>>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 7th.
THIS IS A MEETING OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:0 2. MADAM CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> PRESENT.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
IF THERE'S NOO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA IS EXCUSED FROM
TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
HEARING NOO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA IS EXCUSED FROM
TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ALSO, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS
EXCUSED.
HEARING OR SEEING NOO SHE IS
INDEED EXCUSED.
BOTH COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCILMEMBER SA WANT.
MOVING TO PRESENTATIONS, THERE
ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT, WE
WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IT IS OUR FIRST TIME DOING A
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR ITEMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL PROGRAM.
WE ARE GOING TO DO REMOTE
FIRST.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE SIX REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
THEN WE ARE GOING TO DO THE IN-
PERSON SPEAKERS HERE IN
CHAMBERS.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE
SIGNED UP FOR THAT.
SO, WITH THAT EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES.
AND MADAM CLERK, I'M GOING TO
HAND THIS OVER TO YOU TO GO
AHEAD WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS AND
INTRODUCE THE RECORDING.
>> WE'RE WAITING FOR THE
RECORDING.
>> START IT OVER.
>> PLEASE BEAR WITH US.
IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD
RECORDING, SO I THINK WILL YOU
LIKE IT.
THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME ROLLING
THIS OUT.
>> ARE WE READY?
>> [INAUDIBLE]
>> MADAM CLERK, WE'RE NOT
HEARING THE RECORDING ON THE --
ON OUR SCREENS.
>> [INAUDIBLE]
AND USE THE MEETING ID AND LINE
PASSCODE THAT WAS EMAILED UPON
CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS.
A REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
ID IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
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 ACT PROMPT WILL SAY, THE
HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE
YOUR MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR CUE THAT IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME YOU MUST PRESS
STAR 6. YOU WILL THEN HEAR A
PROMPT OF, "YOU ARE UNMUTED."
BE SURE YOUR PHONE SUN MUTED ON
YOUR END, SO THAT YOU WILL BE
HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME.
AS GENTLE REMINDER TO WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED
TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED, AND THE NEXT SPEAKER
REGISTERED WILL BE CALLED.
ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE PROVIDING
PUBLIC COMMENT, 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 COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR
IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT
ITS BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
ANY 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 SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORLD 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 UNMUTED."
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER REGISTERED.
AND IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTS
WILL CONCLUDE UNTIL THE LIST IS
EXHAUSTED AND PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD HAS CONCLUDED.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED, YOU
CAN STILL SIGN UP BY SIGNING UP
AT THE SIGN DID YOU KNOW SHEET
NEAR THE PODIUM.
ONCE YOUR NAME IS CALLED,
PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE.
SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO BEGIN BY
SPEAKING YOUR NAME.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WITH
10ERBGD LEFT.
ONCE YOU HEAR THAT WE ASK YOU
TO BEGIN TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
>> THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENTER
FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT IS
HOWARD GALE.
>> CAN I BEGIN?
>> HOWARD GAYLE.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
HOWARD GAYLE WITH SEATTLE
STOP.ORG COMMENTING ON OUR
FAILED POLICE ACCOUNTABLE.
TODAY WILL YOU BE VOTING ON A
NEW POLICE CONTRACT AND
CONGRATULATE YOURSELVES FOR
SUPPOSEDLY GETTING THIS
CONTRACT BETTER ALIGNED WITH
YOUR 2017 POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
LEGISLATION.
THAT IS THE VERY SAME
LEGISLATION THAT WAS FOLLOWED
BY JUST WEEKS LATER THE SPD
MURDER OF A PREGNANT MOTHER OF
FOUR ON JUNE 18th, 2017, THE
VERY SAME LEGISLATION THAT HAS
ALLOWED THE SIMILAR SPD MURDERS
OF FIVE MORE PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CRISES WHILE WIELDING A KNIFE.
IN EVERY ONE OF THESE CASES THE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM PRODUCED
BY YOUR LEGISLATION HAS DEEMED
THESE MURDERS LANDFALL AND
PROPER, UNQUOTE.
THE VERY SAME LEGISLATION THAT
HAS ALLOWED DOZENS OF SPD
OFFICERS TO ESCAPE
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE BRUTAL
ABUSE DURING 2020.
OF COURSE THE POLICE UNIONS ARE
NOW WILLING TO BE IN CLOSER
ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR FAR BEHIND
THE TIMES 2017 LEGISLATION.
THEY HAVE SEEN IT IS TOOTHLESS
AND OF NO THREAT TO THEIR ABUSE
OF POWER AND THEIR WILLINGNESS
TO KILL.
IN THE END POLICE STILL
INVESTIGATE POLICE.
THIS COMING MONTH IF YOU WANT
TO PAY JUSTICE TO THE MEMORY OF
CHARLENEA LILES, EMBRACE THE
FUTURE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
THAT DOZENS OF OTHER U.S.
