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1 00:00:30,697 --> 00:00:34,901 THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK 2 00:00:34,901 --> 00:00:36,770 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 3 00:00:36,770 --> 00:00:37,303 >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 4 00:00:37,303 --> 00:00:38,805 >> OH, I'LL NOTE COUNCILMEMBER 5 00:00:38,805 --> 00:00:43,076 RIVERA WILL BE JOINING US HERE 6 00:00:43,076 --> 00:00:43,343 SHORTLY. 7 00:00:43,343 --> 00:00:44,077 >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? 8 00:00:44,077 --> 00:00:44,544 >> HERE. 9 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:45,512 >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? 10 00:00:45,512 --> 00:00:45,945 >> HERE. 11 00:00:45,945 --> 00:00:47,213 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 12 00:00:47,213 --> 00:00:48,114 >> HERE. 13 00:00:48,114 --> 00:00:48,882 >> CHAIR NELSON? 14 00:00:48,882 --> 00:00:49,215 >> PRESENT. 15 00:00:49,215 --> 00:00:51,284 >> FOUR PRESENT. 16 00:00:51,284 --> 00:00:54,220 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO FIRST 17 00:00:54,220 --> 00:00:56,589 I WANT TO PUT THIS ON THE 18 00:00:56,589 --> 00:01:04,798 RECORD, AND I PUT OUT A 19 00:01:04,798 --> 00:01:06,032 STATEMENT EARLIER TODAY. I -- 20 00:01:06,032 --> 00:01:07,333 NEVERMIND. WELL, I MIGHT AS WELL 21 00:01:07,333 --> 00:01:12,439 GO AHEAD. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE 22 00:01:12,439 --> 00:01:13,740 THE FRUSTRATION, MY EXCUSED 23 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:15,575 ABSENCE, CONTRIBUTED TO THE LACK 24 00:01:15,575 --> 00:01:16,443 OF QUORUM YESTERDAY IN THE 25 00:01:16,443 --> 00:01:17,210 COMMITTEE MEETING, AND APOLOGIZE 26 00:01:17,210 --> 00:01:18,178 TO THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THE TIME 27 00:01:18,178 --> 00:01:22,081 TO SHOW UP FOR THE COMMITTEE 28 00:01:22,081 --> 00:01:23,783 VOTE ON THEIR APPOINTMENT TO A 29 00:01:23,783 --> 00:01:26,252 RANGE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSION 30 00:01:26,252 --> 00:01:27,287 INCLUDING THE RENTER'S 31 00:01:27,287 --> 00:01:29,389 COMMISSION. I'M GRATEFUL FOR 32 00:01:29,389 --> 00:01:31,191 THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OUR 33 00:01:31,191 --> 00:01:33,393 CITY, AND DELAYS IN THE 34 00:01:33,393 --> 00:01:34,761 APPOINTMENT PROCESS SERVES NO 35 00:01:34,761 --> 00:01:36,229 ONE WELL. TO MAINTAIN THE 36 00:01:36,229 --> 00:01:38,298 SCHEDULE FOR THE FINAL COUNCIL 37 00:01:38,298 --> 00:01:39,999 ACTION THAT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED, 38 00:01:39,999 --> 00:01:41,634 HAD COMMITTEE VOTES BEEN TAKEN. 39 00:01:41,634 --> 00:01:43,169 THE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE 40 00:01:43,169 --> 00:01:44,471 INCLUDED FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION 41 00:01:44,471 --> 00:01:46,206 ON NEXT TUESDAY'S CITY COUNCIL 42 00:01:46,206 --> 00:01:48,908 MEETING AGENDA. THE SAME IS TRUE 43 00:01:48,908 --> 00:01:50,109 FOR THE LEGISLATION REGARDING 44 00:01:50,109 --> 00:01:52,178 FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS FOR HOUSING 45 00:01:52,178 --> 00:01:53,012 AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 46 00:01:53,012 --> 00:01:56,916 PROGRAMS TO MEET THE FEDERAL 47 00:01:56,916 --> 00:01:59,052 DEADLINE OF AUGUST 16. JUST 48 00:01:59,052 --> 00:02:02,388 WANTED TO GET THAT PUBLIC 49 00:02:02,388 --> 00:02:04,357 INFORMATION ITEM OUT THERE. ALL 50 00:02:04,357 --> 00:02:05,258 RIGHT. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. 51 00:02:05,258 --> 00:02:08,261 IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE 52 00:02:08,261 --> 00:02:11,431 AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING 53 00:02:11,431 --> 00:02:12,298 NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS 54 00:02:12,298 --> 00:02:15,502 ADOPTED. CLERK, HOW MANY PEOPLE 55 00:02:15,502 --> 00:02:20,940 ARE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT 56 00:02:20,940 --> 00:02:24,144 TODAY? 57 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:30,683 >> CHAIR NELSON, WE HAVE SEVEN 58 00:02:30,683 --> 00:02:31,818 IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTERS, AND 59 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:35,054 WE HAVE -- FIVE REMOTE. 60 00:02:35,054 --> 00:02:37,023 >> ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD 61 00:02:37,023 --> 00:02:38,625 AND START WITH THE IN PERSON, 62 00:02:38,625 --> 00:02:40,393 PLEASE. WE'LL DO ALL SEVEN, AND 63 00:02:40,393 --> 00:02:43,963 PEOPLE CAN HAVE TWO MINUTES, AND 64 00:02:43,963 --> 00:02:44,797 THEN WE'LL HAVE THE REMOTE 65 00:02:44,797 --> 00:02:48,168 SPEAKERS, PLEASE. 66 00:02:48,168 --> 00:02:49,903 >> I'LL CALL ON SPEAKERS IN 67 00:02:49,903 --> 00:02:52,705 ORDER THEY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, 68 00:02:52,705 --> 00:02:53,373 STARTING WITH IN-PERSON 69 00:02:53,373 --> 00:02:54,073 COMMENTERS. SPEAKERS WILL HAVE 70 00:02:54,073 --> 00:02:56,142 TWO MINUTES. WHEN YOU HEAR THE 71 00:02:56,142 --> 00:02:57,277 CHIME, YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT 10 72 00:02:57,277 --> 00:02:59,012 SECONDS LEFT. IF YOU EXCEED THAT 73 00:02:59,012 --> 00:03:00,313 TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE MAY BE CUT 74 00:03:00,313 --> 00:03:04,317 OFF, SO WE CAN MOVE ONTO THE 75 00:03:04,317 --> 00:03:05,885 NEXT SPEAKER. PRESS STAR SIX TO 76 00:03:05,885 --> 00:03:07,487 UNMUTE YOURSELF. WITH THAT, THE 77 00:03:07,487 --> 00:03:11,124 FIRST SPEAKER FOR THE IN-PERSON 78 00:03:11,124 --> 00:03:13,459 PUBLIC COMMENT IS ALEX 79 00:03:13,459 --> 00:03:16,529 ZIMMERMAN. 80 00:03:21,634 --> 00:03:27,607 >> YEAH, I'M READY. MY DIRTY 81 00:03:27,607 --> 00:03:29,576 NAZI, YOU FACETIOUS PIG. MY 82 00:03:29,576 --> 00:03:31,611 NAME, ALEX ZIMMERMAN. I WANT TO 83 00:03:31,611 --> 00:03:33,880 SPEAK WHAT IS ABSOLUTELY 84 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:34,514 CRITICAL, WHAT'S HAPPENING 85 00:03:34,514 --> 00:03:35,949 RIGHT NOW. FRUSTRATION IS 86 00:03:35,949 --> 00:03:38,585 GROWING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND 87 00:03:38,585 --> 00:03:44,090 BIGGER. WE CANNOT ACCEPT THIS 88 00:03:44,090 --> 00:03:47,594 FOR 30 YEARS. GO BIGGER AND 89 00:03:47,594 --> 00:03:48,428 BIGGER FOR ANOTHER 30 YEARS. 90 00:03:48,428 --> 00:03:53,933 I'LL GIVE YOU A CLASSIC 91 00:03:53,933 --> 00:03:56,536 EXAMPLE. [ INAUDIBLE ] HOW IS IT 92 00:03:56,536 --> 00:04:00,773 THIS POSSIBLE? FOR THE LAST 40 93 00:04:00,773 --> 00:04:02,508 YEARS, SHE NEVER HAD ONE Q&A. I 94 00:04:02,508 --> 00:04:04,077 DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE 95 00:04:04,077 --> 00:04:08,748 DOING THIS. TO ME, IT'S LOOKING 96 00:04:08,748 --> 00:04:12,285 LIKE A TYPICAL -- PRINCIPLE. 97 00:04:12,285 --> 00:04:14,721 IT'S A NIGHTMARE. I DON'T 98 00:04:14,721 --> 00:04:20,293 UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S 700,000 99 00:04:20,293 --> 00:04:25,531 IDIOTS ELECTED HERE. DO THEY 100 00:04:25,531 --> 00:04:30,536 LIKE -- [ INAUDIBLE ] WHEN I 101 00:04:30,536 --> 00:04:31,971 COME HERE. IT'S A NICE, 102 00:04:31,971 --> 00:04:33,673 BEAUTIFUL CITY. WHAT DO I MAKE 103 00:04:33,673 --> 00:04:35,842 OF IT RIGHT NOW? TOTAL 104 00:04:35,842 --> 00:04:37,310 FRUSTRATION. IT'S NOT ABOUT 105 00:04:37,310 --> 00:04:43,283 FRUSTRATION BECAUSE FRUSTRATION 106 00:04:43,283 --> 00:04:44,617 IS BETTER THAN DEMOCRACY. YEAH, 107 00:04:44,617 --> 00:04:46,653 ABSOLUTELY. [ LAUGHTER ] MAKES 108 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:47,353 MIDDLE CLASS LIFE MISERABLE. 109 00:04:47,353 --> 00:04:49,288 THIS IS A PROBLEM, WHAT WE HAVE. 110 00:04:49,288 --> 00:04:50,423 SO RIGHT NOW I SPEAK TO 111 00:04:50,423 --> 00:04:52,125 EVERYBODY WHO WILL LISTEN TO ME. 112 00:04:52,125 --> 00:04:54,794 YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? STAND 113 00:04:54,794 --> 00:05:01,901 UP, GUYS. WE NEED A NEW REGIME. 114 00:05:01,901 --> 00:05:08,341 IT'S EXACTLY WHY I'M DOING 115 00:05:08,341 --> 00:05:09,676 THIS EVERY DAY. YEAH. I SUPPORT 116 00:05:09,676 --> 00:05:11,811 TRUMP. VIVA TRUMP, BECAUSE 117 00:05:11,811 --> 00:05:18,651 THERE'S ONLY ONE CHANCE TO MAKE 118 00:05:18,651 --> 00:05:20,987 AMERICA BACK TO THE 119 00:05:20,987 --> 00:05:22,555 CONSTITUTION., STAND UP, 120 00:05:22,555 --> 00:05:22,822 AMERICA. 121 00:05:22,822 --> 00:05:25,224 >> NEXT, WE'LL HAVE JEFF. 122 00:05:25,224 --> 00:05:27,060 FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL HAVE 123 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:29,362 BRANDY OSBORNE. MY APOLOGIES IN 124 00:05:29,362 --> 00:05:32,965 ADVANCE, IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR 125 00:05:32,965 --> 00:05:34,300 FIRST AND LAST NAMES. THANK YOU. 126 00:05:34,534 --> 00:05:41,874 >> HELLO. I'M HERE TODAY TO 127 00:05:41,874 --> 00:05:44,410 TALK ABOUT TEMPORARY HOUSING 128 00:05:44,410 --> 00:05:46,079 I'M IN RIGHT NOW. I SPENT A LOT 129 00:05:46,079 --> 00:05:49,615 OF TIME IN OTHER SHELTERS AROUND 130 00:05:49,615 --> 00:05:52,785 THE COUNTY. A LOT OF TIME, WHICH 131 00:05:52,785 --> 00:05:54,921 ISN'T A GOOD THING. I'VE SEEN 132 00:05:54,921 --> 00:05:57,156 ALL THE GOODS, THE BADS, THE 133 00:05:57,156 --> 00:06:01,694 UGLIES. I HAVE NOTHING, BUT VERY 134 00:06:01,694 --> 00:06:04,497 GOOD THINGS TO SAY. I'VE BEEN 135 00:06:04,497 --> 00:06:06,432 HERE BEFORE AND SPOKE TO YOU 136 00:06:06,432 --> 00:06:08,801 FOLKS WITH BASICALLY DUCT TAPE 137 00:06:08,801 --> 00:06:10,036 OVER MY MOUTH. SAYING THINGS TO 138 00:06:10,036 --> 00:06:12,004 YOU I WAS SUPPOSE TO SAY. NOW I 139 00:06:12,004 --> 00:06:13,706 CAN COME UP FREELY AND ACTUALLY 140 00:06:13,706 --> 00:06:17,777 TALK FREELY, WHICH I REALLY 141 00:06:17,777 --> 00:06:18,511 APPRECIATE FROM THEM. THEY HAVE 142 00:06:18,511 --> 00:06:21,581 MADE MY LIFE A WHOLE LOT BETTER 143 00:06:21,581 --> 00:06:23,850 SINCE I WAS LIVING IN YOUR 144 00:06:23,850 --> 00:06:25,651 JUNGLE FOR FIVE YEARS. MY LIFE 145 00:06:25,651 --> 00:06:27,387 IS EXTREMELY BETTER SINCE I'VE 146 00:06:27,387 --> 00:06:28,421 BEEN LIVING THERE. I'VE BEEN 147 00:06:28,421 --> 00:06:30,556 ABLE TO -- I HAVE BLOOD CLOTS IN 148 00:06:30,556 --> 00:06:35,361 MY LEGS, AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO 149 00:06:35,361 --> 00:06:36,162 MAKE ALL MY DOCTOR'S 150 00:06:36,162 --> 00:06:37,363 APPOINTMENTS. GETTING ALL MY 151 00:06:37,363 --> 00:06:38,998 STUFF I NEED TO DO, SOCIAL 152 00:06:38,998 --> 00:06:39,699 SECURITY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. 153 00:06:39,699 --> 00:06:41,100 THESE GUYS HELP ME OUT WITH ALL 154 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:43,102 THAT STUFF, WHICH HAS BEEN 155 00:06:43,102 --> 00:06:44,937 GREAT. LIVING IN A TENT, I WOULD 156 00:06:44,937 --> 00:06:47,507 NEVER BE ABLE TO GET THAT STUFF 157 00:06:47,507 --> 00:06:48,808 DONE EVERY DAY. WHERE I LIVE, 158 00:06:48,808 --> 00:06:51,744 THE BUILDING I LIVE IN, THE 159 00:06:51,744 --> 00:06:54,180 PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE RUN -- 160 00:06:54,180 --> 00:06:57,683 THE RULES ARE KEPT -- THEY'RE 161 00:06:57,683 --> 00:06:59,819 RUN VERY GOOD. IT'S BEEN AN 162 00:06:59,819 --> 00:07:02,855 IMPROVEMENT IN MY LIFE. THANK 163 00:07:02,855 --> 00:07:04,056 YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. 164 00:07:04,056 --> 00:07:04,657 >> THANK YOU. 165 00:07:04,657 --> 00:07:12,365 >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE 166 00:07:12,365 --> 00:07:14,400 BRANDY OSBORNE. FOLLOWING 167 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,636 BRANDY, WE'LL HAVE CHRISTOPHER 168 00:07:16,636 --> 00:07:17,203 ARCHIBALD. THANK YOU. 169 00:07:17,203 --> 00:07:18,771 >> HELLO, FOLKS. GOOD AFTERNOON. 170 00:07:18,771 --> 00:07:22,475 MY NAME IS BRANDY. I'M A 171 00:07:22,475 --> 00:07:23,476 CURRENT PARTICIPANT IN THE LEED 172 00:07:23,476 --> 00:07:25,278 PROGRAM, AND I'M HERE TODAY IN 173 00:07:25,278 --> 00:07:27,046 REGARDS TO THE NEWLY PROPOSED 174 00:07:27,046 --> 00:07:28,314 SALES TAX. IF THIS TAX IS 175 00:07:28,314 --> 00:07:29,916 PASSED, I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER 176 00:07:29,916 --> 00:07:31,017 ALLOCATING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION 177 00:07:31,017 --> 00:07:33,152 OF THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT AND 178 00:07:33,152 --> 00:07:34,720 STABILIZE THE WORK OF THE LEED 179 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,355 PROGRAM, AND ALLOWING THEM TO 180 00:07:36,355 --> 00:07:38,157 CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN 181 00:07:38,157 --> 00:07:40,793 SUPPORT TO THOSE OF US IN NEED. 182 00:07:40,793 --> 00:07:41,794 WITH ASSISTANCE OF THEIR 183 00:07:41,794 --> 00:07:43,496 PROGRAM, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO 184 00:07:43,496 --> 00:07:46,532 ESTABLISH VERY MUCH NEEDED 185 00:07:46,532 --> 00:07:47,733 MEDICAL CARE, PRIMARY CARE 186 00:07:47,733 --> 00:07:50,136 PHYSICIANS, OBTAINING IMPORTANT 187 00:07:50,136 --> 00:07:51,404 DOCUMENTS LIKE BIRTH 188 00:07:51,404 --> 00:07:52,305 CERTIFICATES AND I.D.s, AND JUST 189 00:07:52,305 --> 00:07:53,206 PROVIDING MANY THINGS FOR ME TO 190 00:07:53,206 --> 00:07:56,676 BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE A 191 00:07:56,676 --> 00:07:58,277 PATH THROUGH THIS LIFE. MOST 192 00:07:58,277 --> 00:08:00,546 IMPORTANTLY THOUGH BECAUSE OF 193 00:08:00,546 --> 00:08:02,014 THE PROGRAM, I'M FINALLY 194 00:08:02,014 --> 00:08:03,649 ENDORSED INSIDE WITH STABLE 195 00:08:03,649 --> 00:08:05,284 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, WORKING ON 196 00:08:05,284 --> 00:08:07,053 GETTING PERMIT HOUSING. AFTER 15 197 00:08:07,053 --> 00:08:09,021 LONG LONELY YEARS OF BEING 198 00:08:09,021 --> 00:08:09,922 HOMELESS, SLEEPING OUTSIDE, 199 00:08:09,922 --> 00:08:10,923 WONDERING WHERE MY NEXT HOT 200 00:08:10,923 --> 00:08:13,693 SHOWER WILL BE OR HOW I CAN WASH 201 00:08:13,693 --> 00:08:16,329 MY LAUNDRY. FINALLY, AFTER 15 202 00:08:16,329 --> 00:08:18,698 YEARS OF ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN 203 00:08:18,698 --> 00:08:19,332 ANY SELF-WORTH, STRUGGLING TO 204 00:08:19,332 --> 00:08:21,100 SURVIVE AND STRUGGLING TO EXIST, 205 00:08:21,100 --> 00:08:22,768 I'M INDOORS. I NO LONGER HAVE 206 00:08:22,768 --> 00:08:26,172 ANY OF THESE WORRIES BECAUSE OF 207 00:08:26,172 --> 00:08:27,106 THE LEED PROGRAM. WE CANNOT 208 00:08:27,106 --> 00:08:28,474 AFFORD TO LET WHAT'S WORKING 209 00:08:28,474 --> 00:08:29,609 FALL APART. WE NEED TO STABILIZE 210 00:08:29,609 --> 00:08:32,345 THE PROGRAM AND CONTINUE TO FILL 211 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:34,814 IN THE GAPS THAT REMAIN. BECAUSE 212 00:08:34,814 --> 00:08:37,416 OF ITS IMPORTANCE, BECAUSE IT IS 213 00:08:37,416 --> 00:08:38,818 IMPORTANT THIS LEVEL OF SUPPORT 214 00:08:38,818 --> 00:08:40,253 PROVIDED, BE PROVIDED TO PEOPLE 215 00:08:40,253 --> 00:08:44,524 WHO ARE CONTINUOUSLY WORKING TO 216 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:46,592 BETTER THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU. 217 00:08:46,592 --> 00:08:50,997 >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE 218 00:08:50,997 --> 00:08:51,597 CHRISTOPHER. FOLLOWING 219 00:08:51,597 --> 00:08:53,199 CHRISTOPHER, WE'LL HAVE CHLOE 220 00:08:53,199 --> 00:08:58,638 GALE. COME ON DOWN. THANK YOU. 221 00:09:00,573 --> 00:09:02,174 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. 222 00:09:02,174 --> 00:09:04,043 MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER, AND I'M 223 00:09:04,043 --> 00:09:06,579 A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER IN THE 224 00:09:06,579 --> 00:09:07,580 SOUTHWEST PRECINCT OF SEATTLE. 225 00:09:07,580 --> 00:09:09,348 I'M HERE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY 226 00:09:09,348 --> 00:09:11,017 SALES TAX. IF THIS SALES TAX IS 227 00:09:11,017 --> 00:09:12,919 PASSED, I URGE YOU TO ENSURE A 228 00:09:12,919 --> 00:09:13,953 SIGNIFICANT PORTION IS USED TO 229 00:09:13,953 --> 00:09:17,189 SUPPORT AND STABILIZE THE WORK 230 00:09:17,189 --> 00:09:19,458 OF THE PROGRAM IN SEATTLE. WE 231 00:09:19,458 --> 00:09:20,493 ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS ON UNMET 232 00:09:20,493 --> 00:09:22,028 NEEDS USING AN EVIDENCE BASED 233 00:09:22,028 --> 00:09:23,829 CASE MANAGEMENT APPROACH. WE DO 234 00:09:23,829 --> 00:09:25,364 NOT DO THIS ALONE. WE COORDINATE 235 00:09:25,364 --> 00:09:26,832 WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER 236 00:09:26,832 --> 00:09:27,967 CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM PARTNERS 237 00:09:27,967 --> 00:09:31,237 TO ENSURE OUR WORK CONTRIBUTES 238 00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:32,171 TO IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC 239 00:09:32,171 --> 00:09:32,972 SAFETY, WHILE REDUCING THE 240 00:09:32,972 --> 00:09:35,274 OVERALL COST OF THE CRIMINAL 241 00:09:35,274 --> 00:09:37,977 LEGAL SYSTEM. IN 2019, A 242 00:09:37,977 --> 00:09:39,645 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON STUDY 243 00:09:39,645 --> 00:09:41,213 SHOWED PARTICIPANTS HAD 1.4 244 00:09:41,213 --> 00:09:42,014 FEWER AVERAGE YEARLY JAIL 245 00:09:42,014 --> 00:09:45,117 BOOKINGS. SPENT 41 FEWER DAYS IN 246 00:09:45,117 --> 00:09:47,720 JAIL PER YEAR. HAD 88% LOWER 247 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:48,587 ODDS OF PRISON INCARCERATION. 248 00:09:48,587 --> 00:09:50,389 SHOWED A REDUCTION IN LEGAL COST 249 00:09:50,389 --> 00:09:55,227 OF $2,100 COMPARED TO AN ALMOST 250 00:09:55,227 --> 00:09:56,362 $6,000 INCREASE FOR COMPARISON 251 00:09:56,362 --> 00:09:57,463 PARTICIPANTS. AN INDEPENDENT 252 00:09:57,463 --> 00:09:59,031 ANALYSIS, BY THE ARNOLD 253 00:09:59,031 --> 00:09:59,765 FOUNDATION, SHOWED PARTICIPANTS 254 00:09:59,765 --> 00:10:01,600 ARE 58% LESS LIKELY TO BE 255 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,203 ARRESTED FOR ANY CRIME IN ANY 256 00:10:04,203 --> 00:10:06,038 JURISDICTION COMPARED TO A 257 00:10:06,038 --> 00:10:08,641 CONTROL GROUP. RECOVERY IS NOT 258 00:10:08,641 --> 00:10:10,843 ONE-SIZE FITS ALL. AS A PERSON 259 00:10:10,843 --> 00:10:12,144 IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY FROM 260 00:10:12,144 --> 00:10:14,080 SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER, I KNOW 261 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:15,514 I'M ALIVE BECAUSE OF THE 262 00:10:15,514 --> 00:10:21,320 APPROACH THAT MODELS CORE VALUES 263 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:25,091 OF BUILDING CONNECTION FOSTERING 264 00:10:25,091 --> 00:10:26,125 MUTUALITY, AND MOVING TOWARDS 265 00:10:26,125 --> 00:10:26,692 GOALS COLLABORATIVELY. LEED 266 00:10:26,692 --> 00:10:29,428 PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN 267 00:10:29,428 --> 00:10:31,030 SEATTLE. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LET 268 00:10:31,030 --> 00:10:32,531 WHAT'S WORKING FALL APART. WE 269 00:10:32,531 --> 00:10:34,500 HAVE TO STABILIZE THE PROGRAM, 270 00:10:34,500 --> 00:10:35,935 WHILE ADDING NEW COMPONENTS TO 271 00:10:35,935 --> 00:10:36,869 REMEDY UNADDRESSED GAPS IN THE 272 00:10:36,869 --> 00:10:45,044 SYSTEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME 273 00:10:45,044 --> 00:10:49,115 AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. COME 274 00:10:49,115 --> 00:10:51,784 ON DOWN, THANK YOU. 275 00:10:51,784 --> 00:10:58,457 >> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 276 00:10:58,457 --> 00:10:59,025 PRESIDENT NELSON AND OTHER 277 00:10:59,025 --> 00:11:02,595 MEMBERS. AS THE VP OF POLICY 278 00:11:02,595 --> 00:11:04,497 NOW, BUT A LONG-TERM OUTREACH 279 00:11:04,497 --> 00:11:07,033 WORKER. WE WORK WITH PDA, THE 280 00:11:07,033 --> 00:11:07,733 SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE 281 00:11:07,733 --> 00:11:08,501 KING COUNTY PROSECUTORS TO 282 00:11:08,501 --> 00:11:09,902 DESIGN THE LEAD PROGRAM OVER A 283 00:11:09,902 --> 00:11:11,437 DECADE AGO, AND WE HAVE 284 00:11:11,437 --> 00:11:13,072 CONTINUED TO ADAPT AND IMPROVE 285 00:11:13,072 --> 00:11:15,174 IT TO RESPOND TO STREET 286 00:11:15,174 --> 00:11:15,975 DISORDER, HOMELESSNESS, AND 287 00:11:15,975 --> 00:11:17,643 ADDICTION IN SEATTLE. I'M HERE 288 00:11:17,643 --> 00:11:18,577 TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED PUBLIC 289 00:11:18,577 --> 00:11:21,247 SAFETY TAX AND URGE YOU TO 290 00:11:21,247 --> 00:11:22,815 DEDICATE A SIGNIFICANT 291 00:11:22,815 --> 00:11:24,617 PROPORTION TO STABILIZE THE LEAD 292 00:11:24,617 --> 00:11:27,053 PROGRAM AT OTHER PROVEN FRONT 293 00:11:27,053 --> 00:11:28,154 DOOR RECOVERY PROGRAMS. OUR TEAM 294 00:11:28,154 --> 00:11:30,022 MEETS LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE 295 00:11:30,022 --> 00:11:32,825 FIELD, AND THEN PROVIDES THE 296 00:11:32,825 --> 00:11:34,126 CONTINUED STREET ENGAGEMENT, 297 00:11:34,126 --> 00:11:36,195 LEGAL SYSTEM NAVIGATION, THE 298 00:11:36,195 --> 00:11:37,463 ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT, AND 299 00:11:37,463 --> 00:11:38,731 HOUSING PLACEMENT NECESSARY TO 300 00:11:38,731 --> 00:11:40,766 MOVE PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX NEEDS 301 00:11:40,766 --> 00:11:42,568 AND POWERFUL ADDICTIONS OFF THE 302 00:11:42,568 --> 00:11:45,071 STREET. OUR PERSISTENCE WORK IS 303 00:11:45,071 --> 00:11:46,906 OFTEN WHAT ALLOWS PUBLIC SAFETY 304 00:11:46,906 --> 00:11:49,675 OFFICERS TO BE AVAILABLE TO 305 00:11:49,675 --> 00:11:50,643 RESPOND RAPIDLY TO VIOLENT 306 00:11:50,643 --> 00:11:53,345 CRIME. TODAY, SOME OF US HAVE 307 00:11:53,345 --> 00:11:55,281 SEEN THE HEADLINES FROM THE 308 00:11:55,281 --> 00:11:56,649 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE NEW 309 00:11:56,649 --> 00:11:57,616 EXECUTIVE ORDER, WHICH WILL 310 00:11:57,616 --> 00:11:59,552 ABANDON SUPPORT FOR SOME OF OUR 311 00:11:59,552 --> 00:12:05,024 LOW BARRIER FRONT DOOR RECOVERY 312 00:12:05,024 --> 00:12:05,558 PATHWAY PROGRAMS. WITHOUT 313 00:12:05,558 --> 00:12:06,192 PERSISTENT, RELATIONAL, OUTREACH 314 00:12:06,192 --> 00:12:08,427 WORKERS AND CASE MANAGERS ON OUR 315 00:12:08,427 --> 00:12:11,363 STREETS, OUR EMERGENCY SYSTEMS 316 00:12:11,363 --> 00:12:12,264 WILL BECOME OVERWHELMED. PLEASE 317 00:12:12,264 --> 00:12:13,566 FUND PROGRAMS LIKE OURS WITH A 318 00:12:13,566 --> 00:12:16,435 PROVEN TRACK RECORD TO MOVE 319 00:12:16,435 --> 00:12:19,105 PEOPLE INTO RECOVERY CARE. THANK 320 00:12:19,105 --> 00:12:19,305 YOU. 321 00:12:19,305 --> 00:12:21,607 >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HAVE 322 00:12:21,607 --> 00:12:22,975 SIMONE. THE LAST IN-PERSON 323 00:12:22,975 --> 00:12:24,610 PUBLIC COMMENTER WILL BE JOHN. 324 00:12:24,610 --> 00:12:26,779 COME ON DOWN. THANK YOU. 325 00:12:26,779 --> 00:12:29,281 >> HELLO, OKAY. IS THAT GOOD? 326 00:12:29,281 --> 00:12:30,783 GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 327 00:12:30,783 --> 00:12:31,584 PRESIDENT NELSON AND 328 00:12:31,584 --> 00:12:32,485 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 329 00:12:32,485 --> 00:12:34,253 SIMONE, AND I'M THE SENIOR LEAD 330 00:12:34,253 --> 00:12:36,355 PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE WEST 331 00:12:36,355 --> 00:12:36,922 PRECINCT AND THIRD AVENUE 332 00:12:36,922 --> 00:12:38,791 PROJECT. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE 333 00:12:38,791 --> 00:12:40,793 OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC SAFETY 334 00:12:40,793 --> 00:12:43,629 SALES TAX. IF IT THIS SALES TAX 335 00:12:43,629 --> 00:12:45,498 IS PASSED, I URGE YOU TO ENSURE 336 00:12:45,498 --> 00:12:46,599 A SIGNIFICANT PORTION IS USED TO 337 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:48,868 SUPPORT AND STABILIZE THE WORK 338 00:12:48,868 --> 00:12:50,736 OF THE LEAD PROGRAM. REAL PUBLIC 339 00:12:50,736 --> 00:12:52,171 SAFETY MEANS HAVING THE RIGHT 340 00:12:52,171 --> 00:12:54,740 TOOLS TO RESPOND TO PEOPLE WITH 341 00:12:54,740 --> 00:12:57,009 COMPLEX BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS, 342 00:12:57,009 --> 00:12:59,478 ESPECIALLY IN OUR PUBLIC PLACES. 343 00:12:59,478 --> 00:13:00,846 THIS REQUIRES HUMANE, 344 00:13:00,846 --> 00:13:01,780 CONSISTENT, AND EFFECTIVE 345 00:13:01,780 --> 00:13:03,249 RESPONSES. IF THIS TAX PASSES, 346 00:13:03,249 --> 00:13:04,150 IT'S CRUCIAL THE FUNDING 347 00:13:04,150 --> 00:13:07,319 SUPPORTS PROGRAMS THAT ARE 348 00:13:07,319 --> 00:13:08,654 ALREADY DELIVERING RESULTS. LIKE 349 00:13:08,654 --> 00:13:11,724 CO-LEAD, FOR EXAMPLE. OVER 95% 350 00:13:11,724 --> 00:13:14,593 OF PARTICIPANTS ACCEPT SERVICES. 351 00:13:14,593 --> 00:13:15,995 70% TRANSITION TO PERMANENT 352 00:13:15,995 --> 00:13:17,696 HOUSING. 100% OF ELIGIBLE 353 00:13:17,696 --> 00:13:18,764 PARTICIPANTS ARE ENROLLED IN 354 00:13:18,764 --> 00:13:20,166 MEDICAID. MEDICAID IS THE 355 00:13:20,166 --> 00:13:21,467 BACKBONE OF THIS WORK. WITHOUT 356 00:13:21,467 --> 00:13:23,769 IT, PEOPLE LOSE ACCESS TO 357 00:13:23,769 --> 00:13:25,371 CRITICAL SUPPORTS LIKE MENTAL 358 00:13:25,371 --> 00:13:26,205 HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE 359 00:13:26,205 --> 00:13:28,507 TREATMENT, PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, 360 00:13:28,507 --> 00:13:31,143 AND EVEN HOUSING. MANY HOUSING 361 00:13:31,143 --> 00:13:32,344 AND STABILIZATION SERVICES RELY 362 00:13:32,344 --> 00:13:35,214 ON MEDICAID FUNDED CARE 363 00:13:35,214 --> 00:13:36,115 COORDINATION TO KEEP PEOPLE 364 00:13:36,115 --> 00:13:37,283 HOUSED. LEAD CASE MANAGERS DO 365 00:13:37,283 --> 00:13:38,918 MORE THAN CONNECT PEOPLE TO 366 00:13:38,918 --> 00:13:40,553 SERVICES. THEY HELP PARTICIPANTS 367 00:13:40,553 --> 00:13:41,620 WHO ARE MEDICAID ELIGIBLE AND 368 00:13:41,620 --> 00:13:45,624 UNABLE TO WORK THROUGH THE 369 00:13:45,624 --> 00:13:46,725 MEDICAID ENROLLMENT PROCESS. A 370 00:13:46,725 --> 00:13:48,494 2016 EVALUATION BY THE 371 00:13:48,494 --> 00:13:50,296 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S HARM 372 00:13:50,296 --> 00:13:51,797 REDUCTION AND RESOURCE TREATMENT 373 00:13:51,797 --> 00:13:53,933 CENTER FOUND THAT 18 MONTHS 374 00:13:53,933 --> 00:13:55,835 AFTER ENROLLING IN LEAD, 375 00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:58,971 PARTICIPANTS WERE 89% MORE 376 00:13:58,971 --> 00:13:59,872 LIKELY TO OBTAIN PERMANENT 377 00:13:59,872 --> 00:14:02,441 HOUSING. 46% MORE LIKELY TO BE 378 00:14:02,441 --> 00:14:03,475 ON THE EMPLOYMENT CONTINUUM, AND 379 00:14:03,475 --> 00:14:05,678 33% MORE LIKELY TO HAVE INCOME 380 00:14:05,678 --> 00:14:06,712 OR BENEFITS. THIS IS COMPARED TO 381 00:14:06,712 --> 00:14:09,648 A MONTH BEFORE THEY JOINED THE 382 00:14:09,648 --> 00:14:10,716 LEAD PROGRAM. WE CANNOT AFFORD 383 00:14:10,716 --> 00:14:12,451 TO LET WHAT'S WORKING FALL 384 00:14:12,451 --> 00:14:13,852 APART. WE HAVE TO STABILIZE THE 385 00:14:13,852 --> 00:14:15,588 LEAD PROGRAM AND ADD NEW PIECES 386 00:14:15,588 --> 00:14:16,422 TO ADDRESS THE GAPS THAT REMAIN. 387 00:14:16,422 --> 00:14:21,427 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. 388 00:14:21,427 --> 00:14:24,496 >> THANK YOU. AND THE LAST 389 00:14:24,496 --> 00:14:29,368 IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTER WILL 390 00:14:29,368 --> 00:14:32,204 BE JOHN. COME ON DOWN. 391 00:14:32,204 --> 00:14:35,074 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL 392 00:14:35,074 --> 00:14:36,775 MEMBERS, CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 393 00:14:36,775 --> 00:14:40,779 MY NAME IS JOHNNY. I'M A 394 00:14:40,779 --> 00:14:42,948 PARTICIPANT SUPPORT SPECIALIST 395 00:14:42,948 --> 00:14:44,483 SUPERVISOR WITH PDA. AND I ALSO 396 00:14:44,483 --> 00:14:46,218 AM STRONGLY RECOMMENDING IF THIS 397 00:14:46,218 --> 00:14:50,756 BILL IS PASSED THAT WE DO 398 00:14:50,756 --> 00:14:51,390 ALLOCATE FUNDING TO THIS 399 00:14:51,390 --> 00:14:53,259 PROGRAM. WE HEARD MY COLLEAGUES 400 00:14:53,259 --> 00:14:54,360 AND SOME OF OUR PARTICIPANTS 401 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,629 TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE EVIDENCE 402 00:14:56,629 --> 00:14:58,964 ON HOW TAKING A HOLISTIC 403 00:14:58,964 --> 00:15:00,432 APPROACH IS A CATALYST TO 404 00:15:00,432 --> 00:15:01,533 SUPPORTING PEOPLE, TO NAVIGATE 405 00:15:01,533 --> 00:15:03,369 THEIR WAY OUT OF THESE SYSTEMS. 406 00:15:03,369 --> 00:15:04,970 FIRST OF ALL, I ALSO WANT TO 407 00:15:04,970 --> 00:15:08,274 THANK YOU TO YOUR COMMITMENT FOR 408 00:15:08,274 --> 00:15:09,708 PUBLIC SAFETY. EVIDENCE SHOWS 409 00:15:09,708 --> 00:15:12,344 THAT TAKING A HOLISTIC APPROACH 410 00:15:12,344 --> 00:15:14,913 IN SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO FIND OUT 411 00:15:14,913 --> 00:15:16,916 HOW THEY CAN GET BETTER HELPS 412 00:15:16,916 --> 00:15:20,586 THEM TO GET OUT OF THESE 413 00:15:20,586 --> 00:15:23,522 SYSTEMS. I AM EVIDENCE OF THIS 414 00:15:23,522 --> 00:15:24,723 FRAMEWORK WORKING. IN 2014, I 415 00:15:24,723 --> 00:15:28,027 WAS AN ELITE CLIENT, AND I HAVE 416 00:15:28,027 --> 00:15:30,596 SINCE BEEN ABLE TO BE STABLELY 417 00:15:30,596 --> 00:15:34,133 EMPLOYED FOR THE LAST SEVEN 418 00:15:34,133 --> 00:15:35,701 YEARS. RECENTLY CELEBRATED 7.5 419 00:15:35,701 --> 00:15:37,503 YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED SOBRIETY, 420 00:15:37,503 --> 00:15:38,737 AND HAVE BEEN WORKING MY DREAM 421 00:15:38,737 --> 00:15:40,773 JOB AT PDA FOR THE LAST FOUR 422 00:15:40,773 --> 00:15:44,410 YEARS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK 423 00:15:44,410 --> 00:15:45,644 COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA NELSON 424 00:15:45,644 --> 00:15:46,578 FOR INITIATING THE OPPORTUNITY 425 00:15:46,578 --> 00:15:48,714 FOR PARTICIPANTS TO BE ABLE TO 426 00:15:48,714 --> 00:15:49,415 ACCESS TREATMENT THAT'S REALLY 427 00:15:49,415 --> 00:15:52,017 QUALITY, AND NOT JUST A ONE-SIZE 428 00:15:52,017 --> 00:15:53,585 FITS ALL, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN 429 00:15:53,585 --> 00:15:56,388 ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE UTILIZE THESE 430 00:15:56,388 --> 00:15:58,724 RESOURCES AND GET BETTER, GET 431 00:15:58,724 --> 00:16:01,593 HEALTHIER. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK 432 00:16:01,593 --> 00:16:04,229 LIKE? THAT LOOKS LIKE RECIDIVISM 433 00:16:04,229 --> 00:16:05,898 GOING DOWN, PUBLIC SAFETY 434 00:16:05,898 --> 00:16:08,400 INCREASING, PUBLIC HEALTH 435 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,002 INCREASING. WITHOUT ACCESS TO 436 00:16:10,002 --> 00:16:11,303 THESE RESOURCES, PEOPLE, OUR 437 00:16:11,303 --> 00:16:12,037 BROTHERS, OUR SISTERS, OUR 438 00:16:12,037 --> 00:16:13,739 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SOME OF OUR 439 00:16:13,739 --> 00:16:14,273 MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY 440 00:16:14,273 --> 00:16:16,308 MEMBERS, ARE GOING TO DIE ALONE 441 00:16:16,308 --> 00:16:21,947 IN THESE STREETS. AND I KNOW 442 00:16:21,947 --> 00:16:23,749 WE'RE ALL EXIT HADED TO 443 00:16:23,749 --> 00:16:24,416 COMMITTED TO INCREASING PUBLIC 444 00:16:24,416 --> 00:16:27,152 SAFETY. I KNOW THE KEY TO THAT 445 00:16:27,152 --> 00:16:28,120 IS MONEY. WE'RE HUMBLY ASKING 446 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,956 YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WORK 447 00:16:30,956 --> 00:16:33,592 THAT WE DO. THANK YOU. 448 00:16:33,592 --> 00:16:34,159 >> THANK YOU AND 449 00:16:34,159 --> 00:16:36,729 CONGRATULATIONS. NOW, WE'LL GO 450 00:16:36,729 --> 00:16:38,397 TO THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. 451 00:16:38,397 --> 00:16:39,565 JUST A REMINDER, I'LL CALL ON 452 00:16:39,565 --> 00:16:41,600 THE SPEAKER IN THE ORDER THEY 453 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:42,534 SIGNED UP VIRTUALLY. SPEAKER 454 00:16:42,534 --> 00:16:43,836 WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. WHEN YOU 455 00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:45,270 HEAR THE CHIME, YOU'LL HAVE TEN 456 00:16:45,270 --> 00:16:46,805 SECONDS LEFT. IF YOU EXCEED THAT 457 00:16:46,805 --> 00:16:48,107 TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE MAY BE CUT 458 00:16:48,107 --> 00:16:52,111 OFF, SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE 459 00:16:52,111 --> 00:16:52,911 NEXT SPEAKER. AS A REMINDER, 460 00:16:52,911 --> 00:16:55,748 PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 461 00:16:55,748 --> 00:16:58,283 YOURSELF. FIRST PERSON WE'LL 462 00:16:58,283 --> 00:16:59,018 HAVE IS DANIEL GODFREY. PLEASE 463 00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:04,923 PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 464 00:17:04,923 --> 00:17:05,524 YOURSELF, DANIEL. 465 00:17:05,524 --> 00:17:07,526 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 466 00:17:07,526 --> 00:17:09,061 PRESIDENT NELSON AND COMMITTEE 467 00:17:09,061 --> 00:17:11,196 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAN GODFREY. 468 00:17:11,196 --> 00:17:13,866 I WORK ADD EVERGREEN TREATMENT 469 00:17:13,866 --> 00:17:14,533 SERVICES AS AN ELITE SUPERVISOR. 470 00:17:14,533 --> 00:17:16,502 I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE 471 00:17:16,502 --> 00:17:18,604 PROPOSED PUBLIC SAFETY TAX AND 472 00:17:18,604 --> 00:17:20,305 IMPLORING YOU TO DESIGNATE A 473 00:17:20,305 --> 00:17:21,573 SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THIS 474 00:17:21,573 --> 00:17:23,842 REVENUE TO MAINTAINING THE LEAD 475 00:17:23,842 --> 00:17:25,477 PROGRAM. MY SOCIAL SERVICES 476 00:17:25,477 --> 00:17:27,780 CAREER IN SEATTLE BEGAN IN 2021. 477 00:17:27,780 --> 00:17:30,549 I WORKED AS A RAPID REHOUSING 478 00:17:30,549 --> 00:17:31,850 CASE MANAGER IN ONE OF THE 479 00:17:31,850 --> 00:17:33,886 HOTELS LEASED BY THE CITY TO 480 00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:35,387 HOUSE THE UNHOUSED DURING COVID. 481 00:17:35,387 --> 00:17:38,957 AS WE WORK TO REHOUSE ACUTELY 482 00:17:38,957 --> 00:17:42,461 VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN THE 483 00:17:42,461 --> 00:17:43,429 MARKET RATE, HOUSING BECAME 484 00:17:43,429 --> 00:17:45,097 EVIDENT. PRIVATE MARKET HOUSING 485 00:17:45,097 --> 00:17:46,832 WAS NOT GOING TO SERVE THEM. IN 486 00:17:46,832 --> 00:17:48,200 THAT SAME TIME, I BECAME AWARE 487 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,803 OF A SMALL SUBSET OF CLIENTS WHO 488 00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:51,403 WERE RECEIVING COMPREHENSIVE 489 00:17:51,403 --> 00:17:53,172 CARE AND ACCESS TO MORE 490 00:17:53,172 --> 00:17:55,641 APPROPRIATE HOUSING. THEY WERE 491 00:17:55,641 --> 00:17:56,975 ALL WORKING WITH LEAD. AFTER SIX 492 00:17:56,975 --> 00:17:58,977 MONTHS, OUR STATS MADE IT CLEAR 493 00:17:58,977 --> 00:18:01,113 WE COULD NOT EXECUTE THE 494 00:18:01,113 --> 00:18:02,281 REQUIREMENTS OF OUR CONTRACT, 495 00:18:02,281 --> 00:18:04,650 AND MY ORIGINAL EMPLOYER ELECTED 496 00:18:04,650 --> 00:18:06,652 TO RETURN MOST OF THAT FUNDING 497 00:18:06,652 --> 00:18:08,053 AND DISBURSE OUR TEAM TO OTHER 498 00:18:08,053 --> 00:18:09,188 SITES. I TOOK THAT OPPORTUNITY 499 00:18:09,188 --> 00:18:11,623 TO APPLY FOR WORK AS A LEAD CASE 500 00:18:11,623 --> 00:18:13,525 MANAGER, AND I STILL SEE CLIENTS 501 00:18:13,525 --> 00:18:17,329 FROM THAT HOTEL ON THE STREETS 502 00:18:17,329 --> 00:18:18,030 EVERY DAY. NOW, FOUR YEARS 503 00:18:18,030 --> 00:18:19,932 LATER, THE LEAD PROGRAM 504 00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:20,866 CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE 505 00:18:20,866 --> 00:18:22,601 EXCEPTIONAL WRAP-AROUND CARE 506 00:18:22,601 --> 00:18:25,337 THAT I WITNESSED IN 2021. I SEE 507 00:18:25,337 --> 00:18:27,439 NEW AND DIFFERENT PROGRAMS COME 508 00:18:27,439 --> 00:18:29,508 AND GO, OUTREACH CONTRACTS 509 00:18:29,508 --> 00:18:31,043 CHANGE HANDS, NEW SUBSTANCES HIT 510 00:18:31,043 --> 00:18:34,913 THE STREET, BUT LEAD IS MORE 511 00:18:34,913 --> 00:18:36,415 CRITICAL THAN EVER. OUR 512 00:18:36,415 --> 00:18:37,349 COLLABORATION WITH LAW 513 00:18:37,349 --> 00:18:38,350 ENFORCEMENT, DYNAMIC STREET 514 00:18:38,350 --> 00:18:39,651 OUTREACH WORK, AND CLINICAL 515 00:18:39,651 --> 00:18:40,919 INFRASTRUCTURE FILL A GAP IN OUR 516 00:18:40,919 --> 00:18:43,755 CITY SERVICES THAT SAVES LIVES 517 00:18:43,755 --> 00:18:44,523 AND ALLOWS PUBLIC SAFETY 518 00:18:44,523 --> 00:18:46,925 OFFICERS TO RESPOND WHERE THEY 519 00:18:46,925 --> 00:18:48,727 ARE NEEDED. IN MY EXPERIENCE 520 00:18:48,727 --> 00:18:50,529 COLLABORATING WITH OUR SOCIAL 521 00:18:50,529 --> 00:18:52,064 SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND 522 00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:53,799 EMS, THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE 523 00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:57,302 PROGRAM TO SERVE OUR 524 00:18:57,302 --> 00:18:58,136 EXCEPTIONALLY VULNERABLE 525 00:18:58,136 --> 00:18:58,904 CLIENTS. PLEASE MAINTAIN FUNDING 526 00:18:58,904 --> 00:19:00,806 FOR PROGRAMS LIKE LEAD, SO THEY 527 00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:01,874 CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR 528 00:19:01,874 --> 00:19:06,879 COMMUNITY BOTH ON AND OFF THE 529 00:19:06,879 --> 00:19:07,913 STREET. THANK YOU. 530 00:19:07,913 --> 00:19:10,215 >> THANK YOU, DANIEL. NEXT, 531 00:19:10,215 --> 00:19:10,849 WE'LL HAVE BRIDGET LOPEZ. 532 00:19:10,849 --> 00:19:13,418 BRIDGET, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX 533 00:19:13,418 --> 00:19:19,992 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. THANK YOU. 534 00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:21,727 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 535 00:19:21,727 --> 00:19:22,861 PRESIDENT NELSON AND COMMITTEE 536 00:19:22,861 --> 00:19:25,564 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BRIDGET 537 00:19:25,564 --> 00:19:26,899 LOPEZ. I'M THE SUPERVISOR WITH 538 00:19:26,899 --> 00:19:27,833 EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES, 539 00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:29,902 WHO HAVE BEEN A PRIMARY PROVIDER 540 00:19:29,902 --> 00:19:32,037 FOR THE LEAD PROGRAM. I'M HERE 541 00:19:32,037 --> 00:19:33,972 TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED PUBLIC 542 00:19:33,972 --> 00:19:36,241 SAFETY SALES TAX, AND ENCOURAGE 543 00:19:36,241 --> 00:19:37,309 YOU TO DONATE A SIGNIFICANT 544 00:19:37,309 --> 00:19:38,310 PORTION TO STABILIZE THE LEAD 545 00:19:38,310 --> 00:19:39,545 PROGRAM. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A 546 00:19:39,545 --> 00:19:41,713 MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE 547 00:19:41,713 --> 00:19:43,182 CORNERSTONE THAT CAME IN YOUR 548 00:19:43,182 --> 00:19:44,816 PACKET, WHICH I BELIEVE MAKES 549 00:19:44,816 --> 00:19:48,754 OUR WORK UNIQUELY SUITED TO 550 00:19:48,754 --> 00:19:50,789 ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY AS OUR 551 00:19:50,789 --> 00:19:51,657 LEGAL SYSTEM WORKS. AS AN 552 00:19:51,657 --> 00:19:52,724 EXAMPLE, I'LL SHARE A CLIENT 553 00:19:52,724 --> 00:19:55,127 STORY THAT IS ALL TOO COMMON IN 554 00:19:55,127 --> 00:19:56,962 OUR LINE OF WORK. TAKE SUSAN. 555 00:19:56,962 --> 00:19:58,397 SUSAN ENROLLED IN THE LEAD 556 00:19:58,397 --> 00:20:00,299 PROGRAM WITH A NUMBER OF LOW 557 00:20:00,299 --> 00:20:01,600 LEVEL WARRANT, FOR MISDEMEANORS 558 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,570 THAT ARE ALL RELATED TO 559 00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:06,471 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND 560 00:20:06,471 --> 00:20:07,239 HOMELESSNESS. THESE WARRANTS 561 00:20:07,239 --> 00:20:07,839 CROSSED FIVE DIFFERENT 562 00:20:07,839 --> 00:20:09,074 MUNICIPALITIES. THAT MEANS WHEN 563 00:20:09,074 --> 00:20:10,909 SUSAN WAS BOOKED ON ONE OF THOSE 564 00:20:10,909 --> 00:20:12,377 WARRANTS, SHE HAS TO GO TO FOUR 565 00:20:12,377 --> 00:20:13,946 DIFFERENT JAILS IN ORDER TO 566 00:20:13,946 --> 00:20:15,581 CLEAR UP ALL OF HER DIFFERENT 567 00:20:15,581 --> 00:20:19,151 HOLDS. THAT'S TALKING TO FIVE 568 00:20:19,151 --> 00:20:20,085 DIFFERENT DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, 569 00:20:20,085 --> 00:20:22,187 FIVE DISTINCT PROSECUTOR OFFICES 570 00:20:22,187 --> 00:20:23,722 THAT ASK FOR EACH DIFFERENT 571 00:20:23,722 --> 00:20:24,957 THINGS. ALL WHEN SUSAN WANTS TO 572 00:20:24,957 --> 00:20:26,358 GO TO TREATMENT AND GET WELL. 573 00:20:26,358 --> 00:20:28,026 THE WORST PART IS NONE OF THE 574 00:20:28,026 --> 00:20:29,561 DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS TALK TO 575 00:20:29,561 --> 00:20:30,929 EACH OTHER, SO SUSAN IS HIGHLY 576 00:20:30,929 --> 00:20:32,030 LIKELY TO GET A NEW WARRANT FOR 577 00:20:32,030 --> 00:20:33,732 THE FIRST CASE SHE WAS BOOKED ON 578 00:20:33,732 --> 00:20:35,334 WHILE SHE'S IN ANOTHER JAIL, 579 00:20:35,334 --> 00:20:38,070 TRYING TO CLEAR UP HER FOURTH OR 580 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:40,572 FIFTH MATTER. THIS IS WHERE LEAD 581 00:20:40,572 --> 00:20:41,506 LEGAL ASSISTANCE COORDINATION 582 00:20:41,506 --> 00:20:42,841 COMES IN. WE BREAK DOWN THE 583 00:20:42,841 --> 00:20:44,009 SILOS ACROSS THE JURISDICTION, 584 00:20:44,009 --> 00:20:46,178 GET THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS 585 00:20:46,178 --> 00:20:48,347 TALKING TO EACH OTHER, AND HELP 586 00:20:48,347 --> 00:20:50,916 SUSAN, SO SHE CAN GET MUCH 587 00:20:50,916 --> 00:20:51,750 NEEDED PATH TO RECOVERY. I'M 588 00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:54,152 HAPPY TO SHARE SUSAN JUST 589 00:20:54,152 --> 00:20:56,121 CELEBRATED HER THREE YEAR SOBER 590 00:20:56,121 --> 00:20:58,090 DATE, AND RECENTLY BECAME HOUSE 591 00:20:58,090 --> 00:21:00,125 MANAGER AT CLEAN AND SOBER HOME. 592 00:21:00,125 --> 00:21:02,260 THIS SYSTEM WORK IS ONLY ONE OF 593 00:21:02,260 --> 00:21:04,162 THE MANY APPROACHES THAT WE TAKE 594 00:21:04,162 --> 00:21:06,164 AT LEAD TO ADDRESS PUBLIC 595 00:21:06,164 --> 00:21:07,499 SAFETY, BUT WE NEED TO BE FUNDED 596 00:21:07,499 --> 00:21:10,969 TO SCALE IN ORDER TO DO THIS 597 00:21:10,969 --> 00:21:12,871 WORK WELL. PLEASE FUND PROGRAMS 598 00:21:12,871 --> 00:21:14,640 LIKE OURS, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO 599 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:15,741 DO THIS EVIDENCE-BASED WORK THAT 600 00:21:15,741 --> 00:21:19,544 WE ARE KNOWN FOR DOING SO WELL. 601 00:21:19,544 --> 00:21:23,281 THANK YOU. 602 00:21:23,281 --> 00:21:25,851 >> THANK YOU, BRIDGET. NEXT, 603 00:21:25,851 --> 00:21:26,785 WE'LL HAVE CHAD. MY APOLOGIES. 604 00:21:26,785 --> 00:21:32,257 PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 605 00:21:32,257 --> 00:21:32,524 YOURSELF. 606 00:21:32,524 --> 00:21:43,068 >> CHAD, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. 607 00:21:45,337 --> 00:21:48,874 CHAD, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO 608 00:21:48,874 --> 00:21:49,808 UNMUTE YOURSELF. 609 00:21:49,808 --> 00:21:52,010 >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. GOOD 610 00:21:52,010 --> 00:21:53,078 AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY 611 00:21:53,078 --> 00:21:57,316 NAME IS CHAD. I'M HERE ON 612 00:21:57,316 --> 00:21:58,050 BEHALF OF EVERGREEN TREATMENT 613 00:21:58,050 --> 00:22:00,218 SERVICES. I'M THE ASSOCIATE 614 00:22:00,218 --> 00:22:02,320 DIRECTOR OF HOUSING. FOR OVER 50 615 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:03,422 YEARS, WE PROVIDED SUBSTANCE 616 00:22:03,422 --> 00:22:05,557 ABUSE TREATMENT AND OUTREACH 617 00:22:05,557 --> 00:22:06,658 SERVICES IN SEATTLE, HELPING 618 00:22:06,658 --> 00:22:08,760 PEOPLE FACING SEVERE BEHAVIORAL 619 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:12,264 HEALTH NEEDS AND HOMELESSNESS 620 00:22:12,264 --> 00:22:13,398 FIND STABILITY HOUSING AND 621 00:22:13,398 --> 00:22:15,701 RECOVERY. IF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC 622 00:22:15,701 --> 00:22:17,803 SAFETY SALES TAX MOVES FORWARD, 623 00:22:17,803 --> 00:22:22,040 I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO DEDICATE 624 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:22,974 A MEANINGFUL PORTION TO 625 00:22:22,974 --> 00:22:24,109 EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS LIKE 626 00:22:24,109 --> 00:22:27,679 LEAD AND REACH. THESE PROGRAMS 627 00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:29,047 ARE EMBEDDED IN A HOLISTIC 628 00:22:29,047 --> 00:22:30,315 PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM. WORKING 629 00:22:30,315 --> 00:22:33,018 WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DIVERT 630 00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:35,520 PEOPLE FROM JAIL AND EMERGENCY 631 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,423 ROOMS INTO CARE HOUSING AND 632 00:22:38,423 --> 00:22:39,491 RECOVERY. AS A REAL-TIME 633 00:22:39,491 --> 00:22:40,559 EXAMPLE, LITERALLY RIGHT BEFORE 634 00:22:40,559 --> 00:22:42,861 CALLING IN TO THIS MEETING, I 635 00:22:42,861 --> 00:22:44,363 WAS IN ANOTHER MEETING WITH A 636 00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:47,899 LEAD CLIENT CARE TEAM HELPING TO 637 00:22:47,899 --> 00:22:50,001 NAVIGATE A COMPLEX SITUATION 638 00:22:50,001 --> 00:22:50,769 WITH MULTIPLE ENTITIES, TRYING 639 00:22:50,769 --> 00:22:52,771 TO FIGURE OUT HOW A CLIENT COULD 640 00:22:52,771 --> 00:22:56,074 KEEP THEIR HOUSING WHILE THEY 641 00:22:56,074 --> 00:22:57,275 WERE AWAY AT IN-PATIENT 642 00:22:57,275 --> 00:22:59,010 TREATMENT. WITHOUT THAT KIND OF 643 00:22:59,010 --> 00:23:00,078 SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S 644 00:23:00,078 --> 00:23:02,247 LITTLE TO NO WAY THIS PERSON 645 00:23:02,247 --> 00:23:03,815 COULD REALLY FOCUS ON THEIR 646 00:23:03,815 --> 00:23:05,117 RECOVERY AND STILL HAVE STABLE 647 00:23:05,117 --> 00:23:06,752 HOUSING TO RETURN TO UPON THEIR 648 00:23:06,752 --> 00:23:08,987 EXIT. SO THIS IS JUST ONE 649 00:23:08,987 --> 00:23:10,989 EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF SUPPORT 650 00:23:10,989 --> 00:23:14,860 THAT LEAD ROUTINELY PROVIDES TO 651 00:23:14,860 --> 00:23:15,594 OUR CLIENTS. ULTIMATELY THAT 652 00:23:15,594 --> 00:23:17,095 BENEFITS NOT ONLY THAT 653 00:23:17,095 --> 00:23:18,563 INDIVIDUAL, BUT OUR COMMUNITY AS 654 00:23:18,563 --> 00:23:21,199 A WHOLE. SO AS YOU KNOW, PUBLIC 655 00:23:21,199 --> 00:23:23,068 HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY ARE 656 00:23:23,068 --> 00:23:23,969 DEEPLY CONNECTED. WHEN PEOPLE 657 00:23:23,969 --> 00:23:27,239 HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO LIVE WITH 658 00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:29,007 DIGNITY, THEY HAVE HEALTHIER 659 00:23:29,007 --> 00:23:30,542 COMMUNITIES. WHEN WE HAVE 660 00:23:30,542 --> 00:23:35,080 HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE 661 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:36,414 SAFER COMMUNITIES FOR EVERYONE. 