>>
>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD
AFTERNOON, JUNE 23rd, 2026.
MEETING OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER.
I'M JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SEVEN
PRESENT.
>> AWESOME.
IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER RY
IVERA
AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ARE
EXCUSED.
COLLEAGUES, GOOD AFTERNOON.
TODAY, WE WILL PRESENT
A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE
23rd, 2026, THE HORACE
LORENZO ANDERSON JR. DAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT HONORING SOME OF
THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED
ONES TO
GUN VIOLENCE THIS MONTH.
IT IS GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION MONTH AND I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA HIGHLIGHTING THIS AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH.
TODAY, WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF
RECOGNIZING THE CLAIRE FAMILY
AND I'M A LITTLE EMOTION, SO I
APOLOGIZE.
FOR HER FAMILY, AND
HORACE LORENZO ANDERSON, JR. ,
GUNNED DOWN IN JUNE 2020 ON
CAPITOL
HILL. HE WAS DESCRIBED BY
HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY AS A KIND
AND SWEET
SOUL. HE GRADUATED THE YOUTH
EDUCATION
PROGRAM AND HE LOVED BASKETBALL,
HE ALSO LOVED TO MAKE MUSIC.
SPENDING TIME TO WRITE
LYRICS AND DEVELOP HIP- HOP
SONGS.
HE WAS FOCUSED ON -- HE
WANTED WHAT WE ALL WANT, GETTING
A STABLE HOUSE, GETTING A
JOB. HE WANTED TO START A
FAMILY.
THIS PROCLAMATION IS NOT
ONLY HONORING HIS LIFE BUT IS
ALSO THE IMPACT HE HAD SINCE
HIS PASSING IN 2020.
HIS MOTHER, MR. DONITA
SINCLAIR, WHO IS WITH US TODAY,
JUST
LIKE THE OTHER FAMILIES WHO WE
HONORED THIS MONTH, HAVE
TURNED THEIR PAIN INTO PROGRESS.
SHE STARTED AN ORGANIZATION
CALLED WE GOT US MOMS.
THIS IS BASED IN SEATTLE AND
OPERATES AS A VITAL SUPPORT
NETWORK AND ADVOCACY NETWORK FOR
MOTHERS WHO HAVE
LOST CHILDREN TO GUN VIOLENCE.
WE'VE SEEN MS. SINCLAIR
ADVOCATE
IN THE NEWS, WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY, IS OFTEN THE
FIRST PERSON TO REACH OUT TO
MOMS
AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY GUN
VIOLENCE TO PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF
HEALING AND COMFORT DURING THIS
TIME, DURING THIS PAIN.
SO WE'RE HONORED TO BE ABLE
TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION
HONORING HER SON FOR HIS
LIFE AND ALSO, ALSO WE GOT
US COMES IN THE WORK THAT HAS
BEEN DONE
IN OUR COMMUNITY FROM HEALING
CIRCLES TO COMFORT BASKETS
TO ATTENDING FUNERALS TO
ADVOCACY, HELPING TO SHAPE
POLICY
AND BEING A VOICE OF LIVED
EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN IMPACTED BY GUN
VIOLENCE AND IT'S REALLY A
BLESSING TO
HAVE.
COLLEAGUES, I HUMBLY ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT AND THE SIGNATURES
FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, AND IF
THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS,
I'M GOING TO CALL ON THE CLERK
SO WE CAN SIGN THIS PROCLAMATION
AND THEN ASK THE FAMILY TO SPEAK
AS
WELL
AS THEY ACCEPT THIS. WE ARE
HONORED TO HAVE THE
FAMILY HERE.
I KNOW WE HAVE FAMILY
AND FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE TO
HONOR
HORACE'S LIFE AND BRING
AWARENESS TO GUN VIOLENCE
THAT HAS IMPACTED OUR
COMMUNITY AND THE LAWS THAT WE
SIT UP HERE AND
MAKE, HOW IT IMPACTS THIS
AUDIENCE, AND WHAT WE NEED TO
DO BETTER AS CITY COUNCIL AND AS
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, WHAT WE
NEED TO DO BETTER AS LEGISLATORS
AS WE MAKE THESE LAWS IN TRYING
TO
TO OUT HOW WE
CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS ONE DAY
AT A TIME.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
PG
BEING HERE. I WILL PAUSE TO SEE
IF ANY OF
MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD. IF T, WE WILL
CALL THE ROLL.
COUNCILMEMBER KETLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AND I MADE
THIS POINT, BUT I THINK IT'S --
ON MEMORIAL DAY, I GAVE A
SPEECH AT THE GARDEN OF
REMEMBRANCE, AND MAJOR SABINO
WAS KILLED
DURING THE IRAN WAR, SHE WAS A
PILOT. I GAVE A SPEECH AT THAT
MEMORIAL DAY, AND HER PARENTS
WERE AT
ARLINGTON, BUT WE HAD TEN FAMILY
MEMBERS IN FRONT.
I WAS SPEAKING TO THEM.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID
TO THEM IS BASED ON MY
EXPERIENCE
IN IRAQ IS THAT --
AND OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED
IN
SERVICE, IS THAT THERE'S
THAT FEAR THAT THEIR LOVED ONE
HAS BEEN LOST IS BEING
FORGOTTEN.
ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID IN
THAT SPEECH IS THAT THEY DON'T
--
THEY'RE NOT FORGOTTEN.
I REMEMBER NOVEMBER 8,
2004, APRIL 26, 2024 WHEN THEY
WERE
KILLED AND ALWAYS REMEMBERED ON
MEMORIAL DAY.
AND SO IT'S THE SAME HERE, TOO.
IT'S EASY TO SAY HEY,
EVERYBODY HAS FORGOTTEN.
THEY'RE MOVING ON WITH
THEIR LIVES AND SO FORTH.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE TIME
TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE ME WITH
A DIFFERENT ANGLE, LIKE I SAID
TO MAJOR SABINO'S FAMILY,
THAT SHE'S NOT GOING TO BE
FORGOTTEN. IT'S BEEN 22 YEARS
SINCE THE
FOUR PEOPLE IN MY UNIT
IN IRAQ WERE KILLED.
IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY.
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO REMEMBER THAT YOUR LOST
LOVEDLOVED ONES WILL NOT BE
FORGOTTEN.
HERE'S THE THING, THERE'S
PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW BUT
THERE'S
PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW THAT
REMEMBER YOUR LOST ONE, TOO.
THAT'S THE CASE, AND IN
EVERY INSTANCE I KNOW OF IN MY
CAREER, THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT
THERE'S PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER THE
LOST.
SO COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I JUST
WANTED TO SAY THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS,
WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE SIGNATURE FOR THE
PROCLAMATION TODAY.
[ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> AWESOME.
SO TODAY, JUNE 23rd, 2026,
IS
HORACE LORENZO ANDERSON JR. DAY.
[ APPLAUSE ]
IF NO ONE HAS ANY OBJECTION,
I'M
GOING TO SUSPEND THE RULES
AND COME PRESENT THIS TO YOU AND
THE FAMILY AND YOU ALL ARE MORE
THAN
WELCOME TO SAY SOME WORDS.
AWESOME.
SO I'LL COME DOWN HERE AND
BRING THIS TO YOU.
BECAUSE WE SIGNED IT TODAY,
THIS IS A DRY COPY SO IT'S NOT
SIGNED, BUT WE WILL AFFIX
OUR SIGNATURES AFTER THE MEETING
AND GET YOU A COPY, AS WELL.
AND YOU CAN COME UP AND PRESENT.
>> I WANT TO THANK EACH OF
YOU. I KNOW I FUSS AT YOU ABOUT
SUPPORTING US, BUT IT'S
SERIOUS.
IT COULD BE
YOU. I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK
IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO YOU.
AND I'M SORRY IF
I'VE BEEN DISRESPECTFUL AT
TIMES.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING,
GUYS. THIS WORK HAS TO CONTINUE,
AND I
ASK -- I'VE LIVED
THE EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE LET
THAT BE RECOGNIZED, YOU
KNOW?
I REALLY WASN'T PREPARED FOR
THIS, BECAUSE THIS AIN'T
CELEBRATION.
THIS IS
A LIFE I'M NEVER GOING TO SEE
AGAIN.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.
I THANK YOU GUYS FOR, YOU
KNOW, BELIEVING IN US, BELIEVING
IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
IT'S NOT EASY.
WE'RE DEALING WITH A LOT,
BUT WE NEED YOU FOR REAL.
THIS AIN'T A GAME.
EVERYBODY IN HERE IS IMPACTED.
THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY
WANT THE HELP FROM YOU.
I APPRECIATE EVERY LAST ONE OF
YOU.
I CAN JUST TELL YOU, THANK
YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
AND
LET THE WORK CONTINUE. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO
WANTED TO SPEAK?
MR. PETER MANNING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL. I WALKED WITH HER ON
HER
JOURNEY.
THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR HER
TO BE RECOGNIZEDEN AND TO HAVE
HER SON RECOGNIZED, AND THIS IS
THE
CLOSEST WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE
CITY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
WHAT
HAPPENED.
SO I WANT THAT -- WE
SHOULD REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND I ALSO WANT TO
UNDERSTAND AND POINT OUT WE DO
NOT
HAVE KATIE WILSON HERE TODAY.
THIS IS A DAY THAT SHE SHOULD BE
HERE TO SHOW HER SUPPORT.
I'M CALLING HER OUT FOR IT.
KATIE WILSON AIN'T
DOINGDOING NOTHING FOR BLACK
PEOPLE.
SHE USED US TO GET IN OFFICE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO FORGET THAT.
WHEN WE GO TO VOTE, WE'RE GOING
TO REMEMBER THAT.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE
DOING, I REALLY DO AND THANK
YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> DO YOU OTHER FOLKS, MS.
FELICIA?
PULL THE MICROPHONE.
>> I'M HERE TODAY TO HONOR MY
FRIEND WHO DOES NOT GIVE UP.
