>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. GOOD
AFTERNOON. TODAY IS TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 28th. THIS IS THE
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL, AND I AM NOW CALLING
IT TO ORDER. IT IS 2:00. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MORE HERBOLD?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MUST GET IT?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> PRESENT.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBERS MOSQUEDA AND
SAWANT WILL BE EXCUSED FROM
TODAY'S MEETING. SEEING NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA ARE INDEED EXCUSED.
MOVING ON TO PRESENTATIONS, WE
HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS ARE
SCHEDULED TODAY, SO WE WILL GO
INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM
SPEAKER, WE WILL START WITH
THE IN PERSON FOLKS IN
CHAMBERS, THEN WE WILL GO TO
REMOTE . LET'S GIVE EACH
SPEAKER TWO MINUTES.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY, THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL, BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND, THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY
OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLES.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPEAKER AND
PROVIDE A VERBAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU MAY REGISTER TWO
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING VIA
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE. HERE IS SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS
ARE CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE, AND USE THE
MEETING I.D. AND PASSCODE THAT
WAS EMAILED UPON CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN
EMAIL CONFIRMATION, PLEASE
CHECK YOUR SPAM OR JUNK MAIL
FOLDERS. A REMINDER: THE
SPEAKER MEETING I.D. IS
DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTEN LINE MEETING I.D.
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE A
SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED, THE
SPEAKER 'S MICROPHONE WILL BE
ON MUTED, AND THE AUTOMATIC
FRONT WILL SAY "THE HOST WOULD
LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE YOUR
MICROPHONE. THAT IS YOUR CUE
IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK. AT
THAT TIME, YOU WILL THEN PRESS
STAR SIX. YOU WILL THEN HEAR A
PROMPT " YOU ARE UNMUTED."
MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE IS
UNMUTED ON YOUR END, SO YOU CAN
BE HEARD. BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
SUBJECT YOU ARE ADDRESSING. A
CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN THERE ARE
10 SECONDS LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME AS A GENTLE
REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT. AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE
WILL BE MUTED, AND THE NEXT
REGISTERED SPEAKER WILL BE
CALLED. ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE
FINISHED PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE, AND
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE
MEETING VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL
BROADCAST OR THROUGH THE
LISTENING LINE OPTION LISTED ON
THE AGENDA. THE COUNCIL
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ELIMINATE
PUBLIC COMMENT IF THE SYSTEM
IS ABUSED, OR IF THE PROCESS
IMPEDES THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY
TO CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS ON
BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE
CITY. ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
THAT IS DISRUPTIVE TO THESE
PROCEEDINGS OR THAT IS NOT
FOCUSED ON AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC
AS SPECIFIED IN COUNCIL RULES
MAY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER BEING
MUTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
"YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED ."
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> OUR FIRST IN PERSON PUBLIC
SPEAKER IS MARGUERITE BECHARD.
>> GOOD DAY, EVERYONE. I AM
BACK AGAIN. THIS IS THE LAST
DAY FOR WHAT THEY CALL "BLACK
HISTORY MONTH" BUT ON THE
AGENDA, YOU HAVE SOMETHING
ABOUT POLICE SURVEILLANCE.
AND I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE
POLICE, BUT I AM AFRAID OF
WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET
AWAY WITH FOR SO LONG . I AM
GOING TO MENTION HIS NAME
AGAIN, TYRE NICHOLS LIKE THE
SONG SAID, IT COULD HAVE BEEN
ME. OUTDOORS WITH NO CLOTHES,
IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME ON THAT
STREET, GETTING THE HECK OUT
OF MYSELF BECAUSE I AM AN
INDIGENOUS BLACK WOMAN FEMALE.
THEY DON'T CARE WHAT COLOR YOU
ARE WHEN THEY GET TO BEATING
THE HECK OUT OF YOU.
SURVEILLANCE IS, TO ME, A
CRIME. IS IT FAIR TO SPY ON
SOMEBODY? WHERE THEY HAVE TO DO
THE CREEP WALK. THEY HAVE A
THING CALLED THE CREEP WALK.
YOU SEE THIS CANE THAT I AM
CREEPING WITH? AND I DON'T
APPROVE OF THAT. I DON'T
APPROVE OF NOTHING THAT WE HAVE
TO LIVE IN FEAR OF , NOTHING.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
ABOUT IT? KEEP THAT MESS GOING
ON? EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO
LIVE FREE FROM RACISM AND
DISCRIMINATION. COME DOWN
HERE, YOU WILL GET AN OVERDOSE
OF IT, WON'T YOU? HOPE YOU GET
ANOTHER 10 YEARS THROUGH IT. I
DON'T GET IT. I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT. I THINK THERE IS
A WAR GOING ON IN THE HEAVENS,
SOMEWHERE, BETWEEN WHAT GOD IS
GOING TO DO FOR US -- I AM
TALKING ABOUT THOSE THAT CALL
UPON HIS NAME -- AND
SURVEILLANCE. BECAUSE I KNOW
GOD IS WATCHING. THAT IS -- TO
WATCH ME. HE IS KEEPING ME,
TOO. I DON'T WANT NOBODY ELSE
IN MY BUSINESS, BECAUSE MY
BUSINESS IS MY BUSINESS, AND
LEAVE MY BUSINESS ALONE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT IN
PERSON SPEAKER IS -- SMITH?
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS AZHANAE
SMITH, IT MIGHT BE HARD TO
PRONOUNCE. SORRY. I HOPE YOU
GUYS ARE DOING WELL THIS
MORNING. I SEE THAT THIS IS
ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
TECHNOLOGY AND -- COMMITTEE.
I ALSO SEE YOU GUYS ARE
CONCERNING YOURSELVES WITH MORE
POLICE SURVEILLANCE. I DON'T
KNOW WHO YOU GUYS ARE
SURVEILLING, UNFORTUNATELY.
