>>> THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.
WE GOT STARTED A LITTLE LATE
TODAY.
IT'S JUNE 21st 2022.
THE TIME IS 2:06.
I'M DEBRA JUAREZ.
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NEILSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CLERK.
BEFORE WE START OUR AGENDA.
I WANT TO ADD THAT AT THE END
OF OUR COUNCIL BUSINESS,
COUNCIL WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION WHICH WILL BE A
DIFFERENT CALL IN NUMBER AND
I'LL MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT AS
WE GET CLOSER TO THE END OF OUR
AGENDA.
I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT
NOW.
ON OUR AGENDA, GO INTO
PRESENTATIONS.
TODAY I HAVE A PRESENTATION AND
PROCLAMATION.
I'M VERY PROUD TO PRESENT
TODAY, PROCLAIMING THURSDAY
JUNE 23rd TO BE THE 50th
ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE NINE.
SO JUST TO KIND OF DO AN
OVERVIEW OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO
DO THIS PRESENTATION
PROCLAMATION WITH OUR GUESTS,
I'M GOING TO DO WHAT'S NORMALLY
CALLED OUR RUN OF SHOW.
THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO DO
AND THEN I'M GOING TO DO IT.
FIRST I'M GOING TO SUSPEND THE
RULES AND INTRODUCE OUR TWO
GUESTS.
I'M GOING TO READ THE
PROCLAMATIONS.
AND OF COURSE THE PROCLAMATIONS
ONLINE AND POSTED IF YOU WANT
TO READ THE WHOLE PROCLAMATION.
THEN I'M GOING TO ASK BOTH OUR
GUESTS BEFORE THEY SPEAK, WE
HAVE TWO INTRODUCTORY BILLS TO
PLAY AND THEN I'LL ASK OUR
GUESTS TO SPEAK.
WHEN OUR GUESTS ARE DONE
SPEAKING, I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR
TO OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS WHO MAY
WANT TO ADD, ASK QUESTIONS, OR
SHARE.
SO THAT'S THE SHOW.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH
THE OFFICIAL AGENDA.
WITH NO OBJECTION, THE RULES
WILL BE SUSPENDED.
WE'LL HAVE TWO SHORT VIDEOS AS
I STATED.
FIRST WE HAVE JENNY GILDER FROM
THE SEAL STORM.
AND JACKIE MCCORMICK FROM RISE
ABOVE.
WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
I SEE YOU'RE BOTH ON THE
SCREEN.
YOU'LL BE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER
TO PROVIDE REMARKS TO THE CITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY
READING THE PROCLAMATION, IT'S
ATTACHED LIKE I SAID IT'S ALL
READY POSTED FOR PEOPLE TO SEE.
I'M GUESSING OUR GUESTS ALL
READY HAVE A COPY OF IT AS
WELL.
SO I WANT TO READ JUST THE
SECTIONS THAT I HAD OUTLINES
LAST WEEK ABOUT THIS
PROCLAMATION.
OH MY GOD.
YOU KNOW WHAT.
SORRY ABOUT THIS.
ADULT CHILDREN LOVE TO CALL YOU
AT WORK.
SO LET ME GO AND READ, WHICH I
THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT IN OUR
PROCLAMATION.
WHERE AS TITLE NINE HAS IN THE
50 YEARS SINCE ITS PASSAGE,
EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR
WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORTS AND
IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING ND MATH FIELDS AND
IMPROVED PROTECTIONS FOR
PREGNANT AND PARENTING
STUDENTS.
WHERE AS IN FEBRUARY 2022, THE
U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION
GOVERNING BODY AND THE U.S.
WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ANNOUNCED
A SETTLEMENT TO RESOLVE THE
LONG STANDING PAY DISPUTE WITH
THE FEDERATION AGREEING TO PAY
TWO TEAMS EQUALLY IN NEXT UNION
CONTRACT AND GIVE THE WOMEN'S
TEAM 22 MILLION-DOLLARS IN BACK
PAY.
WHERE AS IN SEATTLE, WE
CELEBRATE OUR LOCAL WOMEN'S
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS,
INCLUDING THE SEATTLE STORM AND
OL RAIN.
AND WHERE AS THE SEATTLE STORM
AND OL RAIN HAVE DEMONSTRATED
THEIR IMPACT TO GIVE BACK TO
THEIR COMMUNITY AND INFLUENCE
SOCIAL CHANGE.
AND WHERE AS THE SEATTLE STORM
FORCED FOR CHANGE BRINGS
TOGETHER PLAYERS, THE FRONT
OFFICE, OWNERSHIP AND PARTNERS
TO FOCUS ON FIVE KEY AREAS OF
IMPACT.
VOTING AND EDUCATION, BIPOC
YOUTH, AMPLIFICATION OF BLACK
WOMEN.
AMPLIFICATION OF LGBTQ LEADERS
OF COLOR.
AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING BLACK
COMMUNITIES AND WHERE AS SINCE
2020 OL RAIN HAS FORMED A
STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
WASHINGTON -- WITH WASHINGTON'S
FIRST BLACK-LED PHILANTHROPY,
THE BLACK FUTURE CO-OP FUND TO
CALL ATTENTION TO THEIR MISSION
TO IGNITE BLACK WEALTH, HEALTH,
WELL BEING OVER GENERATIONS AND
WHERE AS IN PART DUE TO THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH OL RAIN, THE
BLACK FUTURE CO-OP FUND HAS
BEEN ABLE TO GRANT 1 1á MILLION
TO 40 ORGANIZATIONS WHERE AS
THE CITY IS PROUD TO SUPPORT
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK
WITH GIRLS, LIKE RISE ABOVE,
THAT PROVIDE TAILORED EDUCATION
PROGRAMS WITH BASKETBALL
CLINICS AT THE CENTER TO
EMPOWER NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH
TO LEAD HEALTHY LIVES.
WHERE AS THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS
COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING OUR
COMMITMENT TO WOMEN AND GIRLS
SPORTS IN CELEBRATING THEIR
VARIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS.
WHERE AS TITLE NINE MUST BE
STRENGTHENED AND VIGOROUSLY
ENFORCED TO PROTECT STUDENT'S
CIVIL RIGHTS.
NOW THEREFORE THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE WILL INDEED
SOON PROCLAIM THURSDAY JUNE
23rd TO BE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY
OF TITLE NINE.
AND SO WITH THAT, I WOULD NOW
LIKE TO INTRODUCE JENNY GELDER
FROM THE SEATTLE STORM.
JENNY IS THE CO-OWNER OF THE
SEATTLE STORM.
OUR CITY'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL
SPORTS TEAM TO WIN FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
JENNY IS ALSO THE AUTHOR OF THE
BOOK COURSE CORRECTION, A STORY
OF ROWING AND RESILIENCE IN THE
WAKE OF TITLE NINE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A TWO-
MINUTE VIDEO IN TITLE NINE
RECOMMENDED TO OUR COUNCIL BY A
COUNCILMEMBER.
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA.
CAN WE GO AHEAD WITH THAT NOW.
>> WE DIDN'T HAVE SHOWERS.
SO THE FIRST THING THAT STARTED
HAPPENING AS WE STARTED DOING
PRACTICES OUT THERE IS THAT
PEOPLE STARTED GETTING SICK.
AND THAT WAS WHEN THE IDEA OF A
PROTEST STARTED TO DEVELOP
DURING THESE CONVERSATIONS ON
THE BUS WHILE WE WERE WAITING
FOR THE MEN.
AND IT WAS LED BY CHRIS ERNST
AND ANN WERNER WHO WERE REALLY
UPSET THAT THE UNIVERSITY
WASN'T TAKING CARE OF US AS
ATHLETES.
THE ALUMS WERE CALLING AND
WRITING AND SAYING GET THOSE
GIRLS SHOWERS IN SOME CASES AND
IN OTHER CASES, WHY DID YOU
EVER ADMIT WOMEN.
