1 00:00:24,090 --> 00:00:24,624 OF 2 00:00:24,624 --> 00:00:25,325 THE HOUSING, ARTS, AND CIVIL 3 00:00:25,325 --> 00:00:27,660 RIGHTS COMMITTEE WILL COME TO 4 00:00:27,794 --> 00:00:28,962 ORDER. IT IS 2:04 P.M. 5 00:00:28,962 --> 00:00:30,030 I AM DIONNE FOSTER. 6 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:31,297 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 7 00:00:31,297 --> 00:00:31,598 ROLE? 8 00:00:31,731 --> 00:00:33,133 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT 9 00:00:33,133 --> 00:00:33,666 HOLLINGSWORTH? 10 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:34,134 >> HERE. 11 00:00:34,267 --> 00:00:35,168 >> VICE- CHAIR 12 00:00:35,168 --> 00:00:35,502 LIN? 13 00:00:35,502 --> 00:00:36,302 >> HERE. 14 00:00:36,436 --> 00:00:37,270 >> CHAIR FOSTER? 15 00:00:37,470 --> 00:00:37,771 >> HERE. 16 00:00:37,771 --> 00:00:38,872 >> CHAIR, THERE ARE 17 00:00:38,872 --> 00:00:40,173 THREE MEMBERS PRESENT. 18 00:00:40,373 --> 00:00:42,442 >> OKAY. PLEASE NOTE THAT 19 00:00:42,442 --> 00:00:43,209 COUNCILMEMBERS 20 00:00:43,209 --> 00:00:43,977 JUAREZ AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 21 00:00:43,977 --> 00:00:45,145 HAVE BEEN EXCUSED. 22 00:00:45,145 --> 00:00:46,179 IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, 23 00:00:46,179 --> 00:00:47,781 THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. 24 00:00:47,781 --> 00:00:48,848 HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE 25 00:00:48,848 --> 00:00:51,251 AGENDA IS ADOPTED. 26 00:00:51,251 --> 00:00:52,652 WE WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID 27 00:00:52,652 --> 00:00:53,853 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 28 00:00:53,853 --> 00:00:54,821 PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE RELATED TO 29 00:00:54,821 --> 00:00:56,122 ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA 30 00:00:56,122 --> 00:00:57,524 OR WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS 31 00:00:57,524 --> 00:00:57,824 COMMITTEE. 32 00:00:57,824 --> 00:00:58,892 CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE 33 00:00:58,892 --> 00:01:00,427 SIGNED UP TODAY? 34 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:01,361 >> CURRENTLY WE HAVE 37 35 00:01:01,361 --> 00:01:03,029 IN- PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP 36 00:01:03,029 --> 00:01:04,230 AND THERE ARE 7 REMOTE SPEAKERS. 37 00:01:04,364 --> 00:01:05,532 >> OKAY, GREAT. 38 00:01:05,532 --> 00:01:08,401 EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE ONE 39 00:01:08,535 --> 00:01:09,769 MINUTE. WE WILL START WITH THE 40 00:01:09,769 --> 00:01:09,969 IN- 41 00:01:09,969 --> 00:01:10,770 PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST. 42 00:01:10,770 --> 00:01:12,038 CLERK, CAN YOU READ THE 43 00:01:12,038 --> 00:01:13,273 PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS. 44 00:01:13,406 --> 00:01:14,507 >> PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP 45 00:01:14,507 --> 00:01:15,341 TO 60 MINUTES. 46 00:01:15,341 --> 00:01:16,309 SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN 47 00:01:16,309 --> 00:01:17,677 THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE 48 00:01:17,677 --> 00:01:17,977 REGISTERED. 49 00:01:17,977 --> 00:01:19,479 WE'LL BEGIN WITH IN- 50 00:01:19,479 --> 00:01:21,014 PERSON SPEAKERS AND THEN MOVE TO 51 00:01:21,014 --> 00:01:21,247 REMOTE 52 00:01:21,247 --> 00:01:21,514 SPEAKERS. 53 00:01:21,514 --> 00:01:22,749 SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME 54 00:01:22,749 --> 00:01:24,918 WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT. 55 00:01:24,918 --> 00:01:26,486 SPEAKERS' MICS WILL BE MUTED 56 00:01:26,486 --> 00:01:27,854 IF THEY DO NOT END WITHIN 57 00:01:27,854 --> 00:01:29,255 THE ALLOTTED TIME TO GO ON TO 58 00:01:29,255 --> 00:01:30,190 THE NEXT SPEAKER. 59 00:01:30,190 --> 00:01:31,291 THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS 60 00:01:31,291 --> 00:01:31,558 NOW OPEN. 61 00:01:31,558 --> 00:01:32,659 WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST 62 00:01:32,659 --> 00:01:33,560 SPEAKER ON THE LIST. 63 00:01:33,693 --> 00:01:35,395 >> OKAY, 64 00:01:35,395 --> 00:01:36,963 FANTASTIC. AND I WILL READ THE 65 00:01:36,963 --> 00:01:37,897 FIRST TWO 66 00:01:38,031 --> 00:01:39,165 SPEAKERS. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF 67 00:01:39,165 --> 00:01:39,632 DIFFERENT 68 00:01:39,632 --> 00:01:41,134 MICS FOLKS CAN COME UP TO. 69 00:01:41,134 --> 00:01:43,069 WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, YOU 70 00:01:43,069 --> 00:01:44,771 CAN KIND OF QUEUE UP. 71 00:01:44,771 --> 00:01:46,473 OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SUPER 72 00:01:46,473 --> 00:01:47,841 LIV MORGAN AND THEN OUR 73 00:01:47,841 --> 00:01:52,679 SECOND SPEAKER IS TAYLOR FARBY. 74 00:01:52,679 --> 00:01:55,582 ANY MIC IS FINE. 75 00:01:55,715 --> 00:01:57,684 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 76 00:01:57,684 --> 00:01:59,686 MY NAME IS SUPER LIV MORGAN. 77 00:01:59,686 --> 00:02:01,621 I AM A RENTER IN THE 78 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:03,123 SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY. 79 00:02:03,123 --> 00:02:04,090 SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 80 00:02:04,090 --> 00:02:08,561 IS STARTING TO INSTITUTE A $250 81 00:02:08,561 --> 00:02:11,030 FEE FOR EVERY FALSE FIRE ALARM 82 00:02:11,030 --> 00:02:11,197 ON 83 00:02:11,197 --> 00:02:14,267 EVERY SINGLE SHA TENANT. 84 00:02:14,267 --> 00:02:16,469 WHEN I HEARD THIS, I WAS BEYOND 85 00:02:16,603 --> 00:02:17,470 BOILING. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. 86 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:20,573 THIS IS NOT FAIR TO US TENANTS. 87 00:02:20,573 --> 00:02:22,475 EVEN SHA IS GETTING 88 00:02:22,475 --> 00:02:24,010 INTO THE GAME OF THE JUNK FEES. 89 00:02:24,010 --> 00:02:28,481 BAN JUNK FEES. 90 00:02:28,481 --> 00:02:30,984 [ APPLAUSE ] 91 00:02:31,117 --> 00:02:32,619 >> THANK YOU. 92 00:02:32,619 --> 00:02:33,052 THANK YOU. 93 00:02:33,052 --> 00:02:35,388 OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TAYLOR, 94 00:02:35,388 --> 00:02:36,689 AND FOLLOWING TAYLOR WE'RE 95 00:02:36,689 --> 00:02:37,724 GOING TO 96 00:02:37,724 --> 00:02:42,562 HAVE SCHUYLER 97 00:02:42,562 --> 00:02:44,230 PARENTEAU AND MICHELLE HOMAS. 98 00:02:44,364 --> 00:02:46,966 >> I'M WITH QUEER POWER 99 00:02:46,966 --> 00:02:47,267 ALLIANCE. 100 00:02:47,267 --> 00:02:49,435 WITH THIS BILL RENTERS WILL KNOW 101 00:02:49,435 --> 00:02:52,138 EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE PAYING AND 102 00:02:52,138 --> 00:02:53,206 APPLYING FOR WHEN THEY ARE 103 00:02:53,206 --> 00:02:55,275 APPLYING TO RENT A PLACE. 104 00:02:55,275 --> 00:02:57,544 LANDLORDS WON'T BE ABLE TO 105 00:02:57,544 --> 00:03:00,780 HIDE FEES OR MAKE DECISIONS 106 00:03:00,780 --> 00:03:00,980 ABOUT 107 00:03:00,980 --> 00:03:03,016 RENTERS' FINANCIALS BY 108 00:03:03,016 --> 00:03:05,852 CHANGING THEIR ARBITRARY WAYS 109 00:03:05,852 --> 00:03:06,186 THAT DON'T 110 00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:07,120 HAVE A COST TO THEM. 111 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:08,955 IT DOES HAVE A COST TO THE 112 00:03:08,955 --> 00:03:10,723 RENTERS, THOUGH. 113 00:03:10,723 --> 00:03:12,525 WITH THIS NEW -- WITH THE 114 00:03:12,525 --> 00:03:14,527 NEW FLEX OF TRANS PEOPLE COMING 115 00:03:14,527 --> 00:03:16,329 IN AND MOVING TO SEATTLE, WE 116 00:03:16,329 --> 00:03:18,064 ALSO KNOW THIS WILL HELP THEM TO 117 00:03:18,064 --> 00:03:20,166 FIND PLACES MORE AFFORDABLE, 118 00:03:20,166 --> 00:03:22,302 AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO PASS 119 00:03:22,302 --> 00:03:23,102 THIS LEGISLATION AT THIS TIME. 120 00:03:23,102 --> 00:03:26,906 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 121 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:27,607 >> THANK YOU. 122 00:03:27,607 --> 00:03:30,710 OKAY, NEXT WE'LL HAVE 123 00:03:30,710 --> 00:03:31,811 SCHUYLER AND MICHELLE AND 124 00:03:31,811 --> 00:03:32,512 FOLLOWING 125 00:03:32,512 --> 00:03:34,747 THAT LYDIA FELTY AND NOAH 126 00:03:34,747 --> 00:03:35,014 WILLIAMS. 127 00:03:35,148 --> 00:03:36,049 >> HELLO. 128 00:03:36,049 --> 00:03:39,285 MY NAME IS SKILLER PARENTEAU, 129 00:03:39,285 --> 00:03:40,153 I LIVE IN CAPITOL HILL AT THIS 130 00:03:40,153 --> 00:03:41,654 MOMENT IN TIME, AND I URGE 131 00:03:41,654 --> 00:03:42,855 THE COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION 132 00:03:42,855 --> 00:03:44,424 BY HOLDING LANDLORDS ACCOUNTABLE 133 00:03:44,424 --> 00:03:45,959 TO REDUCING HIDDEN AND 134 00:03:45,959 --> 00:03:47,227 UNNECESSARY RENTAL JUNK FEES. 135 00:03:47,227 --> 00:03:49,095 I AM IN A VERY PRIVILEGED 136 00:03:49,095 --> 00:03:51,331 POSITION IN MY AREA 137 00:03:51,331 --> 00:03:52,765 IN CAPITOL HILL BEING ABLE TO 138 00:03:52,765 --> 00:03:53,099 LIVE WITHOUT 139 00:03:53,099 --> 00:03:54,901 JUNK FEES, AND I AM STRUGGLING. 