1 00:00:09,342 --> 00:00:13,012 >>> TODAY IS MAY 2, 2023. THE 2 00:00:13,012 --> 00:00:13,680 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY 3 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,917 COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT 4 00:00:17,917 --> 00:00:19,686 IS 2:ZERO 1 PM. I'M KSHAMA 5 00:00:19,686 --> 00:00:22,122 SAWANT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 6 00:00:22,122 --> 00:00:28,094 CALL THE ROLE? [ROLL CALL] 'S 7 00:00:28,094 --> 00:00:30,363 NEW HERE. 8 00:00:30,363 --> 00:00:33,867 >> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS? 9 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:34,200 >> PRESENT. 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:41,508 >> COUNCILMEMBER MASCARA - - 11 00:00:41,508 --> 00:00:44,277 COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA? 12 00:00:44,277 --> 00:00:44,611 >> PRESENT. 13 00:00:44,611 --> 00:00:50,784 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT KSHAMA 14 00:00:50,784 --> 00:00:51,017 SAWANT? 15 00:00:51,017 --> 00:00:51,484 >> PRESENT. 16 00:00:51,484 --> 00:00:55,388 >> WHO IS NOT PRESENT? THANK 17 00:00:55,388 --> 00:00:55,588 YOU. 18 00:00:55,588 --> 00:00:57,991 >> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO 19 00:00:57,991 --> 00:00:58,625 OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL 20 00:00:58,625 --> 00:01:03,463 PRESIDENT WILL BE EXCUSED FROM 21 00:01:03,463 --> 00:01:04,297 TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 22 00:01:04,297 --> 00:01:10,336 HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE 23 00:01:10,336 --> 00:01:11,371 COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS EXCUSED. 24 00:01:11,371 --> 00:01:16,075 IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, 25 00:01:16,075 --> 00:01:18,978 COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WILL BE 26 00:01:18,978 --> 00:01:19,813 COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR THIS 27 00:01:19,813 --> 00:01:26,052 MEETING. I WILL PASS THE DEVIL 28 00:01:26,052 --> 00:01:27,320 TO TERESA MOSQUEDA FOR THE 29 00:01:27,320 --> 00:01:30,056 REST OF THIS MEETING. - - I 30 00:01:30,056 --> 00:01:36,696 WILL PASS THE DEVIL - - 31 00:01:36,696 --> 00:01:39,566 >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM D. 32 00:01:39,566 --> 00:01:43,903 MDM. CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY 33 00:01:43,903 --> 00:01:46,806 PERSON IN THE CHAMBER SIGNED UP 34 00:01:46,806 --> 00:01:47,474 FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? 35 00:01:47,474 --> 00:01:50,109 >> WE HAVE 14 SIGNED UP IN 36 00:01:50,109 --> 00:01:52,879 COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND LIFE 37 00:01:52,879 --> 00:01:53,112 REMOTE. 38 00:01:53,112 --> 00:01:56,950 >> WE WILL TAKE THE REMOTE 39 00:01:56,950 --> 00:01:58,151 SPEAKERS FIRST. WE WANT TO MAKE 40 00:01:58,151 --> 00:01:59,519 SURE FOLKS KNOW THAT WE WILL 41 00:01:59,519 --> 00:02:00,887 ALLOW FOR YOU TO HAVE THE FULL 42 00:02:00,887 --> 00:02:02,922 TWO MINUTES THIS AFTERNOON. 43 00:02:02,922 --> 00:02:04,524 PLEASE DO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS 44 00:02:04,524 --> 00:02:08,261 BEFORE THE TWO-MINUTE CHIME. I 45 00:02:08,261 --> 00:02:13,600 WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THE 46 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:14,834 ONLINE FORUM, AND IF YOU WOULD 47 00:02:14,834 --> 00:02:16,069 LIKE TO READ THE ONES IN 48 00:02:16,069 --> 00:02:21,341 PERSON, THAT WOULD BE 49 00:02:21,341 --> 00:02:22,575 FANTASTIC. WHEN YOU HEAR THE 50 00:02:22,575 --> 00:02:23,376 CHIME, PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR 51 00:02:23,376 --> 00:02:24,244 COMMENTS, THAT IS THE 52 00:02:24,244 --> 00:02:25,311 INDICATION THAT YOU HAVE 10 53 00:02:25,311 --> 00:02:26,312 SECONDS TO FINISH REMARKS. THE 54 00:02:26,312 --> 00:02:27,113 FIRST THREE SPEAKERS ARE 55 00:02:27,113 --> 00:02:30,350 HOWARD, MEGAN, AND STEVE. GOOD 56 00:02:30,350 --> 00:02:31,417 AFTERNOON HOWARD, YOU HAVE TWO 57 00:02:31,417 --> 00:02:41,895 MINUTES, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 58 00:02:45,365 --> 00:02:48,668 HOWARD, GO AHEAD AND START. 59 00:02:48,668 --> 00:02:49,702 >> I AM UN-MUTED, THANK YOU. 60 00:02:49,702 --> 00:02:53,640 I'M SPEAKING ON POLICE 61 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:54,307 ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC 62 00:02:54,307 --> 00:02:57,844 COMMENT. LAST WEEK I LEARNED 63 00:02:57,844 --> 00:02:58,511 COUNCILMEMBERS ACTIVELY TUNE 64 00:02:58,511 --> 00:02:59,546 OUT MY PUBLIC COMMENT. WE 65 00:02:59,546 --> 00:03:01,581 CANNOT SUSTAIN DEMOCRACY VIA 66 00:03:01,581 --> 00:03:06,719 ELECTIVE REPRESENTATION WITHOUT 67 00:03:06,719 --> 00:03:07,854 LISTENING, AND IN OVER FIVE 68 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:08,721 YEARS OF MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT 69 00:03:08,721 --> 00:03:09,989 YOU WILL NOT FIND A SINGLE 70 00:03:09,989 --> 00:03:15,061 CLAIM I'VE MADE NOT SUPPORTED 71 00:03:15,061 --> 00:03:16,362 BY DUCT DEFECTS, LIKE THE FACT 72 00:03:16,362 --> 00:03:17,497 SPD HAS KILLED MORE PEOPLE IN 73 00:03:17,497 --> 00:03:18,565 THE YEARS AFTER THE CONSENT 74 00:03:18,565 --> 00:03:19,632 DECREE THAT WERE KILLED BEFORE. 75 00:03:19,632 --> 00:03:21,000 THIS MONTH IT WILL BE SIX FULL 76 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:21,968 YEARS THAT THE COMMUNITY POLICE 77 00:03:21,968 --> 00:03:25,138 COMMISSION HAS FAILED TO FILL 78 00:03:25,138 --> 00:03:25,705 LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS 79 00:03:25,705 --> 00:03:29,576 MANDATED BY THE COUNCIL, 80 00:03:29,576 --> 00:03:31,211 RESOLUTION 573, MOST NOTABLY 81 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:35,548 THEY HAVE FAILED TO PROPOSE 82 00:03:35,548 --> 00:03:36,349 EXTERNAL MECHANISMS FOR THE 83 00:03:36,349 --> 00:03:37,250 INVESTIGATION OF SERIOUS AND 84 00:03:37,250 --> 00:03:37,951 DEADLY USE OF FORCE, 85 00:03:37,951 --> 00:03:40,820 PROTECTIONS AVAILABLE TO EVERY 86 00:03:40,820 --> 00:03:41,955 CITY IN THE STATE EXCEPT 87 00:03:41,955 --> 00:03:42,822 SEATTLE, AND HAS FAILED TO 88 00:03:42,822 --> 00:03:50,363 DEVELOP AN APPEALS PROCESS FOR 89 00:03:50,363 --> 00:03:51,230 COMPLAINTS ABOUT POLICE ABUSE, 90 00:03:51,230 --> 00:03:52,332 LIKE THE FACT THE CPC 91 00:03:52,332 --> 00:03:56,736 COMMISSIONERS NOTED THEY WERE 92 00:03:56,736 --> 00:03:57,437 ABANDONING CONCRETE PROPOSALS 93 00:03:57,437 --> 00:03:58,438 FOR THE COMPLAINT AND APPEALS 94 00:03:58,438 --> 00:03:59,472 PROCESS. SIX YEARS AGO, NINE 95 00:03:59,472 --> 00:04:04,077 DAYS AFTER NSD SPD MURDER, A 96 00:04:04,077 --> 00:04:07,213 COUNSEL & WE WILL DEMAND 97 00:04:07,213 --> 00:04:08,414 OVERSIGHT AND NOT ALLOW THIS TO 98 00:04:08,414 --> 00:04:09,215 HAPPEN, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT 99 00:04:09,215 --> 00:04:14,721 ARE YOU GOING TO DO? THE SPD 100 00:04:14,721 --> 00:04:16,389 WENT ON TO KILL 15 MORE PEOPLE, 101 00:04:16,389 --> 00:04:21,961 OVER HALF OF THOSE PEOPLE 102 00:04:21,961 --> 00:04:23,129 KILLED, NINE TO BE EXACT, THEY 103 00:04:23,129 --> 00:04:24,430 HAD EITHER NO WEAPON IN THEIR 104 00:04:24,430 --> 00:04:25,565 HAND WHEN KILLED, OR THEY WERE 105 00:04:25,565 --> 00:04:29,836 EXPERIENCING A SEVERE 106 00:04:29,836 --> 00:04:30,703 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS. FACTS 107 00:04:30,703 --> 00:04:32,005 ARE HARD TO HEAR. MAYBE MY 108 00:04:32,005 --> 00:04:33,306 PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE NOT 109 00:04:33,306 --> 00:04:42,315 HOLLERED OUT ENOUGH, WHAT ARE 110 00:04:42,315 --> 00:04:44,684 YOU DOING? 111 00:04:44,684 --> 00:04:55,161 >> MEGAN, GOOD AFTERNOON. 112 00:05:02,201 --> 00:05:05,605 MEGAN, YOU CAN TAKE YOURSELF 113 00:05:05,605 --> 00:05:05,938 OFF THE. 114 00:05:05,938 --> 00:05:10,743 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, 115 00:05:10,743 --> 00:05:13,946 GREAT. I CONTACTED TERESA 116 00:05:13,946 --> 00:05:14,981 MOSQUEDA AND SHE ACTUALLY GOT 117 00:05:14,981 --> 00:05:18,084 BACK TO ME BACK IN OCTOBER. I'M 118 00:05:18,084 --> 00:05:24,590 FACING SERIOUS STOCKING ISSUES. 119 00:05:24,590 --> 00:05:26,392 SHE SAID SOMEONE WAS GOING TO 120 00:05:26,392 --> 00:05:27,927 GET BACK TO ME. I SEEM TO FIT 121 00:05:27,927 --> 00:05:35,201 IN A CATEGORY, I DON'T KNOW 122 00:05:35,201 --> 00:05:36,536 ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE ON 123 00:05:36,536 --> 00:05:37,603 STRIKE AT THEIR WORKPLACES WHO 124 00:05:37,603 --> 00:05:38,838 ALSO FACE BEING SHAKEN DOWN BY 125 00:05:38,838 --> 00:05:41,741 PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF MONEY, OR 126 00:05:41,741 --> 00:05:43,209 YOU KNOW, I TURNED DOWN THE CEO 127 00:05:43,209 --> 00:05:47,213 OF A COMPUTER COMPANY AND 128 00:05:47,213 --> 00:05:52,051 WORKED AS A LIVE IN NANNY. I'M 129 00:05:52,051 --> 00:05:53,419 45 NOW. I'VE LONG FORGOT ABOUT 130 00:05:53,419 --> 00:05:57,623 THEM. IN MY ZOOM ROOMS, I LIVED 131 00:05:57,623 --> 00:06:00,159 WITH ONE OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS, 132 00:06:00,159 --> 00:06:01,194 I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE 133 00:06:01,194 --> 00:06:02,028 LOCATING ME ONLINE TO 134 00:06:02,028 --> 00:06:05,264 PSYCHOLOGICALLY HARASS AND 135 00:06:05,264 --> 00:06:08,334 INTIMIDATE ME, THE FAMILY WAS 136 00:06:08,334 --> 00:06:10,737 WORTH $8 BILLION. I FEEL 137 00:06:10,737 --> 00:06:11,637 ANOTHER CREEPY COMPUTER COLOR, 138 00:06:11,637 --> 00:06:14,073 IT'S EXTREMELY DISGUSTING, I 139 00:06:14,073 --> 00:06:19,445 LOST CUSTODY OF MY SON FOR FEAR 140 00:06:19,445 --> 00:06:23,149 OF STALKING. THE POLICE 141 00:06:23,149 --> 00:06:26,953 ESCALATED IT. I FEEL LIKE I'M 142 00:06:26,953 --> 00:06:28,087 BEING STALKED BY SOMEONE WITH 143 00:06:28,087 --> 00:06:29,188 WEALTH AND POWER. THEY SAID I 144 00:06:29,188 --> 00:06:30,456 WAS HAVING A PSYCHOTIC BREAK. 145 00:06:30,456 --> 00:06:33,960 90 DAYS LATER, MY RIGHTS WERE 146 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:35,695 TERMINATED. THE RIGHTS FOR 147 00:06:35,695 --> 00:06:37,330 WOMEN WHERE I AM FROM IS WAY 148 00:06:37,330 --> 00:06:39,065 DIFFERENT FROM HOW THEY ARE IN 149 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:44,337 SEATTLE. I HAVE PEOPLE STALKING 150 00:06:44,337 --> 00:06:45,571 ME. PEOPLE ON THE FORBES LIST. 151 00:06:45,571 --> 00:06:47,140 I WAS LIVING IN ONE OF THEIR 152 00:06:47,140 --> 00:06:49,575 HOUSES. THEY ARE GOING TO SHOW 153 00:06:49,575 --> 00:06:50,276 UP AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY 154 00:06:50,276 --> 00:06:51,277 INTIMIDATE ME, IT'S ON 155 00:06:51,277 --> 00:06:53,913 ACCESSIBLE, I NEED COUNSELING 156 00:06:53,913 --> 00:06:55,181 FOR THE MENTAL DAMAGES I HAVE 157 00:06:55,181 --> 00:06:58,017 ACCRUED. STARBUCKS WORKERS WENT 158 00:06:58,017 --> 00:06:59,819 UP AGAINST THEIR BOSSES, THEY 159 00:06:59,819 --> 00:07:02,054 HAD WEIRD THINGS HAPPEN THAT 160 00:07:02,054 --> 00:07:03,055 THEY WERE ACCUSED OF DOING 161 00:07:03,055 --> 00:07:13,566 THINGS, BIG MONEY IS DOING 162 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:14,333 THIS. 163 00:07:14,333 --> 00:07:15,401 >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR 164 00:07:15,401 --> 00:07:20,506 STORY, SO WE CAN GET YOU SOME 165 00:07:20,506 --> 00:07:21,474 CONNECTIONS. WE HAVE STEVE, 166 00:07:21,474 --> 00:07:25,344 THEN DAN SIMMONS. DAN IS NOT 167 00:07:25,344 --> 00:07:27,547 PRESENT, PLEASE DIAL IN, STEVE, 168 00:07:27,547 --> 00:07:27,847 GO AHEAD. 169 00:07:27,847 --> 00:07:31,451 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM A 170 00:07:31,451 --> 00:07:32,418 RESIDENT OF BELLTOWN IN 171 00:07:32,418 --> 00:07:33,119 DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, I'M SPEAKING 172 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:37,557 TO YOU ABOUT AUTHORIZATION THAT 173 00:07:37,557 --> 00:07:40,293 YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. THIS IS 174 00:07:40,293 --> 00:07:41,060 LEGISLATION THAT HAS BREEZED 175 00:07:41,060 --> 00:07:41,894 THROUGH THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE 176 00:07:41,894 --> 00:07:49,502 AND THE ECONOMIC ELEMENT 177 00:07:49,502 --> 00:07:50,636 COMMITTEE, AND IT IS HERE 178 00:07:50,636 --> 00:07:51,404 TODAY. WILL UNDOUBTEDLY APPROVE 179 00:07:51,404 --> 00:07:52,104 THIS, MOST LIKELY UNANIMOUSLY. 180 00:07:52,104 --> 00:07:52,972 UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO 181 00:07:52,972 --> 00:07:53,806 SUBSTANTIVE ON THAT REMAINING 182 00:07:53,806 --> 00:07:54,674 COUNCILMEMBER IN THE ECONOMIC 183 00:07:54,674 --> 00:07:59,278 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ABOUT 184 00:07:59,278 --> 00:08:02,482 THIS AUTHORIZATION. I WOULD 185 00:08:02,482 --> 00:08:03,716 HOPE FOR A SENTENCE OR TWO 186 00:08:03,716 --> 00:08:05,318 TODAY, BUT THAT MIGHT NOT 187 00:08:05,318 --> 00:08:09,789 HAPPEN. WE ALL WANT A CLEAN, 188 00:08:09,789 --> 00:08:10,556 SAFE, FUNCTIONAL DOWNTOWN, AND 189 00:08:10,556 --> 00:08:12,859 A LOT OF US ARE HAPPY TO PAY 190 00:08:12,859 --> 00:08:16,762 FOR THAT. AS A CONDO OWNER, ME 191 00:08:16,762 --> 00:08:18,030 AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WHO OWN 192 00:08:18,030 --> 00:08:25,438 CONDOS PAY INTO THIS, IT WILL 193 00:08:25,438 --> 00:08:26,606 COLLECT $3 MILLION AS YOU 194 00:08:26,606 --> 00:08:27,673 AUTHORIZE IT STARTING ON JULY 1 195 00:08:27,673 --> 00:08:28,908 OF THIS YEAR. THE CHALLENGE IS 196 00:08:28,908 --> 00:08:32,578 THAT THE METROPOLITAN 197 00:08:32,578 --> 00:08:33,312 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS SIMPLY 198 00:08:33,312 --> 00:08:36,182 NOT SET UP TO DO EVERYTHING, IT 199 00:08:36,182 --> 00:08:39,719 NEEDS TO DO THIS IN AN 200 00:08:39,719 --> 00:08:40,586 EQUITABLE WAY. WE ARE 201 00:08:40,586 --> 00:08:43,589 CHALLENGED BECAUSE OF THAT. 202 00:08:43,589 --> 00:08:45,157 THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF FACTS 203 00:08:45,157 --> 00:08:55,701 PROVIDED TO THE COUNCIL. THE 204 00:08:56,269 --> 00:09:01,741 DIFFERENCE TO A PRIVATE 205 00:09:01,741 --> 00:09:03,342 ORGANIZATION , TO HIRE A 206 00:09:03,342 --> 00:09:04,510 CONSULTANT TO WRITE A PIECE OF 207 00:09:04,510 --> 00:09:05,311 LEGISLATION THAT GETS PASSED 208 00:09:05,311 --> 00:09:06,045 WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENT OR 209 00:09:06,045 --> 00:09:07,280 SUBSTANTIVE PUBLIC COMMENT IS 210 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,283 REALLY A TESTAMENT TO THE FACT 211 00:09:10,283 --> 00:09:11,517 THAT IT'S NOT CLEAR WHO EXACTLY 212 00:09:11,517 --> 00:09:14,587 IS RUNNING THE CITY. YOU ARE 213 00:09:14,587 --> 00:09:15,588 EMPOWERED TO MAKE CHANGES TO 214 00:09:15,588 --> 00:09:20,092 LEGISLATION LIKE THIS, AND IT 215 00:09:20,092 --> 00:09:21,494 WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR AT LEAST 216 00:09:21,494 --> 00:09:22,762 ONE COUNCILMEMBER TALK ABOUT 217 00:09:22,762 --> 00:09:23,829 THE FACT APARTMENTS AND HOTELS 218 00:09:23,829 --> 00:09:26,465 ARE BEING ASSESSED COMPLETELY 219 00:09:26,465 --> 00:09:31,604 DIFFERENTLY. THANK YOU. 220 00:09:31,604 --> 00:09:37,476 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, STEVE. 221 00:09:37,476 --> 00:09:38,644 DAN SIMMONS, IT STILL SAYS YOU 222 00:09:38,644 --> 00:09:39,845 ARE NOT PRESENT. WE ARE GOING 223 00:09:39,845 --> 00:09:46,719 TO LINDA. LINDA, GOOD 224 00:09:46,719 --> 00:09:47,486 AFTERNOON. 