>>> THE MAY THIRD MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:02 P.M.
AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL.
WHILE THE PRESIDENT PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE?
>> MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> MORALES -- MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> WE HAVE EIGHT PRESENT.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES.
THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED
AND THERE IS NO OBJECTION SO
THE MINUTES ARE BEING SIGNED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
IF NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR AND I WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR ONGOING PATIENCE
AND COOPERATION AS WE CONTINUE
TO HAVE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
SYSTEM.
WE WANT REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
ON AGENDAS BUT WE RESERVE THE
RIGHT TO END OR LIMIT THESE
PERIODS AT ANY POINT IF WE DEEM
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR
NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR ALLOWING
OUR MEETINGS TO BE EFFICIENT
AND EFFECTIVE.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
WE HAVE 20 MINUTES IN EACH
SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES
TO SPEAK.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED ABOUT IN
THE ORDER OF WHICH THEY SIGNED
UP.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN
THROUGH THE NUMBER USING I.D.
AND PASSWORD THAT WAS GIVEN TO
THEM.
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THAT
GENERAL MEETING LISTEN LINE:
INFORMATION.
AS YOU ARE LISTENING TO ME GIVE
THE PARAMETERS OF PUBLIC
COMMENT, DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU
ARE CALLING INTO THE RIGHT
NUMBER.
AGAIN, I WILL CALL EACH SPEAKER
MY NAME IN THE ORDER THAT THEY
REGISTERED AND IF YOU HAVE NOT
YET REGISTERED BUT WOULD LIKE
TO, YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP
BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
YOU CAN DO THAT BY GOING TO THE
WEBSITE AT SEATTLE.GOP/COUNSEL.
ONCE I CALL YOUR NAMES, STAFF
WILL UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE AND
YOU WILL HEAR YOUR PROMPT WHICH
WILL BE YOUR CUE THAT IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN TO SPEAK, YOU
MUST PRESS STAR 6 IN ORDER TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
PUBLIC, SHOULD RELATE TO AN
ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT OF THE
TWO MINUTES AND ONCE YOU HEAR
THE CHIME, PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF YOU DON'T WRAP UP YOUR
COMMENTS, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL
BE MUTED TO ALLOW ME TO CALL ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE LINE AND YOU CAN DO SO VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL OR LISTENING
OPTION SYSTEM.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN.
ONCE I CALL YOUR NAME, DON'T
FORGET TO PRESS STAR 6 AFTER
YOU HEAR THE PROMPTS THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
FIRST UP IS HOWARD GAIL.
NEXT IS MARISSA.
HOWARD, WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
HOWARD GAIL, DISTRICT 7 AND
COMMENTING ON FAILED POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE ARE WEEKS AWAY FROM THE ONE
YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE
FLOYD NEARLY A YEAR AFTER THE
POLICE UNLEASHED VIOLENCE AND
FALSE ARREST AND GROSS
VIOLATIONS OF PEOPLE'S FIRST
AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
UPON THE VERY PEOPLE THAT PAY
THEM TO PROTECT AND SERVE.
WHAT HAS RESULTED FROM THE MANY
THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT
POLICE ABUSE AND VIOLENCE?
THIS IS A QUESTION THAT THE
COUNCIL HAS SIMPLY IGNORED OR
FORGOTTEN.
AS OF LAST FRIDAY, THE OFFICE
OF POLICE ACCOUNTABLE HE HAS ON
ONLY 17 COMPLAINTS OUT OF MANY
THOUSANDS TO BE PARTIALLY OR
TOTALLY SUSTAINED.
OF THOSE COMPLAINTS, 12
OFFICERS RECEIVED REPRIMANDS.
ONE OFFICER RECEIVED A TWO DAY
SUSPENSION FOR PENDING
DISCIPLINE.
THIS ALONG WITH THE REPEATED
APPROVAL OF SPD MURDERS IS FAR
MORE THAN EFFICIENT EVIDENCE
THAT THIS IS NOT WORKING.
THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM HAS
ONLY PRODUCED MORE POLICE ABUSE
AND LESS ACCOUNTABILITY AND
PROMISES EVEN MORE ABUSE IN THE
MONTHS AHEAD.