140 00:03:54,901 --> 00:03:57,770 IF I AM STRUGGLING, I KNOW 141 00:03:57,770 --> 00:03:59,405 THAT MY NEIGHBORS WHO ARE NOT AS 142 00:03:59,539 --> 00:04:01,074 LUCKY, WHO I'VE HEARD 143 00:04:01,074 --> 00:04:02,542 HORROR STORIES FROM, ARE BARELY 144 00:04:02,542 --> 00:04:02,742 ABLE 145 00:04:02,742 --> 00:04:04,410 TO PAY FOR THINGS OUTSIDE OF 146 00:04:04,410 --> 00:04:08,381 RENT SUCH AS GROCERIES, BEING 147 00:04:08,381 --> 00:04:10,183 ABLE TO 148 00:04:10,183 --> 00:04:12,018 GET PET CARE ITEMS AND SO ON. 149 00:04:12,018 --> 00:04:13,219 BANNING JUNK FEES WOULD 150 00:04:13,219 --> 00:04:15,888 ALSO BE OF BENEFIT TO THE CITY 151 00:04:15,888 --> 00:04:17,657 BECAUSEBECAUSE MEANS THAT THE 152 00:04:17,657 --> 00:04:19,259 MONEY US AS 153 00:04:19,259 --> 00:04:20,560 CITIZENS OF SEATTLE, WE 154 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:21,694 WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TOWARDS 155 00:04:21,694 --> 00:04:22,228 JUNK 156 00:04:22,228 --> 00:04:23,630 FEES, WOULD BE MONEY THAT WE 157 00:04:23,630 --> 00:04:23,830 HOLD 158 00:04:23,830 --> 00:04:25,231 IN OUR POCKETS AND BE ABLE TO 159 00:04:25,231 --> 00:04:25,431 SPEND 160 00:04:25,431 --> 00:04:26,366 ON GROCERIES, PET 161 00:04:26,366 --> 00:04:28,401 SUPPLIES, OTHER ITEMS THAT WE 162 00:04:28,401 --> 00:04:29,168 NEED, 163 00:04:29,168 --> 00:04:31,337 GAS, ALL WOULD BE WITHIN SEATTLE 164 00:04:31,337 --> 00:04:32,605 LIMITS AND BRING UP THE 165 00:04:32,605 --> 00:04:32,839 MONEY. 166 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:36,809 THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 167 00:04:36,943 --> 00:04:37,910 >> THANK 168 00:04:37,910 --> 00:04:39,145 YOU. AND JUST SO FOLKS KNOW, 169 00:04:39,145 --> 00:04:39,412 WHEN THE 170 00:04:39,412 --> 00:04:41,047 CHIME GOES OFF, YOU STILL 171 00:04:41,047 --> 00:04:41,848 HAVE TEN SECONDS LEFT. 172 00:04:41,848 --> 00:04:42,949 JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. 173 00:04:42,949 --> 00:04:44,651 THE CLOCK WILL BE UP THERE. 174 00:04:44,651 --> 00:04:47,520 NEXT WE HAVE MICHELLE THOMAS AND 175 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:48,488 FOLLOWING MICHELLE WE HAVE LYDIA 176 00:04:48,621 --> 00:04:49,122 FELTY. 177 00:04:49,122 --> 00:04:49,355 >> HI. 178 00:04:49,355 --> 00:04:50,623 I'M MICHELLE WITH THE 179 00:04:50,623 --> 00:04:51,524 WASHINGTON HOUSING ALLIANCE. 180 00:04:51,524 --> 00:04:53,259 I LIVE IN DISTRICT 1, 181 00:04:53,259 --> 00:04:55,395 AND WE HAVE ADVOCATES IN EVERY 182 00:04:55,395 --> 00:04:55,662 CITY IN 183 00:04:55,662 --> 00:04:57,830 THE DISTRICT. 184 00:04:57,830 --> 00:04:58,665 THANK YOU MAYOR WILSON 185 00:04:58,665 --> 00:05:01,234 AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER TO 186 00:05:01,234 --> 00:05:01,834 ADDRESS 187 00:05:01,834 --> 00:05:02,535 JUNK FEES CITIZENS ARE 188 00:05:02,535 --> 00:05:03,369 BEING GOUGED WITH. 189 00:05:03,369 --> 00:05:04,570 FEES ARE A GROWING ISSUE IN 190 00:05:04,570 --> 00:05:05,338 SEATTLE AND YOU ARE TO BE 191 00:05:05,338 --> 00:05:07,440 COMMENDED FOR TACKLING THIS NOW. 192 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,475 TENANTS ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY 193 00:05:09,475 --> 00:05:11,377 UNFAIR, EXCESSIVE AND DECEPTIVE 194 00:05:11,377 --> 00:05:11,577 FEES. 195 00:05:11,577 --> 00:05:14,047 THIS MATTER IS A BASIC ISSUE OF 196 00:05:14,047 --> 00:05:15,348 FAIRNESS BUT ALSO BECAUSE 197 00:05:15,348 --> 00:05:16,816 JUNK FEES ARE MAKING OUR 198 00:05:16,816 --> 00:05:20,019 HOUSING CRISIS IN SEATTLE WORSE 199 00:05:20,019 --> 00:05:21,254 AND ARE 200 00:05:21,254 --> 00:05:23,890 EXACERBATING RACE- BASED 201 00:05:23,890 --> 00:05:24,257 INEQUITIES. 202 00:05:24,257 --> 00:05:25,391 IT NEEDS TO STOP. 203 00:05:25,391 --> 00:05:29,495 THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN 204 00:05:29,495 --> 00:05:31,531 THE BILL ARE CRITICAL AND 205 00:05:31,531 --> 00:05:32,965 WE APPLAUD ITS INCLUSION. 206 00:05:32,965 --> 00:05:34,967 WE'RE DISMAYED WITH THE 207 00:05:34,967 --> 00:05:35,902 LONG IMPLEMENTATION DATE. 208 00:05:35,902 --> 00:05:37,270 TENANTS ARE HURTING NOW 209 00:05:37,270 --> 00:05:38,404 AND GOUGING WILL LIKELY 210 00:05:38,404 --> 00:05:42,341 INCREASE OVER THE NEXT YEAR. 211 00:05:42,341 --> 00:05:42,842 IRREGARDLESS, PLEASE DO 212 00:05:42,842 --> 00:05:43,876 NOT ACCEPT ANY AMENDMENTS THAT 213 00:05:43,876 --> 00:05:44,377 WOULD WEAKEN 214 00:05:44,377 --> 00:05:44,777 THE PROTECTIONS. 215 00:05:44,777 --> 00:05:50,083 THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 216 00:05:50,216 --> 00:05:50,717 >> THANK YOU. 217 00:05:50,717 --> 00:05:53,686 SO NEXT WE HAVE LYDIA FELTY AND 218 00:05:53,686 --> 00:05:54,620 NOAH WILLIAMS. 219 00:05:54,620 --> 00:05:55,588 FOLLOWING THAT WE ARE GOING 220 00:05:55,588 --> 00:06:00,293 TO HAVE DAVID HILL AND LAM 221 00:06:00,293 --> 00:06:00,460 HO. 222 00:06:00,460 --> 00:06:01,094 >> HI, MY NAME IS LYDIA FELTY. 223 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:03,629 I'M A RENTER IN D-3 AND THE 224 00:06:03,629 --> 00:06:05,832 CO- CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE RENTERS 225 00:06:05,965 --> 00:06:07,100 COMMISSION. WE SUPPORT BANNING 226 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:07,633 JUNK FEES TO 227 00:06:07,633 --> 00:06:09,268 REDUCE HIDDEN AND 228 00:06:09,268 --> 00:06:10,636 UNNECESSARY HOUSING COSTS FROM 229 00:06:10,636 --> 00:06:12,705 LANDSCAPING AND LEASE RENEWAL 230 00:06:12,705 --> 00:06:13,473 FEES TO 231 00:06:13,473 --> 00:06:15,675 IN- UNIT APPLIANCE AND PEST 232 00:06:15,808 --> 00:06:16,442 CONTROL FEES. OUR COMMISSION HAS 233 00:06:16,442 --> 00:06:16,743 HEARD TIME 234 00:06:16,743 --> 00:06:17,810 AND TIME AGAIN FROM 235 00:06:17,810 --> 00:06:19,045 CONSTITUENTS THAT JUNK FEES HAVE 236 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:21,080 A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HOUSING 237 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:21,380 STABILITY. 238 00:06:21,380 --> 00:06:23,349 IN A CITY WHERE NEARLY HALF 239 00:06:23,349 --> 00:06:24,684 OF RENTERS ARE COST BURDENED AND 240 00:06:24,684 --> 00:06:24,817 A 241 00:06:24,817 --> 00:06:27,286 QUARTER SPEND AT LEAST HALF OF 242 00:06:27,286 --> 00:06:29,088 THEIR INCOME ON RENT, 243 00:06:29,088 --> 00:06:32,658 KNOWING THAT HOUSING -- UP FRONT 244 00:06:32,658 --> 00:06:32,892 ENSURES 245 00:06:32,892 --> 00:06:33,893 RENTERS ARE ABLE TO PLAN 246 00:06:33,893 --> 00:06:35,728 AND BUDGET APPROPRIATELY RATHER 247 00:06:35,728 --> 00:06:37,096 THAN BEING SURPRISED BY 248 00:06:37,096 --> 00:06:38,598 MANDATORY FEES THAT WERE NOT 249 00:06:38,598 --> 00:06:38,965 DISCLOSED UP 250 00:06:38,965 --> 00:06:39,265 FRONT. 251 00:06:39,265 --> 00:06:40,733 THIS LEGISLATION IS 252 00:06:40,733 --> 00:06:42,535 ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND 253 00:06:42,535 --> 00:06:43,603 PREDICTABILITY, AND IT'S ABOUT 254 00:06:43,603 --> 00:06:43,970 UPHOLDING 255 00:06:43,970 --> 00:06:46,572 THE RENTER PROTECTIONS DESIGNED 256 00:06:46,572 --> 00:06:48,841 TO PROTECT RENTERS FROM PRICE 257 00:06:48,841 --> 00:06:49,142 GOUGING. 258 00:06:49,142 --> 00:06:52,445 THIS COMPREHENSIVE BAN 259 00:06:52,445 --> 00:06:53,212 ON JUNK FEES WHICH DOES NOT 260 00:06:53,212 --> 00:06:54,714 PREVENT LANDLORDS FROM SETTING 261 00:06:54,714 --> 00:06:56,382 FAIR MARKET RENTS OR CHARGING 262 00:06:56,382 --> 00:06:56,749 FOR 263 00:06:56,749 --> 00:06:58,384 OPT- IN SERVICES WITH 264 00:06:58,384 --> 00:06:58,684 ENFORCEMENT 265 00:06:58,684 --> 00:06:59,719 MECHANISMS IS IMPERATIVE. 266 00:06:59,719 --> 00:07:00,787 PLEASE PASS THIS 267 00:07:00,787 --> 00:07:01,487 ORDINANCE WITHOUT 268 00:07:01,487 --> 00:07:02,021 ANY WEAKENING AMENDMENTS. 269 00:07:02,021 --> 00:07:02,388 THANK YOU. 270 00:07:02,388 --> 00:07:05,324 [ APPLAUSE ] 271 00:07:08,161 --> 00:07:09,162 >> THANK YOU. 272 00:07:09,162 --> 00:07:10,296 NEXT WE HAVE 273 00:07:10,296 --> 00:07:10,897 NOAH WILLIAMS AND THEN DAVID 274 00:07:10,897 --> 00:07:13,633 HILL. 275 00:07:13,766 --> 00:07:15,935 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, 276 00:07:15,935 --> 00:07:16,769 COUNCILMEMBERS, CHAIR FOSTER. 277 00:07:16,769 --> 00:07:17,770 MY NAME IS NOAH. 278 00:07:17,770 --> 00:07:19,272 I'M A RENTER IN WEST 279 00:07:19,272 --> 00:07:22,642 SEATTLE, AND LIKE OTHER 280 00:07:22,642 --> 00:07:22,942 COMMENTERS, 281 00:07:22,942 --> 00:07:24,844 I'M CHARGED A FEE TO PAY MY 282 00:07:24,844 --> 00:07:25,044 RENT. 283 00:07:25,044 --> 00:07:26,212 I HAVE REASONABLE RENT FOR 284 00:07:26,212 --> 00:07:28,114 A ONE BED ROOMED AND A 285 00:07:28,114 --> 00:07:28,848 COMPETENT PROPERTY MANAGER WHO 286 00:07:28,848 --> 00:07:30,917 IS NOT A 287 00:07:30,917 --> 00:07:31,150 JERK. 288 00:07:31,150 --> 00:07:32,151 SADLY MY FRIEND WES IN 289 00:07:32,151 --> 00:07:32,919 NORTHGATE ISN'T SO LUCKY. 290 00:07:32,919 --> 00:07:34,387 HE LIVES WITH HIS WIFE 291 00:07:34,387 --> 00:07:35,488 AND SMALL DOG AND BETWEEN THE 292 00:07:35,488 --> 00:07:35,688 THREE 293 00:07:35,688 --> 00:07:37,290 OF THEM ONLY ONE INCOME IN THE 294 00:07:37,290 --> 00:07:38,324 HOUSEHOLD, WHICH HE 295 00:07:38,324 --> 00:07:39,358 COULDN'T JOIN US TODAY FOR 296 00:07:39,358 --> 00:07:39,659 BECAUSE HE 297 00:07:39,659 --> 00:07:41,093 HAS TO KEEP HIS EMPLOYER HAPPY. 298 00:07:41,093 --> 00:07:43,496 ON TOP OF HIS NEARLY $3,000 299 00:07:43,496 --> 00:07:44,697 RENT, WES HAS TO PAY RENT 300 00:07:44,697 --> 00:07:46,566 FOR HIS DOG, WHO DOESN'T EARN 301 00:07:46,566 --> 00:07:46,766 AN 302 00:07:46,766 --> 00:07:49,202 INCOME, AN AMENITY FEE 303 00:07:49,202 --> 00:07:50,970 FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO 304 00:07:50,970 --> 00:07:52,872 A DELIVERY ROOM AND FOR THE DOG 305 00:07:52,872 --> 00:07:53,172 WATER 306 00:07:53,172 --> 00:07:54,707 INTERNET THAT BARELY WORKS, THE 307 00:07:54,841 --> 00:07:57,276 BUILDING'S ACCESS CONTROL 308 00:07:57,276 --> 00:07:58,010 SYSTEMS. YES, HE HAS TO PAY A 309 00:07:58,010 --> 00:07:58,411 FEE TO 310 00:07:58,411 --> 00:08:00,046 UNLOCK HIS BUILDING'S FRONT 311 00:08:00,179 --> 00:08:04,317 DOOR. WES PAYS ELECTRICITY AND 312 00:08:04,317 --> 00:08:05,751 COMMON AREAS WHICH IS AN ILLEGAL 313 00:08:05,751 --> 00:08:08,487 FEE THAT THE LANDLORD HAD THE 314 00:08:08,487 --> 00:08:09,789 AUDACITY TO PUT INTO WRITING. 