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Our 17th, 20, 26 meeting of the King County Council. I'm Sarah Perry, chair of the Council, joined by Vice

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Chair's Horey Barone and Vice Chair Rick and Done, and our county, our council colleagues today,

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and this meeting is called to order. Before we begin, please join me in acknowledging

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that we are on the traditional lands of the Puget, Salish People's Fast, and present. We think

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these caretakers of this land who have lived here and continue to live here since time and

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memorial, bringing the cultural ways of life and greatly enriching our communities. With that

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third, K, would you please call the rule? Thank you chair Perry, council member of Ldogeer.

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Member Barone.

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Here.

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Council member Dunbasker.

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Council member Dunbasker.

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Here.

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Council member Fain. Here. Council member Lewis. Here. Council member Mosqueta. Here. Council member of

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Honouric Barone. Council member of Honouric Barone.

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Here.

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Chair Perry. Here. You have a full quorum.

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Thank you.

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At next, please join us in the pledge of allegiance led by council member Beltucci. Would you please rise

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if you're able?

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Join in the pledge.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

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Thank you.

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Moving to approval of minutes by Sherbroon may please have a motion to approve the minutes of March

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10th, 2026 council meeting.

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Thank you.

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The motion is before us. All those in favour say aye.

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Aye.

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All opposed say nay.

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Minutes are approved.

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Clerk.

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Are there any additions to the council?

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I have none.

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Agenda.

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No.

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Before we proceed with the rest of today's agenda.

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Wanted to take a note for the record that a one week courtesy delay for taking action on item seven proposed ordinance

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2026-0027 has been requested by council member.

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The legislation concerns limiting the use of King County owned and controlled property.

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Unless two council members object, I will grant that request.

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Which means there will be no final action on this proposed ordinance today.

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And for that reason, we will not be taking public comment on it today as was noted in the agenda sent to public last week.

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This proposed ordinance will be taken up that next week's council meeting at which time public comments will be welcome.

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Additionally, I want to note that there has been a request from a council member to remove item 13 proposed motion.

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2026-0017 from the consent agenda so that it may be discussed before the council takes final action.

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This legislation concerns that at the agenda related research.

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There's also been a request from a council member for a one week courtesy delay for taking action on this item as well.

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Unless two council members object, I'm granting both of those requests.

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There will be no final action on this proposed motion today.

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But because of this late notice to the public, we will be taking public comment on item 13.

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And when this item is taken up next week's council meeting, it will be on the regular calendar.

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And we'll take public comments at that time.

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Are there any objections to either of those?

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Okay, seeing none.

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We will we will postpone and pull from the consent.

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With that turning next to two special items on the agenda, the first special item is a proclamation.

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Recognizing transit appreciation, we can King County led by King County Executive,

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Garmatza Halai and council member Spain and Balduchi.

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Is the executive here with us and Chambers?

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Yes?

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Okay, great.

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Please.

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Please go ahead when you want to have a look at this.

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I'm going to go ahead.

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Yeah.

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That's a nice coat.

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I think you're working out a closet.

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Mr. Zimmerman, would you please move the seating so the sign

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is not behind the folks that are speaking at the podium?

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Would you please remove the sign so that the people who are speaking at the podium?

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Do you not have that behind them?

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Mr. Zimmerman, would you please move your seat?

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Or would you like to leave chambers?

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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

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Please.

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Please.

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All right.

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That is a, that is a notice.

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Thank you.

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Please go ahead whenever you're ready.

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Executive and council members.

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I'll do anything.

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Thank you so much.

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So much.

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Councils Chair.

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Council colleagues really appreciate the opportunity to be able to celebrate this very special week.

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Transit appreciation week.

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We know that every single year we have the opportunity to recognize the people who make our region move.

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And it is great to do it every year.

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But I think this year is special.

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I think we would all agree that this might be the most important year for transit in our region's history.

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We've been able to open dozens or multiple light rail stations.

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Metro has expanded service hours by hundreds of thousands of hours and moved service towards South King County in really important ways.

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We've seen the tap to pay, which is an incredible feature that King County Metro just rolled out across all of its services.

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We're going to see the historic cross lake connection.

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Councilmember Belduci.

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We've seen record breaking ridership on the Seahawks parade day.

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And we're going to see it again with FIFA World Cup.

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And so in every way this year is going to be very historic.

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And of course, those accomplishments don't happen without the thousands of people at King County Metro.

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I stand on transit and across our regional transportation systems who really do that work every day.

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And so it's truly an honor to be able to recognize those individuals, those teams.

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And thank you all so much for giving me this fancy jacket that I get to wear.

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You can't miss me anywhere now when I wear this.

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So I'm excited to read this proclamation with my two colleagues here, but I want to give them a moment to say their words as well.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you to the representative of the elected representatives of my colleagues and to the representatives from Metro Transit who are here today to help us celebrate this annual recognition of our transit operators and employees.

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As a regular transit rider myself I am endlessly appreciative of the ways that our employees help people get around and that means they drive the buses.

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They drive the trains.

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They help make sure everything is working correctly.

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So when people are having problems, when I can't get that bike rack to work, I can't tell

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you how many times somebody has hopped off to help me get the bike rack to work.

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When people are in struggling and living on the streets and they need help to get somewhere,

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we see acts of professionalism and support and care and mercy every single day.

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And it goes so far beyond the job description, I just couldn't be more proud of our Metro

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transit and sound transit workforce and you truly deliver on the promises that we put

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words to.

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We talk about access to opportunity, we talk about equity, we talk about mobility, none of

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that happens without our transit workforce.

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And so I am delighted to join in with my colleagues here today to honor tomorrow as Metro

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Transit Operations Week and Day.

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And we'll be out with our signs.

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Take a look out for us because we'll be out there to do it in person as well.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I'm excited to join Council Member Belduci and Executive Zahalai in recognizing March 22nd to 28th

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as Transit Appreciation Week here in King County and there's so much to appreciate about

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our transit system from our outstanding team at King County Metro to our dedicated transit

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operators and workers to the writers who rely on transit every day.

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And I'm proud to co-sponsor this legislation as chair of the Transportation Economy and Environment

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Committee and the Regional Transit Committee as a member of the Sound Transit Board.

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And perhaps more importantly, as a longtime writer of Lightlink, Link, Light rail and former

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Metro Route 71 and 76, which some of us are still a little nostalgic about.

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Hearing these different transit hats is a good reminder of how interconnected our system really

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is.

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It takes a lot of coordination between agencies, governments, partners and advocates to keep everything

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moving.

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And at the center of it all are the people who show up every day to make sure the buses run and

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the system works.

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Speaking for my team, most of us quite literally wouldn't be here today without the workforce behind

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our transit system.

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With us today in Chambers, we have great woodville president of a Malchumated Transit Union

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587, Jack Millman, Transit Operator of the Year, Justin Umagot, Leadership American Public

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Transportation Association, Class of 2025, and incredible members of our Metro staff.

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Tomorrow is National Transit Operator Appreciation Day, but our gratitude for our operators

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and entire transit workforce extends far beyond tomorrow.

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We also have a lot to look forward to this year from expanded Metro service to our new

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sound transit light rail stations to major events like 2026, Beefa World Cup.

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I look forward to celebrating with all of you tomorrow, next week, and throughout the year.

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We will go ahead and read the proclamation and then we will invite Ernest Condiligy, King County

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Metro's Deputy General Manager to the podium.

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And if you'd like to join us now for the reading the proclamation, you're more than welcome.

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Okay, I'll kick us off here.

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Whereas King County Metro is a nationally recognized regional transit system responsible for

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the operation and maintenance of buses, street cars, light rail, the King County Water Taxi,

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the vanpool's on-demand and access paritransit services and.

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Whereas King County Metro employs over 6,100 people who operates support, clean, maintain,

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repair, and provide safety to a system that moves over 300,000 passengers across buses, boats,

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trains, and street cars daily and.

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Whereas the divisions that make up King County Metro, our bus operations, capital, employee services,

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finance administration, marine mobility, rail, safety, security, and quality assurance,

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transit facilities, vehicle maintenance, and general manager's office, which includes equity, inclusion,

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and belonging, office of equal employment, opportunity, metro transit, police, internal communications,

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and employee engagement, strategic communications, and marketing, and partnerships, and engagement.