WE NEED TO BE IN CONTROL OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT WITH THE
EXISTING SYSTEM.
WE HAVE FULL CIVILIAN CONTROL
IN PLACES LIKE NASHVILLE,
OAKLAND, PORTON, OREGON AND
OTHER CITIES.
IF THE COUNCIL CONTINUES TO BE
UNMOVABLE, THIS PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE WILL TAKE THIS ISSUE
BACK FROM THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>> THINK YOU.
NEXT UP IS MARISSA FOLLOWED BY
NAL GASEMI.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MARISSA AND I
AM READING TESTIMONY ON BEHALF
OF ONE OF OUR GRASSROOTS
LEADERS ON BEHALF OF RESOLUTION
2205.
MY NAME IS ELIZABETH AND I AM A
VOLUNTEER AND GRASSROOTS LEADER
IN 2009.
AT OUR ORGANIZATION, LEADERS
ARE ADVOCATES FOR OUR
IMMIGRANTS AND I AM AN
IMMIGRANT FROM MEXICO.
I CAME TO THE U.S. OVER 20
YEARS AGO.
I DON'T HAVE LEGAL STATUS BUT I
STRIVE TO BE A GOOD MEMBER OF
MY COMMUNITY.
I VOLUNTEERED AT MY CHURCH AND
MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS.
I AM FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND ENGLISH WHICH HELPS
ME NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM AND I
USE THIS SKILL TO HELP MY
COMMUNITY.
AT THIS TIME, I HAVE
EXPERIENCED SYSTEMIC RACISM,
DISCRIMINATION AND RACIAL
PROFILING WITH A LACK OF LEGAL
STATUS.
I HAVE BEEN CALLED ILLEGAL AND
HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED AT THE
DETENTION CENTER FOR TWO
MONTHS.
THIS WAS A TIME FULL OF FEAR
AND UNCERTAINTY FOR MYSELF AND
FAMILY BECAUSE I WAS SEPARATED
FROM THEM.
MY HUSBAND AND SMALL CHILDREN
DID NOT KNOW IF I COULD EVER GO
BACK TO THEM.
I AM SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF
OF ALL IMMIGRANTS WHO LIKE
MYSELF WOULD LIKE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE THAT THEY
ARE HARD-WORKING AND
COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE WHO WANT
TO MOVE FORWARD IN LIFE.
PEOPLE THAT WANT TO FEEL LIKE
THEY BELONG AFTER MANY YEARS OF
LIVING IN THE COUNTRY.
IMMIGRATION REFORM IS THE RIGHT
THING TO DO AND I AM GRATEFUL
TO THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR
THEIR EFFORTS AND DESIRE TO
TAKE ACTION.
OUR COMMUNITY IS AT RISK AND
NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS NAL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM A BOARD MEMBER OF ONE
AMERICA AND I AM PROVIDING
COMMENTS TO RESOLUTION 30 2005
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ONE OF
OUR GRASSROOTS LEADERS.
I AM A GRASS ROOTS LEADER AND
ALSO A SEATTLEITE AND PROUD
DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS.
THE PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP IS
SO IMPORTANT AND FAR OVERDUE.
BECAUSE IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN
FACING VARIOUS STRUGGLES, WHAT
WOULD A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP
MEAN TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY?
PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP WOULD
PUT ME AT EASE AND I WOULD LOSE
THE FEAR OF MY PARENTS BEING
DEPORTED OR LEAVING MY SIBLINGS
AND I BEHIND.
IT WOULD MEAN THEM GETTING
BETTER OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE A
BIGGER RANGE OF JOBS AVAILABLE
AND SOMETHING THAT I HOPE IS
THEY CAN TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE
COUNTRY AND COME BACK WITH
EASE.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I WAS
AWAY FROM HOME, IT WAS FIFTH
GRADE AND WE WENT ON A SCHOOL
TRIP.
WHEN I CAME HOME, I TUGGED AND
HUGGED MY PARENTS A LONG TIME
BECAUSE I MISS THEM SO MUCH.
I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING AWAY FROM
MY PARENTS FOR LONG.
MY DAD MISSES HIS MOM A LOT
WITH EVERY BIRTHDAY AND HOLIDAY
AND MOTHER'S DAY.
