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&gt;&gt; JANUARY 16th, 2020 BOARD 

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MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY 

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COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT 

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IS TO: 01. I NELSON, PRESIDENT 

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OF THE COUNCIL. WILL THE CLERK 

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IS CALLED THE ROLE. 

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&gt;&gt; COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ? 

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&gt;&gt; PRESENT.   

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&gt;&gt; COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?  

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&gt;&gt; HERE.   

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&gt;&gt; COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?   

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&gt;&gt; PRESENT.   

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&gt;&gt; COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?  

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&gt;&gt; HERE.   

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&gt;&gt;  COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 

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QUESTION MARK  

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&gt;&gt; PRESENT.  

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&gt;&gt;  COUNCILMEMBER  

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HOLLINGSWORTH?  

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&gt;&gt; PRESENT.   

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&gt;&gt; COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 

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&gt;&gt; HERE.   

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&gt;&gt; PRESIDENT NELSON?  

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&gt;&gt; PRESENT.   

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&gt;&gt; MOVING ON, I AM NOT AWARE OF

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ANY PRESENTATION FOR TODAY. SO,

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WE WILL JUST  UNIT TO THE  

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HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.  

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IT SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON  

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TODAY'S AGENDA. THE  

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INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL 

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CALENDAR OR THE COUNCIL'S WORK

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PROGRAM. HOWEVER, AGENDA ITEMS 

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ONE AND TWO ARE QUASIJUDICIAL  

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AND THE RULES PROHIBIT PUBLIC  

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COMMENT ON THESE TWO ITEMS.  

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MADAME CLERK, HOW MANY PEOPLE 

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DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY?  

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&gt;&gt; WE HAVE NO ONE IN PERSON .  

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WE HAVE THREE PRESENT REMOTELY.

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&gt;&gt; WE WILL PROCEED DIRECTLY TO 

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THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.   

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EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO  

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MINUTES. MADAME CLERK, I WILL 

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HAND THIS OVER TO YOU TO READ  

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THE INSTRUCTIONS.  

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&gt;&gt; THANK YOU. SO, THE REMOTE  

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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS 

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 IS A 20 MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER 

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EACH SPEAKER WILL BE CALLED OUT

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IN THE ORDER THEY ARE 

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REGISTERED ON THE WEBSITE. A  

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REMINDER TO THE REMOTE SPEAKERS

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PRIOR TO SPEAKING, ONCE I CALL 

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YOUR NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO 

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PRESS START 6 TO BEGIN  

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SPEAKING. OUR FIRST REMOTE  

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BEAKER IS ALL OF HER -- THEY  

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WILL BE FOLLOWED BY YVETTE. GO 

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&gt;&gt; HELLO.  CONGRATULATIONS,  

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NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS AND  

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WELCOME BACK. I AM A LIFELONG  

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SEATTLEITE AND I SPENT TIME IN 

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CAPITOL HILL. I AM HERE SPEAK  

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TO ORDER 12 OF SEVEN OF THE  

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NINE INCLUDES THE HOUSE AT 1620

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19th AVENUE. SADLY, I AM HERE  

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TO TESTIFY  TUESDAY PART OF  

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SEATTLE THAT IS CONTEMPT TO BE 

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DESTROYED AND FORGOTTEN GOOD I 

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PAUSE? WHICH ITEM ARE YOU  

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SPEAKING TO?  THESE ARE KEY  

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THAT.  

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REZONING OF THE LOT AT 1620  

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19th AVENUE. 

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ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT ON  

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QUASIJUDICIAL MATTERS. SO I  

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BEING DESTROYED UNDER FALSE  

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ARE BLOCKS THAT SHOULD BE  

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MATTER IN WHICH WE ARE SEEKING 

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COMMENT OR CANNOT SPEAK TO A  

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DIFFERENT ITEM THAT WE GOT THE 

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MICROPHONE. WE WILL ALSO NEED 

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ITEM GOING FORWARD.   

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HEAR THAT. THANK YOU. THERE WAS

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A MISUNDERSTANDING THAT THERE  

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WAS PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS. I  

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ENCOURAGE TRANSPARENCY MOVING 

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FORWARD. THANK YOU.  