SHE SPENDS LONG HOURS, DAYS AND
DAYS, BUT SHE DON'T KNOW
HOW MUCH SHE DOES FOR ME
KEEPING, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS HER
DRIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S EASY TO WANT TO GIVE UP
SOMETIMES, BUT I'VE NEVER
FELT THAT WITH HER.
I DIDN'T KNOW HER BEFORE ANY OF
THIS.
I JUST WORKED FOR THE COMMUNITY
AND SHE SAID, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?
SHE DIDN'T SLAM
THE PHONE IN MY FACE A FEW
TIMES.
BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT HER PASSION.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT THING
TODAY.
JUST A POSITIVE MOMENT, AND
TO NOT FORGET, BECAUSE NOT A DAY
GOES BY, NOT A MINUTE GOES
BY THAT SHE DOESN'T.
AND I JUST WANT YOU, NO MATTER
WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE OR FEELS
LIKE, IT'S A SLOW PROCESS TO
GET
THE CHANGE, BUT YOUR
COMMUNITY LOVES YOU, I KNOW THEY
DO.
[ APPLAUSE ]
AND I SEE LORENDA IS PART OF
YOUR GROUP, TOO.
SO OUR LAST SPEAKER, COME ON UP.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
OR GOOD AFTERNOON TO ALL OF
Y'ALL.
DONITA, THE TENACITY SHE'S
HAD, JUST THE PHONE CALLS
SHE'S GOTTEN WHEN SHE DIDN'T
WANT
TO RECEIVE PHONE CALLS, HER
HEART
JUST NEVER STOPS.
IT'S CONTINUOUS, AND IT'S ALL
ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO
COLLABORATIVELY, WHAT CAN WE DO?
I'VE THEY HAVE SEEN A WOMAN
SO YOUNG JUST TO REALLY PUSH
AND PUSH AGAINST ODDS AND NOT
CARE IF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE HER,
NOT CARE IF PEOPLE -- WHAT THEY
FEEL, BECAUSE SHE'S GOING OUT
THERE WITH HER HEART.
I'VE ALWAYS ADMIRED THAT.
I TOLD HER TODAY THAT I ADMIRE
HER, AND I DON'T KNOW A LOT OF
WOMEN LIKE HER, AND I JUST
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER THROUGH
THE
CHAOS, THE PAIN FOR HER JUST
TO SEE ANOTHER BRIGHT
AND SUNNY
DAY. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> DID YOU HAVE ONE MORE
SPEAKER?
YES, ABSOLUTELY. COME ON.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS JESSIE, I'M
HER OLDEST BROTHER.
AND LORENZO WAS MY NEPHEW.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
CITY FOR HAVING THAT
MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO
RECOGNIZE
LORENZO, DONITA AND GIVING THEM
THIS DAY.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO USE
THIS TIME TO SHARE WITH YOU
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE
DON'T KEEP COMING BACK
TO THIS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU
CONTINUE TO FUND ORGANIZATIONS
SO WE CAN
HELP FAMILIES LIKE
MINE.
THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU.
NO WORRIES, YOU'RE GOOD.
THANK YOU. SO NEXT WHAT WE'LL
DO IS
COME TAKE A PHOTO WITH DONITA
AND
WHOEVER ELSE YOU WANT TO INVITE.
DO WE HAVE COUNCIL STAFF HERE?
AWESOME.
DEANNA LEE WILL COME TO THE
MIDDLE.
WE'RE ALL GOING TO TAKE A
PHOTO AND JUMP RIGHT INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AWESOME, THANK YOU.
JUST COME TO THIS SIDE RIGHT
HERE. THANK YOU.
>>
WE DID IT! [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING
BEFORE WE DO JUMP INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
LAST WEEK, THERE HAD
BEEN COMMENTS ABOUT HOW
PROCLAMATIONS ARE PERFORMTIVE
AND ALL
THIS OTHER STUFF, AND I WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT LAST WEEK THE
FAMILY
THAT WE HONORED, RIGHT AFTER WE
HONORED CONNOR, THAT FAMILY
TOOK THAT PROCLAMATION TO THE
GRAVE OF CONNOR AND TOOK A
PICTURE
BECAUSE IT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO
THEM ABOUT US HONORING HIS SON.
AND I SHARED THAT PHOTO WITH MY
COLLEAGUES, BECAUSE THEY POSTED
IT. SO I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO
KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US
TO
RECOGNIZE PEOPLE IN
OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW
IMPORTANT IT WAS TO THAT FAMILY,
BECAUSE THEY
HIGHLIGHTED HOW IT
WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WANTED
TO SHARE WITH
CONNOR, THAT RECOGNITION.
SO I
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, AS
WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YES, YOU
CAN STAND.
>> POINT OF
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE HERE.
AS SOMEBODY WHO SAT ON
THIS PROCLAMATION AND SOMETIMES
WATCH
THEM BECOME PERFORMTIVE, AND WHO
IS THE GENTLEMAN WHO SAID
WE HAVE A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY?
DID HE LEAVE?
OH, THERE
HE IS, HE'S WAVING AT ME.
OKAY.
THERE HE IS.
HIM AND I TALKED.
WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WHAT WE
KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SAYING
SOMEONE'S NAME, AND I WANT TO
THANK COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
I COME FROM A COUNTRY, AND
PEOPLE USE THAT
WORD TRIBE WRONG
AS WELL, TOO. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT FEELING IS WHEN YOU BELONG
TO A GROUP
AND TO A
TRIBE. SO WHEN YOU HURT ONE, YOU
HURT THEM ALL.
AND ALSO, I DON'T KNOW WHO THE
GENTLEMAN IS WHO SAID THIS,
BUT YOU TALK ABOUT THE MORAL
RESPONSIBILITY.
AS A CITY, WE HAVE A MORAL
RESPONSIBILITY, NOT A
POLITICAL -- WHATEVER
YOU
POLITICS ARE ON THAT, NOBODY
CARES.
WHEN WE LOSE A LIFE, AND THIS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS
DONE SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN A
LOT OF FOLKS DO, IS TO TAKE
THE PROCLAMATION AS WE DO IN
INDIAN
COUNTRY, AND DO AN HONORING.
AND WE REMIND EVERYBODY WHO THEY
ARE, THAT THEIR FAMILY IS STILL
HERE, AND THAT THEY'RE NOT
GONE.
SO FOR THAT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I WANT TO THANK YOU,
BECAUSE WHAT SHE'S BRINGING AND
WHAT
I BRING FROM MY OWN CULTURE IS
THE
SHARED LEADERSHIP, THE SHARED
PAIN, AND THAT FEELING OF NOW I
SEE YOU.
SO FOR THAT, THANK YOU, AND
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
FOR DOING THIS AND MAKING
THIS MEAN SOMETHING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
NOW WE'RE GOING TO
TRANSITION INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE
FAMILY FOR BEING HERE AND ALL OF
YOUR
INSPIRING WORDS FROM
YOUR VILLAGE AND YOUR COMMUNITY.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO JUMP
INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR Y'ALL, AS
WELL.
AND I'M
YOUR BOO. NOT THE BAD BOO, OKAY,
THE BOO.
NEXT, SO COLLEAGUES AT THIS
TIME, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP
THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
IT'S LIMITED TO TODAY'S AGENDA.
COUNCIL CANNOT
ACCEPT COMMENTS ON QUAZI
JUDICIAL ISSUES.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SPEAKERS
DO WE HAVE?
>> 33, INCLUDING RAINBOW.
>> BECAUSE OF RULES, ANY
TIME WE HAVE 30 TO 60, WE HAVE
TO
HAVE ONE MINUTE PER 60.
THOSE ARE COUNCIL RULES THAT
WE ALWAYS ABIDE BY.
SO WE DO HAVE TO HAVE ONE
MINUTE, BECAUSE WE HAVE OVER 30
SPEAKERS.
SO PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS,
CLERK.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER WHICH THEY
REGISTERED AND HEAR A CHIME WHEN
THERE'S TEN SECONDS OR LESS.
SPEAKERS WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY HAVE EXCEEDED
THEIR TIME.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU.
AND I WILL CALL -- I'LL
SAY THE FIRST TEN SPEAKERS.
WE HAVE RON, THEN CRYSTAL,
ANGEL, WE HAVE PATIENCE, WE HAVE
KEYIA, WE HAVE JAVIER,
SOMETHING JOHNSON, I DIDN'T
READ THAT,
I'M SORRY.
TWO JOHNSONS.
SASHA AND TASHIA.
HOPEFULLY I SAID THAT RIGHT.
WE HAVE TWO MICS, SO
WE HAVE RON, CRYSTAL.
IF WE CAN START LINING UP.
RON, YOU ARE UP.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON
AURORA, IT
MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE REALLY
QUICK.
AND THERE'S MORE TO DO ON
AURORA.
FOR 22 YEARS, WE'VE
BEEN TRYING TO DO A REBUILD, AND
WE
HAVE MONEY RIGHT NOW TO START
THIS
THING TOMORROW.
BUT THESE SAME PEOPLE WANTING TO
DO LAND USE ON THERE
KEEP THROWING A WRENCH IN THIS
THING,
KEEP TRYING TO SLOW IT
DOWN. NOW WAY THEY WANT TO GO
ANOTHER FOUR
YEARS BEFORE THEY START.
WE HAVE THE MONEY TO DO
THIS RIGHT NOW.
IT'S ON A TIME LIMIT.
THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH MONEY
FOR PLANNING IN THE LIPTON
SPRINGS
AREA.
AND I'M HOPING THE
COUNCIL WILL DO THE EXACT SAME
THING
AND START THIS PROJECT.
WE'RE 22 YEARS GOING INTO THIS
THING. IT NEEDS TO
START NOW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RON.
NEXT WE HAVE CRYSTAL.
CRYSTAL FOLLOWED BY ANGEL AND
PATIENCE. WE HAVE TWO
MICS. YOU CAN USE EITHER
ONE.
>> JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU
GUYS FOR LISTENING TO ME.
I WAS HONORED TO BE HERE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS
HAPPENING TODAY BUT I'M GLAD
I GOT TO WITNESS THIS.
NOW I ONLY HAVE A MINUTE TO
SPEAK. I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST.
I'M HERE TODAY ASKING YOU
TO CONTINUE TO FUND OUR
SOUTHEAST
SAFETY TEAM AND ENTRUST
THE COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS
DOING THIS WORK.
OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE BUILT
SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T EXIST
BEFORE, AN ECOSYSTEM
BETWEEN SCHOOLS,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND
FAMILIES
AND CITY PARTNERS.
IT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THE TRUST
AND RELATIONSHIP OF SIMPLY
SHOWING UP EVERY DAY.
WHEN A YOUNG PERSON
IS STRUGGLING, WE DON'T JUST
SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT SCHOOL, WE
HELP
ADDRESS WHAT'S HAPPENING AT
HOME AND IN THEIR
LIVES.
WE PREVENT CONFLICTS FROM
ESCALATING, SUPPORT STUDENTS
THROUGH CRISIS.
THIS WORK ONLY WORKS BECAUSE
OF THE RELATIONSHIPS WE BUILD
AND FUNDING THE CHANGES.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO KEEP OUR
TEAM FUNDED THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR AND
INVEST
IN THE FUNDING SO THIS WORK
CAN CONTINUE IN
THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND
COMMITMENT. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> ANGEL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M 19 YEARS
OLD, THE OLDEST OF
FIVE.
I'M A PROUD PERSON OF SEATTLE.
I AM HEREHERE TALK ABOUT THE
IMPACT THE PASSAGEWAYS WE
HAVE IN MY LIFE.
I MOVED TO SEATTLESEATTLE I WAS
16 YEARS OLD, LEAVING EVERYTHING
I HAD TO START OVER.
I FELT LOST AND UNSURE.
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS BECAME ONE
OF THE BIGGEST
SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN MY LIFE.
THEY DO NOT TELL ME THEY CARE,
THEY SHOWED ME THROUGH ACTION.
THEY FUNDED MY BUSINESS WHEN
I STARTED AND HELPED ME FURNISH
MY APARTMENT.
MOST RECENTLY, THEY PAID FORFOR
SCHOOL.
BUT THE FULL IMPACT GOES
BEYOND THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
THEY GAVE ME MENTORSHIP,
GUIDANCE, PEOPLE WHO
TRULY BELIEVE IN ME.
>> YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE GOOD.
THANK YOU, ANGEL. YOU'RE GOOD.
THANK YOU, ANGEL.
WE HAVE PATIENCE FOLLOWED BY
KAYA AND JAVIER.
START WITH PATIENCE.
GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBER.
MY NAME IS PATIENCE, AND I'M A
PROUD GRADUATE OF SEATTLE HIGH
SCHOOL. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK
FOR FUNDING FOR PASSAGEWAYS.
THEY HAVE HELPED ME WITH PROM,
GRADUATION, FOOD.
FOR MANY PEOPLE THEY MAKE ALL
THE DIFFERENCE.
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS PROVIDES
OPPORTUNITIES, THEY
HELP STUDENTS STAY ENGAGED IN
SCHOOL, PARTICIPATE IN
ACTIVITIES AND
REACH IMPORTANT MILESTONES
THAT EVERY YOUNG PERSON DESERVES
TO
EXPERIENCE.
THEY MAKE STUDENTS FEEL
SUPPORTED, VALUED AND CAPABLE OF
SUCCEEDING.
WITHOUT THIS FUNDING,
MANY FAMILIES WOULDN'T HAVE
ACCESS
TO
THEM. THEY HAVE INVESTED IN OUR
FUTURE
AND NOW I WANT TO INVEST IN
THEIRS. PLEASE CONTINUE THE
FUNDING SO
THEY CAN KEEP SERVING
THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I HOPE WE CAN COUNT ON YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> KEYA, I'M A PASSAGEWAYS
PARTICIPANT.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN
ASPECT OF MY LIFE THEY HAVE NOT
TOUCHED. THEY SUPPORTED ME
THROUGH
MY TRANSITION TO COLLEGE,
FISCALLY, GETTING MYSELF SET UP
AND SECURE
AND ALSO EMOTIONALLY,
BECAUSE THAT WAS HARD.
AND NOW I HAVE ONE YEAR LEFT.
THE SPACES OF COMMUNITY THEY
HAVE CREATED ARE
ONLY POSSIBLE AND POSSIBLE HELP
THEY PROVIDE IS
ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE
TRUST THEY HAVE BUILT WITH
ME AND WITH MY COMMUNITY.
AND WE ONLY WANT THEM.
SO WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU
PLEASE FIND THE MONEY TO FUND
THEM AND
SUPPORT THEM INTO THE
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND BEYOND,
BECAUSE
IT'S THAT CONSISTENCY IN
SEEINGSEEING THOSE SAME FACES ON
THE STREETS
EVERY DAY THAT IS MAKING ME
FEEL SAFE IN MY COMMUNITY AND
MAKING ME SUPPORTIVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT, WE HAVE -- IS IT --
>> IT'S JAVEON.
>>
MY GAD. GO AHEAD.
>> I'M A PARTICIPANT OF
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS, AND
I JUST WANTED TO SAY TO KEEPKEEP
THE COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THEY DO A LOT
OF THINGS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE THEY SUPPORT
FAMILIES AND
KIDS, WHATEVER THEY NEED
THEY GOT YOU.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THEY'RE
A PART OF THE COMMUNITY, AND IF
YOU TAKE THEM OUT, THE COMMUNITY
IS JUST GOING TO KEEP
GETTING WORSER AND WORSER.
I FEEL LIKE THEY PLAY A BIG
PART IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU.
JOHNSON, I CAN'T READ THIS
WRITING. TWO LAST NAMES OF
JOHNSON.
IT'S OKAY.
COME ON.
DON'T BE SCARED.
YOU'RE GOOD.
STAND AND DELIVER.
>> I'M CAMERON JOHNSON.
>> I'M QUEEN JOHNSON.
>> WE'RE A PART OF THE
COMMUNITY.
I GRADUATED LAST YEAR, IN 2025.
AND I'VE -- I THINK YOU
GUYS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FUND
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS.
RECENTLY WE LOST TWO
PEOPLE AROUND OUR SCHOOL, THEY
MAKE
THE COMMUNITY FEEL SAFE TO GO TO
THE BUS STOP AND THEY WERE
JUST THERE FOR US.
LIKE WHEN WE WAS GOING
THROUGH THAT
MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY,
PHYSICALLY.
>> THEY'RE A IG PART OF THE
COMMUNITY. THEY MAKE US FEEL
SAFE
AND MAKE SURE THEY COMMUNICATE
WITH
US AND ASK IF WE'RE DOING WELL.
AND THEY WALK AROUND
THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE
SCHOOL
YEAR. EVEN AFTER THE SCHOOL
YEAR.
THEY JUST MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE ALL SAFE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU.
SASHA.
AND THEN TASHIA.
DID I SAY THAT RIGHT?
MY BAD. COME ON, QUEENS.
LOVE SEEING MY QUEENS.
>> THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
MY NAME IS SASHA.
I'M HER MOTHER AND SHE'S A
PARTICIPANT. I HAVE SEEN THE
IMPACTS OF THIS
PROGRAM
AND THIS TEAM THAT THEY HAVE HAD
OF THE PAST TWO YEARS.
I STRONGLY
URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO
CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT FUNDING THIS PROGRAM.
THEY HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF,
THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN
THE SAFETY, WELL- BEING AND
DEVELOPMENT OF OUR YOUTH.
EVERY DAY THEY PROVIDE
GUIDANCE, STABILITY, AND SUPPORT
OR
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE
MOST.
THIS PROGRAM GOES FAR
BEYOND BASIC SERVICES.
IT SUPPORTS THE MENTAL HEALTH
OF OUR SEENS, IT PROVIDES
POSITIVE
MENTORSHIP AND CONNECTS THEM
WITH
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO
PREPARE THEM FOR THE FUTURE.
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE
OUR YOUTH AND THIS PROGRAM IS
AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS
VILLAGE.
SO I JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT
YOU CONTINUE TO INVEST IN
THIS PROGRAM AND THE YOUNG
PEOPLE IT
SEVENS.
>> THANK YOU.
IS IT TASHIA?
BEFORE YOU GO, LET ME
SAY THE NEXT NAMES.
NEXT WE HAVE SANTRED.
MY BAD.
BRANDON, DIANE, INGRID,
I'LL STOP THERE.
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>> HI, MY ROLE IS TO HELP
OUR YOUTH AND FAMILIES OVERCOME
BARRIERS IN THEIR LIVES.
I'LL HELP ED STOP EVICTION
AND PROVIDE THINGS
LIKE SPORTS EQUIPMENT AND
PROMISED
NECESSITIES. I HELP THE YOUTH
OBTAIN IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS SUCH
AS
I.D. , BIRTH CERTIFICATES,
SOCIAL
SECURITY CARDING,
REMOVING BARRIERS AND OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES.
ALSO WE SUPPORT YOUTH THROUGH
MILESTONES,
INCLUDING THEIR FIRST CARS,
THEIR FIRST
APARTMENT. I HELP FAMILY WITH
LEGAL
ISSUES, FOOD, DOCTORS AND
MEDICAL NEEDS.
I SERVE AS A TRUSTED SUPPORT
PERSON FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES
WE HELP YOUTH -- YOUNG
PEOPLE TO BUILD RESPONSIBILITY,
JOB
READINESS AND LIFE SKILLS.
WE ASK THAT YOU FIND
THE MONEY SOMEWHERE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
AND THERE'S TWO
MICROPHONES. YOU CAN COME TO
EITHER ONE.
