1 00:00:17,617 --> 00:00:22,288 >>> HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON, APRIL 2 00:00:22,288 --> 00:00:23,390 28th MEETING OF THE SEATTLE 3 00:00:23,390 --> 00:00:28,728 COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT 4 00:00:28,728 --> 00:00:30,163 IS TO: 02 P.M., I AM COUNCIL 5 00:00:30,163 --> 00:00:30,764 PRESIDENT JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, 6 00:00:30,764 --> 00:00:32,065 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 7 00:00:32,065 --> 00:00:32,265 ROLL? 8 00:00:32,265 --> 00:00:42,809 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] SEVEN 9 00:00:54,521 --> 00:00:54,788 PRESENT POINT 10 00:00:54,788 --> 00:00:55,822 >> AWESOME, AND COUNCILMEMBER 11 00:00:55,822 --> 00:00:57,957 JUAREZ AND COUNCILMEMBER 12 00:00:57,957 --> 00:00:58,992 STRASSER EXCUSED FOR TODAY'S 13 00:00:58,992 --> 00:01:03,830 MEETING. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE TWO 14 00:01:03,830 --> 00:01:04,464 PROCLAMATIONS FOR TODAY, 15 00:01:04,464 --> 00:01:05,565 STARTING WITH COUNCILMEMBER 16 00:01:05,565 --> 00:01:06,399 FOSTER, THE PROCLAMATION 17 00:01:06,399 --> 00:01:07,567 RECOGNIZING MAY 1st AS 18 00:01:07,567 --> 00:01:14,374 INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY. 19 00:01:14,374 --> 00:01:15,475 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOU ARE 20 00:01:15,475 --> 00:01:16,509 RECOGNIZED, OFF TO YOU FOR THE 21 00:01:16,509 --> 00:01:17,010 FIRST START POINT 22 00:01:17,010 --> 00:01:18,411 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I THOUGHT 23 00:01:18,411 --> 00:01:19,579 WE WERE DOING COUNCILMEMBER 24 00:01:19,579 --> 00:01:20,480 CATTLE'S FIRST POINT WE GOT A 25 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:21,948 LOT OF PEOPLE HERE FOR THAT ONE 26 00:01:21,948 --> 00:01:23,683 POINT BOB AND I WERE HAVING A 27 00:01:23,683 --> 00:01:27,754 JOKE. THANK YOU, I REALLY 28 00:01:27,754 --> 00:01:28,455 APPRECIATE IT, I'M REALLY 29 00:01:28,455 --> 00:01:29,255 EXCITED TO BRING THIS 30 00:01:29,255 --> 00:01:30,056 PROCLAMATION FORTH, AND I'M 31 00:01:30,056 --> 00:01:31,458 REALLY THRILLED POINT EVERY YEAR 32 00:01:31,458 --> 00:01:36,830 ON MAY 1st, WE CELEBRATE 33 00:01:36,830 --> 00:01:37,864 INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY, AND I 34 00:01:37,864 --> 00:01:39,399 KNOW I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN 35 00:01:39,399 --> 00:01:40,633 CHAMBERS TODAY WHO LAST YEAR, I 36 00:01:40,633 --> 00:01:42,268 GOT TO SEE OUT IN MARCHES, AND 37 00:01:42,268 --> 00:01:43,470 OFTEN I GET TO SEE AND 38 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:44,471 ORGANIZING ROOMS, AND WE WANTED 39 00:01:44,471 --> 00:01:45,738 TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AS A 40 00:01:45,738 --> 00:01:49,175 COUNCIL TO HONOR THE WORK OF OUR 41 00:01:49,175 --> 00:01:49,976 LABOR MOVEMENT, INCLUDING OUR 42 00:01:49,976 --> 00:01:50,610 UNION ORGANIZERS, INCLUDING 43 00:01:50,610 --> 00:01:51,444 ORGANIZERS WHO ARE ORGANIZING 44 00:01:51,444 --> 00:01:52,545 WITH WORKING PEOPLE EVERY DAY 45 00:01:52,545 --> 00:01:54,214 AND GET A CHANCE TO ACKNOWLEDGE 46 00:01:54,214 --> 00:02:01,221 MADE A POINT SO, WITH THAT, I 47 00:02:01,221 --> 00:02:02,489 THINK MAYDAY IS NOT JUST A 48 00:02:02,489 --> 00:02:03,923 MOMENT ON A CALENDAR, IT IS AN 49 00:02:03,923 --> 00:02:05,258 OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REFLECT ON 50 00:02:05,258 --> 00:02:05,925 THE ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR 51 00:02:05,925 --> 00:02:07,494 DIGNITY, FOR SAFETY, AND FAIR 52 00:02:07,494 --> 00:02:10,830 WAGES FOR WORKERS EVERYWHERE. WE 53 00:02:10,830 --> 00:02:12,232 KNOW THAT THE WORK THAT YOU DO 54 00:02:12,232 --> 00:02:13,466 IS HARD, AND FOR SO MANY 55 00:02:13,466 --> 00:02:14,100 WORKERS, ESPECIALLY IMMIGRANT 56 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:15,201 WORKERS, BLACK AND BROWN 57 00:02:15,201 --> 00:02:18,404 WORKERS, WORKERS IN LOW-WAGE 58 00:02:18,404 --> 00:02:19,405 SECTORS, IT IS NOT AN ABSTRACT 59 00:02:19,405 --> 00:02:20,840 IDEA, LABOR IS NOT AN ABSTRACT 60 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,042 IDEA. IT IS EVERY DAY, IT IS 61 00:02:23,042 --> 00:02:24,711 PERSONAL, AND IT IS ABOUT WHAT 62 00:02:24,711 --> 00:02:26,646 MOVES US FORWARD. THIS 63 00:02:26,646 --> 00:02:27,347 PROCLAMATION MATTERS BECAUSE HE 64 00:02:27,347 --> 00:02:29,182 GETS TO NAME THAT HISTORY AND 65 00:02:29,182 --> 00:02:35,388 THAT STRUGGLE AND IT NAMES THE 66 00:02:35,388 --> 00:02:36,990 WORK THAT YOU ALL PUT IN DAY IN 67 00:02:36,990 --> 00:02:38,391 AND DAY OUT. AND WE ALSO BELIEVE 68 00:02:38,391 --> 00:02:39,425 IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAY 69 00:02:39,425 --> 00:02:40,260 PROCLAMATION ALONE IS NOT 70 00:02:40,260 --> 00:02:41,528 ENOUGH, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO 71 00:02:41,528 --> 00:02:42,762 ORGANIZE AND TAKE ACTION. SO, WE 72 00:02:42,762 --> 00:02:47,600 ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE MAYDAY, 73 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,636 NOT JUST HERE IN CHAMBERS, BUT 74 00:02:49,636 --> 00:02:50,770 ON PICKET LINES, AND ORGANIZING 75 00:02:50,770 --> 00:02:51,804 SPACES, AND IN THE CONTINUED 76 00:02:51,804 --> 00:02:52,505 PUSH FOR BETTER ECONOMIC 77 00:02:52,505 --> 00:02:53,506 OPPORTUNITY AND BETTER 78 00:02:53,506 --> 00:02:54,107 LIVELIHOODS FOR ALL WORKERS. 79 00:02:54,107 --> 00:02:55,141 BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, I WANT 80 00:02:55,141 --> 00:02:56,342 TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE 81 00:02:56,342 --> 00:02:57,277 THE LABOR ORGANIZERS IN 82 00:02:57,277 --> 00:02:58,411 COMMUNITY WITH US TODAY. IF YOU 83 00:02:58,411 --> 00:03:00,180 ARE A PROUD UNION MEMBER OR PART 84 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:01,247 OF A WORKER ORGANIZATION, PLEASE 85 00:03:01,247 --> 00:03:02,682 STAND OR RAISE YOUR HAND AS YOU 86 00:03:02,682 --> 00:03:04,350 ARE ABLE, SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE 87 00:03:04,350 --> 00:03:09,923 YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, I 88 00:03:09,923 --> 00:03:11,357 HOPE YOU GET A CHANCE TO LOOK 89 00:03:11,357 --> 00:03:12,425 AROUND AND SEE EACH OTHER AND 90 00:03:12,425 --> 00:03:13,993 FEEL YOUR STRENGTH AND YOUR 91 00:03:13,993 --> 00:03:16,729 POWER IN CHAMBERS TODAY. WE ALSO 92 00:03:16,729 --> 00:03:17,964 WANT TO JUST QUICKLY CALL OUT 93 00:03:17,964 --> 00:03:19,499 SOME OF THE GROUPS THAT I KNOW 94 00:03:19,499 --> 00:03:20,400 ARE JOINING US TODAY, PLEASE 95 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:21,901 FORGIVE ME IF I DON'T HAVE YOU 96 00:03:21,901 --> 00:03:23,503 ALL ON MY LIST, THERE ARE A LOT 97 00:03:23,503 --> 00:03:24,671 OF FANTASTIC OAKS DOWN IN THE 98 00:03:24,671 --> 00:03:25,939 LOBBY, SO THANK YOU. ICM OKAY 99 00:03:25,939 --> 00:03:30,210 LABOR HERE WITH US, 350 SEATTLE, 100 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:31,544 WASHINGTON, INTERNATIONAL 101 00:03:31,544 --> 00:03:32,412 MIGRANTS ALLIANCE, SCIU 775, 102 00:03:32,412 --> 00:03:35,448 STARBUCKS WORKERS UNITED, 103 00:03:35,448 --> 00:03:36,549 SEATTLE ALLIANCE AGAINST RACISM 104 00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:39,385 AND POLITICAL OPPRESSION, NORTH 105 00:03:39,385 --> 00:03:40,553 SEATTLE PROGRESSIVES, U.S. CW 106 00:03:40,553 --> 00:03:44,657 3000, U.S. AW 4121, ONE AMERICA, 107 00:03:44,657 --> 00:03:50,697 RISE UP, [ INAUDIBLE ], WE'VE 108 00:03:50,697 --> 00:03:55,368 GOT SCIU, THE COALITION OF 109 00:03:55,368 --> 00:03:59,539 INTERNS AND RESIDENTS, SCIU 6, 110 00:03:59,539 --> 00:04:00,840 LOCAL 1495, AND MANY, MANY MORE 111 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:01,975 WHO ARE DOING THIS WORK EVERY 112 00:04:01,975 --> 00:04:03,209 SINGLE DAY. THANK YOU ALL SO 113 00:04:03,209 --> 00:04:04,744 MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AND FOR BEING 114 00:04:04,744 --> 00:04:08,348 HERE. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE 115 00:04:08,348 --> 00:04:09,415 WHOLE PROCLAMATION, I KNOW WE'VE 116 00:04:09,415 --> 00:04:10,950 GOT A WHOLE AGENDA TO GET TO 117 00:04:10,950 --> 00:04:13,753 TODAY, BUT LET ME JUST READ A 118 00:04:13,753 --> 00:04:14,988 QUICK EXCERPT FOR YOU, THEN WE 119 00:04:14,988 --> 00:04:16,656 ARE GOING TO ASK FOLKS TO COME 120 00:04:16,656 --> 00:04:17,991 UP AND SHARE A FEW WORDS POINT 121 00:04:17,991 --> 00:04:18,725 WHEREAS MAY 1st, INTERNATIONAL 122 00:04:18,725 --> 00:04:20,226 WORKERS DAY, HONORS THE GLOBAL 123 00:04:20,226 --> 00:04:23,563 STRUGGLE FOR WORKERS RIGHTS 124 00:04:23,563 --> 00:04:24,797 ROOTED IN THE MOVEMENT FOR THE 125 00:04:24,797 --> 00:04:25,932 EIGHT HOUR WORKDAY, AND CARRIED 126 00:04:25,932 --> 00:04:26,633 FORWARD BY GENERATIONS OF 127 00:04:26,633 --> 00:04:27,433 WORKING PEOPLE ORGANIZING FOR 128 00:04:27,433 --> 00:04:29,969 DIGNITY, SAFETY, AND FAIR WAGES. 129 00:04:29,969 --> 00:04:31,938 MAYDAY IS RECOGNIZED ALL OVER 130 00:04:31,938 --> 00:04:32,538 THE WORLD WITH INTERNATIONAL 131 00:04:32,538 --> 00:04:33,606 WORKERS DAY CELEBRATED ACROSS 132 00:04:33,606 --> 00:04:35,041 CULTURES AS WORKERS COME 133 00:04:35,041 --> 00:04:36,009 TOGETHER TO UPLIFT THE STRUGGLES 134 00:04:36,009 --> 00:04:37,076 AND VICTORIES IN CREATING 135 00:04:37,076 --> 00:04:41,648 SYSTEMIC CHANGE, THE FIGHT THAT 136 00:04:41,648 --> 00:04:43,116 IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN THE U.S. 137 00:04:43,116 --> 00:04:47,186 HAVE REIGNITED. WHEREAS 138 00:04:47,186 --> 00:04:47,887 SEATTLE'S LABOR MOVEMENT 139 00:04:47,887 --> 00:04:48,755 REPRESENTS WORKERS ALL ACROSS 140 00:04:48,755 --> 00:04:49,689 OUR ECONOMY FROM PUBLIC SECTOR 141 00:04:49,689 --> 00:04:51,057 WORKERS TO BUILDING TRADES UNION 142 00:04:51,057 --> 00:04:53,793 MEMBERS, SERVICE EMPLOYEES, 143 00:04:53,793 --> 00:04:54,594 MARITIME WORKERS, ORGANIZING FOR 144 00:04:54,594 --> 00:04:56,129 A MORE JUST AND FAIR, EQUITABLE 145 00:04:56,129 --> 00:04:59,232 WORKING CONDITIONS. WHEREAS 146 00:04:59,232 --> 00:05:00,233 SEATTLE WORKERS WHO ARE FROM 147 00:05:00,233 --> 00:05:01,501 HERE AND WHO COME HERE AS 148 00:05:01,501 --> 00:05:02,502 CAREGIVERS, PARENTS, NEIGHBORS, 149 00:05:02,502 --> 00:05:05,171 AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND THE 150 00:05:05,171 --> 00:05:06,039 DEDICATION OF SERVICE WORKERS 151 00:05:06,039 --> 00:05:07,540 FROM ALL COUNTRIES POWERS EVERY 152 00:05:07,540 --> 00:05:08,775 SECTOR OF OUR ECONOMY IS A 153 00:05:08,775 --> 00:05:10,009 REMINDER TO KEEP INVESTING IN 154 00:05:10,009 --> 00:05:12,745 LIBRARIES, HEALTHCARE, PUBLIC 155 00:05:12,745 --> 00:05:13,613 SPACES, AND TRANSIT WHILE 156 00:05:13,613 --> 00:05:14,714 CONTINUING TO BUILD PATHWAYS OF 157 00:05:14,714 --> 00:05:18,418 OPPORTUNITY. NOW THEREFORE, THE 158 00:05:18,418 --> 00:05:19,485 MAYOR AND THE SEATTLE CITY 159 00:05:19,485 --> 00:05:20,620 COUNCIL PROCLAIMED MAY 1st, 2026 160 00:05:20,620 --> 00:05:21,854 TO BE INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY. 161 00:05:21,854 --> 00:05:23,489 >> YAY. 162 00:05:23,489 --> 00:05:33,766 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 163 00:05:36,736 --> 00:05:38,004 >> ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT, I 164 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:39,672 WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO THE 165 00:05:39,672 --> 00:05:40,473 COUNCIL PRESIDENT WHO IS GOING 166 00:05:40,473 --> 00:05:41,741 TO FACILITATE INVITING PEOPLE TO 167 00:05:41,741 --> 00:05:42,375 SPEAK THAT'S AWESOME, THANK 168 00:05:42,375 --> 00:05:42,942 YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 169 00:05:42,942 --> 00:05:43,743 COLLEAGUES, DOES ANYBODY HAVE 170 00:05:43,743 --> 00:05:44,744 ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE 171 00:05:44,744 --> 00:05:45,812 FLOOR ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION AT 172 00:05:45,812 --> 00:05:46,979 HAND? WELL, LET ME JUST TAKE 173 00:05:46,979 --> 00:05:48,514 THIS TIME TO THANK YOU ALL FOR 174 00:05:48,514 --> 00:05:50,850 COMING TO COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE 175 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:52,351 WERE ALL HAPPY TO SIGN ON TO 176 00:05:52,351 --> 00:05:53,386 THIS PROCLAMATION. WE KNOW WE 177 00:05:53,386 --> 00:05:54,987 HAVE A TON OF OUR LABOR UNION 178 00:05:54,987 --> 00:06:00,993 FRIENDS AND BROTHERS -- WE SAY 179 00:06:00,993 --> 00:06:02,061 BROTHER AND SISTERS, RIGHT? CAN 180 00:06:02,061 --> 00:06:03,863 I SAY IT BECAUSE I'M NOT -- AM 181 00:06:03,863 --> 00:06:05,331 I ALLOWED TO SAY? SIBLINGS, 182 00:06:05,331 --> 00:06:09,635 SIBLINGS, THANK YOU. OKAY, 183 00:06:09,635 --> 00:06:11,037 SIBLINGS IN THE ROOM TODAY AND 184 00:06:11,037 --> 00:06:12,372 WE ARE JUST SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE 185 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:13,973 YOU, AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT LABOR 186 00:06:13,973 --> 00:06:15,108 IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR CITY AND 187 00:06:15,108 --> 00:06:17,243 OUR COMMUNITY AND WE ARE JUST SO 188 00:06:17,243 --> 00:06:20,012 HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SIGN ONTO 189 00:06:20,012 --> 00:06:21,047 THIS PROCLAMATION, AND ALSO, WE 190 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:22,248 HAVE SOME GUESTS WERE GOING TO 191 00:06:22,248 --> 00:06:24,083 SPEAK NEXT, AND SO, NOW, ARE 192 00:06:24,083 --> 00:06:31,858 THERE ANY COMMENTS? NO, SO, 193 00:06:31,858 --> 00:06:32,892 HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, IF 194 00:06:32,892 --> 00:06:34,193 THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, RULES 195 00:06:34,193 --> 00:06:35,061 ARE GOING TO BE SUSPENDED FOR 196 00:06:35,061 --> 00:06:35,728 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER TO PRESENT 197 00:06:35,728 --> 00:06:36,729 THE PROCLAMATION AND FOR OUR 198 00:06:36,729 --> 00:06:38,164 GUESTS TO COME UP AND DO SOME 199 00:06:38,164 --> 00:06:39,365 COMMENT AS WELL. HEARING NO 200 00:06:39,365 --> 00:06:40,233 OBJECTION, ALL RIGHT, THE RULES 201 00:06:40,233 --> 00:06:41,267 ARE SUSPENDED, AND I BELIEVE 202 00:06:41,267 --> 00:06:42,268 TODAY, WE HAVE WORK IN 203 00:06:42,268 --> 00:06:43,903 WASHINGTON HERE, I HAVE CJ MAX 204 00:06:43,903 --> 00:06:50,376 AND EMMANUEL , ARE YOU ALL HERE? 205 00:06:50,376 --> 00:06:51,377 AWESOME. FOLLOWING THAT, WE HAVE 206 00:06:51,377 --> 00:06:52,945 AN OKAY LABOR, SO WE HAVE KATIE, 207 00:06:52,945 --> 00:06:56,883 PIA, KARINA, AND SHAWNEE WHO ARE 208 00:06:56,883 --> 00:07:03,089 HERE. YOU ALL ARE NEXT. AND THEN 209 00:07:03,089 --> 00:07:04,190 WE HAVE SHAMIKA CARTER FROM 210 00:07:04,190 --> 00:07:05,458 WASHINGTON STATE LABOR COUNCIL, 211 00:07:05,458 --> 00:07:07,960 AND THEN KAREN FROM PROTECT 17, 212 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:09,195 SO LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU ALL 213 00:07:09,195 --> 00:07:10,062 SPEAKING, SO WORKING WASHINGTON, 214 00:07:10,062 --> 00:07:12,832 YOU ALL ARE FIRST, THANK YOU. 215 00:07:12,832 --> 00:07:15,802 YEAH, ANY MICROPHONE YOU WANT. 216 00:07:15,802 --> 00:07:17,403 >> YEAH, I GO FOR THE SHORTER 217 00:07:17,403 --> 00:07:22,341 ONE. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, 218 00:07:22,341 --> 00:07:24,110 MY NAME IS CJ GARCIA, I AM THE 219 00:07:24,110 --> 00:07:24,644 CODIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING 220 00:07:24,644 --> 00:07:25,511 WASHINGTON. IS STATEWIDE 221 00:07:25,511 --> 00:07:26,746 ORGANIZING HOME FOR MULTIRACIAL 222 00:07:26,746 --> 00:07:31,017 WORKERS , A MOVEMENT ACROSS 223 00:07:31,017 --> 00:07:32,084 DIFFERENT SECTORS ALL ACROSS THE 224 00:07:32,084 --> 00:07:33,753 STATE. WE KNOW THAT WORKERS 225 00:07:33,753 --> 00:07:34,854 ACROSS THE STATE ARE TAKING 226 00:07:34,854 --> 00:07:41,294 ACTION BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT 227 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:42,094 WORKER POWER CHANGES EVERYTHING. 228 00:07:42,094 --> 00:07:43,196 WE KNOW THAT WHEN WORKERS 229 00:07:43,196 --> 00:07:46,299 ORGANIZE, THEY CANNOT ONLY JUST 230 00:07:46,299 --> 00:07:47,099 SHIFT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS 231 00:07:47,099 --> 00:07:48,634 THAT WE ARE FACING, WE CAN SET 232 00:07:48,634 --> 00:07:49,502 AN AGENDA THAT CENTERS 233 00:07:49,502 --> 00:07:51,070 WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE. IN OUR 234 00:07:51,070 --> 00:07:53,973 COMMUNITIES. WE ARE FACING 235 00:07:53,973 --> 00:07:58,711 IMMEASURABLE ATTACKS RIGHT NOW. 236 00:07:58,711 --> 00:08:00,546 THE BUILDING CLASS AND THE 237 00:08:00,546 --> 00:08:01,113 CORPORATIONS HAVE BEEN 238 00:08:01,113 --> 00:08:02,114 RELENTLESS ABOUT SIPHONING OUR 239 00:08:02,114 --> 00:08:03,249 RESOURCES FOR THEIR BENEFIT, 240 00:08:03,249 --> 00:08:06,319 USING THEIR WEALTH TO BUY 241 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:07,086 ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DO THEIR 242 00:08:07,086 --> 00:08:08,254 DEALINGS, AND STRIP US AWAY FROM 243 00:08:08,254 --> 00:08:09,288 PROTECTIONS FROM IMMIGRANT 244 00:08:09,288 --> 00:08:12,758 PEOPLE, TRANS PEOPLE, WORKERS 245 00:08:12,758 --> 00:08:14,594 ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THEY 246 00:08:14,594 --> 00:08:16,596 CONTINUE TO DO THAT TO A ROAD 247 00:08:16,596 --> 00:08:17,897 ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, 248 00:08:17,897 --> 00:08:19,799 AND LIVE SERVICES THAT OUR 249 00:08:19,799 --> 00:08:22,502 COMMUNITIES NEED TO SURVIVE. 250 00:08:22,502 --> 00:08:23,870 THEY DO THIS BECAUSE THEY KNOW 251 00:08:23,870 --> 00:08:25,371 THAT WHEN THEY KEEP US IN A DEEP 252 00:08:25,371 --> 00:08:27,006 STATE OF SURVIVAL AND THEY PAID 253 00:08:27,006 --> 00:08:28,074 US AGAINST EACH OTHER, [ 254 00:08:28,074 --> 00:08:29,775 INAUDIBLE ]. AND WHILE THEY ARE 255 00:08:29,775 --> 00:08:35,648 BREAKING RECORD PROFITS, EVERY 256 00:08:35,648 --> 00:08:36,382 DAY WORKING PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO 257 00:08:36,382 --> 00:08:37,817 PAY RENT, PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, 258 00:08:37,817 --> 00:08:39,051 AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN. 259 00:08:39,051 --> 00:08:40,386 WE ARE HERE BECAUSE ENOUGH IS 260 00:08:40,386 --> 00:08:41,487 ENOUGH. WE ARE TAKING ACTION AND 261 00:08:41,487 --> 00:08:42,588 STANDING TOGETHER TO PUT [ 262 00:08:42,588 --> 00:08:43,990 INAUDIBLE ] AND SAY WE ARE NOT 263 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:45,191 POWERLESS. WE'RE SETTING A 264 00:08:45,191 --> 00:08:46,292 PRO-WORKER AGENDA THAT MEETS 265 00:08:46,292 --> 00:08:55,568 PEOPLE'S NEEDS, THAT GIVES A 266 00:08:55,568 --> 00:08:56,202 PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT, THAT 267 00:08:56,202 --> 00:08:57,069 MAKES OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS 268 00:08:57,069 --> 00:08:58,070 REPRESENT OUR EVERYDAY PEOPLE'S 269 00:08:58,070 --> 00:08:59,005 NEEDS. AND THAT THOSE AGENDAS 270 00:08:59,005 --> 00:09:00,373 ARE GOING TO CHANGE 271 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:01,040 FUNDAMENTALLY PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY 272 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,342 LIFE. WORKER POWER MAKES 273 00:09:03,342 --> 00:09:05,077 EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. MAYDAY IS 274 00:09:05,077 --> 00:09:09,448 JUST ABOUT THAT, IT IS ABOUT 275 00:09:09,448 --> 00:09:11,083 WORKER POWER, SO I HOPE YOU JOIN 276 00:09:11,083 --> 00:09:12,051 US AND BUILD A POWER TOGETHER, 277 00:09:12,051 --> 00:09:12,818 THANK YOU. 278 00:09:12,818 --> 00:09:13,920 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. 279 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:19,258 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 280 00:09:19,258 --> 00:09:21,227 >> LABOR IS NEXT, AND THEN THE 281 00:09:21,227 --> 00:09:23,562 WASHINGTON STATE LABOR COUNCIL. 282 00:09:23,562 --> 00:09:25,197 AND PROTECT 17 POINT 283 00:09:25,197 --> 00:09:26,465 >> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH, 284 00:09:26,465 --> 00:09:27,099 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 285 00:09:27,099 --> 00:09:28,401 AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR 286 00:09:28,401 --> 00:09:30,636 HAVING US HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS 287 00:09:30,636 --> 00:09:34,874 KATIE AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE 288 00:09:34,874 --> 00:09:35,608 SECRETARY-TREASURER FOR MLK 289 00:09:35,608 --> 00:09:36,542 LABOR. OUR ORGANIZATION WAS 290 00:09:36,542 --> 00:09:39,011 FOUNDED IN 1888 BY DOCKWORKERS, 291 00:09:39,011 --> 00:09:41,280 LOGGERS, AND FARMERS WHO KNEW 292 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,249 FOR AS LONG AS THERE HAS BEEN 293 00:09:43,249 --> 00:09:45,251 INDUSTRY IN THIS REGION THAT 294 00:09:45,251 --> 00:09:46,152 WORKERS NEEDED TO BIND OURSELVES 295 00:09:46,152 --> 00:09:50,656 TOGETHER FOR OUR FAIR SHARE. I 296 00:09:50,656 --> 00:09:52,024 AM HERE AT THE MICROPHONE, BUT 297 00:09:52,024 --> 00:09:53,426 AM OKAY LABOR IS AN ORGANIZATION 298 00:09:53,426 --> 00:09:55,928 OF LEADERS , COMPOSED OF MANY 299 00:09:55,928 --> 00:09:57,196 LEADERS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO 300 00:09:57,196 --> 00:09:58,831 TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST RECOGNIZE 301 00:09:58,831 --> 00:10:01,467 OUR PRESIDENT, DUSTIN, WHO IS 302 00:10:01,467 --> 00:10:02,268 HERE, OUR VICE PRESIDENT, 303 00:10:02,268 --> 00:10:03,069 STÉPHANE, AND OUR BOARD 304 00:10:03,069 --> 00:10:05,071 MEMBERS, [ INAUDIBLE ] WHO ARE 305 00:10:05,071 --> 00:10:07,907 ALSO HERE WITH US TODAY, AS WELL 306 00:10:07,907 --> 00:10:09,575 AS THE ENTIRE MLK LABOR STAFF. I 307 00:10:09,575 --> 00:10:11,811 APPRECIATE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS 308 00:10:11,811 --> 00:10:14,046 TO OUR LABOR MOVEMENT. UM, THE 309 00:10:14,046 --> 00:10:18,884 EIGHT HOUR WORKDAY, THE FIVE 310 00:10:18,884 --> 00:10:20,119 DAY, 40 HOUR WORKWEEK, 311 00:10:20,119 --> 00:10:25,558 MINIMUM-WAGE OSHA, [ INAUDIBLE ] 312 00:10:25,558 --> 00:10:26,726 INDUSTRY DID NOT JUST GIVE THESE 313 00:10:26,726 --> 00:10:28,260 THINGS TO WORKERS, THEY WERE ALL 314 00:10:28,260 --> 00:10:28,995 HARD-FOUGHT VICTORIES. AND WE 315 00:10:28,995 --> 00:10:29,996 HAVE THEM BECAUSE WE CAME 316 00:10:29,996 --> 00:10:31,397 TOGETHER AND FOUGHT FOR THEM. 317 00:10:31,397 --> 00:10:35,234 TODAY IS ALSO WORKER MEMORIAL 318 00:10:35,234 --> 00:10:36,869 DAY, WHICH IS THE DAY THAT WE 319 00:10:36,869 --> 00:10:42,308 HONOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED ON 320 00:10:42,308 --> 00:10:43,442 THE JOB. LAST YEAR, 115 PEOPLE 321 00:10:43,442 --> 00:10:44,877 DIED IN WASHINGTON STATE WHILE 322 00:10:44,877 --> 00:10:46,278 THEY WERE AT WORK. THIS IS A 323 00:10:46,278 --> 00:10:47,747 REMINDER TO ALL OF US THAT OUR 324 00:10:47,747 --> 00:10:51,517 WORK IS NOT YET COMPLETE. MAYDAY 325 00:10:51,517 --> 00:10:52,818 IS OUR DAY, AND THIS YEAR, WE 326 00:10:52,818 --> 00:10:54,820 ARE SHOWING UP TO SHUT IT DOWN, 327 00:10:54,820 --> 00:10:58,157 AS IS OUR TRADITION WITH THE 328 00:10:58,157 --> 00:10:59,358 LABOR MOVEMENT AND THE IMMIGRANT 329 00:10:59,358 --> 00:11:00,793 RIGHTS MOVEMENT, WE ARE COMING 330 00:11:00,793 --> 00:11:02,395 TOGETHER THIS FRIDAY AT CAL 331 00:11:02,395 --> 00:11:03,996 ANDERSON PARK. ALL WORKERS ARE 332 00:11:03,996 --> 00:11:06,966 INVITED TO JOIN US. MAYDAY WAS 333 00:11:06,966 --> 00:11:08,300 THE VERY FIRST DEMONSTRATION I 334 00:11:08,300 --> 00:11:13,172 EVER PARTICIPATED IN. SIX -- 335 00:11:13,172 --> 00:11:14,373 WELL, ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO NOW, 336 00:11:14,373 --> 00:11:16,275 AND IT WAS THE THING THAT GAVE 337 00:11:16,275 --> 00:11:17,543 ME THE COURAGE TO STAND UP AND 338 00:11:17,543 --> 00:11:19,111 JOIN A PICKET LINE AT MY FIRST 339 00:11:19,111 --> 00:11:19,779 UNIONIZED WORKPLACE, BECAUSE IT 340 00:11:19,779 --> 00:11:21,414 WAS NOT SO FOREIGN TO JOIN IN 341 00:11:21,414 --> 00:11:22,481 COLLECTIVE ACTION. I WANT TO 342 00:11:22,481 --> 00:11:25,484 RECOGNIZE PIERRE RIVERA JONES, 343 00:11:25,484 --> 00:11:34,794 AND MORENO, AND MARIE WHO ARE 344 00:11:34,794 --> 00:11:35,695 THE THREE COCHAIRS OF THIS 345 00:11:35,695 --> 00:11:36,762 YEAR'S MAYDAY MARCH, FOR THEIR 346 00:11:36,762 --> 00:11:37,997 EXCELLENT WORK STEWARDING OUR 347 00:11:37,997 --> 00:11:38,531 MULTIRACIAL, MULTI-UNION 348 00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:40,099 COALITION TOGETHER. AND I ALSO 349 00:11:40,099 --> 00:11:41,734 JUST WANT TO FINALLY SAY THAT 350 00:11:41,734 --> 00:11:44,737 THE LABOR MOVEMENT IS ONE IN 351 00:11:44,737 --> 00:11:46,005 FIVE WORKERS IN AMERICA IS AN 352 00:11:46,005 --> 00:11:46,872 IMMIGRANT WORKER, AND WE KNOW 353 00:11:46,872 --> 00:11:48,040 THAT THEY ARE UNDER THE GREATEST 354 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:49,708 LEVEL OF ATTACK RIGHT NOW. THEY 355 00:11:49,708 --> 00:11:54,814 ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE AMERICAN 356 00:11:54,814 --> 00:11:55,848 ECONOMY AND OUR LABOR MOVEMENT, 357 00:11:55,848 --> 00:11:57,016 AND WE WILL STAND SHOULDER TO 358 00:11:57,016 --> 00:11:58,050 SHOULDER WITH THEM TO DEFEND 359 00:11:58,050 --> 00:11:59,051 THEIR RIGHTS AS A LABOR 360 00:11:59,051 --> 00:12:00,252 MOVEMENT. THANK YOU. 361 00:12:00,252 --> 00:12:10,529 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 362 00:12:11,630 --> 00:12:12,164 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, 363 00:12:12,164 --> 00:12:13,032 COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS 364 00:12:13,032 --> 00:12:14,233 SHERITA CARTER, SECRETARY-TREASU 365 00:12:14,233 --> 00:12:17,236 RER OF THE WASHINGTON STATE 366 00:12:17,236 --> 00:12:18,037 LABOR COUNCIL, REPRESENTING OVER 367 00:12:18,037 --> 00:12:19,038 HALF 1 MILLION WORKERS ACROSS 368 00:12:19,038 --> 00:12:21,273 WASHINGTON STATE. THE WS OC IS 369 00:12:21,273 --> 00:12:22,675 THE VOICE OF LABOR, SO THANK YOU 370 00:12:22,675 --> 00:12:25,344 SO MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION 371 00:12:25,344 --> 00:12:26,378 AND FOR RECOGNIZING