>>> AWESOME, GOOD AFTERNOON.
APRIL 21st MEETING OF SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER,
IT IS 2:02 A.M., I AM JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> THE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
EXCUSED FOR TODAY. AND PLEASE
CALL COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S NAME
AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.
>> PRESENT.
>> AWESOME, WE HAVE EIGHT
PRESENT AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS EXCUSED TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE ARE
GOING TO OPEN UP THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC
COMMENT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, THE CALENDAR,
OR THE COUNCIL'S WORK PLANTED I
KNOW WE HAVE EIGHT IN PERSON, WE
MIGHT HAVE MORE SIGNING UP IN
CHAMBERS BUT HOW MANY DO WE HAVE
ONLINE, CLERK CUSTOMER FOUR, SO
THAT IS 12 FOLKS. EVERYONE WILL
GET TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC
COMMENT?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER, SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE
LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS '
MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF
THEY DID NOT END. PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
THE LIST.
>> AWESOME, SO WE HAVE JOE,
FOLLOWED BY PAUL, THEN WE HAVE
DEREK, THEN WE HAVE SCOTT,
PATRICK, AND KIM -- KIM WILSON.
SO, FIRST UP, WE HAVE JOE, IS
JOE HERE? WELCOME, JOE. THEN WE
HAVE PAUL FOLLOWED BY DEREK.
OKAY, THE MICROPHONE SEEMS TO BE
ON, CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME?
>> I CAN HEAR YOU, JOE.
>> IT IS GREAT HONOR TO ADDRESS
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL ON A
MATTER [ INAUDIBLE ]. I AM
ASKING THAT EVERY SINGLE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND THIS MAY
OR CONDEMN ANTI-SEMITISM. WHAT
WE SAW LAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND
REPORTS OF IT , OF AN
ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACK ON A GROUP
OF CITIZENS WHO WANTED TO HEAR
MISS ISRAEL 2021 SPEAK ABOUT
BEING A MEDIC DURING THE WAR IN
GAZA, HAVING TO TREAT NOT JUST
ISRAELI CIVILIANS AND CITIZENS,
IT ALSO GAZANS. IT WAS AN
IMPORTANT SPEECH WE ALL SHOULD
HAVE HEARD. IN FACT, I CAME DOWN
HERE TODAY TO ATTEND WHAT WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE THE UNIVERSITY
PART OF THIS, AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
HAD TO CANCEL BECAUSE OF DEATH
THREATS. SO, I'M ASKING -- OH,
THAT'S REALLY PRESENT --
PLEASANT, YOU CLAPPING FOR
SOMEONE BEING SILENCED, WASN'T
HATEFUL, WHO DOESN'T HATE YOU,
HE DOESN'T HIT THIS COUNCIL,
UNLIKE ALEX ZIMMERMAN, WHO JUST
HURLED A BUNCH OF HATE THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL. IN FACT, THAT WAS
WHAT I WAS LISTENING TO BUT I AM
ASKING THAT EVERY SINGLE
COUNCILMEMBER CONDEMN
ANTI-SEMITISM, AS WELL AS
ISLAMOPHOBIA, AS WELL AS ALL
OTHER FORMS OF HATE. THIS IS A
BEAUTIFUL CITY BECAUSE IT IS SO
INCLUSIVE AND WE HAVE A GREAT
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE HAVE
GREAT SEATTLE STORM, WE HAVE
GREAT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS THAT IS
GOING TO WIN A SECOND LOMBARDI,
AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT
CITY AGAIN THIS YEAR AND A GREAT
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO
DESERVES A LOT BETTER THAN THE
WAY THEY WERE TREATED SUNDAY
NIGHT AT AND WITH THAT I YIELD
THE REST OF MY TIME, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU, JOE. NEXT, WE HAVE
PAUL, FOLLOWED BY DEREK POINT
HI, MR. PAUL, ANY MICROPHONE YOU
WANT, SIR, WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, NICE TO BE
WITH YOU TODAY BUT IN THE
ESSENCE OF TIME, I WILL READ
THIS IF THAT IS OKAY. I'M ALSO
OLD, SO [ INAUDIBLE ]. MY
AFFILIATION AS ONE OF THE
FOUNDERS OF TOGETHER FOR
SEATTLE, SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
GOING FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS, AND
WE ARE HERE REALLY TO BRING
PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS
TOGETHER IN A VARIETY OF JOINT
EFFORTS. WE BELIEVE IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR THE CITIZENS TO
BECOME INVOLVED IN CITY ISSUES.
OUR PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE
CONNECTIVITY AND RELATIONSHIPS
AMONG ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFER
SERVICE TO SEATTLE AREA
COMMUNITIES. AND YOUR DISTRICTS.
AND WE ARE PULLING PASTORS,
BUSINESSPEOPLE, AND INDIVIDUALS
TOGETHER TO LOOK AT COMMUNITY
ISSUES. AS AN EXAMPLE, INCLUDES
TRAINING SESSIONS IN DIFFERENT
DISTRICTS LED BY YOU GM TO TALK
ABOUT THE HOMELESS ADDICTION AND
TRAINING PEOPLE WHO AREN'T VERY
AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON. AND
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES HAVE
INCLUDED MEETINGS, DINNERS,
INCLUDING THOSE ON THE STREET,
TOWARDS OF TREATMENT FACILITIES,
AND BRINGING A KIND OF KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
CITY. WE ARE ALSO SEEING
COMMUNITY WALKS , INVOLVEMENT
WITH [ INAUDIBLE ], AND DOING
SOME CITY CLEANUPS. TODAY, I'M
TOLD THAT THERE IS A GATHERING
IN WEST SEATTLE, AND ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING AND
MAYOR WILSON'S COMMUNITY
ADVISER WAS THERE, AND WE
UNDERSTAND THAT TOMORROW, YOU
WILL BE VOTING ON A NEW LEADER
OF NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WE ARE
VERY INTERESTED IN GETTING
INVOLVED WITH HER DURING [
INAUDIBLE ]. WE BELIEVE THAT
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IS THE
KEY TO PROTECTED DIALOGUE,
INCLUDING RESPECTFUL DISCUSSION
WITH DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW.
