>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THE JUNE 16th
MEETING OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL COME
TO ORDER, IT IS TO: 03 P.M.,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN IS EXCUSED
AND COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS
EXCUSED UNTIL SHE GETS HERE. IF
THERE ARE NO -- EXCUSE ME, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER LIN IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S COUNCIL
MEETING. FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS JOINED
US FOR THE MEETING, AS WELL.
COLLEAGUES, TODAY, THE COUNCIL
WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING JUNE 16th TO BE
CONNOR DAWSON HOLLAND DAY.
FIRST, I WILL SHARE SOME
COMMENTS, AND THEN I WILL OPEN
THE FLOOR TO COMMENTS, TO MY
COLLEAGUES, BEFORE SUSPENDING
THE RULES, AND WE ARE ALSO GOING
TO TAKE A ROLLCALL TO SIGN THE
PROCLAMATION, AS WELL. SO,
BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A
PROCLAMATION FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION THAT WOULD
PROCLAIM JUNE 16th AS CONNOR
DAWSON HOLLAND DAY IN SEATTLE.
HE WAS A PROUD SOUF AND KID WITH
BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES, A HEART
STOPPING SMILE, AND A HEART OF
GOLD. CONNER BROUGHT HUMOR,
LEVITY, JOY, INTO EVERY ROOM
THAT HE ENTERED. HE WAS KIND, HE
ALSO MADE PEOPLE FEEL VERY
WELCOMED. HE WAS A SON, A
BROTHER, A GRANDSON, HE WAS A
BOYFRIEND, HE WAS A STUDENT
ATHLETE, HE WAS A MENTOR AND A
FRIEND WHO EMBODIED LEADERSHIP
AND SERVICE TO OTHERS. CONNER
WAS A PROUD GRADUATE OF RAINIER
BEACH HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE
SERVED AS CLASS PRESIDENT,
FOOTBALL CAPTAIN, AND HONOR
STUDENT. HE LATER ATTENDED THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
PURSUING HIS DREAM OF BECOMING
AN ATTORNEY AND USING HIS
TALENTS TO ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE
FOR HIS COMMUNITY. ONE OF
CONNER'S PEERS ASKED HIM TWO
QUESTIONS -- I READ THIS IN THE
ARTICLE -- WHAT IS YOUR STORY?
WHAT IS YOUR FUTURE? CONNER
RESPONDED VERY SIMPLE, "CHANGE
THE WORLD. OUR SYSTEMS ARE
WRONG. I WILL FIGURE THAT OUT
LATER, BUT IT WILL BE ONE STEP
AT A TIME." THAT ANSWER TELLS
YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT WHO CONNER WAS. HE HAD
FAITH, AND HE KNEW IT WAS A
PROCESS. CONNER'S LIFE WAS
TRAGICALLY CUT SHORT ON
MOTHER'S DAY ON MAY 10th, 2020.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COACH
CONNER WHEN HE WAS IN MIDDLE
SCHOOL, BACK IN SIXTH AND
SEVENTH GRADE, AND BACK THEN,
CONNER WAS STILL TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHO HE WAS. HE HAD A
LITTLE SWAG, HE HAD A BUZZ CUT,
SO HE DIDN'T HAVE THAT
BEAUTIFUL HAIR THAT HE HAD TO
THE SIDE, HE WAS ROCKING THAT
SIDE SWOOSH IN HIGH SCHOOL. BUT,
HE WAS CURIOUS AND HE ASKED
QUESTIONS. SO, YOU COULDN'T JUST
TELL CONNER, "REBOUND AND BE
STRONG WITH THE BALL." HE WANTED
TO KNOW WHY. HE WANTED TO
UNDERSTAND HOW IT IMPACTED THE
TEAM, HE WANTED TO UNDERSTAND
THE BIGGER PICTURE. LOOKING
BACK, THAT CURIOSITY BECAME ONE
OF HIS BIGGEST STRENGTHS. HE WAS
ALWAYS LEARNING, HE WAS ALWAYS
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND SYSTEMS,
PEOPLE, AND HOW HE COULD
CONTRIBUTE WHERE HE FIT IN. AND
ONE THING WE KNEW ABOUT CONNER
IS THAT HE LOVED BLACK WOMEN.
AND I SAY "LOVED BLACK WOMEN,"
AND BLACK WOMEN LOVED THEM SOME
CONNER, TOO. LITTLE WHITE
CHOCOLATE DIDN'T HURT NOBODY,
RIGHT? WE KNOW. THAT WAS CONNER!
WE ARE GOING TO BE REAL UP HERE,
RIGHT? [ LAUGHTER ] HIS SMILE,
HIS HAIRCUT, HIS CONFIDENCE, HIS
PERSONALITY, HE HAD THE RECIPE
THAT WORKED. BUT, WHAT I KNOW
FOR CERTAIN WAS THAT CONNER WAS
A GREAT GIFT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
HE WAS A GREAT GIFT TO RAINIER
BEACH, HE WAS A GREAT GIFT TO
SEATTLE. AND I WANT TO SHARE A
FEW WORDS FROM COACHES THAT KNEW
HIM THROUGH THE AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAM I WORKED AT. COACH JOSH
MARTINEZ SAID, "CONNOR WAS A
YOUNG MAN WHO ALWAYS RADIATED
POSITIVE VIBES, ALWAYS MEETING
ANYONE AND EVERYONE WITH
SINCERE, FRIENDLY ENERGY AND A
WELCOMING SMILE. HE WAS GRACIOUS
AND KIND AND THAT VITALITY
PERMEATED EVERY SPACE THAT HE
ENTERED. HIS CHARACTER MADE
THOSE AROUND HIM HAPPY, SMILE,
AND LAUGH, AND I BECAME A BETTER
COACH AND A BETTER PERSON HAVING
SPENT TIME AROUND AN UPBEAT AURA
THAT CONNER GAVE EVERYONE.
PEOPLE LIKE CONNER ARE NEVER
FORGOTTEN." LAST, BUT NOT LEAST,
COACH ZACH TOWNSEND SAID,
"CONNOR WAS A YOUNG MAN WHO LIT
UP THE ROOM WITH HIS SMILE, HAD
AN INFECTIOUS PERSONALITY AND
WAS A LEADER AMONG PEERS,
WHETHER IT WAS IN AFTERSCHOOL
PROGRAMS, TUTORING SESSIONS, OR
THE BASKETBALL COURT. HE WAS
ALWAYS WORKING HIS HARDEST TO
MAXIMIZE HIS POTENTIAL AND LEAD
BY EXAMPLE. HIS SENSE OF HUMOR
AND ABILITY TO ENGAGE WITH
OTHERS IN A POSITIVE WAY IS WHAT
I REMEMBER MOST ABOUT CONNER."
TODAY, WE ARE HONORED TO BE
JOINED BY CONNER'S FAMILY, HIS
MOTHER, ALICIA, AND HIS FATHER,
JAMES, HIS GRANDMOTHER, MS.
LINDA, HIS SISTER, CURO, HIS
NIECE, GISELLE. SORRY, I WASN'T
-- GISELLE. HIS BROTHER, ALEX,
IS HERE. I KNOW THERE IS MORE
FAMILY MEMBERS, SO I APOLOGIZE,
I KNOW I MISSED SOME MORE AND I
KNOW THE FAMILY WILL TELL US
WHO, BUT THERE ARE FRIENDS AND
LOVED ONES HERE WHO CONTINUE TO
CARRY HIS LEGACY FORWARD. TO THE
DASSA-HOLLAND FAMILY, THANK YOU
FOR SHARING CONNER WITH ALL OF
US, THANK YOU FOR TURNING
UNIMAGINABLE GRIEF INTO PURPOSE,
ADVOCACY, AND LOVE FOR THE
COMMUNITY. SO, TODAY,
COLLEAGUES, THROUGH THIS
PROCLAMATION, WE TAKE ONE SMALL
STEP IN ENSURING HIS STORY,
INTACT, AND LEGACY ARE NEVER
FORGOTTEN. SO, COLLEAGUES, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT ON THIS PROCLAMATION FOR
JUNE 16th AS CONNER
DASSA-HOLLAND DAY. AND I WILL
STOP NOW, TO SEE IF THERE IS
ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY
ANY FEW WORDS BEFORE WE CALL THE
ROLL FOR SIGNATURES. YOU CAN SAY
HOW YOU LOVE BLACK WOMEN, TOO,
BECAUSE CONNER -- NO, I'M JUST
PLAYING. OKAY. WE WILL NOW TAKE
THE ROLL, WHO WOULD LIKE TO SIGN
ON TO THE PROCLAMATION? AND
THEN, WE WILL SUSPEND THE RULES
AND PRESENT IT TO THE FAMILY FOR
A FEW WORDS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. WE WILL NOW SUSPEND
THE RULES, BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE
PROCLAIMED IT TO BE CONNER
DASSA-HOLLAND DAY. SO,
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OH, THIS IS PRETTY AWESOME.
>> SPEAK INTO THE MIC, PLEASE.