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And no, we didn't miss anyone.

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Whereas King County Metro is proud of being a mobility system where writers can use transit

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to access life-changing opportunities, a dream job, an education, medical treatment, a family

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event, or a new home, and.

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Whereas in 2026, King County Metro will have new battery electric buses with operator safety

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partitions that will better protect our drivers while they serve the public every day and.

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Whereas for the second year in a row, the American Public Transportation Association announced

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that among the nation's large transit agencies, those with 50 million or more annual trips, King

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County Metro ranked second in the percentage of ridership increase over the past year and.

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Whereas March 18th is transit operator appreciation day, a national celebration developed by

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Seattle Transit advocates that recognizes King County Metro's rolling and floating ambassadors,

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the operators for the job they do in safely transporting their passengers and.

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Whereas we extend this recognition for all employees of King County Metro, who continue to keep

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the region moving, providing safe, clean, reliable, and courteous service to each other and the public.

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Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, now therefore we the Metropolitan King County Council and

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the King County Executive proclaim the week of March 22nd to 28th, 2026 as transit appreciation

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week in King County as we celebrate, recognize and thank all of the people responsible for a world

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class mobility system that continues to build fast frequent reliable, all day services that are

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both prioritized and co-created for those with the greatest need of public transit dated the 17th day

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of March 26th and signed by all nine council members.

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Thank you Mr. Executive and council members for joining us and celebrating the work of

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the over 6,100 people who are so proud to deliver our regional mobility system.

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I am Ernest Candelgi and I serve as the deputy general manager, King County Metro.

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I also want to express my sincere thanks to my colleagues fellow Metro employees who have

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joined us here today, people who represent the best of the best in the hijabs. Thank you for joining me

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here today. When I see our employees go the extra mile to show care and support to how our

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riders feel on the system, I'm not exaggerating. We truly deliver care and support and an example

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is Jack Metro's so proud of the year when he saw an injured rider, he helped the rider,

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put it in a tonic on the injury while calling for medical assistance. Thank you for everything you do for us.

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We are entrusted to help everyone in our community, regardless of ability, income and identity,

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to get where they need to go geographically and in life. Every one of our 300,000 daily riders can

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travel where they're going on a system that is safe, clean and reliable. On our buses, the light

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trains, water taxis, street cars, access, and

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MetroFlex services. Thanks to them, our system runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It will always

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take people to move people. For riders, our transit operators are the most important human connection

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to our transit system. The people joining me today represent the faces you see every day as well as the

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people who are behind the scenes. The other people who keep our buses and facilities clean,

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they ensure our operators and passengers are safe and advance our capital projects that make

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transit more accessible and user friendly for all. All of Metro employees are vital and this is

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day a week to be recognized. Wednesday, March 18 is transit operator appreciation day, which celebrates

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the 2,500 operators of our buses, street cars, vans, light rail and water taxes. More broadly,

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transit appreciation week starts next week. Mike 22nd through the 28th and so tomorrow and next week

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we hope our riders will take the time to say thank you and provide a smile and a wave and remember

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all who work for Metro and their commitment to ensuring all who write with us and those who drive

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them where they need to go as safe every time this step onto the bus. Thank you for this opportunity

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to celebrate all who work in transit. We are so proud of the job they do, providing the best possible

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transit services in the nation every single day. Thank you.

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colleagues, would you like to join us for a photo? Colleagues, please step on down by the podium for a

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photo. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you to take that.

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All right, my first one, two, three, we'll look at the middle here, one, two, three,

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two, three, we have a final.

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All right, thank you council members at Wanderfull Proclamation and

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And next, we'll have a proclamation recommending March, 2026, as women's history month in

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King County, the majority of the council will step down.

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Council members, Bell Ducci, Faye, and Lewis Muscata, and I will present this proclamation

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together.

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All right.

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Chair colleagues, I am so thrilled to join all of my sisters here on the County Council

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to present this proclamation.

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We do this every year.

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This year is special, because we're in charge.

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We're on the world, right?

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I get to stand here with four amazing women colleagues.

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The first time the King County Council has been made up of a majority of women.

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I'm also so excited to welcome our special guests to accept the proclamation today, Nora

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Adam, who you will hear from in a moment.

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She brought her family as well, including Adam, who was our district's sixth intern, student

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intern, not that long ago.

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Let me tell you a bit about Nora.

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Nora helped start community conversations, which was a program in Bellevue that started with a

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simple idea, bringing together women from all walks of life, different races, religions, length

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of residents, to talk, to talk about their lives, to ask questions, to not be afraid to ask

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any questions.

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Why do you wear that head scarf was one of the early questions, and to get to know one another

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and build community and build strength in our diverse communities, which is something we just

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need so much and something that I do think that women uniquely bring to our government and

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to our communities.

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Nora also founded the Immigrant Women's Community Center, an organization run by women for

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women that provides services from case management to small business assistance to peace building,

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and this is the kind of own organization we need, sadly, more than ever right now.

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Nora is the kind of woman that we should support and celebrate during women's history month, but

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also every single month.

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We're going to do this part by seniority, Porter, I understand, so I'm going to invite my colleague

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in our chair, Council Member Perry, to say a few words.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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I am honored to co-sponsored this proclamation, recognizing women's history month.

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Celebrating all the contributions women make every single day to help our communities thrive,

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and honored to be celebrating this occasion with the first ever majority female King County

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Council, very exciting.

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This year's Women's History Month theme leading the change, women shaping a sustainable future.

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Speaks to the challenge of the present moment and honors all women who have fought in the past,

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are fighting today and will continue to fight into the future to hold our communities together

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and pave the way for a better future for all.

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Women in Washington State still makes 76 cents for every dollar, men make, and women continue

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to bear the brunt of childcare and elder care needs in our communities, often limiting their

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opportunities for career advancement and increased salaries.

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A sustainable future includes protecting our environment and ensuring both access and opportunities

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for economic advancement, for women to create a stable and resilient community where everyone

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can thrive, a world we would be proud to pass on to our next generation.

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Through this proclamation, we're recognizing the critically important yet often overlooked work

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that women contribute to families, careers, community organizations, and neighborhoods to keep everything

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moving.

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And lastly, I want to give a special thank you to, as has been noted, the wonderful women sharing

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this proclamation with me, my colleagues, council members, Beldiu Chima Skeda, Lewis and

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Fain for your motivating leadership and work together to build access and opportunities

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for all women throughout King County and beyond.

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And now, council member, most good?

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All right.

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Well, I want to tell you a quick story.

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Some of the audience know my daughter as she is now six.

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When she was four years old, I picked her up from school and we were driving home and she

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said to me, why does Trump not like women?

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He doesn't like girls, she asked me.

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And it was a moment where I realized she had been listening in on NPR when I've been driving.

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She's listening to the radio, she's listening to the TV when I have it on in the background.

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And somehow it had sunk into her that there was a disparity in terms of how the federal government

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is treating women and girls.

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I had said nothing to her.

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And so today is a good opportunity for us to tell the residents of this county.

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Your voice, your leadership, your presence here in King County is represented.

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We are represented here on King County Council.

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We are standing up to protect your voice to make sure that kiddos across this region know

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that we are protecting and investing in girls and women in this county.

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As opposed to what we are hearing from the federal hate and vitriol at the federal level,

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we're standing up and showing our pride and the opportunity to look at our resilience and

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strength.

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I'm proud to be one of five women, historic number on King County Council.

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I'm proud that we continue to push forward policies that fight against the discrimination

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that we continue to see in public policies today.

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I'm proud that we center legislation on correcting historic wrongs and recognizing that women

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are more likely to face housing, discrimination, more likely to face employment, discrimination,

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more likely to face wage theft, more likely to be fearful and face intimidation when they

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experience these issues and are worried about who to speak up.

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When you can speak up, this council is listening.

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We're happy to represent you and we are happy collectively to use our feminist power to fight back

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for all here in King County.

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Thank you so much.

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I'd like to take a moment to recognize one of the most significant women in King County's history,

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and then is a former King County Council member Ruby Chow.