BUT I DO SAY THAT, INSTEAD OF
FUNDING FOR MORE POLICE
SURVEILLANCE WHEN I FEEL YOU
GUYS ARE ALREADY SURVEILLING
ENOUGH AS IT IS, INVESTING IN
SOLAR POWER? I GUESS THAT HAS
TO DO WITH THIS COMMITTEE.
ALSO, FAIR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. BECAUSE YOU GUYS
ARE PUSHING BLACK PEOPLE OUT
OF YOUR COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT
RIGHT. THAT IS IT. YOU GUYS
HAVE A NICE DAY.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
TO REMOTE PUBLIC SPEAKERS. I
WOULD LIKE TO REMIND REMOTE
PUBLIC SPEAKERS, YOU WILL NEED
TO PRESS STAR SIX TWO UNMUTE
YOURSELVES. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS HOWARD GAIL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, HOWARD GAIL
WITH SEATTLE STOP.ORG. THE
POLICE COMMISSION HAD NOT
EVOLVED FROM AN ENTITY THAT HAS
FAILED TO REPRESENT COMMUNITY
VOICES INTO AN ENTITY THAT NOW
ACTIVELY ATTACKS AND SLANDERS
COMMUNITY VOICES. THIS HAPPENED
JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, WITH THE
CBC ATTACKS ON MYSELF AND ON
CASTEEL HIGHTOWER, WHOSE
BROTHER, HERBOLD HIGHTOWER
JUNIOR, WAS MURDERED BY THE
SPD IN 2004. THIS COUNCIL HAS
ALLOWED MANY MILLIONS OF
TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO BE SPENT ON
THE CITY ACCOUNTABILITY ENTITY
THAT HAS, ITSELF, ESCAPED ANY
ACCOUNTABILITY. LIKE ANY
PERSON OR AGENCY THAT AVOIDS
ACCOUNTABILITY, THIS RESULTS IN
BEHAVIOR THAT ONLY BECOMES
MORE FLAGRANT, MORE EXTREME,
MORE ABUSIVE, MORE UNETHICAL,
AND RECENTLY, MORE CLEARLY
UNETHICAL. THE CBC HAS SHUT
DOWN STAFF AND FIRE
COMMISSIONERS WHO FAILED TO
TOW THE LINE OF POLITICAL
EXPEDIENCE. IN MAY, IT WILL BE
SIX FULL YEARS THE CBC HAS
FAILED TO FULFILL THE
LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS
MANDATED BY THIS COUNCIL IN
RESOLUTION 31753, MOST NOTABLY
THAT THE CBC HAS FAILED TO
INVESTIGATE MECHANISMS EXTERNAL
TO THE SPD FOR THE USE OF
SERIOUS DEADLY FORCE, AND FAILS
TO INVESTIGATE AND PROPOSE A
COMPLAINT AND APPEAL PROCESS.
THE CBC HAS COMPLETELY FAILED
TO HOLD LEGALLY MANDATED ANNUAL
COMMUNITY MEETINGS TOGETHER
AND WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND HAS
FAILED TO PROVIDE LEGALLY
MANDATED DISTRICT
REPRESENTATION. THIS COUNCIL
HAS FAILED TO ABIDE BY THE
STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE
CITY AUDITOR FIVE AND HALF
YEARS AGO TO HAVE A FULL,
INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, WITH
CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS
ACTUALLY REJECTING AN ATTEMPT
IN 2021 TO INITIATE THIS. WHAT
ALL THIS MEANS IS THAT TENS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF TAXPAYER
MONEY WAS SPENT ON A SYSTEM
WHICH NOW PERPETRATES ACTUAL
HARM AGAINST THOSE ALREADY
HARMED BY THE SPD. A VARIETY
OF CITY COMMISSIONS ARE NOW
JOINING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE
SOME FORM OF OVERSIGHT THAT
THIS COUNCIL APPEARS EITHER
UNWILLING OR TERRIFIED OF
PROVIDING, BUT IT WILL BE
PROVIDED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CYNTHIA'S FEES.
>> HI, I AM CYNTHIA SPEEDS. MY
COMMENTS ARE REGARDING ALL
SIX SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, FOR PROPOSING
MAJORITY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM MYSELF AND THE WORKING
GROUP HAD NOT BEEN INCORPORATED
INTO ANY AMENDMENT. GIVEN LOW
ATTENDANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING, AND
ONLY ONE COUNCILMEMBER
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS, IT SEEMS
MOST OF THE COUNCIL IS NOT
TAKING SERIOUSLY THE RISKS
POSED BY THESE PROPOSED
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES.
THESE TECHNOLOGIES COULD BE
USED FOR STOCKING, ABUSE,
DEATH, AND THE VIOLATION OF
CIVIL LIBERTIES, INCLUDING THE
SILENCING OF ACTIVISTS AND
JOURNALISTS, AND THE POTENTIAL
OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AMONG
OTHERS. APPEARS CITY COUNCIL
IS REPAIRED TO RUBBERSTAMP
THEM. HOW IS THAT ADDING
MEANINGFUL OVERSIGHT TO THESE
DANGEROUS TOOLS? HOW IS THAT
SHOWING COLLABORATION WITH THE
PUBLIC OR THE WORKING GROUP FOR
THEIR HARD WORK IN CAREFULLY
REVIEWING EACH OF THESE
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES AND
CRAFTING RECOMMENDATIONS
TAILORED TO EACH ONE? THE BARE
MINIMUM YOU COULD DO WOULD BE
TO ELEVATE AT LEAST ONE DAY FOR
A MEETING SOLELY FOR
COUNCILMEMBER TO HEAR PUBLIC
COMMENTS, GET UP TO SPEED ON
EACH TECHNOLOGY, ASK QUESTIONS,
AND HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO
DRAFT ADDITIONAL PROPOSED
AMENDMENT, WHICH COULD THEN BE
ADDRESSED AT A FUTURE COUNCIL
MEETING. GAPS REMAIN, INCLUDING
THE BAN ON PREDICTIVE POLICING
AND BIOMETRIC TOOLS, SUCH AS
FACE, GAIT, OR VOICE ANALYSIS.
