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I'm calling this meeting to order. This is a regular business meeting of the Redmond City Council held on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025, commencing at 7 p.m. I'm presiding over this meeting as mayor pro-10, and I will call roll with, starting with councilmember fields.

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Here. Council vice president Forsyck. Here. Councilmember Salahoudin. Here. Councilmember Stewart. Here. Councilmember Nueva Camina. Here. Councilmember Anderson.

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here.

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Here.

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And myself, Councillor Critzer is here.

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The first item on the agenda is a proclamation for Pride Month.

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We have staff member, Michael Love, who's going to come up to accept this proclamation and

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say a few words afterwards, but I will be reading the proclamation first.

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I'm reading.

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Wonderful.

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Well, welcome, Laurel and welcome, Michael.

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Whereas the city of Redmond is proud to be home to a diverse and vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual,

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transgender queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and other sexual and gender minority communities.

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And, whereas in 1969, the Stonewall uprising laid the foundation for the 2S-LGBTQIA plus rights movement.

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Through significant progress, those significant progress has been made.

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There is still work to do to ensure the unwavering rights for all people.

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Whereas, the first Pride Proclamation in Redmond was created in 2019, and whereas Pride across

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the bridge started Redmond Pride in 2022 held annually on Labor Day Weekend, this event

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builds and celebrates the community in Redmond and on the east side through performances,

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music, LGBTQ plus vendors, and resource booths and more, and whereas the presence and visibility

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of the 2S LGBT QIA plus community is vital to the quality of life for all residents and visitors alike in Redmond,

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a city known for being welcoming and home for many in this community.

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And whereas in the face of current and escalating challenges across the nation,

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the city reaffirms its commitment to being in solidarity with the 2S LGBT QIA plus community,

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ensuring that all individuals are treated fairly within Redmond's borders.

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And whereas during Pride Month, we reflect on the progress that has been made

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thanks to the 2SLGBTQIA plus activists and their allies,

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while also recognizing that there is still work to be done

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to create a world where everyone can live authentically and safely.

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Now, therefore, I, on behalf of Mayor Angela Bernie of the City of Redmond, do proclaim June 2025 as Pride Month in the City of Redmond and encourage all residents to celebrate and honor the two S-LGBT-QIA-plus community.

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And now I'll invite our staff members to be able to say a few words and then after that, I'll invite those in the community to be able to join us for an even bigger picture.

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Thank you, thank you very much, I want to keep it short and sweet, so essentially I just would like to say that at a time when we need the support of our leadership, it means really a lot to have like in the words in this proclamation solidarity, it means a lot to me, and I know it means a lot to the constituents here in the city.

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city. So thank you very much. And I can't walk away with this, right? Where does this

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go now?

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Thank you very much. The employee pride committee is happy to accept this on behalf

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of the city. Thank you very much.

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Thank you. And actually, if you want to

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stay up here for a moment, I wanted to invite our council members, in particular, our council

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Council members who identify as LGBTQIA plus to join us as well as other council members

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and any community members who identify as part of the to us LGBTQIA plus community.

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To join us up here and we can take one more group photo just to be able to stand in solidarity

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all together.

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Thank you.

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Thank you all so much. The next item on the agenda is items from the audience.

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I have the sign-in sheet for members of the public to speak tonight when I read your name

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If you'll come up to the podium, you'll have three minutes to address the council.

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Council members generally will not respond to comments or questions directly at the meeting.

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Members of the public are welcome to email the council any time at mayor council at redmond.gov or council at redmond.gov.

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The views stated by the members of the public do not represent the opinion of the city of Redmond.

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And as a reminder, RCW-42.17a.555 prohibits any public comment during council meeting and support or opposition of ballot propositions, measures or candidates.

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All comments must pertain to the City of Redmond Business as indicated on the sign-in sheet.

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There are nine people signed up to speak tonight and one person has signed up to speak remotely.

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And so I will start by reading the first couple names, first Aaron Hamilton, then Chester Anderson, then Sasha Glenn.

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Aaron, please come up to the podium.

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Good evening.

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With it being Pride Month, it's important for the City Council to make a real effort in holding the Redmond Police Department accountable

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when it comes to how they handle hate crimes towards the LGBTQ plus community, especially the trans community.

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I've experienced it firsthand, and I've heard from countless others how they cannot trust

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the reman police department to do their job in protecting the communities that are targeted

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the most.

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I would like to share a message I received from a straight cis man who I've never met

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or engaged with on any level.

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He told me, no one like me is ever going to look at someone like you, ever.

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Call yourself whatever you want, you're a dude, and you're imposing your delusions on

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others to validate it, a dependent, ugly, disgusting person.

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I mean that about your soul, not your face, which is also disgusting, don't ever engage

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me.

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If you slowed my life down, making you stay out of my way, I will definitely retrieve

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a firearm and put you down, stay away from me.

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Regardless of never engaging with this man in my life, he knew I lived in downtown Redmond.

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Naturally, I called the police to report this hate-driven death threat, hoping that they

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would protect me.

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I gave them copies of the message that contained a photo of his face and his first name.

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What did the Redmond Police Department do?

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Nothing.

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They didn't investigate it, the officer didn't pass the case to a detective, a death threat

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and they did nothing.

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I feared for my life, and I stayed locked in my apartment for months.

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This, maybe if I was killed, they would have actually taken it seriously, but it would

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have already been too late.

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This isn't the only time I've had to deal with threats driven by hate here in Redmond.

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A man threatened to throw me down to the ground so he could stomp my Adam's apple in.

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I've been pushed, punched, slurs used towards me.

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A man in a local bar who knew I was an athlete came up to me and told me to pull down my pants

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to see if I had a penis.

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Why? Because he wanted to prove to his friends that I'm not a woman.

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That's only some of what I have to deal with on almost a daily basis just here in Redmond.

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I'm sure you're wondering if I bothered to report any of these other incidents to the police.

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And I would sit tell you, why would I?

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They have already made it clear that they don't care. Heck,

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They let the man who sexually assaulted me walk free, but that's another story that I'll share later.

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The Redmond Police Department is failing the LGBTQ plus and the trans community and they don't even care.

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Lord knows I've asked them directly to do more and they never do anything.

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And there's probably a reason why Redmond Pride never wants the police around, and that speaks volumes.

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I feel like no one in this city or on this council is holding them accountable to do the one thing that they're supposed to do to serve and protect.

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I don't see how they act.

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You don't see how they actually interact with the community.

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The time is up.

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And how they disconnect.

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They are instead.

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I see them being praised by all of you and the mayor when they haven't earned it.

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Did you say they made the motion to extend the time?

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The trust is broken and they have the audacity to tell me that it's my responsibility to do.

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Second.

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There's a motion on the floor.

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There's a motion on the floor.

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If you could pause for a moment, there's a motion on the floor.

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Motion to extend the public testimony person's time.

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And there was a second from Councilmember Forsyth.

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There's been a motion in a second

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Apologies, I'm just going to consult. Do we need to and

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I would like to make a motion to suspend the rules motion to extend the

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Suspend the rules and extend the time

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There's been a motion. Is there a second?

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Second

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It has been moved and seconded to suspend our council rules

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a lot in the three minutes to each speaker.

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This is a roll call vote starting with Councilmember Fields.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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It passes.

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So since the rules have been suspended, we'll give you an additional amount of time.

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Thank you.

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For those who could not hear our staff attorney who was advising on the situation,

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The advice was to make a motion to extend the time by a certain number of minutes.

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Is there a motion to extend the time by a certain number of minutes?

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I move to extend the time by one minute.

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It has been moved and seconded.

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This is, is there any discussion?

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Councillor Ember Anderson?

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I don't finish.

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What do you wrote?

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Oh, excuse me.

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Thank you.

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Any other discussion?

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Raise your hand.

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Honourable.

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Councillor Ember.

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I'm not sure if Council Member Anderson made a motion to allow more than one minute as an amendment.

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I will be happy to amend the main motion to extend the time to allow the speaker to complete what they wrote.

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Second.

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Yeah.

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Our legal has a comment.

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My recommendation would be something

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that can work across the board with all speakers,

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so that you're not giving one speaker

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in a public comment opportunity longer.

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And so I appreciate that intention.

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A minute, minute half addition on top of the three minutes

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would establish it easier for future speakers.

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So you'd like me to amend or I'll withdraw my second

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amendment or my amendment.

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I withdraw the second.

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Okay.

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May I try again?

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The main motion is currently to extend the speaking by one minute.

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Councillor Anderson, do you have a comment or an amendment?

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My amendment, I move to amend the main motion to add one full.

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It's a time period of three minutes. For all speakers, if they ask. Today.

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Is there a second? Second. It has been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Yes. The council member feels like that. Please raise your hands. Thank you. We're in a bit of an irregular situation, but I would ask everyone if you can please raise your hand. That would be great. Thanks. You can go council member. If you have the floor. I'd like just ask council.

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So when we suspend the rules, do we need to unsuspend the rules, or is this just suspending the rules for this meeting?

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It's suspending the rules for this purpose, right?

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Perfect.

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Okay.

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So just to be clear, council members, Anderson's amendment to the main motion is to give speakers tonight up to six minutes.

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Yes, okay, just wanted clarity, thank you.

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Is there any other, is there any other discussion on the amendment?

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Council member Stewart.

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I had a point of information if the chair will permit.

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Yes.

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I actually didn't hear the, and thank you so much to the speaker for your patience, Aaron, really appreciate you, and for all those in attendance today.

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I actually did not hear the typical timer go off, so did we have an issue with the timer today in general?

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or was there an irregularity with the timer today as well?

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No, the timer went off and then I did the typical process of giving the speaker a moment to conclude and then did mute the speaker as is our process if people are over time.

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Okay, then I missed the buzzer actually going off.

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Thank you.

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Okay, so there's a motion and an amendment currently on the floor, so we will vote on

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the amendment if there's no other discussion on the amendment.

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We'll start with Council Member Fields.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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No.

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And it fails, 5 to 2, 2 to 5.

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So we'll now vote on the original motion which was to extend the speaking time by one

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minute for this speaker or for all speakers or all speakers for all speakers.

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Is there any discussion? Councilmember Anderson, just a quick comment. Thank you so much

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for sharing your story with us today.

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Any other discussion? Okay, let's vote on this

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motion. Councilmember Fields. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. It passes. So you have one more

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minute. Thank you. We do have to do things via Roberts rules. So thank you very much.

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And also just want to apologize for using the wrong address towards you and please continue.

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So, to be clear, she and her, I feel like no one in this city or in this council is holding them accountable to do the one thing they're supposed to do, to serve and protect.

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I don't see how they act, you don't see how they actually interact with the community and how disconnected they are.

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Instead, I see them being praised by all of you and the mayor when they haven't earned it.

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Trust the trust is broken and they have the audacity to tell me that it's my responsibility to do all the work and effort and

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Rebuilding that trust

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There's that disconnect I've been talking about. They won't listen to me, but they have to listen to you at this point

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I wish that the guy would have killed me because I don't want to live in a world where I'm being dehumanized being told

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I'm mentally ill or that I've mutilated myself or other things that I don't want to repeat out loud

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If it takes someone killing me

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For just being me to get the police to change and act, then I will gladly take those bullets every time so that the next trans person doesn't have to, that's the type of person that I am, and that's the type of cop I would have been.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much, and thank you for sticking with us around that vote and sharing your story with us.

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The next person on the agenda is,

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and as a note, based on that vote that we just took,

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I'm going to give every speaker four minutes,

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so that way we can be consistent,

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and we don't have to pause each time

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if people want to take their extra minutes.

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So the next person up to speak is Chester Anderson.

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Yeah, then thank you.

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Yeah, appreciate it.

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I heard a comment from the audience,

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and I will know Sasha Golan is next after that.

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Go ahead, Chester.

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It's really ironic.

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I mean, what we all saw just here,

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I am so sorry, Aaron.

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I feel your pain.