THAT WAS THE FULL GAMET OF THE
REACTION BY ALUMNI.
BUT YEAH IT WAS SHAMED TO
HAVING TO BUILD AN ADDITION TO
THE BOAT HOUSE.
THE BAY SIX OF TITLE NINE
HAVEN'T CHANGED.
IT'S ABOUT GENERATING ACCESS TO
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ACCESS TO
PLAYING SPORTS.
ALTHOUGH SPORTS IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF IT.
REALLY THE LAW IS NOT BEING EP
FORCED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
IN SMALL PROGRAMS AND IN BIGGER
PROGRAMS.
THERE'S STILL A HUGE AMOUNT OF
DISCRIMINATION.
BUILT-IN BIAS THAT BOYS ARE
MORE IMPORTANT AS
ATHLETES THAN GIRLS.
IN MOST ENVIRONMENTS THERE'S A
LOT OF WORK TO DO TO FERRET OUT
DISCRIMINATION AND LEVEL THE
PLAYING FIELD.
>>> WITHOUT TITLE NINE YOU
WOULD NOT HAVE THE WNBA.
YOU WOULD NOT HAVE ALL THE
WOMEN WHO GET TO COMPETE AT THE
OLYMPIC LEVEL AT ELITE LEVELS,
IN WHATEVER SPORT YOU'RE
TALKING.
THEN YOU SEE ALL THESE LITTLE
GIRLS STANDING UP AND GETTING
THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN.
AND IF THAT DOESN'T TALK TO YOU
ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE MEANS FOR
THEM.
HOW THEY SEE THEMSELVES HERE.
AND START TO ENVISION THEIR OWN
FUTURES.
THAT'S PRETTY POWERFUL.
THE MISSION OF RISE ABOVE IS
REALLY TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER, AND
CREATE SOME RESILIENCY IN
NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH.
>> I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SAVE
THAT ONE FOR WHEN IT'S JACKIE'S
TURN.
SO WITH THAT, JENNY, THANK YOU
FOR THE -- FIRST OF ALL, THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, HER
HUSBAND PRODUCED THAT.
IT WAS WONDERFUL WATCHING THAT
PICTURE OF YOU IN THE DAY.
SO JENNY, IS THERE ANYTHING
THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH
US NOW?
>> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO
THANK THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND ESPECIALLY YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR HELPING TO
FORWARD THIS PROCLAMATION.
IT'S INCREDIBLY MEANINGFUL.
I THINK NOT JUST FOR THE STORM
AND THE RAIN BUT FOR GIRLS AND
WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
I REALLY SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT
WHO OUR CITY IS.
BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT
VIDEO ACTUALLY DOES A PRETTY
GOOD JOB IN CAPTURING THE FACT
THAT THE SEATTLE STORM REALLY
REPRESENTS THE SUCCESS OF TITLE
NOON IN EXPANDING ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY FOR GIRLS AND
WOMEN.
AND EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT ITS
IMPACT ON SPORTS.
BUT IT'S REALLY -- IT GOES SO
MUCH FURTHER THAN SPORTS.
TITLE NINE WAS REALLY ABOUT
OBVIOUSLY ACCESS TO EDUCATION.
BUT BECAUSE GIRLS AND BOYS CAN
GO TO STORM GAMES, THEY GET TO
SEE WOMEN DOING WHAT THEY LOVE
FOR A LIVING.
AND THEY GET TO JUST ASSUME
THAT THAT'S HOW LIFE IS.
50 YEARS AGO, THAT JUST WASN'T
THE CASE.
IT WAS BARELY THINKABLE IN THE
EARLY 1970s THAT GIRLS WOULD
WANT TO PLAY SPORTS JUST LIKE
BOYS.
MUCH LESS THAT THEY'D HARBOR
THE SAME KINDS OF DREAMS OF
PURSUING THEIR PASSIONS AS PAID
PROFESSIONALS.
NOW LOOK WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
AT LEAST HERE IN SEATTLE.
WE HAVE NOT JUST ONE BUT TWO
WOMEN PRO-SPORTS TEAMS.
WE HAVE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS,
LEAGUE MVPs.
CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES AND IN
SUE BYRD, ARGUABLY THE BEST,
MOST LOYAL, LONGEST TENURED PRO-
ATHLETE IN THE CITY'S HISTORY.
BECAUSE OF TITLE NINE, WE
HAVEN'T JUST TRANSFORMED ACCESS
TO EDUCATION.
WE'VE TRANSFORMED OUR
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BECAUSE NOW WE GET ALL THE
POWER AND PASSION OF GIRLS AND
WOMEN TRANSLATED INTO ACTION,
NOT JUST ON PLAYING FIELDS.
BUT THIS IS LIKE OUR CITY
COUNCIL.
OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNTRY.
BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND I REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK
THE CITY FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.
AND MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE
STORM TO BE PART OF THE
COMMUNITY, INVEST BACK TO
SUPPORT THE CITIZENS WHO LIVE
HERE AND HELP GROW ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBOD.
>> THANK YOU, JENNY.
>> SO DON'T GO.
SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS
INTRODUCE AND OPEN UP THE
FLOOR.
I KNOW WE PROBABLY HAVE
COMMENTS FROM SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES HERE.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR OTHER
RECIPIENT OF THE PROCLAMATION,
MISS JACKIE MCCORMICK.
HE INSURE FOUNDED RISE ABOVE.
DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING AND
NURTURING ATHLETIC AND
LEADERSHIP TALENT IN INDIGENOUS
YOUTH IN OUR CITY AND
STATEWIDE.
BEFORE JACKIE SPEAKS, WE ALSO
HAVE A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT RISE
ABOVE AND I WILL LET JACKIE
TALK ABOUT RISE ABOVE AND LET
HER HAVE THE FLOOR.
SO CAN WE GO AHEAD WITH THE
VIDEO FOR JACKIE MCCORMICK.
THE MISSION OF RISE ABOVE IS
REALLY TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER, AND
CREATE SOME RESILIENCY IN
NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH USING
SPORT AS A MODALITY OR SPORT AS
A PLATFORM.
AND IT'S ONLY SPORT BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT I KNOW.
AND THAT'S WHAT I DID.
IS I USED SPORT.
SPEEBLG HER GRANDPA AND GRANDMA
WILL TAKE THEM TO ALL INDIAN
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS WITH THE
OLDER GIRLS.
SO LIKE HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULTS.
THEY'D THROW HER IN THERE.
AND YOU COULD SEE SHE WAS READY
TO PLAY.
AND SHE WANTED TO PLAY.
SHE WANTED TO SHOW WHAT SHE WAS
CAPABLE OF.
>> WHEN I WENT OFF TO ILLINOIS
STATE, I STEPPED FOOT ON
CAMPUS, I KNEW IN A I HAD TO
GIVE BACK.
SO RISE ABOVE WAS FOUNDED IN
2015.
BUT THE IDEA OF ROSE ABOVE
STARTED WAY BEFORE THAT.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN EXAMPLE.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT YES, I
CAN TO THIS.
OKAY.
AND SHE'S DONE IT.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE
TO LOOK UP TO, HERE'S HER
STORY.
WE NEED TO TELL IT.
>> JACKIE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU.
WELL, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY
THE SAME THING AS MISS GILDER.
REALLY THANKING THE CITY
COUNCIL, THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
BUT FOR ME, MOST IMPORTANTLY,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ FOR
NOT ONLY YOUR ADVOCACY FOR THIS
BUT REALLY SPEARHEADING ALL THE
WORK THAT YOU DO AND MAKING
SURE INDIAN COUNTRY HAS
REPRESENTATION.
WE ALL KNOW REPRESENTATION
MATTERS AND IT GOES A LONG WAY.