AS YOU KNOW WELL ON THE COUNCIL,
YOU DEAL WITH THIS EVERY DAY. IT
IS OUR HOPE THAT WE MIGHT
EXPLORE WAYS THAT WE CAN ENGAGE
WITH THE COUNSELING PRODUCTIVE [
INAUDIBLE ] IN THE FUTURE, JUST
GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER.
SEATTLE, BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID,
IS TRULY A GREAT CITY AND CAN BE
A MODEL FOR THE COUNTRY. WE CAN
HAVE UNITY WITHOUT UNIFORM.
>> THANK YOU, PAUL. NEXT, WE
HAVE DEREK, FOLLOWED BY SCOTT,
AND THEN PATRICK. ARE YOU SURE?
OKAY. ARE YOU DEREK? OKAY,
UNDERSTOOD. DEREK, AND THEN IF
THERE IS SCOTT? WELCOME, SCOTT
COULD
>> I'M SCOTT BUZZARD WITH THE
AMERICAN PARTY OF LABOR. CITY
COUNCIL, YOUR [ INAUDIBLE ] TO
THE PEOPLE HAS BEEN PROVEN WEAK
AND BASELESS YET AGAIN. THE LACK
OF COMMITMENT TO THIS CITY AND
THE WORKING CLASS HAS NEVER BEEN
MORE APPARENT. THIS WEEKEND, SPD
WAS UTILIZED AS A PERSONAL
ESCORT FOR ZIONIST BABY KILLING
FILTH. [ INAUDIBLE ] MY MOTHER
AND SISTER UNTIL MY FAMILY
SIMPLY BECAUSE WERE PEACEFULLY
PROTESTING FOR THE PEOPLE OF
GAZA AND THE THOUSANDS KILLED IN
AN ACT OF GENOCIDE.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] SCOTT, HOLD ON.
SCOTT --
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> SCOTT, I'M NOT TRYING TO CUT
YOU OFF. SCOTT? CAN WE CUT HIS
MIC? SCOTT, I WANT TO HEAR YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, I'M JUST GOING
TO ASK THE CROWD TO BE QUIET
WHILE YOU'RE TALKING. SCOTT, I
WANT YOU TO DO YOUR WHOLE PUBLIC
COMMENT, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK
THE CROWD NOT TO RESPOND BACK,
SO WE CAN HEAR YOU, THAT'S ALL
I'M ASKING. THANK YOU.
>> THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE
WORKING PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. THE
VIOLENCE ON SUNDAY AGAINST
PEACEFUL PROTESTERS, WHICH
INCLUDED AND FAMILIES IS A
SYMPTOM OF THE SPINELESSNESS [
INAUDIBLE ] . SPD IS ACTIVELY
TRAINED WITH ISRAELI MILITARY
FORCES, WHICH YOU VOTED TO
CONTINUE IN 2021. THIS MUST BE
WHERE THEY LEARNED TO DEGRADE A
HUMAN LIFE WITH [ INAUDIBLE ].
THIS MUST BE WHERE THEY DO
LEARNED TO DEFEND CHILD KILLING
SOLDIERS AND PEACEFUL PROTESTERS
REMAINING IN STATE APPROVED
VIOLENCE. WE WILL NOT [
INAUDIBLE ] PALESTINIAN
SURVEILLANCE AND YOU WILL NOT
HOLD YOUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
ACCOUNTABLE. WHAT WILL YOU DO,
CITY COUNCIL? CONTINUE TO SIT AT
THE [ INAUDIBLE ] PODIUMS WITH
YOUR PLASTIC BEER [ INAUDIBLE ]
? PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF
IMPERIALIST VIOLENCE MAKING ITS
WAY HOME. WE ARE TIRED OF OUR
TAXES DEFENDING CHILD KILLERS.
THE PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF SLEEPING
ON THE JOB. IT IS TIME TO WAKE
UP, CITY COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU, SCOTT. NEXT, WE
HAVE PATRICK, FOLLOWED BY KIM.
JUST A REMINDER, JUST BE
RESPECTFUL OF ALL PUBLIC
COMMENTS. IF SOMEONE IS UP
THERE, NO MATTER IF YOU DISAGREE
WITH THEM OR NOT, WE ARE TRYING
TO BE RESPECTFUL, AND I WILL
NEVER CUT OFF YOUR TIME, I WAS
TRYING TO HELP HIM, SO WE COULD
CONTROL FOLKS. HIS OUTBURSTS.
OKAY, IS PATRICK HERE? PATRICK,
YOU ARE UP NEXT, THEN WE HAVE
KIM WILSON, THEN WE WILL JUMPED
ONLINE, AND I KNOW PEOPLE SIGNED
UP, WE WILL JUST GO THROUGH
THIS. ONLINE, IF YOU HEAR ME,
YOU'RE UP DECK AFTER PATRICK
AND KIM WILSON. PATRICK?
>> HI, MY NAME IS PATRICK, I
LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE. MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL, AS I HOPE Y'ALL
HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT ALL WEEK
THROUGH THE SEATTLE TIMES,
SEVERAL COMPANIES HAVE
APPROACHED SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
ABOUT BUILDING FIVE CENTERS WITH
A COMBINED MAXIMUM ELECTRICAL
DEMAND OF 369 MEGAWATTS, ROUGHLY
ONE THIRD OF WHAT THE CITY USES
ON AN AVERAGE DAY. AT FULL
CAPACITY, THESE WILL CONSUME 10
TIMES MORE POWER THAN THE
CITY'S EXISTING DATA FACILITIES
BUT ON THE FACE OF IT, THIS
WOULD EPITOMIZE A RATIONAL
CAPITALISM, RIGHT? ADDING
ELECTRICAL DEMAND ON THE SCALE [
INAUDIBLE ] CITYWIDE TO PREVENT
FURTHER BURNING OF CLIMATE
KILLING FOSSIL FUELS. NOT TO
MENTION WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
ABOUT THE [ INAUDIBLE ] IMPACTS
OF ARTIFICIAL GENERAL
INTELLIGENCE [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR
THE INDUSTRY'S OWN PREDICTION
OF THE DISPLACEMENT ALREADY
UNDERWAY OF MILLIONS OF WORKERS.
