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>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A
QUORUM, ZELINSKI READY TO GO
HERE.
JANUARY 18, 2022, MEETING OF
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME
TO ORDER.
IT'S 2:00.
I'M DEBORAH JUAREZ.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> MORALE IS?
>> YEAR.
>> AND OFTEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> PETERSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
IN COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> 8 PRESENT.
>> TODAY, COUNSELOR -- HAS
INFORMED US, ME, ALL OF US THAT
HE WILL BE ABSENT FROM TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL MEDIAN.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, HE IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
LET'S GO TO PRESENTATIONS.
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY
PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
MINUTES OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 4th
AND JANUARY 11th HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
LET'S GO TO THE APPROVAL OF THE
IRC.
THAT'S THE REFERRAL CALENDAR.
THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
IT WILL BE ADOPTED.
OKAY, DID NOT HEAR AN
OBJECTION.
AND SO, THE IRC IS THEREFORE
ADOPTED.
GOING TO APPROVAL OF THE
AGENDA.
THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
BEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
SO THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO
GO TO OUR GENERAL PUBLIC,.
I UNDERSTAND TODAY THAT WE HAVE
OUR GENERAL STANDARD PUBLIC,
THAT WE WILL DO NOW AND THEN
LATER ON, WE WILL HAVE A
SECOND, SEPARATE PUBLIC COMMENT
REGARDING RESOLUTIONS 3209 IN
WHICH I WILL LOOK TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS TO WALK US
THROUGH.
SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL DO OUR
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE
WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT, THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR AND THE
COUNCIL'S REVIEW PROGRAM.
IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TO
RESOLUTION 3209, RELATED TO
THOSE PROPOSITION ONE AND TWO
FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL
TAKE PLACE LATER IN THE MEETING
AS I SHARED, THE CITY COUNCIL
CONSIDERS RESOLUTION 3209.
IT REMAINS STRONG -- TO THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE A
PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY.
HOWEVER, AS A REMINDER, THE
CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO END OR ELIMINATE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD AND ANY POINT IF
WE DEEM THAT THE SYSTEM IS
BEING ABUSED OR IS NO LONGER
SUITABLE FOR MEETING OUR NEEDS
TO BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY.
OUR CITY CLERK WILL MODERATE
THIS JUGGLER -- GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I WILL HIT IT OFF TO JODY.
JODY, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.
GO AHEAD.
>> HI.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
FOR UP TO 20 MINUTES AND EACH
SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN 20
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED UPON IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER THAT THEY USED
FOR THIS REGISTRATION.
AND USING THE MEETING PHONE
NUMBER, I.D.
AND PASS CODE THAT IS EMAILED
TO YOU PRIOR TO THE MEETING,
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE
GENERAL MEETING INFORMATON.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK, BUT WOULD LIKE TO,
YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THE END BY
GOING TO THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE,
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS ALSO
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE THE SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL BE
UNMUTED.
IT WILL BE YOUR QUEUE THAT IT'S
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
THE SPEAKER MUST THEN PRESS
STAR SIX TO BEGIN SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
AS A REMINDER, PUBLIC COMMENT
SHOULD RELATE TO AN ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WITH
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT.
ONCE YOU HAVE THE TIME, WE ASK
THAT YOU WE ASK THAT YOU AND
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END
OF THE ALLOTTED TIME PROVIDED.
THE SPEAKERS MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE,
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING PAIRED
DO SO ON THE LISTENING LINE
OPTIONS.
PRESS THE -- THE LISTENING LINE
OPTION IS THE BEST OPTION.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS ON THE
LIST.
AND PLEASE REMEMBER, ONCE YOU
HAVE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED, PLEASE ALSO PRESS STAR
SIX.
OKAY, OUR FIRST TWO SPEAKERS
TODAY ARE ABIGAIL, FOLLOWED BY
PETER MEYER.
HOWARD?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, HOWARD KELL.
DISTRICT 7. SPEAKING ON OUR
VOICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
THE SYSTEM HAS DETERMINED ALL
SPV -- BOTH LAWFUL AND PROPER
WERE NOT WORKING UP TODAY.
DAYS BEFORE THE POLICE MURDERED
GEORGE FLOYD.
FOLLOWED BY THE ALL TOO
PREDICTABLE SPV MURDER OF DEREK
HAYDEN LAST YEAR.
AND NOW, JUST 13 DAYS AGO,
ANOTHER MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
WAS -- BY THE SPV.
ANOTHER FAILURE POLICE REPORT
AND REMARKED UPON BY THE
COUNCIL.
