>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 11th.
THIS IS THE SEATTLE COUNCIL
MEETING. I AM DEBORA JUAREZ.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THANK YOU. SEVEN PRESENT.
>> YOU ARE SAFE, HERBOLD.
PEOPLE GAVE ME A HARD TIME
ABOUT THE BASEBALL GAME
YESTERDAY. YES, I KNOW IT IS
THE ALL-STAR GAME. IT'S
IMPORTANT, I'M SORRY. BEFORE WE
BEGIN, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
WILL BE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
COUNCIL MEETING. NOT SEEING OR
HEARING AN OBJECTION, SHE IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
PRESENTATIONS, WE HAVE NO
PRESENTATIONS TODAY. BEFORE WE
MOVE FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE TO
WELCOME THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON EVAN SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO SEATTLE CITY HALL FOR OUR
COUNCIL MEETING.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE ONLY HAVE ONE
MATTER ON THE AGENDA. YOU
MIGHT WANT TO COME BACK TO ONE
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY MORE
EXCITING. NEXT WEEK. [ LAUGHTER
] THIS TIME, LET'S MOVE ON TO
PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CLERK,
MANY REMOTE SPEAKERS DO WE
HAVE?
>> SEVEN.
>> OKAY. AND WE HAVE FIVE IN
PERSON?
>> WE HAVE A TOTAL OF SEVEN.
>> HOW MANY ARE REMOTE?
>> WE HAVE ZERO REMOTE AND
SEVEN IN PERSON.
>> OKAY, GREAT. I GOT THAT
WRONG, THEN. WE WILL NOT RUN
THE RECORDING WE NORMALLY DO.
THE RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
ARE POSTED. I WILL SHARE AGAIN
THAT THIS IS A SAFE SPACE. WE
ASK THAT YOU BE RESPECTFUL , BE
KIND. WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU
HAVE TO SAY. WE HAVE ONE
MATTER ON THE AGENDA AND THAT
IS REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO
LAND-USE ZONING, WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WILL
DISCUSS. MADAM CLERK, IF WE
HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE IN CHAMBERS,
LET'S GIVE THEM EACH TWO
MINUTES. THOSE OF YOU IN
CHAMBERS, PLEASE BE MINDFUL
WHEN YOU SEE THE 10 SECOND
LIGHT AND TIMER. WE DON'T
LIKE TO CUT YOU OFF. BUT YOU
HAD TO STOP. IT'S UNFORTUNATELY
FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN
YOU GET CUT OFF. I'M ASKING
YOU TO BE RESPECTFUL AND KNOW
WHAT THE RULES ARE. BASICALLY,
WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOU
HAVE TO DO SAY ON PUBLIC
COMMENT. WITH THAT, GO AHEAD
AND CALL ON OUR SPEAKERS.
>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS
MARGARET --
>> GOOD DAY, EVERYONE. I SEE
THIS ON THIS THING . IS THAT
-- THE LAST TIME I HAD IT, NEXT
THING I KNEW THE THING WAS
BROKE. ANYWAY. MY NAME IS --
SUCH IS LIGHT WITH THIS 45
CFR 80.3 . DISCRIMINATION IS
PROHIBITED! WE ARE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT POINT OF ORDER ,
SUCH AS THE ERIC MAYS GETTING
ALL OF THIS TIKTOK REPRESENTS.
NO, NOT DETROIT. FLINT,
MICHIGAN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN
SO MUCH SEGREGATION . WHAT I AM
SAYING TO YOU, I FILED A
DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT. DO
YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE JOKERS THAT
ARE DOWN AT THE CIVIL RIGHTS
OFFICE? THEY REVERSED IT. THEY
PUT ALL THESE DEROGATORY WORDS
IN THE LETTER TOWARD ME. I
WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THE
BLOOD OF JESUS IS AGAINST YOU!
