THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
TONIGHT.
THIS IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12th.
I'M TERESA MOSQUEDA.
CHAIR OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
IT WILL COME TO ORDER AND THE
TIME IS 5:31 P.M.
MADAM CLERK.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
[ ROLL CALLED ]
>>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND
WHEN WE DO SEE COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
I WILL MAKE SURE TO ANNOUNCE
THAT.
I WANT TO NOTE AT THE TOP OF
THE HOUR WE DO HAVE
INTERPRETERS WITH US.
THEY WILL BE OFFERING
TRANSLATION.
THIS INCLUDES TRANSLATING MY
OPENING REMARKS AND THE
INSTRUCT SHIPS FOR FACILITATING
THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO SLOW
DOWN, THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED
THE SCRIPT IN FRONT OF US FOR
THE OPENING COMMENTS HERE.
BUT THIS WILL GIVE EVERYONE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR TRANSLATION.
WE ARE GOING TO START WITH
THESE OPENING COMMENTS AND WE
WILL HAVE A BREAK AT EACH
SENTENCE TO MAKE SURE TO OFFER
TRANSLATION SERVICES.
WE WILL BE OFFERING IT IN
SPANISH AND WE TO HAVE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOLKS THAT
HAVE A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
TRANSLATION SERVICES IN FUTURE
MEETINGS.
OKAY.
COLLEAGUES TODAY WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF INTERPRETERS JOINING
US TO PROVIDE TRANSLATION FOR
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT
REQUESTED TRANSLATION FOR
SPANISH.
THEY WILL BE TRANSLATING
OPENING REMARKS AND DIRECTIONS
ON HOW TO MODERATE TODAY'S
PUBLIC HEARING.
IN ADDITION TO TRANSLATING THE
PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM TODAY TO
ENGLISH FOR FOLKS THAT WISH TO
TESTIFY IN SPANISH.
PAUSE HERE AND CONFIRM THAT WE
HAVE OUR TRANSLATORS AND
INTERPRETERS ON THE LINE WITH
US.
MADAM CLERK.
I'LL WILL CONTINUE TO READ MY
COMMENT BECAUSE THE TRANSLATORS
HAVE BEEN OFFERED THESE IN
WRITING AND WE WILL REVIEW THEM
IN SPANISH WHEN THEY DO GET ON
THE LINE BUT I WILL STICK TO
THE SCRIPT.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] FOR FUTURE
LANGUAGE ACCESS REQUESTS FOR
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE PLEASE
MAKE SURE TO CONTACT MY OFFICE
72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE
COMMITTEE MEETING TO SUBMIT
YOUR REQUESTS FOR TRANSLATION.
COLLEAGUES WE HAVE TODAY ALMOST
200 PARTICIPANTS SIGNED UP AND
WE KNOW THAT IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR THEM TO HEAR DIRECTLY AND
FOR US TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM
CONSTITUENTS AS WE BUILD THE
BUDGET.
LIKE YOU I HEARD FROM FOLKS
BEFORE WE BEGAN TO RECEIVE THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET THAT
WERE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING
INFORMATION TO US ABOUT WHAT
WAS GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
MAYOR'S TRANSMITTED BUDGET.
IT IS NOT AND CAN'T BE THE CASE
THAT EACH COUNCIL BUDGET
PROCESS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT
WE HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS
ADVOCATE AND DELIBERATE IN
PUBLIC WHAT PEOPLE VALUE AT THE
TABLE.
SO TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOOD
GOVERNMENT MEAN THE COUNCIL
PROCESS HAS TO BE MORE THAN
CHECKING AN EXECUTIVE PROCESS
BOX.
THAT IS WHY WE HOLD PUBLIC
COMMENTS LIKE THIS BUT IT IS
NOT THE ONLY TIME.
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE THE CHANCE
TO ENGAGE WITH CONSTITUENTS.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE HOW MANY
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE FLAGGED THE
WAY IN WHICH YOUR OFFICES HAVE
BEEN ENGAGING CONSTITUENTS AND
ADVOCATES AND LOOK FORWARD FOR
YOU ENGAGED IN PROVIDING
COMMENT TO ALL OF US IN
ADDITION TO THESE PUBLIC
HEARINGS OFFERED TODAY.
I AM GOING TO PAUSE VERY
BRIEFLY AND SEE IF OUR
TRANSLATION SERVICES HAVE
JOINED US.
I WILL OFFER THIS CONCLUDING
PARAGRAPH AND PAUSE FOR THE
TRANSLATION SERVICES.
AS BUDGET CHAIR, WE HAVE WORKED
TO INCREASE COMMUNICATIONS
TOWARDS THE PUBLIC AND WE HAVE
WORKED WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE
TRANSPARENT SIGN ON TOOLS FOR
BUDGET ACTIONS AND INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF PUBLIC HEARINGS TO
HEAR DIRECTLY FROM MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC.
THIS BUDGET HAS THREE PUBLIC
HEARINGS AND THIS IS THE FIRST
ONE.
THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR A LONG
FORM PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE
NOVEMBER 10th AT 5:30 P.M.
AND THE LAST ONE NOVEMBER 19th
AT 9:30 A.M.
THAT WILL CONCLUDE AT 11:30.
IN ADDITION TO THESE THREE
PUBLIC HEARING SESSIONS WE HAVE
THE FIRST 30 MINUTES AT EACH
BUDGET MEETING DEDICATED TO
HEARING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
PROVIDE TESTIMONY.
WE SENT THE LAST FEW WEEKS
HEARING FROM HUNDREDS OF
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
HAVING THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT
THE CITY THE MOST.
INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS
EQUITABLE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION THROUGH A SERIES
OF OFFICE HOURS AND COMMUNITY
ROUNDTABLE AND HEARING DIRECTLY
FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS DURING
OUR NORMAL BUDGET MEETING.
WE DID RECEIVE A NOTE THAT SAYS
THAT THE TRANSLATOR SERVICES
ARE HAVING A HARD TIME LOGGING
IN AND I WANT TO FLAG FOR FOLKS
THAT ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM
TRANSLATION SERVICES.
WE WILL BE OFFERING THE
TRANSLATION SERVICES OFFICIALLY
AND MADAM CLERK IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO NEEDS TO BE
ADMITTED I WOULD THANK YOU SO
MUCH IN ADVANCE.
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO SEE
WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER I WILL
DO MY BEST TO TRANSLATE THIS IN
SPANISH.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] AFFORDABLE
IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO
ADD I KNOW COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZELEZ YOU WOULD HAVE DONE A
MUCH BETTER TRANSLATING THAT
AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE
TRANSLATOR SERVICES ON THE
LINE.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GET THEM
IN HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
OKAY.
WITH THAT COLLEAGUES I AM NOT
SEEING ANYBODY JUMP UP TO ADD
SOMETHING SO I WOULD OPEN IT TO
COUNCIL HOURS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAS PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA.
I HOLD OFFICE HOURS WEEKLY.
YOU CAN SIGN UP.
WE HAVE ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE OF
THE THREE FULL DAYS OF BUDGET
COMMITTEE AND THIS PUBLIC
HEARING SO WE ARE REDUCING
OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK AND
EXTENDING THEM NEXT WEEK.
SIGN UP ON MY WEB SITE AND I AM
HAPPY TO BE HERE AND LISTENING.
I WILL SAY TONIGHT IS ONE OF MY
BEST FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY, ONE OF
THE BEST PERSON IN THE WORLD
AND MY FRIEND NOEL I CAN'T
CELEBRATE WITH YOU PERSONALLY
BUT I WISH YOU HAPPY.
THANKS, COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE COMMUNITY
MEETINGS THEY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
FEEL FREE TO DO THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THANK
YOU VICE CHAIR.
>> MY NEXT OFFICE HOURS IS
SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY THE 29th.
THEY ARE SCHEDULED BETWEEN NOON
UNTIL 6:00 P.M.
AND THAT IS JUST A DESIGNATED
TIME FOR FOLKS TO MEET BUT I
WANT TO LET THE LISTENING
PUBLIC KNOW THAT I AM MEETING
WITH CONSTITUENTS EVERY DAY ON
BUDGET THINGS SO THAT IS NOT
THE ONLY TIME THAT I AM
AVAILABLE TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR
BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.
GOOD REMINDER.
IN ADDITION TO OUR DAILY
MEETINGS THAT WE ARE ALL
TAKING.
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO REITERATE TO MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC THAT ANYTIME THEY
WANT TO REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE
THEY SHOULD FEEL FREE TO DO SO
AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO ENGAGE
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
ADVOCATES ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS
THAT THEY ALL HAVE EXPRESSED ON
THE BUDGET AND I JUST WANT TO
SHARE WITH MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC THAT EARLIER TODAY I
SENT TO THE CHAIR AND ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS THE INITIAL LIST
OF BUDGET PROGRESSIVE
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE EMERGED
FROM COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS
AROUND THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND
I HAVE SHARED THAT ON MOCKABLE
OFFICE BLOG POST AND FACEBOOK
AND I HAVE SENT TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS AND WE WILL BE
REACHING OUT TO ALL COUNCIL
OFFICES FOR MEETINGS IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COSPONSORSHIP
AND YOUR PROGRESSIVE AMENDMENTS
FROM MY OFFICE.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST BECAUSE IT
IS UNUSUAL DAY I WANT TO TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS
SUSTAINABLE COUNCIL HAS A
MEETING ON THE 30th BUT WE DO
THAT BECAUSE OF CERTAIN
REQUIREMENTS AND SO I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW
THAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE
RENT CONTROL LEGISLATION AT
THAT MEETING.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZELEZ PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
AND AFTER THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
SPEAKS IF THERE IS ANYTHING IN
THE CUE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET
US KNOW AND IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE
TO SHARE TONIGHT WE KNOW PEOPLE
ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE WILL
DO OUR BEST TO AMPLIFY THE
OPPORTUNITIES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT I WANT TO SEE
IF YOU HAVE AN ITEM.
I SEE YOUR HAND UP.
OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
I THINK WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GO
BACK TO THE COUPLE PRESIDENT IF
THAT WAS THE TECHNICAL ISSUE
THAT WE ARE HAVING I APOLOGIZE
TO THAT COUNCILMEMBER GONZELEZ
AND WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU
BEFORE OPENING UP PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
I WILL READ INTO THE RECORD
HERE THE PROCESS FOR ENGAGING
IN PUBLIC COMMENT.
BEFORE I DO MADAM CLERK DO YOU
HAVE ANY WAY TO CONFIRM FOR ME
IF OUR TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE
ON THE LINE?
>> CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA THEY WERE
THERE AND APPARENTLY DROPPED
OFF.
>> THANK YOU DEPUTY CLERK.
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZELEZ
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I BELIEVE YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP
IF YOU HAD ANYTHING YOU ARE
WELCOME TO CHIME IN.
>> I DID.
I'M SO SORRY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
GREAT.
I AM STANDING OUTSIDE.
I'M IN TRANSIT.
BUT DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT I LIKE MANY YOU COLLEAGUES
HAVE BEEN HAVING MEETINGS AND
MY OFFICE HAS OVER 30 MEETINGS
ALREADY WITH 30 DIFFERENT STAKE
HOLDER GROUPS ON BUDGET
PRIORITIES AND WE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT CONTINUING TO HAVE THAT
LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND FOR
THOSE FOLKS WAITING TO HEAR
BACK FROM US DON'T HESITATE TO
CONTACT VIA EMAIL AND FOR THOSE
THAT ARE STILL LOOKING TO REACH
OUT TO US, WE DEFINITELY INVITE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENCE
WITH YOU ALL AND TO TALK ABOUT
YOUR BUDGET PRIORITIES.
APPRECIATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE WHAT MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
DOING AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO CONNECT WITH
MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU ALL.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I SEE
YOUR HAND.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOU WERE ON MUTE, THERE YOU GO.
>> THANKS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIRMAN
MOSQUEDA.
I DO JUST WANT TO ECHO THAT WE
HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH FOLKS
SINCE THE END OF THE LAST
BUDGET CYCLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
FOLKS IN DISTRICT TWO HAVE AS
PRIORITIES AND I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY IS SURPRISED TO HEAR
WHAT FOLKS REALLY WANT TO TALK
ABOUT IS EXPANDING EDI AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TENANTS TO
BUY THEIR HOMES AND MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOME
OWNERSHIP AND INFRASTRUCTURE,
INFRASTRUCTURE, INFRASTRUCTURE,
INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE ARE HEARING FROM JUST NOT
THE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET BUT WITH
INDIVIDUALS.
WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF
CONSTITUENTS CALLING DURING THE
OFFICE HOURS THAT ARE NOT
NECESSARILY AFFILIATED WITH THE
ORGANIZATIONS BUT HAVE HEARD
ABOUT IT AND ARE VERY
INTERESTED IN THE PRIORITIES
IDENTIFIED THERE.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
CONVERSATIONS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL WEEKS AND ARE
DEFINITELY HEARING FROM OUR
CONSTITUENTS THAT THEY EXPECT
US TO BE BOLD IN WHAT WE ARE
ADVOCATING FOR AND ASKING FOR
ON THEIR BEHALF AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WITH MY
COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY.
I WILL READ THE INSTRUCTIONS TO
HOW TO COMMENT IN TODAY'S
COMMENTS.
I KNOW TRANCESLATION SERVICES
ARE TRYING TO GET ON THE LINE
SO WE WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE
TRANSLATION AVAILABLE AND GOING
TO READ THIS DIRECTLY SO THAT
TRANSLATION CAN BE OFFERED ONCE
THEY JOIN.
AT THIS TIME I WILL BE OPENING
THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
WE HAVE ALMOST 200 PEOPLE
REGISTERED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
EARN THAT HAS SIGNED UP WE NEED
TO MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
WE WILL ENSURE THAT EVERYONE
ASSIGNED HAS A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN ONE
MINUTE FOR THOSE TO SPEAK AND
FOR THOSE WITH TRANSLATION
SERVICES YOU WILL BE GIVEN A
MINUTE FOR COMMENT AND ONE
MINUTE FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES
THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERPRETER
SERVICES THAT WILL BE OFFERED
THROUGH CONSECUTIVE
TRANSLATIONS.
A TOTAL OF TWO MINUTES.
I WILL CALL ON THREE SPEAKERS
AT A TIME IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
YOU HAVE REGISTERED ON THE
WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO YOU
CAN SIGN UP AT THE END OF THE
HEARING BUT GOING TO
SEATTLE.COM/COUNCIL.
IT IS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE CALLING IN
WITH THE SAME NUMBER YOU SIGNED
UP WITH.
IF NOT, WE WILL ONLY SEE THE
NUMBER YOU ARE CALLING IN ON
AND WILL NOT -- IT WILL NOT
MATCH THE NUMBER YOU
REGISTERED.
ONCE I CALL OUT YOUR NAME STAFF
WILL UNMUTE YOUR LINE AND YOU
WILL HEAR HAVE YOU BEEN
UNMUTED.
THIS IS YOUR CUE TO HIT STAR 6
TO BEGIN SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
THAT YOUR ADDRESSING.
TONIGHT PLEASE KEEP YOUR
COMMENTS RELATED TO THE 2022
BUDGET.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME AT
TEN SECONDS AND ONCE YOU HEAR
THAT CHIME WE ASK THAT YOU WRAP
UP YOUR COMMENTS.
IF YOU DON'T WRAP UP YOUR
COMMENT BY THE END OF YOUR
ALOTTED TIME YOU WILL HAVE YOUR
MICROPHONE DISCONNECTED SO WE
ASK YOU TO WRAP UP THE COMMENT
TO HEAR YOUR FULL THOUGHTS.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
COMMENTS WE ASK YOU TO
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE AND IF
YOU PLAN TO CALL IN OR IF YOU
PLAN TO CONTINUE WATCHING THAT
WE HOPE YOU DO YOU CAN DIAL IN
ON THE LISTEN IN LINE AT
(253)215-8782.
5864169164.
THAT IS LISTED ON TODAY'S
AGENDA AND YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL THAT IS
LIVE STREAMING THIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE I.T.
SUPPORT TEAM.
THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM.
ALL OF THE COLLECTION THAT YOU
HAVE HEARD FROM TODAY.
TO MY TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE TRANSLATION SERVICES WILL
BE PROVIDED AND I WANT TO NOTE
THAT WE WILL BE PROVIDING ABOUT
A TWO TO THREE MINUTE AT EACH
HOUR TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
OFFERING FOLKS A CHANCE FOR
TRANSLATION SERVICES IF NEEDED.
AT 8:30 P.M.
IF WE STILL HAVE INDIVIDUALS ON
THE LINE TO SPEAK AND THERE ARE
MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE SIGNED UP
WE WILL TAKE A FULL 15 MINUTE
RECESS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET REST
BREAK IN.
IF THERE IS ONLY 30 PEOPLE SIGN
UP WE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TO
END BEFORE IT GETS INTO THE WEE
HOURS OF THE NIGHT.
IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO WAIT
UNTIL YOUR NAME IS CALL GIVEN
THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
SIGNED UP PLEASE REMEMBER THE
THREE PUBLIC COMMENT
OPPORTUNITIES AT THE BEGINNING
OF EVERY MEETING AND YOU CAN
SEND IN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS TO
COUNCIL AT SEATTLE.GOV OR JOIN
THE CONVERSATIONS THAT THE
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE FLAGGED
TONIGHT IN THEIR DISTRICT AND
CITYWIDE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPENED I AM GOING TO CALL
ON THREE SPEAKERS AT A TIME.
AND YOU WILL HEAR YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED AGAIN AND THAT IS YOUR
REMINDER TO HIT STAR 6 ON YOUR
END.
MADAM CLERK.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT
ME IF WE DO GET THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE JOINED BY TRANSLATION
SERVICES.
>> NO PROBLEM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS KATE
REUBEN AND NEIL ANDERSON.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] GOOD
AFTERNOON AND YOU ARE WELCOME
TO BEGIN SPEAKING IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO WAIT FOR THE TRANSLATOR
YOU ARE WELCOME TO AND WE WILL
COME BACK TO YOU.
>> [ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> ALSO FOLKS MAKE SURE THAT ON
YOUR OWN PHONE IT DOES NOT HAVE
YOU ON MUTE.
SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU ARE UNMUTED [ SPEAKING
SPANISH ]
GOING TO WAIT FOR THE
INTERPRETER SERVICES.
THE NEXT PERSON IS KATE, GOOD
AFTERNOON, KATE.
>> MY NAME IS KATE REUBEN AND A
RENTER IN DISTRICT 2 AND THE
DIRECTOR IN SEATTLE.
AS PROUD ENDORSERS OF THE
BUDGET WE WANT THE BUDGET
FIXED.
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
HOUSING CRISIS.
THE WORKING CLASS IS CONTINUED
TO BE PUSHED OUTSIDE OF THE
CITY WITH BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES BEING
DISPROPORTIONATELY DISPLACED.
RATHER GOING FROM OUR POLICE
BUDGET THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
RAISED JUMP START TOWARDS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NOT
INCLUDING IN THE COUNCIL'S
PLAN.
WE CAN'T ADEQUATELY FUND
HOUSING WITHOUT MAINTAINING THE
INTEGRITY OF THE JUMP START
BUDGET.
WE NEED TO INVEST IN SOCIAL
HOUSING AND TEN AND THE
OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE HOMES
AND ADDICTION PREVENTION AND
RENTAL ORGANIZATION AND
ORGANIZING.
THIS MOVES US TOWARDS SEATTLE
WHERE EVERYBODY HAS THE SUPPORT
OPPORTUNITY AND COMMUNITY TO
THRIVE AND A CITY ANTI
BLACKNESS FOR HOUSING
RECOGNIZED AS HUMAN RIGHT TO
FILL BASIC NEEDS.
FIGHT FOR US.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS NEIL
ANDERSON.
GOOD EVENING.
>> I'M NEIL ANDERSON IN SUPPORT
OF THE SOLIDITY BUDGET.
WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE INDOOR
POLLUTION CAUSED BY GAS STOVES.
AS MORE PEOPLE GET THE MESSAGE
ABOUT HOW HARMFUL IT IS TO BURN
GAS IN DOORS WEALTHIER FAMILIES
CAN GET RID OF THE GAS RANGE
AND RETHE PLACE IT WITH
ELECTRIC.
FOR LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES THAT
IS NOT AN OPTION.
WE KNOW FROM THE HEALTH
DISPARITY THAT RESIDENTS IN
POORER COMMUNITIES BREATHE MORE
POLLUTED AIR.
THAT MEANS CHILDREN WILL BE
LIKELY TO BREATHE TOXIC FUMES
AT HOME.
WE CAST BE A CITY THAT ALLOWS
CLIMATE PROGRESS TO LEAVE
BEHIND THE MOST VULNERABLE
STRENGTHS.
I ASK THAT YOU FOLLOW THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGE YET TO
ALLOCATE $85 MILLION TO CLEAN
ENERGY.
WE KNOW THAT TODAY CHILDREN
WILL BE THE ONE TO EXPERIENCE
THE WORSE EFFECTS OF THE BUDGET
CRISIS AND TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO
GIVE ALL CHILDREN IN SEATTLE A
HEALTHY START.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS JACOB
SHARE AND DAVID HINDS AND
PHILLIP CONIT GOOD EVENING,
JACOB.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M JACOB SHARE ON BEHALF OF
REAL CHANGE AND ASK THE COUNCIL
TO ADJUST THE PROPOSED BUDGET
FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET IS A
BLUEPRINT FOR PROVIDING CARE
AND SAFETY WHICH IS ACHIEVED BY
A PROCESS TO INCLUDE REAL
CHANGE VENDORS.
THEY NEED TO COMMIT TO THE
BUDGET ON SOCIAL HOUSING LAID
OUT IN THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
AND NOT HIRING MORE POLICE AND
THE CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY.
THE COUNCIL WILL USE THE 2022
BUDGET TO CREATE A NEW PATH
FORWARD FOR OUR CITY ONE FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS AND CREATES NEW
WAYS TO ENSURE REAL CHANGE
VENDORSCAN LIVE AND THRIVE IN
SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
DAVID, GOOD EVENING.
>> THANK YOU.
IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL REFUSES TO SOLVE THE
HOMELESS CRISIS AND ONLY
MANAGES TO BUY OFF OF THE SAME
ELECTION APPARATUS THAT DOES
THE PROTESTING AROUND HERE TO
FILL UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD TO SATURATE THE
NARRATIVES ABOUT WHY WE NEED AN
INVESTIGATION OF 6 FIGURE
SALARIES AND THE DONATIONS TO
THE ACTIVISTS AND UNION
ORGANIZERS AND LOBBYISTS PAID
BY NONPROFITS THAT BROKER DEALS
WITH CITY COUNCIL NOT TO
INVESTIGATE AND LOOK THE OTHER
WAY ON THE ABUSE TO INNOCENT
HOMELESS FOR A TRADE OF DATA
AND INTEGRITY AND OVERSIGHT FOR
ELECTION SUPPORT.
BUYING OFF PROTESTORS AND UNION
LEADERS AND DUMPING HARD EARNED
DOLLARS FOR LIES AND REASONS
WHY AND TOTALLY UNSAFE IN
SEATTLE AFTER CITY HALL
SABOTAGED POLICE REFORM AND
REFUSE TO HELP THE VICTIMIZED
PEOPLE.
SCORNING ALL OF THESE PEOPLE
STRUNG OUT ON YOUR FRONT DOOR
STEPS AND DESPERATELY NEEDING
HELP.
LIBERALS THINK IT IS MORE
IMPORTANT --
>> THANK YOU.
PETER.
GOOD EVENING.
THANKS FOR WAITING.
>> THANK YOU BUDGET CHAIRMAN
MOSQUEDA THIS IS PETER CONDIT A
SCIENTIST IN DISTRICT 6. DEFUND
SPD IS A STATEMENT OF LOVE.
DEFUND SPD MEANS WE AS A CITY
WILL RESPOND TO PEOPLE'S NEEDS
WITHOUT THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE.
DEFUND SPD MEANS WE WILL
RESPOND TO THE VES IN OUR
COMMUNITY WITH COMPASSION.
DEFUND SPD MEANS WE WILL SPEND
OUR RESOURCES NOT ON
SURVEILLANCE AND WEAPONS BUT ON
INVESTMENTS TO EMPOWER
RESIDENTS.
THERE ARE GOOD WAYS TO SPEND
PUBLIC DOLLARS IN THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND
SOCIAL HOUSING AND MORE.
THE KEY ELEMENT OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET IT DEFUND THE
VIOLENCE.
I ENCOURAGE EVERY COUNCILMEMBER
TO TELL SPD THAT YOU ARE TAKING
THEIR MONEY AWAY.
STAND UP TO THE VIOLENCE.
THE BUDGET IS THE
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM AND
LIES IN YOUR HANDS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS I
ENCOURAGE YOU IN PARTICULAR TO
NOT LEAVE THE HARD WORK OF
DEFUNDING SPD TO OTHER PEOPLE
ON THE COUNCIL.
YOU ALL HAVE EQUAL POWER TO
DECREASE THE BUDGET AND I HOPE
TO SEE THE --
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING BRADY NORDSTROM.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] BRADY AND
MARIA.
GOOD EVENING BRADY.
>> GOOD EVENING.
I AM COMMENTING IN SUPPORT OF
SUBSTANTIALLY MORE FUNDING FOR
OPCD TO CONDUCT ROBUST
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY FOR THE
2024 MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATE PROCESS.
HOUSING JUST IS ALSO ABOUT
VIEWS.
THE MAJOR UPDATE WILL SET
DIRECTION FOR LAND USE AND
GROWTH IN SEATTLE FOR AT LEAST
THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS.
RIGHT NOW THE OUT REACH IMPACT
STUDY IS UNDER FUNDED.
EQUITIABLE COMMUNITY JOT REACH
TAKES INVESTMENT OF TIME AND
RESOURCES.