CITIES HAVE POST-GEORGE FLOYD
BY CREATING DIRECT COMMUNITY
CONTROL OF INVESTIGATIONS,
DISCIPLINE, AND POLICY.
LOOK FORWARD TO A FUTURE OF
JUSTICE BUT NOT BACKWARDS TO
THUMB MYTHICAL PAST OF FIVE
YEARS AGO.
FOR GOD'S SAKE DO NOT
CONGRATULATE YOURSELF FOR
LIVING IN THE PAST.
TWO YEARS AFTER GEORGE PLOYED,
LONG BEACH, SAN JOSE, PHOENIX,
ATLANTA HAVE MOVED TO PROVIDE
CIVILIAN BASED ACCOUNTABILITY.
GO TO SEATTLESTOP.ORG TO FIND
OUT HOW WE CAN ADD SEATTLE TO
THAT LIST.
THAT'S SEATTLESTOP.ORG.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DONNA
STRINGER.
>> DONNA STRINGER.
>> MADAM CLERK, LET'S GO ON,
THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO DONNA.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RON
CUSTOMER.
>> RON?
>> OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID
HANES.
>> MR. HANES.
I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT
WORRIED IF WE'RE HAVING
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OR IF THE
SPEAKERS ARE UNDEED NOT THERE.
>> WE CAN CONFIRM, I DO SEE TWO
MICROPHONES THAT ARE UNMUTED
BUT NO RESPONSES.
>> RON POST.
>> WHO IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS,
MADAM A CLERK?
>> WE DID HAVE DAVID HANES AND
PRIOR TO THAT WE CALLED RON.
>> WE'RE HERE.
>> MR. HANES?
>> I'M HERE NOW.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
CITY COUNCIL'S POLICIES
UNFORTUNATELY ARE UNDERMINING
PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE POLICE
CHIEF IS SABOTAGING EVERY
SPECIALTY UNIT AND PRIORITIZING
OVERTIME AT EVENTS WHILE
BLAMING HOMELESS, PO
LIRKSTRICKING THE COMMUNITY AS
IF BUILDING TRUST THROUGH
COFFEE OUTREACH AND SIM PA
NATIONS WITH VICTIMS IS GOING
TO HELP IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND THE IMAGE OF THE COPS.
IT'S OBVIOUS CITY COUNCIL
ALREADY SABOTAGED POLICE REFORM
BY ENSURING THAT DRUG PUSHERS
WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM JAIL FOR
SELLING CRACK, METH, AND
HEROIN, RUNNING INTERFERENCE,
FOR EVIL, DESTROYING LIVES
DAILY, LOW LEVEL MISDEMEANOR IS
THE EPITOME AND THE ROOT CAUSE
OF ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS AS FAR
AS THE HOMELESS AND THE
INNOCENTS WHO ARE BEING
VICTIMIZED REGULARLY WHILE
COUNCIL REFUSED TO HELP THE
HOMELESS CRISIS TO BUILD
CAPACITY TO ALEVE 80 ALL THE
UNNECESSARY SUFFERING.
INSTEAD, CITY COUNCIL
REDIRECTED OVER $70 MILLION OF
THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
DOLLARS TO NEWLY CREATED
NONPROFITS CLAIMING EXPERT ON
COMMUNITY SAFETY, ALTERNATIVE
POLICING, AND RACIAL EQUITY.
ARGUABLY BUYING OFF PROTESTERS
FROM BLACK LIVES MATTER AND
GEORGE PLOYED PROTESTERS WHO
ARE DICTATING POLICE REFORM,
INTIMIDATING COUNCIL,
OVERSEEING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY,
AND WATERING DOWN THE EFFECTS
AND THE EFFORTS DISTRACTED WITH
BUYING UP A UNION OF DELIVERY
DRIVERS.
THIS IS FURTHER PROOF THAT CITY
HALL CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO DO
WHAT IS RIGHT VERSUS WHAT
APPEAR PEASES BROWBEATING BULLY
DEVILS ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZERS
AND PROTESTERS.
PLEASE CONSIDER RESIGNING YOUR
OVERSIGHT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND THE HOMELESS CRISIS BECAUSE
YOU'VE FAILED TO ALLEVIATE THE
CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY WHILE
WE ADD NEW COUNCIL THAT'S
WATERING DOWN THE EFFORTS AND
STILL BLAMING THE INNOCENT
HOMELESS WHILE PRIORITIZING
REPEAT HAVE OFFENDING EVIL
CRIMINALS AS THE FIRST
PRIORITY.
>> CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR
NAME?
>> I'M RON POSTEMA, MADAM
CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I AM A SEATTLE RESIDENT, AND
CLUB CALLED PROACTIVE TICAL
PERSISTENT PEOPLE FOR PROGRESS.