YOU DON'T COME AGAINST WHAT
GOD'S ANOINTING CAN THINK YOU
ARE JUST GOING TO WATCH. WHAT
ARE YOU SMOKING SOMETHING
DIRTY? I TOLD YOU TO LEAVE ME
ALONE! I'M NOT GOING TO TELL
YOU NO MORE. YOU HEAR ME? AND
IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I AM
SAYING, GO CALL MR. TRUMP --
NOT TRUMP, BUT MR. CROPP . HE
IS TRYING HIS BEST TO UPROOT
THIS THAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
KEEP GOING THROUGH, AND EVEN
YOU DOWN HERE, YOU DON'T HAVE
AN ANSWER FOR IT. WHAT IS WRONG
WITH YOU. WE WANT OUR
REPARATIONS NOW! WHEN I SAY
NOW, I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE
TO GO FIND AN OIL WELL TO GIVE
IT TO US. GO GET IT! DO YOU
FEEL ME?
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER, I BELIEVE
MANNING IS THE LAST NAME QUICK
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
MY NAME IS -- MANNING WITH
BLACK EXCELLENT CANNABIS. A
COUPLE WEEKS BACK, THERE WAS A
BILL BEFORE THIS COUNCIL WHEN
IT WAS REFERRING TO THE DRUG
POLICY HERE IN SEATTLE. AS A
VICTIM OF THE WAR ON DRUGS THAT
WAS HOUSE RIGHT HERE IN THE
KING COUNTY JAIL IN THE 90s,
BECAUSE I HAD AN SUBSTANCE
ABUSE PROBLEM, LENGTHY JAIL
TIME FOR A PROBLEM THAT I HAD,
INSTEAD OF DEALING WITH ME AS
IF I HAD A PROBLEM. I WAS DEALT
WITH LIKE I WAS A CRIMINAL.
HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES TO WHITE
PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING
IN THE DRUG MARKET, ALL OF A
SUDDEN, IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
WHEN IT WAS WITH ME, IT WAS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. LISTEN, IF
THE CITY WANTS TO MAKE A CHANGE
WITH THIS IN HOW THEY DEAL WITH
DRUG POLICY, HOW IT AFFECTS
THE CITIZENS, THEY SHOULD
APOLOGIZE TO THE PEOPLE THAT
THEY HURT WITH THE WAR ON
DRUGS. SECONDLY, I CAN EVER
BRING MY KIDS DOWN HERE. WHEN
I WAS A KID, I ENJOYED THE
PLEASURES OF BEING DOWNTOWN. I
TOOK MY KIDS ON AN OUTING THREE
MONTHS BACK. IT WAS TERRIBLE
FOR THEM. IT WAS A TERRIBLE
EXPERIENCE. WE NEED TO DO
SOMETHING TO CLEAN THIS UP.
I'M A PERSON THAT SPEAKING FROM
SOMEONE THAT WAS AFFECTED BY
THE WAR ON DRUGS. I'M NOT
TELLING YOU TO LOCK PEOPLE UP.
I'M JUST ON YOU TO GET A GRASP
ON IT. DEAL WITH IT LIKE YOU
DEALT WITH US WHEN HE CAME TO
THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT. THERE'S
GOT TO BE SOME POLICIES IN
PLACE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
ADD THAT I SUPPORTED SARAH
NELSON'S BILL, WHICH IS 12058
SIX. I THINK THAT WAS AN
EXCELLENT BILL. I THINK WE
NEED TO MAKE A DIFFERENT STANCE
AND STOP USING THE WAR ON DRUGS
IS A REASON NOT TO CLEAN IT UP.
THERE ARE WHITE PEOPLE THAT
ARE DOING THESE DRUGS. YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE TO GET THIS AS A
GROUP. WE NEED TO FIGHT THIS
DRUG PROBLEM AS A COMMUNITY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VALERIE.
>> HI. MY NAME IS VALERIE. I AM
ADDRESSING AN IMPORTANT ITEM ON
THE WORKPLAN, POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. ONE ASPECT OF
COMMUNITY AND POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER THE
CONSENT DECREE, IS THE ABILITY
OF THE PUBLIC TO VOICE
CONCERNS, GIVING CRITICISM TO
CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS LIKE
THE POLICE COMMISSION. THE CPC
HAS BEEN HEARING SOME
OPPOSITION FOR MYSELF AND
OTHERS FOR MANY THINGS IT DOES,
INCLUDING ITS REQUEST FOR
CHANGES TO THE 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION .
CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN
TOLD, ABUSE IS ONLY GOING ONE
WAY IN PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT IS
FROM THE CPC WHO HAVE THE --
LET US SHOW YOU THE EVIDENCE
AND ACTUALLY LISTEN TO WHAT WE
ARE SAYING TO YOU. THE CPC
SHOULD ARGUE ITS POSITIONS
BASED ON EVIDENCE AND FACT.
NOT SLANDER OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS LIKE MYSELF WHO MAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS --
HIGHTOWER.
>> HI. MY NAME IS -- HIGHTOWER.
THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF
THE WORKPLAN, ACCOUNTABILITY.
IN 2004, MY BROTHER WAS SHOT
AND KILLED WHILE HE WAS
EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS. I'M SPEAKING FROM
SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD -- HAVE
WORKED IN THE COMMUNITY WITH
OTHER MEMBERS, SUCH AS -- I AM
PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT SHE JUST
SAID AND THE MISREPRESENTATION
OF THIS. ONE THING I WANTED TO
POINT OUT, I HELPED PASS THE
LEGISLATION GROUP FOR THE
LEGISLATION PROGRAM THAT WAS
UNDERMINED BY THE CPC. I HAVE
WORKED WITH TRYING TO GIVE
STATUS TO A VOICE TO THOSE
DIRECTLY AFFECTED THAT WAS
UNDERMINED BY THE CPC. WE HELD
A SILENT NONVIOLENT PROTEST IN
REGARDS OF THEM SHUTTING DOWN
PUBLIC COMMENT AND SHUTTING US
OUT OF ANY KIND OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. WE WERE THREATENED
WITH POLICE VIOLENCE BY DOING
THAT. I WAS TRAUMATIZED
BECAUSE OF THAT THREAT OF
POLICE VIOLENCE. THE THREAT
THAT I DID TAKE WITH MY LIFE
AND OTHER COMMUNITIES LIVES.
IT IS IS NOT OKAY TO JUST TAKE
THEIR WORD FOR IT. TO TAKE IT
AS WE ARE THE ABUSIVE ONES,
WHEN THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO
ABUSE US IN EVERY SINGLE STEP.
THEY CONTINUE TO SLANDER US,
THREATEN US. THEY HAVE
DIRECTLY SHUT DOWN PROGRAMS FOR
VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE AND
FAMILIES WERE ASKING FOR MONEY
TO SIMPLY BURY THEIR LOVED
ONES, GET FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR
THEIR LOVED ONES. THAT IS HOW
THE CPC HAS CONTINUED TO ABUSE
US AND CONTINUE TO SILENCE
THOSE IMPACTED . THEY'VE DONE
NOTHING BUT ABUSE ME. THEY DO
NOTHING BUT ABUSE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, AND IS UNACCEPTABLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE .
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. IS THE MIC
ON? GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS MIKE. I AM THE FOUNDER OF
EMERALD CITY COLLECTIVE IN
FIRST DOWNTOWN MEDICAL CANNABIS
2010 , UNJUSTLY SHUT DOWN BY
THE SIDDLE OF SEATTLE -- CITY
OF SEATTLE. I AM ALSO THE
PRESIDENT OF -- KIDS, A
FOUNDATION LOOKING TO HELP THE
BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH IN OUR
CITY. I'M HERE TODAY, I ECHO
PETER MANNING'S COMMENTS. WE
ARE IN SUPPORT OF SARAH
NELSON'S LEGISLATION. LOOK, IT
IS REALLY CLEAR. THE WAR ON
DRUGS IS A WAR ON THE BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITY. OKAY? THIS IS
NOT THE WAR ON DRUGS. WE NEED
TO GET THE CITY CLEANED UP. I
USED TO BE A METRO DRIVER. I
CAN'T IMAGINE BEING A METRO
DRIVER TODAY. THIS CITY IS
DYING. IT IS DEAD. LET'S BE
REAL. IS ANYONE THINKING ABOUT
THE YOUTH WHEN WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT THESE DRUG LAWS? THE
YOUTH OF THE FUTURE. WHAT THEY
ARE SEEING IS A CITY THAT IS
JUST CATASTROPHE. I'VE HAD
FAMILY OVERDOSE ON FENTANYL.