662 00:23:36,414 --> 00:23:36,748 THANK YOU. 663 00:23:36,748 --> 00:23:39,818 >> THANK YOU. THE LAST VIRTUAL 664 00:23:39,818 --> 00:23:40,519 PUBLIC COMMENTER IS DAVID 665 00:23:40,519 --> 00:23:43,822 HAINES. DAVID, PLEASE PRESS STAR 666 00:23:43,822 --> 00:23:44,423 SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. THANK 667 00:23:44,423 --> 00:23:47,592 YOU. 668 00:23:52,831 --> 00:23:56,101 >> HI. LEAD SHOULD BE 669 00:23:56,101 --> 00:23:57,469 INVESTIGATED FOR MEDICAID FRAUD 670 00:23:57,469 --> 00:24:01,373 AND VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION 671 00:24:01,373 --> 00:24:02,607 WITHIN PROPER POLICE REFORM. 672 00:24:02,607 --> 00:24:04,943 RESOLUTIONS ARE NON-BONDING LIKE 673 00:24:04,943 --> 00:24:06,077 A POLITICIAN'S PROMISE BROKEN. 674 00:24:06,077 --> 00:24:07,512 SPARE US ANOTHER PUBLIC SAFETY 675 00:24:07,512 --> 00:24:09,781 VIRTUE SIGNAL THAT DOESN'T HAVE 676 00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:11,783 THE PROPER LEGISLATION TO FORCE 677 00:24:11,783 --> 00:24:12,684 PROPER POLICY. THE MAYOR'S 678 00:24:12,684 --> 00:24:15,353 GOING TO RAISE THE TAXES FOR THE 679 00:24:15,353 --> 00:24:17,956 GENERAL FUND AGAIN TO HIDE HIS 680 00:24:17,956 --> 00:24:19,524 MISMANAGEMENT OF THE BUDGET AND 681 00:24:19,524 --> 00:24:20,559 BAD SPENDING PRIORITIES THAT 682 00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:21,893 HAVE EXACERBATED THE PROBLEMS 683 00:24:21,893 --> 00:24:24,029 WITH PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS, THE 684 00:24:24,029 --> 00:24:26,097 HOMELESS CRISIS, THE SMALL 685 00:24:26,097 --> 00:24:27,465 BUSINESS ECONOMIC CRISIS, AND 686 00:24:27,465 --> 00:24:29,801 THE WORKERS CRISIS. YET YOU'RE 687 00:24:29,801 --> 00:24:30,902 STILL APPEASING THE DEVIL'S 688 00:24:30,902 --> 00:24:36,408 ADVOCATE THAT MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE 689 00:24:36,408 --> 00:24:37,676 TO STOP THE IMPLOSION. IN ORDER 690 00:24:37,676 --> 00:24:41,179 FOR THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY TAX TO 691 00:24:41,179 --> 00:24:42,848 BE EFFECTIVE WITH THE 25% 692 00:24:42,848 --> 00:24:44,516 EARMARK FOR DRUG TREATMENT, YOU 693 00:24:44,516 --> 00:24:47,085 HAVE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF 694 00:24:47,085 --> 00:24:49,054 SHELTER. YOU CAN'T PUT THESE 695 00:24:49,054 --> 00:24:49,921 PEOPLE INTO THE HOUSING FIRST. 696 00:24:49,921 --> 00:24:52,591 THEY HAVE TO GO INTO AN 697 00:24:52,591 --> 00:24:53,458 AUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENT THAT COULD 698 00:24:53,458 --> 00:24:56,328 BE BUILT WITHIN 72 HOURS BY THE 699 00:24:56,328 --> 00:24:57,762 NATIONAL GUARD. SAVING MONEY ON 700 00:24:57,762 --> 00:25:00,599 LABOR. AND THEN YOU FORCE THEM 701 00:25:00,599 --> 00:25:02,434 TO BREAK THEIR ADDICTION, BUT 702 00:25:02,434 --> 00:25:05,270 YOU CANNOT LET THEM OUT OF JAIL 703 00:25:05,270 --> 00:25:06,538 AND THEN ROAM AROUND. YOU HAVE 704 00:25:06,538 --> 00:25:09,841 TO SEND THEM TO THE LOW SECURITY 705 00:25:09,841 --> 00:25:12,577 ENCAMPMENT AFTER THEY GET OUT OF 706 00:25:12,577 --> 00:25:15,714 JAIL. THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO 707 00:25:15,714 --> 00:25:16,581 VOLUNTARILY MAKE A HALF-HEARTED 708 00:25:16,581 --> 00:25:17,282 EFFORT. WHEN EVERGREEN CHECKS 709 00:25:17,282 --> 00:25:19,885 THEM OUT, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSE TO 710 00:25:19,885 --> 00:25:21,186 ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE ROAMING 711 00:25:21,186 --> 00:25:23,955 AROUND WITH SERIOUS MENTAL AND 712 00:25:23,955 --> 00:25:24,656 BEHAVIORAL CRISIS PROBLEMS, 713 00:25:24,656 --> 00:25:25,257 STILL DEHYDRATED AND HUNGRY. 714 00:25:25,257 --> 00:25:27,859 THEY HAVE TO GO TO AN AUTHORIZED 715 00:25:27,859 --> 00:25:30,495 ENCAMPMENT. THE HOUSING NEEDS TO 716 00:25:30,495 --> 00:25:32,264 BE USED FOR THE INNOCENT 717 00:25:32,264 --> 00:25:34,132 HOUSELESS THAT HAVE BEEN 718 00:25:34,132 --> 00:25:36,167 DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY THE 719 00:25:36,167 --> 00:25:37,602 PREVIOUS COUNCIL WHO DEFUNDED 720 00:25:37,602 --> 00:25:41,439 THE POLICE AND CREATED ALL THESE 721 00:25:41,439 --> 00:25:42,407 SPENDING PRIORITIES, WHERE LISA 722 00:25:42,407 --> 00:25:44,042 DUGARD WANTS TO RUN INTERFERENCE 723 00:25:44,042 --> 00:25:46,211 FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS THAT ARE 724 00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:47,145 CONNECTED TO THE CRIMINAL 725 00:25:47,145 --> 00:25:49,514 UNDERWORLD, AND LITERALLY PUT 726 00:25:49,514 --> 00:25:52,484 THEM IN HOUSING AND SERVICES 727 00:25:52,484 --> 00:25:54,252 FIRST, WHILE PURPOSELY 728 00:25:54,252 --> 00:25:54,886 DISCRIMINATING, DENYING, GOUGING 729 00:25:54,886 --> 00:25:59,124 THE HOMELESS CRISIS FOR INNOCENT 730 00:25:59,124 --> 00:25:59,424 HOUSELESS. 731 00:25:59,424 --> 00:26:01,092 >> THANK YOU, DAVID. COUNCIL 732 00:26:01,092 --> 00:26:02,894 PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC 733 00:26:02,894 --> 00:26:03,161 COMMENT. 734 00:26:03,161 --> 00:26:05,830 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD 735 00:26:05,830 --> 00:26:08,400 YOU PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO 736 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,035 THE RECORD? PUBLIC COMMENT IS 737 00:26:10,035 --> 00:26:12,070 NOW CLOSED. OH, I WANT TO 738 00:26:12,070 --> 00:26:16,007 RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 739 00:26:16,007 --> 00:26:17,709 HAS NOW JOINED US. THANK YOU. 740 00:26:17,709 --> 00:26:20,979 >> OF COURSE. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 741 00:26:20,979 --> 00:26:23,281 1, A RESOLUTION SETTING OUT 742 00:26:23,281 --> 00:26:23,882 PUBLIC-SAFETY RELATED FUNDING 743 00:26:23,882 --> 00:26:25,750 PRIORITIES IN ANTICIPATION OF A 744 00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:28,053 PROPOSAL THAT THE CITY IMPOSE 745 00:26:28,053 --> 00:26:29,788 THE ADDITIONAL ONE-TENTH OF 1% 746 00:26:29,788 --> 00:26:31,389 LOCAL OPTION PUBLIC SAFETY SALES 747 00:26:31,389 --> 00:26:36,928 TAX AUTHORIZED BY THE 2025 STATE 748 00:26:36,928 --> 00:26:38,930 LEGISLATURE. FOR BRIEFING, 749 00:26:38,930 --> 00:26:39,965 DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 750 00:26:39,965 --> 00:26:42,867 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO 751 00:26:42,867 --> 00:26:44,769 COLLEAGUES, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU 752 00:26:44,769 --> 00:26:46,871 NOTICED, BUT THIS COUNCIL HAS 753 00:26:46,871 --> 00:26:50,108 GOTTEN A REPUTATION OF BEING 754 00:26:50,108 --> 00:26:52,444 FAIRLY STRONG ON PUBLIC SAFETY, 755 00:26:52,444 --> 00:26:58,249 AND LARGELY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP 756 00:26:58,249 --> 00:26:58,883 OF COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THIS 757 00:26:58,883 --> 00:26:59,884 RESOLUTION IS -- THE GOAL OF 758 00:26:59,884 --> 00:27:01,853 THIS RESOLUTION IS TO TARGET ONE 759 00:27:01,853 --> 00:27:04,189 OF THE MAJOR DRIVERS OF OUR 760 00:27:04,189 --> 00:27:06,358 PUBLIC SAFETY PROBLEMS, WHICH IS 761 00:27:06,358 --> 00:27:07,125 SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER. 762 00:27:07,125 --> 00:27:10,662 BECAUSE FOR TOO LONG, WE HAVE 763 00:27:10,662 --> 00:27:12,063 WATCHED PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM 764 00:27:12,063 --> 00:27:16,134 UNTREATED ADDICTION ON OUR 765 00:27:16,134 --> 00:27:17,769 STREETS, IN OUR AFFORDABLE 766 00:27:17,769 --> 00:27:18,737 HOUSING, WHILE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS 767 00:27:18,737 --> 00:27:21,172 BECOME LESS SAFE FOR EVERYONE. 768 00:27:21,172 --> 00:27:23,274 AND SO THIS IS -- THIS IS AN 769 00:27:23,274 --> 00:27:27,379 EFFORT TO GET AT THAT A LITTLE 770 00:27:27,379 --> 00:27:28,646 BIT. I'VE BEEN FIGHTING SINCE 771 00:27:28,646 --> 00:27:29,981 WHEN I FIRST GOT ONTO COUNCIL. 772 00:27:29,981 --> 00:27:30,648 I'VE BEEN FIGHTING TO PUT 773 00:27:30,648 --> 00:27:35,286 TREATMENT AT THE CENTER OF THE 774 00:27:35,286 --> 00:27:38,556 CITY'S AGENDA. I'VE HAD SOME 775 00:27:38,556 --> 00:27:39,991 SUCCESSES. STARTING WITH THE 776 00:27:39,991 --> 00:27:43,828 PUBLIC, I MEAN WITH THE PILOT 777 00:27:43,828 --> 00:27:46,197 PROGRAM I GOT INTO THE 2025 778 00:27:46,197 --> 00:27:47,532 BUDGET, NO, IT WAS 2024'S 779 00:27:47,532 --> 00:27:48,933 BUDGET. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH 780 00:27:48,933 --> 00:27:51,469 YEAR IT WAS, WHICH OFFERED A 781 00:27:51,469 --> 00:27:52,070 DIFFERENT FUNDING MODEL FOR 782 00:27:52,070 --> 00:27:52,704 IN-PERSON TREATMENT. BUT THIS 783 00:27:52,704 --> 00:27:53,471 HAS BEEN SOMETHING I'VE BEEN 784 00:27:53,471 --> 00:27:55,306 FOCUSED ON FOR A LONG TIME, AND 785 00:27:55,306 --> 00:27:58,043 I KNOW YOU ALSO HAVE BEEN VERY, 786 00:27:58,043 --> 00:28:00,078 VERY SUPPORTIVE AND HAVE COME UP 787 00:28:00,078 --> 00:28:02,247 WITH YOUR OWN INITIATIVES AS 788 00:28:02,247 --> 00:28:04,582 WELL. BUT ANY WAY, WHAT I'M 789 00:28:04,582 --> 00:28:06,317 DOING WITH THIS RESOLUTION IS 790 00:28:06,317 --> 00:28:07,552 PREEMPTIVELY STAKING A CLAIM TO 791 00:28:07,552 --> 00:28:11,322 A PORTION OF THE REVENUE THAT 792 00:28:11,322 --> 00:28:12,924 WILL BE GENERATED BY THE .1% 793 00:28:12,924 --> 00:28:16,461 INCREASE IN THE SALES TAX THAT 794 00:28:16,461 --> 00:28:17,395 WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE 795 00:28:17,395 --> 00:28:18,763 LEGISLATURE THIS PAST SESSION, 796 00:28:18,763 --> 00:28:21,599 WHAT IS CALLED THE PUBLIC SAFETY 797 00:28:21,599 --> 00:28:24,335 SALES TAX, THAT IT IS 798 00:28:24,335 --> 00:28:26,704 ANTICIPATED MAYOR HARRELL WILL 799 00:28:26,704 --> 00:28:27,572 BRING FORWARD FOR IMPLEMENTATION 800 00:28:27,572 --> 00:28:30,542 USING THAT AUTHORITY GRANTED BY 801 00:28:30,542 --> 00:28:32,610 THE STATE LEGISLATURE. SO I'M 802 00:28:32,610 --> 00:28:35,046 BASICALLY COMING OUT AND SAYING 803 00:28:35,046 --> 00:28:36,681 IF THAT HAPPENS, A PORTION OF 804 00:28:36,681 --> 00:28:39,017 THAT FUNDING SHOULD BE USED FOR 805 00:28:39,017 --> 00:28:41,019 THESE PURPOSES. NOW A LITTLE BIT 806 00:28:41,019 --> 00:28:43,822 ABOUT THE CONTEXT OF THAT 807 00:28:43,822 --> 00:28:46,691 LEGISLATION. HOUSE BILL 2015 WAS 808 00:28:46,691 --> 00:28:49,461 SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE AND 809 00:28:49,461 --> 00:28:50,528 ADVANCED BY THE LEGISLATIVE 810 00:28:50,528 --> 00:28:55,300 BLACK CAUCUS TO GET AT, TO 811 00:28:55,300 --> 00:28:56,734 BROADEN, WELL, TO ALLOW 812 00:28:56,734 --> 00:28:58,770 MUNICIPALITIES TO END COUNTIES 813 00:28:58,770 --> 00:28:59,771 TO INCREASE MEASURES FOR PUBLIC 814 00:28:59,771 --> 00:29:01,005 SAFETY. BUT IT WAS VERY CLEAR 815 00:29:01,005 --> 00:29:04,509 FROM THE GET GO THAT PUBLIC 816 00:29:04,509 --> 00:29:08,780 SAFETY WAS ENVISIONED AS MUCH 817 00:29:08,780 --> 00:29:09,481 BROADER THAN SIMPLY OFFICERS. I 818 00:29:09,481 --> 00:29:12,283 WANT TO READ A QUOTE THAT WAS 819 00:29:12,283 --> 00:29:16,621 PICKED UP BY THE SEATTLE MEDIUM. 820 00:29:16,621 --> 00:29:18,523 THIS BILL MAKES IT CLEAR PUBLIC 821 00:29:18,523 --> 00:29:21,659 SAFETY IS NOT ABOUT MORE 822 00:29:21,659 --> 00:29:22,961 POLICING, BUT ABOUT CREATING 823 00:29:22,961 --> 00:29:24,629 STRONG, THRIVING COMMUNITIES. 824 00:29:24,629 --> 00:29:26,865 IT'S ABOUT SMART INVESTMENTS, 825 00:29:26,865 --> 00:29:28,867 BOLD POLICIES, AND ENSURING 826 00:29:28,867 --> 00:29:29,834 EVERY COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY 827 00:29:29,834 --> 00:29:31,436 THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY SYSTEMIC 828 00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:34,772 INJUSTICE, HAS THE RESOURCES AND 829 00:29:34,772 --> 00:29:36,307 SUPPORT THEY DESERVE. SO PLEASE 830 00:29:36,307 --> 00:29:38,243 NOTE, I WANT EVERYONE TO 831 00:29:38,243 --> 00:29:39,310 RECOGNIZE I AM NOT CALLING -- 832 00:29:39,310 --> 00:29:40,445 THIS RESOLUTION DOES NOT CALL 833 00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:42,580 FOR AN INCREASE IN THE SALES 834 00:29:42,580 --> 00:29:44,382 TAX, BUT MAYOR HARRELL HAS 835 00:29:44,382 --> 00:29:46,618 EXPRESSED INTEREST IN 836 00:29:46,618 --> 00:29:48,787 IMPLEMENTING IT BECAUSE IT WOULD 837 00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:49,821 RAISE ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 838 00:29:49,821 --> 00:29:51,890 BETWEEN $35 AND $40 MILLION PER 839 00:29:51,890 --> 00:29:53,124 YEAR. SO IF WE'RE GOING THERE, 840 00:29:53,124 --> 00:29:56,528 I WANT TO ALLOCATE UP TO 25% OF 841 00:29:56,528 --> 00:29:57,195 THOSE FUNDS TO CREATE TREATMENT 842 00:29:57,195 --> 00:29:59,798 PATHWAYS, WHICH TO ME IS AMONG 843 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,533 ONE OF OUR MOST CRITICAL NEEDS. 844 00:30:01,533 --> 00:30:03,468 THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE JUST SPOKEN 845 00:30:03,468 --> 00:30:07,438 IN PUBLIC COMMENT HAVE ECHOED 846 00:30:07,438 --> 00:30:10,542 THAT. I WANT TO FIRST THANK THE 847 00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:14,279 COALITION OF PEOPLE, BUT 848 00:30:14,279 --> 00:30:18,383 ESPECIALLY LISA DUGARD OF THE 849 00:30:18,383 --> 00:30:20,585 PDA FOR BEING MY PARTNER IN 850 00:30:20,585 --> 00:30:21,386 THIS. I RECOGNIZE EXISTING 851 00:30:21,386 --> 00:30:23,955 SERVICES ARE ALSO VERY IMPORTANT 852 00:30:23,955 --> 00:30:25,857 TO MAINTAIN AS WELL. SO JUST TO 853 00:30:25,857 --> 00:30:27,759 BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. WHEN I 854 00:30:27,759 --> 00:30:30,528 PROPOSED THIS CONCEPT TO MANY OF 855 00:30:30,528 --> 00:30:33,498 THESE SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT I 856 00:30:33,498 --> 00:30:35,600 WORKED WITH FOR A WHILE ON THIS. 857 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,735 WE HAD NO IDEA THE LEVEL OF CUTS 858 00:30:37,735 --> 00:30:39,070 THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WOULD 859 00:30:39,070 --> 00:30:40,772 BE THROWING AT US. BUT NOW AFTER 860 00:30:40,772 --> 00:30:42,473 THE BIG UGLY BILL HAS PASSED, 861 00:30:42,473 --> 00:30:43,942 WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A CLEARER 862 00:30:43,942 --> 00:30:45,944 PICTURE OF WHAT WE, AS A CITY, 863 00:30:45,944 --> 00:30:50,014 WILL HAVE TO DO, STEP BY STEP, 864 00:30:50,014 --> 00:30:54,552 TO INCREASE THE RESOURCES TO 865 00:30:54,552 --> 00:30:55,220 PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE. SO 866 00:30:55,220 --> 00:30:58,456 AS WE HEAD -- AS WE HEARD IN OUR 867 00:30:58,456 --> 00:30:59,324 PREVIOUS COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS 868 00:30:59,324 --> 00:31:00,858 ON THIS TOPIC, THESE TREATMENT 869 00:31:00,858 --> 00:31:02,360 AND RECOVERY PROGRAMS ARE MORE 870 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:05,196 IMPORTANT THAN EVER. SEATTLE HAS 871 00:31:05,196 --> 00:31:06,631 AN OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT OUR 872 00:31:06,631 --> 00:31:07,865 RESIDENTS, EVEN WHEN THEY'RE 873 00:31:07,865 --> 00:31:09,701 ABANDONED BY THE FEDERAL 874 00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:11,236 GOVERNMENT, OF COURSE, AND 875 00:31:11,236 --> 00:31:13,204 ADDING DEDICATED FUNDING FOR 876 00:31:13,204 --> 00:31:14,138 INNOVATIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED 877 00:31:14,138 --> 00:31:14,806 TREATMENT AND RECOVERY PROGRAMS 878 00:31:14,806 --> 00:31:18,176 IS JUST ONE AREA WE CAN SHORE UP 879 00:31:18,176 --> 00:31:22,847 WHAT WE, WHAT WE STAND TO LOSE 880 00:31:22,847 --> 00:31:25,617 COMING UP. SO, WE'LL GET INTO 881 00:31:25,617 --> 00:31:27,952 THE DETAILS OF THIS LEGISLATION 882 00:31:27,952 --> 00:31:30,555 IN THE ITEMS IT WOULD FUND, THAT 883 00:31:30,555 --> 00:31:33,658 IT WOULD PROPOSE TO FUND, SHOULD 884 00:31:33,658 --> 00:31:36,561 WE IMPLEMENT A .1% PUBLIC SAFETY 885 00:31:36,561 --> 00:31:39,097 SALES TAX INCREASE. WE HAVE 886 00:31:39,097 --> 00:31:39,731 CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR, BEN 887 00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:42,233 NOBLE, HERE TO GIVE US A BRIEF 888 00:31:42,233 --> 00:31:43,434 OUTLINE, A REMINDER OF THIS 889 00:31:43,434 --> 00:31:44,736 LEGISLATION, AND ANSWER ANY 890 00:31:44,736 --> 00:31:45,870 QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. 891 00:31:45,870 --> 00:31:46,638 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 892 00:31:46,638 --> 00:31:49,641 YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF 893 00:31:49,641 --> 00:31:50,208 SUMMARIZING THE RESOLUTION 894 00:31:50,208 --> 00:31:54,112 YOURSELF. I'LL TRY AGAIN, AND 895 00:31:54,112 --> 00:31:58,783 I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY 896 00:31:58,783 --> 00:32:01,519 QUESTIONS. SO AS DESCRIBED, THE 897 00:32:01,519 --> 00:32:03,688 RESOLUTION MAKES TWO POLICY 898 00:32:03,688 --> 00:32:04,589 STATEMENTS, AND AGAIN, IT'S 899 00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:06,357 DESCRIBED -- THE RESOLUTION IS 900 00:32:06,357 --> 00:32:09,327 IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 901 00:32:09,327 --> 00:32:10,628 POTENTIAL, IF NOT, THE 902 00:32:10,628 --> 00:32:12,096 LIKELIHOOD THAT THE CITY 903 00:32:12,096 --> 00:32:13,998 AUTHORIZE THE NEW .1% SALES TAX 904 00:32:13,998 --> 00:32:15,533 FOR PUBLIC SAFETY THAT THE STATE 905 00:32:15,533 --> 00:32:18,236 HAS GIVEN THE CITY AUTHORITY 906 00:32:18,236 --> 00:32:21,205 FOR. BY WAY OF SOME CONTEXT 907 00:32:21,205 --> 00:32:22,640 THAT'S OCCURRED SINCE YOU LAST 908 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,575 DISCUSSED THIS YESTERDAY. THE 909 00:32:24,575 --> 00:32:27,745 COUNTY COUNCIL VOTED TO SUPPORT 910 00:32:27,745 --> 00:32:30,581 TO AUTHORIZE THE SAME .1% COUNTY 911 00:32:30,581 --> 00:32:32,550 WIDE, THE STATE GAVE BOTH COUNTY 912 00:32:32,550 --> 00:32:33,718 AND THE CITY THAT AUTHORITY. 913 00:32:33,718 --> 00:32:34,519 WHAT THIS RESOLUTION DOES, IT 914 00:32:34,519 --> 00:32:37,655 DOESN'T SAY IT MOVES TO ADOPT 915 00:32:37,655 --> 00:32:39,724 THAT TAX, BUT RATHER IT SAYS IF 916 00:32:39,724 --> 00:32:41,859 THE MAYOR BRINGS IT FORWARD, THE 917 00:32:41,859 --> 00:32:43,061 CITY COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER IT, 918 00:32:43,061 --> 00:32:46,097 AGAIN, IN THE CONTEXT TO THE 919 00:32:46,097 --> 00:32:46,664 CITY'S CURRENT FINANCIAL 920 00:32:46,664 --> 00:32:47,365 BUDGETARY SITUATION. WOULD NOT 921 00:32:47,365 --> 00:32:50,068 BE A SURPRISE IF THE MAYOR WOULD 922 00:32:50,068 --> 00:32:51,336 OPPOSE IT. SO AGAIN, TWO THINGS. 923 00:32:51,336 --> 00:32:53,438 FIRST, YOU SHOULD AT LEAST 924 00:32:53,438 --> 00:32:55,273 CONSIDER IT. AND THE SECOND IS 925 00:32:55,273 --> 00:32:56,808 IF THE CITY WERE TO IMPLEMENT 926 00:32:56,808 --> 00:32:59,210 IT, THAT UP TO 25% OF THE TAX BE 927 00:32:59,210 --> 00:33:02,280 INVESTED, AND THIS IS A QUOTE 928 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:03,748 FROM THE RESOLUTION. INVESTED IN 929 00:33:03,748 --> 00:33:05,183 THE ADDICTION RECOVERY TREATMENT 930 00:33:05,183 --> 00:33:07,719 SERVICES, AND THE FACILITIES 931 00:33:07,719 --> 00:33:10,388 NEEDED TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES. 932 00:33:10,388 --> 00:33:12,724 RESOLUTION THEN DOES GO ON TO 933 00:33:12,724 --> 00:33:17,395 LIST, KEEP GOING, A COUPLE MORE 934 00:33:17,395 --> 00:33:18,062 SLIDES. KEEP GOING. RIGHT HERE. 935 00:33:18,062 --> 00:33:19,197 THE RESOLUTION THEN GOES ON 936 00:33:19,197 --> 00:33:20,898 SPECIFICALLY TO LIST THE TYPES 937 00:33:20,898 --> 00:33:23,034 OF SERVICES THAT UP TO 25% COULD 938 00:33:23,034 --> 00:33:25,970 BE USED FOR, AND THAT'S THE 939 00:33:25,970 --> 00:33:27,071 LIST FROM THE RESOLUTION. SO 940 00:33:27,071 --> 00:33:28,873 THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT DOES. 941 00:33:28,873 --> 00:33:32,510 BOTH NOT, MORE THAN THAT, BUT 942 00:33:32,510 --> 00:33:34,045 EXACTLY THAT, IF YOU WILL, AND 943 00:33:34,045 --> 00:33:35,580 I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY 944 00:33:35,580 --> 00:33:35,880 QUESTIONS. 945 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:37,515 >> LOOKING TO MY COLLEAGUES TO 946 00:33:37,515 --> 00:33:40,618 SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. 947 00:33:40,618 --> 00:33:43,121 WHILE THEY ARE THINKING, IF THEY 948 00:33:43,121 --> 00:33:45,690 HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I DO WANT TO 949 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:46,524 ADMIT AND RECOGNIZE AND 950 00:33:46,524 --> 00:33:47,625 ACKNOWLEDGE AND PUT IT ON THE 951 00:33:47,625 --> 00:33:48,659 RECORD THAT $10 MILLION IS A 952 00:33:48,659 --> 00:33:51,996 DROP IN THE BUCKET WHEN IT COMES 953 00:33:51,996 --> 00:33:59,971 TO FUNDING OUR NEEDS IN THIS 954 00:33:59,971 --> 00:34:02,974 SPACE. CLEARLY THIS LIST IS 955 00:34:02,974 --> 00:34:05,576 DESIGNED TO BE A FOR EXAMPLE 956 00:34:05,576 --> 00:34:08,446 KIND OF EXPOSITION OF THE RANGE 957 00:34:08,446 --> 00:34:09,714 OF OUR NEEDS. HOWEVER, WE DID 958 00:34:09,714 --> 00:34:11,449 SPEAK IN DETAIL ABOUT SOME OF 959 00:34:11,449 --> 00:34:13,017 THE RELATIVE BENEFITS OF SOME OF 960 00:34:13,017 --> 00:34:15,453 THE THINGS ON THIS LIST COMPARED 961 00:34:15,453 --> 00:34:17,388 TO OTHERS. BUT WHAT I WILL SAY, 962 00:34:17,388 --> 00:34:19,390 THIS IS A START. WE HAVE TO 963 00:34:19,390 --> 00:34:20,625 START SOMEWHERE. THIS IS 964 00:34:20,625 --> 00:34:24,529 BASICALLY GETTING THE BODY OF 965 00:34:24,529 --> 00:34:26,497 NEEDS ON THE MAP. OKAY. 966 00:34:26,497 --> 00:34:27,765 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 967 00:34:27,765 --> 00:34:29,033 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 968 00:34:29,033 --> 00:34:32,503 THANK YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE FOR 969 00:34:32,503 --> 00:34:33,104 THE PRESENTATION. FOR COUNCIL 970 00:34:33,104 --> 00:34:36,874 PRESIDENT, YES, THANK YOU FOR 971 00:34:36,874 --> 00:34:37,642 BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION 972 00:34:37,642 --> 00:34:38,242 FORWARD. IT'S INTERESTING. 