P-4 FOR SHORT.
WE HAVE BEEN STUDYING THE
POLICE CONTRACTS WITH THE PAST
YEAR AND SENT AWE DETAILED
LETTER JUNE 5th.
TODAY I WANT TO CALL YOUR
ATTENTION TO A PARTICULAR
CLAUSE IN THE PROPOSED CONTRACT
THAT GIVES PAST PRACTICES
SUPERIORITY OVER NEW CONTRACT
LANGUAGE.
THIS CAUSE COULD PREVENT FUTURE
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IN SUPPORT
OF BEST POLICE PRACTICES AND
COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS.
AND THIS KIND OF SUPERIORITY
CLAUSE WOULD BE AN EVEN BIGGER
PROBLEM IF IT IS INCLUDED N THE
UPCOMING CONTRACT WITH THE
POLICE GUILD.
SO PLEASE FIND A WAY TO PREVENT
FORMER BAD PRECEDENCE FROM
BLOCKING FUTURE PROGRESS AND WE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO
THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT CALLER IS AGNES
GOVERN.
>> AGNES?
IS AGNES OUR LAST CALLER?
>> NO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE
HAVE TWO MORE.
>> OKAY.
OH, EXCUSE ME.
WE JUST HAVE ONE MORE AFTER
AGNES.
>> LET'S -- AGNES, ARE YOU
THERE?
OKAY.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
LET'S COME BACK TO AGNES.
>> DONNA STRINGER.
DONNA STRINGER IS OUR NEXT
PUBLIC COMMENTER.
>> DONNA, ARE YOU THERE?
LET'S DO THIS.
SO DONNA AND AGNES, DOES IT
SHOW THAT THEY ARE ON THE LINE,
THAT THEY'RE JUST NOT UNMUTING?
>> THEY ARE PRESENT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
IT, CAN YOU CONFIRM FUR ABLE TO
LOCATE THEIR NUMBER?
>> THE CALLERS ARE ON THE LINE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS AGNES GOVERN.
>> GO AHEAD, AGNES.
>> OKAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU
TODAY.
AND I'M SPEAK ON COUNCIL ACTION
ON THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH
THE SEATTLE POLICE MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION.
I'M A MEMBER OF PROACTIVE
PERSISTENT PEOPLE FOR PROGRESS,
P-4, BECAUSE THE OTHER IS SUCH
A MOUTHFUL, AND IT'S A LOCAL
GROUP WORKING TO STRENGTHEN
DEMOCRACY AND ADVOCATE FOR
PROGRESSIVE VALUES.
I HAVE THREE REQUESTS.
I LISTENED YESTERDAY AND HEARD
SEVERAL STATEMENTS INDICATING
THAT THE CITY, AS REQUIRED BY
ORDINANCE, ASKS FOR
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE OFFICE
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, THE
OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION.
AND THAT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS
WERE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE
NEGOTIATING PROCESS.
AND LETTERS TO THE MAYOR AND
THE COUNCIL ALL THREE
ACCOUNTABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
RECOMMENDED AS ONE OF THEIR KEY
ITEMS THAT THE CITY ENGAGE IN
EXTERNAL ADVISER WITH
ACCOUNTABILITY EXPERTISE IN THE
BARGAINING PROCESS, IN PART TO
ADVISE THE CITY ON HOW BARGAIN
TERMS AFFECT ACCOUNTABILITY
EFFECTIVENESS.
THE RATIONALE WAS THAT ENDORSED
BY THE OVERSIGHT WOULD FURTHER
ENHANCE TRUST IN THIS PROCESS.
WE ASK YOU IN YOUR
DELIBERATIONS TODAY TO FIND OUT
IF THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS
FOLLOWED, AND IF NOT, WHY NOT.
WILL THE COUNCIL MAKE A
COMMITMENT TODAY TO ENCOURAGE
THE MAYOR TO FOLLOW THIS
RECOMMENDATION AND OTHER
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE THREE
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ORG NEW
CATIONS?
IF THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
STRUCTURE IS TO WORK AND
RESULTED UNMORE EFFECTIVE THAN
JUST POLICING, OIG, O.P.A., AND
THE C PC MUST HAVE A STRONG
VOICE, A VOICE THAT GOTH
COUNCIL AND MAYOR LISTEN TO.
WITHOUT THAT SEATTLE IS LEFT
WITH AN ACCOUNTABILITY
STRUCTURE THAT MAY LOOK GOOD ON
PAPER, BUT LACKS REAL AUTHORITY
TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE OVERSIGHT.
THIS WILL BEGIN TO BUILD A MORE
TRANSPARENT PROCESS AND
HOPEFULLY RESULT IN GREATER
TRUST BETWEEN THE CITY, THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SERVED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE ONE CALLER LEFT, MADAM
CLERK?
>> CORRECT.