>> THAT DAY I WALKED INTOINTO
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS ROOM, I
HAD THE WORST YEAR OF MY LIFE.
I WAS HOMELESS, I HAD BEEN
SLEEPING IN MY CAR AND
THEY HELPED ME THROUGH THAT.
THEY INVESTED IN ME, THEY
GAVE TO ME, THEY TAUGHT ME HOW
TO NOT
CRUMBLE UNDER PRESSURE AND
HOW TO PUSH THROUGH ADVERSITY,
HOW TO CLIMB TO WHAT I CAN WORK
TOWARDS MY JOURNEY.
I DIDN'T JUST SEE -- I WASN'T
JUST A CASE FILE.
THEY PERSONALLY HELPED ME,
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, TAKING
TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY, EVEN OFF
THE
CLOCK.
THEY'RE VERY GOOD PEOPLE.
I JUST ASK YOU, AS A
RECENT GRADUATE TO
HELP THEM HELP PEOPLE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
WE HAVE MEANDRO, FOLLOWED
BY BRANDON AND DIANE.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS LEO,
AND I'M
A COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADOR
WITH THE SOUTHEAST STREET TEAM.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT SAFE
PASSAGE AND WHY THIS WORK IS
CRITICAL.
EVERY DAY WE WORK TO
KEEP YOUTH SAFE AND SUPPORTING
STUDENTS
ON THEIR WAY TWO AND FROM
SCHOOL.
I HAVE HELPED
DEESCALATE SITUATIONS AND
SUPPORTED YOUTH
WITH FOOD AND GETTING HOME
SAFETY.
EVERY DAY BETWEEN 3:00 TO 5:00
P.M. , MORE THAN 200
STUDENTS PASS THROUGH THE
HENDERSON
CORRIDOR. MANY ENCOUNT COUNTER A
SITUATION
THAT CAN FEEL UNSAFE.
WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SOMETHING
NEW, BUT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO
CONTINUE SUPPORTING A TRUSTED
TEAM THAT SERVES THE COMMUNITY
EVERY DAY.
THIS WORK IS SAVING
LIVES AND IT WOULD
BE -- THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> BRANDON, DIANE IS NEXT.
THEN INGRID.
>> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL.
TODAY I WANT TO EMPHASIZE
THE VITAL ROLE OF COMMUNITY
SAFETY.
WE FOCUS ON OUTREACH
THROUGH VIOLENCE DEESCALATION
AND
IN STRONG
RELATIONSHIPS. WE COLLABORATE
WITH OUR
RESOURCE NAVIGATORS AND ACT AS A
BRIDGE
XHEEN BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND
THE
SEATTLE POLICE.
OVER THE YEARS, WE
HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INTERVENED IN
NUMEROUS SITUATIONS, INCLUDING A
RECENT INCIDENT WHERE
RIVAL GANGS GATHERED AT THE
COMMUNITY
CENTER.
WE DEFUSED A POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION WITHOUT
ANY
VIOLENCE. I'M DEEPLY COMMITTED
TO THIS
AND PREVENTING COMMUNITY
VIOLENCE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
AND FOR CONSIDERING THE
FUNDING NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN
THIS
VITAL WORK.
>> THANK YOU, BRANDON.
NEXT WE HAVE DIANE, THEN
INGRID, MATEA, KARA, AMENTY,
CHRISTINE.
>> HI, I'M A MOM TO THREE
YOUNG BOYS, 3, 5, AND 7.
I'M ALSO A SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS EMPLOYEE.
I JUST FINISHED MY 13th YEAR
TEACHING SECOND GRADE.
I WANTED TO SHARE A
COUPLE STORIES WITH YOU TODAY,
STORIES THAT I HAVE TO BURY DEEP
DOWN
TO KEEP GOING.
I ONCE TAUGHT A SECOND
GRADER WHO WAS AT A TRACK MEET
AND
WATCHED AS THEIR DAD WAS
SHOT AND MURDERED IN FRONT OF
THEM.
IT WAS HEAVY ATTENDING HIS
FUNERAL.
A FORMER STUDENT WAS SHOT
AND KILLED ONE SUMMER.
IT WAS BEYOND HEAVY SEEING HIS
SISTER, WHO I TAUGHT IN SECOND
GRADE, WITH THEIR MOM AT
A COMMUNITY CIRCLE.
THIS HEAVINESS I FEEL
IS ALLEVIATED BY KNOWING
THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE
IN THE
COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS, THE STREET
TEAM, THE RESOURCE NAV
NAVIGATORS, THEY HAVE ALSO SPENT
THE
TIME BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND
ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS. IT'S
--
>> THANK YOU, DIANE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> HI, COUNCIL.
>> ONE SECOND.
INGRID, THEN MATTEA, KARA, AND
AMENTY.
>> HI, MY NAME IS INGRID.
I HAVE A 4-YEAR- OLD IN THE PRE-
K PROGRAM.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR TEN
YEARS.
MY DAUGHTER IS A GIFT TO THIS
WORLD AND WE LOVE OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT I'M ALSO SCARED FOR
HER, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN
MULTIPLE
SHOOTINGS OUTSIDE HER
SCHOOL. THE PARK SHE LOVES TO
PLAY
AT, THERE WAS A BIG SHOOTING
WHERE
A KID GOT SHOT A YEAR ACC.
I'M SCARED BECAUSE THE SAFEWAY
WHERE WE SHOP THEY'RE SHOOTING.
ONE OF THE FEW THINGS WE HAVE IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS, ONE OF
THE
FEW THINGS THAT KEEP US SAFER.
THEY DO REAL VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION AND WE DON'T
NEED LESS OF THEM, WE NEED MORE.
I'M ASKING YOU, COUNCIL,
FIND THE MONEY.
BECAUSE WE WILL BE LESS SAFE.
MY KID WILL BE
LESS SAFE. OUR KID WILL BE LESS
SAFE
IF THEY'RE NOT
HERE THIS SUMMER, IF THEY'RE NOT
--
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE HAVE MATTEA, FOLLOWED BY
KARA.
GO AHEAD.
>> HI, GUYS, MY NAME IS MATEA
BROWN, A CASE MANAGER WITH
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS SOUTHEAST.
I'M JUST ASKING FOR THE CITY
TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR
YOUTH AND INVEST IN OUR
COMMUNITIES BY
KEEPING COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS
SOUTHEAST AROUND.
AS A CASE MANAGER, I'M IN THE
SCHOOLS, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
WE'RE AT ALL COMMUNITY EVENTS.
SO THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SCHOOL
AND OUT ON THE STREETS,
BOTH TEAMS ARE NEEDED, NOT JUST
ONE OVER THE OTHER, BECAUSE
TOGETHER
THIS IS HOW WE MAKE THE
DIFFERENCE.
NOT ONLY DO WE PROVIDE SAFE
PASSAGE AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT,
BUT WE RUN PROGRAMS THAT
TEACH KIDS EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
AND HOW TO COPE, BECAUSE THEY
ARE GOING TO NEED THESE
SKILLS AS YOUNG ADULTS MOVING
FORWARD.
THEY DESERVE TO HAVE ADULTS
LIKE US WHO THEY HAVE CONFIDED
IN, WHO THEY DO TRUST TO BE
AROUND MOVING FORWARD.
AND JUST IN
THE FUTURE OF
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>>
>> KARA, GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS KARA, I'M HERE
AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, A MOM,
NURSE, AND A PERSON WHO
CARES
ABOUT OUR YOUTH AND OUR
COMMUNITY.
IN THE PAST SIX YEARS,
I'VE WITNESSED MORE OCCASIONS
OF GUNFIRE I CAN COUNT,
INCLUDING
TWO GUN RELATED INJURIES IN
MY FRONT YARD.
I HAVE WITNESSED THE DEEP
PAIN OF CLOSE NEIGHBORS IN OUR
COMMUNITY WHO HAVE LOST LOVED
ONES TO GUN VIOLENCE.
RISING THROUGH THIS IS
A COMMITTED COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS
PROGRAM.
THE IMPACT OF THEIR WORK
AND THESE INDIVIDUALS ON THE
TEAM IS
CRITICAL TO THE INDIVIDUALS
THEY WORK WITH, BUT THE RIPPLES
GO
FURTHER.
IN THE SECOND HALF OF
THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WHEN WE
WERE REELING FROM THE LOSS
OF TWO PRECIOUS
STUDENTS, THIS TEAM BROUGHT A
PRESENCE OF
CARE, TRUST AND SAFETY THAT
TOUCHED OUR SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES
AND OUR
NEIGHBORS.
FUNDING DECISIONS ARE HARD AND
NUANCED AND
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
A
AMNITY, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 22 YEARS.
I'M A CRIMINAL DEFENSE
ATTORNEY, I WORK WITH KIDS AND
YOUNG ADULTS CHARGED WITH
VIOLENT
CRIMES.
SUMMERTIME IN RAINIER BEACH, WE
ALL GET USED TO THE SOUND
OF
GUNFIRE. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE
ONLY
PERSON WHO HEARD THE GUNFIRE
THAT KILLED THOSE BOYS THIS
MARCH.
IT'S SOMETHING WE GET USED
TO AND SOMETHING THAT NOBODY
SHOULD BE ACCUSTOMED TO.
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO STOP
KIDS GOING TO THE CEMETERY AND
THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS
ON EVERYBODY ELSE WHO IS LEFT,
ONE
OF THE BEST WAYS TO STOP THAT IS
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS AND
PROGRAMS LIKE THAT.
SO I'M ASK THAT YOU DO --
TO FIND MONEY.
YOU HEARD ABOUT THE
SERVICES THEY PROVIDE, THE
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS,
NAVIGATORS,
THE STREAM TEAMS, CASE
MANAGERS. SO PLEASE DO WHAT YOU
CAN.
>> CHRISTINE, WELCOME.
CATHERINE, WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS CHRISTINE NG.
