>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
THE TIME IS 5:01 P.M. AND THE
DATE IS NOVEMBER 15, 2022.
MADAME CLERK, COULD YOU CALL
THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> SIX ON THE FLOOR.
>> AS OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS
JOIN US, WE WILL MAKE SURE TO
ANNOUNCE THEM.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA, I'M HERE.
>> OH, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS
HERE AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. FOLKS, CURRENTLY,
WE HAVE ABOUT 120 PEOPLE SIGNED
UP TO SPEAK ONLINE. AND 30
PEOPLE IN PERSON. WE WILL GET
THROUGH EVERYONE TONIGHT JUST
LIKE WE DID IN THE LAST TWO
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WE WILL
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TUB
PICK COMMENT NEXT MONDAY AT
9:30 A.M. AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE ANY
AMENDMENTS ARE CONSIDERED. THE
INITIAL RELEASE WAS POSTED
ONLINE AND SHARED AT ABOUT 9:30
A.M. WITH MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY. MEMBERS OF THE
PRESS. AND THEN, WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THROUGH
THAT PROPOSED BALANCING
PACKAGE. I AM GOING TO
ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO IF THEY
CAN, TO WRITE OUR OFFICE, LET
US KNOW IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
IT IS A DENSE DOCUMENT.. ALMOST
500 PAGES LONG. EACH TITLE READ
INTO THE BUDGET IS ACTUALLY A
TITLE REFLECTING CHANGES MADE
TO THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
SO IF IT SAYS REDUCED FUNDING
FOR, IT IS OFTEN THERE IS STILL
POSSIBLY FUNDING IN ANOTHER
LINE OF REVENUE. OR, JUST,
REDUCED AMOUNT. I DON'T WANT
FOLKS TO NECESSARILY THINK
THERE ARE REDUCTIONS MADE TO
THE UNDERLYING BILL. AND THERE
IS A LOT MORE CONTEXT TO GO
WITH SOME OF THOSE AMENDMENT SO
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE
ARE HERE TO HELP AND PROVIDE
CONTEXT TO WHAT IS INCLUDED
BESIDES DOLLAR AMOUNT AND
POLICY DIRECTION AND THINGS
LIKE THAT WE ARE ADDING. IT
WILL BE IN THERE. SO, WE ARE
EXCITED TO HEAR FROM ALL OF
YOU. AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBERS
AMENDMENTS ARE DUE TOMORROW AT
NOON. THAT IS WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 16th AT NOON. AND,
THEN WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER
21st AT 93:00 A.M. TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT THOSE AMENDMENTS. AND
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THAT
DAY. WE WILL BE VOTING
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO MAKE
AMENDMENTS WITH THE FINAL VOTE
TAKING PLACE THE WEEK
FOLLOWING, WE WILL HAVE A
COMMITTEE MEETING AT 9:30 IN
THE MORNING THAT DOES NOT HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. AT THE END OF NEXT
MONDAY'S MEETING, THE SERIES OF
AMENDMENTS WE WILL VOTE ON
ACTUALLY FORM THE FULL PACKAGE.
SO THAT IS THE DAY TO WEIGH IN
IF YOU HAVE AMENDMENTS TO
COMMENT ON. FINAL VOTE TAKES
PLACE. THERE WILL BE
OPPORTUNITY IFS FOR COMMENT.
THERE IS ALWAYS PUBLIC COMMENT
AT 2:00 P.M. ON TUESDAYS.
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED
THROUGHOUT THE LAST EIGHT WEEKS
TO PUT INTO CONTEXT AS WELL. WE
HAD TO DELAY A WEEK BECAUSE OF
THE DECLINED REVENUE FORECAST.
$64MILLION REDUCTION AGAIN IN
THE REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX.
$9.4MILLION REDUCTION. IF YOU
TUNED IN OR SIGNED ANY OF THE
COVERAGE YESTERDAY, WE TRIED TO
SHIFT SOME ITEMS AROUND TO MAKE
SURE THEY ARE MAKING CUTS
MAKING SURE THE $1.2 MILLION
THAT WOULD RECEIVE FUNDING AND
WE DID THAT BY REDUCING
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. PLEASE
REACH OUT TO COUNCILMEMBERS IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED
BUDGET. YOU CAN SUBMIT COMMENTS
AT COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV. AND
THERE IS OPPORTUNTY TO SIGN UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE AND
IN PERSON GIVEN THE HYBRID
NATURE OF THIS MEETING, I WILL
PUT MY MASK BACK ON AFTER I
MAKE MY OPENING COMMENTS AND
ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO MASK UP IN
THE ROOM. THERE ARE SOME MASKS
AT THE PODIUMS UP HERE. AND
OUTSIDE, THANKS TO THE CLERK'S
TEAM FOR MAKING SURE FOLKS
COULD GET SIGNED IN. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE RUN THROUGH THE
RUN OF SHOWS. MADAME CLERK,
INSTEAD OF RUNNING THE VIDEO
TODAY, I WANT TO LET FOLKS
KNOW, WE WILL TAKE 10 PEOPLE AT
A TIME. 10 PEOPLE ONLINE. 10
PEOPLE IN PERSON. 10 PEOPLE
ONLINE, TEN PEOPLE IN PERSON.
EVERYONE WILL HAVE A FULL
MINUTE TO SPEAK. YOU WILL HEAR
A CHIME. WHEN YOU HAVE TEN
SECONDS TO WRAP IT UP, PLEASE
DO WRAP IT UP BECAUSE YOUR
MICROPHONE CONCLUDES AT THE END
OF THAT MINUTE. AND WE WANT TO
HEAR FROM THE FULL 150 PLUS
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. WHEN
YOU HEAR THE CHIME FOR FOLKS
ONLINE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED, THAT IS YOUR
INDICATION THAT YOU NEED TO HIT
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOUR LINE. AND
GO AHEAD AND LAUNCH RIGHT THIS.
WE WILL HAVE CALLED YOU IN.
THANKS FOR BROADCASTING THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL. IN PERSON, WE
WILL CALL ONE AT A TIME FOR THE
SAKE OF COVID TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE ARE NOT LINING UP BEHIND
THE PODIUM. WE WILL TRY TO LET
YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE AT WHEN
YOU SIGNED IN, YOU PROBABLY SAW
THE NUMBER YOU WERE SIGNED IN
ON. YOU WILL HAVE A MINUTE TO
SPEAK AND YOU WILL HAVE A CHIME
TEN SECONDS BEFORE SO YOU WRAP
IT UP. WE HAVE SOME NOTE CARDS?
WE CAN GET SOME. WE HAVE EXTRA
NOTE CARDS. WE WILL MAKE SURE
TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE TO THE
COUNCILMEMBERS AS WELL. AND,
AGAIN, PLEASE DO LET US KNOW IF
YOU DIDN'T GET THROUGH ALL OF
YOUR COMMENTS BY EMAILING AT
COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV. WITH THAT,
MADAME CLERK, WE WILL OPEN UP
PUBLIC COMMENT AND GO TO THE
FIRST TEN PEOPLE. AND THEN THE
NEXT TEN PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER THE OUR
CLERK'S TEAM TO WALK US THROUGH
THAT.
>> OUR FIRST THREE REMOTE
SPEAKERS WILL, WE WILL START
WITH JODY NATHAN.
>> HIT STAR
>> IT IS MY HOPE THEY SEE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE AMENDMENT AND
OFFER STRONG PUBLIC SUPPORT TO
MAKE SURE IT IS A PART OF THE
FINAL BUDGETS .
>>> HI, I'M MARSHA, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, I WOULD LIKE TO URGE
COUNCIL TO MAINTAIN 1B1, 2A2
AND 12B1. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THEM FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON
PRESERVING THE INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT FOR HUMAN SERVICES.
AS WELL AS EMERGENCY FOOD
FUNDING. THEY WORK HARD TO
PROVIDE FOOD AND FAMILY
SERVICES TO THOUSANDS EACH
YEAR. AT THE SAME TIME OUR
RESOURCES HAVE NOT KEPT PACE
WITH COSTS. OUR STAFF IS
ALREADY MAKING TOUGH CHOICES
EACH DAY TO FIND AFFORDABLE
CHILD CARE. AND TRAVEL FROM FAR
LOCATIONS TO SERVE AS
RESIDENTS. THE CHOICE HAS
BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IMPOSSIBLE.
HAVE DOUBLED SPENDING ON FOOD
TO BARELY KEEP UP. WE MUST DO
BETTER AND THESE AMENDMENTS ARE
HUGE STEPS IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
I BELIEVE, WAS THAT SARA? OUR
NEXT SPEAKER IS SARA ROBINS WHO
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JESSE
SIMPSON. SARA?
>> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SARA
ROBINS. A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT
2. FOR MY TESTIMONY TODAY, I
WANT TO FOCUS ON THANK YOUS FOR
THE PACKAGE. FIRST I WANT TO
THANK CHAIR MOSQUEDA FOR MAKING
ESSENTIAL HOMELESS HOUSES AND
HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS A
PRIORITY AND INCLUDING THE 7.6%
INFLATION INCREASE IN THE
BUDGET AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
COSPONSORS AND SIGNERS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, MORALAS,
SAWANT, JUAREZ, AND LEWIS. AND
I WANT TO THANK MORALES.
LASTLY, THANK YOU CHAIR
MOSQUEDA FOR OFFERING TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS THAT WILL ALLOW
FUNDS ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR THE
HOMES FOR GOOD PROGRAM. TO BE
CARRIED FORWARD FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO NEED THE ASSISTANCE. I HOPE
TO CREATE THIS PROGRAM IN 2018
WHILE WORKING AS A PUBLIC
BENEFITS ATTORNEY. THIS PROGRAM
IS CRITICAL AND LIFE SAVING.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JESSE SIMPSON WHO WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY LAUREL REDDEN.
JESSE ?
>> I'M GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
WITH HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE
RECORD $250 MILLION INVESTMENT
FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES AND THE
SALARY ADJUSTMENT. THE NEED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDING IS
STILL SUBSTANTIAL. BUT I
APPLAUD THIS COUNCIL FOR MAKING
REAL PROGRESS. THESE
INVESTMENTS WERE ONLY MADE
POSSIBLE THROUGH JUMP START
SEATTLE. I KNOW THE COUNCIL IS
FACING TOUGH BUDGET YEARS THIS
YEAR WITH A DEFICIT. BUT, GIVEN
THAT JUMP START IS PROJECTED TO
RAISE REVENUE ABOVE WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY NEEDED, I SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
PACKAGE TO ADDRESS THE BUDGET
SHORTFALL THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAK
SPEAKER, LAUREL?
>> YES, HI, GOOD EVENING
COUNCILMEMBERS AND T█HANK YOU.
I'M LAUREL RIDDEN. THE DIRECTOR
OF COMMUNICATIONS IN POLICY
WITH THE KING COUNTY SEXUAL
ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER. I JUST
WANT THE SAY THANK YOU TO THE
COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING THE FULL
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FOR HUMAN
SERVICE WORKERS THAT IS
CRITICAL AND WE APPRECIATE IT.
AT THE SAME TIME, I AM HERE TO
URGE THE COUNCIL TO ADD FUNDING
BACK INTO THE FINAL BUDGET FOR
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
SURVIVORS. $750,000 A YEAR
WOULD HELP ENSURE ONGOING
SERVICES TO OUR AREA'S MOST
MARGINALIZED SURVIVORS. WE HAVE
AN INCREASE IN DEMAND IN JUST
THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND LAST
YEAR, WE SERVED OVER 5,000
SURVIVORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. WE ARE
STRUGGLING TO KEEP THINGS
MOVING AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE
NOT ALONE AMONG GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE PROVIDERS WE HOPE YOU
WILL CONTINUE TO DEPLOY ALL
CREATIVE MEANS TO ENSURE THIS
ITEM IS FUNDED. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS STEVE. AND OUR LAST SPEAKER
WITH THE REMOTE GROUP WILL BE
ALICE LOCKHEART. STEVE, GO
AHEAD FIRST.
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS STEVE. I AM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT SOUTHWEST
USE AND FAMILY SERVICESAND
COCHAIR OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
OALITION. I'M HERE TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO FUND
THE HOLISTIC SERVICES WE
PROVIDE. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
NECESSARY FOR US TO CONTINUE TO
BE ABLE TO SERVE YOUR
CONSTITUENTS ALL OVER SEATTLE.
I WANT TO REITERATE THAT EVERY
RECOMMENDATION IN OUR PACKET IS
ESSENTIAL. OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
STILL REELING FROM THE IMPACT
OF COVID. AND HISTORIC
INFLATION INCREASES. IT IS
PARAMOUNT THAT CURRENT
SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING IS
SUSTAINED WITH TRUE INFLATION
ADJUSTMENTS. SO THAT THE
NECESSARY SERVICES ARE
SUSTAINED. YOUR WORK TO RETAIN
THE CPI BASED ADJUSTMENT IS
GREATLY APPRECIATED. OVER THE
NEXT YEAR, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU. WE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
SUPPORT IN THIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
FOR THE REMOTE GROUP IS ALICE
LOCKHEART. ALICE, YOU MAY NEED
TO PRESS STAR 6. OKAY, WE WILL
SKIP HER AND TRY HER LATER. THE
NEXT GROUP WILL BE CAMILLE
BALDWIN.
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M CAMILLE, A LONG TIME
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE. A MEMBER
OF PEOPLE POWER WASHINGTON AND
THE COCHAIR OF PEOPLE POWER
SEATTLE COMMITTEE. MY OLDEST
SON ATTENDS INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL
AND MY YOUNGEST SON WILL START
NEXT YEAR. I'M PROUD OF MY
BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN WHO MARCHED
AT CITY HALL YESTERDAY. AND AN
OP ED MEMBERS PETER NELSON,
RELYING ON FEAR MONGERING AND
TOUGH ON CRIME RHETORIC
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFUNDING
OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY LED
INITIATIVES AND THE DEFUNDING
OF MENTAL HEALTH. SHOT SPOTTER
WILL NOT SAVE LIVES. IF WE PAY
FOR SHOT SPOTTER AND SEES THE
RESULTS OF COMMUNITIES
DESTROYED THROUGH RACIAL
PROFILING, FALSE ARRESTS AND IF
ONE OF THESE FALSE ARRESTS
LEADS TO ONE OF OUR SOUTH
SEATTLE RESIDENT DEATHS,
13-YEAR-OLD ADAM TOLEDO IN
CHICAGO, WILL YOU TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY? BUT DESPITE
THIS DANGEROUS RHETORIC, I AM
HOPEFUL. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S BUDGET DOES NOT
ALLOCATE FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU, WE WILL MOVE
INTO THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
THE FIRST TWO SIGNED UP IN
CHAMBERS TODAY ARE, SORRY, MY
VISION IS NOT VERY GOOD. VICTOR
BEACH? VICTORIA BEACH FOLLOWED
BY KENDRA MORGAN.
>> HI, I'M VICTORIA BEACH. I
CHAIR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
WHICH NONE OF YOU EXCEPT SARA
HAS EVER CARED TO SHOW UP. I AM
FOR SHOT SPOTTER. LISA HERBOLD
FALSE INFORMATION. NONE OF YOU
SHOWED UP. YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR
HOMEWORK. I'M TIRED OF MY YOUNG
BLACK MEN AND WOMEN DYING. YOU
ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING. YOU ARE
THROWING OUT MONEY TO ALL THE
AGENCIES THAT ARE NOT HELD
ACCOUNTABLE. WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE THE MONEY HAS GONE. YOU
COULD HAVE TRIED IT, I'M FOR MY
BLACK COMMUNITY. NONE OF YOU
ARE WITH ANY OF THE WEEPING
MOTHERS AND FATHERS. I HAVE SAT
WITH THEM. I HEARD THEM. I WANT
THE VIOLENCE TO STOP. YOU KNOW.
I THINK ALL THESE SEATS EXCEPT
YOU, SARA IS A WASTE OF SPACE.
SHAME ON YOU. YOU HAVE DIVIDED
THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND YOUR
SEATS ARE UP SOON AND I WILL
FIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS KENDRA
MORGAN WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
SPEAKER NUMBER THREE RICK
ROBERTSON.
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS KENDRA MORGAN. I'M A
PARTICIPANT OF SHARED WILL. WE
STRONGLY OPPOSE FUNDING OR ANY
INCREASED FUNDING OF SWEEPS.
SWEEPS KILL AND CANNOT BE
MORALLY SUPPORTED. , GREAT TINY
HOMES. VILLAGES CREATE INDOOR
AND OUTDOOR SHELTERS. WE
CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH
BED INS OUR SHELTERS TO HOUSE
EVERYONE. SO, WHY ARE WE NOT
FOCUSED ON THAT ISSUE?? OFFER
SAFETY AND HOPE TO THOSE
VULNERABLE. STOP FIGHTING
HOMELESS PEOPLE AND START
FIGHTING POVERTY. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
RICK ROBERTSON. AND RICK WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER NUMBER
FOUR. THE REVEREND HARRIET
WALDEN.
>> JUST A REMINDER FOR FOLKS IF
YOU WANT TO SHOW SUPPORT, WE
CAN SEE THAT. BUT, THE APPLAUSE
MAKES IT SO IT IS HARD TO CATCH
EVERYTHING.
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS RICK ROBERTS WITH
SHARE. WE SUPPORT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET. I WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK, EXCUSE ME, ABOUT THE
PERCEPTION OF HOMELESSNESS.
HOMELESSNESS IS TOO OFTEN SEEN
AS ONLY THE RATTY TENT SITTING
ON THE STREET CORNER WITH THE
OCCUPANT TO MATCH. WHAT YOU
DON'T SEE IS THE SINGLE MOTHER
OF TWO WORKING TWO JOBS WHOSE
RENTS HAVE GONE UP TWO TIMES IN
THE LAST TWO YEARS AND NOW ALL
THREE ARE LIVING IN THEIR CARS.
YOU DON'T SEE THE HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE DISPLACED BY THE
PANDEMIC WHO ARE STILL
STRUGGLING TO GET THEIR LIVES
BACK. YOU DON'T SEE THE TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OF ALL
AGES, ALL BACKGROUNDS, ALL TAX
BRACKETS WHO ARE STRUGGLING
WEEK BY WEEK, PAYCHECK TO
PAYCHECK. BECAUSE COSTS HAVE
INCREASED SO MUCH. TOO MANY OF
THESE PEOPLE ARE ONE SETBACK
AWAY FROM BEING HOMELESS
THEMSELVES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS THE REVEREND HARRIET WALDEN
WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TIFFANY
MCCOY.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS REVEREND WALDEN. WE ARE
HERE FOR THE SUPPORTERS OF SPOT
SHOTTER. ALL THE INFORMATION
THAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING IS NOT
TRUE. SHAME ON COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WHEN SHE SENT OUT HER
EMAIL. SHE PUT ALL THE STATS IN
THERE THAT WAS NOT TRUE. NEW
YORK CITY HAS GONE THROUGH THE
PROCESS AND, IT IS CURRENTLY IN
NEW YORK CITY, OAKLAND,
CALIFORNIA. HOUSTON, TEXAS.
DETROIT, AND NEXT IT WILL BE
OREGON. PORTLAND OREGON. A LOT
OF THE THINGS ARE NOT TRUE. WE
HAVE SURVEYS. BUT YOU ALL DON'T
CARE. THIS IS REALLY ALL BOGUS.
IF THE POLICE HAD KILLED
PEOPLE, EVERYBODY WOULD BE
SAYING BLACK LIVES MATTER. BUT
SINCE THIS IS VIOLENCE IN THE
BLACK COMMUNITY, YOU ALL DO NOT
CARE. AND, NEXT YEAR MIGHT BE A
DIFFERENT REALITY FOR YOU. NO
CHANGES IN LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS TIFFANY MCCOY. TIFFANY WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY CAMILLE GIX.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
TIFFANY MCCOY. I'M ADVOCACY
DIRECTOR AT REAL CHANGE. I WANT
TO SAY REGARDLESS OF HISTORIC
NEW INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WE HAVE TO BE HONEST
THAT WE NEED MORE OPTIONS TO
MEET OUR NEEDS. AND THAT
ULTIMATELY, RELYING ON WHAT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL FINANCE
WILL NEVER MEET OUR NEEDS.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. AND YOU TOO,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, SAWANT,
AND PEDERSEN. CLIMATE CHANGE IS
HEREMENT AND WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE INVESTING IN A WORK
FORCE THAT CAN BUILD CLIMATE
ADAPTIVE BUILDINGS. LET'S
INVEST IN APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS FOR BUILDING TRADES
WORKERS. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR THIS
AND LEWIS, STRAUSS, AND SAWANT
FOR COSPONSORING.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CAMILLE GIX WHO WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY JACOB SHEER.
CAMILLE?
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
CAMILLE GIX. I WORK AT REAL
CHANGE. I'M A MEMBER OF UAW
4121. I AM HERE TONIGHT IN
SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET. SPECIFICALLY THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD CREATE
GREEN BUILDING TRADES PERSON
PROGRAMS FOR UNION LABORS.