>> DONNA STRINGER HERE.
>> GO AHEAD, DONNA.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR,
AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO
YOU TODAY.
MY NAME IS DONNA STRINGER, AND
I AM A MEMBER OF PROACTIVE
PERSISTENT PEOPLE FOR PROGRESS,
P-4 FOR SHORT, A LOCAL GROUP
WORKING TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY
AND ADVOCATE FOR PROGRESSIVE
VALUES.
I HAVE TWO REQUESTS TODAY.
IN FEBRUARY OF 2021, THE C PC
MADE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING THE SPD'S COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT PROCESS.
THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE
REFORMS IN THE 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE BE
FULLY IMPLEMENTED AND THAT THE
PUBLIC REMAIN FULLY INFORMED
ABOUT BOTH CONTENT AND PROCESS
AS THE NEGOTIATIONS PROCEEDED.
MY FIRST REQUEST IS THAT THE
COUNCIL RELEASE INFORMATION
ABOUT WHICH OF THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS WERE FOLLOWED
AND WHICH WERE NOT AND WHY.
AND THAT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS
ALSO BE USED IN THE
NEGOTIATIONS THAT HAVE
RECOMMEND BEGUN.
SECONDLY, THERE IS A WIDESPREAD
RECOGNITION OF A NEED TO BUILD
PUBLIC TRUST, MOVING BEYOND
CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING, TO
POLICING THAT MEETS COMMUNITY
EXPECTATIONS.
MY SECOND REQUEST IS THAT THE
COUNCIL RECOGNIZE HOW THESE
AGREEMENTS ADVANCE BOTH
STRUCTURAL, THAT IS MORE LEGAL,
AND PERCEIVED, THAT IS
COMMUNITY, LEGITIMACY IN ITS
DELIBERATIONS ON BOTH THE CBA
THANES FRONT OF YOU NOW AND
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE
NEGOTIATIONS WITH SFOG THAT IS
UPCOMING.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE MY COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
MADAM CLERKR WE DONE WITH OUR
REMOTE SPEAKERS?
>> WE ARE.
>> GREAT.
LET'S MOVE TO THE -- OUR
FRIENDS THAT HAVE JOINED US
UNCHAMBERS FOR IN-PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE
NEXT SPEAKER.
>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS RICO
MOAT.
>> OH,G I CAN SEE RICO NOW.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YEP.
>> OKAY.
MY NAME IS RICO MOORE.
I'M A FREELANCE JOURNALIST
WRITING A STORY FOR EARTH RISE
MEDIA.
I HAVE SUBMITTED SOME QUESTIONS
TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
REGARDING THIS STORY I'M
WRITING ABOUT THE SKAGIT HYDRO
ELECTRIC PROJECT.
IT'S, IN FACT, ON INDIGENOUS
SOVEREIGNTY, SPECIES INCLUDING
SALMON, KILLER WHALES, ET
CETERA.
I WAS WANTING TO KNOW IF THE
COUNCIL WOULD PLEASE GO ON
RECORD REGARDING ITS SUPPORT OR
NONSUPPORT OF THE REMOVAL OF
GORGE DAM AND OR ANY OF THE
OTHER DAMS ON THE SKAGIT RIVER
SHOULD THE CITY BE ABLE TO
AFFORD THAT AS INDICATED IN A
MUNICIPAL BOND STATEMENT DATED
AUGUST 5th.
I WOULD USE THE REMAINDER OF MY
TIME FOR REQUESTING INTERVIEWS
WITH THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
INVOLVED IN THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE AND WOULD LEAVE THE REST
OF MY TIME FOR ANY MEMBERS WHO
MIGHT WISH TO COMMENT OR
COORDINATE AN INTERVIEW WITH ME
OR MY PHOTOGRAPHER WHO IS HERE
WITH ME FOR A TIME LATER THIS
EVENING TO DISCUSS THIS
PARTICULAR ISSUE.
AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME,
AND WE APPRECIATE A RESPONSE TO
MY QUESTIONS SUBMITTED IN
WRITING AND AS WELL MY EMAIL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
SIR, THIS ISN'T THE -- WE'RE
NOT IN COMMITTEE.
IS CHAIRED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELL STOP, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT,
BUT I DO HAVE STAFF IN
CHAMBERS, DEAN, AND DEAN CAN
PULL YOU ASIDE AND LET YOU KNOW
WHEN THESE MATERS WILL COME IN
COMMITTEE AND THE OTHER ISSUES
YOU RAISED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD, MADAM CLERK.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS
MARGUERITE RICHARD.
>> GOOD DAY.
MY NAME IS MAR GA RITT RICHARD.
I'M FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
I'M KIND OF CONCERNED.
I JUST CAME FROM KING COUNTY,
AND ALL THE PEOPLE WERE LINED
UP, THEY WERE THERE.