LEGAL COUNCIL FOR ALL CONSENT
BASED SEARCHES USING COMPUTER,
CELL PHONE AND MOBILE DEVICE
AS DISTRACTION TOOLS. FOR BOTH
UNDERCOVER CAMERAS AND LOCATION
TRACKERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS
SHOULD ADD AN OCCLUSIVE
PROVISION TO END THE USE OF
THESE EXCEPT -- THE FINAL
S.I.R. EXPOSES THE INDIVIDUAL
TO SEMINAL CIVIL OR CRIMINAL
FILE LIBRARY THERE'S POTENTIAL
FOR DOMESTIC VILEST VIOLENT
SITUATION WHERE A CITY
EMPLOYEE USE THESE FOR PERSONAL
USE. ORDINANCE DOES NOT ADDRESS
CITY EMPLOYEES ACTING OUTSIDE
ITS SCOPE. LINKS TO HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES AND MULTIPLE
AUTHORITARIAN COUNTRIES. I URGE
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REVIEW THE
EMAILS I SENT, WHICH HAVE
DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS VALERIE LORETTE.
>> HI, THIS IS VALERIE LORETTE,
I AM COMMENTING ON
ACCOUNTABILITY. WHEN
CITY-FUNDED ENTITIES ABUSE
POWER AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE,
CITY GOVERNMENT HAS A DUTY TO
INTERVENE. I URGE ALL CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS TO INTERVENE IN
THE UNDEMOCRATIC, UNETHICAL
ABUSE OF POWER BY THE
COMMUNITY PEACE POLICE
COMMISSION. THE LATEST EXAMPLE
OF THIS ARE OUTRAGEOUSLY
UNDEMOCRATIC BEHAVIOR ON
DISPLAY AT THE CPC MEETING ON
FEBRUARY 14th, AT THE REGULAR
MEETING ON FEBRUARY 13th. YOU
HAVE BEEN TWEETED LINKS TO
VIDEOS OF AS MANY FOR THE 2017
ORDINANCE THAT MADE THE CPC
PERMANENT ADDRESSES THAT THE
PURPOSE TO ENSURE
CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING THROUGH
STRONG GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT,
AND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE
VIEWS OF THE POLICE NEEDING
THE PUBLIC. BUT CONTRARY TO THE
INSTITUTION OF THAT
LEGISLATION, THE CPC HAVE
CHANGED DIRECTION, AND NOW
OPERATES TO ENSURE THE STATUS
QUO. COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF
PROMOTE POLICE TALKING POINTS,
AND [ INDISCERNIBLE ] FAILURE
OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN. THE CBC
IS NOT UPHOLDING ITS PROMISE
TO THE PUBLIC OR CITY
ORDINANCE. CITY COUNCIL SHOULD
ENSURE THAT THE CPC ACT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ITS MORAL,
SOCIAL, AND LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.
AT PRESENT, THEY ARE MISUSING
THEIR $1 MILLION ANNUAL
BUDGET TO DISPLAY PERSONAL
ATTACKS ON MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
SIGNED UP IS NOT PRESENT, SO
THAT WILL CONCLUDE ALL OUR
SPEAKERS WHO ARE SIGNED UP AND
PRESENT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE
ARE FINISHED.
>> OKAY. I AM SORRY. WE ARE
FINISHED WITH BOTH OUR
IN-CHAMBER AND REMOTE CALLERS.
>> WE ARE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO CALLED
IN AND TO THOSE OF YOU WHO
SHOWED UP IN CHAMBERS TO GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY. PUBLIC
COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED, AND WE
WILL MOVE ON TO OUR AGENDA. WE
WILL GO TO THE ADOPTION OF THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS, THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. NOT SEEING ANY
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO ADOPTION OF THE
AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE ADOPTION OF THE
AGENDA? THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. SORRY ABOUT THAT, I
WAS READING IT BACKWARDS. ALL
RIGHT, LET'S GO TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. I HAVE A FEW ITEMS TO
ADD, HERE. THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDES THE MINUTES
FROM FEBRUARY 21st, 2023, THE
PAYROLL BILL, COUNCIL BUILT
120515 , AND WE HAVE NINE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD,
RECOMMENDED BY THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND CITY
LIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON CHAIRS.
MY UNDERSTANDING, COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON, IS THAT MR.
MANG IS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY,
AND WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE AND
WELCOME HIM , AND THANK HIM FOR
COMING DOWN TO CHAMBERS FOR HIS
APPOINTMENT. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> IT IS, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MENG, FOR
BEING HERE. THAT SAID, ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED FROM
THE CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING
CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND LEGISLATION AND
OTHER ITEMS IN THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? MADAM CLERK?
>> CANTILEVER STRESS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. MADAM
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND
THE LEGISLATION , AND ANY
APPOINTMENTS THAT WERE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF?
THANK YOU. MOVING ON INTO OUR
AGENDA TO COMMITTEE REPORTS ,
WE HAVE SEVEN ITEMS TODAY.