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&gt;&gt; THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 

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IS  YVETTE DINESH. SHE WILL BE 

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FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAYNES. GO  

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AHEAD, PLEASE.  

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&gt;&gt; GOOD AFTERNOON. CAN YOU HEAR

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&gt;&gt; YES.  

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RECENTLY ADDRESSED THE STOLEN  

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KEY IS THAT WILL -- WERE USED 

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TO CREATE CRIME. THE CITY OF  

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BENTON HAS THREE PEEL OFFICE TO

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ALL OF THOSE WHO WANT THEM. IF 

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THE CITY CAN FIND IN THEIR 

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PROACTIVE APPROACH TO ALL THESE

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GETTING STOLEN. COMMUNITY 

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MEMBERS AND PEACE OF MIND. THAT

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IS MY COMMENT.  

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&gt;&gt; THANK YOU.  

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&gt;&gt; OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER  IS 

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DAVID HAYNES. GO AHEAD, DAVID. 

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&gt;&gt; HELLO PURE DAVID HAYNES. IT 

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ELECTION RESULTS AND WE  

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CHANGE THE CITY CHAPTER SO THAT

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WE, AS THE PEOPLE, CAN HAVE AN 

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ELECTION IN A 90 DAY PERIOD.  

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ADDRESS THE MANDATORY HOUSING  

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ACT. THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING  

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REQUIREMENTS. IT SEEMS LIKE IN 

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INTO A SYSTEM AND NOT MAKE  

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM THEIR  

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THE MONEY INTO A BANK ACCOUNT  

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THAT WAS EARMARKED SPECIFICALLY

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AND ONLY  FOR THE NONPROFITS.  

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SOME OF WHOM ARE POLITICALLY  

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CONNECTED WHO DON'T MAKE THE  

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BEST HOUSING  AND I HOPE THAT  

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THE FAVORS THAT ARE BEING  

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THEM HONEST WHEN IT COMES TO  

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EXPECTING THEM TO ALLOW FOR  

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN THEIR

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DEVELOPMENT INSTEAD OF PAYING 

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INTO THE SYSTEM AND THEN  

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AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE  

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CERTAINLY NEED GREAT HOUSING.  

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IT WOULD BE GREAT IF COUNSEL  

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CAN MAKE A LAW THAT KIND OF  

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INCENTIVIZED AND ALMOST 

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DEMANDED  THAT THE CORPORATE  

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BANKS PRIORITIZE HOUSING AND  

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COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND  

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SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES THAT WERE

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FLOOR PLANS THAT HAVE A BETTER 

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OFFSET OF OBSOLETE, FLAWED REAL

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ESTATE THAT APPEARS TO BE  

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FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE  

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THAT ACCOMMODATES  REAL ESTATE 

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THAT HAD TO BE CLOSED DOWN  

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DURING THE PANDEMIC AND HAS NOW

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BILLED ALL OF THIS STRONG TYPE 

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OF FLOOR PLANS IN THE GUTTER OF

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THE STREETS IN BALLARD AND  

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ELSEWHERE TO HELP GENERATE  

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REVENUE. IT IS JUST NOT FAIR  

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THAT WE HAVE A MODERN THIRD 

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WORLD REAL ESTATE EMPIRE THAT  

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IS DOUBLE, TRIPLE MORTGAGES  

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THAT ARE SHAKING THE PEOPLE  

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DOWN.  

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&gt;&gt; OKAY. SHIFTING INTO IN  

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PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT.  WE HAVE

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MR. GARRETT.   

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&gt;&gt;  GOOD AFTERNOON.  JUST WANT 

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TO HIGHLIGHT IN THE WAKE OF  

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MANY CELEBRATIONS IN THE NAME 

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OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, SOME

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OF THE REALITY IS OF THE STATE 

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OF AFFAIRS HERE IN SEATTLE. 

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MARTIN LUTHER KING COUNTY HAS  

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17% OF BLACK STUDENTS AT MATH 

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PROFICIENCY. WE HAVE LESS THAN 

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1% OF VENTURE CAPITAL GOING TO 

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BLACK BUSINESSES. WE HAVE ZERO 

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BLACK DEVELOPERS OR GENERAL  

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CONTRACTORS DOING A PROJECT AT 

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THE SCALE OF 100 UNITS OR  

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BETTER. THERE IS 0% BLACK  

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP  

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IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND PORT  

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INDUSTRIAL AREA. MATERNAL DEATH

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RATE OF BLACK WOMEN IS THREE 

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TIMES AS HIGH AS WHITE MEN AND 

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BLACK MALES ALSO REPRESENTED.  