315 00:08:09,789 --> 00:08:11,524 PLEASE MASS THIS BILL 316 00:08:11,524 --> 00:08:13,559 BANNING THE SHADOW RENT 317 00:08:13,559 --> 00:08:13,826 INCREASES 318 00:08:13,826 --> 00:08:16,529 AND PASS THE FOLLOW- UP SO 319 00:08:16,529 --> 00:08:17,763 THAT COMCAST CAN'T CHARGE A FEE 320 00:08:17,763 --> 00:08:19,632 TO EVERY TENANT IN THE BUILDING. 321 00:08:19,632 --> 00:08:20,967 THANK YOU. 322 00:08:21,100 --> 00:08:21,434 [ APPLAUSE ] 323 00:08:21,434 --> 00:08:24,136 >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. 324 00:08:24,136 --> 00:08:25,938 NEXT WE HAVE DAVID HILL, 325 00:08:25,938 --> 00:08:31,077 LAM HO AND PARKER NICHOLS. 326 00:08:31,210 --> 00:08:31,644 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 327 00:08:31,644 --> 00:08:32,411 MY NAME IS DAVID HILL. 328 00:08:32,411 --> 00:08:34,247 I'M A RENTER LIVING IN 329 00:08:34,247 --> 00:08:35,281 ROOSEVELT, AND I'M HERE 330 00:08:35,281 --> 00:08:37,683 REPRESENTING THE TRANSIT RIDERS 331 00:08:37,817 --> 00:08:38,050 UNION. 332 00:08:38,050 --> 00:08:39,919 WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO PASS THE 333 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:41,621 MAYOR'S PROPOSAL TO BAN JUNK 334 00:08:41,621 --> 00:08:43,322 FEES EXACTLY AS INTRODUCED 335 00:08:43,322 --> 00:08:44,490 AND FIERCELY OPPOSE ANY 336 00:08:44,490 --> 00:08:45,558 AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD WEAKEN IT. 337 00:08:45,558 --> 00:08:46,959 CORPORATE LANDLORDS WHO TACK 338 00:08:46,959 --> 00:08:48,294 ON HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN HIDDEN 339 00:08:48,294 --> 00:08:49,528 COSTS, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND 340 00:08:49,528 --> 00:08:51,731 PET FEES ARE ACTIVELY 341 00:08:51,731 --> 00:08:52,832 EXPLOITING RENTERS AND DRIVING 342 00:08:52,832 --> 00:08:53,599 ECONOMIC 343 00:08:53,599 --> 00:08:53,966 DISPLACEMENT. 344 00:08:53,966 --> 00:08:55,368 THEY'RE USING THESE BACK 345 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:57,069 DOOR CHARGES TO CLAIM 346 00:08:57,069 --> 00:08:58,638 ARTIFICIAL BASELINE RENTS AND 347 00:08:58,638 --> 00:08:59,572 SKIRT EXISTING RENTER 348 00:08:59,572 --> 00:09:00,039 PROTECTIONS. 349 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:03,276 AS A DOG DAD I EXPERIENCE 350 00:09:03,276 --> 00:09:04,410 THE ABSURDITY OF THIS FIRSTHAND. 351 00:09:04,410 --> 00:09:05,912 IN MY BUILDING PETS ARE 352 00:09:05,912 --> 00:09:07,713 NOT DRIVING MAINTENANCE NEEDS, 353 00:09:07,713 --> 00:09:09,482 YET I AM FORCED TO PAY PET RENT 354 00:09:09,482 --> 00:09:09,782 FOR 355 00:09:09,782 --> 00:09:11,050 MY LITTLE BABY GIRL MAGGIE. 356 00:09:11,050 --> 00:09:12,451 EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY PAY 357 00:09:12,451 --> 00:09:14,287 AN EXTRA SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR 358 00:09:14,287 --> 00:09:14,754 HER. 359 00:09:14,754 --> 00:09:17,156 CHARGING A DOG RENT IS 360 00:09:17,156 --> 00:09:19,125 ASININE, IT'S A CASH GRAB, AND 361 00:09:19,125 --> 00:09:21,060 IT GOES STRAIGHT INTO MY 362 00:09:21,060 --> 00:09:21,928 LANDLORD'S PROFIT MARGIN WHILE 363 00:09:21,928 --> 00:09:22,128 DOING 364 00:09:22,128 --> 00:09:24,897 NOTHING TO IMPROVE THE TENANT 365 00:09:24,897 --> 00:09:25,197 EXPERIENCE. 366 00:09:25,197 --> 00:09:26,699 PLEASE STAND WITH SEATTLE 367 00:09:26,699 --> 00:09:27,867 RENTERS, PASS THESE 368 00:09:27,867 --> 00:09:28,434 RENTER PROTECTIONS WITHOUT 369 00:09:28,434 --> 00:09:28,734 LOOPHOLES. 370 00:09:28,734 --> 00:09:33,406 THANK YOU. 371 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:33,940 [ APPLAUSE ] 372 00:09:34,073 --> 00:09:34,407 >> OKAY. 373 00:09:34,540 --> 00:09:37,944 THANK YOU. OKAY, LAM HO, PARKER 374 00:09:37,944 --> 00:09:38,911 NICHOLS, JAKE 375 00:09:38,911 --> 00:09:39,211 MASON. 376 00:09:39,211 --> 00:09:39,645 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 377 00:09:39,645 --> 00:09:42,782 MY NAME IS LAM AND I AM 378 00:09:42,782 --> 00:09:44,383 THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE 379 00:09:44,383 --> 00:09:45,051 TRANSIT RIDERS UNION. 380 00:09:45,051 --> 00:09:47,820 PRIOR TO BEING A GENERAL 381 00:09:47,820 --> 00:09:49,755 MANAGER FOR TRU, I WAS THE 382 00:09:49,755 --> 00:09:50,790 DIRECTOR OF 383 00:09:50,790 --> 00:09:52,625 A LEGAL AID ORGANIZATION, 384 00:09:52,625 --> 00:09:54,193 WHICH REPRESENTS HUNDREDS OF 385 00:09:54,193 --> 00:09:55,494 TENANTS EVERY YEAR. 386 00:09:55,494 --> 00:09:57,229 FOR 18 YEARS I'VE REPRESENTED 387 00:09:57,229 --> 00:09:58,898 TENANTS, AND I WANTED 388 00:09:58,898 --> 00:10:00,633 TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT 389 00:10:00,633 --> 00:10:02,468 COMPONENT OF THIS BILL, ONE OF 390 00:10:02,468 --> 00:10:04,904 THE STRONGEST ENFORCEMENT SORT 391 00:10:04,904 --> 00:10:06,272 OF MECHANISMS THAT YOU'LL SEE 392 00:10:06,272 --> 00:10:06,439 IN 393 00:10:06,572 --> 00:10:08,341 SEATTLE. AND I REALLY WANT TO 394 00:10:08,341 --> 00:10:09,542 URGE THE 395 00:10:09,542 --> 00:10:11,744 COUNCIL TO NOT DILUTE THOSE 396 00:10:11,744 --> 00:10:12,511 ENFORCEMENTS. 397 00:10:12,511 --> 00:10:14,547 DON'T ACCEPT ANY AMENDMENTS 398 00:10:14,547 --> 00:10:14,747 THAT 399 00:10:14,747 --> 00:10:16,983 WILL MAKE IT NOT AS STRONG. 400 00:10:16,983 --> 00:10:18,751 AS AN ATTORNEY, AS I 401 00:10:18,751 --> 00:10:20,920 MENTIONED, FOR 18 YEARS, I SAW 402 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,689 JUST HOW 403 00:10:23,689 --> 00:10:26,359 ESSENTIALLY WORTHLESS POLICIES 404 00:10:26,359 --> 00:10:28,427 WERE OR LAWS WERE IF THERE WAS 405 00:10:28,427 --> 00:10:32,298 NOT ENOUGH TEETH TO THE 406 00:10:32,298 --> 00:10:32,798 ENFORCEMENT. 407 00:10:32,798 --> 00:10:34,800 HERE YOU HAVE A THREE- PRONGED 408 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:36,435 COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO 409 00:10:36,435 --> 00:10:37,837 ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS 410 00:10:37,837 --> 00:10:38,871 ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY NOT ONLY 411 00:10:38,871 --> 00:10:39,038 FOR 412 00:10:39,038 --> 00:10:40,539 LAWYERS BUT FOR TENANTS TO BE 413 00:10:40,539 --> 00:10:41,841 ABLE TO 414 00:10:41,841 --> 00:10:42,274 BE SELF-ADVOCATES. 415 00:10:42,274 --> 00:10:43,809 AND THAT IS A CRITICAL PIECE 416 00:10:43,809 --> 00:10:44,944 TO MAKING SURE THAT WE 417 00:10:44,944 --> 00:10:45,111 CAN 418 00:10:45,111 --> 00:10:45,745 GENUINELY BAN JUNK FEES. THANK 419 00:10:45,745 --> 00:10:47,580 YOU. 420 00:10:47,713 --> 00:10:48,047 [ APPLAUSE ] 421 00:10:48,047 --> 00:10:51,050 >> THANK YOU. 422 00:10:51,050 --> 00:10:51,751 ALL RIGHT. 423 00:10:51,751 --> 00:10:57,089 PARKER NICHOLS, JAKE 424 00:10:57,089 --> 00:10:59,325 MASON, AND DANIELLE DURAL. 425 00:10:59,325 --> 00:11:00,526 APOLOGIES IF I SAY 426 00:11:00,526 --> 00:11:01,227 ANYBODY'S NAME WRONG. 427 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:01,560 HI. 428 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:04,697 >> MY NAME IS PARKER NICHOLS. 429 00:11:04,697 --> 00:11:05,031 SORRY. 430 00:11:05,031 --> 00:11:05,664 GOOD AFTERNOON. 431 00:11:05,664 --> 00:11:07,466 MY NAME IS PARKER 432 00:11:07,466 --> 00:11:08,901 NICHOLSON, BORN AND RAISED 433 00:11:08,901 --> 00:11:09,201 SEATTLEITE. 434 00:11:09,201 --> 00:11:11,504 I'M A DEVELOPER OF HOUSING 435 00:11:11,504 --> 00:11:14,340 IN THIS CITY IN THIS REGION. 436 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:16,409 I HAVE ABOUT 700 UNITS OF 437 00:11:16,409 --> 00:11:18,310 HOUSING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 438 00:11:18,310 --> 00:11:20,012 MOST NOTABLY NOT IN SEATTLE, 439 00:11:20,012 --> 00:11:21,781 AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT. 440 00:11:21,781 --> 00:11:24,250 THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS 441 00:11:24,250 --> 00:11:27,787 WHO FUND OUR PROJECTS ARE 442 00:11:27,787 --> 00:11:29,755 AFRAID TO PUT CAPITAL TO WORK IN 443 00:11:29,755 --> 00:11:29,989 THIS 444 00:11:29,989 --> 00:11:32,058 CITY DUE TO THE CONSTANTLY 445 00:11:32,058 --> 00:11:32,324 EVOLVING 446 00:11:32,324 --> 00:11:34,427 AND CHANGING POLICY ON THE 447 00:11:34,427 --> 00:11:34,860 GROUND. 448 00:11:34,860 --> 00:11:38,330 I'M NOT AGAINST TRANSPARENCY IN 449 00:11:38,330 --> 00:11:39,532 HOW RENTS ARE CHARGED IN THIS 450 00:11:39,532 --> 00:11:39,765 CITY. 451 00:11:39,765 --> 00:11:41,801 I THINK IT CAN BE DONE IN A 452 00:11:41,801 --> 00:11:44,103 WAY THAT'S FAIR AND 453 00:11:44,103 --> 00:11:44,437 TRANSPARENT, 454 00:11:44,437 --> 00:11:46,539 BUT I AM AGAINST JUST THE 455 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:46,806 CONTINUED 456 00:11:46,806 --> 00:11:49,675 SORT OF FOCUS AND SCRUTINY AND 457 00:11:49,675 --> 00:11:50,609 EVER- CHANGING POLICY THAT 458 00:11:50,609 --> 00:11:52,144 MAKES IT UNPREDICTABLE TO PUT 459 00:11:52,144 --> 00:11:52,344 MONEY 460 00:11:52,344 --> 00:11:54,447 TO WORK IN THIS CITY TO BUILD 461 00:11:54,447 --> 00:11:54,647 MORE 462 00:11:54,780 --> 00:11:55,915 HOUSING. AND THE ONLY WAY WE'RE 463 00:11:55,915 --> 00:11:56,115 GOING 464 00:11:56,115 --> 00:11:57,149 TO ACTUALLY REDUCE RENTS IN 465 00:11:57,149 --> 00:11:58,851 THIS TOWN IS TO BUILD OUR WAY 466 00:11:58,851 --> 00:11:59,085 OUT OF 467 00:11:59,085 --> 00:12:02,788 THE HOUSING CRISIS, AND, YOU 468 00:12:02,788 --> 00:12:04,724 KNOW, CONTINUED PRESSURE AND 469 00:12:04,724 --> 00:12:09,161 SCRUTINY ON OUR BUSINESS IS 470 00:12:09,295 --> 00:12:11,097 COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. PLACES LIKE 471 00:12:11,097 --> 00:12:11,831 AUSTIN, TEXAS -- 472 00:12:11,964 --> 00:12:12,498 >> THANK 473 00:12:12,498 --> 00:12:12,832 YOU. 474 00:12:12,832 --> 00:12:12,998 >> 475 00:12:12,998 --> 00:12:13,232 THANKS. 