SO YOU KNOW, WHEN I THINK ABOUT
TITLE NINE AND SOME OF THE
SACRIFICES, I THINK IT IS
OVERWHELMING TO THINK ABOUT HOW
FAR WE'VE COME.
BUT HOW FAR WE STILL HAVE TO
GO.
AND FOR ME, YOU KNOW, I GREW UP
LISTENING TO MY GREAT GRANDMA
TALK ABOUT BASKETBALL AND BEING
ABLE TO PLAY SIX ON SIX.
AND THEY CAN ONLY DO HALF
COWER.
AND YOU COULDN'T OVER EXERT
YOURSELF TOO MUCH.
AND MY MOM WHO RAISED ME WAS MY
GRANDMA AND NOT BEING ABLE TO
HAVE ANY ORGANIZED SPORTS.
BT WE TRAVELED ALL ACROSS
INDIAN COUNTRY AND PLAYING
BASKETBALL AND ME WATCHING THEM
BE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE GAME.
MY GREAT GRANDMA BEING THE
FIRST COUNCILWOMAN, MY COUNCIL
FOR NEST FIRST TRIBE.
THAT'S A LOT.
AND THAT ALL GOES BACK INTO
TITLE NINE.
AND I THINK ANOTHER SHOE THAT I
HAVE TO FILL OR HAD TO FILL
GROWING UP WAS MY BIOLOGICAL
MOM SHORTLY AFTER TITLE NINE
WAS PASSED WAS THEY WON THE
STATE TOURNAMENT FOR OUR LITTLE
RESERVATION TOWN AND SHE WAS
NAMED THE FIRST IDAHO STATE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
SO THROUGH SPORT, IT REALLY HAS
GOT ME TO WHERE I AM TODAY.
AND I THINK ALL THE SACRIFICES
THAT WOMEN BEFORE US, YOU KNOW,
PUT INTO ADVANCING WOMEN AND
NOT HAVING ANY DISCRIMINATION
AND USING IT AS AN EDUCATION
KIND OF A TOOL IN SPORT WAS
KIND OF A SIDE THING OF THAT.
IT'S REALLY AMAZING HOW FAR
WE'VE COME.
BUT LIKE MISS GILDER SAID.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE
DONE.
TAKE LAST YEAR'S NCAA
TOURNAMENT.
THE EXPOSURE THAT THAT GOT.
IT WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF
BAFFLING TO SEE THAT.
SO YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO
THANK EVERYBODY AND REALLY MY
JOB FOR RISE ABOVE IS REALLY
SHARING THE MESSAGE AND SHARING
THE SACRIFICES THAT THE WOMEN
BEFORE US MADE SO WE HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
SO I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO
TO ILLINOIS STATE AND GET MY
EDUCATION FOR FREE USING SPORT
AND GETTING INTO COLLEGE.
SO MY JOB IS REALLY TO EDUCATE
OUR KIDS AND REALLY CHANGE THE
NARRATIVE FOR OUR NATIVE YOUTH.
THEY CAN DO IT.
YOU CAN GO TO SCHOOL, PLAY
SPORTS AND BE WHATEVER YOU WANT
TO BE.
THANK YOU.
AND I'M SO HONORED TO BE PART
OF THIS.
>> THANK YOU, JACKIE AND JENNY.
PLEASE DON'T GO.
I'M GOING TO -- WONDERFUL.
I'M JUST GOING TO OPEN THE
FLOOR TO MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE I
DO SOME CLOSING COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYTHING ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
IN REGARDS TO THE PROCLAMATION
AND OUR GUESTS HERE TODAY?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, JENNY AND
JACKIE FOR BEING HERE.
THIS IS REALLY INSPIRING TO
HEAR YOUR OWN STORIES AND
REALLY TO SEE YOUR PART OF
HISTORY AND TURNING THIS TITLE
NINE EFFORT INTO LIKE -- SEEING
THE REALITY OF IT IMAGINED FOR
ALL OF US.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
AS THE MOM OF AN ELEVEN-YEAR-
OLD GIRL WHO LOVES TO GO TO THE
STORM GAMES.
LOVES TO WATCH THE OL RAIN.
TO KNOW THAT SHE AND OTHER
GIRLS IN THE CITY AND ACROSS
THE COUNTRY HAVE THAT STUDENT
AND CAN SEE THEMSELVES
TRAINING, PLAYING, USING
ATHLETICS AS A WAY TO ADVANCE,
TO GO TO COLLEGE, IT'S JUST
REALLY IMPORTANT TO SEE AND
REALLY HAPPY TO RECOGNIZE ALL
OF THAT TODAY.
AND I WILL SAY, I THINK, AS HAS
BEEN ELUDED TO ALL READY,
THERE'S STILL WORK TO DO.
AND I THINK HELPING YOUNG WOMEN
GET TO COLLEGE TO BE ABLE TO
PLAY AT THAT LEVEL IS GREAT.
ONCE THEY'RE THERE, WE ALSO
NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE
PROTECTED.
AND THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF IN THOSE SETTINGS.
MORE WORK TO DO.
BUT REALLY HAPPY FOR BOTH OF
YOU AND FOR ALL THE YOUNG WOMEN
THAT YOU'VE INSPIRED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FOR HELPING US GET TO THIS
PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS
BEFORE WE CLOSE?
I HAVE A LOT TO SAY.
BUT WE HAVE A BIG CALENDAR.
SEEING INDIAN COUNTRY MADE THE
NBA AND KNOWING HOW IT'S ALL
CONNECTED.
AND SEEING COACH LENNY, THIS IS
JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL DAY FOR
ME, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE
AND CARE ABOUT WHO I'VE WATCHED
GROW COMMUNITY.
JENNY IS PARTLY OF THAT.
JACKIE IS PART OF THAT.
RISE ABOVE AND WNBA BUT THE
MORE DEEPER PERSONAL FEELING
FOR ME IS BECAUSE IT'S THE 50th
ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE NINE AND
LIKE JEN ANY WAS SAYING IT
ISN'T JUST ABOUT SPORTS AND I
STILL THINK IT'S UNFORTUNATE
THAT IT'S 2022 AND WE STILL
HAVE TO FIGHT HARDER JUST LIKE
THE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM DID TO
HAVE EQUAL PAY, TO HAVE EQUAL
ACCESS, TO HAVE THE SAME
OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR BROTHERS
GET.
>> THE STATISTICS I WAS LOOKING
AT, IF I'M WRONG, PLEASE
CORRECT ME, GIRLS DROP OUT AT A
50% HIGHER RATE BEFORE THEY'RE
12 THAN BOYS.
I CAN GO ON AND ON.
BUT THE POINT IS WE NEVER
ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG GIRLS.
WE NEED TO USE THEIR BODIES FOR
STRENGTH AND BE PROUD OF IT
THAT IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE
MALE GAZE AND BEING SEXUALIZED.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT.
THAT'S MY BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH
TODAY.
NOTHING WRONG WITH THE
KARDASHIANS BUT I WANT WOMEN TO
USE THEIR MINDS AND BODIES AND
BE PROUD OF IT.
WHEN I SEE THE FINAL FOUR, I'M
ALWAYS TEXTING WITH JACKIE LIKE
I COULD HAVE DONE THAT SHOT.
I'M SO PROUD TO SEE WOMEN OUT
THERE DOING THAT.
WHEN I SAW SUE BIRD PLAY IN
CLIMATE PLEDGE.
THAT WAS JUST AMAZING.
TO SEE THE SEATTLE STORM ON A
BIG, REAL, IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE COURT WAS AMAZING.
WATCHING SUE DO HER LAST GAME
IN NEW YORK WITH THAT LAST SHOT
LITERALLY BROUGHT TEARS TO MY
EYES.
I'M PROBABLY GETTING EMOTIONAL
HERE.
BUT MY POINT IS, IF THAT
INSPIRES ME AT 63, IMAGINE WHAT
IT DOES FOR A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL
WATCHING THAT.
