>>> GOOD MORNING, THE COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS NOT 32.
I AM TAMMY MIRELES.
-- TAMMY MORALES .
>> COUNCEL MEMBER NELSON ?
>> PRESENT.
THREE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCEL MEMBER DAN STRAUSS AND
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] ARE EXCUSED
FROM THIS MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
I ASKED THAT EVERYONE BE
PATIENT AS WE OPERATE THIS
ONLINE SYSTEM.
IT REMAINS THE INTENT OF THE
COUNCEL TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
AT OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETINGS.
HOWEVER, THE CITY THE RIGHT --
OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IN
THE FOLLOWING MANNER: THE
COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS PERIOD
IS UP TO 20 MINUTES AND EACH
WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO
SPEAK. I WILL CALL ON TWO
SPEAKERS AT A TIME.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
THE COMMENT PERIOD BY GOING TO
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNSEL AND THE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS ALSO
AVAILABLE ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL THE SPEAKERS NAME,
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED WILL QUEUE THE
SPEAKER TO SPEAK.
SPEAKERS MUST PRESS STAR SIX TO
BEGIN SPEAKING.
WE DO HAVE TWO COMMENTERS IN
PERSON AND I WILL EXPLAIN THAT
IN A MOMENT.
PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR
NAME OF THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO
AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
YOU WILL HEAR A TIME OF 10
SECONDS WHEN THERE ARE 10
SECONDS LEFT AND PLEASE WRAP UP
YOUR COMMENTS.
IF YOU DO NOT, SPEAKERS
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC
COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THIS LINE AND
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, DO SO
BY THAT SEATTLE CHANNEL OR
OTHER OPTIONS LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.
SO WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SIGNED UP TO CALL IN.
WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THOSE TWO
FOLKS, FIRST.
AND WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS IN
PERSON AND WE WILL GO TO THEM
AFTERWARD.
THE FIRST PERSON TO SPEAK IS
MAVIN ANDERSON FOLLOWED BY
HOWARD GALE.
MARVIN, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX
AND GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS MARVIN ANDERSON.
I AM AN ARCHITECT AND HISTORIAN
SPEAKING TODAY ON LANDMARK
DESIGNATION FOR THE KATE AND
ROBLES ELSE.
UNDOUBTEDLY, THIS GREATEST
SIGNIFICANCE IS THE ASSOCIATION
WITH HORACE CATON AND SUSIE
CATON WHO WERE INVOLVED IN LOCAL
AND STATE POLITICS. THEIR STORY
IS COMPELLINGLY TOLD IN THE
BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN LANDMARK
NOMINATION BUT I WANT TO SPEAK
ABOUT TWO OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS
LANDMARK.
FIRST, IT IS A MODEST HOME
DESIGNED BY THE BUILDERS WHO
ERECTED IT.
ALTHOUGH THEY CONSTITUTE A
LARGE MAJORITY OF OUR CITIES
STOCK, MODEST HOMES LIKE THESE
OFTEN GO UNRECOGNIZED AND ARE
THE FIRST TO DISAPPEAR. IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE AND
PRESERVE NOT ONLY LARGE
STRUCTURES SIGNIFICANT TO
SEATTLE'S HISTORY BUT ALSO
SMALLER HOMES IN WHICH THE
MAJORITY OF OUR POPULATION
LIVED.
FEWER THAN 10% OF DESIGNATED
LANDMARKS IN THE UNITED STATES
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH WOMEN OR
PEOPLE OF COLOR.
SUSIE REBEL AND HORACE CATON
WERE PUBLISHERS OF SEATTLE'S
MOST IMPORTANT BLACK NEWSPAPER
OR IMPORTANT ARTICLES AT A TIME
WHEN WOMEN'S VOICES NOT TO
MENTION THAT WOMEN'S VOICES
WERE SELDOM HEARD.
THE HOUSE IS SIGNIFICANT TO THE
HISTORY OF SEATTLE AND TO ALL
OF SEATTLE'S PEOPLE AND WELL
DESERVES DESIGNATION AS A
LANDMARK.
>> THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS HOWARD GALE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HOWARD GALE WITH SEATTLE
STOP.ORG COMMENTING ON THE
SILENCING OF THE SEATTLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION THROUGH
THREATS THROUGH THE CITY, TRENT
OFFICE AND MAYOR.
HAS COUNCEL MEMBERS KNOW BY
NOW, THE COUNCEL VOTED OVER
TWO MONTHS AGO TO SEEK AMICABLE
STATUS . IN ORDER TO INFORM THE
COURT OF THE NEAR-COMPLETE LACK
OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
THE ABUSE AND MURDERS OF THE
LAST FEW YEARS.