ESPECIALLY FOR CAPTURING THE
VOICES MOST IMPACTED BY THE
HOUSING CRISIS.
WE URGE TO HAVE ENOUGH
RESOURCES TO SHAPE OPD'S
PROPOSALS FOR SEATTLE'S FUTURE
LAND USE AND GROWTH AND NOT
THOSE THAT HAVE ENGAGED IN THE
PROCESS AND HAVE ENOUGH
RESOURCES TO DO SO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR CALLING IN TODAY.
GOOD EVENING VIRGIL.
>> GOOD EVENING I'M VIRGIL
WEIGHED AND THE CHIEF DIRECTOR
FOR A NONPROFIT HERE IN SEATTLE
WORKING WITH NATIVE PEOPLE.
I HAVE AN ITEM IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED FUNDING FOR SERVICES
FROM AGENCIES SPECIALIZING IN
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA
NATIVE POPULATION.
TO DELIVER THE DELIVERY OF
CRITICAL SERVICES FOR FUNDING
FOR BASE CENTERS THAT HAVE
PROVIDED MEALS TO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FROM ALL BACKGROUND.
THIS ITEM WOULD ALSO PROVIDE
FUNDING FOR OTHER HIGH NEED
AREAS INCLUDING THE REENTRY
PROGRAMMING AND OUR OUTREACH
TEAM AND OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES.
ADDITIONALLY WE ARE ASKING CITY
COUNCIL TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR
THE JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN CHIEF
CEILING CLUB AND BELLWETHER
HOUSING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE.
THIS PROJECT WILL BRING 200
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
THE CAMPUS WITH THE TEMPORARY
-- AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSISTENT SUPPORT THAT
THE COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS OF
SEATTLE HAVE GIVEN TO OUR
ORGANIZATION AND PARTNERS AND
WE HUMBLY ASK FOR THIS SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
EXCELLENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS ARE
MARIA [ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
LET'S PUT TWO MINUTES ON THE
CLOCK.
OKAY MARIA.
STAR 6 TO START SPEAKING.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
LET'S PULL HER UP AGAIN TO HAVE
HER IN THE CUE AS MARIA WORKS
ON GETTING UNMUTED.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> THANK YOU.
WE WILL BEGIN.
OKAY.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY.
COLLEAGUES I AM GOING TO TRY TO
DO THIS JUSTICE.
GOOD EVENING.
MY ARE MY NAME IS MARIA RUIZ
AND I COM HERE ON BEHALF OF MY
COMRADES IN THE WORK OF
DOMESTIC WORK.
THEY ARE.
WE ARE ASKING FOR THERE TO BE
INVESTMENTS IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
BENEFITS PACKAGE.
I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 2005
WORKING AS DOMESTIC WORKER AND
LIKE MANY OF MY COMRADES
WITHOUT ADEQUATE WAGES AND
WITHOUT ADEQUATE COMPENSATION
AND WITHOUT ADEQUATE BENEFITS
LIKE SICK LEAVE AND TIME OFF.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T
JUST -- IT IS IMPORTANT
ESPECIALLY NOW IN THE WAKE OF
COVID THAT WE SEE THIS AS
ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUE AND WE
WANT TO HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS
AND DIGNITY THAT OTHER WORKERS
HAVE NOT JUST IN SEATTLE BUT
ALSO IN WASHINGTON STATE.
THE TIME IS NOW ESPECIALLY IN
THE WAKE OF COVID AND DOMESTIC
WORKERS WORK IS VALUABLE AND WE
NEED TO INVESTIGATE IN DOMESTIC
WORK.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] MARIA.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
OKAY.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
OKAY.
SO I'M GOING TO START AND
WELCOME TO DIANNA HERE AS OUR
INTERPRETER.
WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AND TO
TRANSLATE THE TESTIMONY I WILL
OFFER THE BEGINNING AND THEN
DIANNA WHO HEARD HALF OF IT
WILL ADD ANYTHING ELSE.
>> I AM MARIA AND I AM
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF MAKING
SURE THAT THERE IS MORE MONEY
FOR INVESTMENTS IN DOMESTIC
WORKERS.
I HAVE BEEN A DOMESTIC WORKER
AS A NANNY FOR 15 YEARS.
IN THAT TIME THERE'S NOT GOOD
BENEFITS AND WAGES AND HAVING
PORTABLE BENEFITS IS GOOD FOR
EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND IT IS GOOD
FOR ECONOMIC HEALTH AND IT IS
GOOD FOR STABILITY FOR WORKERS.
IT MEANS WE CAN HAVE MORE
STABILITY AND ASSURANCES TO PAY
THINGS LIKE PAYING RENT AND
OTHER BILLS THAT ARE DUE.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT ELEMENT
TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT WE
HAVE DONE WITH HELPING DOMESTIC
WORKERS.
DIANNA, WOULD YOU ADD ANYTHING
ELSE?
>> NO.
THAT IS ALL.
>> OKAY.
>> [ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> OKAY.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> AN DIANA, WE WILL KEEP
OUTLINE AND I THINK YOU HAVE
THE SAME LIST OF FOLKS THAT
HAVE ASKED FOR TRANSLATION AS
WE DO.
IF WE HEAR OTHER FOLKS THAT
WOULD LIKE THAT, THANK YOU FOR
BEING AT THE END.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE
TO MARIA FOR ALLOWING ME TO
TRANSLATE.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
ALEX LOCKHART AND JORGE BARON
AND TIERRA DEARBORN.
GOOD EVENING.
ALICE.
>> ALICE.
JUST HIT STAR 6 ONE MORE TIME.
THERE WE GO.
>> I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS NEXT.
I AM ALICE LOCKHART AND I WILL
BE READING A COMMENT FROM GREEN
NEW DEAL VOLUNTEER REBECCA KATE
THAT COULDN'T STAY LONG ENOUGH
TO SPEAK AT NUMBER 89.
REBECCA WITH THE FOLLOW.
I URGE YOU TO ADOPT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET IN ITS
ENTIRETY.
I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE GREEN
NEW DEAL AND THE NEED TO FUND
SOLUTIONS THAT MEET THE SCALE
OF THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY THAT
WE ARE FACING AT THIS MOMENT.
WE NEED TO ACCELERATE HOMES AND
BUILDINGS OFF OF FOSSIL FUEL
AND TO FUND COMMUNITY CLIMATE
RESILIENCE.
THE HEAT WE EXPERIENCED WAS
TRUE WAKE-UP CALL AND THE
DEADLY EFFECTS ARE HERE AND WE
IN THE NORTHWEST ARE NOT
IMMUNE.
I LOVE AND REBECCA LIVES NEAR
AKE WASHINGTON AND HUNDREDS
FLOCK TO THE LAKE SHORE TO
SURVIVE THE HEAT DURING THOSE
EXTREME WEATHER DAYS.
WE NEED TO FACE REALITY AND
PLAN NOW FOR MORE EXTREME
SUMMER WEATHER AND POOR AIR
QUALITY.
THAT IS WHY I AM CALLING ON THE
COUNCIL TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF
CLEAN AIR INCLUDING CENTERS SO
THAT EVERY SEATTLE RESIDENT --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALICE.
GOOD EVENING JORGE.
>> CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA I AM JORGE
MARON AND I AM COMMENDING YOU
FOR YOUR EFFORTS TO ENSURE
LANGUAGE ACCESS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO
EXPAND THE CITY LEGAL NETWORK.
IT IS HOW THE CITY PRACTICES
ITS VALUES OF BEING WELCOMING
COMMUNITY AND I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE PRESIDENT GONZELEZ
IN ESTABLISHING THAT IN 2017.
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS THE
COUNCIL HAS RECOGNIZED THE
VALUE OF THE NETWORK AND
ALLOCATED FUNDING AT ONE
MILLION FOR THIS CRITICAL
RESOURCE.
UNFORTUNATELY MAYOR DURKAN'S
PROPOSAL WOULD REDUCE IT TO
810,000.
THIS CUT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE THE AVAILABILITY TO
SERVICE EXISTING CLIENTS.
WE ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU AT A
MINIMUM MAIN THE FUNDING AT ONE
MILLION PER YEAR LEVEL AND WE
ARE ASKING THAT YOU MAKE
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS TO
ENSURE IT TO BE SUSTAINABLE FOR
THE FUTURE AND ADEQUATELY
RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS.
WE SHARED A LETTER YESTERDAY
AND SET THE BUDGET AT IS .742
MILLION FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S
BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU, JORGE.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TIERRA
DEERBORN AND I DID WANT TO NOTE
THAT COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS
JOINED US AS WELL SO IF WE CAN
GET HER INTO THE SCREEN THAT
WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
>>> GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS TIERRA DEARBORN AND
A PROJECT JET MEMBER FOR LEAD.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK.
THE WORK TO ADDRESS LOW LEVEL
CRIME AND PUBLIC HEALTH
CONCERNS USING A COMPLAINT BASE
APPROACH.
AND THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE
IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND FALLEN
THROUGH THE CRACKS OF OTHER
SERVICES AND OFTEN TIMES LAND
IN JAIL AS A RESULT.
THE COLLEAGUE OF MINE LIKES TO
SAY THE STREETS OF A NEW JAIL
WHERE FOLKS ARE SURVIVING IN
CONDITIONS THAT WE DID NOT
COULD GET WORSE INMENT PAST 18
MONTHS.
THEY DON'T FIT THE CRITERIA FOR
BURIAL HEALTH OR HOUSING
SERVICES.
THERE'S AN ENORMOUS NEED RIGHT
NOW AND SO MUCH THAT WE HAVE
BEEN DECLINING ELIGIBLE
REFERRALS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
DUE TO CAPACITY RESTRAINTS.
WILL YOU HEAR FROM SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY HERE TODAY ABOUT THE
NEEDS THAT THEY SEE IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE THE
BACKBONES FOR CARES AND SO THAT
WE CAN RESPOND FOR PUBLIC ORDER
AND TO THOSE THAT HAVE
CONTINUALLY BEEN EXCLUDED.
WE ASK FOR COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE
--
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS CHRIS
WOODWARD AND JANICE SAGUCHI AND
THOMAS WILEY.
GOOD EVENING, CHRIS.
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM CHRIS WOODWARD.
THE DIRECTOR OF PINE SQUARE IN
D7 AND I'M CALLING FOR SUPPORT
FOR BRINGING THE PROGRAM TO
FIDELITY AND IN THE PROPOSAL TO
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE.
I SUPPORT LEADS BECAUSE FIRST
WE KNOW IT WILL WORK AND TO
HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE COMMITTING
CRIMES WITH EXTREME POVERTY AND
TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
NEEDS AND NEXT WITH PINE SQUARE
THE LEADS PROGRAM THAT ENGAGE
STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVEMENT
BETWEEN THE PROGRAM AND
NEIGHBORHOOD AND FINALLY LEAD
WORKS WITH MANY INDIVIDUALS
THAT DON'T QUALIFY OR HAVE
FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS.
WE NEED EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS AND
THROUGH THE CHALLENGES THAT OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD FACES.
THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE
LEADS PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AS
WELL.
JANICE.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE NOT
PRESENT.
WE WILL CALL YOU BACK IF YOU
ARE THERE AND WELCOME YOUR
PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
GOOD EVENING TREVINO, WELCOME.
>> HELLO.
I AM A RESIDENT AT DISTRICT
TWO.
I AM CALLING IN TODAY TO
SUPPORT THE QUALITY AIR BUDGET.
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET LITERALLY
WILL SAVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE
OF THIS CITY.
THE SOLIDARITY PROJECT WILL
AFFECT THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS
BEEN BEGGING FOR INVESTMENT.
WE ARE BEGGING THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET REALLY IS
TALKING ABOUT PUTTING 635
BILLION INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AS A LIMIT FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HOUSING HAS BEEN AN
ISSUE FOR BLACK FOLKS AND
PEOPLE THAT ARE POOR AND PEOPLE
THAT CAN'T COME TO CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS AND THE PEOPLE THAT
CAN'T ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES
BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO WORK.
WE NEED HELP.
AND IT IS UP TO THE CITY
COUNCIL TO DO ITS JOB AND IT IS
UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO STAND
FOR THE FOLKS OF THE CITY AND
THE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T ADVOCATE
FOR THEMSELVES.
AND I AM ASKING AND I AM
BEGGING AND DEMANDING THAT YOU
LOOK IN THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
TO SAVE THE LIVES OF EVERYONE
IN THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
JAMES LEVEL AND MATT THOMAS AND
JORDAN VAN MOSS AND GOOD
EVENING, JAMES, STAR 6,
PERFECT.
>> GOOD EVENING.
IMAGIST LOVELL AND ENROLLED
MEMBER OF THE TURTLE INDIANS
AND A DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR
THE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB WORKING
ALONGSIDE VIRGIL WADE.
TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO ADD
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF FUNDS
FOR AGENCIES SPECIALIZING IN
INDIAN NATIVE AND ALASKA
POPULATIONS.
THE ITEMS MENTIONED EARLIER
THAT INCLUDED A DAY CENTER AND
REENTRY PROGRAM AND JOT REACH
WORK.
MY COMMENT IS THAT THIS IS
BRIDGE FUNDING AND THERE WILL
BE PROPOSALS FOR 202 FROM THE
HD PROCESSES AND THE
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
WE ARE THRILLED THAT THE ITEMS
ARE INCLUDED IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET AS THEY ARE
NEEDED NOW AS MUCH AS EVER.
THE CAPITOL REQUEST IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH BELLWETHER
HOUSING.
156 YEARS AGO IT WAS MADE
ILLEGAL FOR NATIVE AMERICANS TO
RESIDE IN SEATTLE, A CITY NAMED
FOR LIVING AS TRIBAL CHIEFS.
WE ARE EXCITED FOR 200 UNITS OF
FAMILY HOUSING IN NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD
IN OUR EARTHS FOR RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE.
WE THANK YOU FOR --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THE NEXT PERSON IS MATT
THOMAS.
GOOD EVENING.
I WILL MOVE ON.
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU IF YOU
GET LOGGED IN.
JORDAN VAN ROTH YOU ARE UP
NEXT.
GOOD EVENING JORDAN.
YOU CAN HIT STAR 61 MORE TIME
JORDAN.
PERFECT.
THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS MY
NAME IS JORDAN VAN LOSS AND I
LIVE IN DISTRICT 3 AND
COMMENTING ON THE 2022 CITY
BUDGET.
LAST WEEK I PARTICIPATED INTER
FAITH PANEL SPEAKING TO HIGH
SCHOOLERS ON THE CHALLENGES OF
VIOLENCE, POVERTY AND WIDENING
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY.
FROM THE BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE
ALL PROBLEMS CIRCLE BACK TO
GREED, HATRED AND IGNORANCE.
WE ARE ALL CONNECTED.
WE CAN'T BUILD A HEALTHY WORLD
IF WE ALLOW PEOPLE TO GO
UNHOUSED AND THEN PEOPLE IN
MEDICAL CARE OR EXPAND POLICE
WITHOUT FUNDING COMMUNITY
SERVICES.
WE NEED TO HEED DIRE STATE OF
OUR PLAN IT AND FUND CLEAN
ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR FOSSIL
FUEL USE AS IN THE GREEN NEW
DEAL AND FUND THE PROPOSALS
OUTLINED IN THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET AND THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
WITH NO CUTS TO THE AMAZON TAX.
BUDGETS ARE MORE RAL DOCUMENTS
REFLECTING THE DEEPEST
PRIORITIES.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING TOGETHER
FOR THE HIGHEST GOOD OF PEOPLE
ON THE PLANET IN MIND.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKSERS ARE
BILL SAM SON, SAMOANA GRILLSON
AND JULIE MONA.
GOOD EVENING BILL.
STAR 6, PLEASE.
ONE MORE TIME, BILL IF YOU
COULD HIT STAR 6. WHY DON'T WE
GO TO SA MONA.
BILL, WE WILL KEEP OUT SCREEN
SO IF YOU COME OFF MUTE.
STAR 61 MORE TIME BILL.
AND LET'S TEE UP SAMOANA.
GOOD EVENING.
STAR 6, PLEASE.
WONDERFUL.
GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS IS MONA AND I AM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HERE IN
SOUTH SEATTLE.
WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY AND
ASSISTED MANY OF THE VILLAGES,
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE WITH FOOD,
CLOTHES AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES
AS WELL AS HELPING THEM TO
TRANSITION TO HOMES.
I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT MANY OF
THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE
ASSISTED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS
ARE STILL IN THEIR HOMES TODAY
AND IT IS A MUST THAT WE
CONTINUE TO REASSIST THE
HOMELESS AND PLEASE EXPAND THE
PLAN FOR MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FOUND FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
WE WILL GO ON TO JULIE AND WE
WILL COME BACK TO BILL AND
JANICE AT THE HALF HOUR MARK
HERE.
JULIE, ARE YOU ON THE LINE?
GOOD EVENING.
JULIE, JUST HIT STAR 6. HELLO.
I'M JULIE AND I AM A RESIDENT
OF DISTRICT THREE FOR
POLICEBILITYITY AND I WORK IN
THE FIELD OF FOOD ACCESS AND
JUSTICE AND SPEAKING ALONG WITH
HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT
FOR THE 2022 SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
PUT TOGETHER BY HUNDREDS OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
ORGANIZATIONS.
BY DIVESTING FROM POLICING AND
OUR HARSH CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
REIMAGINES COMMUNITY SAFETY BY
INVESTING INEQUITY HOUSING AND
EXCESSIVE FOOD STRUCTURE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND MORE.
JUST TO TAKE ONE EXAMPLE WITH
JUST UNDER FIVE PERCENT OF THE
SPD BUDGET PROPOSED BY PAPERS
DURKAN WE COULD FUND THE
ENTIRETY OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET FOOD ACCESS AND
SOVEREIGNTY PLAN THAT THESE
INVESTMENTS FOR OTHER
COMMUNITIES LED FOOD
SOVEREIGNTY ORGANIZATIONS TO
CREATE A RESILIENCE SYSTEM.
I ASK THAT COUNCIL USE THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET TO DETERMINE
HOW OUR MONEY WILL BE USED AND
HOW THE CITY WILL PRIORITIZE
CITY SAFETY.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL READ THE NEXT THREE
SPEAKERS BECAUSE YOU ARE LISTED
TO SPEAK BUT ARE NOT PRESENT.
STEVE COOPER, SEAN GLADE AND
ROB WILLIAMSON.
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU AT THE
6:30 MARK IF YOU ARE ABLE TO
JOIN US.
THE NEXT THREE THREE SPEAKERS
THE FIRST ONE IS CRYSTAL
PETERSON.
GOOD EVENING, CRYSTAL.
>> HI I'M CRYSTAL PETERSON AND
I LIVE IN THE GREEN WOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD OF DISTRICT FIVE
AND CALLING TO VOICE MY SUPPORT
FOR BRINGING THE LEAD PROGRAM
TO FIDELITY AS PRESENTED IN THE
SPD PROM TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
AND ALLOWED LEADS TO RESPOND TO
PRIORITIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS AND CITYWIDE.
LEAD IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
HEART BECAUSE IT HAS MADE A
DIFFERENCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS DIRECTLY
ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS.
LEAD HAD AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION
TO HELP PEOPLE COMMITTING LOW
LEVEL CRIMES DUE TO EXTREME
POVERTY AND UNADDRESSED
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.
LEAD WORKS WITH MANY
INDIVIDUALS WHO DON'T QUALIFY
FOR OTHER SERVICES WHEN THEY
NEED IT MOST.
OUR CITY NEEDS LEAD SERVICES
BECAUSE IT REACHES THOSE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT NEED IT
MOST.
AND APPROVE AN AND EFFECTIVE
WAY THAT IS --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
JULIE YOU ARE UP NEXT.
IS THAT JULIE?
WONDERFUL JULIA.
>> HELLO I'M JULIA BUCK AND I'M
A HOMEOWNER IN BALLARD IN
DISTRICT 6. I AM CALLING
BECAUSE TRANSITIONAL IN ROYALTY
IS NEEDED TO TACKLE SEATTLE'S
FASTEST SOURCE OF POLLUTION
IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITIES AND [
INDISCERNIBLE ] GOOD JOBS I
SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
FOR ALL HOMES WITH CLEAN
ENERGY.
I SUPPORT THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
DEMAND ESPECIALLY FUNDING AND
ATTACHING A PROVISO FOR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
I HAVE TALKED TO UNSHELTERED
PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPRESSED HOW
HELPFUL AND SUPPORTIVE TINY
HOUSES ARE AND HOW I HAVE SEEN
HOW EFFECTIVE THEY HAVE BEEN IN
TRANSITIONING OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY.
>>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TONIGHT.
AND BOB WILLIAMSON, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
BOB.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
YOU WANT TO HIT STAR 61 MORE
TIME.
OKAY.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS WILL BE
JESSIE FREE MAN.
LEONA SCOTT AND KAREN GALLEN.
BOB, JUST HIT STAR 61 MORE TIME
IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.
OKAY.
GREAT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND KEEP
OUTLINE HERE.
WE WILL TEE UP JESSE AND I SEE
IT COMES OFF MUTE WE WILL COME
BACK TO YOU.
JESSE, GOOD EVENING.
STAR 6, PLEASE.
GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING I AM JESSE
FREEMAN HERE FROM YOUTH CARE
AND LIKE ALL AGENCIES COVID HAS
BEEN TOUGH AND PROUD TO BE OPEN
AND CONTINUE THE PROGRAMMING
BECAUSE THE YOUNG PEOPLE WE
SERVE CAN'T WAIT.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE
SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
COALITION PRIORITIES IN GENERAL
AND TELL YOU A BIT ABOUT A FEW
OF THESE ESSENTIAL NEEDS.
CONTINUING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
TO KEEP THE SITES OPENED AND
INCREASING COSTS AND FUNDING
FOR ENGAGEMENT CENTERS WHERE
YOUNG PEOPLE CAN COME IN 24
HOURS A DAY.
LASTLY IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT
HOMELESSNESS IS BRIEF AND ONE
TIME WE ARE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
THAT SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE AND
INTO PATHWAYS.
OVER THE PAST YEAR YOUTH CARE
HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE
SITES OPENED BUT INCREASE
SALARIES FOR OUR FRONT LINE
STAFF AND SUPPORT 1500 YOUNG
PEOPLE AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT TO GROW, CHANGE AND
SERVE.
THANKS.
>>> THANK YOU.
AND [ INDISCERNIBLE ] WELCOME.
>> HI THERE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> BREEAN SCOTT AND TALKING
ABOUT THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT A COUPLE
MONTHS AGO YOU GUYS APPROVED
THE FUNDS FOR BAPTIST CHURCH
AND IN A HOUSING CRISIS AND
FOOD CRISIS AND I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF GREENS AND WE WANT
TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT TO HELP
OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR COMMUNITY IS BEING RAN OUT
DUE TO THE RISE IN RENT.
WE WANT TO BRING THEM BACK AND
TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PRODUCE
TO THEM AND EDUCATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND KAREN, YOU ARE THE LAST ONE
IN THE FIRST BATCH.
KAREN, GOOD EVENING.
>> JUST HIT STAR 6.
>> HELLO.
>> HI.
>> YES.
MY NAME IS KAREN GUILLEN AND
I'M A SENIOR LIVING DOWNTOWN IN
ORDER TO LIVE A CAREFREE LIFE.
DOWNTOWN IS NOT MY HOME BUT A
CROSS ROADS FOR VISITORS FROM
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
A TINY FRACTION OF THE CITY
DOWNTOWN GENERATES HALF OF THE
CITY AND PROPERTY BATCHES.
BEFORE COVID BUSINESSES WERE
CLOSING AT AN ALARMING RATE.
POLICE HAVE ACCELERATED THE
PROBLEM AND MANY OF US ARE
RETHINKING LIVING IN THE CITY
BECAUSE OF SHOOTING AND THEFT
AND OPEN DRUG SALES AND USE AND
INADEQUATE POLICE COVERAGE.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY CONTINUES TO ERODE
DOWNTOWN WILL CONTINUE TO
SPIRAL DOWNHILL AND TO ABOLISH
THE POLICE WILL DESTROY THE
CITY AND WITH IT THE SOURCE FOR
FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT
SERVE THE ENTIRE CITY.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES I WILL GO BACK TO
FOLKS LISTED NOT PRESENT BUT
ARE PRESENT NOW.
WE WILL START WITH JANICE
SAGUCHI AND BILL SAM SON AND
STEVE HOOPER AND BOB WILLIAMSON
AND JUST A REMINDER TO --
EXCUSE ME.
THAT WAS MY REMINDER TO CHECK
THE LEGS.
A REMINDER TO MATT THOMAS AND
SEAN GLADES.
YOU ARE STILL LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT SO IF YOU ARE WITH US
TONIGHT PLEASE DO DIAL IN AND
MAKE SURE TO USE THE SAME
NUMBER THAT YOU REGISTERED WITH
AND WE WILL GET YOU UP TO
SPEED.
JANICE, FOLLOWED BY BILL AND
STEVE AND BOB.
GOOD EVENING, JANICE.
AND JANICE, IF YOU COULD HIT
STAR 61 MORE TIME.
I AM SEEING MUTE ON MY END.
WE WILL HIT STAR 6 AS WE TEE UP
BILL, PLEASE.
IF YOU COULD HIT STAR 6 WE
WOULD LOVE FOR TO YOU JOIN US
AS WELL.
HI BILL.
JUST STAR 6 ON YOUR END.
OKAY.
BILL, I WILL KEEP OUT SCREEN AS
WELL.
IF YOU HIT STAR 6 WE WILL GET
YOU TO SPEAK.
STEVE COOPER, YOU ARE WELCOME
TO JOIN US AS WELL.
STAR 6 ON YOUR END TO JOIN US.
HI, STEVE.
>> HI COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU THIS
EVENING.
ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE
RESTAURANT ALLIANCE.
THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY
IN THE PROPOSAL AND INCLUDING
FUNDING FOR TRIAGE TEAM AND
SERVICE OFFICERS AND RESTORING
THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS
AVAILABLE FOR QUICK RESPONSE
TIMES.
RESTAURANTS AS YOU ALL KNOW
HAVE BEEN HARD HIT BY THE
PANDEMIC ECONOMICALLY.
AND WE ARE ALSO BEING IMPACTED
SEVERELY BY THE CRIME AND
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS THAT ALSO
ARE PLAGUING US AT THE MOMENT.
FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR KEY
MEMBERS IN PARTICULAR, OUR
GUESTS AND FRIENDS THAT WANT TO
COME FROM OUTLYING AREAS TO
VISIT THE CITY WE URGE A FOCUS
ON REDUCING CRIME AND
DECREASING THE UNDERLYING
CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS AND
IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY
PROCESSES.
AS WE HAVE LOST OFFICERS IT IS
APPARENT THAT THE RESPONSE
TIMES HAVE DROPPED AND WOULD
NOT.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TO
SPEAK AND LOOK FORWARD TO A
FLOURISHING CITY IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
AND WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO
GOOD EVENING.
AND THANK YOU FOR WAITING.
HIT STAR 6 ON YOUR END.
>> ARE YOU THERE?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
I CAN.
>> I WAS A RESIDENT OF [
INDISCERNIBLE ] FOR SEVERAL
YEARS AND YOU NEED TO KEEP
THESE TINY HOMES GOING BECAUSE
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] I WORK LATE
HOURS AND I GET UP AT 2:00 IN
THE MORNING AND THE SHELTERS
JUST DON'T DO IT.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] HOW AM I
GOING TO GET MY SLEEP THE REST
OF THE DAY? I
CAN'T.
THE TINY HOMES [ INDISCERNIBLE
] AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT I
DON'T KNOW [ INDISCERNIBLE ] SO
PLEASE KEEP THOSE GOING, YOU
KNOW.
IT WILL GET PEOPLE OFF OF THE
STREET AND INTO HOUSING.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
TONIGHT.
I DO HOPE OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS
ALSO HEAR THIS CALL.
ALL RIGHT.
COLLEAGUES I WILL CONTINUE ON.
AGAIN FOR FOLKS THAT ARE ON THE
LINE PLEASE REMEMBER TO HIT
STAR 6 WHEN YOUR NAME HAS BEEN
CALLED AND MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE
ITSELF IS NOT ON MUTE.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE HERE
WITH THE NEXT THREE NAMES.
FOREST BUNRAT AND GISELLE LOPEZ
AND BARBARA FINEY.
GOOD EVENING FOREST.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS FOREST BUMGUARD
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU
TODAY ABOUT THE BUDGET.
I AM EMOTIONAL TODAY BECAUSE I
AM IN MOURNING BUT NOT ALONE.
MY ENTIRE GENERATION IS
GRIEVING.
THIS IS WHY CLIMATE CHANGE.
EVERYTHING TAKEN.
OUR CHILDHOOD IS GONE AND WE
ARE IN THE BEGINNING OF MASS
EXTINCTION.
KIDS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FIGHT
FOR OUR FUTURE.
I SHOULD BE STUDYING FOR A
TEST.
WE ARE TERRIFIED BUT OUR VOICE
IS POWERFUL AND THAT IS WHY I
AM HERE TO BE MY GENERATION'S
VOICE.
PLEASE POLITICIANS HAVE STOLEN
OUR CHILDHOOD WITH EMPTY
PROMISES AND DO NOT STEAL OUR
FUTURE.
WE DEMAND TO AMEND THE BUDGET
TO ALIGN WITH THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
IF YOU FAIL US WE WILL NEVER
FORGIVE YOU, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
GISELLE, GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS GISELLE LOPEZ AND
I'M A STAFF ATTORNEY OF THE
NONPROFIT KIDS IN NEED OF
DEFENSE IN SEATTLE.
SINCE 2004 VOLUNTEERS FOR
IMMIGRANT JUSTICE THAT LATER
BECAME KIND SEATTLE HAVE
REPRESENTED UNACCOMPANIED
IMMIGRANT CHILDREN THAT MIGRATE
ALONE.
I WILL RESPECT THAT CEILING
INCREASE THE INVESTMENT FOR THE
FULL AM REQUESTED IN THE 2022
BUDGET.
I REPRESENT CHILDREN THAT HAVE
BEEN HORRIFICALLY ABUSED AND
TRAFFICKED.
MANY RECOVERING FROM THE
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF THE
PANDEMIC.
LEGAL SERVICES ARE ESSENTIALLY
TO HELPING THEM QUALIFY FOR
SERVICES.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE WORK WITH THE
YOUTH TO HELP ATTAIN A WORK
PERMIT TO PROVIDE FOR HIS
FAMILY AFTER HIS MOM WAS LAID
OFF.
WITHOUT STATUS CLIENTS LIKE
THIS ARE SHUT OUT OF THE MOST
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS.
THEY ARE NOT GUARANTEED
ATTORNEYS IN COURT BUT THEY
MUST FACE TRAINED ATTORNEYS.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE CARES ABOUT
OUR CHILDREN AND NO CHILD MUST
GO TO IMMIGRATION COURT ALONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
GOOD EVENING, BARBARA.
>> HELLO.
>> HI THERE.
>> MY NAME IS BARBARA FINEY.
D5 STRENGTH.
UNION DELEGATE TO THE LABOR
COUNCIL AND SPEAKING IN A
PERSONAL CAPACITY AND MEMBER OF
THE TAX AMAZON MOVEMENT IN
SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
AND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
I AM ASKING TO YOU INCREASE THE
AMAZON TAX BY 120 MILLION TO
EXPAND FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND THE GREEN NEW DEAL
PROJECT INCLUDING URGENT
BUILDING AND HOME
WEATHERIZATION.
AND TO ADD 4.6 MILLION TO OPEN
THREE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES AND
FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE OPENING
OF THE THREE VILLAGES AND THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET WHEN FUNDING
FOR LAST YEAR INCLUDING THE
BIDDER LAKE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.
PLACE A PROVISO ON THE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE FUND IN HSD
BUDGET SAYING THOSE FUNDS MAY
NOT BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES
AND PROVIDE BRIDGE FUNDING FOR
THE NEW HOPE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE.
FUND HOUSING AND SERVICES BY
CUTTING DOWN -- CUTTING
DURKAN'S PROPOSED 13 MILLION
POLICE BUDGET EXPANSION.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
DOUG TROM AND TARA COM AND
COMMUNE BALDWIN.
DOUG, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE NOT
PRESENT.
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU AT
7:30 MARK TO MAKE SURE WE GET A
CHANCE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND THE
OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE NOT
PRESENT.
INCLUDING MATT THOMAS AND BILL
SAM SON AND SEAN GLADES.
SO TAB, THAT MEANS YOU ARE UP.
GOOD EVENING.
>> HI.
GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS TARA CAMP AND
CALLING IN FROM DISTRICT 7 AND
VOLUNTEER AND I JUST WANTED TO
CALL AND EMPHASIZE MY EXTREME
SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO
ITS COMMITMENT ADDRESSING THE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS THAT WE
HAVE GOING ON.
THEY ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES ON
TOP OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS AS
WELL.
HOWEVER THE $25 MILLION WITHIN
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET ALLOCATED
FOR THESE ISSUES IS ESSENTIAL
TO INSURE HOMELESSNESS SERVICES
AND PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND TRULY HOPE TO SUPPORT
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET FOR A
HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
CAMILLE, GOOD EVENING.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOUR NAME.
AND YOU MAY HAVE YOUR OWN PHONE
MUTED.
COULD YOU DOUBLE-CHECK FOR ME?
>> YES.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
I AM CAMILLE AND I AM CALLING
IN SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET FALLS SHORT
OF THE 60 NEEDED FOR
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND NO
MENTION OF THE COMMUNITY LED
PROGRAM SUCH AS CA HOOTS THAT
HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL.
A HUGE GAP IN THE CITY'S BUDGET
SAFETY PLAN AND CONTINUES TO
LEAVE SEATTLE RESIDENTS
EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS.
THE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS IS
HEADING US IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION.
WE HAVE SEEN THE OUTCOME OF THE
CRIME ERA AND THE OVERPOLICING
OF THE BY POCK COMMUNICATIONS.
THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF
SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY MODELS.
COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION
PROGRAMS ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
AND HAVE REDUCED CRIME BY UP TO
60%.
THEY REPRESENT REAL PEOPLE AND
REAL LIFE.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR DATA
THAT DEMONSTRATES THE
PREVENTION FROM SPD YOU WILL
NOT FIND IT.
>> THANK YOU.
WIL TOSBURN.
GOOD EVENING.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
THERE WE GO.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I AM HERE ON [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND
INVESTMENTS FOR COMMUNITY CARE
HOUSING AND MORE THAT WILL
CREATE SAFETY AND INVESTING [
INDISCERNIBLE ] CAUSED HARM
SPECIFICALLY IN BLACK, BROWN
AND OTHER MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] DETERMINED
AND TO GO FURTHER IN FUNDS TO
INCREASE SOCIAL HOUSING AND TO
SUPPORT GROUPS TO ACQUIRE LAND
AND HOUSING AND MORE.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY SEATTLE
CITY SERVICES COALITION AND
FUNDING FOR WAGE EQUITY FOR
SERVICE WORKERS AND WE ARE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] EFFORT FOR
ASSISTANCE AND URGE
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR EMERGENCY
CREW AND MORE RECOMMENDATIONS
IN THE PACKAGE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
JEN.
GOOD EVENING.
HI, JEN.
GO AHEAD.
JEN, YOU MAY BE ON MUTE ON YOUR
OWN PHONE.
>> IS THAT BETTER?
>> THAT'S BETTER.
THANK YOU.
>> HI I'M JENNIFER ADAMS AND A
VEHICLE OUTREACHED A VO
INDICATE AND I HAVE BEEN DOING
THIS FOR ALMOST TEN YEARS.
LAST YEAR WE GOT $100,000 FOR
OUR BUDGET.
WITH THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SO
FAR THIS YEAR OUTREACH TO OVER
300 PEOPLE TO EXPAND OUR TEAM
TO HELP SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH
VEHICLE LICENSING.
WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL KEEP
FUNDING VEHICLE OUTREACH.
WE WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO
PARKING SPACES AND DO PARKING
LOTS AND DO OUTREACH IN CASE
MANAGEMENT.
THIS IS VERY, VERY NEEDED.
THESE ARE 45% OF THE HOMELESS
POPULATION.
NO ONE ELSE IS DOING THIS.
WE WORK COLLECTIVELY WITH ALL
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE
CITY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
LOOKING AT OUR PROPOSAL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
WE APPRECIATE YOU.
>> APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL AND
THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN.
STEVE, GOOD EVENING.
THANKS FOR WAITING.
>> I AM STEVE GIL FROM THE
COLLABORATIVE AND SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF THE ALLOCATION OF
ONE MILLION FOR CLEAN ENERGY
PREAPPRENTICESHIPS AND CAREER
ENTRY PROGRAMS FOR GREEN JOBS
IN THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
A RECENT STUDY SHOWS THAT EIGHT
PERCENT ZERO PERCENT OF JOURNEY
MAN WORKERS OF ELECTRICAL,
PLUMBING PIPE FITTING AND HVAC
ARE WHITE MEN.
MORE TROUBLING IS THAT
APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE
APPRENTICES IN THESE FIELDS ARE
ALSO WHITE MEN.
AS WE MAKE INVESTMENTS IN
CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH THE
GREEN NEW DEAL AND MORE
SUSTAINABLE HOUSING WE NEED TO
PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR IN
THESE TRADES THAT PROVIDE
MIDDLE CLASS WAGES AND
BENEFITS.
ESSENTIAL THAT FUNDS SUPPORT
PROGRAMS TARGETED AS MECHANICAL
TRADES AND THAT SUPPORT THE
UNION AND NONUNION PATHWAYS
THAT HAVE BEEN UNDER SERVED BY
OTHER PROGRAMS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
SHANITA [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
HI.
THIS IS [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT.
>> SORRY FOR THE
MISPRONUNCIATION.
>> AM I ON?
>> YOU ARE ON.
>> OH, YES, THANK YOU I AM
CALLING AGAIN IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT IT
IS THE BEST WAY TO ADDRESS OUR
HOUSING CRISIS AND A PERSONAL
LEVEL I AM ESPECIALLY
INTERESTED IN ITS INVESTMENT IN
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET AS A
PRIMARILY TRANSIT RIDER AND
BIKER I WOULD LIKE TO GET
AROUND THE CITY WITHOUT FEAR OF
BEING HIT OR WITHOUT FEAR OF
WALKING AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD
AND WE DON'T -- WE SHOULDN'T
PUT MONEY INTO COPS BECAUSE
THAT IS NOT WHAT WILL BRING US
SAFETY BUT INVESTMENTS IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND OUR ABILITY TO
TRAVEL SAFELY THROUGHOUT THE
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TONIGHT.
HANNA, GOOD EVENING.
>> HI I AM HANNA AND A RENTER
IS ARE IN DISTRICT THREE AND
SPEAKING AS PART OF THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET MOVEMENT.
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2022
BUDGET THAT CUTS ONE HUNDRED
MILLION FROM THE AMAZON TAX
FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND THE GREEN NEW DEAL PROJECT
IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE IN
RAPIDLY RISING RENTS AND
LOOMING CLIMATE DISASTER.
BILLIONAIRES HAVE MADE FORTUNES
OFF OF THE PANDEMIC AND WE
CAN'T SETTLE FOR SIMPLY USING
THE HARD MOVEMENT.
AMAZON TAX FUNDS TO COVER UP
BUDGET CUTS.
WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TAXING BIG
BUSINESS TO FUND IT.
WE NEED TO INCREASE THE AMAZON
TAX.
THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT
WORKING PEOPLE NEED THAT OTHERS
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK
TO TODAY.
SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE COMING
TOGETHER THROUGH THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET AND THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THAT ARE GETTING ORGANIZED FOR
THE FIRST TIME.
WE NEED TO STAND TOGETHER AND
FIGHT FOR A BUDGET THAT
BENEFITS WORKING PEOPLE AND NOT
BIG BUSINESS.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS BILL
PECKETTE.
>> HI, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M BILL HACKETT AND DIRECTOR
THE LITIGATION WHERE WE DO
RESIDENCY OUTREACH UNDER OUR
PHYSICAL UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
CENTER AND THAT CONTRACT IS ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THAT'S THE ONLY FUND THAT GOES
TO THE OUTREACH AND WE SERVE
MORE THAN 2300 VEHICLE
RESIDENTS.
WE EXCEEDED THE CONTRACT
PERFORMANCES MEASURES BY HAVING
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
HOUSEHOLDS GOING TO H MIS AND
11 HOUSEHOLDS GO TO THE
EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS AND
THE MAYOR CUT OUR PROGRAM.
NOTHING IS IN THE BUDGET FOR
VEHICLE RESIDENCY.
WE HAVE BEEN TRAINING AUTHORITY
STAFF AND SPENT EIGHT HOURS AND
TAKING THEM INTO THE FIELD AND
HALF LIVE IN VEHICLES.
I ALSO WANT TO CALL YOUR
ATTENTION TO SAVE PARKING
EXPANSION THAT IS CRITICAL.
OUR HA SUPPORTS THAT AND NEW
HEIGHTS HAVE GIVEN YOU
PROPOSALS FOR HOW TO EXPAND
THAT.
FINALLY KEEP LEAD FUNDED.
WE ARE PARTNERS WITH LEAD AND
THEY ARE CONSISTENT PARTNERS
WITH US AND NEED TO CONTINUE
THAT WORK TOGETHER.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
SILL HANSEN.
AND AN APOLOGY CHAIRWOMAN I DID
NOT SEE THAT YOU WERE ON MY
LIST UNTIL NOW.
IT IS USUALLY OUR CUSTOM TO
ALLOW FOR ELECTED MEMBERS TO
SPEAK FIRST SO APOLOGIES FOR
THAT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD HANSEN.
>> THANKS.
HELLO I AM SA SEAL HANSEN AND
THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE
SNOHOMISH TRIBE.
WE ARE STILL HERE AND CALLING
INTO SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDES
OVER $16 MILLION IN
INVESTMENTS.
AND THAT WOULD DIRECTLY IMPACT
THE LIVES OF UNDERPRIVILEGED
MEMBER OF THE SNOHOMISH TRIBE.
WE ARE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS IN
SEATTLE AND AS A DIRECT RESULT
OF NATIVE AMERICAN BANS PASSED
BY THE CITY IN 1865.
THIS CITY HAS HISTORY OF POLICY
THAT CONTINUES IN EQUITY AND
DISPLACES OF COMMUNITY OF COULD
COLOR.
THIS SOLIDARITY BUDGET WILL
INVEST IN UNDER FUNDED
COMMUNITIES AND BE A CITY THAT
UPHOLDS JUSTICE AND PROVIDES
HOUSING FOR ALL OF OUR GOOD
NEIGHBORS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TONIGHT.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE MOW
LIN HUING, SUMMER SINSON AND
JASON WALSH.
GOOD EVENING MAUREEN.
>> GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR
MOSQUEDA AND COUNCILMEMBERS I
AM MAUREEN HUING AND THE PARENT
OF A PRESCHOOLER DURING THE
PANDEMIC AND THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF NEW HEIGHTS.
THAT, YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
DURING THE VERY DIFFICULT YEAR.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR
RECENT INVESTMENTS IN EARLY
LEARNING PROGRAMS.
DURING THE PANDEMIC MY FAMILY
STRUGGLED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO
FIND CHILD CARE WHEN 30% OF
EARLY LEARNING PLACES WERE
LIGHTS OUT.
THE LACK OF CHILD CARE HAS
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED
WOMEN IN BY POCK COMMUNITIES
AND GOING BACK TO WORK.
NEW HEIGHTS IS OFFERING 175
EARLY LEARNING SLOTS.
WE WELCOMED THIS AFTER THEY
WERE DISPLACED FOR 50 YEARS
WHEN THE CHURCH THEY RESIDED IN
WAS DEMOLISHED.
NEW HEIGHTS HAS BEEN HOME TO
CHILDREN SINCE 1902 AND WE NEED
TO GET A CHILD CARE LICENSE.
PLEASE HELP US SAVE THE 70
SLOTS FROM EVAPORATED 50%
ALLOCATED FOR LOW NUCLEAR.
>> THANK YOU AND THE NEXT
PERSON IS SUMMER.
GOOD EVENING, SUMMER.
>> THIS IS SUMMER STINSON.
I LIVE IN D6 AND SUPPORT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
IN THE LAST FIVE DECADES AS
INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC
HEALTH AND NEEDED
INFRASTRUCTURE HAVE DROPPED
INVESTMENTS IN POLICING,
PRISONS AND JAILS AND THE
CRIMINAL COURT SYSTEM HAVE SKY-
ROCKETED.
WE MUST REACH OUT TO EQUITY AND
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
PLEASE INVEST MORE IN
HOMELESSNESS AND TRANSIT AND
SUPPORTING SERVICES AND FURTHER
DECREASE SPD'S BUDGET.
WE CAN GIVE MORE TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND THE GREEN NEW DEAL
AND ALL OF THE THE PROGRAMS
THAT SEATTLE PEOPLE NEED TO
THRIVE AND NOT JUST SURVIVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS JASON.
GOOD EVENING, JASON.
>> GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS JASON HEHAM AND A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR AND
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND IT'S
COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE
CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS AND ALSO
DIRECT INVESTMENT TOWARDS
IMPROVING WALKING AND BIKING
AND TRANSIT.
HOUSING TRANSPORTATION ARE
DETERMINANTS WITH CASCADING
EFFECTS ON SHORT AND LONG TERM
HEALTH OUTCOMES TO ADDRESS THIS
THERE IS AN INVESTMENT OF $636
MILLION IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THAT IS MORE THAN THREE TIMES
THE AMOUNT THAT IS PROPOSED BY
THE AMERICA'S BUDGET AND THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET PROPOSES SO
MUCH AND THE MAYOR HAS SO MUCH
AND THERE'S AN INVESTMENT OF 40
MILLION FOR TRANSIT SERVICES
FOR ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES
INTO 22 AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH
BUS LINES IN OUR CITY AND GOOD
PAYING NEW JOBS.
THESE ARE A FEW OF THE
ESSENTIALS AND I URGE YOU TO
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE
PUBLIC.
THANK YOU.
>> REVEREND LAWRENCE WILLS AND
GINA AFTOM AND ROSLYN THOMPSON.
GOOD EVENING REVEREND WILLIS.
AND JUST HIT STAR 61 MORE TIME
TO UNMUTE.
HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> MY NAME IS LAWRENCE WILLIS
PASSTOR OF THE TRUE VINE CHURCH
AND PRESIDENT OF THE CHRISTIAN
CLERGY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF PREAPPRENTICE PROGRAM.
I AM SUPPORT OF TINY HOUSES
THAT THEY GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY.
BY HAVING JOBS, ESPECIALLY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUNG WOMEN
TRAINING ON BUILDING TINY
HOUSES AND A SAFE PLACE FOR
SOMEONE TO LIVE AND HAVE
DIGNITY AND SAFETY WITH
SHELTERS.
I'M IN SUPPORT OF TINY HOUSES
BECAUSE IT HELPS WITH THIS
ENVIRONMENT WITH THE COVID
STUFF GOING ON AND HAVING A
NICE CLEAN AND SECURE PLACE TO
LIVE IN WARMTH AND SAFETY.
IT REPLACES ENCAMPMENTS WHERE
THERE ARE OUTCOMES THAT THE
WAYS THAT THEY ARE LIVING OUT
IN THE COLD AND IN THE DAMPNESS
SO SECURITY WITH THE TINY
HOUSES IS REALLY --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
REVEREND.
GINA YOU ARE LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT SO WE WILL MOVE TO
ROBIN.
ROBIN THOMPSON WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY SHIRLEYLY HENDERSON AND MARY
HACKNEY AND BEN JENA.
HELLO, ROBIN.
MY NAME IS ROBIN THOMPSON AND
PART OF THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND
CALLING ON BEHALF OF CLEAN
GREEN FARM AND MARKET AND THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILDING
PLAN.
THE CITY HAS SEEN OVER 50% OF
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
FROM THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
THE INCOME WEALTH EQUITY GAP
AND DISPARITY IS GROWING.
GREEN MARKETS IS PROVIDING
FRESH FOOD TO THE COMMUNITY AND
PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICE.
TAKING CARE OF THE COMMUNITY
AND URGENT NEEDS.
I STRONGLY URGE THAT THE
COUNCIL RESPOND ACCORDINGLY TO
HELP FEED EXISTING EFFORTS AND
FUND CLEAN GREEN MARKETS AND
FUND THE NEW HOPE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BUILDING PROJECT AND
INCREASE THE AMAZON TAX.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
SHIRLEYLY, YOU ARE UP NEXT.
GOOD EVENING.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
>> I AM SHIRLEY HENDERSON A
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND
ACTIVIST WITH THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET OVER 8 YEARS HAS WON
TENS OF MILLIONS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND MANY MORE.
I AM ALSO IN SOLIDARITY WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ON BEHALF
OF THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND
OUR SMALL BUSINESSES SIGNATORY
ON THIS BUDGET BECAUSE WE KNOW
IT IS VITALLY UNITE FORCES FOR
THE MAXIMUM FUNDING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND GREEN
NEW DEALS PROGRAM AND IN OTHER
WORDS A BUDGET THAT WORKS FOR
WORKING PEOPLE AND NOT THE
SUPER RICH.
COVID HAS WREAKED HAVOC ON
BUSINESSES AND MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES AS U.S. BILL AYRES
HAVE GOTTEN 62% RICHER THROUGH
THE PANDEMIC.
CRIMINAL IN THIS CONTEXT MAYOR
DURKAN'S PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS
100 MILLION FROM THE AMAZON
TACK FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
GREEN NEW DEALS.
WE NEED TO INCREASE THE AMAZON
TAX BY 120 MILLION AND ALSO CUT
DURKAN'S PROPOSED 30 MILLION
EXPANSION TO THE POLICE BUDGET
AND INSTEAD BUILD TINY HOMES
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE
NEW HOPE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
MARY SINCE YOU ARE LISTED AS
NOT PRESENT WE WILL COME BACK
TO YOU AT 7:30 IF YOU ARE ABLE
TO JOIN US.
THE NEXT PERSON IS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] GOOD EVENING
AND REMINDER TO HIT STAR 6 TO
BEGIN SPEAKING.
STAR 6 TO BEGIN SPEAKING.
WONDERFUL.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] COMMENTING ON
THE MAYOR'S 2022 PROPOSED
BUDGET AND PART OF THE SENIOR
COALITION THAT I'M REPRESENTING
ON THE SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
COALITION.
WITH THAT SAID THE EAST AFRICAN
COMMUNITY HAS HAD A VISION FOR
DEVELOPING A MORE ROBUST SENIOR
CENTER PROGRAM FOR WRAP AROUND
SERVICES.
AND THE NEED FOR THIS
DEVELOPMENT WAS IDENTIFIED
YEARS AGO BUT FUNDING IS NOT
ALLOCATED FROM EQUITY STAND
POINT IT IS TIME TO PRIORITIZE
THIS COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN
UNDERSERVED.
NOT ABLE TO GET THIS TO THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET AND THIS SEEMS
THAT MOST OF THE FUNDING IS
DIRECTED TOWARDS FOOD PROGRAMS
THAT ARE IMPORTANT BUT WHAT WE
NEED IS FUNDING TO PROVIDE WRAP
AROUND SERVICES THAT ARE
EQUALLY IMPORTANT.