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In 1974, she became the first Asian-American elected to the King County Council and one of

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the first Asian-American women to hold public office in Washington State.

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She served on the Council for 12 years, including a term as Council Chair.

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At a time when opportunities for women and immigrants in politics were limited, she brought

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an independent voice and a deep commitment to public service that helped shape King County,

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helped shape the King County that we know today.

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Her leadership broke barriers and brought in what representation in local government could look

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like for generations that followed.

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I'm proud to follow in her wake, and please to present this proclamation today.

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Thank you, Nora, for your work in empowering and supporting immigrant and refugee women

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and families.

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Women's history month is an opportunity to acknowledge trailblazing leaders like Nora Ruby Chow,

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my colleague standing with me today, and the many women who serve in our district offices and

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legislative staff.

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Your voices have strengthened our communities and helped to make our public institution more

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reflective of the people we serve.

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I'm grateful to work with all of you and to join you in presenting this proclamation

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today.

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Why do we celebrate women's history month?

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We celebrate women's history month because the women who came before us still have something

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to teach us.

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My mom was a middle school history and social studies teacher, and through her, I learned

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about Ada Lois City Hall Fisher.

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She was the first black person to attend the University of Oklahoma College of Law after

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fighting for three and a half years all the way to the Supreme Court.

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I knew Hannah Atkins, the first black woman elected to the Oklahoma State Legislature.

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And my first job in government was in Oklahoma City, where patients, ladding, the first woman

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elected mayor there, mentored me directly.

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Those women planted something in me.

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After decades in public service, Oklahoma City took Willah here in King County, I now stand

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as both the first woman to represent District 2 and the first black woman on this majority

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female council.

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I am keenly aware of that every time I take my seat at the Dias.

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I carry that with me in community, it is not a burden, it is an honor.

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I think about the young girls and women who may see themselves in me, in us, at this moment.

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I hope that my story does for them what those women's stories did for me, and I want them

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to know that being first only means something if it leads to second and third and many more.

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Democracy is not perfect, its promise is not guaranteed.

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We have to fight for justice and defend our most vulnerable, no less today than ever before.

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So I invite us all to reflect and consider why, behind what we do here on behalf of the people

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of King County.

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I would like to also plug a panel discussion that we are going to have next week next Tuesday

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with a panel of fabulous women.

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It will be held March 24th at the Chinook Building at 11 o'clock. So please join us there.

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We're going to take every very good. All right. So we'll go to the proclamation now.

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Whereas Washington became the fifth state to enact women's suffrage in 1910, helping inspire the campaign

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that culminated in the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920,

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when white women won the right to vote nationally. And

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Whereas black, indigenous and women of color continued to fight for equal suffrage,

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finally earning the right to vote with a passage of the voting rights act in 1965 and

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whereas since 1914, March 8th has been recognized as international women's day.

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And since 1987, March has been designated national women's history month in the United States.

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And so sorry, it's like a behind-the-end. Whereas black indigenous and women of color

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have historically encountered and continued to face barriers to equity and inclusivity.

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And we must strive to extend equal rights to all those who identify as women. And

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where else? Where else? Where else? From the inception of the King County Council with council

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member Bernice Stern elected as the first woman council member in 1969.

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Council member Ruby Chow as the first Chinese American and woman of color in 1973.

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Council member Theresa Musketa as the first Latina in 2024.

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Council member Ronda Lewis as the first black woman appointed in 2025. And council

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members Stephanie Fain as the first Korean American in 2025.

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19 women have represented the people of King County on this council.

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And we're as women are a majority of King County's population and a significant portion

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of the labor force making countless contributions to our community and economy.

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And for the first time ever, we will say it once again, a majority on this council.

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And we're as women continue to fight for their bodily autonomy and access to safe and

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affordable healthcare. And whereas all those who identify as women of every race,

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ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, abilities, socioeconomic background

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and immigrant and refugee status continue to make historic contributions to the growth

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and strength of King County, Washington State, our nation and the world.

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Now, therefore, we, the Metropolitan King County Council,

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proclaim the month of March 2026 as women's history month in King County to recognize and

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celebrate the contributions women have made to our nation's and county's history.

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And we'll make to its future and it is signed this date by all members of the King County Council.

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And now I'd like to invite our special guest, Nora Adam, to accept the

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Proclamation and join us in saying a few words.

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Wow.

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So thank you so much for this great honor.

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I feel so empowered by this beautiful five council members who are right behind me.

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Thank you. Thank you and thank you and thank you. Thank you all for bringing so much beauty

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to our county. And it's a great honor to be here as an accept this honor

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on behalf of all the women in this room and outside of this room.

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So thank you a little bit about me. I'm a Somali immigrant who grew up in the United States.

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And I lived in King County East King County for 29 years. So we call King County our home.

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I am a beautiful children. We're all born and raised in King County.

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So I feel so lucky and so privileged to be part of incredible community that grows in diversity.

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So thank you for increasing diversity for increasing the beauty that women bring to our community.

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It's women who are always waking up in the morning and balancing their friendly responsibilities

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along with career, along caring for their loved ones, aging parents, younger ones and so on and so forth.

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I feel so privileged to really be among so many incredible leaders in our community.

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Women leaders who have contributed to where I stand today.

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So I thank special thanks really to council member Claudia Barducci who was the person who got me involved in the city of Bellevue

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when she was serving as a mayor. So thank you so much for welcoming us

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and residents of Bellevue to the city of Bellevue and from there on the rest is history.

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So thank you. Why is it important for women to lead an organization from women's perspective?

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Why is immigrant women's community centered is important?

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Because we believe when you empower one woman, you empower an entire community.

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And I will speak about that example shortly, but I want to also thank my children who are the greatest inspiration of my life,

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the ones who were born into service and who continue to serve alongside their mom, not just support me,

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but really do the action of service. Thank you.

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Thank you. We do this work from a woman's lens because, like I said, when you empower one woman,

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and I have an example right here today, Sally Ibrahim, who joined IWCC from the beginning.

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And she is a single mom with two lovely boys. She's been part of the community.

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We have been with her alongside her as she pursued her degree in bachelor's of science and celebrated with her.

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And last year she did her internship with us and volunteered to be a case manager for over 60 families.

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That's one woman's work. And that's the importance of really infesting on women and young women because, like, you know,

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you do one and they affect 60 families and when you do 10, you multiply that, right?

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So I am thankful for this award on behalf of all of our incredible women. I am grateful for this amazing constant members.

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Well, right behind me, thank you for all you do every day and for listening in and for supporting the communities that need our support.

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King County has been very inclusive and I could say that I feel comfortable tapping on to Claudia any time I need to speak about something or I feel like, oh, this is the missing gap.

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Often times when immigrants come to our region, they walk in with language barriers, cultural barriers, not knowing how to navigate the system.

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And so we, we co-created a space that creates a sense of belonging where people feel supported, where they can feel that they can, to be part of the community,

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whether they speak the language, they're in the process of learning English, or whether they have an accent or not, right?

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We will walk alongside them to make sure that each and every family thrives.

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And we don't stop that until we see the success just like Sally, right?

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Yeah, so thank you for this opportunity. I am grateful to be here with all of you and I accept this honor on behalf of all of the amazing women here and outside of this room.

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So we would like to have a picture with the five women and our fabulous guest.

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And then if our colleagues don't mind joining us for a picture altogether as well, that would be great.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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We're looking right here.

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One, two, three.

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One, two, three.

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One, two, three.

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Next.

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Let's get you to a good day.

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Thank you.

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So, what I'm seeing is green.

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And that would be good.

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One, two, three.

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And then over there.

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I want to count it.

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I just want to count it.

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Thank you.

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You're welcome.

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Okay.

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00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:30,000
Thank you.

452
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:31,000
Okay.

453
00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:32,000
Thank you.

454
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,000
Thank you.

455
00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:34,000
Thank you.

456
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:35,000
Thank you.

457
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:36,000
Thank you.

458
00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:37,000
Thank you.

459
00:40:37,000 --> 00:41:05,760
Thank you very much.

460
00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:10,800
At this point, we will turn to the reading of items into the record and the hearing of public

461
00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:11,800
comments.