[ INAUDIBLE ] STUDY THE REQUEST,
BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO SHARE
WHICH COMPANIES ARE INVOLVED AND
TO GIVE NONDISCLOSURE
AGREEMENTS. SOMEONE WHO PROBABLY
DOES KNOW IS CITY LIGHT REVIEW
BOARDS COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER
REPRESENTATIVE RYAN. HE ALSO
HAPPENS TO BE SAVING CORPORATION
[ INAUDIBLE ] DATA CENTERS. [
INAUDIBLE ] REASSURINGLY WITH
ITS SLOGAN, COOL PEOPLE DOING
COOL STUFF, CURRENTLY HAS
SOMEONE .2 MILLION [ INAUDIBLE ]
FACILITY ACROSS SEVERAL
BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE. ON A
RELATED NOTE, [ INAUDIBLE ] NOT
ALONE AMONG SEATTLE'S LARGE
CORPORATIONS, HAS SHOWN ITSELF
VERY COMFORTABLE DOING EXTENSIVE
BUSINESS WITH ICE. THEY ARE THE
LANDLORDS WITH THE DHS ICE
FACILITY IN [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
RECENTLY SIGNED A LEASE FOR
EXPANDED ICE OFFICES NEARBY. [
INAUDIBLE ] DUE TO OUR DEMOCRACY
OVER THE PAST 15 MONTHS. THIS IS
DECIDEDLY NOT COOL STUFF. SO, TO
PULL ALL THIS TOGETHER, SEATTLE
CERTAINLY NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE
MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS, BUT
BEYOND SEATTLE, THE CITY ON
RECORD IS REFUSING TO COOPERATE
WITH ICE, NEEDS TO LOOK AT A
MORATORIUM ON TRUMPET REGIME
COLLABORATORS IN POSITIONS OF
LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY. [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU, PATRICK. NEXT, WE
HAVE KIM , AND FOLLOWING KIM, WE
ARE GOING TO GO ONLINE, WE HAVE
WENDY, FOLLOWED BY PETER
MANNING, DAVID HAYNES, AND DAVID
S, THEN WE WILL COME BACK IN
PERSON. KIM, WELCOME.
>> YET?
>> TRY IT AGAIN. SPEAK REALLY
CLOSE.
>> THANK YOU. CITY COUNCIL, JUST
WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, I AM
PART OF THE GROUP THAT PRAYS FOR
YOU WEEKLY BY NAME AT WESTLAKE
CENTER, AND I AM IN THE CACAO
AND CHOCOLATE INDUSTRY, AND YOU
MIGHT THINK, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE
TO DO WITH SEATTLE, EXCEPT FOR
THE FACT THAT WE GROW CACAO, BUT
WE DO ACTUALLY HOST THE LARGEST
CRAFT CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL IN THE
NATION, AND SO, THAT IS COMING
UP IN OCTOBER, I JUST WANTED TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR CREATING A
SPACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE WILLING
AND COMFORTABLE COMING TO VISIT
OUR CITY FROM 30 DIFFERENT
NATIONS, AND GATHERING TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, SO WE JUST
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU. ONE OF MY PRAYERS FOR
YOU , AS I LOOK AT EACH OF YOU,
IS A PRAYER OF THANKS FOR THE
DIVERSE CITY ON THE COUNCIL, AND
JUST PRAYER THAT YOU WOULD
CONTINUE TO MODEL RESPECT FOR
ONE ANOTHER AND RESPECT FOR THE
PEOPLE IN OUR CITY, SO THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. NEXT, WE ARE
GOING TO GO ONLINE. WENDY,
FOLLOWED BY PETER MANNING, DAVID
HAYNES, THEN DAVID S POINT
WENDY,*6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF,
WELCOME.
>> HI, I WENDY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR LISTENING. COUNCIL
MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT CHILDREN, RESIDENTS, AND
MERCHANTS IN MADISON VALLEY ARE
IN DANGER. THE LOW BARRIER
SHELTER THAT OPERATES AT [
INAUDIBLE ] RUN BY VIRGINIA
MASON DOES NOT ADHERE TO ITS
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS OR MANY
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. IT
OVERFLOWS AT EIGHT TIMES ITS
AGREED-UPON CAPACITY. OVER THE
PAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN
VIOLENT INCIDENTS THAT INVOLVE
CHILDREN AND STUDENTS WAITING AT
THE BUS STOP THAT IS IN FRONT OF
VIRGINIA MASON [ INAUDIBLE ]
HOUSE. THIS IS WHERE UNTREATED
RESIDENTS COME AND GO AT ALL
HOURS, OPENLY DROPPED, AND I OF
OVERDOSE. OUR ADULT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS HAVE BEEN MURDERED AND
RAPED [ INAUDIBLE ]. VIRGINIA
MASON HAS AT LEAST THREE
LUCRATIVE CONTRACTS WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
AND ADDING TO MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN ANNUAL FUNDING. CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS, I AM PLEADING
THAT YOU HOLD VIRGINIA MASON
ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS AND VARIOUS
CONTRACTS REQUIREMENTS AT THE
RISK OF LOSING THEIR FUNDING.
PLEASE DEFUND VIRGINIA MASON AS
A DO NOT COMPLY IMMEDIATELY,
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY
COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, WENDY. NEXT, WE
HAVE PETER MANNING, FOLLOWED BY
DAVID HAYNES, THEN DAVID S.*6
TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. PETER?
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU, YES, SIR.