ANOTHER YEAR OF INCREASINGLY
LONG PERIODS OF FIRES AND WE
STILL HAVE NO PLAN TO PROTECT
OUR RESIDENTS FROM THIS GROWING
CRISIS. WE ARE IN A DEEP NEED
FOR CLIMATE ADAPTIVE AND CRISIS
MITIGATING HOUSING THAT IS
AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE. WE
NEED A WORK FORCE. WE MUST STOP
THIS FALSE DICHOTOMY OF LABOR
VERSUS THE ENVIRONMENT. UNION
BUILDING TRADES CAN BE READY TO
BUILD GREEN NEW DEAL HOUSING.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
BELIEVING IN THIS VISION. THE
REST OF THE COUNCIL I ASK TO
SUPPORT THIS SO WE CAN
CONSTRUCT A GREENER CITY AND
DEFUND THE GHOST COPS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JACOB SHEER WHO WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY SEATTLE RAGING
GRANNIES.
>> THANK YOU. I'M JACOB SHEER.
I AM HERE TODAY ALSO TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET. TO CREATE GREEN SOCIAL
HOUSING. THANK YOU TO SAWANT,
PEDERSEN AND MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE REFUSEING TO
ADD NEW MODELS AND TRY IN
APPROACHES TO MEET OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS. WE
NEED THE HOUSING FUND TO
IDENTIFY CITY OWNED PROPERTY
THAT CAN BE ADOPTED INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING. WE COMMEND
ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WANT
TO ADD THEIR NAMES TO THE
AMENDMENT AND SHOW US NOT TELL
US YOU ARE COMMIT TODAY
ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKERS
ARE THE SEATTLE RAGING GRANNIES
AND HARRIET SASLO.
>> I'M SORRY I'M LATE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
JOINING US FOR THE RECORD.
>> WE ARE THE SEATTLE RAGING
GRANNIES. ♪ PEOPLE WHO NEED IT
FOR HOUSING AND SHOES. WHAT
WICKED SYSTEM HAS SUCH A
RESULT, MUST HAVE BEEN BUILT BY
MEME GREEDY CULT. THE COPS MUST
BE STOPPED FROM THEIR SWEEPS
JAMBOREES. IF YOU DON'T STOP
THEM MIGHT HAPPEN TO YOU. IF
THE COPS WON'T SWEEP CHIMNEYS,
THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY DO, THEY
HARSHLY ENFORCE THE RACIAL
RULE. SO WE MUST STOP THEM, A
LOT IS AT STAKE. DON'T WANT THE
WEALTHY TO STEAL OUR WHOLE
CAKE. MUST HELP US. IN THE ROOM
WHERE YOU SIT AND NEVER GET
COLD. IF YOU THINK THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE ALL NEED,
STOP FUNDING COPS. STOP THE
SWEEP S!
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE
SAW YOU ALL. THANKS FOR
BRINGING THAT BACK.
>> THE LAST TWO SPEAKERS IN
PERSON IN THIS GROUP ARE
HARRIET AND DRAVEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HARRIET, I
LIVE AT NICKELSVILLE NORTH
LAKE. NICKELSVILLE OPERATE IT
IS ONLY SELF-MANAGED TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES IN THE CITY. WE HAVE
TWO LOCATIONS. ONE IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT. ONE IN THE
NORTH LAKE AREA. WE WANT TO
OPEN MORE AND WE NEED MORE. WE
NEED MORE AND MORE PEOPLE. MORE
AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BECOMING
HOMELESS AND WE NEED TO MEET
BASIC NEEDS. WEURGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO JOIN COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT IN REJECTING THE
AUSTERITY BUDGET SO THAT THE
RICHEST IN OUR CITY WILL PAY
FOR THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND
RECESSION. WE HAVE BEEN
SUFFERING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
AND FACING UNPRECEDENTED
INFLATION AND SKYROCKETING
RENTS. CITY COUNCIL IS GETTING
READY TO PINCH PENNIES FOR
FUNDING FOR RENTER ORGANIZING.
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES FOR
HOMELESS PEOPLE. STOP THE
SWEEPS NOW AND ADDRESS THE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER FOR THE IN
PERSON THIS GROUP WILL BE
DRAVEN. THEN BACK TO REMOTE FOR
ANOTHER TEN.
>> GOOD EVENING. I RESIDE AT
NICKELSVILLE NORTH LAKE. I
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN LOST AFTER
PANDEMIC WITHOUT THE
SELF-MANAGED TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES. THE SWEEPS ONLY SERVE
TO DISPLACE THOSE IN NEED. WE
URGE CITY COUNCIL TO JOIN
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IN
REJECTING ANY DECREASED BUDGET.
AND WE SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES' AMENDMENT FOR THE
MUNICIPAL HOUSING
ADMINISTRATION TEAM. THANK YOU.
>> MIND IF WE GO BACK TO NUMBER
NINE, MADAME CLERK? ON THE
ONLINE PLATFORM?
>> SURE, ALICE? WE WILL GO BACK
AND SEE. ALICE IS NOW LONG GONE
AND SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
KAREN. ALICE ? WE SEE YOU ON
THE LINE ALICE. BUT LOOKS LIKE
YOU HAVE TO HIT STAR SIX
POSSIBLY. OKAY, WE'LL COME
BACK. NOW WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE
NEXT PRESENT PERSON, KATIE WHO
IS NUMBER 13. KATIE ?
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS KATIE GAROW, THE
ELECTED LEADER OF MLK BAILOR.
THE UMBRELLA GROUP. I'M HERE TO
EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND THE
LABOR MOVEMENTS APPRECIATION TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR THE
INFLATIONARY INCREASE FOR THE
DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
$120,000 FOR MLK LABOR'S
VIRTUAL HIRING HALL YOU
INCLUDED IN THE BALANCING
PACKAGE. OUR VIRTUAL HIRING
HALL HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO A LOT
OF GOOD FOR WORKERS WITH THE
SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU
AWARDED TO US. WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO COUPLE IT WITH OTHER
UNIONS DONATIONS AS WELL AS THE
SUPPORT OF PARTNERS AND
EMPLOYMENT. OUR WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, OUR
VIRTUAL HIRING HALL ADDRESSES
THREE COMMUNITY NEEDS. GETS
BIPOC WORKERS INTO GOOD UNION
JOBS AND ADDRESSES THE WEALTH
GAP. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR CHAMPIONING JUMP
START TWO YEARS AGO. SO THAT WE
WOULD HAVE EXTRA RESOURCES TO
FILL OUR BUDGET HOLES THIS YEAR
AND NEXT. WE WILL BE WITH YOU
TO FIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE IN THE
YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE KAREN GUYLAND. KAREN,
NUMBER 12 WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY RYAN MCFARREN. KAREN?
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS KAREN.
AND I AM A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF
SEATTLE. I IMPLORE YOU TO FULLY
FUND THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT DESPITE THE
PROJECTED REVENUE SHORTFALL.
UNTIL OUR STREETS ARE SAFE,
SPENDING ON OTHER PROGRAMS WILL
BE A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY. I
ASK YOU RETURN PARKING
ENFORCEMENT TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. THIS WILL SAVE
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND
RECTIFY THE DAMAGE MADE BY
CHANGE THAT DID NOT SERVE ANY
BENEFICIAL PURPOSE. WE HAVE
SEEN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS
THAT PULLING FUNDING AWAY FROM
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESULTED
IN A MUCH LARGER IMPACT IN LOSS
OF BUDGET ALONE. WE LEARNED
THAT OUR OFFICERS CAN AND WILL
LEAVE EN MASSE IF THEY PERCEIVE
THAT THE CITY DOES NOT SUPPORT
THEM. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE THE
LEAD OF COUNCILMEMBERS SARA
ROBINS SARA ROBINS AND ALEX
PEDERSEN IN THEIR OP ED IN THE
SEATTLE TIMES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE RYAN MCFARREN WHO WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY DENNIS SILLS.
RYAN?
>> GOOD EVENING, I'M RYAN
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OFUNITED WAY
OF KING COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THE
FUNDING FOR THE TAX PREPARATION
CAMPAIGN. TO PAY OVER DUE
UTILITY BILLS AND PUT A LITTLE
EXTRA FOOD ON THE TABLE. THANKS
TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE
WORKING FAMILY'S TAX CREDIT
NEXT YEAR, THESE FAMILYS WILL
HAVE AS MUCH AS $1,200 EXTRA TO
PUT TOWARD EXPENSES IN 2023 AND
BE ABLE TO VISIT A SITE TO FILE
THEIR TAXES AND WORK FOR THE
TAX CREDIT AT THE SAME TIME
WHICH SOME PAID TAX SERVICE
WORKERS ARE NOT ABLE TO OFFER.
YEARS OF COLLECTIVE WORK
INVOLVING STATE LEGISLATORS AND
ADVOCATES. NOW THAT IT IS
NEARLY HERE, IT WOULD BE A
SHAME IF SEATTLE RESIDENTS WERE
UNABLE TO CLAIM IT. $100,000
FROM THE IS WILL ALLOW UNITED
WAY TO ENSURE THAT DOES NOT
HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENNIS
SILLS WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
JJ STRONG. DENNIS ?
>> ON BEHALF OF THE 1,100
RESIDENTS AND 250 STAFF AT
PLYMOUTH HOUSING, THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COME IN. HOUSING CHALLENGES IN
HOMELESSNESS IN SEATTLE HAVE
GROWN DURING THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC. AS COST INCREASES,
MORE AND MORE FRONT LINE
HOUSING WORKERS FACE THE SAME
CHALLENGES AS THOSE THEY SERVE.
INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING WERE
CRITICAL TO ENSURE WE CONTINUE
TO OPERATE. THANK YOU FOR THE
RECORD 253 MILLION INVESTMENTS
IN HOUSING. IN THE PACKAGE.
THIS PACKAGE HELPS SUPPORT
DEVELOPMENT FOR SERVICES FOR
RESIDENTS. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING
HOUSING HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS
BY PROVIDING AN UP HOLING
LEGISLATIVELY REQUIRED 7.6%
CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT IN 2023.
AND THE ADJUSTMENT IN 2024.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE JJ
STRONG FOLLOWED BY DONNY
WALETO. JJ?
>> HI.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> HI. SO I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
TO SAY THIS IS POSSIBLY GOING
TO LEAD UP TO A MODERN DAY
TRAIL OF TEARS TYPE OF
SITUATION. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY
THAT IS ALREADY BEING POURED
INTO MUSICAL CHAIRS OF THE
HOMELESS, IS PRETTY SCARY.
THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT
HAVE MEANT TO TAKE BUDGETS INTO
A WHOLE LOT MORE. THE CITY CAN
COME UP WITH. PRETTY UNKIND.
UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I
HAD A JOB AND A WORKING
VEHICLE. AND, NOW, I CURRENTLY
AM LIVING IN A GEO PINTO WITH
MY BOYFRIEND. I UNDERSTAND YOU
HEAR ALL SORTS OF SOB STORIES
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR SOME OF THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY RUDE TO YOU
GUYS.
>> THANK YOU JJ. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS DONNY WHO WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY JOSH CASTLE. DON
NY?
>> HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AT
CHILD CARE RESOURCES. I'M HERE
TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL NONFOR
PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE ASK
YOUR BUDGETS REFLECT THE LEVEL
OF WORK THEY DO. TO HELP
FAMILIES, PREVENTING THEM FROM
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORT TO
OUR FAMILIES CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. BUT
THE COST OF THE SERVICES RISES
EACH YEARS WITH THE COST OF
DOING BUSINESS IN SEATTLE. THE
CITY BUDGET CANNOT KEEP UP, WE
WILL HAVE TO REDUCE
EXPECTATIONS AND IMPACTS OR
RELY HEAVILY ON PRIVATE FUND
RAISING DOLLARS TO IMPLEMENT
SERVICES THE CITY HAS PROMISED
TAXPAYERS. THE 1.2% INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE
ASK THAT THE BARE MINIMUM OF
THE REFLECTED INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT BE 1.6%. MANY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE JOSH CASTLE FOLLOWED BY
CARRIE COOLEY. JOSH?
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M JOSH
CASTLE. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
DIRECTOR WITH LEHIGH. I WANT TO
EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE FOR
THE $2.8 MILLION BUDGET ACTION
TO SUPPORT TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE
RESIDENTS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS
WHO HAVE TESTIFIED AND SHARED
PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE. RECOVERY FROM
TRAUMA. SERVES AS A CRUCIAL
STEP FROM HOMELESSNESS TO
PERMANENT HOUSING. THANK YOU
FOR SPONSORING AND ALL THE
COSPONSORS. WE ALSO STAND WITH
THE SEATTLE COALITION ON
HOMELESSNESS AND THE MANY
NON-PROFIT PROVIDERS IN MAKING
THE BUDGET ACTION TO ASSURE
WORKER'S WAGES ARE MATCHING THE
RISE IN INFLATION. THANK YOU
FOR SPONSORING THE TWO BUDGET
ACTIONS. AND TO THE COSPONSORS.
GRATEFUL TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL
FOR YOUR WORK ON THE PACKAGE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CARRIE COOLEY FOLLOWED BY WE
WILL TRY ONE MORE TIME ALICE
LOCKHEART AND MOVE BACK TO THE
IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M CARRIE COOLEL. I LIVE IN
COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 AND WORK
WITH CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
SERVICES. PART OF THE COALITION
ON HOMELESSNESS. I SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE 20 SEATTLE
SHELTERS IN JEOPARDY OF CLOSING
DOORS WITH THE END OF SEVERAL
COVID RELIEF DOLLARS. WITH
RELIEF FUNDING, HUMANITY GREW
IN THE FORM OF NEW IMPROVED
SHELTERS. HUNDREDS OF
VULNERABLE PEOPLE LIVING IN
HOMELESSNESS FOUND COMPASSION,
STABILITY, HOPE, AND SERVICES
FOR PERMANENT HOUSING. OUR
DOORS REMAINED OPEN AND THE
STAFF WORKED FAITHFULLY THROUGH
THE PANDEMIC TO SUPPORT GUEST
INS THEIR HEALING. WE SUPPORT
THE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS FOR
FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR HOME FOR
GOOD AND ASK THE CITY TO HONOR
THIS COMMITMENT FOR THE 7.6
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. THANK YOU
CHAIR MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
MORALES FOR THE AMENDMENTS AND
THANKS TO ALL PUBLIC
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR YOUR PUBLIC
SERVICE AND HARD DILIGENT WORK.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
FOR THIS REMOTE GROUP WILL BE
ALICE LOCKHEART. ALICE, IF YOU
ARE ONLINE, PLEASE PRESS STAR
6.
>> HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> EXCELLENT. SO MANY TIMES
PRESSING STAR 6. I AM ALICE
LOCKHEART AND I VOLUNTEER WITH
350 SEATTLE AND OTHER 350 FOLKS
ARE OUTSIDE CITY HALL
SUPPORTING THE YOUTH RALLY. WE
STAND WITH THE YOUTH WHO VOTED
IN RECORD NUMBERS LAST WEEK
WITH THE YOUTH OUTSIDE AND IN
THE ROOM. AND, PARTICULARLY
WITH THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
DEMANDS. I PERSONALLY WANT TO
THANK CHAIR MOSQUEDA'S STAFF
AND ALL OF YOU WHO WROTE
AMENDMENTS TO MAKE THE BUDGET
MORE HUMANE. PARTICULARLY TO
FULLY, TO PAY A LIVING WAGE TO
HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS AND
CHAIR MOSQUEDA'S STRONG STAND
TO PROTECT JUMP START AS WELL
AS COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
SPONSORS WORK TO CRAFT
AMENDMENTS. ALL DEEPLY
APPRECIATED. I'M NOT GRATEFUL
THAT CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS
ARE DYING ON OUR STREETS IN
RECORD NUMBERS. I REALLY HOPE
THIS COMMITTEE CAN FIND ITS WAY
TO FINDING $150,000 TO SUPPORT
MAKING BIKE LANES BE MUCH SAFER
IF ONE DISTRICT HAS SAFER BIKE
LANES, PEOPLE WILL USE THEM.
WE'LL ALL WANT THEM.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE MOVING
INTO OUR NEXT TEN PARTICIPANT
INS PERP. STARTING WITH NUMBER
11. ANITA FREEMAN. FOLLOWED BY
FATIMA.
>> WE ARE WITH WHEEL AND WOMEN
IN BLACK. LAST WEEK, WE GAVE
YOU A LETTER WITH A MAP.
MAPPING OUT THE 200 OUTSIDE
VIOLENT HOMELESS DEATHS THIS
YEAR. BY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
THESE DEATHS MAKE IT URGENT NO
SURVIVAL BE A PRIORITY IN A
MORAL BUDGET. I WANTED TO POINT
OUT TONIGHT THAT SHELTER IS
MORE, EVEN MORE THAN SURVIVAL.
SPECIAL COVID FUNDING MADE
POSSIBLE FOR OUR TWO WHEEL
SHELTERS AS WELL AS OTHERS TO
BEGIN OPERATING 24/7 INSTEAD OF
NIGHT ONLY. THE RESULT WAS
BEAUTIFUL. ONE WOMAN SAID,
BEING FULLY RESTED IS LIKE
COMING BACK TO LIFE. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. CREATE MORE OF IT.
AND, STOP THE BLOODY SWEEPS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 12. FATIM A. FOLLOWED
BY CLIFF.
>> GOOD EVENING. I SPENT THE
GREATER PART OF A DECADE IN
SO-CALLED SELF-MANAGED HOMELESS
COMMUNITIES, MAINLY
NICKELSVILLE. THEY WERE DEFINED
BY HOMELESS ON HOMELESS TOTAL
ABUSE OF POWER. ESPECIALLY
HORRENDOUS ABUSE OF WOMEN. FOR
WOMEN, IT WAS COERCIVE CONTROL.
EVERY BIT AS INTRUSIVE AND
ALL-CONSUMING AS INTIMATE
PARTNER ABUSE. THESE
COMMUNITIES ARE FAR TOO SMALL
AND THE HUMANS IN THEM FAR TOO
FLAWED FOR ANY MEANINGFUL
ELECTION TO CHOOSE ONE OR MORE
OF THEM TO BE HANDED THAT LEVEL
OF POWER OVER ANYONE. EVEN IF
ELECTIONS WERE FREE AND FAIR
WHICH THEY AREN'T. SELF-MANAGED
HOMELESS COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE
DEFUNDED UNTIL A MODEL IS
DEVELOPED WHICH GIVES HOMELESS
PEOPLE FAR MORE SAY OVER
DECISIONS OTHER THAN DISCIPLINE
AND FAR LESS SAY IN BARRING
EACH OTHER AND TERRORIZING EACH
OTHER WITH THE THREAT OF A BAR.
THERE ALSO SHOULD BE NO PUBLIC
FUNDING FOR ANY ORGANIZATION.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FATIMA.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CLIFF
FOLLOWED BY RACHEL.
>> APOLOGIES COUNCILMEMBER. WE
USUALLY TRY TO MAKE SURE THE
COUNCILMEMBERS GET A CHANCE TO
SPEAK FIRST. I DENT SEE YOU
UNTIL YOU MOVED OVER HERE. SO
GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBER.
>> NO WORRIES. HELLO. MY NAME
IS CLIFF. I'M THE POLICY
MANAGER FOR HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY KING AND KITTITAS
COUNTIES. 253MILLION IN
AFFORDABLE HOMES IN THE BUDGET
MAKES SURE PROVIDERS HAVE A
LIVING WAGE. AND WE STILL HAVE
A TALL HILL TO CLIMB. BOTH AT
SEATTLE AND ALSO REGIONALLY.
WHEN IT COMES TO FULLY FUNDING
HOUSING ACROSS THE CONTINUUM,
WE HAVE TO REMAIN RESOLUTE. I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S BALANCING PACKAGE
AND THE USE OF ACCESS JUMP
START REVENUE TO ADDRESS THE
BUDGET SHORTFALL OVER THE NEXT
FEW YEARS SO WE CAN FUND
SERVICE TO AVOID ASTERTY FOR
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING
SERVICES AS WELL AS FULLY
CONTINUE TO INVEST IN MUCH
NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND
WE ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO
MAKE THIS TEMPORARY. AND
CONSIDER LOOKING AT PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE SOURCES MOVING FORWARD
TO FULLY INVEST IN HOUSING IN
THE PEOPLE'S NEEDS HERE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR
YOUR SERVICE AS WELL ON THE
REGIONAL HOUSES AUTHORITY BOARD
WE SIT ON. APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP THERE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RACHEL
SCOTT. AND RACHEL WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY CHRISTOFE HAMILTON.
>> I'M RACHEL SCOTT. FOR THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS I HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTING THE WORK OF WOMEN IN
BLACK TO TRACK MORTALITY AND
STAND VIGIL FOR OUR IN HOUSE
NEIGHBORS THE DYING. AT
INCREASINGLY DISTURBING RATES.