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IT IS A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER

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OF VICTIMS OF HOMICIDE. IT 

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THESE REALITIES, THESE  

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STATISTICS, THEY DEMONSTRATE A 

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REALITY THAT IS MORE JIM CROW  

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APARTHEID AND A FAR CRY OF THE 

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COMMUNITY THAT DR. KING SPOKE  

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TOWARDS AND ENVISIONED. WITH  

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THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THIS  

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COUNSEL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO 

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MOVE US TOWARDS A NEW NORMAL IN

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EQUITY. TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO 

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ACKNOWLEDGE WHERE WE ARE. THEN,

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COMMIT TO BOLD INTERVENTIONS  

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AND REPARATIVE INVESTMENTS THAT

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CAN MOVE THE DIAL IN ANOTHER  

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DIRECTION. THE QUESTION IS,  

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WHAT TYPE OF CITY WILL THIS BE 

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AT THE END OF YOUR TERM? IT IS 

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IMPORTANT TO ALSO UNDERSTAND  

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AND DESEGREGATE THESE 

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STATISTICS AS IT RELATES TO  

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MULTIGENERATIONAL BLACK  

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COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE 

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ENDURED UNDER THE REDLINING AND

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MANY POLICIES AND PRACTICES  

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THAT HAVE DISENFRANCHISING 

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CAUSES.  WE NEED INVESTMENT TO 

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HAPPEN. LOOK AT THE $27 MILLION

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&gt;&gt; THANK YOU VERY MUCH.   

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&gt;&gt; OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JEN  

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BUCHANAN.  

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&gt;&gt; GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.   

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FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY  

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THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER  

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MORALES AND COUNCILMEMBER  

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HOLLINGSWORTH  AND  

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COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.  FOR 

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HAVING RECENT MEETINGS. I WANT 

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TO FOCUS ON THE EPISCOPAL TORY 

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BUDGET ON WHAT WE DO SEND IT  

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OUT WITH. WE DO UNDERSTAND WHAT

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THE ORIGINATION OF WHAT THAT IS

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FOR AND WE KIND OF GOT THE  

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MEASURES ON IT FOR NOW.  THAT  

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IS WHAT THE ORIGINAL ASK AND 

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DEMAND WAS. WE ARE ASKING THE 

266
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COUNCIL TO GET TOGETHER TO LOOK

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AT THAT AND TO DO THE RIGHT  

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THING. WE KNOW A LOT OF TIMES, 

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IT IS NOT EASY TO DO THE RIGHT 

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THING. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, 

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AS WE ALL CELEBRATE HIM, A LOT 

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OF PEOPLE DO ON A SURFACE LEVEL

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. IT IS MUCH CHEAPER THAN A 

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SURFACE LEVEL. WHAT HE SAYS IS 

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THERE COMES A TIME WHEN ONE 

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MUST TAKE A POSITION THAT IS  

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NEITHER FAITH NOR POLITICAL OR 

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POPULAR. ONE MUST TAKE IT  

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BECAUSE OF CONSCIOUS TELLING  

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THEM IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO 

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DO.  WE WILL MOVE ALL THE WAY  

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THROUGH THIS. THE COMMUNITY IS 

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ENGAGED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO  

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ENGAGE. LIKE I SAID A FEW WEEKS

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AGO, WE ARE ON NOTICE. THANK 

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YOU.   

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&gt;&gt; THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC  

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COMMENT.  

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&gt;&gt; THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE

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REACHED THE END OF LIST OF 

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REGISTERED SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC

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COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.  

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OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE  

294
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WILL NOW, IF THERE IS NO  

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OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION  

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REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE  

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ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS,

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THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL  

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CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE  

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IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA 

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WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NONE, 

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THE AGENDA IS ADOPT IT. PLEASE 

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NOTE, WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE  

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SESSION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING  

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THE LAST ITEM OF BUSINESS ON  

306
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THE AGENDA. SO, COUNCILMEMBERS,

307
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YOU WILL NEED TO LEAVE THE 

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LOGIN AT YOUR DESK, JUST FYI.  