LET'S START WITH THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE, ITEM
NUMBER ONE. MADAM CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, COUNTABLE
120499, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORIZING
APPROVAL OF USES AND ACCEPTING
THE 2022 SURVEILLANCE IMPACT
REPORT AND 2022 EXECUTIVE
OVERVIEW FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S USE OF CAMERA
SYSTEMS , IMAGES, OR
NON-AUDITORY VIDEO RECORDINGS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>>, MADAM. COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL MAKE SOME
REMARKS THAT APPLY TO THE
FOLLOWING SIX ITEMS. THIS ONE
INCLUDED. SOME BACK ON FOR
EVERYBODY. PRIOR TO THE 2017
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE,
PRODUCT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN
ADVANCED COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR
THE ACQUISITION OF TECHNOLOGY
THAT MAY HAVE SURVEILLANCE
CAPABILITIES, SUCH AS
BINOCULARS, THAT THE CITY
LIGHT USES TO READ METERS IN
LOCATION THAT COULD PUT A
WORKER AT RISK. ALL DEPARTMENTS
MUST REQUEST RETROACTIVE
APPROVAL IF THOSE TECHNOLOGIES
HAD ALREADY BEEN IN USE BEFORE
THE LAW TOOK EFFECT. THAT IS
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
TODAY. THESE SIX BILLS WOULD
APPROVE THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUED USE OF
THOSE TECHNOLOGIES AND ACCEPT
THE SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS
AND THE EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW FOR
EACH TECHNOLOGY. SO, SOME
BACKGROUND ON WHAT WE DID IN
COMMITTEE BEFORE OUR TWO
COMMITTEE MEETINGS, LISA FROM
CENTRAL STAFF DISTRIBUTED A
MEMO ON EACH OF THE S.I.R.'S,
THAT DESCRIBE THE RESPECTIVE
TECHNOLOGY OR TOOL AT ISSUE, AS
WELL AS RELATED LAWS AND
POLICIES. IT EXAMINES THE
DEGREE TO WHICH EACH RESPECTIVE
S.I.R. MOMENT ADVISEMENT FROM
THE WORKING GROUP, IMPLEMENT
FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY'S CHIEF
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER TO WORK
WITH RECOMMENDATION, AND
PROPOSES POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
THAT COULD INFORM AMENDMENTS
TO THAT LEGISLATION. THAT MEMO
IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
RIGHT NOW. I UNDERSTAND THAT
LISA ALSO MADE HERSELF
AVAILABLE BEFORE TODAY, TO
BRIEF COUNCILMEMBERS
INDIVIDUALLY. AT OUR MEETING
ON FEBRUARY 8th, WE HAD A JOINT
PRESENTATION FROM SEATTLE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT
WENT OVER THE PROCESS FOR
REVIEWING SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING THOSE
ALREADY IN USE WHEN THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDER WAS PASSED
IN 2017. THEY GAVE A
DESCRIPTION OF THE SIX
TECHNOLOGIES , BASICALLY HOW
THEY WORK, AND THE RELATED
LAWS AND POLICIES THAT
AUTHORIZE SPD TO USE THEM. AS
WELL AS OTHER EXISTING LAWS AND
POLICIES THAT LIMIT SPD 'S USE
OF THEM. AT OUR MEETING ON
FEBRUARY 22nd, THE COMMITTEE
ADOPTED 15 AMENDMENTS, OFFERED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. TWO
AMENDMENTS REACHED BILL, ONE
ON EQUITY METRICS AND AUDIT
LOGS, THE OTHER ON YOUTH
RIGHTS. THEN, THREE MORE FOR
REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES. I
AM NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE
AMENDMENTS, BUT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THAT IS WHAT WE
HAVE BEFORE US TODAY. I DO
WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC AND
MY COLLEAGUES THAT, IF THE
COUNCIL DOES NOT APPROVE THESE
BILLS, SPD IS AUTHORIZED TO
CONTINUE USING THESE TOOLS AND
TECHNOLOGIES , SUBJECT TO
ANNUAL USAGE MONITORING BY THE
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL. THAT IS A BIG LIFT.
COUNCIL PROVIDED FUNDING FOR AN
ADDITIONAL FTE TO HELP WITH
THAT REVIEW PROCESS. OKAY,
THE FIRST BILL, COUNTABLE
120499, CAMERA SYSTEMS,
IMAGES, OR NON-AUDITORY VIDEO
RECORDINGS, ACCORDING TO THE
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO, SPD USES
THE CAMERA SYSTEMS COVERED BY
THIS S.I.R. TO COVERTLY OBTAIN
INFORMATION DURING CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION. THESE CAMERAS
DO NOT CAPTURE SOUND. SPD'S
POLICIES ALLOW COVERT USE OF
THESE CAMERAS AFTER OBTAINING
APPROPRIATE CONSENT AND/OR
LEGAL SEARCH WARRANTS
AUTHORITY, AND ALSO ALLOWS
COVERT USE WITHOUT A WARRANT
IN AREAS WHERE NO REASONABLE
EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY EXISTS.
THAT IS IT FOR ME, RIGHT NOW.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP TO OUR
COLLEAGUES, THE QUESTION I HAVE
IS, YOU HAVE SIX MATTERS. THE
CAMERA, THE CRASH DATA, GEO
TIME, REMOTE TRACKING DEVICES.
YOU WILL SPEAK TO EACH OF THEM,
CORRECT?
>> I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF EACH TECHNOLOGY,
LIKE I JUST DID FOR CAMERAS,
BUT I AM NOT GOING INTO THE
DETAILS IN THE S.I.R.'S OR
THE AMENDMENTS.
>> I KNOW YOU WEREN'T GOING
INTO THE AMENDMENT, BUT I WAS
NOT SURE IF YOU ARE DOING LIKE
AN OVERVIEW OF ALL SIX AND
BRIEFLY HIT EACH. YOU WILL DO
THIS FOR THE NEXT FIVE, JUST A
BRIEF -- SELECT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I AM HAPPY TO
SHORTEN THE PROCESS, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE, IN ANY WAY THAT IS
LEGAL.
>> NO, I WANT YOU TO BE
COMFORTABLE DOING WHAT YOU HAVE
GOT TO DO. I AM GOOD. I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE I
UNDERSTOOD YOU. WITH THAT,
THANK YOU IT WAS OR ANYTHING
ELSE, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
BEFORE I OPEN THE FLOOR?
>> NO.
>> COLLEAGUES, DOES ANYONE HAVE
BUSES OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, REGARDING
ITEM NUMBER ONE? COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
ADD BEFORE WE GO TO VOTE?
>> NO.
>> ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE PASSAGE
OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRESS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT POINT
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM
NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS ALSO
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE READ THAT ITEM
INTO THE RECORD. BACK AGENDA
ITEM TWO, COUNCIL BILL 1205
20, AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY OF
MENTATION, AUTHORIZING APPROVAL
OF USES AND ACCEPTING THE 2022
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT AND
2022 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW FOR THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT USE
OF CRASH DATA RETRIEVAL TOOLS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> ALL RIGHT. SPD USES THE
CRASH DATA RETRIEVAL TOOLS
DISCUSSED IN THIS S.I.R. TO
COLLECT EVIDENCE RELATED TO THE
INVESTIGATION AND RHE CREATION
OF CERTAIN TYPES OF TRAFFIC
COLLISION. THESE TOOLS CONSIST
OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE THAT
COLLECTS INFORMATION STORED IN
THE VEHICLE EVENT DATA
RECORDERS, WHICH HAVE BEEN
INSTALLED IN MOST VEHICLES IN
THE UNITED STATES SINCE 2013.
I AM OPEN TO QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO ADD BEFORE WE GO TO
A VOTE?
>> I HAVE NOTHING.
>> NOTHING, OKAY. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> CUSTOMER STRESS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL FIND IT. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. LET'S MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER THREE. PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER THREE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE, COUNTABLE
120501, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY OF
MENTATION, AUTHORIZING APPROVAL
OF USES AND ACCEPTING THE 2022
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT AND
2022 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW FOR THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
USE OF COMPUTER, CELL PHONE,
AND MOBILE DEVICE EXTRACTION
TOOLS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> YES. SPD USES THE TOOLS
WHICH ARE COVERED BY THE S.I.R.
TO RECOVER DIGITAL INFORMATION
OR DATA FROM COMPUTERS, CELL
PHONES, AND MOBILE DEVICES AS
PART OF CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIONS. TWO UNITS IN
SPD MANAGE THESE DEVICES. THE
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CHILD ABUSE
UNIT, AND THE TECHNICAL AND
ELECTRONIC SUPPORT UNIT.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON REGARDING
ITEM NUMBER THREE? NOT SEEING
ANY. COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON,
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM
NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS PASSAGE
OF THE BILL?
>> CUSTOMER STRESS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES .
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF. MOVING ALONG OUR
AGENDA TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR,
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER FOUR INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR, COUNCIL
BILL 120502, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION
AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF USES
AND ACCEPTING THE 2022
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT AND
2022 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW FOR
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
USE OF GEOTIME. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS AS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON?
>> THANK YOU. SPD USES GEOTIME
SOFTWARE YOU DURING CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIONS TO HELP ANALYZE
LOCATION INFORMATION OVER TIME
AND PRESENT PATTERNS IN THE
DATA. THESE LINKAGES ALLOW
USERS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY
VISUALIZE GEOSPATIAL,
TEMPORAL, AND LINKED DATA TO
SEE ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
UNFOLD OVER TIME. INVESTIGATORS
INPUT DATA INTO GEOTIME, WHICH
THEN CREATES MAPS THAT LINK
CALL RECORDS AND CELL SITE
LOCATIONS. ACCORDING TO THE
LOCATIONS AND DEPARTMENT
RESPONSES SECTION IN APPENDIX E
OF THE S.I.R., SPD DOES NOT
USE SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS
FUNCTIONALITY PROVIDED BY
GEOTIME.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT. I DO
NOT SEE ANY. IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE, COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> NO.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRESS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES IS?
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> SHOULD WE GO BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ONE MORE
TIME? I AM NOT SURE IF SHE IS
VOTING YES, NO, OR ABSTAINING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, ARE
YOU THERE?
>> SHE WILL BE LISTED AS AN
ABSENT NO VOTES . SORRY, JUST
ABSENT, NO VOTE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE
BILL PASSES. THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT . AGAIN, MADAM CLERK,
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION. LET'S MOVE ON
TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. MADAM
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER FIVE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM FIVE, COUNCIL
BILL 120503 , AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION
AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF USES
AND ACCEPTING THE 2022
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT AND
2022 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW. THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT USE
OF REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON?
>> ALL RIGHT. SPD SPECIAL
WEAPONS AND TACTICS, ARSON, ,
AND HARBOR UNITS USE UNARMED
REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES TO
ACCESS AREAS THAT ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOR
PERSONNEL TO ENTER. THE
S.W.A.T. AND ARSON AND BOMB
UNITS REMOTELY OPERATED
VEHICLES HAVE WHEELS, AND THE
HARBOR UNIT VEHICLES ARE
SUBMERSIBLE. THAT IS ALL.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON FOR THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION? OKAY, NOT SEEING
ANY, I GUESS YOU ARE OKAY,
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON? WE CAN
GO TO A VOTE? ALL RIGHT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> CUSTOMER STRESS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WAR IS?
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL FIND IT. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. MOVING ON TO ITEM
NUMBER SIX . WILL THE CLERK
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM SIX, COUNCIL
BILL 120504, AN IS WAITING TO
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
AUTHORIZING USES AND ACCEPTING
THE 2022 SURVEILLANCE IMPACT
REPORT AND 2022 EXECUTIVE
OVERVIEW FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT USE OF TRACKING
DEVICES. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS AS
AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> THANK YOU. TRACKING DEVICES
CONSIST OF INTERCONNECTED
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. SPD
ATTACHES GEOLOCATION TRACKERS
TO VEHICLES TO TRACK AND
LOCATE VEHICLE INFORMATION
DURING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.
THE SOFTWARE CAN MAP LOCATIONS
AND MOVEMENT, AND SET
REPORTING INTERVALS. SPD USES
TRACKING DEVICES ONLY WITH A
COURT ORDER OR CONSENT , AND
WAS THE CONSENT OR THE TERMS OF
THE ORDER HAVE EXPIRED, ALL
DATA COLLECTED IS MAINTAINED
ONLY IN THE INVESTIGATION FILE.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
HOLD MY COMMENTS FOR THE LAST
OF THE SIX . AND THIS IS THE
LAST OF THEM?