220 UNHOUSED PEOPLE IN OUR
COUNTY HAVE DIED SO FAR AND AS
THE TEMPERATURES PLUMMET, THE
DEATHS WILL INCREASE. THESE ARE
AVOIDABLE. I ADVOCATE FOR THE
FUNDING OF HOUSING AND THE
MANAGERS DOING THE WORK ON THE
GROUND. FROM THE PROSPECTIVE OF
OUTREACH WORKERS, WE KNOW THIS
DOES NOT IMPROVE CIRCUMSTANCES
FOR ANYONE. SWEEPS ONLY LEAD TO
THE FURTHER MARGINNIZATION TO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS PUSHING
PEOPLE INTO FURTHER ISOLATIONS
AND PUSHING PEOPLE INTO THE
DEPTHS OF DESPAIR. WE NEED TO
FUND DEEPLY AFFORDABLE UNITS.
HOUSING VOUCHERS AND WELL PAID
SUPPORTIVE STAFFERS TO WORK
THESE SPACES. WITHOUT SHELTER,
PEOPLE WILL DIE SO PLEASE
REMEMBER THIS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER
NUMBER 15, CRISTOLPHE HAMILTON.
>> HOW DO YOU THERE. I'M DR.
CHRIS HAMILTON. I'M HERE, WE
HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE
PERTAINING TO A BUILD ON 1200
STUART. WHEN I WAS HIRED TO
COME TO THIS TOWN, IT WAS
PERTAINING TO AS A FIRE MARSHAL
AND ENGINEER. ONE OF THE FIRST
DISASTERS I HAD TO DEAL WITH,
THEY STARTED BUILDING ON UNSAFE
HOLLOW GROUND. OUR PUBLIC
UTILITY IS OLD HOLLAND.
ORIGINALLY A BOAT CITY FROM THE
WATER TO THE FIRST MILE. THERE
IS A BUILDING IT IS BEING
CONSTRUCTED ON AND I DON'T KNOW
HOW. BUT I URGE THE CITY
COUNCIL NOT TO APPROVE ANY
GRANTS PERTAINING TO 1200
STEWART. IT WILL TAKE ME SIX TO
18 MONTHS TO LITIGATE WITH MY
LAW GROUP. IT IS A PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WILL FALL.
IT IS A TEETER TOTTER BUILDING
AND I CAN'T HAVE PEOPLE
BUILDING ON IT. PUTTING PEOPLE
IN THERE WITH WHAT THEY ARE
DOING.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE WITH TANYA SEVERE
FOLLOWED BY PETER CONDIT.
>> MY NAME IS LATANIA. I'M A
BLACK NON-BINARY IN D2. IT
SHOWS WE DON'T THROW PEOPLE
AWAY. WHY THE AMENDMENTS FOR
MUNICIPAL HOUSING AND WORK
FORCE DEVELOPMENT WERE IN THE
HOUSING PACKAGE WAS A STRONG
INDICATION THAT MANY OF OUR
ELECTED OFFICIALS DON'T TAKE
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
SERIOUSLY. FUND AT 550K.
GREENHOUSING TRADES PERSON
CERTIFICATION AT 220K. AND
GREEN HOUSING APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM AT 2.5 MILLION. YOU CAN
FUND ALL OF THIS AND MORE BY
MOVING FUNDS FROM THE GHOST COP
POSITIONS OUT OF SPD. I DRESSED
AS A GHOST COP TO SHOW THAT A
CITY WITH A LOWER THAN EXPECTED
BUDGET FORECAST FOR THE FUTURE
TO THROW MONEY AT POSITIONS
THAT SPD AND EVERYONE IN THE
CITY KNOWS THEY CAN'T HIRE.
MOVE THE 17 MILLION OUT OF SPD.
AND SAY NO TO SHOT SPOTTER
WHICH DOESN'T SAVE LIVES OR
PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE. IT ONLY
LEADS TO MORE COPS IN BIPOC
COMMUNITIES, WRONGFUL
CONVICTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS PETER CONDITT FOLLOWED BY
CAUSE HAN.
>> GOOD EVENING. THIS IS PETER
CONDITT. I GOT TO THINKING
EARLIER ABOUT THE LAW AND ORDER
THEORY OF CHANGE THAT SOME OF
YOU SUPPORT TO PREVENT
SOMETHING FROM HAPPENING. ONE
MUST PERSONALIZE THE PERSON IN
QUESTION. SO OTHERS ARE IN
THEORY DISINCENTIVIZED FROM
DOING IT. NOT ONLY IS THERE AN
IMMENSE HUMAN COST TO THE
STRATEGY. IT JUST DOESN'T WORK.
MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT.
FORTUNATELY, THERE IS ANOTHER
OPTION. IT IS CALLED DEFUNDING
THE POLICE. ITS THEORY OF
CHANGE IS STRONG. BUT,
DEFUNDING THE POLICE ONLY WORKS
FOR EVERYONE IF YOU ACTUALLY DO
IT. OTHERWISE, IT IS THE SAME
FAILED LAW AND ORDER STRATEGY.
SO NO GHOST COPS. NO GHOST
COPS. MOVE THAT 17 MILLION OUT
OF SPD. DEFUND SWEEPS, SWEEPS.
>> NO GHOST COPS. DEFUND SPD.
NO GHOST COPS. DEFUND SPD.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, OUR
NEXT TWO SPEAKERS WILL BE CAUSE
HAN FOLLOWED BY NANCY GRAHAM.
>> HI THERE. MY NAME IS CAUSE
HAN. I LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE.
I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET. AND, JUST
WANT TO REITERATE THAT IT DOES
KIND OF SEEM TO DEFY LOGIC THAT
A CITY DEPARTMENT WOULD BE ABLE
TO KEEP $14 MILLION IN THEIR
BUDGET IF THEY KNEW THEY
WEREN'T GOING TO BE SPENDING
IT. IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE OR GOOD
PLANNING ON THE PART OF THE
MAYOR OR THE COUNCIL. AND, I AM
CONFUSED BY THIS BECAUSE I HAVE
HEARD EACH OF YOU COME OUT
CONSISTENTLY IN SUPPORT OF
ALTERNATIVES TO THE POLICE. SO,
I JUST URGE YOU TO REMOVE THAT
MONEY FROM THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST TWO
IN-SPEAKERS IN THIS GROUP ARE
NANCY GRAHAM FOLLOWED BY
MARGARET GRAHAM.
>> IT IS NANCY GRATTEN. I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GUNFIRE
DETECTION SYSTEM. I PUT ON TWO
MEETINGS PUT ON BY THE AFRICAN
AMERICAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. I
GO TO MEETINGS THAT I THINK
MIGHT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THE GUN
VIOLENCE. THIS SHOT SPOTTER WAS
AMAZING. THEY ARE ABLE TO, IT
TAKES 911 RESPONSE TIME IN THE
SOUTH PRECINCT 11 MINUTES FROM
PRIORITY CALLS. WITH SHOT
SPOTTER IT IS ABLE TO ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY ALERT OFFICERS ON
PATROL. THE EXACT LOCATION OF
GUNFIRE. THEY ARE ALSO ABLE TO
RESPOND QUICKLY ENOUGH TO SAVE
A VICTIM FROM BLEEDING OUT.
AND, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY
ARE MORE LIKELY TO DETERMINE
WHO FIRED THE GUN. A LOT OF
MONEY IS BEING GIVEN OUT TO
ORGANIZATIONS TO STOP THE GUN
VIOLENCE. THIS IS IN 130 CITIES
INCLUDING NEW YORK, CHICAGO,
DETROIT, PORTLAND, HOUSTON, AND
OAKLAND. SEATTLE, YOU HAVE GOT
TO DO SOMETHING TO STOP THE
VIOLENCE. DO SOMETHING. TRY
SOMETHING. OUR KIDS ARE DYING.
OUR ADULTS ARE DYING. DO
SOMETHING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
IN THIS GROUP OF IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS IS NUMBER 20, MARGARET
GRATTEN. IS MARGARET STILL HERE
TO SPEAK?
>> I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL MOVE INTO TEN MORE
REMOTE SPEAKERS STARTING WITH
TERESA DILLARD WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY NUMBER 22, TOM DONNELY.
TERESA, ARE YOU AVAILABLE AND
READY TO PRESS STAR 6?
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I'M
TERESA DILLARD WITH THE HOUSING
AND SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM AT
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK,
ADVOCACY AND CONTINUED PICKUP
ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE WE
SERVED. I'M CALLING TONIGHT
WITH DEEP GRATITUDE FOR CHAIR
MOSQUEDA'S AMENDMENT ALLOWING
FUNDS TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO
SERVE THE PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY
FOR THE ASSISTANCE. IT PLAYS A
VITAL ROLE FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES HOUSED. PLEASE
SUPPORT THIS TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT TO KEEP OUR CLIENTS
HOME FOR GOOD AND MOVING TOWARD
A LONG TERM PERMANENT HOUSING
SOLUTIONMENT WE APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR
PARTNERSHIP SERVING SOME OF THE
LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 22, TOM DONNELLY
FOLLOWED BY MARY DAVIS.
>> THE ERODING OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS IN DIRECT
CONFLICT WITH THE DESIRES OF
THE MAJORITY OF THE CITIZENS
AND BUSINESSES IN THE CITY.
PUBLIC SAFETY HAS SUFFERED TOO
MUCH ALREADY. FURTHER EROSION
OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD NOT
HAPPEN. LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED
BUDGET, IT APPEARS THE COUNCIL
IS PLANNING TO DO THE SAME
THINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WHILE EXPECTING DIFFERENT
RESULTS. INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT
WASTEFUL INAPPROPRIATE
SPENDING, THE FUNDING GAP
CAUSED BY THIS BUDGET IS FILLED
WITH HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES.
THEY IMPACT BUSINESSES,
RENTERS, HOMEOWNERS AND
ESPECIALLY HARMFUL TO THOSE ON
FIXED INCOME DURING
INFLATIONARY PERIOD. INSTEAD OF
RAISING TAXES, ALL DEPARTMENTS
SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO A
THOROUGH AUDIT TO REVEAL
WASTEFUL SPENDING. PROJECTS
SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO SHOW A
RETURN IN INVESTMENT IN TO THE
PUBLIC WITH SOLID DATA. AND
PROVIDE REAL BENEFITS FOR ALL
THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT TWO
SPEAKERS WILL BE MARY DAVIS
FOLLOWED BY CARLEN YUFUM.
>> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
MARY DAVIS. I'M HERE AS A
CITIZEN WHO HAS HAD ABOUT 35
YEARS OF WORK WITH PEOPLE IN
JAIL AND IN PRISON. IN A CHURCH
MINISTRY. AND I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT LEAD AND COLEAD BECAUSE
I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE COME IN AND
OUT OF THE JAIL WHO WITH A
LITTLE BIPOC OF HELP COULD HAVE
BEEN TURNED INTO PRODUCTIVE
MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. AND LEAD IS
SO EFFECTIVE AT HELPING TO
REDUCE RECIDIVISM. I WOULD LOVE
TO SEE THE FUNDING RESTORED TO
FULL FUNDING IF POSSIBLE. BUT
AT LEAST, THE FUNDING THAT IT
HAD A YEAR AGO, I HAVE SEEN ITS
HELP. THOSE READY TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF HELP TO RETURN TO
SOCIETY AS MEMBERS AND BECOMING
A BLESSING TO THEMSELVES. AND,
TO ALL OF US. SO IT IS MY HOPE
THAT THE FUNDING FOR LEAD AND
COLEAD CAN BE MAINTAINED AT
LEAST.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CARLAN FOLLOWED BY KEITH.
>> GOOD EVENING. FIRST OF ALL,
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBERS
FOR SUPPORTING THE FULL
INFORMATION ADJUSTMENT FOR
HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS. AND,
I'M THE DOMESTIC PROGRAM
DIRECTOR. WE HAVE SEEN AN
INTERACTIVE COMMUNITIES SEEKING
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES. AND
COMMUNITIES NEED ACCESS TO
EQUITABLE SERVICES. JUST LIKE
ANY OTHER. WE ALL WORKED HARD
IN ORDER TO SURVIVE IN THESE
COMPETITIVE ECONOMIES. THE
NUMBER OF CALLS HAD INCREASED
SINCE THE PANDEMIC. AND HOUSING
NEEDS AND MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES. I WOULD STRONGLY LIKE
TO URGE COUNCILMEMBERS JUST TO
INCLUDE 750,000K A YEAR INTO
THE BUDGET. AND IT WILL BE A
TREMENDOUS HELP. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR ALL YOUR
SUPPORT. WE ARE PROUD AND
GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR
THE COMMUNITIES YOU SERVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KEITH IRVIN WHO WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY BECCA JOHNSON PAPE.
KEITH? KEITH, YOU MAY NEED TO
PRESS STAR 6. WE'LL COME BACK
TO KEITH. THE NEXT SPEAKER IN
LINE IS BECCA JOHNSON POP.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
BECCA JOHNSON POPPY. AS PEOPLE
I DEEPLY EXPERIENCE, PEOPLE WHO
HAVE MOST OFTEN EXPERIENCED
HOMELESSNESS ARE THE SAME YOUNG
PEOPLE DEALING WITH MULTIPLE
FORMS OF OPPRESSION. I'M
GRATEFUL THAT THE BUDGET FUNDS
AN INFLATIONARY WAGE INCREASE
TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF WHO PUT
THEIR HEART TO ENDING
HOMELESSNESS AND GRATEFUL THAT
THE COUNCIL PUT 3.9 MILLION
TOWARD HOMELESS SERVICES. SERVE
OVER 500 YOUNG PEOPLE EACH
YEAR. IN PARTICULAR, OUR SOUTH
SEATTLE CENTER OPERATES ON A 24
HOUR BASIS WITH OVERNIGHT
SHELTER BEDS AND EVERY SINGLE
NIGHT THE BEDS ARE NEEDED. AS
SOMEONE WHO MANAGES HALF OF THE
COUNTY'S BUDGET IN MY DAY JOB,
I CAN APPRECIATE THE INCREDIBLE
CHALLENGES YOU FACE IN THIS
PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR
SPONSORING AMENDMENTS THAT
SUPPORT CARES WORK.
>> THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS WILL
BE IRIS FOLLOWED BY DANIEL
AVARADO. IRIS?
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
IRIS. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 2. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR HARD WORK ON THE BALANCING
PACKAGE TO THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSAL. I'M GRATIFIED BY THE
FUNDING AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR ITS ORIGINAL PURPOSES
INCLUDING SPECIFIC FUNDING FOR
CLIMATE ISSUES. SPECIFICALLY.
ONE TIME APPROPRIATION OF
$455,000 TO COUNTED THE
COMPLETION OF THE RESILIENCE
HUB ON THE CAMPUS OF BETHANY
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST.
SERIOUSLY ADDRESS THE CLIMATE
CRISIS. THIS IS THE WORK THAT
NEEDS DOING. TO PROTECT AND
CARE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DANIEL AVARADO, DANIELLE,
WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY NICK
STRALEY.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
DANIELLE AVARADO WITH FAIR
WORKS CENTER. WE SUPPORT IS
INCREASE IN FUNDING. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
ENSURING SEATTLE'S WORKERS HAVE
ACCESS TO NATION LEADING ROBUST
ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR RIGHTS AND
SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH BY
ENSURING THE WORKERS RECEIVE
THEIR HARD EARNED PAY. SEATTLE
BUSINESSES ARE NOT UNDERCUT BY
EMPLOYERS WHOSE VALUES DO NOT
ALIGN WITH OURS. WE SUPPORT
REDIRECTING. STRONGLY URGE THE
COUNCIL TO TAKE A PROPOSAL TO
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. THIS REQUIRES
LEADERSHIP TO UPHOLD THE SAFETY
OF SEATTLE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU
FOR STANDING WITH SEATTLE
WORKER TO HELP OUR ECONOMY
THRIVE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NICK STRALEY AND WE WILL TRY
ONE MORE TIME FOR KEITH IRVIN
BEFORE WE GO BACK TO THE
IN-PERSON COMMENTERS. SO NICK?
FOLLOWED BY KEITH. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE
TONIGHT AS A DISTRICT 6
RESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER WITH
YOUTH CARE. AN ATTORNEY WITH
COLUMBIA LEGAL SERVICES. MY
WORK I REPRESENT ADULTS LOCKED
UP IN OUR PRISONS AND JAILS.
MANY OF WHOM HAD THEY HAD THE
RESOURCES AND THE ACCESS TO
SERVICES PROGRAMS AND CARE THAT
IT PROVIDES WOULD LIKELY NOT BE
FACING YEARS IN PRISON OR
WASTING AWAY IN SOLITARY
CONFINEMENT. YOUTH CARE SAVES
LIVES. IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
ALL OF THE WORK AND STAFF DO
EVERY YEAR EVERY DAY FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE IN CRISIS. THE
INFLATIONARY WAGE INCREASE
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET IS
IMPORTANT TO MAKING SURE THAT
OUR STAFF CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE
YOU. BUT AS YOU KNOW, MORE IS
NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE
WHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINES
ACTUALLY RECEIVE A LIVING WAGE.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO WAGE EQUITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. AND, OUR LAST
SPEAKER IN THIS GROUP WILL BE
KEITH IRVIN. KEITH, IF YOU ARE
THERE, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, DO YOU HEAR
ME?
>> YES.
>> I WILL TRY ONE MORE TIME.
>> WE COULD HEAR YOU IF YOU
WANTED TO HIT STAR SIX. WE
COULD HEAR YOU.
>> MY NAME IS KEITH IRVIN. I'M
A MEMBER OF A COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIP WORKING TO CREATE A
SOUTH BEACON HILL RESILIENCE
HUB. SUPPORT FOR THIS
INITIATIVE COMES THROUGH THE
GREEN NEW DEAL WHICH REPRESENTS
A NECESSARY DOWN PAYMENT TOWARD
THE TASK OF ENDING CLIMATE
POLLUTION AND PROTECTING OUR
MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS. I ASK
COUNCILMEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE
GREEN NEW DEAL. PARTICULARLY
FUNDING OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE
HUBS. SOUTH BEACON HILL HUB IS
ALREADY BEING CREATED UNDER
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP WITH
PRIVATE FUNDING. WE ASK THE
CITY TO BECOME A PARTNER. I
THANK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
SUPPORTING FUNDING.
>> WE MOVE THROUGH NUMBERS 21
THROUGH 30. WE WILL START WITH
NUMBER 21. JESS FOLLOWED BY TY.
>> HELLO. I'M JESS SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET. I AM ONE OF A HANDFUL
OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
WHO VOLUNTEER WITH WOMENNENED
IN BLACK AND THE DIAMOND
MORTALITY WORK GROUP. WE DO
THEHEARTED BREAKING WORK OF
COMBING THROUGH THE LIST OF
DEATH TO DETERMINE WHO DIED
OUTSIDE OR THROUGH VIOLENCE IN
THE CITY. THESE HAPPEN ALL OVER
THE CITY AND EACH OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS RECEIVED A MAP
SHOWING THE DEATHS OF UNHOUSED
CONSTITUENTS. THIS WORK HAS
GOTTEN LOGISTICALLY AND
EMOTIONALLY MORE CHALLENGING IN
RECENT YEARS. WOMEN BLACK
STANDS VIGIL ON THE WINTER
SOLSTICE EVERY YEAR. THEY STOOD
FOR 10029 PEOPLE IN 2020. THERE
ARE BEEN 116 HOMELESS DEATHS
OUTSIDE OR BY VIOLENCE THIS
YEAR. IN ONE OF THE RICHEST
CITY INS THE RICHEST COUNTRIES
IN THE WORLD, THIS IS DOWNRIGHT
DYSTOPIAN. STOP THE SWEEPS
BECAUSE THEY ARE CRUEL AND THEY
KILL.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 22, TY. FOLLOWED BY
TANYA WU.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE COEXIST LAKE
COALITION TO ADDRESS THE PARKS
DISTRICT FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT A
PROTECTED BIKING AND WALKING
PATH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR THIS PATH TO BE CONSTRUCTED
AT THE EXPENSE OF PEOPLE WHO
DRIVE. RESTRICTING ACCESS TO
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD FOR
PEOPLE WHO DRIVE IS INEQUITABLE
AND ADDS FURTHER INSULT TO LONG
STANDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS
PARTICULARLY BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, MANY OF WHOM
HAVE ALREADY BEEN GENTRIFIED
OUT OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL
SEATTLE. CLOSING DOWN ONE OR
BOTH LANES OF ANY PORTION OF
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD TO
PEOPLE WHO DRIVE IS ESSENTIALLY
PRIVATIZING ONE OF THE LAST
REMAINING STRETCHES OF PUBLIC
LAKE SHORE IN OUR CITY. IT IS
ELITEST, PRIVILEGED, AND
ENTITLED. OPPOSED TO ANY EFFORT
TO DO SO. PLEASE SEE OUR LETTER
SUBMITTED FOR ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS TANYA WU FOLLOWED BY RANDY
ING.
>> HI, I'M WITH THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. I
VOLUNTEER FOR THE CID COMMUNITY
NIGHT WATCH. SO I AM BACK HERE
AGAIN ASKING FOR BUDGET
FUNDING. WE FIEND FUNDING TO
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO DEPLOY
THEM. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR
VERY MUCH HOPEFUL. PEACE
KEEPERS AS WELL AS THE WAYS IN
WHICH OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR
RESIDENTS CAN FEEL SAFE.