SAYING I CAN DO THAT FOR A
LIVING.
THAT'S HOW THE WORLD SHOULD
WORK.
THANK YOU, JACKIE, THANK YOU,
JENNY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONTRIBUTION, YOUR HARD WORK, I
KNOW HOW HARD BOTH OF YOU WORK
BEHIND THE SCENES TO ADVANCE
WOMEN'S SPORTS.
TO ADVANCE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT.
TO WORK WITH YOUNG WOMEN AND
YOUNG MEN AND FOR THAT, I WILL
ALWAYS BE THANKFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO.
SEEING THAT WE HAVE NO MORE
QUESTIONS.
WE WILL MOVE ON.
AND AGAIN, I WANT TO SHARE WITH
THE VIEWING PUBLIC TO PLEASE
LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE
NINE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA
#CELEBRATENINEDAY.
ALL RIGHT.
SO MOVING ON INTO OUR CALENDAR.
WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'LL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
THE REMOTE SPEAKERS WILL BE
HEARD FIRST.
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE FOUR
REMOTE SPEAKERS, MADAME CLERK.
>> YES, FOUR.
>> AND MADAME CLERK, HOW MANY
DO WE HAVE IN PERSON?
>> THREE IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
>> SO WE HAVE FOUR REMOTE.
AND WE HAVE THREE IN PERSON.
AND WE WILL DO THE REMOTE
SPEAKERS FIRST.
AND WITH THAT, EVERYONE HAS TWO
MINUTES AND MADAME CLERK, I
WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU AT
THIS TIME.
>> HELLO SEATTLE.
WE ARE THE EMERALD CITY.
THE CITY OF FLOWERS AND THE
CITY OF GOODWILL.
BUILT ON INDIGENOUS LAND.
TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE
COSALIS PEOPLES.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK AND
PROVIDE A VERBAL COMMENT,
REGISTER TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE
MEETING VIA THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WEBSITE.
HERE'S INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEEDINGS.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN
THEY REGISTERED ONLINE AND USE
THE MEETING ID AND PASS CODE
THAT WAS EMAILED UPON
CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS.
A REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
ID IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING ID
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE THE SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE UNMUTED AND
AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY
THE HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO
UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR CUE THAT IT'S YOUR
TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS
STAR SIX.
YOU WILL THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF,
YOU ARE UNMUTED.
BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED
ON YOUR END SO THAT YOU WILL BE
HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN TEN
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME AS A GENTLE
REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME
YOUR MICROPHONE BE BE MUTED AND
THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTER WILL
BE CALLED.
ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE COMPLETED
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT,
DISCONNECT FROM THE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE AND JOIN US BY
FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST OR
THROUGH THE LISTENING LINE
OPTION LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE TIPPLE IS BEING ABUSED OR
IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT
ITS BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT'S
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE PROCEEDINGS
OR THAT IS NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
IN COUNCIL RULES MAY LEAD TO
THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
OF YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THANK YOU SEATTLE.
>> OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENTER
FOR THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
IS HOWARD GAIL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, HOWARD GAIL
WITH SEATTLE STOP.ORG
COMMENTING ON OUR FAILED POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
AS I SPEAK THE FIRST DAY OF THE
KING COUNTY INQUEST INTO THE
SPD MURDER OF CHARLENEA LYLES
IS HAPPENING.
FIVE YEARS AGO LAST SATURDAY
THE REG NANT MOTHER OF FOUR WAS
MURDERED IN HER HOME BY SEATTLE
POLICE JUST FOUR WEEKS AFTER
SEATTLE'S POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
LEGISLATION WAS PASSED.
LEGISLATION THAT INSTEAD OF
PROVIDING MORE JUSTICE PROVIDED
MORE DEATH AND HARM OVER THESE
LAST FIVE YEARS.
THIS COUNTY INQUEST PROCESS
GOING ON TODAY, WHICH HAD BEEN
OPPOSED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE
IS THE LAST POSSIBLE SMALL
MEASURE OF JUSTICE CURRENTLY
OFFERED BY THOSE WITH POLITICAL
POWER SINCE ALL OTHER AVENUES
WERE DENIED TO LYLE'S FAMILY BY
THE CITY W. THE INTERNAL SPD
INVESTIGATIONS DEEMING THE
MURDER LAWFUL AND PROPER AND
THE OPA NOT BOTHERING TO
INVESTIGATE.
FIVE YEARS AGO COUNCILMEMBERS
PROMISED TO FIND QUOTE A NEW
WAY OF DOING THING WHERE WE
ACTUALLY GET DIFFERENT RESULTS
UNQUOTE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ, YOU
SAID AT THE TIME THAT QUOTE WE
WILL DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY,
TRANSPARENCY, AND COMMUNITY
OVER SIGHT AND NOT ALLOW THIS
TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
UNQUOTE.
YET, OUR CITY WENT ON TO KILL
ALBERT FREDERICKS JR., DANNY
RODRIGUEZ, RYAN SMITH, DEREK
HAYDEN AND THE PERSON STILL
UNNAMED IN JANUARY.
ALL PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS LIKE
CHARLENEA.
YOU PROMISED AFTER SCHAR LOONA
THAT THE RESULTS WOULD BE
DIFFERENT YET THEY HAVEN'T.
THEY'VE BEEN WORSE.
IF YOU WANT TO PAY JUSTICE TO
THE MEMORY OF CHARLEENA LYLES
EMBRACE THE FUTURE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY THAT OTHER HAVES
BY CREATING DIRECT COMMUNITY
CONTROL OF POLICE ABUSE
INVESTIGATIONS, DISCIPLINE, AND
POLICY.
LOOK FORWARD TO A FUTURE OF
JUSTICE AND NOT BACKWARDS TO A
MYTHICAL PAST AND PROMISES THAT
WE NOW KNOW FIVE YEARS LATER
WERE CLEARLY FALSE.
>>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
JONATHAN READY.
AND JONATHAN IS FOLLOWED BY SUE
BLACK WHO IS LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT.
BUT GO AHEAD JONATHAN.
>> THANK YOU.
HELLO.
MY NAME IS JONATHAN.
I LIVE ACROSS FROM GAS WORKS
PARK.
LAST NIGHT MY NEIGHBORS AND I
GOT WOKEN UP BY A VOLLEY OF
GUNFIRE COMING FROM WHAT WE
BELIEVE WAS THE HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENT NEXT TO US.
WHILE FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS
HIT BY THESE BULLETS AS FAR AS
WE CAN TELL, I JUST, YOU KNOW,
I'M REALLY RATTLED BY THIS.
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THE
LAST YEAR A SHOOTING HAS
OCCURRED WITHIN A HUNDRED YARDS
OF WHERE I LIVE.
I, YOU KNOW, I ENCOURAGE THIS
COUNCIL TO PLEASE CONTINUE WITH
THE PLANS THAT HAD BEEN TO, YOU
KNOW, START GETTING THE RVs OUT
OF THE ENCAMPMENT.
THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A LOT OF,
YOU KNOW, DISRUPTION FROM THAT
ENCAMPMENT.
BUT LAST NIGHT WAS JUST REALLY,
I'M REALLY KIND OF SHOOK BY
THAT.
I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE HERE.
AND I WANT TO LIVE IN A PLACE
WHERE THERE'S NO GUNFIRE
POINTED AT WHERE I LIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>>
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID
HAYNES.
AND THAT'S OUR FINAL SPEAKER
THAT'S PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES,
DISTRICT SEVEN.
WHY IS CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED
LANDMARK AND HISTORICAL
PRESERVATION BOARDS TASKED WITH
PRESERVING DILAPIDATED INFLATED
BUILD FRTION A RACIST
DEREGULATED ERA.