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OKAY. 

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&gt;&gt; OKAY. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER  

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THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR, 

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WHICH CONTAINS  THREE ITEMS.  

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THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR

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JANUARY 2nd AND JANUARY 9th.  

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ALSO APPROPRIATING MONEY FOR  

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CLAIMS FROM JANUARY 1st THROUGH

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JANUARY 5th. ARE THERE ANY  

318
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ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE

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TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT

320
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CALENDAR?  

321
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&gt;&gt; YES BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE

322
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 THE JANUARY 2nd MOVING  --  

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MEETING MINUTES. 

324
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&gt;&gt; THANK YOU. MINUTES FROM 

325
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JANUARY 2nd HAVE BEEN REMOVED  

326
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AND WILL BE ADDRESSED  

327
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SEPARATELY. I MOVED TO ADOPT  

328
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THE CONSENT CALENDAR EXCLUDING 

329
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ITEM ONE. IS THERE A SECOND?  

330
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&gt;&gt; SECOND.   

331
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&gt;&gt; THANK YOU VERY MUCH BUT IT  

332
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HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO 

333
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ADOPT THE CALENDAR. WILL THE  

334
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CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 

335
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&gt;&gt; COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?   

336
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&gt;&gt; TREND YET.   

337
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&gt;&gt; COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?  

338
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&gt;&gt; YES.   

339
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&gt;&gt; COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?  

340
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&gt;&gt; YES.  

341
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&gt;&gt; COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?  

342
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&gt;&gt; YES .  

343
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&gt;&gt; COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 

344
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QUESTIONNAIRE  

345
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&gt;&gt; YES.   

346
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&gt;&gt; COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?

347
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348
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&gt;&gt;  YES.   

349
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&gt;&gt; PRESIDENT NELSON? 

350
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&gt;&gt; YES.  

351
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&gt;&gt; EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE  

352
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OPPOSED.  

353
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&gt;&gt; EXCLUDING ITEM ONE  IS  

354
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ADOPTED. IT WILL BE CONSIDERED 

355
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UNDER ITEMS REMOVED TOWARDS   

356
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THE END OF THE AGENDA. WHILE 

357
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THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY  

358
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SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES IN  

359
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LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT  

360
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CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? THANK  

361
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YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. MOVING ON 

362
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TO ITEM ONE. WILL THE CLERK  

363
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PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE 

364
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RECORD.  

365
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&gt;&gt;  314400, APPLICATION OF  

366
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DANIEL GODDARD,  WEINSTEIN A+U 

367
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FOR THE PROPERTY AT  ECKSTEIN 

368
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2016 AVENUE FROM LOWRISE 32 

369
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NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL 3-65 

370
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YOU THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS  

371
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GRANT IN CONDITION.   

372
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&gt;&gt; THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE  

373
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FORMER CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE,

374
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YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS  

375
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THIS ITEM. 

376
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&gt;&gt; THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT

377
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GOOD I WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM  

378
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IN THE COUNCIL BILL  THAT IS 

379
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ATTACHED TO IT. I'M ALSO GOING

380
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TO ASK THAT WE POSTPONE THIS 

381
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VOTE FOR ONE WEEK SO THAT WE  

382
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CAN ENSURE THAT WE HAVE CURED  

383
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THE POTENTIAL EX PARTE  

384
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COMMUNICATION THAT WE JUST  

385
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RECEIVED A PUBLIC COMMENT. I  

386
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COULDN'T REALLY HEAR WHAT THAT

387
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PERSON WAS SAYING, IT TOOK US  

388
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ALL A WHILE TO REALIZE THAT HE 

389
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WAS TALKING ABOUT THE REZONING 

390
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RATHER THAN THE BILL THAT HE  

391
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WROTE IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT 

392
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SIGN IN SHEET WHICH SAID HE WAS

393
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GOING TO SPEAK TO A BILL ABOUT 

394
00:17:09,828 --> 00:17:14,366
PAYING OUR BILLS. SO, I JUST  

395
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WANT TO FIRST GIVE A QUICK  

396
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OVERVIEW OF THESE TWO BILLS   

397
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AND THE CONTRACT REZONING 

398
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PROCESS. IF IT IS ALL RIGHT 

399
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WITH YOU, WE WILL POSTPONE 

400
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THESE FOR A WEEK.  