I WAS THERE.
I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE HERE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE
PANDEMIC OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT
IS GOING ON WHERE WE'RE NOT
SEEING THE PEOPLE THAT SAY
THEY'RE SERVING US, AT BEST.
NOW, THE OTHER THING I WANTED
TO TALK ABOUT ALSO WAS THE
SITUATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS
BLACK MALE.
RIGHT NOW -- WE USED TO CALL
HIM PAPER MAN.
HE WAS THROWING PAPERS.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN -- AND I'M
MENTIONING HIM BECAUSE YOU SAY
THAT YOU DEAL WITH POLICE
ISSUES, OKAY, AND I HAVE AN
ISSUE, BECAUSE I'M AN
INDIGENOUS BLACK FEMALE, AND I
DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M SAFE IF
I'VE GOT TO LOOK AND SEE AN
INDIG NOW BLACK MAN ON A PAPER
ROUTE, AND THEN HE WOULDN'T
HAVE TO GET A RESTRECTIVE ORDER
OR A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST
SOMEBODY THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
PROTECTING AND SERVING US.
OKAY.
SO YOU SAY THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES IS FOR
EVERYBODY, OKAY.
SO YOU BETTER GET IN WITH THAT
AND FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS THE
21st CENTURY AND WE'RE STILL
GOING THROUGH THE SAME HELL.
HUH?
I DON'T AGREE WITH IT.
I DON'T AGREE WITH ME HAVING TO
COME DOWN HERE AND TELL YOU
NOTHING AS A LAWYER THAT THAT'S
WRONG, AND ALL THIS EQUITY AND
INCLUSION, AND I'M GONNA DO
THIS FOR THAT PERSON AND I'M
GONNA DO THIS FOR THAT PERSON.
HEY, IF IT'S NOT TRUE, THEN YOU
BERT NOT SPEAK IT, OKAY,
BECAUSE WE'RE TIRED OF THEM
LIES THAT YOU'VE BEEN TELLING
US IS IN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT
HOW EVERYBODY IS INCLUDED,
BECAUSE I CHECKED IN WITH IT,
AND IT AIN'T WORKING, SO YOU
BERT COME UP WITH SOMETHING
THAT'S FITTING, OKAY.
GOOD DAY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
>> MY NAME ALEX TSIEMER.
GUYS, ARE YOU A PSYCHOPATH?
WHERE IS THE PROBLEM IF IF YOU
TALK TO -- WHAT IS GOING ON
WITH YOU?
OKAY, I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT
AGENDA, ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF
COMMISSIONER SIX OR SEVEN
COMMISSIONERS, WHAT IS THE
POINT IN LEADER OF THIS
APPOINTMENT, LIKE COUNCIL
MORALES.
BECAUSE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH
ALMOST EVERY COMMISSIONER.
I GO AND SPEAK TO EVERY
COMMISSIONER FOR MANY YEARS.
I CANNOT FIND ONE, NO ONE.
I REPEAT THIS.
WHY?
BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE]
COUNCIL MORALES, FOR EXAMPLE,
WHEN SHE'S A HUMAN RIGHT
COMMISSIONER, YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS MEAN, [INAUDIBLE]
1200 DAYS, NEVER ANSWER.
AND I SPOKE TO HER IN
COMMISSION MEETINGS MANY TIMES.
GUYS, I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU
CHILDREN IS OUR MOST IDENTICAL
TO PARENTS.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEAN?
APPLE DON'T FAR FALL AWAY FROM
TREE SO RIGHT NOW I UNDERSTAND
WHY THE COMMISSIONER DOESN'T --
DOZEN COMMISSIONERS FROM DOZEN
COMMISSIONERS, ALL CROOKS, ALL
OF IT, WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS
GOING ON.
FIND SOMEBODY DIFFERENT BECAUSE
WHEN COUNCIL DIFFERENT,
PSYCHOPATH, MAYBE WE WILL HAVE
DIFFERENT SEATTLE AND DIFFERENT
COMMISSION AND DIFFERENT
CHILDREN WHO COME TO THIS
COMMISSION BECAUSE BY
DEFINITION, TO STAY FOR A VERY
LONG TIME, STAND UP, AMERICA,
CLEANSE THIS CLAIM BEAR FROM
THIS PSYCHOPATH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THAT IT WAS LAST SPEAKER FOR
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
SO WE TODAY HAVE SIX PEOPLE
REMOTE AND THREE PEOPLE PUBLIC
-- PEOPLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
UNCHAMBERS SO PUBLIC COMMENT IS
NOW CLOSED.
AND I WANT TO THANK THOSE THAT
CALLED IN AND THOSE THAT
APPEARED TODAY FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
I WANT TO REMIND SPEAKERS THAT
YOU ARE NOT HERE TO MALIGN OR
VERBALLY ABUSE ANY COUNCIL
MEMBERS OR ANY.