WE NEED TO TEAR COUNT THE RUN
DOWN OBSOLETE FLAWED DESIGNED
WATERED DOWN BUILDING CODES
FROM A RACIST ERA AND REBUILD
21st CENTURY FIRST WORLD
QUALITY HOMES, COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS AND SCHOOLS.
STOP PRESERVING MODERN THIRD
WORLD SLUMS BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO
TREADED ON SEATTLE'S PEOPLE.
IT'S OFFENSIVE TO CELEBRATE A
TIME OF EVIL RACISM THAT
TREADED ON NATIVE AMERICANS
ONLY TO WANT TO PRESERVE THAT
TIME WITH REMINDERS OF THE
BUILDINGS USED TO ENFORCE AN
ECONOMY THAT DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST LOCALS.
SECONDLY, THIS COUNCIL AND
MAYOR AND POLICE CHIEF ARE
STILL RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR
EVIL DRUG PUSHERS EXEMPTED FROM
JAIL.
DESTROYING LIVES DAILY.
AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE
FLIPPING OUT EVERY NIGHT ACROSS
THE STREET FROM MY APARTMENT IN
PIONEER SQUARE.
MAKING LIFE A LIVING HELL.
PLEASE RESIGN YOUR POSITIONS OF
POWER.
YOU'RE DOING A DISSERVICE TO
THE INNOCENT COMMUNITY
SUBJECTED TO AN UNCIVIL WAR.
WHILE COUNCIL, EVIL PREDATORS A
LOW LEVEL MISDEMEANOR CRIME.
IMPLODING SOCIETY.
JUSTIFYING A BOYCOTT OF
SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU, WE'LL NOW MOVE
INTO IN-PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS.
WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS SIGNED
UP.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MARG
RECEIPT RISHARD.
MY NAME IS MARGARITE RISHARD
AND I AM CONCERNED SOMEWHAT
ABOUT THE POLICIES AND THE
PROCEDURES OF TAKING OUR
MINUTES AWAY.
NOT LETTING US BE SEEN AS
BEFORE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ELSE TO DO.
BUT TO KEEP SPEAKING OUT AND
PUSH IT FORWARD.
ALSO MY CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO
THE FAMILY OF BRENDA FROST
TAYLOR.
A FORMER EMPLOYEE THAT IS NOW
DECEASED.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
PRESSURE ON THE JOB SHE HAD
WORKING FOR THE HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUT
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY
LIKE THE SONG SAYS, SAY WHAT
YOU HAVE TO SAY, BECAUSE YOU
ONLY HAVE A MINUTE, WE'RE 60
SECONDS IN IT.
AND THAT CLOCK DON'T MEAN
NOTHING TO ME.
WHEN YOU'RE OPPRESSING US.
REPRESSING US, SUPPRESSING US,
AND DEPRESSING US JUST BECAUSE
OF THE COLOR OF OUR SKIN.
AND I'M GOING TO KEEP ON
TALKING ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT ALL THE
OTHER LEADERS TALKS ABOUT.
NOW THEY HAVE JUNETEENTH.
AND THEN THE MAN FROM SPOKANE
SAID WE MAY HAVE SOME OBSTACLES
BUT WE FREE NOW.
IS THAT TRUE?
CAN YOU SEND ME A DOCUMENT
WHERE I DON'T HAVE TO COME
HERE, NO MORE TALKING ABOUT
WHERE MY FACE IS PLANTED ON THE
SCREEN, ON THE WALL, ON A MAP,
SIGN SAYING BLACK LIVES MATTER,
NO QUESTIONS, LET THERE BE NO
QUESTIONS, AND YOU KNOW, HEY --
SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE SAID
NAZI PIG.
I DON'T FOE WHAT YOU IS.
BUT I KNOW ONE THING YOU BETTER
NOT RUN UP.
YOU BETTER NOT RUN UP.
AS LONG AS I HAVE TO LIVE ON
THE FACE OF THIS EARTH FROM
KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY
THROUGH, YEAH, HIGH SCHOOL,
DING DONG THE LITTLE BELL THAT
RINGS TO CHECK US.
I'M NOT HAVING IT, OKAY.
I'M JUST NOT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE
FULLER MICHAEL FULLER.
>> FIRST I THANK MY GOD FOR
BEING HERE.
BUT I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM
WITH ALL NINE OF THEM.
I DONE SEE ANY FACES DOWN HERE
LIKE IN REDMOND.
THEN YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY AND
THE GUMPTION TO SAY TWO
MINUTES.
HOW CAN YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY
OVER WE THE PEOPLE AND WE PAY
YOUR SALARY?
SEE ALL OF Y'ALL WORKING ON THE
COLOR OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAW
WILL BE PROSECUTED.
I'M TRYING TO PUT YOU IN
FEDERAL PENITENTIARY.
YOU'RE OPENLY VIOLATING THE
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION OF
1863.
AND THE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1968
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT RONALD
REAGAN AND THAT IMMIGRATION
NATIONALITY ACT OF 1965 THAT
WAS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT LYNDON
JOHNSON.
AND THE OLD AMERICAN ACT JULY
14th 1965 THAT WAS SIGNED BY
PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON AND THE
30LOY.L.A.L.REV 977, 1996 AND
97.
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW WHEN IT
COMES TO THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT.
ALL OF Y'ALL AT THE TIME OF
SEPTEMBER 11th.
LOOK AT THIS CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S SO SICKENING.
AIN'T NOBODY LOOK LIKE ME
THAT'S SPEAKING FOR US.
>> WAIT.
WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO
COME BLACK LIVES MATTER IN THIS
COMMUNITY.
BLACK LIVES MATTER.
BUT THIS IS NOT THE CHANGE OR
THE DREAM.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
MR. ZIMMERMAN.
WHY YOU DON'T SHOW MY FACE, MY
SIGN, AND MY HELLO DAVID STAR.
IT DON'T HAVE SENSE FOR MY
UNDERSTANDING.
WHY CHANGE RIGHT NOW?
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAS
HAPPENED RIGHT NOW.
WHERE IS COUNCIL HERE?
THEY TALK TO US FROM WHAT?
FROM HEAVEN?
TO ME THIS LOOK LIKE EVIL TALK
FROM HEAVEN FOR $130,000 PART
TIME JOB.
SO ON SPEAKER ABOUT SOMETHING.
WHAT I THINK IS ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL.
YOUR POINT RIGHT NOW PEOPLE,
THIS APPOINTMENT COME FROM
CIVIL RIGHT.
HOW CAN YOU NOT POINT AT PEOPLE
FROM CIVIL RIGHT WHAT IS YOU
DON'T HAVE CIVIL RIGHT HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT IS MEAN.
IT'S ABSURD BY DEFINITION.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING
ON.
WHY ARE YOU DOING SO STRIKE.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN.
YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE A WHITE
NAZI AMBIGUOUS GUSTAVO
PSYCHOPATH.
WHERE IS THESE PEOPLE NOW?
I NEVER SEE THEIR FACES.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN.
WHY IS THIS GOING ON.
2.5 YEARS.
YOU MAKE FROM US A SLAVE.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN.
SERVING UNDER 50,000 IDIOT A
PURE SLAVE.
WHEN WILL THIS STOP.
WHEN WILL -- AGAIN, A NORMAL
AMERICA, I DON'T SEE THIS.
THERE'S TWO BLACK PEOPLE AND
ONE JEW FOR TWO MONTHS YOU KNOW
WHAT THIS MEAN AND YOU NEVER
SHOW US FACES BECAUSE I'M A JEW
AND THEY ARE BLACK.
WHAT IS GOING ON.
YOU NAZI PIECE OF GARBAGE.
YES.
LET ME REPEAT AGAIN.
PURE NAZI GUSTAVO PSYCHOPATH.
THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR
REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CLERK.
SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE HEARD
FROM BOTH OUR REMOTE AND IN-
PERSON FOLKS THAT WANTED TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND NOW PUBLIC COMMENT IS
CLOSED.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA TO
THE ADOPTION OF THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING OR SEEING NO OBJECTION
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO THE ADOPTION OF
THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR.
ARE THEREFULLY ITEMS THAT ANY
COUNCILMEMBER WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
MY UNDERSTANDING TODAY IS THAT
IN THE CONSENT CALENDAR, THIS
IS FROM COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE FOUR APPOINTMENTS
FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S
EDUCATION CIVIL RIGHTS AND
CULTURAL COMMITTEE.
TWO FOR THE HISTORIC SEATTLE
PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL AND
TWO FOR THE LANDMARK
PRESERVATION BOARD.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR MOVING THOSE
FORWARD.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS AND NOT
SEEING THAT ANYONE WANTS TO
REMOVE ANYTHING.
OH.
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>>
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND
LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF.
MOVING ON INTO OUR AGENDA.
WE HAVE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING OR SEEING NO OBJECTION
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.
VERY BRIEFLY, WE HAVE SIX ITEMS
TODAY.
ITEM NUMBER ONE IS MINE.
ITEMS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR ARE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
AND ITEMS FIVE AND SIX ARE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
MADAME CLERK, BEGINNING WITH
ITEM NINE, WOULD YOU PLEASE
READ IT INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM ONE.
COUNCIL BILL 120347 AN
ORDINANCE RELATED TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT.
REFERRED TO AS THE SECOND
QUARTER 2022 EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120347.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
PASS THE BILL.
AS SPONSOR OF THIS ITEM.
I WILL ADDRESS IT AND THEN OPEN
UP THE FLOOR TO COMMENTS.
BEAR WITH ME FOR A MINUTE.
TODAY WE ARE CONSIDERING THE
SECOND QUARTER 2022 EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCE.
IN ORDINANCE CAME STRAIGHT TO
FULL COUNCIL AND WAS NOT
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE.
LAST WEEK, KAREENA BULL
PROVIDED A MEMO OF ANALYSIS FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
IF PASSED, COUNCIL BILL 120347
WOULD AUTHORIZE THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
TO, NUMBER ONE, RETURN SEVEN
POSITIONS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM.
AND NUMBER TWO, EXEMPT ONE
POSITION FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM.
IT ALSO AMENDS SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 4.13.010
TO REFLECT THE CLASSIFICATION
CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES TO THESE
POSITIONS, THERE ARE NO DIRECT
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
PERSONNEL DECISIONS OR ACTIONS
TODAY.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
BILL?
NOT SEEING OR HEARING ANY, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KNELL SO?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
SIX IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
AND MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION.
MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO, I
UNDERSTAND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS NOT HERE TODAY.
I UNDERSTAND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WILL BE ADDRESSING
THIS.
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO.
COUNCIL BILL 120348 ORDINANCE
RELATING TO A PRO PRI YAGS FOR
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
I DID MENTION THIS BILL AT
BRIEFING LAST WEEK.
BUT TO REMIND YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND I ARE
COSPONSORS.
THE ADOPTED BUDGET INCLUDES A
PROVISO ON $88,000 IN THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT'S
BUDGET.
THAT WAS INTENDED TO FUND
SUBSIDIES FOR USERS ELIGIBLE
FOR ELECTRONIC HOME MONITORING.
THE PROVISO WAS INTENDED TO
RESTRICT SPENDING UNTIL THE
COURT PROVIDED BASELINE DATA
FROM 2018 TO 2021 TO UNDERSTAND
THE CURRENT USAGE FOR
MISDEMEANOR DEFENDANTS.
THE COURT RECENTLY INDICATED
THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE DATA
NOR DOES THE ELECTRONIC CODE
MONITORING SERVICE PROVIDER.
THEY WILL BEGIN TO TRACK IT
STARTING IN 2022.
BECAUSE THE COURT HAS EXHAUSTED
EXISTING FUNDING FOR SUBSIDIES
AND CANNOT SPEND MORE WITHOUT
THE PROVISO LIFT.
WE'RE MOVING WITH THAT PROVISO
LIFT.
OTHERWISE ONLY THOSE ABLE TO
PAY WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE
SERVICE.
SO WE ARE MOVING THIS
LEGISLATION FORWARD.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
I MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120348.
IS THERE A SECOND?
SECOND.
THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
PASS THE BILL.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ALL READY
SPOKE TO THIS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM COLLEAGUES ? COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT
TO ADD BEFORE I ASK FOR THE
VOTE?
>> NO.
I'M GOOD.
>> OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
AND MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS ALSO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM THREE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD'S EDUCATION CIVIL
RIGHTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM THREE.
COUNCIL BILL 120336 AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION IMPOSING CONTROLS
ON THE HOUSE, A LANDMARK
DESIGNATION OF THE LANDMARK
PRESERVATION BOARD.
THE COMMITTEE RECK &S THE BILL
PASS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, WE DID HEAR IN MY
COMMITTEE ABOUT THE HOUSE.
BUILT IN 1902.
IT'S LOCATED IN THE CAPITOL
HILL NEIGHBORHOOD AND WAS HOME
OF THE PROMINENT KATEEN REBELS
FAMILY.
HORI CATON.
THE HOME IS ASSOCIATED WITH A
SIGNIFICANT CHAPTER OF SEATTLE
AND WASHINGTON BLACK HERITAGE.
THE FAMILY FOUGHT FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS AND USED THEIR PAPER TO
ADVOCATE FOR RACIAL EQUITY IN
THE CITY.
AND THE LANDMARK'S DESIGNATION
BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS
HOUSE RECEIVE THAT DESIGNATION.
IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED IN MY
COMMUNITY THAT IT DO PASS.
>> OKAY.
WELL I'M TRYING TO DO THREE
THINGS AT ONCE.
THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A GOOD
THING TO DO WHILE YOU'RE TRYING
TO CHAIR ME.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FOR COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
NOT SEEING ANY, LET'S GO AHEAD
WITH THE VOTE THEN.
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
AND MADAME CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE.
THANK YOU.
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR,
WHICH IS ALSO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU
READ ITEM FOUR INTO THE RECORD.
2251 THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MATT
AS MEMBER OF LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD FOR AUGUST
14th 2025.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
COUNCIL CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
MADAME PRESIDENT, I THINK THE
ISSUE WITH THIS IS THAT WE READ
THE WRONG APPOINTMENT NUMBER
INTO THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO READ THE
CORRECT APPOINTMENT NUMBER.
REAPPOINTMENT NUMBER.
WHICH IS APPOINTMENT 02251.
AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE
REAPPOINTMENT UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED THAT THE
REAPPOINTMENT BE APPROVED.
>> I THINK YOU NEED TO MOVE IT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
APPOINTMENT 2251.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT IS THE COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES HAS MOVED TO AMEND
APPOINTMENT 2251 SUBSTITUTING
THE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT IN
THE APPOINTMENT PACKET FOR THE
AMENDMENT NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
AS PRESENTED ON THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
ANYONE?
COUNCILMEMBER?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AMEND THE APPOINTMENT BY
SUBSTITUTING THE APPOINTMENT OF
THE APPOINTMENT PACKET AS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ALL READY
ADDRESSED THAT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ?
>> I SHOULD ALSO SAY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT THAT ON THE
APPOINTMENT PACKET ITSELF HE'S
LISTED AS A MEMBER AND NOT THE
HISTORIAN.
SO WE NEED TO CLEAR THAT UP
TOO.
HE'S A MEMBER OF THE
PRESERVATION BOARD.
>> THANK YOU.
SO BEFORE I GO TO THE ROLE.
ANYTHING ELSE COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IN
>> NO, THANK YOU.
THAT BEING SAID, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE AMENDED
APPOINTMENT PACKET.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
MADAME CLERK, DO I NEED TO
STATE THE PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE LANGUAGE?