FORTUNATELY WE HAVE SECURED
FUNDS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO
LAUNCH THE SENIOR PROGRAM AND
PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.
BUT WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT THROUGH THE END OF
2022.
>> THAT TIME WENT BY SO FAST.
PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS IN.
THANK YOU.
STEVE, GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
STEVE DASHAL.
WELCOME.
JUST STAR 6 TO UNMUTE AND
FOLLOWING KATIE WILSON AND TREY
GIDEON AND CARRY SYMPTOM.
GOOD EVENING, STEVE.
>> HAY OPINION GOOD EVENING.
I'M STEVE DASHAL AND SPEAKING
ON THE SERVICES COLLISION.
HUMAN SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL TO
SUPPORT WELL-BEING ESPECIALLY
IN THIS TIME OF CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES.
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET DOES
NOT RISE TO THOSE CHALLENGES.
AND MEMBERS URGE CITY COUNCIL
TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR PAY
ANALYSIS NEEDED TO REVERSE
LEGACY OF FUNDS BY UNDERPAID
HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS.
THE INVESTMENT THE CITY MAKES
IN HUMAN SERVICES IS LESS
EFFECTIVE IF WE DO NOT ADDRESS
THE WAGE EQUITY FOR HUMAN
SERVICES WORKERS.
SECOND RAMPING DOWN FUNDING TO
FOOD BANKS IS INSUPPORTABLE AND
CONTRADICTS NEEDS IN THE
COMMUNITY.
FHSC RECOMMENDS MAINTAINING
2021 LEVELS AND ADDING
$7,750,000.
ADDITIONAL PRIORITIZED
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN
THE FULL PACKAGE.
WE HAVE SOME OF THE ANSWERS TO
MAKING SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE
AND EQUITABLE FOR SEATTLE
RESIDENTS AND NEED YOUR
PARTNERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS ARE NOT
PRESENT SO WE WILL GO ON AND
COME BACK TO THOSE NAMES AT
7:30.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
CARRY SYMPTOM AND COLLEAGUE
ALER AND COLLEN MOLE.
GOOD EVENING.
CARRIE.
>> I'M CARRIE.
I'M WITH CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
SERVICES LIVING IN DISTRICT
THREE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT.
KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE IN THE
PANDEMIC HAS OVERWHELMED
SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH
ACCELERATED DISPLACE MANY AND
SEVERE SHORTAGE OF SKILLED
STAFF TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
MARGINALIZED PEOPLE.
WE CAN ADDRESS THIS WITH
CENTRAL WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
NOTED IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
THAT FOCUSES ON EMPLOYEES OF
EXPERIENCE AND STRUCTURAL
THINGS LIKE RACIAL POVERTY.
FUND THE CENTRAL COLLEGE AND
THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO TRENCH
BARRIERS INEQUITY FOR
LEADERSHIP AND THE HOUSING
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WITH HIGH
LINE COLLEGE WILL HAVE
TECHNICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES
AND THERE IS NO WORK FORCE IN
THIS FIELD.
IT WILL ADDRESS WORK FORCE
DEMAND INEQUITY AND HOMELESS
SERVICES AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING.
COLLEAGUE.
HIT STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>>> COLLEEN MACKLALER
RECOMMENDING THE COMMUNITY
CLUB.
WE SUPPORT THE FUNDING FOR THE
HOMELESS CRISIS ESPECIALLY THE
BUILDING IN THE ACQUISITION OF
PERMANENT HOUSING AND PROVISION
OF MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES AND
SERVICES BOTH SHORT AND LONG
TERM.
WE SUPPORT THE LEAD PROGRAM AND
YOUTH CARE.
THOSE ARE THE TOP PERFORMERS
THAT ARE IN OUR WHEELHOUSE.
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET WAS A PLAN
TO CLOSE ONE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THERE WILL BE NO PROGRAM FOR
SENIORS AND YOUNG CHILDREN IN
AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES.
AFTER 94 YEARS THE COMMUNITY
CENTER WOULD BE CLOSED.
WOULD CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO
WALK TO THE CENTERS AND THE
PROXIMITY TO THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL THAT HAS 46% PERCENT
STUDENTS OF COLOR AND 36% LOW-
INCOME FAMILIES IT WOULD BE A
DETRIMENT SO WE ASK THAT CITY
COUNCIL RESTORE THE PROGRAMMING
HOURS AND STOP THE --
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN.
PLEASE SEND THE REST OF YOUR
COMMENTS IN.
I AM GOING TO START CALLING TWO
NAMES AT A TIME TO AVOID DEAD
AIR.
COLLIN MOIN FOLLOWED BY [
SPEAKING SPANISH ] GOOD
EVENING.
>> I'M COLLIN MOIN AND UNION
ELECTRICIAN AND IBW LOCAL 46
AND RENTER IN DISTRICT 2 AND
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET THAT HAS
ORGANIZED ORDINARY WORKING
PEOPLE AND RENTERS EVERY YEAR
SINCE 2014 TO WIN MAJOR
VICTORIES INCLUDING DEBTS OF
MILLIONS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND FUNDING FOR TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES AND SERVICES FOR
HOMELESS NEIGHBORS AND RENTER
ORGANIZATIONS AND MANY UNION
MEMBERS FOUGHT HARD TO WIN THE
AMAZON TAX BECAUSE WORKERS NEED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND UNION
WAGE JOBS.
I URGE COUNCILMEMBERS TO
SUPPORT THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
DEMANDS TO INCREASE THE AMAZON
TAX BY $120 MILLION TO EXPAND
FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND GREEN NEW DETAILS PROJECT
INCLUDING THE WEATHERIZATION OF
BUILDINGS AND HOMES.
I WANT TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY
WITH THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
DEMANDS.
I THINK IT IS CRITICAL THAT
PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND SOLIDARITY
BUDGET NIGHT ON A UNITED BASIS
TO WIN THE MAXIMUM FUNDING FOR
WORKING PEOPLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] GOOD
EVENING CAESAR.
>> GOOD EVENING I'M [
INDISCERNIBLE ] IN DISTRICT 5.
I AM CALMING TO SUPPORT THE
LEADS PROGRAM TO SCALE AS
PRESENTED IN THE PROPOSAL FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
AND WITH THAT ALLOW LEADS TO
RESPOND TO PUBLIC SERVICE NEEDS
AND ESPECIALLY IN HIGH RISK
DISPLACE MANY AND LOW ACCESS
OPPORTUNITIES WITH MINORITY
FAMILIES NEED SUCH AS THE NORTH
AREA ON 125th AND SERVICES
OFFERED BY LEADS ARE NEEDED AND
NOT SUFFICIENT DUE TO LACK OF
SERVICES.
OUR EXPERIENCE THAT IS LEADS
HAS BEEN WILLING TO LISTEN TO'S
AFFECTED FAMILIES AND DO
SOMETHING AND WORKDAY AND
NIGHT.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND TO
THE MANY BY POCK COMMUNITIES
AND FAMILIES WE SERVE THAT
DESERVE TO LIVE SAFELY LIKE
FAMILIES IN SINGLE FAMILY ZONES
DO. %
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS MICHELLE
FOLLOWED BY VALERIE VALERIE IS
NOT PRESENT.
MICHELLE, GO AHEAD.
>> HI.
I'M MICHELLE WITKE AND LIVE IN
THE ISLAND NEIGHBORHOOD OPINION
I AM HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE
LEAD PROGRAM TO GO TO SCALE AND
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HER BOL AND THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR FUNDING THIS
PROGRAM IN THE PAST AND INTO 13
MY PARK COMMUNITY WAS THE FIRST
TO ADVOCATE FOR THE LEAD
PROGRAM FOR THE BAL ARD
COMMUNITY AS A WAY TO DEAL WITH
LOW LEVEL CRIME AND
COMPASSIONATE AND THOUGHTFUL
WAY.
AND THEN IN THESE EIGHT YEARS
WE ARE SEEING OTHER COMMUNITIES
GET THE PROGRAMS AND GO UP TO
SCALE AND WHILE WE ARE SEEING
LIKE THE COMMUNITIES IN THE
SOUTH HAVING TO WAIT.
AND FINALLY IN 2021, WE BELIEVE
ABLE TO GET THIS PROGRAM AND
NOT UP TO SCALE AND WITNESSED
THE POSITIVE RESULTS OF IT
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE AREA THAT
IS IN THE WHITE CENTER.
HOPING YOU CAN FIND THE MONEY
AND ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING FOR
THE STAFF.
>> THANK YOU.
VALERIE IT SAYS YOU ARE LISTED
AS NOT PRESENT.
DIAL IN AND WE WILL GET YOU ON
AT 7:30.
CECEILA LING AND DOMINIC DAVIS
GOOD EVENING CECEILA.
>> HI THERE.
>> HI.
I AM WITH THE NATIONAL DISTRICT
IMPROVEMENT AREA IN DISTRICT 2
AND 7 AND CALLING TO VOICE MY
SUPPORT FOR GOING TO THE LEAD
PROGRAM TO FIDELITY PRESENTED
IN THE PROPOSAL TO THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE AND ALLOW LEADS TO BE
BROUGHT TO SCALE SO THAT IT CAN
RESPOND TO OUR CONCERNED CITY
LIKES AND SUPPORT LEADS BECAUSE
IT IS A RESPONSE FOR OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT PEOPLE
FOR OUR COMMUNITY WITH POVERTY
AND HEALTH AND NEED TO RESPOND
WITH WRAP AROUND SERVICES.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR
COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY WHEN
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES
AT THIS MOMENT.
AND THE PUBLIC SERVICES
COORDINATOR I RECEIVE MANY
MESSAGES FROM THE COMMUNITY AND
THEY TELL ME THEY KNOW SOMEONE
THAT NEEDS THE SERVICE FROM
LEADS AND I CAN SEE HOW MANY
IMPACT LEADS CAN MAKE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS IF THEY ARE ABLE
TO PROVIDE SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
DIALING IN.
THE NEXT PERSON IS DOMINIC.
GOOD EVENING DOMINIC.
>> HELLO.
HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> I'M DOMINIC DAVIS WITH [
INDISCERNIBLE ] I WANT TO THANK
YOU GUYS FOR FUNDING THE
SEATTLE SAFETY -- THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE.
NOW IT IS TIME FOR US TO
REALLOCATE THE FUNDING AND IN
THE FIRST YEAR WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO GET FOUR ORGANIZATIONS
THAT DO INTERVENTION WORK TO
COLLABORATE AND BUILD UNITY
TOGETHER.
WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE OVER 60
PLUS PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY
TO DO THIS WORK AND GO THROUGH
INTENSIVE TRAINING.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT
THE COMMUNITY AT A VERY HIGH
LEVEL AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
GIVE SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE.
WE HAVE PROVIDED SAFETY AT
FUNERALS AND PLACES THAT WERE
THREATENED TO BE SHOT UP AND
THAT IS IMPORTANT WORK.
I SAY AS WE WORK ON ROLLING TO
THE KING COUNTY REGION --
>> THANK YOU, DOMINIC.
MATT IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY LAURA
RADFORD.
GOOD EVENING MATTHEW.
>> HI, MATTHEW.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HIT STAR 6,
CAN YOU CHECK YOUR PHONE TO
MAKE SURE IT IS ON MUTE.
>> I'M SORRY.
I AM FROM DISTRICT 2 AND ACTIVE
IN THE BLACK LIVES MATTER
MOVEMENT LAST YEAR AND U.S.
BILLIONAIRES HAVE GOTTEN
TRILLIONS WITH THE PANDEMIC AND
THAT'S 68% INCREASE.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT OTHERS BUT
MY INCOME HAS NOT GONE UP BY
68% AND THOUSANDS OF STRUGGLING
WITH RENTS AND AT THE SAME TIME
OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS AND IT IS
TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE GIVEN THE
NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT
MAYOR DURKAN'S BUDGET PROPOSAL
CUTS ONE HUNDRED MILLION FROM
THE AMAZON TAX AND FUNDS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND CREATING
NEW PROGRAMS AND I SUPPORT THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND STAND IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THE PLAN.
WE NEED TO REJECT THE MAYOR'S
CHOICE AND COUNCIL HAS TO
INCREASE THE AMAZON TAX BY $120
MILLION AND THE COUNCIL CAN ADD
MONEY FOR HOUSING INCLUDING THE
EXPANSION OF TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES BY REJECTING MAYOR
DURKAN'S EXPANSION OF THE
SEATTLE BUDGET AND IT IS $13
MILLION --
>> THANK YOU, MATTHEW.
LAURA.
GOOD EVENING.
LAURA WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
GUADALUPE.
GOOD EVENING.
LAURA.
>> LAURA.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE NOT
PRESENT AND WE WILL COME BACK
AT 7:30.
GUADALUPE.
GOOD EVENING.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE NOT
PRESENT AS WELL SO WE WILL MOVE
TO QUINN.
QUINN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HOLLY
TOWN.
I AM JUST WAITING FOR QUINN TO
POP UP ON THE SCREEN.
SIT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE ALSO NOT
PRESENT.
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU IF YOU
DIAL IN BY 7:30.
HOLLY.
ARE YOU WITH US FOLLOWED BY
HANNA FERGUSON.
OKAY.
HOLLY IS ALSO NOT PRESENT.
HANNA, GOOD EVENING.
ARE YOU WITH US TONIGHT?
WONDERFUL.
HI, HANNA.
LUCKY NUMBER 70.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
YOU MAY BE MUTED ON YOUR LINE
AS WELL.
SORRY.
YOU WERE UNMUTED ON THE SYSTEM.
IF YOU WANT TO HIT STAR 6 AND
MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE IS
UNMUTED.
>> HELLO.
>> HI.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MY NAME IS HANNA FERGUSON AND
LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SKY
WAY AND I'M URGING
COUNCILMEMBERS TO ADD MORE
FUNDING TO THE BUDGET FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS.
AND TO REINSTRUCT THE JUMP
START PROGRAM AND SPENDING
MONEY ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND IN ADDITION TO FUND FOR
THREE MORE TINY HOME VILLAGES
NEXT YEAR.
THE HOMELESSNESS IN SKY WAY IS
INCREDIBLY VULNERABLE DUE TO
THE LACK OF RESOURCES.
SO SINCE THE OPENING OF THE
NEWEST TYPY HOME VICTIM LARGE
IN JUNE WE HAVE GOTTEN 42
PEOPLE SHELTERED WITH DIGNITY
AND I JUST HAVE BEEN NEAR IT
AND THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SO
ACTIVATED WITH THIS NEW VIL
LAMBEAU FIELD AND PLAYING A
REALLY ACTIVE PART IN MAKING
SKY WAY SAFE AND EQUITABLE FOR
EVERYBODY THAT LIVES THERE.
I HAVE SEEN IT WORK.
HOMELESSNESS IS SOLVED BY
HOMES.
I AM ASKING TO ADD $1.9 MILLION
TO ADD SUPPORT SERVICES AND
CASE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES TO
THE EXISTING VILLAGES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP
IN SUPPORTING THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
LET'S SEE REAL QUICK.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET
THE FOLKS BECAUSE THEY ARE
PRESENT.
LAURA RADFORD AND HOLLY TOWNS
AND ELASON.
LAURA.
GOOD EVENING.
>> THIS IS LAURA RADFORD.
>> HI THERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HELLO.
>> I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
FOR LISTENING TO ALL OF THESE
COMMENTS TODAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO LEND MY SUPPORT
TO FUNDING LEAD.
WE HAVE BEEN PLEASED WITH THE
PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION
ASSOCIATION.
WE NEED MORE ASSISTANCE FROM
COUNCIL AND LEADS FOR HELP
MOVING PEOPLE THAT ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS INTO A
PATHWAY THAT WILL BE MORE
BENEFICIAL TO THEM AND GIVE
LEADS A DEEPER SENSE OF PURPOSE
IN THE WEST SEATTLE COMMUNITY.
ASKING THE COUNCIL TO FULLY
FUND LEADS IN THIS NEXT BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOOD
EVENING HOLLY.
>> HELLO I'M HOLLY TOWNS A
SEATTLE CITIZEN WITH GRAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
DELAYING SUBSTANTIAL
INVESTMENTS IN FIGHTING CLIMATE
CHANGE.
AND TODAY WAS REMINDED AGAIN
ABOUT HOW DISCOURAGED OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE ABOUT THEIR FUTURE
AND THE WILLINGNESS OF OUR
SOCIETY TO MEET THE URGENCY OF
CLIMATE CHANGE.
THE IDEA FOR GREENHOUSE GAS
REDUCTION IS GOOD BUT MUCH MORE
IS NEEDED TO MEET GOALS.
WE NEED THE ORIGINAL JUMP START
ALLOCATION OF 21 MILLION AND
NOT 13 MILLION.
MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS AS
WELL AS THE CAPITAL BUDGET TO
BE USED TO MAKE REAL PROGRESS
AND IN ADDITION THE BUDGET
NEEDS FUNDS TO MATCH PROBABLE
FUND FOR BUDGET CHANGE.
THE 43rd ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSE
HAD COMMENTS AND IDEAS AND
INCLUDES IDEAS FOR THE MAYORAL
CLIMATE PLEDGE TO FIND
CANDIDATES AND TO DATE SEVERAL
SITTING COUNCILMEMBERS.
WE ASK YOU TO SERIOUSLY
CONSIDER OUR IDEAS FOR THE CITY
BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND WE WILL DO THAT IF YOU HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS SEND
THEM INTO US.
HOLLY.
THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS ARE ELLA
SEAN AND OLIVIA JOHNSON.
APOLOGIES AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER JOHN ON BEHALF OF
THE TRIBE APOLOGIES.
ELLA GO AHEAD AND WE WILL MOVE
ON OVER.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS ELLA SON AND I AM A
PRESCHOOL TEACHER IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND I AM VOICING MY
SUPPORT FOR THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
CALLING IN ABOUT CONCERNS ABOUT
RISING CRIME AND SAFETY AND I
JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE LIKE WE
NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE NEED CHILD CARE AND THOSE
ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING
TO MAKE US SAFE.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WILL
REDUCE CRIMES.
AND MAKE US ALL SAFE IN THE
CITY.
SO I SUPPORT THE DEMANDS OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND URGE CITY
COUNCIL TO MOVE 50% PERCENT OF
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT TO COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
AND COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSTON.
THANK YOU FOR WAITING AND
APOLOGIES.
WE USUALLY HAVE COUNCILMEMBERS
SPEAK AT THE BEGINNING SO
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON IF YOU
COULD HIT STAR 61 MORE STAR 6
ONE MORE TIME ON YOUR END.
WE WILL LOOK FOR THE MUTE
BUTTON TO COME OFF OF HOLD.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS THAT WE
HAVE ARE ADDDIE SMITH.
DOROTHY THOMAS AND [ SPEAKING
SPANISH ]
LISTED AS NOT PRESENT.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] DO WE HAVE
COUPLE MEMBER JOHNSON WE WILL
LOOK FOR THE UNMUTING.
SAM WOLF FOLLOWED BY TRACY
WILLIAMS.
GOOD EVENING.
SAM.
>> I'M SAM WILSON AND I AM A
PROJECT MANAGER AND WOULD LIKE
TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR
SUPPORT AND BRING THE COMMUNITY
TO SCALE TO RESPOND TO ALL
SAFETY CONCERNS CITYWIDE.
OUR CLIENTS HAVE BEEN WITHOUT
SUPPORT FOR MANY YEARS AND THEY
NEED THE SERVICES AND WE ARE
NOT DOING IT.
THE CASE MANAGERS ARE JORDAN
VAN LOADED AND BEING FORCE TO
THE DENY ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS
TO BE VASTLY IMPROVED WITH
SUPPORT.
TOOLS LIKE LEADS NEED TO BE
BROUGHT TO SCALES WITH OTHER
RESOURCES THAT OUR CLIENTS NEED
INCLUDING NONCONGREGANT
RESOURCES AND COMPETENT HUMAN
SERVICES AND CRISIS RESPONSE BY
TRAINED BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS
AND IN SUPPORT OF HOUSING
OPTIONS FOR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
TRACY WILLIAMS FOLLOWED BY
RICKY BURNS.
GOOD EVENING.
>> THIS IS TRACY, CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
>> I CAN HEAR YOU.
YES.
>> HI.
I'M TRACY AND A FORMER RESIDENT
OF THE TINY HOUSES AND WANT TO
SAY WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO BILL
TINY HOUSES TO GET PEOPLE OFF
OF THE STREETS BECAUSE THIS
YEAR WILL BE REALLY COLD AND I
DON'T LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE IN
DOORWAYS AND NOT ANYONE DIE
THIS YEAR.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TINY HOUSES
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE WASHINGTON
AREA SO WE CAN GET PEOPLE OFF
OF THE STREETS.
THE LEE HIGH PROGRAM WORKS.
I'M RECOVERING PERSON AND THEY
GOT ME PERMANENT HOUSING AND
THEY GOT ME EMPLOYMENT SO THE
PROGRAM DOES WORK.
IF WE JUST GET MORE TINY HOUSES
I BELIEVE WE COULD SAVE A BUNCH
OF LIVES.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.
WE HAVE YOU ON THE SCREEN HERE.
IN CASE YOU ARE ABLE TO JOIN US
HIT STAR 6. I WILL CALL RICKY
BURNS AND WANT TO TEE UP [
SPEAKING SPANISH ]
RICKY, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
AND RICKY, HIT STAR 6, PLEASE.
>> I'M RICKY BURNS.
I AM A CLIENT AT THE TINY
VILLAGE.
SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE
TO DO TO GET TO THOSE PLACES [
INDISCERNIBLE ] LET'S FUND
THESE THINGS AND GET FOLKS
MOVED IN.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE BEEN
THERE BUT IT IS A ROUGH SPOT
AND THIS IS A NICE PLACE TO GET
OUT OF IT.
THANK YOU AND GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING
TO YOU AS WELL.
OKAY.
GREAT, SO WE HAVE WITH US
DEANNA INTERPRETER SERVICES AND
PULL UP ELLEN CORTEZ [ SPEAKING
SPANISH ]
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WAITING.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] WE WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> FOR FOLLOW-UP THANK YOU.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>>
THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD DEANNA.
>> HELLO.
I AM ELLEN CORTEZ.
I CLEAN HOUSES AND I ORGANIZED
THE DOMESTIC WORKERS.
EVERY DAY I LISTEN TO DIFFICULT
STORIES.
THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN
THEIR LIVES.
DURING THE PANDEMIC BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE BENEFITS LIKE SICK
DAYS THAT ARE PAID OR PAID
TIME.
MY CO-WORKERS DOMESTIC WORKERS
CONTINUE WORKING AND RISKING
THEIR HEALTH SO THEY COULD TAKE
FOOD FOR THEIR FAMILIES BECAUSE
OTHERWISE THEY WOULD NOT HAVE
MONEY FOR THEIR HOMES.
WE HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED MANY
YEARS AGO AND WE HAVE A BILL OF
RIGHTS AND KNOW WE ARE
PROTECTED IN SEATTLE.
THIS WAY I AM ASKING YOU TO
PLEASE FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO
PROTECT THIS HALF A MILLION
THAT IS PART OF THE
RECOMMENDATION FOR AFFORDABLE
BENEFITS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS ARE ANNA
HOUSEN AND MELISSA DUE.
ELLA.
WONDERFUL.
I SEE YOU, IF YOU CAN HIT STAR
6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
THE NEXT PERSON IS MELISSA.
>> MY NAME IS MELISSA AND I AM
WORKING IN THE INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AND CALLING TO SUPPORT
THE LEAD PROGRAM THAT IS
PRESENTED IN THE PROPOSAL FOR
THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
AND ALLOWING LEAD TO BE BROUGHT
TO FULL SCALE AND VERY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE I PERSONALLY
DID A HOMELESS REFER TO LEADS
EARLIER AND I SAW THE IMPACT IT
HAS MADE ON OUR COMMUNITY.
LEAD RESPONDED TO MY REFERRAL
IMMEDIATELY AND OFFERED TO HELP
AND A SOLUTION.
WITH LEAD I CAN BE ENGAGED IN
THE PROCESS OF ADDRESSING MY
COMMUNITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES.
THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE COUNCIL FOR
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE LEAD
PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND GOING BACK TO [ SPEAKING
SPANISH ] IF YOU COULD HIT STAR
6. OR COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSTON
FROM THE [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
STRIKE.
STAR 6, PLEASE.
>> OKAY.
FOLKS WE WILL MOVE ON.
TO THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS.
WE HAVE JAKE DAWSON AND JOHN
GRANT.
THEY ARE BOTH CITIZENS NOT
PRESENT AND THE NEXT PERSON IS
SYLVIA GONZALEZ AND IMMIGRATION
SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> THANK YOU SYLVIA.
YOU CAN TRANSLATE.
>> I AM SYLVIA GONZELEZ A
DOMESTIC WORKER AND CO-CHAIR OF
THE LABOR BOARD OF THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS IN SEATTLE.
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK
THE MAYOR FOR CONSIDERING THE
HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO DO THE
OUTREACH OF ALL OF THE
ACCOMMODATIONS.
SOME OF THE SPECIFIC THINGS
THAT WE COULD DO WITH THE
BUDGET OF HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS ARE TO START THE
TECHNICAL WORK AND PROCESSES
THAT ARE FLOODED FOR PLATFORM
FOR THE BENEFITS FOR THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS WHERE THE
WORKERS WOULD HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PAID SICK
DAYS OR PAID SICK TIME.
THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE US SEE
HOW NEEDED THIS IS.
AND THIS IS NEEDED MORE THAN
EVER.
ALSO A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES
TO OUTREACH FOR INFORMATION TO
THE WORKERS AND ALSO TO THE
EMPLOYERS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS
AND RESPONSIBILITIES BECAUSE OF
THE ORDINANCE ABOUT DOMESTIC
WORKERS.