476 00:12:13,232 --> 00:12:14,033 >> IF YOU HAVE MORE 477 00:12:14,033 --> 00:12:15,201 COMMENTS, YOU CAN LEAVE THEM IN 478 00:12:15,201 --> 00:12:16,102 THAT BUCKET RIGHT THERE. 479 00:12:16,102 --> 00:12:17,169 THANK YOU. 480 00:12:17,169 --> 00:12:17,903 APPRECIATE YOU. 481 00:12:17,903 --> 00:12:20,639 OKAY, NEXT UP IS JAKE 482 00:12:20,639 --> 00:12:24,610 MASON, DANIELLE DURALL, AND 483 00:12:24,610 --> 00:12:25,611 ETHAN 484 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:26,112 STIGER. 485 00:12:26,112 --> 00:12:26,545 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 486 00:12:26,545 --> 00:12:27,847 MY NAME IS JAKE MASON WITH 487 00:12:27,847 --> 00:12:29,215 THE MULTIHOUSING ASSOCIATION. 488 00:12:29,215 --> 00:12:29,949 HERE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 489 00:12:29,949 --> 00:12:31,450 THE TRANSPARENCY PROVISIONS 490 00:12:31,450 --> 00:12:33,319 INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED 491 00:12:33,319 --> 00:12:34,787 RENTAL FEE REGULATION AND IN 492 00:12:34,787 --> 00:12:36,655 STRONG SUPPORT OF A 493 00:12:36,655 --> 00:12:37,223 COLLABORATIVE POLICYMAKING 494 00:12:37,223 --> 00:12:38,224 PROCESS AIMED 495 00:12:38,224 --> 00:12:40,493 AT HOLDING BAD LANDLORDS, 496 00:12:40,493 --> 00:12:42,661 BANNING JUN FEES, ALLOWING PETS 497 00:12:42,661 --> 00:12:43,662 AND BRINGING MORE HOUSING TO 498 00:12:43,662 --> 00:12:44,630 THE SEATTLE MARKET TO BRING 499 00:12:44,630 --> 00:12:44,830 RENTS 500 00:12:44,830 --> 00:12:45,197 DOWN. 501 00:12:45,197 --> 00:12:46,665 UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROPOSAL 502 00:12:46,665 --> 00:12:48,534 IN FRONT OF YOU RAISES RENTS. 503 00:12:48,534 --> 00:12:50,136 THE PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF 504 00:12:50,136 --> 00:12:51,871 YOU TIES GOOD LANDLORDS UP IN 505 00:12:51,871 --> 00:12:52,037 RED 506 00:12:52,037 --> 00:12:52,972 TAPE WHILE FAILING TO GO 507 00:12:52,972 --> 00:12:56,842 FAR ENOUGH TO HOLD BAD LANDLORDS 508 00:12:56,976 --> 00:12:58,077 ACCOUNTABLE. IT REDUCES 509 00:12:58,077 --> 00:12:58,410 OPPORTUNITIES 510 00:12:58,410 --> 00:12:59,979 TO BRING MORE HOUSING TO 511 00:12:59,979 --> 00:13:01,747 SEATTLE AND WILL CONTINUE TO 512 00:13:01,747 --> 00:13:02,114 KEEP 513 00:13:02,114 --> 00:13:03,315 NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OUT 514 00:13:03,315 --> 00:13:03,816 OF OUR CITY. 515 00:13:03,816 --> 00:13:06,652 IT WAS CLEAR TO ME IN THE 516 00:13:06,652 --> 00:13:07,286 STAKEHOLDER'S MEETING AS WELL 517 00:13:07,286 --> 00:13:07,453 AS 518 00:13:07,453 --> 00:13:09,455 HERE IN THE HALLWAY THERE 519 00:13:09,455 --> 00:13:10,956 IS SIGNIFICANT OVERLAP IN WHAT 520 00:13:10,956 --> 00:13:11,123 WE 521 00:13:11,123 --> 00:13:12,691 CAN ACCOMPLISH WITH TENANTS 522 00:13:12,691 --> 00:13:14,927 GROUPS, AND I STAND READY AS 523 00:13:14,927 --> 00:13:16,929 A PARTNER AND A COLLABORATIVE 524 00:13:16,929 --> 00:13:17,429 PROCESS MOVING FORWARD. 525 00:13:17,563 --> 00:13:17,963 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 526 00:13:17,963 --> 00:13:19,598 >> THANK YOU. 527 00:13:19,598 --> 00:13:21,700 ALL RIGHT, DANIELLE AND 528 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:27,173 THEN ETHAN STIGER AND TAYLOR 529 00:13:27,173 --> 00:13:29,108 SHANAHAN. 530 00:13:29,241 --> 00:13:33,712 >> I'M DANIELLE DUVALL, THE 531 00:13:33,712 --> 00:13:34,213 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 532 00:13:34,213 --> 00:13:35,281 THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE 533 00:13:35,281 --> 00:13:37,349 DEVELOPMENT 534 00:13:37,349 --> 00:13:37,917 ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING 535 00:13:37,917 --> 00:13:38,317 INDUSTRY 536 00:13:38,317 --> 00:13:39,318 PROFESSIONALS DELIVERING AND 537 00:13:39,318 --> 00:13:40,186 OPERATING MUCH OF THE 538 00:13:40,186 --> 00:13:42,054 MARKET RATE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING 539 00:13:42,054 --> 00:13:42,655 THIS CITY NEEDS. 540 00:13:42,655 --> 00:13:43,656 THANK YOU FOR YOUR 541 00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:45,825 LEADERSHIP AND FOCUS ON HOUSING 542 00:13:45,825 --> 00:13:46,525 AFFORDABILITY. 543 00:13:46,525 --> 00:13:47,993 WE SUPPORT TRANSPARENCY 544 00:13:47,993 --> 00:13:49,528 AND AGREE RENTERS SHOULD 545 00:13:49,528 --> 00:13:51,163 CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE COSTS 546 00:13:51,163 --> 00:13:52,998 ASSOCIATED WITH 547 00:13:52,998 --> 00:13:53,632 THEIR HOUSING. OUR CONCERN IS 548 00:13:53,632 --> 00:13:54,066 THAT THE AL 549 00:13:54,066 --> 00:13:55,301 GOES BEYOND TRANSPARENCY 550 00:13:55,301 --> 00:13:56,101 AND ADDS ANOTHER 551 00:13:56,101 --> 00:13:56,902 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT AT A 552 00:13:56,902 --> 00:13:57,636 TIME WHEN 553 00:13:57,636 --> 00:13:59,205 HOUSING PROVIDERS ARE 554 00:13:59,205 --> 00:14:01,574 ALREADY FACING RISING CUTS AND 555 00:14:01,574 --> 00:14:02,808 COMPLEX REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS. 556 00:14:02,808 --> 00:14:04,844 NEW REGULATIONS, INCREASED 557 00:14:04,844 --> 00:14:06,111 COSTS, REDUCE FLEXIBILITY 558 00:14:06,111 --> 00:14:07,947 AND MAKE HOUSING MORE EXPENSIVE 559 00:14:07,947 --> 00:14:08,380 TO 560 00:14:08,380 --> 00:14:09,281 PROVIDE. 561 00:14:09,281 --> 00:14:10,282 RESTRICTING THEM DOESN'T MEAN 562 00:14:10,282 --> 00:14:11,283 THOSE COSTS DISAPPEAR. 563 00:14:11,283 --> 00:14:12,384 THE QUESTION IS ABOUT 564 00:14:12,384 --> 00:14:14,386 FAIRNESS AND HOW THOSE COSTS ARE 565 00:14:14,386 --> 00:14:15,588 RECOVERED, IN MANY CASES 566 00:14:15,588 --> 00:14:17,022 THOSE COSTS WILL GET FOLDED INTO 567 00:14:17,022 --> 00:14:21,794 BASE RENT AND SPREAD ACROSS ALL 568 00:14:21,927 --> 00:14:24,363 RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS WHO USES 569 00:14:24,496 --> 00:14:25,631 THOSE AMENITIES. MARKET RATE 570 00:14:25,631 --> 00:14:25,931 MULTIFAMILY 571 00:14:25,931 --> 00:14:27,333 HOUSING ALSO DEPENDS ON PRIVATE 572 00:14:27,333 --> 00:14:28,767 INVESTMENT WHICH WE NEED TO 573 00:14:28,767 --> 00:14:30,169 MEET OUR GROWING HOUSING NEEDS. 574 00:14:30,169 --> 00:14:31,770 WE KNOW THAT THE MOST 575 00:14:31,770 --> 00:14:33,439 EFFECTIVE WAY TO IMPROVE 576 00:14:33,439 --> 00:14:34,840 AFFORDABILITY OVER TIME IS TO 577 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:35,407 BUILD MORE 578 00:14:35,407 --> 00:14:35,975 HOUSING. 579 00:14:36,108 --> 00:14:36,475 >> THANK YOU. 580 00:14:36,475 --> 00:14:37,409 AND IF YOU HAVE MORE COMMENTS, 581 00:14:37,409 --> 00:14:39,445 AGAIN, YOU CAN PLACE THEM 582 00:14:39,445 --> 00:14:41,146 THERE OR SEND THEM VIA EMAIL. 583 00:14:41,146 --> 00:14:41,547 THANK YOU. 584 00:14:41,547 --> 00:14:42,948 OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE 585 00:14:42,948 --> 00:14:45,017 ETHAN FOLLOWED BY TAYLOR AND 586 00:14:45,017 --> 00:14:47,152 THEN RANDY BANNAKER. 587 00:14:47,286 --> 00:14:49,655 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, 588 00:14:49,788 --> 00:14:50,956 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M A COMMUNITY 589 00:14:50,956 --> 00:14:51,223 ORGANIZER 590 00:14:51,223 --> 00:14:52,825 FOR YOUR CITY AND A ROOSEVELT 591 00:14:52,958 --> 00:14:54,293 RENTER. I'M HERE TO URGE TO YOU 592 00:14:54,293 --> 00:14:56,262 TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE HIDDEN AND 593 00:14:56,262 --> 00:14:57,796 UNNECESSARY COSTS AND 594 00:14:57,796 --> 00:15:00,532 HOLDING LANDLORDS ACCOUNTABLE BY 595 00:15:00,532 --> 00:15:02,134 SUPPORTING THE ORDINANCE. 596 00:15:02,134 --> 00:15:02,835 RENTERS DESERVE STRAIGHT 597 00:15:02,835 --> 00:15:04,169 FORWARD PRICING THAT REFLECTS 598 00:15:04,169 --> 00:15:05,537 WHAT THEY WILL PAY OUT OF 599 00:15:05,537 --> 00:15:05,771 POCKET. 600 00:15:05,771 --> 00:15:07,206 AS A COMMUNITY 601 00:15:07,206 --> 00:15:07,773 ORGANIZER I'VE SPOKEN TO 602 00:15:07,773 --> 00:15:08,240 HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE 603 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:09,642 WHO ARE RENT BURDENED BECAUSE 604 00:15:09,642 --> 00:15:10,809 OF UNEXPECTED 605 00:15:10,809 --> 00:15:11,777 COSTS. RENTERS ARE THE 606 00:15:11,777 --> 00:15:13,045 MAJORITY IN SEATTLE AND TENS OF 607 00:15:13,045 --> 00:15:13,312 THOUSANDS 608 00:15:13,312 --> 00:15:15,147 OF SEATTLEITES ARE AFFECTED BY 609 00:15:15,147 --> 00:15:16,448 JUNK FEES, BUT TODAY YOU'LL 610 00:15:16,448 --> 00:15:17,249 ONLY HEAR FROM A FRACTION OF 611 00:15:17,249 --> 00:15:17,750 THEM. 612 00:15:17,750 --> 00:15:19,318 HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT, 613 00:15:19,318 --> 00:15:20,552 YET THESE COSTS SERVE AS 614 00:15:20,552 --> 00:15:21,253 BARRIERS TO 615 00:15:21,253 --> 00:15:22,321 HOUSING, BOX PEOPLE OUT OF 616 00:15:22,321 --> 00:15:23,856 THE CITY THEY CALL HOME AND TURN 617 00:15:23,856 --> 00:15:25,858 BRIGHT, CREATIVE 618 00:15:25,858 --> 00:15:27,293 SEATTLEITES THAT WANT TO 619 00:15:27,293 --> 00:15:28,093 CONTRIBUTE TO THIS 620 00:15:28,093 --> 00:15:28,661 GREAT CITY AND THE PELT WHO 621 00:15:28,661 --> 00:15:30,029 WORK, PAY RENT AND 622 00:15:30,029 --> 00:15:31,931 HOPEFULLY AFFORD GROCERIES. 