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Good afternoon, everybody. I

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like to welcome everyone to the

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AUGUST 25th, 2026 meeting of

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the King County Council. I

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George Baron, I

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m vice chair of

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the council, but I

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ll be acting

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as chair today. We

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re joined by

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my colleagues, and this meeting

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is called to order. Uh, before

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we begin, please join me in

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acknowledging that we

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re on the

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traditional lands of the Puget

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Salish peoples, past and

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present. We thank these

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caretakers of this land who

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have lived here and continue to

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live here since time

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immemorial, bringing their

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cultural ways of life and

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greatly enriching our

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communities with that. Clerk

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Foss, would you please call the

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roll?

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Thank you. Chair. Baron

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Councilmember Balducci

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Councilmember Dembowski.

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Council member Dunn.

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Councilmember Fain.

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Councilmember Lewis. Here.

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Council member Mosqueda. Here.

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Councilmember Perry

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Councilmember von Reichbauer.

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Here.

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Chair.

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Barton here.

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Councilmember Dunn here.

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Thank you very much. We have a

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quorum of the Council. Next,

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please join us in the Pledge of

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Allegiance led by Councilmember

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Fain.

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Please stand if you

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re able. I

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pledge allegiance to the flag

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in America. As you republic,

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for which stands one nation

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under GOD, indivisible, with

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liberty and justice for all.

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Thank you very much. Vice Chair

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Dunn. MAY I please have a

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motion to approve the minutes

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of the AUGUST 18th, 2026

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Council meeting? Move. Approval

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of the AUGUST.

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18th minutes.

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Thank you very much. The motion

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is before us. Any questions?

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Comments regarding the minutes.

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Seeing none. All those in

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favor, please say aye. Aye. Any

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opposed? Say nay. The minutes

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are approved. Clerk. Are there

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any additions to the Council

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agenda?

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I do not have any additions to

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the agenda, sir.

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Thank you very much. We will

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now turn to the reading of

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items into the record and the

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hearing of public comment. Uh,

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Vice Chair Dunn, will you move

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to suspend the rules to hold an

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advertised public hearing on

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item seven? Proposed ordinance

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2022 0297.

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Move to suspend the rules to

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hold an advertised public

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hearing on item seven, which is

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proposed. Ordinance 2022 0297.

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Thank you. The motion is before

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us. Any questions or comments

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on that? All right. All those

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in favor, please say aye. Aye.

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Any opposed? Say nay. The

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motion carries. Uh, item seven

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will remain in the Local

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Services and Land Use Committee

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until the committee has taken

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action. It will then be placed

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on the council agenda for

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action. Clerk, will you please

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read the items into the record?

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Thank you. Item number seven is

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proposed. Ordinance number 2022

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0297 determining the King

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County Fire Protection.

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District number 24 is inactive

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under state law, and it is in

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the public interest to dissolve

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Item eight is proposed. Motion

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number 2026 0178, confirming

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the executive

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s appointment of

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Susan Lewis Moore, who resides

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in Council District six to the

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Washington State Major League

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Baseball stadium. Public

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facilities. District board of

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directors. Item number nine is

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proposed. Motion 2026 0208,

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confirming the executive

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reappointment of young Sang

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Song, who resides in Council

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District nine, to the King

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County Priority Hire Advisory

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business organizations. Item

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ten is proposed. Motion 2026

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0210, confirming the

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executive

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s reappointment of

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Drew Gibson, who resides in

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Advisory Committee. Item 11 is

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proposed. Motion 2026 0211,

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confirming the executive

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reappointment of Dave Johnson,

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who resides in Council District

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three, to the Priority Hire

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District Committee representing

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Thank you very much. The

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council will now take public

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comment on those ordinances and

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motions on today

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s agenda for

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action, along with any topic

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directly related to county

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business. That is because it

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the fourth Tuesday of the

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month. Listening to the public

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and taking into consideration

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the public

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s thoughts is an

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important part of our process,

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and it

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s one that enhances our

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deliberations in order to allow

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everyone equal time to comment,

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I would like to set the

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following ground rules. Please

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limit comments to two minutes.

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Remain seated until time for

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your public comment, and do not

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make audible noise during the

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meeting. This is also a

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reminder that public comment

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MAY not be used for the purpose

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of assisting a campaign for

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election of any person to any

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office, or for the promotion

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of, or opposition to any ballot

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proposition. In addition, per

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Council Rule ten, disruptive

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behavior can or MAY lead to the

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commenter being asked to leave

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the meeting. Disruptive

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behavior includes the

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following. Among other

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considerations. Standing rather

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than remaining seated except

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when entering or leaving the

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chambers, or when providing

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comment at the podium after

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Speaking from the audience

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without being recognized to

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provide comment. Making audible

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noises in the audience. Beyond

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speaking. Holding signs that

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obstruct the free passage of

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view or view of others

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attending the meeting. The use

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of bullhorns or noisemakers,

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uh, for online comment, please,

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please press star nine on the

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phone or click the raise hand

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icon on the zoom toolbar,

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located at the bottom of the

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screen to notify the clerk. The

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clerk will call the names or

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the last three digits of the

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phone numbers in order, and

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will then unmute each line at

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the end of each comment. The

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clerk will lower our hands with

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that. Clerk. Mueller, would you

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please begin calling the names

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here in person, followed by

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those hands raised online for

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Thank you. Chair. The first

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name on the list is Kevin

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Altmire.

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Chair. Today we stand here,

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folks, witnessing an atrocity.

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Last year, AUGUST 25th, 20 26

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2025. Two men sitting up there

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were involved in one of the

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worst things you could have

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m accusing these

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two men of atrocities. Number

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one, Reagan, Don sends a letter

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to the Seattle Times feeding

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them propaganda. Rob Dembowski

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sends propaganda. Reagan. Don,

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you remember that article that

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came out OCTOBER the 31st? And

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he said that somebody at dch

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needs to be fired. It was Kelly

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Rider. You know why? Because he

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had his staff send an email,

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and I have it to the Seattle

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Times and said, because Kelly

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Rider said dch had no no loss

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and said Magee had no ethic

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violation and they went through

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three investigations. Then they

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made a legislative record by

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basically him passing this

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ordinance called ordinance

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19978. And it

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s all de facto.

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This guy standing there got a

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writer by the name of Lula

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Ramadan. Seattle Times, she

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said, hey, did you notice that

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Thomas Birmingham Barrington,

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who

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s the director of ethics,

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says there was no ethics

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violation? You know what he

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did? He wrote and said, I

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been trying for three years to

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open up a inspector general.

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s in my article. So if you

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go to King County Oversight

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files, dot com, you can read

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about these guys. So what

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you

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re witnessing are criminals

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who need to be charged a

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federal government arbitrator

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needs to come in here and take

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over the King County

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government, because this is an

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atrocity. What you have here.

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MR. Zimmerman, you can

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applaud. Okay, that

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s your

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first warning.

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Now, they MAY sit there. Guess

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what? And I sent out today I

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see Sarah Perry

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s not here. And

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I see Claudia because they

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probably shocked of all of your

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emails I got. I have over

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60,000 emails through public

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disclosure requests.

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MR. Alzheimer, thank you. Next

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speaker.

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The next name on the list is

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Alex Zimmerman.

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Thank you very much.

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I my you.

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Mind? I

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m Alex Zimmerman. I

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ever never clapping. You know

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what this means for me Nazi

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Gestapo principle come to

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absurd. Yeah okay. My number my

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name Alex Zimmerman. I

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m

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PRESIDENT Of Stand-Up America.

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I open right now. Our of this

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case about Ponzi schemes are on

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transit for $35 billion. It

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s a

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serious problem that we have

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right now. I demand that is you

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counsel will be support this

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$35 billion. And talking about

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the Spanish scam for ten years

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from beginning. So $35 billion,

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what they steal from us now?

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It

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s never happened before in

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American history. You need to

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in very important because we

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have a leader in this business

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council. Banducci you know what

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is mean by definition. She

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totally destroyed Bellevue

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because first train, what has

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come from this Ponzi scheme is

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come to Bellevue. What is cost

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us $1,000,000,000 billion in

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train go for one year right

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now. Totally empty. Totally

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empty. You know what is mean,

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Bellevue. This very rich place

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right now on from more rich

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city in America. People drive

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Mercedes Beemer car for

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$100,000. Nobody will be uses.

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Idiotic situation. I talking

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about this for many years. But

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what you don

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t do is this ship

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possibly be in jail. Trump

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absolutely right. It

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s time

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right now put Democrat Keefe

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and Bandito Mafia to jail. If

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we need to start something

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doing right now. So this is my

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first complaint. What they have

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right now in auditor office.

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Second complaint will be about

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King Country House, an

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authority who spent $100

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million for thousands and

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thousands of legal immigrants

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who violate Trump

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s executive

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order. Viva Trump, Viva new

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American Revolution stand up

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slap and happy cow. Now.

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The next name on the list is

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Chris Maniots.

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Yeah, yeah.

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3:00 okay, I

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m not going to be

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as loud as these guys. I have a

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safety issue at King County

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Airport I want to talk about.

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There

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s hot fueling happening

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since 2025. That

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s against the

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airport. Supplemental rules and

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regulation. It

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s not in

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accordance with faa policy.

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That

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s a public safety issue.

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And it

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s up to you guys to

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enforce that, not to encourage

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vendors to do it or encourage

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folks. But my problem is

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there

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s actually fueling with

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passengers on board. You have

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an observer that you have hired

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who is not on the on the tarmac

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when the pipes are connected.

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So therefore cannot say whether

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there

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s hot fueling happening

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or not. This is a safety issue.

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Yes. These are Ice flights. But

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you know, these people are

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shackled. They cannot run.

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They

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re on the actual airplane

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when it

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s happening. For all

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that is holy, do something

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about that. Encouraging a

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contractor to follow a rule is

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not enough. That

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s it.

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Thank you.

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The next name on the list is

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Dan Sakuma.

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Good afternoon. My name is

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Stanley Sakuma. I come

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representing Soohoo for

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solidarity. I

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m the national

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co-chair. Co-Chair of that

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organization, as well as the

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Japanese American Citizens

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League. I

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m a past PRESIDENT

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And current vice PRESIDENT For

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civil rights. With that

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organization, both

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organizations have been in

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support of Larry

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s intentions.

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Attempts to shut down the

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Northwest Detention Center and

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specifically for this group to

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stop the deportation flights in

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and out of the King County

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International Airport. I

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ve

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been working with a lot of

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assistance to observe and

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monitor flights for the last

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three years, and I can tell you

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that it is very disturbing to

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sit there and watch people

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being boarded on and off

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planes, occasionally being

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taken to the ground. It reminds

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us from the Japanese American

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community

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s history of 1942,

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when our community, my mother

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was taken from Shelton. No

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charges, no evidence, no due

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process, no hearings, no way to

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appeal. Uh, she was taken away

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and put on a train. Did not

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know where she was going. Did

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not know how long she would be

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gone. I did not know what the

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future would hold right now.

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That is happening again. We

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re

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using planes instead of trains,

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but the same process has been

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going on and it

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s time for this

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county to stop it. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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The next name on the list is

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Benjamin Silberman.

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Hi, my name is Ben. I

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m with

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Southend, indivisible. I

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m

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calling on the council to start

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from the premise that

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immigrants are human beings

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from which it flows, obviously,

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that they should not be held in

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shackles on airplanes that

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could explode due to hot

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fueling, that they should not

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be unobserved when crimes are

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taking place that could

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endanger them. There should be

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somebody watching to ensure the

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rules are being followed, or

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document when they

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re not at

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all times. When deportation

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flights or flights into the

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Tacoma Detention Center from uh

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King County Airport are, uh,

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respectively, taking off or

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landing, um, this is, uh, you

486
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know, useless. Of course, if

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the rules are not enforced and

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the.

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I

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m sorry, can we pause the,

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uh, MR. Alzheimer, you can

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t be

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standing unless you

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re

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providing public comment. Okay.

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Oh, I thought we could take

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pictures.

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You can take pictures. You just

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can

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t be standing.

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Thank you. You know, I am

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meeting.

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I need you to sit down. Thank

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you. Sir, thank.

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You, thank you.

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Thank you. Go ahead.

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So I understand that the

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federal government could, uh,

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sue to strike down any rules.

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They don

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t like that could.

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That will take time. And in the

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time that you are enforcing the

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rules, people will be safer.

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That is worth it. The, uh, the

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fact that you would be standing

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against the federal

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government

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s cruelty is worth

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it. There should be no fear of

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the federal government doing

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something legal against basic

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treatment of human beings. As

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human beings. Thank you.

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Thank you. The next name on the

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list is Greg Carlucci.

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Hi. My name is Greg Carlucci,

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and I

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m a community member

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here. I live in Seattle. I

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m

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very concerned also about the,

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um, ice, uh, flights in and out

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of King County Airport. Um,

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also specifically about the

536
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lack of, um, a observer for

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what

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s happening and who

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00:16:03,215 --> 00:16:05,215
s on

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00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,156
the flights. Um, so La

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Resistencia has been doing a

542
00:16:11,756 --> 00:16:13,792
lot of the observing, but King

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County should hire a person,

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00:16:15,930 --> 00:16:17,963
and I think they have hired

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somebody. But, um, that person

546
00:16:19,765 --> 00:16:21,866
has to be on the tarmac to do

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their job. And if they

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00:16:22,567 --> 00:16:23,135
re not,

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00:16:23,135 --> 00:16:24,670
then we don

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t know exactly what

551
00:16:26,838 --> 00:16:29,707
is happening with these people.

552
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And so we do want to just have

553
00:16:33,312 --> 00:16:36,882
you all, uh, have King County,

554
00:16:36,882 --> 00:16:38,830
um, follow the laws. Thank you.

555
00:16:38,830 --> 00:16:39,484
Thank you.

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The next name on the list is

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Joe Harrington.

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00:16:55,267 --> 00:16:56,267
Hello. My name is Joe

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Harrington. Uh, I

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m with

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00:16:58,870 --> 00:17:00,870
Southeast Seattle, indivisible.

562
00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:01,740
Um, and we are. I

563
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m

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00:17:02,707 --> 00:17:05,107
specifically speaking to the

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00:17:05,343 --> 00:17:08,447
use of chains on ice flights.

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Um, Ice has agreed to follow

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00:17:11,350 --> 00:17:12,551
faa rules on this, uh, faa

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00:17:12,551 --> 00:17:14,954
rules are very clear that the

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00:17:14,954 --> 00:17:18,554
planes must be, uh, capable of

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00:17:18,790 --> 00:17:19,958
being evacuated within 90s. Uh,

571
00:17:19,958 --> 00:17:22,358
flight attendants know this.

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00:17:22,627 --> 00:17:23,829
Pilots know this, um, the

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00:17:23,829 --> 00:17:26,298
people on these flights are

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being shackled. They have their

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hands shackled to their waists.

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Their feet are shackled

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00:17:32,337 --> 00:17:33,438
together, and those are

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00:17:33,438 --> 00:17:35,573
shackled together. They walk

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hunched. Uh, they cannot walk

580
00:17:38,844 --> 00:17:40,979
quickly. If on a flight, the

581
00:17:40,979 --> 00:17:41,380
oxygen mask drops from above,

582
00:17:41,380 --> 00:17:42,381
they can

583
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t reach up and put

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that on themselves. Um, the

585
00:17:47,486 --> 00:17:49,154
ratio of guards to, uh, people

586
00:17:49,154 --> 00:17:52,754
detained on the flights is one

587
00:17:52,958 --> 00:17:55,260
for two. So the risk to the Ice

588
00:17:55,260 --> 00:17:57,162
agents on the flights, is it

589
00:17:57,162 --> 00:17:58,997
approaches zero. Um, there is

590
00:17:58,997 --> 00:18:01,399
no point in this except

591
00:18:01,399 --> 00:18:04,999
cruelty. Uh, we are asking the

592
00:18:05,170 --> 00:18:07,706
council to insist that the faa

593
00:18:07,706 --> 00:18:09,740
follow its own rules, that ice

594
00:18:09,740 --> 00:18:11,142
follow the rules that they have

595
00:18:11,142 --> 00:18:13,279
adopted. And, uh, we would

596
00:18:13,279 --> 00:18:16,279
really appreciate seeing a lot

597
00:18:18,830 --> 00:18:19,784
more fight. There are, uh, we

598
00:18:19,784 --> 00:18:20,319
understand that you can

599
00:18:20,319 --> 00:18:21,887
t kick

600
00:18:21,887 --> 00:18:22,387
ice out of King County

601
00:18:22,387 --> 00:18:24,387
s

602
00:18:25,357 --> 00:18:27,250
airport, but we can make a

603
00:18:27,250 --> 00:18:29,261
much, much bigger noise than we

604
00:18:29,261 --> 00:18:32,164
have been making to insist that

605
00:18:32,164 --> 00:18:34,564
they not use unnecessary

606
00:18:34,733 --> 00:18:35,601
cruelty. Thank you.