973 00:34:38,242 --> 00:34:41,579 YESTERDAY I HAD A CONVERSATION 974 00:34:41,579 --> 00:34:43,514 WITH SOMEBODY AS IT RELATES TO 975 00:34:43,514 --> 00:34:44,182 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. WE 976 00:34:44,182 --> 00:34:46,884 WERE WALKING THROUGH A NUMBER OF 977 00:34:46,884 --> 00:34:49,120 DIFFERENT ISSUES. ONE OF THE 978 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:50,855 THINGS THAT I SAID, AND I'VE 979 00:34:50,855 --> 00:34:52,523 SAID BEFORE IS THE IDEA WE 980 00:34:52,523 --> 00:34:54,592 CANNOT SUCCEED IT IN PUBLIC 981 00:34:54,592 --> 00:34:57,528 SAFETY IF WE DON'T SUCCEED IT 982 00:34:57,528 --> 00:34:58,563 IN PUBLIC HEALTH. THE RESOLUTION 983 00:34:58,563 --> 00:35:01,065 AND THOUGHTS BEHIND THIS GO TO 984 00:35:01,065 --> 00:35:05,503 THAT POINT. AND I REALLY CARE, 985 00:35:05,503 --> 00:35:07,038 I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT 986 00:35:07,038 --> 00:35:08,439 SEAM, WHERE THEY COME TOGETHER. 987 00:35:08,439 --> 00:35:11,309 AND THIS IS WHERE THE PDA AND 988 00:35:11,309 --> 00:35:13,311 THE LEAD PROGRAM ARE VERY 989 00:35:13,311 --> 00:35:14,779 IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS THAT 990 00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:17,281 INTERFACE BETWEEN LAW 991 00:35:17,281 --> 00:35:19,217 ENFORCEMENT AND THE SERVICE 992 00:35:19,217 --> 00:35:21,719 PROVIDERS. I THINK IT'S 993 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:24,822 IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT LINK. AND 994 00:35:24,822 --> 00:35:27,258 SO I DO SUPPORT ENSURING THAT IS 995 00:35:27,258 --> 00:35:29,560 SET. CLEANING UP THE LINES, IF 996 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:32,130 YOU WILL, BUDGET WISE, TO ENSURE 997 00:35:32,130 --> 00:35:33,731 THE PDA AND THAT MISSION AREA IS 998 00:35:33,731 --> 00:35:35,700 SET BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR 999 00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:36,300 THAT PUBLIC SAFETY PIECE. WE 1000 00:35:36,300 --> 00:35:38,169 HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT BILLS. 1001 00:35:38,169 --> 00:35:40,137 IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE 1002 00:35:40,137 --> 00:35:40,938 DIVERSION. FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE 1003 00:35:40,938 --> 00:35:42,807 AND FOR THOSE IN NEED TO GET 1004 00:35:42,807 --> 00:35:45,510 THAT DIVERSION. SO THEN WE COULD 1005 00:35:45,510 --> 00:35:49,480 FOCUS ON THOSE THAT ARE A TRUE 1006 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,015 PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT, FOR 1007 00:35:51,015 --> 00:35:53,150 EXAMPLE. AND SO HAVING THIS 1008 00:35:53,150 --> 00:35:54,218 PROCESS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. 1009 00:35:54,218 --> 00:35:55,086 WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TOO, 1010 00:35:55,086 --> 00:35:57,655 AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS 1011 00:35:57,655 --> 00:35:58,523 NOT BEEN TALKED ABOUT UNTIL 1012 00:35:58,523 --> 00:36:00,358 RECENTLY, AND I TALKED ABOUT IT 1013 00:36:00,358 --> 00:36:03,594 HAD LAST COMMITTEE MEETING, AND 1014 00:36:03,594 --> 00:36:07,231 I TALKED ABOUT IT AT A NUMBER. 1015 00:36:07,231 --> 00:36:09,534 THE PDA AND EFFORTS LIKE THAT 1016 00:36:09,534 --> 00:36:15,239 ARE GOING TO BE SO IMPORTANT 1017 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:17,842 BECAUSE IT'S THAT ENGAGEMENT, 1018 00:36:17,842 --> 00:36:18,476 THAT DOCUMENTATION OF WORKING 1019 00:36:18,476 --> 00:36:21,312 WITH INDIVIDUALS IN NEED THAT 1020 00:36:21,312 --> 00:36:22,547 YOU HAVE THAT RECORD. IT SHOWS 1021 00:36:22,547 --> 00:36:25,182 THIS PERSON IS IN NEED OF THE 1022 00:36:25,182 --> 00:36:29,420 SERVICES. OH, BY THE WAY, AS IT 1023 00:36:29,420 --> 00:36:30,988 RELATES TO MEDICAID, IS STILL 1024 00:36:30,988 --> 00:36:32,089 ELIGIBLE REGARDING THE DIFFERENT 1025 00:36:32,089 --> 00:36:34,625 CHANGES THAT ARE COMING FROM THE 1026 00:36:34,625 --> 00:36:35,860 FEDERAL LEVEL, LIKE WITH WORK 1027 00:36:35,860 --> 00:36:37,795 REQUIREMENTS. AS EVERYBODY IN 1028 00:36:37,795 --> 00:36:39,764 THIS ROOM HERE KNOWS, EVERYBODY 1029 00:36:39,764 --> 00:36:41,832 IN THIS ROOM KNOWS. ON THE 1030 00:36:41,832 --> 00:36:43,167 STREET, THERE'S INDIVIDUALS IN 1031 00:36:43,167 --> 00:36:45,469 NEED. THE IDEA THEY'RE GOING TO 1032 00:36:45,469 --> 00:36:47,872 BE WORKING IN A MEANINGFUL WAY 1033 00:36:47,872 --> 00:36:49,273 IS NOT PRACTICAL. WHAT WE CAN'T 1034 00:36:49,273 --> 00:36:51,242 HAVE IS THOSE INDIVIDUALS KICKED 1035 00:36:51,242 --> 00:36:54,912 OFF MEDICAID BECAUSE THE SYSTEM 1036 00:36:54,912 --> 00:36:56,247 IS SO DEPENDENT ON MEDICAID. SO 1037 00:36:56,247 --> 00:36:57,615 GROUPS LIKE PDA AND OTHERS, I 1038 00:36:57,615 --> 00:37:01,719 DON'T WANT TO JUST SINGLE OUT 1039 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:06,157 THEM, BUT OTHERS ARE IMPORTANT 1040 00:37:06,157 --> 00:37:09,560 IN THAT FACT, ENSURING THE 1041 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:10,461 SYSTEM DOESN'T COLLAPSE. 1042 00:37:10,461 --> 00:37:12,163 BECAUSE IF THE MEDICAID PIECE 1043 00:37:12,163 --> 00:37:14,198 GOES SIDEWAYS, I MEAN, IT COULD 1044 00:37:14,198 --> 00:37:18,369 BE CATASTROPHIC FOR US, BUT ALSO 1045 00:37:18,369 --> 00:37:21,472 OUR PUBLIC HEALTH POSTURE. AND 1046 00:37:21,472 --> 00:37:23,941 SO THIS RESOLUTION GOES TO THAT. 1047 00:37:23,941 --> 00:37:25,042 IT'S SHOWING SOME LEADERSHIP 1048 00:37:25,042 --> 00:37:26,711 TOO. BY THE WAY, PARTLY BECAUSE 1049 00:37:26,711 --> 00:37:27,945 SHOWING LEADERSHIP AT THE LOCAL 1050 00:37:27,945 --> 00:37:28,879 LEVEL BECAUSE THE STATE NEEDS TO 1051 00:37:28,879 --> 00:37:32,984 DO ITS JOB AS IT RELATES TO 1052 00:37:32,984 --> 00:37:33,985 MENTAL HEALTH. THAT'S THE STATE 1053 00:37:33,985 --> 00:37:34,752 RESPONSIBILITY. AS I'VE SAID 1054 00:37:34,752 --> 00:37:37,521 BEFORE TOO, WHEN I MOVE HERE 1055 00:37:37,521 --> 00:37:39,156 AFTER RETIRING FROM THE NAVY, 1056 00:37:39,156 --> 00:37:41,826 OUT OF 50 STATES, WE ARE 46 IN 1057 00:37:41,826 --> 00:37:43,127 MENTAL HEALTH SPENDING. I TALKED 1058 00:37:43,127 --> 00:37:45,796 TO STATE REPRESENTATIVES, AND 1059 00:37:45,796 --> 00:37:47,999 THEY SAID YES, WE'VE INCREASED 1060 00:37:47,999 --> 00:37:53,337 IT. I'M LIKE GOOD BECAUSE I SAW 1061 00:37:53,337 --> 00:37:57,341 THE NEXSUS, BACK WHEN I WAS IN 1062 00:37:57,341 --> 00:37:59,043 QUEEN ANNE COUNCIL. I HAVEN'T 1063 00:37:59,043 --> 00:38:00,211 LOOKED RECENT RECENTLY. WE'RE 1064 00:38:00,211 --> 00:38:01,979 NOT EVEN IN THE TOP HALF OF THE 1065 00:38:01,979 --> 00:38:02,947 50 STATES IN MENTAL HEALTH 1066 00:38:02,947 --> 00:38:05,616 SPENDING. IMAGINE IF WE WERE IN 1067 00:38:05,616 --> 00:38:08,686 THE TOP TEN, NUMBER ONE. HOW 1068 00:38:08,686 --> 00:38:10,221 MUCH CAPACITY WOULD THAT 1069 00:38:10,221 --> 00:38:11,856 TRANSLATE TO? WHAT WOULD THAT DO 1070 00:38:11,856 --> 00:38:13,190 IN TERMS OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE 1071 00:38:13,190 --> 00:38:14,492 IN TERMS OF THE CHALLENGES THAT 1072 00:38:14,492 --> 00:38:17,695 WE SEE ON OUR STREETS WITH 1073 00:38:17,695 --> 00:38:18,663 INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS? IT WOULD 1074 00:38:18,663 --> 00:38:20,698 BE HUGE. AND THE COUNTY TOO. WE 1075 00:38:20,698 --> 00:38:22,400 JUST HAD A COUNTY DAY, KING 1076 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:25,336 COUNTY DAY WITH THE PUBLIC 1077 00:38:25,336 --> 00:38:26,337 SAFETY COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. WE 1078 00:38:26,337 --> 00:38:28,306 NEED TO BE ENGAGING WITH THEM. 1079 00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:30,508 AS I MENTIONED TO MY 1080 00:38:30,508 --> 00:38:32,176 COUNTERPART, KING COUNTY COUNCIL 1081 00:38:32,176 --> 00:38:33,878 BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING A SIMILAR 1082 00:38:33,878 --> 00:38:36,480 PIECE. IN FACT, THEY'VE DONE 1083 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:38,015 IT, THE .1% PUBLIC SAFETY TAX. 1084 00:38:38,015 --> 00:38:40,484 YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THOSE PUBLIC 1085 00:38:40,484 --> 00:38:41,152 HEALTH RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE 1086 00:38:41,152 --> 00:38:44,588 COUNTY LEVEL, SO WE SHOULD BE 1087 00:38:44,588 --> 00:38:45,690 ENGAGING WITH THEM, ENSURING 1088 00:38:45,690 --> 00:38:48,125 WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO AVOID 1089 00:38:48,125 --> 00:38:49,927 DUPLICATION, FOR ONE. BUT TO 1090 00:38:49,927 --> 00:38:54,198 ENSURE WE GET THE BEST ANSWER ON 1091 00:38:54,198 --> 00:38:57,335 THE STREET. AND I JUST WANTED TO 1092 00:38:57,335 --> 00:38:59,036 CLOSE BY SAYING COUNCIL 1093 00:38:59,036 --> 00:39:02,673 PRESIDENT, THAT I REALLY 1094 00:39:02,673 --> 00:39:03,474 APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. 1095 00:39:03,474 --> 00:39:06,377 MAYBE SAVE ONE OR TWO, THAT WE 1096 00:39:06,377 --> 00:39:10,681 GET EVERY DAY. RIGHT NOW I FEEL 1097 00:39:10,681 --> 00:39:16,020 LIKE THAT TV SHOW, "UNDERCOVER 1098 00:39:16,020 --> 00:39:19,857 BOSS.." WHEN I'M ON THE STREETS 1099 00:39:19,857 --> 00:39:21,525 THOUGH MEETING WITH COMMUNITY 1100 00:39:21,525 --> 00:39:22,360 MEMBERS OR IMPORTANTLY SERVICE 1101 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:26,630 PROVIDERS AND GOING OUT WITH 1102 00:39:26,630 --> 00:39:28,666 SERVICE PROVIDERS, I'M JUST 1103 00:39:28,666 --> 00:39:33,604 BOB. SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND 1104 00:39:33,604 --> 00:39:35,506 BRANDY AND FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN 1105 00:39:35,506 --> 00:39:40,544 SUPPORT OF JEFF BECAUSE WE'VE 1106 00:39:40,544 --> 00:39:41,479 MET BEFORE. I'M VERY, VERY 1107 00:39:41,479 --> 00:39:42,813 HAPPY THAT IT'S GOTTEN YOU TO 1108 00:39:42,813 --> 00:39:44,448 THE POINT WHERE YOU ARE. I KNOW 1109 00:39:44,448 --> 00:39:46,817 MORE DETAILS, WHICH I WON'T SAY 1110 00:39:46,817 --> 00:39:49,587 FROM HERE. BUT IT SHOWS THE 1111 00:39:49,587 --> 00:39:51,088 EFFORTS YOU TOOK, BRANDY. A LOT 1112 00:39:51,088 --> 00:39:52,923 OF TIMES THAT YOU TOOK IN 1113 00:39:52,923 --> 00:39:57,928 SUPPORT OF JEFF, WHICH WAS A 1114 00:39:57,928 --> 00:39:58,596 MAJOR DRIVER. THAT'S WHAT'S 1115 00:39:58,596 --> 00:40:00,598 NEEDED. AND SO I JUST WANT TO 1116 00:40:00,598 --> 00:40:03,768 THANK YOU AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO 1117 00:40:03,768 --> 00:40:04,935 CONTINUE YOUR WORK WITH COLEAD. 1118 00:40:04,935 --> 00:40:06,804 YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE PIECES YOU 1119 00:40:06,804 --> 00:40:09,473 WERE TALKING ABOUT, ALL THOSE 1120 00:40:09,473 --> 00:40:13,444 PIECES IN TERMS OF GETTING 1121 00:40:13,444 --> 00:40:16,981 DIFFERENT THINGS STRAIGHT LED TO 1122 00:40:16,981 --> 00:40:18,015 MEDICAL CARE. YOU'VE DONE MORE 1123 00:40:18,015 --> 00:40:20,084 IN TWO WEEKS THAN OTHERS HAVE 1124 00:40:20,084 --> 00:40:21,218 DONE IN A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. 1125 00:40:21,218 --> 00:40:22,987 SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU, AND 1126 00:40:22,987 --> 00:40:24,989 ALSO FOR COMING UP, BOTH OF YOU 1127 00:40:24,989 --> 00:40:29,326 AND JEFF FOR COMING UP, GIVING 1128 00:40:29,326 --> 00:40:30,161 PUBLIC COMMENT, GIVING TESTIMONY 1129 00:40:30,161 --> 00:40:30,961 BECAUSE YOU'RE AN EXAMPLE OF 1130 00:40:30,961 --> 00:40:35,699 PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THE JUNGLE 1131 00:40:35,699 --> 00:40:38,936 AND HAD MEDICAL ISSUES, TO WHICH 1132 00:40:38,936 --> 00:40:39,603 BRANDY, YOU STEPPED UP. THAT 1133 00:40:39,603 --> 00:40:44,608 MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE BOTH 1134 00:40:44,608 --> 00:40:49,647 OF YOU, YOU'RE DOWN HERE GIVING 1135 00:40:49,647 --> 00:40:51,649 TESTIMONY, SO I WANT TO THANK 1136 00:40:51,649 --> 00:40:52,950 YOU FOR DOING THAT. AGAIN, YOU 1137 00:40:52,950 --> 00:40:53,951 MET ME BEFORE. YOU DIDN'T 1138 00:40:53,951 --> 00:40:57,454 REALIZE I WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER, 1139 00:40:57,454 --> 00:41:00,524 BUT I'M VERY HAPPY YOU'RE HERE 1140 00:41:00,524 --> 00:41:00,991 TODAY. THANK YOU. 1141 00:41:00,991 --> 00:41:03,227 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? 1142 00:41:03,227 --> 00:41:06,530 >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I LIKE 1143 00:41:06,530 --> 00:41:07,264 MAKING THE LINK BETWEEN ONES 1144 00:41:07,264 --> 00:41:10,534 REAL LIFE AS BOB OR SARAH OUT IN 1145 00:41:10,534 --> 00:41:15,272 THE WORLD, AND IN THE WORLD WE 1146 00:41:15,272 --> 00:41:17,541 PLAY HERE. LET'S SEE, LOOKING 1147 00:41:17,541 --> 00:41:24,515 FOR THE COMMENTS. ONE THING I DO 1148 00:41:24,515 --> 00:41:26,350 WANT TO NOTE. 1149 00:41:26,350 --> 00:41:29,086 >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO 1150 00:41:29,086 --> 00:41:32,423 THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 1151 00:41:32,423 --> 00:41:33,791 FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I 1152 00:41:33,791 --> 00:41:39,063 THINK MOST OF US AGREE ABOUT THE 1153 00:41:39,063 --> 00:41:41,932 NEED FOR MORE SERVICES ADDICTION 1154 00:41:41,932 --> 00:41:42,600 TREATMENT SERVICES IN THE CITY. 1155 00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:46,337 THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS 1156 00:41:46,337 --> 00:41:47,738 PARTICULARLY WITH THIS FENTANYL 1157 00:41:47,738 --> 00:41:51,609 CRISIS THAT WE HAVE. THERE'S SO 1158 00:41:51,609 --> 00:41:54,044 MANY PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP 1159 00:41:54,044 --> 00:41:55,646 FIGHTING THIS ADDICTION. WE'RE 1160 00:41:55,646 --> 00:41:56,914 NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE 1161 00:41:56,914 --> 00:41:58,616 THAT HELP IF WE DON'T HAVE 1162 00:41:58,616 --> 00:42:01,785 THOSE SERVICES TO DO SO, AND 1163 00:42:01,785 --> 00:42:04,955 THAT IMPACTS TO YOUR POINT AND 1164 00:42:04,955 --> 00:42:08,158 MANY POINTS. MANY OF US HAVE 1165 00:42:08,158 --> 00:42:10,995 SAID HERE, SINCE WE'VE BEEN 1166 00:42:10,995 --> 00:42:14,031 HERE ON COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, IT 1167 00:42:14,031 --> 00:42:18,335 IMPACTS ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO 1168 00:42:18,335 --> 00:42:21,805 STAY HOUSED INTO WORK AND BE IN 1169 00:42:21,805 --> 00:42:25,109 POSITIVE SPACES WITH THEIR 1170 00:42:25,109 --> 00:42:26,210 FAMILIES AND WITH COMMUNITY. 1171 00:42:26,210 --> 00:42:29,980 THAT IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. SO I 1172 00:42:29,980 --> 00:42:32,783 REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING 1173 00:42:32,783 --> 00:42:33,984 FORWARD. I'M SUPPORTING THIS 1174 00:42:33,984 --> 00:42:39,623 RESOLUTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 1175 00:42:39,623 --> 00:42:40,057 LEADERSHIP ON THAT. 1176 00:42:40,057 --> 00:42:49,300 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE A 1177 00:42:49,300 --> 00:42:49,867 QUESTION, BEN. EXCUSE ME. I 1178 00:42:49,867 --> 00:42:55,839 REMEMBER THERE WAS A TIMING 1179 00:42:55,839 --> 00:42:56,941 LIMITATION ON WHEN THE PUBLIC 1180 00:42:56,941 --> 00:43:00,377 SAFETY TAX HAS TO BE IMPLEMENTED 1181 00:43:00,377 --> 00:43:02,246 BY CITIES. I THINK THERE WAS 1182 00:43:02,246 --> 00:43:03,113 SOME NUANCE IN THE TIMING. IT 1183 00:43:03,113 --> 00:43:05,549 COULDN'T JUST BE THE END OF 1184 00:43:05,549 --> 00:43:07,184 NOVEMBER, FOR EXAMPLE. 1185 00:43:07,184 --> 00:43:09,119 >> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THE 1186 00:43:09,119 --> 00:43:11,422 WAY SALES TAX IS COLLECTED, THE 1187 00:43:11,422 --> 00:43:12,790 STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 1188 00:43:12,790 --> 00:43:14,358 COLLECTS ALL THE SALES TAXES, IF 1189 00:43:14,358 --> 00:43:16,594 YOU WILL. THAT'S TO SAY THE 1190 00:43:16,594 --> 00:43:18,629 ONES IMPOSED BY THE CITY, BY 1191 00:43:18,629 --> 00:43:20,097 OTHER TAXING JURISDICTIONS LIKE 1192 00:43:20,097 --> 00:43:22,166 SOUND TRANSIT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE 1193 00:43:22,166 --> 00:43:24,168 COUNTIES, AND THE STATE. SO THE 1194 00:43:24,168 --> 00:43:26,804 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE COLLECTS 1195 00:43:26,804 --> 00:43:28,238 ALL THIS MONEY AND DISTRIBUTE IT 1196 00:43:28,238 --> 00:43:29,406 F, SO THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE, THE 1197 00:43:29,406 --> 00:43:31,008 ADMINISTRATION, IF YOU WILL, THE 1198 00:43:31,008 --> 00:43:32,876 SALES TAX. THEY ALLOW CHANGES TO 1199 00:43:32,876 --> 00:43:34,812 SALES TAX RATES ON A QUARTERLY 1200 00:43:34,812 --> 00:43:35,646 BASIS. AGAIN, YOU CAN IMAGINE 1201 00:43:35,646 --> 00:43:38,048 THEY NEED TO GO TELL ALL THE 1202 00:43:38,048 --> 00:43:39,617 RETAILERS THIS IS THE SALES TAX. 1203 00:43:39,617 --> 00:43:41,518 YOU NEED TO BE COLLECTING, SO WE 1204 00:43:41,518 --> 00:43:43,420 CAN DISTRIBUTE IT BACK TO THE 1205 00:43:43,420 --> 00:43:44,054 VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. SO 1206 00:43:44,054 --> 00:43:45,923 AGAIN, THEY DO THAT ON A 1207 00:43:45,923 --> 00:43:48,459 QUARTERLY BASIS. AS WE 1208 00:43:48,459 --> 00:43:49,693 UNDERSTAND IT, I UNDERSTAND IT, 1209 00:43:49,693 --> 00:43:50,527 60-DAY NOTICE AHEAD OF THAT. SO 1210 00:43:50,527 --> 00:43:53,998 THE TAX CAN GO INTO EFFECT ON 1211 00:43:53,998 --> 00:43:57,701 JANUARY 1 OF 2026, BUT ONLY IF 1212 00:43:57,701 --> 00:43:59,203 THERE'S NOTICE BEEN GIVEN, 60 1213 00:43:59,203 --> 00:44:04,074 DAYS IN ADVANCE, AND GIVEN THE 1214 00:44:04,074 --> 00:44:05,342 LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR, 1215 00:44:05,342 --> 00:44:07,144 IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE FOR CITY 1216 00:44:07,144 --> 00:44:07,978 APPROVED ORDINANCES. THAT WOULD 1217 00:44:07,978 --> 00:44:09,646 IMPLY THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE 1218 00:44:09,646 --> 00:44:11,048 CONSIDERING THIS EARLY IN THE 1219 00:44:11,048 --> 00:44:12,483 FALL, POTENTIALLY BEFORE THE 1220 00:44:12,483 --> 00:44:13,851 BUDGET HAS BEEN PROPOSED. 1221 00:44:13,851 --> 00:44:15,686 ACTUALLY THE TIMING ON THIS IS 1222 00:44:15,686 --> 00:44:16,987 SOMETHING I PERSONALLY WANT TO 1223 00:44:16,987 --> 00:44:18,956 EXPLORE MORE WITH THE EXECUTIVE, 1224 00:44:18,956 --> 00:44:19,490 BUT AGAIN IT'S THEIR 1225 00:44:19,490 --> 00:44:20,424 PREROGATIVE TO DETERMINE WHEN 1226 00:44:20,424 --> 00:44:22,493 AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO PROPOSE 1227 00:44:22,493 --> 00:44:23,293 THE LEGISLATION. BUT THE TIMING 1228 00:44:23,293 --> 00:44:26,263 IS GROWING SHORT IF IT WERE TO 1229 00:44:26,263 --> 00:44:27,498 COME INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1. 1230 00:44:27,498 --> 00:44:28,766 >> THANK YOU FOR THAT 1231 00:44:28,766 --> 00:44:31,635 INFORMATION. AND THAT IS WHY 1232 00:44:31,635 --> 00:44:33,904 THIS IS BEFORE US NOW INSTEAD OF 1233 00:44:33,904 --> 00:44:35,906 IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANY OTHER 1234 00:44:35,906 --> 00:44:36,874 BUDGET PROCESS OR DISCUSSION, 1235 00:44:36,874 --> 00:44:40,210 SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S PUTTING A 1236 00:44:40,210 --> 00:44:42,513 STAKE IN THE GROUND BEFORE AND 1237 00:44:42,513 --> 00:44:45,249 UNTIL THAT LEGISLATION COMES 1238 00:44:45,249 --> 00:44:46,884 DOWN FROM THE SEVENTH FLOOR. I 1239 00:44:46,884 --> 00:44:49,319 DO WANT TO READ, FOR THE RECORD, 1240 00:44:49,319 --> 00:44:51,088 IN CASE PEOPLE ARE WONDERING. 1241 00:44:51,088 --> 00:44:53,524 WELL, WHAT ARE THESE SERVICES? I 1242 00:44:53,524 --> 00:44:55,959 WON'T READ EACH ONE OF THEM 1243 00:44:55,959 --> 00:44:58,629 THAT'S LISTED IN THE 1244 00:44:58,629 --> 00:45:01,365 RESOLUTION, BUT THEY ARE EXPAND 1245 00:45:01,365 --> 00:45:03,033 ACCESS ON RESIDENTIAL AND 1246 00:45:03,033 --> 00:45:03,834 INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE 1247 00:45:03,834 --> 00:45:06,603 ABUSE DISORDER TREATMENT THAT'S 1248 00:45:06,603 --> 00:45:08,806 FUNDED IN A COMPREHENSIVE 1249 00:45:08,806 --> 00:45:09,740 TREATMENT PILOT PROJECT. THAT'S 1250 00:45:09,740 --> 00:45:13,944 IN REFERENCE TO THE PROGRAM, THE 1251 00:45:13,944 --> 00:45:15,813 PILOT PROJECT -- THE PILOT 1252 00:45:15,813 --> 00:45:19,917 PROJECT THAT WAS LISTED, THAT 1253 00:45:19,917 --> 00:45:24,354 WAS REPORTED IN THIS STORY 1254 00:45:24,354 --> 00:45:25,823 ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR CASEWORKERS 1255 00:45:25,823 --> 00:45:27,191 CAN REFER SOMEONE TO AN 1256 00:45:27,191 --> 00:45:28,258 IN-PATIENT REHAB, AND THEN THE 1257 00:45:28,258 --> 00:45:32,162 CITY JUST PAYS THE BILL WHEN THE 1258 00:45:32,162 --> 00:45:33,597 TREATMENT IS DONE. ALSO ENHANCE 1259 00:45:33,597 --> 00:45:37,034 ACCESS TO RECOVERY HOUSING AS 1260 00:45:37,034 --> 00:45:38,569 CONSISTENT WITH THE CLINICALLY 1261 00:45:38,569 --> 00:45:41,472 PROVEN MODEL, AND RECOVERY BASED 1262 00:45:41,472 --> 00:45:44,408 SERVICES WITHIN OUR HOUSING 1263 00:45:44,408 --> 00:45:45,976 FACILITIES HERE IN SEATTLE. 