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT EVEN THERE
YET. THERE IS NOT A STANDARD OF
SAFETY. YOU DON'T SEE PEOPLE
OUTSIDE. THEY ARE AFRAID TO GO
OUT. COMMUNITY REFUGEES AND
IMMIGRANTS AND NO ONE FEELS
SAFE WALKING OUTSIDE. THAT'S
THE BASIC STANDARD. AND YOU
KNOW, WE ARE NOT EVEN THERE
WHERE WE CAN ASK FOR OTHER
THINGS BECAUSE WE WANT TO FEEL
SAFE. SO PLEASE CONSIDER THIS.
FOR MULTIPLE REASONS.
ESPECIALLY THE NEIGHBORHOOD
PLANS THAT WE HAVE ALL
DEVELOPED THESE LAST YEARS AS
WELL AS OTHER PLANS THAT WE SEE
OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS ARE USING
AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
MERYL FOLLOWED BY MALECH.
>> I'M WITH 350 SEATTLE.
AIRCRAFT CONTRIBUTES TO 42% OF
OUR GREENHOUSE GASES. RIGHT
NOW, UW STUDY SHOWS THAT
THERE'S ULTRA REFINED
PARTICULATES THAT ARE LANDING
INTO THEIR STUDENT'S LUNGS.
AREAS NEARBY AT THE AIRPORT. WE
SEE THE STUDIES AS BEING RATHER
NOVEL. AND THEY FOUND THAT THE
ULTRA FINE ULTRAS ARE ACTUALLY
PREDOMINANTLY WHAT WE NEED IN
THESE SCHOOLS. AND, THIS NOVEL
FINDING I THINK SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED BY CONTINUING TO
BUILD A MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THAT INCLUDES HEPA FILTERS
WHICH THE OFFICIALS IN THE
ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THOSE
AREAS AROUND.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MALECH FOLLOWED BY HAYES.
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO DEFUND
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> BECAUSE WE FEAR THEM IN OUR
COMMUNITY. WE DON'T FEEL LIKE
WE ARE BEING PROTECTED. WE
DON'T FEEL LIKE WE THEY ARE
SERVING US. WE ARE LOSING
FATHERS, BROTHERS, COUSINS. NOT
ENOUGH IS BEING DONE. I FEEL
LIKE YOU GUYS SHOULD INVEST
MORE, FUND MORE WITH THE YOUTH
LED PROGRAMS THAT ACTUALLY GIVE
US HOPE. BECAUSE THE
COMMUNITIES THAT WE COME FROM,
WE DON'T HAVE HIGH HOPES.
STATISTICS SHOW THAT WE WON'T
MAKE IT TO A CERTAIN AGE. AND
THESE PROGRAMS WE ARE IN.
>> EARNEST ARIAS? EVERETT ARIA
S?
>> HELLO? MY NAME IS JESUS. MY
FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN.
MEXICAN DESCENT. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRIVILEGE THAT
I HAVE CURRENTLY AND I WAC TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE POWER OF THE
COMMITTEE IN THE ROOM NOW. I
WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR
EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO. IT
WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL. AS
INDIVIDUAL COMES FROM OUR
COMMUNITY. SHOT SPOTTER DOES
NOT WORK. THEY DO NOT CARE
ABOUT AMERICA. WITH THERE BEING
THE HISTORY, EVERYTHING, YOU
KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I WANT YOU TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE POWER YOU DO
HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 28. I BELIEVE THE
NAME START WITHS AN E AND THE
LAST NAME IS AN A. MAYBE
EARNEST? NUMBER 28? THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS EZEKIEL. I HAVE
BEEN IN MANY SCENARIOS WITH MY
EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE. WHERE I
FELT NOT SAFE. NOT CARED FOR.
WE ARE FACING DEATH AND WE
NEEDED HELP. ESPECIALLY IN OUR
COMMUNITIES, TOO. SO, WE ARE
TRYING TO FUND OUR YOUTH LED
PROGRAMS. HEALTH CAREFUL
EVERYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP
OUR PEOPLE. I USED TO NOT KNOW
HOW TO UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS
USUALLY RUN AND HOW I CAN DO
IT. I STARTED TO GET AN IDEA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUYS' TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR LAST TWO SPEAKERS FOR
THIS GROUP OF IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS WILL BE ROSE HARRIET
NUMBER 29. AND JAYDEN CRAWFORD,
NUMBER 30.
>> MY NAME IS ROSE. I'M
COORDINATOR. I HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH THESE
BILL CENT YOUNG FOLKS. I HOPE
YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE MAGIC
THEY ARE BRINGING TO THE TABLE.
WHEN THEY SAY DEFUND. BECAUSE,
THE SPD IS VIOLENT TO THEM.
VIOLENT TO OUR COMMUNITIES. IF
YOU LOOK ON A CITY LEVEL, A
STATE LEVEL, ON A COUNTRY
LEVEL, THE CORRELATION BETWEEN
POVERTY AND CRIME IS DIRECTLY
RELATED. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SEE SAFETY IN OUR
COMMUNITIES, THEN YOU WILL
FOUND PROGRAMMING, YOU WILL
FUND YOUTH LED PROGRAMMING. AND
DEFUND THESE VIOLENT SYSTEMS
THEY ALREADY TOLD YOU SCARE
THEM. THAT TAKE AWAY THEIR
FAMILY. TAKE AWAY THEIR LOVED
ONES. I WANT TO GIVE IT UP FOR
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE WHO
COULD BE ANYWHERE ELSE AND ARE
CHOOSING TO BE HERE. LETTING
YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY
NEED. SO THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER IN PERSON
SPEAKER FOR THIS GROUP WILL BE
JAYDEN CRAWFORD.
>> I'M A FIRST YEAR STUDENT AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. I
COME TO YOU AS A CONSTITUENT OF
DISTRICT 4. I WANT TO EXPRESS
MY FULL SUPPORT FOR THE
SOLIDARITY FOR MY COMMUNITY. I
EMPATHIZE FROM THE PEOPLE
ACROSS THE STREET ISOLATED FROM
THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN
YOUR CORRECTIONAL FACILITY I'M
UPSET THESE PEOPLE, THESE
HUMANS DON'T RECEIVE THAT SAME
COMPASSION IN PLACES LIKE
THESE. BECAUSE OF THAT, I CAME
IN HERE ANGRY TO TELL Y'ALL
OFF. I BELIEVE IN EXTENDING YOU
GUYS ALL THAT SAME EMPATHY AND
COMPASSION THAT I EXTEND THE
REST OF MY COMMUNITIES. WHY DO
YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE ALL FIT?
YOU KNOW THE 22-23 BUDGET WILL
HURT SOME PEOPLE. MANY HURT BY
YOUR LEADERSHIP. THESE ARE YOUR
CONSTITUENTS. WHAT WILL YOU DO
TO REDUCE FURTHER ALIENATION? I
ASK FOR ACTION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE INTO
THE NEXT GROUP OF COMMENTERS.
WE WILL START WITH NUMBER 32.
YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX.
>> DO YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES. OKAY.
>> GREETINGS COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
ASSET MANAGEMENT. COMPASS
HOUSING ALLIANCE. I THANK YOU
SINCERELY FOR THE SERVICE
FUNDING THAT ENSURES WAGES KEEP
UP WITH INFLATION. PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSING AND STABILITY IN OUR
EMERGENCY SERVICES ENHANCED
SHELTERS, AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT
KING COUNTY. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO
USE THE TRAUMA INFORMED LENS AS
WE WALK ALONGSIDE FOLKS ON
THEIR PATH TO STABILITY AND
STAFF MUST BUILD TRUST WITH
THOSE WE SERVE. IT IS MUCH
EASIER TO BUILD TRUST WHEN
THERE IS LOW STAFF TURNOVER. WE
ARE ABLE TO PAY COMPETITIVE
WAGES THAT HELP RETAIN
QUALIFIED STAFF. WE CAN PROMOTE
THEIR CAREER GROWTH AND
LONGEVITY FOR THIS CAREER. OUR
ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS STRONGER
FOR IT. CONTINUES TO INVEST IN
US.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE SAM
WOLF. SAM WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
AMARENTHIA TORRES. SAM?
>> AM I UNMUTED?
>> YOU ARE GOOD.
>> OKAY GOOD. I'M SAM WOLF.
SENIOR MANAGER REGARDING THE
BUDGET CUTS. I WANTED TO NAME A
FEW SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT LEAD
HAS ENGAGED IN, THE EVER PRINCE
HOTEL WITH ABOUT 50 HOUSEHOLDS
IN NORTH SEATTLE. MANY WHO HAVE
MOVED ON WITH OUR CONTINUED
SUPPORT. WE ARE FALLING THROUGH
THE GAPS OF THE SYSTEMS MUCH
LARGER THAN WE ARE EQUIPPED TO
ADDRESS. BUT WE ARE TRYING. WE
ARE WORKING WITH THE CID TO
IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR OUR PEOPLE
AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THE DATA
SHOWS THAT WE ARE SUCCESSFUL
WHEN WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO TRY.
I APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULT TASK
OF BALANCING THIS BUDGET. WE
HAVE A $6 MILLION CUT. THIS
WILL IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO
WORK. WE CAN FIND A WAY TO
SUPPORT THE CLIENT CENTER AND
DATA DRIVEN APPROACH WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS AMARENHIA TORRES FOLLOWED BY
GB WOLF. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6
AND SEE IF THAT WORKS.
>> GOOD EVENING. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 2. I'M SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE COALITION ENDING
JUNIOR BASED VIOLENCE. WE WORK
WITH 35 COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE WE WERE
PLEASED WITH THE AMENDMENT FOR
CONTRACTS MADE INTO THE
BALANCING PACKAGE, WE URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT IT IN FULL. WE WERE
DISAPPOINTED TO SEE OUR
SURVIVOR DRIVEN ADVOCACY WAS
NOT INCLUDED AND WE UNDERSTAND
THE DIFFICULTY OF THE BUDGET
GIVEN THE REVENUE DECREASE AND
WE NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT IT IS
DIRE. PROGRAMS ARE SHORT
STAFFED. SURVIVORS ARE ON WAIT
LISTS AND CALLS FOR SERVICES
ARE UP TWO TO THREE TIMES AS
SURVIVORS CONTINUE TO RESIST
AND TRY TO SURVIVE VIOLENCE
ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. AN
ADDITIONAL 750K A YEAR WOULD GO
A LONG WAY TO SOME OF OUR MOST
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS GB WOLF WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY EBONY NELSON NEVERS. GB?
>> YES. YES. GOOD EVENING
COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS GB.
I WORK AT CRISIS CONNECTIONS.
FOR THE ONE CALL PROGRAM. AND
I'M IN DISTRICT 2 MYSELF. THE
REASON WHY I'M TALKING HERE
TODAY, I COULD TELL YOU ALL
ABOUT THE PROGRAM. BUT NOT IN
60 SECONDS SO I WILL TELL YOU
ABOUT ONE CASE. WITHOUT
MENTIONING NAMES. WE ARE ABLE
TO RECOVER A LOST PERSON WHO
WAS INDIGENOUS FEMALE YOUNG
ADULT WITH A MENTAL
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY LAST
SUMMER. TOOK A FEW DAYS.
LITERALLY LIKE THREE. AND I
LOST A LOT OF SLEEP OVER IT.
BECAUSE OF ONE CALL, WE FOUND A
HUMAN BEING WHO WAS NOT HURT.
AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE
MENTAL HEALTH CARE THAT SHE
NEEDED. SO, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP
US OUT AND THANK YOU STRAUSS
FOR SPONSORING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS EBONY NELSON NEVERS WHO WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY NAOMI NATSUHARA.
EBONY?
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS EBONY. I WORK WITH
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES. A
SINGLE ADULT WOMEN'S SHELTER.
WE PERMANENTLY HOUSE 88 WOMEN
IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. IT WILL
BE TRAGIC TO CLOSE THE DOORS
DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING. THE
WOMEN WE SERVE HAVE BUILT AN
IMPORTANT SENSE OF FAMILY.
RELATIONSHIP MEANS A LOT TO
THESE WOMEN. WANTING TO BE
HEARD ARE THINGS WE ALL NEED
AND DESERVE AS HUMANS. IT TOOK
SOME CONVINCING TO HELP OUR
SHELTER IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THERE WAS PUSHBACK. BUT AS TIME
PROGRESSED, THE COMMUNITY HAS
EMBRACED US. THE WORK FOR ME
HAS BEEN THE MOST HUMBLING
EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I HAVE
WORKED PERSONALLY AND I AM
PROUD TO BE PART OF THE
HOMELESS COMMUNITY. SUPPORT US
IN ALL 20 SEATTLE PROGRAMS WHO
WILL NEED TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS
TO CLIENTS, STAFF, AND
COMMUNITIES WITHOUT CONTINUED
FUNDING. SOME STAFF WILL BE IN
JEOPARDY OF BEING IN POSITION.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD
WORK AND LEADERSHIP. AND THANK
YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
NAOMI FOLLOWED BY COLLIN.
>> HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM
NAOMI MATSUHARA. THE COST OF
DELIVERING SERVICES RISES EVERY
YEAR. A LOT OF CONTRACTS DON'T
COVER THE COST OF THE THE WORK.
OUR TEAM IS WORKING AT MAX
CAPACITY. ALONGSIDE RECORD
INFLATION INPACTS, PROVIDERS
ARE FACING SEVERE STAFFING
SHORTAGES THAT LIMIT CAPACITY
TO IMPLEMENT CRITICAL
PRIORITIES FUNDED BY THE CITY.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVED HA TO
SAY NO TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES.
BEFORE PROVIDERS CAN WORK TO
DEAL WITH EMERGING NEEDS, WE
HAVE TO ENSURE OUR FINAL
BALANCING PACKAGE INCLUDES THE
7.6% INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR
HUMAN SERVICES AS TANGIBLE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR THE CRITICAL
WORK HAPPENING ON THE FRONT
LINES OF THE COMMUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS COLLIN WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY MADELINE. COLLIN ?
>> THERE IS A MEMBER OF THIS
COUNCIL, THE OWNER OF A
CORPORATION WORTH HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SAID SHE
WAS PUT ON THE COUNCIL TO
ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY. COPS DO
NOT PREVENT CRIME AND ARE NOT
ABLE TO SOLVE IT. PROTESTERS
CLEAR DEMAND. PROCEEDED TO
THROW MORE MONEY AT SEATTLE PD.
IT IS EMBARRASSING. IF YOU WANT
TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY
ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO THINGS
THAT IMPROVE OR SAVE PEOPLE'S
LIVES. SEATTLE NEEDS WORLD
CLASS SOCIAL HOUSING WITH NO
STRINGS ATTACHED. PEOPLE DYING
ON THE STREETS IN THE HEAT AND
THE COLD. GET THEM INSIDE. ON
DYING IN THE STREETS, A NUMBER
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE AND WILL DIE
.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MADELINE WHO WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY PAUL PARK.
MADELINE.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
OUR UNION OF CAREGIVERS IS
PAINFUL FOR THE EFFORTS TO MAKE
SEATTLE A NATIONAL LEADER.
PROTECTIONS NATIONWIDE AND I
URGE YOU TO CONTINUE BY
ENSURING OUR NEEDS. WE KNOW
THAT WITHOUT FUNDING WE WOULD
BE UNABLE TO PERFORM OUR LABOR
STANDARDS AND UNDERMINE --
PROSPERITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
IMPORTANT -- ALL YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE PAUL PARK. HE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 44 . PAUL?
>> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS. I
LIVE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 AND
I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF
PROGRAMS AT A SOLID GROUND AS
WELL AS THE PRIMARY CARE
PHYSICIAN . I'M CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENT
TO PROVIDE FULL INFLATION
ADJUSTMENTS TO HUMAN SERVICES
CONTRACTS. THEY HAVE LONG BEEN
A BEACON OF PROGRESSIVE
INNOVATION BECAUSE OF
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
HOWEVER, THE CURRENT REALITIES
OF IMPLEMENTATION NOT ONLY
SUPPRESSES THE OPPORTUNITY TO
IMPROVE OUR TWO AND WERE, BUT
WE CANNOT EVEN MAINTAIN OUR
CURRENT WORK. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
CURRENT CRISES IN HOUSING AND
FOOD INSECURITY WHICH
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS
PEOPLE OF COLOR REQUIRES A
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
INCLUDING ADDRESSING MENTAL
HEALTH. UNFORTUNATELY, THE
REALITIES DO NOT ALLOW US TO
PROPERLY ADDRESS THE NATURE OF
SOCIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE. I URGE
THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE
AMENDMENT WITH THE INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT FOR HUMAN SERVICES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER FOR
THIS GROUP WILL BE KYLE KUHN,
AND THEN WILL MOVE BACK TO OUR
REMAINING SPEAKERS IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
>> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS. I
LIVE AND WORK IN DISTRICT FOR
AND I AM A GRANT WRITER AT
SOLID GROUND. I'M CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENT
TO PROVIDE ADJUSTMENTS TO
HUMAN SERVICE CONTRACTS. WITH
RECORD INFLATION LEVELS THEY
DO NOT KEEP UP WITH INFLATION
AND PROVIDERS ARE HARD-PRESSED
TO RETAIN WORKERS AND ARE
FACING SEVERE STAFFING
SHORTAGES TO CARRY OUT
ESSENTIAL WORK THE CITY HAS
ALREADY ALLOCATED THIS YEAR DUE
TO STAFFING SHORTAGES WE HAD
TO TURN DOWN APPLYING FOR THE
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLE
PROGRAM TO OFFER NUTRITION
EDUCATION IN SEATTLE SCHOOLS.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT WHEN A
NONPROFIT PASSES ON FUNDING IT
IS NOT JUST US AFFECTED BUT
ALSO PARTICIPANTS AND THOSE WHO
RELY ON OUR SERVICES. KEEPING
CONTRACTS UP WITH INFLATION IS
A BARE MINIMUM TO DO SUSTAINED
SERVICES AND WORK TOWARDS
SHARED GOALS. I URGE THE
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE BUDGET
AMENDMENTS AND PROVIDE THE FULL
7.6% INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FOR
HUMAN SERVICES. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
INTO THE REMAINING SPEAKERS IN
CHAMBERS. I'M ON 31, WHICH I
BELIEVE IT MAY BE -- I COULD
BE PRONOUNCING THIS TOTALLY
WRONG. THANK YOU. HELLO,
CARRIE. BEFORE YOU START, WE
HAVE ASKED FOLKS TO DO THIS AS
A SIGNAL OF SUPPORT AND WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE YOUTH WHO
ARE TESTIFYING HAVE SUPPORT AS
WELL BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. IF FOLKS
CAN REMEMBER TO DO THIS AS WELL
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> I AM A YOUTH FROM SEATTLE
AND THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY
IS BECAUSE I AM IN SUPPORT OF
SOLIDARITY BUDGET. WHICH
BASICALLY DEMANDS MORE YOUTH
PROGRAMS AND INVESTMENT IN
JOBS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, I'M
A SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AND FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS IT
HAS BEEN HARD FOR ME AS A YOUTH
TO GET HOUSING FOR ME AND MY
BROTHER. I HAVE CALLED 211
AND I HAVE CALLED 20 RESOURCES
BUT NOTHING IS HELPFUL WHICH IS
WHY WE NEED TO INVEST IN YOUTH
PROGRAMS. WE NEED TO INVEST IN
HOUSING FOR THE YOUTH AND
PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF IT.
A LOT OF SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE DO NOT HAVE THAT. YOU
GUYS SPEND MOST OF YOUR MONEY
ON POLICE AND PRISONS LOCKING
PEOPLE UP. THERE HAVE BEEN
TIMES A COP CAME TO MY HOUSE
AND HE WAS ABOUT TO LOCK ME UP
FOR SOMETHING I DID NOT EVEN
DO. YOU GUYS ARE QUICK TO
LOCK PEOPLE UP AND THE HUMANIZE
BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE THEM
SUPPORT AND INVEST IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. YOU GUYS NEED TO
TAKE ACTION AND THAT MEANS
INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES
BY DEFUNDING THE POLICE, USING
THOSE FUNDS TO INVEST IN REAL
SOLUTIONS THAT WE ARE ASKING
FOR SUCH AS YOUTH PROGRAMS AND
TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE
PROGRAMS.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 32.
NUMBER 32.
OKAY, ARE YOU SURE ? OKAY, THEN
WE ARE GOING TO GO ON TO 33,
ISAIAH JONES.
>> THAT EVENING I AM KATE
OLIVER, ISAIAH ASKED ME TO
TAKE HIS PLACE. THE WORK IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN DISTRICT
3 . I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF CREATIVE JUSTICE AND I JUST
WANT TO UPLIFT ALL ASIAN PEOPLE
WHO SELF ORGANIZED TO GET
THEMSELVES HERE TO GENERATE
THEIR OWN DEMANDS. I WANT TO
LIFT UP THE AND PEOPLE THAT
SHOWED UP YESTERDAY. THEY WERE
NOT ASKING FOR 120 GHOST COPS
OR EXPANDED POLICING. THEY WERE
NOT ASKING FOR MORE CHARGES,
THEY WERE ASKING FOR A REAL
END TO GUN VIOLENCE AND
HOUSING. THEY'RE ASKING FOR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND FOR
FOOD. THEY'RE ASKING FOR
SHELTER . TRULY AFFORDABLE,
BEAUTIFUL HOUSING TO LIVE IN.