607
00:18:35,601 --> 00:18:35,770
Thank you.

608
00:18:35,770 --> 00:18:36,535
I

609
00:18:36,535 --> 00:18:38,270
m going to start calling

610
00:18:38,270 --> 00:18:40,405
three names at a time. The next

611
00:18:40,405 --> 00:18:41,139
up is Angela Depp, followed by

612
00:18:41,139 --> 00:18:42,540
Cynthia o

613
00:18:42,540 --> 00:18:44,540
Toole and Rebecca

614
00:18:46,478 --> 00:18:48,478
Kate.

615
00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:50,148
Thank you for your time today.

616
00:18:50,148 --> 00:18:51,583
My name is Angela Depp. I live

617
00:18:51,583 --> 00:18:52,885
in Columbia City. I

618
00:18:52,885 --> 00:18:54,619
m horrified

619
00:18:54,619 --> 00:18:56,622
by what is happening here in

620
00:18:56,622 --> 00:18:59,622
Seattle and across the country.

621
00:19:00,590 --> 00:19:02,227
Ice is unlawfully taking our

622
00:19:02,227 --> 00:19:04,627
friends, our neighbors and

623
00:19:04,629 --> 00:19:05,764
family members. Isis violent

624
00:19:05,764 --> 00:19:07,466
and has shot and killed

625
00:19:07,466 --> 00:19:09,701
individuals across the country.

626
00:19:09,701 --> 00:19:12,370
Isis violating individual human

627
00:19:12,370 --> 00:19:14,390
and civil rights. We fear for

628
00:19:14,390 --> 00:19:16,420
their safety. I volunteer

629
00:19:16,420 --> 00:19:17,476
weekly to witness deportation

630
00:19:17,476 --> 00:19:19,876
flights at King County

631
00:19:19,912 --> 00:19:21,980
International Airport. We are

632
00:19:21,980 --> 00:19:24,380
concerned because detainees are

633
00:19:25,170 --> 00:19:27,386
not safe. We also monitor and

634
00:19:27,386 --> 00:19:30,880
track isis activity because Ice

635
00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,257
does not share information. We

636
00:19:32,257 --> 00:19:33,759
need your help to ensure that

637
00:19:33,759 --> 00:19:36,759
our flight witnessing team has

638
00:19:36,862 --> 00:19:38,597
clear access to all detainees,

639
00:19:38,597 --> 00:19:40,365
that we can monitor how they

640
00:19:40,365 --> 00:19:42,968
are being treated, and track

641
00:19:42,968 --> 00:19:45,203
who is being detained. Ice

642
00:19:45,203 --> 00:19:48,700
parks their buses in a way that

643
00:19:48,700 --> 00:19:49,875
obstructs our camera view. We

644
00:19:49,875 --> 00:19:51,610
need your help to ensure that

645
00:19:51,610 --> 00:19:53,712
Ice parks their buses in a way

646
00:19:53,712 --> 00:19:56,114
that gives us full visibility

647
00:19:56,114 --> 00:19:58,550
to all Ice activity during

648
00:19:58,550 --> 00:19:59,885
deportation flights. We also

649
00:19:59,885 --> 00:20:01,386
ask for assistance from King

650
00:20:01,386 --> 00:20:03,386
County International Airport

651
00:20:03,689 --> 00:20:06,689
Operations team to ensure that

652
00:20:06,925 --> 00:20:08,894
airport cameras are adjusted to

653
00:20:08,894 --> 00:20:11,960
maximize our visibility for

654
00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:13,131
detainees, to give us clear and

655
00:20:13,131 --> 00:20:15,500
unobstructed view of what is

656
00:20:15,500 --> 00:20:17,402
going on during deportation

657
00:20:17,402 --> 00:20:19,103
flights. If operation could

658
00:20:19,103 --> 00:20:20,605
consult with us to understand

659
00:20:20,605 --> 00:20:22,641
the challenges we are having,

660
00:20:22,641 --> 00:20:25,344
we think the camera view can be

661
00:20:25,344 --> 00:20:27,744
adjusted for better visibility.

662
00:20:30,148 --> 00:20:31,616
Thank you for your time today.

663
00:20:31,616 --> 00:20:31,783
Hello, my name is Cynthia

664
00:20:31,783 --> 00:20:32,117
o

665
00:20:32,117 --> 00:20:33,185
Toole. I

666
00:20:33,185 --> 00:20:35,186
m a resident of King

667
00:20:35,186 --> 00:20:37,489
County, live in South Seattle.

668
00:20:37,489 --> 00:20:39,157
I have been observing in

669
00:20:39,157 --> 00:20:41,930
immigration courts. I have been

670
00:20:41,930 --> 00:20:43,729
to the observation room that is

671
00:20:43,729 --> 00:20:46,298
at the King County Airport, and

672
00:20:46,298 --> 00:20:48,567
I know that many of us are very

673
00:20:48,567 --> 00:20:50,335
aware of the horrors that are

674
00:20:50,335 --> 00:20:51,703
going on under the Trump

675
00:20:51,703 --> 00:20:51,937
administration. And Stephen

676
00:20:51,937 --> 00:20:53,720
Miller

677
00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:53,806
s mass deportation

678
00:20:53,806 --> 00:20:54,339
program, and we don

679
00:20:54,339 --> 00:20:56,141
t need to

680
00:20:56,141 --> 00:20:58,100
elaborate on that. What is

681
00:20:58,100 --> 00:21:01,100
deeply upsetting is that King

682
00:21:01,346 --> 00:21:05,546
County is not doing as much as

683
00:21:06,885 --> 00:21:08,987
we can to resist these things.

684
00:21:08,987 --> 00:21:10,455
There are rules and regulations

685
00:21:10,455 --> 00:21:11,957
that are not being adequately

686
00:21:11,957 --> 00:21:13,424
followed there. Have these

687
00:21:13,424 --> 00:21:14,827
things have been documented by

688
00:21:14,827 --> 00:21:16,328
the center for Human Rights at

689
00:21:16,328 --> 00:21:18,296
the University of Washington by

690
00:21:18,296 --> 00:21:20,466
La Resistencia, by Sudo.

691
00:21:20,466 --> 00:21:22,660
Everybody is aware more people

692
00:21:22,660 --> 00:21:23,836
need to be aware. How can we

693
00:21:23,836 --> 00:21:26,836
help more people? Be aware.

694
00:21:27,500 --> 00:21:29,405
Follow your regulations, get

695
00:21:29,408 --> 00:21:31,710
that observer on the tarmac for

696
00:21:31,710 --> 00:21:34,450
every single deportation flight.

697
00:21:34,450 --> 00:21:36,181
So we know how many people are

698
00:21:36,181 --> 00:21:37,449
coming on and off the planes in

699
00:21:37,449 --> 00:21:39,510
shackles. We need to know how

700
00:21:39,510 --> 00:21:41,200
many people are injured in this

701
00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:42,888
process. We need to know if

702
00:21:42,888 --> 00:21:44,489
there is hot fueling going on.

703
00:21:44,489 --> 00:21:45,690
We need to know these things.

704
00:21:45,690 --> 00:21:48,260
They need to be part of the

705
00:21:48,260 --> 00:21:50,462
public record. We as citizens

706
00:21:50,462 --> 00:21:52,497
of this county deserve this

707
00:21:52,497 --> 00:21:54,199
information because these

708
00:21:54,199 --> 00:21:56,568
things are happening to people

709
00:21:56,568 --> 00:22:00,205
that we care about. I know that

710
00:22:00,205 --> 00:22:02,374
a lot of you care about this

711
00:22:02,374 --> 00:22:04,543
issue, and so we need to work

712
00:22:04,543 --> 00:22:06,110
together to make sure the rules

713
00:22:06,110 --> 00:22:09,110
and regulations are followed as

714
00:22:11,683 --> 00:22:13,852
much as possible. Thank you.

715
00:22:13,852 --> 00:22:15,870
Good afternoon. Rebecca. Kate.

716
00:22:15,870 --> 00:22:15,292
Um, King County resident, I

717
00:22:15,292 --> 00:22:16,455
d

718
00:22:16,455 --> 00:22:18,290
like to add my voice to the

719
00:22:18,290 --> 00:22:20,358
concerns around this topic of

720
00:22:20,358 --> 00:22:23,358
hot fueling on these flight

721
00:22:24,329 --> 00:22:27,329
deportations. Um, as as as

722
00:22:27,565 --> 00:22:29,134
already reiterated it, it it

723
00:22:29,134 --> 00:22:30,568
seems that the King County

724
00:22:30,568 --> 00:22:33,568
Airport is not following its

725
00:22:33,939 --> 00:22:36,939
own rules and regulations, and

726
00:22:36,942 --> 00:22:39,577
faa policy. Um, this seems like

727
00:22:39,577 --> 00:22:41,913
a tremendous safety concern for

728
00:22:41,913 --> 00:22:43,482
this vulnerable population. Of

729
00:22:43,482 --> 00:22:45,882
shackled immigrants on these

730
00:22:46,151 --> 00:22:49,210
planes where they MAY be, um,

731
00:22:49,210 --> 00:22:51,323
uh, open to, um, tremendous

732
00:22:51,323 --> 00:22:54,293
harm if something should happen

733
00:22:54,293 --> 00:22:56,610
and, um, to our knowledge, no

734
00:22:56,610 --> 00:22:57,662
long standing disciplinary

735
00:22:57,662 --> 00:23:00,980
measures have ever been taken

736
00:23:00,980 --> 00:23:01,867
to stop the contractors from

737
00:23:01,867 --> 00:23:03,969
violating local policy and

738
00:23:03,969 --> 00:23:05,237
putting people in danger. So I

739
00:23:05,237 --> 00:23:07,672
think if we were going to say

740
00:23:07,672 --> 00:23:09,742
that we support immigrants, we

741
00:23:09,742 --> 00:23:11,109
need to ensure their safety.

742
00:23:11,109 --> 00:23:12,611
This should be the highest

743
00:23:12,611 --> 00:23:15,280
priority. If we were going to

744
00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:15,714
have these deportation flights,

745
00:23:15,714 --> 00:23:16,782
which I

746
00:23:16,782 --> 00:23:17,282
m not for, I

747
00:23:17,282 --> 00:23:19,840
m not in

748
00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:19,275
favor of in any way. But if

749
00:23:19,275 --> 00:23:20,618
we

750
00:23:20,618 --> 00:23:22,254
re going to be having these,

751
00:23:22,254 --> 00:23:24,550
the safety of this very

752
00:23:24,550 --> 00:23:26,455
vulnerable population needs to

753
00:23:26,592 --> 00:23:28,260
be assured. Thank you.

754
00:23:28,260 --> 00:23:30,562
The next name on the list is

755
00:23:30,562 --> 00:23:33,562
Laura Cooley, followed by Kathy

756
00:23:34,132 --> 00:23:35,333
Cryan and Brian Dang.

757
00:23:35,333 --> 00:23:37,350
Thank you very much. My name is

758
00:23:37,350 --> 00:23:38,700
Laura Cooley. I live in

759
00:23:38,700 --> 00:23:38,770
Northeast Seattle. I

760
00:23:38,770 --> 00:23:40,770
m a former

761
00:23:42,340 --> 00:23:43,174
United Nations and uw employee,

762
00:23:43,174 --> 00:23:44,576
and the reason I

763
00:23:44,576 --> 00:23:45,911
m here is to

764
00:23:45,911 --> 00:23:47,245
add my voice to the concerns

765
00:23:47,245 --> 00:23:49,348
that are being raised here,

766
00:23:49,348 --> 00:23:52,348
both on the humanitarian front,

767
00:23:52,450 --> 00:23:53,685
the safety front, etc. But I

768
00:23:53,685 --> 00:23:54,753
also want to make people aware,

769
00:23:54,753 --> 00:23:55,587
a different angle that people

770
00:23:55,587 --> 00:23:55,764
MAY not have thought about. I

771
00:23:55,764 --> 00:23:56,688
m

772
00:23:56,688 --> 00:23:58,156
not sure if people are aware

773
00:23:58,156 --> 00:24:00,291
that Geo Group has more than

774
00:24:00,291 --> 00:24:00,725
doubled its profit over the

775
00:24:00,725 --> 00:24:02,260
last year. We

776
00:24:02,260 --> 00:24:03,795
re part of that.

777
00:24:03,795 --> 00:24:04,862
Specifically, Geo Group has

778
00:24:04,862 --> 00:24:06,310
said that it grew its net

779
00:24:06,310 --> 00:24:09,631
income in the first quarter of

780
00:24:10,435 --> 00:24:12,838
the year from by 96% to 38.3

781
00:24:12,838 --> 00:24:14,339
million, from only 19.5 million

782
00:24:14,339 --> 00:24:17,939
in the same period. So revenues

783
00:24:18,242 --> 00:24:20,642
have increased by 16% to 705

784
00:24:21,413 --> 00:24:22,380
million, from 606 million. Do

785
00:24:22,380 --> 00:24:23,415
we really want to be part of

786
00:24:23,415 --> 00:24:23,881
that? I don

787
00:24:23,881 --> 00:24:24,483
t think so,

788
00:24:24,483 --> 00:24:25,617
especially when they

789
00:24:25,617 --> 00:24:27,252
re not

790
00:24:27,252 --> 00:24:28,887
enforcing the rules and

791
00:24:28,887 --> 00:24:29,153
regulations of safety concerns

792
00:24:29,153 --> 00:24:30,221
that they

793
00:24:30,221 --> 00:24:31,356
re supposed to be. So

794
00:24:31,356 --> 00:24:31,923
everyone here in the room will

795
00:24:31,923 --> 00:24:32,490
be speaking, I

796
00:24:32,490 --> 00:24:33,926
m sure, to

797
00:24:33,926 --> 00:24:35,794
various angles of this. I just

798
00:24:35,794 --> 00:24:37,195
think, please show some

799
00:24:37,195 --> 00:24:40,795
gumption. This is this is this

800
00:24:43,969 --> 00:24:44,703
is not who we are. Thank you.

801
00:24:44,703 --> 00:24:46,703
Hello, I

802
00:24:46,938 --> 00:24:47,870
m Kathy Crayon. Um,

803
00:24:47,870 --> 00:24:48,673
I

804
00:24:48,673 --> 00:24:51,900
m with South Seattle,

805
00:24:51,900 --> 00:24:53,178
indivisible and with Southeast

806
00:24:53,178 --> 00:24:53,333
Seattle, Indivisible and with.