A PATHWAY DECISION SHIP WOULD
PROVIDE MY DAD AND SOME
IMMIGRANTS THE CHANCE TO
REUNITE.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU
FOR UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR
COMMUNITY CANNOT WAIT ANY
LONGER.
WE NEED CONGRESS TO STEP UP.
THE TIME TO ACT IS RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS CARLOS MARTINEZ
FOLLOWED BY ROXANA RUBY.
CARLOS, IF YOU ARE WITH US, YOU
NEED TO PRESS STAR 6 SO WE CAN
HEAR YOU.
>> HI AND GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS CARLOS MARTINEZ AND
I WILL READ A TESTIMONY ON
BEHALF OF OUR GRASSROOTS LEADER
FOR RESOLUTION 32005.
GOOD AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I AM CURRENTLY A STUDENT AT
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.
I DO NOT REFER TO MYSELF
EXCLUSIVELY AS AMERICAN, THE
U.S. HAS BEEN MY HOME SINCE
2005.
MY PARENTS CAME TO THIS COUNTRY
WITH THE DESIRE TO GIVE ME A
HIGHER STANDARD AND TO ESCAPE
THE SOCIAL TURMOIL.
GAINING DACA STATUS WAS A SIGH
OF RELIEF AT A MOMENT WHERE THE
ELECTED PRESIDENT WOULD BE
ENSUING SO MUCH FEAR INTO THE
UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY, MY
COMMUNITY.
NOW, I AM LOOKING INTO WHAT I
WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
WHILE MY STATUS ALWAYS BE IN
LIMBO?
MY VISION IS THAT CONGRESS
WORKS TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A
PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP FOR ALL
UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS IN
THIS COUNTRY.
WE HAVE HEARD ENOUGH PROMISES
BUT WE WANT ACTION.
I DO APPRECIATE THE CITY
COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTING THE
URGENCY OF THIS ISSUE AND I
WOULD LIKE US TO WORK TOGETHER
TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE
IMMIGRATION SYSTEM WHERE PEOPLE
LIKE ME FEEL SAFE AND LIKE WE
BELONG.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING TODAY.
NEXT UP IS ROXANA.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU AND HELLO
EVERYONE.
GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ROXANA AND I AM THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT ONE AMERICA.
I AM HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
RESOLUTION 32005.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES AND ALL THE OTHERS FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON BEHALF OF
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN
SPONSORING THIS IMPORTANT
RESOLUTION.
ONE AMERICA IS THE LARGEST
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
I PERSONALLY AM THE DAUGHTER OF
IMMIGRANTS FROM IRAN WHO WERE
LUCKY ENOUGH TO COME BACK WHEN
THERE WAS A PATHWAY TO
CITIZENSHIP ALMOST 40 YEARS AGO
AND THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REBUILD OUR LIVES IN THE U.S.
AS YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD FROM
OUR IMMIGRANT LEADERS, OUR
COMMUNITIES HAVE WAITED WAY TOO
LONG AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR MADE
IMMIGRATION REFORM POSSIBLE
BECAUSE WE ROSE UP IN THE 2020
ELECTION.
WE HELP PUT JOE BIDEN AND
KAMALA HARRIS IN THE WHITE
HOUSE AND CONTROL OF THE SENATE
AND MADE IMPACTS ON LOCAL AND
MUNICIPAL LEVEL ELECTIONS AS
WELL.
YET, WE SEE ELECTED OFFICIALS
IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS
HESITATE.
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE MUST
WAIT AND GOVERNMENT WILL DO THE
RIGHT THING BUT COMMUNITIES
CONTINUE TO BE EXCLUDED AND
STILL CONTINUE TO LIVE IN FEAR.
WE SEE LEADERS RISE TO THE
CHALLENGE AND IT IS TIME FOR
ELECTED OFFICIALS LIKE ALL OF
YOU HERE TODAY TO DO THE SAME.
THE TIME IS NOW AND I AM GLAD
TO SEE THE CITY COUNCIL
ACKNOWLEDGING AND ACTING ON THE
URGENCY OF THIS MOMENT WHICH
WILL BE A MODEL FOR CITIES TO
DEMAND IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PASS
THE PATHWAY OF CITIZEN SHIP FOR
MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS A
VISION OF AN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
THAT IS WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE
AND TRULY JUST.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES.
