
INTRODUCTION OF IDEAS. THIS HAS
NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE. AND IN THE
RULES IT STATES THAT THIS
DETERMINATION WILL BE MADE BASED
OFF OF THE BEST INFORMATION WE
RECEIVE FROM THE REVENUE
FORECAST. AND OTHER FACTORS. SO
I JUST I SET THAT STAGE BECAUSE
TODAY'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET IS
DIFFERENT THAN IN THE PAST
YEARS., I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE
LIMITED INCREASE IN GENERAL
FUNDING SPENDING BY THE
EXECUTIVE THAT THE GENERAL FUND
SPENDING THAT THE EXECUTIVE
PROPOSED IS SPENDING THAT I
SUPPORT AND THAT THE EXECUTIVE
HADN'T DONE IT, I WOULD HAVE.
SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ON THE
SAME PAGE THERE. AND THAT'S
KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.
WE'VE GOT SEVEN AMENDMENTS.
I'LL SEEMS LIKE WE'RE HAVING
SOME CHANGES TOWARDS THE END, SO
WE'LL GET THROUGH AMENDMENTS ONE
THROUGH FIVE, AND THEN WE'LL
DISCUSS SIX AND SEVEN TO THE
SIDE. BUT COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE
UNDERLYING BILL BEFORE WE TAKE
AMENDMENTS? I SEE VICE CHAIR
RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR. COLLEAGUES.
THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND IS SUPPOSED
TO BE. AS ADAM SAID EARLIER, A
ROUTINE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE
CURRENT ADOPTED BUDGET BASED ON
GRANT ACCEPTANCES, CARRYFORWARDS
AND NECESSARY COSTS THAT, PER
LAW, AS CONTAINED IN THE RCW,
COULD NOT REASONABLY HAVE BEEN
FORESEEN. THAT'S A QUOTE. IT IS
NOT SUPPOSED TO BE FOR MAKING
NEW DISCRETIONARY POLICY AND
SPENDING, WHICH HAPPENS DURING
FALL BUDGET DELIBERATIONS EVERY
YEAR, WHICH WILL BE HAPPENING IN
A LITTLE OVER A MONTH FROM NOW.
THESE SEVEN AMENDMENTS
REALLOCATE DOLLARS THAT WERE
ALREADY ADOPTED IN 2026 FOR
SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND
REALLOCATING THEM TOWARD NEW
DISCRETIONARY POLICY CHOICES.
THIS UNDERMINES THE TRANSPARENCY
OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS, BECAUSE
THE PUBLIC DOES NOT HAVE CLEAR
KNOWLEDGE WHERE THIS MONEY IS
COMING FROM, AND WHAT WE WOULD
FORGO IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE NEW
DISCRETIONARY CHANGES. NOR DID
ANY, NOR DID ALL OF US AS
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE THIS
TRANSPARENCY. IN FACT, I ONLY
LEARNED OF THESE PROPOSED
CHANGES TO THE EXISTING MID TO
THE EXISTING BUDGET. THE 2026
BUDGET, TO BE REPLACED WITH THIS
NEW POLICY CHANGE OR CHANGES ON
FRIDAY WHEN THEY GOT POSTED TO
OUR AGENDA. NONE OF THESE
CHANGES ACTUALLY MEET THE
DEFINITION OF THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL LANGUAGE. THEY ARE
DISCRETIONARY AND NEW BY
DEFINITION. AND I'M NOT SPEAKING
OF THE MERITS ON ANY OF THESE
PROPOSALS, BUT RATHER THAT OUR
UPCOMING BUDGET PROCESS IS THE
APPROPRIATE PLACE TO HAVE THESE
DELIBERATIONS OF THESE NEW
PROPOSALS. THE ONLY AMENDMENT
THAT HAS HAD TRANSPARENCY, THAT
IS TRULY WHAT I BELIEVE IS PART
OF THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL IS
THE SCHOOL MEALS PROPOSAL. WE
HAD ROBUST CONVERSATIONS DURING
THE DELIBERATIONS, AND THESE
MEALS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED
STARTING THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH
IS THIS COMING MONTH, SEPTEMBER.
IT IS IT IS THE ONLY AMENDMENT
THAT I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING
TODAY. FURTHER, I WILL WARN THAT
IT IS NOT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE
TO CHANGE THE MIDYEAR PROCESS
AND USE IT AS A PROCESS TO
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER NEW
DISCRETIONARY POLICY CHANGES.
THIS DOES NOT MEET OUR RCW
REQUIREMENTS, AND THESE POLICY
CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD ALWAYS BE
PART OF THE OVERALL BUDGET
PROCESS. EVERY YEAR. AND I WILL
ALSO SAY THIS IS WHY THE PUBLIC
DOES NOT HAVE TRUST IN
GOVERNMENT. THE LACK OF
INFORMATION DOES NOT INSPIRE
CONFIDENCE. IF WE WANT OUR
RESIDENTS TO TRUST US, WE NEED
TO LET BUDGET PROCESSES,
INCLUDING MID-YEAR BUDGET
PROCESSES WITH TRANSPARENCY AND
CONSIDERATION. SO THIS IS WHERE
I'M AT WITH TODAY'S
AMENDMENTS., AND I WANTED TO SAY
THAT FOR THE RECORD AHEAD OF
TIME. THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR
COLLEAGUES. ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS ON THE BILL? SEEING
NONE, I'M GOING TO MOVE COUNCIL
BILL ONE, TWO, ONE TWO, FIVE
THREE IS PRESENTED ON THE
AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. WE NOW HAVE
COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, 253
BEFORE US. EDN ARE YOU WALKING
US THROUGH AMENDMENTS ONE BY
ONE?
-- YES.
-- LET'S DO THAT.
-- PULLING THEM UP RIGHT NOW.
UP THERE.
-- BUT.
-- AND DO YOU HAVE THE ACTUAL.
LET'S DO YOU HAVE THE AMENDMENT
LANGUAGE ITSELF RATHER THAN JUST
THE SUMMARY COLLEAGUES. THERE IS
A SUMMARY TABLE BOTH ATTACHED TO
LEGISTAR AND ON THE AGENDA IN
EDDIE IS GOING TO WALK US
THROUGH JUST EACH AMENDMENT
INDIVIDUALLY, IF THAT'S ALL
RIGHT. WE JUST HAVE TO ZOOM A
LITTLE, ZOOM IN A LITTLE TOO
MUCH THERE.
-- YEAH. AMENDMENT ONE, WE'LL
START WITH AMENDMENT ONE.
-- THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'D LIKE
TO DESCRIBE THE AMENDMENT, AND
THEN I'LL CALL ON THE SPONSOR
AND THEN COLLEAGUES, I'LL CALL
ON YOU IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS. OVER TO YOU. EDDIE.
-- POINTED OUT THERE ARE SEVEN
TOTAL AMENDMENTS HERE, AND I'LL
GO THROUGH THEM ONE BY ONE, AND
I'LL I'LL LIST THE SPONSOR,
THE TITLE OF THE AMENDMENT AND
GIVE A SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT.
SO AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION ONE IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. IT ADDS $50,000 GENERAL
FUND AND ONE FTE ASSISTANT CITY
PROSECUTOR IN THE LAW
DEPARTMENT. AND THE SUMMARY.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD $50,000
GENERAL FUND AND ASSISTANT CITY
ATTORNEY PROSECUTOR POSITION IN
THE LAW DEPARTMENT. THE POSITION
ANTICIPATED TO COST
APPROXIMATELY $176,000 ANNUALLY,
INCLUDING BENEFITS, WOULD SERVE
AS A HUMAN TRAFFICKING
PROSECUTOR. CROSS DEPUTIZE WITH
THE KING COUNTY PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PROSECUTE
FELONY HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES
IN COORDINATION WITH THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE ROLE IS
EXPECTED TO BE HIRED AND
ONBOARDED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
OF THIS YEAR, WITH A PROPOSAL
FOR ONGOING FUNDING TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE 2027 2028
PROPOSED BUDGET.
-- WONDERFUL COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, OVER TO.
-- YOU
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR. CHAIR, I
MOVE AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION ONE
TO COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21253.
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU. AND I WILL SPEAK
TO IT NOW IF IT'S OKAY. CHAIR.
-- YES, PLEASE. SORRY, I GOT
THAT ORDER MIXED UP SCRIPTS IS
STILL COMING TOGETHER, AND I'LL
HAVE THIS DIALED IN FOR FALL
BUDGET SESSION. OVER TO YOU,
SIR.
-- ALL RIGHT.
-- THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, BEFORE
STARTING, I WANTED TO NOTE, YOU
KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON A LONG
TIME AND, YOU KNOW, AND ACROSS
THE COMMITTEE AND AS YOU KNOW, I
WORK WITH VARIOUS COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AND ON THIS
ONE, I JUST WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR HER
WORK AND ASK THAT SHE BE A
CO-SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT.,
COUNCILMEMBER WARS. HIS OFFICE
HAS, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, HAS
BEEN WORKING ON THIS DILIGENTLY,
EVER SINCE SHE CAME BACK INTO
OFFICE. AND, AND ALONG WITH ME
HAS BEEN WORKING WITH CITY
ATTORNEY EVANS. AND, AND I
SHOULD ADD, KING COUNTY
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY LEESA
MANION, TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF
TRAFFICKING AND PUBLIC SAFETY
ALONG AURORA. AND, YOU KNOW, NOT
JUST AURORA, BUT ACROSS OUR
CITY. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, VICE CHAIR
RIVERA, ON HER POINTS, AND WHICH
I UNDERSTAND. AND I, I AGREE
WITH, I WOULD NOTE, THAT LIKE
THE SCHOOL MEALS PIECE, THIS IS
A SUBJECT THAT HAS BEEN ON
CONSTANT, PART OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. I'VE SPOKEN TO
IT IN COMMITTEE. I'VE SPOKEN TO
AS CHAIR'S COMMENTS. I'VE BEEN
ON NORTH AURORA AS PART OF
WALKS, SPEAKING TO THIS ISSUE.
WE HAD THE PRESS CONFERENCE JUST
OUTSIDE CHAMBERS ON THIS ISSUE.
AND, AND I WOULD ADD, IT'S
ESSENTIALLY A CRISIS SITUATION
TO WHICH GOES TO THE, THE IDEA
OF RAISING THE PROFILE OF THIS,
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
IN THE MAYOR'S SIDE, YOU KNOW,
THE EXTREME RISK PROTECTION
ORDER, POSITION WAS ALSO ADDED.
BUT THIS IS KEY IN TERMS OF WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO DO. AND IT'S
KEY AS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK PLAN. PILLAR TWO OF
OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN FOR
SAFER SEATTLE IS, IS THE IDEA OF
HAVING A FUNCTIONAL CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM. AND WHAT WE HAVE
NOW IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. AND SO
THIS AMENDMENT AND THE WORK THAT
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO,
AS NOTED IN THE EFFECT, WILL
FURTHER THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
DO THIS IN ORDER TO, YOU KNOW,
BASICALLY SOLVE WHAT HAS BEEN A
CHRONIC ISSUE. AS I'VE NOTED
MANY TIMES, WE HAVE A LOT OF
CHRONIC PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES,
BUT WE NEED ACTIONS LIKE THIS TO
MOVE FORWARD., CHAIR, I WOULD
LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING
A SPECIFIC, FUNDING SOURCE, BUT
IT'S BASICALLY THE UNDERSPEND,
AS MY TEAM HAS BEEN IDENTIFYING
FROM THE GENERAL FUND., SO I
RECOGNIZE YOUR POINT ON THE
IDENTIFYING, THAT ESSENTIALLY IS
IT, AND I DON'T HAVE THAT
SPECIFICALLY IN THERE, TO WHICH
I APOLOGIZE. CHAIR, OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. IT WAS A REQUEST THIS
YEAR, NOT A REQUIREMENT., AND SO
I APPRECIATE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? AND WE WILL SEE.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ADDED AS A
CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR. I'LL SAY
AGAIN. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
THANK YOU. I KNOW WE'RE ALL
GRAPPLING WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE
WOULD BE FORGOING IN THE 2020
BUDGET BY MAKING THIS AD. NOW,
AT THE MIDYEAR POINT, I THINK
THIS IS AN ONGOING AD, AND AS
SUCH, IT MAKES MOST SENSE. AND
IT'S MORE FISCALLY PRUDENT TO
BE CONSIDERING THIS AT THE FALL
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS THAT WE
WILL BE HAVING HERE IN SHORT
ORDER NEXT MONTH., BUT THANK YOU
FOR KEEPING YOUR EYE ON THE
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. I WILL NOT
BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY, SINCE
I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THIS MONEY
IS COMING FROM AND WHAT WE WILL
BE FORGOING TODAY IN ORDER TO
ADD THIS HERE BEFORE FIVE MONTHS
OR FIVE WEEKS FROM NOW, WHEN
WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING
THE FULL BUDGET. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT
BECAUSE OF THE INTENSITY IN
WHICH WE NEED, AS WELL AS THE
NEED TO ADDRESS NOT ONLY WHAT'S
GOING ON AT 12th AND JACKSON,
BUT ALSO WHAT'S GOING ON IN
NORTH AURORA. WE NEED ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY WITHIN THE CROSS,
DEPUTIZED PROSECUTORS SPACE,
WHICH WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF
RIGHT NOW. AND SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT TODAY.
COLLEAGUES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
AT THIS TIME? COMMENTS.,
AMENDMENT ONE TO COUNCIL BILL
ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, FIVE THREE
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. ANY FINAL
WORDS?,
-- NO. CHAIR THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- I
-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- YES
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. VICE
CHAIR RIVERA.
-- NO.
-- CHAIR STRAUSS AYE.
-- THAT'S FOUR IN FAVOR. ONE
OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. THE AMENDMENT
PASSES COUNCIL AMENDMENT ONE TO
COUNCIL BILL 121253 HAS BEEN
ATTACHED. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH FOR THE
GENERAL PUBLIC'S AWARENESS. I
DON'T LIKE AMENDMENTS AT FULL
COUNCIL BECAUSE I AM A PERSON
THAT BELIEVES THAT COMMITTEE
WORK SHOULD BE DONE IN
COMMITTEE. WHAT THAT ALSO MEANS
IS THAT IF FOLKS DON'T SIT ON
THE COMMITTEE, THEY DON'T HAVE
THE ABILITY TO SPONSOR THEIR OWN
AMENDMENTS. I AM BRINGING
FORWARD EVERYONE'S AMENDMENTS,
WHETHER I AGREE WITH THEM OR
NOT. THIS ONE IS ONE THAT I DO
AGREE WITH, BUT THAT'S TO THE
SIDE. AND SO, COUNCIL, I WILL
MOVE AMENDMENT TWO, VERSION ONE
TO COUNCIL BILL 121253. IS THERE
A SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
EDDIE LIN TO PROVIDE US THE
CENTRAL STAFF SUMMARY, AND THEN
I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR THE
SPONSOR SUMMARY. OVER TO YOU.