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I, it's really ironic that this time is supposed to be

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a time of celebration for all of us.

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I remember for years, I yearned for the opportunity

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to finally celebrate Pride Month and to be my real self.

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And I'm sure all my friends feel the same way, you know, we were all so excited to finally celebrate at the firehouse, but instead we are forced to come here every other week and

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scold people three times our age to do their job. And we are all so tired. My grades are down the drain because my health problem has not improved as you all may know, it was indirectly because of the firehouse closing down and me having to take the initiative to help the effort for reopening it.

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All my friends are in high school, middle school even, this shouldn't be like a chore for

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them to do.

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This is all so ridiculous that we all just have to do this every other week, sometimes

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more often.

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And I mean, I went to the community listening session last week at RSCC.

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It was very, very frustrating for all of us, but we did appreciate the council members

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that did help us.

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And I remember one thing in particular stuck out to me is my friend was talking about how they can't celebrate graduating the way they would have because the firehouse will be closed, they'll go off to college and the firehouse will be closed and they might not ever get to go back and I added and the building will still be safe to occupy and because in short term, according to the city, the building is safe to occupy, it's a long term maintenance issue.

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the building is not collapsing in on itself, and the building is still safe to occupy.

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I just don't understand why we can't just temporarily reopen the firehouse, get the engagement from there,

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because we already have everyone centralised there, get engagement from everyone,

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have a transparent process, figure out what works, and then if need be closed down the firehouse with plenty of notice.

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The city had at least two years, maybe even more, to do this process.

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It's just also backwards and the funny thing is there's nothing even left for me to say that hasn't been said yet

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I am so tired. I my mental health is down the drain. My physical health is down the drain. My grades are down the drain

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Everything feels so pointless at this point and it is so I don't think you all fully grasp how frustrating all of this is

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Like I said at the community listening session

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It really does feel like talking to a brick wall with a smiley face as we all saw with the Pride Month presentation

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It's really, we're listening to you and then they're not.

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And there is nothing left for me to say.

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Thank you to Steve Fields for your dedication.

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Thank you all to all the council members who I hope we'll vote yes in another motion.

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Hopefully soon to reopen the firehouse at least temporarily.

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Please show your city and your constituents that you are willing to listen to them instead of just saying that you are.

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Thank you.

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The

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next person on the agenda is Sasha Glinn, followed by Wolf and Adriatico, followed by Rob Levitt.

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Good evening, councilmembers.

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I think you guys have heard a bunch of complaining from me at all the previous meetings.

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So I think it was in a meeting with councilmember Nueva Camina that she said the focus really to be productive should be on solutions.

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So I have a few ideas to present to you.

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And, you know, one of them comes from a really inspiring conversation I had with Chester who just spoke before me just days ago about the impact that the Oath Firehouse Teen Center has had on the LGBTQT plus teen community here.

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It has been a safe haven for people to explore their identity without feeling judged.

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Many individuals have gone there and discovered themselves and been able to grow and flourish in a safe place where they are loved and appreciated for who they are.

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which is why one of my first suggestions would be for you, especially in light of your recognition of Pride Month,

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to strongly urge you to allow outdoor activities for Pride Month at the Old Firehouse Teens Center.

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The outdoor amenities at that center are amazing and beautiful.

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And if the problems are only inside the building, I see no reason why when daylight hours are upon us longer.

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We cannot honor Pride Month and honor that community of teens by allowing them to have a few events there

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I'm sure that they would be very easy for them to plan a few things very quickly

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with very little notice

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They would very much appreciate that

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The other thing I'd like to suggest I've had a few conversations with council members

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And I realize you are all very constrained by your ability to dive into topics

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I have come to learn that you can't get together in groups of over four unless it's on public record in order to do a deep dive into a topic like old

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Firehouse. Instead, you would have to take that due diligence on your own individual time to do those investigations and then present that information with less than four members present among yourselves.

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And I know from talking with Council Member Nueva Camina, many of you are very busy, and for some of you this is just a part-time job.

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So I do urge you to form a subcommittee in the city council that is focused solely on what has happened, what can happen, and what will happen with the fire, the old firehouse, and the future of having a dedicated teen center in Redmond.

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I think a subcommittee would allow the council to no longer be handicapped by those constraints and to really do this topic justice and serve the community in a transparent way that is fair, where the community thinks can see that a good decision has been made and actual thought has been put into it by the people that we've elected to run the city.

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And with that, a great component of that, and I think I've spoken with Steve Field, he's

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agreed with me.

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A great component would be to have a committee that's also of community members that can work

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with that subcommittee and have regular meetings to try to brainstorm and understand what is

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going to happen next.

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What our options really truly are and why the situation was handled the way it was handled.

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So that's one step I think would be great if you guys could take.

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The next thing, a little bit darker, I'm sorry, but there's a lot of staffing concerns now.

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We see that they're the turnover under Lorraine Hamilton, I think if you look, you will see there's been quite a bit of tumultuous issues with her.

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There was issues with her with leadership at the senior center, as that was closing as well, where she treated people very poorly.

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I have received numerous reports and heard just through being involved in the community that there's a number of staff leaving.

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There's some staff that have disappeared all together, and I think that it comes down to Lorraine Hamilton's management of the parks department.

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I do urge the council to call for an investigation into her tactics.

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Her tactics at bullying staff members, intimidating them at evading public records requests by instructing them to only speak about things regarding firehouse verbally.

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Because that's something I've been in conclusion.

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Yeah, and her egregious mishandling of the old firehouse assessment enclosure, she didn't

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present real evidence to you guys and she also warped the truth about the engagement that

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took place.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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And if you can keep the clapping to a minimum, feel free to use hand waves or other types

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of things, we typically don't have clapping just so that way we can move things faster within

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the meeting.

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Next, we have Wolf, Adriatico, then we have Rob Lebit, and then Hunter Gordon.

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Hello.

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As one of around a dozen people who saw the May 23rd show at RSUC, I deeply thank the

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city staff who made it possible, and I thank the legendary slurps for making that Friday

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the best day of the month for me.

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In a positivity, though, does not much.

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Each live show since the old firehouse teen center's closure reiterates the uncompromisable

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demand for a dedicated teen services building.

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Our first RSEC show was disastrous and unnecessarily stressful for AV staff and myself who was

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assisting.

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We had three hours to set up and the RSEC had barely any equipment which caused us to compromise

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our standards.

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The poor wiring layout of the space were demanded several cables to be strung across the

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stage causing tripping hazards and making it difficult to set up our equipment.

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With no drum or cable rugs, we were forced to use the gross mats in the kitchen as proxy.

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The mixing board, an expensive, awesomenable equipment was laid on a sketchy foldout table,

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with trash cans lined up so people wouldn't step over the wires, which they still did.

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Soundcheck began at around 5.30, which gave our two bands barely any time before the 6.30

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doors.

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I opened the doors for the audience and bands to come and go and a senior told me to close the doors and

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quote, if that guy keeps barking orders, you're going to have to close both of them as well as several other

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remarks. We wrapped soundcheck just as people filtered in. They set chairs up and sat far from the

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the RICADU stage extensions.

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The only people who danced for the first band was a senior couple in the back. Almost the entire audience was seniors and adults who I told about the show before set up and during sound check. The city failed to advertise the show despite me telling them to and nobody knew about it. There weren't even 50 people as the number claimed by recreation manager Eric Cachua. The second band urged the audience to stand.

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which formed the horseshoe of death.

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That's a quote.

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People extremely stiff and far from the stage in a horseshoe shape.

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Despite my own attempts, nobody but my family even stepped closer to the stage.

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Each band had only half our sets because we needed to wrap up the show at eight,

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because we all had to be out at nine.

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And tear down was extremely stressful,

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and we had barely any time to do so.

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I am holding sewing pins left on and around the RSCC stage prior to our show.

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We joked about it, sure, but there is no denying the potential danger to us to talent

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and equipment.

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The red oak community room is used for several programs, as it should be.

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That's what it's designed for.

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With dividers to split it up and a commercial chicken kitchen, it's clearly purpose built.

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That purpose is not punk rock.

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We're losing vans and can't attract new ones, obvious considering our sales pitch.

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Hey, want to play at the senior center next to the police station?

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And as a last note, we compiled a list of everything we were missing after the first show.

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We've seen none of it.

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And the second show had all the same shortcomings, except for two differences.

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We set up at two o'clock, giving us extra time, which made it move a little smoother.

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and the band arrived earlier for sound check, and two, the crowd, although there were maybe

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12 audience members at most, were energetic teens instead of old seniors.

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Thank you for your time.

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Thank you.

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Next on the list is Rob Levitt, the fellow of 100 Gordon.

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Good evening, everybody.

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First of all, I regret my decision not to print this out.

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It seemed like a good idea at the time.

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So to the council and city staff and members of the public, my comments are about the Redmond Teens Center and Teens Services.

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I'm first going to offer a little history and a point of view that might be a little different than what you're hearing tonight.

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But I am listening to the comments and I've actually made some changes based upon what I was going to say.

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Lastly, I'm going to issue a challenge to everyone in the Redmond community, whether

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you're in the room or you're watching online, especially everyone who's really passionate

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about this topic.

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So my history, in the 70s, when I was growing up, watching TV in between cartoons and commercial

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breaks, we were subjected to public service announcements about the dangers of lead paint.

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The imagery was grim, but the message was clear.

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Don't eat the lead paint, it's dangerous.

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It wasn't until 1978 that lead paint was officially banned in the U.S.

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And we had to wait another 10 years before asbestos was banned.

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The hazardous materials were around a long time, but mitigation was complicated and expensive.

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and the issue just kept getting kicked down the road.

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Both substances, along with other hazardous materials, still pose risks to public safety in many old buildings, like the old fire house.

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It was documented in the assessment of the building, which you can get online, it's right there.

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But my comments are not an indictment of the old fire house, far from it.

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It's a gem and we've been lucky to have it.

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The fact that Redmond has a dedicated teen center is actually unusual for the greater Seattle area.

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In the greater Seattle metropolitan area, there's just a handful of teen centers.

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On the east side, there's maybe three, so what we have here is pretty special and

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it's why a lot of bands over the decades have come to the old firehouse to cut their chops there.

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here. It's also been a place of safety for area teens for decades, long before the

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apartments popped up next to it. My own kids relied on the Ole Firehouse and Redmond's

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teen services and my wife and I really enjoyed going to the music shows on Friday nights

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to see Redmond's emerging talent take the stage, like the slurps.

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So, because of this, because the Old Firehouse has been an important place for Redmond's teens, it's been that third place, that safe place for so many teens, that's why you're seeing the emotions and the passions that you're seeing.

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So, I actually love the teen engagement, I love that everyone's coming up because this type of activism can lead to leadership later on in life.

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And so it's pretty exciting, but we have a new challenge ahead of us.

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And that new challenge is that now that the band-aid has been ripped off, I'm really hoping that everyone in the Redmond, the team community, can be a part of the solution, as I mentioned earlier.

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What do you want the team services and team center to be?

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We need services and we need a center, a location, a place that is conserved multiple uses.

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That's safe for everyone, the city employees as well as the teens.

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And so this type of change is never easy.

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Woodrow Wilson once said, if you want to make an enemy, try changing something.

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So let's get together on this one, let's work together, and actually have been to two listening sessions sponsored by the city on this.

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It's been really good, and at those listening sessions, they actually had the timeline of how this was going to go along, so I encourage everyone to continue to get involved and be a part of it.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, next is Hunter Gordon, that followed by Aspen Richter.

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I just want to start by saying, there's a guy who came in here earlier who I'm pretty

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certain did a Nazi salute, so, oh my god, just want to acknowledge that and say that

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it's not, it's awful.

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I am, I don't really have too much to say that the teens haven't already said that other

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people have already said, during the last speaking session, whatever you call it, I thought it

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I was really emblematic of how difficult it is to sort of talk about the teen center with the meeting starting with 40 minutes of going off into another room and coming back in a motion being stopped.