I'M HERE ALONG WITH THE
HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO
SIGNED THE PETITION YOU RECEIVED
LAST
NIGHT. WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS AND THE VITAL WORK
THEY DO. IT'S BEEN A HARD YEAR.
I'VE BEEN IN RAINIER BEACH FOR
22 YEARS.
I'VE RAISED MY CHILDREN
THERE, AND WE LOVE THE
COMMUNITY,
WE LOVE THE NEIGHBORS AND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE
NEED COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS.
WHEN WE SEE THEM, IT'S ONE
OF THE FEW THINGS THAT MAKE US
FEEL SAFER.
I'VE HAD THE POLICE POINT A
GUN AT ME AND SCREAM AT ME
WHEN I WAS WITH MY 3-YEAR-OLD.
THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF THINGS IN
OUR COMMUNITY THAT MAKE US FEEL
SAFER IN THE WORST TIMES.
AND COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS IS
ONE OF THOSE.
THEY'RE THERE FOR US IN THE
WORST AND BEST TIMES.
WE NEED YOU TO FUND THEM THIS
SUMMER, THIS SCHOOL YEAR, AND
ONGOING COMMITTED FUNDING THAT
WE DO HAVE TO BE BACK HERE
NEXT YEAR FIGHT THING AGAIN.
WE FIGHT TOO
MANY BATTLES --
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTINE.
CATHERINE, WELCOME.
FOLLOWED BY MS. MALONE, WE HAVE
ATEA.
I APOLOGIZE IF I MESS UP YOUR
NAME.
NICHOLAS, JEANNIE, NOAH, CLIVE,
CHARLES, AND GARRETT.
AND
THEN THOSE PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP
OVER HERE.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M CATHERINE PARKER.
I'M A PARENT OF TWO YOUNG ADULT
SONS.
I'M HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE SO
MUCH IN COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS
WORK. I VOLUNTEERED WITH THEM
FOR SEVEN YEARS AND I ASKED
THIS COUNCIL FOR FUNDING FOR
THEM
THEY HARDLY GOT ANY PUBLIC
FUNDING.
FOR THE LAST YEAR, I'VE HAD
THE PRIVILEGE
OF WORKING WITH THE SOUTHEAST
TEAM AT THE RAINIER
COMMUNITY CENTER, WHERE
THEY OFFER HEALTHY MEALS AND
RESOURCES AND
COMMUNITY. I ORGANIZE OTHER
VOLUNTEERS TO
JOIN ME, AND I'LL TELL YOU THE
PEOPLE QUICKLY RAISE THEIR HANDS
TO DO THIS.
WE LOVE WORKING SIDE BY SIDE
WITH THE STAFF.
THEY HAVE A STRONG ENERGY THAT
IS SUPER POSITIVE AND CARING
AS THEY TEND TO THE YOUNG
PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN THE
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY
IN WAYS THAT ARE MAKING A
DIFFERENCE.
>> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
MR. CAROLYN, TAKE YOUR TIME.
THEN WE HAVE
ATEEIA, NICHOLAS, JEANNIE.
>> I'M CAROLYN MALONE,
AND LIVING IN HUD SUPPORTED
HOUSING, I HAVE A RIGHT TO SAFE
HOUSING.
I DO NOT, I AM NOT SAFE THERE.
I AM CONSTANTLY IN DANGER,
MY HEALTH AND MY LIFE BECAUSE
BECAUSE
THIS ROGUE COP THAT
CITY COUNCIL IS NOT WILLING TO
DEAL
WITH. HE SHOULD NOT BE LIVING IN
TAX
SUPPORTED HOUSING.
BECAUSE OF HIM, ON NOVEMBER
4, I WAS GIVEN AN EVICTION
SUMMONS.
ON FEBRUARY 18th OF THIS YEAR,
I WENT TO EVICTION COURT AND THE
CASE WAS DISMISSED.
I REPRESENTED MYSELF,
BECAUSE THIS IS MY MOBILE FILE
CABINET.
ON MAY 4, I RECEIVED ANOTHER
NOTICE OF EVICTION SUMMONS.
HE'S CONSTANTLY TRYING TO EVICT
ME FROM MY HOUSING OF SEVEN
YEARS.
HE'S ONLY BEEN THERE FOUR --
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> HOW DO I SAY YOUR NAME?
ATEA, AND NICHOLAS, JEANNIE,
NOAH,
CLIVE, CHARLES, GARRETT.
WELCOME.
WHEN YOU'RE READY WE'LL START
THE TIME.
>> I LIVE IN RAINIER BEACH.
I AM A
MOTHERMOTHER --
>> SPEAK RIGHT INTO THE MIC
SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
WE'LL RESTART YOUR TIME.
>> IS
THAT BETTER NOW?
>> PERFECT.
NOW YOU'RE READY.
>> I LIVE IN RAINIER
BEACH AND I'M A MOTHER,
COMMUNITY
MEMBER, ARTIST AND SURVIVOR.
I WANT TO SAY THE IMPACT
OF COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS ISIS
VALUED AND FELT.
WE WALK TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY
DAY, AND I THINK I JUST WANT
TO SAY THAT IN ORDER FOR
OUR COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE, WE
MUST INVEST INTO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF
OUR YOUTH.
I THINK ABOUT HOW THE ABSENCE
OF PARENTAL SUPPORT
AT HOME FEEDS INTO EVERYTHING.
I THINK ABOUT HOW
AN ORGANIZATION LIKE COMMUNITY
MASSAGEWAYS DIDN'T EXIST, BUT
IT'S HERE NOW.
WE HAVE THE TEAM THAT'S BUILT
IT, RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE SO
IMPORTANT. AND I JUST WANT TO
SAY
IT TAKES A WHOLE COMMUNITY TO
RAISE ONE
CHILD. IF FUNDING FOR THE
SOUTHEAST
TEAM IS NOT
CONTINUED, CAN YOU IMAGINE --
>> THANK YOU.
NICHOLAS, JEANNIE, NOAH, CLIVE,
WELCOME.
TAKE YOUR
TIME. A COUPLE
BREATHS.
YOU'RE ALL GOOD. NO ONE'S
WATCHING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS NICHOLAS CHILDERS,
HERE TO REPRESENT MYSELF
OVER A WORK CASE.
I EXPERIENCED A WORK INJURY IN
2021. IT WAS SPINAL.
IT PUT ME OUT OF WORK.
THEY OPENED AN L&A CASE.
EVERYTHING WAS PROGRESSING, I
WAS GETTING TREATMENT.
BUT THAT TREATMENT BEGAN
TO STAGNATE AND I STARTED TO
FALL BACK IN PROGRESS.
COMMON SENSE WOULD HAVE DICTATED
TO GET A SCAN OF MY BACK TO SEE
IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG
WITH DISKS.
HOWEVER, THE DOCTORS REFUSED.
WENT INTO A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
CASE.
THE LAWYERS HAD MY CASE
THROWN OUT ON THE BASIS OF A
TORT
CLAIM HAVING NOT BEEN TURNED IN.
THEY -- I BASICALLY MET
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBSTANTIAL
COMPLIANCE AND FOR EQUITABLE --
[ MUTED ]
>> I'M GOING TO GET YOUR CARD
SO
I CAN HEAR WHAT YOU
NEED WHATTO
ME. ALL RIGHT, JEANNIE.
WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS JEANNIE SHU,
I LIVE IN SEATTLE'S THIRD
DISTRICT. I'M A RETIRED
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLTEACHER AND HAVE ADVOCATED
FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION
AND SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS
BECAUSE
OF THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES AND
EFFECTIVENESS IN THEIR MISSION
IN EMPOWERING YOUTH,
YOUNG ADULTS AND FAMILIES IN
NEED OF
SUPPORT. I'VE COME TO FULLY
APPRECIATE WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
OBVIOUS ALL ALONG, THE GUIDING
PRINCIPLE OF GIVING PEOPLE CLOSE
TOAST
A SITUATION A STRONG VOICE IN
FINDING SOLUTIONS,
BECAUSE COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN
COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, LIKE PASSAGEWAYS,
HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN
UNDERVALUED AND UNDERFUNDED.
I URGE YOU TO FULLY FUND
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS
SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
THEIR
LIFE- AFFIRMING SERVICES TO THE
COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY WORK.
THANK YOU.
>> I'M NOAH HARPER, I WORK
WITH A STREET TEAM WITH
COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS.
IT'S OBVIOUS WHAT'S GOING ON.
THE KIDS OBVIOUSLY NEED
SOMETHING TO DO AND SOMEBODY
TO LOOK UP TO.
RIGHT NOW, IF YOU TAKE US AWAY,
IT'S NOBODY OUT THERE.
THERE'S NOTHING FOR THEM TO DO.
IT'S A LOT OF VIOLENCE GOING
ON IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE THERE TO KIND OF
TELL THEM HEY, YOU SEE SOMEBODY
THAT
DON'T LIKE YOU, LET'S TAKE YOU
HOME. IF YOU REPLACE US, THEY'RE
GOING TO HOP IN THE CAR WITH
SOME
RANDOM NEW PEOPLE? NO, THEY'RE
GOING TO BE
SCARED, THE STREETS WILL GET A
LITTLE MORE DANGEROUS OUT THERE.
SO WE'RE ASKING IF YOU COULD
FIND SOME MORE FUNDING, IT
WOULD BE
GREAT. I KNOW YOU GOT MONEY
SOMEWHERE, BECAUSE THIS STATE
GOT MONEY.
THIS STATE GOT MONEY.
PLEASE FIND
SOME MONEY.
>> THANK YOU, NOAH.
WELCOME, CLIVE.
THEN WE HAVE CHARLES,
EVETTE, GARRETT AND WE'LL GO TO
ONLINE.
>> MY NAME IS CLIVE HAYWARD.
I HAVE PERFORMED ON THE
WATER FRONTS FOR THE LAST 11
YEARS.
THIS WEEKEND, I SAW REAL
SAFETY PROBLEMS.