>> EVERYBODY IS JUST TRYING TO
DO THEIR JOB.
THAT'S ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
LET'S MOVE ON IN THE CALENDAR.
I AM GOING TO THE -- LET'S SEE,
ADOPTION OF THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
NOT SEEING OR HEARING ANY TO
CALENDAR IS ADO.D MOVING ON TO
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, WE WILL NOW CONSIDER
THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT
ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO PULL THE
CALENDAR?
HEARING NONE, I MOVE TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND?
THANK.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND ADOPTED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
MADAM CLERKL YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> A YERKZ.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE ?OOSM RECEIVE IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE CONCEPT CALENDAR HAS BEEN
ADOPTED L. THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES AND THE LEGISLATION ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF.
MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA WE HAVE
ADOPTION OF AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADO.D NOT
HEARING OR SEEING ANY
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER?
>> YES.
>> WERE WE GOING TO AMEND THE
AGENDA TO TAKE OFF ONE ITEM?
>> NO, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM
THE CLERKS IS THAT I GO FORWARD
AND SINCE I AM THE SPONSOR, I
WILL BE -- I THOUGHT IT WAS THE
SAME THING, TOO, BUT WE DON'T
HAVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA, SO
WE'RE GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME ON
MY TOES.
SO WITH THAT -- WAS THERE
SOMEONE ELSE THAT HAD SOMETHING
TO SAY?
OKAY.
THAT'S GOOD.
SO LET'S MOVE ALONG HERE.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER 1 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, RELATING TO
CITY EMPLOYMENT, COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
TO EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1st, 20
20, THROUGH DECEMBER 31st,
2023, CONFIRMING.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES.
I MOVE TO POSTPONE
CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL BILL
120323 UNTIL JUNE 14th.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IS THE MOVE SECONDED TO
POSTPONE THIS BILL UNTIL JUNE
14th.
I WILL ADDRESS IT AND THEN I
WILL HAND IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND OPEN
IT UP TO THE FLOOR BRIEFLY.
YESTERDAY IN COUNCIL BRIEFING
WE ADD ONE-HOUR PRESENTATION ON
COUNCIL BILL 120322 BY OUR
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AND LEAD
NEGOTIATORS.
COUNCIL BILL 1200332 WITH
AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO
IMPLEMENT A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
SEATTLE POLICE MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION.
THE SPMA.
THE CHECKIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT IS A FOUR-YEAR
AGREEMENT ON WAGES, BENEFITS,
HOURS, AND OTHER WORKING
CONDITIONS, COVERING THE PERIOD
FROM JANUARY 1st, 2020 TO
DECEMBER 31st, 2023.
THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT WOULD
SUPERSEDE THE FORMER CONTRACT
WHICH EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31st,
2019.
LET'S SEE.
SO THIS CONTRACT, THIS PROPOSED
CONTRACT AFFECTS APPROXIMATELY
80 REGULARLY APPOINTED CITY
EMPLOYEES.
GREG COMPANIES, COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF, OUTLINED THE KEY
ELEMENTS YESTERDAY OF THE
AGREEMENT AND A MEMO PROVIDED
TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON
FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd.
SO AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT I
SPONSOR THIS LEGISLATION TO
ASSURE ITS TIMELY CONSIDERATION
AND FULL COUNCIL IN DUE RESPECT
FOR THE LENGTHY NEGOTIATION
PROCESS.
AS I SAID, THIS IS THE ORIGINAL
CONTRACT THAT EXPIRED IN 2019.
THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE
TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE TO
MAKE SOME COMMENTS REGARDING
THIS LEGISLATION.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
COUPLE WORDS.
APPRECIATE THE MOTION TO HOLD
AND I INTEND TO SUPPORT, THOUGH
COUNCIL DID RECEIVE A VERY
THOROUGH BRIEFING ON THE TERMS
OF THE CONTRACT WE ONLY
RECEIVED IT 24 HOURS AGO.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
THOROUGH NSZ OF THE NEGOTIATION
PROCESS AND THE POSITIVE
OUTCOMES FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
REFORMS, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR ALL OF US
TO FAMILIARIZE OURSELVES WITH
THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT WILL
BE HELPFUL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD R. THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO?
THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
THIS WOULD BE THE TIME TO GIVE
ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE VOTE
ON THE POSTPONING.
ALL RIGHT.
NOT SEEING ANY, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
ADOPTION TO POSTPONE THIS
LEGISLATION UNTIL TUESDAY, JUNE
14th.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> RECEIVE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES, AND THE
BILL IS POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE
14th.
MADAM CLERK, DO I DO THE
LANGUAGE OF THE BILL PASSES
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE?
>> NOT TODAY, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> MOTION CARRIES AND THE THE
BILL IS POSTPONED.