1264 00:45:45,976 --> 00:45:48,612 ENSURE CAPACITY FOR LOW BARRIER 1265 00:45:48,612 --> 00:45:49,813 SHELTER, CASE MANAGEMENT AFTER 1266 00:45:49,813 --> 00:45:51,081 CARE, AND LEGAL COORDINATION AS 1267 00:45:51,081 --> 00:45:53,016 CONSISTENT WITH PROGRAMS SUCH AS 1268 00:45:53,016 --> 00:45:55,152 LEAD AND COLEAD. COORDINATE WITH 1269 00:45:55,152 --> 00:45:59,123 KING COUNTY TO INCREASE THE 1270 00:45:59,123 --> 00:46:01,525 NUMBER OF DESIGNATED CRISIS 1271 00:46:01,525 --> 00:46:03,227 RESPONDERS OPERATING WITHIN 1272 00:46:03,227 --> 00:46:04,261 SEATTLE. FUND INNOVATIVE 1273 00:46:04,261 --> 00:46:05,095 APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING 1274 00:46:05,095 --> 00:46:08,565 STIMULANT ABUSE DISORDER AND 1275 00:46:08,565 --> 00:46:09,867 EXPANDING THE PROVISION OF 1276 00:46:09,867 --> 00:46:10,501 LONG-LASTING INJECTIONS, ENHANCE 1277 00:46:10,501 --> 00:46:16,140 ACCESS TO JOB TRAINING AND JOB 1278 00:46:16,140 --> 00:46:17,541 PLACEMENT SERVICES, AND 1279 00:46:17,541 --> 00:46:18,742 STABILIZING DIVERGENCE SERVICES 1280 00:46:18,742 --> 00:46:20,244 SUCH AS LEAD, ETC. CAPITAL 1281 00:46:20,244 --> 00:46:21,211 INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE 1282 00:46:21,211 --> 00:46:22,780 FACILITIES WHERE THESE TREATMENT 1283 00:46:22,780 --> 00:46:23,413 SERVICES ARE PROVIDED. AS YOU 1284 00:46:23,413 --> 00:46:25,482 CAN SEE, THAT'S WHAT I MEANT 1285 00:46:25,482 --> 00:46:27,751 WHEN I SAID $10 MILLION IS A 1286 00:46:27,751 --> 00:46:31,221 DROP IN THE BUCKET. BUT IN ANY 1287 00:46:31,221 --> 00:46:32,890 CASE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR 1288 00:46:32,890 --> 00:46:34,691 MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND 1289 00:46:34,691 --> 00:46:38,095 THE COURSE OF OUR DAYS, IT IS 1290 00:46:38,095 --> 00:46:39,363 REALLY, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T 1291 00:46:39,363 --> 00:46:42,733 EXPRESS HOW OFTEN I PASS SOMEONE 1292 00:46:42,733 --> 00:46:48,372 WHO IS BENT OVER AND, YOU KNOW, 1293 00:46:48,372 --> 00:46:49,573 FROM THE IMPACTS OF SUSTAINED 1294 00:46:49,573 --> 00:46:51,942 DRUG USE AND THINK HOW CAN WE 1295 00:46:51,942 --> 00:46:56,747 JUST NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS 1296 00:46:56,747 --> 00:46:58,315 POISON THAT IS OUT THERE? YOU 1297 00:46:58,315 --> 00:47:00,250 KNOW, IT'S A QUESTION OF IS IT 1298 00:47:00,250 --> 00:47:03,387 THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY? IS 1299 00:47:03,387 --> 00:47:05,756 IT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY? 1300 00:47:05,756 --> 00:47:06,456 NO. IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS 1301 00:47:06,456 --> 00:47:09,459 PUBLIC SERVANTS TO DO AS MUCH AS 1302 00:47:09,459 --> 00:47:12,529 WE CAN. SO I DON'T SEE ANY 1303 00:47:12,529 --> 00:47:16,967 OTHER HANDS UP HERE. I WILL JUST 1304 00:47:16,967 --> 00:47:18,735 ADD ONE MORE THING. WHEN WE'RE 1305 00:47:18,735 --> 00:47:20,604 TALKING ABOUT MONEY, WE'RE 1306 00:47:20,604 --> 00:47:23,941 TALKING ABOUT SCARCITY, AND 1307 00:47:23,941 --> 00:47:26,476 THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE -- 1308 00:47:26,476 --> 00:47:27,511 THERE ARE LINES SURROUNDING 1309 00:47:27,511 --> 00:47:28,612 PEOPLE'S TURFS. I WOULD SAY 1310 00:47:28,612 --> 00:47:31,248 WHEN WE INVEST IN GETTING PEOPLE 1311 00:47:31,248 --> 00:47:34,017 OFF THE STREETS, WE ARE ACTUALLY 1312 00:47:34,017 --> 00:47:38,255 MAKING A VERY SOUND AND 1313 00:47:38,255 --> 00:47:40,190 RESPONSIBLE FISCAL INVESTMENT IN 1314 00:47:40,190 --> 00:47:41,959 NOT JUST OTHER PEOPLE'S 1315 00:47:41,959 --> 00:47:43,727 WELLNESS, BUT ALSO IN 1316 00:47:43,727 --> 00:47:45,362 NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. THAT IS -- 1317 00:47:45,362 --> 00:47:45,996 IT'S NOT JUST THE FISCALLY 1318 00:47:45,996 --> 00:47:49,166 RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO TO FUND 1319 00:47:49,166 --> 00:47:49,833 ADDITIONAL TREATMENT SERVICES 1320 00:47:49,833 --> 00:47:50,434 AND SOBER HOUSING, AND THE 1321 00:47:50,434 --> 00:47:51,668 THINGS THAT ARE ON THIS LIST, 1322 00:47:51,668 --> 00:47:56,240 BUT IT IS ALSO THE MORAL THING 1323 00:47:56,240 --> 00:47:59,009 TO DO. SO WITH THAT, I WILL JUST 1324 00:47:59,009 --> 00:48:00,410 SEE. OKAY, I'M NOT SEEING ANY 1325 00:48:00,410 --> 00:48:06,216 OTHER COMMENTS, SO I MOVE THE 1326 00:48:06,216 --> 00:48:08,285 COMMITTEE RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF 1327 00:48:08,285 --> 00:48:08,952 RESOLUTION 32174. 1328 00:48:08,952 --> 00:48:09,253 >> SECOND. 1329 00:48:09,253 --> 00:48:13,156 >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED 1330 00:48:13,156 --> 00:48:15,192 TO CONFIRM RESOLUTION 32174. 1331 00:48:15,192 --> 00:48:16,860 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL -- 1332 00:48:16,860 --> 00:48:18,662 ONE LAST TIME, I'LL ASK IF 1333 00:48:18,662 --> 00:48:20,464 THERE ARE ANY -- IT'S HARD FOR 1334 00:48:20,464 --> 00:48:24,434 ME TO SEE BOTH SCREEN AND 1335 00:48:24,434 --> 00:48:25,102 SCRIPT. OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER 1336 00:48:25,102 --> 00:48:26,336 COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1337 00:48:26,336 --> 00:48:29,806 CALL THE ROLL ON THE 1338 00:48:29,806 --> 00:48:31,875 RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT 1339 00:48:31,875 --> 00:48:32,309 RESOLUTION 32174. 1340 00:48:32,309 --> 00:48:33,443 >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 1341 00:48:33,443 --> 00:48:34,144 >> AYE. 1342 00:48:34,144 --> 00:48:37,347 >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? 1343 00:48:37,347 --> 00:48:37,581 >> AYE. 1344 00:48:37,581 --> 00:48:38,248 >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? 1345 00:48:38,248 --> 00:48:39,950 >> HERE -- SORRY, YES. 1346 00:48:39,950 --> 00:48:40,884 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 1347 00:48:40,884 --> 00:48:41,385 >> AYE. 1348 00:48:41,385 --> 00:48:41,852 >> CHAIR NELSON? 1349 00:48:41,852 --> 00:48:42,286 >> AYE. 1350 00:48:42,286 --> 00:48:44,655 >> FIVE IN FAVOR. 1351 00:48:44,655 --> 00:48:49,893 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE 1352 00:48:49,893 --> 00:48:51,028 LEGISLATION PASSES, AND THE 1353 00:48:51,028 --> 00:48:53,730 CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. COLLEAGUES, 1354 00:48:53,730 --> 00:48:59,936 I WILL BE PROPOSING SENDING -- I 1355 00:48:59,936 --> 00:49:01,405 PROPOSE SENDING THIS ITEM TO THE 1356 00:49:01,405 --> 00:49:07,577 -- NEXT WEEK'S FULL COUNCIL 1357 00:49:07,577 --> 00:49:08,979 MEETING. THE COUNCIL RULES STATE 1358 00:49:08,979 --> 00:49:13,083 THAT FOR -- FOR THE ITEMS THAT 1359 00:49:13,083 --> 00:49:14,284 ARE VOTED ON AFTER 1:00 THURSDAY 1360 00:49:14,284 --> 00:49:16,053 ON, THEY NEED TO GO TO THE 1361 00:49:16,053 --> 00:49:18,288 FOLLOWING -- NOT THE NEXT 1362 00:49:18,288 --> 00:49:21,925 TUESDAY, BUT THE FOLLOWING 1363 00:49:21,925 --> 00:49:22,592 TUESDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING. SO I 1364 00:49:22,592 --> 00:49:26,163 AM -- THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER 1365 00:49:26,163 --> 00:49:28,231 OF ITEMS ANTICIPATED ON THE 1366 00:49:28,231 --> 00:49:32,102 AUGUST 5 AGENDA. IN AN EFFORT TO 1367 00:49:32,102 --> 00:49:34,037 ENSURE THAT MEETING CAN RUN ON 1368 00:49:34,037 --> 00:49:35,772 TIME, I DON'T WANT TO ADD MORE 1369 00:49:35,772 --> 00:49:36,540 TO THE AGENDA. I'LL BE ASKING 1370 00:49:36,540 --> 00:49:40,177 FOR THE SAME THING FOR THE NEXT 1371 00:49:40,177 --> 00:49:41,945 PIECE OF LEGISLATION ON TODAY'S 1372 00:49:41,945 --> 00:49:43,947 AGENDA. SO I WILL BE -- BECAUSE 1373 00:49:43,947 --> 00:49:45,282 THIS MEETING IS TAKING PLACE ON 1374 00:49:45,282 --> 00:49:46,483 THURSDAY AFTER 1:00, THE RULES 1375 00:49:46,483 --> 00:49:48,085 WILL NEED TO BE SUSPENDED TO 1376 00:49:48,085 --> 00:49:51,154 ALLOW IT TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE 1377 00:49:51,154 --> 00:49:53,156 JULY 29 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO 1378 00:49:53,156 --> 00:49:55,292 IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE 1379 00:49:55,292 --> 00:49:59,262 RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO SEND 1380 00:49:59,262 --> 00:50:01,898 THIS RESOLUTION TO THE JULY 29 1381 00:50:01,898 --> 00:50:03,367 COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT, 1382 00:50:03,367 --> 00:50:04,835 HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE RULES 1383 00:50:04,835 --> 00:50:05,335 ARE SUSPENDED, AND THE 1384 00:50:05,335 --> 00:50:07,003 RESOLUTION WILL BE SENT TO THE 1385 00:50:07,003 --> 00:50:10,173 JULY 29 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR 1386 00:50:10,173 --> 00:50:11,641 FINAL CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT, 1387 00:50:11,641 --> 00:50:13,410 THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WILL THE 1388 00:50:13,410 --> 00:50:15,278 CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO 1389 00:50:15,278 --> 00:50:15,612 THE RECORD. 1390 00:50:15,612 --> 00:50:18,081 >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2, A 1391 00:50:18,081 --> 00:50:18,648 RESOLUTION ADOPTING GENERAL 1392 00:50:18,648 --> 00:50:23,887 RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE 1393 00:50:23,887 --> 00:50:25,055 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, 1394 00:50:25,055 --> 00:50:26,390 SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 32096, 1395 00:50:26,390 --> 00:50:31,962 FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND 1396 00:50:31,962 --> 00:50:32,329 POSSIBLE VOTE. 1397 00:50:32,329 --> 00:50:34,931 >> ALL RIGHT. SO, WE'LL WAIT 1398 00:50:34,931 --> 00:50:38,535 FOR THOSE FOLKS. 1399 00:50:47,210 --> 00:50:57,587 OH. PUBLIC COMMENT IS -- I 1400 00:50:57,587 --> 00:51:04,694 UNDERSTAND, SIR. PUBLIC COMMENT 1401 00:51:04,694 --> 00:51:15,205 IS CLOSED FOR NOW. SIR, THANK 1402 00:51:16,907 --> 00:51:22,946 YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE 1403 00:51:22,946 --> 00:51:28,919 HAVE A SEAT, SIR. YOU ARE NOW 1404 00:51:28,919 --> 00:51:37,627 DISRUPTING OUR MEETING. [ 1405 00:51:37,627 --> 00:51:41,064 INAUDIBLE ] 1406 00:51:49,906 --> 00:51:53,810 >> SIR -- 1407 00:51:55,879 --> 00:52:01,051 I WANT TO HELP, BUT -- 1408 00:52:08,225 --> 00:52:12,128 WE WILL HAVE TO -- THANK YOU. 1409 00:52:12,128 --> 00:52:17,167 >> POINT OF PRIVILEGE. 1410 00:52:17,167 --> 00:52:17,501 >> GO AHEAD. 1411 00:52:17,501 --> 00:52:20,270 >> SORRY FOR THIS INTERRUPTION, 1412 00:52:20,270 --> 00:52:21,872 AND I'M GLAD WE REALLY 1413 00:52:21,872 --> 00:52:24,474 SECURITY. THIS MAN HAS A HISTORY 1414 00:52:24,474 --> 00:52:27,677 OF CONTINUING TO ATTACK ME AND 1415 00:52:27,677 --> 00:52:29,079 MY FAMILY. HE HAS SHOWN UP HERE 1416 00:52:29,079 --> 00:52:33,083 TODAY, AND I'M SORRY, BUT HE 1417 00:52:33,083 --> 00:52:35,252 CONTINUES TO THREATEN MY SAFETY 1418 00:52:35,252 --> 00:52:36,286 CONSTANTLY, SO THANK YOU. I 1419 00:52:36,286 --> 00:52:37,153 REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I'M MORE 1420 00:52:37,153 --> 00:52:38,622 THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH HIM, AS 1421 00:52:38,622 --> 00:52:43,159 I HAVE, IN THE LAST TEN YEARS 1422 00:52:43,159 --> 00:52:43,894 FOR CANNABIS EQUITY. THANK YOU. 1423 00:52:43,894 --> 00:52:51,067 >> THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTEXT. 1424 00:52:51,067 --> 00:52:55,305 >>> ALL RIGHT. OKAY. IT'S STILL 1425 00:52:55,305 --> 00:52:57,541 ON. OKAY. THESE 15 RULES WERE 1426 00:52:57,541 --> 00:52:58,975 GENERATED THROUGH MONTHS OF 1427 00:52:58,975 --> 00:52:59,943 DISCUSSIONS STEMMING LARGELY 1428 00:52:59,943 --> 00:53:01,878 FROM IDEAS DIRECTLY FROM CENTRAL 1429 00:53:01,878 --> 00:53:04,881 STAFF, OUR CITY CLERKS, AND THE 1430 00:53:04,881 --> 00:53:07,083 LAW DEPARTMENT. EVERY TWO YEARS 1431 00:53:07,083 --> 00:53:07,884 WE REVISE, REEVALUATE OUR 1432 00:53:07,884 --> 00:53:09,386 COUNCIL RULES, AND THAT'S WHAT 1433 00:53:09,386 --> 00:53:10,086 WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. WE 1434 00:53:10,086 --> 00:53:11,688 CONSIDERED A WHOLE HOST OF 1435 00:53:11,688 --> 00:53:13,323 CONCEPTS, BUT NARROWED IT DOWN 1436 00:53:13,323 --> 00:53:15,692 TO WHAT IS MOST NEEDED ACCORDING 1437 00:53:15,692 --> 00:53:18,128 TO THE PEOPLE THAT INPUT INTO 1438 00:53:18,128 --> 00:53:19,563 THIS LEGISLATION, AND BOY, DID I 1439 00:53:19,563 --> 00:53:25,802 LEAVE IT TO MOSTLY THE EXPERTS 1440 00:53:25,802 --> 00:53:28,672 TO SUGGEST TO OUR RULES. SO WE 1441 00:53:28,672 --> 00:53:30,907 WILL NOW PROCEED WITH AN 1442 00:53:30,907 --> 00:53:32,475 EXPLANATION OF -- FIRST OF ALL 1443 00:53:32,475 --> 00:53:34,744 I'LL MOVE IT, AND THEN YOU CAN 1444 00:53:34,744 --> 00:53:38,381 GIVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE 1445 00:53:38,381 --> 00:53:40,984 LEGISLATION. I MOVE THE 1446 00:53:40,984 --> 00:53:42,018 COMMITTEE RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF 1447 00:53:42,018 --> 00:53:44,221 RESOLUTION 32173. IS THERE A 1448 00:53:44,221 --> 00:53:44,454 SECOND? 1449 00:53:44,454 --> 00:53:44,754 >> SECOND. 1450 00:53:44,754 --> 00:53:46,022 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S 1451 00:53:46,022 --> 00:53:47,123 BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO 1452 00:53:47,123 --> 00:53:49,793 RECOMMEND THE ADOPTION OF THE 1453 00:53:49,793 --> 00:53:51,161 RESOLUTION. WE'LL NOW PROCEED 1454 00:53:51,161 --> 00:53:51,928 WITH CONSIDERATION OF THE 1455 00:53:51,928 --> 00:53:55,799 AMENDMENTS, AND I WILL REQUEST 1456 00:53:55,799 --> 00:53:56,833 THE SPONSOR MOVE THEIR 1457 00:53:56,833 --> 00:53:57,734 AMENDMENT. CENTRAL STAFF WILL 1458 00:53:57,734 --> 00:53:58,702 PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE 1459 00:53:58,702 --> 00:54:04,274 AMENDMENT, AND THEN THE SPONSOR 1460 00:54:04,274 --> 00:54:04,908 WILL ADDRESS IT. OKAY. 1461 00:54:06,376 --> 00:54:10,947 >> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL 1462 00:54:10,947 --> 00:54:11,581 PRESIDENT AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 1463 00:54:11,581 --> 00:54:14,217 AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE LAST 1464 00:54:14,217 --> 00:54:17,153 COMMITTEE MEETING, YES, THE 1465 00:54:17,153 --> 00:54:18,321 WORKING GROUP DID CONVENE, YES. 1466 00:54:18,321 --> 00:54:20,724 >> BE A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOUR 1467 00:54:20,724 --> 00:54:20,924 MIC. 1468 00:54:20,924 --> 00:54:22,225 >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THE 1469 00:54:22,225 --> 00:54:23,960 WORKING GROUP DID CONVENE OVER 1470 00:54:23,960 --> 00:54:29,065 SEVERAL MONTHS AND PROPOSED FOR 1471 00:54:29,065 --> 00:54:30,166 THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S REVIEW. 1472 00:54:30,166 --> 00:54:30,767 CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO EITHER 1473 00:54:30,767 --> 00:54:34,104 CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE OF THE 1474 00:54:34,104 --> 00:54:35,071 EXISTING RULES, PROPOSE 1475 00:54:35,071 --> 00:54:36,740 TECHNICAL CHANGES, CONFORM THE 1476 00:54:36,740 --> 00:54:41,978 RULES TO CURRENT PRACTICES, AND 1477 00:54:41,978 --> 00:54:44,280 IN SOME CASES, PROPOSE 1478 00:54:44,280 --> 00:54:45,749 AMENDMENTS. THE 15 PROPOSED 1479 00:54:45,749 --> 00:54:49,386 AMENDMENTS THAT ARE IN 1480 00:54:49,386 --> 00:54:50,987 ATTACHMENT ONE OF RESOLUTION 1481 00:54:50,987 --> 00:54:52,555 32173, WE REVIEWED AT LENGTH. 1482 00:54:52,555 --> 00:54:56,793 I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS ON 1483 00:54:56,793 --> 00:54:58,962 THEM. I CAN SAY A FEW WORDS 1484 00:54:58,962 --> 00:55:00,163 ABOUT THE GENERAL AREAS THAT 1485 00:55:00,163 --> 00:55:01,965 THEY COVER, IF THAT IS OF 1486 00:55:01,965 --> 00:55:02,966 INTEREST TO THE COMMITTEE. 1487 00:55:02,966 --> 00:55:08,672 >> DOES ANYBODY NEED A REFRESHER 1488 00:55:08,672 --> 00:55:11,741 OF THE LEGISLATION OR THE -- 1489 00:55:11,741 --> 00:55:16,012 ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR CONTAINED 1490 00:55:16,012 --> 00:55:16,646 THEREIN? NOT SEEING ANYBODY. 1491 00:55:16,646 --> 00:55:23,853 OKAY. THEN LET'S GO AHEAD AND 1492 00:55:23,853 --> 00:55:24,387 CONSIDER SOME AMENDMENTS, 1493 00:55:24,387 --> 00:55:25,322 PLEASE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 1494 00:55:25,322 --> 00:55:26,356 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. 1495 00:55:26,356 --> 00:55:29,492 I MOVE TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32173 1496 00:55:29,492 --> 00:55:31,594 WITH AMENDMENT 1, VERSION 3. 1497 00:55:31,594 --> 00:55:33,029 >> SECOND. 1498 00:55:33,029 --> 00:55:37,467 >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED 1499 00:55:37,467 --> 00:55:41,037 TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION PER THE 1500 00:55:41,037 --> 00:55:44,874 LANGUAGE IN AMENDMENT 1. GO 1501 00:55:44,874 --> 00:55:45,108 AHEAD. 1502 00:55:45,108 --> 00:55:46,710 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1503 00:55:46,710 --> 00:55:48,378 THIS AMENDMENT COMES FROM THE 1504 00:55:48,378 --> 00:55:49,179 EXPERIENCE THAT PROBABLY ALL OF 1505 00:55:49,179 --> 00:55:51,848 US SHARED OVER THE LAST YEAR AND 1506 00:55:51,848 --> 00:55:55,719 A HALF OR AT LEAST THE COHORT 1507 00:55:55,719 --> 00:55:58,355 THAT STARTED IN JANUARY 2024, 1508 00:55:58,355 --> 00:56:03,693 LONGER IN YOUR CASE, COUNCIL 1509 00:56:03,693 --> 00:56:05,362 PRESIDENT. THE CHALLENGES OF THE 1510 00:56:05,362 --> 00:56:06,396 LAST SECOND AMENDMENTS, AND THE 1511 00:56:06,396 --> 00:56:08,732 STRAIN THIS PUTS ON THE OVERALL 1512 00:56:08,732 --> 00:56:11,568 SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE CITY 1513 00:56:11,568 --> 00:56:13,837 CLERKS, TO INCLUDE THE CENTRAL 1514 00:56:13,837 --> 00:56:15,972 STAFF, BUT REALLY, AS WELL, US, 1515 00:56:15,972 --> 00:56:18,108 OUR IMMEDIATE TEAMS, THE STAFF, 1516 00:56:18,108 --> 00:56:21,344 AND OURSELVES IN ORDER TO MAKE 1517 00:56:21,344 --> 00:56:23,279 PROPER DECISIONS. WE DO NEED 1518 00:56:23,279 --> 00:56:26,216 THAT TIME FOR AT LEAST SOME 1519 00:56:26,216 --> 00:56:27,217 REFLECTION. OUT OF THAT 1520 00:56:27,217 --> 00:56:30,286 EXPERIENCE WE'VE HAD, OR IN MY 1521 00:56:30,286 --> 00:56:32,856 CASE, 18 PLUS MONTHS NOW IS THAT 1522 00:56:32,856 --> 00:56:35,125 THE WALK-UPS AND THE AMENDMENTS 1523 00:56:35,125 --> 00:56:36,726 ON THE AMENDMENTS ARE NOT 1524 00:56:36,726 --> 00:56:38,795 PRODUCTIVE. I THINK THEY CREATE 1525 00:56:38,795 --> 00:56:40,964 CONFUSION. I THINK THEY CREATE 1526 00:56:40,964 --> 00:56:43,400 SOME CHALLENGES ACROSS THE 1527 00:56:43,400 --> 00:56:45,034 BOARD. SO THIS AMENDMENT IS TO 1528 00:56:45,034 --> 00:56:46,069 -- I DON'T THINK IS 1529 00:56:46,069 --> 00:56:47,403 UNREASONABLE TO GO TO 24 HOURS 1530 00:56:47,403 --> 00:56:49,239 PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 1531 00:56:49,239 --> 00:56:50,373 MEETING AS OPPOSED TO TWO HOURS. 1532 00:56:50,373 --> 00:56:52,342 I THINK THIS WOULD BE BETTER FOR 1533 00:56:52,342 --> 00:56:54,043 THE HEALTH OF THE SYSTEM, AND IT 1534 00:56:54,043 --> 00:56:55,311 ALSO GIVES A CHANCE FOR THE 1535 00:56:55,311 --> 00:56:59,382 PUBLIC TO SEE IT TOO. WHEN IT 1536 00:56:59,382 --> 00:57:03,620 COMES TWO HOURS BEFORE, PEOPLE 1537 00:57:03,620 --> 00:57:05,155 PLANNED THEIR DAY. IF YOU ONLY 1538 00:57:05,155 --> 00:57:07,190 GET IT TWO HOURS BEFORE, THAT 1539 00:57:07,190 --> 00:57:08,858 MIGHT NOT BE POSSIBLE. WHEREAS 1540 00:57:08,858 --> 00:57:10,627 24 HOURS ADVANCED NOTICE, THEN 1541 00:57:10,627 --> 00:57:12,228 THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING. THAT'S 1542 00:57:12,228 --> 00:57:15,365 AN ADDITIONAL POINT I WOULD LIKE 1543 00:57:15,365 --> 00:57:18,535 TO ADD IN TERMS OF WHAT'S 1544 00:57:18,535 --> 00:57:19,068 DRIVING THIS AMENDMENT. 1545 00:57:19,068 --> 00:57:20,870 COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOU TO 1546 00:57:20,870 --> 00:57:23,373 SUPPORT IT. 1547 00:57:23,373 --> 00:57:27,577 >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR 1548 00:57:27,577 --> 00:57:28,244 PROVIDING THE RATIONAL BEHIND 1549 00:57:28,244 --> 00:57:29,479 THIS. WOULD CENTRAL STAFF LIKE 1550 00:57:29,479 --> 00:57:31,948 TO GO THROUGH THE MECHANICS OF 1551 00:57:31,948 --> 00:57:33,249 HOW IT HAD WOULD WORK? 1552 00:57:33,249 --> 00:57:35,385 >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, 1553 00:57:35,385 --> 00:57:36,519 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SO 1554 00:57:36,519 --> 00:57:37,520 MECHANICALLY THERE'S THREE 1555 00:57:37,520 --> 00:57:39,088 DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COUNCIL 1556 00:57:39,088 --> 00:57:40,990 RULES THAT ARE ADDRESSED IN 1557 00:57:40,990 --> 00:57:45,261 ORDER TO PROVIDE A STANDARDIZED 1558 00:57:45,261 --> 00:57:46,496 24-HOUR ADVANCED NOTICE SYSTEM 1559 00:57:46,496 --> 00:57:47,030 AS COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 1560 00:57:47,030 --> 00:57:52,035 DESCRIBED. SO THE FIRST IS AN 1561 00:57:52,035 --> 00:57:54,070 AMENDMENT TO EXISTING LANGUAGE 1562 00:57:54,070 --> 00:57:55,705 FOUND IN RULE 3A8. THAT'S 1563 00:57:55,705 --> 00:57:56,639 RELATED TO CITY COUNCIL 1564 00:57:56,639 --> 00:58:00,810 BUSINESS, AND AFFORDS A TWO-HOUR 1565 00:58:00,810 --> 00:58:02,512 WINDOW AS COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 1566 00:58:02,512 --> 00:58:09,552 ELUDED TO FOR AMENDMENTS TO BE 1567 00:58:09,552 --> 00:58:10,487 SUBMITTED TO YOURSELVES, COUNCIL 1568 00:58:10,487 --> 00:58:11,120 MEMBERS, THE CENTRAL STAFF 1569 00:58:11,120 --> 00:58:13,089 DIRECTOR, AND THE CITY CLERK. SO 1570 00:58:13,089 --> 00:58:14,357 THAT EXTENDS THE TWO-HOUR 1571 00:58:14,357 --> 00:58:15,725 DEADLINE TO A 24-HOUR DEADLINE. 1572 00:58:15,725 --> 00:58:20,163 SO THAT'S IN RULE THREE. AND 1573 00:58:20,163 --> 00:58:22,966 THEN AMENDMENT FURTHER AMENDS 1574 00:58:22,966 --> 00:58:23,800 RULE 6H4. THAT'S CONCERNING 1575 00:58:23,800 --> 00:58:24,234 STANDING COMMITTEES 1576 00:58:24,234 --> 00:58:29,072 ACCOMPLISHING THE SAME GOAL AND 1577 00:58:29,072 --> 00:58:32,342 USING THE SAME LANGUAGE. AND 1578 00:58:32,342 --> 00:58:35,778 THEN FINALLY IN RULE 7G4, RULE 7 1579 00:58:35,778 --> 00:58:36,713 IS SPECIFIC TO SELECT 1580 00:58:36,713 --> 00:58:38,047 COMMITTEES. THERE IT USES THE 1581 00:58:38,047 --> 00:58:41,584 SAME LANGUAGE TO ESTABLISH A 1582 00:58:41,584 --> 00:58:43,253 24-HOUR ADVANCED NOTICE RULE FOR 1583 00:58:43,253 --> 00:58:46,356 AN AMENDMENT TO BE SUBMITTED TO 1584 00:58:46,356 --> 00:58:47,690 COUNCIL MEMBERS. SUBMITTED TO 1585 00:58:47,690 --> 00:58:53,463 THE CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR, AND 1586 00:58:53,463 --> 00:58:55,265 SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK. 1587 00:58:55,265 --> 00:58:59,702 >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER CENTRAL 1588 00:58:59,702 --> 00:59:00,837 STAFF COMMENTARY? OKAY. ARE 1589 00:59:00,837 --> 00:59:05,608 THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS 1590 00:59:05,608 --> 00:59:08,311 AMENDMENT FROM COLLEAGUES? 