>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
IT IS JANUARY 11.
OBVIOUSLY, THE YEAR IS 2022.
THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:00 PM.
I AM DEBORA JUAREZ.
WILL THE FLOOR PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> TAMMY J. MORALES?
NELSON?
PETERSON?
KSHAMA SAWANT?
LISA HERBOLD?
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT DEBORA
JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE ARE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
LET'S MOVE TO THE CALL TO
ORDER AND THE PRESENTATIONS.
I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY
PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
LET'S MOVE TO APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES.
THERE ARE NO MINUTES FOR
APPROVAL TODAY.
LET'S GO TO APPROVAL OF THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CAROL
DC
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING ARE SEEING NO
OBJECTION, THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
I WILL MOVE TO THE APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NO IT EJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS INDEED ADAPTED.
I AM GOING TO READ SOME OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO OUR
CLERK.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS
ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR AND THE
COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM.
IT REMAINS THE INTENT OF THE
CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE COMMENT
INCLUDED ON AGENDAS.
AS A REMINDER, THE CITY COUNCIL
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO END OR
ELIMINATE THESE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIODS AT ANY POINT IF WE DEEM
THAT THIS SYSTEM IS BEING
ABUSED OR IS NO LONGER SUITABLE
FOR ALLOWING MEETINGS TO BE
CONDUCTED EFFECTIVELY.
THE CLERK WILL MODERATE THE
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO THE
CLERK OF THE DAY.
JODY, PLEASE.
>> OKAY, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR THIS MEETING IS UP
TO 20 MINUTES.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTER TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE
WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER USED FOR
THIS REGISTRATION.
USING THE MEETING PHONE NUMBER
ID AND PASSCODE, IT WAS EMAILED
TO THEM UPON CONFIRMATION.
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE
GENERAL MEETING LISTED ON THE
CALL IN INFORMATION.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE CALLED
UPON BY NAME AND IN THE ORDER
IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED ON
THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK WHAT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BY
GOING TO THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
ONCE THE SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, THE STAFF WILL UNMUTE
THE APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND
AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTE IT WILL BE YOUR Q
THAT IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
THE SPEAKER MUST ALSO PRESS
START SIX TO BEGIN SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING. AS A
REMINDER, PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD
RELATE TO AN ITEM ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, THE INTRODUCTION OR
REFERRAL CALENDAR OR THE
COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT IN THE
ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE YOU HEAR IT, BEGIN TO WRAP
UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END AT THE
END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME
PROVIDED, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE.
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, DO SO
VIA THE SEATTLE CHANNEL OR THE
LISTING OPTIONS LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
THAT WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
TWO SPEAKERS ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER, YOU MUST ALSO
TOUCH STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD THE PROMPT
AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTE IT,
THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS WE HAVE
HOWARD FOLLOWED BY DAVID.
HOWARD?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM FROM DISTRICT 7. YOU HAVE
SET BY AS THE POLICE ACADEMY
SYSTEM HAS HAD RECENT KILLINGS
INCLUDING THE MURDER TO BE
LAWFUL AND PROFFER.
THERE HAS BEEN A MURDER OF
DEREK LAST YEAR AND THEN JUST
SIX DAYS AGO, ANOTHER PERSON
WAS GUNNED DOWN.
THE FACT REMAINS UNREMARKABLE.
THIS WAS THE 19th PERSON
SUFFERING A MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS KILLED.
ALL OF THEM ARE CONSIDERED
LAWFUL AND PROFFER.
NOW WE DISCOVERED THAT THEY
ENGAGED IN A DANGEROUS
DIFFERENCE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN
DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020.
THIS VASTLY INCREASED PARANOIA.
THERE WAS A SEVERELY FLAWED
INVESTIGATION AND NOBODY WAS
RESPONSIBLE.
THESE ABUSES OF RESPONSIBLE
REQUIRE VOTES.
ACCOUNTABILITY HAS BEEN
UNDERMINED.