THIS WAS THE 19th PERSON
SUFFERING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS,
KILLED BY THE -- ORDINANCE.
IN TIME, ALL ARE DEEMED EITHER
-- OR NOT EVEN WORTH
INVESTIGATING.
THAT INCLUDED -- AND NOW, WE
DISCOVER THAT -- DURING THE
SUMMER OF 2020.
A VAST INCREASE IN -- NO ONE
RESPONSIBLE.
HOW WIDESPREAD IT REALLY WAS.
REQUIRES THE FOLKS IN POWER TO
HAVE -- THE CDC.
RISKING THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND
WELL-BEING, AND EXPLAINED HOW
THESE -- OUR PROCESS.
YET, YOU IGNORED THEM.
KO W REPORTED ON THE ABUSES
REPORTED BY -- THE SEATTLE
STATE ATTORNEY.
WHOSE ENTIRE CAREER WITH --
BACK TO THIS.
LAST WEEK, THE PUBLIC COMMITTEE
HAD -- FOR THE SPD INFORMATION.
INSTEAD OF HEARING FROM THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED THIS
ABUSE AND UNCOVERED FACTS ABOUT
THIS CAMPAIGN.
THE COUNCIL HAS FAILED TO --
CONTROL OF A POLICE POLICY,
POLICE MISCONDUCT
INVESTIGATION.
AND SO MANY OTHERS ON -- GO TO
SEATTLE STOP.ORG TO FIND OUT
HOW AND SEATTLE STOP.OR IG.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PETER
MAHER.
PETER.
>> PETER IS HERE FOR THE SECOND
PUBLIC COMMENT.
AS IS MELISSA.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, OUR LAST SPEAKER
SIGNED UP FOR REGULAR PUBLIC
COMMENT WOULD BE JIM BURNS.
JIM BURNS IS NOT PRESENT.
SO THAT WOULD END OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR REGULAR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU, JODY.
SO WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
OUR ALLOTTED TIME FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY.
SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD,
NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
TODAY, THOSE OF YOU WHO CALLED
IN.
LET'S MOVE TO PAYMENT OF OTHER
BILLS.
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS, PLEASE
READ THE TITLE, JODY.
>> PAYMENT OF BILLS COMES WITH
A ONE-TO TERRITORY.
ORDINANCE APPROPRIATED MONEY TO
MAKE CERTAIN AUDITED CLAIMS
THAT THE WEEK OF JANUARY 3rd
THROUGH JANUARY 7th, 2022 AND
ORDERING THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
>> THANK YOU.
A VOTE TO PASS COUNSEL BILL
120257.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECONDED.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
THE BILL PASSED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
I SEE NO COMMENTS.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
MIRELES?
>> AYE.
>> PETER SEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAVANT?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> THE BILL PASSES, AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU.
MOVING TO THE REPORTS, THERE
ARE NO COMMITTEE REPORTS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, AND THE
ABDUCTION OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER ADOPTION OF
A RESOLUTION.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
NUMBER ONE AND TWO?
>> AGENDA, ITEM 123028.
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
PARTICIPATION FOR 2022 AND 2023
ON KING COUNTY COMMITTEES,
REGIONAL COMMITTEES, STATE
COMMITTEES, AND CITY OF SEATTLE
COMMITTEES WITH RESOLUTION
31927.
>> THANK YOU, JODY.
SO, YOU GUYS GOT THIS LAST
WEEK, I BELIEVE, SO LET ME
SPEAK TO HER IN A MINUTE.
I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32038.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AS PASSEL OF THIS
RESOLUTION, I WILL ADDRESS IT
FIRST.
I SENT AN EMAIL TO YOU ALL LAST
WEEK OF THIS RESOLUTION.
SO, IT WILL BE THAT I HAVE IT
WRITTEN OUT HERE.
I'M PLEASED TO OFFER YOU TODAY
RESOLUTION 32038, WHICH
ESTABLISHES COUNCILMEMBERS
PARTICIPATION AT 34 EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES.
LAST WEEK, WE CONSIDERED AND
APPROVED A RESOLUTION, TO
DETERMINE THE INTERNAL STANDING
COMMITTEES THAT ALLOWS US TO
OPERATE HERE AT SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL.
TODAY, RESOLUTION 32038
ESTABLISHES MEMBERSHIP FOR ALL
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, INCLUDING
KEY COUNTY COMMITTEES, REGIONAL
COMMITTEES, STATE COMMITTAL'S
AND SEVERAL SEATTLE COMMITTEES
THAT ARE NOT STANDING
COMMITTEES.
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IS
APPRECIATED.