SO I HOPE THAT AS Y'ALL PUT
OUT THIS BALANCING PACKAGE, YOU
WILL PUT OUT THINGS THAT HELP
MAKE SURE THAT OUR WORKFORCE
CAN BE GREEN AND THAT WE HAVE
STRONG VISIBLE HOUSING, AND
THAT THE DEMAND'S THAT REQUEST
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, SOME OF
WHOM CANNOT VOTE, RECEIVE THE
THINGS THAT CAN KEEP THEM SAFE.
THANK YOU.
>> I LIVE IN SEATTLE IN THE
CHINATOWN AND I AM A TECH
WORKER. I HAVE TWO WORDS, TAX
US. WE MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.
THE MONEY THAT JEFF BEZOS HAS
IS UP SCENE. THE MONEY THAT JAN
MUSK HAS IS UP SCENE.
MICROSOFT IS IN SEATTLE.
AMAZON IS BASED OUT OF SEATTLE
.1, IN SEATTLE. EXPEDIA, IN
SEATTLE, FACEBOOK IN SEATTLE.
I COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON.
THEY ARE NOT PAYING THEIR FAIR
SHARE. WHY WAIT FOR JEFF
BEZOS TO DONATE HIS MONEY WHEN
YOU CAN JUST TAKE IT AND
PROVIDE IT TO ALL THESE
PROGRAMS THAT NEED TO BE
FUNDED DESPERATELY. IT IS
INEXCUSABLE THAT SOMEONE COULD
HAVE $100 BILLION AND TWO
BLOCKS DOWN FROM THEIR HOUSE
THERE ARE PEOPLE FREEZING TO
DEATH OR CHOKING TO DEATH
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE
FUNDING FOR HOUSING. TAKE IT.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 35, RUBY ROYAL. IS
RUBY STILL HERE, NUMBER 35?
OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON
TO NUMBER 36 WHICH IS CORTEZ
JONES.
>> THANK YOU, CITY COUNSELORS.
I JUST WANTED TO ANSWER A
QUESTION THAT I DO BELIEVE THAT
COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ASK
EVERYBODY ELSE, AND I KNOW IT
IS SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL ASK A
LOT. BEFORE YOU GET APPEAR
AGAIN, AND THAT IS SOMETHING,
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT WOULD
YOU FUND? NOT ABOUT WHAT THEY
ARE GOING TO FUND. THE QUESTION
IS, WHAT WOULD YOU FUND? I SEE
PEOPLE MAKING TRANSACTIONS ON
A DAILY BASIS THAT BASICALLY
REPRESENT THEM. I DON'T KNOW,
COFFEE, MEALS, WEED. ANYTHING
THAT YOU LIKE. THE QUESTION
IS, WHAT WOULD YOU FUND? WHAT
WE ARE ASKING THEM IS THAT
QUESTION, WHAT WOULD YOU FUND?
TO ME, I SAW IT WITH
DEPRIVATION OF COLOR OF STATE
LAW. WHAT WOULD YOU FUND?
SUICIDE DOES NOT EXIST BECAUSE
-- WHAT WOULD YOU FUND?
MURDER IS THE ONLY THING THAT
EXISTS TO ME BECAUSE OF
DEPRIVATION IN STATE LAW.
WHAT WOULD YOU FUND?
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST TWO IN
PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP OUR
NUMBER 37 . WE WILL HAVE FOUR
MORE . NUMBER 37, ELLA SEAN
FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 38, MAIA.
>> HELLO, I LIVE AND WORK IN
D5. I AM A CHILD CARE WORKER
AND I WANT TO SAY THERE IS
NOTHING THAT I CAN SAY THAN
WHAT THE YOUTH HAVE ALREADY
SPOKEN TO, SO I JUST HOPE THAT
YOU ARE TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO LISTEN TO THEM. I'M
SPEAKING IN FULL SUPPORT ALSO
OF THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
AND, YEAH, I JUST WANT TO KEEP
IT SIMPLE. I THINK THAT WE
KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE AND
PROGRAMS KEEP US SAFE AND
HOUSING KEEPS US SAFE AND
CHILDCARE KEEPS US SAFE AND
COPS DO NOT KEEP US SAFE. ALSO
WANT TO MENTION THAT I THINK
THAT WE SHOULD KEEP PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS . THERE
IS NO REASON WHY THAT NEEDS TO
BE PART OF THE -- SYSTEM.
THAT IS ALL, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS 38.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MAIA AND I'M
A CONSTITUENT OF DISTRICT 3 IN
SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET. I SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THE HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
BUDGET AMENDMENT. A SOMEONE
WHO RECENTLY MOVED HERE I CAN
SPEAK TO HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS
TO FIND HOUSING THAT WAS NOT
TAILORED TO THE ULTRA-WEALTHY.
THIS AMENDMENT IS CRITICAL IN
THAT IT WOULD CREATE A PROGRAM
AT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
WORK WITH PUBLIC DEVELOPERS IN
TRINITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO
DEVELOP HIGH-QUALITY AND
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE MIXED
INCOME HOUSING. I ALSO SUPPORT
FUNDING THAT IS DIRECTED
TOWARDS PROVIDING ESSENTIAL
SERVICES FOR AND HOUSED
COMMUNITY MEMBERS RATHER THAN
FORCIBLY REMOVING THEM FROM
WHERE THEY ARE, INVESTING IN
THIS WORK WOULD ALSO CREATE
PUBLIC JOBS AND SUPPORT A
DIVERSE AND STABLE WORKFORCE.
SEATTLE SHOULD BE INVESTING IN
WORK THAT SUPPORTS THOSE MOST
IN NEED AND FOSTERS SOLIDARITY
ACROSS DIFFERENCES AND ACTIONS
THAT PERPETUATE STATE VIOLENCE,
THANK YOU.
>> OUR LAST TWO IN PERSON
SPEAKERS WILL BE NUMBER 41 ,
FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 42 , JACK
HOGAN.
ME. COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND
HER WORK FOR CREATIVE JUSTICE.
A PART OF SOLIDARITY BUDGET
AND QUITE A FEW OTHER COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS. BUT I'M REALLY
HERE IS A CONCERN COMMUNITY
MEMBER, AS A THIRD-GENERATION
BLACK WOMAN, I HAVE HAD SARAH
NELSON TOLD ME TO MY FACE THAT
SHE CAME UP BEHIND THE DEFUND
MOVEMENT, BUT THEN CITY COUNCIL
AND A LOT OF OTHER AGENCIES
LOVE TO DEFUND EDUCATION, LOVE
TO DEFUND HEALTHCARE AND
LITERALLY, OUR YOUTH ARE
LITERALLY SCREAMING FOR YOU TO
FUND WHAT IT IS THAT KEEPS THEM
SAFE. MOST OF Y'ALL TO TALK
ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE. HOW MANY
OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY
GUN VIOLENCE DIRECTLY? MY
CLASSMATE WAS KILLED IN FRONT
OF HIS WIFE WITH GUN VIOLENCE.
WE HAVE A LITERALLY OPEN
WOUND, BUT Y'ALL WANT TO PUT
BAND-AIDS IN IT BY PUTTING COTS
OUT HERE WHEN THAT IS NOT
SOLVING THE PROBLEM. THE
PROBLEM IS WHAT THE YOUTH ARE
TALKING ABOUT AS FUNDING WHAT
THEY NEED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT
WE ARE FUNDING, WE ARE NOT
FUNDING THE YOUTH LED PROGRAM
AND MORE OF THEIR DEMANDS
PRETTY CAN SEE IT ON THE BACK
OF MY SHIRT AS I WALK AWAY,
THANKS.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER FOR THIS
GROUP OF IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS IS NUMBER 42, JACK
HOGAN. THEN WE WILL MOVE BACK
TO REMOTE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS JACK HOGAN.
I RECENTLY MOVED TO SEATTLE
AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET AND ALSO THE MUNICIPAL
HOUSING ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
AMENDMENT 0H OR 0H -- A
LITTLE ONE. I GREW UP IN LOS
ANGELES. IT IS A MORAL
ABOMINATION THE NUMBER OF ON
HOUSED PEOPLE WHO SLEEP ON THE
STREETS EVERY NIGHT IN A CITY
THAT IS SO INCREDIBLY WEALTHY.
I MOVED TO SEATTLE LOOKING TO
SETTLE DOWN HERE TO CREATE
ROOTS HERE AND IT IS ALSO A
MORAL ABOMINATION THAT THERE
ARE ON HOUSED PEOPLE SLEEPING
IN THE CITY TOO AND WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT BEFORE IT REACHES THE
INCREDIBLY TERRIBLE PROPORTION
THAT IT IS IN LOS ANGELES RIGHT
NOW. AND THAT REQUIRES YOU
ALL SPENDING MONEY TO ADDRESS
THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT GROUP OF
SPEAKERS WILL BE REMOTE AND WE
WILL BEGIN WITH NUMBER 45, OUR
BREATH ANY, FOLLOWED BY NUMBER
46 , AMANDA LOCKE. BARBER?
>> MY NAME IS BARBARA PHILLY
AND LOCAL 3197 SPEAKING IN A
PERSONAL CAPACITY. INCREASING
AX BY $140 MILLION TO F
PUBLIC NEEDS. WASHINGTON
STATE HAS THE MOST PROGRESSIVE
TAX STRUCTURE IN THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY AND A PROGRESSIVE TAX
ON THE RICH. IT SEEMS AN
APPLICATION OF YOUR DUTIES
COMES FROM DEMOCRATS NOT TO
INCREASE THE TAX AND CONVINCE
THEM IT IS WORKING. THE AMAZON
TAX. THE POOREST OF 140
MILLION INCREASE IN THE AMAZON
TAX AND SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT
TO PUBLICLY FUND AND MAKE
ABORTION ACCESS FREE FOR
EVERYONE IN OUR CITY. ABORTION
RIGHTS ARE WORKER RIGHTS AND
MAKE ABORTION FREE IN SEATTLE
AND ZERO CITY FUNDS SHOULD GO
TO THE TECHNOLOGY FOR POLICE.
MAKE THE RICH PAY FOR THIS
CRISIS, NOT WORKING PEOPLE.
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
AMENDMENT, THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS
NUMBER 46, AMANDA LOCKE, WHO
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STEPHANIE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS AMANDA.
DUE TO THE WORK DONE BY WOMEN
IN BLACK, WE KNOW THIS YEAR HAS
BEEN ONE OF THE DEADLIEST FOR
BEING ON HOUSED IN SEATTLE. IS
A CASE NUMBER, WORK WITH PEOPLE
WHO HAVE DIED. THEY HAVE NOT
RECEIVED THE CARE AND SUPPORT
THEY DESERVE. THEY WERE
GENEROUS ENOUGH TO SHARE
THEMSELVES WITH ME AND WHAT
EXCITED THEM AND HOW THEY
CREATED COMMUNITY AND HOW
BEAUTIFUL THEIR HEARTS WERE.
ALSO LEARNED ABOUT THEIR PAIN
AND FRUSTRATION IN THE FACE OF
POLICY SET UP TO MAKE PEOPLE
STRUGGLE AND NOT TO THRIVE.
PEOPLE HAVE LOST SO MANY LOVED
ONES. NEEDLESSLY. WE DO NOT
PRIORITIZE HOUSING AND CARE FOR
PEOPLE IN THE CITY . THIS IS
NOT NORMAL AND IT IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE. WE DO NOT ACCEPT
-- OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I'M DEMANDING YOU LOOK AT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND DIGNITY
AND CARE OF PEOPLE . THESE ARE
COSTLY AND THE NEED TO STOP.
THEY'RE MAKING EVERYONE LESS
SAFE AND ISOLATE PEOPLE.
DEFUND POLICE NOW AND FUND
HOUSING .
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
STEPHANIE FOLLOWED BY LEEANN
REESE JONES.
STEPHANIE?
>> GOOD EVENING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 2 AND I AM THE
DISTRICT MANAGER FOR COMMUNITY
SERVICES. WITH THE COVID
DOLLARS THE CITY FUNDED NEW
PROGRAMS TO COMBAT
HOMELESSNESS. THE IN SHELTER
IS ONE OF THEM. OVER THE PAST
2.5 YEARS WE HAVE SUPPORTED ONE
HUNDRED 37 ADULTS, COUPLES,
AND PETS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE. THE MONEY SPENT IS
WORKING. THE IN SHELTER STAFF
HELP 87 AMAZING PEOPLE FIND
HOUSING. WE NEED EVERY SINGLE
DOLLAR TO CONTINUE HELPING
FOLKS WHO SPENT DECADES ON THE
STREETS TO COME INSIDE.
WITHOUT FEDERAL DOLLARS WE WILL
NOT EXIST. WE NEED EVERY
DOLLAR TO PROVIDE
TRANSPORTATION AND TO GET A
WARM BED AND THE MOST
DEDICATED STAFF DESERVE
RAISES, AND NOT THE FEAR OF
LOSING JOBS.
PROGRAMS CLOSED OUR --
LEWIS FOR ALL THE LEADERSHIP ,
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LEEANN
REESE JONES FOLLOWED BY
VIVIAN.
>> GOOD EVENING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M A PROGRAM
SUPERVISOR IN DISTRICT 6.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL FOR THE
ALLOCATED FUNDING FOR THE NEXT
TWO YEARS, BUT TONIGHT I'M HERE
TO ASK FOR THE FULL FUNDING
REQUIRED TO CONTINUE THE
SUPPORT THAT IS NEEDING FOR
CO-LEAD PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE.
I AM HERE AS A PROGRAM
SUPERVISOR, BUT I'M ALSO A
VOICE AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR
CLIENTS.
WE DEVELOPED TRUSTING
RELATIONSHIPS ¿ VULNERABLE
HAVE EXPERIENCED PERSONAL
TRAUMA BECAUSE OF -- BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH AND ADDICTION
CHALLENGES. WE STEP INTO
HELP PROVIDE A SIMPLE HOT MEAL.
OUR WASHINGTON STATE ID GIVE
SOMEONE AN IDENTITY AND I
RECALL A CASE MANAGER WITH A
CLIENT WHO BROKE DOWN IN TEARS
TO KNOW THAT SHE WAS IN THE
SYSTEM AND THEREFORE HAD AN
IDENTITY. WE PROVIDE THE
CLIENTS TO BE HEARD AND ACCESS
MEDICATION AND TO NOT CYCLE
THROUGH THE JAIL SYSTEM. I
COULD GO ON AND ON. THROUGH
THE GOALS THAT WOULD HELP --
MANAGEMENT.
WE MAKE SMALL CHANGES IN OUR
CLIENTS LIVES BUT WHERE WE
HOUSE OUR PEOPLE AND GET THEM
TO A POINT WHERE THEY ADDRESS
THEIR ADDICTION.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS VIVIAN FOLLOWED BY TONY,
NUMBER 50 AND NUMBER 51.
>>
>> VIVIAN, YOU WENT BACK ON
MUTE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES I CAN, THANKS.
>> I AM SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR
FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION AND
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR
STUDENTS. SUPPORT OF THE
MARRIAGE ALLOCATION MEMORIAL
CITY. SES IS PREPARED TO
REPLACE 75-YEAR-OLD FACILITY
WITH SOMETHING THAT MEETS THE
NEED OF THE SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
BY JOINING AS A FINANCIAL
PARTNER THE CITY CAN ENSURE
THAT THE PROJECT IS INTEGRATED
WITH SETTLES IN THAT SERVICE
BROADER COMMUNITY'S. LAST MAY
I -- GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS. THEY SHARE THEIR
EXPERIENCES AND HELPED --
STADIUM .1 STUDENT SHARED THAT
THIS IS A SPACE WHERE HE SEES
STUDENTS FROM ACROSS SEATTLE
COMING TOGETHER AND TO SUPPORT
THE COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES. HE
FEELS CONNECTED BY COMING TO
THE PHYSICAL PART OF THE CITY
AND DOING WHAT HE LOVES BEST,
PLAYING FOOTBALL. THE
STUDENTS AGREED RENOVATION IS
NEEDED BUT HAS MORE POTENTIAL.
COMMUNITY, CONNECTION, AND
PLAY. THESE ARE THE THINGS
THAT KIDS AND ADULTS CRAVE. WE
SHOULD NOT UNDERESTIMATE HOW
FULFILLING THESE NEEDS PRICKLY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE VITALITY AND
HEALTH OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER
51, TONY I BELIEVE .
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I
AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
FRENCH OF THE CONSERVATIVE
VOLUNTEER PARK. I'M THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS. I AM HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEMBER, STAFF AND CITIZENS OF
SEATTLE TO CONCERN ABOUT A 50%
INCREASE IN EMISSION FEES FROM
THE VOLUNTEER PARK CONSERVATORY
THAT IS PROPOSED BY THE ARTS
AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
ARTS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
.4 THE 2023 AND 24 BIENNIUM,
THEY HAVE PROPOSED INCREASING
THE CONSERVATORIES ADMISSION
FEE FROM FOUR DOLLARS UP TO SIX
DOLLARS. INCREASES ANTICIPATED
TO GENERATE $89,000 IN NEW
REVENUE IN 2023 TO HELP NEGATE
PARK FUND REVENUE GAPS IN THE
SHORT-TERM AS POST PANDEMIC
REVENUES HAVE NOT STABILIZED.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS
PROPOSAL IS INTENDED TO
ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE SHORTFALL
FORECAST IN THE BUDGET, WE
ASSERT THAT THERE ARE OTHER
UNFACTORED CONSEQUENCES OF THE
STATE INCREASE NOT ADEQUATELY
CONSIDERED. WE BELIEVE THAT
THIS RUNS COUNTER TO THE GOALS
AND VALUES HELD BY BOTH THE
FRIENDS OF THE CONSERVATORY AND
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
WE ARE URGING THE CITY TO
POSTPONE MODIFICATIONS --
>> TAKE YOU, NEXT SPEAKER IS
NUMBER 52, RANDY FLOOD,
FOLLOWED BY EXCUSE ME, DANA
SIMMS. BRANDY?
AND BRANDY, YOU MAY NEED TO
PRESS÷SIX.
OKAY, WE WILL COME BACK TO
BRANDY. LET'S SEE IF DANA SIMMS
-- YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU BRANDY,
THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, THANK YOU. MY NAME
IS BRANDY, AND THE DIRECTOR OF
COMMITTEE JUSTICE FOR REACH. I
AM EIGHT REACH RESIDENT AND
ALUMNI. I'M HERE TO THANK THE
COUNCIL FOR THE FUNDING THEY
HAVE GIVEN SO FAR, BUT WE DO
NEED TO MIND THE $6 MILLION GAP
. WE WORK WITH THE MOST
COMPLEX PEOPLE IN THE CITY, THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF
THE EXTREME AFFLUENCE IN OUR
COMMUNITY THAT CREATES AND
PERPETUATES EXTREME POVERTY AND
VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I
WANT TO REMEMBER THAT WE SHOULD
THAT THE MOST COMPLEX FOLKS AT
EVER SPRING MOTEL. THEY WERE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNAL
PUNISHMENT SYSTEM SINCE THEY
WERE YOUTH. THE STRUGGLE WITH
DRUG USE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE
TO ACCESS THE SYSTEM SETUP THAT
ARE SUPPOSED TO SERVE PEOPLE.
THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT NEED
CREATIVE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS.
CURRENTLY IN LEAGUE WITH THE
ORGANIZATION THAT SHOWED UP TO
DO THAT WITH THESE FOLKS.
PLEASE -- OUR PROGRAM SO WE CAN
SUPPORT OUR STAFF AND SERVE THE
MOST COMPLEX FOLKS. WE HAVE
OVER 1000 CLIENTS THAT WILL
NOT BE SERVED WITHOUT THAT
PROGRAMMING. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>>> OR NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER
54.
>> MY NAME IS DANA SIMMS, AM A
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND I RESIDE
IN UTTERLY. I AM CALLING TODAY
TO URGE THE COUNCIL TO
RECONSIDER ADDING BACK IN THE
ADDICTION TREATMENT PILOT
PROGRAM WHICH WAS PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON RIGHT OUT
THE FRONT DOOR OF MY BUSINESS I
HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH RAMPANT
HOMELESSNESS FOR QUITE SOME
TIME. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF ANY
THROWN AT THIS PROBLEM BUT
NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. BUT ONE
THING THAT IS CONSISTENT IN MY
EXPERIENCE WITH THE HOMELESS
DOWNTOWN IS THAT A MAJORITY OF
THE CHRONIC HOMELESS ARE
ADDICTED TO DRUGS. I
PERSONALLY FEEL THAT A CORE
PART OF OUR HOMELESS PROBLEM IS
MORE INCLINED TO DRUG
ADDICTION THAN PEOPLE WHO HAVE
FALLEN ON ROUGH TIMES. I THINK
THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PROGRAM
TO TRY TO MOVE IN A NEW
DIRECTION TO COMBAT
HOMELESSNESS AND I WOULD
CONSIDER THE PILOT PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS TIFFANY COLEMAN, FOLLOWED BY
SIERRA JONES.