TO ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE ABOUT
THE PLATFORMS OF THIRD PARTIES
AND TO CREATE THE
RIGHTS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS.
THAT IS WHY AM ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TO PROTECT THIS HALF $1
MILLION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE REACHED THE 7:30 MARK.
AT EACH OF THE 30 MINUTE AFTER
MARKS WE ARE GOING BACK TO SEE
IF THERE IS ANYBODY WHO HAS
JOINED US.
WHO IS LISTED AS NOT PRESENT
BEFORE, SO I AM JUST GOING TO
QUICKLY READ SOME OF THESE
NAMES.
WE HAD, I SEE KATIE WILSON WHO
HAS NOT JOINED US.
80, YOU WILL BE FIRST UP AND
I'M JUST GOING TO READ THE
NAMES BRIEFLY OF THOSE WHO WERE
NOT PRESENT IN THIS LAST
CHALLENGE HERE.
DOUG DRUM, GINO, MARY HACKNEY,
TREY, VALERIE, GUADALUPE, OLIVIA
JOHNSON, ADDIE SMITH AND
DOROTHY THOMAS.
OKAY, WE ALSO HAD HANSEN, HASSAN
, ON THE LINE HERE, BUT WE ARE
NOT ABLE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
SO WE WILL TRY TO GET YOU BACK
AND GET YOU LISTED AS PRESENT.
THAT EVENING, KATIE, THANKS FOR
WAITING.
>> HIGH, AND THANK YOU FOR
COMING BACK TO MY NUMBER.
THIS IS KATIE WILSON WITH THE
TRANSIT RIDERS UNION.
WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND I JUST
WANTED TO CALL OUT SIX
AMENDMENTS THAT WE UNDERSTAND,
COUNCILMEMBER MOROSS'S OFFICE
IS PUTTING FORWARD AND WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THESE AND HOPE
THAT OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS [
INAUDIBLE ] FIRST WE SUPPORT
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT FUND TO
TAKE LAND OFF THE SECULAR
MARKET.
WE ALSO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR A
NEW TENANT PURCHASE OPPORTUNITY
FUND THAT COULD ULTIMATELY HELP
TENANTS TO PURCHASE THEIR
BUILDING IF THAT GOES ON THE
MARKET.
WE SUPPORT FUNDS FOR A SOCIAL
HOUSING ACQUISITION FUND, WE
SUPPORT PERMANENT PUBLIC
TOILETS DOWNTOWN.
WE SUPPORT EXPANDED FUNDING FOR
HOME ZONES AND EXPANDED FUNDING
FOR SIDEWALK.
FINALLY I WILL JUST SAY, WE
REALLY HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL
WILL TAKE ACTION TO FORM A TAX
STRUCTURE WORKING GROUP TO
RESEARCH PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
OPTIONS AND WAY TO MAKE THE TAX
SYSTEM MORE EQUITABLE.
>> THANK YOU KATIE, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE TODAY.
OKAY, I AM NOT SEEING ANYBODY
ELSE THAT WAS LISTED IN THAT
PRESENT FROM THAT FIRST ONE SO
WE ARE MOVING ON FOR FOLKS
FOLLOWING ALONG AT HOME,
WANTING TO KNOW IF YOUR NUMBER
IS COMING UP, WE ARE ON NUMBER
80.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
JAKE AND JOHN, IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU ARE NOW PRESENT, SO WE WILL
GO BACK TO YOU.
JAKE, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> HI, I AM HERE WITH OLIVIA
JOHNSON.
WE CALLED IN ON ONE LINE AND SO
I AM GOING TO ASK IF SHE CAN GO
FIRST AND THEN I WILL FOLLOW
HER.
>> OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON
WAS LISTED AS NUMBER 71, SO
THAT WILL BE FINE.
>> OKAY, THERE YOU GO.
>> HI, EVERYBODY.
MY NAME IS OLIVIA JOHNSON, I AM
A TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBER AND A
MEMBER OF THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
COALITION.
IN THE ABSENCE OF FEDERAL
RECOGNITION FUNDING AND HUMAN
SERVICES, TRAVEL SERVICES HAVE
STRUGGLED TO PROVIDE NUMEROUS
SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL HEALTH AND
CULTURAL PROGRAMS TO THE PUBLIC
DURING THE PAST 35 YEARS.
I THINK IT IS TIME TO GIVE BACK
TO THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE SO MUCH
WHILE GETTING NOTHING IN RETURN
AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE CAN
HONOR THE PEOPLE BY
PRIORITIZING THE FOLLOWING 2.8
MILLION OF INVESTMENT THE
PROMOTE THE TRIBES INDIGENOUS
SOVEREIGNTY WHICH ARE MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES, GRANTS FOR
DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS AND INPATIENT CARE FOR
TRIBAL MEMBERS AND ALSO RENTAL,
FOOD AND BASIC NEEDS, VOUCHERS
FOR THE TRIBAL MEMBERS MAKING
LOW INCOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU, WE WILL RESTART
THE CLOCK.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, JAKE.
>> THANK YOU.
HELLO, MY NAME IS JAKE, I AM A
GRADUATE STUDENT, I'M CURRENTLY
AN INTERN AT THE TRAVEL
SERVICES.
MY COMMENTS WILL SPEAK IN FAVOR
OF THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
PROPOSAL AND URGE THE CITY TO
LISTEN TO THE BLACK AND THE
WARMISH COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT
HAVE BEEN MOST IMPACTED BY
HISTORICAL INEQUITIES
PERPETUATED BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
SPECIFICALLY I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK THE CITY TO INVEST 8 MILLION
IN CONSTRUCTING THE DUWAMISH
HOUSE WHICH IS THE RECREATIONAL
SPACE WITH BEFORE AND
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR
YOUTH AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS
PROGRAMS SUCH AS FINANCIAL
LITERACY PROGRAMS, SUICIDE,
DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION
CLASSES, ELDER FOOD PROGRAMS,
AND INTEGRATION PROGRAMS TO
BRING ELDERS AND YOUTH BACK
TOGETHER.
IN ADDITION, THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET INCLUDES 500,000 FOR
REENTRY HOUSING TO SUPPORT
MEMBERS OF THE DUWAMISH TRIBE ,
5 MILLION IN INVESTMENTS TO
CONSTRUCT HOME PROJECTS TO
ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT FOR
DUWAMISH TRIBAL COMMUNITY AND
FINALLY 250 -- OR, 280,000 OF
FUNDS FOR THE CULTURAL CENTER
TO INVEST IN LOCAL INDIGENOUS
AND CLEAN ENERGY,
SUSTAINABILITY AND CULTURAL
PRESERVATION PROJECTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO GET
COUNCILMEMBER IN ON THAT LINE
AS WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT
CREATIVITY.
WE WILL DO JOHN GRANT AND GO
BACK TO ADDIE SMITH.
JOHN, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
JOHN, IF YOU'RE SPEAKING --
THERE YOU GO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HELLO, MY NAME IS JOHN GRANT, I
AM WITH THE LOW INCOME HOUSING
INSTITUTE.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR
THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE PROGRAM.
AND TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPAND
THE PROGRAM TO MEET THE
ENORMOUS NEED THAT THE AND
SHELTERED HOMELESS POPULATION
FACES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I AM ALSO REQUESTING SUPPORT
FOR HYGIENE SERVICES FOR THE
HOMELESS THROUGH OUR URBAN REST
STOP PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY IN THE
BALLARD NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE URBAN REST STOP PROVIDES A
SAFE AND WELCOMING FACILITY
WEARS INDIVIDUALS AND PEOPLE
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS CAN COME
AND USE RESTROOMS, LAUNDRY
FACILITIES AND SHOWERS.
WE ARE REQUESTING ABOUT
$212,000 TO INCREASE SERVICES
IN THE DOWNTOWN AND BALLARD
AREA BUT THEN PARTICULARLY IN
BALLARD WHERE WE ARE SEEKING TO
ADD TO TEAM MEMBERS AND A TEAM
LEAD TO EXPAND SERVICES OVER
THE WEEKEND AND ALSO PROVIDE
MORE SERVICES DURING THE WEEK.
THIS INVESTMENT WILL ADD 10,000
SHOWERS, 1000 LOADS OF LAUNDRY
AND 500 NEW HOMELESS CLIENTS,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE
HERE.
WE ARE GOING TO DO ELIZABETH
BENNETT FOLLOWED BY JULIE AND
SCOTT.
IS SAYS YOU ARE NOT PRESENT, WE
WILL COME BACK TO YOU AT THE
8:30 HOUR IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE
TO JOIN US BY THE TIME WE MOVE
ON, GO AHEAD ELIZABETH.
I'M SORRY, DID I SKIP ADDIE?
ADDIE, I SAID I WAS GOING TO
NEXT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, SORRY FOR THE
CONFUSION.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, THANKS FOR WAITING.
>> NO WORRIES.
MY NAME IS ADDIE SMITH, VERY
QUICKLY, GOVERNOR INSLEE MUST
EXTEND THE ORIGINAL EVICTION
MORATORIUM NOW, VOTERS ARE
WATCHING AND CALLING ON THE
CITY TO INCREASE THE AMAZON TAX
AT OVER 106 MILLION FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PROVIDE
BRIDGE FUNDING FOR THE NEW HOPE
COMMUNITY, GOVERNOR INSLEE,
DEMOCRATS AND JUDGES WHO ARE
OPPOSING SYSTEMICALLY RACIST
AND OPPRESSIVE LANDLORD-TENANT
LAWS MUST STOP REPORTING AND
PROTECTING CORPORATE LANDLORDS.
WASHINGTON STATE RESIDENTS AND
LANDLORDS ACCORDING TO LAW RC
59.A-T.30 PARAGRAPH EIGHT IS
ONE OF THEM.
THE HOUSE DEMOCRAT TASKED THIS
LAW IN 2011, IT TARGETS
PREDOMINANTLY BLACK PEOPLE.
THE LAW YOU FIX PEOPLE FROM
THEIR APARTMENT AND HOUSING
RESULTING IN A RENT.
THERE IS NO ADDITION TO THIS
LAW THAT INCLUDE SELF-DEFENSE
OR SELF-DEFENSE AND HATE CRIME
ATTACKS.
WASHINGTON STATE IS BEING
ATTACKED, HARASSED AND
THREATENED BY WHITE PEOPLE AND
POLICE ARE REFUSING TO WRITE
POLICE REPORTS.
WHEN BLACK MEN FEEL FOR THEIR
LIVES AFTER MULTIPLE ATTACKS
AND FIGHT BACK THEY ARE -- [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ABBY.
OKAY, LISBETH, YOU'RE UP NEXT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MY NAME
IS ELIZABETH BENNETT, I AM A
LONG-TERM RESIDENT OF THE CITY
COMMUNITY IN DISTRICT 5, AND I
WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL
TO RECONSIDER AND PUT BACK INTO
THE BUDGET THE $5 MILLION THAT
HAD BEEN ALLOCATED TO BUILD
LAKE CITY COMMUNITY CENTER.
LKE CITY IS A HUB IMMUNITY AND
OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS OR SO WE
HAVE HAD HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS OF APARTMENTS BUILT
, WE HAVE A RICHLY DIVERSE
COMMUNITY AND MANY FAMILIES WHO
NEED A PLACE FOR HEALTH,
RECREATION, FUN, AND FOR
CELEBRATION OF THE DIVERSE
COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE.
FROM A RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
STANDPOINT, LAKE CITY IS REALLY
DEFICIENT IN ASSETS AND I
REALLY ASK YOU TO CONSIDER AND
RECONSIDER PUTTING THAT MONEY
IN FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER
THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
I SEE THAT JULIE ON SCOTT IS
STILL LISTED AS NOT PRESENT.
WE ARE GOING TO DO SEAN
BLACKWELL FOLLOWED BY PAUL AND
THEN WE WILL INCLUDE SEAN GLAZE
AS WELL.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
SEAN.
BLACKWELL.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS SEAN BLACKWELL, I
WORK FOR THE LEAD IN SEATTLE
AND I SINCERELY THANK THE
COUNCIL FOR ITS CONTINUED
SUPPORT.
I IMPLORE THE COUNCIL TO BRING
THE PROGRAM TO SCALE SO THAT IT
CAN RESPOND TO PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS CITYWIDE.
I AM A MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS WORKED
EXTENSIVELY WITH TRUEBLOOD
CLASS MEMBERS.
THERE IS NOTHING WORSE FOR A
PERSON EXPENSING MENTAL HEALTH
CRISES OR CHRONIC MENTAL
ILLNESS THAN TO FIND THEMSELVES
STRAPPED TO A GURNEY OR
CONFINED IN A COLD HARD-SELL.
OFTEN TIMES WAITING FOR WEEKS
BEFORE A PROVIDER CAN MEET WITH
THEM TO DIAGNOSE AND PRESCRIBE
MEDICATION.
PERHAPS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY
TO PREVENT MENTAL HEALTH CRISES
IS CARE COORDINATION.
THE LEAD IS OPERATIONALIZED
EMPLOYEES TO FACILITATE ROBUST
AND COORDINATED SYSTEM
RESPONSES VIA INTERAGENCY CARE
COORDINATION.
I IMPLORE THE COUNCIL TO BRING
THE LEAD PROGRAM TO SCALE SO
THAT IT CAN RESPOND TO PUBLIC
SAFETY CONCERNS CITYWIDE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TONIGHT, AND PAUL, GOOD EVENING.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS PAUL,
LONGTIME COMMITTEE MEMBER IN
SEATTLE. I AM HERE TO ADVOCATE
FOR THE CONTINUED FUNDING FOR
THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE IN THE 2022 BUDGET
WHICH IS A COMMUNITY
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR
MAKING THEIR $4 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN THIS YEAR, 2021,
THAT INVESTMENT, WITH THAT
INVESTMENT, WE HAVE HIRED,
TRAINED, DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED
SEVERAL COMMUNITY SAFETY TEAMS
THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST SEATTLE,
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, AND WEST
SEATTLE.
IT HAS BOTH INCREASED PUBLIC
SAFETY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON
SERVING BIPOC COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE MODEST AND PROMISING
RESULTS IN OUR FIRST YEAR AND
THE NEED IS FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL TO STAY THE COURSE BY
CONTINUING TO INVEST AND BELIEVE
IN COMMUNITY LED SOLUTIONS FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
AND, SEAN, GOOD EVENING.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
THIS IS SEAN GLAZE.
I LIVE IN BEACON HILL AND I AM
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
SOLIDARITY BUDGET. I AM CALLING
IN SUPPORT OF INDIGENOUS
SOVEREIGNTY AND THE $2.9 MILLION
TO MEET BASIC NEEDS, HYGIENE
NEEDS, ETC.
FOR OUR DUWAMISH SIBLINGS, AS
WELL AS TO 8 MILLION FOR THE
HOUSE.
I'M ALSO CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
THE $158 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET FOR
CHILDCARE.
AND ESSENTIAL SERVICE,
ESPECIALLY DURING A PANDEMIC.
THAT WOULD SUPPORT MULTIPLE
PROGRAMS INCLUDING ABOUT A $9
MILLION INCOME DEBT PILOT
PROGRAM TO MAKE UP THE GAP AND
LIVING WAGES AND THE WAGES IN
SOUTH SEATTLE.
ALSO CALLING IN SUPPORT OF $4
MILLION TO EXPAND THE SPACES SO
CHILDCARE CAN HAPPEN BECAUSE WE
KNOW THAT CHILDCARE HAPPENS
OUTSIDE OF JUST THE IMMEDIATE
FAMILY INCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE
FAMILY BUT ALSO CHILDCARE
CENTERS IN THE PUBLIC SPACES.
SO WE ARE ESPECIALLY LOOKING
FOR A BIPOC LEAD [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU, SEAN.
THE NEXT SPEAKERS ARE BRIAN
WISE FOLLOWED BY LAURA LOW.
GOOD EVENING, BRIAN.
>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS
BRIAN WISE.
I AM PART OF A NONPROFIT
SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS LIVING
WITHOUT SHELTER IN NORTH
SEATTLE.
OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE ROYAL
COMMENTS HAVE HAD 11,134 VISITS
FROM OUR [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT TO
OVER 500 INDIVIDUALS.
I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE
HAVE SECURED FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS
AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
FOR OUR PERMANENT HOMES.
WE KINDLY ASK THE COUNCIL TO
MAINTAIN THE PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED FUNDING PREVIOUS TO
2022 SO THAT WE CAN SERVE OUR
MOST VULNERABLE LATE NEIGHBORS
FOR YEARS TO COME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TONIGHT.
LAURA LOW FOLLOWED BY LILY
OSORIO.
GOOD EVENING, LAURA.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE . THANKS FOR
THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MY NAME IS LAURA, I AM A RENTER
IN EAST SEVEN, I SUPPORT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
I WILL BE SPEAKING AT FUTURE
COUNCIL MEETINGS IN SUPPORT OF
DUWAMISH FUNDING, PUBLIC
BATHROOMS, AND COMP PLAN AND
GREEN NEW DEAL INVESTMENTS.
TODAY, TONIGHT, I AM
REPRESENTING VOLUNTEERS OF
UPGRADE TAKING COUNTY, A
WORKING GROUP WHO SHARE THE
CITY'S ACTION FUND, THEY ARE
ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTING THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET, DIGITAL
EQUITY DEMAND.
MORE WI-FI IN MORE PLACES,
COMPUTERS, LAPTOPS, TABLETS AND
SIMILAR DEVICES FOR SCHOOL AND
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS CREATING A
WORKFORCE OF COMMUNITY-BASED
AND FOCUS TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS,
EDUCATORS, TO LESSEN THE INCOME
GAP.
SEPARATELY COUNTY VOLUNTEERS
WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE
BUNDLING TABLE FUNDING, THAT
MEANS SEATTLE CHANNELS AND
DIGITAL EQUITY TEAMS ARE GOING
TO RUN OUT OF FUNDING IN 2023.
WE ALSO SUPPORT BUILDING PUBLIC
BROADBAND IN SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LILY OSORIO
, FOLLOWED BY REBECCA KATE.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE
]
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
>> THANK YOU.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
>> OKAY.
HI, MY NAME IS LILY OSORIO, I
AM A DOMESTIC WORKER.
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING AS A
DOMESTIC WORKER SINCE NINE
YEARS AGO.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR COUNTING US IN
THIS BUDGET OF THE CITY, 30,000
WORKERS, DOMESTIC WORKERS, ARE
PART OF THE DECISIONS OF THE
CITY.
WE ARE AN IMPORTANT DIAL IN THE
ENVELOPMENT OF THE CITY AND
ECONOMY AND ITS SECURITY.
WE ALSO WANT TO ASK YOU FOR
YOUR HELP TO PROTECT THE HALF
$1 MILLION THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO
THIS SECTOR THAT IS OF
HONORABLE.
ESPECIALLY IN THIS MOMENT, THAT
WE ARE HAVING A CRISIS, A
HEALTH CRISIS, AND ALSO
SECURITY CRISIS.
THE LABOR SECTOR FORGOT US AND
WE DO NOT GET THE SUPPORT FROM
THE GOVERNMENT IN ANY POSSIBLE
WAY.
PERSONALLY, I KNOW THAT BECAUSE
I AM A CANCER SURVIVOR.
I AM ALSO A VULNERABLE PERSON
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY SUPPORT
AND I FEEL I HAVE THE NEED TO
CONTINUE WORKING BECAUSE I AM A
SINGLE MOTHER AND I AM THE ONLY
SUPPORT FOR MY FAMILY.
I AM ASKING YOU, PLEASE
CONTINUE THINKING OF US IN
EVERYTHING THAT IS POSSIBLE IN
THIS MOMENT AND ALSO FOR THE
FUTURE, BECAUSE WE ARE AN
IMPORTANT SECTOR IN THIS CITY
AND ALSO THINK ABOUT ALL OF
YOUR DECISIONS TO BE ON OUR
WORST SIDE, EVERYTHING THAT YOU
DO FOR US IS GOING TO BE VALUED
VERY MUCH AND EVERYTHING YOU
APPLY FOR US IS GOING TO BE
VERY GOOD FOR ALL THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING,
THAT WE HAVE A POLICY WE CAN
ACCESS SICK PAY TIME, EVEN IF
WE HAVE DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS.
PLEASE, LET'S PROTECT THE HALF
$1 MILLION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS REBECCA KATE
, WHO IS LISTED AS NOT PRESENT.
WE WILL, BACK TO YOU AT 8:30 IF
YOU'RE STILL NOT LISTED AS
PRESENT.
INGRID ARCHIBALD FOLLOWED BY
CURTIS WIGGINS.
GOOD EVENING, INGRID.
JUST HIT STAR SIX ONE MORE
TIME, INGRID.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
>> HELLO.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
MY NAME IS INGRID ARCHIBALD AND
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 6 AND I AM
AN ORGANIZER FOR AN
ORGANIZATION WHERE I WORK WITH
COMMUNITIES WHO ARE WORKING IN
LOCAL [ INAUDIBLE ] WE ARE ONE
OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THRILLED
TO ENDORSE THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
HOUSING, SAFETY AND CLEAN AIR
ARE ALL HUMAN RIGHTS AND YET SO
MANY PEOPLE IN THE CITY ARE
SYSTEMATICALLY DENIED THOSE
RIGHTS EVERY DAY.
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PROVIDES A
HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A
SEATTLE WHERE ALL OF US CAN
THRIVE, PRIORITIZING JUSTICE
AND COMMUNITY LED SOLUTIONS.
THEY WANT TO UPLIFT THE
PROPOSAL TO INVEST $85 MILLION
IN TRANSITIONING TO CLEAN,
ELECTRIC HOUSING.
BURNING GAS IN OUR BUILDINGS IS
TERRIBLE FOR OUR HEALTH, AIR
AND CLIMATE AND
DISPROPORTIONALLY HARMS LOWER
INCOME FOLKS AND IMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
NEED TO INVEST IN SOLUTIONS
THAT WILL PROTECT OUR PUBLIC
HEALTH AND WORK FOR CLIMATE
JUSTICE.
I URGE YOU TO PASS THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND FOLLOW
THE COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE
WORKING HARD TO BUILD A JUST
SEATTLE.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TODAY.
AND, WE HAVE CURTIS WIGGINS,
YOU ARE LISTED AS NOT PRESENT,
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DIAL IN.
THAT BRINGS US TO NUMBER 93 ON
TODAY MUSKY LIST, SO THAT GIVES
US ABOUT 100 MORE PEOPLE TO GO
THROUGH.
IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHERE
YOU'RE AT, WE ARE AT NUMBER 93.
NUMBER 93 IS MARTY JACKSON,
FOLLOWED BY JAMAAL SEAMAN.
GOOD EVENING, MARTY.
JUST HIT á6 AND UNMUTE.
>> HELLO, ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR
ME?
>> YES, THANK YOU, MARTY.
>> HELLO?
OKAY.
HI, MY NAME IS MARTY JACKSON
AND I AM WITH BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB, I ALSO AM THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY DIRECTOR FOR THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE, I
WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
SUPPORTING THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE FOR
THIS YEAR AND I AM URGING THAT
YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR
EFFORTS FOR 2022.
WE HAVE MADE GREAT EFFORT
COLLECTIVELY WITH THE FOUR
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE PART OF
THIS COLLABORATIVE.
AND WE HAVE BEEN RESPONDING TO
INCIDENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE ALSO PRESENTED ANOTHER
OF INCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING,
PARTICULARLY IN THE RAINIER
BEACH SPACE WAY PARKING LOT.
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN INFORMATION
AS A PART OF OUR PRESENCE IN
THE PARKING LOT AS WELL AS THE
REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT
THAT'S IN PARTICULAR WE WERE
TOLD BY SAFEWAY THAT THERE WERE
12 SHOTS FIRED INCIDENTS LAST
YEAR AND THIS YEAR IN AUGUST,
THERE HAVE BEEN ZERO INCIDENTS
SINCE OUR TEAM HAS BEEN IN THAT
PARKING LOT AND WE HAVE BEEN
RESPONDING.
OUR TEAMS COLLECTIVELY HAVE
BEEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND WE
WANT TO CONTINUE THESE EFFORTS
SO WE CAN HAVE MORE COLLECTIVE
IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF YOU WANT TO SEND THE REST OF
YOUR COMMENTS IN, THAT WOULD BE
WONDERFUL.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMIL'S
WOMAN WHO IS LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO JORDAN QUINN
AND TREY.
GOOD EVENING, JORDAN.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> GREAT, HI, I AM JORDAN
QUINN, I AM A RENTER IN
DISTRICT 2 AND A MEMBER OF [
INAUDIBLE ] I HAVE BEEN A PART
OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET MOVEMENT.
I HAVE SPEARHEADED NUMEROUS
VICTORIES FOR WORKERS.
THE AMAZON TAX FUNDS MET LAST
YEAR FOR A GREEN NEW DEAL AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE
DEMOCRATIC COUNCILMEMBERS USED
TO SURE UP OTHER ADJECTIVES,
NOW THE MAYOR WANTS TO CUT THE
AMAZON TAX AGAIN, THIS IS JUST
A DIVIDE AND CONQUER TRICK.
WE HAVE GOT TO REJECT THIS, WE
ARE DEMANDING NO BUDGET CUTS TO
ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND LAST
YEAR'S PROMISE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND THE GREEN NEW DEAL
BE FULFILLED THROUGH DEMANDING
THAT VIA AMAZON TAX BE
INCREASED TO $129 TO EXPAND
FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
GREEN NEW DEAL ADDING $160 FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
13,000,002 LOW-INCOME SUBSIDIES
AND TO FUND HOUSING SERVICES TO
CUT THE PROPOSED $13 MILLION
POLICE BUDGET EXPANSION WHICH
INCLUDES THE $1 MILLION
INCREASE FOR RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION HIRING BONUSES IS
RIDICULOUS.