NOW, 24 HOURS -- 24 HOURS AFTER
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
VOTED IN APRIL, THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THREATENED
AND BLOCKED THE COMMISSION FROM
PURSUING THESE ACTIONS CLAIMING
THAT ONLY THE MAYOR COULD ALLOW
THE COMMISSION TO TAKE THESE
ACTIONS AND FURTHER THREATENING
THE COMMISSION THAT IF THEY
SPOKE ABOUT WHY THEY WERE BEING
PREVENTED FROM PURSUING THIS
ACTION ON A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN
RIGHTS ISSUE, THERE WOULD BE
POTENTIALLY LEGAL CONSEQUENCES.
IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS REFUSED TO
WEIGH IN ORDER COMMENT ON THE
SUPPRESSION OF FREE SPEECH AND
THE SUPPRESSION OF THE AMENDED
OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.
WHILE WE HAVE COME TO EXPECT
THE COUNCEL MEMBERS TO ABANDON
ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, WE STILL FIND
IT SHOCKING THAT COUNCEL
MEMBERS AND HIS COMMITTEE, IN
PARTICULAR, WITH OVERSIGHT OF
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HAS
REMAINED COMPLETELY SILENT IN
THE FACE OF THIS OVERTLY
THREATENING AND SUPPRESSIVE
BEHAVIOR.
IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS,
SILENCE MUST BE CONSIDERED
CONSENT.
PLEASE, COUNCEL MEMBERS AND IN
PARTICULAR, THE COMMITTEE,
SPEAK OUT ABOUT THIS ABUSE OF
POWER AND THE SUPPRESSION OF
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
MANDATE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. GAYLE.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR SPEAKERS
WHO ARE ONLINE.
SO WE WILL MOVE TO IN PERSON,
THE FIRST SPEAKER WE HAVE IS
ALEX TSIMEMAN .
>> DEAR KYLE, MY DIRTY DAM
FASCIST.
MY NAME IS ALEX TSIMEMAN.
I STAND HERE WITH MY SIGN [
INDISCERNIBLE ] LET IT START,
YEAH.
WHEN WE STAND HERE, NOBODY SEES
US.
SO I AM A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] IN THIS CIVIL
RIGHTS -- ACTING LIKE A GESTAPO
. WHY DO THEY NOT SHOW PEOPLE
HERE LIKE ME, FOR EXAMPLE?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS AND I
TOLD YOU BEFORE, YOU ARE NOT
SEE WITH GESTAPO, PSYCHOPATHIC
BEHAVIOR.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE, 09
WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
CIVIL RIGHTS COMEDY.
ACTING LIKE A GESTAPO
PSYCHOPATH.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT IS A POLITICAL SIGN.
THIS IS A. POLITICAL SIGN.
YOU ARE A . YOU'RE A
PSYCHOPATH.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS
HAPPENED AND I HAVE TALKED
ABOUT THIS 3000 TIMES.
ZOMBIE, VERY QUIET.
>> MR. TSIMEMAN, ARE YOU
SPEAKING TO AN AGENDA ITEM ?
>> YOU INTERRUPT ME BUT YOU
DON'T INTERRUPT THE SPEAKER
BEFORE ME.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I TOLD YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARGARET
BECHARD.
>> GOOD DAY, EVERYONE.
I AM FROM SEATTLE WASHINGTON.
I GUESS WHAT MY MAJOR CONCERN
IS THAT I GO TO DELVE YOU AND I
TESTIFY AND I DO THE SAME THING
I DO HERE.
THEY HAVE GUARDS.
THEY DON'T TOUCH ME.
THEY DON'T BOTHER ME.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY
PROBABLY REALLY DO LIKE ME
BECAUSE I APPROVE OF MY FREE
SPEECH AND I'M NOT GOING TO
ALLOW YOU, THE COMMITTEE AND
RIGHT NOW, I HAVE CIVIL RIGHTS
ISSUES.
LET'S SAY FOR INSTANCE WE TAKE
THAT OFF THE MAP.
YOU ARE OVER CULTURE, TOO, AND
EDUCATION AND ALL OF THOSE
AREAS IN WHICH INDIGENOUS BLACK
PEOPLE ARE UP UNDER ATTACK,
RIGHT NOW. AND I HAVE TO GET
OUT OF MY ZONE AND COME DOWN
HERE AND TELL YOU WHAT AN
ETHICAL STANDARD IS AT THE
RIGHT?
THAT GOD APPROVES US, BECAUSE
HE IS THE MAKER OF HEAVEN AND
EARTH.
AND SO THE PANDEMIC OVER THERE
DOESN'T RULE. BUT OVER HERE,
YOU GOT RULES, MASKS, NO MASKS.
IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE YOU
WANT TO TELL ME RIGHT NOW?
BECAUSE TIME IS FILLED WITH
SWIFT TRANSITION AND I NEVER
WAS PLAYING WITH YOU.
AND I AM REALLY NOT PLAYING
WITH YOU NOW.