462
00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:14,200
Claire Kay, will you please read the items into the record?

463
00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:20,200
Thank you, item 6 or the two special items, Proclamation of March 22, 28, 26 is translated

464
00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:24,840
appreciation we can King County and Proclamation of March 26 as women's history month in

465
00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:25,840
King County.

466
00:41:25,840 --> 00:41:31,280
Item 9 is proposed motion number 2025-0228 confirming the executive's appointment of Crystal

467
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:35,440
Goodwin who resides in Council District 7 to the King County Board for Developmental Disabilities.

468
00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:40,200
Item 10 is proposed motion number 255-0253 confirming the executive's appointment of day

469
00:41:40,200 --> 00:41:44,680
to Great, who resides in Council District 9 to the King County Behavioral Health Advisory Board.

470
00:41:44,680 --> 00:41:49,600
Item 11 is proposed motion number 25-0255 confirming the executive's appointment

471
00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:53,720
of Samira Amira Fays, who resides in Council District 9 to the King County Mental

472
00:41:53,720 --> 00:41:57,880
Elness and Drug Dependency Advisory Committee as a provider of culturally specific mental health

473
00:41:57,880 --> 00:41:59,280
services in King County.

474
00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:04,180
Item 12 is proposed motion number 25-0303-7 confirming the executive's appointment of Carell

475
00:42:04,180 --> 00:42:09,020
Stripling, who resides in Council District 7 to the King County Veterans Advisory Board.

476
00:42:09,020 --> 00:42:10,020
And item 13 is proposed.

477
00:42:10,020 --> 00:42:16,140
Substitute motion number 26-0301-7, motion stay in the Council's support for continued in the

478
00:42:16,140 --> 00:42:20,860
agenda related research for alternative treatment modalities, structured medical models, and full

479
00:42:20,860 --> 00:42:26,180
decriminalization of in the agenda related activities and requesting that the investigation

480
00:42:26,180 --> 00:42:31,340
arrest and prosecution of any adult engaging in certain in the agenda related activities

481
00:42:31,340 --> 00:42:38,940
being among King County's lowest criminal enforcement priorities.

482
00:42:38,940 --> 00:42:40,580
Thank you.

483
00:42:40,580 --> 00:42:46,100
The Council will now take public comment on those ordinances, motions, and proclamations on today's

484
00:42:46,100 --> 00:42:47,860
agenda for action.

485
00:42:47,860 --> 00:42:51,780
Listening to the public and taking into consideration the public's thoughts is an important part

486
00:42:51,780 --> 00:42:55,660
of our process and one that enhances our deliberations.

487
00:42:55,660 --> 00:42:59,740
In order to allow everyone equal time to provide comment, I'd like to set the following ground

488
00:42:59,740 --> 00:43:00,740
rules.

489
00:43:00,740 --> 00:43:04,620
Some of it comments to two minutes remain seated until time for your public comment and

490
00:43:04,620 --> 00:43:08,060
do not make audible noise during the meeting.

491
00:43:08,060 --> 00:43:11,660
This is also a reminder that public comment may not be used for the purpose of assisting a

492
00:43:11,660 --> 00:43:16,900
campaign for election of any person to any office or for the promotion of or opposition to

493
00:43:16,900 --> 00:43:18,900
any ballot proposition.

494
00:43:18,900 --> 00:43:24,500
In addition, per Council rule 10 disruptive behavior can or may lead to the comment or being asked

495
00:43:24,500 --> 00:43:25,500
to leave the meeting.

496
00:43:25,500 --> 00:43:29,660
The disruptive be clearly among other considerations, standing rather than remaining

497
00:43:29,660 --> 00:43:34,460
seated except when entering or leaving the chambers or when providing comment at the podium

498
00:43:34,460 --> 00:43:37,820
after being called on to speak.

499
00:43:37,820 --> 00:43:42,300
Speaking from the audience without being recognized to provide comment, making audible noises in the

500
00:43:42,300 --> 00:43:48,060
audience behind speaking, holding signs that obstruct the free passage of view of others attending

501
00:43:48,060 --> 00:43:54,740
the meeting, the useable horns or other noise makers, and signs are not permitted at the podium.

502
00:43:54,740 --> 00:43:59,580
For online public comment, press star 9 on the phone or click the raise hand icon on the Zoom

503
00:43:59,580 --> 00:44:03,300
toolbar located at the bottom of the screen to notify the clerk.

504
00:44:03,300 --> 00:44:06,900
The clerk will call the names or the last three digits of the phone numbers in order and will

505
00:44:06,900 --> 00:44:12,020
then unmute each line at the end of the comment, the clerk will lower hands.

506
00:44:12,020 --> 00:44:16,820
With that, clerk boss, would you please begin calling the names here in person followed by those

507
00:44:16,820 --> 00:44:19,100
hands raised online for public comment?

508
00:44:19,100 --> 00:44:20,780
Thank you, Chair Perry.

509
00:44:20,780 --> 00:44:22,740
First name in chambers, does Alex Zimmerman?

510
00:44:24,740 --> 00:44:49,820
Thank you very much, my name Alex Zimmerman, I am President of St. Dapah America for

511
00:44:49,820 --> 00:44:55,900
many years, and I want to speak today about agenda number six as a woman day.

512
00:44:55,900 --> 00:44:58,980
All civilized people in this planet, you know what is mean.

513
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:04,640
Ars is Celebration of Woman Day.

514
00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:07,360
Woman is a person, what is we love?

515
00:45:07,360 --> 00:45:15,200
Woman is a mother, what is we post to be care for and of us, life, and they left to.

516
00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:22,040
But something what is wrong, happy him, hear, for for ear, what is, I come to the chamber, almost for ear.

517
00:45:22,040 --> 00:45:27,440
And this little bit Statistі, Quate, Stotally, Brok, Ivna, Latism, and S.Y.

518
00:45:27,440 --> 00:45:30,080
Talfori, Proz�yna, which woman before for ear,

519
00:45:30,080 --> 00:45:34,960
half depression and mental sick, with a official Statistі.

520
00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:39,480
S.O.S. Tantron, happy, and with woman, but what is for me,

521
00:45:39,480 --> 00:45:41,720
looked very terrible.

522
00:45:41,720 --> 00:45:43,920
Invenie, woman, what is S.Y.T, in wedding?

523
00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:46,320
Is this chamber, is very primitive?

524
00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:50,000
A-graysivin Stuppet, and then to understand different,

525
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:52,640
bit wind, democracy, and fascism?

526
00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:57,040
Because woman, mental, it-illvenamental, it is.

527
00:45:57,040 --> 00:45:58,480
S.O.S.No, S.O.P.R. S.O.S.N.S.S.J.

528
00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:00,040
S.O.S.S.S.

529
00:46:00,040 --> 00:46:03,480
Існоця прайзмі со 15-й рагов, як Кат,

530
00:46:03,480 --> 00:46:05,480
інполменен Клудензі,

531
00:46:05,480 --> 00:46:08,400
а сфрія Хабмен Бенен Фрідома в спіч,

532
00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:10,560
я смикмі Тотелі Сик.

533
00:46:10,560 --> 00:46:12,560
Іп.

534
00:46:12,560 --> 00:46:15,000
Нод because I'm support Trump,

535
00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:17,720
нод because idiot is always idiot,

536
00:46:17,720 --> 00:46:21,280
when you boring like a idiot, you will die like a idiot,

537
00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:23,120
and nothing could be changed.

538
00:46:23,120 --> 00:46:26,080
Віват Рамп, віваню Америка Нриві Лучшель,

539
00:46:26,080 --> 00:46:28,520
віва О'll Менхолав, Бомен,

540
00:46:28,520 --> 00:46:31,280
і Мазер, Стен Дап, Америка.

541
00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:32,920
Сень Кюбері Маші.

542
00:46:32,920 --> 00:46:34,920
–Thank you, Mr. Zimmerman.

543
00:46:34,920 --> 00:46:37,920
–Next on the list is Jordan Crawley.

544
00:46:47,720 --> 00:46:49,080
–Good afternoon, Councilor Numbers.

545
00:46:49,080 --> 00:46:50,320
My name is Jordan Crawley,

546
00:46:50,320 --> 00:46:52,120
а his and a lifelong resident.