BEAR WITH ME HERE.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEXT
PUBLIC SPEAKER, I WILL
TRANSITION INTO SPEAKING IN
SPANISH SO THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS
WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO IN ORDER
FOR US TO HEAR FROM HER.
OKAY, [ SPEAKING FOREIGN
LANGUAGE ].
>> I AM HERE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN HEAR YOU BUT WE ARE
JUST LOOKING FOR LETTY.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ].
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE
]
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
DO YOU WANT TO TRANSLATE?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS LETTY AND I'M A
COMMUNITY LEADER FOR THE
WASHINGTON IMMIGRANT NETWORK
WITH MORE THAN 350
ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO
IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR
IMMIGRANTS IN THE STATE.
I AM ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNITIES WITH ENGAGEMENT
SPECIALISTS SERVING CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND COORDINATOR OF
THE SUICIDE PREVENTION GROUP.
AFTER SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR
MORE THAN 12 YEARS AND HAVING A
GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR
NEEDS, I AM ENCOURAGED TO SAY
IT IS IMPORTANT TO OFFER
IMMIGRATION REFORM THAT GIVES
DIGNITY AND RESPECT TO FELLOW
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE
THEY DESERVE IT.
PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE FIELD
ARE FORGOTTEN BECAUSE THEY ARE
NOT PRESENT AT THESE MEETINGS.
WORKERS MAKE THIS NATION
PROSPEROUS AND WORKING LONG
HOURS REGARDLESS OF THE
WEATHER.
WE HAVE FOOD EVERY DAY DUE TO
THEIR EFFORT AND IT IS NOT FAIR
THAT THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR
DUE TO THEIR STATUS.
EVERY TIME WE VOTE, WE DO SO IN
THE HOPE THAT THERE WILL
FINALLY BE IMMIGRATION REFORM
BUT THAT DATE HAS NOT ARRIVED.
THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT
IN THE WAY TO LEGALIZE HAS TO
BE PROVIDED SO THERE CAN BE
RESPECT AND DIGNITY.
I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AND ACT IN FAVOR OF THE
RESOLUTION ON IMMIGRATION
REFORM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, [ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] AND NOW WE
WILL MOVE TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WHO IS BRENDA RODRIGUEZ
FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAYNES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM UNDOCUMENTED AND ASHAMED.
I AM WITH THE SOLITARY NETWORK
WITH 350 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS
22 COUNTIES ORGANIZING TO
TRANSFORM THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON INTO A PLACE FOR
REFUGEES.
I AM HERE REPRESENTING MY
WORKING FAMILY WHO HAS CALLED
WASHINGTON STATE HOME FOR TWO
DECADES.
MY FAMILIES HAVE WORKED HARD TO
SERVE THIS COUNTRY AND TO FEED
THEMSELVES.
WE HAVE BEEN TERRORIZED BY A
CONSTANT THREAT OF BEING
SEPARATED.
TODAY IS A NEW DAY AND ONE WITH
HOPE UNDER THE HAYDN
ADMINISTRATION.
IT IS NOW TIME FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY.
I AM GLAD TO SEE THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL TAKE LEADERSHIP
AND ACT ON THE URGENCY OF THIS
MOMENT.
I ALSO CALL ON THE CITY COUNCIL
TO STEP UP IN LEADERSHIP AND
PASS THE REVOLUTION.
IT IS TIME FOR IMMIGRANTS AND
FAMILIES LIKE MINE TO FEEL SAFE
AND SUPPORTED.
THE TIME IS NOW FOR PRESIDENT
BIDEN TO FULFILL HIS PROMISE.
THANK YOU FOR SENDING THIS
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS WITH THIS
RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU, BRENDA FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
LAST IS DAVID HAYNES.
>> THANK YOU.
I HATE TO SAY THIS BUT THE
HOMELESS CRISIS IS DIRECTLY
CORRELATED TO THE OPEN BORDER
SANCTUARY POLICY THAT THE
SEATTLE COUNCIL AND LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS THAT BRING AS MANY
FOREIGN PEOPLE TO TAKE SOMEONE
ELSE'S HOME AND JOB OFF THE
MARKET AND MAKING DONORS AND
MIDDLEMEN OWNERS HAPPY WHILE
NOT BE REQUIRED TO BUILD ENOUGH
OUT OF THE SAME AMOUNT OF HOMES
TAKEN OFF THE MARKET TO OFFSET
HE SUPPLY AND DEMAND SQ
OF OUTDATED OBSOLETE RUNDOWN
HOUSING CHOICES.