MAYDAY, NOT 372 00:12:26,378 --> 00:12:27,813 JUST AS A MOMENT, BUT AS A 373 00:12:27,813 --> 00:12:29,582 MOVEMENT. MAYDAY HAS ALWAYS BEEN 374 00:12:29,582 --> 00:12:30,983 ABOUT WORKERS SHOWING UP FOR 375 00:12:30,983 --> 00:12:32,384 EACH OTHER, FOR JUSTICE, AND FOR 376 00:12:32,384 --> 00:12:35,754 A BETTER FUTURE. AND ONE OF THE 377 00:12:35,754 --> 00:12:37,022 THINGS I VALUE MOST ABOUT THIS 378 00:12:37,022 --> 00:12:39,558 DAY IS THAT IT DOESN'T BELONG 379 00:12:39,558 --> 00:12:40,893 TO JUST ONE PLACE. IT LIVES IN 380 00:12:40,893 --> 00:12:42,161 CITIES ACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND 381 00:12:42,161 --> 00:12:43,095 ACROSS THE WORLD. AND EVERY 382 00:12:43,095 --> 00:12:44,163 YEAR, WORKERS TAKE TO THE 383 00:12:44,163 --> 00:12:47,867 STREETS, AND THIS YEAR WILL BE 384 00:12:47,867 --> 00:12:48,801 NO DIFFERENT HERE IN WASHINGTON, 385 00:12:48,801 --> 00:12:51,704 WHETHER WE ARE IN SEATTLE, 386 00:12:51,704 --> 00:12:52,738 SPOKANE, TACOMA, OR MANY OTHER 387 00:12:52,738 --> 00:12:53,773 PLACES TO RAISE OUR VOICES 388 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:58,410 TOGETHER. [ INAUDIBLE ] 389 00:12:58,410 --> 00:12:59,378 SOMETHING I'VE NEVER DONE 390 00:12:59,378 --> 00:13:00,246 BEFORE, I WILL GO MARCHING 391 00:13:00,246 --> 00:13:01,680 ALONGSIDE MY BROTHER, WHO IS A 392 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:03,582 UNION ELECTRICIAN, A THIRD-YEAR 393 00:13:03,582 --> 00:13:04,450 APPRENTICE. AND THAT MEANS 394 00:13:04,450 --> 00:13:05,551 SOMETHING TO ME BECAUSE THIS 395 00:13:05,551 --> 00:13:06,819 MOVEMENT IS NOT ABSTRACT, IT IS 396 00:13:06,819 --> 00:13:10,823 PERSONAL. IT IS ABOUT FAMILY AND 397 00:13:10,823 --> 00:13:11,957 IT IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE LOVE 398 00:13:11,957 --> 00:13:13,526 HAVING ACCESS TO GOOD JOBS, JOBS 399 00:13:13,526 --> 00:13:17,062 THAT PROVIDE STABILITY, A VOICE, 400 00:13:17,062 --> 00:13:18,330 AND DIGNITY. UNIONS CHANGE 401 00:13:18,330 --> 00:13:20,900 LIVES. THEY MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR 402 00:13:20,900 --> 00:13:22,001 WORKING PEOPLE TO BUILD 403 00:13:22,001 --> 00:13:25,771 SOMETHING SOLID, TO SUPPORT 404 00:13:25,771 --> 00:13:26,872 THEIR FAMILIES, TO PLAN FOR THE 405 00:13:26,872 --> 00:13:28,674 FUTURE, AND TO STAND UP ON THE 406 00:13:28,674 --> 00:13:30,109 JOB AND BE HEARD. THEY TURN JOBS 407 00:13:30,109 --> 00:13:31,177 INTO CAREERS. THE UNIONS TURNED 408 00:13:31,177 --> 00:13:32,578 STRUGGLE INTO POWER, THEY TURN 409 00:13:32,578 --> 00:13:36,482 ISOLATION INTO SOLIDARITY, AND 410 00:13:36,482 --> 00:13:37,483 THAT IS WORTH CELEBRATING. BUT 411 00:13:37,483 --> 00:13:38,551 TODAY ALSO HOLDS ANOTHER 412 00:13:38,551 --> 00:13:41,821 MEETING. TODAY'S RECORDS 413 00:13:41,821 --> 00:13:43,155 MEMORIAL DAY, A DAY WHERE WE 414 00:13:43,155 --> 00:13:44,056 PAUSE TO REMEMBER WORKERS WHO 415 00:13:44,056 --> 00:13:45,291 WENT TO WORK AND NEVER CAME 416 00:13:45,291 --> 00:13:47,059 HOME. A DAY THAT REMINDS US THAT 417 00:13:47,059 --> 00:13:51,964 DIGNITY AT WORK MUST INCLUDE 418 00:13:51,964 --> 00:13:52,798 SAFETY. THAT EVERY WORKER 419 00:13:52,798 --> 00:13:54,033 DESERVES AND NOT JUST A GOOD 420 00:13:54,033 --> 00:13:55,434 JOB, BUT A SAFE ONE. AND SO 421 00:13:55,434 --> 00:13:58,304 TODAY, WE HOLD THE LINE FOR 422 00:13:58,304 --> 00:13:59,538 SAINT PETE IN THEIR MEMORY. SO, 423 00:13:59,538 --> 00:14:00,806 AS WE CELEBRATE MAYDAY, WE ALSO 424 00:14:00,806 --> 00:14:01,707 CARRY THAT RESPONSIBILITY WITH 425 00:14:01,707 --> 00:14:02,808 US TO KEEP FIGHTING, TO KEEP 426 00:14:02,808 --> 00:14:03,842 ORGANIZING, TO KEEP BUILDING A 427 00:14:03,842 --> 00:14:05,444 WORLD WHERE NO ONE HAS TO RISK 428 00:14:05,444 --> 00:14:07,680 THEIR LIFE JUST TO MAKE A 429 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:08,747 LIVING. THAT'S WHAT MAYDAY 430 00:14:08,747 --> 00:14:10,182 REPRESENTS, ELECTIVE POWER, 431 00:14:10,182 --> 00:14:11,350 SHARED PURPOSE, AND THE BELIEF 432 00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:12,384 THAT WHEN WORKERS STAND 433 00:14:12,384 --> 00:14:14,119 TOGETHER, WE CAN SHAPE THE 434 00:14:14,119 --> 00:14:18,290 FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR STANDING 435 00:14:18,290 --> 00:14:19,091 WITH WORKERS AND FOR RECOGNIZING 436 00:14:19,091 --> 00:14:20,593 THE POWER AND PROMISE OF THIS 437 00:14:20,593 --> 00:14:22,561 DAY. I AM PROUD TO ACCEPT THIS 438 00:14:22,561 --> 00:14:23,362 PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF 439 00:14:23,362 --> 00:14:24,396 WASHINGTON'S LABOR MOVEMENT 440 00:14:24,396 --> 00:14:25,264 THANK YOU. 441 00:14:25,264 --> 00:14:30,536 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 442 00:14:30,536 --> 00:14:31,971 >> THANK YOU, AND KAREN, 443 00:14:31,971 --> 00:14:39,945 WELCOME. 444 00:14:39,945 --> 00:14:41,247 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, 445 00:14:41,247 --> 00:14:41,780 COUNCILMEMBERS AND LABOR 446 00:14:41,780 --> 00:14:45,818 COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS KAREN AND 447 00:14:45,818 --> 00:14:47,086 I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 448 00:14:47,086 --> 00:14:48,254 PROTECT 17 POINT I'M GRATEFUL 449 00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:49,655 FOR THE INCREDIBLE NUMBERS AND 450 00:14:49,655 --> 00:14:52,191 LEADERS AND STAFF OF OUR UNION 451 00:14:52,191 --> 00:14:55,160 THAT ARE JOINING ME TODAY. 452 00:14:55,160 --> 00:15:01,667 PROTECT 17 REPRESENTS OVER 453 00:15:01,667 --> 00:15:02,768 10,000 WORKING PEOPLE ACROSS THE 454 00:15:02,768 --> 00:15:03,736 PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH OVER 3000 455 00:15:03,736 --> 00:15:05,237 WORKING FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE. 456 00:15:05,237 --> 00:15:06,538 FROM ACCOUNTANTS TO ENGINEERS, 457 00:15:06,538 --> 00:15:08,173 TRANSIT PROFESSIONALS TO PUBLIC 458 00:15:08,173 --> 00:15:10,342 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, CIVIL 459 00:15:10,342 --> 00:15:11,377 RIGHTS ANALYSTS AND URBAN 460 00:15:11,377 --> 00:15:15,214 PLANNERS, WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL 461 00:15:15,214 --> 00:15:16,782 AND HONORED TO BE CELEBRATING 462 00:15:16,782 --> 00:15:20,252 THIS PROCLAMATION WITH YOU, AND 463 00:15:20,252 --> 00:15:20,986 WE ARE GRATEFUL TO COUNCILMEMBER 464 00:15:20,986 --> 00:15:22,154 FOSTER FOR INVITING US HERE AND 465 00:15:22,154 --> 00:15:23,155 BRINGING OUR LABOR COMMUNITY 466 00:15:23,155 --> 00:15:23,989 HERE IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL 467 00:15:23,989 --> 00:15:25,057 WORKERS DAY. UNITY IS 468 00:15:25,057 --> 00:15:27,993 PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN OUR 469 00:15:27,993 --> 00:15:28,594 CURRENT TUMULTUOUS POLITICAL 470 00:15:28,594 --> 00:15:31,497 CLIMATE. OUR CITY, OUR COUNTRY, 471 00:15:31,497 --> 00:15:33,599 AND OUR WORLD MUST REMEMBER AND 472 00:15:33,599 --> 00:15:34,566 CHANNEL OUR PAST LABOR 473 00:15:34,566 --> 00:15:38,737 SOLIDARITY TO CREATE A BRIGHTER 474 00:15:38,737 --> 00:15:41,907 AND MORE HOPEFUL FUTURE . AND 475 00:15:41,907 --> 00:15:43,575 HERE LOCALLY, WE HAVE A RICH 476 00:15:43,575 --> 00:15:46,478 HISTORY TO DRAW FROM. IN THIS 477 00:15:46,478 --> 00:15:47,646 CITY, OVER 100 YEARS AGO, LOCAL 478 00:15:47,646 --> 00:15:49,048 LABOR UNIONS LED THE VERY FIRST 479 00:15:49,048 --> 00:15:55,921 CITYWIDE WORK STOPPAGE IN U.S. 480 00:15:55,921 --> 00:15:56,822 HISTORY. THE 1919 GENERAL STRIKE 481 00:15:56,822 --> 00:15:58,290 WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR MANY 482 00:15:58,290 --> 00:15:59,224 THINGS. THE SHEER AMOUNT OF 483 00:15:59,224 --> 00:16:01,260 WORKERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN IT, 484 00:16:01,260 --> 00:16:03,329 OVER 65,000, THE FACT THAT IT 485 00:16:03,329 --> 00:16:04,496 REMAINED PEACEFUL, AND THE LOCAL 486 00:16:04,496 --> 00:16:06,332 LEGACY THAT SHAPES THE VERY 487 00:16:06,332 --> 00:16:10,402 FOUNDATION FOR ONE OF THE MOST 488 00:16:10,402 --> 00:16:11,637 UNION DENSE PLACES IN OUR 489 00:16:11,637 --> 00:16:18,177 COUNTRY TODAY. THE SUCCESS OF 490 00:16:18,177 --> 00:16:19,011 THE SEATTLE GENERAL STRIKE WAS 491 00:16:19,011 --> 00:16:20,212 ROOTED IN ITS SOLIDARITY AS A 492 00:16:20,212 --> 00:16:21,213 LABOR MOVEMENT, WITH OVER 100 493 00:16:21,213 --> 00:16:22,247 UNIONS COMING TOGETHER TO RESET 494 00:16:22,247 --> 00:16:23,649 THE SCALES OF POWER AND IGNITE 495 00:16:23,649 --> 00:16:26,485 CHANGE. THOSE OF US IN THIS ROOM 496 00:16:26,485 --> 00:16:28,387 UNDERSTAND THE WORK , THE 497 00:16:28,387 --> 00:16:29,755 COORDINATION, AND THE ORGANIZING 498 00:16:29,755 --> 00:16:35,294 THIS MUST HAVE TAKEN. THEY FACED 499 00:16:35,294 --> 00:16:35,928 OPPOSITION, DISAGREEMENT, AND 500 00:16:35,928 --> 00:16:36,829 SKEPTICISM, AND THE DEBT WITHOUT 501 00:16:36,829 --> 00:16:40,232 CELL PHONES AND SOCIAL MEDIA. 502 00:16:40,232 --> 00:16:41,133 DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, THEY 503 00:16:41,133 --> 00:16:42,234 HELD STRONG TO THEIR COMMON 504 00:16:42,234 --> 00:16:44,169 INTEREST OF STOPPING INJUSTICE 505 00:16:44,169 --> 00:16:46,505 AND BUILDING POWER FOR WORKERS. 506 00:16:46,505 --> 00:16:49,174 IT WAS ABOUT CLASS, IT WAS ABOUT 507 00:16:49,174 --> 00:16:52,644 SAFETY FOR ALL. IT WAS ABOUT 508 00:16:52,644 --> 00:16:53,812 PROTECTING OUR MOST VULNERABLE 509 00:16:53,812 --> 00:16:54,680 IN OUR COMMUNITIES. VERY SIMILAR 510 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,448 TO WHAT WE ARE FACING TODAY. IT 511 00:16:56,448 --> 00:17:02,187 WAS ABOUT KNOWING [ INAUDIBLE ] 512 00:17:02,187 --> 00:17:03,856 WHICH SIDE YOU ARE ON, AND SO, I 513 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:05,758 WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS 514 00:17:05,758 --> 00:17:07,693 PROCLAMATION AS ONE OF THOSE 515 00:17:07,693 --> 00:17:09,161 THAT IS PRIVILEGED AND PROUD TO 516 00:17:09,161 --> 00:17:11,363 CARRY UNION [ INAUDIBLE ] AS 517 00:17:11,363 --> 00:17:12,965 MANY OF US IN THIS ROOM ARE, IT 518 00:17:12,965 --> 00:17:15,034 IS OUR WORK TO LEAD THE WAY FOR 519 00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:17,369 STRONGER PROTECTIONS, INCREASE 520 00:17:17,369 --> 00:17:18,470 SAFETY, AND CREATE A DEEP SENSE 521 00:17:18,470 --> 00:17:19,938 OF VALUE AND PRIDE IN EACH 522 00:17:19,938 --> 00:17:25,844 OTHER'S WORK. COLLECTIVELY, THE 523 00:17:25,844 --> 00:17:27,146 PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM AND THE 524 00:17:27,146 --> 00:17:27,813 ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE 525 00:17:27,813 --> 00:17:29,114 SUPPORTING THIS PROCLAMATION, WE 526 00:17:29,114 --> 00:17:33,018 WILL KEEP PUSHING BOLD, 527 00:17:33,018 --> 00:17:33,619 INCREDIBLE, AND HISTORICAL 528 00:17:33,619 --> 00:17:35,020 CHANGE TO ENSURE THAT SEATTLE 529 00:17:35,020 --> 00:17:38,390 REMAINS A VIBRANT WORLD-CLASS 530 00:17:38,390 --> 00:17:39,925 CITY. AND SO TODAY, WE HONOR AND 531 00:17:39,925 --> 00:17:40,526 CELEBRATE ALL WORKERS, 532 00:17:40,526 --> 00:17:41,560 RECOGNIZING THAT EVERY WORKING 533 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,296 PERSON PROVIDES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 534 00:17:44,296 --> 00:17:49,201 OUR CITY . TOGETHER, WE WILL 535 00:17:49,201 --> 00:17:50,402 DRAW STRENGTH FROM OUR PAST AND 536 00:17:50,402 --> 00:17:51,703 WE WILL KNOW WHICH SIDE WE ARE 537 00:17:51,703 --> 00:17:53,205 ON AND WE WILL FIGHT AND 538 00:17:53,205 --> 00:17:56,075 CELEBRATE WITH JOY AND STRUGGLE. 539 00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:56,842 THE FUTURE OF SEATTLE'S LABOR 540 00:17:56,842 --> 00:17:58,444 MOVEMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND 541 00:17:58,444 --> 00:18:00,078 SOLIDARITY FOREVER, AND HAPPY 542 00:18:00,078 --> 00:18:00,813 MAYDAY. 543 00:18:00,813 --> 00:18:02,247 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 544 00:18:02,247 --> 00:18:09,188 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. THANK YOU 545 00:18:09,188 --> 00:18:10,456 ALL, AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, 546 00:18:10,456 --> 00:18:14,793 BACK TO YOU. 547 00:18:14,793 --> 00:18:16,128 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL 548 00:18:16,128 --> 00:18:17,196 PRESIDENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO 549 00:18:17,196 --> 00:18:18,597 ALL OF THE SPEAKERS WHO ARE WITH 550 00:18:18,597 --> 00:18:19,898 US TODAY. BEFORE WE INVITE THE 551 00:18:19,898 --> 00:18:21,133 SPEAKERS UP TO TAKE A QUICK 552 00:18:21,133 --> 00:18:22,334 PHOTO, [ INAUDIBLE ], SO SHOUT 553 00:18:22,334 --> 00:18:24,103 OUT TO YOU ALL, THANK YOU FOR 554 00:18:24,103 --> 00:18:31,243 BEING HERE. AND I ALSO JUST WANT 555 00:18:31,243 --> 00:18:32,544 TO TAKE A SECOND, I WANT TO 556 00:18:32,544 --> 00:18:33,545 APPRECIATE -- WE SIT HERE AS 557 00:18:33,545 --> 00:18:34,847 ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT IT IS 558 00:18:34,847 --> 00:18:35,747 ACTUALLY ALSO THE WORKERS WHO 559 00:18:35,747 --> 00:18:37,516 WORK FOR US TO DO A LOT, SO I 560 00:18:37,516 --> 00:18:38,884 REALLY WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT 561 00:18:38,884 --> 00:18:40,519 TO MY WHOLE TEAM FOR THE WORK ON 562 00:18:40,519 --> 00:18:41,320 ORGANIZING THIS EVENT, BUT 563 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:42,588 ESPECIALLY TO [ INAUDIBLE ] IN 564 00:18:42,588 --> 00:18:43,789 THE BACK FOR REACHING OUT, 565 00:18:43,789 --> 00:18:44,590 COORDINATING, AND HELPING MAKE 566 00:18:44,590 --> 00:18:46,024 SO MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP, AND HAVE 567 00:18:46,024 --> 00:18:47,459 SUCH A SEAMLESS MOMENT FOR US TO 568 00:18:47,459 --> 00:18:48,527 CELEBRATE MAYDAY, SO THANK YOU 569 00:18:48,527 --> 00:18:50,028 SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND [ 570 00:18:50,028 --> 00:18:51,730 INAUDIBLE ] . 571 00:18:51,730 --> 00:18:53,465 >> ONE MORE SPEAKER. ONE MORE 572 00:18:53,465 --> 00:18:57,569 SPEAKER. 573 00:18:57,569 --> 00:18:58,704 >> SURE, ARE YOU DOING PUBLIC 574 00:18:58,704 --> 00:18:59,738 COMMENTS ARE FOR THE 575 00:18:59,738 --> 00:19:00,072 PROCLAMATION? 576 00:19:00,072 --> 00:19:01,607 >> I'M HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. 577 00:19:01,607 --> 00:19:07,179 >> WE ARE DOING THE 578 00:19:07,179 --> 00:19:08,280 PROCLAMATION, AND THEN PUBLIC 579 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,916 COMMENTERS WE GET TO AFTER THE 580 00:19:10,916 --> 00:19:16,755 PROCLAMATION. SO, THAT'S AFTER 581 00:19:16,755 --> 00:19:16,955 -- 582 00:19:16,955 --> 00:19:18,290 >> I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH 583 00:19:18,290 --> 00:19:19,858 THE WORKERS. MY ISSUE IS WITH 584 00:19:19,858 --> 00:19:23,228 THE WORKERS. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO 585 00:19:23,228 --> 00:19:23,795 COMMENT ON THAT. 586 00:19:23,795 --> 00:19:25,731 >> AND YOU CAN DO THAT. 587 00:19:25,731 --> 00:19:27,065 ABSOLUTELY. CAN WE MAKE SURE SHE 588 00:19:27,065 --> 00:19:31,203 GETS SIGNED UP ON THE THING? 589 00:19:31,203 --> 00:19:32,371 MA'AM, WE WILL GET YOU SIGNED 590 00:19:32,371 --> 00:19:33,972 UP, SO YOU CAN COME AND SPEAK 591 00:19:33,972 --> 00:19:35,274 POINT OKAY, PERFECT, PERFECT, 592 00:19:35,274 --> 00:19:38,410 PERFECT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW 593 00:19:38,410 --> 00:19:39,578 WE ARE GOING TO INVITE THE 594 00:19:39,578 --> 00:19:41,146 SPEAKERS WHO CAME UP, IT IS A 595 00:19:41,146 --> 00:19:44,149 TRADITION THAT WE TAKE A PICTURE 596 00:19:44,149 --> 00:19:45,984 WITH THE COUNCIL, SO IF WE CAN 597 00:19:45,984 --> 00:19:47,352 INVITE THOSE SPEAKERS UP, WE 598 00:19:47,352 --> 00:19:49,087 WILL TAKE A PHOTO, AND I WANT TO 599 00:19:49,087 --> 00:19:50,789 GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE STUDENTS 600 00:19:50,789 --> 00:19:57,496 WHO WERE OUTSIDE, YOU CAN KIND 601 00:19:57,496 --> 00:19:59,198 OF SEE US, WE JUST WANT TO THANK 602 00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:00,566 ALL THE STUDENTS WHO ARE OUT 603 00:20:00,566 --> 00:20:01,567 THERE. YOU CAN HEAR US, THOUGH. 604 00:20:01,567 --> 00:20:02,734 THANK YOU FOR COMING TO COUNCIL, 605 00:20:02,734 --> 00:20:03,769 THE YOUNG KIDS, THE YOUNG 606 00:20:03,769 --> 00:20:05,437 BABIES, WE LOVE YOU ALL. SO, THE 607 00:20:05,437 --> 00:20:06,405 SPEAKERS, IF YOU WILL JUST COME 608 00:20:06,405 --> 00:20:07,839 UP RIGHT BEHIND AND WE ARE GOING 609 00:20:07,839 --> 00:20:09,441 TO TAKE A PHOTO. AND IF WE CAN 610 00:20:09,441 --> 00:20:11,076 GET [ INAUDIBLE ] TO COME IN THE 611 00:20:11,076 --> 00:20:12,978 MIDDLE, WHO IS GOING TO TAKE THE 612 00:20:12,978 --> 00:20:22,321 PHOTO. AWESOME. AND YOU WILL 613 00:20:22,321 --> 00:20:24,289 JUST COME UP HERE ON THE STAIRS. 614 00:20:24,289 --> 00:20:34,633 WE ARE ALL FRIENDS. 615 00:20:41,506 --> 00:20:42,240 >> AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER 616 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:46,945 FOSTER, YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE. 617 00:20:46,945 --> 00:20:48,046 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOU ARE IN 618 00:20:48,046 --> 00:20:51,183 THE MIDDLE. LET US KNOW WHEN YOU 619 00:20:51,183 --> 00:20:57,990 ARE READY. 620 00:20:57,990 --> 00:20:59,324 >> ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD, DEANNA 621 00:20:59,324 --> 00:21:01,593 LEE. LET US KNOW WHEN YOU ARE 622 00:21:01,593 --> 00:21:07,866 READY. 623 00:21:07,866 --> 00:21:18,176 >> [ INAUDIBLE ] 624 00:21:19,645 --> 00:21:25,250 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 625 00:21:25,250 --> 00:21:30,122 >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANKS. 626 00:21:30,122 --> 00:21:33,025 >> IT'S A NICE COLOR ON YOU, BY 627 00:21:33,025 --> 00:21:33,692 THE WAY. 628 00:21:33,692 --> 00:21:42,701 >> [ INAUDIBLE ] 629 00:21:42,701 --> 00:21:49,975 >> WE HAVE OUR SECOND 630 00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:50,776 PROCLAMATION, AND THEN RIGHT 631 00:21:50,776 --> 00:21:51,910 AFTER THAT, WE GO RIGHT INTO 632 00:21:51,910 --> 00:21:53,111 PUBLIC COMMENT, OKAY? SO, OUR 633 00:21:53,111 --> 00:21:55,781 SECOND PROCLAMATION, 634 00:21:55,781 --> 00:21:56,648 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU HAVE 635 00:21:56,648 --> 00:21:58,050 PROCLAIMED IT TO BE NATIONAL 636 00:21:58,050 --> 00:22:04,823 THERAPY ANIMAL DAY. ALL RIGHT, 637 00:22:04,823 --> 00:22:05,924 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, IT IS OFF 638 00:22:05,924 --> 00:22:07,359 TO YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. 639 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,195 >> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AS 640 00:22:10,195 --> 00:22:11,063 NOTED TO ME, NATIONAL THERAPY 641 00:22:11,063 --> 00:22:12,464 ANIMAL DAY IS NOT JUST ABOUT 642 00:22:12,464 --> 00:22:21,173 CELEBRATING CURRENT THERAPY, IT 643 00:22:21,173 --> 00:22:22,107 IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE 644 00:22:22,107 --> 00:22:23,108 MORE PET OWNERS TO CONSIDER 645 00:22:23,108 --> 00:22:23,975 BECOMING VOLUNTEERS, CREATING A 646 00:22:23,975 --> 00:22:24,576 HAPPIER, HEALTHIER COMMUNITY 647 00:22:24,576 --> 00:22:25,610 THROUGH GREATER ACCESS TO SAFE 648 00:22:25,610 --> 00:22:26,411 AND MEANINGFUL THERAPY ANIMAL 649 00:22:26,411 --> 00:22:27,646 VISITS, WHICH IS ALSO VERY GOOD 650 00:22:27,646 --> 00:22:28,647 FOR OUR LABOR COMMUNITY, TOO. 651 00:22:28,647 --> 00:22:33,352 SO, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT 652 00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:34,720 POINT, AND ALSO THANK MR. GREG 653 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:39,224 LEE OF PET PARTNERS. YOU KNOW, 654 00:22:39,224 --> 00:22:41,693 THIS GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS AT 655 00:22:41,693 --> 00:22:43,061 SEATTLE VA HOSPITAL, SEATTLE 656 00:22:43,061 --> 00:22:44,629 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, 657 00:22:44,629 --> 00:22:47,766 PROVIDENCE, SWEDISH, UW, AND 658 00:22:47,766 --> 00:22:49,267 THEN GROUPS LIKE THE UNION 659 00:22:49,267 --> 00:22:53,138 GOSPEL MISSION, IT'S VERY 660 00:22:53,138 --> 00:22:54,106 IMPORTANT WORK THAT IS BEING 661 00:22:54,106 --> 00:22:55,607 DONE. AND WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, 662 00:22:55,607 --> 00:22:59,111 I WILL LEAVE -- READ THE 663 00:22:59,111 --> 00:22:59,945 PROCLAMATION. SO, WHEREAS PET 664 00:22:59,945 --> 00:23:00,779 PARTNERS HAS DESIGNATED APRIL 665 00:23:00,779 --> 00:23:02,280 30th AS NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL 666 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,516 DAY, AND WHEREAS SCIENTIFIC 667 00:23:04,516 --> 00:23:05,584 RESEARCH SHOWS THAT INTERACTING 668 00:23:05,584 --> 00:23:06,818 WITH THERAPY ANIMALS CAN REDUCE 669 00:23:06,818 --> 00:23:11,189 STRESS, RELIEVE DEPRESSION, SLOW 670 00:23:11,189 --> 00:23:12,057 HEART RATE, LOWER BLOOD 671 00:23:12,057 --> 00:23:13,191 PRESSURE, AND STRENGTHEN THE 672 00:23:13,191 --> 00:23:16,161 IMMUNE SYSTEM, AND WHEREAS 673 00:23:16,161 --> 00:23:17,462 THERAPY ANIMAL TEAMS IN THE CITY 674 00:23:17,462 --> 00:23:18,396 OF SEATTLE PLAY AN ESSENTIAL 675 00:23:18,396 --> 00:23:19,865 ROLE IN IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH 676 00:23:19,865 --> 00:23:24,035 AND WELL-BEING THROUGH 677 00:23:24,035 --> 00:23:24,770 HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND, AND WHEREAS 678 00:23:24,770 --> 00:23:25,804 THERAPY ANIMAL TEAMS INTERACT 679 00:23:25,804 --> 00:23:27,105 WITH A VARIETY OF PEOPLE IN OUR 680 00:23:27,105 --> 00:23:28,140 COMMUNITY, PUTTING VETERANS, 681 00:23:28,140 --> 00:23:29,441 SENIORS, PATIENTS, STUDENTS, AND 682 00:23:29,441 --> 00:23:30,776 THOSE APPROACHING END OF LIFE. 683 00:23:30,776 --> 00:23:33,278 AND WHEREAS THESE EXCEPTIONAL 684 00:23:33,278 --> 00:23:41,853 THERAPY ANIMALS WILL PARTNER 685 00:23:41,853 --> 00:23:42,721 WITH THEIR HUMAN COMPANIONS, 686 00:23:42,721 --> 00:23:43,622 BRING COMFORT AND HEALING TO 687 00:23:43,622 --> 00:23:44,890 THOSE IN NEED, AND WHEREAS WE 688 00:23:44,890 --> 00:23:45,857 ENCOURAGE MORE PET OWNERS TO 689 00:23:45,857 --> 00:23:46,691 CONSIDER BECOMING PET PARTNERS, 690 00:23:46,691 --> 00:23:47,759 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY 691 00:23:47,759 --> 00:23:49,394 BY CREATING GREATER ACCESS TO 692 00:23:49,394 --> 00:23:49,928 MEANINGFUL THERAPY ANIMAL 693 00:23:49,928 --> 00:23:51,830 VISITS. SO NOW, THEREFORE, THE 694 00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:53,064 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIMS 695 00:23:53,064 --> 00:23:57,169 APRIL 30th , 2026 TO BE NATIONAL 696 00:23:57,169 --> 00:24:00,739 THERAPY ANIMAL DAY. 697 00:24:00,739 --> 00:24:01,072 >> AWESOME. 698 00:24:01,072 --> 00:24:02,240 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL 699 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,109 PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU, MR. 700 00:24:04,109 --> 00:24:04,376 GREG LEE. 701 00:24:04,376 --> 00:24:10,916 >> ARE THERE ANY -- BEFORE WE 702 00:24:10,916 --> 00:24:12,484 ASK YOU TO COME UP TO SAY A FEW 703 00:24:12,484 --> 00:24:13,919 WORDS, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS 704 00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:17,789 REGARDING THIS? I KNOW WE HAVE 705 00:24:17,789 --> 00:24:18,924 THIS YESTERDAY IN OUR CANCEL 706 00:24:18,924 --> 00:24:19,858 BRIEFING, SO PEOPLE MAY COMMENT. 707 00:24:19,858 --> 00:24:21,092 MR. GREG LEE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO 708 00:24:21,092 --> 00:24:22,527 COME AND SAY A FEW WORDS, AND 709 00:24:22,527 --> 00:24:23,962 YOUR DOG IS, TOO, IF THEY WANT 710 00:24:23,962 --> 00:24:24,362 TO TALK. 711 00:24:24,362 --> 00:24:25,764 >> [ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU, CITY 712 00:24:25,764 --> 00:24:27,332 COUNCIL, MY NAME IS GREG LEE, I 713 00:24:27,332 --> 00:24:32,137 AM [ INAUDIBLE ] . AND I'M 714 00:24:32,137 --> 00:24:33,638 SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN GIVING 715 00:24:33,638 --> 00:24:36,508 BACK AND VOLUNTEERING IS A VERY 716 00:24:36,508 --> 00:24:43,582 IMPORTANT THING. A RESCUE DOG, I 717 00:24:43,582 --> 00:24:44,716 ADOPTED HIM FOUR YEARS AGO FOR 718 00:24:44,716 --> 00:24:45,984 THE WASHINGTON GERMAN SHEPHERD 719 00:24:45,984 --> 00:24:46,985 RESCUE, AND OUR JOURNEY STARTED 720 00:24:46,985 --> 00:24:48,820 AT PET PARTNERS TWO YEARS AGO, 721 00:24:48,820 --> 00:24:50,555 AND WE HAVE VISITED OVER 2000 722 00:24:50,555 --> 00:24:53,491 PEOPLE IF NOT MORE. AND IT 723 00:24:53,491 --> 00:24:54,926 STARTED IN CAPITOL HILL AT A 724 00:24:54,926 --> 00:24:56,428 RECOVERY PROGRAM. AND IT MOVED 725 00:24:56,428 --> 00:25:01,032 ON TO STUDENTS AND INTERNATIONAL 726 00:25:01,032 --> 00:25:03,401 STUDENTS AT UW, AND WE CURRENTLY 727 00:25:03,401 --> 00:25:04,903 VISIT THREE HOSPITALS, SWEDISH 728 00:25:04,903 --> 00:25:10,041 -- WE WILL BE VISITING SEATTLE 729 00:25:10,041 --> 00:25:11,009 CHILDREN'S TOMORROW, AND THE VA 730 00:25:11,009 --> 00:25:12,410 ON THURSDAY, SO I WANT TO THANK 731 00:25:12,410 --> 00:25:13,478 YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING AND 732 00:25:13,478 --> 00:25:16,281 RECOGNIZING ANIMAL ASSISTED 733 00:25:16,281 --> 00:25:19,885 THERAPY AS WE ATTEST FIRSTHAND 734 00:25:19,885 --> 00:25:24,055 HOW COMFORTING AND HEALING A PET 735 00:25:24,055 --> 00:25:26,925 CAN BE TO PEOPLE, SO THANK YOU 736 00:25:26,925 --> 00:25:27,292 VERY MUCH. 737 00:25:27,292 --> 00:25:28,660 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. 738 00:25:28,660 --> 00:25:33,064 >> [ APPLAUSE ] COUNCILMEMBER 739 00:25:33,064 --> 00:25:38,470 KETTLE, THE RULES -- IF THERE 740 00:25:38,470 --> 00:25:39,771 ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE RULES ARE 741 00:25:39,771 --> 00:25:41,072 GOING TO BE SUSPENDED, SO YOU 742 00:25:41,072 --> 00:25:44,476 CAN PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION TO 743 00:25:44,476 --> 00:25:45,577 GREG. DID YOU ALSO WANT A 744 00:25:45,577 --> 00:25:46,645 PICTURE WITH VLOGGER, TOO, AS 745 00:25:46,645 --> 00:25:47,646 WELL? OKAY, AWESOME, LET'S TAKE 746 00:25:47,646 --> 00:25:52,517 A PICTURE WITH LOGGER AND WE 747 00:25:52,517 --> 00:25:53,585 WILL JUMP INTO PUBLIC COMMENT 748 00:25:53,585 --> 00:25:54,986 BUT I WANT TO THANK OUR GUESTS 749 00:25:54,986 --> 00:25:56,555 FOR BEING PATIENT AS WE DO OUR 750 00:25:56,555 --> 00:25:59,457 -- COLLEAGUES, WE ARE GOING TO 751 00:25:59,457 --> 00:26:00,859 COME DOWN TO THE FRONT, SO WE 752 00:26:00,859 --> 00:26:02,560 HAVE A PICTURE WITH LOGGER, AND 753 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,597 MR. GREG LEE. WE CAN TAKE IT 754 00:26:05,597 --> 00:26:06,898 RIGHT HERE. AWESOME, PERFECT, 755 00:26:06,898 --> 00:26:17,309 THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. 