>> YOU CAN BEGIN NOW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS ON THE
UPCOMING 2023-2024 BUDGET. I'M
TERESA MOSQUEDA, CHAIR OF THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. THE
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. THE
TIME IS 5:00 P.M. MADAME CLERK,
COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? COUNL
MEMBER HERBOLD? COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIRPERSON MORALES?
>> FIVE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES AND I ARE
PRESENT. THANK YOU ALL FOR
JOINING US AS WE SEE ADDITIONAL
COUNCIL MEMBERS JOIN INTO THE
ZOOM OR IN PERSON, WE WILL MAKE
SURE TO WELCOME THEM. I WANT TO
WELCOME ALL OF YOU WHO JOINED US
US REMOTELY AND IN PERSON TODAYS
IS THE FIRST OF THREE PUBLIC
HEARINGS SOLELY DEDICATED TO
HEARING ABOUT THE PROPOSED
2023-2024 BIANNUAL BUDGET. AS
YOU ALL KNOW, WE RECEIVED A
PROPOSED BUDGET FROM THE MAYOR
ON SEPTEMBER 27th. IMMEDIATELY G
ON THE 28th, WE HAD A
DISCUSSION WITH AN OVERVIEW FROM
FROM THE CITY BUDGET'S OFFICE
DIRECTOR JULIE DINGLEY. TODAY,
WE HAD A LONG PRESENTATION
STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. OPENING
WITH AN EXTENDED PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, AND WE WENT THROUGH THE
DETAILS OF HOW THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET PROPOSES USING
EXISTING REVENUE SOURCES AND
WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE, NOT
JUST FOR THE BIANNUAL BUDGET BUT
BUT FOR THE 6-YEAR FINANCIAL
OUTLOOK. THE NEXT THREE DAYS, WE
WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GO INTO DETAIL WITH MEMBERS OF
THE DEPARTMENT WHO WILL COME DO
AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE PROPOSED
PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES,
INCLUDING CHANGES IN
APPROPRIATED SPENDING, AND CUTS.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND
AND IDENTIFY ISSUES AND TALK
ABOUT PRIORITIES AS COUNCIL
MEMBERS WITHIN THOSE SPECIFIC
DEPARTMENTS. AGAIN, THOSE WILL
BE WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND
FRIDAY ALL DAY MEETINGS. THE
REASON WE REALLY WANTED TO HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH PUBLIC
COMMENT DURING THIS MORNING'S
COMMITTEE MEETING AND AGAIN A
PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING
DEDICATED SOLELY TO PUBLIC
COMMENT IS TO GET FEEDBACK FROM
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WHAT
YOU SEE IN THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET, WHAT YOU DON'T SEE. QUES
YOU HAVE OR ISSUES THAT YOU'D
LIKE TO RAISE AS WELL. SO WE'RE
GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN DO
DO TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GETS A
A CHANCE TO SPEAK. FOR MEMBERS
WHO ARE SIGNED UP ONLINE, THE
ONLINE PORTAL WILL REMAIN OPEN.,
THAT PORTAL STARTED TO OPEN AT
3:00 P.M. TODAY, AND WE WILL
MAKE SURE TO GET THROUGH
EVERYONE WHO IS PRESENT. FOR
MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY, OF THE
THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE HERE IN
THE ROOM, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE
YOU IN THE ORDER THAT YOU'VE
SIGNED UP AS WELL ON THE PIECE
OF PAPER OUTSIDE. WE WILL MAKE
SURE THAT EVERYBODY WHO'S IN THM
KNOWS WHAT NUMBER WE ARE AT. I
THINK FOLKS RECEIVED A LITTLE
TICKET THAT SHOWED WHAT NUMBER
YOU'RE AT. THANK YOU FOR HOLDING
HOLDING THAT UP. APPRECIATE IT.O
YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT AND
WE'LL GIVE YOU REGULAR UPDATES
ON WHICH NUMBERS WE'RE AT. DUE
TO THE ONGOING PUBLIC HEALTH
THREAT OF COVID-19, WE'RE
EXCITED THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING
US UP ON THIS HYBRID MODEL. WE'L
TREAT IN PERSON AND ONLINE
COMMENTS EQUALLY. THAT MEANS WEE
GOING TO ROTATE 10 FOLKS ONLINE,
ONLINE, 10 FOLKS IN THE ROOM. 10
ROOM. 10 FOLKS ONLINE, 10 FOLKS
IN THE ROOM. EACH OF THOSE
SIGN-UP SHEETS HAVE 10 SLOTS TO
SIGN UP FOR. AND AGAIN, IF YOU
ARE IN PERSON, WE DO HAVE EXTRA
MASKS AVAILABLE FOR YOU AND ALSO
ALSO OUTSIDE THE CHAMBERS HERE.F
FOR ANY REASON YOU PREFER TO WRE
A WRITTEN COMMENT, THERE IS A
BOX IN PERSON HERE. YOU CAN FILL
FILL OUT THE NOTE CARDS THAT ARE
ARE OUTSIDE. YOU CAN ALWAYS
E-MAIL US AS WELL FOR ANYBODY IN
IN THE ROOM OR WATCHING
VIRTUALLY. I WANT TO AGAIN THANK
THANK YOU ALL FOR CONTINUING TO
PRACTICE GOOD PUBLIC HEALTH
PRACTICES. I SEE A LOT OF MASKS
IN THE AUDIENCES. THANK YOU FOR
CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THE COUNTY
HEALTH AND CDC GUIDANCE. FINALL,
WE HAVE OVER 90 PEOPLE SIGNED UP
UP TO PROVIDE COMMENTS TODAY. IN
TODAY. IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE WER
FROM EVERYONE, WE WILL BE GOING
TO ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK. WE'RE
GOING TO CALL ON THE FIRST 10
SPEAKERS REMOTELY, THEN 10
SPEAKERS IN PERSON. WE'RE GOING
TO ROTATE REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING, AND THEN AT ABOUT
TWO HOURS IN, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND TAKE A QUICK BREAK TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR CLERKS HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR LABOR
STANDARDS REQUIRED BREAKS, WHICH
WHICH WE ALL WANT TO SUPPORT. AO
WANTED TO LET FOLKS KNOW, WE'VE
BEEN DOING THIS REMOTELY FOR TWO
TWO YEARS. I'VE HAD THE CHANCE
TO HEAR MANY OF YOUR VOICES. APE
YOU COMING, AGAIN, EITHER
REMOTELY OR IN PERSON. BUT AS
WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST TWO
YEARS, WE HAVE NOT HAD GROUP
TESTIMONY BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING
TO TREAT ONLINE AND IN PERSON
TESTIMONY THE SAME. SO EVERYBODY
EVERYBODY GETS THEIR OWN
ALLOTTED TIME TO SPEAK. OF
COURSE, YOU CAN SIGN UP TO SPEAK
SPEAK IN THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU
PREFER AND FOLLOW THE PERSON IN
FRONT OF YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO
MAKE IT A BROADER STATEMENT WITH
WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES THAT ARE
SIGNED UP ONLINE OR IN PERSON. ,
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF
PRIORITIES THAT FOLKS ARE COMING
COMING TO RAISE, AND INSTEAD OF
ANY APPLAUSE OR BOOS, IF YOU
LIKE SOMETHING THAT YOU HEAR AND
AND YOU WANT TO ECHO IT, WE'VE
DONE THIS BEFORE, SO YOU'RE
WELCOME TO DO THAT IN PERSON. BT
BECAUSE WE CAN'T PAUSE FOR
APPLAUSE OR BOOS, I'D ENCOURAGE
FOLKS JUST TO DO THIS SO WE CAN
VISUALLY SEE IF THERE'S
APPRECIATION. FOR ANYBODY
ONLINE, FEEL FREE TO SEND US
THOSE MESSAGES REMOTELY AS WELL
SO WE KNOW IF YOU'RE
UNDERSCORING EXISTING COMMENTS.H
THAT, REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY WEIGHING IN. IT'S YOUR
YOUR COMMENTS, YOUR
DELIBERATION, YOUR PRIORITIES,
AND WHAT YOU SEE WITHIN THE
BUDGET THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
ALLOW FOR THIS COUNCIL TO LIFT
UP THOSE INVESTMENTS AND MAKE
SURE THAT WE HEAR YOUR CALLS FOR
FOR ACTION BEFORE THE COUNCIL
TAKES ANY STEPS HERE. WE ARE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP
PUBLIC COMMENT BY ALLOWING OUR
CLERKS TO PLAY A SHORT VIDEO,
JUST TO ORIENT FOLKS TO THE
PROCESS. AND IF ANYBODY IS NEW
TO THIS PROCESS, WE'RE ALWAYS
HERE TO HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS. E
CLERK, THANK YOU FOR TEEING UP
THE VIDEO. AND WITH THAT, WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND LAUNCH INTO
PUBLIC COMMENT WITH THE FOLKS,
FIRST 10 FOLKS SIGNED UP ONLINE
AFTER THE VIDEO ROLLS.
>> THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN, I'M PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY
ELSE WHO'S PRESENT WHO WOULD
LIKE TO MAKE THEIR PRESENCE
KNOWN? ALL RIGHT, EXCELLENT. WEE
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN. GO
AHEAD, MADAME CLERK. JUST
WORKING ON TEEING UP THE VIDEO.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY, THE CITY OF
FLOWERS. FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
OF GOODWILL, BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
INDIGENOUS LAND. THE TRADITIONAL
TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE
COSE PEOPLE. THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC .
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPEAKR
AND PROVIDE A VERBAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU MAY REGISTER TWO
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING VIA
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE. HERE'S SOME INFORMATION
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS
ARE CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE AND USED THE
MEETING ID AND PASS CODE THAT
WAS E-MAILED UPON CONFIRMATION.F
YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN E-MAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS. A
REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING ID
ID IS DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING ID
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE A
SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED, THE
SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL BE
UNMUTED AND AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT
WILL SAY THE HOST WOULD LIKE YOU
YOU TO UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE. T
IS YOUR CUE THAT IT'S YOUR TURN
TO SPEAK. AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST
MUST PRESS STAR 6. YOU WILL THER
A PROMPT OF YOU ARE UN-MUTED. BE
UN-MUTED. BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS
UN-MUTED ON YOUR END SO THAT YOU
YOU WILL BE HEARD. AS A SPEAKER,
SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING. A CHIME
ADDRESSING. A CHIME WILL SOUND
WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
YOUR ALLOTTED TIME. AS A GENTLE
REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS. AS THE END OF THE ALLD
TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED, AND THE NEXT SPEAKER
REGISTERED WILL BE CALLED. ONCE
SPEAKERS HAVE COMPLETED
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND JOIN US
BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST OR
THROUGH THE LISTENING LINE
OPTION LISTED ON THE AGENDA. THE
AGENDA. THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE
THE RIGHT TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC
COMMENT IF THE SYSTEM IS BEING
ABUSED OR IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES
IMPEDES THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO
TO CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS ON
BEHALF OF RESIDENTS OF THE CITYY
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE PROCEEDINGS
OR THAT IS NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
IN COUNCIL RULES MAY LEAD TO THE
THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER. OUR HOPE IS
TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL
WILL ASSIST OUR ORDERLY
CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES BEFORE
THE COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. AND WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
THE LIST. PLEASE REMEMBER TO
PRESS STAR 6 AFTER YOU HEAR THE
PROMPT OF YOU HAVE BEEN
UN-MUTED. THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE HOWARD
GAYLE. HOWARD?
>> GOOD EVENING. HOWARD GAYLE,
DISTRICT 7 WITH SEATTLESTOP.ORG
THIS PROPOSES MORE MONEY FOR THE
THE POLICE AND WASTES OVER $11
MILLION ON A POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT STILL
STILL HAS POLICE INVESTIGATING
POLICE. THIS IS $11 MILLION
SPENT DENYING VICTIMS OF POLICE
VIOLENCE ANY APPEALS OR ANY
SEMBLANCE OF JUSTICE OR
ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS BUDGET
PROVIDES MONEYS FOR VICTIMS OF
VIOLENCE UNLESS THAT VIOLENCE IS
IS PERPETRATED BY A SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICER. THIS BUDGET PROS
MONEYS TO STEM GUN VIOLENCE, UNS
THAT VIOLENT IS PERPETRATED BY A
A SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER. THIS
BIAS IS EMBEDDED THROUGHOUT OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM. SEATTLE
OLICE DO NOT EVEN COUNT POLICE
KILLINGS AS HOMICIDES IN THE
HOMICIDE DATA. WHY EXCLUDE ONLY
THE VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
FROM CITY SUPPORT? WHY DEFEND AD
SUPPORT THOSE THAT PERPETRATE
THE VIOLENCE WHEN THEY ARE
POLICE, AND YET DENY THEIR
VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES ANY
SUPPORT? WE NEED A BUDGET THAT
SUPPORTS PEOPLE. WE NEED TO FUND
FUND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF
POLICE VIOLENCE AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT REMOTE SR
IS PETER CONDIT.
>> CHAIR, JUST BEFORE YOU MOVE ,
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS HERE. APS
FOR MISSING ROLE CALL. WILL BE
PRESENT FOR THE REMAINDER. THANK
REMAINDER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILR
STRAUSS. WELCOME. APPRECIATE YOU
STRAUSS. WELCOME. APPRECIATE
INTERJECTING.
>> MADAME CHAIR, I WAS TRYING TT
YOU KNOW I WAS HERE.
>> EXCELLENT. COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
MAKING YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN. I
BELIEVE WE HAVE EVERYONE. PLEASE
EVERYONE. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING,
EVERYONE. THIS IS PETER CONDIT
HERE TO ASK FOR POLICE BUDGET
ACCOUNTABILITY. ON MARCH 25th OF
OF LAST SPRING, THE CITY CARRIED
CARRIED OUT A SWEEP AND SENT SPD
SPD AND PARKS WORKERS. NOTABLY,
THEY DID NOT SEND AN
INTERPRETER. A MOMENT OF TENSE
ESCALATION CAME WHEN COPS APPROD
A VIETNAMESE MAN. ANOTHER
OFFICER SHOVED ME. I HIT THE
GROUND HARD, GOT UP, AND WAS
AGAIN MET WITH VIOLENCE AND THE
PAVEMENT. IN THE END, OF COURSE,
COURSE, THE POLICE GOT THEIR WAY
WAY AND NEVER CALLED FOR AN
INTERPRETER. I'M LOOKING FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THAT ASSAULT
AND DISPLACEMENT OF THOSE
NEIGHBORS. I MADE A PUBLIC DATA
REQUEST AND SO FAR THE SPD HAS
FAILED TO DELIVER. IN THE
MEANTIME, OF COURSE, THEY
CONTINUE DOING MORE SWEEPS. THIS
SWEEPS. THIS IS A BUDGET
ACCOUNTABILITY FAILURE. THE
POLICE HAVE TIME TO CARRY OUT
SWEEPS, BUT THEY CLAIM THEY
DON'T HAVE TIME.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHIA. REE
SPEAKER.
>> IF I COULD JUST REMIND FOLKSL
HEAR A LITTLE CHIME WHEN YOU
HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT, SO TRY TO
WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS. IF YOU
DON'T GET A CHANCE TO SAY IT
ALL, PLEASE DO E-MAIL IT TO US.E
HAVE NEAR 80 PEOPLE SIGNED UP
ONLINE AND LOOKING FOR A FINAL
COUNT IN THE ROOM, BUT IT LOOKS
LIKE AT LEAST 40-50 PEOPLE. WE'L
TRY TO GET THROUGH EVERYONE, AND
AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE TIMER
TIMER AND THE CHIME SO THAT YOU
CAN WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW WHT
THAT CHIME WAS IF YOU HEAR IT
ONLINE OR IN PERSON. THANK YOU
SO MUCH AND APOLOGIES TO ALL IF
YOU DON'T GET ALL YOUR COMMENTS
IN, AND WE'LL EAGERLY ANTICIPATE
ANTICIPATE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS
AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ANDY
FOR THE DELAY.
>> ALL RIGHT, SHIA.
>> ALL RIGHT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A
A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT MAKING
SEATTLE A SANCTUARY CITY FOR
ABORTION. SEATTLE NEEDS TO SET
AN EXAMPLE BY MAKING ABORTIONS
FREE FOR ALL, INCLUDING STATES
THAT HAVE OUTLAWED ABORTION. I
CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER WAY
THAN BY INCREASING THE AMAZON
TAX. IT NEEDS TO STOP BEING A
ONE-WAY STREET THAT ONLY
BENEFITS AMAZON AND NEVER THE
CITY. THE LEAST AMAZON CAN DO TO
TO GIVE BACK TO THE CITY FROM
WHICH THEY'VE EXTRACTED SO MUCH
WEALTH IS TO PAY THEIR FAIR
SHARE OF TAXES SO THAT EVERYONE
CAN GET SOME REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE THEY NEED TOMORROW
THE DEMOCRATS ON THE CITY
COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE YES ON THE
UPCOMING BUDGET ON THE
LEGISLATION TO MAKE ALL ABORTION
ABORTION IN SEATTLE FREE BY
INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX. THANS
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT REMOTE
SPEAKER IS KATE RUBEN. KATE, YOU
YOU MAY NEED TO HIT STAR 6. OKA,
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ZOE. ?
MOVE ON TO ZOE. ZOE?
>> HELLO. I'M ZOE. I'M A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4, SO I
ADDRESS MY COMMENTS SPECIFICALLY
SPECIFICALLY TO COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN AS WELL. TODAY I'M
URGING ALL THE DEMOCRATS ON CITY
CITY COUNCIL TO FOLLOW SUIT WITH
WITH SAWANT AND VOTE YES ON THE
COMING PROPOSED BUDGET MEASURES
THAT WOULD MAKE ABORTION FREE IN
IN SEATTLE BY RAISING THE AMAZON
AMAZON TAX. IN JULY, THOUSANDS
OF SOCIALIST WORKERS AND UNION
MEMBERS ALONG WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT'S OFFICE MARCHED
AND PASSED LEGISLATION MAKING
SEATTLE THE COUNTRY'S FIRST
ABORTION SANCTUARY. THE NEXT
STEP IS TO PROVIDE FREE ABORTION
ABORTION ACCESS IN SEATTLE FOR
EVERYONE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO
HAVE FLED TO SEATTLE FROM OTHER
CITIES. THE SUCCESS OF THE
AMAZON TAX THUS FAR SHOWS THIS
IS THE WAY FORWARD TO ACHIEVE
MORE EQUITABLE HOUSING,
HEALTHCARE, AND SORELY NEEDED
SERVICES IN THE CITY. CALLING
LEFT AND RIGHT FOR WORKERS TO
VOTE BLUE. IF THEY WANT TO JOIN
THE FIGHT WITH WORKING PEOPLE
FOR HEALTHCARE AND OUR LIVES,
THEY NEED TO MAKE MEANINGFUL
ACTION AND EARN THOSE VOTES. RAE
THE AMAZON TAX.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT REMOTE SR
IS ZACHARY.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ZACHARY. DT
6. I'M CALLING ON YOU TO VOTE TO
TO INCREASE THE AMAZON TAX. IN
THIS DAY AND AGE, THERE'S NOT A
VALID REASON WHY HEALTHCARE
INCLUDING ABORTIONS WOULD NOT BE
BE GUARANTEED AND FREE HERE. AMN
HAS KEPT THE FRUITS OF THEIR
LABOR TO THEMSELVES. I'M TIRED
OF BEING INUNDATED WITH
DESPERATE, RIDICULOUS ADS THAT
TRY TO CONVINCE US THAT THEY'RE
A LOVING COMPANY THAT CARE ABOUT
ABOUT WORKER AND THE PLANET
WHILE THEIR WAREHOUSE WORKERS,
MY FRIENDS INCLUDING, ENDURE
UNCARING AND RACIST CONDITIONS.E
MONEY IS COMPLETELY AVAILABLE
THROUGH AN INCREASE IN THE
AMAZON TAX. DON'T ALLOW AMAZON
TO ACCUMULATE MASSIVE WEALTH
WHILE THE REST OF US LIVE
WITHOUT SUPPORT. VOTE TO
INCREASE THE AMAZON TAX TO FUND
FREE ABORTIONS. I'D LIKE TO
SUPPORT THE DECREASE IN THE
POLICE BUDGET THAT WAS MENTIONED
MENTIONED BY AN EARLIER
COMMENTER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT REMOTE
SPEAKER IS BARBARA FINNEY.