>> NOT TO A CONFIRMATION, THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
FIVE, THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER FIVE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE.
AGENDA ITEM FIVE.
COUNCIL BILL 120341.
THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TO EXECUTE FOR AND
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY A
CONCESSION AGREEMENT.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, PA DAM PRESIDENT,
THIS IS A FAIRLY STRAIGHT
FORWARD ORDINANCE PER PARKS
REQUIREMENTS.
THEY NEED TO COME TO THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR OVER
SIGHT AND RATIFICATION OF
VENDING CONCESSION AGREEMENTS
THAT THEY REACH.
THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT IS A
CONCESSION CONTRACT FOR VENDING
MACHINES IN PARK FACILITIES.
THE VENDOR BEING SELECTED IS
ONE OF TWO FINAL BIDS THAT WERE
SELECTED AS PART OF A
COMPETITIVE RFP.
THE COMMITTEE WAS SATISFIED AND
UNANIMOUSLY REPORTED THIS
LEGISLATION OUT FOR COUNCIL
RATIFICATION HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS?
>> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO ADD BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
THAT'S A NO?
>> NO, MADAME PRESIDENT.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY MADAME
PRESIDENT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF
YOU HAD YOUR VOLUME ON.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WITH THAT, MADAME CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU MADAME CLERK.
THE BILL PASSES THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT.
AND MADAME CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION.
MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX, WHICH IS
ALSO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM SINGS
INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120342 AN
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SEATTLE
PREPARATORY SCHOOL TO REPLACE
THE MONTLAKE PLAY FIELD.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME PRESIDENT,
THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE HAD A
FAIRLY LENGTHY DISCUSSION ON IN
COMMITTEE REGARDING A DEAL
BETWEEN SEATTLE PARKS AND THE
SEATTLE PREPARATORY ACADEMY TO
REPLACE A TURF FIELD IN THE MON
LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY.
THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF AN
EXISTING ARRANGEMENT FROM THE
LAST TIME THE TURF FIELD WAS
REPLACED IN COLLABORATION WITH
SEATTLE PREP.
UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKS AND
SEATTLE PREP AS IS OUTLINED IN
AN ATTACHMENT TO TO THE
LEGISLATION THE TERMS OF
AGREEMENT WHICH IN A MATRIX
ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFERENT
PUBLIC BENEFITS AND THE COST
BEING ASSUMED BY SEATTLE PREP
AS PART OF THIS ARRANGEMENT.
THE SEATTLE PREP WILL ASSUME
THE FULL COST OF REPLACING THIS
TURF FIELD IN EXCHANGE FOR
HAVING PRIORITY ACCESS TO THE
TURF FIELD FROM MARCH 1st
THROUGH JUNE 15th AN JEWELLY
DURING PEAK TIMES FOR THEIR
SPORTING EVENTS.
AND AT OTHER ADDITIONAL TIMES
AS FITS THEIR SCHEDULE OF
ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES IN EXCHANGE
FURTHER FOR THAT DEAL, AND THIS
IS ONE OF THE MORE DIFFERENT
TERMS FROM THE PREVIOUS DECADE
OF HAVING THIS ARRANGEMENT,
SEATTLE PREP WILL PROVIDE A
MINIMUM OF 50 PUBLIC SERVICE
HOURS PER YEAR WITH A GOAL OF
HELPING TO FILL GAPS AND
COMMUNITY OFFERINGS TO THE
MONTLAKE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
BEYOND AND FACILITATE
PARTICULARLY PROGRAMMING TO
INCLUDE THE CREATION OF
LACROSSE PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE
SCHOOL AIMING CHILDREN TO LOW
INCAM FAMILIES TO PROVIDE
TUTORING SERVICES BY SEATTLE
PREP STUDENTS.
ASSISTING NORTHWEST CHILD, A
PROGRAM DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND
PROVIDING RECREATION
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS STUDENTS.
WE HAD A FAIRLY LENGTHY BACK
AND FORTH ABOUT THE DETAILS OF
THIS -- OF THIS DEAL AND ALSO
THE EXTENT TO WHICH THIS IS A
MORE UNIQUE ARRANGEMENT AT THIS
LOCATION AND WITH THIS
PARTICULAR PARTNER OR WHETHER
IT PORTENDS BROADER POLICY
DIRECTION AND DECISION BY
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
OKAY.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
SUBMITTED SOME QUESTIONS TO
PACKERS.
I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE HAD A
RESPONSE YET.
BUT I SUPPORT GETTING A REPORT
BACK ON THOSE QUESTIONS FROM
THE DEPARTMENT AS WE GO FORWARD
IN PURSUING THESE KINDS OF
PARTNERSHIPS ABOUT THE
MAINTENANCE REPLACEMENT AND
ACTIVATION OF OUR PUBLIC
SPACES.
THE COMMITTEE DID ULTIMATELY
REPORT THIS BILL OUT
UNANIMOUSLY WITH AN ABSTENTION
FROM COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
>> GIVEN
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN
CONCESSION FROM THE CITY
RELATIVE TO THE PREVIOUS SHARED
USE AGREEMENT.
BUT THERE IS AN INCREASED
AMOUNT OF BENEFIT IN SEATTLE
PREP PROVIDING 50 PUBLIC
SERVICE HOURS ANNUALLY.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, TALKING
TO PARKS AND THE COMMITTEE, THE
ONLY NEW TERM RELATIVE TO THE
LAST TIME THE CITY ENTERED INTO
THIS AGREEMENT.
GIVEN THAT, THE COMMITTEE DOES
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THIS. I
DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER OPENING
COMMENTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LOUIS, CAN I
ASK YOU A QUESTION?
WHAT WAS THE OTHER AGREEMENT?
WAS THIS AFTER 2016?
>> I BELIEVE THE INITIAL
AGREEMENT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
WAS LONGER AGO.
WE ARE NOW REPLACING THE TURF
FIELD FROM ITS USEFUL LIFE.
I THINK IT WAS 2011.
>> OKAY.
>> --
>> UNDER ANOTHER TURF FIELD
THAT WE DID THESE CONCESSION
AGREEMENTS.
GOOD JOB GETTING THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT PIECE IN THERE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WORKED
ON AS WELL.
>> YOU MAY BE THINKING, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, ABOUT A SIMILAR
ARRANGEMENT IN THE SOUTH PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS DONE IN
THE PAST DECADE.
THAT IS SIMILAR BUT WITH
DIFFERENT PARTIES.
>> RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FOR MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE I ASK?
COUNCILMEMBER MOREL IS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
AS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
INDICATED I DID HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS IN COMMITTEE AND I
SENT FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.
MY QUESTIONS ARE ROOTED IN THE
CONCERNS THAT I HEAR FROM MY
CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE LACK OF
ACCESS TO NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND
TO PLAY FIELDS FOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN.
AND THE EXCLUSIVE NATURE OF THE
USE OF THESE, THE EXCLUSIVE USE
PEAK AFTER SCHOOL HOURS FOR
STUDENTS.
I DID SEND SOME FOLLOW-UP
QUESTIONS TO THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT FOR USE OF OUR PARKS BY
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THOSE
RESPONSES YET.
I HAVE ASKED SIMILAR QUESTIONS,
AND HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THE
LAST TWO YEARS, ABOUT THESE
AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH
PRIVATE ENTITIES.
CANDIDLY, WITH THE BUDGET
SHORTFALL, THE UPCOMING PARKS
FUNDING DELIBERATIONS, IT'S
IMPORTANT WE PUT A REAL
INTENTIONAL EQUITY LENS ON OUR
FUNDING PRIORITIES.
I JUST FEEL AT THIS POINT,
WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION
, ABOUT HOW THIS IMPACT'S LOW
INCOME AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING I CAN
SUPPORT RIGHT NOW.