623 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:33,065 COUNCILMEMBERS, PLEASE PASS THIS 624 00:15:33,065 --> 00:15:36,702 WITHOUT ANY WEAKENING 625 00:15:36,702 --> 00:15:37,236 AMENDMENTS. 626 00:15:37,236 --> 00:15:39,905 THANK YOU. 627 00:15:40,039 --> 00:15:40,406 [ APPLAUSE ] 628 00:15:40,406 --> 00:15:40,739 >> THANK YOU. 629 00:15:40,739 --> 00:15:41,407 WE HAVE 630 00:15:41,407 --> 00:15:49,782 TAYLOR, RANDY AND THEN ALEC. 631 00:15:49,915 --> 00:15:51,250 >> I'M COMMENTING ON THE 632 00:15:51,250 --> 00:15:51,884 PROTECTION LEGISLATION. 633 00:15:51,884 --> 00:15:53,552 REALTORS WANT TO WORK WITH 634 00:15:53,552 --> 00:15:55,220 YOU AND THE COMMUNITY TO 635 00:15:55,220 --> 00:15:56,622 STOP UNWANTED CALLS TO 636 00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:56,922 HOMEOWNERS 637 00:15:56,922 --> 00:15:58,824 AND SHUT DOWN WHOLE SAILING 638 00:15:58,957 --> 00:16:00,893 PRACTICES. THOSE PRACTICES 639 00:16:00,893 --> 00:16:01,360 TARGET AND CAN 640 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:04,530 STRIP AWAY HOME EQUITY. 641 00:16:04,530 --> 00:16:06,031 THOSE PRACTICES HARM 642 00:16:06,031 --> 00:16:07,933 YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND THEY ALSO 643 00:16:07,933 --> 00:16:08,767 HARM THE CLIENTS AND COMMUNITIES 644 00:16:08,767 --> 00:16:09,201 OUR MEMBERS SERVE. 645 00:16:09,201 --> 00:16:10,402 WE ARE ASKING FOR A 646 00:16:10,402 --> 00:16:12,104 REASONABLE MIDDLE GROUND, ONE 647 00:16:12,104 --> 00:16:12,538 THAT 648 00:16:12,538 --> 00:16:13,672 PROTECTS HOMEOWNERS FROM 649 00:16:13,672 --> 00:16:14,807 PREDATORY CONDUCT WHILE 650 00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:15,107 PRESERVING 651 00:16:15,107 --> 00:16:15,975 TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION 652 00:16:15,975 --> 00:16:17,242 FROM LICENSED REAL ESTATE 653 00:16:17,376 --> 00:16:19,912 PROFESSIONALS. AS DRAFTED THE 654 00:16:19,912 --> 00:16:20,179 ORDINANCE 655 00:16:20,179 --> 00:16:20,846 RISKS CHILLING RESPONSIBLE 656 00:16:20,846 --> 00:16:21,814 COMMUNICATION BY 657 00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:22,848 LICENSED BROKERS THROUGH THE 658 00:16:22,848 --> 00:16:23,082 THREAT 659 00:16:23,082 --> 00:16:24,950 OF 660 00:16:24,950 --> 00:16:25,584 FINES WHILE DOING LITTLE TO STOP 661 00:16:25,584 --> 00:16:27,152 BOILER- ROOM TACTICS BY 662 00:16:27,152 --> 00:16:29,288 UNLICENSED WHOLESALERS 663 00:16:29,288 --> 00:16:30,122 WHO ARE DIFFICULT TO HOLD 664 00:16:30,122 --> 00:16:30,456 ACCOUNTABLE. 665 00:16:30,456 --> 00:16:31,423 WE HAVE OFFERED SUGGESTIONS TO 666 00:16:31,423 --> 00:16:34,893 REFINE THE DEFINITION OF 667 00:16:35,027 --> 00:16:36,528 SOLICIT. WE URGE THE CITY TO BE 668 00:16:36,528 --> 00:16:36,895 BOLD IN 669 00:16:36,895 --> 00:16:38,163 SEATTLE BY TARGETING 670 00:16:38,163 --> 00:16:41,333 DECEPTIVE AND HIGH- PRESSURE 671 00:16:41,333 --> 00:16:41,633 PRACTICES. 672 00:16:41,633 --> 00:16:42,401 WE ASK THAT YOU ALIGN THIS AL 673 00:16:42,401 --> 00:16:43,302 WITH THE HOME 674 00:16:43,302 --> 00:16:44,303 BUYING ORDINANCE FROM LAST 675 00:16:44,303 --> 00:16:47,172 YEAR, COLLABORATE WITH US TO 676 00:16:47,172 --> 00:16:47,806 IDENTIFY 677 00:16:47,806 --> 00:16:49,742 PREDATORY -- AND WITH 678 00:16:49,742 --> 00:16:50,609 ALREADY NATIONAL CALL REGISTRY. 679 00:16:50,743 --> 00:16:51,043 >> THANK YOU. 680 00:16:51,043 --> 00:16:54,079 YOU CAN PUT THOSE ININ CHAT -- 681 00:16:54,079 --> 00:16:55,247 IN THE BUCKET IF YOU DIDN'T 682 00:16:55,247 --> 00:16:55,981 GET TO FINISH. 683 00:16:55,981 --> 00:16:59,451 ALL RIGHT, RANDY, ALEC AND THEN 684 00:16:59,651 --> 00:17:00,452 KHALIL. 685 00:17:00,452 --> 00:17:04,590 >> COUNCILMEMBERS, RANDY HERE ON 686 00:17:04,590 --> 00:17:06,158 BEHALF OF REALTORS 687 00:17:06,158 --> 00:17:08,127 REGARDING HOMEOWNER PRIVACY AND 688 00:17:08,127 --> 00:17:08,427 PROTECTION 689 00:17:08,427 --> 00:17:11,096 ORDINANCE. CAN YOU HEAR? 690 00:17:11,096 --> 00:17:14,133 I JUST UNDERSCORE WHAT 691 00:17:14,133 --> 00:17:15,134 TAYLOR, THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER, 692 00:17:15,134 --> 00:17:15,334 JUST 693 00:17:15,334 --> 00:17:17,603 SAID AND THAT IS WE DO WANT TO 694 00:17:17,603 --> 00:17:19,738 WORK WITH YOU ON STOPPING THE 695 00:17:19,738 --> 00:17:21,073 CALLS TO HOMEOWNERS. 696 00:17:21,073 --> 00:17:24,076 WE THINK THE WAY TO DO THAT 697 00:17:24,076 --> 00:17:26,045 IS TO GO AFTER THE WHOLESALERS 698 00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:30,449 AND WE'D LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU 699 00:17:30,449 --> 00:17:32,184 TO PAIR LAST YEAR'S ORDINANCE 700 00:17:32,184 --> 00:17:34,920 WITH THIS ORDINANCE WHICH 701 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:36,121 WOULDWOULD COUPLE THE OFFICE OF 702 00:17:36,121 --> 00:17:37,956 CIVIL RIGHTS AND FAS IN 703 00:17:37,956 --> 00:17:39,725 ENFORCEMENT AND REALLY GOING 704 00:17:39,725 --> 00:17:40,025 AFTER THOSE 705 00:17:40,025 --> 00:17:41,126 WHOLESALERS TO STOP IT 706 00:17:41,126 --> 00:17:42,428 BECAUSE THE LIST ISN'T GOING TO 707 00:17:42,428 --> 00:17:42,795 STOP IT. 708 00:17:42,795 --> 00:17:45,697 YOU'LL STOP US. 709 00:17:45,697 --> 00:17:47,533 YOU'LL KILL OUR VOICE UNLESS 710 00:17:47,533 --> 00:17:49,501 WE CAN GET SOME SAFE HARBOR, 711 00:17:49,501 --> 00:17:50,936 BUT YOU WON'T STOP THE 712 00:17:50,936 --> 00:17:52,404 WHOLESALERS UNTIL WE CAN WORK 713 00:17:52,404 --> 00:17:52,671 TOGETHER 714 00:17:52,671 --> 00:17:54,039 AND GET THEM OUT OF BUSINESS IN 715 00:17:54,173 --> 00:17:55,074 SEATTLE. THANK YOU. 716 00:17:55,207 --> 00:17:55,607 >> THANK YOU. 717 00:17:55,607 --> 00:17:57,509 ALL RIGHT. 718 00:17:57,509 --> 00:18:00,145 NEXT WE HAVE KHALIL -- 719 00:18:00,145 --> 00:18:00,913 KHALIL, I'M SORRY. 720 00:18:00,913 --> 00:18:02,181 DID I JUST SKIP SOMEBODY? 721 00:18:02,181 --> 00:18:03,649 NEXT WE HAVE ALEC AND 722 00:18:03,649 --> 00:18:05,451 THEN WE HAVE KHALIL AND THEN 723 00:18:05,451 --> 00:18:09,388 SOMEBODY JUST LISTED AS DOM. 724 00:18:09,521 --> 00:18:11,623 >> MY NAME IS ALEC. 725 00:18:11,623 --> 00:18:12,157 I'M A -- 726 00:18:12,291 --> 00:18:13,358 >> WE'LL RESTART YOUR TIME. 727 00:18:13,358 --> 00:18:15,394 YOU CAN USE THIS MIC IF YOU WANT 728 00:18:15,394 --> 00:18:17,463 BUT SPEAK RIGHT 729 00:18:17,463 --> 00:18:18,864 INTO THE MIC. 730 00:18:18,864 --> 00:18:20,199 >> I'M A RENTER IN DOWNTOWN 731 00:18:20,199 --> 00:18:21,834 SEATTLE AND I SUPPORT THE BAN 732 00:18:21,834 --> 00:18:23,035 AGAINST JUNK FEES. 733 00:18:23,035 --> 00:18:24,903 ONE SUCH FEE THAT I'M 734 00:18:24,903 --> 00:18:26,939 AFFECTED BY EVERY MONTH IS PET 735 00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:27,639 RENT FEE. 736 00:18:27,639 --> 00:18:30,776 I PAY AN EXTRA $50 PER 737 00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:31,477 MONTH ON TOP OF MY BASE RENT 738 00:18:31,477 --> 00:18:34,079 JUST TO 739 00:18:34,079 --> 00:18:37,749 KEEP MY CAT WITH ME, AND THIS 740 00:18:37,749 --> 00:18:37,916 $50 741 00:18:37,916 --> 00:18:39,318 DOESN'T HELP AT ALL. 742 00:18:39,318 --> 00:18:40,853 IT JUST GOES STRAIGHT TO THE 743 00:18:40,853 --> 00:18:41,119 LANDLORD. 744 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:42,754 I STILL TAKE CARE OF ALL OF MY 745 00:18:42,754 --> 00:18:44,890 CAT'S AMENITIES, HIS FOOD, HIS 746 00:18:44,890 --> 00:18:47,459 LITTER, ET CETERA, ET 747 00:18:47,459 --> 00:18:48,460 CETERA, AND ALSO EVERY YEAR I 748 00:18:48,460 --> 00:18:48,694 HAVE 749 00:18:48,694 --> 00:18:50,028 TO PAY A PET SCREENING FEE WHERE 750 00:18:50,028 --> 00:18:52,498 I FILE A BUNCH OF PAPERWORK 751 00:18:52,498 --> 00:18:54,366 ON VACCINES THAT I TAKE HIM TO 752 00:18:54,366 --> 00:18:54,533 THE 753 00:18:54,533 --> 00:18:56,535 VET FOR AND PAY FOR MYSELF, 754 00:18:56,535 --> 00:18:58,136 AND IT'S JUST ANOTHER TAX ON 755 00:18:58,136 --> 00:18:59,638 MY ABILITY TO LIVE IN THE CITY. 756 00:18:59,638 --> 00:19:02,574 I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO DO SO. 757 00:19:02,574 --> 00:19:03,709 COUNCILMEMBERS, I URGE YOU 758 00:19:03,709 --> 00:19:06,245 TO SUPPORT THE FULL BAN ON ALL 759 00:19:06,245 --> 00:19:06,745 JUNK 760 00:19:06,745 --> 00:19:09,181 FEES FOR RENTERS IN SEATTLE. 761 00:19:09,181 --> 00:19:09,581 THANK YOU. 762 00:19:09,715 --> 00:19:10,315 >> THANK YOU. 763 00:19:10,315 --> 00:19:12,718 OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE KHALIL, DOM, 764 00:19:12,718 --> 00:19:18,290 AND THEN WE HAVE ANITRA. 765 00:19:18,423 --> 00:19:21,760 >> I'M WITH SEI, BANNING 766 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,162 JUNK FEES IS A CRITICAL STEP 767 00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:24,563 TO MAKING SEATTLE AFFORDABLE FOR 768 00:19:24,563 --> 00:19:26,231 EVERYONE. 