-- GREAT.
-- SO AMENDMENT TWO, VERSION
ONE, SPONSORED BY CHAIR STRAUSS
ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBERS.
FOSTER. WITH PROVISO $200,000 IN
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S 2026
BUDGET FOR A YOUTH DIVERSION AND
PREVENTION PROGRAM. THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD IMPOSE A PROVISO
ON THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
FOR $200,000 TO SUPPORT A YOUTH
DIVERSION AND PREVENTION
PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WOULD SERVE
YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12 TO 24 WHO
ARE AT IMMEDIATE RISK OF LOSING
HOUSING OR ARE CURRENTLY
HOMELESS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO
ARE COUCH SURFING, FACING
EVICTION OR LIVING IN OTHER
UNSAFE LIVING SITUATIONS.
ASSISTANCE COULD INCLUDE, BUT IS
NOT LIMITED TO, SUPPORT WITH
SECURITY DEPOSITS, RENTAL
ARREARS, UTILITY PAYMENTS AND
TRANSPORTATION NEEDED TO REACH
STABLE HOUSING FUNDING. FUNDING
WOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY A
NONPROFIT AGENCY RATHER THAN BY
HSD DIRECTLY
-- FANTASTIC. OVER TO YOU
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHAIR
STRAUSS. I APPRECIATE THAT AND
THANK YOU FOR, FOR SPONSORING
THIS PROVISO. SO, FIRST I WANT
TO SAY I'LL SPEAK JUST BRIEFLY
TO THE SOURCE OF FUNDS., AND I
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION
AROUND THAT. SO THE APPROACH
WE'VE TAKEN HERE IS A PROVISO.
AND THESE ARE RESOURCES THAT
COME FROM THE LOW INCOME HOUSING
FUND AND THE INTEREST EARNINGS
THERE. AND MY OFFICE HAS WORKED
CLOSELY WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
APPROACH, WHICH I WOULD SAY THEY
ARE BOTH SUPPORTIVE AND EXCITED
FOR THIS WORK. SO JUST WANTED TO
UPLIFT THAT FOR THE SAKE OF
TRANSPARENCY. AND NOW I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT WHY I'M BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. SO WE KNOW THAT
WHEN WE PREVENT YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS, THAT IS ONE OF THE
MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR
PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS FOR
ADULTS LATER IN LIFE. YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS ARE TWO AND A HALF
MORE LIKELY, TWO AND A HALF
TIMES MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS AS AN ADULT. SO
WHEN WE INVEST IN PREVENTION
STRATEGIES THAT STOP OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE FROM ENDING UP IN
SHELTER, WE ARE INVESTING IN
STRATEGIES THAT HELP THEM AND
THAT HELP US DOWN THE LINE. AND
I'M ALSO INCREDIBLY EXCITED.
AND COLLEAGUES, YOU SHOULD HAVE
RECEIVED A LETTER OF SUPPORT
FROM THE WASHINGTON ACCELERATION
FUND. I'M SO THRILLED TO HAVE
THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS. THIS
PROVISO, AND EVERY DOLLAR THAT
THE CITY INVESTS THROUGH THIS,
THE WASHINGTON ACCELERATION FUND
WILL MATCH 1 TO 1. SO OUR
$200,000 INVESTMENT HERE WILL
BECOME A $400,000 INVESTMENT IN
THE FIRST YEAR. AND THIS IS A
FUND THAT IS PROVEN TO WORK AND
IT'S SUPPORTED. EXCUSE ME, THE
WASHINGTON ACCELERATION FUND IS
MADE UP OF THE CAMPION
FOUNDATION, THE RAIKES
FOUNDATION, AND THE SCHULZE
FAMILY FOUNDATION. THESE FOLKS
HAVE WORKED ON THIS FUND AT THE
STATE LEVEL, AND I WANT TO SHARE
SOME OF THE RESULTS WITH YOU,
WHERE THIS HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED
IN WASHINGTON STATE, 98% OF
HOUSEHOLDS EXITED INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING VERSUS 16% WHO WHO
EXITED INTO EMERGENCY SHELTER.
SO THAT MEANS THAT WE ARE
PREVENTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM
ENDING UP IN EMERGENCY SHELTER,
87% REMAIN STABLY HOUSED. ONE
YEAR AFTER THE INTERVENTION. AND
WHEN IT COMES TO THE COST
EFFECTIVENESS, WHAT WE SAW IN
PREVIOUS PLACES WHERE THIS HAS
BEEN IMPLEMENTED IS THAT ON
AVERAGE, THIS FUND INVESTED
$1,683 PER HOUSEHOLD, WHICH IS A
SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS COMPARED TO
THE $9,556 PER HOUSEHOLD. WHEN
IT COMES TO EMERGENCY SHELTER.
SO THIS IS AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH
AND IT'S A COST EFFECTIVE
APPROACH. DATA SHOWS US THAT
WHEN THIS HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED
PREVIOUSLY, 53% OF THE
HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAVE BEEN SERVED
IDENTIFY AS BIPOC, 18% AS LGBTQ,
PLUS 26% AS PREGNANT OR
PARENTING. SO THESE ARE
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WHO WE
ARE SERVING. LASTLY, I'LL SAY
THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN
HOUSED AND SUPPORTED THROUGH
THIS FUND HAVE BEEN HOUSED WITH
AN AVERAGE OF THREE DAYS,
COMPARED TO 40 DAYS IN AN
EMERGENCY SHELTER OR 114 DAYS IN
RAPID REHOUSING. SO THIS REALLY
IS AN EFFECTIVE PREVENTION BASED
APPROACH. AND I'LL JUST SHARE
THE WAY THAT THIS WORKS. THESE
ARE FLEXIBLE DOLLARS AND THESE
ARE CALLED NO WRONG DOOR
DOLLARS. SO THAT MEANS THAT ANY
CERTIFIED PROVIDER IS ABLE TO
REFER A YOUNG PERSON TO ACCESS
THESE DOLLARS. AND THEY CAN BE
USED FOR RENT. THEY CAN BE USED
FOR TRANSPORTATION. THE IDEA IS
TO BE FLEXIBLE TO MEET THAT
YOUNG PERSON'S NEEDS, BECAUSE
THAT IS WHAT'S ACTUALLY PROVEN
AT, SOLVING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM
ENTERING INTO HOMELESSNESS., SO
COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. I THINK AS WE WORK ON
OUR HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS,
PREVENTION HAS TO CONTINUE TO BE
A FOCUS. AND I AGAIN, WANT TO
EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE
WASHINGTON ACCELERATION FUND AND
HSD FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP HERE.
THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR. AGAIN, I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER FOR KEEPING YOUR EYE,, ON
YOUTH AND YOUTH NEEDS. AGAIN,
THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK WE
SHOULD. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM.,
IT WOULD BE ONGOING AND I DON'T
THINK THE MIDYEAR PROCESS IS THE
PROCESS BY WHICH WE SHOULD BE
CONSIDERING THIS. THIS SHOULD BE
PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS,
WHICH AGAIN WE'RE GOING TO BE
STARTING IN FIVE WEEKS. SO
AGAIN, NOT BASED ON THE MERIT
BUT BASED ON THE MIDYEAR NOT
BEING THE PLACE WHERE WE SHOULD
BE CONSIDERING ONGOING FUNDING.
I KNOW THE DEPARTMENT ALREADY
SUPPORTS, THIS WORK TO A CERTAIN
EXTENT. I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK
WITH THOSE PARTNERS, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO LOOKING AT THIS AS
PART OF THE FALL BUDGET., BUT
TODAY I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING
THIS MID-YEAR AND THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR
THIS AMENDMENT., AND THE AND THE
RUNDOWN OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE
DIFFERENT FACTORS, THE DIFFERENT
PIECES OF IT., AND IN ADDITION
TO THE OUTSIDE SUPPORT, I THINK
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT., TO THE
PREVIOUS AMENDMENT, OBVIOUSLY,
IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMITTEE AND
THE COUNCIL, I WAS WORKING WITH
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH, AND ALSO
THE COUNTY ON THAT ONE, TO
ENSURE IN SYNC AND, AND WE'LL BE
DONE. SO WITH THE NEXT AMENDMENT
TOO. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, AGAIN,
I AGREE WITH THE POINTS MADE AND
EVERYTHING. CAN YOU JUST SPEAK
TO WHATEVER, WORK OR
COORDINATION OR, COMMUNICATIONS
YOU HAD WITH HSD RELATED TO THIS
PROVISO?
-- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER THANK
YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, FOR
THE QUESTION. SO OUR OFFICE HAS
MET WITH HSD AND TALKED TO THEM
ABOUT THIS PROVISO BEFORE WE
BROUGHT IT FORWARD. EXCUSE ME,
BEFORE WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD.
THEY ARE 100% SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
PROVISO. DIRECTOR KIM AND HER
TEAM HAVE BEEN FABULOUS TO WORK
WITH. I BELIEVE PART OF THE
REASON THAT THEY ARE SO
SUPPORTIVE IS BECAUSE THIS IS A
PROVISO OF DOLLARS THAT WERE
ALREADY INTENDED TO BE USED
AROUND HOMELESSNESS. SO WE ARE
SPECIFYING THE DIRECTION OF
THEM. AND BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE
AND FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE 1 TO
1 MATCH AND SEE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE
IMPACT OF OUR CITY DOLLARS.
-- THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE
-- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. IS THAT
A NEW HAND?
-- YES, THAT'S A NEW HAND CHAIR.
OVER TO YOU., SO IF THIS IS
ALREADY AN HSD BUDGET FOR THIS
PURPOSE, PRESUMABLY THEY COULD
USE THE FUNDING TO DO THIS
ALREADY. WHY DO WE NEED TO DO
THIS AS PART OF THE MID-YEAR TO
PROVISO THE FUNDING? IF THEY
WANT TO DO THIS AND THEY ALREADY
HAVE FUNDING TO DO THIS, I'M
CONFUSED.
-- I'M GOING TO TURN THIS ONE
OVER TO CENTRAL STAFF AND TO THE
BUDGET DIRECTOR. IF SHE SHOULD
CHOOSE TO WANT TO ENGAGE.
PLEASE, ALI.
-- THANK YOU. OVER TO YOU. I
WOULD JUST OFFER MY
UNDERSTANDING I WASN'T INVOLVED
IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
COUNCIL OFFICE AND THE
DEPARTMENT, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT WHAT THIS PROVISO DOES
IS JUST PROVIDE SPECIFIC
DIRECTION ON HOW TO ALLOCATE A
PORTION OF THE FUNDS THAT WERE
ALREADY IN THE BUDGET. AND SO
SOMETIMES, I MEAN, I WOULD SAY
AS BUDGET DIRECTOR, THIS IS MY
FAVORITE KIND OF PROVISO. IT IS
JUST PROVIDING SOME GUIDANCE ON
FUNDS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE
THE BUDGET AND CLARIFYING
INTENT. AND SO IT IS ALIGNED
WITH WHAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS
THINKING. I THINK THAT'S GOOD
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALI. SO
THIS MONEY IS ALREADY AT HSD AND
THEY WANT TO USE IT FOR THIS
PURPOSE. SO REALLY, THEY DIDN'T
NEED THE PROVISO. SO IT SOUNDS
MORE LIKE A PARTNERSHIP THAT THE
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOU WANTED
TO HAVE WITH THE DEPARTMENT
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MONEY, BUT
IT'S NOT REALLY ADDING MONEY.
IT'S JUST ALREADY USING EXISTING
FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE. IS THIS
CORRECT? OF THE 2026 MONEY?
-- THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. AND
I THINK SOMETIMES THE PROVISO IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SORT
OF TRANSPARENCY AND CLARITY ON
US MORE, A LITTLE BIT MORE
SPECIFICS THAN WHAT WAS IN THE
ORIGINAL SORT OF APPROPRIATION
THAT THAT ADDED THE, THE
FUNDING., SO IN THIS CASE, THAT
IS HOW I INTERPRET THIS PROPOSED
AMENDMENT.
-- THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, ALI, AND THANK
YOU, CHAIR., IN THAT CASE, SINCE
THIS IS MONEY THAT'S ALREADY IN
THE 2026 BUDGET THAT IT'S WE'RE
JUST SAYING YOU SHOULD USE, THEY
WANT TO USE FOR THIS PURPOSE. IT
SOUNDS LIKE THEY WANT YOUR
BLESSING. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.,
I WILL SUPPORT THIS., THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, I WILL SAY
THAT THIS GOES TO THE
TRANSPARENCY I WAS TALKING ABOUT
EARLIER. IT IS AT THIS MID-YEAR
POINT MAKING THESE KINDS OF
CHANGES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
AND ON FRIDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME
I'M LOOKING AT THIS AMENDMENT.
I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THIS IS
ALREADY MONEY THAT THE
DEPARTMENT HAD FOR THIS PURPOSE.
AND IT SOUNDS MORE IT'S LIKE A
SIGNALING SOMETHING WE SUPPORT
IS HOW I WOULD PUT IT. SO,
AGAIN, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS
TRANSPARENCY PIECE, BUT GIVEN
THIS MONEY'S ALREADY IN THERE
FOR THIS PURPOSE, I'LL SUPPORT
THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? QUESTIONS. I'LL TURN
IT OVER TO THE SPONSOR IN JUST A
SECOND. BUT JUST TO SAY, I
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AS IT
PROVIDES THE SPECIFICITY FOR
DEPARTMENTS TO BE ABLE TO
EXECUTE IN THE MANNER IN WHICH
WE, AS COUNCILMEMBERS, HAVE
PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND THE DEPARTMENTS IN HOW TO
SPEND THAT MONEY. SO BOTH
SPECIFICITY AND AMOUNT AND
INTENDED USE. I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER LAST WORD.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND
I WILL BE BRIEF AND JUST SAY, I
THINK THAT THROUGH THIS PROVISO
AND THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL, WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE
THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO
ENTER INTO THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH
OUR PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS. AND
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHY
OUR OFFICE DECIDED TO TAKE THIS
APPROACH., AND AT THE END OF THE
DAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE A
REALLY, REALLY EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INVEST IN
A PROVEN SOLUTION FOR PREVENTING
YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. SO
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THE FANTASTIC QUESTIONS AND
I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
-- THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT TWO TO COUNCIL BILL
ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, FIVE THREE.
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- YES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. VICE
CHAIR RIVERA. I CHAIR STRAUSS.
-- AYE.
-- THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR ZERO
OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO THE NEXT AMENDMENT AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS THE
SPONSOR. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT
THREE? I CAN DO SO IF YOU'D
LIKE. I MOVE AMENDMENT THREE,
VERSION ONE TO COUNCIL BILL ONE,
TWO, 1253.
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU. WE'LL TURN IT OVER
TO EDEN AND THEN BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- DISTRICT SIX SEVEN ON THIS.
-- ONE.