>> WHEN CONNER WAS KILLED, MY
BIGGEST WORRY IS THAT HE WOULD
BE FORGOTTEN, YOU KNOW, IN LIFE.
THIS IS AMAZING. JOY, THIS IS
DOPE. WE HAVE KNOWN JOY A LONG
TIME, SO THIS IS AMAZING. THIS
MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. THIS MAKES
OUR FAMILY FEEL GOOD. WE LOST A
SHINING STAR. I THOUGHT, FOR
SURE, ONE DAY, HE WOULD BE UP
HERE WITH YOU GUYS. HE WAS
AMAZING. WE MISS HIM DEARLY. IT
HAS BEEN SIX YEARS. HIS MURDER
IS STILL UNSOLVED, SADLY.
SEATTLE, WE NEED TO DO BETTER.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE
TO SAY. HE HAS HAD PROBABLY SIX
FRIENDS SINCE HIS PASSING THAT
HAVE BEEN SHOT AND KILLED IN
SEATTLE. THERE IS DEFINITELY AN
EPIDEMIC GOING ON WITH GUN
VIOLENCE AND WE NEED TO DO
BETTER. WE STILL LIVE IN RAINIER
BEACH, HE WAS SHOT IN RAINIER
BEACH, PEOPLE ASK, "WHY HAVEN'T
YOU GUYS LEFT?" WE ARE RAINIER
BEACH, CONNER WAS RAINIER BEACH.
HOW CAN WE LEAVE OUR HOME? THE
SUPPORT WE GOT FROM OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, WAS BEYOND
ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE. I
MEAN, THOSE ARE OUR PEOPLE. SO,
YOU KNOW, WE ARE HERE, WE ARE
NOT GOING ANYWHERE. BUT, THANK
YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU, JOY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I JUST WANTED TO COME AND SAY
THANK YOU, GUYS. THIS IS --
WELL, FIRST, THANK YOU TO MY
FAMILY AND EVERYONE THAT IS
HERE. LIKE MY DAD SAID, WE HAVE
GOTTEN OVERWHELMING SUPPORT EVER
SINCE WE LOST CONNER. WE LOST
HIM SO CLOSE TO HIS BIRTHDAY IN
THE MONTH OF MAY, AND AROUND OUR
OTHER SIBLINGS, AS WELL, SO THIS
GIVES US A DAY TO ACTUALLY
REJOICE AND BE HAPPY. I CRIED
SOME HAPPY TEARS. WE MISS HIM A
LOT, AND I AM WEARING THE SHIRT
OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT
REPRESENTS CONNER, BECAUSE I
KNEW HE WOULD HAVE WORKED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ONE DAY DOING
SOMETHING, AFTER HE GRADUATED.
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING
TO BE NOT JUST RECOGNIZED BY US,
AS SOMEONE GREAT, BUT RECOGNIZED
BY THE CITY, AND THIS GIVES US
THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO, THANK YOU,
AGAIN.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HI. ARE YOU GOING TO STAY
WITH ME? OKAY. OKAY. MY NAME IS
ALICIA DASSA. I AM CONNER'S
MOM.
>> YOU CAN USE THAT MICROPHONE,
WHATEVER WORKS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THIS ONE IS FOR
THE SHORTER PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.
THERE, WE GO. THANK YOU. I WILL
START BY SAYING, "THANK YOU."
YEAH. I DO A LOT OF PUBLIC
SPEAKING, AND YOU WOULDN'T KNOW
THAT RIGHT NOW. BUT, I GREW UP
IN SEATTLE. AND JIMMY GREW UP IN
SEATTLE. WE MADE A CONSCIOUS
DECISION TO RAISE OUR KIDS,
HERE. [ CRYING ] SORRY. LET ME
PULL IT TOGETHER. I REMEMBER
COMING HOME FROM ROAD TRIPS, OR
JUST BEING GONE, AND THE SMELL
OF THE CITY AND THE RAIN -- AND
WHEN YOU DRIVE UP AND SEE THE
"R" ON THE BREWERY, YOU KNOW YOU
ARE HOME. AND I REMEMBER WHEN
TULLY'S TOOK OVER THE BREWERY,
AND I WAS HORRIFIED. AND I
REMEMBER THINKING, "HOW WILL I
KNOW I'M HOME?" [ CRYING ] I
NEVER WANTED TO MOVE FOR ME. I
WOULD ALWAYS GO ON TRIPS AND
WOULD BE SO HAPPY TO COME BACK,
BECAUSE SEATTLE IS MY HOME. WHEN
CONNER WAS KILLED, WE HAD A
FAMILY MEETING TO DECIDE IF WE
WOULD STAY IN THE HOUSE, BECAUSE
HE WAS KILLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF
OUR HOUSE. AND NOBODY WANTED TO
LEAVE. AND SO, SIX YEARS LATER,
WE ARE STILL THERE. AND SIX
YEARS LATER, IT HAS BEEN ABOUT,
I WOULD SAY, AT LEAST 12
FUNERALS FOR KIDS THAT HAVE
STAYED THE NIGHT AT OUR HOUSE,
FOR KIDS THAT PLAYED SPORTS WITH
OUR KIDS, AND MOST RECENTLY,
THIS LAST SATURDAY, CONNER'S
BEST FRIEND -- WHO WAS ALSO HIS
BIRTHDAY TWIN. I'VE RUN OUT OF
THINGS TO SAY. I'VE RUN OUT OF
SHOCK. I'VE RUN OUT OF TEARS,
WHICH IS WEIRD, BECAUSE I'M
CRYING RIGHT NOW. BUT, AS
PARENTS WHO LOSE THEIR KIDS, YOU
HAVE TO DECIDE EVERY DAY THAT
YOU WERE GOING TO GET OUT OF
BED. YOU HAVE TO DECIDE, EVERY
DAY, THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE A
PERSON, AND A PARENT, AND A
WIFE, AND GO TO WORK, AND DO ALL
THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO
TO MAKE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
WORK. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE
MAKING THAT DECISION, CONNER
STILL IS JUST RIGHT HERE. LIKE,
IN YOUR PERIPHERAL, ALL DAY.
BECAUSE YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
CONSTANTLY. AND IT'S SUCH A
STRANGE THING, TO HAVE THIS IDEA
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE YOUR
KID GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE, SEE
YOUR KID GET MARRIED, AND HAVE
GRANDKIDS, AND OUR GRANDDAUGHTER
IS HERE TODAY, IN CASE YOU
MISSED HER. SHE IS IN THE FRONT
ROW. [ LAUGHTER ] HE NEVER GOT
TO BE HER UNCLE. AND THAT'S
HARD. CONNER WAS BRIGHT. HE
STOOD OUT. HE LOVED THIS CITY.
HE LOVED RAINIER BEACH. IT'S
OUR HOME, AND IT'S STILL OUR
HOME. AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS
STILL HOME, BUT IT'S NOT THE
HOME I GREW UP IN. [ CRYING ] WE
HAVE TO DO BETTER. [ CRYING ] WE
HAVE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE THAT
OLD PERSON THAT SAYS OUR MUSIC
WAS BETTER THAN THE NEW MUSIC.
BUT, WHAT I WILL SAY IS, I USED
TO BE OKAY WITH MY KIDS RIDING
THE BUS. NOW, WE PAY $13 A DAY
FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO TAKE AN UBER
TO SCHOOL THAT IS TWO BLOCKS
FROM THE HOUSE, BECAUSE I CAN'T
LET HER WALK. I JUST -- I CAN'T.
WE HAVE AMAZING FAMILY SUPPORT,
WE HAVE AMAZING COMMUNITY
SUPPORT, AND STANDING HERE IN
FRONT OF YOU TODAY, I KNOW WE
HAVE YOUR SUPPORT, AS WELL.
THANK YOU, FOR MAKING US FEEL
LIKE CONNER WON'T BE FORGOTTEN.
AND ALSO, [ CRYING ] JUST
REMEMBER THAT WHEN ALL THESE
KIDS ARE BEING KILLED, THE SOUTH
END MATTERS AS MUCH AS THE REST
OF THE CITY. WE ARE SEATTLE. WE
SHOULD BE CELEBRATED FOR WHAT WE
ARE. 93 LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN
91188. ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE
Z.I.P. CODES IN THE COUNTRY. I
KNOW THAT BECAUSE CONNER DID A
PROJECT. THANK YOU. AND AS WE
MOVE FORWARD, JUST REMEMBER US
WHEN YOU ARE VOTING ON THINGS
AND INKING ABOUT THINGS. BECAUSE
WE ARE STILL HERE, AND WE CHOOSE
TO BE HERE. WE CHOOSE THIS TO BE
OUR HOME. AND WE JUST NEED YOU
TO MAKE SURE THAT IT STAYS THE
PLACE THAT WE WANT TO COME BACK
TO. CONNER IS AMAZING. THANK
YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER SPEAKERS THAT WE HAVE
FROM YOUR FAMILY, AT ALL? NO?