756 00:27:01,419 --> 00:27:03,054 >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S JUMP RIGHT 757 00:27:03,054 --> 00:27:08,226 INTO THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT, SO 758 00:27:08,226 --> 00:27:09,728 WE ARE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO 759 00:27:09,728 --> 00:27:13,665 PUBLIC COMMENT. GREG, HOW OLD -- 760 00:27:13,665 --> 00:27:15,500 NOT HOW OLD IS LOGGER, BUT HOW 761 00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:16,868 MUCH DOES HE WEIGH? 95 POUNDS, 762 00:27:16,868 --> 00:27:22,140 THAT'S A BIG BOY. ALL RIGHT. 763 00:27:22,140 --> 00:27:23,375 COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE ARE 764 00:27:23,375 --> 00:27:25,010 GOING TO NOW OPEN THAT HYBRID 765 00:27:25,010 --> 00:27:26,811 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC 766 00:27:26,811 --> 00:27:28,013 COMMENT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON 767 00:27:28,013 --> 00:27:29,214 TODAY'S AGENDA, THE 768 00:27:29,214 --> 00:27:29,748 INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL 769 00:27:29,748 --> 00:27:30,648 CALENDAR, AND THE COUNCIL'S 770 00:27:30,648 --> 00:27:32,250 WORK PROGRAM. THE COUNCIL CANNOT 771 00:27:32,250 --> 00:27:33,451 ACCEPT COMMENTS ON QUASI 772 00:27:33,451 --> 00:27:37,622 JUDICIAL ITEMS WERE ON CAMPAIGN 773 00:27:37,622 --> 00:27:38,556 RELATED MATTERS. CLERK, MANY 774 00:27:38,556 --> 00:27:41,893 SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED IN? 775 00:27:41,893 --> 00:27:45,397 >> SO, WE HAVE FOUR REMOTE . 776 00:27:45,397 --> 00:27:54,005 YES, THAT'S 4.4 REMOTE AND -- 777 00:27:54,005 --> 00:27:54,472 14 IN PERSON. 778 00:27:54,472 --> 00:27:55,807 >> AWESOME, ALL RIGHT, SO THAT 779 00:27:55,807 --> 00:27:56,808 IS 18 SPEAKERS, EVERYONE IS 780 00:27:56,808 --> 00:27:58,209 GOING TO GET TWO MINUTES. CLERK, 781 00:27:58,209 --> 00:27:59,644 WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE RULES 782 00:27:59,644 --> 00:28:03,181 FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? 783 00:28:03,181 --> 00:28:04,449 >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN 784 00:28:04,449 --> 00:28:05,750 THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE 785 00:28:05,750 --> 00:28:06,718 REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A 786 00:28:06,718 --> 00:28:08,319 TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF 787 00:28:08,319 --> 00:28:11,489 THEIR TIME. SPEAKER'S 788 00:28:11,489 --> 00:28:12,490 MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF 789 00:28:12,490 --> 00:28:13,625 THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS 790 00:28:13,625 --> 00:28:14,659 WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO 791 00:28:14,659 --> 00:28:16,161 ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT 792 00:28:16,161 --> 00:28:19,998 SPEAKER. SO, FIRST UP, WE MISS 793 00:28:19,998 --> 00:28:21,266 CAROLYN MALONE, FOLLOWED BY 794 00:28:21,266 --> 00:28:22,801 CHRIS HENDRICKSON, NATHAN WALL, 795 00:28:22,801 --> 00:28:25,270 CJ GARCIA, BENNETT, AND THEN WE 796 00:28:25,270 --> 00:28:26,704 HAVE DEREK, FOLLOWED BY BETTY, 797 00:28:26,704 --> 00:28:28,540 GABRIEL, MARIA, AND GWENDOLYN. 798 00:28:28,540 --> 00:28:35,113 THEN WE HAVE M. SMITH , JASON, 799 00:28:35,113 --> 00:28:36,614 SUMMER, AND EVEN THAT. AND THEN 800 00:28:36,614 --> 00:28:38,950 WE WILL SWITCH TO ONLINE. MISS 801 00:28:38,950 --> 00:28:48,593 CAROLYN MALONE. WELCOME. 802 00:28:48,593 --> 00:28:49,794 >> I AM CAROLYN MALONE. ON 803 00:28:49,794 --> 00:28:51,296 AUGUST 28th, I WENT TO THE 804 00:28:51,296 --> 00:28:54,265 SEATTLE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 805 00:28:54,265 --> 00:28:57,936 TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT OF 806 00:28:57,936 --> 00:29:00,038 RACISM AND RETALIATION WHERE I 807 00:29:00,038 --> 00:29:01,206 LIVE. ON OCTOBER 30th, THE 808 00:29:01,206 --> 00:29:06,845 OFFICE SOC ARE WAS CLOSED FOR 2 809 00:29:06,845 --> 00:29:08,880 1/2 MONTHS, A PAINT JOB. ON 810 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:12,817 NOVEMBER 6, I FILED AND SIGNED 811 00:29:12,817 --> 00:29:15,353 MY FORMAL COMPLAINT, AND WAITED 812 00:29:15,353 --> 00:29:18,757 FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO BE 813 00:29:18,757 --> 00:29:21,359 ASSIGNED TO ME. FINALLY, ONE WAS 814 00:29:21,359 --> 00:29:24,362 ASSIGNED. I REJECTED HIM BECAUSE 815 00:29:24,362 --> 00:29:25,763 I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN HIS 816 00:29:25,763 --> 00:29:29,467 ABILITY TO ACT IMPARTIALLY ON MY 817 00:29:29,467 --> 00:29:36,274 BEHALF. AND FAST-FORWARD, I ASK 818 00:29:36,274 --> 00:29:38,042 ABOUT THE DIRECTOR , DEREK 819 00:29:38,042 --> 00:29:43,882 WHEELER SMITH, AND I WAS TOLD 820 00:29:43,882 --> 00:29:46,684 REPEATEDLY, HE IS ON LEAVE. AND 821 00:29:46,684 --> 00:29:48,787 THEN I FOUND OUT THAT HE IS ON 822 00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:51,122 LEAVE FOR JUST BOMBSHELL REASON 823 00:29:51,122 --> 00:29:53,892 FOR HE HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED FOR 824 00:29:53,892 --> 00:29:59,564 UNION TAMPERING, SEXUAL 825 00:29:59,564 --> 00:30:00,698 HARASSMENT, JUST A LAUNDRY LIST. 826 00:30:00,698 --> 00:30:04,002 AND ALSO, HIS ASSISTANT , 827 00:30:04,002 --> 00:30:07,438 DIRECTOR FATIMA , AND THE OFFICE 828 00:30:07,438 --> 00:30:15,079 AS SO CR SEEMS TO BE IN CHAOS, 829 00:30:15,079 --> 00:30:16,281 SO MY POINT IS I'M CONCERNED 830 00:30:16,281 --> 00:30:17,615 THAT MY CASE WILL NOT BE 831 00:30:17,615 --> 00:30:19,317 INVESTIGATED, WILL JUST GO AWAY, 832 00:30:19,317 --> 00:30:26,291 OR SOC R WILL GO AWAY, SO I AM 833 00:30:26,291 --> 00:30:27,258 WONDERING WHAT THE COUNCIL IS 834 00:30:27,258 --> 00:30:28,493 DOING ABOUT IT. ARE YOU AWARE 835 00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:29,827 THAT MR. WHEELER SMITH IS ON 836 00:30:29,827 --> 00:30:36,034 LEAVE FOR REASONS THAT PUBLIC 837 00:30:36,034 --> 00:30:41,539 COLA PRINTED OUT. I HAVEN'T 838 00:30:41,539 --> 00:30:42,574 SEEN [ INAUDIBLE ] IN THE 839 00:30:42,574 --> 00:30:43,808 SEATTLE TIMES ABOUT ALL OF THESE 840 00:30:43,808 --> 00:30:45,009 CHARGES AGAINST HIM, SO, I WOULD 841 00:30:45,009 --> 00:30:47,245 LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON , 842 00:30:47,245 --> 00:30:55,720 THANK YOU. X THANK YOU, MISS 843 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:56,654 CAROLYN. NEXT, WE HAVE CHRIS, 844 00:30:56,654 --> 00:30:57,789 WELCOME. FOLLOWED BY NATHAN, AND 845 00:30:57,789 --> 00:30:59,524 THEN CJ GARCIA, AND BENNETT. 846 00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:06,464 >> HELLO, COUNCIL. [ INAUDIBLE 847 00:31:06,464 --> 00:31:07,532 ], MY NAME IS CHRIS HENDRICKSON, 848 00:31:07,532 --> 00:31:09,133 I AM A D7 RESIDENT. BUT TODAY, I 849 00:31:09,133 --> 00:31:12,937 AM HERE ON BEHALF OF MY FRIENDS 850 00:31:12,937 --> 00:31:14,572 AT BRIGHTON COMMUNITIES. I'M 851 00:31:14,572 --> 00:31:15,473 DOING A LITTLE BIT OF 852 00:31:15,473 --> 00:31:16,307 VOLUNTEERING FOR THEM THIS 853 00:31:16,307 --> 00:31:17,542 WEEKEND NEXT WEEK, AND SO, I 854 00:31:17,542 --> 00:31:18,810 WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE COUNCIL 855 00:31:18,810 --> 00:31:20,011 TO ATTEND THE COMMUNITY 856 00:31:20,011 --> 00:31:20,612 CELEBRATION AT BRIGHTON 857 00:31:20,612 --> 00:31:21,846 COMMUNITIES. THIS EVENT TAKES 858 00:31:21,846 --> 00:31:26,918 PLACE MAY 7th, WHICH IS NEXT 859 00:31:26,918 --> 00:31:28,286 THURSDAY FROM 4:00 TO 6:00. I 860 00:31:28,286 --> 00:31:29,420 HOPE THAT YOU CAN ALL COME. 861 00:31:29,420 --> 00:31:38,162 MAYOR WILL BE THERE SPEAKING. 862 00:31:38,162 --> 00:31:39,063 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, THANK YOU SO 863 00:31:39,063 --> 00:31:40,465 MUCH. I HAVE BEEN BUSY HANGING 864 00:31:40,465 --> 00:31:41,332 THESE FLYERS UP EVERYWHERE, SO 865 00:31:41,332 --> 00:31:42,767 I'M JUST GOING TO READ A TINY 866 00:31:42,767 --> 00:31:44,002 LITTLE SEGMENT, SO YOU KNOW MORE 867 00:31:44,002 --> 00:31:45,637 ABOUT WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. AT 868 00:31:45,637 --> 00:31:46,871 THE CENTER OF THE CELEBRATION IS 869 00:31:46,871 --> 00:31:47,872 A THREE POINT $5 MILLION 870 00:31:47,872 --> 00:31:48,906 INVESTMENT FROM AMAZON 871 00:31:48,906 --> 00:31:52,777 SUPPORTING THE RENOVATION OF A 872 00:31:52,777 --> 00:31:53,745 124 UNIT BRIGHTON APARTMENTS, 873 00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:55,146 ONE OF THE LAST DEEPLY PORTABLE 874 00:31:55,146 --> 00:31:57,282 SENIOR PORTABLE HOUSING 875 00:31:57,282 --> 00:31:58,449 COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE. THIS 876 00:31:58,449 --> 00:32:08,226 PLACE IS PRECIOUS. IT REFLECTS 877 00:32:08,226 --> 00:32:09,227 THE GROWING MODEL WERE PRIVATE 878 00:32:09,227 --> 00:32:10,094 ENTERPRISE AND COMMUNITY LED 879 00:32:10,094 --> 00:32:10,862 ORGANIZATIONS WORK TOGETHER TO 880 00:32:10,862 --> 00:32:11,462 PRESERVE AFFORDABILITY WHILE 881 00:32:11,462 --> 00:32:12,297 BUILDING LONG-TERM PATHWAYS TO 882 00:32:12,297 --> 00:32:12,931 OWNERSHIP AND GENERATIONAL 883 00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:19,203 WEALTH. SO, THEY ARE AWESOME. I 884 00:32:19,203 --> 00:32:20,838 LOVE THEM SO MUCH, AND I HOPE TO 885 00:32:20,838 --> 00:32:22,040 SEE YOU ALL THERE. THANK YOU. 886 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,610 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU, CHRIS. 887 00:32:25,610 --> 00:32:26,611 NEXT, WE HAVE NATHAN WALL 888 00:32:26,611 --> 00:32:27,578 FOLLOWED BY CJ, THEN BENNETT, 889 00:32:27,578 --> 00:32:28,713 DEREK, BETTY, GABRIEL, MARIA, 890 00:32:28,713 --> 00:32:33,284 GWENDOLYN. 891 00:32:33,284 --> 00:32:34,719 >> SO, FIRST I WANT TO TALK 892 00:32:34,719 --> 00:32:35,987 ABOUT THE VISION ZERO. I BELIEVE 893 00:32:35,987 --> 00:32:37,021 IT IS WELL-INTENTIONED, BUT I 894 00:32:37,021 --> 00:32:38,056 DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THIS IS 895 00:32:38,056 --> 00:32:39,424 NECESSARY. I THINK WE KIND OF 896 00:32:39,424 --> 00:32:43,661 ALREADY KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO 897 00:32:43,661 --> 00:32:45,430 TO REALIZE VISION ZERO IN THE 898 00:32:45,430 --> 00:32:46,898 CITY, AND THAT IS MAKE IT HARDER 899 00:32:46,898 --> 00:32:48,099 TO DRIVE TOO FAST AND SPEAK 900 00:32:48,099 --> 00:32:49,367 ILLEGALLY, AND I THINK LIKE WHAT 901 00:32:49,367 --> 00:32:50,902 WE SEE ON RAINIER, WHAT WE SEE 902 00:32:50,902 --> 00:32:52,870 ON MLK AND AURORA, WE NEED -- 903 00:32:52,870 --> 00:32:56,641 THESE DECISIONS AREN'T REALLY 904 00:32:56,641 --> 00:32:57,275 POLITICALLY POPULAR DECISIONS, 905 00:32:57,275 --> 00:32:58,543 BUT WE NEED TO MAKE THEM, 906 00:32:58,543 --> 00:33:00,011 BECAUSE SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT 907 00:33:00,011 --> 00:33:03,681 THAN CONVENIENCE. SO, I BELIEVE 908 00:33:03,681 --> 00:33:04,916 THE BUDGET DEFICIT WE ARE IN 909 00:33:04,916 --> 00:33:06,284 RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK IT IS 910 00:33:06,284 --> 00:33:07,618 NECESSARY BECAUSE IN MY OPINION, 911 00:33:07,618 --> 00:33:08,553 WE ALREADY LARGELY DO KNOW WHAT 912 00:33:08,553 --> 00:33:09,988 WE NEED TO DO, SO, I DON'T 913 00:33:09,988 --> 00:33:11,389 THINK THIS IS LIKE A BAD 914 00:33:11,389 --> 00:33:12,790 INTENTIONED IDEA, I JUST -- I 915 00:33:12,790 --> 00:33:18,463 ACTUALLY THINK IT IS 916 00:33:18,463 --> 00:33:19,430 WELL-INTENTIONED, I THINK YOU DO 917 00:33:19,430 --> 00:33:20,798 WANT TO SEE PEOPLE STOP DYING ON 918 00:33:20,798 --> 00:33:22,133 OUR STREETS, BUT I JUST THINK 919 00:33:22,133 --> 00:33:24,335 THERE IS A BETTER WAY TO DO IT. 920 00:33:24,335 --> 00:33:26,037 UM, I ALSO WANT TO SAY, I AM 921 00:33:26,037 --> 00:33:27,939 HAPPY TO HEAR THAT ONE OF THE 922 00:33:27,939 --> 00:33:34,479 COMPANIES PULLED OUT OF BUILDING 923 00:33:34,479 --> 00:33:35,780 AN A.I. DATA CENTER IN OUR CITY. 924 00:33:35,780 --> 00:33:37,382 WE CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO 925 00:33:37,382 --> 00:33:38,683 RESIST USING AIA AS MUCH AS 926 00:33:38,683 --> 00:33:39,851 POSSIBLE, AND WE NEED TO HOLD 927 00:33:39,851 --> 00:33:41,819 CORPORATIONS LIKE [ INAUDIBLE ] 928 00:33:41,819 --> 00:33:43,621 ACCOUNTABLE FOR TRYING TO BUILD 929 00:33:43,621 --> 00:33:44,756 THESE DATA CENTERS, AS WELL AS 930 00:33:44,756 --> 00:33:46,124 TRYING TO BUILD AN ICE DETENTION 931 00:33:46,124 --> 00:33:47,258 CENTER. I WANT TO REITERATE MY 932 00:33:47,258 --> 00:33:48,693 CALL FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO 933 00:33:48,693 --> 00:33:49,927 HOLD MAYOR JOE [ INAUDIBLE ]'S 934 00:33:49,927 --> 00:33:51,696 POINT ACCOUNTABLE, BECAUSE HE IS 935 00:33:51,696 --> 00:33:55,466 -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS 936 00:33:55,466 --> 00:33:56,601 POSITION IS WITH THE COMPANY, 937 00:33:56,601 --> 00:33:57,835 BUT IT IS HIS FAMILY'S COMPANY. 938 00:33:57,835 --> 00:33:58,970 I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO 939 00:33:58,970 --> 00:34:04,008 BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF HUNT 940 00:34:04,008 --> 00:34:05,143 'S POINT UNTIL THEY STOP DOING 941 00:34:05,143 --> 00:34:06,911 THIS, AND I THINK A LOT OF THE 942 00:34:06,911 --> 00:34:07,645 RESIDENTS WOULD PROBABLY SUPPORT 943 00:34:07,645 --> 00:34:09,080 US IN THAT. FINALLY, I WANT TO 944 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:10,481 SAY, I THINK THE CITY OF SEATTLE 945 00:34:10,481 --> 00:34:12,016 NEEDS TO JOIN CITY OF SEATTLE IN 946 00:34:12,016 --> 00:34:17,021 CALLING FOR [ INAUDIBLE ]. HIS 947 00:34:17,021 --> 00:34:18,022 CONDUCT OF STALKING HIS 948 00:34:18,022 --> 00:34:18,890 EX-FIANCE, AND THEN MOCKING HER 949 00:34:18,890 --> 00:34:19,924 ON FACEBOOK WITH POSTS ABOUT 950 00:34:19,924 --> 00:34:27,065 SOAKING IN A TUB AFTER NOT -- HE 951 00:34:27,065 --> 00:34:28,332 DOESN'T HAVE TO WEAR AN ANKLE 952 00:34:28,332 --> 00:34:29,133 MONITOR BECAUSE HE IS 953 00:34:29,133 --> 00:34:30,101 LYMPHEDEMA, YOU SHOULDN'T BE 954 00:34:30,101 --> 00:34:30,935 MOCKING HER ON FACEBOOK ABOUT 955 00:34:30,935 --> 00:34:32,804 IT. WHILE THAT IS NOT CRITICAL, 956 00:34:32,804 --> 00:34:34,439 YOU SHOULDN'T BE AN ELECTED 957 00:34:34,439 --> 00:34:35,173 OFFICIAL, SO -- 958 00:34:35,173 --> 00:34:36,274 >> THANK YOU, NATHAN. NEXT, WE 959 00:34:36,274 --> 00:34:37,775 HAVE CJ GARCIA, FOLLOWED BY 960 00:34:37,775 --> 00:34:38,876 BENNETT, DEREK, BETTY, GABRIEL, 961 00:34:38,876 --> 00:34:44,382 MARIA, GWENDOLYN. 962 00:34:44,382 --> 00:34:45,116 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, 963 00:34:45,116 --> 00:34:45,983 COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS CJ 964 00:34:45,983 --> 00:34:47,085 GARCIA, AND THE CODIRECTOR OF 965 00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:48,953 ORGANIZING [ INAUDIBLE ] 966 00:34:48,953 --> 00:34:50,188 WASHINGTON. I WANTED TO TAKE THE 967 00:34:50,188 --> 00:34:51,856 TIME TODAY TO THANK YOU, THANK 968 00:34:51,856 --> 00:34:53,257 THE CITY, CITY COUNCIL, AND 969 00:34:53,257 --> 00:34:54,325 OFFICE OF STANDARDS FOR THEIR 970 00:34:54,325 --> 00:34:56,260 WORK IN ANALYZING THE DATA FROM 971 00:34:56,260 --> 00:35:03,701 FIVE BIG DELIVERY APPS AND 972 00:35:03,701 --> 00:35:04,735 PUBLISHING A REPORT ABOUT THE 973 00:35:04,735 --> 00:35:05,603 EFFECTIVENESS OF GIG WORKER 974 00:35:05,603 --> 00:35:06,804 PROTECTIONS IN THE CITY. FOR A 975 00:35:06,804 --> 00:35:07,839 LONG TIME, WORKERS HAVE BEEN 976 00:35:07,839 --> 00:35:09,073 SAYING THAT GIG WORKER 977 00:35:09,073 --> 00:35:14,612 PROTECTIONS LIKE PAY [ INAUDIBLE 978 00:35:14,612 --> 00:35:15,880 ] ARE WORKING. AND TWO YEARS 979 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:17,048 AGO, WORKERS HAD TO FIGHT BACK 980 00:35:17,048 --> 00:35:18,015 AGAINST AT COMPANIES IN THEIR 981 00:35:18,015 --> 00:35:19,350 BAD-FAITH ATTEMPT TO TEAR OUT 982 00:35:19,350 --> 00:35:20,184 THOSE PROTECTIONS BEFORE THE 983 00:35:20,184 --> 00:35:21,819 DATA WAS EVEN IN. NOW THAT WE 984 00:35:21,819 --> 00:35:24,956 HAVE THE APPS ON DATA BACKING UP 985 00:35:24,956 --> 00:35:26,057 WHAT WORKERS HAVE BEEN SAYING, 986 00:35:26,057 --> 00:35:27,358 IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO 987 00:35:27,358 --> 00:35:29,660 HIGHLIGHT RAISING LABOR 988 00:35:29,660 --> 00:35:30,628 STANDARDS AND IMPROVING WORKER 989 00:35:30,628 --> 00:35:31,462 PROTECTIONS HELPS EVERYONE. THE 990 00:35:31,462 --> 00:35:32,763 DATA SHOWS THAT DELIVERY DRIVERS 991 00:35:32,763 --> 00:35:37,902 PAY AND THE NUMBER OF DELIVERY 992 00:35:37,902 --> 00:35:39,203 ORDERS WENT UP AND CONTINUE TO 993 00:35:39,203 --> 00:35:40,838 GO UP EVEN AFTER THE PAYMENT 994 00:35:40,838 --> 00:35:44,442 ORDINANCE WENT INTO EFFECT. JUST 995 00:35:44,442 --> 00:35:46,077 AS IMPORTANTLY, PAY IS NOW EVEN 996 00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:48,412 MORE RELIABLE BECAUSE OF [ 997 00:35:48,412 --> 00:35:49,881 INAUDIBLE ] AND IT MAKES UP A 998 00:35:49,881 --> 00:35:50,681 LARGE PERCENTAGE INSTEAD OF 999 00:35:50,681 --> 00:35:51,782 CUSTOMER TIPS THAT COULD 1000 00:35:51,782 --> 00:35:55,920 FLUCTUATE FROM ONE ORATOR TO 1001 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:56,854 ANOTHER. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT 1002 00:35:56,854 --> 00:35:58,022 THE COUNCIL BUILT THE STUDY IN 1003 00:35:58,022 --> 00:35:59,457 TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE DATA 1004 00:35:59,457 --> 00:36:00,491 AND THE COUNCIL LISTENED TO 1005 00:36:00,491 --> 00:36:01,759 WORKERS AND STAY COMMITTED TO 1006 00:36:01,759 --> 00:36:02,927 MAKING DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS, 1007 00:36:02,927 --> 00:36:04,161 DESPITE THE FIERCE PRESSURE FROM 1008 00:36:04,161 --> 00:36:06,164 CORPORATIONS AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. 1009 00:36:06,164 --> 00:36:14,305 WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE THAT IN 1010 00:36:14,305 --> 00:36:15,172 SEATTLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1011 00:36:15,172 --> 00:36:16,774 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU, CJ. NEXT, 1012 00:36:16,774 --> 00:36:17,408 WE HAVE BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY 1013 00:36:17,408 --> 00:36:18,509 DEREK, BETTY, GABRIEL, MARIA, 1014 00:36:18,509 --> 00:36:28,119 GWENDOLYN. 1015 00:36:28,119 --> 00:36:29,153 >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON, 1016 00:36:29,153 --> 00:36:30,354 COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE TO 1017 00:36:30,354 --> 00:36:32,156 ADVOCATE FOR A DIFFERENT 1018 00:36:32,156 --> 00:36:33,324 EMPHASIS IN MEASURING SUCCESS 1019 00:36:33,324 --> 00:36:34,792 AND FIGHTING HOMELESSNESS, WHICH 1020 00:36:34,792 --> 00:36:36,861 IS TO MEASURE THE REDUCTION IN 1021 00:36:36,861 --> 00:36:38,829 THE NUMBER OF NEW HOMELESSNESS 1022 00:36:38,829 --> 00:36:47,538 RATHER THAN FOCUS ON [ INAUDIBLE 1023 00:36:47,538 --> 00:36:48,773 ] TOTAL NUMBER, AND THE REASON 1024 00:36:48,773 --> 00:36:50,141 FOR THIS IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 1025 00:36:50,141 --> 00:36:50,942 HOMELESSNESS IS A DIFFICULT 1026 00:36:50,942 --> 00:36:52,777 NUMBER TO MAKE A DENT IN, AND I 1027 00:36:52,777 --> 00:36:53,678 HAVE BEEN WATCHING LOCAL 1028 00:36:53,678 --> 00:36:54,679 POLITICS ENOUGH [ INAUDIBLE ]. 1029 00:36:54,679 --> 00:36:56,147 THEY CAN'T FIX IT. [ INAUDIBLE 1030 00:36:56,147 --> 00:36:59,350 ] BUT THE NUMBER OF NEW HOMELESS 1031 00:36:59,350 --> 00:37:00,117 YEAR-OVER-YEAR, THAT IS 1032 00:37:00,117 --> 00:37:02,587 SOMETHING THAT [ INAUDIBLE ]. 1033 00:37:02,587 --> 00:37:06,357 MORE OF AN IMPACT ON. IF YOU 1034 00:37:06,357 --> 00:37:13,030 LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, SO, IN THIS 1035 00:37:13,030 --> 00:37:14,198 MODEL, PREVENTING NEW 1036 00:37:14,198 --> 00:37:19,370 HOMELESSNESS IS RELATIVELY EASY, 1037 00:37:19,370 --> 00:37:21,372 ESPECIALLY IF IT IS FOR A RENT 1038 00:37:21,372 --> 00:37:22,406 RELATED EVICTION. IN THEORY, ALL 1039 00:37:22,406 --> 00:37:24,041 YOU HAVE TO DO IS TIP AND THE 1040 00:37:24,041 --> 00:37:24,976 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THE 1041 00:37:24,976 --> 00:37:26,344 PERSON IS ABLE TO PAY AND WHAT 1042 00:37:26,344 --> 00:37:29,380 THE RENT IS. ON THE OTHER HAND, 1043 00:37:29,380 --> 00:37:31,082 GETTING SOMEBODY OUT OF AN 1044 00:37:31,082 --> 00:37:31,749 EXISTING HOMELESSNESS SITUATION 1045 00:37:31,749 --> 00:37:33,284 IS MUCH HARDER, YOU HAVE A GAP 1046 00:37:33,284 --> 00:37:34,318 IN THEIR HOUSING HISTORY, A GAP 1047 00:37:34,318 --> 00:37:35,086 IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY, 1048 00:37:35,086 --> 00:37:36,320 THEY MAY HAVE MENTAL HEALTH OR 1049 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:37,622 DRUG ABUSE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN 1050 00:37:37,622 --> 00:37:38,723 AGGRAVATED BY THE PERIOD OF 1051 00:37:38,723 --> 00:37:40,891 HOMELESSNESS, BUT THE THING IS, 1052 00:37:40,891 --> 00:37:42,159 TO THE PUBLIC, THE EXISTING 1053 00:37:42,159 --> 00:37:42,893 HOMELESSNESS IS A MUCH MORE 1054 00:37:42,893 --> 00:37:45,763 VISIBLE PROBLEM. [ INAUDIBLE ] 1055 00:37:45,763 --> 00:37:47,164 WHAT ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO DO 1056 00:37:47,164 --> 00:37:48,032 ABOUT THE ENCAMPMENTS? THE 1057 00:37:48,032 --> 00:37:49,367 PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE PIPELINE 1058 00:37:49,367 --> 00:37:50,434 OR THEY ARE ABOUT TO BECOME 1059 00:37:50,434 --> 00:37:51,702 HOMELESS ARE MUCH LESS VISIBLE, 1060 00:37:51,702 --> 00:37:53,938 AND SO, THERE IS LESS PRESSURE 1061 00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:59,110 ON THE GROUP, EVEN THOUGH IF 1062 00:37:59,110 --> 00:38:00,478 THIS MODEL IS CORRECT, THAT'S 1063 00:38:00,478 --> 00:38:01,012 WHERE YOUR DOLLARS WOULD 1064 00:38:01,012 --> 00:38:02,113 ACTUALLY MAKE THE MOST 1065 00:38:02,113 --> 00:38:05,750 DIFFERENCE. SO, I AM SAYING IF 1066 00:38:05,750 --> 00:38:07,084 THAT IS A POLITICAL PROBLEM 1067 00:38:07,084 --> 00:38:11,555 WHERE PEOPLE ARE ABOUT TO BECOME 1068 00:38:11,555 --> 00:38:12,356 HOMELESS OR LESS VISIBLE, 1069 00:38:12,356 --> 00:38:13,557 ESSENTIALLY I AM SAYING TO YOU, 1070 00:38:13,557 --> 00:38:14,959 CHEAT AND TO MAKE THAT A MORE 1071 00:38:14,959 --> 00:38:17,061 VISIBLE ISSUE [ INAUDIBLE ] A 1072 00:38:17,061 --> 00:38:22,433 NUMBER YEAR-OVER-YEAR SHOWING A 1073 00:38:22,433 --> 00:38:23,234 REDUCTION IN NEW HOMELESSNESS, 1074 00:38:23,234 --> 00:38:24,468 BECAUSE EVEN IF THE TOTAL NUMBER 1075 00:38:24,468 --> 00:38:25,636 DOESN'T DO MUCH, AND THE BOTTOM 1076 00:38:25,636 --> 00:38:27,271 GRAPH THAT WE SHOWED [ INAUDIBLE 1077 00:38:27,271 --> 00:38:30,241 ] . 1078 00:38:30,241 --> 00:38:32,576 >> THANK YOU, BENNETT. 1079 00:38:32,576 --> 00:38:37,848 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 1080 00:38:37,848 --> 00:38:39,183 >> NEXT, WE HAVE DEREK, FOLLOWED 1081 00:38:39,183 --> 00:38:40,451 BY GABRIEL, BETTY, MARIA, AND 1082 00:38:40,451 --> 00:38:42,586 GWENDOLYN. DEREK? DEREK, 1083 00:38:42,586 --> 00:38:46,624 FOLLOWED BY BETTY. 1084 00:38:46,624 --> 00:38:47,925 >> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME 1085 00:38:47,925 --> 00:38:52,063 SPEAK. 1086 00:38:52,063 --> 00:38:53,064 >> LET'S RESTART YOUR TIME. 1087 00:38:53,064 --> 00:38:54,498 DEREK, COULD YOU SPEAK IN THE 1088 00:38:54,498 --> 00:38:55,933 MICROPHONE? 1089 00:38:55,933 --> 00:38:57,368 >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BEING 1090 00:38:57,368 --> 00:38:58,569 LABELED AS A DOMESTIC TERRORIST. 1091 00:38:58,569 --> 00:38:59,970 BEING ON THE DOMESTIC TERRORIST 1092 00:38:59,970 --> 00:39:01,072 WATCH LIST AND ALL THAT ENTAILS. 1093 00:39:01,072 --> 00:39:03,441 IF YOU CAN REMEMBER [ INAUDIBLE 1094 00:39:03,441 --> 00:39:08,079 ] RENEE GOOD AND ALEX PRETTI, 1095 00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:09,747 THERE WAS A REASON WHY THEY [ 1096 00:39:09,747 --> 00:39:14,118 INAUDIBLE ], BECAUSE ONCE YOU 1097 00:39:14,118 --> 00:39:15,219 ARE ON THE DOMESTIC TERRORIST 1098 00:39:15,219 --> 00:39:17,288 WATCH LISTS, IT DISRUPTS YOUR 1099 00:39:17,288 --> 00:39:22,093 WHOLE LIFE. LIKE THE FIRST LADY 1100 00:39:22,093 --> 00:39:23,060 THAT SPOKE ABOUT THE CIVIL 1101 00:39:23,060 --> 00:39:24,528 RIGHTS DIVISION HERE, [ 1102 00:39:24,528 --> 00:39:28,933 INAUDIBLE ] QUITE FRANKLY, IF 1103 00:39:28,933 --> 00:39:30,034 YOU ARE ON THE DOMESTIC 1104 00:39:30,034 --> 00:39:31,068 TERRORIST WATCH LIST, [ 1105 00:39:31,068 --> 00:39:33,738 INAUDIBLE ]. THEY DON'T TAKE 1106 00:39:33,738 --> 00:39:35,773 ANYTHING YOU SAY SERIOUSLY. I 1107 00:39:35,773 --> 00:39:40,778 HAVE -- I'M NOT ABLE TO WORK 1108 00:39:40,778 --> 00:39:45,950 ANYMORE . BELIEVE YOU ME WHEN I 1109 00:39:45,950 --> 00:39:50,121 SAY MY EXPERIENCES LAST. [ 1110 00:39:50,121 --> 00:39:51,155 INAUDIBLE ] ALL AROUND THE 1111 00:39:51,155 --> 00:39:52,389 UNITED STATES, I CAN'T GET A 1112 00:39:52,389 --> 00:39:53,958 JOB [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND WHEN YOU 1113 00:39:53,958 --> 00:39:58,295 COMPLAIN , THE POLICE ACTUALLY 1114 00:39:58,295 --> 00:40:01,332 DEPICT YOU AS SOMEONE WHO IS 1115 00:40:01,332 --> 00:40:11,108 MENTALLY UNSTABLE , PARANOID . 1116 00:40:11,108 --> 00:40:12,676 AND YOU CAN LOOK ONLINE, DON'T 1117 00:40:12,676 --> 00:40:13,644 TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, I'VE DONE 1118 00:40:13,644 --> 00:40:14,512 RESEARCH, BECAUSE -- AND 1119 00:40:14,512 --> 00:40:15,679 FINALLY, AFTER MAKING ABOUT SIX 1120 00:40:15,679 --> 00:40:17,181 COMPLAINTS TO THE POLICE, I 1121 00:40:17,181 --> 00:40:21,185 FINALLY LOOK AT THE REPORT THAT 1122 00:40:21,185 --> 00:40:22,620 THEY WROTE, AND IT IS ALL TRUE. 1123 00:40:22,620 --> 00:40:25,289 I WILL BRING HERE NEXT TUESDAY. 