-- AMENDMENT THREE VERSION ONE,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, WOULD ADD $15,000
GENERAL FUND TO WOODLAND PARK
ZOO FOR CITYWIDE COYOTE
COEXISTENCE PLANNING., THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE $15,000
TO SUPPORT WOODLAND PARK ZOO
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE
COYOTE COEXISTENCE PLAN FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THE FUNDING
WOULD COVER STAFF TIME AND
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT NECESSARY
TO REVIEW BEST PRACTICES FROM
OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND
EXPERTS, DEVELOP POLICY AND
PROCEDURE RECOMMENDATIONS,
OUTLINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
EDUCATION STRATEGIES, AND CREATE
AN IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK FOR
COORDINATED CITYWIDE RESPONSE.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, OVER TO YOU.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK
YOU FOR THE ASSIST. AT THE
BEGINNING THERE, I WAS TRYING TO
GET MY, MY POINTER ON THE AUDIO
AND VIDEO BUTTONS, BUT I WASN'T
QUICK ENOUGH., BUT I'M GLAD YOU
DID BECAUSE YOU NOTED THAT, THIS
IS A SIX SEVEN. AND FOR THE
YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE, I'M
DOING THE HANDS, FOR THAT, I
THINK IT'S STILL COOL., I MAY
NOT BE, BUT,, TAKING THAT RISK,
I SAY SIX, SEVEN, AS YOU NOTED,
BECAUSE THIS IS AN ISSUE AND,,
THAT'S IMPACTING MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS IN DISTRICT SEVEN,
QUEEN ANNE AND MAGNOLIA, BUT
ALSO TO THE NORTH. AND AS YOU
HAVE WOODLAND PARK, IT IS A, YOU
KNOW, THE PREMIER LOCATION FOR
THIS. AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING,
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH WOODLAND
PARK ZOO AND PARKS ON THESE
ISSUES. AND IT IS A CITYWIDE
ISSUE. AND IT'S AND IT'S
PROBLEMATIC FOR NEIGHBORS ACROSS
NEIGHBORHOODS, ACROSS THE, THE
CITY. AND WE NEED TO DO
SOMETHING BEFORE SOMETHING GOES
WRONG TRAGICALLY. AND WE'VE HAD
SOME NEAR MISSES ALONG THOSE
LINES, LIKE IN DISTRICT SEVEN
AND QUEEN ANNE. BUT, YOU KNOW,
AGAIN, THE PROFESSIONALS AT
WOODLAND PARK ZOO, YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE ON THIS AND THEY CAN
HELP DO THIS. NOW I RECOGNIZE
AGAIN TO COUNCILMEMBER, VICE
CHAIR RIVERA'S POINT., BUT THIS
IS A CHANCE TO RAISE THE PROFILE
OF THIS. IT IS ONLY 15 K, SO
I'M ASKING FOR EVERYONE TO LOOK
INTO THEIR HEART, TO SUPPORT
THIS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY
DEDICATED FUNDING OTHER THAN
GENERAL FUND UNDERSPEND, FOR IT.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO MAKE
A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR THOSE
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND
NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR. WHERE IS
ALL THIS UNDERSPEND COMING FROM?
AND SO I'M GOING TO SAY NOW THAT
FOR NEXT YEAR'S MID-YEAR, I'D
LOVE TO SEE A PROCESS LIKE WE DO
AT FULL COUNCIL. WILL WE GET THE
OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW WHERE
UNDERSPEND IS AVAILABLE AND
WHERE IT'S COMING FROM? AGAIN,
IT GOES TO THE LACK OF
TRANSPARENCY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO FOREGO OF
CURRENT FUNDING. WHERE WHERE
THIS IS COMING FROM. SO AGAIN, I
HAVE THIS CONCERN. I, OF COURSE,
SUPPORT THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE
CONSIDERING AS PART OF THE
UPCOMING BUDGET. AND IF WE'RE
GOING TO START LOOKING AT
UNDERSPEND AT THE MID-YEAR, THEN
WE SHOULD HAVE A PROCESS FOR
DOING THAT SO THAT WE ALL HAVE
THE TRANSPARENCY ON WHAT, WHAT,
WHAT WE THINK WE WILL HAVE IN
TERMS OF UNDERSPEND BY THE END
OF THE YEAR THAT WE'RE
ALLOCATING AT THE MIDPOINT.
THANKS, CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA I'LL JUST TAKE ISSUE
REGARDING YOUR CHARACTERIZATION
OF THE TRANSPARENCY IN WHICH WE
ARE ENGAGING IN. ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE THE EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE
BUDGET DIRECTOR AND WITH CENTRAL
STAFF AHEAD OF THESE MEETINGS,
AS WELL AS WE HAVE TAKEN BUDGET
REFORM PROCESSES AND CONTENT
THROUGHOUT THESE THROUGHOUT
THESE TIMES. AS YOU SEE TODAY,
WE HAVE REQUESTED FOLKS TO BE
SELF BALANCED. THIS ONE IS NOT.
BUT I ALSO FIND IT. WE'VE AS
COLLEAGUES, WE ALL KNOW, I THINK
WE HAD FOUR SELECT COMMITTEES
THIS LAST MONTH., IT IS
EVERYONE'S GOT A VERY BUSY
SCHEDULE AND IT IS ALSO VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE TAKING
MEETINGS OUTSIDE AND COMING WITH
ALL OF THE INFORMATION POSSIBLY
NECESSARY FOR THESE MEETINGS. SO
WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES,
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
ON COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
AMENDMENT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
LAST WORD.,
-- NOTHING EXCEPT FOR TO THANK
THE CHAIR FOR THAT LAST POINT,
BECAUSE IT IS VERY TRUE.,
COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AGAIN. LOOK INSIDE YOUR
HEART FOR THIS SMALL,, AD IN
TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, ADDRESSING
OUR CHALLENGE WITH COYOTES. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. WELL, THE CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- AYE.
-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- YES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
-- AYE.
-- VICE CHAIR. RIVERA.
-- NO.
-- CHAIR STRAUSS.
-- AYE.
-- THAT'S FOUR IN FAVOR, ONE
OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. THE AMENDMENT
THREE PASSES AND WILL BE
ATTACHED TO COUNCIL BILL 121253.
FOR OUR NEXT TWO AMENDMENTS, WE
ARE USING THE SAME FUND SOURCE.
I SEE ROD FROM SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND THE AUDIENCE. ROD,
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN US TO JUST
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR
PROJECT AT NORTHGATE COMMONS?
LOOKS LIKE WE DO. SO I WILL MOVE
AMENDMENT FOUR, VERSION ONE TO
COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO,
FIVE, THREE, AND THEN WE'LL
START THE DISCUSSION. IS THERE A
SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. WELCOME, ROD. BRANDON
FROM SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
I YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE GET INTO
WHAT WE'RE SPENDING THIS MONEY
ON, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHERE
THIS MONEY IS COMING FROM,
BECAUSE NORTHGATE COMMONS IS AN
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PROJECT TO
ME. IT IS IN MAYBE NOT THE DEAD
CENTER OF NORTH SEATTLE, BUT IT
IS IN THE HEART OF THE NORTH
GATE REGIONAL CENTER. IT'S
CONNECTED TO I-5. IT'S BEEN A
PLACE THAT I'VE KNOWN FOLKS TO
LIVE. FOLKS HAVE LIVED THERE
THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE LIFE THAT
I'VE KNOWN., IT'S A VERY
IMPORTANT PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN
BE HOUSED AND GET TO ENJOY A
VERY ROBUST LIFE BECAUSE IT IS
SO CLOSE TO SO MANY DIFFERENT
AMENITIES. AND IT'S REALLY
CRITICAL THAT WE SUPPORT SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY'S WORK TO
REDEVELOP THE NORTHGATE COMMONS.
AND IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE
ADDED MONEY TO THEIR BUDGET IN A
$15 MILLION CHUNK AND THEN A $5
MILLION CHUNK. AND SO WE ARE
ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE $5
MILLION INVESTMENT. BUT I WANTED
ROD TO COME UP. MAYBE I WAS
ALREADY STOLEN. TOO MANY WORDS.
BUT IF YOU COULD TELL US, GIVE
US THE VISION OF THE PROJECT,
WHERE ARE WE AT? AND HOW DO
THESE TWO CHUNKS OF MONEY PLAY
INTO ACCOUNT?
-- GREAT, GREAT. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND CHAIR., GREAT TO
BE HERE AND THANKS FOR INVITING
ME TO SHARE AND TALK ABOUT
NORTHGATE. OUR NEXT PROJECT,
LARGE PROJECT. I CAN USE YOU ON
THE ROAD AS WE TALK ABOUT SOME
OF OUR PROJECTS. THAT WAS A
GREAT INTRODUCTION. WE'RE
REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
COMPLETION OF YESLER. SO AS YOU
ALL KNOW, WE'VE TAKEN A 20 YEAR
PLAN., LOTS OF COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT, LOTS OF
PARTNERSHIP. YOU, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER
IN YESLER DEVELOPMENT. WE JUST
FINISHED OUR LAST BUILDING THIS
SUMMER AT YESLER MIXED INCOME
COMMUNITY, DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF
PUBLIC HOUSING OR EXTREMELY LOW
INCOME HOUSING ON SITE.,
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NUMBERS AS
WELL AS MARKET RATE UNITS. SO
JUST A GREAT PROJECT. SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO STAY
THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT
CONTINUES TO UNFOLD FOR THE
VISION THAT WE WANT TO, AS
REDEVELOP COMMUNITIES. MOVING ON
TO NORTHGATE, ANOTHER GREAT
OPPORTUNITY. WE HAD A VISION
SOME YEARS AGO ABOUT, THE 8.5
ACRES UP NORTH WANTED TO
CONTINUE TO BUILD A VISION FOR
MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES. IT'S
A IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY UP
THERE., CLEARLY CAN CONTINUE TO
USE MORE FAMILY HOUSING IN THAT
AREA. LARGE FAMILY HOUSING. SO
EXCITED ABOUT THAT., WE ARE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THAT PROCESS. SO
WE STARTED YEARS AGO OF
RELOCATING THOSE EXISTING
RESIDENTS WHO WERE THERE. WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DON'T MOVE TOO FAST ON THAT
STEP. WE HAVE FOUND IN THE PAST.
THAT IS REALLY KEY OF TAKING
CARE OF THOSE WHO ARE THERE AND
MAKING SURE YOU BE VERY
THOUGHTFUL. AND WE'VE DONE
THAT, AND WE HAVE, SUPPORTED
THOSE EXISTING FOLKS THERE AND,
AND TOOK OUR TIME AND GETTING
THEM TO THEIR, THEIR NEW HOMES
AND, AND HOPEFULLY IF
INTERESTED, THEY HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT SIDE OF THAT.
IT'S THEIR CHOICE., WE WERE
FORTUNATE, WE HAVE SIX PARCELS
THERE THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND
WE'RE STARTING TO DO SOME
PRETTY COOL DESIGN WORK AND LOOK
AT THE POSSIBILITIES. WE GOT TO
PAY ATTENTION TO THE ECONOMY,
PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT WE CAN DO,
WHAT'S DOABLE RIGHT NOW. AND
WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE OUR TIME IN
DOING THAT AND WE'LL MAKE SURE
WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THE
COMMUNITIES AROUND. AND IT IS A
IDEAL SITE, AS YOU ARTICULATED
SO WELL, WHICH WHICH TRANSIT,
EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, BUSINESS
OF ALL SIZES, SMALL AND LARGE,
SCHOOLS, IT'S IT'S JUST, JUST
IDEAL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
FOR OUR RESIDENTS., WHERE WE ARE
NOW. SO WE HAVE, OUR BOARD HAS
PUT SOME MONEY ASIDE IN 2024 TO
START DOING THE PREDEVELOPMENT,
THE AND FOR DEMOLITION, OF THAT
SITE. SO WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE
ABLE TO, TO, KEEP THE SITE SAFE
THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS., AS WE
MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, WE WERE
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT THE
COST THAT WE, THE MONEY THAT WE
PUT ASIDE FOR THAT FOR 2026, THE
COST OF THOSE PREDEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES, THE COST OF THAT
DEMOLITION, THE COST OF
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEEDED TO
MAKE. THERE WAS NOT AS HIGH AS
WE THOUGHT IT WAS FOR 2026.,
THERE IS AN INCREDIBLE CAPACITY
AROUND THAT SITE AND IN FRONT OF
THAT SITE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. AS
YOU ALL KNOW, THAT'S A BIG, BIG
COST FOR US AS YOU'RE DOING
PREDEVELOPMENT AND
REDEVELOPMENT., SO THAT GAVE US
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A NEED
FOR LESS MONEY IN 2026. SO,
THEREFORE, THE, THE $5 MILLION
THAT WE HAD INITIALLY PLANNED,
WOULD NOT BE USED OR NEEDED IN
2026 FOR THAT, 2027 IS
DIFFERENT.
-- WE ARE GOING TO START
CONSTRUCTION AND THE MID PART,
LATTER PART OF 2027. SO WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. WITH CONTINUED
COMMITMENT OF THE $15 MILLION
FOR, FOR THAT SITE TO BE
REDEVELOPED AND CONTINUE TO SEEK
OTHER,, WHO WANT TO INVEST IN
THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO OUR PARTNERSHIP.
-- AND I'LL JUST MAKE ONE LAST
POINT OF SAYING THAT AS WE
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS, THIS $5 MILLION WAS
PLEDGED FOR THIS YEAR'S WORK.
IN PARTICULAR. HOWEVER, AS WE
ALL KNOW, SOMETIMES PROJECTS CAN
GET A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE
DUE TO NO OTHER FACTORS THAN
JUST COST ESCALATION AND
INFLATION. SO WITH THAT, JUST I
YOU DID NOT ASK, BUT I'M MAKING
THE STATEMENT IN ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE BE MY WITNESS, THAT IF
THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
PROJECT AT NORTHGATE COMMONS
NEEDS TO BE REPLENISHED FOR THIS
$3.9 MILLION IN THE FUTURE, THAT
WE NEED TO MAKE GOOD ON THAT.
LOOKING AT EVERYONE IN THE EYES,
EVERYONE IN THE EYES, EVERYONE.
ROB, YOU GOT ME. GOT YOU. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. JUST WANT, YOU
KNOW, AND I JUST SAY THAT
BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT
WE SUPPORT YOU TO, TO MAKE THAT
A COMMUNITY HUB AND A COMMUNITY
CENTER WHERE EVERYONE, NO MATTER
WHAT THEIR INCOME CAN, CAN
THRIVE.
-- GREAT, GREAT. APPRECIATE
THAT. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK
YOU.
-- AND I WILL GIVE ALL CREDIT
DUE TO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR
FINDING THIS MONEY. SO WITH
THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THESE NEXT TWO AMENDMENTS. WE'VE
BOTH GOT THE AMENDMENT REGARDING
SCHOOL MEALS AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AMENDMENT
ALSO USES THIS FUNDING SOURCE.,
AND SO WITH THAT, AND I'LL TURN
IT OVER TO YOU WITH THE PREFACE
OF FROM WHERE ALL THE FUNDS
CAME, RIGHT. YOU'RE MORE THAN
WELCOME TO STAY AT THE TABLE
WITH US. OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SIT IN THE AUDIENCE, WHATEVER
YOUR DESIRE IS, MY FRIEND, I
APPRECIATE YOU OVER TO YOU,
AYDIN.