807
00:24:53,333 --> 00:24:55,113
I

808
00:24:55,113 --> 00:24:57,449
m a volunteer at the Riverton

809
00:24:57,449 --> 00:24:59,484
Church in a legal clinic that

810
00:24:59,484 --> 00:25:02,254
assists immigrants. And I also

811
00:25:02,254 --> 00:25:04,523
volunteer at Casa Latina. Um,

812
00:25:04,523 --> 00:25:06,792
with all the horrors being

813
00:25:06,792 --> 00:25:08,792
perpetrated against immigrants

814
00:25:09,193 --> 00:25:12,640
right here in King County. And

815
00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:14,464
throughout this country. Um,

816
00:25:15,667 --> 00:25:16,340
many of us feel powerless. It

817
00:25:16,340 --> 00:25:16,434
s

818
00:25:16,434 --> 00:25:17,402
very we

819
00:25:17,402 --> 00:25:18,203
re overwhelmed. It

820
00:25:18,203 --> 00:25:18,389
s

821
00:25:18,389 --> 00:25:18,937
it

822
00:25:18,937 --> 00:25:19,605
s we don

823
00:25:19,605 --> 00:25:20,710
t want it to

824
00:25:20,710 --> 00:25:20,672
happen. We don

825
00:25:20,672 --> 00:25:23,720
t know what to

826
00:25:23,875 --> 00:25:25,944
do. But in this case, you have

827
00:25:25,944 --> 00:25:28,580
the power to do something. And

828
00:25:28,580 --> 00:25:32,183
I think if King County takes a

829
00:25:32,183 --> 00:25:33,385
strong stance of, um, enforcing

830
00:25:33,385 --> 00:25:35,785
the regulations, the safety

831
00:25:36,187 --> 00:25:39,187
regulations at the airport and

832
00:25:39,391 --> 00:25:41,459
ensuring that your own rules or

833
00:25:41,459 --> 00:25:44,459
our own rules are followed,

834
00:25:45,563 --> 00:25:46,932
that will be, um, that will be

835
00:25:46,932 --> 00:25:47,465
something you have the power

836
00:25:47,465 --> 00:25:48,933
here, and I

837
00:25:48,933 --> 00:25:51,333
m asking you to

838
00:25:59,211 --> 00:26:01,611
take it. Thank you.

839
00:26:01,746 --> 00:26:04,820
Good afternoon. Uh, city

840
00:26:04,820 --> 00:26:04,266
council. My name is Brian Dang.

841
00:26:04,266 --> 00:26:05,850
I

842
00:26:05,850 --> 00:26:06,417
m based in council mosquito

843
00:26:06,417 --> 00:26:07,252
s

844
00:26:07,252 --> 00:26:08,220
district. I

845
00:26:08,220 --> 00:26:10,756
m here to urge King

846
00:26:10,756 --> 00:26:13,558
County, uh, King County Council

847
00:26:13,558 --> 00:26:15,590
to enforce its rules at the

848
00:26:15,590 --> 00:26:17,796
King County Airport. And not

849
00:26:17,796 --> 00:26:19,398
just encourage them to follow

850
00:26:19,398 --> 00:26:20,310
safety protocols, as we

851
00:26:20,310 --> 00:26:21,233
re just

852
00:26:21,233 --> 00:26:23,633
allowing Ice to deport

853
00:26:25,370 --> 00:26:26,838
Americans unchallenged. First,

854
00:26:26,838 --> 00:26:27,239
we should be ashamed that we

855
00:26:27,239 --> 00:26:28,540
re

856
00:26:28,540 --> 00:26:30,242
even allowing these flights to

857
00:26:30,242 --> 00:26:32,100
happen. That

858
00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:32,310
s inhumane. We

859
00:26:32,310 --> 00:26:34,310
re

860
00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:35,312
sending people to countries

861
00:26:35,312 --> 00:26:37,312
they

862
00:26:37,416 --> 00:26:39,584
ve never been to before,

863
00:26:39,584 --> 00:26:41,153
that they are separated from

864
00:26:41,153 --> 00:26:42,420
their families. We

865
00:26:42,420 --> 00:26:44,420
re not doing

866
00:26:44,456 --> 00:26:47,459
enough to stop it and get in

867
00:26:47,459 --> 00:26:49,160
their way. King County has

868
00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:50,662
finally hired someone in a

869
00:26:50,662 --> 00:26:52,664
position to observe the flights

870
00:26:52,664 --> 00:26:53,965
at King County Airport.

871
00:26:53,965 --> 00:26:54,933
However, this role is

872
00:26:54,933 --> 00:26:55,400
incomplete. They

873
00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:56,835
re not

874
00:26:56,835 --> 00:26:57,836
exclusively monitoring Ice

875
00:26:57,836 --> 00:26:58,370
flights, and they

876
00:26:58,370 --> 00:26:59,738
re not on the

877
00:26:59,738 --> 00:27:03,740
tarmac for the entirety of the

878
00:27:03,740 --> 00:27:04,643
time. King County must enforce

879
00:27:04,643 --> 00:27:05,910
that cameras are not obstructed

880
00:27:05,910 --> 00:27:06,344
from view of the observer

881
00:27:06,344 --> 00:27:08,344
s

882
00:27:09,982 --> 00:27:11,683
view. We need all Americans

883
00:27:11,683 --> 00:27:13,818
accounted for, and I keep using

884
00:27:13,818 --> 00:27:14,190
this word Americans because

885
00:27:14,190 --> 00:27:16,190
that

886
00:27:17,355 --> 00:27:20,355
s who they are. Please

887
00:27:20,925 --> 00:27:23,925
ensure that hot feeling does

888
00:27:25,364 --> 00:27:25,664
not occur and that it doesn

889
00:27:25,664 --> 00:27:27,664
t

890
00:27:28,866 --> 00:27:31,203
put people in positions of

891
00:27:31,203 --> 00:27:34,203
danger where they are already

892
00:27:34,806 --> 00:27:37,206
shackled. Again, please enforce

893
00:27:38,209 --> 00:27:40,545
the existing safety protocols

894
00:27:40,545 --> 00:27:41,713
and get in the way of all these

895
00:27:41,713 --> 00:27:42,547
Ice flights. Thank you for your

896
00:27:42,547 --> 00:27:44,349
time.

897
00:27:44,349 --> 00:27:47,118
The next name on the list is

898
00:27:47,118 --> 00:27:49,487
Guadalupe Gonzalez, followed by

899
00:27:49,487 --> 00:27:51,887
Filemon Tapia and Dalila

900
00:27:51,890 --> 00:27:54,590
Scholls. Our apologies. Delia

901
00:27:54,590 --> 00:27:55,860
Shoals.

902
00:27:55,860 --> 00:27:57,796
Uh. Hello everyone. My name is

903
00:27:57,796 --> 00:27:59,463
Guadalupe Gonzalez, King County

904
00:27:59,463 --> 00:28:00,499
resident and a member of La

905
00:28:00,499 --> 00:28:01,300
Resistencia. I

906
00:28:01,300 --> 00:28:02,867
ve been working

907
00:28:02,867 --> 00:28:04,302
with lr for the past couple of

908
00:28:04,302 --> 00:28:04,528
years to really document what

909
00:28:04,528 --> 00:28:05,904
s

910
00:28:05,904 --> 00:28:07,739
been going on at the airport

911
00:28:07,739 --> 00:28:09,908
and try to contact both airport

912
00:28:09,908 --> 00:28:11,509
authorities and the King County

913
00:28:11,509 --> 00:28:12,777
Executive about the issues, to

914
00:28:12,777 --> 00:28:14,445
see if any of them could be

915
00:28:14,445 --> 00:28:16,347
resolved during these last

916
00:28:16,347 --> 00:28:17,582
couple of years. Most of last

917
00:28:17,582 --> 00:28:18,549
year, we were just completely

918
00:28:18,549 --> 00:28:18,916
ignored. We often wouldn

919
00:28:18,916 --> 00:28:20,719
t get

920
00:28:20,719 --> 00:28:21,919
responses from the people in

921
00:28:21,919 --> 00:28:22,854
leadership positions and it

922
00:28:22,854 --> 00:28:23,955
felt like no one was listening.

923
00:28:23,955 --> 00:28:25,289
Listening to what we were

924
00:28:25,289 --> 00:28:26,457
reporting, which included

925
00:28:26,457 --> 00:28:27,359
examples of hot fueling and

926
00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:28,626
other issues we were running

927
00:28:28,626 --> 00:28:30,395
into when carrying out

928
00:28:30,395 --> 00:28:31,230
observations. Uh, really at the

929
00:28:31,230 --> 00:28:32,331
beginning of this years, when

930
00:28:32,331 --> 00:28:33,931
we finally started hearing back

931
00:28:33,931 --> 00:28:34,967
from the county, and they got

932
00:28:34,967 --> 00:28:36,368
to a point where we were told

933
00:28:36,368 --> 00:28:38,200
that once the new position was

934
00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:39,404
hired, then that position could

935
00:28:39,404 --> 00:28:40,505
document any violations of the

936
00:28:40,505 --> 00:28:42,273
rules, and actions could be

937
00:28:42,273 --> 00:28:43,274
taken. However, it seems that

938
00:28:43,274 --> 00:28:44,209
since this position has been

939
00:28:44,209 --> 00:28:44,909
instituted, things have

940
00:28:44,909 --> 00:28:45,677
changed. We

941
00:28:45,677 --> 00:28:45,943
re now being told

942
00:28:45,943 --> 00:28:46,744
that they

943
00:28:46,744 --> 00:28:48,413
re going to document

944
00:28:48,413 --> 00:28:50,282
violations of the rules. But

945
00:28:50,282 --> 00:28:51,549
rather than punishing isis

946
00:28:51,549 --> 00:28:53,118
contractors which break safety

947
00:28:53,118 --> 00:28:53,351
procedures, something which the

948
00:28:53,351 --> 00:28:54,252
airport

949
00:28:54,252 --> 00:28:55,520
s supplemental rules

950
00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:57,188
and regulations include, it

951
00:28:57,188 --> 00:28:57,389
states punishments and how

952
00:28:57,389 --> 00:28:58,156
they

953
00:28:58,156 --> 00:28:59,257
re going to increase

954
00:28:59,257 --> 00:29:00,959
depending on like subsequent

955
00:29:00,959 --> 00:29:02,460
violations, rather than usage

956
00:29:02,460 --> 00:29:03,127
utilizing that which is in the

957
00:29:03,127 --> 00:29:03,895
rules, they

958
00:29:03,895 --> 00:29:05,664
re instead going to,

959
00:29:05,664 --> 00:29:06,965
quote unquote, encourage

960
00:29:06,965 --> 00:29:09,100
contractors on a voluntary

961
00:29:09,100 --> 00:29:10,680
basis to follow suit rules. To

962
00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,203
me personally, this feels like

963
00:29:12,203 --> 00:29:13,604
very cowardly behavior from

964
00:29:13,604 --> 00:29:15,540
those in power, and it feels

965
00:29:15,540 --> 00:29:15,723
like there are no points. Often

966
00:29:15,723 --> 00:29:16,374
we

967
00:29:16,374 --> 00:29:17,242
ve talked to the county,

968
00:29:17,242 --> 00:29:18,677
though, often say, you know,

969
00:29:18,677 --> 00:29:20,445
our rules at the airport for

970
00:29:20,445 --> 00:29:21,380
Ice flights are above what most

971
00:29:21,380 --> 00:29:22,614
of the us is doing. You know,

972
00:29:22,614 --> 00:29:23,347
compared to many other

973
00:29:23,347 --> 00:29:23,882
airports. We

974
00:29:23,882 --> 00:29:24,184
re going we

975
00:29:24,184 --> 00:29:25,283
re

976
00:29:25,283 --> 00:29:25,549
leading ahead. These rules

977
00:29:25,549 --> 00:29:25,917
don

978
00:29:25,917 --> 00:29:26,155
t matter if they

979
00:29:26,155 --> 00:29:26,885
re not

980
00:29:26,885 --> 00:29:27,452
being enforced. It

981
00:29:27,452 --> 00:29:28,653
s just that

982
00:29:28,653 --> 00:29:28,953
words on paper. So I

983
00:29:28,953 --> 00:29:29,888
m going to

984
00:29:29,888 --> 00:29:30,956
reiterate what a lot of folks

985
00:29:30,956 --> 00:29:32,224
have talked about today, which

986
00:29:32,224 --> 00:29:34,225
is that we need to enforce

987
00:29:34,225 --> 00:29:35,426
these safety procedures. I

988
00:29:35,426 --> 00:29:35,961
understand that removing ice

989
00:29:35,961 --> 00:29:36,695
from King County

990
00:29:36,695 --> 00:29:38,396
s airport is a

991
00:29:38,396 --> 00:29:39,397
whole different conversation,

992
00:29:39,397 --> 00:29:40,832
but if this county is going to

993
00:29:40,832 --> 00:29:42,200
support migrants, as it states

994
00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:43,901
within its many ordinances, its

995
00:29:43,901 --> 00:29:45,570
many public releases, and

996
00:29:45,570 --> 00:29:46,638
everything included, then it

997
00:29:46,638 --> 00:29:47,806
needs to actually take actions

998
00:29:47,806 --> 00:29:48,806
over what it can control, which

999
00:29:48,806 --> 00:29:49,907
is its own airport and the

1000
00:29:49,907 --> 00:29:51,509
treatment of human beings who

1001
00:29:51,509 --> 00:29:54,509
have rights within it. Thank

1002
00:29:57,882 --> 00:29:59,882
you.

1003
00:30:00,318 --> 00:30:01,519
Good afternoon. Council. I know

1004
00:30:01,519 --> 00:30:03,855
the King County Council has

1005
00:30:03,855 --> 00:30:04,689
made many good statements in

1006
00:30:04,689 --> 00:30:06,224
individual members of the

1007
00:30:06,224 --> 00:30:07,359
council have been active in the

1008
00:30:07,359 --> 00:30:08,359
struggle for immigrant justice

1009
00:30:08,359 --> 00:30:10,610
throughout their lives, which I

1010
00:30:10,610 --> 00:30:12,330
applaud and respect. But the

1011
00:30:12,330 --> 00:30:14,198
reality is the Ice is actively

1012
00:30:14,198 --> 00:30:15,333
and openly operating at the

1013
00:30:15,333 --> 00:30:16,267
King County Airport, which of

1014
00:30:16,267 --> 00:30:17,836
course is on King County

1015
00:30:17,836 --> 00:30:18,870
property with little to no

1016
00:30:18,870 --> 00:30:19,971
pushback from the King County

1017
00:30:19,971 --> 00:30:20,672
Council. There

1018
00:30:20,672 --> 00:30:22,374
s countless

1019
00:30:22,374 --> 00:30:23,975
amount of human rights

1020
00:30:23,975 --> 00:30:25,610
atrocities that Ice commits on

1021
00:30:25,610 --> 00:30:25,810
a daily basis, and usually

1022
00:30:25,810 --> 00:30:27,145
there

1023
00:30:27,145 --> 00:30:27,345
s no oversight because

1024
00:30:27,345 --> 00:30:27,980
they

1025
00:30:27,980 --> 00:30:29,470
re given the green light

1026
00:30:29,470 --> 00:30:30,182
by the federal government to

1027
00:30:30,182 --> 00:30:32,451
act with impunity in the

1028
00:30:32,451 --> 00:30:32,755
streets of our communities. But

1029
00:30:32,755 --> 00:30:33,651
we

1030
00:30:33,651 --> 00:30:35,253
re talking about today is

1031
00:30:35,253 --> 00:30:36,855
isis actions on King County

1032
00:30:36,855 --> 00:30:38,189
property and what seems to be

1033
00:30:38,189 --> 00:30:39,724
county officials refusal to

1034
00:30:39,724 --> 00:30:42,724
step in and enforce existing

1035
00:30:43,261 --> 00:30:44,696
rules and regulations. The ice,

1036
00:30:44,696 --> 00:30:46,698
these ice bites at King County

1037
00:30:46,698 --> 00:30:47,865
Airport continue to be fueled

1038
00:30:47,865 --> 00:30:49,467
with the well while the engine

1039
00:30:49,467 --> 00:30:51,136
is running, in the process

1040
00:30:51,136 --> 00:30:51,937
known as hot fueling, which,

1041
00:30:51,937 --> 00:30:53,938
according to the National

1042
00:30:53,938 --> 00:30:55,640
Transportation Safety Board, is

1043
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:56,641
extremely hazardous. Yet this

1044
00:30:56,641 --> 00:30:59,477
is done right here at the King

1045
00:30:59,477 --> 00:31:01,313
County Airport. While shackled

1046
00:31:01,313 --> 00:31:03,810
immigrants are on board. When

1047
00:31:03,810 --> 00:31:05,216
will aviation contractors like

1048
00:31:05,216 --> 00:31:07,385
Sky service be sanctioned or

1049
00:31:07,385 --> 00:31:09,385
stopped from continuous

1050
00:31:09,921 --> 00:31:11,356
practice? And even when tragedy

1051
00:31:11,356 --> 00:31:13,625
strikes due to this potentially

1052
00:31:13,625 --> 00:31:14,792
volatile, explosive practice,

1053
00:31:14,792 --> 00:31:15,560
will you be able to step in and

1054
00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,560
say you did everything you

1055
00:31:19,998 --> 00:31:22,167
could to stop it? The Geo

1056
00:31:22,167 --> 00:31:23,101
Group, the private corporation

1057
00:31:23,101 --> 00:31:25,360
that operates the Northwest

1058
00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:26,838
Detention Center, whose bus is

1059
00:31:26,838 --> 00:31:29,341
detention buses, are used in

1060
00:31:29,341 --> 00:31:31,742
the facilitation of these Ice

1061
00:31:31,742 --> 00:31:32,977
flights. Buses are parked in a

1062
00:31:32,977 --> 00:31:35,377
way that intentionally blocks

1063
00:31:35,813 --> 00:31:37,148
the cameras on the runway. This

1064
00:31:37,148 --> 00:31:38,816
is a clear attempt to hide

1065
00:31:38,816 --> 00:31:41,180
their mistreatment of migrants

1066
00:31:41,180 --> 00:31:42,387
on the on the on the bus, who

1067
00:31:42,387 --> 00:31:44,188
are shackled and heard on these

1068
00:31:44,188 --> 00:31:46,491
ice flights for more detention

1069
00:31:46,491 --> 00:31:48,426
and eventual deportation. Now,

1070
00:31:48,426 --> 00:31:50,329
I know the county recently

1071
00:31:50,329 --> 00:31:52,130
enacted a sanctuary or

1072
00:31:52,130 --> 00:31:54,131
welcoming policy, but this

1073
00:31:54,131 --> 00:31:55,901
means very little. If nothing

1074
00:31:55,901 --> 00:31:56,935
is being done to restrict isis

1075
00:31:56,935 --> 00:31:59,335
movements on King County

1076
00:32:02,307 --> 00:32:03,274
property. So in closing, I just

1077
00:32:03,274 --> 00:32:04,275
want to say the entire council

1078
00:32:04,275 --> 00:32:06,110
must stay stronger and more

1079
00:32:06,110 --> 00:32:07,745
decisive actions to challenge,

1080
00:32:07,745 --> 00:32:08,746
disrupt and ultimately end all

1081
00:32:08,746 --> 00:32:11,746
Ice activity at King County

1082
00:32:18,289 --> 00:32:20,358
Airport, Alameda. Thank you.