IN TERMS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING,
IN TERMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND
THAT OFFICE IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE
COMPLAINTS, BE FAITHFUL IN THE
COMPLAINTS AND IF THERE IS
SOMETHING AGAINST THE LAW, YOU
GO INTO THE LAW BOOK AND YOU
FIND SOMETHING THAT IS ETHICAL
TO SAY WE CANNOT HAVE THIS
AROUND HERE ANYMORE.
THAT IS PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
SO A CHILD CANNOT HEAR FROM ITS
WAYS.
THAT IS HOW PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
AND SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL
OF THIS RIFFRAFF.
JIM CROW SIGNS DOWNSTAIRS
TELLING ME LIKE LIVES MATTER.
BUT I AM STILL UP UNDER ATTACK.
TAKE THOSE SIGNS DOWN, RIGHT
NOW.
WHEREVER YOU SEE THEM.
AS YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
SEPARATE ME AND PUT ME IN THE
CLOSET.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE NO OTHER FOLKS SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS SO WE
WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, NOW.
DEVON, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNSEL BILL 120336: AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO HIS WORK
PRESERVATION; IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON THE CATON REVELS HOUSE, A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> WE HAVE AARON DOHERTY HERE
ONLINE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO SHARE WITH US
A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION
ABOUT THIS DECISION BY THE
LANDMARKS BOARD AND TO SHARE
ABOUT THE HOUSE, ITSELF.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I WILL ALSO SAY I AM JOINED
AS YOU CAN SEE ON SCREEN, KATHY
ACKERMAN AND JONES WHO ARE THE
PROPERTY OWNERS.
WE HAD THOUGHT THAT HAROLD
WOULD SOJOURN WOULD BE JOINING
US AND HE MAY BE DOING:,
SHORTLY.
BUT HE IS THE GREAT-GRANDSON OF
HORACE AND SUSIE KEATON AND
THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF TODAY'S
COUNSEL BILL.
SO, THIS ORDINANCE IS TO CODIFY
THE CONTROLS AND INCENTIVES
AGREEMENT THAT WAS SIGNED BY
THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE
PRESERVATION OFFICER.
THE LANDMARK NOMINATION WAS
COMMITTED BY THE CURRENT OWNERS
WHO ARE HERE TODAY.
AND MR. WOODSON ALSO
PARTICIPATED IN THE NOMINATION
AND DESIGNATION PROCESS.
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] AND RON
DONNELLSON FOR THEIR
COLLECTIVE.INDENTATION. THAT
DOCUMENT IS A SOURCE OF TODAY'S
COMMENTS.
SO, WE ALWAYS BRING WITH US THE
DESIGNATION STANDARDS TO
REFERENCE AND WE CAN COME BACK
TO LOOK AT THESE IN DETAIL BUT
THE PROPERTY NEEDS TO BE MORE
THAN 25 YEARS OLD AND THE BOARD
MUST CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE OF THE
SIX STANDARDS.
HOWEVER, THEY MANY TIMES CHOOSE
MORE THAN ONE.
THEY ALSO NEED TO CONFIRM THAT
THE PROPERTY POSSESSES THE
INTEGRITY OR ABILITY --
SIGNIFICANCE.
THIS IS THE CAYTON-REVELS HOUSE
AT 518 CAPITOL HILL BETWEEN
MERCER AND REPUBLICAN.
THIS PROPERTY WAS ISOLATED AS A
LANDMARK BY THE LANDMARKS BOARD
ON APRIL THE SEVENTH, 2021.
THEY SELECTED STANDARDS A, B, C
AND D. THE DESIGNATED FEATURES
INCLUDE THE SITE, THE EXTERIOR
OF THE HOUSE AND THE MAJORITY
OF THE FIRST FLOOR INTERIOR.
THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1902 AND
IS REFERENCED IN PUBLIC COMMENT
. THIS WAS FROM A PATTERN BOOK
BY BUILDERS RATHER THAN BY AN
ARCHITECT.
THIS WAS THE HOME OF HORACE
CATON AND SUSIE REVELS CATON
FROM 1902 TO 1909.
THEY ARE KNOWN IN SEATTLE
HISTORY IS ONE OF THE MOST
PROMINENT BLACK VICTORIAN
FAMILIES.
MRS. CATON PURCHASED THE QUEEN
ANNE STYLE HOUSE FOR $4500. THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY IS RECOGNIZED
AS SIGNIFICANT FOR IMPORTANCE
TO THE CAYTON REVELS FAMILY
HISTORY AND DUE TO THE FAMILY'S
FORCED DEPARTURE FROM THEIR
CAPITOL HILL HOME, IT IS ALSO
REPRESENTATIVE OF A TURNING
POINT IN THE CITY'S TREATMENT
OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
SUSAN SUMNER REVELS CAYTON WAS
THE DAUGHTER OF HIRAM RHODES
REVELS, THE FIRST BLACK
AMERICAN TO SERVE IN THE UNITED
STATES CONGRESS.