THESE COMMITTEES ENSURE THAT AS
A JURISDICTION, WE ARE ABLE TO
FULLY ENGAGE WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS ON REGIONAL
ISSUES.
THIS ENGAGEMENT OFFERS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIPS,
THE POTENTIAL TO MAXIMIZE OUR
ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE
CHALLENGES FACING OUR REGION.
A BIG THANK YOU.
WE WILL START DOING THIS NOW.
IT SEEMS TO WORK.
A BIG THANK YOU TO DIRECTOR
ESTHER HAANDI AND ALLIE PENNY
CHIEF ARE WORKING WITH OUR
OFFICE AND PUTTING THIS
TOGETHER WITH THEIR NUMEROUS
SPREADSHEETS.
AND AGAIN, YOUR SUPPORT TODAY
WILL HELP US MOVE FORWARD IN
2022.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS TO
THE RESOLUTION, REGARDING THE
ASSIGNMENT OF THE EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES?
I SEE NONE.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION.
>> MORALE AS?
>> YES.
>> --
>> AYE.
>> NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> PETERSON.
>> AYE.
>> HER BOLTS.
>> YES.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
MOTION CARRIES, THE RESOLUTION
WILL SIGN IT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, FOLKS.
OKAY, SO LET'S MOVE TO ITEM
NUMBER TWO.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2 IS 32039.
THE RESOLUTION ACCORDING TO
SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER
ONE PROPOSITION, AND
PROPOSITION NUMBER 2. URGING
SEATTLE VOTERS TO VOTE ON
PROPOSITION ONE AND TWO ON
FEBRUARY 8th, 2022 SPECIAL
ELECTION BALLOT.
>> THANK YOU.
I'VE A FEW COMMENTS TO STATE
FIRST, AS WE RAN THIS THROUGH
LAW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT
THE LANGUAGE CORRECT.
I WILL HAVE THAT FOR YOU.
AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE RCW
4217A .555, WE WILL NOW
CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION 3209.
AT THE CONCLUSION, COUNSEL WILL
HEAR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC.
PROPOSITIONS ONE AND TWO, WHICH
RELATE TO THE PLACEMENT FOR
EDUCATIONAL AND OPERATIONS
LEVY.
AND REPLACEMENT OF THE
BUILDINGS, TECHNOLOGY AND
ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS CAPITAL ON
THE FEBRUARY 8th 2022 SPECIAL
ELECTION BALLOT.
IN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
WILL BE GIVEN TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC.
SO, THE CLERK HAS ALREADY READ
ITEM NUMBER 2 INTO THE RECORD.
SO, LET ME GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO
ADOPT THE RESOLUTION 32039.
IS THERE A SECOND?
SO, THANK YOU.
SO IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
YOU WILL HEAR COMMENTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS.
COUNCILMEMBER -- YOU WANT TO
WALK US THROUGH THIS?
>> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONSIDER
THIS RESOLUTION.
FOR SEATTLE VOTERS TO WEIGH IN
UPON THE RENEWAL OF THESE
LEVEES.
JUST AS A QUICK OVERVIEW, THESE
ARE WRITTEN WITH EXISTING RATES
OF -- SO FOLKS CAN EXPECT TO
SEE A CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY
$1.21.
OR $1000 TO ASSESS THE VALUE.
ONGOING SETTLEMENT PORT TO
SUPPORT LEVEES AND THE SEATTLE
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW, AS FOLKS ARE WELL
AWARE, WE HAVE BEEN IN VERY
CLOSE PARTNERSHIP THROUGH OUR
SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMMING THAT
WE DO AS A CITY, AS WELL AS
THROUGH ROBOTICS SHARED SPACES
BETWEEN THE CITIES COMMUNITY
CENTERS, AND SCHOOL CAPITALS IN
MANY CASES, WHERE THEY ARE
LOCATED.
AND OF COURSE, ON THE SEATTLE
CENTER IN DISTRICT 7, WHERE THE
SALES ARE IN CAMPUS.
IS MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS
VERY AWARE OF, IT'S BEEN A VERY
SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC ASSET AT
MEMORIAL STADIUM THAT HAS OF
COURSE BEEN FREQUENTLY USED.
COLLABORATIVELY BE BETWEEN THE
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THESE LEVEES CONTAIN A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SUPPORT
FROM FAMILIES, PEOPLE OF THE
CITY AS WELL AS THESE CRITICAL
CAPITAL COMPONENTS, THAT I WILL
DISCUSS.
I WILL JUST OVERVIEW A COUPLE.
THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT TO ME
PERSONALLY.
THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AFTER
MENTIONED STADIUM.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CAPITAL
LEVY COMPONENT.