225 00:09:47,486 --> 00:09:48,654 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? 226 00:09:48,654 --> 00:09:53,492 >> YES I CAN. 227 00:09:53,492 --> 00:10:00,032 >> MY NAME IS LINDA. I AM A 228 00:10:00,032 --> 00:10:06,906 DOWNTOWN RESIDENT. WE HAVE 229 00:10:06,906 --> 00:10:09,609 BEEN ACTIVELY SPEAKING TO 230 00:10:09,609 --> 00:10:12,278 COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND 231 00:10:12,278 --> 00:10:13,245 NELSON'S OFFICE, TO THE 232 00:10:13,245 --> 00:10:16,916 ADVOCATES AND THE INDEPENDENT 233 00:10:16,916 --> 00:10:18,250 REVIEW TEAM FOR THE PAST YEAR, 234 00:10:18,250 --> 00:10:19,218 STEVE HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED 235 00:10:19,218 --> 00:10:22,655 WE ARE ALL FOR THE PROGRAM. 236 00:10:22,655 --> 00:10:23,656 HOWEVER, WE WOULD LIKE PEOPLE 237 00:10:23,656 --> 00:10:27,226 TO LOOK AT THE FACTS VERSUS THE 238 00:10:27,226 --> 00:10:28,227 POLITICAL WILL OF THIS RENEWAL. 239 00:10:28,227 --> 00:10:31,063 WE WOULD APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL 240 00:10:31,063 --> 00:10:34,000 TAKE ONE FINAL REVIEW OF THIS 241 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,669 AND CHANGE THE CULTURE OF HOW 242 00:10:36,669 --> 00:10:44,677 THESE ARE APPROVED. BOARD 243 00:10:44,677 --> 00:10:45,578 MEMBERS HAVE APPROVED IT. 244 00:10:45,578 --> 00:10:46,879 REALLY WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE 245 00:10:46,879 --> 00:10:48,080 FACTS AND THE DATA OF THIS 246 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:49,281 RENEWAL. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF 247 00:10:49,281 --> 00:10:54,787 WE HAD A FINAL LOOK. AS STEVE 248 00:10:54,787 --> 00:10:56,288 MENTIONED, APARTMENTS HAVE NOT 249 00:10:56,288 --> 00:10:58,124 BEEN ASSESSED. IT'S $1.5 250 00:10:58,124 --> 00:11:04,997 MILLION ON ASSESSED. THIS IS 251 00:11:04,997 --> 00:11:06,999 SOMETHING WE DON'T FEEL IS 252 00:11:06,999 --> 00:11:08,167 EQUITABLE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED 253 00:11:08,167 --> 00:11:09,869 AT. THANK YOU. 254 00:11:09,869 --> 00:11:12,204 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 255 00:11:12,204 --> 00:11:14,874 CALLING IN AND RAISING THAT FOR 256 00:11:14,874 --> 00:11:17,510 US. I WANT TO NOTE THAT DAN IS 257 00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:21,881 STILL NOT PRESENT. DAN, YOU ARE 258 00:11:21,881 --> 00:11:30,356 STILL WELCOME TO DIAL IN. MDM. 259 00:11:30,356 --> 00:11:31,657 CLERK, I WILL TURN THINGS BACK 260 00:11:31,657 --> 00:11:34,226 OVER TO YOU, TO FACILITATE THE 261 00:11:34,226 --> 00:11:35,261 IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT, AND 262 00:11:35,261 --> 00:11:36,495 WE WILL ALL BE LISTENING IN, 263 00:11:36,495 --> 00:11:36,796 THANK YOU. 264 00:11:36,796 --> 00:11:39,865 >> OUR FIRST IN PERSON SPEAKER 265 00:11:39,865 --> 00:11:50,209 IS JULIE HOLLAND. 266 00:11:53,479 --> 00:11:55,014 >> I AM JULIE HOLLAND. CAN YOU 267 00:11:55,014 --> 00:11:56,115 HEAR ME? I'M THE PRESIDENT OF 268 00:11:56,115 --> 00:12:01,954 THE SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMITTEE 269 00:12:01,954 --> 00:12:02,755 COUNCIL BOARD, SPEAKING IN 270 00:12:02,755 --> 00:12:03,956 SUPPORT OF THE RENEWAL OF THE 271 00:12:03,956 --> 00:12:04,623 METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT 272 00:12:04,623 --> 00:12:05,758 DISTRICT. YOU MAY BE ASKING WHY 273 00:12:05,758 --> 00:12:07,827 IS THE SOUTH LAKE UNION 274 00:12:07,827 --> 00:12:15,634 COMMUNITY TESTIFYING TODAY? A 275 00:12:15,634 --> 00:12:19,672 PORTION OF THE LENGTHY BORDER 276 00:12:19,672 --> 00:12:20,573 DOWNTOWN OVERLAPS WITH THE 277 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:21,640 UPGRADE AREA. THE SOUTH UNION 278 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,210 NEIGHBORHOOD CAN TESTIFY THAT 279 00:12:24,210 --> 00:12:31,250 MID SUCCESS IS NOT A EXCLUSIVE 280 00:12:31,250 --> 00:12:32,918 BENEFIT TO DOWNTOWN, IT IS NOT 281 00:12:32,918 --> 00:12:33,853 CONTAINED BY ORDERS, THE 282 00:12:33,853 --> 00:12:34,720 INFLUENCE IS AMPLIFIED TO THE 283 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:35,387 SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND 284 00:12:35,387 --> 00:12:38,424 WE ARE GRATEFUL AS WE WALK AND 285 00:12:38,424 --> 00:12:40,993 DRY DRIVE THROUGH A SAFE AND 286 00:12:40,993 --> 00:12:44,497 SECURE, CLEAN ENVIRONMENT. THIS 287 00:12:44,497 --> 00:12:45,564 IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE POWER OF 288 00:12:45,564 --> 00:12:47,933 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. 289 00:12:47,933 --> 00:12:51,003 WE URGE YOU TO AUTHORIZE THE 290 00:12:51,003 --> 00:12:51,570 METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT 291 00:12:51,570 --> 00:12:55,941 DISTRICT FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS. 292 00:12:55,941 --> 00:12:59,178 THANK YOU. THANK YOU, NEXT 293 00:12:59,178 --> 00:13:09,588 SPEAKER, DIANE CAREY. 294 00:13:12,792 --> 00:13:13,692 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 295 00:13:13,692 --> 00:13:14,593 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DIANA 296 00:13:14,593 --> 00:13:15,694 CAREY. I'M A HAPPILY RETIRED 297 00:13:15,694 --> 00:13:16,629 ATTORNEY. I LIVE ON CAPITOL 298 00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:17,596 HILL. MY COMMENTS ARE IN 299 00:13:17,596 --> 00:13:18,430 SUPPORT OF RENEWING THE 300 00:13:18,430 --> 00:13:18,998 METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT 301 00:13:18,998 --> 00:13:20,666 DISTRICT. I BELIEVE GOOGLE 302 00:13:20,666 --> 00:13:21,801 SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE 303 00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:24,036 LIVABILITY OF DOWNTOWN. I 304 00:13:24,036 --> 00:13:29,842 PERSONALLY TAKE THE LIGHT RAIL 305 00:13:29,842 --> 00:13:31,777 DOWNTOWN TO MUSIC AND ART 306 00:13:31,777 --> 00:13:32,912 EVENTS. I SERVE ON THE BOARD OF 307 00:13:32,912 --> 00:13:33,812 SEATTLE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY 308 00:13:33,812 --> 00:13:35,447 ON SIXTH AND UNION, I'M ALSO A 309 00:13:35,447 --> 00:13:36,282 TRUSTEE AT THE WOMEN'S 310 00:13:36,282 --> 00:13:39,051 UNIVERSITY CLUB ON SIXTH. THE 311 00:13:39,051 --> 00:13:39,685 CLUB APPRECIATES AMBASSADORS 312 00:13:39,685 --> 00:13:42,521 REMOVING THE UNSIGHTLY DEBRIS 313 00:13:42,521 --> 00:13:44,056 FROM THE ALLEY NEXT TO THE 314 00:13:44,056 --> 00:13:45,424 CLUB, WHICH OTHERWISE IS 315 00:13:45,424 --> 00:13:48,961 MARRING THE BEAUTY OF THIS 316 00:13:48,961 --> 00:13:52,898 HISTORIC LANDMARK. LAST FRIDAY 317 00:13:52,898 --> 00:13:53,832 AFTERNOON, I WAS RETURNING FROM 318 00:13:53,832 --> 00:13:55,100 A MEETING AT THE CLUB AND 319 00:13:55,100 --> 00:13:57,269 WAITING TO TAKE A NUMBER 49 BUS 320 00:13:57,269 --> 00:14:01,373 TO CAPITOL HILL FROM FOURTH AND 321 00:14:01,373 --> 00:14:07,279 PIKE. A WOMAN CAME UP TO ME, 322 00:14:07,279 --> 00:14:08,314 VERY NICE-LOOKING, ABOUT 35 323 00:14:08,314 --> 00:14:09,682 YEARS OF AGE, SHE SAID YOU LOOK 324 00:14:09,682 --> 00:14:13,586 VERY NICE, CAN I STAND NEXT TO 325 00:14:13,586 --> 00:14:14,987 YOU? I DON'T FEEL SAFE HERE. IT 326 00:14:14,987 --> 00:14:16,522 TURNS OUT SHE WAS A WORKER FOR 327 00:14:16,522 --> 00:14:21,493 THE CITY OF SEATTLE. SHE WAS A 328 00:14:21,493 --> 00:14:22,628 SOCIAL WORKER. SHE WAS VERY 329 00:14:22,628 --> 00:14:23,495 CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLY 330 00:14:23,495 --> 00:14:26,298 DANGEROUS ACTIVITY AT THAT BUS 331 00:14:26,298 --> 00:14:27,399 STOP. SO, WITHOUT THE PRESENCE 332 00:14:27,399 --> 00:14:30,135 OF THESE AMBASSADORS, THESE 333 00:14:30,135 --> 00:14:30,936 UNSAFE SITUATIONS ARE ONLY 334 00:14:30,936 --> 00:14:34,840 GOING TO GET WORSE. PLEASE 335 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:36,408 REAUTHORIZE THIS FOR ANOTHER 10 336 00:14:36,408 --> 00:14:38,477 YEARS, AND HELP TO ENSURE A 337 00:14:38,477 --> 00:14:40,579 HEALTHY DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT 338 00:14:40,579 --> 00:14:42,014 FOR THOSE OF US WHO WANTS TO 339 00:14:42,014 --> 00:14:44,884 SEE IT COME BACK. THANK YOU 340 00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:46,318 VERY MUCH FOR YOUR 341 00:14:46,318 --> 00:14:46,685 CONSIDERATION. 342 00:14:46,685 --> 00:14:49,588 >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 343 00:14:49,588 --> 00:14:57,529 IS JOSEPH GARCIA. 344 00:14:57,529 --> 00:14:59,164 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL 345 00:14:59,164 --> 00:15:04,536 MEMBERS. I'M JOE GARCIA. I'M A 346 00:15:04,536 --> 00:15:05,671 PROPERTY OWNER IN SEATTLE, FOR 347 00:15:05,671 --> 00:15:10,342 OVER 45 YEARS. ALL FIVE OF OUR 348 00:15:10,342 --> 00:15:11,176 CHILDREN ARE GROWN UP, PROPERTY 349 00:15:11,176 --> 00:15:12,544 OWNERS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. 350 00:15:12,544 --> 00:15:13,479 OUR GRANDCHILDREN ARE RAISED 351 00:15:13,479 --> 00:15:19,151 HERE, WE LOVE THIS CITY, AND 352 00:15:19,151 --> 00:15:24,690 THERE ARE TWO HATS TO THIS 353 00:15:24,690 --> 00:15:25,791 HEARING. ONE, ONE OF THE 354 00:15:25,791 --> 00:15:26,458 PARTNERS OF KING COUNTY 355 00:15:26,458 --> 00:15:27,092 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS 356 00:15:27,092 --> 00:15:28,093 TRANSITION SOLUTIONS, WE'VE 357 00:15:28,093 --> 00:15:32,431 BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS COMMUNITY 358 00:15:32,431 --> 00:15:33,465 SINCE 2000, WORKING WITH MEN 359 00:15:33,465 --> 00:15:38,937 AND WOMEN IN TRANSITION FROM 360 00:15:38,937 --> 00:15:40,005 PRISON BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. 361 00:15:40,005 --> 00:15:44,543 SECONDLY, I'M THE SINGLE SENIOR 362 00:15:44,543 --> 00:15:47,413 FACULTY MEMBER WITH THE 363 00:15:47,413 --> 00:15:50,382 SOLUTIONS UNIT. IN 2004, 364 00:15:50,382 --> 00:15:53,252 DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION 365 00:15:53,252 --> 00:15:58,857 AND THE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 366 00:15:58,857 --> 00:16:00,693 BECAME PART WITH OUR STUDENTS, 367 00:16:00,693 --> 00:16:04,163 AND SINCE THEN THEY HAVE 368 00:16:04,163 --> 00:16:05,130 ELEVATED COMMITMENT AS A SECOND 369 00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:10,436 CHANCE EMPLOYER, THEIR 370 00:16:10,436 --> 00:16:12,204 COMMITMENT TO PARTNER WITH OUR 371 00:16:12,204 --> 00:16:13,038 DOWNTOWN CITY, BUT JUST 372 00:16:13,038 --> 00:16:13,772 RECENTLY HAVE BEEN INFORMED 373 00:16:13,772 --> 00:16:15,874 THAT THEY DON'T KEEP STREETS 374 00:16:15,874 --> 00:16:17,876 AND SIDEWALKS AND DOORWAYS 375 00:16:17,876 --> 00:16:23,849 CLEAN IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE, BUT 376 00:16:23,849 --> 00:16:26,885 THEY HAVE SAVED 78 LIVES IN THE 377 00:16:26,885 --> 00:16:30,155 PAST YEAR BY USING THE NARCAN 378 00:16:30,155 --> 00:16:31,590 APPROACH ON MEN AND WOMEN WHO 379 00:16:31,590 --> 00:16:38,931 ARE FALLING VICTIM TO OVERDOSE. 380 00:16:38,931 --> 00:16:39,932 AGAIN, YOU MIGHT BE SAVING 381 00:16:39,932 --> 00:16:41,100 LIVES, AND I ENCOURAGE AND 382 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:44,069 SUPPORT THE REAUTHORIZATION OF 383 00:16:44,069 --> 00:16:46,705 THIS AGREEMENT, AND THANK YOU 384 00:16:46,705 --> 00:16:48,540 FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COMMON 385 00:16:48,540 --> 00:16:52,111 SENSE APPROACH IN THIS AREA. 386 00:16:52,111 --> 00:17:02,621 >> NEXT SPEAKER , ELIZABETH. 387 00:17:09,528 --> 00:17:10,662 >> GOOD AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL 388 00:17:10,662 --> 00:17:11,830 MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 389 00:17:11,830 --> 00:17:13,098 YOUR TIME AND WORK. SEATTLE IS 390 00:17:13,098 --> 00:17:16,402 A BEAUTIFUL TOWN. ONE OF THE 391 00:17:16,402 --> 00:17:18,103 THINGS THAT MAKES IT BEAUTIFUL 392 00:17:18,103 --> 00:17:23,008 ARE CLEAN, SAFE SIDEWALKS, AND 393 00:17:23,008 --> 00:17:26,078 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS. I HAD A 394 00:17:26,078 --> 00:17:27,246 REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL 395 00:17:27,246 --> 00:17:30,416 GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE 396 00:17:30,416 --> 00:17:35,954 REAUTHORIZATION FOR THE NEXT 10 397 00:17:35,954 --> 00:17:42,027 YEARS. I TRAVEL A LOT. I LIKE 398 00:17:42,027 --> 00:17:43,195 WALKING AROUND THIS TOWN, IT'S 399 00:17:43,195 --> 00:17:51,403 JUST A NICE PLACE TO BE. WELL, 400 00:17:51,403 --> 00:17:52,805 ON MONDAY, JANUARY 9, WE HAD A 401 00:17:52,805 --> 00:17:53,605 BEAUTIFUL MORNING, AND THE 402 00:17:53,605 --> 00:17:54,907 WEATHER CERTAINLY TURNS TO A 50 403 00:17:54,907 --> 00:17:56,141 MPH WINDS, I WAS CLINGING TO 404 00:17:56,141 --> 00:17:57,376 THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING ON 405 00:17:57,376 --> 00:18:02,648 SIXTH AND SPRING WHEN AMB. 406 00:18:02,648 --> 00:18:06,919 AUBREY BREWER CAME UP ON HIS 407 00:18:06,919 --> 00:18:07,986 BIKE. WE KNOW THAT THE 408 00:18:07,986 --> 00:18:08,921 AMBASSADORS HAVE A BUSY 409 00:18:08,921 --> 00:18:10,088 SCHEDULE. HE GOT OFF HIS BIKE 410 00:18:10,088 --> 00:18:15,928 AND WALKED ME TO MIKE BUS STOP. 411 00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:17,162 I PLAN TO PARTICIPATE MUCH MORE 412 00:18:17,162 --> 00:18:23,168 OFTEN. THIS IS A VERY EXCITING 413 00:18:23,168 --> 00:18:25,003 PROCESS. WE NEED OUR CLEAN, 414 00:18:25,003 --> 00:18:25,637 SAFE STREETS. DOWNTOWN 415 00:18:25,637 --> 00:18:26,905 AMBASSADORS DO IT FOR US FOR 416 00:18:26,905 --> 00:18:27,940 VERY LITTLE MONEY. LET'S GO 417 00:18:27,940 --> 00:18:28,807 AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS BUDGET 418 00:18:28,807 --> 00:18:30,042 AND GET THESE PEOPLE WORKING ON 419 00:18:30,042 --> 00:18:33,378 BEHALF OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU. 420 00:18:33,378 --> 00:18:35,981 >> NEXT SPEAKER, SABRINA NEWELL 421 00:18:35,981 --> 00:18:44,490 OF - - OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS 422 00:18:44,490 --> 00:18:48,627 SABRINA. 423 00:18:48,627 --> 00:18:49,828 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU, 424 00:18:49,828 --> 00:18:51,163 NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS. I'M HERE 425 00:18:51,163 --> 00:18:56,468 SUPPORTING THE BID, I THINK 426 00:18:56,468 --> 00:18:57,703 THEY ARE AWESOME, I THINK THE 427 00:18:57,703 --> 00:18:58,537 TEAM IS AWESOME, I'M 428 00:18:58,537 --> 00:18:59,238 REPRESENTING SEVERAL TENANTS 429 00:18:59,238 --> 00:19:00,572 THAT HAVE SMALL BUSINESSES IN 430 00:19:00,572 --> 00:19:01,507 DOWNTOWN, WITH SMALL 431 00:19:01,507 --> 00:19:07,246 STOREFRONTS, AND EVEN PRIOR TO 432 00:19:07,246 --> 00:19:14,353 COVID, BUT NOW DURING RECOVERY 433 00:19:14,353 --> 00:19:15,454 IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER 434 00:19:15,454 --> 00:19:16,588 THAT THERE IS CLEAN AND 435 00:19:16,588 --> 00:19:17,222 ACCESSIBLE ENTRYWAYS SO THEY 436 00:19:17,222 --> 00:19:18,457 CAN OPEN THEIR DOORS IN THE 437 00:19:18,457 --> 00:19:19,491 MORNING AND FOCUS ON BUSINESS, 438 00:19:19,491 --> 00:19:20,292 WHETHER THEY ARE HAIRDRESSERS, 439 00:19:20,292 --> 00:19:22,094 ACUPUNCTURISTS, HARDWARE 440 00:19:22,094 --> 00:19:22,961 STORES, RESTAURANTS, THEY WANT 441 00:19:22,961 --> 00:19:24,163 TO BE HERE TO SERVE THE 442 00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:24,997 COMMUNITY AND SERVE PEOPLE 443 00:19:24,997 --> 00:19:26,398 OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, AND SO, 444 00:19:26,398 --> 00:19:29,868 CHEERS TO THEM, HOPEFULLY WE 445 00:19:29,868 --> 00:19:31,136 WILL BE CELEBRATING THE 446 00:19:31,136 --> 00:19:33,272 RENEWAL. THANK YOU. 447 00:19:33,272 --> 00:19:39,711 >> NEXT SPEAKER, GABRIEL 448 00:19:39,711 --> 00:19:42,514 NEWMAN. 