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I don't think that's good at all, I don't think that's sufficient.

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I want to see a lot more in terms of the teens being involved.

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And from what I keep hearing, there's so many shortcomings that are coming to the space at Marymore,

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not just from constraints that exist in the space, but in terms of responsiveness and their needs.

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So that's all I have to say for today.

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Thank you.

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I will also note that I was informed by our tech that apparently something was not plugged in correctly over there to show that the time was up and make the beep or I think it showed time is up but didn't make the beep.

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So some of the confusion earlier may have been a technical difficulty, appreciate everyone sticking with us as we dealt with this.

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and Aaron, again, want to apologize if that was not a great experience for you and appreciate you coming.

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Next on the list is Aspen Richter.

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Aspen Richter, Redmond resident, came here tonight just as an individual because I wanted to thank the city and the city council for the item on this consent agenda, with the resolution for protections for our two SLGBTQIA plus community members, and I will not take the four minutes.

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So everyone could not worry about that.

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Again, I just wanted to first start off thank the city and the residents honestly for

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everything that the city has done in the past several years to really make Redmond feel like a very welcoming city.

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When I moved inside city limits, and now I walk through Redmond, I see like pride fence art and pride flags and businesses.

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In August, I'm really looking forward to going to Redmond's Pride Celebration again, and even though it's been many, many months since our

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price crosswalk went in, like every time I walk through downtown, seeing that crosswalk

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makes me feel so very happy, so very welcomed and so very affirmed, so I love that thing.

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And then second and more specifically, just thank you for this resolution.

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I've seen a good number of proclamations this month that have very wonderful words and a lot

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of heart to them, but this one actually has specific and timely protections and actions

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in it.

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I greatly appreciate that, and that is all I have to say.

427
00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:02,720
Thank you.

428
00:40:05,510 --> 00:40:06,270
Thank you.

429
00:40:06,510 --> 00:40:09,830
Next on the list is David Morton and followed by GNY.

430
00:40:16,460 --> 00:40:18,840
Good evening Council members and Mayor Pro Tem.

431
00:40:19,240 --> 00:40:25,080
I'm David Morton, and it's good to see that the four minute time limit is back for public

432
00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:28,980
comments during items from the audience, if only for this evening.

433
00:40:29,820 --> 00:40:36,060
I commend the Redmond's commitment to achieving community-wide carbon neutrality by 2050.

434
00:40:36,060 --> 00:40:42,860
It is important to have robust policy and governance strategies to reach this critical

435
00:40:42,860 --> 00:40:43,240
goal.

436
00:40:43,940 --> 00:40:49,300
Here are five key strategies, many of which Redmond already actively pursues.

437
00:40:50,140 --> 00:40:57,080
First, establishing a dedicated city climate action office with dedicated staff centralizes

438
00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:58,140
Redmond's efforts.

439
00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:05,800
The Environmental Sustainability Program team and advisory committee already drive the

440
00:41:05,800 --> 00:41:13,120
environmental sustainability action plan or ESAP, bolstering this capacity further will

441
00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:19,740
ensure continued focus and expertise and will allow for more comprehensive planning and

442
00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:23,460
coordinated action across all city departments.

443
00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:29,580
Second, creating a clear carbon budget with annual reporting is essential.

444
00:41:29,580 --> 00:41:37,240
Redmond regularly publishes greenhouse gas summary reports and ESAP updates showing progress

445
00:41:37,240 --> 00:41:44,140
and identifying areas for improvement. This is crucial for accountability, allows residents

446
00:41:44,140 --> 00:41:50,760
to track progress towards Redmond's ambitious targets and helps the city manage its carbon

447
00:41:50,760 --> 00:41:59,200
footprint more strategically. Third, implementing internal carbon pricing for municipal decisions

448
00:41:59,580 --> 00:42:06,900
can powerfully drive sustainable choices, while the city operations zero carbon strategy

449
00:42:06,900 --> 00:42:13,400
already guides departments toward lower carbon alternatives, formally integrating a

450
00:42:13,400 --> 00:42:21,240
carbon cost into decision making could accelerate Redmond's transition to clean energy and efficient

451
00:42:21,240 --> 00:42:29,280
operations. This mechanism transforms environmental considerations into tangible economic incentives

452
00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:34,660
encouraging every department to prioritize carbon reduction daily.

453
00:42:35,900 --> 00:42:41,680
Fourth, developing partnerships with companies like Microsoft as a significant asset.

454
00:42:42,340 --> 00:42:47,860
Redmond's existing collaborations with Microsoft on various environmental projects

455
00:42:47,860 --> 00:42:53,880
demonstrate the immense potential of leveraging private sector innovation and resources

456
00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:56,360
to meet the city's climate goals.

457
00:42:56,360 --> 00:43:02,700
Partnerships can unlock innovative solutions and shared investments that would be difficult

458
00:43:02,700 --> 00:43:04,540
to achieve independently.

459
00:43:05,220 --> 00:43:12,500
Finally, joining regional climate initiatives as Paramount, Regen Redmond's participation

460
00:43:12,500 --> 00:43:19,480
in the King County City's Climate Collaboration, or K4C, and the East Side Climate Partnership

461
00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:24,540
showcases an understanding that climate action transcends city limits.

462
00:43:24,540 --> 00:43:31,280
Collective action on regional issues like transportation, renewable energy purchasing,

463
00:43:31,720 --> 00:43:39,040
and shared infrastructure is vital for broad impact, economies of scale, and amplifying influence.

464
00:43:39,660 --> 00:43:47,580
By strengthening these foundational strategies, Redmond can ensure a sustainable, resilient future for all residents.

465
00:43:48,220 --> 00:43:48,540
Thank you.

466
00:43:48,540 --> 00:43:51,000
Thank you.

467
00:43:52,240 --> 00:43:55,220
Now the final in-person speaker is Jan Y.

468
00:43:58,220 --> 00:43:59,320
You have four minutes.

469
00:44:01,040 --> 00:44:01,860
Thank you.

470
00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:09,120
I'm Jan Young, she, her from Kirkland, Washington, and staunch advocate of the LGBTQIA plus community.

471
00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:15,220
Erin, for what's it's worth, what it's worth, I see you and you matter to me.

472
00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:21,680
I wanted to first thank you, the council, for raising the pride flag in front of City Hall.

473
00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:41,600
I also want to thank you for recognizing this as Pride Month, and to also be one of the few cities to take a step further with the Pride Proclamation by considering adopting Resolution No. 1605, affirming Redmond as a city that welcomes transgender, non-binary, and gender diverse communities.

474
00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:52,980
and commits to protective pro-active protections for the civil rights, safety, and well-being of all two SLGBT QIA plus individuals.

475
00:44:53,480 --> 00:44:57,060
This shows that you're not only talking the talk but walking the walk.

476
00:44:57,920 --> 00:44:59,980
I like that it includes that red-

477
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:29,980
Management is committed to upholding and expanding the strong legal protections that even the state has established. I also like that the resolution has the city commits to proactively show visible support for the community through policy advocacy and investment in inclusive programs and services. As a mother of a daughter who identifies as queer, I've been watching what transpired regarding the OIFH teen center closing. And I'm worried about what the

478
00:45:29,980 --> 00:45:39,280
the teens that relied on the center as one of the few lifelines available for many teens.

479
00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:44,580
Teens from Kirkland and as far out as Kenmore have sought the teen center out.

480
00:45:45,320 --> 00:45:51,240
I see this as a great opportunity for Redmond as it grows in size and services to jump

481
00:45:51,240 --> 00:45:57,660
at a chance to create a unique, easily accessible safe space for this targeted population.

482
00:45:57,660 --> 00:46:13,600
and as you adopt the resolution, this is the way to walk the walk and show how you follow through by providing a much needed lifeline to this underrepresented, yet underrepresented, yet vital part of our communities, our teens.

483
00:46:14,280 --> 00:46:16,260
Thank you, and again, happy pride.

484
00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:18,360
Thank you.

485
00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:24,300
one person has signed up to speak remotely, Noah Radford.

486
00:46:41,360 --> 00:46:42,700
Hi Noah, you have four

487
00:46:42,700 --> 00:46:44,120
minutes to address the council.

488
00:46:47,140 --> 00:46:50,900
Wonderful. Thank you very much. First of all,

489
00:46:51,100 --> 00:46:55,060
I want to apologize to council member fields. I think we were all rightly

490
00:46:55,060 --> 00:46:59,000
confused two weeks ago and upset by the closed-door meeting holding the

491
00:46:59,000 --> 00:47:04,280
proceedings up and I can say you truly seem to be the only one on the council with

492
00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:10,160
any visible interest in not rubber stamping the erasure of the old firehouse and I'm sorry if you

493
00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:14,800
being the messenger doing what you had to do within your professional constraints has clouded

494
00:47:14,800 --> 00:47:20,800
my ability to see that. To all of you I don't envy your position in that you're not entirely free

495
00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:25,940
to make changes you wish to or even be able to share your reasoning but you didn't have to run for

496
00:47:25,940 --> 00:47:31,500
City Council and you need to be held accountable for how you present info to the public. I think we can

497
00:47:31,500 --> 00:47:37,840
all agree that the update on that proposed movement and rescinding of it was presented in the most

498
00:47:37,840 --> 00:47:45,040
opaque and suspicious way conceivable, speaking purely about imagery. And I want to be clear about

499
00:47:45,040 --> 00:47:50,160
my own biases here. I love old stuff, not just because I'm old, but I grew up around even older

500
00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:55,940
things. When I was a child, I restored old boats with my grandpa. Three of them are currently museum

501
00:47:55,940 --> 00:48:01,200
ships across the Pacific Northwest. They hold events both public and private. These boats are

502
00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:04,900
from the early 1900s and even the late 1800s.

503
00:48:04,900 --> 00:48:07,360
Things can be restored with time and resources,

504
00:48:07,980 --> 00:48:08,680
but I'm not deaf.

505
00:48:08,860 --> 00:48:10,180
I know a boat is not a building,

506
00:48:10,740 --> 00:48:12,760
and while the mysteries of the hose tower

507
00:48:12,760 --> 00:48:14,740
and the boiler room are intriguing,

508
00:48:15,180 --> 00:48:17,840
they are clearly best left to Scooby Doo in the gang.

509
00:48:18,800 --> 00:48:20,120
But the more I've heard unfolding

510
00:48:20,120 --> 00:48:22,680
about the actual assessment of the firehouse,

511
00:48:22,880 --> 00:48:25,360
the less I feel we have actual knowledge.

512
00:48:25,800 --> 00:48:27,440
We have second-hand accounts from speakers

513
00:48:27,440 --> 00:48:28,420
that are all well and good,

514
00:48:28,420 --> 00:48:42,680
but surely finding an unbiased third party or ready at multiple third parties that both sides can agree on can look into this and provide an objective assessment that isn't related to hearsay from people with a vested interest one way or another.

515
00:48:43,460 --> 00:48:57,680
But even if everything on that report was a five out of five and even if we actually had proper objective definitions for what those numbers mean and could communicate them, I would implore the council to retain that location as a team center.

516
00:48:57,680 --> 00:49:01,980
even if it's a new building, and if you do build a new building and design it,

517
00:49:02,340 --> 00:49:06,620
listen to the team themselves and people who have worked with them that the team's trust,

518
00:49:06,820 --> 00:49:10,740
like, for example, Jeff Hagen, as how to provide for what they need.

519
00:49:11,220 --> 00:49:15,700
Even I, from a rank amateur outside view, can tell you, in all ages, music venue,

520
00:49:16,120 --> 00:49:19,680
is not the same as a corporate boardroom with Spencer's gift lights.

521
00:49:20,280 --> 00:49:23,600
And I know some of you on the council are roughly my age and had probably forgotten

522
00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:29,120
about Spencer gifts. But I guarantee you knew about it when you were teenagers. So let's not try to

523
00:49:29,120 --> 00:49:30,800
pretend that we know what's good for them.