>> YES, IT IS.
>> I ALSO HAVE A COMMENT.
THANKS TO THE COUNCIL STAFF,
LISA K, FOR HER WORK ON THESE.
SHE HELPED WITH THE 15
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PROPOSED,
AND THANKS TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
ADOPTING THOSE AMENDMENTS.
THEY COVER DIFFERENT AREAS, BUT
IN PARTICULAR, THE AMENDMENTS
THAT ARE MADE TO EACH OF THEM
INCLUDE AMENDMENTS THAT WORK
TO ENSURE THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND THE OFFICE OF
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL WORK
TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT
APPROPRIATE DATA FOR AN EQUITY
EVALUATION IS REQUIRED BY THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE IS
INCLUDED. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
THE SURVEILLANCE ADVISORY
WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR INPUT
ON THESE TECHNOLOGIES. I
UNDERSTAND THERE IS SOME
FRUSTRATION ABOUT
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE NOT
BEEN ACTED ON. I DO FEEL THAT
MANY OF THE -- SOME, I SHOULD
SAY -- OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
FIT INTO SOME CATEGORIES THAT
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
ADDRESSED IN THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO. FOR INSTANCE, SOME OF
THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD HAVE
BEEN INCONSISTENT WITH STATE
LAW. SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD HAVE
REQUIRED REVISED POLICIES OR
PROCEDURES , AND THE DIFFICULTY
WITH THAT IS THAT THESE ARE ALL
TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE ALREADY
IN USE. WE REFER TO THEM
SOMETIMES AS BACKLOG
TECHNOLOGIES. THEY ARE BACKLOG
TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE SORT OF
GRANDFATHERED INTO OUR PROCESS
AS PART OF THE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE , AGREED THAT SINCE
THEY WERE ALREADY BEING USED,
WE WOULD ALLOW DEPARTMENTS TO
USE THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WHILE
THE WORK GROUPS WERE ANALYZING
AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS
AROUND SECURITY AND PRIVACY.
THAT DOES CREATE, I THINK, SOME
COMPLEXITY AROUND REQUIRING
THE DEPARTMENT TO DO NEW THINGS
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN DOING,
PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO
VENDORS THAT HAVE CONTRACTS
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ENACTED.
BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT ONCE WE
MOVE OUT OF THE RETROACTIVE
TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE, AGAIN,
ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITHOUT
COUNCIL APPROVAL AND MOVE INTO
DENYING FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES,
WE WILL HAVE A MORE ROBUST AND
DEEPER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
WORKING GROUP. BECAUSE, AGAIN,
THERE WILL BE MORE ROOM TO
GUIDE THE USE OF THOSE
TECHNOLOGIES AT THAT TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, WOULD
YOU MIND IF I SAID A FEW WORDS?
THEN I CAN LET YOU CLOSE THIS
OUT.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY. FIRST, I WANT TO
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
AND LISA K. I WAS AT THE FIRST
COMMITTEE MEETING WHEN WE WENT
THROUGH ALL SIX OF THESE ITEMS
ALONG WITH THE FISCAL NOTE IN
THE ANALYSIS AND ALL THE
MATERIAL. I AM SORRY THAT I
MISSED THE VOTE, I WAS OUT OF
TOWN. I DID GET A CHANCE TO GO
BACK AND LOOK AT THAT, AND SEE
WHAT AMENDMENTS WERE PROPOSED
AND ADOPTED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IN YOUR . I KNOW THIS
IS A LOT OF WORK. I HAVE BEEN
ON COUNCIL FOR A FEW YEARS. I
KNOW WE ARE DEALING WITH THE
TECHNOLOGY AND THE S.I.R. STUFF
FOR QUITE A WHILE. IT HAS GOT
MORE SOPHISTICATED, AND WE ARE
ALWAYS MINDFUL OF THE CIVIL
LIBERTY ISSUES INVOLVED. IT IS
A LOT TO SORT OUT. SO, I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THAT. AND FOR, OF
COURSE, WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
WITH ALL OF US, AND GIVING US
THE INFORMATION WE NEED TO
ACTUALLY WRESTLE WITH THESE
ISSUES. BUT ALSO, LET THE
PUBLIC KNOW THAT THESE DEVICES
, THESE ELECTRONIC DEVICES ,
LIKE GEOTIME, THE CAMERA
SYSTEMS, THEY ARE ALREADY BEING
USED. BUT WE DID TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION THE
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND LOOK AT
THE CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
FROM THE ACLU AND OTHER CIVIL
RIGHTS GROUPS ABOUT PRIVACY.
NONE OF THAT WAS IGNORED. I
WANT TO THANK THOSE THAT
PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENT, THAT
WROTE TO US, THAT PROVIDED
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ALSO THOSE
WHO CAME AND SPOKE TO THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. GO AHEAD
AND CLOSE US OUT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT ,
THAT EXPLANATION OF THE
HISTORY OF GETTING US TO THIS
POINT. THIS HAS TAKEN A LONG
TIME. THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT
ACQUIRED ANY NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
THIS WILL BE GOOD. THERE ARE
STILL SOME IN THE PIPELINE, BUT
I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
THE STAFF OF SEATTLE I.T. AND
SPD IN LISA K DID A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK TO
GET US TO THIS POINT. I
EXTENDED MY GRATITUDE AT LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING. PEOPLE
REALLY PUT A LOT OF TIME AND
EFFORT IN TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE SPIRIT OF THE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE WAS FULFILLED. THE
LAST WORDS I WANT TO HAVE
TODAY ARE FOR THANKING
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. YOU REALLY PUT
A LOT OF WORK AND ANALYSIS
INTO COMBING THROUGH ALL THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
WORKING GROUP TO IDENTIFY THE
AMENDMENTS YOU WANTED TO PUT
FORWARD. I APPRECIATE YOU
EXPLAINING WHY SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS WERE NOT.