TWO HIGH-LEVEL INVESTIGATORS
RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SOUND THE
ALARM TO EXPLAIN HOW ALL OF
THESE FEELINGS ARE POSSIBLE.
YOU IGNORE THEM.
THE ABUSES ENGAGED IN WERE
REPORTED UPON.
SO DID THE SEATTLE CITY
ATTORNEY.
THIS INDIVIDUAL'S CAREER HAS
BEEN SPENT DEALING WITH THE
POLICE.
THIS MORNING THE COMMITTEE
HEARD FROM THE VERY FOLKS THAT
WORKED AT MINIMIZING THE COVER-
UP OF POLICE ABUSES.
THE UNCOVER THE FACTS ABOUT
THE DISINFORMATION ACT.
NOBODY ASKED THIS MORNING WHY
WAS THERE A SEPARATE CLAIM BY
OFFICERS THAT WAS CLAIMED TO BE
USED TO DISCOURAGE PROTESTERS.
THEY OBVIOUSLY HAD THE OPPOSITE
EFFECT.
WHY WEREN'T OFFICERS
INVESTIGATED?
WE NEED SOME OVERSIGHT.
>> OKAY, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS
DAVID HAYES.
HE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY VALERIE.
DAVID?
HELLO, THANK YOU.
I AM DAVID HAYNES.
DISTRICT 7. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT
THIS.
IS THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
THIS?
WHAT ARE YOU AUTHORIZING TO BE
PAID TODAY?
IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT THE EXPENSE IS.
WE NEED A SHELTER.
THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE
COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZING $30
MILLION FOR THIS.
IT IS NOT EVIDENT ON THE
WEBSITE.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS UNDERMINING
THE COMMUNITY, PUBLIC HEALTH
AND SAFETY BY ALLOWING A
BUILDING CODE TO BUILD MORE
OBSOLETE FLAWED FLOORSPACE,
DINING AREA, EXCUSE ME, DINING
AREAS IN DUSTY STREETS.
IT IS OFFENSIVE TO LISTEN TO
CITY COUNCIL TALK ABOUT THE
STREET CAFC PROGRAM AND ITS
SUCCESS.
THIS AVENUE HAS NEVER BEEN
CLOSED DOWN DESPITE A TRAFFIC
AREA.
PEOPLE ARE EATING IN THE GUTTER
AND RAIN IS WASHING UNDER THEIR
FEET.
THE SIDEWALK ALLOWS THE PUBLIC
TO WALK THROUGH THE DINING AREA
ON THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK AS A
WAITER WALKS FOOD RIGHT BEHIND
THEM, CATCHING BREATH ON FOOD.
DRUNK DRIVERS WALK DOWN THE
STREET AND DELIVERY TRUCKS AND
CARS ARE SPEEDING BY NONSTOP,
THEY ARE WITHIN INCHES OF YOUR
DINING AREA.
THEY ARE GIVING YOU LEUKEMIA
CANCER AIR TO BREATHE.
THIS IS INCREASING AND IMPACT
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DINING.
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS ARE BUILDING
SLUMS.
EXCUSE ME.
I AM OUT IN THE RAIN TRYING TO
WASH MY LAUNDRY.
IT IS NOT FAIR THAT YOU HAVE
ALL OF THESE RUNDOWN SLUMS.
BALLARD AVENUE IS PROOF WE NEED
TO TEAR THIS DOWN AND REBUILD A
21ST-CENTURY COMMERCIAL AND
RESIDENTIAL PLACE FOR REAL
EQUITY AND JUSTICE.
>> OKAY, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS
VALERIE FOLLOWED BY BILL
JOHNSON.
VALERIE?
>> HELLO, THIS IS VALERIE.
I AM SPEAKING ABOUT THE ANNUAL
WORK PLAN.
ON JUNE 2020, WE DISCUSSED A
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.
THERE WAS A DISINFORMATION
CAMPAIGN BY SPD.
THIS IS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER
A DECADE.
WE DO NOT HOLD THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABLE IN SEATTLE.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE OPA CAN NO
LONGER INVESTIGATE.