1591 00:59:08,311 --> 00:59:10,079 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 1592 00:59:10,079 --> 00:59:12,215 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1593 00:59:12,215 --> 00:59:14,884 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 1594 00:59:14,884 --> 00:59:17,053 FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS IN 1595 00:59:17,053 --> 00:59:19,122 BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I DO HAVE 1596 00:59:19,122 --> 00:59:21,758 CONCERNS. WHILE I THINK IT IS 1597 00:59:21,758 --> 00:59:24,561 ADVANTAGEOUS, AND OUR GOAL 1598 00:59:24,561 --> 00:59:26,663 SHOULD BE PROVIDING 24 HOURS FOR 1599 00:59:26,663 --> 00:59:34,737 AN AMENDMENT, THERE HAVE BEEN 1600 00:59:34,737 --> 00:59:37,073 INSTANCES WHERE IT NECESSITATED 1601 00:59:37,073 --> 00:59:39,075 AN AMENDMENT DAY OF FOR WHATEVER 1602 00:59:39,075 --> 00:59:43,579 REASON, SOMEONE MAY HAVE MISSED 1603 00:59:43,579 --> 00:59:46,182 THE LEGISLATION OR 1604 00:59:46,182 --> 00:59:46,783 MISUNDERSTOOD, AND I WORRY, 1605 00:59:46,783 --> 00:59:48,418 SINCE THIS IS A MUST, AND AS 1606 00:59:48,418 --> 00:59:52,121 WE'RE TRYING TO REPRESENT OUR 1607 00:59:52,121 --> 00:59:53,656 CONSTITUENTS THAT IF WE HAVE 1608 00:59:53,656 --> 00:59:56,993 THIS REQUIREMENT AS A MUST, 1609 00:59:56,993 --> 00:59:59,862 THEN, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS 1610 00:59:59,862 --> 01:00:04,000 WHEN, YOU KNOW, DAY OF, YOU 1611 01:00:04,000 --> 01:00:05,201 REALIZE OH, I NEEDED TO PROFFER 1612 01:00:05,201 --> 01:00:09,005 THIS AMENDMENT, OR WILL YOU HEAR 1613 01:00:09,005 --> 01:00:11,107 FROM A CONSTITUENCY IN YOUR 1614 01:00:11,107 --> 01:00:13,810 DISTRICT THAT FLAGGED THAT FOR 1615 01:00:13,810 --> 01:00:16,946 YOU THAT MORNING. I MEAN, I'M 1616 01:00:16,946 --> 01:00:18,214 TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, I 1617 01:00:18,214 --> 01:00:19,282 APPRECIATE, AND YES, I AGREE WE 1618 01:00:19,282 --> 01:00:25,755 SHOULD DO THE A LEAST 24 HOURS 1619 01:00:25,755 --> 01:00:27,223 IN ADVANCE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT 1620 01:00:27,223 --> 01:00:30,793 INSTANCES WHERE IF THAT SHOULD 1621 01:00:30,793 --> 01:00:32,395 NOT HAPPEN, THEN YOU ARE 1622 01:00:32,395 --> 01:00:35,865 PREVENTED FROM BEING ABLE TO 1623 01:00:35,865 --> 01:00:36,499 REPRESENT YOUR CONSTITUENTS. I 1624 01:00:36,499 --> 01:00:40,570 MEAN, I LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE 1625 01:00:40,570 --> 01:00:43,706 CITY CLERK AND LAUREN FROM OUR 1626 01:00:43,706 --> 01:00:47,810 ATTORNEY OR EVEN YOU, BEN, AS 1627 01:00:47,810 --> 01:00:49,178 DIRECTOR, CENTRAL STAFF 1628 01:00:49,178 --> 01:00:52,615 DIRECTOR, WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE 1629 01:00:52,615 --> 01:00:53,016 ON THIS. 1630 01:00:53,016 --> 01:00:58,554 >> I'LL OPEN AND PERHAPS EMILIA 1631 01:00:58,554 --> 01:01:01,557 CAN SUPPLEMENT. THIS IS A 1632 01:01:01,557 --> 01:01:02,291 SELF-REGULATION OF YOUR 1633 01:01:02,291 --> 01:01:03,860 LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. SO IT IS 1634 01:01:03,860 --> 01:01:05,962 NOT THIS RULE PRECLUDES THE IDEA 1635 01:01:05,962 --> 01:01:11,467 OF A WALK-ON AMENDMENT, BUT 1636 01:01:11,467 --> 01:01:13,403 ESTABLISHES A STANDARD PRACTICE. 1637 01:01:13,403 --> 01:01:14,937 AND THEN VIA THE RULES, THIS 1638 01:01:14,937 --> 01:01:16,406 MIGHT BE SUSPENDED OR WAIVING A 1639 01:01:16,406 --> 01:01:23,246 COUNCIL RULE, IN ORDER TO ALLOW 1640 01:01:23,246 --> 01:01:23,980 FOR THAT INHERENT ABILITY. 1641 01:01:23,980 --> 01:01:25,348 EMILIA, IF YOU WANTED TO SPEAK 1642 01:01:25,348 --> 01:01:28,551 TO THE PROCESS FOR THAT. 1643 01:01:28,551 --> 01:01:29,952 >> CORRECT, YES. IF THE COUNCIL, 1644 01:01:29,952 --> 01:01:31,354 IF THE COUNCIL MEMBER DID HAVE 1645 01:01:31,354 --> 01:01:33,322 AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS NOT 1646 01:01:33,322 --> 01:01:34,624 CIRCULATED 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE, 1647 01:01:34,624 --> 01:01:36,793 IT WOULD NEED TO, ONE, STILL BE 1648 01:01:36,793 --> 01:01:38,995 CIRCULATED, BUT ALSO A REQUEST 1649 01:01:38,995 --> 01:01:41,030 OF THE BODY TO SUSPEND THE 1650 01:01:41,030 --> 01:01:42,598 RULES. IF TWO-THIRDS OF THE 1651 01:01:42,598 --> 01:01:44,233 MEMBERS AGREE TO SUSPEND THE 1652 01:01:44,233 --> 01:01:51,708 RULES, THEN YOU CAN PROCEED WITH 1653 01:01:51,708 --> 01:01:52,241 THE CONSIDERATION OF THE 1654 01:01:52,241 --> 01:01:52,542 AMENDMENT. 1655 01:01:52,542 --> 01:01:57,980 >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND TO? 1656 01:01:57,980 --> 01:02:00,149 >> WELL YES, THANKS, COUNCIL 1657 01:02:00,149 --> 01:02:01,684 PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, 1658 01:02:01,684 --> 01:02:02,885 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FOR YOUR 1659 01:02:02,885 --> 01:02:05,655 POINTS MADE. I UNDERSTAND THE 1660 01:02:05,655 --> 01:02:08,024 POINTS MADE. I APPRECIATE 1661 01:02:08,024 --> 01:02:09,392 CENTRAL STAFF AND CITY CLERK FOR 1662 01:02:09,392 --> 01:02:11,194 THAT RESPONSE BECAUSE I THINK 1663 01:02:11,194 --> 01:02:13,830 THAT KIND OF ANSWERS THAT 1664 01:02:13,830 --> 01:02:16,232 QUESTION. AND I WOULD ADD TOO AS 1665 01:02:16,232 --> 01:02:17,567 THINKING ABOUT THE POINT MADE. 1666 01:02:17,567 --> 01:02:19,035 YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT IF 1667 01:02:19,035 --> 01:02:19,936 SOMETHING COMES UP TWO HOURS 1668 01:02:19,936 --> 01:02:21,571 BEFORE, THERE MAY BE OTHER 1669 01:02:21,571 --> 01:02:23,706 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A DIFFERENT 1670 01:02:23,706 --> 01:02:28,144 POSITION OR WHO HAVE INSIGHT 1671 01:02:28,144 --> 01:02:29,645 THAT COULD BE GERMAINE. WITH THE 1672 01:02:29,645 --> 01:02:30,313 TIGHT TURNAROUNDS, WE MIGHT NOT 1673 01:02:30,313 --> 01:02:32,582 BE ABLE TO GET THAT. I RECOGNIZE 1674 01:02:32,582 --> 01:02:34,383 THE POINT, AND I THINK MAYBE THE 1675 01:02:34,383 --> 01:02:36,652 WAY TOO, AS I SAY SQUARE TO 1676 01:02:36,652 --> 01:02:39,222 CIRCLE, THE POINTS RAISED BY THE 1677 01:02:39,222 --> 01:02:42,592 CITY CLERK, THAT WE USE THE 1678 01:02:42,592 --> 01:02:44,293 PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS. GENERALLY 1679 01:02:44,293 --> 01:02:46,696 THIS IS BEING PROFFERED TO KIND 1680 01:02:46,696 --> 01:02:49,565 OF INSTILL SOME GOOD GOVERNANCE 1681 01:02:49,565 --> 01:02:52,068 PRINCIPLES TO GET IN EARLY. FOR 1682 01:02:52,068 --> 01:02:53,236 THE GENERAL, THE 90, WHATEVER 1683 01:02:53,236 --> 01:02:54,537 PERCENT TIME, THAT WE HAVE THIS 1684 01:02:54,537 --> 01:02:57,306 OPPORTUNITY FOR THE REASONS I 1685 01:02:57,306 --> 01:02:59,442 SAID. BUT FOR THE POINT YOU 1686 01:02:59,442 --> 01:03:01,410 MADE, FAIR POINT, BUT IT SOUNDS 1687 01:03:01,410 --> 01:03:04,814 LIKE A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT POINT 1688 01:03:04,814 --> 01:03:06,182 WOULD BE TO USE THE 1689 01:03:06,182 --> 01:03:08,684 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES OPTIONS 1690 01:03:08,684 --> 01:03:12,021 THAT WE DO HAVE AS COUNCIL 1691 01:03:12,021 --> 01:03:12,722 MEMBERS, AS NOTED, IT'S 1692 01:03:12,722 --> 01:03:13,523 SELF-REGULATED, AND THERE'S 1693 01:03:13,523 --> 01:03:15,291 DIFFERENT WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT 1694 01:03:15,291 --> 01:03:15,525 POINT. 1695 01:03:15,525 --> 01:03:19,862 >> AFTER JUST CONSULTING WITH 1696 01:03:19,862 --> 01:03:20,696 DEPUTY CITY CLERK. REMINDED A 1697 01:03:20,696 --> 01:03:22,231 COUNCIL MEMBER CAN ALSO MOVE TO 1698 01:03:22,231 --> 01:03:24,734 HOLD A PIECE OF LEGISLATION, IF 1699 01:03:24,734 --> 01:03:26,435 THEY THOUGHT IT WAS NOT -- IF 1700 01:03:26,435 --> 01:03:29,372 MORE TIME IS NEEDED TO CONSIDER 1701 01:03:29,372 --> 01:03:30,006 AMENDMENTS, RECOGNIZING, AGAIN, 1702 01:03:30,006 --> 01:03:31,240 A SITUATION THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS 1703 01:03:31,240 --> 01:03:32,475 VIABLE OF AN OPTION BECAUSE 1704 01:03:32,475 --> 01:03:34,043 THERE MIGHT BE SOME TIME 1705 01:03:34,043 --> 01:03:35,945 PRESSURE AROUND THE OVERALL 1706 01:03:35,945 --> 01:03:37,213 LEGISLATION, BUT THAT IS ANOTHER 1707 01:03:37,213 --> 01:03:37,847 PARLIAMENTARY OPTION YOU WOULD 1708 01:03:37,847 --> 01:03:39,982 HAVE. IT'S ONE THAT ONLY 1709 01:03:39,982 --> 01:03:40,650 REQUIRES A SIMPLE MAJORITY. BUT 1710 01:03:40,650 --> 01:03:43,553 AGAIN, JUST TO SAY THOSE ARE AT 1711 01:03:43,553 --> 01:03:45,354 LEAST TWO OPTIONS. BUT THE POINT 1712 01:03:45,354 --> 01:03:48,291 IS ALSO WELL TAKEN THAT IT DOES 1713 01:03:48,291 --> 01:03:50,526 SHORTEN THE PERIOD, NARROWS THE 1714 01:03:50,526 --> 01:03:50,860 PERIOD. YEAH. 1715 01:03:50,860 --> 01:03:55,731 >> YEAH. THANK YOU, 1716 01:03:55,731 --> 01:03:57,200 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I HAVE 1717 01:03:57,200 --> 01:04:01,037 IMMENSE RESPECT FOR YOU AND YOUR 1718 01:04:01,037 --> 01:04:03,840 THINGS YOU PROFFER. IN FULL 1719 01:04:03,840 --> 01:04:06,242 DISCLOSURE, I'M JUST SEEING 1720 01:04:06,242 --> 01:04:06,842 THIS AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW, 1721 01:04:06,842 --> 01:04:09,579 WHETHER THAT IS BECAUSE I'M A 1722 01:04:09,579 --> 01:04:11,280 LITTLE SHORT STAFFED THIS WEEK, 1723 01:04:11,280 --> 01:04:13,482 SO MAYBE NO ONE BROUGHT THAT TO 1724 01:04:13,482 --> 01:04:16,219 MY ATTENTION, BUT IT HAPPENS. I 1725 01:04:16,219 --> 01:04:19,388 HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM. SO FOR 1726 01:04:19,388 --> 01:04:21,023 WHATEVER REASON, IT JUST 1727 01:04:21,023 --> 01:04:23,259 EXEMPLIFIES LIKE AN INSTANCE 1728 01:04:23,259 --> 01:04:24,293 WHERE YOU DON'T SEE SOMETHING 1729 01:04:24,293 --> 01:04:25,494 WITH ENOUGH TIME BECAUSE I WOULD 1730 01:04:25,494 --> 01:04:27,029 HAVE COME TO TALK TO YOU EARLIER 1731 01:04:27,029 --> 01:04:27,930 AND NOT HAVE IT THIS 1732 01:04:27,930 --> 01:04:29,565 CONVERSATION ON THE DAY BECAUSE 1733 01:04:29,565 --> 01:04:33,236 WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP. 1734 01:04:33,236 --> 01:04:37,340 AND SO I STRUGGLE WITH THIS IN 1735 01:04:37,340 --> 01:04:39,375 THAT WAY, AND I APPRECIATE THE 1736 01:04:39,375 --> 01:04:42,211 ABILITY WITH TWO-THIRDS OF THE 1737 01:04:42,211 --> 01:04:43,779 COUNCIL, BE ABLE TO OR EVEN TO 1738 01:04:43,779 --> 01:04:46,882 REQUEST DELAYING A VOTE TO BE 1739 01:04:46,882 --> 01:04:50,453 ABLE TO GET THOSE PIECES. SO I 1740 01:04:50,453 --> 01:04:51,654 APPRECIATE THAT. I WANT YOU TO 1741 01:04:51,654 --> 01:04:54,123 UNDERSTAND WHERE THIS IS COMING 1742 01:04:54,123 --> 01:04:54,323 FROM. 1743 01:04:54,323 --> 01:04:55,758 >> I APPRECIATE IT. SEEING THIS 1744 01:04:55,758 --> 01:05:00,263 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE WOULD HAVE 1745 01:05:00,263 --> 01:05:01,530 HELPED. [ LAUGHTER ] 1746 01:05:01,530 --> 01:05:04,000 >> YES. EXACTLY. BUT I DON'T, 1747 01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:06,235 YEAH. IT ALLEVIATES THE 1748 01:05:06,235 --> 01:05:07,637 AWKWARDNESS OF HAVING TO POINT 1749 01:05:07,637 --> 01:05:10,239 OUT. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, I 1750 01:05:10,239 --> 01:05:13,309 WOULD HAVE COME TO YOU. SO ANY 1751 01:05:13,309 --> 01:05:14,410 WAY, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1752 01:05:14,410 --> 01:05:17,680 KETTLE, THANK YOU ALL FOR 1753 01:05:17,680 --> 01:05:18,214 ANSWERING THE QUESTION. I 1754 01:05:18,214 --> 01:05:23,185 APPRECIATE IT. 1755 01:05:24,253 --> 01:05:29,325 >> SO I HAVE TO ADMIT WHEN THIS 1756 01:05:29,325 --> 01:05:30,693 WAS PRESENTED AS AN OPTION WAS 1757 01:05:30,693 --> 01:05:33,663 PRESENTED TO ME IN THE UNIVERSE 1758 01:05:33,663 --> 01:05:34,730 OF CHANGES THAT THE PEOPLE WHO 1759 01:05:34,730 --> 01:05:36,699 HAVE TO DEAL WITH US, DAY IF AND 1760 01:05:36,699 --> 01:05:39,068 DAY OUT, WHICH IS CENTRAL STAFF, 1761 01:05:39,068 --> 01:05:42,371 THE CLERKS, AND OUR INTERNAL 1762 01:05:42,371 --> 01:05:44,140 COUNCIL. IN THAT UNIVERSE, THIS 1763 01:05:44,140 --> 01:05:46,542 WAS ON THE LIST OF POTENTIALS. I 1764 01:05:46,542 --> 01:05:49,478 DECLINED TO INCLUDE IT JUST 1765 01:05:49,478 --> 01:05:52,281 BECAUSE I WAS THINKING THAT 1766 01:05:52,281 --> 01:05:57,053 MIGHT BE TOO PRESCRIPTIVE IN 1767 01:05:57,053 --> 01:05:59,789 ANTICIPATING SOME PUSHBACK FROM 1768 01:05:59,789 --> 01:06:05,161 THAT. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE IS 1769 01:06:05,161 --> 01:06:06,195 THE RISK OF UNINTENDED 1770 01:06:06,195 --> 01:06:10,266 CONSEQUENCES OF WALK ONS THAT 1771 01:06:10,266 --> 01:06:11,667 HAVEN'T BEEN REVIEWED BY LAW. 1772 01:06:11,667 --> 01:06:14,470 THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM I THINK 1773 01:06:14,470 --> 01:06:16,839 THE PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT THIS TO 1774 01:06:16,839 --> 01:06:20,710 ME, AS PRESIDENT, TO PUT FORWARD 1775 01:06:20,710 --> 01:06:21,711 WERE REALLY THINKING ABOUT, WHEN 1776 01:06:21,711 --> 01:06:23,379 WALK ONS HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED 1777 01:06:23,379 --> 01:06:28,484 BY LAW, THEN WE GET INTO, YOU 1778 01:06:28,484 --> 01:06:29,618 KNOW, EVEN STICKIER SITUATION. 1779 01:06:29,618 --> 01:06:31,087 SO WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS, 1780 01:06:31,087 --> 01:06:35,758 WHEN YOU PRESENTED IT AS A 1781 01:06:35,758 --> 01:06:37,927 POTENTIAL ADDITION, WERE THERE 1782 01:06:37,927 --> 01:06:39,195 ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT 1783 01:06:39,195 --> 01:06:41,564 COULD GET AT THE SAME PURPOSE, 1784 01:06:41,564 --> 01:06:45,935 BUT THAT WOULD NOT -- BESIDES 1785 01:06:45,935 --> 01:06:47,503 TWO-THIRDS OF THE BODY AGREEING 1786 01:06:47,503 --> 01:06:49,972 TO ACCEPT A WALK ON? WHAT WERE 1787 01:06:49,972 --> 01:06:54,110 SOME OF THE OTHERS, IF ANY, THAT 1788 01:06:54,110 --> 01:06:57,079 WERE CONTEMPLATED TO GET TO IT 1789 01:06:57,079 --> 01:07:00,016 THIS? 1790 01:07:01,817 --> 01:07:04,420 >> I THINK YOUR POLICY LEVERS 1791 01:07:04,420 --> 01:07:06,021 HERE ARE THE AMOUNT OF TIME, 1792 01:07:06,021 --> 01:07:07,857 WHETHER IT'S AS WRITTEN IN THE 1793 01:07:07,857 --> 01:07:11,293 COUNCIL RULES RIGHT NOW FOR CITY 1794 01:07:11,293 --> 01:07:13,429 COUNCIL MEETINGS. TWO HOURS 1795 01:07:13,429 --> 01:07:16,365 PRIOR TO A MEETING VERSES 1796 01:07:16,365 --> 01:07:18,100 WHAT'S PROPOSED HERE, 24 HOURS. 1797 01:07:18,100 --> 01:07:19,769 SO THAT'S CERTAINLY A POLICY 1798 01:07:19,769 --> 01:07:21,170 MATTER. WHAT AMOUNT OF TIME IS 1799 01:07:21,170 --> 01:07:22,004 SUITABLE HERE. AND THE OTHER IS 1800 01:07:22,004 --> 01:07:23,406 TO YOUR POINT, THE LAW 1801 01:07:23,406 --> 01:07:24,707 DEPARTMENT IS LISTED AS AN 1802 01:07:24,707 --> 01:07:25,341 ENTITY THAT MUST RECEIVE THIS, 1803 01:07:25,341 --> 01:07:29,011 IN ORDER FOR THE RULE TO BE 1804 01:07:29,011 --> 01:07:30,079 SATISFIED. SO THE OTHER LEVERS 1805 01:07:30,079 --> 01:07:33,115 ARE IS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME 1806 01:07:33,115 --> 01:07:33,816 THAT'S NECESSARY FOR LEGAL 1807 01:07:33,816 --> 01:07:37,119 REVIEW, THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT 1808 01:07:37,119 --> 01:07:38,754 WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR 1809 01:07:38,754 --> 01:07:39,422 DISTRIBUTION INTERNALLY. THAT'S 1810 01:07:39,422 --> 01:07:40,589 A SEPARATE LEVER. AND SO THOSE 1811 01:07:40,589 --> 01:07:42,825 ARE AT LEAST A FEW OF THE POLICY 1812 01:07:42,825 --> 01:07:48,297 CHOICES THAT I SEE KIND OF BAKED 1813 01:07:48,297 --> 01:07:49,165 INTO THIS AMENDMENT HERE. 1814 01:07:49,165 --> 01:07:53,169 >> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 1815 01:07:53,169 --> 01:07:55,171 >> THANK YOU. I WONDER, 1816 01:07:55,171 --> 01:07:57,840 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND OUR 1817 01:07:57,840 --> 01:08:02,178 TEAM HERE, COULD IT BE END OF 1818 01:08:02,178 --> 01:08:04,747 DAY BEFORE THE VOTE, FOR 1819 01:08:04,747 --> 01:08:08,184 INSTANCE? THEN IT WOULD GIVE A 1820 01:08:08,184 --> 01:08:10,152 BIT MORE TIME, BUT STILL ACHIEVE 1821 01:08:10,152 --> 01:08:13,289 NOT DAY OF, BUT 24 HOURS IS, YOU 1822 01:08:13,289 --> 01:08:14,390 KNOW, THE MEETING IS AT 9:30, 1823 01:08:14,390 --> 01:08:16,725 YOU HAVE TO DO IT AT 9:30 A.M. 1824 01:08:16,725 --> 01:08:19,795 THE DAY BEFORE, SO YOU LOSE THAT 1825 01:08:19,795 --> 01:08:20,095 WHOLE DAY. 1826 01:08:20,095 --> 01:08:22,064 >> AS WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS 1827 01:08:22,064 --> 01:08:23,599 AND DISCUSSING IT WITH THE 1828 01:08:23,599 --> 01:08:26,702 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AS I RECALL. 1829 01:08:26,702 --> 01:08:28,471 THE MORNING MEETINGS ARE 1830 01:08:28,471 --> 01:08:29,238 PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC FOR YOU 1831 01:08:29,238 --> 01:08:32,141 ALL, POTENTIALLY, IN TERMS OF 1832 01:08:32,141 --> 01:08:34,276 THE TURNAROUND. BUT WE GOT TO 1833 01:08:34,276 --> 01:08:36,645 THE PLACE AT 5:00 TODAY BEFORE A 1834 01:08:36,645 --> 01:08:40,816 9:30 MEETING THE NEXT DAY IS 1835 01:08:40,816 --> 01:08:41,750 REALLY NOT PARTICULAR NOTICE. IF 1836 01:08:41,750 --> 01:08:43,352 YOU LOG OFF AND YOU DON'T LOG 1837 01:08:43,352 --> 01:08:47,089 BACK ON, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 1838 01:08:47,089 --> 01:08:49,558 ALMOST NO TIME. SO WHETHER IT'S 1839 01:08:49,558 --> 01:08:52,995 24 HOURS OR PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, 1840 01:08:52,995 --> 01:08:54,063 FOR THE EARLIER MEETINGS 1841 01:08:54,063 --> 01:08:57,099 SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 1842 01:08:57,099 --> 01:08:58,834 AFTERNOON, NOON, AND ULTIMATELY 1843 01:08:58,834 --> 01:09:01,103 IT WAS BOTH THE SIMPLICITY AND 1844 01:09:01,103 --> 01:09:03,105 THE DIRECTNESS OF 24 HOURS THAT 1845 01:09:03,105 --> 01:09:05,608 JUST SEEMED THE BEST WAY TO SET 1846 01:09:05,608 --> 01:09:08,177 THIS OUT AND TO STANDARDIZE IT 1847 01:09:08,177 --> 01:09:09,078 ACROSS THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS 1848 01:09:09,078 --> 01:09:10,212 BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE ARE 1849 01:09:10,212 --> 01:09:12,281 SPECIAL MEETING TIMES IN THE 1850 01:09:12,281 --> 01:09:14,350 LIKES, BUT THERE WAS THOUGHT 1851 01:09:14,350 --> 01:09:17,253 GIVEN TO THE DYNAMIC, IF YOU 1852 01:09:17,253 --> 01:09:17,820 WILL, BETWEEN MORNINGS AND 1853 01:09:17,820 --> 01:09:19,388 AFTERNOON MEETINGS. STILL CAME 1854 01:09:19,388 --> 01:09:21,023 TO THE PLACE OF ULTIMATELY THE 1855 01:09:21,023 --> 01:09:24,360 SIMPLEST AND CLEANEST WAY TO 1856 01:09:24,360 --> 01:09:24,994 CLARIFY EXPECTATIONS. BUT JUST 1857 01:09:24,994 --> 01:09:32,568 TO THAT POINT, THERE WAS SOME 1858 01:09:32,568 --> 01:09:33,035 DIALOGUE ABOUT THAT. 1859 01:09:33,035 --> 01:09:36,238 >> IS THERE ANY -- SO IS THERE 1860 01:09:36,238 --> 01:09:42,578 ANY MIDDLE GROUND HERE THAT 1861 01:09:42,578 --> 01:09:43,012 WOULD BE WORKABLE? 1862 01:09:43,012 --> 01:09:44,947 >> I WOULD SAY, I MEAN, DIRECTOR 1863 01:09:44,947 --> 01:09:47,750 NOBLE JUST MADE A GOOD POINT. I 1864 01:09:47,750 --> 01:09:48,450 UNDERSTAND THE POSSIBILITY AT 1865 01:09:48,450 --> 01:09:50,819 THE END OF THE DAY. BUT AS HE 1866 01:09:50,819 --> 01:09:51,487 NOTED, PARTICULARLY AS SOMEBODY 1867 01:09:51,487 --> 01:09:56,625 THAT HAS A HARD TIME GETTING TO 1868 01:09:56,625 --> 01:09:59,328 HIS E-MAIL. FOR THOSE EARLY 1869 01:09:59,328 --> 01:10:00,896 MORNING STARTS, MY COMMITTEE IS 1870 01:10:00,896 --> 01:10:02,998 A 9:30 START. THAT COULD BE 1871 01:10:02,998 --> 01:10:04,667 CHALLENGING. I'D LIKE TO GO 1872 01:10:04,667 --> 01:10:07,236 BACK TO THE POINT MADE EARLIER 1873 01:10:07,236 --> 01:10:09,905 THAT THERE ARE PARLIAMENTARY 1874 01:10:09,905 --> 01:10:13,776 RULES. THERE ARE WAYS TO ADDRESS 1875 01:10:13,776 --> 01:10:16,011 THE SITUATION, EVEN TO HOLD THE 1876 01:10:16,011 --> 01:10:19,515 BILL. BUT TO CREATE SOME 1877 01:10:19,515 --> 01:10:20,449 EXCEPTIONS, ESSENTIALLY IN THOSE 1878 01:10:20,449 --> 01:10:21,317 UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT FINE 1879 01:10:21,317 --> 01:10:25,988 TIMES OUT OF TEN, I THINK THIS 1880 01:10:25,988 --> 01:10:27,756 WOULD BE ENFORCING SOME GOOD 1881 01:10:27,756 --> 01:10:28,424 GOVERNANCE BEHAVIORS, AND 1882 01:10:28,424 --> 01:10:29,892 GETTING INTO A RHYTHM WHERE WE 1883 01:10:29,892 --> 01:10:32,928 ARE DOING THIS IN AN EARLIER 1884 01:10:32,928 --> 01:10:35,064 PROCESS. I COME BACK TO THE 1885 01:10:35,064 --> 01:10:37,066 POINT THAT, YOU KNOW, EARLIER IS 1886 01:10:37,066 --> 01:10:38,167 BETTER, AND IT WOULD ALSO GIVE 1887 01:10:38,167 --> 01:10:41,036 TIME FOR THE STAFF TO DO THEIR 1888 01:10:41,036 --> 01:10:42,871 PIECE. THAT PUTS EXTRA STRESS ON 1889 01:10:42,871 --> 01:10:47,543 THEM WHEN IT IS COMING IN HOT 1890 01:10:47,543 --> 01:10:49,778 AND LATE. I THINK FROM A 1891 01:10:49,778 --> 01:10:53,949 LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE THAT WE 1892 01:10:53,949 --> 01:10:56,285 COULD, YOU KNOW, SHOW THAT IN 1893 01:10:56,285 --> 01:11:00,556 SUPPORT OF THE TEAMS AND FOR 1894 01:11:00,556 --> 01:11:01,790 EVERYBODY INVOLVED, ALL THE 1895 01:11:01,790 --> 01:11:02,424 LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT TEAMS TO 1896 01:11:02,424 --> 01:11:04,159 DO THAT. SO AT THE END OF THE 1897 01:11:04,159 --> 01:11:06,595 DAY, I APPRECIATE IT, BUT I DO 1898 01:11:06,595 --> 01:11:10,766 THINK WE HAVE AN ANSWER BASED ON 1899 01:11:10,766 --> 01:11:13,602 THOSE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OR TO 1900 01:11:13,602 --> 01:11:17,039 USE THE PROCESSES THAT OUR 1901 01:11:17,039 --> 01:11:20,409 CLERKS ARE SO EXPERT ON, ALL OF 1902 01:11:20,409 --> 01:11:24,613 THEM. UNLIKE MY COLLEAGUE, I 1903 01:11:24,613 --> 01:11:25,347 DON'T HAVE ANY FAVORITES. [ 1904 01:11:25,347 --> 01:11:32,388 LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU, COUNCIL 1905 01:11:32,388 --> 01:11:32,688 PRESIDENT. 1906 01:11:32,688 --> 01:11:33,255 >> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER 1907 01:11:33,255 --> 01:11:33,489 RIVERA. 1908 01:11:33,489 --> 01:11:35,524 >> I LOOKED BACK, I DIDN'T GET 1909 01:11:35,524 --> 01:11:37,426 AN E-MAIL ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT. 1910 01:11:37,426 --> 01:11:38,994 SO AGAIN, THAT'S WHY I'M 1911 01:11:38,994 --> 01:11:41,797 SEEING IT NOW. IT MIGHT HAVE 1912 01:11:41,797 --> 01:11:43,932 BEEN IN THE AGENDA. THIS IS 1913 01:11:43,932 --> 01:11:45,734 REQUIRING AN E-MAIL SENT TO 1914 01:11:45,734 --> 01:11:47,202 COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO THIS IS LIKE 1915 01:11:47,202 --> 01:11:50,105 AN EXAMPLE OF THE THING WE'RE 1916 01:11:50,105 --> 01:11:54,476 TRYING TO AVOID. BUT I 1917 01:11:54,476 --> 01:11:57,346 UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, 1918 01:11:57,346 --> 01:11:59,581 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THINGS 1919 01:11:59,581 --> 01:12:00,616 HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, 1920 01:12:00,616 --> 01:12:04,520 AND I DON'T WANT -- LIKE I HAVE 1921 01:12:04,520 --> 01:12:05,154 CONCERNS ABOUT THE UNINTENDED 1922 01:12:05,154 --> 01:12:05,788 CONSEQUENCES. SO ALL THAT TO 1923 01:12:05,788 --> 01:12:07,690 SAY, I THINK WE KNOW WHERE WE 1924 01:12:07,690 --> 01:12:09,425 ARE WITH ALL OF THIS, AND I'M 1925 01:12:09,425 --> 01:12:14,129 NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS 1926 01:12:14,129 --> 01:12:15,531 AMENDMENT TODAY. MAYBE IF I HAD 1927 01:12:15,531 --> 01:12:18,133 MORE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE 1928 01:12:18,133 --> 01:12:19,702 CONVERSATION ABOUT A MIDDLE -- A 1929 01:12:19,702 --> 01:12:23,706 BETTER -- AND I UNDERSTAND AND 1930 01:12:23,706 --> 01:12:24,306 RESPECT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 1931 01:12:24,306 --> 01:12:27,543 THAT OUR TEAM HAS SAID WITH 1932 01:12:27,543 --> 01:12:28,977 TWO-THIRDS OF A VOTE, YOU MIGHT 1933 01:12:28,977 --> 01:12:30,646 BE ABLE TO WAIVE THAT, ETC. BUT 1934 01:12:30,646 --> 01:12:35,184 I ALSO JUST FEEL A LITTLE 1935 01:12:35,184 --> 01:12:35,884 UNCOMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD 1936 01:12:35,884 --> 01:12:37,986 WITH THIS TODAY. BUT I DON'T 1937 01:12:37,986 --> 01:12:39,788 WANT TO DELAY THE VOTE FURTHER, 1938 01:12:39,788 --> 01:12:46,428 SO JUST TO SAY I, AGAIN, SUPER 1939 01:12:46,428 --> 01:12:47,429 RESPECT AND APPRECIATE YOU, 1940 01:12:47,429 --> 01:12:49,665 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AND 1941 01:12:49,665 --> 01:12:51,066 THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY. 1942 01:12:51,066 --> 01:12:51,433 >> THANK YOU. 1943 01:12:51,433 --> 01:12:55,771 >> PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS AS A 1944 01:12:55,771 --> 01:12:59,341 NEGATIVE AGAINST YOU, AGAIN. I 1945 01:12:59,341 --> 01:13:00,709 VERY MUCH APPRECIATE OUR WORKING 1946 01:13:00,709 --> 01:13:01,043 RELATIONSHIP. 