>> HI. I'M BARBARA FINNEY. SUPPR
OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET. MAKE
ACCESS TO ABORTION FREE AND
AVAILABLE AND FUNDED BY
INCREASING THE AMAZON TEXT. MY
UNION LOCALLY ENDORSED CITY
LEGISLATION FROM THE OFFICE OF
SAWANT AND PASSED BY COUNCIL. TY
I COURAGE COUNCIL TO VOTE YES ON
ON THE LEGISLATION. MAKE
ABORTION FREE IN SEATTLE BY
INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX. ACCES
TO ABORTION IS CURRENTLY LEGAL
IN WASHINGTON STATE BUT DELAYS
INCLUDING CUTS BY HEALTHCARE
COSTS LIMIT OPTIONS. SUPPORT THE
THE OPTION AND BY THIS VIEWS ON
ABORTION SANCTUARY CITY AND
LEGISLATION AND FUND IT BY
INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX. PREGY
AND CHILD BIRTH IMPACT WAGES,
BENEFITS, AND WORKING
CONDITIONS. SO REPRODUCTIVE
RIGHTS ARE WORKERS RIGHTS. FUND.
RIGHTS. FUND.
>> OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER FOR
THIS SECTION WILL BE THE
REVEREND ROBERT JEFFREY.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ROBERT
JEFFREY. I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT
THE COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT'S
PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR FREE
ABORTIONS FOR WOMEN IN SEATTLE
THROUGH INCREASING THE AMAZON
TAX. I'M ALSO CALLING FOR
SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET DEMANDS. I
DEMANDS. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING CLEAN
GREEN FARMS LAST YEAR. IT'S MY
HOPE IT CAN BE SUPPORTED AGAIN
THIS YEAR. OVER 3.5-TONS OF FOOD
FOOD HAVE BEEN GIVEN AWAY TO THE
THE COMMUNITY AND FOOD BANKS
BECAUSE OF THIS FARM THIS YEAR.Y
SUPPORT THE COUNCIL CAN GIVE INE
UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR WOULD BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
INTO OUR IN-PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS, AND OUR FIRST IS QUN
BEE KING RIOS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK. WAND
TO DO A QUICK PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ANYBODY
LISTENING ONLINE. IFWE'VE
CALLED YOUR NAME AND FOR SOME RN
YOU COULDN'T COME OFF MUTE, IF
YOU DIAL BACK IN, WE'LL MAKE
SURE TO GET BACK TO YOU. SO THAT
THAT APPLIED TO KATE RUBEN AND
DAVID HEINZ IN THE FIRST 10
PEOPLE THAT WERE LISTED REMOTEL.
SORRY FOR THE DELAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CAN I JUST DOUBLE CHECK THAT
THE MICROPHONE IS ON AT THE
PODIUM?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M WITH WILL
WILL AND THE WILL SHELTER. WE
ENDORSE THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET. R
REQUEST IS FUNDING FOR MORE
SHELTER AND HOTEL VOUCHERS. PEOE
NEED TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE WARS
TO KEEP WARM AND SHAVE AND BATH,
BATH, SOME PLACE THAT YOU CAN
CALL HOME AND IS SAFE AND
SECURE. ALL THE SWEEP IS DOING
IS MAKING HOMELESS PEOPLE NOT
HAVE TRUST IN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
ARE IN CHARGE. TOMORROW WILL AND
AND WOMEN IN BLACK AS WELL AS
THE HOMELESS REMEMBRANCE PROJECT
PROJECT WILL STAND A SILENT
VIGIL OUTSIDE AT NOON IN FRONT
OF CITY HALL FOR 34 HOMELESS
FOLKS DEATH. I'M ASKING AND
SPECIAL INVITATION TO THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PLEASE COME
AND JOIN US FOR THE LEAF LAYING
AND THE VIGIL, AND I BROUGHT
EVERYBODY A LEAFLET SO YOU DON'T
DON'T FORGET. THANK YOU AND GOD
BLESS YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL
MAKE SURE THAT GETS DISTRIBUTED.
DISTRIBUTED.
>> OUR NEXT IN-PERSON SPEAKER IR
2, JEN.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I AM JEN, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE BALLARD FOOD
BANK AND CO-CHAIR OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES COALITION. OUR
COALITION PROVIDES
RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU BASED ON
WHAT WE EXPERIENCE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES EVERY DAY. AND HERE
IS WHAT WE KNOW. TO SUPPORT AN
EQUITABLE RECOVERY FROM THE
STRESS AND TRAUMA THE PANDEMIC
HAS CAUSED, WE MUST AT THE VERY
LEAST SUSTAIN CURRENT STRATEGIES
STRATEGIES BY FUNDING
ADJUSTMENTS TO HUMAN SERVICES
CONTRACTS THAT ARE COMEASUREATE
WITH THE INFLATION IMPACTING. CY
WELL BEING IS FUNDABLE TO PUBLIC
PUBLIC SAFETY. WE ASK THAT YOU
HONOR OUR WORK, EXPERTIE, AND
IF SERVICES WE RECOMMENDED IN
THE PACKET YOU ALL RECEIVED FROM
FROM US. A THRIVING ONE SEATTLE
REQUIRES WE MAKE A COMMITMENT TO
TO PRIORITIZE HOLISTIC HUMAN
SERVICES NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.K
YOU.
>> OUR NEXT IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS
IS SPEAKER NUMBER 3, ANDREW
COOK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. THAK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
INPUT. I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR A
HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDER IN
SEATTLE FOR A LITTLE OVER 7
YEARS. I REMEMBER WHEN I STARTED
STARTED 7 YEARS AGO, I WASN'T
EVEN LIVING IN SEATTLE. I
COMMUTED THREE HOURS BY BUS
EVERY DAY AND I REMEMBER GETTING
GETTING PAID $13.25 AN HOUR, BUT
BUT TO ME THE PAY AND THE
COMMUTE WEREN'T AS IMPORTANT AS
THE WORK I WAS DOING AND THE
PEOPLE I MET DURING THAT TIME. I
TIME. I FOUND A GROUP OF PEOPLE
THAT CARED DEEPLY ABOUT
ALLEVIATING HUMAN SUFFERING AND
WANTED THEIR WORK TO REFLECT
THAT. IN THE INTERVENING YEARS,
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I'VE FELT
THESE GOOD PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. ACKNOWLEDGMT
AND WORDS ARE USED IN PLACE OF ,
WHICH IS WHY I WAS DISTRESSED TO
TO READ THAT THIS WORK WAS
ACKNOWLEDGED AS DIFFICULT AND
MEANINGFUL, BUT THERE WAS A
PROPOSAL TO CAP INFLATIONARY
INCREASES IN HUMAN SERVICES
CONTRACTS TO 4%, WHICH
ULTIMATELY MEANS LESS MONEY
AVAILABLE TO IMPROVE WAGES AND
STAFFING. THIS WORK NEEDS TO BE
DONE, AND THE PEOPLE DOING IT
DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE THEIR
THEIR CALLING AND TO DO GOOD IN
LIFE AND ALSO AFFORD TO LIVE
THEMSELVES. I WOULD ASK THE
COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
DAN KAVANAUGH. NUMBER 4.
>> THAT'S ME. HEY, MY NAME IS
DAN. I'M PROUD TO BE A RENTER IN
IN COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT'S
DISTRICT. I'M HERE TO DEMAND
THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTE
YES ON INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX
TAX TO FUND ABORTION. A SURGE OF
OF PEOPLE SEEKING HELP, SO THIS
ISSUE IS RIGHT ON OUR DOORSTEP,
AND IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
COUNCIL DEMOCRATS IN ONE OF THE
WEALTHIEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY
COUNTRY ARE POWERLESS TO
ADDRESS. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ANY EXCUSES FROM COUNCIL
DEMOCRATS WHO JUST VOTED FOR A
MASSIVE PAY CUT FOR ESSENTIAL
GROCERY WORKERS AS INFLATION
SKYROCKETS, ESPECIALLY NOT FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA WHO
CONTINUES TO SAY IT DOESN'T
MATTER SHE REPEALED HAZARD PAY
BECAUSE SHE USED TO SUPPORT IT
YEARS AGO. YOU'RE KILLING WORKIG
CLASS PEOPLE WITH YOUR EXCUSES.E
ON YOU. VOTE YES ON THE
LEGISLATION PUT FORWARD BY THE
ONLY LABOR LEADER ON THE CITY
COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.K
YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SPEAKER
NUMBER 5, KEN. I BELIEVE IT'S
KEN. I CANNOT READ THE LAST
NAME. SORRY.
>> HI. MY NAME IS KEN. I'M A
MARITIME TRADESMAN. I COME HERE
TO SPEAK TO URGE ALL DEMOCRATS
ON CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE FOR THE
PROPOSED BUDGET, MAKE ABORTION
FREE BY INCREASING THE AMAZON
TAX. I KNOW SEATTLE IS A GREAT
CITY. WE'VE DONE GOOD. WE'VE
DONE BETTER. WE'RE USED TO
MAKING THE FIRST STEP BY
BECOMING ONE OF, IF NOT THE
FIRST, SANCTUARY CITY IN THE
UNITED STATES. WE'VE DONE IT
SIMILAR TIME BY INCREASING THE
MINIMUM WAGE TO $15 AN HOUR. WIN
HAS DONE SOMETHING SIMILAR BY
MAKING THE FIRST ABORTION
SANCTUARY IN A TRIGGER BAN
STATE. THE VOTERS IN KANSAS HAVE
HAVE GOTTEN IT OFF THE BALLOT
ENTIRELY. I BELIEVE WE CAN DO
BETTER. WE CAN DO IT BETTER. WE
CAN DO BETTER BECAUSE YOU VOTE
YES ON THIS PROPOSED BUDGET. THK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 6, SARA JAMES.
>> HELLO. I URGE ALL COUNCIL
DEMOCRATS TO VOTE YES ON THE
SOCIALIST COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT'S LEGISLATION TO MAKE
ABORTION FREE IN SEATTLE. ABORTN
CLINICS IN EASTERN WASHINGTON
ARE ALREADY AT CAPACITY. WE KNOW
KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A FLOOD
FLOOD OF PEOPLE COMING FROM
IDAHO AND MONTANA. AND WE NEED
TO BE PREPARED MONETARILY TO
HANDLE THAT. SEATTLE IS AN
INORDINANTLY EXPENSIVE CITY TO
STAY IN FOR A SHORT PERIOD FOR A
A MEDICAL PROCEDURE THAT CAN
COST UP TO $12,000, I'M SORRY,
$1200 TO GET AN ABORTION. IT'S
RIDICULOUS TO SAY WE ARE A
SANCTUARY CITY AND ASK PEOPLE TO
TO PAY OUT OF POCKET UP TO
$1200. THAT IS UNIMAGINABLY
IMPOSSIBLE FOR WORKING CLASS
PEOPLE FLEEING THESE AREAS OF
TRIGGER BANS. WE SET A PRECEDENT
PRECEDENT BECOMING A SANCTUARY
CITY. WE CAN SET A PRECEDENT TO
HAVE ABORTION FUNDED BY BIG
BUSINESS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
NUMBER 7, MADDIE.
>> HI THERE. MY NAME IS MADDIE.M
A VOTER AND RENTER IN DISTRICT
3, AND I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE
LEGISLATION TO INCREASE THE
AMAZON TAX TO FUND ABORTION IN
SEATTLE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREAY
SPOKE ABOUT WHY THIS IS
IMPORTANT, BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW THIS
THIS IS WHERE THE PUBLIC SUPPORT
SUPPORT LIES. ALREADY OVER 600
PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED THE BUDGET
PETITION IN SUPPORT OF THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET DEMANDS. WE ALSO
ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WEALTHY
PEOPLE CAN AFFORD ABORTIONS. THT
IS A FACT. IT IS THE WOMEN OF C,
ESPECIALLY WHO NEED TO BE ABLE
TO ACCESS THESE FUNDS. THIS IS
ACTUALLY A QUOTE, THE RICH CAN
AFFORD TO GET MEDICAL CARE
ANYWHERE AND ANY TIME. THE
PEOPLE WHO SUFFER THE MOST ARE
POOR WOMEN, ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF
COLOR. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE BIG
COMPANIES PAY THEIR SHARE IN
TAXES SO WOMEN REGARDLESS OF
RACE OR INCOME CAN RECEIVE
IMPORTANT MEDICAL CARE, SUCH AS
SAFE ABORTIONS. PLEASE SUPPORT
THIS LEGISLATION, OTHERWISE
CALLING SEATTLE A SANCTUARY CITY
SANCTUARY CITY IS EMPTY WORDS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 8, DANIEL BLACKBURN.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS DANIEL
BLACKBURN. I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER
IN SEATTLE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
ABOUT FUNDING FREE ABORTION IN
SEATTLE. ABORTION RIGHTS ARE
BEING TAKEN AWAY. ALL AROUND ME,
ME, I SEE A SENSE OF GIVING UP
THAT THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO
TO PROTECT THOSE WOMEN WHO HAVE
LOST THEIR BODILY AUTONOMY, BUT
THAT'S NOT TRUE. THIS
LEGISLATION CANNOT GIVE THEM
BACK THEIR RIGHTS BUT CAN
PROVIDE A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE SO
THEY CAN ACCESS HEALTHCARE
SAFELY, AND NOT JUST THOSE WHO
CAN AFFORD IT BUT TO THE
MILLIONS WHO CANNOT AFFORD IT. D
TO CARE ABOUT THOSE WOMEN BUT
TALK IS CHEAP. THIS LEGISLATION
IS HOW YOU CAN PROVE TO CARE
ABOUT ABORTION RIGHTS. I CALL ON
ON ALL THE DEMOCRATS TO RAISE
THE AMAZON TAX, FUND FREE
ABORTION, AND SET AN EXAMPLE OF
WHAT CITIES CAN DO TO FIGHT BACK
BACK AGAINST THE CONSERVATIVE
MINORITY IN CONTROL OF THIS
COUNTRY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 9.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME
TO ALWAYS BE HERE AND SPEAK FROM
FROM MY HEART AND MY SOUL. AS AN
AN INTERSEX PERSON, I AM SICK
AND TIRED OF INTERSEX FOLKS AND
BODIES BEING NOT ALLOWED TO BE
GIRLS AND WOMENS BODIES, SO PLEE
ALLOW OUR BODIES TO BE GIRLS AND
AND WOMENS BODIES AND TO
INCREASE THE AMAZON TAX TO FUND
FULLY FREE ABORTIONS IN SEATTLEA
SAWANT'S LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU. FOR THIS SESSION,R
LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER WILL BE R
10, MARJORIE JOHNSON.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS MARJORIE
JOHNSON. I WOULD LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE WE ARE ON INDIGENOUS
INDIGENOUS GROUND AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THE NATION. MY
CLIENTS CALL ME MJ, AND I'M FROM
FROM CAN'T SECOND CHANCE. TODAY
I'M TESTIFYING TO ENCOURAGE YOU
TO SUPPORT MORE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES. I'VE BEEN WORKING AT
CAN'T SECOND CHANCE SINCE ALL OF
OF 2021, AND I HAVE HOUSED 50
PEOPLE. FOR THE LAST 13 MONTHS.E
OF LEE HIGH'S RESOURCES AND
BECAUSE LEE HIGH HAS SUPPORTED
ME IN WITH THOSE RESOURCES WITH
PERMANENT HOUSING, I HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO HOUSE 50 PEOPLE INTO
HOUSING, PERMANENT HOUSING. THE
MAIN PRIORITY IS TO HOUSE
PEOPLE. HOUSE PEOPLE FIRST AND
FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NEXT. HOUSING
FIRST. THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE
PRIORITY. WE NEED TO WORK ON
PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH AND THEN
FIGURE IT OUT WHAT'S NEXT. HOUSG
FIRST. PLEASE SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. AND WE'LL NOW MOVE
MOVE BACK TO REMOTE SPEAKERS IN
OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER NOW
WILL BE ROBIN BRIGGS. DON'T
FORGET TO HIT STAR 6, PLEASE.
>> JUST A REMINDER FOR FOLKS IN
THE ROOM TO DO THIS IF YOU WANT
TO SHOW SUPPORT SO WE CAN KEEP
GOING THROUGH EVERYBODY. LOTS OF
OF SUPPORT IN THE ROOM FOR THAT
LAST COMMENT. PLEASE GO AHEAD ON
ON THE LINE.
>> HI. MY NAME IS ROBIN. I LIVE
ON CAPITOL HILL. I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT TAKING MONEY OUT OF THE
JUMP START FUND, WHICH IS
INTENDED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND THE GREEN NEW DEAL. I'M VERY
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
CLIMATE, THE DRAFT BUDGET
DOESN'T REFLECT THE REALITY I AM
I AM LIVING IN AS WE ARE INTO
THE FOURTH MONTH OF SUMMER AND
HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM WILD
FIRE SMOKE FOR A MONTH. WE NEED
A CARBON BUDGET, AN EMISSIONS
REDUCTION GOAL FOR THE YEAR, A
PLAN FOR HOW TO GET THE
REDUCTION, AND A FISCAL BUDGET
THAT ALLOWS IMPLEMENTATION. WITH
IMPLEMENTATION. WITH THE BUDGET
WE HAVE NOW, WE CAN SEE THE
SPENDING, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THE
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS IT
PROVIDES. LASTLY, I SEE A LOT OF
OF FUNDING FOR SOUND TRANSIT 3,T
WE ALSO NEED TO BE LOOKING AHEAD
LOOKING AHEAD TO ST-4. LIGHT
RAIL HAS BEEN A HUGE IMPROVEMENT
IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCED
PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR
LISTENING, AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT REMOTE
SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE KATE RUB.
KATE?AND KATE, JUST HIT STAR 6..
OKAY, WE SEE YA.