401
00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:29,014
&gt;&gt; THAT IS FINE. 

402
00:17:29,014 --> 00:17:30,582
&gt;&gt; GREAT. THANK YOU.  SO, I WAS

403
00:17:30,582 --> 00:17:31,750
INTENDING TO SHARE THIS AT 

404
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COUNCIL BREATHING A FEW WEEKS  

405
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BACK. WE HAD A LOT OF 

406
00:17:37,322 --> 00:17:38,424
PRESENTATIONS THAT THEY SO WE  

407
00:17:38,424 --> 00:17:39,725
DID NOT GET TO THIS. CONTRACT 

408
00:17:39,725 --> 00:17:44,329
REZONING IN SHORT AND  

409
00:17:44,329 --> 00:17:45,264
HIGH-LEVEL INFORMATION ARE 

410
00:17:45,264 --> 00:17:46,065
TAKING A PARCEL THAT HAS TWO 

411
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LEVELS OF ZONING AND MAKING IT 

412
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ONE LEVEL OF ZONING. IT IS  

413
00:17:50,669 --> 00:17:52,905
ILLEGAL FOR US AS A CITY  

414
00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:54,039
COUNCIL TO MAKE A ZONING CHANGE

415
00:17:54,039 --> 00:18:00,712
ON ONE PARCEL. THAT IS CALLED  

416
00:18:00,712 --> 00:18:03,949
SPOT ZONING.  PEOPLE ARE ABLE  

417
00:18:03,949 --> 00:18:05,150
TO GET A ZONING CHANGE FOR  

418
00:18:05,150 --> 00:18:06,151
THEIR PERSONAL BY GOING THROUGH

419
00:18:06,151 --> 00:18:07,152
THE CONTRACT REZONING PROCESS. 

420
00:18:07,152 --> 00:18:08,454
THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US.

421
00:18:08,454 --> 00:18:10,122
FOR THIS TO OCCUR, THAT CHANGE 

422
00:18:10,122 --> 00:18:15,427
OF ZONING GOES THROUGH, THE  

423
00:18:15,427 --> 00:18:16,595
MERITS OF THAT DECISION WAS  

424
00:18:16,595 --> 00:18:17,529
HEARD BY THE HEARING EXAMINER, 

425
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WHICH IS WHY AS A  

426
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COUNCILMEMBER, WE ARE THE  

427
00:18:21,467 --> 00:18:25,537
JUDGES. THAT IS WHY IT IS  

428
00:18:25,537 --> 00:18:26,505
QUASIJUDICIAL. WE HAVE TO MAKE 

429
00:18:26,505 --> 00:18:27,473
OUR DECISIONS BASED UPON THE 

430
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FACTS PRESENTED TO THE HEARING 

431
00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:31,944
EXAMINER. THAT IS WHY THAT 

432
00:18:31,944 --> 00:18:32,811
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY WAS  

433
00:18:32,811 --> 00:18:33,912
PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THAT IS 

434
00:18:33,912 --> 00:18:39,117
INFORMATION THAT IS OUTSIDE OF 

435
00:18:39,117 --> 00:18:40,085
THE STREAM THAT IS CHANNELED  

436
00:18:40,085 --> 00:18:40,953
THROUGH THE HEARING EXAMINER. 

437
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THE HEARING EXAMINER MAKES A  

438
00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:43,422
DECISION. THE BILL IS  

439
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TRANSMITTED TO CITY COUNCIL 

440
00:18:45,491 --> 00:18:49,394
WHERE WE THEN ENSURE THROUGH  

441
00:18:49,394 --> 00:18:51,663
THE PROPERTY USE AND  

442
00:18:51,663 --> 00:18:52,931
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT ALL 

443
00:18:52,931 --> 00:18:56,835
OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS  

444
00:18:56,835 --> 00:18:57,936
OUTLINED BY THE HEARING 

445
00:18:57,936 --> 00:18:58,770
EXAMINER ARE CONTAINED WITHIN 

446
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THE BILL. SO, WE HAVE TWO 