449 00:19:42,514 --> 00:19:43,649 >> HELLO, SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. 450 00:19:43,649 --> 00:19:47,019 I MET GABRIEL NEWMAN. I'M THE 451 00:19:47,019 --> 00:19:50,589 PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER AT THE 452 00:19:50,589 --> 00:19:51,590 LGBTQ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I'M 453 00:19:51,590 --> 00:19:58,096 HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE DOWNTOWN 454 00:19:58,096 --> 00:19:59,264 SEATTLE PROGRAM. WHEN I ASKED 455 00:19:59,264 --> 00:19:59,965 MEMBERS TO ENVISION A 456 00:19:59,965 --> 00:20:00,866 NEIGHBORHOOD THAT BEST MEETS 457 00:20:00,866 --> 00:20:01,867 BUSINESS NEEDS, THEY PAINT A 458 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:04,002 PICTURE OF A SAFE AND CLEAN 459 00:20:04,002 --> 00:20:04,836 RETAIL ZONE. THESE SERVICES 460 00:20:04,836 --> 00:20:05,871 HAVE BEEN ESSENTIAL TO THE 461 00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:08,073 REALIZATION OF THIS VISION. 462 00:20:08,073 --> 00:20:11,176 STEWARDSHIP OF THE REAL TALES 463 00:20:11,176 --> 00:20:13,278 SCORE AS A MAJOR METROPOLITAN 464 00:20:13,278 --> 00:20:16,815 DESTINATION THAT DRIVES 465 00:20:16,815 --> 00:20:17,816 CUSTOMERS TO EXPLORE THE CITY 466 00:20:17,816 --> 00:20:21,320 AND SUPPORT DIVERSE 467 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:22,020 NEIGHBORHOODS. STREET CLEANING 468 00:20:22,020 --> 00:20:22,788 AND PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES 469 00:20:22,788 --> 00:20:23,455 ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE 470 00:20:23,455 --> 00:20:24,323 REVITALIZATION OF THE SMALL 471 00:20:24,323 --> 00:20:27,159 BUSINESS LANDSCAPE. IT ALSO 472 00:20:27,159 --> 00:20:28,227 PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN 473 00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:28,727 HIGHLIGHTING DIVERSE 474 00:20:28,727 --> 00:20:34,099 COMMUNITIES. BY IMPROVING 475 00:20:34,099 --> 00:20:34,967 WORKABILITY AND PUBLIC SPACE 476 00:20:34,967 --> 00:20:35,934 MANAGEMENT, IN ADDITION TO 477 00:20:35,934 --> 00:20:36,635 OUTDOOR EVENTS AND ACTIVATIONS, 478 00:20:36,635 --> 00:20:37,869 WE ENSURE THAT THERE IS ALWAYS 479 00:20:37,869 --> 00:20:42,074 SOMETHING NEW TO DRAW PEOPLE TO 480 00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:44,376 ECONOMIC HOTSPOTS. WE HIGHLIGHT 481 00:20:44,376 --> 00:20:46,778 CITY DIVERSITY IN A WAY THAT 482 00:20:46,778 --> 00:20:47,613 ALLOWS SEATTLE'S PERSONALITY TO 483 00:20:47,613 --> 00:20:53,118 SHINE. THE DIVERSE PROGRAMMING 484 00:20:53,118 --> 00:20:54,086 INSURERS SEATTLE RESIDENTS AND 485 00:20:54,086 --> 00:20:54,920 TOURISTS HAVE REASONS TO VISIT 486 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:55,887 DOWNTOWN ALL THROUGHOUT THE 487 00:20:55,887 --> 00:20:57,656 YEAR. THESE EFFORTS FEED 488 00:20:57,656 --> 00:20:58,423 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DIRECTLY BACK 489 00:20:58,423 --> 00:20:59,758 INTO THE COMMUNITY, AND OUR 490 00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:03,161 CITY AS A UNIQUE PERSONALITY 491 00:21:03,161 --> 00:21:04,396 THAT CAN SHINE THROUGH THIS. 492 00:21:04,396 --> 00:21:12,237 >> THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER IS 493 00:21:12,237 --> 00:21:14,606 JEFFREY HARPER. 494 00:21:14,606 --> 00:21:15,774 >> THIS WAS LAST MINUTE. I 495 00:21:15,774 --> 00:21:19,011 DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED. 496 00:21:19,011 --> 00:21:20,579 MME. PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE 497 00:21:20,579 --> 00:21:21,913 COUNCIL, I WISH THERE WERE MORE 498 00:21:21,913 --> 00:21:24,016 TO MEMBERS PRESENT IN PERSON TO 499 00:21:24,016 --> 00:21:29,054 RESPECT THE AMBASSADORS HERE. 500 00:21:29,054 --> 00:21:29,855 COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON, THANK 501 00:21:29,855 --> 00:21:32,124 YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR 502 00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:33,225 LEADERSHIP, AND FOR BRINGING IT 503 00:21:33,225 --> 00:21:38,597 TO THE FULL COUNCIL. I'M 504 00:21:38,597 --> 00:21:39,998 WRITING TO TELL YOU MY STORY. I 505 00:21:39,998 --> 00:21:42,968 AM A FULL TIME RESIDENT OF 506 00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:46,038 BELLTOWN. I PROBABLY DON'T OWN 507 00:21:46,038 --> 00:21:47,105 A VEHICLE. I USE PUBLIC 508 00:21:47,105 --> 00:21:50,475 TRANSPORTATION. I WALK, I USE 509 00:21:50,475 --> 00:21:51,410 THE BUSES AND LIGHT RAIL, 510 00:21:51,410 --> 00:21:54,313 SCOOTERS, WHAT HAVE YOU. I'M IN 511 00:21:54,313 --> 00:21:56,181 THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN SEATTLE 512 00:21:56,181 --> 00:21:57,516 A LOT, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE 513 00:21:57,516 --> 00:22:01,753 TO BE, IT'S A WONDERFUL CITY TO 514 00:22:01,753 --> 00:22:02,788 WALK THROUGH. I AM REALLY 515 00:22:02,788 --> 00:22:08,060 PLEASED OVER THE YEARS OF 516 00:22:08,060 --> 00:22:09,161 STORIES I'VE SEEN WITH THE 517 00:22:09,161 --> 00:22:09,928 AMBASSADORS, I'VE SEEN THEM 518 00:22:09,928 --> 00:22:15,834 HELPING TOURISTS COME OUT OF 519 00:22:15,834 --> 00:22:17,002 THE WESTLAKE STATION, I'VE SEEN 520 00:22:17,002 --> 00:22:18,070 THEM CLEANUP THINGS NONE OF US 521 00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:19,304 WOULD EVER WANT TO CLEAN UP. 522 00:22:19,304 --> 00:22:20,372 I'VE SEEN BROKEN BOTTLES AT 523 00:22:20,372 --> 00:22:21,373 CROSSWALKS, AND THERE IS THE 524 00:22:21,373 --> 00:22:22,374 AMBASSADOR, AND I'M ABLE TO 525 00:22:22,374 --> 00:22:29,081 POINTED OUT TO THEM. I WAS A 526 00:22:29,081 --> 00:22:29,681 FORMER PRESIDENT AND BOARD 527 00:22:29,681 --> 00:22:30,549 MEMBER OF MY CONDOMINIUM. I AM 528 00:22:30,549 --> 00:22:34,886 A TAXPAYING CITIZEN, I HELPED 529 00:22:34,886 --> 00:22:36,221 FUND THIS, I'M VERY HAPPY TO DO 530 00:22:36,221 --> 00:22:37,522 SO, BUT WE HAVE TAPPED INTO 531 00:22:37,522 --> 00:22:38,924 RESOURCES, HELPING TO PRESSURE 532 00:22:38,924 --> 00:22:47,699 WALK WASH SIDEWALKS IN FRONT 533 00:22:47,699 --> 00:22:49,134 OF THE BUILDING, I'M HAPPY WITH 534 00:22:49,134 --> 00:22:50,368 THAT. I'M HERE TO SAY THANK YOU 535 00:22:50,368 --> 00:22:51,803 TO ALL OF YOU INVOLVED WITH IT. 536 00:22:51,803 --> 00:22:53,038 I URGE THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE 537 00:22:53,038 --> 00:22:58,443 RENEW MID FOR THE NEXT 10 538 00:22:58,443 --> 00:22:59,478 YEARS. THEY ARE PROBABLY THE 539 00:22:59,478 --> 00:23:00,145 ONLY UNIFORMED REPRESENTATIVES 540 00:23:00,145 --> 00:23:05,083 OF SOME TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 541 00:23:05,083 --> 00:23:06,084 DOWNTOWN THAT IS OUT THERE 542 00:23:06,084 --> 00:23:06,885 REALLY REPRESENTING THE CITY, 543 00:23:06,885 --> 00:23:08,353 AND I THINK YOU DO IT VERY 544 00:23:08,353 --> 00:23:08,854 WELL. THANK YOU. 545 00:23:08,854 --> 00:23:14,993 >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, 546 00:23:14,993 --> 00:23:19,865 WINNIE. APOLOGIES ON YOUR LAST 547 00:23:19,865 --> 00:23:20,065 NAME. 548 00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:23,568 >> I'M WINNIE BROWN, FROM THE 549 00:23:23,568 --> 00:23:24,936 THOMPSON HOTEL. I AM HERE TO 550 00:23:24,936 --> 00:23:27,873 ASK FOR RENEWAL OF THE MID AS 551 00:23:27,873 --> 00:23:33,779 MANY OTHERS ARE. I ALSO 552 00:23:33,779 --> 00:23:34,579 REPRESENT THE SEATTLE TOURISM 553 00:23:34,579 --> 00:23:35,814 IMPROVEMENT AREA, WHERE I AM AN 554 00:23:35,814 --> 00:23:41,453 ACTIVE BOARD MEMBER. DOWNTOWN, 555 00:23:41,453 --> 00:23:42,621 I CAN TELL YOU SAFETY AND 556 00:23:42,621 --> 00:23:45,023 CLEANLINESS IS A HUGE FOCUS FOR 557 00:23:45,023 --> 00:23:46,291 OUR GUESTS. TOURISM FOR ALL OF 558 00:23:46,291 --> 00:23:51,196 SEATTLE BRINGS US BUSINESS, 559 00:23:51,196 --> 00:23:52,597 LIFE TO THE STREETS, AND TO ALL 560 00:23:52,597 --> 00:23:53,732 THE SMALL BUSINESSES TRYING TO 561 00:23:53,732 --> 00:23:56,935 REOPEN AND STAY OPEN. NOT JUST 562 00:23:56,935 --> 00:23:58,103 FOR MY BUSINESS, BUT FOR THE 563 00:23:58,103 --> 00:24:00,205 COMMUNITY, THESE AMBASSADORS 564 00:24:00,205 --> 00:24:01,306 ARE ANGELS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, 565 00:24:01,306 --> 00:24:06,778 THEY REALLY DO EVERYTHING. I 566 00:24:06,778 --> 00:24:07,779 MENTIONED TO MY TEAM THIS 567 00:24:07,779 --> 00:24:09,080 MORNING THAT I WAS COMING TO 568 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:10,081 THIS MEETING, NOT ONE PERSON 569 00:24:10,081 --> 00:24:10,849 DIDN'T SAY THOSE AMBASSADORS 570 00:24:10,849 --> 00:24:11,950 ARE REALLY OUT THERE DOING THE 571 00:24:11,950 --> 00:24:13,051 WORK, THEY ARE REALLY HELPING 572 00:24:13,051 --> 00:24:15,687 TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STREETS. IT 573 00:24:15,687 --> 00:24:16,788 IS A HUGELY IMPORTANT PROGRAM. 574 00:24:16,788 --> 00:24:21,326 WE ARE IN FULL SUPPORT. BOARD 575 00:24:21,326 --> 00:24:22,427 MEMBERS THAT REPRESENT WITH ME 576 00:24:22,427 --> 00:24:26,064 ARE IN FULL SUPPORT AND LOOK 577 00:24:26,064 --> 00:24:27,399 FORWARD TO THE RENEWAL OF THIS 578 00:24:27,399 --> 00:24:28,467 WONDERFUL PROGRAM, THANK YOU TO 579 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:30,101 ALL OF THE AMBASSADORS THAT 580 00:24:30,101 --> 00:24:30,402 SUPPORT IT. 581 00:24:30,402 --> 00:24:38,743 >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, 582 00:24:38,743 --> 00:24:42,848 PLEASE. 583 00:24:42,848 --> 00:24:46,151 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 584 00:24:46,151 --> 00:24:47,152 MEMBERS. I'M DIRECTOR OF URBAN 585 00:24:47,152 --> 00:24:51,056 AFFAIRS FOR KILROY REALTY. HANK 586 00:24:51,056 --> 00:24:53,024 YOU FOR BEING HERE IN PERSON. I 587 00:24:53,024 --> 00:24:54,259 DO THINK PUBLIC SERVICE IS MOST 588 00:24:54,259 --> 00:24:55,527 EFFECTIVE WHEN IT IS DONE IN 589 00:24:55,527 --> 00:24:57,095 PUBLIC, I HOPE THE REST OF YOUR 590 00:24:57,095 --> 00:25:01,600 COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN YOU IN 591 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:02,934 FUTURE MEETINGS HERE IN THE 592 00:25:02,934 --> 00:25:03,835 CHAMBER. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN 593 00:25:03,835 --> 00:25:04,936 THE CHAMBER I AM HERE TO 594 00:25:04,936 --> 00:25:08,039 SUPPORT MID REAUTHORIZATION. I 595 00:25:08,039 --> 00:25:09,341 WILL SAY THREE QUICK THINGS AND 596 00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:16,014 THEN I WILL TAKE IT OVER TO 597 00:25:16,014 --> 00:25:17,315 ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK. 598 00:25:17,315 --> 00:25:18,416 WE ARE ORGANIZED AND ENERGIZED 599 00:25:18,416 --> 00:25:20,919 ABOUT REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN, 600 00:25:20,919 --> 00:25:22,153 THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY, 601 00:25:22,153 --> 00:25:23,355 WE WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO A 602 00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:26,358 PROCESS THAT HAS ALREADY 603 00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:27,359 STARTED, AND IT WILL CONTINUE 604 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:28,493 GOING FORWARD LONG AFTER THIS 605 00:25:28,493 --> 00:25:29,628 MEETING TODAY IS DONE AND LONG 606 00:25:29,628 --> 00:25:30,495 AFTER THE MID-IS HOPEFULLY 607 00:25:30,495 --> 00:25:37,669 REAUTHORIZED. THAT IS ONE. 608 00:25:37,669 --> 00:25:39,170 SECOND, I WOULD SAY IT IS NOT 609 00:25:39,170 --> 00:25:40,272 OFTEN THAT A NO-BRAINER FALLS 610 00:25:40,272 --> 00:25:41,573 INTO YOUR LAP, THIS IS ONE OF 611 00:25:41,573 --> 00:25:43,074 THEM. YOU HAVE A VERY HARD JOB, 612 00:25:43,074 --> 00:25:44,109 YOU HAVE TO MAKE DIFFICULT 613 00:25:44,109 --> 00:25:45,143 DECISIONS THAT SOMETIMES DO NOT 614 00:25:45,143 --> 00:25:48,780 HAVE A CLEAR-CUT RIGHT OR WRONG 615 00:25:48,780 --> 00:25:49,748 ANSWER. THIS IS A SCENARIO 616 00:25:49,748 --> 00:25:51,182 WHERE IT IS VERY EASY FOR YOU 617 00:25:51,182 --> 00:25:52,584 TO DO THE RIGHT THING, I WOULD 618 00:25:52,584 --> 00:25:53,885 ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO DO THE 619 00:25:53,885 --> 00:25:54,986 RIGHT THING AND REAUTHORIZE THE 620 00:25:54,986 --> 00:25:56,555 BID THICKLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY. 621 00:25:56,555 --> 00:26:03,094 THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS 622 00:26:03,094 --> 00:26:04,529 BY DOING SO, YOU ARE GOING TO 623 00:26:04,529 --> 00:26:05,463 ALLOW THESE GOOD PEOPLE TO 624 00:26:05,463 --> 00:26:06,665 CONTINUE TO DO THE GOOD WORK 625 00:26:06,665 --> 00:26:08,199 THAT ALL OF US HAVE SEEN EVERY 626 00:26:08,199 --> 00:26:09,968 DAY ON THE STREETS, RAIN OR 627 00:26:09,968 --> 00:26:11,236 SHINE. IT DOES NOT TAKE A 628 00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:13,071 ROCKET SCIENTIST TO THINK BACK 629 00:26:13,071 --> 00:26:14,306 TO A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND 630 00:26:14,306 --> 00:26:17,409 JUXTAPOSE THAT WITH TODAY TO 631 00:26:17,409 --> 00:26:17,976 UNDERSTAND WHAT DOWNTOWN 632 00:26:17,976 --> 00:26:18,843 SEATTLE WOULD LOOK LIKE WITHOUT 633 00:26:18,843 --> 00:26:23,415 THE MID. PLEASE REAUTHORIZE THE 634 00:26:23,415 --> 00:26:24,549 MID. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE 635 00:26:24,549 --> 00:26:25,617 HARD AND IMPORTANT WORK THAT 636 00:26:25,617 --> 00:26:26,918 YOU DO. HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE 637 00:26:26,918 --> 00:26:28,453 MORE GOING FUTURE. 638 00:26:28,453 --> 00:26:34,292 >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JEFF. 639 00:26:34,292 --> 00:26:36,561 >> GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK 640 00:26:36,561 --> 00:26:37,395 YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO 641 00:26:37,395 --> 00:26:38,363 ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL. I'M 642 00:26:38,363 --> 00:26:41,099 THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AT 643 00:26:41,099 --> 00:26:43,868 THE SEATTLE ART MUSEUM. MID 644 00:26:43,868 --> 00:26:45,904 SUPPORTS OVERALL DOWNTOWN 645 00:26:45,904 --> 00:26:48,640 SEATTLE, IT BENEFITS RESIDENTS, 646 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:51,209 LOCAL BUSINESSES, OTHER 647 00:26:51,209 --> 00:26:51,876 INSTITUTIONS, AND VISITORS. 