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THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK 

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PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 

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>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 

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>> OH, I'LL NOTE COUNCILMEMBER 

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RIVERA WILL BE JOINING US HERE 

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SHORTLY. 

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>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? 

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>> HERE. 

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>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? 

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>> HERE. 

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>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 

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>> HERE. 

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>> CHAIR NELSON? 

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>> PRESENT. 

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>> FOUR PRESENT. 

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO FIRST

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I WANT TO PUT THIS ON THE 

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RECORD, AND I PUT OUT A 

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STATEMENT EARLIER TODAY. I -- 

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NEVERMIND. WELL, I MIGHT AS WELL

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GO AHEAD. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE 

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THE FRUSTRATION, MY EXCUSED 

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ABSENCE, CONTRIBUTED TO THE LACK

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OF QUORUM YESTERDAY IN THE 

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COMMITTEE MEETING, AND APOLOGIZE

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TO THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THE TIME 

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TO SHOW UP FOR THE COMMITTEE 

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VOTE ON THEIR APPOINTMENT TO A 

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RANGE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSION 

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COMMISSION. I'M GRATEFUL FOR 

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THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OUR 

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CITY, AND DELAYS IN THE 

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APPOINTMENT PROCESS SERVES NO 

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ONE WELL. TO MAINTAIN THE 

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ACTION THAT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED,

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HAD COMMITTEE VOTES BEEN TAKEN. 

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THE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE 

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INCLUDED FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION

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ON NEXT TUESDAY'S CITY COUNCIL 

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MEETING AGENDA. THE SAME IS TRUE

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FOR THE LEGISLATION REGARDING 

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DEADLINE OF AUGUST 16. JUST 

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INFORMATION ITEM OUT THERE. ALL 

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RIGHT. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. 

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IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE 

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AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING 

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NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS 

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ADOPTED. CLERK, HOW MANY PEOPLE 

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ARE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

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TODAY? 

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>> CHAIR NELSON, WE HAVE SEVEN 

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IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTERS, AND

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WE HAVE -- FIVE REMOTE. 

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>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD 

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AND START WITH THE IN PERSON, 

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PLEASE. WE'LL DO ALL SEVEN, AND

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PEOPLE CAN HAVE TWO MINUTES, AND

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THEN WE'LL HAVE THE REMOTE 

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SPEAKERS, PLEASE. 

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>> I'LL CALL ON SPEAKERS IN 

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ORDER THEY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, 

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TWO MINUTES. WHEN YOU HEAR THE 

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CHIME, YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT 10 

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SECONDS LEFT. IF YOU EXCEED THAT

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TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE MAY BE CUT

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OFF, SO WE CAN MOVE ONTO THE 

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FIRST SPEAKER FOR THE IN-PERSON 

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>> YEAH, I'M READY. MY DIRTY 

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NAZI, YOU FACETIOUS PIG. MY 

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NAME, ALEX ZIMMERMAN. I WANT TO 

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SPEAK WHAT IS ABSOLUTELY 

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GROWING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND 

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BIGGER. WE CANNOT ACCEPT THIS 

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BIGGER FOR ANOTHER 30 YEARS. 

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THIS POSSIBLE? FOR THE LAST 40 

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UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S 700,000 

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IDIOTS ELECTED HERE. DO THEY 

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COME HERE. IT'S A NICE, 

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BEAUTIFUL CITY. WHAT DO I MAKE 

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OF IT RIGHT NOW? TOTAL 

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FRUSTRATION. IT'S NOT ABOUT 

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FRUSTRATION BECAUSE FRUSTRATION 

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IS BETTER THAN DEMOCRACY. YEAH, 

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MIDDLE CLASS LIFE MISERABLE. 

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THIS IS A PROBLEM, WHAT WE HAVE.

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SO RIGHT NOW I SPEAK TO 

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EVERYBODY WHO WILL LISTEN TO ME.

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YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? STAND 

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UP, GUYS. WE NEED A NEW REGIME. 

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THIS EVERY DAY. YEAH. I SUPPORT 

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TRUMP. VIVA TRUMP, BECAUSE 

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THERE'S ONLY ONE CHANCE TO MAKE

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AMERICA BACK TO THE 

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CONSTITUTION., STAND UP, 

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AMERICA. 

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>> NEXT, WE'LL HAVE JEFF. 

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FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL HAVE 

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BRANDY OSBORNE. MY APOLOGIES IN 

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ADVANCE, IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR

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FIRST AND LAST NAMES. THANK YOU.

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>> HELLO. I'M HERE TODAY TO 

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TALK ABOUT TEMPORARY HOUSING 

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I'M IN RIGHT NOW. I SPENT A LOT

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OF TIME IN OTHER SHELTERS AROUND

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THE COUNTY. A LOT OF TIME, WHICH

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ISN'T A GOOD THING. I'VE SEEN 

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ALL THE GOODS, THE BADS, THE 

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UGLIES. I HAVE NOTHING, BUT VERY

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GOOD THINGS TO SAY. I'VE BEEN 

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HERE BEFORE AND SPOKE TO YOU 

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FOLKS WITH BASICALLY DUCT TAPE 

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OVER MY MOUTH. SAYING THINGS TO 

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YOU I WAS SUPPOSE TO SAY. NOW I 

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CAN COME UP FREELY AND ACTUALLY 

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TALK FREELY, WHICH I REALLY 

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APPRECIATE FROM THEM. THEY HAVE 

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MADE MY LIFE A WHOLE LOT BETTER 

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SINCE I WAS LIVING IN YOUR 

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JUNGLE FOR FIVE YEARS. MY LIFE 

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IS EXTREMELY BETTER SINCE I'VE 

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BEEN LIVING THERE. I'VE BEEN 

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ABLE TO -- I HAVE BLOOD CLOTS IN

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MY LEGS, AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO 

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MAKE ALL MY DOCTOR'S 

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APPOINTMENTS. GETTING ALL MY 

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STUFF I NEED TO DO, SOCIAL 

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SECURITY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. 

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THESE GUYS HELP ME OUT WITH ALL 

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THAT STUFF, WHICH HAS BEEN 

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GREAT. LIVING IN A TENT, I WOULD

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NEVER BE ABLE TO GET THAT STUFF 

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DONE EVERY DAY. WHERE I LIVE, 

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THE BUILDING I LIVE IN, THE 

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PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE RUN -- 

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THE RULES ARE KEPT -- THEY'RE 

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IMPROVEMENT IN MY LIFE. THANK 

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YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. 

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>> THANK YOU. 

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>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE 

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BRANDY OSBORNE. FOLLOWING 

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BRANDY, WE'LL HAVE CHRISTOPHER 

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ARCHIBALD. THANK YOU. 

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>> HELLO, FOLKS. GOOD AFTERNOON.

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MY NAME IS BRANDY. I'M A 

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CURRENT PARTICIPANT IN THE LEED 

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PROGRAM, AND I'M HERE TODAY IN 

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REGARDS TO THE NEWLY PROPOSED 

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SALES TAX. IF THIS TAX IS 

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PASSED, I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER 

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ALLOCATING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION

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OF THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT AND 

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STABILIZE THE WORK OF THE LEED 

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PROGRAM, AND ALLOWING THEM TO 

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CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN 

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SUPPORT TO THOSE OF US IN NEED. 

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WITH ASSISTANCE OF THEIR 

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PROGRAM, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO 

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ESTABLISH VERY MUCH NEEDED 

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MEDICAL CARE, PRIMARY CARE 

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DOCUMENTS LIKE BIRTH 

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CERTIFICATES AND I.D.s, AND JUST

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PROVIDING MANY THINGS FOR ME TO 

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BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE A 

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PATH THROUGH THIS LIFE. MOST 

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IMPORTANTLY THOUGH BECAUSE OF 

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THE PROGRAM, I'M FINALLY 

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ENDORSED INSIDE WITH STABLE 

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SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, WORKING ON 

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GETTING PERMIT HOUSING. AFTER 15

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LONG LONELY YEARS OF BEING 

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WONDERING WHERE MY NEXT HOT 

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SHOWER WILL BE OR HOW I CAN WASH

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MY LAUNDRY. FINALLY, AFTER 15 

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YEARS OF ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN 

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ANY SELF-WORTH, STRUGGLING TO 

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SURVIVE AND STRUGGLING TO EXIST,

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I'M INDOORS. I NO LONGER HAVE 

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ANY OF THESE WORRIES BECAUSE OF 

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THE LEED PROGRAM. WE CANNOT 

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AFFORD TO LET WHAT'S WORKING 

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FALL APART. WE NEED TO STABILIZE

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THE PROGRAM AND CONTINUE TO FILL

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IN THE GAPS THAT REMAIN. BECAUSE

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OF ITS IMPORTANCE, BECAUSE IT IS

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IMPORTANT THIS LEVEL OF SUPPORT 

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PROVIDED, BE PROVIDED TO PEOPLE 

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WHO ARE CONTINUOUSLY WORKING TO 

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BETTER THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU. 

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>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE 

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CHRISTOPHER. FOLLOWING 

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CHRISTOPHER, WE'LL HAVE CHLOE 

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GALE. COME ON DOWN. THANK YOU. 

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>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. 

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MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER, AND I'M

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A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER IN THE 

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SOUTHWEST PRECINCT OF SEATTLE. 

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I'M HERE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY 

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SALES TAX. IF THIS SALES TAX IS 

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PASSED, I URGE YOU TO ENSURE A 

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SIGNIFICANT PORTION IS USED TO 

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SUPPORT AND STABILIZE THE WORK 

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OF THE PROGRAM IN SEATTLE. WE 

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ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS ON UNMET 

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NEEDS USING AN EVIDENCE BASED 

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CASE MANAGEMENT APPROACH. WE DO 

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NOT DO THIS ALONE. WE COORDINATE

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WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER 

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CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM PARTNERS 

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TO ENSURE OUR WORK CONTRIBUTES 

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TO IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC 

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SAFETY, WHILE REDUCING THE 

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OVERALL COST OF THE CRIMINAL 

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LEGAL SYSTEM. IN 2019, A 

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON STUDY 

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SHOWED PARTICIPANTS HAD 1.4 

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FEWER AVERAGE YEARLY JAIL 

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BOOKINGS. SPENT 41 FEWER DAYS IN

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JAIL PER YEAR. HAD 88% LOWER 

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ODDS OF PRISON INCARCERATION. 

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SHOWED A REDUCTION IN LEGAL COST

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OF $2,100 COMPARED TO AN ALMOST 

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$6,000 INCREASE FOR COMPARISON 

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PARTICIPANTS. AN INDEPENDENT 

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ANALYSIS, BY THE ARNOLD 

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FOUNDATION, SHOWED PARTICIPANTS 

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ARE 58% LESS LIKELY TO BE 

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ARRESTED FOR ANY CRIME IN ANY 

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JURISDICTION COMPARED TO A 

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CONTROL GROUP. RECOVERY IS NOT 

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ONE-SIZE FITS ALL. AS A PERSON 

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IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY FROM 

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER, I KNOW

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I'M ALIVE BECAUSE OF THE 

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APPROACH THAT MODELS CORE VALUES

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OF BUILDING CONNECTION FOSTERING

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MUTUALITY, AND MOVING TOWARDS 

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GOALS COLLABORATIVELY. LEED 

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PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN 

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SEATTLE. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LET

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WHAT'S WORKING FALL APART. WE 

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HAVE TO STABILIZE THE PROGRAM, 

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WHILE ADDING NEW COMPONENTS TO 

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REMEDY UNADDRESSED GAPS IN THE 

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SYSTEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME 

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AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. COME

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ON DOWN, THANK YOU. 

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>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 

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PRESIDENT NELSON AND OTHER 

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MEMBERS. AS THE VP OF POLICY 

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NOW, BUT A LONG-TERM OUTREACH 

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WORKER. WE WORK WITH PDA, THE 

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SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE 

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KING COUNTY PROSECUTORS TO 

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DESIGN THE LEAD PROGRAM OVER A 

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DECADE AGO, AND WE HAVE 

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CONTINUED TO ADAPT AND IMPROVE 

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IT TO RESPOND TO STREET 

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DISORDER, HOMELESSNESS, AND 

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ADDICTION IN SEATTLE. I'M HERE 

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TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED PUBLIC 

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SAFETY TAX AND URGE YOU TO 

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DEDICATE A SIGNIFICANT 

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PROPORTION TO STABILIZE THE LEAD

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PROGRAM AT OTHER PROVEN FRONT 

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DOOR RECOVERY PROGRAMS. OUR TEAM

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MEETS LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE 

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FIELD, AND THEN PROVIDES THE 

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CONTINUED STREET ENGAGEMENT, 

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LEGAL SYSTEM NAVIGATION, THE 

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ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT, AND 

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HOUSING PLACEMENT NECESSARY TO 

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MOVE PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX NEEDS 

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AND POWERFUL ADDICTIONS OFF THE 

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STREET. OUR PERSISTENCE WORK IS 

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OFTEN WHAT ALLOWS PUBLIC SAFETY 

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OFFICERS TO BE AVAILABLE TO 

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RESPOND RAPIDLY TO VIOLENT 

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CRIME. TODAY, SOME OF US HAVE 

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SEEN THE HEADLINES FROM THE 

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE NEW

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EXECUTIVE ORDER, WHICH WILL 

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ABANDON SUPPORT FOR SOME OF OUR 

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LOW BARRIER FRONT DOOR RECOVERY 

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PATHWAY PROGRAMS. WITHOUT 

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PERSISTENT, RELATIONAL, OUTREACH

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WORKERS AND CASE MANAGERS ON OUR

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STREETS, OUR EMERGENCY SYSTEMS 

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WILL BECOME OVERWHELMED. PLEASE 

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FUND PROGRAMS LIKE OURS WITH A 

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PROVEN TRACK RECORD TO MOVE 

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PEOPLE INTO RECOVERY CARE. THANK

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YOU. 

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>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HAVE 

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SIMONE. THE LAST IN-PERSON 

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PUBLIC COMMENTER WILL BE JOHN. 

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COME ON DOWN. THANK YOU. 

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>> HELLO, OKAY. IS THAT GOOD? 

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GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 

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PRESIDENT NELSON AND 

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COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 

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SIMONE, AND I'M THE SENIOR LEAD

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PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE WEST 

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PRECINCT AND THIRD AVENUE 

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PROJECT. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE

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OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC SAFETY 

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SALES TAX. IF IT THIS SALES TAX 

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IS PASSED, I URGE YOU TO ENSURE 

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A SIGNIFICANT PORTION IS USED TO

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SUPPORT AND STABILIZE THE WORK 

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OF THE LEAD PROGRAM. REAL PUBLIC

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SAFETY MEANS HAVING THE RIGHT 

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TOOLS TO RESPOND TO PEOPLE WITH 

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COMPLEX BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS,

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ESPECIALLY IN OUR PUBLIC PLACES.

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THIS REQUIRES HUMANE, 

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CONSISTENT, AND EFFECTIVE 

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RESPONSES. IF THIS TAX PASSES, 

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IT'S CRUCIAL THE FUNDING 

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SUPPORTS PROGRAMS THAT ARE 

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ALREADY DELIVERING RESULTS. LIKE

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CO-LEAD, FOR EXAMPLE. OVER 95% 

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OF PARTICIPANTS ACCEPT SERVICES.

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70% TRANSITION TO PERMANENT 

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HOUSING. 100% OF ELIGIBLE 

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PARTICIPANTS ARE ENROLLED IN 

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MEDICAID. MEDICAID IS THE 

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BACKBONE OF THIS WORK. WITHOUT 

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IT, PEOPLE LOSE ACCESS TO 

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CRITICAL SUPPORTS LIKE MENTAL 

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HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE 

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TREATMENT, PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE,

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AND EVEN HOUSING. MANY HOUSING 

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AND STABILIZATION SERVICES RELY 

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ON MEDICAID FUNDED CARE 

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COORDINATION TO KEEP PEOPLE 

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HOUSED. LEAD CASE MANAGERS DO 

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MORE THAN CONNECT PEOPLE TO 

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SERVICES. THEY HELP PARTICIPANTS

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WHO ARE MEDICAID ELIGIBLE AND 

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UNABLE TO WORK THROUGH THE 

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MEDICAID ENROLLMENT PROCESS. A 

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2016 EVALUATION BY THE 

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S HARM

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REDUCTION AND RESOURCE TREATMENT

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CENTER FOUND THAT 18 MONTHS 

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AFTER ENROLLING IN LEAD, 

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PARTICIPANTS WERE 89% MORE 

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LIKELY TO OBTAIN PERMANENT 

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HOUSING. 46% MORE LIKELY TO BE 

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ON THE EMPLOYMENT CONTINUUM, AND

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33% MORE LIKELY TO HAVE INCOME 

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OR BENEFITS. THIS IS COMPARED TO

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A MONTH BEFORE THEY JOINED THE 

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LEAD PROGRAM. WE CANNOT AFFORD 

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TO LET WHAT'S WORKING FALL 

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APART. WE HAVE TO STABILIZE THE 

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LEAD PROGRAM AND ADD NEW PIECES 

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TO ADDRESS THE GAPS THAT REMAIN.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

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>> THANK YOU. AND THE LAST 

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IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTER WILL 

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BE JOHN. COME ON DOWN. 

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL 

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MEMBERS, CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

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MY NAME IS JOHNNY. I'M A 

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PARTICIPANT SUPPORT SPECIALIST 

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SUPERVISOR WITH PDA. AND I ALSO 

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AM STRONGLY RECOMMENDING IF THIS

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BILL IS PASSED THAT WE DO 

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ALLOCATE FUNDING TO THIS 

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PROGRAM. WE HEARD MY COLLEAGUES 

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AND SOME OF OUR PARTICIPANTS 

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TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE EVIDENCE 

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ON HOW TAKING A HOLISTIC 

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APPROACH IS A CATALYST TO 

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SUPPORTING PEOPLE, TO NAVIGATE 

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THEIR WAY OUT OF THESE SYSTEMS. 

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FIRST OF ALL, I ALSO WANT TO 

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THANK YOU TO YOUR COMMITMENT FOR

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PUBLIC SAFETY. EVIDENCE SHOWS 

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THAT TAKING A HOLISTIC APPROACH 

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IN SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO FIND OUT

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HOW THEY CAN GET BETTER HELPS 

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THEM TO GET OUT OF THESE 

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SYSTEMS. I AM EVIDENCE OF THIS 

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FRAMEWORK WORKING. IN 2014, I 

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WAS AN ELITE CLIENT, AND I HAVE 

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SINCE BEEN ABLE TO BE STABLELY 

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EMPLOYED FOR THE LAST SEVEN 

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YEARS. RECENTLY CELEBRATED 7.5 

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YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED SOBRIETY,

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AND HAVE BEEN WORKING MY DREAM 

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JOB AT PDA FOR THE LAST FOUR 

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YEARS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK 

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COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA NELSON 

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FOR INITIATING THE OPPORTUNITY 

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FOR PARTICIPANTS TO BE ABLE TO 

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ACCESS TREATMENT THAT'S REALLY 

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QUALITY, AND NOT JUST A ONE-SIZE

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FITS ALL, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN 

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ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE UTILIZE THESE

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RESOURCES AND GET BETTER, GET 

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HEALTHIER. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK 

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LIKE? THAT LOOKS LIKE RECIDIVISM

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GOING DOWN, PUBLIC SAFETY 

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INCREASING, PUBLIC HEALTH 

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INCREASING. WITHOUT ACCESS TO 

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THESE RESOURCES, PEOPLE, OUR 

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BROTHERS, OUR SISTERS, OUR 

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COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SOME OF OUR 

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MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY 

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MEMBERS, ARE GOING TO DIE ALONE 

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IN THESE STREETS. AND I KNOW 

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WE'RE ALL EXIT HADED TO 

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COMMITTED TO INCREASING PUBLIC 

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SAFETY. I KNOW THE KEY TO THAT 

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IS MONEY. WE'RE HUMBLY ASKING 

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YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WORK 

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THAT WE DO. THANK YOU. 

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>> THANK YOU AND 

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CONGRATULATIONS. NOW, WE'LL GO 

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TO THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS.

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JUST A REMINDER, I'LL CALL ON 

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THE SPEAKER IN THE ORDER THEY 

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SIGNED UP VIRTUALLY. SPEAKER 

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WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. WHEN YOU 

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HEAR THE CHIME, YOU'LL HAVE TEN

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SECONDS LEFT. IF YOU EXCEED THAT

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TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE MAY BE CUT

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OFF, SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE 

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NEXT SPEAKER. AS A REMINDER, 

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PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 

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YOURSELF. FIRST PERSON WE'LL 

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HAVE IS DANIEL GODFREY. PLEASE 

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PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 

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YOURSELF, DANIEL. 

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 

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PRESIDENT NELSON AND COMMITTEE 

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MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAN GODFREY.

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I WORK ADD EVERGREEN TREATMENT 

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SERVICES AS AN ELITE SUPERVISOR.

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I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE 

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PROPOSED PUBLIC SAFETY TAX AND 

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IMPLORING YOU TO DESIGNATE A 

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SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THIS 

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REVENUE TO MAINTAINING THE LEAD 

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PROGRAM. MY SOCIAL SERVICES 

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CAREER IN SEATTLE BEGAN IN 2021.

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I WORKED AS A RAPID REHOUSING 

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CASE MANAGER IN ONE OF THE 

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HOTELS LEASED BY THE CITY TO 

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HOUSE THE UNHOUSED DURING COVID.

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AS WE WORK TO REHOUSE ACUTELY 

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VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN THE 

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MARKET RATE, HOUSING BECAME 

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EVIDENT. PRIVATE MARKET HOUSING 

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WAS NOT GOING TO SERVE THEM. IN 

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THAT SAME TIME, I BECAME AWARE 

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OF A SMALL SUBSET OF CLIENTS WHO

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WERE RECEIVING COMPREHENSIVE 

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CARE AND ACCESS TO MORE 

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APPROPRIATE HOUSING. THEY WERE 

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ALL WORKING WITH LEAD. AFTER SIX

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MONTHS, OUR STATS MADE IT CLEAR 

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WE COULD NOT EXECUTE THE 

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REQUIREMENTS OF OUR CONTRACT, 

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AND MY ORIGINAL EMPLOYER ELECTED

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TO RETURN MOST OF THAT FUNDING 

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AND DISBURSE OUR TEAM TO OTHER 

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SITES. I TOOK THAT OPPORTUNITY 

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TO APPLY FOR WORK AS A LEAD CASE

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MANAGER, AND I STILL SEE CLIENTS

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FROM THAT HOTEL ON THE STREETS 

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EVERY DAY. NOW, FOUR YEARS 

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LATER, THE LEAD PROGRAM 

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CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE 

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EXCEPTIONAL WRAP-AROUND CARE 

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THAT I WITNESSED IN 2021. I SEE 

507
00:18:25,337 --> 00:18:27,439
NEW AND DIFFERENT PROGRAMS COME 

508
00:18:27,439 --> 00:18:29,508
AND GO, OUTREACH CONTRACTS 

509
00:18:29,508 --> 00:18:31,043
CHANGE HANDS, NEW SUBSTANCES HIT

510
00:18:31,043 --> 00:18:34,913
THE STREET, BUT LEAD IS MORE 

511
00:18:34,913 --> 00:18:36,415
CRITICAL THAN EVER. OUR 

512
00:18:36,415 --> 00:18:37,349
COLLABORATION WITH LAW 

513
00:18:37,349 --> 00:18:38,350
ENFORCEMENT, DYNAMIC STREET 

514
00:18:38,350 --> 00:18:39,651
OUTREACH WORK, AND CLINICAL 

515
00:18:39,651 --> 00:18:40,919
INFRASTRUCTURE FILL A GAP IN OUR

516
00:18:40,919 --> 00:18:43,755
CITY SERVICES THAT SAVES LIVES 

517
00:18:43,755 --> 00:18:44,523
AND ALLOWS PUBLIC SAFETY 

518
00:18:44,523 --> 00:18:46,925
OFFICERS TO RESPOND WHERE THEY 

519
00:18:46,925 --> 00:18:48,727
ARE NEEDED. IN MY EXPERIENCE 

520
00:18:48,727 --> 00:18:50,529
COLLABORATING WITH OUR SOCIAL 

521
00:18:50,529 --> 00:18:52,064
SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND 

522
00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:53,799
EMS, THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE 

523
00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:57,302
PROGRAM TO SERVE OUR 

524
00:18:57,302 --> 00:18:58,136
EXCEPTIONALLY VULNERABLE 

525
00:18:58,136 --> 00:18:58,904
CLIENTS. PLEASE MAINTAIN FUNDING

526
00:18:58,904 --> 00:19:00,806
FOR PROGRAMS LIKE LEAD, SO THEY 

527
00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:01,874
CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR 

528
00:19:01,874 --> 00:19:06,879
COMMUNITY BOTH ON AND OFF THE 

529
00:19:06,879 --> 00:19:07,913
STREET. THANK YOU. 

530
00:19:07,913 --> 00:19:10,215
>> THANK YOU, DANIEL. NEXT, 

531
00:19:10,215 --> 00:19:10,849
WE'LL HAVE BRIDGET LOPEZ. 

532
00:19:10,849 --> 00:19:13,418
BRIDGET, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX 

533
00:19:13,418 --> 00:19:19,992
TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. THANK YOU. 

534
00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:21,727
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 

535
00:19:21,727 --> 00:19:22,861
PRESIDENT NELSON AND COMMITTEE 

536
00:19:22,861 --> 00:19:25,564
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BRIDGET 

537
00:19:25,564 --> 00:19:26,899
LOPEZ. I'M THE SUPERVISOR WITH 

538
00:19:26,899 --> 00:19:27,833
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES, 

539
00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:29,902
WHO HAVE BEEN A PRIMARY PROVIDER

540
00:19:29,902 --> 00:19:32,037
FOR THE LEAD PROGRAM. I'M HERE 

541
00:19:32,037 --> 00:19:33,972
TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED PUBLIC 

542
00:19:33,972 --> 00:19:36,241
SAFETY SALES TAX, AND ENCOURAGE 

543
00:19:36,241 --> 00:19:37,309
YOU TO DONATE A SIGNIFICANT 

544
00:19:37,309 --> 00:19:38,310
PORTION TO STABILIZE THE LEAD 

545
00:19:38,310 --> 00:19:39,545
PROGRAM. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A 

546
00:19:39,545 --> 00:19:41,713
MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE 

547
00:19:41,713 --> 00:19:43,182
CORNERSTONE THAT CAME IN YOUR 

548
00:19:43,182 --> 00:19:44,816
PACKET, WHICH I BELIEVE MAKES 

549
00:19:44,816 --> 00:19:48,754
OUR WORK UNIQUELY SUITED TO 

550
00:19:48,754 --> 00:19:50,789
ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY AS OUR 

551
00:19:50,789 --> 00:19:51,657
LEGAL SYSTEM WORKS. AS AN 

552
00:19:51,657 --> 00:19:52,724
EXAMPLE, I'LL SHARE A CLIENT 

553
00:19:52,724 --> 00:19:55,127
STORY THAT IS ALL TOO COMMON IN 

554
00:19:55,127 --> 00:19:56,962
OUR LINE OF WORK. TAKE SUSAN. 

555
00:19:56,962 --> 00:19:58,397
SUSAN ENROLLED IN THE LEAD 

556
00:19:58,397 --> 00:20:00,299
PROGRAM WITH A NUMBER OF LOW 

557
00:20:00,299 --> 00:20:01,600
LEVEL WARRANT, FOR MISDEMEANORS 

558
00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,570
THAT ARE ALL RELATED TO 

559
00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:06,471
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND 

560
00:20:06,471 --> 00:20:07,239
HOMELESSNESS. THESE WARRANTS 

561
00:20:07,239 --> 00:20:07,839
CROSSED FIVE DIFFERENT 

562
00:20:07,839 --> 00:20:09,074
MUNICIPALITIES. THAT MEANS WHEN 

563
00:20:09,074 --> 00:20:10,909
SUSAN WAS BOOKED ON ONE OF THOSE

564
00:20:10,909 --> 00:20:12,377
WARRANTS, SHE HAS TO GO TO FOUR 

565
00:20:12,377 --> 00:20:13,946
DIFFERENT JAILS IN ORDER TO 

566
00:20:13,946 --> 00:20:15,581
CLEAR UP ALL OF HER DIFFERENT 

567
00:20:15,581 --> 00:20:19,151
HOLDS. THAT'S TALKING TO FIVE 

568
00:20:19,151 --> 00:20:20,085
DIFFERENT DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, 

569
00:20:20,085 --> 00:20:22,187
FIVE DISTINCT PROSECUTOR OFFICES

570
00:20:22,187 --> 00:20:23,722
THAT ASK FOR EACH DIFFERENT 

571
00:20:23,722 --> 00:20:24,957
THINGS. ALL WHEN SUSAN WANTS TO 

572
00:20:24,957 --> 00:20:26,358
GO TO TREATMENT AND GET WELL. 