>> HI. SORRY ABOUT THAT. MY NAME
NAME IS KATE RUBBEN. I'M A RENTR
LIVING IN DISTRICT 2 AND WE ARE
IN THE MIDDLE OF A HOUSING
CRISIS. BLACK AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS AT VASTLY
DISPROPORTIONATE RATES AND ARE
MORE LIKELY TO DIE BECAUSE OF
HOUSING INSECURITY. WE MUST END
THESE DEATHS, NOT EXACERBATE
THEM. WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE
HOUSING FIRST. STOP THE SWEEPS
BY ENDING ALL FUNDING THAT GOES
TO TRAUMATIZING OUR UNHOUSED
NEIGHBORS AND REDIRECT THOSE
FUNDS TO CONSISTENT AND
MEANINGFUL OUTREACH, HARM
REDUCTION SERVICES, AND SAFE,
SECURE, PERMANENT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT MEETS THE REAL
NEEDS OF OUR UNHOUSED AND
HOUSING INSECURE NEIGHBORS. ORGS
DOING THE WORK TO PREVENT THIS
PLACEMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE BY
EDUCATING TENANTS ABOUT RENTER
PROTECTION AND RESOURCES,
OFFERING LEGAL AID, AND
CONNECTING TENANTS TO OTHER
RESOURCES. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MATT
YOUNG.
>> MY NAME IS MATT YOUNG. I'M A
CONSTITUENT OF DISTRICT 1 AND
LIVE IN HIGHLAND PARK. I SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF COUNCIL MEMBER'S
HERBOLD PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
KEEP RESOURCES IN DISTRICT 1,
SPECIFICALLY LADDER 13 AND MEDIC
MEDIC 26 IN SOUTH PARK. THE PAST
PAST 15 YEARS, SEATTLE HAS HAD
RESIDENTS SPECIFICALLY DISTRICT
1 HAS EXPERIENCED TREMENDOUS
GROWTH AND NEEDS THE ADDITIONAL
MEDICAL AND FIRE SUPPRESSION
HEALTH. DISTRICT 1 RELIES ON
TRUCKS FROM DOWNTOWN. SIMILARLYT
MEDIC 26, DISTRICT 1 ONLY HAS
ONE PARAMEDIC. WE RELY ON
PARAMEDIC UNITS FROM DOWNTOWN OR
OR THE VALLEY FOR ADVANCED LIFE
SUPPORT. AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO
SHAPE OUR GROWING CITY SERVICES,
SERVICES, I URGE THE COUNCIL TO
SUPPORT THE ADDITION OF THESE
VITAL AND LIFE-SAVING RESOURCES
IN DISTRICT 1.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX FIN.
SPEAKER IS ALEX FINCH.
>> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. Y
NAME IS ALEX FINCH. I'M
CURRENTLY A RESIDENT AT
NICHOLSVILLE, NORTH LAKE. AS A
SINGLE INDIVIDUAL, IT IS NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO LIVE IN THE
THE CITY. HOWEVER, THANKS TO
NICHOLSVILLE I WOULD NOT BE
SPEAKING TODAY. SO PLEASE
CONTINUE TO FUND NICHOLSVILLE. T
IT'S NOT ALL COFFEE AND
NEVERENDING BRAIN. THE MAYOR
WANTS TO TAKE FUNDS FROM
SOMETHING THAT COULD MAKE IT
POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME TO
ACTUALLY LIVE IN SEATTLE. THE
INTENT OF JUMP START IS TO FUND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RELATED
PROJECTS. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
DESPERATELY NEEDED. MORE AND
MORE PEOPLE ARE BECOMING
HOMELESS DAILY. OUR PHONE IS
RINGING OFF THE HOOK WITH PEOPLE
PEOPLE CALLING FOR SHELTER. WE
CONSTANTLY HAVE TO TURN THEM
AWAY DUE TO LACK OF SPACE. WITHT
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND SHELTERS, MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE WILL DIE. THE MAYOR IS
HAVING TROUBLE FUNDING PROJECTSE
POLICE BUDGET HAS MORE THAN
ENOUGH FUNDS. PLEASE CONSIDER
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND KEEP
THE FUNDS FOR JUMP START FOR
THEIR ORIGINAL INTENT AND CONTIE
TO FUND NICHOLSVILLE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
KEVIN.
>> HI, MY NAME IS KEVIN. I'M
HERE TO URGE ALL DEMOCRATS ON
THE CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE YES ON
THE LEGISLATION TO MAKE ALL
ABORTION IN SEATTLE FREE BY
INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX. YOUNG
TAX. YOUNG PEOPLE, UNION MEMBERS
MEMBERS MADE THE FIRST ABORTION
SANCTUARY CITY BACK IN JULY. IND
BY THE VICTORY, WISCONSIN WAS
ABLE TO WIN THE FIRST
LEGISLATION IN A TRIGGER BAN
STATE, AND A SIMILAR VICTORY WON
WON BY SOCIALISTS IN CHICAGO. TE
NEXT STEP IS FIGHTING TO MAKE
ALL ABORTION FREE BY INCREASING
THE AMAZON TAX. THIS INCLUDES FR
PEOPLE FLEEING PERSECUTION AND
TO WIN, WE NEED A MOVEMENT'S
VOICE IN CITY HALL.IT'S NOT
ENOUGH FOR POLITICIANS AND
LEADERS TO SAY ABORTION IS LEGAL
LEGAL IN SEATTLE. THEY MUST DO
EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO
MAKE SEATTLE A SANCTUARY FOR
PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY FACING
FACING ANTI-ABORTION LAWS. THIS
LEGISLATION WILL HELP.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
JENNIFER LEE. JENNIFER?
>> MY NAME IS JENNIFER LEE, AND
I'M THE POLICY LEAD AT THE ACLUF
WASHINGTON. WE OPPOSE THE $1
MILLION ALLOCATED TO GUNFIRE
DETECTION TECHNOLOGY. THESE
TECHNOLOGIES ARE NOT EFFECTIVE
AT PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE. THEY
VIOLENCE. THEY POSE SIGNIFICANT
SURVEILLANCE RISKS. THE 2021 PER
REVIEWED STUDY IN 68 U.S.
COUNTIES SHOWED NO REDUCTION IN
FIREARM HOMICIDES OR WEAPONS
ARRESTS. IT IS INAPPROPRIATE TO
USE THIS EVIDENCE IN COURT. THE
COMPANY RECLASSIFIED SOUNDS FROM
FROM A HELICOPTER TO A BULLET AT
AT THE REQUEST OF A POLICE
DEPARTMENT CUSTOMER SAYING SUCH
CHANGES OCCUR ALL THE TIME. IN
ADDITION TO THESE CONCERNS, THE
PLACEMENT OF LIVE MICROPHONES
ALL OVER NEIGHBORHOODS PUTS A
SIGNIFICANT PRIVACY AND
SURVEILLANCE CONCERNS. THE USE
OF SHOTS FIRED HAS NOT BEEN
EFFECTIVE AT PICKING UP ACTUAL
GUNSHOTS AND HAVE LEFT MANY
FALSE ALARMS THAT HAVE RESULTED
IN WRONG CONVICTIONS AND DEADLY
POLICE AND PROVEN HARM. MANY
CITIES HAVE SPENT MILLIONS ON
THIS TECHNOLOGY HAVE ENDED UP
CANCELING THEIR CONTRACT. WE
URGE CITY COUNCIL TO REJECT THE
USE OF GUNFIRE DETECTION
TECHNOLOGY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MICHAEL RUBY.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M MIKE RUBY
FROM WALLINGFORD. WE ARE IN THE
MIDDLE OF A CLIMATE CRISIS AND
WE NEED TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
FROM BUILDINGS, CARS, AND
INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE. WE ARE
STILL IN SUMMER. IT IS NOT YET
RAIN IN OCTOBER. THE WILDFIRES
ARE A PART OF THE CLIMATE CRISI.
SEATTLE DOES NOT HAVE AN
ACTIONABLE PLAN FOR DOING ITS
PART. SEATTLE NEEDS TO STOP
TALKING AND MAKE A TRANSPARENT
AND ACCOUNTABLE AND COMPLETE
PLAN WITH A BUDGET AND DEADLINET
WILL MOVE US ON TO ACHIEVING THE
THE GOALS WE HAVE SET FOR
OURSELVES. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN
APPROPRIATION TO THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENT AND A
A BUDGET DIRECTING THEM TO PRODE
A PLAN IN 2023 THAT COVERS THE
ENTIRE CITY GOVERNMENT. IT LAYS
OUT THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS AND A
BUDGET THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO
MAKE THE CHANGES TO MEET OUR
GOALS. THE GREEN NEW DEAL COVERS
COVERS A PART OF THE PROBLEM,
BUT ONLY A SMALL PART. WE NEED A
A COMPLETE PLAN, AND WE NEED IT
NOW. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS PRESTON.
>> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS,
MY NAME IS PRESTON. I'M A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4 AND A
MEMBER OF THE ALPHABET WORKER'S
UNION. THE REPEAL OF ROE V WADE
WAS AN UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK ON
WORKING PEOPLE BECAUSE
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ARE WORKER'S
WORKER'S RIGHTS. DEMOCRATS
NATIONALLY NATURALLY DID NOTHING
NOTHING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT
THIS. THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO START
START FIGHTING HERE AT THE
GRASSROOTS, SOCIALISTS, UNION
MEMBERS, WORKERS TO MAKE SEATTLE
SEATTLE A SANCTUARY CITY FOR
ABORTION RIGHTS, FOR ABORTION
BECAUSE AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN
INJURY TO ALL. MEANWHILE,
CORPORATIONS AND BILLIONAIRES
HAVE MADE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS
OFF THE OTHER GLOBAL CRISIS, THE
THE PANDEMIC. AND WHILE THIS IS
HAPPENING, THE DEMOCRATS ARE
TRYING TO PASS AN AUSTERITY
BUDGET. THEY ARE PROPOSING TO
FUND THIS AUSTERITY BUDGET USING
USING MONEY FROM THE AMAZON TAXS
NEED TO INCREASE THE AMAZON TAX,
TAX, MAKE ABORTION FREE IN
SEATTLE, AND FUND ALL THE PUBLIC
PUBLIC SERVICES THAT WORKING PEE
NEED, ESPECIALLY NOW.
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW GOING TO
TO MOVE BACK INTO OUR IN-PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WE ARE ON
NUMBER 11. DAVID TAXTON. DAVID?,
SORRY. THAT'S ME, MY EYES.
>> DOES THIS MIC WORK? OKAY. HIM
DAVID TAYLOR. I RECENTLY, MISS
SAWANT, GOOD TO MEET YOU
FINALLY. I TRIED TO REACH YOU ON
ON TWITTER AND YOUR E-MAIL, NO
RESPONSE. I JUST DID 35 YEARS IN
IN PRISON. I'M A SUCCESS STORY
DUE TO LEE HIGH MARJORIE
JOHNSON. SHE SAVED MY LIFE. I'M
IN PERMANENT HOUSING NOW, AND I
WANT TO THANK HER PUBLICLY AND
ALL THE PEOPLE AT LEE HIGH. MISS
HIGH. MISS SAWANT, I NEEDED YOUR
YOUR HELP. I SURE COULD USE IT.E
HAD THREE DOCTORS PRESCRIBE
MEDICAL MARIJUANA. I'M ON
FEDERAL PROBATION. YOU KNOW IT'S
IT'S ILLEGAL, AND I SURE WOULD,
I'M GOING TO TRY TO REACH OUT TO
TO YOU AGAIN. I WISH YOU WOULD
RESPOND PLEASE. I'M A REGISTERED
REGISTERED VOTER. I'M GOING TO
VOTE FOR YOU. I LIVE IN CAPITOL
HILL. I LOVE IT THERE. AND I
AGREE WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
EVERYTHING PEOPLE SAID, BUT WE
NEED HOUSING, AND WE NEED
HOUSING FIRST. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 12, SUZANNE. LET'S
KEEP GOING. I KNOW THERE ARE
STAFF MEMBERS TO COLLECT FOLKS
CONTACT INFORMATION. AND PLEASE
DO NOT APPLAUSE OR BOO, OKAY?
>> SORRY. SUZANE HAD TO LEAVE
TO GET BACK TO SHELTER. SHE WILL
WILL E-MAIL HER REMARKS LATER. K
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> DAVID? SORRY, SOMETIMES IT'S
NOT POSSIBLE TO RESPOND THROUGH
SOCIAL MEDIA. I'M GLAD YOU'RE
HERE IN PERSON. ALL THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS FROM MY
OFFICE ARE HERE. I'M SORRY. IT'S
SORRY. IT'S NOTHING INTENTIONALS
IT'S JUST POSSIBLE. IT GETS
MISSED. MY COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS
ARE HERE, AND THEY'LL TALK TO Y.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, LET'S WAIT TO
TO BE RECOGNIZED. I WANT TO
REMIND ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES FOR
COLLEAGUES FOR THE
DELIBERATIONS, WAIT TO BE
RECOGNIZED. WE HAVE A LOT OF
STAFF FOLKS WHO WANT TO CONNECT
WITH PEOPLE INDIVIDUALLY. WE'LL
MAKE SURE TO CONNECT WITH FOLKSK
YOU VERY MUCH. THE PERSON WHO
CALLED HAD TO STEP OUT?
>> NUMBER 12. WE'RE SKIPPING
NUMBER 12. WE'RE MOVING ON TO
NUMBER 13. I BELIEVE IT'S REVERD
WALKEN? NUMBER 13? THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR HOSTING
THIS PUBLIC BUDGET. I'M HERE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
TECHNOLOGY TO BE USED IN OUR
COMMUNITY. NO ONE HERE IS
TALKING FOR US. THERE'S LOTS OF
INCIDENTS, AND WE'VE BEEN
WAITING AND HOPING FOR SOME HELP
HELP IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND ALL
OVER THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
VIOLENCE IS ABSOLUTELY
INCREASING. I'M HERE TO SPEAK
FOR THOSE MOTHERS, THE MOTHERS
WHO ARE CRYING BECAUSE THEIR
CHILDREN HAVE BEEN KILLED. AND
THERE'S NO OUTREACH FOR THEM. A,
NOBODY CARES. I LIVE IN DISTRICT
DISTRICT 3. NOBODY CARES ABOUT
THE CHILDREN AND THE YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HARMED IN
SEATTLE OVER TIME, AND IT'S BEEA
LONG TIME. THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS
BEEN AROUND. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
IT MANY TIMES. THE PREVIOUS
MAYOR DID LOOK INTO IT, AND WE
NEVER MOVED FORWARD. ALSO, I
WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT NO
CLOSING OF LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD. IT'S A CIVIL RIGHTS
ISSUE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 14, NATALIE BAILEY. NR
14. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. HELLO. MY NAME IS
NATALIE BAILEY. I URGE ALL
COUNCIL DEMOCRATS TO VOTE YES ON
ON THE LEGISLATION PROPOSED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT MAKING
ABORTION FREE HERE IN SEATTLE BY
BY EXPANDING THE AMAZON TAX BOTH
BOTH FOR PEOPLE IN SEATTLE BUT
ALSO THOSE FLEEING FROM STATES
WHERE IT'S NOW PUNISHABLE. I
THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
PART OF THAT IS AX USUALLY
FINISHING THE JOB OF MAKING
SEATTLE A SANCTUARY ABORTION
CITY IS IMPORTANT. IT ISN'T
REALLY IF PEOPLE CAN LOOK HERE
BUT CAN'T GET HERE. YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE SANCTUARY CITIES NOW
LIKE PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED IN
DADE COUNTY AND NOW IN CHICAGO,T
I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY
POWERFUL IF SEATTLE COULD BE THE
BE THE FIRST ABORTION SANCTUARY
CITY WHERE IT WAS TRULY FREE AND
AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE THAT
CAN MAKE IT HERE BY EXPANDING
THE TAX ON AMAZON TO FUND THAT.K
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 15, RICK ROBERTSON. NR
15.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS RICK
ROBERTSON. I'M WITH THE SHARES
BUNKHOUSE SHELTER. WE ARE IN
SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BDGET. FUNDING FOR MORE
SHELTERS AND MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS DESPERATELY NEEDED. 1
PEOPLE HAVE DIED THIS YEAR ON
SEATTLE STREETS. TOMORROW'S
VIGIL IS FOR 34 PEOPLE, ITS
HIGHEST EVER. 30 OF WHOM DIED IN
IN SEPTEMBER ALONE. THESE ARE
NOT STATISTICS. THESE ARE NOT
NUMBERS. THESE ARE PEOPLE,
PEOPLE WHO ARE DYING ALONE AND
SCARED AND UTTERLY BEREFT OF
HOPE. MORE THAN HALF OF THESE
DEATHS ARE OVERDOSE AND DRUG
RELATED, SHOWING A CRITICAL NEED
NEED FOR MORE HARM REDUCTION
RESOURCES. IN ENCAMPMENT SWEEPS
DO NOT WORK. THEY DO NOT ADDRESE
ISSUE. THEY MERELY DEFER IT AND
HARM THE TARGETS OF THE SWEEP
ARE PERPETUATING A CYCLE OF
DESPAIR. YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT
THESE ARE PEOPLE AND ARE WORTHY
OF YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR
NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER 17, LOGAN
LOGAN ROGERS. NUMBER 17.
>> 16. 16?
>> ONE SECOND. WE'LL FOLLOW UP L
QUICK. I'M SORRY, HERE IT IS. NR
16. YOU CHANGED FROM SUZANNE TO
ANITRA. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME
IS ANITRA FREEMAN. I AM WITH
WHEEL, ORGANIZING EFFORT OF
HOMELESS AND FORMERLY HOMELESS
WOMEN. WE ENDORSE THE SOLIDARITY
SOLIDARITY BUDGET. I HELPED
START WOMEN IN BLACK VIGILS FOR
HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO DIE OUTSIDE
OR BY VIOLENCE IN KING COUNTY. D
AS RICK SAID, TOMORROW WE STAND
FOR 34 PEOPLE. FAR TOO MANY
PEOPLE ARE DYING ON THE STREET
IN ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST CITIESN
THE NATION. SURVIVAL HAS TO BE A
A PRIORITY IN ANY BUDGET. SURVIL
NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE ARE YOUR
PRIORITY. PLEASE FUND SHELTER
AND PLEASE JOIN OUR VIGIL
TOMORROW AND AFTERWARD AS WE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NET
SPEAKER IS NUMBER 17 NOW, LOGAN.
17 NOW, LOGAN ROGERS.
>> MY FIRST TIME, SO YEAH. ALL
RIGHTY.
>> I APPRECIATE THE ABILITY TO
TALK TO YOU ALL, COUNCIL. ESPECY
YOU, SAWANT. I'M PROUD TO BE IN
YOUR DISTRICT, AND I'M PROUD TO
BE IN FAVOR OF THE AMAZON TAX. ,
I'M HERE TO ASK ALL OF YOU TO
CONSIDER NOT ONLY TO MAKE AMAZON
AMAZON PAY WHAT THEY OWE OUR
CITY, BUT TO ALSO CONSIDER WE
START A FUND FOR BOTH HOMEOWNERS
HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS
TO HAVE THE OPTION OF STATE
FUNDING TO HELP THE HOUSELESS TO
TO FIND BOTH A PLACE OF SHELTER
AND A PLACE OF PROPER WORK WITH
PROPER PAY. AND IF OUR MAYOR
BRUCE HARRELL IS GOING TO USE
OVER $800,000 OF OUR MONEY TO
FUND A PRIVATE MEN'S CLUB THAT
ORIGINALLY CAME FROM US, THEN WE
WE ALL NEED TO RECONSIDER WHO WE
WE ACTUALLY NEED TO BE AS THE LR
OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 18, KATHLEEN BAKER.