WHERE ARE THE HIRING BONUSES
FOR SOCIAL WORKERS?
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN,
PLEASE SEND IN THE REST OF YOUR
COMMENTS.
FOR FOLKS WHO DO NOT GET THE
CHANCE TO FINALIZE HER COMMENTS,
IT IS COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV, WE
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR
COMMENTS.
TREY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
LISTED AS NOT PRESENT, SO WE
ARE MOVING ONTO BARB, FOLLOWED
BY DEVON.
GOOD EVENING, BARB.
JUST á6 TO UNMUTE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, THANKS, BARB.
>> OKAY.
HI, THIS IS BARB OLIVER OF
SOUND FOUNDATIONS NORTHWEST.
WE BUILD QUALITY, TINY
TRANSITIONAL HOMES FOR LEHIGH
TINY HOME VILLAGE PROGRAM.
SINCE 2018 I HAVE DONE
EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON
HOMELESSNESS INCLUDING THE
BUILD FOR 0 GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO SEVERAL
OTHER TINY HOMEBUILDERS ALL
OVER THE UNITED STATES.
THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING,
THE PROBLEM WITH HOMELESSNESS
IS NOT A LACK OF A HOME, THE
PROBLEM WITH HOMELESSNESS IS
LACK OF COMMUNITY.
TINY HOME VILLAGES TEACH
HOMELESS FOLKS ABOUT COMMUNITY.
TINY HOME VILLAGES ARE THE BEST
FIRST STEP IN ANY HOMELESSNESS
AND WE WOULD URGE THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO
FUND THIS VITALLY IMPORTANT
PROGRAM.
MY TIME HERE IS ENDING AND
SURPRISE, I HAVE A LOT MORE TO
SAY.
RESPECTFULLY I WILL EMAIL EACH
OF YOU WITH YOUR FURTHER
THOUGHTS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
AND ATTENTION.
>> I GOT A PROMPT THAT SAYS I
WAS ON MUTE, APOLOGIES FOR
THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH BARB, IT
WAS GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.
AND THE NEXT PEOPLE WE HAVE
LINED UP OUR DEVON AND JOAN.
GOOD EVENING, DEVON.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.
MY NAME IS DEVON MICAH, I
USUALLY PRONOUNCE I, I AM
DELETE PROGRAM HERE IN SEATTLE.
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO HEAR SO
MANY FOLKS TODAY SPEAK ABOUT
THE IMPACT OF THE LEAD PROGRAM
AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS. I HAVE
BEEN WITH THE LEAD PROGRAM FOR
7 YEARS AND IT MAKES ME ACUTELY
PROUD TO HEAR FOLKS FROM ACROSS
THE CITY SPEAKING ABOUT OUR
REALLY UNIQUE PROGRAM AND OUR
APPROACH TO CARE. I WANT TO
AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF OUR
DIRECT SERVICE STAFF WHO ARE
JOINING THIS MEETING TONIGHT,
ANY OF THEM WILL BE ON IN THE
NEXT HOUR AND ARE STAYING QUITE
LATE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THEIR WORK WITH
CLIENTS, OF BEING A LOW
BARRIER, OUTREACH BASED FARM
REDUCTION PROGRAM THAT REALLY
SERVES THE HARVEST FOLKS TO
SERVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN SO TARGETED
BY OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TODAY.
JON HORN FOLLOWED BY HALEY
SKIES.
>> HEY, JOAN, YOU MIGHT STILL
BE MUTED ON YOUR END ON YOUR
OWN PHONE.
OKAY, YOU WENT BACK ON MUTE
WITH á6, IF YOU HIT á6 ONE
MORE TIME AND DOUBLE CHECK THAT
YOUR PHONE IS NOT ON MUTE ON
THE DEVICE.
AND AFTER JOAN WE WILL BE HALEY
SKIES AND PETER FINK.
JOAN, IF YOU CAN HIT á6 FOR ME
ONE MORE TIME.
I HAD YOU THERE FOR A SECOND.
OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO KEEP YOU
ON THE SCREEN HERE.
HIT á6 FOR ME ONE MORE TIME,
AND WE ARE GOING TO GO TO
HALEY, WHO IS NOT PRESENT, AND
THEN WE ARE GOING TO DO PETER
FINK.
SO, PETER, IF YOU WANT TO COME
ON THE SCREEN, HIT á6, AND
JOAN, WHEN I SEE YOU COME OFF
MUTE , WE WILL COME BACK TO
YOU.
PETER, á6, PLEASE.
GREAT.
>> HELLO.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> HI THERE, I AM SPEAKING
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE 2022
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
WHICH I STRONGLY [ INAUDIBLE ]
TO ENSURE CLIMATE JUSTICE,
RACIAL JUSTICE AND HOUSING
JUSTICE HERE IN OUR CITY.
AS WE KNOW, SEATTLE HAS SEEN
MANY CLIMATE IMPACTS AND WILL
ONLY SEE MORE.
SEATTLE HAS BEEN SUFFERING FROM
SEVERE LACK OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT IS SAFE AND
HEALTHY AND WHILE WE HAVE SEEN
AN EXTREME VIOLENCE AGAINST, BY
THE POLICE, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY
UNNECESSARY BREAK THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET CALLS FOR A
DEFUNDING OF PROSECUTORS.
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT DOES
NOT HELP OUR COMMUNITY OR KEEP
IT SAFE.
AS WELL, WE -- IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WE FOCUS ON
CLIMATE JUSTICE SO THAT IT BE
CONTINUALLY THE AREA THAT WILL
BE THE MOST IMPACTFUL ON
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THE NEXT PERSON WAS -- JOAN,
I SEE YOU ON THE SCREEN HERE,
IF YOU WANT TO HIT á6 ONE MORE
TIME?
THERE YOU GO.
OKAY, AND THEN YOUR PHONE IS
NOT ON MUTE ITSELF.
SOMETIMES OUR CELL PHONES ARE
ON MUTE WITH THE LITTLE BUTTON
ON THE SCREEN, SO JUST WANT TO
DOUBLE CHECK THAT, CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
JOAN, I AM SORRY WE ARE HAVING
CONNECTION ISSUES, I SEE YOU,
YOU HAVE PUSHED THE RIGHT
BUTTONS, YOU ARE NOT SHOWING ON
MUTE ON MY END, IT SEEMS LIKE
WE HAVE A -- AN AUDIO ISSUE.
I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU UP THERE
IN CASE YOUR VOICE STARTS
COMING THROUGH.
WE WILL COME RIGHT BACK TO.
KATRINA PETERSON, FOLLOWED BY
HUGO YANG AND JOAN, ANYTIME YOU
WANT TO TEST YOUR AUDIO, YOU
ARE WELCOME.
HI, CHRISTINA.
EXCUSE ME, KATRINA, PLEASE GO
AHEAD, á6 TO UNMUTE YOUR SELF.
KATRINA, IF YOU COULD HIT á6 TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND PULL
UP YOU GO.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> HEY, HEY, KATRINA.
>> HI, GOOD EVENING
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS KATRINA PETERSON.
I AM THE CLIMATE JUSTICE
PROGRAM MANAGER AT PUGET SOUND
SAGE AND I AM ALSO A RESIDENT OF
SOUTH SEATTLE IN DISTRICT 2, I
AM HERE TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND
SUPPORT FOR PRESERVING
JUMPSTART REVENUES FOR INTENDED
USE INCLUDING INVESTMENTS IN
THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE AND THE GREEN NEW
DEAL.
IN PARTICULAR, WE SUPPORT THE
SOLIDARITY DEMAND FOR $85
MILLION TO ACCELERATE THE
TRANSITION OF HOMES AND
BUILDINGS OFF OF FOSSIL FUEL.
ENERGY COSTS AND LOW INCOME
PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO LIVE
IN OLD HOMES THAT ARE NOT
ENERGY-EFFICIENT, INCREASING
HEATING AND COOLING COSTS.
INEQUITABLE TRANSITION TO
RENEWABLE ENERGY REQUIRES TO
DEFUND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
UPGRADES AND MAKE THEM
ACCESSIBLE TO BLACK, BROWN AND
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES.
INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THE MAYOR
TO JUMPSTART WE URGE THE
COUNCIL TO FULLY ADOPT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND SEEK MORE
PROGRESSIVE REVENUES SO WE CAN
HAVE AN EQUITABLE RECOVERY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
AND, JOAN, JUST COMING BACK TO.
WANT TO TEST YOUR AUDIO?
OKAY, I CANNOT HEAR YOU.
WENT BACK ON á6 ON OUR END.
MIGHT BE A HEADPHONE SITUATION
TOO, SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS.
IF YOU WANT TO HIT á6 ONE MORE
TIME AND DITCH THE HEADPHONE,
GO WITH SPEAKERPHONE, WE ARE
HERE FOR THAT.
I AM GOING TO CALL HUGO YANG
AND HAUSER.
HUGO, YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN
US.
AND, JOAN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO HIT á6 ONE MORE TIME WHEN
YOU WANT TO SPEAK.
OKAY, HUGO, GO AHEAD.
HI, HUGO.
>> HELLO.
HI, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS HUGO YANG AND I AM
IN THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT,
MY HOME IS NEXT TO THE PARK ON
THIRD AVENUE, [ INAUDIBLE ] I
AM ENDORSING MY SUPPORT TO
BRING THE PROGRAM TO FIDELITY
AND ALLOW LEADS TO BE BROUGHT
TO SCALE SO THEY CAN RESPOND TO
PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LEAD IS
MAKING A HUGE IMPACT ON THE
COMMUNITY.
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE
INCREASINGLY IN NEED TO RESPOND
TO PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS, THE
MEANINGFUL WORK THEY HAVE DONE
IN THE LONG-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT
REDUCES THE INCIDENT OF CRISES
IN THE COMMUNITY AND HELPS
PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED HELP TO
GET ON PAST-DUE STABILITY.
THANK YOU, THAT IS ALL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND, [ SPEAKING FOREIGN
LANGUAGE ]
GOOD EVENING, IF YOU CAN HIT
á6.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
>> DEAR COUNCILMEMBERS OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, MY NAME IS
HAUSER, I BELONG TO THE
COMMUNITY AND I AM A DOMESTIC
WORKER.
I TAKE CARE OF SENIOR PEOPLE
AND I AM PART OF THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD
TO GET SOME BASIC BENEFITS FOR
THE DOMESTIC WORKERS.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE SEEN THAT WE
NEED TO INCREASE THE EFFORT FOR
OUTREACH AND ENFORCEMENT FOR
THE DOMESTIC WORKERS FOR THEM
TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS.
THAT IS WHY I THINK VERY MUCH,
THE MAYOR THAT SHE DESIGNATED
AS PART OF THE CITY BUDGET,
$500,000 THROUGH ALL OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THEY REQUESTED.
WE ALSO COULD HAVE THE
POSSIBILITY TO HAVE ALSO IN THE
LEGISLATION WHERE WE CAN HAVE
THE RIGHTS TO HAVE PAID SICK DAY
LIKE EVERY OTHER WORKER IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
THAT IS WHY I AM ASKING FOR
YOUR SUPPORT TO PROTECT THE
HALF $1 MILLION DESIGNED TO
THIS LABOR SECTOR.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TONIGHT.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
OKAY, THE NEXT SPEAKER, FOR
FOLKS AT HOME, WE ARE A NUMBER
107.
THE NECK SPEAKERS ARE SONJA,
MELANIE, GOOD EVENING, SONJA.
á6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, PLEASE.
>> HI, THIS IS SONJA, I AM A
WORKING MOM IN DISTRICT 3, A
LANDLORD AND AN ACTIVIST.
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET MOVEMENT
HAS BEEN ORGANIZING SINCE 2014
AND WE HAVE WON TENS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SOCIAL
SERVICES.
I WELCOME THOSE WITH THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET TO THE FIGHT,
TOGETHER I KNOW THAT WE CAN
FIGHT TO INCREASE THE AMAZON
TAX BY $120 MILLION TO EXPAND
FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
FOR GAMES LIKE BRIDGE FUNDING
FOR THE NEW HOPE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF LEHIGH.
ALSO, LET'S CUT OUT THE $13
MILLION INCREASE IN THE POLICE
BUDGET WHICH INCLUDES HIRING
BONUSES AND INSTEAD USE THAT
MONEY TO FUND PUBLIC SHOWERS,
BATHROOMS, PARKING, SEWAGE AND
GARBAGE SERVICES FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS FORCED TO LIVE IN
THEIR VEHICLES.
WE SHOULD ALSO ADD $200,000 TO
FUND CLEAN GREENS AT CENTRAL
SEATTLE NONPROFIT WHICH
PROVIDES ORGANIC PRODUCE FREE
OF CHARGE TO WORKING LOW INCOME
FAMILIES.
AND CALLING ON ALL ACTIVISTS TO
JOIN --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND
MELANIE FOLLOWED BY ALBERT
SHIVER.
GOOD EVENING, MELANIE.
á6 TO UNMUTE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MELANIE,
CALLING FROM DISTRICT 4, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO
INCREASING EARLY LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES.
ESPECIALLY FOR LOW INCOME
FAMILIES.
WE WERE AWARE OF THE LACK OF
CHILDCARE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN, BUT IT IS EVIDENT NOW
MORE THAN EVER.
ESPECIALLY AS EVEN DUAL INCOME
FAMILIES STRUGGLE TO AFFORD
QUALITY CHILDCARE, IT IS
CRITICAL WE INVEST IN WORKING
FAMILIES.
AS AN ICU NURSE AT HARBORVIEW
MEDICAL CENTER AND AS THE
PARENT OF A TODDLER, I WOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE
WORK THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC
WITHOUT ACCESSIBLE CHILDCARE.
I AM ALSO A PRESIDENT OF THE
BOARD AT UTC F, AN EARLY-
MORNING PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN
OPERATIONAL FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
WE RELOCATED TO YOU HEIGHTS
WHEN OUR BUILDING WAS
DEMOLISHED.
HISTORICAL BUILDING REQUIRES
SEVERAL CAPITAL UPGRADES THAT
ARE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN
CHILDCARE LIFE.
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT CAPITAL
UPGRADES TO SAVE 70 EARLY
LEARNINGS WITH 50% ALLOCATED TO
LOW INCOME --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND, AUBURN, GOOD EVENING.
>> HI, GOOD EVENING.
I AM ALBERT FROM COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS, I AM AN OPERATION
MANAGER, THANK YOU GUYS FOR
GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY,
THIS PLATFORM TO USE OUR VOICES.
I'M ADVOCATE FOR THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY COMMISSION THROUGH 2022,
I AM HERE TO SUPPORT MY SUPPORT
FOR THE INITIATIVE, WITNESSING
LIFE-CHANGING WORK THAT HAS
BEEN CRITICAL IN CHANGING LIVES.
THIS WORKDAYS TO CONTINUE
BECAUSE BY NOT GOING SO WE ARE
TELLING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THEIR
LIVES [ INAUDIBLE ] WE MUST
SHOW THEM IF WE CARE OUR
ACTIONS CONTINUING THIS WORK,
BY NOT CONTINUING THE WORK THE
PAST EFFORTS HAVE ALL BEEN FOR
NOTHING AND TO DO THAT WOULD BE
DIGITAL TO THE BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITY.
YANKEE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
DIALING IN TODAY.
WE ARE GOING TO DO CHRISTOPHER
ANDERSON FOLLOWED BY AARON AND
THEN CONSOLE US.
GOOD EVENING, CHRISTOPHER.
>> THANK YOU, MY NAME IS
CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON.
HERE IS WHAT SHARE SEATTLE
HOUSING AND RESOURCE HAS
OBSERVED ABOUT THE BUDGET
PROCESS AND HOW IT AFFECTS
EFFORTS TO SURVIVE.
THANK YOU FOR ADDING TO LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET, $800,000 FOR THE
OPERATION AND FOUNDING OF MORE
DEMOCRATIC AND SELF MANAGED
COMMUNITY-BASED TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES AND EXAMINES.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE AGENCY
AGREED FROM THIS BUDGET ITEM.
THIS IS THE FIRST NEW MONEY FOR
TINY HOUSE WHICH PRESS PROJECT
WE HAVE PROCESSED THIS YEAR .
THE SAME DESIGNATION FOR
DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENTS IS NOW IN
THE MAYOR'S 2022 BUDGET, PLEASE
DO NOT TAKE IT OUT.
OUR OTHER REQUEST IS THAT YOU
SUPPORT THE NEW ONE SET FORCE,
THE MONEY THE CITY COUNCIL
DESIGNATES FOR THE HOUSE
VILLAGES WILL ONLY BE USED FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
OVER AND OVER, CITY AGENCY
WORKERS HAVE TRANSFERRED --
THAT HAVE TRANSFERRED OVER TO
THE NEW REGIONAL HOUSING
AUTHORITY, IN THE PAST, HAVE
USED TINY HOUSE VILLAGE MONEY
FOR OTHER PROJECTS.
CHAIR SUPPORTS THE EXPANSION OF
--
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
DIALING IN.
AARON, HE SAYS YOU ARE LISTED
AS NOT PRESENT.
SO WE ARE GOING TO TEE UP
DEANNA AND LAURA GONZALES AFTER
TERESA.
GOOD EVENING, TERESA.
>> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME
IS TERESA POHLMAN AND I AM A
PROGRAM MANAGER WITH THE HIGH.
WE ALL SEE THE HOMELESS THIS
TODAY BECAUSE IT IS EVERYWHERE,
IT IS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS,
PARKS AND ALONG OUR FREEWAYS.
IT IS IN OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
DOORWAYS AND EVEN SPELLS INTO
OUR STREETS AND IS GROWING WHICH
CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING AND
HOPELESS.
BUT IT IS NOT HOPELESS BECAUSE
YOU HAVE SEEN ONE SOLUTION THAT
WORKS, AND THAT IS TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
EVERY DAY, I SEE HOUSES
CHANGING PEOPLE'S LIVES.
I WATCH AS THEIR VILLAGES ARE
STRENGTHENED AND GROW FORWARD
TOWARD EMPOWERMENT, CONFIDENCE
AND HOPE.
WHEN THEY LEAVE OUR VILLAGE
BECAUSE THEY HAVE SECURED
PERMANENT HOUSING, WE
CELEBRATE.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
AND ONGOING SUPPORT OF THE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES AND ASK THAT YOU
CONTINUE TO FUND THEM SO THAT
WE CAN BUILD MORE.
THERE IS A STOPGAP MEASURE
UNTIL WE HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AVAILABLE, THEY PROVIDE
A REAL SOLUTION AND ONE THAT
WORKS.
THANKS AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
DIALING IN TONIGHT, TERESA.
AND, LAURA, [ SPEAKING FOREIGN
LANGUAGE ] LAURA, YOU ARE
WELCOME TO GET UP HERE AND PUSH
á6, AND DEANNA IS WITH US AS
WELL TO INTERPRET.
AFTER WE HEAR FROM LAURA, WE
WILL HEAR FROM MICHAEL AND
LIANA.
GOOD EVENING, LAURA.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE
], LAURA.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS LAURA
GONZALES, AND I HAVE BEEN A
NANNY IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
FOR OVER 18 YEARS.
I AM PART OF THE NANNY
COLLECTIVE AND I AM HERE TO
SUPPORT THE MONEY ASSIGNED IN
THE BUDGET FOR THE BENEFITS FOR
THE DOMESTIC WORKERS LIKE
MYSELF.
OUR INDUSTRY IS HISTORICALLY
ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE THERE
IS MORE ABUSE AND DEPRESSION,
PARTICULARLY WITH THE PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND ARE IMMIGRANTS THAT
GENERALLY LEADS BELOW THE
POVERTY LINE AND THEY DO NOT
HAVE ANY ACCESS TO ANY
RESOURCES FOR MONEY SO THEY
ONLY HAVE THE MONEY THAT THEY
OBTAIN WITH THEIR HARD WORK.
WHEN WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS,
SAY, FREE TIME, THAT MEANS MANY
TIMES WE NEED TO GO TO WORK,
AND PERHAPS TAKE THE
CONVERSATIONS TO ADJUST OUR
BUDGET THAT USUALLY IS VERY
LIMITED AND WE LIVE DAY TO DAY
WITH OUR EXPENSES AND STRESSES
CREATING THE IDEA THAT HOW ARE
WE GOING TO PAY OUR BASIC
EXPENSES?
LIKE TELEPHONE, GASOLINE OR
HOUSING OR MAINTAINING OUR
CARS?
THOSE ARE USUALLY OUR WORK
TOOLS.
WE NEED THE POSSIBILITY TO HAVE
A PAYDAY WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE
A DECISION LIKE WHETHER WE HAVE
TO WORK OR WE HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT OUR HEALTH.
THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE CITY TO
APPROVE THIS MONEY IN THE BUDGET
, SO IT CAN GO AND BECOME THE
LAW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I
APPRECIATE THAT.
OKAY, WE WILL DO AARON, WE JUST
CALLED HER NAME, SO THANKS FOR
JOINING.
MICHAEL, AND THEN THE LIANA.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE, AARON.
>> HI, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
MY NAME IS AARON BURKHALTER, I
AM A PROJECT MANAGER WITH THE
PUBLIC DEFENDER ASSOCIATION FOR
THE LEAD PROGRAM, WORKING MY
AREA, DISTRICT 1. I HAVE BEEN
REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL'S CONSISTENT SUPPORT
FOR THE PROGRAM . IN DISTRICT
1, WE FEEL THE EXPANSIVE AND
GROWING CALL FOR L.E.A.D.
SERVICES FROM INDIVIDUALS AND
BUSINESSES THAT ARE SEEKING A
SERVICE FORWARD SOLUTION TO
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES.
I HAVE HEARD FROM BUSINESSES
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CALLING US,
SEEKING SUPPORT BECAUSE THEY
WANT TO HELP CLIENTS AND AVOID
ARRESTING OR SWEEPING THEM AND
THEY WANT TO ENTER THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE CYCLE UPSTREAM.
WE ARE OPERATING AT CAPACITY
AND AND WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO
úSAY NO TO QUALIFIED REFERRALS,
BUT THE L.E.A.D.
HAS REMAINED.
L.E.A.D.
IS AN EFFECTIVE AND EVALUATED
APPROACH, PLEASE SLOWLY FUND
THE PROGRAM SO ANYONE WHO IS
QUALIFIED CAN BE REFERRED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND, MICHAEL, GOOD EVENING,
THANKS FOR WAITING.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MICHAEL
MULLANEY, I AM EIGHT RENTER IN
DISTRICT 3 AND CALLING AS A
PART OF THE SOLITARY BREADED
INCLUDING INCREASING THE AMAZON
TAX BY $129 TO EXPAND FUNDS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE NEW
DEAL PROJECTS INCLUDING 106
MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND 13 MILLION FOR BUILDING.
TRANSITIONING HOMES FROM OIL
AND NATURAL GAS TO ELECTRIC, AS
WELL AS ADDING $4.69 TO OPEN
THE THREE NEW TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES WITH FUNDS ONLY BEING
USED FOR THOSE PURPOSES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
TONIGHT.
EVENING, LILIANA.
LILIANA IS FOLLOWED BY MAX
RAPPAPORT.
HIGH, LILIANA.
>> HI, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS, GOOD
EVENING.
MY NAME IS LILIANA PEREZ AND I
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY [ INAUDIBLE
QUESTION ] THE 2022 GENERAL
REVENUE SOURCES TO CONTINUE
WITH THIS PROGRAM.
IT HAS BEEN IN THE PROGRAM FOR
FIVE YEARS NOW, IT HAS BEEN A
LEARNING PROCESS TO UNDERSTAND
THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND
ENGAGING WITH PARTNERS TO
PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SKILLS
AND OPPORTUNITY.
OUR MISSION SINCE DAY ONE HAS
BEEN TO FILL IN THE GAPS. THE
FILL, THE KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE NEEDED [ INAUDIBLE ]
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A SUCCESS,
17 OUT OF THE 19 STUDENTS FROM
THE PROGRAM WERE PLACED IN AN
INTERNSHIP IN THE SUMMER.
ALL OF OUR STUDENTS STARTED THE
SCHOOL YEAR WITH OUTSTANDING
GRADES IN THE MINORITY OF THEM
FEEL MORE CONFIDENT WHEN THEY
SPEAK ENGLISH.
THE LANGUAGE BARRIER CAN BE A
BURDEN, THEREFORE I APPRECIATE
THE GREAT JOB THE PROGRAM DOES
TO HELP STUDENTS GAIN THE
FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE. THERE ARE
A LOT OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
THAT NEED HELP AND WE ARE READY
TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THEY
NEED, AND FOR THAT IT WILL BE
ESSENTIAL TO HAVE THE SUPPORT
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
DIALING IN TONIGHT.
MAX, FOLLOWED BY LIZ. GOOD
EVENING, MAX.
>> HI, GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS MAX RAPPAPORT AND I
LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. I'M CALLING
TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND
ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS
IN OUR CITY.
WE DESPERATELY NEED A MAJOR
INVESTMENT IN DEEPLY AFFORDABLE
SOCIAL HOUSING IN THIS CITY AND
WE SHOULD START BY USING NEW,
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE TO PAY FOR
IT.
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET CALLS FOR
$635 MILLION TO BE SPENT ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR
COMMUNITY WHICH IS MORE THAN
THREE TIMES WHAT THE MAYOR'S
BUDGET PROPOSES.
PLEASE SAY NO TO MAYOR DURKAN
'S INSUFFICIENT HOUSING BUDGET
AND INSULTING ATTEMPTS TO RAISE
JUMPSTART FUNDS WHILE FUNNELING
MILLIONS OF ADDITIONAL DOLLARS
TO THE BUDGET.
THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL FOR
HOLDING THIS HEARING AND
EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO
COMMENT TONIGHT.
THANKS.
>> THANKS BACK TO YOU.
AND GOOD EVENING, LIZ.