-- OKAY.
-- SO AMENDMENT FOUR, VERSION
ONE IS SPONSORED BY CHAIR
STRAUSS ALLOCATES $3.6 MILLION
OF JUMPSTART FUNDING TO RESTORE
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM.
SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD $3.6
MILLION, JUMPSTART PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX FUND TO THE OFFICE
OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT TO IMPLEMENT
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE
2026 2027 SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE
SCHOOL MEALS BUCKET OF THE
FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL
AND PROMISE LEVY IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN. THIS INCREASE IS FUNDED BY
REDUCING THE APPROPRIATION FROM
THE JUMPSTART FUND TO THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING'S MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING BUDGET FOR THE NORTHGATE
COMMONS PROJECT IN THE 2026
ADOPTED BUDGET, CENTRAL STAFF'S
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SUFFICIENT
FUNDING REMAINS AFTER REDUCTION.
AFTER THIS REDUCTION TO COMPLETE
THE PROJECT, ANY REMAINING
SURPLUS PROJECTED AT THE END OF
THE YEAR WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO
OFFSET POTENTIAL CUTS IN THE
2020 2027 BUDGET
-- THANK YOU. SO WE ARE CREATING
A ONE TIME SPENDING OPPORTUNITY
WITH ONE TIME FUNDING. AND SO
THAT'S WHERE THAT MATCH TO
MATCH IS OCCURRING. AND IT'S
JUST I MEAN, WE HAD A LOT OF
CONVERSATION ABOUT MEALS LAST
WEEK. WHAT AND THE WEEK BEFORE
AND THE WEEK BEFORE THAT. ALL I
CAN SAY IS THAT IT IS REALLY
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT
STUDENTS HAVE PREDICTABILITY AND
STABILITY, STABILITY IN WHAT
THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO
RECEIVE. I CAN SAY THAT I STILL
HAVE GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THE
MILLIONAIRE'S TAX AS A FUNDING
SOURCE, BUT THAT'S NOT A
CONVERSATION WE NEED TO TAKE UP
THIS YEAR. RIGHT NOW, WE JUST
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE YOUTH
KNOW. BUT I JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT
IF THE MILLIONAIRE'S TAX DOES
NOT GO THROUGH OR IS, YOU KNOW,
IS IS RECALLED, AND THEN THEIR
FUTURE FUNDING YEARS THAT ARE
UNCERTAIN THAT WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO SOLVE FOR. BECAUSE
WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT
STUDENTS ARE KIDS ARE JUST ABLE
TO EXPECT WHAT WE TELL THEM THAT
THEY CAN EXPECT. I THINK THE
GREATEST HARM COMES TO SAY,
LIKE, YOU DO HAVE UNIVERSAL
MEALS NEXT YEAR, AND THEN
SUDDENLY YOU DON'T. AND THEN
YOU DO, AND THEN YOU DON'T. AND
I SAY THAT BECAUSE FOR SO MANY
KIDS, SCHOOL IS THAT SAFE PLACE.
IT'S THAT SAFE AND STABLE
PLACE. AND FOOD IS A REALLY BIG
PART OF IT. MAKING SURE THAT
KIDS ARE FED IS HOW THEY LEARN
HUNGER. KIDS DON'T LEARN WELL,
AND WHAT'S EVEN MORE INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT THAN THAT IS FOR THOSE
WHO NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE HELP.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN HELPING THEM ON
WEEKENDS, AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN
HELPING THEM ON BREAKS. AND WHEN
THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT
SAFE PLACE IN THEIR LIFE, THEY
SHOULD STILL HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD
SO THAT THEY ARE NOT HUNGRY WHEN
THEY'RE NOT AT SCHOOL. AND SO
THAT IS JUST WHAT'S INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT. I CANNOT THANK
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
BRINGING FORWARD THE WEEKEND
MEALS PROPOSAL THAT IS NOW GOING
TO FUND WEEKEND AND BREAK MEALS
FOR SIX YEARS., AND I'M ALSO
EXCITED THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
FIND A ONE TIME FUNDING SOURCE
TO TAKE CARE OF THE NEXT SCHOOL
YEAR. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING
TO PASS IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. AND THEN COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH IS, I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE OFFICIALLY
CO-SPONSORED THIS, BUT YOU ARE
CO-SPONSORS IN THE WHOLE
BEAUTIFUL DEAL HERE. SO IF
YOU'VE GOT ANYTHING TO SAY,
OVER TO YOU.
-- SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I
APPRECIATE THAT, AND I WANT TO
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND YOUR
PARTNERSHIP OVER THESE LAST
SEVERAL WEEKS., AND EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE TO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AS WELL FOR HER VISION AND
LEADERSHIP AND LONG HISTORY
WORKING ON FOOD ACCESS AND
MEALS. AND, I WILL ALSO JUST SAY
THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO
CAME OUT AND TESTIFIED. I KNOW
IT'S BEEN A BUSY COUPLE OF
WEEKS ON THIS TOPIC. AND I THINK
THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO A
PLACE WHERE WE ARE DOING BOTH
INVESTMENTS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
STUDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY
ENROLLED IN, FREE AND REDUCED
LUNCH OR HAVE UNIVERSAL MEALS AT
THEIR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS THAT
SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE
REALLY RELYING ON THAT ACCESS.
AND SO THE ADDITION OF THE GIFT
CARDS AND VOUCHERS AND SUPPORT
FOR WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT IS GOING
TO BE AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
ADDITION TO THEIR, TO THEIR
HEALTH., AND SO I'M REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND REALLY
THRILLED THAT WE ARE GOING TO
ALSO IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SCHOOL
MEALS ON THIS EARLY TIMELINE OR
THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE THAT WAS
PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR. SO I WANT
TO JUST EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO
FOLKS. I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN A
LONG COUPLE OF WEEKS ON THIS
TOPIC, AND I THINK THAT WE'VE
ENDED IN A PLACE WHERE WE ARE
PUTTING OUR KIDS FIRST. AND I
THINK THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT AND WHAT MATTERS. SO
THANK YOU TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES,
FOR, FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS OVER
THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
-- WELL SAID. COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND I'LL
AND I'LL BE VERY BRIEF BECAUSE
I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LONG
DISCUSSION ABOUT, UNIVERSAL
MEALS AND SCHOOL AND FOOD
ACCESS. SO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND OUR
PHENOMENAL BUDGET CHAIR FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND WORK ON THIS
BEHIND THE SCENES AND GETTING US
FORWARD TO THIS POINT. AND BIG
THANK YOU ALSO TO COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER AND HER OFFICE AS WELL
FOR YOUR SUPPORT., EXPANDING
FOOD ACCESS THROUGH SCHOOL
BREAKS AND WEEKENDS, AS YOU ALL
HAVE SAID, IS VITAL TO
SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES. ALSO BUILDING ON THE
FOUNDATION OF FREE UNIVERSAL
MEALS THAT ARE NOW GOING TO BE
OFFERED AT THE REST OF THE 51
SCHOOLS. EXCUSE ME, 53 SCHOOLS
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE THAT DO NOT
HAVE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH OR
EXCUSE ME, THAT DO NOT HAVE
UNIVERSAL MEALS. SO I THINK
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS
WELL. AND I CANNOT BEGIN TO SEND
MY GRATITUDE, TO YOU. ALL THE
COLLEAGUES., BECAUSE FOR SOMEONE
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE DIGNITY, TO
BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FOOD DURING
BREAKS AND WEEKENDS IS SOMETHING
THAT I DON'T, THAT WE ALL, I
THINK OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED FOR
PEOPLE. SO THE DIGNITY TO CHOOSE
IS, IS KEY. AND ALSO THE ACCESS
FOR MCKINNEY-VENTO. WE HAVE 2000
FAMILIES THAT ARE HOMELESS
WITHIN OUR CITY THAT ARE WITHIN
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
THROUGH THE MCKINNEY-VENTO
PROGRAM. AND THIS IS ALSO GOING
TO GO TO SUPPORT THEM AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
-- THANK YOU.
-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES. OTHER DISCUSSION.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR., THANK YOU
FOR DIRECTOR PANUCCI I SHOULD
SAY THANK YOU FOR WORKING TO
FIND THE MONEY TO DELIVER ON A
PROMISE THAT WAS MADE TO KIDS
THAT THEY WOULD HAVE YOU. ANY
KID WHO AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS CAN HAVE FREE BREAKFAST
AND LUNCH STARTING THIS SCHOOL
YEAR. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
THE 3.9. IT LOOKS LIKE COMING
FROM THE NORTH GATE COMMONS
PROJECT. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM
THAT THAT MONEY WAS IN THE 2026
BUDGET, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO
BE NEEDED.
-- DIRECTOR.
-- THANK YOU., I, THE $5 MILLION
WAS ADDED IN THE 26 ADOPTED
BUDGET, AND IN FACT, IT WAS
PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR AND THEN
COUNCIL MOVED IT TO THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING'S BUDGET. I THINK IT
WAS ACTUALLY WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER FOUR EXCUSE ME,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. THROUGH
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT IT WAS
DETERMINED THAT THE $20 MILLION
COMMITMENT FOR THE PROJECT WITH
THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
COULD BE REDUCED TO $15 MILLION.
I'LL BE HONEST, I WAS SORT OF
CONSIDERING SOME OF THIS MONEY
FOR OTHER THINGS, BUT I THINK
THIS IS A A GOOD COMPROMISE AND
A WAY FOR BOTH PROPOSALS AND THE
IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN FOOD
ACCESS TO MOVE FORWARD. SO I
APPRECIATE I JUST WANT TO TAKE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO THANK THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER CHAIR STRAUSS, AND ALL OF
YOU, FOR WORKING WITH US TO COME
TO A PATH FORWARD TO GET THIS
BOTH FUNDINGS IN PLACE THIS
YEAR. BUT YES, THAT IS THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE $20
MILLION COMMITMENT WILL BE
REDUCED TO 5 MILLION. IT'S NOT
NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT TO
PROCEED, BUT THAT $15 MILLION IS
CRITICAL. AND AS CHAIR STRAUSS
SAID, IF NECESSARY, WE WILL WORK
TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY A SOLUTION
IN THE FUTURE. IF IT COMES TO
THAT
-- CHAIR, PLEASE.
-- THANK YOU. ALI. SO I'M
UNDERSTANDING BOTH THIS
AMENDMENT AND THE NEXT ONE ARE
GETTING COVERED BY THE 5 MILLION
THAT THE PROJECT WILL NOT BE
NEEDING. CORRECT. I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT I'M REALLY CLEAR
AS TO WHERE THIS MONEY IS
COMING, BECAUSE AGAIN.
-- THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING
-- OKAY., AND THEN I'LL SAY
CHAIR, THIS IDEA OF UNDERSPEND
AT THIS MID-YEAR POINT IS NOT
ACTUALLY REALISTIC. UNDERSPEND
COMES AT THE END OF THE YEAR
WHEN WE KNOW WHAT, WHAT MONEY
WAS ACTUALLY NOT SPENT. SO
ANYTHING THAT WE REALLOCATE AT
THE MID-YEAR AND THAT WE'RE
CALLING, IT'S REALLY PROJECTED
UNDERSPEND THAT WE'RE NOT SURE
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. SO THIS IS
WHY I HAVE THIS CONCERN ABOUT
USING WHAT IS GETTING LABELED AS
UNDERSPEND. WE'RE BASICALLY JUST
TAKING 20, $26 AND REALLOCATING
WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT WE ARE
FORGOING. IN THIS CASE. ALI, I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE AND I
APPRECIATE SHA BEING HERE TO
CONFIRM THAT THAT MONEY IS NOT
NEEDED. SO IT IS AVAILABLE TO
REALLOCATE FOR THIS PURPOSE. IT
IS ONE TIME. SO IT IS NOT A
CONCERN ABOUT ONGOING. SOME
OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD BE
ONGOING WOULD HAVE A CONCERN,
PARTICULARLY REGARDING SINCE
WE'RE FACED WITH THIS BUDGET
DEFICIT. SO IN THIS CASE, SINCE
I KNOW AND IT'S CONFIRMED WE'RE
NOT USING THE MONEY, THEN I WILL
SUPPORT THESE COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS. YOU KNOW, WITH THE
CAVEAT THAT THIS IS MY CONCERN.
IT COMES FROM SOMEWHERE. IT
COMES FROM THE FACT THAT AT THE
MID-YEAR, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
QUOTE, UNQUOTE UNDERSPEND, IT'S
NOT TRUE. UNDERSPEND COMES AT
THE END OF THE YEAR. AND THEN
IT'S OFTEN USED TO ALI'S POINT
THAT SHE MADE A MINUTE AGO.,
IT'S, IT'S USED TO MAKE UP
WHATEVER MONEY WE'RE GOING TO
NEED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AND
I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THAT IS THE PIECE THAT I'M
CONCERNED THAT IS LACKING THE
TRANSPARENCY HERE. CHAIR, SO WE
CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE. BUT THERE
IS A TRANSPARENCY ISSUE WITH
THESE DOLLARS, AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS
REALLY CLEAR., WHEN WE'RE HAVING
THESE CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. AND I THIS FUNDING
WAS PUT IN THE BUDGET WITH THE
ADVOCACY OF COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. I'VE TALKED TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. SHE'S
GOOD. I WILL ALSO SAY, JUST FOR
CLARITY, THERE IS A $15 MILLION
BUCKET THAT IS BEING USED.
THERE'S A $5 MILLION BUCKET
THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE USED AT
THIS TIME, BUT MAY NEED TO BE
USED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. AND SO
WE ARE ABLE TO USE THOSE ONE
TIME DOLLARS NOW. AND I LOOKED
EVERYBODY IN THE EYE AND
EVERYBODY SAID THAT THEY WILL
REPLENISH THESE FUNDS. IF WE GET
TO A PLACE WHERE WE NEED THEM.
SO AS LONG AS WE'RE GOOD THERE,
I THINK WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE'RE ALL JUST VERY
EXCITED TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS
ARE FED. NO FINAL COMMENTS. I'M
GOING TO ASK. I'M GOING TO MOVE
AMENDMENT FOUR AGAIN BECAUSE I
WE'VE BEEN TALKING SO MUCH, I
CAN'T REMEMBER IF I MOVED IT.
I'M GOING TO MOVE. AMENDMENT
FOUR, COUNCIL BILL 121253. IS
THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOVED IN
SECOND. AND WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- AYE.
-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH YES. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. I VICE CHAIR.
-- RIVERA AYE.
-- CHAIR STRAUSS AYE.
-- THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR ZERO
OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. AMENDMENT FOUR TO
COUNCIL BILL 121253 PASSES. WE
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT
NUMBER FIVE., I WILL ON BEHALF
OF COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, MOVE
AMENDMENT FIVE TO COUNCIL BILL
121253. IS THERE A SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU. BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO
BRIEF THE AMENDMENT AND THEN
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
-- AMENDMENT FIVE, VERSION ONE,
SPONSORED BY CHAIR STRAUSS ON
BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
WOULD REALLOCATE 300,000
JUMPSTART FUND TO HSD FOR
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER,
FOOD ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT
AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES.,
THIS ITEM WOULD ADD $300,000
JUMPSTART FUND INTO HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT A
FUNDING PROCESS FOR LGBTQ
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND IT IS
THE INTENT OF THE AMENDMENTS
AUTHORED THAT THESE FUNDS ARE
AWARDED FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S
WORK TO PROVIDE OR CONNECT
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EMERGENCY
SHELTER, HOUSING, FOOD ACCESS,
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND OTHER
ESSENTIAL NEEDS. THIS INCREASE
IS FUNDED BY REDUCING THE
APPROPRIATION FROM THE JUMPSTART
FUND FOR THE NORTHGATE COMMENTS
PROJECT AS WELL. CENTRAL STAFF
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SUFFICIENT
FUNDING REMAINS AFTER THIS
REDUCTION TO COMPLETE THE
PROJECT AND ANY REMAINING
SURPLUS PROJECTS AT THE END OF
THE YEAR WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO
OFFSET POTENTIAL CUTS IN THE
2027 BUDGET
-- THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO BRIEF YOUR
AMENDMENT.
-- THANK YOU AND THANK YOU,
CHAIR STRAUSS, FOR SPONSORING
THIS AMENDMENT ON MY BEHALF, AS
I DO NOT SIT ON THIS COMMITTEE,
I TRULY APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE
CONSIDERING THIS AMENDMENT TO
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
REALLOCATE $300,000 IN ONE TIME
FUNDING TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT TO GRANT FUNDING TO
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
SUPPORTING LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS
WITH ESSENTIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING
MOST, NAMELY SUPPORT WITH
EMERGENCY SHELTER, HOUSING, FOOD
ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, AND
MORE. AS WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER
RELATED TO FUND SOURCE. GRATEFUL
THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
ONE TIME FUNDING HERE. I WANT TO
PERSONALLY STATE MY COMMITMENT
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DELIVERING
ON THE NORTHGATE COMMONS
PROJECT, AND THANK YOU,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRANDON, FOR
BEING HERE TODAY. APPRECIATE
YOUR PARTNERSHIP. DURING LAST
YEAR'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
PROCESS, I SUPPORTED A ONE TIME
ALLOCATION OF $300,000 TO THE
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS TO SUPPORT URGENT AND
EMERGING ISSUES FACING OUR
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY.
IN. TODAY'S AMENDMENT WAS
DRAFTED IN A SIMILAR SPIRIT.
THIS AMENDMENT RESPONDS TO THE
ONGOING CRISIS AND DISPLACEMENT
OF QUEER, TRANSGENDER, AND
GENDER NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE
THAT ARE SEEKING REFUGE FROM
HOSTILE JURISDICTIONS FROM
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NOW, AS YOU
MAY RECALL, COUNCIL WAS BRIEFED
ON THIS MATTER MOST RECENTLY
DURING THE JUNE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND
POLICY CHANGES, WHERE WE HEARD
DIRECTLY FROM COMMUNITY ABOUT
URGENT NEEDS RELATED TO HOUSING,
EMPLOYMENT, FOOD AND HEALTH CARE
SUPPORT. BUT THIS HAS BEEN A
CONTINUATION OF A DISCUSSION
THAT BEGAN LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD
LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT, QUEER
POWER ALLIANCE AND PRO-CHOICE
WASHINGTON, ALSO AT THE
COMMITTEE TABLE, DISCUSSING
ACCESS TO AFFIRMING CARE IN OUR
STATE. SO AS MY OFFICE HAS
ENGAGED WITH TRANSIT
ORGANIZATIONS AND MUTUAL AID
GROUPS, WE'VE ONLY HEARD THE
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT GROW
AS MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THE
SEATTLE AREA. INTERNAL
DISPLACEMENT OF TRANS PEOPLE IS
HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY DUE
TO ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATION
SWEEPING STATE LEGISLATURES. IN
2026. TODAY, I CHECKED THE
NUMBERS 813 BILLS ARE UNDER
CONSIDERATION ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY
IMPACT TRANS AND GENDER
NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE. 62 PIECES
OF LEGISLATION HAVE PASSED THIS
YEAR ALONE, AND THAT IS IN LARGE
PART, WHAT IS FUELING THE
INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLE
AND FOLKS COMING TO OUR REGION.
NOW, AS STATED, THIS FUNDING
WOULD BE GOING TOWARDS EMERGENCY
SHELTER, HOUSING, FOOD ACCESS,
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND OTHER
ESSENTIAL NEEDS. AND I'VE BEEN
AFFIRMED BY HSD THAT THEY ARE
ABLE TO TAKE ON THIS CONTRACT.
SO WHILE THIS IS ONE TIME
FUNDING, I RECOGNIZE IT IS NOT
ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE FULL NEED,
BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A START
AND SIGNALS OUR COMMITMENT THAT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE WILL REMAIN
A WELCOMING CITY TO THE QUEER
AND TRANS COMMUNITY. THIS
APARTMENT. THIS AMENDMENT HAS
THE SUPPORT OF A NUMBER OF OUR
LGBTQIA OR COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HEARD FROM
TODAY AND PUBLIC COMMENT. AND I
DO WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO
THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED
CARE AND SUPPORT FOR OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS DURING THIS
TIME. THANK YOU AND COLLEAGUES.
I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
TODAY. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? FINAL
WORDS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT FIVE
TO COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, 1253
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AND THEN
WE'LL CALL AND THEN WE'LL GO
BACK OVER TO YOU, SIR.
-- THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY. I SAID
THIS IN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
AND CHAIR COMMENT, AND I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ECHOED OUT
THAT, I NOTED THAT THERE WAS AN
OP ED BY JESSE DAVIS WHO'S PART
OF THE COMMISSION. THE CITY'S
COMMISSION. AND IN THAT OP ED,
SHE NOTED THAT SHE AND OTHERS,
PARTICULARLY THE TRANS
COMMUNITY, ARE COMING TO
SEATTLE. THEY'RE NOT COMING
HERE FOR POLITICAL IDEOLOGY, BUT
RATHER THEY'RE COMING HERE FOR
SURVIVAL AND FROM A PUBLIC
SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ECHO THAT AND
GIVE VOICE TO THAT. AND, AND
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE AS A
CITY AND INCLUDED WITHIN THE
PUBLIC SAFETY REALM, SHOULD BE
MINDFUL OF AND WORKING TOWARDS,
YOU KNOW, ENSURING THAT, YOU
KNOW, WHILE HERE IN SEATTLE
THAT, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA OF
CREATING A SAFE SPACE IN OUR
CITY IS NOT JUST FOR, YOU KNOW,
CERTAIN PARTS, BUT FOR ALL OF US
TO INCLUDE THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
AND SPECIFICALLY THE TRANS
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- HEY, THANK YOU. JUST REAL
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY.
ALSO, I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK
YOU TO COUNCIL BECAUSE LAST YEAR
WE DID ADVOCATE SOME FUNDING TO
LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT AS WELL
WITH OUR OUR BUDGET. AND THAT
WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE AND PUT IN
THE CONSENSUS PACKAGE WITH, THE
CHAIR'S PACKAGE, EXCUSE ME WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. SO JUST
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR THE
RECORD. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK SUPPORTING THIS TODAY
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ANY FINAL
COMMENTS?
-- SIMPLY APPRECIATION TO THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR
WORDS ON THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- THANK.
-- YOU KINDLY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT FIVE TO COUNCIL BILL
ONE, TWO, ONE, 253.
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- AYE.
-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- YES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
-- AYE.
-- VICE CHAIR.
-- RIVERA AYE.
-- CHAIR STRAUSS.
-- AYE.
-- THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR ZERO
OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. AMENDMENT FIVE
COUNCIL BILL 121253 IS A PASSES
AND THE BILL IS AMENDED. WE'RE
NOW GOING TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT
TWO AMENDMENTS WHICH BOTH HAVE
TO DO WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPACT FRAMEWORK THAT HAS PROVEN
SUCCESSFUL IN OUR CITY. WE'VE
BEEN HAVING THE CONVERSATION
ABOUT ONGOING FUNDING VERSUS ONE
TIME FUNDING. THESE TWO
AMENDMENTS THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO
ENGAGE IN. DO CREATE ONGOING
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS, AND
THEY'RE NOT ONE TIME. OVERALL,
THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT
FRAMEWORK HAS BEEN EXTREMELY
SUCCESSFUL. THIS PILOT HAS
SCALED RAPIDLY AND IS DUE FOR AN
OVERALL CHECK IN. BECAUSE WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
AMBASSADOR CONTRACTS THAT ARE AT
DIFFERENT RATES AND DIFFERENT
SIZES, WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY
COORDINATORS IN DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE MAYBE NOT
ALL EVENED OUT ACROSS THE
BOARD., AND WE'VE GOT THIS MODEL
WORKING REALLY WELL IN A NUMBER
OF NEIGHBORHOODS. AND IT'S AT
THE GO TIME WHERE WE NEED TO
START RAPIDLY DEPLOYING THIS
MODEL THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. WE'VE
HAD THE PLAN TO TURN IT FROM
PILOT. WE'VE HAD THE PLAN TO
TURN IT FROM PROOF OF CONCEPT
INTO PILOT, INTO BEING DEPLOYED
INTO MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS. NOW
IS THE TIME THAT WE NEED TO HAVE
THAT CHECK IN SO THAT WE CAN
RIGHT SIZE ALL OF OUR
INVESTMENTS TO MAKE THAT NEXT
BIG JUMP, SO THAT NEIGHBORHOODS
FROM LAKE CITY TO RAINIER BEACH
OVER TO WHITE CENTER, EVEN
THOUGH IT'S UNINCORPORATED KING
COUNTY, IT'S STILL PART OF OUR
CITY OVER TO OTHER PARTS OF OUR
CITY. THESE AREAS NEED OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT FRAMEWORK
BECAUSE OF ITS SUCCESS., AND
THIS SUMMER, JUST AS WE'VE BEEN
GOING ALONG ON OUR EXPANSION
ROUTE THIS SUMMER, THE PLANNED
EXPANSION IS TO INCLUDE A
OUTREACH WORKER FOR CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. THE PLAN
HAD BEEN FOR, AND THAT'S BECAUSE
WE HAD ALREADY HAD AMBASSADORS
LAST YEAR FOR CAPITOL HILL AND
FIRST HILL. THE PLAN RIGHT NOW
IS FOR THAT PUBLIC SAFETY
COORDINATOR. AND THE NEXT STEP
IS AMBASSADORS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPACT FRAMEWORK DOES NEED TO
EXPAND AND WE NEED TO RIGHT SIZE
OUR INVESTMENTS AT THIS POINT
FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT
FRAMEWORK TO BE SUCCESSFUL,
EXPANDING BEYOND WHAT WE HAVE
PLANNED FOR. WE JUST NEED TO GET
OUR OWN PLAN IN ORDER. AND SO,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, I'M BRINGING
THIS AMENDMENT ON YOUR BEHALF,
IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST
MONTH, I'VE BROUGHT UP THE NEXT
STEPS FOR THE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPACT FRAMEWORK WITH THE CASE
MANAGER. I'VE BROUGHT THIS UP
SEVERAL TIMES WITH YOU., THREE
TIMES, I BELIEVE OVER THE LAST
MONTH. IS THERE A REASON THAT
THIS PROPOSAL WAS NOT DISCUSSED
IN ANY OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS
AND ONLY SHARED ON FRIDAY AS
PART OF THE POSTING OF THE
AGENDA?,
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS.
AND, MY APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE
ASK, PART OF THIS WAS RELATING
TO AND FIRST LET ME SAY, YOU
KNOW, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR
INCREDIBLE WORK ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD FRAMEWORK AND
IMPACT FRAMEWORK AND FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THAT. AND, FOR
SPREADING THIS, THAT, THIS GOOD
WORK TO OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY,
INCLUDING IN THE CITY AND LITTLE
SAIGON. AND CERTAINLY WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE EXECUTIVE ON
MAKING SURE THEY HAVE BEEN
HIRING FOR LITTLE SAIGON IN THE
CITY., WE,, AS YOU PROBABLY
HEARD, NORTH BEACON HILL, THERE
ARE SOME ISSUES WHERE THE
ACTIVITY IN LITTLE SAIGON, GOES
OVER TO NORTH BEACON HILL AND IT
IS REACHING A CRISIS LEVEL AND
THERE ARE, THERE ARE WEIRD
JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES BETWEEN
THE SOUTH PRECINCT AND, THE WEST
PRECINCT., BECAUSE OF THE
JURISDICTIONAL DIVIDE, WE HAD
SPOKEN ABOUT WHETHER THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COORDINATOR COULD,
WORK ACROSS THAT BOUNDARY TO GO
TO NORTH BEACON HILL AND THEY
SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THEM
TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE CITY AND
LITTLE SAIGON. AND SO THAT WAS,
WHERE WE FELT THE NEED FOR, TO,
TO EXPAND THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD
FRAMEWORK ACROSS THE BRIDGE INTO
NORTH BEACON HILL AND TO NORTH
RAINIER WHERE, THERE, THESE ARE
THE HOTSPOTS, FOR CRIME IN
DISTRICT TWO AND AGAIN, THESE
ARE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE NOT,
YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY ONES THAT,
COME IN AND SORT OF RAISE THE
WHITE FLAG OR RAISE THE FLAG
LIGHTLY., BUT IT HAS GOTTEN TO
SUCH A CRISIS LEVEL THAT THEY'VE
BEEN CALLING OUT FOR HELP. SO MY
APOLOGIES AGAIN. AND I KNOW THIS
IS A BIG ASK AND CERTAINLY NOT
THE WAY I WOULD LIKE TO, DO IT
IN THE FUTURE. SO MY, MY SINCERE
APOLOGIES FOR THE LAST MINUTE,
LAST MINUTE REQUEST, INCLUDING
AN AMENDMENT THAT I JUST
CIRCULATED A MOMENT AGO. BUT I
WOULD, WOULD LOVE TO, TO MOVE IT
AND SPEAK TO IT A LITTLE BIT
MORE. IF THAT'S OKAY.
-- AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION
WAS, I'VE BEEN WORKING TO
SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR WORK IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. 12 JACKSON I SPOKE TO
THE POLICE CHIEF YESTERDAY, AND
I BROUGHT UP MY THREE PRIORITIES
FOR THE CITY, WHICH IS FINDING
THE MURDERERS OF THESE KIDS. WE
HAD ANOTHER YOUNG MAN SHOT LAST
NIGHT. WE HAVE TO FIND THESE
MURDERERS. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS 12
JACKSON. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS
NORTH AURORA. AND IN MY
DISTRICT, IT'S THE INDUSTRIAL
ZONE DOWN IN BALLARD. THOSE ARE
MY THREE CITYWIDE PRIORITIES. IN
MY ONE DISTRICT PRIORITY, IT HAS
BEEN A PRIORITY OF MINE TO
SUPPORT AND SET UP THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT FRAMEWORK. I
GUESS MY CONVERSATION WAS I HAD
SHARED WITH YOU, YOU KNOW, THE
CONVERSATION OF WHAT MORE NEEDS
TO BE DONE, BUT I HADN'T HEARD
ANYTHING MORE FROM YOU. AND NOW
AND THEN WHEN WE TALKED ON
FRIDAY, I SUGGESTED MAYBE THIS,
THIS ROUTE, BUT, WE'RE JUST
GETTING IT NOW. CAN YOU SHARE
WHAT'S HAPPENED BETWEEN FRIDAY
AND TODAY?
-- AGAIN, I, AGAIN, REALLY
UNDERSTAND YOUR, IN, IN A REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL AGAIN, YOUR FOCUS
ON THE LITTLE SAIGON AND C AND,
AND, PART OF THIS WAS AGAIN,
WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE
WAS SIMILAR, KIND OF OUTREACH,
FOCUS FOR NORTH BEACON AND NORTH
RAINIER AND YEAH. THAT'S, I'M
NOT SURE. HOW TO SAY IT OTHER
THAN THAT, IN TERMS OF SORT OF
OUR PROPOSAL ON, ON FRIDAY, WHAT
WE HAD IDENTIFIED WAS A
POTENTIAL GRAFFITI FUNDS AS WELL
AS, SOME POTENTIAL CCTV FUNDS
WHICH HAD NOT BEEN SPENT. AND
THEN WE GOT SOME FEEDBACK THAT
THE REQUEST WAS A LITTLE BIT,
WAS A LOT, AS WELL AS CONCERNS
ABOUT THE CCTV FUNDS. SO WE WERE
THIS MORNING SCRAMBLING. AND I
KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT IDEAL, TO
REDUCE THE ASK AND TO TAKE OUT
THE CCTV FUNDS FROM THAT ASK. SO
THAT'S HOW WE ENDED UP WHERE WE
ARE AT THIS MOMENT.
-- OKAY. AND SO THE AMENDMENT
THAT YOU'VE DISTRIBUTED WAS NOT
DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCILMEMBERS
BEFORE 5 P.M. LAST NIGHT. SO
YOUR AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
WOULD REQUIRE THE RULES TO BE
SUSPENDED. IS THAT CORRECT?
UNDERSTANDING I'M SEEING
AFFIRMATIVE HEAD NODS.
-- THAT IS CORRECT. I WHAT I
HAVE DISPLAYED RIGHT HERE IS
AMENDMENT SIX, VERSION TWO,
WHICH IS A WALK ON AMENDMENT.
ESSENTIALLY THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED
JUST NOW. BUT I DO HAVE THE
LATEST ONE UP ON THE SCREEN. SO
IF WE ARE TO SUSPEND THE RULES
OR I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHICH
AMENDMENT TO DISPLAY ON THE
SCREEN, IF IT'S VERSION 1 OR.
-- 2.
-- ALL COLLEAGUES, I PROVIDE MY
I PROVIDE MY OFFER. AND
SPECIFICALLY, DO YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN., MY ACTIONS
THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HAS HAVE
DEMONSTRATED THAT I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT YOUR WORK, WHETHER IT IS
DIRECTLY IN CD12 JACKSON NORTH
BEACON HILL YOU DON'T NEED TO
MAKE THE CASE. I CAN SEE IT AND
I KNOW WE NEED IT. THAT SAID,
THE PROCESS FOR THIS AMENDMENT
HAS BEEN WINDING UP AND WE NOW
HAVE A WALK ON. IN THAT HASN'T
BEEN POSTED TO THE AGENDA AS
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. YOU KNOW, MY
STRONG DESIRE NOT TO BRING
AMENDMENTS TO FULL COUNCIL. I
DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH ALL
OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN
OCCURRING IN THESE LAST FEW
HOURS. JUST I MEAN, I DIDN'T
EVEN IF COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR
AWARENESS, I WASN'T AWARE THAT
THERE WAS A WALK ON UNTIL WE
WERE PAST PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.,
AND SO COUNCILMEMBER LIN, I JUST
WANT TO ASK YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO DO? I THINK FOR THE
TRANSPARENCY SAKE AND THE PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT SAKE, VOTING ON A
WALK ON AMENDMENT TODAY IS NOT
NECESSARILY THE BEST PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, MY DESIRE NOT TO BRING
AMENDMENTS TO FULL COUNCIL, I
THINK, FOR AN ONGOING PROGRAM
SUCH AS THIS, WHERE WE ARE NOW
EXPANDING INTO A NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPACT FRAMEWORK, WHICH I THINK
IS A GOOD IDEA, TO EXPAND IT
INTO A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD. I JUST
ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED TO GET
OUR OWN HOUSE IN ORDER BEFORE WE
START MAKING NEW PROMISES
WITHOUT PLANS. SO I JUST WANT TO
CHECK IN WITH YOU. DO YOU WANT
US TO TAKE A VOTE TODAY? DO YOU
WANT TO COME BACK TO FULL
COUNCIL? HOW DO YOU WANT TO
PROCEED?
-- I'D LIKE TO WITHDRAW THE
AMENDMENT., AND, REALLY
UNDERSTAND AND AGAIN, MY
APOLOGIES FOR ANY LAST MINUTE.
EDITS. IT WAS, IT WAS IN
RESPONSE TO SOME FEEDBACK WE GOT
HAD RECEIVED, AND AGAIN, THE,
THE REASON THAT WE WERE BRINGING
THIS FORWARD IN THE FIRST PLACE
IS JUST, THE URGENCY THAT WE ARE
HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT
THEY ARE IN CRISIS. AND, AND I
KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE FULL BUDGET
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. BUT
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PROVIDE
THEM RELIEF SOONER THAN LATER, I
THINK IS VERY MUCH NEEDED. SO
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO WITHDRAW
THE AMENDMENT. CHAIR STRAUSS AND
APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK AND
THANK YOU.
-- YEAH.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
AND I THINK THAT IT WILL BE
IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND
BETWEEN NOW AND FULL COUNCIL,
HOW QUICKLY STAFFING IS ABLE TO
BE HIRED. THERE ARE TWO
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT I SEE
SUPPLEMENTAL HIRING OR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETS WORK
REGARDING HIRING. NUMBER ONE IS
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PRE-WORK
ACCOMPLISHED SO THAT THOSE
DEPARTMENTS ARE READY OR THOSE
PROGRAMS ARE READY TO START
SPENDING THAT MONEY BECAUSE
THEY'VE BEEN MAKING THAT
PROCESS. THEY'VE BEEN GETTING
READY TO MAKE THAT HIRING
EXPANSION. AND THEN THERE'S
OTHER TIMES THAT, AND I'VE DONE
THIS, AND IT HASN'T BEEN THE
RIGHT DECISION NECESSARILY WHERE
EXPANDED THE HIRING FOR A
PROGRAM IN THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL. BUT THOSE FUNDS
ARE NOT UTILIZED UNTIL THE FULL
BUDGET IS PASSED, BECAUSE THE
EXECUTIVE OR BECAUSE THE COUNCIL
HAS NOT PROVIDED THAT CLARITY
THAT THAT ONGOING FUNDING WILL
STILL BE OCCURRING. SO, LIKE I
HAVE ADDED THAT MONEY IN THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL, ONLY TO
SEE THOSE POSITIONS NOT HIRED
UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR AND THEN
THERE'S ALSO THE OTHER WAY OF
IT, WHICH IS LIKE ALL OF THE
PRE-WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND THOSE
POSITIONS ARE READY TO BE HIRED.
SO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH JUST I THINK, YOU
KNOW, THE QUESTION I'M ABOUT TO
ASK YOU. SO WITH THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, THANK YOU FOR
WITHDRAWING. I ON BEHALF OF
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, I WILL
WITHDRAW THIS AMENDMENT. I WOULD
LIKE VERSION TWO POSTED TO THE
AGENDA AFTER THE FACT, SINCE
WE'VE BROUGHT IT UP AND
DISCUSSED IT HERE IN COMMITTEE,
EVEN SO BRIEFLY., AND
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, LET'S DISCUSS
SO THAT WE CAN, BEFORE FULL
COUNCIL., BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT
AROUND THE CORNER. SO WITH THAT,
WE THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- WE WILL MOVE ON TO. YES, SIR.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- THANK YOU CHAIR. I JUST
WANTED TO NOTE, I WANTED TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND, YOU
KNOW, FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE
CHALLENGES FOR NORTH BEACON
HILL. I'VE DONE A PUBLIC SAFETY
WALK WITH HIM. I'VE BEEN IN
THAT AREA AND, WITH HIM AND
OTHERS. AND IT IS A CHALLENGE.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE WEST AND
SOUTH PRECINCT., POINT TWO AND
IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE
WORKED. AND THIS IS THE REASON
WHY, LIKE WITH OUR STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK PLAN THAT WE HAVE
INTRODUCED THE PUBLIC DRUG USE
AND POSSESSION BILL, FOR
EXAMPLE, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HIT
THE DRUG MARKETS, WE HAVE TO HIT
THE STOLEN GOOD MARKETS, AND WE
HAVE TO ADDRESS THE SHIFTING OF
THOSE MARKETS, AS WE'VE SEEN.
AND THIS IS WHAT'S IMPACTING
NORTH BEACON HILL. SO IT IS YOU
KNOW, IT'S NORTH BEACON HILL IS
NOW SPOKEN TO THE WAY WE TALK
ABOUT LITTLE SAIGON OR THIRD
PIKE AND PINE THIRD AND
BLANCHARD AND NORTH, AND
THERE'S OTHER LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND SO THIS
IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
DEFINITELY THAT WE'RE LOOKING
TO DO. AND WE'RE DOING IT WITH
SOME OF THE OTHER BILLS THAT
WE'RE DOING. IN FACT, THAT WILL
COME UP THIS AFTERNOON IN FULL
COUNCIL. SO AGAIN, I JUST WANTED
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHALLENGE,
THE CRISIS. YOU KNOW, THE
COMMUNITY THAT'S BEING HARMED,
THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS BEING
HARMED IN NORTH BEACON HILL. SO
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AMENDMENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO MOVE
AMENDMENT SEVEN.
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR, I MOVE TO
AMEND. EXCUSE ME, I MOVE TO
AMEND COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21253,
AMENDMENT SEVEN, VERSION TWO.
-- THANK YOU. SECOND.
-- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
ONE 21253 WITH AMENDMENT SEVEN,
VERSION TWO AND OVER TO YOU,
EDEN, FOR THE REPORT AND THEN
I'LL PASS IT TO YOU.
-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
-- THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR. AMENDMENT
SEVEN, VERSION TWO, SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH
WOULD REALLOCATE 250,000 GENERAL
FUND FROM SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENTS TO COMMUNITY
VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION
AMBASSADORS. THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS TO
THE 2026 BUDGET FOR THE
COMMUNITY ASSISTED RESPONSE AND
ENGAGEMENT CARE BY $250,000.
GENERAL FUND FOR COMMUNITY
VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION
AMBASSADORS. THIS APPROPRIATION
WOULD BE FUNDED BY A REDUCTION
OF $250,000 FROM THE 2026
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BUDGET. ORIGINALLY APPROPRIATED
FOR A PROPOSED EXPANSION OF CCTV
CAMERAS TO THE CAPITOL HILL
NEIGHBORHOOD. A TOTAL OF $435,
$435,000, WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED
TO BE SPENT IN 2026. THE MAYOR
HAS ORDERED A STUDY ON THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF CCTV AND
PENDING THE RESULTS OF THAT
STUDY, REPURPOSING THIS THESE
FUNDS MAY HAVE IMPLICATIONS ON
FUTURE DECISIONS. SO IF A
DECISION IS LATER MADE TO PURSUE
THE CCTV EXPANSION, THE FUNDING
WOULD NEED TO BE
RE-APPROPRIATED.
-- THANK YOU.,
-- WITH THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
-- THANK YOU CHAIR THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR
YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON THIS. AND LET
ME JUST EXPLAIN AND WALK THROUGH
THIS. I'LL BE FAIRLY QUICK
BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE REACHING
INTO ALMOST THREE HOURS INTO
THIS REALLY GREAT SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET PROCESS. SO THE REASON
WHY I VOTED YES IN CAPITOL HILL
NEAR GARFIELD LAST YEAR FOR THE
CAMERAS WAS TO INTERRUPT GUN
VIOLENCE AND THE SHOOTINGS THAT
WAS PLAGUING OUR COMMUNITIES,
OUR EAST PRECINCT AND SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT DO THEIR BEST
TO INTERRUPT GUN VIOLENCE WITH
THE LIMITED RESOURCES THEY
HAVE., THESE CAMERAS WERE A WAY,
WHEN I VOTED ON THEM TO IDENTIFY
SHOOTERS, NOT NECESSARILY TO
DETER CRIME, BUT TO IDENTIFY
SHOOTERS THAT WERE HEAVILY,
HEAVILY CONCENTRATED IN CERTAIN
AREAS WITHIN OUR CITY., JUST TO,
FOR THE NOTE, FOR THE RECORD,
THE CRIMES THAT HAVE BEEN SOLVED
REGARDING SOME OF THE GUN
VIOLENCE IN OUR CITY HAVE BEEN
CAPTURED BY PRIVATE CAMERAS., SO
UNDERSTANDING THE FUNDING, THIS
FUNDING IS REDIRECTING. IN MY
LAST ATTEMPT TO GET EYES ON THE
STREET TO PROTECT OUR KIDS, WHO
ARE CONSTANTLY VICTIMIZED BY
SHOOTINGS, SOMETHING HAS TO BE
DONE. OBVIOUSLY, YOU ALL KNOW,
TO PROTECT OUR BABIES. I KNOW
THAT WE ALL WANT TO DO THAT.
WITH THIS SPECIFICALLY, I KNOW
THAT THE DATABASE, THE DATA
BASED ON 911 CRISIS CARE CALLS
FROM ONE, ONE, TWO, FOUR TO
DECEMBER 4th OF 2025 PRIMARILY
ARE CONCENTRATED IN CAPITOL
HILL, FIRST HILL, DOWNTOWN, THE
CITY AND CENTRAL DISTRICT HAVE
THE HIGHEST VOLUME OF CALL
COUNTS ACROSS THE CITY BY A LONG
SHOT. IT'S VERY, VERY
CONCENTRATED. THIS IS NOT I'M
NOT ASKING FOR THIS EVERY YEAR.