769 00:19:26,231 --> 00:19:27,132 I APPLAUD MAYOR WILSON 770 00:19:27,132 --> 00:19:28,200 AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR 771 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:29,635 TAKING ACTION TO ADDRESS 772 00:19:29,635 --> 00:19:30,936 THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN THIS 773 00:19:30,936 --> 00:19:33,772 CITY. 774 00:19:33,772 --> 00:19:34,973 SEIU- 6 REPRESENTS 7,000 PLUS 775 00:19:34,973 --> 00:19:36,475 WHO WORK IN SEATTLE AND 3,200 776 00:19:36,475 --> 00:19:37,910 OF THEM LIVE IN THE CITY. 777 00:19:37,910 --> 00:19:39,144 OUR MEMBERS ARE 778 00:19:39,144 --> 00:19:40,379 JANITORS, SECURITY GUARDS AND 779 00:19:40,379 --> 00:19:41,813 AIRPORT WORKERS WHO PROVIDE 780 00:19:41,813 --> 00:19:43,015 CRITICAL SERVICES TO THE CITY 781 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:43,348 AND 782 00:19:43,348 --> 00:19:44,516 REGION, BY AND LARGE OUR MEMBERS 783 00:19:44,516 --> 00:19:45,884 WOULD LOVE TO LIVE IN THE CITY 784 00:19:45,884 --> 00:19:47,486 THEY WORK IN, BUT WAY TOO MANY 785 00:19:47,486 --> 00:19:48,754 OF THEM JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT. 786 00:19:48,754 --> 00:19:51,023 OUR SOCIETY IS AT AN EXISTENTIAL 787 00:19:51,023 --> 00:19:52,191 CRISIS WHERE PRICES 788 00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:53,192 INCREASE WITHOUT THE THOUGHT OF 789 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:54,393 CAN PEOPLE AFFORD IT. 790 00:19:54,393 --> 00:19:55,661 THE QUESTION TO LANDLORDS IS 791 00:19:55,661 --> 00:19:56,028 SIMPLE. 792 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:57,596 IF NO ONE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE 793 00:19:57,596 --> 00:19:59,131 IN THE CITY, WHO WILL PAY THE 794 00:19:59,131 --> 00:19:59,331 RENT 795 00:19:59,331 --> 00:20:00,098 YOU ALL KEEP INCREASING? 796 00:20:00,098 --> 00:20:02,034 I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING 797 00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:03,268 WHAT NEXT STEPS THE COUNCIL AND 798 00:20:03,268 --> 00:20:03,468 MAYOR 799 00:20:03,468 --> 00:20:05,070 TAKE TO MAKE THE CITY 800 00:20:05,070 --> 00:20:06,438 MORE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE. 801 00:20:06,572 --> 00:20:06,872 THANK YOU. 802 00:20:06,872 --> 00:20:07,205 [ APPLAUSE ] 803 00:20:07,205 --> 00:20:10,108 >> THANK YOU, KHALIL. 804 00:20:10,108 --> 00:20:11,210 DOM, 805 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:11,843 ANITRA, CAROLINE RUSSELL, JEFF 806 00:20:11,843 --> 00:20:15,347 PAUL. 807 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,449 >> HI, MY NAME IS DOM. 808 00:20:17,449 --> 00:20:18,884 I BELIEVE JUNK FEES ARE A 809 00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:21,653 MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN 810 00:20:21,653 --> 00:20:22,421 OUR HOMELESSNESS EPIDEMIC HERE 811 00:20:22,421 --> 00:20:23,255 IN 812 00:20:23,255 --> 00:20:24,456 MY HOMETOWN, THE CITY RELOVE, 813 00:20:24,456 --> 00:20:24,723 SEATTLE. 814 00:20:24,723 --> 00:20:26,425 I LIVE IN A TENT CITY. 815 00:20:26,425 --> 00:20:28,493 MOST OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW ON 816 00:20:28,493 --> 00:20:29,528 THE STREET, MYSELF INCLUDED, 817 00:20:29,528 --> 00:20:31,263 HAVE NOT ALWAYS BEEN HOMELESS 818 00:20:31,263 --> 00:20:34,333 AND OFTEN WE HAVE STORIES WHICH 819 00:20:34,333 --> 00:20:35,734 INCLUDE BEING EVICTED, SLAMMED 820 00:20:35,734 --> 00:20:37,803 WITH TONS OF FEES ESPECIALLY PET 821 00:20:37,803 --> 00:20:39,204 FEES MAKING IT MORE 822 00:20:39,204 --> 00:20:40,405 DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES NEARLY 823 00:20:40,405 --> 00:20:42,207 IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND HOUSING. 824 00:20:42,207 --> 00:20:44,343 IF YOU WANT TO HELP SOLVE 825 00:20:44,343 --> 00:20:45,644 HOMELESSNESS, IF YOU WANT 826 00:20:45,644 --> 00:20:47,412 TO KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED, AND IF 827 00:20:47,412 --> 00:20:49,314 YOU LOVE SEATTLE LIKE ME, YOU 828 00:20:49,314 --> 00:20:50,582 LOVE LIVING IN A CITY THAT 829 00:20:50,582 --> 00:20:52,751 BELIEVES IN RIGHTS FOR ALL. 830 00:20:52,751 --> 00:20:53,885 HOUSING FOR ALL. 831 00:20:53,885 --> 00:20:55,520 IF YOU LOVE SEATTLE LIKE 832 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,656 ME, YOU'LL END JUNK 833 00:20:57,656 --> 00:20:57,856 FEES. 834 00:20:57,856 --> 00:20:58,156 THANK YOU. 835 00:20:58,290 --> 00:21:02,060 >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 836 00:21:02,060 --> 00:21:06,598 WE'VE GOT ANITRA FREEMAN. 837 00:21:06,732 --> 00:21:07,499 >> THANK YOU. 838 00:21:07,499 --> 00:21:11,103 MY NAME IS ANITRA FREEMAN, 839 00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:15,307 AND I AM A PARTICIPANT IN WHEEL 840 00:21:15,307 --> 00:21:15,474 AND 841 00:21:15,474 --> 00:21:17,209 SHARE HOMELESS ORGANIZING 842 00:21:17,209 --> 00:21:17,676 EFFORTS. 843 00:21:17,676 --> 00:21:19,077 HOMELESS AND FORMERLY 844 00:21:19,077 --> 00:21:20,212 HOMELESS PEOPLE WORKING 845 00:21:20,212 --> 00:21:20,479 TOGETHER. 846 00:21:20,479 --> 00:21:23,815 I'M ONE OF THE FORMERLY 847 00:21:23,815 --> 00:21:24,082 HOMELESS. 848 00:21:24,082 --> 00:21:27,686 MY HOMELESS FRIENDS ALSO 849 00:21:27,686 --> 00:21:28,687 WANT TO BE RENTERS. 850 00:21:28,687 --> 00:21:31,890 JUNK FEES MAKE IT HARDER, 851 00:21:31,890 --> 00:21:35,527 MAKE IT TWICE AS HARD. 852 00:21:35,527 --> 00:21:38,397 YOU CAN -- A LOT OF MY HOMELESS 853 00:21:38,397 --> 00:21:39,898 FRIENDS HAVE JOBS AND 854 00:21:39,898 --> 00:21:43,001 THEY'RE SAVING UP MONEY, BUT 855 00:21:43,001 --> 00:21:43,301 YOU THINK 856 00:21:43,301 --> 00:21:48,573 YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET 857 00:21:48,573 --> 00:21:50,609 A RENT THAT WAS ADVERTISED, YOU 858 00:21:50,609 --> 00:21:50,809 GO 859 00:21:50,809 --> 00:21:53,979 IN AND YOU PAY THE APPLICATION 860 00:21:53,979 --> 00:21:55,547 FEE, AND YOU GET DOWN TO 861 00:21:55,547 --> 00:21:57,849 SIGNING THE LEASE AND FIND OUT 862 00:21:57,849 --> 00:22:00,152 THAT IT'S 863 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:00,919 ACTUALLY SEVERAL HUNDRED 864 00:22:00,919 --> 00:22:01,386 MORE THAN THAT. 865 00:22:01,386 --> 00:22:02,554 I APPRECIATE THE WORK 866 00:22:02,554 --> 00:22:05,157 THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO 867 00:22:05,157 --> 00:22:06,291 THIS, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 868 00:22:06,291 --> 00:22:09,194 DON'T LET ANYBODY WEAKEN IT. 869 00:22:09,327 --> 00:22:12,497 >> THANK YOU. 870 00:22:12,497 --> 00:22:14,666 [ APPLAUSE ] 871 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:15,634 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 872 00:22:15,634 --> 00:22:16,468 THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 873 00:22:16,468 --> 00:22:20,272 WE HAVE CAROLINE 874 00:22:20,272 --> 00:22:22,574 RUSSELL, JEFF PAUL, SONJAE. 875 00:22:22,708 --> 00:22:24,876 >> HI, I'M CAROLINE RUSSELL A 876 00:22:24,876 --> 00:22:25,944 D- 3 RESIDENT. 877 00:22:25,944 --> 00:22:27,012 MY FIRST APARTMENT IN 878 00:22:27,012 --> 00:22:29,414 SEATTLE WAS 879 00:22:29,414 --> 00:22:30,215 ONE IN CAPITOL HILL. IT WAS A 880 00:22:30,215 --> 00:22:30,682 BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT. 881 00:22:30,682 --> 00:22:31,650 I LIVED THERE TWO YEARS 882 00:22:31,650 --> 00:22:33,051 BEFORE THE COST OF RENT AND FEES 883 00:22:33,051 --> 00:22:34,319 BECAME TOO HIGH FOR ME TO 884 00:22:34,319 --> 00:22:34,586 CONTINUE 885 00:22:34,586 --> 00:22:34,820 PAYING. 886 00:22:34,820 --> 00:22:36,088 DURING THAT TIME I WAS CHARGED 887 00:22:36,088 --> 00:22:37,656 A TOTAL OF $60 FOR THE 888 00:22:37,656 --> 00:22:39,758 PRIVILEGE OF PAYING MY OWN RENT, 889 00:22:39,758 --> 00:22:39,958 $144 890 00:22:39,958 --> 00:22:41,793 FOR A KEY FOB SYSTEM I DIDN'T 891 00:22:41,793 --> 00:22:41,960 ASK 892 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,763 FOR, $372 FOR A GYM I NEVER USED 893 00:22:44,763 --> 00:22:47,132 AND $1,200 FOR A SEVEN- POUND 894 00:22:47,132 --> 00:22:49,134 CAT WHO DID NO DAMAGE TO 895 00:22:49,134 --> 00:22:50,869 MY APARTMENT AT MY LANDLORD'S 896 00:22:50,869 --> 00:22:51,036 OWN 897 00:22:51,036 --> 00:22:51,336 ADMISSION. 898 00:22:51,336 --> 00:22:52,270 FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS 899 00:22:52,270 --> 00:22:54,239 I'VE BEEN 900 00:22:54,239 --> 00:22:54,873 LIVING IN A BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT 901 00:22:54,873 --> 00:22:56,541 WITH THE SAME 902 00:22:56,541 --> 00:22:58,910 SQUARE FOOTAGE AND I PAY LESS 903 00:22:58,910 --> 00:22:59,111 RENT. 904 00:22:59,111 --> 00:23:00,746 THEY RENOVATED OUR LAUNDRY ROOM 905 00:23:00,746 --> 00:23:02,481 AND CHARGE US NO FEES TO USE IT 906 00:23:02,481 --> 00:23:04,349 AND THEY ONLY CHARGE US FOR 907 00:23:04,349 --> 00:23:05,917 THE THINGS WE ACTUALLY USE AND 908 00:23:05,917 --> 00:23:07,452 MAKE PLENTY OF INCOME OFFOFF 909 00:23:07,452 --> 00:23:07,686 RENT. 910 00:23:07,686 --> 00:23:09,321 I KNOW THIS CAN BE DONE. 911 00:23:09,321 --> 00:23:10,956 LANDLORDS WILL TELL YOU ABOUT 912 00:23:10,956 --> 00:23:12,157 UNPREDICTABILITY BUT WHAT 913 00:23:12,157 --> 00:23:13,058 ABOUT NOT KNOWING WHETHER YOU'LL 914 00:23:13,058 --> 00:23:14,059 BE ABLE TO STAY IN THE 915 00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:15,460 HOUSE THAT YOU LOVE IN THE CITY 916 00:23:15,460 --> 00:23:15,727 YOU LOVE 917 00:23:15,727 --> 00:23:16,962 AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOU LOVE? 918 00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:19,131 THIS IS WHAT REALLY MATTERS. 919 00:23:19,131 --> 00:23:20,899 I URGE YOU TO PASS THIS 920 00:23:20,899 --> 00:23:21,767 LEGISLATION WITH NO CHANGES. 