1124 00:40:25,289 --> 00:40:32,396 MY CAR WAS VANDALIZED. ABOUT A 1125 00:40:32,396 --> 00:40:34,398 WEEK AFTER OPENING A P.O. BOX 1126 00:40:34,398 --> 00:40:37,268 HERE, MY PO BOX AT THE UNITED 1127 00:40:37,268 --> 00:40:40,137 STATES POSTAL WAS VANDALIZED. 1128 00:40:40,137 --> 00:40:41,539 AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS THAT I 1129 00:40:41,539 --> 00:40:42,940 LEASED IT, THEY REFUSED TO 1130 00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:46,076 REPAIR IT, DIDN'T ONCE IN THAT 1131 00:40:46,076 --> 00:40:49,113 SIX MONTHS, THE LEASE WAS UP, IT 1132 00:40:49,113 --> 00:40:52,016 WAS REPAIRED. AND SO, I JUST 1133 00:40:52,016 --> 00:40:53,184 IMPLORE YOU TO TAKE IT 1134 00:40:53,184 --> 00:40:59,490 SERIOUSLY. IT IS -- THE 1135 00:40:59,490 --> 00:41:00,424 CORRUPTION RUNS DEEP BREAD AND 1136 00:41:00,424 --> 00:41:01,959 IT IS NOT JUST SEATTLE, I LOVE 1137 00:41:01,959 --> 00:41:02,660 SEATTLE EVEN THOUGH -- 1138 00:41:02,660 --> 00:41:04,028 >> THANK YOU, DEREK. 1139 00:41:04,028 --> 00:41:07,198 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 1140 00:41:07,198 --> 00:41:08,399 >> NEXT, WE HAVE BETTY, WELCOME. 1141 00:41:08,399 --> 00:41:09,667 FOLLOWED BY GABRIEL, THEN WE 1142 00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:11,969 HAVE MARIA, GWENDOLYN, WE WILL 1143 00:41:11,969 --> 00:41:13,437 GO ON TO SHEET NUMBER TWO. 1144 00:41:13,437 --> 00:41:14,538 WELCOME, BETTY. 1145 00:41:14,538 --> 00:41:16,040 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, THIS IS MY 1146 00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:17,141 FIRST TIME, SO I DIDN'T KNOW 1147 00:41:17,141 --> 00:41:19,476 HOW IT WORKS. I HAVE TWO 1148 00:41:19,476 --> 00:41:23,481 MINUTES. I AM HERE TO ADDRESS 1149 00:41:23,481 --> 00:41:24,682 PUBLIC HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. 1150 00:41:24,682 --> 00:41:28,552 I THINK -- IN MY OPINION, 1151 00:41:28,552 --> 00:41:30,921 HOMELESSNESS , IT HAS A LOT TO 1152 00:41:30,921 --> 00:41:32,623 DO WITH THE WAY THEY MANAGE 1153 00:41:32,623 --> 00:41:35,292 THINGS , AND THE SEATTLE HOUSING 1154 00:41:35,292 --> 00:41:38,028 AUTHORITY IS A BIG PROBLEM. IN 1155 00:41:38,028 --> 00:41:40,531 PUBLIC HOUSING. THE WAY THEY DO 1156 00:41:40,531 --> 00:41:44,468 THINGS IS POOR MANAGEMENT. I 1157 00:41:44,468 --> 00:41:47,004 HAVE A PROBLEM WITH NOISE FOR 1158 00:41:47,004 --> 00:41:56,480 ONE YEAR . AND NOBODY HAS DONE 1159 00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:59,550 NOTHING. YOU CAN DO NOTHING , 1160 00:41:59,550 --> 00:42:02,653 NOTHING, NOTHING. SO, IT IS 1161 00:42:02,653 --> 00:42:03,888 SOMETHING THAT THE LEGISLATURE [ 1162 00:42:03,888 --> 00:42:07,224 INAUDIBLE ] THEY NEED TO WORK ON 1163 00:42:07,224 --> 00:42:10,961 THAT. MY OTHER ISSUE IS I REALLY 1164 00:42:10,961 --> 00:42:13,797 ASK YOU THAT -- TO GO PAPERLESS. 1165 00:42:13,797 --> 00:42:16,333 IT IS NOT POSSIBLE THAT ALL THE 1166 00:42:16,333 --> 00:42:19,470 RESIDENTS , THEY RECEIVE A 1167 00:42:19,470 --> 00:42:22,172 LETTER EVERY SINGLE DAY. YOU 1168 00:42:22,172 --> 00:42:23,374 OPEN THE DOOR, IT'S A SINGLE 1169 00:42:23,374 --> 00:42:24,441 LETTER. AND I BELIEVE IT'S 1170 00:42:24,441 --> 00:42:25,676 BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH 1171 00:42:25,676 --> 00:42:30,414 WORK. THEY HAVE SO MANY 1172 00:42:30,414 --> 00:42:31,515 MANAGERS, MANAGER AFTER MANAGER 1173 00:42:31,515 --> 00:42:33,183 AFTER MANAGER, THEY REALLY NEED 1174 00:42:33,183 --> 00:42:34,785 TO SAVE MONEY ON MANAGERS, AND I 1175 00:42:34,785 --> 00:42:36,687 BELIEVE THEY NEED NEW MANAGERS 1176 00:42:36,687 --> 00:42:38,322 THAT KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. 1177 00:42:38,322 --> 00:42:41,525 SO, YES, THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED 1178 00:42:41,525 --> 00:42:44,161 TO SAY. THANK YOU. 1179 00:42:44,161 --> 00:42:48,499 >> THANK YOU, BETTY. NEXT, WE 1180 00:42:48,499 --> 00:42:49,333 HAVE GABRIEL, FOLLOWED BY MARIA, 1181 00:42:49,333 --> 00:42:52,102 THEN GWENDOLYN. WE HAVE M . 1182 00:42:52,102 --> 00:42:53,304 SMITH, SOMMER MILLER, JASON, AND 1183 00:42:53,304 --> 00:43:02,746 THEN -- [ INAUDIBLE ]. 1184 00:43:02,746 --> 00:43:04,181 >> A, FOLKS, MY NAME IS GABRIEL 1185 00:43:04,181 --> 00:43:05,549 DIAZ AND I AM HERE TODAY TO 1186 00:43:05,549 --> 00:43:06,383 SPEAK ABOUT KYLE ANDERSON 1187 00:43:06,383 --> 00:43:07,718 PROTESTS AND THE [ INAUDIBLE ] 1188 00:43:07,718 --> 00:43:08,852 REVIEW. I KNOW SEATTLE HAS A 1189 00:43:08,852 --> 00:43:09,987 DISCUSSION COMING UP ABOUT THIS, 1190 00:43:09,987 --> 00:43:12,323 AND I WANT TO SHARE AN OPINION I 1191 00:43:12,323 --> 00:43:13,757 HAVE, SEE YOU ALL CAN MULL IT 1192 00:43:13,757 --> 00:43:15,159 OVER BEFORE THE REVIEW. [ 1193 00:43:15,159 --> 00:43:17,027 INAUDIBLE ] ONE OF THE BIGGEST 1194 00:43:17,027 --> 00:43:18,362 THINGS I SAW THAT PEOPLE 1195 00:43:18,362 --> 00:43:23,000 RECOMMENDED WAS DOING CULTURAL 1196 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:23,667 COMPETENCY REVIEWS AND 1197 00:43:23,667 --> 00:43:24,535 TRAININGS. PERSONALLY, I AM NOT 1198 00:43:24,535 --> 00:43:26,570 AS BIG A FAN OF THAT, I'M GOING 1199 00:43:26,570 --> 00:43:29,440 TO SHARE WHY. MY FIRST THOUGHT 1200 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:30,341 IS LIKE PERSONALLY, I DON'T 1201 00:43:30,341 --> 00:43:32,042 THINK THAT A LOT OF THE STUFF WE 1202 00:43:32,042 --> 00:43:33,210 ARE SEEING, A CULTURE REVIEW IS 1203 00:43:33,210 --> 00:43:34,244 GOING TO CHANGE POINT DON'T 1204 00:43:34,244 --> 00:43:35,045 STOP PUNCHING PROTESTERS WHILE 1205 00:43:35,045 --> 00:43:36,113 THEIR ARMS ARE RESTRAINED [ 1206 00:43:36,113 --> 00:43:37,114 INAUDIBLE ]. LEARNING ABOUT 1207 00:43:37,114 --> 00:43:41,251 STONEWALL IS IT GOING TO STOP 1208 00:43:41,251 --> 00:43:41,885 OFFICERS FROM POTENTIALLY 1209 00:43:41,885 --> 00:43:42,453 ESCALATING PROTESTERS AND 1210 00:43:42,453 --> 00:43:43,721 CROSSING LINES. SECONDLY, IT IS 1211 00:43:43,721 --> 00:43:45,055 JUST BECAUSE [ INAUDIBLE ] POINT 1212 00:43:45,055 --> 00:43:47,358 16% OF VETERAN OFFICERS AND 14% 1213 00:43:47,358 --> 00:43:48,626 OF NEW OFFICERS HAVE TAKEN THE 1214 00:43:48,626 --> 00:43:50,394 TRAINING THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED 1215 00:43:50,394 --> 00:43:52,096 TO BY LAW WITHIN THE TIMELINE 1216 00:43:52,096 --> 00:43:55,699 YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO. THIS 1217 00:43:55,699 --> 00:43:57,468 TRAINING DOES [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND 1218 00:43:57,468 --> 00:43:58,168 OFFICERS JUST AREN'T DOING IT 1219 00:43:58,168 --> 00:43:59,103 BUT WITH MULTIPLE PAPERS AND 1220 00:43:59,103 --> 00:44:00,371 MULTIPLE JOURNALIST REPORTING 1221 00:44:00,371 --> 00:44:00,971 SOME OFFICERS ONTO DOING IT 1222 00:44:00,971 --> 00:44:02,139 BECAUSE THEY JUST DON'T DO 1223 00:44:02,139 --> 00:44:10,114 "WELCOME." [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT IS 1224 00:44:10,114 --> 00:44:11,281 NOT GOING TO STOP ANOTHER [ 1225 00:44:11,281 --> 00:44:12,516 INAUDIBLE ] BUT WE NEED STRONGER 1226 00:44:12,516 --> 00:44:13,417 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OFFICERS. WE 1227 00:44:13,417 --> 00:44:14,952 TALK ABOUT HOW WE HAVEN'T 1228 00:44:14,952 --> 00:44:16,854 DROPPED OUR STANDARDS, BUT KEPT 1229 00:44:16,854 --> 00:44:17,755 OUR STANDARDS HIGH, BUT WHAT 1230 00:44:17,755 --> 00:44:18,722 ABOUT STANDARDS FOR OFFICERS 1231 00:44:18,722 --> 00:44:19,723 WERE ON THE FORCE? FOR EXAMPLE, 1232 00:44:19,723 --> 00:44:20,657 OFFICER KEN HOWARD, THE OFFICER 1233 00:44:20,657 --> 00:44:22,092 WHO [ INAUDIBLE ]. BECAUSE HE 1234 00:44:22,092 --> 00:44:23,661 BLACKED OUT WHILE THEY WERE 1235 00:44:23,661 --> 00:44:24,161 PRACTICING MARTIAL ARTS 1236 00:44:24,161 --> 00:44:28,399 TOGETHER. 70% OF THE DISCIPLINE 1237 00:44:28,399 --> 00:44:29,600 THAT SHE [ INAUDIBLE ] HANDED 1238 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:31,668 DOWN ARE THE LOWEST LEVEL 1239 00:44:31,668 --> 00:44:32,469 RECOMMENDED OR BELOW. THIS 1240 00:44:32,469 --> 00:44:33,704 DOESN'T SAY TO ME OFFICERS WILL 1241 00:44:33,704 --> 00:44:35,139 BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND [ 1242 00:44:35,139 --> 00:44:43,280 INAUDIBLE ], BUT NOT ADDRESS THE 1243 00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:44,581 ACTUAL CHANGE. WE HAD A CHANCE 1244 00:44:44,581 --> 00:44:46,016 TO GET SOME ACCOUNT ABILITY 1245 00:44:46,016 --> 00:44:47,217 MEASURES TO SPD DURING THE LAST 1246 00:44:47,217 --> 00:44:47,951 CONTRACT, WITH MULTIPLE [ 1247 00:44:47,951 --> 00:44:49,086 INAUDIBLE ] SAYING THIS WAS NOT 1248 00:44:49,086 --> 00:44:50,287 ENOUGH ACCOUNT ABILITY, AND YET 1249 00:44:50,287 --> 00:44:51,555 WE GAVE IT TO THEM ANYWAY. THE 1250 00:44:51,555 --> 00:44:52,990 BEST WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WAS 1251 00:44:52,990 --> 00:44:54,224 BACK THEN, THE SECOND BEST TIME 1252 00:44:54,224 --> 00:44:56,226 IS NOW. WE NEED TO WORK CLOSELY 1253 00:44:56,226 --> 00:44:58,662 [ INAUDIBLE ]. I WILL FIRST 1254 00:44:58,662 --> 00:44:59,863 REITERATE THE DEMANDS OF THE 1255 00:44:59,863 --> 00:45:00,764 VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY TO 1256 00:45:00,764 --> 00:45:02,166 OPEN AN OFFICE OF PUBLIC -- AN 1257 00:45:02,166 --> 00:45:03,767 OFFICE OF THE VICTIMS OF POLICE 1258 00:45:03,767 --> 00:45:09,473 VIOLENCE. [ INAUDIBLE ] 1259 00:45:09,473 --> 00:45:13,644 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, 1260 00:45:13,644 --> 00:45:15,112 GABRIEL. NEXT, WE HAVE MARIA, 1261 00:45:15,112 --> 00:45:17,247 FOLLOWED BY GWENDOLYN, THEN M, 1262 00:45:17,247 --> 00:45:21,285 SOMMER, JASON, AND MISS E THAT. 1263 00:45:21,285 --> 00:45:25,522 MARIA ? 1264 00:45:25,522 --> 00:45:26,557 >> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, 1265 00:45:26,557 --> 00:45:28,592 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 1266 00:45:28,592 --> 00:45:31,562 MARIA, I AM A JUNIOR IN WEST 1267 00:45:31,562 --> 00:45:32,696 SEATTLE. I AM HERE TODAY TO 1268 00:45:32,696 --> 00:45:36,033 SPEAK MY TRUTH AND REPRESENT 1269 00:45:36,033 --> 00:45:37,134 MINORITY YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. 1270 00:45:37,134 --> 00:45:42,139 I AM SPEAKING TO YOU TO INVEST 1271 00:45:42,139 --> 00:45:46,009 MORE IN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE -- 1272 00:45:46,009 --> 00:45:47,177 REFUGEES OFFICE -- SORRY, I'M A 1273 00:45:47,177 --> 00:45:49,213 LITTLE NERVOUS. AND TO CREATE A 1274 00:45:49,213 --> 00:45:52,116 REAL OPPORTUNITY THAT SUPPORTS 1275 00:45:52,116 --> 00:45:53,450 AND UPLIFTS YOUNG PEOPLE SUCH AS 1276 00:45:53,450 --> 00:45:59,757 MYSELF. TOO OFTEN, POLITICIANS 1277 00:45:59,757 --> 00:46:00,457 AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS CLAIM 1278 00:46:00,457 --> 00:46:02,126 THAT THEY ARE WORKING TO PROTECT 1279 00:46:02,126 --> 00:46:03,727 OUR YOUTH. BUT THE REALITY TELLS 1280 00:46:03,727 --> 00:46:05,362 A DIFFERENT STORY. OUR YOUTH ARE 1281 00:46:05,362 --> 00:46:06,430 NOT BEING PROTECTED WHEN 1282 00:46:06,430 --> 00:46:12,636 EDUCATION FUNDING IS CUT , WHEN 1283 00:46:12,636 --> 00:46:13,403 SCHOOL SHOOTINGS CONTINUE TO 1284 00:46:13,403 --> 00:46:14,571 HAPPEN, AND WHEN IMMIGRANT 1285 00:46:14,571 --> 00:46:18,142 CHILDREN ARE BEING PLACED IN 1286 00:46:18,142 --> 00:46:19,109 DETENTION CENTERS. I RECOGNIZE 1287 00:46:19,109 --> 00:46:19,977 THAT THE COUNCIL RECENTLY PASSED 1288 00:46:19,977 --> 00:46:20,911 LEGISLATION TO PROTECT LOCAL 1289 00:46:20,911 --> 00:46:26,450 COMMUNITIES, BILL 121180, AND I 1290 00:46:26,450 --> 00:46:28,252 APPRECIATE THAT STEP, BUT I URGE 1291 00:46:28,252 --> 00:46:33,390 YOU TO GO FURTHER. TAKE THE TIME 1292 00:46:33,390 --> 00:46:34,825 TO READ THE LETTERS WRITTEN BY 1293 00:46:34,825 --> 00:46:35,526 CHILDREN CURRENTLY IN ICE 1294 00:46:35,526 --> 00:46:42,666 DETENTIONS OR IN ICE CUSTODY. 1295 00:46:42,666 --> 00:46:43,500 THEIR WORDS ARE HEARTBREAKING 1296 00:46:43,500 --> 00:46:44,401 AND REVEAL THE REAL CONDITIONS 1297 00:46:44,401 --> 00:46:45,636 THEY ARE FACING. IF WE TRULY 1298 00:46:45,636 --> 00:46:46,870 WANT TO PROTECT OUR YOUTH, WE 1299 00:46:46,870 --> 00:46:48,105 MUST LISTEN TO THEM, INVEST IN 1300 00:46:48,105 --> 00:46:50,607 THEM, AND ACT WITH URGENCY AND 1301 00:46:50,607 --> 00:46:51,241 COMPASSION. PROTECTION SHOULD 1302 00:46:51,241 --> 00:46:52,709 NOT JUST BE A STATEMENT, IT 1303 00:46:52,709 --> 00:46:53,944 SHOULD REFLECT IN MEANINGFUL 1304 00:46:53,944 --> 00:47:01,218 LEGISLATION AND IN THE CITY 1305 00:47:01,218 --> 00:47:02,019 BUDGET. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 1306 00:47:02,019 --> 00:47:02,519 YOUR TIME. 1307 00:47:02,519 --> 00:47:03,620 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU, MARIA. 1308 00:47:03,620 --> 00:47:04,822 NEXT, WE HAVE GWENDOLYN, 1309 00:47:04,822 --> 00:47:08,625 FOLLOWED BY LETTER M, SOMMER, 1310 00:47:08,625 --> 00:47:10,260 JASON, YVETTE, THEN WE WILL JUMP 1311 00:47:10,260 --> 00:47:12,996 TO ONLINE. 1312 00:47:12,996 --> 00:47:14,331 >> I'M GWENDOLYN, I AM HERE TO 1313 00:47:14,331 --> 00:47:15,566 COMMENT ON THE PUBLIC HEARING 1314 00:47:15,566 --> 00:47:19,603 TODAY FOR PERMANENT BAN ON ICE 1315 00:47:19,603 --> 00:47:20,604 DETENTION CENTERS. WE NEED TO 1316 00:47:20,604 --> 00:47:22,239 HAVE THIS BAN PASSED POINT 1317 00:47:22,239 --> 00:47:27,110 >> ONE SECOND, GWENDOLYN. WE CAN 1318 00:47:27,110 --> 00:47:28,679 DO -- SO, WE ARE PUBLIC COMMENT 1319 00:47:28,679 --> 00:47:29,413 WHERE YOU CAN COMMENT ABOUT 1320 00:47:29,413 --> 00:47:30,747 ANYTHING, AND THEN YOU CAN DO 1321 00:47:30,747 --> 00:47:31,648 ANOTHER WITH YOUR PUBLIC HEARING 1322 00:47:31,648 --> 00:47:33,016 AS WELL. DID YOU SIGN UP FOR 1323 00:47:33,016 --> 00:47:33,283 BOTH? 1324 00:47:33,283 --> 00:47:36,286 >> I ONLY SAW A SIGN UP FOR ONE. 1325 00:47:36,286 --> 00:47:38,355 >> OKAY, SO IS GWENDOLYN ALLOWED 1326 00:47:38,355 --> 00:47:39,656 TO DRESS LIKE THE COUNCIL ABOUT 1327 00:47:39,656 --> 00:47:41,458 THAT, AND THEN ALSO DO A PUBLIC 1328 00:47:41,458 --> 00:47:41,858 HEARING COMMENT? 1329 00:47:41,858 --> 00:47:45,696 >> [ INAUDIBLE ] COMMENTS ON 1330 00:47:45,696 --> 00:47:47,397 ITEMS RELATING TO ITEMS ON THE 1331 00:47:47,397 --> 00:47:51,635 AGENDA, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] ITEMS 1332 00:47:51,635 --> 00:47:52,502 WITHIN THE COMMITTEE PURVIEW, 1333 00:47:52,502 --> 00:47:53,737 AND ALSO THE COUNCIL WORK 1334 00:47:53,737 --> 00:47:56,506 PROGRAM WITHOUT ANY COMMENTS ON 1335 00:47:56,506 --> 00:47:57,507 THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE PUBLIC 1336 00:47:57,507 --> 00:47:58,675 HEARING WILL HAPPEN AS SOON AS 1337 00:47:58,675 --> 00:47:59,810 WE LOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT 1338 00:47:59,810 --> 00:48:00,043 PERIOD. 1339 00:48:00,043 --> 00:48:01,745 >> SO, CAN GWENDOLYN TALK ABOUT 1340 00:48:01,745 --> 00:48:04,615 ICE DETENTION CENTERS IN GENERAL 1341 00:48:04,615 --> 00:48:06,049 ? AND THEN DO PUBLIC COMMENT 1342 00:48:06,049 --> 00:48:07,184 REGARDING THIS CURRENT 1343 00:48:07,184 --> 00:48:10,654 LEGISLATION? DID YOU SEE WHAT I 1344 00:48:10,654 --> 00:48:16,927 JUST DID THERE? YOU CAN TALK 1345 00:48:16,927 --> 00:48:18,295 ABOUT THEM IN GENERAL FOR YOUR 1346 00:48:18,295 --> 00:48:19,129 FIRST PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND THEN 1347 00:48:19,129 --> 00:48:20,364 SIGN UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, 1348 00:48:20,364 --> 00:48:21,565 THEN YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE 1349 00:48:21,565 --> 00:48:22,566 CURRENT LAW DIRECTLY. THAT IS 1350 00:48:22,566 --> 00:48:26,503 WHAT I AM BEING TOLD. 1351 00:48:26,503 --> 00:48:27,571 >> I SEE, I SEE. 1352 00:48:27,571 --> 00:48:28,572 >> YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M 1353 00:48:28,572 --> 00:48:28,805 SAYING? 1354 00:48:28,805 --> 00:48:29,573 >> I UNDERSTAND THAT 1355 00:48:29,573 --> 00:48:31,208 >> OKAY, SO WE WILL RESTART YOUR 1356 00:48:31,208 --> 00:48:32,376 TIMER. IT IS RIGHT AFTER COMMAS 1357 00:48:32,376 --> 00:48:33,377 RIGHT AFTER WE GIVE PUBLIC 1358 00:48:33,377 --> 00:48:34,811 COMMENT, THEN WE WILL DO THE 1359 00:48:34,811 --> 00:48:35,879 PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DETENTION 1360 00:48:35,879 --> 00:48:38,348 POINT SO, YOU CAN COMMENT ABOUT 1361 00:48:38,348 --> 00:48:39,416 ICE DETENTION CENTERS IN 1362 00:48:39,416 --> 00:48:40,183 GENERAL, AND THEN SPECIFIC, THE 1363 00:48:40,183 --> 00:48:41,585 LAW WE ARE DOING TODAY, SO YOU 1364 00:48:41,585 --> 00:48:42,219 CAN DO BOTH. 1365 00:48:42,219 --> 00:48:44,888 >> YEAH, SO IN GENERAL, WE NEED 1366 00:48:44,888 --> 00:48:46,390 ICE OUT OF SEATTLE. YOU KNOW, 1367 00:48:46,390 --> 00:48:56,233 LIKE BUT ICE IS NOT THE ONLY 1368 00:48:56,233 --> 00:48:57,167 THREAT TO PEOPLE IN SEATTLE 1369 00:48:57,167 --> 00:48:58,368 RIGHT NOW, IT IS A HUGE THREAT, 1370 00:48:58,368 --> 00:48:59,569 BUT WE ALSO HAVE MANY DEVELOPERS 1371 00:48:59,569 --> 00:49:01,038 MOVING IN TO SET UP THESE NEW 1372 00:49:01,038 --> 00:49:02,039 A.I. DATA CENTERS. THESE DATA 1373 00:49:02,039 --> 00:49:03,206 CENTERS ARE SUPPOSED TO COST AS 1374 00:49:03,206 --> 00:49:04,241 MUCH ELECTRICITY AS IS CURRENTLY 1375 00:49:04,241 --> 00:49:05,676 BEING USED BY ONE THIRD OF THE 1376 00:49:05,676 --> 00:49:06,977 CITY TODAY, THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE 1377 00:49:06,977 --> 00:49:17,521 FOR THIS [ INAUDIBLE ] ACTUALLY 1378 00:49:18,288 --> 00:49:19,389 BENEFIT WORKING PEOPLE. WE NEED 1379 00:49:19,389 --> 00:49:20,324 THE POWER OF THE WORKING CLASS 1380 00:49:20,324 --> 00:49:21,325 TO FIGHT AGAINST THESE THINGS, 1381 00:49:21,325 --> 00:49:22,359 AGAINST ICE, AGAINST THE THING 1382 00:49:22,359 --> 00:49:23,627 I'M NOT ALLOWED TO NAME RIGHT 1383 00:49:23,627 --> 00:49:24,161 NOW, AGAINST DETENTION 1384 00:49:24,161 --> 00:49:25,228 FACILITIES, AND SO FOR THAT 1385 00:49:25,228 --> 00:49:26,029 REASON, EVERYONE HERE SHOULD 1386 00:49:26,029 --> 00:49:27,431 COME OUT ON A DATE , THIS 1387 00:49:27,431 --> 00:49:28,465 FRIDAY, THE MARCH, SHOW THE 1388 00:49:28,465 --> 00:49:29,466 POWER OF THE WORKING CLASS 1389 00:49:29,466 --> 00:49:30,534 AGAINST THESE BIG BUSINESS 1390 00:49:30,534 --> 00:49:31,368 BILLIONAIRES. WE NEED TO COME 1391 00:49:31,368 --> 00:49:32,569 BACK HERE ON TUESDAY, MAY 5th. 1392 00:49:32,569 --> 00:49:33,704 WE HAVE MULTIPLE SOCIALIST AND 1393 00:49:33,704 --> 00:49:34,338 ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS SINGLED 1394 00:49:34,338 --> 00:49:35,439 OUT TO SHOW THAT PEOPLE ARE 1395 00:49:35,439 --> 00:49:37,074 ANGRY, PEOPLE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF 1396 00:49:37,074 --> 00:49:38,342 THIS, YOU KNOW, BS GOING ON WITH 1397 00:49:38,342 --> 00:49:41,545 ICE, EVERYTHING. AND [ INAUDIBLE 1398 00:49:41,545 --> 00:49:48,885 ] SHOW THAT OUR CITY IS NOT 1399 00:49:48,885 --> 00:49:50,153 COMING THIS, WE ARE ALL SICK OF 1400 00:49:50,153 --> 00:49:51,621 IT. EVEN THOUGH WE CAN'T ALL BE 1401 00:49:51,621 --> 00:49:53,056 OUT HERE AT 2:00 P.M. ON A 1402 00:49:53,056 --> 00:49:54,224 TUESDAY, BUT WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH, 1403 00:49:54,224 --> 00:49:55,525 AND IF THE BUSINESS CLASS [ 1404 00:49:55,525 --> 00:49:57,094 INAUDIBLE ] WILL FIGHT TO SEE 1405 00:49:57,094 --> 00:49:58,328 THIS THROUGH. 1406 00:49:58,328 --> 00:49:59,463 >> THANK YOU, GWENDOLYN, AND 1407 00:49:59,463 --> 00:50:00,731 PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE PUBLIC 1408 00:50:00,731 --> 00:50:04,001 HEARING, WHICH THE PUBLIC 1409 00:50:04,001 --> 00:50:05,068 HEARING IS RIGHT AFTER THE 1410 00:50:05,068 --> 00:50:06,403 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, WHICH YOU 1411 00:50:06,403 --> 00:50:07,270 CAN COMMENT ABOUT THE DETENTION 1412 00:50:07,270 --> 00:50:08,338 CENTER LEGISLATION THAT IS 1413 00:50:08,338 --> 00:50:10,741 BEFORE US. NEXT, WE HAVE LETTER 1414 00:50:10,741 --> 00:50:13,677 M. SMITH, [ INAUDIBLE ]. 1415 00:50:13,677 --> 00:50:15,412 >> YEAH, I THINK IT IS VERY GOOD 1416 00:50:15,412 --> 00:50:17,581 THAT , YOU KNOW, WE ARE HAVING 1417 00:50:17,581 --> 00:50:24,821 THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON AN 1418 00:50:24,821 --> 00:50:25,922 IMPORTANT BAN ON ICE DETENTION 1419 00:50:25,922 --> 00:50:27,057 CENTERS, AND I THINK IT SHOULD 1420 00:50:27,057 --> 00:50:28,291 BE UNDERSTOOD ALSO THAT THIS IS 1421 00:50:28,291 --> 00:50:29,426 ONLY HAPPENING BECAUSE OF THE 1422 00:50:29,426 --> 00:50:30,093 PRESSURE OF THE MOVEMENT, 1423 00:50:30,093 --> 00:50:31,361 BECAUSE OF THE TENS OF THOUSANDS 1424 00:50:31,361 --> 00:50:32,963 OF PEOPLE WHO WENT OUT ONTO THE 1425 00:50:32,963 --> 00:50:33,764 STREETS IN MINNEAPOLIS, AROUND 1426 00:50:33,764 --> 00:50:34,831 THE COUNTRY TO FIGHT BACK 1427 00:50:34,831 --> 00:50:35,932 AGAINST THESE ATTACKS BY I 1428 00:50:35,932 --> 00:50:37,100 SPRAYED ON THEIR OWN, THE 1429 00:50:37,100 --> 00:50:39,903 DEMOCRATIC PARTY WOULD NEVER 1430 00:50:39,903 --> 00:50:40,504 PASS ANYTHING THAT ACTUALLY 1431 00:50:40,504 --> 00:50:41,138 BENEFITS WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE. 1432 00:50:41,138 --> 00:50:43,006 IT IS ONLY UNDER THE PRESSURE OF 1433 00:50:43,006 --> 00:50:51,982 [ INAUDIBLE ] ANY OF THE GAMES 1434 00:50:51,982 --> 00:50:53,617 IN SEATTLE THAT WE HAVE WON, YOU 1435 00:50:53,617 --> 00:50:54,618 KNOW, OVER THE LAST 10, 15 1436 00:50:54,618 --> 00:50:55,752 YEARS, AND I WILL TALK MORE 1437 00:50:55,752 --> 00:50:56,787 ABOUT THE ICE DETENTION CENTERS 1438 00:50:56,787 --> 00:50:58,021 IN THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IT 1439 00:50:58,021 --> 00:50:59,389 HAS BEEN ALMOST FOUR MONTHS. I 1440 00:50:59,389 --> 00:51:00,457 MEAN, IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT THIS 1441 00:51:00,457 --> 00:51:01,892 IS ALL THAT WE HAVE DONE, IS 1442 00:51:01,892 --> 00:51:03,193 PASS A ONE-YEAR BAN, AND NOW 1443 00:51:03,193 --> 00:51:09,766 DISCUSSING THIS PERMANENT BAN ON 1444 00:51:09,766 --> 00:51:10,801 ICE DETENTION CENTERS, WE HAVE 1445 00:51:10,801 --> 00:51:11,835 BEEN OUT HERE FOR THREE MONTHS, 1446 00:51:11,835 --> 00:51:12,803 MANY ORGANIZATIONS, CALLING FOR 1447 00:51:12,803 --> 00:51:13,804 STRONGER ACTION. THERE ARE BASIC 1448 00:51:13,804 --> 00:51:14,738 THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL COULD 1449 00:51:14,738 --> 00:51:15,539 PASS, MUNICIPAL IDEAS FOR 1450 00:51:15,539 --> 00:51:16,206 UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, WHICH 1451 00:51:16,206 --> 00:51:17,207 MANY CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY 1452 00:51:17,207 --> 00:51:18,508 PASSED POINT NEW YORK, BOSTON, 1453 00:51:18,508 --> 00:51:25,348 SAN FRANCISCO, WHY DOES SEATTLE 1454 00:51:25,348 --> 00:51:27,217 NOT HAVE THIS? IT PROVIDES BASIC 1455 00:51:27,217 --> 00:51:27,818 PROTECTION FOR UNDOCUMENTED 1456 00:51:27,818 --> 00:51:28,418 IMMIGRANTS. ON APRIL 8th, A 1457 00:51:28,418 --> 00:51:29,753 UNION MEMBER WAS DEPORTED FROM 1458 00:51:29,753 --> 00:51:33,290 SEATAC, KENNY, A MEMBER OF UAW 1459 00:51:33,290 --> 00:51:34,191 4121. THE DEMOCRATS AREN'T 1460 00:51:34,191 --> 00:51:35,192 DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, AND 1461 00:51:35,192 --> 00:51:35,992 FRANKLY, THE UNION LEADERSHIP 1462 00:51:35,992 --> 00:51:37,327 ISN'T, EITHER. I THINK IT'S 1463 00:51:37,327 --> 00:51:43,366 REALLY DISAPPOINTING , WE JUST 1464 00:51:43,366 --> 00:51:44,734 HAD A ROOM FULL OF UNION LEADERS 1465 00:51:44,734 --> 00:51:46,369 WHO CAME IN FOR A PHOTO OP, BUT 1466 00:51:46,369 --> 00:51:47,737 THAT MAKE A SINGLE DEMAND ON 1467 00:51:47,737 --> 00:51:48,805 THIS COUNCIL, DIDN'T SAY A WORD 1468 00:51:48,805 --> 00:51:50,073 ABOUT UNION MEMBERS WHO ARE 1469 00:51:50,073 --> 00:51:52,976 BEING DEPARTED, AND THIS IS 1470 00:51:52,976 --> 00:51:54,411 EXACTLY WHY WE HAVE TRUMP IN THE 1471 00:51:54,411 --> 00:51:55,579 FIRST PLACE. I MADE THIS POINT 1472 00:51:55,579 --> 00:51:56,847 BEFORE, IT IS BECAUSE OF THE 1473 00:51:56,847 --> 00:51:58,048 LACK OF ACTION BY THE DEMOCRAT 1474 00:51:58,048 --> 00:51:59,049 PARTY THAT THE RIGHT-WING IS 1475 00:51:59,049 --> 00:52:00,083 TAKING POWER AROUND THE COUNTRY, 1476 00:52:00,083 --> 00:52:01,685 AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ENDING 1477 00:52:01,685 --> 00:52:02,319 TRAFFIC DEBTS FOR VISION ZERO, 1478 00:52:02,319 --> 00:52:03,520 BUT THE DEMOCRATS OF THE KING 1479 00:52:03,520 --> 00:52:04,521 COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE SOUND 1480 00:52:04,521 --> 00:52:05,522 TRANSIT ARE TALKING ABOUT 1481 00:52:05,522 --> 00:52:11,928 CANCELING THE LIGHT RAIL 1482 00:52:11,928 --> 00:52:12,929 EXTENSION. [ INAUDIBLE ] IT'S 1483 00:52:12,929 --> 00:52:13,730 BY EXPANDING MASS TRANSIT, 1484 00:52:13,730 --> 00:52:14,731 MAKING IT FREE, GETTING PEOPLE 1485 00:52:14,731 --> 00:52:16,399 TO USE IT, AND THE WAY IS CLEAR, 1486 00:52:16,399 --> 00:52:17,734 TAX THE RICH. AMAZON'S PROFITS 1487 00:52:17,734 --> 00:52:19,069 HAVE GONE UP $21 BILLION IN 2020 1488 00:52:19,069 --> 00:52:21,371 WHEN THE PAST -- [ INAUDIBLE ] . 1489 00:52:21,505 --> 00:52:27,978 >> THANK YOU, M . THANK YOU, M. 1490 00:52:27,978 --> 00:52:30,280 NEXT, WE HAVE SOMMER MILLER, 1491 00:52:30,280 --> 00:52:32,115 FOLLOWED BY JASON AND YVETTE AND 1492 00:52:32,115 --> 00:52:33,917 WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC 1493 00:52:33,917 --> 00:52:35,919 HEARING. 1494 00:52:35,919 --> 00:52:37,354 >> I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING M 1495 00:52:37,354 --> 00:52:42,058 JUST SAID. FOR PUBLIC HEARING, 1496 00:52:42,058 --> 00:52:43,126 MAYBE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT 1497 00:52:43,126 --> 00:52:44,494 IT. IT KIND OF SEEMS LIKE THE 1498 00:52:44,494 --> 00:52:45,662 CITY COUNCIL SHOULD LET PEOPLE 1499 00:52:45,662 --> 00:52:47,097 KNOW PUBLICLY THAT THERE IS [ 1500 00:52:47,097 --> 00:52:56,907 INAUDIBLE ]. OTHERWISE, THEY CAN 1501 00:52:56,907 --> 00:52:58,175 COME IN AND BE PART OF IT, CAN 1502 00:52:58,175 --> 00:52:59,409 THEY? BUT IT'S BEEN ALMOST FOUR 1503 00:52:59,409 --> 00:53:00,610 MONTHS, AS M SAID, SINCE RENEE 1504 00:53:00,610 --> 00:53:01,645 GOOD WAS KILLED, AND EVERY 1505 00:53:01,645 --> 00:53:02,679 SINGLE MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL 1506 00:53:02,679 --> 00:53:03,880 SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMMIT RIGHT 1507 00:53:03,880 --> 00:53:05,315 NOW TO DOING WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT 1508 00:53:05,315 --> 00:53:06,750 IN THE NEXT POINT, WHICH IS PASS 1509 00:53:06,750 --> 00:53:07,951 A PERMANENT BAN. THAT IS THE 1510 00:53:07,951 --> 00:53:09,186 LESS THAN BARE MINIMUM OF WHAT 1511 00:53:09,186 --> 00:53:10,420 YOU CAN DO. THE DEMOCRATS SHOULD 1512 00:53:10,420 --> 00:53:11,588 BE TAKING MUCH STRONGER ACTION. 