648 00:26:51,876 --> 00:26:53,945 MULTIPLE LINES OF EFFORT ENSURE 649 00:26:53,945 --> 00:26:57,082 A SAFE AND WELCOMING 650 00:26:57,082 --> 00:26:59,985 ENVIRONMENT. SAM IS PART OF THE 651 00:26:59,985 --> 00:27:00,585 ECONOMIC WELL-BEING WHILE 652 00:27:00,585 --> 00:27:05,323 SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH 653 00:27:05,323 --> 00:27:08,793 ART. IT SUPPORTS ACCESS TO OUR 654 00:27:08,793 --> 00:27:09,894 AUTHORING'S, I'M HERE ON BEHALF 655 00:27:09,894 --> 00:27:12,931 OF SAM, MY COMMENTS ARE ALSO 656 00:27:12,931 --> 00:27:14,566 INFORMED BY REGULAR 657 00:27:14,566 --> 00:27:15,200 STREET-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT. FOR 658 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:16,601 THE PAST YEAR I HAVE TOWARD 659 00:27:16,601 --> 00:27:17,268 DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS EVERY 660 00:27:17,268 --> 00:27:20,105 OTHER WEEK WITH THE MID SAFETY 661 00:27:20,105 --> 00:27:23,808 SUPERVISOR. CHECKED IN WITH 662 00:27:23,808 --> 00:27:24,442 NUMEROUS BUSINESSES AND 663 00:27:24,442 --> 00:27:25,644 AMBASSADORS TO EXPRESS SUPPORT 664 00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:27,045 AND LISTEN TO THEIR VIEWS ON 665 00:27:27,045 --> 00:27:29,914 PROGRESS BEING MADE AMID 666 00:27:29,914 --> 00:27:32,884 INTANGIBLE VALUE AND TANGIBLE 667 00:27:32,884 --> 00:27:34,052 IMPACT THAT COULD NOT BE MADE 668 00:27:34,052 --> 00:27:35,053 MORE CLEAR. DOWNTOWN SEATTLE 669 00:27:35,053 --> 00:27:37,789 HAS MADE CONSIDERABLE PROCESS 670 00:27:37,789 --> 00:27:39,924 PROGRESS, AND RENEWAL IS 671 00:27:39,924 --> 00:27:43,294 ESSENTIAL TO CONSUME THAT 672 00:27:43,294 --> 00:27:43,762 MOMENTUM. THANK YOU. 673 00:27:43,762 --> 00:27:48,833 >> NEXT SPEAKER IS SAM. 674 00:27:48,833 --> 00:27:54,539 >> THAT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO 675 00:27:54,539 --> 00:27:55,440 FOLLOW. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 676 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,075 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SAM, I AM A 677 00:27:57,075 --> 00:28:01,613 TRAINED SUPERVISOR FOR THE 678 00:28:01,613 --> 00:28:02,514 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT. I HAVE 679 00:28:02,514 --> 00:28:03,682 BEEN WITH MID SINCE 2017. IN 680 00:28:03,682 --> 00:28:05,950 THAT TIME I HAVE SEEN MANY 681 00:28:05,950 --> 00:28:07,052 POSITIVE CHANGES. IT MAKES ME 682 00:28:07,052 --> 00:28:08,386 PROUD TO BE PART OF THE 683 00:28:08,386 --> 00:28:09,988 ORGANIZATION THAT IS COMMITTED 684 00:28:09,988 --> 00:28:10,989 TO MAKING DOWNTOWN A SAFE, 685 00:28:10,989 --> 00:28:12,757 CLEAN, INVITING DESTINATION FOR 686 00:28:12,757 --> 00:28:14,192 ALL. ONE OF MY DUTIES AS A 687 00:28:14,192 --> 00:28:16,561 TRAINING SUPERVISOR IS 688 00:28:16,561 --> 00:28:17,462 DE-ESCALATION TRAINING. IN THIS 689 00:28:17,462 --> 00:28:21,099 ROLE, I CONDUCT TRAINING FOR 690 00:28:21,099 --> 00:28:21,966 LARGE, SMALL, PUBLIC AND 691 00:28:21,966 --> 00:28:24,436 PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. I ALSO 692 00:28:24,436 --> 00:28:25,670 PAIR UP WITH A CRIME DEFENSE 693 00:28:25,670 --> 00:28:26,938 COORDINATOR WITH THE WEST 694 00:28:26,938 --> 00:28:31,309 PRECINCT TO COORDINATE SAFETY 695 00:28:31,309 --> 00:28:32,644 TRAININGS. ALL THESE 696 00:28:32,644 --> 00:28:33,278 ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EXPRESSED 697 00:28:33,278 --> 00:28:37,849 THE SAME SENTIMENT. WITHOUT MID 698 00:28:37,849 --> 00:28:38,483 SERVICES, DOWNTOWN SEATTLE 699 00:28:38,483 --> 00:28:39,884 WOULD BE A VERY DIFFERENT 700 00:28:39,884 --> 00:28:40,852 ENVIRONMENT. FOR THE PAST YEAR, 701 00:28:40,852 --> 00:28:43,221 MYSELF AND THE CHIEF OPERATING 702 00:28:43,221 --> 00:28:48,760 OFFICER I'VE BEEN DOING 703 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,463 WALKABOUTS DOWNTOWN, VISITING 704 00:28:51,463 --> 00:28:52,397 SMALLER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC 705 00:28:52,397 --> 00:28:53,498 BUSINESSES TO GAUGE THE STATE 706 00:28:53,498 --> 00:28:54,432 OF DOWNTOWN FROM STREET LEVEL. 707 00:28:54,432 --> 00:28:55,333 MOST BUSINESSES TELL US THE 708 00:28:55,333 --> 00:28:57,168 SERVICES ARE EXCELLENT. THEY 709 00:28:57,168 --> 00:28:58,670 RELY ON THE MID TO SOLVE A 710 00:28:58,670 --> 00:29:00,972 MULTITUDE OF ISSUES. JEFF, 711 00:29:00,972 --> 00:29:02,040 MYSELF, AND MY COLLEAGUES HAVE 712 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,042 NOTICED A POSITIVE VIBE 713 00:29:04,042 --> 00:29:06,377 DOWNTOWN, A CLEAR INDICATOR WE 714 00:29:06,377 --> 00:29:11,015 ARE GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 715 00:29:11,015 --> 00:29:11,649 I'VE DEVELOPED PERSONAL 716 00:29:11,649 --> 00:29:12,317 RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS 717 00:29:12,317 --> 00:29:12,984 EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND 718 00:29:12,984 --> 00:29:14,185 DIFFICULT SITUATIONS. ON MY WAY 719 00:29:14,185 --> 00:29:21,960 TO A MEETING, I RAN INTO A 720 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:23,094 WORKER OF THREE YEARS. SHE SAID 721 00:29:23,094 --> 00:29:24,629 BECAUSE OF YOU AND THE MID, MY 722 00:29:24,629 --> 00:29:25,697 LIFE IS NOW GOING A POSITIVE 723 00:29:25,697 --> 00:29:26,931 DIRECTION. I'M VERY PROUD TO BE 724 00:29:26,931 --> 00:29:29,434 PART OF THIS TEAM THAT MAKES 725 00:29:29,434 --> 00:29:30,401 DOWNTOWN A WELCOMING EXPERIENCE 726 00:29:30,401 --> 00:29:31,302 THAT POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE 727 00:29:31,302 --> 00:29:34,839 LIVES OF MANY. THANK YOU FOR 728 00:29:34,839 --> 00:29:35,340 YOUR CONSIDERATION. 729 00:29:35,340 --> 00:29:45,049 >> NEXT SPEAKER, AARON. 730 00:29:45,049 --> 00:29:48,653 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU 731 00:29:48,653 --> 00:29:49,854 FOR BEING HERE TODAY, AND FOR 732 00:29:49,854 --> 00:29:51,589 HEARING THIS ITEM IN SUPPORT OF 733 00:29:51,589 --> 00:29:56,895 THE RENEWAL AND AUTHORIZATION. 734 00:29:56,895 --> 00:29:57,495 I REPRESENT WASHINGTON 735 00:29:57,495 --> 00:29:58,630 HOLDINGS, ONE OF THE LARGER 736 00:29:58,630 --> 00:29:59,564 RATEPAYERS IN THE DISTRICT, AND 737 00:29:59,564 --> 00:30:01,499 I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO 738 00:30:01,499 --> 00:30:03,334 WORK IN AND AROUND THE MID FOR 739 00:30:03,334 --> 00:30:11,176 THE PAST DECADE NOW, I WAS A 740 00:30:11,176 --> 00:30:12,243 BELLTOWN RESIDENT WHEN THE 741 00:30:12,243 --> 00:30:12,911 LAST REAUTHORIZATION CAME 742 00:30:12,911 --> 00:30:14,212 THROUGH, AND I GOT TO SEE THE 743 00:30:14,212 --> 00:30:15,013 MID EXPAND INTO THE 744 00:30:15,013 --> 00:30:16,047 NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH I LIVE, 745 00:30:16,047 --> 00:30:19,217 AND OVERNIGHT I SAW THE CHANGE 746 00:30:19,217 --> 00:30:22,320 FROM A CLEAN AND SAFETY 747 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:26,624 STANDPOINT. I GOT TO WITNESS 748 00:30:26,624 --> 00:30:27,826 FIRSTHAND HOW THE MID OPERATES 749 00:30:27,826 --> 00:30:29,327 ON A DAILY BASIS, AND I GOT TO 750 00:30:29,327 --> 00:30:30,461 SEE WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN 751 00:30:30,461 --> 00:30:34,766 DOWNTOWN THEY MAKE. WITH THAT, 752 00:30:34,766 --> 00:30:36,201 PLEASE REAUTHORIZE THE MID. 753 00:30:36,201 --> 00:30:39,337 THANK YOU AGAIN. 754 00:30:39,337 --> 00:30:46,911 >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 755 00:30:46,911 --> 00:30:50,448 IS READY. 756 00:30:50,448 --> 00:30:51,516 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 757 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:55,119 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BRITTANY 758 00:30:55,119 --> 00:30:57,589 CENTO. MY COMMENTS ARE IN 759 00:30:57,589 --> 00:30:58,856 SUPPORT OF THE AGENDA ITEM, THE 760 00:30:58,856 --> 00:31:02,026 MID RENEWAL. I'VE BEEN WORKING 761 00:31:02,026 --> 00:31:03,228 WITH THE MID FOR ABOUT THREE 762 00:31:03,228 --> 00:31:04,796 YEARS. I WANTED TO SHARE A 763 00:31:04,796 --> 00:31:05,697 BRIEF EXCELLENT NATION OF WHY 764 00:31:05,697 --> 00:31:07,098 THE MID IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF 765 00:31:07,098 --> 00:31:12,070 KEEPING DOWNTOWN SAFE AND 766 00:31:12,070 --> 00:31:13,271 VIBRANT. I STARTED WITH THE MID 767 00:31:13,271 --> 00:31:14,606 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC, 768 00:31:14,606 --> 00:31:16,207 I COULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT 769 00:31:16,207 --> 00:31:17,008 DOWNTOWN SEATTLE WOULD HAVE 770 00:31:17,008 --> 00:31:18,109 LOOKED LIKE WITHOUT ALL THE 771 00:31:18,109 --> 00:31:19,244 EFFORT FROM THE MID. WE WERE 772 00:31:19,244 --> 00:31:20,044 THE FIRST RESPONDERS DURING 773 00:31:20,044 --> 00:31:26,618 THIS TIME WITH TRASH PICKUP 774 00:31:26,618 --> 00:31:27,518 AND NUMEROUS OVERDOSES WITHIN 775 00:31:27,518 --> 00:31:28,453 THAT TIME. THE MID ALSO 776 00:31:28,453 --> 00:31:29,320 PROVIDED A SENSE OF 777 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:31,990 SUSTAINABILITY, IT WAS 778 00:31:31,990 --> 00:31:32,891 ATTAINABLE AFTER RIOTS, SMOKE 779 00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:33,992 FROM FOREST FIRES, AND A CITY 780 00:31:33,992 --> 00:31:34,993 COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND QUIET. 781 00:31:34,993 --> 00:31:40,098 THE MID CONTINUES TO WORK 782 00:31:40,098 --> 00:31:40,932 EFFORTLESSLY TO PROVIDE A 783 00:31:40,932 --> 00:31:41,666 LIVABLE DOWNTOWN FOR LOCALS, 784 00:31:41,666 --> 00:31:42,734 AND ALSO FOR THE NUMEROUS 785 00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:43,668 AMOUNTS OF TOURISTS AND 786 00:31:43,668 --> 00:31:46,904 INDIVIDUALS WHO VISIT THE CITY, 787 00:31:46,904 --> 00:31:47,939 WITH COMPASSION. I'M A SINGLE 788 00:31:47,939 --> 00:31:48,940 MOTHER WITH A SIX-YEAR-OLD SON 789 00:31:48,940 --> 00:31:52,777 WHO HAS GROWN UP WITNESSING 790 00:31:52,777 --> 00:31:55,413 THIS SHINE, AND NICHOLAS THE 791 00:31:55,413 --> 00:31:56,414 SUPERHEROES OF DOWNTOWN 792 00:31:56,414 --> 00:32:03,121 SEATTLE. WITH HELP FROM THE 793 00:32:03,121 --> 00:32:04,489 SECURITY TEAM IRON AND OAK, I 794 00:32:04,489 --> 00:32:05,790 KNOW I CAN WALK SAFELY WITH MY 795 00:32:05,790 --> 00:32:06,357 SON DOWNTOWN. PLEASE 796 00:32:06,357 --> 00:32:09,861 REAUTHORIZE THE MID FOR ANOTHER 797 00:32:09,861 --> 00:32:10,561 10 YEARS. THANK YOU. 798 00:32:10,561 --> 00:32:16,134 >> NEXT SPEAKER, WILLIAM 799 00:32:16,134 --> 00:32:25,810 HARRIS. 800 00:32:25,810 --> 00:32:31,849 >> HELLO, MY NAME IS WILLIAM 801 00:32:31,849 --> 00:32:32,583 HARRIS. I'M FROM THE 802 00:32:32,583 --> 00:32:33,151 METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT 803 00:32:33,151 --> 00:32:33,918 DISTRICT CLEAN TEAM, MY 804 00:32:33,918 --> 00:32:35,153 COMMENTS ARE IN SUPPORT OF 805 00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:36,254 REDOING THE MID, WHICH HAS 806 00:32:36,254 --> 00:32:40,992 PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY. IT HAS 807 00:32:40,992 --> 00:32:44,162 ALLOWED ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO 808 00:32:44,162 --> 00:32:45,463 GIVE BACK AND WORK WITH THOSE 809 00:32:45,463 --> 00:32:46,130 EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE 810 00:32:46,130 --> 00:32:49,200 SERVICES WE PROVIDE CREATE AN 811 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:51,636 ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CLEAN, 812 00:32:51,636 --> 00:32:54,505 WELCOMING FOR RESIDENTS AND 813 00:32:54,505 --> 00:32:55,873 VISITORS ALIKE. THIS IS STILL A 814 00:32:55,873 --> 00:32:58,209 VERY VIBRANT AND PROMISING CITY 815 00:32:58,209 --> 00:33:04,115 THAT CARES ABOUT ITS CITIZENS. 816 00:33:04,115 --> 00:33:05,917 WITHOUT THE MID, I'M AFRAID OF 817 00:33:05,917 --> 00:33:06,884 WHAT COULD BECOME OF DOWNTOWN, 818 00:33:06,884 --> 00:33:08,052 AND THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO 819 00:33:08,052 --> 00:33:09,687 WORK THERE. MANY PEOPLE WILL BE 820 00:33:09,687 --> 00:33:10,655 WITHOUT A JOB, AND WITHOUT 821 00:33:10,655 --> 00:33:11,956 HOPE. FOR MANY PEOPLE, THIS IS 822 00:33:11,956 --> 00:33:12,757 THEIR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO 823 00:33:12,757 --> 00:33:15,526 BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF 824 00:33:15,526 --> 00:33:16,627 SOCIETY. THE CHOICE IS SIMPLE, 825 00:33:16,627 --> 00:33:18,429 PLEASE RENEW THE MID, AND KEEP 826 00:33:18,429 --> 00:33:21,666 US ON THE JOB. TANK YOU VERY 827 00:33:21,666 --> 00:33:21,866 MUCH. 828 00:33:21,866 --> 00:33:29,340 >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER 829 00:33:29,340 --> 00:33:31,909 IS MICHAEL. 830 00:33:31,909 --> 00:33:34,746 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 831 00:33:34,746 --> 00:33:36,981 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MICHAEL, I 832 00:33:36,981 --> 00:33:41,452 LIVE IN DISTRICT 7. I AM A 833 00:33:41,452 --> 00:33:42,320 DOWNTOWN RESIDENT AND A 834 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:49,427 REPRESENTATIVE OF MY PLACE OF 835 00:33:49,427 --> 00:33:50,328 EMPLOYMENT, VISIT SEATTLE. MY 836 00:33:50,328 --> 00:33:51,295 COMMENTS ARE IN SUPPORT OF 837 00:33:51,295 --> 00:33:51,963 RENEWING THE METROPOLITAN 838 00:33:51,963 --> 00:33:52,764 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. AS A 839 00:33:52,764 --> 00:33:53,798 DOWNTOWN RESIDENT I AM DAILY 840 00:33:53,798 --> 00:33:55,400 REMINDED OF THE SERVICES THE 841 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:56,501 MID DIVIDES, THEY ARE ESSENTIAL 842 00:33:56,501 --> 00:33:57,869 TO THE DAY TODAY LIVABILITY AND 843 00:33:57,869 --> 00:34:00,204 HEALTH OF OUR CITY. NOT ONLY 844 00:34:00,204 --> 00:34:04,976 ARE THE SERVICES DIVIDED BY THE 845 00:34:04,976 --> 00:34:06,310 MID IMPORTANT TO THOSE WHO LIVE 846 00:34:06,310 --> 00:34:07,578 IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THEY SET 847 00:34:07,578 --> 00:34:08,546 THE STAGE TO WELCOME MILLIONS 848 00:34:08,546 --> 00:34:09,480 OF VISITORS WHO COME FROM 849 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:11,916 AROUND THE GLOBE, WHO 850 00:34:11,916 --> 00:34:12,717 EXPERIENCE THIS AMAZING PLACE 851 00:34:12,717 --> 00:34:14,052 THAT WE ARE FORTUNATE TO CALL 852 00:34:14,052 --> 00:34:17,855 HOME. THE NEARLY 100 AMBASSADOR 853 00:34:17,855 --> 00:34:18,923 POSITIONS ARE HELPING TO CHANGE 854 00:34:18,923 --> 00:34:21,559 LIVES, OFFERING IT MEANINGFUL 855 00:34:21,559 --> 00:34:22,827 EMPLOYMENT TO THOSE WHO NEED IT 856 00:34:22,827 --> 00:34:26,497 MOST, OFTEN EMPLOYING THOSE 857 00:34:26,497 --> 00:34:28,699 EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR 858 00:34:28,699 --> 00:34:29,767 INJUSTICE. WE ARE SEEING A 859 00:34:29,767 --> 00:34:32,170 DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY IN SO MANY 860 00:34:32,170 --> 00:34:34,038 CRITICAL AREAS. THE MID TEAM 861 00:34:34,038 --> 00:34:38,009 NEEDS TO IMPROVE CLEANLINESS, 862 00:34:38,009 --> 00:34:41,379 TRASH, GRAFFITI, AND BIOHAZARD 863 00:34:41,379 --> 00:34:42,346 REMOVAL. SERVICES THAT ARE 864 00:34:42,346 --> 00:34:44,782 CRITICAL TO A THRIVING ECONOMY. 865 00:34:44,782 --> 00:34:48,920 MANAGEMENT OF DOWNTOWN PARKS, 866 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:49,520 PUBLIC SPACES, ART 867 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:54,225 INSTALLATIONS, AND THE 868 00:34:54,225 --> 00:34:55,193 PRODUCTION OF EMILY FAMILY 869 00:34:55,193 --> 00:34:56,327 EVENTS AND SO MUCH MORE. EVERY 870 00:34:56,327 --> 00:34:57,662 DAY, WE HAVE A LOT TO BE 871 00:34:57,662 --> 00:34:58,996 THANKFUL FOR. THE WORK OF THE 872 00:34:58,996 --> 00:35:00,565 MID IS OFTEN AT THE TOP OF THAT 873 00:35:00,565 --> 00:35:04,235 LIST. MY ASKED TODAY IS SIMPLE, 874 00:35:04,235 --> 00:35:05,336 PLEASE REAUTHORIZE THE MID FOR 875 00:35:05,336 --> 00:35:06,838 ANOTHER 10 YEARS. DOING SO 876 00:35:06,838 --> 00:35:08,706 SHOULD PROVIDE A HEALTHY AND 877 00:35:08,706 --> 00:35:09,807 VIBRANT DOWNTOWN THAT WE ALL 878 00:35:09,807 --> 00:35:13,244 LOOK FORWARD TO. THANK YOU. 879 00:35:13,244 --> 00:35:19,016 >> NEXT SPEAKER IS LLOYD 880 00:35:19,016 --> 00:35:19,684 GREGORY. 