1083
00:32:20,358 --> 00:32:22,260
Good afternoon. Thank you for

1084
00:32:22,260 --> 00:32:24,829
your time. My name is Delia

1085
00:32:24,829 --> 00:32:25,897
Scholes. I have I

1086
00:32:25,897 --> 00:32:26,865
m a resident

1087
00:32:26,865 --> 00:32:27,632
of South Seattle. I

1088
00:32:27,632 --> 00:32:29,632
m a member

1089
00:32:30,168 --> 00:32:32,137
of several organizations that

1090
00:32:32,137 --> 00:32:33,471
work with immigrant justice,

1091
00:32:33,471 --> 00:32:36,471
and I have been accompanying

1092
00:32:36,941 --> 00:32:39,311
migrants to court and to ice

1093
00:32:39,311 --> 00:32:39,523
check ins for the past year.

1094
00:32:39,523 --> 00:32:41,523
I

1095
00:32:42,413 --> 00:32:44,749
m certainly aware of the many

1096
00:32:44,749 --> 00:32:47,149
infections that Ice commits.

1097
00:32:48,119 --> 00:32:50,388
Um, and I am have my house

1098
00:32:50,388 --> 00:32:52,757
looks at. I live on Beacon Hill

1099
00:32:52,757 --> 00:32:55,360
and my house looks at, um, King

1100
00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:57,760
County Airport. I am

1101
00:32:57,762 --> 00:32:59,364
increasingly concerned about

1102
00:32:59,364 --> 00:33:00,899
the humanitarian and safety

1103
00:33:00,899 --> 00:33:03,299
violations that are occurring

1104
00:33:03,701 --> 00:33:05,871
from those flights, and I feel

1105
00:33:05,871 --> 00:33:08,730
complicit in all those that are

1106
00:33:08,730 --> 00:33:09,874
happening. I am, I think, very

1107
00:33:09,874 --> 00:33:11,275
highly of this body, and I

1108
00:33:11,275 --> 00:33:13,770
think that it

1109
00:33:13,770 --> 00:33:14,446
s encouraging

1110
00:33:14,446 --> 00:33:16,981
that you are in a position to

1111
00:33:16,981 --> 00:33:19,116
act and to enforce, rather than

1112
00:33:19,116 --> 00:33:20,819
encourage, and I hope you will

1113
00:33:20,819 --> 00:33:22,954
do that and let all of us as

1114
00:33:22,954 --> 00:33:24,889
citizens feel that we are

1115
00:33:24,889 --> 00:33:26,223
participating in distancing

1116
00:33:26,223 --> 00:33:26,557
ourselves from what

1117
00:33:26,557 --> 00:33:28,557
s

1118
00:33:29,193 --> 00:33:31,280
happening. Thank you.

1119
00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:33,798
The next name on the list is

1120
00:33:33,798 --> 00:33:36,798
Leonard Sklar, followed by cj.

1121
00:33:38,202 --> 00:33:40,238
And finally Julie Ginger Rich.

1122
00:33:40,238 --> 00:33:40,505
Um, hello. My name is Leonard

1123
00:33:40,505 --> 00:33:40,669
Sklar.

1124
00:33:40,669 --> 00:33:41,973
I

1125
00:33:41,973 --> 00:33:42,207
m a resident of district two.

1126
00:33:42,207 --> 00:33:43,841
I

1127
00:33:43,841 --> 00:33:46,278
m a retired geologist, and

1128
00:33:46,278 --> 00:33:47,979
this is my first time here. Um,

1129
00:33:47,979 --> 00:33:48,446
thank you for listening. I

1130
00:33:48,446 --> 00:33:49,714
m

1131
00:33:49,714 --> 00:33:51,216
adding my voice to the

1132
00:33:51,216 --> 00:33:52,550
community concern over the

1133
00:33:52,550 --> 00:33:54,950
human rights violations taking

1134
00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:58,550
place in our public airport. I

1135
00:33:58,550 --> 00:33:59,324
was shocked when I learned some

1136
00:33:59,324 --> 00:33:59,824
of the facts of what

1137
00:33:59,824 --> 00:34:01,824
s going

1138
00:34:03,828 --> 00:34:05,596
on. Uh, apparently, people are

1139
00:34:05,596 --> 00:34:06,697
being loaded onto planes in

1140
00:34:06,697 --> 00:34:07,365
shackles because they

1141
00:34:07,365 --> 00:34:09,365
re

1142
00:34:11,336 --> 00:34:13,736
categorized as cargo. My

1143
00:34:14,105 --> 00:34:15,440
ancestors in Germany and in

1144
00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:16,875
France, my Jewish ancestors

1145
00:34:16,875 --> 00:34:18,910
were categorized as cargo and

1146
00:34:18,910 --> 00:34:21,310
were loaded onto transport

1147
00:34:21,446 --> 00:34:24,446
vehicles. And we said, never

1148
00:34:26,251 --> 00:34:27,785
again. And in this context that

1149
00:34:27,785 --> 00:34:28,887
it is happening again and

1150
00:34:28,887 --> 00:34:29,520
people are being sent to

1151
00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:30,121
countries where they

1152
00:34:30,121 --> 00:34:32,121
re like an

1153
00:34:32,390 --> 00:34:33,725
El Salvador, uh, you know, and

1154
00:34:33,725 --> 00:34:36,725
the deaths that are happening

1155
00:34:37,428 --> 00:34:38,697
under Ice detention, um, I

1156
00:34:38,697 --> 00:34:41,165
think we should all be losing

1157
00:34:41,165 --> 00:34:43,902
sleep over this. We should all

1158
00:34:43,902 --> 00:34:46,902
be doing everything in our

1159
00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:48,673
power to minimize, at the very

1160
00:34:48,673 --> 00:34:50,942
least, the risk that people are

1161
00:34:50,942 --> 00:34:53,712
going to die in some fiery

1162
00:34:53,712 --> 00:34:56,112
explosion because some company

1163
00:34:56,147 --> 00:34:57,649
wants to cut corners. I mean,

1164
00:34:57,649 --> 00:35:00,649
you think about this hot

1165
00:35:00,685 --> 00:35:02,787
fueling. This is to make money,

1166
00:35:02,787 --> 00:35:04,655
right? They could wait. They

1167
00:35:04,655 --> 00:35:06,190
could take the time to do it.

1168
00:35:06,190 --> 00:35:07,192
Right. But they

1169
00:35:07,192 --> 00:35:09,126
re treating

1170
00:35:09,126 --> 00:35:11,526
these passengers, these human

1171
00:35:12,297 --> 00:35:13,498
beings, as cargo. And this is

1172
00:35:13,498 --> 00:35:15,132
an excuse for them to make

1173
00:35:15,132 --> 00:35:16,567
money. So anyway, please, I

1174
00:35:16,567 --> 00:35:17,802
hope you will join me in losing

1175
00:35:17,802 --> 00:35:19,471
some sleep. And you will do

1176
00:35:19,471 --> 00:35:22,907
everything we elected you to do

1177
00:35:22,907 --> 00:35:24,907
to stop this.

1178
00:35:27,712 --> 00:35:29,480
Thank you. Cj, our rules do not

1179
00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:30,810
allow for, uh, science at the

1180
00:35:30,810 --> 00:35:30,648
podium. So I

1181
00:35:30,648 --> 00:35:31,716
m going to have to

1182
00:35:31,716 --> 00:35:33,417
ask you to put it down. Thank

1183
00:35:33,417 --> 00:35:35,417
you.

1184
00:35:35,453 --> 00:35:36,321
Okay. Um, so I

1185
00:35:36,321 --> 00:35:37,388
m here also

1186
00:35:37,388 --> 00:35:40,388
speaking about the lack of

1187
00:35:42,260 --> 00:35:44,963
safety at the Boeing field. Um,

1188
00:35:44,963 --> 00:35:47,264
you guys have been just doing

1189
00:35:47,264 --> 00:35:48,900
performance up here. I have a

1190
00:35:48,900 --> 00:35:49,133
rising sixth grader who

1191
00:35:49,133 --> 00:35:50,100
s going

1192
00:35:50,100 --> 00:35:51,670
to start studying about

1193
00:35:51,670 --> 00:35:52,603
government, and they

1194
00:35:52,603 --> 00:35:54,603
re very

1195
00:35:54,772 --> 00:35:56,400
well aware of the dark times

1196
00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:56,240
that we are living through and

1197
00:35:56,240 --> 00:35:57,642
what

1198
00:35:57,642 --> 00:35:58,900
s going on. And I can

1199
00:35:58,900 --> 00:36:00,900
t

1200
00:36:00,679 --> 00:36:02,847
honestly point to you guys and

1201
00:36:02,847 --> 00:36:04,649
tell them and share with them

1202
00:36:04,649 --> 00:36:04,881
what you actually do, because I

1203
00:36:04,881 --> 00:36:06,881
don

1204
00:36:07,618 --> 00:36:11,218
t see that you do anything

1205
00:36:11,255 --> 00:36:11,422
except just speak empty words.

1206
00:36:11,422 --> 00:36:13,124
You

1207
00:36:13,124 --> 00:36:15,260
ve passed measures that

1208
00:36:15,260 --> 00:36:17,695
have absolutely no teeth behind

1209
00:36:17,695 --> 00:36:20,598
them. You all of you lack

1210
00:36:20,598 --> 00:36:23,598
spines to even speak out

1211
00:36:23,868 --> 00:36:25,536
against the heinous crimes of

1212
00:36:25,536 --> 00:36:27,772
human trafficking that is

1213
00:36:27,772 --> 00:36:30,108
happening here in this county

1214
00:36:30,108 --> 00:36:31,410
every single day. So it

1215
00:36:31,410 --> 00:36:33,410
s

1216
00:36:33,578 --> 00:36:35,179
disgusting. And how am I

1217
00:36:35,179 --> 00:36:37,615
raising a child in these dark

1218
00:36:37,615 --> 00:36:38,215
times to tell her and show her?

1219
00:36:38,215 --> 00:36:39,217
Oh yeah, we

1220
00:36:39,217 --> 00:36:39,402
ve got government.

1221
00:36:39,402 --> 00:36:40,385
We

1222
00:36:40,385 --> 00:36:42,190
ve got government that

1223
00:36:42,190 --> 00:36:44,422
serves and supports the people,

1224
00:36:44,422 --> 00:36:46,524
that upholds values of justice.

1225
00:36:46,524 --> 00:36:49,927
I none of you are an example of

1226
00:36:49,927 --> 00:36:51,196
that. None of you. So what are

1227
00:36:51,196 --> 00:36:53,965
you going to tell your

1228
00:36:53,965 --> 00:36:55,867
grandchildren when they ask you

1229
00:36:55,867 --> 00:36:57,368
what you did during these dark

1230
00:36:57,368 --> 00:36:59,104
times? What are you going to

1231
00:36:59,104 --> 00:37:00,538
tell them? Because you white

1232
00:37:00,538 --> 00:37:02,674
guys have the most power in the

1233
00:37:02,674 --> 00:37:04,342
opportunity to do something,

1234
00:37:04,342 --> 00:37:06,610
and all you do is just pass

1235
00:37:06,610 --> 00:37:08,913
empty measures without any,

1236
00:37:08,913 --> 00:37:09,840
any, any spine behind them. So

1237
00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:09,948
we

1238
00:37:09,948 --> 00:37:11,382
ve heard about the hop

1239
00:37:11,382 --> 00:37:13,117
fueling. Do we need to see

1240
00:37:13,117 --> 00:37:14,753
people actually incinerated on

1241
00:37:14,753 --> 00:37:17,121
the tarmac before you do

1242
00:37:17,121 --> 00:37:19,991
something? Just like we see

1243
00:37:19,991 --> 00:37:22,294
people incinerated in Gaza? Do

1244
00:37:22,294 --> 00:37:26,494
we need to see that before you

1245
00:37:26,864 --> 00:37:28,600
actually take action? So before

1246
00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,267
I leave, he who passively

1247
00:37:30,267 --> 00:37:31,836
accepts evil is as much

1248
00:37:31,836 --> 00:37:33,471
involved in it as he who helps

1249
00:37:33,471 --> 00:37:37,710
to perpetrate it. That is from

1250
00:37:47,685 --> 00:37:49,685
Martin Luther King.

1251
00:37:51,622 --> 00:37:51,786
Chilly welcome.

1252
00:37:51,786 --> 00:37:52,423
I

1253
00:37:52,423 --> 00:37:54,423
ve come.

1254
00:37:55,827 --> 00:37:57,928
Today as a resident of

1255
00:37:57,928 --> 00:38:00,328
Southeast. Seattle. From my

1256
00:38:00,665 --> 00:38:02,533
home, I can see, um, Boeing

1257
00:38:02,533 --> 00:38:04,235
Field. I can go for a walk and

1258
00:38:04,235 --> 00:38:05,169
go past King County Airport.

1259
00:38:05,169 --> 00:38:05,436
And the more that I

1260
00:38:05,436 --> 00:38:07,436
ve been

1261
00:38:07,472 --> 00:38:09,872
learning over time through

1262
00:38:11,475 --> 00:38:11,742
advocates, um, like everybody

1263
00:38:11,742 --> 00:38:13,742
else, I

1264
00:38:13,845 --> 00:38:14,610
m appalled. And today

1265
00:38:14,610 --> 00:38:15,413
I

1266
00:38:15,413 --> 00:38:15,713
m even more appalled at the

1267
00:38:15,713 --> 00:38:17,713
things I

1268
00:38:17,882 --> 00:38:18,115
ve heard. And although

1269
00:38:18,115 --> 00:38:19,250
I don

1270
00:38:19,250 --> 00:38:21,552
t like to speak in

1271
00:38:21,552 --> 00:38:24,550
public, I showed up to give my

1272
00:38:24,550 --> 00:38:25,956
voice and to support other

1273
00:38:25,956 --> 00:38:26,424
people who are speaking out.