1513 00:53:11,588 --> 00:53:12,422 PEOPLE ARE BEING TERRORIZED NOT 1514 00:53:12,422 --> 00:53:13,990 JUST BY ICE, BUT ALSO BY COPS 1515 00:53:13,990 --> 00:53:14,958 AROUND THE COUNTRY. WHETHER IT 1516 00:53:14,958 --> 00:53:16,693 IS FEDERAL OR STATE POLICE. THIS 1517 00:53:16,693 --> 00:53:18,361 HAS MASSIVE ECONOMIC COSTS FOR 1518 00:53:18,361 --> 00:53:19,729 THOSE PEOPLE. CASTEEL HIGHTOWER 1519 00:53:19,729 --> 00:53:28,872 AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING 1520 00:53:28,872 --> 00:53:31,107 FOR A PROTECTED PERSONS PROGRAM 1521 00:53:31,107 --> 00:53:31,708 IN SEATTLE FOR SIX YEARS, TO 1522 00:53:31,708 --> 00:53:32,609 PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS OF 1523 00:53:32,609 --> 00:53:33,176 POLICE BRUTALITY AND THEIR 1524 00:53:33,176 --> 00:53:34,978 FAMILIES, AND THE DEMOCRATS HAVE 1525 00:53:34,978 --> 00:53:35,612 DONE NOTHING BUT THEY HAVE COME 1526 00:53:35,612 --> 00:53:36,746 IN HERE FOR SIX YEARS AND ASKED 1527 00:53:36,746 --> 00:53:38,114 FOR BASIC [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR 1528 00:53:38,114 --> 00:53:38,915 VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND 1529 00:53:38,915 --> 00:53:40,483 THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. VICTIMS 1530 00:53:40,483 --> 00:53:44,354 OF POLICE VIOLENCE , THEY HAVE 1531 00:53:44,354 --> 00:53:44,988 TO PAY FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, 1532 00:53:44,988 --> 00:53:46,122 TRAVEL, LEGAL SUPPORT, LOST 1533 00:53:46,122 --> 00:53:46,990 WAGES, HOUSING, CHILDCARE, EVERY 1534 00:53:46,990 --> 00:53:48,124 COST IS WORTH TIME TO FAMILIES 1535 00:53:48,124 --> 00:53:50,126 WHEN [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND THAT 1536 00:53:50,126 --> 00:53:51,461 MONEY SHOULD COME FROM TAKING 1537 00:53:51,461 --> 00:53:52,996 MONEY FROM THE [ INAUDIBLE ], 1538 00:53:52,996 --> 00:53:58,935 WHICH BY THE WAY, THE BUDGET HAS 1539 00:53:58,935 --> 00:54:00,403 GONE UP $123 MILLION IN THE LAST 1540 00:54:00,403 --> 00:54:01,838 FIVE YEARS. WE DON'T NEED MORE 1541 00:54:01,838 --> 00:54:03,440 POLICING, WE DON'T NEED 1542 00:54:03,440 --> 00:54:04,074 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, WE NEED 1543 00:54:04,074 --> 00:54:05,141 YOU TO FIND THINGS WORKING 1544 00:54:05,141 --> 00:54:06,376 PEOPLE NEED BY TAXING THE RICH. 1545 00:54:06,376 --> 00:54:09,079 WE CAN PASS A KING COUNTY TAX, 1546 00:54:09,079 --> 00:54:11,014 AMAZON TAX TO PASS FREE MASS 1547 00:54:11,014 --> 00:54:12,382 TRANSIT TO PAY FOR FREE 1548 00:54:12,382 --> 00:54:14,084 HEALTHCARE FOR , YOU KNOW, AT 1549 00:54:14,084 --> 00:54:15,652 LEAST 100,000 PEOPLE IN SEATTLE. 1550 00:54:15,652 --> 00:54:21,524 AND THEN WE HAVE A LIKE A DOG 1551 00:54:21,524 --> 00:54:22,659 AND PONY SHOW RIGHT BEFORE WE 1552 00:54:22,659 --> 00:54:25,195 COME IN EVERY WEEK NOW. YOU GUYS 1553 00:54:25,195 --> 00:54:25,829 DO NOTHING. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE 1554 00:54:25,829 --> 00:54:28,398 CONTINUED TO [ INAUDIBLE ]. BUT 1555 00:54:28,398 --> 00:54:29,899 WHEN WORKING PEOPLE NEED 1556 00:54:29,899 --> 00:54:30,834 SUPPORT, SOME OF THESE DEMOCRATS 1557 00:54:30,834 --> 00:54:35,138 [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE SHOULD HAVE NO 1558 00:54:35,138 --> 00:54:36,239 ILLUSIONS WHY THIS IS. THE 1559 00:54:36,239 --> 00:54:40,277 DEMOCRATIC PARTY [ INAUDIBLE ] . 1560 00:54:40,277 --> 00:54:45,548 >> THANK YOU, SUMMER. NEXT, WE 1561 00:54:45,548 --> 00:54:46,716 HAVE JASON, FOLLOWED BY YVETTE. 1562 00:54:46,716 --> 00:54:49,519 IS JASON HERE? THANK YOU, 1563 00:54:49,519 --> 00:54:52,522 WELCOME, JASON. JASON IS NEXT. 1564 00:54:52,522 --> 00:54:54,124 THANK YOU, SUMMER. FOLLOWED BY 1565 00:54:54,124 --> 00:54:59,596 MISS YVETTE. 1566 00:54:59,596 --> 00:55:01,097 >> YEAH, MY NAME IS JASON THEO, 1567 00:55:01,097 --> 00:55:02,666 I AM A RENTER OF DISTRICT 5 1568 00:55:02,666 --> 00:55:06,936 POINT IT HAS BEEN A MOST A YEAR 1569 00:55:06,936 --> 00:55:08,271 AND A HALF SINCE TRUMPED UP 1570 00:55:08,271 --> 00:55:09,172 OFFICE AND ICE IS TERRORIZING 1571 00:55:09,172 --> 00:55:10,373 OUR COMMUNITIES, [ INAUDIBLE ] 1572 00:55:10,373 --> 00:55:11,608 KICKED OFF OF THEIR ALREADY 1573 00:55:11,608 --> 00:55:15,111 INADEQUATE HEALTH INSURANCE, AND 1574 00:55:15,111 --> 00:55:16,146 WAR AND GENOCIDE CONTINUE UNDER 1575 00:55:16,146 --> 00:55:17,247 IMPERIALISM. SEATTLE IS A CITY 1576 00:55:17,247 --> 00:55:22,485 WITH A SUPPOSEDLY LIST MAYOR, [ 1577 00:55:22,485 --> 00:55:23,520 INAUDIBLE ] IS SUPPOSEDLY THE 1578 00:55:23,520 --> 00:55:24,621 PARTY THAT IS FIGHTING TRUMP. 1579 00:55:24,621 --> 00:55:25,689 WHAT HAVE THEY ACTUALLY DONE? 1580 00:55:25,689 --> 00:55:26,823 LIKE OTHERS HAVE SAID, IT TOOK 1581 00:55:26,823 --> 00:55:28,525 THIS LONG FOR A PERMANENT BAN ON 1582 00:55:28,525 --> 00:55:29,592 DETENTION CENTERS TO BE PUT ON 1583 00:55:29,592 --> 00:55:32,329 THE AGENDA, AND ALSO LIKE 1584 00:55:32,329 --> 00:55:33,296 EXACTLY WHAT SOMERSET, A PUBLIC 1585 00:55:33,296 --> 00:55:34,364 HEARING IS SUPPOSED TO BE 1586 00:55:34,364 --> 00:55:35,365 PUBLIC. IT TOOK AN IMMENSE 1587 00:55:35,365 --> 00:55:36,700 AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO EVEN FIGURE 1588 00:55:36,700 --> 00:55:39,202 OUT THIS WAS HAPPENING TODAY. 1589 00:55:39,202 --> 00:55:40,570 AND ANY DEMOCRAT ON THE CITY 1590 00:55:40,570 --> 00:55:41,638 COUNCIL THAT VOTES AGAINST THAT 1591 00:55:41,638 --> 00:55:42,706 BARE, BARE, BARE MINIMUM, BELOW 1592 00:55:42,706 --> 00:55:43,873 BARE MINIMUM, IS AN ENEMY OF 1593 00:55:43,873 --> 00:55:44,908 WORKING PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE 1594 00:55:44,908 --> 00:55:46,209 THROWN OUT OF OFFICE. YOU KNOW, 1595 00:55:46,209 --> 00:55:47,477 THAT PERMANENT BAN IS FAR FROM 1596 00:55:47,477 --> 00:55:48,611 ENOUGH. EMPTY PROCLAMATIONS 1597 00:55:48,611 --> 00:55:52,282 ABOUT MAYDAY AND TRANS 1598 00:55:52,282 --> 00:55:53,883 VISIBILITY ARE NOT ENOUGH. HOW 1599 00:55:53,883 --> 00:56:04,394 CAN YOU PROCLAIM TO STAND FOR 1600 00:56:04,627 --> 00:56:05,295 IMMIGRANT WORKERS AND CONTINUE 1601 00:56:05,295 --> 00:56:06,563 TO BALLOON THE POLICE BUDGET AND 1602 00:56:06,563 --> 00:56:07,764 DO NOTHING TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST 1603 00:56:07,764 --> 00:56:09,032 ICE? THE CITY COUNCIL COULD SHUT 1604 00:56:09,032 --> 00:56:09,833 DOWN THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS 1605 00:56:09,833 --> 00:56:11,067 THAT THEY VOTED TO EXPAND LAST 1606 00:56:11,067 --> 00:56:12,035 YEAR THAT KATIE WILSON REFUSES 1607 00:56:12,035 --> 00:56:13,503 TO SHUT DOWN, THEY COULD PASS AN 1608 00:56:13,503 --> 00:56:14,537 EVICTION MORATORIUM UNTIL ICE IS 1609 00:56:14,537 --> 00:56:15,705 OUT OF SEATTLE, THEY COULD BUILD 1610 00:56:15,705 --> 00:56:17,006 A MUNICIPAL I.D. SYSTEM THAT M 1611 00:56:17,006 --> 00:56:17,974 WAS TALKING ABOUT, BUT INSTEAD, 1612 00:56:17,974 --> 00:56:19,609 [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT WOULD USE A 1613 00:56:19,609 --> 00:56:20,910 THIRD OF THE CITY'S POWER AND 1614 00:56:20,910 --> 00:56:22,312 JACK UP OUR POWER BILLS. ONE OF 1615 00:56:22,312 --> 00:56:23,513 THE COMPANIES TRYING TO BUILD 1616 00:56:23,513 --> 00:56:25,648 THOSE DATA CENTERS IS [ 1617 00:56:25,648 --> 00:56:26,616 INAUDIBLE ], WHICH IS BUILDING 1618 00:56:26,616 --> 00:56:27,584 DATA CENTERS IN INDIANAPOLIS AND 1619 00:56:27,584 --> 00:56:30,186 LEASING [ INAUDIBLE ]. THEY ALSO 1620 00:56:30,186 --> 00:56:31,521 DONATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF 1621 00:56:31,521 --> 00:56:32,122 DOLLARS TO BRUCE HARRELL'S 1622 00:56:32,122 --> 00:56:33,690 ELECTION LAST YEAR, AND YET 1623 00:56:33,690 --> 00:56:34,691 KATIE WILSON IS ALSO DOING 1624 00:56:34,691 --> 00:56:36,126 NOTHING TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST 1625 00:56:36,126 --> 00:56:43,566 THESE DATA CENTERS. THIS IS A 1626 00:56:43,566 --> 00:56:44,534 DEMOCRATIC PARTY AT WORK, THEY 1627 00:56:44,534 --> 00:56:45,568 WORK FOR THE BILLIONAIRES AND 1628 00:56:45,568 --> 00:56:46,369 BIG BUSINESS, NOT WORKING 1629 00:56:46,369 --> 00:56:47,570 PEOPLE. IF WE WANT TO WIN 1630 00:56:47,570 --> 00:56:48,838 ANYTHING, WE NEED TO BREAK FROM 1631 00:56:48,838 --> 00:56:50,006 THE DEMOCRATS AND BUILD A NEW 1632 00:56:50,006 --> 00:56:51,474 PARTY, WE NEED TO [ INAUDIBLE ]. 1633 00:56:51,474 --> 00:56:52,475 EVERY YEAR, THE ROTTING UNION 1634 00:56:52,475 --> 00:56:53,510 LEADERSHIP DONATES TO [ 1635 00:56:53,510 --> 00:56:54,511 INAUDIBLE ]. THE UNION 1636 00:56:54,511 --> 00:56:55,311 LEADERSHIP SHOULD BE ORGANIZING 1637 00:56:55,311 --> 00:56:56,379 MASS STRIKE ACTION AGAINST ICE 1638 00:56:56,379 --> 00:56:57,981 AND CUTS TO LIGHT RAIL AND 1639 00:56:57,981 --> 00:56:58,815 PUBLIC SERVICES IN SEATTLE, 1640 00:56:58,815 --> 00:56:59,682 INSTEAD THEY'RE PRETENDING LIKE 1641 00:56:59,682 --> 00:57:00,917 THEY HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO THE 1642 00:57:00,917 --> 00:57:01,985 SEATTLE GENERAL STRIKE OF 1919 1643 00:57:01,985 --> 00:57:04,120 -- [ INAUDIBLE ] . 1644 00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:07,390 >> THANK YOU, JASON. THANK YOU. 1645 00:57:07,390 --> 00:57:11,861 NEXT, WE HAVE TO MISS YVETTE. 1646 00:57:11,861 --> 00:57:13,062 THANK YOU, JASON. 1647 00:57:13,062 --> 00:57:16,266 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 1648 00:57:16,266 --> 00:57:18,101 >> COME ON, MISS YVETTE. [ 1649 00:57:18,101 --> 00:57:21,304 INAUDIBLE ] . 1650 00:57:21,304 --> 00:57:22,705 >> HI, GOOD MORNING, GOOD 1651 00:57:22,705 --> 00:57:26,743 AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR THE 1652 00:57:26,743 --> 00:57:28,144 SEATTLE KING COUNTY CLINIC. I 1653 00:57:28,144 --> 00:57:29,846 WAS A VOLUNTEER THERE. IT WAS A 1654 00:57:29,846 --> 00:57:30,780 HEARTWARMING EXPERIENCE. [ 1655 00:57:30,780 --> 00:57:37,086 INAUDIBLE ] 3000 PEOPLE OVER 1656 00:57:37,086 --> 00:57:37,720 THAT WEEKEND, PEOPLE LINING UP 1657 00:57:37,720 --> 00:57:38,354 THE DAY BEFORE TO GET THEIR 1658 00:57:38,354 --> 00:57:40,390 TICKET. AND SURPRISINGLY, AS I 1659 00:57:40,390 --> 00:57:41,458 WAS LEAVING MY SHIFT, [ 1660 00:57:41,458 --> 00:57:45,995 INAUDIBLE ] ONE OF THE 1661 00:57:45,995 --> 00:57:46,629 VOLUNTEERS THERE. OF COURSE, I 1662 00:57:46,629 --> 00:57:47,730 HAD TO GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT. 1663 00:57:47,730 --> 00:57:53,636 ALSO, [ INAUDIBLE ] 12th AND 1664 00:57:53,636 --> 00:57:54,671 JACKSON. COME TO FIND OUT THAT [ 1665 00:57:54,671 --> 00:57:57,807 INAUDIBLE ] THE NEW MAYOR TOOK A 1666 00:57:57,807 --> 00:58:02,312 HARD APPROACH TO ENCAMPMENT. NO 1667 00:58:02,312 --> 00:58:03,813 CODDLING, NO EXCUSES. [ 1668 00:58:03,813 --> 00:58:05,281 INAUDIBLE ] I NOTICED THE 1669 00:58:05,281 --> 00:58:11,888 DIFFERENCE. [ INAUDIBLE ] PRETTY 1670 00:58:11,888 --> 00:58:14,023 MUCH BY AND LARGE, [ INAUDIBLE ] 1671 00:58:14,023 --> 00:58:17,894 AROUND HERE. AND ALSO, I DID 1672 00:58:17,894 --> 00:58:21,731 SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT 1673 00:58:21,731 --> 00:58:23,933 [ INAUDIBLE ] ACROSS THE STREET 1674 00:58:23,933 --> 00:58:25,001 HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE 2020 AND 1675 00:58:25,001 --> 00:58:26,469 THE CITY OWNS THAT PROPERTY. CAN 1676 00:58:26,469 --> 00:58:28,204 YOU FIGURE OUT A WAY HOW TO 1677 00:58:28,204 --> 00:58:29,339 BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THAT 1678 00:58:29,339 --> 00:58:32,942 LOT? BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A 1679 00:58:32,942 --> 00:58:33,977 HOUSING SHORTAGE, AND I THINK 1680 00:58:33,977 --> 00:58:35,778 ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS FOR [ 1681 00:58:35,778 --> 00:58:40,516 INAUDIBLE ] AFFORDABLE AS IT CAN 1682 00:58:40,516 --> 00:58:41,551 BE, BECAUSE LAND IS EXPENSIVE, 1683 00:58:41,551 --> 00:58:42,986 SO LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN 1684 00:58:42,986 --> 00:58:45,622 MAKE THAT -- TURN THAT INTO 1685 00:58:45,622 --> 00:58:46,422 BUILDING PLACES FOR OUR 1686 00:58:46,422 --> 00:58:50,660 NEIGHBORS. AND I THINK -- OH, 1687 00:58:50,660 --> 00:58:52,462 ONE MORE THING, I THINK. [ 1688 00:58:52,462 --> 00:58:55,164 INAUDIBLE ] OH, IN MY 1689 00:58:55,164 --> 00:58:57,800 COMMUNITY, WE WANT AND 1690 00:58:57,800 --> 00:59:02,572 APPRECIATE THE SECURITY CAMERAS. 1691 00:59:02,572 --> 00:59:04,574 SO, KEEP THEM UP, THANK YOU VERY 1692 00:59:04,574 --> 00:59:05,008 MUCH, THANK YOU. 1693 00:59:05,008 --> 00:59:07,443 >> THANK YOU, MISS YVETTE. NOW 1694 00:59:07,443 --> 00:59:08,778 WE ARE GOING TO JUMP TO ONLINE. 1695 00:59:08,778 --> 00:59:11,147 WE HAVE MR. HOWARD GILL. PLEASE 1696 00:59:11,147 --> 00:59:21,658 PRESS*6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. 1697 00:59:26,162 --> 00:59:27,263 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, HOWARD GILL. 1698 00:59:27,263 --> 00:59:28,131 THIS MORNING, THE PUBLIC SAFETY 1699 00:59:28,131 --> 00:59:29,332 COMMITTEE MEETING, WE HEARD HOW 1700 00:59:29,332 --> 00:59:30,533 THE PUBLIC SPHERES AROUND THE 1701 00:59:30,533 --> 00:59:31,301 PASSING OF 2023 DRUG USE AND 1702 00:59:31,301 --> 00:59:32,568 POSSESSION [ INAUDIBLE ] CAME 1703 00:59:32,568 --> 00:59:34,804 TRUE. DISPARATE ARRESTS OF 1704 00:59:34,804 --> 00:59:35,772 AFRICAN AMERICANS, A LACK OF 1705 00:59:35,772 --> 00:59:37,240 FUNDING FOR [ INAUDIBLE ], THE 1706 00:59:37,240 --> 00:59:38,341 SIGNIFICANT FAILURES OF THE SPD 1707 00:59:38,341 --> 00:59:40,109 PRIORITIZING ARRESTS AND JAILING 1708 00:59:40,109 --> 00:59:46,349 OVER DIVERGENT FOR MINOR 1709 00:59:46,349 --> 00:59:47,951 OFFENSES. THIS IS A PATTERN WE 1710 00:59:47,951 --> 00:59:48,885 SEE REPEATED WITH OUR POLICE 1711 00:59:48,885 --> 00:59:50,486 ACROSS SITUATIONS. WE PASS LAWS 1712 00:59:50,486 --> 00:59:51,854 GIVING OFFICERS DISCRETION. A 1713 00:59:51,854 --> 00:59:53,556 DISCUSSION WITH [ INAUDIBLE ], 1714 00:59:53,556 --> 00:59:54,924 DISCUSSION WITH THE USE OF 1715 00:59:54,924 --> 00:59:57,026 FORCE, DISCUSSION WITH ALLOWING 1716 00:59:57,026 --> 00:59:58,161 THE ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE CARE 1717 00:59:58,161 --> 01:00:00,430 TEAMS [ INAUDIBLE ]. DISCUSSION 1718 01:00:00,430 --> 01:00:03,633 OF DE-ESCALATION WHEN FACING 1719 01:00:03,633 --> 01:00:04,667 FOLKS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CRISES. 1720 01:00:04,667 --> 01:00:07,770 DISCRETION ON HOW TO DEAL WITH [ 1721 01:00:07,770 --> 01:00:08,371 INAUDIBLE ] VIOLATING 1722 01:00:08,371 --> 01:00:09,038 CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS, AND 1723 01:00:09,038 --> 01:00:10,640 FAR TOO OFTEN, THE POLICE ABUSE 1724 01:00:10,640 --> 01:00:18,881 THAT DISCUSSION. AND WHEN WE 1725 01:00:18,881 --> 01:00:20,016 TRUST OUR OFFICERS IN AN 1726 01:00:20,016 --> 01:00:20,750 ENVIRONMENT WHERE TOXIC POLICE 1727 01:00:20,750 --> 01:00:21,751 CULTURE WILL OFTEN DOMINATE, AND 1728 01:00:21,751 --> 01:00:22,552 THEN PROVIDE NO REAL 1729 01:00:22,552 --> 01:00:23,252 ACCOUNTABILITY POINT THIS 1730 01:00:23,252 --> 01:00:24,187 COUNCIL PRIORITIZES PUNISHMENT 1731 01:00:24,187 --> 01:00:25,188 OVERPROTECTION, THEN IGNORES 1732 01:00:25,188 --> 01:00:25,722 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR UNJUST 1733 01:00:25,722 --> 01:00:28,157 CRIMINALIZATION. YET YOU WILL 1734 01:00:28,157 --> 01:00:28,591 REFLEXIVELY DEMAND 1735 01:00:28,591 --> 01:00:29,959 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ANYTHING [ 1736 01:00:29,959 --> 01:00:31,361 INAUDIBLE ] SYSTEMIC DISPARITIES 1737 01:00:31,361 --> 01:00:36,966 AND ARMS. [ INAUDIBLE ] THREE 1738 01:00:36,966 --> 01:00:37,867 ANNIVERSARIES OF COMPLETELY 1739 01:00:37,867 --> 01:00:38,501 UNNECESSARY KILLINGS BY SEATTLE 1740 01:00:38,501 --> 01:00:39,635 POLICE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN 1741 01:00:39,635 --> 01:00:44,607 SEVERE CRISIS. [ INAUDIBLE ] 1742 01:00:44,607 --> 01:00:45,975 KILLED SIX YEARS AGO TOMORROW 1743 01:00:45,975 --> 01:00:47,210 WITH NO WEAPON WHILE HOLDING HIS 1744 01:00:47,210 --> 01:00:50,413 INFANT SON. TERRY, KILLED JUST 1745 01:00:50,413 --> 01:00:51,347 SIX DAYS BEFORE GEORGE FLOYD. AT 1746 01:00:51,347 --> 01:00:52,615 BRIAN SMITH, KILLED SEVEN YEARS 1747 01:00:52,615 --> 01:00:57,487 AGO [ INAUDIBLE ] POLICE 1748 01:00:57,487 --> 01:00:58,021 OFFICERS BROKE DOWN HIS 1749 01:00:58,021 --> 01:00:59,255 APARTMENT DOOR. ALL OF THESE 1750 01:00:59,255 --> 01:01:00,123 CASES HAVE HEARINGS OVER THE 1751 01:01:00,123 --> 01:01:01,657 NEXT FEW MONTHS WITH INJURIES 1752 01:01:01,657 --> 01:01:08,231 LIKELY TO FIND THAT WHAT SEATTLE 1753 01:01:08,231 --> 01:01:09,132 HAS SEEN LAWFUL AND PROPER IS IN 1754 01:01:09,132 --> 01:01:10,400 FACT UNJUST AND CRIMINAL. 1755 01:01:10,400 --> 01:01:12,435 THRUSTING POLICE [ INAUDIBLE ] 1756 01:01:12,435 --> 01:01:13,636 IN A TOXIC CULTURE WITH NO 1757 01:01:13,636 --> 01:01:14,704 ACCOUNTABILITY WILL ALWAYS BE A 1758 01:01:14,704 --> 01:01:16,072 RECIPE FOR FAILURE, EVEN WHEN IT 1759 01:01:16,072 --> 01:01:17,440 COMES TO ACCOMPLISHING [ 1760 01:01:17,440 --> 01:01:19,642 INAUDIBLE ] GOALS OF PUNISHMENT. 1761 01:01:19,642 --> 01:01:20,576 WE NEED COMMUNITY CONTROL OF 1762 01:01:20,576 --> 01:01:21,878 POLICE, THANK YOU. 1763 01:01:21,878 --> 01:01:29,786 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 1764 01:01:29,786 --> 01:01:35,425 >> THE NAME STARTS WITH A G, I 1765 01:01:35,425 --> 01:01:37,226 CAN'T PRONOUNCE THAT NAME, MY 1766 01:01:37,226 --> 01:01:42,365 APOLOGIES,*6 TO UNMUTE 1767 01:01:42,365 --> 01:01:42,832 YOURSELF. GUENEVERE? 1768 01:01:42,832 --> 01:01:50,373 >> HI, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS 1769 01:01:50,373 --> 01:01:51,841 GUENEVERE [ INAUDIBLE ], I'M A 1770 01:01:51,841 --> 01:01:52,775 D5 RESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR THE 1771 01:01:52,775 --> 01:01:54,010 OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I'M GOING 1772 01:01:54,010 --> 01:01:56,312 TO DEMAND THE CITY [ INAUDIBLE ] 1773 01:01:56,312 --> 01:01:58,147 DENY ICE AND DHS THE USE OF ANY 1774 01:01:58,147 --> 01:02:03,052 LAND OR BUILDING IN SEATTLE OR 1775 01:02:03,052 --> 01:02:04,120 DETENTION CENTERS. DO NOT UNDER 1776 01:02:04,120 --> 01:02:05,021 ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOW ICE OR 1777 01:02:05,021 --> 01:02:06,456 DHS TO SET UP OR OPERATE A 1778 01:02:06,456 --> 01:02:10,126 DETENTION FACILITY IN THE CITY 1779 01:02:10,126 --> 01:02:11,594 OR YOU WILL BE COMPLICIT IN THE 1780 01:02:11,594 --> 01:02:13,029 CRIMES OF THIS FEDERAL 1781 01:02:13,029 --> 01:02:15,598 ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU. 1782 01:02:15,598 --> 01:02:16,666 >> THANK YOU, GUENEVERE, NEXT WE 1783 01:02:16,666 --> 01:02:17,934 HAVE CJ, FOLLOWED BY DAVID 1784 01:02:17,934 --> 01:02:19,535 HAYNES, THEN WE WILL MOVE INTO 1785 01:02:19,535 --> 01:02:23,673 OUR PUBLIC HEARING. CJ,*6 TO 1786 01:02:23,673 --> 01:02:34,250 UNMUTE YOURSELF. I DON'T SEE CJ 1787 01:02:34,984 --> 01:02:45,027 ONLINE. OH, CJ WAS HERE? OKAY, 1788 01:02:45,027 --> 01:02:46,262 SO NEXT, CAN WE HAVE DAVID 1789 01:02:46,262 --> 01:02:51,667 HAYNES,*6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, 1790 01:02:51,667 --> 01:02:52,001 DAVID HAYNES. 1791 01:02:52,001 --> 01:02:53,503 >> HI, DAVID HAYNES, [ INAUDIBLE 1792 01:02:53,503 --> 01:02:58,574 ] COUNCIL LEADERSHIP HAS NO 1793 01:02:58,574 --> 01:02:59,675 URGENCY IN SOLVING THE PUBLIC 1794 01:02:59,675 --> 01:03:00,743 SAFETY CRISIS AND THE HOMELESS 1795 01:03:00,743 --> 01:03:02,011 CRISIS, ESPECIALLY BEFORE [ 1796 01:03:02,011 --> 01:03:05,681 INAUDIBLE ]. TAKE A LOOK AT THE 1797 01:03:05,681 --> 01:03:06,716 AGENDA FOR THE DAY OF THE 1798 01:03:06,716 --> 01:03:07,383 COUNCIL, THERE IS NOTHING ON 1799 01:03:07,383 --> 01:03:08,184 THERE EXCEPT UNDERMINING THE 1800 01:03:08,184 --> 01:03:09,051 EFFORTS OF THE FEDERAL 1801 01:03:09,051 --> 01:03:10,052 GOVERNMENT AND APPOINT A BUNCH 1802 01:03:10,052 --> 01:03:11,521 OF PEOPLE, THAT IS ALL WE ARE 1803 01:03:11,521 --> 01:03:17,894 DOING TODAY. [ INAUDIBLE ] TO 1804 01:03:17,894 --> 01:03:18,761 PUSH YOUR POLITICAL SUPPORTERS, 1805 01:03:18,761 --> 01:03:19,896 TAKING UP THE MAJORITY OF THE 1806 01:03:19,896 --> 01:03:20,897 PEOPLE'S TIME, WHILE THE WHOLE 1807 01:03:20,897 --> 01:03:21,697 TIME, SOCIETY CONTINUES TO 1808 01:03:21,697 --> 01:03:22,765 IMPLODE. AS WE WITNESSED THIS 1809 01:03:22,765 --> 01:03:23,533 MORNING, [ INAUDIBLE ] 1810 01:03:23,533 --> 01:03:24,433 INFILTRATED THE POLICE 1811 01:03:24,433 --> 01:03:26,636 DEPARTMENT AND DICTATED WHAT THE 1812 01:03:26,636 --> 01:03:28,905 COP'S BEHAVIOR IS, MISLEADING [ 1813 01:03:28,905 --> 01:03:30,072 INAUDIBLE ] INTERFERENCE FOR 1814 01:03:30,072 --> 01:03:34,610 EVIL, REPEAT CRIMINAL OFFENDERS 1815 01:03:34,610 --> 01:03:35,678 WHO ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BREAK 1816 01:03:35,678 --> 01:03:36,445 THEIR ADDICTION, WHILE MAKING 1817 01:03:36,445 --> 01:03:38,281 SHARON LEE AND ALL THESE SERVICE 1818 01:03:38,281 --> 01:03:38,915 PROVIDERS WERE UNQUALIFIED RICH. 1819 01:03:38,915 --> 01:03:46,822 AND JUST GO OUTSIDE. IT'S 1820 01:03:46,822 --> 01:03:47,790 IMPOSSIBLE TO ENJOY YOURSELF 1821 01:03:47,790 --> 01:03:48,491 BECAUSE THERE ARE ALL THESE 1822 01:03:48,491 --> 01:03:49,759 SCREWED UP PEOPLE, AND YOU ALL 1823 01:03:49,759 --> 01:03:51,127 ACT LIKE, HEY, WE DON'T WANT TO 1824 01:03:51,127 --> 01:03:52,595 JUDGE, WE DON'T WANT TO PUNISH, 1825 01:03:52,595 --> 01:03:54,030 WE JUST WANT TO USE THEM FOR A 1826 01:03:54,030 --> 01:03:55,231 MORE PROFITABLE [ INAUDIBLE ] 1827 01:03:55,231 --> 01:03:56,465 BECAUSE IT KICKS BACK A WHOLE 1828 01:03:56,465 --> 01:03:57,900 BUNCH OF MONEY AND [ INAUDIBLE ] 1829 01:03:57,900 --> 01:04:01,604 POWER MONGERING POSITIONS , THAT 1830 01:04:01,604 --> 01:04:03,039 DON'T HAVE THE BEST INTEREST OF 1831 01:04:03,039 --> 01:04:04,507 THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. BUT IN 1832 01:04:04,507 --> 01:04:06,042 PUSHING WITH YOUR [ INAUDIBLE ] 1833 01:04:06,042 --> 01:04:09,679 BS , AND IT HAS HAMPERED THE 1834 01:04:09,679 --> 01:04:10,580 EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OUR 1835 01:04:10,580 --> 01:04:13,216 COMMUNITY. AND YET, YOU ALL 1836 01:04:13,216 --> 01:04:14,784 STILL LIE TO US ABOUT HOW MUCH 1837 01:04:14,784 --> 01:04:16,018 OF VIRTUE SIGNALING AND [ 1838 01:04:16,018 --> 01:04:21,390 INAUDIBLE ] YOU ARE LITERALLY 1839 01:04:21,390 --> 01:04:22,391 RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR BLACK 1840 01:04:22,391 --> 01:04:24,927 DRUG PUSHERS. YOU ARE LITERALLY 1841 01:04:24,927 --> 01:04:26,963 [ INAUDIBLE ] REPEAT OFFENDERS. 1842 01:04:26,963 --> 01:04:29,198 AND THEN YOU SIT THERE AND LIE 1843 01:04:29,198 --> 01:04:30,533 TO US ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU CARE, 1844 01:04:30,533 --> 01:04:32,268 ABOUT HOW INCLUSIVE WE ARE. OH, 1845 01:04:32,268 --> 01:04:34,537 [ INAUDIBLE ] INCLUDE THE DRUG 1846 01:04:34,537 --> 01:04:39,075 PUSHERS AND THE [ INAUDIBLE ]. 1847 01:04:39,075 --> 01:04:42,945 MAKING WOMEN AND CHILDREN 1848 01:04:42,945 --> 01:04:44,013 UNDRESSED WHILE YOU ALL ARE 1849 01:04:44,013 --> 01:04:45,248 VIRTUE SIGNALING ABOUT HOW MUCH 1850 01:04:45,248 --> 01:04:46,983 YOU CARE, BUT YET IT IS ALWAYS 1851 01:04:46,983 --> 01:04:50,119 ABOUT THE BLOG PUSHERS, THE 1852 01:04:50,119 --> 01:04:51,187 BLACK AND BROWN DRUG PUSHERS, 1853 01:04:51,187 --> 01:04:54,257 THE EVIL [ INAUDIBLE ]. 1854 01:04:54,257 --> 01:04:55,858 >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MR. 1855 01:04:55,858 --> 01:04:57,093 HAYNES. SO, ARE THERE ANY 1856 01:04:57,093 --> 01:05:02,898 FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, SO 1857 01:05:02,898 --> 01:05:04,667 WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE 1858 01:05:04,667 --> 01:05:06,335 LIST OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS, 1859 01:05:06,335 --> 01:05:07,570 THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING IN 1860 01:05:07,570 --> 01:05:09,238 PERSON TODAY, AND ALSO FOR YOUR 1861 01:05:09,238 --> 01:05:11,974 COMMENTS ONLINE. AND WHEN YOU 1862 01:05:11,974 --> 01:05:13,476 SEE US EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE ARE 1863 01:05:13,476 --> 01:05:14,744 NOW GOING TO TRANSITION INTO THE 1864 01:05:14,744 --> 01:05:15,745 PUBLIC HEARING, SO THE COUNCIL 1865 01:05:15,745 --> 01:05:17,179 WILL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC 1866 01:05:17,179 --> 01:05:20,216 HEARING, ORDINANCE [ INAUDIBLE 1867 01:05:20,216 --> 01:05:23,419 ]. THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED [ 1868 01:05:23,419 --> 01:05:24,720 INAUDIBLE ] ESTABLISHING A 1869 01:05:24,720 --> 01:05:28,591 TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON PERMIT 1870 01:05:28,591 --> 01:05:29,525 APPLICATIONS FOR THE 1871 01:05:29,525 --> 01:05:30,459 ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, OR 1872 01:05:30,459 --> 01:05:30,960 CONVERSION OF EXISTING 1873 01:05:30,960 --> 01:05:35,331 STRUCTURES TO DETENTION CENTERS. 1874 01:05:35,331 --> 01:05:36,499 TODAY, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD A 1875 01:05:36,499 --> 01:05:37,500 PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS 1876 01:05:37,500 --> 01:05:39,201 ORDINANCE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, 1877 01:05:39,201 --> 01:05:40,503 SPONSOR OF THIS ORDINANCE, YOU 1878 01:05:40,503 --> 01:05:42,038 ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THIS 1879 01:05:42,038 --> 01:05:43,372 ITEM BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC 1880 01:05:43,372 --> 01:05:45,408 HEARING. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? 