447
00:19:02,174 --> 00:19:02,975
DIFFERENT BILLS THAT ACCOMPANY 

448
00:19:02,975 --> 00:19:04,877
THIS. ONE IS A CLERK FILE AND 

449
00:19:04,877 --> 00:19:06,612
THAT ADOPTS THE CITY COUNCIL  

450
00:19:06,612 --> 00:19:08,847
CONDITIONS IN DECISIONS AND  

451
00:19:08,847 --> 00:19:11,984
THEN THE COUNCIL BILL IS WHAT  

452
00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:12,985
IMPLEMENTS THE REZONING  

453
00:19:12,985 --> 00:19:20,292
CHANGING, THE LAND USE MAP AND 

454
00:19:20,292 --> 00:19:22,194
 ACCEPTING THE PROPERTY USE AND

455
00:19:22,194 --> 00:19:22,828
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, ENSURING

456
00:19:22,828 --> 00:19:23,529
THE COUNCILS CONDITIONS WILL BE

457
00:19:23,529 --> 00:19:25,030
MET. SO, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE  

458
00:19:25,030 --> 00:19:26,198
TWO DIFFERENT FILES ASSOCIATED 

459
00:19:26,198 --> 00:19:30,269
WITH IT. ANYTIME YOU HEAR THE  

460
00:19:30,269 --> 00:19:31,270
WORDS QUASIJUDICIAL, THAT IS 

461
00:19:31,270 --> 00:19:32,337
WHEN YOU MUST MAKE SURE THAT 

462
00:19:32,337 --> 00:19:33,272
YOU ARE GETTING INFORMATION  

463
00:19:33,272 --> 00:19:34,706
FROM THE PROPER CHANNELS SO  

464
00:19:34,706 --> 00:19:35,774
THAT WE AVOID EX PARTE 

465
00:19:35,774 --> 00:19:39,077
COMMUNICATION AS WE ARE WISE I 

466
00:19:39,077 --> 00:19:40,012
JUDGES, QUASIJUDICIAL POSITIONS

467
00:19:40,012 --> 00:19:44,016
WHEN TAKING UP CONTRACT  

468
00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:44,983
RESOUNDS. I AM SURE ESSENTIAL 

469
00:19:44,983 --> 00:19:49,755
STAFF HAS MUCH MORE INFORMATION

470
00:19:49,755 --> 00:19:50,822
BECAUSE THAT IS THEIR JOB. I AM

471
00:19:50,822 --> 00:19:53,292
JUST DOING THE BEST I CAN  

472
00:19:53,292 --> 00:19:54,693
TODAY. SO, WITH THAT, I DON'T 

473
00:19:54,693 --> 00:19:58,063
KNOW IF I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION

474
00:19:58,063 --> 00:19:58,630
TO POSTPONE. I MOVED TO  

475
00:19:58,630 --> 00:20:02,834
POSTPONE CLERK FILE -- I AM  

476
00:20:02,834 --> 00:20:10,075
PULLING IT UP RIGHT NOW. COURT 

477
00:20:10,075 --> 00:20:12,211
FILE 314400 AND COUNCIL BILL  

478
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120737 UNTIL THE JANUARY 23rd  

479
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MEETING.  

480
00:20:17,549 --> 00:20:19,985
&gt;&gt; A SECOND.   

481
00:20:19,985 --> 00:20:22,955
&gt;&gt; OKAY. IF THERE IS NO   

482
00:20:22,955 --> 00:20:30,362
OBJECTION, 314400 AND COUNCIL  

483
00:20:30,362 --> 00:20:31,730
BILL 120738 WILL BE POSTPONED 

484
00:20:31,730 --> 00:20:37,469
UNTIL JANUARY 23rd, 2024.   

485
00:20:37,469 --> 00:20:39,037
&gt;&gt; 37, NOT CREATE YOUR  

486
00:20:39,037 --> 00:20:42,574
&gt;&gt; EXCUSE ME. 37, YES.  120737 

487
00:20:42,574 --> 00:20:48,080
EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 21st,  

488
00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:48,981
2024 BUT I'M HEARING NO 

489
00:20:48,981 --> 00:20:49,881
OBJECTION. THOSE WILL BE 

490
00:20:49,881 --> 00:20:50,716
POSTPONED UNTIL THAT DATE. 