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, FOR
ALLOWING THE COUNCIL TO HONOR
CONNER, AND HIS LEGACY WILL
NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. HE WILL
ALWAYS STAY ON THE TOP OF OUR
MIND. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
RECOGNIZE WE HAVE AMAR
MURPHY-PAINE'S FAMILY HERE, AS
WELL. WE KNOW THAT YOUR FAMILY
WAS HERE FOR THEIR PROCLAMATION.
TWO LIVES TAKEN TO SHORT, AND
BOTH OF THEM ARE UNSOLVED, AS
WELL, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I
KNOW IS IN THE FRONT OF
PEOPLE'S MIND. NOT IN THE BACK
OF THE MIND, THE FRONT OF
PEOPLE'S MIND, A LOT. SO, WE
ARE JUST GRATEFUL TO HONOR OUR
GUY, CONNER. MY GUY, CONNER. I
WILL SAY, HE IS MY, MY BABY.
OKAY? SHE WAS MINE, WITH HIS
BUZZ CUT. BUT, OUR BABY, CONNER.
SO, THANK YOU, ALL, SO MUCH. AND
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO BE
CELEBRATING THIS WITH YOU, ALL.
SO, THANK YOU. AND SO, NOW, WE
ARE GOING TO BE MOVING INTO --
WE TRANSITION INTO OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PIECE, IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER COMMENTS, WE ARE GOING
TO MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT
, SO WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WHERE
ANYONE CAN SPEAK TO ANYONE
WITHIN THE COUNCIL'S PURVIEW.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
SPEAKERS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW,
BUT -- OKAY, AWESOME. SO,
EVERYONE IS GOING TO GET TWO
MINUTES, WE HAVE UNDER 20. PER
COUNCIL RULES, IF IT IS ONE
MODEST 30 -- OR, EXCUSE ME,
UNDER 30, EVERYBODY GETS TWO
MINUTES. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT RULES?
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT IN
THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS WILL
BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END
THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> OKAY, AWESOME. WE WILL START
WITH THE SPEAKERS IN PERSON. IF
YOU ARE ONLINE, WE WILL COME TO
YOU SECOND. BECAUSE, RIGHT NOW,
I BELIEVE WE HAVE 10 IN PRISON
AND ONE REMOTE. AWESOME. FIRST,
WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES. MR.
HAYNES?
>> YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE
TRAGEDIES, YOU WOULD THINK THAT
THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY HALL
WOULD, LIKE, TAKE POLICE REFORM
WITH PRIORITY TOE, LIKE, SHUT
DOWN THE LOW LEVEL, EVIL DRUG
PUSHERS THAT ESCALATED A
MAJORITY OF THE VIOLENCE IN THIS
COUNTRY, AND IN THIS CITY. BUT,
YOU, ALL, HAVE SABOTAGED THE
INTEGRITY OF POLICE REFORM, AND
I AM SORRY FOR Y'ALL'S LOSS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, IT'S
REVOLTING TO ME THAT WE HAVE
VIRTUALLY NOTHING TO IMPROVE OUR
COMMUNITY, AS IT CONTINUES TO
IMPLODE, BUT WE HAVE ALL OF
THESE BUILT IN POLICIES LEFT
OVER FROM JENNY DURKAN THAT
SACRIFICED POLICE REFORM WITH ED
MURRAY THE PEDOPHILE WHO MADE IT
UNSAFE WITH BRUCE HARRELL WHO
RAN FOR ALL THE BIPOC REPEAT
OFFENDERS WHO ARE BEING
PRIORITIZED FOR HOUSING AND
SERVICES WHILE COUNCIL WANTS TO
USE PEOPLE'S TRAGEDY, UNTIL IT
COMES TO THE POLICE CHIEF,
KEEPING THE POLICE CHIEF HONEST
ABOUT HIS LACK OF EFFORTS TO
SHUT DOWN THE EVIL, PREDATORY
DRUG PUSHERS ALL THROUGHOUT OUR
COMMUNITY, TO KEEP GETTING
SHIFTED FROM JAIL BECAUSE THEY
DON'T HAVE THE PROPER SCRUTINY
BUT YOU ALL WANT TO KEEP
SPENDING MONEY ON RUNNING
INTERFERENCE FOR THE EVIL PIECES
OF SHIT THAT ARE UNDERMINING THE
INTEGRITY OF THE COMMUNITY AND
THE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS OF IT,
AND RUINING THE PURSUITS OF
HAPPINESS ON IT, BUT YET,
BECAUSE I'M BLACK AND BROWN
DRUG PUSHERS THINK THEY ARE SO
COOL THAT THEY GET A PASS FROM
BEING THROWN IN JAIL, AND YET,
COUNCIL WANTS TO CONTINUE TO
ALLOW FOR THE ABUSE OF OUR
COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF Y'ALL'S
COWARDICE, CAPITULATIONS TO A
POLICE CHIEF WHO IS TO CHICKEN
SHIT TO SHUT DOWN ALL OF THE
PIMPS IN AURORA INCIDENT, YOU
WANT TO GIVE HIM A HEADS UP SO
HE CAN GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND
FUCK UP THE REST OF THE
COMMUNITY. YOU ALL SHOULD BE
KICKED OUT BECAUSE YOU KEEP
REPEATING THE SAME RACIST
POLICIES OF BRUCE HARRELL WHO
OUR SOCIETY ROYALLY, AS THE
WORST CITY COUNCILMEMBER, WHO
APPROVED THE LEGALIZING AND
EXEMPTING DRUG PUSHERS UNDER 3.5
GRAMS, AND BECAUSE OF THE LOW
LEVEL DRUG PUSHERS HAVE BEEN
EXTENDED, THERE IS ALL OF THIS
EXCAVATION OF VIOLENCE, AND YOU
ALL WANT TO FUCKING BLAME, LIKE,
THE WRONG ROOT CAUSE. YOU NEED
TO SHUT UP --
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MR.
HAYNES. MR. HAYNES, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. DAVID HAYNES, THIS IS
YOUR OFFICIAL WARNING. THIS IS
ON THE RECORD THAT YOU WERE
ASKED TO END YOUR COMMENTS AND
YOU CONTINUED TO BE DISRUPTIVE
IN OUR CHAMBERS. THANK YOU, MR.
HAYNES. WE WILL NOW CALL ON THE
NEXT REGISTERED SPEAKER. MR.
HAYNES, YOU ARE NOW CAUSING A
DISRUPTION. MR. HAYNES, THIS IS
YOUR FINAL WARNING TO PLEASE
EXIT. PLEASE EXIT THE CHAMBERS.
THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON
TO OUR NEXT REGISTERED SPEAKER.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JEFF
ROGERS, AND THEN CLIVE HAYWARD.
JEFF ROGERS?
>> THANK YOU. I AM JEFF. I HAVE
BEEN HERE ONCE BEFORE. I JUST
WANT HER -- WANT TO HONOR YOU,
FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE A VERY
HARD JOB, I'M SORRY YOU HAVE TO
LISTEN TO THAT. CONNER'S MOM IS
STILL RINGING IN ME, AND I WANT
TO HONOR AND BLESS THAT FAMILY.
AND THERE IS SOMETHING I AM
BRINGING. I AM NOT REALLY ASKING
FOR ANYTHING, OR A CHANGE. SOME
OF THE FOLKS I AM WORKING WITH
ARE WORKING WITH JOY AND SOME
INITIATIVES AROUND HOMELESSNESS.
I JUST BRING ONE THING, AND THAT
IS, I AM CONNECTED TO MANY IN
THE MARKETPLACE THROUGH A
NONPROFIT THAT HAS SEVERAL
THOUSAND BUSINESS LEADERS IN IT,
IN THE CITY. AND IF ANY OF YOU
HAVE A CONSTITUENT IN ONE OF
YOUR PRECINCTS THAT IS IN
BUSINESS, THAT WOULD LIKE TO GET
TOGETHER, JOY HAS MY CONTACT. I
WILL STAY UNTIL THE END. I WILL
GIVE YOU MY CARD, BECAUSE WE
WANT TO PARTNER WITH THE
COUNCIL, AND WITH THE CITY, FOR
THE CHANGES THAT THEY TALKED
ABOUT, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT
SEGMENTED. PEOPLE LIKE TO DIVIDE
US IN ALL SORTS OF WAYS. WE ARE
ALL PART OF SEATTLE. I AM A
FIFTH GENERATION SEATTLE PERSON.
MY DAD BUSINESS WAS DOWN THE
STREET. I WAS BORN IN A SWEDISH
HOSPITAL. SO, I AM REALLY LOCAL.
I WANT TO SEE SEATTLE THRIVE.
SO, MY SIMPLE QUESTION, OR ASK,
WOULD BE, IF THERE IS SOMEONE IN
YOUR PURVIEW THAT YOU WORK WITH
THAT IS IN BUSINESS, THAT WANTS
TO MEET AND SAY, "HOW CAN WE
PART OF THE SOLUTION, HERE?" I
WOULD BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH
THEM, TALK WITH THEM, ADVANCED
WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO, AND
HOPEFULLY, BE A BREAD. SO, THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, I HAVE
BEEN SEEING MANY OF YOU, WE ARE
TRAVELING, WE ARE TRYING TO COME
ON A REGULAR BASIS TO BECOME
PART OF THE SOLUTION. THANK YOU.