AS A YOUNG WOMAN, MISS REVELS,
HIS DAUGHTER, ATTENDED RUSK
UNIVERSITY IN MISSISSIPPI AND
TALK THERE FOR THREE YEARS
BEFORE RETURNING FOR HER
NURSING DEGREE.
IN THIS TIME PERIOD, SHE BEGAN
CORRESPONDING WITH HORACE
CAYTON, ONE OF HER FATHER'S
FORMER STUDENTS.
FOLLOWING GRADUATION, MR.
CAYTON HAD MOVED TO SEATTLE IN
1890 AND WAS WORKING AS A
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER.
THE COUPLE WERE MARRIED IN
1996, TWO YEARS AFTER MR.
CAYTON STARTED HIS OWN
NEWSPAPER AND BEGINNING IN 1900,
SUSIE REVELS CAYTON WAS BOTH
WRITING FOR THE NEWSPAPER AS
WELL AS SERVING AS ITS EDITOR.
SHE IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST
FEMALE NEWSPAPER EDITOR IN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE REPUBLICAN WAS
DISTRIBUTED EACH SATURDAY FOR
FIVE CENTS A COPY AND AT ITS
PEAK HAD AN ESTIMATED
READERSHIP OF 10,000 IN THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
BOTH BLACK AND WHITE BUSINESSES
ADVERTISED IN ITS PAGES.
THE PAPER FOCUSED ON POLITICS,
COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ISSUES OF
EQUALITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
AS TO CAYTON'S POSITION AND
VISIBILITY IN WASHINGTON DATE
MADE HIM POLITICALLY
INFLUENTIAL AND HE WAS
APPOINTED TO SERVE AS THE FIRST
BLACK MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL
CONVENTION IN 1896.
IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 20th
CENTURY, THE CAYTON REVELS OR
ONE OF THREE BLACK FAMILIES
LIVING IN THE AFFLUENT AND
PREDOMINANTLY WHITE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
IN 1909, A LOCAL WHITE REAL
ESTATE AGENT, DANIEL JONES,
SOOD HORACE CAYTON CLAIMING HE
WAS DEPRECIATING THE VALUE OF
THE NEIGHBORHOODS PROPERTIES BY
LIVING THERE.
ALTHOUGH MR. CAYTON PREVAILED
IN THE LAWSUIT AND WROTE A
SCATHING EDITORIAL CALLING OUT
JONES IS RACIST BEHAVIOR,
WINNING THE CASE DID NOT
MITIGATE THE HARM DONE TO THE
FAMILY AND BUSINESS. LATER THAT
SAME YEAR, THE FAMILY MOVED TO
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND RENTED
OUT THEIR CAPITOL HILL HOME,
SELLING IT LATER IN 1912.
ADVERTISEMENTS AND
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE SEATTLE
REPUBLICAN CONTINUE TO WANE AND
AFTER THE CAYTON-REVELS
PUBLISHED A FRONT-PAGE ARTICLE,
READERSHIP DECLINED
SIGNIFICANTLY AND THEIR OFFICES
IN PIONEER SQUARE CLOSED IN
1913.
THE 1910 CENSUS FOR SEATTLE
MARK THE ABUNDANT GROWTH OF THE
CITY IN THE PREVIOUS DECADE
TRIPLING IN SIZE.
AS THE CITY GREW, SO DID
ANTIBLACK SENTIMENT WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY.
THE HOSTILITY AND OPPRESSION
THAT BEGAN IN 19TH-CENTURY
SEATTLE WITH THE TREATMENT OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND CHINESE
IMMIGRANTS EVOLVED INTO THIS
SYSTEMIC USE OF RACIAL AND
ETHNIC COVENANTS FOR REAL
ESTATE, THE INSTITUTIONAL
PRACTICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD
REDLINING AND NUMEROUS OTHER
FORMS OF SEGREGATION AND
DISCRIMINATION THAT EXPANDED
THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING
DECADES.
IN SPITE OF THE PREJUDICE AND
HOSTILITY EXPERIENCED BY THE
FAMILY, THEY WOULD NOT BE
SILENCED.
CONTINUING TO FIGHT FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS THROUGH ORGANIZING AND
ACTION ABOUT RETURNING TO
PUBLISHING.
THEIR WRITTEN LEGACY IS
EMBODIED IN THE SEATTLE
REPUBLICAN FROM 1894 TO 1913.
AND LATER, IN CAYTON'S WEEKLY
AND CAYTON'S MONTHLY FROM 1916
TO 1922.
AND THESE ARE AMONG THE BEST
HISTORIC SOURCES OF
DOCUMENTATION FOR SEATTLE'S
LATE 19th AND EARLY 20th
CENTURY HISTORY.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK ABOUT THE BILL AND I
WOULD NOW LIKE TO PASS IT TO
MR. ZUCKERMAN AND MR. JOAN.