>> HI, MY NAME IS PETER MANNING,
AND THE PRESIDENT OF [ INAUDIBLE
] . TWO ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE THE
CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION THAT [ INAUDIBLE ]
THE CITY OF SEATTLE WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMOVAL [
INAUDIBLE ] BACK IN 2015. WE
WOULD LIKE SOME HELP GETTING
THOSE PEOPLE RE-ESTABLISHED IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WE
APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. MY
SECOND THING I LIKE TO SAY, UM,
A LARGE PORTION OF THE BLACK
COMMUNITY [ INAUDIBLE ] . IT'S
COME TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THAT [
INAUDIBLE ] OF BLACK PEOPLE. WE
ARE CATCHING WIND THAT SHE
DOESN'T EVEN COMMUNICATE WITH
BLACK STAFF MEMBERS IN CITY
COUNCIL, SHE DOESN'T COMMUNICATE
WITH BLACK STAFF MEMBERS IN HER
SECURITY TEAM , OR DETAIL AROUND
THE BUILDING. SHE JUST DOESN'T
ACKNOWLEDGE US AT ALL. IT JUST
SEEMS LIKE THIS MIGHT BE THE
ISSUE WITH US. I MEAN, WITH ME
AS A BLACK PERSON, AND I REACHED
OUT TO THAT ADMINISTRATION
SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT [ INAUDIBLE
]. I'M REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE
THE CAMERAS ARE NOT UP WITH [
INAUDIBLE ] IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT [ INAUDIBLE ] WHERE
BLACK KIDS GO TO SCHOOL AT. THAT
IS BEING OVERLOOKED, BUT THEY
ARE ALLOWING CAMERAS TO BE PUT
UP FOR FIFA AROUND WHERE
PREDOMINANTLY WHITE PEOPLE WILL
COME TO WATCH SPORTING EVENTS.
THAT IS CONCERNING TO ME. THIS
IS ALL ONE SEATTLE. THIS IS
EVERYBODY HERE, REGARDLESS OF
COLOR DESERVES PROTECTION.
PLEASE TALK TO YOUR MAYOR ABOUT
SAFETY FOR OUR CHILDREN .
THAT'S ALL, AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, PETER. NEXT, WE
HAVE DAVID HAYNES, FOLLOWED BY
DAVID S. I WILL MOVE BACK TO IN
PERSON.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES. [
INAUDIBLE ] SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO
FIGURE OUT WHO SHOT THAT WOMAN.
AND YOU CAN TELL THE CITY
COUNCIL THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY
DONE ENOUGH, SINCE THERE IS
NOTHING ON THE AGENDA OF
SUBSTANCE, THAT YOU GUYS THINK
YOU'RE MESSAGING HAS BEEN ABLE
[ INAUDIBLE ] INTO BELIEVING
THAT THE CHIEF IS BEING HONEST
ABOUT HOW MUCH SAFER IT IS WHEN
HE'S JUST MANIPULATING THE
CRIME HOT SPOTS. YOU KNOW, IT'S
ENCOURAGING THAT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN CAN CAUSE
BAD BEHAVIOR, WE SEE IT COMING
OUT OF HOOKAH LOUNGES, TOXIC
CHARCOAL AND HELP POISON. [
INAUDIBLE ] RUNDOWN, IF YOU TAKE
A LOOK, A CLEAR EYED LOOK AT
PIONEER SQUARE, YOU WILL REALIZE
THAT ALL OF THAT NEEDS TO BE
TORN DOWN AND REBUILT , 21st
CENTURY, FIRST WORLD [ INAUDIBLE
]. BECAUSE -- AND WHEN YOU TAKE
A HARD-CORE LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE
EVIL, LOWLIFE PIECES OF CRAP
THAT RUN THOSE BUSINESSES THAT
OVER SERVE WITH THOSE EVIL AND
PREDATORY BARTENDERS, TO HAVE
THIS WICKED, SADISTIC
NIGHTCLUBS, JUST OVER SERVE
EVERYBODY, AND THEN SPILL ALL
THESE PEOPLE INTO THE STREETS,
LEFT VULNERABLE TO THE PREDATORS
WHO ARE HANGING AROUND THE
CORNER, GET WHEN YOU CALL THE
COPS, THEY TELL YOU YOU'VE GOT
TO KEEP CALLING BECAUSE THEY
DON'T SET THEIR RESOURCES
PROPER OTHERWISE, BUT IT TURNS
OUT THE COPS ARE TOO AFRAID TO
BE IN PIONEER SQUARE. AND IF YOU
CALL, THEY MAKE YOU GO UP, THEY
PUT A TARGET ON YOUR BACK ,
ENDANGER YOU, WHILE THEY ARE
STILL PROTECTING THEMSELVES OR
EVEN MAKING A CONCERTED EFFORT [
INAUDIBLE ] ALL THE EVIL
CRIMINALS THAT TAKE OVER PIONEER
SQUARE, EVERY FREAKING FLYING
NIGHT. I SWEAR TO TASTE,
PIONEER SQUARE IS THE FIRST
PLACE TO LIVE IN AMERICA FOR ME.
IT IS THE WORST PLACE I HAVE
EVER LIVED, AND IT IS TRULY A
SLUM FROM HELL THAT HAS ALL
THESE WATERED DOWN BUILDING CODE
VIOLATIONS, [ INAUDIBLE ] .
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT, WE
HAVE DAVID S. DAVID S, YOU PRESS
*6 TO PRESENT -- TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF, THEN WE WILL GO BACK
TO IN PERSON.
>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, MY NAME IS DAVID, I'M
CALLING IN ABOUT AN EVENT I
ATTENDED YESTERDAY, IT WAS AT [
INAUDIBLE ] HALL. [ INAUDIBLE ]
PUT ON AN EVENT. I WAS REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THIS EVENT [
INAUDIBLE ] BECAUSE [ INAUDIBLE
] POSTED THE LOCATION OF THIS IN
WHICH THERE WERE PEOPLE
RESPONDING, THREATENING MOLOTOV
COCKTAILS, VIOLENCE, AS WELL AS
PEOPLE POSTING ANTI-SEMITIC
CARICATURES OF JEWS RULING THE
WORLD. [ INAUDIBLE ] THEY CALLED
MY FRIENDS A DIRTY JEW. [
INAUDIBLE ] JEWISH RESIDENTS,
THEY INTIMIDATED CHILDREN. THIS
WAS OUT OF PLACE THAT WAS A
TOWN HALL, AND THIS WAS A PLACE
WHERE [ INAUDIBLE ]. MANY
DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT ARE
PRESENTED THERE. A PRO ISRAEL
THING NEXT WEEK, THERE IS AN
ANTI-ISRAEL THING. BUT PEOPLE
SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HARASS
RESIDENTS, BLOCK [ INAUDIBLE ].
AND THEY THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY
WITH THIS, BECAUSE THEY CAN.