1274
00:38:26,424 --> 00:38:27,158
And that

1275
00:38:27,158 --> 00:38:30,158
s what you put some

1276
00:38:30,228 --> 00:38:31,290
muscle to it. Um, I had

1277
00:38:31,290 --> 00:38:33,331
forgotten that we call

1278
00:38:33,331 --> 00:38:33,765
ourselves a sanctuary city, and

1279
00:38:33,765 --> 00:38:34,833
I hope y

1280
00:38:34,833 --> 00:38:36,667
all can find a way to

1281
00:38:36,667 --> 00:38:38,690
put some muscle to it. Thank

1282
00:38:38,690 --> 00:38:39,671
you.

1283
00:38:39,671 --> 00:38:42,774
The next name on the list is

1284
00:38:42,774 --> 00:38:44,675
John Vito, followed by Suzanne

1285
00:38:44,675 --> 00:38:46,344
Parenteau. And the final name

1286
00:38:46,344 --> 00:38:48,512
on our in-person list is Yvette

1287
00:38:48,512 --> 00:38:49,747
Danish.

1288
00:38:49,747 --> 00:38:50,515
Hi, John Vito, I

1289
00:38:50,515 --> 00:38:52,915
m a member of

1290
00:38:53,151 --> 00:38:54,753
the six District Democrats,

1291
00:38:54,753 --> 00:38:55,386
and, uh, you know, we

1292
00:38:55,386 --> 00:38:57,386
re in a

1293
00:38:59,390 --> 00:39:00,358
situation where, uh, those who

1294
00:39:00,358 --> 00:39:03,461
are wielding the power of the

1295
00:39:03,461 --> 00:39:06,297
federal government, uh, do not

1296
00:39:06,297 --> 00:39:09,267
conform to the laws and

1297
00:39:09,267 --> 00:39:12,867
violate, uh, the rights of, uh,

1298
00:39:13,738 --> 00:39:17,938
the the people. Uh, we, uh, as,

1299
00:39:18,776 --> 00:39:22,130
uh, you know, members of or

1300
00:39:22,130 --> 00:39:25,130
residents of, King County, uh,

1301
00:39:25,316 --> 00:39:25,916
have, uh, responsibility for an

1302
00:39:25,916 --> 00:39:27,916
airport that

1303
00:39:28,486 --> 00:39:30,886
s, uh, being used

1304
00:39:33,524 --> 00:39:37,124
to, uh, uh, move people that

1305
00:39:39,864 --> 00:39:43,464
are being subject to this, uh,

1306
00:39:45,703 --> 00:39:48,103
extra legal, uh, confinement

1307
00:39:50,541 --> 00:39:51,209
and, uh. Sometimes torture, uh,

1308
00:39:51,209 --> 00:39:53,209
and it

1309
00:39:53,344 --> 00:39:56,344
s, uh, incumbent on us

1310
00:39:59,170 --> 00:40:02,420
to find ways, uh, to resist,

1311
00:40:02,420 --> 00:40:04,289
uh, and protect those who are

1312
00:40:04,289 --> 00:40:07,889
more vulnerable than we are and

1313
00:40:08,125 --> 00:40:11,125
have, uh, less privilege. Um,

1314
00:40:12,229 --> 00:40:14,598
as, um, our council members,

1315
00:40:14,598 --> 00:40:17,598
uh, people here have been

1316
00:40:19,637 --> 00:40:23,237
asking you to, uh, uh, use

1317
00:40:23,874 --> 00:40:24,176
enforcement powers. Uh, and I

1318
00:40:24,176 --> 00:40:26,176
think that

1319
00:40:26,477 --> 00:40:29,347
s, uh, the minimum I

1320
00:40:29,347 --> 00:40:32,347
do acknowledge that the county

1321
00:40:34,418 --> 00:40:36,354
did, uh, uh, remove those, uh,

1322
00:40:36,354 --> 00:40:39,954
flights from the airport at one

1323
00:40:40,158 --> 00:40:43,158
point and, uh, federal judges,

1324
00:40:44,696 --> 00:40:45,897
uh, uh, vacated, uh, that

1325
00:40:45,897 --> 00:40:46,397
authority. But there

1326
00:40:46,397 --> 00:40:48,232
s still

1327
00:40:48,232 --> 00:40:49,934
some authority that, uh, our

1328
00:40:49,934 --> 00:40:52,334
county should be exercising

1329
00:40:56,307 --> 00:40:56,741
over these.

1330
00:40:56,741 --> 00:40:58,442
Hi, I

1331
00:40:58,442 --> 00:40:58,742
m Suzanne parenteau. I

1332
00:40:58,742 --> 00:41:00,742
m

1333
00:41:01,645 --> 00:41:03,448
a resident of King County. Um,

1334
00:41:03,448 --> 00:41:05,316
I just want to say from a

1335
00:41:05,316 --> 00:41:07,510
personal perspective,

1336
00:41:07,510 --> 00:41:08,953
personally, I owe so much to

1337
00:41:08,953 --> 00:41:11,122
immigrants in this country who,

1338
00:41:11,122 --> 00:41:13,522
in my privileged background,

1339
00:41:13,624 --> 00:41:15,960
basically helped to raise me.

1340
00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:17,728
And I have a lot of really

1341
00:41:17,728 --> 00:41:19,300
strong feelings about the

1342
00:41:19,300 --> 00:41:22,300
gratitude that we owe the

1343
00:41:22,100 --> 00:41:24,335
people that have been in clubs

1344
00:41:24,335 --> 00:41:25,970
and babysitters and nannies.

1345
00:41:25,970 --> 00:41:27,305
And I hate to say that, but,

1346
00:41:27,305 --> 00:41:29,730
you know, we aspire to these

1347
00:41:29,730 --> 00:41:30,742
things sometimes in business.

1348
00:41:30,742 --> 00:41:32,760
And when you get right down to

1349
00:41:32,760 --> 00:41:34,345
it, they can be raising your

1350
00:41:34,345 --> 00:41:36,314
children for you, you know? So

1351
00:41:36,314 --> 00:41:38,416
when I from a personal point of

1352
00:41:38,416 --> 00:41:40,451
view, I have so much gratitude

1353
00:41:40,451 --> 00:41:42,453
for, for the, the labor that

1354
00:41:42,453 --> 00:41:45,230
has been given to or to

1355
00:41:45,230 --> 00:41:46,824
bestowed upon immigrants in

1356
00:41:46,824 --> 00:41:47,358
this country. And I don

1357
00:41:47,358 --> 00:41:49,358
t see

1358
00:41:50,610 --> 00:41:51,795
enough gratitude for what our,

1359
00:41:51,795 --> 00:41:54,195
our ancestors who were

1360
00:41:54,299 --> 00:41:56,467
immigrants have built, how much

1361
00:41:56,467 --> 00:41:58,669
gratitude we owe the black

1362
00:41:58,669 --> 00:42:00,605
community, how much we owe

1363
00:42:00,605 --> 00:42:02,941
immigrants. We are on borrowed

1364
00:42:02,941 --> 00:42:04,375
time. We are on borrowed land.

1365
00:42:04,375 --> 00:42:07,780
We need to turn our

1366
00:42:07,780 --> 00:42:08,646
perspectives around and maybe

1367
00:42:08,646 --> 00:42:10,849
look at the strengths that we

1368
00:42:10,849 --> 00:42:14,449
have built as a country and

1369
00:42:14,852 --> 00:42:17,880
give back. Be appreciative and

1370
00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:18,289
tune into to, uh, actual

1371
00:42:18,289 --> 00:42:19,523
feelings you might have for

1372
00:42:19,523 --> 00:42:20,324
people in your lives who are

1373
00:42:20,324 --> 00:42:20,791
immigrants. It

1374
00:42:20,791 --> 00:42:22,791
s a very

1375
00:42:23,161 --> 00:42:24,295
personal thing. Um, when I

1376
00:42:24,295 --> 00:42:26,364
worked in mental health my

1377
00:42:26,364 --> 00:42:28,933
whole life and worked with many

1378
00:42:28,933 --> 00:42:30,168
immigrants and immigrants tend

1379
00:42:30,168 --> 00:42:31,769
to struggle a lot, and they

1380
00:42:31,769 --> 00:42:33,204
struggle more these days than

1381
00:42:33,204 --> 00:42:33,362
they used to, I think. I don

1382
00:42:33,362 --> 00:42:35,362
t

1383
00:42:36,307 --> 00:42:37,875
know, but anyway, um, please

1384
00:42:37,875 --> 00:42:39,177
use the powers that you have

1385
00:42:39,177 --> 00:42:42,177
through our privilege in this

1386
00:42:42,180 --> 00:42:44,148
country to to follow the laws

1387
00:42:44,148 --> 00:42:47,148
and fight for freedom. And

1388
00:42:48,286 --> 00:42:51,286
thank you for your work.

1389
00:42:52,957 --> 00:42:54,957
Thank you.

1390
00:42:55,493 --> 00:42:56,293
I came back.

1391
00:42:56,293 --> 00:42:57,728
Welcome, Yvette.

1392
00:42:57,728 --> 00:42:59,330
Thank you. Good afternoon,

1393
00:42:59,330 --> 00:43:00,632
Council members. At first I

1394
00:43:00,632 --> 00:43:02,867
want to thank you for money

1395
00:43:02,867 --> 00:43:05,336
well spent. Uh, this month of

1396
00:43:05,336 --> 00:43:07,238
AUGUST, I participated and gone

1397
00:43:07,238 --> 00:43:09,340
to the big day of play, Cedar

1398
00:43:09,340 --> 00:43:10,441
Arts Fest. And the festival,

1399
00:43:10,441 --> 00:43:12,376
the Marina Beach Grill off

1400
00:43:12,376 --> 00:43:14,776
competition, and mostly the

1401
00:43:15,713 --> 00:43:17,514
festivals on Sunday, which

1402
00:43:17,514 --> 00:43:19,583
featured as a closing act,

1403
00:43:19,583 --> 00:43:20,884
Morris Day and a time. It was

1404
00:43:20,884 --> 00:43:21,385
just wonderful, wonderful,

1405
00:43:21,385 --> 00:43:22,287
wonderful. That

1406
00:43:22,287 --> 00:43:23,621
s very money

1407
00:43:23,621 --> 00:43:25,789
well spent. I really appreciate

1408
00:43:25,789 --> 00:43:26,490
that. And also in that same

1409
00:43:26,490 --> 00:43:27,859
note, I

1410
00:43:27,859 --> 00:43:29,827
m wondering if the

1411
00:43:29,827 --> 00:43:31,495
office of the Inspector General

1412
00:43:31,495 --> 00:43:33,498
was created yet regarding

1413
00:43:33,498 --> 00:43:35,499
misuse of funds, and if so, can

1414
00:43:35,499 --> 00:43:37,302
we expect to see an update? Um,

1415
00:43:37,302 --> 00:43:38,703
because that was very

1416
00:43:38,703 --> 00:43:41,500
disconcerting that how much

1417
00:43:41,500 --> 00:43:42,973
money was screwed off by

1418
00:43:42,973 --> 00:43:44,409
people, by, uh, people with no

1419
00:43:44,409 --> 00:43:46,409
conscience stealing taxpayer

1420
00:43:46,677 --> 00:43:48,679
money and, uh, using it

1421
00:43:48,679 --> 00:43:49,914
incorrectly. And then lastly, I

1422
00:43:49,914 --> 00:43:51,749
have a handout for you

1423
00:43:51,749 --> 00:43:53,500
regarding, well, kind of sort

1424
00:43:53,500 --> 00:43:53,284
of good news. Um, it

1425
00:43:53,284 --> 00:43:54,585
s

1426
00:43:54,585 --> 00:43:56,320
regarding this program that was

1427
00:43:56,320 --> 00:43:58,720
started in Philadelphia called

1428
00:43:59,991 --> 00:44:01,580
the Group Violence Intervention

1429
00:44:01,580 --> 00:44:01,826
Program, and it

1430
00:44:01,826 --> 00:44:03,862
s an effort to

1431
00:44:03,862 --> 00:44:05,796
reduce to redirect youth from

1432
00:44:05,796 --> 00:44:07,532
lives of violence by providing

1433
00:44:07,532 --> 00:44:09,166
counseling, therapy, employment

1434
00:44:09,166 --> 00:44:10,134
and assistance, and help

1435
00:44:10,134 --> 00:44:12,134
completing high school,

1436
00:44:12,269 --> 00:44:13,771
enrolling, enrolling in ged

1437
00:44:13,771 --> 00:44:15,106
programs. And that model is

1438
00:44:15,106 --> 00:44:15,406
very successful. So I

1439
00:44:15,406 --> 00:44:16,241
d like to

1440
00:44:16,241 --> 00:44:17,741
see something like that

1441
00:44:17,741 --> 00:44:18,810
emulated here now. But also

1442
00:44:18,810 --> 00:44:20,311
given this information to the

1443
00:44:20,311 --> 00:44:20,476
Seattle City Council, because

1444
00:44:20,476 --> 00:44:21,846
I

1445
00:44:21,846 --> 00:44:23,214
m sorry of hearing about

1446
00:44:23,214 --> 00:44:23,614
sorry for your loss or it

1447
00:44:23,614 --> 00:44:25,282
s a

1448
00:44:25,282 --> 00:44:26,750
sad day, more kids get shot.

1449
00:44:26,750 --> 00:44:28,850
And many beaches particularly

1450
00:44:28,850 --> 00:44:29,186
prone evidently to kids running

1451
00:44:29,186 --> 00:44:29,420
around with guns. So I

1452
00:44:29,420 --> 00:44:31,288
d like

1453
00:44:31,288 --> 00:44:33,524
to see something like this. Um,

1454
00:44:33,524 --> 00:44:34,926
at least think on it. Regarding

1455
00:44:34,926 --> 00:44:36,493
implementing this in King

1456
00:44:36,493 --> 00:44:37,661
County. And again, you know, I

1457
00:44:37,661 --> 00:44:38,129
appreciate the work you guys

1458
00:44:38,129 --> 00:44:39,196
do.

1459
00:44:39,196 --> 00:44:40,964
Thank you.

1460
00:44:40,964 --> 00:44:41,899
Thank you that you can hand

1461
00:44:41,899 --> 00:44:42,166
that to our clerk and we

1462
00:44:42,166 --> 00:44:42,336
ll

1463
00:44:42,336 --> 00:44:43,267
we

1464
00:44:43,267 --> 00:44:46,804
ll get a copy of it. Thank

1465
00:44:46,804 --> 00:44:47,838
you so much. Um, do we have

1466
00:44:47,838 --> 00:44:49,306
folks signed up? I think that

1467
00:44:49,306 --> 00:44:50,107
was the last person on, uh, in

1468
00:44:50,107 --> 00:44:52,877
person. Is that right? Right.

1469
00:44:52,877 --> 00:44:54,345
Can we go to online, please?

1470
00:44:54,345 --> 00:44:57,345
The first name for online

1471
00:44:59,350 --> 00:45:01,750
comment is h. Brown.