I'VE HAD CHURCH MEMBERS
OVERDOSE ON FENTANYL , SOME
DIED AND SOME DIDN'T. WE HAVE
TO MAKE A STAND NOW. TO USE
THE WAR ON DRUGS, USING THE
BLACKFACE FOR A WHITE AGENDA,
THAT NEEDS TO STOP. IT'S THE
SAME THING IN CANNABIS. LET'S
LEGALIZE CANNABIS, BUT THEN
LET'S CUT OUT THE BLACK
PIONEERS, THE BROWN PIONEERS .
THAT IS WHAT I'M FIGHTING FOR
RIGHT NOW, TO GET BACK INTO AN
INDUSTRY THAT I HELPED BUILD.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I WAS
HOPING YOU WOULD BE HERE. WE
HAVE A PROBLEM WHAT YOU ALWAYS
CONTINUOUSLY USING THE BLACK
STRUGGLE TO FURTHER WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO FURTHER. YOU NEED
TO STOP IT. LET'S CLEAN THE
CITY UP AND STOP USING BLACK
PEOPLE AND BROWN PEOPLE AS A
REASON NOT TO CLEAN THIS UP.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HOWARD
GAEL.
>> HI. HOWARD GAEL, DISTRICT
7, SPEAKING ON POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. NEXT WEEK,
THIS COUNCIL WILL HEAR A BILL
THAT WAS WRITTEN BY THE POLICE
COMMISSION, ALLOWING IT TO
WRITE ITS OWN RULES OF THE
ROAD. THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION FOR 10 YEARS HAS
REMAINED UNACCOUNTABLE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, YOU CLAIM
THIS MORNING THAT THE CPC HAS
THE RIGHT TO OPERATE WITHOUT
INTERFERENCE. YOU CONFUSE THE
ISSUE OF INTERFERENCE WITH THE
ISSUE OF ACCOUNTABILITY. THERE
HAS NEVER BEEN AN INDEPENDENT
AUDIT OR A CAP OF THE CPC. IN
FACT, TO THE EXTENT THAT
THEY'VE EVER BEEN LOOKED AT
LAST YEAR, THEY COMMISSIONED
THEIR OWN STUDY IN 2022. THEY
FOUND THAT, QUOTE, THE
ENGAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC IS
SUBJECT TO MUCH CRITICISM. THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO DATE IS
LACKING DEPTH. IT IS VIEWED AS
UNINVOLVED AND DISCONNECTED
FROM THE COMMUNITY, ONLY
ENGAGING CERTAIN VOICES THEY
AGREE WITH. THAT IS THE CPC'S
OWN EVALUATION. THIS ISN'T
ABOUT INTERFERENCE. THIS IS
ABOUT A COMMISSION THAT HAS
BECOME HOSTILE TO THE
COMMUNITY, HAS ATTACKED THOSE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MOST AFFECTED
BY POLICE VIOLENCE. AND NOW
THEY GET TO WRITE THEIR OWN
RULES AND ENRICH THEMSELVES.
THE ONLY COMMISSION IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE OUT OF 120 YEAR
COMMISSIONS, THE ONLY
COMMISSIONERS WHERE
COMMISSIONERS ONLY GET PAID A
MONTHLY STIPEND OF UP TO $1200.
AND THEY GET TO WRITE THEIR
OWN RULES. WHAT I'M REQUESTING
IS A COUNCILMEMBER MEETING WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE
FACED HOSTILITY AND AGGRESSION
FROM THE CPC. AND UNDERSTAND
WHY WE ARE OPPOSED TO ANY
CHANGE IN LEGISLATION WITHOUT
A FULL COMMUNITY HEARING.
WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN
ACTUALLY ENGAGE WITH THE POLICE
COMMISSION. YOU CAN FIND OUT
WHAT THE NEEDS ARE OF THE
COMMUNITY, AND NOT OF THE CPC,
WHICH ARE TOTALLY SELF-SERVING.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER IS KATHLEEN
ROSE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M A
LIFELONG SEATTLE RESIDENT WHO
HAS LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS. I LOVE
MY CITY. I DON'T WANTED TO
BECOME ANOTHER SAN FRANCISCO.
OUR DOWNTOWN SHOULD BE A
THRIVING AND SAFE PLACE TO
VISIT FOR SEATTLEITE VISITORS
AND CONVENTIONEERS. A
FINANCIALLY HEALTHY DOWNTOWN
BENEFITS THE CITY, ALL THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD , AS
WELL AS ALL OF KING COUNTY AND
THE ENTIRE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
THE GENERATED TAX REVENUES
FIND THE PROGRAMS TO AID THE
SERVICES NEEDED TO ADDRESS OUR
ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH
CRISES. I'M HERE TODAY TO
REQUEST THAT YOU SUPPORT MAYOR
HARRELL IN ADOPTING THE STATE
LAW MAKING THE POSSESSION AND
LEGAL USE OF DRUGS A GROSS
MISDEMEANOR IN OUR MUNICIPAL
CODE. PASSING THIS IS A
NECESSARY PRECONDITION FOR
REDUCING THE COMMUNITY HARM
CAUSED BY DRUG USE AND GETTING
MORE PEOPLE INTO TREATMENT. AS
PEOPLE RECOVER FROM ADDICTION
AND MOVE OUT OF SHORT TERM
HOUSING, THEY WOULD NEED MORE
PERMANENT HOUSING. PLEASE
RECONSIDER IMPLEMENTING CB
120606 WHICH WILL EXASPERATE
THE SHORTAGE BY DRIVING
PROVIDERS OUT OF THE MARKET
BECAUSE THEIR REVENUE CANNOT
KEEP UP WITH INCREASING
MAINTENANCE COSTS. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY TRUE OF MOM-AND-POP
LANDMARKS TO SUPPLY THE VAST
MAJORITY. THEY HAVE FAR LESS
EQUITY AND CASH RESERVES.
PLEASE SKIP RENT CONTROL AND
CONTINUE TO INVEST IN MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. REDUCE
SOME OF THE REGULATIONS TO
BUILD COST DOWN AND
INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD
LOW INCOME HOUSING AS WELL AS
MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING. WE NEED
FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO LIVE AND
WORK IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS THE LAST IN PERSON,
SIR.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. AND
THANK YOU THOSE WHO PROVIDED
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF OUR TIME FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ARE GOING
TO MOVE ON IN OUR AGENDA. WE
ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE
ADOPTION OF THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL COUNTER. IF THERE
IS NO INTRODUCTION, IT WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOT SEEING AN
OBJECTION, IT IS INDEED
ADOPTED. LET'S MOVE ON TO
TODAY'S AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ABDUCTED -- ADOPTED. MOVING
ON TO ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR , LET ME SHARE WITH
YOU TODAY WHAT WE HAVE TODAY ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THIS
INCLUDES THE MINUTES FROM JULY
5th, 2023, COUNCIL BILL,
PAYROLL BILL, COUNCIL BILL
120610 , AND SIX APPOINTMENTS
RECOMMENDED BY THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE. ONE APPOINTMENT TO
THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD ,
FOUR OPPONENTS TO THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION, AND ONE
APPOINTMENT TO THE URBAN
FORESTRY COMMISSION. EACH OF
THESE APPOINTMENTS WERE
RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE, IN WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SHARES.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS THAT ANY
OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR CLICK ALL RIGHT. NOT
SEEING ANY, LEVEL TO ADOPT
CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CALENDAR. IT IS INDEED ADOPTED.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> I APOLOGIZE. I GOT AHEAD OF
MYSELF ON THE ADOPTION, BUT
THANK YOU. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. WILL YOU
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE
ON TO OUR COMMUNITY REPORTS.