>> CLIVE IS NEXT, AND THEN
ALBERTO.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS
CLIVE HAYWARD, I AM A
LAW-ABIDING SEATTLE RESIDENT,
PROPERTY OWNER IN DISTRICT
SEVEN, AND I PERFORM MAGIC ON
THE WATERFRONT FOR 11 YEARS,
WITH NO DOCUMENTED BUSINESS OR
PUBLIC COMPLAINTS. ON FRIDAY,
JUNE 12th, ALL DESIGNATED
PROTECTED SPEECH OCCUPATIONS
WERE OCCUPIED. I SET UP IN A
FREE, SAFE LOCATION THAT I HAVE
USED HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN THE
PAST WITHOUT ISSUE. I HAD NO
CROWD. I HAD NO OBSTRUCTION, AND
NO SAFETY ISSUE. SECURITY CALLED
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER
SPD ARRIVED, I SAID I WOULD
MOVE, IF EXCLUSION WAS BEING
THREATENED. SECURITY EXCLUDED ME
ANYWAY. THE EXCLUSION NOTICE
STATES, THE VIOLATION IS REFUSAL
TO RELOCATE INTO A DESIGNATED
EXPRESSION SPACE. NOT
OBSTRUCTION, NOT A SAFETY ISSUE,
NOT AN UNCONTROLLED CROWD. THE
NEXT STEP WAS A CRIMINAL
TRESPASS ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ME,
FOR EXERCISING FREE SPEECH IN A
PUBLIC SPACE. PLEASE REVIEW THIS
BEFORE IT BECOMES A CRIMINAL
ARREST CASE AND A CIVIL RIGHTS
LAWSUIT.
>> THANK YOU, CLIVE. NEXT, WE
HAVE ALBERTO FOLLOWED BY PAUL,
AND THEN JIM BAINES.
>> HI. I AM A BUSKER, THAT MEANS
I AM A FULL-TIME, PROFESSIONAL
STREET MAGICIAN. THAT MEANS I
MAKE A LIVING PERFORMING MY
MAGIC SHOW FOR DONATIONS, IN
PUBLIC PLACES, AND THAT INCLUDES
THE WATERFRONT. MY SHOW BRINGS
PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM ALL
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, CLASSES,
WHETHER YOU ARE RICH, POOR, OR
EVEN HOMELESS, YOU CAN WATCH MY
SHOW. SEATTLE HAS BEEN MY HOME
EVERY SUMMER FOR THE PAST FIVE
YEARS. I LOVE MY PROFESSION AND
I LOVE SEATTLE. WHEN A CITY
ENFORCES OVERLY RESTRICTIVE LAWS
ON STREET PERFORMERS, IT PUSHES
ME AND OTHER PERFORMERS OUT OF
HERE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE
HAS TO BE ORDER, BUT WHEN
RESTRICTIONS GO BEYOND
REASONABLE CROWD SAFETY AND
NOISE CONCERNS, IT KILLS THE
CULTURE PERFORMERS AND PASSION
BRING TO THE CITY. PLEASE
CONSIDER PROTECTING BUSKER'S
RIGHTS IN THE SEATTLE CENTER,
THE WATERFRONT, AND ALL OTHER
TRADITIONAL PUBLIC FORUMS IN THE
CITY. NO ARTIST SHOULD BE
CRIMINALIZED FOR EXERCISING
THEIR RIGHTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ROBERTO. NEXT, WE
HAVE PAUL, FOLLOWED BY JIM AND
THEN KENDALL.
>> HI, I AM PAUL TOMLINSON. I
HAVE BEEN HERE AS A
REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHURCHES AND
BUSINESS. I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE
PROUD OF YOURSELF, FOR THE WRITE
UP ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH
FOOTBALL IN SEATTLE. OR, IS IT
SAKA? BUT, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A
GOOD JOB WITH THAT. BUT, I WAS
GOING TO SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
CONNER, BUT, I HAVE SPENT TIME
WORKING DOWN THE RAINIER VALLEY
WALKING KIDS TO HIGH SCHOOL --
WALKING KIDS TO RAINIER HIGH
SCHOOL JUST FOR PROTECTION, AND
IT IS EXCITING TO KNOW THAT IF
WE COME TOGETHER IN THE CHURCH,
AND IN BUSINESS, AND START
WORKING TOGETHER, SUPPORTING
YOU, FINDING OUT WHAT YOUR
QUESTIONS ARE, WE CAN MAKE A LOT
OF CHANGE, HERE. WE SEE A LOT OF
CHANGES EVEN DOWN THERE RIGHT
NOW, AND TOMORROW MORNING, I
HAVE A MEETING WITH URBAN
IMPACT, WHICH IS DOWN IN THAT
AREA, AS WE TRY TO PUT, AS I
SPOKE TO LAST TIME,
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND COMING
TOGETHER WITH SITUATIONS, LIKE
THE FAMILY SPOKE TO. AND WE CAN
DO IT. AND WE NEED TO BE PART OF
THE FACT THAT WE ARE DOING A
GOOD JOB WITH WHAT YOU ARE DOING
WITH FOOTBALL, AND PEOPLE --
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH
WELCOMING OUR NEIGHBORS COMING
IN FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES,
EVEN AS WE SPEAK TODAY. AND I
JUST LEFT A BUSINESS MEETING
WITH JEFF AND SOME OTHERS,
SAYING, "HOW CAN WE COME
TOGETHER IN THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE
CHURCH, TO SUPPORT WHAT YOU ARE
DOING?" YOU CAN'T AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING, BUT WE
CAN CERTAINLY WORK TOGETHER. YOU
ARE MAKING REALLY GOOD EFFORTS
TO CHANGE THE CITY WHERE IT
NEEDS TO BE. JUST AS I WALKED
DOWN HERE, THERE WERE TWO POLICE
OFFICERS PER PROBABLY DOWN ON A
FENTANYL CASE RIGHT DOWN THE
STREET THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY
HELPING HIM, AND THEY CALLED THE
CAR AND IT WAS EXCITING TO SEE
THAT WORKING AGAIN. THERE IS
PROBLEMS, BUT THEY ARE ALL
SOLVABLE AND I HOPE WE CAN BRING
SOME OF THAT TOGETHER, AS WE ALL
WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICES.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE -- THANK YOU,
PAUL -- NEXT, WE HAVE JIM BAINES
FOLLOWED BY KENDALL SHAWNEE.
THEN, KEITH, AND KEONDRE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JOY. MY
NAME IS JIM BAINES. I AM A
MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN PARTY OF
LABOR. TODAY, I AM HERE TO SPEAK
ON THE SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER WHICH ON FACE IS A
PROGRAM THAT CLEARS THE WAY FOR
THOUSANDS OF SEATTLEITES TO
ESCAPE THE EXPLOITIVE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANDLORD
AND RENTER. THIS PROGRAM HAS
BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT WE SAW
OVER 10,000 APPLICANTS FOR THE
FIRST BUILDING OF 150 UNITS.
THIS IS JUST A SMALL STEP
TOWARDS HOUSING JUSTICE THAT WE
MUST NOT SETTLE FOR. THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TODAY OPEN
-- LEAVE OPEN THE POSSIBILITY
THAT THIS INITIATIVE IS
UNDERMINED BY PRIVATE CAPITAL
AND PRIVATE INTERESTS. MY
CONCERN STARTS WITH THE
AMENDMENT IN SECTION 4 WHERE
RENTS MUST NOT BE SET ON
OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND
LOAN SERVICE ONLY, BUT THOSE
FACTORS ARE NOW JUST
CONSIDERATIONS, FOR HOW THE
DEVELOPER WILL SET RENTS. WHAT
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS WILL THERE
BE? MARKET RATE? RATES THAT ARE
SET BY LANDLORDS AND DEVELOPERS
IN BOOKING TO EXTORT WORKERS FOR
ALL THEY CAN MANAGE? INSTEAD OF
THESE CONSIDERATIONS, WHY DON'T
WE TIE RENTS TO THE INCOME OF
TENANTS? WHY DON'T WE MAKE
HOUSING TRULY AFFORDABLE FOR THE
WORKING CLASS? THEN, IN SECTION
6, WE GO FROM A CLEAR,
UNAMBIGUOUS TEXT, THAT
DEVELOPMENT MUST BE PERMANENTLY
PROTECTED FROM BEING SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED TO A PRIVATE ENTITY,
OR PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
CLEAR, UNAMBIGUOUS, NOW ADDS A
MONSTROSITY OF LEGALESE AND
EXEMPTIONS WHICH READ, "EXCEPT
TO THAT OF ANY PROPERTY OR
PUBLIC INTEREST, PUBLIC
DEVELOPER MAY MORTGAGE,
INTEREST, LEASE TO DEVELOPERS,
RECORD RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, OR
GRANT DEEDS OF TRUST IN CONSENT
TO ANY TRANSFER OF SUCH PROPERTY
THE OPERATION OF LAW BY
FORECLOSURE OR IN LIEU OF
FORECLOSURE, SUBJECT TO ANY
RECORDED REGULATORY OR OTHER
COVENANT REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF
THIS PROPERTY." WHAT DOES THIS,
EXACTLY, MEAN? WILL PROPERTIES
THAT THE DEVELOPER ACQUIRE BE
SUBJECT TO PRE-EXISTING
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS?