>> HI, MY NAME IS TIFFANY
COLEMAN, AM A RESIDENT IN
DISTRICT 1 AND A FIREFIGHTER AT
STATION SEVEN AT THE WEST END
OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THE
IMPORTANT WORK IN ENSURING THAT
RESPONDING TO LIFE EMERGENCIES
IS IMPORTANT AND A PRIORITY IN
WEST SEATTLE. THE GREATEST
IMPACTING LETTER 13 IS
RECOGNIZING THESE ARE UNIQUE
SKILL SETS THAT ENGINE
COMPANIES DO NOT PERFORM. IF
FUNDED THE APPROPRIATE
SHORTENED RESPONSE TIME FOR
CRITICAL LIFE AND FIRE
EMERGENCIES. WITH INCREASED
POPULATION, MULTILEVEL
APARTMENT BUILDINGS, TRAFFIC,
WE NEED THESE UNITS IN PLACE
HAS A FUNDAMENTAL EMERGENCY
RESOURCE LONGER THAN FOUR
MINUTES IS DETRIMENTAL IN
REGARDS TO OUTCOME. WEST
SEATTLE IS THE ONLY DISTRICT
THAT HAS ONE ASSIGNED LADDER
TRUCK AND ONE MEDIC UNIT. WHEN
THE ARRIVED THE NEXT UNIT IS
GREATER THAN 15 MINUTES AWAY.
WE NEED TO KEEP UP WITH GROWTH.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
CONTINUED SUPPORT AND KEEPING
FUNDING IN THE PACKAGE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR
HARD WORK.
>>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH
JONES, AND SIERRA WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY HECTOR. SIERRA ?
YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS÷SIX.
>> HELLO? HELLO?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. HI, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I AM IN
SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET AND DEFUNDING THE SPD
AND NOW I WILL SPEAK ON BEHALF
OF ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS. THEY
WANTED ME TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
THEY BELIEVE THERE ARE FUNDS IN
THE CITY BUDGET --
>> GO AHEAD, SIERRA.
>> HELLO?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU. WE ARE
GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME OF YOUR
TIME BACK IF YOU ARE BY A
SPEAKER OR THE TV IS ON, COULD
YOU TURN IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT?
>> LET ME GO SOMEWHERE'S
>> THAT IS OKAY. IT IS JUST
THE -- THE SEATTLE CHANNEL ¿
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL IS KIND OF
DELAYED. IT COMES ON A LITTLE
BIT LATER. IF YOU COULD START
YOUR TIME OVER, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I'M SORRY
ABOUT THAT. -- I'M PERSONALLY
IN SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET. DEFUNDING THE SPD AND
AGAINST SHOT SPOTTER. NOW I
WILL SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ONE OF
MY ON HOUSE TO NEIGHBORS. THEY
BELIEVE THERE ARE FUNDS IN THE
CITY BUDGET TO GIVE THE AND
HOUSED POPULATION ACCESS TO PET
COMPANIONS. THERE IS A HIGH
NEED OF PETS TO BE ADOPTED AND
A HIGH NEED OF PEOPLE LOOKING
FOR A COMPANION FOR LONELINESS,
MENTAL ILLNESSES AND PTSD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> HECTOR HERRERA WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY DEVON.
>> HI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
MY NAME IS HECTOR AND I AM A
SUPERVISOR WITH THE LEAD
PROGRAM. I'M HERE TO THINK THE
COUNCIL FOR FINDING THE RELIEF
PROGRAM BUT ALSO ASKING THAT
YOU FULLY FUND PROGRAMS FOR THE
NEXT TWO YEARS. THIS PROGRAM
EXCEPTS REFERRALS FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OVER THE
MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE CYCLING
THROUGH THE SYSTEM WITH THE
HARM REDUCTION APPROACH TO MAKE
CREATIVE SERVICE PLANS AND
CONNECT THESE PEOPLE TO
HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH,
SUBSTANCE TREATMENT WHILE
COORDINATING WITH PROSECUTORS
AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS THAT THE
CULTURAL SYSTEM PERPETUATES.
OUR OUTREACH -- PUBLIC SAFETY
TONIGHT. AND THE SAFETY OF
OUR NEIGHBORS WITH MENTAL
ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDERS CAUGHT UP IN THE
SYSTEM? COUNCIL MEMBERS, I ASK
YOU, DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON
1000 LEAD CLIENTS AND FULLY
FUND THE SEED IN COLBY. THANK
YOU.
>> HELLO, HI, GOOD EVENING. I
HAVE THE HONOR OF WORKING AT
THE LEAD PROGRAM AT REACH WITH
HER. I'M HERE TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR THE SUPPORT THAT HAS
COME THROUGH FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL. NOT TO EXPAND BUT
JUST TO HELP US MAINTAIN OUR
CURRENT OPERATION. I WANT TO
LIVE IN A CITY WHERE PUBLIC
SAFETY MEANS WE PRIORITIZE THE
SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
THE MOST UNWELL AND MOST IN
NEED OF SERVICES. OVER 1000
PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE
LEAD AND CO-LEAD PROGRAMS
CANNOT BE ABANDONED, BECAUSE OF
PUNCHING OF NUMBERS. CANNOT BE
ABANDONED, BECAUSE OF PUNCHING
OF NUMBERS .4 SUPPORT OF OUR
BUDGET SO WE CAN MAINTAIN
FUNDING UNWELL FOLKS LIVING IN
THE CITY. I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR ALL OF
THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT SPOKE
DURING THE MEETING.
>> OUR NEXT TWO PEOPLE WILL BE
NATALIE , SORRY IF I READ YOUR
NAME, AND CARISSA.
>> I WANT TO DO A QUICK
ANNOUNCEMENT, SEE SOME FOLKS
SIGNING UP. PLEASE DO SO NOW
AFTER WE GO THROUGH THE IN
PERSON FOLKS. FOR EVERYBODY
ONLINE WE WILL TAKE A 10 MINUTE
RECESS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO
SWITCH OUT THE STAFFING OF THE
I.T. SYSTEMS AND WE WILL GET
THROUGH EVERYBODY ELSE ONLINE.
THAT WOULD CONCLUDE EVERYBODY
ONLINE. IF YOU HAVE NOT
SIGNED UP, YOU ARE WELCOME TO.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS NELLY, I WORK AT
A YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATION
FACILITATING FARMING AND FOOD
JUSTICE PROGRAMMING AT A
COMMITTEE FARM IN SOUTH PARK
AND I WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE
BOMBARDED BY POLLUTION FROM
EVERY DIRECTION. I HAD TO TELL
THE BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH THAT
I WORK WITH NOT TO TOUCH THE
SOIL WITH THEIR BARE HANDS OR
PLAY IN THE CREEK NEARBY
BECAUSE THERE IS TOXIC ROUNDUP,
HEAVY METALS AND MOTOR OIL FROM
THE NEARBY HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO
TELL THEM TO SPEAK UP OVER THE
AIRPLANES THAT FLY OVER EVERY
90 SECONDS AND WE HAVE TO
CANCEL THE PROGRAM THREE WEEKS
IN A ROW DUE TO POOR AIR
QUALITY BECAUSE OF THE WILDFIRE
SMOKE. THIS IS JUST FRANKLY
APOCALYPTIC AND IT IS
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM. I HAD A
CITY EMPLOYEE TELL ME THE
OTHER DAY THAT WE LIVE IN A
POLLUTED WORLD AS IF WE SHOULD
BE RESIGNED TO THAT AND I HAVE
TO SAY I DID NOT CONSENT TO
THAT. THE WORK DID NOT
CONSENT AND NEITHER DO THE ON
HOUSED NEIGHBORS WHO CANNOT
ESCAPE THESE ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTANTS. THEY DO NOT
CONSENT TO THIS. I SUPPORT
FUNDING THE GREEN NEW DEAL
INCLUDING AFFORDABLE SOCIAL
HOUSING.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CARISSA.
>> HELLO, I WAS GETTING MORE
FRUSTRATED WITH THE SHOCK THAT
NONE OF THE FREE GREEN NEW
DEAL SOCIAL HOUSING AMENDMENTS
THAT THE COUNCILMEMBER PUT
FORWARD HAVE BEEN IMPROVED OR
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. I'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH YOUTH AND
YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
FOR THE LAST 10 OR 11 YEARS,
WORKING WITH FOLKS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AT
SHELTERS. I WAS DOING RAPID
REHOUSING AND IT IS HONESTLY
EMBARRASSING TO BE A PERSON WHO
HAS BEEN FUNDED TO FIND
HOUSING AND THEN YOU LOOK FOR
HOUSING AND THERE IS NO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THEM TO
LIVE IN, EVEN WITH THE
SUBSIDIES THAT WE ARE OFFERING
AND EVEN IF WE GOT THEM IN A
PLACE THAT WAS NOT SUSTAINABLE.
EVEN AS A PERSON MYSELF THAT
WORKS IN NONPROFITS I'M
GETTING PUSHED OUT AS WELL AND
CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE HERE TO
SUPPORT THE PEOPLE THAT I AM
SERVING, SO PLEASE CONSIDER
PUTTING THE SOCIAL HOUSING
AMENDMENTS INTO THE
BALANCED-BUDGET. THANK YOU.
SMACK OUR LAST IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS JASMINE SMITH .
>> HI, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
HERE AND TAKING THE TIME TO
WORK ON SUCH A CHALLENGING
BUDGET. AND AT A TIME WHEN WE
ARE JUST NOT HAVING MONEY TO
FUND THE THINGS. OUR PEOPLE
AND COMMUNITIES NEED TO BE
FOCUSED ON AND HOW WE CAN KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE AND MAKE SURE THAT
IS WHERE WE ARE MAKING OUR
INVESTMENTS. I HAVE HEARD HIM
TELL US WHERE WE WANT OUR MONEY
TO GO AND WHERE WE WANT THE
COMMUNITY TO SERVE US. I
REALLY ENCOURAGE UPLIFTING
THOSE VOICES AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE NOT THROWING MONEY
INTO A BROKEN SYSTEM THAT IS
NOT GOING TO KEEP US SAFE, THAT
IS GOING TO NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE
TO ANY OF US OR ABOVE THEM.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
FOCUS ON HOUSING, FOCUS ON
MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE LIVABLE
WAGES THAT WE DON'T GET PUSHED
OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
THAT -- YOU ARE ALL WELCOME
AFTER THE RECESS IF YOU CHANGE
YOUR MINDS .4 FOLKS ONLINE, WE
ARE ON CALLER NUMBER 60. SO WE
WILL CONTINUE ON. AND WE WILL
COME BACK AT 7:15. SO PLEASE
DO NOT HANG UP THE LINE FOR
ANYBODY WHO IS WAITING TO
TESTIFY, WE WILL COME BACK TO
YOU AT 7:15. THE HEARING NO
OBJECTION, WE WILL GO INTO
RECESS FOR THE NEXT 11 MINUTES
AND RECONVENE AT 7:15.
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> WE ARE READY. WE ARE AT
7:15.
>> ARE WE LIVE STILL?
>> WE ARE LIVE AND RECORDING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME
BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING.
TERESA MOSQUEDA, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. WE WILL RECONVENE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING
OUR I.T. AND SUPPORT TEAM GET A
LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK. WE ARE
GOING TO GO TO THE ONE PERSON
LEFT TO TESTIFY IN THE ROOM.
AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK ONLINE
FOR THE ONLINE CALLERS. WE
WILL START AT NUMBER 60.
WELCOME, AND PLEASE STATE YOUR
NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> THIS IS ME, A. I AM -- I
APOLOGIZE IF I SMELL, BECAUSE
I'M SUPPOSED TO SHOWER BUT --
SO I WANTED TO BRING UP THAT
-- KIND OF LIKE A CAGE AROUND A
STAIRWAY? TO HELP RESIDENTS
GET IN MORE SAFELY AND ALSO FOR
A CAMERA TO BE THERE, BECAUSE
AT 77 SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET
SOMEBODY GOT ASSAULTED HE HAD
A DOG AND OF ¿ I WAS TOLD THAT
COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED --
SURVEILLANCE AND SECURITY
GUARD.
WHY. AND I SAY NOT? THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE INTO REMOTE
SPEAKERS. WE ARE ON NUMBER 59,
SUSAN GRANT.
>> HELLO, I AM SUSAN GRANT.
EVERYBODY LOVES TREES. I KNOW
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE
REPAYING PROGRAMS THAT NEED
HELP. SO I WANT TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF RETENTION OF OUR
MATURE AND EXCEPTIONAL TREES TO
HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.
THE PLAN HAS SET A CITYWIDE
URBAN CANOPY GOAL OF 30%. WE
NEED TO CREATE TREE EQUITY FOR
THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF
OUR CITY. AND HAVE MUCH LESS
CANOPY COVER THAN THAT. TREES
PROVIDE HEALTH BENEFITS FOR
THOSE LIVING BENEATH THEM. THE
AIR QUALITY INDEX WAS BETTER,
CLEANER WHERE I LIVE THEN IT
WAS IN THE REST OF SEATTLE
DURING THE REST ARE QUALITY
ALERT. WHY? BECAUSE WE HAVE
MORE TREES AND BIG TREES. THE
REST OF THE WORLD UNDERSTANDS
THAT TREES ARE IMPORTANT. A
FOREST DID PROVISION IS NEEDED
WITHIN THE CITY TO FACILITATE
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS
HEADED TOWARDS DECLINE.
PLEASE REJECT THE $5000 CUT ¿
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS SUZANNE DALE ETSY. NUMBER
61.
>> I AM HERE FOR THE SEATTLE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADE COUNCIL. ON BEHALF OF
20,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE 19
AFFILIATES, I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR MAINTAINING AN
INVESTMENT TOWARDS MEMORIAL
STADIUM, HOWEVER, WE ARE
DISAPPOINTED IN THE REDUCTION
IN THE COMMITMENT OF $40
MILLION DOWN TO 20 MILLION AND
ASK FOR A PASSAGE OF AN
AMENDMENT TO FIX THIS. WE ARE
ALSO HERE IN THE SEATTLE SCHOOL
PARENT WHO KIDS -- AND STS
ALONE, PLAY SOCCER IN THE
STADIUM 35 YEARS AGO.
MEMORIAL STADIUM HAS BEEN
STATIC FOR DECADES. IT IS
UNSAFE AND INACCESSIBLE AND
DOES NOT PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES THAT
OUR STUDENTS AND COMMITTEES
DESERVE. IT WILL CREATE
EQUITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
FOR -- ADVANTAGE. OVER $66
MILLION WAS ALREADY APPROVED
IN THE LAST -- BUT WE NEED THE
$40 MILLION COMMITMENT TO BE
SUCCESSFUL WITH FUNDRAISING FOR
THE REMAINDER, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS NUMBER 64, PATRICK
DONE. PATRICK WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY BEN CARSON.
PATRICK?
>> I, MY NAME IS PATRICK --
MUTED?
>> GO AHEAD. I THINK YOU ARE A
NEEDED.
TRI-STAR SIX ONE MORE TIME.
THERE YOU GO.
>> HI, MY NAME IS PATRICK
DONE FROM DISTRICT 1. I'M HERE
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTING LISA HERBOLD'S
SERVICE OF LETTER TRUCK AND
MEDIC UNIT CURRENTLY WORKING
AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN WEST
SEATTLE, ADDRESSING THE LONGEST
RESPONSE TIMES IN THE CITY IS
A BIG STEP FORWARD. SUPPORTING
FIRST RESPONDERS IS CRUCIAL TO
A STRONG AND SAFE CITY AND A
FITTING ALL OF US. THANK YOU
AGAIN, THAT IS ALL.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IN
CARSON, AND THEN WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY CHRISTOPHER
PERSONS.
>> HELLO?
>> IS THIS BEEN?
>> HELLO? HI, MY NAME IS
JESSICA HALE, AND I'M A
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE , AND I
SUPPORT TO THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET. WE -- HOLD UP.
WHAT IS IT? STOP THE SWEEP ,
PAY SERVICE PROVIDERS , SUPPORT
THE FOOD BANKS, AND ADD
SERVICES, NOT SWEEPS FOR THE
--
>> GO AHEAD. OKAY, OUR NEXT
SPEAKER WILL BE HOWARD GALE.
HOWARD, GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD EVENING, TWO YEARS
AFTER GEORGE FLOYD, THE COUNCIL
IS PROPOSING MORE MONEY FOR THE
POLICE AND WASTE -- $11 MILLION
ON A POLICE ACCOUNT ABILITY
SYSTEM THAT STILL HAS POLICE
INVESTIGATING POLICE AND DENIES
VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE ANY
SEMBLANCE OF JUSTICE AND
ACCOUNT ABILITY OR EVEN A RIGHT
TO APPEAL. DESPITE THIS,
COUNCIL MEMBERS TERESA MOSQUEDA
AND LISA HERBOLD RESULTING IN
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA
TAKING A HUGE STEP IN
PRODUCING SPD 101 A TO START A
PROCESS FOR SUPPORTING
FAMILIES IMPACTED BY POLICE
VIOLENCE AND INVESTIGATING
CREATING AN APPEALS PROCESS
FOR ADVERSE DECISIONS MADE IN
PLACE ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS IS
A SMALL BUT IMPORTANT STEP IN
AMELIORATING THE HARMS THAT
POLICE ¿ GREAT. IT IS A MORAL
AND PRACTICAL STATEMENT THAT
OFFERS A GLIMMER OF HOPE.
THANKS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS
TERESA MOSQUEDA AND LISA
HERBOLD. I HOPE THAT YOU ALL
WILL SUPPORT THIS.
>> CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB. I'M
HERE TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT AND
GRATITUDE FOR THE ALLOCATION
OF FUNDS TO PAIN 23 7.6% ¿
RAISES TO THE CLUB AND OUR
CITYWIDE PARTNERS HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS. CLUB FROM ONE OF OUR
FRONTLINE STAFF MEMBERS THAT
CANNOT BE HERE TONIGHT THAT I
WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL. AS
CASE MANAGER, I ASSIST
HOMELESS MEMBERS IN THE
APARTMENT PROCESS AND ENSURE
THAT THEY GAIN ACCESS TO THE
NECESSARY FUNDING THAT EXISTS
WITH MOVING COSTS AND WITH
RENTAL PAYMENT. WRITING
CRITICAL WORK TO THE POPULATION
IS DEMANDING AND SOCIAL SERVICE
PROVIDERS CANNOT -- ADDRESS
THE INCREASED DEMAND WITHOUT
PROPER WAGE -- THAT MEANS
PROVIDING -- INFLATION. I
ALSO WANT TO KNOW ¿ SUPPORT
FUNDING ¿ PROPOSED ITEM TO
REVITALIZE PARK AROUND THE
CORNER ¿ ONLY GREEN SPACES IN
THE -- ENJOY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS NUMBER 82.
AND, FOLLOWING MAUREEN WILL BE
ALAN SMITH.
>> GOOD EVENING.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I'M
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR -- WE
ARE SUPPORTIVE OF CHAIR
MOSQUEDA'S AMENDMENT MAKING
SURE THAT WORKERS KEEP UP WITH
INFLATION. WORKERS MAKE AN
AVERAGE OF $20.25 PER HOUR AND
SHOULD BE BETTER COMPENSATED TO
ENSURE THAT SEATTLE IS AN
EQUITABLE CITY. THE LABOR
SHORTAGES GETTING ¿ CRITICAL
THAT WORKERS ARE ADEQUATELY
PAID FOR MEETING BASIC NEEDS OF
OUR LOCAL POPULATION. ALSO
WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS FOR
INCREASING FUNDING FOR VEHICLE
OUTREACH. AND COUNCILMEMBER
ALEX PEDERSEN AND DEBORA
JUAREZ. WE ARE COSPONSORING --
AND WE ARE HELPING THOSE ON
HOUSED PEOPLE AND WE NEED TO
INCREASE OUTREACH EFFORTS AND
ADJUST -- ALLOW SAFE ZONES IN
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS WILL
PROVIDE A PATHWAY TO HOUSING
AND SERVICES. THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU. ALAN WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY TAYLOR RILEY.
ALLEN?
>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY,
GREAT. SO, I'M SPEAKING TODAY
ON BEHALF OF MY FRIEND, TONYA,
WHO IS AN ON HOUSED MEMBER OF
MY COMMUNITY. SHE WAS
REGULARLY HOUSED. SHE HAD A
COMMUNITY TO CALL HER OWN. SHE
HAD HER OWN PLACE. SHE OWNED
HER OWN PROPERLY AND SHE PAID
RENT THAT WAS FIVE DOLLARS, AN
AMOUNT THAT WAS AFFORDABLE TO
HER IN A TRAILER PARK UNTIL
FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN THE CITY
MADE HER MOVE HER HOME AND
STEAMROLLED OVER THAT IN ORDER
TO PUT A PARKING LOT AND A DOG
PARK AND TONYA HAS BEEN
HOMELESS EVER SINCE AND UNABLE
TO FIND STABLE HOUSING THAT
SHE CAN AFFORD IN THE COMMUNITY
AND IN A CITY SHE HAS CALLED
HOME MOST OF HER LIFE. AND SO
SHE IS SAD AND HEARTBROKEN
THAT THE CITY IS EVEN
CONTEMPLATING GIVING MORE MONEY
TO POLICE AND SPEND MORE MONEY
TO WORLD CUP BUDGET AND
ABSOLUTELY NOT. SHE DOES NOT
WANT THE MONEY SPENT ON THAT.