1472
00:45:02,686 --> 00:45:04,889
The proposed Petrovsky Park

1473
00:45:04,889 --> 00:45:06,891
Disc Golf Course project will

1474
00:45:06,891 --> 00:45:08,859
be harmful to the environment

1475
00:45:08,859 --> 00:45:10,461
and should be halted. This is a

1476
00:45:10,461 --> 00:45:12,530
professional opinion based on

1477
00:45:12,530 --> 00:45:14,132
my Phd in soil management and

1478
00:45:14,132 --> 00:45:16,300
many years of natural resource

1479
00:45:16,300 --> 00:45:18,700
stewardship. I authored the

1480
00:45:18,836 --> 00:45:21,380
book caring for Land Trust

1481
00:45:21,380 --> 00:45:23,674
Properties for the Land Trust

1482
00:45:23,674 --> 00:45:25,477
Alliance. If parks cared more

1483
00:45:25,477 --> 00:45:27,345
about the natural area in

1484
00:45:27,345 --> 00:45:29,745
Petrovsky Park, they would

1485
00:45:29,980 --> 00:45:31,615
protect this forest home for

1486
00:45:31,615 --> 00:45:34,150
animals ranging from black

1487
00:45:34,318 --> 00:45:36,718
bears to hummingbirds. The

1488
00:45:37,321 --> 00:45:39,590
county issued a Sepa checklist

1489
00:45:39,590 --> 00:45:41,258
that has numerous errors, and

1490
00:45:41,258 --> 00:45:43,294
the project does not comply

1491
00:45:43,294 --> 00:45:45,663
with King County regulations

1492
00:45:45,663 --> 00:45:48,132
relating to soil erosion, steep

1493
00:45:48,132 --> 00:45:50,532
slope hazards, grading and

1494
00:45:50,868 --> 00:45:53,268
wildlife habitat networks. My

1495
00:45:54,104 --> 00:45:56,541
first concern is that parks is

1496
00:45:56,541 --> 00:45:58,108
circumventing the requirements

1497
00:45:58,108 --> 00:45:59,911
spelled out in a letter from

1498
00:45:59,911 --> 00:46:02,311
permitting, that lists the

1499
00:46:02,546 --> 00:46:05,546
actions required. If a project

1500
00:46:06,683 --> 00:46:09,353
disturbs more than 7000ft, the

1501
00:46:09,353 --> 00:46:11,722
Northwest Disc Golf Association

1502
00:46:11,722 --> 00:46:15,322
plan estimated the area to be

1503
00:46:19,797 --> 00:46:21,799
cleared at 121,807ft. The

1504
00:46:21,799 --> 00:46:23,901
second issue is the presence of

1505
00:46:23,901 --> 00:46:26,104
a wildlife habitat network

1506
00:46:26,104 --> 00:46:27,805
identified in the Critical area

1507
00:46:27,805 --> 00:46:29,805
Assessment by Counties

1508
00:46:30,107 --> 00:46:32,343
consulting firm esa. Bears,

1509
00:46:32,343 --> 00:46:34,111
cougars, coyotes, beavers and

1510
00:46:34,111 --> 00:46:36,800
otters travel through this

1511
00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:37,982
park, but the checklist

1512
00:46:37,982 --> 00:46:40,151
dismissed the importance of the

1513
00:46:40,151 --> 00:46:42,252
corridor, which is regulated by

1514
00:46:42,252 --> 00:46:44,210
King County Code. These two

1515
00:46:44,210 --> 00:46:45,622
issues are just a few of the

1516
00:46:45,622 --> 00:46:46,157
many problems created by this

1517
00:46:46,157 --> 00:46:47,491
project.

1518
00:46:47,491 --> 00:46:48,959
I need you to wrap up, please.

1519
00:46:48,959 --> 00:46:50,160
My hope is that the council

1520
00:46:50,160 --> 00:46:52,560
will terminate the project

1521
00:46:52,730 --> 00:46:54,650
because of its shortcomings. At

1522
00:46:54,650 --> 00:46:55,533
a minimum, it should comply

1523
00:46:55,533 --> 00:46:57,468
with all of the regulations

1524
00:46:57,468 --> 00:46:58,302
detailed in my written remarks.

1525
00:46:58,302 --> 00:46:59,136
Thank you for your

1526
00:46:59,136 --> 00:47:01,136
consideration.

1527
00:47:01,772 --> 00:47:03,207
Thank you.

1528
00:47:03,207 --> 00:47:06,777
The next name on the list is

1529
00:47:06,777 --> 00:47:08,279
Caleb Navarre.

1530
00:47:08,279 --> 00:47:09,346
Hello, my name is Caleb

1531
00:47:09,346 --> 00:47:10,681
Navarre. Good afternoon,

1532
00:47:10,681 --> 00:47:11,115
Council members. I

1533
00:47:11,115 --> 00:47:13,115
m the vice

1534
00:47:13,584 --> 00:47:14,752
PRESIDENT Of the nonprofit for

1535
00:47:14,752 --> 00:47:15,619
Northwest Disc Golf

1536
00:47:15,619 --> 00:47:16,921
Association. I

1537
00:47:16,921 --> 00:47:18,155
m here to this

1538
00:47:18,155 --> 00:47:19,900
afternoon to thank the King

1539
00:47:19,900 --> 00:47:19,824
County Parks for their

1540
00:47:19,824 --> 00:47:21,759
willingness to be able to

1541
00:47:21,759 --> 00:47:22,659
partner with us to install a

1542
00:47:22,659 --> 00:47:25,262
disc golf course at the

1543
00:47:25,262 --> 00:47:26,396
Petrovsky Park. As a longtime

1544
00:47:26,396 --> 00:47:26,698
resident of Renton, I

1545
00:47:26,698 --> 00:47:28,499
ve spent

1546
00:47:28,499 --> 00:47:29,867
over 35 years using Petrovsky

1547
00:47:29,867 --> 00:47:32,369
Park from playing baseball as a

1548
00:47:32,369 --> 00:47:33,838
child to taking my kids as

1549
00:47:33,838 --> 00:47:34,805
adult to the play area. I

1550
00:47:34,805 --> 00:47:35,380
deeply appreciate the county

1551
00:47:35,380 --> 00:47:36,707
s

1552
00:47:36,707 --> 00:47:38,707
continued investment

1553
00:47:38,943 --> 00:47:39,744
enhancement of this park. We

1554
00:47:39,744 --> 00:47:40,978
have been working with King

1555
00:47:40,978 --> 00:47:42,800
County Parks for on this

1556
00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:43,247
project for over four years,

1557
00:47:43,247 --> 00:47:44,148
and grateful for their support

1558
00:47:44,148 --> 00:47:45,817
and vast majority of the

1559
00:47:45,817 --> 00:47:48,217
community members who also

1560
00:47:48,585 --> 00:47:51,622
support this. Um, we, uh, have

1561
00:47:51,622 --> 00:47:53,230
already, um, spent a lot of

1562
00:47:53,230 --> 00:47:54,358
time and effort to be able to

1563
00:47:54,358 --> 00:47:56,127
address the concerns of the

1564
00:47:56,127 --> 00:47:57,928
community and have gone through

1565
00:47:57,928 --> 00:47:59,931
all the different regulatory

1566
00:47:59,931 --> 00:48:01,598
requirements that are necessary

1567
00:48:01,598 --> 00:48:03,735
to be able to stay within the

1568
00:48:03,735 --> 00:48:04,769
the bounds of the law and be

1569
00:48:04,769 --> 00:48:06,671
respectful of our

1570
00:48:06,671 --> 00:48:08,671
environmental, regulatory and

1571
00:48:08,739 --> 00:48:11,750
native sites that are important

1572
00:48:11,750 --> 00:48:12,409
to be able to ensure that we

1573
00:48:12,409 --> 00:48:14,445
are being respectful and

1574
00:48:14,445 --> 00:48:16,680
useful. This land and property,

1575
00:48:16,680 --> 00:48:17,515
um, we are so grateful for this

1576
00:48:17,515 --> 00:48:18,983
opportunity to be able to

1577
00:48:18,983 --> 00:48:20,417
partner with the parks and the

1578
00:48:20,417 --> 00:48:21,852
support of the council, as well

1579
00:48:21,852 --> 00:48:24,589
as well. We acknowledge that we

1580
00:48:24,589 --> 00:48:26,900
have a small majority or

1581
00:48:26,900 --> 00:48:28,590
minority of neighbors who are

1582
00:48:28,590 --> 00:48:28,892
not supportive of this course,

1583
00:48:28,892 --> 00:48:30,695
due mainly to their

1584
00:48:30,695 --> 00:48:33,950
unwillingness to share their

1585
00:48:33,831 --> 00:48:35,265
space. Um, uh, the park space

1586
00:48:35,265 --> 00:48:35,999
near their homes. Uh, we want

1587
00:48:35,999 --> 00:48:36,433
to assure you that we

1588
00:48:36,433 --> 00:48:37,534
ve been

1589
00:48:37,534 --> 00:48:38,736
taking all the steps that we

1590
00:48:38,736 --> 00:48:39,704
can with the King County Parks

1591
00:48:39,704 --> 00:48:40,738
people to address these

1592
00:48:40,738 --> 00:48:41,305
concerns. If you

1593
00:48:41,305 --> 00:48:42,540
d like to hear

1594
00:48:42,540 --> 00:48:43,840
more factual information about

1595
00:48:43,840 --> 00:48:45,276
this project, you can visit our

1596
00:48:45,276 --> 00:48:46,644
Petrovsky Disc Golf Course

1597
00:48:46,644 --> 00:48:48,879
Project website. Through King

1598
00:48:48,879 --> 00:48:50,114
County Parks and our website

1599
00:48:50,114 --> 00:48:51,215
about this course. Thank you so

1600
00:48:51,215 --> 00:48:53,840
much for your time and your

1601
00:48:53,840 --> 00:48:55,484
dedicated service, and continue

1602
00:48:56,954 --> 00:48:58,756
support of King County Parks.

1603
00:48:58,756 --> 00:49:02,956
The next name on the list is

1604
00:49:04,528 --> 00:49:05,996
Brandy.

1605
00:49:05,996 --> 00:49:07,498
I have been an active Fairwood

1606
00:49:07,498 --> 00:49:08,699
resident for 13 years, where I

1607
00:49:08,699 --> 00:49:10,301
have served our community as an

1608
00:49:10,301 --> 00:49:11,435
rn at Valley Medical Center. I

1609
00:49:11,435 --> 00:49:12,336
have three children in the Kent

1610
00:49:12,336 --> 00:49:12,499
School District and I

1611
00:49:12,499 --> 00:49:14,438
m

1612
00:49:14,438 --> 00:49:14,739
PRESIDENT Of the Park hoa. I

1613
00:49:14,739 --> 00:49:16,730
m

1614
00:49:16,730 --> 00:49:17,341
here to express my sincere

1615
00:49:17,341 --> 00:49:18,576
disappointment and frustration

1616
00:49:18,576 --> 00:49:20,378
with the process. King County

1617
00:49:20,378 --> 00:49:21,678
Parks has used to advance an

1618
00:49:21,678 --> 00:49:23,547
unfavorable disc golf course at

1619
00:49:23,547 --> 00:49:24,381
Petrovsky Park. In addition to

1620
00:49:24,381 --> 00:49:25,480
speaking today, I have

1621
00:49:25,480 --> 00:49:26,451
submitted thorough

1622
00:49:26,451 --> 00:49:28,286
documentation and evidence of

1623
00:49:28,286 --> 00:49:29,754
my concerns. We learned about

1624
00:49:29,754 --> 00:49:31,622
this project. Incidentally, in

1625
00:49:31,622 --> 00:49:32,790
2024, despite being the

1626
00:49:32,790 --> 00:49:33,858
neighboring hoa already

1627
00:49:33,858 --> 00:49:35,393
identified as a project

1628
00:49:35,393 --> 00:49:36,961
concern, we immediately met

1629
00:49:36,961 --> 00:49:38,495
with parks where both Trubisky

1630
00:49:38,495 --> 00:49:39,564
Park and Woodside Homes

1631
00:49:39,564 --> 00:49:41,365
expressed substantial

1632
00:49:41,365 --> 00:49:41,833
opposition. We were repeatedly

1633
00:49:41,833 --> 00:49:42,567
assured it

1634
00:49:42,567 --> 00:49:42,727
s early and you

1635
00:49:42,727 --> 00:49:43,767
ll

1636
00:49:43,767 --> 00:49:45,203
have a chance to weigh in as

1637
00:49:45,203 --> 00:49:46,337
stakeholders. Then in MAY, we

1638
00:49:46,337 --> 00:49:47,371
were blindsided with a

1639
00:49:47,371 --> 00:49:48,573
finalized design that

1640
00:49:48,573 --> 00:49:50,241
disregarded every single

1641
00:49:50,241 --> 00:49:52,142
concern we brought forward at

1642
00:49:52,142 --> 00:49:53,444
the meetings. No opportunity to

1643
00:49:53,444 --> 00:49:54,611
weigh in on the design as

1644
00:49:54,611 --> 00:49:57,140
promised, and the project had

1645
00:49:57,140 --> 00:49:58,182
expanded from 18 to 27 holes

1646
00:49:58,182 --> 00:49:59,984
for an even bigger negative

1647
00:49:59,984 --> 00:50:01,285
footprint. Flying discs will be

1648
00:50:01,285 --> 00:50:02,920
approximately 50ft from

1649
00:50:02,920 --> 00:50:04,188
neighboring homes and 20ft from

1650
00:50:04,188 --> 00:50:05,356
the existing trail. Despite

1651
00:50:05,356 --> 00:50:06,924
being able to travel hundreds

1652
00:50:06,924 --> 00:50:08,225
of feet when we requested

1653
00:50:08,225 --> 00:50:09,426
greater setbacks, project

1654
00:50:09,426 --> 00:50:10,661
manager Charlie Holbein

1655
00:50:10,661 --> 00:50:12,262
responded with a factually

1656
00:50:12,262 --> 00:50:13,430
inaccurate code citation,

1657
00:50:13,430 --> 00:50:14,464
telling us the course could be

1658
00:50:14,464 --> 00:50:16,660
just five feet from our

1659
00:50:16,660 --> 00:50:17,268
property. Lines, as though we

1660
00:50:17,268 --> 00:50:19,690
should be grateful for what we

1661
00:50:19,690 --> 00:50:20,604
got. This is just one example

1662
00:50:20,604 --> 00:50:20,782
of the dismissive disrespect

1663
00:50:20,782 --> 00:50:22,139
we

1664
00:50:22,139 --> 00:50:23,274
ve experienced from parks.

1665
00:50:23,274 --> 00:50:24,876
Rather than being treated as

1666
00:50:24,876 --> 00:50:26,176
residents who live here, know

1667
00:50:26,176 --> 00:50:27,780
this park and deserve a

1668
00:50:27,780 --> 00:50:29,460
meaningful voice, and what

1669
00:50:29,460 --> 00:50:30,414
happens in our own backyard, I

1670
00:50:30,414 --> 00:50:31,482
expect more from King County,

1671
00:50:31,482 --> 00:50:33,117
and this does not reflect the

1672
00:50:33,117 --> 00:50:35,319
standards King County claims to

1673
00:50:35,319 --> 00:50:36,487
uphold. We are still waiting on

1674
00:50:36,487 --> 00:50:37,755
outstanding public records

1675
00:50:37,755 --> 00:50:38,122
requests from JUNE. I

1676
00:50:38,122 --> 00:50:39,189
ve

1677
00:50:39,189 --> 00:50:40,558
reached out to leadership on

1678
00:50:40,558 --> 00:50:41,892
multiple occasions. Our

1679
00:50:41,892 --> 00:50:43,600
concerns continued to be sent

1680
00:50:43,600 --> 00:50:44,270
back to the very people in

1681
00:50:44,270 --> 00:50:46,630
charge of the project were

1682
00:50:46,630 --> 00:50:48,980
complaining about, or ignored

1683
00:50:48,980 --> 00:50:49,100
entirely. We have lost faith in

1684
00:50:49,100 --> 00:50:50,301
this process, and we are

1685
00:50:50,301 --> 00:50:51,350
dangerously close to losing

1686
00:50:51,350 --> 00:50:51,702
faith in King County

1687
00:50:51,702 --> 00:50:52,937
s ability

1688
00:50:52,937 --> 00:50:55,239
to hold its own departments

1689
00:50:55,239 --> 00:50:56,773
accountable. The 740 and

1690
00:50:56,773 --> 00:50:57,809
growing signatures opposing

1691
00:50:57,809 --> 00:50:59,543
this project should tell you

1692
00:50:59,543 --> 00:51:00,644
that this loss of trust extends

1693
00:51:00,644 --> 00:51:01,512
far beyond me. I

1694
00:51:01,512 --> 00:51:02,546
m asking you

1695
00:51:02,546 --> 00:51:04,810
to halt this project and

1696
00:51:04,810 --> 00:51:05,682
withdraw the current proposal.

1697
00:51:05,682 --> 00:51:07,840
Listen to the actual community

1698
00:51:07,840 --> 00:51:08,485
before our park is permanently

1699
00:51:08,485 --> 00:51:10,855
changed and your Fairwood

1700
00:51:10,855 --> 00:51:12,323
residents rally against you.