THIS IS THE RESULT OF A POLICY
OF TRYING TO LET [ INAUDIBLE ]
THAT WILL NEVER LET THE COUNCIL
DO THEIR JOB. YES, I'M ALSO
TALKING ABOUT HOUSE MEMBER
ACROSS AND [ INAUDIBLE ] , WHO
LED THE CEASE-FIRE RESOLUTION A
COUPLE YEARS AGO TO GO THROUGH.
EVEN [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE DESERVE
PEACE AS SEATTLEITES. [
INAUDIBLE ] . THE ANTI-SEMITISM
SHOULD NEVER BE ACCEPTED. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. WE ARE
GOING TO GO BACK TO IN PERSON
COMMENTS, WE HAVE HOWARD DALE,
FOLLOWED BY [ INAUDIBLE ], AND
THEN NATHAN WALL. IS HOWARD DALE
HERE? THERE HE IS. HELLO, MR.
GILL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. OVER THE NEXT
FOUR WEEKS, WILL OCCUR THE
ANNIVERSARIES OF THREE
COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY KILLINGS
BY SEATTLE POLICE OF AFRICAN
AMERICANS WHO WERE IN SEVERE
CRISIS, HOLDING A KNIFE OR NO
WEAPON IN THEIR HANDS, THEN SHOT
TO DEATH BY SEATTLE POLICE. [
INAUDIBLE ] KILLED SIX YEARS AGO
WITH NO WEAPON WHILE HOLDING HIS
INFANT SON. TERRY, KILLED SIX
YEARS AGO, JUST DAYS BEFORE
GEORGE FLOYD, WHILE [ INAUDIBLE
] AFTER BEING NEEDLESSLY CHASED
BY MULTIPLE OFFICERS AND A
CANINE. GROSSLY VIOLATING ALL
SPD DE-ESCALATION POLICIES. AND
RYAN SMITH, KILLED SEVEN YEARS
AGO, JUST SECONDS AFTER FOUR
POLICE OFFICERS BROKE DOWN HIS
APARTMENT DOOR. I NOTED THESE
CASES BECAUSE OUR CURRENT
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WORKS TO
MAKE US FORGET THEM BY LABELING
THESE KILLINGS LAWFUL AND
PROPER, AND BECAUSE THESE AND
OTHER SUCH KILLINGS WILL BE
SUBJECTED TO A KING COUNTY [
INAUDIBLE ] OVER THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS. IN THE CASE OF SEAN ON
JUNE 15th. I AM CONFIDENT THAT [
INAUDIBLE ] JURIES WILL FIND IN
THESE CASES AS THEY FOUND IN THE
CASE OF ISAIAH , ALSO KILLED BY
SPD LAST YEAR, THE SPD OFFICERS
ACTUALLY ACTED CRIMINALLY. THIS
COUNCIL HAS EVEN THE SLIGHTEST
CURIOSITY HOW OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM IS WORKING OR NOT WORKING
AND CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE CITY
RECOMMENDATION FROM NINE YEARS
AGO FOR TRULY INDEPENDENT [
INAUDIBLE ], I WOULD SUGGEST
ATTENDING THESE UPCOMING
INQUESTS. FINALLY, I DO WANT TO
POINT OUT, IN ALL THESE
KILLINGS, WHAT IS COMMON IS THEY
ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS, THEY HAVE NO
WEAPON OR A KNIFE. IN 1978,
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A
LAW PREVENTING POLICE FROM
SHOOTING AT ANY FLEEING SUSPECT.
THAT WAS COMMON PRACTICE . IN
THE '60s AND '70s, NUMEROUS
PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY KILLED FROM
RUNNING AWAY FROM TRIVIAL
OFFENSES. SEATTLE PASSED THAT
WALL SEVEN YEARS BEFORE THE
SUPREME COURT FULLY OUTLAWED THE
PRACTICE IN TENNESSEE [
INAUDIBLE ]. WE HAVE DONE IT
BEFORE. WE NEED TO DO WHAT IS
DONE IN JAPAN, WALES, ENGLAND,
SCOTLAND, WE NEED TO STOP KILL
--
>> THANK YOU, MR. GILL. NEXT, WE
HAVE MISSED EITHER THAT,
FOLLOWED BY NATHAN WALL.
WELCOME.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR
WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION,
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THERE WAS A RECENT ARTICLE AT
THE SEATTLE TIMES ABOUT WHY
HOUSING FIRST ISN'T THE ANSWER
TO THE SEATTLE HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS. IT IS WELL-WRITTEN AND
THE LAST PARAGRAPH. [ INAUDIBLE
] AND ALSO, THERE WAS AN
EDITORIAL. THERE WAS AN
EDITORIAL IN THE TIMES ABOUT
MAYOR WILSON'S UNVEIL FROM
HOMELESSNESS PLAN, BUT THE
QUESTIONS REMAIN. MY CONCERN WAS
THAT HER PLEDGE TO BUILD 500
UNITS BY JUNE WITH $17.5 MILLION
IN EXISTING FUNDS, WE ARE
TALKING $35,000 PER UNIT TO ME,
[ INAUDIBLE ]. SOLUTIONS THAT
ARE A LOT MORE AFFORDABLE LIKE [
INAUDIBLE ]. MANUFACTURED
HOUSING, AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. SO,
NEXT TIME I COME AND SPEAK, I
WILL HAVE SOME MORE CONCRETE
SOLUTIONS, BUT AGAIN, $35,000 IS
AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY TO BE
SPENDING.
>> THANKS, MR. E THAT. NEXT,
HAVE NATHAN WALL, FOLLOWED BY --
BENNETT, DID YOU SIGN UP, TOO,
AS WELL? OKAY, AWESOME. FOLLOWED
BY YOU, BENNETT.
>> OKAY, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THE SOUND TRANSIT EXPANSION TO
THE WEST SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND TO THE BALLARD NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO, I WORK IN WEST SEATTLE.
IT'S VERY HARD TO GET FROM
DISTRICT 22 DISTRICT 1. I'M SURE
I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT
HAS EVER EXPERIENCED THAT. [
INAUDIBLE ] SO, I WAS CONCERNED
THAT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO,
SOMEBODY CAME TO A COUNCIL
MEETING AND STATED THAT SOUND
TRANSIT EXPANSION TO WEST
SEATTLE WAS GOING TO DESTROY
THEIR BUSINESS, AND THAT THEY
FELT THAT THE COUNCIL WAS JUST
PUSHING IT THROUGH WITHOUT
ASKING THEM. THE THING IS, AND I
HATE -- I HATE TO TALK DOWN ON
THIS PERSON 'S CONCERNS, BUT WE
DID VOTE ON THIS SEVERAL TIMES.
THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF ARE WE
GOING TO DO THIS OR NOT, THAT
CANNOT BE THE QUESTION THAT WE
ASK. THE QUESTION HAS TO BE HOW
DO WE DO THIS, IT IS AN
OBLIGATION. AND AS COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA SAID, WE HAVE TO DO THIS.
ABANDONING THIS IS NOT AN
OPTION. SOUND TRANSIT EXPANSION
WILL BE DISRUPTIVE, THAT IS JUST
A FACT OF LIFE, BUT SOMETIMES
IT'S IMPORTANT. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT CLIMATE GOAL. THIS
WILL HELP US MEET OUR CLIMATE
NEEDS, AND WE CAN'T ALLOW
SPECIAL INTERESTS TO SLOW THIS
PROCESS DOWN, SO I AM HERE TODAY
TO SAY THAT WE NEED SOUND
TRANSIT 3 TO BE FULLY
IMPLEMENTED IN WEST SEATTLE TO
BALLARD. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
SEATTLE TRANSIT [ INAUDIBLE ].
I'M URGING THE CITY COUNCIL TO
WORK WITH THE COUNTY, THE STATE,
IN EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN THE
REGION TO SEE THAT THIS PROJECT
IS REALIZED, BECAUSE THIS IS
SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO. THE
VOTERS SAID YES THREE TIMES, SO
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. NATHAN.
NEXT, WE HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ],
FOLLOWED BY JOCELYN. WELCOME,
BENNETT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL, I
ACTUALLY JUST SIGNED UP AT THE
LAST MINUTE NOW BECAUSE I WANTED
TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT ONE OF THE CALLERS SAID
ABOUT THE PROTEST OUTSIDE TOWN
HALL TWO DAYS AGO. AN EVENT THAT
IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT
FROM THE COLLAR, YOU MAY HAVE
HEARD ABOUT IT ALREADY, FORMER
IDF SOLDIERS GIVING A TALK TO
THE PEOPLE [ INAUDIBLE ]
GATHERED OUTSIDE. I SAY THIS AS
SOMEBODY WHO IS SORT OF UNBIASED
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CALLING OUT
BOTH SIDES A LOT. OBVIOUSLY,
APPALLED BY ISRAEL'S ACTIONS IN
GAZA, BUT TUESDAY NIGHT --
SUNDAY NIGHT, THE CROWD STARTED
CHANTING DEATH TO THE IDF. I
STARTED SAYING NO, SHUT UP,
DON'T DO THAT. OR YOU KNOW, NEW
TEL AVIV. I WAS LIKE NO, NO
GENOCIDE, GUYS, NO CIVILIANS,
NOTHING. COMING AT IT AS SORT OF
A REASONABLY BIASED THIRD-PARTY
THAT CALLS OUT BESIDES, I WILL
SAY THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF
THE EVENT WAS FOCUSED ON ACTIONS
OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL IN GAZA.
NOT ANTI-SEMITISM. AND THE FACT
IS THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT WHEN
THEY DID VEER INTO THE MORE
OFFENSIVE STUFF, YOU KNOW, IT IS
A BAD ACTOR IN THE CROWD STARTS
SOMETHING AND THREE PEOPLE JOIN
IN AND YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL,
IS THIS THE WHOLE CROWD OR JUST
ONE GUY AND HIS FRIENDS, GETTING
HIS FRIENDS RILED UP. THAT IS
STILL PROTECTED BY THE FIRST
AMENDMENT. UNLESS IT IS
INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE AGAINST A
SPECIFIC PERSON IN THAT MOMENT,
IT'S NOTHING REALLY THAT THE
POLICE CAN OR SHOULD DO OR THE
CITY COUNCIL CAN OR SHOULD DO
THERE, AND THERE WERE PEOPLE,
ATTENDEES, THAT THEY EITHER
ARRIVED AT THE EVENT OR LEFT THE
EVENT, AND PEOPLE WOULD GATHER
AROUND THEM AND SOMETIMES SHOUT
AND CHANT, BUT I WAS WEARING A
GO GO THE WHOLE TIME, NOBODY
LAID A HAND ON THEM. THERE WAS
ACTUALLY FAR MORE VIOLENCE
COMMITTED BY SPD AGAINST
PROTESTERS OUTSIDE. AS THE EVENT
WAS WRAPPING UP, THEY FORMED A
LINE AND STARTED SHOVING
EVERYBODY BACK. NOT EVERY
OFFICER, BUT IT'S OFTEN THE
CASE THAT YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF
BAD ACTORS THAT WERE CLEARLY
USING IT AS A PRETEXT TO SHOVE
PEOPLE AND GET IN PEOPLE'S
FACES. IT IS NOT THE CASE WHERE
OFFICERS DIDN'T CALL THEM OUT.
HE WILL DO NOT DESERVE TO BE
TREATED THAT WAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BENNETT. NEXT, WE
HAVE JOCELYN, THANK YOU. ANY
MIC, ANY ONE YOU WANT.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL, MY NAME IS DAWSON AND I
SERVE AS THE CHIEF EVENT OFFICER
IN THE URBAN LEAGUE OF
METROPOLITAN SEATTLE. I WANT TO
BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY SINCERE
GRATITUDE TO THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. IN PARTICULAR TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WHO ARE
CHAMPIONING A RECOGNITION ON
BEHALF OF OUR PASTOR, ROBERT [
INAUDIBLE ]. WHATEVER I HAVE
BUILT, WHATEVER I HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COMMUNITY
HAS BEEN SHAPED WHAT I HAVE
LEARNED IN HIS CONGREGATION. HE
TAUGHT ME WHAT IT MEANS TO LEAD
WITH PURPOSE, TO SERVE WITH
FAMILY IN MIND. AND TO STAY WHEN
STAYING IS HARD. THOUSANDS OF US
CARRY THAT FORMATION EVERY DAY.