>> HI. I'M ADDRESSING RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION 32064. MINE IS A
SMALL REQUEST COMPARED TO SOME
OF THE OTHERS. I'M A MEMBER OF
QUIET CLEAN SEATTLE, AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO AP DIAZ AS
THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION. I'M EXCITED AND
ENCOURAGED ABOUT THE CITY'S
EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR PARKS MORE
GREEN AND CLEAN, PLANTING TREES
TO REDUCE CARBON IS WONDERFUL. ,
THE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY VOD
TO BAN GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS,
BLOWERS, AND I'M CONCERNED. IS
THE SMALL AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO
SUPPORT RESOLUTION 32064
ANYWHERE IN THE BUDGET? YOU
REALLY CAN'T CALL OUR PARKS
GREEN AND CLEAN IF YOU SUPPORT
USING TWO-STROKE ENGINES THAT AE
LOUD, DIRTY, AND POLLUTE THE
AIR. USING THEM WHERE CHILDREN
PLAY AND WE ALL RECREATE IS
WRONG. PLEASE PROVIDE FUNDING FR
RESOLUTION 32064. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALLEN. IT'S NUMBER 19, ALLENR
19. ALLEN, NUMBER 19? OKAY. WE'E
GOING TO MOVE ON TO NUMBER 20. A
OR KIP. ONE OF THEM WERE TO
SPEAK BUT THEY BOTH PLACED THEIR
THEIR NAME ON THE LINE.
>> HI. I'M MELISSA HARTLINE.
>> CAN YOU START OVER? WE'LL STT
YOUR TIME OVER.
>> I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MD
AND MYSELF, AND WE ARE AT CAMP D
CHANCE. WE ARE JUST HERE TO
REPRESENT HOW THE RESOURCES THAT
THAT CAMP SECOND CHANCE HAS
GIVEN US A FRESH START AND
BECAUSE OF THEM, WE ARE SOON TO
BE GETTING HOUSING IN A COUPLE
WEEKS. SO BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING
THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR US, WE ARE
ARE GETTING A SECOND CHANCE IN
LIFE, AND TO BETTER OUR FUTURESK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO NOW
NOW MOVE BACK TO REMOTE PUBLIC
SPEAKERS, AND WE ARE GOING TO BN
SPEAKER BRITNEY BROST.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAME
CLERK, AS BRITNEY COMES OFF
MUTE, I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK
SECOND, TO ESPECIALLY THANK THE
FOLKS WHO ARE HERE FROM SHARE
AND WHEEL. ANITRA, YOU MENTIONED
MENTIONED SCOTT. I KNOW MANY OF
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND APRIL
COMMENTED ON HIS PASSING, AND
THIS WOULD NOT BE A PUBLIC
HEARING WITHOUT US RECOGNIZING
ALL OF THE WORK THAT SCOTT
SPECIFICALLY HAS DONE, BUT HE IS
IS DEFINITELY REPRESENTED IN
THIS ROOM TODAY. SO OUR
CONDOLENCES ON THE LOSS AND THE
LOSS TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOL.
BRITNEY, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS
BRITNEY. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 7,
AND AM A LIFELONG RENTER. AND I
AM A PERMANENT PEDESTRIAN IN
THIS CITY AND VISION ZERO IS A
JOKE. IT'S A SIGN YOU PUT AND
STICK ON A STREET AND TELL ME
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH. YOU NEED TO
FULLY FUND VISION ZERO. I'M SICK
SICK AND TIRED OF WATCHING
PEDESTRIAN PEOPLE ROLLING AND
BIKING AND SCOOTING GET HIT BY S
WITH NO CONSEQUENCES TO THE CAR
CAR DRIVE, BUT YET BLAMING THE
PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE WE WERE
WEARING DARK CLOTHES, WE WEREN'T
WEREN'T VISIBLE ENOUGH, WE
DIDN'T MAKE EYE CONTACT. IT IS A
A DISGRACE TO THE CITY TO FOCUS
ON CARS AS THE PRIMARY MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR PEOPLE GOING
FORWARD. IF WE'RE GOING TO BE
SERIOUS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE,
THEN WE NEED TO FULLY FUND
VISION ZERO AND GET OUR BUTTS IN
IN GEAR AND MAKE THE CITY BETTER
BETTER FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE
COMMUTING OR JUST RECREATING VIA
VIA OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO CARS.K
YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE, I'VE LOST MY PLACE, I .
SARA RATHBONE. SARA?
>> THANK YOU. HI. THANK YOU FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY. I WANTED TO,
I'M HERE TO TESTIFY FOR OUR
CITY'S YOUTH ARTS ORGANIZATION
INCLUDING THE RHAPSODY PROJECT
WHO ARE SERVING THOUSANDS OF
YOUTHS EACH YEAR HELPING TO SHOW
SHOW THEM PATHWAYS THROUGH THE
ARTS. WE ARE BUILDING A CREATIVE
CREATIVE SANCTUARY AT KING
STREET STATION AND ARE HERE
TODAY TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES AND COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
LEWIS AND HERBOLD FOR THEIR
SUPPORT OF OUR PROJECT AND
SEEKING FUNDING FROM A ONE-TIME
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FROM THE CITY
CITY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THIS
THIS CITY PROPERTY AS INVESTMENN
OUR YOUTH. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS BETH KNOX. BETH?
>> HI. MY NAME IS BETH KNOX, AND
AND I'M PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE
SEATTLE SPORTS COMMISSION. IN
APRIL OF 2020, THE SPORTS
COMMISSION TOOK FINAL STEPS TO
FORMALLY SEPARATE TO BECOME AN
INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION. THAT
FOCUS WAS ON ATTRACTING AND
HOSTING PREMIER SPORTING EVENTS
IN SEATTLE. THE DIRECT EFFECT IS
IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND A
VIBRANT DOWNTOWN. WE'VE BEEN
WORKING REALLY HARD ON AWARDED
BIDS LIKE THE 2023 MLB ALL-STAR
GAME, THE MCAA BASKETBALL
REGIONALS, THE 2026 FIFA WORLD
CUP, AND MANY OTHERS. MAYOR
HARRELL'S BUDGET PROPOSES
$200,000 IN FUNDING TO HELP WITH
WITH OUR WORK ADVANCING SPORTS
TOURISM IN SEATTLE IN EXECUTION
OF NEXT SUMMER'S ALL-STAR GAME.E
DOLLARS WILL SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS
EFFORTS TO REMOVE BARRIERS FACED
FACED BY UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES, TO PROVIDE ACCESS
TO THESE ALL-STAR GAME
ACTIVITIES. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS FUNDING
REQUEST.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
IRIS ATMAN. IRIS?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS IRIS. I
APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK AND
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY. I
THINK SEATTLE'S BIGGEST
CHALLENGE IS RISING GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS, AND IT'S NOT
BEING ON TRACK TO MEET OUR 2030
EMISSION REDUCTION GOALS. HAVING
GOALS. HAVING TO STAY INDOORS
DUE TO BAD AIR IS PEANUTS
COMPARED TO WHAT'S COMING DOWN
THE PIKE IF WE NEGLECT TO
ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AS
OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY. IN THE
WEATHERIZATION PLAN, I FEEL WE
SHOULD MANDATE REPLACING
WORN-OUT GAS HEATING SYSTEMS
WITH ELECTRIC HEAT PUMPS THAT
WILL ALSO PROVIDE
AIR-CONDITIONING IN OUR
INCREASINGLY HOT SUMMERS. SEATTE
SHOULD BE A LEADER IN ADDRESSING
ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS,
AND IT'S NOT. WE NEED A CLEAR
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WITH
MEASURABLE GOALS THAT ARE
MONITORED, REPORTED ON,
EVALUATED, AND UPDATED ANNUALLYE
NEED ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY FROM CITY GOVERNMET
ON OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSD
WE NEED A HIGH LEVEL OF
COORDINATION ON THIS ISSUE
THROUGHOUT CITY GOVERNMENT. THAK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS EMILY MACARTHUR.
>> HI. MY NAME IS EMILY. I'M A
RENTER IN DISTRICT 2. I'M
CALLING TO CALL ON COUNCIL
DEMOCRATS TO SUPPORT COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT'S TAX TO FUND FREE
FREE ABORTION IN SEATTLE. I WAS
PROUD IN JULY TO BE PART OF A
MOVEMENT TO WIN THE FIRST ABORTN
SANCTUARY CITY. THE RIGHT WING
OHM BOLDENED AND ATTACKING
WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND
LGBTQ PEOPLE, WE NEED TO SHOW A
WAY FORWARD. WE SEE THAT GAY AND
AND TRUANT-YOUTH ARE BEING
ATTACKED ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN
THEIR OWN SCHOOLS. WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A HISTORIC
WIN BY MAKING ABORTION FREE BY
INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX. IT'S
NOT ENOUGH TO BLAME REPUBLICANS
WHEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ACT HERE. POLITICIANS AND NGO
LEADERS WANT TO CONTINUETHE
FAILED STRATEGY OF FUELING OUR
FEAR AND OUR ANGER INTO CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGN DONATIONS AND MIDTERM
VOTES, BUT THEY HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY ACT HERE
HERE AND THEY NEED TO TAKE IT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MONTE ANDERSON.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS MONTE
ANDERSON WITH SEATTLE BUILDING
TRADES. I WANT TO STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE THE SUPPORT THE
PROPOSED INVESTMENT AND THE
REPLACEMENT MODERNIZATION OF
MEMORIAL STADIUM. MEMORIAL
STADIUM IS A REGIONAL ASSET. IT
CURRENTLY IS, IT'S PATHETIC. ITS
UNSAFE, INACCESSIBLE, AND
DOESN'T PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES A
WORLD-CLASS FACILITY NEEDS. MEML
STADIUM REBUILT IS PART OF A
BUILDING TRADES COMMUNITY WORK
FORCE AGREEMENT THAT WILL PUT
THE CITY'S OWN PEOPLE TO WORK. S
PROJECT WILL HELP BUILD PATHWAYS
PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY THROUGH
CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND CAREERS. L
WILL START THROUGH THE
CONSTRUCTION AT MEMORIAL
STADIUM. PLEASE MAKE SURE WE
DON'T MISS THIS HISTORIC
OPPORTUNITY AND END UP WITH A WE
WE FEELLY INADEQUATE FACILITY. S
GET MEMORIAL STADIUM BUILT. I
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
LISTENING AND THEIR SERVICE AND
PARTNERSHIP IN THIS AND HAVE A
GOOD EVENING.
>> THANK YOU. OU NEXT SPEAKER I.
YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS.I MIGHT
MIGHT BE PRONOUNCING YOUR NAME
WRONG. THANK YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES. YOU CAN SPEAK UP A
LITTLE.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU WELL. YES,
THANK YOU.
>> HI. I'M AN ARTIST AT THE
YOUTH NONPROFIT TOTEM STAR. THAS
THE REASON I HAVE A MUSIC
CAREER, SELF-ESTEEM, A
COMMUNITY, A GRASP OF MY MENTAL
HEALTH, THE CONFIDENCE TO
ADVOCATE FOR MY DISABILITIES IN
THE WORKPLACE, AND EVEN JUST THE
THE ABILITY TO IMAGINE MYSELF AS
AS AN ARTIST IN THIS CITY. TOTEM
CITY. TOTEM STAR AS PART OF KING
KING STREET STATION IS ASKING
FOR A ONE-TIME CAPITAL
INVESTMENT THAT PROVIDES MUSIC
EDUCATION AT ABSOLUTELY NO COSTL
MEMBER MORALES FOR LEADING THE
SPONSORSHIP OF THIS REQUEST AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMR. A.
AMR. A-M-R.IS A-M-R AND THE LASE
IS AWWAD ONLINE?
>> I SEE HIM, MADAME CLERK. JUST
CLERK. JUST STAR 6, AMR, TO UN-.
WE CAN COME BACK.
>> WE'LL GO BACK. THE NEXT
SPEAKER WILL BE THERESA. THERES?
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M THERESA,
THERESA, A DISABLED RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 2. MY COMMENTS THIS
EVENING CONCERN THE MAYOR'S
BUDGET AND MORALES PROPOSAL TO
ALLOCATE PARK FUNDS FOR CHANGES
TO LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD. TC
HAS CREATED DIFFICULTIES FOR
GETTING AROUND FOR DRIVERS IN
THE SOUTH END. AND CHANGES WILL
FURTHER RESTRICT TRAFFIC FLOW WE
EXPANDING RECREATIONAL USE AND
BIKE LANES. PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO
HAVE DISABILITIES CAN
PARTICIPATE IN CYCLING OR
WALKING LONG DISTANCES, AND IT
VIOLATES TITLE 2AD-2 LAW. IT
NEGATIVELY IMPACTS THOUSANDS OF
COMMUTERS, NEIGHBORS, AND
NEIGHBORING STREETS TO OBSERVE
THE RIGHT OF PASSAGE. RESIDENTS
COMMUTE BY CAR TO WORK VERSUS
ONLY 3% WHO COMMUTE BY BUS OR
WALKING.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE JOSH SUTTON. JOSH?AND
JOSH, IT LOOKS LIKE TO HIT STAR
6 ONE MORE TIME. LET'S TEE UP
AMR AGAIN. JOSH, JUST STAR 6
PLEASE. OKAY. MAKE SURE IT'S NOT
NOT POUND 6. SOMETIMES FOLKS HIT
HIT POUND 6. STAR 6. OKAY,
GREAT. MADAME CLERK, IF WE WANT
TO TRY AMR ONE MORE TIME.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY AMR
AWWAD. ALL RIGHT.
>> NOW WE'RE AT A NICE EVEN 30.S
SWITCH BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> IF ANYBODY HEARD THEIR NAME,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO DIAL BACK IN.I
SEE JOSH IS READY TO GO, MADAME.
MAYBE WE'LL DO JOSH.
>> LET'S DO THAT.
>> HI, JOSH.
>> HI. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JOSH. I'M SPEAKING IN REFERENCE
TO THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE
COLEY PROGRAM. WE AS A PROGRAM
APPRECIATE MAYOR HARRELL'S
SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM AND
THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR LONG
LONG STANDING SUPPORT. COLEY
WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE UNHOUSED
UNHOUSED POPULATION IN KING
COUNTY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO
SERVICES LIKE NO OTHER BOOTS ON
THE GROUND PROGRAM. STAFF
SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS 24 HOURS A
DAY AS THEY NAVIGATE VARIOUS
BARRIERS THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT
THE PARTICIPANT AND THE
COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. WE'VE
IDENTIFIED THAT THE STAFFING
BUDGET FOR THE YEAR IS ABOUT
$3.5 MILLION SHORT AND CURRENTLY
CURRENTLY THERE IS NO WAY TO
STAFF A PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR
WITH THE AMOUNT THAT'S PROPOSEDE
IMAGINE THAT THIS IS A MISUNDER,
BUT IT'S URGENT TO FIND A
SOLUTION FOR WE ARE TO MAINTAIN
THESE SERVICES NEXT YEAR. THANKU
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE
INTO REMOTE, I MEAN IN-PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENTERS, AND WE ARE ON
ON NUMBER 21. DONNA ANDERSON, P.
NUMBER 21. DONNA ANDERSON, PLEA.
NUMBER 21
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS DONNA, AND
I'M A SENIOR VILLAGE OPERATIONS
MANAGER FOR THE LOW-INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE. MY MANAGER'S
JOB ISN'T WHY I CAME TO TALK TO
YOU TODAY. I CAME TO TALK TO YOU
YOU TODAY BECAUSE I WAS HOMELESS
HOMELESS AND ADDICTED A FEW
YEARS AGO. I WAS FORTUNATE
ENOUGH TO GET A REFERRAL INTO A
TINY HOUSE. HAD THIS NOT
HAPPENED, I KNOW I WOULDN'T BE
HERE TODAY, AND I DON'T JUST
MEAN HERE IN THE COUNCIL
MEETING, I MEAN HERE AT ALL. THE
ALL. THE SAFETY AND SECURITY IN
THE VILLAGE ALLOWED ME TO START
FOCUSING ON ME INSTEAD OF
WORRYING ABOUT WHERE I WAS GOING
GOING TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT OR IF
IF I WAS GOING TO GET ROBBED OR
IF I WAS JUST GOING TO BE
FORGOTTEN. I WAS ABLE TO GET
SOBER, GET A JOB, AND SAVE MONEY
MONEY TO MOVE INTO AN APARTMENTI
HAVE HEARD SOME FOLKS THROUGH
THE MEDIA, THROUGH TWITTER,
THROUGH FACEBOOK THAT DON'T
BELIEVE IN THE VILLAGES AND WHAT
WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR A PERSON. ,
I SAY DON'T KNOCK IT UNLESS
YOU'VE LIVED IT. THESE VILLAGES
ARE A FIRST STEP ON THE LADDER
OF SOLVING THE HOMELESSNESS
PROBLEM IN SEATTLE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
NUMBER 22.
>> IF FOLKS CAN DO THIS INSTEAD
OF APPLAUSE, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF T
IN THE ROOM.
>> WE WERE ON THE STREETS. WE
WERE IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY
STAYING THERE, MYSELF AND
ANOTHER PERSON THAT I'VE BEEN
WITH 20-SOMETHING YEARS. HE IS
ALMOST 80. IT WAS VERY MUCH A
STRUGGLE. A NICE OFFICER CAME UP
UP AND HELPED US AND A COUPLE OF
OF PEOPLE ON THE STREET CAME TO
OUR ASSISTANCE. I DID ALLOW FOR
ONE YOUNG LADY TO GET IN SOONER,
SOONER, A DAY BEFORE MY
BIRTHDAY, JULY 21ST. I GOT HER
IN FIRST. WE STAYED AND REMAINED
REMAINED ON THE STREETS AS
ELDERS. WE'RE GREAT
GRANDPARENTS. WE ARE BLESSED TO
BE THERE, AND THIS LADY HERE
WILL BE SIGNING FOR OUR LEASE
TOMORROW, AND WE'VE BEEN IN
THERE EVER SINCE AUGUST THE 9thK
YOU, GOD BLESS, AND I AM SO GLAD
GLAD TO BE A FOURTH GENERATION
GREAT GRANDMOTHER HERE IN
WASHINGTON STATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 23, HATTIE RHOADES.
>> OKAY. HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND CITY HALL. MY NAME IS HATTIE
HATTIE AND I'M THE VILLAGE
OPERATION MANAGER FOR WHITTIER
HEIGHTS. I PROMISED TO READ THIS
THIS STATEMENT. I COME TO YOU
TODAY WITH JOY IN MY HEART AND
HEALING IN MY MIND, BODY, AND
SOUL. AFTER HAVING LIVED MANY
DIFFERENT SHELTER SETTINGS, I
FOUND MY WAY TO WHITTIER HEIGHTY
HOUSE VILLAGE. TOMORROW, I WILL
BE MOVING INTO MY OWN APARTMENT
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 5 YEARS. I
YEARS. I CAN'T EXPRESS IN THE
LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME THE
WONDERFUL FEELING OF PRIVACY THE
THE TINY HOUSE GIVES. IT GAVE ME
ME A DIGNIFIED PLACE TO PROCESS
MY TRAUMA FROM BEING HOMELESS. E
COMMUNITY AND COMRADERY AT
WHITTIER HEIGHTS IS WHOLESOME
AND PRODUCTIVE, UNLIKE THE
OPEN-SPACE SHELTERS, WHICH CAN
FEEL COMBATIVE AND COMPETITIVE.E
STAFF FROM LEE HIGH AND LIFELONG
LIFELONG ARE EMPATHETIC,
PROFESSIONAL, AND COMPASSIONATEI
AM EXCEPTIONALLY GRATEFUL FOR
THISSIC PIERCE AND ONLY SAY WE
NEED MORE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES. S
A NATURAL INCLINATION TO DO WELL
WELL WHEN THE RIGHT RESOURCES
ARE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS APRIL BURT. APRIL, NUMBER 24.