IN THE MEANTIME, THE PUBLIC
DOES NOT HAVE THE WHOLE STORY
ABOUT POLICE CONDUCT DURING
2020 ISSUES.
THEY VOTED FOR HONEST POLICING.
THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY IS ABOUT WHO
HOLDS POWER IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE A POLICING
ANTIDEMOCRACY PROBLEM.
IN AUGUST, AND INVESTIGATOR
MADE A DETAIL ISSUE ABOUT OPA
INVESTIGATIONS.
ISSUES RELATED TO THE
COMPLAINTS WERE INVESTIGATED.
IN ARTICLE WAS INVESTIGATING
COMPLAINTS.
THEY ARE NOT ACTING.
TO REITERATE, THE CITY COUNCIL
IS NOT TAKING ACTION ABOUT
CREDIBLE EVIDENCE AND
COMPLAINTS REGARDING
CERTIFICATION OF OPA
INVESTIGATIONS AND THEY SHOW A
PRO-POLICE BIAS.
THIS IS AN ABUSE OF POWER.
THEY ARE NOT HOLDING OPA TO
ACCOUNT.
THEY ARE IGNORING EVERYTHING
ELSE THAT IS GOING ON.
PLEASE STOP SAYING THE SYSTEM
IS WORKING.
START A FULL INVESTIGATION OF
THE LIG, THANK YOU.
>> THE LAST SPEAKER LISTED IS
BILL JOHNSON.
HE IS NOT PRESENT.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR LIST OF
PUBLIC COMMENTERS TODAY.
>> THANK YOU JODY.
THANK YOU THOSE WHO CALLED IN.
SO, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS NOW CLOSED.
SO, LET'S MOVE TO THE PAYMENT
OF THE BILLS.
CLERK, PLEASE READ THE TITLE.
>> COUNSEL BILL 120254.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING MONEY TO PAY
CERTAIN ODDITY CLAIMS FOR THE
WEEK OF DECEMBER 27, 2021
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND
ORDERING THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNSEL BILL
120254.
IS THERE A SECOND?
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
THE BILL PASSES, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS SEEING OR HEARING NO
COMMENTS CLERK, PLEASE CALM THE
ROLE REGARDING THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES
INTO THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE FIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION?
NEXT WE ARE GOING TO GO TO
DEBATING REPORTS.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
THERE ARE NO REPORTS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
THIS WILL PROBABLY THE FIRST
AND LAST TIME THAT EVER
HAPPENS.
WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO THE
CALENDAR.
WE HAVE NO OTHER BUSINESS.
BEFORE I ADJOURN, IS THERE ANY
OTHER ITEMS THAT ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
OR INPUT BEFORE I ADJOURN?
I AM LOOKING AT YOU
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA.
>> I AM LOOKING AT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO BE EXCUSED
NEXT TUESDAY, JANUARY 18.
>> DID WE VOTE ON THAT?
DO WE JUST SAY GO AHEAD.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, HE
WILL BE EXCUSED.
WE CAN ASK IF THERE ARE ANY
OBJECTIONS.
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH MR. STRAUSS LEAVING US FOR
A WEEK?
IT LOOKS LIKE NOBODY HAS A
PROBLEM.
GO ON MR. STRAUSS, HAVE FUN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BE SAFE.
>> YES.
>> YOU MET READ MY MIND.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE EXCUSED ON
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25.
>> ALL RIGHT.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE
COUNCILMEMBER NOT BEING WITH US
ON JANUARY 25?
>> NOT SEEING ANY, I AM SEEING
IT IS OKAY FOR YOU TO GO AS
WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON, ARE YOU
RAISING YOUR HAND?
NO, YOU ARE WITH US, OKAY.
OKAY.
SO, I THINK THAT PRETTY MUCH
WRAPS EVERYTHING UP.
LET ME GO TO MY OLD SCRIPT.
THIS CONCLUDES THE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING IS ON JANUARY 18 AT
2:00 PM.
I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL
AFTERNOON, WE ARE ADJOURNED,
THANK YOU.