SHE WANTS RESOURCES AND TO BE
ABLE TO FIND A HOME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS TAYLOR RILEY. AND TAYLOR
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIAN
ANDERSON.
TAYLOR?
>> HI, I AM TAYLOR, A RESIDENT
OF THE THREE AND I SUPPORT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET. THANK YOU
TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT
LISTENED AND WHOSE AMENDMENTS
MAKE A MORE HUMANE BUDGET. I
SUPPORT PARKING ENFORCEMENT,
STAYING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND OUT OF SPD.
THEY ALSO SUPPORT FOR AN
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN, NEW GUNS,
SURVEILLANCE, AND RETENTION
BONUSES. WE ARE MOVING THIS
WASTEFUL SPENDING FROM THE
BLOATED BUDGET. THAT MAKES
SENSE WHEN WE ARE FACING A
REVENUE SHORTFALL. THE NEW
AMENDMENTS REMOVING ANY OF
THOSE TOP POSITIONS IS A GREAT
START AND WE NEED TO GO
FURTHER. THE BUDGET STILL
KEEPS 120 GHOST COPS THAT SPD
HAS NO PLAN OR ABILITY TO FILL.
IT IS PAST TIME FOR SPD TO
ENGAGE IN REALITY-BASED
BUDGETING LIKE EVERY OTHER CITY
BASED DEPARTMENT HAS TO DO.
WE ALSO HAVE TO FUND THE
SURVIVAL. WE DO NOT MAKE
ANYONE SAFE, YET THE BALANCING
PACKAGE PROVIDES TENS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR AN
HOUSED NEIGHBORS. MONEY FOR
STREETS AND GHOST COPS SHOULD
BE ALLOCATED TO NEW SECURITY,
PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY .
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON FOLLOWED
BY THE NEXT.
>> STRICT THREE. I WANTED TO
THANK MOSQUEDA FOR HER
PROCESS ON THIS AND AS A WARD
MEMBER AND AS A JAZZ MUSICIAN
AND RESIDENT OF THE CITY.
ASKING FOR $1.5 MILLION BE PUT
BACK IN THE BUDGET TO FILL A
FACILITY IN ON RAINIER, SOUTH
BEACON HILL, NORTH BEACON HILL,
RATHER. AND THEREFORE HOUSING
YOU KNOW, BUILDING OR FOR
AFTER SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS
PROVIDING JOBS AND REALLY
IMPORTANT I THINK FOR THAT
COMMUNITY AND WE WOULD LOVE
THIS TO HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE
CITY THAT, YOU KNOW,
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT WE HAD,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> INC. YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
FOLLOWED BY AN.
>> IT EVENING , I COFOUNDED
SEATTLE JAZZ ED WITH A TEAM
THAT ENCODED CLARENCE A COX.
AND I'M HERE CALLING IN TODAY
TO URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO
REINSTATE IN PART OR IN FULL
THE 1.5 MILLION THAT WAS
ALLOCATED TO JAZZ HOUSE IN THE
2023 PROPOSED BUDGET. SO THIS
BUILDING, AND THE COMMUNITY
ROOTS HOUSING TOGETHER WOULD
PROVIDE MUSIC EDUCATION TO
OVER 4000 KIDS AND THEY WOULD
BE ALSO OVER 100 UNITS OF
MUCH-NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
¿
THE CITY NEEDS TO FOCUS ON THE
FUTURE AND FORMAL HOUSING
>>> THANK YOU, BYE.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ANNE.
>> HI, I'M ANNE, RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT TWO CALLING TO URGE
YOU TO REINSTATE THE BUDGET
ALLOCATION FOR SEATTLE'S JAZZ
ED'S NEW PROJECT IN RAINIER
VALLEY. NOT JUST AN ARTS
PROJECT, JAZZ HOUSE COMBINES A
MUSIC EDUCATION CENTER WITH
OVER 100 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
COMMUNITY ROOTS HOUSING. WHEN
WE LOOK AT THE CRISIS FACING
SEATTLE TODAY, I SHOULD NOT
NEED TO EXPLAIN THAT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS KEY TO THE SOLUTION.
JAZZ ED PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL
EQUITY IN THE ARTS THAT'S
SORELY LACKING IN SEATTLE. IT
SERVES STUDENTS FROM 82 ZIP
CODES WITH PAY WHAT YOU CAN
TUITION AND LOANED INSTRUMENTS.
WITH ITS SPECIFIC FOCUS ON
RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY, JAZZ
ED WILL SUPPORT 4,000 STUDENTS
IN ITS NEW BUILDING, BRINGING
TOGETHER WIDELY DIVERSE
POPULATIONS FROM ALL OVER THE
CITY. JAZZ HOUSE IS A WIN-WIN
PROJECT WITH ITS FOCUS ON BOTH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE
PERVASIVE ACHIEVEMENT AND
OPPORTUNITY GAPS FACED BY OUR
CITY'S YOUTH. THANK YOU, PLEASE
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 99.
>> HELLO. I'M A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT THREE. I SUPPORT
SEATTLE JAZZ ED AND FOR THE
FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
JAZZ HOUSE. MY DAUGHTER HAS
BENEFITTED FROM THIS AMAZING
TEACHING PROGRAM. SHE FOUND
JOY, FRIENDS, AND A MUSICAL
VOICE. PLEASE HELP JAZZ HOUSE
PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION,
COMMUNITY, HOMES, JOBS, AND
ABOVE ALL, HOPE AT A TIME WHEN
OUR YOUTH NEED IT MORE THAN
EVER. JAZZ HOUSE WILL BUILD 108
NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES AND A
FACILITY WITH AFFORDABLE MUSIC
FOR ALL. JAZZ HOUSE WILL GROW A
MISSION OF HOPE AND JOY THAT
DEEPLY IMPACTS FUTURE GIN
RATIONS. SEATTLE JAZZ ED HAS A
MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON ITS
COMMUNITY AND JAZZ HOUSE WILL
PROVIDE GOOD-PAYING JOBS THERE
ITS CONSTRUCTION. NOT ALL YOUTH
HAVE ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION.
MUSIC EDUCATION SHOULD BE
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL YOUTH. IT'S
AN ART FORM THAT TOUCHES US ALL
EMOTIONALLY. AT SEATTLE JAZZ
ED, YOU PAY WHAT YOU CAN FOR
FREE AND NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY,
MADAME CLERK, I BELIEVE YOU
SAID WE WERE ON ITEM NUMBER 99,
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WE'RE ON NUMBER 99 OF THE
PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN PRESENT, BUT
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE NO LONGER -- OR HAVE
NOT CALLED IN AND OF ARE LISTED
AS NOT PRESENT.
>> I'M GOING TO READ THE FOLKS
LISTED AS NOT PRESENT AND TEE
UP SOME WHO WERE LISTED AT
PRESENT AND WEREN'T EARLIER. IF
YOU WERE IN THE FIRST 100
PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP BUT WERE
NOT DIALLED IN, I'M GOING TO
READ YOUR NAME. YOU CAN STILL
SPEAK, BUT YOU NEED TO DIAL IN
HERE VERY SOON SO THAT WE DON'T
CONCLUDE BEFORE WRAPPING UP YOU
NEED TO DIAL IN SO THAT WE CAN
COME BACK TO YOU. SO NUMBER 20
WAS CAMILLE. NUMBER 30,
TIFFANY, OH, TIFFANY ALREADY
SPOKE. NUMBER 39, JAMES MILES.
NUMBER 40, SHAWNA. NUMBER 42,
JACOB. NUMBER 48, JULIA BUCK.
NUMBER 53, PERRY SMITH. NUMBER
60, ANDREA SMITH. NUMBER 63,
ZOEY. AND THEN THE REST ARE ALL
IN THE 60s THROUGH 80s, AND
THAT'D BE CHRISTOPHER, MICHAEL,
DOM DAVIS, ZACHARY, JOHN, BILL
CROWLEY. JON JONES. MYRANA.
REGINA BECK , NICK McCABE, ELI
SWIFT. AND THEN WE HAVE A SET
OF FOLKS IN THE 90s, JENNIFER
LEE, AVON KINGSTON, GEORGE
JONES, JULIE, ALLISON IVERSON,
SAM SMITH, ALLISON WRIGHT,
CELIA GERARD, THAT'S UP TO 100.
IF YOU HAVE HEARD YOUR NAME
CALLED, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH
THOSE ITEMS, AND WE WILL COME
BACK TO YOU IF YOU DIAL IN.
SORRY, THAT ALSO INCLUDES NANCY
LINDSEY, NUMBER 98. AT THIS
POINT LET'S GO BACK, AND WE'LL
ALSO COME BACK TO MARCO
MAURICE. AND WE'LL CONTINUE
WITH THE REST. AND THEN THAT
GETS US FROM CALLER NUMBER 100
TO 132. ANYBODY DIALS IN THAT'S
NOT PRESENT PREVIOUSLY, WE WILL
COME BACK TO YOU. THANKS FOR
YOUR PATIENCE. ARE YOU STILL
THERE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. I
SEE YOU ON THE LINE. STAR SIX
TO UNMUTE. OKAY, LET'S TEE UP
MARCO MAURICE. MARCO, GOOD
EVENING, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.
ONE MORE TIME, HI, MARCO,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> HI THERE, I'M ACTUALLY
CALLING ON BEHALF OF MARCO, WHO
COULD NOT BE HERE TO COMMENT
BECAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE
WAS A SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE
CAMPING IN REGARDS TO A FIRE,
SO THIS JUST EXEMPLIFIES THE
SERIOUS CRISIS OF WHAT'S GOING
ON THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO
INSTEAD FUND HOUSING SERVICES
NOT SPD, NOT SHOT SPOTTER, AND
FUND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE UNHOUSED. I'M A COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEER. I'VE BEEN TO MANY
SWEEPS WHERE I'VE WITNESSED THE
TRAUMA AND THE HARM THAT SPD,
THAT PARKS AND REC, THAT SPU,
THAT PARKING ENFORCEMENT SIMPLY
DOES UPON PEOPLE WHO ARE
IMPOVERISHED WHO JUST SIMPLY
NEED SUPPORT AND SERVICES. AND
SO I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND PLEASE
SUPPORT LIFE-AFFIRMING OPTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. WE STILL SEE YOU
ON THE SCREEN. STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE. OTHERWISE WE'LL GO TO
JON JONES. OH, HI, STAR SIX, GO
AHEAD, THANK YOU.
>> HI THERE.
>> HI.
>> THIS IS FOR JON JONES.
>> OH, SORRY, JUST ONE SECOND.
SORRY.
>> OKAY.
>> JOHN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO GO.
I SAW YOU COME OFF MUTE, WE'LL
COME BACK TO YOU.
>> GO AHEAD, JOHN.
>> ONE SEC, HERE YOU GO.
>> OH, NOW YOU'RE BACK ON MUTE.
OKAY. I SEE BOTH JOHN AND
ANOTHER ONLINE. STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.
THERE WE GO, JOHN. JON JONES.
YOU MIGHT BE MUTED ON YOUR OWN
PHONE. ALL RIGHT, MADAME CLERK,
I THINK WE WILL COME BACK.
WE'RE GOING TO -- --
>> -- FOLLOWED BY SARAH, NUMBER
105.
>> HELLO. I'M 16 YEARS OLD AND
A JUNIOR AT INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THERE WAS
TRAGIC SHOOTING THAT TOOK PLACE
ON NOVEMBER 8th THAT RESULTED
IN THE LOSS OF THE STUDENT.
JUST BY THE SHEER NUMBER OF
STUDENTS AT YESTERDAY'S RALLY,
IT'S OBVIOUS THE IMPACT THIS
LEFT ON ALL OF US IN THE
SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT'S
OBVIOUS THE MOMENTUM THERE IS
BEHIND THIS MOVEMENT. THERE
WERE SO MANY FACTORS THAT LED
UP TO THIS SHOOTING, BUT THE
MOST IMPORTANT IS THE MENTAL
HEALTH EPIDEMIC WE ARE SEEING
IN SCHOOLS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS,
WE NEED MONEY TO HIRE THE
THERAPISTS THAT OUR STUDENTS
NEED. I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL
TO MOVE MONEY FROM THE GRAFFITI
REMOVAL FUND INTO KIDS MENTAL
HEALTH SUPPORT IN ORDER TO
PREVENT THIS FROM BECOMING THE
REALITY US STUDENTS HAVE TO
LIVE WITH. YOUR DECISION ON
THIS WILL TRULY SHOW US WHETHER
YOU CARE MORE ABOUT BUILDINGS
IN THE CITY OR THE CHILDREN OF
THE CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS SARAH AND THAT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY -- SHE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY CLARK. SARAH?
SARAH, YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX. I SEE YOU BUT YOU
LOOK LIKE YOU'RE STILL MUTED.
EXCUSE ME. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON FROM SARAH FOR NOW TO
CLARK. ARE YOU AVAILABLE? STAR
SIX.
>> MY NAME IS KATIE, AND I'M A
SENIOR AT INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M ASKING ALL COUNCILMEMBERS
TO MOVE MONEY FROM GRAFFITI
REMOVAL AND PUT IT INTO KIDS
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND
PRIORITIZE KIDS OVER PROPERTY.
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PROPER
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR
CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS. WE CANNOT
HOPE TO PREVENT TRAGEDIES LIKE
THE SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED ON
TUESDAY MORNING AT INGRAM HIGH
SCHOOL IF WE DO NOT ADDRESS
THIS FACT. THIS PROPOSAL WILL
ALLOW THIS DISTRICTS TO HIRE
LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH
THERAPISTS THAT CAN HELP
STUDENTS WORK THROUGH ISSUES
THAT THEY ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO
DEAL WITH ON THEIR OWN.
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED
TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT THEY DO
NOT HAVE THE TOOLS TO SOLVE. WE
AS STUDENTS AND CHILDREN CANNOT
BE IN THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE
IN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS HAROLD, NUMBER 109. FOLLOWED
BY VANNI, NUMBER 110. HAROLD?
AND HAROLD, YOU MAY NEED TO
PRESS STAR SIX ALSO. OKAY,
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON FOR NOW
TO VANNI, NUMBER 111.
>> HI, MY NAME IS VANNI, I'M A
SENIOR AT INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL. I
ENCOURAGE ALL OF THE CITY
COUNCIL TO MOVE MONEY FROM
GRAFFITI REMOVAL, WHICH IS
PROPERTY, INTO KIDS MENTAL
HEALTH SUPPORT. THIS MONEY IS
NECESSARY FOR THE STUDENTS
ACROSS OUR DISTRICT SUFFERING
FROM A LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT. MY COUNSELORS SHOULD
NOT FEEL THE BURDEN OF MENTAL
HEALTH WHEN THEIR JOB IS TO
PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO GRADUATES.
I SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO A
LICENSED THERAPIST IN SCHOOL
SPCHLT NOT ONLY THAT, THERE
NEEDS TO BE ENOUGH THERAPISTS
IN SCHOOL TO SUSTAINABLY
SUPPORT US ALL. WITH PROPER
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WE HOPE
TO PREVENT TRABLG DIS LIKE WHAT
OCCURRED LAST TUESDAY AT INGRAM
HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT CONTINUES
TO OCCUR ACROSS OUR NATION DUE
TO GUN VIOLENCE. IT'S CLEAR TO
ME THAT IF THIS REQUEST IS NOT
MET, THE CITY COUNCIL VALUES
PROPERTY OVER THE LIVES OF THE
CHILDREN THAT THEY REPRESENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
LOOKS LIKE A NEW PERSON IS NOW
PRESENT FROM THE PREVIOUS
GROUP, NUMBER 94, LAUREN.
LAUREN, ARE YOU AVAILABLE? YOU
MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX.
OKAY, WE WILL COME BACK. MOVING
ON. THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
HAROLD. HAROLD, NUMBER 109. AND
WE WILL MOVE ON TO KATIE
FIGUEROA, NUMBER 111, KATIE
FIGUEROA.
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS KATIE
FIGUEROA. I'M A JUNIOR AT
INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL. I ENCOURAGE
ALL OUR CITY COUNCIL TO MOVE
MONEY FROM GRAFFITI, WHICH IS
PROPERTY, INTO KIDS MENTAL
HEALTH SUPPORT. STUDENTS AND I
ACROSS THE DISTRICT SHOULD BE
ABLE TO ACCESS LICENSED
THERAPISTS. IT'S ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT THAT THESE THERAPISTS
REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE
STUDENT BODY IN EACH SEATTLE
SCHOOL WITH MORE MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT FROM THESE LICENSED
THERAPISTS, IT CAN HELP TO
PREVENT INCIDENTS LIKE THE ONE
WE EXPERIENCED LAST TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 8th, AT INGRAM HIGH
SCHOOL. THIS MONEY FROM THE
GRAFFITI REMOVAL INTO MENTAL
HEALTH SUPPORT IS AN IMPORTANT
NEED BECAUSE SOME DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO SUPPORT IN THEIR
HOMES, AND NOT EVERYONE IS
PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO HAVE ROLE
MODELS TO LOOK UP TO THAT CAN
TEACH THEM HOW TO MANAGE
CONFLICTS. SO PLEASE LISTEN TO
US AND CHOOSE KIDS OVER
PROPERTY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE JULIA, NUMBER 113,
JULIA. JULIA.
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO.
>> HI, I'M JULIA, AND I'M A
SOPHOMORE AT INGRAM HIGH
SCHOOL. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF CITY
COUNCIL TO MOVE MONEY FROM
GRAFFITI REMOVAL INTO KIDS
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. THIS
MONEY IS NEEDED TO HELP -- FROM
A LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
AND -- SET THEM UP FOR COLLEGE,
NOT CARRY THE BURDEN OF
STUDENT'S MENTAL HEALTH. EACH
SHUNT SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO A
THERAPIST, BUT NOT ALL KIDS DO.
IF WE PUT THERAPISTS INTO
SCHOOLS, NOT ONLY WILL KIDS
HAVE ACCESS BUT IT WILL LIKELY
PREVENT TRAGEDIES LIKE THE ONE
ON TUESDAY MORNING AT INGRAM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 118, COREY, COREY?
AND COREY, PRESS STAR SIX.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN, GO AHEAD.
>> HEY, I AM HOMELESS, ALL
RIGHT. I AM A COLLEGE EDUCATED
AND I'M A PUBLISHED AUTHOR. AND
IF YOU WALK THE STREETS OUT
HERE, YOU'D SEE THAT WE
ACTUALLY AREN'T HOMELESS, WE
HAVE HOMES. THEY MAY NOT BE
BRICK AND MORTAR, BUT THEY'RE
OUR HOMES NONETHELESS. AND WHEN
YOU SWEEP US, ALL IT DOES IS
CREATES A LARGER RIFT BETWEEN
US AND MARGINALIZES US SO THAT
WE ARE HATED AND DESPISED AND
CREATING BIGGER PROBLEMS THAT
YOU MAY NOT EVEN SEE. BUT THE
ONES OF US THAT ACTUALLY HAVE
GOTTEN HOMES HAVE TURNED THEIR
LIVES AROUND AND GOTTEN JOBS,
THEY'RE CLEAN AND DOING WHAT
THEY CAN TO STAY OFF THE
STREET. IF WE ACTUALLY HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY AND GET HALF A
CHANCE, MAYBE MY DEAD FRIENDS
AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT
HAVE DIED OUT HERE EVERY DAY
MAYBE WOULD HAVE HAD A CHANCE.
BUT I GUESS WE'LL NEVER KNOW.
BUT YOU CAN CHANGE THAT BY
ACTUALLY FULFILLING THE -- WHAT
YOU GUYS SAID YOU WERE GOING TO
DO WITH THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
FOR HOMELESSNESS AND ACTUALLY
--
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAVID. NUMBER 119, DAVID.
>> ARCHITECT, PLEASE SUPPORT
THE CITYWIDE FUNDING, PAGES
206, 207. SEATTLE IS WELCOMING
OVER 600 PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE
NATION, URBAN FORESTRY
ADVOCATES ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK. AND
THEY'RE INCLUDING WHAT'S IN THE
PRESENTATIONS, FINANCING THE
URBAN FOREST. SO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS YOU
KNOW, HAS ESTABLISHED A GOAL OF
30% CANOPY COVER. WE'RE AT
28.1% AND DROPPING. WE NEED
EQUITY IN THE AREA, WHICH IS
15% CANOPY AND OTHER
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
SEATTLE NEEDS 1,000 ACRES OF
CANOPY TO COVER THE -- IN ORDER
TO ACHIEVE THAT 30%. 100,000
TREES, IF SEATTLE CANNOT PLAN A
BUDGET TO MEET THIS GOAL --
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NUMBER 122, KAREN TAYLOR,
AND KAREN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
RICHARD ELLISON. KAREN? ?