24.
>> APRIL BURT. I CURRENTLY STAY
AT WHITTIER HEIGHTS, TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES. BUT TOMORROW I WILL BE
BE GETTING AN APARTMENT. THAT IS
IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF LEE HIGH
AND LIFELONG. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE PRIVACY AND BEING
BEING IN A TINY HOUSE. THE
ABILITY TO DO LAUNDRY AND HAVE A
A NICE MEAL, THESE ARE THE
THINGS OTHER PEOPLE TAKE FOR
GRANTED. INSTEAD OF SLEEPING IN
MY CAR, I'M ABLE TO SLEEP SAFE
IN A BED, AND NOW I GET TO MOVE
INTO MY OWN APARTMENT. THAT IS
GOING TO HELP ME GROW EVEN MOREF
I HAD TO CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT
THE TINY HOMES, I WOULD WANT
MENTAL HEALTH TO BE SUPPORTED
THROUGH THE VILLAGES. I THINK
MOST PEOPLE EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS WOULD REALLY
BENEFIT FROM MENTAL HEALTH
PROVIDERS COMING IN. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES, ESPECIALLY
WHITTIER HEIGHTS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JENNIFER, I BELIEVE IT'S
EITHER HEWITT OR HUNT. HUNT,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THK
YOU FOR HEARING ALL OF OUR
VOICES. MY NAME IS JENNIFER
HUNT. I AM THE NEWEST CASE
MANAGER AT CAMP SECOND CHANCE. H
LEE HIGH, I HAVE NEVER BEEN
PROUDER TO BE PART OF AN AMAZING
AMAZING PROGRAM THAT IS CHANGING
CHANGING LIVES. TODAY IS MY
SECOND DAY, AND THIS IS FAMILY.T
I WANT YOU TO HEAR IS THAT YOUR
FUNDING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
PROVIDED IS CHANGING LIVES. YOU
CAN SEE THAT. WE ARE HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR MORE MONEY, MORE
SECOND CHANCE HOUSES, MORE TINY
HOUSES TO GIVE HOMELESS PEOPLE
DIGNITY, RESPECT, A CHANCE TO
START OVER, AND A PLACE TO
THRIVE. YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT
THESE PROGRAMS WORK, THAT
THEY'RE CHANGING LIVES, AND WE
NEED MORE OF IT. IT GIVES PEOPLE
PEOPLE A STEPPINGSTONE TO GET TO
TO THAT NEXT LEVEL AND GIVE THEM
THEM THAT HOPE, THE DIGNITY, AND
AND THE PRIDE AND THE COMMUNITYD
MOST IMPORTANTLY, FAMILY TO BE E
TO THRIVE AND GO FORWARD IN
THEIR LIVES AND NOT DIE OUT ON
THE STREETS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS SHAWN.
>> SHAWN HAD TO WALK OUT FOR A
MOMENT. I'LL BE SPEAKING ON HIS
BEHALF. MY NAME IS DOMINIC. I
RECENTLY HAVE BEEN HELPING OUT
WITH TINY HOME VILLAGES. I LIVE
IN THE RAINIER BEACH AREA. I'VE
GROWN UP HERE MY WHOLE LIFE, AND
AND I WAS ABLE TO STEP INTO A
TINY HOME VILLAGE JUST A COUPLE
OF WEEKS AGO. I JUST WANTED TO
LET YOU ALL KNOW IT'S AN AMAZING
AMAZING PLACE. IT GIVES A FRESH
START AS THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER
SAID, AND PLEASE SUPPORT FUNDING
SUPPORT FUNDING FOR THIS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
GLADE KING. GLADE?
>> HI. MY NAME IS GLADE. I WANT
TO TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY ABOUT
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. I
LOST MY JOB BECAUSE OF COVID. I
LOST A PLACE TO LIVE. I LOST
EVERYTHING. I MEAN, EVERYTHING.I
HIT ROCK BOTTOM. THEN I HEARD
ABOUT A PLACE CALLED CAMP SECOND
SECOND CHANCE. WE ARE A FAMILY.I
AM ACTUALLY A KEY HOLDER THERE.,
UH, HAVE TO SAY THAT IF IT
WASN'T FOR CAMP SECOND CHANCE,
I'D STILL BE SLEEPING IN MY
TRUCK, WHICH I SLEPT IN FOR 3
MONTHS. AND MY HEATER WENT OUT
WHEN I WENT TO CAMP SECOND CHAN.
I WAS SO JOYFUL, I WAS HAPPY. TY
HELPED ME. THEY ARE FAMILY. PLEE
SUPPORT TINY HOUSES. WE REALLY
NEED IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JOSH CASTLE, NUMBER 28. JOSH
CASTLE.
>> EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M
JOSH CASTLE. I WORK FOR LEE
HIGH. LEE HIGH IS A PROUD MEMBER
MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE KING
COUNTY COALITION ON
HOMELESSNESS. WE STAND TODAY
WITH THE COALITION AND THE MANY
NONPROFITS AND PROVIDERS AND
ADVOCATES TO URGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO ENSURE WORKERS WAGES
ARE AT MINIMUM MATCHING THE RISE
RISE IN INFLATION. THAT IS CLOSE
CLOSE TO 9% IN SEATTLE WHEN THE
CURRENT PROPOSAL WOULD RESULT IN
IN LESS THAN A 2% INCREASE. OUR
CASE MANAGERS, OUTREACH WORKERS,
WORKERS, AND OTHERS ARE DOING
CRITICAL WORK IN SUPPORT OF
HOUSING, TINY HOUSE VILLAGES,
SHELTERS, AND HEALTHCARE FACILI.
THEY ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE
THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY AND
HOMELESSNESS IN OUR CITY AND
REGION. IT IS AN ENORMOUS
CHALLENGE TO SURVIVE FINANCIALLY
úFINANCIALLY AND PAY FOR THE
BASICS LIKE RENT, GROCERY, AND
SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES. NONS
ARE HAVING AN INCREDIBLY
DIFFICULT TIME RETAINING
EMPLOYEES AND FILLING POSITIONSE
STAND UP FOR THESE ESSENTIAL
HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS, REJECT
THESE CUTS, AND SUPPORT MUCH
HIGHER WAGES, WHICH I KNOW YOU .
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER
29, ECHO HALL. NUMBER 29.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
ECHO HALL, AND I'VE BEEN A
COMMUNITY MEMBER ALL MY LIFE. ME
LIFE. ME AND MY COMMUNITY ARE
CHALLENGING EVERY DEMOCRATIC
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO VOTE YES
IN THIS BUDGET FOR CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT'S LEGISLATION FOR
FREE ABORTION BY INCREASING THE
AMAZON TAX. I SIT TOGETHER WITH
MEMBERS OF MY COMMUNITY, UNIONS,
UNIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND OUR
YOUTH GATHERING SIGNATURES TO
MAKE SEATTLE THE FIRST ABORTION
SANCTUARY CITY IN AMERICA. NOW,
IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO ALL STAND
WITH US, YOUR CITY, AND ITS
CITIZENS. EVERYONE I SPOKE TO
GATHERING SIGNATURES EXPRESSED
EXPLICIT SUPPORT FOR PROVIDING
FREE ABORTIONS TO ALL THOSE IN
NEED, WHICH IS THE NEXT STEP TO
MAKING SEATTLE A TRUE ABORTION
SANCTUARY CITY FOR THE PEOPLE BY
BY INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX AND
AND VOTING YES ON KSHAMA'S
LEGISLATION.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER
30, LOWRY DECOKE. NUMBER 30. THK
YOU.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS LAURIE. WE
ARE A MUSIC EDUCATION NONPROFI
THAT IS DEDICATED TO INCREASING
RACIAL AND GENDER PARITY. I'M
SPEAKING TODAY TO ADVOCATE FOR
THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR JAZZ
JAZZ HOUSE, A YOUTH PERFORMING
ARTS HUB AND COMMUNITY GATHERING
COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE IN
DISTRICT 2 THAT WILL OFFER SPACE
SPACE TO SERVE ALL FAMILIES WITH
WITH AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE
ARTS EDUCATION IN A CITY THAT'S
RAPIDLY GROWING AND PRICING
FOLKS OUT. THE ARTS ARE SO
INTEGRAL TO THE FABRIC OF OUR
CITY, NOTABLY ITS RICH TRADITION
TRADITION IN JAZZ. BY PARTNERING
PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ROOTS
HOUSING, WE WILL ALSO BE
BUILDING 5 FLOORS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ON TOP OF JAZZ HOUSE. WH
ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING OFFERING
SLIDING SCALE, JAZZ HOUSE WILL
EXIST TO CREATE SPACE FOR OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN EYE TOWARD
OUR NON-BINARY YOUTH TO BE SEEN,
SEEN, SUPPORTED, AND GAIN SKILLS
SKILLS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER 3,
CHRISTOPHER WALLER. NUMBER 32. ,
IT'S POSSIBLE NUMBER 32 HAS
LEFT. OH, THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER
WALKER. I'M PART OF AN
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ MEMBERSHIP
ORGANIZATION, AND I TOO AM
SPEAKING IN ENDORSEMENT OF THE
ALLOCATION TOWARD SEATTLE JAZZ
ED AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
JAZZ HOUSE IN THE RAINIER
VALLEY. AS LAURIE JUST
MENTIONED, THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A MAJOR
INVESTMENT NOT ONLY IN THE YOUTH
YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES OF THIS
THIS COMMUNITY THAT ARE PURSUING
PURSUING THE CREATIVE ARTS, BUT
IT'S A TESTAMENT AND HONORING OF
OF THE LEGACY OF JAZZ WITHIN
THIS COMMUNITY IN WHICH SEATTLE
HAS PLAYED A MAJOR, MAJOR
COMPONENT WITHIN THE TRUE
AMERICAN ART FORM, THE BLACK
AMERICAN MUSIC AND GLOBAL JAZZ
EXPRIENCE. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO
TO OFFER MY SUPPORT AND
ENDORSEMENT AND BELIEVE THAT
SEATTLE IS MAKING A VERY CLEAR
AND IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN THE
FUTURE OF THIS ART FORM AND A
MAJOR, MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THE
CULTURAL CAPACITY OF ITS PEOPLEK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE
BACK TO REMOTE SPEAKERS, AND WE
WILL BEGIN WITH SULL DRESSA. RER
TO PLEASE PRESS STAR 6.
>> MY NAME IS SULL AND I'M A
RESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
DISTRICT 3. WE WANT A HEALTHY
CLIMATE FUTURE. IT CUTS GREEN
NEW DOLLARS TO PROTECT OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES N THE
PAST TWO YEARS, SEATTLE HIT
TEMPERATURE INS THE 100S. THE
HISTORY OF HOUSING AND URBAN
POLICIES HAVE MADE SPECIFIC
NEIGHBORHOODS ASTRONOMICALLY
MORE EXPENSIVE AND ARE A PRODUCT
PRODUCT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
INJUSTICE. CREATED UNSAFE LIVING
LIVING CONDITIONS. PROTECTION
AND SAFETY FOR THE PEOPLE DOES
NOT INCLUDE THE POLICE. INSTEAD,
POLICE. INSTEAD, WE WANT TO SEE
THE PROTECTION OF OUR
COMMUNITIES. WE DEMAND A BUDGET
THAT CENTERS ON PEOPLE. REDUCE
SPD FUNDING AND USE THOSE
DOLLARS TO FILL THE GAP INSTEADK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE JESSE SIMPSON.
>> HI. I'M JESSE SIMPSON,
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND HOUSING
HOUSING MANAGER. I'D LIKE TO
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR JUMP
START SEATTLE. GROUND BREAKING
LEGISLATION AT THE TOP OF THE
ECONOMIC SPECTRUM TO CONTRIBUTE
TO MAKE OUR CITY A BETTER PLACE
FOR ALL, DEDICATING THE PAYROLL
TAX PROCEEDS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOMES, SMALL BUSINESSES, THE
GREEN NEW DEAL, AND THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE. SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL MUST REMAIN TRUE TO THE
PROMISE OF JUMP START SEATTLE,
AND EXPLORE NEW PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE APPROACHES TO MEET THE
PROJECTED LONG-TERM GENERAL
FUNDING. GIVEN THAT JUMP START
IS PROJECTED TO RAISE REVENUE
ABOVE WHAT WAS ORIGINALLIEST
MATED, I SUPPORT THE REQUEST
MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA
TO TEMPORARY ADDRESS THE BUDGET
SHORTFALL OVER THE NEXT TWO
YEARS WITH EXCESS JUMP START
REVENUE USED TO AVOID AUSTERITYE
CAN ONLY SUPPORT THIS TEMPORARY
USE OF EXCESS JUMP START FUNDS
FOR THE GENERAL FUND IF THE FULL
FULL PROMISE IN FUNDING
COMMITMENTS OF JUMP START ARE
ADHERED TO AND THE CITY EXPLORE
NEW PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
APPROACHES TO MEET OUR CITY'S
NEEDS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS TOM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS TOM. I'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH MANY
VOLUNTEERS TO CREATE THE AIDS
MEMORIAL PATHWAY. THE AIDS
MEMORIAL PATHWAY USES PUBLIC ART
ART TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
HIV/AIDS, TELL OUR HISTORY,
FIGHT DISCRIMINATION, AND INFORM
INFORM PEOPLE THERE IS STILL NO
VACCINE AND NO CURE FOR AIDS. AL
THE PUBLIC ART IS OWNED BY THE
CITY. WE HAVE LEARNED THE
INFORMATION ACCOMPANYING THE
CITY ARTWORK IS TOO OFTEN NOT
ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. THE COST TO
IMPROVE COMMUNICATION TO PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES IS ESTIMATED
AT $50,000. WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL TO INCE
$50,000 IN THE 2023 BUDGET FOR
THE ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE AIDS MEMORIAL PATHWAY. TS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY
TO ADVANCE ITS COMMITMENT TO
ACCESSIBILITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CAROL. CAROL? AND I JUST WANT
WANT TO NOTE THAT WAS FORMER
COUNCIL MEMBER RASMUSSEN. THANKS
RASMUSSEN. THANKS FOR DIALING
IN, AND APOLOGIES I DIDN'T SEE
YOU IN THERE. CAROL, I ALSO SEE
CASTILLE HIGHTOWER IS TEED UP. ,
GREAT. THERE'S CAROL.
>> HI. MY NAME IS CAROL, AND I
AM SPEAKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR A
A BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR
RESOLUTION 32064. THAT
RESOLUTION WHICH YOU PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY IS THE IMPORTANT
FIRST STEP IN MOVING SEATTLE
AWAY FROM GAS-POWERED LEAF
BLOWERS. AS WE ALL KNOW, THESE
TOXIC FUME AND NOISE-PRODUCING
MACHINES ARE ESPECIALLY
DANGEROUS TO CHILDREN, ELDERLY,
AND TO THEIR OPERATORS. THEY ARE
ARE WELL PAST THEIR PULL DATE IN
IN PROGRESSIVE SEATTLE. ANYONE
WHO NAMES CLIMATE ACTION AS A
PRIORITY SHOULD SUPPORT THIS
CHANGE. HOWEVER, FUNDS TO
TRANSITION TO MODERN
BATTERY-POWERED EQUIPMENT WAS
NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAYOR'S
BUDGET. COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN
PLANS AN AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE AN
AN APPROPRIATION, AND I ASK YOU
TO ADOPT IT. THIS IS A VERY
SMALL ITEM, BUT IT'S ALSO SMALL
IN COST AND DOABLE. IT WILL MAKE
MAKE AN OUTSIDE DIFFERENCE IN
LIVABILITY AND HEALTH IN OUR
CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
CHRISTINE.CHRISTINE, YOU MAY
NEED TO PRESS STAR 6. ALL RIGHTL
COME BACK TO CHRISTINE. OUR NEXT
NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE JIM. JIM?
THERE YOU GO.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. Y
NAME IS JIM, A RETIRED SEATTLE
POLICE CAPTAIN WITH 31 YEARS OF
SERVICE TO MY COMMUNITY. A
LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF THE CITY
AND A SECOND GENERATION SPD
OFFICER. I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF
THE PILOT PROJECT. I WAS THE
LEAD COMMANDER ON THAT PROJECT
WITH THE COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFFER. WE HAD A FEDERAL GRANT
TO SUPPORT. IN JUNE, USING
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING AND
AND GRANTS. WE'RE DOWN HUNDREDS
OF OFFICERS WITH MORE THAN 500
SHOTS FIRED INCIDENTS THROUGH
TWO-THIRDS OF THIS YEAR. DESCRID
THE CITY AS BEING ON THE
DEADLIEST PACE IN NEARLY THREE
DECADES. ACCORD TOGETHER THE PRS
OFFICE, OF THE 99 SHOOTING VICTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 70% WERE PEOPLE
OF COLOR. 70% WERE PEOPLE OF
COLOR. GUNSHOT DETECTION SYSTEM
IS NOT JUST ABOUT RESPONDING
QUICKLY TO A SHOTS FIRED
INCIDENT. THE VICTIMS WOULD NOT
HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED BUT FOR A
GUNSHOT DETECTION SYSTEM AND
WOULD OTHERWISE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DRAVEN. DRAVEN?
>> GOOD EVENING. I CURRENTLY
RESIDE IN NICHOLSVILLE NORTH
LAKE. WE HAVE SPENT THE LAST 6
MONTHS IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
RHA TO DEVELOP AND SIGN AN MOU
FOR FUNDING. IT WOULD BE A HUGE
WASTE OF MONTHS OF TIME AND
EFFORT IF TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
LIKE NICHOLSVILLE IS NOT
INCLUDED IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.D
LIKE TO PUT FORTH THAT WE FULLY
SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET. K
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AVA.
>> HI. I'M AVA, A LOCAL WORKER
AND RENTER IN DISTRICT 4. I URGE
URGE ALL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
TO VOTE YES ON COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT'S LEGISLATION TO MAKE
ABORTION FREE IN SEATTLE BY
INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX. ABORN
CLINICS WERE SPREAD THIN EVEN
BEFORE ROE WAS OVERTURNED, AND
THE CRISIS WILL ONLY SHARPEN
UNLESS SEATTLE CAN SET AN
EXAMPLE FOR WHAT'S POSSIBLE IN
CREATING ABORTION SANCTUARY
CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT'S
GOING TO TAKE A MOVEMENT OF
WORKING PEOPLE AND YOUTH. IT'S
TIME TO TAX BIG BUSINESS TO PAY
FOR ABORTION NOT ONLY FOR RESIDS
BUT ALSO THOSE FLEEING STATES
WHERE ABORTION IS NOW PUNISHABLE
PUNISHABLE BY LAW. PEOPLE'S
LIVES ARE ON THE LINE HERE. WILE
DEMOCRATS PUT THEIR MONEY WITH
WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS AND VOTE
YES TO TAX AMAZON?