SUNDAY, A SHELL GAME
HULSELERS WORKING THE PROMENADE.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE
SEEN THAT SCAM OPENLY IN SEATTLE
AND IT CAN TAKE LARGE AMOUNTS
OF MONEY FROM TOURISTS.
FRIDAY, I WITNESSED AN ASSAULT.
SATURDAY, I WITNESSED A GROUP OF
TEENAGERS RUNNING DOWN
THE
PROMENADE WITH A HANDGUN IN HIS
HAND.
IT FEELS LIKE EVERY DAY I'M
CALLING 911.
THE WATER FRONT NEEDS A
REAL POLICE PRESENCE FOCUSED ON
SAFETY.
YOU KNOW HOW TO STAFF THE WATER
FRONT.
PLEASE FOCUS ON TRAINING,
OUTREACH, PROFESSIONAL --
OPPOSED TO WHAT WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW WITH THE ESU
SECURITY SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU, CLIVE.
NEXT, WE HAVE CHARLES
FOLLOWED BY HOWARD.
IS CHARLES HERE?
CHARLES, THEN HOWARD GILL.
>> THANK YOU.
NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE.
I FEEL LIKE IF YOU TAKE
THIS
AWAY FROM ME, YOU'RE GOING TO
STEAL MY CAREER.
I REALLY BUILT THIS UP TO HELP
MY COMMUNITY SAVE LIVES,
REALLY LOOKED OUT FOR A
LOT OF PEOPLE. I'VE DONE A LOT,
LIVED IN
THE COMMUNITY FROM THE SOUTH
SEATTLE AREA, GREW UP, BORN AND
RAISED
RAINIER BEACH. SO WHAT ARE YOU
ALL ACTING LIKE?
EVERYBODY HAS A SALARY BIG
ENOUGH TOTO US.
I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE
AIN'T PUSHING FOR US, BECAUSE
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS MIGHT KNOW
THIS OR THAT PERSON.
WE'RE HERE EVERY DAY, ACTIVE
AND
HELPING OUT. I KNOW WHAT'S GOING
ON.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET SOME
PEOPLE OUT HERE THAT DON'T KNOW
SOMEWHAT'S GOING ON.
I SEE IT EVERY DAY THAT WE DODO
LOT OF WORK AND SAVE A LOT OF
KIDS. YOU SEE THEM BACK HERE.
AIN'T NOBODY GOING TO HELP THEM
OUT.
THAT'S ALL
I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, CHARLES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY, LAST THURSDAY,
JUNE 18th WAS THE ANNIVERSARY OF
THE
MURDER OF A
BLACK PREGNANT WOMAN, LEAVING
HER FOUR
CHILDREN MOTHERLESS.
NOT ONE CITY DEPARTMENT OR
CITY OFFICIAL HAS MEMORIALIZED
OR NOTED THAT ANNIVERSARY.
WHY WOULD THEY?
THE EXTREME DISNANCE BETWEEN
THE PROCLAMATIONS OF BLACK
LIVES MATTER AND THE REALITY
THAT CITY
DEVALUING THOSE LIVES ARE TOO
STARK.
WHO WAS KILLED AFTER THAT?
SEVERAL OTHERS, INCLUDING
A HOMELESS MAN IN CRISIS.
WE MEMORIALIZE THOSE KILLED
BY GUN VIOLENCE UNLESS IT WAS
AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY HOLDING
THAT GUN.
WE NEED TO FUND PEOPLE WHO
ARE VICTIMS AND --
[ MUTED ]
>> MS. EVETTE.
SOUNDS LIKE HOWARD WANTS
REPARATIONS.
SO DO I. LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT.
>> I WANT TO TELL YOU ALL,
I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT THEY DO.
BUT ONE OF THE
THINGS THEY CAN DO IS SUPPORT
EVENTS LIKE THE
RAINIER --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
AND ALSO AS A SMALL
TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR
ALL THAT YOU DO --
ONE OF THE DONATIONS --
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL
THATTHAT DO.
>> THANK YOU, MS. EVETTE.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE WATER
BOTTLES.
NEXT WE HAVE GARRETT. IS GARRETT
HERE?
WELCOME.
IF YOU'RE ONLINE, WE
HAVE A COUPLE MORE SPEAKERS.
WELCOME, GARRETT.
>> BEFORE I BEGIN, I WANT TO
THANK ALL THE COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS STUDENTS WHO
SPOKE. YOU WERE ALL SO WELL
SPOKEN
AND YOUR CITY
IS VERY PROUD OF YOU. SO WELL
DONE.
I COME BEFORE YOU AGAIN, I
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF
OF
OUR CITY.
I MET MANY OF YOU BEFORE BACK
IN APRIL WHEN I CAME HERE
AND SHARED THAT I'M A PART OF
THIS
GROUP WHO MEET IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EVERY THURSDAY.
WE PRAY FOR EACH ONE OF YOU BY
NAME, BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT
THE CITY AND EACH ONE OF YOU,
AND
WE RECOGNIZE YOUR JOB IS
DIFFICULT
AND OFTEN THANKLESS. SO THANK
YOU.
SO I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU ON
A PART OF A GROUP CALLED
VICTORYSEATTLE.ORG.
WE'RE DOING OUTREACH FOR
THE WORLD CUP AND OUR CITY IS
SHINING DURING FIFA
AND THE WORLD CUP.
IT IS SO WONDERFUL.
I'VE BEEN
AT THE STADIUM FOR OUR FIRST TWO
MATCHES.
I'LL BE AT ALL OF THEM.
I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE STADIUM,
BUT TO SEE THE NATIONS COMING
TOGETHER, PEOPLE HUGGING
FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND
DIFFERENT TEAMS, AND SEATTLE IS
SHINING.
SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE THOMAS
JACKSON, FOLLOWED BY -- I CAN'T
READ THIS
NAME.
NUMBER 32,
AND THEN WE HAVE SIERRA AND
DAVID.
YOU CAN
DO EITHER MIC.
>> ALL RIGHT.
MY NAME IS THOMAS
JACKSON. EVERYBODY CALLS ME TOM
JACK.
ALTHOUGH I WORKED FOR -- I'M
A GUARDIANSHIP COORDINATOR,
AND I'VE DONE THREE YEARS OF
WORK WITH COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS
AS A
CRITICAL RESPONDER, TODAY
I'M COMING TO YOU AS A
COMMUNITY MEMBER AND SOMEONE
THAT LIVES ON
MLK AND OTHELLO.
I'VE RECENTLY FALLEN
IN LOVE WITH THE IDEA THAT WE
CAN
USE FINE ARTS TO HELP OUR YOUTH
GET
TO TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND TO
GET THEM TO THERAPEUTICTHERAPEUT
IC
IS.
SO MY CREATIVE PROGRAM
THAT COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS IS
GETTING BEHIND, THAT'S JUST A
BEAUTIFUL
THING, BECAUSE
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUR
YOUTH GET
TO SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES.
WE'RE GOING TO GET --
[ MUTED ]
>> THANK YOU, TOM JACK.
NUMBER 32, I CAN'T READ THIS.
IT'S CALEYA, MAYBE?
AND
THEN WE HAVE HOSIER AND DAVID.
WELCOME.
T
>> ETINGS, EVERYBODY.
>> GRAB THE MIC AND TALK
RIGHT
IN THERE. GET REAL CLOSE AND
COMFY.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
MY NAME IS SOLOMON.
I'M A RECENT GRADUATEGRADUATE
RAINIER
BEACH HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT
COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS MUST CONTINUE TO
BE A PART OF OUR SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITIES.
THEY PROVIDE MENTORSHIP,
OPPORTUNITIES, INTERNSHIPS FOR
STUDENTS, RESOURCES, CONFLICT
RESOLUTION, VIOLENCE
PREVENTION AND SUPPORT YOUNG
PEOPLE
WHEN THEY NEED IT THE MOST.
FOR ME, THIS IS VERY PERSONAL.
I WAS ONCE GOING THROUGH
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OUTSIDE
OF SCHOOL AND HAD CHALLENGES IN
AND
OUT OF SCHOOL.
I FELT LIKE GIVING UP, BUT MY
CASE
MANAGER WAS ON MY SIDE ALL THE
TIME.
WITHOUT THEM, I DON'T
BELIEVE I
WOULD BE ABLE TO GRADUATE HIGH
SCHOOL.
SO IN GENERAL, I THINK THEY
SHOULD STAY.
AND BASICALLY --
[ MUSED ]
>> HASSIER AND THEN DAVID.
IS HASSIER HERE?
HASSIER BROWN?
NO WORRIES, THANK YOU.
AND THEN DAVID LONG. SO DAVID.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO MY NAME IS DAVID LONG.
I'M A LIFE- LONG RESIDENT OF
SEATTLE.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE PEOPLE IN
THE YELLOW SHIRTS WERE, BUT
NOW I KNOW THEY ARE COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS. I SAY THAT, BECAUSE
AS A
PERSON WHO HAS TWO DAUGHTERS, I
CAN TELL YOU WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO FIND THE MONEY, PLEASE FIND
IT.
THESE PEOPLE ARE THERE
EVERY SINGLE DAY THE KIDS GET
OUT OF
SCHOOL. THEY KNOW
THE KIDS AND THE COMMUNITY.
WE ARE OLDER, AND WE DO OUR BEST
TO STAY INVOLVED, BUT THEY ARE
INVOLVED.
SO WHATEVER THE COUNCIL OR
THE CITY NEEDS TO DO, WE HAVE TO
DO
IT. BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ONLY
NEEDED, THEY
MUST CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO DO
WHAT THEY DO.
WE HAVE ALL LOST SOMEBODY CLOSE
TO US FROM GUN VIOLENCE.
SO PLEASE, DO WHATEVER YOU
CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT
COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS IS FUNDED. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> NOW ONLINE.
WE HAVE ROSE.
PRESS STAR 6.
SAWYER, YOU'RE NOT PRESENT.
SI, DAVID HAN IS NOT PRESENT.