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, THAT
PREVENT BUILDING GROCERY STORES
IN THE -- [ INAUDIBLE - LOW
VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU, JIM. NEXT, WE HAVE
KENDALL, FOLLOWED BY SHAWN --
SORRY -- SEAN, THEN KEITH, THEN
KEONDRE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY
NAME IS KEN, I AM A CANDIDATE
MEMBER WITH THE AMERICAN PARTY
OF LABOR. OVER THE WEEKEND, I
NOTICED, AND A LOT OF OTHER
PEOPLE NOTICED, THE INSTALLMENT
OF DESIGNATED PROTEST ZONES. [
LAUGHTER ] SOMEONE ARGUED THAT
THIS IS UN-AMERICAN, SEEING HOW
THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTS
PEACEFUL PROTEST THROUGHOUT THE
UNITED STATES. BUT, I WOULD
ARGUE THAT THIS IS THE MOST
AMERICAN THING THAT SEATTLE HAS
DONE IN A WHILE. TO WELCOME
VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT
PROTECTED PROTESTS CAN AND WILL
BE SUPPRESSED IF NOT IN
DESIGNATED ZONES, IS VERY
REFLECTIVE OF THE ATTITUDE THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS HAD
ABOUT PROTESTING. ADDITIONALLY,
IT IS REFLECTIVE OF HOW SEATTLE
HAS TREATED THOSE CONSTITUENTS
OF PROTESTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE
COPS HAVE REPEATEDLY ATTACKED
PEOPLE FOR USING THEIR PROTECTED
RIGHT TO PROTEST, TO PERFORM,
AND TO SPEAK. AND YOU HAVE
EMBOLDENED AS PD TO BECOME JUDGE
AND JURY ON THESE MATTERS.
SPEAKING OF THE COPS, WHILE I
WAS THERE, THERE WERE DOZENS OF
COPS JUST SITTING AROUND, DOING
ABSOLUTELY JACK SHIT. THEY ARE
WASTING MONEY. Y'ALL ARE
WASTING MONEY TO APPEASE THEM
WHILE APPARENTLY WE HAVE TOO
MANY DISSIDENTS -- DIFFERENCES
FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS? THAT IS
RIDICULOUS. WE SHOULD NOT BE
EMBOLDENING COPS WHO ARE NOT
DOING ANYTHING. THEY ARE SITTING
ON THEIR BIKES. IF I AM NOT
MISTAKEN, THE STARTING PAY FOR
COPS IS AROUND $100,000. SO, I
GO DOWN THERE AND I COUNT EVERY
SINGLE COP -- 100, 200, 300 --
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS STANDING
AROUND, DOING JACK SHIT! WE
DON'T NEED MORE COPS ON THE
STREETS. WE DON'T NEED TO
SUPPRESS STREETS, WE DON'T NEED
TO SUPPRESS PROTESTS, WE NEED
SOCIAL REFORMS. WE NEED SOCIAL
PROGRAMS, LIKE Y'ALL PROMISED!
>> THANK YOU, KEN. NEXT, WE HAVE
SEAN, FOLLOWED BY KEITH, AND
THEN KEONDRE.
>> IT AFTERNOON, COUNCIL, MY
NAME IS SHANI DAVIS FOUNDER OF
HOME 1816. COMING HERE TODAY,
AND EVEN JUST HEARING THE STORY
OF CONNER, HE GRADUATED, LIVED
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO IT'S
JUST A BLESSING TO, YOU KNOW, BE
ABLE TO PRAY WITH THE FAMILY OUT
THERE. I DIDN'T KNOW THEM, BUT
IT'S TOUCHING, BECAUSE HEARING
FROM THE CHURCH AND MINISTRY,
PEOPLE GET WEARY WHEN THEY HEAR
ABOUT THE CHURCH, BUT THE CHURCH
IS THERE TO ADVOCATE FOR WHAT IS
GOING ON AROUND THE AREA. IT'S
ABOUT LOCKING ARMS WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND JUST BEING A
LIGHT IN THOSE DARK PLACES TO
SEE HOW WE CAN BE ABLE TO HELP
PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH
HARD TIMES BECAUSE OF VIOLENCE
OR EVEN HOMELESSNESS, AND THEN
BEING ABLE TO CREATE DIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT THESE
THINGS DON'T HAPPEN, THESE ARE
THE THINGS WE CALL FOR IN THE
CHURCH TO MAKE SURE THAT CHRIST
HAS CALLED US TO TAKE CARE OF
THE WIDOWS, TAKE CARE OF THE
HOMELESS, AND BEING ABLE TO DO
THAT. SO, WITH HOME 1816, MY
COMPANY, WE DO VALUE FOR CHANGE
TO PARTNER WITH DIFFERENT
APARTMENT COMMUNITIES AND CREATE
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS SO THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO CANCEL THINGS LIKE
ISOLATION THAT HAPPENS IN
PEOPLE, YOU KNOW? THERE IS A LOT
OF ISOLATION THAT HAPPENS AND IT
BRINGS LONELINESS AND THINGS OF
THAT NATURE, SO IT'S JUST
HAVING THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO
CHECK ON PEOPLE, AND THAT IS ONE
THING WE DO IN SEATTLE. SO,
BEING HERE TODAY AND SEEING
ABOUT THIS PROCLAMATION THAT YOU
CREATED NOT JUST FOR CONNER, BUT
IT SEEMS LIKE FOR SOMEBODY ELSE
THAT IS HERE, THAT IS GREAT,
BECAUSE I PRAYED OVER THE MOTHER
ABOUT HER BEING ABLE TO LINK
ARMS. SHE MENTIONED, ABOUT 12
OTHER PEOPLE HAD PASSED AWAY
FROM THIS TIME THAT HER SON
PASSED AWAY AND DIFFERENT
VIOLENCE HAPPENING IN HER
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT I KNOW THAT
GOD, YOU KNOW, IS GIVING HER THE
STRENGTH TO BE ABLE TO LINK ARMS
WITH THOSE OTHER FAMILIES TO
ERADICATE CHANGE, SO, YOU KNOW,
AGAIN, THAT IS WHAT ME AND MY
ORGANIZATION DO HERE, AT THE
CITY. WE HAVE APARTMENT
BUILDINGS IN SOUTH LAKE UNION
AREA, AND OVER IN BELLEVUE, AND
KIRKLAND, AND CONTINUING TO
GROW, BUT IT BEING AN AVENUE TO
CREATE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS TO
RALLY PEOPLE TOGETHER IN THE
CHURCH, TO JUST BEING THERE FROM
OUR OUTREACH, AND OUR
MINISTRIES, AND BEING ABLE TO
MOVE FORTH IN THAT AREA, SO I
JUST WANT TO BLESS WHAT YOU GUYS
ARE DOING AND THANK YOU, THAT IS
ALL I HAVE TO SAY TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, SHAWNEE. NEXT, WE
HAVE KEITH MILLER, FOLLOWED BY
KEONDRE. WELCOME, KEITH.
>> I AM TALLER. I WILL TRY THIS
ONE. MY NAME IS KEITH MILLER,
AND I HAVE RUN A PRIVATE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR DESIGN
FIRM, BASED IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE,
NOW IN QUEEN M, FOR OVER 30
YEARS. I LOVE SEATTLE. THE
DIVERSITY IN PEOPLE AND COMMERCE
NESTLED IN THE LANDSCAPE SO
STRIKING. EACH OF YOU SERVING US
ARE DOING INCREDIBLE WORK,
CARING FOR OUR CITY, AND I AM
PRESENT HERE TODAY TO THANK YOU
DEEPLY FOR YOUR HARD WORK. I AM
ALSO A VISIONARY. IT IS MY JOB
TO LOOK AT SURROUNDINGS THAT
PROMOTE HUMAN THRIVING, AND
BRING THEM INTO LIVABLE,
INVIGORATING REALITY. I AM
GATHERING A COHORT OF THINKERS
TO RESPOND TO THE DIFFICULTIES
WE FACE AS A CITY, WITH BEAUTY,
AND STEWARDSHIP, ENGAGING WITH
THE CITY THROUGH MANAGEMENT OF
OUR LANDSCAPE BYWAYS THAT HAVE
FALLEN AWAY FROM CARE. I AM
CREATING A MOVEMENT CALLED,
GRASSROOTS, THAT WILL PROMOTE
NATURAL, SUSTAINABLE BEAUTY
TOWER CITIES STREETSCAPES,
PARTNERING WITH THE CITY'S
PROGRAMS ALREADY IN PLACE,
KEEPING IT FREE TO THE CITY,
WITH VOLUNTEER MOVEMENTS, LIKE
MY FRIENDS IN THE I HEART
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP. I LOVE THIS
CITY. I'M GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU
ARE DOING. I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO ENJOYING A MORE BEAUTIFUL
SEATTLE AS WE GROW TOGETHER.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, KEITH. NEXT, WE
HAVE KEONDRE, THEN WE WILL GO
ONLINE, WE PROBABLY HAVE SOME
MORE IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
BENNETT, ARE YOU SIGNED UP?