1701
00:51:12,323 --> 00:51:14,158
Thank you.

1702
00:51:14,158 --> 00:51:15,960
Next name on the list is Joe

1703
00:51:15,960 --> 00:51:17,940
Councilor.

1704
00:51:17,940 --> 00:51:17,761
Hi. Thanks. It

1705
00:51:17,761 --> 00:51:19,761
s Joe Councilor

1706
00:51:20,264 --> 00:51:22,433
here for the monthly open mic

1707
00:51:22,433 --> 00:51:23,867
time. Um, this month I want to

1708
00:51:23,867 --> 00:51:26,267
address several issues. First

1709
00:51:27,104 --> 00:51:29,306
off is, um, the situation

1710
00:51:29,306 --> 00:51:30,541
around, uh, the Seattle Public

1711
00:51:30,541 --> 00:51:30,780
Libraries. I understand there

1712
00:51:30,780 --> 00:51:32,420
s

1713
00:51:32,420 --> 00:51:33,244
a lot of open drug use down

1714
00:51:33,244 --> 00:51:34,678
there. Um, I

1715
00:51:34,678 --> 00:51:36,647
ve seen Jonathan

1716
00:51:36,647 --> 00:51:38,415
Cho videos as well as stuff

1717
00:51:38,415 --> 00:51:39,483
from Seattle, so you MAY want

1718
00:51:39,483 --> 00:51:40,785
to send some King County

1719
00:51:40,785 --> 00:51:42,785
health, public health

1720
00:51:42,819 --> 00:51:44,488
inspectors over to the Seattle

1721
00:51:44,488 --> 00:51:44,688
Public Libraries, make sure

1722
00:51:44,688 --> 00:51:46,323
there

1723
00:51:46,323 --> 00:51:48,358
s no open drug use, and

1724
00:51:48,358 --> 00:51:49,794
that the workplace is safe. Um,

1725
00:51:49,794 --> 00:51:52,663
I just figured I should flag

1726
00:51:52,663 --> 00:51:54,640
that for your office. Um,

1727
00:51:54,640 --> 00:51:55,532
especially considering how your

1728
00:51:55,532 --> 00:51:58,369
audience is so worried about

1729
00:51:58,369 --> 00:52:00,237
immigration enforcement. Um,

1730
00:52:00,237 --> 00:52:02,373
gotta keep the public safe. Um,

1731
00:52:02,373 --> 00:52:04,375
the second thing is moving

1732
00:52:04,375 --> 00:52:04,809
along. Um, you know, I

1733
00:52:04,809 --> 00:52:06,611
ve asked

1734
00:52:06,611 --> 00:52:07,611
you to do this before, and I

1735
00:52:07,611 --> 00:52:08,746
think this week, with some of

1736
00:52:08,746 --> 00:52:09,947
you looking forward to a great

1737
00:52:09,947 --> 00:52:11,449
change of board meeting this

1738
00:52:11,449 --> 00:52:11,883
Thursday, you need to adopt

1739
00:52:11,883 --> 00:52:12,883
Sound Transit

1740
00:52:12,883 --> 00:52:14,651
s public comment

1741
00:52:14,651 --> 00:52:15,920
rules for King County Council.

1742
00:52:15,920 --> 00:52:16,987
Alex Merriman should not be

1743
00:52:16,987 --> 00:52:18,689
allowed to come down there and

1744
00:52:18,689 --> 00:52:19,823
hurl hate, as he does almost

1745
00:52:19,823 --> 00:52:20,570
every single week, like it

1746
00:52:20,570 --> 00:52:21,692
s,

1747
00:52:21,692 --> 00:52:22,826
uh, like like the King County

1748
00:52:22,826 --> 00:52:24,895
Council is just punching bag

1749
00:52:24,895 --> 00:52:26,970
like like like he forgets that

1750
00:52:26,970 --> 00:52:27,932
behind every council member is

1751
00:52:27,932 --> 00:52:29,566
a family giving us a family

1752
00:52:29,566 --> 00:52:31,202
member to a service of Martin

1753
00:52:31,202 --> 00:52:32,369
Luther King County and Martin

1754
00:52:32,369 --> 00:52:34,769
Luther King Junior County

1755
00:52:35,500 --> 00:52:36,400
deserves much better than drugs

1756
00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:36,440
and libraries. And Zimmerman

1757
00:52:36,440 --> 00:52:38,440
s

1758
00:52:39,144 --> 00:52:40,244
hate. And with that, I rest my

1759
00:52:40,244 --> 00:52:40,978
comments for the month. I want

1760
00:52:40,978 --> 00:52:42,646
to thank you all for your

1761
00:52:42,646 --> 00:52:43,814
awesome public service. MAY GOD

1762
00:52:43,814 --> 00:52:46,814
continue to bless America and

1763
00:52:47,718 --> 00:52:49,186
protect our troops. Thank you.

1764
00:52:49,186 --> 00:52:53,386
The next name on the list is

1765
00:52:54,926 --> 00:52:56,926
James Hutchison.

1766
00:52:56,994 --> 00:52:59,394
Uh, the Community Partnerships

1767
00:52:59,630 --> 00:53:01,932
and Grants, or cpg, has a

1768
00:53:01,932 --> 00:53:03,932
projects webpage dedicated

1769
00:53:04,100 --> 00:53:06,700
entirely to the Petrovsky Park

1770
00:53:06,700 --> 00:53:08,572
Disc Golf course. It complains.

1771
00:53:08,572 --> 00:53:10,507
It claims that 78% support the

1772
00:53:10,507 --> 00:53:12,276
disc golf project, and survey

1773
00:53:12,276 --> 00:53:14,244
results indicate strong support

1774
00:53:14,244 --> 00:53:16,680
among park neighbors. This is

1775
00:53:16,680 --> 00:53:18,716
based on a 2024 survey that

1776
00:53:18,716 --> 00:53:19,884
asks if King County Parks were

1777
00:53:19,884 --> 00:53:21,285
to build a new backcountry

1778
00:53:21,285 --> 00:53:24,187
style disc golf course at

1779
00:53:24,187 --> 00:53:24,822
Petrovsky Park. I would. That

1780
00:53:24,822 --> 00:53:26,822
s

1781
00:53:27,725 --> 00:53:28,692
it. No map, no design, no

1782
00:53:28,692 --> 00:53:30,227
picture of what it would look

1783
00:53:30,227 --> 00:53:32,395
like. What does backcountry

1784
00:53:32,395 --> 00:53:34,899
mean? Where will it go? Is the

1785
00:53:34,899 --> 00:53:36,367
park bigger than we thought? We

1786
00:53:36,367 --> 00:53:36,734
emailed Parks and Rec and

1787
00:53:36,734 --> 00:53:37,667
Reagan Dunn

1788
00:53:37,667 --> 00:53:39,370
s office and told

1789
00:53:39,370 --> 00:53:40,804
them the survey was biased. It

1790
00:53:40,804 --> 00:53:42,473
targeted disc golfers and had

1791
00:53:42,473 --> 00:53:44,975
no measures to prevent ballot

1792
00:53:44,975 --> 00:53:46,410
stuffing. We have evidence

1793
00:53:46,410 --> 00:53:48,810
shared this across their

1794
00:53:49,613 --> 00:53:51,449
network. Cpg spent 15 hours

1795
00:53:51,449 --> 00:53:52,783
conducting their survey. Those

1796
00:53:52,783 --> 00:53:54,952
15 hours were spent trying to

1797
00:53:54,952 --> 00:53:56,220
sell people on the project.

1798
00:53:56,220 --> 00:53:57,822
Fast forward nearly two years

1799
00:53:57,822 --> 00:53:59,756
later, that is still the only

1800
00:53:59,756 --> 00:54:02,759
survey cpg has done for this

1801
00:54:02,759 --> 00:54:02,981
project. Of the over 400 hours

1802
00:54:02,981 --> 00:54:04,610
I

1803
00:54:04,610 --> 00:54:05,930
ve spent defending this

1804
00:54:05,930 --> 00:54:07,498
project this past week and a

1805
00:54:07,498 --> 00:54:09,132
half, I spent over 80 going

1806
00:54:09,132 --> 00:54:11,101
door to door, dropping off per

1807
00:54:11,101 --> 00:54:12,336
household access codes to an

1808
00:54:12,336 --> 00:54:14,205
informed survey that provides

1809
00:54:14,205 --> 00:54:15,105
both sides of the argument. The

1810
00:54:15,105 --> 00:54:16,573
survey spans eight

1811
00:54:16,573 --> 00:54:18,973
neighborhoods and consists of

1812
00:54:19,343 --> 00:54:21,343
responses from over 365

1813
00:54:22,413 --> 00:54:24,413
households and 455 individuals.

1814
00:54:25,490 --> 00:54:26,917
The cpg website claims 78%

1815
00:54:26,917 --> 00:54:29,917
support the disc golf course.

1816
00:54:31,210 --> 00:54:32,356
We measured 18%. Let me

1817
00:54:32,356 --> 00:54:34,157
reiterate what this is. You

1818
00:54:34,157 --> 00:54:36,590
have a project literally weeks

1819
00:54:36,590 --> 00:54:38,996
away from breaking ground that

1820
00:54:38,996 --> 00:54:40,698
only has 18% support from the

1821
00:54:40,698 --> 00:54:42,399
surrounding communities, while

1822
00:54:42,399 --> 00:54:44,435
the Parks Department claims a

1823
00:54:44,435 --> 00:54:44,768
supermajority supported. That

1824
00:54:44,768 --> 00:54:46,768
s

1825
00:54:46,771 --> 00:54:49,171
a huge, embarrassing difference

1826
00:54:49,640 --> 00:54:51,108
of 60 percentage points. This

1827
00:54:51,108 --> 00:54:54,111
should never happen, and it is

1828
00:54:54,111 --> 00:54:56,747
a scandal when not sure is

1829
00:54:56,747 --> 00:54:58,416
excluded. Over 80% of votes do

1830
00:54:58,416 --> 00:54:58,882
not support the course. We have

1831
00:54:58,882 --> 00:55:00,450
asked Regan

1832
00:55:00,450 --> 00:55:00,685
s office to step up

1833
00:55:00,685 --> 00:55:01,719
and do.

1834
00:55:01,719 --> 00:55:02,820
Something about this. To wrap.

1835
00:55:02,820 --> 00:55:03,854
Up, let

1836
00:55:03,854 --> 00:55:06,356
s do the right thing

1837
00:55:06,356 --> 00:55:07,557
and put a stop to this farce

1838
00:55:07,557 --> 00:55:09,557
today. Thank you.

1839
00:55:09,593 --> 00:55:11,162
Thank you very much.

1840
00:55:11,162 --> 00:55:13,163
Chair Barton. I currently have

1841
00:55:13,163 --> 00:55:14,598
no further hands raised.

1842
00:55:14,598 --> 00:55:15,899
Wonderful. Thank you very much.

1843
00:55:15,899 --> 00:55:17,601
Seeing no further request for

1844
00:55:17,601 --> 00:55:17,868
public comment, we will close

1845
00:55:17,868 --> 00:55:19,670
our.

1846
00:55:19,670 --> 00:55:21,472
Public hearing public comment

1847
00:55:21,472 --> 00:55:23,273
today. Uh, thank you to

1848
00:55:23,273 --> 00:55:24,374
everybody who provided public

1849
00:55:24,374 --> 00:55:24,741
testimony. Uh, we

1850
00:55:24,741 --> 00:55:26,143
re going to

1851
00:55:26,143 --> 00:55:27,511
move on with our agenda,

1852
00:55:27,511 --> 00:55:27,684
colleagues, as a reminder,

1853
00:55:27,684 --> 00:55:28,912
we

1854
00:55:28,912 --> 00:55:30,181
re going to item seven. As a

1855
00:55:30,181 --> 00:55:31,414
reminder, this item will remain

1856
00:55:31,414 --> 00:55:32,215
in the Local Services and Land

1857
00:55:32,215 --> 00:55:33,450
Use Committee until the

1858
00:55:33,450 --> 00:55:34,385
committee has taken action. It

1859
00:55:34,385 --> 00:55:35,686
will then be placed on the

1860
00:55:35,686 --> 00:55:35,888
council agenda for action. But

1861
00:55:35,888 --> 00:55:36,954
I

1862
00:55:36,954 --> 00:55:39,590
m going to call on

1863
00:55:39,590 --> 00:55:42,590
Councilmember Fain, uh, to, uh,

1864
00:55:43,460 --> 00:55:46,731
speak on this on this item.

1865
00:55:46,731 --> 00:55:48,532
Thank you. Chair. Um, this

1866
00:55:48,532 --> 00:55:50,334
proposed ordinance would

1867
00:55:50,334 --> 00:55:51,702
effectively move the King

1868
00:55:51,702 --> 00:55:54,102
County Fire Protection District

1869
00:55:54,671 --> 00:55:56,671
number 24 towards dissolution.

1870
00:55:57,407 --> 00:55:59,276
And last week, this body, uh,

1871
00:55:59,276 --> 00:56:00,844
confirmed two new commissioners

1872
00:56:00,844 --> 00:56:01,360
for fire district 24. They

1873
00:56:01,360 --> 00:56:03,360
re

1874
00:56:03,470 --> 00:56:03,280
going to be sworn in shortly.

1875
00:56:03,280 --> 00:56:04,715
Um, I

1876
00:56:04,715 --> 00:56:06,683
d like to give them an

1877
00:56:06,683 --> 00:56:07,484
opportunity to be seated and

1878
00:56:07,484 --> 00:56:07,951
understand the district

1879
00:56:07,951 --> 00:56:09,951
s

1880
00:56:10,688 --> 00:56:13,880
current situation. And, uh,

1881
00:56:14,900 --> 00:56:17,594
weigh in on its future. Um,

1882
00:56:17,594 --> 00:56:19,329
before we move to dissolve, uh,

1883
00:56:19,329 --> 00:56:19,533
that body. So for that reason,

1884
00:56:19,533 --> 00:56:20,664
I

1885
00:56:20,664 --> 00:56:22,366
m asking that we defer this

1886
00:56:22,366 --> 00:56:23,533
matter.

1887
00:56:23,533 --> 00:56:23,699
Thank you very much. I don

1888
00:56:23,699 --> 00:56:24,100
t

1889
00:56:24,100 --> 00:56:25,236
think there

1890
00:56:25,236 --> 00:56:25,869
s any objection to

1891
00:56:25,869 --> 00:56:26,803
that that I

1892
00:56:26,803 --> 00:56:29,172
ve heard. So thank

1893
00:56:29,172 --> 00:56:30,407
you very much. Councilmember

1894
00:56:30,407 --> 00:56:30,574
Fain. Uh, colleagues, we

1895
00:56:30,574 --> 00:56:32,574
ll

1896
00:56:32,743 --> 00:56:33,943
continue with our agenda. Uh,

1897
00:56:33,943 --> 00:56:35,412
Vice Chair Dunn, will you

1898
00:56:35,412 --> 00:56:36,514
please move. The consent agenda

1899
00:56:36,514 --> 00:56:38,514
item eight.

1900
00:56:38,782 --> 00:56:39,650
Move consent agenda item eight

1901
00:56:39,650 --> 00:56:41,840
for approval.

1902
00:56:41,840 --> 00:56:43,120
Thank you very much. That

1903
00:56:43,120 --> 00:56:45,220
motion is before us. Uh, clerk,

1904
00:56:45,220 --> 00:56:47,157
would you please call the roll?

1905
00:56:47,157 --> 00:56:48,992
Thank you. Councilmember

1906
00:56:48,992 --> 00:56:50,992
Balducci. Councilmember

1907
00:56:51,495 --> 00:56:52,596
Dembowski.

1908
00:56:52,596 --> 00:56:54,310
Councilmember Dunn.

1909
00:56:54,310 --> 00:56:54,931
Aye.

1910
00:56:54,931 --> 00:56:55,833
Councilmember Fain.

1911
00:56:55,833 --> 00:56:57,833
I.

1912
00:56:58,368 --> 00:56:59,303
Councilmember Lewis. I

1913
00:56:59,303 --> 00:57:00,503
Councilmember Mosqueda.