DEMOCRATS SEEM TO CARE MORE
ABOUT INTERCEPTING THE CAPITAL
GAIN THEN REDIRECTING IT BACK
INTO THE WALLETS OF THE
WORKFORCE OPPRESSED BY
SHAREHOLDERS EVERY MONTH.
SUPPLY AND DEMAND SQUEEZE
PROLIFERATES HOMELESSNESS AND
DESPERATE ROOM SHARE SITUATIONS
AND OPPRESSIVE LIVING
CONDITIONS.
YET, THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO
SUPPORT ANOTHER FOREIGN-BORN
CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
WHOSE FINANCE BY FOREIGN DONORS
IS TRYING TO CONDUCT A RACE WAR
ON INNOCENT WHITE CITIZENS
OVERTHROWN BY POLICIES THAT DO
THE BIDDING OF FOREIGN DONORS.
THEY PAY OFF ORGANIZERS AND
ACTIVISTS IN FURTHER OPPRESSING
INNOCENT CITIZENS BEING SOLD
OUT BY DEMOCRATS IN THE CITY
COUNCIL WHO HAVE ALREADY
IMPLODED SOCIETY WITH AIDING
AND ABETTING FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC CRACK AND METH AND
HEROIN PUSHERS DESTROYING LIVES
DAILY.
LISTED NONVIOLENT AS THE CITY
COUNCIL EXPANDS THE ELECTION
APPARATUS WITH UNQUALIFIED
WRAPAROUND SERVICES
SPECIFICALLY FOR REPEAT
OFFENDERS WHILE ALIGNING COPS
TO CONDUCT THE WAR ON THE
HOMELESS AND CAUSED BY A LACK
OF HOMES TO ENSURE MIDDLE-CLASS
LIFESTYLE.
WE NEED INVESTIGATIONS OF
SOCIAL WELFARE TO CONDUCT
UNCONSTITUTIONAL RACE WARS
JUSTIFYING OUR RIGHT TO BEAR
ARMS.
>> OKAY, THAT IS THE LAST
SPEAKER I HAVE SIGNED UP SO WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT THE
PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
FIRST UP IS PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE?
>> ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING
MONEY TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR
THE WEEK OF APRIL 19th AND
ORDERING THE PAYMENT THERE OF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVED TO PASS THE BILL.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> AND HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
HEARING NO COMMENTS, WHILE THE
CLERK CALLED THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSE.
>> OKAY, WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> REPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM 1 RESOLUTION 32003
A RESOLUTION RETIRING
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED COUNCIL
BILLS RESOLUTIONS CLERK FILES
AND APPOINTMENTS THAT OF
RECEIVING NO FURTHER ACTION.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32003.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION.
I AM THE SPONSOR SO I WILL OPEN
AND THEN WE CAN HAVE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
AS I STATED THIS MORNING,
RESOLUTION 32003 IS LEGISLATION
FOR COUNCIL BILLS CLERK FILES
AND APPOINTMENTS THAT HAVE
RECEIVED NO FURTHER ACTION.
THIS IS A ROUTINE ACTION WHICH
OCCURS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
GENERAL RULES WITH THE CITY
COUNCIL TO RETIRE LEGISLATION
AND HAS BEEN INTRODUCED BUT NOT
ACTED UPON.
EACH COMMITTEE CHAIR HAS BEEN
CONSULTED ON THIS PROCESS IN
ORDER TO ENSURE ONLY
LEGISLATION APPROPRIATE FOR
RETIREMENT IS INCLUDED AND I AM
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
OR HEAR ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
JUAREZ.
>> YES.
TOO PRESIDENT GONZALES.
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSE.
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE HAVE MY SIGNATUE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM TWO.