573
00:20:26,358 --> 00:20:28,026
THE WORST PART IS NONE OF THE 

574
00:20:28,026 --> 00:20:29,561
DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS TALK TO 

575
00:20:29,561 --> 00:20:30,929
EACH OTHER, SO SUSAN IS HIGHLY 

576
00:20:30,929 --> 00:20:32,030
LIKELY TO GET A NEW WARRANT FOR 

577
00:20:32,030 --> 00:20:33,732
THE FIRST CASE SHE WAS BOOKED ON

578
00:20:33,732 --> 00:20:35,334
WHILE SHE'S IN ANOTHER JAIL, 

579
00:20:35,334 --> 00:20:38,070
TRYING TO CLEAR UP HER FOURTH OR

580
00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:40,572
FIFTH MATTER. THIS IS WHERE LEAD

581
00:20:40,572 --> 00:20:41,506
LEGAL ASSISTANCE COORDINATION 

582
00:20:41,506 --> 00:20:42,841
COMES IN. WE BREAK DOWN THE 

583
00:20:42,841 --> 00:20:44,009
SILOS ACROSS THE JURISDICTION, 

584
00:20:44,009 --> 00:20:46,178
GET THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS 

585
00:20:46,178 --> 00:20:48,347
TALKING TO EACH OTHER, AND HELP 

586
00:20:48,347 --> 00:20:50,916
SUSAN, SO SHE CAN GET MUCH 

587
00:20:50,916 --> 00:20:51,750
NEEDED PATH TO RECOVERY. I'M 

588
00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:54,152
HAPPY TO SHARE SUSAN JUST 

589
00:20:54,152 --> 00:20:56,121
CELEBRATED HER THREE YEAR SOBER 

590
00:20:56,121 --> 00:20:58,090
DATE, AND RECENTLY BECAME HOUSE 

591
00:20:58,090 --> 00:21:00,125
MANAGER AT CLEAN AND SOBER HOME.

592
00:21:00,125 --> 00:21:02,260
THIS SYSTEM WORK IS ONLY ONE OF 

593
00:21:02,260 --> 00:21:04,162
THE MANY APPROACHES THAT WE TAKE

594
00:21:04,162 --> 00:21:06,164
AT LEAD TO ADDRESS PUBLIC 

595
00:21:06,164 --> 00:21:07,499
SAFETY, BUT WE NEED TO BE FUNDED

596
00:21:07,499 --> 00:21:10,969
TO SCALE IN ORDER TO DO THIS 

597
00:21:10,969 --> 00:21:12,871
WORK WELL. PLEASE FUND PROGRAMS 

598
00:21:12,871 --> 00:21:14,640
LIKE OURS, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO

599
00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:15,741
DO THIS EVIDENCE-BASED WORK THAT

600
00:21:15,741 --> 00:21:19,544
WE ARE KNOWN FOR DOING SO WELL. 

601
00:21:19,544 --> 00:21:23,281
THANK YOU. 

602
00:21:23,281 --> 00:21:25,851
>> THANK YOU, BRIDGET. NEXT, 

603
00:21:25,851 --> 00:21:26,785
WE'LL HAVE CHAD. MY APOLOGIES. 

604
00:21:26,785 --> 00:21:32,257
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 

605
00:21:32,257 --> 00:21:32,524
YOURSELF. 

606
00:21:32,524 --> 00:21:43,068
>> CHAD, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. 

607
00:21:45,337 --> 00:21:48,874
CHAD, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO 

608
00:21:48,874 --> 00:21:49,808
UNMUTE YOURSELF. 

609
00:21:49,808 --> 00:21:52,010
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. GOOD 

610
00:21:52,010 --> 00:21:53,078
AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY 

611
00:21:53,078 --> 00:21:57,316
NAME IS CHAD. I'M HERE ON 

612
00:21:57,316 --> 00:21:58,050
BEHALF OF EVERGREEN TREATMENT 

613
00:21:58,050 --> 00:22:00,218
SERVICES. I'M THE ASSOCIATE 

614
00:22:00,218 --> 00:22:02,320
DIRECTOR OF HOUSING. FOR OVER 50

615
00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:03,422
YEARS, WE PROVIDED SUBSTANCE 

616
00:22:03,422 --> 00:22:05,557
ABUSE TREATMENT AND OUTREACH 

617
00:22:05,557 --> 00:22:06,658
SERVICES IN SEATTLE, HELPING 

618
00:22:06,658 --> 00:22:08,760
PEOPLE FACING SEVERE BEHAVIORAL 

619
00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:12,264
HEALTH NEEDS AND HOMELESSNESS 

620
00:22:12,264 --> 00:22:13,398
FIND STABILITY HOUSING AND 

621
00:22:13,398 --> 00:22:15,701
RECOVERY. IF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC

622
00:22:15,701 --> 00:22:17,803
SAFETY SALES TAX MOVES FORWARD, 

623
00:22:17,803 --> 00:22:22,040
I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO DEDICATE 

624
00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:22,974
A MEANINGFUL PORTION TO 

625
00:22:22,974 --> 00:22:24,109
EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS LIKE 

626
00:22:24,109 --> 00:22:27,679
LEAD AND REACH. THESE PROGRAMS 

627
00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:29,047
ARE EMBEDDED IN A HOLISTIC 

628
00:22:29,047 --> 00:22:30,315
PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM. WORKING 

629
00:22:30,315 --> 00:22:33,018
WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DIVERT 

630
00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:35,520
PEOPLE FROM JAIL AND EMERGENCY 

631
00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,423
ROOMS INTO CARE HOUSING AND 

632
00:22:38,423 --> 00:22:39,491
RECOVERY. AS A REAL-TIME 

633
00:22:39,491 --> 00:22:40,559
EXAMPLE, LITERALLY RIGHT BEFORE 

634
00:22:40,559 --> 00:22:42,861
CALLING IN TO THIS MEETING, I 

635
00:22:42,861 --> 00:22:44,363
WAS IN ANOTHER MEETING WITH A 

636
00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:47,899
LEAD CLIENT CARE TEAM HELPING TO

637
00:22:47,899 --> 00:22:50,001
NAVIGATE A COMPLEX SITUATION 

638
00:22:50,001 --> 00:22:50,769
WITH MULTIPLE ENTITIES, TRYING 

639
00:22:50,769 --> 00:22:52,771
TO FIGURE OUT HOW A CLIENT COULD

640
00:22:52,771 --> 00:22:56,074
KEEP THEIR HOUSING WHILE THEY 

641
00:22:56,074 --> 00:22:57,275
WERE AWAY AT IN-PATIENT 

642
00:22:57,275 --> 00:22:59,010
TREATMENT. WITHOUT THAT KIND OF 

643
00:22:59,010 --> 00:23:00,078
SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S 

644
00:23:00,078 --> 00:23:02,247
LITTLE TO NO WAY THIS PERSON 

645
00:23:02,247 --> 00:23:03,815
COULD REALLY FOCUS ON THEIR 

646
00:23:03,815 --> 00:23:05,117
RECOVERY AND STILL HAVE STABLE 

647
00:23:05,117 --> 00:23:06,752
HOUSING TO RETURN TO UPON THEIR 

648
00:23:06,752 --> 00:23:08,987
EXIT. SO THIS IS JUST ONE 

649
00:23:08,987 --> 00:23:10,989
EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF SUPPORT 

650
00:23:10,989 --> 00:23:14,860
THAT LEAD ROUTINELY PROVIDES TO 

651
00:23:14,860 --> 00:23:15,594
OUR CLIENTS. ULTIMATELY THAT 

652
00:23:15,594 --> 00:23:17,095
BENEFITS NOT ONLY THAT 

653
00:23:17,095 --> 00:23:18,563
INDIVIDUAL, BUT OUR COMMUNITY AS

654
00:23:18,563 --> 00:23:21,199
A WHOLE. SO AS YOU KNOW, PUBLIC 

655
00:23:21,199 --> 00:23:23,068
HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY ARE 

656
00:23:23,068 --> 00:23:23,969
DEEPLY CONNECTED. WHEN PEOPLE 

657
00:23:23,969 --> 00:23:27,239
HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO LIVE WITH

658
00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:29,007
DIGNITY, THEY HAVE HEALTHIER 

659
00:23:29,007 --> 00:23:30,542
COMMUNITIES. WHEN WE HAVE 

660
00:23:30,542 --> 00:23:35,080
HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE 

661
00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:36,414
SAFER COMMUNITIES FOR EVERYONE. 

662
00:23:36,414 --> 00:23:36,748
THANK YOU. 

663
00:23:36,748 --> 00:23:39,818
>> THANK YOU. THE LAST VIRTUAL 

664
00:23:39,818 --> 00:23:40,519
PUBLIC COMMENTER IS DAVID 

665
00:23:40,519 --> 00:23:43,822
HAINES. DAVID, PLEASE PRESS STAR

666
00:23:43,822 --> 00:23:44,423
SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. THANK 

667
00:23:44,423 --> 00:23:47,592
YOU. 

668
00:23:52,831 --> 00:23:56,101
>> HI. LEAD SHOULD BE 

669
00:23:56,101 --> 00:23:57,469
INVESTIGATED FOR MEDICAID FRAUD 

670
00:23:57,469 --> 00:24:01,373
AND VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION 

671
00:24:01,373 --> 00:24:02,607
WITHIN PROPER POLICE REFORM. 

672
00:24:02,607 --> 00:24:04,943
RESOLUTIONS ARE NON-BONDING LIKE

673
00:24:04,943 --> 00:24:06,077
A POLITICIAN'S PROMISE BROKEN. 

674
00:24:06,077 --> 00:24:07,512
SPARE US ANOTHER PUBLIC SAFETY 

675
00:24:07,512 --> 00:24:09,781
VIRTUE SIGNAL THAT DOESN'T HAVE

676
00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:11,783
THE PROPER LEGISLATION TO FORCE 

677
00:24:11,783 --> 00:24:12,684
PROPER POLICY. THE MAYOR'S 

678
00:24:12,684 --> 00:24:15,353
GOING TO RAISE THE TAXES FOR THE

679
00:24:15,353 --> 00:24:17,956
GENERAL FUND AGAIN TO HIDE HIS 

680
00:24:17,956 --> 00:24:19,524
MISMANAGEMENT OF THE BUDGET AND 

681
00:24:19,524 --> 00:24:20,559
BAD SPENDING PRIORITIES THAT 

682
00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:21,893
HAVE EXACERBATED THE PROBLEMS 

683
00:24:21,893 --> 00:24:24,029
WITH PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS, THE 

684
00:24:24,029 --> 00:24:26,097
HOMELESS CRISIS, THE SMALL 

685
00:24:26,097 --> 00:24:27,465
BUSINESS ECONOMIC CRISIS, AND 

686
00:24:27,465 --> 00:24:29,801
THE WORKERS CRISIS. YET YOU'RE 

687
00:24:29,801 --> 00:24:30,902
STILL APPEASING THE DEVIL'S 

688
00:24:30,902 --> 00:24:36,408
ADVOCATE THAT MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE

689
00:24:36,408 --> 00:24:37,676
TO STOP THE IMPLOSION. IN ORDER 

690
00:24:37,676 --> 00:24:41,179
FOR THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY TAX TO

691
00:24:41,179 --> 00:24:42,848
BE EFFECTIVE WITH THE 25% 

692
00:24:42,848 --> 00:24:44,516
EARMARK FOR DRUG TREATMENT, YOU 

693
00:24:44,516 --> 00:24:47,085
HAVE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF 

694
00:24:47,085 --> 00:24:49,054
SHELTER. YOU CAN'T PUT THESE 

695
00:24:49,054 --> 00:24:49,921
PEOPLE INTO THE HOUSING FIRST. 

696
00:24:49,921 --> 00:24:52,591
THEY HAVE TO GO INTO AN 

697
00:24:52,591 --> 00:24:53,458
AUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENT THAT COULD

698
00:24:53,458 --> 00:24:56,328
BE BUILT WITHIN 72 HOURS BY THE 

699
00:24:56,328 --> 00:24:57,762
NATIONAL GUARD. SAVING MONEY ON 

700
00:24:57,762 --> 00:25:00,599
LABOR. AND THEN YOU FORCE THEM 

701
00:25:00,599 --> 00:25:02,434
TO BREAK THEIR ADDICTION, BUT 

702
00:25:02,434 --> 00:25:05,270
YOU CANNOT LET THEM OUT OF JAIL 

703
00:25:05,270 --> 00:25:06,538
AND THEN ROAM AROUND. YOU HAVE 

704
00:25:06,538 --> 00:25:09,841
TO SEND THEM TO THE LOW SECURITY

705
00:25:09,841 --> 00:25:12,577
ENCAMPMENT AFTER THEY GET OUT OF

706
00:25:12,577 --> 00:25:15,714
JAIL. THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO 

707
00:25:15,714 --> 00:25:16,581
VOLUNTARILY MAKE A HALF-HEARTED 

708
00:25:16,581 --> 00:25:17,282
EFFORT. WHEN EVERGREEN CHECKS 

709
00:25:17,282 --> 00:25:19,885
THEM OUT, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSE TO

710
00:25:19,885 --> 00:25:21,186
ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE ROAMING 

711
00:25:21,186 --> 00:25:23,955
AROUND WITH SERIOUS MENTAL AND 

712
00:25:23,955 --> 00:25:24,656
BEHAVIORAL CRISIS PROBLEMS, 

713
00:25:24,656 --> 00:25:25,257
STILL DEHYDRATED AND HUNGRY. 

714
00:25:25,257 --> 00:25:27,859
THEY HAVE TO GO TO AN AUTHORIZED

715
00:25:27,859 --> 00:25:30,495
ENCAMPMENT. THE HOUSING NEEDS TO

716
00:25:30,495 --> 00:25:32,264
BE USED FOR THE INNOCENT 

717
00:25:32,264 --> 00:25:34,132
HOUSELESS THAT HAVE BEEN 

718
00:25:34,132 --> 00:25:36,167
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY THE 

719
00:25:36,167 --> 00:25:37,602
PREVIOUS COUNCIL WHO DEFUNDED 

720
00:25:37,602 --> 00:25:41,439
THE POLICE AND CREATED ALL THESE

721
00:25:41,439 --> 00:25:42,407
SPENDING PRIORITIES, WHERE LISA 

722
00:25:42,407 --> 00:25:44,042
DUGARD WANTS TO RUN INTERFERENCE

723
00:25:44,042 --> 00:25:46,211
FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS THAT ARE 

724
00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:47,145
CONNECTED TO THE CRIMINAL 

725
00:25:47,145 --> 00:25:49,514
UNDERWORLD, AND LITERALLY PUT 

726
00:25:49,514 --> 00:25:52,484
THEM IN HOUSING AND SERVICES 

727
00:25:52,484 --> 00:25:54,252
FIRST, WHILE PURPOSELY 

728
00:25:54,252 --> 00:25:54,886
DISCRIMINATING, DENYING, GOUGING

729
00:25:54,886 --> 00:25:59,124
THE HOMELESS CRISIS FOR INNOCENT

730
00:25:59,124 --> 00:25:59,424
HOUSELESS. 

731
00:25:59,424 --> 00:26:01,092
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. COUNCIL 

732
00:26:01,092 --> 00:26:02,894
PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC

733
00:26:02,894 --> 00:26:03,161
COMMENT. 

734
00:26:03,161 --> 00:26:05,830
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD 

735
00:26:05,830 --> 00:26:08,400
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO 

736
00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,035
THE RECORD? PUBLIC COMMENT IS 

737
00:26:10,035 --> 00:26:12,070
NOW CLOSED. OH, I WANT TO 

738
00:26:12,070 --> 00:26:16,007
RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 

739
00:26:16,007 --> 00:26:17,709
HAS NOW JOINED US. THANK YOU. 

740
00:26:17,709 --> 00:26:20,979
>> OF COURSE. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER

741
00:26:20,979 --> 00:26:23,281
1, A RESOLUTION SETTING OUT 

742
00:26:23,281 --> 00:26:23,882
PUBLIC-SAFETY RELATED FUNDING 

743
00:26:23,882 --> 00:26:25,750
PRIORITIES IN ANTICIPATION OF A 

744
00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:28,053
PROPOSAL THAT THE CITY IMPOSE 

745
00:26:28,053 --> 00:26:29,788
THE ADDITIONAL ONE-TENTH OF 1% 

746
00:26:29,788 --> 00:26:31,389
LOCAL OPTION PUBLIC SAFETY SALES

747
00:26:31,389 --> 00:26:36,928
TAX AUTHORIZED BY THE 2025 STATE

748
00:26:36,928 --> 00:26:38,930
LEGISLATURE. FOR BRIEFING, 

749
00:26:38,930 --> 00:26:39,965
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 

750
00:26:39,965 --> 00:26:42,867
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO 

751
00:26:42,867 --> 00:26:44,769
COLLEAGUES, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU

752
00:26:44,769 --> 00:26:46,871
NOTICED, BUT THIS COUNCIL HAS 

753
00:26:46,871 --> 00:26:50,108
GOTTEN A REPUTATION OF BEING 

754
00:26:50,108 --> 00:26:52,444
FAIRLY STRONG ON PUBLIC SAFETY, 

755
00:26:52,444 --> 00:26:58,249
AND LARGELY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP

756
00:26:58,249 --> 00:26:58,883
OF COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THIS 

757
00:26:58,883 --> 00:26:59,884
RESOLUTION IS -- THE GOAL OF 

758
00:26:59,884 --> 00:27:01,853
THIS RESOLUTION IS TO TARGET ONE

759
00:27:01,853 --> 00:27:04,189
OF THE MAJOR DRIVERS OF OUR 

760
00:27:04,189 --> 00:27:06,358
PUBLIC SAFETY PROBLEMS, WHICH IS

761
00:27:06,358 --> 00:27:07,125
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER. 

762
00:27:07,125 --> 00:27:10,662
BECAUSE FOR TOO LONG, WE HAVE 

763
00:27:10,662 --> 00:27:12,063
WATCHED PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM 

764
00:27:12,063 --> 00:27:16,134
UNTREATED ADDICTION ON OUR 

765
00:27:16,134 --> 00:27:17,769
STREETS, IN OUR AFFORDABLE 

766
00:27:17,769 --> 00:27:18,737
HOUSING, WHILE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS

767
00:27:18,737 --> 00:27:21,172
BECOME LESS SAFE FOR EVERYONE. 

768
00:27:21,172 --> 00:27:23,274
AND SO THIS IS -- THIS IS AN 

769
00:27:23,274 --> 00:27:27,379
EFFORT TO GET AT THAT A LITTLE 

770
00:27:27,379 --> 00:27:28,646
BIT. I'VE BEEN FIGHTING SINCE 

771
00:27:28,646 --> 00:27:29,981
WHEN I FIRST GOT ONTO COUNCIL. 

772
00:27:29,981 --> 00:27:30,648
I'VE BEEN FIGHTING TO PUT 

773
00:27:30,648 --> 00:27:35,286
TREATMENT AT THE CENTER OF THE 

774
00:27:35,286 --> 00:27:38,556
CITY'S AGENDA. I'VE HAD SOME 

775
00:27:38,556 --> 00:27:39,991
SUCCESSES. STARTING WITH THE 

776
00:27:39,991 --> 00:27:43,828
PUBLIC, I MEAN WITH THE PILOT 

777
00:27:43,828 --> 00:27:46,197
PROGRAM I GOT INTO THE 2025 

778
00:27:46,197 --> 00:27:47,532
BUDGET, NO, IT WAS 2024'S 

779
00:27:47,532 --> 00:27:48,933
BUDGET. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH 

780
00:27:48,933 --> 00:27:51,469
YEAR IT WAS, WHICH OFFERED A 

781
00:27:51,469 --> 00:27:52,070
DIFFERENT FUNDING MODEL FOR 

782
00:27:52,070 --> 00:27:52,704
IN-PERSON TREATMENT. BUT THIS 

783
00:27:52,704 --> 00:27:53,471
HAS BEEN SOMETHING I'VE BEEN 

784
00:27:53,471 --> 00:27:55,306
FOCUSED ON FOR A LONG TIME, AND 

785
00:27:55,306 --> 00:27:58,043
I KNOW YOU ALSO HAVE BEEN VERY, 

786
00:27:58,043 --> 00:28:00,078
VERY SUPPORTIVE AND HAVE COME UP

787
00:28:00,078 --> 00:28:02,247
WITH YOUR OWN INITIATIVES AS 

788
00:28:02,247 --> 00:28:04,582
WELL. BUT ANY WAY, WHAT I'M 

789
00:28:04,582 --> 00:28:06,317
DOING WITH THIS RESOLUTION IS 

790
00:28:06,317 --> 00:28:07,552
PREEMPTIVELY STAKING A CLAIM TO 

791
00:28:07,552 --> 00:28:11,322
A PORTION OF THE REVENUE THAT 

792
00:28:11,322 --> 00:28:12,924
WILL BE GENERATED BY THE .1% 

793
00:28:12,924 --> 00:28:16,461
INCREASE IN THE SALES TAX THAT 

794
00:28:16,461 --> 00:28:17,395
WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE 

795
00:28:17,395 --> 00:28:18,763
LEGISLATURE THIS PAST SESSION, 

796
00:28:18,763 --> 00:28:21,599
WHAT IS CALLED THE PUBLIC SAFETY

797
00:28:21,599 --> 00:28:24,335
SALES TAX, THAT IT IS 

798
00:28:24,335 --> 00:28:26,704
ANTICIPATED MAYOR HARRELL WILL 

799
00:28:26,704 --> 00:28:27,572
BRING FORWARD FOR IMPLEMENTATION

800
00:28:27,572 --> 00:28:30,542
USING THAT AUTHORITY GRANTED BY 

801
00:28:30,542 --> 00:28:32,610
THE STATE LEGISLATURE. SO I'M 

802
00:28:32,610 --> 00:28:35,046
BASICALLY COMING OUT AND SAYING 

803
00:28:35,046 --> 00:28:36,681
IF THAT HAPPENS, A PORTION OF 

804
00:28:36,681 --> 00:28:39,017
THAT FUNDING SHOULD BE USED FOR 

805
00:28:39,017 --> 00:28:41,019
THESE PURPOSES. NOW A LITTLE BIT

806
00:28:41,019 --> 00:28:43,822
ABOUT THE CONTEXT OF THAT 

807
00:28:43,822 --> 00:28:46,691
LEGISLATION. HOUSE BILL 2015 WAS

808
00:28:46,691 --> 00:28:49,461
SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE AND 

809
00:28:49,461 --> 00:28:50,528
ADVANCED BY THE LEGISLATIVE 

810
00:28:50,528 --> 00:28:55,300
BLACK CAUCUS TO GET AT, TO 

811
00:28:55,300 --> 00:28:56,734
BROADEN, WELL, TO ALLOW 

812
00:28:56,734 --> 00:28:58,770
MUNICIPALITIES TO END COUNTIES 

813
00:28:58,770 --> 00:28:59,771
TO INCREASE MEASURES FOR PUBLIC 

814
00:28:59,771 --> 00:29:01,005
SAFETY. BUT IT WAS VERY CLEAR 

815
00:29:01,005 --> 00:29:04,509
FROM THE GET GO THAT PUBLIC 

816
00:29:04,509 --> 00:29:08,780
SAFETY WAS ENVISIONED AS MUCH 

817
00:29:08,780 --> 00:29:09,481
BROADER THAN SIMPLY OFFICERS. I 

818
00:29:09,481 --> 00:29:12,283
WANT TO READ A QUOTE THAT WAS 

819
00:29:12,283 --> 00:29:16,621
PICKED UP BY THE SEATTLE MEDIUM.

820
00:29:16,621 --> 00:29:18,523
THIS BILL MAKES IT CLEAR PUBLIC 

821
00:29:18,523 --> 00:29:21,659
SAFETY IS NOT ABOUT MORE 

822
00:29:21,659 --> 00:29:22,961
POLICING, BUT ABOUT CREATING 

823
00:29:22,961 --> 00:29:24,629
STRONG, THRIVING COMMUNITIES. 

824
00:29:24,629 --> 00:29:26,865
IT'S ABOUT SMART INVESTMENTS, 

825
00:29:26,865 --> 00:29:28,867
BOLD POLICIES, AND ENSURING 

826
00:29:28,867 --> 00:29:29,834
EVERY COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY 

827
00:29:29,834 --> 00:29:31,436
THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY SYSTEMIC 

828
00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:34,772
INJUSTICE, HAS THE RESOURCES AND

829
00:29:34,772 --> 00:29:36,307
SUPPORT THEY DESERVE. SO PLEASE 

830
00:29:36,307 --> 00:29:38,243
NOTE, I WANT EVERYONE TO 

831
00:29:38,243 --> 00:29:39,310
RECOGNIZE I AM NOT CALLING -- 

832
00:29:39,310 --> 00:29:40,445
THIS RESOLUTION DOES NOT CALL 

833
00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:42,580
FOR AN INCREASE IN THE SALES 

834
00:29:42,580 --> 00:29:44,382
TAX, BUT MAYOR HARRELL HAS 

835
00:29:44,382 --> 00:29:46,618
EXPRESSED INTEREST IN 

836
00:29:46,618 --> 00:29:48,787
IMPLEMENTING IT BECAUSE IT WOULD

837
00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:49,821
RAISE ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 

838
00:29:49,821 --> 00:29:51,890
BETWEEN $35 AND $40 MILLION PER 

839
00:29:51,890 --> 00:29:53,124
YEAR. SO IF WE'RE GOING THERE, 

840
00:29:53,124 --> 00:29:56,528
I WANT TO ALLOCATE UP TO 25% OF 

841
00:29:56,528 --> 00:29:57,195
THOSE FUNDS TO CREATE TREATMENT 

842
00:29:57,195 --> 00:29:59,798
PATHWAYS, WHICH TO ME IS AMONG 

843
00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,533
ONE OF OUR MOST CRITICAL NEEDS. 

844
00:30:01,533 --> 00:30:03,468
THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE JUST SPOKEN

845
00:30:03,468 --> 00:30:07,438
IN PUBLIC COMMENT HAVE ECHOED 

846
00:30:07,438 --> 00:30:10,542
THAT. I WANT TO FIRST THANK THE 

847
00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:14,279
COALITION OF PEOPLE, BUT 

848
00:30:14,279 --> 00:30:18,383
ESPECIALLY LISA DUGARD OF THE 

849
00:30:18,383 --> 00:30:20,585
PDA FOR BEING MY PARTNER IN 

850
00:30:20,585 --> 00:30:21,386
THIS. I RECOGNIZE EXISTING 

851
00:30:21,386 --> 00:30:23,955
SERVICES ARE ALSO VERY IMPORTANT

852
00:30:23,955 --> 00:30:25,857
TO MAINTAIN AS WELL. SO JUST TO 

853
00:30:25,857 --> 00:30:27,759
BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. WHEN I 

854
00:30:27,759 --> 00:30:30,528
PROPOSED THIS CONCEPT TO MANY OF

855
00:30:30,528 --> 00:30:33,498
THESE SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT I 

856
00:30:33,498 --> 00:30:35,600
WORKED WITH FOR A WHILE ON THIS.

857
00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,735
WE HAD NO IDEA THE LEVEL OF CUTS

858
00:30:37,735 --> 00:30:39,070
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WOULD 

859
00:30:39,070 --> 00:30:40,772
BE THROWING AT US. BUT NOW AFTER

860
00:30:40,772 --> 00:30:42,473
THE BIG UGLY BILL HAS PASSED, 

861
00:30:42,473 --> 00:30:43,942
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A CLEARER

862
00:30:43,942 --> 00:30:45,944
PICTURE OF WHAT WE, AS A CITY, 

863
00:30:45,944 --> 00:30:50,014
WILL HAVE TO DO, STEP BY STEP, 

864
00:30:50,014 --> 00:30:54,552
TO INCREASE THE RESOURCES TO 

865
00:30:54,552 --> 00:30:55,220
PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE. SO 

866
00:30:55,220 --> 00:30:58,456
AS WE HEAD -- AS WE HEARD IN OUR

867
00:30:58,456 --> 00:30:59,324
PREVIOUS COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS 

868
00:30:59,324 --> 00:31:00,858
ON THIS TOPIC, THESE TREATMENT 

869
00:31:00,858 --> 00:31:02,360
AND RECOVERY PROGRAMS ARE MORE 

870
00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:05,196
IMPORTANT THAN EVER. SEATTLE HAS

871
00:31:05,196 --> 00:31:06,631
AN OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT OUR 

872
00:31:06,631 --> 00:31:07,865
RESIDENTS, EVEN WHEN THEY'RE 

873
00:31:07,865 --> 00:31:09,701
ABANDONED BY THE FEDERAL 

874
00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:11,236
GOVERNMENT, OF COURSE, AND 

875
00:31:11,236 --> 00:31:13,204
ADDING DEDICATED FUNDING FOR 

876
00:31:13,204 --> 00:31:14,138
INNOVATIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED 

877
00:31:14,138 --> 00:31:14,806
TREATMENT AND RECOVERY PROGRAMS 

878
00:31:14,806 --> 00:31:18,176
IS JUST ONE AREA WE CAN SHORE UP

879
00:31:18,176 --> 00:31:22,847
WHAT WE, WHAT WE STAND TO LOSE 

880
00:31:22,847 --> 00:31:25,617
COMING UP. SO, WE'LL GET INTO 

881
00:31:25,617 --> 00:31:27,952
THE DETAILS OF THIS LEGISLATION 

882
00:31:27,952 --> 00:31:30,555
IN THE ITEMS IT WOULD FUND, THAT

883
00:31:30,555 --> 00:31:33,658
IT WOULD PROPOSE TO FUND, SHOULD

884
00:31:33,658 --> 00:31:36,561
WE IMPLEMENT A .1% PUBLIC SAFETY

885
00:31:36,561 --> 00:31:39,097
SALES TAX INCREASE. WE HAVE 

886
00:31:39,097 --> 00:31:39,731
CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR, BEN 

887
00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:42,233
NOBLE, HERE TO GIVE US A BRIEF 

888
00:31:42,233 --> 00:31:43,434
OUTLINE, A REMINDER OF THIS 

889
00:31:43,434 --> 00:31:44,736
LEGISLATION, AND ANSWER ANY 

890
00:31:44,736 --> 00:31:45,870
QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. 

891
00:31:45,870 --> 00:31:46,638
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

892
00:31:46,638 --> 00:31:49,641
YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF 

893
00:31:49,641 --> 00:31:50,208
SUMMARIZING THE RESOLUTION 

894
00:31:50,208 --> 00:31:54,112
YOURSELF. I'LL TRY AGAIN, AND 

895
00:31:54,112 --> 00:31:58,783
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY 

896
00:31:58,783 --> 00:32:01,519
QUESTIONS. SO AS DESCRIBED, THE 

897
00:32:01,519 --> 00:32:03,688
RESOLUTION MAKES TWO POLICY 

898
00:32:03,688 --> 00:32:04,589
STATEMENTS, AND AGAIN, IT'S 

899
00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:06,357
DESCRIBED -- THE RESOLUTION IS 

900
00:32:06,357 --> 00:32:09,327
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 

901
00:32:09,327 --> 00:32:10,628
POTENTIAL, IF NOT, THE 

902
00:32:10,628 --> 00:32:12,096
LIKELIHOOD THAT THE CITY 

903
00:32:12,096 --> 00:32:13,998
AUTHORIZE THE NEW .1% SALES TAX 

904
00:32:13,998 --> 00:32:15,533
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY THAT THE STATE

905
00:32:15,533 --> 00:32:18,236
HAS GIVEN THE CITY AUTHORITY 

906
00:32:18,236 --> 00:32:21,205
FOR. BY WAY OF SOME CONTEXT 

907
00:32:21,205 --> 00:32:22,640
THAT'S OCCURRED SINCE YOU LAST 

908
00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,575
DISCUSSED THIS YESTERDAY. THE 

909
00:32:24,575 --> 00:32:27,745
COUNTY COUNCIL VOTED TO SUPPORT 

910
00:32:27,745 --> 00:32:30,581
TO AUTHORIZE THE SAME .1% COUNTY

911
00:32:30,581 --> 00:32:32,550
WIDE, THE STATE GAVE BOTH COUNTY

912
00:32:32,550 --> 00:32:33,718
AND THE CITY THAT AUTHORITY. 

913
00:32:33,718 --> 00:32:34,519
WHAT THIS RESOLUTION DOES, IT 

914
00:32:34,519 --> 00:32:37,655
DOESN'T SAY IT MOVES TO ADOPT 

915
00:32:37,655 --> 00:32:39,724
THAT TAX, BUT RATHER IT SAYS IF 

916
00:32:39,724 --> 00:32:41,859
THE MAYOR BRINGS IT FORWARD, THE

917
00:32:41,859 --> 00:32:43,061
CITY COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER IT,

918
00:32:43,061 --> 00:32:46,097
AGAIN, IN THE CONTEXT TO THE 

919
00:32:46,097 --> 00:32:46,664
CITY'S CURRENT FINANCIAL 

920
00:32:46,664 --> 00:32:47,365
BUDGETARY SITUATION. WOULD NOT 

921
00:32:47,365 --> 00:32:50,068
BE A SURPRISE IF THE MAYOR WOULD

922
00:32:50,068 --> 00:32:51,336
OPPOSE IT. SO AGAIN, TWO THINGS.

923
00:32:51,336 --> 00:32:53,438
FIRST, YOU SHOULD AT LEAST 

924
00:32:53,438 --> 00:32:55,273
CONSIDER IT. AND THE SECOND IS 

925
00:32:55,273 --> 00:32:56,808
IF THE CITY WERE TO IMPLEMENT 

926
00:32:56,808 --> 00:32:59,210
IT, THAT UP TO 25% OF THE TAX BE

927
00:32:59,210 --> 00:33:02,280
INVESTED, AND THIS IS A QUOTE 

928
00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:03,748
FROM THE RESOLUTION. INVESTED IN

929
00:33:03,748 --> 00:33:05,183
THE ADDICTION RECOVERY TREATMENT

930
00:33:05,183 --> 00:33:07,719
SERVICES, AND THE FACILITIES 

931
00:33:07,719 --> 00:33:10,388
NEEDED TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES.

932
00:33:10,388 --> 00:33:12,724
RESOLUTION THEN DOES GO ON TO 

933
00:33:12,724 --> 00:33:17,395
LIST, KEEP GOING, A COUPLE MORE 

934
00:33:17,395 --> 00:33:18,062
SLIDES. KEEP GOING. RIGHT HERE. 

935
00:33:18,062 --> 00:33:19,197
THE RESOLUTION THEN GOES ON 

936
00:33:19,197 --> 00:33:20,898
SPECIFICALLY TO LIST THE TYPES 

937
00:33:20,898 --> 00:33:23,034
OF SERVICES THAT UP TO 25% COULD

938
00:33:23,034 --> 00:33:25,970
BE USED FOR, AND THAT'S THE 

939
00:33:25,970 --> 00:33:27,071
LIST FROM THE RESOLUTION. SO 

940
00:33:27,071 --> 00:33:28,873
THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT DOES. 

941
00:33:28,873 --> 00:33:32,510
BOTH NOT, MORE THAN THAT, BUT 

942
00:33:32,510 --> 00:33:34,045
EXACTLY THAT, IF YOU WILL, AND 

943
00:33:34,045 --> 00:33:35,580
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY 

944
00:33:35,580 --> 00:33:35,880
QUESTIONS. 

945
00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:37,515
>> LOOKING TO MY COLLEAGUES TO 

946
00:33:37,515 --> 00:33:40,618
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. 

947
00:33:40,618 --> 00:33:43,121
WHILE THEY ARE THINKING, IF THEY

948
00:33:43,121 --> 00:33:45,690
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I DO WANT TO

949
00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:46,524
ADMIT AND RECOGNIZE AND 

950
00:33:46,524 --> 00:33:47,625
ACKNOWLEDGE AND PUT IT ON THE 

951
00:33:47,625 --> 00:33:48,659
RECORD THAT $10 MILLION IS A 

952
00:33:48,659 --> 00:33:51,996
DROP IN THE BUCKET WHEN IT COMES

953
00:33:51,996 --> 00:33:59,971
TO FUNDING OUR NEEDS IN THIS 

954
00:33:59,971 --> 00:34:02,974
SPACE. CLEARLY THIS LIST IS 

955
00:34:02,974 --> 00:34:05,576
DESIGNED TO BE A FOR EXAMPLE 

956
00:34:05,576 --> 00:34:08,446
KIND OF EXPOSITION OF THE RANGE 

957
00:34:08,446 --> 00:34:09,714
OF OUR NEEDS. HOWEVER, WE DID 

958
00:34:09,714 --> 00:34:11,449
SPEAK IN DETAIL ABOUT SOME OF 

959
00:34:11,449 --> 00:34:13,017
THE RELATIVE BENEFITS OF SOME OF

960
00:34:13,017 --> 00:34:15,453
THE THINGS ON THIS LIST COMPARED

961
00:34:15,453 --> 00:34:17,388
TO OTHERS. BUT WHAT I WILL SAY, 

962
00:34:17,388 --> 00:34:19,390
THIS IS A START. WE HAVE TO 

963
00:34:19,390 --> 00:34:20,625
START SOMEWHERE. THIS IS 

964
00:34:20,625 --> 00:34:24,529
BASICALLY GETTING THE BODY OF 

965
00:34:24,529 --> 00:34:26,497
NEEDS ON THE MAP. OKAY. 

966
00:34:26,497 --> 00:34:27,765
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 

967
00:34:27,765 --> 00:34:29,033
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

968
00:34:29,033 --> 00:34:32,503
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE FOR 

969
00:34:32,503 --> 00:34:33,104
THE PRESENTATION. FOR COUNCIL 

970
00:34:33,104 --> 00:34:36,874
PRESIDENT, YES, THANK YOU FOR 

971
00:34:36,874 --> 00:34:37,642
BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION 

972
00:34:37,642 --> 00:34:38,242
FORWARD. IT'S INTERESTING. 

973
00:34:38,242 --> 00:34:41,579
YESTERDAY I HAD A CONVERSATION 

974
00:34:41,579 --> 00:34:43,514
WITH SOMEBODY AS IT RELATES TO 

975
00:34:43,514 --> 00:34:44,182
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. WE

976
00:34:44,182 --> 00:34:46,884
WERE WALKING THROUGH A NUMBER OF

977
00:34:46,884 --> 00:34:49,120
DIFFERENT ISSUES. ONE OF THE 

978
00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:50,855
THINGS THAT I SAID, AND I'VE 

979
00:34:50,855 --> 00:34:52,523
SAID BEFORE IS THE IDEA WE 

980
00:34:52,523 --> 00:34:54,592
CANNOT SUCCEED IT IN PUBLIC 

981
00:34:54,592 --> 00:34:57,528
SAFETY IF WE DON'T SUCCEED IT 

982
00:34:57,528 --> 00:34:58,563
IN PUBLIC HEALTH. THE RESOLUTION

983
00:34:58,563 --> 00:35:01,065
AND THOUGHTS BEHIND THIS GO TO 

984
00:35:01,065 --> 00:35:05,503
THAT POINT. AND I REALLY CARE, 

985
00:35:05,503 --> 00:35:07,038
I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT 

986
00:35:07,038 --> 00:35:08,439
SEAM, WHERE THEY COME TOGETHER. 

987
00:35:08,439 --> 00:35:11,309
AND THIS IS WHERE THE PDA AND 

988
00:35:11,309 --> 00:35:13,311
THE LEAD PROGRAM ARE VERY 

989
00:35:13,311 --> 00:35:14,779
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS THAT 

990
00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:17,281
INTERFACE BETWEEN LAW 

991
00:35:17,281 --> 00:35:19,217
ENFORCEMENT AND THE SERVICE 

992
00:35:19,217 --> 00:35:21,719
PROVIDERS. I THINK IT'S 

993
00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:24,822
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT LINK. AND

994
00:35:24,822 --> 00:35:27,258
SO I DO SUPPORT ENSURING THAT IS

995
00:35:27,258 --> 00:35:29,560
SET. CLEANING UP THE LINES, IF 

996
00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:32,130
YOU WILL, BUDGET WISE, TO ENSURE

997
00:35:32,130 --> 00:35:33,731
THE PDA AND THAT MISSION AREA IS

998
00:35:33,731 --> 00:35:35,700
SET BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR 

999
00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:36,300
THAT PUBLIC SAFETY PIECE. WE 

1000
00:35:36,300 --> 00:35:38,169
HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT BILLS. 

1001
00:35:38,169 --> 00:35:40,137
IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE 

1002
00:35:40,137 --> 00:35:40,938
DIVERSION. FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE 

1003
00:35:40,938 --> 00:35:42,807
AND FOR THOSE IN NEED TO GET 

1004
00:35:42,807 --> 00:35:45,510
THAT DIVERSION. SO THEN WE COULD

1005
00:35:45,510 --> 00:35:49,480
FOCUS ON THOSE THAT ARE A TRUE 

1006
00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,015
PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT, FOR 

1007
00:35:51,015 --> 00:35:53,150
EXAMPLE. AND SO HAVING THIS 

1008
00:35:53,150 --> 00:35:54,218
PROCESS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. 

1009
00:35:54,218 --> 00:35:55,086
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TOO, 

1010
00:35:55,086 --> 00:35:57,655
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS 

1011
00:35:57,655 --> 00:35:58,523
NOT BEEN TALKED ABOUT UNTIL 

1012
00:35:58,523 --> 00:36:00,358
RECENTLY, AND I TALKED ABOUT IT 

1013
00:36:00,358 --> 00:36:03,594
HAD LAST COMMITTEE MEETING, AND 

1014
00:36:03,594 --> 00:36:07,231
I TALKED ABOUT IT AT A NUMBER. 

1015
00:36:07,231 --> 00:36:09,534
THE PDA AND EFFORTS LIKE THAT 

1016
00:36:09,534 --> 00:36:15,239
ARE GOING TO BE SO IMPORTANT 

1017
00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:17,842
BECAUSE IT'S THAT ENGAGEMENT, 

1018
00:36:17,842 --> 00:36:18,476
THAT DOCUMENTATION OF WORKING 

1019
00:36:18,476 --> 00:36:21,312
WITH INDIVIDUALS IN NEED THAT 

1020
00:36:21,312 --> 00:36:22,547
YOU HAVE THAT RECORD. IT SHOWS 

1021
00:36:22,547 --> 00:36:25,182
THIS PERSON IS IN NEED OF THE 

1022
00:36:25,182 --> 00:36:29,420
SERVICES. OH, BY THE WAY, AS IT 

1023
00:36:29,420 --> 00:36:30,988
RELATES TO MEDICAID, IS STILL 

1024
00:36:30,988 --> 00:36:32,089
ELIGIBLE REGARDING THE DIFFERENT

1025
00:36:32,089 --> 00:36:34,625
CHANGES THAT ARE COMING FROM THE

1026
00:36:34,625 --> 00:36:35,860
FEDERAL LEVEL, LIKE WITH WORK 

1027
00:36:35,860 --> 00:36:37,795
REQUIREMENTS. AS EVERYBODY IN 

1028
00:36:37,795 --> 00:36:39,764
THIS ROOM HERE KNOWS, EVERYBODY 

1029
00:36:39,764 --> 00:36:41,832
IN THIS ROOM KNOWS. ON THE 

1030
00:36:41,832 --> 00:36:43,167
STREET, THERE'S INDIVIDUALS IN 

1031
00:36:43,167 --> 00:36:45,469
NEED. THE IDEA THEY'RE GOING TO

1032
00:36:45,469 --> 00:36:47,872
BE WORKING IN A MEANINGFUL WAY 

1033
00:36:47,872 --> 00:36:49,273
IS NOT PRACTICAL. WHAT WE CAN'T

1034
00:36:49,273 --> 00:36:51,242
HAVE IS THOSE INDIVIDUALS KICKED

1035
00:36:51,242 --> 00:36:54,912
OFF MEDICAID BECAUSE THE SYSTEM 

1036
00:36:54,912 --> 00:36:56,247
IS SO DEPENDENT ON MEDICAID. SO 

1037
00:36:56,247 --> 00:36:57,615
GROUPS LIKE PDA AND OTHERS, I 

1038
00:36:57,615 --> 00:37:01,719
DON'T WANT TO JUST SINGLE OUT 

1039
00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:06,157
THEM, BUT OTHERS ARE IMPORTANT 

1040
00:37:06,157 --> 00:37:09,560
IN THAT FACT, ENSURING THE 

1041
00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:10,461
SYSTEM DOESN'T COLLAPSE. 

1042
00:37:10,461 --> 00:37:12,163
BECAUSE IF THE MEDICAID PIECE 

1043
00:37:12,163 --> 00:37:14,198
GOES SIDEWAYS, I MEAN, IT COULD 

1044
00:37:14,198 --> 00:37:18,369
BE CATASTROPHIC FOR US, BUT ALSO

1045
00:37:18,369 --> 00:37:21,472
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH POSTURE. AND 

1046
00:37:21,472 --> 00:37:23,941
SO THIS RESOLUTION GOES TO THAT.

1047
00:37:23,941 --> 00:37:25,042
IT'S SHOWING SOME LEADERSHIP 

1048
00:37:25,042 --> 00:37:26,711
TOO. BY THE WAY, PARTLY BECAUSE 

1049
00:37:26,711 --> 00:37:27,945
SHOWING LEADERSHIP AT THE LOCAL 

1050
00:37:27,945 --> 00:37:28,879
LEVEL BECAUSE THE STATE NEEDS TO

1051
00:37:28,879 --> 00:37:32,984
DO ITS JOB AS IT RELATES TO 

1052
00:37:32,984 --> 00:37:33,985
MENTAL HEALTH. THAT'S THE STATE

1053
00:37:33,985 --> 00:37:34,752
RESPONSIBILITY. AS I'VE SAID 

1054
00:37:34,752 --> 00:37:37,521
BEFORE TOO, WHEN I MOVE HERE 

1055
00:37:37,521 --> 00:37:39,156
AFTER RETIRING FROM THE NAVY, 

1056
00:37:39,156 --> 00:37:41,826
OUT OF 50 STATES, WE ARE 46 IN 

1057
00:37:41,826 --> 00:37:43,127
MENTAL HEALTH SPENDING. I TALKED

1058
00:37:43,127 --> 00:37:45,796
TO STATE REPRESENTATIVES, AND 

1059
00:37:45,796 --> 00:37:47,999
THEY SAID YES, WE'VE INCREASED 

1060
00:37:47,999 --> 00:37:53,337
IT. I'M LIKE GOOD BECAUSE I SAW

1061
00:37:53,337 --> 00:37:57,341
THE NEXSUS, BACK WHEN I WAS IN 

1062
00:37:57,341 --> 00:37:59,043
QUEEN ANNE COUNCIL. I HAVEN'T 

1063
00:37:59,043 --> 00:38:00,211
LOOKED RECENT RECENTLY. WE'RE 

1064
00:38:00,211 --> 00:38:01,979
NOT EVEN IN THE TOP HALF OF THE 

1065
00:38:01,979 --> 00:38:02,947
50 STATES IN MENTAL HEALTH 

1066
00:38:02,947 --> 00:38:05,616
SPENDING. IMAGINE IF WE WERE IN 

1067
00:38:05,616 --> 00:38:08,686
THE TOP TEN, NUMBER ONE. HOW 

1068
00:38:08,686 --> 00:38:10,221
MUCH CAPACITY WOULD THAT 

1069
00:38:10,221 --> 00:38:11,856
TRANSLATE TO? WHAT WOULD THAT DO

1070
00:38:11,856 --> 00:38:13,190
IN TERMS OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE 

1071
00:38:13,190 --> 00:38:14,492
IN TERMS OF THE CHALLENGES THAT 

1072
00:38:14,492 --> 00:38:17,695
WE SEE ON OUR STREETS WITH 

1073
00:38:17,695 --> 00:38:18,663
INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS? IT WOULD 

1074
00:38:18,663 --> 00:38:20,698
BE HUGE. AND THE COUNTY TOO. WE 

1075
00:38:20,698 --> 00:38:22,400
JUST HAD A COUNTY DAY, KING 

1076
00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:25,336
COUNTY DAY WITH THE PUBLIC 

1077
00:38:25,336 --> 00:38:26,337
SAFETY COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. WE 

1078
00:38:26,337 --> 00:38:28,306
NEED TO BE ENGAGING WITH THEM. 

1079
00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:30,508
AS I MENTIONED TO MY 

1080
00:38:30,508 --> 00:38:32,176
COUNTERPART, KING COUNTY COUNCIL

1081
00:38:32,176 --> 00:38:33,878
BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING A SIMILAR

1082
00:38:33,878 --> 00:38:36,480
PIECE. IN FACT, THEY'VE DONE 

1083
00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:38,015
IT, THE .1% PUBLIC SAFETY TAX. 

1084
00:38:38,015 --> 00:38:40,484
YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THOSE PUBLIC

1085
00:38:40,484 --> 00:38:41,152
HEALTH RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE 

1086
00:38:41,152 --> 00:38:44,588
COUNTY LEVEL, SO WE SHOULD BE 

1087
00:38:44,588 --> 00:38:45,690
ENGAGING WITH THEM, ENSURING 

1088
00:38:45,690 --> 00:38:48,125
WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO AVOID

1089
00:38:48,125 --> 00:38:49,927
DUPLICATION, FOR ONE. BUT TO 

1090
00:38:49,927 --> 00:38:54,198
ENSURE WE GET THE BEST ANSWER ON

1091
00:38:54,198 --> 00:38:57,335
THE STREET. AND I JUST WANTED TO

1092
00:38:57,335 --> 00:38:59,036
CLOSE BY SAYING COUNCIL 

1093
00:38:59,036 --> 00:39:02,673
PRESIDENT, THAT I REALLY 

1094
00:39:02,673 --> 00:39:03,474
APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. 

1095
00:39:03,474 --> 00:39:06,377
MAYBE SAVE ONE OR TWO, THAT WE 

1096
00:39:06,377 --> 00:39:10,681
GET EVERY DAY. RIGHT NOW I FEEL 

1097
00:39:10,681 --> 00:39:16,020
LIKE THAT TV SHOW, "UNDERCOVER 

1098
00:39:16,020 --> 00:39:19,857
BOSS.." WHEN I'M ON THE STREETS

1099
00:39:19,857 --> 00:39:21,525
THOUGH MEETING WITH COMMUNITY 

1100
00:39:21,525 --> 00:39:22,360
MEMBERS OR IMPORTANTLY SERVICE 

1101
00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:26,630
PROVIDERS AND GOING OUT WITH 

1102
00:39:26,630 --> 00:39:28,666
SERVICE PROVIDERS, I'M JUST 

1103
00:39:28,666 --> 00:39:33,604
BOB. SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND 

1104
00:39:33,604 --> 00:39:35,506
BRANDY AND FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN 

1105
00:39:35,506 --> 00:39:40,544
SUPPORT OF JEFF BECAUSE WE'VE 

1106
00:39:40,544 --> 00:39:41,479
MET BEFORE. I'M VERY, VERY 

1107
00:39:41,479 --> 00:39:42,813
HAPPY THAT IT'S GOTTEN YOU TO 

1108
00:39:42,813 --> 00:39:44,448
THE POINT WHERE YOU ARE. I KNOW 

1109
00:39:44,448 --> 00:39:46,817
MORE DETAILS, WHICH I WON'T SAY

1110
00:39:46,817 --> 00:39:49,587
FROM HERE. BUT IT SHOWS THE 

1111
00:39:49,587 --> 00:39:51,088
EFFORTS YOU TOOK, BRANDY. A LOT 

1112
00:39:51,088 --> 00:39:52,923
OF TIMES THAT YOU TOOK IN 

1113
00:39:52,923 --> 00:39:57,928
SUPPORT OF JEFF, WHICH WAS A 

1114
00:39:57,928 --> 00:39:58,596
MAJOR DRIVER. THAT'S WHAT'S 

1115
00:39:58,596 --> 00:40:00,598
NEEDED. AND SO I JUST WANT TO 

1116
00:40:00,598 --> 00:40:03,768
THANK YOU AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO 

1117
00:40:03,768 --> 00:40:04,935
CONTINUE YOUR WORK WITH COLEAD. 

1118
00:40:04,935 --> 00:40:06,804
YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE PIECES YOU 

1119
00:40:06,804 --> 00:40:09,473
WERE TALKING ABOUT, ALL THOSE 

1120
00:40:09,473 --> 00:40:13,444
PIECES IN TERMS OF GETTING 

1121
00:40:13,444 --> 00:40:16,981
DIFFERENT THINGS STRAIGHT LED TO

1122
00:40:16,981 --> 00:40:18,015
MEDICAL CARE. YOU'VE DONE MORE 

1123
00:40:18,015 --> 00:40:20,084
IN TWO WEEKS THAN OTHERS HAVE 

1124
00:40:20,084 --> 00:40:21,218
DONE IN A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

1125
00:40:21,218 --> 00:40:22,987
SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU, AND 

1126
00:40:22,987 --> 00:40:24,989
ALSO FOR COMING UP, BOTH OF YOU 

1127
00:40:24,989 --> 00:40:29,326
AND JEFF FOR COMING UP, GIVING 

1128
00:40:29,326 --> 00:40:30,161
PUBLIC COMMENT, GIVING TESTIMONY

1129
00:40:30,161 --> 00:40:30,961
BECAUSE YOU'RE AN EXAMPLE OF 

1130
00:40:30,961 --> 00:40:35,699
PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THE JUNGLE 

1131
00:40:35,699 --> 00:40:38,936
AND HAD MEDICAL ISSUES, TO WHICH

1132
00:40:38,936 --> 00:40:39,603
BRANDY, YOU STEPPED UP. THAT 

1133
00:40:39,603 --> 00:40:44,608
MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE BOTH 

1134
00:40:44,608 --> 00:40:49,647
OF YOU, YOU'RE DOWN HERE GIVING

1135
00:40:49,647 --> 00:40:51,649
TESTIMONY, SO I WANT TO THANK 

1136
00:40:51,649 --> 00:40:52,950
YOU FOR DOING THAT. AGAIN, YOU 

1137
00:40:52,950 --> 00:40:53,951
MET ME BEFORE. YOU DIDN'T 

1138
00:40:53,951 --> 00:40:57,454
REALIZE I WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER, 

1139
00:40:57,454 --> 00:41:00,524
BUT I'M VERY HAPPY YOU'RE HERE

1140
00:41:00,524 --> 00:41:00,991
TODAY. THANK YOU. 

1141
00:41:00,991 --> 00:41:03,227
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? 

1142
00:41:03,227 --> 00:41:06,530
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I LIKE 

1143
00:41:06,530 --> 00:41:07,264
MAKING THE LINK BETWEEN ONES 

1144
00:41:07,264 --> 00:41:10,534
REAL LIFE AS BOB OR SARAH OUT IN

1145
00:41:10,534 --> 00:41:15,272
THE WORLD, AND IN THE WORLD WE 

1146
00:41:15,272 --> 00:41:17,541
PLAY HERE. LET'S SEE, LOOKING 

1147
00:41:17,541 --> 00:41:24,515
FOR THE COMMENTS. ONE THING I DO

1148
00:41:24,515 --> 00:41:26,350
WANT TO NOTE. 

1149
00:41:26,350 --> 00:41:29,086
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO 

1150
00:41:29,086 --> 00:41:32,423
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 

1151
00:41:32,423 --> 00:41:33,791
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I 

1152
00:41:33,791 --> 00:41:39,063
THINK MOST OF US AGREE ABOUT THE

1153
00:41:39,063 --> 00:41:41,932
NEED FOR MORE SERVICES ADDICTION

1154
00:41:41,932 --> 00:41:42,600
TREATMENT SERVICES IN THE CITY. 

1155
00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:46,337
THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS 

1156
00:41:46,337 --> 00:41:47,738
PARTICULARLY WITH THIS FENTANYL 

1157
00:41:47,738 --> 00:41:51,609
CRISIS THAT WE HAVE. THERE'S SO

1158
00:41:51,609 --> 00:41:54,044
MANY PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP 

1159
00:41:54,044 --> 00:41:55,646
FIGHTING THIS ADDICTION. WE'RE 

1160
00:41:55,646 --> 00:41:56,914
NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE 

1161
00:41:56,914 --> 00:41:58,616
THAT HELP IF WE DON'T HAVE 

1162
00:41:58,616 --> 00:42:01,785
THOSE SERVICES TO DO SO, AND 

1163
00:42:01,785 --> 00:42:04,955
THAT IMPACTS TO YOUR POINT AND 

1164
00:42:04,955 --> 00:42:08,158
MANY POINTS. MANY OF US HAVE 

1165
00:42:08,158 --> 00:42:10,995
SAID HERE, SINCE WE'VE BEEN 

1166
00:42:10,995 --> 00:42:14,031
HERE ON COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, IT 

1167
00:42:14,031 --> 00:42:18,335
IMPACTS ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO 

1168
00:42:18,335 --> 00:42:21,805
STAY HOUSED INTO WORK AND BE IN 

1169
00:42:21,805 --> 00:42:25,109
POSITIVE SPACES WITH THEIR 

1170
00:42:25,109 --> 00:42:26,210
FAMILIES AND WITH COMMUNITY. 

1171
00:42:26,210 --> 00:42:29,980
THAT IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. SO I 

1172
00:42:29,980 --> 00:42:32,783
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING 

1173
00:42:32,783 --> 00:42:33,984
FORWARD. I'M SUPPORTING THIS 

1174
00:42:33,984 --> 00:42:39,623
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 

1175
00:42:39,623 --> 00:42:40,057
LEADERSHIP ON THAT. 

1176
00:42:40,057 --> 00:42:49,300
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE A

1177
00:42:49,300 --> 00:42:49,867
QUESTION, BEN. EXCUSE ME. I 

1178
00:42:49,867 --> 00:42:55,839
REMEMBER THERE WAS A TIMING 

1179
00:42:55,839 --> 00:42:56,941
LIMITATION ON WHEN THE PUBLIC 

1180
00:42:56,941 --> 00:43:00,377
SAFETY TAX HAS TO BE IMPLEMENTED

1181
00:43:00,377 --> 00:43:02,246
BY CITIES. I THINK THERE WAS 

1182
00:43:02,246 --> 00:43:03,113
SOME NUANCE IN THE TIMING. IT 

1183
00:43:03,113 --> 00:43:05,549
COULDN'T JUST BE THE END OF 

1184
00:43:05,549 --> 00:43:07,184
NOVEMBER, FOR EXAMPLE. 

1185
00:43:07,184 --> 00:43:09,119
>> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THE 

1186
00:43:09,119 --> 00:43:11,422
WAY SALES TAX IS COLLECTED, THE 

1187
00:43:11,422 --> 00:43:12,790
STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 

1188
00:43:12,790 --> 00:43:14,358
COLLECTS ALL THE SALES TAXES, IF

1189
00:43:14,358 --> 00:43:16,594
YOU WILL. THAT'S TO SAY THE 

1190
00:43:16,594 --> 00:43:18,629
ONES IMPOSED BY THE CITY, BY 

1191
00:43:18,629 --> 00:43:20,097
OTHER TAXING JURISDICTIONS LIKE 

1192
00:43:20,097 --> 00:43:22,166
SOUND TRANSIT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE 

1193
00:43:22,166 --> 00:43:24,168
COUNTIES, AND THE STATE. SO THE 

1194
00:43:24,168 --> 00:43:26,804
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE COLLECTS 

1195
00:43:26,804 --> 00:43:28,238
ALL THIS MONEY AND DISTRIBUTE IT

1196
00:43:28,238 --> 00:43:29,406
F, SO THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE, THE 

1197
00:43:29,406 --> 00:43:31,008
ADMINISTRATION, IF YOU WILL, THE

1198
00:43:31,008 --> 00:43:32,876
SALES TAX. THEY ALLOW CHANGES TO

1199
00:43:32,876 --> 00:43:34,812
SALES TAX RATES ON A QUARTERLY 

1200
00:43:34,812 --> 00:43:35,646
BASIS. AGAIN, YOU CAN IMAGINE 

1201
00:43:35,646 --> 00:43:38,048
THEY NEED TO GO TELL ALL THE 

1202
00:43:38,048 --> 00:43:39,617
RETAILERS THIS IS THE SALES TAX.

1203
00:43:39,617 --> 00:43:41,518
YOU NEED TO BE COLLECTING, SO WE

1204
00:43:41,518 --> 00:43:43,420
CAN DISTRIBUTE IT BACK TO THE 

1205
00:43:43,420 --> 00:43:44,054
VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. SO 

1206
00:43:44,054 --> 00:43:45,923
AGAIN, THEY DO THAT ON A 

1207
00:43:45,923 --> 00:43:48,459
QUARTERLY BASIS. AS WE 

1208
00:43:48,459 --> 00:43:49,693
UNDERSTAND IT, I UNDERSTAND IT, 

1209
00:43:49,693 --> 00:43:50,527
60-DAY NOTICE AHEAD OF THAT. SO 

1210
00:43:50,527 --> 00:43:53,998
THE TAX CAN GO INTO EFFECT ON 

1211
00:43:53,998 --> 00:43:57,701
JANUARY 1 OF 2026, BUT ONLY IF 

1212
00:43:57,701 --> 00:43:59,203
THERE'S NOTICE BEEN GIVEN, 60 

1213
00:43:59,203 --> 00:44:04,074
DAYS IN ADVANCE, AND GIVEN THE 

1214
00:44:04,074 --> 00:44:05,342
LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR, 

1215
00:44:05,342 --> 00:44:07,144
IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE FOR CITY

1216
00:44:07,144 --> 00:44:07,978
APPROVED ORDINANCES. THAT WOULD 

1217
00:44:07,978 --> 00:44:09,646
IMPLY THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE 

1218
00:44:09,646 --> 00:44:11,048
CONSIDERING THIS EARLY IN THE 

1219
00:44:11,048 --> 00:44:12,483
FALL, POTENTIALLY BEFORE THE 

1220
00:44:12,483 --> 00:44:13,851
BUDGET HAS BEEN PROPOSED. 

1221
00:44:13,851 --> 00:44:15,686
ACTUALLY THE TIMING ON THIS IS 

1222
00:44:15,686 --> 00:44:16,987
SOMETHING I PERSONALLY WANT TO 

1223
00:44:16,987 --> 00:44:18,956
EXPLORE MORE WITH THE EXECUTIVE,

1224
00:44:18,956 --> 00:44:19,490
BUT AGAIN IT'S THEIR 

1225
00:44:19,490 --> 00:44:20,424
PREROGATIVE TO DETERMINE WHEN 

1226
00:44:20,424 --> 00:44:22,493
AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO PROPOSE

1227
00:44:22,493 --> 00:44:23,293
THE LEGISLATION. BUT THE TIMING 

1228
00:44:23,293 --> 00:44:26,263
IS GROWING SHORT IF IT WERE TO 

1229
00:44:26,263 --> 00:44:27,498
COME INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1. 

1230
00:44:27,498 --> 00:44:28,766
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT 

1231
00:44:28,766 --> 00:44:31,635
INFORMATION. AND THAT IS WHY 

1232
00:44:31,635 --> 00:44:33,904
THIS IS BEFORE US NOW INSTEAD OF

1233
00:44:33,904 --> 00:44:35,906
IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANY OTHER 

1234
00:44:35,906 --> 00:44:36,874
BUDGET PROCESS OR DISCUSSION, 

1235
00:44:36,874 --> 00:44:40,210
SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S PUTTING A 

1236
00:44:40,210 --> 00:44:42,513
STAKE IN THE GROUND BEFORE AND 

1237
00:44:42,513 --> 00:44:45,249
UNTIL THAT LEGISLATION COMES 

1238
00:44:45,249 --> 00:44:46,884
DOWN FROM THE SEVENTH FLOOR. I 

1239
00:44:46,884 --> 00:44:49,319
DO WANT TO READ, FOR THE RECORD,

1240
00:44:49,319 --> 00:44:51,088
IN CASE PEOPLE ARE WONDERING. 

1241
00:44:51,088 --> 00:44:53,524
WELL, WHAT ARE THESE SERVICES? I

1242
00:44:53,524 --> 00:44:55,959
WON'T READ EACH ONE OF THEM 

1243
00:44:55,959 --> 00:44:58,629
THAT'S LISTED IN THE 

1244
00:44:58,629 --> 00:45:01,365
RESOLUTION, BUT THEY ARE EXPAND 

1245
00:45:01,365 --> 00:45:03,033
ACCESS ON RESIDENTIAL AND 

1246
00:45:03,033 --> 00:45:03,834
INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE 

1247
00:45:03,834 --> 00:45:06,603
ABUSE DISORDER TREATMENT THAT'S

1248
00:45:06,603 --> 00:45:08,806
FUNDED IN A COMPREHENSIVE 

1249
00:45:08,806 --> 00:45:09,740
TREATMENT PILOT PROJECT. THAT'S

1250
00:45:09,740 --> 00:45:13,944
IN REFERENCE TO THE PROGRAM, THE

1251
00:45:13,944 --> 00:45:15,813
PILOT PROJECT -- THE PILOT 

1252
00:45:15,813 --> 00:45:19,917
PROJECT THAT WAS LISTED, THAT 

1253
00:45:19,917 --> 00:45:24,354
WAS REPORTED IN THIS STORY 

1254
00:45:24,354 --> 00:45:25,823
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR CASEWORKERS

1255
00:45:25,823 --> 00:45:27,191
CAN REFER SOMEONE TO AN 

1256
00:45:27,191 --> 00:45:28,258
IN-PATIENT REHAB, AND THEN THE 

1257
00:45:28,258 --> 00:45:32,162
CITY JUST PAYS THE BILL WHEN THE

1258
00:45:32,162 --> 00:45:33,597
TREATMENT IS DONE. ALSO ENHANCE 

1259
00:45:33,597 --> 00:45:37,034
ACCESS TO RECOVERY HOUSING AS 

1260
00:45:37,034 --> 00:45:38,569
CONSISTENT WITH THE CLINICALLY 

1261
00:45:38,569 --> 00:45:41,472
PROVEN MODEL, AND RECOVERY BASED

1262
00:45:41,472 --> 00:45:44,408
SERVICES WITHIN OUR HOUSING 

1263
00:45:44,408 --> 00:45:45,976
FACILITIES HERE IN SEATTLE. 

1264
00:45:45,976 --> 00:45:48,612
ENSURE CAPACITY FOR LOW BARRIER 

1265
00:45:48,612 --> 00:45:49,813
SHELTER, CASE MANAGEMENT AFTER 

1266
00:45:49,813 --> 00:45:51,081
CARE, AND LEGAL COORDINATION AS 

1267
00:45:51,081 --> 00:45:53,016
CONSISTENT WITH PROGRAMS SUCH AS

1268
00:45:53,016 --> 00:45:55,152
LEAD AND COLEAD. COORDINATE WITH

1269
00:45:55,152 --> 00:45:59,123
KING COUNTY TO INCREASE THE 

1270
00:45:59,123 --> 00:46:01,525
NUMBER OF DESIGNATED CRISIS 

1271
00:46:01,525 --> 00:46:03,227
RESPONDERS OPERATING WITHIN 

1272
00:46:03,227 --> 00:46:04,261
SEATTLE. FUND INNOVATIVE 

1273
00:46:04,261 --> 00:46:05,095
APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING 

1274
00:46:05,095 --> 00:46:08,565
STIMULANT ABUSE DISORDER AND 

1275
00:46:08,565 --> 00:46:09,867
EXPANDING THE PROVISION OF 

1276
00:46:09,867 --> 00:46:10,501
LONG-LASTING INJECTIONS, ENHANCE

1277
00:46:10,501 --> 00:46:16,140
ACCESS TO JOB TRAINING AND JOB 

1278
00:46:16,140 --> 00:46:17,541
PLACEMENT SERVICES, AND 

1279
00:46:17,541 --> 00:46:18,742
STABILIZING DIVERGENCE SERVICES 

1280
00:46:18,742 --> 00:46:20,244
SUCH AS LEAD, ETC. CAPITAL 

1281
00:46:20,244 --> 00:46:21,211
INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE 

1282
00:46:21,211 --> 00:46:22,780
FACILITIES WHERE THESE TREATMENT

1283
00:46:22,780 --> 00:46:23,413
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED. AS YOU 

1284
00:46:23,413 --> 00:46:25,482
CAN SEE, THAT'S WHAT I MEANT 

1285
00:46:25,482 --> 00:46:27,751
WHEN I SAID $10 MILLION IS A 

1286
00:46:27,751 --> 00:46:31,221
DROP IN THE BUCKET. BUT IN ANY 

1287
00:46:31,221 --> 00:46:32,890
CASE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR 

1288
00:46:32,890 --> 00:46:34,691
MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND

1289
00:46:34,691 --> 00:46:38,095
THE COURSE OF OUR DAYS, IT IS 

1290
00:46:38,095 --> 00:46:39,363
REALLY, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T 

1291
00:46:39,363 --> 00:46:42,733
EXPRESS HOW OFTEN I PASS SOMEONE

1292
00:46:42,733 --> 00:46:48,372
WHO IS BENT OVER AND, YOU KNOW, 

1293
00:46:48,372 --> 00:46:49,573
FROM THE IMPACTS OF SUSTAINED 

1294
00:46:49,573 --> 00:46:51,942
DRUG USE AND THINK HOW CAN WE 

1295
00:46:51,942 --> 00:46:56,747
JUST NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS

1296
00:46:56,747 --> 00:46:58,315
POISON THAT IS OUT THERE? YOU 

1297
00:46:58,315 --> 00:47:00,250
KNOW, IT'S A QUESTION OF IS IT 

1298
00:47:00,250 --> 00:47:03,387
THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY? IS

1299
00:47:03,387 --> 00:47:05,756
IT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY? 

1300
00:47:05,756 --> 00:47:06,456
NO. IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS 

1301
00:47:06,456 --> 00:47:09,459
PUBLIC SERVANTS TO DO AS MUCH AS

1302
00:47:09,459 --> 00:47:12,529
WE CAN. SO I DON'T SEE ANY 

1303
00:47:12,529 --> 00:47:16,967
OTHER HANDS UP HERE. I WILL JUST

1304
00:47:16,967 --> 00:47:18,735
ADD ONE MORE THING. WHEN WE'RE 

1305
00:47:18,735 --> 00:47:20,604
TALKING ABOUT MONEY, WE'RE 

1306
00:47:20,604 --> 00:47:23,941
TALKING ABOUT SCARCITY, AND 

1307
00:47:23,941 --> 00:47:26,476
THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE -- 

1308
00:47:26,476 --> 00:47:27,511
THERE ARE LINES SURROUNDING 

1309
00:47:27,511 --> 00:47:28,612
PEOPLE'S TURFS. I WOULD SAY 

1310
00:47:28,612 --> 00:47:31,248
WHEN WE INVEST IN GETTING PEOPLE

1311
00:47:31,248 --> 00:47:34,017
OFF THE STREETS, WE ARE ACTUALLY

1312
00:47:34,017 --> 00:47:38,255
MAKING A VERY SOUND AND 

1313
00:47:38,255 --> 00:47:40,190
RESPONSIBLE FISCAL INVESTMENT IN

1314
00:47:40,190 --> 00:47:41,959
NOT JUST OTHER PEOPLE'S 

1315
00:47:41,959 --> 00:47:43,727
WELLNESS, BUT ALSO IN 

1316
00:47:43,727 --> 00:47:45,362
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. THAT IS -- 

1317
00:47:45,362 --> 00:47:45,996
IT'S NOT JUST THE FISCALLY 

1318
00:47:45,996 --> 00:47:49,166
RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO TO FUND 

1319
00:47:49,166 --> 00:47:49,833
ADDITIONAL TREATMENT SERVICES 

1320
00:47:49,833 --> 00:47:50,434
AND SOBER HOUSING, AND THE 

1321
00:47:50,434 --> 00:47:51,668
THINGS THAT ARE ON THIS LIST, 

1322
00:47:51,668 --> 00:47:56,240
BUT IT IS ALSO THE MORAL THING 

1323
00:47:56,240 --> 00:47:59,009
TO DO. SO WITH THAT, I WILL JUST

1324
00:47:59,009 --> 00:48:00,410
SEE. OKAY, I'M NOT SEEING ANY 

1325
00:48:00,410 --> 00:48:06,216
OTHER COMMENTS, SO I MOVE THE 

1326
00:48:06,216 --> 00:48:08,285
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF 

1327
00:48:08,285 --> 00:48:08,952
RESOLUTION 32174. 

1328
00:48:08,952 --> 00:48:09,253
>> SECOND. 

1329
00:48:09,253 --> 00:48:13,156
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED

1330
00:48:13,156 --> 00:48:15,192
TO CONFIRM RESOLUTION 32174. 

1331
00:48:15,192 --> 00:48:16,860
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL -- 

1332
00:48:16,860 --> 00:48:18,662
ONE LAST TIME, I'LL ASK IF 

1333
00:48:18,662 --> 00:48:20,464
THERE ARE ANY -- IT'S HARD FOR 

1334
00:48:20,464 --> 00:48:24,434
ME TO SEE BOTH SCREEN AND 

1335
00:48:24,434 --> 00:48:25,102
SCRIPT. OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER 

1336
00:48:25,102 --> 00:48:26,336
COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 

1337
00:48:26,336 --> 00:48:29,806
CALL THE ROLL ON THE 

1338
00:48:29,806 --> 00:48:31,875
RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT 

1339
00:48:31,875 --> 00:48:32,309
RESOLUTION 32174. 

1340
00:48:32,309 --> 00:48:33,443
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 

1341
00:48:33,443 --> 00:48:34,144
>> AYE. 

1342
00:48:34,144 --> 00:48:37,347
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? 

1343
00:48:37,347 --> 00:48:37,581
>> AYE. 

1344
00:48:37,581 --> 00:48:38,248
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? 

1345
00:48:38,248 --> 00:48:39,950
>> HERE -- SORRY, YES. 

1346
00:48:39,950 --> 00:48:40,884
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 

1347
00:48:40,884 --> 00:48:41,385
>> AYE. 

1348
00:48:41,385 --> 00:48:41,852
>> CHAIR NELSON? 

1349
00:48:41,852 --> 00:48:42,286
>> AYE. 

1350
00:48:42,286 --> 00:48:44,655
>> FIVE IN FAVOR. 

1351
00:48:44,655 --> 00:48:49,893
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE 

1352
00:48:49,893 --> 00:48:51,028
LEGISLATION PASSES, AND THE 

1353
00:48:51,028 --> 00:48:53,730
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. COLLEAGUES, 

1354
00:48:53,730 --> 00:48:59,936
I WILL BE PROPOSING SENDING -- I

1355
00:48:59,936 --> 00:49:01,405
PROPOSE SENDING THIS ITEM TO THE

1356
00:49:01,405 --> 00:49:07,577
-- NEXT WEEK'S FULL COUNCIL 

1357
00:49:07,577 --> 00:49:08,979
MEETING. THE COUNCIL RULES STATE

1358
00:49:08,979 --> 00:49:13,083
THAT FOR -- FOR THE ITEMS THAT 

1359
00:49:13,083 --> 00:49:14,284
ARE VOTED ON AFTER 1:00 THURSDAY

1360
00:49:14,284 --> 00:49:16,053
ON, THEY NEED TO GO TO THE 

1361
00:49:16,053 --> 00:49:18,288
FOLLOWING -- NOT THE NEXT 

1362
00:49:18,288 --> 00:49:21,925
TUESDAY, BUT THE FOLLOWING 

1363
00:49:21,925 --> 00:49:22,592
TUESDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING. SO I

1364
00:49:22,592 --> 00:49:26,163
AM -- THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER 

1365
00:49:26,163 --> 00:49:28,231
OF ITEMS ANTICIPATED ON THE 

1366
00:49:28,231 --> 00:49:32,102
AUGUST 5 AGENDA. IN AN EFFORT TO

1367
00:49:32,102 --> 00:49:34,037
ENSURE THAT MEETING CAN RUN ON 

1368
00:49:34,037 --> 00:49:35,772
TIME, I DON'T WANT TO ADD MORE 

1369
00:49:35,772 --> 00:49:36,540
TO THE AGENDA. I'LL BE ASKING 

1370
00:49:36,540 --> 00:49:40,177
FOR THE SAME THING FOR THE NEXT 

1371
00:49:40,177 --> 00:49:41,945
PIECE OF LEGISLATION ON TODAY'S

1372
00:49:41,945 --> 00:49:43,947
AGENDA. SO I WILL BE -- BECAUSE 

1373
00:49:43,947 --> 00:49:45,282
THIS MEETING IS TAKING PLACE ON 

1374
00:49:45,282 --> 00:49:46,483
THURSDAY AFTER 1:00, THE RULES 

1375
00:49:46,483 --> 00:49:48,085
WILL NEED TO BE SUSPENDED TO 

1376
00:49:48,085 --> 00:49:51,154
ALLOW IT TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE

1377
00:49:51,154 --> 00:49:53,156
JULY 29 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO

1378
00:49:53,156 --> 00:49:55,292
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE 

1379
00:49:55,292 --> 00:49:59,262
RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO SEND 

1380
00:49:59,262 --> 00:50:01,898
THIS RESOLUTION TO THE JULY 29 

1381
00:50:01,898 --> 00:50:03,367
COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT, 

1382
00:50:03,367 --> 00:50:04,835
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE RULES 

1383
00:50:04,835 --> 00:50:05,335
ARE SUSPENDED, AND THE 

1384
00:50:05,335 --> 00:50:07,003
RESOLUTION WILL BE SENT TO THE 

1385
00:50:07,003 --> 00:50:10,173
JULY 29 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR

1386
00:50:10,173 --> 00:50:11,641
FINAL CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT, 

1387
00:50:11,641 --> 00:50:13,410
THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WILL THE 

1388
00:50:13,410 --> 00:50:15,278
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO 

1389
00:50:15,278 --> 00:50:15,612
THE RECORD. 

1390
00:50:15,612 --> 00:50:18,081
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2, A 

1391
00:50:18,081 --> 00:50:18,648
RESOLUTION ADOPTING GENERAL 

1392
00:50:18,648 --> 00:50:23,887
RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE 

1393
00:50:23,887 --> 00:50:25,055
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, 

1394
00:50:25,055 --> 00:50:26,390
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 32096, 

1395
00:50:26,390 --> 00:50:31,962
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND 

1396
00:50:31,962 --> 00:50:32,329
POSSIBLE VOTE. 

1397
00:50:32,329 --> 00:50:34,931
>> ALL RIGHT. SO, WE'LL WAIT 

1398
00:50:34,931 --> 00:50:38,535
FOR THOSE FOLKS. 

1399
00:50:47,210 --> 00:50:57,587
OH. PUBLIC COMMENT IS -- I 

1400
00:50:57,587 --> 00:51:04,694
UNDERSTAND, SIR. PUBLIC COMMENT 

1401
00:51:04,694 --> 00:51:15,205
IS CLOSED FOR NOW. SIR, THANK 

1402
00:51:16,907 --> 00:51:22,946
YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE

1403
00:51:22,946 --> 00:51:28,919
HAVE A SEAT, SIR. YOU ARE NOW 

1404
00:51:28,919 --> 00:51:37,627
DISRUPTING OUR MEETING. [ 

1405
00:51:37,627 --> 00:51:41,064
INAUDIBLE ] 

1406
00:51:49,906 --> 00:51:53,810
>> SIR -- 

1407
00:51:55,879 --> 00:52:01,051
I WANT TO HELP, BUT -- 

1408
00:52:08,225 --> 00:52:12,128
WE WILL HAVE TO -- THANK YOU. 

1409
00:52:12,128 --> 00:52:17,167
>> POINT OF PRIVILEGE. 

1410
00:52:17,167 --> 00:52:17,501
>> GO AHEAD. 

1411
00:52:17,501 --> 00:52:20,270
>> SORRY FOR THIS INTERRUPTION, 

1412
00:52:20,270 --> 00:52:21,872
AND I'M GLAD WE REALLY 

1413
00:52:21,872 --> 00:52:24,474
SECURITY. THIS MAN HAS A HISTORY

1414
00:52:24,474 --> 00:52:27,677
OF CONTINUING TO ATTACK ME AND 

1415
00:52:27,677 --> 00:52:29,079
MY FAMILY. HE HAS SHOWN UP HERE 

1416
00:52:29,079 --> 00:52:33,083
TODAY, AND I'M SORRY, BUT HE 

1417
00:52:33,083 --> 00:52:35,252
CONTINUES TO THREATEN MY SAFETY 

1418
00:52:35,252 --> 00:52:36,286
CONSTANTLY, SO THANK YOU. I 

1419
00:52:36,286 --> 00:52:37,153
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I'M MORE 

1420
00:52:37,153 --> 00:52:38,622
THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH HIM, AS 

1421
00:52:38,622 --> 00:52:43,159
I HAVE, IN THE LAST TEN YEARS 

1422
00:52:43,159 --> 00:52:43,894
FOR CANNABIS EQUITY. THANK YOU. 

1423
00:52:43,894 --> 00:52:51,067
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTEXT. 

1424
00:52:51,067 --> 00:52:55,305
>>> ALL RIGHT. OKAY. IT'S STILL

1425
00:52:55,305 --> 00:52:57,541
ON. OKAY. THESE 15 RULES WERE 

1426
00:52:57,541 --> 00:52:58,975
GENERATED THROUGH MONTHS OF 

1427
00:52:58,975 --> 00:52:59,943
DISCUSSIONS STEMMING LARGELY 

1428
00:52:59,943 --> 00:53:01,878
FROM IDEAS DIRECTLY FROM CENTRAL

1429
00:53:01,878 --> 00:53:04,881
STAFF, OUR CITY CLERKS, AND THE 

1430
00:53:04,881 --> 00:53:07,083
LAW DEPARTMENT. EVERY TWO YEARS 

1431
00:53:07,083 --> 00:53:07,884
WE REVISE, REEVALUATE OUR 

1432
00:53:07,884 --> 00:53:09,386
COUNCIL RULES, AND THAT'S WHAT 

1433
00:53:09,386 --> 00:53:10,086
WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. WE 

1434
00:53:10,086 --> 00:53:11,688
CONSIDERED A WHOLE HOST OF 

1435
00:53:11,688 --> 00:53:13,323
CONCEPTS, BUT NARROWED IT DOWN 

1436
00:53:13,323 --> 00:53:15,692
TO WHAT IS MOST NEEDED ACCORDING

1437
00:53:15,692 --> 00:53:18,128
TO THE PEOPLE THAT INPUT INTO 

1438
00:53:18,128 --> 00:53:19,563
THIS LEGISLATION, AND BOY, DID I

1439
00:53:19,563 --> 00:53:25,802
LEAVE IT TO MOSTLY THE EXPERTS 

1440
00:53:25,802 --> 00:53:28,672
TO SUGGEST TO OUR RULES. SO WE 

1441
00:53:28,672 --> 00:53:30,907
WILL NOW PROCEED WITH AN 

1442
00:53:30,907 --> 00:53:32,475
EXPLANATION OF -- FIRST OF ALL 

1443
00:53:32,475 --> 00:53:34,744
I'LL MOVE IT, AND THEN YOU CAN 

1444
00:53:34,744 --> 00:53:38,381
GIVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE 

1445
00:53:38,381 --> 00:53:40,984
LEGISLATION. I MOVE THE 

1446
00:53:40,984 --> 00:53:42,018
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF 

1447
00:53:42,018 --> 00:53:44,221
RESOLUTION 32173. IS THERE A 

1448
00:53:44,221 --> 00:53:44,454
SECOND? 

1449
00:53:44,454 --> 00:53:44,754
>> SECOND. 

1450
00:53:44,754 --> 00:53:46,022
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S 

1451
00:53:46,022 --> 00:53:47,123
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO 

1452
00:53:47,123 --> 00:53:49,793
RECOMMEND THE ADOPTION OF THE 

1453
00:53:49,793 --> 00:53:51,161
RESOLUTION. WE'LL NOW PROCEED 

1454
00:53:51,161 --> 00:53:51,928
WITH CONSIDERATION OF THE 

1455
00:53:51,928 --> 00:53:55,799
AMENDMENTS, AND I WILL REQUEST 

1456
00:53:55,799 --> 00:53:56,833
THE SPONSOR MOVE THEIR 

1457
00:53:56,833 --> 00:53:57,734
AMENDMENT. CENTRAL STAFF WILL 

1458
00:53:57,734 --> 00:53:58,702
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE 

1459
00:53:58,702 --> 00:54:04,274
AMENDMENT, AND THEN THE SPONSOR 

1460
00:54:04,274 --> 00:54:04,908
WILL ADDRESS IT. OKAY. 

1461
00:54:06,376 --> 00:54:10,947
>> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL 

1462
00:54:10,947 --> 00:54:11,581
PRESIDENT AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

1463
00:54:11,581 --> 00:54:14,217
AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE LAST 

1464
00:54:14,217 --> 00:54:17,153
COMMITTEE MEETING, YES, THE 

1465
00:54:17,153 --> 00:54:18,321
WORKING GROUP DID CONVENE, YES. 

1466
00:54:18,321 --> 00:54:20,724
>> BE A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOUR 

1467
00:54:20,724 --> 00:54:20,924
MIC. 

1468
00:54:20,924 --> 00:54:22,225
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THE 

1469
00:54:22,225 --> 00:54:23,960
WORKING GROUP DID CONVENE OVER 

1470
00:54:23,960 --> 00:54:29,065
SEVERAL MONTHS AND PROPOSED FOR 

1471
00:54:29,065 --> 00:54:30,166
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S REVIEW.

1472
00:54:30,166 --> 00:54:30,767
CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO EITHER 

1473
00:54:30,767 --> 00:54:34,104
CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE OF THE 

1474
00:54:34,104 --> 00:54:35,071
EXISTING RULES, PROPOSE 

1475
00:54:35,071 --> 00:54:36,740
TECHNICAL CHANGES, CONFORM THE 

1476
00:54:36,740 --> 00:54:41,978
RULES TO CURRENT PRACTICES, AND 

1477
00:54:41,978 --> 00:54:44,280
IN SOME CASES, PROPOSE 

1478
00:54:44,280 --> 00:54:45,749
AMENDMENTS. THE 15 PROPOSED 

1479
00:54:45,749 --> 00:54:49,386
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE IN 

1480
00:54:49,386 --> 00:54:50,987
ATTACHMENT ONE OF RESOLUTION 

1481
00:54:50,987 --> 00:54:52,555
32173, WE REVIEWED AT LENGTH. 

1482
00:54:52,555 --> 00:54:56,793
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS ON 

1483
00:54:56,793 --> 00:54:58,962
THEM. I CAN SAY A FEW WORDS 

1484
00:54:58,962 --> 00:55:00,163
ABOUT THE GENERAL AREAS THAT 

1485
00:55:00,163 --> 00:55:01,965
THEY COVER, IF THAT IS OF 

1486
00:55:01,965 --> 00:55:02,966
INTEREST TO THE COMMITTEE. 

1487
00:55:02,966 --> 00:55:08,672
>> DOES ANYBODY NEED A REFRESHER

1488
00:55:08,672 --> 00:55:11,741
OF THE LEGISLATION OR THE -- 

1489
00:55:11,741 --> 00:55:16,012
ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR CONTAINED

1490
00:55:16,012 --> 00:55:16,646
THEREIN? NOT SEEING ANYBODY. 

1491
00:55:16,646 --> 00:55:23,853
OKAY. THEN LET'S GO AHEAD AND 

1492
00:55:23,853 --> 00:55:24,387
CONSIDER SOME AMENDMENTS, 

1493
00:55:24,387 --> 00:55:25,322
PLEASE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 

1494
00:55:25,322 --> 00:55:26,356
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU.

1495
00:55:26,356 --> 00:55:29,492
I MOVE TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32173

1496
00:55:29,492 --> 00:55:31,594
WITH AMENDMENT 1, VERSION 3. 

1497
00:55:31,594 --> 00:55:33,029
>> SECOND. 

1498
00:55:33,029 --> 00:55:37,467
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED

1499
00:55:37,467 --> 00:55:41,037
TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION PER THE 

1500
00:55:41,037 --> 00:55:44,874
LANGUAGE IN AMENDMENT 1. GO 

1501
00:55:44,874 --> 00:55:45,108
AHEAD. 

1502
00:55:45,108 --> 00:55:46,710
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

1503
00:55:46,710 --> 00:55:48,378
THIS AMENDMENT COMES FROM THE 

1504
00:55:48,378 --> 00:55:49,179
EXPERIENCE THAT PROBABLY ALL OF 

1505
00:55:49,179 --> 00:55:51,848
US SHARED OVER THE LAST YEAR AND

1506
00:55:51,848 --> 00:55:55,719
A HALF OR AT LEAST THE COHORT 

1507
00:55:55,719 --> 00:55:58,355
THAT STARTED IN JANUARY 2024, 

1508
00:55:58,355 --> 00:56:03,693
LONGER IN YOUR CASE, COUNCIL 

1509
00:56:03,693 --> 00:56:05,362
PRESIDENT. THE CHALLENGES OF THE

1510
00:56:05,362 --> 00:56:06,396
LAST SECOND AMENDMENTS, AND THE 

1511
00:56:06,396 --> 00:56:08,732
STRAIN THIS PUTS ON THE OVERALL 

1512
00:56:08,732 --> 00:56:11,568
SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE CITY 

1513
00:56:11,568 --> 00:56:13,837
CLERKS, TO INCLUDE THE CENTRAL 

1514
00:56:13,837 --> 00:56:15,972
STAFF, BUT REALLY, AS WELL, US, 

1515
00:56:15,972 --> 00:56:18,108
OUR IMMEDIATE TEAMS, THE STAFF, 

1516
00:56:18,108 --> 00:56:21,344
AND OURSELVES IN ORDER TO MAKE 

1517
00:56:21,344 --> 00:56:23,279
PROPER DECISIONS. WE DO NEED 

1518
00:56:23,279 --> 00:56:26,216
THAT TIME FOR AT LEAST SOME 

1519
00:56:26,216 --> 00:56:27,217
REFLECTION. OUT OF THAT 

1520
00:56:27,217 --> 00:56:30,286
EXPERIENCE WE'VE HAD, OR IN MY 

1521
00:56:30,286 --> 00:56:32,856
CASE, 18 PLUS MONTHS NOW IS THAT

1522
00:56:32,856 --> 00:56:35,125
THE WALK-UPS AND THE AMENDMENTS 

1523
00:56:35,125 --> 00:56:36,726
ON THE AMENDMENTS ARE NOT 

1524
00:56:36,726 --> 00:56:38,795
PRODUCTIVE. I THINK THEY CREATE 

1525
00:56:38,795 --> 00:56:40,964
CONFUSION. I THINK THEY CREATE 

1526
00:56:40,964 --> 00:56:43,400
SOME CHALLENGES ACROSS THE 

1527
00:56:43,400 --> 00:56:45,034
BOARD. SO THIS AMENDMENT IS TO 

1528
00:56:45,034 --> 00:56:46,069
-- I DON'T THINK IS 

1529
00:56:46,069 --> 00:56:47,403
UNREASONABLE TO GO TO 24 HOURS 

1530
00:56:47,403 --> 00:56:49,239
PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 

1531
00:56:49,239 --> 00:56:50,373
MEETING AS OPPOSED TO TWO HOURS.

1532
00:56:50,373 --> 00:56:52,342
I THINK THIS WOULD BE BETTER FOR

1533
00:56:52,342 --> 00:56:54,043
THE HEALTH OF THE SYSTEM, AND IT

1534
00:56:54,043 --> 00:56:55,311
ALSO GIVES A CHANCE FOR THE 

1535
00:56:55,311 --> 00:56:59,382
PUBLIC TO SEE IT TOO. WHEN IT 

1536
00:56:59,382 --> 00:57:03,620
COMES TWO HOURS BEFORE, PEOPLE 

1537
00:57:03,620 --> 00:57:05,155
PLANNED THEIR DAY. IF YOU ONLY 

1538
00:57:05,155 --> 00:57:07,190
GET IT TWO HOURS BEFORE, THAT 

1539
00:57:07,190 --> 00:57:08,858
MIGHT NOT BE POSSIBLE. WHEREAS 

1540
00:57:08,858 --> 00:57:10,627
24 HOURS ADVANCED NOTICE, THEN 

1541
00:57:10,627 --> 00:57:12,228
THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING. THAT'S

1542
00:57:12,228 --> 00:57:15,365
AN ADDITIONAL POINT I WOULD LIKE

1543
00:57:15,365 --> 00:57:18,535
TO ADD IN TERMS OF WHAT'S 

1544
00:57:18,535 --> 00:57:19,068
DRIVING THIS AMENDMENT. 

1545
00:57:19,068 --> 00:57:20,870
COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOU TO 

1546
00:57:20,870 --> 00:57:23,373
SUPPORT IT. 

1547
00:57:23,373 --> 00:57:27,577
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR 

1548
00:57:27,577 --> 00:57:28,244
PROVIDING THE RATIONAL BEHIND 

1549
00:57:28,244 --> 00:57:29,479
THIS. WOULD CENTRAL STAFF LIKE 

1550
00:57:29,479 --> 00:57:31,948
TO GO THROUGH THE MECHANICS OF 

1551
00:57:31,948 --> 00:57:33,249
HOW IT HAD WOULD WORK? 

1552
00:57:33,249 --> 00:57:35,385
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, 

1553
00:57:35,385 --> 00:57:36,519
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SO 

1554
00:57:36,519 --> 00:57:37,520
MECHANICALLY THERE'S THREE 

1555
00:57:37,520 --> 00:57:39,088
DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COUNCIL 

1556
00:57:39,088 --> 00:57:40,990
RULES THAT ARE ADDRESSED IN 

1557
00:57:40,990 --> 00:57:45,261
ORDER TO PROVIDE A STANDARDIZED 

1558
00:57:45,261 --> 00:57:46,496
24-HOUR ADVANCED NOTICE SYSTEM 

1559
00:57:46,496 --> 00:57:47,030
AS COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 

1560
00:57:47,030 --> 00:57:52,035
DESCRIBED. SO THE FIRST IS AN 

1561
00:57:52,035 --> 00:57:54,070
AMENDMENT TO EXISTING LANGUAGE 

1562
00:57:54,070 --> 00:57:55,705
FOUND IN RULE 3A8. THAT'S 

1563
00:57:55,705 --> 00:57:56,639
RELATED TO CITY COUNCIL 

1564
00:57:56,639 --> 00:58:00,810
BUSINESS, AND AFFORDS A TWO-HOUR

1565
00:58:00,810 --> 00:58:02,512
WINDOW AS COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 

1566
00:58:02,512 --> 00:58:09,552
ELUDED TO FOR AMENDMENTS TO BE 

1567
00:58:09,552 --> 00:58:10,487
SUBMITTED TO YOURSELVES, COUNCIL

1568
00:58:10,487 --> 00:58:11,120
MEMBERS, THE CENTRAL STAFF 

1569
00:58:11,120 --> 00:58:13,089
DIRECTOR, AND THE CITY CLERK. SO

1570
00:58:13,089 --> 00:58:14,357
THAT EXTENDS THE TWO-HOUR 

1571
00:58:14,357 --> 00:58:15,725
DEADLINE TO A 24-HOUR DEADLINE. 

1572
00:58:15,725 --> 00:58:20,163
SO THAT'S IN RULE THREE. AND 

1573
00:58:20,163 --> 00:58:22,966
THEN AMENDMENT FURTHER AMENDS 

1574
00:58:22,966 --> 00:58:23,800
RULE 6H4. THAT'S CONCERNING 

1575
00:58:23,800 --> 00:58:24,234
STANDING COMMITTEES 

1576
00:58:24,234 --> 00:58:29,072
ACCOMPLISHING THE SAME GOAL AND 

1577
00:58:29,072 --> 00:58:32,342
USING THE SAME LANGUAGE. AND 

1578
00:58:32,342 --> 00:58:35,778
THEN FINALLY IN RULE 7G4, RULE 7

1579
00:58:35,778 --> 00:58:36,713
IS SPECIFIC TO SELECT 

1580
00:58:36,713 --> 00:58:38,047
COMMITTEES. THERE IT USES THE 

1581
00:58:38,047 --> 00:58:41,584
SAME LANGUAGE TO ESTABLISH A 

1582
00:58:41,584 --> 00:58:43,253
24-HOUR ADVANCED NOTICE RULE FOR

1583
00:58:43,253 --> 00:58:46,356
AN AMENDMENT TO BE SUBMITTED TO 

1584
00:58:46,356 --> 00:58:47,690
COUNCIL MEMBERS. SUBMITTED TO 

1585
00:58:47,690 --> 00:58:53,463
THE CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR, AND 

1586
00:58:53,463 --> 00:58:55,265
SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK. 

1587
00:58:55,265 --> 00:58:59,702
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER CENTRAL 

1588
00:58:59,702 --> 00:59:00,837
STAFF COMMENTARY? OKAY. ARE 

1589
00:59:00,837 --> 00:59:05,608
THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS 

1590
00:59:05,608 --> 00:59:08,311
AMENDMENT FROM COLLEAGUES? 

1591
00:59:08,311 --> 00:59:10,079
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 

1592
00:59:10,079 --> 00:59:12,215
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

1593
00:59:12,215 --> 00:59:14,884
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 

1594
00:59:14,884 --> 00:59:17,053
FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS IN 

1595
00:59:17,053 --> 00:59:19,122
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I DO HAVE

1596
00:59:19,122 --> 00:59:21,758
CONCERNS. WHILE I THINK IT IS 

1597
00:59:21,758 --> 00:59:24,561
ADVANTAGEOUS, AND OUR GOAL 

1598
00:59:24,561 --> 00:59:26,663
SHOULD BE PROVIDING 24 HOURS FOR

1599
00:59:26,663 --> 00:59:34,737
AN AMENDMENT, THERE HAVE BEEN 

1600
00:59:34,737 --> 00:59:37,073
INSTANCES WHERE IT NECESSITATED 

1601
00:59:37,073 --> 00:59:39,075
AN AMENDMENT DAY OF FOR WHATEVER

1602
00:59:39,075 --> 00:59:43,579
REASON, SOMEONE MAY HAVE MISSED 

1603
00:59:43,579 --> 00:59:46,182
THE LEGISLATION OR 

1604
00:59:46,182 --> 00:59:46,783
MISUNDERSTOOD, AND I WORRY, 

1605
00:59:46,783 --> 00:59:48,418
SINCE THIS IS A MUST, AND AS 

1606
00:59:48,418 --> 00:59:52,121
WE'RE TRYING TO REPRESENT OUR 

1607
00:59:52,121 --> 00:59:53,656
CONSTITUENTS THAT IF WE HAVE 

1608
00:59:53,656 --> 00:59:56,993
THIS REQUIREMENT AS A MUST, 

1609
00:59:56,993 --> 00:59:59,862
THEN, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS 

1610
00:59:59,862 --> 01:00:04,000
WHEN, YOU KNOW, DAY OF, YOU 

1611
01:00:04,000 --> 01:00:05,201
REALIZE OH, I NEEDED TO PROFFER 

1612
01:00:05,201 --> 01:00:09,005
THIS AMENDMENT, OR WILL YOU HEAR

1613
01:00:09,005 --> 01:00:11,107
FROM A CONSTITUENCY IN YOUR 

1614
01:00:11,107 --> 01:00:13,810
DISTRICT THAT FLAGGED THAT FOR 

1615
01:00:13,810 --> 01:00:16,946
YOU THAT MORNING. I MEAN, I'M 

1616
01:00:16,946 --> 01:00:18,214
TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, I 

1617
01:00:18,214 --> 01:00:19,282
APPRECIATE, AND YES, I AGREE WE 

1618
01:00:19,282 --> 01:00:25,755
SHOULD DO THE A LEAST 24 HOURS 

1619
01:00:25,755 --> 01:00:27,223
IN ADVANCE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT

1620
01:00:27,223 --> 01:00:30,793
INSTANCES WHERE IF THAT SHOULD 

1621
01:00:30,793 --> 01:00:32,395
NOT HAPPEN, THEN YOU ARE 

1622
01:00:32,395 --> 01:00:35,865
PREVENTED FROM BEING ABLE TO 

1623
01:00:35,865 --> 01:00:36,499
REPRESENT YOUR CONSTITUENTS. I 

1624
01:00:36,499 --> 01:00:40,570
MEAN, I LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE 

1625
01:00:40,570 --> 01:00:43,706
CITY CLERK AND LAUREN FROM OUR 

1626
01:00:43,706 --> 01:00:47,810
ATTORNEY OR EVEN YOU, BEN, AS 

1627
01:00:47,810 --> 01:00:49,178
DIRECTOR, CENTRAL STAFF 

1628
01:00:49,178 --> 01:00:52,615
DIRECTOR, WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE

1629
01:00:52,615 --> 01:00:53,016
ON THIS. 

1630
01:00:53,016 --> 01:00:58,554
>> I'LL OPEN AND PERHAPS EMILIA

1631
01:00:58,554 --> 01:01:01,557
CAN SUPPLEMENT. THIS IS A 

1632
01:01:01,557 --> 01:01:02,291
SELF-REGULATION OF YOUR 

1633
01:01:02,291 --> 01:01:03,860
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. SO IT IS 

1634
01:01:03,860 --> 01:01:05,962
NOT THIS RULE PRECLUDES THE IDEA

1635
01:01:05,962 --> 01:01:11,467
OF A WALK-ON AMENDMENT, BUT 

1636
01:01:11,467 --> 01:01:13,403
ESTABLISHES A STANDARD PRACTICE.

1637
01:01:13,403 --> 01:01:14,937
AND THEN VIA THE RULES, THIS 

1638
01:01:14,937 --> 01:01:16,406
MIGHT BE SUSPENDED OR WAIVING A 

1639
01:01:16,406 --> 01:01:23,246
COUNCIL RULE, IN ORDER TO ALLOW 

1640
01:01:23,246 --> 01:01:23,980
FOR THAT INHERENT ABILITY. 

1641
01:01:23,980 --> 01:01:25,348
EMILIA, IF YOU WANTED TO SPEAK 

1642
01:01:25,348 --> 01:01:28,551
TO THE PROCESS FOR THAT. 

1643
01:01:28,551 --> 01:01:29,952
>> CORRECT, YES. IF THE COUNCIL,

1644
01:01:29,952 --> 01:01:31,354
IF THE COUNCIL MEMBER DID HAVE 

1645
01:01:31,354 --> 01:01:33,322
AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS NOT 

1646
01:01:33,322 --> 01:01:34,624
CIRCULATED 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE, 

1647
01:01:34,624 --> 01:01:36,793
IT WOULD NEED TO, ONE, STILL BE 

1648
01:01:36,793 --> 01:01:38,995
CIRCULATED, BUT ALSO A REQUEST 

1649
01:01:38,995 --> 01:01:41,030
OF THE BODY TO SUSPEND THE 

1650
01:01:41,030 --> 01:01:42,598
RULES. IF TWO-THIRDS OF THE 

1651
01:01:42,598 --> 01:01:44,233
MEMBERS AGREE TO SUSPEND THE 

1652
01:01:44,233 --> 01:01:51,708
RULES, THEN YOU CAN PROCEED WITH

1653
01:01:51,708 --> 01:01:52,241
THE CONSIDERATION OF THE 

1654
01:01:52,241 --> 01:01:52,542
AMENDMENT. 

1655
01:01:52,542 --> 01:01:57,980
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND TO?

1656
01:01:57,980 --> 01:02:00,149
>> WELL YES, THANKS, COUNCIL 

1657
01:02:00,149 --> 01:02:01,684
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, 

1658
01:02:01,684 --> 01:02:02,885
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FOR YOUR 

1659
01:02:02,885 --> 01:02:05,655
POINTS MADE. I UNDERSTAND THE 

1660
01:02:05,655 --> 01:02:08,024
POINTS MADE. I APPRECIATE 

1661
01:02:08,024 --> 01:02:09,392
CENTRAL STAFF AND CITY CLERK FOR

1662
01:02:09,392 --> 01:02:11,194
THAT RESPONSE BECAUSE I THINK 

1663
01:02:11,194 --> 01:02:13,830
THAT KIND OF ANSWERS THAT 

1664
01:02:13,830 --> 01:02:16,232
QUESTION. AND I WOULD ADD TOO AS

1665
01:02:16,232 --> 01:02:17,567
THINKING ABOUT THE POINT MADE. 

1666
01:02:17,567 --> 01:02:19,035
YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT IF 

1667
01:02:19,035 --> 01:02:19,936
SOMETHING COMES UP TWO HOURS 

1668
01:02:19,936 --> 01:02:21,571
BEFORE, THERE MAY BE OTHER 

1669
01:02:21,571 --> 01:02:23,706
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A DIFFERENT

1670
01:02:23,706 --> 01:02:28,144
POSITION OR WHO HAVE INSIGHT 

1671
01:02:28,144 --> 01:02:29,645
THAT COULD BE GERMAINE. WITH THE

1672
01:02:29,645 --> 01:02:30,313
TIGHT TURNAROUNDS, WE MIGHT NOT 

1673
01:02:30,313 --> 01:02:32,582
BE ABLE TO GET THAT. I RECOGNIZE

1674
01:02:32,582 --> 01:02:34,383
THE POINT, AND I THINK MAYBE THE

1675
01:02:34,383 --> 01:02:36,652
WAY TOO, AS I SAY SQUARE TO 

1676
01:02:36,652 --> 01:02:39,222
CIRCLE, THE POINTS RAISED BY THE

1677
01:02:39,222 --> 01:02:42,592
CITY CLERK, THAT WE USE THE 

1678
01:02:42,592 --> 01:02:44,293
PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS. GENERALLY

1679
01:02:44,293 --> 01:02:46,696
THIS IS BEING PROFFERED TO KIND 

1680
01:02:46,696 --> 01:02:49,565
OF INSTILL SOME GOOD GOVERNANCE 

1681
01:02:49,565 --> 01:02:52,068
PRINCIPLES TO GET IN EARLY. FOR 

1682
01:02:52,068 --> 01:02:53,236
THE GENERAL, THE 90, WHATEVER 

1683
01:02:53,236 --> 01:02:54,537
PERCENT TIME, THAT WE HAVE THIS 

1684
01:02:54,537 --> 01:02:57,306
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE REASONS I 

1685
01:02:57,306 --> 01:02:59,442
SAID. BUT FOR THE POINT YOU 

1686
01:02:59,442 --> 01:03:01,410
MADE, FAIR POINT, BUT IT SOUNDS 

1687
01:03:01,410 --> 01:03:04,814
LIKE A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT POINT

1688
01:03:04,814 --> 01:03:06,182
WOULD BE TO USE THE 

1689
01:03:06,182 --> 01:03:08,684
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES OPTIONS

1690
01:03:08,684 --> 01:03:12,021
THAT WE DO HAVE AS COUNCIL 

1691
01:03:12,021 --> 01:03:12,722
MEMBERS, AS NOTED, IT'S 

1692
01:03:12,722 --> 01:03:13,523
SELF-REGULATED, AND THERE'S 

1693
01:03:13,523 --> 01:03:15,291
DIFFERENT WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT 

1694
01:03:15,291 --> 01:03:15,525
POINT. 

1695
01:03:15,525 --> 01:03:19,862
>> AFTER JUST CONSULTING WITH 

1696
01:03:19,862 --> 01:03:20,696
DEPUTY CITY CLERK. REMINDED A 

1697
01:03:20,696 --> 01:03:22,231
COUNCIL MEMBER CAN ALSO MOVE TO 

1698
01:03:22,231 --> 01:03:24,734
HOLD A PIECE OF LEGISLATION, IF 

1699
01:03:24,734 --> 01:03:26,435
THEY THOUGHT IT WAS NOT -- IF 

1700
01:03:26,435 --> 01:03:29,372
MORE TIME IS NEEDED TO CONSIDER 

1701
01:03:29,372 --> 01:03:30,006
AMENDMENTS, RECOGNIZING, AGAIN, 

1702
01:03:30,006 --> 01:03:31,240
A SITUATION THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS

1703
01:03:31,240 --> 01:03:32,475
VIABLE OF AN OPTION BECAUSE 

1704
01:03:32,475 --> 01:03:34,043
THERE MIGHT BE SOME TIME 

1705
01:03:34,043 --> 01:03:35,945
PRESSURE AROUND THE OVERALL 

1706
01:03:35,945 --> 01:03:37,213
LEGISLATION, BUT THAT IS ANOTHER

1707
01:03:37,213 --> 01:03:37,847
PARLIAMENTARY OPTION YOU WOULD 

1708
01:03:37,847 --> 01:03:39,982
HAVE. IT'S ONE THAT ONLY 

1709
01:03:39,982 --> 01:03:40,650
REQUIRES A SIMPLE MAJORITY. BUT 

1710
01:03:40,650 --> 01:03:43,553
AGAIN, JUST TO SAY THOSE ARE AT 

1711
01:03:43,553 --> 01:03:45,354
LEAST TWO OPTIONS. BUT THE POINT

1712
01:03:45,354 --> 01:03:48,291
IS ALSO WELL TAKEN THAT IT DOES 

1713
01:03:48,291 --> 01:03:50,526
SHORTEN THE PERIOD, NARROWS THE 

1714
01:03:50,526 --> 01:03:50,860
PERIOD. YEAH. 

1715
01:03:50,860 --> 01:03:55,731
>> YEAH. THANK YOU, 

1716
01:03:55,731 --> 01:03:57,200
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I HAVE 

1717
01:03:57,200 --> 01:04:01,037
IMMENSE RESPECT FOR YOU AND YOUR

1718
01:04:01,037 --> 01:04:03,840
THINGS YOU PROFFER. IN FULL 

1719
01:04:03,840 --> 01:04:06,242
DISCLOSURE, I'M JUST SEEING 

1720
01:04:06,242 --> 01:04:06,842
THIS AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW, 

1721
01:04:06,842 --> 01:04:09,579
WHETHER THAT IS BECAUSE I'M A 

1722
01:04:09,579 --> 01:04:11,280
LITTLE SHORT STAFFED THIS WEEK, 

1723
01:04:11,280 --> 01:04:13,482
SO MAYBE NO ONE BROUGHT THAT TO 

1724
01:04:13,482 --> 01:04:16,219
MY ATTENTION, BUT IT HAPPENS. I 

1725
01:04:16,219 --> 01:04:19,388
HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM. SO FOR 

1726
01:04:19,388 --> 01:04:21,023
WHATEVER REASON, IT JUST 

1727
01:04:21,023 --> 01:04:23,259
EXEMPLIFIES LIKE AN INSTANCE 

1728
01:04:23,259 --> 01:04:24,293
WHERE YOU DON'T SEE SOMETHING 

1729
01:04:24,293 --> 01:04:25,494
WITH ENOUGH TIME BECAUSE I WOULD

1730
01:04:25,494 --> 01:04:27,029
HAVE COME TO TALK TO YOU EARLIER

1731
01:04:27,029 --> 01:04:27,930
AND NOT HAVE IT THIS 

1732
01:04:27,930 --> 01:04:29,565
CONVERSATION ON THE DAY BECAUSE 

1733
01:04:29,565 --> 01:04:33,236
WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP. 

1734
01:04:33,236 --> 01:04:37,340
AND SO I STRUGGLE WITH THIS IN 

1735
01:04:37,340 --> 01:04:39,375
THAT WAY, AND I APPRECIATE THE 

1736
01:04:39,375 --> 01:04:42,211
ABILITY WITH TWO-THIRDS OF THE 

1737
01:04:42,211 --> 01:04:43,779
COUNCIL, BE ABLE TO OR EVEN TO 

1738
01:04:43,779 --> 01:04:46,882
REQUEST DELAYING A VOTE TO BE 

1739
01:04:46,882 --> 01:04:50,453
ABLE TO GET THOSE PIECES. SO I 

1740
01:04:50,453 --> 01:04:51,654
APPRECIATE THAT. I WANT YOU TO 

1741
01:04:51,654 --> 01:04:54,123
UNDERSTAND WHERE THIS IS COMING 

1742
01:04:54,123 --> 01:04:54,323
FROM. 

1743
01:04:54,323 --> 01:04:55,758
>> I APPRECIATE IT. SEEING THIS 

1744
01:04:55,758 --> 01:05:00,263
24 HOURS IN ADVANCE WOULD HAVE 

1745
01:05:00,263 --> 01:05:01,530
HELPED. [ LAUGHTER ] 

1746
01:05:01,530 --> 01:05:04,000
>> YES. EXACTLY. BUT I DON'T, 

1747
01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:06,235
YEAH. IT ALLEVIATES THE 

1748
01:05:06,235 --> 01:05:07,637
AWKWARDNESS OF HAVING TO POINT 

1749
01:05:07,637 --> 01:05:10,239
OUT. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, I 

1750
01:05:10,239 --> 01:05:13,309
WOULD HAVE COME TO YOU. SO ANY 

1751
01:05:13,309 --> 01:05:14,410
WAY, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 

1752
01:05:14,410 --> 01:05:17,680
KETTLE, THANK YOU ALL FOR 

1753
01:05:17,680 --> 01:05:18,214
ANSWERING THE QUESTION. I 

1754
01:05:18,214 --> 01:05:23,185
APPRECIATE IT. 

1755
01:05:24,253 --> 01:05:29,325
>> SO I HAVE TO ADMIT WHEN THIS 

1756
01:05:29,325 --> 01:05:30,693
WAS PRESENTED AS AN OPTION WAS 

1757
01:05:30,693 --> 01:05:33,663
PRESENTED TO ME IN THE UNIVERSE 

1758
01:05:33,663 --> 01:05:34,730
OF CHANGES THAT THE PEOPLE WHO 

1759
01:05:34,730 --> 01:05:36,699
HAVE TO DEAL WITH US, DAY IF AND

1760
01:05:36,699 --> 01:05:39,068
DAY OUT, WHICH IS CENTRAL STAFF,

1761
01:05:39,068 --> 01:05:42,371
THE CLERKS, AND OUR INTERNAL 

1762
01:05:42,371 --> 01:05:44,140
COUNCIL. IN THAT UNIVERSE, THIS 

1763
01:05:44,140 --> 01:05:46,542
WAS ON THE LIST OF POTENTIALS. I

1764
01:05:46,542 --> 01:05:49,478
DECLINED TO INCLUDE IT JUST 

1765
01:05:49,478 --> 01:05:52,281
BECAUSE I WAS THINKING THAT 

1766
01:05:52,281 --> 01:05:57,053
MIGHT BE TOO PRESCRIPTIVE IN 

1767
01:05:57,053 --> 01:05:59,789
ANTICIPATING SOME PUSHBACK FROM 

1768
01:05:59,789 --> 01:06:05,161
THAT. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE IS

1769
01:06:05,161 --> 01:06:06,195
THE RISK OF UNINTENDED 

1770
01:06:06,195 --> 01:06:10,266
CONSEQUENCES OF WALK ONS THAT 

1771
01:06:10,266 --> 01:06:11,667
HAVEN'T BEEN REVIEWED BY LAW. 

1772
01:06:11,667 --> 01:06:14,470
THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM I THINK 

1773
01:06:14,470 --> 01:06:16,839
THE PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT THIS TO 

1774
01:06:16,839 --> 01:06:20,710
ME, AS PRESIDENT, TO PUT FORWARD

1775
01:06:20,710 --> 01:06:21,711
WERE REALLY THINKING ABOUT, WHEN

1776
01:06:21,711 --> 01:06:23,379
WALK ONS HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED 

1777
01:06:23,379 --> 01:06:28,484
BY LAW, THEN WE GET INTO, YOU 

1778
01:06:28,484 --> 01:06:29,618
KNOW, EVEN STICKIER SITUATION. 

1779
01:06:29,618 --> 01:06:31,087
SO WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS,

1780
01:06:31,087 --> 01:06:35,758
WHEN YOU PRESENTED IT AS A 

1781
01:06:35,758 --> 01:06:37,927
POTENTIAL ADDITION, WERE THERE 

1782
01:06:37,927 --> 01:06:39,195
ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT 

1783
01:06:39,195 --> 01:06:41,564
COULD GET AT THE SAME PURPOSE, 

1784
01:06:41,564 --> 01:06:45,935
BUT THAT WOULD NOT -- BESIDES 

1785
01:06:45,935 --> 01:06:47,503
TWO-THIRDS OF THE BODY AGREEING 

1786
01:06:47,503 --> 01:06:49,972
TO ACCEPT A WALK ON? WHAT WERE 

1787
01:06:49,972 --> 01:06:54,110
SOME OF THE OTHERS, IF ANY, THAT

1788
01:06:54,110 --> 01:06:57,079
WERE CONTEMPLATED TO GET TO IT 

1789
01:06:57,079 --> 01:07:00,016
THIS? 

1790
01:07:01,817 --> 01:07:04,420
>> I THINK YOUR POLICY LEVERS 

1791
01:07:04,420 --> 01:07:06,021
HERE ARE THE AMOUNT OF TIME, 

1792
01:07:06,021 --> 01:07:07,857
WHETHER IT'S AS WRITTEN IN THE 

1793
01:07:07,857 --> 01:07:11,293
COUNCIL RULES RIGHT NOW FOR CITY

1794
01:07:11,293 --> 01:07:13,429
COUNCIL MEETINGS. TWO HOURS 

1795
01:07:13,429 --> 01:07:16,365
PRIOR TO A MEETING VERSES 

1796
01:07:16,365 --> 01:07:18,100
WHAT'S PROPOSED HERE, 24 HOURS.

1797
01:07:18,100 --> 01:07:19,769
SO THAT'S CERTAINLY A POLICY 

1798
01:07:19,769 --> 01:07:21,170
MATTER. WHAT AMOUNT OF TIME IS 

1799
01:07:21,170 --> 01:07:22,004
SUITABLE HERE. AND THE OTHER IS 

1800
01:07:22,004 --> 01:07:23,406
TO YOUR POINT, THE LAW 

1801
01:07:23,406 --> 01:07:24,707
DEPARTMENT IS LISTED AS AN 

1802
01:07:24,707 --> 01:07:25,341
ENTITY THAT MUST RECEIVE THIS, 

1803
01:07:25,341 --> 01:07:29,011
IN ORDER FOR THE RULE TO BE 

1804
01:07:29,011 --> 01:07:30,079
SATISFIED. SO THE OTHER LEVERS 

1805
01:07:30,079 --> 01:07:33,115
ARE IS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME 

1806
01:07:33,115 --> 01:07:33,816
THAT'S NECESSARY FOR LEGAL 

1807
01:07:33,816 --> 01:07:37,119
REVIEW, THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT 

1808
01:07:37,119 --> 01:07:38,754
WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR 

1809
01:07:38,754 --> 01:07:39,422
DISTRIBUTION INTERNALLY. THAT'S

1810
01:07:39,422 --> 01:07:40,589
A SEPARATE LEVER. AND SO THOSE 

1811
01:07:40,589 --> 01:07:42,825
ARE AT LEAST A FEW OF THE POLICY

1812
01:07:42,825 --> 01:07:48,297
CHOICES THAT I SEE KIND OF BAKED

1813
01:07:48,297 --> 01:07:49,165
INTO THIS AMENDMENT HERE. 

1814
01:07:49,165 --> 01:07:53,169
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 

1815
01:07:53,169 --> 01:07:55,171
>> THANK YOU. I WONDER, 

1816
01:07:55,171 --> 01:07:57,840
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND OUR 

1817
01:07:57,840 --> 01:08:02,178
TEAM HERE, COULD IT BE END OF 

1818
01:08:02,178 --> 01:08:04,747
DAY BEFORE THE VOTE, FOR 

1819
01:08:04,747 --> 01:08:08,184
INSTANCE? THEN IT WOULD GIVE A 

1820
01:08:08,184 --> 01:08:10,152
BIT MORE TIME, BUT STILL ACHIEVE

1821
01:08:10,152 --> 01:08:13,289
NOT DAY OF, BUT 24 HOURS IS, YOU

1822
01:08:13,289 --> 01:08:14,390
KNOW, THE MEETING IS AT 9:30, 

1823
01:08:14,390 --> 01:08:16,725
YOU HAVE TO DO IT AT 9:30 A.M. 

1824
01:08:16,725 --> 01:08:19,795
THE DAY BEFORE, SO YOU LOSE THAT

1825
01:08:19,795 --> 01:08:20,095
WHOLE DAY. 

1826
01:08:20,095 --> 01:08:22,064
>> AS WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS 

1827
01:08:22,064 --> 01:08:23,599
AND DISCUSSING IT WITH THE 

1828
01:08:23,599 --> 01:08:26,702
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AS I RECALL. 

1829
01:08:26,702 --> 01:08:28,471
THE MORNING MEETINGS ARE 

1830
01:08:28,471 --> 01:08:29,238
PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC FOR YOU

1831
01:08:29,238 --> 01:08:32,141
ALL, POTENTIALLY, IN TERMS OF 

1832
01:08:32,141 --> 01:08:34,276
THE TURNAROUND. BUT WE GOT TO 

1833
01:08:34,276 --> 01:08:36,645
THE PLACE AT 5:00 TODAY BEFORE A

1834
01:08:36,645 --> 01:08:40,816
9:30 MEETING THE NEXT DAY IS 

1835
01:08:40,816 --> 01:08:41,750
REALLY NOT PARTICULAR NOTICE. IF

1836
01:08:41,750 --> 01:08:43,352
YOU LOG OFF AND YOU DON'T LOG 

1837
01:08:43,352 --> 01:08:47,089
BACK ON, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 

1838
01:08:47,089 --> 01:08:49,558
ALMOST NO TIME. SO WHETHER IT'S

1839
01:08:49,558 --> 01:08:52,995
24 HOURS OR PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, 

1840
01:08:52,995 --> 01:08:54,063
FOR THE EARLIER MEETINGS 

1841
01:08:54,063 --> 01:08:57,099
SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 

1842
01:08:57,099 --> 01:08:58,834
AFTERNOON, NOON, AND ULTIMATELY 

1843
01:08:58,834 --> 01:09:01,103
IT WAS BOTH THE SIMPLICITY AND 

1844
01:09:01,103 --> 01:09:03,105
THE DIRECTNESS OF 24 HOURS THAT 

1845
01:09:03,105 --> 01:09:05,608
JUST SEEMED THE BEST WAY TO SET 

1846
01:09:05,608 --> 01:09:08,177
THIS OUT AND TO STANDARDIZE IT 

1847
01:09:08,177 --> 01:09:09,078
ACROSS THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS 

1848
01:09:09,078 --> 01:09:10,212
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE ARE 

1849
01:09:10,212 --> 01:09:12,281
SPECIAL MEETING TIMES IN THE 

1850
01:09:12,281 --> 01:09:14,350
LIKES, BUT THERE WAS THOUGHT 

1851
01:09:14,350 --> 01:09:17,253
GIVEN TO THE DYNAMIC, IF YOU 

1852
01:09:17,253 --> 01:09:17,820
WILL, BETWEEN MORNINGS AND 

1853
01:09:17,820 --> 01:09:19,388
AFTERNOON MEETINGS. STILL CAME 

1854
01:09:19,388 --> 01:09:21,023
TO THE PLACE OF ULTIMATELY THE 

1855
01:09:21,023 --> 01:09:24,360
SIMPLEST AND CLEANEST WAY TO 

1856
01:09:24,360 --> 01:09:24,994
CLARIFY EXPECTATIONS. BUT JUST 

1857
01:09:24,994 --> 01:09:32,568
TO THAT POINT, THERE WAS SOME 

1858
01:09:32,568 --> 01:09:33,035
DIALOGUE ABOUT THAT. 

1859
01:09:33,035 --> 01:09:36,238
>> IS THERE ANY -- SO IS THERE 

1860
01:09:36,238 --> 01:09:42,578
ANY MIDDLE GROUND HERE THAT 

1861
01:09:42,578 --> 01:09:43,012
WOULD BE WORKABLE? 

1862
01:09:43,012 --> 01:09:44,947
>> I WOULD SAY, I MEAN, DIRECTOR

1863
01:09:44,947 --> 01:09:47,750
NOBLE JUST MADE A GOOD POINT. I 

1864
01:09:47,750 --> 01:09:48,450
UNDERSTAND THE POSSIBILITY AT 

1865
01:09:48,450 --> 01:09:50,819
THE END OF THE DAY. BUT AS HE 

1866
01:09:50,819 --> 01:09:51,487
NOTED, PARTICULARLY AS SOMEBODY 

1867
01:09:51,487 --> 01:09:56,625
THAT HAS A HARD TIME GETTING TO 

1868
01:09:56,625 --> 01:09:59,328
HIS E-MAIL. FOR THOSE EARLY 

1869
01:09:59,328 --> 01:10:00,896
MORNING STARTS, MY COMMITTEE IS 

1870
01:10:00,896 --> 01:10:02,998
A 9:30 START. THAT COULD BE 

1871
01:10:02,998 --> 01:10:04,667
CHALLENGING. I'D LIKE TO GO 

1872
01:10:04,667 --> 01:10:07,236
BACK TO THE POINT MADE EARLIER 

1873
01:10:07,236 --> 01:10:09,905
THAT THERE ARE PARLIAMENTARY 

1874
01:10:09,905 --> 01:10:13,776
RULES. THERE ARE WAYS TO ADDRESS

1875
01:10:13,776 --> 01:10:16,011
THE SITUATION, EVEN TO HOLD THE 

1876
01:10:16,011 --> 01:10:19,515
BILL. BUT TO CREATE SOME 

1877
01:10:19,515 --> 01:10:20,449
EXCEPTIONS, ESSENTIALLY IN THOSE

1878
01:10:20,449 --> 01:10:21,317
UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT FINE 

1879
01:10:21,317 --> 01:10:25,988
TIMES OUT OF TEN, I THINK THIS 

1880
01:10:25,988 --> 01:10:27,756
WOULD BE ENFORCING SOME GOOD 

1881
01:10:27,756 --> 01:10:28,424
GOVERNANCE BEHAVIORS, AND 

1882
01:10:28,424 --> 01:10:29,892
GETTING INTO A RHYTHM WHERE WE 

1883
01:10:29,892 --> 01:10:32,928
ARE DOING THIS IN AN EARLIER 

1884
01:10:32,928 --> 01:10:35,064
PROCESS. I COME BACK TO THE 

1885
01:10:35,064 --> 01:10:37,066
POINT THAT, YOU KNOW, EARLIER IS

1886
01:10:37,066 --> 01:10:38,167
BETTER, AND IT WOULD ALSO GIVE 

1887
01:10:38,167 --> 01:10:41,036
TIME FOR THE STAFF TO DO THEIR 

1888
01:10:41,036 --> 01:10:42,871
PIECE. THAT PUTS EXTRA STRESS ON

1889
01:10:42,871 --> 01:10:47,543
THEM WHEN IT IS COMING IN HOT 

1890
01:10:47,543 --> 01:10:49,778
AND LATE. I THINK FROM A 

1891
01:10:49,778 --> 01:10:53,949
LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE THAT WE 

1892
01:10:53,949 --> 01:10:56,285
COULD, YOU KNOW, SHOW THAT IN 

1893
01:10:56,285 --> 01:11:00,556
SUPPORT OF THE TEAMS AND FOR 

1894
01:11:00,556 --> 01:11:01,790
EVERYBODY INVOLVED, ALL THE 

1895
01:11:01,790 --> 01:11:02,424
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT TEAMS TO 

1896
01:11:02,424 --> 01:11:04,159
DO THAT. SO AT THE END OF THE 

1897
01:11:04,159 --> 01:11:06,595
DAY, I APPRECIATE IT, BUT I DO 

1898
01:11:06,595 --> 01:11:10,766
THINK WE HAVE AN ANSWER BASED ON

1899
01:11:10,766 --> 01:11:13,602
THOSE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OR TO

1900
01:11:13,602 --> 01:11:17,039
USE THE PROCESSES THAT OUR 

1901
01:11:17,039 --> 01:11:20,409
CLERKS ARE SO EXPERT ON, ALL OF 

1902
01:11:20,409 --> 01:11:24,613
THEM. UNLIKE MY COLLEAGUE, I 

1903
01:11:24,613 --> 01:11:25,347
DON'T HAVE ANY FAVORITES. [ 

1904
01:11:25,347 --> 01:11:32,388
LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU, COUNCIL 

1905
01:11:32,388 --> 01:11:32,688
PRESIDENT. 

1906
01:11:32,688 --> 01:11:33,255
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER 

1907
01:11:33,255 --> 01:11:33,489
RIVERA. 

1908
01:11:33,489 --> 01:11:35,524
>> I LOOKED BACK, I DIDN'T GET 

1909
01:11:35,524 --> 01:11:37,426
AN E-MAIL ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT. 

1910
01:11:37,426 --> 01:11:38,994
SO AGAIN, THAT'S WHY I'M 

1911
01:11:38,994 --> 01:11:41,797
SEEING IT NOW. IT MIGHT HAVE 

1912
01:11:41,797 --> 01:11:43,932
BEEN IN THE AGENDA. THIS IS 

1913
01:11:43,932 --> 01:11:45,734
REQUIRING AN E-MAIL SENT TO 

1914
01:11:45,734 --> 01:11:47,202
COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO THIS IS LIKE

1915
01:11:47,202 --> 01:11:50,105
AN EXAMPLE OF THE THING WE'RE 

1916
01:11:50,105 --> 01:11:54,476
TRYING TO AVOID. BUT I 

1917
01:11:54,476 --> 01:11:57,346
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, 

1918
01:11:57,346 --> 01:11:59,581
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THINGS 

1919
01:11:59,581 --> 01:12:00,616
HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, 

1920
01:12:00,616 --> 01:12:04,520
AND I DON'T WANT -- LIKE I HAVE

1921
01:12:04,520 --> 01:12:05,154
CONCERNS ABOUT THE UNINTENDED 

1922
01:12:05,154 --> 01:12:05,788
CONSEQUENCES. SO ALL THAT TO 

1923
01:12:05,788 --> 01:12:07,690
SAY, I THINK WE KNOW WHERE WE 

1924
01:12:07,690 --> 01:12:09,425
ARE WITH ALL OF THIS, AND I'M 

1925
01:12:09,425 --> 01:12:14,129
NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS 

1926
01:12:14,129 --> 01:12:15,531
AMENDMENT TODAY. MAYBE IF I HAD 

1927
01:12:15,531 --> 01:12:18,133
MORE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE 

1928
01:12:18,133 --> 01:12:19,702
CONVERSATION ABOUT A MIDDLE -- A

1929
01:12:19,702 --> 01:12:23,706
BETTER -- AND I UNDERSTAND AND 

1930
01:12:23,706 --> 01:12:24,306
RESPECT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 

1931
01:12:24,306 --> 01:12:27,543
THAT OUR TEAM HAS SAID WITH 

1932
01:12:27,543 --> 01:12:28,977
TWO-THIRDS OF A VOTE, YOU MIGHT 

1933
01:12:28,977 --> 01:12:30,646
BE ABLE TO WAIVE THAT, ETC. BUT 

1934
01:12:30,646 --> 01:12:35,184
I ALSO JUST FEEL A LITTLE 

1935
01:12:35,184 --> 01:12:35,884
UNCOMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD 

1936
01:12:35,884 --> 01:12:37,986
WITH THIS TODAY. BUT I DON'T 

1937
01:12:37,986 --> 01:12:39,788
WANT TO DELAY THE VOTE FURTHER, 

1938
01:12:39,788 --> 01:12:46,428
SO JUST TO SAY I, AGAIN, SUPER 

1939
01:12:46,428 --> 01:12:47,429
RESPECT AND APPRECIATE YOU, 

1940
01:12:47,429 --> 01:12:49,665
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AND 

1941
01:12:49,665 --> 01:12:51,066
THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY. 

1942
01:12:51,066 --> 01:12:51,433
>> THANK YOU. 

1943
01:12:51,433 --> 01:12:55,771
>> PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS AS A 

1944
01:12:55,771 --> 01:12:59,341
NEGATIVE AGAINST YOU, AGAIN. I 

1945
01:12:59,341 --> 01:13:00,709
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE OUR WORKING

1946
01:13:00,709 --> 01:13:01,043
RELATIONSHIP. 

1947
01:13:01,043 --> 01:13:02,277
>> OF COURSE. 

1948
01:13:02,277 --> 01:13:04,713
>> AND I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT 

1949
01:13:04,713 --> 01:13:07,316
WHETHER OR NOT THIS -- HAS IT 

1950
01:13:07,316 --> 01:13:10,252
HAD KIND OF AMENDMENT EVER, TO 

1951
01:13:10,252 --> 01:13:17,860
OUR COUNCIL RULES, BEEN 

1952
01:13:17,860 --> 01:13:18,394
CONTEMPLATED OR DISCUSSED 

1953
01:13:18,394 --> 01:13:18,627
BEFORE? 

1954
01:13:18,627 --> 01:13:25,167
>> I DON'T KNOW, BUT I 

1955
01:13:25,167 --> 01:13:27,469
WOULDN'T KNOW. AGAIN, PRIOR TO 

1956
01:13:27,469 --> 01:13:30,439
DUTY, I DO NOT RECALL, AND I 

1957
01:13:30,439 --> 01:13:32,674
WASN'T HEAVILY INVOLVED IN 

1958
01:13:32,674 --> 01:13:33,208
COUNCIL RULES PREVIOUSLY. 

1959
01:13:33,208 --> 01:13:35,811
>> I CAN'T SAY FOR CERTAIN WE 

1960
01:13:35,811 --> 01:13:37,246
DISCUSSED, IN GREAT DETAIL, THE 

1961
01:13:37,246 --> 01:13:38,680
ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A COUNCIL 

1962
01:13:38,680 --> 01:13:40,983
RULE. BUT I DO KNOW THE CURRENT 

1963
01:13:40,983 --> 01:13:41,784
PRACTICE FOR SOME COMMITTEES, 

1964
01:13:41,784 --> 01:13:43,085
WHEN THERE IS LEGISLATION WITH A

1965
01:13:43,085 --> 01:13:45,788
LOT OF AMENDMENTS, DO IMPLEMENT 

1966
01:13:45,788 --> 01:13:47,556
A RULE, A DEADLINE CURRENTLY. SO

1967
01:13:47,556 --> 01:13:49,091
THIS AMENDMENT HERE WOULD KIND 

1968
01:13:49,091 --> 01:13:51,460
OF HELP STREAMLINE WHENEVER 

1969
01:13:51,460 --> 01:13:52,060
THERE ARE AMENDMENTS TO 

1970
01:13:52,060 --> 01:13:54,163
LEGISLATION, TO ENSURE NOT ONLY 

1971
01:13:54,163 --> 01:13:57,032
OUR DEADLINE SET IN ADVANCE WHEN

1972
01:13:57,032 --> 01:13:58,467
CENTRAL STAFF SUBMITS IT, BUT AS

1973
01:13:58,467 --> 01:14:01,103
WELL AS A STREAMLINE AS TO WHEN 

1974
01:14:01,103 --> 01:14:02,938
IS THE LAST NOTICE WHEN 

1975
01:14:02,938 --> 01:14:04,072
AMENDMENTS CAN BE PROVIDED TO 

1976
01:14:04,072 --> 01:14:06,942
MEMBERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE 

1977
01:14:06,942 --> 01:14:07,209
MEETING. 

1978
01:14:07,209 --> 01:14:10,813
>> AND WAS, JUST TO BE CLEAR, 

1979
01:14:10,813 --> 01:14:12,581
THIS WOULD APPLY TO AMENDMENTS 

1980
01:14:12,581 --> 01:14:17,453
IN COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS AT FULL

1981
01:14:17,453 --> 01:14:17,820
COUNCIL? OKAY. 

1982
01:14:17,820 --> 01:14:19,621
>> IT DOESN'T AMEND THE CURRENT

1983
01:14:19,621 --> 01:14:20,856
CITY COUNCIL RULES. RIGHT NOW 

1984
01:14:20,856 --> 01:14:23,058
IT'S TWO HOURS BEFORE THE 

1985
01:14:23,058 --> 01:14:26,161
MEETING, AND THIS WOULD BE 24 

1986
01:14:26,161 --> 01:14:26,962
HOURS IN ADVANCE. 

1987
01:14:26,962 --> 01:14:33,669
>> OF ANY MEETING, NOT JUST THE 

1988
01:14:33,669 --> 01:14:34,436
FULL COUNCIL MEETING? OKAY. ALL 

1989
01:14:34,436 --> 01:14:37,472
RIGHT. THAT MODIFIES MY THINKING

1990
01:14:37,472 --> 01:14:39,641
A LITTLE BIT. I AGREE WITH THE 

1991
01:14:39,641 --> 01:14:43,479
SPIRIT OF THIS, AND I ALSO AM 

1992
01:14:43,479 --> 01:14:45,080
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS 

1993
01:14:45,080 --> 01:14:48,951
WITH GETTING AGREEMENT WITH 

1994
01:14:48,951 --> 01:14:51,053
TWO-THIRDS OF THE BODY TO PUT 

1995
01:14:51,053 --> 01:14:51,753
FORWARD AN AMENDMENT. 

1996
01:14:51,753 --> 01:14:53,355
>> IF IT DOES NOT MEET THE 

1997
01:14:53,355 --> 01:14:54,056
ACTUAL DEADLINE AND THE 

1998
01:14:54,056 --> 01:14:56,425
DEADLINE, AGAIN, TO MEET THAT 

1999
01:14:56,425 --> 01:14:57,926
DEADLINE WOULD MEAN IT IS ONE BY

2000
01:14:57,926 --> 01:15:00,128
LAW, AND THEN AFTER REVIEWED BY 

2001
01:15:00,128 --> 01:15:01,697
LAW, THEN IT'S CIRCULATED TO 

2002
01:15:01,697 --> 01:15:02,764
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE CITY 

2003
01:15:02,764 --> 01:15:07,469
CLERK, AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL 

2004
01:15:07,469 --> 01:15:11,173
STAFF DIRECTOR AND COUNCIL 

2005
01:15:11,173 --> 01:15:11,440
MEMBERS. 

2006
01:15:11,440 --> 01:15:16,612
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER 

2007
01:15:16,612 --> 01:15:17,579
COMMENTS ON THIS? 

2008
01:15:17,579 --> 01:15:18,146
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 

2009
01:15:18,146 --> 01:15:18,547
>> GO AHEAD. 

2010
01:15:18,547 --> 01:15:20,015
>> I WILL SAY I AGREE WITH THE 

2011
01:15:20,015 --> 01:15:22,951
SPIRIT OF THIS, AND I DEFINITELY

2012
01:15:22,951 --> 01:15:23,886
AIM TO ALWAYS -- AND 

2013
01:15:23,886 --> 01:15:25,687
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU AND I 

2014
01:15:25,687 --> 01:15:26,722
HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS. ALWAYS 

2015
01:15:26,722 --> 01:15:28,357
AIMING TO DO THINGS NOT LAST 

2016
01:15:28,357 --> 01:15:31,393
MINUTE, SO IT'S NOT THAT I 

2017
01:15:31,393 --> 01:15:34,897
DISAGREE, IT'S JUST FOR THE OFF

2018
01:15:34,897 --> 01:15:43,071
ONES THAT, YOU KNOW, IT HAPPENS.

2019
01:15:43,071 --> 01:15:44,006
SO THANK YOU. 

2020
01:15:44,006 --> 01:15:45,440
>> WAS IT CONTEMPLATED THIS 

2021
01:15:45,440 --> 01:15:47,042
COULD APPLY TO AMENDMENTS THAT 

2022
01:15:47,042 --> 01:15:53,415
ARE OFFERED AT FULL COUNCIL, BUT

2023
01:15:53,415 --> 01:15:55,350
NOT AT COMMITTEE MEETINGS? 

2024
01:15:55,350 --> 01:15:59,154
>> NO. I THINK THE LOGIC APPLIES

2025
01:15:59,154 --> 01:16:01,823
IN BOTH CASES, AND IN SUPPORT. 

2026
01:16:01,823 --> 01:16:02,724
AS I'M SITTING HERE THINKING 

2027
01:16:02,724 --> 01:16:05,093
ABOUT IT AND THE FACT WE HAVE 

2028
01:16:05,093 --> 01:16:07,396
THREE SELECT COMMITTEES. ALL OF 

2029
01:16:07,396 --> 01:16:09,331
OUR CALENDARS ARE BLOWN UP. I 

2030
01:16:09,331 --> 01:16:11,233
HAVE TAX AMENDMENTS, I HAVE THIS

2031
01:16:11,233 --> 01:16:12,501
AMENDMENT, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO

2032
01:16:12,501 --> 01:16:15,337
WORK THE PIECES AND THE VOLUME 

2033
01:16:15,337 --> 01:16:16,738
THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT 

2034
01:16:16,738 --> 01:16:19,608
NOW IS SUCH THAT 24 HOURS, AS 

2035
01:16:19,608 --> 01:16:23,812
I'M THINKING THROUGH THIS, IT 

2036
01:16:23,812 --> 01:16:24,546
BECOMES EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. 

2037
01:16:24,546 --> 01:16:28,917
BOTH IN COMMITTEE AND IN FULL 

2038
01:16:28,917 --> 01:16:32,220
COUNCIL. SO I RECOGNIZE, AND I 

2039
01:16:32,220 --> 01:16:32,888
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S POSITION

2040
01:16:32,888 --> 01:16:35,190
ON THIS. I'D LIKE TO PRESS 

2041
01:16:35,190 --> 01:16:37,159
FORWARD WITH A VOTE, BUT I 

2042
01:16:37,159 --> 01:16:38,560
APPRECIATE AND I RECOGNIZE THE 

2043
01:16:38,560 --> 01:16:39,428
POINTS BASTER HAD VALID POINTS. 

2044
01:16:39,428 --> 01:16:43,332
I DON'T TAKE THEM ANY OTHER WAY

2045
01:16:43,332 --> 01:16:46,535
THAN VALID INPUT TO THE ISSUE. 

2046
01:16:46,535 --> 01:16:48,503
BUT THE AMENDMENT WAS SUBMITTED 

2047
01:16:48,503 --> 01:16:51,106
FOR THE REASONS THAT I STATED, 

2048
01:16:51,106 --> 01:16:52,741
WHICH GO FROM THE 

2049
01:16:52,741 --> 01:16:53,375
ADMINISTRATIVE, THE OPERATIONAL 

2050
01:16:53,375 --> 01:16:56,945
PIECES, AND THEN JUST THE 

2051
01:16:56,945 --> 01:17:03,185
GENERAL POLICY POINTS THAT I 

2052
01:17:03,185 --> 01:17:04,286
MADE. AND SO, YES. 

2053
01:17:04,286 --> 01:17:06,088
>> OKAY. 

2054
01:17:06,088 --> 01:17:09,491
>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO 

2055
01:17:09,491 --> 01:17:11,026
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, 

2056
01:17:11,026 --> 01:17:14,129
I'M READY, IT IF EVERYBODY ELSE

2057
01:17:14,129 --> 01:17:14,730
IS. WOULD YOU LIKE ANYMORE 

2058
01:17:14,730 --> 01:17:16,164
COMMENTS? OKAY, TO PROCEED TO A 

2059
01:17:16,164 --> 01:17:19,468
VOTE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL

2060
01:17:19,468 --> 01:17:25,140
THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT 1? 

2061
01:17:25,140 --> 01:17:26,575
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 

2062
01:17:26,575 --> 01:17:27,409
>> ABSTAIN. 

2063
01:17:27,409 --> 01:17:29,911
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? 

2064
01:17:29,911 --> 01:17:30,612
>> AYE. 

2065
01:17:30,612 --> 01:17:31,713
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? 

2066
01:17:31,713 --> 01:17:31,980
>> YES. 

2067
01:17:31,980 --> 01:17:34,816
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 

2068
01:17:34,816 --> 01:17:35,217
>> AYE. 

2069
01:17:35,217 --> 01:17:35,684
>> CHAIR NELSON? 

2070
01:17:35,684 --> 01:17:36,051
>> ABSTAIN. 

2071
01:17:36,051 --> 01:17:42,290
>> THREE IN FAVOR, TWO ABSTAIN. 

2072
01:17:42,290 --> 01:17:42,557
>> OKAY. 

2073
01:17:42,557 --> 01:17:45,127
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT. 

2074
01:17:45,127 --> 01:17:45,761
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WOULD YOU 

2075
01:17:45,761 --> 01:17:47,629
LIKE TO ADDRESS, MOVE YOUR 

2076
01:17:47,629 --> 01:17:48,930
AMENDMENT, THEN WE CAN HAVE 

2077
01:17:48,930 --> 01:17:51,833
CENTRAL STAFF GO THROUGH IT? 

2078
01:17:51,833 --> 01:17:52,768
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

2079
01:17:52,768 --> 01:18:01,443
COLLEAGUES, I MOVE TO AMEND 

2080
01:18:01,443 --> 01:18:02,611
RESOLUTION 32173 WITH AMENDMENT 

2081
01:18:02,611 --> 01:18:02,778
2. 

2082
01:18:02,778 --> 01:18:03,145
>> SECOND. 

2083
01:18:03,145 --> 01:18:09,785
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED

2084
01:18:09,785 --> 01:18:11,186
TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT 2. 

2085
01:18:11,186 --> 01:18:12,320
>> CAN WE START WITH CENTRAL 

2086
01:18:12,320 --> 01:18:13,055
STAFF THIS TIME? 

2087
01:18:13,055 --> 01:18:17,426
>> SURE. I'LL TAKE IT AWAY. 

2088
01:18:17,426 --> 01:18:19,895
THIS IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD 

2089
01:18:19,895 --> 01:18:23,999
AMENDMENT, A SINGLE SENTENCE 

2090
01:18:23,999 --> 01:18:27,402
ADDED TO RULE 6B. THIS CONCERN 

2091
01:18:27,402 --> 01:18:29,538
IS ADDRESSING THE NON-COMMITTEE 

2092
01:18:29,538 --> 01:18:30,105
AMENDMENTS, AND STATES 

2093
01:18:30,105 --> 01:18:32,741
AMENDMENTS BY NON-COMMITTEE 

2094
01:18:32,741 --> 01:18:33,775
MEMBERS DO NOT REQUIRE 

2095
01:18:33,775 --> 01:18:34,409
SPONSORSHIP. SO IT DOESN'T 

2096
01:18:34,409 --> 01:18:35,444
CHANGE THE PROCEDURAL RULES IN 

2097
01:18:35,444 --> 01:18:39,114
ANY WAY. IT IS STILL ONLY A 

2098
01:18:39,114 --> 01:18:40,382
COMMITTEE MEMBER THAT MAY MOVE 

2099
01:18:40,382 --> 01:18:43,351
AN AMENDMENT AND VOTE ON AN 

2100
01:18:43,351 --> 01:18:44,886
AMENDMENT, BUT IT WOULD ALLOW 

2101
01:18:44,886 --> 01:18:49,858
FOR THE AUTHOR OF AN AMENDMENT, 

2102
01:18:49,858 --> 01:18:51,093
ASSUMING THEY ARE NON-COMMITTEE 

2103
01:18:51,093 --> 01:18:52,961
MEMBER TO BRING THEIR AMENDMENT 

2104
01:18:52,961 --> 01:18:57,032
WITHOUT NEEDING A SPONSOR FROM A

2105
01:18:57,032 --> 01:18:59,101
COMMITTEE MEMBER. SO IN THAT 

2106
01:18:59,101 --> 01:19:03,205
WAY, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY 

2107
01:19:03,205 --> 01:19:04,806
FOR NON-MEMBERS TO HEAR AND 

2108
01:19:04,806 --> 01:19:06,875
DISCUSS THEIR IDEAS WITHOUT 

2109
01:19:06,875 --> 01:19:09,678
SEEKING A SPONSOR. BRINGING MORE

2110
01:19:09,678 --> 01:19:12,214
MATTERS INTO THE COMMITTEE LEVEL

2111
01:19:12,214 --> 01:19:13,515
OF BUSINESS, RATHER THAN FULL 

2112
01:19:13,515 --> 01:19:13,782
COUNCIL. 

2113
01:19:13,782 --> 01:19:15,784
>> ON THE FLIP SIDE, IT ALLOWS 

2114
01:19:15,784 --> 01:19:18,420
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO 

2115
01:19:18,420 --> 01:19:19,621
CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT WITHOUT 

2116
01:19:19,621 --> 01:19:21,590
THEMSELVES OWNING IT, IF YOU 

2117
01:19:21,590 --> 01:19:22,924
WILL, BY BECOMING A SPONSOR, 

2118
01:19:22,924 --> 01:19:27,062
WHICH WE KNOW IS A POINT. THAT 

2119
01:19:27,062 --> 01:19:28,330
OWNERSHIP IS OF PRIDE, AND/OR 

2120
01:19:28,330 --> 01:19:29,631
CONCERNS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS 

2121
01:19:29,631 --> 01:19:30,966
DEPENDING ON WHAT SIDE YOU FIND 

2122
01:19:30,966 --> 01:19:34,236
YOURSELF ON. BUT THE IDEA IT IS 

2123
01:19:34,236 --> 01:19:35,971
A NEUTRAL INTRODUCTION OF THE 

2124
01:19:35,971 --> 01:19:38,740
AMENDMENT, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE 

2125
01:19:38,740 --> 01:19:42,978
TWO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO 

2126
01:19:42,978 --> 01:19:46,414
BE WILLING TO PLAY, IF YOU WILL.

2127
01:19:46,414 --> 01:19:47,616
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WOULD 

2128
01:19:47,616 --> 01:19:52,154
YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS YOUR 

2129
01:19:52,154 --> 01:19:52,454
AMENDMENT? 

2130
01:19:52,454 --> 01:19:53,355
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

2131
01:19:53,355 --> 01:19:54,389
LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THIS 

2132
01:19:54,389 --> 01:19:55,924
AMENDMENT IS BASED ON MY 

2133
01:19:55,924 --> 01:20:01,496
EXPERIENCE OVER THE LAST 18 

2134
01:20:01,496 --> 01:20:03,932
MONTHS. I WILL NOTE PARTLY 

2135
01:20:03,932 --> 01:20:04,966
BECAUSE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE 

2136
01:20:04,966 --> 01:20:08,336
HAVE PASSED 20 PIECES OF REGULAR

2137
01:20:08,336 --> 01:20:09,971
PUBLIC SAFETY LEGISLATION, PLUS 

2138
01:20:09,971 --> 01:20:10,839
THREE CONFIRMATIONS, PLUS THE 

2139
01:20:10,839 --> 01:20:13,408
RESOLUTION. SO FROM THAT, THOSE 

2140
01:20:13,408 --> 01:20:17,078
24 PIECES OF RESOLUTION COMING 

2141
01:20:17,078 --> 01:20:17,646
THROUGH COMMITTEE. MANY OF 

2142
01:20:17,646 --> 01:20:20,916
WHICH, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT 

2143
01:20:20,916 --> 01:20:24,653
WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE 

2144
01:20:24,653 --> 01:20:26,221
INTERESTING, CONTROVERSIAL 

2145
01:20:26,221 --> 01:20:28,423
MAYBE, WITH MANY AMENDMENTS. THE

2146
01:20:28,423 --> 01:20:30,525
EXPERIENCE OF THAT WAS SUCH THAT

2147
01:20:30,525 --> 01:20:33,094
TO INCLUDE AMENDMENTS COMING AT 

2148
01:20:33,094 --> 01:20:35,530
FULL COUNCIL. AND I'VE BEEN ONE

2149
01:20:35,530 --> 01:20:36,965
TO, AGAIN, FROM A PERSONAL GOOD 

2150
01:20:36,965 --> 01:20:38,433
GOVERNANCE POINT OF VIEW, WE 

2151
01:20:38,433 --> 01:20:40,035
SHOULD BE WORKING ALL THESE 

2152
01:20:40,035 --> 01:20:41,970
PIECES IN COMMITTEE. FOR ONE 

2153
01:20:41,970 --> 01:20:43,872
THING, IT GAINS GREATER TIME, 

2154
01:20:43,872 --> 01:20:45,340
GOING BACK TO AN EARLIER POINT, 

2155
01:20:45,340 --> 01:20:48,643
TO HAVE AN ISSUE BE RAISED AND 

2156
01:20:48,643 --> 01:20:50,045
WORKED BY THE COMMITTEE TO 

2157
01:20:50,045 --> 01:20:51,413
INCLUDE MAYBE HAVING MEMBERS OF 

2158
01:20:51,413 --> 01:20:52,280
THE EXECUTIVE OR THE CITY 

2159
01:20:52,280 --> 01:20:54,749
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, IN THE CASE 

2160
01:20:54,749 --> 01:20:56,251
OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OR OTHER 

2161
01:20:56,251 --> 01:20:57,219
DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES TO 

2162
01:20:57,219 --> 01:21:01,289
WORK THESE ISSUES AND TO WORK 

2163
01:21:01,289 --> 01:21:02,224
THEM FULLY. THOSE OPPORTUNITIES 

2164
01:21:02,224 --> 01:21:07,329
DON'T REALLY HAPPEN WHEN 

2165
01:21:07,329 --> 01:21:08,096
AMENDMENTS COME TO FULL COUNCIL.

2166
01:21:08,096 --> 01:21:09,931
THE POINT HERE, TO GET TO THE 

2167
01:21:09,931 --> 01:21:13,268
BEST PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT 

2168
01:21:13,268 --> 01:21:17,072
WE CAN HAVE. I NOTED THIS, YOU 

2169
01:21:17,072 --> 01:21:18,840
KNOW, JUST RECENTLY WITH THE 

2170
01:21:18,840 --> 01:21:19,708
DEPARTURE OF COUNCILMEMBER 

2171
01:21:19,708 --> 01:21:20,275
MOORE. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE 

2172
01:21:20,275 --> 01:21:22,110
BROUGHT A LOT OF AMENDMENTS, 

2173
01:21:22,110 --> 01:21:24,246
VERY THOUGHTFUL, AND WAS GREAT 

2174
01:21:24,246 --> 01:21:27,315
TO WORK THEM THROUGH COMMITTEE. 

2175
01:21:27,315 --> 01:21:28,917
I KNOW OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS 

2176
01:21:28,917 --> 01:21:31,286
HAVE POSITIONS BASED ON THEIR 

2177
01:21:31,286 --> 01:21:32,554
PERSPECTIVE WHATEVER THE TOPIC 

2178
01:21:32,554 --> 01:21:37,125
IS THAT COULD BE WORK DURING THE

2179
01:21:37,125 --> 01:21:37,726
COURSE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS. 

2180
01:21:37,726 --> 01:21:41,196
THIS IS THE VENUE WHERE IT COULD

2181
01:21:41,196 --> 01:21:43,765
BE DONE SO. AS CHAIR OF THE 

2182
01:21:43,765 --> 01:21:46,434
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, I'M 

2183
01:21:46,434 --> 01:21:47,869
HAPPY TO WORK WITH NON-COMMITTEE

2184
01:21:47,869 --> 01:21:50,839
MEMBERS, TO WORK THIS, YOU KNOW,

2185
01:21:50,839 --> 01:21:51,806
IN TERMS OF SPONSORSHIPS. BUT I 

2186
01:21:51,806 --> 01:21:55,443
THINK FROM POINT OF VIEW FOR THE

2187
01:21:55,443 --> 01:21:57,045
COUNCIL OVERALL, AND TO WORK THE

2188
01:21:57,045 --> 01:21:59,581
PIECES MORE FULLY IS TO DO IT 

2189
01:21:59,581 --> 01:22:02,250
WITH THIS AMENDMENT THAT WE HAVE

2190
01:22:02,250 --> 01:22:03,285
HERE IN AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. SO

2191
01:22:03,285 --> 01:22:04,219
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WITH THAT AND 

2192
01:22:04,219 --> 01:22:06,788
FOR OUR COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE 

2193
01:22:06,788 --> 01:22:08,423
COMMITTEE, I RECOMMEND, AND I 

2194
01:22:08,423 --> 01:22:11,726
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS, 

2195
01:22:11,726 --> 01:22:15,830
THIS AMENDMENT, SO THANK YOU. 

2196
01:22:15,830 --> 01:22:18,600
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO I WANT

2197
01:22:18,600 --> 01:22:25,073
TO TALK ABOUT HOW OUR AMENDMENT 

2198
01:22:25,073 --> 01:22:30,011
PROCESS -- HOW OUR AMENDMENT 

2199
01:22:30,011 --> 01:22:32,180
PROCESS HELPS TO INFORM OR 

2200
01:22:32,180 --> 01:22:32,847
INHIBITS INFORMATION BEING 

2201
01:22:32,847 --> 01:22:34,282
PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC. AND I 

2202
01:22:34,282 --> 01:22:36,318
HAVE TO SAY WHEN I WAS 

2203
01:22:36,318 --> 01:22:38,553
CONSIDERING THE PRIOR AMENDMENT 

2204
01:22:38,553 --> 01:22:41,323
WHEN IT WAS FIRST PRESENTED TO 

2205
01:22:41,323 --> 01:22:43,091
ME, THERE WAS A BALANCE BETWEEN 

2206
01:22:43,091 --> 01:22:46,328
WANTING TO MAKE SURE AMENDMENTS 

2207
01:22:46,328 --> 01:22:48,430
WERE VETTED PROPERLY BY CENTRAL 

2208
01:22:48,430 --> 01:22:51,499
STAFF AND LAW BEFORE THEY WERE 

2209
01:22:51,499 --> 01:22:54,536
OFFERED TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR 

2210
01:22:54,536 --> 01:22:58,707
TO FULL COUNCIL. AND THERE WAS 

2211
01:22:58,707 --> 01:23:00,442
ALSO THE BENEFIT OF HAVING 

2212
01:23:00,442 --> 01:23:01,009
AMENDMENTS PRESENTED AND 

2213
01:23:01,009 --> 01:23:03,812
AVAILABLE FOR VIEW BY THE 

2214
01:23:03,812 --> 01:23:05,880
PUBLIC. THAT ADDS TO, SO WITH 

2215
01:23:05,880 --> 01:23:08,616
THE PRIOR AMENDMENT, THE BENEFIT

2216
01:23:08,616 --> 01:23:14,622
OF TRANSPARENCY DOES WEIGH IN 

2217
01:23:14,622 --> 01:23:16,191
FAVOR OF PROVIDING FOR A 24-HOUR

2218
01:23:16,191 --> 01:23:17,559
RULE THAT AMENDMENTS HAVE TO BE 

2219
01:23:17,559 --> 01:23:18,827
PUT FORWARD, OR YOU HAVE TO DO 

2220
01:23:18,827 --> 01:23:22,464
THE WORK AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO 

2221
01:23:22,464 --> 01:23:24,366
CONVINCE OTHER PEOPLE THERE 

2222
01:23:24,366 --> 01:23:26,668
SHOULD BE AN EXCEPTION TO BE 

2223
01:23:26,668 --> 01:23:31,473
MADE. BUT THIS ONE, I HAVE A 

2224
01:23:31,473 --> 01:23:32,107
STRONGER FEELING OF OPPOSITION 

2225
01:23:32,107 --> 01:23:37,512
TO BECAUSE WE HAVE A COMMITTEE 

2226
01:23:37,512 --> 01:23:38,380
STRUCTURE FOR A REASON. MOST 

2227
01:23:38,380 --> 01:23:43,918
COUNCIL MEMBERS REALLY COMMIT TO

2228
01:23:43,918 --> 01:23:46,488
A TWO-COUNCIL MEETING PROCESS TO

2229
01:23:46,488 --> 01:23:48,790
DISCUSS THE PIECES OF 

2230
01:23:48,790 --> 01:23:50,892
LEGISLATION. SO THERE IS USUALLY

2231
01:23:50,892 --> 01:23:51,893
A DISCUSSION, A PRESENTATION, A 

2232
01:23:51,893 --> 01:23:54,129
DISCUSSION IN THE FIRST MEETING,

2233
01:23:54,129 --> 01:23:57,499
THEN THE SECOND COMMITTEE 

2234
01:23:57,499 --> 01:24:00,201
MEETING IS MORE DISCUSSION. AND 

2235
01:24:00,201 --> 01:24:01,336
THEN A VOTE. WITH COMPLEX 

2236
01:24:01,336 --> 01:24:04,773
LEGISLATION, I JUST REMEMBER, 

2237
01:24:04,773 --> 01:24:06,775
FOR EXAMPLE, THE DEACTIVATION 

2238
01:24:06,775 --> 01:24:09,377
LEGISLATION IN 2023. SOME OF THE

2239
01:24:09,377 --> 01:24:10,111
OTHER COMPLICATED PIECES OF 

2240
01:24:10,111 --> 01:24:12,113
LEGISLATION, MY FIRST COUPLE OF 

2241
01:24:12,113 --> 01:24:13,348
YEARS. THERE WERE SEVERAL 

2242
01:24:13,348 --> 01:24:14,849
MEETINGS OVER THE COURSE OF 

2243
01:24:14,849 --> 01:24:17,419
WEEKS AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS, IN

2244
01:24:17,419 --> 01:24:22,157
FACT. ONE OF MY CONCERNS ABOUT 

2245
01:24:22,157 --> 01:24:23,992
THIS IS THAT THERE IS -- THAT 

2246
01:24:23,992 --> 01:24:26,561
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE 

2247
01:24:26,561 --> 01:24:31,433
HAVE BEEN AT THESE DISCUSSIONS, 

2248
01:24:31,433 --> 01:24:32,767
PRESUMABLY, PREVIOUS 

2249
01:24:32,767 --> 01:24:34,202
DISCUSSIONS. AND SO THEY WILL BE

2250
01:24:34,202 --> 01:24:36,171
-- WHEN SOMEBODY, A COMMITTEE 

2251
01:24:36,171 --> 01:24:37,906
MEMBER IS NOT ON THE COMMITTEE, 

2252
01:24:37,906 --> 01:24:39,340
ASKS FOR SOMEONE ON THE 

2253
01:24:39,340 --> 01:24:41,476
COMMITTEE TO SPONSOR A PIECE OF 

2254
01:24:41,476 --> 01:24:43,011
LEGISLATION, THEN IT'S SORT OF 

2255
01:24:43,011 --> 01:24:45,380
ON THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WHO IS 

2256
01:24:45,380 --> 01:24:45,980
SPONSORING AN AMENDMENT FROM 

2257
01:24:45,980 --> 01:24:47,816
SOMEONE WHO IS NOT ON THE 

2258
01:24:47,816 --> 01:24:48,783
COMMITTEE TO WEIGH WHETHER OR 

2259
01:24:48,783 --> 01:24:53,621
NOT THE PERSON WHO IS ACTUALLY 

2260
01:24:53,621 --> 01:24:55,590
PUTTING FORWARD THE AMENDMENT 

2261
01:24:55,590 --> 01:25:00,495
UNDERSTANDS THE COMPLEXITY OF 

2262
01:25:00,495 --> 01:25:04,165
THE LEGISLATION. AND SO THERE IS

2263
01:25:04,165 --> 01:25:07,602
NO -- THERE IS MORE OF -- MORE 

2264
01:25:07,602 --> 01:25:08,169
SECURITY THAT THE COMMITTEE 

2265
01:25:08,169 --> 01:25:11,172
MEMBER HAS BEEN AT THE PREVIOUS 

2266
01:25:11,172 --> 01:25:13,174
DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION, AND

2267
01:25:13,174 --> 01:25:16,711
UNDERSTANDS THE NUANCES, AND CAN

2268
01:25:16,711 --> 01:25:17,345
FORESEE THE POTENTIAL UNATTENDED

2269
01:25:17,345 --> 01:25:18,046
CONSEQUENCE OF A PARTICULAR 

2270
01:25:18,046 --> 01:25:18,580
AMENDMENT THAT'S BEEN 

2271
01:25:18,580 --> 01:25:20,815
PROFFEREDDED BY A MEMBER THAT IS

2272
01:25:20,815 --> 01:25:23,351
NOT ON THE COMMITTEE. SO THAT IS

2273
01:25:23,351 --> 01:25:25,587
WHY I AM GOING TO -- THAT I AM, 

2274
01:25:25,587 --> 01:25:31,659
THAT I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS JUST 

2275
01:25:31,659 --> 01:25:34,128
BECAUSE I FEEL IT'S -- IT IS 

2276
01:25:34,128 --> 01:25:37,165
THE JUDGMENT OF A EXIT HAD TEE 

2277
01:25:37,165 --> 01:25:38,266
MEMBER TO SPONSOR, TO ACTUALLY, 

2278
01:25:38,266 --> 01:25:43,137
YOU KNOW, KIND OF PUT THEIR NAME

2279
01:25:43,137 --> 01:25:45,140
ON IT TO BE THE STEWART OF AN 

2280
01:25:45,140 --> 01:25:48,543
AMENDMENT OF SOMEONE NOT ON THE 

2281
01:25:48,543 --> 01:25:49,744
COMMITTEE. THE EDUCATION TO THE 

2282
01:25:49,744 --> 01:25:50,411
NON-COMMITTEE MEMBER OF CERTAIN 

2283
01:25:50,411 --> 01:25:53,515
THINGS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN 

2284
01:25:53,515 --> 01:25:56,251
CONSIDERED WHEN DRAFTING THIS, 

2285
01:25:56,251 --> 01:25:57,619
THE AMENDMENT AND PUTTING IT 

2286
01:25:57,619 --> 01:26:00,255
FORWARD. SO IT'S SIMPLY BECAUSE

2287
01:26:00,255 --> 01:26:01,589
WE HAVE A COMMITTEE STRUCTURE 

2288
01:26:01,589 --> 01:26:06,561
FOR A REASON, THAT'S BECAUSE WE

2289
01:26:06,561 --> 01:26:07,328
HAVE MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS 

2290
01:26:07,328 --> 01:26:08,096
ABOUT LEGISLATION. I WOULD BE 

2291
01:26:08,096 --> 01:26:08,930
CONCERNED ABOUT, EVEN THOUGH 

2292
01:26:08,930 --> 01:26:11,799
THIS AMENDMENT MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN

2293
01:26:11,799 --> 01:26:13,434
THE THUMBS UP, THE THUMBS UP 

2294
01:26:13,434 --> 01:26:15,737
FROM LAW AND CENTRAL STAFF, 

2295
01:26:15,737 --> 01:26:16,671
THERE'S SOME OTHER INTRICACIES 

2296
01:26:16,671 --> 01:26:19,507
AND NUANCES WITH OTHER 

2297
01:26:19,507 --> 01:26:20,175
COMPONENTS OF THE LEGISLATION, 

2298
01:26:20,175 --> 01:26:25,280
PERHAPS THAT WOULD MAKE IT 

2299
01:26:25,280 --> 01:26:29,384
PROBLEMATIC. BUT I DO GET, I DO 

2300
01:26:29,384 --> 01:26:30,151
COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHERE 

2301
01:26:30,151 --> 01:26:34,789
YOU'RE COMING FROM IN OFFERING 

2302
01:26:34,789 --> 01:26:35,924
THIS. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 

2303
01:26:35,924 --> 01:26:39,160
>> THANK YOU. I'M WONDERING, 

2304
01:26:39,160 --> 01:26:41,563
EMILIA, DO YOU HAVE HISTORICAL 

2305
01:26:41,563 --> 01:26:43,398
CONTEXT ON WHY CURRENTLY IT IS, 

2306
01:26:43,398 --> 01:26:44,799
YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE SPONSOR

2307
01:26:44,799 --> 01:26:47,535
IT? I MEAN, I CAN THINK OF GOOD 

2308
01:26:47,535 --> 01:26:52,140
REASONS WHY, BUT I'M WONDERING 

2309
01:26:52,140 --> 01:26:54,709
HISTORICALLY. YOU'VE BEEN HERE 

2310
01:26:54,709 --> 01:26:55,176
THE LONGEST, EMILIA. 

2311
01:26:55,176 --> 01:27:00,315
>> THE LONGEST, BUT NOT THE MOST

2312
01:27:00,315 --> 01:27:01,616
KNOWLEDGEABLE. SO IN THE PAST, 

2313
01:27:01,616 --> 01:27:03,484
WE USED TO HAVE ALL MEMBERS WHO 

2314
01:27:03,484 --> 01:27:04,719
WERE WILLING TO ATTEND A MEETING

2315
01:27:04,719 --> 01:27:06,621
AND THEN CAN ATTEST TO THIS 

2316
01:27:06,621 --> 01:27:07,789
PRACTICE, WHERE ALL COUNCIL 

2317
01:27:07,789 --> 01:27:09,624
MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO ATTEND ALL 

2318
01:27:09,624 --> 01:27:12,894
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND VOTE AT 

2319
01:27:12,894 --> 01:27:13,595
ALL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. NOW 

2320
01:27:13,595 --> 01:27:14,429
MEMBERS THAT ARE OFFICIALLY A 

2321
01:27:14,429 --> 01:27:17,031
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE CAN 

2322
01:27:17,031 --> 01:27:17,599
PARTICIPATE AT THAT LEVEL. 

2323
01:27:17,599 --> 01:27:18,633
THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN 

2324
01:27:18,633 --> 01:27:21,035
MOVE A MOTION, SECOND A MOTION, 

2325
01:27:21,035 --> 01:27:26,541
AND VOTE ON MOTIONS. AND SO THIS

2326
01:27:26,541 --> 01:27:27,275
PROPOSAL HERE IS STILL RETAINING

2327
01:27:27,275 --> 01:27:29,410
THAT. BUT WHAT IT'S ALLOWING IS

2328
01:27:29,410 --> 01:27:31,012
THE MEMBERS TO ASK A QUESTION, 

2329
01:27:31,012 --> 01:27:32,413
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MOVE THIS 

2330
01:27:32,413 --> 01:27:34,182
AMENDMENT. IF THERE IS NOT A 

2331
01:27:34,182 --> 01:27:39,687
COUNCIL MEMBER'S NAME LISTED 

2332
01:27:39,687 --> 01:27:41,856
THERE AS A SPONSOR. 

2333
01:27:41,856 --> 01:27:46,694
>> THERE'S A REAL DISTINCTION 

2334
01:27:46,694 --> 01:27:47,261
HERE BETWEEN SPONSORSHIP. 

2335
01:27:47,261 --> 01:27:47,929
SPONSORSHIP IS SOLELY SOMETHING 

2336
01:27:47,929 --> 01:27:51,866
A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE CAN 

2337
01:27:51,866 --> 01:27:53,234
DO. SO WHAT THIS ALLOWS THERE 

2338
01:27:53,234 --> 01:27:56,004
WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE -- SO A 

2339
01:27:56,004 --> 01:27:58,006
NON-MEMBER, THEY MIGHT WANT TO 

2340
01:27:58,006 --> 01:27:59,374
USE THE VERB SPONSOR, BUT THEY 

2341
01:27:59,374 --> 01:28:04,078
CAN ONLY USE IT WITH A SMALL S. 

2342
01:28:04,078 --> 01:28:06,347
IT'S NOT A FORMAL LEGISLATIVE 

2343
01:28:06,347 --> 01:28:07,348
SPONSORSHIP. THEY WOULD BE THE 

2344
01:28:07,348 --> 01:28:09,784
AUTHOR OF THE AMENDMENT, AND 

2345
01:28:09,784 --> 01:28:10,985
WOULD BE INCUMBENT, INCUMBENT IS

2346
01:28:10,985 --> 01:28:14,322
THE WRONG WORD. IT WOULD TEN BE 

2347
01:28:14,322 --> 01:28:15,423
UP TO THE COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE 

2348
01:28:15,423 --> 01:28:16,591
MEMBERS, TO DETERMINE WHETHER 

2349
01:28:16,591 --> 01:28:18,059
THERE WAS ONE OF THEM, AT LEAST 

2350
01:28:18,059 --> 01:28:18,993
WHO WAS WILLING TO MOVE IT, AND 

2351
01:28:18,993 --> 01:28:21,863
ANOTHER WHO WAS WILLING TO 

2352
01:28:21,863 --> 01:28:23,498
SECOND IT. AS EMILIA HAS 

2353
01:28:23,498 --> 01:28:24,866
DESCRIBED, THOSE ARE ACTIONS 

2354
01:28:24,866 --> 01:28:27,301
THAT ARE RESTRICTED TO COUNCIL 

2355
01:28:27,301 --> 01:28:27,735
MEMBERS THEMSELVES. 

2356
01:28:27,735 --> 01:28:33,107
>> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY 

2357
01:28:33,107 --> 01:28:33,374
COMMENTS? 

2358
01:28:33,374 --> 01:28:36,744
>> I DO. SO WHAT ARE WE SOLVING?

2359
01:28:36,744 --> 01:28:39,380
YOU STILL NEED TO HAVE THEN IT 

2360
01:28:39,380 --> 01:28:40,915
SOUNDS LIKE A COMMITTEE MEMBER 

2361
01:28:40,915 --> 01:28:43,084
BE WILLING TO TAKE IT UP? YOU'RE

2362
01:28:43,084 --> 01:28:44,319
JUST SAYING THEY DON'T WANT 

2363
01:28:44,319 --> 01:28:45,920
THEIR NAME ON IT? AS A SPONSOR, 

2364
01:28:45,920 --> 01:28:48,022
YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR NAME ON IT.

2365
01:28:48,022 --> 01:28:50,158
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SOLVING FOR?

2366
01:28:50,158 --> 01:28:50,491
SORRY, BEN. 

2367
01:28:50,491 --> 01:28:52,694
>> JUST SO I'M CLEAR ABOUT 

2368
01:28:52,694 --> 01:28:53,695
THIS. THIS WAS NOT BROUGHT 

2369
01:28:53,695 --> 01:28:59,333
FORWARD IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING A

2370
01:28:59,333 --> 01:28:59,967
STAFF CONCERN ABOUT PROCESSING 

2371
01:28:59,967 --> 01:29:01,569
AMENDMENTS, BUT RATHER I SENSE 

2372
01:29:01,569 --> 01:29:03,137
THE COUNCIL ITSELF HAD CONCERNS 

2373
01:29:03,137 --> 01:29:04,772
ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIVE 

2374
01:29:04,772 --> 01:29:05,373
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE BEING 

2375
01:29:05,373 --> 01:29:07,575
CONSIDERED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT

2376
01:29:07,575 --> 01:29:09,410
FULL COUNCIL, AND THAT GIVEN THE

2377
01:29:09,410 --> 01:29:12,480
RULES OF FULL COUNCIL, THERE 

2378
01:29:12,480 --> 01:29:14,282
ISN'T AN OPPORTUNITY 

2379
01:29:14,282 --> 01:29:15,016
NECESSARILY FOR FULL DIALOGUE. 

2380
01:29:15,016 --> 01:29:16,484
AND THE IDEA, AGAIN, THAT YOU 

2381
01:29:16,484 --> 01:29:19,821
WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING 

2382
01:29:19,821 --> 01:29:20,755
AMENDMENTS. SO A NON-MEMBER 

2383
01:29:20,755 --> 01:29:21,656
CURRENTLY ONLY WITHOUT A SPONSOR

2384
01:29:21,656 --> 01:29:23,691
HAS THE OPTION OF BRINGING IT TO

2385
01:29:23,691 --> 01:29:24,926
FULL COUNCIL. THE NOTION IS 

2386
01:29:24,926 --> 01:29:26,861
THERE COULD BE MORE AMENDMENTS 

2387
01:29:26,861 --> 01:29:27,862
CONSIDERED IN THE COMMITTEE 

2388
01:29:27,862 --> 01:29:30,465
ENVIRONMENT, SO THE FULL COUNCIL

2389
01:29:30,465 --> 01:29:33,835
WOULD NOT BE BURDENED WITH -- 

2390
01:29:33,835 --> 01:29:34,368
WITH THOSE DISCUSSIONS. 

2391
01:29:34,368 --> 01:29:35,303
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE? 

2392
01:29:35,303 --> 01:29:40,141
>> THAT'S REALLY ALL IT WAS. 

2393
01:29:40,141 --> 01:29:41,175
>> SORRY. CAN I? 

2394
01:29:41,175 --> 01:29:44,545
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR IT 

2395
01:29:44,545 --> 01:29:46,848
IS CLEAR THIS IS -- I BELIEVE 

2396
01:29:46,848 --> 01:29:49,484
THIS IS AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD 

2397
01:29:49,484 --> 01:29:52,153
BENEFIT CENTRAL STAFF FOR THE 

2398
01:29:52,153 --> 01:29:53,421
REASONS IT WOULD PERHAPS -- IT 

2399
01:29:53,421 --> 01:29:56,691
DRIVES MORE OF THE WORK INTO THE

2400
01:29:56,691 --> 01:29:57,525
COMMITTEES INSTEAD OF HAVING 

2401
01:29:57,525 --> 01:30:02,363
AMENDMENTS COME UP AT FULL 

2402
01:30:02,363 --> 01:30:05,366
COUNCIL. I FULLY SUPPORT THAT. I

2403
01:30:05,366 --> 01:30:07,268
FULLY SUPPORT THAT EFFORT. 

2404
01:30:07,268 --> 01:30:08,069
BECAUSE LAST MINUTE AMENDMENTS, 

2405
01:30:08,069 --> 01:30:12,039
WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH A FULL 

2406
01:30:12,039 --> 01:30:14,509
COUNCIL VOTE, WHEN CENTRAL STAFF

2407
01:30:14,509 --> 01:30:15,977
IS NOT, IS NOT AVAILABLE 

2408
01:30:15,977 --> 01:30:18,212
NECESSARILY TO GO THROUGH A BIG 

2409
01:30:18,212 --> 01:30:19,547
LONG EXPLANATION ABOUT THE 

2410
01:30:19,547 --> 01:30:20,715
IMPACTS OF A PARTICULAR 

2411
01:30:20,715 --> 01:30:23,751
AMENDMENT. THAT LEADS TO BAD 

2412
01:30:23,751 --> 01:30:28,956
POLICY, AT THE SAME TIME, THERE 

2413
01:30:28,956 --> 01:30:31,125
ARE ALSO, THEN I WOULD SAY ONE 

2414
01:30:31,125 --> 01:30:32,760
WOULD HOPE ALSO AMENDMENTS ARE 

2415
01:30:32,760 --> 01:30:35,696
PROFFERED WITH THE BENEFIT OF 

2416
01:30:35,696 --> 01:30:36,831
MANY MEETINGS OR MULTIPLE 

2417
01:30:36,831 --> 01:30:38,332
MEETINGS OF LEGISLATION. SO I 

2418
01:30:38,332 --> 01:30:41,335
SEE BOTH SIDES, AND I CAN SEE 

2419
01:30:41,335 --> 01:30:48,443
THE BENEFIT OF THIS. I ALSO AM 

2420
01:30:48,443 --> 01:30:50,111
CONCERNED THAT THE -- YOU HAVE 

2421
01:30:50,111 --> 01:30:52,013
TO BE -- THE CONVERSATION THAT 

2422
01:30:52,013 --> 01:30:53,915
PROCEEDS THE MEETING WHERE THE 

2423
01:30:53,915 --> 01:30:55,049
ACTUAL VOTE TAKES PLACE IS 

2424
01:30:55,049 --> 01:30:57,218
OFTENTIMES THE MOST IMPORTANT 

2425
01:30:57,218 --> 01:30:59,887
BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE GET THE 

2426
01:30:59,887 --> 01:31:01,122
FULL EXPLANATION FROM CENTRAL 

2427
01:31:01,122 --> 01:31:09,664
STAFF, AND CAN HAVE THE MOST 

2428
01:31:09,664 --> 01:31:12,133
RICH MEETINGS AMONG COUNCIL 

2429
01:31:12,133 --> 01:31:14,001
MEMBERS. ANY -- OKAY. GO AHEAD. 

2430
01:31:14,001 --> 01:31:16,838
>> THAT IS THE REASON. 

2431
01:31:16,838 --> 01:31:17,572
>> RIGHT. 

2432
01:31:17,572 --> 01:31:20,575
>> AGAIN, FOR ME, I'M DRIVEN BY

2433
01:31:20,575 --> 01:31:26,013
MY EXPERIENCE. I DON'T HAVE THE

2434
01:31:26,013 --> 01:31:27,715
LONG HISTORY OF ELECTED SERVICE.

2435
01:31:27,715 --> 01:31:31,619
BUT BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE OF 

2436
01:31:31,619 --> 01:31:33,788
THE LAST OF THE TERMS SO FAR, 

2437
01:31:33,788 --> 01:31:36,991
AND THE DESIRE TO WORK THESE 

2438
01:31:36,991 --> 01:31:40,995
ISSUES. BECAUSE I WELCOME EVEN 

2439
01:31:40,995 --> 01:31:43,664
THE HARD AMENDMENTS. I SAID THAT

2440
01:31:43,664 --> 01:31:45,666
AT COMMITTEE WHEN COUNCILMEMBER 

2441
01:31:45,666 --> 01:31:46,300
MOORE LEFT. SHE WORKED 

2442
01:31:46,300 --> 01:31:50,271
AMENDMENTS HARD, AND SHE BROUGHT

2443
01:31:50,271 --> 01:31:51,239
IN VERY THOUGHTFUL AMENDMENTS. 

2444
01:31:51,239 --> 01:31:53,040
YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM I WAS IN 

2445
01:31:53,040 --> 01:31:54,942
AGREEMENT WITH AND SOME OF THEM 

2446
01:31:54,942 --> 01:31:56,444
I WEREN'T. BUT HAVING THEM 

2447
01:31:56,444 --> 01:31:57,979
ENGAGED IN COMMITTEE, IN MY MIND

2448
01:31:57,979 --> 01:32:00,314
IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN TRYING TO

2449
01:32:00,314 --> 01:32:02,583
DO IT WITH A FULL COUNCIL. THE 

2450
01:32:02,583 --> 01:32:07,521
ABILITY TO GO BACK AND FORTH 

2451
01:32:07,521 --> 01:32:08,856
ENGAGE IS LIMITED. THAT IS THE 

2452
01:32:08,856 --> 01:32:12,894
REASON BEHIND THIS AMENDMENT 

2453
01:32:12,894 --> 01:32:15,396
SOLELY OR MAINLY. YOU KNOW, SO A

2454
01:32:15,396 --> 01:32:17,131
PART OF ME, THIS FALLS UNDER THE

2455
01:32:17,131 --> 01:32:19,300
GOOD GOVERNANCE PIECE, BUT I 

2456
01:32:19,300 --> 01:32:20,368
RECOGNIZE THE POINTS YOU'RE 

2457
01:32:20,368 --> 01:32:22,169
MAKING. JUST LIKE I SAID BEFORE,

2458
01:32:22,169 --> 01:32:25,006
YOU KNOW, THE VALID POINTS, FAIR

2459
01:32:25,006 --> 01:32:26,240
POINTS, THIS IS JUST ME, AND 

2460
01:32:26,240 --> 01:32:28,676
THIS IS THE REASON BEHIND THE 

2461
01:32:28,676 --> 01:32:32,380
TWO AMENDMENTS, IN THIS CASE, 

2462
01:32:32,380 --> 01:32:33,981
THE SECOND AMENDMENT, AMENDMENT 

2463
01:32:33,981 --> 01:32:34,181
TWO. 

2464
01:32:34,181 --> 01:32:36,050
>> GOT IT. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS,

2465
01:32:36,050 --> 01:32:36,517
QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, 

2466
01:32:36,517 --> 01:32:37,952
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 

2467
01:32:37,952 --> 01:32:41,822
>> I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM 

2468
01:32:41,822 --> 01:32:42,623
THIS, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, ONLY

2469
01:32:42,623 --> 01:32:45,893
BECAUSE I DID NOT RECEIVE THIS 

2470
01:32:45,893 --> 01:32:49,130
AHEAD OF TIME. SO I HAVE MORE 

2471
01:32:49,130 --> 01:32:50,831
QUESTIONS, BUT I WILL JUST 

2472
01:32:50,831 --> 01:32:53,000
ABSTAIN, AND THAT WAY WE CAN 

2473
01:32:53,000 --> 01:32:54,535
PROCEED WITH THE VOTE. BUT 

2474
01:32:54,535 --> 01:32:56,437
AGAIN, LIKE THE LAST TIME, THIS 

2475
01:32:56,437 --> 01:32:59,941
IS IN NO WAY -- I HEAR WHERE 

2476
01:32:59,941 --> 01:33:05,613
YOU'RE COMING FROM, AND I 

2477
01:33:05,613 --> 01:33:06,247
APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS, 

2478
01:33:06,247 --> 01:33:08,149
ALWAYS, TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE 

2479
01:33:08,149 --> 01:33:09,083
DOING THE GOOD GOVERNANCE 

2480
01:33:09,083 --> 01:33:18,426
PIECES, AND SOMETIMES WE MAY SEE

2481
01:33:18,426 --> 01:33:19,594
THINGS DIFFERENTLY. BUT THANK 

2482
01:33:19,594 --> 01:33:19,794
YOU. 

2483
01:33:19,794 --> 01:33:23,397
>> OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY 

2484
01:33:23,397 --> 01:33:27,034
OTHER HANDS RAISED. WILL THE 

2485
01:33:27,034 --> 01:33:34,208
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? JUST

2486
01:33:34,208 --> 01:33:44,685
A SECOND HERE. I'M THINKING. 

2487
01:33:44,685 --> 01:33:49,290
OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL

2488
01:33:49,290 --> 01:33:51,158
THE ROLL ON THE RECOMMENDATION, 

2489
01:33:51,158 --> 01:33:56,831
WELL, ON AMENDMENT B, PLEASE, 

2490
01:33:56,831 --> 01:33:57,999
AMENDMENT TWO, EXCUSE ME. DID 

2491
01:33:57,999 --> 01:34:02,770
YOU MOVE IT? WE ALREADY MOVED 

2492
01:34:02,770 --> 01:34:02,937
IT. 

2493
01:34:02,937 --> 01:34:07,074
>> MY APOLOGIES. COUNCILMEMBER 

2494
01:34:07,074 --> 01:34:07,308
RIVERA? 

2495
01:34:07,308 --> 01:34:07,942
>> ABSTAIN. 

2496
01:34:07,942 --> 01:34:10,544
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? 

2497
01:34:10,544 --> 01:34:11,212
>> NO. 

2498
01:34:11,212 --> 01:34:12,546
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? 

2499
01:34:12,546 --> 01:34:13,047
>> ABSTAIN. 

2500
01:34:13,047 --> 01:34:14,749
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 

2501
01:34:14,749 --> 01:34:15,416
>> AYE. 

2502
01:34:15,416 --> 01:34:16,217
>> CHAIR NELSON? 

2503
01:34:16,217 --> 01:34:16,450
>> NO. 

2504
01:34:16,450 --> 01:34:23,924
>> ONE IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED, 

2505
01:34:23,924 --> 01:34:24,892
TWO ABSTAIN. 

2506
01:34:24,892 --> 01:34:25,926
>> OKAY. THE AMENDMENT FAILS. 

2507
01:34:25,926 --> 01:34:27,294
ARE THERE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS 

2508
01:34:27,294 --> 01:34:32,967
OR COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION AS

2509
01:34:32,967 --> 01:34:35,569
AMENDED? HEARING NONE, WILL THE 

2510
01:34:35,569 --> 01:34:39,073
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 

2511
01:34:39,073 --> 01:34:40,474
THE RECOMMENDATION THAT 

2512
01:34:40,474 --> 01:34:43,444
RESOLUTION 32173 BE ADOPTED AS 

2513
01:34:43,444 --> 01:34:43,711
AMENDED. 

2514
01:34:43,711 --> 01:34:44,311
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 

2515
01:34:44,311 --> 01:34:45,146
>> AYE. 

2516
01:34:45,146 --> 01:34:46,080
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? 

2517
01:34:46,080 --> 01:34:46,781
>> AYE. 

2518
01:34:46,781 --> 01:34:47,882
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? 

2519
01:34:47,882 --> 01:34:48,215
>> YES. 

2520
01:34:48,215 --> 01:34:49,183
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 

2521
01:34:49,183 --> 01:34:49,750
>> AYE. 

2522
01:34:49,750 --> 01:34:50,284
>> CHAIR NELSON? 

2523
01:34:50,284 --> 01:34:50,518
>> AYE. 

2524
01:34:50,518 --> 01:34:53,521
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. 

2525
01:34:53,521 --> 01:34:55,890
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, AND THE 

2526
01:34:55,890 --> 01:34:57,858
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE

2527
01:34:57,858 --> 01:35:01,629
SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. ALL 

2528
01:35:01,629 --> 01:35:03,197
RIGHT. THERE WE GO. AS I 

2529
01:35:03,197 --> 01:35:04,065
MENTIONED EARLIER, I'M PROPOSING

2530
01:35:04,065 --> 01:35:05,599
SENDING THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT 

2531
01:35:05,599 --> 01:35:07,501
CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 

2532
01:35:07,501 --> 01:35:09,937
29th. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS

2533
01:35:09,937 --> 01:35:11,238
WOULD DIFFER FROM PREVIOUS 

2534
01:35:11,238 --> 01:35:12,573
COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL RULES,

2535
01:35:12,573 --> 01:35:13,874
INCLUDING THE SCHEDULED MEMO, 

2536
01:35:13,874 --> 01:35:15,142
WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED IN MARCH 

2537
01:35:15,142 --> 01:35:18,179
AND HAD LISTED AUGUST 5 AS THE 

2538
01:35:18,179 --> 01:35:19,914
INTENDED DATE FOR FULL COUNCIL 

2539
01:35:19,914 --> 01:35:20,748
CONSIDERATION. A LOT, HOWEVER, 

2540
01:35:20,748 --> 01:35:21,982
HAS BEEN ADDED TO OUR PLATE 

2541
01:35:21,982 --> 01:35:23,818
SINCE THEN, SO I HOPE YOU CAN 

2542
01:35:23,818 --> 01:35:27,755
AGREE WITH MY EFFORTS TO SPREAD 

2543
01:35:27,755 --> 01:35:30,057
OUT THE AGENDA ITEMS, SO IT DOES

2544
01:35:30,057 --> 01:35:31,392
NOT FALL HEAVILY ON ONE MEETING.

2545
01:35:31,392 --> 01:35:32,526
THIS REQUIRES THE SUSPENSION OF 

2546
01:35:32,526 --> 01:35:35,229
OUR RULES SINCE IT IS CURRENTLY 

2547
01:35:35,229 --> 01:35:36,630
AFTER 1:00 ON THURSDAY. SO IF 

2548
01:35:36,630 --> 01:35:37,832
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE RULES

2549
01:35:37,832 --> 01:35:39,600
WILL BE SUSPENDED TO SEND THIS 

2550
01:35:39,600 --> 01:35:44,105
RESOLUTION TO THE JULY 29 CITY 

2551
01:35:44,105 --> 01:35:45,539
COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING NO 

2552
01:35:45,539 --> 01:35:46,440
OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE 

2553
01:35:46,440 --> 01:35:47,441
SUSPENDED AND THE RESOLUTION 

2554
01:35:47,441 --> 01:35:53,013
WILL BE SENT TO THE JULY 29 CITY

2555
01:35:53,013 --> 01:35:55,249
COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL 

2556
01:35:55,249 --> 01:35:55,950
CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. YOU 

2557
01:35:55,950 --> 01:35:59,687
KNOW, I JUST HAVE TO NOTE EVERY 

2558
01:35:59,687 --> 01:36:02,823
TIME THAT RULES, THAT I'VE 

2559
01:36:02,823 --> 01:36:03,824
LISTENED TO CONVERSATIONS ABOUT 

2560
01:36:03,824 --> 01:36:06,427
THE RULES AND AFTER MY SECOND 

2561
01:36:06,427 --> 01:36:09,730
YEAR HERE BEFORE, MAYBE IT WAS 

2562
01:36:09,730 --> 01:36:14,568
MY FIRST YEAR. WHEN REALLY IT 

2563
01:36:14,568 --> 01:36:16,270
SEEMS REALLY BUREAUCRATIC WHEN 

2564
01:36:16,270 --> 01:36:17,238
THESE ARE DISCUSSED. THESE RULES

2565
01:36:17,238 --> 01:36:19,039
ARE THE END RESULTS OF MANY, 

2566
01:36:19,039 --> 01:36:22,176
MANY, MANY WEEKS AND MONTHS OF 

2567
01:36:22,176 --> 01:36:25,646
WORK ON BEHALF OF CENTRAL STAFF 

2568
01:36:25,646 --> 01:36:27,314
AND OUR CLERKS. I JUST WANT TO 

2569
01:36:27,314 --> 01:36:28,816
SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU, OF

2570
01:36:28,816 --> 01:36:30,885
ALL PEOPLE, KNOW WHAT IS WORKING

2571
01:36:30,885 --> 01:36:33,154
AND WHAT ISN'T ON COUNCIL 

2572
01:36:33,154 --> 01:36:34,955
BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE HISTORICAL 

2573
01:36:34,955 --> 01:36:37,491
PERSPECTIVE, AND YOU SEE HOW 

2574
01:36:37,491 --> 01:36:38,993
THINGS GO DOWN BEHIND THE SCENES

2575
01:36:38,993 --> 01:36:44,398
WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO JUST 

2576
01:36:44,398 --> 01:36:45,399
ADVANCE OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS.

2577
01:36:45,399 --> 01:36:46,467
SO I JUST RECOGNIZE IT'S 

2578
01:36:46,467 --> 01:36:49,570
SOMETHING WE GO THROUGH EVERY 

2579
01:36:49,570 --> 01:36:51,338
COUPLE OF YEARS. WHEN WE SIT UP 

2580
01:36:51,338 --> 01:36:53,374
HERE AND ACTUALLY VOTE ON THESE 

2581
01:36:53,374 --> 01:36:55,643
THINGS, IT JUST SEEMS KIND OF 

2582
01:36:55,643 --> 01:36:57,211
BUREAUCRATIC. BUT HOW OFTEN HAVE

2583
01:36:57,211 --> 01:36:59,713
WE, AS INDIVIDUALS, GONE TO THE 

2584
01:36:59,713 --> 01:37:01,482
BINDER OF OUR RULES TO SEE WHAT 

2585
01:37:01,482 --> 01:37:02,383
WE SHOULD DO NEXT AND WHETHER OR

2586
01:37:02,383 --> 01:37:05,653
NOT SOMETHING IS LEGAL OR NOT, 

2587
01:37:05,653 --> 01:37:09,990
RIGHT? OKAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO

2588
01:37:09,990 --> 01:37:11,025
NOTE THAT WAS IMPORTANT, AND WE 

2589
01:37:11,025 --> 01:37:12,493
WILL TAKE IT AT FULL COUNCIL 

2590
01:37:12,493 --> 01:37:14,161
NEXT WEEK. ALL RIGHT, THIS 

2591
01:37:14,161 --> 01:37:15,930
CONCLUDES THE AGENDA OF THE JULY

2592
01:37:15,930 --> 01:37:18,465
24 MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE, 

2593
01:37:18,465 --> 01:37:19,200
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ECONOMIC 

2594
01:37:19,200 --> 01:37:19,800
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. IT IS 

2595
01:37:19,800 --> 01:37:22,203
3:38 P.M., AND OUR NEXT 

2596
01:37:22,203 --> 01:37:24,171
COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED 

2597
01:37:24,171 --> 01:37:25,706
FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 14. IF 

2598
01:37:25,706 --> 01:37:26,674
THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, 

2599
01:37:26,674 --> 01:37:30,744
THIS MEETING WILL ADJOURN. IT IS

2600
01:37:30,744 --> 01:37:34,181
3:39 P.M. THANKS, EVERYONE.