881 00:35:19,684 --> 00:35:22,119 >> CITY COUNCIL, IT IS AN HONOR 882 00:35:22,119 --> 00:35:23,821 TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU, OR 883 00:35:23,821 --> 00:35:26,657 SOME OF YOU, THE REST OF YOU, I 884 00:35:26,657 --> 00:35:30,294 LOVE SEATTLE, I LOVE PIONEER 885 00:35:30,294 --> 00:35:31,596 SQUARE. I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE 886 00:35:31,596 --> 00:35:38,536 MIKE COWORKERS NOW. I'M COMING 887 00:35:38,536 --> 00:35:42,240 TO SUPPORT THE MID, I'M 888 00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:43,274 ORGANIZING, I BROUGHT CARDS FOR 889 00:35:43,274 --> 00:35:46,744 EVERYBODY. I COULDN'T DO IT 890 00:35:46,744 --> 00:35:47,879 WITHOUT THEM, NOBODY WOULD EVEN 891 00:35:47,879 --> 00:35:48,980 WANT TO SHOW UP. WE WOULDN'T 892 00:35:48,980 --> 00:35:56,287 HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE SHOWING UP. 893 00:35:56,287 --> 00:35:57,955 STEPHEN SPOKE EARLIER TO AND 894 00:35:57,955 --> 00:35:59,257 IN EQUITY ISSUE. I WANT YOU TO 895 00:35:59,257 --> 00:36:00,291 REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT, THERE 896 00:36:00,291 --> 00:36:01,826 IS ANOTHER INEQUITY AS WELL, 897 00:36:01,826 --> 00:36:02,960 RATEPAYERS LIKE STEVE AND THE 898 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:06,264 SMALL BUSINESSES THAT PAY 899 00:36:06,264 --> 00:36:07,164 LANDLORDS, AND THE PEOPLE THAT 900 00:36:07,164 --> 00:36:08,199 JUST WARD UP THEIR BUILDINGS 901 00:36:08,199 --> 00:36:11,569 AND WON'T USE THEM. THAT'S THE 902 00:36:11,569 --> 00:36:12,737 OTHER THING THE MID IS FACING, 903 00:36:12,737 --> 00:36:18,609 A LOT OF BOARDED-UP BUILDINGS 904 00:36:18,609 --> 00:36:19,810 WITH LANDMARKS LANDLORDS THAT 905 00:36:19,810 --> 00:36:20,845 ARE REFUSING TO RENT, BECAUSE 906 00:36:20,845 --> 00:36:21,879 THEY WON'T GET THE MONEY THAT 907 00:36:21,879 --> 00:36:23,181 THEY WANT. A GOOD SOLUTION 908 00:36:23,181 --> 00:36:24,515 COULD BE A MINOR VACANCY TAX TO 909 00:36:24,515 --> 00:36:28,019 CREATE SOME DOWNWARD PRESSURE, 910 00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:29,120 THE VACANT BUILDINGS DOWN THERE 911 00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:35,526 COULD BE USED TO FUND SOME OF 912 00:36:35,526 --> 00:36:36,627 THE APARTMENTS. IT HELPED ME A 913 00:36:36,627 --> 00:36:41,532 LOT. I CAN'T RENT DOWN HERE. 914 00:36:41,532 --> 00:36:43,534 MAYBE YOU COULD HELP. KEEP IT 915 00:36:43,534 --> 00:36:46,704 CLEAN IN THE MEANTIME. IT'S 916 00:36:46,704 --> 00:36:50,541 GOING TO BE BOARDED. KEEP 917 00:36:50,541 --> 00:36:51,275 REPORTING, THE GRAFFITI IS 918 00:36:51,275 --> 00:36:53,277 THERE, THEY WON'T PAINT OVER 919 00:36:53,277 --> 00:36:54,745 IT, BUT JUST SPITTING IT OUT, I 920 00:36:54,745 --> 00:36:57,381 HAVE GOT 20 SECONDS. SUPPORT 921 00:36:57,381 --> 00:37:00,117 THE MID, COME TO PIONEER SQUARE 922 00:37:00,117 --> 00:37:01,919 AND BE WITH THESE GUYS. 923 00:37:01,919 --> 00:37:08,759 >> THANK YOU. LES SPEAKER, BETH 924 00:37:08,759 --> 00:37:13,764 KNOX. - - OUR LAST SPEAKER IS 925 00:37:13,764 --> 00:37:14,098 BETH KNOX. 926 00:37:14,098 --> 00:37:21,205 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM THE 927 00:37:21,205 --> 00:37:22,206 PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE 928 00:37:22,206 --> 00:37:23,040 SEATTLE SPORTS COMMISSION AND 929 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:24,275 MY COMMENTS ARE IN SUPPORT OF 930 00:37:24,275 --> 00:37:24,942 RENEWING THE METROPOLITAN 931 00:37:24,942 --> 00:37:25,743 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. THE MID 932 00:37:25,743 --> 00:37:28,946 PROVIDES SERVICES THAT CREATES 933 00:37:28,946 --> 00:37:29,947 A CLEAN, SAFE, AND WELCOMING 934 00:37:29,947 --> 00:37:33,217 ENVIRONMENT FOR THE TENS OF 935 00:37:33,217 --> 00:37:34,218 THOUSANDS OF FANS WHO ATTEND 936 00:37:34,218 --> 00:37:35,253 LOCALLY, AS WELL AS THE 937 00:37:35,253 --> 00:37:37,588 VISITORS WHO COME INTO THE CITY 938 00:37:37,588 --> 00:37:40,591 TO ATTEND SPORTING EVENTS LIKE 939 00:37:40,591 --> 00:37:43,427 THE NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 940 00:37:43,427 --> 00:37:44,395 REGIONALS THAT SEATTLE RECENTLY 941 00:37:44,395 --> 00:37:45,830 HOSTED AT CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA. 942 00:37:45,830 --> 00:37:48,366 THIS SUMMERS MAJOR-LEAGUE 943 00:37:48,366 --> 00:37:50,167 ALL-STAR GAMES AND ACTIVITIES 944 00:37:50,167 --> 00:37:52,603 WILL BE IN THE STADIUM 945 00:37:52,603 --> 00:37:55,640 DISTRICT. THE WORLD CUP, IN 946 00:37:55,640 --> 00:38:01,312 2026, AND MANY OTHER EVENTS 947 00:38:01,312 --> 00:38:02,546 WILL TAKE PLACE IN BETWEEN. THE 948 00:38:02,546 --> 00:38:03,648 MID PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN 949 00:38:03,648 --> 00:38:04,248 THE DOWNTOWN VISITOR 950 00:38:04,248 --> 00:38:05,449 EXPERIENCE, IT IS CRITICAL TO 951 00:38:05,449 --> 00:38:08,119 THE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN 952 00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:09,220 RECOVERY. AS A COMMUNITY LEADER 953 00:38:09,220 --> 00:38:11,022 WHO IS INVESTED IN SEATTLE 954 00:38:11,022 --> 00:38:16,327 SUCCESS AND REPUTATION, I 955 00:38:16,327 --> 00:38:17,194 STRONGLY URGE YOU TO 956 00:38:17,194 --> 00:38:18,029 REAUTHORIZE FOR ANOTHER 10 957 00:38:18,029 --> 00:38:26,837 YEARS TO ENSURE A HEALTHY AND 958 00:38:26,837 --> 00:38:27,938 VIBRANT DOWNTOWN FOR ALL. THANK 959 00:38:27,938 --> 00:38:29,140 YOU TO ALL OF THE AMBASSADORS 960 00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:30,541 WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO KEEP 961 00:38:30,541 --> 00:38:31,742 THE CITY SAFE AND CLEAN, AND 962 00:38:31,742 --> 00:38:32,243 THANK YOU, COUNSEL. 963 00:38:32,243 --> 00:38:33,678 >> THANK YOU, THAT DOES IT FOR 964 00:38:33,678 --> 00:38:37,882 THE IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT. 965 00:38:37,882 --> 00:38:42,253 >> WE WILL BE JOINED ONLINE BY 966 00:38:42,253 --> 00:38:45,790 DAN SIMMONS, WHO DID NOT 967 00:38:45,790 --> 00:38:46,257 PREVIOUSLY DIALING. 968 00:38:46,257 --> 00:38:47,591 >> HE IS STILL SHOWING AS NOT 969 00:38:47,591 --> 00:38:49,493 PRESENT. SO THAT DOES INCLUDE 970 00:38:49,493 --> 00:38:52,096 PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE DAY. 971 00:38:52,096 --> 00:38:57,868 THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO DIALED 972 00:38:57,868 --> 00:39:01,539 IN. THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO 973 00:39:01,539 --> 00:39:02,907 DIALED IN STAY. IF THERE IS NO 974 00:39:02,907 --> 00:39:03,507 OBJECTION, TODAY'S PUBLIC 975 00:39:03,507 --> 00:39:06,110 COMMENT WILL CONCLUDE. MOVING 976 00:39:06,110 --> 00:39:07,411 ON, WE WILL GO TO OTHER ITEMS 977 00:39:07,411 --> 00:39:09,046 ON THE AGENDA. THE CONSENT 978 00:39:09,046 --> 00:39:14,085 AGENDA IS IN FRONT OF US. THIS 979 00:39:14,085 --> 00:39:17,588 IS THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, 980 00:39:17,588 --> 00:39:23,160 G. THIS IS FROM THE PREVIOUS 981 00:39:23,160 --> 00:39:28,466 MEETING, INCLUDING PAYROLL 982 00:39:28,466 --> 00:39:29,967 EXPENSES AND APPOINTMENTS IN 983 00:39:29,967 --> 00:39:30,835 THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES, FROM 984 00:39:30,835 --> 00:39:31,335 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 985 00:39:31,335 --> 00:39:33,003 TECHNOLOGY AND CITY LIGHT, THAT 986 00:39:33,003 --> 00:39:35,339 INCLUDES THE CITY LIGHT REVIEW 987 00:39:35,339 --> 00:39:38,476 PANEL RECOMMENDATION BY THE 988 00:39:38,476 --> 00:39:41,879 CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE, LED BY 989 00:39:41,879 --> 00:39:45,783 CHAIR NELSON, AND THE AGENDA 990 00:39:45,783 --> 00:39:46,851 ITEMS ARE FROM COUNCILMEMBER 991 00:39:46,851 --> 00:39:50,287 NELSON'S COMMITTEE. ARE THERE 992 00:39:50,287 --> 00:39:51,355 ANY ITEMS COMES MEMBERS WOULD 993 00:39:51,355 --> 00:39:53,357 LIKE TO FROM TODAY'S CONSENT 994 00:39:53,357 --> 00:39:54,825 CALENDAR? HEARING NO 995 00:39:54,825 --> 00:39:57,595 OBJECTIONS, AND NO MOTION. 996 00:39:57,595 --> 00:40:00,097 >> EXCUSE ME. CAN WE GO BACK 997 00:40:00,097 --> 00:40:03,901 AND ADOPT THE INTRODUCTION 998 00:40:03,901 --> 00:40:14,445 CALENDAR, OR DID I MISS THAT? 999 00:40:14,645 --> 00:40:16,414 >> I WILL GO BACK AND DO THAT 1000 00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:17,681 IN JUST A SECOND, CAN I COME 1001 00:40:17,681 --> 00:40:18,382 BACK TO THAT, ACTUALLY? 1002 00:40:18,382 --> 00:40:19,550 >> WE CAN DO THAT, THANK YOU. 1003 00:40:19,550 --> 00:40:22,019 >> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, 1004 00:40:22,019 --> 00:40:22,787 TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR WILL 1005 00:40:22,787 --> 00:40:27,057 BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO 1006 00:40:27,057 --> 00:40:32,363 OBJECTION, TODAY'S IS ADOPTED. 1007 00:40:32,363 --> 00:40:33,664 CAN I GET LEGISLATION ON MY 1008 00:40:33,664 --> 00:40:39,804 BEHALF? GOING BACK TO ITEM F, 1009 00:40:39,804 --> 00:40:46,443 ACTUALLY IT'S ITEM D. THE 1010 00:40:46,443 --> 00:40:51,549 PROBLEM IS THEY ARE STANDALONE 1011 00:40:51,549 --> 00:40:52,850 BOXES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 1012 00:40:52,850 --> 00:40:53,918 PAGE, I THINK I MISSED THAT, 1013 00:40:53,918 --> 00:40:58,889 I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. DURING 1014 00:40:58,889 --> 00:41:00,524 THIS, THE CALENDAR WILL BE 1015 00:41:00,524 --> 00:41:03,093 ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 1016 00:41:03,093 --> 00:41:08,666 THIS IS ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO 1017 00:41:08,666 --> 00:41:10,734 AGENDA ITEM F, THERE IS NO 1018 00:41:10,734 --> 00:41:14,839 OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION. 1019 00:41:14,839 --> 00:41:15,773 HEARING NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S 1020 00:41:15,773 --> 00:41:17,441 AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE HAVE 1021 00:41:17,441 --> 00:41:24,682 ALREADY ADOPTED ITEM G. IS THAT 1022 00:41:24,682 --> 00:41:24,949 CORRECT? 1023 00:41:24,949 --> 00:41:29,854 >> THAT IS CORRECT. ITEM 1 1024 00:41:29,854 --> 00:41:33,591 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORTS. 1025 00:41:33,591 --> 00:41:38,062 120551. ALL CLEAR. PLEASE READ 1026 00:41:38,062 --> 00:41:42,867 ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD. 1027 00:41:42,867 --> 00:41:44,201 >> THIS IS RELATING TO CITY 1028 00:41:44,201 --> 00:41:45,369 EMPLOYMENT, AUTHORIZING THE 1029 00:41:45,369 --> 00:41:47,471 EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF 1030 00:41:47,471 --> 00:41:48,305 UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY 1031 00:41:48,305 --> 00:41:54,178 OF SEATTLE AND THE ENFORCEMENT 1032 00:41:54,178 --> 00:41:54,578 OFFICERS GUILT. 1033 00:41:54,578 --> 00:41:55,246 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1034 00:41:55,246 --> 00:41:56,380 COLLEAGUES, THIS IS AN ITEM 1035 00:41:56,380 --> 00:42:00,351 THAT COMES TO US FROM THE 1036 00:42:00,351 --> 00:42:01,485 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WHO IS NOT 1037 00:42:01,485 --> 00:42:02,553 HERE TODAY. ON HER BEHALF, I 1038 00:42:02,553 --> 00:42:03,954 MOVED TO PASS THE COUNSEL BILL, 1039 00:42:03,954 --> 00:42:08,459 IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, 1040 00:42:08,459 --> 00:42:09,260 COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD, 1041 00:42:09,260 --> 00:42:13,597 MVED AND SECONDED. ON BEHALF 1042 00:42:13,597 --> 00:42:14,532 OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I 1043 00:42:14,532 --> 00:42:18,035 WILL READ THIS ITEM INTO 1044 00:42:18,035 --> 00:42:21,572 RECORD. 120551 RELATES TO THE 1045 00:42:21,572 --> 00:42:22,673 SEATTLE PARKING ENFORCEMENT 1046 00:42:22,673 --> 00:42:25,576 OFFICERS KILLED MEMORANDUM OF 1047 00:42:25,576 --> 00:42:28,712 UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE 1048 00:42:28,712 --> 00:42:29,446 SEATTLE PARKING ENFORCEMENT 1049 00:42:29,446 --> 00:42:31,081 OFFICERS GUILT AND THE CITY OF 1050 00:42:31,081 --> 00:42:31,882 SEATTLE. THE MEMORANDUM OF 1051 00:42:31,882 --> 00:42:34,118 UNDERSTANDING WOULD COVER 1052 00:42:34,118 --> 00:42:35,319 APPROXIMATELY 100 EMPLOYEES. 1053 00:42:35,319 --> 00:42:40,858 THIS BILL DOES APPROPRIATE 1054 00:42:40,858 --> 00:42:41,659 FUNDING TO FULFILL THE 1055 00:42:41,659 --> 00:42:42,293 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 1056 00:42:42,293 --> 00:42:44,828 TERMS AND ADJUSTMENTS, A 1057 00:42:44,828 --> 00:42:47,031 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 1058 00:42:47,031 --> 00:42:48,832 WITH THE CITY WOULD SERVE AS AN 1059 00:42:48,832 --> 00:42:52,102 EXTENSION ON THE AGREEMENT FOR 1060 00:42:52,102 --> 00:42:56,173 THE CONTRACT THAT HAS EXPIRED, 1061 00:42:56,173 --> 00:43:03,047 DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 2021. 1062 00:43:03,047 --> 00:43:08,085 THIS WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING TO 1063 00:43:08,085 --> 00:43:08,986 IMPLEMENT THE WAGE ADJUSTMENTS 1064 00:43:08,986 --> 00:43:13,457 FOR 2023. IS THERE ANY 1065 00:43:13,457 --> 00:43:18,596 DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, GOING 1066 00:43:18,596 --> 00:43:19,797 ONCE, GOING TWICE, MME. CLERK, 1067 00:43:19,797 --> 00:43:25,302 PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. [ROLL 1068 00:43:25,302 --> 00:43:28,505 CALL] 1069 00:43:28,505 --> 00:43:29,373 >> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD? 1070 00:43:29,373 --> 00:43:30,174 >> YES. 1071 00:43:30,174 --> 00:43:33,510 >> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS? 1072 00:43:33,510 --> 00:43:33,777 >> YES. 1073 00:43:33,777 --> 00:43:37,581 >> COUNCILMEMBER LAURSEN. 1074 00:43:37,581 --> 00:43:38,983 >> YES. 1075 00:43:38,983 --> 00:43:41,885 >> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON? 1076 00:43:41,885 --> 00:43:43,454 >> YES. 1077 00:43:43,454 --> 00:43:50,094 >> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT 1078 00:43:50,094 --> 00:43:50,227 ? 1079 00:43:50,227 --> 00:43:50,494 >> YES. 1080 00:43:50,494 --> 00:43:51,495 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE 1081 00:43:51,495 --> 00:43:52,429 OPPOSED, THE MOTION CARRIES AND 1082 00:43:52,429 --> 00:43:53,564 THE BILL IS ADOPTED. MME. 1083 00:43:53,564 --> 00:43:55,799 CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY 1084 00:43:55,799 --> 00:44:01,705 SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON 1085 00:44:01,705 --> 00:44:04,675 MY BEHALF. LET'S MOVE ON TO 1086 00:44:04,675 --> 00:44:05,809 THE NEXT ITEM. MME. CLERK, 1087 00:44:05,809 --> 00:44:11,281 PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO 1088 00:44:11,281 --> 00:44:12,116 RECORD. 1089 00:44:12,116 --> 00:44:13,517 >> 120552 IS RELATED TO CIVIL 1090 00:44:13,517 --> 00:44:14,218 SERVICE COMMISSIONS, CLARIFYING 1091 00:44:14,218 --> 00:44:15,586 ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR THE 1092 00:44:15,586 --> 00:44:17,855 EMPLOYEES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE 1093 00:44:17,855 --> 00:44:18,655 COMMISSION AND PUBLIC SAFETY 1094 00:44:18,655 --> 00:44:21,725 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. 1095 00:44:21,725 --> 00:44:27,398 AMENDING SECTIONS 4.04250 AND 1096 00:44:27,398 --> 00:44:32,636 4.08 OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL 1097 00:44:32,636 --> 00:44:32,836 CODE. 1098 00:44:32,836 --> 00:44:33,470 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS 1099 00:44:33,470 --> 00:44:35,039 BILL COMES FROM THE COUNCIL 1100 00:44:35,039 --> 00:44:40,711 PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE. IS THERE 1101 00:44:40,711 --> 00:44:41,145 A SECOND? 