SO, IF YOU WANT TO, TURN YOUR
MICROPHONE ON IF YOU HAVE
COMMENTS.
>> THIS IS JONES, ONE OF THE CO-
OWNERS OF THE CAYTON REVELS
HOUSE AND I AM HERE TO
STRONGLY REITERATE WHAT ERIN
SAID AND ALSO WHAT MR. ANDERSON
SAID EARLIER.
WE HAVE BEEN THE OWNERS AND
PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT, WE
HAVE BEEN THE CURATORS OF THIS
HOUSE FOR A COUPLE OF DECADES.
WE FOUND OUT ABOUT ITS HISTORIC
SIGNIFICANCE AFTER WE BOUGHT IT
SO OUR INTENT WAS TO HAVE
HISTORIC STATUS AND WE HAVE
BEEN KEEPING IT UP AND KEEPING
IT ARCHITECTURALLY INTACT AND
TRYING TO PRESERVE IT FOR THE
SAKE OF THIS IMPORTANT
CONNECTION ONLY THROUGH SEATTLE
HISTORY BUT IT IS A FREEWAY
FROM THE CIVIL WAR AND SLAVERY
THROUGH CONSTRUCTION, THE GREAT
MIGRATION NORTH AND WEST AND
SEATTLE HISTORY, EARLY HISTORY
OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS, EARLY
HISTORY OF PUBLISHING AND EARLY
HISTORY OF WOMEN WRITERS AND
WOMEN PUBLISHERS SO WE THINK IT
IS VERY CRITICAL.
PARTICULARLY IN SEATTLE WHICH
DOES NOT ALWAYS DO THE BEST JOB
OF ACKNOWLEDGING ITS HISTORY
WHERE WE KEEP THIS HOUSE INTACT
AND RECOGNIZE IT AS A PLACE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE HISTORY
AND STORIES THAT LIE WITHIN THE
HOUSE INCLUDING VISITS BY
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
>> HAROLD, SPEAK NOW.
>> MR. WOOD SINGER, TURN YOUR
MICROPHONE ON.
'S BACK ALL RIGHT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> AND WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?
OR IS IT JUST A COMMENT?
>> IF YOU WANT TO OFFER
COMMENTS OR ANY OTHER THOUGHTS
YOU MAY HAVE, YOU ARE WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS HOUSE
WAS RECOGNIZED. IT MEANT QUITE
A BIT IN ALL OF THE FAMILY, MY
MOTHER AND HER MATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS AND MYSELF AS ONE
OF THE LAST SURVIVORS TO CARRY
THE TORCH.
AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME
SPEAK AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT.
úI JUST CAME BACK FROM FLORIDA.
SO I AM ON A DIFFERENT TIME
ZONE IN MY HEAD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND COME
BACK A LITTLE LATER INTO THIS
CONVERSATION.
>> OKAY.
GOOD MORNING, HAROLD.
I AM KATHY, THE OTHER OWNER OF
THE HOME AND IT IS A PRIVILEGE
TO BE A PART OF THIS HOME,
MEETING HAROLD AND HIS MOM.
SUSAN AND THE HOUSE IS REALLY
SPECIAL.
WE WERE AMAZED THAT WE COULD
AFFORD IT AND HAROLD TELLS US
THAT THEY WERE REALLY AMAZED
THAT THEY COULD AFFORD IT.
SO IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
IT IS A LANDMARK THAT WILL
STAND FOREVER, FOR PEOPLE TO
KNOW THAT, YES, ALL PEOPLE
MATTER.
AND THEY MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE
IN OUR WORLD.
I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO SAY BUT
I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF
IT.
>> IN DIVINE ORDER THAT THE
HOUSE WENT TO THIS COUPLE AND
THEY HAVE BEEN THE BEST
CARETAKERS OF THIS HOME IN
MAINTAINING IT TO THE HIGHEST
STANDARDS OF MAINTAINING THE
ORIGINALITY OF THE HOUSE,
ITSELF.
AND DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE
HISTORY OF THE HOME WHICH WAS
VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
HAVE HAPPENED, PAPERWORK THAT
WAS FOUND IN THE HOUSE, THE
FACT THAT THE HOUSE HAD BEEN
WITH ONLY THE THIRD OWNER SINCE
THE HOUSE WAS BUILT AND FOR IT
TO BE INTACT AS IT WAS ALL THE
WAY THROUGH THE CENTURY TO WHAT
IT IS TODAY. I HAVE BEEN HAPPY
TO BE A PART OF IT BECAUSE EACH
TIME THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT
NEEDED TO BE DONE, I WAS
INCLUDED.