921 00:23:21,767 --> 00:23:23,101 BAN JUNK FEES. 922 00:23:23,101 --> 00:23:25,771 [ APPLAUSE ] 923 00:23:25,904 --> 00:23:30,842 >> JEFF, SANJAY, KEVIN. 924 00:23:30,976 --> 00:23:32,244 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. 925 00:23:32,244 --> 00:23:34,112 I'M JEFF PAUL, THE INTERIM 926 00:23:34,112 --> 00:23:35,347 CO- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 927 00:23:35,347 --> 00:23:35,580 HOUSING 928 00:23:35,580 --> 00:23:36,515 NEIGHBORS AND APOLOGIES 929 00:23:36,515 --> 00:23:37,582 FOR ANYONE AT THE PRESS 930 00:23:37,582 --> 00:23:37,916 CONFERENCE. 931 00:23:37,916 --> 00:23:40,452 THIS MIGHT SOUND 932 00:23:40,452 --> 00:23:41,253 REDUNDANT, BUT TODAY I'M HERE 933 00:23:41,253 --> 00:23:41,953 TO TALK AS 934 00:23:41,953 --> 00:23:43,922 A RENTER 935 00:23:43,922 --> 00:23:44,623 WHO HAS MOVED EIGHT TIMES IN THE 936 00:23:44,623 --> 00:23:45,624 LAST NINE YEARS INCLUDING 937 00:23:45,624 --> 00:23:49,861 ONE TIME INTO MY CAR OVER $90. 938 00:23:49,861 --> 00:23:51,696 I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT 939 00:23:51,696 --> 00:23:53,698 IT'S LIKE TO LIVE PAYCHECK 940 00:23:53,698 --> 00:23:54,800 TO PAYCHECK IN THE CITY. 941 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,701 IN 2018 I WAS BARELY MAKING MY 942 00:23:56,701 --> 00:23:58,069 ENDS MEET WHEN MY 943 00:23:58,069 --> 00:23:58,904 EMPLOYER ILLEGALLY STOPPED 944 00:23:58,904 --> 00:23:59,271 PAYING ME FOR 945 00:23:59,404 --> 00:24:00,305 MONTHS. I DIDN'T HAVE THE 946 00:24:00,305 --> 00:24:00,539 SAVINGS 947 00:24:00,539 --> 00:24:02,007 TO FLOAT THE DIFFERENCE SO I GOT 948 00:24:02,007 --> 00:24:05,110 TEMP JOBS ON THE SIDE DOING 949 00:24:05,110 --> 00:24:05,777 DOG WALKING, STOCKING SHELVES 950 00:24:05,777 --> 00:24:07,145 OVERNIGHT AND EVERYTHING I COULD 951 00:24:07,145 --> 00:24:09,915 TO MAKE RENT, BUT IT WASN'T 952 00:24:10,048 --> 00:24:11,516 ENOUGH. RENT DAY CAME AND I WAS 953 00:24:11,516 --> 00:24:11,817 ABOUT 954 00:24:11,817 --> 00:24:13,418 $90 SHORT. 955 00:24:13,418 --> 00:24:14,619 UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T KNOW 956 00:24:14,619 --> 00:24:16,221 MY TENANT RIGHTS, LIKE MANY 957 00:24:16,221 --> 00:24:18,023 RENTERS IN THE CITY, AND THAT 958 00:24:18,023 --> 00:24:18,857 $90 GAP 959 00:24:18,857 --> 00:24:20,058 ENDED UP PUSHING ME OUT OF 960 00:24:20,058 --> 00:24:21,526 MY HOUSE AND INTO MY CAR. 961 00:24:21,526 --> 00:24:22,961 SO WHEN LANDLORDS TELL YOU 962 00:24:22,961 --> 00:24:24,462 THEY CAN'T AFFORD US BANNING 963 00:24:24,462 --> 00:24:24,663 THESE 964 00:24:24,663 --> 00:24:26,264 FEES, MY SIMPLE RESPONSE IS 965 00:24:26,264 --> 00:24:27,732 WE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THEM. 966 00:24:27,732 --> 00:24:31,303 I COULDN'T HAVE FLOATED THE 967 00:24:31,303 --> 00:24:32,070 $150 FEE MENTIONED IN THE 968 00:24:32,070 --> 00:24:33,138 PRESS CONFERENCE AND MANY OTHER 969 00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:33,772 PEOPLE CAN'T 970 00:24:33,772 --> 00:24:35,574 EITHER. LET'S PRO- TUKT OUR 971 00:24:35,574 --> 00:24:35,774 MOST 972 00:24:35,774 --> 00:24:36,208 PRECARIOUS RENTERS. 973 00:24:36,341 --> 00:24:40,679 >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 974 00:24:40,679 --> 00:24:42,013 OKAY, SANJAY, 975 00:24:42,013 --> 00:24:46,151 KEVIN, EM SMITH, SPENCER. 976 00:24:46,284 --> 00:24:48,420 >> I'M A GRADUATE STUDENT 977 00:24:48,420 --> 00:24:50,789 RESEARCHER AND A MEMBER OF UAW 978 00:24:50,789 --> 00:24:52,157 4121, THE UNION WHICH 979 00:24:52,157 --> 00:24:53,458 REPRESENTS NEARLY 10,000 980 00:24:53,458 --> 00:24:53,725 ACADEMIC 981 00:24:53,725 --> 00:24:54,326 WORKERS AT UW. 982 00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:56,661 THE MAJORITY OF UAW 983 00:24:56,661 --> 00:24:58,363 WORKERS LIKE ME ARE RENTERS IN 984 00:24:58,363 --> 00:24:58,630 SEATTLE. 985 00:24:58,630 --> 00:25:01,066 MY COLLEAGUES AND I CARRY 986 00:25:01,066 --> 00:25:03,735 OUT LIFESAVING RESEARCH ON 987 00:25:03,735 --> 00:25:04,736 CANCER, GENETICS AND. 988 00:25:04,736 --> 00:25:05,937 IT SHOULD BE THESE 989 00:25:05,937 --> 00:25:07,772 CRITICAL 990 00:25:07,772 --> 00:25:08,540 ISSUES THAT KEEP US UP AT NIGHT 991 00:25:08,540 --> 00:25:10,675 NOT WORRYING ABOUT MAKING RENT 992 00:25:10,675 --> 00:25:11,576 NEXT MONTH OR NEW FEES FROM 993 00:25:11,576 --> 00:25:11,877 LANDLORDS. 994 00:25:11,877 --> 00:25:13,712 SOME OF OUR MEMBERS ARE 995 00:25:13,712 --> 00:25:15,480 ONLY PAID NINE MONTHS OUT OF THE 996 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:15,680 YEAR 997 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,650 AND ARE FORCED TO 998 00:25:18,650 --> 00:25:20,619 FIND PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT FOR 999 00:25:20,619 --> 00:25:20,785 THE 1000 00:25:20,785 --> 00:25:21,152 SUMMER. 1001 00:25:21,152 --> 00:25:22,754 WITH FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS, 1002 00:25:22,754 --> 00:25:23,521 LESS IS OFFERED EVERY 1003 00:25:23,521 --> 00:25:24,656 QUARTER. THE COUNCIL HAS THE 1004 00:25:24,656 --> 00:25:26,925 OPPORTUNITY TO MITIGATE THE 1005 00:25:26,925 --> 00:25:28,927 INCREDIBLY REGRESSIVE SYSTEM OF 1006 00:25:28,927 --> 00:25:29,194 LANDLORDS 1007 00:25:29,194 --> 00:25:30,495 PASSING ON OPAQUE COSTS TO 1008 00:25:30,629 --> 00:25:31,796 RENTERS. THIS BILL IS 1009 00:25:31,796 --> 00:25:33,098 ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO PROTECT 1010 00:25:33,098 --> 00:25:33,331 TENANTS 1011 00:25:33,331 --> 00:25:35,233 AND WE URGE YOU TO PASS THE BILL 1012 00:25:35,233 --> 00:25:36,167 IN ITS CURRENT FORM. 1013 00:25:36,167 --> 00:25:36,501 THANK YOU. 1014 00:25:36,635 --> 00:25:37,936 >> THANK YOU. 1015 00:25:37,936 --> 00:25:38,270 [ APPLAUSE ] 1016 00:25:38,270 --> 00:25:38,770 ALL RIGHT. 1017 00:25:38,770 --> 00:25:42,040 WE ARE GOING TO KEEP IT MOVING. 1018 00:25:42,173 --> 00:25:42,374 KEVIN. 1019 00:25:42,374 --> 00:25:44,709 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, 1020 00:25:44,709 --> 00:25:45,076 COUNCILMEMBERS. 1021 00:25:45,076 --> 00:25:46,144 KEVIN SCHILLING OF WASHINGTON. 1022 00:25:46,144 --> 00:25:48,813 LET'S BE CLEAR, RENTERS DESERVE 1023 00:25:48,813 --> 00:25:49,681 TRANSPARENCY, TO KNOW THE 1024 00:25:49,681 --> 00:25:51,483 FULL COST OF HOUSING BEFORE THEY 1025 00:25:51,483 --> 00:25:51,783 APPLY. 1026 00:25:51,783 --> 00:25:52,284 WE SUPPORT THAT. 1027 00:25:52,284 --> 00:25:53,985 THIS ORDINANCE DOESN'T 1028 00:25:53,985 --> 00:25:54,853 JUST REQUIRE DISCLOSURE. 1029 00:25:54,853 --> 00:25:56,354 WHEN YOU BAN A COST, THE COST 1030 00:25:56,354 --> 00:25:56,988 DOESN'T DISAPPEAR. 1031 00:25:56,988 --> 00:25:58,089 IT MOVES INTO RENT. 1032 00:25:58,089 --> 00:25:59,691 THE RENTER WHO DOESN'T USE 1033 00:25:59,691 --> 00:26:01,559 THE SERVICES PAYS, EVERYONE PAYS 1034 00:26:01,559 --> 00:26:01,893 MORE. 1035 00:26:01,893 --> 00:26:03,094 THAT'S NOT AFFORDABILITY. 1036 00:26:03,094 --> 00:26:04,729 THAT'S COST SHIFTING. 1037 00:26:04,729 --> 00:26:06,665 EVEN THE CITY'S OWN EXPERT 1038 00:26:06,665 --> 00:26:07,399 ACKNOWLEDGED ADVERTISED 1039 00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:08,233 RENTS WILL INCREASE. 1040 00:26:08,233 --> 00:26:09,601 THEN THERE'S ENFORCEMENT. 1041 00:26:09,601 --> 00:26:11,569 A PAPERWORK MISTAKE CAN 1042 00:26:11,569 --> 00:26:12,771 TRIGGER PENALTIES AND LAWSUITS. 1043 00:26:12,771 --> 00:26:14,973 AND THE CITY WANTS TO IMPOSE 1044 00:26:14,973 --> 00:26:16,641 A NEW FEE ON EVERY RENTAL HOME, 1045 00:26:16,641 --> 00:26:16,775 A 1046 00:26:16,775 --> 00:26:19,010 NEW FEE TO REGULATE FEES. 1047 00:26:19,010 --> 00:26:20,412 SEATTLE KEEPS ADDING COSTS, 1048 00:26:20,412 --> 00:26:22,080 MANDATES AND LEGAL RISKS TO 1049 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:22,480 HOUSING. 1050 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:23,782 AND EVERY TIME THE RESULT IS 1051 00:26:23,782 --> 00:26:24,082 THE SAME. 1052 00:26:24,082 --> 00:26:26,084 LESS HOUSING, HIGHER COSTS AND 1053 00:26:26,084 --> 00:26:27,252 FEWER CHOICES FOR RENTERS. 1054 00:26:27,252 --> 00:26:29,454 TO KEEP THE TRANSPARENCY 1055 00:26:29,454 --> 00:26:30,822 PROVISIONS, REQUIRE 1056 00:26:30,822 --> 00:26:32,791 DISCLOSURE, REQUIRE HONESTY, BUT 1057 00:26:32,791 --> 00:26:33,091 REJECT THE 1058 00:26:33,091 --> 00:26:35,126 FEE BANS, THE COST CAPS AND 1059 00:26:35,126 --> 00:26:36,761 THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION 1060 00:26:36,761 --> 00:26:39,431 BECAUSE TRANSPARENCY HELPS 1061 00:26:39,431 --> 00:26:40,832 RENTERS. HIGHER RENTS DO NOT. 1062 00:26:40,832 --> 00:26:41,566 THANK YOU. 1063 00:26:41,700 --> 00:26:45,904 >> EM SMITH. 1064 00:26:50,442 --> 00:26:51,810 >> HI. I'M A RENTER IN SEATTLE. 1065 00:26:51,810 --> 00:26:54,446 I'M A MEMBER OF LABOR MILITANT. 