491
00:20:50,716 --> 00:20:53,418
OKAY, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY

492
00:20:53,418 --> 00:20:53,785
OTHER COMMENTS? 

493
00:20:53,785 --> 00:20:55,854
&gt;&gt; NO.   

494
00:20:55,854 --> 00:21:02,194
&gt;&gt; OKAY.  WE ARE GETTING 

495
00:21:02,194 --> 00:21:08,533
TOWARDS THE END OF OUR BUSINESS

496
00:21:08,533 --> 00:21:16,341
HERE. SO,  LET ME READ THE  

497
00:21:16,341 --> 00:21:17,476
ITEMS REMOVED. I AM GETTING TO 

498
00:21:17,476 --> 00:21:18,610
THAT PART. WE HAVE HAD AN ITEM 

499
00:21:18,610 --> 00:21:19,411
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT 

500
00:21:19,411 --> 00:21:20,812
CALENDAR. SO, IT IS NOW TIME TO

501
00:21:20,812 --> 00:21:21,813
ADDRESS THEM SEPARATELY. YOU 

502
00:21:21,813 --> 00:21:23,448
ARE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK,.  

503
00:21:23,448 --> 00:21:24,950
&gt;&gt; AS I WENT THROUGH THE 

504
00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:26,952
MINUTES, I NOTED  WHAT I  

505
00:21:26,952 --> 00:21:28,153
BELIEVE WAS IN ERROR. SO I  

506
00:21:28,153 --> 00:21:30,322
WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE COUNCIL

507
00:21:30,322 --> 00:21:34,626
MINUTES FROM JANUARY 2nd TO  

508
00:21:34,626 --> 00:21:35,894
CORRECT THEM UNDER THE VOTE FOR

509
00:21:35,894 --> 00:21:40,432
COUNCIL PRESIDENT BY CHANGING 

510
00:21:40,432 --> 00:21:41,233
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH TO 

511
00:21:41,233 --> 00:21:41,933
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AS A  

512
00:21:41,933 --> 00:21:45,904
COUNCILMEMBER WHO NOMINATED   

513
00:21:45,904 --> 00:21:52,644
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TO BE   

514
00:21:52,644 --> 00:21:53,445
COUNCIL PRESIDENT YOUR 

515
00:21:53,445 --> 00:21:55,147
&gt;&gt; CAN YOU CUT THAT TOO? THANK 

516
00:21:55,147 --> 00:21:56,081
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CLOSE  

517
00:21:56,081 --> 00:21:58,650
ATTENTION TO THE MINUTES.  

518
00:21:58,650 --> 00:22:00,352
&gt;&gt; I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET 

519
00:22:00,352 --> 00:22:00,719
YOUR CREDIT.  

520
00:22:00,719 --> 00:22:02,254
&gt;&gt; ARE THERE ANY OTHER CHANGES 

521
00:22:02,254 --> 00:22:03,321
ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TO 

522
00:22:03,321 --> 00:22:09,327
THE MINUTES? OKAY, THEN HEARING

523
00:22:09,327 --> 00:22:10,062
ON, I MOVED TO ADOPT THE  

524
00:22:10,062 --> 00:22:11,663
JANUARY 2nd MINUTES AS  

525
00:22:11,663 --> 00:22:12,597
DIRECTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,

526
00:22:12,597 --> 00:22:16,335
THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY  

527
00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:20,906
SECOND ARE ADOPTED AND  

528
00:22:20,906 --> 00:22:21,973
CORRECTED. ALL RIGHT, MOVING  

529
00:22:21,973 --> 00:22:23,175
ON, THERE ARE NO RESOLUTIONS  

530
00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:23,842
FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION  

531
00:22:23,842 --> 00:22:25,777
TODAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER  

532
00:22:25,777 --> 00:22:29,081
BUSINESS? I AM NOT SEEING ANY  

533
00:22:29,081 --> 00:22:30,082
OTHER BUSINESS. NORMALLY IF YOU

534
00:22:30,082 --> 00:22:31,283
KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO BE ABSENT

535
00:22:31,283 --> 00:22:34,119
FOR A FUTURE MEETING, THIS IS  

536
00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:38,457
THE TIME WHERE YOU WOULD SAY  

537
00:22:38,457 --> 00:22:42,527
THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO, WE WILL  