FOR THE COLOR OF THE PAINT AND
WHAT I THOUGHT, WHAT IT WOULD BE
AND AGING AS FAR AS COLOR FADING
TO ITS ORIGINAL COLORS.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE AND TO THINK THE
CURRENT OWNERS FOR YOUR CLEAR
INTEREST IN CONNECTING WITH THE
FAMILY AND MAKING SURE THAT THE
FAMILY AND THE DESCENDENTS OF
THE FAMILY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WEIGH IN AND TO LEARN MORE.
AS YOU SAID, PAPERS THAT WERE
DISCOVERED IN THE HISTORY OF
THE HOUSE, THE IMPACT THAT THIS
FAMILY HAD ON SEATTLE'S BLACK
COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION
YOU WANTED TO SHARE?
>> I THINK THAT IS OUR FULL
PRESENTATION.
>> GREAT.
WELL I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
BEING HERE AND CLEARLY, THIS
HOUSE HAS AN IMPORTANT PLACE IN
THE HISTORY OF THE CITY AND OUR
CULTURE RUN POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC HERITAGE.
IT REALLY REMINDS US IS OF THE
IMPACT, DISCRIMINATED, THE KIND
OF SENTIMENT YOU MENTIONED WITH
THE FAMILY BEING SUED REALLY
REMINDS US OF WHY IT IS SO
IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE IN A
DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND THAT WE
MAKE SURE WE ARE PRESERVING
AFFORDABILITY FOR NEIGHBORS IN
THE CITY AND PRESERVING OUR
HISTORY, AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
COLLEGE, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR THE FAMILY?
PLEASE, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> SIMPLY TO SAY THAT WERE IT
NOT FOR THE FUTURE OF PIECE OF
THIS LEGISLATION, I WOULD KNOW
NONE OF THIS HISTORY.
SO THIS IS A VEHICLE TO
EDUCATE, ALSO. SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH
>> I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS PASSAGE. IS THERE A
SECOND?
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
COUNCILMEMBER WALLACE.
THREE IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
THE COMMITTEE PASSED THE
LEGISLATION WILL BE SENT TO THE
21st CITY COUNCEL MEETING.
YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU!
>> DEVIN, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEMS TWO THROUGH FOUR INTO THE
RECORD.
>> APPOINTMENT 02229, 02250,
02251.
APPOINTMENTS OF DEAN E BARNES
AS MEMBER, LANDMARK
PRESERVATION BOARD FOR A TERM
TO AUGUST 14, 2025 FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE QUOTE.
>> THESE ARE ALL REAPPOINTMENTS.
ERIN, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, I DON'T BELIEVE
ANY OF THESE FOLKS ARE HERE.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND
PRESENT ON THE REAPPOINTMENTS?
>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
ABOUT EACH OF THEM AND I WILL
JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR
MICROPHONE IS STILL ON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO, FIRST ABOUT TALK TO BURNS
. TALK TO BURNS HAS AN ACADEMIC
BACKGROUND IN BUSINESS AND
ADMINISTRATION AND OVER 40
YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCE.
FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES OF HIS
DISTINGUISHED CAREER, HE SERVED
AS THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
RESOURCES FOR SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND THE DIRECTOR OF
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
HIS DEDICATION INCLUDES AN
EXTENSIVE LIST OF LOCAL AND
NATIONAL COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER EFFORTS.
TUCKER BARNES IS INTERESTED IN
HISTORY AND UNDERREPRESENTED
STORIES OF SEATTLE AND ITS
STORIES.
HIS SERVICE HAS BEEN GREATLY
APPRECIATED AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO HIS CONTINUED PARTICIPATION.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE TO
THE NEXT CANDIDATE OR DO YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
MISS CHANG IS A LICENSED
ENGINEER IN WASHINGTON AND
CALIFORNIA WITH OVER 15 YEARS
EXPERIENCE.
SHE OPERATES HER OWN FIRM IN
COLUMBIA CITY AND HOLD A
BACHELOR AND MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN CIVIL ENGINEERING.
HER CURRENT PRACTICE IS FOCUSED
PRIMARILY ON SEISMIC
IMPROVEMENTS AND RETROFITTING
BUILDINGS INCLUDING HISTORIC
STRUCTURES.
HER SERVICE ON THE BOARD IS
ALSO GREATLY APPRECIATED AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR HER TO CONTINUE
TO PARTICIPATE WITH US.
AND LASTLY, MR. ROI CHANG
INPANBUTR IS A LICENSED MEMBER.
HE IS PRINCIPAL AT ARCHITECTS
IN FREMONT AND HOLD ABA IN
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES.
HE WOULD ALSO BE VERY GRATEFUL
TO HAVE HIM CONTINUE HIS
SERVICE ON THE BOARD AND HE HAS
BEEN, HIS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE
GREATLY APPRECIATED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THESE ARE ALL REAPPOINTMENTS.
WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE A FIRST
TERM AND CERTAINLY, A
WILLINGNESS TO COME BACK AND
CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CITY IN
THIS WAY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
ANY OF THESE REAPPOINTMENTS?