>> HI, MY NAME IS KAREN TAYLOR,
AND I'M A RENTER HERE IN
SEATTLE. I AM JUST CALLING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE MOST
WE CAN TO DEFUND POLICE. I
THINK WE'RE MOVING SOME GHOST
COP POSITIONS, BUT AS MANY AS
POSSIBLE. SHOT SPOTTER IS A
REALLY BAD IDEA. AND I HASN'T
HEARD ABOUT THIS MOVING
GRAFFITI REMOVAL FUNDS OTHER TO
MENTAL HEALTH, BUT I THINK THAT
THAT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA, AND I
APPLAUD THE YOUTH WHO HAVE
SPOKEN ABOUT THAT. THAT'S WHAT
PUBLIC SAFETY LOOKS LIKE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS RICHARD ELLISON. EXCUSE ME.
RICHARD ELLISON WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY EMMA ALLEN,
RICHARD? LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
READY TO GO, RICHARD.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES.
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. I'LL START
AGAIN, I'M SORRY. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT FOUR. THIS -- OSE AND
PLANT MORE TREES. OUR
COMMUNITIES WITH LOW TREE
CANOPY COVER NEED MORE
COORDINATED HELP. SEATTLE HAS
AN URBAN FORESTRY -- POSITION.
SEATTLE INSTEAD HAS NINE
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS BEHAVING
LIKE A BLIND OPTIMIST, EACH ARM
DOING ITS OWN THING. WE ARE
LOSING OUR MATURE TREES AND
SMOKE AND NEGLECT ARE KILLING
NEWLY PLANTED STREETS ON
STREETS, IN PARKS, AND HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION. AND MANY
URBANISTS ARGUE SAVING TREES IS
NOT POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO BUILD
ENOUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. HOW
DO WE DO THIS? HOW DO WE
PROVIDE FAMILIES THAT NEEDED
NEW HOUSING OPEN SPACE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE OLIVIA, AND OLIVIA WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY EMMA ALLEN.
>> OKAY, HELLO, I'M A HOMELESS
RESIDENT OF KING COUNTY, AND I
TOO SHARE THE OPINION THAT IT'S
UNNECESSARY TO INCREASE
SPENDING OUR BUDGET TOWARDS
PREVIOUSLY PROVEN INEFFECTIVE
METHODS. I THINK THAT YOU
SHOULD INSTEAD FOCUS ON
IMPROVING TRAINING METHODS TO
BETTER PREPARE PREEXISTING
STAFF TO BETTER SERVE THE
GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS
RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF
SERVICES. I JUST DON'T THINK
YOU SHOULD ALLOW A TEMPORARY
SITUATION TO PERMANENTLY ALTER
THE PUBLIC'S OPINION OF YOU AND
YOUR ORGANIZATION. THANKS FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS EMMA ALLEN. EXCUSE ME. AND
EMMA WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
CAROLINE PERKINS. GO AHEAD,
EMMA.
>> HI, THIS IS EMMA WITH -- I'M
WITH -- PUGET SOUND
MOBILIZATION FOR REPRODUCTIVE
JUSTICE. I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET TO ALLOCATE
FUNDING FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
AND ABORTION PROCEDURES IN
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY, THE
DEMAND FOR REPRODUCTIVE
SERVICES HAS BEEN GOING UP, AND
I THINK THE CITY COULD PAY FOR
ABORTION PROCEDURES THE WAY IT
DID FOR COVID-19 TESTING. AND
ALSO I WANTED TO SUPPORT THE
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC
GENDER-BASED SERVICES TO HELP
THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO FLEE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATIONS AS
THE NEED FOR THAT HAS ALSO GONE
UP. AND I THINK WITH AN
INCREASE IN THE JUMP START TAX,
THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH MONEY TO
GO AROUND FOR HOUSING,
REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES, AND
ASSISTING THOSE WHO ARE
ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SITUATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAK
SER NUMBER 128, CAROLINE
PERKINS. AND CAROLINE, YOU MAY
NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX. AND IF
SHE'S NOT AVAILABLE, I DO SEE A
NEW PERSON THAT'S NOW PRESENT,
WHICH IS NUMBER 112, FLORA, ARE
YOU AVAILABLE?
>> ONE SECOND, MADAME CLERK.
FOLKS, FOR ANYBODY WHO'S
LISTENING ONLINE, WE'RE NOW AT
THE END OF OUR LIST, SO IF YOU
ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND WERE
WAITING FOR YOUR NAME TO BE
CALLED, NOW IS THE TIME TO DIAL
IN. WE SEE A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE
WHO DIALLED BACK IN. WE'RE
GOING TO COME BACK TO THOSE WHO
ARE LISTED AS PRESENT NOW, BUT
I WANT TO READ IN FOR THE
RECORD THE FOENGS THAT ARE
LISTED FROM NUMBERS 100 TO 130
WHO ARE NOT PRESENT. IF YOU
HEAR YOUR NAME, YOU'RE STILL
TUNED IN AND WANT TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU'RE WELCOME
TO BEFORE WE CONCLUDE. NUMBER
100 IS LINDSEY. 101 DAVID. 102,
SAMMY LANG. 103, MIKE MANN.
106, NANCY LINDSEY. 108 MASON.
114, RUBY ROYAL. 115, ROSE
JUSTICE. 116, TANYA WOO. I
THINK TANYA SPOKE. 117 IS
ROBERT EAGLE. NUMBER 120 IS
MILES. 121 JOE. NUMBER 24 IS
KATHERINE WHITEHILL. 127 ATLAS
HOOVER. 129 JENNIFER ADAMS.
DANIEL GOODWIN, CASSIDY LEWIS,
AND COCOWEBER. THOSE ARE THE
PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
TODAY. IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME
EARLIER OR HAVE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT, NOW IS THE TIME
TO DIAL IN. WE SEE IN THE CUE
FLORA AND WE ALSO HAVE READY TO
BE TEED UP SARAH, HAROLD,
LAUREN, AND CAROLINE PERKINS.
ALL OF YOU ARE ABLE TO PUSH
STAR SIX AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE UP. GOOD AFTERNOON,
SLASH EVENING, FLORA.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY. HELLO, I ECHO THE
DEMANDS OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET AND THE IMPACTED
PEOPLE'S BUDGET ALSO KNOWN AS
SHOT SPOTTER. A LAWSUIT THIS
JULY AGAINST THE CITY OF
CHICAGO SHOWED THAT IT WAS
FAULTY OVER 90% OF THE TIME
DESPITE MISLEADING CLAIMS OF
97% ACCURACY AND A LOT OF
TARGETED MISINFORMATION BEING
SPREAD ROADWAY CENTLY BY THE
SEATTLE POLICE COMMISSION. I'VE
LEARNED THAT -- ANYONE IN THE
AREA TO BLANKET STOP AND FRISK,
SO REALLY ALL THAT SHOT SPOTTER
DOES IS INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR POLICE VIOLENCE AND
BRUTALITY AND PERMANENTLY EMBED
SURVEILLANCE IN NEIGHBORHOODS
FOR PROFIT. THE COUNCIL CANNOT
APPROVE THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL TO
SNATCH $86 MILLION FROM THE
JUMP START BUDGET AND FUNNEL
$20 MILLION TO SPD AND $38
MILLION TO VIOLENT SWEEPS. IT'S
RIDICULOUS TO TAKE MONEY AWAY
FROM THE HOUSING BUDGET AND USE
IT TO PUNISH POOR PEOPLE FOR
NOT HAVING HOUSING. I SUPPORT
ALL THE BUDGET, INCLUDING --
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, ADA
COMPLIANCE IN PARKS, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
>> CLERK, DO YOU WANT ME TO
START CALLING OFF SOME?
>> CAROLINE PERKINS MIGHT BE
AVAILABLE NOW.
>> YEAH, CAROLINE PERKINS, GOOD
EVENING.
>> YES, HELLO, AND OF COURSE,
I'VE JUST LOST MY WORDS.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HANGING IN HERE THIS LONG
NIGHT. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF SEATTLE JAZZ ED AND
JAZZ HOUSE AND TO ASK FOR YOUR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE
FUTURE OF JAZZ HOUSE. AGAIN,
I'M CAROLINE PERKINS, SPEAKING
TONIGHT TO ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. AS A FORMER TEACHER IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, A
PARENT OF FORMER HIGH SCHOOL
JAZZ MUSICIANS, LONGTIME MEMBER
OF THE SEATTLE JAZZ ED
COMMUNITY AND CENTRAL DISTRICT
COMMUNITY MEMBER, I'VE
WITNESSED SO MUCH THAT IS
POSITIVE ABOUT PROVIDING
EXCELLENT MUSIC EDUCATION AND
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES TO
OUR KIDS. EXCELLENT MUSIC
EDUCATION REQUIRES FINANCIAL
MEANS AND ASSETS WITH A PAY AS
YOU CAN MODEL, SEATTLE JAZZ ED
OFFERS EXCELLENT MUSIC
EDUCATION TO ANY INTERESTED
STUDENT REGARDLESS OF
BACKGROUND. ADDITIONALLY, JAZZ
HOUSE --
>> OH SHOOT. SORRY YOU GOT CUT
OFF THERE. PLEASE DO SEND IN
THE REST OF YOUR CONTENT. AND
LAUREN, THANKS FOR BEING READY
TO GO. IT'S YOUR TURN. LAUREN,
YOUR PHONE MIGHT BE ON MUTE
ITSELF, CAN YOU JUST DOUBLE
CHECK THAT? OKAY, LAUREN, WE
CAN'T HEAR YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU ALREADY PUSHED STAR SIX.
ANY CHANCE YOUR PHONE IS ON
MUTE ITSELF? OH, BUMMER. WE'LL
KEEP YOU UP THERE, LAUREN, IN
CASE WE CAN HEAR YOU AGAIN IN A
MINUTE. HAROLD BRADFORD, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO HIT STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE? HAROLD BRADFORD. MADAME
CLERK --
>> I'VE SEEN A COUPLE MORE THAT
ARE NOW PRESENT, SO WE'RE GOING
DOWN TO NUMBER 130, DANIEL.
DANIEL FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER
ADAMS. DANIEL, PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX .
>> HI, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. I
WAS LISTENING ON ANOTHER LINE
AND DIDN'T -- WASN'T IN THE
APPROPRIATE SPOT. ANYWAY,
WORKED AT INGRAM FOR EIGHT
YEARS, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO HEAR THE VOICES OF THE YOUTH
TALK ABOUT BUDGET PRIORITIES
AND ENDING GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR
CITY. I SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET, SPECIFICALLY THE CALL
TO DEFUND SEATTLE POLICE BY
50%. I FEEL THAT THE GREEN NEW
DEAL PRIORITIES AND AMENDMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED FOR
THIS TRIMMED BUDGET ARE
ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL FOR EVERY
DOLLAR THIS CITY SPENDS ON THE
GREEN NEW DEAL, THEY SPEND 40
ON POLICE. THIS IS NOT IN LINE
WITH WHAT THIS CITY NEEDS AND
WHAT THE WORLD AT LARGE NEEDS.
AIR POLLUTION DEATHS ARE
SDIMENTED BETWEEN 100,000 TO
200,000 PER YEAR BY THE
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY WITH
HALF OF THOSE DEFTS COMING FROM
BURNING FOSSIL FUELS. I APPLAUD
EFFORTS TO -- I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JENNIFER ADAMS. JENNIFER
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY LAUREN.
JENNIFER?
>> YES.
>> GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL. I
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AS THIS AN
IS LENGTHY THING. I HAD TO
SPEAK LAST WEEK TOO. I GUESS I
HAD TO WRITE IT, I DIDN'T GET
IN THERE. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE
CHILDREN. PLEASE HEAR THEM. 216
DEATHS ON THE STREET THIS YEAR
THAT WE COULD HAVE PREVENTED IF
WE HAD SERVICES THAT WORK. WE
ARE -- OUTREACH GROUP FORMERLY
-- WE HAVE HOUSED, WELL, HOUSED
IS A WEIRD OPTION, FILTERED AND
GOTTEN INTO TINY HOUSES, WOMEN
IN THEIR 70s, TWO OF THEM. WE
ARE SEEING THAT LIVING IN THEIR
VEHICLE IS THE NEW AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE
THAT OUR -- AND THAT YOU FUND
ALL PROVIDERS AND THAT WE MAKE
HUMES OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL THIS
YEAR. GETTING HUMES OFF THE
STREET AND INTO PROVIDED,
AMAZING HOUSING SO THAT THEY
CAN FLOURISH.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE LAUREN. AND LAUREN WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY NICK McNABB. GO
AHEAD, LAUREN. OKAY, LOOKS LIKE
LAUREN WAS -- DID STAR SIX BUT
WE STILL CAN'T HEAR HER, SO
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO NICK
McNABB. NICK, GO AHEAD AND HIT
STAR SIX.
>> HI, YOU HAVE SOME BACKGROUND
NOISE.
>> YOU HAVE TOO MUCH
INTERFERENCE. THE TV'S ON IN
THE BACKGROUND. NICK, IF YOU
COULD PUSH MUTE ON YOUR TV
BECAUSE SEATTLE CHANNEL IS
DELAYED, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AND THEN WE'LL UNMUTE YOU
AGAIN, BUT I THINK YOU'VE GOT
TO TURN YOUR TV DOWN, NICK.
LET'S TRY AGAIN, STAR SIX,
NICK. NICK McNABB, YOU CAN TRY
STAR SIX AS LONG AS THE
BACKGROUND NOISE HAS BEEN
TURNED DOWN.
>> HELLO?
>> HI.
>> OKAY, YEAH. THIS IS NICK
McNABB.
>> HI, THIS IS NICK McNABB.
>> CALLING FROM DISTRICT SIX.
IN SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET. I THINK THE ONLY
PROBLEM WE'RE HAVING IS THERE'S
NO CONSTANT RELIABLE
INFORMATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE
UNDECIDED STRUGGLING LINE. OUT
HERE I LIVE IN A CAR WITH MY
LADY FRIEND, AND, WELL, WE'RE
TIRED OF MOVING AROUND, TO BE
HONEST, YOU KNOW. WE'RE GETTING
SWEPT AROUND HERE AND WE'RE
TIRED OF FEELING LIKE TRASH.
AND SO --
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, WELL, WE'VE CALLED
THESE NAMES, WE'LL TRY IT ONE
MORE TIME. IS LAUREN AVAILABLE?
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX, LAUREN.
AND FOLLOWING LAUREN, WE WILL
ASK SARAH ONE MORE TIME TO
PRESS STAR SIX. LAUREN AND
SARAH. SARAH, WE SEE YOU. GO
AHEAD.
>> HI. YAY. HI, THIS IS SARAH.
I'M A RESIDENT OF WEST SEATTLE,
AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET
BALANCING PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES
KEEPING OUR LADDER TRUCK AND
MEDICAL UNIT IN WEST SEATTLE.
IF WE LOSE THOSE EMERGENCY
RESPONSE VEHICLES, OUR RESPONSE
TIMES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE MOST
VULNERABLE AREAS OF WEST
SEATTLE, COULD BE DANGEROUSLY
LONG. SO WITH THE POPULATION
GROWTH IN WEST SEATTLE IN
RECENT YEARS, INCLUDING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF MANY MID RISE
APARTMENT BUILDINGS, LADDER
TRUCK 13 AND MEDIC UNIT 26 ARE
CRITICAL AS OUR NEXT CLOSEST
UNIT WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE. AS A MOTHER
WHO'S HAD TO CALL 911 FOR
INJURED GRANDPARENTS AND
CHILDREN IN MY HOME, I CAN'T
IMAGINE HAVING TO WAIT UP TO
TEN OR MORE MINUTES AS LIVES
HANG IN THE BALANCE FOR FIRE
AND MEDICS TO ARRIVE DO TO THE
UNDERFUNDING OF WEST SEATTLE
FIRE RESOURCES. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO THE COUNCIL WHO HAVE
SUPPORTED THIS AND THE AMENDED
BUDGET. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT
IN WEST SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL TRY
HAROLD BRANFORD. WE CAN SEE YOU
ONLINE. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED
TO PRESS STAR SIX. EXCUSE ME.
AND WE'LL GIVE ONE MORE TRY TO
LAUREN, WHO ALSO LOOKS LIKE IT
NEEDS TO BE PRESSED STAR SIX.
LAUREN, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
GOOD TO GO.
>> STILL NO SOUND. HAROLD
BRANFORD, ARE YOU AVAILABLE?
HAROLD BRANFORD, STAR SIX. AND
AFTER THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT
CONCLUDES OUR LIST OF PRESENT
SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANKS VERY MUCH, MADAME
CLERK FOR GETTING US THROUGH
THIS EVENING. WE HAVE HEARD
OVER THREE HOURS OF PUBLIC
TESTIMONY. REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY WHO DIALLED IN. IF
YOU DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO
SPEAK AND WOULD LIKE TO, OF
COURSE, WE'D STILL LOVE TO HEAR
FROM YOU, IF YOU CAN EMAIL
COUNCIL AT SEATTLE.GOV, AGAIN,
A REMINDER THAT THERE'S ANOTHER
PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21st AT 9:30
A.M. YOU WOULD HAVE THE CHANCE
TO SIGN UP ONLINE, TWO HOURS
BEFORE, STARTING AT 7:30 A.M.
OR YOU CAN COME TO COUNCIL AND
PLEASE DO WEAR YOUR MASK. BUT
WE WILL BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU
SIGN UP A HALF AN HOUR
BEFOREHAND. I AM APPRECIATIVE
OF ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THERE WAS TWO ISSUES RAISED FOR
US THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF. IT
DOES LOOK LIKE THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET DID INCLUDE A
REDUCTION IN GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE IN HIS PROPOSED
BUDGET. AND IN CHATTING WITH
CENTRAL STAFF, AND I'M LOOKING
AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR, I
KNOW WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW UP
ON THIS, I'M SURE, BUT IT'S OUR
UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT WAS
ACTUALLY A PROGRAM THAT WAS PUT
ON HOLD WITH HIS DESIRE TO PUT
$20 MILLION OF MOSTLY BUDGET
PRIORITIES ON HOLD. THERE WAS A
REDUCTION IN THIS YEAR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET. I THINK
BECAUSE OF THAT REDUCTION,
ALIGNING WITH FUNDING THAT
HADN'T BEEN PREVIOUSLY
ALLOCATED, IT WASN'T ON MY
RADAR AS BEING A REDUCTION. SO
THERE WAS NO CUT MADE IN OUR
PROPOSED BUDGET, BUT WE MAY
WANT TO CONSIDER HOW WE ADDRESS
THAT PROPOSED REDUCTION TO
PREVIOUS ALLOCATIONS FROM THE
COUNCIL. SO THANKS FOR FLAGGING
THAT. I REALLY WANT TO THANK AS
WELL THE YOUTH WHO TESTIFIED
TODAY, ESPECIALLY GIVING US
SOME GOOD IDEAS FOR WHERE TO
CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES. AND I DIDN'T SAY THIS
YESTERDAY, AND I'M GOING TO GO
BACK TO OUR VICE CHAIR, I
SHOULD HAVE SAID YESTERDAY THAT
THE BASE 500,000, THE HALF A
MILLION DOLLARS THAT THE VICE
CHAIR HAD ASKED FOR FOR MENTAL
HEALTH IN SCHOOLS, THAT WAS
SUBMITTED BEFORE THE SHOOTING.
SO THANKS TO HER GOOD WORK, WE
HAD THE CVA TO PUT IN
IMMEDIATELY. WE WERE PLANNING
TO PUT IT IN ALREADY, BUT IN
THE LAST 24 HOURS BEFORE THE
BUDGET WAS FINALIZED WE WERE
ABLE TO ADD THAT MILLION THAT I
MENTIONED YESTERDAY. SO I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO THANK
THE VICE CHAIR FOR HER GOOD
WORK TO PUT THAT AMENDMENT
FORWARD. AND WE WERE JUST ABLE
TO BUILD ON THAT, ADDING $1.5
MILLION EACH YEAR, SO THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR THAT
INITIAL AMENDMENT. AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH ALL OF YOU AND THE
COMMUNITY TO BUILD ON THAT AND
SO MANY OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE
MENTIONED TODAY. SO THANKS TO
EVERYBODY WHO DIALLED IN, TO
OUR COLLEAGUES WHO ARE STILL
HERE WITH US, REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU LISTENING IN THROUGHOUT THE
LAST THREE HOURS AND 15
MINUTES. AND WITH THAT, IF
THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS FOR
THE ORDER -- FOR THE GOOD OF
THE ORDER, WE WILL BE
ADJOURNED, AND WE WILL
RECONVENE ON NOVEMBER 21st,
9:30 A.M. AMENDMENTS DUE
TOMORROW AT NOON. THANKS,
COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BYE-BYE.