THAT IS ALL LISTED IN A VERY
ORGANIZED FASHION IN THE MEMO,
IF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW.
BASICALLY, I WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER, FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS, AND PUTTING FORWARD
IMPROVED S.I.R.'S TO GUIDE THE
REVIEW OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES
WHEN IT GOES TO OIG. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. I'M SORRY,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I MEANT
TO THANK YOU AS WELL. YOU ARE
IN MY NOTES. WE HAVE DEALT
WITH THESE ISSUES OF CIVIL
LIBERTIES , PRIVACY, AND
TECHNOLOGY. WE DON'T JUST DEAL
WITH IT WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, WE DEAL WITH IT ON
A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS. IN THE INTEREST OF
TRANSPARENCY, BUT WE ALWAYS TRY
TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF
PROTECTING PEOPLE'S PRIVACY AND
CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND MAKING
SURE THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY
DOES NOT IMPACT ONE COMMUNITY
OVER ANOTHER. WITH THAT, I
WILL GO AHEAD AND, IF YOU ARE
OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
CALL FOR THE VOTE. BACK YES.
>> MADAME, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL
ROLL FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL? THE
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRESS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. MADAME
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. WITH THAT, WE WILL
MOVE TO THE LAND USE COMMITTEE,
WITH COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WE
ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TREES.
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM
SEVEN INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE, ITEM SEVEN,
COUNTABLE 120509, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO LAND USE AND URBAN
FORESTRY, AMENDING REQUIREMENTS
FOR REGISTERED TREE SERVICE
PROVIDERS, AND AMENDING
SECTIONS OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL PARK CODE. COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS AS
AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRESS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WE WILL TALK ABOUT
TREES A LOT OVER THE NEXT
MONTH AND A HALF, SO MUCH YOU
MAY EVENTUALLY SEE ME SING THE
TREE SONG.
>> PLEASE DON'T.
>> THERE IS A HOLE IN THE SKY
WERE A TREE ONCE -- COUNCIL
BILL 120509 REGARDS SERVICE
PROVIDER REGISTRATION, MOSTLY
JUST A CLEANUP BILL FROM LAST
YEAR. THE BILL LAST YEAR WAS
WRITTEN VERY WELL . LEGISLATIVE
PROCESSES ARE ALWAYS
INNOVATIVE, THERE IS ALWAYS
MORE INFORMATION TO FIND OUT
WHERE IT THIS IS MOSTLY
TECHNICAL FIXES. WE WORKED
WITH SOME HIGH ROAD ARTISTS
AND THE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION CHAIRS ON THESE
CHANGES , AND AMENDMENTS
INCLUDED WITHIN THIS
LEGISLATION RENAMES "MAJOR
PRUNING" A REPORTABLE WORK.
MOVES ECA'S, IT MOVES
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FROM
PHYSICAL TO ONLINE, AND
REQUIRING A MAP TO BE CREATED ,
MUCH LIKE A PERMANENT MAT. IT
REQUIRES ALL TREE SERVICE
PROVIDERS TO HAVE CONTACT
INFORMATION ON THEIR TRUCK. IT
ALLOWS ARBORISTS TO REMOVE
DEAD BRANCHES AND ROOTS. IT
CHANGES POSTERIOR REQUIREMENTS
TO AT LEAST THREE BUSINESS DAYS
IN ADVANCE OF REPORTABLE WORK
AND SIX BUSINESS DAYS IN
ADVANCE OF TREE REMOVAL. IT
ADDS A REQUIREMENT FOR TREE
SERVICE PROVIDERS TO POST
PUBLIC NOTICES AT OR NEAR THE
WORKSITE WHILE THE WORK IS
UNDERWAY, AND STRONGLY
RECOMMENDS THAT THE NOTICE BE
LEFT THERE FOR FIVE DAYS AFTER
THE WORK IS COMPLETED. AND IT
ALLOWS S.E.C. I TO DETERMINE
IF A THIRD PARTY HAZARDOUS
REMOVAL IS NECESSARY AGAIN, I
WANT TO THANK PARTNERS FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL, AND
FOR YOUR WORK ON THE TECHNICAL
FIXES, WHICH IMPROVED THE BILL
IN MANY WAYS. WE HAVE RECEIVED
EMAILS REGARDING THIS
LEGISLATION ABOUT TREE ISSUES.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUST REGARDING
THE TREE SERVICE PROVIDERS.
THE LARGER BILL WILL COME TO
US, WE HOPE, SOON. WE WILL HAVE
THREE OR FOUR COMMITTEE
MEETINGS IN THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE GOING OVER THE LARGER
TREE ORDINANCE. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THAT IS THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRESS. ANY COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES FOR WE GO TO A
VOTE? NOT SEEING ANY, ANY
CLOSING REMARKS FROM YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRESS, BEFORE WE
MOVE ON FOR ROLL CALL?
>> I WILL REFRAIN FROM SINGING
AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE
APPRECIATE THAT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRESS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> DID WE GET COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES 'S YES?
>> WE DID.
>> OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU, THE
BILL PASSES, AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? THAT
CONCLUDES OUR COMMITTEE
REPORTS . MOVING ON IN OUR
AGENDA, THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. MOVING ON TO ADOPTION
OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM EIGHT,
RESOLUTION 32086, A RESOLUTION
ADOPTING THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL 2023 WORK PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 32086 . IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION OF 32086. AS A
SPONSOR OF THIS RESOLUTION, I
WILL ADDRESS IT , THEN OPEN IT
FOR COMMENTS FROM OTER
COUNCILMEMBERS. RESOLUTION
32086 ADOPT THE COUNCIL'S 2023
WORK PROGRAM FOR STANDING AND
SELECT COMMITTEES. EACH
COMMITTEE CHAIR DRAFT THE
COMMITTEE WORK PLAN, THEN
SUBMITTED FOR INCLUSION IN THE
OVERALL COUNCIL WORK PLAN. THE
COUNCIL WORK PLAN IS ADOPTED BY
THE COUNCIL ANNUALLY IN THE
FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. IT
IS THEN UPDATED PERIODICALLY
AS CIRCUMSTANCES AND PRIORITIES
CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SO, SOMETIMES WE DO AMEND AND