WE HAVE ONE ITEM TODAY. CAN WE
PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> TO THE LAND USE AND ZONING
FOR A ROOFTOP FEATURE IN THE
PRESERVATION DISTRICT. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU. AS I MENTIONED
YESTERDAY, THIS IS ESSENTIALLY
A CLEANUP BILL FROM A BILL THAT
WE PASSED IN 2022. FOR THE
STUDENTS IN THE ROOM, I'M SORRY
WE DIDN'T HAVE A MORE
INTERESTING BILL FOR YOU TODAY.
THIS BILL APPLIES TO ONE AREA,
THAT IS PIONEER SQUARE.
POTENTIALLY ONLY 11 PARCELS .
WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THIS BILL
WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN
ADDRESSED IN THE 2022
LEGISLATION. FOR SOME, THERE'S
BEEN SOME CONFUSION AROUND
THAT. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THE
RESERVATION BEFORE US TODAY.
THIS SIMPLY CLARIFIES
ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE MADE LAST
YEAR AND CREATES AN EVEN
PLAYING FIELD FOR BUILDINGS IN
PIONEER SQUARE AS COMPARED TO
THE REST OF THE CITY. PRETTY
SIMPLE BILL. IT IS ESSENTIALLY
A TECHNICAL CLEANUP. I URGE
PASSAGE IN THIS BILL. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. I
DID NOT SEE ANY. WITH THAT,
COUNCIL STRAUSS, ANYTHING YOU
WANT TO ADD BEFORE WE GO TO A
VOTE?
>> I DO NOT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR , AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION IN
MY BEHALF. THAT WAS OUR ONE
ITEM. LET'S MOVE ON OUR AGENDA
TODAY. THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. MOVING ON TO
ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
THERE ARE NO OTHER RESOLUTIONS
THAT I AM AWARE OF. MOVING ON
TO OTHER BUSINESS. I HAVE TWO
MATTERS. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
, LET ME GO FIRST, THEN I WILL
CALL ON YOU TWO. AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. I JUST
WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA IS NOT HERE. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, SHE WILL
BE EXCUSED FROM THE 18th
MEETING. HARRY NO OBJECTION,
SHE IS INDEED EXCUSED. WITH
THAT, WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I KNOW WE SPENT SOME
TIME RECOGNIZING JENNIFER AND
HER AMAZING WORK IN HER
RETIREMENT PARTY.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WISH YAYA A
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. TODAY IS HER
BIRTHDAY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY
, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, I WOULD SAY HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO YAYA, AS WELL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THERE IS AN
80% CHANCE THAT I'M GOING TO
HAVE TO BE IN OLYMPIA NEXT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. I'M GOING TO
REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED. IF I
DON'T HAVE TO BE THERE, I WILL
BE IN THE CHAMBERS PERIODS
OKAY, WILL BE ON THE SAFE SIDE.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO
COUNCIL FOR MORALES BEING
EXCUSED AT OUR NEXT MEETING,
JULY 18th NEXT TUESDAY? NOTHING
ANY OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, YOU WILL BE EXCUSED.
IF YOU CAN MAKE IT, GREAT. IF
NOT, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I JUST WANT
TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE
17th IS OUR COLLEAGUES
BIRTHDAY, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN HAS A BIRTHDAY MONDAY.
I THINK HE IS TURNING 29
AGAIN. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
EARLY, COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
YEAH, I DID THAT TO YOU. I
HAVE A LIST OF EVERYBODY'S
BIRTHDAY. MOVING ON, I THINK
THAT PRETTY MUCH WRAPS THINGS
UP. I DID NOT SEE ANY OTHER
HANDSET. BEFORE WE ADJOURN, IT
DOES CONCLUDE TODAY'S ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. OUR NEXT MEETING IS
TUESDAY, JULY 18th. WITH THAT,
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. THANK
YOU THOSE WHO PROVIDED PUBLIC
COMMENT HERE TODAY. WE ARE
ADJOURNED.