IN A COMMUNITY LIKE THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT, WHERE GENERATIONS OF
BLACK FAMILIES HAVE WATCHED THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD SHIFT AROUND THEM,
DR. MANAWAY REMAINED A CONSTANT.
HIS NAME WAS NEVER ENOUGH FOR
HIM, HE ACTED. HE PROVIDED
GROUNDBREAKING SUPPORT TO YOUNG
MOTHERS, FAMILIES AND MEN WHO
NEEDED SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN
THEM. HE ERECTED TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING PROGRAMS. HE MET THIS
COMMUNITY WHERE IT WAS AND
LIFTED IT TO WHERE IT DESERVES
TO BE. THIS MINISTRY HAS NEVER
BEEN ABOUT A PLATFORM. IT HAS
BEEN ABOUT A PEOPLE. BLACK
COMMUNITY OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT WHOSE STORIES AND
STRUGGLES ARE WOVEN INTO EVERY
ONE OF HIS 40 YEARS OF SERVICE,
INCLUDING MY OWN. DR. ROBERT
MANAWAY DID NOT TRUST [
INAUDIBLE ] CHURCH. HE BUILT A
LEGACY INTO THE SOIL OF THIS
COMMUNITY, SO IT IS ONLY RIGHT
THAT THIS GROUND NOW BEARS HIS
NAME. WELCOME TO "DR. RL
MANAWAY, SR. WAY". THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU, JOCELYN,
FOR THAT . DO WE HAVE ANY MORE
PUBLIC COMMENT? AWESOME. I'M
GOING TO SCAN THE AUDIENCE TO
PICK, ARE THERE ANY MORE PUBLIC
COMMENTERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO
SIGN UP BEFORE WE CLOSE IT?
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, SOLD TO
THE GRAVE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
ALL TO COMING TO PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
ENGAGEMENT. THE CHOCOLATIER,
WHEN YOU CAME, THE FIRST THING I
THOUGHT IS WHAT IS AN
ASTRONAUT'S FAVORITE CANDY BAR?
MILKY WAY. SO, I JUST -- OKAY.
COME ON, I THOUGHT THAT WAS --
SORRY, I JUST -- ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON, IT WAS A DAD JOKE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WE GET NOT
JUST ONLINE, TOO, BUT JUST
EMAILS AND EVERYWHERE, THANK YOU
ALL, THANK YOU ALL, THANK YOU
ALL FOR COMING DOWN AND ENGAGING
WITH US. SO, NOW WE ARE GOING TO
MOVE INTO OUR AGENDA, SO HEARING
ON, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
IF I MAY. I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY
ADDRESS SOMETHING. I THINK OUR
JOB HERE IS TO SIT AND LISTEN TO
THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE HEAR
OF ALL TYPES AND OF ALL SORTS,
BUT I DO WANT TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS
SOMETHING THAT I HEARD,
DISPARAGING A SPECIFIC HISTORIC
NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY COUNCIL
DISTRICT, PIONEER SQUARE. AND AS
THE COUNCILMEMBER WHO PROBABLY
REPRESENTS PIONEER SQUARE, I
WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO MY
CONSTITUENTS OR ALLIES OR
VISITORS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO
KNOW THAT IT IS NOT ISLAM. WHO
KNOW THAT IT IS NOT UNSAFE AND
NOT ON DANGEROUS INHERENTLY. AND
I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
YOUR CITY HAS YOUR BACK. AND
DESPITE WHAT SOME MAY SAY OR HOW
THEY MAY CHARACTERIZE YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS NOT UNSAFE,
IT IS NOT ISLAM, IT IS NOT
DANGEROUS. ARE THERE
OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS? YES, NO DIFFERENT
THAN ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT
IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO
REPRESENT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, AND
I KNOW MY COUNCILMEMBER
COLLEAGUES ARE EQUALLY COMMITTED
TO MAKING SURE WE DO RIGHT BY
PIONEER SQUARE. SO, THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WELL SAID.
WELL SAID. WE ALL LOVE PIONEER
SQUARE. COLLEAGUES, IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW
GOING TO CONSIDER THE A PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE THE
MINUTES OF APRIL 14th, 2026.
CITY COUNCIL BILL 121198,
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS BUT ARE
THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS THAT
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM
FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR?
HEARING ON, I MOVED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, IS THERE A
SECOND ?
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> THANK YOU, THAT WAS FAST
TODAY, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT
HAS BEEN MOVED. USUALLY, I
LOOKED LEFT AND RIGHT FOR A
SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, WILL THE CLERK WAYS
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> AWESOME, IT HAS BEEN --
EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY, THE
CONSENT CALENDAR HAS BEEN --
YES, HAS BEEN -- HAS BEEN
ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF?
NOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO
OUR FULL AGENDA, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 1 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF THE
TRANSPORTATION WATERFRONT AND
SEATTLE'S CENTER COMMITTEE,
RESOLUTION PROVIDING AN HONORARY
DESIGNATION OF SOUTH JACKSON
STREET BETWEEN 20th AVENUE SOUTH
AND 29th AVENUE SOUTH AS "DR. RL
MANAWAY, SR. WAY" . THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS COUNCIL
ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
>> AWESOME, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMITTEE
REPORT, THANK YOU.
>> IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO
MAKE A FEW REMARKS ABOUT THIS
PROPOSAL BEFORE A BROADER FULL
COUNCIL HERE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO
DO FOR TWO THE LEGISLATION
SPONSOR TO MAKE SOME REMARKS
ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE GOING TO
CONSIDER AS WELL, SO I DEFER TO
YOU AND HEALED MY TIME TO YOU
NOW, MADAME
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE
COLLABORATIVE NATURE. I WAS IN
COMMITTEE MEETING AND I SAID
THIS I WANT TO SAY IT PUBLICLY
AS WELL. WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT
THIS TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THE
FIRST THING HE SAID, ANYTHING
THAT IS NEEDED, HE WAS FOR IT,
AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
COLLABORATIVE NATURE AND THANK
YOU FOR HAVING US IN YOUR
COMMITTEE. ALSO WANT TO THANK, I
BELIEVE, PASTOR MANAWAY'S
FAMILY IS HERE AS WELL, SOME
FOLKS IN THE BACK. JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU ALL FOR -- I KNOW THIS
WAS A GOOD, LONG PROCESS, AND
SO, EVERYONE SAID YES, SO I'M
GLAD WE COULD GET THIS OVER THE
FINISH LINE AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN
IMPRESSED OBVIOUSLY WITH PASTOR
MANAWAY AND HIS LEADERSHIP IN
OUR COMMUNITY, AND HE HAS BEEN
THE PASTOR OF TABERNACLE
MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH SINCE
1983, SO THAT IS OVER 43 YEARS.