SO WE HAVE FIVE MORE SPEAKERS.
ROSE, STAR
6.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ROSE.
TRANSPEOPLE HAVE
BEEN EXPERIENCING INCREDIBLE
RATES OF
VIOLENCE.
LAST WEEK I WROTE NAMES OF
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN
KILLED.
WE HAVE THREE MORE THIS WEEK.
LAST WEEK, A PERSON
WAS KILLED IN MOBILE, ALABAMA.
THE DAY BEFORE THAT,
RICKY EASTON WAS KILLED IN OHIO.
LAST WEEK, WE HAD THE BODY FOUND
OF ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO APPARENTLY HAD
KILLED
HERSELF.
WE ARE HAVING INDIVIDUALS IN OUR
COMMUNITY DISAPPEARING LEFT
AND RIGHT BECAUSE OF THE
VIOLENCE WE ARE EXPERIENCING.
TWO WEEKS AGO I HAVE A FRENLDZ
WHO
-- FRIEND WHO WENT MISSING.
WE HAVE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
VIOLENCE AND BEING NABBED BY THE
COPS. WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS
NABBED
LAST NIGHT.
THE LONGER WE WAIT TO
DO SOMETHING FOR OUR COMMUNITY,
THE WORSE IT'S GOING TO
CONTINUE
HAPPENING.
[ MUTED ]
>> THANK YOU, ROSE.
SAWYER, SI, DAVID, WE HAVE LEAH
HALL. STAR 6, UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> STAR 6, LEA.
THERE YOU GO.
>> CAN
YOU HEAR ME?
>> A LITTLE BIT.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE
TIME.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. [ INAUDIBLE ]
MY OWN FAMILY, WE HAVE ALL
HEARD GUNFIRE AND MY CHILDREN
WERE IN
THE LINE OF FIRE.
AS WE WERE ORGANIZING --
I JUST WANT TO SAY THE
MOST IMPORTANT PIECE --
[ MUTED ]
>> THANK YOU,
LEA. NEXT WE HAVE DAVID HANES,
STAR
6.
AND THEN SAWYER IS NOT
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID HANES.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS
RESOLUTION 32206 ABOUT THE
SBHE GRATED RESOURCES --
INTEGRATED
RESOURCES. IS THERE ANY WAY TO
GET SEED
MONEY TO CELEBRATE NONTOXIC
TECHNOLOGY, LIKE IF THE
ELECTRICITY GOES OUT, WE
CAN HAVE A MINI WINDMILL AND
RECHARGE SOME OF THE THINGS
IN YOUR HOME AND CAN WE PROTECT
THE BATTERY PACKS THAT CITY
LIGHT WANTS TO REACH INTO OUR
HOMES AND TAKE AWAY OUR
ELECTRICITY SO
THEY CAN RECHARGE THE CRUISE
BOATS.
SEEMS TO BE A CONCERN.
THE OTHER THING IS, COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS TO PLAY A RACE CARD
AND BROW PETE THE BEAT THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS INTO MORE MONEY.
STOP HELPING THE FELONS AND
HELP THE INNOCENT KIDS AND
STOP RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR
THE
KIDS -- [ MUTED ]
>> THANK YOU, MR. HANES.
I SEE SI S. , STAR
6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> HA -- CAN YOU HEAR
ME, COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> YES, GO RIGHT AHE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
PUBLIC FUNDING MUST BE BASED ON
FACTS, ACCOUNTABILITY.
AS A RECENT SURVIVOR, I KNOW
HOW TOUGH IT IS WHEN SOMEONE
YOU GROW UP WITH --
[ INAUDIBLE ]
THERE'S COMPLEXITIES ONLY
BLACK AND BROWN PARTS HAVE TO
DEAL
WITH.
WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE LACK
OF CREDIBILITY THAT OTHER FORMS
OF
SURVIVORS MAY NOT BE QUESTIONED
ON. I URGE YOU TO NOT
WITHHOLD FUNDING FROM
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS FOR FOUR
REASONS.
ONE, ACCOUNTABILITY.
I STRONGLY URGE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO MAKE A RECORDS
REQUEST AS WELL AS OTHER
SOURCES. THERE ARE MANY ISSUES
WITH
CRIMINAL USES
OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
AT THIS POINT, PUBLIC
FUNDING NEEDS CLEAR OVERSIGHT.
IT [ MUTED ]
>> THANK YOU. AND I DON'T SEE
SAWYER.
IS SAWYER ONLINE?
IT SAYS NOT PRESENT.
I'LL
JUST WAIT FOR I.T. NO.
THANK YOU, AND THEN IS
THERE ANYMORE PUBLIC COMMENTERS
SIGNED UP?
NO, OKAY, AWESOME.
SO
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME TODAY
TO
SPEAK, ESPECIALLY
ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
WHO WERE IN COLLEGE OR
RECENTLY GRADUATED OR IN THE
PROGRAM.
IT'S HARD TO GET UP AND TALK
IN FRONT OF PEOPLE AND REALLY
APPRECIATE HEARING THEIR
STORIES OF THE IMPACT ON A LOT
OF
THESE PROGRAMS THAT THEY ARE
HAVING AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
FOR THE
SUMMER.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER LIN
IS WORKING REALLY HARD WITH OUR
MAYOR'S OFFICE ON FINDING
SOLUTIONS.
SO I KNOW THAT WE ALL CARE ABOUT
THAT.
BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT FUNDING
IS SHOWING HOW WE CARE, AS WELL.
IT'S NOT JUST WORDS.
SO I'M VERY AWARE OF THAT.
I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR HIS
WORK.
SO WE MIGHT NOT HAVE AN ANSWER
TODAY, BUT KNOW THAT IS A
SOLUTION THAT WE ARE WORKING
TOWARDS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE
THAT.
THANK YOU ALL
FOR COMING, ESPECIALLY OUR
BABIES.
AS WE TRANSITION INTO OUR
MEETING, COLLEAGUES, AND SO IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, IT IS
ADOPTED.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING
DOWN
HERE, AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
EXCUSE ME, LET ME RESET.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NONE, IT IS
ADOPTED. OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE, IT IS ADOPTED.
WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE D --
CONSIDER MINUTES OF OUR JUNE
MEETING, JUNE 16th, 2026.
PAYMENT OF BILLS, THREE
BILLS, ONE RESOLUTION,
FOUR APPOINTMENTS FROM THE PARKS
AND CITY LIGHT COMMITMENT AND
THREE FROM THE LAND USE
AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ANY
ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE
TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONCEPT
CALENDAR?
HEARING NONE, I MOVE TO ADOPT
THE CONCEPT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> I HEARD A SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST DIDN'T HEAR YOU ON THE
MIC. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
[ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED.
PLEASE AFFIX ANY SIGNATURE TO
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF. PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
ONE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 121208, ADOPTING
THE 2025 BUDGET, INCLUDING
THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM, CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS
TO
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND
BUDGET CONTROL LEVELS AND RATIFY
ING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS BY A
THREE
QUARTER VOTE.
>> WE HAVE EXACTLY 3/4ths OF THE
COUNCIL MEMBER TODAY.
ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, I'LL PROVIDE THE
REPORT, AS HE ATTENDS THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
I WILL ADDRESS THE NEXT TWO
BILLS.
THEY ARE STANDARD PIECE
OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET
LEGISLATION.
THIS BILL IN THE 2025 -- EXCUSE
ME.
THIS BILL IN THE 2025
EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE MAKES
VARIOUS ADJUSTMENTS TO 2025
ADOPTED BUDGET TO COMPLETE THE
CITY'S ACCOUNTING PROCESS FOR
THE YEAR.
THE BILL PROVIDES RETRO ACTIVE
BUDGET AUTHORITY TO COVER PRIOR
YEARS
SPENDING. THE TOTAL REQUESTED
EXCEPTIONS IN THIS BILL ARE $8.
1 MILLION.
THE MAJORITY OF THOSE COSTSCOSTS
$5. 9
MILLION ARE INCREASES TO THE
HEALTH CARE FUND DUE TO
SUBSTANTIALLY -- SORRY, I
CAN'T READ THAT WORD, HIGHER
THAN EXPECTED MEDICAL AND
DENTAL CLAIMS IN THE LAST
QUARTER OF
2025. IT WAS APPROVED
UNANIMOUSLY WITH
A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.
ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BILL
BEFORE US?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL. [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR.
>> THE BILL PASSES.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 121209, THE
2026 BUDGET, INCLUDING CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS,
CHANGE APPROPRIATIONS TO VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS AND BUDGET
CONTROL LEVELS FOR VARIOUS FUNDS
AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS BY
A THREE QUARTER VOTE BY THE CITY
CITY COUNCIL.
>> THIS IS THE ANNUAL 2026 --
IS THIS THE CARRY FORWARD?
YES.
SORRY, THE BILL NUMBERS ON THIS
ARE NOT MATCHING WHAT'S ON THIS
.
IT REQUESTS THE
REAPPROPRIATION OF CELEBRITY
DEPARTMENTS UNSPENT
BUDGET AUTHORITY SO THEY
MAY COMPLETE PROGRAMS AND
PROJECTS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
FINISHED YET. THIS LEGISLATION
REQUESTING
THE CARRY FORWARD $138 MILLION.
THE MAJORITY OF WHICH FUNDS ARE
IN THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE FUNDS AND OFFICE OF
HOUSING FUNDS FOR LONG- TERM
PROJECTS
THAT HAVE BEEN AWARDED
BUT NOT YET SPENT.
THE BILL WAS
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE
FINANCE
COMMITTEE WITH A DO PASS.
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BILL
BEFORE US?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
[ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES, THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE
ITEM. THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION,
BUT THERE ARE PROCLAMATIONS, AND
THE
FIRST ONE, I KNOW I'VE BEEN
THE PROCLAMATION QUEEN.
I HAVE ONE PROCLAIMING JULY 10,
2026 TO BE MARTHA NEWMAN DAY FOR
SIGNATURE TODAY.