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL SEE IF
CHRISTINE IS HERE NOW. CHRISTIN,
I SHOW THAT YOU'RE PRESENT.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> HI THERE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
CHRISTINE. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 6E
PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO
COMMUNITIES ACROSS SEATTLE, KING
KING COUNTY. AS A MEMBER OF THEE
HUMAN SERVICES COALITION, WE ARE
ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING
FUNDING AND INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENT TO HUMAN SERVICE
CONTRACTS. THE PROPOSED CAP ON
THE CITY'S REQUIRED INFLATION
ADJUSTMENTS IS AN EFFECTIVE PAY
CUT FOR OUR ALREADY UNDERPAID
WORKERS AND A REDUCTION IN
FUNDING FOR THE CRITICAL
SERVICES THESE WORKERS PROVIDE.S
INFLATION CAP WOULD NOT ONLY
HARM OUR COMMUNITIES NOW BUT
WILL CONTINUE TO INHIBIT OUR
ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN
THE FUTURE. I URGE THE COUNCIL
TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS
MADE BY THE COALITION TO
CONTINUE TO FUND THE SERVICES
THEY'RE RELYING ON. PLEASE HONOR
HONOR THE DECISION MADE BY THE
2019 CITY COUNCIL TO PROVIDE
ANNUAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS TO
HUMAN SERVICE CONTRACTS THAT
REFLECT ACTUAL INFLATION RATES.K
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE ONE
MORE REMOTE COMMENTER AND GO
BACK TO IN-PERSON COMMENT. OUR
NEXT COMMENTER IS PEGGY PRINCE.
>> HELLO. I'M PEGGY PRINCE. I'M
FROM QUIET, CLEAN SEATTLE. YOUR
VOTE TO PHASE OUT GAS-POWERED
LEAF BLOWERS IS A GREAT
DECISION. PLEASE MAKE IT A
REALITY TO TURN RESOLUTION 32064
32064 INTO LAW. LEAF BLOWERS
HARM THE HEALTH OF THEIR
OPERATORS AND POLLUTE THE AIR. I
AIR. I CARE BECAUSE THE BLOWERS
DESTROY WILDLIFE HABITATS. YOU
CAN ENCOURAGE CITY STAFF TO LET
LEAVES MULCH IN SOME LOCATIONS,
TO ALLOW BIRDS AND INSECTS TO
NEST. THE BAN WILL BE COST
EFFECTIVE TOO. IN LESS THAN A
YEAR, BUYERS RECOOP THE COST OF
BATTERY POWERED BLOWER, WHICH
DON'T USE FOSSIL FUEL, AND
REQUIRE LESS MAINTENANCE. PLEASD
THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL TRY ONE
MORE TIME FOR THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENTER AMR AWWAD. IT SHOWS
THAT YOU, NEVER MIND. YOU ARE NO
NO LONGER PRESENT. THANK YOU
ANYWAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO
INTO PUBLIC COMMENTERS IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND WE ARE ON
NUMBER 33, JUSTIN BEHR PLEASE.
>> I'M A RENTER IN WESTLAKE
NEIGHBORHOOD, DISTRICT 7. I'M
HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO VOTE YES TO MAKE ALL
ABORTIONS IN SEATTLE FREE BY
INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX
PROPOSED BY SAWANT. THE
WEALTHIEST CORPORATE OWNERS IN
OUR CITY HAVE PROFITED MASSIVELY
MASSIVELY DURING THE PANDEMIC. Y
HAVE THE MONEY WE NEED. IT'S
IMPORTANT MANY PEOPLE HERE ARE
HERE TO SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE THE
THE DEMOCRATS ON THIS COUNCIL
HAVE OFTEN PUT PROFITS OVER THE
NEEDS OF REGULAR PEOPLE. EARLIER
PEOPLE. EARLIER THIS YEAR, 6 OF
THESE DEMOCRATS CUT WAGES OF
FRONT LINE GROCERY WORKERS BY
ENDING THE HAZARD PAY POLICY. TE
WAGE CUTS MAKE IT HARDER FOR
WORKERS TO AFFORD HEALTHCARE,
INCLUDING ABORTIONS, WHICH HELPS
HELPS THE RIGHT-WING
ANTI-ABORTION AGENDA. I ASK THE
COUNCIL TO VOTE YES ON THE CLEAN
CLEAN GREEN PROGRAM AND GIVE
YOUR WORKERS FULL INFLATION WAGE
WAGE RAISE EVERY YEAR AND STOP
THE SHOTS FIRED PROGRAM AND THED
POLICE BUDGET. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER
34, MEGHAN MURPHY.
>> HI. I SPEAK TO YOU AS A
SURVIVOR OF UNDUE POLICE
VIOLENCE BY REACHING OUT FOR A T
OF SHELTERS. FOR BEING I WAS
BEING STALKED, I WAS LABELED
SCHIZOPHRENIC BY THE POLICE AND
LOST CUSTODY IN 90 DAYS. I HAD
BEEN SOBER FOR FOUR YEAR AND AN
ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.E
DECIDED TO TRY TO HELP AS MANY
PEOPLE AS I POSSIBLY CAN SO WHEN
WHEN I SEE MY SON, HE'LL SEE A
REALLY HEALTHY COMMUNITY. I'M
DEMANDING THE AMAZON TAX FULLY
FUNDS FREE ABORTIONS IN THE CITY
CITY OF SEATTLE, AND I'M GOING
TO READ FROM THE PEOPLE'S BUDGEE
BUDGET TO LIVE, WHICH IS MORE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
FOR PEOPLE'S NEEDS. A BUDGET TO
END JAIL AND POLICING DEATHS,
BUDGET TO END TRAFFIC DEATHS,
BUDGET TO END DEATHS OF
HOUSELESS PEOPLE, BUDGET TO
THRIVE, BUDGET CONTROL OVER
PUBLIC MONEY, PUBLIC MONEY FOR
PUBLIC WORKERS, HOUSING FOR ALL,
ALL, HEALTHY CLIMATE FUTURES,
LEE HIGH AND WHEEL FUNDING,
PLEASE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS THERESA AND/OR WILLIAM. IT'S
NUMBER 36.
>> MY NAME IS WILLIAM.
>> MADAME CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE
RESTART?
>> SORRY, WILLIAM. I WANT TO
GIVE YOU YOUR FULL MINUTE. I
WANT TO ASK YOU TO GET A LITTLE
CLOSER TO THE MIC. GREAT. GO
AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS WILLIAM, AND I WAS
WAS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE
LIVE AT THE LEE HIGH TINY HOMESI
WAS HIT BY A CAR AND HAD TO HAVE
HAVE MY FOOT AMPUTATED. I LOST
MY HOME, MY BUSINESS, MY
BEAUTIFUL WIFE, AND WE GOT TO
MOVE IN THERE. THEY'RE HELPING
US OUT WITH THE REACH PROGRAM. E
COUNSELORS ARE AMAZING. THEY'RE
HELPING US GO THROUGH DRUG
TREATMENT, THEY GOT US OUR ID'S,
ID'S, HELP US GET WHATEVER WE
NEED TRULY. THEY'RE GETTING US
PHONES SO WE CAN STAY IN CONTACT
CONTACT AND HELP GET US JOBS. TY
GOT ME INTO A TREATMENT PROGRAM,
PROGRAM, AND THEY NEED FUNDING.S
THAT SIMPLE, MA'AM. THEY'RE
AMAZING. THEY WORK VERY HARD. TE
COUNSELORS ARE LIKE OUR DADS AND
AND MOMS. THEY NAG US AND KNOCK
ON OUR DOORS EVERY DAY SAYING
LET'S GO, GIVING PEOPLE
STABILITY, AND MAKING SURE WE
FOLLOW THE RULES. PLEASE GIVE
THEM THE FUNDING. THEY NEED IT.E
NEED IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 37, DEBRA TUCKER. NUMR
37.
>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES OF
SEATTLE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
DEBRA TUCKER, AND I'M HERE TO
REPRESENT THE LEE HIGH PROGRAM.I
WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE SANCHEZ
HELP ME OUT OF MY CAR BEING
HOMELESS AT 65, AND I LANDED INE
TRUE HOPE VILLAGE, WHICH IS A
SUBSIDIARY AREA OF LEE HIGH. TOY
I GRADUATED TO THE SECOND STEP.I
GOT AN APARTMENT, AND I'M SO
BLESSED AND THANKFUL, AND I
WOULD LIKE YOU TO KEEP FUNDING
THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE IT IS
REALLY WORTH IT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ANGEL, NUMBER 38. ANGEL?
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
ANGEL. I AM A NEW MANAGER AT
TRUE HOPE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE. I
AM ALSO AN INDIGENOUS WOMAN. I'D
WOMAN. I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
MY FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE. MY
INPUT HERE IS WHAT I KNOW THIS
FAR IN MY JOB AND WHAT I'VE SEEN
SEEN PERSONALLY. I'M HERE WITH
HREE CARLOADS OF PEOPLE FROM
TRUE HOPE. THEY'RE ALL HERE,
SOME WITH THEIR CHILDREN BECAUSE
BECAUSE THEY REALIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING. THEY'RE
HERE WITH THEIR CHILDREN BECAUSE
BECAUSE THEY REALIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE TINY HOMES AND
AND ALL THE RESOURCES THAT LEE
HIGH PROVIDES. WHO LIVES AT MY
VILLAGE? KIDS, INFANTS,
TODDLERS, TEENAGERS, PREGNANT
WOMEN, AND SINGLE PARENTS. EVENL
FAMILIES. AND EACH FAMILY IS
THRIVING FOR HOUSING AND
THRIVING FOR MENTAL HEALTH. ANY
ONE OF THESE PRECIOUS FAMILIES
HERE COULD BE ONE OF YOUR FAMILY
FAMILY MEMBERS OR MINE. FUNDING
IS VITAL. FUNDING IS IMPORTANT..
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JOHN GRAHAM, NUMBER 39. JOHN
GRAHAM. OKAY, JOHN IS POSSIBLY
NOT HERE. LET'S GO TO NUMBER 40,
40, ZACH COLLIER. ZACH?
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, MY NAME IS ZACH
COLLIER. P I'M HERE IN FAVOR FOR
FOR THE FUNDING OF LEE HIGH AND
ALL THE TINY HOUSE PROGRAMS THAT
THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN FUNDING
ALREADY. WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR
SOME MORE FUNDING. IF IT WASN'T
FOR THEM, ME AND MY WIFE, WE
WERE HOMELESS AND ON THE
STREETS, AND SHE WAS PREGNANT. D
WITHOUT THEM, I DON'T THINK OUR
BABY WOULD HAVE MADE IT. THE
STAFF THERE REALLY HELPED US
THROUGH A REALLY TOUGH TIME. WE
HAD A BABY 3 MONTHS EARLY, AND
WE'RE DOING GOOD NOW. OUR BABY'S
BABY'S GROWING, AND WE'RE JUST
REALLY HAPPY FOR ALL THE HAPPEN
THAT WE GOT, AND WE HOPE THAT
YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO FUND LEE
HIGH AND ALL THE OTHER TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER ,
EXCUSE ME, NUMBER 41 HAILEY
HUNT. NUMBER 41.
>> HI THERE. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. MY NAME IS HAILEY. IM
A CASE MANAGER FOR LOW INCOME
HOUSING AT SOUTH END VILLAGE. A
YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I LEFT MY
JOB AS AN ENGINEER TO WORK AS A
SHELTER ORGANIZER BECAUSE I
BELIEVE AS HUMAN BEINGS, IT'S
OUR DUTY TO TAKE CARE OF EACH
OTHER. THIS IS WHAT MATTERS MOST
MOST IN LIFE, TRUE COMMUNITY,
AND BEING THERE FOR EACH OTHER.D
TINY HOUSES ALLOW SPACE FOR US
TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. THEY
OTHER. THEY ARE ENVIRONMENTS TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND HELP PEOPLE
PEOPLE FIND HOUSING AMIDST A
HOUSING CRISIS. THIS IS A CRISIS
CRISIS RESPONSE. AND IT'S MADE
POSSIBLE BY HUMAN SERVICE
WORKERS, WORKERS THAT SHOW UP,
AND THE NEED TO BE PAID ENOUGH
TO SURVIVE AND SUPPORT THEIR OWN
OWN FAMILIES AS WELL. THEIR WORK
WORK IS BUILT ON TRUST AND
RELATIONSHIPS, AND THIS IS NOT
POSSIBLE WITH HIGH STAFF TURN
OVER. WE NEED TO PAY HUMAN
SERVICE WORKERS ENOUGH TO LIVE
IN SEATTLE AND AMONG THE
BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE
SUPPORTING. VOTE NO ON CUTS TO
HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS, CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT TINY HOUSE VILLAGES,
AND HOUSING FIRST.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 42, KEVIN TAYLOR. NUMR
42, PLEASE.
>> TEST, TESTING. OH. I'M KEVIN
TAYLOR. I'M HERE WITH MY WIFE
AND KIDS. WE JUST MOVED HERE
FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THIS
PAST DECEMBER, MY WIFE HAD
SURGERY, HAD TO HAVE A CORONARY
ARTERY DISSECTION, AND IT HIT ME
ME LOW. I COULDN'T PAY MY RENT.I
COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH MY STAFF.I
COULDN'T KEEP UP. WE GOT THREW
OUT OF OUR HOUSE DUE TO OTHER
PROBLEMS, AND WE MOVED TO THE
TINY HOME, AND IT KIND OF SAVED
MY LIFE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I
I MEAN? I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE I
WAS GOING TO GO. I DIDN'T WANT
TO GO BACK HOME, SO TINY HOMES
SAVED MY LIFE. I REALLY ENJOY
THAT, AND YOU SHOULD KEEP TINY
HOMES GOING. IT'S REALLY THERE
TO HELP PEOPLE MENTALLY,
PHYSICALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. ANR
THING IS YOU NEED TO BAN
ABORTION. IT'S NO RIGHT IN
TAKING A CHILD'S LIFE. THE CHILD
CHILD DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. HOW
ELSE IS THE MOTHER GOING TO
LEARN IF SHE DOESN'T GROW
THROUGH WHAT SHE GO THROUGH? IF
YOU TAKE THAT CHILD AND SHE KEEG
ANOTHER ONE, IT WILL BE A
REPETITIVE CYCLE OF KILLING
KIDS. I THINK YOU SHOULD LET
THAT GO.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER 4,
EDDIE. EDDIE, NUMBER 43.
>> MY NAME IS EDDIE, A RESIDENT
OF THIS MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY. 58
YEARS AS A RESIDENT. I'VE BEEN A
A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, GRAFFITI
RANGER UNIT WHERE I LED CLEAN
UP. HOMELESSNESS CAN HIT ANYONEE
WITNESSED TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND
ENDURED THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF
HOMELESSNESS. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES
AGES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR
YOUTH. I WAS PART OF A PUBLIC
PARK ENCAMPMENT SWEEP IN THE
URBAN LEAGUE HOOKED ME UP WITH
LEE HIGH. THE LITTLE HOUSE
VILLAGE HAS BEEN A VITAL PART OF
OF MY TRANSITION BACK TO BEING A
A FUNCTIONAL MEMBER OF SOCIETY.H
PRIDE AS EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD
CARRY ABOUT THEMSELVES,
TRANSITION IS NEEDED TO ENSURE
MY READINESS AND MY SAFETY AND
TO GIVE ME A CALM MIND. CASE
MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN SO VERY
HELPFUL. FUND LEE HIGH, HELP
YOUR PEOPLE, THE HOMELESS. THEY
NEED YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER 4,
SPEAKER IS NUMBER 44, DEMARCUS.R
44, THANK YOU.
>> HELLO. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT
THE FUNDING FOR TINY HOUSING
ALSO. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND
JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR
WHAT LEE HIGH HAS DONE AND IS
DOING IS GOING TO SLOWLY HELP
KEEP THE STREETS CLEAN BECAUSE S
LESS TENTS. THE STREETS WILL BE
CLEANER. REMEMBER ALSO, THERE'S
BABIES OUT THERE. YOU KNOW? AND
THIS REALLY HELPED ME THROUGH
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, AND
THEIR SYSTEM HELPED ME FIND WORK
WORK WHILE I PLANNED FOR THE FU.
BECAUSE OF YOUR HELP, I WAS ABLE
ABLE TO FINISH MY VERY OWN
FEDERAL PATENT. AND, UH, I JUST
WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS. AND
JUST REMEMBER, YOU'RE HELPING
ALL KINDS OF GOOD FOLKS FROM
DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE. AND AT
THE SAME TIME, IT'S CAUSING US
TO LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 45, JESSE. NUMBER 45.S
YOU.
>> OH, HI.
>> HI. MY NAME IS JESSE, AND I'M
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE. I'M
HERE. I'M NERVOUS, BUT I'M HAPPY
HAPPY FOR MY MOM BECAUSE SHE
WORKS AT TRUE HOPE VILLAGE, AND
THE HOMELESS PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS, I THINK I REALLY FEEL
BAD FOR THEM. I DON'T THINK KIDS
KIDS SHOULD BE LIVING ON THE
STREETS. I DON'T EVEN THINK
PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ON THE
STREETS, AND THAT'S WRONG. I
THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A
HOME.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JESSI.R
NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER 46, DUST.
>> JESSI, HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> 7.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR
YOUNGEST SPEAKER TODAY. REALLY E
THE TESTIMONY. GOOD JOB.
>> HI. I'M A PROGRAM MANAGER FOR
FOR LEE HIGH IN THE TINY HOUSE
DIVISION. I CAN TELL YOU THAT
THE WORK WE DO MAKES A
DIFFERENCE, AS I'VE SEEN
COUNTLESS HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS
GO THROUGH A TINY HOME PROGRAM
AND CHANGE THEIR LIVES. I WAS A
HOMELESS METH ADDICT 8 YEARS
AGO. IF I HAD ACCESS BACK THEN,
I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP
THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION SOONER. S
PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD INCREASE
OUR FUNDING BY 2% WHILE
INFLATION IS AT 9%. THIS WOULD
REDUCE THE WAGES OF OUR WORKERS
EVEN FURTHER. IT WILL CUT
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM HUMAN
RESOURCE SERVICES CONTRACTS. PLE
VOTE NO ON CUTS TO HUMAN
SERVICES. PEOPLE WHO WORK IN
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, HEALTHCARE,
HEALTHCARE, AND OUTREACH ARE
ESSENTIAL WORKERS, AND THEY NEED
NEED TO PAY THEIR RENT AND
GROCERIES. CITY BUDGETS MUST
INVEST IN THE CORE OF ESSENTIAL
WORKERS, AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE,
NOTE, FREE ABORTIONS FOR
LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, AND DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THE RISING RENT
PRICES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER
47, KAILYN.
>> SHE HAD TO GO TO THE BATHROO.
GO TO THE BATHROOM.
>> HI. I'M KAITLYN, AND I AM A
NEW MOTHER AND I LIVE AT THE
TRUE HOPE VILLAGE.
>> YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> UM, I USED TO STAY, WE GOT
SWITCHED WHEN SHE WAS BORN, AND
BEFORE I LIVED AT THE 125th
VILLAGE, THEY REALLY HELPED ME
OUT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE
ANYWHERE TO GO. ME AND MY
BOYFRIEND, WE WERE LIVING OUT OR
BROKEN DOWN CAR IN THE SNOW, AND
AND I WAS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT. AND
PREGNANT. AND THEY DID A LOT FOR
FOR ME. ALL I DID WAS JUST WALK
UP AND TALK TO THE MANAGER, AND
HE GAVE ME A HOME. AND NOW SHE
HAS A HOME. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. JUST KEEP THE
FUNDING GOING. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD JOB, MOMMA. THANK YOU
FOR SHARING YOUR STORY WITH US
AND CONGRATULATIONS.
>> AND OUR LAST IN-PERSON PUBLIC
PUBLIC COMMENTER THAT I HAVE IS
MOHAMMED MOHAMMED, NUMBER 48. M,
IF YOU WANT TO USE THIS
MICROPHONE, IT'S A LITTLE TALLE.
>> OKAY. HELLO. I WANT TO THANK
HAILEY. SHE'S ONE OF OUR SOUTH
END TINY VILLAGE, SHE'S FROM LEE
LEE HIGH. SHE'S MY PROGRAM
COORDINATOR. SO SHE'S
PHENOMENAL. SHE'S THE REASON WHY
WHY I'M IN THIS PROGRAM, AND I'M
I'M ACTUALLY HERE, MY NAME TO
START WITH, MY NAME IS MOHAMMEDI
LIVE IN A TINY VILLAGE IN SOUTH
END OF SEATTLE. I AM TESTIFYING
TODAY TO ENCOURAGE THE SUPPORT
OF TINY HOUSE VILLAGE AND
CONTINUE THE PROGRAM. AND THE
FACT THAT IT OFFERS HOUSING
SUPPORT, CASEWORKER FOR
EMPLOYMENT, AND RECOVERY FOR
MENTAL, FOR WHATEVER, THEY
SUPPORT THAT CAUSE. THEY'RE
REALLY THERE TO SUPPORT YOU AND
GET YOU INTO A PERMANENT
HOUSING. MY VILLAGE HAS HELPED
ME BY BEING CONSTRUCTIVE AND
FINDING PERMANENT HOUSING. I'M
HOPING THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR TINY
HOUSING FOR YEARS TO COME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> WE'LL NOW SWITCH BACK TO OUR
REMOTE PUBLIC SPEAKERS. NEXT UP
ON OUR REMOTE LIST IS DESIREE. F
YOU'RE ONLINE, ON THE PHONE, PLE
PRESS STAR 6.
>> MADAME CLERK, I MIGHT DO A
QUICK PSA. FOR ANYBODY WHO'S IN
THE ROOM AND STILL WANTED TO
SPEAK, YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP FOR
FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY. IF YOU
HAVEN'T HEARD YOUR NAME CALLED,
WE HAVE SIGN-UP SHEETS, JUST
LIKE WE STILL ALLOW FOR FOLKS
WHO ARE DESIRING TO TESTIFY
ONLINE TO SIGN UP BEFORE WE
CONCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE'S
COMMENT. THERE'S STILL A SIGN-UP
SIGN-UP SHEET THAT'S AVAILABLE
IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN
STILL SPEAKING. OKAY, SORRY
ABOUT THAT. THANKS DESIREE FOR
WAITING.
>> I WE APPRECIATE MAYOR
HARRELL'S GENERAL SUPPORT FOR
THE PROGRAM. AD THANK THE
COUNCIL FOR THEIR LONG-STANDING
SUPPORT. WHAT WE DO, WE DIRECTLY
DIRECTLY PROVIDE 24/7 INTENSE
CASE MANAGEMENT WITH WRAP-AROUND
WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO ASSIST
OUR PARTICIPANTS IN ACCESSING
TREATMENT, EMPLOYMENT, MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES, LEGAL ADVOCACY,
ADVOCACY, STABLE HOUSING, AND
AFTERCARE SERVICES. INDIRECTLY,
THE WORK WE DO IN OUR COMMUNITY
IS GIVING A SOLUTION, INSTEAD OF
OF A BAND AID. ALL THIS IS
ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE WE HAVE BEN
ABLE TO BUILD A RAPPORT WITH OUR
OUR PARTICIPANTS. WE GIVE A
SOLUTION TO THE POPULATION WE
SERVE AND OUR COMMUNITY AS A
WHOLE. WE'VE IDENTIFIED THERE'S
A STAFFING BUDGET FOR THE YEAR
IS ABOUT $3.5 MILLION SHORT. THS
NO WAY TO STAFF THE PROGRAM FOR
THE YEAR WITH WHAT IS PROPOSED.E
IMAGINE THIS IS A MISUNDERSTAND,
BUT IT'S URGENT TO FIND A
SOLUTION IF WE ARE TO MAINTAIN
THESE SERVICES NEXT YEAR. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
JULIE. JULIE?
>> YES, HELLO. MY NAME IS JULIE,
JULIE, AND I AM A RESIDENT IN
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. I URGE ALL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
VOTE YES ON THE UPCOMING BUDGETE
LEGISLATION TO MAKE ALL ABORTION
ABORTION IN SEATTLE FREE BY
INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX. THANK
TAX. THANK YOU. WE ALSO STAND IN
IN SOLIDARITY FOR ALL HOUSING
PROPOSALS AND WORRY CONSTANTLY
ABOUT THE POLICE BUDGET. IT IS
WAY TOO MUCH AND NEEDS TO BE
REALLOCATED. ALSO, SOLIDARITY
FOR THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
JACOB SHEER. JACOB SHEER.
>> HI. THANK YOU. I'M AN
ORGANIZER AT REAL CHANGE NEWS. I
NEWS. I WANT TO CALL IN TODAY IN
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE 2023
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND
SPECIFICALLY THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET'S CALL FOR A BUDGET TO
LIVE. WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME OF
OF RECORD DEATHS OF OUR
NEIGHBORS LIVING OUTSIDE. RECEN,
WE HELD A VIGIL FOR ALL THE
MEMBERS WE'VE LOST OVER THE LASE
OF YEARS, AND IT WAS OVER A
DOZEN VENDORS. THESE ARE FRIENDS
FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND COMMUNIT,
AND FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING IN
THE CITY AS WEALTHY AS OURS IS
UNACCEPTABLE AND REALLY
SHAMEFUL. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
FOR THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET, CALL
TO END SWEEPS. SWEEPS ARE MAKING
MAKING OUR CITY LESS SAFE. AND
THE ENDLESS CYCLE BETWEEN SWEEPS
SWEEPS AND JAIL BY FUNDING THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE
POLICE TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY
ARE IS JUST REALLY UNACCEPTABLEE
NEED THE BUDGET TO LIVE, AND WE
NEED TO DEFUND SWEEPS AND INVEST
INVEST IN HOUSING FOR EVERYONE.K
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
ALEX FAY. ALEX?
>> HI. MY NAME IS ALEX. I'M A
RESIDENT OF D-3 AND A REGISTERED
REGISTERED NURSE THAT WORKS IN
SEATTLE. SUPPORT OF THE 2023
SOLIDARITY BUDGET. IT'S
FRUSTRATING TO SEE THE CITY
CONTINUE TO ALLOCATE FUNDS
TOWARD POLICING INSTEAD OF
PRIORITIZING FUNDING FOR HOUSING
HOUSING AND HEALTH THAT WOULD
HELP ACHIEVE TRUE SAFETY. TO
TRULY KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY, WE
NEED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE
FUNDING AND RESOURCES TO CARE
FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR
COMMUNITY. SUPPORT FRONT LINE
COMMUNITIES PROVIDING HOUSING TO
TO ALL AND PROVIDING WRAP AROUND
AROUND AND HARM REDUCTION
SERVICES TO UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS
AMONG OTHER NEEDS IN THE
COMMUNITY. BY FOLLOWING THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND CONTINUING
CONTINUING TO DEFUND SPD, THE
CITY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TRULY IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND
WELLNESS OF ALL COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
IAN.
>> HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I STAND WITH
EVERYONE, EXCEPT LAW
ENFORCEMENT, AND THE BROTHER WHO
WHO SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
ABORTION BECAUSE MY BODY IS MY
BODY. SO I'M NOT IN AGREEMENT
WITH THAT. HSD ALREADY IS DOING
THE BEST THEY KNOW HOW, SO EVERY
EVERY PROGRAM NEEDS TO BE FULLY
FUNDED. MATTER OF FACT, WE NEED
MORE MONEY PUT IN PLACE. UNFORT,
SAFETY LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR ME,
SO I RESPECT LAW ENFORCEMENT,
BUT SAFETY DOES NOT MEAN
POLICING MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY.T
ACTUALLY TAKES AWAY FROM US WHEN
WHEN YOU TRY TO DO THAT AND
DON'T GIVE SERVICES. AND I'M
ACTUALLY SPEAKING AS A COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO'S LOST A
FAMILY MEMBER. MENTAL HEALTH AND
AND ADDICTION IS A REAL THING. E
NEED TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OR
COMMUNITIES FIRST. I WILL YIELD
THE REST OF MY TIME TO THE NEXT
PERSON. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
STEVEN PERSER. STEVEN?AND STEVEN
STEVEN PERSER, JUST PRESS, THERE
THERE YOU GO.
>> OH, ALL RIGHT. YEAH, GOOD
EVENING. MY NAME IS STEVEN SJ
PERSER. THE AGENDA ITEM I'LL BE
ADDRESSING IS THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET IN REFERENCE TO
THE COLEY PROGRAM. WE THANK THE
COUNCIL FOR THEIR LONG-STANDING
SUPPORT ALLOWING US TO DO WHAT
WE DO AND SHOW UP IN THE WAY
THAT WE SHOW UP. A LOT OF TURNS
HAVE BEEN SAID, HARM REDUCTION,
TRAUMA INFORMED, BUT THIS MODEL
IS JUST A COMPANION-BASED MODEL,
MODEL, WHICH SIMPLY MEANS THAT
WE STAFF ON THE GROUND ARE THE
ONES THAT SPEND THE MOST TIME
WITH THE PARTICIPANT. WE GO TO
APPOINTMENTS AND SHOW UP IN AN
ADVOCACY SPIRIT AND IN SUPPORT
OF THIS MODEL. WE KNOW.
>> YOU CAN CONTINUE. SORRY. DIDE
LOSE THE SPEAKER?
>> LET ME TRY AND GET HIM BACK.
>> OKAY. IF YOU ARE STILL
LISTENING, WE WILL TRY TO GET
YOU YOUR 12 SECONDS OR SO BACK
ON THE LINE. MADAME CLERK, I'LL
JUST CALL UNLESS THAT'S STEVEN
RIGHT THERE. STEVEN, IF YOU WANT
WANT TO HIT STAR 6, I THINK WE
ACCIDENTALLY CUT YOU OFF FOR THE
THE LAST 12 SECONDS OR SO.
>> OKAY. THERE WE GO. AM I BACK?
>> YES, YOU ARE.
>> AWESOME. JUST REAL QUICK, I
KNOW IT'S SHORT, THE FUNDING IS
SHORT, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND
FIND IT SOMEWHERE TO KEEP DOING
THE GREAT WORK.
>> EXCELLENT. DID YOU HAVE ANYTG
ELSE?
>> THAT'S IT.
>> ALL RIGHT. GREAT. JUST WANTED
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T
CUT YOU SHORT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
JOHN PINKUS. JOHN PINKUS.
>> I'M JOHN. MY COMMENTS TODAY S
ON THE $1 MILLION FOR GUNSHOT
DETECTION. GUN VIOLENCE IS A
HUGE PROBLEM, BUT SYSTEMS LIKE
SHOT SPOTTER WON'T HELP ADDRESS
IT. THESE SYSTEMS DON'T REDUCE
CRIME. INSTEAD, THEY WASTE
POLICE TIME AND RESOURCES AND
HARM PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT. CH,
POLICE RESPONDING TO A SHOT
SPOTTED ALERT SHOT AND KILLED
13-YEAR-OLD ADAM TOLEDO. MICHAEL
TOLEDO. MICHAEL WILLIAMS AND
DANIEL ORTIZ WERE WRONGFULLY
ARRESTED. JUST LAST WEEK, POLICE
POLICE RESPONDING SHOT AND
KILLED SAMUEL RICHMOND. THESE
SYSTEMS DON'T EVEN HELP AFTER
THE CRIMES HAPPENED. LAST YEAR,
AN INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED
CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT,
QUOTE, DOES NOT SUPPORT
INCLUSION THAT SHOT SPOTTER IS
AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN GUN RELATED
RELATED CRIME. SURVEILLANCE
ISN'T SAFETY. PLEASE DON'T WASTE
WASTE TAXPAYER MONEY ON
PSEUDO-SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY. INST,
FUND COMMUNITY-BASED RESPONSES
TO PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THE OTHER
PRIORITIES OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS LIZ. LIZ.
>> GREETINGS. I AM LIZ, AND I
RESIDE IN DISTRICT 3. I'M HERE
TO ADVOCATE FOR JAZZ HOUSE. SEAE
JAZZ ED GIVES YOUNG MUSICIANS A
FORM TO DEVELOP THEIR
IMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS AND
COURAGE ALONGSIDE THEIR PEERS
FROM ACROSS SEATTLE'S NEIGHBORH.
SEATTLE JAZZED PROVIDES OUR
YOUTH AN ENVIRONMENT TO HOME
THEIR SKILLS. THIS HOUSE
PROVIDES GEOGRAPHIC AND
DEMOGRAPHIC REACH DRAWING NORTH
AND CENTRAL SEATTLEITES SOUTH TO
TO RAINIER VALLEY. I LOOK
FORWARD TO JAZZ HOUSE VIA THE
BEACON HILL LIGHT RAIL STATION.D
FREE ONLINE EDUCATION WITH DAILD
PRACTICE VIDEOS FOR DRUM WARMUP
EXERCISES AND WITH INSTRUCTOR
LED LISTENING SESSIONS TO
RECORDINGS P THANK YOU FOR YOURN
AND YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER S
JESSICA. JESSICA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL,
>> THANK YOU, COUNSEL. MY NAME
IS JESSICA MOKE. I AM A
RESEARCHER AND VOLUNTEER WITH E
WITH NICHOLSVILLE AND DISTRICT .
I AM CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND FOR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES. NICHOLS HAS THE
ONLY TINY HOUSE. THEY ALLOW
PEOPLE TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS
AND BE IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIFE
SITUATIONS AND I AM HOPING YOU
CAN KEEP NICHOLSVILLE IN THE
BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR ANDE
AND CONTINUE TO FIND HOUSING INE
IN THE CITY. I DO BELIEVE WE CAE
CAN TAKE SOME OF THE MONEY FROME
MONEY FROM THE STD BUDGET, AS
WELL AS FROM AMAZON. THANK YOU.
YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. I WANT
TO TAKE A QUICK SECOND TO THANK
JODY, WHO WAS OUR CLERK
TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR HELPING
FACILITATE THE MEETING AND WE
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AS WELL. M
WELL. I'M GOING TO STEP IN FOR A
BREAK. JOHN, WE DID CALL YOU,
OKAY, GREAT. THE NEXT PERSON IN
THE ROOM IS ANN ROBERTSON. ANN,
THANKS FOR WAITING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ANN ROBERTSON AND I
AM A MENTOR IN DISTRICT 4. I'M
ALSO A CIVIL ENGINEER. I HAVE N
UP EVERY MORNING FOR THE LAST
THREE WEEKS AND LOOKED OUTSIDE
MY WINDOW AND FEARED FOR MY
FUTURE AND FUTURE OF MY
POTENTIAL CHILDREN WHO I IMAGIE
I IMAGINE WANTS TO BE RAISED IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. IT IS NOT
IN THE FUTURE. IT IS NOW AND WE
NEED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
POLICIES THROUGHOUT SEATTLE AND
A WAY TO SERVE ALL THE
COMMUNITIES WHO HISTORICALLY
HAVE BEEN UNDERSERVED INCLUDING
NORTH SEATTLE, NOT JUST IN
FANCY NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE
HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE LIKE
LIGHT RAIL. WE NEED TO
IMPLEMENT A PLAN AND HAVE A
BUDGET FOR THAT PLAN. PLEASE
ACT SOON. NEXT YEAR IS TOO
LATE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SUPT
TO SUPPORT -- OR PROVIDE
SOLIDARITY FOR THE TINY HOUSE
MOVEMENT. WE NEED HOUSING FOR
ALL.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCHS
YOU SO MUCH. FOLKS ON THE LINE,
WE ARE GETTING TO THE LAST 20
OR SO FOLKS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP,
SO I'M GOING TO CALL FOLKS IN
THE ORDER WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. BROOK PRICECORN,
YOU ARE LISTED TO SPEAK NEXT,
BUT YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. WE
WILL GO TO HOSTEEL.
>> WITH CAN YOU HEAR ME.
>> SHOT AND KILLED BY SEATTLE
POLICE WHEN HE WAS EXPERIENCING
A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. NOBODY
WAS HELD ACCOUNTABLE. WHEN HE
WAS KILL WED RECEIVED LITTLE TO
NO SUPPORT AND CONTINUE AGAINST
THE SYSTEM JUSTIFYING MY
BROTHER'S MURDER AND SO MANY
KIDS ARE PROVIDING NO RESOURCES
OF VICTIMS AND FAMILIES EXCEPT
A BROKEN AND INSTEAD OF HOLDING
THEM ACCOUNTABLE. WHEN COMPLAIS
ACCOUNTABLE. WHEN COMPLAINTS DO
GET THROUGH, THEY ARE MINIMIZED
WITHOUT ANY PROCESS OR RIGHT TO
APPEAL. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S
NOT UNIQUE. THE CITY COUNCIL
HAS AN OBLIGATION TO FIX THE
VIOLENCE OVER POLICE OFFICERS
YOU ALLOW A DOUBLE STANDARD. IT
IS ONLY RIGHT TO CREATE
RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY FOR
VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE AND
THEIR SURVIVING FAMILIES DURING
NEXT YEAR'S. THE WE SHOULD
HAVEN'T ZERO RESOURCES BECAUSE
OF TRAUMA AND BLOODY THE HANDS
OF SPD. WE DEMAND IT IN THIS
BUDGET FOR ALL FUTURE VIC TILL
TIMS OF VIOLENCE.
>> THANK YOU. MY NEXT TWO
ANTICERS ARE ADIAN CARROLL AND
TESS. GOOD EVENING. STAR 6 TO
UNMUTE, PLEASE. THERE WE GO.
>> HI. MY NAME IS AIDEN KAROL, I
LIVE IN D 6 AND WORK IN D 5. IT
5. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT
FOR THE SOL DARETY BUDGET. POLG
BUDGET. POLICING CANNOT SOLVE
OUR PROBLEMS. IT CAN ONLY JUMPO
JUMP INTO ACTION PRETENDING TO
RESPOND TO CRIME. IT CANNOT
PREVENT IT. IT CANNOT EVEN GET
LEVEL OF SURVEILLANCE ORAN
PREEMPTIVELY PUTTING IN JAIL
PERMANENTLY EVERYONE WHO IS
LIKELY TO POTENTIALLY COMMIT A
CRIME BASED ON DEMOGRAPHIC
DISCRIPPLE NATION. THAT'S WHY
IT'S SO IMPORTANT WE FUND
SOCIAL SERVICES AND I
ESPECIALLY WANT TO EXPRESS SUPT
EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR
NICHOLSVILLE. WE HAVE SEEN WITH
THE LEHIGH ONES, WHICH ARE
GOOD, BUT PEOPLE GET KICKED OUT
OF THEM BECAUSE THE SITE
MANAGER HAS INTERPRETATION OF
THE RULES AND REALLY WIDE
RANGE.