1102 00:44:41,145 --> 00:44:41,512 >> SECONDED. 1103 00:44:41,512 --> 00:44:42,746 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL 1104 00:44:42,746 --> 00:44:43,447 MEMBER PETERSON. MOVED AND 1105 00:44:43,447 --> 00:44:50,354 SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL. I 1106 00:44:50,354 --> 00:44:51,455 WILL SPEAK TO TERESA WHEREAS 1107 00:44:51,455 --> 00:44:52,589 ABOUT THIS BILL ON HER BEHALF. 1108 00:44:52,589 --> 00:44:53,590 THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 1109 00:44:53,590 --> 00:44:58,862 ELECTION WILL CLARIFY THE 1110 00:44:58,862 --> 00:44:59,763 ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR THE 1111 00:44:59,763 --> 00:45:00,697 EMPLOYEE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE 1112 00:45:00,697 --> 00:45:02,399 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND 1113 00:45:02,399 --> 00:45:04,802 PUBLIC SAFETY CIVIL SERVICE 1114 00:45:04,802 --> 00:45:05,669 COMMISSION. THE CIVIL SERVICE 1115 00:45:05,669 --> 00:45:07,137 COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC 1116 00:45:07,137 --> 00:45:09,606 SAFETY COMMISSION EACH CONSIST 1117 00:45:09,606 --> 00:45:14,111 OF THREE MEMBERS, ONE MEMBER 1118 00:45:14,111 --> 00:45:15,345 APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, ONE BY 1119 00:45:15,345 --> 00:45:16,313 THE COUNCIL, ONE MEMBER ELECTED 1120 00:45:16,313 --> 00:45:19,183 BY ELIGIBLE CITY EMPLOYEES. THE 1121 00:45:19,183 --> 00:45:20,484 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK IS 1122 00:45:20,484 --> 00:45:23,387 RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING 1123 00:45:23,387 --> 00:45:25,989 THE EMPLOYEE ELECTIONS EVERY 1124 00:45:25,989 --> 00:45:27,057 THREE YEARS. THE NEXT REGULAR 1125 00:45:27,057 --> 00:45:31,995 ELECTION WILL BE THIS NOVEMBER, 1126 00:45:31,995 --> 00:45:32,996 NOVEMBER 2023. IT WILL CLARIFY 1127 00:45:32,996 --> 00:45:35,432 WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO RUN AND VOTE 1128 00:45:35,432 --> 00:45:37,534 IN CIVIL-SERVICE ELECTIONS, AND 1129 00:45:37,534 --> 00:45:39,103 WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK 1130 00:45:39,103 --> 00:45:42,406 TO ISSUE RULES ON SPECIFIC 1131 00:45:42,406 --> 00:45:43,040 VOTING PROCEDURES. ANY 1132 00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:47,311 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'M NOT 1133 00:45:47,311 --> 00:45:51,215 SEEING OR HEARING ANY. WITH 1134 00:45:51,215 --> 00:45:52,649 THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE 1135 00:45:52,649 --> 00:45:53,817 US FORWARD WITH THE VOTE. MME. 1136 00:45:53,817 --> 00:45:55,419 CLERK, PLEASE CALL ON THAT 1137 00:45:55,419 --> 00:45:58,522 PASSAGE OF THE COUNSEL BILL. 1138 00:45:58,522 --> 00:46:04,361 COUNCILMEMBER LISA HOLBROOK? 1139 00:46:04,361 --> 00:46:06,396 COUNCILMEMBER MORALES? 1140 00:46:06,396 --> 00:46:06,663 >> YES. 1141 00:46:06,663 --> 00:46:11,301 >> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? 1142 00:46:11,301 --> 00:46:11,568 >> YES. 1143 00:46:11,568 --> 00:46:12,136 >> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON? 1144 00:46:12,136 --> 00:46:16,273 >> YES. 1145 00:46:16,273 --> 00:46:19,143 >> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT? 1146 00:46:19,143 --> 00:46:19,409 >> YES. 1147 00:46:19,409 --> 00:46:24,782 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE 1148 00:46:24,782 --> 00:46:25,048 OPPOSED. 1149 00:46:25,048 --> 00:46:26,150 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MME. 1150 00:46:26,150 --> 00:46:30,220 CLERK. THE COUNSEL BILL PASSES. 1151 00:46:30,220 --> 00:46:31,155 MME. CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY 1152 00:46:31,155 --> 00:46:32,189 SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON 1153 00:46:32,189 --> 00:46:36,293 MY BEHALF. ITEM NUMBER THREE, 1154 00:46:36,293 --> 00:46:37,361 PLEASE READ COUNSEL BILL 120553 1155 00:46:37,361 --> 00:46:38,395 INTO THE RECORD. 1156 00:46:38,395 --> 00:46:44,134 >> AGENDA ITEM 3, COUNSEL BILL 1157 00:46:44,134 --> 00:46:44,902 120553, RELATING TO CITY 1158 00:46:44,902 --> 00:46:46,637 EMPLOYMENT, AUTHORIZING THE 1159 00:46:46,637 --> 00:46:47,704 EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF 1160 00:46:47,704 --> 00:46:48,572 UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY 1161 00:46:48,572 --> 00:46:49,773 OF SEATTLE AND LOCAL 242, 1162 00:46:49,773 --> 00:46:52,509 ESTABLISHING A NEW TITLE AND 1163 00:46:52,509 --> 00:46:56,680 RATE OF PAY, RATIFYING CERTAIN 1164 00:46:56,680 --> 00:46:57,014 PRIOR ACTS. 1165 00:46:57,014 --> 00:47:00,884 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, 1166 00:47:00,884 --> 00:47:02,152 COLLEAGUES, THIS IS AGAIN A 1167 00:47:02,152 --> 00:47:03,253 BILL THAT HAS COME TO US FROM 1168 00:47:03,253 --> 00:47:06,423 THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ON 1169 00:47:06,423 --> 00:47:07,357 BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1170 00:47:07,357 --> 00:47:08,592 I MOVE THAT THE COUNCIL PASS 1171 00:47:08,592 --> 00:47:12,196 THE BILL. IS THERE A SECOND? 1172 00:47:12,196 --> 00:47:12,529 >> SECONDED. 1173 00:47:12,529 --> 00:47:18,602 >> MOVED AND SECONDED. THE 1174 00:47:18,602 --> 00:47:19,603 COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS THE 1175 00:47:19,603 --> 00:47:20,571 SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION, ON 1176 00:47:20,571 --> 00:47:21,972 HER BEHALF I WILL SPEAK TO IT, 1177 00:47:21,972 --> 00:47:22,806 REGARDING THE MEMORANDUM OF 1178 00:47:22,806 --> 00:47:28,512 UNDERSTANDING WITH 242, 120553 1179 00:47:28,512 --> 00:47:29,446 WOULD AUTHORIZE THE MIDTERM 1180 00:47:29,446 --> 00:47:30,147 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 1181 00:47:30,147 --> 00:47:34,318 BETWEEN THE CITY AND LOCAL 242, 1182 00:47:34,318 --> 00:47:35,352 FOR PARK RANGERS AT SEATTLE 1183 00:47:35,352 --> 00:47:36,186 PARKS AND RECREATION. THE 1184 00:47:36,186 --> 00:47:38,021 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 1185 00:47:38,021 --> 00:47:40,824 WHAT COVER 30 POSITIONS AND 1186 00:47:40,824 --> 00:47:41,491 WOULD AUTHORIZE WAGE 1187 00:47:41,491 --> 00:47:45,128 ADJUSTMENTS AND NEW JOB TITLES. 1188 00:47:45,128 --> 00:47:48,599 FOR BACKGROUND IN 2023, THE 1189 00:47:48,599 --> 00:47:49,766 EXECUTIVE ESTIMATES THAT THESE 1190 00:47:49,766 --> 00:47:57,407 TERMS WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL 1191 00:47:57,407 --> 00:47:59,142 $1600 , EXCUSE ME, $106-$1494, 1192 00:47:59,142 --> 00:48:01,245 AN AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO 1193 00:48:01,245 --> 00:48:02,312 BE ABSORBED BY THE SEATTLE 1194 00:48:02,312 --> 00:48:05,415 PARKS AND RECREATION'S EXISTING 1195 00:48:05,415 --> 00:48:06,550 BUDGET, DUE TO STAFF VACANCIES 1196 00:48:06,550 --> 00:48:09,786 IN THE FIRST QUARTER. CURRENTLY 1197 00:48:09,786 --> 00:48:10,854 THERE ARE SIX EMPLOYEES 1198 00:48:10,854 --> 00:48:12,756 PERFORMING PARK RANGER WORK. 1199 00:48:12,756 --> 00:48:15,592 PARKS AND RECREATION'S IS 1200 00:48:15,592 --> 00:48:18,028 ACTIVELY WORKING TO FILL THESE 1201 00:48:18,028 --> 00:48:18,929 VACANCIES. THE EXECUTIVE ALSO 1202 00:48:18,929 --> 00:48:20,697 EXPECTS TO TRANSMIT A BUDGET 1203 00:48:20,697 --> 00:48:23,467 NEUTRAL TECHNICAL CHANGE IN THE 1204 00:48:23,467 --> 00:48:25,769 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1205 00:48:25,769 --> 00:48:28,138 ONGOING FUNDING OF THESE ITEMS. 1206 00:48:28,138 --> 00:48:32,643 ANY COMMENTS, OR QUESTIONS? 1207 00:48:32,643 --> 00:48:33,710 HEARING NONE, MME. CLERK, COULD 1208 00:48:33,710 --> 00:48:37,581 YOU PLEASE CALL ON THE PASSAGE 1209 00:48:37,581 --> 00:48:41,118 OF THE COUNSEL BILL? 1210 00:48:41,118 --> 00:48:44,821 >> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD? 1211 00:48:44,821 --> 00:48:50,260 >> YES. [ROLL CALL] 1212 00:48:50,260 --> 00:48:57,701 >> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON? 1213 00:48:57,701 --> 00:48:59,069 >> YES. 1214 00:48:59,069 --> 00:49:03,607 >> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT? 1215 00:49:03,607 --> 00:49:03,874 >> YES. 1216 00:49:03,874 --> 00:49:05,275 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE 1217 00:49:05,275 --> 00:49:05,542 OPPOSED. 1218 00:49:05,542 --> 00:49:09,046 >> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THE 1219 00:49:09,046 --> 00:49:10,047 COUNSEL BILL PASSES, THE CHAIR 1220 00:49:10,047 --> 00:49:12,816 WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK 1221 00:49:12,816 --> 00:49:13,884 PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO 1222 00:49:13,884 --> 00:49:16,820 THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? 1223 00:49:16,820 --> 00:49:17,621 MOVING ON TO ECONOMIC 1224 00:49:17,621 --> 00:49:20,991 DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND CITY 1225 00:49:20,991 --> 00:49:22,192 LIGHT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1226 00:49:22,192 --> 00:49:23,427 READ THE SHORT TITLE OF THE 1227 00:49:23,427 --> 00:49:27,831 ITEM TO THE RECORD? 120537. 1228 00:49:27,831 --> 00:49:31,268 >> THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 1229 00:49:31,268 --> 00:49:37,774 TECHNOLOGY AND CITY ITEM AGENDA 1230 00:49:37,774 --> 00:49:38,675 , 125-0537, RELATING TO 1231 00:49:38,675 --> 00:49:39,476 DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT 1232 00:49:39,476 --> 00:49:43,580 AREAS, ESTABLISHING A NEW 10 1233 00:49:43,580 --> 00:49:44,348 YEAR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA 1234 00:49:44,348 --> 00:49:45,549 TO BE KNOWN AS THE METROPOLITAN 1235 00:49:45,549 --> 00:49:46,183 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, LIVING 1236 00:49:46,183 --> 00:49:50,620 WITH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AMONG 1237 00:49:50,620 --> 00:49:51,455 OWNERS OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, 1238 00:49:51,455 --> 00:49:52,122 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND 1239 00:49:52,122 --> 00:49:52,956 MIXED-USE PROPERTY WITHIN THE 1240 00:49:52,956 --> 00:49:53,156 AREA. 1241 00:49:53,156 --> 00:49:57,661 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1242 00:49:57,661 --> 00:49:58,729 >> THE CITY REPRESENTS THE 1243 00:49:58,729 --> 00:50:00,097 PASSAGE OF THE COUNSEL BILL. 1244 00:50:00,097 --> 00:50:03,500 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MME. 1245 00:50:03,500 --> 00:50:04,134 CLERK. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, 1246 00:50:04,134 --> 00:50:06,536 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS 1247 00:50:06,536 --> 00:50:06,837 THIS ITEM. 1248 00:50:06,837 --> 00:50:09,973 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1249 00:50:09,973 --> 00:50:12,542 DOWNTOWN PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE 1250 00:50:12,542 --> 00:50:15,545 SIGNED A PETITION THAT WOULD 1251 00:50:15,545 --> 00:50:19,282 ALLOW THEM TO CHARGE THEMSELVES 1252 00:50:19,282 --> 00:50:20,384 $18.3 MILLION PER YEAR FOR 10 1253 00:50:20,384 --> 00:50:25,555 YEARS, WITH THE ANNUAL 1254 00:50:25,555 --> 00:50:26,456 INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT TO HELP 1255 00:50:26,456 --> 00:50:27,491 MAKE DOWNTOWN A CLEANER, SAFER, 1256 00:50:27,491 --> 00:50:31,795 MORE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. 1257 00:50:31,795 --> 00:50:32,696 THAT IS ESSENTIALLY IN THE 1258 00:50:32,696 --> 00:50:33,530 SIMPLEST TERMS WHAT THIS 1259 00:50:33,530 --> 00:50:35,665 LEGISLATION WOULD DO, LET ME 1260 00:50:35,665 --> 00:50:38,668 JUST SAY THAT COUNSEL BILL 1261 00:50:38,668 --> 00:50:40,604 WOULD REAUTHORIZE THE 1262 00:50:40,604 --> 00:50:45,776 METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT 1263 00:50:45,776 --> 00:50:46,610 DISTRICT , A BUSINESS 1264 00:50:46,610 --> 00:50:47,577 IMPROVEMENT AREA IN DOWNTOWN 1265 00:50:47,577 --> 00:50:50,247 SEATTLE MANAGED BY THE DOWNTOWN 1266 00:50:50,247 --> 00:50:51,047 SEATTLE ASSOCIATION. THIS WOULD 1267 00:50:51,047 --> 00:50:51,948 BE THROUGH CITY ORDINANCE, 1268 00:50:51,948 --> 00:50:54,785 INCLUDING SIX NEIGHBORHOODS 1269 00:50:54,785 --> 00:50:59,790 ACROSS 285 SQUARE BLOCKS. THE 1270 00:50:59,790 --> 00:51:01,258 MIDWEST CREATED IN 1989 AND 1271 00:51:01,258 --> 00:51:02,459 RENEWED IN 2013. THE CURRENT 1272 00:51:02,459 --> 00:51:05,328 ORDINANCE IS SCHEDULED TO 1273 00:51:05,328 --> 00:51:08,432 SUNSET ON JUNE 30. IT MUST BE 1274 00:51:08,432 --> 00:51:11,535 PREAPPROVED FOR ANOTHER 10 1275 00:51:11,535 --> 00:51:15,038 YEARS. THIS RENEWAL OR 1276 00:51:15,038 --> 00:51:15,572 REAUTHORIZATION, THIS 1277 00:51:15,572 --> 00:51:16,840 REESTABLISHMENT HAS SOME 1278 00:51:16,840 --> 00:51:18,074 CHANGES, AND THE MAIN ONE IS 1279 00:51:18,074 --> 00:51:20,777 THAT THE BUDGET INCREASES FROM 1280 00:51:20,777 --> 00:51:29,719 $15.3 MILLION PER YEAR IN 2023 1281 00:51:29,719 --> 00:51:31,755 AND 2024 GOES TO 18.3 MILLION 1282 00:51:31,755 --> 00:51:34,424 ANNUALLY, AND AGAIN THERE IS A 1283 00:51:34,424 --> 00:51:35,659 2.5% CPI INCREASE EVERY YEAR, 1284 00:51:35,659 --> 00:51:36,760 AND IT WILL BE REEVALUATED IN 1285 00:51:36,760 --> 00:51:42,432 FIVE YEARS. AND IN PART, THIS 1286 00:51:42,432 --> 00:51:47,604 INCREASE COMES FROM AN 1287 00:51:47,604 --> 00:51:49,272 ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF PROPERTIES 1288 00:51:49,272 --> 00:51:52,375 AT THE SOUTHERN END, THERE IS A 1289 00:51:52,375 --> 00:51:53,743 SLIGHT EXPANSION TO THE 1290 00:51:53,743 --> 00:51:54,744 BOUNDARIES. THE BIGGER BUDGET 1291 00:51:54,744 --> 00:51:58,748 WILL PAY FOR 10% MORE CLEANING 1292 00:51:58,748 --> 00:52:01,017 SERVICES, ADDITIONAL UNARMED 1293 00:52:01,017 --> 00:52:03,987 PRIVATE SECURITY TO PROTECT 1294 00:52:03,987 --> 00:52:04,921 SMALL BUSINESS, AND AS 1295 00:52:04,921 --> 00:52:05,856 EVERYBODY KNOWS, IT'S ONE OF 1296 00:52:05,856 --> 00:52:06,957 THOSE THINGS THAT I AM 1297 00:52:06,957 --> 00:52:11,728 EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT, AND 1298 00:52:11,728 --> 00:52:13,597 ALSO, HIGH AMBASSADOR WAGES. I 1299 00:52:13,597 --> 00:52:15,232 MUST SAY THAT IT IS REALLY TOO 1300 00:52:15,232 --> 00:52:16,233 BAD THAT FOLKS CAN'T SEE THE 1301 00:52:16,233 --> 00:52:18,969 SPLASHES OF YELLOW IN HIS 1302 00:52:18,969 --> 00:52:23,173 YELLOW CHARTREUSE IN THIS ROOM, 1303 00:52:23,173 --> 00:52:24,608 FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW, 1304 00:52:24,608 --> 00:52:27,244 THERE WERE SEVERAL, I WOULD SAY 1305 00:52:27,244 --> 00:52:28,478 AT LEAST 20 AMBASSADORS WITH US 1306 00:52:28,478 --> 00:52:30,680 REPRESENTING WHAT PEOPLE SEE 1307 00:52:30,680 --> 00:52:35,085 EVERY DAY DOWNTOWN, THESE ARE 1308 00:52:35,085 --> 00:52:36,253 THE FOLKS THAT ARE CLEANING THE 1309 00:52:36,253 --> 00:52:37,888 STREETS AND GIVING DIRECTIONS, 1310 00:52:37,888 --> 00:52:40,924 AND YOU KNOW, THEY ARE 1311 00:52:40,924 --> 00:52:42,926 PROVIDING A SMILE TO FOLKS AS 1312 00:52:42,926 --> 00:52:47,130 THEY ARE DOWN THERE, TRYING TO 1313 00:52:47,130 --> 00:52:48,365 FIND THEIR WAY AROUND THE CITY. 1314 00:52:48,365 --> 00:52:50,333 THE POINT IS, THESE ARE 1315 00:52:50,333 --> 00:52:51,401 ACTUALLY EMPLOYEES WHO EARN A 1316 00:52:51,401 --> 00:52:54,404 HIGH WAGE BENEFIT, AND MANY OF 1317 00:52:54,404 --> 00:52:57,340 THEM HAVE EXPERIENCED 1318 00:52:57,340 --> 00:52:58,041 HOMELESSNESS, OR ENGAGEMENT 1319 00:52:58,041 --> 00:53:00,911 WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1320 00:53:00,911 --> 00:53:02,179 SYSTEM. IT MUST BE NOTICED THAT 1321 00:53:02,179 --> 00:53:03,580 WE ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT JOB 1322 00:53:03,580 --> 00:53:06,149 CREATION HERE. ANYWAY, I COULD 1323 00:53:06,149 --> 00:53:07,484 GO ON AND ON ABOUT EVERYTHING 1324 00:53:07,484 --> 00:53:09,319 THE MID-DOES, LET ME JUST 1325 00:53:09,319 --> 00:53:15,358 MENTION FREE SUMMER CONCERTS 1326 00:53:15,358 --> 00:53:16,560 AND ALL THE LIGHTS DOWNTOWN. 