547
00:46:52,120 --> 00:46:53,320
–Who on moment, Mr. Crowley?

548
00:46:53,320 --> 00:46:54,080
–Mr. Zimmerman.

549
00:46:54,080 --> 00:46:56,360
–That's your second warning,

550
00:46:56,360 --> 00:46:57,880
the sign needs to go down.

551
00:46:57,880 --> 00:46:59,360
–Thank you very much.

552
00:47:00,640 --> 00:47:01,880
Thank you very much.

553
00:47:01,880 --> 00:47:04,080
Go right ahead.

554
00:47:04,760 --> 00:47:07,040
Mr. Zimmerman, would you like to leave

555
00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:08,320
the Chamursat this point?

556
00:47:09,640 --> 00:47:12,120
–Good afternoon.

557
00:47:12,560 --> 00:47:15,160
–Good afternoon, Council mäבה.

558
00:47:15,160 --> 00:47:17,600
–Good afternoon, please go right ahead.

559
00:47:17,600 --> 00:47:19,160
–My name is Jordan Crawley,

560
00:47:19,160 --> 00:47:21,160
Аммі Üфенського стра який на господар у майю, Петachsen, Інтис.

561
00:47:23,160 --> 00:47:24,800
Аммі Üфенського, і відеція Ямсія,

562
00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:27,760
Івійся відсобного ісобного роз виртємка Смінка.

563
00:47:27,760 --> 00:47:30,640
Інтис, який зим Sudапрів зі чим этому будуть позкраф contrати,

564
00:47:30,640 --> 00:47:35,120
який Allian has a proud lifelong resident у centeredі Ікавній,

565
00:47:35,120 --> 00:47:36,120
аммі ісобного ісобного.

566
00:47:36,120 --> 00:47:36,840
Іплені کو на т ventі ісобного,

567
00:47:36,840 --> 00:47:39,000
амм efficiently просправження,

568
00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:40,180
але убийник Інтис.

569
00:47:40,180 --> 00:47:42,580
Іплені спрачували, амм fabрівся.

570
00:47:42,580 --> 00:47:43,940
Iкий отсперт.

571
00:47:43,940 --> 00:47:45,160
Іпленіactor.

572
00:47:45,160 --> 00:47:49,200
У нас, we've got to syка, our families, our communities,

573
00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:49,700
and region.

574
00:47:49,700 --> 00:47:52,020
Two often-�ватимін-options.

575
00:47:52,020 --> 00:47:53,760
He'll also those struggling

576
00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:57,320
... with mental health conditions are limited, inaccessible,

577
00:47:57,320 --> 00:47:59,020
or ineffective.

578
00:47:59,020 --> 00:48:01,820
Ототimes when emerging research backed by the FDA

579
00:48:01,820 --> 00:48:04,260
shows real promise for natural therapies.

580
00:48:04,260 --> 00:48:06,700
It's important that we take a thoughtful,

581
00:48:06,700 --> 00:48:09,960
measured, and nonetheless supportive approach

582
00:48:09,960 --> 00:48:11,040
to these treatments.

583
00:48:11,040 --> 00:48:13,860
This proposal supports continued research

584
00:48:13,860 --> 00:48:18,500
від 왜냐하면е наorous з поперноться, випуній інгост mik ритемні як іміцію, вYEV, та ActuallyRes,

585
00:48:18,500 --> 00:48:22,740
та Інгумі, і кініцію, вініцію зру. У Ритемній взагалі із філкию, зі інгості, зі під�музкою,

586
00:48:22,740 --> 00:48:32,560
Україн Риструційців на하겠습니다сті, майонарсі, виріший віцьли, гонахи вій�и імяхи вважався мійhere, або вій�и на вій�и імію іденти пили бачить як імітнім, іс інтересний раз.

587
00:48:32,560 --> 00:48:37,480
Імікому кіскість, малі ми знаємо, що завтрезав ухудений.

588
00:48:37,480 --> 00:48:42,320
Ми говорили, що при велюху іншому sozialу у імітнімію, щоб перередини у голові ісіюLE прожнення.

589
00:48:42,320 --> 00:48:47,560
Це імітнімію твер," коли євгу вкерпуватися.

590
00:48:47,560 --> 00:48:52,160
Много, що ми немає разної робити для інших інстіній прожного підкритній імію.

591
00:48:52,740 --> 00:48:56,560
�.

592
00:48:56,560 --> 00:48:59,560
МаліFeїк, деньпівня, з Three-х шерпвист.

593
00:48:59,560 --> 00:49:00,340
Next in chambers.

594
00:49:00,340 --> 00:49:00,900
Знім.

595
00:49:00,900 --> 00:49:03,340
Це цоді зillтужський.

596
00:49:06,180 --> 00:49:09,280
Iv не даваємо на міснийaysок.

597
00:49:09,280 --> 00:49:11,300
Маліх з цорві.

598
00:49:11,300 --> 00:49:13,500
«Hey hello county council,

599
00:49:13,500 --> 00:49:14,980
my name is Cody Zilefsky,

600
00:49:14,980 --> 00:49:17,140
he speaking on behalf of the Psychedelic Medicine Alliance

601
00:49:17,140 --> 00:49:18,660
of Washington,

602
00:49:18,660 --> 00:49:19,460
and millions of people,

603
00:49:19,460 --> 00:49:20,600
including veterans,

604
00:49:20,600 --> 00:49:22,540
first responders, and parents,

605
00:49:22,540 --> 00:49:25,160
who have found mental health relief

606
00:49:25,160 --> 00:49:31,440
із верих 게ців, декуці, і декуці, з цим вважне продати в MAY.

607
00:49:31,440 --> 00:49:35,060
Вона рок-те зі тримаємо Motкоро-斯 undermію Hind deadу,

608
00:49:35,060 --> 00:49:37,680
в chairman hang білье відеятий формont Kongний listen

609
00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:41,160
зти через й купу кріп菷 іicitій blocked.

610
00:49:41,160 --> 00:49:44,320
Ольгаці, fen шнихш spy на меж Hasbeix в ол Gesц copied.

611
00:49:44,320 --> 00:49:47,280
Goddard 3adsпля на доської ехаю thanac

612
00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:48,400
Rate slow off lingongar.

613
00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:49,640
wish long glì.

614
00:49:49,640 --> 00:49:50,840
Hasbeco.

615
00:49:50,840 --> 00:49:52,120
��, вправ, як іс wakes focusesкуонити цим вважн lifetime.

616
00:49:52,120 --> 00:49:54,560
Eine ліб始 бюнгенка, що данyzор на пічній диверіт.

617
00:49:54,560 --> 00:50:04,360
FOR 측ючий африд lose-ді, такий, щоб який б зміж lordосomatic, щоб який б бригин, щоб дотрактивно дотрактивно дотрактивно який бік і перен进 off.

618
00:50:04,360 --> 00:50:12,200
Тодактивно запівно віддати, і в інhem місяці, який дотрактивно має у емі Überчим droдом.

619
00:50:12,200 --> 00:50:14,860
шоing the benefits of these medicines.

620
00:50:14,860 --> 00:50:18,280
That is why I'm here today, asking you to take

621
00:50:18,280 --> 00:50:21,440
this small step, away from treating psychedelic

622
00:50:21,440 --> 00:50:24,040
amphigenсь, as a criminal justice matter.

623
00:50:24,040 --> 00:50:27,280
King County would not be alone, but would join dozens of

624
00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:30,280
other jurisdictions, in allowing freedom of individual

625
00:50:30,280 --> 00:50:32,640
choice in bettering mental health.

626
00:50:32,640 --> 00:50:35,080
Thank you for your consideration of this matter,

627
00:50:35,080 --> 00:50:37,320
and it has my strongest words in support of this

628
00:50:37,320 --> 00:50:39,320
passage.

629
00:50:39,320 --> 00:50:40,320
Thank you.

630
00:50:48,320 --> 00:50:50,920
Moving now, well, first of all, before we move to online,

631
00:50:50,920 --> 00:50:53,600
is there anyone else in chambers that wanted

632
00:50:53,600 --> 00:50:56,000
an opportunity to speak with, not sight-up?