NOPE? ALL RIGHT.
>> I MOVED TO SEATTLE AROUND TWO
AND HALF YEARS AGO WITH NOTHING
BUT THE CLOTHES HERE ON MY BACK.
I MOVED HERE BECAUSE SEATTLE WAS
HAILED AS AS LEFT AS YOU COULD
GET IN THE COUNTRY. I ONLY WISH
THAT SEATTLE WAS THE SOCIALIST
PARADISE CONSERVATIVE THIS --
CONSERVATIVES LIKE DAVID HAYNES
THOUGHT IT WAS. IN THESE TWO
YEARS, I HAVE LEARNED AND
CHANGED SO MUCH. I HAVE SEEN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH I LIVE IN
-- CHINATOWN -- BE UNDERSERVED,
AND PEOPLE DON'T REPORT TO THE
POLICE BECAUSE THEY RARELY EVER
EVEN SHOW UP. WHILE ALL THIS IS
HAPPENING, PEOPLE ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE WITH
LANGUAGE BARRIERS. LIKE,
BUSINESS OWNERS, AND CITIZENS
WHO LIVE THERE, AS WELL. SPD
STOP ESSENTIAL RESOURCES LIKE
THE CARE UNIT FROM GOING OUT AND
AIDING COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE. I
HAVE SEEN SPD BRUTALIZE
PROTESTERS IN CAPITOL HILL LAST
YEAR AND IN TWO DAYS, IT WILL BE
NINE YEARS FROM WHEN CHARLENA
LILES WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY
SPD, AND THE CITY COUNCIL SAID
DURING THAT TIME, "NEVER AGAIN."
IN THAT TIME, EIGHT PEOPLE WHO
WERE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISES
WERE KILLED BY SPD, MOST OF WHOM
WERE BLACK. TERRY CRAVER, DANNY
RODRIGUEZ, RYAN SMITH, DEREK
HAYDEN, IRVIN SHAKEY, ROBERTO
APOLLO, JACK NEELY, AND
CHRISTIAN NELSON. I HAVE SEEN
THE CURRENT MAYOR POSE AS IF SHE
WANTS TO HELP THE UNHOUSED
COMMUNITY BY INTRODUCING TINY
HOMES, BUT IN THE SIX MONTHS OF
HER MENTORSHIP, SHE HAS OVER
2000 STRUCTURES. I SEE THE
CONSTANT HATE AND THREATS THAT
THE TRANS COMMUNITY RECEIVES
HERE IN A CITY THAT IS SUPPOSED
TO BE A REFUGE FOR THEM. WE NEED
TO STOP PRETENDING LIKE SEATTLE
DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
ACCOUNTABILITY. THE CITY COUNCIL
NEEDS TO STOP PRETENDING THAT
PROCLAMATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS DO
ANYTHING, BECAUSE THEY DON'T
SAVE LIVES, AND THEY DON'T KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE. THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COUNCIL HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE
MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS AND
KEEP SPD ACCOUNTABLE AND
CLEARLY, THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE.
>> WE WILL NOW GO TO ONLINE
SPEAKERS. SO, FIRST OFF, WE HAVE
ROSE. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE YOUR SELF, THEN WE HAVE
NATHAN WALL, JEFF, AND PETER.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ROSE. IT
HAS BEEN JUST OVER A MONTH SINCE
THE MURDER OF JUNIPER BLESSING,
A TRANS-WOMAN WHO WAS AT UW. AT
THAT TIME, WE HAVE SEEN THE
MURDER OF MANY TRANS PEOPLE,
SINCE. THERE WERE SEVEN MURDERS
OF TRANS PEOPLE THAT HAPPENED IN
APRIL, SEVEN THAT HAPPENED IN
MAY, AND TWO BLACK TRANS WOMEN
WERE KILLED IN THE SOUTHWEST
LAST WEEK. ONE WAS A TRANS-WOMAN
NAMED PEACHES, WHO DIED UNDER
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND
NOBODY WILL SAY WHAT HAPPENED,
BUT THAT IS HOW THESE THINGS
WORK. ANOTHER WAS ONE OF THE
LOVELIEST TRANS WOMEN DESCRIBED
BY PEOPLE WHO KNEW, IN
LOUISIANA. TRANS PEOPLE ARE
BEING HUNTED THROUGHOUT CERTAIN
PARTS OF OUR SOCIETY, AND
ESPECIALLY IN MORE DANGEROUS
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THE CITY
PASSED A LAW IN MAY SAYING THAT
NOT ONLY DO THEY NOT RECOGNIZE
GENDER MARKERS FROM OTHER
STATES, IF YOU ARE FOUND WITH AN
IMPROPER GENDER MARKER, THEY
WILL ARREST YOU AND REPORT YOU
TO I.C.E. THIS IS HAPPENING IN
OUR COUNTRY, RIGHT NOW. A
SIMILAR LAW ABOUT THE I.C.E.
REQUIREMENTS WAS PASSED WITH
TENDENCY. WE HAVE TWO WEEKS
UNTIL THE IDAHO TRANS BAND GOES
IN EFFECT IN IDAHO. WE ARE
SEEING THIS HAPPEN NATIONWIDE
AND ALONGSIDE ALL OF THIS, THERE
ARE PEOPLE SETTING UP CEMETERIES
AND NAMES ON THE DOORS OF CAL
ANDERSON ON THE PUMPHOUSE AS
PEOPLE GO MISSING IN OUR
COMMUNITY. THERE ARE PEOPLE
DISAPPEARING LEFT AND RIGHT,
PEOPLE BEING MURDERED, AND THERE
NEEDS TO BE ACTION BY THE CITY
TO HELP TRANS PEOPLE. BECAUSE
RIGHT NOW, WE FEEL ALONE. WE
FEEL LIKE NOBODY IS THERE FOR
US. WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE
COMPLETELY ABANDONED AND THINGS
ARE GETTING WORSE. WE HAD THE
EMERGENCY DECLARATION THAT WAS
PROPOSED BY THE LGBT COMMISSION
AND NOTHING HAS COME FROM IT. WE
NEED YOU ALL AND THE MAYOR TO
GET ON BOARD, BECAUSE THIS IS
STARTING TO GET REALLY BAD, AND
IF WE DON'T, IT'S ONLY GOING
TO GET WORSE.
>> THANK YOU, ROSE. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA WILL BE EXCUSED FOR THE
REST OF THE MEETING. HEARING
NONE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS
EXCUSED. NEXT, WE HAVE NATHAN
WALL, FOLLOWED BY JEFF. WE
DON'T SEE THEM. NOT PRESENT. I
WILL CALL YOU ALL, AGAIN. NATHAN
WALL, JEFF, AND PETER? NO? OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY MORE SPEAKERS
SIGNED UP THAT ARE IN CHAMBERS?
WE WILL DOUBLE CHECK, JUST WAIT,
GIVE US A SECOND, BEFORE WE
TRANSITION FROM -- NOPE? OKAY.
AWESOME. WELL, FIRST OFF, THANK
YOU, ALL, FOR COMING DOWN AND
DOING PUBLIC COMMENT. LIKE ALL
PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE GET, WE
REALLY -- BENNETT, DID YOU WANT
TO -- DID YOU WANT TO SIGN UP,
BEFORE WE CLOSE IT?
>> I THOUGHT I HAD TIME TO GO
GET WATER, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE --
>> NO, THEY ARE NOT PRESENT.
THAT IS WHY WE WAITED.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T CLOSED THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> GO AHEAD, BENNETT, THEN WE
WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO, I DID WANT TO
ADD SOMETHING TO THE DISCUSSION
LAST WEEK ABOUT DATA CENTERS. I
DO THINK YOU REACHED THE CORRECT
-- IS THE TIMER ON?
>> GIVE US ONE SECOND. I
APOLOGIZE. WE WILL DO TWO
MINUTES.
>> I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE
TIMER, NOW. SORRY.
>> I WILL JUST TIME MYSELF, STOP
IT AT EXACTLY 2 MINUTES.
>> NO, NO, NO. GIVE US ONE
SECOND. WE WILL GET THE TIMER.