1881 01:05:45,408 --> 01:05:47,143 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 1882 01:05:47,143 --> 01:05:50,713 THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS WHO 1883 01:05:50,713 --> 01:05:52,415 SHOWED UP AT [ INAUDIBLE ]. I 1884 01:05:52,415 --> 01:05:53,716 PERSONALLY OWN THAT, WE WILL 1885 01:05:53,716 --> 01:05:56,752 MAKE SURE THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] 1886 01:05:56,752 --> 01:05:57,920 MOVING FORWARD LIKE WE DID WITH 1887 01:05:57,920 --> 01:05:59,055 THE ORIGINAL MORATORIUM, SO I 1888 01:05:59,055 --> 01:06:00,356 JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT [ 1889 01:06:00,356 --> 01:06:02,158 INAUDIBLE ]. TO PROVIDE A BIT OF 1890 01:06:02,158 --> 01:06:03,059 HISTORY HERE TO THE LISTENING 1891 01:06:03,059 --> 01:06:04,794 PUBLIC, BECAUSE WHEN WE SAW THE 1892 01:06:04,794 --> 01:06:06,329 SOLICITATION NOTICE POSTED ON [ 1893 01:06:06,329 --> 01:06:13,402 INAUDIBLE ], THIS BODY MOVED AS 1894 01:06:13,402 --> 01:06:14,070 QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO INTRODUCE 1895 01:06:14,070 --> 01:06:14,904 AND PASS EMERGENCY LEGISLATION 1896 01:06:14,904 --> 01:06:16,906 FOR A 365 DAY MORATORIUM ON NEW 1897 01:06:16,906 --> 01:06:18,207 AND EXPANDED DETENTION CENTERS, 1898 01:06:18,207 --> 01:06:20,910 THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR 1899 01:06:20,910 --> 01:06:21,610 SUPPORT ON THAT LEGISLATION. 1900 01:06:21,610 --> 01:06:22,645 WHEN WE PASSED ABOUT EMERGENCE 1901 01:06:22,645 --> 01:06:24,046 THE LEGISLATION, IT SERVED AS A 1902 01:06:24,046 --> 01:06:25,881 DECLARATION OF PUBLIC EMERGENCY 1903 01:06:25,881 --> 01:06:27,049 AND ESTABLISHED WORKPLAN TO 1904 01:06:27,049 --> 01:06:31,020 CONSIDER PERMANENT REGULATIONS 1905 01:06:31,020 --> 01:06:32,154 FOR 2027. THIS PUBLIC HEARING 1906 01:06:32,154 --> 01:06:33,622 TODAY IS A STEP TOWARDS CREATING 1907 01:06:33,622 --> 01:06:39,128 THOSE PERMANENT REGULATIONS, 1908 01:06:39,128 --> 01:06:40,062 THERE WILL BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES 1909 01:06:40,062 --> 01:06:41,497 TO WEIGH IN AS WE MOVE FORWARD, 1910 01:06:41,497 --> 01:06:43,165 BUT I WANT TO JUST GROUND US IN 1911 01:06:43,165 --> 01:06:44,367 THE FACT THAT THE ACLU REPORTED 1912 01:06:44,367 --> 01:06:45,601 TODAY THAT THE 17th PERSON HAS 1913 01:06:45,601 --> 01:06:47,403 DIED IN CUSTODY IN ICE 1914 01:06:47,403 --> 01:06:50,906 DETENTION. THAT IS THAT'S 1915 01:06:50,906 --> 01:06:51,741 INSIDE OF DETENTION CENTERS 1916 01:06:51,741 --> 01:06:53,442 OCCURRING AT A RATE OF ONE IN 1917 01:06:53,442 --> 01:06:54,410 EVERY SIX DAYS. WE HEARD TODAY 1918 01:06:54,410 --> 01:06:55,745 AND PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT KIDS IN 1919 01:06:55,745 --> 01:07:00,649 DETENTION . WE KNOW THE HORRIFIC 1920 01:07:00,649 --> 01:07:03,686 CONDITIONS WITHIN DETENTION 1921 01:07:03,686 --> 01:07:06,655 CENTERS. AND BY ENABLING OR 1922 01:07:06,655 --> 01:07:08,691 SUPPORTING MORE DETENTION 1923 01:07:08,691 --> 01:07:17,166 CENTERS , IS JUST HELPING THIS 1924 01:07:17,166 --> 01:07:18,667 REGIME RAMP UP THEIR INHUMANE 1925 01:07:18,667 --> 01:07:19,268 ENFORCED ACTIONS AND INFLICT 1926 01:07:19,268 --> 01:07:19,969 UNSPEAKABLE FORMS AGAINST OUR 1927 01:07:19,969 --> 01:07:25,674 COMMUNITIES. THE DEMANDS TO THE 1928 01:07:25,674 --> 01:07:26,909 PUBLIC HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR ON 1929 01:07:26,909 --> 01:07:28,611 THIS TOPIC, THEY WANT TO GET ICE 1930 01:07:28,611 --> 01:07:30,413 OUT OF SEATTLE, BUT I ALSO WANT 1931 01:07:30,413 --> 01:07:31,080 TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT PREVENTING 1932 01:07:31,080 --> 01:07:31,814 MORE DETENTION CENTERS FROM 1933 01:07:31,814 --> 01:07:33,582 STANDING UP IN OUR CITY IS THE 1934 01:07:33,582 --> 01:07:34,116 BARE MINIMUM. SO -- 1935 01:07:34,116 --> 01:07:35,818 >> [ APPLAUSE ] WITH THAT SAID, 1936 01:07:35,818 --> 01:07:37,586 [ INAUDIBLE ]. I ALSO WANT TO 1937 01:07:37,586 --> 01:07:38,821 VOICE MY SUPPORT AND GRATITUDE 1938 01:07:38,821 --> 01:07:39,922 FOR OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT 1939 01:07:39,922 --> 01:07:46,729 HAVE TAKEN SIMILAR ACTIONS, I 1940 01:07:46,729 --> 01:07:48,063 KNOW A NUMBER OF OTHER CITIES 1941 01:07:48,063 --> 01:07:48,731 ARE CONSIDERING SOME MORATORIUMS 1942 01:07:48,731 --> 01:07:50,566 AT THIS TIME. WE ARE GOING TO 1943 01:07:50,566 --> 01:07:51,133 CONTINUE TO WORK ACROSS THE 1944 01:07:51,133 --> 01:07:52,668 REGION TO SEE HOW WE CAN SUPPORT 1945 01:07:52,668 --> 01:07:53,469 AND WORK ALONGSIDE OTHER 1946 01:07:53,469 --> 01:07:54,136 JURISDICTIONS, BUT JUST WANTED 1947 01:07:54,136 --> 01:07:55,404 TO OPEN UP WITH THOSE REMARKS, 1948 01:07:55,404 --> 01:07:56,539 THANK YOU [ INAUDIBLE ]. 1949 01:07:56,539 --> 01:07:57,540 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU, 1950 01:07:57,540 --> 01:08:01,343 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. SO, AS 1951 01:08:01,343 --> 01:08:02,578 PRESIDING OFFICER, I KNOW OF IN 1952 01:08:02,578 --> 01:08:04,847 THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE 1953 01:08:04,847 --> 01:08:10,619 127401. I KNOW WE HAVE THREE 1954 01:08:10,619 --> 01:08:11,921 SIGNED UP ONLINE. EVERYONE WILL 1955 01:08:11,921 --> 01:08:15,858 HAVE TWO MINUTES. FIRST UP, WE 1956 01:08:15,858 --> 01:08:17,359 HAVE JASON, FOLLOWED BY 1957 01:08:17,359 --> 01:08:18,461 GWENDOLYN, SUMMER, AND THEN 1958 01:08:18,461 --> 01:08:24,467 DEREK . OH, SORRY. THANK YOU FOR 1959 01:08:24,467 --> 01:08:30,739 THAT. DEREK, AND THEN WE WILL 1960 01:08:30,739 --> 01:08:32,007 SWITCH TO ONLINE AS WELL, WHICH 1961 01:08:32,007 --> 01:08:32,842 WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES, HOWARD 1962 01:08:32,842 --> 01:08:34,076 GALE, AND GUENEVERE. SO, JASON? 1963 01:08:34,076 --> 01:08:41,817 WELCOME. WITH YOUR [ INAUDIBLE ] 1964 01:08:41,817 --> 01:08:43,185 BAG, ONE OF MY FAVORITES. 1965 01:08:43,185 --> 01:08:46,222 >> THANKS. YEAH, I SAID A LOT 1966 01:08:46,222 --> 01:08:47,490 OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY IN THE 1967 01:08:47,490 --> 01:08:48,557 PREVIOUS PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT 1968 01:08:48,557 --> 01:08:56,465 JUST TO SAY, LIKE I AGREE WITH 1969 01:08:56,465 --> 01:08:57,700 -- I MEAN, I AND OTHER PEOPLE 1970 01:08:57,700 --> 01:08:59,235 HAVE SAID IT, THIS IS THE BARE 1971 01:08:59,235 --> 01:09:00,169 MINIMUM, AND FRANKLY, YOU KNOW, 1972 01:09:00,169 --> 01:09:02,104 I THINK THAT IT'S LIKE -- THE 1973 01:09:02,104 --> 01:09:04,073 FACT THAT IT HAS TAKEN THIS LONG 1974 01:09:04,073 --> 01:09:07,009 TO DO THIS WHEN OTHER 1975 01:09:07,009 --> 01:09:10,779 JURISDICTIONS HAVE FIGURED OUT 1976 01:09:10,779 --> 01:09:12,214 HOW TO MAKE THIS -- YOU KNOW, 1977 01:09:12,214 --> 01:09:13,315 OTHER CITIES HAVE PASSED THIS 1978 01:09:13,315 --> 01:09:14,683 ALREADY, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO BE 1979 01:09:14,683 --> 01:09:19,588 -- WE NEED TO BE DEMANDING MORE 1980 01:09:19,588 --> 01:09:21,590 FROM WORKING PEOPLE, WE NEED TO 1981 01:09:21,590 --> 01:09:22,424 BE DEMANDING MORE FROM OTHER 1982 01:09:22,424 --> 01:09:23,826 CITIES, AND I GUESS MOST OF WHAT 1983 01:09:23,826 --> 01:09:25,494 I WANT TO USE MY COMMENT OR IS 1984 01:09:25,494 --> 01:09:26,462 ALEXIS MERCEDES RINCK REALLY 1985 01:09:26,462 --> 01:09:27,830 PUBLICLY SUPPORTS A PERMANENT 1986 01:09:27,830 --> 01:09:29,965 BAN ON DETENTION CENTERS. WHAT 1987 01:09:29,965 --> 01:09:31,267 ABOUT THE REST OF THIS CONSUL, 1988 01:09:31,267 --> 01:09:32,268 WE SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION, WE 1989 01:09:32,268 --> 01:09:33,469 SUPPORT A PERMANENT BAN ON 1990 01:09:33,469 --> 01:09:38,674 DETENTION CENTERS ? AS RINCK 1991 01:09:38,674 --> 01:09:39,475 POINTED OUT, THERE ARE PEOPLE 1992 01:09:39,475 --> 01:09:40,276 DYING IN THESE DETENTION 1993 01:09:40,276 --> 01:09:42,077 CENTERS, THERE ARE A LOT MORE 1994 01:09:42,077 --> 01:09:43,445 DEBTS IN ICE CARE IN THE CITY 1995 01:09:43,445 --> 01:09:44,747 AND AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND THIS 1996 01:09:44,747 --> 01:09:46,315 IS THE BARE MINIMUM WE CAN DO TO 1997 01:09:46,315 --> 01:09:47,750 FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP AND THE 1998 01:09:47,750 --> 01:09:48,784 RIGHT-WING AND WE LISTED MANY, 1999 01:09:48,784 --> 01:09:50,152 MANY OTHERS THE CITY SHOULD BE 2000 01:09:50,152 --> 01:09:53,856 DOING. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO 2001 01:09:53,856 --> 01:10:04,400 -- ANSWER THAT QUESTION? I MEAN, 2002 01:10:05,167 --> 01:10:06,402 DO YOU SUPPORT THE BAN -- THE 2003 01:10:06,402 --> 01:10:07,503 PERMANENT BAN ON DETENTION 2004 01:10:07,503 --> 01:10:08,904 CENTERS IN THE CITY? 2005 01:10:08,904 --> 01:10:10,105 >> PUBLIC COMMENT IS JUST FOR 2006 01:10:10,105 --> 01:10:11,073 YOU. 2007 01:10:11,073 --> 01:10:14,610 >> YEAH, THAT'S A NO. THANK 2008 01:10:14,610 --> 01:10:14,810 YOU. 2009 01:10:14,810 --> 01:10:16,078 >> THANK YOU, NEXT WE HAVE 2010 01:10:16,078 --> 01:10:17,947 GWENDOLYN, FOLLOWED BY SUMMER, 2011 01:10:17,947 --> 01:10:20,983 AND THEN M AND DEREK, WELCOME. 2012 01:10:20,983 --> 01:10:24,386 GWENDOLYN, WELCOME BACK. 2013 01:10:24,386 --> 01:10:25,588 >> HOPEFULLY THIS IS MORE 2014 01:10:25,588 --> 01:10:32,695 COMPLETE NOW. [ INAUDIBLE ] THIS 2015 01:10:32,695 --> 01:10:33,929 IS THE BARE MINIMUM, IT ACTUALLY 2016 01:10:33,929 --> 01:10:34,930 DOESN'T COST AS MUCH OF 2017 01:10:34,930 --> 01:10:35,931 ANYTHING, BECAUSE THERE ARE 2018 01:10:35,931 --> 01:10:37,600 CURRENTLY NO ICE DETENTION 2019 01:10:37,600 --> 01:10:38,434 FACILITIES IN SEATTLE, THEY'RE 2020 01:10:38,434 --> 01:10:40,369 ALL SPREAD ACROSS KING COUNTY, 2021 01:10:40,369 --> 01:10:41,637 BUT EVEN STILL, THE BALL IS IN 2022 01:10:41,637 --> 01:10:43,439 MOTION, WE HAVE TO PUT ON 2023 01:10:43,439 --> 01:10:44,573 MAXIMUM PRESSURE TO START A REAL 2024 01:10:44,573 --> 01:10:54,416 FIGHT AGAINST ICE. AS THE 2025 01:10:54,416 --> 01:10:55,751 DEMOCRATIC PARTY, WE ARE SERIOUS 2026 01:10:55,751 --> 01:10:56,785 ABOUT FIGHTING ICE, IT WOULDN'T 2027 01:10:56,785 --> 01:10:57,853 HAVE TAKEN FOUR MONTHS JUST TO 2028 01:10:57,853 --> 01:10:58,921 GET TO A HEARING. THE DEMOCRATIC 2029 01:10:58,921 --> 01:10:59,855 PARTY WOULDN'T BE DISCUSSING 2030 01:10:59,855 --> 01:11:00,856 FEASIBILITY ONE MAN, ONE CITY, 2031 01:11:00,856 --> 01:11:01,957 WE WOULD BE SEEING A MASSIVE 2032 01:11:01,957 --> 01:11:03,192 LEGAL FIGHT ON THE KING COUNTY 2033 01:11:03,192 --> 01:11:04,627 ALREADY [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE WOULD 2034 01:11:04,627 --> 01:11:05,494 BE SEEING COUNTYWIDE, STATEWIDE 2035 01:11:05,494 --> 01:11:06,895 BANDS AGAINST ICE POSTED EVERY 2036 01:11:06,895 --> 01:11:07,963 LEGISLATURE DEMOCRATS CONTROL. 2037 01:11:07,963 --> 01:11:09,498 WE SEE MARCHES EVERY WEEKEND, 2038 01:11:09,498 --> 01:11:10,132 STREET DEMONSTRATIONS, STRIKES 2039 01:11:10,132 --> 01:11:13,302 AND LOCKOUTS OF WORKING PLACES, 2040 01:11:13,302 --> 01:11:14,570 INCLUDING ONES WITH IMMIGRANT 2041 01:11:14,570 --> 01:11:15,971 WORKERS ESPECIALLY. DEMOCRATS 2042 01:11:15,971 --> 01:11:19,408 AREN'T LEADING THESE THINGS 2043 01:11:19,408 --> 01:11:20,376 BECAUSE INSTEAD, THIS DEMAND HAS 2044 01:11:20,376 --> 01:11:21,610 BEEN GRINDING FORTH AGAINST 2045 01:11:21,610 --> 01:11:22,711 MACHINERY OF THE PARTY, AND 2046 01:11:22,711 --> 01:11:23,879 THAT'S BECAUSE DEMOCRATS ARE A 2047 01:11:23,879 --> 01:11:26,515 PARTY NOT OF WORKING PEOPLE, BUT 2048 01:11:26,515 --> 01:11:28,083 OF THE BILLIONAIRES AND THEIR 2049 01:11:28,083 --> 01:11:34,890 INTERESTS. DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS 2050 01:11:34,890 --> 01:11:36,425 , YOU KNOW, AS OFTEN AS THEY 2051 01:11:36,425 --> 01:11:37,559 ARE, ARE PART OF THE SAME 2052 01:11:37,559 --> 01:11:38,527 CLINICAL MACHINE IS DEMOCRATS ON 2053 01:11:38,527 --> 01:11:39,662 CITY COUNCILS. THEY'RE NOT HERE 2054 01:11:39,662 --> 01:11:40,596 TO FIGHT THE SYSTEM, THEY'RE 2055 01:11:40,596 --> 01:11:42,064 HERE TO RUN THE SYSTEM, AND THAT 2056 01:11:42,064 --> 01:11:43,098 INCLUDES ICE, AND THAT'S WHY 2057 01:11:43,098 --> 01:11:44,099 BIDEN ESCALATED AFTER TRUMP'S 2058 01:11:44,099 --> 01:11:45,668 FIRST TERM. WE NEED A NEW [ 2059 01:11:45,668 --> 01:11:48,404 INAUDIBLE ] AND THE SPAN IS ONLY 2060 01:11:48,404 --> 01:11:49,905 BEING HER NOW BECAUSE OF THE 2061 01:11:49,905 --> 01:11:50,472 REPEATED PRESSURE OF THE 2062 01:11:50,472 --> 01:11:51,940 MOVEMENT [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND SO, 2063 01:11:51,940 --> 01:11:53,475 WE WANT TO SEE THIS PAST AND [ 2064 01:11:53,475 --> 01:11:54,310 INAUDIBLE ]. EVERYONE HERE 2065 01:11:54,310 --> 01:11:57,246 SHOULD COME OUT AGAIN NEXT WEEK. 2066 01:11:57,246 --> 01:11:59,214 WE HAVE MORE ORGANIZATIONS 2067 01:11:59,214 --> 01:11:59,882 COMING. PROPOSALS LIKE THIS HAVE 2068 01:11:59,882 --> 01:12:01,016 A TENDENCY TO DIE IN THE 2069 01:12:01,016 --> 01:12:02,117 DARKNESS ONCE PUBLIC PRESSURE IS 2070 01:12:02,117 --> 01:12:07,389 OFF. NOW THAT IT IS BEING PUT 2071 01:12:07,389 --> 01:12:08,791 FORWARD, IT IS A TIME TO 2072 01:12:08,791 --> 01:12:09,892 ESCALATE THE PRESSURE, NOT TAKEN 2073 01:12:09,892 --> 01:12:11,427 OFF. AND I AGREE WITH JASON [ 2074 01:12:11,427 --> 01:12:12,961 INAUDIBLE ] MAKE VERY CLEAR 2075 01:12:12,961 --> 01:12:14,163 GUESS OR KNOW OF WHETHER THEY 2076 01:12:14,163 --> 01:12:15,164 WANT TO SEE THIS PASS, 2077 01:12:15,164 --> 01:12:16,432 REGARDLESS OF ANY ITS FANS OR 2078 01:12:16,432 --> 01:12:17,166 BOTS. 2079 01:12:17,166 --> 01:12:21,303 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 2080 01:12:21,303 --> 01:12:22,538 >> THANK YOU, GWENDOLYN, NEXT WE 2081 01:12:22,538 --> 01:12:23,939 HAVE SUMMER, FOLLOWED BY M, THEN 2082 01:12:23,939 --> 01:12:25,040 DEREK, THEN WE WILL MOVE ONLINE, 2083 01:12:25,040 --> 01:12:25,974 DAVID HOWARD. 2084 01:12:25,974 --> 01:12:28,277 >> SO, JOY HOLLINGSWORTH IS 2085 01:12:28,277 --> 01:12:30,012 USING YOUR EXCUSES [ INAUDIBLE 2086 01:12:30,012 --> 01:12:32,347 ]. PERMANENT BAN ON DETENTION 2087 01:12:32,347 --> 01:12:33,582 CENTERS. THIS IS A 2088 01:12:33,582 --> 01:12:39,755 STRAIGHTFORWARD [ INAUDIBLE ]. 2089 01:12:39,755 --> 01:12:41,223 WHAT GOOD IS ONE YEAR IF [ 2090 01:12:41,223 --> 01:12:42,624 INAUDIBLE ] POINT BECAUSE 2091 01:12:42,624 --> 01:12:43,792 THEY'RE JUST GOING TO [ 2092 01:12:43,792 --> 01:12:46,895 INAUDIBLE ]. IT'S FINE IF THAT 2093 01:12:46,895 --> 01:12:49,431 USED TO HAPPEN. I WANTED TO ASK, 2094 01:12:49,431 --> 01:12:51,867 ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE 2095 01:12:51,867 --> 01:12:53,402 CITY COUNCIL WHO CAN PUBLICLY 2096 01:12:53,402 --> 01:12:57,973 COMMIT RIGHT NOW -- THERE IS NO 2097 01:12:57,973 --> 01:12:59,007 REASON ALL OF YOU SHOULDN'T BE 2098 01:12:59,007 --> 01:13:00,442 ABLE TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW. IT IS 2099 01:13:00,442 --> 01:13:03,011 EASY. YOU PUBLICLY COMMIT RIGHT 2100 01:13:03,011 --> 01:13:05,147 NOW TO PASSING A PERMANENT BAN 2101 01:13:05,147 --> 01:13:06,582 ON DETENTION CENTERS IN SEATTLE, 2102 01:13:06,582 --> 01:13:11,386 ANY OF YOU? VOTING YES ON THAT? 2103 01:13:11,520 --> 01:13:12,287 >> PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR YOU 2104 01:13:12,287 --> 01:13:16,291 ALL. I WILL CONTINUE [ INAUDIBLE 2105 01:13:16,291 --> 01:13:16,558 ] POINT 2106 01:13:16,558 --> 01:13:17,993 >> CAN ANYONE SAY THEY CAN PASS 2107 01:13:17,993 --> 01:13:19,995 THAT, THEY CAN VOTE YES ON THAT 2108 01:13:19,995 --> 01:13:22,598 ? RAISE YOUR HAND. ALEXIS, CAN 2109 01:13:22,598 --> 01:13:25,634 YOU? YES? 2110 01:13:25,634 --> 01:13:29,004 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 2111 01:13:29,004 --> 01:13:34,076 >> THANK YOU, SUMMER. NEXT WE 2112 01:13:34,076 --> 01:13:34,977 HAVE M, FOLLOWED BY DEREK. 2113 01:13:34,977 --> 01:13:45,154 WELCOME. 2114 01:13:45,454 --> 01:13:46,822 >> YEAH, I WANT TO REITERATE 2115 01:13:46,822 --> 01:13:47,689 WHAT HAS BEEN SAID, THERE IS 2116 01:13:47,689 --> 01:13:49,925 JUST NO REASON NOT TO PASS THIS, 2117 01:13:49,925 --> 01:13:50,559 AND YOU KNOW, YES, THERE IS A 2118 01:13:50,559 --> 01:13:52,127 PROCESS. BUT THERE IS NO EXCUSE 2119 01:13:52,127 --> 01:13:53,328 FOR NOT PUBLICLY PLEDGING RIGHT 2120 01:13:53,328 --> 01:13:56,632 NOW TODAY TO SUPPORT A PERMANENT 2121 01:13:56,632 --> 01:13:58,200 BAN ON DETENTION CENTERS, AND 2122 01:13:58,200 --> 01:14:00,903 YOU KNOW, THANK YOU, 2123 01:14:00,903 --> 01:14:01,770 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR DOING 2124 01:14:01,770 --> 01:14:02,704 THAT THESE BUREAUCRATIC EXCUSES 2125 01:14:02,704 --> 01:14:05,974 OF PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR YOU, 2126 01:14:05,974 --> 01:14:07,242 THIS IS -- YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE 2127 01:14:07,242 --> 01:14:08,710 DON'T LIKE WHEN WE COME UP HERE 2128 01:14:08,710 --> 01:14:10,279 AND WE TALK ABOUT THE ROLE THAT 2129 01:14:10,279 --> 01:14:11,180 THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS PLAYED 2130 01:14:11,180 --> 01:14:12,648 IN THE LONG HISTORY OF ATTACKS 2131 01:14:12,648 --> 01:14:18,887 ON IMMIGRANTS AND IT GOES ACROSS 2132 01:14:18,887 --> 01:14:20,055 THE BOARD FOR BLACK PEOPLE, 2133 01:14:20,055 --> 01:14:20,856 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, FOR 2134 01:14:20,856 --> 01:14:25,794 WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE, BUT WE ARE 2135 01:14:25,794 --> 01:14:27,062 IN THE CRISIS THAT WE ARE IN 2136 01:14:27,062 --> 01:14:28,197 RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE 2137 01:14:28,197 --> 01:14:28,931 DEMOCRATIC PARTY. BARACK OBAMA 2138 01:14:28,931 --> 01:14:29,932 STILL HAS A RECORD FOR 2139 01:14:29,932 --> 01:14:31,300 DEPORTATIONS IN THIS COUNTRY. 2140 01:14:31,300 --> 01:14:32,434 MASSIVE ATTACKS ON IMMIGRANTS. 2141 01:14:32,434 --> 01:14:35,237 WE HAVE A CONGRESSMAN IN 2142 01:14:35,237 --> 01:14:36,238 SEATTLE, ADAM SMITH, WHO VOTED 2143 01:14:36,238 --> 01:14:37,739 TO CREATE ICE, VOTED REPEATEDLY 2144 01:14:37,739 --> 01:14:39,208 TO FUND ICE, AND THE DEMOCRATS 2145 01:14:39,208 --> 01:14:40,209 ON THIS COUNCIL AREN'T EVEN 2146 01:14:40,209 --> 01:14:41,877 WILLING TO SAY PUBLICLY THAT YOU 2147 01:14:41,877 --> 01:14:45,180 SUPPORT A PERMANENT BAN ON ICE 2148 01:14:45,180 --> 01:14:50,118 DETENTION CENTERS IN SEATTLE? IF 2149 01:14:50,118 --> 01:14:51,487 WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT THIS AS 2150 01:14:51,487 --> 01:14:52,554 WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE, IF WE ARE 2151 01:14:52,554 --> 01:14:54,056 GOING TO SOLVE ANY OF THESE 2152 01:14:54,056 --> 01:14:54,957 PROBLEMS, WE HAVE TO RECKON, 2153 01:14:54,957 --> 01:14:56,425 THIS IS WHY WE, PURE AND TALK 2154 01:14:56,425 --> 01:14:58,160 ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE DEMOCRATIC 2155 01:14:58,160 --> 01:15:00,162 PARTY, WE HAVE TO RECKON WITH 2156 01:15:00,162 --> 01:15:00,796 THE BETRAYALS AND THE ATTACK BY 2157 01:15:00,796 --> 01:15:02,197 THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OVER A 2158 01:15:02,197 --> 01:15:02,764 SERIES OF DECADES THAT HAVE 2159 01:15:02,764 --> 01:15:04,199 BROUGHT US TO THIS POSITION. AND 2160 01:15:04,199 --> 01:15:06,201 WE NEED TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST 2161 01:15:06,201 --> 01:15:07,436 THAT, WE NEED TO FIGHT BACK 2162 01:15:07,436 --> 01:15:08,871 AGAINST THE TIES TO THE 2163 01:15:08,871 --> 01:15:09,571 DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE UNION 2164 01:15:09,571 --> 01:15:10,506 MOVEMENT, IN THE SOCIALIST 2165 01:15:10,506 --> 01:15:12,975 MOVEMENT, WE HAVE TO BREAK THIS 2166 01:15:12,975 --> 01:15:14,776 CYCLE OF EVERY TWO YEARS OR 2167 01:15:14,776 --> 01:15:16,511 EVERY FOUR YEARS, VOTING FOR 2168 01:15:16,511 --> 01:15:17,579 DEMOCRATS WHO BETRAY US, WHO 2169 01:15:17,579 --> 01:15:20,949 DON'T DO ANYTHING, WHO FUND A 2170 01:15:20,949 --> 01:15:22,484 GENOCIDE, WHO FUND ICE, WHO 2171 01:15:22,484 --> 01:15:24,353 INCREASE THE SPD BUDGET $123 2172 01:15:24,353 --> 01:15:25,754 MILLION, AND THEY WON'T EVEN 2173 01:15:25,754 --> 01:15:27,723 SAY THEY SUPPORT A PERMANENT BAN 2174 01:15:27,723 --> 01:15:28,991 ON DETENTION CENTERS AND THE 2175 01:15:28,991 --> 01:15:30,726 RIGHT WING GETS SWEPT BACK INTO 2176 01:15:30,726 --> 01:15:36,765 POWER. THIS IS A CYCLE WE ARE 2177 01:15:36,765 --> 01:15:38,433 IN, WE HAVE TO BREAK IT, AND 2178 01:15:38,433 --> 01:15:39,201 WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE HAVE TO GET 2179 01:15:39,201 --> 01:15:40,469 ORGANIZED TO DO THAT, SO I 2180 01:15:40,469 --> 01:15:41,770 ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO NOT HAVE 2181 01:15:41,770 --> 01:15:42,471 ANY ILLUSIONS THAT THIS COUNCIL 2182 01:15:42,471 --> 01:15:43,505 WILL DO ANYTHING UNLESS AIR 2183 01:15:43,505 --> 01:15:44,306 FORCE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, I 2184 01:15:44,306 --> 01:15:46,108 HOPE YOU [ INAUDIBLE ]. 2185 01:15:46,108 --> 01:15:56,385 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 2186 01:15:58,887 --> 01:16:00,555 >> DEREK, YOUR NEXT, NO, NO, NO, 2187 01:16:00,555 --> 01:16:02,591 YOU'RE NEXT. AND I DO KNOW SOME 2188 01:16:02,591 --> 01:16:03,225 PEOPLE SIGNED UP ONLINE, WE ARE 2189 01:16:03,225 --> 01:16:04,726 GOING TO GO ONLINE, THEN BACK TO 2190 01:16:04,726 --> 01:16:05,661 IN PERSON FOR US TO FINISH. 2191 01:16:05,661 --> 01:16:13,368 DEREK. 2192 01:16:13,368 --> 01:16:14,703 >> BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART I 2193 01:16:14,703 --> 01:16:16,371 LEFT OUT ABOUT BEING PUT ON THE 2194 01:16:16,371 --> 01:16:17,172 DOMESTIC TERRORISM WATCH LIST IS 2195 01:16:17,172 --> 01:16:19,574 THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A 2196 01:16:19,574 --> 01:16:22,244 THREAT, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE 2197 01:16:22,244 --> 01:16:23,779 RADICAL VIEWS. AS A MATTER OF 2198 01:16:23,779 --> 01:16:24,713 FACT, THE MOST RADICAL VIEW THAT 2199 01:16:24,713 --> 01:16:26,415 I HAVE IS THAT THE LORD OFFERS 2200 01:16:26,415 --> 01:16:29,151 SALVATION TO LGBTQ ENTRANCE 2201 01:16:29,151 --> 01:16:37,592 PEOPLE AS WELL, BUT JUST AS THEY 2202 01:16:37,592 --> 01:16:39,094 ARE, THAT IS THE MOST RADICAL 2203 01:16:39,094 --> 01:16:40,228 VIEW I EVER HAD, AND I DIDN'T 2204 01:16:40,228 --> 01:16:41,496 EVEN POST THAT ONLINE. ONE OF 2205 01:16:41,496 --> 01:16:42,631 THE THINGS I WANTED TO REITERATE 2206 01:16:42,631 --> 01:16:44,266 IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A 2207 01:16:44,266 --> 01:16:45,701 THREAT TO SOCIETY TO BE PUT ON 2208 01:16:45,701 --> 01:16:46,535 THE DOMESTIC TERRORIST WATCH 2209 01:16:46,535 --> 01:16:49,838 LIST, WE KNOW THAT FROM WHAT WE 2210 01:16:49,838 --> 01:16:50,572 SAW IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 2211 01:16:50,572 --> 01:16:53,775 WITH RENEE GOOD AND ALEX PRETTI. 2212 01:16:53,775 --> 01:17:00,349 YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A THREAT. 2213 01:17:00,349 --> 01:17:02,884 IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANY ONE OF 2214 01:17:02,884 --> 01:17:03,919 US. I CAN'T REITERATE THAT 2215 01:17:03,919 --> 01:17:08,223 ENOUGH. I HAVE WORKED IN 2216 01:17:08,223 --> 01:17:09,825 CORPORATE AMERICA MOST OF MY 2217 01:17:09,825 --> 01:17:11,460 LIFE. MY FACEBOOK PAGE WAS FOR 2218 01:17:11,460 --> 01:17:13,095 KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH COLLEAGUES 2219 01:17:13,095 --> 01:17:15,797 THAT I WANTED TO STAY IN TOUCH 2220 01:17:15,797 --> 01:17:20,369 WITH. SO, BUT THE CORRUPTION 2221 01:17:20,369 --> 01:17:26,008 RUNS DEEP HERE. WHAT I HAVE 2222 01:17:26,008 --> 01:17:27,442 HEARD ABOUT SPD UNFORTUNATELY IS 2223 01:17:27,442 --> 01:17:28,877 TRUE. I FOUND THAT OUT THE HARD 2224 01:17:28,877 --> 01:17:33,915 WAY. WHERE ARE YOU -- WHERE 2225 01:17:33,915 --> 01:17:35,283 THEY'RE BEING CONDESCENDING AND 2226 01:17:35,283 --> 01:17:39,755 DISMISSIVE. BUT THAT IS THE MOST 2227 01:17:39,755 --> 01:17:43,025 IMPORTANT PART THAT I WANTED TO 2228 01:17:43,025 --> 01:17:43,492 REITERATE. THANK YOU. 2229 01:17:43,492 --> 01:17:49,631 >> THANK YOU, DEREK. WE WILL 2230 01:17:49,631 --> 01:17:50,832 SWITCH TO ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC 2231 01:17:50,832 --> 01:17:51,933 HEARING, NEXT WE HAVE DAVID 2232 01:17:51,933 --> 01:17:52,934 HAYNES, HOWARD GILL, FOLLOWED BY 2233 01:17:52,934 --> 01:17:53,902 GUENEVERE, THEN WE WILL SWITCH 2234 01:17:53,902 --> 01:17:55,704 BACK IN PERSON WHERE WE HAVE TWO 2235 01:17:55,704 --> 01:18:00,275 PEOPLE SIGNED UP. 2236 01:18:00,275 --> 01:18:01,243 >> THERE IS A DISTINCT 2237 01:18:01,243 --> 01:18:02,077 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INNOCENT 2238 01:18:02,077 --> 01:18:03,045 MIGRANT AND SOME CRIMINAL 2239 01:18:03,045 --> 01:18:05,614 UNDERWORLD CARTEL CHARACTER. AND 2240 01:18:05,614 --> 01:18:10,786 YET, SEATTLE DEMOCRATS DON'T 2241 01:18:10,786 --> 01:18:11,787 WANT TO DECIPHER THE DIFFERENCE, 2242 01:18:11,787 --> 01:18:16,992 THEY WANT TO LIVE VICARIOUSLY 2243 01:18:16,992 --> 01:18:18,660 THROUGH WHATEVER THEY SEE IN THE 2244 01:18:18,660 --> 01:18:19,528 NEWS THAT HAS BEEN EMBELLISHED 2245 01:18:19,528 --> 01:18:20,262 AND PROPAGANDIZED WITH THE LIES, 2246 01:18:20,262 --> 01:18:22,364 AND THIS IS WHY IT IS UNSAFE. [ 2247 01:18:22,364 --> 01:18:23,565 INAUDIBLE ] AN INNOCENT THIS 2248 01:18:23,565 --> 01:18:25,033 PERSON SHOULD BE DISCRIMINATED 2249 01:18:25,033 --> 01:18:27,636 AGAINST BECAUSE THERE IS A DRUG 2250 01:18:27,636 --> 01:18:28,703 CLOSURE THAT NEEDS TO BE 2251 01:18:28,703 --> 01:18:29,504 PRIORITIZED FOR HOUSING. BUT 2252 01:18:29,504 --> 01:18:33,442 YET, IT COULD BE SAID THAT THIS 2253 01:18:33,442 --> 01:18:34,409 IS BEING OFFERED BY THE 2254 01:18:34,409 --> 01:18:35,610 OFFSPRING OF CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD 2255 01:18:35,610 --> 01:18:37,446 GANGSTERS. MISCONSTRUING WHAT 2256 01:18:37,446 --> 01:18:41,950 CONSTITUTES PROPER POLICY, AND 2257 01:18:41,950 --> 01:18:43,218 IT'S BECOME A THREAT TO 2258 01:18:43,218 --> 01:18:47,722 INNOCENT PEOPLE IN THIS CITY AND 2259 01:18:47,722 --> 01:18:48,423 AROUND THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE 2260 01:18:48,423 --> 01:18:49,658 SEATTLE IS PROACTIVE IN 2261 01:18:49,658 --> 01:18:54,796 UNDERMINING THE EFFORTS TO VENT 2262 01:18:54,796 --> 01:18:55,597 INNOCENT PEOPLE, SO THAT THEY 2263 01:18:55,597 --> 01:18:56,631 ARE PROTECTED, YET YOU ALL ARE 2264 01:18:56,631 --> 01:18:57,466 PROTECTING EVIL CRIMINALS. EVIL, 2265 01:18:57,466 --> 01:18:58,233 WICKED LATINOS THAT ARE 2266 01:18:58,233 --> 01:19:06,041 CONDUCTING [ INAUDIBLE ] . DRUG 2267 01:19:06,041 --> 01:19:06,842 PUSHERS FROM THE BLACK 2268 01:19:06,842 --> 01:19:07,843 COMMUNITY, THE BLACK AND BROWN 2269 01:19:07,843 --> 01:19:09,211 RIVALS. AND YOU ALL JUST ACT 2270 01:19:09,211 --> 01:19:10,278 LIKE THEY ARE PEOPLE, TOO, AND 2271 01:19:10,278 --> 01:19:15,884 WE NEED TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE. BUT 2272 01:19:15,884 --> 01:19:17,452 THIS IS MORE OPEN BORDER 2273 01:19:17,452 --> 01:19:18,053 SANCTUARIES, MORE TREASONOUS, 2274 01:19:18,053 --> 01:19:18,687 UNCONSTITUTIONAL REGIONS THAT 2275 01:19:18,687 --> 01:19:20,088 SEATTLE WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY 2276 01:19:20,088 --> 01:19:22,591 AS THE MOST BOTTOM DRILLING, A 2277 01:19:22,591 --> 01:19:27,395 LOWLIFE PIECE OF [ INAUDIBLE ] 2278 01:19:27,395 --> 01:19:28,663 TOWN IN AMERICA BECAUSE OF YOUR 2279 01:19:28,663 --> 01:19:29,397 PROGRESSIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF 2280 01:19:29,397 --> 01:19:31,099 POLICY, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] 2281 01:19:31,099 --> 01:19:33,869 WEAPONIZE THE DAIS. AND 2282 01:19:33,869 --> 01:19:35,036 UNDERMINE THE INTEGRITY OF 2283 01:19:35,036 --> 01:19:37,539 PROPER POLICY THAT PUBLIC SAFETY 2284 01:19:37,539 --> 01:19:42,144 IS A THREAT AND YOU ALL ARE A 2285 01:19:42,144 --> 01:19:43,445 THREAT PRETTY WELL ARE NOT DOING 2286 01:19:43,445 --> 01:19:44,813 THE RIGHT THING, YOU ALL ARE 2287 01:19:44,813 --> 01:19:46,414 LITERALLY LIKE [ INAUDIBLE ] 2288 01:19:46,414 --> 01:19:47,048 INTERFERENCE FOR EVIL, 2289 01:19:47,048 --> 01:19:48,116 GODFORSAKEN PEOPLE. [ INAUDIBLE 2290 01:19:48,116 --> 01:19:53,054 ] WE DON'T WANT TO JUDGE, BUT 2291 01:19:53,054 --> 01:19:54,389 WE ARE GOING TO JUDGE THE WHITE 2292 01:19:54,389 --> 01:19:55,824 MAN AND HATE ON TRUMP AND DO 2293 01:19:55,824 --> 01:19:56,792 EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO UNDERMINE 2294 01:19:56,792 --> 01:19:58,059 THE EFFORTS TO SOLVE THE CRISIS 2295 01:19:58,059 --> 01:20:01,062 OF PUBLIC SAFETY. [ INAUDIBLE ] 2296 01:20:01,062 --> 01:20:03,365 >> THANK YOU, MR. HAYNES, NEXT 2297 01:20:03,365 --> 01:20:04,666 WE HAVE HOWARD GILL, FOLLOWED BY 2298 01:20:04,666 --> 01:20:07,536 GUENEVERE. HOWARD GILL, FOLLOWED 2299 01:20:07,536 --> 01:20:12,474 BY GUENEVERE. 