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
MEMORIAL PATHWAY PROJECT
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE TO ACCEPT A LICENSE
AGREEMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF ARTWORKS
THAT ARE PART OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S MUNICIPAL ART
COLLECTION ON PROPERTY OWNED
SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT
AUTHORITY.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL 12
3007.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU WILL RECALL
LAST YEAR, WE PASSED 119739
WHICH ACCEPTED A DONATION OF
$750,000 FROM THE SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION FOR THIS PROJECT.
WE ARE NOW AT THE POINT OF
INSTALLATION OF THIS PROJECT
AND AS THE CLERK SAID, THIS IS
TO ESTABLISH AN AGREEMENT TO
ALLOW THIS TO BE INSTALLED AND
IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THE
A.I.D.S.
MEMORIAL PATHWAY IS COMMUNITY
DRIVEN AND FUNDED TO USE PUBLIC
ART AS A PHYSICAL SPACE TO TELL
THE STORY OF THE CRISIS THAT
INCLUDES A SPECIFIC CALL TO
ACTION THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND
REFLECTION IN REMEMBRANCE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN
THROUGH THE AREA IN THE LAST
FEW MONTHS, A FEW OF THE
INSULATIONS ARE UP ALREADY
INCLUDING STORMY WEATHER SENT
IN THIS WAY, WE LOVE ONE AND
OTHER INSIGHT COMMUNITY ROOTS
HOUSING STATIONHOUSE.
THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO THE
MISSING NARRATIVES OF WOMEN AND
BLACK PEOPLE WHO LOST -- WHO WE
HAVE LOST TO THE A.I.D.S.
CRISIS.
JUST LAST MONTH, ONE OF THREE
GROUPS OF STATUES WERE SET UP
AROUND CAL ANDERSON PARK AND
THE STATUES RESEMBLE PROTEST
SIGNS THAT INVOKE PUBLIC
CONVERGENCE.
THAT PROJECT WILL ALSO BE THE
FINAL PIECE OF THE INSULATION
THAT WILL BE IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF MONTHS.
THE IDEA IS TO FINISH THIS
PROJECT BY JUNE IN TIME FOR
PRIDE SO THAT THE PIECE WILL BE
COMPLETED BY THEN.
SO, THIS COUNCIL BILL IS TO
CONFIRM THAT THERE IS AN
AGREEMENT TO INSTALL THE NEXT
PIECE.
I MOVE FOR ADOPTION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR THE DESCRIPTION
OF THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
PROJECT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS BILL?
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS SO I WILL
ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLE
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE BILL PASSES SO PLEASE HAVE
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEMS THREE THROUGH SEVEN INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS THREE THROUGH
SEVEN APPOINTMENTS 1860, 1861
AND 1863 THROUGH 1865.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF RICK AND
EBONY THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 22
AND REPLEVIN OF JAMES MILES,
SARAH WILKIE AND MIKAEL
WILLIAMS AS MEMBERS OF SEATTLE
ARTS COMMISSION FOR DECEMBER
31st OF 2022.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVED TO CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS
1860, 1861 AND 1863 THROUGH
1865.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENTS.
I WILL MOVE IT BACK OVER TO
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL SPEAK BRIEFLY TO THE
FIRST TWO SINCE THEY ARE NOT
REAPPOINTMENTS.
FIRST, WE HAVE RICK WHO IS AN
ARTIST.
HE HAS BEEN DRAWING AND
PAINTING AND MAKING THINGS
SINCE BEFORE HE CAN REMEMBER.
RICK IS AN ARTIST AND DOES
INSULATIONS OF ALL SIZES AND
HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF
NUMEROUS AWARDS AND GRANTS
INCLUDING IN 2009.
ALSO, A 2015 FELLOWSHIP.
THIS IS A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT
WITH THE TERM THROUGH DECEMBER
OF 2022.
THEN, EBONY IS AN ARTS MANAGER
ADVOCATE AND ENTREPRENEUR AND
WAS BORN IN KENYA AND RAISED IN
HISTORICALLY BLACK CENTRAL
DISTRICT OF SEATTLE AS PART OF
A MULTIFACETED ARTISTIC FAMILY.
IN 2008, SHE GRADUATED FROM
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITY AND I WILL SAY HAS
SOME REALLY BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK
ON HER WEBSITE.
VERY STUNNING ART.
EBONY IS ALSO A MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT FOR TERM THROUGH
DECEMBER 2022.