1914
00:57:00,503 --> 00:57:02,340
I.

1915
00:57:02,340 --> 00:57:04,340
Councilmember Perry.

1916
00:57:09,479 --> 00:57:10,213
Councilmember Reichbauer.

1917
00:57:10,213 --> 00:57:12,213
Councilmember.

1918
00:57:14,151 --> 00:57:16,151
Von Reichbauer.

1919
00:57:16,687 --> 00:57:17,788
I.

1920
00:57:17,788 --> 00:57:19,589
Chair Baron.

1921
00:57:19,589 --> 00:57:21,589
I.

1922
00:57:22,493 --> 00:57:26,230
The vote is seven I zero nose

1923
00:57:26,230 --> 00:57:27,164
and Councilmember Balducci and

1924
00:57:27,164 --> 00:57:29,164
Perry excused.

1925
00:57:29,199 --> 00:57:30,567
Thank you very much. Uh, by our

1926
00:57:30,567 --> 00:57:33,567
vote, we have adopted proposed

1927
00:57:34,472 --> 00:57:34,638
motion 2026 0178. Next, we

1928
00:57:34,638 --> 00:57:35,839
ll

1929
00:57:35,839 --> 00:57:37,574
move to our reappointment

1930
00:57:37,574 --> 00:57:39,176
consent agenda items nine

1931
00:57:39,176 --> 00:57:39,809
through 11. Vice Chair Duncan,

1932
00:57:39,809 --> 00:57:40,878
would you move the

1933
00:57:40,878 --> 00:57:41,912
reappointment consent agenda?

1934
00:57:41,912 --> 00:57:43,546
Items nine through 11.

1935
00:57:43,546 --> 00:57:44,181
Move the reappointment consent

1936
00:57:44,181 --> 00:57:45,782
agenda items

1937
00:57:45,782 --> 00:57:47,184
Nine through 11 for approval.

1938
00:57:47,184 --> 00:57:47,985
Thank you. Clerk. Would you

1939
00:57:47,985 --> 00:57:49,386
please call the roll in the

1940
00:57:49,386 --> 00:57:50,821
consent of the.

1941
00:57:50,821 --> 00:57:52,821
Councilmember Balducci.

1942
00:57:53,230 --> 00:57:54,892
Councilmember Dembowski.

1943
00:57:54,892 --> 00:57:56,660
Councilmember Dunn. I

1944
00:57:56,660 --> 00:57:58,950
Councilmember Fain. I

1945
00:57:58,950 --> 00:57:59,863
Councilmember Lewis. I

1946
00:57:59,863 --> 00:58:01,863
Councilmember Mosqueda I

1947
00:58:01,999 --> 00:58:03,834
Councilmember Perry.

1948
00:58:03,834 --> 00:58:04,167
Councilmember von Reichbauer I

1949
00:58:04,167 --> 00:58:06,167
chair.

1950
00:58:06,436 --> 00:58:09,573
Pardon. I the vote is seven

1951
00:58:09,573 --> 00:58:11,750
eyes and Councilmember Balducci

1952
00:58:11,750 --> 00:58:12,176
and Perry excused.

1953
00:58:12,176 --> 00:58:13,577
Thank you very much. By our

1954
00:58:13,577 --> 00:58:16,577
vote we have adopted proposed

1955
00:58:22,452 --> 00:58:22,919
motions 2026 02080210 and 0211.

1956
00:58:22,919 --> 00:58:23,787
If there

1957
00:58:23,787 --> 00:58:25,220
s no objection to

1958
00:58:25,220 --> 00:58:26,900
publish marked agenda together

1959
00:58:26,900 --> 00:58:26,290
with any changes made in

1960
00:58:26,290 --> 00:58:27,570
today

1961
00:58:27,570 --> 00:58:28,292
s meeting, will stand

1962
00:58:28,292 --> 00:58:29,760
approved as the first reading,

1963
00:58:29,760 --> 00:58:31,495
referral and referral of

1964
00:58:31,495 --> 00:58:33,895
ordinances and motions. Items

1965
00:58:33,964 --> 00:58:35,565
12 through 19, as listed. Uh,

1966
00:58:35,565 --> 00:58:37,501
before we adjourn, I want to

1967
00:58:37,501 --> 00:58:37,968
give Councilmember Dembowski an

1968
00:58:37,968 --> 00:58:39,203
opportunity.

1969
00:58:39,203 --> 00:58:39,421
To say a few words.

1970
00:58:39,421 --> 00:58:41,421
I

1971
00:58:44,410 --> 00:58:46,310
ll do the. Well. Oh, thank

1972
00:58:46,310 --> 00:58:47,845
thank you, MR. Chair. Um, this

1973
00:58:47,845 --> 00:58:49,279
morning, I think many of us

1974
00:58:49,279 --> 00:58:51,480
became aware of the passing of

1975
00:58:51,480 --> 00:58:54,480
a national icon, a personal

1976
00:58:54,118 --> 00:58:56,530
hero of mine from Sevierville,

1977
00:58:56,530 --> 00:58:58,453
Tennessee. Dolly Parton, uh,

1978
00:58:59,256 --> 00:59:00,958
from a young childhood in

1979
00:59:00,958 --> 00:59:01,424
Renton watching on my dad

1980
00:59:01,424 --> 00:59:02,893
s

1981
00:59:02,893 --> 00:59:05,195
nine inch black and white

1982
00:59:05,195 --> 00:59:08,320
television. I always loved the

1983
00:59:08,320 --> 00:59:09,466
Dolly Parton show. And her song

1984
00:59:09,466 --> 00:59:11,868
Coat of Many Colors spoke to

1985
00:59:11,868 --> 00:59:14,380
me. Um, as someone whose

1986
00:59:14,380 --> 00:59:15,839
clothes came more often from

1987
00:59:15,839 --> 00:59:18,239
the Goodwill and Salvation

1988
00:59:18,642 --> 00:59:20,510
Army. Uh, although sometimes,

1989
00:59:20,510 --> 00:59:23,747
on a good day, the Kmart. But

1990
00:59:23,747 --> 00:59:25,282
she rose from poverty, uh, to

1991
00:59:25,282 --> 00:59:27,951
really an advocate for all of

1992
00:59:27,951 --> 00:59:31,288
the best of America. She was a

1993
00:59:31,288 --> 00:59:33,688
champion for lgbtq communities.

1994
00:59:35,793 --> 00:59:39,393
Um, and, uh, really just lifted

1995
00:59:39,663 --> 00:59:41,699
people up. Loved her songs. 9

1996
00:59:41,699 --> 00:59:43,433
to 5, coat of Many Colors.

1997
00:59:43,433 --> 00:59:45,935
Jolene. Of course. Do I ever

1998
00:59:45,935 --> 00:59:47,237
cross your mind? And, uh, had

1999
00:59:47,237 --> 00:59:49,907
the privilege to see her years

2000
00:59:49,907 --> 00:59:52,543
ago in concert down at Kent at

2001
00:59:52,543 --> 00:59:54,778
the beautiful show where arena.

2002
00:59:54,778 --> 00:59:56,880
Uh. And then in our state. She

2003
00:59:56,880 --> 00:59:59,382
was a great champion for

2004
00:59:59,382 --> 01:00:01,418
reading. Uh, she founded the

2005
01:00:01,418 --> 01:00:02,586
Imagination Library in

2006
01:00:02,586 --> 01:00:04,540
Tennessee, and it spread around

2007
01:00:04,540 --> 01:00:06,230
the country, providing a

2008
01:00:06,230 --> 01:00:07,958
monthly free book to children.

2009
01:00:07,958 --> 01:00:09,930
Uh, millions of them, because

2010
01:00:09,930 --> 01:00:09,298
she saw their father couldn

2011
01:00:09,298 --> 01:00:11,128
t

2012
01:00:11,128 --> 01:00:12,696
read and all that. That meant

2013
01:00:12,696 --> 01:00:13,897
in his life. Uh, so I

2014
01:00:13,897 --> 01:00:15,366
appreciated that. I appreciate

2015
01:00:15,366 --> 01:00:16,400
the opportunity to just reflect

2016
01:00:16,400 --> 01:00:18,468
here a little bit on the

2017
01:00:18,468 --> 01:00:20,704
passing of this American icon,

2018
01:00:20,704 --> 01:00:22,139
great feminist leader, uh, and

2019
01:00:22,139 --> 01:00:22,873
a great leader for our country.

2020
01:00:22,873 --> 01:00:23,907
And we

2021
01:00:23,907 --> 01:00:25,476
re privileged to have

2022
01:00:25,476 --> 01:00:26,409
been able to spend some time

2023
01:00:26,409 --> 01:00:27,477
with her as a country. And

2024
01:00:27,477 --> 01:00:28,145
thanks for letting me say a few

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01:00:28,145 --> 01:00:29,980
words.

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01:00:29,980 --> 01:00:31,581
Thank you very much.

2027
01:00:31,581 --> 01:00:32,683
Councilmember Dembowski. Um,

2028
01:00:32,683 --> 01:00:34,170
the chair has received a

2029
01:00:34,170 --> 01:00:35,919
request to adjourn the AUGUST

2030
01:00:35,919 --> 01:00:37,754
25th, 2026 Council meeting in

2031
01:00:37,754 --> 01:00:38,355
memory of DeShawn Bennett

2032
01:00:38,355 --> 01:00:38,922
Myers, and I

2033
01:00:38,922 --> 01:00:40,357
m going to call on

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01:00:40,357 --> 01:00:41,892
council member Fain and then

2035
01:00:41,892 --> 01:00:42,792
later Councilmember Lewis as

2036
01:00:42,792 --> 01:00:44,361
well. Councilmember Fain.

2037
01:00:44,361 --> 01:00:44,694
Thank you so much, chair.

2038
01:00:44,694 --> 01:00:46,162
Uh.

2039
01:00:46,162 --> 01:00:46,897
Today we are joining our.

2040
01:00:46,897 --> 01:00:48,897
Meeting in.

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01:00:49,660 --> 01:00:49,833
Memory of Tyshawn.

2042
01:00:49,833 --> 01:00:51,801
R Bennett.

2043
01:00:51,801 --> 01:00:54,171
Myers, who has lost to a tragic

2044
01:00:54,171 --> 01:00:57,771
act of gun violence in SeaTac

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01:00:59,900 --> 01:01:00,978
on JULY 27th, 2021. I want to

2046
01:01:00,978 --> 01:01:02,345
recognize not only to Sean, but

2047
01:01:02,345 --> 01:01:04,140
also the large and loving

2048
01:01:04,140 --> 01:01:06,516
family who continues to carry

2049
01:01:06,516 --> 01:01:10,116
his loss. Tyshawn was a father

2050
01:01:10,186 --> 01:01:12,455
of eight, a son, a brother, a

2051
01:01:12,455 --> 01:01:13,890
cousin and a friend. His

2052
01:01:13,890 --> 01:01:16,290
absence has left an

2053
01:01:16,360 --> 01:01:19,196
immeasurable hole in the lives

2054
01:01:19,196 --> 01:01:19,862
of those who loved him. Today

2055
01:01:19,862 --> 01:01:20,764
we honor to Sean

2056
01:01:20,764 --> 01:01:22,566
s life and the

2057
01:01:22,566 --> 01:01:24,434
memories his family continues

2058
01:01:24,434 --> 01:01:25,769
to carry. I especially want to

2059
01:01:25,769 --> 01:01:27,237
recognize the members of his

2060
01:01:27,237 --> 01:01:29,673
family who have joined us here

2061
01:01:29,673 --> 01:01:32,730
today, including his mother,

2062
01:01:32,275 --> 01:01:35,179
Diane Bennett, and his father,

2063
01:01:35,179 --> 01:01:37,579
stepfather, Jamala Myers, and

2064
01:01:38,150 --> 01:01:39,950
thank them both for joining us

2065
01:01:39,950 --> 01:01:41,752
today, as well as other

2066
01:01:41,752 --> 01:01:44,152
members, family members and

2067
01:01:44,855 --> 01:01:47,240
friends. To Sean was loved. He

2068
01:01:47,240 --> 01:01:48,859
was needed, and his life

2069
01:01:48,859 --> 01:01:50,927
mattered. I hope this moment

2070
01:01:50,927 --> 01:01:53,630
makes clear to his family that

2071
01:01:53,630 --> 01:01:54,965
to is remembered, and that the

2072
01:01:54,965 --> 01:01:57,467
love that they shared with him

2073
01:01:57,467 --> 01:01:59,603
continues to matter today and

2074
01:01:59,603 --> 01:02:01,771
always. Thank you chair.

2075
01:02:01,771 --> 01:02:03,207
Thank you Councilmember Fain

2076
01:02:03,207 --> 01:02:04,975
Councilmember Lewis.

2077
01:02:04,975 --> 01:02:08,575
Thank you chair I would like

2078
01:02:09,980 --> 01:02:12,382
to, um, um, amend or not amend,

2079
01:02:12,382 --> 01:02:14,718
but add on to or piggyback on

2080
01:02:14,718 --> 01:02:17,870
the comments from Council

2081
01:02:17,870 --> 01:02:20,490
member Fain. I want to first

2082
01:02:20,490 --> 01:02:23,490
express my condolences to the

2083
01:02:23,694 --> 01:02:25,195
Bennett Myers family. Not only

2084
01:02:25,195 --> 01:02:27,364
have the family members been

2085
01:02:27,364 --> 01:02:29,199
longtime district to residents,

2086
01:02:29,199 --> 01:02:29,933
but one of two Sean

2087
01:02:29,933 --> 01:02:30,667
s family

2088
01:02:30,667 --> 01:02:31,301
members was my son

2089
01:02:31,301 --> 01:02:33,301
s

2090
01:02:34,638 --> 01:02:37,380
kindergarten teacher. The loss

2091
01:02:37,608 --> 01:02:39,910
of Tyshawn, in addition to

2092
01:02:39,910 --> 01:02:42,112
being a loss to his family, it

2093
01:02:42,112 --> 01:02:43,947
was a blow to our community.

2094
01:02:43,947 --> 01:02:46,490
The bright light of a light,

2095
01:02:46,490 --> 01:02:48,152
that of a life that is engaged,

2096
01:02:48,152 --> 01:02:50,321
involved in community is a

2097
01:02:50,321 --> 01:02:52,189
blessing to all. Too many of

2098
01:02:52,189 --> 01:02:55,920
our bright lights have been

2099
01:02:55,920 --> 01:02:57,492
extinguished by gun violence.

2100
01:02:57,594 --> 01:03:00,970
The passage of time has

2101
01:03:00,970 --> 01:03:02,165
amplified the need for us to be

2102
01:03:02,165 --> 01:03:05,165
vigilant with regard to gun

2103
01:03:07,670 --> 01:03:10,400
violence prevention. One of my

2104
01:03:10,400 --> 01:03:13,400
friends, Annie Lee, the former

2105
01:03:13,544 --> 01:03:15,712
director of of Team Child, used

2106
01:03:15,712 --> 01:03:19,183
to say at every meeting that I

2107
01:03:19,183 --> 01:03:21,583
attended with her, what

2108
01:03:21,851 --> 01:03:24,354
opportunities have we given for

2109
01:03:24,354 --> 01:03:26,756
children to succeed? What are

2110
01:03:26,756 --> 01:03:31,128
we giving to them in terms of a

2111
01:03:31,128 --> 01:03:33,397
legacy and how do we pay the

2112
01:03:33,397 --> 01:03:35,732
debt to future generations of

2113
01:03:35,732 --> 01:03:37,901
doing more to stop these gun

2114
01:03:37,901 --> 01:03:40,301
violence incidents? Thank you

2115
01:03:40,404 --> 01:03:42,404
very much.

2116
01:03:42,505 --> 01:03:44,541
Thank you. Councilmember Lewis

2117
01:03:44,541 --> 01:03:46,760
and Councilmember Fain. Uh,

2118
01:03:46,760 --> 01:03:47,410
seeing no further business,

2119
01:03:47,410 --> 01:03:49,413
this meeting of the King County

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01:03:49,413 --> 01:03:52,282
Council is adjourned in memory

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01:03:52,282 --> 01:03:53,000
of DeShawn r Bennett Myers.