2300 01:20:12,474 --> 01:20:19,681 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, HOWARD GILL 2301 01:20:19,681 --> 01:20:20,515 FROM THE 36th [ INAUDIBLE ]. I 2302 01:20:20,515 --> 01:20:21,383 FULLY SUPPORT TODAY'S 2303 01:20:21,383 --> 01:20:22,050 LEGISLATION ON BANNING DETENTION 2304 01:20:22,050 --> 01:20:22,984 CENTERS AND THANK YOU FOR 2305 01:20:22,984 --> 01:20:23,952 PUTTING THIS FORWARD. HOWEVER, 2306 01:20:23,952 --> 01:20:25,120 THIS IS FAR FROM SUFFICIENT TO 2307 01:20:25,120 --> 01:20:26,154 PREVENTING THE FORMS [ INAUDIBLE 2308 01:20:26,154 --> 01:20:29,424 ] WE CANNOT SIMPLY SAY WE WERE 2309 01:20:29,424 --> 01:20:33,762 GOOD PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T HELP TO 2310 01:20:33,762 --> 01:20:35,597 SAVE PEOPLE. WE HAVE A MORAL 2311 01:20:35,597 --> 01:20:36,464 RESPONSIBILITY TO PREVENT [ 2312 01:20:36,464 --> 01:20:38,867 INAUDIBLE ] AS PROPOSED OVER 2313 01:20:38,867 --> 01:20:40,902 SEVEN MONTHS AGO BY [ INAUDIBLE 2314 01:20:40,902 --> 01:20:44,139 ]. OTHER CITIES HAVE PUT IN 2315 01:20:44,139 --> 01:20:45,040 PLACE SOME VERSION OF OUR 2316 01:20:45,040 --> 01:20:46,074 PROPOSED MEASURES. [ INAUDIBLE ] 2317 01:20:46,074 --> 01:20:49,344 RECENTLY STATING THAT CALLING 2318 01:20:49,344 --> 01:20:50,579 911 IS AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE 2319 01:20:50,579 --> 01:20:54,616 TO WARRANTLESS ENTRY OF PRIVATE 2320 01:20:54,616 --> 01:20:56,384 HOMES AND BUSINESSES AND THAT 2321 01:20:56,384 --> 01:20:57,786 THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT 2322 01:20:57,786 --> 01:20:58,353 SHALL EMPLOY DE-ESCALATION 2323 01:20:58,353 --> 01:21:03,592 TACTICS IN RESPONSE. AND THAT 2324 01:21:03,592 --> 01:21:04,759 BOSTON WILL DENY ACCESS TO CITY 2325 01:21:04,759 --> 01:21:06,027 BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES FOR 2326 01:21:06,027 --> 01:21:07,729 PURPOSES OTHER THAN INTENDED. 2327 01:21:07,729 --> 01:21:08,597 MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CHIEF BRIAN 2328 01:21:08,597 --> 01:21:09,798 O'HARA HAS WARNED HIS RANK AND 2329 01:21:09,798 --> 01:21:10,899 FILE OFFICERS THAT IF THEY 2330 01:21:10,899 --> 01:21:14,803 WITNESS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND FAILED 2331 01:21:14,803 --> 01:21:16,004 TO INTERVENE, THEY COULD BE 2332 01:21:16,004 --> 01:21:19,441 FIRED. THIS COUNCIL MUST ADOPT 2333 01:21:19,441 --> 01:21:20,642 AFFIRMATIVE POLICIES REQUIRING 2334 01:21:20,642 --> 01:21:22,277 SEATTLE POLICE TO PROTECT 2335 01:21:22,277 --> 01:21:23,245 EVERYONE'S FOURTH AMENDMENT 2336 01:21:23,245 --> 01:21:26,948 RIGHTS, OR ELSE ADMIT THAT 2337 01:21:26,948 --> 01:21:28,016 POLICE ARE DESIGNED TO ONLY 2338 01:21:28,016 --> 01:21:29,184 PROTECT PROPERTY AND NOT PEOPLE. 2339 01:21:29,184 --> 01:21:30,518 AND FINALLY, LET ME JUST SAY, 2340 01:21:30,518 --> 01:21:32,587 DAVID HAYNES ' HATEFUL, RACIST 2341 01:21:32,587 --> 01:21:34,756 COMMENTS ARE AN ABSOLUTE REASON 2342 01:21:34,756 --> 01:21:39,127 FOR BANNING HIM. THIS IS 2343 01:21:39,127 --> 01:21:45,000 UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR. THEY ARE 2344 01:21:45,000 --> 01:21:46,001 OVERTLY RACIST AND HATEFUL 2345 01:21:46,001 --> 01:21:46,935 COMMENTS. SO, PLEASE, BAN HIM. 2346 01:21:46,935 --> 01:21:47,736 THANK YOU. 2347 01:21:47,736 --> 01:21:49,004 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 2348 01:21:49,004 --> 01:21:53,241 >> NEXT, WE HAVE GUENEVERE , AND 2349 01:21:53,241 --> 01:21:54,843 THEN WE WILL GO BACK IN PERSON, 2350 01:21:54,843 --> 01:21:57,078 WHICH IS AVRIL JONES, MISS E 2351 01:21:57,078 --> 01:22:02,550 THAT, NATHAN, AND BENNETT. 2352 01:22:02,550 --> 01:22:08,623 >> HI, THANK YOU FOR THE 2353 01:22:08,623 --> 01:22:09,224 OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I'M 2354 01:22:09,224 --> 01:22:10,058 CALLING IN TO SUPPORT THE 2355 01:22:10,058 --> 01:22:11,526 AFFIRMATIVE AND ON DETENTION 2356 01:22:11,526 --> 01:22:14,329 CENTERS IN SEATTLE. I ONLY WISH, 2357 01:22:14,329 --> 01:22:15,397 AS A FORMER CALLER SAID, THAT 2358 01:22:15,397 --> 01:22:17,766 THE CITY [ INAUDIBLE ] AND 2359 01:22:17,766 --> 01:22:18,466 CRIMINAL FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. 2360 01:22:18,466 --> 01:22:21,736 [ INAUDIBLE ] THE MORAL BEAUTY 2361 01:22:21,736 --> 01:22:27,742 OF ALL HUMANS [ INAUDIBLE ]. 2362 01:22:27,742 --> 01:22:28,777 THERE IS RAMPANT ABUSE ACROSS 2363 01:22:28,777 --> 01:22:29,311 ICE DETENTION FACILITIES, 2364 01:22:29,311 --> 01:22:30,412 INCLUDING SEXUAL ABUSE, [ 2365 01:22:30,412 --> 01:22:37,752 INAUDIBLE ], TORTURE, [ 2366 01:22:37,752 --> 01:22:38,820 INAUDIBLE ], AND DEATH DUE TO 2367 01:22:38,820 --> 01:22:39,954 NEGLECT OR ACTIVE ABUSE COMING 2368 01:22:39,954 --> 01:22:41,089 FROM ICE AGENTS, WHICH HAVE NOW 2369 01:22:41,089 --> 01:22:44,526 REACHED AN ALL-TIME HIGH. IF YOU 2370 01:22:44,526 --> 01:22:45,794 DO NOT PASS THIS PERMANENT BAN, 2371 01:22:45,794 --> 01:22:47,028 AGAIN, YOU WILL BE COMPLICIT IN 2372 01:22:47,028 --> 01:22:47,996 CRIMES OF THIS FEDERAL 2373 01:22:47,996 --> 01:22:51,733 ADMINISTRATION AND WE THE PEOPLE 2374 01:22:51,733 --> 01:22:52,600 WILL REMEMBER. THANK YOU. 2375 01:22:52,600 --> 01:22:53,969 >> THANK YOU, NOW WE ARE GOING 2376 01:22:53,969 --> 01:22:55,203 TO GO IN PERSON, MR. GABRIEL 2377 01:22:55,203 --> 01:22:59,107 JONES. SORRY, MISS YVETTE, [ 2378 01:22:59,107 --> 01:23:03,044 INAUDIBLE ]. GABRIEL, WELCOME. 2379 01:23:03,044 --> 01:23:06,648 NO, GABRIEL IS NEXT. YVETTE, 2380 01:23:06,648 --> 01:23:14,456 NATHAN, BENNETT. 2381 01:23:14,456 --> 01:23:15,357 >> HEY, FOLKS, GABRIEL DIAZ 2382 01:23:15,357 --> 01:23:16,124 AGAIN, WASN'T PLANNING ON 2383 01:23:16,124 --> 01:23:17,392 SPEAKING THIS, BUT [ INAUDIBLE 2384 01:23:17,392 --> 01:23:20,362 ]. VERY OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE SEEING 2385 01:23:20,362 --> 01:23:21,596 DETENTION CENTERS GET WORSE. I 2386 01:23:21,596 --> 01:23:23,798 LOOK AT [ INAUDIBLE ], AND 2387 01:23:23,798 --> 01:23:24,866 SEATTLE AREA VETERAN WHO JOINED 2388 01:23:24,866 --> 01:23:26,368 TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY [ INAUDIBLE 2389 01:23:26,368 --> 01:23:28,570 ]. WHILE ATTENDING ONE OF HIS 2390 01:23:28,570 --> 01:23:29,537 IMMIGRATION HEARINGS, HE WAS 2391 01:23:29,537 --> 01:23:34,209 DETAINED [ INAUDIBLE ], DURING 2392 01:23:34,209 --> 01:23:35,610 WHICH WE KNEW HE WAS NOT GETTING 2393 01:23:35,610 --> 01:23:37,846 THE MEDICAL TREATMENT THAT HE 2394 01:23:37,846 --> 01:23:38,446 NEEDED AS A DISABLED PERSON, 2395 01:23:38,446 --> 01:23:40,548 AND YET ICE AND THE FEDERAL 2396 01:23:40,548 --> 01:23:41,182 GOVERNMENT CONTINUOUSLY ARGUED 2397 01:23:41,182 --> 01:23:41,850 THAT HE WAS, THERE WAS NO ISSUE 2398 01:23:41,850 --> 01:23:42,984 THERE, UNTIL THEY HAD TO ADMIT 2399 01:23:42,984 --> 01:23:43,852 THAT HE WAS VERY CLEARLY NOT 2400 01:23:43,852 --> 01:23:46,254 GETTING THE CARE HE NEEDED POINT 2401 01:23:46,254 --> 01:23:46,888 HE WAS NOT SEEING THE DOCTORS HE 2402 01:23:46,888 --> 01:23:48,156 NEEDED TO REMAIN WELL, AND WAS 2403 01:23:48,156 --> 01:23:50,992 RELEASED BECAUSE [ INAUDIBLE ] 2404 01:23:50,992 --> 01:23:51,993 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS VERY, 2405 01:23:51,993 --> 01:23:53,261 VERY AWARE THAT HE WAS NOT 2406 01:23:53,261 --> 01:23:54,429 GETTING THE CARE HE NEEDED. I 2407 01:23:54,429 --> 01:23:55,797 APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK [ 2408 01:23:55,797 --> 01:23:57,899 INAUDIBLE ]. WASHINGTON STATE 2409 01:23:57,899 --> 01:23:59,467 OFFICIALS HAVE SINCE SUED [ 2410 01:23:59,467 --> 01:24:04,072 INAUDIBLE ] AGAIN WHO WAS IN 2411 01:24:04,072 --> 01:24:05,206 CHARGE OF THE DETENTION CENTER, 2412 01:24:05,206 --> 01:24:06,574 BECAUSE EVEN AFTER BEING TOLD BY 2413 01:24:06,574 --> 01:24:07,342 JUDGE AFTER JUDGE AFTER JUDGE 2414 01:24:07,342 --> 01:24:08,843 THAT THEY HAVE TO ALLOW PEOPLE 2415 01:24:08,843 --> 01:24:10,178 IN TO CHECK THE CONDITIONS OF 2416 01:24:10,178 --> 01:24:11,479 THE FACILITY, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN 2417 01:24:11,479 --> 01:24:12,447 ALLOWED. PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST 2418 01:24:12,447 --> 01:24:17,619 HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WATER 2419 01:24:17,619 --> 01:24:18,820 TESTING AND IT IS SO WIDELY 2420 01:24:18,820 --> 01:24:20,121 KNOWN THAT NOBODY WHO WORKS 2421 01:24:20,121 --> 01:24:21,022 THERE EVER WILL DRINK THE WATER 2422 01:24:21,022 --> 01:24:22,257 THERE, THE ONLY DRINK THEIR OWN 2423 01:24:22,257 --> 01:24:23,591 WATER BOTTLES. THERE ARE 3500 2424 01:24:23,591 --> 01:24:24,526 ALLEGATIONS AGAINST GEO GROUP 2425 01:24:24,526 --> 01:24:27,061 FOR THEIR FACILITIES AROUND 2426 01:24:27,061 --> 01:24:27,729 SEXUAL ASSAULT, CONTAMINATED 2427 01:24:27,729 --> 01:24:29,064 FOOD, RACISM, SEXISM, AND MORE. 2428 01:24:29,064 --> 01:24:31,866 THIS IS WHAT WE RISK SETTING OUR 2429 01:24:31,866 --> 01:24:35,003 CITIZENS UP FOR POINT THIS IS 2430 01:24:35,003 --> 01:24:36,438 WHAT WE ARE RISKING BY HAVING A 2431 01:24:36,438 --> 01:24:37,772 FACILITY LIKE THIS, PEOPLE WHO 2432 01:24:37,772 --> 01:24:38,773 ARE WILLING TO PUT PROFIT OVER 2433 01:24:38,773 --> 01:24:40,742 THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO 2434 01:24:40,742 --> 01:24:41,976 HELP. THESE FACILITIES -- WE DO 2435 01:24:41,976 --> 01:24:42,977 NOT NEED ANY MORE FACILITIES 2436 01:24:42,977 --> 01:24:44,078 LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY IN 2437 01:24:44,078 --> 01:24:47,215 SEATTLE, WE DO NOT NEED NEW 2438 01:24:47,215 --> 01:24:48,116 FACILITIES, AND THEY ALSO AGREE 2439 01:24:48,116 --> 01:24:49,717 THAT WE NEED TO PERMANENTLY BAN 2440 01:24:49,717 --> 01:24:51,586 THEM. THANK YOU. 2441 01:24:51,586 --> 01:24:52,821 >> THANK YOU, GABRIEL, NEXT WE 2442 01:24:52,821 --> 01:24:53,922 HAVE MISS YVETTE, FOLLOWED BY 2443 01:24:53,922 --> 01:24:55,156 NATHAN AND BENNETT. MISS YVETTE, 2444 01:24:55,156 --> 01:24:55,824 WELCOME. 2445 01:24:55,824 --> 01:24:58,460 >> HELLO AGAIN. REGARDING THE 2446 01:24:58,460 --> 01:25:05,066 TALK ABOUT BANNING DETENTION 2447 01:25:05,066 --> 01:25:05,667 CENTERS, WITHOUT CONSIDERING 2448 01:25:05,667 --> 01:25:06,334 INSTEAD TURNING THEM INTO 2449 01:25:06,334 --> 01:25:07,302 TRANSITION CENTERS FOR THE 2450 01:25:07,302 --> 01:25:08,803 HOMELESS? THEREBY CREATING A 2451 01:25:08,803 --> 01:25:09,804 STABLE ENVIRONMENT, SO THEY CAN 2452 01:25:09,804 --> 01:25:11,473 GET THE HELP THEY NEED [ 2453 01:25:11,473 --> 01:25:17,445 INAUDIBLE ]. 2454 01:25:17,445 --> 01:25:18,813 >> THANK YOU, MISS . NEXT, WE 2455 01:25:18,813 --> 01:25:19,714 HAVE NATHAN, FOLLOWED BY 2456 01:25:19,714 --> 01:25:20,782 BENNETT. WELCOME. 2457 01:25:20,782 --> 01:25:25,520 >> I SUPPORT THIS BAN ON ICE 2458 01:25:25,520 --> 01:25:26,888 DETENTION CENTERS IN SEATTLE AND 2459 01:25:26,888 --> 01:25:28,456 I AM GLAD THAT THE COUNCIL, YOU 2460 01:25:28,456 --> 01:25:29,724 KNOW, IS EXPANDING EMERGENCY 2461 01:25:29,724 --> 01:25:36,998 LEGISLATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT 2462 01:25:36,998 --> 01:25:38,399 EMERGENCY LEGISLATION BY ITS 2463 01:25:38,399 --> 01:25:39,033 NATURE HAS TO BE TEMPORARY, SO 2464 01:25:39,033 --> 01:25:40,335 THIS IS WHAT I EXPECTED TO SEE 2465 01:25:40,335 --> 01:25:43,171 FROM YOU AND I AM HAPPY TO SEE 2466 01:25:43,171 --> 01:25:44,105 THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING THIS 2467 01:25:44,105 --> 01:25:45,440 TODAY. WE NEED TO STOP ICE FROM 2468 01:25:45,440 --> 01:25:46,474 COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITY. YOU 2469 01:25:46,474 --> 01:25:47,709 KNOW, WE KNOW THAT IMMIGRANTS 2470 01:25:47,709 --> 01:25:48,943 MAKE UP INTEGRAL PARTS OF EVERY 2471 01:25:48,943 --> 01:25:50,545 SINGLE DISTRICT IN SEATTLE, AND 2472 01:25:50,545 --> 01:25:54,849 WE CAN'T JUST LET FEDERAL MASS 2473 01:25:54,849 --> 01:25:56,150 THUGS COME IN HERE AND KIDNAP 2474 01:25:56,150 --> 01:26:00,355 PEOPLE WHETHER THEY ARE CITIZENS 2475 01:26:00,355 --> 01:26:01,289 OR NOT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE 2476 01:26:01,289 --> 01:26:01,956 CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN THIS 2477 01:26:01,956 --> 01:26:03,424 COUNTRY, WHETHER YOU ARE A 2478 01:26:03,424 --> 01:26:04,859 CITIZEN OR NOT, THAT'S WHAT THE 2479 01:26:04,859 --> 01:26:08,129 CONSTITUTION SAYS. AND THAT IS 2480 01:26:08,129 --> 01:26:09,664 ONE WAY THAT WE ARE NOT LIKE 2481 01:26:09,664 --> 01:26:11,566 OTHER COUNTRIES, AND I THINK 2482 01:26:11,566 --> 01:26:13,234 THAT IS -- AS MUCH AS I DON'T 2483 01:26:13,234 --> 01:26:14,269 REALLY LIKE THIS COUNTRY, I 2484 01:26:14,269 --> 01:26:15,970 THINK THAT IS [ INAUDIBLE ]. UM, 2485 01:26:15,970 --> 01:26:17,272 I'M NOT GOING TO PUBLICLY 2486 01:26:17,272 --> 01:26:18,206 ADDRESS DAVID HAYNES EVER AGAIN, 2487 01:26:18,206 --> 01:26:20,208 BUT I DO THINK THAT WE -- YOU 2488 01:26:20,208 --> 01:26:27,982 KNOW, WE HAVE ASKED ALEX 2489 01:26:27,982 --> 01:26:29,184 ZIMMERMAN TO NOT COME BACK FOR 2490 01:26:29,184 --> 01:26:30,585 30 DAYS BEFORE. I KNOW WE CAN'T 2491 01:26:30,585 --> 01:26:31,653 PERMANENTLY BAN PEOPLE FROM A 2492 01:26:31,653 --> 01:26:33,321 GOVERNMENT BUILDING, BUT I THINK 2493 01:26:33,321 --> 01:26:33,955 THAT DAVID HAYNES NEEDS TO BE 2494 01:26:33,955 --> 01:26:34,656 HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS 2495 01:26:34,656 --> 01:26:35,924 COMMENTS POINT NOT ONLY ARE THEY 2496 01:26:35,924 --> 01:26:36,524 RACIST, SEXIST, HOMOPHOBIC, 2497 01:26:36,524 --> 01:26:37,759 TRANSPHOBIC, THEY ARE OFTEN -- I 2498 01:26:37,759 --> 01:26:41,629 UNDERSTAND WE KIND OF GO OFF THE 2499 01:26:41,629 --> 01:26:42,997 AGENDA SOMETIMES AND I 2500 01:26:42,997 --> 01:26:43,598 APPRECIATE COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2501 01:26:43,598 --> 01:26:45,900 HOLLINGSWORTH ALLOWING US TO, 2502 01:26:45,900 --> 01:26:47,635 BUT I THINK THERE IS SOME LEVEL 2503 01:26:47,635 --> 01:26:50,438 OF RELEVANCY THAT WE CAN ENFORCE 2504 01:26:50,438 --> 01:26:51,306 WITH HIM. HE TALKS ABOUT [ 2505 01:26:51,306 --> 01:26:55,743 INAUDIBLE ] AT THE FARMERS 2506 01:26:55,743 --> 01:26:56,945 MARKET, HE TALKS ABOUT CRIME IN 2507 01:26:56,945 --> 01:26:57,812 BALTIMORE, HE TALKS ABOUT BRUCE 2508 01:26:57,812 --> 01:26:58,913 HARRELL, WHO HASN'T BEEN MAYOR 2509 01:26:58,913 --> 01:27:00,381 FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS NOW, AND 2510 01:27:00,381 --> 01:27:08,389 HE TALKS ABOUT KROGER NOT 2511 01:27:08,389 --> 01:27:08,990 HONORING HIS COUPONS, AND 2512 01:27:08,990 --> 01:27:10,225 THERE'S NOTHING YOU GUYS CAN DO 2513 01:27:10,225 --> 01:27:11,359 ABOUT ANY OF THAT STUFF, SO I 2514 01:27:11,359 --> 01:27:12,660 JUST FEEL LIKE THERE ARE SOME 2515 01:27:12,660 --> 01:27:13,728 THINGS WE COULD MAYBE GET IN 2516 01:27:13,728 --> 01:27:15,163 LINE TO GET HIM TO LIKE STOP 2517 01:27:15,163 --> 01:27:16,898 COMING HERE AND [ INAUDIBLE ] 2518 01:27:16,898 --> 01:27:20,201 PARADING US ABOUT -- AND TEARING 2519 01:27:20,201 --> 01:27:21,235 DOWN PIONEER SQUARE IS NONSENSE. 2520 01:27:21,235 --> 01:27:22,303 I MEAN, IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS, 2521 01:27:22,303 --> 01:27:24,906 SO -- [ INAUDIBLE ] 2522 01:27:24,906 --> 01:27:26,874 >> THANK YOU, NATHAN. NEXT WE 2523 01:27:26,874 --> 01:27:32,513 HAVE BENNETT, WELCOME, BENNETT. 2524 01:27:32,513 --> 01:27:35,183 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I DO 2525 01:27:35,183 --> 01:27:36,384 ALSO SUPPORT THE MORATORIUM ON 2526 01:27:36,384 --> 01:27:37,785 NEW ICE FACILITIES. ONE OF THE 2527 01:27:37,785 --> 01:27:40,455 REASONS , APART FROM THE 2528 01:27:40,455 --> 01:27:43,091 ADMINISTRATION'S APPALLING 2529 01:27:43,091 --> 01:27:44,993 IMMIGRATION POLICIES JUST THE 2530 01:27:44,993 --> 01:27:45,793 TOTAL CULTURE OF LAWLESSNESS 2531 01:27:45,793 --> 01:27:51,366 SURROUNDING ICE. THIS IS DOWN IN 2532 01:27:51,366 --> 01:27:53,134 PORTLAND , OUTSIDE AN ICE 2533 01:27:53,134 --> 01:27:59,307 FACILITY THERE, AND I WOULD HAVE 2534 01:27:59,307 --> 01:28:02,310 BROUGHT MY LAPTOP [ INAUDIBLE ]. 2535 01:28:02,310 --> 01:28:03,011 YOU CAN STILL KIND OF SEE WHAT 2536 01:28:03,011 --> 01:28:06,447 IS GOING ON. THERE IS A WOMAN 2537 01:28:06,447 --> 01:28:07,348 TALKING TO THE POLICE OFFICER, 2538 01:28:07,348 --> 01:28:08,983 SHE'S JUST STANDING THERE, SHE 2539 01:28:08,983 --> 01:28:10,251 IS NOT DOING ANYTHING, SHE'S 2540 01:28:10,251 --> 01:28:11,519 JUST TALKING TO THEM, BECAUSE I 2541 01:28:11,519 --> 01:28:12,887 KNOW IF I DIDN'T SHOW THE 10 2542 01:28:12,887 --> 01:28:13,888 SECONDS LEADING UP TO IT 2543 01:28:13,888 --> 01:28:14,956 EVERYBODY WOULD SAY, OH, SHE 2544 01:28:14,956 --> 01:28:16,124 MUST'VE DONE SOMETHING. THREE, 2545 01:28:16,124 --> 01:28:17,191 TWO, ONE. SHE DID ABSOLUTELY 2546 01:28:17,191 --> 01:28:21,629 NOTHING. AND AS FAR AS ANYBODY 2547 01:28:21,629 --> 01:28:23,564 KNOWS, THE GUY WHO DID THAT TO 2548 01:28:23,564 --> 01:28:25,033 HER HAS NEVER BEEN DISCIPLINED. 2549 01:28:25,033 --> 01:28:28,603 FORGET BEING FIRED. THERE IS 2550 01:28:28,603 --> 01:28:29,837 UTTERLY NO REASON -- IT DOESN'T 2551 01:28:29,837 --> 01:28:31,439 EVEN MATTER WHAT YOU THINK OF 2552 01:28:31,439 --> 01:28:32,707 THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE, THAT GUY 2553 01:28:32,707 --> 01:28:33,941 SHOULD BE IN JAIL. FORGET BEING 2554 01:28:33,941 --> 01:28:35,376 FIRED, HE SHOULD BE IN PRISON. 2555 01:28:35,376 --> 01:28:36,544 YOU CAN BE CHARGED AND ARRESTED 2556 01:28:36,544 --> 01:28:38,546 FOR THINGS THAT YOU DO ON DUTY. 2557 01:28:38,546 --> 01:28:43,551 I MEAN, THE OFFICER WHO KILLED 2558 01:28:43,551 --> 01:28:44,585 GEORGE FLOYD, HE WAS TECHNICALLY 2559 01:28:44,585 --> 01:28:45,753 ON DUTY WHEN HE COMMITTED THE 2560 01:28:45,753 --> 01:28:46,988 MURDER. YOU CAN BE ARRESTED AND 2561 01:28:46,988 --> 01:28:48,389 CHARGED FOR THINGS YOU DO ON THE 2562 01:28:48,389 --> 01:28:49,457 JOB, BUT NOTHING HAS EVER 2563 01:28:49,457 --> 01:28:50,892 HAPPENED TO THAT GUY AS FAR AS 2564 01:28:50,892 --> 01:28:52,493 WE KNOW. THIS IS LAWLESSNESS IN 2565 01:28:52,493 --> 01:28:53,494 ADDITION TO THE APPALLING RACISM 2566 01:28:53,494 --> 01:28:54,295 AND XENOPHOBIA BEHIND THE 2567 01:28:54,295 --> 01:28:55,329 ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY, AND 2568 01:28:55,329 --> 01:29:00,101 ONE MORE REASON THAT WE SHOULD 2569 01:29:00,101 --> 01:29:01,202 DISTANCE OURSELVES FROM ICE IN 2570 01:29:01,202 --> 01:29:02,403 EVERY WAY POSSIBLE, INCLUDING 2571 01:29:02,403 --> 01:29:03,071 THE MORATORIUM ON NEW 2572 01:29:03,071 --> 01:29:04,505 FACILITIES. AND CAN I ADD, I 2573 01:29:04,505 --> 01:29:08,209 FULLY SUPPORT [ INAUDIBLE ], 2574 01:29:08,209 --> 01:29:09,877 GREAT FOR COUPONS, THANK YOU. 2575 01:29:09,877 --> 01:29:11,779 >> ARE THERE ANY MORE PEOPLE 2576 01:29:11,779 --> 01:29:17,218 SIGNED UP ? NO? SO, THERE ARE NO 2577 01:29:17,218 --> 01:29:18,319 MORE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC 2578 01:29:18,319 --> 01:29:22,724 SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING , 2579 01:29:22,724 --> 01:29:23,791 PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED, 2580 01:29:23,791 --> 01:29:31,733 THANK YOU ALL FOR COMMENTING ON 2581 01:29:31,733 --> 01:29:32,767 THIS LEGISLATION. WE ARE NOW 2582 01:29:32,767 --> 01:29:33,868 GOING TO TRANSITION INTO OUR 2583 01:29:33,868 --> 01:29:34,802 MEETING. IF THERE IS NO 2584 01:29:34,802 --> 01:29:35,603 OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION 2585 01:29:35,603 --> 01:29:36,637 REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE 2586 01:29:36,637 --> 01:29:42,176 ADOPTED. HEARING NONE. NO 2587 01:29:42,176 --> 01:29:43,177 OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND 2588 01:29:43,177 --> 01:29:44,078 REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. WE 2589 01:29:44,078 --> 01:29:45,380 ARE NOW GOING TO CONSIDER THE 2590 01:29:45,380 --> 01:29:47,849 AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO 2591 01:29:47,849 --> 01:29:49,250 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 2592 01:29:49,250 --> 01:29:52,520 ADOPTED. HEARING NO, NONE, THE 2593 01:29:52,520 --> 01:29:55,623 AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW 2594 01:29:55,623 --> 01:29:57,024 GOING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED 2595 01:29:57,024 --> 01:29:59,694 CONSENT CALENDAR. ON THE 2596 01:29:59,694 --> 01:30:00,528 CALENDAR ARE MINUTES OF APRIL 2597 01:30:00,528 --> 01:30:04,165 21st, 2026 POINT COUNCIL BILL 2598 01:30:04,165 --> 01:30:06,868 121200 PAYMENT OF THE BILLS, FOR 2599 01:30:06,868 --> 01:30:08,169 THE HOUSING, ARTS, AND CIVIL 2600 01:30:08,169 --> 01:30:11,239 RIGHTS COMMITTEE, AND WE HAVE 2601 01:30:11,239 --> 01:30:12,373 SIX APPOINTMENTS FOR THE HUMAN 2602 01:30:12,373 --> 01:30:13,408 SERVICES, LABOR, AND ECONOMIC 2603 01:30:13,408 --> 01:30:20,114 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. ARE THERE 2604 01:30:20,114 --> 01:30:20,982 ANY COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WOULD 2605 01:30:20,982 --> 01:30:21,949 LIKE TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM 2606 01:30:21,949 --> 01:30:22,683 TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? 2607 01:30:22,683 --> 01:30:23,818 HEARING NONE, I MOVED TO ADOPT 2608 01:30:23,818 --> 01:30:24,952 THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A 2609 01:30:24,952 --> 01:30:26,387 SECOND? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 2610 01:30:26,387 --> 01:30:28,389 SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT 2611 01:30:28,389 --> 01:30:30,124 CALENDAR, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 2612 01:30:30,124 --> 01:30:30,491 CALL THE ROLL? 2613 01:30:30,491 --> 01:30:40,935 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 2614 01:30:57,218 --> 01:30:58,719 >> CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED, 2615 01:30:58,719 --> 01:31:01,823 WILL THE COURT IS A FIX MY 2616 01:31:01,823 --> 01:31:02,757 SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND 2617 01:31:02,757 --> 01:31:04,125 LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT 2618 01:31:04,125 --> 01:31:06,060 CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF WAS TO 2619 01:31:06,060 --> 01:31:06,661 MARK ANOTHER NOTE, 2620 01:31:06,661 --> 01:31:07,562 COUNCILMEMBERS, THERE IS NO 2621 01:31:07,562 --> 01:31:10,298 OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 2622 01:31:10,298 --> 01:31:12,333 WILL BE EXCUSED FROM THE REST OF 2623 01:31:12,333 --> 01:31:14,669 TODAY'S MEETING. HEARING NONE, 2624 01:31:14,669 --> 01:31:16,337 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS EXCUSED. 2625 01:31:16,337 --> 01:31:17,538 WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2626 01:31:17,538 --> 01:31:19,173 NUMBER 1 INTO THE RECORD 2627 01:31:19,173 --> 01:31:22,043 QUESTION AGENDA ITEM 1, 2628 01:31:22,043 --> 01:31:25,746 ADJUSTING THE PAY ZONES FOR THE 2629 01:31:25,746 --> 01:31:26,280 TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL 2630 01:31:26,280 --> 01:31:27,281 COMPENSATION PROGRAM [ INAUDIBLE 2631 01:31:27,281 --> 01:31:30,384 ] . 2632 01:31:30,384 --> 01:31:32,019 >> AWESOME, SO, I'M GOING TO 2633 01:31:32,019 --> 01:31:34,288 MOVE TO PASS -- I HAVE TO MOVE 2634 01:31:34,288 --> 01:31:37,191 IT, SO COUNCIL BILL 121 [ 2635 01:31:37,191 --> 01:31:44,432 INAUDIBLE ]. COUNCILMEMBER 2636 01:31:44,432 --> 01:31:45,666 RINCK, A SPONSOR OF THE BILL, 2637 01:31:45,666 --> 01:31:46,534 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS 2638 01:31:46,534 --> 01:31:46,901 IT. 2639 01:31:46,901 --> 01:31:47,702 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2640 01:31:47,702 --> 01:31:48,736 AND COLLEAGUES THIS LEGISLATION 2641 01:31:48,736 --> 01:31:50,037 WOULD ADJUST THE PAY ZONE BETTER 2642 01:31:50,037 --> 01:31:51,639 KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC [ INAUDIBLE 2643 01:31:51,639 --> 01:31:58,813 ] OR ITP COMPENSATION PROGRAM. 