1947 01:13:01,043 --> 01:13:02,277 >> OF COURSE. 1948 01:13:02,277 --> 01:13:04,713 >> AND I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT 1949 01:13:04,713 --> 01:13:07,316 WHETHER OR NOT THIS -- HAS IT 1950 01:13:07,316 --> 01:13:10,252 HAD KIND OF AMENDMENT EVER, TO 1951 01:13:10,252 --> 01:13:17,860 OUR COUNCIL RULES, BEEN 1952 01:13:17,860 --> 01:13:18,394 CONTEMPLATED OR DISCUSSED 1953 01:13:18,394 --> 01:13:18,627 BEFORE? 1954 01:13:18,627 --> 01:13:25,167 >> I DON'T KNOW, BUT I 1955 01:13:25,167 --> 01:13:27,469 WOULDN'T KNOW. AGAIN, PRIOR TO 1956 01:13:27,469 --> 01:13:30,439 DUTY, I DO NOT RECALL, AND I 1957 01:13:30,439 --> 01:13:32,674 WASN'T HEAVILY INVOLVED IN 1958 01:13:32,674 --> 01:13:33,208 COUNCIL RULES PREVIOUSLY. 1959 01:13:33,208 --> 01:13:35,811 >> I CAN'T SAY FOR CERTAIN WE 1960 01:13:35,811 --> 01:13:37,246 DISCUSSED, IN GREAT DETAIL, THE 1961 01:13:37,246 --> 01:13:38,680 ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A COUNCIL 1962 01:13:38,680 --> 01:13:40,983 RULE. BUT I DO KNOW THE CURRENT 1963 01:13:40,983 --> 01:13:41,784 PRACTICE FOR SOME COMMITTEES, 1964 01:13:41,784 --> 01:13:43,085 WHEN THERE IS LEGISLATION WITH A 1965 01:13:43,085 --> 01:13:45,788 LOT OF AMENDMENTS, DO IMPLEMENT 1966 01:13:45,788 --> 01:13:47,556 A RULE, A DEADLINE CURRENTLY. SO 1967 01:13:47,556 --> 01:13:49,091 THIS AMENDMENT HERE WOULD KIND 1968 01:13:49,091 --> 01:13:51,460 OF HELP STREAMLINE WHENEVER 1969 01:13:51,460 --> 01:13:52,060 THERE ARE AMENDMENTS TO 1970 01:13:52,060 --> 01:13:54,163 LEGISLATION, TO ENSURE NOT ONLY 1971 01:13:54,163 --> 01:13:57,032 OUR DEADLINE SET IN ADVANCE WHEN 1972 01:13:57,032 --> 01:13:58,467 CENTRAL STAFF SUBMITS IT, BUT AS 1973 01:13:58,467 --> 01:14:01,103 WELL AS A STREAMLINE AS TO WHEN 1974 01:14:01,103 --> 01:14:02,938 IS THE LAST NOTICE WHEN 1975 01:14:02,938 --> 01:14:04,072 AMENDMENTS CAN BE PROVIDED TO 1976 01:14:04,072 --> 01:14:06,942 MEMBERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE 1977 01:14:06,942 --> 01:14:07,209 MEETING. 1978 01:14:07,209 --> 01:14:10,813 >> AND WAS, JUST TO BE CLEAR, 1979 01:14:10,813 --> 01:14:12,581 THIS WOULD APPLY TO AMENDMENTS 1980 01:14:12,581 --> 01:14:17,453 IN COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS AT FULL 1981 01:14:17,453 --> 01:14:17,820 COUNCIL? OKAY. 1982 01:14:17,820 --> 01:14:19,621 >> IT DOESN'T AMEND THE CURRENT 1983 01:14:19,621 --> 01:14:20,856 CITY COUNCIL RULES. RIGHT NOW 1984 01:14:20,856 --> 01:14:23,058 IT'S TWO HOURS BEFORE THE 1985 01:14:23,058 --> 01:14:26,161 MEETING, AND THIS WOULD BE 24 1986 01:14:26,161 --> 01:14:26,962 HOURS IN ADVANCE. 1987 01:14:26,962 --> 01:14:33,669 >> OF ANY MEETING, NOT JUST THE 1988 01:14:33,669 --> 01:14:34,436 FULL COUNCIL MEETING? OKAY. ALL 1989 01:14:34,436 --> 01:14:37,472 RIGHT. THAT MODIFIES MY THINKING 1990 01:14:37,472 --> 01:14:39,641 A LITTLE BIT. I AGREE WITH THE 1991 01:14:39,641 --> 01:14:43,479 SPIRIT OF THIS, AND I ALSO AM 1992 01:14:43,479 --> 01:14:45,080 CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS 1993 01:14:45,080 --> 01:14:48,951 WITH GETTING AGREEMENT WITH 1994 01:14:48,951 --> 01:14:51,053 TWO-THIRDS OF THE BODY TO PUT 1995 01:14:51,053 --> 01:14:51,753 FORWARD AN AMENDMENT. 1996 01:14:51,753 --> 01:14:53,355 >> IF IT DOES NOT MEET THE 1997 01:14:53,355 --> 01:14:54,056 ACTUAL DEADLINE AND THE 1998 01:14:54,056 --> 01:14:56,425 DEADLINE, AGAIN, TO MEET THAT 1999 01:14:56,425 --> 01:14:57,926 DEADLINE WOULD MEAN IT IS ONE BY 2000 01:14:57,926 --> 01:15:00,128 LAW, AND THEN AFTER REVIEWED BY 2001 01:15:00,128 --> 01:15:01,697 LAW, THEN IT'S CIRCULATED TO 2002 01:15:01,697 --> 01:15:02,764 ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE CITY 2003 01:15:02,764 --> 01:15:07,469 CLERK, AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL 2004 01:15:07,469 --> 01:15:11,173 STAFF DIRECTOR AND COUNCIL 2005 01:15:11,173 --> 01:15:11,440 MEMBERS. 2006 01:15:11,440 --> 01:15:16,612 >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER 2007 01:15:16,612 --> 01:15:17,579 COMMENTS ON THIS? 2008 01:15:17,579 --> 01:15:18,146 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2009 01:15:18,146 --> 01:15:18,547 >> GO AHEAD. 2010 01:15:18,547 --> 01:15:20,015 >> I WILL SAY I AGREE WITH THE 2011 01:15:20,015 --> 01:15:22,951 SPIRIT OF THIS, AND I DEFINITELY 2012 01:15:22,951 --> 01:15:23,886 AIM TO ALWAYS -- AND 2013 01:15:23,886 --> 01:15:25,687 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU AND I 2014 01:15:25,687 --> 01:15:26,722 HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS. ALWAYS 2015 01:15:26,722 --> 01:15:28,357 AIMING TO DO THINGS NOT LAST 2016 01:15:28,357 --> 01:15:31,393 MINUTE, SO IT'S NOT THAT I 2017 01:15:31,393 --> 01:15:34,897 DISAGREE, IT'S JUST FOR THE OFF 2018 01:15:34,897 --> 01:15:43,071 ONES THAT, YOU KNOW, IT HAPPENS. 2019 01:15:43,071 --> 01:15:44,006 SO THANK YOU. 2020 01:15:44,006 --> 01:15:45,440 >> WAS IT CONTEMPLATED THIS 2021 01:15:45,440 --> 01:15:47,042 COULD APPLY TO AMENDMENTS THAT 2022 01:15:47,042 --> 01:15:53,415 ARE OFFERED AT FULL COUNCIL, BUT 2023 01:15:53,415 --> 01:15:55,350 NOT AT COMMITTEE MEETINGS? 2024 01:15:55,350 --> 01:15:59,154 >> NO. I THINK THE LOGIC APPLIES 2025 01:15:59,154 --> 01:16:01,823 IN BOTH CASES, AND IN SUPPORT. 2026 01:16:01,823 --> 01:16:02,724 AS I'M SITTING HERE THINKING 2027 01:16:02,724 --> 01:16:05,093 ABOUT IT AND THE FACT WE HAVE 2028 01:16:05,093 --> 01:16:07,396 THREE SELECT COMMITTEES. ALL OF 2029 01:16:07,396 --> 01:16:09,331 OUR CALENDARS ARE BLOWN UP. I 2030 01:16:09,331 --> 01:16:11,233 HAVE TAX AMENDMENTS, I HAVE THIS 2031 01:16:11,233 --> 01:16:12,501 AMENDMENT, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO 2032 01:16:12,501 --> 01:16:15,337 WORK THE PIECES AND THE VOLUME 2033 01:16:15,337 --> 01:16:16,738 THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT 2034 01:16:16,738 --> 01:16:19,608 NOW IS SUCH THAT 24 HOURS, AS 2035 01:16:19,608 --> 01:16:23,812 I'M THINKING THROUGH THIS, IT 2036 01:16:23,812 --> 01:16:24,546 BECOMES EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. 2037 01:16:24,546 --> 01:16:28,917 BOTH IN COMMITTEE AND IN FULL 2038 01:16:28,917 --> 01:16:32,220 COUNCIL. SO I RECOGNIZE, AND I 2039 01:16:32,220 --> 01:16:32,888 APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S POSITION 2040 01:16:32,888 --> 01:16:35,190 ON THIS. I'D LIKE TO PRESS 2041 01:16:35,190 --> 01:16:37,159 FORWARD WITH A VOTE, BUT I 2042 01:16:37,159 --> 01:16:38,560 APPRECIATE AND I RECOGNIZE THE 2043 01:16:38,560 --> 01:16:39,428 POINTS BASTER HAD VALID POINTS. 2044 01:16:39,428 --> 01:16:43,332 I DON'T TAKE THEM ANY OTHER WAY 2045 01:16:43,332 --> 01:16:46,535 THAN VALID INPUT TO THE ISSUE. 2046 01:16:46,535 --> 01:16:48,503 BUT THE AMENDMENT WAS SUBMITTED 2047 01:16:48,503 --> 01:16:51,106 FOR THE REASONS THAT I STATED, 2048 01:16:51,106 --> 01:16:52,741 WHICH GO FROM THE 2049 01:16:52,741 --> 01:16:53,375 ADMINISTRATIVE, THE OPERATIONAL 2050 01:16:53,375 --> 01:16:56,945 PIECES, AND THEN JUST THE 2051 01:16:56,945 --> 01:17:03,185 GENERAL POLICY POINTS THAT I 2052 01:17:03,185 --> 01:17:04,286 MADE. AND SO, YES. 2053 01:17:04,286 --> 01:17:06,088 >> OKAY. 2054 01:17:06,088 --> 01:17:09,491 >> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO 2055 01:17:09,491 --> 01:17:11,026 FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, 2056 01:17:11,026 --> 01:17:14,129 I'M READY, IT IF EVERYBODY ELSE 2057 01:17:14,129 --> 01:17:14,730 IS. WOULD YOU LIKE ANYMORE 2058 01:17:14,730 --> 01:17:16,164 COMMENTS? OKAY, TO PROCEED TO A 2059 01:17:16,164 --> 01:17:19,468 VOTE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL 2060 01:17:19,468 --> 01:17:25,140 THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT 1? 2061 01:17:25,140 --> 01:17:26,575 >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 2062 01:17:26,575 --> 01:17:27,409 >> ABSTAIN. 2063 01:17:27,409 --> 01:17:29,911 >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? 2064 01:17:29,911 --> 01:17:30,612 >> AYE. 2065 01:17:30,612 --> 01:17:31,713 >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? 2066 01:17:31,713 --> 01:17:31,980 >> YES. 2067 01:17:31,980 --> 01:17:34,816 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 2068 01:17:34,816 --> 01:17:35,217 >> AYE. 2069 01:17:35,217 --> 01:17:35,684 >> CHAIR NELSON? 2070 01:17:35,684 --> 01:17:36,051 >> ABSTAIN. 2071 01:17:36,051 --> 01:17:42,290 >> THREE IN FAVOR, TWO ABSTAIN. 2072 01:17:42,290 --> 01:17:42,557 >> OKAY. 2073 01:17:42,557 --> 01:17:45,127 >> WE HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT. 2074 01:17:45,127 --> 01:17:45,761 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WOULD YOU 2075 01:17:45,761 --> 01:17:47,629 LIKE TO ADDRESS, MOVE YOUR 2076 01:17:47,629 --> 01:17:48,930 AMENDMENT, THEN WE CAN HAVE 2077 01:17:48,930 --> 01:17:51,833 CENTRAL STAFF GO THROUGH IT? 2078 01:17:51,833 --> 01:17:52,768 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2079 01:17:52,768 --> 01:18:01,443 COLLEAGUES, I MOVE TO AMEND 2080 01:18:01,443 --> 01:18:02,611 RESOLUTION 32173 WITH AMENDMENT 2081 01:18:02,611 --> 01:18:02,778 2. 2082 01:18:02,778 --> 01:18:03,145 >> SECOND. 2083 01:18:03,145 --> 01:18:09,785 >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED 2084 01:18:09,785 --> 01:18:11,186 TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT 2. 2085 01:18:11,186 --> 01:18:12,320 >> CAN WE START WITH CENTRAL 2086 01:18:12,320 --> 01:18:13,055 STAFF THIS TIME? 2087 01:18:13,055 --> 01:18:17,426 >> SURE. I'LL TAKE IT AWAY. 2088 01:18:17,426 --> 01:18:19,895 THIS IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD 2089 01:18:19,895 --> 01:18:23,999 AMENDMENT, A SINGLE SENTENCE 2090 01:18:23,999 --> 01:18:27,402 ADDED TO RULE 6B. THIS CONCERN 2091 01:18:27,402 --> 01:18:29,538 IS ADDRESSING THE NON-COMMITTEE 2092 01:18:29,538 --> 01:18:30,105 AMENDMENTS, AND STATES 2093 01:18:30,105 --> 01:18:32,741 AMENDMENTS BY NON-COMMITTEE 2094 01:18:32,741 --> 01:18:33,775 MEMBERS DO NOT REQUIRE 2095 01:18:33,775 --> 01:18:34,409 SPONSORSHIP. SO IT DOESN'T 2096 01:18:34,409 --> 01:18:35,444 CHANGE THE PROCEDURAL RULES IN 2097 01:18:35,444 --> 01:18:39,114 ANY WAY. IT IS STILL ONLY A 2098 01:18:39,114 --> 01:18:40,382 COMMITTEE MEMBER THAT MAY MOVE 2099 01:18:40,382 --> 01:18:43,351 AN AMENDMENT AND VOTE ON AN 2100 01:18:43,351 --> 01:18:44,886 AMENDMENT, BUT IT WOULD ALLOW 2101 01:18:44,886 --> 01:18:49,858 FOR THE AUTHOR OF AN AMENDMENT, 2102 01:18:49,858 --> 01:18:51,093 ASSUMING THEY ARE NON-COMMITTEE 2103 01:18:51,093 --> 01:18:52,961 MEMBER TO BRING THEIR AMENDMENT 2104 01:18:52,961 --> 01:18:57,032 WITHOUT NEEDING A SPONSOR FROM A 2105 01:18:57,032 --> 01:18:59,101 COMMITTEE MEMBER. SO IN THAT 2106 01:18:59,101 --> 01:19:03,205 WAY, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY 2107 01:19:03,205 --> 01:19:04,806 FOR NON-MEMBERS TO HEAR AND 2108 01:19:04,806 --> 01:19:06,875 DISCUSS THEIR IDEAS WITHOUT 2109 01:19:06,875 --> 01:19:09,678 SEEKING A SPONSOR. BRINGING MORE 2110 01:19:09,678 --> 01:19:12,214 MATTERS INTO THE COMMITTEE LEVEL 2111 01:19:12,214 --> 01:19:13,515 OF BUSINESS, RATHER THAN FULL 2112 01:19:13,515 --> 01:19:13,782 COUNCIL. 2113 01:19:13,782 --> 01:19:15,784 >> ON THE FLIP SIDE, IT ALLOWS 2114 01:19:15,784 --> 01:19:18,420 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO 2115 01:19:18,420 --> 01:19:19,621 CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT WITHOUT 2116 01:19:19,621 --> 01:19:21,590 THEMSELVES OWNING IT, IF YOU 2117 01:19:21,590 --> 01:19:22,924 WILL, BY BECOMING A SPONSOR, 2118 01:19:22,924 --> 01:19:27,062 WHICH WE KNOW IS A POINT. THAT 2119 01:19:27,062 --> 01:19:28,330 OWNERSHIP IS OF PRIDE, AND/OR 2120 01:19:28,330 --> 01:19:29,631 CONCERNS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS 2121 01:19:29,631 --> 01:19:30,966 DEPENDING ON WHAT SIDE YOU FIND 2122 01:19:30,966 --> 01:19:34,236 YOURSELF ON. BUT THE IDEA IT IS 2123 01:19:34,236 --> 01:19:35,971 A NEUTRAL INTRODUCTION OF THE 2124 01:19:35,971 --> 01:19:38,740 AMENDMENT, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE 2125 01:19:38,740 --> 01:19:42,978 TWO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO 2126 01:19:42,978 --> 01:19:46,414 BE WILLING TO PLAY, IF YOU WILL. 2127 01:19:46,414 --> 01:19:47,616 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WOULD 2128 01:19:47,616 --> 01:19:52,154 YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS YOUR 2129 01:19:52,154 --> 01:19:52,454 AMENDMENT? 2130 01:19:52,454 --> 01:19:53,355 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2131 01:19:53,355 --> 01:19:54,389 LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THIS 2132 01:19:54,389 --> 01:19:55,924 AMENDMENT IS BASED ON MY 2133 01:19:55,924 --> 01:20:01,496 EXPERIENCE OVER THE LAST 18 2134 01:20:01,496 --> 01:20:03,932 MONTHS. I WILL NOTE PARTLY 2135 01:20:03,932 --> 01:20:04,966 BECAUSE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE 2136 01:20:04,966 --> 01:20:08,336 HAVE PASSED 20 PIECES OF REGULAR 2137 01:20:08,336 --> 01:20:09,971 PUBLIC SAFETY LEGISLATION, PLUS 2138 01:20:09,971 --> 01:20:10,839 THREE CONFIRMATIONS, PLUS THE 2139 01:20:10,839 --> 01:20:13,408 RESOLUTION. SO FROM THAT, THOSE 2140 01:20:13,408 --> 01:20:17,078 24 PIECES OF RESOLUTION COMING 2141 01:20:17,078 --> 01:20:17,646 THROUGH COMMITTEE. MANY OF 2142 01:20:17,646 --> 01:20:20,916 WHICH, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT 2143 01:20:20,916 --> 01:20:24,653 WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE 2144 01:20:24,653 --> 01:20:26,221 INTERESTING, CONTROVERSIAL 2145 01:20:26,221 --> 01:20:28,423 MAYBE, WITH MANY AMENDMENTS. THE 2146 01:20:28,423 --> 01:20:30,525 EXPERIENCE OF THAT WAS SUCH THAT 2147 01:20:30,525 --> 01:20:33,094 TO INCLUDE AMENDMENTS COMING AT 2148 01:20:33,094 --> 01:20:35,530 FULL COUNCIL. AND I'VE BEEN ONE 2149 01:20:35,530 --> 01:20:36,965 TO, AGAIN, FROM A PERSONAL GOOD 2150 01:20:36,965 --> 01:20:38,433 GOVERNANCE POINT OF VIEW, WE 2151 01:20:38,433 --> 01:20:40,035 SHOULD BE WORKING ALL THESE 2152 01:20:40,035 --> 01:20:41,970 PIECES IN COMMITTEE. FOR ONE 2153 01:20:41,970 --> 01:20:43,872 THING, IT GAINS GREATER TIME, 2154 01:20:43,872 --> 01:20:45,340 GOING BACK TO AN EARLIER POINT, 2155 01:20:45,340 --> 01:20:48,643 TO HAVE AN ISSUE BE RAISED AND 2156 01:20:48,643 --> 01:20:50,045 WORKED BY THE COMMITTEE TO 2157 01:20:50,045 --> 01:20:51,413 INCLUDE MAYBE HAVING MEMBERS OF 2158 01:20:51,413 --> 01:20:52,280 THE EXECUTIVE OR THE CITY 2159 01:20:52,280 --> 01:20:54,749 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, IN THE CASE 2160 01:20:54,749 --> 01:20:56,251 OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OR OTHER 2161 01:20:56,251 --> 01:20:57,219 DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES TO 2162 01:20:57,219 --> 01:21:01,289 WORK THESE ISSUES AND TO WORK 2163 01:21:01,289 --> 01:21:02,224 THEM FULLY. THOSE OPPORTUNITIES 2164 01:21:02,224 --> 01:21:07,329 DON'T REALLY HAPPEN WHEN 2165 01:21:07,329 --> 01:21:08,096 AMENDMENTS COME TO FULL COUNCIL. 2166 01:21:08,096 --> 01:21:09,931 THE POINT HERE, TO GET TO THE 2167 01:21:09,931 --> 01:21:13,268 BEST PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT 2168 01:21:13,268 --> 01:21:17,072 WE CAN HAVE. I NOTED THIS, YOU 2169 01:21:17,072 --> 01:21:18,840 KNOW, JUST RECENTLY WITH THE 2170 01:21:18,840 --> 01:21:19,708 DEPARTURE OF COUNCILMEMBER 2171 01:21:19,708 --> 01:21:20,275 MOORE. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE 2172 01:21:20,275 --> 01:21:22,110 BROUGHT A LOT OF AMENDMENTS, 2173 01:21:22,110 --> 01:21:24,246 VERY THOUGHTFUL, AND WAS GREAT 2174 01:21:24,246 --> 01:21:27,315 TO WORK THEM THROUGH COMMITTEE. 2175 01:21:27,315 --> 01:21:28,917 I KNOW OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS 2176 01:21:28,917 --> 01:21:31,286 HAVE POSITIONS BASED ON THEIR 2177 01:21:31,286 --> 01:21:32,554 PERSPECTIVE WHATEVER THE TOPIC 2178 01:21:32,554 --> 01:21:37,125 IS THAT COULD BE WORK DURING THE 2179 01:21:37,125 --> 01:21:37,726 COURSE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS. 2180 01:21:37,726 --> 01:21:41,196 THIS IS THE VENUE WHERE IT COULD 2181 01:21:41,196 --> 01:21:43,765 BE DONE SO. AS CHAIR OF THE 2182 01:21:43,765 --> 01:21:46,434 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, I'M 2183 01:21:46,434 --> 01:21:47,869 HAPPY TO WORK WITH NON-COMMITTEE 2184 01:21:47,869 --> 01:21:50,839 MEMBERS, TO WORK THIS, YOU KNOW, 2185 01:21:50,839 --> 01:21:51,806 IN TERMS OF SPONSORSHIPS. BUT I 2186 01:21:51,806 --> 01:21:55,443 THINK FROM POINT OF VIEW FOR THE 2187 01:21:55,443 --> 01:21:57,045 COUNCIL OVERALL, AND TO WORK THE 2188 01:21:57,045 --> 01:21:59,581 PIECES MORE FULLY IS TO DO IT 2189 01:21:59,581 --> 01:22:02,250 WITH THIS AMENDMENT THAT WE HAVE 2190 01:22:02,250 --> 01:22:03,285 HERE IN AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. SO 2191 01:22:03,285 --> 01:22:04,219 COUNCIL PRESIDENT WITH THAT AND 2192 01:22:04,219 --> 01:22:06,788 FOR OUR COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE 2193 01:22:06,788 --> 01:22:08,423 COMMITTEE, I RECOMMEND, AND I 2194 01:22:08,423 --> 01:22:11,726 ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS, 2195 01:22:11,726 --> 01:22:15,830 THIS AMENDMENT, SO THANK YOU. 2196 01:22:15,830 --> 01:22:18,600 >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO I WANT 2197 01:22:18,600 --> 01:22:25,073 TO TALK ABOUT HOW OUR AMENDMENT 2198 01:22:25,073 --> 01:22:30,011 PROCESS -- HOW OUR AMENDMENT 2199 01:22:30,011 --> 01:22:32,180 PROCESS HELPS TO INFORM OR 2200 01:22:32,180 --> 01:22:32,847 INHIBITS INFORMATION BEING 2201 01:22:32,847 --> 01:22:34,282 PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC. AND I 2202 01:22:34,282 --> 01:22:36,318 HAVE TO SAY WHEN I WAS 2203 01:22:36,318 --> 01:22:38,553 CONSIDERING THE PRIOR AMENDMENT 2204 01:22:38,553 --> 01:22:41,323 WHEN IT WAS FIRST PRESENTED TO 2205 01:22:41,323 --> 01:22:43,091 ME, THERE WAS A BALANCE BETWEEN 2206 01:22:43,091 --> 01:22:46,328 WANTING TO MAKE SURE AMENDMENTS 2207 01:22:46,328 --> 01:22:48,430 WERE VETTED PROPERLY BY CENTRAL 2208 01:22:48,430 --> 01:22:51,499 STAFF AND LAW BEFORE THEY WERE 2209 01:22:51,499 --> 01:22:54,536 OFFERED TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR 2210 01:22:54,536 --> 01:22:58,707 TO FULL COUNCIL. AND THERE WAS 2211 01:22:58,707 --> 01:23:00,442 ALSO THE BENEFIT OF HAVING 2212 01:23:00,442 --> 01:23:01,009 AMENDMENTS PRESENTED AND 2213 01:23:01,009 --> 01:23:03,812 AVAILABLE FOR VIEW BY THE 2214 01:23:03,812 --> 01:23:05,880 PUBLIC. THAT ADDS TO, SO WITH 2215 01:23:05,880 --> 01:23:08,616 THE PRIOR AMENDMENT, THE BENEFIT 2216 01:23:08,616 --> 01:23:14,622 OF TRANSPARENCY DOES WEIGH IN 2217 01:23:14,622 --> 01:23:16,191 FAVOR OF PROVIDING FOR A 24-HOUR 2218 01:23:16,191 --> 01:23:17,559 RULE THAT AMENDMENTS HAVE TO BE 2219 01:23:17,559 --> 01:23:18,827 PUT FORWARD, OR YOU HAVE TO DO 2220 01:23:18,827 --> 01:23:22,464 THE WORK AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO 2221 01:23:22,464 --> 01:23:24,366 CONVINCE OTHER PEOPLE THERE 2222 01:23:24,366 --> 01:23:26,668 SHOULD BE AN EXCEPTION TO BE 2223 01:23:26,668 --> 01:23:31,473 MADE. BUT THIS ONE, I HAVE A 2224 01:23:31,473 --> 01:23:32,107 STRONGER FEELING OF OPPOSITION 2225 01:23:32,107 --> 01:23:37,512 TO BECAUSE WE HAVE A COMMITTEE 2226 01:23:37,512 --> 01:23:38,380 STRUCTURE FOR A REASON. MOST 2227 01:23:38,380 --> 01:23:43,918 COUNCIL MEMBERS REALLY COMMIT TO 2228 01:23:43,918 --> 01:23:46,488 A TWO-COUNCIL MEETING PROCESS TO 2229 01:23:46,488 --> 01:23:48,790 DISCUSS THE PIECES OF 2230 01:23:48,790 --> 01:23:50,892 LEGISLATION. SO THERE IS USUALLY 2231 01:23:50,892 --> 01:23:51,893 A DISCUSSION, A PRESENTATION, A 2232 01:23:51,893 --> 01:23:54,129 DISCUSSION IN THE FIRST MEETING, 2233 01:23:54,129 --> 01:23:57,499 THEN THE SECOND COMMITTEE 2234 01:23:57,499 --> 01:24:00,201 MEETING IS MORE DISCUSSION. AND 2235 01:24:00,201 --> 01:24:01,336 THEN A VOTE. WITH COMPLEX 2236 01:24:01,336 --> 01:24:04,773 LEGISLATION, I JUST REMEMBER, 2237 01:24:04,773 --> 01:24:06,775 FOR EXAMPLE, THE DEACTIVATION 2238 01:24:06,775 --> 01:24:09,377 LEGISLATION IN 2023. SOME OF THE 2239 01:24:09,377 --> 01:24:10,111 OTHER COMPLICATED PIECES OF 2240 01:24:10,111 --> 01:24:12,113 LEGISLATION, MY FIRST COUPLE OF 2241 01:24:12,113 --> 01:24:13,348 YEARS. THERE WERE SEVERAL 2242 01:24:13,348 --> 01:24:14,849 MEETINGS OVER THE COURSE OF 2243 01:24:14,849 --> 01:24:17,419 WEEKS AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS, IN 2244 01:24:17,419 --> 01:24:22,157 FACT. ONE OF MY CONCERNS ABOUT 2245 01:24:22,157 --> 01:24:23,992 THIS IS THAT THERE IS -- THAT 2246 01:24:23,992 --> 01:24:26,561 THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE 2247 01:24:26,561 --> 01:24:31,433 HAVE BEEN AT THESE DISCUSSIONS, 2248 01:24:31,433 --> 01:24:32,767 PRESUMABLY, PREVIOUS 2249 01:24:32,767 --> 01:24:34,202 DISCUSSIONS. AND SO THEY WILL BE 2250 01:24:34,202 --> 01:24:36,171 -- WHEN SOMEBODY, A COMMITTEE 2251 01:24:36,171 --> 01:24:37,906 MEMBER IS NOT ON THE COMMITTEE, 2252 01:24:37,906 --> 01:24:39,340 ASKS FOR SOMEONE ON THE 2253 01:24:39,340 --> 01:24:41,476 COMMITTEE TO SPONSOR A PIECE OF 2254 01:24:41,476 --> 01:24:43,011 LEGISLATION, THEN IT'S SORT OF 2255 01:24:43,011 --> 01:24:45,380 ON THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WHO IS 2256 01:24:45,380 --> 01:24:45,980 SPONSORING AN AMENDMENT FROM 2257 01:24:45,980 --> 01:24:47,816 SOMEONE WHO IS NOT ON THE 2258 01:24:47,816 --> 01:24:48,783 COMMITTEE TO WEIGH WHETHER OR 2259 01:24:48,783 --> 01:24:53,621 NOT THE PERSON WHO IS ACTUALLY 2260 01:24:53,621 --> 01:24:55,590 PUTTING FORWARD THE AMENDMENT 2261 01:24:55,590 --> 01:25:00,495 UNDERSTANDS THE COMPLEXITY OF 2262 01:25:00,495 --> 01:25:04,165 THE LEGISLATION. AND SO THERE IS 2263 01:25:04,165 --> 01:25:07,602 NO -- THERE IS MORE OF -- MORE 2264 01:25:07,602 --> 01:25:08,169 SECURITY THAT THE COMMITTEE 2265 01:25:08,169 --> 01:25:11,172 MEMBER HAS BEEN AT THE PREVIOUS 2266 01:25:11,172 --> 01:25:13,174 DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION, AND 2267 01:25:13,174 --> 01:25:16,711 UNDERSTANDS THE NUANCES, AND CAN 2268 01:25:16,711 --> 01:25:17,345 FORESEE THE POTENTIAL UNATTENDED 2269 01:25:17,345 --> 01:25:18,046 CONSEQUENCE OF A PARTICULAR 2270 01:25:18,046 --> 01:25:18,580 AMENDMENT THAT'S BEEN 2271 01:25:18,580 --> 01:25:20,815 PROFFEREDDED BY A MEMBER THAT IS 2272 01:25:20,815 --> 01:25:23,351 NOT ON THE COMMITTEE. SO THAT IS 2273 01:25:23,351 --> 01:25:25,587 WHY I AM GOING TO -- THAT I AM, 2274 01:25:25,587 --> 01:25:31,659 THAT I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS JUST 2275 01:25:31,659 --> 01:25:34,128 BECAUSE I FEEL IT'S -- IT IS 2276 01:25:34,128 --> 01:25:37,165 THE JUDGMENT OF A EXIT HAD TEE 2277 01:25:37,165 --> 01:25:38,266 MEMBER TO SPONSOR, TO ACTUALLY, 2278 01:25:38,266 --> 01:25:43,137 YOU KNOW, KIND OF PUT THEIR NAME 2279 01:25:43,137 --> 01:25:45,140 ON IT TO BE THE STEWART OF AN 2280 01:25:45,140 --> 01:25:48,543 AMENDMENT OF SOMEONE NOT ON THE 2281 01:25:48,543 --> 01:25:49,744 COMMITTEE. THE EDUCATION TO THE 2282 01:25:49,744 --> 01:25:50,411 NON-COMMITTEE MEMBER OF CERTAIN 2283 01:25:50,411 --> 01:25:53,515 THINGS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN 2284 01:25:53,515 --> 01:25:56,251 CONSIDERED WHEN DRAFTING THIS, 2285 01:25:56,251 --> 01:25:57,619 THE AMENDMENT AND PUTTING IT 2286 01:25:57,619 --> 01:26:00,255 FORWARD. SO IT'S SIMPLY BECAUSE 2287 01:26:00,255 --> 01:26:01,589 WE HAVE A COMMITTEE STRUCTURE 2288 01:26:01,589 --> 01:26:06,561 FOR A REASON, THAT'S BECAUSE WE 2289 01:26:06,561 --> 01:26:07,328 HAVE MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS 2290 01:26:07,328 --> 01:26:08,096 ABOUT LEGISLATION. I WOULD BE 2291 01:26:08,096 --> 01:26:08,930 CONCERNED ABOUT, EVEN THOUGH 2292 01:26:08,930 --> 01:26:11,799 THIS AMENDMENT MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN 2293 01:26:11,799 --> 01:26:13,434 THE THUMBS UP, THE THUMBS UP 2294 01:26:13,434 --> 01:26:15,737 FROM LAW AND CENTRAL STAFF, 2295 01:26:15,737 --> 01:26:16,671 THERE'S SOME OTHER INTRICACIES 2296 01:26:16,671 --> 01:26:19,507 AND NUANCES WITH OTHER 2297 01:26:19,507 --> 01:26:20,175 COMPONENTS OF THE LEGISLATION, 2298 01:26:20,175 --> 01:26:25,280 PERHAPS THAT WOULD MAKE IT 2299 01:26:25,280 --> 01:26:29,384 PROBLEMATIC. BUT I DO GET, I DO 2300 01:26:29,384 --> 01:26:30,151 COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHERE 2301 01:26:30,151 --> 01:26:34,789 YOU'RE COMING FROM IN OFFERING 2302 01:26:34,789 --> 01:26:35,924 THIS. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 2303 01:26:35,924 --> 01:26:39,160 >> THANK YOU. I'M WONDERING, 2304 01:26:39,160 --> 01:26:41,563 EMILIA, DO YOU HAVE HISTORICAL 2305 01:26:41,563 --> 01:26:43,398 CONTEXT ON WHY CURRENTLY IT IS, 2306 01:26:43,398 --> 01:26:44,799 YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE SPONSOR 2307 01:26:44,799 --> 01:26:47,535 IT? I MEAN, I CAN THINK OF GOOD 2308 01:26:47,535 --> 01:26:52,140 REASONS WHY, BUT I'M WONDERING 2309 01:26:52,140 --> 01:26:54,709 HISTORICALLY. YOU'VE BEEN HERE 2310 01:26:54,709 --> 01:26:55,176 THE LONGEST, EMILIA. 2311 01:26:55,176 --> 01:27:00,315 >> THE LONGEST, BUT NOT THE MOST 2312 01:27:00,315 --> 01:27:01,616 KNOWLEDGEABLE. SO IN THE PAST, 2313 01:27:01,616 --> 01:27:03,484 WE USED TO HAVE ALL MEMBERS WHO 2314 01:27:03,484 --> 01:27:04,719 WERE WILLING TO ATTEND A MEETING 2315 01:27:04,719 --> 01:27:06,621 AND THEN CAN ATTEST TO THIS 2316 01:27:06,621 --> 01:27:07,789 PRACTICE, WHERE ALL COUNCIL 2317 01:27:07,789 --> 01:27:09,624 MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO ATTEND ALL 2318 01:27:09,624 --> 01:27:12,894 COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND VOTE AT 2319 01:27:12,894 --> 01:27:13,595 ALL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. NOW 2320 01:27:13,595 --> 01:27:14,429 MEMBERS THAT ARE OFFICIALLY A 2321 01:27:14,429 --> 01:27:17,031 MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE CAN 2322 01:27:17,031 --> 01:27:17,599 PARTICIPATE AT THAT LEVEL. 2323 01:27:17,599 --> 01:27:18,633 THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN 2324 01:27:18,633 --> 01:27:21,035 MOVE A MOTION, SECOND A MOTION, 2325 01:27:21,035 --> 01:27:26,541 AND VOTE ON MOTIONS. AND SO THIS 2326 01:27:26,541 --> 01:27:27,275 PROPOSAL HERE IS STILL RETAINING 2327 01:27:27,275 --> 01:27:29,410 THAT. BUT WHAT IT'S ALLOWING IS 2328 01:27:29,410 --> 01:27:31,012 THE MEMBERS TO ASK A QUESTION, 2329 01:27:31,012 --> 01:27:32,413 WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MOVE THIS 2330 01:27:32,413 --> 01:27:34,182 AMENDMENT. IF THERE IS NOT A 2331 01:27:34,182 --> 01:27:39,687 COUNCIL MEMBER'S NAME LISTED 2332 01:27:39,687 --> 01:27:41,856 THERE AS A SPONSOR. 2333 01:27:41,856 --> 01:27:46,694 >> THERE'S A REAL DISTINCTION 2334 01:27:46,694 --> 01:27:47,261 HERE BETWEEN SPONSORSHIP. 2335 01:27:47,261 --> 01:27:47,929 SPONSORSHIP IS SOLELY SOMETHING 2336 01:27:47,929 --> 01:27:51,866 A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE CAN 2337 01:27:51,866 --> 01:27:53,234 DO. SO WHAT THIS ALLOWS THERE 2338 01:27:53,234 --> 01:27:56,004 WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE -- SO A 2339 01:27:56,004 --> 01:27:58,006 NON-MEMBER, THEY MIGHT WANT TO 2340 01:27:58,006 --> 01:27:59,374 USE THE VERB SPONSOR, BUT THEY 2341 01:27:59,374 --> 01:28:04,078 CAN ONLY USE IT WITH A SMALL S. 2342 01:28:04,078 --> 01:28:06,347 IT'S NOT A FORMAL LEGISLATIVE 2343 01:28:06,347 --> 01:28:07,348 SPONSORSHIP. THEY WOULD BE THE 2344 01:28:07,348 --> 01:28:09,784 AUTHOR OF THE AMENDMENT, AND 2345 01:28:09,784 --> 01:28:10,985 WOULD BE INCUMBENT, INCUMBENT IS 2346 01:28:10,985 --> 01:28:14,322 THE WRONG WORD. IT WOULD TEN BE 2347 01:28:14,322 --> 01:28:15,423 UP TO THE COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE 2348 01:28:15,423 --> 01:28:16,591 MEMBERS, TO DETERMINE WHETHER 2349 01:28:16,591 --> 01:28:18,059 THERE WAS ONE OF THEM, AT LEAST 2350 01:28:18,059 --> 01:28:18,993 WHO WAS WILLING TO MOVE IT, AND 2351 01:28:18,993 --> 01:28:21,863 ANOTHER WHO WAS WILLING TO 2352 01:28:21,863 --> 01:28:23,498 SECOND IT. AS EMILIA HAS 2353 01:28:23,498 --> 01:28:24,866 DESCRIBED, THOSE ARE ACTIONS 2354 01:28:24,866 --> 01:28:27,301 THAT ARE RESTRICTED TO COUNCIL 2355 01:28:27,301 --> 01:28:27,735 MEMBERS THEMSELVES. 2356 01:28:27,735 --> 01:28:33,107 >> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY 2357 01:28:33,107 --> 01:28:33,374 COMMENTS? 2358 01:28:33,374 --> 01:28:36,744 >> I DO. SO WHAT ARE WE SOLVING? 2359 01:28:36,744 --> 01:28:39,380 YOU STILL NEED TO HAVE THEN IT 2360 01:28:39,380 --> 01:28:40,915 SOUNDS LIKE A COMMITTEE MEMBER 2361 01:28:40,915 --> 01:28:43,084 BE WILLING TO TAKE IT UP? YOU'RE 2362 01:28:43,084 --> 01:28:44,319 JUST SAYING THEY DON'T WANT 2363 01:28:44,319 --> 01:28:45,920 THEIR NAME ON IT? AS A SPONSOR, 2364 01:28:45,920 --> 01:28:48,022 YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR NAME ON IT. 2365 01:28:48,022 --> 01:28:50,158 IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SOLVING FOR? 2366 01:28:50,158 --> 01:28:50,491 SORRY, BEN. 2367 01:28:50,491 --> 01:28:52,694 >> JUST SO I'M CLEAR ABOUT 2368 01:28:52,694 --> 01:28:53,695 THIS. THIS WAS NOT BROUGHT 2369 01:28:53,695 --> 01:28:59,333 FORWARD IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING A 2370 01:28:59,333 --> 01:28:59,967 STAFF CONCERN ABOUT PROCESSING 2371 01:28:59,967 --> 01:29:01,569 AMENDMENTS, BUT RATHER I SENSE 2372 01:29:01,569 --> 01:29:03,137 THE COUNCIL ITSELF HAD CONCERNS 2373 01:29:03,137 --> 01:29:04,772 ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIVE 2374 01:29:04,772 --> 01:29:05,373 AMENDMENTS THAT WERE BEING 2375 01:29:05,373 --> 01:29:07,575 CONSIDERED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 2376 01:29:07,575 --> 01:29:09,410 FULL COUNCIL, AND THAT GIVEN THE 2377 01:29:09,410 --> 01:29:12,480 RULES OF FULL COUNCIL, THERE 2378 01:29:12,480 --> 01:29:14,282 ISN'T AN OPPORTUNITY 2379 01:29:14,282 --> 01:29:15,016 NECESSARILY FOR FULL DIALOGUE. 2380 01:29:15,016 --> 01:29:16,484 AND THE IDEA, AGAIN, THAT YOU 2381 01:29:16,484 --> 01:29:19,821 WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING 2382 01:29:19,821 --> 01:29:20,755 AMENDMENTS. SO A NON-MEMBER 2383 01:29:20,755 --> 01:29:21,656 CURRENTLY ONLY WITHOUT A SPONSOR 2384 01:29:21,656 --> 01:29:23,691 HAS THE OPTION OF BRINGING IT TO 2385 01:29:23,691 --> 01:29:24,926 FULL COUNCIL. THE NOTION IS 2386 01:29:24,926 --> 01:29:26,861 THERE COULD BE MORE AMENDMENTS 2387 01:29:26,861 --> 01:29:27,862 CONSIDERED IN THE COMMITTEE 2388 01:29:27,862 --> 01:29:30,465 ENVIRONMENT, SO THE FULL COUNCIL 2389 01:29:30,465 --> 01:29:33,835 WOULD NOT BE BURDENED WITH -- 2390 01:29:33,835 --> 01:29:34,368 WITH THOSE DISCUSSIONS. 2391 01:29:34,368 --> 01:29:35,303 >> DIRECTOR NOBLE? 2392 01:29:35,303 --> 01:29:40,141 >> THAT'S REALLY ALL IT WAS. 2393 01:29:40,141 --> 01:29:41,175 >> SORRY. CAN I? 2394 01:29:41,175 --> 01:29:44,545 >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR IT 2395 01:29:44,545 --> 01:29:46,848 IS CLEAR THIS IS -- I BELIEVE 2396 01:29:46,848 --> 01:29:49,484 THIS IS AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD 2397 01:29:49,484 --> 01:29:52,153 BENEFIT CENTRAL STAFF FOR THE 2398 01:29:52,153 --> 01:29:53,421 REASONS IT WOULD PERHAPS -- IT 2399 01:29:53,421 --> 01:29:56,691 DRIVES MORE OF THE WORK INTO THE 2400 01:29:56,691 --> 01:29:57,525 COMMITTEES INSTEAD OF HAVING 2401 01:29:57,525 --> 01:30:02,363 AMENDMENTS COME UP AT FULL 2402 01:30:02,363 --> 01:30:05,366 COUNCIL. I FULLY SUPPORT THAT. I 2403 01:30:05,366 --> 01:30:07,268 FULLY SUPPORT THAT EFFORT. 2404 01:30:07,268 --> 01:30:08,069 BECAUSE LAST MINUTE AMENDMENTS, 2405 01:30:08,069 --> 01:30:12,039 WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH A FULL 2406 01:30:12,039 --> 01:30:14,509 COUNCIL VOTE, WHEN CENTRAL STAFF 2407 01:30:14,509 --> 01:30:15,977 IS NOT, IS NOT AVAILABLE 2408 01:30:15,977 --> 01:30:18,212 NECESSARILY TO GO THROUGH A BIG 2409 01:30:18,212 --> 01:30:19,547 LONG EXPLANATION ABOUT THE 2410 01:30:19,547 --> 01:30:20,715 IMPACTS OF A PARTICULAR 2411 01:30:20,715 --> 01:30:23,751 AMENDMENT. THAT LEADS TO BAD 2412 01:30:23,751 --> 01:30:28,956 POLICY, AT THE SAME TIME, THERE 2413 01:30:28,956 --> 01:30:31,125 ARE ALSO, THEN I WOULD SAY ONE 2414 01:30:31,125 --> 01:30:32,760 WOULD HOPE ALSO AMENDMENTS ARE 2415 01:30:32,760 --> 01:30:35,696 PROFFERED WITH THE BENEFIT OF 2416 01:30:35,696 --> 01:30:36,831 MANY MEETINGS OR MULTIPLE 2417 01:30:36,831 --> 01:30:38,332 MEETINGS OF LEGISLATION. SO I 2418 01:30:38,332 --> 01:30:41,335 SEE BOTH SIDES, AND I CAN SEE 2419 01:30:41,335 --> 01:30:48,443 THE BENEFIT OF THIS. I ALSO AM 2420 01:30:48,443 --> 01:30:50,111 CONCERNED THAT THE -- YOU HAVE 2421 01:30:50,111 --> 01:30:52,013 TO BE -- THE CONVERSATION THAT 2422 01:30:52,013 --> 01:30:53,915 PROCEEDS THE MEETING WHERE THE 2423 01:30:53,915 --> 01:30:55,049 ACTUAL VOTE TAKES PLACE IS 2424 01:30:55,049 --> 01:30:57,218 OFTENTIMES THE MOST IMPORTANT 2425 01:30:57,218 --> 01:30:59,887 BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE GET THE 2426 01:30:59,887 --> 01:31:01,122 FULL EXPLANATION FROM CENTRAL 2427 01:31:01,122 --> 01:31:09,664 STAFF, AND CAN HAVE THE MOST 2428 01:31:09,664 --> 01:31:12,133 RICH MEETINGS AMONG COUNCIL 2429 01:31:12,133 --> 01:31:14,001 MEMBERS. ANY -- OKAY. GO AHEAD. 2430 01:31:14,001 --> 01:31:16,838 >> THAT IS THE REASON. 2431 01:31:16,838 --> 01:31:17,572 >> RIGHT. 2432 01:31:17,572 --> 01:31:20,575 >> AGAIN, FOR ME, I'M DRIVEN BY 2433 01:31:20,575 --> 01:31:26,013 MY EXPERIENCE. I DON'T HAVE THE 2434 01:31:26,013 --> 01:31:27,715 LONG HISTORY OF ELECTED SERVICE. 2435 01:31:27,715 --> 01:31:31,619 BUT BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE OF 2436 01:31:31,619 --> 01:31:33,788 THE LAST OF THE TERMS SO FAR, 2437 01:31:33,788 --> 01:31:36,991 AND THE DESIRE TO WORK THESE 2438 01:31:36,991 --> 01:31:40,995 ISSUES. BECAUSE I WELCOME EVEN 2439 01:31:40,995 --> 01:31:43,664 THE HARD AMENDMENTS. I SAID THAT 2440 01:31:43,664 --> 01:31:45,666 AT COMMITTEE WHEN COUNCILMEMBER 2441 01:31:45,666 --> 01:31:46,300 MOORE LEFT. SHE WORKED 2442 01:31:46,300 --> 01:31:50,271 AMENDMENTS HARD, AND SHE BROUGHT 2443 01:31:50,271 --> 01:31:51,239 IN VERY THOUGHTFUL AMENDMENTS. 2444 01:31:51,239 --> 01:31:53,040 YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM I WAS IN 2445 01:31:53,040 --> 01:31:54,942 AGREEMENT WITH AND SOME OF THEM 2446 01:31:54,942 --> 01:31:56,444 I WEREN'T. BUT HAVING THEM 2447 01:31:56,444 --> 01:31:57,979 ENGAGED IN COMMITTEE, IN MY MIND 2448 01:31:57,979 --> 01:32:00,314 IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN TRYING TO 2449 01:32:00,314 --> 01:32:02,583 DO IT WITH A FULL COUNCIL. THE 2450 01:32:02,583 --> 01:32:07,521 ABILITY TO GO BACK AND FORTH 2451 01:32:07,521 --> 01:32:08,856 ENGAGE IS LIMITED. THAT IS THE 2452 01:32:08,856 --> 01:32:12,894 REASON BEHIND THIS AMENDMENT 2453 01:32:12,894 --> 01:32:15,396 SOLELY OR MAINLY. YOU KNOW, SO A 2454 01:32:15,396 --> 01:32:17,131 PART OF ME, THIS FALLS UNDER THE 2455 01:32:17,131 --> 01:32:19,300 GOOD GOVERNANCE PIECE, BUT I 2456 01:32:19,300 --> 01:32:20,368 RECOGNIZE THE POINTS YOU'RE 2457 01:32:20,368 --> 01:32:22,169 MAKING. JUST LIKE I SAID BEFORE, 2458 01:32:22,169 --> 01:32:25,006 YOU KNOW, THE VALID POINTS, FAIR 2459 01:32:25,006 --> 01:32:26,240 POINTS, THIS IS JUST ME, AND 2460 01:32:26,240 --> 01:32:28,676 THIS IS THE REASON BEHIND THE 2461 01:32:28,676 --> 01:32:32,380 TWO AMENDMENTS, IN THIS CASE, 2462 01:32:32,380 --> 01:32:33,981 THE SECOND AMENDMENT, AMENDMENT 2463 01:32:33,981 --> 01:32:34,181 TWO. 2464 01:32:34,181 --> 01:32:36,050 >> GOT IT. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, 2465 01:32:36,050 --> 01:32:36,517 QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, 2466 01:32:36,517 --> 01:32:37,952 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 2467 01:32:37,952 --> 01:32:41,822 >> I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM 2468 01:32:41,822 --> 01:32:42,623 THIS, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, ONLY 2469 01:32:42,623 --> 01:32:45,893 BECAUSE I DID NOT RECEIVE THIS 2470 01:32:45,893 --> 01:32:49,130 AHEAD OF TIME. SO I HAVE MORE 2471 01:32:49,130 --> 01:32:50,831 QUESTIONS, BUT I WILL JUST 2472 01:32:50,831 --> 01:32:53,000 ABSTAIN, AND THAT WAY WE CAN 2473 01:32:53,000 --> 01:32:54,535 PROCEED WITH THE VOTE. BUT 2474 01:32:54,535 --> 01:32:56,437 AGAIN, LIKE THE LAST TIME, THIS 2475 01:32:56,437 --> 01:32:59,941 IS IN NO WAY -- I HEAR WHERE 2476 01:32:59,941 --> 01:33:05,613 YOU'RE COMING FROM, AND I 2477 01:33:05,613 --> 01:33:06,247 APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS, 2478 01:33:06,247 --> 01:33:08,149 ALWAYS, TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE 2479 01:33:08,149 --> 01:33:09,083 DOING THE GOOD GOVERNANCE 2480 01:33:09,083 --> 01:33:18,426 PIECES, AND SOMETIMES WE MAY SEE 2481 01:33:18,426 --> 01:33:19,594 THINGS DIFFERENTLY. BUT THANK 2482 01:33:19,594 --> 01:33:19,794 YOU. 2483 01:33:19,794 --> 01:33:23,397 >> OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY 2484 01:33:23,397 --> 01:33:27,034 OTHER HANDS RAISED. WILL THE 2485 01:33:27,034 --> 01:33:34,208 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? JUST 2486 01:33:34,208 --> 01:33:44,685 A SECOND HERE. I'M THINKING. 2487 01:33:44,685 --> 01:33:49,290 OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL 2488 01:33:49,290 --> 01:33:51,158 THE ROLL ON THE RECOMMENDATION, 2489 01:33:51,158 --> 01:33:56,831 WELL, ON AMENDMENT B, PLEASE, 2490 01:33:56,831 --> 01:33:57,999 AMENDMENT TWO, EXCUSE ME. DID 2491 01:33:57,999 --> 01:34:02,770 YOU MOVE IT? WE ALREADY MOVED 2492 01:34:02,770 --> 01:34:02,937 IT. 2493 01:34:02,937 --> 01:34:07,074 >> MY APOLOGIES. COUNCILMEMBER 2494 01:34:07,074 --> 01:34:07,308 RIVERA? 2495 01:34:07,308 --> 01:34:07,942 >> ABSTAIN. 2496 01:34:07,942 --> 01:34:10,544 >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? 2497 01:34:10,544 --> 01:34:11,212 >> NO. 2498 01:34:11,212 --> 01:34:12,546 >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? 2499 01:34:12,546 --> 01:34:13,047 >> ABSTAIN. 2500 01:34:13,047 --> 01:34:14,749 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 2501 01:34:14,749 --> 01:34:15,416 >> AYE. 2502 01:34:15,416 --> 01:34:16,217 >> CHAIR NELSON? 2503 01:34:16,217 --> 01:34:16,450 >> NO. 2504 01:34:16,450 --> 01:34:23,924 >> ONE IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED, 2505 01:34:23,924 --> 01:34:24,892 TWO ABSTAIN. 2506 01:34:24,892 --> 01:34:25,926 >> OKAY. THE AMENDMENT FAILS. 2507 01:34:25,926 --> 01:34:27,294 ARE THERE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS 2508 01:34:27,294 --> 01:34:32,967 OR COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION AS 2509 01:34:32,967 --> 01:34:35,569 AMENDED? HEARING NONE, WILL THE 2510 01:34:35,569 --> 01:34:39,073 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 2511 01:34:39,073 --> 01:34:40,474 THE RECOMMENDATION THAT 2512 01:34:40,474 --> 01:34:43,444 RESOLUTION 32173 BE ADOPTED AS 2513 01:34:43,444 --> 01:34:43,711 AMENDED. 2514 01:34:43,711 --> 01:34:44,311 >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 2515 01:34:44,311 --> 01:34:45,146 >> AYE. 2516 01:34:45,146 --> 01:34:46,080 >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? 2517 01:34:46,080 --> 01:34:46,781 >> AYE. 2518 01:34:46,781 --> 01:34:47,882 >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? 2519 01:34:47,882 --> 01:34:48,215 >> YES. 2520 01:34:48,215 --> 01:34:49,183 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 2521 01:34:49,183 --> 01:34:49,750 >> AYE. 2522 01:34:49,750 --> 01:34:50,284 >> CHAIR NELSON? 2523 01:34:50,284 --> 01:34:50,518 >> AYE. 2524 01:34:50,518 --> 01:34:53,521 >> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. 2525 01:34:53,521 --> 01:34:55,890 >> THE MOTION CARRIES, AND THE 2526 01:34:55,890 --> 01:34:57,858 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE 2527 01:34:57,858 --> 01:35:01,629 SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. ALL 2528 01:35:01,629 --> 01:35:03,197 RIGHT. THERE WE GO. AS I 2529 01:35:03,197 --> 01:35:04,065 MENTIONED EARLIER, I'M PROPOSING 2530 01:35:04,065 --> 01:35:05,599 SENDING THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT 2531 01:35:05,599 --> 01:35:07,501 CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 2532 01:35:07,501 --> 01:35:09,937 29th. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS 2533 01:35:09,937 --> 01:35:11,238 WOULD DIFFER FROM PREVIOUS 2534 01:35:11,238 --> 01:35:12,573 COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL RULES, 2535 01:35:12,573 --> 01:35:13,874 INCLUDING THE SCHEDULED MEMO, 2536 01:35:13,874 --> 01:35:15,142 WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED IN MARCH 2537 01:35:15,142 --> 01:35:18,179 AND HAD LISTED AUGUST 5 AS THE 2538 01:35:18,179 --> 01:35:19,914 INTENDED DATE FOR FULL COUNCIL 2539 01:35:19,914 --> 01:35:20,748 CONSIDERATION. A LOT, HOWEVER, 2540 01:35:20,748 --> 01:35:21,982 HAS BEEN ADDED TO OUR PLATE 2541 01:35:21,982 --> 01:35:23,818 SINCE THEN, SO I HOPE YOU CAN 2542 01:35:23,818 --> 01:35:27,755 AGREE WITH MY EFFORTS TO SPREAD 2543 01:35:27,755 --> 01:35:30,057 OUT THE AGENDA ITEMS, SO IT DOES 2544 01:35:30,057 --> 01:35:31,392 NOT FALL HEAVILY ON ONE MEETING. 2545 01:35:31,392 --> 01:35:32,526 THIS REQUIRES THE SUSPENSION OF 2546 01:35:32,526 --> 01:35:35,229 OUR RULES SINCE IT IS CURRENTLY 2547 01:35:35,229 --> 01:35:36,630 AFTER 1:00 ON THURSDAY. SO IF 2548 01:35:36,630 --> 01:35:37,832 THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE RULES 2549 01:35:37,832 --> 01:35:39,600 WILL BE SUSPENDED TO SEND THIS 2550 01:35:39,600 --> 01:35:44,105 RESOLUTION TO THE JULY 29 CITY 2551 01:35:44,105 --> 01:35:45,539 COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING NO 2552 01:35:45,539 --> 01:35:46,440 OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE 2553 01:35:46,440 --> 01:35:47,441 SUSPENDED AND THE RESOLUTION 2554 01:35:47,441 --> 01:35:53,013 WILL BE SENT TO THE JULY 29 CITY 2555 01:35:53,013 --> 01:35:55,249 COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL 2556 01:35:55,249 --> 01:35:55,950 CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. YOU 2557 01:35:55,950 --> 01:35:59,687 KNOW, I JUST HAVE TO NOTE EVERY 2558 01:35:59,687 --> 01:36:02,823 TIME THAT RULES, THAT I'VE 2559 01:36:02,823 --> 01:36:03,824 LISTENED TO CONVERSATIONS ABOUT 2560 01:36:03,824 --> 01:36:06,427 THE RULES AND AFTER MY SECOND 2561 01:36:06,427 --> 01:36:09,730 YEAR HERE BEFORE, MAYBE IT WAS 2562 01:36:09,730 --> 01:36:14,568 MY FIRST YEAR. WHEN REALLY IT 2563 01:36:14,568 --> 01:36:16,270 SEEMS REALLY BUREAUCRATIC WHEN 2564 01:36:16,270 --> 01:36:17,238 THESE ARE DISCUSSED. THESE RULES 2565 01:36:17,238 --> 01:36:19,039 ARE THE END RESULTS OF MANY, 2566 01:36:19,039 --> 01:36:22,176 MANY, MANY WEEKS AND MONTHS OF 2567 01:36:22,176 --> 01:36:25,646 WORK ON BEHALF OF CENTRAL STAFF 2568 01:36:25,646 --> 01:36:27,314 AND OUR CLERKS. I JUST WANT TO 2569 01:36:27,314 --> 01:36:28,816 SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU, OF 2570 01:36:28,816 --> 01:36:30,885 ALL PEOPLE, KNOW WHAT IS WORKING 2571 01:36:30,885 --> 01:36:33,154 AND WHAT ISN'T ON COUNCIL 2572 01:36:33,154 --> 01:36:34,955 BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE HISTORICAL 2573 01:36:34,955 --> 01:36:37,491 PERSPECTIVE, AND YOU SEE HOW 2574 01:36:37,491 --> 01:36:38,993 THINGS GO DOWN BEHIND THE SCENES 2575 01:36:38,993 --> 01:36:44,398 WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO JUST 2576 01:36:44,398 --> 01:36:45,399 ADVANCE OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS. 2577 01:36:45,399 --> 01:36:46,467 SO I JUST RECOGNIZE IT'S 2578 01:36:46,467 --> 01:36:49,570 SOMETHING WE GO THROUGH EVERY 2579 01:36:49,570 --> 01:36:51,338 COUPLE OF YEARS. WHEN WE SIT UP 2580 01:36:51,338 --> 01:36:53,374 HERE AND ACTUALLY VOTE ON THESE 2581 01:36:53,374 --> 01:36:55,643 THINGS, IT JUST SEEMS KIND OF 2582 01:36:55,643 --> 01:36:57,211 BUREAUCRATIC. BUT HOW OFTEN HAVE 2583 01:36:57,211 --> 01:36:59,713 WE, AS INDIVIDUALS, GONE TO THE 2584 01:36:59,713 --> 01:37:01,482 BINDER OF OUR RULES TO SEE WHAT 2585 01:37:01,482 --> 01:37:02,383 WE SHOULD DO NEXT AND WHETHER OR 2586 01:37:02,383 --> 01:37:05,653 NOT SOMETHING IS LEGAL OR NOT, 2587 01:37:05,653 --> 01:37:09,990 RIGHT? OKAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO 2588 01:37:09,990 --> 01:37:11,025 NOTE THAT WAS IMPORTANT, AND WE 2589 01:37:11,025 --> 01:37:12,493 WILL TAKE IT AT FULL COUNCIL 2590 01:37:12,493 --> 01:37:14,161 NEXT WEEK. ALL RIGHT, THIS 2591 01:37:14,161 --> 01:37:15,930 CONCLUDES THE AGENDA OF THE JULY 2592 01:37:15,930 --> 01:37:18,465 24 MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE, 2593 01:37:18,465 --> 01:37:19,200 ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ECONOMIC 2594 01:37:19,200 --> 01:37:19,800 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. IT IS 2595 01:37:19,800 --> 01:37:22,203 3:38 P.M., AND OUR NEXT 2596 01:37:22,203 --> 01:37:24,171 COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED 2597 01:37:24,171 --> 01:37:25,706 FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 14. IF 2598 01:37:25,706 --> 01:37:26,674 THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, 2599 01:37:26,674 --> 01:37:30,744 THIS MEETING WILL ADJOURN. IT IS 2600 01:37:30,744 --> 01:37:34,181 3:39 P.M. THANKS, EVERYONE.