>> NO.
>> THANK YOU. IN THAT CASE, I
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF
APPOINTMENTS 2229, 2250 AND 2251
. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> DEVIN, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MARIAH ELLIS?
THREE IN FAVOR.
THESE WILL BE SENT TO THE JUNE
21st CITY COUNCEL MEETING.
WE ARE MOVING ONTO THE LAST TWO
ITEMS.
WE YOU PLEASE READ ITEMS FIVE
AND SIX.
>> APPOINTMENTS 2109 AND 2252,
APPOINTMENT OF STEPHANIE
JOHNSON TOLLIVER AS MEMBER OF
HISTORIC SEATTLE PRESERVATION
AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
GOVERNING COUNCEL FOR A TERM TO
NOVEMBER 30th, 2023 AND
APPOINTMENT OF KENNY PITTMAN AS
MEMBER, HISTORIC SEATTLE
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCEL ,
TURNED TO NOVEMBER 30th 2024
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WE HAVE STEPHANIE JOHNSON
ONLINE AND KENNY PITTMAN IN
PERSON.
IF YOU DON'T MIND JOINING US AT
THE COMMITTEE TABLE, THANK YOU.
WE WILL ASK MISS JOHNSON
TOLLIVER TO GO FIRST.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, JUST
SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOURSELF AND WHY YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCEL
MEMBERS!
IT IS MY PLEASURE. I AM SO
HAPPY TO BE HERE AND SHARE WHY
IT IS MY HONOR TO COMMIT TO
JOINING THE BOARD AT HISTORIC
SEATTLE.
I AM THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF
THE BLACK HERITAGE SOCIETY OF
WASHINGTON STATE AND I LEAD A
DYNAMIC AND WONDERFUL BOARD AND
A LARGE MEMBERSHIP THAT
SUPPORTS OUR MISSION TO
PRESERVE AND COLLECT THE
HISTORY OF BLACK PEOPLE FROM
ACROSS THE REGION.
AT THE BLACK HERITAGE SOCIETY,
WE ARE THE KEEPERS OF THE
LARGEST PUBLIC COLLECTION OF
MEMORABILIA IN WASHINGTON STATE
THAT TELLS THE STORIES AND
SHARES THE LEGACIES OF BLACK
PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE REGION.
THE ARCHIVES HAVE BEEN BUILDING
SINCE 1977.
WITH THE MISSION TO, AS I
STATED, COLLECT AND RESERVE THE
RICHEST HISTORY OF THE STATE.
THERE CAME A TIME IN THE
EVOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION
THAT IT WAS CLEAR THAT WE STEP
OUTSIDE THE ARCHIVES AS A
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER TO BE AND
ADVOCATE FOR SAVING HERITAGE
SITES AND CREATING AWARENESS
FOR THEM. AND SO, THIS MORNING,
I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN
PRESENT TO HEAR THE VOTE TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CAYTON
REVELS HOUSE WHOSE
SIGNIFICANCE YOU HAVE HEARD
ABOUT AND THAT WE HAVE KNOWN
ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS.
SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS
OPPORTUNITY AT HISTORIC SEATTLE
GIVES OUR COMMUNITY VOICE AND
SUPPORT AND KNOWLEDGE TO DO THE
EFFICACY WORK THAT IS IMPORTANT
TO MAINTAINING THE AFRICAN-
AMERICAN FOOTPRINT THAT HELPED
TO BUILD THE VITALITY OF
SEATTLE, OF THE CITY.
I SUPPORT THE RESEARCH AND THE
INVESTIGATION OF ALL SIDES THAT
COLLECTIVELY BE RECOGNIZED AS
SIGNIFICANT.
WE CAN ONLY DETERMINE THE
SIGNIFICANCE WHEN THE
CONVERSATION INCLUDES ALL
BACKGROUNDS THAT INVITES THEM
TO THE TABLE.
SO, I AM ALSO VERY INTERESTED
IN ADDRESSING THE STANDARDS
THAT GUIDE THE HISTORIC
ESIGNATION TO INCLUDE HOW WE
LOOK AT SIGNIFICANCE AND THE
INTEGRITY IN PLACES TO AN
EQUITY LAND.
AGAIN, VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE AND
JOINING TAMMY, EXCITED TO SEE
YOU THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I
AGREE.
THE BILL PASSED THIS MORNING IS
A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY IT IS
SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE FOLKS LIKE
YOU HEAR IN THESE DECISION-
MAKING POSITIONS.
SO THAT THERE IS INCLUSION IN
ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND SO THAT HISTORY DOES NOT
GET FORGOTTEN.
AS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SAID,
THAT WE ARE MADE EVEN MORE AWARE
THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IN
THE CITY.
TAKE YOU VERY MUCH.
MR. PITTMAN, GO AHEAD.
TELL US ABOUT THE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION.
