Remarks by Rosie Ayala
17 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“We acknowledge that we are on the traditional homelands of the Coast Salish tribes. Coast Salish people have lived on and stewarded these lands since time immemorial and continue to do so today. We recognize that this land acknowledgement is one small step toward true allyship, and we commit to uplifting the voices, experiences, and histories of the indigenous people of this land.”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'll begin. Thank you, Chair. A proclamation of the Pierce County Council and Executive designating September 15th through October 15th, 2026. as Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month in Pierce County, Washington. Whereas each year, Pierce County joins the nation in observing National Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of U.S. residents whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. And whereas the theme for 2026 is Unidos Somos Mas, Together We Are More, which…”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I want to take a moment just first and foremost, there are so many people that showed up for this. So thank you for being here. But I think the speakers articulated this a lot better than I could have, where there are so many varied stories around what it means to be Latino. And no matter what your story is, there is a strong community and sense of almost siblinghood. Like we are all family at the end of the day. And so just want to say thank you for showing that here, but also showing that out in community and how how we just work with one another. And in many Latino cultures, you show love…”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Council Member Denson took all my talking points unexpectedly. I do think we need, I mean not just do this, but I think we need to do a lot more than this. I don't believe we're quite there yet and my trepidation around this is that Um, I wouldn't want us to get too eager, have an accident of some sort and then have to backtrack and also deal with, um, some severe consequences. So I, I do want to move in this direction, if not more ambitiously. Um, but to do that with a bit more caution. Thank you.”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Councilmember Ayala. Thank you, Chair. One quick question, and please forgive my ignorance on this. I'm curious if the use of this language is consistent with where we see best definitions in other spaces, not just in the county, but in the state and in industry.”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“The differentiation, so considering what our definition was in the original ordinance and how it's redefined, just want to make sure that we have alignment with definitions across industry and in other spaces.”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“We're going to go to Council Member Ayala. Thank you, Chair. I appreciate it. I'm a huge fan of defining terms, especially when we talk about regulatory work, because we don't want to put staff in any position where something is misinterpreted in any way, but as you stated, nothing precludes us from using terms in other spaces that exist, not necessarily in the code. I'm in a where I can go either way on this amendment, but I do feel if this does not pass, that at least there's an internal document that does inventory the terms and we have some reference point for quick support of staff,…”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. I do like the amendments. I do... One particular aspect of this around being phased, I'm curious about whether or not this amendment would prohibit someone who maybe is unable to afford the whole project and maybe is trying to do project phase one. today and project phase two next year, let's say for financial reasons, I'm interested in making sure everything is put together and we're not necessarily looping those as two separate systems, but they're two separate projects of one system. Would this amendment prohibit someone from phasing a project?”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“thank you and councilmember ala thank you just wanted to make sure from a amendment perspective and a legislative perspective um knowing and thank you so much for addressing that that was my original question around what it looks like when the first one responding is not of that jurisdiction do we need to do anything to our amendment knowing that amongst the different districts there will be a policy? And I don't know who that question should go to.”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Got it. So regardless of Tacoma gets it, if West Pierce gets it.”
County Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. Just want to formally request one of those emotional support animals. I also, very similar to Councilmember Denson, when I first found out about this, I've just been telling everyone about it, but also wanted to highlight, I had a little personal experience where I went to my physical therapist and they had me do an exercise that predicted my fall risk in older age, which I didn't know was possible. So also wanted to do a little plug for adults to really take care of their foot health and their leg health. because it does contribute as you age to your risk. Just passing a…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. Appreciate it. I just want to say thank you, not just both of you, but so many other organizations and folks that do similar work. The This particular type of work is so complicated and there's so many varying perspectives on it, and sometimes unnecessarily so, considering that we are trying to honor the spirit of some of these documents. I want to share From my family's personal experience, it took nearly two decades to get something through and families are being impacted. There are separations of families just because they want to go through a lawful process to engage in…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. Appreciate it. And thank you for those comments. Though I agree with the spirit of what this amendment is doing, I think it is also conflating two different scopes of work. And so I know that there were some state regulations that passed not too long ago that is allowing the county to assess this kind of work across different agencies. And in the spirit of a cleaner package, I would love to follow up on this amendment as it relates to our relationship with all of our other agency agreements and just keep the work program related to zoning.”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. Appreciate it. Justin, thank you so much for those comments. I do want to share, I fully believe that the department will do their due diligence around this work. I'm having somewhat of a conflict because we received these in written form at 2.10 p.m. today. We had two minutes uh to review 16 different amendments and i don't feel that i would be doing my due diligence or would be a responsible legislator if i did not go back to the department try to understand the ins and outs of what this means and also work with staff and staff is already um uh i would say there's Seven…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. Appreciate it. And thank you, Councilmember Morrell, for mentioning that. I also want to thank Councilmember Krueger for taking the time to go through the rationale behind each of the amendments. We received pages of explanations behind this. And I also want to remind ourselves that back when this first got passed in March, so this is Ordinance 2026-505, there were three pages of recitals that came with this. And a lot of what we heard today related in one way, shape or form to some of these recitals. And so I say that because for me, these recitals are the part of the…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“that people at the suicide prevention summit will be receiving thanks to 988 they're huge supporters and good partners so thank you chair thank you and council member ayala thank you chair appreciate it um i wanted to share um the federal budget bill hb1 made some changes and so we have the first wave of those changes impacting our community with october 1st um being one wave of changes that are being implemented. January 1st is the next wave. And so there are efforts to help the public know if you are registered or have Apple Health to please make sure that your information is up to date.…”
County Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“We acknowledge that we are on the traditional homelands of the Coast Salish tribes. Coast Salish people have lived on and stewarded these lands since time immemorial and continue to do so today. We recognize that this land acknowledgement is one small step toward true allyship, and we commit to uplifting the voices, experiences, and histories of the Indigenous people of this land.”
County Council · Aug 18, 2026