524
00:49:33,240 --> 00:49:36,100
Thanks to the magic of RCT. I'm not done yet. Thanks to

525
00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:42,880
the magic of RCTV. I got to see the pride proclamation and commemorative photo op and immediately after we

526
00:49:42,880 --> 00:49:49,720
were treated to a voters harrowing testimony and quite a kerfuffle on how to handle that. I think that shows

527
00:49:49,720 --> 00:49:54,060
some evidence that perhaps you haven't all earned that pat on your own backs because writing pretty

528
00:49:54,060 --> 00:49:59,500
words and raising flags feels good, but actions when things get rough actually get things done.

529
00:50:00,200 --> 00:50:04,560
The Old Firehouse has been described as a haven in the city for queer youth.

530
00:50:04,980 --> 00:50:10,580
We have heard very clearly that they do not feel valued and if you don't even give a good

531
00:50:10,580 --> 00:50:15,400
faith effort to keep that location for them, what sort of photo would you put up on your

532
00:50:15,400 --> 00:50:16,660
website to commemorate that?

533
00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:21,920
I still have a little bit of time so I'd like to take 10 seconds of silence so we can all

534
00:50:21,920 --> 00:50:25,460
I'll just think on this matter and maybe look out at the people showing up for themselves

535
00:50:25,460 --> 00:50:29,220
who, as Chester said earlier, really shouldn't have to put up with this.

536
00:50:41,480 --> 00:50:42,380
Thank you very much.

537
00:50:42,860 --> 00:50:43,580
Have a wonderful evening.

538
00:50:44,080 --> 00:50:44,540
Thank you.

539
00:50:47,380 --> 00:50:50,220
And with that, items from the audience is now closed.

540
00:50:50,720 --> 00:50:53,400
Our next item of business is the consent agenda.

541
00:50:53,620 --> 00:50:55,400
Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda?

542
00:50:55,700 --> 00:50:55,900
A move?

543
00:50:56,600 --> 00:50:57,360
Is there a second?

544
00:50:57,680 --> 00:50:58,220
There's a second.

545
00:50:58,320 --> 00:50:59,560
Is it moved and seconded?

546
00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:03,600
Moved by Council Vice President Forsyth and seconded by Council Member Stewart.

547
00:51:04,060 --> 00:51:05,340
Are there any items to pull?

548
00:51:05,340 --> 00:51:07,360
Council Vice President Forsyth?

549
00:51:07,640 --> 00:51:10,520
Pull item 4 and I'd like to speak to item 7.

550
00:51:11,240 --> 00:51:14,980
Great. It has been asked to pull item 4.

551
00:51:16,540 --> 00:51:18,380
And is there any other items to pull?

552
00:51:18,660 --> 00:51:20,060
Council member Nueva Camina?

553
00:51:20,580 --> 00:51:22,240
Not to pull comment on 7.

554
00:51:22,840 --> 00:51:25,540
Great. If there are no other items to pull,

555
00:51:25,740 --> 00:51:29,260
I will call on Council Vice President Forsyth to speak to item 7.

556
00:51:30,320 --> 00:51:35,160
I'd like to speak to item 7, a resolution welcoming our 2S LGBTQIA plus

557
00:51:35,160 --> 00:51:40,260
community is with great pride that I served as the primary sponsor of tonight's welcoming resolution.

558
00:51:40,840 --> 00:51:45,820
The community is stronger than the hateful rhetoric and this resolution reflects our long history

559
00:51:46,180 --> 00:51:51,660
of collective action and community care. We stand for a future where systemic change,

560
00:51:52,100 --> 00:51:57,700
mobilization, and education work in tandem to create a more just and equitable world.

561
00:51:58,260 --> 00:52:04,680
We unequivocally rebuke violence against the trans community and reaffirm that trans people

562
00:52:04,680 --> 00:52:07,200
We will deserve unwavering care and support.

563
00:52:09,540 --> 00:52:14,080
Cool, together we will continue to build a future where every member of our community

564
00:52:14,080 --> 00:52:16,980
can live safely with dignity and pride.

565
00:52:18,120 --> 00:52:18,900
Thank you.

566
00:52:20,440 --> 00:52:22,700
Thank you, Councilmember Nueva Camina.

567
00:52:23,660 --> 00:52:25,660
It's a nice resolution is more than symbolic.

568
00:52:26,870 --> 00:52:28,900
It's a reaffirmation of our city's values.

569
00:52:29,680 --> 00:52:33,840
By declaring Redmond a welcoming city for our queer community, especially our trans and

570
00:52:33,840 --> 00:52:38,900
non-binary neighbors, we're saying clearly and unapologetically, you belong here.

571
00:52:39,820 --> 00:52:44,060
We do this at a time when the rights and dignity of trans and non-binary folks are being

572
00:52:44,060 --> 00:52:46,980
actively undermined by executive actions at the federal level.

573
00:52:47,640 --> 00:52:52,240
In the face of that, it's even more critical that local governments lead with courage and compassion.

574
00:52:53,300 --> 00:52:57,140
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, the time is always right to do what is right.

575
00:52:57,660 --> 00:52:59,680
And that time is now.

576
00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:05,920
This resolution acknowledges the disproportionate discrimination, violence, and a ratio that

577
00:53:05,920 --> 00:53:07,520
trans and non-binary folks face.

578
00:53:08,040 --> 00:53:13,620
It also makes clear that Redmond chooses inclusion, over fear, affirmation, over marginalization,

579
00:53:13,620 --> 00:53:15,300
and justice over indifference.

580
00:53:16,200 --> 00:53:24,200
This is not just about inclusion, it's about dignity, safety, and community, a sense of belonging.

581
00:53:25,300 --> 00:53:27,640
And I'm proud that we're taking this step together.

582
00:53:27,640 --> 00:53:28,640
Thank

583
00:53:31,330 --> 00:53:31,590
you.

584
00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:37,630
If there are no other comments, this is a roll call vote starting with Councilmember Fields.

585
00:53:38,590 --> 00:53:38,690
Aye.

586
00:53:39,410 --> 00:53:39,530
Aye.

587
00:53:40,130 --> 00:53:40,270
Aye.

588
00:53:40,570 --> 00:53:40,930
Aye.

589
00:53:41,950 --> 00:53:42,110
Aye.

590
00:53:42,570 --> 00:53:42,830
Aye.

591
00:53:43,910 --> 00:53:45,950
It passes seven to zero.

592
00:53:47,590 --> 00:53:57,170
The item that has been pulled is consent item number four, AM number 25089, which is an

593
00:53:57,170 --> 00:54:01,770
an ordinance of the city of Redmond relating to the use of automated traffic safety cameras.

594
00:54:02,550 --> 00:54:10,470
Council Vice President Forsyth you pulled this item. Would you like to speak, actually, I think we'll start with, is there a motion to approve this item?

595
00:54:11,050 --> 00:54:11,650
So moved.

596
00:54:12,110 --> 00:54:12,550
Second.

597
00:54:13,090 --> 00:54:18,250
It has been moved and seconded, Council Vice President Forsyth, would you like to speak to this item?

598
00:54:18,570 --> 00:54:25,370
Yes, thank you. I very much want to applaud the feedback that was taken into consideration and

599
00:54:25,370 --> 00:54:43,490
The adjustments that were made for this item, the only thing that I saw that I would like to make a motion on is I moved to amend that the data collected from the speed camera pilot program be included in the Redmond Police Data Governance Policy passed on December 3, 2024.

600
00:54:43,490 --> 00:54:43,650
4.

601
00:54:44,330 --> 00:54:44,690
Second.

602
00:54:46,030 --> 00:54:48,870
It has been moved and seconded.

603
00:54:49,470 --> 00:54:51,570
Our clerk, did you get that motion?

604
00:54:51,850 --> 00:54:52,150
Thank you.

605
00:54:53,610 --> 00:54:54,950
Is there any discussion?

606
00:54:57,510 --> 00:54:58,210
Councilmember Stewart.

607
00:54:59,790 --> 00:55:02,250
Could we please have the motion typed into the chat.

608
00:55:02,510 --> 00:55:06,050
It was read with great enthusiasm and I just want to make sure that ourselves and the viewing

609
00:55:06,050 --> 00:55:07,530
public have a chance to see it.

610
00:55:08,010 --> 00:55:10,830
Usually the chat is able to pop up on the side of the screen there.

611
00:55:10,830 --> 00:55:28,470
If I understand the motion correctly, I'm generally supportive of that because actually I believe that we're already on our way to covering this because the policy we created in the police department or asked for in the police department related to data is a stopgap measure.

612
00:55:28,470 --> 00:55:37,830
we actually funded in the budget an overall effort of work to identify the data governance

613
00:55:37,830 --> 00:55:44,790
needs in our city because data is everywhere and personal data is everywhere and as folks

614
00:55:44,790 --> 00:55:49,850
are interacting with our government we need them to feel that the government is trustworthy

615
00:55:49,850 --> 00:55:52,750
to do so. So that overarching work for the city of

616
00:55:52,750 --> 00:55:58,390
is ongoing. Hopefully I've taken up enough air time with my slow thoughtful comment to make sure

617
00:55:58,390 --> 00:56:02,410
that we can get that in the chat. Thank you. And Chip, could we have the chat displayed on the

618
00:56:02,410 --> 00:56:09,330
side of the screen? Thank you. Thank you. Did I see in the other hand just another comment?

619
00:56:09,670 --> 00:56:14,430
Can I ask a person for a sec? I was just going to be happy to read it again for the listening

620
00:56:14,430 --> 00:56:20,630
public as well. I moved to amend the data collected from the speed camera pilot program to be included

621
00:56:20,630 --> 00:56:26,330
in the Redmond Police Data Governance Policy, passed on December 3rd, 2024.

622
00:56:28,360 --> 00:56:28,970
Thank you.

623
00:56:29,230 --> 00:56:29,990
Council Member Fields.

624
00:56:33,230 --> 00:56:37,730
So I'm in support of the motion.

625
00:56:38,170 --> 00:56:48,490
I have expressed my concerns about data falling into the wrong hand tends to, seems to be growing.

626
00:56:49,010 --> 00:56:53,510
But I would like to ask if there's representative from our police department.

627
00:56:53,510 --> 00:56:57,870
if there's any concern or issue with that change.

628
00:56:59,610 --> 00:57:03,390
And we have our police chief Darryl Lowe coming up to join us, chief Lowe.

629
00:57:03,710 --> 00:57:06,750
Would be great if you can speak to this motion, thank you.

630
00:57:08,590 --> 00:57:10,850
Thank you, there's no concern with the amendment.

631
00:57:11,110 --> 00:57:18,830
We've noted it and we will add specifically the speed camera enforcement program to the language of our data policy.

632
00:57:18,830 --> 00:57:21,730
And just to follow up, Chief, thank you.

633
00:57:22,250 --> 00:57:24,930
With the outside vendor, that's not an issue.

634
00:57:25,250 --> 00:57:27,770
You don't want to anticipate an issue for them.

635
00:57:28,730 --> 00:57:30,910
Sorry, I do not anticipate an issue.

636
00:57:30,950 --> 00:57:37,110
They're already very clear rules and regulations around the records retention schedule

637
00:57:37,110 --> 00:57:43,430
with the Secretary of State, specifically in chapter 6.4 for violations and traffic enforcement.

638
00:57:43,430 --> 00:57:50,750
I had already spells out in state law what the retention of data is and when it has to be, you know, deleted.

639
00:57:51,330 --> 00:57:52,250
Berby, thank you.

640
00:57:53,490 --> 00:57:54,570
Thank you very much, Chief.

641
00:57:55,410 --> 00:57:58,370
Are there any other questions from the council for the chief while he's up here?

642
00:57:59,450 --> 00:58:00,590
That council vice president for us, I'd.

643
00:58:01,530 --> 00:58:02,050
Thank you.