THE BTA 5 LEVY.
THE CRITICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO
MEMORIAL STADIUM.
THE CRITICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO
MODERNIZE THINGS IN THE COVID
AREA LIKE FIRE ALARMS AND --
PART OF THE CAPITAL LEVY.
THE OPERATING LEVY THAT YOU CAN
HAVE -- AND THE SEATTLE SCHOOL
DISTRICT RELIES ON SIGNIFICANT
SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.
WELL AND ABOVE WHICH IS
INSUFFICIENT, PROBLEMATICALLY,
THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.
AS WELL AS CRITICAL SUPPORT FOR
SUPPORT STAFF THAT ARE
ESSENTIAL IN THE EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE.
AND FOR THE CARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE
IN SCHOOL.
NURSES, CUSTODIANS, AND OTHER
CRITICAL SUPPORT STAFF.
HISTORICALLY, THE COUNCILS
PASSED RESOLUTIONS LIKE WHAT
COME BEFORE US TODAY, COUNSEL
REPRESENTATIVE BURGESS, UNDER
HIS TIME IN THE COUNSEL
ROUTINELY.
PROVIDING -- FOR SOME
RESOLUTIONS.
I WANT TO THANK PETER MAYER,
THE DIRECTOR FOR TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF OUR SPECIAL
EXCEPTION TO WEIGH IN ON BALLOT
MEASURES AND CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE
THIS LEVY.
AM PROVIDED WITH ENDORSEMENT.
AND I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING
ADDITIONAL TO ADD TO THAT
GENERAL REVIEW.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER --
>> THANK YOU COUNSEL, LEWIS.
IS THERE ANYTHING TO --?
WELL, COUNCILMAN, I DID THINK
THAT -- WANTED TO COME ON.
I WASN'T SURE IF YOU WANTED TO
SPEAK.
I HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE
RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
THAT ON PAGE THREE, THIS FOUR-
PAGE DOCUMENT, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM SINCE 2017 ON THE
WARREN STADIUM.
PARTICULARLY, WHEN WE REDID THE
CAMPUS FOR THE CLIMATE PLEDGE
ARENA.
SO THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
INSERTING THAT.
TO BE ABLE TO ADD SOMETHING I
THINK WE ADDED ADDITIONAL
LANGUAGE ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS
IN THE ASIAN-AMERICAN GAP THERE
AT GRADUATION AND OTHER
MINORITIES SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
WITH THAT, IS ANYBODY ELSE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS?
>> IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT
ACTION ON -- THAT WE HAVE SEEN
ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, FROM BOTH STUDENTS
AND TEACHERS, I WANT TO JUST
GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL
DETAIL TO PROVIDE -- BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ON HOW THIS
FUNDING AUGMENTS THE
INSUFFICIENT STATE FUNDING.
AND BECAUSE ONE OF THE CALLS
FOR ATTENTION FROM STUDENTS IS
IN THE AREA OF HEALTH, AND
MENTAL HEALTH, I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT THIS
LEVY FUNDS 61 ADDITIONAL NURSES
FROM THE STATE.
THE STATE ONLY FUNDS NINE.
WITH PASSAGE OF THE LEVY, 68
NURSES CAN BE FUNDED WHEREAS,
WITHOUT, THERE WOULD ONLY BE 9
NURSES FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
THAT IS, IF YOU REALLY
IMPORTANT DATA POINT THAT SHOWS
HOW INSUFFICIENT THE STATE
FUNDING IS FOR THE NEEDS OF OUR
STUDENTS.
THANK YOU.
IN THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS
TO ADD ANYTHING.
I DO WANT TO ADD ON A PERSONAL
NOTE, I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, I'M SORRY, AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBAL HIT THE
NOTE THAT I WANTED TO POINT
OUT, THAT YES, IN FACT ONLY
NINE NURSES ARE FUNDED AND YOU
KNOW, IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT IN
THIS ERA OF POST-MCCLEARY THAT
SEATTLE RESIDENTS ARE STILL
BEING ASKED TO KICK IN TO PAY
FOR 50% OR MORE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL FUNDS.
BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT.
THAT WE, THAT THIS PASSES.
BECAUSE WITHOUT IT, OUR KIDS
WOULD BE WORSE OFF AND THESE
ARE VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAMS.
ATHLETICS AND INFRASTRUCTURE,
ETC.
IN THE PAST, I JUST WANT TO
NOTE THAT SEATTLE VOTERS HAVE
BEEN GENEROUS HISTORICALLY WHEN
THESE LAST IN 2015, THE
OPERATIONS LEVY PASSED BY 69%.