CHANGE IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
RESOLUTION 32086 INCLUDES
PLANS FOR NINE STANDING
COMMITTEES, WHICH WERE FORMED
AT THE BEGINNING OF 2022 FOR A
TWO YEAR PERIOD. THE OVERALL
SUBJECT MATTER ISSUE AREAS FOR
EACH COMMITTEE THAT WERE
CREATED AT THE BEGINNING OF
2022 REMAIN THE SAME IN 2023.
HOWEVER, THE WORK PLAN OFFERS
MORE SPECIFIC DETAIL ON PLANS
EACH COMMITTEE CHAIR HAS FOR
THE YEAR AHEAD. THE WORK PLAN
OFFERS TRANSPARENCY TO THE
PUBLIC ON WHAT TO ANTICIPATE
COMING BEFORE COUNCIL IN THE
UPCOMING YEAR. IT IS A
BLUEPRINT. HOWEVER, IT IS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS NEW ISSUES
ARISE AND PRIORITIES SHIFT TO
MEET PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS.
CHANGES TO THE WORK PLAN BEFORE
YOU TODAY DO NOT REQUIRE A
COUNCIL VOTE, AND COMMITTEES
ARE NOT LIMITED ONLY TO THE
ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED IN THEIR
WORK PLAN , MEANING THAT YOU
CAN, OF COURSE, WITH THE
INVITATION OF A COMMITTEE
CHAIR, BE INVITED, AS WE HAVE
DONE IN THE PAST, ATTEND A
COMMITTEE, AND HAVE A PERSON IN
THAT COMMITTEE PROPOSE YOUR
AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES, OR WORK
WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES ON
ANYTHING THAT MAY COME IN YOUR
COMMITTEE OR SOMEONE ELSE'S
COMMITTEE IN WHICH YOU HAVE AN
INTEREST BUT DO NOT SIT ON
THAT COMMITTEE. IF AN ISSUE
CROSSES OR OVERLAPS OVER MORE
THAN ONE COMMITTEE, WE ASK
COMMITTEE CHAIRS TO WORK
DIRECTLY WITH ONE ANOTHER TO
DETERMINE HOW THE ISSUE WILL
BEST BE CONSIDERED. AGAIN, I
CANNOT STRESS THAT ENOUGH,
THAT OUR COLLEAGUES TALK TO
EACH OTHER IF THERE ARE
PARTICULAR ISSUES THAT OVERLAP,
AND COME TO SOME UNDERSTANDING
OR AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU
APPROACH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE WORK OF EACH OF THE
COMMITTEE CHAIRS IN DRAFTING
THIS WORKPLAN, AS WELL AS
CENTRAL STAFF IN HELPING
ASSEMBLE THIS WORK PLAN. IN
PARTICULAR, A HUGE THANK YOU TO
ALLIE FOR DUTY AND DIRECTOR
ANDY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING THIS BEFORE WE GO TO
A VOTE? OKAY. I DO NOT SEE
ANY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF RESOLUTION 32086?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRESS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. MADAME
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF. LET'S MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER NINE. PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER NINE INTO THE
RECORD. BACK AGENDA ITEM NINE,
RESOLUTION 32087, A RESOLUTION
ADOPTING THE STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR THE
2023 ADOPTED BUDGET 2023
THROUGH 2028 ADOPTED CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 32087. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> LOTS OF SECONDS.
>> FOUR OF THEM, THANK YOU. I
THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG,
I AM NOT HEARING A FEW OF YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY WAITED. THANK YOU.
IF I COULD GET YOU ALL TO AGREE
LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME, IT
WOULD BE EASIER, BUT OKAY. IT
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT RESOLUTION 32087. AS A
SPONSOR, I WILL ADDRESS THIS
RESOLUTION, THEN OPEN IT FOR
COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
RESOLUTION 32087 FORMALLY
ADOPTS THE STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT BETTER KNOWN
AS SLI, THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED DURING THE REVIEW OF
THE 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET, AND
THE 2023 THROUGH 2028 PROPOSED
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
WE NORMALLY CALL THAT THE CIP.
THE SLI 'S, THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT, REFLECT THE
COUNCIL POLICIES INTENT IN THE
2023 ADOPTED BUDGET, AND THE
2023 THROUGH 2028 ADOPTED CIP.
THIS RESOLUTION INCLUDES 38
SLI'S ORGANIZED ALPHABETICALLY
BY COMMITTEE. CENTRAL STAFF
REVIEW THE DUE DATE AND
SUGGESTED REFERRAL OF EACH SLI
TO THE COMMITTEE AT THE
BEGINNING OF EACH CALENDAR
YEAR. THE CHANGES ARE REFLECTED
IN ATTACHMENT ONE TO THE
RESOLUTION. I WOULD LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE CENTRAL STAFF FOR
THEIR REVIEW AND WORK . IN
PARTICULAR, PATTY WIGGIN. I
SAID THAT WRONG AGAIN. SORRY,
PATTY. WHO DOES THIS WORK FOR
US, AND PUT IT TOGETHER FOR US
EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU, PATTY.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE I
MOVED TO A VOTE?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> YES?
>> MUCH LIKE THERE IS ONLY ONE
SEATTLE, THERE IS ONLY ONE
PATTY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO
SAY. THANK YOU.
>> I HOPE PATTY IS LISTENING.
THANK YOU, PATTY. WITH THAT,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
32087?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRESS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED, AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT. CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. MOVING ON TO OTHER
BUSINESS. IS THERE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
COUNCIL? I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, THIS
DOES CONCLUDE THE BUSINESS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON
MARCH 7th. THANK YOU ALL. WITH
THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. HAVE A
GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> RECORDING STOPPED.