644
00:58:02,170 --> 00:58:11,650
I was torn on this, as I'm sure is a surprise to no one, but I did go back and read that data governance policy and it does reflect

645
00:58:11,650 --> 00:58:25,780
that we will not participate in investigations that do not comply with Washington law or have standing for proper investigations.

646
00:58:26,940 --> 00:58:38,480
So I feel pretty confident with the surveillance issues that we're seeing that our police department will not participate in those external forces if you could just elaborate on that for a moment.

647
00:58:38,480 --> 00:58:39,960
Yes, that is correct.

648
00:58:40,200 --> 00:58:46,420
So we will not share any data that we have collected through any of our automated systems

649
00:58:46,420 --> 00:58:52,000
with other law enforcement agencies that do not violate Washington law.

650
00:58:52,560 --> 00:58:59,040
So in general, we would generally cooperate with other law enforcement agencies for legitimate

651
00:58:59,040 --> 00:59:04,060
criminal investigations, but they have to be criminal matters in the state of Washington as

652
00:59:04,060 --> 00:59:04,240
well.

653
00:59:05,780 --> 00:59:06,980
Thank you very much.

654
00:59:08,160 --> 00:59:09,000
Councilmember Anderson?

655
00:59:09,460 --> 00:59:15,680
Just to clarify, I'm assuming that does not mean it's limited to Washington law, we also include federal law as well.

656
00:59:17,760 --> 00:59:25,000
Correct, but so the issue and concern as our caller around reproductive rights and

657
00:59:25,000 --> 00:59:26,920
other states and that type of thing.

658
00:59:26,920 --> 00:59:31,660
So if it's not a violation in Washington, we would not share any data or

659
00:59:31,660 --> 00:59:36,220
cooperate with those investigations with outside states as relates to federal matters.

660
00:59:36,460 --> 00:59:43,540
There's keep Washington working act that precludes local law enforcement from cooperating or

661
00:59:43,540 --> 00:59:47,160
working with federal authorities around immigration and other things.

662
00:59:47,320 --> 00:59:50,560
So there are the appropriate guardrails and safeguards in place.

663
00:59:50,980 --> 00:59:52,940
Thank you, thank you.

664
00:59:53,180 --> 00:59:59,900
And I will note that part of this data policy, which the motion requests that we include the speed cameras with.

665
01:00:00,080 --> 01:00:29,040
As well, does specifically call out around immigration law violations, and that is not something that we will be sharing data on. So I just want to call that out specifically. So I'm very much in support of this motion. Let me just ask our staff over here. This was made as a motion as a separate motion.

666
01:00:29,560 --> 01:00:33,180
Not an amendment, but we have another motion that was on the floor.

667
01:00:36,180 --> 01:00:37,680
It's a motion to amend, great.

668
01:00:38,100 --> 01:00:43,800
Okay, so I just wanted to clarify that one, ask our parliamentarian there to keep us honest on how we go through this.

669
01:00:44,060 --> 01:00:51,400
So there is an amendment to the original item, or is there any more discussion?

670
01:00:52,140 --> 01:00:53,100
Council, restore it.

671
01:00:54,180 --> 01:00:57,300
Just a point of information and along the same concern.

672
01:00:57,300 --> 01:01:03,800
Do we need to be more specific about where we would like this text to appear in the package that we are about to vote on?

673
01:01:08,670 --> 01:01:16,970
I believe the direction is to update the current police department policy to include the speed cameras.

674
01:01:17,790 --> 01:01:25,230
Does this text of the motion make that clear enough for you, Chief Low, to be able to update that?

675
01:01:25,230 --> 01:01:25,990
Yes.

676
01:01:26,710 --> 01:01:35,050
I guess I would ask, should this amendment pass that the council also be provided with

677
01:01:35,050 --> 01:01:39,330
the updated text so that way, if we need to make any additional changes we could make

678
01:01:39,330 --> 01:01:43,230
so in the future, but at this point we've given you the direction to be able to make those

679
01:01:43,230 --> 01:01:43,610
changes.

680
01:01:44,270 --> 01:01:44,510
Understood.

681
01:01:45,690 --> 01:01:46,710
Does that work for the council?

682
01:01:47,410 --> 01:01:47,550
Great.

683
01:01:47,650 --> 01:01:48,290
I'm seeing nods.

684
01:01:48,870 --> 01:01:49,030
All right.

685
01:01:49,710 --> 01:01:54,670
So with that, we will actually take a vote on this amendment, starting with council member

686
01:01:59,030 --> 01:02:11,410
It passes 7-0 and now back to the original motion, which is consent item AM number 25-089.

687
01:02:11,990 --> 01:02:18,130
And ordinance number 3-2-1-6 in ordinance of the city of Redmond, Washington relating

688
01:02:18,130 --> 01:02:24,230
to the use of automated traffic safety cameras authorizing the use of those cameras to detect

689
01:02:24,230 --> 01:02:26,630
text, speed, zone, and fractions in school zones,

690
01:02:27,150 --> 01:02:33,030
incorporating rcw46.63.220 into this ordinance,

691
01:02:33,170 --> 01:02:35,450
providing for the severability and establishing

692
01:02:35,450 --> 01:02:39,370
an effective date, and this motion as amended,

693
01:02:39,770 --> 01:02:41,010
by the previous amendment.

694
01:02:42,170 --> 01:02:46,290
Is there any discussion on this motion as amended?

695
01:02:48,450 --> 01:02:50,390
Seeing none, we will move to a roll call vote

696
01:02:50,390 --> 01:02:51,510
starting with Council Member Fields.

697
01:02:51,870 --> 01:02:51,990
Aye.

698
01:02:52,390 --> 01:02:52,570
Aye.

699
01:02:53,370 --> 01:02:53,570
Aye.

700
01:02:53,850 --> 01:02:54,050
Aye.

701
01:02:54,390 --> 01:02:54,510
Bill.

702
01:02:54,930 --> 01:02:55,390
Aye.

703
01:02:55,930 --> 01:02:57,610
It passes six to one.

704
01:02:58,490 --> 01:03:03,250
And with that, that brings us to the end of the consent agenda.

705
01:03:04,890 --> 01:03:09,590
And so the next item on our agenda is the omlet's report.

706
01:03:10,210 --> 01:03:10,770
Sorry.

707
01:03:11,110 --> 01:03:11,630
I had my hand up.

708
01:03:11,890 --> 01:03:12,190
Apologies.

709
01:03:12,430 --> 01:03:13,530
Council Vice President Forza.

710
01:03:13,770 --> 01:03:14,210
Thank you.

711
01:03:14,430 --> 01:03:18,790
Given that we just passed a resolution that states that the city will actively promote uplift

712
01:03:18,790 --> 01:03:21,830
and celebrate our 2S LGBTQIA plus community.

713
01:03:21,830 --> 01:03:35,530
And we have talked in prior meetings about Council using contingency to support an ask that was recently made to council and council leadership just learned today that we have $3,000 in unspent 23 24 council contingency.

714
01:03:35,870 --> 01:03:50,910
I move to allocate $3,000 in unspent 23 24 council contingency funds to pride across the bridge to sponsor the 2025 Pride Redmond event that creates a meaningful space for our community to gather and connect.

715
01:03:52,480 --> 01:03:55,400
It has been moved and seconded.

716
01:03:57,080 --> 01:03:58,340
Is there any discussion?

717
01:04:01,930 --> 01:04:02,650
Councilmember Stewart?

718
01:04:05,120 --> 01:04:08,680
I guess a point of information is my theme of the night.

719
01:04:09,200 --> 01:04:14,180
Would this item be better, better considered under new business?

720
01:04:16,080 --> 01:04:20,620
It might be, but now there is a motion on the floor, so I think we'll move forward with

721
01:04:20,620 --> 01:04:21,260
that at this point.

722
01:04:21,260 --> 01:04:28,600
Okay. So, first of all, pride across the bridge and the Pride Festival. Heck yes, provides

723
01:04:28,600 --> 01:04:34,880
so much great and like value to our community is one of the most beloved festivals and I truly

724
01:04:34,880 --> 01:04:40,340
believe it's an honor to participate and stand with community every single year and I just

725
01:04:40,340 --> 01:04:45,100
received my invitation to be involved again this year earlier today and I will be there standing

726
01:04:45,100 --> 01:04:50,460
with community. The motion as it was introduced introduced a lot of new information for the

727
01:04:50,460 --> 01:04:55,040
Council, so I ask for the public's a little bit of forgiveness while we get caught up

728
01:04:55,040 --> 01:04:55,260
here.

729
01:04:55,780 --> 01:05:03,660
There's some new information about what the Council, the end fund balance is and how much

730
01:05:03,660 --> 01:05:07,320
of it there is and the request, so if we could get that in writing, that would be helpful.

731
01:05:08,520 --> 01:05:12,800
And I'll let my fellow Council members chime in while we get caught up on what the situation

732
01:05:12,800 --> 01:05:13,200
is.

733
01:05:13,340 --> 01:05:13,620
Thank you.

734
01:05:14,640 --> 01:05:15,140
Thank you.

735
01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:19,240
Council President Forza, would you like to speak to this, or have you speak to it about the

736
01:05:19,240 --> 01:05:23,360
the background. I can absolutely speak to the background.

737
01:05:24,600 --> 01:05:33,400
We had our council contingency that we had not spent last budget cycle and instead of

738
01:05:33,400 --> 01:05:40,700
rushing last December to make a motion very last minute, we decided to ask if that money

739
01:05:40,700 --> 01:05:46,600
could be rolled over. We a couple of weeks ago had asked where that, you know, how much

740
01:05:46,600 --> 01:05:53,980
that money was there and there was some confusion between all the moving parts so we had to do

741
01:05:53,980 --> 01:05:59,200
a little more research and Director Cochran was able to get back to us today and share with us

742
01:05:59,200 --> 01:06:05,440
that yes that money did roll over and it was in the amount of $3,000. I realized this may feel like

743
01:06:05,440 --> 01:06:14,500
a surprise to some but we have talked about the ask that had recently come in at prior talk times

744
01:06:14,500 --> 01:06:17,400
And we were just waiting to hear what that number was.

745
01:06:17,540 --> 01:06:20,800
I apologize that it took a while for us to get that information.

746
01:06:21,240 --> 01:06:22,860
But we did just get that information today.

747
01:06:23,460 --> 01:06:28,680
And given the excitement and energy tonight with all of the pride proclamation,

748
01:06:29,120 --> 01:06:36,920
the trans community support resolution, and actually putting our walk in the walk instead of just talking about it.

749
01:06:37,060 --> 01:06:43,480
I wanted to go ahead and make this motion tonight because it seems like a perfect moment to cap off.

750
01:06:43,480 --> 01:06:46,620
us actually doing the things that we say we're going to do.

751
01:06:48,800 --> 01:06:49,600
Thank you.

752
01:06:50,060 --> 01:06:53,040
I will just note that I'm in support of this motion.

753
01:06:53,840 --> 01:07:06,800
Typically, the council uses its contingency funds to be able to support efforts that are going on our community that provide a great public benefit, but there may not be a typical funding source for it.

754
01:07:06,800 --> 01:07:11,360
our most recent contingency allocation, which we didn't do on the last meeting on the previous one,

755
01:07:11,700 --> 01:07:17,640
was to central cultural majicano to support a lot of the great work that they do to support folks in our community.

756
01:07:18,160 --> 01:07:23,860
Previous other types of uses have been things like the Saturday market and

757
01:07:23,860 --> 01:07:26,140
other types of things that support our community.

758
01:07:26,720 --> 01:07:35,540
We have not sponsored Redmond Pride before, and I think I align with Council Vice President Forsyth

759
01:07:35,540 --> 01:07:40,840
And in wanting to not only have passed this resolution that I'm really proud of our council

760
01:07:40,840 --> 01:07:47,040
to pass unanimously, but also to be able to show up as a sponsor and provide this great

761
01:07:47,040 --> 01:07:54,920
benefit to our community to create a space where we can bring people together and be able

762
01:07:54,920 --> 01:07:59,280
to stand with our community as an inclusive place.