MARTHA SPENT OVER 25 YEARS IN
OUR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND
I BELIEVE OVER 10 TO 15
YEARS, CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S
10 OR
15, I THINK IT'S 15 AT
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
SHE HAS STAFF, MYSELF ON
THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE AND WHEN COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE WAS ON THERE LAST YEAR
AND IS
A GREAT PERSON.
SO WOULD LOVE FOLKS
SIGNATURES, AND IF THERE'S NO
FURTHER
COMMENTS REGARDING THIS
PROCLAMATION, WOULD LOVE FOR
US TO TAKE THE ROLE TO
SEE WHO WOULD SIGN ON.
[ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SEVEN SIGNATURE ALSO BE
AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER HAS A
PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, REALLY EXCITED
TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES JUNE
26th AS SEATTLE STORM DAY.
I AM A BIG SEATTLE STORM FAN.
I AM STILL THINKING ABOUT THE
BLOCK IN THE FINAL SECONDS
OF THE GAME LAST NIGHT.
AND IT'S
REALLY EXCITING FOR ME, BECAUSE
WE HAVE A TEAM
HERE WHO HAS FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS,
WE
HAVE A TEAM WHO HAS WELCOMED
SOME STAR ROOKIE TALENTS, AND WE
ARE BRINGING IN THE NEXT
GENERATION
OF LEADERSHIP ON OUR TEAM.
BUT BEYOND THAT, THE OWNERSHIP
GROUP OF THE STORM IS ALSO AN
EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT IS
RARE, A WOMEN LED GROUP.
AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT
OUR WNBA TEAM HAS ONE OF THE
FIRST PRACTICE FACILITIES
DEDICATED TO
THE TEAM IN THE LEAGUE.
SO THERE IS A LOT TO
CELEBRATE, AND SEATTLE CONTINUES
TO BE
A BASKETBALL TOWN.
SO REALLY EXCITED TO BRING
FORTH THIS PROCLAMATION, AND I
WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AS WELL
FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
AND LEADERSHIP ON THIS
PROCLAMATION AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO
PRESENT THING TO THE TEAM.
I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT,
COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN STEER THING ING
THIS FORWARD.
I WILL PAUSE TO SEE IF
ANYONE HAS ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING THE
SEATTLE STORM DAY.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER WAS A TOTAL
FAN GIRL
AND WITH MEGAN RAPINOE THERE,
BUT I
WANT TO REITERATE, WE
PUT TOGETHER THIS PROCLAMATION
AND WORKED WITH THE OWNERSHIP
GROUP, AND I WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE, AND
I KNOW SOME OF YOU WILL BE
A LITTLE ANNOYED, BUT THE
SEATTLE
STORM IS SEATTLE'S ONLY WINNING
TEAM. NOT THE MARINERS, NOT THE
SONICS, WHAT IS THE OTHER
ONE, THE FOOTBALL ONE, THE
SEAHAWKS.
WE'VE WON FOUR, AND WE'RE OFF
TO A SHAKY SEASON, BUT THAT'S
OKAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME GOOD
PEOPLE.
I'M JUST GLAD THAT I GOT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND DIONNE.
WE LOVE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL.
ESPECIALLY WOMEN'S NCAA.
I'M JUST SO SAD I WON'T BE
THERE
FRIDAY, BECAUSE YOU WILL
BE HANDING OFF TO FLOW JAY.
SO HOW EXCITING IS THAT AT
THE SEATTLE CENTER OR THE
STORM
PRACTICE FACILITY, WHICH IS
BEAUTIFUL.
I JUST THINK IT'S GOOD
THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE THE STORM.
FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO,
PEOPLE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE
STORM AND
NOW IT'S A THING. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO --
THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING A GIRL
DAD
AND YOUNG BASKETBALL PLAYER IS I
KNOW FIRST HAND THE OUTREACH THE
TEAM DOES WITH THE COMMUNITY.
PARTICULARLY WITH KIDS.
AND NOT JUST THE GIRLS, BUT
BOYS AND GIRLS, BUT ESPECIALLY
THE
GIRLS.
AND THE EXAMPLE THAT THEY SET
FOR THESE YOUNG WOMEN AND THESE
GIRLS AS THEY LOOK TO GET
INVOLVED IN TEAM SPORTS.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
AND THE OUTREACH TO
COMMUNITY IS SO IMPORTANT.
AND THEN REALLY ALSO KIND OF
WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE
CENTER, WHICH IS IN DISTRICT
SEVEN, NOT
THE DISPUTED AREA
BETWEEN DISTRICT SIX AND SEVEN,
SIDE
NOTE.
IS, YOU KNOW, A GREAT WAY
TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY
AND PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR OUR YOUNG TEAM.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT'S
NOT TRULY KNOWN AS WELL
THAT COULD BE.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT
SHOUTOUT TO THE STORM AND
THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
OKAY. SO --
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS WAR ES
-- JUAREZ AND KETTLE.
THE REASON I WANT TO SAY A FEW
ADDITIONAL WORDS, I WOULD
BE REMISS IF
I DIDN'T MENTION THE FACT NOT
ONLY DO WE
CELEBRATE THIS TEAM, BUT
CELEBRATE AT A MOMENT CRITICAL
TO THE LEAGUE.
WE THINK ABOUT FAIRNESS AND
EQUITY, BUT WE'RE DOING
THIS RIGHT AFTER THEY PASSED AN
HISTORIC COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT, AND WE'RE STARTING
TO SEE WOMEN FINALLY, IN
WOMEN'S
SPORTS, GET PAID
WHAT THEY ARE OWED AND WHAT THEY
ARE WORTH AND
APPROACHING THAT. I WOULD BE
REMISS TO SAY THAT
IT'S EXCITING TO GET TO
CELEBRATE THIS WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WHO IS A FORMER
PLAYER AND A COACH.
AND I THINK THAT'S NOT
SOMETHING A LOT OF OTHER CITY
COUNCILS
GET TO BRAG ABOUT.
AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY
EXCITING FOR US.
AND I THINK WE REALLY
HAVE WELCOMED SOME
OF THE BEST ROOKIES IN THE
LEAGUELEAGUE
SEATTLE. AND I THINK WE ARE
GOING TO
SEE THAT OVER THE NEXT FIVE,
TEN,
15 YEARS, MAYBE 20 YEARS IF WE
GET
TO BE AS LUCKY AS WE WERE AND
HAVE ANY OF THESE ROOKIES PLAY
THEIR ENTIRE YEARS HERE LIKE SUE
BIRD.
I THINK DAWN MORGAN DROPPED
37 POINTS LAST NIGHT.
>> 38.
>> AND I'M JUST IN AWE OF
THE TALENT THAT IS COMING FROM
THIS TEAM.
I THINK IT'S
SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO
REALLY CELEBRATE.
SO COLLEAGUES, I'M JUST
EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I AM A FAN GIRL.
I APOLOGIZE TO ANYBODY WHO
HAS TO BE THERE WITH ME ON
FRIDAY WHEN I GIVE THIS
PROCLAMATION, BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO LOSE IT.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT.
>> WITH THAT, LET'S SIGN THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FAN
GIRL, AND SEASON
TICKETHOLDER FOR THE STORM, AS
WELL.
WE KNOW SHE LOVES WOMEN'S SPORTS
JUST IN GENERAL.
SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS IN
HIGHLIGHTING THE
SEATTLE STORM.
>> SHOUTOUT TO THE PEOPLE
WHO GIVE
ME PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE STORM
GAME.
>> WE LOVE IT.
THIS IS GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME RIDE
IN THE CAR FOR THIS MOMENT.
SO THANK YOU.
YOU DID ALL THE WORK AND YOU
AND COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
CAN WE CALL THE ROLL FOR THIS.
TO SEE WHO WANTS TO SIGN,
IS THAT
OKAY? [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SEVEN CIG CHURS SIGNATURES
WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
WILL GIVE A SPEECH ON FRIDAY.
COLLEAGUES, THERE IS -- IS
THERE ANYMORE FURTHER BUSINESS
TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL BEFORE
WE
GO, I DO WANT TO SAY AND I
FORGOT
TO SAY THIS LAST WEEK, HAPPY
FATHER'S DAY TO THE DADS ON
COUNCIL.
WORKING WITH YOU IS AN ABSOLUTE
TREAT. BUT TO SEE THE
INTERACTION THAT
YOU HAVE HAD WITH YOUR
FAMILY AND YOUR KIDS AND THE
DADS THAT
YOU ARE, IT MAKES ME
SEE YOU ALL IN A VERY DIFFERENT
LIGHT.
AND NOT JUST A COLLEAGUE, BUT
JUST I'M CLOSE TO MY DAD, AND
SO
THE IMPACT THAT YOU HAVE ON
YOUR KIDS, IT JUST -- IT REALLY
--
IT REALLY CREATES SUCH STRONG
INDIVIDUALS. AND I JUST WANTED
TO SAY
I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO WORK
WITH ALL THE DADS ON THE COUNCIL
AND
ALL OF OUR WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND I SEE HOW YOU
LOVE ON YOUR FAMILIES AND KIDS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY HAPPY
FATHER'S DAY TO YOU ALL.
AND IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE'RE GOING TO
JUMP RIGHT INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. SO HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I AM ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW
CONVENE INTO THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION,
THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING
POTENTIAL
AND ACTUAL
LITIGATION. THE COUNCIL'S
EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WITH
THE CITY
ATTORNEYS, AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
THE LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS
ALWAYS PRESENT TO ENSURE THE
COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS FOR
POLICIES FOR OPEN SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THE TIME OF
THETHE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END
BY
5:00 P.M., AND IF I HAVE TO
EXTEND THAT EVEN MORE I WILL.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT UNTIL 5:00
P.M. , OKAY, COLLEAGUES.
AWESOME.
IF I DON'T HEAR ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS, IT IS 3:34 P.M. ,
AND
THIS COUNCIL MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.