THIS IS ONE TIME FUNDING TO
JUMPSTART A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE
BEEN WORKING ON FOR ALMOST A
YEAR. REGARDING AMBASSADORS,
EXCUSE ME, ALMOST TWO YEARS WHEN
I WENT TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
AND WE HAD A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A
SAFETY COORDINATOR, WHICH WE
HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DONE WITH OUR
PARTNERS AT GSBA. THE SECOND
PART OF THAT WERE CAPITOL HILL
AND FIRST HILL AMBASSADORS
WITHIN DISTRICT THREE, AND THAT
WAS A COMMITMENT THAT WE MADE.
THAT WAS A ROLLED OUT PROCESS AS
WELL. THIS IS JUMP STARTING
THAT, BUT THIS IS ONLY ONE TIME
FUNDING BECAUSE COLLEAGUES, LAST
YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE AN
ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION FROM THE
COUNTY TO HELP CURB SOME OF THE
MITIGATION AND VIOLENCE THAT'S
GOING ON ON CAPITOL HILL. THAT
IS AN ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION,
EXCUSE ME, $3 MILLION IN TOTAL
FOR THAT AREA, BECAUSE KING
COUNTY ORIGINALLY DID 1 MILLION.
OUR OFFICE IN A LETTER AND ASKED
FOR 2 MILLION. AND SO IT'S A
TOTAL OF $3 MILLION. THAT'S IN
THIS POT TO HELP CURB SOME OF
THE VIOLENCE THAT'S GOING ON ON
CAPITOL HILL AND FIRST HILL. AND
I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
ROB DEMBOWSKI, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA HAD A GREAT
CONVERSATION WITH THE KING
COUNTY EXECUTIVE TEAM, WHO HAVE
COMMITTED TO ALLOCATING THIS
FUNDING TO HELP THE AMBASSADORS
THAT WILL BE BROUGHT UP FROM
DOWNTOWN COLLEAGUES. A LOT OF
THE CARE TEAM AMBASSADORS THAT
ARE OUT THERE ON THE STREETS
RIGHT NOW ARE UNDER CHIEF
BARTON'S LEADERSHIP CONTRACTS.
AND SO I'VE SPOKEN WITH HER.
THEY'RE ABLE TO SCALE THIS VERY
QUICKLY AND HAVE SET UP MEETINGS
WITH DIRECTOR SMITH. EXCUSE ME.
THE CHIEF SMITH AND CAPTAIN
BRITT SO WE CAN IMPLEMENT THIS
QUICKLY WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO CAPITOL HILL, FIRST HILL AND
OUR CENTRAL DISTRICT AND THE
ONGOING FUNDING FOR THIS WILL BE
IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH KING
COUNTY AND THEIR ALLOCATION THAT
WE HAVE FOR MITIGATION AROUND
THE CRISIS CARE CLINIC. PEOPLE
WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DONE NOW.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE HAVE THIS ONGOING SOURCE
OF FUNDING, THE COMMITMENT FROM
THE KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE, THE
PARTNERSHIP, EVERYONE WORKING
TOGETHER ALREADY SPOKE WITH
CHIEF BARTON. THEY KNOW THIS IS
COMING. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A
HALF TO TWO YEARS, AND NOW WE'RE
HERE TO IMPLEMENT IT FAIRLY
QUICKER THAN WE THOUGHT BECAUSE
OF THE RISE IN GUN VIOLENCE
THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING ON CAPITOL
HILL ALONE. AND FIRST HILL AS
WELL. SO COLLEAGUES WOULD LOVE
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND
WOULD JUST REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. WE'VE
THOUGHT IT OUT AND THIS HAS BEEN
GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS. SO THANK
YOU COLLEAGUES.
-- THANK YOU.
-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. FIRST
QUESTION IS ARE YOU READY TO
HIRE RIGHT NOW?
-- WE ARE READY TO HIRE RIGHT
NOW. AND I WOULD TAKE THE JOB AS
WELL. I WANT TO HELP. SO
ABSOLUTELY. YES.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR. SO THIS IS
COMING FROM THE CCTV MONEY THAT
FOR THE EXPANSION OF CCTV THAT
WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR.
AND SO WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT
IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I MEAN,
I GUESS SALLY YOU'RE HERE ON YOU
WERE THE CLOSEST TO THE MAYOR'S
REPRESENTATIVE AT THIS TABLE
TODAY. SO ARE WE NOT EXPANDING
THE CCTV CAMERAS THIS YEAR THAT
IF WE TAKE THIS MONEY FOR THIS
PURPOSE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED
IT TO PLACE THE CAMERAS THAT THE
REASON BY WHICH WE HAVE THIS
MONEY IN THE BUDGET IS COUNCIL
APPROPRIATED IT FOR THE CCTV
CAMERAS THAT CONSTITUENTS HAVE
BEEN ASKING FOR, INCLUDING
CONSTITUENTS ON CAPITOL HILL AND
IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY, FOR
THAT MATTER.
-- DIRECTOR.
-- THANK YOU., I THERE WERE NINE
POSITIONS ADDED IN THE BUDGET
THAT WAS PART OF THE EXPANSION
THAT HAVE BEEN HELD VACANT WHILE
THE EVALUATION IS ONGOING, AND
ALSO BECAUSE MANY DEPARTMENTS
ARE HOLDING VACANCIES AS WE GO
THROUGH THIS VERY, VERY
CHALLENGING BUDGET PROCESS. SO
EVEN IF THE MAYOR WAS TO DECIDE
TO PURSUE THE EXPANSION THIS
YEAR, THE FULL AMOUNT OF FUNDING
FOR THOSE POSITIONS WOULD NOT BE
NEEDED. I WILL JUST FLAG THAT IF
THIS IS AN ONGOING AD, THIS
WOULD BE AN ONGOING REDUCTION TO
THAT, THAT FUNDING. SO THERE IS
NO FUNDING TO RE-APPROPRIATE.
THIS IS CUTTING THE THIS IS
ESSENTIALLY CUTTING THE ONGOING
FUNDING. IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT
THE COUNCIL OR MAYOR MAY WANT
TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THAT HOLE AT
SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. AND
ALSO JUST FLAG THAT, YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES THESE THINGS ARE
INDICATING A PRIORITY. AND SO WE
WILL PROCEED WITH THAT. BUT
THERE, YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE IN
THE YEAR END A SIGNIFICANT
REQUEST FROM THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE THEIR
BUDGETS FOR. 26 THAT I EXPECT
THEM TO NEED ADDITIONAL BUDGET
AUTHORITY. SO THIS SORT OF TAKES
AWAY PART OF THAT PART OF THAT
TOOL. AND THOSE ARE THE POLICY
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ALL HAVE
TO HAVE TOGETHER. SO THAT DOES
MAKE IT, A LITTLE BIT HARDER.
AND ALSO, NOT TRYING TO
DISRESPECT THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S REQUEST BECAUSE
RIGHT NOW, I DO NOT EXPECT THAT
FULL AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO BE
SPENT FOR THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE.
THAT'S IN THE 26 BUDGET.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
-- YES, THANK YOU. CHAIR. SO, A
FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR ME IS, I
THOUGHT I HEARD COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SAY THAT THIS IS ONE
TIME FUNDING AND THEN ONGOING
WOULD BE TAKEN UP BY THE COUNTY.
AND I DON'T WANT TO I WANT TO
MAKE SURE I HEARD THAT
CORRECTLY. CHAIR.
-- YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
-- MAY I CHAIR.
-- YES, PLEASE.
-- YEAH, YOU ABSOLUTELY HEARD
THAT I HAVE COMMITMENT FROM KING
COUNTY THAT THEY. THIS IS AN
ONGOING. THIS IS THE INTENT
BEHIND THIS IS TO JUMP START
THIS EARLY. AND WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED FUNDING WITHIN KING
COUNTY THAT THIS IS PART OF THE
ROLLOUT PLAN FOR THE MITIGATION
REGARDING THE CRISIS CARE CLINIC
AND ACTIVITY ON FIRST HILL AND
CAPITOL HILL. THAT IS CORRECT.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER,
RIGHT BACK TO YOU.
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR. SO WE'RE
NOT GOING TO BE ASKING FOR
FUTURE FUNDING FOR THIS EFFORT.
THIS IS TRULY A 250 THIS YEAR
AND WE'RE DONE.
-- IF I MAY, PLEASE.
-- AND THEN I'M GOING TO CALL
ON DIRECTOR PANUCCI IN JUST A
SECOND.
-- HERE. THAT. ABSOLUTELY. AND
THE REASON BEHIND THIS IS THIS
IS PRACTICAL. IF WE'RE NOT GOING
TO SPEND THIS MONEY FOR CAMERAS
THIS YEAR, I'M JUST TRYING TO
FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR THAT, FOR
THAT. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT THIS. BUT YES, THAT
IS CORRECT, DIRECTOR.
-- AND THEN I'LL CALL BACK ON
YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU, AND THANKS FOR
THAT CLARIFYING QUESTION. I
MISHEARD WHAT THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SAID, SO I APPRECIATE
THAT. IT IS TRULY ONE TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION.
-- PLEASE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND SO,
GIVEN IT IS TRULY ONE TIME AND
IN LATE AUGUST, DOUBTFUL THAT WE
WOULD BE ABLE TO FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, ADD NINE
POSITIONS., BECAUSE OF THE
HIRING PROCESS., I AND IT'S NOT
ONGOING, I WOULD SUPPORT THIS
PARTICULAR AD, HOWEVER, I REMAIN
CONCERNED ABOUT THE CCTV CAMERAS
AND THE MAYOR, NOT SITUATING
THESE CAMERAS., THAT COUNCIL PUT
MONEY INTO THE BUDGET TO SITUATE
AND GIVEN THE SITUATION AND THE
INCREASE IN GUN VIOLENCE ACROSS
THE CITY AND THE MASS SHOOTING
WE SAW ON SUNDAY, YOU KNOW, CCTV
CAMERAS DO NOT PREVENT CRIME,
BUT THEY HELP US INVESTIGATE AND
SOLVE CRIME. AND SO I'M GOING TO
PUBLICLY SAY TO THE MAYOR, RIGHT
NOW THAT I WANT THOSE CCTV
CAMERAS PLACED, I APPRECIATE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE DID HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FACT THAT
IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE
PLACED, WHICH WAS THE
EXPECTATION OF CAPITOL HILL
NEIGHBORS, THAT IT FORCES US
THEN TO FIGURE OUT WHAT OTHER
THINGS WE CAN DO TO RESPOND.
AND, WHILE I APPRECIATE THE
LOOKING FOR OTHER WAYS TO
RESPOND, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'VE
BEEN LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS TO
RESPOND AS WELL. IT PUTS US IN A
REALLY PRECARIOUS SITUATION WITH
CONSTITUENTS TO NOT DELIVER ON
WHAT WE THINK IS NEEDED IN ORDER
TO RESPOND TO THE GUN VIOLENCE
THAT WE'RE SEEING., THIS IS NOT
GREAT. IT'S NOT A GREAT WAY TO
DO IT., WHILE THE MAYOR WAS
DOING THIS STUDY, WE HAVE
RECEIVED A LETTER, I WILL SAY
FROM WE ALL HAVE RECEIVED A
LETTER FROM A NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA, SEAFAIR, VISIT
SEATTLE, CHIHULY, SEATTLE
CONVENTION CENTER, SPACE NEEDLE,
SEATTLE, STORM, BLACK HILL,
EXCUSE ME, CAPITOL HILL BLOCK
PARTY, AND THE WASHINGTON STATE
BALLPARK, PUBLIC FACILITIES
DISTRICT, ASKING THE MAYOR TO
SITUATE THE CCTV CAMERAS WHERE,
THEY WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO
PUT THEM WHERE SPD SAID THEY
WERE GOING TO PUT THEM,
INCLUDING THE 22 THAT ARE
ALREADY PLACED AND NOT ACTIVATED
AT THE STADIUM DISTRICT. SO THIS
IS ALL OF CONCERN TO ME. WHAT IS
HAPPENING WITH THE CCTV CCTV
CAMERAS AND THE LACK OF,
IMPLEMENTATION FROM THE MAYOR,
BOTH IN REACTIVATING THE ONES AT
THE STADIUM DISTRICT AND THEN
CONTINUING THE EXPANSION THAT WE
GAVE MONEY TO DO AND THAT
CONSTITUENTS HAVE CONSISTENTLY
ASKED FOR. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS
IMPORTANT FOR ME TO RAISE THIS
NOW, BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT TAKING SOME OF THE C, C,
T, V A SMALLER PORTION OF IT, TO
DO THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. I
KNOW YOU ARE TRYING SO HARD TO
RESPOND TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS,
AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE C
T CCTV CAMERAS THAT THEY'VE BEEN
ASKING FOR HAVE NOT BEEN PLACED.
THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR. I WANTED TO
SPEAK TO THIS. THERE'S TWO PARTS
HERE. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
INTERRUPTION. YES, 110% AGREE.
WE HAVE TO DO MORE. OKAY. PUT
THAT TO THE SIDE. ON THE OTHER
HAND, WE PROVISO THE TECHNOLOGY
ASSISTED CRIME PREVENTION
PROGRAM FOR A REASON IT IS
CRITICAL, AS PART OF WHAT WE'RE
DOING TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE IN
OUR CITY. CONTRARY TO SEATTLE
TIMES REPORTING THIS MORNING,
THE NY. IT'S ONLY THE NY U
REPORT. PLEASE DON'T SCROLL
DOWN. THE NY U REPORT IS DUE
EXPECTED IN SEPTEMBER. I AM
CONFIDENT HOW THE NY YOU REPORT
IS GOING TO COME OUT AND THEN
THE MAYOR SHOULD PUSH FORWARD ON
THE CCTV CAMERAS AND SPD CAN
OBLIGATE THOSE FUNDS HERE IN
THIS CALENDAR YEAR. THEY'VE
ALREADY DONE IT WITH THE FIRST
TRANCHE IN THREE AREAS. THEY'VE
ALREADY DONE IT WITH THE STADIUM
DISTRICT, AND THEY CAN DO IT FOR
THE SECOND HALF OF THE PHASE TWO
FULL STOP. AND I WOULD NOTE THAT
AS UNCONSCIONABLE IN TERMS OF
WHAT THE MAYOR HAS BEEN DOING
WITH THIS PROGRAM, BECAUSE WE
VETTED THIS PROGRAM, WE BUILT IN
SO MANY PROTECTIONS IN THIS
PROGRAM. WE BUILT IN SO MANY
SAFEGUARDS, PROTOCOLS FROM TOP
TO BOTTOM. SO THE FACT THAT SHE
HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ON THOSE
NINE POSITIONS IS
UNCONSCIONABLE. WE NEED TO BE
MOVING FORWARD. AND WE NEED TO
BE PRESSING ONCE THE NYU REPORT
IS DONE AND DELIVERED IN
SEPTEMBER. 110%. SO WHILE YES,
AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING IN
TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC
SAFETY SIDE AND COMMUNITY
VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION, BUT WE
CANNOT TAKE THIS MONEY FROM OUR
PROVISO TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED
CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM, WHICH
WE WILL PROVISO AGAINST AGAIN
NEXT YEAR FOR GOOD REASON.