>> THANK YOU, AIDEN. PLEASE SEND
IN THE REST OF THOSE CONCERNS
THAT YOU STARTED TO OUTLINE. WE
GOT THE FULL MINUTE BEFOREHAND,
THOUGH. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ,
MUCH. TESS, TESS WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY D USEF AND THEN
BROOK. GOOD EVENING. ABY, YOU
ARE LISTED AS NOT PRESENT, SO
DIAL IN. GOOD EVENING, BROOK --
SO SORRY. GOOD EVENING, TESS. M
EVENING, TESS. I'M GETTING AHEAF
AHEAD OF MYSELF.
>> NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. MY NAME
IS TESS WENDLE AND I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 5. AND I SUPPORT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND
SPECIFICALLY I AM CALLING IN
TODAY TO URGE THE COUNCIL TO
CONTINUE REALLOCATING FUNDS
FROM THE POLICE AND PUT THAT
FUNDING TOWARDS OUR HUMAN
SERVICES WORKERS. IF WE TOOK
FUNDING FOR JUST ONE NEW
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HIRE,
$30,000 HIRING BONUS, THAT
MONEY COULD GO TOWARDS FULL
COST OF LIVING INCREASES FOR 10
-- OR 20 HUMAN SERVICE
EMPLOYEES. AND I THINK WE ALL
KNOW THAT 20 HUMAN SERVICES
WORKERS PUT TOGETHER TO DO A
LOT MORE TO PREVENT CRIME
BETTER THAN A POLICE OFFICER
COULD. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY
THAT I SUPPORT SAFE VEHICLE
LOTS WITH WRAP AROUND SERVICESI
SERVICES. I HAVE GOT FOLKS ON MK
LIVING IN RVS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ABDY
USEFF, YOU ARE LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT. PLEASE DIAL IN IF YOUD
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, AS
WELL AS BROOK. NEXT THREE
SPEAKERS PRESENT ARE BROOK. BR,
BROOK. BROOK, YOU ARE LISTED
TWICE. SORRY. IT STILL SAYS YOU
ARE NOT PRESENT. GRACE JOHNSON
AND MIFEL WILLMOF. YOU ARE UP
NEXT. GOOD EVENING, GRACE.
>> HI. I'M GRACE. I PRESIDE IN
COUNSEL -- DISTRICT 3. I
SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET.I
BUDGET. I HAVE BEEN A VOLUNTEER
SINCE I MOVED TO SEATTLE, YOUNT
YOUNG ADULT HOMELESS SHELTER AND
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN REALLY
HURT AND TRAUMATIZED BY THE
[INAUDIBLE] CONDUCTED BY POLICE
UPON HOUSE PEOPLE. INSTEAD OF
USING TAXPAYER FUNDS TO TRY AND
POLICE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THAT REDIRECTED INTO
COMPENSATION FOR HUMAN CARE
SERVICE PROVIDERS. I'M ALSO
ALARMED AT THE INCREASE IN
INTEREST FOR THE SHOT -- AND
WOULD LIKE TO SEE INCREASED TAX
ON AMAZON AS WELL, AND TO SEE
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND THE
AMAZON TAX IMPLEMENT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT,
MICHAEL FOLLOWED BY JOHNA. IT
SAYS YOU ARE NOT PRESENT, BUT
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU IF YOU
DIAL IN. MICHAEL, THANKS FOR
WAITING. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE,
PLEASE. THERE WE GO.
>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS
MICHAEL AND I'M A RENTER IN D-3
AND I'M CALLING TO VOICE MY
SUPPORT FOR THE SOL DARE
COMMANDS AND ALSO POINT OUT THE
BUDGET PROPOSAL MAKES IT CLEAR
SEATTLE IS TO BE A CITY FOR THE
WEALTH [INAUDIBLE] FOR EXAMPLE,
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY,
MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE, OF WHICH
INCLUDE FUNDING FOR MILITARY
RESOURCE. IT'S HARD TO THINK OF
A FUNDING PRIORITY MORE FOR
WELL-BEING THAN POLICING. INSTD
POLICING. INSTEAD OF WASTING
MONEY ON -- HOUSE MEMBERS WHILE
CUTTING WORKERS TO BACK FILL
THE FUND THAT IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE,
THINGS LIKE PUBLIC TRANSIT,
RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE,
HOUSING PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE IN
AND MEANINGFUL PROVISION OF
NONCOERCIVE SERVICES. THANK
YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. THANKS FOR YOUR
PATIENCE TONIGHT. JOANNA, LOOKS
LIKE YOU ARE STILL NOT PRESENTD
PRESENT. AND BROOK AS WELL. STE,
WELL. STEVE, YOU ARE LISTED TO
SPEAK NEXT, STAR 6 TO UNMUTE. D
UNMUTE. GOOD EVENING, STEVE.
>> STEVE REPRESENTING FRIENDS OF
SEATTLE. PLEASE AMEND THE
BUDGET, SEATTLE POSITION
COORDINATE URBAN -- TO GO
ACROSS THE NINE CITY APARTMENTR
APARTMENTS FOR TREES. THIS WOULD
BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED
TRANSFER OF THE CITYWIDE
COORDINATOR POSITION TO OSE. DT
MALL FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN
EVERY FIVE YEARS. THE
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE LEFT IN
INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS. THERE
IS NO ONE IN CHARGE OVERALL TO
MAKE SURE THE GOALS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE CARRIED
OUT. WE NEED TO DO BETTER. BOTH
DNR AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR FORESTRY. G
FORESTRY. HAVING AN URBAN
FORESTER WILL NOT ONLY FORESEE
THE RESILIENCE PLAN, BUT ALSO
PLANT AND OBTAIN MORE TREES TO
MAKE THE GOAL BY 2037. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS FOR DIALING
IN TONIGHT. EMILY, EMILY PINA,
GOOD EVENING. STAR 6 TO UNMUTER
UNMUTE. AFTER THAT WILL BE WASHN
BE WASHINGTON PEOPLE'S PRIVACY.D
PRIVACY. GOOD EVENING, EMILY.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. THANK
YOU FOR HAVING ME AND THANK YOU
TOO ALL OF THE SPEAKERS
TONIGHT, WHO LIVED EXPERIENCE
ON WHAT THEY ARE SEEKING. I
WANT TO SAY YOU ARE ALL SUPER
BRAVE AND IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR
TO HEAR YOU SPEAK. I'M CALLING
IN ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE
SERVICES COALITION AND THE CITY
BUDGET TASK FORCE TO RECOMMEND
THAT YOU LISTEN TO THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT ALL OF THE
MEMBER COALITIONS MADE TO
SUPPORT AN EQUITABLE RECOVERY.,
RECOVERY. FIRST, WE NEED TO
SUSTAIN THE INFLATION RATE FOR
HUMAN SERVICE CONTRACTS AND WE
UNDERMINE OUR CAPACITY TO REACR
REACH OUR GOALS WHEN COST TO
PROVIDE SERVICE RISE, BUT
INVESTMENTS DO NOT. SECOND, WE
NEED TO INVEST IN EQUITABLE
WAGES FOR HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS
FOR ALL WELL-BEING. WE NEED TO
SUSTAIN CURRENT SUCCESSFUL
SERVICES TO SUPPORT EVERY
RESIDENTS AND REACH THEIR FULL
POTENTIAL WITH NO CUTS TO HUMAN
SERVICES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO
NOTE RENEE RELEFARD, JASPER
BOLIN AND ADEL, YOU ARE LIST TO
SPEAK NEXT, BUT IT NOTES YOU
ARE NOT PRESENT. NEXT IS
WASHINGTON PEOPLE'S PRIVACY FOD
PRIVACY FOLLOWED BY MOLLY AND
DANIEL GOOD WIN AND PAUL JOHN
TO CLOSE US OUT. GOOD EVENING,N
EVENING, WASHINGTON PEOPLE'S
PRIVACY.
>> HI, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
MORALES WITH WASHINGTON
PEOPLE'S PRIVACY, WHICH IS AN
ORGANIZING ENTITY. WE ARE FOR
PROCESS, $1 MILLION FOR
SURVEILLANCE TAX. THE NOISES
THAT MAY BE FROM GUNS. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WHY
GLOWING CLAIMS ABOUND, IT MAY
EXCEED AUDIO RECORDING IN
NEIGHBORHOODS. IT COULD INCLUDE
BROADS CASTING AND GENERATES
REPORTS AFTER THE SHIFT AND
WHERE THEY SHOULD GO NEXT AND
ALSO CAMERAS ON DATA
COLLECTION, THAT'S UNCLEAR. WE
CURRENTLY HAVE NO LAWS
GOVERNING WHAT THIRD PARTIES
COULD DO WITH THAT DATA, NOR
WHAT IS SHARED. AS A COALITION
MEMBER WE STAND WITH THE
PROPENULTS OF THE BUDGETS AND
INTERSECTION OF PRIVATE PROFIT
AND LAUCHLT. WE HAVE SEEN A
GROWING AWARENESS SINCE ROE IS
OVERTURNED. WE ARE CURRENTLY
LOOKING AT -- SEATTLE.
>> I THINK WE ACCIDENTALLY LOST
YOU. OKAY. I THINK WE
ACCIDENTALLY LOST YOU FROM WASN
FROM WASHINGTON PEOPLE'S PARTY,
SO IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER 10
SECONDS, PLEASE GO AHEAD. WASHN
AHEAD. WASHINGTON PEOPLE
PRIVACY? I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T CH
DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME AS WELL.
>> I'M SORRY. DO YOU KNOW AT
WHICH POINT YOU LOST ME?
>> LET'S SAY -- YOU HAVE ABOUT
10 SECONDS LEFT, SO IF YOU WANO
WANT TO GIVE A FINAL HORRAH, WE
ARE ALL IN.
>> OKAY. OUR FTC IS CURRENTLY
REVIEWING COMMERCIAL DATA
SURVEILLANCE PRACTICES BECAUSE
IT TURNS OUT THEY ARE VERY PRO.
CAN YOU STILL HEAR ME?
>> YES. THE BEEP MEANS YOU HAVE
10 SECONDS. LET'S GIVE HER 10.
>> MAJOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY
INCREASING THEIR INTERACTIONS
WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. CITY AND
ARPA FUNDS URGENT HUMAN NEEDS
AND SURVEILLANCE DOESN'T HELP
HUMAN NEEDS. I WILL FOLLOW UP
WITH COMMENTS SINCE THIS WAS
TOTALLY BUTCHERED.
>> WE GOT THE FULL CONTENT, SO
THANKS FOR THE LAST COMMENTS. Y
COMMENTS. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
THE LAST THREE SPEAKERS THATITH
ARE LISTED TO SPEAK, MOLLY
GILBERT, DANIEL GOODWIN AND
PAUL JOHN, WE HAVE THREE OTHERS
LISTED TO SPEAK BUT NOT
PRESENT. YOU ARE WELCOME TO
DIAL IN. BILL JOHNSON, MUJEKARY
AND SIN KATASKY. GOOD EVENING,
MOLLY. THANKS FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MOLLY
GILBERT. I AM THE UNION
PRESIDENT THAT REPRESENTS THE E
THE LINE EMPLOYEES AND ATTORNEYS
OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
DEFENSE. I JUST WANTED TO CALL
IN TODAY TO REALLY PUSH THE
CITY AND CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK
AT FUNDING THAT IS GOING INTO
THE JAILS. KING COUNTY JAIL IS
USED HEAVILY WITH THE MUNICIPAT
MUNICIPAL COURT AND OVER THE
PAST THEY HAVE TRIED TO HOLD AN
HOLD ANN DAVIDSON FOR HIGH
BOOKING IN THE JAIL AND THE
FACT OUR JAIL SYSTEM IS FALLING
APART. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT E
THAT BECAUSE ANN DAVIDSON WAS E,
WAS ELECTED, THERE ARE FEW WAYS
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD
HER ACCOUNTABLE. BUT ONE WAY
YOU CAN HOLD HER ACCOUNTABLE IS
THROUGH THE BUDGET AND THE
BUDGET IS IN THE [INAUDIBLE] O.
I WOULD LIKE TO PUSH CITY COUNCL
CITY COUNCIL TO ANALYZE THAT ARA
THAT AREA OF THE BUDGET AND
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ALL THE
VITAL SOCIAL SERVICES THAT HELP
MY CLIENT. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MOLLY. DANIEL, FOLLOWED BY PAUL
JOHN. GOOD EVENING, DANIEL. AND
JUST STAR 6 UNMUTE. HI.
>> HI. I ORIGINALLY CALLED TO
TALK ABOUT THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM
AND $20 MILLION THAT IS GOING
TO BE ALLOCATED TO THEM. BUT
AFTER HEARING ALL THE OTHER
CALLERS AND MOVING TESTIMONY,
I'M GOING TOED A A FEW THINGS
AFTER MAKING A PITCH ABOUT
THAT. 20 MILLION MORE TO THE
AQUARIUM IS A BIT MUCH, EVEN IF
IT IS PAID BACK WITH INTEREST.0
INTEREST. 50 MILLION TOTAL
DOLLARS TO THE AQUARIUM FOR A
PROJECT THAT IS NOT ALIGNING
WITH OUR CLIMATE GOALS. ALSO I
WANT TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
SOLIDARITY BUDGET. THAT NURSE
SAID IT BETTER, HOUSING,
HEALTH, AND CLIMATE, THOSE
SHOULD BE OUR HIGHEST PRIORITI.
THE SHOP SPOTTER. JOHN TALKED
EIGHTY, ABOUT THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL CALLED IT A PROJECT NOT
TO INVEST IN. $1 MILLION, LET'S
GIVE IT TO TOTEM STAR, AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS PREVENT MORE C.
I YIELD MY TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE
TONIGHT. THE LAST PERSON
PRESENT IS PAUL JOHN. DRUM ROL,
JOHN. DRUM ROLL, PAUL, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> GOOD EVENING, I'M PAUL JOHN,
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT SHOT SPOTTER. I
WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICE.S
SERVICE. LESS THAN 12% OF
SHOOTINGS ARE CALLED INTO 911
AND WHEN THEY DO CALL 911, THET
THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE
THOSE SHOTS WERE FIRED. BLACK
COMMUNITIES CALL AT THE LOWEST
RATES, THOUGH GUN VIOLENCE IS
THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FORK
FOR BLACK KIDS AND NO MATTER
WHERE THEY LIVE. FOR ALL OUTSIE
ALL OUTSIDE GUNSHOT, WE USE
PROCESSING OF SOUNDS, FIRST TO
IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF POPS,
BOOMS AND BANGS AND TO FILTER
OUT NONGUNSHOT SOUNDS AND
VERIFY THE SOUNDS ARE GUNSHOTS
BEFORE SENDING ALERTS. JUST
LIKE THE COMMENTS THAT ALL
HAPPENS IN LESS THAN 60 SECONDS
AND THE SPEED CAN HELP FIRST
RESPONDERS GET TO VICTIMS
QUICKER AND HOLD SHOOTERS
ACCOUNTABLE. FOR MORE
INFORMATION I CAN BE REACHED AT
P AS IN JOHN AT SHOT
SPOTTER.COM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. BILL
JOHNSON, MAPIKA AND SIN KRTARS,
SIN KRTARSKI, I DON'T SEE YOU
CALLED IN. BUT ANYONE WHO HAD R
HAD THEIR THAT I MEAN CALLED, WE
HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WE
WILL SEE IF YOU DIALED BACK INR
IN. FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
THIS MORNING, THERE WAS 120
PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT, BOTH IN THE ROOM AND
ONLINE. WE HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH
EVERYBODY WHO HAS DIALED IN
REMOTELY AND ALL OF THE PEOPLEO
PEOPLE WHO CAME IN PERSON WITH
SOME ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WHO I TK
WERE MOVED TO SPEAK IN THE ROOMO
ROOM. SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY,
FOR BEING HERE. I ESPECIALLY
WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS WHO
TESTIFIED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
SHARE AND WHEEL AND LEHIGH,
PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES WHO SHARE THEIR
STORY ABOUT TRAUMA AND
SURVIVING THAT TRAUMA AND THE
WORK THEY ARE DOING TO NOT ONLY
FIND STABLE HOUSING, BUT TO
REALLY GET GROUNDED IN COMMUNIY
IN COMMUNITY AND THE CONNECTIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE WITHIN
LEHIGH AND THE ORGANIZATIONS
LIFE SHARE AND WHEEL THAT ARE
WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THOSE WHO
ARE LIVING WITHIN TINY HOUSES.Y
HOUSES. EVERY YEAR PEOPLE COME
AND SHARE THESE STORIES. IT IS
ADDING TO THE TRAUMA TO YEAR AR
YEAR EXPRESS WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN
THROUGH. AND I JUST WANT TO
THANK THEM FOR SHARING THEIR
STORIES AS PART OF THIS
ADVOCACY WORK TO ENSURE HOUSING
SOLUTIONS LIKE THAT CONTINUE TO
RECEIVE FUNDING. IT'S NOT EASY,
ESPECIALLY FOR FOLKS WHO
HAVEN'T TESTIFIED IN THE PAST
AND HARD AS WELL FOR THOSE THAT
HAD TO SHARE THEIR STORY
REPEATEDLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR SHARING YOUR STORY. VERY
MOVING TESTIMONY AND I
APPRECIATE OUR COLLEAGUES FOR R
FOR YOUR JOINT PARTICIPATION ANG
AND LISTENING TO THE DISCUSSIONR
DISCUSSION. OUR NEXT MEETING IS
TOMORROW, OCTOBER 12TH AT 9:30
A.M. AS WE NOTED ALL OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN
CONDENSED TO THIS MORNING AND
THIS EVENING, SO WE ARE GOING
TO JUMP INTO DELIBERATIONS
THROUGHOUT WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
FRIDAY. THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY TE
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT I
BELIEVE IS TWO WEEKS FROM NOW
AT 9:30 A.M. ON OCTOBER 26TH. Y
26TH. SOMEBODY PLEASE CORRECT ME
IF I'M WRONG. BUT THAT'S WHAT
MY -- OCTOBER 25TH. THANK YOU.T
YOU. AT 9:30 A.M. WE WILL START
OUR BUDGET DELIBERATIONS AT
9:30 TWO WEEKS FROM NOW. THANKS
AGAIN FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM. I
WANT TO THANK MY STAFF WHO
HELPED TO ORDER FOOD FOR THE
STAFF MEMBERS ON-SITE AND OUR
COLLEAGUES AS WELL. REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. AND JODY,
THANKS FOR GETTING US THROUGH
ALL THAT PUBLIC TESTIMONY THIS
EVENING. THE TIME IS 7:21 A.M.E
IS NOBODY ELSE LISTED TO SIGN UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THANKS TO THE
CLERKS, IT, SEATTLE, COMS TEAM,
MY TEAM THERESA AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED. SEE YOU TOMORROW MOG
AT 9:30.