763
01:07:59,780 --> 01:08:00,320
So thank you.

764
01:08:01,080 --> 01:08:01,900
Councilmember Fields.

765
01:08:08,080 --> 01:08:11,800
I just want to make it a couple of quick comments here.

766
01:08:12,560 --> 01:08:16,020
I am also in support of the resolution or I'm sorry, the motion.

767
01:08:18,160 --> 01:08:23,460
I do want to argue devil's advocate and then I want to argue against devil's advocate.

768
01:08:26,000 --> 01:08:33,500
I appreciate council president's description of what the council contingency fund is used

769
01:08:33,500 --> 01:08:40,240
for and I think this is appropriate, and I think it's correct, and I also, in concern

770
01:08:40,240 --> 01:08:45,840
about precedent, and there are a lot of really good causes out there, there are a lot

771
01:08:45,840 --> 01:08:53,560
of really good celebrations, and setting a precedent could be seen by other community

772
01:08:53,560 --> 01:09:01,620
members as an invitation for their concern, are there a celebration or their cause or their

773
01:09:01,620 --> 01:09:12,400
protections. But that's the devil's advocate part. Setting a precedent that every time

774
01:09:12,400 --> 01:09:21,280
we get a request that we can meet that request is a concern. However, we do as the council

775
01:09:21,280 --> 01:09:28,220
president pointed out, share deeply in this celebration. The city staff and the city council

776
01:09:28,220 --> 01:09:36,440
members of the city electives are often involved in this, and it is a public benefit when

777
01:09:36,440 --> 01:09:44,940
elected officials try to promote both protection and civil liberties and rights for different

778
01:09:44,940 --> 01:09:45,360
groups.

779
01:09:46,000 --> 01:09:52,400
So I wanted to be on the record of saying I can concern about precedence, but in this one

780
01:09:52,400 --> 01:09:53,480
I'm not concerned.

781
01:09:54,760 --> 01:09:55,980
Thank you, Councilmember Fields.

782
01:09:56,540 --> 01:10:02,520
And I will note that I think we haven't had a very clear process to be able to look at

783
01:10:02,520 --> 01:10:04,680
how we allocate our council contingency.

784
01:10:05,080 --> 01:10:07,680
Typically, it's done just right at the end of the biennium.

785
01:10:07,700 --> 01:10:12,280
We see how much we might have left over if any, because we keep the contingency in case we

786
01:10:12,280 --> 01:10:15,080
need to use it for various purposes throughout the biennium.

787
01:10:15,900 --> 01:10:20,420
And I do think that's something that we might address before our next budget process or before

788
01:10:20,420 --> 01:10:21,940
we come to the end of this biennium.

789
01:10:21,940 --> 01:10:27,620
So that way, we could assess and be able to take various proposals and make sure that we have a really

790
01:10:28,920 --> 01:10:32,760
transparent process on that. So appreciate you bringing that up.

791
01:10:33,760 --> 01:10:37,060
So with that, is there any other comments on this motion?

792
01:10:38,040 --> 01:10:39,160
Council member Nueva Kamina.

793
01:10:40,780 --> 01:10:45,140
I'm in favor of this motion, very happy to support it.

794
01:10:46,800 --> 01:10:50,000
I've often said you can always tell what's important by

795
01:10:50,000 --> 01:10:55,560
by either an individual or an organization's calendar and spending account.

796
01:10:56,280 --> 01:11:01,060
How we spend money should be in alignment with our values.

797
01:11:02,320 --> 01:11:08,020
We also know that the local queer community, especially with our teens in losing that third space,

798
01:11:08,980 --> 01:11:15,960
how else could we, this is a way where we can take action, immediate action,

799
01:11:15,960 --> 01:11:22,500
and say, no, this is important, place making is important, and here is an opportunity where we can create the space.

800
01:11:23,500 --> 01:11:30,940
It's a weekend event, it's a one-day event, it's not a permanent, but it's doing what we can with what we have.

801
01:11:31,200 --> 01:11:34,420
And this is something that, as a council, we do have agency over.

802
01:11:35,100 --> 01:11:37,180
So I'm very happy to be in support of the motion.

803
01:11:39,780 --> 01:11:40,160
Thank you.

804
01:11:41,520 --> 01:11:43,780
Seeing no other council member Stewart?

805
01:11:43,780 --> 01:11:50,540
Thank you so much. Could we have the balance of the council contingency put in the chat?

806
01:11:55,800 --> 01:12:02,080
Yes, the balance of the council contingency. I believe we have our finance director here who can

807
01:12:02,080 --> 01:12:09,180
confirm that the current balance of the council contingency is $3,000. So I believe the motion

808
01:12:09,180 --> 01:12:15,200
is to allocate that balance to this purpose.

809
01:12:16,560 --> 01:12:18,060
Can you confirm, Director Cochran?

810
01:12:18,500 --> 01:12:18,800
I can.

811
01:12:19,380 --> 01:12:19,900
Yes.

812
01:12:20,560 --> 01:12:20,980
Great.

813
01:12:21,160 --> 01:12:21,420
Thank you.

814
01:12:21,540 --> 01:12:26,660
Can you clarify for us since this was council contingency from last budget and I know you've

815
01:12:26,660 --> 01:12:29,920
been closing out the budget how this will work in terms of adjusting?

816
01:12:30,320 --> 01:12:39,020
It is a part of our year in process to reallocate dollars that have been assigned for specific

817
01:12:39,020 --> 01:12:46,500
reason and not used. And so prior conversation with Council was expressed as

818
01:12:46,500 --> 01:12:51,840
desire to carry over the Council contingency from the last biennium instead

819
01:12:51,840 --> 01:12:56,400
of allocating it during the budget process specifically because we wanted to

820
01:12:56,400 --> 01:13:01,720
take a little bit more time to think about how to apply it. So 3,000 is the amount

821
01:13:01,720 --> 01:13:07,080
that is unspent from the last biennium that we can carry over for you. Thank you so

822
01:13:07,080 --> 01:13:10,540
much Director Cochran. Are there any other questions for Director Cochran? Council member Stewart?

823
01:13:11,160 --> 01:13:13,640
I know for the questions for Director Cochran. I have an additional comment.

824
01:13:14,940 --> 01:13:21,140
Great. Go ahead. Thank you so much. Once again, really support this fulfilling the entire ask

825
01:13:21,140 --> 01:13:27,460
of Pride Across the Bridge for their festival, because it has been in the queue for about a month now,

826
01:13:27,600 --> 01:13:34,580
and Council has had trouble scheduling the conversation to deal with this unique request.

827
01:13:37,080 --> 01:13:43,960
My end goal is absolutely to fulfill the entire need of pride across the bridge to have yet another amazing festival.

828
01:13:44,980 --> 01:13:56,540
I also need to, it's my duty to ensure good governance here in the city of Redmond and on our council that has included a culture of inclusion for our colleagues.

829
01:13:57,780 --> 01:14:04,460
Limiting surprises, you see me asking for it to be written down because I need that and inclusion matters in all kinds of ways.

830
01:14:05,880 --> 01:14:10,320
So I am going to make a motion that is a tool of mine and I'm explaining it to you as

831
01:14:10,320 --> 01:14:17,060
the public, that I expect to fail, but it gives me a chance to hold my, to help hold

832
01:14:17,060 --> 01:14:21,360
my team accountable to the expectations we've set for ourselves to be really strong.

833
01:14:21,620 --> 01:14:26,440
So because council hasn't had an opportunity to, which could be done at council talk time

834
01:14:26,440 --> 01:14:33,380
next week, hear about the end balance and consider any other ways that we could actually be funding

835
01:14:33,380 --> 01:14:37,140
this request. In my mind, there are up to three different ways we could fund this request.

836
01:14:37,560 --> 01:14:42,900
It is a mere $3,000, so I do expect we'll just get this done tonight so that we can expedite

837
01:14:42,900 --> 01:14:48,560
that. But I now move to postpone this motion until the next regular council business meeting.

838
01:14:52,090 --> 01:14:58,210
There's a motion on the floor. I believe it's procedural, so we can continue with that. Is there a second?

839
01:15:00,140 --> 01:15:29,540
Second for discussion. It has been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Council Member Stewart. Thanks. I think we could take five minutes and discuss this at Council talk time next week. We should talk about, you know, get everyone up to speed. This is dollars from a previous biennium where some of our current colleagues weren't even there. So in terms of just having respect of inclusion for one another, let's make sure we're making a good choice and also get the meeting scheduled to discuss the community events.

840
01:15:29,540 --> 01:15:33,560
innovation funds that was actually sponsored by Council President Kritzer in our last budget.

841
01:15:34,020 --> 01:15:40,520
And we've set some dollars aside to help energize and ignite local events that are four red men elected,

842
01:15:40,900 --> 01:15:46,140
or excuse me, four red men locals who struggle to access other dollars like from the tourism fund.

843
01:15:46,460 --> 01:15:46,900
Thanks.

844
01:15:50,050 --> 01:15:50,790
Councilmember Anderson?

845
01:15:53,690 --> 01:15:55,390
We're working on an amendment, that's correct, right?

846
01:15:55,990 --> 01:15:57,930
Seconded, a postponement, thank you.

847
01:15:58,270 --> 01:16:02,470
I don't think we should postpone it tonight, mostly because I kind of like that of order.

848
01:16:02,470 --> 01:16:03,730
So, thanks.

849
01:16:04,350 --> 01:16:05,270
Thank you.

850
01:16:05,630 --> 01:16:06,950
Council members, it feels?

851
01:16:09,270 --> 01:16:14,850
Actually, I respect Council members Stewart's argument and request.

852
01:16:15,170 --> 01:16:21,610
I made that argument on other issues much more complex and bigger that I think that we

853
01:16:21,610 --> 01:16:22,550
rushed through.

854
01:16:23,290 --> 01:16:28,170
But this one for me is not complicated, not complex.

855
01:16:28,170 --> 01:16:34,610
And I think we have all the information in front of us, and I will not support the amendment.

856
01:16:37,590 --> 01:16:38,730
Council vice-president Forza.

857
01:16:39,230 --> 01:16:39,950
Thank you.

858
01:16:40,490 --> 01:16:47,950
I, too, am very interested in the innovation fund that we still need to discuss.

859
01:16:48,630 --> 01:16:58,450
But a reason why I personally feel like this is the right motion to make tonight is that whatever we move forward with with that innovation fund for an event,

860
01:16:58,450 --> 01:17:06,590
And this event, A, would not qualify, and B, will not be up and running in time for any of that money to be allocated for it.

861
01:17:07,050 --> 01:17:14,670
So I will also not be in favor of this motion or this postponement motion, but I do think that now is the right time.

862
01:17:17,260 --> 01:17:18,320
Thank you, any other comments?

863
01:17:20,260 --> 01:17:28,840
I will just note that I appreciate Councillor Restorat raising this and I also, and I do believe that this upcoming month,

864
01:17:28,840 --> 01:17:34,360
And the staff have committed to coming back with information for us to look at establishing

865
01:17:34,360 --> 01:17:41,760
that community-based events innovation fund, and I do think, but as Council Vice President

866
01:17:41,760 --> 01:17:47,060
Forsyth mentioned, I'm not sure if this event would ultimately qualify unless it brings

867
01:17:47,060 --> 01:17:50,340
something new to the table since the idea is to kind of launch new events, and this has

868
01:17:50,340 --> 01:17:51,260
been around for a couple of years.

869
01:17:51,480 --> 01:17:57,960
So I will also note that I think there are other ways for different events to be funded and

870
01:17:57,960 --> 01:17:59,460
And we can definitely discuss that in the future.

871
01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:04,120
Out of respect for my colleague who is asking us to give it a little bit more time,

872
01:18:04,120 --> 01:18:06,580
but still sounds like she wants to vote for it.