633
00:50:56,000 --> 00:50:58,000
Would you like to go?

634
00:50:58,000 --> 00:50:59,560
I just like to go.

635
00:50:59,560 --> 00:51:00,560
OK, great.

636
00:51:00,560 --> 00:51:03,000
Step on up, and see your name, and love to hear what you

637
00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:05,400
have to say.

638
00:51:05,400 --> 00:51:06,680
Hello, my name is Greg Woodfield,

639
00:51:06,680 --> 00:51:10,600
President of A.T.U.587, representing 4800

640
00:51:10,600 --> 00:51:15,240
transit workers in King County, and the peninsula.

641
00:51:15,240 --> 00:51:18,120
Thank you, Chair, Perry, and the rest of the council

642
00:51:18,120 --> 00:51:19,320
members.

643
00:51:19,320 --> 00:51:21,160
I'm here to speak in favor, additionally,

644
00:51:21,160 --> 00:51:30,680
of the motion on, sorry, in the O'jens.

645
00:51:30,680 --> 00:51:33,080
Sorry, I've got to talk tight on the words.

646
00:51:33,080 --> 00:51:38,960
So our membership suffers from a lot of post-traumatic

647
00:51:38,960 --> 00:51:42,200
stress, from what they go through every day.

648
00:51:42,200 --> 00:51:46,520
And a lot of our members are safety sensitive,

649
00:51:46,520 --> 00:51:49,520
so they can't use any type of drugs, but a lot of our

650
00:51:49,520 --> 00:51:52,160
retirees will need it after what they go through,

651
00:51:52,160 --> 00:51:54,800
and some of our members do not.

652
00:51:54,800 --> 00:51:57,320
And let's think about what the public

653
00:51:57,320 --> 00:51:58,400
that they're dealing with.

654
00:51:58,400 --> 00:52:02,080
So if this is, would provide relief

655
00:52:02,080 --> 00:52:05,080
to some of the public, that could use transit,

656
00:52:05,080 --> 00:52:07,640
and not become an issue.

657
00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:10,480
It'd be very important to our members.

658
00:52:10,480 --> 00:52:12,560
If this can be one additional tool

659
00:52:12,560 --> 00:52:14,320
to destigmatize the people seeking

660
00:52:14,320 --> 00:52:16,280
for alternative treatments, for PTSD,

661
00:52:16,280 --> 00:52:19,080
depression, traumatic brain injury, anxiety,

662
00:52:19,080 --> 00:52:23,040
substance use disorder, and more than it's worth passing.

663
00:52:23,040 --> 00:52:24,560
If it can add another jurisdiction

664
00:52:24,560 --> 00:52:27,280
to the growing list, that asks our state and federal

665
00:52:27,280 --> 00:52:29,960
government, for additional analysis,

666
00:52:29,960 --> 00:52:32,320
and consideration of ways to free up access

667
00:52:32,320 --> 00:52:34,320
to antigens.

668
00:52:34,320 --> 00:52:36,800
If it has a positive health, and cultural benefit,

669
00:52:36,800 --> 00:52:39,120
if it can offer relief, and support, in any way,

670
00:52:39,120 --> 00:52:41,520
to a community desperately seeking care.

671
00:52:41,520 --> 00:52:43,320
It's worth passing it.

672
00:52:43,320 --> 00:52:46,400
We are local, strongly, he encourages you

673
00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:48,200
to pass this motion.

674
00:52:48,200 --> 00:52:48,880
Thank you.

675
00:52:48,880 --> 00:52:51,640
Thank you very much, Greg.

676
00:52:51,640 --> 00:52:52,960
Moving now to online?

677
00:52:58,240 --> 00:53:00,880
First, name online, is Sarah Jet-Racer.

678
00:53:03,600 --> 00:53:04,280
Hi.

679
00:53:04,280 --> 00:53:05,960
Good afternoon, Members of the Council.

680
00:53:05,960 --> 00:53:10,360
Thank you for taking time to consider my testimony.

681
00:53:10,360 --> 00:53:11,960
My name is Sarah Jet-Racer,

682
00:53:11,960 --> 00:53:13,280
and I'm here today to speak in support

683
00:53:13,280 --> 00:53:15,160
of the Resolution on Personal and Community

684
00:53:15,160 --> 00:53:16,880
Use of Enthugions.

685
00:53:16,880 --> 00:53:19,000
Many people in King County are living with trauma,

686
00:53:19,000 --> 00:53:20,800
chronic and debilitating illnesses,

687
00:53:20,800 --> 00:53:22,240
and treatment-resisting conditions,

688
00:53:22,240 --> 00:53:24,520
similar to what I would with.

689
00:53:24,520 --> 00:53:26,200
My illness has took me out of the field,

690
00:53:26,200 --> 00:53:28,040
as an EMT, and an emergency management

691
00:53:28,040 --> 00:53:30,040
professional, and then just a handful of years

692
00:53:30,040 --> 00:53:32,040
to go, I found myself in a wheelchair,

693
00:53:32,040 --> 00:53:33,880
with my best prognosis being in a walker

694
00:53:33,880 --> 00:53:36,800
and significantly short and lifespan.

695
00:53:36,800 --> 00:53:39,280
I am able, if you could see my camera,

696
00:53:39,280 --> 00:53:41,080
to stand for you today, unassisted,

697
00:53:41,080 --> 00:53:42,640
because I have been illegally healing

698
00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:44,520
with the support of psychedelics in cannabis

699
00:53:44,520 --> 00:53:48,320
after traditional medical approach has failed me.

700
00:53:48,320 --> 00:53:50,840
These medicines, excuse me,

701
00:53:52,560 --> 00:53:54,640
these medicines help me reclaim my mental health,

702
00:53:54,640 --> 00:53:55,640
reconnect with my body,

703
00:53:55,640 --> 00:53:58,360
and build my life in ways that no prescription ever did.

704
00:53:58,360 --> 00:54:00,120
The healing did not happen in a critical,

705
00:54:00,120 --> 00:54:01,400
or medicalized setting,

706
00:54:01,400 --> 00:54:02,680
it happened through intentional,

707
00:54:02,680 --> 00:54:04,920
personal, and community-supported use.

708
00:54:04,920 --> 00:54:06,560
First responders and medical professionals

709
00:54:06,560 --> 00:54:07,600
deserve these medicines

710
00:54:07,600 --> 00:54:09,120
that are not only physically healing,

711
00:54:09,120 --> 00:54:11,080
but mentally healing and fortifying.

712
00:54:11,080 --> 00:54:12,480
In order to keep us in the field

713
00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:14,720
and to assist with the emotional and psychological

714
00:54:14,720 --> 00:54:16,800
and physical burnout, it comes with the job,

715
00:54:16,800 --> 00:54:18,800
to help us work through the onslaught of traumas

716
00:54:18,800 --> 00:54:20,800
that we witnessed daily in Holtz-Face 4.

717
00:54:20,800 --> 00:54:23,000
These medicines allow me to process that trauma,

718
00:54:23,000 --> 00:54:24,240
illness is in deaths in ways

719
00:54:24,240 --> 00:54:25,840
that I can work with him through,

720
00:54:25,840 --> 00:54:27,520
instead of varying and gritting through

721
00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:30,520
it, until it explodes out in episodes of PTSD.

722
00:54:30,520 --> 00:54:32,520
Today, I am building my life again.

723
00:54:32,520 --> 00:54:34,280
Now, as a cannabis in psychedelic health

724
00:54:34,280 --> 00:54:36,040
and wellness coach, working with chronically

725
00:54:36,040 --> 00:54:37,680
and terminally ill-individuals,

726
00:54:37,680 --> 00:54:39,040
I'm the co-founder and president

727
00:54:39,040 --> 00:54:40,920
of the Keepen Inslus Psychedelic Society,

728
00:54:40,920 --> 00:54:42,600
a board member of Rehts, Washington,

729
00:54:42,600 --> 00:54:44,800
and maintain involvement in many other psychedelic

730
00:54:44,800 --> 00:54:46,800
organizations across our state.