2644 01:31:58,813 --> 01:31:59,780 APPROVAL OF THIS LEGISLATION 2645 01:31:59,780 --> 01:32:00,414 WOULD FOLLOW THE CITY'S 2646 01:32:00,414 --> 01:32:01,716 HISTORICAL PRACTICE OF DIVIDING 2647 01:32:01,716 --> 01:32:05,953 THE SAME BENEFITS AND OTHER 2648 01:32:05,953 --> 01:32:06,554 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR 2649 01:32:06,554 --> 01:32:07,655 BOTH REPRESENTED AND 2650 01:32:07,655 --> 01:32:08,322 NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES WITH 2651 01:32:08,322 --> 01:32:09,891 THE SAME JOB TITLE. FOR CENTRAL 2652 01:32:09,891 --> 01:32:11,192 STAFF ANALYSIS, THE PROPOSED 2653 01:32:11,192 --> 01:32:12,059 ADJUSTMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH 2654 01:32:12,059 --> 01:32:14,061 INCREASES FOR REPRESENTATIVE 2655 01:32:14,061 --> 01:32:16,197 MEMBERS WITHIN THE IPT UNIT AS 2656 01:32:16,197 --> 01:32:17,965 REFLECTED IN THE CITY IS AND 2657 01:32:17,965 --> 01:32:22,637 WILL YOU WITH LOCAL 77. THIS WAS 2658 01:32:22,637 --> 01:32:23,337 PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY COUNCIL 2659 01:32:23,337 --> 01:32:24,605 IN NOVEMBER 2025 UNDER ORDINANCE 2660 01:32:24,605 --> 01:32:32,046 127 334. THE ITP COMPENSATION 2661 01:32:32,046 --> 01:32:33,014 PROGRAM IS A DISCRETIONARY PAY 2662 01:32:33,014 --> 01:32:34,382 PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES NEARLY 600 2663 01:32:34,382 --> 01:32:35,616 EMPLOYEES ACROSS EIGHT CITY 2664 01:32:35,616 --> 01:32:36,884 DEPARTMENTS. THIS MEANS THAT THE 2665 01:32:36,884 --> 01:32:43,624 APPOINTING AUTHORITIES SETS 2666 01:32:43,624 --> 01:32:44,959 EMPLOYEE PAY WITHIN A BROAD 2667 01:32:44,959 --> 01:32:45,760 SALARY RANGE RATHER THAN IN 2668 01:32:45,760 --> 01:32:46,894 FIXED STEPS. WHILE THE PAY ZONE 2669 01:32:46,894 --> 01:32:47,528 FOR NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES 2670 01:32:47,528 --> 01:32:48,529 AND ITP COMPENSATION PROGRAM WAS 2671 01:32:48,529 --> 01:32:50,531 INCREASED IN THE 2026 PAY 2672 01:32:50,531 --> 01:32:55,102 ORDINANCE BY 3.6%, THE MOU WITH 2673 01:32:55,102 --> 01:32:56,671 77 INCREASED THE PAY ZONE FOR 2674 01:32:56,671 --> 01:32:57,672 REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES WAS 2675 01:32:57,672 --> 01:33:00,741 HIGHER, AT 4.15%. THIS 2676 01:33:00,741 --> 01:33:01,275 LEGISLATION WOULD PROVIDE 2677 01:33:01,275 --> 01:33:07,648 PARITY. 2678 01:33:07,648 --> 01:33:08,649 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2679 01:33:08,649 --> 01:33:09,717 RINCK. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS 2680 01:33:09,717 --> 01:33:11,385 ABOUT THE BILL BEFORE US? WILL 2681 01:33:11,385 --> 01:33:12,787 THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 2682 01:33:12,787 --> 01:33:17,591 ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? 2683 01:33:17,591 --> 01:33:28,135 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] SIX IN 2684 01:33:42,450 --> 01:33:42,984 FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. 2685 01:33:42,984 --> 01:33:44,085 >> THE BILL PASSES, THE CHAIR 2686 01:33:44,085 --> 01:33:45,219 WILL SIGN IT, PLEASE AFFIX MY 2687 01:33:45,219 --> 01:33:46,621 SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON 2688 01:33:46,621 --> 01:33:49,290 MY BEHALF. THANK YOU, 2689 01:33:49,290 --> 01:33:50,091 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR ALL 2690 01:33:50,091 --> 01:33:51,892 YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT AND 2691 01:33:51,892 --> 01:33:55,663 BRINGING THAT POINT NEXT, WE 2692 01:33:55,663 --> 01:33:56,931 HAVE OUR HOUSING, ARTS, AND 2693 01:33:56,931 --> 01:33:57,665 CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE, WILL THE 2694 01:33:57,665 --> 01:33:59,500 CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO 2695 01:33:59,500 --> 01:33:59,800 THE RECORD? 2696 01:33:59,800 --> 01:34:00,968 >> APPOINTMENT 03471, 2697 01:34:00,968 --> 01:34:02,903 APPOINTMENT OF AMY NGUYEN AS 2698 01:34:02,903 --> 01:34:03,804 DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS 2699 01:34:03,804 --> 01:34:04,805 AND CULTURE. THE COMMITTEE 2700 01:34:04,805 --> 01:34:05,773 RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL 2701 01:34:05,773 --> 01:34:09,076 CONFIRMED. IT'S AS CHAIR OF THE 2702 01:34:09,076 --> 01:34:11,712 COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO 2703 01:34:11,712 --> 01:34:12,546 PRESENT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. 2704 01:34:12,546 --> 01:34:14,315 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL 2705 01:34:14,315 --> 01:34:15,416 PRESIDENT. I'M SO EXCITED TO BE 2706 01:34:15,416 --> 01:34:16,217 BRINGING FORWARD THE APPOINTMENT 2707 01:34:16,217 --> 01:34:17,685 OF CURRENTLY INTERIM DIRECTOR 2708 01:34:17,685 --> 01:34:19,920 AMY NGUYEN TO THE OFFICE OF ARTS 2709 01:34:19,920 --> 01:34:22,189 AND CULTURE. I WILL REMIND US AS 2710 01:34:22,189 --> 01:34:27,962 I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT 2711 01:34:27,962 --> 01:34:29,163 MOMENTS IN COMMITTEE, IF YOU DID 2712 01:34:29,163 --> 01:34:30,664 NOT ATTEND THE FIRST HEARING ON 2713 01:34:30,664 --> 01:34:32,967 INTERIM DIRECTOR NGUYEN'S 2714 01:34:32,967 --> 01:34:33,934 CONFIRMATION, IT WAS JUST AN 2715 01:34:33,934 --> 01:34:34,969 ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN 2716 01:34:34,969 --> 01:34:35,703 COUNCIL. IT WAS FILLED WITH 2717 01:34:35,703 --> 01:34:36,737 COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS FROM THE 2718 01:34:36,737 --> 01:34:38,205 ARTS COMMUNITY TESTIFYING ABOUT 2719 01:34:38,205 --> 01:34:40,708 INTERIM DIRECTOR NGUYEN'S 2720 01:34:40,708 --> 01:34:51,252 BACKGROUND IN ARTS AND CULTURE , 2721 01:34:51,552 --> 01:34:52,486 IN PLANNING, AND BRINGING A 2722 01:34:52,486 --> 01:34:53,054 MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, 2723 01:34:53,054 --> 01:34:53,721 BRINGING SKILLS, CREATIVITY, AND 2724 01:34:53,721 --> 01:34:54,555 COMMITMENT, AND THEY ALSO 2725 01:34:54,555 --> 01:34:55,656 BROUGHT A STICK FIGURE WITH HER 2726 01:34:55,656 --> 01:34:57,191 PHOTO ON IT, WHICH WAS REALLY, 2727 01:34:57,191 --> 01:35:03,597 AGAIN, FANTASTIC. THE OFFICE OF 2728 01:35:03,597 --> 01:35:05,032 ARTS AND CULTURE, AS WE ALL 2729 01:35:05,032 --> 01:35:06,033 KNOW, IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS IT 2730 01:35:06,033 --> 01:35:07,468 MANAGES THE CITY'S PUBLIC ARTS 2731 01:35:07,468 --> 01:35:08,069 PROGRAM, PROVIDES GRANTS TO 2732 01:35:08,069 --> 01:35:08,769 SUPPORT ARTISTS AND ART 2733 01:35:08,769 --> 01:35:10,037 ORGANIZATIONS, OPERATES AND 2734 01:35:10,037 --> 01:35:11,439 REALLY HELPS MAKE SEATTLE A 2735 01:35:11,439 --> 01:35:12,973 PLACE WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE 2736 01:35:12,973 --> 01:35:15,476 OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN SMART, 2737 01:35:15,476 --> 01:35:16,510 MEANINGFUL, AND DIVERSE CULTURAL 2738 01:35:16,510 --> 01:35:21,282 EXPERIENCES. AMY BRINGS OVER A 2739 01:35:21,282 --> 01:35:21,982 DECADE OF PUBLIC SECTOR 2740 01:35:21,982 --> 01:35:22,783 LEADERSHIP WITH EXPERIENCE 2741 01:35:22,783 --> 01:35:23,784 ACROSS ARTS AND PLANNING, 2742 01:35:23,784 --> 01:35:29,757 IMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SHE WAS 2743 01:35:29,757 --> 01:35:30,591 PREVIOUSLY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 2744 01:35:30,591 --> 01:35:31,392 OF THE SEATTLE OFFICE OF 2745 01:35:31,392 --> 01:35:31,992 PLANNING AND COMMUNITY 2746 01:35:31,992 --> 01:35:32,660 DEVELOPMENT, INTERIM DEPUTY 2747 01:35:32,660 --> 01:35:33,861 DIRECTOR AND PUBLIC ART DIRECTOR 2748 01:35:33,861 --> 01:35:35,029 AT THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND 2749 01:35:35,029 --> 01:35:36,464 CULTURE, AND MOST RECENTLY, SHE 2750 01:35:36,464 --> 01:35:37,498 LED A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2751 01:35:37,498 --> 01:35:37,998 ORGANIZATION ADVANCING 2752 01:35:37,998 --> 01:35:40,801 AFFORDABLE ARTIST WORKSPACE 2753 01:35:40,801 --> 01:35:41,368 HOUSING AND CULTURAL 2754 01:35:41,368 --> 01:35:42,203 INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING 2755 01:35:42,203 --> 01:35:42,903 LARGE-SCALE MIXED-USE PRODUCTS. 2756 01:35:42,903 --> 01:35:44,872 WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HER LEADING 2757 01:35:44,872 --> 01:35:51,345 OUR OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE , 2758 01:35:51,345 --> 01:35:52,346 AND COLLEAGUES, I URGE YOUR 2759 01:35:52,346 --> 01:35:52,880 SUPPORT, THANK YOU. 2760 01:35:52,880 --> 01:35:53,781 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2761 01:35:53,781 --> 01:35:54,482 FOSTER. COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE 2762 01:35:54,482 --> 01:35:55,716 ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE 2763 01:35:55,716 --> 01:36:01,689 APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR NGUYEN? 2764 01:36:01,689 --> 01:36:02,823 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? 2765 01:36:02,823 --> 01:36:04,258 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2766 01:36:04,258 --> 01:36:07,761 POINT DIRECTOR NGUYEN, IT HAS 2767 01:36:07,761 --> 01:36:09,163 BEEN AMAZING HEARING FROM YOU IN 2768 01:36:09,163 --> 01:36:13,801 COMMITTEE. AND BEING ABLE TO 2769 01:36:13,801 --> 01:36:14,502 SEE, AGAIN, THE INCREDIBLE 2770 01:36:14,502 --> 01:36:15,970 COMMUNITY OF FOLKS WHO BELIEVE 2771 01:36:15,970 --> 01:36:18,105 IN YOUR LEADERSHIP SHOW UP IN 2772 01:36:18,105 --> 01:36:19,006 THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO JUST 2773 01:36:19,006 --> 01:36:20,641 VOICE THEIR SUPPORT AND BRING 2774 01:36:20,641 --> 01:36:21,709 THEIR ART AS WELL. YOUR 2775 01:36:21,709 --> 01:36:22,276 KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND 2776 01:36:22,276 --> 01:36:23,611 EXPERTISE ARE EXACTLY WHAT OUR 2777 01:36:23,611 --> 01:36:24,945 CITY AND OUR CULTURAL SECTOR 2778 01:36:24,945 --> 01:36:26,881 NEED RIGHT NOW. I'M SO GRATEFUL 2779 01:36:26,881 --> 01:36:32,887 THAT YOU WILL BE SERVING THE 2780 01:36:32,887 --> 01:36:34,188 CITY IN THIS WAY, SO THANK YOU 2781 01:36:34,188 --> 01:36:35,656 FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR 2782 01:36:35,656 --> 01:36:36,891 VISION AND YOUR DRIVE FOR THE 2783 01:36:36,891 --> 01:36:38,025 CITY OF SEATTLE. LET'S MAKE 2784 01:36:38,025 --> 01:36:38,959 AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN. THANK 2785 01:36:38,959 --> 01:36:41,362 YOU. 2786 01:36:41,362 --> 01:36:41,962 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2787 01:36:41,962 --> 01:36:43,397 RINCK. ARE THERE ANY OTHER 2788 01:36:43,397 --> 01:36:45,766 FURTHER COMMENTS? I DON'T SEE 2789 01:36:45,766 --> 01:36:47,535 ANY. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS 2790 01:36:47,535 --> 01:36:49,436 MOMENT, THANK YOU, I KNOW YOU 2791 01:36:49,436 --> 01:36:50,371 ARE THE ACTING DIRECTOR RIGHT 2792 01:36:50,371 --> 01:36:52,439 NOW, AND THEN AFTER THIS VOTE, 2793 01:36:52,439 --> 01:36:53,841 WITH A SIGNATURE AND BEING SWORN 2794 01:36:53,841 --> 01:36:55,376 IN, THEN WILL BE THE DIRECTOR. 2795 01:36:55,376 --> 01:36:57,478 THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY INTERIM, 2796 01:36:57,478 --> 01:37:02,516 SO MANY THINGS, BUT I JUST WANT 2797 01:37:02,516 --> 01:37:03,751 TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT 2798 01:37:03,751 --> 01:37:05,152 TO SEATTLE, TO THE ARTS 2799 01:37:05,152 --> 01:37:05,853 COMMUNITY, WE HAD A GREAT 2800 01:37:05,853 --> 01:37:06,654 CONVERSATION AND TALKED ABOUT 2801 01:37:06,654 --> 01:37:07,855 HOW ART IS INTERWOVEN INTO OUR 2802 01:37:07,855 --> 01:37:09,156 ENTIRE BEING OF PEOPLE AND 2803 01:37:09,156 --> 01:37:11,559 COMMUNITY, AND JUST REALLY 2804 01:37:11,559 --> 01:37:12,726 APPRECIATE -- I KNOW YOU'RE 2805 01:37:12,726 --> 01:37:15,429 GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB AT THE 2806 01:37:15,429 --> 01:37:16,230 ARTS DEPARTMENT, LOOKING FORWARD 2807 01:37:16,230 --> 01:37:18,165 TO WORKING WITH YOU, AND I KNOW 2808 01:37:18,165 --> 01:37:19,266 WE ALL ARE. SO, COLLEAGUES, 2809 01:37:19,266 --> 01:37:20,334 WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE PLEASE 2810 01:37:20,334 --> 01:37:22,169 CALL THE ROLL ON APPOINTMENT 2811 01:37:22,169 --> 01:37:28,042 NUMBER 34714 FOR DIRECTOR AMY 2812 01:37:28,042 --> 01:37:28,976 NGUYEN. 2813 01:37:28,976 --> 01:37:39,520 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] SIX IN 2814 01:37:48,929 --> 01:37:49,697 FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED POINT 2815 01:37:49,697 --> 01:37:50,431 >> AWESOME, MOTION CARRIES, 2816 01:37:50,431 --> 01:37:51,532 APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED, 2817 01:37:51,532 --> 01:37:52,066 CONGRATULATIONS, DIRECTOR 2818 01:37:52,066 --> 01:37:52,900 NGUYEN. 2819 01:37:52,900 --> 01:37:56,871 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 2820 01:37:56,871 --> 01:37:58,239 >> RECOGNIZED NOW IF YOU WANT TO 2821 01:37:58,239 --> 01:37:59,740 PROVIDE SOME BRIEF COMMENTS AT 2822 01:37:59,740 --> 01:38:04,144 ALL TO THE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS 2823 01:38:04,144 --> 01:38:05,479 OF THE PUBLIC, YOU CAN JUST COME 2824 01:38:05,479 --> 01:38:07,014 TO THIS MICROPHONE RIGHT HERE IN 2825 01:38:07,014 --> 01:38:09,483 THE MIDDLE. 2826 01:38:09,483 --> 01:38:10,851 >> I WILL KEEP IT VERY BRIEF 2827 01:38:10,851 --> 01:38:13,921 BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE HAD 2828 01:38:13,921 --> 01:38:15,990 A VERY LONG AFTERNOON AS WELL. 2829 01:38:15,990 --> 01:38:16,890 COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOY 2830 01:38:16,890 --> 01:38:20,227 HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCILMEMBERS, 2831 01:38:20,227 --> 01:38:21,495 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR 2832 01:38:21,495 --> 01:38:22,396 CONSIDERATION AND FOR THE 2833 01:38:22,396 --> 01:38:23,297 OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE 2834 01:38:23,297 --> 01:38:24,498 DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS 2835 01:38:24,498 --> 01:38:25,299 AND CULTURE. I'M DEEPLY 2836 01:38:25,299 --> 01:38:26,634 GRATEFUL TO YOUR TRUST. I ALSO 2837 01:38:26,634 --> 01:38:28,369 WANT TO THANK CHAIR FOSTER AND 2838 01:38:28,369 --> 01:38:31,839 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING , ARTS, 2839 01:38:31,839 --> 01:38:32,773 CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE FOR THE 2840 01:38:32,773 --> 01:38:33,440 THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATION DURING 2841 01:38:33,440 --> 01:38:34,174 MY CONFIRMATION HEARINGS. AS 2842 01:38:34,174 --> 01:38:35,809 SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN THE CITY, 2843 01:38:35,809 --> 01:38:37,111 THIS OPPORTUNITY IS ESPECIALLY 2844 01:38:37,111 --> 01:38:38,379 MEANINGFUL TO ME. I AM HONORED 2845 01:38:38,379 --> 01:38:40,981 TO STEP INTO THIS ROLE AT A TIME 2846 01:38:40,981 --> 01:38:42,516 WHEN SEATTLE'S ARTS AND 2847 01:38:42,516 --> 01:38:48,122 CULTURAL COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO 2848 01:38:48,122 --> 01:38:48,889 SHAPE HOW WE REFLECT, CONNECT, 2849 01:38:48,889 --> 01:38:50,324 AND BUILD A SHARED FUTURE. I 2850 01:38:50,324 --> 01:38:51,558 BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT ARTS AND 2851 01:38:51,558 --> 01:38:55,195 CULTURE ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE 2852 01:38:55,195 --> 01:38:56,397 LIFE OF OUR CITY AND THAT OUR 2853 01:38:56,397 --> 01:38:57,665 WORK MUST ENSURE ACCESS, EQUITY, 2854 01:38:57,665 --> 01:38:58,699 AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS AND 2855 01:38:58,699 --> 01:38:59,300 COMMUNITIES IN EVERY 2856 01:38:59,300 --> 01:39:00,301 NEIGHBORHOOD. I LOOK FORWARD TO 2857 01:39:00,301 --> 01:39:01,335 PARTNERING CLOSELY WITH THE 2858 01:39:01,335 --> 01:39:02,569 COUNCIL, WITH MAYOR'S OFFICE, 2859 01:39:02,569 --> 01:39:03,370 AND WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS 2860 01:39:03,370 --> 01:39:04,705 SEATTLE TO ENSURE WE ARE 2861 01:39:04,705 --> 01:39:08,008 STEWARDING PUBLIC RESOURCES 2862 01:39:08,008 --> 01:39:09,009 RESPONSIBLY AND DELIVERING 2863 01:39:09,009 --> 01:39:09,576 MEANINGFUL AND ACCOUNTABLE 2864 01:39:09,576 --> 01:39:11,879 OUTCOMES. THANK YOU AGAIN, I AM 2865 01:39:11,879 --> 01:39:13,781 HONORED TO SERVE YOU. 2866 01:39:13,781 --> 01:39:15,115 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR, 2867 01:39:15,115 --> 01:39:15,883 CONGRATULATIONS. 2868 01:39:15,883 --> 01:39:18,385 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 2869 01:39:18,385 --> 01:39:19,453 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 2870 01:39:19,453 --> 01:39:22,256 COLLEAGUES, THERE WERE NO ITEMS 2871 01:39:22,256 --> 01:39:24,291 REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT 2872 01:39:24,291 --> 01:39:28,329 CALENDAR. THERE IS NOT A 2873 01:39:28,329 --> 01:39:29,129 RESOLUTION OR INTRODUCTION FOR 2874 01:39:29,129 --> 01:39:30,364 ADOPTION TODAY. ARE THERE ANY 2875 01:39:30,364 --> 01:39:34,234 OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS ? I DO 2876 01:39:34,234 --> 01:39:35,602 HAVE SOMETHING I DID WANT TO 2877 01:39:35,602 --> 01:39:38,605 SAY. SO, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF 2878 01:39:38,605 --> 01:39:40,007 A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, 2879 01:39:40,007 --> 01:39:42,242 THAT CITY HALL IS THE PEOPLE'S 2880 01:39:42,242 --> 01:39:49,316 HOUSE. AND IN THE PEOPLE'S 2881 01:39:49,316 --> 01:39:50,451 HOUSE, WE HAVE RULES THAT WE 2882 01:39:50,451 --> 01:39:51,585 FOLLOW, WE RESPECT OTHERS, WE 2883 01:39:51,585 --> 01:39:52,519 TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT AND 2884 01:39:52,519 --> 01:39:53,620 KINDNESS. EVERY DAY, OUR 2885 01:39:53,620 --> 01:39:56,457 SECURITY GUARDS , THEY COME TO 2886 01:39:56,457 --> 01:39:57,491 THIS BUILDING MAKE SURE THAT 2887 01:39:57,491 --> 01:39:58,459 EVERYONE IS PROTECTED, KEEPING 2888 01:39:58,459 --> 01:39:59,493 PEOPLE SAFE, AND THAT IS 2889 01:39:59,493 --> 01:40:00,961 IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY AND OUR 2890 01:40:00,961 --> 01:40:05,165 COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, EVERY DAY, I 2891 01:40:05,165 --> 01:40:06,233 SEE THE VERBAL ABUSE AND 2892 01:40:06,233 --> 01:40:07,468 DISRESPECT OF OUR SECURITY TEAM 2893 01:40:07,468 --> 01:40:09,169 FROM THE PUBLIC. I SEE THE 2894 01:40:09,169 --> 01:40:10,237 EMOTIONAL TOLL IT TAKES ON 2895 01:40:10,237 --> 01:40:12,373 PEOPLE THAT ARE SIMPLY JUST 2896 01:40:12,373 --> 01:40:13,674 DOING THEIR JOB, KEEPING THE 2897 01:40:13,674 --> 01:40:18,312 PEACE. LAST WEEK, REMARKS WERE 2898 01:40:18,312 --> 01:40:19,646 MADE THAT WERE REALLY RACIALLY 2899 01:40:19,646 --> 01:40:22,015 CHARGED AND DISRESPECTFUL TO ONE 2900 01:40:22,015 --> 01:40:23,484 OF OUR SECURITY GUARDS. NUMBER 2901 01:40:23,484 --> 01:40:25,853 ONE, FULL STOP, THAT IS 2902 01:40:25,853 --> 01:40:27,688 UNACCEPTABLE IN THIS HOUSE. 2903 01:40:27,688 --> 01:40:29,056 ESPECIALLY IN THESE COUNCIL 2904 01:40:29,056 --> 01:40:32,126 CHAMBERS. NUMBER TWO, THE 2905 01:40:32,126 --> 01:40:33,093 COMMENTS CALLING SOMEONE A BOY, 2906 01:40:33,093 --> 01:40:35,095 A LITTLE BOY, A GROWN MAN , 2907 01:40:35,095 --> 01:40:38,365 DISRESPECTFUL. LET'S DO A 2908 01:40:38,365 --> 01:40:41,201 HISTORY LESSON. DURING SLAVERY 2909 01:40:41,201 --> 01:40:45,372 AND AFTER SLAVERY , JIM CROW, 2910 01:40:45,372 --> 01:40:51,412 NOW IN THE PROGRESSIVE SEATTLE , 2911 01:40:51,412 --> 01:40:52,312 TO DEHUMANIZE BLACK PEOPLE, 2912 01:40:52,312 --> 01:40:53,680 PARTICULARLY BLACK MEN, YOU 2913 01:40:53,680 --> 01:40:54,581 EMASCULATED THEM, PEOPLE WOULD 2914 01:40:54,581 --> 01:40:56,050 REFER TO BLACK MEN AS BOYS. THIS 2915 01:40:56,050 --> 01:41:00,487 IS NOT A CASUAL AND AFFECTIONATE 2916 01:41:00,487 --> 01:41:02,122 TERM, THIS IS DELIBERATE. IT IS 2917 01:41:02,122 --> 01:41:03,557 A WAY TO DENY ADULTHOOD, THE 2918 01:41:03,557 --> 01:41:07,728 MANHOOD IN WHICH SIGNALS A 2919 01:41:07,728 --> 01:41:08,762 RACIAL HIERARCHY. THIS IS TO 2920 01:41:08,762 --> 01:41:16,203 ENFORCE CONTROL AND SUBMISSION. 2921 01:41:16,203 --> 01:41:18,472 EVEN AS AN ADULT, BLACK MEN, 2922 01:41:18,472 --> 01:41:19,106 PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO USE IT TO 2923 01:41:19,106 --> 01:41:20,140 PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACE. NOW, 2924 01:41:20,140 --> 01:41:21,408 RACISM, ESPECIALLY IN SEATTLE, 2925 01:41:21,408 --> 01:41:23,777 OFTEN COMES FROM OUR PROGRESSIVE 2926 01:41:23,777 --> 01:41:24,812 FRIENDS. WE HAVE SEEN 2927 01:41:24,812 --> 01:41:30,517 PERFORMATIVE ALLYSHIP. YOU SPEAK 2928 01:41:30,517 --> 01:41:31,351 ON BLACK LIVES AND YOU MEET 2929 01:41:31,351 --> 01:41:32,886 BLACK VOICE, AND ALL THE SUDDEN, 2930 01:41:32,886 --> 01:41:34,121 THE MASK COMES OFF AND THE REAL 2931 01:41:34,121 --> 01:41:37,591 YOU. WHAT WE AS A CITY AND A 2932 01:41:37,591 --> 01:41:38,692 COMMUNITY NEED TO STOP DOING IS 2933 01:41:38,692 --> 01:41:39,960 GIVE PEOPLE EXCUSES IN OUR CITY 2934 01:41:39,960 --> 01:41:43,630 THAT SAY THEY ARE PROGRESSIVE . 2935 01:41:43,630 --> 01:41:44,631 YOU CAN BE PROGRESSIVE AND 2936 01:41:44,631 --> 01:41:45,899 RACIST, I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE 2937 01:41:45,899 --> 01:41:47,301 LAST YEAR AND I'M GOING TO SAY 2938 01:41:47,301 --> 01:41:48,502 IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. ASK ANY 2939 01:41:48,502 --> 01:41:50,137 PERSON OF COLOR IN THIS CITY AND 2940 01:41:50,137 --> 01:41:51,772 THEY HAVE SEEN IT HEAD ON AND 2941 01:41:51,772 --> 01:41:56,944 FACE ON. THIS IS YOUR FRIENDLY 2942 01:41:56,944 --> 01:41:58,112 REMINDER THAT WHETHER YOU ARE IN 2943 01:41:58,112 --> 01:41:59,546 CHAMBERS, IN THE HALLWAY, THE 2944 01:41:59,546 --> 01:42:01,081 STAIRS, FIRST FLOOR, AND THE 2945 01:42:01,081 --> 01:42:01,849 ENTRYWAY, ANYWHERE IN THIS 2946 01:42:01,849 --> 01:42:02,916 BUILDING, RACISM OF ANY FORM 2947 01:42:02,916 --> 01:42:04,118 WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN THIS 2948 01:42:04,118 --> 01:42:06,153 CITY HALL. IT WILL BE CALLED OUT 2949 01:42:06,153 --> 01:42:08,021 . I WILL CALL IT OUT EVERY 2950 01:42:08,021 --> 01:42:11,825 SINGLE TIME. OUR SECURITY -- 2951 01:42:11,825 --> 01:42:16,196 MOST OF THEM ARE PEOPLE OF 2952 01:42:16,196 --> 01:42:17,197 COLOR, THERE THE MOST KIND, 2953 01:42:17,197 --> 01:42:18,532 PASSIONATE, A LOT OF THEM ARE 2954 01:42:18,532 --> 01:42:23,070 IMMIGRANTS. THEY ARE HUMAN, TOO. 2955 01:42:23,070 --> 01:42:24,271 THEY TAKE THE BUS HERE, THEIR 2956 01:42:24,271 --> 01:42:25,172 FAMILIES, THEIR FRIENDS, THEIR 2957 01:42:25,172 --> 01:42:27,107 MOMS, THEIR DADS, THEIR UNCLES . 2958 01:42:27,107 --> 01:42:31,378 SO, THIS IS OUR FRIENDLY 2959 01:42:31,378 --> 01:42:34,414 REMINDER THAT WE ARE TO TREAT 2960 01:42:34,414 --> 01:42:35,849 EVERYBODY WITH RESPECT. AND ANY 2961 01:42:35,849 --> 01:42:38,819 TIME I HEAR ABOUT SOMEBODY BEING 2962 01:42:38,819 --> 01:42:40,988 DISRESPECTED AT CITY HALL, OTHER 2963 01:42:40,988 --> 01:42:46,193 THAN COUNCILMEMBERS, BECAUSE I 2964 01:42:46,193 --> 01:42:47,895 AM THE PERSON THAT GETS PAID TO 2965 01:42:47,895 --> 01:42:48,862 GET DISRESPECTED OR YELLED AT OR 2966 01:42:48,862 --> 01:42:50,330 SCREAM THAT, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER 2967 01:42:50,330 --> 01:42:52,299 YOU WANT, BUT NOT TO OUR 2968 01:42:52,299 --> 01:42:53,200 SECURITY GUARDS, NOT TO THE 2969 01:42:53,200 --> 01:42:54,434 STAFF, NOT TO THE PEOPLE WHO 2970 01:42:54,434 --> 01:42:56,003 CLEAN THIS BUILDING, FULL STOP. 2971 01:42:56,003 --> 01:42:58,839 SO, I WANTED TO SAY THAT ON 2972 01:42:58,839 --> 01:43:00,974 CAMERA FOR THE RECORD, FOR THE 2973 01:43:00,974 --> 01:43:02,176 SEATTLE CHANNEL, AND I WANT TO 2974 01:43:02,176 --> 01:43:04,044 THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THE 2975 01:43:04,044 --> 01:43:05,212 MEETING. IS THERE ANY MORE 2976 01:43:05,212 --> 01:43:06,547 FURTHER COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD OF 2977 01:43:06,547 --> 01:43:08,849 THE ORDER? COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER? 2978 01:43:08,982 --> 01:43:10,317 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL 2979 01:43:10,317 --> 01:43:12,486 PRESIDENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE 2980 01:43:12,486 --> 01:43:13,987 THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOU, AND I 2981 01:43:13,987 --> 01:43:20,260 APPRECIATE HOLDING THE LINE AND 2982 01:43:20,260 --> 01:43:21,128 DRAWING THE LINE THERE, AND I 2983 01:43:21,128 --> 01:43:22,663 JUST WANT TO SAY ON THE RECORD, 2984 01:43:22,663 --> 01:43:23,797 I FULLY ENDORSE AND SUPPORT YOUR 2985 01:43:23,797 --> 01:43:24,932 STATEMENTS AND YOUR COMMENT, AND 2986 01:43:24,932 --> 01:43:25,832 MORE THAN THAT, I APPRECIATE 2987 01:43:25,832 --> 01:43:27,067 THEM AND THE GRACE THAT YOU 2988 01:43:27,067 --> 01:43:28,068 BRING TO THIS CONVERSATION. AND 2989 01:43:28,068 --> 01:43:29,069 ESPECIALLY THAT YOU ARE HOLDING 2990 01:43:29,069 --> 01:43:30,504 A LINE FOR THE FOLKS WHO WORK 2991 01:43:30,504 --> 01:43:32,139 HERE, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT 2992 01:43:32,139 --> 01:43:33,373 I FULLY SUPPORT THAT AND THANK 2993 01:43:33,373 --> 01:43:34,608 YOU SO MUCH. 2994 01:43:34,608 --> 01:43:38,512 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 2995 01:43:38,512 --> 01:43:39,580 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2996 01:43:39,580 --> 01:43:40,447 FOSTER. ARE THERE ANY OTHER 2997 01:43:40,447 --> 01:43:41,582 COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE 2998 01:43:41,582 --> 01:43:43,483 ORDER BEFORE WE END THE MEETING? 2999 01:43:43,483 --> 01:43:45,552 AWESOME. C AND NON-. THANK YOU 3000 01:43:45,552 --> 01:43:46,787 ALL FOR COMING TO THIS MEETING, 3001 01:43:46,787 --> 01:43:47,788 REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE WILL 3002 01:43:47,788 --> 01:43:49,056 ALWAYS CONTINUE TO RESPECT 3003 01:43:49,056 --> 01:43:51,758 EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S THE 3004 01:43:51,758 --> 01:43:52,926 END OF OUR MEETING. OUR NEXT 3005 01:43:52,926 --> 01:43:54,228 MEETING WILL BE