THANK YOU.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 2,
THIS IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S
EDUCATION AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND
CULTURAL COMMITTEE.
MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
READ THE MATTER INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, 2188,
APPOINTMENT OF HAS MID
MUHAMMAD.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IT BE
CONFIRMED.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT
THE RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM
HAS MID MOHAMMED AS THE NEW
DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
DIRECTOR MOHAMMED HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF WORKING IN COMMUNITY
TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR I
AM GRANT AND REFUGEE NEIGHBORS.
AS A REFUGEE HERSELF SHE
UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF
INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCESS INTO MANY OF OUR
MULTIPLE SYSTEMS.
SHE'S WORKED AT DIFFERENT
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT INCLUDING
KING COUNTY AND AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL, AND SHE IS A FIERCE
ADVOCATE FOR THE CRITICAL
IMPORTANCE OF NOT SILOING
IMMIGRANT ISSUES BUT RATHER
CONSIDERING IMMIGRANTS, WHETHER
WE'RE TALK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION
OR HOUSING OR WORK IRE RIGHTS
OR EDUCATION OR SOCIAL
SERVICES.
DIRECTOR MOHAMMED HAS
DEMONSTRATED HER PASSION FOR
THIS WORK ESTABLISHING HER
PRIORITIES FOR THE OFFICE,
HOLDING A RETREAT WITH HER
STAFF AND DRAFT AGO STRATEGIC
PLAN FOR HOW TO MOVE THE OFFICE
FORWARD.
SO COLLEAGUES, IT IS MY GREAT
PLEASURE TO ADVANCE MY
COMMITTEE'S UNANIMOUS
RECOMMENDATION THAT WE CONFIRM
HAMDI MOHAMED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
I BELIEVE SHE HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR,
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL.
IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR AND
PRIVILEGE TO COME IN FRONT OF
YOU TODAY AND TO SPEAK -- THE
SEEK YOUR APPOINTMENT, MY DRIVE
TO SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF
TOFFS OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS IS ROOTED IN MY
PERSONAL STORY AND PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES HAS ALREADY SHARED.
MY PERSONAL STORY INCLUDES THE
MANY STRUGGLES THAT ARE -- MANY
OF OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
FAMILIES ACROSS THE NATION ARE
EXPERIENCING EVEN TODAY.
I OFTEN SHARE THE HISTORY OF MY
FAMILY FLEEING WAR, LIVING
UNHOUSED FOR MANY YEARS AND US
COMING TO THIS COUNTRY AS
REFUGEES.
BECAUSE OF MY LIVED AND
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, I FEEL
A DEEP NEED TO ADD VIEW
INDICATE AND ENSHEER THAT
PEOPLE HAVE PATHWAYS TO
ECONOMIC SUCCESS IN SEATTLE AND
ACROSS THIS REGION.
LIKE COUNCILMEMBER MORALES HAS
ALREADY SHARED, JOINING THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, I HIT THE
GROUND RUNNING.
I HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH DOZENS
OF COMMUNITY LEADERS,
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS,
DEVELOPING BUDGET STRATEGIES
AND CONDUCTING TEAM BUILDING
ACTIVITIES.
I AM PROUD OF THE WORK THAT
WE'VE DONE SO FAR.
I HAVE BEEN LEADING OUR OFFICE
AND RESPONDING TO THE EVOLVING
AFGHAN AND UKRAINE CRISIS
THROUGH REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
AND HAVE BROUGHT ALONG MY
LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH
OUR LEADERS ON THE FEDERAL,
LOCAL, AND STATE LEVEL, TO
ENSURE THAT OUR OFFICE IS
WORKING WITH THEM TO ADDRESS
OUR REGION'S NEEDS.
MY GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR
-- MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION
AND THAT'S THROUGH PROVIDING
SERVICE AND PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW
THEM TO THRIVE.
AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ALL
OF THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL AND TO MAYOR BRUCE
HAROLD FOR HIS TRUST IN MY
LEADERSHIP, AND I WANT TO ALSO
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK
THE AMAZING STAFF AT ORA AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE
WORKING ALONGSIDE THEM AND TO
DELIVER FOR OUR REFUGEE
POPULATION TIN CITY OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE YOU CLOSE THIS OUT,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, MY
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT
OF MS. HAMDI TO THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS?
MR. STRAUSS IS GIVING AWE
THUSMS UP.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HAS HER
HAND UP.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY WE DID
HAVE HAVE A LONG TIME TO SPEAK
IN COMMITTEE, AND I JUST HAVE
TO SAY THAT DURING THAT
DISCUSSION, AND IN ALL THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAD TO SPEAK
WITH YOU IN COMMUNITY, AT
DIFFERENT EVENTS, I THINK THAT
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT -- WE
COULDN'T DO ANY BETTER IS WHAT
I'M TRYING TO SAY.