731
00:54:46,800 --> 00:54:48,160
I believe everyone has the right

732
00:54:48,160 --> 00:54:49,600
to pursue better quality of life

733
00:54:49,600 --> 00:54:51,760
in a way that is accessible and supported.

734
00:54:51,760 --> 00:54:53,680
Healing is not one-size-fits-all,

735
00:54:53,680 --> 00:54:55,680
and the agents are not just clinical tools,

736
00:54:55,680 --> 00:54:57,440
they are tools for well-being, growth,

737
00:54:57,440 --> 00:54:58,800
and community healing.

738
00:54:58,800 --> 00:55:00,640
No one should face criminal penalties

739
00:55:00,640 --> 00:55:01,840
for healing and the agents,

740
00:55:01,840 --> 00:55:03,280
and I respectfully ask the Council

741
00:55:03,280 --> 00:55:05,120
to protect personal autonomy,

742
00:55:05,120 --> 00:55:06,320
community practices,

743
00:55:06,320 --> 00:55:08,320
and we'll access five-outing, yes,

744
00:55:08,320 --> 00:55:10,560
on this resolution to protect our use.

745
00:55:10,560 --> 00:55:13,200
Thank you, and I'm happy to answer questions you may have.

746
00:55:13,200 --> 00:55:15,200
Thank you.

747
00:55:16,880 --> 00:55:18,880
Next on the list, is Daniel Gilman.

748
00:55:24,640 --> 00:55:27,200
Good afternoon, King, can't wait to hear me.

749
00:55:28,080 --> 00:55:29,600
Yes, we can. Go ahead ahead.

750
00:55:29,600 --> 00:55:30,640
All right.

751
00:55:30,640 --> 00:55:32,640
My name is Dan Gilman.

752
00:55:32,640 --> 00:55:36,720
I'm the current president of Veterans for Peace.

753
00:55:36,720 --> 00:55:38,240
He had a chapter 92.

754
00:55:39,280 --> 00:55:41,680
I live in Seattle, Washington.

755
00:55:43,920 --> 00:55:45,600
As our name suggests,

756
00:55:47,120 --> 00:55:49,520
we, as veterans, for peace, work for peace.

757
00:55:52,800 --> 00:55:54,960
And one of our mission statements

758
00:55:54,960 --> 00:55:57,840
among many is that, as veterans,

759
00:55:57,840 --> 00:56:01,120
we seek justice for veterans and victims of war.

760
00:56:02,640 --> 00:56:05,520
And so we support this motion

761
00:56:07,120 --> 00:56:08,640
on the floor today, that

762
00:56:08,640 --> 00:56:12,640
supports projects and treatments

763
00:56:12,640 --> 00:56:14,640
to provide comprehensive,

764
00:56:14,640 --> 00:56:17,600
high-quality, cutting-edge, health care,

765
00:56:17,600 --> 00:56:20,720
to American veterans,

766
00:56:21,440 --> 00:56:27,280
like treatments for PTSD, and TBI, and other elements.

767
00:56:28,880 --> 00:56:33,840
So he's support motion 2026-0017,

768
00:56:33,840 --> 00:56:36,800
that supports

769
00:56:36,800 --> 00:56:39,280
intheogen-related research.

770
00:56:40,160 --> 00:56:42,800
And the continued decriminalisation

771
00:56:42,800 --> 00:56:45,920
of the personal use of intheogen,

772
00:56:47,120 --> 00:56:50,560
making county law enforcement toward

773
00:56:51,920 --> 00:56:54,720
intheogen and related activities

774
00:56:54,720 --> 00:56:58,800
to be a low priority for the county.

775
00:56:58,800 --> 00:57:02,800
We hold heartily support this bill

776
00:57:03,600 --> 00:57:05,520
for treatment for veterans,

777
00:57:05,520 --> 00:57:10,960
and non-veterans alike who are suffering

778
00:57:10,960 --> 00:57:14,160
from diagnosis that, intheogen,

779
00:57:14,160 --> 00:57:16,560
will make for a better outcome.

780
00:57:17,520 --> 00:57:18,880
Veterans for peace,

781
00:57:18,880 --> 00:57:20,480
herges your support.

782
00:57:21,280 --> 00:57:21,840
Thank you.

783
00:57:23,040 --> 00:57:23,600
Thank you.

784
00:57:23,600 --> 00:57:27,680
Next on the list is Matt Mush.

785
00:57:32,560 --> 00:57:34,080
Good afternoon, he's team,

786
00:57:34,080 --> 00:57:35,680
members of the council.

787
00:57:35,680 --> 00:57:37,040
My name is Matt Metzker.

788
00:57:37,040 --> 00:57:39,680
I'm a retired Marine Corps combat veteran

789
00:57:39,680 --> 00:57:40,960
and a co-founder of the keep-in,

790
00:57:40,960 --> 00:57:42,560
and it's a psychedelic society.

791
00:57:42,560 --> 00:57:45,520
I serve our country in the Iraq War in 2003

792
00:57:45,520 --> 00:57:47,680
and survive an attempt in murder by fellow Marines

793
00:57:47,680 --> 00:57:48,400
that same year.

794
00:57:49,360 --> 00:57:52,240
2005 to 2020, I was heavily medicated

795
00:57:52,240 --> 00:57:54,400
to function as a normal human being.

796
00:57:54,400 --> 00:57:55,760
These pharmaceutical drugs

797
00:57:55,760 --> 00:57:58,160
nummy to the world, allowing me to simply survive

798
00:57:58,160 --> 00:58:00,800
and carry my trauma without truly living my life.

799
00:58:00,800 --> 00:58:02,160
I could not emotionally connect

800
00:58:02,160 --> 00:58:03,120
my wife and sons,

801
00:58:03,120 --> 00:58:05,200
and many nights I prayed I wouldn't wake up

802
00:58:05,200 --> 00:58:07,280
or wish for an accident in my pain.

803
00:58:08,240 --> 00:58:10,800
In 2020, just before retiring,

804
00:58:10,800 --> 00:58:13,600
I met a sailor with trauma very similar to mine

805
00:58:13,600 --> 00:58:16,240
who found relief through psilocybin Mushrooms.

806
00:58:16,240 --> 00:58:18,800
After retirement, I began microdosing these Mushrooms

807
00:58:18,800 --> 00:58:20,880
and help with the help of my V.A. doctor.

808
00:58:20,880 --> 00:58:24,160
We end off my mental health drugs within four months.

809
00:58:24,160 --> 00:58:26,720
Now I take a single capsule, every third day

810
00:58:26,720 --> 00:58:28,720
of a medicine, I grow myself.

811
00:58:28,720 --> 00:58:30,640
This medicine change my life profoundly,

812
00:58:30,640 --> 00:58:32,240
allowing me to connect with my family

813
00:58:32,240 --> 00:58:33,600
and live fully, again.

814
00:58:34,400 --> 00:58:36,560
It laid a solid foundation for other healing

815
00:58:36,560 --> 00:58:38,880
moved out of these such as therapy, which I still pursue.

816
00:58:39,440 --> 00:58:41,600
The transformative power of this natural medicine

817
00:58:41,600 --> 00:58:42,880
compels me to speak out

818
00:58:42,880 --> 00:58:45,280
and assist others on their path to wellness.

819
00:58:45,280 --> 00:58:47,280
I now help others as a psychedelic wellness,

820
00:58:47,280 --> 00:58:48,560
consultant and coach,

821
00:58:48,560 --> 00:58:49,920
focusing on harm reduction,

822
00:58:49,920 --> 00:58:51,600
and safe and form of responsible use.

823
00:58:52,240 --> 00:58:54,000
I also help others learn to cultivate

824
00:58:54,000 --> 00:58:55,360
and make their own medicine.

825
00:58:55,360 --> 00:58:56,800
We're not seeking to get high.

826
00:58:56,800 --> 00:58:58,400
We just want to feel okay in our bodies

827
00:58:58,400 --> 00:58:59,840
and safe around those we love.

828
00:59:01,040 --> 00:59:03,680
All humans deserve to live, not merely survive.

829
00:59:04,320 --> 00:59:06,640
To be clear, I'm not a medical professional

830
00:59:06,640 --> 00:59:08,240
or a clinician, but as a peer,

831
00:59:08,240 --> 00:59:11,120
I've assisted hundreds of clients in their wellness journey

832
00:59:11,120 --> 00:59:13,760
with zero hysteria at or-hospital visits.