OVER 1700 MEMBERS. AND OUTSIDE
OF REVEREND McKENNEY, HE IS THE
LONGEST-SERVING PASTOR THAT WE
HAVE IN OUR -- IN OUR CITY, IN
OUR CENTRAL DISTRICT AND OUR
CHURCHES. AND COULDN'T BE MORE
GRATEFUL FOR THE FOUNDATION THAT
HE HAS SET IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE
LEADERSHIP THAT HE HAS BROUGHT
FOR OUR YOUTH. THE FOOD ACCESS
PROGRAMS THAT TABERNACLE
PROVIDES, THE COMMUNITY
RESOURCES, THE STAPLE, THE HUB.
AS WE ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD
OUR CITY AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
ARE CHANGING AND SHIFTING, WORDS
MATTER. THESE CULTURAL PLACES
MATTER TO FOLKS. WE'VE GOT
PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING IN FROM
[ INAUDIBLE ], TACOMA, JUST TO
COME TO CHURCHES ON SUNDAY AND
OUR CENTRAL DISTRICTS, SO TO SEE
PAT MANAWAY'S NAME ON THE
STREET AS WELL WITH THE
COMMUNITY THAT HE BUILT IS
REALLY SPECIAL, SO I'M REALLY
HAPPY THAT YOU ALL ARE HERE,
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER , I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTNERSHIP ON THIS.
>> MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
WELL SAID. TO ROUND OUT FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE, I WILL JUST SAY AND
SAY IT AGAIN, IT IS MY DISTINCT
HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO
THIS RESOLUTION , SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH,
THAT WOULD NAME A SPECIFIC
PORTION OF SOUTH JACKSON STREET
AFTER DR. RL MANAWAY SR. PETE
VOTED LAST WEEK, OVERWHELMINGLY,
UNANIMOUSLY FOR ALL PRESENT TO
RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION, AND DR.
MANAWAY, COLLEAGUES, TO PILE ON
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S
COMMENTS, WAS BORN ON JULY 17th,
1958 IN MISSISSIPPI. DR. MANAWAY
HAS BEEN A SENIOR PASTOR OF
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH AT
28th AVENUE SOUTH AND SOUTH
JACKSON STREET SINCE, TO YOUR
POINT, 1983. AND HE ALSO
OVERSEES -- HE ALSO SERVES,
RATHER, AS PRESIDENT OF THE
NORTH PACIFIC BAPTIST
CONVENTION, OVERSEEING CHURCHES
ACROSS WASHINGTON AND OREGON .
DR. MANAWAY [ INAUDIBLE ] CIVIC
COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR
THE 2014 SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF
SEARCH COMMITTEE, AND DR.
MANAWAY HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HIS
WIFE, JESSICA, SINCE 1981. THE
COUPLE HAVE FIVE AMAZING
CHILDREN, 13 GRANDCHILDREN, AND
FIVE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, WHAT A
TREMENDOUS BLESSING. I THINK
SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE HERE WITH
US TODAY, BUT IN ANY EVENT,
HONORED TO BE ABLE TO PUT THIS
FORWARD, AND I ENCOURAGE --
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE A YES VOTE,
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COLLABORATION AND SPONSORSHIP
WITH THIS.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD, AND OF COURSE,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. WE DO A LOT
OF STREET NAMING AND I DID NOT
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
THIS GENTLEMAN, BUT I HEARD A
LOT ABOUT HIM, BUT I WANT TO
SHARE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY
NEAR TO US IN INDIAN COUNTRY.
VOLUNTEER INSTITUTIONS THAT
DEVELOP CHARACTER, MORALITY, AND
VALUES SUCH AS BLACK CHURCHES,
HAVE BEEN AT THE CORE, AND I
JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT IN THE
1950s AND '60s, IT WAS BLACK
CHURCHES AND LEADERS LIKE PASTOR
MANAWAY THAT STOOD WITH AND
WALKED WITH NATIVE FOLKS ,
FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHTS ,
THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS, AND SOME OF
YOU REMEMBER JUDGE TANNER WHEN
HE WAS JUST A LAWYER AND A
MEMBER OF THE CHURCH . FOR FREE
REPRESENTED THE PEOPLE THAT [
INAUDIBLE ] , AND WE HAVE ALWAYS
LOCKED ARMS WITH THEM AND THEY
HAVE BEEN OUR BROTHERS AND
SISTERS IN THOSE STRUGGLES IN
THE '50s AND '60s. AS A
GENTLEMAN SET OUT HERE, I GUESS
WE ARE ALL OLD AND WE REMEMBER
THOSE DAYS, AND I DO REMEMBER
THOSE DAYS AND SO, TO SEE
SOMEONE HONORED IN THE WAY THAT
THEY SHOULD BE HONORED AS A MAN
OF FAITH, AND AGAIN, AS YOU SAW
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SHARED,
WE DON'T ALWAYS GET KIND WORDS
HERE, SO, WHEN WE HAVE MOMENTS
OF LIGHT AND GOODNESS AND
KINDNESS, IT MEANS A LOT. SO,
WITH THAT, I'M REALLY PROUD TO
SUPPORT THIS STREET NAMING FOR
PASTOR MANAWAY. SINCE 1983.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS ON THE FLOOR? AWESOME,
ALL RIGHT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF
THE RESOLUTION?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> AWESOME, THE RESOLUTION IS --
SORRY, THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> GREAT, THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? THAT
WAS THE ONLY ITEM ON OUR AGENDA
TODAY, COLLEAGUES, THERE ARE NO
OTHER ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE IS NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION OR
ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS FROM COLLEAGUES
TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? LOOK
TO THE RIGHT, LOOK TO THE LEFT.
NO, QUIET TODAY, OKAY, AWESOME.
WELL, WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IS APRIL 28,
THAT IS 2:00 P.M.