IN THE CAPITAL LEVY PASSED BY
62%.
SO SEATTLE VOTERS HAVE A RECORD
OF DOING THE RIGHT THING ON
THIS, AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS TODAY.
IN THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THE
HEALTHPOINT, AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, COVID HAS NOT JUST
CREATED PROBLEMS FOR OUR
CHILDREN, NOT JUST IN TERMS OF
THEIR RISK OF EXPOSURE, THE
NEED FOR PPE, THE NEED FOR YOU
KNOW, CHANGING THE VENTILATION
SYSTEMS IN THE SCHOOLS, BUT AS
WE KNOW, MANY OF OUR KIDS ARE
SUFFERING ACUTELY FROM MENTAL
HEALTH CRISES AS WELL.
ISOLATION, DEALING WITH
TECHNOLOGY, ALL OF THE THINGS
THAT HAVE COME FROM HAVING TO
NAVIGATE THESE SYSTEMS.
YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTER WAS IN
FOURTH GRADE WHEN SHE WENT HOME
FOR, BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS SHUT
DOWN.
SHE IS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL NOW.
SO SHE MISSED A WHOLE YEAR AND
A HALF OF SCHOOL.
OF SOCIALIZING, OF BEING ABLE
TO TALK TO HER FRIENDS.
OF HAVING THAT SOCIALIZATION.
AND SO, OUR KIDS REALLY NEED
THE SUPPORT, BOTH IN TERMS OF
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, BUT ALSO
IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES.
AND YOU KNOW, MY HOPE IS THAT
OUR NEIGHBORS IN SEATTLE WILL
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S
IMPORTANT.
AND I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE
GETTING THIS RESOLUTION ON THE
BOOKS AND EXPRESSING OUR
SUPPORT AS A COUNSEL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
I'M GOING TO END ON THIS.
I WILL SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING
ELSE.
COUNCILMEMBER -- YOU KNOW HAVE
PUBLIC ASSETS.
SO GO ON WITH THAT.
AND WE HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING
TOMORROW.
AND AS YOU KNOW, THE MEMORIAL
STADIUM, SINCE 2017, WE HAVE
DONE MULTIPLE ML USE.
LETTERS OF INTENT FOR THAT
EXTRA REVENUE STREAM.
FOR PARKING, AND ALL KINDS OF
STUFF.'S I'M REALLY EXCITED IN
THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THAT I CAN
SERVE ON YOUR COMMITTEE AND
ASSIST YOU IN GETTING US TO
THIS BIG CAPITAL PROJECT.
THIS IS WILL PASS IN THIS WILL
HAPPEN.
SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE
SERVER.
I THINK IT IS A GREAT
PARTICULAR COMMITTEE FOR YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE?
THAT CONCLUDES OUR COMMENTS
FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
AND WE WILL NOW PROVIDE AN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THE
RESOLUTION.
THE TOTAL TIME ALLOTTED FOR THE
COMMENTS WILL BE 20 MINUTES.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
ALTERNATING ORDER BETWEEN THOSE
IN OPPOSITION OF THE RESOLUTION
AND THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE
RESOLUTION.
IN WHICH THEY SIGNED UP ON THE
ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT FORM.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PROVIDED
TO:00.
SO DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD,
JODY?
>> YES, CURRENTLY, WE ONLY HAVE
ONE SPEAKER SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
ON RESOLUTION 32039.
AND THIS PERSON IS SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION.
THAT WOULD BE PETER MAYER.
>> GO AHEAD, MR. MAHER.
DID WE LOSE MR. MAHER?
>> MR. MAYOR, PLEASE TRY
PRESSING ONE TIME, STAR SIX.
C OF THAT UNMUTE YOUR PHONE.
MAYBE ONE MORE TIME.
>> DOES IT WORK?
>> YES, IT IS PURE, GREAT,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM PETER MAYER.
I AM A GRADUATE OF NATHAN HILL
HIGH SCHOOL, AND A PARENT OF A
STUDENT.
ON THE 24th, I BELIEVE OUR
COLLEAGUES ARI TO GIVE ME THE
25th.
THAT WAS EXCUSED MIMICS A
JANUARY 24th AND 25th.
>> IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?
HEARING NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER -- IS INDEED
EXCUSED.
IS THERE ANYTHING --
>> IT'S MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY, SHE
WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR MOM.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, LET'S SEE.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ELSE GOING
ON HERE.
SO, COLLEAGUES, THIS DOES
CONCLUDE THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS
OF TODAY'S AGENDA.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL MEETING IS ON JANUARY
25th AT 2:00.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL
AFTERNOON.
WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.