THE REST OF THE APPOINTMENTS
ARE REAPPOINTMENTS.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
THESE APPOINTMENTS?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
WHILE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> MOTIONS ARE CONFIRMED.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 10 IN THE
RECORD APPEARED
>> APPOINTMENTS 1862, 1866 AND
1870.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF CASSIE CHIN
AND CESAR A. GARCIA GARCIA AND
THE APPOINTMENT OF EVELYN
THOMAS AS THE EQUITY INITIATIVE
ADVISORY BOARD THROUGH THE TERM
OF EVERY 28th, 2023.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVED TO CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS
1862, 1866 AND 1870.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES TO WALK
US THROUGH THESE APPOINTMENTS
AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
BEGINNING WITH CASSIE CHIN,
SHE IS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND
IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN, I AM
SURE YOU HAVE SEEN HER IN THE
FANTASTIC JOB SHE DOES TO KEEP
THAT ORGANIZATION GOING.
SHE ALSO SERVES ON THE SEATTLE
ARTS COMMISSION WITH THE
FACILITIES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND HAS
BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING TO
THINK THROUGH HOW TO SET UP THE
NEW CULTURAL SPACE THAT WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
EVELYN IS OF THE EQUITY
ALLIANCE AND HAS BEEN VERY
INVOLVED IN THE WORK HAPPENING
TRYING TO INCREASE HOUSING AND
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT IS
FOCUSED ON COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
THE COLLECTIVE AND A GRADUATE
OF THE PUGET SOUND SAGE
COMMUNITY REAL ESTATE
STEWARDSHIP TEAM CREST WHICH IS
A REALLY INNOVATIVE PROGRAM
THAT IS WORKING TO EDUCATE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE
INVOLVED IN REAL ESTATE BUT
AREN'T NECESSARILY PLANNERS OR
ARCHITECTS AND IF THEY GO
THROUGH THAT COHORT, IT HELPS
THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS
AND BUILDS POWER AND CAPACITY
IN COMMUNITIES SO FOLKS CAN
UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY
PROCESSES WORK.
SO, ALL OF THESE FOLKS ARE
BEING RECOMMENDED FOR THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD AND
THESE ARE ALL MAYORAL
APPOINTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
APPOINTMENTS.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> ASKED.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> ASKED.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> ASKED.
HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 11 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 11 RESOLUTION
32005, A RESOLUTION URGING THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT
LEGISLATION CREATING A ROADMAP
TO CITIZENSHIP AND OTHER
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO
SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32005.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32005.
I AM THE SPONSOR SO I WILL
ADDRESS IT AND THEN I AM HAPPY
TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COMMENTS.
BEFORE US IS THIS IMPORTANT
RESOLUTION THAT I MENTIONED
BRIEFLY DURING OUR BRIEFING
THIS MORNING IN MY OFFICE HAS
WORKED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
úWEEKS WITH MANY COMMUNITY
LEADERS INCLUDING THOSE TO
DEVELOP THE RESOLUTION.
IT IS IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING EFFORTS AND
REPRESENTATIVE TO FREEDOM WHICH
SEEKS TO FIX OUR BROKEN
IMMIGRATION SYSTEMS.
THIS RESOLUTION CALLS ON
CONGRESS TO DO SEVERAL THINGS.
FIRST, CREATE A ROADMAP TO
CITIZENSHIP FOR 11 MILLION
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
INCLUDING THOSE RESIDING IN
WORKING HERE IN SEATTLE.
TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND THROUGH
THIS RESOLUTION, WE CALL ON
CONGRESS TO IMPROVE OUR
STANDING IN THE EYES OF THE
WORLD BY IMPROVING OUR ASYLUM
AND REFUGEE SYSTEMS AND GROW
THE NUMBERS OF REFUGEES WE
ADMIT INTO OUR COUNTRY.
THE CITY CALLS ON OUR FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO ALSO PUT AN END
TO PRIVATE IMMIGRATION
DETENTION JUST LIKE OUR
WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATOR
DID.
WE MUST HAVE A MORATORIUM ON
DEPORTATION.