833
00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:16,880
Decriminalizing plant medicine will allow many more

834
00:59:16,880 --> 00:59:19,120
to find the relief and healing that I did.

835
00:59:19,120 --> 00:59:21,360
Let's give everyone the chance to live fully,

836
00:59:21,360 --> 00:59:23,200
connect, deeply, with those they love.

837
00:59:23,200 --> 00:59:23,840
Thank you.

838
00:59:25,280 --> 00:59:25,920
Thank you.

839
00:59:28,800 --> 00:59:30,560
Next on the list is Joe Kanzler.

840
00:59:32,080 --> 00:59:32,880
Hi, King Kelly.

841
00:59:32,880 --> 00:59:35,280
Council, two councilor, here, a few thoughts.

842
00:59:36,160 --> 00:59:37,120
As we begin today.

843
00:59:38,480 --> 00:59:40,480
I want to start with, I want to thank all

844
00:59:40,480 --> 00:59:42,080
all our credit operators, for all the work he do.

845
00:59:43,200 --> 00:59:45,280
If you're very important, we honor and support

846
00:59:45,280 --> 00:59:46,720
our credit operators, make sure to have

847
00:59:46,720 --> 00:59:48,720
a safe environment in the proper medical care.

848
00:59:50,720 --> 00:59:52,080
What are the methods on the job

849
00:59:52,080 --> 00:59:54,720
or medical treatment after your service?

850
00:59:54,720 --> 00:59:55,840
We're going to the same for our veterans.

851
00:59:55,840 --> 00:59:57,360
I want to add my voice in support.

852
00:59:58,160 --> 00:59:58,720
Today.

853
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:07,000
Now, I don't need nor use psychedelic drugs, but I think if a doctor prescribes it, that's

854
01:00:07,000 --> 01:00:12,540
way it should be, some of women's medical care. There should be no politician between

855
01:00:12,540 --> 01:00:22,820
a human or an American citizen and their doctor. Period. But that's my opinion. I do

856
01:00:22,820 --> 01:00:27,000
want to add, also, when we just came up, I want to thank all the great female politicians who have

857
01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:30,160
done so to greet you all, but in your comments, safer and better. For Redmond's

858
01:00:30,160 --> 01:00:35,520
Vanessa Critser to, to a quality of bad ass U.T., who's about to get a sexy white

859
01:00:35,520 --> 01:00:41,240
rail line across with Washington, and the only wish I could attend the big party to our

860
01:00:41,240 --> 01:00:46,040
chair, Sarah Perry, which is trying to maintain order with that clown, misogynistic, ex-foot of

861
01:00:46,040 --> 01:00:50,800
Alex Zimmerman, who's remarks I condemn today, moving along. I just want to thank all of you for

862
01:00:50,800 --> 01:00:55,440
your pro-exervice, and I condemn Alex Zimmerman's remarks in total today. Thank you.

863
01:00:55,440 --> 01:01:01,940
Thank you, Mr. Conflict. Next on the list is Preston Anderson.

864
01:01:01,940 --> 01:01:10,280
Well, Council, my name is Preston Anderson. I live in King County, Council, District 8 in West

865
01:01:10,280 --> 01:01:20,080
Seattle. I'll keep my comments brief. My background in a Iraq war veteran, deployed twice. I

866
01:01:20,080 --> 01:01:28,280
currently work for the V health care system. And just personally, I'll disclose that this

867
01:01:28,280 --> 01:01:35,640
is something that not many people know, but I have suffered over 20 years from the trauma. The

868
01:01:35,640 --> 01:01:44,200
residual trauma from my deployments, and I am speaking on behalf of support for the legislation

869
01:01:44,200 --> 01:01:53,440
of motion, introducing the council for FNL gym related research. I would just add that

870
01:01:53,440 --> 01:01:59,400
ketamine was kind of on the periphery. During the time, it was being researched in the late 1990s

871
01:01:59,400 --> 01:02:05,080
in early 2000s, was not mainstream by the federal government, but the research that was

872
01:02:05,080 --> 01:02:12,080
taken on the periphery helped get ketamine introduced into more clinic spaces to include the

873
01:02:12,080 --> 01:02:19,080
V health care system to treat treatment-resistant depression and trauma. So my hope is that the

874
01:02:19,080 --> 01:02:25,080
King County Council will also support this legislation to ensure that there is space for those

875
01:02:25,080 --> 01:02:30,080
the research to occur to ensure that this may be eventually becomes mainstream and helps those that

876
01:02:30,080 --> 01:02:35,080
have suffering from trauma like myself. Thank you, and that's all.

877
01:02:35,080 --> 01:02:40,880
Thank you very much. Is there anyone in person or online that has not had a chance to speak

878
01:02:40,880 --> 01:02:49,120
who wishes to provide common at this time? Anyone? Okay, thanks very much with that. Comments

879
01:02:49,120 --> 01:02:54,560
are closed. I want to thank everybody who came today. Anyone who is considering coming to testify

880
01:02:54,560 --> 01:02:59,040
in the future, it's a very important part of our public process, and we very much appreciate your

881
01:02:59,040 --> 01:03:07,080
time and effort, and what you have to say. Turning now to the moving on to the actions on today's

882
01:03:07,080 --> 01:03:13,080
agenda, as a reminder, item 7 has been deferred to the March 24th, 2026 Council meeting. So we'll

883
01:03:13,080 --> 01:03:18,080
move to the next item on the agenda, which is the hearing examiner consent agenda, and we'll ask

884
01:03:18,080 --> 01:03:20,080
for Kate to read it into the record.

885
01:03:20,080 --> 01:03:26,080
Thank you, Chair Perry. Item 8 is proposed substitute ordinance number 2025-0368, authorizing the

886
01:03:26,080 --> 01:03:31,080
application of a portion of a portion of 50 second avenue south in the Anna Avenue, file number

887
01:03:31,080 --> 01:03:37,320
V2735 petitioner with spring woods, the state's LLC. Thank you very much. Council number

888
01:03:37,320 --> 01:03:43,080
Fain, would you please move consent agenda item 8? So moved. Thank you consent agenda item 8 is

889
01:03:43,080 --> 01:03:48,080
before us. Claire, K, would you please call the roll? Thank you. Council member Beldigy. Council member

890
01:03:49,080 --> 01:03:53,080
Council member Denbass. Council member Denbass. Council member Denbass. Council member Denbass. Council member

891
01:03:53,080 --> 01:03:59,080
Denbass. Council member Louis. Council member Muskita. Council member Vonrike Bauer. Chair Perry.

892
01:03:59,080 --> 01:04:04,080
Aye. The vote is nine aye. Zero Nose. Thank you. By our vote, we've adopted proposed ordinance

893
01:04:04,080 --> 01:04:12,080
number 2025-0368, and turning to our last action item today, which is consent agenda items 9 through 12.

894
01:04:12,080 --> 01:04:16,080
Vice Chair, would you please move consent agenda items 9 through 12?

895
01:04:16,080 --> 01:04:21,080
Thank you. consent agenda item 9 through 12. Thank you. consent agenda items 9 through 12. Thank you.

896
01:04:21,080 --> 01:04:26,080
consent agenda items 9 through 12 are before us. Claire, K, would you again please call the roll? Thank you.

897
01:04:26,080 --> 01:04:31,080
Council member Beldigy. Council member Buron. Council member Denbass. Council member Denbass.

898
01:04:31,080 --> 01:04:39,080
Council member Denbass. Council member Fain. Council member Louis. Council member Muskita. Council member Vonrike Bauer.

899
01:04:39,080 --> 01:04:45,080
Chair Perry. Aye. The vote is nine aye. Zero Nose. Thank you.

900
01:04:45,080 --> 01:04:55,080
By our vote, we've adopted proposed motion number 2025-0228-0253-0255-0353-7.

901
01:04:55,080 --> 01:05:00,080
Before we adjourn, my colleagues have any other business for the good of the order.

902
01:05:00,080 --> 01:05:08,080
Okay, seeing no further business, this meeting is adjourned.