I WILL BE VOTING NO TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
I WILL ALSO BE VOTING NO ON
THIS CONTRACT IN ADDITION TO
THE COMMENTS MADE BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES I WANTED
TO ADD THAT OUR PARKS ARE A
TREASURED PUBLIC RESOURCE THAT
SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL.
THIS CONTRACT GIVES A PRIVATE
SCHOOL EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE
PLAYFIELD FOR A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF THE DAY, WHICH MEANS
IT'S UNAVAILABLE TO ANYONE ELSE
FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
NEW ASTROTURF IS NO DOUBT A
REAL BENEFIT. I DO NOT THINK
THAT OUTWEIGHS LOSING PUBLIC
CONTROL THE SPACE FOR SO MUCH
OF THE DAY.
FOR THAT REASON AND ADDITION TO
THE REASONS THAT WERE ADDED, I
WILL BE VOTING NO.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
NO?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, DO YOU
AVE CLOSING COMMENTS BEFORE WE
GO TO A VOTE?
>> I WILL STAND BY MY INITIAL
REMARKS IN QUEUING THIS UP,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE VOTE.
>> OKAY.
I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS.
AS A FORMER CHAIR OF PARKS FOR
SIX YEARS IN THE NPD, TALKING
TO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, THESE
CONCESSION, THESE AGREEMENTS,
THEY ARE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
I KNOW FOR A FACT, THE LAST SIX
YEARS, WE HAVE SERVED UP A HUGE
PUBLIC BENEFITS PIECE.
AND OF COURSE THE SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE ANALYSIS IS A BIG
PART OF THAT.
THERE WAS SOME PUSHBACK IN THE
BEGINNING BUT EVENTUALLY PARKS
AND OUR OTHER GROUPS CAME TO
REALIZE THAT, I THINK YOU SAW
THIS ONLY DID THE WOODLAND PARK
CONTRACT, WE REALLY NEEDED IT
TO SEE WHAT THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
IS TO ALLOWING THE PRIVATE
SECTOR TO USE THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT.
EVEN IF IT IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL
THESE ARE STILL YOUNG FOLKS IN
OUR CITY WANTING TO
PARTICIPATE.
SOMETIMES THAT'S THE ONLY PARK
THAT'S THERE.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BE
SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE I
UNDERSTAND THE WORK THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAD TO DO
TO MOVE THESE THINGS FORWARD.
WITH THAT I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THAT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE?
I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
>> EXCUSE ME.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ, I
BELIEVE WE MAY NEED FIVE VOTES
FOR A COUNCIL BILL.
IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT ONE DID
NOT PASS AT THIS PARTICULAR
POINT IN TIME.
>> WE HAD TWO PEOPLE SAY NO.
>> AND FOUR PEOPLE SAID YES.
WE NEED FIVE IN FAVOR TO PASS A
COUNCIL BILL.
I WILL ALSO FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT
TO DO AFTER THIS.
>> OKAY.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING IT
ON THE RECORD THAT IT FAILED IF
WE HAVE TO COME BACK IF WE ARE
NOT SURE ON THE ACTUAL RULES.
IS THERE A WAY I CAN TAKE THIS
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS'S
PERMISSION AND MOVE THIS OVER
TO THE PROCEDURAL RULES?
I WOULD RATHER DO THAT THAN
ACCEPT THE FLOW AS IT WAS RIGHT
NOW.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS KNEW THAT.
CAN WE DO THAT?
>> YES, I BELIEVE WE CAN BRING
IT BACK TO THE NEXT COUNCIL
MEETING WITHOUT ANY FURTHER
ACTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, IS THAT
OKAY WITH YOU?
IF WE COULD MOVE THIS OVER TO
JUNE 28th.
>> NO OBJECTION FOR ME,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> OKAY.
WE WILL TAKE ITEM NUMBER SIX ,
UNTIL WE GET CLARIFICATION ON
HOW MANY VOTES WE NEED THIS TO
PASS OR FAIL, AND MOVE IT TO
JUNE 28th.
WHICH IS A TUESDAY.
WE WILL BRING IT BACK THEN.
MADAM CLERK YOU CAN ADVISE US
AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS CAN
SHARE WITH US ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
HOW'S THAT?
>> YES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> LET'S MOVE ON.
ON OUR AGENDA, ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
THERE ARE NO OTHER RESOLUTIONS
TO BE ADOPTED.
OTHER BUSINESS.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S COUNCIL
MEETING. MOVING FORWARD WITH
THAT.
I AM NOT ADJOURNING YET.
WE WILL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ON THE AGENDA TODAY WE WILL GO
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ, I
APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING.
IF WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
THE COUNCIL WILL NOT GO BACK
INTO SESSION . WE NEED TO
RESOLVE THIS FAILED BILL BEFORE
WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> WE DECIDED THAT THE FAILED
BILL WILL BE REHEARD ON JUNE
28th.
>> FOR THAT TO HAPPEN THE
COUNSELOR MUST, SOMEONE WHO
VOTED ON THE PREVAILING SIDE,
MUST MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE
LEGISLATION.
>> OKAY.
THAT WOULD BE COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS?
>> IT WOULD BE SOMEONE WHO
VOTED NO.
>> I SEE.
>> SO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES OR
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> SO MOVED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ARE WE GOOD?
>> WE WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL
VOTE ON RECONSIDERING COUNCIL
BILL, SORRY, I PUT AWAY ALL OF
MY PAPERS.
RECONSIDERING THE COUNCIL BILL.
>> THAT WAS COUNCIL BILL 120342.
>> YES IT WAS.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TAKE ROLL
IN RECONSIDERATION?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
A YES VOTE MEANS WE STILL
SUPPORT THE BILL?
>> IT SAYS THAT YOU SUPPORT
RECONSIDERATION.
>> ON THE 28th.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
WHEN WE HAVE THE BILL TO
RECONSIDER, CLERK SANCHEZ, DO
WE NEED ANOTHER MOTION?
OR DO WE JUST BRING IT BACK?
>> IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK
ON JUNE 28th ON THE CITY
CHARTER.
>> WE HAVE JUST DONE THAT.
CORRECT?
>> WE HAVE.
>> OKAY.
WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD
HAVE GOTTEN A SEPARATE LINK FOR
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MADAM CLERK, I KNOW WE WENT
BACK AND FORTH ON THIS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS DIFFERENT.
WE WILL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
. I WILL READ THOSE
INSTRUCTIONS IN A MOMENT.
YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR OWN
SEPARATE LINK, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO
ADJOURN.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WE WILL ADJOURN AT THE END
OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NOT BEFORE.
WE ARE JUST MOVING INTO AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION. BUT IT'S ON
A DIFFERENT ZOOM MEETING.
IT'S NOT A DIFFERENT MEETING.
>> I UNDERSTAND.
OKAY.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD NOW AND
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER I AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW BE IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING,
POTENTIAL, OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION.
PLEASE NOTE THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION PARTICIPANTS WILL NEED
TO DISCONNECT FROM THE ZOOM
MEETING LINK AND LOG ONTO A
SEPARATE ZOOM MEETING LINK TO
ATTEND THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
A FEW MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED
FOR THIS PROCESS TO TAKE PLACE
BEFORE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
BEGINS.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY
AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
úATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS AND POLICY
FOR OPEN SESSIONS.
LET'S SEE.
I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END.
WE ARE LOOKING AT 30 MINUTES.
CAN WE DO THIS, EVERYBODY?
IT IS 3:13.
CAN WE ALL BE BACK AT 3:15?
FROM THERE WE WILL HAVE AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR 30
MINUTES.
CORRECT?
MADAM CLERK?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, GOOD.
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME I
WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION OF
THE EXPECTED DURATION.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION THE COUNCIL
MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING IS JUNE 28th AT 2:00.
WITH THAT WE WILL GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> THANK YOU.