LIZ IS FOLLOWED BY JOSH CASTLE.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
>> HELLO, GOOD EVENING.
HI, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, MY NAME IS LIZ, I AM
CURRENTLY THE YOUTH PROGRAMS
MANAGER.
I AM HERE REQUESTING FUNDS TO
KEEP OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAM OPERATING.
OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE BUILT A
PROGRAM INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED
TO UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE
CHALLENGES OF OUR LATINO YOUTH
IN SEATTLE, SOME OF THOSE
INCLUDE NAVIGATING SCHOOL AND
HOME CULTURES, RESPONSIBILITIES
AND MIXED LEGAL STATUS
HOUSEHOLDS.
OUR PROGRAM ADDRESSES THESE
BARRIERS BY HAVING A MODEL TO
EMPOWER YOUTH AGENCY INCLUDING
INTERVENTION DURING THE MIDDLE
SCHOOL YEARS.
AS WE MOVE PAST THE PANDEMIC,
WE KNOW THE CULTURAL SUPPORT WE
OFFER OUR YOUTH AND THEIR
FAMILIES WILL BE EVEN MORE
NEEDED.
USING THIS PROGRAM WILL DISRUPT
THE POSITIVE IMPACT WE HAVE
AMONG SOME OF SEATTLE'S MOST
WINNABLE COMMUNITIES INCLUDING
BEACON HILL IN SOUTH SEATTLE.
I URGE COUNCILMEMBERS TO
INCLUDE US IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET.
IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN LATINO
YOUTH AND CONFIRMATION WE
BELIEVE IN THE POTENTIAL THEY
EACH HAVE, PLEASE CONSIDER
LOOKING AT COMMENTS AS YOU HAVE
CREATED GRAPHIC DESIGNS ASKING
EXACTLY WHAT I AM ASKING NOW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TODAY.
AND, JOSH, GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE,
FOLLOWED BY GRAYSON.
>> AGGREGATE EVENING.
I AM JOSH CASTLE, IMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR LESLIE HI,
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS AND
THE AMAZING UNSUNG HEROES ON
YOUR STAFF FOR YOUR WORK IN
SUPPORT OF 165 NEW PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS
PROVIDING HOMES FOR 180 OF OUR
IN-HOUSE NEIGHBORS BEFORE
WINTER STRIKES.
MANY ARE TRANSITIONING OUT OF
OUR TINY HOUSE VILLAGES AND
EMERGENCY SHELTERS TO THE
TIRELESS WORK OF OUR CASE
MANAGERS.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR
PARTNERSHIP FOR ONE OF THESE
BUILDINGS.
PLEASE ADD $1.8 MILLION TO
INCREASE SUPPORT SERVICES IN
CASE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES FOR
OUR EXISTING VILLAGES TO
SUPPORT EQUITY ACROSS OUR SIZE.
WE WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT TO ADD 212,000 FOR OUR
URBAN REST STOPS PROVIDING LIFE-
SUSTAINING SERVICES FOR OVER
500 PEOPLE A DAY.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASE HOURS AT OUR OLD
LOCATION TO OPEN EVENINGS AND
WEEKENDS AND ON MUCH-NEEDED
SUPPORT AT OUR DOWNTOWN SITE.
ONE STUDY FOUND OVER HALF THE
PEOPLE ACCESSING THESE SURVEYS
ARE EMPLOYED SO THERE IS
ESPECIALLY A LIFELINE FOR THOSE
WHO ARE ON HOUSED TO GET READY
FOR WORK AND SUSTAIN THEIR
INCOME.
THESE FULLY FUND L.E.A.D..
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND, GRAYSON WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY ELLEN ANDERSON.
EVENING, GRAYSON.
>> HI, I'M GRAYSON, I AM A
RENTER IN DISTRICT 3, I AM HERE
TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
DEMANDS AS IT ENTERS ITS EIGHTH
YEAR IN WINNING CRITICAL
FUNDING FOR MARGINALIZED
PEOPLE.
I WANT TO POINT OUT THE SO MANY
PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE
NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON
THIS CALL ALREADY AND YET MAYOR
DURKAN'S BUDGET PER FORCES THE
62% OF AMAZON TAX BE REDUCED
FROM 145 MILLION TO JUST 38
MILLION.
NOT ONLY IS THAT A SLAP IN THE
FACE TO THE MOVEMENT THAT
FOUGHT SO HARD TO WIN THIS
FUNDING, IT WOULD BE A PRETTY
BIZARRE POLICY CHOICE FOR A
CITY THAT HAS BEEN IN
AFFORDABILITY AND HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS FOR THE BETTER PART OF A
DECADE.
WE NEED NOT ONLY THE FULL
AMOUNT INTENDED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND THE NEW DEAL
PROGRAMS, WE NEED TO INCREASE
THE AMAZON TAX FOR THOSE THINGS
IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER SALON'S
OFFICE FOR ORGANIZING COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO FIGHT FOR WHAT WE
NEED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL
MAKING THE ONLY DECISION THAT
MAKES SENSE WHICH IS TO
INCREASE THE AL-ANON TAX AND
FUND GREEN NEW DEAL PROGRAMS.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN.
GOOD EVENING, ELLEN.
ELLEN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
VICTOR JUAREZ LOPEZ.
, ELLEN, JUST STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
AND, JUST STAR 6 ONE MORE TIME,
IF YOU ALREADY HAD IT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND T UP VICTOR
AS WELL.
HEY, ELLEN, HEY, VICTOR, STAR 6
TO UNMUTE.
HI, ELLEN, WONDERFUL.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> HI, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE CALLED IN
TALKING ABOUT HOUSING AND
ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID, THIS IS
MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET CALL
SUPPORTS IT BY CUTTING MAYOR
DURKAN'S BUDGET, AND THIS
INCLUDES A $1 MILLION INCREASE
FOR RESTARTING POLICE
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
SUCH AS HIRING BONUSES FOR
POLICE OFFICERS WHICH ARE SOME
OF THE HIGHEST PAID CITY
EMPLOYEES.
WHERE ARE THE HIRING BONUSES
FOR SOCIAL WORKERS?
THAT IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW.
I THINK WE CAN CUT THE WHAT 650
K EXPANSION OF THE DO-NOTHING
OFFICERS OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL AND I THINK IT WOULD BE
BETTER SPENT ON HARRINGTON MORE
STAFF MEMBERS FOR OBESITY'S
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS.
ABOUT 1.6 BILLION A YEAR.
>> KATE, THANKS FOR DIALING IN
TODAY.
VICTOR, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
VICTOR WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
REBECCA, MICHAEL, AND MARCO
STEWART.
GOOD EVENING, VICTOR.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
GO AHEAD, VICTOR.
>> HI.
>> HI, VICTOR.
WE COULD HEAR YOU.
OH, YOU JUST WENT ON STAR 6
AGAIN.
YOU CAN HIT STAR 6 ONE MORE
TIME.
I SEE YOU ON MY SCREEN HERE.
OKAY.
SO, VICTOR, JUST STAR 6 ONE
MORE TIME, I HEARD YOU SAY HI
AND IT WENT BACK ONTO MOOD.
DEANNA, I WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TRANSLATION
SERVICES TONIGHT.
ACCORDING TO MY LIST, WE HAVE
EVERYBODY WHO HAS DIALED IN TO
PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES
WHO HAS TESTIFIED, SO I WANTED
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU
TONIGHT AND THANKS FOR YOUR
INCREDIBLE WORK.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY ON IN
CASE THERE IS ANYBODY BUT AT
THIS POINT ALL THE FOLKS WHO
PREREGISTERED FOR TRANSLATION
HAVE BEEN SPOKEN, SO THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, IF YOU GUYS WANT I CAN
STAY UNTIL THE END OF THE
MEETING, THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM.
I WILL STAY.
>> OKAY, WONDERFUL.
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AS WELL.
VICTOR, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, WE
HAVE YOU SHOWING IS NOT PRESENT
NOW, SO WE MAY HAVE
ACCIDENTALLY LOST YOU.
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU.
MARGO, I SEE YOU ON THE LINE,
WHY DON'T WE HAVE YOU HIT STAR
6, AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
MARGO, JUST STAR 6 .
OKAY, FOLKS.
HI, MARGO.
>> HI, SORRY, FUMBLING MY
PHONE.
MY NAME IS MARGO, I RENT AND
WORK ON FIRST HILL, I AM
CALLING TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET AND SUPPORT BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, THE [
INAUDIBLE ] THAT IS AN EXTRA
FOUR TO $5000 IN RENT PER
TENANT PER YEAR, WE HAVE 60,000
SEATTLE-AREA RENTERS IN RENTAL
DEBT, VULNERABLE TO ADDICTS
EVICTION, IN THE CONTEXT OF A
DEADLY PANDEMIC WHERE
BILLIONAIRES HAVE RAKED IN
TRILLIONS AND PROFIT, IT IS CAN
ALSO PREVENT THE DEMAND FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A GREEN
NEW DEAL AS IN CONTEST WITH
PREVENTING CUTS TO OTHER
ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
WE NEED TO EXPAND THE AMAZON
TAX ON BIG BUSINESS THAT OUR
MOVEMENT ONES BY AT LEAST $120
MILLION TO COMBAT THE HOUSING
AND CLIMATE CRISES AND WE ALSO
NEED FUNDING FOR ALL THE OTHER
THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.
THE NEW HOPE PROJECT AND THE
INVESTIGATION, SUPPORTING
WINTER ORGANIZING, FUNDING
CLEAN GREEN, ECONOMIC
DISPLACEMENT, RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE.
OUR CITY IS HOME TO THE RICHES
CORPORATIONS ON THE PLANET.
WE CAN AFFORD THESE THINGS BUT
WE WILL NEED A POWERFUL
MOVEMENT AND THAT IS WHY I AM
ALSO STANDING WITH THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET VOTE.
THANKS, EVERYONE.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
WE DO HAVE VICTOR BACK UP ON
THE LINE HERE, SO, VICTOR --
DID I LOSE YOU AGAIN, VICTOR?
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I THOUGHT WE GOT YOU BACK ON
THE LINE HERE.
OKAY, WE ARE AT THAT 8:30 MARK,
I SAID I WOULD GO BACK AND CALL
FOR ANYONE WHO WAS NOT PRESENT
TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AGAIN.
WE STILL HAVE HASSAN WHO SAYS
THEY ARE PRESENT HERE, I WANT
TO TRY AND TO THEM UP ONE MORE
TIME TO SEE IF THEY ARE ABLE TO
GET TO UNMUTED.
IF YOU CAN HIT STAR 6, PERFECT,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
WE ARE STILL HAVING AUDIO
ISSUES.
I CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE UNMUTED
APPROPRIATELY, SO DO NOT HIT
STAR 6 AGAIN.
>> HELLO?
>> HI, IT WORKED!
THANKS FOR WAITING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> ALL RIGHT, HI, EVERYONE.
I MANAGE THE VOLUNTEERS AT THE
LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE.
BEFORE MY ROLE AS A CASE
MANAGER AT A PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SITE WHILE
SUPPORTING OVER 230 RESIDENTS I
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK
INTO THEIR STORIES AND MANY HAD
TRANSITIONED FROM TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
THEY WERE ABLE TO REBUILD THEIR
LIVES THANKS TO THE ON-SITE
SUPPORT OF STAFF AT EACH TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE, WHERE CASE
MANAGERS HELP THEM GET ACCESS
TO PERMANENT HOUSING.
THAT IS WHAT THEY TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE OFFERS, THE SUPPORT
NECESSARY TO CONNECT
INDIVIDUALS TO RESOURCES, HELP
THEM RECEIVE A SOURCE OF INCOME
AND APPLY FOR IDS OR PROVIDE
SUPPORT TO THEIR IMMIGRATION
PROCESS.
EACH RESIDENT RECEIVES AN
INSULATED AND HEATED HOME WITH
A DOOR THAT LOCKS.
THEY ARE WELCOMING FOR COUPLES
AND PETS ONLY CONGREGATE
SHELTERS WHICH DO NOT PROVIDE
THE SAME LEVEL OF SAFETY AND
SECURITY FOR HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS WITH UNIQUE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
OUR TINY HOUSE VILLAGE PROGRAM
HAS A 99% UTILIZATION RATE.
I AM ASKING FOR THE COUNCIL TO
CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT IN
FUNDING MORE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
WAITING.
I DO NOT SEE ANYBODY ELSE WHO
HAD SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT WHO WAS NOT PRESENT,
WAS DIALED BACK IN NOW FROM THE
FOLKS WE HAVE ALREADY CALLED.
WE HAVE REACHED THE 8:30 MARK
ACCORDING TO MY SCRIPT HERE,
THIS WAS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO
POTENTIALLY PICK UP AND TAKE A
BREAK FOR ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES
OR 15 MINUTES DEPENDING ON HOW
MANY PEOPLE WERE PRESENT.
WE HAVE 30 PEOPLE PRESENT OF
THE REMAINING 60 OR SO WHO HAVE
DIALED IN.
SO INSTEAD OF TAKING A 15
MINUTES BREAK, I WOULD LIKE TO
SUGGEST A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK, SO
THAT WE CAN GIVE THE
APPROPRIATE BRAKES TO OUR
CLERKS.
AND WANT TO THANK BOTH OF THEM
FOR THEIR TWO SHIFTS THEY HAVE
ALREADY DONE, AND WE ARE GOING
TO THEN RECONVENE AT 8:36.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE
WOULD JUST TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE
BREAK SO WE CAN POWER THROUGH
THOSE LAST 30 PEOPLE WHO ARE
SIGNED UP, IF THERE IS NOBODY
ELSE WHO DIALED IN, WE WOULD
WANT TO HEAR FROM THEM.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OBJECTION
TO A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK?
HEARING NO
>> WE ARE THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING FOR OCTOBER
12, 2021.
WELCOME BACK.
THE TIME IS 8:37 P.M.
AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL
CONTINUE WITH THE MEMBERS THAT
WE LEFT OFF ON.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
HAVE THE CHANCE TO PROVIDE ALL
OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT IS
SIGNED UP TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY
TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN
HERE AGAIN WITH KIMBERLY AND
MARVIN MARSHALL. FOR THE FOLKS
FOLLOWING AT HOME, WE ARE ON
NUMBER 124.
KIMBERLY, THANKS FOR WAITING
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
PATIENCE AS WE TOOK A FIVE-
MINUTE BREAK.
>> THANK YOU.
HELLO, MY NAME IS KIMBERLY AND
I'M A CASE MANAGER ON THE NORTH
TEAM AVERAGE, WE ARE A LONG-
TERM PROGRAM SERVING THOSE
IMPACTED BY OUR CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE WAR ON
DRUGS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR ALL THE HARD WORK
AND IN LESS SUPPORT THEY HAVE
SHOWN US OVER THE YEARS.
OF THE REASONS WHY I CHOSE THIS
CAREER WAS, I WANTED TO HELP
THOSE WHO WERE BORN OF DESPAIR
ADVOCATE FOR OTHERS WHO SEE
HARSH DISCIPLINE AND ON JUST
TREATMENT.
I'M ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN
FUNDING FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
TAKEN THE FIRST STEPS TO REACH
OUT TO GET INTO THE PROGRAM
THAT WORKS.
BUT WERE DENIED, BECAUSE OF
CAPACITY AND SHORTSTAFFED.
MANY TIMES MY CLIENTS HAVE
GIVEN MY NUMBER OUT BECAUSE THEY
HAVE RECEIVED THE HELP THEY
NEEDED SUCH AS NAVIGATING
úTHROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM, BEIN
HELPED WITH TREATMENT SERVICES,
SUPPORTING THEM THROUGH THE
MENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSING
ASSISTANCE.
ONE REASON WHY YOU CANNOT [
INAUDIBLE ] I AM REQUESTING
YOUR HELP FOR THE ONES WHO HAVE
BEEN LEFT BEHIND AND FOR MY
CLIENTS THAT TRUST THAT WE CAN
REACH THIS GOAL COLLECTIVELY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
TONIGHT.
MARVIN MARSHALL FOLLOWED BY
RITA PICCHU.
HI, MARVIN.
>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, THANKS.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
OKAY, HELLO.
MY NAME IS MARVIN MARSHALL AND
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF VIOLENCE
PREVENTION PROGRAMS WITH THE
YMCA SOCIAL IMPACT CENTER.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT
THESE FOUR ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HAVE COME TOGETHER HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO MOBILIZE, AND THIS IS A
MONUMENTAL INITIATIVE IN THE
SENSE THAT THE YMCA PROVIDES
KENNEDY PASSAGEWAYS AND URBAN
FAMILIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
ALIGN OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE EXACTLY THE KINDS OF
INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
ASKING FOR AND THAT THE COUNCIL
IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING.
LAST YEAR DURING THE 2020
RACIAL JUSTICE PROTESTS, THERE
WERE PROMISED INVESTMENTS IN
COMMUNITY SAFETY ALTERNATIVES
TO POLICE AND NOW THE CITY IS
CLOSE TO GOING BACK ON THAT
PROMISE.
UNTIL RECENTLY, THE CITY AGREED
WITH US AND FUNDED THE PROGRAM
LEAVING IT OUT OF THE BUDGET
WOULD BE A HUGE MISTAKE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TONIGHT.
THE NEXT PERSON IS RITA PICCHU,
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE NOT
LISTED AS PRESENT.
I'M SORRY, FOR THE
MISPRONUNCIATION.
IF YOU DIAL IN, WE WILL COME
BACK TO.
TORRES, YOU'RE UP NEXT,
FOLLOWED BY VENETIA SEACREST.
GOOD EVENING.
>> HELLO, GOOD EVENING,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
COALITION [ INAUDIBLE ] WHICH
IS MADE UP OF OVER 40 COMMUNITY-
BASED BIPOC LEAD ORGANIZATIONS.
I AM HERE TONIGHT TO ASK
COUNCIL FOR AN INVESTMENT OF $3
MILLION TO FUND WHAT WE ALREADY
KNOW WORKS, WHICH IS SURVIVOR
DRIVEN, MOBILE ADVOCACY WITH
FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
ALL OF OUR MEMBERS PROGRAMS WHO
WORK WITH SURVIVORS UTILIZE
THIS MODEL AND WE NEED
INVESTMENTS IN ADVOCACY TO MEET
THE DIVERSITY OF THE SURVIVORS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE MAYOR'S
BUDGET DOES NOT ALLOCATE ANY
NEW FUNDING TO EXPAND THESE
CRITICAL SERVICES THAT GENERATE
VIOLENCE PROGRAMS AND ADVOCATES
PROVIDE EVERY DAY.
DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
ARE AMONG THE TOP PRECURSORS TO
HOUSING INSTABILITY, MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
AMONG MANY MORE.
NOW IS CERTAINLY NOT THE TIME
TO UNDERINVEST IN THESE
CRITICAL SUPPORTS, ESPECIALLY
GIVEN THAT SURVIVOR DRIVEN
ADVOCACY IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO
RESULT IN STABILITY AND FOR
SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR WAITING
TONIGHT AND FOR YOUR TESTIMONY.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE LISTED IS
NOT PRESENT, SO WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND MOVE TO ROBERT
STEFFENS JUNIOR.
FOR ANYONE LISTED IS NOT
PRESENT AFTER A NUMBER 120, WE
ARE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU
AT 9:30 AND SEE IF YOU ARE
AVAILABLE, IF YOU'RE SELECTED
TO SPEAK.
WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THOSE WHO
ARE PRESENT TODAY.
ROBERT, YOU ARE WELCOME TO
START SPEAKING, THANKS FOR
WAITING.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF
PLEASE.
AND AS WE ARE WAITING FOR
ROBERT TO COME OFF MUTE, JUST
STAR 6, THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS
WILL BE TIA PETROVICH AND IVAN
TALLIS.
GOOD EVENING, ROBERT, JUST STAR
6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO KEEP YOU
ON THE SCREEN AND WE ARE GOING
TO PULL UP TIA AS WELL.
HI, TIA, JUST STAR 6 TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
THANK YOU.
HI, THANKS FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
MY NAME IS TIA PETROVICH AND I
LIVE IN PIONEER SQUARE, I HAVE
LIVED HERE FOR 30 YEARS AND I
CHAIR THE RESIDENTS COUNCIL.
I'M CALLING TO ASK THAT YOU
FULLY FUND L.E.A.D.
AND BRING THE PROGRAM TO SCALE.
IS A COMMUNITY MEMBER I HAVE
CHEERED THIS PROGRAM ON FOR
OVER 15 YEARS, IS A POWERFUL
TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX FOR
BRINGING ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS
TO PROGRAM AND SERVICES, IT
OFFERS A PASSWORD USING
OFFICERS, CASEWORKERS AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES.
IT IS BUILT AROUND A SEATTLE-
BASED VALUE WHICH IS COMPASSION.
L.E.A.D.
GIVES BACK.
IT ALLOWS OUR POLICE TO
ACTUALLY HAVE COMPASSIONATE
AND HUMANITARIAN ROLES IN
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.
L.E.A.D.
CAN PROVIDE MEANINGFUL PUBLIC
SAFETY BY REDUCING CRIMINAL
RECIDIVISM.
IT IS A HIGH-VALUE PROGRAM,
WHAT IT IS NOT IS FULLY FUNDED
OR FULLY SCALED, SO LET'S
CHANGE THAT.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, TIA.
ROBERT, YOU ARE NOW OFF MUTE,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> YES, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE STAR AND HASHTAG.
EVENING.
[ LAUGHTER ] I REALLY WANT TO
THANK YOU GUYS FOR PAYING
RESPECT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
SITTING HERE THIS TIME IN THE
EVENING, BUT MY NAME IS ROBERT
STEVENS, I AM THE CURATOR OF
THE GARFIELD CAMPUS SUPERBLOCK
RENOVATION PROJECT, AND ON
BEHALF OF THE COALITION, WE ARE
CALLING INTO ASK FOR YOUR
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF COUNCIL
LADY SAWANT'S BUDGET AMENDMENT
AND THANK YOU FOR THE RESOURCES
YOU HELPED US GET TO , WHAT
THEY CALL THE SORORITY STAGE,
NOW WE WANT TO MOVE TOWARD THE
IMPLEMENTATION, TO SHOW THE
COMMUNITY THAT EVEN THOUGH
THERE HAS BEEN A 15 YEAR
JOURNEY, IT IS STILL WORK BEING
DONE AND WE APPRECIATE THE
SUPPORT YOU GUYS HAS POPPED UP
AND WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE
CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE
AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH, ALL OF
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TONIGHT.
THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS ARE IVAN
TONUS AND ROSEMARY SWEENEY,
GOOD EVENING, IVAN.
JUST STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, THANKS FOR WAITING.
>> HELLO?
>> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
EVENING, I AM THE WORKFORCE
PROGRAM COORDINATOR WITH THE
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CENTER.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
CONTINUATION FOR THE YOUTH JOB
READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM, A
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR MANY
STUDENTS TO OUTREACH EDUCATION
AND REFERRALS TO DIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY MAY NOT
HAVE.
MANY OF THE STUDENTS HAVE
BENEFITED FROM THE PROGRAM BY
ATTENDING APPOINTMENTS OR
INTERNSHIPS BY BEING PART OF
THE INTERNSHIPS, THEY NOT ONLY
LEARN THE DIFFERENT CAREER
PATHS THEY CAN TAKE BUT THEY
ALSO ARE GIVING BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY.
THE PROGRAM NOT ONLY IS
IMPACTING LIVES BUT IMPACTING
LIVES OF THEIR FAMILY, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND, ROSEMARY, IT SAYS YOU ARE
NOT PRESENT.
TERESA, YOU ARE UP NEXT.
GOOD EVENING.
>> HEY, TERESA, JUST DOUBLE
CHECK YOU ARE NOT UNMUTE ON
YOUR OWN PHONE FOR ME REAL
QUICK.
WE SEE YOU UNMUTED ON THE LINE,
JUST CANNOT HEAR YOU ON YOUR
OWN PHONE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, AND
THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS TERESA DILLARD AND I
AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING
AND ESSENTIL NEEDS PROGRAM ,
AT CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES.
WE ARE CALLING IN THE HOME FOR
GOOD AGAIN.
IT IS SO VERY NEEDED.
OUR HOPE IS TO MAINTAIN THE
CURRENT FUNDING LEVEL OF
$750,000 WHICH WOULD ALLOW US
OF THE 170 CITY OF SEATTLE
RESIDENTS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
WHO ARE AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR
HOUSING.
WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR H.E.N.
ELIGIBILITY IN 2022.
WITHOUT THE HOME FOR GOOD
PROGRAM, THESE FOLKS WILL VERY
LIKELY LOSE THEIR HOUSING
BECAUSE THEY WILL BE AWARDED
SSI AND THEY WILL LOSE THEIR
H.E.N.
ELIGIBILITY . WITH THE HOME FOR
GOOD PROGRAM DOES IS PROVIDES
A SUBSTUDY FOR THOSE FOLKS.
AGAIN I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP AND
SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN.
I AM GOING TO LIST THE NEXT
EIGHT OR SO SPEAKERS HERE THAT
ARE LISTED AS UP TO SPEAK BUT
ARE NOT PRESENT, AND SEE IF
MAYBE, THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE
DIALED IN THAT DO NOT HAVE A
NAME ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR
NAMES SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
UNMUTE THOSE LINES TO MAKE SURE
IF THERE ANY OF THESE FOLKS AS
WELL.
LENORA RODRIGUEZ, HILLARY DAMON,
ROSA GARCIA, THE NALA SANTOS
ROMERO.
MARK KOEHN, BRAMMER LaMARR,
ALTON McDONALD AND MAAS.
I SEE ONE PERSON UNMUTED, YOUR
WELCOME TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF
AND IF YOU'RE NOT LISTED THERE
AND YOU'RE LISTED SOMEWHERE
ELSE, WE WILL ALSO CROSS YOU
OFF.