YOU ARE GOOD. WE GOT YOU. GIVE
US ONE SECOND. OKAY. YOU CAN GO
AHEAD AND START, WHEN YOU START,
IT WILL GO.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL. I WANTED TO ADD
SOMETHING TO THE DISCUSSION
ABOUT DATA CENTERS LAST WEEK,
BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, I DO THINK
IT WOULD BE -- SHORT FORM
MORATORIUM WAS THE RIGHT
DECISION, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS
SHORT-TERM, THIS IS GOING TO
COME UP AGAIN, SO I THINK THERE
IS ROOM FOR A MORE NUANCED
DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. I THINK A
LOT OF PEOPLE'S REVULSION,
FRANKLY, TOWARD A.I. IS BASED ON
THE FACT THAT THE MOST VISIBLE
ASPECTS OF IT THAT WE SEE ARE
THE MOST HARMFUL. THERE ARE
PEOPLE USING A.I. TO GENERATE
HOAXES AND DECEPTIVE CONTENT ON
THE INTERNET, OR PEOPLE USING
A.I. TO POWER BOTS THAT ARGUE
WITH EACH OTHER ONLINE TO
GENERATE CONTROVERSY AND
GENERATE AD REVENUE FOR THE
PEOPLE RUNNING THE BOTS, THAT IS
WHAT IS MOST VISIBLE FOR THE
AVERAGE PERSON. THERE IS A LOT
OF STUFF BEHIND THE SCENE THAT
IS VERY BENEFICIAL. IT IS USED
IN MEDICAL RESEARCH TO SOLVE
THINGS LIKE PROTEIN HOLDING
PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A RECENT
ARTICLE ABOUT HOW A.I. IS
EMPOWERING THE SEARCH FOR NEW
ANTIBIOTICS. I'M NOT AN EXPERT
ON THIS. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE
NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, WHERE
OLD-SCHOOL RESEARCHERS HAD TO
MODERATE -- MANUALLY COME UP
WITH NEW MARK BOYLE -- I CAN DO
THE WORK THAT THE HUMANS WERE
DOING. ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE
FASTER THAN THEY WERE EVER DOING
THAT BEFORE. THERE ARE REAL,
BENEFICIAL USES TO A.I. NOW, IT
IS TRUE THAT A DATA CENTER CAN
HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE
PEOPLE LIVING ON THE PROPERTIES
AROUND WHERE THE DATA CENTER IS
BUILT, BUT I THINK THE CORRECT
CHOICE THERE IS JUST TO SIMPLY
MAKE SURE WE COMPENSATE ALL
THOSE PEOPLE IF THAT HAPPENS. IF
THEY THINK AN EMINENT DOMAIN
PURCHASE OF THEIR HOUSE IS NOT
ENOUGH MONEY, I MEAN, YOU CAN
PAY THEM TWO, THREE TIMES WHAT
EMINENT DOMAIN WOULD HAVE PAID
FOR THEIR HOUSES. THIS IS A
HISTORICALLY UNPRECEDENTED
SITUATION. YOU CAN WAY OVER PAY
THEM FOR THE VALUE OF THEIR
HOUSE AND EVEN AFTER FACTORING
IN THOSE COSTS, IF YOU ARE USING
A.I. FOR PURPOSES THAT BENEFIT
HUMANITY, WE WILL STILL COME OUT
WAY AHEAD EVEN AFTER WE BUY OUT
EVERYBODY'S HOUSE THAT HAS TO
MOVE. SO, ON A LIGHTER NOTE, I
HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THE FIRST
EVER WORLD CUP GAME IN SEATTLE,
EXCEPT I KNOW BOB DIDN'T ENJOY
THE GAME, BECAUSE BECAUSE IT WAS
A -- NOW, YOU WILL NEVER FIGURE
IT OUT. I'M SORRY.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
BENNETT. [ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU,
BENNETT. SO, NOW, OFFICIALLY, IF
THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, IT
IS CLOSED, NOW. SO, THANK YOU,
BENNETT. IS THERE SOMEBODY
ONLINE? WE DO, OKAY. MY
APOLOGIES. OKAY, WE HAD -- THEY
WERE NOT PRESENT, NOW THEY ARE
PRESENT. OKAY, NATHAN WALL. TWO
MINUTES, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOUR
SELF. WELCOME.
>> HI, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. I
HAD GREAT SERVICE, THEN IT CUT
OUT THE SECOND I UNMUTED IT.
WHICH IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT
HAS HAPPENED. I WASN'T GOING TO
CALL IN TODAY, I AM IN MONTANA,
I DON'T HAVE GREAT SERVICE.
BUT, AS I WAS LEAVING
MINNEAPOLIS THIS MORNING, I
BECAME AWARE THAT I.C.E. AND
DHS, AND HSI ARRESTED 15 PEOPLE
FOR EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO
PROTEST OPERATION METRO SURGE,
THEN WHEN THOSE PEOPLE WENT TO
THE COURTHOUSE TO PROTEST, THEY
WERE MET WITH TEAR GAS AND
PEPPER SPRAY. THERE IS NO WAY WE
CAN ALLOW THESE THUGS TO BE ON
OUR STREETS IN ANY WAY, SHAPE,
OR FORM, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY
ARE WORKING IN SERVICE OF A
DYING, PEDOPHILE, WAR CRIMINAL
PRESIDENT. NOBODY LIVES FOREVER,
BUT WHAT YOU DO, DOES LIVE ON.
AND WHAT YOU DO, DURING THIS
FASCIST REGIME, WILL LIVE ON. DO
WHAT YOU CAN TO OPPOSE THIS AND
PLEASE SHOW UP AT FEDERAL
BUILDING FRIDAYS, EVERY DAY,
9:00 A.M., OR, EVERY FRIDAY, NOT
EVERY DAY, THAT WOULDN'T MAKE
SENSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HAD
A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU, NATHAN. IS THAT
ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS?
AWESOME. IT IS NOW OFFICIALLY
CLOSED. OKAY? WE WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR COMING DOWN IN
PERSON AND SIGNING UP ONLINE,
FOR YOUR TIME, AND YOUR ENERGY,
ALWAYS GIVING US FEEDBACK
THROUGH EMAILS, AND EVERY WHICH
WAY WE RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT,
SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR
THAT. AND NOW, WE WILL
TRANSITION INTO OUR MEETING AND
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OPPOSITION,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. CONSENT
CALENDAR HAS MINUTES OF JUNE
9th, 2026, COUNCIL FOR 121227,
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS. 10
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE GOVERNANCE
AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE. ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? CNN
AND HEARING NONE, I MOVED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND
LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, COUNCIL BILL
121227 RELATING TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES ALLOWING A
GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF
MANAGER OF PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
ENTER IN CONTRACT WITH WASTE
MANAGEMENT OF WASHINGTON
CORPORATION, THE CITY RECOMMENDS
THAT THE CITY BILL PASS.
>> AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, I
WILL PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT. THIS IS A RECYCLING
CONTRACT THAT AUTHORIZES SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT,
TO PROVIDE RECYCLING CONTRACTING
SERVICES FOR THE CITY. SEATTLE
CURRENTLY CONTRACTS WITH
REPUBLIC SERVICES AND THAT
STARTED IN 2009. HOWEVER, THE
CURRENT CONTRACT TERMS ARE
OUTDATED AND INSUFFICIENT. WASTE
MANAGEMENT SCORED HIGHER ON BOTH
THE TECHNICAL PRICE AND THE RFP
EVALUATION. THIS CONTRACT IS
ESTIMATED TO COST $6.4 MILLION
IN 2027. COLLEAGUES, I URGE YOUR
SUPPORT -- THE PAST FIVE IN
FAVOR IN COMMITTEE, NONE
OPPOSED. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
BEFORE US BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE?
AWESOME. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEGE, THE BILL
PASSES, THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? ITEM NUMBER TWO, WITH
THE CLERK READ ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO, RESOLUTION
32209, A RESOLUTION APPROVING
THE PROPOSED CHARTER AND LIMITS
RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF THE
SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THE RESOLUTION
BE ADOPTED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, AS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO GIVE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES. I AM SO EXCITED TO
SPONSOR THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING
CHANGES TO THE CHARTER WHICH
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY LAST WEEK
THROUGH THE HOUSING ARTS AND
CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE. THIS
RESOLUTION APPROVES CHANGES THAT
WERE RECOMMENDED TO US BY THE
BOARD OF THE SEATTLE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER, AND THEY ARE
DESIGNED TO HELP THE DEVELOPER
SUCCESSFULLY DELIVER ON THE
PROMISE OF PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH
SOCIAL HOUSING IN OUR CITY.
THESE CHANGES DO A FEW KEY
THINGS. INCLUDING, ALLOWING THE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER TO
ALLOW RENTAL RATES TO BE BASED
ON MORE THAN JUST THE COST OF
BUILDING OPERATIONS. THIS ALLOWS
FOR COST SUBSIDIZATION OF
BUILDINGS OR THE USE OF REVENUE
TO SUPPORT BOND PAYMENTS. THIS
FACILITATES THE ABILITY FOR THE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER TO
CREATE CONDOMINIUM STRUCTURES
FOR PROPERTIES, WHICH IS REALLY
EXCITING BECAUSE THAT IS AN
IMPORTANT TOOL SO THAT THEY CAN
CREATE BUILDINGS THAT ARE
ATTRACTIVE TO RESIDENTS,
INCLUDING OTHER POTENTIAL GROUND
FLOOR USES, WHICH WE BELIEVE
REALLY SUPPORTS LIVABILITY AT
THE SAME TIME THAT IT SUPPORTS
AFFORDABILITY. AND LASTLY, THIS
ALLOWS THE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER TO USE PROPERTIES FOR
DEBT COLLATERAL, IF NEEDED.
WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND
MANAGEMENT. SO, I WANT TO
APPRECIATE JEN LABRECQUE FROM
CENTRAL STAFF, AS WELL AS THE
CEO OF -- THE INTERIM CEO OF THE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER,
TIFFANY McCOY, AND THE FOLKS
FROM HOUSING NEIGHBORS WHO
WORKED CLOSELY WITH US ON THESE
CHANGES AND SUPPORT THEM AND WE
BELIEVE THIS CHARTER IS REALLY
CRITICAL TO THE LONG-TERM
SUCCESS OF THE SEATTLE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER, SO WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
ON THE BILL BEFORE US? JUST WANT
TO SEND A GRATITUDE, THANK YOU,
TO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. I SAID
THIS IN COMMITTEE, FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON STEERING THIS
THROUGH COMMITTEE AND THEN
GETTING IT HERE TO FULL COUNCIL,
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY.
WE WILL GO AHEAD, WILL CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL -- IT IS A
RESOLUTION, I SAID BILL, IT IS A
RESOLUTION? THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
COLLEAGUES, THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THERE IS NO RESOLUTION
FOR INTRODUCTION OR ADOPTION
TODAY, BUT I DO KNOW WE HAVE TWO
OTHER -- TWO OTHER ITEMS, OTHER
BUSINESS ITEMS -- SORRY. SO, WE
HAVE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAS A
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING JUNE
26th TO BE SEATTLE TRANS PRIDE
FOR SIGNATURE TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO LEAD THE
DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, AS
STATED, I HAVE THE INCREDIBLE
HONOR OF BRINGING FORWARD FOR
YOUR SIGNATURE A PROCLAMATION
FOR SEATTLE TRANS PRIDE. LAST
YEAR, I WAS ABLE TO PRESENT THIS
PROCLAMATION TO SEATTLE TRANS
PRIDE ON BEHALF OF MY OFFICE, SO
EXCITED TO BRING IT FORWARD
TODAY FOR FULL COUNCIL. TRANS
PRIDE SEATTLE IS A TRULY
INCREDIBLE AND BEAUTIFUL, FREE
ANNUAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATING
TRANS LIFE AND COMMUNITY. GENDER
JUSTICE LEAGUE HAS BEEN
PRODUCING THIS EVENT FOR YEARS,
NOW. THIS YEAR WILL ACTUALLY BE
THE 14th YEAR FOR THIS EVENT, SO
WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK
THE ORGANIZERS AND VOLUNTEERS
AND GROUPS WHO ARE SUPPORTING
INITIATIVES AND FESTIVALS LIKE
THIS, FOR OUR TRANS AND GENDER
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. SO,
COLLEAGUES, I AM ASKING FOR YOUR
SIGNATURE TODAY. I WILL BE
PRESENTING THE PROCLAMATION IN
COMMUNITY NEXT FRIDAY AT
VOLUNTEER PARK, SO IF YOU WANT
TO HEAR ME READ THE FULL
PROCLAMATION, I INVITE YOU TO
ATTEND TRANS PRIDE SEATTLE THIS
YEAR. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE
PROCLAMATION BEFORE US, BEFORE I
ASK THE CLERK TO TAKE THE
SIGNATURES? OKAY. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS, AND ALSO THE
PRESENTATION THAT YOU WILL DO AT
VOLUNTEER PARK, AS WELL. SEEING
THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
ON THE PROCLAMATION, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES
AFFIXED TO THE POPULATION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES. AYE.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. NEXT,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, THAT IS ONE
HELL OF A HEADSET YOU GOT,
THERE. I THOUGHT YOU, LIKE,
WORKED AT NASA, GIVING US
INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THE ROCKET
LANDING.
>> YEAH, IS SHE LANDING A PLANE
OR IN A TOWER?
>> I WAS THINKING MORE SWITCH
STREAMER, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, BUT
I WILL TAKE NASA, THANK YOU.
>> TAKING THE COORDINATES, FOR
THE GO OR NO GO. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, OTHER
BUSINESS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED FROM
NEXT WEEK'S FULL COUNCIL
MEETING. I AM PULLING UP THE
DATE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I WILL
BE AT THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES CONFERENCE, AS
PART OF OUR DUTIES FOR -- AS A
BOARD MEMBER OF ADC, ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF SALES, SO THAT IS
REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED JUNE
23rd, 2026 POINT AN AWESOME, ARE
THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO BE
EXCUSED FOR HIS DUTIES AT THE
ASSOCIATED WASHINGTON CITIES?
YES, AWC. HEARING NO OBJECTION.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE
EXCUSED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST HAD A COUPLE COMMENTS
TODAY TO PUT ON THE PUBLIC
RECORD, SINCE WE DID HAVE A
REMOVAL OF AN ITEM THAT WE WERE
SUPPOSED TO VOTE ON TODAY, SO
JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SOME
RATIONALE TO THE PUBLIC ON THAT.
ON JUNE 5th, THE HUMAN SERVICES
LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE, WE UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
TO RECOMMEND THE PASSAGE OF
RESOLUTION 32207, ADOPTING THE
IIA POLICY UPDATES AT THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, AT THE QUARTERLY
MEETING, LAST WEEK, AFTER OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING BUT BEFORE
THIS MEETING, THERE WERE SEVERAL
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WHO
IDENTIFIED MINOR EDITS THEY
WOULD LIKE TO SEE, SO OUR OFFICE
IS WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH
OPD AND THE BIA LEADERSHIP TO
MAKE NEEDED EDITS AND WILL
LIKELY BRING THOSE FORWARD AS
THE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE
LEGISLATION AT A FULL COUNCIL
MEETING LATER THIS MONTH, SO I
WANT TO ENSURE EVERYONE THAT THE
EDITS REQUESTED ARE ESSENTIALLY
TO CLARIFY LANGUAGE, AND DO NOT
SUBSTANTIVELY CHANGE THE POLICY
NOR THE CITY'S GUIDELINES FOR
BIA CREATION OR RENEWALS. MY
TEAM IS HAPPY TO BRIEF ANY
OFFICE THAT HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT
THESE CHANGES, SO JUST WANTED TO
GET THAT ON THE RECORD. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AND FOR
YOUR EXTRA TIME SPENT ON THAT
PIECE, AS WELL, MAKING SURE ALL
PARTIES ARE ADDRESSED AND GET
SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS AND
CHANGES, THERE. SO, THANK YOU
FOR THAT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL, BEFORE WE ADJOURN? AND
I GOT IT. IT IS A TRAFFIC
CONTROLLER, IS WHO YOU LOOK
LIKE. THAT'S WHAT IT IS. YES,
NASA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER.
OKAY. SO, JUST FOR A HEADS UP,
WE DO HAVE TO COME BACK HERE AT
4:00, WE CANNOT START THE PARKS
DISTRICT MEETING EARLY, SO WE
HAVE TO COME BACK AT 4:00 FOR
OUR PARKS DISTRICT MEETING. SO,
JUST A HEADS UP TO OUR
COLLEAGUES, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU
WILL SAY, "CAN WE JUST DO IT
NOW?" WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
4:00. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE JUNE
23rd AT 2:00 P.M. OH, BEFORE WE
ADJOURN, REALLY QUICK,
OBVIOUSLY, JUNE 19th, WHICH IS
FRIDAY, IS JUNETEENTH. WHICH, WE
WILL BE CELEBRATING, WHICH IS
REALLY SPECIAL, OBVIOUSLY, TO
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT CELEBRATION
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, I SAW THERE
IS ONE AT SOUTH PARK, ONE IN THE
CD, ONE IN THE SOUTH END, ONE IN
TACOMA, THEY ARE ALL OVER,
CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH, WHICH IS
A CELEBRATE OF FREEDOM,
OBVIOUSLY FOR OUR
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND
JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
CONTINUE TO KNOW YOUR HISTORY,
KNOW YOUR GREATNESS, AS HISTORY
IS ALWAYS BEING ERASED IN THIS
COUNTRY. MAKE SURE WE KNOW THAT
BLACK HISTORY IS ALSO AMERICAN
HISTORY, JUST LIKE ASIAN
HISTORY, JUST LIKE EVERYONE'S
HISTORY, IT IS AMERICAN HISTORY,
AND THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
US TO UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE IF YOU
KNOW YOUR HISTORY, YOU WILL NOT
REPEAT BAD THINGS. OTHER THAN
THAT, WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE
END OF OUR MEETING. IT IS 3:03
P.M. HEARING NO FURTHER