873
01:18:07,480 --> 01:18:13,220
I will be in support of this motion to postpone assuming that we are going to be able to do it.

874
01:18:13,480 --> 01:18:18,040
So I just wanted to share that, although I'm also happy to support this tonight.

875
01:18:19,560 --> 01:18:26,360
So with that, unless there's any other comments, we'll move to a vote on the motion

876
01:18:26,360 --> 01:18:31,900
to postpone. Can you clarify your motion, Council Member Stewart?

877
01:18:33,080 --> 01:18:35,700
To postpone to the next regular Council business meeting.

878
01:18:36,040 --> 01:18:40,280
To postpone to the next regular Council business meeting and we'll start the roll call vote

879
01:18:40,280 --> 01:18:41,660
with Council Member Fields. No.

880
01:18:42,080 --> 01:18:42,660
No. No.

881
01:18:43,680 --> 01:18:45,800
Aye. No. No.

882
01:18:46,380 --> 01:18:54,520
Aye. It fails. Five to two and now we'll vote on the original motion, which I will pull

883
01:18:54,520 --> 01:19:02,160
up again, the original motion which was to allocate $3,000 in unspent, 23, 24 council contingency

884
01:19:02,160 --> 01:19:08,240
funds to pry across the bridge to sponsor the 2025 Redmond Pride event that creates a meaningful

885
01:19:08,240 --> 01:19:14,380
space for our community to gather and connect. Are there any other comments on this motion?

886
01:19:15,240 --> 01:19:19,080
Okay, if there's no other discussion, then we'll move to a roll call vote, council member Fields.

887
01:19:23,400 --> 01:19:32,500
It passes 7 to 0 so congratulations to Redmond Pride and pride across the bridge on that sponsorship and thank you for all that you do in our community.

888
01:19:33,180 --> 01:19:34,820
I'm very excited to be able to support this.

889
01:19:36,800 --> 01:19:42,920
All right moving on that brings us to the next item on our agenda which is hearings and reports.

890
01:19:42,920 --> 01:19:50,980
There's no public hearing, we'll move on and we don't have any staff reports tonight so the next item is the Ombuds Report.

891
01:19:51,620 --> 01:19:58,240
Our Ombuds for the month of May was Councilmember Salahuddin and our Ombuds for June was Councilmember Stewart.

892
01:19:58,660 --> 01:19:59,960
Let's start with Councilmember Salahuddin.

893
01:20:00,540 --> 01:20:09,580
Thank you. I'll try to keep this pretty brief, received comments and conversation around the Old Firehouse Teen Centre.

894
01:20:09,580 --> 01:20:15,920
So I had a few conversations there, also received an email from a student on behalf of sole

895
01:20:15,920 --> 01:20:19,940
connections the youth led organization focused on supporting the unhoused community in

896
01:20:19,940 --> 01:20:20,460
King County.

897
01:20:20,720 --> 01:20:27,700
So, Diedra and I are coordinating response there and working towards getting more information

898
01:20:27,700 --> 01:20:34,040
to that student, received an inquiry regarding Idlewood Park and potential development.

899
01:20:34,040 --> 01:20:42,580
So, working with staff to get the full information there specifically around what any impacts might be around that area.

900
01:20:43,800 --> 01:21:02,890
And there was a one question specifically around the vote on April 15th, 2025, specifically around the speed cameras and what the record showed.

901
01:21:02,890 --> 01:21:17,190
and some missing information online, so I believe we voted on a separate ordinance on the automated speed safety cameras for that resident to track, so I will be getting back to them with that information.

902
01:21:18,930 --> 01:21:20,170
Thank you, Council Member Stewart.

903
01:21:20,910 --> 01:21:28,390
Thank you. The only item for the entire Council for June thus far had been related to the Pride Across the Bridge sponsorship, which is now resolved.

904
01:21:28,390 --> 01:21:32,730
so the following is my own update for this month or the last two weeks.

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01:21:33,570 --> 01:21:40,030
At my office hours, I spoke with a renter about their experience with a new landlord

906
01:21:40,030 --> 01:21:46,510
and also provided resource navigations for resident seeking social services, food security,

907
01:21:46,850 --> 01:21:49,050
and rent stabilization here at the city of Redmond.

908
01:21:49,170 --> 01:21:52,250
Since we have an audience, I'll just go ahead and make sure everyone knows this here at the city of Redmond

909
01:21:52,250 --> 01:21:57,590
through our human services budget. We do fund all kinds of services, so we're happy to help

910
01:21:57,590 --> 01:21:59,670
folks navigate and find those resources.

911
01:22:00,430 --> 01:22:05,010
Our council conversation last week at Crossellon Park really appreciated the opportunity to meet residents.

912
01:22:06,110 --> 01:22:15,070
I heard support for faster permitting and more efficient inspections in Redmond, feedback on light rail, including the need for more bathrooms along the two line.

913
01:22:15,210 --> 01:22:21,430
We are incentivizing those feedback from human services providers on how we can better listen to them.

914
01:22:22,070 --> 01:22:25,870
The exact suggestion was actually something the council agreed on at our retreat in February.

915
01:22:25,870 --> 01:22:29,850
So hopefully we'll get some coordinated action on that soon.

916
01:22:30,690 --> 01:22:33,810
And lots of interest in bike infrastructure and bike safety.

917
01:22:34,010 --> 01:22:39,130
A couple folks asked me for the draft chapters of the TMP so they could take a look at the

918
01:22:39,130 --> 01:22:43,550
spine network and all of that and we've had a great email back and forth since the meeting last week.

919
01:22:44,290 --> 01:22:49,110
Also had a resident stop by who's also hoping to land a new job in the parks department.

920
01:22:49,310 --> 01:22:51,590
So just help them navigate the website for that.

921
01:22:51,590 --> 01:22:55,790
Had an email from a resident in support of tonight's resolution.

922
01:22:56,110 --> 01:23:03,750
Had an email from a resident regarding the pavement improvement projects on Avendale from Noble to Hill Road to Northeast 130 second.

923
01:23:04,150 --> 01:23:19,050
We currently have some projects planned for their south staff are helping to help me understand whether or not the capital improvement, the CIS, the longer term outlook has some of those other programs, projects programed in yet.

924
01:23:19,610 --> 01:23:23,050
The events I attended last week included the teen services listening session.

925
01:23:23,210 --> 01:23:24,650
Thanks for everybody who came out to that.

926
01:23:25,210 --> 01:23:30,270
On Monday, I attended Imagine Housing's workshop on how to leverage Faith Onlyland for affordable housing.

927
01:23:30,710 --> 01:23:38,190
It was really great to see a lot of our local faith communities and attendance as well as other jurisdictions and staff from a regional coalition for housing.

928
01:23:38,730 --> 01:23:48,610
Today, I attended the round table discussion regarding governance and the future of a regional coalition for housing and I really encourage any of my fellow council members who are able to participate in one of those three.

929
01:23:49,450 --> 01:24:03,270
to be sure to do so, and last one for my council colleagues, June 5th is the deadline to participate in the AWC legislative priorities committee survey for 2026, so please fill that out if you'd like. Thanks.

930
01:24:06,110 --> 01:24:06,690
Thank you.

931
01:24:06,930 --> 01:24:07,490
Council Member Fields.

932
01:24:11,390 --> 01:24:12,090
Thank you.

933
01:24:14,890 --> 01:24:15,290
Yeah.

934
01:24:15,850 --> 01:24:16,910
I've got two items.

935
01:24:16,910 --> 01:24:41,630
The first one is I met with a Redmond resident, and the one of the executive board members of a nonprofit that he is sponsoring in a hundred mile run on Sunday, a hundred miles straight that ends in our city and in our downtown park.

936
01:24:41,630 --> 01:24:53,670
So the purpose or the charity raises money to help people who have lost limbs in war or their vision in war.

937
01:24:54,490 --> 01:25:05,030
And I think it's an incredible effort to run 100 miles so that you can help other people restore their lives.

938
01:25:05,550 --> 01:25:08,310
And that's what it's called 100 miles to restore lives.

939
01:25:08,310 --> 01:25:10,250
So I just wanted to point that out.

940
01:25:10,450 --> 01:25:12,230
We have a lot of spirit in Redmond,

941
01:25:12,370 --> 01:25:15,790
and we have a resident willing to run 100 miles for a good cost.

942
01:25:17,150 --> 01:25:21,090
The second thing is, as was discussed in public testimony,

943
01:25:21,330 --> 01:25:26,210
I did meet with Sasha Glenn trying to find a path forward

944
01:25:26,210 --> 01:25:28,070
for the teams.

945
01:25:28,330 --> 01:25:34,450
And I did discuss with Ms. Glenn about the listening session

946
01:25:34,450 --> 01:25:37,270
that we had, and it was clear to me during

947
01:25:37,270 --> 01:25:47,210
in that listening session that the teens who were there felt that they didn't have empowerment,

948
01:25:47,490 --> 01:25:53,430
they didn't have autonomy, they didn't in the new programs or the new plans forward.

949
01:25:53,930 --> 01:26:02,330
And that's really what's missing is this place that they care and love and treasure as Council

950
01:26:02,330 --> 01:26:08,290
So remember, no if it can be called the third space is not available to them now.

951
01:26:08,850 --> 01:26:15,670
So in meeting with Ms. Glenn, we tried to be, as she pointed out, what can we do?

952
01:26:15,850 --> 01:26:17,270
What can we do to be constructive?

953
01:26:18,430 --> 01:26:23,550
And I would highly recommend the path forward that she described,

954
01:26:23,550 --> 01:26:27,710
that we can open as much of the teen center as it exists today safely.

955
01:26:27,870 --> 01:26:29,990
If that means outside, then let's do that.

956
01:26:29,990 --> 01:26:38,190
And let's form a subcommittee, a council subcommittee that works with teens from the community.

957
01:26:38,690 --> 01:26:44,610
Now I recognize that there are many teens who've been using the community center, I'm sorry,

958
01:26:44,890 --> 01:26:50,450
the teen center, who will be going off the college or who will be not located here and

959
01:26:50,450 --> 01:26:52,990
will not get the benefit of the work that they're doing.

960
01:26:52,990 --> 01:27:07,470
But being able to empower the city for the future of people just like you, who can share it, is something, is something of tremendous value.

961
01:27:07,790 --> 01:27:22,970
So my request is that council leadership get together with the mayor's office and see how quickly can we put together a subcommittee that works closely with the community?

962
01:27:22,970 --> 01:27:49,690
community committee on both making the space available, if it can, and also work to find a path forward to open the teen center safely with full services, full engagement as we deal with the long term decisions about what to do with the teen center.

963
01:27:49,690 --> 01:27:53,890
I think you, Councilor Rufields, and I think this warrants more discussion.

964
01:27:54,390 --> 01:27:58,610
We can discuss this at Council talk time as is our practice to discuss on buzz items

965
01:27:58,610 --> 01:28:02,850
and be able to follow up as well and appreciate you sharing them with us since we've got the

966
01:28:02,850 --> 01:28:04,290
community tuned in right now.

967
01:28:05,290 --> 01:28:06,410
Council vice president Forsyth.

968
01:28:07,350 --> 01:28:08,270
Thank you.

969
01:28:09,190 --> 01:28:14,490
I did want to share that in our Council leadership conversation with the mayor, that Council

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01:28:14,490 --> 01:28:19,490
president Kriter and I actually brought up the idea of a stakeholder group with Council

971
01:28:19,490 --> 01:28:24,710
members on that stakeholder group for the teen center, like we had with the Redmond

972
01:28:24,710 --> 01:28:28,550
Senior and Community Center. So these conversations are through Council

973
01:28:28,550 --> 01:28:34,150
leadership. We are working towards some sort of solution that actually is very similar

974
01:28:34,150 --> 01:28:39,690
to what was brought up to tonight. So stay tuned for more on that. We just brought it up

975
01:28:39,690 --> 01:28:45,710
last week and we hope to be hearing more from the mayor and staff about what we can do in

976
01:28:45,710 --> 01:28:46,550
in that same vein.

977
01:28:47,310 --> 01:28:53,470
Also wanted to share that Council President Kritzer and I had a conversation with a community member about

978
01:28:54,210 --> 01:28:59,590
tenant policies and updates in accordance with the state policies that passed and

979
01:28:59,590 --> 01:29:01,050
our own rental protections.

980
01:29:01,930 --> 01:29:10,290
And then I wanted to just share that the council connections and conversations in Grassland Park was a fantastic event for those that were able to attend.

981
01:29:10,470 --> 01:29:15,330
Thank you and it was great to see a lot of my own neighbors in that park.

982
01:29:15,330 --> 01:29:28,430
And we all were able to walk to that conversation, a lot of us were able to walk to that conversation, and talk about a variety of things, and one of my favorite moments was meeting the new executive director of Central Cultural Rao Mejicano.

983
01:29:30,600 --> 01:29:33,240
Thank you. Any other items for on-buds?

984
01:29:34,580 --> 01:29:45,560
No, I will just note that I also, in my on-buds report, that really appreciated being able to attend both the teen services, and ultimately,

985
01:29:45,560 --> 01:29:53,600
the OHH listening session as well as the, as well as council conversations. I will note

986
01:29:53,600 --> 01:29:58,160
just for the listening public that after our teen services session, this council had requested,

987
01:29:58,720 --> 01:29:59,980
we got a really great session.

988
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:29,980
The summary from the parks department, since the groups had been broken up into different segments, and so got to hear a lot of the different pieces, even if we weren't in one room or the other. And I think have a lot of really, it seems like the also, the park staff took away a lot of great actions from those conversations of things that we can do as well. So just looking forward to having more of this conversation, and as council vice president Forsyth mentioned, being able to follow up on forming a state

989
01:30:29,980 --> 01:30:33,820
stakeholder group, as we move forward in these conversations around the teen center,

990
01:30:34,580 --> 01:30:37,900
and discussing more with council at council talk time next week.

991
01:30:38,380 --> 01:30:39,200
Council member feels.

992
01:30:42,840 --> 01:30:43,440
Thank you.

993
01:30:43,880 --> 01:30:49,280
You know, I left out a very big part of what I wanted to say, just checking my notes.

994
01:30:50,140 --> 01:30:56,300
Trust is really the issue that struck me the most during the listening session with teens,

995
01:30:56,300 --> 01:31:02,180
and trust, the lack of trust, and restoring trust is really important.

996
01:31:02,900 --> 01:31:06,380
So if we do move forward, I think we should move forward quickly,

997
01:31:07,880 --> 01:31:13,720
because time tends to make trust that much harder to bridge.

998
01:31:14,240 --> 01:31:20,700
And I think we need to move quickly and fast and respond as openly as we possibly can.

999
01:31:22,200 --> 01:31:27,680
Thank you. And I will just note as a follow-up on Ombuds and Council Conversations that our

1000
01:31:27,680 --> 01:31:33,880
next Council Conversations will be September 25th from 5 to 7 p.m. in Estera Park. So we're

1001
01:31:33,880 --> 01:31:38,840
heading over to our over Lake neighborhood and hope that community members there and those

1002
01:31:38,840 --> 01:31:43,640
from across the community will come join us. With that, we'll move on to the next item on our agenda,

1003
01:31:43,640 --> 01:31:47,800
which is committee reports. Are there any committee reports this evening?

1004
01:31:49,440 --> 01:31:50,560
Council member Stewart.

1005
01:31:52,020 --> 01:31:53,440
Thank you earlier today.

1006
01:31:53,720 --> 01:31:56,060
I chair the Planning and Public Works Committee of the whole.

1007
01:31:56,220 --> 01:32:00,560
For the council, we moved a few things to our next business consent agenda, including

1008
01:32:00,560 --> 01:32:05,440
our Orca contract renewal and our application for our countywide center certification.

1009
01:32:06,360 --> 01:32:11,220
The headline of this meeting is, of course, that on June 17th, that our next regular business

1010
01:32:11,220 --> 01:32:16,260
meeting will be moving some very large work items through our agenda.

1011
01:32:16,260 --> 01:32:22,500
And that includes the Redmond 2050, 2025 code package, 2025 housing amendments, and

1012
01:32:22,500 --> 01:32:24,080
downtown Redmond Center plan.

1013
01:32:24,540 --> 01:32:28,580
This package concludes the work of Redmond 2050 and

1014
01:32:29,120 --> 01:32:32,860
puts in place those final zoning code changes to implement that work.

1015
01:32:33,060 --> 01:32:38,040
So a huge lift and what the council has been working on and the planning commission has been working on.

1016
01:32:38,080 --> 01:32:41,600
And of course, that so many community members participated in.

1017
01:32:41,620 --> 01:32:46,000
So that is one of the biggest items, or the biggest item for sure that we sent to our consent

1018
01:32:46,000 --> 01:32:52,580
agenda on June 17th. The other big item that we have coming up for study on June 24th is from

1019
01:32:52,580 --> 01:33:00,000
our public works department. Let me make sure I got that date right. Yes, it is from our public

1020
01:33:00,000 --> 01:33:05,700
works department on June 24th. We're going to be turning our attention to the Redmond Municipal Code,

1021
01:33:05,900 --> 01:33:12,180
not the zoning code, the municipal code, to review a number of changes and various chapters that are

1022
01:33:12,180 --> 01:33:14,800
we're going to be responsive to Redmond 2050,

1023
01:33:15,180 --> 01:33:16,280
helps streamline many things.

1024
01:33:16,780 --> 01:33:20,220
And overall, have us take a good hard look

1025
01:33:20,220 --> 01:33:23,840
at the benign that has just occurred in the municipal code.

1026
01:33:24,160 --> 01:33:27,440
Lastly, the item for June 17th from Public Works

1027
01:33:27,440 --> 01:33:29,160
that I wanted to mention, we sent this item

1028
01:33:29,160 --> 01:33:30,240
to our consent agenda.

1029
01:33:30,760 --> 01:33:33,280
It is an ordinance amending Redmond municipal code

1030
01:33:33,280 --> 01:33:34,040
for utilities.

1031
01:33:34,520 --> 01:33:37,280
This is our specific work to integrate

1032
01:33:37,280 --> 01:33:40,660
all the changes necessary to realize our dreams

1033
01:33:40,660 --> 01:33:44,580
around middle housing, and providing more housing choice here in Redmond.

1034
01:33:44,780 --> 01:33:48,240
So things like how are sewer and water connections going to work in middle housing.

1035
01:33:48,660 --> 01:33:50,880
This is where we get to work on all of that.

1036
01:33:51,500 --> 01:33:58,380
The other committee report I have for today is last week I attended the Puget Sound Regional Council's General Assembly with Mayor Bernie.

1037
01:33:59,160 --> 01:34:08,000
In addition to the standard action items like adopting the work plan in budget, we also adopted the PSRC Safe Streets for all action plan.

1038
01:34:08,000 --> 01:34:11,120
We, of course, and Redmond have our own that was funded through the same program.

1039
01:34:11,420 --> 01:34:17,000
Having all of these funded means we are now eligible for all those federal dollars in that program.

1040
01:34:17,200 --> 01:34:22,820
And there is an active call for funding requests right now, so we're pretty helpful about these dollars.

1041
01:34:23,460 --> 01:34:28,560
The speaker at this event, the keynote speaker was a transportation expert and

1042
01:34:28,560 --> 01:34:33,940
actually served as the federal highway transportation administrator in the Biden administration and

1043
01:34:33,940 --> 01:34:41,020
And shared many, many things about what cities can do to overall improve the safety on

1044
01:34:41,020 --> 01:34:47,020
local roads, many things coming down to lowering the speed, lowering speeds in all of our

1045
01:34:47,020 --> 01:34:47,340
areas.

1046
01:34:47,820 --> 01:34:52,080
Essentially, he started his talk by saying I don't understand why there aren't speed

1047
01:34:52,080 --> 01:34:57,340
cameras in every school zone in America and earlier tonight, you saw us take action toward

1048
01:34:57,340 --> 01:35:00,400
just three in our city to test that out and see how it goes.

1049
01:35:00,400 --> 01:35:03,040
So I'm very glad to have seen the council take that action today.

1050
01:35:03,040 --> 01:35:03,740
Okay, thank you.

1051
01:35:05,900 --> 01:35:06,700
Thank you.

1052
01:35:07,100 --> 01:35:09,420
Are there any other committee reports this evening?

1053
01:35:09,900 --> 01:35:10,940
Councilmember Nueva-Kamina?

1054
01:35:11,620 --> 01:35:12,680
Thank you, last week.

1055
01:35:13,800 --> 01:35:19,540
I chair the Committee of the Whole Parks and Environmental Sustainability Meeting.

1056
01:35:21,220 --> 01:35:26,560
We accepted the Department of Energy, Energy, Efficiency, and Conservation, Block Grant Formula

1057
01:35:26,560 --> 01:35:33,500
the funds, the amount of $143,150 for energy efficiency upgrades at the public safety building.

1058
01:35:34,260 --> 01:35:41,720
We also got information on the East Redmond Quarter Implementation Plan final update.

1059
01:35:42,300 --> 01:35:50,320
That has been just a council, a generation, no council stewarding of this plan.

1060
01:35:50,840 --> 01:35:55,560
So still remaining committed to it and finding solution moving forward.

1061
01:35:55,560 --> 01:36:01,980
We also got a 2025 Derby Day overview of how Derby Day is going to go.

1062
01:36:02,180 --> 01:36:07,020
Again, that's going to be the second weekend in July, Friday evening and all day on Saturday.

1063
01:36:07,840 --> 01:36:13,600
We also went over a special event permit improvements for 2025 and how we can streamline that, make

1064
01:36:13,600 --> 01:36:15,740
it a little bit easier to work with us.

1065
01:36:16,880 --> 01:36:22,240
And then we also got a teen services engagement update, please note that this was not specific

1066
01:36:22,240 --> 01:36:44,360
to the facility that we do have two separate conversations going, this was pre-dating anything that is going on now, and continuing to get teen services engagement and meeting with community and stakeholders through outreach and involvement, going over some survey responses as well as the reports that came out in May.

1067
01:36:47,080 --> 01:36:49,320
Thank you. Any other committee reports?

1068
01:36:50,780 --> 01:37:17,160
I will then do my committee report, which is that earlier today, I was able to join in my capacity as chair of the RIA 8 Sam and Recovery Council on a tour that the Sam and Recovery Funding Board, the State Board for funding Sam and came to check out one of the projects that we funded in RIA 8 on a tour that they were doing of different projects to really understand the impacts of those state funding.

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and I was able to join with the project sponsors to speak to the impacts in our area and also be able to see a project which when we recommended funding for it in 2022 looked completely different than it does now and you now can see a really healthy thriving river where salmon are having a lot better passage so it's really exciting to be able to see.

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and then also I attended the sound cities association board meeting since our last meeting and we'll just note with that we had quite a few discussions one was I think a hot topic amongst our neighboring cities is just the parks levy as well as the EMS levy and discussing how do we approach just getting city input into levies earlier was one of the topics and that'll be something that I think we'll continue to talk about.

1071
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to discuss and probably we'll discuss that at the public issues committee as well of

1072
01:38:16,860 --> 01:38:21,100
sound cities and then we they also shared that they're hoping to start a newsletter to

1073
01:38:21,100 --> 01:38:27,080
keep us all better updated so you all can look forward to learning more about SDA going

1074
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forward and that's all that I have and if there are no other items are there any other items

1075
01:38:33,660 --> 01:38:39,780
for committee reports all right if there are no other items for committee reports then there's

1076
01:38:39,780 --> 01:38:46,540
There's no unfinished business, there is no new business, and there's no executive session,

1077
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so unless there's anything for good of the order, this meeting is...