AND WHAT I REALLY LIKE IS YOUR
DESIRE TO UNSILO THINGS.
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALREADY
TRYING TO WORK WITH THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO
FIGURE OUT WHERE THE PRIORITIES
ALIGN, AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE
KIND OF THINKING THAT I
ENDORSE.
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ON SMALL
BUSINESS SUPPORT AND ALSO
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND A
WHOLE BUNCH OF ISSUES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING
READY TO HELP THE CITY AND THE
PEOPLE IN THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
I SEE WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I REALLY
LIKED IN YOUR APPOINTMENT
PACKET.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU
IDENTIFIED EQUITABLE HEALTH
ACCESS AS ONE OF YOUR
PRIORITIES THIS YEAR.
I KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THE
MAYOR'S PRIORITIES AS WELL BUT
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU HAVE
CALLED IT OUT.
ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU
ARE UPLIFTING THE IMPORTANCE OF
SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS SECTOR AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES.
LASTLY, APPRECIATE YOUR NOTING
THAT EAST AFRICAN YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE THE SECOND MOST ARRESTED
GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
CITY AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO
FOCUSING ON BUILDING
LEADERSHIP, COLLECTIVE POWER IN
OUR COMMUNITIES.
I'M QUOTING YOU.
THAT MEANS ENGAGING WITH OUR
EAST AFRICAN MOTHERS, SO THAT
THEY CAN HELP INFLUENCE PUBLIC
POLICY AND DRIVE SOCIAL CHANGE.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMITMENT TO BRINGING IN
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES FROM ALL
OVER THE CITY TO WORK ON ALL OF
THESE REALLY IMPORTANT PUBLIC
POLICY ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEM
DAILY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
THUMBS UP ISN'T ENOUGH.
AND I SAID SO MUCH AT COMMITTEE
BOTH TIMES YOU WERE THERE.
I JUST WILL SUMMARIZE IT TO SAY
THAT WHEN MY GRANDFATHER
IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES
AS A REFUGEE, I WISH THAT HE
HAD SOMEONE SUCH AS YOURSELF,
DIRECTOR MOHAMMED, TO LOOK OUT
FOR HIM.
I'M VERY EXCITED AND GRATEFUL
TO HAVE YOUR SERVICE HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
SO I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, DO YOU
WANT TO CLOSE US OUT BEFORE WE
GO TO A VOTE?
>> WITH THAT WOULD THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
APPOINTMENT OF MS. HAMDI
MOHAMED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> RECEIVE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S NOW DIRECTOR HAMDI
MOHAMED.
I MADE A MISTAKE.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO LIT SPEAK
NOW, BUT I DIDN'T SEAT.
IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING
ELSE.
GLUE?
I APPEAR POLL CASES.
I WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF I NEEDED TO
SUSPEND THE RULES TO DO.
THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU AS WELL AND WE
ALL HAD A CHANCES TO LOOK AT
YOUR APPOINTMENT PACKET, AND IT
WAS INDEED INCREDIBLY
IMPRESSIVE, AND KUDOS TO THE
EXECUTIVE BECAUSE YOU ARE A
MAYORAL APPOINTMENT.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
SO MOVING ON, MADAM CLERK, WE
HAVE A NEW SECTION IN OUR
AGENDA IF YOU GUYS HADN'T
NOTICED.
WE HAVE A NEW SECTION I WHICH
NOW HAS ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
IT SAYS THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
WE WILL MOVE ON.
NEXT, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
THERE ARE NO OTHER RESOLUTIONS
FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION
TODAY.
AND WE MOVE ON TO OTHER
BUSINESS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY?
BEFORE I ADJOURN.
OKAY, I GOT TWO PEOPLE,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> I MOVE TO BE EXCUSED FROM
THE COUNCIL BRIEFINGS MEETING
ON JUNE 13TH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS ASKED
TO BE EXCUSED.
ANY OBJECTION?
I SHOULD NOTE THAT HER BIRTHDAY
IS JUNE 14th, AND YOU WILL BE
WITH US.
>> I'LL BE WITH YOU ON THE
14th.
>> HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY.
I WAS HOPING I COULD SAY THAT.
WHO ELSE?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED
JULY 25TH AND 26TH.
>> GETTING IN THAT THERE EARLY.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES BEING
EXCUSED ON JULY 25TH AND 26TH?
NOT SEEING ANY, SHE IS INDEED
EXCUSED.
OKAY.
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS.
EVERYBODY IS HERE.
OKAY, GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
COLLEAGUES THAT DOES CONCLUDE
OUR ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO MOVE
THIS, THE CONTRACT, THE
CONTRACT OVER A WEEK, I
APPRECIATE.
IT'S ALWAYS BETTER WHEN WE WORK
TOGETHER.
AND WITH THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED.
HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON.