1 00:00:08,541 --> 00:00:15,682 >> [ MUSIC ] 2 00:00:15,682 --> 00:00:26,226 >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THE 3 00:00:32,632 --> 00:00:33,733 APRIL 8, 22026 MEETING OF THE 4 00:00:33,733 --> 00:00:34,901 SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY 5 00:00:34,901 --> 00:00:36,970 LEVY WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 6 00:00:36,970 --> 00:00:40,940 9:44 AM. I AM CHAIR OF THE 7 00:00:40,940 --> 00:00:42,042 COMMITTEE. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE 8 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:46,279 CALL THE ROLL. 9 00:00:46,279 --> 00:00:47,447 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 10 00:00:47,447 --> 00:00:52,051 >> HERE. 11 00:00:52,051 --> 00:00:52,585 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 12 00:00:52,585 --> 00:00:55,755 >> HERE. 13 00:00:55,755 --> 00:00:56,356 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 14 00:00:56,356 --> 00:00:56,956 >> HERE. 15 00:00:56,956 --> 00:00:57,490 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 16 00:00:57,490 --> 00:00:57,757 >> HERE. 17 00:00:57,757 --> 00:00:58,258 >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 18 00:00:58,258 --> 00:01:00,960 >> HERE. 19 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:01,561 >> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 20 00:01:01,561 --> 00:01:01,828 >> HERE. 21 00:01:01,828 --> 00:01:02,228 >> CHAIR RIVERA. 22 00:01:02,228 --> 00:01:08,735 >> HERE. SEVEN THE COUNCIL 23 00:01:08,735 --> 00:01:09,536 MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. 24 00:01:09,536 --> 00:01:11,938 >> PLEASE NOTE COUNCILMEMBER 25 00:01:11,938 --> 00:01:20,947 SAKA AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 26 00:01:20,947 --> 00:01:21,881 ARE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. IF 27 00:01:21,881 --> 00:01:23,249 THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA 28 00:01:23,249 --> 00:01:24,484 WILL BE ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW 29 00:01:24,484 --> 00:01:26,786 HAVE OUR HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT. 30 00:01:26,786 --> 00:01:28,354 PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD TIE WITH 31 00:01:28,354 --> 00:01:29,689 THINGS ON THE AGENDA OR IN THE 32 00:01:29,689 --> 00:01:30,757 PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE. HOW 33 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:32,158 MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP 34 00:01:32,158 --> 00:01:41,401 TODAY? 35 00:01:41,401 --> 00:01:42,569 >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE 10 IN 36 00:01:42,569 --> 00:01:43,736 PERSON SPEAKERS AND SEVEN REMOTE 37 00:01:43,736 --> 00:01:44,370 SPEAKERS ASSIGNED UP. 38 00:01:44,370 --> 00:01:45,939 >> THAT IS 17 PEOPLE. SO, GIVEN 39 00:01:45,939 --> 00:01:47,040 THAT, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO 40 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:47,941 MINUTES. CLERK, PLEASE PLEASE 41 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:48,741 READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. 42 00:01:48,741 --> 00:01:50,176 >> IT WILL BE MODERATED IN THE 43 00:01:50,176 --> 00:01:51,244 FOLLOWING MANNER. UP TO 60 44 00:01:51,244 --> 00:01:52,846 MINUTES, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 45 00:01:52,846 --> 00:01:55,181 TWO MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE 46 00:01:55,181 --> 00:01:56,483 CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 47 00:01:56,483 --> 00:01:57,750 THEY REGISTERED. WE WILL START 48 00:01:57,750 --> 00:01:58,551 WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST 49 00:01:58,551 --> 00:01:59,586 AND THEN REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL 50 00:01:59,586 --> 00:02:00,653 THE PERIOD HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS 51 00:02:00,653 --> 00:02:01,754 WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN THERE'S 52 00:02:01,754 --> 00:02:04,924 10 SECONDS LEFT. PUBLIC COMMENT 53 00:02:04,924 --> 00:02:06,359 IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN 54 00:02:06,359 --> 00:02:07,694 WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE 55 00:02:07,694 --> 00:02:11,297 LIST. JESSICA LUCAS. 56 00:02:11,297 --> 00:02:11,865 >> WELCOME, JESSICA. 57 00:02:11,865 --> 00:02:15,735 >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I AM 58 00:02:15,735 --> 00:02:18,071 JESSICA LUCAS, THE PRESIDENT OF 59 00:02:18,071 --> 00:02:19,906 LOCAL 2083, SEATTLE PUBLIC 60 00:02:19,906 --> 00:02:24,043 LIBRARY'S. LIBRARY EMPLOYEES 61 00:02:24,043 --> 00:02:25,445 UNION. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT 62 00:02:25,445 --> 00:02:28,548 OUR MEMBERS. WE WOULD LIKE TO 63 00:02:28,548 --> 00:02:29,682 THANK THE MAYOR AND THE CITY 64 00:02:29,682 --> 00:02:30,550 COUNCIL FOR WORKING SO 65 00:02:30,550 --> 00:02:31,784 DILIGENTLY TO PUT FORTH AND 66 00:02:31,784 --> 00:02:34,554 IMPROVE THE PROPOSED 2027 TO 67 00:02:34,554 --> 00:02:38,791 2033 LEVY. WE KNOW THAT 30% OF 68 00:02:38,791 --> 00:02:42,629 OUR SALARIES ARE FUNDED THROUGH 69 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:43,897 THE CURRENT LEVY. AND THAT THIS 70 00:02:43,897 --> 00:02:48,735 LEVY DOES NOT , AND IF THIS LEVY 71 00:02:48,735 --> 00:02:49,936 DOES NOT PASS, IT WILL MEAN 72 00:02:49,936 --> 00:02:51,104 LAYOFFS AND DEEP CUTS FOR THE 73 00:02:51,104 --> 00:02:55,441 SERVICES WE PROVIDE. WE ARE 74 00:02:55,441 --> 00:02:56,709 HAPPY TO SEE SO MUCH POTENTIAL 75 00:02:56,709 --> 00:02:57,844 FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF TO SUPPORT 76 00:02:57,844 --> 00:02:59,045 FUTURE PROGRAMS THAT ARE PART OF 77 00:02:59,045 --> 00:03:00,346 THIS PACKAGE. WHICH WE HOPE WILL 78 00:03:00,346 --> 00:03:01,881 INCLUDE SUPPORT STAFF AS WELL AS 79 00:03:01,881 --> 00:03:11,558 LIBRARIANS. AS 18 SERVICES 80 00:03:11,558 --> 00:03:12,859 LIBRARIAN MYSELF I CAN TELL YOU 81 00:03:12,859 --> 00:03:13,860 THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL LIBRARY 82 00:03:13,860 --> 00:03:14,661 ASSOCIATE STAFF WHO PROVIDE 83 00:03:14,661 --> 00:03:15,461 PROCESSING, SHELVING, CUSTOMER 84 00:03:15,461 --> 00:03:15,962 SERVICE AND INFORMATION 85 00:03:15,962 --> 00:03:17,263 REFERRALS SO THAT LIBRARIANS 86 00:03:17,263 --> 00:03:17,997 HAVE TIME TO LISTEN TO OUR 87 00:03:17,997 --> 00:03:18,765 COMMUNITIES AND CREATE AND 88 00:03:18,765 --> 00:03:24,337 PROVIDE EQUITABLE PROGRAMS THAT 89 00:03:24,337 --> 00:03:25,672 SERVE THEIR NEEDS. WE NEED MORE 90 00:03:25,672 --> 00:03:26,439 SECURITY OFFICERS WHO ARE 91 00:03:26,439 --> 00:03:27,440 TRAINED IN DE-ESCALATION, 92 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:28,141 HONESTLY MORE THAN THE THREE 93 00:03:28,141 --> 00:03:29,876 PROPOSED. TO KEEP US IN OUR 94 00:03:29,876 --> 00:03:32,712 PATRONS SAFE. WE NEED WORKING 95 00:03:32,712 --> 00:03:33,880 DOOR LOCKS THAT ACTUALLY RESPOND 96 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,348 TO THE BUTTONS WE PUSH TO LOCK 97 00:03:35,348 --> 00:03:37,150 THEM IN AN EMERGENCY. WE NEED 98 00:03:37,150 --> 00:03:45,458 BUILDINGS THAT WILL NOT FALL ON 99 00:03:45,458 --> 00:03:46,659 OUR HEADS IN AN EARTHQUAKE AND 100 00:03:46,659 --> 00:03:47,727 THAT CAN PROVIDE REFUGE IN BOTH 101 00:03:47,727 --> 00:03:49,095 THE HOTTEST AND COLDEST DAYS OF 102 00:03:49,095 --> 00:03:50,263 THE YEAR. WE NEED ADDITIONAL 103 00:03:50,263 --> 00:03:51,397 SUPPORT FOR OUR SOCIAL SERVICES 104 00:03:51,397 --> 00:03:52,165 TEAM WHO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO 105 00:03:52,165 --> 00:03:55,235 OUR MOST VULNERABLE PATRONS. 106 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:56,269 THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THESE 107 00:03:56,269 --> 00:03:57,370 THINGS IN THE ORIGINAL LEVY 108 00:03:57,370 --> 00:03:58,171 PROPOSAL AND IN THESE 109 00:03:58,171 --> 00:03:59,606 AMENDMENTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO 110 00:03:59,606 --> 00:04:03,242 THE LIBRARY FOR FILLING ALL OF 111 00:04:03,242 --> 00:04:04,310 THESE PROMISES TO STAFF AND 112 00:04:04,310 --> 00:04:05,645 PATRONS AND TO ALL OF THE FOLKS 113 00:04:05,645 --> 00:04:06,846 LIVING IN SEATTLE. WHETHER THEY 114 00:04:06,846 --> 00:04:08,548 ENTER OUR BUILDINGS OR NOT, THEY 115 00:04:08,548 --> 00:04:15,355 BENEFIT -- WE PROVIDE TO THOSE 116 00:04:15,355 --> 00:04:16,489 WHO DO. THE LIBRARY CONTRIBUTE 117 00:04:16,489 --> 00:04:17,156 STILL WELL-INFORMED, EDUCATED 118 00:04:17,156 --> 00:04:17,957 AND CONNECTED SOCIETY. THANK 119 00:04:17,957 --> 00:04:18,658 YOU. 120 00:04:18,658 --> 00:04:25,064 >> THANK YOU, JESSICA. I SHOULD 121 00:04:25,064 --> 00:04:26,366 SAY, CAN YOU PLEASE USE JAZZ 122 00:04:26,366 --> 00:04:27,734 HANDS SO WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE 123 00:04:27,734 --> 00:04:31,904 QUICKLY AND HEAR EVERYONE. ALL 124 00:04:31,904 --> 00:04:33,172 MICROPHONES ARE ON SO WHEN I 125 00:04:33,172 --> 00:04:34,841 CALL YOU UP YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO 126 00:04:34,841 --> 00:04:36,075 WALK UP TO ONE OF THE 127 00:04:36,075 --> 00:04:37,043 MICROPHONES IF YOU WOULD LIKE. 128 00:04:37,043 --> 00:04:38,645 RYAN, LAUREN, PETER, BETSY AND 129 00:04:38,645 --> 00:04:43,683 THEN PIPPIN. 130 00:04:43,683 --> 00:04:44,651 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL 131 00:04:44,651 --> 00:04:45,952 MEMBERS. I AM THE CEO OF THE 132 00:04:45,952 --> 00:04:46,653 SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 133 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:47,487 FOUNDATION. I APPRECIATE THE 134 00:04:47,487 --> 00:04:48,454 CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD 135 00:04:48,454 --> 00:04:56,129 LEADING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. IT 136 00:04:56,129 --> 00:04:57,196 IS WORTH STATING THAT THE 137 00:04:57,196 --> 00:04:57,997 FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT 138 00:04:57,997 --> 00:04:59,232 PARTNER OF THE LIBRARY. WE ARE 139 00:04:59,232 --> 00:05:00,166 FUNDRAISERS AND ADVOCATES ON 140 00:05:00,166 --> 00:05:01,534 BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY WE LOVE. 141 00:05:01,534 --> 00:05:02,735 WHILE WE ARE PROUD OF THE 142 00:05:02,735 --> 00:05:03,603 FUNDING WE PROVIDE TO THE 143 00:05:03,603 --> 00:05:04,737 LIBRARY, TANKS WERE THOUSANDS OF 144 00:05:04,737 --> 00:05:07,540 DONORS, WE ALSO KNOW PRIVATE 145 00:05:07,540 --> 00:05:08,341 PHILANTHROPY IS ALWAYS CHANGING 146 00:05:08,341 --> 00:05:09,642 AND CAN NEVER MATCH THE IMPACT 147 00:05:09,642 --> 00:05:10,677 OF PUBLIC FUNDING FOR A 148 00:05:10,677 --> 00:05:12,045 CHARTERED CITY INSTITUTION. NOR 149 00:05:12,045 --> 00:05:17,250 SHOULD IT. THE AMENDMENT'S 150 00:05:17,250 --> 00:05:18,618 BEFORE YOU ARE SMALL IN RELATION 151 00:05:18,618 --> 00:05:19,485 TO THE CITY'S TOTAL BUDGET FOR 152 00:05:19,485 --> 00:05:20,953 THE OVERALL SHARE OF THE 153 00:05:20,953 --> 00:05:22,088 PROPERTY TAXES DEDICATED TO THE 154 00:05:22,088 --> 00:05:23,556 CITY'S VARIOUS LEVIES. BUT THE 155 00:05:23,556 --> 00:05:27,160 OFFER SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS AND 156 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:28,027 THEY WILL POSITION THE 157 00:05:28,027 --> 00:05:29,062 FOUNDATION TO MAKE EVEN FURTHER 158 00:05:29,062 --> 00:05:30,063 ENHANCEMENTS FOR PRIVATE 159 00:05:30,063 --> 00:05:33,666 SUPPORT. INC. ABOUT IT THIS WAY, 160 00:05:33,666 --> 00:05:34,734 THESE AMENDMENTS REPRESENT ABOUT 161 00:05:34,734 --> 00:05:37,336 10 YEARS OF FUNDRAISING EFFORTS 162 00:05:37,336 --> 00:05:38,738 . YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AT 163 00:05:38,738 --> 00:05:40,673 THIS MOMENT TO MAKE A DECADES 164 00:05:40,673 --> 00:05:41,741 WORTH OF DIFFERENCE FOR THE 165 00:05:41,741 --> 00:05:47,847 COUNTLESS LIBRARY PATRONS WHO 166 00:05:47,847 --> 00:05:49,348 RELY ON IT. THE TIME TO INVEST 167 00:05:49,348 --> 00:05:50,650 IN THE LIBRARY IS NOW. THE 168 00:05:50,650 --> 00:05:56,656 LIBRARY IS READY TO IMPLEMENT 169 00:05:56,656 --> 00:05:57,490 IMPORTANT EXPANSIONS TO VITAL 170 00:05:57,490 --> 00:05:58,257 SERVICES TO ACHIEVE ITS 171 00:05:58,257 --> 00:05:58,991 STRATEGIC VISION. AND THE 172 00:05:58,991 --> 00:06:00,226 FOUNDATION IS READY TO BOOST OUR 173 00:06:00,226 --> 00:06:01,094 FUNDRAISING TO LEVERAGE LOOK 174 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:02,161 SUPPORT. AND THE RESIDENTS OF 175 00:06:02,161 --> 00:06:05,631 SEATTLE I FEEL ARE READY TO SHOW 176 00:06:05,631 --> 00:06:07,066 THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE DECISIONS 177 00:06:07,066 --> 00:06:08,801 YOU MAKE. I URGE YOU TO SEIZE 178 00:06:08,801 --> 00:06:15,942 THIS MOMENT AND BE VISIONARY. 179 00:06:15,942 --> 00:06:17,176 LEASE DON'T SHORTCHANGE A 180 00:06:17,176 --> 00:06:17,844 PUBLIC INSTITUTION THE TOUCHES 181 00:06:17,844 --> 00:06:18,411 EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, SERVES 182 00:06:18,411 --> 00:06:19,479 PEOPLE OF EVERY AGE, AND ALL 183 00:06:19,479 --> 00:06:20,279 BACKGROUNDS. THANK YOU FOR 184 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,448 TAKING BOTH ACTION TO MAKE OUR 185 00:06:22,448 --> 00:06:24,050 BELOVED LIBRARY EVEN STRONGER. 186 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:25,051 PLEASE PASS THE AMENDMENTS TODAY 187 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:26,753 AND LET'S GET TO WORK. THANK 188 00:06:26,753 --> 00:06:26,953 YOU. 189 00:06:26,953 --> 00:06:29,389 >> THANK YOU, BRIAN. PETER, 190 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:32,191 BETSY, AND PIPPIN. 191 00:06:32,191 --> 00:06:33,192 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL 192 00:06:33,192 --> 00:06:33,659 MEMBERS. 193 00:06:33,659 --> 00:06:34,894 >> GO AHEAD. 194 00:06:34,894 --> 00:06:38,498 >> I AM HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF 195 00:06:38,498 --> 00:06:40,533 AND A 6000 ELECTRICAL WORKER 196 00:06:40,533 --> 00:06:43,870 MEMBERS. IN 2021 OVER 400 PEOPLE 197 00:06:43,870 --> 00:06:46,172 DIED IN THE HEAT DOME IN OUR 198 00:06:46,172 --> 00:06:48,341 STATE. THAT REVEALED THE WE ARE 199 00:06:48,341 --> 00:06:58,885 NOT READY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. I 200 00:07:00,019 --> 00:07:01,254 AM PROUD THAT OVER THE LAST 201 00:07:01,254 --> 00:07:02,355 SEVERAL YEARS OUR UNION HAS 202 00:07:02,355 --> 00:07:03,156 WORKED IN COALITION WITH GROUPS 203 00:07:03,156 --> 00:07:04,457 LIKE 350 SEATTLE, AND THE GREEN 204 00:07:04,457 --> 00:07:05,458 NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD TO 205 00:07:05,458 --> 00:07:06,492 ADVOCATE FOR ADEQUATE COOLING IN 206 00:07:06,492 --> 00:07:07,727 PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND TO HELP GET 207 00:07:07,727 --> 00:07:08,961 OUR BUILDINGS HERE IN SEATTLE TO 208 00:07:08,961 --> 00:07:09,762 STOP EMITTING CLIMATE POLLUTION. 209 00:07:09,762 --> 00:07:11,230 WE ARE REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT 210 00:07:11,230 --> 00:07:12,231 AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN 211 00:07:12,231 --> 00:07:13,299 PROPOSED FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS 212 00:07:13,299 --> 00:07:20,339 FOSTER, COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND 213 00:07:20,339 --> 00:07:20,973 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK WHICH WE 214 00:07:20,973 --> 00:07:21,941 BELIEVE WOULD HELP ACHIEVE THE 215 00:07:21,941 --> 00:07:23,242 GOALS AND WE ASKED FOR THE 216 00:07:23,242 --> 00:07:24,043 COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR THESE 217 00:07:24,043 --> 00:07:24,744 AMENDMENTS. 218 00:07:24,744 --> 00:07:26,112 >> THANK YOU. BETSY, PIPPIN, 219 00:07:26,112 --> 00:07:28,047 ANN. 220 00:07:28,047 --> 00:07:32,084 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. 221 00:07:32,084 --> 00:07:37,557 MY NAME IS BETSY, I AM LIVING IN 222 00:07:37,557 --> 00:07:38,925 DISTRICT 6. I AM ALSO A FORMER 223 00:07:38,925 --> 00:07:39,659 CHILDREN'S STAFF FOR THE 224 00:07:39,659 --> 00:07:40,560 SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. UNTIL 225 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:41,794 RECENTLY I DID WORK IN THE 226 00:07:41,794 --> 00:07:43,029 CHILDREN'S AREA ON LEVEL I, THE 227 00:07:43,029 --> 00:07:48,401 TEEN AREA ON LEVEL III. THIS IS 228 00:07:48,401 --> 00:07:50,203 A VERY WELL USED AND WELL LOVED 229 00:07:50,203 --> 00:07:57,076 SPACE. SPECIFICALLY IN THE 230 00:07:57,076 --> 00:07:57,977 CHILDREN'S AREA. PARENTS IN 231 00:07:57,977 --> 00:07:58,711 GIVERS STOP ALL DAY LONG, CHECK 232 00:07:58,711 --> 00:07:59,946 OUT BOOKS TO ENTERTAIN KIDS AND 233 00:07:59,946 --> 00:08:01,347 JUST HANG OUT. I WAS WORKING AT 234 00:08:01,347 --> 00:08:02,648 THE CENTRAL LIBRARY WHEN IT WAS 235 00:08:02,648 --> 00:08:04,250 BUILT 22 YEARS AGO. AND I 236 00:08:04,250 --> 00:08:11,757 WITNESSED THE ENTIRE PROCESS . 237 00:08:11,757 --> 00:08:12,859 AT THAT POINT IT WAS THE 238 00:08:12,859 --> 00:08:14,093 ARCHITECT'S VISION OF HOW THE 239 00:08:14,093 --> 00:08:15,161 SPACE SHOULD WORK. AND THAT WE 240 00:08:15,161 --> 00:08:15,962 HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR 241 00:08:15,962 --> 00:08:16,863 FRONTLINE STAFF AND BUILDING 242 00:08:16,863 --> 00:08:18,164 MANAGERS TO BE ABLE TO CREATE 243 00:08:18,164 --> 00:08:19,165 THE SPACE THAT WILL ACTUALLY 244 00:08:19,165 --> 00:08:25,071 HELP OUR STAFF FUNCTION FOR THE 245 00:08:25,071 --> 00:08:26,539 PEOPLE WE SERVE. I AM HERE TODAY 246 00:08:26,539 --> 00:08:27,640 BECAUSE I SO APPRECIATE THE 247 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,376 PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR THE 248 00:08:30,376 --> 00:08:31,277 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER TO DEDICATE 249 00:08:31,277 --> 00:08:32,478 $10 MILLION TO THE RENOVATION OF 250 00:08:32,478 --> 00:08:35,081 CENTRAL LIBRARY. THE AMENDMENT 251 00:08:35,081 --> 00:08:36,082 COULD MAKE THIS HUGE DIFFERENCE 252 00:08:36,082 --> 00:08:40,753 FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE AREA. 253 00:08:40,753 --> 00:08:41,854 THE CENTRAL LIBRARY IS SHOWING 254 00:08:41,854 --> 00:08:45,491 ITS AGE. IS 22 YEARS OLD, IT IS 255 00:08:45,491 --> 00:08:46,325 STATE-OF-THE-ART IN 2004 IT'S 256 00:08:46,325 --> 00:08:47,894 NOT THE SAME AS 2026. THINK 257 00:08:47,894 --> 00:08:49,362 ABOUT HOW IT WOULD REVITALIZE 258 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:57,837 THIS AREA AND BENEFIT THE 259 00:08:57,837 --> 00:08:59,038 SEATTLE FAMILIES AS A WHOLE. MY 260 00:08:59,038 --> 00:08:59,839 FORMER COLLEAGUES COULD HOST 261 00:08:59,839 --> 00:09:00,907 MORE PROGRAMS, OFFER MORE BOOKS, 262 00:09:00,907 --> 00:09:02,275 HELP MORE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE 263 00:09:02,275 --> 00:09:03,743 BUILDING. THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD 264 00:09:03,743 --> 00:09:04,877 NEED TO HER DOWNTOWN CORE. WHEN 265 00:09:04,877 --> 00:09:06,846 WE INVITE MORE KIDS AND MORE 266 00:09:06,846 --> 00:09:11,083 TEENS INTO OUR DOWNTOWN 267 00:09:11,083 --> 00:09:11,951 DESTINATIONS LIKE THE LIBRARY, 268 00:09:11,951 --> 00:09:13,386 IT SHOWS PEOPLE THE CITY WE ARE 269 00:09:13,386 --> 00:09:14,954 VIBRANT, SAFE AND A POSITIVE 270 00:09:14,954 --> 00:09:19,392 AREA. THINK ABOUT THE GLOBAL 271 00:09:19,392 --> 00:09:20,159 READING CHALLENGE THE JUST 272 00:09:20,159 --> 00:09:21,527 HAPPENED. IT WAS IN THE SEATTLE 273 00:09:21,527 --> 00:09:22,695 TIMES ARTICLE ON APRIL 1. WE HAD 274 00:09:22,695 --> 00:09:24,163 THOUSANDS, HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES 275 00:09:24,163 --> 00:09:26,499 THAT CAME. I ALSO JUST WANT TO 276 00:09:26,499 --> 00:09:29,936 SAY THAT WE ARE THE LAST TRULY 277 00:09:29,936 --> 00:09:32,672 DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTION . WHERE 278 00:09:32,672 --> 00:09:33,739 FAMILIES CAN COME, PEOPLE CAN 279 00:09:33,739 --> 00:09:35,141 COME, NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE, 280 00:09:35,141 --> 00:09:36,375 WHERE THEY ARE, AND WE ARE THE 281 00:09:36,375 --> 00:09:38,811 ONLY FREE PLACE TO HANG IN THE 282 00:09:38,811 --> 00:09:41,047 DOWNTOWN CORE. 283 00:09:41,047 --> 00:09:42,381 >> THANK YOU, BETSY. THANK YOU 284 00:09:42,381 --> 00:09:42,949 VERY MUCH. 285 00:09:42,949 --> 00:09:47,753 >> I HAVE A VISUAL AID. 286 00:09:47,753 --> 00:09:51,757 >> ALL RIGHT. YES. TRUE. THANK 287 00:09:51,757 --> 00:09:57,029 YOU, BETSY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 288 00:09:57,029 --> 00:09:58,130 SERVICE IN THE LIBRARY'S. 289 00:09:58,130 --> 00:10:02,568 PIPPIN. AND THEN SHARA. 290 00:10:02,568 --> 00:10:06,639 >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 291 00:10:06,639 --> 00:10:13,446 PIPPIN. I AM THE EXECUTIVE 292 00:10:13,446 --> 00:10:14,547 DIRECTOR OF A NONPROFIT LITERARY 293 00:10:14,547 --> 00:10:15,147 ARTS ORGANIZATION BASED IN 294 00:10:15,147 --> 00:10:16,148 DISTRICT 3. OVER THE YEARS I 295 00:10:16,148 --> 00:10:17,650 HAVE ALSO MAGAZINE EXPRESSING 296 00:10:17,650 --> 00:10:20,653 AND SUPPORT OF CITY LITERATURE. 297 00:10:20,653 --> 00:10:21,821 WHICH MANAGES OUR CITIES 298 00:10:21,821 --> 00:10:23,956 DESIGNATION IS A CITY OF 299 00:10:23,956 --> 00:10:27,793 LITERATURE. I SHARE ALL THIS TO 300 00:10:27,793 --> 00:10:28,828 SAY THAT I BELIEVE I'M 301 00:10:28,828 --> 00:10:30,229 QUALIFIED TO SPEAK TO HOW DEEPLY 302 00:10:30,229 --> 00:10:31,430 THE LIBRARY IMPACTS SEATTLE'S 303 00:10:31,430 --> 00:10:33,666 LITERARY COMMUNITY. SEATTLE IS A 304 00:10:33,666 --> 00:10:36,836 CITY OF READERS AND WRITERS. THE 305 00:10:36,836 --> 00:10:37,670 REGION HAS LITERARY TRADITION 306 00:10:37,670 --> 00:10:39,171 THAT GOES BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL 307 00:10:39,171 --> 00:10:40,139 INHABITANTS. REGARDLESS OF 308 00:10:40,139 --> 00:10:43,242 BACKGROUND OR BELIEF WE 309 00:10:43,242 --> 00:10:45,644 SEATTLEITES SHARE A COMMON BOND 310 00:10:45,644 --> 00:10:47,246 FOR STORYTELLING. OUR LIBRARY IS 311 00:10:47,246 --> 00:10:48,414 ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO THIS 312 00:10:48,414 --> 00:10:55,054 IDENTITY. TO THE BOOKS IT 313 00:10:55,054 --> 00:10:55,788 CIRCULATES, THE WRITERS IT 314 00:10:55,788 --> 00:10:56,956 BRINGS IN FOR PROGRAMS AND THE 315 00:10:56,956 --> 00:10:57,757 COMMUNITIES IT BUILDS AROUND 316 00:10:57,757 --> 00:10:59,058 READING AND WRITING. IT IS NO 317 00:10:59,058 --> 00:11:00,259 EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT IT 318 00:11:00,259 --> 00:11:04,764 WOULD NOT BE A UNESCO CITY OF 319 00:11:04,764 --> 00:11:05,831 LITERATURE, ONE OF ONLY TWO IN 320 00:11:05,831 --> 00:11:06,932 THE U.S., AND 53 WORLDWIDE, 321 00:11:06,932 --> 00:11:08,634 WITHOUT A STRONG SEATTLE PUBLIC 322 00:11:08,634 --> 00:11:12,605 LIBRARY. OUR TIME WITH DEMOCRACY 323 00:11:12,605 --> 00:11:13,572 FEELS FRAGILE AND THIS 324 00:11:13,572 --> 00:11:14,673 INFORMATION SPREADS FASTER, 325 00:11:14,673 --> 00:11:15,241 LITERATURE MATTERS. READING 326 00:11:15,241 --> 00:11:19,345 SLOWS US DOWN IN AN ECONOMY . 327 00:11:19,345 --> 00:11:20,279 READING CREATES SPACE FOR 328 00:11:20,279 --> 00:11:23,149 REFLECTION. COMBATS ISOLATION 329 00:11:23,149 --> 00:11:25,951 AND BUILDS APATHY BY ALLOWING 330 00:11:25,951 --> 00:11:27,486 NOT OTHERWISE UNDERSTAND. IT IS 331 00:11:27,486 --> 00:11:31,557 A WAY , IN A WAY IT'S NOT JUST 332 00:11:31,557 --> 00:11:32,958 A PRIVATE ACT, IT IS A CIVIC 333 00:11:32,958 --> 00:11:34,060 ONE. SUPPORTING A LITERATE 334 00:11:34,060 --> 00:11:35,061 CULTURE IS AN ACT OF DEMOCRACY. 335 00:11:35,061 --> 00:11:37,530 THAT IS WHY AM GRATEFUL TO THE 336 00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:39,265 COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PRIORITIZING 337 00:11:39,265 --> 00:11:41,267 LIBRARY COLLECTIONS IN THE LEVY. 338 00:11:41,267 --> 00:11:45,638 WE MUST COST AND DEMANDS FOR 339 00:11:45,638 --> 00:11:55,247 LIBRARY BOOKS. AN INVESTMENT AND 340 00:11:55,247 --> 00:11:55,948 CURIOSITY, IMAGINATION AND 341 00:11:55,948 --> 00:11:56,615 INFORMED AND ENGAGED PUBLIC. FOR 342 00:11:56,615 --> 00:11:58,250 ALL THESE REASONS I URGE YOU TO 343 00:11:58,250 --> 00:11:59,685 PLEASE VOTE IT IN. THANK YOU FOR 344 00:11:59,685 --> 00:12:00,853 YOUR ATTENTION. AND ALL THE WORK 345 00:12:00,853 --> 00:12:01,454 YOU DO. 346 00:12:01,454 --> 00:12:05,157 >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SHARA 347 00:12:05,157 --> 00:12:05,958 AND THEN LILY. 348 00:12:05,958 --> 00:12:09,862 >> I AM ANN AND I AM A LIFELONG 349 00:12:09,862 --> 00:12:16,535 LOVER OF LIBRARIES. I HAVE 350 00:12:16,535 --> 00:12:17,536 SERVED ON A VARIETY OF 351 00:12:17,536 --> 00:12:18,437 FOUNDATION BOARDS AND AM 352 00:12:18,437 --> 00:12:19,438 CURRENTLY THE EMERITUS CHAIR FOR 353 00:12:19,438 --> 00:12:20,773 THE FOUNDATION BOARD SUPPORTING 354 00:12:20,773 --> 00:12:23,442 THE LIBRARY. I HAVE GIVEN TOURS 355 00:12:23,442 --> 00:12:24,577 OF HER CENTRAL LIBRARY. I'VE 356 00:12:24,577 --> 00:12:25,478 TALKED TO PEOPLE AND PROMOTED 357 00:12:25,478 --> 00:12:26,946 THE LIBRARY ALL OF MY TIME HERE 358 00:12:26,946 --> 00:12:28,581 IN SEATTLE WHICH IS MY ADULT 359 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:33,252 LIFE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK 360 00:12:33,252 --> 00:12:34,353 YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND 361 00:12:34,353 --> 00:12:35,855 ENCOURAGE YOU TO GIVE AS MUCH AS 362 00:12:35,855 --> 00:12:37,056 POSSIBLE TO FUND OF THE LIBRARY. 363 00:12:37,056 --> 00:12:38,057 PARTICULARLY AROUND THE 364 00:12:38,057 --> 00:12:42,561 COLLECTIONS . WHEN I GO TO MY 365 00:12:42,561 --> 00:12:43,662 LIBRARY I SEE PEOPLE WALKING OUT 366 00:12:43,662 --> 00:12:44,930 WITH ARMLOADS OF BOOKS. SO I 367 00:12:44,930 --> 00:12:47,967 KNOW THEY ARE REALLY UTILIZING 368 00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:49,435 ALL OF THE RESOURCES. IT MAKES A 369 00:12:49,435 --> 00:12:50,636 BIG DIFFERENCE. IT MAKES US A 370 00:12:50,636 --> 00:12:51,704 BETTER EDUCATED, MORE AWARE AND 371 00:12:51,704 --> 00:12:53,272 SMARTER COMMUNITY. SO KEEP IT 372 00:12:53,272 --> 00:12:55,241 GOING. GIVE US THE BEST MONEY 373 00:12:55,241 --> 00:12:56,342 YOU CAN TO KEEP THE LIBRARY 374 00:12:56,342 --> 00:12:58,444 STRONG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 375 00:12:58,444 --> 00:12:59,712 >> THANK YOU, ANN. SHARA, 376 00:12:59,712 --> 00:13:02,882 SHEILA, EXCUSE ME, LILY AND 377 00:13:02,882 --> 00:13:05,751 CHRISTIANA . 378 00:13:05,751 --> 00:13:08,788 >> HI, I APPRECIATE THE SHORT 379 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:16,262 MICROPHONE. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND 380 00:13:16,262 --> 00:13:18,330 COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS 381 00:13:18,330 --> 00:13:18,898 SHARA, AND THE COEXECUTIVE 382 00:13:18,898 --> 00:13:19,498 DIRECTOR AT LITERACY SOURCE. 383 00:13:19,498 --> 00:13:20,966 BASED IN DISTRICT 5. WE ARE AN 384 00:13:20,966 --> 00:13:22,067 ADULT EDUCATION ORGANIZATION AND 385 00:13:22,067 --> 00:13:26,338 LITERACY. I AM HERE TO THANK 386 00:13:26,338 --> 00:13:27,173 CANCEL MEMBERS FOR THEIR 387 00:13:27,173 --> 00:13:28,774 AMENDMENT TO EXPAND A LINGUAL 388 00:13:28,774 --> 00:13:34,980 PROGRAMMING AT THE LIBRARY. 389 00:13:34,980 --> 00:13:36,348 LITERACY SOURCE IS A LONGTIME 390 00:13:36,348 --> 00:13:37,483 PARTNER OF A LIBRARY. ON 391 00:13:37,483 --> 00:13:38,117 PROGRAMS THAT SERVE IMMIGRANTS 392 00:13:38,117 --> 00:13:43,455 AND REFUGEES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE 393 00:13:43,455 --> 00:13:44,290 RUN THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE 394 00:13:44,290 --> 00:13:44,924 CONVERSATION CLASSES AND HAVE 395 00:13:44,924 --> 00:13:45,925 LOTS OF PEOPLE COMING IN 396 00:13:45,925 --> 00:13:47,059 REGULARLY WHO ARE ADULTS WORKING 397 00:13:47,059 --> 00:13:47,993 ON THEIR ENGLISH. THEY CURRENTLY 398 00:13:47,993 --> 00:13:49,428 TAKE PLACE AT THE CENTRAL 399 00:13:49,428 --> 00:13:54,833 LIBRARY , BEACON HILL, LAKE 400 00:13:54,833 --> 00:13:55,734 CITY, HIGH POINT, NEWHOLLY, 401 00:13:55,734 --> 00:13:56,569 NORTHGATE AND SOUTHPARK RANCHES 402 00:13:56,569 --> 00:14:01,340 AND ALSO VIRTUALLY. WE ARE ABLE 403 00:14:01,340 --> 00:14:02,441 TO OFFER SO MANY OPTIONS THIS 404 00:14:02,441 --> 00:14:03,842 YEAR BECAUSE OF THE TWO YEAR 405 00:14:03,842 --> 00:14:04,476 GRANT FROM THE CARNEGIE 406 00:14:04,476 --> 00:14:05,544 CORPORATION OF NEW YORK SECURED 407 00:14:05,544 --> 00:14:06,645 BY THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 408 00:14:06,645 --> 00:14:08,681 FOUNDATION LAST YEAR. THE 409 00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:09,748 FUNDING NEARLY DOUBLE THE NUMBER 410 00:14:09,748 --> 00:14:11,350 OF FREE LIBRARY PROGRAMS THAT 411 00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:13,052 ARE SERVING LOOSELY WHICH 412 00:14:13,052 --> 00:14:14,453 LEARNERS AND WE KNOW THERE IS A 413 00:14:14,453 --> 00:14:22,261 HUGE NEED OUT THERE. WE EXPANDED 414 00:14:22,261 --> 00:14:23,462 ONE ON ONE ADULT EDUCATION 415 00:14:23,462 --> 00:14:23,996 TUTORING, DIGITAL SKILLS 416 00:14:23,996 --> 00:14:24,864 CLASSES, AND INTRODUCED LEVEL 417 00:14:24,864 --> 00:14:25,731 ENGLISH CLASSES FOR THE FIRST 418 00:14:25,731 --> 00:14:29,134 TIME AT THE LIBRARY. THE GRANT 419 00:14:29,134 --> 00:14:30,536 CAME AT A TIME WHEN DEMAND FOR 420 00:14:30,536 --> 00:14:31,270 FREE AND LOW-COST ENGLISH 421 00:14:31,270 --> 00:14:37,443 CLASSES IS VERY HIGH, AS WE KNOW 422 00:14:37,443 --> 00:14:39,245 AS A LITERACY SOURCE BECAUSE WE 423 00:14:39,245 --> 00:14:40,045 ARE REGULARLY TURNING AWAY 424 00:14:40,045 --> 00:14:40,980 STUDENTS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE 425 00:14:40,980 --> 00:14:42,448 SPACE. SO WE KNOW AT THIS TIME 426 00:14:42,448 --> 00:14:43,249 MANY IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 427 00:14:43,249 --> 00:14:44,683 ALSO FEEL THAT THEY ARE AT GREAT 428 00:14:44,683 --> 00:14:46,151 RISK. AND LEARNING ENGLISH IS A 429 00:14:46,151 --> 00:14:47,152 WONDERFUL BENEFITS AND WE WANT 430 00:14:47,152 --> 00:14:49,989 TO HELP THEM. THE FUNDING FOR 431 00:14:49,989 --> 00:14:51,156 THAT GRANT EXPIRES IN JULY 2027 432 00:14:51,156 --> 00:14:52,391 AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT 433 00:14:52,391 --> 00:14:53,459 IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE 434 00:14:53,459 --> 00:14:57,229 RENEWED. SO THE AMENDMENT THAT 435 00:14:57,229 --> 00:14:57,997 COUNCIL MEMBERS PROVIDED TO 436 00:14:57,997 --> 00:14:59,131 CONTINUE RESOURCES TO SERVE 437 00:14:59,131 --> 00:15:00,299 ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS -- AND 438 00:15:00,299 --> 00:15:03,903 EXPANDING THE PLAN LEARN 439 00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:10,976 PROGRAMS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. 440 00:15:10,976 --> 00:15:11,944 THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR 441 00:15:11,944 --> 00:15:13,245 RECOGNIZING THE VITAL ROLE OF 442 00:15:13,245 --> 00:15:13,979 THE LIBRARY AND SERVING OUR 443 00:15:13,979 --> 00:15:15,047 IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS AND I URGE 444 00:15:15,047 --> 00:15:16,148 YOU ALL TO SUPPORT THE 445 00:15:16,148 --> 00:15:16,882 AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. 446 00:15:16,882 --> 00:15:17,883 >> THANK YOU. NEXT, LILY, 447 00:15:17,883 --> 00:15:23,856 CHRISTIANA, AND MONIQUE. 448 00:15:23,856 --> 00:15:29,461 WELCOME, LILY. 449 00:15:29,461 --> 00:15:30,562 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. 450 00:15:30,562 --> 00:15:31,931 MY NAME IS LILY, I'M A RESIDENT 451 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:33,299 OF DISTRICT 1. I WANT TO THANK 452 00:15:33,299 --> 00:15:36,168 MY COUNCIL MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY 453 00:15:36,168 --> 00:15:38,304 FOR THE AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FOR 454 00:15:38,304 --> 00:15:39,672 ADDITIONAL RETROFIT FOR THE 455 00:15:39,672 --> 00:15:40,539 LIBRARY PRIORITIZING OUR 456 00:15:40,539 --> 00:15:51,083 BEAUTIFUL WEST SEATTLE BRANCH. 457 00:15:51,450 --> 00:15:52,584 THIS BRANCH IS EVEN MORE 458 00:15:52,584 --> 00:15:53,786 HISTORIC THAN MANY REALIZE. IT 459 00:15:53,786 --> 00:15:54,953 OPENED IN JULY 1910 IS THE FIRST 460 00:15:54,953 --> 00:15:55,754 PERMANENT LIBRARY BRANCH IN 461 00:15:55,754 --> 00:15:57,356 SEATTLE. AND IS STILL THE OLDEST 462 00:15:57,356 --> 00:15:57,956 OPERATING LIBRARY BUILDING IN 463 00:15:57,956 --> 00:15:59,191 THE CITY. IT IS ON THE NATIONAL 464 00:15:59,191 --> 00:16:00,192 REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND 465 00:16:00,192 --> 00:16:03,128 IS A LANDMARKED BUILDING. WHEN I 466 00:16:03,128 --> 00:16:04,330 FIRST MOVED TO WEST SEATTLE, NO 467 00:16:04,330 --> 00:16:05,631 JOKE, IT WAS THE FIRST PLACE 468 00:16:05,631 --> 00:16:07,533 ABOUT MY MOM. SHE IS A RETIRED 469 00:16:07,533 --> 00:16:09,234 LIBRARIAN AND OUR LIBRARY BRANCH 470 00:16:09,234 --> 00:16:10,469 MANAGER FROM NEW JERSEY AND I 471 00:16:10,469 --> 00:16:11,937 WANT TO SHOW HER WHAT KIND OF 472 00:16:11,937 --> 00:16:12,871 NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMITTEE I 473 00:16:12,871 --> 00:16:17,042 JUST MOVED INTO. THERE IS NO 474 00:16:17,042 --> 00:16:18,377 BETTER PLACE TO SHOW THAT FROM 475 00:16:18,377 --> 00:16:19,144 THE WONDERFUL WELCOMING READING 476 00:16:19,144 --> 00:16:20,346 AREA AND THE CHILDREN'S AREA TO 477 00:16:20,346 --> 00:16:21,347 THE INCREDIBLE STAFF THAT HOSTS 478 00:16:21,347 --> 00:16:24,850 PROGRAMS FROM STORYTIME TO LOCAL 479 00:16:24,850 --> 00:16:25,684 CLUBS CLASS CALLED MUSIC 480 00:16:25,684 --> 00:16:26,952 CONCERTS. IT IS TRULY A HUB OF 481 00:16:26,952 --> 00:16:31,090 THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND. 482 00:16:31,090 --> 00:16:32,358 HOWEVER, IT WILL BE 124 YEARS 483 00:16:32,358 --> 00:16:34,193 OLD BY THE END OF THIS LEVY 484 00:16:34,193 --> 00:16:39,398 CYCLE. IT DOES NOT HAVE THE 485 00:16:39,398 --> 00:16:40,232 REINFORCED MASONRY TO PROTECT 486 00:16:40,232 --> 00:16:41,300 THE BUILDING DURING AN 487 00:16:41,300 --> 00:16:42,067 EARTHQUAKE OR THE CLIMATE AND 488 00:16:42,067 --> 00:16:43,001 ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES OF MOST 489 00:16:43,001 --> 00:16:43,535 MODERN LIBRARIES. MY 490 00:16:43,535 --> 00:16:45,004 GRANDMOTHER, WAS ONLY 24 YEARS 491 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:46,038 YOUNGER THAN THAT BUILDING, SHE 492 00:16:46,038 --> 00:16:47,673 TURNS 101 THIS YEAR, WOULD 493 00:16:47,673 --> 00:16:48,874 CERTAINLY BENEFIT FROM THOSE 494 00:16:48,874 --> 00:16:53,946 ADDITIONS. AS WE ALL KNOW, 495 00:16:53,946 --> 00:16:55,347 SEATTLE IS OVERDUE FOR THE BIG 496 00:16:55,347 --> 00:16:56,849 ONE. TO PARAPHRASE COUNCILMEMBER 497 00:16:56,849 --> 00:16:58,250 RINCK LAST WEEK, THE BEST TIME 498 00:16:58,250 --> 00:16:59,852 FOR A SEISMIC SAFETY UPGRADE IS 499 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:09,461 BEFORE THE BIG ONE HITS. FUNDING 500 00:17:09,461 --> 00:17:10,529 THE WEST SEATTLE RETROFIT NOW 501 00:17:10,529 --> 00:17:11,530 ALSO HELP MAKE SURE OUR 502 00:17:11,530 --> 00:17:12,531 NEIGHBORS IN QUEEN ANNE AND 503 00:17:12,531 --> 00:17:13,599 FREMONT BENEFIT FROM SIMILAR 504 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:14,666 PROJECTS IN THE NEXT LEVY CYCLE. 505 00:17:14,666 --> 00:17:15,834 WE CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT TOO 506 00:17:15,834 --> 00:17:16,869 LONG TO PRESERVE THESE HISTORIC 507 00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:18,037 BUILDINGS. PLEASE VOTE YES FOR 508 00:17:18,037 --> 00:17:19,004 THIS AMENDMENT AND IT BENEFITS 509 00:17:19,004 --> 00:17:20,038 EVERYONE WHO COMES THROUGH THE 510 00:17:20,038 --> 00:17:20,839 DOORS OF OUR BRANCHES. 511 00:17:20,839 --> 00:17:22,307 >> THANK YOU, LILY. NEXT, 512 00:17:22,307 --> 00:17:24,777 CHRISTIANA AND THEN MONIQUE AND 513 00:17:24,777 --> 00:17:29,048 THEN WE GO TO OUR ONLINE. 514 00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:30,949 WELCOME. 515 00:17:30,949 --> 00:17:32,851 >> MY NAME IS CHRISTIANA. I LIVE 516 00:17:32,851 --> 00:17:35,487 IN DISTRICT 6. WHEN MY KIDS WERE 517 00:17:35,487 --> 00:17:38,057 LITTLE WE WOULD GO TO THE 518 00:17:38,057 --> 00:17:39,158 GREENWOOD LIBRARY IN OUR 519 00:17:39,158 --> 00:17:39,858 NEIGHBORHOOD OFTEN. WHEN WE 520 00:17:39,858 --> 00:17:45,130 WOULD RIDE THE ELEVATOR AS IT 521 00:17:45,130 --> 00:17:45,898 CREAKED AND CRAWLED THERE WOULD 522 00:17:45,898 --> 00:17:46,932 BE THAT MOMENT BETWEEN MYSELF, 523 00:17:46,932 --> 00:17:48,333 MY KIDS AND OTHER PATRONS LOOK 524 00:17:48,333 --> 00:17:50,202 THAT SAYS, ARE WE GOING TO GET 525 00:17:50,202 --> 00:17:54,440 STUCK? THOSE KIDS ARE YOUNG 526 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:55,941 ADULTS NOW. ONE OF THEM IS HERE 527 00:17:55,941 --> 00:17:58,844 WITH ME TODAY. AND THE ELEVATOR 528 00:17:58,844 --> 00:17:59,878 AT THE GREENWOOD LIBRARY AND 529 00:17:59,878 --> 00:18:00,946 OTHERS IN OUR DISTRICT CONTINUE 530 00:18:00,946 --> 00:18:02,147 TO CREAK AND CRAWL EVER SO 531 00:18:02,147 --> 00:18:03,715 SLOWLY UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 532 00:18:03,715 --> 00:18:06,051 FLOORS. THE SAME HERE TO THANK 533 00:18:06,051 --> 00:18:06,985 MY COUNCILMEMBER, FOR HIS 534 00:18:06,985 --> 00:18:10,456 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO FUND ADA 535 00:18:10,456 --> 00:18:11,156 ACCESSIBILITY AND MAINTENANCE 536 00:18:11,156 --> 00:18:14,760 NEEDS AT OUR LIBRARIES. THESE 537 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:15,761 FUNDS ARE CRITICALLY NEEDED, 538 00:18:15,761 --> 00:18:16,962 ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATOR AND 539 00:18:16,962 --> 00:18:21,967 ESCALATOR REPLACEMENTS. IF YOU 540 00:18:21,967 --> 00:18:23,735 HAD BEEN ON THE STREET TO THE 541 00:18:23,735 --> 00:18:24,303 CENTRAL LIBRARY, THIS WEEK, 542 00:18:24,303 --> 00:18:25,537 YOU'D HAVE SEEN AN ELEVATOR AND 543 00:18:25,537 --> 00:18:26,638 ESCALATOR ARE CURRENTLY DOWN. AS 544 00:18:26,638 --> 00:18:27,372 IS, UNFORTUNATELY, OFTEN THE 545 00:18:27,372 --> 00:18:29,141 CASE IN THAT AMAZING AND AGING 546 00:18:29,141 --> 00:18:35,981 BUILDING. AS OUR LIBRARIES AGE, 547 00:18:35,981 --> 00:18:36,849 ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS ARE 548 00:18:36,849 --> 00:18:38,183 OFTEN THE FIRST THINGS TO BREAK. 549 00:18:38,183 --> 00:18:39,551 LEADING TO SAFETY RISKS AND 550 00:18:39,551 --> 00:18:40,452 INACCESSIBILITY. AND AS ANYONE 551 00:18:40,452 --> 00:18:41,787 WHO HAS LIVED OR WORKED IN A 552 00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:42,821 HIGH-RISE BUILDING THOSE, 553 00:18:42,821 --> 00:18:48,994 ELEVATORS AREN'T CHEAP OR QUICK 554 00:18:48,994 --> 00:18:50,462 TO REPLACE. THAT IS WHY THE TIME 555 00:18:50,462 --> 00:18:51,430 TO FUND THESE REPLACEMENTS IS 556 00:18:51,430 --> 00:18:52,698 RIGHT NOW WITH THE ONCE EVERY 557 00:18:52,698 --> 00:18:53,866 SEVEN YEARS OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT 558 00:18:53,866 --> 00:18:55,434 OF YOU BEFORE COSTS GET EVEN 559 00:18:55,434 --> 00:18:56,235 HIGHER OR A SERIOUS ISSUE 560 00:18:56,235 --> 00:19:01,106 OCCURS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 561 00:19:01,106 --> 00:19:02,074 STRAUSS, FOR PROPOSING FUNDS TO 562 00:19:02,074 --> 00:19:02,708 ADEQUATELY ADDRESS ADA 563 00:19:02,708 --> 00:19:03,342 ACCESSIBILITY AND MAINTENANCE 564 00:19:03,342 --> 00:19:10,182 ACROSS THE LIBRARY SYSTEM. 565 00:19:10,182 --> 00:19:11,483 WITHOUT THIS FUNDING WE WILL 566 00:19:11,483 --> 00:19:12,084 FALL DANGEROUSLY BEHIND ON 567 00:19:12,084 --> 00:19:13,152 MAKING SURE OUR LIBRARIES ARE 568 00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:13,852 SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR 569 00:19:13,852 --> 00:19:15,153 EVERYONE. I ASKED THE COUNCIL TO 570 00:19:15,153 --> 00:19:16,154 VOTE YES ON THIS AMENDMENT. 571 00:19:16,154 --> 00:19:17,356 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 572 00:19:17,356 --> 00:19:18,257 >> THANK YOU, CHRISTIANA. NEXT, 573 00:19:18,257 --> 00:19:19,658 MONIQUE, AND THEN WE WILL GO TO 574 00:19:19,658 --> 00:19:23,028 OUR ONLINE SPEAKERS. WELCOME. 575 00:19:23,028 --> 00:19:25,998 >> MY NAME IS MONIQUE AND I LIVE 576 00:19:25,998 --> 00:19:30,736 IN DISTRICT 4. I FEGLI VISIT THE 577 00:19:30,736 --> 00:19:32,638 FREMONT LIBRARY. I SERVE ON THE 578 00:19:32,638 --> 00:19:33,639 BOARD OF THE FRIENDS OF THE 579 00:19:33,639 --> 00:19:36,808 SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. 580 00:19:36,808 --> 00:19:37,509 THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS YOU 581 00:19:37,509 --> 00:19:38,644 ENGAGED WITH MANY OF MY FELLOW 582 00:19:38,644 --> 00:19:39,878 BOARD MEMBERS AS WE SEEK TO 583 00:19:39,878 --> 00:19:40,846 FULFILL OUR MISSION LIBRARY AND 584 00:19:40,846 --> 00:19:42,548 INSPIRE A LOVE OF READING IN OUR 585 00:19:42,548 --> 00:19:43,482 COMMUNITY. AND THANKS FOR 586 00:19:43,482 --> 00:19:44,883 LISTENING AND I WANT TO 587 00:19:44,883 --> 00:19:51,924 ESPECIALLY THANK COUNCILMEMBER 588 00:19:51,924 --> 00:19:52,724 RINCK, NOT JUST FOR YOUR 589 00:19:52,724 --> 00:19:53,759 FANTASTIC REAL WITH MY BOARD 590 00:19:53,759 --> 00:19:54,860 COLLEAGUE JENNIFER, BUT ALSO FOR 591 00:19:54,860 --> 00:19:55,761 SPONSORING THE AMENDMENT TO 592 00:19:55,761 --> 00:19:56,862 EXPAND INTO DIGITAL BOOKS. AS 593 00:19:56,862 --> 00:19:58,096 YOU REPEATEDLY HEARD, BOTH 594 00:19:58,096 --> 00:20:08,340 DIGITAL BOOKS AND PEAK PICS ARE 595 00:20:08,340 --> 00:20:08,974 EXTREMELY POPULAR AMONG SEATTLE 596 00:20:08,974 --> 00:20:10,242 READERS. IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE 597 00:20:10,242 --> 00:20:11,510 TO TAKE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR 598 00:20:11,510 --> 00:20:12,644 THINGS LIBRARY DOES AND COMBINE 599 00:20:12,644 --> 00:20:13,645 IT WITH THE MOST POPULAR CURRENT 600 00:20:13,645 --> 00:20:15,047 FORMAT REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC. 601 00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:15,948 THAT THE LIBRARY OFFERS. PEAK 602 00:20:15,948 --> 00:20:17,149 PICS OFFERS NO WAY ACCESS TO 603 00:20:17,149 --> 00:20:18,450 MOST IN DEMAND NEW RELEASES FROM 604 00:20:18,450 --> 00:20:19,484 WELL-KNOWN AUTHORS AND RIGHT NOW 605 00:20:19,484 --> 00:20:20,552 FOR EXAMPLE IT FEATURES THE 606 00:20:20,552 --> 00:20:21,887 LATEST WORKS FROM. IT ALSO 607 00:20:21,887 --> 00:20:23,455 HIGHLIGHTS WRITERS AND NEW 608 00:20:23,455 --> 00:20:26,325 VOICES AND CURRENT PICS INCLUDE 609 00:20:26,325 --> 00:20:32,364 NORTHWEST TRAVEL GUIDE, A MANUAL 610 00:20:32,364 --> 00:20:33,231 ON GROWING VEGETABLES IN 611 00:20:33,231 --> 00:20:34,166 WASHINGTON AND A MYSTERY SET ON 612 00:20:34,166 --> 00:20:39,338 WHIDBEY ISLAND. IT PROVIDES A 613 00:20:39,338 --> 00:20:40,872 BELOVED SERVICE FOR PATRONS AND 614 00:20:40,872 --> 00:20:41,506 VALUABLE PLATFORM FOR EMERGING 615 00:20:41,506 --> 00:20:42,441 AND DIVERSE WRITERS AT THE FRONT 616 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:43,475 OF EVERY LIBRARY AND HOPEFULLY 617 00:20:43,475 --> 00:20:44,876 SOON ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE 618 00:20:44,876 --> 00:20:51,350 AB. PLEASE VOTE YES TO EXPAND 619 00:20:51,350 --> 00:20:52,784 ACCESS TO PEAK PICS AND DIGITAL 620 00:20:52,784 --> 00:20:53,018 BOOKS. 621 00:20:53,018 --> 00:20:54,453 >> THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO OUR 622 00:20:54,453 --> 00:20:55,687 ONLINE SPEAKERS. WE HAVE BRIAN, 623 00:20:55,687 --> 00:20:57,723 ROBERTA, AND KATHLEEN. BRIAN, 624 00:20:57,723 --> 00:21:03,762 PRESS STAR SIX AND YOU MAY 625 00:21:03,762 --> 00:21:10,269 BEGIN. 626 00:21:10,269 --> 00:21:11,837 >> THIS IS BRIAN. I'M A HOST ON 627 00:21:11,837 --> 00:21:13,071 THE SEATTLE CHANNEL. THANK YOU 628 00:21:13,071 --> 00:21:13,839 FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'VE 629 00:21:13,839 --> 00:21:15,340 TALKED WITH ALL OF YOU AT THE 630 00:21:15,340 --> 00:21:16,074 SEATTLE CHANNEL STUDIOS BEFORE 631 00:21:16,074 --> 00:21:17,242 BUT THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. 632 00:21:17,242 --> 00:21:18,910 I'M SPEAKING TO YOU IN SUPPORT 633 00:21:18,910 --> 00:21:22,648 OF COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S 634 00:21:22,648 --> 00:21:23,815 AMENDMENT TO THE LIBRARY LEVY. 635 00:21:23,815 --> 00:21:24,750 AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT ON PAGE 636 00:21:24,750 --> 00:21:25,751 16 OF YOUR AMENDMENT'S PACKET. 637 00:21:25,751 --> 00:21:26,852 THIS MEASURE WOULD EXPAND 638 00:21:26,852 --> 00:21:27,653 LIBRARY PROGRAMMING ON THE 639 00:21:27,653 --> 00:21:28,553 SEATTLE CHANNEL. A RELATIVELY 640 00:21:28,553 --> 00:21:32,090 LOW COST OF $300,000 PER YEAR, 641 00:21:32,090 --> 00:21:33,258 $2.1 MILLION OVER THE LIFE OF 642 00:21:33,258 --> 00:21:35,060 THE LEVY. THE SEATTLE CHANNEL IS 643 00:21:35,060 --> 00:21:41,867 BROADCAST MONTHLY LIBRARY BOARD 644 00:21:41,867 --> 00:21:43,268 MEETINGS, FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS, 645 00:21:43,268 --> 00:21:44,136 AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY NOW 646 00:21:44,136 --> 00:21:45,470 TO BUILD ON THIS PARTNERSHIP AND 647 00:21:45,470 --> 00:21:46,238 LEVERAGE THE CHANNEL'S GROWING 648 00:21:46,238 --> 00:21:47,239 ONLINE PRESENCE WITH 5.5 MILLION 649 00:21:47,239 --> 00:21:48,940 ANNUAL VIDEO ABUSE TO PROMOTE 650 00:21:48,940 --> 00:21:57,049 LIBRARY CONTENT. BOOK TALKS, 651 00:21:57,049 --> 00:21:58,250 LECTURES AND OTHER LIBRARY 652 00:21:58,250 --> 00:21:59,251 PRESENTATIONS COULD BE FEATURED 653 00:21:59,251 --> 00:21:59,851 ON SEATTLE CHANNELS MULTIPLE 654 00:21:59,851 --> 00:22:00,519 VIDEO PLATFORMS. CONNECTING WITH 655 00:22:00,519 --> 00:22:01,186 THE CHANNELS 156,000 FOLLOWERS 656 00:22:01,186 --> 00:22:02,154 ON SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDING 82,000 657 00:22:02,154 --> 00:22:06,358 SUBSCRIBERS ON YOUTUBE ALONE. 658 00:22:06,358 --> 00:22:07,659 THIS AMENDMENT IS NOT A LARGE 659 00:22:07,659 --> 00:22:08,860 INCREASE TO THE LEVY. BUT IT 660 00:22:08,860 --> 00:22:09,728 WOULD CREATE A SIGNIFICANT 661 00:22:09,728 --> 00:22:10,729 FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE SEATTLE 662 00:22:10,729 --> 00:22:17,536 CHANNEL. AS MANY CANCEL MEMBERS 663 00:22:17,536 --> 00:22:18,437 KNOW, THE CHANNEL FACE MAJOR 664 00:22:18,437 --> 00:22:19,371 FUNDING CUTS IN 2024 THAT 665 00:22:19,371 --> 00:22:20,472 WOULD'VE RESULTED IN THE LOSS 666 00:22:20,472 --> 00:22:21,740 OF SHOWS LIKE THE ONES I HOST 667 00:22:21,740 --> 00:22:23,075 WITH YOU AND OTHER GUESTS, PLUS 668 00:22:23,075 --> 00:22:24,042 OTHER POPULAR PROGRAMS. LIKE ART 669 00:22:24,042 --> 00:22:31,450 ZONE. AND BOOK LOVE. I AM 670 00:22:31,450 --> 00:22:32,584 THANKFUL TO THE COUNCIL THAT 671 00:22:32,584 --> 00:22:34,086 FUNDING FOR THE CHANNEL WAS 672 00:22:34,086 --> 00:22:34,720 RESTORED THEN, BUT DECREASING 673 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:35,554 REVENUE FROM CABLE FEES REMAINS 674 00:22:35,554 --> 00:22:36,955 A CONCERN. THAT IS WHY THIS IDEA 675 00:22:36,955 --> 00:22:38,256 OF ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF LEVY 676 00:22:38,256 --> 00:22:39,558 MONEY TO THE CHANNEL, CREATING A 677 00:22:39,558 --> 00:22:40,358 BRAIDED APPROACH WITH MULTIPLE 678 00:22:40,358 --> 00:22:41,359 FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE CHANNEL 679 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:42,394 PRESENTS ITSELF AS A PRACTICAL 680 00:22:42,394 --> 00:22:52,938 AND SUSTAINABLE PATH FORWARD. AS 681 00:22:56,508 --> 00:22:57,375 A JOURNALIST COVERING CITY HALL 682 00:22:57,375 --> 00:22:58,744 IT IS NOT COMFORTABLE FOR ME TO 683 00:22:58,744 --> 00:23:00,045 SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE CITY DOLLARS 684 00:23:00,045 --> 00:23:01,747 THAT AFFECT MY JOB, AS I WAS NOT 685 00:23:01,747 --> 00:23:02,647 COMFORTABLE TWO YEARS AGO. BUT 686 00:23:02,647 --> 00:23:04,449 I'M GOING TO SAY WITH ALL THE 687 00:23:04,449 --> 00:23:05,650 HUMIDITY I CAN, I SEE THE WORK 688 00:23:05,650 --> 00:23:06,852 OF THE SEATTLE CHANNEL IS A 689 00:23:06,852 --> 00:23:08,153 CRITICAL PART OF THE FABRIC OF 690 00:23:08,153 --> 00:23:09,454 THE CITY AND IT NEEDS TO SURVIVE 691 00:23:09,454 --> 00:23:10,756 AND FLOURISH. THIS IS A VERY 692 00:23:10,756 --> 00:23:12,157 SMALL INCREASE TO THE LEVY, BUT 693 00:23:12,157 --> 00:23:13,558 I SEE IT AS A FISCALLY 694 00:23:13,558 --> 00:23:14,159 RESPONSIBLE MOVE TO PROMOTE 695 00:23:14,159 --> 00:23:15,160 SEATTLE LIBRARIES AND HELP THE 696 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:16,261 SEATTLE CHANNEL 5 INTO THE 697 00:23:16,261 --> 00:23:16,962 FUTURE. THANK YOU. 698 00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:17,963 >> THANK YOU, BRIAN. NEXT, 699 00:23:17,963 --> 00:23:19,364 ROBERTA. PRESS STAR SIX. YOU MAY 700 00:23:19,364 --> 00:23:20,132 BEGIN. 701 00:23:20,132 --> 00:23:20,732 >> 702 00:23:20,732 --> 00:23:21,967 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COUNCIL 703 00:23:21,967 --> 00:23:23,135 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ROBERTA AND 704 00:23:23,135 --> 00:23:25,437 I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5. MY FIRST 705 00:23:25,437 --> 00:23:30,075 TIME EVER CALLING IN TO MAKE 706 00:23:30,075 --> 00:23:31,343 PUBLIC COMMENT ON AN ISSUE. I 707 00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:32,444 HAVE BEEN A LIFELONG SUPPORTER 708 00:23:32,444 --> 00:23:33,345 OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 709 00:23:33,345 --> 00:23:34,346 FREQUENTED THE NORTHEAST 710 00:23:34,346 --> 00:23:37,482 LIBRARY, AND AND AN AVID 711 00:23:37,482 --> 00:23:39,151 AUDIOBOOK USER. THE LIBRARY IS A 712 00:23:39,151 --> 00:23:41,753 PLACE THAT I AND SO MANY OTHERS 713 00:23:41,753 --> 00:23:43,288 HAVE ALWAYS CALLED HOME. I'M 714 00:23:43,288 --> 00:23:47,159 ALSO AN ACTIVE YOU ARE OF THE 715 00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:47,859 EMMY AWARD-WINNING SEATTLE 716 00:23:47,859 --> 00:23:49,461 CHANNEL. SUCH A GREAT EXISTING 717 00:23:49,461 --> 00:23:50,962 FREE RESOURCE THAT THE CITY 718 00:23:50,962 --> 00:23:55,834 SHOULD BE PROUD OF. THIS IS WHY 719 00:23:55,834 --> 00:23:56,935 AM SO PLEASED TO SEE THE 720 00:23:56,935 --> 00:23:58,136 AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER 721 00:23:58,136 --> 00:24:03,375 STRAUSS TO GROW THE SEATTLE 722 00:24:03,375 --> 00:24:04,509 CHANNEL COVERAGE OF THE LIBRARY 723 00:24:04,509 --> 00:24:05,243 PROGRAMS. WHAT A GREAT 724 00:24:05,243 --> 00:24:06,344 COLLABORATION THAT WILL BE. 725 00:24:06,344 --> 00:24:07,245 LIBRARY PROGRAMS ARE SUCH A HUGE 726 00:24:07,245 --> 00:24:08,313 WIN FOR THE CITY. EDUCATIONAL 727 00:24:08,313 --> 00:24:11,216 AND FREE OF CHARGE. A BROAD 728 00:24:11,216 --> 00:24:12,150 RANGE OF PROGRAMS OFFER 729 00:24:12,150 --> 00:24:13,652 SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. TRULY A 730 00:24:13,652 --> 00:24:21,026 COMMON GROUND. THESE MUST BE 731 00:24:21,026 --> 00:24:21,860 ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE INCLUDING 732 00:24:21,860 --> 00:24:22,561 PEOPLE FACE BARRIERS, PRESENTED 733 00:24:22,561 --> 00:24:23,929 BY THE TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE 734 00:24:23,929 --> 00:24:27,632 AND MORE. AND WHO MAY NOT BE 735 00:24:27,632 --> 00:24:28,467 ABLE TO ATTEND LIBRARY PROGRAMS 736 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:30,035 IN PERSON. THE SEATTLE CHANNEL 737 00:24:30,035 --> 00:24:32,137 IS ANOTHER ESSENTIAL FREE 738 00:24:32,137 --> 00:24:37,642 EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE. THEY 739 00:24:37,642 --> 00:24:38,844 DO SUCH AN AMAZING JOB OF 740 00:24:38,844 --> 00:24:40,045 COVERING CITY POLITICS AND SO 741 00:24:40,045 --> 00:24:41,413 MUCH MORE. THEY ALREADY OFFER 742 00:24:41,413 --> 00:24:42,747 AWARD-WINNING ORIGINAL CONTENT, 743 00:24:42,747 --> 00:24:44,082 CREATIVE AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, 744 00:24:44,082 --> 00:24:47,786 VITAL ELECTION INFORMATION AND 745 00:24:47,786 --> 00:24:48,854 SEATTLE HISTORY JUST TO NAME A 746 00:24:48,854 --> 00:24:55,627 FEW. I'M EXCITED THAT 747 00:24:55,627 --> 00:24:56,161 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S 748 00:24:56,161 --> 00:24:56,828 AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE MORE 749 00:24:56,828 --> 00:24:57,362 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE 750 00:24:57,362 --> 00:24:58,029 EXPERIENCE LIBRARY PROGRAMS 751 00:24:58,029 --> 00:24:59,464 REMOTELY VIA THE SEATTLE 752 00:24:59,464 --> 00:25:00,832 CHANNEL. I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES 753 00:25:00,832 --> 00:25:02,000 ON THIS AMENDMENT AND SUPPORT 754 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:09,241 MORE ACCESS TO TWO OF OUR 755 00:25:09,241 --> 00:25:10,141 CENTRAL PUBLIC SERVICES. THE 756 00:25:10,141 --> 00:25:10,976 LIBRARY AND THE SEATTLE CHANNEL. 757 00:25:10,976 --> 00:25:11,743 THANK YOU. 758 00:25:11,743 --> 00:25:12,744 >> THANK YOU, ROBERTA. KATHLEEN. 759 00:25:12,744 --> 00:25:14,880 PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AND YOU 760 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:15,847 MAY BEGIN. 761 00:25:15,847 --> 00:25:22,254 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. 762 00:25:22,254 --> 00:25:23,388 MY NAME IS KATHLEEN, AND I LIVE 763 00:25:23,388 --> 00:25:29,027 IN DISTRICT 7. I AM SPEAKING IN 764 00:25:29,027 --> 00:25:30,295 SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY LEVY WITH 765 00:25:30,295 --> 00:25:31,096 AN EMPHASIS ON ADDITIONAL 766 00:25:31,096 --> 00:25:32,364 FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY 767 00:25:32,364 --> 00:25:37,335 RESOURCE SPECIALIST POSITION. 768 00:25:37,335 --> 00:25:38,837 FOR 19 YEARS I WAS THE EXECUTIVE 769 00:25:38,837 --> 00:25:39,938 DIRECTOR OF CRISIS CLINIC, NOW 770 00:25:39,938 --> 00:25:40,538 CRISIS CONNECTION. WHICH 771 00:25:40,538 --> 00:25:41,072 PROVIDES TELEPHONE-BASED 772 00:25:41,072 --> 00:25:43,942 INFORMATION REFERRALS TO HELP 773 00:25:43,942 --> 00:25:45,277 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND A 774 00:25:45,277 --> 00:25:46,278 BROAD ARRAY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 775 00:25:46,278 --> 00:25:47,646 CRISIS DIVERSION SERVICES 776 00:25:47,646 --> 00:25:51,249 INCLUDING 988 , THE SUICIDE AND 777 00:25:51,249 --> 00:26:01,793 CRISIS LINE. I WAS A COFOUNDER 778 00:26:10,802 --> 00:26:11,369 OF WASHINGTON STATE 211 SERVICE, 779 00:26:11,369 --> 00:26:12,003 A THREE DIGIT DIALING CODE THAT 780 00:26:12,003 --> 00:26:20,979 MADE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE -- THE 781 00:26:20,979 --> 00:26:21,613 LIBRARY'S COMMUNITY RESOURCE 782 00:26:21,613 --> 00:26:22,447 SPECIALISTS ARE A DEDICATED 783 00:26:22,447 --> 00:26:25,850 STAFF WHO HAVE THE CAPACITY , 784 00:26:25,850 --> 00:26:26,851 EXPERTISE AND EMPATHY TO WORK 785 00:26:26,851 --> 00:26:27,953 WITH VULNERABLE LIBRARY 786 00:26:27,953 --> 00:26:30,655 PATIENTS. EXPANDING THESE 787 00:26:30,655 --> 00:26:32,157 POSITIONS AND WORKING WITH THE 788 00:26:32,157 --> 00:26:33,692 CARE TEAM TO BETTER INTEGRATE 789 00:26:33,692 --> 00:26:35,226 SERVICE CONNECTION FROM LIBRARY 790 00:26:35,226 --> 00:26:40,565 LOCATION WILL STRENGTHEN OUR 791 00:26:40,565 --> 00:26:41,733 CITY SAFETY NET. THIS WILL 792 00:26:41,733 --> 00:26:42,634 BENEFIT PATRONS AT THE CENTRAL 793 00:26:42,634 --> 00:26:43,935 LIBRARY, BALLARD, AND CAPITOL 794 00:26:43,935 --> 00:26:48,740 HILL. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK 795 00:26:48,740 --> 00:26:50,108 COUNCIL MEMBERS FOSTER, STRAUSS 796 00:26:50,108 --> 00:26:54,446 AND HOLLINGSWORTH. THERE 797 00:26:54,446 --> 00:26:55,080 IMPORTANT AMENDMENT WOULD 798 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:56,781 ADDRESS THE CRISIS NEEDS OF 799 00:26:56,781 --> 00:26:58,750 LIBRARY PATRONS. I ENCOURAGE ALL 800 00:26:58,750 --> 00:26:59,985 COUNCILMEMBERS TO SUPPORT THIS 801 00:26:59,985 --> 00:27:03,254 AMENDMENT AND EXPAND THE 802 00:27:03,254 --> 00:27:04,055 LIBRARY'S ROLE IN ADDRESSING 803 00:27:04,055 --> 00:27:05,256 THE NEEDS OF OUR LITTLE MEMBERS 804 00:27:05,256 --> 00:27:09,127 OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU. 805 00:27:09,127 --> 00:27:10,729 >> THANK YOU. COLLEEN, PLEASE 806 00:27:10,729 --> 00:27:12,364 PRESS STAR SIX AND YOU MAY 807 00:27:12,364 --> 00:27:15,734 BEGIN. 808 00:27:15,734 --> 00:27:22,974 >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. 809 00:27:22,974 --> 00:27:23,942 ARE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 3200 810 00:27:23,942 --> 00:27:25,043 RESIDENTS, 100% SUPPORTS THE $10 811 00:27:25,043 --> 00:27:25,644 MILLION VIBRATE LEVY. AS YOU 812 00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:27,479 KNOW, IT IS WHOPPING 50% 813 00:27:27,479 --> 00:27:35,153 INCREASE INFLATION ADJUSTMENT 814 00:27:35,153 --> 00:27:35,787 REPLACEMENT LEVY WHICH COVERS 815 00:27:35,787 --> 00:27:36,388 EVERYTHING FROM OPERATIONS 816 00:27:36,388 --> 00:27:37,155 MAINTENANCE, BOOKS AND 817 00:27:37,155 --> 00:27:37,722 MATERIALS, INFRASTRUCTURE, 818 00:27:37,722 --> 00:27:38,890 E-BOOKS AND THE WONDERFUL 819 00:27:38,890 --> 00:27:42,160 OUTREACH SERVICES. THERE ARE 820 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,161 SOME REAL CONCERNS AMONG 821 00:27:43,161 --> 00:27:43,728 CONSTITUENTS THAT THE LEVY 822 00:27:43,728 --> 00:27:45,764 REQUIRES THE CITY TO RECEIVE 823 00:27:45,764 --> 00:27:46,931 LEVY LIMITS FROM THE STATE AND 824 00:27:46,931 --> 00:27:47,732 THE NEIGHBORS ESPECIALLY SENIORS 825 00:27:47,732 --> 00:27:48,800 AND SEVERAL VETERANS ON FIXED 826 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,235 INCOMES DO NOT SUPPORT 827 00:27:50,235 --> 00:27:51,469 ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS SEATTLE 828 00:27:51,469 --> 00:27:53,938 EVEN AT A DANGEROUSLY HIGH 829 00:27:53,938 --> 00:27:56,441 ---THE STATE. ADDING MORE 830 00:27:56,441 --> 00:28:06,985 MILLIONS AMENDMENTS FOR THE CITY 831 00:28:11,423 --> 00:28:12,524 FOR REAL EMERGENCIES. YESTERDAY 832 00:28:12,524 --> 00:28:13,291 AS WE STOOD AT THE MARKET 833 00:28:13,291 --> 00:28:14,392 NEIGHBORS WERE CONTEMPLATING IN 834 00:28:14,392 --> 00:28:15,160 THE CARTS WHETHER THEY SHOULD 835 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:16,161 STUFF THE CART FULL OF 836 00:28:16,161 --> 00:28:17,228 EVERYTHING OR SHOULD SOMETHING 837 00:28:17,228 --> 00:28:18,229 BE LEFT ON THE SHELF BROTHERS 838 00:28:18,229 --> 00:28:19,297 FOR EMERGENCIES. THIS IS THE 839 00:28:19,297 --> 00:28:20,732 SAME AS SAVING A SMALL OF AMOUNT 840 00:28:20,732 --> 00:28:21,566 OF TAXING CAPACITY. OR 841 00:28:21,566 --> 00:28:22,867 CONTINGENCY FOR THE CITY'S 842 00:28:22,867 --> 00:28:33,411 FUTURE. ALL OF SEATTLE RESIDENTS 843 00:28:33,812 --> 00:28:34,446 HAVE WONDERFUL AFFILIATIONS WITH 844 00:28:34,446 --> 00:28:35,280 SEATTLE LIBRARIES AND GREAT 845 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:36,114 MEMORIES. BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD 846 00:28:36,114 --> 00:28:37,248 MORE THAN THE $410 MILLION WHICH 847 00:28:37,248 --> 00:28:38,283 IS A 50% INCREASE. LANDOWNERS 848 00:28:38,283 --> 00:28:39,451 HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAXED HEAVILY 849 00:28:39,451 --> 00:28:40,585 TO FUND PARKS AND REC LEVY, 850 00:28:40,585 --> 00:28:41,453 CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND FREE 851 00:28:41,453 --> 00:28:42,253 PRESCHOOL WHICH ALSO PROVIDES 852 00:28:42,253 --> 00:28:43,555 MANY OF THESE RESOURCES IN SAFE 853 00:28:43,555 --> 00:28:44,756 PLACES FOR CHILDREN TO BE AFTER 854 00:28:44,756 --> 00:28:45,757 SCHOOL. PLEASE PASS THE $400 855 00:28:45,757 --> 00:28:46,958 MILLION -- $410 MILLION CB 12181 856 00:28:46,958 --> 00:28:48,059 WITH NO AMENDMENTS. LET'S KEEP 857 00:28:48,059 --> 00:28:49,027 SEATTLE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR 858 00:28:49,027 --> 00:28:55,066 LANDOWNERS, RENTERS, HOMEOWNERS, 859 00:28:55,066 --> 00:28:56,734 AND SAVE SOMETHING FOR A RAINY 860 00:28:56,734 --> 00:28:58,136 DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR 861 00:28:58,136 --> 00:28:58,937 WORK ON THIS. 862 00:28:58,937 --> 00:28:59,938 >> THANK YOU, COLLEEN. MARGARET 863 00:28:59,938 --> 00:29:00,972 BUTLER. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX 864 00:29:00,972 --> 00:29:02,674 AND YOU MAY BEGIN. 865 00:29:02,674 --> 00:29:11,683 >> HI, THANK YOU, COUNCIL 866 00:29:11,683 --> 00:29:12,951 MEMBERS, FOR YOUR TIME. I AM 867 00:29:12,951 --> 00:29:14,018 MARGARET BUTLER. I AM AN ARTIST, 868 00:29:14,018 --> 00:29:14,886 GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND SMALL 869 00:29:14,886 --> 00:29:15,887 BUSINESS OWNER IN SEATTLE AND I 870 00:29:15,887 --> 00:29:17,288 LIVE IN VERMONT IN DISTRICT 6. I 871 00:29:17,288 --> 00:29:18,556 ALSO RENT AN ART STUDIO IN 872 00:29:18,556 --> 00:29:19,758 BALLARD. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU 873 00:29:19,758 --> 00:29:21,059 THAT I SUPPORT THE LIBRARY LEVY 874 00:29:21,059 --> 00:29:22,060 IN FULL AND SPECIFICALLY THE 875 00:29:22,060 --> 00:29:23,661 AMENDMENT TO ADD TO OUR 876 00:29:23,661 --> 00:29:25,663 COLLECTION AND COUNCILMEMBER 877 00:29:25,663 --> 00:29:33,271 RINCK'S AMENDMENT FOR PEAK 878 00:29:33,271 --> 00:29:34,672 PICS. MY FIRST TO SETTLE ONE OF 879 00:29:34,672 --> 00:29:36,040 THE THINGS I DID WAS GET A 880 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:37,075 LIBRARY CARD. I WILL NEVER 881 00:29:37,075 --> 00:29:38,543 FORGET THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO 882 00:29:38,543 --> 00:29:39,778 CENTRAL LIBRARY, I WALKED IN, I 883 00:29:39,778 --> 00:29:41,246 LOOKED UP AND WAS TAKING IN THE 884 00:29:41,246 --> 00:29:42,247 BEAUTY WELL A CELLIST WAS 885 00:29:42,247 --> 00:29:43,448 PLAYING AND IT BROUGHT TEARS TO 886 00:29:43,448 --> 00:29:45,150 MY EYES BECAUSE I WAS SO EXCITED 887 00:29:45,150 --> 00:29:46,851 AND HAPPY IT WAS MY NEW HOME. I 888 00:29:46,851 --> 00:29:48,653 LOVE IT SEATTLE IS INVESTING IN 889 00:29:48,653 --> 00:29:49,954 ITS LIBRARY INCREASE SPACES FOR 890 00:29:49,954 --> 00:29:51,055 CITIZENS. I USE THE LIBRARY 891 00:29:51,055 --> 00:29:52,790 EVERY DAY READING DIGITAL BOOKS 892 00:29:52,790 --> 00:29:53,591 AND AUDIOBOOKS , RENTING 893 00:29:53,591 --> 00:29:57,529 PHYSICAL BOOKS AND I AM OLD 894 00:29:57,529 --> 00:29:59,197 SCHOOL SO I LIKE TO RENT DVDS 895 00:29:59,197 --> 00:30:09,741 FROM TIME TO TIME. THE LIBRARY 896 00:30:11,409 --> 00:30:12,243 SUPPORTS MY SMALL BUSINESS NEEDS 897 00:30:12,243 --> 00:30:13,044 WITH PRINTING, COMPUTER AND 898 00:30:13,044 --> 00:30:14,045 WI-FI ACCESS, REFERENCE MATERIAL 899 00:30:14,045 --> 00:30:14,846 FOR MY ART, PERSONAL HOTSPOTS 900 00:30:14,846 --> 00:30:16,447 FOR MY ART STUDIO, AND EVEN GOT 901 00:30:16,447 --> 00:30:17,348 AN AFFIDAVIT NOTARIZED AT THE 902 00:30:17,348 --> 00:30:18,550 LIBRARY SO I COULD USE MY 903 00:30:18,550 --> 00:30:19,184 PARTNER'S WORKPLACE HEALTH 904 00:30:19,184 --> 00:30:20,385 INSURANCE WHICH IS HUGE FOR A 905 00:30:20,385 --> 00:30:21,452 SMALL BUSINESS OWNER LIKE ME. 906 00:30:21,452 --> 00:30:22,754 ONE THING I'VE NOTICED IS THE 907 00:30:22,754 --> 00:30:23,955 TIME AT THE LIBRARY ARE TOO 908 00:30:23,955 --> 00:30:25,957 LONG. SINCE WE ARE TOP 10 IN THE 909 00:30:25,957 --> 00:30:29,928 NATION IN SEATTLE WITH DIGITAL 910 00:30:29,928 --> 00:30:30,828 BOOK RENTALS, I FIND MYSELF 911 00:30:30,828 --> 00:30:31,863 WAITING SEVERAL WEEKS FOR THE 912 00:30:31,863 --> 00:30:33,031 MATERIALS I WANT AND NEED. FOR 913 00:30:33,031 --> 00:30:34,465 EXAMPLE I PLACED A HOLD ON A 914 00:30:34,465 --> 00:30:35,733 PERSONAL HOTSPOTS AT THE END OF 915 00:30:35,733 --> 00:30:36,935 LAST YEAR AND FINALLY GOT IT 916 00:30:36,935 --> 00:30:38,603 LAST WEEK SO I COULD USE IT IN 917 00:30:38,603 --> 00:30:44,175 MY ART STUDIO. I END UP ACTUALLY 918 00:30:44,175 --> 00:30:45,577 PURCHASING A BOOK FOR A BOOK 919 00:30:45,577 --> 00:30:46,945 CLUB I AM IN BECAUSE THE 920 00:30:46,945 --> 00:30:47,645 PHYSICAL, DIGITAL AND AUDIOBOOK 921 00:30:47,645 --> 00:30:48,746 COPIES OF PROJECT HAIL MARY WERE 922 00:30:48,746 --> 00:30:50,048 ON HOLD UNTIL LONG AFTER OUR 923 00:30:50,048 --> 00:30:52,016 BOOK CLUB WAS AGILE TO DISCUSS 924 00:30:52,016 --> 00:30:53,484 THE BOOK. IN CONCLUSION I 925 00:30:53,484 --> 00:30:54,552 SUPPORT THE LIBRARY LEVY BECAUSE 926 00:30:54,552 --> 00:30:55,553 IT IS AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY 927 00:30:55,553 --> 00:30:56,454 RESOURCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS 928 00:30:56,454 --> 00:30:57,188 OWNERS AND READING ENTHUSIASTS 929 00:30:57,188 --> 00:30:58,456 LIKE ME. WE NEED ACCESS TO 930 00:30:58,456 --> 00:31:00,091 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS -- SO 931 00:31:00,091 --> 00:31:01,192 PLEASE SUPPORT THIS LIBRARY LEVY 932 00:31:01,192 --> 00:31:02,260 IN FULL. THANK YOU. 933 00:31:02,260 --> 00:31:06,364 >> THANK YOU, MARGARET. DAVID 934 00:31:06,364 --> 00:31:07,632 HAYNES, PRESS START SIX AND YOU 935 00:31:07,632 --> 00:31:08,566 MAY BEGIN. 936 00:31:08,566 --> 00:31:13,271 >> IS THERE ANYWAY WE CAN 937 00:31:13,271 --> 00:31:17,842 INCREASE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND 938 00:31:17,842 --> 00:31:19,143 BUILD SOME NEW LIBRARIES? EVERY 939 00:31:19,143 --> 00:31:20,545 TIME WE HAVE TO DO A SEISMIC 940 00:31:20,545 --> 00:31:22,547 RETROFIT IT IS A SIGN WE HAVE A 941 00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:23,114 BUILDING CODE VIOLATION AND 942 00:31:23,114 --> 00:31:24,849 UNSTABLE WALLS. THE THING IS, WE 943 00:31:24,849 --> 00:31:31,256 NEED TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES 944 00:31:31,256 --> 00:31:32,657 THAT HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE 945 00:31:32,657 --> 00:31:33,591 SOCIETAL EXPLOSION WE KEEP IT 946 00:31:33,591 --> 00:31:34,559 DEALING WITH WHEN PEOPLE THINK 947 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:35,994 THAT THE LIBRARY IS A FREE PLACE 948 00:31:35,994 --> 00:31:37,695 TO HANG OUT AND BOTHER OTHER 949 00:31:37,695 --> 00:31:39,364 PEOPLE. AND A PERFECT EFFORT 950 00:31:39,364 --> 00:31:44,535 WOULD BE, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTERS 951 00:31:44,535 --> 00:31:45,837 AMENDMENT THAT IS GOING TO SPEND 952 00:31:45,837 --> 00:31:47,338 $10 MILLION TO REMODEL THE 953 00:31:47,338 --> 00:31:50,842 CENTRAL LIBRARY. IF YOU ALL 954 00:31:50,842 --> 00:31:51,943 WOULD ALLOW FOR A PARTICIPATORY 955 00:31:51,943 --> 00:31:54,612 EFFORT TO REMODEL, IT WOULD BE 956 00:31:54,612 --> 00:31:56,014 GREAT. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO 957 00:31:56,014 --> 00:31:59,784 CREATE PERSONAL SPACE FOR 958 00:31:59,784 --> 00:32:01,352 SOMEONE LIKE ME TO GO IN THERE, 959 00:32:01,352 --> 00:32:02,553 RIGHT MY SPEECH AND NOT BE 960 00:32:02,553 --> 00:32:03,788 BOTHERED BY OTHER PEOPLE'S 961 00:32:03,788 --> 00:32:04,656 PROBLEMS , THE PASSIVE 962 00:32:04,656 --> 00:32:07,558 AGGRESSIVELY BOTHER OTHER PEOPLE 963 00:32:07,558 --> 00:32:09,260 , AT THE SAME COMPUTER TABLE, AT 964 00:32:09,260 --> 00:32:14,132 THE SAME READING AREA. AND IT'S 965 00:32:14,132 --> 00:32:14,899 FRUSTRATING BECAUSE TO THE POINT 966 00:32:14,899 --> 00:32:16,267 WHERE I HAVE PRETTY MUCH GIVEN 967 00:32:16,267 --> 00:32:19,037 UP ON GOING THERE , KNOWING FULL 968 00:32:19,037 --> 00:32:20,004 WELL WITHIN FIVE MINUTES I'M 969 00:32:20,004 --> 00:32:21,506 GOING TO BE STRESSED OUT. IT'S 970 00:32:21,506 --> 00:32:23,341 NOT FAIR. AND PART OF THE 971 00:32:23,341 --> 00:32:26,444 PROBLEM IS , I HATE TO SAY THIS, 972 00:32:26,444 --> 00:32:27,945 BUT THE SERVICE PROVIDERS WERE 973 00:32:27,945 --> 00:32:29,881 SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE SHOWER AND 974 00:32:29,881 --> 00:32:32,550 LAUNDRY, THEY DON'T SHOW UP AND 975 00:32:32,550 --> 00:32:35,353 PICK SOMEBODY UP WHO GETS A 976 00:32:35,353 --> 00:32:36,688 TICKET, THE GIVES THEM A 977 00:32:36,688 --> 00:32:37,955 GUARANTEE THAT THEY GET A SHOWER 978 00:32:37,955 --> 00:32:39,357 AND LAUNDRY RIGHT AWAY. A LOT OF 979 00:32:39,357 --> 00:32:42,060 TIMES I'VE ASKED SOME OF THE 980 00:32:42,060 --> 00:32:43,628 LIBRARIANS, WHAT YOU CALL THE 981 00:32:43,628 --> 00:32:52,070 SERVICE PROVIDER ? THEY SAY WE 982 00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:53,271 HAVE DONE THAT, WE KNOW THIS 983 00:32:53,271 --> 00:32:54,038 PERSON, THEY'VE GOT PROBLEMS 984 00:32:54,038 --> 00:32:55,440 AND THEY WILL BE BACK. IT'S 985 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:56,674 LIKE, SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO 986 00:32:56,674 --> 00:32:57,942 CALL SO THEY CAN GO TAKE A 987 00:32:57,942 --> 00:32:59,544 SHOWER AND LAUNDRY. THEY SAY, WE 988 00:32:59,544 --> 00:33:01,045 ARE NOT GOING TO JUDGE, WE ARE 989 00:33:01,045 --> 00:33:02,280 ALL INCLUSIVE. IT'S MOST LIKE A 990 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:02,947 PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE ALLOWANCE FOR 991 00:33:02,947 --> 00:33:04,282 A DISGRUNTLED ATTITUDE TO TAKE 992 00:33:04,282 --> 00:33:05,249 IT OUT ON SOMEBODY ELSE. A 993 00:33:05,249 --> 00:33:06,584 PATRON WHO CANNOT ENJOY THE 994 00:33:06,584 --> 00:33:09,687 LIBRARY BECAUSE IT IS TOO NOISY 995 00:33:09,687 --> 00:33:10,688 AND THERE TOO MANY BOTHERSOME 996 00:33:10,688 --> 00:33:11,889 PEOPLE. YOU GOT TO HAVE THE 997 00:33:11,889 --> 00:33:12,557 REMODEL -- 998 00:33:12,557 --> 00:33:22,667 >> THANK YOU, DAVID. 999 00:33:22,667 --> 00:33:24,068 >> THIS IS OUR LAST SPEAKER. 1000 00:33:24,068 --> 00:33:25,336 >> THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL 1001 00:33:25,336 --> 00:33:26,003 REGISTERED SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC 1002 00:33:26,003 --> 00:33:27,005 COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED. WILL 1003 00:33:27,005 --> 00:33:28,172 PROCEED TO HER ITEM OF BUSINESS. 1004 00:33:28,172 --> 00:33:29,540 I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE 1005 00:33:29,540 --> 00:33:30,775 FOR COMING DOWN HERE AND GIVING 1006 00:33:30,775 --> 00:33:31,743 YOUR TESTIMONY, THANK YOU FOR 1007 00:33:31,743 --> 00:33:33,511 DOING JAZZ HANDS AND SNAPS. 1008 00:33:33,511 --> 00:33:36,047 LECLERC PLEASE READ ITEM ONE 1009 00:33:36,047 --> 00:33:37,248 INTO THE RECORD? 1010 00:33:37,248 --> 00:33:43,554 >> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO 1011 00:33:43,554 --> 00:33:44,055 REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES. 1012 00:33:44,055 --> 00:33:44,689 PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO 1013 00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:45,289 THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE 1014 00:33:45,289 --> 00:33:46,224 CITY AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD 1015 00:33:46,224 --> 00:33:47,325 ON AUGUST 4, 2026, OF A 1016 00:33:47,325 --> 00:33:48,426 PROPOSITION AUTHORIZING THE CITY 1017 00:33:48,426 --> 00:33:49,494 TO LEVY REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES 1018 00:33:49,494 --> 00:33:52,130 FOR UP TO SEVEN YEARS IN EXCESS 1019 00:33:52,130 --> 00:33:53,898 OF THE LIMITATION ON LEVIES IN 1020 00:33:53,898 --> 00:33:55,800 CHAPTER 84.55 RCW FOR THE 1021 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:57,001 PURPOSE OF SUSTAINING 1022 00:33:57,001 --> 00:33:58,536 INVESTMENTS IN LIBRARY OPERATING 1023 00:33:58,536 --> 00:34:01,072 HOURS, COLLECTIONS, TECHNOLOGY, 1024 00:34:01,072 --> 00:34:03,174 PROGRAMMING, AND MAINTENANCE 1025 00:34:03,174 --> 00:34:04,842 WHILE EXPANDING ACCESS TO 1026 00:34:04,842 --> 00:34:06,344 OPPORTUNITY THROUGH LIBRARY 1027 00:34:06,344 --> 00:34:10,047 MATERIALS, TECHNOLOGY, AND 1028 00:34:10,047 --> 00:34:14,052 UNDERTAKING A SEISMIC RETROFIT 1029 00:34:14,052 --> 00:34:14,652 OF ONE LIBRARY FACILITY. AND 1030 00:34:14,652 --> 00:34:15,319 RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN 1031 00:34:15,319 --> 00:34:21,192 PRIOR ACTS. FOR BRIEFING, 1032 00:34:21,192 --> 00:34:22,260 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 1033 00:34:22,260 --> 00:34:23,694 >> THIS ITEM HAS BEEN READ INTO 1034 00:34:23,694 --> 00:34:25,163 THE RECORD. COLLEAGUES, WE ARE 1035 00:34:25,163 --> 00:34:28,566 HERE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO 1036 00:34:28,566 --> 00:34:29,767 ARE HERE IN PERSON OR WATCHING 1037 00:34:29,767 --> 00:34:31,769 ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL, THANK 1038 00:34:31,769 --> 00:34:32,970 YOU FOR BEING PRESENT FOR THESE 1039 00:34:32,970 --> 00:34:35,973 REALLY IMPORTANT VOTES. AS PART 1040 00:34:35,973 --> 00:34:37,375 OF THIS LEVY RENEWAL PROCESS, WE 1041 00:34:37,375 --> 00:34:39,077 HAVE ALL SPOKEN ABOUT OUR LOVE 1042 00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:40,645 FOR THE SEATTLE LIBRARIES. WE 1043 00:34:40,645 --> 00:34:42,580 HAVE STRONG AFFECTION FOR LOCAL 1044 00:34:42,580 --> 00:34:45,650 BRANCHES AND WE ARE ALIGNED IN A 1045 00:34:45,650 --> 00:34:48,352 SHARED CONVICTION THAT WE HAVE 1046 00:34:48,352 --> 00:34:49,554 ONE OF THE BEST LIBRARY SYSTEMS 1047 00:34:49,554 --> 00:34:53,357 IN THE WORLD. ONE BUILT TO SERVE 1048 00:34:53,357 --> 00:34:54,959 A CITY OF AVID READERS AND 1049 00:34:54,959 --> 00:35:01,065 LEARNERS. THE MAYOR SENT DOWN A 1050 00:35:01,065 --> 00:35:02,033 GOOD PACKAGE BECAUSE SHE LOVES 1051 00:35:02,033 --> 00:35:03,034 LIBRARIES, AND I LOVE LIBRARIES 1052 00:35:03,034 --> 00:35:04,435 AS MUCH AS WE'LL DO. THAT IS 1053 00:35:04,435 --> 00:35:08,840 WHY I SUPPORTED IT . IT IS 50% 1054 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:10,074 MORE THAN THE LAST LEVY, EVEN 1055 00:35:10,074 --> 00:35:11,442 AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR INFLATION. 1056 00:35:11,442 --> 00:35:13,277 IT INCREASES INVESTMENTS IN 1057 00:35:13,277 --> 00:35:14,011 COLLECTIONS, ACCESS AND 1058 00:35:14,011 --> 00:35:14,946 PROGRAMMING, AND CAPITAL 1059 00:35:14,946 --> 00:35:18,583 PROJECTS. AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE 1060 00:35:18,583 --> 00:35:19,951 LAST MEETING, WE ARE FACING A 1061 00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:21,652 VERY REAL LEVY CAP WITH THE 1062 00:35:21,652 --> 00:35:25,189 PROPOSED PACKAGE WE WOULD HAVE 1063 00:35:25,189 --> 00:35:26,190 $310 MILLION LEFT FOR FUTURE 1064 00:35:26,190 --> 00:35:27,859 LEVIES. INCLUDING THE HOUSING , 1065 00:35:27,859 --> 00:35:30,194 THEFT AND TRANSPORTATION LEVIES. 1066 00:35:30,194 --> 00:35:31,896 IF ALL THE AMENDMENTS PASSED 1067 00:35:31,896 --> 00:35:40,538 TODAY, THEN WE WILL ONLY HAVE 1068 00:35:40,538 --> 00:35:41,739 $230 MILLION LEFT. THE ADDITIONS 1069 00:35:41,739 --> 00:35:42,607 FROM THE AMENDMENT TODAY, WELL 1070 00:35:42,607 --> 00:35:43,674 WORTHY, OR INCREASING ITEMS THAT 1071 00:35:43,674 --> 00:35:45,042 ARE ALREADY IN THE MAYOR'S 1072 00:35:45,042 --> 00:35:46,177 PACKAGE AT A TIME WHEN WE CAN'T 1073 00:35:46,177 --> 00:35:47,445 AFFORD MORE. WE KNOW THERE ARE 1074 00:35:47,445 --> 00:35:50,348 OTHER NEEDS THAT ARE COMING. 1075 00:35:50,348 --> 00:35:52,483 LET'S FACE IT, WE ARE ONLY IN 1076 00:35:52,483 --> 00:35:55,253 YEAR TWO OF THIS MADMAN IN THE 1077 00:35:55,253 --> 00:35:56,587 PRESIDENCY, IN THE PRESIDENTS 1078 00:35:56,587 --> 00:35:58,923 SEAT, WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE WE 1079 00:35:58,923 --> 00:36:05,663 WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH. AND OF 1080 00:36:05,663 --> 00:36:06,364 COURSE EVERYONE KEEPS TALKING 1081 00:36:06,364 --> 00:36:07,331 ABOUT AFFORDABILITY IN SEATTLE. 1082 00:36:07,331 --> 00:36:08,866 THESE DAYS THAT SEEMS MORE REAL 1083 00:36:08,866 --> 00:36:11,469 THAN EVER. IF I FELT WE COULD 1084 00:36:11,469 --> 00:36:12,370 ADD THIS LEVY WITHOUT 1085 00:36:12,370 --> 00:36:13,137 JEOPARDIZING FUTURE LEVIES OR 1086 00:36:13,137 --> 00:36:14,138 ADDING TO OUR AFFORDABILITY 1087 00:36:14,138 --> 00:36:17,241 CRISIS, I TOO WOULD ADD MORE. WE 1088 00:36:17,241 --> 00:36:18,175 DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL TO 1089 00:36:18,175 --> 00:36:19,877 PREDICT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE 1090 00:36:19,877 --> 00:36:22,446 FUTURE. WE ARE OPERATING WITH 1091 00:36:22,446 --> 00:36:24,148 OUR KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE TODAY. 1092 00:36:24,148 --> 00:36:27,451 THERE IS NO JUDGMENT HERE, THIS 1093 00:36:27,451 --> 00:36:30,655 IS NOT ABOUT WHO LOVES LIBRARIES 1094 00:36:30,655 --> 00:36:32,023 MORE. THIS IS ABOUT FISCAL 1095 00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:33,858 RESPONSIBILITY AND OUR ABILITY 1096 00:36:33,858 --> 00:36:35,960 TO PAY FOR ALL OF OUR NEEDS. NO 1097 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:40,031 MATTER WHAT IS DECIDED TODAY, WE 1098 00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:41,532 WILL HAVE A LEVY TO SEND TO THE 1099 00:36:41,532 --> 00:36:44,235 VOTERS IN THE VOTERS CAN DECIDE 1100 00:36:44,235 --> 00:36:45,469 . WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, WE ARE 1101 00:36:45,469 --> 00:36:47,171 GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER 1102 00:36:47,171 --> 00:36:48,706 MEETING. I MOVE THAT THE 1103 00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:49,473 COMMITTEE COMMENCE PASSAGE OF 1104 00:36:49,473 --> 00:36:52,443 COUNCIL BILL 121181. IS VERY 1105 00:36:52,443 --> 00:36:53,044 SECOND? 1106 00:36:53,044 --> 00:36:57,848 >> SECOND. 1107 00:36:57,848 --> 00:36:59,250 >> THANK YOU. IT IS MOVED AND 1108 00:36:59,250 --> 00:37:00,451 SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 1109 00:37:00,451 --> 00:37:03,854 THE BILL. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE 1110 00:37:03,854 --> 00:37:05,756 ERIC McCONAGHY, OUR CENTRAL 1111 00:37:05,756 --> 00:37:08,326 STAFFER, COMING TO THE TABLE. 1112 00:37:08,326 --> 00:37:10,328 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. LET ME 1113 00:37:10,328 --> 00:37:11,128 SHARE THE PROCESS FOR VOTING FOR 1114 00:37:11,128 --> 00:37:12,330 THE AMENDMENT. WE HAVE A NUMBER 1115 00:37:12,330 --> 00:37:14,498 OF THEM. WHAT WE WILL DO IS 1116 00:37:14,498 --> 00:37:16,133 THIS. I WILL RECOGNIZE THE 1117 00:37:16,133 --> 00:37:17,902 SPONSOR OF EACH AMENDMENT IN 1118 00:37:17,902 --> 00:37:25,343 NUMERICAL ORDER. THE SPONSOR 1119 00:37:25,343 --> 00:37:26,444 WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO MOVE 1120 00:37:26,444 --> 00:37:27,645 THERE AMENDMENT. WE WILL WAIT 1121 00:37:27,645 --> 00:37:29,080 FOR IT TO BE SECONDED. AND THEN 1122 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:30,181 I WILL RECOGNIZE ERIC TO BRIEFLY 1123 00:37:30,181 --> 00:37:31,382 PRESENT IT AND THEN I WILL 1124 00:37:31,382 --> 00:37:32,250 RECOGNIZE THAT SPONSOR TO 1125 00:37:32,250 --> 00:37:33,384 ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT. I WILL 1126 00:37:33,384 --> 00:37:34,685 TURN TO THE REST OF US FOR 1127 00:37:34,685 --> 00:37:38,055 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND THEN 1128 00:37:38,055 --> 00:37:39,290 WE WILL MOVE ON THAT AMENDMENT 1129 00:37:39,290 --> 00:37:40,358 AND REPEAT THE PROCESS FOR 1130 00:37:40,358 --> 00:37:40,992 SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT'S. ALL 1131 00:37:40,992 --> 00:37:46,697 RIGHT, WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER 1132 00:37:46,697 --> 00:37:47,331 FOSTER, YOUR RECOGNIZED MOVIE 1133 00:37:47,331 --> 00:37:49,000 FIRST AMENDMENT. 1134 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:50,167 >> FANTASTIC, I WOULD LIKE TO 1135 00:37:50,167 --> 00:37:51,836 MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. DO I 1136 00:37:51,836 --> 00:37:52,903 HAVE A SECOND? 1137 00:37:52,903 --> 00:37:55,706 >> SECOND. 1138 00:37:55,706 --> 00:37:57,141 >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 1139 00:37:57,141 --> 00:37:59,110 AMEND COUNCIL BILL 121181 ON 1140 00:37:59,110 --> 00:38:05,883 AMENDMENT ONE. CENTRAL STAFF, 1141 00:38:05,883 --> 00:38:07,852 ERIC, WOULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE A 1142 00:38:07,852 --> 00:38:08,519 BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE AMENDMENT? 1143 00:38:08,519 --> 00:38:11,255 >> YES, GOOD MORNING, ERIC 1144 00:38:11,255 --> 00:38:11,856 McCONAGHY, COUNCIL CENTRAL 1145 00:38:11,856 --> 00:38:12,957 STAFF. IT IS SPONSORED BY 1146 00:38:12,957 --> 00:38:14,959 COUNCIL FOSTER, IT WOULD INTEND 1147 00:38:14,959 --> 00:38:17,662 A PORTION OF THE LIBRARY LEVY 1148 00:38:17,662 --> 00:38:18,629 FUNDING AMOUNT IS TRANSMITTED BY 1149 00:38:18,629 --> 00:38:20,297 THE MAYOR AND INCREASED BY THIS 1150 00:38:20,297 --> 00:38:22,833 AMENDMENT TO THE AMOUNT OF 10 1151 00:38:22,833 --> 00:38:25,002 NINE DOLLARS WOULD BE AUTHORIZED 1152 00:38:25,002 --> 00:38:29,774 TO SUPPORT COMPLETING MAJOR 1153 00:38:29,774 --> 00:38:30,541 RENOVATION AT THE CENTRAL 1154 00:38:30,541 --> 00:38:30,808 LIBRARY. 1155 00:38:30,808 --> 00:38:31,876 >> THANK YOU, ERIC. 1156 00:38:31,876 --> 00:38:38,449 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, AS SPONSOR 1157 00:38:38,449 --> 00:38:39,383 YOUR RECOGNIZED. IN ORDER TO 1158 00:38:39,383 --> 00:38:39,950 ADDRESS IT. 1159 00:38:39,950 --> 00:38:41,452 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR AND 1160 00:38:41,452 --> 00:38:42,486 THANK YOU, ERIC FROM CENTRAL 1161 00:38:42,486 --> 00:38:43,688 STAFF AND TO THE TEAM FROM 1162 00:38:43,688 --> 00:38:45,056 LIBRARIES. I WANT TO ALSO EXTEND 1163 00:38:45,056 --> 00:38:46,590 MY APPRECIATION TO HER PUBLIC 1164 00:38:46,590 --> 00:38:49,894 COMMENTERS TODAY. AND THANK YOU 1165 00:38:49,894 --> 00:38:51,095 FOR SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THIS 1166 00:38:51,095 --> 00:38:52,563 AMENDMENT. I DO WANT TO SAY I 1167 00:38:52,563 --> 00:38:53,864 WAS NOT IN CAHOOTS WITH THE 1168 00:38:53,864 --> 00:38:54,965 ESCALATOR AND ELEVATOR AT THE 1169 00:38:54,965 --> 00:38:55,933 CENTRAL LIBRARY TO HAVE THE 1170 00:38:55,933 --> 00:38:57,568 BREAKDOWN THIS WEEK. HOWEVER, I 1171 00:38:57,568 --> 00:38:58,936 DO THINK IT IS EXEMPLARY OF PART 1172 00:38:58,936 --> 00:39:01,005 OF THE REASON I AM BRINGING THIS 1173 00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:04,642 AMENDMENT FORD. OUR CENTRAL 1174 00:39:04,642 --> 00:39:05,676 LIBRARY IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL 1175 00:39:05,676 --> 00:39:06,977 PLACE. IS A SPECIAL PLACE FOR 1176 00:39:06,977 --> 00:39:08,079 FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. I KNOW I 1177 00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:09,547 SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE 1178 00:39:09,547 --> 00:39:14,085 CHILDREN'S LIBRARY THERE MYSELF 1179 00:39:14,085 --> 00:39:15,553 TAKING A BREAK FROM BUSY 1180 00:39:15,553 --> 00:39:16,754 DOWNTOWN WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. 1181 00:39:16,754 --> 00:39:17,655 IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE 1182 00:39:17,655 --> 00:39:18,622 MAINTAIN THAT BUILDING AND THAT 1183 00:39:18,622 --> 00:39:20,458 WE INVEST IN AND NOW. AS WE KNOW 1184 00:39:20,458 --> 00:39:21,859 AT THE END OF HIS LEVY THE 1185 00:39:21,859 --> 00:39:23,060 BUILDING IS GOING TO BE ALMOST 1186 00:39:23,060 --> 00:39:24,261 30 YEARS OLD. AND, WE ARE 1187 00:39:24,261 --> 00:39:25,629 ALREADY SEEING THE WEAR AND TEAR 1188 00:39:25,629 --> 00:39:26,831 AND THE CENTRAL LIBRARY 1189 00:39:26,831 --> 00:39:29,433 BUILDING. IN ADDITION TO THAT, 1190 00:39:29,433 --> 00:39:30,634 AS THE FORMER LIBRARY AND SPOKE 1191 00:39:30,634 --> 00:39:41,178 TO TODAY, WE ARE NOW , WITH 22 1192 00:39:43,314 --> 00:39:44,081 YEARS UNDER OUR BELT, WE 1193 00:39:44,081 --> 00:39:45,049 UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE NEEDS 1194 00:39:45,049 --> 00:39:46,050 OF THE BUILDING AND WHAT 1195 00:39:46,050 --> 00:39:47,118 RENOVATIONS COULD DO FOR THE 1196 00:39:47,118 --> 00:39:48,486 USERS. WITH THAT, THIS IS AN 1197 00:39:48,486 --> 00:39:49,487 AMENDMENT INTENDED TO ENSURE THE 1198 00:39:49,487 --> 00:39:50,187 CENTRAL LIBRARY REMAINS SAFE, 1199 00:39:50,187 --> 00:39:51,188 WELCOMING AND BUILT FOR HOW 1200 00:39:51,188 --> 00:39:52,089 TODAY'S FAMILIES USE IT. 1201 00:39:52,089 --> 00:39:52,890 COLLEAGUES, ASK FOR YOUR 1202 00:39:52,890 --> 00:39:53,257 SUPPORT. 1203 00:39:53,257 --> 00:39:54,358 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 1204 00:39:54,358 --> 00:39:55,393 FOSTER. ANY COMMENTS OR 1205 00:39:55,393 --> 00:39:56,427 QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, CLERK, 1206 00:39:56,427 --> 00:39:57,995 WE YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 1207 00:39:57,995 --> 00:40:00,664 THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE. 1208 00:40:00,664 --> 00:40:01,198 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 1209 00:40:01,198 --> 00:40:06,470 >> YES. 1210 00:40:06,470 --> 00:40:07,138 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1211 00:40:07,138 --> 00:40:13,944 >> HERE. [ ROLL CALL ] 1212 00:40:13,944 --> 00:40:19,850 >> SIX IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED. 1213 00:40:19,850 --> 00:40:21,952 >> THE MOTION CARRIES . 1214 00:40:21,952 --> 00:40:26,390 AMENDMENT ONE IS ADOPTED. 1215 00:40:26,390 --> 00:40:26,957 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOUR 1216 00:40:26,957 --> 00:40:27,792 RECOGNIZED FIGURE NEXT 1217 00:40:27,792 --> 00:40:28,659 AMENDMENT. 1218 00:40:28,659 --> 00:40:32,062 >> THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO 1219 00:40:32,062 --> 00:40:33,230 MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. 1220 00:40:33,230 --> 00:40:33,964 >> SECOND. 1221 00:40:33,964 --> 00:40:38,669 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1222 00:40:38,669 --> 00:40:40,037 JUAREZ. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED 1223 00:40:40,037 --> 00:40:44,842 TO AMEND 121181 IS PRESENTED ON 1224 00:40:44,842 --> 00:40:48,145 AMENDMENT TWO. COUNCILMEMBER 1225 00:40:48,145 --> 00:40:48,946 FOSTER, AS SPONSOR YOUR 1226 00:40:48,946 --> 00:40:49,880 RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS 1227 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:50,648 IT. 1228 00:40:50,648 --> 00:40:53,451 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. I 1229 00:40:53,451 --> 00:41:03,994 WILL BE BRIEF AND, COUNCILMEMBER 1230 00:41:08,532 --> 00:41:09,834 JUAREZ, I KNOW I SPOKE TO THIS 1231 00:41:09,834 --> 00:41:10,835 AMENDMENT LAST WEEK. IF YOU 1232 00:41:10,835 --> 00:41:12,336 WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ANY WORDS I 1233 00:41:12,336 --> 00:41:13,637 WILL BE BRIEF IN CASE YOU WOULD 1234 00:41:13,637 --> 00:41:14,738 LIKE TO SHARE ANY. THESE 1235 00:41:14,738 --> 00:41:15,739 ORNAMENTS TO ENSURE WE HAVE 1236 00:41:15,739 --> 00:41:16,373 TARGETED INVESTMENTS TO 1237 00:41:16,373 --> 00:41:17,041 MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMS SO 1238 00:41:17,041 --> 00:41:18,375 FAMILIES CAN ACCESS SERVICES IN 1239 00:41:18,375 --> 00:41:19,243 THE LANGUAGES THAT THEY SPEAK IT 1240 00:41:19,243 --> 00:41:20,277 HOME. IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT 1241 00:41:20,277 --> 00:41:21,745 FOR OUR PLAY AND LEARN PROGRAMS 1242 00:41:21,745 --> 00:41:22,746 THAT FAMILIES CAN ACCESS THEM 1243 00:41:22,746 --> 00:41:23,948 AND THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW 1244 00:41:23,948 --> 00:41:24,949 US TO EXPAND THOSE CRITICAL 1245 00:41:24,949 --> 00:41:26,050 PROGRAMS ACROSS THE CITY AND TO 1246 00:41:26,050 --> 00:41:27,084 ENSURE WE HAVE MORE MULTILINGUAL 1247 00:41:27,084 --> 00:41:28,485 SERVICES IN A TIME WHERE WE SO 1248 00:41:28,485 --> 00:41:29,753 NEED THEM. CHAIR, IF IT'S OKAY 1249 00:41:29,753 --> 00:41:30,888 FOR GO TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 1250 00:41:30,888 --> 00:41:32,456 TO SEE IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO AT 1251 00:41:32,456 --> 00:41:33,257 ANY COMMENTS AS COSPONSOR? 1252 00:41:33,257 --> 00:41:34,492 >> YES, YOUR RECOGNIZED TO 1253 00:41:34,492 --> 00:41:34,758 SPEAK. 1254 00:41:34,758 --> 00:41:35,960 >> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU 1255 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:36,727 CANCEL MEMBER FOSTER FOR 1256 00:41:36,727 --> 00:41:38,229 INVITING ME TO LOOK AT THIS AND 1257 00:41:38,229 --> 00:41:39,730 COSPONSORED WITH YOU. I THINK 1258 00:41:39,730 --> 00:41:41,365 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU AND I 1259 00:41:41,365 --> 00:41:42,466 GOT TO WORK ON AMENDMENT 1260 00:41:42,466 --> 00:41:44,335 TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU. 1261 00:41:44,335 --> 00:41:45,669 COLLEAGUES, I'M ASKING YOU TO 1262 00:41:45,669 --> 00:41:51,775 SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTERS 1263 00:41:51,775 --> 00:41:52,743 AMENDMENT OF WHICH I MAY 1264 00:41:52,743 --> 00:41:53,544 COSPONSOR, TO SUPPORT THE 1265 00:41:53,544 --> 00:41:54,445 EXPANSION OF THE KALEIDOSCOPE 1266 00:41:54,445 --> 00:41:55,346 PLAN LEARN PROGRAM. FIVE HAS 1267 00:41:55,346 --> 00:41:56,247 THREE LIBRARIES. LAKE CITY, 1268 00:41:56,247 --> 00:41:58,082 NORTHGATE, BROADVIEW, HOWEVER, 1269 00:41:58,082 --> 00:42:01,685 THE KALEIDOSCOPE PROGRAM IS ONLY 1270 00:42:01,685 --> 00:42:02,786 OFFERED AT THE LAKE CITY BRANCH 1271 00:42:02,786 --> 00:42:03,988 AND ONLY OFFERED IN ENGLISH. LET 1272 00:42:03,988 --> 00:42:05,856 ME JUST SHARE THIS BEFORE I KIND 1273 00:42:05,856 --> 00:42:11,061 OF PLAY OUT THE THREE LIBRARIES. 1274 00:42:11,061 --> 00:42:12,630 CONNECTIVE TISSUE FOR ALL OF 1275 00:42:12,630 --> 00:42:13,864 THIS AND WHY I WAS SO INTRIGUED 1276 00:42:13,864 --> 00:42:15,132 WITH COUNCILMEMBER FOSTERS 1277 00:42:15,132 --> 00:42:17,635 AMENDMENT IS THAT WHEN WE LOOK 1278 00:42:17,635 --> 00:42:18,736 AT LIBRARIES, FOR US ANYWAY, AND 1279 00:42:18,736 --> 00:42:19,937 I THINK ACROSS THE DISTRICT, I 1280 00:42:19,937 --> 00:42:21,338 LIKE TO LOOK AT THE PUBLIC ASSET 1281 00:42:21,338 --> 00:42:23,741 OF THE LIBRARY IN CONJUNCTION 1282 00:42:23,741 --> 00:42:25,276 WITH HOUSING DENSITY AND OF 1283 00:42:25,276 --> 00:42:26,877 COURSE ALL THE MONEY WE HAVE 1284 00:42:26,877 --> 00:42:30,481 DONE , THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AS 1285 00:42:30,481 --> 00:42:32,449 WELL, ON THE PRICKLY ISSUE. AND 1286 00:42:32,449 --> 00:42:36,654 WORK THE MONEY WENT. AND HOW , 1287 00:42:36,654 --> 00:42:38,355 MY POINT IS TO DEDICATE PUBLIC 1288 00:42:38,355 --> 00:42:40,925 ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCESS. THIS IS 1289 00:42:40,925 --> 00:42:42,359 A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THAT. AT THE 1290 00:42:42,359 --> 00:42:49,800 LAKE CITY LIBRARY, NEXT DOOR, 1291 00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:50,668 THE SOON TO BE BUILT COMMUNITY 1292 00:42:50,668 --> 00:42:51,902 CENTER WILL HAVE 113 UNITS OF 1293 00:42:51,902 --> 00:42:52,836 FAMILY HOUSING WITH PRESCHOOL 1294 00:42:52,836 --> 00:42:54,338 AND PROGRAM ON-SITE. WE ALSO 1295 00:42:54,338 --> 00:42:58,475 HAVE THE APARTMENTS WHICH IS ONE 1296 00:42:58,475 --> 00:42:59,843 BLOCK AWAY WITH 69 UNITS OF 1297 00:42:59,843 --> 00:43:03,480 HOUSING AND IS YOU ARE TODAY 1298 00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:04,782 FROM THE LITERARY SOURCE PEOPLE. 1299 00:43:04,782 --> 00:43:06,650 PRESCHOOL THE FIRST FLOOR. THERE 1300 00:43:06,650 --> 00:43:07,851 ARE SEVEN OTHER PRESCHOOLS IN 1301 00:43:07,851 --> 00:43:10,154 THE AREA INCLUDING EIGHT 1302 00:43:10,154 --> 00:43:17,561 BILINGUAL ENGLISH MENTORED 1303 00:43:17,561 --> 00:43:18,429 PRESCHOOL DOWN THE STREET FROM 1304 00:43:18,429 --> 00:43:19,563 MY HOUSE. AT THE NORTHGATE 1305 00:43:19,563 --> 00:43:20,397 LIBRARY, JUST TWO BLOCKS AWAY 1306 00:43:20,397 --> 00:43:21,932 FROM THE LIBRARY WE NOW HAVE THE 1307 00:43:21,932 --> 00:43:23,434 NEW LOOK. AT NORTH HAVEN. IT HAS 1308 00:43:23,434 --> 00:43:24,501 89 UNITS OF INTERGENERATIONAL 1309 00:43:24,501 --> 00:43:25,736 LIVING WITH A PRESCHOOL THE 1310 00:43:25,736 --> 00:43:27,237 FIRST FLOOR WHICH THE CITY, 1311 00:43:27,237 --> 00:43:29,039 VOTERS THANK YOU, AND CITY 1312 00:43:29,039 --> 00:43:32,142 COUNCIL, FOR SUPPORTING IT. AND 1313 00:43:32,142 --> 00:43:34,144 THE PRICKLY SCHOOLS. NEXT DOOR 1314 00:43:34,144 --> 00:43:39,850 TO THE LIBRARY WE HAVE THE EAST 1315 00:43:39,850 --> 00:43:40,884 AFRICAN ELDERS UNITY LODGE AT 1316 00:43:40,884 --> 00:43:41,752 THE NORTHGATE COMMUNITY CENTER 1317 00:43:41,752 --> 00:43:43,354 AND THAT IS WHERE IT IS HELD AND 1318 00:43:43,354 --> 00:43:44,355 I HAVE ATTENDED THAT. THE 1319 00:43:44,355 --> 00:43:45,856 BROADVIEW LIBRARY IS ONE BLOCK 1320 00:43:45,856 --> 00:43:48,359 FROM BROADVIEW, K-8 WITH THERE 1321 00:43:48,359 --> 00:43:49,526 ARE 140 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE 1322 00:43:49,526 --> 00:43:53,530 ENGLISH, E LL PROGRAM AT THE 1323 00:43:53,530 --> 00:43:54,565 SCHOOL AND OUR STUDENTS SPEAK 30 1324 00:43:54,565 --> 00:43:57,568 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. WE WELCOME 1325 00:43:57,568 --> 00:44:00,004 THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH 1326 00:44:00,004 --> 00:44:01,538 CITY DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS DEAL 1327 00:44:01,538 --> 00:44:02,740 AND THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL 1328 00:44:02,740 --> 00:44:04,141 PROGRAM AND AS YOU HEARD, 1329 00:44:04,141 --> 00:44:06,643 LITERACY SOURCE WHICH IS IN 1330 00:44:06,643 --> 00:44:10,748 DISTRICT 5, AND NORTH HELPLINE, 1331 00:44:10,748 --> 00:44:12,349 AND I THINK WHAT ENTERING TO 1332 00:44:12,349 --> 00:44:14,251 SHARE WITH YOU TODAY IS, HAVING 1333 00:44:14,251 --> 00:44:21,392 THREE LIBRARIES , HAVING HOUSING 1334 00:44:21,392 --> 00:44:22,659 DENSITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND 1335 00:44:22,659 --> 00:44:23,260 MORE IMPORTANTLY, HAVING THE 1336 00:44:23,260 --> 00:44:24,628 PRE-K ASSETS THAT WE HAVE IN ALL 1337 00:44:24,628 --> 00:44:26,163 OF HER DISTRICTS, THAT WE ALL 1338 00:44:26,163 --> 00:44:28,265 CONTRIBUTED TO MAKE SURE THEY 1339 00:44:28,265 --> 00:44:30,100 GET BUILT. SO KIDS HAVE A HEAD 1340 00:44:30,100 --> 00:44:33,404 START BEFORE THEY GO TO PUBLIC 1341 00:44:33,404 --> 00:44:35,572 SCHOOL, PRE-K ON-SITE CONNECTED 1342 00:44:35,572 --> 00:44:39,843 TO CONNECTED TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES 1343 00:44:39,843 --> 00:44:41,045 IS SO INCREDIBLE INVESTMENT IN 1344 00:44:41,045 --> 00:44:43,180 OUR CITY. THANK YOU. 1345 00:44:43,180 --> 00:44:48,085 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1346 00:44:48,085 --> 00:44:48,786 JUAREZ. ERIC, APOLOGIES, I 1347 00:44:48,786 --> 00:44:51,855 DIDN'T GET TO YOU, BUT I THINK 1348 00:44:51,855 --> 00:44:52,956 WE ARE GOOD ON THIS ONE. OKAY. I 1349 00:44:52,956 --> 00:44:58,662 WILL MAKE SURE TO GO TO YOU IN 1350 00:44:58,662 --> 00:44:59,496 THE FUTURE ONES. COLLEAGUES, ANY 1351 00:44:59,496 --> 00:45:00,497 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MANY 1352 00:45:00,497 --> 00:45:01,999 OF OUR COLLEAGUES? I, I WILL 1353 00:45:01,999 --> 00:45:04,168 SAY, COLLEAGUES, I SUPPORT -- I 1354 00:45:04,168 --> 00:45:08,005 SUPPORT THE INTENT BEHIND THIS 1355 00:45:08,005 --> 00:45:12,543 AMENDMENT. THESE PROGRAMS ARE 1356 00:45:12,543 --> 00:45:13,710 REALLY IMPORTANT. WE DO HAVE 1357 00:45:13,710 --> 00:45:15,679 THEM AT THE LIBRARIES. THEY 1358 00:45:15,679 --> 00:45:16,847 SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED FOR THE 1359 00:45:16,847 --> 00:45:19,383 NORTH END, AND I KNOW THERE ARE 1360 00:45:19,383 --> 00:45:20,651 DOLLARS IN HERE THAT COULD GO 1361 00:45:20,651 --> 00:45:22,853 TOWARD THAT PURPOSE ALREADY. AND 1362 00:45:22,853 --> 00:45:26,190 SO, I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE 1363 00:45:26,190 --> 00:45:29,159 SEEN THIS EXPANSION INTO THE 1364 00:45:29,159 --> 00:45:33,931 NORTH END , BUT NEVERTHELESS, 1365 00:45:33,931 --> 00:45:35,165 HERE WE ARE. LET'S TAKE A VOTE 1366 00:45:35,165 --> 00:45:40,037 ON AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. 1367 00:45:40,037 --> 00:45:40,604 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1368 00:45:40,604 --> 00:45:42,773 >> AYE. 1369 00:45:42,773 --> 00:45:43,307 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1370 00:45:43,307 --> 00:45:44,641 >> YES. 1371 00:45:44,641 --> 00:45:45,175 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 1372 00:45:45,175 --> 00:45:46,477 >> AYE. 1373 00:45:46,477 --> 00:45:47,144 >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 1374 00:45:47,144 --> 00:45:53,951 >> YES. VICE CHAIR 1375 00:45:53,951 --> 00:45:54,751 HOLLINGSWORTH. 1376 00:45:54,751 --> 00:45:55,252 >> YES. 1377 00:45:55,252 --> 00:45:58,489 >> CHAIR RIVERA. 1378 00:45:58,489 --> 00:46:00,657 >> NO. 1379 00:46:00,657 --> 00:46:03,260 >> AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS 1380 00:46:03,260 --> 00:46:09,266 ADOPTED. CONSUMER FOSTER YOUR 1381 00:46:09,266 --> 00:46:10,334 RECOGNIZED MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1382 00:46:10,334 --> 00:46:10,634 THREE. 1383 00:46:10,634 --> 00:46:11,768 >> I ASKED TO MOVE AMENDMENT 1384 00:46:11,768 --> 00:46:16,073 NUMBER THREE. TO HAVE A SECOND? 1385 00:46:16,073 --> 00:46:18,242 >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 1386 00:46:18,242 --> 00:46:19,176 AMEND COUNCIL BUILT 121181 AS 1387 00:46:19,176 --> 00:46:20,410 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 1388 00:46:20,410 --> 00:46:24,081 THREE. ERIC, WOULD YOU GIVE A 1389 00:46:24,081 --> 00:46:25,149 BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND THEN I 1390 00:46:25,149 --> 00:46:26,450 WILL GO TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1391 00:46:26,450 --> 00:46:26,950 FOSTER AS SPONSOR. 1392 00:46:26,950 --> 00:46:29,686 >> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD, WOULD 1393 00:46:29,686 --> 00:46:33,991 COMMUNICATE COUNCIL'S INTENTION 1394 00:46:33,991 --> 00:46:35,793 -- CAN WE START ALL OVER AGAIN. 1395 00:46:35,793 --> 00:46:37,928 >> OKAY. NO PROBLEM. THINGS ON 1396 00:46:37,928 --> 00:46:39,296 MY MIND THAT ARE NOT ABOUT THIS. 1397 00:46:39,296 --> 00:46:44,468 TAKE A DEEP BREATH. THROUGH THIS 1398 00:46:44,468 --> 00:46:45,135 AMENDMENT COUNCIL WHICH 1399 00:46:45,135 --> 00:46:45,869 INDICATED THEIR INTENTION TO 1400 00:46:45,869 --> 00:46:47,137 SUPPORT THE LIBRARY -- TO 1401 00:46:47,137 --> 00:46:47,938 INCREASE THE LIBRARY LIBBY 1402 00:46:47,938 --> 00:46:54,344 FUNDING AMOUNT BY $4.06 MILLION. 1403 00:46:54,344 --> 00:46:55,379 THIS WOULD BE TO SUPPORT 1404 00:46:55,379 --> 00:46:56,547 OPERATING HOURS AND ACCESS BY 1405 00:46:56,547 --> 00:46:59,349 EXPANDING RESOURCE NAVIGATION 1406 00:46:59,349 --> 00:46:59,950 BEFORE ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME 1407 00:46:59,950 --> 00:47:01,084 EQUIVALENT TO DEGREASER 1408 00:47:01,084 --> 00:47:03,554 SPECIALISTS AND UPGRADING 1409 00:47:03,554 --> 00:47:04,454 SECURITY BADGE ACCESS OF THE 1410 00:47:04,454 --> 00:47:05,355 CENTRAL BRANCH. GIVE YOUR 1411 00:47:05,355 --> 00:47:06,256 INDULGENCE FOR THAT. 1412 00:47:06,256 --> 00:47:10,794 >> NO PROBLEM AIR, THANK YOU. 1413 00:47:10,794 --> 00:47:11,762 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, AS 1414 00:47:11,762 --> 00:47:17,668 SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO 1415 00:47:17,668 --> 00:47:19,136 SPEAK TO THIS AMENDMENT. I KNOW 1416 00:47:19,136 --> 00:47:20,204 THERE ARE TWO OTHER COSPONSORS 1417 00:47:20,204 --> 00:47:21,538 AND WE CAN GO TO THEM AFTER. 1418 00:47:21,538 --> 00:47:23,140 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, 1419 00:47:23,140 --> 00:47:24,608 ERIC, YOU GOT THIS, YOU'RE 1420 00:47:24,608 --> 00:47:26,944 DOING GREAT. COLLEAGUES, AM 1421 00:47:26,944 --> 00:47:28,045 EXCITED TO BRING THIS AMENDMENT 1422 00:47:28,045 --> 00:47:29,379 FORWARD AND I WANT TO THANK 1423 00:47:29,379 --> 00:47:30,547 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 1424 00:47:30,547 --> 00:47:37,888 AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR 1425 00:47:37,888 --> 00:47:38,655 THE COSPONSORSHIP. THE INTENT IS 1426 00:47:38,655 --> 00:47:39,590 TO ENSURE OUR LIBRARIES REMAIN 1427 00:47:39,590 --> 00:47:40,424 OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE AND 1428 00:47:40,424 --> 00:47:41,758 AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTS. AS I 1429 00:47:41,758 --> 00:47:42,793 WAS ENGAGING WITH THE LIBRARY 1430 00:47:42,793 --> 00:47:52,936 STAFF, WE HEARD FROM FOLKS , WE 1431 00:47:52,936 --> 00:47:54,871 HAVE FOLKS WHO SPENT EIGHT OR 10 1432 00:47:54,871 --> 00:47:55,772 HOURS IN THE LIBRARIES. IT'S AN 1433 00:47:55,772 --> 00:47:56,974 EXCELLENT POINT TO MAKE SURE WE 1434 00:47:56,974 --> 00:47:58,041 ARE ABLE TO CONNECT THEM WITH 1435 00:47:58,041 --> 00:47:58,942 RESOURCES. WE ALSO HEARD 1436 00:47:58,942 --> 00:48:00,043 FANTASTIC INFORMATION ABOUT HOW 1437 00:48:00,043 --> 00:48:00,744 THESE NAVIGATORS HAVE HELPED THE 1438 00:48:00,744 --> 00:48:01,845 LIBRARIES TO REDUCE THE NUMBER 1439 00:48:01,845 --> 00:48:02,779 OF BANDS HAPPENING AT OUR 1440 00:48:02,779 --> 00:48:04,047 LIBRARIES SO THEY TRULY ARE A 1441 00:48:04,047 --> 00:48:05,249 THIRD PLACES AND THEY ARE PLACES 1442 00:48:05,249 --> 00:48:06,550 WHERE WE CAN HAVE SAFETY AND 1443 00:48:06,550 --> 00:48:10,854 ACCESS FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. 1444 00:48:10,854 --> 00:48:12,456 AM EXCITED TO BRING THIS 1445 00:48:12,456 --> 00:48:13,390 FORWARD. WE KNOW THE LIBRARY 1446 00:48:13,390 --> 00:48:14,258 WILL BE PRIORITIZING DOWNTOWN, 1447 00:48:14,258 --> 00:48:15,259 CAPITOL HILL AND BALLARD FOR 1448 00:48:15,259 --> 00:48:16,326 THESE NAVIGATORS. I THINK THAT 1449 00:48:16,326 --> 00:48:21,365 IS AN IMPORTANT AND WELL DONE 1450 00:48:21,365 --> 00:48:22,466 WAY TO SPEND THESE RESOURCES. 1451 00:48:22,466 --> 00:48:23,533 COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR 1452 00:48:23,533 --> 00:48:23,867 SUPPORT. 1453 00:48:23,867 --> 00:48:25,235 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1454 00:48:25,235 --> 00:48:30,073 FOSTER. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 1455 00:48:30,073 --> 00:48:31,174 HOLLINGSWORTH, DID YOU WANT TO 1456 00:48:31,174 --> 00:48:32,042 SPEAK TO THIS AMENDMENT? 1457 00:48:32,042 --> 00:48:33,176 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. 1458 00:48:33,176 --> 00:48:43,720 APPRECIATION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER 1459 00:48:44,054 --> 00:48:44,955 FOSTER AND HER LEADERSHIP ON 1460 00:48:44,955 --> 00:48:45,589 THIS COLLABORATION. REGARDING 1461 00:48:45,589 --> 00:48:46,556 THE AMENDMENT, SHE SAID 1462 00:48:46,556 --> 00:48:47,658 EVERYTHING I WOULD SAY SO I 1463 00:48:47,658 --> 00:48:48,925 WON'T REPEAT. I KNOW WE HAVE 1464 00:48:48,925 --> 00:48:49,993 THE GET THROUGH A BUNCH OF 1465 00:48:49,993 --> 00:48:50,861 AMENDMENTS. VERY GRATEFUL FOR 1466 00:48:50,861 --> 00:48:51,828 THAT. THANK YOU 1467 00:48:51,828 --> 00:48:52,863 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1468 00:48:52,863 --> 00:48:56,199 HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCILMEMBER 1469 00:48:56,199 --> 00:48:57,267 STRAUSS, IS THE OTHER COSPONSORS 1470 00:48:57,267 --> 00:48:58,435 WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS 1471 00:48:58,435 --> 00:48:58,735 AMENDMENT? 1472 00:48:58,735 --> 00:48:59,936 >> YES, THANK YOU TO COUNCIL 1473 00:48:59,936 --> 00:49:00,938 MEMBER FOSTER FOR YOUR 1474 00:49:00,938 --> 00:49:02,139 LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU TO THE 1475 00:49:02,139 --> 00:49:03,373 LIBRARIES FOR YOUR AGREEMENT TO 1476 00:49:03,373 --> 00:49:04,308 PARTNER WITH OUR EXISTING 1477 00:49:04,308 --> 00:49:04,875 SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THESE 1478 00:49:04,875 --> 00:49:06,143 AREAS. WHAT I HAVE NOTICED IS 1479 00:49:06,143 --> 00:49:07,144 THAT THE CURRENT SERVICE 1480 00:49:07,144 --> 00:49:08,145 PROVISION THAT IS OCCURRING AT 1481 00:49:08,145 --> 00:49:12,983 LIBRARIES IS NOT INTEGRATED WITH 1482 00:49:12,983 --> 00:49:14,051 THE FABRIC WE HAVE CREATED IN 1483 00:49:14,051 --> 00:49:15,285 THE LAST SIX YEARS. I'M EXCITED 1484 00:49:15,285 --> 00:49:16,653 TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS 1485 00:49:16,653 --> 00:49:18,055 AMENDMENT, TO SUPPORT YOUR WORK 1486 00:49:18,055 --> 00:49:20,057 AND DOING A LITTLE BETTER AND 1487 00:49:20,057 --> 00:49:20,691 MAKING SURE THAT COLLABORATION 1488 00:49:20,691 --> 00:49:21,958 OCCURS. THANK YOU. 1489 00:49:21,958 --> 00:49:24,227 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1490 00:49:24,227 --> 00:49:25,329 STRAUSS. ANY QUESTIONS OR 1491 00:49:25,329 --> 00:49:29,433 COMMENTS? FROM OUR OTHER 1492 00:49:29,433 --> 00:49:30,434 COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT, THEN 1493 00:49:30,434 --> 00:49:31,668 LET'S GO TORBERT VOTE. 1494 00:49:31,668 --> 00:49:32,235 >>>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 1495 00:49:32,235 --> 00:49:34,538 >> YES. 1496 00:49:34,538 --> 00:49:35,105 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1497 00:49:35,105 --> 00:49:37,007 >> YES. 1498 00:49:37,007 --> 00:49:37,541 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1499 00:49:37,541 --> 00:49:37,774 >> YES. 1500 00:49:37,774 --> 00:49:38,275 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 1501 00:49:38,275 --> 00:49:38,508 >> YES. 1502 00:49:38,508 --> 00:49:39,009 >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 1503 00:49:39,009 --> 00:49:44,147 >> YES. 1504 00:49:44,147 --> 00:49:44,748 >> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 1505 00:49:44,748 --> 00:49:47,050 >> YES. 1506 00:49:47,050 --> 00:49:47,451 >> CHAIR RIVERA. 1507 00:49:47,451 --> 00:49:50,654 >> NO. 1508 00:49:50,654 --> 00:49:54,925 >> MOTION CARRIES. COUNCILMEMBER 1509 00:49:54,925 --> 00:49:55,792 LIN YOUR RECOGNIZED MOVE 1510 00:49:55,792 --> 00:49:56,793 AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. 1511 00:49:56,793 --> 00:50:04,668 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I MOVED TO 1512 00:50:04,668 --> 00:50:05,769 ADOPT AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. IS 1513 00:50:05,769 --> 00:50:07,337 THERE A SECOND? 1514 00:50:07,337 --> 00:50:09,139 >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 1515 00:50:09,139 --> 00:50:12,442 AMEND CANCEL BILL 121181 AS 1516 00:50:12,442 --> 00:50:13,577 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT FOUR. 1517 00:50:13,577 --> 00:50:24,087 COUNCILMEMBER , AS SPONSOR OF 1518 00:50:28,625 --> 00:50:29,693 THIS AMENDMENT I WILL GO TO YOU 1519 00:50:29,693 --> 00:50:30,627 AFTER I GO TO ERIC. 1520 00:50:30,627 --> 00:50:31,161 >> FANTASTIC. 1521 00:50:31,161 --> 00:50:32,562 >> ERIC, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE 1522 00:50:32,562 --> 00:50:33,630 US A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF 1523 00:50:33,630 --> 00:50:34,164 AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR? 1524 00:50:34,164 --> 00:50:35,232 >> SURE THING. THIS AMENDMENT 1525 00:50:35,232 --> 00:50:36,032 WOULD CAN INDICATE COUNCIL'S 1526 00:50:36,032 --> 00:50:37,334 INTENTION THAT A PORTION OF THE 1527 00:50:37,334 --> 00:50:38,568 LIBRARY LIBBY FUNDING AMOUNT IS 1528 00:50:38,568 --> 00:50:39,669 TRANSMITTED TO THE MAYOR AND 1529 00:50:39,669 --> 00:50:40,837 INCREASED BY $15 MILLION BY THE 1530 00:50:40,837 --> 00:50:41,938 COUNCIL SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED FOR 1531 00:50:41,938 --> 00:50:42,539 INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT 1532 00:50:42,539 --> 00:50:43,273 MAINTENANCE, COMPLETING THE 1533 00:50:43,273 --> 00:50:44,341 REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR UPGRADES 1534 00:50:44,341 --> 00:50:45,575 OF COOLING SYSTEMS FOR ALL 1535 00:50:45,575 --> 00:50:46,143 LIBRARY BRANCHES AND TWO, 1536 00:50:46,143 --> 00:50:46,810 ADDRESSING DEFERRED MAINTENANCE 1537 00:50:46,810 --> 00:50:48,045 AND BRANCH ELECT VACATION. 1538 00:50:48,045 --> 00:50:52,849 >> THANK YOU. AS SPONSOR OF THIS 1539 00:50:52,849 --> 00:50:53,917 AMENDMENT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN 1540 00:50:53,917 --> 00:50:54,851 ORDER TO ADDRESS IT. 1541 00:50:54,851 --> 00:50:59,189 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS 1542 00:50:59,189 --> 00:51:00,056 AMENDMENT, AS DESCRIBED, WOULD 1543 00:51:00,056 --> 00:51:01,358 COVER A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT 1544 00:51:01,358 --> 00:51:05,162 MATTERS. IT WOULD INCLUDE THE 1545 00:51:05,162 --> 00:51:07,063 HVAC SYSTEMS AT FIVE BRANCHES. 1546 00:51:07,063 --> 00:51:08,665 THAT MOSTLY HAS BEEN FUNDED 1547 00:51:08,665 --> 00:51:11,168 THROUGH THE FEMA GRANT, WHICH IS 1548 00:51:11,168 --> 00:51:14,438 WONDERFUL. WHICH COVERS MOST OF 1549 00:51:14,438 --> 00:51:15,772 THAT COST. THERE ARE SOME OF THE 1550 00:51:15,772 --> 00:51:17,240 COSTS THAT ARE ALREADY BUDGETED 1551 00:51:17,240 --> 00:51:19,443 FOR. BUT THIS WOULD HELP TO 1552 00:51:19,443 --> 00:51:23,647 ENSURE THAT THOSE PROJECTS CAN 1553 00:51:23,647 --> 00:51:24,848 BE COMPLETED IN CASE THERE ANY 1554 00:51:24,848 --> 00:51:26,883 COST OVERRUNS. OR, ALSO FOR 1555 00:51:26,883 --> 00:51:29,085 ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. 1556 00:51:29,085 --> 00:51:35,025 IT WOULD ALSO HELP TO ADDRESS 1557 00:51:35,025 --> 00:51:35,859 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. WE KNOW 1558 00:51:35,859 --> 00:51:41,031 THAT THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT FULLY 1559 00:51:41,031 --> 00:51:42,032 FUND ALL THE DIFFERENT 1560 00:51:42,032 --> 00:51:42,866 MAINTENANCE. AS WE HEARD, 1561 00:51:42,866 --> 00:51:43,867 DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PUMPS UP 1562 00:51:43,867 --> 00:51:45,702 UNEXPECTEDLY QUITE OFTEN IN OUR 1563 00:51:45,702 --> 00:51:49,639 BRANCHES. AS WELL AS BRANCH 1564 00:51:49,639 --> 00:51:50,507 ELECTRIFICATION. WE HAVE A 1565 00:51:50,507 --> 00:51:52,242 NUMBER OF BRANCHES THAT ARE NOT 1566 00:51:52,242 --> 00:51:55,412 ELECTRIFIED YET. AND, CURRENT 1567 00:51:55,412 --> 00:51:59,850 EVENTS , IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR 1568 00:51:59,850 --> 00:52:01,351 THAT WE NEED TO MOVE RAPIDLY TO 1569 00:52:01,351 --> 00:52:02,719 TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL 1570 00:52:02,719 --> 00:52:06,289 FUELS , BOTH IN TERMS OF COST 1571 00:52:06,289 --> 00:52:11,194 AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS , 1572 00:52:11,194 --> 00:52:12,596 AS WELL AS WHAT WE SEE WITH 1573 00:52:12,596 --> 00:52:13,330 THINGS LIKE HER CURRENT 1574 00:52:13,330 --> 00:52:15,265 SNOWPACK. WHICH ARE GREATLY 1575 00:52:15,265 --> 00:52:25,742 BELOW AVERAGE. AND, WE ARE, 1576 00:52:31,414 --> 00:52:32,048 UNFORTUNATELY, NOWHERE NEAR, WE 1577 00:52:32,048 --> 00:52:33,150 ARE MAKING PROGRESS, BUT NOWHERE 1578 00:52:33,150 --> 00:52:34,484 NEAR OUR 2030 CLIMATE ACTION 1579 00:52:34,484 --> 00:52:35,285 PLAN GOALS. TRANSPORTATION IS A 1580 00:52:35,285 --> 00:52:36,253 NUMBER ONE EMISSION AROUND 50%. 1581 00:52:36,253 --> 00:52:37,354 BUILDINGS IS OUR SECOND LARGEST 1582 00:52:37,354 --> 00:52:38,355 EMISSION OF GREENHOUSE GAS AND 1583 00:52:38,355 --> 00:52:39,756 THAT IS AROUND 40%. AND SO, WE 1584 00:52:39,756 --> 00:52:41,791 NEED TO BE MOVING MUCH MORE 1585 00:52:41,791 --> 00:52:46,429 RAPIDLY , MANY OF THOSE 1586 00:52:46,429 --> 00:52:47,330 BUILDINGS ARE PRIVATELY OWNED. 1587 00:52:47,330 --> 00:52:48,999 BUT WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN 1588 00:52:48,999 --> 00:52:49,900 AND SHOW HER LEADERSHIP OF 1589 00:52:49,900 --> 00:52:50,600 TRANSITIONING PUBLICLY ON 1590 00:52:50,600 --> 00:52:51,401 BUILDINGS THROUGH 1591 00:52:51,401 --> 00:52:52,769 ELECTRIFICATION. $50 MILLION IS 1592 00:52:52,769 --> 00:52:54,571 NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO COVER THE 1593 00:52:54,571 --> 00:52:56,072 ENTIRE NEEDS OF DEFERRED 1594 00:52:56,072 --> 00:53:02,078 MAINTENANCE AND ELECTRIFICATION. 1595 00:53:02,078 --> 00:53:03,947 BUT, HOPEFULLY, IT WILL GET AS 1596 00:53:03,947 --> 00:53:07,984 PART OF THE WAY THERE . AND 1597 00:53:07,984 --> 00:53:09,352 CHAIR, THIS IS TO YOUR POINT OF, 1598 00:53:09,352 --> 00:53:10,654 YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THIS DIFFICULT 1599 00:53:10,654 --> 00:53:11,855 BALANCE. WE DO HAVE THE LEVY 1600 00:53:11,855 --> 00:53:14,257 CAP. WE HAVE A AFFORDABILITY 1601 00:53:14,257 --> 00:53:18,461 CONCERN AND VOTERS , THIS IS NOT 1602 00:53:18,461 --> 00:53:23,266 ABOUT , AGAIN, WHO LOVES 1603 00:53:23,266 --> 00:53:25,001 LIBRARIES MORE. I THINK WE ALL 1604 00:53:25,001 --> 00:53:28,271 OF OUR LIBRARIES. AND, YOU KNOW, 1605 00:53:28,271 --> 00:53:29,639 WE HAVE THIS DELICATE BALANCE OF 1606 00:53:29,639 --> 00:53:30,874 PUTTING SOMETHING BEFORE THE 1607 00:53:30,874 --> 00:53:38,848 VOTERS. VOTERS ONLY GET TO SAY 1608 00:53:38,848 --> 00:53:40,650 YES OR NO TO WHAT WE PUT BEFORE 1609 00:53:40,650 --> 00:53:42,652 THEM. THEY DON'T GET TO SAY GO 1610 00:53:42,652 --> 00:53:43,320 BIGGER, THEY DON'T GET TO SAY 1611 00:53:43,320 --> 00:53:44,688 NO, THIS IS TOO BIG. THEY JUST 1612 00:53:44,688 --> 00:53:46,456 GET TO VOTE YES UP OR DOWN ON 1613 00:53:46,456 --> 00:53:47,757 WHAT WE PUT BEFORE THEM. SO THAT 1614 00:53:47,757 --> 00:53:49,192 IS WHERE WE ARE, WE HAVE THIS 1615 00:53:49,192 --> 00:53:50,460 BALANCE. SO THAT IS WHERE, EVEN 1616 00:53:50,460 --> 00:53:52,195 THOUGH $15 MILLION IS NOT ENOUGH 1617 00:53:52,195 --> 00:53:52,762 TO COVER ALL THE DEFERRED 1618 00:53:52,762 --> 00:53:53,396 MAINTENANCE AND ELECTRIFICATION 1619 00:53:53,396 --> 00:53:54,564 NEEDS, HOPEFULLY HE GETS AS PART 1620 00:53:54,564 --> 00:54:01,338 OF THE WAY THERE. WITH THAT, I 1621 00:54:01,338 --> 00:54:02,205 WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT, 1622 00:54:02,205 --> 00:54:02,939 COLLEAGUES. 1623 00:54:02,939 --> 00:54:04,874 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 1624 00:54:04,874 --> 00:54:06,543 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOUR 1625 00:54:06,543 --> 00:54:16,653 RECOGNIZED. 1626 00:54:16,653 --> 00:54:17,754 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. COLLEAGUES, 1627 00:54:17,754 --> 00:54:19,356 I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SPEAK 1628 00:54:19,356 --> 00:54:20,423 IN SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT 1629 00:54:20,423 --> 00:54:21,291 TODAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE 1630 00:54:21,291 --> 00:54:22,659 ARE THOSE WHO HAVE SUGGESTED WE 1631 00:54:22,659 --> 00:54:24,194 DON'T NEED TO ADD FUNDING TO 1632 00:54:24,194 --> 00:54:31,167 COMPLETE COOLING PROJECTS IN ALL 1633 00:54:31,167 --> 00:54:32,535 OF OUR BRANCHES BECAUSE WE WERE 1634 00:54:32,535 --> 00:54:33,637 AWARDED FEMA GRANTS. BUT I WOULD 1635 00:54:33,637 --> 00:54:34,871 NOTE THAT INTERESTING OUR 1636 00:54:34,871 --> 00:54:35,472 LIBRARY'S FUTURE TO DONALD 1637 00:54:35,472 --> 00:54:36,172 TRUMP'S FEMA IS IRRESPONSIBLE. 1638 00:54:36,172 --> 00:54:37,140 JUST ASK SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, 1639 00:54:37,140 --> 00:54:37,941 REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE 2024 1640 00:54:37,941 --> 00:54:38,842 CYCLE. THIS AMENDMENT ADDRESSES 1641 00:54:38,842 --> 00:54:39,576 ARE LONG OVERDUE ELECTRIFICATION 1642 00:54:39,576 --> 00:54:40,577 EFFORTS. AND TO REDIRECT THE 1643 00:54:40,577 --> 00:54:44,681 POINTS JUST MADE BY 1644 00:54:44,681 --> 00:54:45,548 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, OUR LAST 1645 00:54:45,548 --> 00:54:46,182 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 1646 00:54:46,182 --> 00:54:46,950 INVENTORY FOUND THAT BUILDINGS 1647 00:54:46,950 --> 00:54:47,951 ARE THE SECOND LARGEST 1648 00:54:47,951 --> 00:54:49,052 CONTRIBUTOR TO GREENHOUSE GAS 1649 00:54:49,052 --> 00:54:50,353 EMISSIONS. ACCOUNTING FOR 40% OF 1650 00:54:50,353 --> 00:54:51,921 SEATTLE'S EMISSIONS. REALLY 1651 00:54:51,921 --> 00:54:57,193 CONTRIBUTING TO CLIMATE 1652 00:54:57,193 --> 00:54:58,028 POLLUTION. AND THIS BODY 1653 00:54:58,028 --> 00:54:58,528 COMMITTED YEARS AGO TO 1654 00:54:58,528 --> 00:54:59,162 DECARBONIZATION AND GETTING ALL 1655 00:54:59,162 --> 00:55:08,304 OF OUR BUILDINGS ALIGNED WITH 1656 00:55:08,304 --> 00:55:08,938 THE BUILDING EMISSIONS 1657 00:55:08,938 --> 00:55:09,606 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, NORTHEAST 1658 00:55:09,606 --> 00:55:10,840 BRANCHES STILL IN THE QUEUE FOR 1659 00:55:10,840 --> 00:55:11,641 ELECTRIFICATION. HOW LONG TO 1660 00:55:11,641 --> 00:55:12,575 THOSE FAMILIES WEIGHT AND AT 1661 00:55:12,575 --> 00:55:14,144 WHAT COST TO THE CITY IF WE 1662 00:55:14,144 --> 00:55:15,245 DELAY FURTHER? WHETHER WE ARE 1663 00:55:15,245 --> 00:55:15,845 TALKING ABOUT COOLING, 1664 00:55:15,845 --> 00:55:16,546 ELECTRIFICATION OR DEFERRED 1665 00:55:16,546 --> 00:55:17,313 MAINTENANCE, EVERY DOLLAR WE 1666 00:55:17,313 --> 00:55:18,748 SPEND IN THIS LEVY WILL GO MUCH 1667 00:55:18,748 --> 00:55:19,649 FARTHER THAN ANY HYPOTHETICAL 1668 00:55:19,649 --> 00:55:20,884 DOLLAR WE CAN ALLOCATE TO THE 1669 00:55:20,884 --> 00:55:26,056 NEXT LEVY PERIOD IN 2034 BEYOND. 1670 00:55:26,056 --> 00:55:29,259 ANY PENNIES WE PINCH NOW WILL 1671 00:55:29,259 --> 00:55:30,960 COST US DOLLARS SEVEN YEARS FROM 1672 00:55:30,960 --> 00:55:36,533 NOW. AND PUTTING OUR HOPES ONTO 1673 00:55:36,533 --> 00:55:37,500 THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND 1674 00:55:37,500 --> 00:55:38,168 FOLLOWING THROUGH ON FEMA 1675 00:55:38,168 --> 00:55:39,135 COMMITMENTS TO SEATTLE IS NOT 1676 00:55:39,135 --> 00:55:40,370 SOMETHING I WOULD ADVISE. FOR 1677 00:55:40,370 --> 00:55:44,574 THESE REASONS I WILL BE PROBABLY 1678 00:55:44,574 --> 00:55:45,775 VOTING YES TO THIS AMENDMENT TO 1679 00:55:45,775 --> 00:55:46,776 ASSURE WE CAN RESPONSIBLY CARE 1680 00:55:46,776 --> 00:55:48,344 FOR OUR COMMITTEE. THANK YOU AND 1681 00:55:48,344 --> 00:55:49,245 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN, 1682 00:55:49,245 --> 00:55:50,380 FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. 1683 00:55:50,380 --> 00:55:51,548 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1684 00:55:51,548 --> 00:55:55,351 RINCK. ANYONE ELSE? I DON'T SEE 1685 00:55:55,351 --> 00:55:58,421 ANY HANSA. I WILL ADDRESS 1686 00:55:58,421 --> 00:56:02,158 SOMETHING HERE, AND THAT IS, AS 1687 00:56:02,158 --> 00:56:03,293 I SAID EARLIER, THIS ISN'T 1688 00:56:03,293 --> 00:56:04,160 ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE 1689 00:56:04,160 --> 00:56:08,364 LIBRARIES DON'T HAVE MORE 1690 00:56:08,364 --> 00:56:09,666 NEEDS. THE BUILDINGS ARE OLD AND 1691 00:56:09,666 --> 00:56:10,800 THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE NEEDS 1692 00:56:10,800 --> 00:56:12,736 INTO THE FUTURE. IS LIBRARY LEVY 1693 00:56:12,736 --> 00:56:15,238 IS NOT GOING TO COVER ALL THE 1694 00:56:15,238 --> 00:56:16,840 NEEDS. AND WE WILL BE BACK HERE 1695 00:56:16,840 --> 00:56:20,143 AGAIN . BUT WE ALSO HAVE OTHER 1696 00:56:20,143 --> 00:56:22,045 NEEDS. AND IF WE PUT ALL OF THE 1697 00:56:22,045 --> 00:56:26,683 MONEY INTO THIS NEED, WE WILL 1698 00:56:26,683 --> 00:56:28,051 HAVE LESS TO COVER FUTURE NEEDS 1699 00:56:28,051 --> 00:56:29,252 INCLUDING THE NEXT LEVY WHICH IS 1700 00:56:29,252 --> 00:56:32,555 THE HOUSING LEVY IN 2030. SO I 1701 00:56:32,555 --> 00:56:38,461 WILL SAY, THAT NO ONE IS SAYING 1702 00:56:38,461 --> 00:56:39,996 THAT LIBRARIES DON'T HAVE MORE 1703 00:56:39,996 --> 00:56:40,897 NEEDS. THE NEEDS ARE ACTUALLY 1704 00:56:40,897 --> 00:56:41,798 ENDLESS BECAUSE THE BUILDINGS 1705 00:56:41,798 --> 00:56:43,032 WILL ALWAYS NEED MORE WORK. THEY 1706 00:56:43,032 --> 00:56:44,167 ARE OLD BUILDINGS. AND, WE ARE 1707 00:56:44,167 --> 00:56:45,468 GRAPPLING WITH HOW TO PAY FOR 1708 00:56:45,468 --> 00:56:52,275 ALL OF THESE. SO, I THINK IN 1709 00:56:52,275 --> 00:56:53,743 TERMS OF THE VOTERS AND PUTTING 1710 00:56:53,743 --> 00:56:55,145 THIS ON THE LEVY, YES, 1711 00:56:55,145 --> 00:57:00,049 ABSOLUTELY, THEY GET TO DECIDE 1712 00:57:00,049 --> 00:57:00,984 WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO VOTE 1713 00:57:00,984 --> 00:57:02,752 FOR IT OR NOT. I WILL SAY VOTERS 1714 00:57:02,752 --> 00:57:03,853 DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE BENEFIT 1715 00:57:03,853 --> 00:57:05,155 OF OUR FINANCE ADVISORS WHO TELL 1716 00:57:05,155 --> 00:57:07,857 US WHERE WE ARE WITH LEVY CAPS, 1717 00:57:07,857 --> 00:57:09,492 WHAT EVEN A LEVY CAP IS AND HOW 1718 00:57:09,492 --> 00:57:10,827 MUCH WE WOULD HAVE FOR FUTURE 1719 00:57:10,827 --> 00:57:15,932 LEVIES. THAT IS A LEVEL OF IN 1720 00:57:15,932 --> 00:57:17,400 THE WEEDS I DON'T EXPECT VOTERS 1721 00:57:17,400 --> 00:57:18,601 TO KNOW. BUT WE KNOW THAT. AND 1722 00:57:18,601 --> 00:57:19,803 ALL OF THAT GOES INTO OUR 1723 00:57:19,803 --> 00:57:20,837 CALCULATION AND SHOULD GO INTO 1724 00:57:20,837 --> 00:57:21,938 OUR CALCULATION. AND THAT IS 1725 00:57:21,938 --> 00:57:22,939 IMPORTANT. BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ALL 1726 00:57:22,939 --> 00:57:27,944 LOVE OUR LIBRARY AND WE UP HERE 1727 00:57:27,944 --> 00:57:29,045 ARE STRUGGLING WITH MORE THAN 1728 00:57:29,045 --> 00:57:30,380 JUST THE LIBRARY. AND THAT IS A 1729 00:57:30,380 --> 00:57:32,949 STRUGGLE. SO I REALLY , IT'S 1730 00:57:32,949 --> 00:57:39,756 IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT. 1731 00:57:39,756 --> 00:57:40,957 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I SEE YOUR 1732 00:57:40,957 --> 00:57:41,825 HAND. GO AHEAD. 1733 00:57:41,825 --> 00:57:48,798 >> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE I 1734 00:57:48,798 --> 00:57:49,866 COULD'VE GOT THE HAND UP 1735 00:57:49,866 --> 00:57:51,000 QUICKER. I WILL NOT BE 1736 00:57:51,000 --> 00:57:52,101 SUPPORTING THIS AND I WILL SHARE 1737 00:57:52,101 --> 00:57:53,536 WHY. AND I DO AGREE WITH THE 1738 00:57:53,536 --> 00:57:54,504 CHAIR, THOUGH I DO APPRECIATE 1739 00:57:54,504 --> 00:57:55,371 PASSION THAT COUNCILMEMBER LIN 1740 00:57:55,371 --> 00:57:56,439 AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK BRING TO 1741 00:57:56,439 --> 00:57:57,574 THIS AMENDMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING 1742 00:57:57,574 --> 00:58:01,344 TRUMP. THAT IS ANOTHER THING. 1743 00:58:01,344 --> 00:58:03,046 ANYWAY, I WENT BACK AND PULLED 1744 00:58:03,046 --> 00:58:05,281 UP , AGAIN, AM TAKING IT FROM 1745 00:58:05,281 --> 00:58:09,452 THE PERSPECTIVE OF , THIS IS 15% 1746 00:58:09,452 --> 00:58:11,254 MORE THAN THE LAST LEVY WHICH I 1747 00:58:11,254 --> 00:58:18,061 WAS AROUND FOUR. CONCERNED ABOUT 1748 00:58:18,061 --> 00:58:18,962 JEOPARDIZING FUTURE LEVIES, OUR 1749 00:58:18,962 --> 00:58:19,629 FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY BUT ALSO 1750 00:58:19,629 --> 00:58:21,130 THE LEVY CAP. I WILL TELL YOU 1751 00:58:21,130 --> 00:58:22,665 WHY I'M SAYING THIS. I'M NOT 1752 00:58:22,665 --> 00:58:23,867 ANTI--- I MEAN, IF WE COULD 1753 00:58:23,867 --> 00:58:26,135 AFFORD ALL OF THIS, THEN I SAY 1754 00:58:26,135 --> 00:58:27,470 WHAT THE MAYOR SENT DOWN AND 1755 00:58:27,470 --> 00:58:29,439 WHAT WOULD BE PASSED , ALL THE 1756 00:58:29,439 --> 00:58:30,840 AMENDMENTS, WITH THAT TOTAL 1757 00:58:30,840 --> 00:58:34,944 WOULD BE, AND I THINK THE DELTA 1758 00:58:34,944 --> 00:58:36,346 IS LIKE $70 MILLION IF WE ADDED 1759 00:58:36,346 --> 00:58:37,347 EVERY AMENDMENT IN HERE. 1760 00:58:37,347 --> 00:58:38,748 >> $79 MILLION. 1761 00:58:38,748 --> 00:58:40,750 >> SO WHEN WE LOOK AT CITY OF 1762 00:58:40,750 --> 00:58:44,053 SEATTLE TAX LEVY AND YOU 1763 00:58:44,053 --> 00:58:49,158 MENTIONED THIS, MADAM CHAIR, WE 1764 00:58:49,158 --> 00:58:50,560 HAVE THE LIBRARY LEVY THAT IS 1765 00:58:50,560 --> 00:58:51,761 NOW. WE HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION 1766 00:58:51,761 --> 00:58:52,729 LEVY COMING. WE HAVE THE RECENT 1767 00:58:52,729 --> 00:58:56,566 -- WE HAVE THIS HOUSING LEVY 1768 00:58:56,566 --> 00:58:57,767 COMING IN 2030. WE JUST PASSED 1769 00:58:57,767 --> 00:59:01,037 THE LEVY IN 2025. TO THE TUNE OF 1770 00:59:01,037 --> 00:59:11,581 $1.3 BILLION. AND IF WE LOOK AT 1771 00:59:40,877 --> 00:59:41,411 THE ANNUAL TAXES OF SEATTLE, 1772 00:59:41,411 --> 00:59:42,045 ALSO THE ONES THAT KEEP ROLLING 1773 00:59:42,045 --> 00:59:52,588 OVER, THE SWEETENED BEVERAGE -- 1774 00:59:59,862 --> 01:00:01,297 BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, AS YOU 1775 01:00:01,297 --> 01:00:02,432 POINTED OUT, MADAM CHAIR, WE ALL 1776 01:00:02,432 --> 01:00:03,633 OF THE LIBRARIES BUT WE ALSO 1777 01:00:03,633 --> 01:00:04,467 HAVE A FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. 1778 01:00:04,467 --> 01:00:05,935 WHAT I THINK, AND WHAT I AM 1779 01:00:05,935 --> 01:00:07,303 SEEING IN AMENDMENT FOUR AND 1780 01:00:07,303 --> 01:00:15,945 FIVE, THOSE ARE OPERATION AND 1781 01:00:15,945 --> 01:00:17,146 MAINTENANCE AND BRICK AND MORTAR 1782 01:00:17,146 --> 01:00:18,147 REPAIRS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE. 1783 01:00:18,147 --> 01:00:19,349 AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IF 1784 01:00:19,349 --> 01:00:20,350 IT DOESN'T GET FUNDED HERE 1785 01:00:20,350 --> 01:00:21,851 IT'S NOT GOING TO GET FUNDED 1786 01:00:21,851 --> 01:00:22,885 EVER ANYWHERE ELSE. I BELIEVE IT 1787 01:00:22,885 --> 01:00:24,354 WILL AND IT SHOULD. AND FOR THAT 1788 01:00:24,354 --> 01:00:25,288 REASON, AND AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND 1789 01:00:25,288 --> 01:00:26,556 THE PASSION AND THE CONCERN, I 1790 01:00:26,556 --> 01:00:27,557 DON'T LIKE TO MAKE DECISIONS 1791 01:00:27,557 --> 01:00:29,058 OUT OF FEAR OR BEING REACTIVE TO 1792 01:00:29,058 --> 01:00:30,560 WHAT I THINK IS HAPPENING 1793 01:00:30,560 --> 01:00:33,997 POLITICALLY , GLOBALLY, ON A 1794 01:00:33,997 --> 01:00:35,231 NATIONAL LEVEL, AT LEAST FOR 1795 01:00:35,231 --> 01:00:39,635 THIS SPECIFIC MATTER. THAT IS 1796 01:00:39,635 --> 01:00:40,203 NOT THROWING SHADED ANYONE, 1797 01:00:40,203 --> 01:00:42,071 IT'S HOW I LOOK AT ANALYSIS AND 1798 01:00:42,071 --> 01:00:42,805 MAKING DECISIONS. SO, WE KNOW 1799 01:00:42,805 --> 01:00:44,140 THAT THE ORIGINAL PACKET FROM 1800 01:00:44,140 --> 01:00:50,146 THE MAYOR WAS $410 MILLION. AND 1801 01:00:50,146 --> 01:00:51,514 IF WE ADDED ALL THE AMENDMENTS 1802 01:00:51,514 --> 01:00:52,648 TOGETHER IT WOULD COME OUT TO 1803 01:00:52,648 --> 01:00:53,950 LIKE $480 MILLION, CORRECT ME IF 1804 01:00:53,950 --> 01:00:56,652 I AM WRONG , A $70 MILLION DELTA 1805 01:00:56,652 --> 01:00:58,554 DIFFERENCE THERE. SO, I'M 1806 01:00:58,554 --> 01:01:04,327 LOOKING AT IT THAT WAY. I'M IN 1807 01:01:04,327 --> 01:01:05,595 SUPPORT OF MANY OF THE OTHER 1808 01:01:05,595 --> 01:01:06,696 AMENDMENTS, SOME JUST LAYING IT 1809 01:01:06,696 --> 01:01:08,064 OUT NOW THAT I WILL NOT BE 1810 01:01:08,064 --> 01:01:08,731 SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. 1811 01:01:08,731 --> 01:01:11,000 AMENDMENT FOUR, AND I WILL NOT 1812 01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:13,236 BE SUPPORTING AMENDMENT FIVE. 1813 01:01:13,236 --> 01:01:14,937 FOR THE VERY SAME REASON SO I 1814 01:01:14,937 --> 01:01:16,072 DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK AGAIN. 1815 01:01:16,072 --> 01:01:16,839 THANK YOU. 1816 01:01:16,839 --> 01:01:22,445 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. ANY 1817 01:01:22,445 --> 01:01:23,846 OTHER COMMENTS? LET'S TAKE A 1818 01:01:23,846 --> 01:01:28,051 VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. 1819 01:01:28,051 --> 01:01:28,751 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 1820 01:01:28,751 --> 01:01:32,455 >> YES. 1821 01:01:32,455 --> 01:01:32,989 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1822 01:01:32,989 --> 01:01:34,657 >> YES. 1823 01:01:34,657 --> 01:01:37,860 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1824 01:01:37,860 --> 01:01:38,594 >> NO. 1825 01:01:38,594 --> 01:01:39,162 >> YES. 1826 01:01:39,162 --> 01:01:39,829 >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 1827 01:01:39,829 --> 01:01:42,031 >> YES. 1828 01:01:42,031 --> 01:01:42,432 >> CHAIR RIVERA. 1829 01:01:42,432 --> 01:01:47,970 >> NO. FIVE IN FAVOR, TWO 1830 01:01:47,970 --> 01:01:48,638 OPPOSED. 1831 01:01:48,638 --> 01:01:50,440 >> THE MOTION CARRIES IN 1832 01:01:50,440 --> 01:01:53,342 AMENDMENT FOUR IS ADOPTED. 1833 01:01:53,342 --> 01:01:54,143 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK YOUR 1834 01:01:54,143 --> 01:01:55,211 RECOGNIZE TO MOVE AMENDMENT OF 1835 01:01:55,211 --> 01:01:55,978 FIVE. 1836 01:01:55,978 --> 01:01:57,880 >> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO AMEND 1837 01:01:57,880 --> 01:01:59,449 COUNCIL BILL 12118 IS PRESENTED 1838 01:01:59,449 --> 01:02:05,855 ON AMENDMENT FIVE. 1839 01:02:05,855 --> 01:02:06,355 >> SECOND. 1840 01:02:06,355 --> 01:02:07,857 >> THANK YOU. IT IS MOVED AND 1841 01:02:07,857 --> 01:02:10,059 SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 1842 01:02:10,059 --> 01:02:11,260 CB 12181 IS PRESENTED ON 1843 01:02:11,260 --> 01:02:15,465 AMENDMENT FIVE. TO PLEASE 1844 01:02:15,465 --> 01:02:16,432 BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT AMENDMENT 1845 01:02:16,432 --> 01:02:18,401 FIVE AND THEN I WILL GO TO YOU, 1846 01:02:18,401 --> 01:02:25,408 SPONSOR , GO AHEAD, ERIC. 1847 01:02:25,408 --> 01:02:26,142 >> AMENDMENT FIVE WOULD 1848 01:02:26,142 --> 01:02:26,809 COMMUNICATE COUNCIL'S INTENTION 1849 01:02:26,809 --> 01:02:27,944 THAT A PORTION OF THE LIBRARY 1850 01:02:27,944 --> 01:02:28,678 LEVY FUNDING AMOUNT IS 1851 01:02:28,678 --> 01:02:29,579 TRANSMITTED BY THE MAYOR 1852 01:02:29,579 --> 01:02:30,780 INCREASE BY $50 MILLION BY THE 1853 01:02:30,780 --> 01:02:31,948 COUNCIL SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED FOR 1854 01:02:31,948 --> 01:02:32,548 INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT 1855 01:02:32,548 --> 01:02:33,282 MAINTENANCE FOR RENOVATING A 1856 01:02:33,282 --> 01:02:37,653 HISTORIC LIBRARY BRANCH TO 1857 01:02:37,653 --> 01:02:38,488 IMPROVE SEISMIC SAFETY, REDUCE 1858 01:02:38,488 --> 01:02:39,689 THE USE OF FOSSIL FUELS, AND 1859 01:02:39,689 --> 01:02:40,790 UPGRADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE 1860 01:02:40,790 --> 01:02:41,457 SPACE. 1861 01:02:41,457 --> 01:02:46,329 >> THANK YOU, ERIC. 1862 01:02:46,329 --> 01:02:47,063 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK YOUR 1863 01:02:47,063 --> 01:02:47,930 RECOGNIZE TO SPEAK YOUR 1864 01:02:47,930 --> 01:02:48,798 AMENDMENT AND ALSO I WILL 1865 01:02:48,798 --> 01:02:49,565 RECOGNIZE YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1866 01:02:49,565 --> 01:02:50,800 STRAUSS, AS COSPONSOR IF YOU 1867 01:02:50,800 --> 01:02:51,768 WOULD LIKE. 1868 01:02:51,768 --> 01:02:55,138 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. COLLEAGUES, 1869 01:02:55,138 --> 01:02:57,039 I WILL SPEAK HERE TO AMENDMENT 1870 01:02:57,039 --> 01:03:00,676 FIVE -- 1871 01:03:00,676 --> 01:03:01,844 >> SORRY, SPONSORS, IT IS 1872 01:03:01,844 --> 01:03:03,346 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WHO IS 1873 01:03:03,346 --> 01:03:07,450 SPONSORING THIS. 1874 01:03:07,450 --> 01:03:08,751 >> COLLEAGUES, I WILL SPEAK HERE 1875 01:03:08,751 --> 01:03:09,952 TO AMENDMENT FIVE AND THEN MORE 1876 01:03:09,952 --> 01:03:11,053 BROADLY TO AMENDMENTS ONE AND 1877 01:03:11,053 --> 01:03:13,256 FOUR AND NINE AS WELL. SINCE 1878 01:03:13,256 --> 01:03:14,657 THESE ARE THE FOUR AMENDMENTS 1879 01:03:14,657 --> 01:03:15,391 THAT REPRESENT PORTLAND 1880 01:03:15,391 --> 01:03:17,527 INVESTMENTS IN SEATTLE PUBLIC 1881 01:03:17,527 --> 01:03:18,227 LIBRARY INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE 1882 01:03:18,227 --> 01:03:25,334 PEOPLE WE SERVE. WE KNOW THAT 1883 01:03:25,334 --> 01:03:26,235 LIBRARIES ARE A CRITICAL PART OF 1884 01:03:26,235 --> 01:03:27,336 OUR COMMUNITY'S SAFETY AND 1885 01:03:27,336 --> 01:03:28,237 INFRASTRUCTURE. IN THE NEXT YEAR 1886 01:03:28,237 --> 01:03:29,472 WE FACE A VERY REAL THREAT OF 1887 01:03:29,472 --> 01:03:30,339 GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS, CAUSED 1888 01:03:30,339 --> 01:03:31,541 BY THE PRESIDENT'S FOOLISH 1889 01:03:31,541 --> 01:03:40,683 TRADE POLICIES AND NOW MASSIVELY 1890 01:03:40,683 --> 01:03:41,450 ACCELERATED BY THE NATION'S 1891 01:03:41,450 --> 01:03:42,885 RECKLESS WAR WITH IRAN. I EXPECT 1892 01:03:42,885 --> 01:03:43,653 HARD TIMES AHEAD. WE ARE 1893 01:03:43,653 --> 01:03:44,453 CERTAINLY ALREADY FEELING IT. 1894 01:03:44,453 --> 01:03:45,588 HARD TIMES AHEAD FOR SEATTLE'S 1895 01:03:45,588 --> 01:03:46,556 ECONOMY. AND SO THIS LEVY 1896 01:03:46,556 --> 01:03:49,225 PRESENTS US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY 1897 01:03:49,225 --> 01:03:50,459 . AND TO MY MIND, A 1898 01:03:50,459 --> 01:03:51,260 RESPONSIBILITY, TO INCREASE OUR 1899 01:03:51,260 --> 01:03:53,129 INVESTMENTS, TO ENSURE SAFE 1900 01:03:53,129 --> 01:03:54,130 COMMUNITIES SPACES ARE IN EVERY 1901 01:03:54,130 --> 01:03:59,735 NEIGHBORHOOD IN OUR CITY. AND 1902 01:03:59,735 --> 01:04:00,703 OUR DECISIONS TODAY WILL 1903 01:04:00,703 --> 01:04:01,971 DETERMINE HOW MANY OF OUR PUBLIC 1904 01:04:01,971 --> 01:04:02,638 FACILITIES WILL BE STRENGTHENED 1905 01:04:02,638 --> 01:04:06,642 AGAINST EARTHQUAKES, HAVING HVAC 1906 01:04:06,642 --> 01:04:08,144 SYSTEMS READY FOR THE EXTREME 1907 01:04:08,144 --> 01:04:09,445 COLD AND HEAT BROUGHT TO US BY 1908 01:04:09,445 --> 01:04:10,680 CLIMATE CHANGE, AND BE READY TO 1909 01:04:10,680 --> 01:04:11,547 PROVIDE REFUGE FROM THE 1910 01:04:11,547 --> 01:04:12,748 DANGEROUS AIR OUT THAT MAY COME 1911 01:04:12,748 --> 01:04:13,783 WITH OUR NEXT FIRE SEASON. 1912 01:04:13,783 --> 01:04:24,327 SEISMIC RETROFITS, HVAC UPGRADES 1913 01:04:28,297 --> 01:04:29,465 TO ALLOW EVERY WORD BRANCH TO OF 1914 01:04:29,465 --> 01:04:30,867 AC, AND GETTING ALL OF OUR 1915 01:04:30,867 --> 01:04:32,001 BRANCHES TO BE ADA COMPLIANT AND 1916 01:04:32,001 --> 01:04:33,236 THE CAPACITY TO DO JUST REGULAR 1917 01:04:33,236 --> 01:04:34,237 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IS A TIMELY 1918 01:04:34,237 --> 01:04:35,338 AND COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO ENSURE 1919 01:04:35,338 --> 01:04:36,539 THAT WE HAVE SAFER SPACES IN 1920 01:04:36,539 --> 01:04:37,340 EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. INVESTING IN 1921 01:04:37,340 --> 01:04:38,374 CAPITAL PROJECTS MEANS WE CAN 1922 01:04:38,374 --> 01:04:39,442 PAY FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND 1923 01:04:39,442 --> 01:04:40,610 RETROFITS BEFORE PRICES GO 1924 01:04:40,610 --> 01:04:44,146 HIGHER. INVESTING IN THE LOCAL 1925 01:04:44,146 --> 01:04:45,581 UNION LABOR TO BUILD OUR CIVIC 1926 01:04:45,581 --> 01:04:46,048 INFRASTRUCTURE MEANS 1927 01:04:46,048 --> 01:04:46,649 RECIRCULATING OUR DOLLARS 1928 01:04:46,649 --> 01:04:47,783 LOCALLY, MOST DOLLARS INVESTED 1929 01:04:47,783 --> 01:04:51,187 IN OUR LOCAL TRADES WOMEN AND 1930 01:04:51,187 --> 01:04:52,255 MEN WILL BE SPENT AND RE-SPENT 1931 01:04:52,255 --> 01:04:54,090 LOCALLY ADDING A BENEFIT NOT 1932 01:04:54,090 --> 01:05:02,732 JUST TO A SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 1933 01:05:02,732 --> 01:05:03,532 BRANCH BUT TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY 1934 01:05:03,532 --> 01:05:04,734 AS A WHOLE. AND SO COLLEAGUES, 1935 01:05:04,734 --> 01:05:06,002 FOR ALL OF THESE REASONS, I 1936 01:05:06,002 --> 01:05:07,270 CONSIDER THIS AMENDMENT AND THE 1937 01:05:07,270 --> 01:05:07,803 OTHER CAPITAL MAINTENANCE 1938 01:05:07,803 --> 01:05:09,105 AMENDMENT'S BEFORE US TODAY AS 1939 01:05:09,105 --> 01:05:10,039 ESSENTIAL ONES. IF YOU FEEL THE 1940 01:05:10,039 --> 01:05:11,574 SAME, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 1941 01:05:11,574 --> 01:05:11,874 THANK YOU. 1942 01:05:11,874 --> 01:05:12,642 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1943 01:05:12,642 --> 01:05:13,476 RINCK. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER 1944 01:05:13,476 --> 01:05:14,844 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THEN, 1945 01:05:14,844 --> 01:05:17,847 LET'S GO TO A VOTE. 1946 01:05:17,847 --> 01:05:18,047 >> 1947 01:05:18,047 --> 01:05:18,581 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 1948 01:05:18,581 --> 01:05:22,985 >> YES. 1949 01:05:22,985 --> 01:05:23,519 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1950 01:05:23,519 --> 01:05:24,553 >> YES. 1951 01:05:24,553 --> 01:05:28,958 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1952 01:05:28,958 --> 01:05:29,659 >> NO. 1953 01:05:29,659 --> 01:05:30,359 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 1954 01:05:30,359 --> 01:05:31,794 >> YES. 1955 01:05:31,794 --> 01:05:32,295 >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 1956 01:05:32,295 --> 01:05:35,164 >> YES. 1957 01:05:35,164 --> 01:05:35,598 >>>> CHAIR RIVERA. 1958 01:05:35,598 --> 01:05:41,737 >> NO. 1959 01:05:41,737 --> 01:05:42,838 >> FOUR IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED, 1960 01:05:42,838 --> 01:05:43,940 ONE ABSTENTION. 1961 01:05:43,940 --> 01:05:46,042 >> IT IS ADOPTED. LET'S GO TO 1962 01:05:46,042 --> 01:05:52,048 AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX. 1963 01:05:52,048 --> 01:05:52,748 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOUR 1964 01:05:52,748 --> 01:05:53,449 RECOGNIZE TO MOVE AMENDMENT 1965 01:05:53,449 --> 01:05:53,883 NUMBER SIX. 1966 01:05:53,883 --> 01:05:55,584 >> THANK YOU, I MOVED TO AMEND 1967 01:05:55,584 --> 01:05:56,952 COUNCIL BILL 121181 IS PRESENTED 1968 01:05:56,952 --> 01:06:00,656 ON AMENDMENT SIX. 1969 01:06:00,656 --> 01:06:06,262 >> SECOND. 1970 01:06:06,262 --> 01:06:07,596 >> THANK YOU. IT IS MOVED AND 1971 01:06:07,596 --> 01:06:08,731 SECONDED TO MOVE COUNCIL BILL 1972 01:06:08,731 --> 01:06:09,732 121181 IS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT 1973 01:06:09,732 --> 01:06:11,167 SIX. WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE A 1974 01:06:11,167 --> 01:06:11,867 BRIEF DESCRIPTION? 1975 01:06:11,867 --> 01:06:16,939 >> THIS IS SPONSORED BY 1976 01:06:16,939 --> 01:06:17,640 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND 1977 01:06:17,640 --> 01:06:18,240 COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 1978 01:06:18,240 --> 01:06:19,041 STRAUSS. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD 1979 01:06:19,041 --> 01:06:20,042 COMMUNICATE COUNCIL'S INTENTION 1980 01:06:20,042 --> 01:06:21,544 THE PORTION OF THE LIBRARY LEVY 1981 01:06:21,544 --> 01:06:22,978 FUNDING AMOUNT IS TRANSMITTED BY 1982 01:06:22,978 --> 01:06:24,180 THE MAYOR INCREASE BY $8.4 1983 01:06:24,180 --> 01:06:30,086 MILLION BY THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE 1984 01:06:30,086 --> 01:06:30,953 AUTHORIZED FOR INVESTMENTS TO 1985 01:06:30,953 --> 01:06:31,654 SUPPORT COLLECTIONS BY EXPANDING 1986 01:06:31,654 --> 01:06:32,455 THE ELECTRONIC AND PHYSICAL 1987 01:06:32,455 --> 01:06:33,255 MATERIALS COLLECTIONS AND 1988 01:06:33,255 --> 01:06:34,256 INCREASING COLLECTIONS TO 1989 01:06:34,256 --> 01:06:34,523 STAFFING. 1990 01:06:34,523 --> 01:06:43,666 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1991 01:06:43,666 --> 01:06:44,700 RINCK YOUR RECOGNIZE TO SPEAK 1992 01:06:44,700 --> 01:06:45,901 AND THEN I WILL GO TO 1993 01:06:45,901 --> 01:06:46,535 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AS 1994 01:06:46,535 --> 01:06:46,869 COSPONSOR. 1995 01:06:46,869 --> 01:06:48,104 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. COLLEAGUES, 1996 01:06:48,104 --> 01:06:50,306 WE HAVE HEARD THE PUBLIC COMMENT 1997 01:06:50,306 --> 01:06:51,173 IN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FROM 1998 01:06:51,173 --> 01:06:52,141 SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S 1999 01:06:52,141 --> 01:06:53,242 FOUNDATION AND FRIENDS OF 2000 01:06:53,242 --> 01:06:54,310 SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY THAT WE 2001 01:06:54,310 --> 01:06:57,646 ARE A CITY OF READERS. THIS CITY 2002 01:06:57,646 --> 01:06:59,648 LOVES BOOKS OF EVERY FLAVOR AND 2003 01:06:59,648 --> 01:07:02,351 FORMAT. DEMAND ON OUR PHYSICAL 2004 01:07:02,351 --> 01:07:03,753 AND DIGITAL COLLECTIONS IS HIGH. 2005 01:07:03,753 --> 01:07:05,654 IS FOR OUTPACING OUR BELOVED 2006 01:07:05,654 --> 01:07:08,157 LIBRARY ABILITY TO KEEP UP. THIS 2007 01:07:08,157 --> 01:07:09,258 AMENDMENT WOULD GIVE THE LIBRARY 2008 01:07:09,258 --> 01:07:10,393 THE FINANCIAL AND HUMAN 2009 01:07:10,393 --> 01:07:17,867 RESOURCES NEEDED TO KEEP OUR 2010 01:07:17,867 --> 01:07:18,734 COLLECTIONS UP TO MEET THIS 2011 01:07:18,734 --> 01:07:19,668 MOMENT AND BETTER SERVE OUR 2012 01:07:19,668 --> 01:07:20,970 READERS ACROSS THE CITY. I ASK 2013 01:07:20,970 --> 01:07:22,538 FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU ALSO 2014 01:07:22,538 --> 01:07:25,241 TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR 2015 01:07:25,241 --> 01:07:25,875 SIGNING ON AS COSPONSOR FOR 2016 01:07:25,875 --> 01:07:26,075 THIS. 2017 01:07:26,075 --> 01:07:26,842 >> THANK YOU. 2018 01:07:26,842 --> 01:07:29,612 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2019 01:07:29,612 --> 01:07:30,246 STRAUSS, YOUR RECOGNIZE. 2020 01:07:30,246 --> 01:07:31,847 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS 2021 01:07:31,847 --> 01:07:32,982 RECOGNIZE , I BROUGHT FOUR 2022 01:07:32,982 --> 01:07:33,649 AMENDMENT STORE COMMITTEE 2023 01:07:33,649 --> 01:07:41,056 MEETING LAST TIME AND I HAVE 2024 01:07:41,056 --> 01:07:42,291 REDUCE THE TO TWO IN PART BY 2025 01:07:42,291 --> 01:07:43,492 PARTNERING WITH COLLEAGUES. THIS 2026 01:07:43,492 --> 01:07:44,260 HELPS US BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE 2027 01:07:44,260 --> 01:07:45,194 AND CONTINUE TO PUSH THE 2028 01:07:45,194 --> 01:07:46,429 ENVELOPE OF THIS LIBRARY LEVY AS 2029 01:07:46,429 --> 01:07:47,430 FAR AS IS RESPONSIBLY POSSIBLE. 2030 01:07:47,430 --> 01:07:50,766 THIS IS ANOTHER MOMENT OF , 2031 01:07:50,766 --> 01:07:52,134 WITHOUT BOOKS, WITHOUT E-BOOKS, 2032 01:07:52,134 --> 01:07:53,469 IT IS JUST A BUILDING. THANK 2033 01:07:53,469 --> 01:07:54,236 YOU. 2034 01:07:54,236 --> 01:07:57,473 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2035 01:07:57,473 --> 01:08:02,244 STRAUSS. ANY COMMENTS , 2036 01:08:02,244 --> 01:08:03,045 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, YOUR 2037 01:08:03,045 --> 01:08:03,345 RECOGNIZE. 2038 01:08:03,345 --> 01:08:04,647 >> I WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR, AND 2039 01:08:04,647 --> 01:08:06,148 WERE GENERALLY TALK AGAIN ABOUT 2040 01:08:06,148 --> 01:08:08,250 THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF OUR 2041 01:08:08,250 --> 01:08:10,453 LIBRARIES AND THIS TIME IS WE 2042 01:08:10,453 --> 01:08:12,655 SEE DEMOCRACY CRUMBLING. OUR 2043 01:08:12,655 --> 01:08:15,925 LIBRARIES ARE ESSENTIAL AGAINST 2044 01:08:15,925 --> 01:08:20,463 THAT. DEFENDING OUR DEMOCRACY , 2045 01:08:20,463 --> 01:08:21,864 WHETHER IT IS OUR BUILDINGS, OUR 2046 01:08:21,864 --> 01:08:23,299 STAFFING, OR OUR COLLECTIONS, 2047 01:08:23,299 --> 01:08:26,836 THEY ARE ALL CRITICALLY 2048 01:08:26,836 --> 01:08:27,570 ESSENTIAL SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 2049 01:08:27,570 --> 01:08:29,038 THAT ARE NEEDED MORE NOW THAN 2050 01:08:29,038 --> 01:08:33,776 EVER. AND SO, I AM EXCITED TO 2051 01:08:33,776 --> 01:08:38,781 SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU, 2052 01:08:38,781 --> 01:08:39,548 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND 2053 01:08:39,548 --> 01:08:40,049 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2054 01:08:40,049 --> 01:08:41,050 >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS 2055 01:08:41,050 --> 01:08:42,751 OR QUESTIONS? LET'S A VOTE ON 2056 01:08:42,751 --> 01:08:43,986 AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX. 2057 01:08:43,986 --> 01:08:46,055 >> 2058 01:08:46,055 --> 01:08:46,589 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2059 01:08:46,589 --> 01:08:47,356 >> YES. 2060 01:08:47,356 --> 01:08:47,890 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2061 01:08:47,890 --> 01:08:49,158 >> YES. 2062 01:08:49,158 --> 01:08:49,692 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2063 01:08:49,692 --> 01:08:50,759 >> YES. 2064 01:08:50,759 --> 01:08:51,260 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2065 01:08:51,260 --> 01:08:52,461 >> YES. 2066 01:08:52,461 --> 01:08:52,962 >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 2067 01:08:52,962 --> 01:08:54,163 >> YES. 2068 01:08:54,163 --> 01:08:54,763 >> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 2069 01:08:54,763 --> 01:08:56,398 >> YES. 2070 01:08:56,398 --> 01:08:56,799 >> CHAIR RIVERA. 2071 01:08:56,799 --> 01:09:01,670 >> YES. SIX IN FAVOR AND ONE 2072 01:09:01,670 --> 01:09:02,137 OPPOSED. 2073 01:09:02,137 --> 01:09:07,343 >> THE MOTION CARRIES. 2074 01:09:07,343 --> 01:09:08,077 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK YOUR 2075 01:09:08,077 --> 01:09:09,011 RECOGNIZE TO MOVE AMENDMENT 2076 01:09:09,011 --> 01:09:09,378 NUMBER SEVEN. 2077 01:09:09,378 --> 01:09:10,679 >> THANK YOU, I MOVED TO AMEND 2078 01:09:10,679 --> 01:09:11,881 COUNCIL BILL 121181 IS PRESENTED 2079 01:09:11,881 --> 01:09:14,149 ON AMENDMENT SEVEN. 2080 01:09:14,149 --> 01:09:15,651 >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 2081 01:09:15,651 --> 01:09:23,259 AMEND COUNCIL BILL 121181 -- I 2082 01:09:23,259 --> 01:09:25,261 THOUGHT I HEARD A SECOND. IT IS 2083 01:09:25,261 --> 01:09:25,928 MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND 2084 01:09:25,928 --> 01:09:26,962 COUNCIL BILL 121181 IS PRESENTED 2085 01:09:26,962 --> 01:09:28,797 ON AMENDMENT SEVEN. ERIC? 2086 01:09:28,797 --> 01:09:33,135 >> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD INDICATE 2087 01:09:33,135 --> 01:09:34,003 COUNCIL'S INTENTION THAT A 2088 01:09:34,003 --> 01:09:35,004 PORTION OF THE LIBRARY LEVY 2089 01:09:35,004 --> 01:09:36,238 FUNDING AMOUNT IS TRANSMITTED BY 2090 01:09:36,238 --> 01:09:37,907 THE MAYOR AND INCREASED BY $2.5 2091 01:09:37,907 --> 01:09:42,044 MILLION BY THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE 2092 01:09:42,044 --> 01:09:42,845 AUTHORIZED FOR INVESTMENTS TO 2093 01:09:42,845 --> 01:09:43,679 SUPPORT COLLECTIONS BY EXPANDING 2094 01:09:43,679 --> 01:09:47,650 THE TITLES IN THE LIBRARY'S 2095 01:09:47,650 --> 01:09:48,083 E-BOOK COLLECTION. 2096 01:09:48,083 --> 01:09:54,456 >> THANK YOU, ERIC. 2097 01:09:54,456 --> 01:09:55,157 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK YOUR 2098 01:09:55,157 --> 01:09:56,358 RECOGNIZE TO SPEAK YOUR 2099 01:09:56,358 --> 01:09:56,659 AMENDMENT. 2100 01:09:56,659 --> 01:09:57,326 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. COLLEAGUES, 2101 01:09:57,326 --> 01:09:59,061 THIS AMENDMENT IS A SMALLER, 2102 01:09:59,061 --> 01:09:59,995 MORE TARGETED COLLECTIONS 2103 01:09:59,995 --> 01:10:03,766 INVESTMENT. THE TABLE IS THE 2104 01:10:03,766 --> 01:10:04,934 FIRST THING YOU SEE WHEN YOU 2105 01:10:04,934 --> 01:10:06,502 WALK INTO JUST ABOUT ANY LIBRARY 2106 01:10:06,502 --> 01:10:07,469 BRANCH. CURRENTLY PEAK PICKS IS 2107 01:10:07,469 --> 01:10:08,938 LIMITED TO PHYSICAL BOOKS. 2108 01:10:08,938 --> 01:10:11,473 DESPITE THE FACT THAT SEATTLE 2109 01:10:11,473 --> 01:10:13,475 PUBLIC LIBRARY IS IN THE TOP 10 2110 01:10:13,475 --> 01:10:15,277 WORLDWIDE IN DIGITAL BOOK 2111 01:10:15,277 --> 01:10:17,680 CHECKOUTS. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD 2112 01:10:17,680 --> 01:10:19,648 EXPAND THE INCREDIBLE AND 2113 01:10:19,648 --> 01:10:21,850 RESPONSIVE PROGRAM TO E-BOOKS. I 2114 01:10:21,850 --> 01:10:24,853 WILL NOTE I WAS AT THE LABOR 2115 01:10:24,853 --> 01:10:26,088 BRANCH THIS WEEKEND WHEN I WAS 2116 01:10:26,088 --> 01:10:30,559 THERE I PICKED UP A BOOK FROM 2117 01:10:30,559 --> 01:10:32,027 THE PEAK PICKS SHELF. FOR THOSE 2118 01:10:32,027 --> 01:10:34,430 WHO DON'T KNOW, VIRGINIA IS A 2119 01:10:34,430 --> 01:10:37,866 SURVIVOR OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND 2120 01:10:37,866 --> 01:10:39,535 PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR. BUT HER 2121 01:10:39,535 --> 01:10:41,737 BOOK DOCUMENT THING HER STORY OF 2122 01:10:41,737 --> 01:10:43,105 SURVIVORSHIP AND DAYLIGHTING THE 2123 01:10:43,105 --> 01:10:46,742 ABUSES OF THE ULTRA RICH AND 2124 01:10:46,742 --> 01:10:47,543 POWERFUL WAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED 2125 01:10:47,543 --> 01:10:53,749 AND IS NOW FEATURED AS A PEAK 2126 01:10:53,749 --> 01:10:54,750 PICKS. SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT 2127 01:10:54,750 --> 01:10:55,951 MEANS THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL NOT 2128 01:10:55,951 --> 01:10:57,252 FACE A FINANCIAL BARRIER TO 2129 01:10:57,252 --> 01:10:58,387 PARTICIPATING IN A NATIONAL 2130 01:10:58,387 --> 01:11:00,956 DIALOGUE. AND THAT MORE OF US 2131 01:11:00,956 --> 01:11:08,998 CAN CONNECT ON IDEAS AT A TIME 2132 01:11:08,998 --> 01:11:10,232 WHERE WE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN 2133 01:11:10,232 --> 01:11:11,734 EVER. COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR 2134 01:11:11,734 --> 01:11:12,434 SUPPORT. THANK YOU. 2135 01:11:12,434 --> 01:11:13,335 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2136 01:11:13,335 --> 01:11:14,003 RINCK. ANY COMMENTS OR 2137 01:11:14,003 --> 01:11:14,970 QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, 2138 01:11:14,970 --> 01:11:15,804 COLLEAGUES, LET'S VOTE ON 2139 01:11:15,804 --> 01:11:17,873 AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. 2140 01:11:17,873 --> 01:11:18,407 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2141 01:11:18,407 --> 01:11:19,875 >> YES. 2142 01:11:19,875 --> 01:11:20,409 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2143 01:11:20,409 --> 01:11:21,677 >> YES. 2144 01:11:21,677 --> 01:11:22,211 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2145 01:11:22,211 --> 01:11:23,245 >> YES. 2146 01:11:23,245 --> 01:11:23,746 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2147 01:11:23,746 --> 01:11:26,248 >> YES. 2148 01:11:26,248 --> 01:11:26,849 >> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 2149 01:11:26,849 --> 01:11:28,183 >> YES. 2150 01:11:28,183 --> 01:11:28,584 >> CHAIR RIVERA. 2151 01:11:28,584 --> 01:11:35,090 >> YES. 2152 01:11:35,090 --> 01:11:37,159 >> SIX IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED. 2153 01:11:37,159 --> 01:11:38,160 >> AMENDMENT SEVEN IS ADOPTED. 2154 01:11:38,160 --> 01:11:40,429 WE ARE ALMOST THERE. FOUR MORE. 2155 01:11:40,429 --> 01:11:46,035 COUNCILMEMBER YOUR RECOGNIZE TO 2156 01:11:46,035 --> 01:11:46,902 MOVE AMENDMENT A BREAK. 2157 01:11:46,902 --> 01:11:48,170 >> I MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT 2158 01:11:48,170 --> 01:11:54,643 TO COUNCIL BILL 121181. 2159 01:11:54,643 --> 01:11:55,644 >> IS HER SECOND? 2160 01:11:55,644 --> 01:11:57,513 >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 2161 01:11:57,513 --> 01:12:01,750 AMEND COUNCIL BILL 121181 IS 2162 01:12:01,750 --> 01:12:02,584 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT EIGHT. 2163 01:12:02,584 --> 01:12:02,951 >> ERIC? 2164 01:12:02,951 --> 01:12:04,286 >> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD 2165 01:12:04,286 --> 01:12:05,954 COMMUNICATE THE INTENTION THAT A 2166 01:12:05,954 --> 01:12:07,056 PORTION OF THE LIBRARY LEVY 2167 01:12:07,056 --> 01:12:08,057 FUNDING AMOUNT IS TRANSMITTED BY 2168 01:12:08,057 --> 01:12:12,261 THE MAYOR AND INCREASED BY $2.1 2169 01:12:12,261 --> 01:12:13,529 MILLION BY THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE 2170 01:12:13,529 --> 01:12:14,263 AUTHORIZED FOR INVESTMENTS TO 2171 01:12:14,263 --> 01:12:15,030 SUPPORT OPERATING HOURS AND 2172 01:12:15,030 --> 01:12:15,864 ACCESS BY EXPANDING LIBRARY 2173 01:12:15,864 --> 01:12:18,801 PROGRAMMING MADE AVAILABLE BY 2174 01:12:18,801 --> 01:12:20,202 AND RECORDED VIA THE SEATTLE 2175 01:12:20,202 --> 01:12:24,340 CHANNEL. 2176 01:12:24,340 --> 01:12:25,207 >> THANK YOU, ERIC. 2177 01:12:25,207 --> 01:12:25,841 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOUR 2178 01:12:25,841 --> 01:12:26,608 RECOGNIZE TO SPEAK YOUR 2179 01:12:26,608 --> 01:12:27,342 AMENDMENT. 2180 01:12:27,342 --> 01:12:31,947 >> YOU, CHAIR. THIS ENTIRE 2181 01:12:31,947 --> 01:12:32,715 PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS REALLY 2182 01:12:32,715 --> 01:12:33,916 DOES BALANCE OUR NEEDS TO REMAIN 2183 01:12:33,916 --> 01:12:35,451 FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND ENSURE 2184 01:12:35,451 --> 01:12:37,052 OUR FEAR DOES NOT DRIVE US TO 2185 01:12:37,052 --> 01:12:38,253 FUND OUR LIBRARIES AT A LEVEL 2186 01:12:38,253 --> 01:12:39,822 BELOW WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY 2187 01:12:39,822 --> 01:12:46,362 AFFORD. WHILE WE ARE IN FACT 2188 01:12:46,362 --> 01:12:47,763 HERE ARE LEVY LID, AND WE MUST 2189 01:12:47,763 --> 01:12:48,664 KEEP A BUFFER FOR ECONOMIC 2190 01:12:48,664 --> 01:12:50,065 CHANGES, AS WELL AS FUTURE 2191 01:12:50,065 --> 01:12:53,235 LEVIES, AS YOUR BUDGET CHAIR I 2192 01:12:53,235 --> 01:12:54,570 SAY THAT IN FACT WE CAN ADOPT 2193 01:12:54,570 --> 01:12:56,171 THESE AMENDMENTS AND REMAINED 2194 01:12:56,171 --> 01:12:57,906 FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. I SAY THIS 2195 01:12:57,906 --> 01:12:58,640 BECAUSE CHOOSING OUR FUNDING 2196 01:12:58,640 --> 01:13:00,743 LEVELS CAN EITHER BE A ONE-WAY 2197 01:13:00,743 --> 01:13:05,314 DOOR OR A TWO-WAY DOOR. IF YOU 2198 01:13:05,314 --> 01:13:11,453 BET AGAINST OURSELVES AND ADOPT 2199 01:13:11,453 --> 01:13:13,055 THE LEVY IS TRANSMITTED, THIS IS 2200 01:13:13,055 --> 01:13:14,056 A ONE-WAY DOOR. BECAUSE WE 2201 01:13:14,056 --> 01:13:15,157 CANNOT, IN THE FUTURE, INCREASE 2202 01:13:15,157 --> 01:13:16,258 LIBRARY LEVEL. IF WE ADOPT THESE 2203 01:13:16,258 --> 01:13:17,860 AMENDMENTS AND OUR WORST FEARS 2204 01:13:17,860 --> 01:13:20,596 BECOME REALITY, THAT THE 2205 01:13:20,596 --> 01:13:22,264 ECONOMIC FACTORS LOWER THE LEVY 2206 01:13:22,264 --> 01:13:23,766 CAP, AGAIN, THE LEVY CAP RIGHT 2207 01:13:23,766 --> 01:13:27,035 NOW IS BASED -- 3% GROWTH 2208 01:13:27,035 --> 01:13:31,740 ASSUMPTION. SOME OF THE ANALYSIS 2209 01:13:31,740 --> 01:13:33,208 HAS BEEN FOR 5% GROWTH 2210 01:13:33,208 --> 01:13:42,484 ASSUMPTION. BUT, WHAT THEY 2211 01:13:42,484 --> 01:13:43,652 DIDN'T SHOW YOU IS THE 2% 2212 01:13:43,652 --> 01:13:44,453 GROWTH ASSUMPTION. WHICH IS 2213 01:13:44,453 --> 01:13:45,654 STILL US GROWING, JUST US 2214 01:13:45,654 --> 01:13:46,889 GROWING MUCH MORE SLOWLY. IF IN 2215 01:13:46,889 --> 01:13:48,457 FACT WE HAVE ONLY 2% OF THE AREA 2216 01:13:48,457 --> 01:13:49,458 LAND VALUE GROWTH, WE ARE 2217 01:13:49,458 --> 01:13:50,793 ALREADY IN A PLACE WHERE WE ARE 2218 01:13:50,793 --> 01:13:52,027 GOING TO HAVE TO START REFUNDING 2219 01:13:52,027 --> 01:13:53,495 THESE LEVIES. RIGHT? AND THAT IS 2220 01:13:53,495 --> 01:13:56,131 ACROSS ALL. NOT JUST THIS. 2221 01:13:56,131 --> 01:13:58,901 AGAIN, IF WE ADOPT THESE 2222 01:13:58,901 --> 01:14:02,237 AMENDMENTS AND OUR WORST FEARS 2223 01:14:02,237 --> 01:14:03,539 BECOME REALITY THAT THERE'S ONLY 2224 01:14:03,539 --> 01:14:09,478 2% GROWTH, THOSE ECONOMIC 2225 01:14:09,478 --> 01:14:10,179 FACTORS WOULD LOWER THE LEVY 2226 01:14:10,179 --> 01:14:11,380 CAP. WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK 2227 01:14:11,380 --> 01:14:12,614 HOLISTICALLY AT ALL OVER LEVIES 2228 01:14:12,614 --> 01:14:13,849 AND WHERE WE MUST REDUCE FUNDING 2229 01:14:13,849 --> 01:14:15,951 ACROSS OUR ENTIRE CITY. SO, BY 2230 01:14:15,951 --> 01:14:23,058 ADOPTING THESE AMENDMENTS THIS 2231 01:14:23,058 --> 01:14:24,259 IS A TWO-WAY, WE CAN INCREASE 2232 01:14:24,259 --> 01:14:25,260 THE LIBRARY'S FUNDING TODAY AND 2233 01:14:25,260 --> 01:14:26,662 IF OUR WORST-CASE SCENARIO 2234 01:14:26,662 --> 01:14:30,532 OCCURS, WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE 2235 01:14:30,532 --> 01:14:31,400 THOSE REDUCTIONS BASED ON KNOWN 2236 01:14:31,400 --> 01:14:32,234 INFORMATION, RATHER THAN 2237 01:14:32,234 --> 01:14:38,440 SPECULATION. EVEN WITH A TWO-WAY 2238 01:14:38,440 --> 01:14:39,875 DOOR WE KNOW THAT THIS LEVY WAS 2239 01:14:39,875 --> 01:14:41,176 PLANNED TO BE LARGER TO SERVE 2240 01:14:41,176 --> 01:14:42,144 SEATTLEITES EVEN MORE THAN WHAT 2241 01:14:42,144 --> 01:14:43,712 IS BEFORE US TODAY. THE REALITY 2242 01:14:43,712 --> 01:14:45,180 OF THE LEVY CAP CAME INTO THE 2243 01:14:45,180 --> 01:14:49,551 CONVERSATION AND THAT MEANT THAT 2244 01:14:49,551 --> 01:14:50,652 WE HAD TO RIGHT SIZE REDUCE OR 2245 01:14:50,652 --> 01:14:52,054 MODIFY THIS LIBRARY LEVY, TO 2246 01:14:52,054 --> 01:14:56,358 WORK. I SAY THAT BECAUSE LIKE, 2247 01:14:56,358 --> 01:14:58,660 EVEN WITH THE ADA AMENDMENT THAT 2248 01:14:58,660 --> 01:15:02,698 WILL COME UP , WITH THE 2249 01:15:02,698 --> 01:15:03,432 COLLECTIONS OR CIRCULATION, I 2250 01:15:03,432 --> 01:15:05,067 CAN'T EVER GET THAT STRAIGHT, 2251 01:15:05,067 --> 01:15:06,368 OR THE UNREINFORCED MASONRY, WE 2252 01:15:06,368 --> 01:15:08,270 KNOW THAT THESE NEEDS ARE 2253 01:15:08,270 --> 01:15:09,771 GREATER THAN WHAT IS IN THE 2254 01:15:09,771 --> 01:15:11,773 LIBRARY AND WHAT'S GREATER THAN 2255 01:15:11,773 --> 01:15:13,242 HE AMENDMENT. IF WE WERE TO 2256 01:15:13,242 --> 01:15:15,077 TRULY RIGHT SIZE FOR 2257 01:15:15,077 --> 01:15:16,745 SEATTLEITES, THIS WOULD BE A 2258 01:15:16,745 --> 01:15:18,447 HUGE LEVY. BUT, WE DIDN'T DO 2259 01:15:18,447 --> 01:15:21,683 THAT. AND THAT IS WHERE WE ARE 2260 01:15:21,683 --> 01:15:24,820 BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. THAT 2261 01:15:24,820 --> 01:15:26,121 IS WHY I SEE THESE AMENDMENTS 2262 01:15:26,121 --> 01:15:27,122 BEFORE US ARE FISCALLY 2263 01:15:27,122 --> 01:15:28,357 RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THEY BALANCE 2264 01:15:28,357 --> 01:15:31,860 THE FUTURE UNKNOWNS, CHOOSES THE 2265 01:15:31,860 --> 01:15:33,295 TWO-WAY DOOR RATHER THAN THE 2266 01:15:33,295 --> 01:15:34,596 ONE-WAY DOOR. AND CHOOSES 2267 01:15:34,596 --> 01:15:38,367 SEATTLEITES OVER THE FEAR OF THE 2268 01:15:38,367 --> 01:15:39,001 UNKNOWN AND UNKNOWN SPECULATION. 2269 01:15:39,001 --> 01:15:40,836 WITH THAT, WE COME TO THE 2270 01:15:40,836 --> 01:15:42,504 SEATTLE CHANNEL , THE AMENDMENT 2271 01:15:42,504 --> 01:15:47,009 I HAVE BEFORE US, THE INTENT OF 2272 01:15:47,009 --> 01:15:48,710 THIS AMENDMENT IS TO EXTEND THE 2273 01:15:48,710 --> 01:15:53,048 IMPACT AN AUDIENCE FOR SEATTLE 2274 01:15:53,048 --> 01:15:53,715 PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS. SUCH AS 2275 01:15:53,715 --> 01:15:54,516 READING, SPEAKERS, SPECIAL 2276 01:15:54,516 --> 01:15:55,684 EVENTS, AND WE DO THIS BY 2277 01:15:55,684 --> 01:15:58,520 PROVIDING THE LIBRARIES LIVE AND 2278 01:15:58,520 --> 01:16:02,557 AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON THE 2279 01:16:02,557 --> 01:16:03,625 SEATTLE CHANNEL. WHEN I WORKED 2280 01:16:03,625 --> 01:16:04,993 AT A LIBRARY FRONT DESK, I WAS 2281 01:16:04,993 --> 01:16:08,196 AMAZED AT HOW MUCH ONE BOOK OR 2282 01:16:08,196 --> 01:16:12,334 ONE COMPUTER OR ONE NEWSPAPER 2283 01:16:12,334 --> 01:16:17,739 WAS USED. THE LIBRARIES ABLE TO 2284 01:16:17,739 --> 01:16:21,944 PROVIDE US TRUE PURE PUBLIC 2285 01:16:21,944 --> 01:16:23,045 GOODS. THESE GOODS ARE NOT 2286 01:16:23,045 --> 01:16:24,313 RIVALROUS. AND THEY ARE NOT 2287 01:16:24,313 --> 01:16:27,549 EXCLUDABLE. A LIBRARY IS A VERY 2288 01:16:27,549 --> 01:16:31,920 SPECIAL PLACE. CARNEGIE 2289 01:16:31,920 --> 01:16:33,121 UNDERSTOOD THIS. HE SAID, I WILL 2290 01:16:33,121 --> 01:16:34,389 BUILD YOU THE BUILDING, YOU FILL 2291 01:16:34,389 --> 01:16:35,824 WITH BOOKS. RIGHT? AND SO, THE 2292 01:16:35,824 --> 01:16:46,335 AMENDMENT BEFORE US TURNS THE 2293 01:16:48,670 --> 01:16:49,604 PROGRAMMING THAT THE LIBRARY 2294 01:16:49,604 --> 01:16:50,305 CREATES, THAT THEY ALREADY 2295 01:16:50,305 --> 01:16:51,473 CREATE, IT'S ALREADY IN ITS 2296 01:16:51,473 --> 01:16:52,341 BUDGET, FROM EIGHT RIVALROUS 2297 01:16:52,341 --> 01:16:53,508 GOOD, I WILL ARGUE RIVALRY IS 2298 01:16:53,508 --> 01:16:54,509 ROOM CAPACITY, IF WE REACH 2299 01:16:54,509 --> 01:16:55,644 CAPACITY THE NO MORE PEOPLE CAN 2300 01:16:55,644 --> 01:16:56,912 GET INTO THE PROGRAM. SO IT 2301 01:16:56,912 --> 01:16:59,114 TURNS THE CAPACITY INTO EIGHT 2302 01:16:59,114 --> 01:17:00,115 NINE RIVALROUS ONE BECAUSE YOU 2303 01:17:00,115 --> 01:17:01,817 CAN WATCH IT FROM HOME. OR MAYBE 2304 01:17:01,817 --> 01:17:03,118 OUT IN THE LOBBY. IT TURNS IT 2305 01:17:03,118 --> 01:17:04,553 FROM AN EXCLUDABLE GOOD, AND I 2306 01:17:04,553 --> 01:17:05,721 WILL SAY THIS BY TIMER ACCESS, 2307 01:17:05,721 --> 01:17:06,722 YOU AREN'T AVAILABLE AT THE 2308 01:17:06,722 --> 01:17:08,123 TIME OF DAY YOU CAN ACCESS IT 2309 01:17:08,123 --> 01:17:09,725 BECAUSE THE ELEVATOR IS BROKEN, 2310 01:17:09,725 --> 01:17:11,860 I MEAN, BECAUSE IT IS NOT YOUR 2311 01:17:11,860 --> 01:17:20,736 YOUR HOME. IT TURNS IT INTO A 2312 01:17:20,736 --> 01:17:21,503 NON-EXCLUDABLE GOOD BY ALLOWING 2313 01:17:21,503 --> 01:17:23,005 YOU TO VIEW AT YOUR LEISURE AND 2314 01:17:23,005 --> 01:17:24,039 EVEN SHARING IT WITH OTHER 2315 01:17:24,039 --> 01:17:25,240 PEOPLE IN OTHER STATES, IN OTHER 2316 01:17:25,240 --> 01:17:26,341 PLACES, WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE 2317 01:17:26,341 --> 01:17:27,843 ACCESS TO OUR BEAUTIFUL AND 2318 01:17:27,843 --> 01:17:30,112 WONDERFUL SEATTLE , LOOKING OUT 2319 01:17:30,112 --> 01:17:31,913 THE WINDOWS TODAY IS A BEAUTIFUL 2320 01:17:31,913 --> 01:17:34,816 SEATTLE DAY. EVEN ON ITS DARKEST 2321 01:17:34,816 --> 01:17:36,051 DAYS, THAT IS WHERE THE LIGHT 2322 01:17:36,051 --> 01:17:37,319 SHINES BRIGHT INSIDE THE LIBRARY 2323 01:17:37,319 --> 01:17:38,020 IN YOUR PROGRAMMING. THIS 2324 01:17:38,020 --> 01:17:39,955 AMENDMENT ALSO BEGINS TO ADDRESS 2325 01:17:39,955 --> 01:17:44,526 THE UNDERLYING FUNDING ISSUES AT 2326 01:17:44,526 --> 01:17:45,494 THE SEATTLE CHANNEL. RIGHT NOW 2327 01:17:45,494 --> 01:17:46,328 EVERY DEPARTMENT WHO BENEFITS 2328 01:17:46,328 --> 01:17:47,629 FROM THE SEATTLE AWARD-WINNING 2329 01:17:47,629 --> 01:17:50,232 SEATTLE CHANNEL DOES SO WITHOUT 2330 01:17:50,232 --> 01:17:53,969 A FEE. THIS IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER 2331 01:17:53,969 --> 01:17:57,105 CENTRAL SERVICE INNER-CITY. FOR 2332 01:17:57,105 --> 01:18:00,742 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, I.T., HR, 2333 01:18:00,742 --> 01:18:07,082 FAS, THESE ARE ALL BACKBONE 2334 01:18:07,082 --> 01:18:08,316 ASPECTS OF OUR CITY CENTRAL 2335 01:18:08,316 --> 01:18:09,117 SERVICES. AND EVERY DEPARTMENT 2336 01:18:09,117 --> 01:18:10,419 IS CHARGED A FEE BY THE INTERNAL 2337 01:18:10,419 --> 01:18:12,821 DEPARTMENT. SEATTLE CHANNEL IS 2338 01:18:12,821 --> 01:18:16,458 NOT IN THAT SITUATION BECAUSE IN 2339 01:18:16,458 --> 01:18:21,096 THE PAST , WHEN THE DISTURBING 2340 01:18:21,096 --> 01:18:22,831 MOVIE THE CABLE GUY CAME OUT IN 2341 01:18:22,831 --> 01:18:24,399 THEATERS, PEOPLE HAD CABLE AND 2342 01:18:24,399 --> 01:18:27,936 WERE USING OUR CABLE FRAME AND 2343 01:18:27,936 --> 01:18:29,104 WE WERE BENEFITING FROM THE 2344 01:18:29,104 --> 01:18:39,214 CABLE FRANCHISE FEE. BEING FULLY 2345 01:18:39,214 --> 01:18:40,749 IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE 2346 01:18:40,749 --> 01:18:41,516 THAT DISTURBING MOVIE CAME OUT 2347 01:18:41,516 --> 01:18:42,717 IN THEATERS. BUT FOLKS HAVE CUT 2348 01:18:42,717 --> 01:18:44,019 THEIR CABLE IN THE MEANTIME. AND 2349 01:18:44,019 --> 01:18:45,020 SO IT IS INCUMBENT UPON 2350 01:18:45,020 --> 01:18:45,921 DEPARTMENTS, NOT JUST THE 2351 01:18:45,921 --> 01:18:46,721 LIBRARY, BUT ALL CITY 2352 01:18:46,721 --> 01:18:47,622 DEPARTMENTS WHO BENEFIT FROM THE 2353 01:18:47,622 --> 01:18:48,557 AWARD-WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL TO 2354 01:18:48,557 --> 01:18:49,491 START PAYING FOR THE SERVICES 2355 01:18:49,491 --> 01:18:50,525 THAT THEY RECEIVE. COLLEAGUES, I 2356 01:18:50,525 --> 01:18:51,760 HOPE TO EARN YOUR SUPPORT IN 2357 01:18:51,760 --> 01:18:52,594 TURNING AN EXCLUDABLE RIVALROUS 2358 01:18:52,594 --> 01:18:53,395 GOOD INTO EIGHT NON-EXCLUDABLE 2359 01:18:53,395 --> 01:18:55,297 NON-RIVALROUS GOOD AND HELP 2360 01:18:55,297 --> 01:19:00,802 START PAYING SEATTLE CHANNEL'S 2361 01:19:00,802 --> 01:19:02,404 , HELP PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE FOR 2362 01:19:02,404 --> 01:19:03,438 THESE AT SEATTLE CHANNEL. THANK 2363 01:19:03,438 --> 01:19:03,905 YOU. 2364 01:19:03,905 --> 01:19:04,539 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2365 01:19:04,539 --> 01:19:06,007 STRAUSS. ANY QUESTIONS OR 2366 01:19:06,007 --> 01:19:09,344 COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THEN I HAVE 2367 01:19:09,344 --> 01:19:19,788 A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. SO, 2368 01:19:22,657 --> 01:19:23,558 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I THINK 2369 01:19:23,558 --> 01:19:24,926 WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO AGREE TO 2370 01:19:24,926 --> 01:19:26,261 DISAGREE HERE. BUT WE GET AN 2371 01:19:26,261 --> 01:19:27,095 ECONOMIC FORECAST THREE TIMES 2372 01:19:27,095 --> 01:19:28,063 PER YEAR. APRIL, AUGUST AND 2373 01:19:28,063 --> 01:19:28,930 NOVEMBER. THEY ARE PROJECTIONS. 2374 01:19:28,930 --> 01:19:30,398 FROM OUR FINANCE OFFICE. ON HOW 2375 01:19:30,398 --> 01:19:32,000 THE ECONOMY IS DOING AND HOW ALL 2376 01:19:32,000 --> 01:19:33,301 OF OUR FISCAL DECISIONS ARE 2377 01:19:33,301 --> 01:19:34,803 DOING. AND THAT IS WHERE WE GET 2378 01:19:34,803 --> 01:19:37,439 ALL OF THIS INFORMATION ABOUT 2379 01:19:37,439 --> 01:19:39,608 THE LEVY CAPS. SO WHEN YOU CALL 2380 01:19:39,608 --> 01:19:42,244 IT SPECULATION, GOVERNMENTS RELY 2381 01:19:42,244 --> 01:19:43,512 ON THESE ECONOMIC FORECASTS 2382 01:19:43,512 --> 01:19:45,313 WHICH TO MAKE BUDGET DECISIONS 2383 01:19:45,313 --> 01:19:50,619 INCLUDING LEVY DECISIONS. SO, 2384 01:19:50,619 --> 01:19:56,124 THESE ARE NOT DONE WILLY-NILLY. 2385 01:19:56,124 --> 01:19:57,926 THEY ARE EXPERTS WHO COME UP 2386 01:19:57,926 --> 01:19:59,127 WITH THIS ECONOMIC FORECAST THAT 2387 01:19:59,127 --> 01:20:02,197 WE RELY ON EVERY YEAR WHEN WE DO 2388 01:20:02,197 --> 01:20:05,133 THE BUDGET AND ALSO WHEN WE ARE 2389 01:20:05,133 --> 01:20:13,508 DOING CONSIDERING PUTTING LEVIES 2390 01:20:13,508 --> 01:20:15,343 ON THE BALLOT. SO I JUST WANT TO 2391 01:20:15,343 --> 01:20:16,545 MAKE IT VERY CLEAR TO THE 2392 01:20:16,545 --> 01:20:17,546 PUBLIC, WHO MIGHT BE HEARING 2393 01:20:17,546 --> 01:20:18,446 THAT THESE ARE NOT JUST 2394 01:20:18,446 --> 01:20:19,447 SPECULATIONS OF NOWHERE, THIS IS 2395 01:20:19,447 --> 01:20:20,715 ACTUALLY AN ECONOMIC FORECAST IT 2396 01:20:20,715 --> 01:20:22,017 WE GET THREE TIMES PER YEAR FROM 2397 01:20:22,017 --> 01:20:23,018 OUR FINANCE OFFICE. GIVE THE 2398 01:20:23,018 --> 01:20:24,419 THING I WILL SAY IS THAT, WHAT 2399 01:20:24,419 --> 01:20:28,690 WE KNOW TODAY IS THAT WE HAVE AT 2400 01:20:28,690 --> 01:20:30,125 LEAST 150 WILLIAM MILLER BUDGET 2401 01:20:30,125 --> 01:20:31,927 DEFICIT THAT WE ARE GOING TO 2402 01:20:31,927 --> 01:20:34,596 HAVE TO MANAGE LATER THIS YEAR. 2403 01:20:34,596 --> 01:20:41,303 AND I WILL SAY THAT THE 3% IS A 2404 01:20:41,303 --> 01:20:42,404 PRUDENT FACTOR, IT IS BASED ON 2405 01:20:42,404 --> 01:20:43,872 PAST PERFORMANCE ON HOW PROPERTY 2406 01:20:43,872 --> 01:20:46,074 VALUES , ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY 2407 01:20:46,074 --> 01:20:51,980 VALUES . WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF 2408 01:20:51,980 --> 01:20:53,315 A WAR, SO IT IS VERY POSSIBLE 2409 01:20:53,315 --> 01:20:54,516 THAT NEXT YEAR THE ASSESSMENT 2410 01:20:54,516 --> 01:20:55,550 WILL GO DOWN. SO WHILE I 2411 01:20:55,550 --> 01:20:56,818 APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION FOR THE 2412 01:20:56,818 --> 01:20:58,119 LIBRARY AND I HAVE EQUAL 2413 01:20:58,119 --> 01:21:00,021 PASSION, I ALSO HAVE TO RELY ON 2414 01:21:00,021 --> 01:21:02,090 THE EXPERT ADVICE WE ARE GETTING 2415 01:21:02,090 --> 01:21:11,233 FROM OUR FINANCE ADVISORS AND 2416 01:21:11,233 --> 01:21:12,067 THESE ECONOMIC FORECASTS WHICH 2417 01:21:12,067 --> 01:21:13,201 ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR I 2418 01:21:13,201 --> 01:21:13,902 BELIEVE THEY ARE AVAILABLE 2419 01:21:13,902 --> 01:21:15,403 ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE. ON 2420 01:21:15,403 --> 01:21:16,471 WHAT OUR FINANCIAL PICTURE TRULY 2421 01:21:16,471 --> 01:21:21,610 IS. AND SO, THIS LEVY CAP ISSUE 2422 01:21:21,610 --> 01:21:23,245 IS VERY REAL. AND YOU ARE 2423 01:21:23,245 --> 01:21:25,113 CORRECT, WE MIGHT BE IN A 2424 01:21:25,113 --> 01:21:29,718 SITUATION WHERE WHATEVER WE PASS 2425 01:21:29,718 --> 01:21:31,620 TODAY IN TERMS OF A LIBRARY 2426 01:21:31,620 --> 01:21:33,221 LEVY, WE MIGHT BE BUTTING UP 2427 01:21:33,221 --> 01:21:34,222 AGAINST THE CAP FASTER IF 2428 01:21:34,222 --> 01:21:41,329 ASSESSED VALUES GO DOWN. WHICH 2429 01:21:41,329 --> 01:21:42,631 VERY WELL COULD BE, AGAIN, GIVEN 2430 01:21:42,631 --> 01:21:44,499 WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR. I 2431 01:21:44,499 --> 01:21:46,034 SAY THAT ALL TO SAY THAT AS MUCH 2432 01:21:46,034 --> 01:21:48,603 AS WE LOVE OUR LIBRARIES , SURE, 2433 01:21:48,603 --> 01:21:49,304 WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS TODAY AND 2434 01:21:49,304 --> 01:21:50,438 THAT IS PERFECTLY FINE, AND 2435 01:21:50,438 --> 01:21:52,140 WITHIN OUR RIGHT. BUT I DO WANT 2436 01:21:52,140 --> 01:21:54,342 TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING 2437 01:21:54,342 --> 01:21:56,011 VERY CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT WITH 2438 01:21:56,011 --> 01:21:57,145 THE PUBLIC. AND I DON'T WANT TO 2439 01:21:57,145 --> 01:22:05,053 MINIMIZE THE ADVICE THAT WE GET 2440 01:22:05,053 --> 01:22:06,121 FROM THESE ECONOMIC FORECASTS. 2441 01:22:06,121 --> 01:22:07,922 BECAUSE WE RELY ON THEM NOT JUST 2442 01:22:07,922 --> 01:22:08,556 FOR THIS TODAY, BEFORE OUR 2443 01:22:08,556 --> 01:22:09,925 BUDGET IN GENERAL. I THINK THOSE 2444 01:22:09,925 --> 01:22:12,127 OF US, NOT JUST US HERE ON THE D 2445 01:22:12,127 --> 01:22:13,495 IS, THERE ARE MANY FOLKS WHO 2446 01:22:13,495 --> 01:22:14,329 ALSO RELY ON ECONOMIC FORECASTS 2447 01:22:14,329 --> 01:22:15,930 WHEN THEY ARE DOING FORECASTS. 2448 01:22:15,930 --> 01:22:17,499 ALL CITIES THIS. IT'S NOT 2449 01:22:17,499 --> 01:22:23,638 SOMETHING WE ARE JUST DOING. 2450 01:22:23,638 --> 01:22:25,740 THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING GOOD AND 2451 01:22:25,740 --> 01:22:26,408 THEY HAVEN'T BEEN LOOKING GOOD 2452 01:22:26,408 --> 01:22:27,342 FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR 2453 01:22:27,342 --> 01:22:28,610 QUITE SOME TIME. WE ARE IN A 2454 01:22:28,610 --> 01:22:34,115 CONSTANT BUDGET DEFICIT. AND 2455 01:22:34,115 --> 01:22:35,750 THERE WILL BE NEEDS LATER ON. WE 2456 01:22:35,750 --> 01:22:37,319 DO HAVE -- WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE 2457 01:22:37,319 --> 01:22:38,653 OF A HOUSING CRISIS. WE WILL, IN 2458 01:22:38,653 --> 01:22:39,921 2030, HAVE A HOUSING LEVY. WHAT 2459 01:22:39,921 --> 01:22:41,323 WILL BE LEFT FROM THE LEVY CAP 2460 01:22:41,323 --> 01:22:42,924 TO GIVE TOWARDS THAT? I AM 2461 01:22:42,924 --> 01:22:47,329 LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING HOW 2462 01:22:47,329 --> 01:22:48,630 WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THE 2463 01:22:48,630 --> 01:22:49,664 BUDGET DEFICIT IN THE FALL. 2464 01:22:49,664 --> 01:22:50,932 BECAUSE THERE IS A DEFICIT. SO 2465 01:22:50,932 --> 01:22:53,335 ARE WE GOING TO TURN TO MORE 2466 01:22:53,335 --> 01:22:54,436 TAXING, PROPERTY TAXES? SEATTLE 2467 01:22:54,436 --> 01:22:55,637 IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE 2468 01:22:55,637 --> 01:22:57,172 CITIES IN THE COUNTRY. AND OUR 2469 01:22:57,172 --> 01:22:58,974 FOLKS ARE FEELING THE HEAT OF 2470 01:22:58,974 --> 01:23:03,712 THAT. SO, THIS IS ALL REALLY 2471 01:23:03,712 --> 01:23:10,518 IMPORTANT, AND AGAIN, THIS IS 2472 01:23:10,518 --> 01:23:11,453 NOT WHO LOVES THE LIBRARIES 2473 01:23:11,453 --> 01:23:12,921 MORE. AND WILL HAVE TO MAKE HER 2474 01:23:12,921 --> 01:23:14,422 OWN DECISIONS. BUT WE DO NEED TO 2475 01:23:14,422 --> 01:23:15,523 BE TRANSPARENT. AND WE CANNOT 2476 01:23:15,523 --> 01:23:16,758 PAINT A FISCAL PICTURE THAT IS 2477 01:23:16,758 --> 01:23:17,859 BETTER THAN WHAT IT REALLY IS. 2478 01:23:17,859 --> 01:23:19,728 WE HAVE TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS 2479 01:23:19,728 --> 01:23:21,563 WITH EYES WIDE OPEN. IF WE 2480 01:23:21,563 --> 01:23:22,831 DECIDE THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO 2481 01:23:22,831 --> 01:23:25,133 PUT OUR MONEY, THAT IS OUR 2482 01:23:25,133 --> 01:23:26,101 DECISION. AND ULTIMATELY IT IS 2483 01:23:26,101 --> 01:23:29,838 THE VOTERS WHO WILL VOTE . BUT 2484 01:23:29,838 --> 01:23:31,006 WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT AND 2485 01:23:31,006 --> 01:23:31,740 HONEST ABOUT THAT FINANCIAL 2486 01:23:31,740 --> 01:23:35,477 SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN. SO, 2487 01:23:35,477 --> 01:23:36,644 THANK YOU, AND UNLESS THERE ANY 2488 01:23:36,644 --> 01:23:38,446 COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS WE WILL GO 2489 01:23:38,446 --> 01:23:41,850 TO ABOUT. VOTE. 2490 01:23:41,850 --> 01:23:42,384 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2491 01:23:42,384 --> 01:23:43,618 >> YES. 2492 01:23:43,618 --> 01:23:44,152 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2493 01:23:44,152 --> 01:23:45,320 >> YES. 2494 01:23:45,320 --> 01:23:45,854 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2495 01:23:45,854 --> 01:23:47,122 >> YES. 2496 01:23:47,122 --> 01:23:47,622 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2497 01:23:47,622 --> 01:23:48,723 >> YES. 2498 01:23:48,723 --> 01:23:49,224 >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 2499 01:23:49,224 --> 01:23:50,825 >> YES. 2500 01:23:50,825 --> 01:23:51,426 >> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 2501 01:23:51,426 --> 01:23:52,827 >> YES. 2502 01:23:52,827 --> 01:23:54,229 >> CHAIR RIVERA. 2503 01:23:54,229 --> 01:24:01,770 >> NO. 2504 01:24:01,770 --> 01:24:03,171 >> SIX IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED. 2505 01:24:03,171 --> 01:24:04,506 >> MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT 2506 01:24:04,506 --> 01:24:06,007 EIGHT IS ADOPTED. WE GO TO 2507 01:24:06,007 --> 01:24:06,708 AMENDMENT NINE. COUNCILMEMBER 2508 01:24:06,708 --> 01:24:09,544 STRAUSS, YOUR RECOGNIZED . 2509 01:24:09,544 --> 01:24:10,812 >> THANK YOU. I MOVE AMENDMENT 2510 01:24:10,812 --> 01:24:16,785 92 CANCEL BILL 121181. 2511 01:24:16,785 --> 01:24:17,252 >> SECOND. 2512 01:24:17,252 --> 01:24:18,453 >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 2513 01:24:18,453 --> 01:24:24,426 SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 2514 01:24:24,426 --> 01:24:25,927 121181 IS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT 2515 01:24:25,927 --> 01:24:26,594 NINE. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THE 2516 01:24:26,594 --> 01:24:27,328 SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT, YOUR 2517 01:24:27,328 --> 01:24:28,930 RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS 2518 01:24:28,930 --> 01:24:29,731 IT. ACTUALLY, COUNCILMEMBER 2519 01:24:29,731 --> 01:24:30,732 STRAUSS, ERIC, CAN YOU PLEASE 2520 01:24:30,732 --> 01:24:33,935 BRIEF US FIRST. 2521 01:24:33,935 --> 01:24:35,036 >> AMENDMENT I WOULD COMMUNICATE 2522 01:24:35,036 --> 01:24:41,142 COUNCIL'S INTENTION A PORTION 2523 01:24:41,142 --> 01:24:42,410 OF THE LEVY FUNDING AMOUNT AS 2524 01:24:42,410 --> 01:24:43,545 TRANSMITTED BY THE MAYOR AND 2525 01:24:43,545 --> 01:24:45,146 INCREASE BY $8.2 MILLION THAT 2526 01:24:45,146 --> 01:24:45,880 COUNCIL SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED FOR 2527 01:24:45,880 --> 01:24:46,948 INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT 2528 01:24:46,948 --> 01:24:49,617 MAINTENANCE, BY IMPROVING 2529 01:24:49,617 --> 01:24:50,351 PHYSICAL ACCESSIBILITY UNDER THE 2530 01:24:50,351 --> 01:24:52,187 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 2531 01:24:52,187 --> 01:24:53,555 AND BY REPAIRING OR REPLACING 2532 01:24:53,555 --> 01:24:57,125 ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS. 2533 01:24:57,125 --> 01:24:58,426 >> THANK YOU, ERIC. NOW, 2534 01:24:58,426 --> 01:24:59,060 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, SPONSOR 2535 01:24:59,060 --> 01:24:59,828 YOUR RECOGNIZED ADDRESS YOUR 2536 01:24:59,828 --> 01:25:00,161 AMENDMENT. 2537 01:25:00,161 --> 01:25:06,768 >> THANK YOU. JUST TO CONTINUE 2538 01:25:06,768 --> 01:25:07,936 THE CONVERSATION, WE ARE IN THIS 2539 01:25:07,936 --> 01:25:09,104 MOMENT WHERE WE ARE HAVING TO 2540 01:25:09,104 --> 01:25:17,412 REDUCE THIS LIBRARY LEVY IS OF 2541 01:25:17,412 --> 01:25:18,213 WASHINGTON STATE TAX CODE. 2542 01:25:18,213 --> 01:25:19,414 UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DO HAVE A 2543 01:25:19,414 --> 01:25:20,315 STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT THAT 2544 01:25:20,315 --> 01:25:22,117 TOOK 10 YEARS TO CREATE, AND WE 2545 01:25:22,117 --> 01:25:22,784 ARE TAKING A MULTIYEAR APPROACH, 2546 01:25:22,784 --> 01:25:24,018 GRANTED THEY'RE GOING TO BE HER 2547 01:25:24,018 --> 01:25:25,053 DECISIONS IS HERE. THAT WE 2548 01:25:25,053 --> 01:25:26,121 CAN'T INCREASE PROPERTY TAX 2549 01:25:26,121 --> 01:25:29,524 AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE UPSIDE ON 2550 01:25:29,524 --> 01:25:40,068 TAX CODE OF THE STATE WHICH IS 2551 01:25:41,336 --> 01:25:42,303 BOXING US INTO THIS ENTIRE 2552 01:25:42,303 --> 01:25:43,605 SITUATION. AND SO, ECONOMIC 2553 01:25:43,605 --> 01:25:44,606 FORECASTS DO INFORM OUR ANNUAL 2554 01:25:44,606 --> 01:25:45,106 AND BIANNUAL BUDGETING 2555 01:25:45,106 --> 01:25:45,807 PROCESSES. BUT, WE ARE WORKING 2556 01:25:45,807 --> 01:25:52,146 ON A MULTIYEAR LEVY AND THAT IS 2557 01:25:52,146 --> 01:25:52,981 WHERE I THINK WE HAVE A 2558 01:25:52,981 --> 01:25:53,815 DIFFERENCE OF OPINION, CHAIR, 2559 01:25:53,815 --> 01:25:55,049 FOR ME, THAT WE ARE SPECULATING. 2560 01:25:55,049 --> 01:25:56,050 WE ARE RECEIVING FORECASTS FOR 2561 01:25:56,050 --> 01:26:00,054 THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR BUT IT 2562 01:26:00,054 --> 01:26:00,622 IS HARD, OUR OFFICE IS NOT 2563 01:26:00,622 --> 01:26:01,356 PROVIDING A DECADE-LONG 2564 01:26:01,356 --> 01:26:01,956 FORECAST. THAT IS WHERE I AM 2565 01:26:01,956 --> 01:26:03,324 SAYING WE ARE SPECULATION. BACK 2566 01:26:03,324 --> 01:26:08,730 TO THIS AMENDMENT RIGHT HERE, 2567 01:26:08,730 --> 01:26:09,364 CHRISTIANA, YOU TOOK MY TALKING 2568 01:26:09,364 --> 01:26:10,632 POINTS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU 2569 01:26:10,632 --> 01:26:11,266 WERE READING OFF OF MY SHEET, 2570 01:26:11,266 --> 01:26:15,670 BUT THE NUMBER OF TIMES I HAD 2571 01:26:15,670 --> 01:26:16,271 GONE TO THE GREENWOOD PUBLIC 2572 01:26:16,271 --> 01:26:18,640 LIBRARY AND THE ELEVATOR HAS 2573 01:26:18,640 --> 01:26:19,240 BEEN BROKEN, I THOUGHT IT WAS 2574 01:26:19,240 --> 01:26:19,774 BROKEN THE ENTIRE TIME IN 2575 01:26:19,774 --> 01:26:20,408 BETWEEN MY VISITS BUT APPARENTLY 2576 01:26:20,408 --> 01:26:26,147 IT HAS BEEN FIXED. I USE THIS 2577 01:26:26,147 --> 01:26:26,714 EXAMPLE REALLY IMPORTANTLY 2578 01:26:26,714 --> 01:26:28,249 BECAUSE THE GREENWOOD PUBLIC 2579 01:26:28,249 --> 01:26:28,850 LIBRARY, THE GREENWOOD RANCH 2580 01:26:28,850 --> 01:26:29,484 PUBLIC LIBRARY IS ON GREENWOOD 2581 01:26:29,484 --> 01:26:31,786 AVENUE WHICH IS QUITE BUSY. AND 2582 01:26:31,786 --> 01:26:34,756 PARKING IS NOT REALLY EASY AT 2583 01:26:34,756 --> 01:26:38,359 THE FRONT DOOR. AND SO, IF YOU 2584 01:26:38,359 --> 01:26:40,228 HAVE A DIFFERENT ABILITY AND YOU 2585 01:26:40,228 --> 01:26:45,833 NEED TO USE ASSISTANCE TO GET IN 2586 01:26:45,833 --> 01:26:47,001 THE DOOR, WHETHER IT IS YOU HAVE 2587 01:26:47,001 --> 01:26:49,604 A SPRAINED ANKLE OR YOU HAVE A 2588 01:26:49,604 --> 01:26:56,311 LIFELONG ABILITY , YOU HAVE TO 2589 01:26:56,311 --> 01:26:57,979 USE THE ELEVATOR. THERE IS NO 2590 01:26:57,979 --> 01:26:59,147 OTHER WAY INTO THE BUILDING. AND 2591 01:26:59,147 --> 01:27:07,355 IF THE ELEVATOR IS NOT WORKING, 2592 01:27:07,355 --> 01:27:08,656 THEN YOU CAN'T GET INSIDE. YOU 2593 01:27:08,656 --> 01:27:09,857 CAN'T ACCESS ALL OF THE BOOKS 2594 01:27:09,857 --> 01:27:11,359 WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. I MADE THE 2595 01:27:11,359 --> 01:27:12,627 JOKE LAST TIME, AND IT IS 2596 01:27:12,627 --> 01:27:13,761 SERIOUS, THAT THE ONLY WAY INTO 2597 01:27:13,761 --> 01:27:14,929 THE LIBRARY IS OVER THE 2598 01:27:14,929 --> 01:27:16,064 INTERNET, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE 2599 01:27:16,064 --> 01:27:18,800 THE INTERNET YOU HAVE TO GO TO 2600 01:27:18,800 --> 01:27:21,736 THE LIBRARY TO GET YOUR HOTSPOT. 2601 01:27:21,736 --> 01:27:22,804 RIGHT? AND SO WITHOUT THE 2602 01:27:22,804 --> 01:27:24,305 ABILITY TO GET IN OUR DOORS, WE 2603 01:27:24,305 --> 01:27:31,913 ARE NOT PROVIDING THE SERVICE 2604 01:27:31,913 --> 01:27:32,914 THAT SEATTLEITES DESERVE. THIS 2605 01:27:32,914 --> 01:27:34,015 IS ANOTHER BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT 2606 01:27:34,015 --> 01:27:34,616 IF WE WERE TRULY RIGHTSIZING 2607 01:27:34,616 --> 01:27:36,217 WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR A PUBLIC 2608 01:27:36,217 --> 01:27:37,018 LIBRARY SYSTEM, IT WOULD BE 2609 01:27:37,018 --> 01:27:38,720 TENFOLD WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US 2610 01:27:38,720 --> 01:27:42,624 TODAY. I HOPE TO EARN YOUR 2611 01:27:42,624 --> 01:27:43,458 SUPPORT, COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU. 2612 01:27:43,591 --> 01:27:44,325 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2613 01:27:44,325 --> 01:27:44,926 STRAUSS. COLLEAGUES, ANY 2614 01:27:44,926 --> 01:27:45,727 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LET'S 2615 01:27:45,727 --> 01:27:52,700 THINK ABOUT. AMENDMENT NINE. [ 2616 01:27:52,700 --> 01:28:01,309 ROLL CALL ] 2617 01:28:01,309 --> 01:28:02,844 >> SIX IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED. 2618 01:28:02,844 --> 01:28:04,012 >> MOTION CARRIES AN AMENDMENT 2619 01:28:04,012 --> 01:28:05,013 NINE IS ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER 2620 01:28:05,013 --> 01:28:06,114 FOSTER, ON BEHALF OF 2621 01:28:06,114 --> 01:28:07,882 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU WILL 2622 01:28:07,882 --> 01:28:13,121 MOVE -- SORRY, IT'S OUT OF 2623 01:28:13,121 --> 01:28:14,722 SEQUENCE BECAUSE SOME WERE 2624 01:28:14,722 --> 01:28:16,024 REMOVED. WE'RE GOING TO 12. 2625 01:28:16,024 --> 01:28:18,459 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOU ARE -- 2626 01:28:18,459 --> 01:28:24,866 EXCUSE ME, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, 2627 01:28:24,866 --> 01:28:26,034 YOUR RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK ON 2628 01:28:26,034 --> 01:28:27,235 BEHALF OF AMENDMENT 12 WHICH IS 2629 01:28:27,235 --> 01:28:28,302 BEING BROUGHT BY COUNCILMEMBER 2630 01:28:28,302 --> 01:28:28,503 SAKA. 2631 01:28:28,503 --> 01:28:36,978 >> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE I NEED 2632 01:28:36,978 --> 01:28:38,112 TO MOVE IT IN. THANK YOU. I 2633 01:28:38,112 --> 01:28:39,113 WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT 2634 01:28:39,113 --> 01:28:40,148 AMENDMENT 12 INTO THE RECORD. 2635 01:28:40,148 --> 01:28:40,715 >> SECOND. 2636 01:28:40,715 --> 01:28:42,016 >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 2637 01:28:42,016 --> 01:28:43,051 SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 2638 01:28:43,051 --> 01:28:45,019 121181 IS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT 2639 01:28:45,019 --> 01:28:47,889 12. ERIC? 2640 01:28:47,889 --> 01:28:48,723 >> AMENDMENT 12 WOULD 2641 01:28:48,723 --> 01:28:49,390 COMMUNICATE COUNCIL'S INTENTION 2642 01:28:49,390 --> 01:28:50,725 THAT A PORTION OF THE LIBRARY 2643 01:28:50,725 --> 01:28:51,359 LEVY FUNDING AMOUNT AS 2644 01:28:51,359 --> 01:28:52,560 TRANSMITTED BY THE MAYOR SHOULD 2645 01:28:52,560 --> 01:28:53,561 BE AUTHORIZED FOR INVESTMENTS TO 2646 01:28:53,561 --> 01:28:55,029 SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES BY 2647 01:28:55,029 --> 01:28:55,630 PROVIDING DIGITAL SCALING 2648 01:28:55,630 --> 01:28:58,933 PROGRAMS FOR TEENS. OFFERED AT 2649 01:28:58,933 --> 01:29:00,468 THE SOUTHPARK AND HIGH POINT 2650 01:29:00,468 --> 01:29:01,202 BRANCH LIBRARIES. 2651 01:29:01,202 --> 01:29:09,610 >> THANK YOU, ERIC. 2652 01:29:09,610 --> 01:29:10,078 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2653 01:29:10,078 --> 01:29:11,179 >> THANK YOU, AS THE CHAIR 2654 01:29:11,179 --> 01:29:12,213 MENTIONED I AM SPEAKING ON 2655 01:29:12,213 --> 01:29:13,081 BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 2656 01:29:13,081 --> 01:29:23,658 FOR THESE TWO AMENDMENT'S. THIS 2657 01:29:31,866 --> 01:29:32,600 FIRST AMENDMENT EXTENDS AN 2658 01:29:32,600 --> 01:29:33,634 EXISTING SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 2659 01:29:33,634 --> 01:29:34,335 PROGRAM INTO TWO NEIGHBORHOODS 2660 01:29:34,335 --> 01:29:35,236 WITH LOWER HOME INTERNET ACCESS. 2661 01:29:35,236 --> 01:29:36,204 AND FEWER DEVICES COMPARED TO 2662 01:29:36,204 --> 01:29:37,105 MORE AFFLUENT SEATTLE AREAS. 2663 01:29:37,105 --> 01:29:38,139 THESE GAPS LIMIT ACCESS TO 2664 01:29:38,139 --> 01:29:38,940 ESSENTIAL DIGITAL RESOURCES SUCH 2665 01:29:38,940 --> 01:29:39,807 AS ONLINE LEARNING, JOB 2666 01:29:39,807 --> 01:29:40,341 APPLICATIONS, GOVERNMENT 2667 01:29:40,341 --> 01:29:40,875 SERVICES AND TELEHEALTH. 2668 01:29:40,875 --> 01:29:41,442 THEREFORE DIGITAL SKILLS 2669 01:29:41,442 --> 01:29:42,443 TRAINING IS NEEDED IN THESE 2670 01:29:42,443 --> 01:29:43,244 COMMITTEES. THE LEVY ORDINANCE 2671 01:29:43,244 --> 01:29:44,512 SETS NO LIMITS BY OFFERING OUR 2672 01:29:44,512 --> 01:29:45,546 CAPITAL OR SPENDING CATEGORY AND 2673 01:29:45,546 --> 01:29:46,414 THIS AMENDMENT SIGNALS THE 2674 01:29:46,414 --> 01:29:47,682 COUNCIL INTEND THAT PART OF THE 2675 01:29:47,682 --> 01:29:48,716 $410 MILLION SUPPORT DIGITAL 2676 01:29:48,716 --> 01:29:49,317 SCALING INITIATIVES. 2677 01:29:49,317 --> 01:29:50,218 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2678 01:29:50,218 --> 01:29:50,718 FOSTER. COLLEAGUES, ANY 2679 01:29:50,718 --> 01:29:54,222 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST TO 2680 01:29:54,222 --> 01:30:01,829 CONFIRM, -- COUNCILMEMBER 2681 01:30:01,829 --> 01:30:03,164 JUAREZ, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? 2682 01:30:03,297 --> 01:30:05,867 >> I APOLOGIZE, MY ZOOM JUST CUT 2683 01:30:05,867 --> 01:30:09,237 OUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS 2684 01:30:09,237 --> 01:30:15,009 BACK ONLINE. 2685 01:30:15,009 --> 01:30:16,711 >> WE SEE YOU. AND WE HEAR YOU. 2686 01:30:16,844 --> 01:30:18,312 >> OKAY, GREAT, THANK YOU, MADAM 2687 01:30:18,312 --> 01:30:18,546 CHAIR. 2688 01:30:18,546 --> 01:30:19,313 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2689 01:30:19,313 --> 01:30:20,214 JUAREZ. ERIC, IN THIS PARTICULAR 2690 01:30:20,214 --> 01:30:21,215 AMENDMENT AND THE SECOND ONE 2691 01:30:21,215 --> 01:30:26,220 DON'T HAVE ACTUAL MONEY ADDS. 2692 01:30:26,220 --> 01:30:27,622 THEY ARE JUST AN INTENT FOR HOW 2693 01:30:27,622 --> 01:30:28,923 TO USE THE CURRENT MONEY. EXPECT 2694 01:30:28,923 --> 01:30:30,057 THAT IS CORRECT. 2695 01:30:30,057 --> 01:30:34,629 >> GREAT. AT THE END OF THE DAY 2696 01:30:34,629 --> 01:30:35,930 I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT NO MATTER 2697 01:30:35,930 --> 01:30:38,099 WHAT WE INTEND, IS THE LIBRARY 2698 01:30:38,099 --> 01:30:39,367 BOARD WHO GETS TO DECIDE WHAT TO 2699 01:30:39,367 --> 01:30:41,269 DO WITH ALL OF THIS MONEY THAT 2700 01:30:41,269 --> 01:30:42,703 NOW HAVE ADDED VIA THESE 2701 01:30:42,703 --> 01:30:43,805 AMENDMENTS, CORRECT? 2702 01:30:43,805 --> 01:30:46,607 >> THAT IS ALSO CORRECT. 2703 01:30:46,607 --> 01:30:48,376 >> OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU 2704 01:30:48,376 --> 01:30:49,744 FOR CONFIRMING. UNLESS THERE ANY 2705 01:30:49,744 --> 01:30:53,714 QUESTIONS, AND I DON'T SEE ANY 2706 01:30:53,714 --> 01:30:55,116 HANDS RAISED. LET'S GO TO 2707 01:30:55,116 --> 01:31:00,721 ABOUT. VOTE. 2708 01:31:00,721 --> 01:31:01,255 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2709 01:31:01,255 --> 01:31:02,723 >> YES. 2710 01:31:02,723 --> 01:31:03,257 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2711 01:31:03,257 --> 01:31:04,025 >> YES. 2712 01:31:04,025 --> 01:31:04,559 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2713 01:31:04,559 --> 01:31:05,560 >> YES. 2714 01:31:05,560 --> 01:31:06,060 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2715 01:31:06,060 --> 01:31:07,128 >> YES. 2716 01:31:07,128 --> 01:31:07,728 >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 2717 01:31:07,728 --> 01:31:09,330 >> YES. 2718 01:31:09,330 --> 01:31:09,931 >> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 2719 01:31:09,931 --> 01:31:10,698 >> YES. 2720 01:31:10,698 --> 01:31:11,098 >> CHAIR RIVERA. 2721 01:31:11,098 --> 01:31:15,636 >> YES. 2722 01:31:15,636 --> 01:31:16,637 >> THE MOTION CARRIES AN 2723 01:31:16,637 --> 01:31:18,306 AMENDMENT 12 IS ADOPTED. NOW 2724 01:31:18,306 --> 01:31:20,208 AMENDMENT 13. ALSO A 2725 01:31:20,208 --> 01:31:22,210 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ADD. 2726 01:31:22,210 --> 01:31:22,810 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOUR 2727 01:31:22,810 --> 01:31:29,617 RECOGNIZED TO MOVE COUNCILMEMBER 2728 01:31:29,617 --> 01:31:30,518 SAKA'S AMENDMENT NUMBER 13. 2729 01:31:30,518 --> 01:31:31,853 >> I LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT 2730 01:31:31,853 --> 01:31:33,154 NUMBER 13. DO I HAVE A SECOND? 2731 01:31:33,154 --> 01:31:33,921 >> SECOND. 2732 01:31:33,921 --> 01:31:35,723 >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 2733 01:31:35,723 --> 01:31:36,824 AMEND COUNCIL BILL 121181 IS 2734 01:31:36,824 --> 01:31:47,368 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT 13. ERIC? 2735 01:31:47,935 --> 01:31:48,402 >> AMENDMENT 13 WOULD 2736 01:31:48,402 --> 01:31:49,070 COMMUNICATE COUNCIL'S INTENTION 2737 01:31:49,070 --> 01:31:50,204 THAT A PORTION OF THE LIBRARY 2738 01:31:50,204 --> 01:31:51,105 FUNDING AMOUNT AS TRANSMITTED BY 2739 01:31:51,105 --> 01:31:52,273 THE MAYOR SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED 2740 01:31:52,273 --> 01:31:53,474 FOR INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT HOURS 2741 01:31:53,474 --> 01:31:54,442 AND ACCESS AND COLLECTIONS BY 2742 01:31:54,442 --> 01:31:55,243 CONTRACTING WITH THE WASHINGTON 2743 01:31:55,243 --> 01:31:56,310 STATE BLACK LEGACY INSTITUTE FOR 2744 01:31:56,310 --> 01:32:01,315 PROGRAMMING AND LOCAL HISTORY -- 2745 01:32:01,315 --> 01:32:02,216 EXCUSE ME, LOCAL HISTORY 2746 01:32:02,216 --> 01:32:02,917 CURATION THAT CELEBRATES AND 2747 01:32:02,917 --> 01:32:08,823 PRESERVES THE RICH HISTORY OF 2748 01:32:08,823 --> 01:32:09,657 WASHINGTON'S BLACK COMMUNITY 2749 01:32:09,657 --> 01:32:10,625 AND OFFERS A POWERFUL TRIBUTE TO 2750 01:32:10,625 --> 01:32:11,425 BLACK RESILIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND 2751 01:32:11,425 --> 01:32:11,993 CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 2752 01:32:11,993 --> 01:32:15,429 >> THANK YOU, ERIC. 2753 01:32:15,429 --> 01:32:16,063 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOUR 2754 01:32:16,063 --> 01:32:17,265 RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF 2755 01:32:17,265 --> 01:32:17,732 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 2756 01:32:17,732 --> 01:32:27,608 >> THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, I AM 2757 01:32:27,608 --> 01:32:28,509 SHARING WORDS ON BEHALF OF 2758 01:32:28,509 --> 01:32:29,043 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. THIS 2759 01:32:29,043 --> 01:32:29,810 AMENDMENT FORMALIZES COUNCIL 2760 01:32:29,810 --> 01:32:30,845 INTEND TO USE LEVY FUNDS TO 2761 01:32:30,845 --> 01:32:31,746 CONTRACT WITH THE WASHINGTON 2762 01:32:31,746 --> 01:32:32,747 STATE BLACK LEGACY INSTITUTE FOR 2763 01:32:32,747 --> 01:32:33,948 PROGRAMMING. IT WORKS TO CURATE 2764 01:32:33,948 --> 01:32:35,016 AND DISSEMINATE LEGACY OF BLACK 2765 01:32:35,016 --> 01:32:35,816 WASHINGTONIANS GROUNDED IN THE 2766 01:32:35,816 --> 01:32:37,418 BELIEF THAT HONORING THE PAST 2767 01:32:37,418 --> 01:32:38,252 STRENGTHENS THE FUTURE. LIKE 2768 01:32:38,252 --> 01:32:42,924 AMENDMENT 12 IT EXPRESSES THE 2769 01:32:42,924 --> 01:32:44,125 COUNCIL INTENT THAT A PORTION OF 2770 01:32:44,125 --> 01:32:45,393 THE $410 MILLION BE USED FOR 2771 01:32:45,393 --> 01:32:46,060 THIS PURPOSE. 2772 01:32:46,060 --> 01:32:47,695 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2773 01:32:47,695 --> 01:32:48,629 FOSTER. COLLEAGUES, ANY 2774 01:32:48,629 --> 01:32:54,402 QUESTIONS , COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2775 01:32:54,402 --> 01:32:55,002 HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU ARE 2776 01:32:55,002 --> 01:32:57,805 RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. 2777 01:32:57,805 --> 01:32:59,206 >> NO, NO WORRIES. YOU ARE ALL 2778 01:32:59,206 --> 01:33:01,442 GOOD. THANK YOU, I KNOW 2779 01:33:01,442 --> 01:33:03,511 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS NOT HERE. 2780 01:33:03,511 --> 01:33:05,379 SO THANKING HIM FOR THIS 2781 01:33:05,379 --> 01:33:14,021 AMENDMENT. LOOK, I AM BLACK, I 2782 01:33:14,021 --> 01:33:15,122 SUPPORT EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW 2783 01:33:15,122 --> 01:33:16,157 I'M COMING FROM. BUT THE ONE 2784 01:33:16,157 --> 01:33:17,425 THING THAT CONCERNS ME ABOUT 2785 01:33:17,425 --> 01:33:18,793 THIS IS CALLING OUT SPECIFICALLY 2786 01:33:18,793 --> 01:33:20,127 THE PROVIDER WITH OUR 2787 01:33:20,127 --> 01:33:24,632 INTENTIONS. , AND YOU KNOW, THAT 2788 01:33:24,632 --> 01:33:28,603 WAS MY ONLY DISCOMFORT. I WILL 2789 01:33:28,603 --> 01:33:31,973 BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS. JUST 2790 01:33:31,973 --> 01:33:35,710 BECAUSE ON THAT PRINCIPLE OF 2791 01:33:35,710 --> 01:33:38,746 CALLING OUT A SPECIFIC PROVIDER 2792 01:33:38,746 --> 01:33:40,247 OUTSIDE OF THE LIBRARY LEVY, IF 2793 01:33:40,247 --> 01:33:42,216 IT WAS A SPECIFIC LIBRARY AND 2794 01:33:42,216 --> 01:33:47,221 THAT IS WHO WE WERE TARGETING, 2795 01:33:47,221 --> 01:33:48,622 OR THAT PIECE, BUT IT'S 2796 01:33:48,622 --> 01:33:50,257 SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. 2797 01:33:50,257 --> 01:33:52,226 SO THAT WAS ONE OF MY ONLY 2798 01:33:52,226 --> 01:33:53,594 CONCERNS. WITH THIS. THANK YOU, 2799 01:33:53,594 --> 01:33:54,028 COLLEAGUES. 2800 01:33:54,028 --> 01:33:58,499 >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER 2801 01:33:58,499 --> 01:34:04,805 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I TOO 2802 01:34:04,805 --> 01:34:06,140 WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS 2803 01:34:06,140 --> 01:34:07,508 JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T NORMALLY 2804 01:34:07,508 --> 01:34:10,144 SELECT A PROVIDER. WE HAVEN'T 2805 01:34:10,144 --> 01:34:14,115 USUALLY , WE HAVE AN RFP PROCESS 2806 01:34:14,115 --> 01:34:17,351 AND I AM NOT FAMILIAR WHY IT'S 2807 01:34:17,351 --> 01:34:19,820 BEING DONE THIS WAY. BUT, I DO 2808 01:34:19,820 --> 01:34:21,622 SUPPORT , OBVIOUSLY, THE 2809 01:34:21,622 --> 01:34:26,661 CURATION ASPECT OF THIS. 2810 01:34:26,661 --> 01:34:29,230 ESPECIALLY FOR BLACK LEGACY. 2811 01:34:29,230 --> 01:34:33,234 BUT, I WILL ABSTAIN JUST BASED 2812 01:34:33,234 --> 01:34:37,138 ON SIMILAR , SIMILAR POSITION AS 2813 01:34:37,138 --> 01:34:40,941 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ALL RIGHT, 2814 01:34:40,941 --> 01:34:43,077 LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON AMENDMENT 2815 01:34:43,077 --> 01:34:46,213 13. 2816 01:34:46,213 --> 01:34:48,215 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2817 01:34:48,215 --> 01:34:48,749 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2818 01:34:48,749 --> 01:34:48,983 >> YES. 2819 01:34:48,983 --> 01:34:49,150 >> 2820 01:34:49,150 --> 01:34:49,684 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2821 01:34:49,684 --> 01:34:49,950 ABSTAIN. 2822 01:34:49,950 --> 01:34:50,718 >> YES. 2823 01:34:50,718 --> 01:34:51,385 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2824 01:34:51,385 --> 01:34:52,620 >> YES. 2825 01:34:52,620 --> 01:34:56,824 >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 2826 01:34:56,824 --> 01:34:57,124 >> ABSTAIN. 2827 01:34:57,124 --> 01:35:01,362 >> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 2828 01:35:01,362 --> 01:35:02,530 >> ABSTAIN. 2829 01:35:02,530 --> 01:35:06,567 >> CHAIR RIVERA. 2830 01:35:06,567 --> 01:35:08,636 >> ABSTAIN. 2831 01:35:08,636 --> 01:35:10,071 >> THREE IN FAVOR, FOUR 2832 01:35:10,071 --> 01:35:19,013 ABSTENTIONS. 2833 01:35:19,013 --> 01:35:22,416 >> THE AMENDMENT FAILS. 2834 01:35:22,416 --> 01:35:26,420 AMENDMENT 13 IS NOT ADOPTED. 2835 01:35:26,420 --> 01:35:26,821 SORRY. 2836 01:35:26,821 --> 01:35:28,222 >> POINT OF INFORMATION, I 2837 01:35:28,222 --> 01:35:29,957 BELIEVE THE TWO IN FAVOR AND THE 2838 01:35:29,957 --> 01:35:34,028 REST ABSTENTION DOES PASS. 2839 01:35:34,028 --> 01:35:37,031 >> DOES PASS. APOLOGIES. I WAS 2840 01:35:37,031 --> 01:35:42,303 MISSING MY PLACE ON MY SCRIPT. 2841 01:35:42,303 --> 01:35:43,704 OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES ON 2842 01:35:43,704 --> 01:35:45,573 AMENDMENT 13. IT IS ADOPTED. ALL 2843 01:35:45,573 --> 01:35:56,083 RIGHT. ONE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. 2844 01:36:04,492 --> 01:36:05,426 SORRY, COLLEAGUES. MY SCRIPT IS 2845 01:36:05,426 --> 01:36:06,527 INCOMPLETE. BUT THE AMENDMENT 2846 01:36:06,527 --> 01:36:09,463 PASSES AND THAT WAS THE LAST 2847 01:36:09,463 --> 01:36:14,001 AMENDMENT. 2848 01:36:14,001 --> 01:36:18,506 >> MADAM CHAIR, I'M A BIT 2849 01:36:18,506 --> 01:36:24,211 CONFUSED FROM THE CLERK. MY 2850 01:36:24,211 --> 01:36:25,513 COUNT WAS DIFFERENT. WE HAD FOUR 2851 01:36:25,513 --> 01:36:28,616 ABSTENTIONS AND THREE YESES, 2852 01:36:28,616 --> 01:36:29,683 WHAT WAS THE COUNT? 2853 01:36:29,683 --> 01:36:31,252 >> THREE IN FAVOR AND FOUR 2854 01:36:31,252 --> 01:36:34,221 ABSTENTIONS. 2855 01:36:34,221 --> 01:36:35,523 >> THREE IN FAVOR AND FOUR 2856 01:36:35,523 --> 01:36:36,023 ABSTENTIONS. 2857 01:36:36,023 --> 01:36:39,226 >> SO, OKAY. I THOUGHT THAT WHEN 2858 01:36:39,226 --> 01:36:41,028 YOU HAD -- OKAY, WELL. 2859 01:36:41,028 --> 01:36:46,834 >> YOU KNOW WHAT, COUNCILMEMBER 2860 01:36:46,834 --> 01:36:48,235 JUAREZ, WE'RE GOING TO DO IS 2861 01:36:48,235 --> 01:36:49,804 CONFIRM WITH OUR CLERK TO MAKE 2862 01:36:49,804 --> 01:36:51,572 SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT RIGHT. SO 2863 01:36:51,572 --> 01:36:53,007 HANG TIGHT, EVERYBODY, FOR A 2864 01:36:53,007 --> 01:37:03,150 MINUTE. 2865 01:37:03,717 --> 01:37:09,990 >> THIS IS AMELIA SANCHEZ. JUST 2866 01:37:09,990 --> 01:37:10,658 PROVIDING CLARIFICATION. THE 2867 01:37:10,658 --> 01:37:15,729 VOTE WAS FOUR IN FAVOR NONE 2868 01:37:15,729 --> 01:37:16,764 OPPOSED, SORRY, THREE IN FAVOR, 2869 01:37:16,764 --> 01:37:17,498 NONE OPPOSED AND FOUR 2870 01:37:17,498 --> 01:37:18,199 ABSTENTIONS. THEREFORE THE 2871 01:37:18,199 --> 01:37:22,636 MOTION DOES CARRY. THE AMENDMENT 2872 01:37:22,636 --> 01:37:23,737 IS ADOPTED. ABSTENTIONS DO NOT 2873 01:37:23,737 --> 01:37:25,306 COUNT TOWARDS THE TALLY. 2874 01:37:25,306 --> 01:37:26,540 >> GOT IT. 2875 01:37:26,540 --> 01:37:29,510 >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I 2876 01:37:29,510 --> 01:37:30,845 MEAN, MADAME CLERK. 2877 01:37:30,845 --> 01:37:34,148 >> THANK YOU AMELIA AND 2878 01:37:34,148 --> 01:37:39,320 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. I HAVE 2879 01:37:39,320 --> 01:37:40,721 ALREADY SAID, THE AMENDMENT IS 2880 01:37:40,721 --> 01:37:43,023 ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS 2881 01:37:43,023 --> 01:37:48,395 OUR LAST AMENDMENT . THANK YOU, 2882 01:37:48,395 --> 01:37:49,296 ERIC, THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. ALL 2883 01:37:49,296 --> 01:37:50,931 RIGHT, GIVE ME ONE SECOND TO 2884 01:37:50,931 --> 01:37:56,503 FIND THE NEXT ONE HERE. 2885 01:37:56,503 --> 01:37:59,039 >> MADAM CHAIR, ARE YOU GOING TO 2886 01:37:59,039 --> 01:38:00,708 GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY AFTER YOU 2887 01:38:00,708 --> 01:38:05,212 SPEAK -- 2888 01:38:05,212 --> 01:38:05,646 >> YES. 2889 01:38:05,646 --> 01:38:07,014 >> OKAY, JUST CHECKING. 2890 01:38:07,014 --> 01:38:09,717 >> ONE SECOND. 2891 01:38:09,717 --> 01:38:11,518 >> THANK YOU, I WANT TO GET MY 2892 01:38:11,518 --> 01:38:21,895 PAPERS STRAIGHT HERE. 2893 01:38:34,275 --> 01:38:35,442 >> ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, WE ARE 2894 01:38:35,442 --> 01:38:36,610 ABOUT TO TAKE THE VOTE ON THE 2895 01:38:36,610 --> 01:38:47,121 FULL BILL AS AMENDED BY THESE 2896 01:38:50,791 --> 01:38:51,425 AMENDMENTS WE PASSED TODAY. SO, 2897 01:38:51,425 --> 01:38:52,826 AT THIS POINT, IF ANYONE WOULD 2898 01:38:52,826 --> 01:38:54,094 LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS BEFORE WE 2899 01:38:54,094 --> 01:38:55,296 TAKE THE FINAL VOTE, I WILL GIVE 2900 01:38:55,296 --> 01:38:56,597 YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT 2901 01:38:56,597 --> 01:38:57,998 AND THEN WE WILL TAKE OUR FINAL 2902 01:38:57,998 --> 01:38:59,233 VOTE ON THE FULL BILL. 2903 01:38:59,233 --> 01:38:59,934 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOUR 2904 01:38:59,934 --> 01:39:00,234 RECOGNIZED. 2905 01:39:00,234 --> 01:39:01,869 >> I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. I WANT 2906 01:39:01,869 --> 01:39:03,003 TO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, OR 2907 01:39:03,003 --> 01:39:04,238 WALKING US THROUGH THIS LEVY. 2908 01:39:04,238 --> 01:39:05,906 AND I KNOW THE YOU ALSO WALKED 2909 01:39:05,906 --> 01:39:10,611 US THROUGH THE LEVY AS WELL. I 2910 01:39:10,611 --> 01:39:11,378 REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT 2911 01:39:11,378 --> 01:39:12,813 THAT, YES, WE ALL OF THE 2912 01:39:12,813 --> 01:39:20,821 LIBRARY. COUNCILMEMBER LIN, I DO 2913 01:39:20,821 --> 01:39:22,222 APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND I 2914 01:39:22,222 --> 01:39:23,223 DIDN'T NEED TO LAUGH, BUT I DO 2915 01:39:23,223 --> 01:39:24,158 APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT 2916 01:39:24,158 --> 01:39:25,059 DEMOCRACY AND LIBRARIES. AND 2917 01:39:25,059 --> 01:39:27,728 THEY DO APPRECIATE YOU AND -- 2918 01:39:27,728 --> 01:39:28,529 ACTUALLY, EVERYONE'S PASSION 2919 01:39:28,529 --> 01:39:29,797 FOR WHAT WE WANT TO DO. AND 2920 01:39:29,797 --> 01:39:30,431 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2921 01:39:30,431 --> 01:39:33,500 STRAUSS, FOR RECOGNIZING THE 2922 01:39:33,500 --> 01:39:34,768 ADA, PEOPLE WHO NEED IT. SOMEONE 2923 01:39:34,768 --> 01:39:37,938 LIKE ME, AS YOU KNOW I HAVE MS. 2924 01:39:37,938 --> 01:39:39,707 AS YOU KNOW I'M A SUPPORTER OF 2925 01:39:39,707 --> 01:39:41,108 THAT. AND GOING BACK TO THE ONES 2926 01:39:41,108 --> 01:39:42,609 I VOTED NO ON, IT DOESN'T MEAN 2927 01:39:42,609 --> 01:39:53,153 I DON'T SUPPORT PUTTING MONEY 2928 01:39:57,624 --> 01:39:58,726 ASIDE FOR THE COOLING AND 2929 01:39:58,726 --> 01:39:59,360 DEFERRED AND SEISMIC RETROFIT. 2930 01:39:59,360 --> 01:40:00,527 AGAIN, I WAS JUST GOING BACK TO 2931 01:40:00,527 --> 01:40:01,729 WHAT THE CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR WAS 2932 01:40:01,729 --> 01:40:02,663 CAUTIONING US ABOUT ABOUT, THE 2933 01:40:02,663 --> 01:40:03,564 CAP, OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. 2934 01:40:03,564 --> 01:40:05,032 AND I GUESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THE 2935 01:40:05,032 --> 01:40:06,300 SIX TAXES WE ALREADY HAVE IN 2936 01:40:06,300 --> 01:40:07,701 FRONT OF US AS A SAVE SEATTLE, 2937 01:40:07,701 --> 01:40:08,936 THE POTENTIAL FOR TWO MORE, AND 2938 01:40:08,936 --> 01:40:10,204 THE ANNUAL TAXES WE HAVE, WHICH 2939 01:40:10,204 --> 01:40:11,772 ARE SIX, THE COUNTY TAXES WE 2940 01:40:11,772 --> 01:40:17,611 HAVE WHICH ARE SEVEN, AND 2941 01:40:17,611 --> 01:40:18,312 ANOTHER ONE POSSIBLY COMING DOWN 2942 01:40:18,312 --> 01:40:20,247 THE PIKE. SO I SAY THAT ONLY 2943 01:40:20,247 --> 01:40:23,117 BECAUSE , YOU KNOW, I'M NOT 2944 01:40:23,117 --> 01:40:23,951 AGAINST THESE THINGS. IT'S MORE 2945 01:40:23,951 --> 01:40:25,619 THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 2946 01:40:25,619 --> 01:40:27,721 FUND WHAT WE CAN BEING FISCALLY 2947 01:40:27,721 --> 01:40:28,555 RESPONSIBLE AND BEING MINDFUL 2948 01:40:28,555 --> 01:40:31,625 THAT WHEN WE DO THESE , THESE 2949 01:40:31,625 --> 01:40:35,863 ARE PROPERTY TAXES. THESE ARE 2950 01:40:35,863 --> 01:40:37,431 EXCISE TAXES. THESE ARE TAXES 2951 01:40:37,431 --> 01:40:42,202 THAT HAPPEN WHEN SALES TAXES. 2952 01:40:42,202 --> 01:40:44,405 AND AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO BE 2953 01:40:44,405 --> 01:40:46,039 RESPONSIBLE FOR , YOU KNOW, WHAT 2954 01:40:46,039 --> 01:40:49,376 WE PUT OUT TO THE VOTERS AND 2955 01:40:49,376 --> 01:40:51,245 WHAT WE CAN PAY FOR. AND THAT IS 2956 01:40:51,245 --> 01:40:52,279 IT. I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS 2957 01:40:52,279 --> 01:40:54,515 AGAINST -- I MEAN IF WE COULD , 2958 01:40:54,515 --> 01:40:56,050 MADAM CHAIR, WE WOULD FUND 2959 01:40:56,050 --> 01:40:57,217 EVERYTHING. BUT THE WORLD 2960 01:40:57,217 --> 01:41:01,121 DOESN'T WORK THAT WE. I THINK, 2961 01:41:01,121 --> 01:41:06,627 AND AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, 2962 01:41:06,627 --> 01:41:08,295 I DIDN'T MEAN TO BELITTLE YOUR 2963 01:41:08,295 --> 01:41:09,029 COMMENTS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE 2964 01:41:09,029 --> 01:41:10,197 TRUMP REGIME. AND I DIDN'T MEAN 2965 01:41:10,197 --> 01:41:12,266 TO BELITTLE COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S 2966 01:41:12,266 --> 01:41:13,233 COMMENTS WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT 2967 01:41:13,233 --> 01:41:14,201 DEMOCRACY AND LIBRARIES. I 2968 01:41:14,201 --> 01:41:14,902 UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. 2969 01:41:14,902 --> 01:41:16,603 , ON THE GROUND IN THE REAL 2970 01:41:16,603 --> 01:41:17,838 WORLD AND THE EVERYDAY STUFF, 2971 01:41:17,838 --> 01:41:20,908 THAT IS WHAT CONCERNS ME AS A 2972 01:41:20,908 --> 01:41:26,113 LEGISLATOR, AS A LEADER ON THIS 2973 01:41:26,113 --> 01:41:26,914 BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. AND THEY 2974 01:41:26,914 --> 01:41:28,482 DO APPRECIATE THE MAYOR SENDING 2975 01:41:28,482 --> 01:41:35,355 DOWN THE PACKAGE THAT SHE DID. 2976 01:41:35,355 --> 01:41:37,024 AND SO, THAT IS WHY YOU SAW OF 2977 01:41:37,024 --> 01:41:38,225 THE 13 AMENDMENTS OR 12 OR 2978 01:41:38,225 --> 01:41:39,526 WHATEVER THEY WERE, I ONLY VOTED 2979 01:41:39,526 --> 01:41:40,928 NO ON TWO. I DON'T THINK I'VE 2980 01:41:40,928 --> 01:41:42,463 EVER ABSTAINED IN MY HISTORY OF 2981 01:41:42,463 --> 01:41:43,597 BEING ON COUNCIL BECAUSE I HAVE 2982 01:41:43,597 --> 01:41:45,599 A POSITION YOU SHOULD VOTE YES 2983 01:41:45,599 --> 01:41:49,103 OR NO. THAT IS ME. NO SHADE TO 2984 01:41:49,103 --> 01:41:50,504 ANYONE ELSE. THAT IS JUST ME. 2985 01:41:50,504 --> 01:41:51,839 WITH THAT I WANT TO THANK YOU, 2986 01:41:51,839 --> 01:41:52,873 MADAM CHAIR, FOR YOUR 2987 01:41:52,873 --> 01:41:55,742 LEADERSHIP. IT IS NOT EASY 2988 01:41:55,742 --> 01:41:57,110 HAVING TO SAY NO, ESPECIALLY TO 2989 01:41:57,110 --> 01:41:58,245 THE PUBLIC WHEN PEOPLE GET ANGRY 2990 01:41:58,245 --> 01:41:59,313 OR THINK YOU'RE NOT SUPPORTING 2991 01:41:59,313 --> 01:42:05,619 THEM AND THEY SOMETIMES PEOPLE 2992 01:42:05,619 --> 01:42:06,520 TAKE IT PERSONALLY AND I DON'T 2993 01:42:06,520 --> 01:42:07,654 THINK THEY SHOULD. WE ARE JUST 2994 01:42:07,654 --> 01:42:09,656 RING TO DO OUR JOB AND DO THE 2995 01:42:09,656 --> 01:42:10,724 BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE. 2996 01:42:10,724 --> 01:42:11,992 SO THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU, 2997 01:42:11,992 --> 01:42:13,026 COLLEAGUES, FOR LISTENING TO ME. 2998 01:42:13,026 --> 01:42:14,094 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2999 01:42:14,094 --> 01:42:15,128 JUAREZ. COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND 3000 01:42:15,128 --> 01:42:15,896 THEN COUNCIL PRESIDENT 3001 01:42:15,896 --> 01:42:16,363 HOLLINGSWORTH. 3002 01:42:16,363 --> 01:42:21,034 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THANK YOU, 3003 01:42:21,034 --> 01:42:22,302 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. JUST WANT 3004 01:42:22,302 --> 01:42:23,804 TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO SEATTLE 3005 01:42:23,804 --> 01:42:27,741 PUBLIC LIBRARIES , STAFF, BOARD, 3006 01:42:27,741 --> 01:42:28,842 FRIENDS OF SEATTLE PUBLIC 3007 01:42:28,842 --> 01:42:30,210 LIBRARIES, TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME 3008 01:42:30,210 --> 01:42:31,745 AND SPOKE AND TESTIFIED, TO ALL 3009 01:42:31,745 --> 01:42:34,615 THE ADVOCACY THE DID LEAD 3010 01:42:34,615 --> 01:42:36,250 SUPPORT MANY OF THE AMENDMENTS. 3011 01:42:36,250 --> 01:42:42,523 DEFINITELY, COUNCILMEMBER 3012 01:42:42,523 --> 01:42:43,157 JUAREZ, I APPRECIATE YOUR 3013 01:42:43,157 --> 01:42:44,224 PERSPECTIVES, CHAIR, I 3014 01:42:44,224 --> 01:42:48,529 APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVES. I 3015 01:42:48,529 --> 01:42:49,796 THINK IT IS GOOD FOR US TO HAVE 3016 01:42:49,796 --> 01:42:51,031 SOME HARD DISCUSSIONS AND 3017 01:42:51,031 --> 01:42:53,934 DEBATE. I THINK THAT IS GOOD FOR 3018 01:42:53,934 --> 01:42:55,569 US. I THINK IT IS GOOD FOR THE 3019 01:42:55,569 --> 01:42:56,637 PUBLIC. AND VARSITY. SO I 3020 01:42:56,637 --> 01:42:57,437 APPRECIATE YOU SHEPHERDING THIS, 3021 01:42:57,437 --> 01:43:04,111 IT'S A LOT OF WORK. I AM 3022 01:43:04,111 --> 01:43:05,112 EXCITED ABOUT THE PACKAGE THAT 3023 01:43:05,112 --> 01:43:06,413 WE HAVE. AND ULTIMATELY NOW IT 3024 01:43:06,413 --> 01:43:08,015 WILL BE UP FOR THE VOTERS TO 3025 01:43:08,015 --> 01:43:18,525 DECIDE . WE DO HAVE SOME REAL 3026 01:43:20,260 --> 01:43:21,028 HARD DECISIONS AROUND OUR 3027 01:43:21,028 --> 01:43:21,995 BUDGET, AROUND TAXES, AROUND 3028 01:43:21,995 --> 01:43:23,096 OTHER NEEDS. SO THIS IS NOT 3029 01:43:23,096 --> 01:43:24,731 EASY. SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE 3030 01:43:24,731 --> 01:43:25,165 DEBATE. THANK YOU. 3031 01:43:25,165 --> 01:43:26,033 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 3032 01:43:26,033 --> 01:43:26,667 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 3033 01:43:26,667 --> 01:43:37,044 >> SORRY, I. I THINK 3034 01:43:48,088 --> 01:43:49,122 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER HAD HER 3035 01:43:49,122 --> 01:43:49,957 HAND RAISED BEFORE ME. I'M 3036 01:43:49,957 --> 01:43:50,724 SORRY, CHAIR. 3037 01:43:50,724 --> 01:43:51,391 >> I DIDN'T SEE COUNCILMEMBER 3038 01:43:51,391 --> 01:43:52,025 FOSTER'S HAND. COUNCILMEMBER 3039 01:43:52,025 --> 01:43:52,626 FOSTER, YOUR RECOGNIZED. 3040 01:43:52,626 --> 01:43:53,927 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. I 3041 01:43:53,927 --> 01:43:55,162 WILL BE BRIEF. I WANTED TO 3042 01:43:55,162 --> 01:43:56,163 EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO YOU, 3043 01:43:56,163 --> 01:43:57,364 CHAIR, MANAGING A LEVY PROCESS 3044 01:43:57,364 --> 01:43:58,398 IS NOT AN EASY THING. ESPECIALLY 3045 01:43:58,398 --> 01:43:59,866 WITH NINE MEMBERS WHO HAVE NINE 3046 01:43:59,866 --> 01:44:00,701 DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON A GOOD 3047 01:44:00,701 --> 01:44:01,935 DAY. WE MIGHT HAVE 18 DIFFERENT 3048 01:44:01,935 --> 01:44:03,403 OPINIONS ON A BAD DAY. AMONGST 3049 01:44:03,403 --> 01:44:04,838 THE NINE OF US. I WANT TO 3050 01:44:04,838 --> 01:44:06,039 EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO YOU 3051 01:44:06,039 --> 01:44:07,040 FOR MANAGING THIS PROCESS. I 3052 01:44:07,040 --> 01:44:07,941 ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY 3053 01:44:07,941 --> 01:44:09,309 APPRECIATION, I THINK IT WAS IN 3054 01:44:09,309 --> 01:44:10,410 ONE OF HER EARLY MEETINGS WHERE 3055 01:44:10,410 --> 01:44:11,211 YOUR INCREDIBLE HE TRANSPARENT 3056 01:44:11,211 --> 01:44:12,246 ABOUT WHAT YOUR POSITION WAS 3057 01:44:12,246 --> 01:44:13,614 GOING TO BE AMENDMENTS. SO I 3058 01:44:13,614 --> 01:44:14,147 APPRECIATE THAT EARLY 3059 01:44:14,147 --> 01:44:15,349 TRANSPARENCY FROM YOU AS WELL, 3060 01:44:15,349 --> 01:44:16,450 CHAIR. LASTLY I WANT TO THANK 3061 01:44:16,450 --> 01:44:17,451 ERIC AND CENTRAL STAFF, WE 3062 01:44:17,451 --> 01:44:18,852 REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND THE 3063 01:44:18,852 --> 01:44:19,953 WORK YOU DO TO MAKE SURE OUR 3064 01:44:19,953 --> 01:44:20,854 AMENDMENT'S COME THROUGH AND 3065 01:44:20,854 --> 01:44:22,422 ARE WILL PUT TOGETHER AND WELL 3066 01:44:22,422 --> 01:44:23,957 THOUGHT OUT. AND SO OUR WORK IS 3067 01:44:23,957 --> 01:44:25,158 NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU. AND 3068 01:44:25,158 --> 01:44:25,792 EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO 3069 01:44:25,792 --> 01:44:26,927 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE 3070 01:44:26,927 --> 01:44:28,128 LIBRARIES WHO HAVE BEEN HERE AND 3071 01:44:28,128 --> 01:44:29,429 SHOWN UP AND TESTIFIED. SO THANK 3072 01:44:29,429 --> 01:44:30,130 YOU. 3073 01:44:30,130 --> 01:44:31,431 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3074 01:44:31,431 --> 01:44:34,101 FOSTER. COUNCIL PRESIDENT? 3075 01:44:34,101 --> 01:44:35,402 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I AM 3076 01:44:35,402 --> 01:44:36,370 JUMPING ON THE APPRECIATION 3077 01:44:36,370 --> 01:44:37,237 TRAIN. ONE-WAY TICKET. THANK 3078 01:44:37,237 --> 01:44:38,805 YOU, CHAIR, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP 3079 01:44:38,805 --> 01:44:42,909 ON THIS. AND STEWARDSHIP. I KNOW 3080 01:44:42,909 --> 01:44:46,213 IT IS NOT EASY TO LEAD TWO YEARS 3081 01:44:46,213 --> 01:44:48,115 IN A ROW OF LEVIES FROM THE 3082 01:44:48,115 --> 01:44:49,816 FAMILY AND EDUCATIONS LEVY TO 3083 01:44:49,816 --> 01:44:52,319 THIS LEVY AS WELL. NO MATTER 3084 01:44:52,319 --> 01:44:57,924 WHAT POSITIONS, HOW PEOPLE VOTE. 3085 01:44:57,924 --> 01:44:59,660 THE REALITY IS SOMEONE STILL HAS 3086 01:44:59,660 --> 01:45:00,994 TO DO THE WORK TO SHEPHERD THAT 3087 01:45:00,994 --> 01:45:02,696 WORK. AND SO JUST REALLY 3088 01:45:02,696 --> 01:45:08,702 GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON 3089 01:45:08,702 --> 01:45:09,503 THIS. AND, COLLABORATION. AND 3090 01:45:09,503 --> 01:45:10,804 ALSO, TOO, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, 3091 01:45:10,804 --> 01:45:11,805 AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 3092 01:45:11,805 --> 01:45:13,240 SAID IT, BETTER THAN I AM 3093 01:45:13,240 --> 01:45:14,408 PROBABLY GOING TO ARTICULATE IT, 3094 01:45:14,408 --> 01:45:16,810 IS -- AND COUNCILMEMBER LIN 3095 01:45:16,810 --> 01:45:18,111 MENTIONED IT, THE HARD 3096 01:45:18,111 --> 01:45:24,751 CONVERSATIONS. THESE ARE THINGS 3097 01:45:24,751 --> 01:45:25,819 THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO DISCUSS 3098 01:45:25,819 --> 01:45:27,120 OPENLY. AND IT'S OKAY. AND NOT 3099 01:45:27,120 --> 01:45:28,488 BE DEMONIZED FOR OUR CONCERN 3100 01:45:28,488 --> 01:45:31,291 ABOUT TAXES. AND OUR CONCERN 3101 01:45:31,291 --> 01:45:33,760 ABOUT THE COST OF LIVING FOR 3102 01:45:33,760 --> 01:45:42,536 PEOPLE. THERE IS NOT ONE PERSON 3103 01:45:42,536 --> 01:45:43,704 ON THIS COUNCIL THE DOES NOT 3104 01:45:43,704 --> 01:45:44,871 SUPPORT THE LIBRARIES. DOES NOT 3105 01:45:44,871 --> 01:45:45,739 LOVE READING BOOKS. DOES NOT 3106 01:45:45,739 --> 01:45:47,174 WANT TO FUND THE SERVICES AND 3107 01:45:47,174 --> 01:45:48,141 THOSE THINGS. AND SO, JUST 3108 01:45:48,141 --> 01:45:51,111 WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS 3109 01:45:51,111 --> 01:45:52,312 WELL. BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS 3110 01:45:52,312 --> 01:45:53,613 REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO SAY 3111 01:45:53,613 --> 01:45:55,415 OUT LOUD. AND ALSO TOO, WANTING 3112 01:45:55,415 --> 01:45:59,419 TO HAVE , YOU KNOW, THESE GOOD 3113 01:45:59,419 --> 01:46:00,921 OUTCOMES AS WELL. AND GOOD 3114 01:46:00,921 --> 01:46:02,122 SERVICES FOR PEOPLE, WORLD-CLASS 3115 01:46:02,122 --> 01:46:03,123 CITY, WORLD-CLASS CITIZENS 3116 01:46:03,123 --> 01:46:05,359 SERVICES. JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT 3117 01:46:05,359 --> 01:46:09,262 THAT. THINK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS 3118 01:46:09,262 --> 01:46:11,031 I THOUGHT WERE REALLY GREAT FOR 3119 01:46:11,031 --> 01:46:16,136 IN ADDITION TO THE LEVY AS WELL. 3120 01:46:16,136 --> 01:46:17,137 AND VERY THOUGHTFUL AS WELL. 3121 01:46:17,137 --> 01:46:19,506 JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. THANK 3122 01:46:19,506 --> 01:46:20,741 YOU, CHAIR, AGAIN, FOR YOUR 3123 01:46:20,741 --> 01:46:21,041 LEADERSHIP. 3124 01:46:21,041 --> 01:46:25,345 >> THANK YOU, ANYONE ELSE? THEN, 3125 01:46:25,345 --> 01:46:30,117 REALLY, I WILL JUST SAY -- YOU 3126 01:46:30,117 --> 01:46:31,752 DIDN'T HAVE YOUR HAND IT. BUT 3127 01:46:31,752 --> 01:46:32,619 YOU CAN GO. 3128 01:46:32,619 --> 01:46:35,055 >> SORRY. 3129 01:46:35,055 --> 01:46:35,922 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOUR 3130 01:46:35,922 --> 01:46:36,223 RECOGNIZED. 3131 01:46:36,223 --> 01:46:37,424 >> I'M NOT GOOD TECHNOLOGY 3132 01:46:37,424 --> 01:46:39,059 WHICH IS WHAT I WANT TO BE ONE 3133 01:46:39,059 --> 01:46:45,098 FOR THE PHYSICAL BOOKS. I JUST 3134 01:46:45,098 --> 01:46:46,700 WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LEADING US 3135 01:46:46,700 --> 01:46:47,534 THROUGH THIS PROCESS. ALSO WANT 3136 01:46:47,534 --> 01:46:48,402 TO JUST RECOGNIZE THAT 3137 01:46:48,402 --> 01:46:49,202 WASHINGTON STATE'S UPSIDE DOWN 3138 01:46:49,202 --> 01:46:50,604 TEXT CODE IS WHAT IS LIMITING US 3139 01:46:50,604 --> 01:46:52,706 TODAY FROM ACTUALLY FUNDING THE 3140 01:46:52,706 --> 01:46:53,907 REAL NEEDS OF THE SEATTLE 3141 01:46:53,907 --> 01:46:55,809 LIBRARY SYSTEM. BECAUSE OF ALL 3142 01:46:55,809 --> 01:47:03,950 OF THE COST OF LIVING CHALLENGES 3143 01:47:03,950 --> 01:47:05,352 THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, THAT 3144 01:47:05,352 --> 01:47:05,919 IS COMING FROM WASHINGTON 3145 01:47:05,919 --> 01:47:06,920 STATE'S UPSIDE DOWN TEXT CODE. 3146 01:47:06,920 --> 01:47:08,522 BECAUSE OF THEIR LIMIT ON OUR 3147 01:47:08,522 --> 01:47:12,125 ABILITY TO RAISE LEVIES, OR HAVE 3148 01:47:12,125 --> 01:47:13,059 OUR PROPERTY TAX, A GENERAL 3149 01:47:13,059 --> 01:47:14,561 PROPERTY TAX LEVY UP TO 3%, THIS 3150 01:47:14,561 --> 01:47:15,629 IS HOW WASHINGTON STATE IS 3151 01:47:15,629 --> 01:47:17,230 LIMITING US IN THE CITY OF 3152 01:47:17,230 --> 01:47:22,135 SEATTLE AND WE HAVE HAD 3153 01:47:22,135 --> 01:47:23,403 WORKAROUNDS FOR THE LAST DECADE 3154 01:47:23,403 --> 01:47:24,070 PLUS. WE HAVE HAD WORKAROUNDS 3155 01:47:24,070 --> 01:47:25,238 BYPASSING VOTER APPROVED LEVIES. 3156 01:47:25,238 --> 01:47:27,340 THIS IS THE FIRST LEVY THAT IS 3157 01:47:27,340 --> 01:47:30,644 FACING THE CHALLENGE, THE 3158 01:47:30,644 --> 01:47:34,448 OVERALL CHALLENGE THAT THE STATE 3159 01:47:34,448 --> 01:47:36,116 IS PUTTING DOWN ON US. AND SO IT 3160 01:47:36,116 --> 01:47:39,619 IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE , BECAUSE 3161 01:47:39,619 --> 01:47:40,520 OF OUR STATE'S POLICIES, 3162 01:47:40,520 --> 01:47:41,221 LIBRARIES AND SEATTLE FAMILIES 3163 01:47:41,221 --> 01:47:45,425 OF THE FIRST TO LOSE OUT. IN A 3164 01:47:45,425 --> 01:47:46,927 POSITIVE NEWS, I AM GLAD THAT WE 3165 01:47:46,927 --> 01:47:48,562 HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BALANCE OUR 3166 01:47:48,562 --> 01:47:51,832 FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH 3167 01:47:51,832 --> 01:47:53,366 PUSHING AS FAR AS WE CAN TO MEET 3168 01:47:53,366 --> 01:47:54,601 THE NEEDS OF OUR SEATTLE LIBRARY 3169 01:47:54,601 --> 01:47:55,802 SYSTEM AND SEATTLE FAMILIES. AND 3170 01:47:55,802 --> 01:47:56,903 I THANK YOU CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES 3171 01:47:56,903 --> 01:47:58,004 FOR THIS PROCESS. 3172 01:47:58,004 --> 01:47:59,105 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3173 01:47:59,105 --> 01:48:01,541 STRAUSS. ANYONE ELSE? GOING 3174 01:48:01,541 --> 01:48:04,611 ONCE. GOING TWICE. AND I WILL 3175 01:48:04,611 --> 01:48:11,318 SAY , THIS WAS MY SECOND LEVY IN 3176 01:48:11,318 --> 01:48:13,920 TWO YEARS. AND BY FAR THE 3177 01:48:13,920 --> 01:48:18,058 HARDEST ONE BECAUSE IT IS NOT 3178 01:48:18,058 --> 01:48:20,994 EASY FOR ME TO SAY NO TO 3179 01:48:20,994 --> 01:48:22,329 SOMETHING I CARE SO DEEPLY 3180 01:48:22,329 --> 01:48:25,498 ABOUT. AND I WOULDN'T BE HERE 3181 01:48:25,498 --> 01:48:28,101 TODAY WITHOUT LIBRARIES. AND, 3182 01:48:28,101 --> 01:48:38,645 EVERYBODY KNOWS I AM VERY -- WE 3183 01:48:40,280 --> 01:48:41,815 DIDN'T HAVE A LOT GOING UP. SO 3184 01:48:41,815 --> 01:48:43,216 MY DAD REALLY TAUGHT US WE HAD 3185 01:48:43,216 --> 01:48:44,251 TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. AND 3186 01:48:44,251 --> 01:48:45,719 THERE WERE A LOT OF TIMES MY DAD 3187 01:48:45,719 --> 01:48:47,220 SAID NO WHEN I KNOW HE REALLY 3188 01:48:47,220 --> 01:48:48,622 WANTED TO SAY YES. SO, IN THE 3189 01:48:48,622 --> 01:48:50,123 SPIRIT OF THAT, I WANT YOU TO 3190 01:48:50,123 --> 01:48:51,124 KNOW, AND I WANT EVERYONE 3191 01:48:51,124 --> 01:48:52,325 WATCHING, THAT I DON'T TAKE IT 3192 01:48:52,325 --> 01:48:53,760 LIGHTLY WHEN I GO TO THE VOTERS 3193 01:48:53,760 --> 01:48:55,562 FIRST OF ALL TO INCREASE THE 3194 01:48:55,562 --> 01:48:56,997 PROPERTY TAXES , INCLUDING 3195 01:48:56,997 --> 01:48:58,164 RENTERS, BECAUSE NO ONE EVER 3196 01:48:58,164 --> 01:48:58,999 THINKS RENTERS PAY FOR THESE 3197 01:48:58,999 --> 01:49:01,001 THINGS TOO. THEY DO. THESE COSTS 3198 01:49:01,001 --> 01:49:04,504 TO GET PASSED ON TO RENTERS. AND 3199 01:49:04,504 --> 01:49:05,872 WE ARE LIVING IN A REALLY 3200 01:49:05,872 --> 01:49:07,007 EXPENSIVE CITY. AND I FEEL FOR 3201 01:49:07,007 --> 01:49:10,110 THAT BECAUSE MY FAMILY , I GREW 3202 01:49:10,110 --> 01:49:11,878 UP, MY FAMILY WERE RENTING. THEY 3203 01:49:11,878 --> 01:49:15,115 WERE RENTERS. SO, THAT IS 3204 01:49:15,115 --> 01:49:16,650 MEANINGFUL TO ME. I AM NOT A 3205 01:49:16,650 --> 01:49:21,021 RENTER TODAY. INC. FULLY. BUT I 3206 01:49:21,021 --> 01:49:22,522 USED TO BE. FOR MANY YEARS. EVEN 3207 01:49:22,522 --> 01:49:25,125 ON MY OWN WHEN I WAS A YOUNG 3208 01:49:25,125 --> 01:49:26,660 PERSON. FRESHLY OUT OF COLLEGE. 3209 01:49:26,660 --> 01:49:28,128 AS A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE 3210 01:49:28,128 --> 01:49:38,672 STUDENT. AND, THESE ARE REALLY 3211 01:49:40,707 --> 01:49:41,808 TOUGH CHOICES. SO THAT IS WHY I 3212 01:49:41,808 --> 01:49:42,943 LEAD WITH, LOOK, -- AND THE 3213 01:49:42,943 --> 01:49:44,611 OTHER THING IS, WE DO NEED TO BE 3214 01:49:44,611 --> 01:49:46,012 REALISTIC AND ALSO HONEST AND 3215 01:49:46,012 --> 01:49:46,913 TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC. YOU 3216 01:49:46,913 --> 01:49:48,214 MAY NOT HAVE LIKE THE VOTES I 3217 01:49:48,214 --> 01:49:49,115 TOOK TODAY, BUT I AM 3218 01:49:49,115 --> 01:49:50,150 TRANSPARENT. WHAT I AM TELLING 3219 01:49:50,150 --> 01:49:56,923 YOU IS TRUE. BECAUSE MY DAD 3220 01:49:56,923 --> 01:49:57,958 TAUGHT ME, WE DON'T HAVE 3221 01:49:57,958 --> 01:49:59,025 ANYTHING, BUT WE HAVE OUR WORD. 3222 01:49:59,025 --> 01:50:00,427 SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE 3223 01:50:00,427 --> 01:50:01,227 ARE PAINTING THE PROPER 3224 01:50:01,227 --> 01:50:02,228 FINANCIAL FISCAL PICTURE. I HAD 3225 01:50:02,228 --> 01:50:09,736 SOMEONE QUESTION ME ABOUT THAT. 3226 01:50:09,736 --> 01:50:11,404 AS IF SOMEHOW I WASN'T TELLING 3227 01:50:11,404 --> 01:50:12,706 THE TRUTH BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT 3228 01:50:12,706 --> 01:50:14,207 TO GIVE THE LIBRARIES MORE. I 3229 01:50:14,207 --> 01:50:14,908 HAVE NO MOTIVATION FOR NOT 3230 01:50:14,908 --> 01:50:16,242 GIVING THE LIBRARIES MORE WHEN I 3231 01:50:16,242 --> 01:50:18,211 LOVE THE LIBRARIES SO DEEPLY, AS 3232 01:50:18,211 --> 01:50:19,813 WE ALL DO IN SEATTLE. I HAVE NOT 3233 01:50:19,813 --> 01:50:21,214 MET ONE PERSON IN SEATTLE THE 3234 01:50:21,214 --> 01:50:22,515 TRULY DOES NOT CARE OR HAS NOT 3235 01:50:22,515 --> 01:50:24,317 UTILIZED THE LIBRARY IN SOME WAY 3236 01:50:24,317 --> 01:50:27,020 OR ANOTHER. AND MY FAMILY 3237 01:50:27,020 --> 01:50:28,421 CONTINUES TO UTILIZE LIBRARIES. 3238 01:50:28,421 --> 01:50:31,157 SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO 3239 01:50:31,157 --> 01:50:34,427 ME. AND, IT IS HARD FOR ME. THIS 3240 01:50:34,427 --> 01:50:39,466 ONE WAS REALLY HARD. SO, I AM, 3241 01:50:39,466 --> 01:50:45,939 HOWEVER, HAPPY THAT WE ARE TO BE 3242 01:50:45,939 --> 01:50:47,273 PUTTING A LEVY ON THE BALLOT 3243 01:50:47,273 --> 01:50:48,508 BEFORE THE VOTERS AND THEN THE 3244 01:50:48,508 --> 01:50:49,876 VOTERS GET TO DECIDE. BUT AS I 3245 01:50:49,876 --> 01:50:52,712 SAID EARLIER, VOTERS DON'T HAVE 3246 01:50:52,712 --> 01:50:54,414 THE BENEFITS THAT WE HAVE OF THE 3247 01:50:54,414 --> 01:50:55,815 FISCAL PICTURE. AND SO THAT IS 3248 01:50:55,815 --> 01:51:04,658 WHY -- IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US 3249 01:51:04,658 --> 01:51:06,159 TO BE THE STEWARDS OF THE FUNDS. 3250 01:51:06,159 --> 01:51:07,827 THAT IS WHY WE SIGNED UP TO DO 3251 01:51:07,827 --> 01:51:08,928 THESE JOBS. AND I'M DOING THE 3252 01:51:08,928 --> 01:51:10,530 JOB TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, 3253 01:51:10,530 --> 01:51:11,431 AS TRANSPARENTLY AND HONESTLY AS 3254 01:51:11,431 --> 01:51:13,099 I CAN. AND THEN AT THE END OF 3255 01:51:13,099 --> 01:51:14,434 THE DAY, WE PASS HERE TODAY WILL 3256 01:51:14,434 --> 01:51:17,003 GO ON TO THE VOTERS. AND WITHOUT 3257 01:51:17,003 --> 01:51:18,171 THE FUNDS IN THIS LEVY, WE 3258 01:51:18,171 --> 01:51:19,973 CANNOT CONTINUE OUR LIBRARIES, 3259 01:51:19,973 --> 01:51:23,109 PERIOD. SO I WANT YOU ALL TO 3260 01:51:23,109 --> 01:51:27,547 KNOW THAT. YOU HERE IN THE 3261 01:51:27,547 --> 01:51:28,415 CHAMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE 3262 01:51:28,415 --> 01:51:30,350 PUBLIC. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO 3263 01:51:30,350 --> 01:51:31,017 MALIGN EACH OTHER, THAT IS NOT 3264 01:51:31,017 --> 01:51:41,528 WHERE WE ARE. IT IS NOT, YOU 3265 01:51:46,132 --> 01:51:47,434 KNOW, WHO LOVES THE LIBRARIES 3266 01:51:47,434 --> 01:51:48,234 MORE BECAUSE WHO VOTED FOR WHAT. 3267 01:51:48,234 --> 01:51:49,703 WE ALL OF THE LIBRARIES AND WANT 3268 01:51:49,703 --> 01:51:51,204 THE LEVY TO GO BEFORE THE VOTERS 3269 01:51:51,204 --> 01:51:52,539 AND WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH HOW TO 3270 01:51:52,539 --> 01:51:53,540 PAY FOR OTHER THINGS TOO. 3271 01:51:53,540 --> 01:51:54,908 BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF 3272 01:51:54,908 --> 01:51:55,608 NEEDS. LIKE HOUSING AND 3273 01:51:55,608 --> 01:51:56,276 TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION. THESE 3274 01:51:56,276 --> 01:51:57,510 LEVIES CYCLE AND IN SEVEN YEARS 3275 01:51:57,510 --> 01:51:58,812 WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK HERE 3276 01:51:58,812 --> 01:51:59,846 AGAIN TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT 3277 01:51:59,846 --> 01:52:00,947 LIBRARY HEAVY. TO PLEASE KNOW 3278 01:52:00,947 --> 01:52:02,215 THAT. NO ONE LOVES THE LIBRARIES 3279 01:52:02,215 --> 01:52:03,716 MORE THAN I DO AND SOMETIMES I 3280 01:52:03,716 --> 01:52:05,518 HAVE TO BE THAT PARENT, LIKE MY 3281 01:52:05,518 --> 01:52:08,521 DAD THAT HAD TO SAY NO. BECAUSE 3282 01:52:08,521 --> 01:52:11,624 WE JUST DON'T HAVE IT. 3283 01:52:11,624 --> 01:52:12,625 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I SEE YOUR 3284 01:52:12,625 --> 01:52:13,560 HAND A. 3285 01:52:13,560 --> 01:52:17,063 >> I NORMALLY DON'T DO THIS, 3286 01:52:17,063 --> 01:52:18,465 BUT I WANT TO DO THIS REALLY 3287 01:52:18,465 --> 01:52:19,566 QUICKLY. MADAM CHAIR, I JUST 3288 01:52:19,566 --> 01:52:25,138 WANT TO VOUCH AND WHAT YOU SAY 3289 01:52:25,138 --> 01:52:26,172 IS FORMER CHAIR OF THE 3290 01:52:26,172 --> 01:52:27,107 LIBRARIES, I UNDERSTAND. I JUST 3291 01:52:27,107 --> 01:52:28,508 WANT TO SAY, FOR THE PUBLIC, 3292 01:52:28,508 --> 01:52:29,709 BECAUSE SOMETIMES IN THE FOG OF 3293 01:52:29,709 --> 01:52:30,810 POLITICS AND VIRTUAL SIGNALING 3294 01:52:30,810 --> 01:52:34,013 I'M GOING TO SAY THIS, I HAVE 3295 01:52:34,013 --> 01:52:36,015 ALWAYS APPRECIATED YOUR 3296 01:52:36,015 --> 01:52:42,722 INTEGRITY, YOUR HONESTY, YOUR 3297 01:52:42,722 --> 01:52:43,923 STREET SHOOTING. YOU HAVE ALWAYS 3298 01:52:43,923 --> 01:52:45,325 BEEN CLEAR. THERE ARE TIMES WE 3299 01:52:45,325 --> 01:52:46,226 HAVE AGREED TO DISAGREE, BUT YOU 3300 01:52:46,226 --> 01:52:47,427 HAVE BEEN KIND AND 3301 01:52:47,427 --> 01:52:48,828 STRAIGHTFORWARD. WHAT WE DON'T 3302 01:52:48,828 --> 01:52:50,597 WAS AGREE ON EVERYTHING, I 3303 01:52:50,597 --> 01:52:52,332 ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT WE ALWAYS 3304 01:52:52,332 --> 01:52:59,339 HAVE SOMETHING , ON THINGS WE DO 3305 01:52:59,339 --> 01:53:00,707 AGREE WITH. I THINK WE'RE GOING 3306 01:53:00,707 --> 01:53:02,041 TO HAVE THE SAME CONVERSATIONS 3307 01:53:02,041 --> 01:53:02,675 WHEN THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY 3308 01:53:02,675 --> 01:53:04,010 COMES AROUND. AND I AM HOPING, 3309 01:53:04,010 --> 01:53:05,478 AS SOMEONE WHO WENT TO A COUPLE 3310 01:53:05,478 --> 01:53:06,813 OTHER COUNCILS, THAT WE CAN 3311 01:53:06,813 --> 01:53:07,947 CONTINUE THIS FEELING THAT WE 3312 01:53:07,947 --> 01:53:10,650 ARE A TEAM AND AGREE AND STILL 3313 01:53:10,650 --> 01:53:14,621 BE A TEAM. I THINK -- I'M GOING 3314 01:53:14,621 --> 01:53:23,796 TO DO KIND OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER 3315 01:53:23,796 --> 01:53:25,532 RINCK WAS DOING. WHAT WE ARE NOT 3316 01:53:25,532 --> 01:53:26,232 SEEING NATIONALLY, AND PART OF 3317 01:53:26,232 --> 01:53:27,634 THE CITY COUNCIL WE ARE TRYING 3318 01:53:27,634 --> 01:53:28,868 TO DO LOCALLY. AND THAT IS WHERE 3319 01:53:28,868 --> 01:53:30,103 TOGETHER. WE DON'T HAVE DENIAL 3320 01:53:30,103 --> 01:53:31,104 OF REACHING ACROSS THE AISLE, 3321 01:53:31,104 --> 01:53:32,572 BUT JUST BEING ABLE TO TALK AND 3322 01:53:32,572 --> 01:53:33,606 BE HONEST AND BE STRAIGHTFORWARD 3323 01:53:33,606 --> 01:53:34,474 WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT BEING 3324 01:53:34,474 --> 01:53:35,909 DEMONIZED OR WHATEVER BECAUSE 3325 01:53:35,909 --> 01:53:46,386 PEOPLE THINK THE POSTURING 3326 01:53:47,587 --> 01:53:48,321 SOMETIMES GETS RIDICULOUS. THAT 3327 01:53:48,321 --> 01:53:49,255 IS JUST ME SAYING THAT. WITH 3328 01:53:49,255 --> 01:53:51,024 THAT, I JUST WANTED TO END ON, I 3329 01:53:51,024 --> 01:53:51,958 THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP 3330 01:53:51,958 --> 01:53:52,926 BECAUSE I KNOW YOU REALLY 3331 01:53:52,926 --> 01:53:54,794 STRUGGLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING 3332 01:53:54,794 --> 01:53:55,428 WITH THIS LEVY CAME DOWN FROM 3333 01:53:55,428 --> 01:53:56,396 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. BEHIND THE 3334 01:53:56,396 --> 01:53:57,697 SCENES FOLKS DON'T KNOW THAT. I 3335 01:53:57,697 --> 01:53:59,132 THINK THEY NEED TO KNOW WE DO 3336 01:53:59,132 --> 01:54:01,334 TALK TO EACH OTHER AND WE DO TRY 3337 01:54:01,334 --> 01:54:05,605 TO REPRESENT THE NEEDS OF OUR 3338 01:54:05,605 --> 01:54:06,606 DISTRICT, HONOR THE NEEDS OF OUR 3339 01:54:06,606 --> 01:54:07,807 DISTRICT, BUT REPRESENT THE CITY 3340 01:54:07,807 --> 01:54:08,942 AS A WHOLE AND REPRESENTING THE 3341 01:54:08,942 --> 01:54:10,310 CITY AS A WHOLE IS HAVING THAT 3342 01:54:10,310 --> 01:54:10,877 RESPONSIBLE, FISCAL 3343 01:54:10,877 --> 01:54:11,945 RESPONSIBILITY AND TAKING IT 3344 01:54:11,945 --> 01:54:13,246 SERIOUSLY. EVEN IF PEOPLE 3345 01:54:13,246 --> 01:54:14,447 DISAGREE WITH US OR GET ANGRY 3346 01:54:14,447 --> 01:54:16,216 WITH US. FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON 3347 01:54:16,216 --> 01:54:17,550 THIS LEVY, WELL OVER $400 3348 01:54:17,550 --> 01:54:22,522 MILLION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 3349 01:54:22,522 --> 01:54:23,523 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3350 01:54:23,523 --> 01:54:24,858 JUAREZ. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I 3351 01:54:24,858 --> 01:54:26,326 DO APPRECIATE HAVING -- AS 3352 01:54:26,326 --> 01:54:29,128 COUNCILMEMBER SAID EARLIER, AS 3353 01:54:29,128 --> 01:54:34,234 YOU ALSO SAID, COUNCILMEMBER 3354 01:54:34,234 --> 01:54:35,668 JUAREZ, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE 3355 01:54:35,668 --> 01:54:36,502 TOUGH CONVERSATIONS. THAT IS 3356 01:54:36,502 --> 01:54:38,338 PART OF THE JOB . I MEAN, ANYONE 3357 01:54:38,338 --> 01:54:40,540 WHO WANTS TO DO THIS JOB, JUST 3358 01:54:40,540 --> 01:54:44,010 KNOW THAT. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE 3359 01:54:44,010 --> 01:54:52,619 TOUGH CONVERSATIONS. BUT I SAID 3360 01:54:52,619 --> 01:54:53,886 IT DURING THIS LEVY PROCESS, I 3361 01:54:53,886 --> 01:54:55,021 SAID IT DURING THE THEFT, THINGS 3362 01:54:55,021 --> 01:54:56,389 WORK BETTER WHEN WE WORK 3363 01:54:56,389 --> 01:54:56,956 TOGETHER. WE HAVE BETTER 3364 01:54:56,956 --> 01:54:58,224 OUTCOMES WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER. 3365 01:54:58,224 --> 01:54:59,092 AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY MISSING 3366 01:54:59,092 --> 01:55:06,499 IN THIS COUNTRY . AND IN SOME 3367 01:55:06,499 --> 01:55:08,001 PARTS OF OUR CITY EVEN. I WILL 3368 01:55:08,001 --> 01:55:09,369 SAY IT. BUT WE WORK REALLY HARD 3369 01:55:09,369 --> 01:55:12,905 ON THIS COUNCIL TO WORK TOGETHER 3370 01:55:12,905 --> 01:55:14,307 , ESPECIALLY WHEN WE DISAGREE. I 3371 01:55:14,307 --> 01:55:15,174 THINK THAT IS EVEN MORE 3372 01:55:15,174 --> 01:55:16,342 IMPORTANT TO WORK TOGETHER WHEN 3373 01:55:16,342 --> 01:55:17,410 WE DISAGREE. BECAUSE WE DO NEED 3374 01:55:17,410 --> 01:55:19,712 TO GET SOMEWHERE. AND THAT IS 3375 01:55:19,712 --> 01:55:21,581 NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IF WE DON'T 3376 01:55:21,581 --> 01:55:26,819 TALK AND TALK OUR DIFFERENCES 3377 01:55:26,819 --> 01:55:27,987 OUT. WE ALL REPRESENT DIFFERENT 3378 01:55:27,987 --> 01:55:28,621 CONSTITUENCIES, DIFFERENT PARTS 3379 01:55:28,621 --> 01:55:33,726 OF THE CITY, AND IF YOU ARE AT 3380 01:55:33,726 --> 01:55:34,494 LARGE, YOU'RE REPRESENTING ALL 3381 01:55:34,494 --> 01:55:35,128 OF THOSE DIFFERENT 3382 01:55:35,128 --> 01:55:37,664 CONSTITUENCIES ACROSS THE CITY. 3383 01:55:37,664 --> 01:55:39,132 SO, ANYWAY, THANK YOU. LET'S 3384 01:55:39,132 --> 01:55:40,900 GET TO OUR VOTE AND GET THIS TO 3385 01:55:40,900 --> 01:55:42,335 THE VOTERS. ALL RIGHT, WILL THE 3386 01:55:42,335 --> 01:55:52,845 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 3387 01:55:56,416 --> 01:56:04,223 THE RECOMMENDATION -- 3388 01:56:04,223 --> 01:56:05,425 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 3389 01:56:05,425 --> 01:56:06,025 >> YES. 3390 01:56:06,025 --> 01:56:06,559 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 3391 01:56:06,559 --> 01:56:06,926 >> YES. 3392 01:56:06,926 --> 01:56:08,027 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 3393 01:56:08,027 --> 01:56:09,128 >> YES. 3394 01:56:09,128 --> 01:56:09,629 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 3395 01:56:09,629 --> 01:56:10,897 >> YES. 3396 01:56:10,897 --> 01:56:11,531 >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 3397 01:56:11,531 --> 01:56:13,032 >> YES. 3398 01:56:13,032 --> 01:56:14,534 >> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 3399 01:56:14,534 --> 01:56:15,702 >> YES. 3400 01:56:15,702 --> 01:56:16,135 >> CHAIR RIVERA. 3401 01:56:16,135 --> 01:56:22,208 >> YES. 3402 01:56:22,208 --> 01:56:23,309 >> SEVEN IN FAVOR AND NONE 3403 01:56:23,309 --> 01:56:24,310 OPPOSED. 3404 01:56:24,310 --> 01:56:26,913 >> 3405 01:56:26,913 --> 01:56:28,848 >> THE BILL PASSES. NOW YOU CAN 3406 01:56:28,848 --> 01:56:29,048 CLAP. 3407 01:56:29,048 --> 01:56:34,921 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 3408 01:56:34,921 --> 01:56:36,422 >> IT IS HARD DURING PUBLIC 3409 01:56:36,422 --> 01:56:37,323 COMMENT BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING 3410 01:56:37,323 --> 01:56:43,429 TO SHEPHERD PEOPLE THROUGH. ALL 3411 01:56:43,429 --> 01:56:44,163 RIGHT, RECOMMENDATION THAT THE 3412 01:56:44,163 --> 01:56:45,498 BILL PASS AS AMENDED WILL BE 3413 01:56:45,498 --> 01:56:46,733 SENT TO THE APRIL 14, 2026 CITY 3414 01:56:46,733 --> 01:56:47,533 COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL 3415 01:56:47,533 --> 01:56:48,234 CONSIDERATION. COLLEAGUES, ANY 3416 01:56:48,234 --> 01:56:49,602 FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? 3417 01:56:49,602 --> 01:56:51,237 THEN, IF YOU'LL INDULGE ME IN 3418 01:56:51,237 --> 01:56:53,673 TWO MORE MINUTES, I KNOW IT'S 3419 01:56:53,673 --> 01:56:59,912 11:31 AM I WILL SAY, SINGLE 3420 01:56:59,912 --> 01:57:00,713 FURTHER QUESTIONS THIS CONCLUDES 3421 01:57:00,713 --> 01:57:01,614 THE APRIL 8, 2026 SELECT 3422 01:57:01,614 --> 01:57:02,715 COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY LEVY. 3423 01:57:02,715 --> 01:57:06,386 THIS IS OUR FINAL SELECT 3424 01:57:06,386 --> 01:57:07,620 COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY LEVY. 3425 01:57:07,620 --> 01:57:08,421 BEFORE WE ADJOURN I WANT TO 3426 01:57:08,421 --> 01:57:10,056 THANK THE FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN SO 3427 01:57:10,056 --> 01:57:12,725 HELPFUL AND INSTRUMENTAL DURING 3428 01:57:12,725 --> 01:57:14,460 THIS PROCESS. I WANT TO THANK 3429 01:57:14,460 --> 01:57:22,335 ERIC, ARE CENTRAL SAFFER STAFFER 3430 01:57:22,335 --> 01:57:23,503 WHO HELPED WITH THE EVIDENCE AND 3431 01:57:23,503 --> 01:57:26,038 SHEPHERD THIS YEAR. I WANT TO 3432 01:57:26,038 --> 01:57:27,039 THANK OUR AMAZING DEPUTY CLERKS 3433 01:57:27,039 --> 01:57:28,007 BUT IN PARTICULAR AMELIA AND 3434 01:57:28,007 --> 01:57:32,912 JODY WHO WORKED ON THIS LEVY 3435 01:57:32,912 --> 01:57:34,213 PROCESS. I WANT TO THANK THE 3436 01:57:34,213 --> 01:57:35,214 VOLUNTEERS WHO SHOWED UP FOR 3437 01:57:35,214 --> 01:57:36,249 PUBLIC HEARING EARLIER IN THE 3438 01:57:36,249 --> 01:57:42,855 WEEK. CAMERON, PATTY, AND KIMMY. 3439 01:57:42,855 --> 01:57:44,257 THANK YOU, SUPER APPRECIATE YOU. 3440 01:57:44,257 --> 01:57:45,558 AND OF COURSE, MY OWN STAFF, 3441 01:57:45,558 --> 01:57:46,826 WENDY, NICK AND JACOB FOR ALL OF 3442 01:57:46,826 --> 01:57:51,130 THEIR HARD WORK. COUNCILMEMBER 3443 01:57:51,130 --> 01:57:52,165 JUAREZ, YOU SAID NOBODY KNOWS 3444 01:57:52,165 --> 01:57:54,434 WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES , 3445 01:57:54,434 --> 01:57:56,302 SO MUCH WORK. AND WE RELY ON ALL 3446 01:57:56,302 --> 01:57:58,738 OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE THANKED. I 3447 01:57:58,738 --> 01:58:01,941 WANT TO THANK THE LIBRARIES , 3448 01:58:01,941 --> 01:58:03,109 THE LIBRARY TEAM, UNDER THE 3449 01:58:03,109 --> 01:58:09,916 LEADERSHIP FOR OTHER WORK IN THE 3450 01:58:09,916 --> 01:58:10,716 BACK-AND-FORTH, I NEED THIS 3451 01:58:10,716 --> 01:58:11,517 INFORMATION AND THAT INFORMATION 3452 01:58:11,517 --> 01:58:20,126 AND THESE FIGURES -- ET CETERA. 3453 01:58:20,126 --> 01:58:21,828 I WANT TO THANK THE FOUNDATION 3454 01:58:21,828 --> 01:58:23,129 FOR THEIR ADVOCACY. I WANT TO 3455 01:58:23,129 --> 01:58:24,497 THANK, MORE PORTLY, THE MEMBERS 3456 01:58:24,497 --> 01:58:25,198 OF THE PUBLIC THE K MULTIPLE 3457 01:58:25,198 --> 01:58:26,265 TIMES TWO CHAMBERS TO ADVOCATE 3458 01:58:26,265 --> 01:58:27,733 ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARIES. AND 3459 01:58:27,733 --> 01:58:28,901 ANYONE WHO HAD A HAND IN THE 3460 01:58:28,901 --> 01:58:30,303 PASSAGE OF THIS BILL -- YOU 3461 01:58:30,303 --> 01:58:31,404 KNOW, I WANT TO THANK THE 3462 01:58:31,404 --> 01:58:32,805 MAYOR'S OFFICE AGAIN. AND 3463 01:58:32,805 --> 01:58:35,241 DEPUTY MAYOR AND OUR CBO 3464 01:58:35,241 --> 01:58:37,810 DIRECTOR, EVERYONE WORKED 3465 01:58:37,810 --> 01:58:40,613 TOGETHER TO PUT THIS PACKAGE 3466 01:58:40,613 --> 01:58:45,551 TOGETHER. AND AGAIN, WHEN WE 3467 01:58:45,551 --> 01:58:46,519 WORK TOGETHER, WE HAVE BETTER 3468 01:58:46,519 --> 01:58:48,020 OUTCOMES. AND I KNOW THAT THE 3469 01:58:48,020 --> 01:58:54,494 MAYOR VERY MUCH LOVES LIBRARIES. 3470 01:58:54,494 --> 01:58:55,528 SHE IS A HIGH UTILIZER OF THE 3471 01:58:55,528 --> 01:58:56,662 LIBRARY. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE 3472 01:58:56,662 --> 01:58:57,730 THAT TOO. WE ALL HAVE TO 3473 01:58:57,730 --> 01:58:58,498 ACKNOWLEDGE EACH OTHER HERE. 3474 01:58:58,498 --> 01:58:59,499 THIS ISN'T POSTURING FOR ONE 3475 01:58:59,499 --> 01:59:01,501 PERSON OR ANOTHER TO GET THE 3476 01:59:01,501 --> 01:59:02,635 CREDIT. THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT 3477 01:59:02,635 --> 01:59:04,237 AND A PARTNERSHIP. AND I SUPER 3478 01:59:04,237 --> 01:59:05,905 APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO WAS 3479 01:59:05,905 --> 01:59:13,412 INVOLVED. AND LET'S GET THIS 3480 01:59:13,412 --> 01:59:14,814 THING TO THE LEVY. WE HAVE ONE 3481 01:59:14,814 --> 01:59:16,115 FINAL VOTE IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT 3482 01:59:16,115 --> 01:59:17,350 HAPPEN. AND THAT IS ON TUESDAY. 3483 01:59:17,350 --> 01:59:20,153 AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT VOTE.