1327 00:53:16,560 --> 00:53:17,727 I'M SAYING THIS FOR PEOPLE WHO 1328 00:53:17,727 --> 00:53:20,730 ARE WATCHING THAT ARE NOT 1329 00:53:20,730 --> 00:53:21,731 FAMILIAR. THIS IS ABOUT WHAT 1330 00:53:21,731 --> 00:53:24,601 REALLY MAKES DOWNTOWN TECH. I'M 1331 00:53:24,601 --> 00:53:26,169 URGING SUPPORT FOR THIS, WHICH 1332 00:53:26,169 --> 00:53:32,142 CAME OUT OF THE COMMITTEE 1333 00:53:32,142 --> 00:53:33,343 UNANIMOUSLY. I ALSO WANT TO ADD 1334 00:53:33,343 --> 00:53:34,210 THAT LAST JUNE, AMBASSADORS 1335 00:53:34,210 --> 00:53:37,280 STARTED CARRYING NARCAN, AND 1336 00:53:37,280 --> 00:53:40,550 HAVE ADMINISTERED IT 130 TIMES. 1337 00:53:40,550 --> 00:53:41,718 IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING ELSE 1338 00:53:41,718 --> 00:53:43,920 THAT WE APPRECIATE ABOUT THE 1339 00:53:43,920 --> 00:53:47,190 WORK THEY DO, THEY ARE ALSO 1340 00:53:47,190 --> 00:53:52,896 SAVING LIVES. I WANT TO READ 1341 00:53:52,896 --> 00:53:53,863 THREE REPORTS THAT THE 1342 00:53:53,863 --> 00:53:54,798 PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE 1343 00:53:54,798 --> 00:53:55,999 DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION 1344 00:53:55,999 --> 00:54:01,871 SENT ME. PLEASE INDULGE ME A 1345 00:54:01,871 --> 00:54:04,441 MOMENT. ROBERT EZEKIEL 1346 00:54:04,441 --> 00:54:07,410 RESPONDED TO AN OVERDOSE CALL 1347 00:54:07,410 --> 00:54:08,678 FROM THE CLEAN TEAM, HE RUSHED 1348 00:54:08,678 --> 00:54:10,080 OVER TO THE SCENE, ONE BLOCK 1349 00:54:10,080 --> 00:54:13,817 AWAY. HE ADMINISTERED ONE BLOCK 1350 00:54:13,817 --> 00:54:19,322 OF NARCAN. THE PERSON CAME 1351 00:54:19,322 --> 00:54:20,890 BACK. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, 1352 00:54:20,890 --> 00:54:21,691 ROBERT NOTICED A PERSON AT 1353 00:54:21,691 --> 00:54:24,094 FOURTH AND PINE. THEY WERE ON 1354 00:54:24,094 --> 00:54:25,228 THE GROUND, UNCONSCIOUS, 1355 00:54:25,228 --> 00:54:27,931 EXPERIENCING AN OVERDOSE. A 1356 00:54:27,931 --> 00:54:31,935 BYSTANDER APPROACHED AND THEY 1357 00:54:31,935 --> 00:54:33,336 ADMINISTERED ONE DOSE OF 1358 00:54:33,336 --> 00:54:34,404 NARCAN, FOUR MINUTES LATER, I 1359 00:54:34,404 --> 00:54:37,307 ADMINISTERED ANOTHER DOSE. HE 1360 00:54:37,307 --> 00:54:41,077 REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS SHORTLY 1361 00:54:41,077 --> 00:54:46,416 THEREAFTER. THERE WAS A CALL TO 1362 00:54:46,416 --> 00:54:47,517 A POSSIBLE OVERDOSE AT THIRD 1363 00:54:47,517 --> 00:54:48,618 AND PIKE, THEY ADMINISTERED ONE 1364 00:54:48,618 --> 00:54:49,786 DOSE OF NARCAN AND THE PERSON 1365 00:54:49,786 --> 00:54:51,021 WOKE UP SHORTLY AFTER THE DOSE 1366 00:54:51,021 --> 00:54:53,456 WAS ADMINISTERED. THOSE REPORTS 1367 00:54:53,456 --> 00:54:57,127 WERE PROVIDED IN ONE DAY LAST 1368 00:54:57,127 --> 00:55:02,232 FRIDAY, AND SO I EXTEND MY 1369 00:55:02,232 --> 00:55:07,737 GRATITUDE TO THE PEOPLE IN THIS 1370 00:55:07,737 --> 00:55:08,972 ROOM, AND I WILL JUST SAVE 1371 00:55:08,972 --> 00:55:09,973 CLOSING REMARKS, WHICH WILL BE 1372 00:55:09,973 --> 00:55:10,974 SHORT, AFTER OTHER PEOPLE WOULD 1373 00:55:10,974 --> 00:55:11,975 LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT 1374 00:55:11,975 --> 00:55:16,780 BEFORE THE BOAT. THANK YOU. 1375 00:55:16,780 --> 00:55:17,580 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1376 00:55:17,580 --> 00:55:18,348 LEWIS, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 1377 00:55:18,348 --> 00:55:19,416 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MME. 1378 00:55:19,416 --> 00:55:23,753 PRESIDENT PRO TEM, I'M REALLY 1379 00:55:23,753 --> 00:55:24,888 EXCITED TO VOTE TODAY FOR THE 1380 00:55:24,888 --> 00:55:28,291 RENEWAL OF THIS REALLY 1381 00:55:28,291 --> 00:55:28,992 ESSENTIAL IMMUNITY, BECAUSE 1382 00:55:28,992 --> 00:55:29,993 THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS IS, 1383 00:55:29,993 --> 00:55:31,027 IT'S A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT 1384 00:55:31,027 --> 00:55:32,228 AREA. AS WE SEE RIGHT HERE, 1385 00:55:32,228 --> 00:55:39,269 PHYSICALLY IN THIS ROOM IT IS 1386 00:55:39,269 --> 00:55:40,303 REALLY A BIG COMMUNITY OF 1387 00:55:40,303 --> 00:55:41,271 PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE 1388 00:55:41,271 --> 00:55:42,639 FUTURE OF THE CITY, WHO CARE 1389 00:55:42,639 --> 00:55:43,206 ABOUT DOWNTOWN, WHO ARE 1390 00:55:43,206 --> 00:55:44,407 BUILDING BACK A GREAT DOWNTOWN 1391 00:55:44,407 --> 00:55:46,876 TO WORK, LIVE, AND PLAY IN. I 1392 00:55:46,876 --> 00:55:47,744 REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE 1393 00:55:47,744 --> 00:55:49,379 LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMEMBER 1394 00:55:49,379 --> 00:55:50,980 NELSON, IN MOVING THIS RENEWAL 1395 00:55:50,980 --> 00:55:52,082 PROCESS THROUGH, THIS IS THE 1396 00:55:52,082 --> 00:55:53,650 CULMINATION OF A LOT OF HARD 1397 00:55:53,650 --> 00:55:57,153 WORK, AND HER CHAIRMANSHIP, 1398 00:55:57,153 --> 00:56:00,623 GETTING THIS READY FOR A FINAL 1399 00:56:00,623 --> 00:56:01,691 ACTION TODAY. I DEFINITELY WANT 1400 00:56:01,691 --> 00:56:02,826 TO THANK JOHN FOR HIS 1401 00:56:02,826 --> 00:56:04,661 LEADERSHIP OF THE DOWNTOWN 1402 00:56:04,661 --> 00:56:05,362 SEATTLE ASSOCIATION, LAYING A 1403 00:56:05,362 --> 00:56:07,564 GREAT FRAMEWORK FOR THE 1404 00:56:07,564 --> 00:56:11,000 STREAMLINED RENEWAL PROCESS 1405 00:56:11,000 --> 00:56:12,202 THAT WILL LEAD US TO CONTINUE 1406 00:56:12,202 --> 00:56:13,570 AND BUILD ON THESE REALLY 1407 00:56:13,570 --> 00:56:17,807 ESSENTIAL SERVICES. LISA HAS 1408 00:56:17,807 --> 00:56:19,242 GUIDED THIS AS THE CHAIR OF THE 1409 00:56:19,242 --> 00:56:19,943 METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT 1410 00:56:19,943 --> 00:56:20,944 DISTRICT BOARD, THROUGHOUT THIS 1411 00:56:20,944 --> 00:56:23,880 RENEWAL PROCESS. THE ENTIRE 1412 00:56:23,880 --> 00:56:24,981 TEAM OF THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE 1413 00:56:24,981 --> 00:56:26,249 ASSOCIATION, I SEE A NUMBER OF 1414 00:56:26,249 --> 00:56:27,550 PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WHO EVERY 1415 00:56:27,550 --> 00:56:28,585 DAY ARE WORKING ON BUILDING 1416 00:56:28,585 --> 00:56:30,353 BACK A GRADE DOWNTOWN AFTER THE 1417 00:56:30,353 --> 00:56:33,490 SHOCK THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH 1418 00:56:33,490 --> 00:56:34,924 OF COVID, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT 1419 00:56:34,924 --> 00:56:36,659 WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF 1420 00:56:36,659 --> 00:56:38,895 AMBASSADORS IN THE ROOM, 1421 00:56:38,895 --> 00:56:42,632 ALTHOUGH THERE WERE MANY HERE 1422 00:56:42,632 --> 00:56:43,767 EARLIER, AND JUST REALLY, ABOVE 1423 00:56:43,767 --> 00:56:44,734 ALL, WE APPRECIATE THE SERVICE 1424 00:56:44,734 --> 00:56:49,706 OF THE AMBASSADORS HERE THAT I 1425 00:56:49,706 --> 00:56:51,040 RUN INTO ON A DAILY BASIS AND 1426 00:56:51,040 --> 00:56:52,342 THEN FOR THEIR SERVICE IN THE 1427 00:56:52,342 --> 00:56:53,877 FIELD, I RUN INTO SAM ALL THE 1428 00:56:53,877 --> 00:56:55,211 TIME, ALMOST ON A WEEKLY BASIS, 1429 00:56:55,211 --> 00:56:57,180 ON THIRD AVENUE, WHEN I'M DOWN 1430 00:56:57,180 --> 00:56:58,181 THERE, HE'S ALWAYS WITH HIS 1431 00:56:58,181 --> 00:56:59,315 TEAM, THEY ARE DOING REALLY 1432 00:56:59,315 --> 00:57:04,287 AMAZING WORK, IN OUR CITY. 1433 00:57:04,287 --> 00:57:05,255 TODAY THIS IS REALLY A 1434 00:57:05,255 --> 00:57:11,161 STATEMENT THAT GOES BEYOND JUST 1435 00:57:11,161 --> 00:57:12,395 RENEWING , THERE IS NO DOWNTOWN 1436 00:57:12,395 --> 00:57:13,396 RECOVERY WITHOUT THE RENEWAL OF 1437 00:57:13,396 --> 00:57:14,330 MID, THERE IS NO SEATTLE 1438 00:57:14,330 --> 00:57:15,165 RECOVERY WITHOUT THE RECOVERY 1439 00:57:15,165 --> 00:57:16,366 OF DOWNTOWN, AND TODAY WE ARE 1440 00:57:16,366 --> 00:57:17,333 MAKING A REALLY BIG JOINT 1441 00:57:17,333 --> 00:57:21,471 HARDSHIP EFFORT TO REALIZE 1442 00:57:21,471 --> 00:57:22,806 THOSE GOALS, AND WE ARE MAKING 1443 00:57:22,806 --> 00:57:28,044 A BIGGER STATEMENT, THAT 1444 00:57:28,044 --> 00:57:29,245 DOWNTOWN IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS, 1445 00:57:29,245 --> 00:57:30,480 DOWNTOWN IS OPEN AS A PLACE TO 1446 00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:31,481 LIVE, WORK, PLAY, AND ENCOURAGE 1447 00:57:31,481 --> 00:57:32,982 EVERYBODY IN THE REGION TO 1448 00:57:32,982 --> 00:57:35,118 CONTINUE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 1449 00:57:35,118 --> 00:57:36,119 THE GREAT CULTURAL SPACE THAT 1450 00:57:36,119 --> 00:57:40,223 IS DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, AND WHEN 1451 00:57:40,223 --> 00:57:42,258 YOU COME DOWN TO DO IT, YOU ARE 1452 00:57:42,258 --> 00:57:43,059 GOING TO HAVE INVESTORS TO HELP 1453 00:57:43,059 --> 00:57:44,327 WEIGH FINES, YOU ARE GOING TO 1454 00:57:44,327 --> 00:57:46,963 BE GREETED BY PARKS THAT ARE 1455 00:57:46,963 --> 00:57:48,131 ACTIVATED, YOU ARE GOING TO 1456 00:57:48,131 --> 00:57:50,633 HAVE FESTIVALS AND CONCERTS TO 1457 00:57:50,633 --> 00:57:52,001 ENJOY, INSPIRE AND DIVERGE, AND 1458 00:57:52,001 --> 00:57:54,838 EVERYTHING ELSE. I REALLY LOOK 1459 00:57:54,838 --> 00:57:55,972 FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SEE 1460 00:57:55,972 --> 00:57:58,174 THESE ESSENTIAL SERVICES, 1461 00:57:58,174 --> 00:57:59,042 BUILDING ON THE PARTNERSHIPS 1462 00:57:59,042 --> 00:58:02,011 WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD UPON 1463 00:58:02,011 --> 00:58:03,279 UNDER THE PREVIOUS MID, AND FOR 1464 00:58:03,279 --> 00:58:04,280 THE EXCELLENT NEW OPPORTUNITIES 1465 00:58:04,280 --> 00:58:05,548 THAT THESE RENEWALS CAN MAKE 1466 00:58:05,548 --> 00:58:11,421 POSSIBLE, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1467 00:58:11,421 --> 00:58:11,554 1468 00:58:11,554 --> 00:58:12,522 >> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU, BEFORE 1469 00:58:12,522 --> 00:58:15,992 WE GO TO THE COUNCILMEMBER 1470 00:58:15,992 --> 00:58:16,860 NELSON, CLOSING COMMENTS, ANY 1471 00:58:16,860 --> 00:58:17,694 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT FOLKS 1472 00:58:17,694 --> 00:58:20,063 WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? HEARING 1473 00:58:20,063 --> 00:58:23,433 DONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I 1474 00:58:23,433 --> 00:58:24,934 WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO 1475 00:58:24,934 --> 00:58:25,401 COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. 1476 00:58:25,401 --> 00:58:29,806 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SO, 1477 00:58:29,806 --> 00:58:31,507 CONTINUING WITH THE FRAME OF 1478 00:58:31,507 --> 00:58:33,843 CONTINUING IN PERSON, THIS WAS 1479 00:58:33,843 --> 00:58:37,247 FIRST HEARD IN THE ECONOMIC OF 1480 00:58:37,247 --> 00:58:37,914 ELEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY 1481 00:58:37,914 --> 00:58:41,217 COMMITTEE ON APRIL 12, FOR NINE 1482 00:58:41,217 --> 00:58:42,418 PEOPLE CAME IN PERSON TO MAKE 1483 00:58:42,418 --> 00:58:45,822 COMMENTS IN FAVOR OF RENEWING 1484 00:58:45,822 --> 00:58:47,156 THE MID-. ON APRIL 26, 11 1485 00:58:47,156 --> 00:58:49,525 PEOPLE CAME IN PERSON, AND THEY 1486 00:58:49,525 --> 00:58:54,797 GAVE FORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS. 1487 00:58:54,797 --> 00:58:55,965 MANY OTHER FOLKS WERE ALSO 1488 00:58:55,965 --> 00:58:59,302 CHEERLEADERS IN THE AUDIENCE, 1489 00:58:59,302 --> 00:59:00,703 AND TODAY I COUNTED 60 PEOPLE 1490 00:59:00,703 --> 00:59:01,638 IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, SO 1491 00:59:01,638 --> 00:59:02,839 AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR 1492 00:59:02,839 --> 00:59:03,606 COMING. HERE IS ANOTHER 1493 00:59:03,606 --> 00:59:06,910 STATISTIC. ACCORDING TO THE 1494 00:59:06,910 --> 00:59:09,312 RECENT CHAMBER SURVEY, THE 1495 00:59:09,312 --> 00:59:11,347 INDEX, 90% OF RESPONDENTS OUT 1496 00:59:11,347 --> 00:59:14,984 OF 700 PEOPLE THAT WERE PULLED, 1497 00:59:14,984 --> 00:59:17,620 90% AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT A 1498 00:59:17,620 --> 00:59:20,123 THRIVING DOWNTOWN SEATTLE IS 1499 00:59:20,123 --> 00:59:23,927 CRITICAL TO OUR REGION'S 1500 00:59:23,927 --> 00:59:24,827 ECONOMIC RECOVERY. THE MID-IS 1501 00:59:24,827 --> 00:59:27,563 CRITICAL TO THAT THRIVING 1502 00:59:27,563 --> 00:59:34,103 DOWNTOWN, WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE 1503 00:59:34,103 --> 00:59:34,804 THIS PARTNERSHIP, THE CITY IS, 1504 00:59:34,804 --> 00:59:41,110 AND AS ONE COMMENTATOR SAID 1505 00:59:41,110 --> 00:59:42,211 EARLIER TODAY, THIS IS A 1506 00:59:42,211 --> 00:59:43,012 NO-BRAINER, AND AS A 1507 00:59:43,012 --> 00:59:43,813 COUNCILMEMBER, THOSE ARE RARE. 1508 00:59:43,813 --> 00:59:44,847 I LOVE NO-BRAINERS. I THINK 1509 00:59:44,847 --> 00:59:45,949 THAT WE SHOULD SIMPLY ALLOW THE 1510 00:59:45,949 --> 00:59:49,619 RATEPAYERS WHO HAVE PETITIONED 1511 00:59:49,619 --> 00:59:52,288 TO CONTINUE THEIR STEWARDSHIP 1512 00:59:52,288 --> 00:59:53,590 OF DOWNTOWN. I THINK THAT WE 1513 00:59:53,590 --> 00:59:56,759 SHOULD ALLOW THEM TO DO SO BY 1514 00:59:56,759 --> 01:00:01,464 RENEWING THIS MED, AND PASSING 1515 01:00:01,464 --> 01:00:01,898 THIS LEGISLATION. 1516 01:00:01,898 --> 01:00:04,100 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL 1517 01:00:04,100 --> 01:00:08,037 JUST ADD CLOSING COMMENTS HERE. 1518 01:00:08,037 --> 01:00:09,739 I THINK THE BODY HAS SIGNALED 1519 01:00:09,739 --> 01:00:14,577 FROM ITS COMMENTS AND INTEREST 1520 01:00:14,577 --> 01:00:16,012 OF HELPING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD 1521 01:00:16,012 --> 01:00:18,548 TODAY WITHOUT HAVING A DEBATE, 1522 01:00:18,548 --> 01:00:19,582 THERE IS ALSO INTEREST ACROSS 1523 01:00:19,582 --> 01:00:21,551 THE BOARD IN ADVANCING THIS, 1524 01:00:21,551 --> 01:00:22,752 AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE 1525 01:00:22,752 --> 01:00:23,953 APPRECIATED THE WORK OF THE 1526 01:00:23,953 --> 01:00:29,859 MID-, AND THE EMPLOYEES OUT 1527 01:00:29,859 --> 01:00:32,228 THERE. WE SEE SUPPORT FOR THAT 1528 01:00:32,228 --> 01:00:33,162 AS WELL, WE APPRECIATE THE 1529 01:00:33,162 --> 01:00:38,835 PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIALED IN 1530 01:00:38,835 --> 01:00:49,312 REMOTELY. THERE ARE MANY 1531 01:00:51,114 --> 01:00:52,148 PEOPLE, INCLUDING PEOPLE ON OUR 1532 01:00:52,148 --> 01:00:57,820 BODY WHO HAVE COMPROMISED 1533 01:00:57,820 --> 01:00:58,921 IMMUNE SYSTEMS, THAT DOES NOT 1534 01:00:58,921 --> 01:01:00,523 TAKE AWAY FROM THEIR SUPPORT 1535 01:01:00,523 --> 01:01:03,493 FOR ISSUES IN FRONT OF THIS 1536 01:01:03,493 --> 01:01:04,594 BODY. THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS 1537 01:01:04,594 --> 01:01:06,095 WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DIAL IN 1538 01:01:06,095 --> 01:01:13,169 REMOTELY, AND WHO HAVE JOINT. 