>> THIS IS LIKE OLD HOME WEEK
FOR ME, HAVING WORKED IN DURING
THIS FOR 17 YEARS BEFORE I
RETIRED, THREE YEARS AGO.
AND NOW, WORKING FOR A CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICES, PART TIME.
BUT FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS
KENNY PITTMAN AND ONE OF THE
THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS
TIE SENDS HIS REGRETS.
HE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE.
HE IS IN CALIFORNIA FOR HIS
SON'S GRADUATION FROM COLLEGE
AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A
QUICK THUMBNAIL TO WHAT
HISTORIC SEATTLE IS AND WHAT WE
ARE ALL ABOUT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAW
EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION
PRESENTATION, THAT IS WHAT
SEATTLE IS ALL ABOUT, RAISING
AWARENESS OF ARCHITECTURAL
HERITAGE BY ALL GROUPS.
ALL GROUPS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO
WHAT WE KNOW AS SEATTLE, TODAY.
SO WE DO OUR FOCUS TO EDUCATION,
ADVOCACY AND PRESERVATION IN
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HISTORIC
SEATTLE DOES IS ACTUALLY ON
PROPERTIES LIKE THE CADILLAC
HOTEL AND PIKE PLACE MARKET AND
WASHINGTON HALL. PROPERTIES
THAT WERE REQUIRED BY HISTORIC
SEATTLE AND PRESERVED AND THEN
HEAD FOR DIFFERENT REUSE SO
THEY ARE STILL PART OF
SEATTLE'S FABRIC AND WE HAVE
ACQUIRED BUILDINGS AND PROVIDED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH THEM
. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT
HISTORIC SEATTLE THAT WE ARE
GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF 12
MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR,
THE COUNCEL AND CONSTITUENCY.
IN MY POSITION, I AM A MAYORAL
APPOINTEE AND FOR THAT PERIOD
OF TERMS THROUGH NOVEMBER 30th
OF, I BELIEVE, 2024.
AND TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND, I RETIRED AFTER
ABOUT 44 YEARS CAREER IN
GOVERNMENT AND WORKED FOR THE
STATE LEGISLATURE HAS A
NONPARTISAN RESEARCH STAFF
DOING HOUSING, TRADE AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I WORKED
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR 17
YEARS AND BEFORE THAT, I WORKED
IN WALLA WALLA AND FLAGSTAFF,
ARIZONA, FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN
YEARS, D.A.R.E.
THREE YEARS IN WALLA WALLA AND
FINISHED ALL MY GOVERNMENT
CAREER HERE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WHICH I HAVE ENJOYED
AND STILL HAVE VERY DEAR
FRIENDS.
ONE OF THEM IS SITTING ON THE
COUNCEL NEXT TO YOU.
AND THEN WHEN I RETIRED, I WAS
OFFERED A POSITION AT CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICES AS ONE OF
THEIR DIRECTORS AND OPERATIONS
SO I HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FOR
THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS.
AS MY WIFE SAID, YOU REALLY DO
MAKE A BAD EXAMPLE FOR
RETIREMENT.
BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH BEING ON HISTORIC
SEATTLE.
IT IS ONE OF THOSE UNIQUE
THINGS THAT FOR MY CAREER HERE,
I MONITORED THEM AND PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THEM
AND NOW I AM ON THE BOARD SO I
AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH STEPHANIE AND ALL
OF THE OTHER MEMBERS.
I AM AVAILABLE TO ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
SERVICE.
IT IS DEEP AND IMPORTANT SO
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE
DONE AND WE APPRECIATE YOU ARE
NOW WILLING TO STEP INTO THIS
ROLE AND CONTINUE TO SERVE IN
THAT WAY.
>> YEAH, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
RETIRE.
>> THAT IS OKAY.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR
MR. PITTMAN?
SPATZ NO QUESTIONS.
YOU ARE BASICALLY WALKING
HISTORY OF SEATTLE, IN A WAY.
I HAVE ALWAYS APPRECIATED HOW
WELL YOU LEAD GROUP PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BACK AGAIN, THANK YOU BOTH FOR
BEING WILLING TO SERVE THE CITY
IN THIS WAY. I REALLY LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH BOTH OF
YOU ON THINGS THAT HISTORIC
SEATTLE DOES. OKAY, THAT'S TAKE
A VOTE. COLLEGE, I MOVED THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, I WILL PUT BOTH
APARTMENTS FORWARD.
I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF BOTH
APPOINTMENTS. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
DEVON, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES!
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER WALLACE?
>> THREE IN FAVOR.
>> APPOINTMENTS WILL BE SENT TO
JUNE 21st CITY COUNCEL MEETING.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE
AND WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS THE AGENDA
FOR TODAY.
THIS DOES CONCLUDE THAT JUNE
10th, 2022 MEETING.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS JULY EIGHTH
AT 9:30.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
IT IS 10:12 AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.