BECAUSE THE MAYOR IS NOT DOING
WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO WITH
RESPECT TO THIS AREA AND MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE A SAFE
SEATTLE. SO CHAIR AND SORRY,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, BUT I AM A NO
ON THIS AMENDMENT FOR THAT VERY
REASON. THE SECOND HAND, NOT THE
FIRST HAND. I'M AGAIN, 110%
SUPPORT REGARDING REGARDING
COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION
INITIATIVES AND WORK. BUT THIS
IS THE WRONG WAY TO DO IT. SO
I'M GOING TO BE A NO ON THIS
AMENDMENT. IF THIS AMENDMENT
PASSES, I'M GOING TO BE A NO ON
THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL, BOTH
HERE AND NEXT TUESDAY. THANK
YOU. CHAIR.,
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, I WILL SAY THAT I
UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO GET BOOTS
ON THE GROUND RIGHT AWAY, AND I
UNDERSTAND WHERE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH IS
COMING FROM. AND SO I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. IT IF
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE DOES VOTE
NO ON THE UNDERLYING BILL, THAT
WILL REQUIRE A TWO WEEK DELAY.
AND SO IF THAT DOES OCCUR, I
WILL BE REQUESTING, TO SKIP THAT
DELAY AND BRING THIS TO FULL
COUNCIL NEXT WEEK, AS I'VE
ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR AN
EXCUSED ABSENCE ON TWO WEEKS
FROM TODAY. SO JUST FOR THE
RECORD, THERE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, ANY FINAL WORDS?
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
FOR HIS COMMENTS AND PASSION
REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR
CITY. I SEE HOW MUCH YOU CARE.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AND ON
THIS ONE, I'M JUST GOING TO
HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE
WITH THE, THE PIECE I'M TRYING
TO WORK IN VERY, VERY PARTICULAR
PARAMETERS HERE ABOUT WHAT I SEE
THAT'S GOING ON THE STREET. THE
PASSION THAT YOU HAVE IS THE
SAME PASSION THAT I SEE AT
FUNERALS WHEN I'VE BEEN TO MORE
FUNERALS THAN WEDDINGS. OKAY.
AND SO AS WE ARE TRYING TO
NAVIGATE THIS ISSUE OF CAMERAS
GOING ON, WHEN GUESTS COME HERE,
GOING OFF, WHEN OUR RESIDENTS
ARE HERE, THE ALL OF THE
JUGGLING THAT'S GOING ON WITH
THE ISSUES, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST
AS FRUSTRATED AS WELL. AND SO,
IT'S NOT TO KNOCK ANYONE FOR
THEIR VOTE YES OR NO ON THIS
BECAUSE I ALL KNOW, I KNOW THAT
WE ALL CARE ABOUT THIS WORK. I
KNOW THAT WE ALL CARE ABOUT
KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE. I KNOW
THAT YOU CARE. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE., BUT I BELIEVE THAT AT
THIS MOMENT IN TIME, I'M
LITERALLY TRYING TO BE PRACTICAL
AND I CANNOT RELY ON A STUDY TO
COME OUT AND WISHES ABOUT, ARE
WE GOING TO TURN THE CAMERAS ON
OR OFF? ARE WE GOING TO PURCHASE
THEM? ARE WE GOING TO PUT THEM
UP? ARE WE GOING TO GET THEM
TURNED ON AND ROLLING AND
RUNNING? I HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT
THAT. WHAT I KNOW RIGHT NOW IS
THE LAST TWO SHOOTINGS THAT HAVE
BEEN ON CAPITOL HILL, NEXT TO
OUR EAST PRECINCT. WHAT I DO
KNOW RIGHT NOW IS THE CONSTANT
GUN VIOLENCE GOING UP AND DOWN
23rd IN SOUTH END. AND AT THIS
MOMENT IN TIME, I THINK THIS IS
THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH THIS,
THIS EFFORT AND THE WORK THAT
WE'VE BEEN DOING. SO I HEAR
YOU, I UNDERSTAND YOU, I
APPRECIATE YOU. WE'RE JUST GOING
TO HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE
ON THIS. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THAT WAS INTENDED TO BE LAST
WORD, BUT I'M SEEING TWO NEW
HANDS. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA YOU
HAVE NOT YET SPOKEN TODAY AT
ALL. AND SO I'M GOING TO GIVE
YOU THE FLOOR FIRST AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WHO HAVE
SPOKEN ON THIS TOPIC ALREADY.
OVER TO YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
-- THANK YOU CHAIR. I JUST WANT
TO SAY ONE, I APPRECIATE,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD., FOR HER ZEALOUS
ADVOCACY OF THE SAFETY AND
SECURITY OF HER CONSTITUENTS,
AND ALWAYS KEEPING THEM TOP OF
MIND AND ALL SHE DOES, INCLUDING
THROUGH THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET PROCESS, AND FINDING
CREATIVE WAYS AND THE SENSE OF
PRACTICALITY THAT SHE'S OFFERING
HERE TODAY. I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THAT. I, I CAN'T
THANK YOU ENOUGH, I SHARE SOME
OF THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY MY
COLLEAGUES WITH RESPECT TO THE
UNDERLYING CAMERA PROGRAM WE'VE
REVIEWED UPON, WE'VE CONDUCTED
REVIEW UPON ASSESSMENT OF ON
REVIEW, UPON ANALYSIS, UPON,
MORE ASSESSMENT AND MORE REVIEW.
WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE BEYOND
ANALYSIS PARALYSIS ON THIS ONE
ISSUE. I DON'T WHO KNOWS WHAT
THE PENDING FORTHCOMING. AND NYU
REPORT IS GOING TO SAY., BUT
I'M CONFIDENT IT'S NOT GOING
TO MATERIALLY IMPACT THE
ANALYSIS THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
CONDUCTED TO DATE WE NEED TO GET
OUT OF THE SUNKEN PLACE, SNAP
OUT OF IT. SHOOTINGS LIKE THIS,
LIKE THE ONE THAT HAPPENED A
WEEK AGO, WEEK AND A HALF AGO OR
WHATEVER, REMIND US THAT
THERE'S PLENTY MORE WORK TO DO.
AND NO, I DON'T THINK ANYONE
HERE. I'M CERTAINLY NOT HANGING
MY HAT. MY HAT ON THE VIOLENCE
OR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
NATURE OF OF CAMERAS. ARE THEY
GOING TO PREVENT CRIME? PROBABLY
NOT. ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE SOME
PEOPLE THINK TWICE? HE
ABSOLUTELY. BUT THE THE
INVESTIGATIVE USE
-- AND EFFICACY OF THE CAMERAS
FROM SOLVING CRIME AND FIGHTING
CRIME. ONCE IT HAPPENS.
PERSPECTIVE IS UNMATCHED WE
WE'VE GONE THROUGH ANALYSIS
AFTER ANALYSIS ON THIS ISSUE., I
WAS PROUD A COUPLE YEARS AGO TO
SIGN OFF ON THE THREE CRITERIA
USED TO DEFINE EXPANSION IN
TERMS OF GUN VIOLENCE AND HUMAN
TRAFFICKING AND THE OTHER AND
THE LIKE., AND THAT, THAT, THAT
CRITERIA MADE A TON OF SENSE AT
THE TIME. AND, AND NOW, YOU
KNOW, IT'S ALSO PROBABLY TIME
TO REVISIT THAT CRITERIA BECAUSE
THE WEEK AND A HALF AGO, WE
LEARNED THAT, WELL, WHAT ABOUT
MAJOR EVENTS WHERE A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT DON'T AUTOMATICALLY
MEET ONE OF THOSE CRITERIA? WHAT
ABOUT THAT AT THE SEATTLE
CENTER? SO IN ANY EVENT, ALL
THAT IS TO SAY IS, I REALLY DO
SUPPORT, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE
THE INTENT OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND, AND, AND I, I KNOW SHE HAS
THE BEST INTEREST OF RESIDENTS
ACROSS THE CITY, ESPECIALLY
INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, HER, HER
COUNCIL DISTRICT HERE., BECAUSE
OF THE POLICY IMPLICATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO, YOU KNOW, THE CAMERA
PROGRAM AND TECHNOLOGY MORE
BROADLY, I'LL JUST SAY I HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THAT., BUT, BUT I
APPRECIATE COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
-- I JUST WANTED TO THANK
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR WORDS AND
TO NOTE THAT THOSE ISSUES LAND
AT THE FEET OF THE MAYOR AND,
AND THAT THAT'S A MESSAGE THAT
I ASKED DIRECTOR PANUCCI TO TAKE
TO HER COMING OUT OF THIS
CONVERSATION. AND, AND I WOULD
NOTE, BY THE WAY, I DISAGREE
WITH THE STATEMENT ON THE
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO THAT SAYS,
WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
SPENT DURING 2026, I'M EXPECTING
A POSITIVE NOTE. I'M CONFIDENT
IN SEPTEMBER FOR THIS, AND I AM
CONFIDENT RELATED TO SPD'S
ABILITY TO,, OBLIGATE THE
APPROPRIATED FUNDS THAT WERE
AUTHORIZED BY AT LEAST SEVEN
CITY ORDINANCES FOR THE
TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED CRIME
PREVENTION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
CCTV. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU., THIS IS A REALLY
DIFFICULT TOPIC, AS YOU CAN ALL
IMAGINE. I DO EXPECT THAT IF
THIS AMENDMENT PASSES TODAY, IT
IS A CALL ON THE MAYOR TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH CCTV IN THE FALL
BUDGET AND THAT IT HAS ALL THE
POSITIONS FOR WHICH WE, MADE
THIS PROVISO HAPPEN LAST YEAR.
SO, I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS A
SMALLER PORTION OF FUNDS THAT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S ASKING FOR,
FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME
THIS YEAR. AND IT DOESN'T TAKE
FROM THE REST OF THE PROVISO FOR
THE CCTV CAMERAS. SO THAT IS TO
SAY, THE MAYOR CAN STILL OR SPD
RATHER CAN STILL HIRE UP FOR THE
CCTV, TV CAMERAS., IF THE MAYOR
ALLOWS FOR THAT. AND SO THAT'S
WHY I'M CALLING FOR THE MAYOR
TO ALLOW FOR THAT. I ALSO KNOW
REALISTICALLY THAT IN TERMS OF
BEING ABLE TO STAFF UP THOSE
NINE POSITIONS WITHIN THIS LAST
QUARTER OF THE YEAR IS ALWAYS A
BIT CHALLENGING., AND TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S POINT, THIS A MUCH
SMALLER AMOUNT, TO BE ABLE TO
GIVE ATTENTION TO CAPITOL HILL,
GIVEN THAT THOSE CAMERAS
HAVEN'T GONE UP. I THINK I FEEL
COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. BUT THAT
SAID, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE'RE
GOING TO ERODE THIS PRO ROAD,
THIS PROGRAM FOR THE FALL AND
THAT I EXPECT, AND I WILL BE
ASKING FOR, THE CONTINUATION OF
THIS PROGRAM AT SPD MOVING
FORWARD., THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. SORRY, I GOT A
LITTLE WATER GOING ON. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. LAST WORDS.
-- THANK YOU. LAST WORDS. AND I,
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR SPIRITED
CONVERSATION. I KNOW THAT THIS
IS I'M JUST PRACTICALITY FOR
THIS SPECIFIC. I DON'T KNOW IF
THE CAMERAS ARE ARE GOING TO BE
ARE GOING ON. YOU ALL KNOW HOW I
VOTED LAST YEAR. THAT WAS A VERY
TOUGH VOTE. TO BE ABLE TO DO
THAT. AND I STILL WOULD LIKE
TECHNOLOGY ASSIST IN OUR, IN OUR
CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE TAKEN
HITS FOR THAT. OKAY. LEFT AND
RIGHT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
EVERYONE, WE ALL HAVE TAKEN HITS
FOR THAT. I DON'T NEED TO GO
INTO DETAIL ABOUT PHOTOS THAT
WERE PUT UP ON CAPITOL HILL
ABOUT ME, BUT THOSE THIS. SO,
YOU KNOW, MY COMMITMENT TO
TECHNOLOGY IN OUR CITY, BUT ALSO
RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO
BE VERY PRACTICAL AND WHAT'S IN
FRONT OF ME AND WHAT I KNOW
ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ON, OFF,
LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, I DON'T
KNOW. AND SO WHAT IS FACTUALLY
TO ME RIGHT NOW IS THAT THE
CAMERAS ARE OFF, THAT I DON'T
KNOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN A
COMMITMENT THAT THEY'LL BE
TURNED ON. I HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT
THAT. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE IN
FRONT OF ME. AND SO ANYWAYS, I
JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CASE
AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. NO MATTER WHICH WAY THIS
AMENDMENT GOES, I'M STILL GOING
TO TRY TO FIND SOME FUNDING TO
GET THIS EFFORT STARTED IN OUR
CITY. SO THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL WORDS?
THAT WAS LAST WORD. SO NO FINAL
WORDS. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. NO.
-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- AYE.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ABSTAIN
-- VICE CHAIR RIVERA. I CHAIR
STRAUSS. I THAT'S THREE IN FAVOR
OF ONE OPPOSED, ONE ABSTAIN.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCIL BILL 121.,
COUNCIL AMENDMENT SEVEN TO
COUNCIL BILL 121253 DOES PASS
AND WILL AMEND THE UNDERLYING
BILL. COLLEAGUES, THAT DOES
BRING US THROUGH ALL OF THE
AMENDMENTS ON THE UNDERLYING
BILL. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO FINAL
COMMENTS ON THE BILL, AS
AMENDED. WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR
THREE HOURS, SO I HOPE THAT
IT'S SHORT BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
ON THE BILL NEXT WEEK, AS I'M
PUTTING ON THE RECORD, I WILL BE
ASKING FOR THE RULES TO BE
SUSPENDED TO TAKE THIS BILL UP
NEXT WEEK. IF WE HAVE A DIVIDED
REPORT, ANY FINAL COMMENTS GOING
ONCE, GOING TWICE. AND WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
COUNCIL BILL ONE TWO, ONE, TWO,
FIVE THREE, AS AMENDED
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- NO.
-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH. I COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. AYE. VICE CHAIR RIVERA. I
CHAIR STRAUSS. I THAT'S FOUR IN
FAVOR ONE OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL
PASS COUNCIL BILL 121253, AS
AMENDED, WILL BE SENT TO THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL AND
COLLEAGUES. I WILL BE REQUESTING
THAT THAT GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING NEXT WEEK. THIS DOES
CONCLUDE THE TUESDAY, AUGUST 4th
MEETING OF THE FINANCE, NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE. I
APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US. AND
IT IS 12:30 P.M.. THANK YOU.
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