1539 01:01:13,169 --> 01:01:14,237 BROADLY SPEAKING, ANY FORM OF 1540 01:01:14,237 --> 01:01:17,540 PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE RECEIVE 1541 01:01:17,540 --> 01:01:18,408 IS RECEIVED EQUALLY, AND WE 1542 01:01:18,408 --> 01:01:23,146 APPRECIATE FOLKS WHO DIAL IN, 1543 01:01:23,146 --> 01:01:24,414 PEOPLE WHO COME IN PERSON, AND 1544 01:01:24,414 --> 01:01:25,348 ALSO ONLINE. THANK YOU FOR 1545 01:01:25,348 --> 01:01:27,417 PROVIDING PUBLIC TESTIMONY. I 1546 01:01:27,417 --> 01:01:28,651 THINK YOU WILL SEE UNANIMOUS 1547 01:01:28,651 --> 01:01:32,889 AGREEMENT FOR THIS, WE LOOK 1548 01:01:32,889 --> 01:01:35,925 FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK 1549 01:01:35,925 --> 01:01:36,926 TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC VITALITY 1550 01:01:36,926 --> 01:01:39,028 AND THE HEALTH OF THE 1551 01:01:39,028 --> 01:01:42,932 POPULATION, WHICH YIELDS 1552 01:01:42,932 --> 01:01:43,733 INCREASED POPULATION HEALTH AND 1553 01:01:43,733 --> 01:01:44,867 ECONOMIC HEALTH AROUND THE CITY 1554 01:01:44,867 --> 01:01:46,469 AND AROUND THE REGION. WITH 1555 01:01:46,469 --> 01:01:48,304 THAT, MME. CLERK, PLEASE DO A 1556 01:01:48,304 --> 01:01:49,872 ROLL CALL FOR THE LEGISLATION. 1557 01:01:49,872 --> 01:01:52,809 [ROLL CALL] 1558 01:01:52,809 --> 01:01:56,579 >> IS A MEMBER LISA HERBOLD? 1559 01:01:56,579 --> 01:01:59,082 >> YES. 1560 01:01:59,082 --> 01:02:00,016 >> COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES? 1561 01:02:00,016 --> 01:02:00,283 >> YES. 1562 01:02:00,283 --> 01:02:04,287 >> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON? 1563 01:02:04,287 --> 01:02:08,291 >> YES. 1564 01:02:08,291 --> 01:02:12,829 >> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT? 1565 01:02:12,829 --> 01:02:13,096 >> YES. 1566 01:02:13,096 --> 01:02:15,498 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE 1567 01:02:15,498 --> 01:02:15,765 OPPOSED. 1568 01:02:15,765 --> 01:02:16,632 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THE 1569 01:02:16,632 --> 01:02:20,903 BILL PASSES, THE WILL SIGN IT, 1570 01:02:20,903 --> 01:02:22,071 PLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE TO 1571 01:02:22,071 --> 01:02:24,807 THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. 1572 01:02:24,807 --> 01:02:25,641 CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO 1573 01:02:25,641 --> 01:02:31,013 PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY, 1574 01:02:31,013 --> 01:02:32,281 WE ARE GOING ON TO THE NEXT 1575 01:02:32,281 --> 01:02:33,549 ITEMS, THIS IS FROM THE 1576 01:02:33,549 --> 01:02:35,318 LAND-USE COMMITTEE, PLEASE 1577 01:02:35,318 --> 01:02:39,088 REVIEW ITEMS 5 AND 6 INTO THE 1578 01:02:39,088 --> 01:02:39,455 RECORD, PLEASE? 1579 01:02:39,455 --> 01:02:46,996 >> AGENDA ITEM 5, CLERK FILE 1580 01:02:46,996 --> 01:02:49,866 314-4770. CONTRACT REZONING OF 1581 01:02:49,866 --> 01:02:52,368 A PORTION OF A SPLIT ZONE SITE 1582 01:02:52,368 --> 01:02:54,203 AT NORTHWEST AT NW. MARKET ST. 1583 01:02:54,203 --> 01:02:55,304 THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT 1584 01:02:55,304 --> 01:02:58,374 THE CITY COUNCIL GRANT THE 1585 01:02:58,374 --> 01:03:02,645 CLERK FILE AS AMENDED. AGENDA 1586 01:03:02,645 --> 01:03:03,713 ITEMS SIX, COUNCIL HILL 120553, 1587 01:03:03,713 --> 01:03:08,151 RELATING TO LAND USE AND 1588 01:03:08,151 --> 01:03:09,285 ZONING, AMENDING THE CHAPTER OF 1589 01:03:09,285 --> 01:03:10,887 THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND 1590 01:03:10,887 --> 01:03:15,091 PAGE 53 OF THE OFFICIAL 1591 01:03:15,091 --> 01:03:19,328 LAND-USE MAP, 15,943 FT.รท FOR 1592 01:03:19,328 --> 01:03:23,466 THE PARCEL AT NW. MARKET ST. 1593 01:03:23,466 --> 01:03:24,500 CITY COUNCIL IS REGIMENTED TO 1594 01:03:24,500 --> 01:03:26,702 PASS THE COUNCIL BILL AS 1595 01:03:26,702 --> 01:03:26,969 AMENDED. 1596 01:03:26,969 --> 01:03:29,539 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, WE HAVE 1597 01:03:29,539 --> 01:03:30,840 ITEMS FIVE AND SIX IN THE 1598 01:03:30,840 --> 01:03:34,610 RECORD. BOTH ITEMS 5 AND 6 1599 01:03:34,610 --> 01:03:38,614 ALLOW US TO DISCUSS THEM 1600 01:03:38,614 --> 01:03:39,515 TOGETHER. THE COUNCIL WILL VOTE 1601 01:03:39,515 --> 01:03:43,219 ON THESE ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY. ON 1602 01:03:43,219 --> 01:03:48,724 BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER DAN 1603 01:03:48,724 --> 01:03:54,931 STRAUSS, AS CHAIR OF THE 1604 01:03:54,931 --> 01:03:55,898 COMMITTEE I WILL READ THE 1605 01:03:55,898 --> 01:04:00,303 DIRECTIONS INTO RECORD HERE. 1606 01:04:00,303 --> 01:04:01,537 ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA IS THE 1607 01:04:01,537 --> 01:04:02,605 CORRESPONDENCE THAT WAS SENT TO 1608 01:04:02,605 --> 01:04:04,207 COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS. I'M 1609 01:04:04,207 --> 01:04:10,613 SORRY, MME. CLERK, AM I 1610 01:04:10,613 --> 01:04:11,681 SUPPOSED TO READ INTO RECORD 1611 01:04:11,681 --> 01:04:12,381 THE COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE 1612 01:04:12,381 --> 01:04:14,717 JUDICIAL RULES OF THIS MOMENT? 1613 01:04:14,717 --> 01:04:16,252 >> I BELIEVE YOU JUST NEED TO 1614 01:04:16,252 --> 01:04:21,557 READ THE BULLETS. THEY ARE ON 1615 01:04:21,557 --> 01:04:21,858 THE SCRIPT. 1616 01:04:21,858 --> 01:04:26,362 >> ATTACHED THE AGENDA IS 1617 01:04:26,362 --> 01:04:27,029 CORRESPONDENCE INCLUDING AN 1618 01:04:27,029 --> 01:04:28,965 EMAIL AND TWO LETTERS. THIS 1619 01:04:28,965 --> 01:04:33,803 MUNICATION IS DISCLOSED TO 1620 01:04:33,803 --> 01:04:36,739 COLLABORATE WITH THE JUDICIAL 1621 01:04:36,739 --> 01:04:37,473 RULES ABOUT IMPENDING 1622 01:04:37,473 --> 01:04:43,412 QUASIJUDICIAL MATTERS. BOTH 1623 01:04:43,412 --> 01:04:44,046 LETTERS WERE ULTIMATELY 1624 01:04:44,046 --> 01:04:44,914 INCORPORATED INTO THE RECORD. 1625 01:04:44,914 --> 01:04:46,282 LETTER ONE IS EDGES IS LISTED 1626 01:04:46,282 --> 01:04:47,550 ON THE AGENDA AS PART OF PUBLIC 1627 01:04:47,550 --> 01:04:50,820 COMMENT EXHIBIT 10, AND NUMBER 1628 01:04:50,820 --> 01:04:52,421 TWO IS PART OF PUBLIC COMMENTS 1629 01:04:52,421 --> 01:04:57,393 AND EXHIBIT 4. IF THERE IS NO 1630 01:04:57,393 --> 01:04:59,695 QUESTION, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN 1631 01:04:59,695 --> 01:05:04,133 IT UP FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 1632 01:05:04,133 --> 01:05:06,969 REBUTTALS ON COMMUNICATIONS. 1633 01:05:06,969 --> 01:05:08,304 PLEASE NOTE REBUTTAL COMMENTS 1634 01:05:08,304 --> 01:05:13,175 ARE LIMITED TO THE CONTEXT OF 1635 01:05:13,175 --> 01:05:16,445 THE COMMUNICATIONS. COMMENT IS 1636 01:05:16,445 --> 01:05:17,546 NOW OPEN. HAVE ANY PEOPLE 1637 01:05:17,546 --> 01:05:19,749 SIGNED UP TO PROVIDE COMMENTS 1638 01:05:19,749 --> 01:05:22,518 ON THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA? 1639 01:05:22,518 --> 01:05:24,553 >> NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP. 1640 01:05:24,553 --> 01:05:28,758 >> IS ANYONE IN PERSON ABLE TO 1641 01:05:28,758 --> 01:05:29,859 PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? 1642 01:05:29,859 --> 01:05:29,992 1643 01:05:29,992 --> 01:05:32,295 >> NOBODY IN PERSON. 1644 01:05:32,295 --> 01:05:33,462 >> THAT HANDLES THAT. SEEING AS 1645 01:05:33,462 --> 01:05:35,865 WE HAVE NO SPEAKER SIGNED UP, 1646 01:05:35,865 --> 01:05:38,167 IN PERSON OR REMOTELY, COMMENT 1647 01:05:38,167 --> 01:05:41,037 IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL MOVE ON 1648 01:05:41,037 --> 01:05:45,975 TO THE BRIEFING OF THESE ITEMS. 1649 01:05:45,975 --> 01:05:47,410 ITEMS 5 AND 6 HAVE BEEN READ 1650 01:05:47,410 --> 01:05:49,345 INTO RECORD ALREADY. THIS IS AN 1651 01:05:49,345 --> 01:05:50,046 OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENTS FROM 1652 01:05:50,046 --> 01:05:56,952 MY COLLEAGUES HERE ABOUT CLERK 1653 01:05:56,952 --> 01:05:58,287 FILE 314470. I WILL JUMP IN 1654 01:05:58,287 --> 01:06:00,289 WITH COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF 1655 01:06:00,289 --> 01:06:03,225 COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS. ON 1656 01:06:03,225 --> 01:06:04,427 APRIL 26, THE LAND-USE 1657 01:06:04,427 --> 01:06:08,831 COMMITTEE CONSIDERED A REZONING 1658 01:06:08,831 --> 01:06:11,334 APPLICATION FOR A MIXED-USE 1659 01:06:11,334 --> 01:06:13,769 DEVELOPMENT ON A SPLIT ZONE LOT 1660 01:06:13,769 --> 01:06:16,605 AT 2501 NORTHWEST AT 2501 1661 01:06:16,605 --> 01:06:20,543 NORTHWEST MARKET ST. IN 1662 01:06:20,543 --> 01:06:21,711 BALLARD. THE WESTERN PART OF 1663 01:06:21,711 --> 01:06:22,478 THE LOT IS CURRENTLY ZONED 1664 01:06:22,478 --> 01:06:23,479 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL, AND 1665 01:06:23,479 --> 01:06:24,880 THE EAST PART OF THE LOT IS 1666 01:06:24,880 --> 01:06:25,548 OWNED NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. 1667 01:06:25,548 --> 01:06:26,482 THE REZONING WOULD EXTEND THE 1668 01:06:26,482 --> 01:06:30,019 NEIGHBORHOOD MARTIAL ZONING AND 1669 01:06:30,019 --> 01:06:32,822 ADOPT A PROPERTY USE AND 1670 01:06:32,822 --> 01:06:33,522 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE 1671 01:06:33,522 --> 01:06:36,492 RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE 1672 01:06:36,492 --> 01:06:39,595 REZONE WAS ON JANUARY 5, 2023. 1673 01:06:39,595 --> 01:06:40,696 THE HEARING EXAMINER HELD A 1674 01:06:40,696 --> 01:06:42,264 PUBLIC HEARING AND RECOMMENDED 1675 01:06:42,264 --> 01:06:45,568 APPROVAL ON FEBRUARY 8, 2023. 1676 01:06:45,568 --> 01:06:46,369 THE PROPOSED REZONING WOULD 1677 01:06:46,369 --> 01:06:47,503 FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF 1678 01:06:47,503 --> 01:06:52,641 107 MIXED-USE UNIT BUILDINGS 1679 01:06:52,641 --> 01:06:53,909 WITH THREE LIVE AND WORK UNITS 1680 01:06:53,909 --> 01:06:56,712 AND RETAIL SPACE ALONG MARKET 1681 01:06:56,712 --> 01:06:58,814 STREET. ARE THERE ANY 1682 01:06:58,814 --> 01:07:01,317 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? HEARING 1683 01:07:01,317 --> 01:07:03,285 NONE, MME. CLERK, PLEASE CALL 1684 01:07:03,285 --> 01:07:12,027 GRANTING THE CLERK FILE AS IS 1685 01:07:12,027 --> 01:07:12,395 THE CONDITION . 1686 01:07:12,395 --> 01:07:13,295 >> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD? 1687 01:07:13,295 --> 01:07:17,700 COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS? 1688 01:07:17,700 --> 01:07:17,967 >> YES. 1689 01:07:17,967 --> 01:07:25,074 >> COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES? WE 1690 01:07:25,074 --> 01:07:28,878 WILL COME BACK. COUNCILMEMBER 1691 01:07:28,878 --> 01:07:30,212 NELSON? COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON? 1692 01:07:30,212 --> 01:07:32,581 >> YES. 1693 01:07:32,581 --> 01:07:36,552 >> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT? 1694 01:07:36,552 --> 01:07:36,819 >> YES. 1695 01:07:36,819 --> 01:07:39,188 >> COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES? 1696 01:07:39,188 --> 01:07:39,455 >> YES. 1697 01:07:39,455 --> 01:07:47,263 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM? 1698 01:07:47,263 --> 01:07:48,464 >> YES. 1699 01:07:48,464 --> 01:07:49,598 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE 1700 01:07:49,598 --> 01:07:50,566 OPPOSED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, 1701 01:07:50,566 --> 01:07:51,901 THE CLERK FILE IS GRANTED AS 1702 01:07:51,901 --> 01:07:53,169 CONDITIONED, AND THE FINDINGS, 1703 01:07:53,169 --> 01:07:54,804 CONCLUSION AND DECISION OF THE 1704 01:07:54,804 --> 01:07:57,006 CITY COUNCIL, CLERK, PLEASE 1705 01:07:57,006 --> 01:07:59,842 AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE 1706 01:07:59,842 --> 01:08:03,212 FINDINGS ON MY BEHALF. THAT 1707 01:08:03,212 --> 01:08:04,346 MOVES US TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, 1708 01:08:04,346 --> 01:08:06,248 WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN READ 1709 01:08:06,248 --> 01:08:07,249 INTO THE RECORD AND DESCRIBED 1710 01:08:07,249 --> 01:08:11,520 BY THE COUNCILMEMBER REPORT. 1711 01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:12,588 ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS 1712 01:08:12,588 --> 01:08:17,793 ON ITEM NUMBER SIX? ITEM NUMBER 1713 01:08:17,793 --> 01:08:19,195 SIX, 120533. HEARING NO 1714 01:08:19,195 --> 01:08:21,931 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, MME. 1715 01:08:21,931 --> 01:08:23,099 CLERK, PLEASE CALL ON THE 1716 01:08:23,099 --> 01:08:27,403 PASSAGE OF THE BILL. 1717 01:08:27,403 --> 01:08:28,270 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LISA HERBOLD? 1718 01:08:28,270 --> 01:08:28,537 >> YES. 1719 01:08:28,537 --> 01:08:31,874 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS? 1720 01:08:31,874 --> 01:08:32,141 >> YES. 1721 01:08:32,141 --> 01:08:37,346 >> COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES? 1722 01:08:37,346 --> 01:08:37,580 >> YES. 1723 01:08:37,580 --> 01:08:38,681 >> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? 1724 01:08:38,681 --> 01:08:38,948 >> YES. 1725 01:08:38,948 --> 01:08:43,452 >> COUNCIL MEMBER KSHAMA 1726 01:08:43,452 --> 01:08:43,686 SAWANT? 1727 01:08:43,686 --> 01:08:43,953 >> YES. 1728 01:08:43,953 --> 01:08:46,055 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM? 1729 01:08:46,055 --> 01:08:46,322 >> YES. 1730 01:08:46,322 --> 01:08:50,392 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE 1731 01:08:50,392 --> 01:08:53,062 OPPOSED. THE BILL PASSES, AND 1732 01:08:53,062 --> 01:08:57,266 THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. CLERK, 1733 01:08:57,266 --> 01:08:58,200 PLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE TO 1734 01:08:58,200 --> 01:08:59,869 THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. 1735 01:08:59,869 --> 01:09:03,873 COLLEAGUES, THAT MOVES US TO 1736 01:09:03,873 --> 01:09:05,274 THE ITEMS THAT WERE REMOVED, NO 1737 01:09:05,274 --> 01:09:08,777 ITEMS WERE REMOVED FROM THE 1738 01:09:08,777 --> 01:09:09,912 CONSENT CALENDAR. WE WILL MOVE 1739 01:09:09,912 --> 01:09:13,249 ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. ANY 1740 01:09:13,249 --> 01:09:13,916 ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS FOR 1741 01:09:13,916 --> 01:09:15,551 INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION 1742 01:09:15,551 --> 01:09:16,619 TODAY? HEARING NONE, WE WILL 1743 01:09:16,619 --> 01:09:19,455 MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, ANY 1744 01:09:19,455 --> 01:09:23,359 OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE 1745 01:09:23,359 --> 01:09:27,229 COUNCIL TODAY? HEARING AND 1746 01:09:27,229 --> 01:09:28,564 SEEING NONE, IF THERE IS NO 1747 01:09:28,564 --> 01:09:29,465 OBJECTION, THIS CONCLUDES ITEMS 1748 01:09:29,465 --> 01:09:33,035 ON BUSINESS TODAY. THE NEXT 1749 01:09:33,035 --> 01:09:33,736 REGULARLY SCHEDULED SEATTLE 1750 01:09:33,736 --> 01:09:34,637 CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE 1751 01:09:34,637 --> 01:09:37,473 HELD ON MAY 9. THANK YOU TO 1752 01:09:37,473 --> 01:09:38,307 EVERYBODY WHO MADE THIS 1753 01:09:38,307 --> 01:09:39,408 POSSIBLE, AND FOR THE CLERKS 1754 01:09:39,408 --> 01:09:42,978 FOR HELPING US THROUGH THE 1755 01:09:42,978 --> 01:09:43,812 PROCESS TODAY. WITHOUT ANY 1756 01:09:43,812 --> 01:09:49,218 OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED. [