SO, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM PATIENCE WITH THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM.
AND I AM CALLING TO EXPRESS OUR
GRAVE CONCERN ABOUT THE MAYOR'S
BUDGET PROPOSAL THAT PROPOSES
TAKING ABOUT 142 $150 MILLION
FROM THE JUMPSTART FUND AND
MOVES IT TO THE GENERAL FUND.
THIS WILL IMPACT OUR COLLECTIVE
PRIORITIES OF INCREASING
FUNDING FOR HOUSING IN THE
SENSE THAT IT IS TAKING AWAY
THE FUNDS [ INAUDIBLE ] WHICH
IS ONE OF THE SOURCES THAT IS
UNSUSTAINABLE AND NOT REALLY
GOING TO BE PREDICTABLE TO
SUPPORT MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PRODUCTION.
AT A TIME WHEN WE REALLY NEED A
RELIABLE SOURCE.
SO, WE ARE ENCOURAGING YOU TO
REINSTATE THE JUMPSTART FUNDING
DOLLARS SO WE HAVE MORE FUNDING
FOR HOUSING AND WE DO NOT
CREATE FUTURE FUNDING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR INITIATIVE AND THE WORK
YOU ARE DOING IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, WE WILL KNOW IT
WAS ALREADY SPOKEN.
YOUR NAME WAS JUST HERE NEXT.
WE HAVE ONE MORE PERSON LISTED
AS UNNAMED. IF WE CAN GET YOU
TO HIT STAR 6 , YOU SHOULD HAVE
JUST HEARD A PROMPT THAT SAYS
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
AND HIT STAR 6. OKAY, GREAT.
I NEXT HAVE NICK ALONG, NICK
WONG WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SIT
CASSANDRA OAKS.
GOOD EVENING, THANKS FOR
WAITING.
>> HI, MY NAME IS NICK AND I AM
A VOLUNTEER WITH THE LEHIGH AND
SOUND FOUNDATIONS NORTHWEST,
I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE
FUNDING TOWARDS ANY HOME
VILLAGES IN SEATTLE.
A LOT OF THE PREVIOUS ADVOCATES
HAVE ALREADY GONE INTO GREAT
DETAIL ABOUT WHY AND HOW TINY
HOME VILLAGES WILL WORK AND I
WANT TO ADD THAT THEY NOT ONLY
PROVIDE A HOME BUT THEY PROVIDE
AN OPPORTUNITY AND IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO [
INAUDIBLE ] PEOPLE ARE NOT
DISPOSABLE.
HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A PROBLEM
WE JUST SORT OF SWEEP AWAY TO
ANOTHER PLACE THAT WE DO NOT
HAVE TO SEE.
MOST EVERYDAY PEOPLE [
INAUDIBLE ] IN MY VIEW,
SUPPORTING TINY HOME VILLAGES
IS A KEY EXAMPLE OF HOW IN
HELPING OTHERS WE CAN HELP
OURSELVES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR WAITING
TONIGHT.
CASSANDRA, YOU ARE UP NEXT,
FOLLOWED BY ANNIE AND RICHARD
FINLEY.
GOOD EVENING.
>> HI, THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY
CALL.
MY NAME IS CASSANDRA OAKS AND
I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF BLACK
VALUE TASK FORCE IN CLEAN GREEN
FARM, ASKING FOR SUFFICIENT
FUNDING IN THE 2022 BUDGET FOR
OUR SMALL AFRICAN-AMERICAN LED
NONPROFIT.
IT HAS BEEN SERVING KING COUNTY
SINCE 1989.
CLEAN GREEN FARM AND MARKET
DELIVERS AFFORDABLE, ORGANIC
VEGETABLES TO THE COMMUNITY AT
LOW COST.
HOWEVER, DURING THE COVID
PANDEMIC, THE TASK FORCE
CHANGE THEIR PROGRAM GOALS OF
LOW-COST TO NO-COST, WHICH
ENABLED CLEAN GREEN TO SERVE
THE COMMUNITY, PESTICIDE FREE
VEGETABLES, DURING THIS
UNPRECEDENTED TIME OF
UNEMPLOYMENT AND OF CONCERN.
OUR COMMUNITY WAS SUFFERING AND
I AM SURE THE ENVIRONMENT [
INAUDIBLE ] WE PROVIDED SAFE
ACCESS, ORGANIC VEGETABLES
DURING THE DISTANCING
REQUIREMENTS AND ALL THE
EXTREME HEALTH CONCERNS --
>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR DIALING
IN TONIGHT, CASSANDRA.
ANNIE, YOU ARE FOLLOWED BY
RICHARD FINLEY.
HI, ANNIE.
>> HI, IN APRIL 2, WINTER BEACH
HIGH SCHOOL, I'M CALLING TO
ADVOCATE FOR THE CONTINUED
FUNDING AS THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE.
THIS INITIATIVE HAS DONE
AMAZING WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY
AND HAS EXPANDED OUT TO FRANKLIN
, GARFIELD, AND WEST SEATTLE.
IF YOU TAKE THIS AWAY, YOU WILL
DO IMMENSE HARM TO THE WORK THAT
WE ARE DOING WITH OUR KIDS IN
THE SCHOOLS.
BECAUSE OF THEM, AS PD'S
DELAYED RESPONSE, THEY HAVE A
STEP IN TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS IN
THIS COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE THE
RELATIONSHIP, THEY PROVIDED
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SERVICES,
CARE MANAGEMENT, YOU CANNOT
TAKE THIS AWAY.
OUR KIDS, WE HAVE -- WE ARE
BUILDING A CULTURE OF SAFETY
AND CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
PLEASE, COUNCIL, DO NOT TAKE
THIS SERVICE AWAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TONIGHT.
AND, RICHARD, GOOD EVENING.
>> GOOD EVENING, HOW ARE YOU?
>> COULD, HOW ARE YOU?
>> I AM GREAT, I'M GETTING
BETTER.
MY NAME IS RICHARD FINLEY. THIS
IS OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY
AND I THINK WITH THE RISE OF
CRIME AND VIOLENCE ALONG WITH
THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, IT
ONLY MAKES SENSE TO PUT MONEY
INTO PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROMOTE
FAITH AND HOPE.
SO PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THE
MISTAKE OF DISREGARDING OUR
YOUTH, ONLY TO REALIZE IT IS A
BIG MISTAKE.
DO NOT RISK LIVING WITH THE
LOST OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN
OUR FUTURE AND OUR KIDS.
THANK YOU.
>> WELL SAID, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR GOING TO READ THE NAME
OF THE NEXT 10 OR SO PEOPLE
THAT ARE LISTED NEXT, BUT NOT
PRESENT.
THAT WAY IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME,
YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO DIAL IN
BEFORE 9:30, SO THAT WE CAN TRY
AND GET YOU BACK IN THE QUEUE
HERE.
MICHAEL OMAR, CATHERINE SANTA
ROMERO, DEAN, MARTHA, KIM,
AUNTIE ABDOULAYE, CASTRO, MARIA,
DEANNA ROMERO.
ALL OF THOSE FOLKS ARE LISTED
TO SPEAK NEXT BUT NOT PRESENT.
I WANT TO WELCOME AREA MARIA
AND MARY COLE AS THE NEXT
SPEAKERS.
GOOD EVENING, THANKS FOR BEING
HERE.
>> HELLO, THIS IS MARIA WITH THE
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
FUNDING FOR AFTERSCHOOL
PROGRAMS.
WITH OUR PROGRAM WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO ASSIST FAMILIES
DIRECTLY AS THEY NAVIGATE
SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT IMPACT
THEIR DAILY LIVES.
OUR STAFF HAS DIRECTLY SUPPORTED
FAMILIES WITH A VARIETY OF
SERVICES INCLUDING MEALS
SUPPORT AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE
APPLICATIONS WHICH HAVE SHOWED
TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL WELL-
BEING OF OUR FAMILIES AND THEIR
YOUTH.
THROUGH OUR PROGRAM WE HAVE
ALSO SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE
ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
OF THE BIPOC YOUTH WE SERVE.
OUR YOUTH HAVE FOUND A SAFE
SPACE WHERE THEY CAN SHARE
THEIR IDEAS AND TRULY EXPRESS
THEMSELVES.
WHILE ALSO ENGAGING IN ETHNIC
STUDY PROGRAMMING, OUR GOAL IS
TO CONTINUE CREATING A
COMMUNITY TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER
THINKERS, TO CONTINUE DOING
THIS WE ASK YOU TO SUPPORT US BY
SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
AND, MARY COLE, FOLLOWED BY
SHARON.
GOOD EVENING, MARY.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MARY COLE.
THE EVICTION MORATORIUM OR IS
WEAK PLACEMENT, THE BRIDGE
PROGRAM, HAS BEEN EXTENDED
THROUGH THE END OF THIS MONTH.
WHEN YOU CALL 211 OR OTHER
SERVICES, YOU'RE TOLD THE
HOMELESS ARE BEING HELPED FIRST
OR CALL BACK NEXT WEEK.
THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE STILL
WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE ARE
STILL STAGGERING.
IT MAKES NO SENSE TO IMPLEMENT
THE RICH PROGRAM WHILE THE
BRIDGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
PEOPLE ARE FALLING OFF THE
FAULTY BRIDGE, GOVERNOR INSLEE.
EXTEND THE ORIGINAL STATE
EVICTION MORATORIUM NOW, I
APPLAUD OTHER CITIES THAT ARE
IMPLEMENTING EVICTION
MORATORIUMS.
TODAY WAS ONE OF THE COLDEST
DAYS IN OCTOBER INDICATES.
IT WAS A BAD IDEA TO END THE
EVICTION MORATORIUM, IT WAS
EVEN WORSE IDEA FOR DEMOCRATS
TO AND THE UNAPPOINTED
BENEFITS.
WE NEED THE PUA AND FEDERAL
BENEFITS BE RESTORED AND ALL
THE RETROACTIVE TO LABOR DAY.
WE ASK YOU TO KEEP US SAFE, NOT
MAKE IT WORSE.
AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR
BLACKS HAVE INCREASED RATHER
THAN DECREASED.
RENEW THE EVICTION MORATORIUM
IN ITS ORIGINAL --
>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
I'M GOING TO CALL THE NEXT
PERSON AS SHARON, AND BEFORE
SHARON, BEFORE YOU SPEAK, I
WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD,
THE FOLKS WHO ARE LISTED THAT
ARE NEXT TO SPEAK THAT ARE NOT
PRESENT.
THAT INCLUDES MOORE TO JUAN
GOMEZ, SARAH, LARK BALLENGER,
ALICE GREENE, BJ LAST, MIKE, AND
PERNOD. IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME,
PLEASE DIAL IN BEFORE 9:30 SO
WE CAN GET TO YOU OR ASAP
BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO
THE END OF THE LIST.
SHARON, THANKS FOR YOUR
PATIENCE TONIGHT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES I CAN, THANK YOU.
>> HELLO?
OKAY, GREAT.
HI, I AM CALLING TO SUPPORT THE
BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ADD MONEY
TO SUPPORT THE CAPACITY
BUILDING FOR GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK, THIS FUNDING WILL
ALLOW OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY
GROUP TO HIGHER KEY STAFF TO
KEEP THIS PROJECT MOVING IN THE
MOST THOUGHTFUL AND SUSTAINABLE
POSSIBLE WAY.
I THINK ALL OF YOU KNOW THIS
MONEY IS NEEDED, THE FUNDING
RECEIVED IN THE SUMMER IS
GREATLY APPRECIATED WHEN WE --
IT WILL HELP US GET READY BUT
IT WILL NOT HELP US CONTINUE TO
HAVE OUR OUTREACH WHICH IS WHAT
WE NEED TO DO SO BADLY RIGHT
NOW, WE NEED TO DEVELOP A
MASTER PLAN FOR THE DIVISION.
THE ARTS DIVISION FOR THIS
PROJECT IS AT THE HEART AND
SOUL OF THIS PROJECT.
WE NEED TO DO IT RIGHT.
YOU HAVE GOTTEN US THIS FAR AND
WE DO NOT WANT YOU GUYS TO DROP
THE BALL NOW.
PEASE HELP US FUND THIS
PROJECT AS BEST WE CAN.
THANKS.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
TO GIVE FOLKS A SENSE OF HOW
CLOSE WE ARE TO THE END OF THIS
LIST, IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU
DO NOT HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED
HERE IN JUST A SECOND, THAT
MEANS IT HAS YOU LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT SO I'M GOING TO READ
THE FOLKS WHO ARE PRESENT, AND
THEN AFTER WE HEAR FROM THOSE
FOLKS, I WILL MAKE SURE TO GO
BACK TO HEAR FROM ANYBODY WHO
IS NOT PRESENT AND WE WILL CALL
YOUR NAME.
AGAIN, IF YOU DO NOT HEAR YOUR
NAME, THAT IS YOUR INDICATION
YOU NEED TO DIAL IN RIGHT NOW.
THE LAST SPEAKERS FOR OUR
EVENING PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT
ARE MY AM ANNOUNCED, ROBIN
BRIGGS, COCO WEBER, MATT WISLER,
MUNIR, KATE, AND MICHAEL OMAR.
SO, THAT MEANS IF YOU SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND DID NOT
HEAR ME CALL YOUR NAME, I WILL
NEED YOU TO DIAL IN.
THAT INCLUDES CONNOR KEMPER,
MARIO CASTRO, ADRIANA MONROY,
MONA LEE, JULIA REED, MICHELLE
DANIEL, AUSTIN HAYS, LEE SWEDEN,
BETHANY, FRANCIS, AND MARTIN
LAWSON.
AND, TRACY ROBERTS.
YOU ARE ALL LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT.
OKAY, LET'S GO TO THOSE WHO ARE
HERE.
MAYA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.
SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ROBIN.
JUST HIT STAR 6, PERFECT
>> GOOD EVENING, I AM MAYA, I
AM THE ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT [ INAUDIBLE ] IS A
DIRECT SERVICE FOR BLACK PEOPLE
IN SEATTLE/KING COUNTY.
IS A LONG-STANDING PILLAR THAT
CONSISTENT SECURE HOUSING FOR
THE BLACK COMMUNITY, THIS IS
NOT ONLY THE CENTRAL HOUSING
THE BUILDING GENERATIONAL
WEALTH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY
THROUGH HOME OWNERSHIP AS IT IS
THE FIRST ASSET WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITY.
IT IS OUR MOTTO AT THE URBAN
LEAGUE THAT WITH A STEADY
INCOME YOU CAN PURCHASE A HOME.
IF UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO RISING
COSTS, THE BLACK COMMUNITY
CANNOT OBTAIN HOMEOWNERSHIP IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THE URBAN LEAGUE OF
METROPOLITAN SEATTLE SUPPORTS
HAVING MOST OF THE JUMPSTART
TAX GOING TO NOT ONLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT ALSO
HOMEOWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND
RETENTION.
HAVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
KEY TO ANY HOMELESSNESS BUT
HOMEOWNERSHIP IS NECESSARY TO
BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH
COUNCIL TO IMAGINE
HOMEOWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THAT
THE BLACK COMMUNITY --
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TONIGHT.
PLEASE SEND IN THE REST OF YOUR
COMMENTS TO
COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV.
ROBIN, THANKS FOR WAITING.
ROBIN IS FOLLOWED BY COCO
WEBER.
>> HI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
LISTENING.
I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT CLIMATE
CHANGE.
IT IS A BIG CHALLENGE OF OUR
TIME AND IT IS COMING SOONER
THAN EXPECTED AND IT IS MORE
SEVERE.
AND THE MORE THAT WE CAN DO
NOW, THE BETTER OFF WE WILL BE.
I THINK THE COUNCIL FOR TAKING
ACTION IN JULY AND GETTING
MONEY SECURED UPFRONT IN THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET, THIS WILL MAKE
A BIG DIFFERENCE.
THE 14 MILLION AND THE BUDGET
IS NOT THE 21 MILLION AT 9% OF
JUMPSTART THAT WAS ORIGINALLY
PROMISED IN 2020.
HOW BIG SHOULD THE BUDGET FOR
CLAIMANT BE?
WE NEED TO REDUCE EMISSIONS BY
58% IN EIGHT YEARS.
THE RIGHT NUMBER FOR CLIMATE
SPENDING I WOULD THINK IS THE
NUMBER THAT GETS US THERE.
MUCH OF OUR REDUCTIONS COME
THROUGH POLICY CHANGES BUT WE
ALL NEED FUNDING TO MATCH.
PLEASE TAKE STEPS TO INCREASE
FUNDING IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
AND TO SECURE CONTINUING
FUNDING IN YEARS TO COME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND
COCO WEBER, FOLLOWED BY MATT
WHITE WATER.
>> JUST STAR 6 ONE MORE TIME
TO GET YOU OFF OF MUTE.
OKAY.
I'M GOING TO TIA., MATT WIDELER
AND WE WILL KEEP COCO ON THE
SCREEN HERE.
HEY, MATT, GOOD EVENING.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MATT, I AM A
RENTER IN DISTRICT 3, I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET MOVEMENT, IT
HAS BEEN A KEY TO WINNING
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, RENT OR
ORGANIZING AND MORE.
MAYOR DURKAN'S BUDGET CUTS $100
MILLION FROM THE AMAZON TAX
WHICH IS AN ACCEPTABLE.
WE NEED TO INCREASE THE AMAZON
TAX TO $120 MILLION TO EXPAND
FUNDS FOR HOMELESSNESS SERVICES
AND THE GREEN NEW DEAL PROJECT.
WE ALSO NEED $4.6 MILLION FOR
NEW TINY HOUSE VILLAGES AS WELL
AS MORE.
I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS
SOLIDARITY WITH THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET MOVEMENT AND OUR
MOVEMENTS TO UNITE TO WIN EVEN
MORE.
THANKS.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
AND THE NEXT PERSON IS COCO.
CAN YOU HIT STAR 6 FOR ME ONE
MORE TIME?
WAITING FOR YOU TO COME OFF
MUTE HERE, AFTER COCO WILL BE
MINOR CAMEL AND KATIE GENTRY,
THEN MICHAEL.
SO, I AM SO SORRY.
IT IS MY FAULT, I AM NOT ABLE TO
SEE STRAIGHT AT THIS HOUR, SO
PLEASE CORRECT MY
MISPRONUNCIATIONS.
MUNIR, HOW ABOUT THAT ?
>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, THINGS.
>> MY NAME IS MUNIR.
>> YAY!
LET ME START YOUR TIME OVER ONE
MORE TIME.
IT ONLY TOOK ME FOUR TRIES.
[ LAUGHTER ] THANKS FOR JOINING
US TONIGHT.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
I AM A BOARD MEMBER OF THE
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IN DISTRICT
4. HAVING ESTABLISHED A
PARTNERSHIP THIS YEAR WITH
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION,
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM IS
DEDICATED TO ELEMENTARY
CHILDREN LIVING IN THE
COMMUNITY, SO THE PROGRAM WOULD
DEVELOP THE UNDERSERVED
RESETTLED IMMIGRANTS AND BIPOC
CHILDREN LIVING IN THE NO LOW
INCOME HOUSING UNIT.
WE FOCUS ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AGED CHILDREN, PROVIDING A SAFE
AND ENGAGING SPACE AND WE OFFER
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CREATIVE
ARTS, AFTERSCHOOL TUTORING,
HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AND A FRESH
MEAL EVERY DAY.
ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE PAID
FOR.
WE HAVE SEEN A POSITIVE IMPACT
WITH THE RESETTLED CHILDREN
THIS YEAR, MANY OF WHOM WERE
SUFFERING FROM ACADEMIC
DEFICIENCY.
SO IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THIS
IMPACT, WE ARE REQUESTING
FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF ABOUT
$175,000 FROM THE CITY SO WE
CAN CONTINUE PROVIDING OUR
VITAL SERVICES TO THE CHILDREN
IN NEED.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND
LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT,
AND THANK YOU FOR THE ENERGY
TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENERGY.
SECOND TO LAST IS KATIE.
KATIE GENTRY, GOOD EVENING.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS KATIE, I AM A RENTER
IN DISTRICT 6. THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET SHOULD BE A STARTING
POINT FOR BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS
THIS YEAR.
COUNCIL SHOULD ADJUST THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET TO FULLY MEET
OUR COMMUNITY GENERATED DEMAND.
I SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
BECAUSE I BELIEVE [ INAUDIBLE ]
TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES ON A
HEALTHY INDIRECT WAY.
I'M ALSO EXCITED ABOUT
SOLIDARITY BUDGET INVESTMENT
SEATTLE GREEN NEW DEAL, AS WELL
AS TO PRIORITIZE FUNDING
HOUSING FOR ALL.
OUR CITY INCREASINGLY CONTINUES
TO HARM THE POOR AND AND HOSED
BY SANCTIONING VIOLET, THERE IS
[ INAUDIBLE ] FORCED OUT OF
THEIR TENTS IN THE COLD AND
STRIPPED OF ANY COMMUNITY THEY
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD
THEMSELVES.
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND
SHAMEFUL AND WILL CERTAINLY
RESULT IN SERIOUS HARM TO OUR
UNUSED NEIGHBORS.
WE NEED HOUSING FOR ALL.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO, I
SAW YOU ON HERE JUST A SECOND
AGO, THERE YOU ARE, MICHAEL.
ARE YOU PRESENT?
PERFECT, I SEE YOU UNMUTED.
>> RATE, GRIEVING.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL WILMER, I AM
A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3, AND I'M
CALLING THIS EVENING TO VOICE
MY EMPHATIC SUPPORT FOR THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET, I THINK IT
IS CRITICAL IN THIS MOMENT TO
ADDRESS THE TWO MOST PRESSING
ISSUES FACING OUR CITY, IN MY
ESTIMATION, AND THOSE ARE THE
INTERSECTING ISSUES OF HOUSING
AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
I ALSO THINK ONE OF THE BEST
WAYS WE COULD IMMEDIATELY FREE
UP FUNDING TO ADDRESS THESE
THINGS IS BY TAKING THEM FROM
SPD BECAUSE THEY DO NOT NEED
THEM AND THEY DO NOT KEEP US
SAFE, I HAVE EMAILED YOU MORE
THOUGHTS TO THAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR WAITING,
MICHAEL, AND FOR YOUR PATIENCE
AND TESTIMONY TONIGHT.
COCO, HAVE YOU LISTED HERE IS
THE LAST PERSON, CAN YOU HEAR
ME, COCO WEBER?
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
AND IT IS THE -- STAR 6, I SEE
YOU UNMUTED.
>> SORRY, HELLO, THIS IS COCO.
I'M CALLING FROM DISTRICT 4.
AND I AM ASKING THE COUNCIL TO
START THEIR BUDGETING WITH THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
I DO MUTUAL AID HERE IN THE
DISTRICT AND DURING THE SNOW
SEASON I WAS OUT LITERALLY WITH
A BROOM WIPING SNOW OFF OF
PEOPLE'S TENDS, ASKING IF
PEOPLE WERE OKAY.
WE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO GET
PEOPLE INTO A WARM PLACE, THE
RESOURCES ARE SO NEEDED.
WE COULD BE FUNDING PUBLIC
BATHROOMS WITH SHOWERS, PLACES
FOR PEOPLE TO WASH THEIR
CLOTHES, MORE HARM REDUCTION,
BUT WE ARE [ INAUDIBLE ] I
REALLY IMPLORE THE COUNCIL TO
LOOK AT ALL THE DATA THAT IS
SHOWING THAT POLICING DOES NOT
WORK, INCARCERATION DOES NOT
WORK.
PEOPLE COME IN AND OUT, [
INAUDIBLE ] MORE MONEY TO FUND
BASIC SERVICES.
ASK YOU TO FOLLOW THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET, THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU.
THAT DOES CONCLUDE ALL OF THE
FOLKS WE HAVE LISTED AS
INTERESTED IN SPEAKING TONIGHT.
THAT ARE PRESENT.
JUST DOUBLE CHECKING MY LIST
HERE, THAT CONCLUDES EVERYONE
WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND IS PRESENT.
WE GOT THROUGH 186 PEOPLE WHO
SIGNED UP TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE TO
DO THIS AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING,
STARTING AT 9:30 A.M., OCTOBER
13th.
WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST OF THREE
MEETINGS FOR CENTRAL STAFF TO
IDENTIFY ISSUES AND TO DIVE
INTO QUESTIONS AT AREAS OF
INTEREST AND ISSUES THAT THEY
HAVE IDENTIFIED IN EXPLORING
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET
OVER THE LAST WEEK.
WE WILL START WITH PUBLIC
TESTIMONY THAT WILL ONLY LAST
30 MINUTES, ONE MINUTE MAXIMUM
AS WELL SO THAT WE CAN HEAR
FROM EVERYBODY ON THE LINE AND
THEN WE WILL HAVE CENTRAL STAFF
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF
THE PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET,
GENERAL FUND BALANCING ANALYSIS
AND THEN OVERVIEW OF THE
JUMPSTART SPEND PLAN AND OTHER
REVENUE SOURCES IN THE MORNING.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION WILL
INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF
DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING
AND EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING,
AND THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, FOLLOWING TWO DAYS
ALSO BE PACKED.
I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL
OF YOUR WORK TONIGHT AND
REMEMBER, FOR FOLKS DIALED IN
TODAY THAT DID NOT GET A CHANCE
TO SPEAK OR FOR FOLKS WHO
WANTED TO SPIN, NOVEMBER 10th
AT 5:30 IN NOVEMBER 19th AT
9:30 A.M.
ARE OUR CHANCES TO PROVIDE MORE
PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY.
YOU HAVE ALL BEEN TREMENDOUS,
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, THANKS TO
I.T., THE CLERKS, SEATTLE
CHANNEL, INTERPRETER SERVICES,
WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW
MORNING AND 9:30 A.M.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
SEE YOU IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS.
HAVE A GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.