538
00:22:42,527 --> 00:22:43,662
NOW PROCEED TO THE EXECUTIVE  

539
00:22:43,662 --> 00:22:44,629
SESSION. BEFORE THAT, HOWEVER, 

540
00:22:44,629 --> 00:22:49,801
IS WE DO HAVE A WRAPPED TV  

541
00:22:49,801 --> 00:22:55,374
AUDIENCE, LET ME REMIND PEOPLE 

542
00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:56,808
THAT THE PUBLIC FORUM FOR THE 

543
00:22:56,808 --> 00:22:58,043
POSITION VACANCY WILL BE THIS  

544
00:22:58,043 --> 00:22:59,244
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18th FROM 

545
00:22:59,244 --> 00:23:02,714
5:30 TO 7:30 HERE AT CITY HALL.

546
00:23:02,714 --> 00:23:04,216
THAT IS JUST A REMINDER. WITH  

547
00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:14,426
THAT, WE WILL PROCEED  INTO THE

548
00:23:14,426 --> 00:23:15,360
EXECUTIVE SESSION. HEARING NO 

549
00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:16,161
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL NOW  

550
00:23:16,161 --> 00:23:17,529
MOVE INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION

551
00:23:17,529 --> 00:23:18,330
AS PROVIDING OFFICER I AM 

552
00:23:18,330 --> 00:23:19,464
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE  

553
00:23:19,464 --> 00:23:20,198
CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE  

554
00:23:20,198 --> 00:23:20,999
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE  

555
00:23:20,999 --> 00:23:21,733
PURPOSE FOR THE EXECUTIVE  

556
00:23:21,733 --> 00:23:24,870
SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING, 

557
00:23:24,870 --> 00:23:25,604
POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LITIGATION.

558
00:23:25,604 --> 00:23:26,805
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AN  

559
00:23:26,805 --> 00:23:28,206
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNSEL TO  

560
00:23:28,206 --> 00:23:29,107
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL 

561
00:23:29,107 --> 00:23:29,841
MATTERS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEYS

562
00:23:29,841 --> 00:23:34,346
AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. A LEGAL  

563
00:23:34,346 --> 00:23:34,980
MONITOR FROM THE CITY 

564
00:23:34,980 --> 00:23:35,714
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS 

565
00:23:35,714 --> 00:23:40,419
PRESENT TO ENSURE THAT COUNSEL 

566
00:23:40,419 --> 00:23:41,119
RESERVES QUESTIONS ON POLICY  

567
00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:42,220
FOR OPEN SESSION. I EXPECT THE 

568
00:23:42,220 --> 00:23:43,555
TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION 

569
00:23:43,555 --> 00:23:45,123
TO END IN ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR.

570
00:23:45,123 --> 00:23:55,534
THAT WOULD BE TO: 52 P.M. --  

571
00:23:55,534 --> 00:24:01,006
LET'S JUST SAY 3:00. ALL 

572
00:24:01,006 --> 00:24:08,880
RIGHT.  MEETING WILL  

573
00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,883
AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURN. THE CITY

574
00:24:11,883 --> 00:24:13,051
COUNSELORS WILL BE HOLDING A 

575
00:24:13,051 --> 00:24:16,655
SPECIAL MEETING ON JANUARY 22nd

576
00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:17,622
AT 9:30 TO CONTINUE OUR  

577
00:24:17,622 --> 00:24:18,557
DISCUSSION ON THE COUNCIL  

578
00:24:18,557 --> 00:24:20,358
VACANCY APPOINTMENT PROCESS.  

579
00:24:20,358 --> 00:24:21,259
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED  

580
00:24:21,259 --> 00:24:22,561
CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE  

581
00:24:22,561 --> 00:24:28,433
HELD ON JANUARY 23rd AT 2:00 

582
00:24:28,433 --> 00:24:31,436
P.M.  THE COUNCIL IS NOW IN  

583
00:24:31,436 --> 00:24:32,337
EXECUTIVE SESSION. COUNCIL 

584
00:24:32,337 --> 00:24:33,371
MEMBERS, PLEASE LOG OFF THIS  

585
00:24:33,371 --> 00:24:34,306
MEETING AND LOG INTO THE  

586
00:24:34,306 --> 00:24:44,850
EXECUTIVE SESSION ZOOM MEETING.