FINALLY, WE ASKED CONGRESS TO
NOT LEAVE OUT IMMIGRANTS AND
ESPECIALLY THSE THAT ARE
UNDOCUMENTED OF ANY PANDEMIC
RECOVERY EFFORTS BECAUSE OF
THEIR STATUS.
IT IS VITAL THAT CONGRESS ACTS
WITH URGENCY AND USES EVERY
TOOL AT THEIR DISPOSAL
INCLUDING BUDGET RECONCILIATION
TO FINALLY ACHIEVE
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION
REFORM.
AS A COUNCILMEMBER, I HAVE
HEARD SO MANY STORIES OVER THE
LAST 15 MONTHS ABOUT HOW THAT
PANDEMIC HAS EXACERBATED AND
MAGNIFIED WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR
SOCIETY.
THIS IS CON'S FOR SO MANY
DURING THE PANDEMIC AND HAS
BEEN DEVASTATING.
THOUSANDS OF LOCAL FAMILIES
WERE LEFT OUT OF RELIEF AND
ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO SURVIVE
THIS PANDEMIC BECAUSE OF THEIR
IMMIGRATION STATUS.
MANY AND AUGMENTED IMMIGRANTS
CANNOT ACCESS MY FINES LIKE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND
OTHER TYPES OF BENEFITS THAT
THEY NEED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE
T SURVIVE.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LIKE SEATTLE
HAVE CONTINUED TO STEP UP AS
BOTH THE FIRST AND LAST LINE OF
DEFENSE AND I AM PROUD OF THE
WORK OUR CITY HAS DONE TO
SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS INCLUDING
MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE NOT
EXCLUDING OUR UNDOCUMENTED
NEIGHBORS FROM OUR VERY OWN
JUMPSTART SEATTLE PAYROLL TAX.
WE DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
MEET THE SCALE OF OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
WE NEED OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO ACT ONCE AND FOR ALL AND
WITH URGENCY.
THAT MUST ENSURE IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES DO NOT GET LEFT
BEHIND AS THEY COME OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC.
AFTER FOUR YEARS OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THAT HAS CONTINUALLY
TARGETED IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES TELLING US WE DO NOT
BELONG IN VERBALIZING OUR
COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS
WITH PHOBIA AND RACISM AND
FAMILY SEPARATION.
IT IS TIME FOR RECKONING AND
HEALING AND IT IS MY DEEP HOPE
THAT CONGRESS WILL FINALLY ACT
AND NOT DELAY ANY LONGER,
PASSING THIS RESOLUTION IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY IN ORDER
FOR OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO HAVE
ALL OF THE RESOURCES AND ALL
THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT OF THE
LOCAL JURISDICTION AND
CONSTITUENTS TO GO TO
WASHINGTON D.C. AND ADVOCATE
ACCORDINGLY.
WITH THAT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE
AND APPRECIATE YOUR YES VOTE ON
THIS RESOLUTION.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION?
HEARING ON, WHILE THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION?
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT COUNCIL GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF?
OTHER BUSINESS, COLLEAGUES, WE
HAVE ONE ITEM THAT I AM AWARE
OF.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I
UNDERSTAND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
HER SIGNATURE ADDED TO HER OWN
PROCLAMATION.
GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WAS UNABLE TO HAVE EVERYTHING
AND MISSED MY OPPORTUNITY TO
SIGN THE PROCLAMATIONS
RECOGNIZING MAY AS OLDER
AMERICANS MONTH AND BETTER
HEARING MONTH.
I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO BOTH
PROCLAMATIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE CLERK HEARS YOUR REQUEST
AND WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM ASKING IF I CAN BE EXCUSED
ON MONDAY , MAY 17th AND
MONDAY, MAY 24th.
>> OKAY, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
WILL BE A KEY EXCUSED ON MAY
17th AND MAY 24th.
HERING NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WILL BE
EXCUSED ON MAY 17th AND MAY
24th.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
BUSINESS OR FURTHER BUSINESS?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO
BE EXCUSED ON MAY 10th.
>> OKAY.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WILL BE
EXCUSED ON MAY 10th.
HEARING NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WILL BE
EXCUSED ON MAY 10th.
IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING ON, THIS
DOES CONCLUDE THE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON
MONDAY, MAY 10th OF 2021.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL
AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
GOODBYE EVERYONE.