1066 00:26:54,446 --> 00:26:55,914 THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO 1067 00:26:55,914 --> 00:26:58,016 BAN THESE JUNK FEES AND DO IT 1068 00:26:58,016 --> 00:26:58,249 WITHOUT 1069 00:26:58,249 --> 00:27:00,485 LOOPHOLES, WITHOUT ANY WATERING 1070 00:27:00,485 --> 00:27:00,752 DOWN. 1071 00:27:00,752 --> 00:27:01,186 WE HAVE 1072 00:27:01,186 --> 00:27:02,253 CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 1073 00:27:02,253 --> 00:27:02,520 REAL 1074 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:03,955 ESTATE INDUSTRY COMING UP 1075 00:27:03,955 --> 00:27:05,890 HERE CRYING CROCODILE TEARS WHEN 1076 00:27:05,890 --> 00:27:08,059 THE THREE BIGGEST LANDLORDS IN 1077 00:27:08,059 --> 00:27:10,762 SEATTLE, ESSEX, EQUITY AND 1078 00:27:10,762 --> 00:27:13,198 AFTER A LON BAY MADE $3 BILLION 1079 00:27:13,198 --> 00:27:14,699 OF PROFIT LAST YEAR. 1080 00:27:14,699 --> 00:27:16,434 IF THEY'RE ARGUING, IF 1081 00:27:16,434 --> 00:27:17,268 THEY'RE THREATENING TO PUSH 1082 00:27:17,268 --> 00:27:17,469 THESE 1083 00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:19,904 COSTS ON TO RENTERS IN THE FORM 1084 00:27:19,904 --> 00:27:20,071 OF 1085 00:27:20,071 --> 00:27:22,540 INCREASED RENT, WE NEED TO FIGHT 1086 00:27:22,540 --> 00:27:23,141 FOR RENT CONTROL, FOUR PUBLIC 1087 00:27:23,141 --> 00:27:24,743 HOUSING, TO FIGHT OTHER 1088 00:27:24,743 --> 00:27:25,844 JUNK FEES WHICH AREN'T INCLUDED 1089 00:27:25,844 --> 00:27:27,379 IN THIS LEGISLATION LIKE RUBS 1090 00:27:27,379 --> 00:27:29,180 WHICH IS A JUNK FEE. 1091 00:27:29,180 --> 00:27:32,384 LANDLORDS ARE PUSHING -- 1092 00:27:32,384 --> 00:27:34,319 THAT RENTERS AREN'T USING ONTO 1093 00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:35,587 US INCLUDING FOR VACANT UNITS. 1094 00:27:35,587 --> 00:27:36,621 IF ANY DEMOCRAT ON THIS 1095 00:27:36,621 --> 00:27:37,622 COUNCIL HAD COURAGE AND WAS 1096 00:27:37,622 --> 00:27:37,856 WANTING 1097 00:27:37,856 --> 00:27:39,591 TO FIGHT FOR RENTERS, THEY 1098 00:27:39,591 --> 00:27:40,425 WOULD INTRODUCE AN AMENDMENT 1099 00:27:40,425 --> 00:27:42,894 TO INCLUDE A BAN ON RUBS IN THIS 1100 00:27:42,894 --> 00:27:43,228 LEGISLATION. 1101 00:27:43,228 --> 00:27:44,396 WE NEED TO FIGHT FOR THIS. 1102 00:27:44,396 --> 00:27:45,864 THE DEMOCRATS AREN'T DOING THIS 1103 00:27:45,864 --> 00:27:46,664 BECAUSE THEY FIGHT FOR RENTERS. 1104 00:27:46,664 --> 00:27:48,166 THEY'RE DOING IT BECAUSE OF 1105 00:27:48,166 --> 00:27:49,034 THE PRESSURE OF OUR MOVEMENT. 1106 00:27:49,034 --> 00:27:50,769 WE NEED TO ESCALATE, FIGHT FOR 1107 00:27:50,769 --> 00:27:52,404 MORE, FIGHT FOR RENT CONTROL 1108 00:27:52,404 --> 00:27:54,506 AND THE FULL RENTERS' BILL OF 1109 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:54,939 RIGHTS. 1110 00:27:54,939 --> 00:27:55,440 [ APPLAUSE ] 1111 00:27:55,573 --> 00:27:56,174 >> THANK YOU. 1112 00:27:56,174 --> 00:27:57,742 OKAY, ALL RIGHT. 1113 00:27:57,742 --> 00:27:58,777 SPENCER AND I'M GOING TO TRY 1114 00:27:58,777 --> 00:28:00,245 TO KEEP US MOVING, FOLKS. 1115 00:28:00,245 --> 00:28:01,179 WE HAVE ONE COMMITTEE MEMBER 1116 00:28:01,179 --> 00:28:02,547 WHO HAS A HARD STOP AT 4:30. 1117 00:28:02,547 --> 00:28:03,848 WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS 1118 00:28:03,848 --> 00:28:07,318 AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. 1119 00:28:07,318 --> 00:28:09,387 SPENCER HARPER. 1120 00:28:09,387 --> 00:28:09,688 THANK YOU. 1121 00:28:09,821 --> 00:28:12,490 >> MY NAME IS SPENCER ROLLS AND 1122 00:28:12,490 --> 00:28:14,292 I RENT A MICRO APARTMENT 1123 00:28:14,292 --> 00:28:14,692 IN CAPITOL HILL. 1124 00:28:14,692 --> 00:28:16,761 THE ADVERTISED RENT OF MY 1125 00:28:16,761 --> 00:28:19,497 UNIT WAS $1,295. 1126 00:28:19,497 --> 00:28:22,434 THE TOTAL AFTER FEES IS 1127 00:28:22,434 --> 00:28:24,803 $1,488. THAT IS AN ABSURD 1128 00:28:24,803 --> 00:28:25,103 DIFFERENCE. 1129 00:28:25,103 --> 00:28:27,505 PART OF THAT IS PET 1130 00:28:27,505 --> 00:28:28,873 RENT, WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS A 1131 00:28:28,873 --> 00:28:29,207 BLATANT SCAM 1132 00:28:29,207 --> 00:28:30,175 THAT SHOULD BE 1133 00:28:30,175 --> 00:28:33,578 BANNED. PART THAT HAVE IS A PLAT 1134 00:28:33,578 --> 00:28:34,412 FLAT $125 1135 00:28:34,412 --> 00:28:35,413 UTILITY FEE. 1136 00:28:35,413 --> 00:28:38,683 I DON'T NOT EXPECT TO PAY 1137 00:28:38,683 --> 00:28:40,518 UTILITY BUT ONE PROBLEM IS IT 1138 00:28:40,518 --> 00:28:41,519 SHOULD BE ADVERTISED AS 1139 00:28:41,519 --> 00:28:42,921 PART OF THE FIXED COSTS BECAUSE 1140 00:28:42,921 --> 00:28:43,121 IT IS 1141 00:28:43,121 --> 00:28:46,724 A KNOWN FIXED COST. 1142 00:28:46,724 --> 00:28:48,093 TWO, THE LANDLORD TRIES TO 1143 00:28:48,093 --> 00:28:49,961 HAVE IT BOTH WAYS, TREATING THAT 1144 00:28:49,961 --> 00:28:51,262 UTILITY FEE AS PART OF RENT 1145 00:28:51,262 --> 00:28:53,965 WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT 1146 00:28:53,965 --> 00:28:54,999 FOR THEM BUT ONLY WHEN IT'S 1147 00:28:54,999 --> 00:28:55,767 CONVENIENT FOR 1148 00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:58,236 THEM. THREE IS THAT IT DOESN'T 1149 00:28:58,236 --> 00:28:59,704 ADJUST WHEN MAJOR APPLIANCES ARE 1150 00:28:59,704 --> 00:29:00,338 OUT OF 1151 00:29:00,338 --> 00:29:02,240 ORDER AND NOT 1152 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,742 USING ANY POWER. THE HEAT PUMPS 1153 00:29:04,742 --> 00:29:05,777 HAVE BEEN OUT 1154 00:29:05,777 --> 00:29:06,511 OF ORDER SINCE NOVEMBER AND 1155 00:29:06,511 --> 00:29:06,778 HAVEN'T 1156 00:29:06,778 --> 00:29:07,846 BEEN USING ANY POWER BUT 1157 00:29:07,846 --> 00:29:11,282 WE'RE STILL PAYING THE FULL 1158 00:29:11,282 --> 00:29:11,549 UTILITY 1159 00:29:11,549 --> 00:29:12,417 FEE. 1160 00:29:12,417 --> 00:29:14,819 BAN JUNK FEES AND REQUIRE 1161 00:29:14,953 --> 00:29:15,253 DISCLOSURE. 1162 00:29:15,386 --> 00:29:20,325 >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 1163 00:29:20,325 --> 00:29:21,659 THANK YOU. 1164 00:29:21,793 --> 00:29:22,327 >> HI. 1165 00:29:22,327 --> 00:29:25,096 I'M HARPER, A RESIDENT 1166 00:29:25,096 --> 00:29:28,266 OF DISTRICT 3 AND I PAY AN EXTRA 1167 00:29:28,399 --> 00:29:30,902 $40 IN RENT ESSENTIALLY AS 1168 00:29:30,902 --> 00:29:32,270 DOES EVERYBODY ELSE IN MY 1169 00:29:32,270 --> 00:29:32,570 APARTMENT 1170 00:29:32,570 --> 00:29:32,837 BUILDING. 1171 00:29:32,837 --> 00:29:36,141 WE PAY $10 TO PAY RENT, AND 1172 00:29:36,141 --> 00:29:40,211 WE PAY $30 FOR WI- FI THAT DOES 1173 00:29:40,211 --> 00:29:41,112 NOT 1174 00:29:41,112 --> 00:29:42,147 WORK. 1175 00:29:42,147 --> 00:29:44,349 THIS IS -- I MEAN, WE'VE HEARD 1176 00:29:44,349 --> 00:29:46,451 THAT RENTS WILL GO UP. 1177 00:29:46,451 --> 00:29:49,187 I DON'T REALLY SEE HOW THAT'S 1178 00:29:49,187 --> 00:29:50,455 DIFFERENT THAT WHAT I ALREADY 1179 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:50,655 PAY. 1180 00:29:50,655 --> 00:29:53,491 IT MAY NOT BE CALLED RENT, 1181 00:29:53,491 --> 00:29:54,159 BUT IT'S RENT. 1182 00:29:54,159 --> 00:29:55,660 BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE 1183 00:29:55,660 --> 00:29:57,095 ONE OF US PAYS IT. 1184 00:29:57,095 --> 00:30:00,131 IT'S NOT -- IT DOESN'T 1185 00:30:00,131 --> 00:30:01,399 CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHO USES 1186 00:30:01,399 --> 00:30:02,967 THIS OR 1187 00:30:02,967 --> 00:30:03,301 NOT. 1188 00:30:03,301 --> 00:30:06,337 I CAN'T NOT PAY THE WI-FI 1189 00:30:06,337 --> 00:30:08,373 FEE EVEN IF I DON'T USE IT, 1190 00:30:08,373 --> 00:30:09,440 BUT, SO, 1191 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:10,775 THAT MEANS THIS IS RENT. 1192 00:30:10,775 --> 00:30:12,076 SO WHEN THESE LANDLORDS 1193 00:30:12,076 --> 00:30:16,915 ARE COMING UP AND TALKING ABOUT 1194 00:30:16,915 --> 00:30:17,248 HOW 1195 00:30:17,248 --> 00:30:18,383 RENT WILL INCREASE BECAUSE 1196 00:30:18,383 --> 00:30:20,718 WE'RE BANNING FEES, IF WE BAN 1197 00:30:20,718 --> 00:30:22,187 FEES, THAT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE 1198 00:30:22,187 --> 00:30:23,021 A 1199 00:30:23,021 --> 00:30:23,388 LOT OF 1200 00:30:23,388 --> 00:30:25,824 SENSE. THANK YOU. 1201 00:30:26,024 --> 00:30:27,759 >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 1202 00:30:27,759 --> 00:30:31,863 OKAY, WE HAVE LEXI AND RAUL 1203 00:30:31,863 --> 00:30:34,098 OR MAYBE PAUL ESTEVES. 1204 00:30:34,232 --> 00:30:35,567 >> HI. 1205 00:30:35,567 --> 00:30:38,403 MY NAME IS FERDINE AND I'M 1206 00:30:38,403 --> 00:30:39,704 A STUDENT ORGANIZER AND I'M 1207 00:30:39,704 --> 00:30:41,072 HERE TO ENCOURAGE THE PASSAGE OF 1208 00:30:41,072 --> 00:30:44,442 THIS BILL WITHOUT ANY LOOPHOLES. 1209 00:30:44,442 --> 00:30:46,311 SEATTLE IS IN A HOUSING 1210 00:30:46,311 --> 00:30:48,179 CRISIS AND IT IS KILLING THE 1211 00:30:48,179 --> 00:30:48,413 STATE, 1212 00:30:48,413 --> 00:30:49,781 AND IT HARMS US ON MANY 1213 00:30:49,781 --> 00:30:50,648 DIMENSIONS. 1214 00:30:50,648 --> 00:30:52,016 UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING MEANS 1215 00:30:52,016 --> 00:30:53,785 RENTERS ARE SADDLED WITH 1216 00:30:53,785 --> 00:30:54,686 HIDDEN FEES THEY CAN'T ACCOUNT 1217 00:30:54,686 --> 00:30:55,286 FOR 1218 00:30:55,286 --> 00:30:59,057 WHEN LOOKING FOR HOUSING. 1219 00:30:59,057 --> 00:31:00,225 BEYOND THAT 1220 00:31:00,225 --> 00:31:01,326 IMMIGRANTS, PEOPLE WHO COME TO 1221 00:31:01,326 --> 00:31:02,060 THE STATE 1222 00:31:02,060 --> 00:31:03,561 BECAUSE THEY'RE BEING HARMED BY 1223 00:31:03,561 --> 00:31:04,996 HOSTILE FEDERAL AND STATE 1224 00:31:04,996 --> 00:31:05,763 GOVERNMENTS DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND 1225 00:31:05,763 --> 00:31:05,964 OF 1226 00:31:05,964 --> 00:31:06,631 HOUSING MARKET THEY'RE GETTING 1227 00:31:06,631 --> 00:31:08,399 INTO AND ARE FACED WITH A 1228 00:31:08,399 --> 00:31:08,700 PRECARIOUS 1229 00:31:08,700 --> 00:31:09,067 SITUATION. 1230 00:31:09,067 --> 00:31:10,868 AND FINALLY UNAFFORDABLE 1231 00:31:10,868 --> 00:31:11,936 HOUSING MARKET HURTS OUR 1232 00:31:11,936 --> 00:31:12,937 STATE REPRESENTATION AND MAKES 1233 00:31:12,937 --> 00:31:14,405 PEOPLE WANT TO LEAVE, NOT WANT 1234 00:31:14,405 --> 00:31:14,639 TO LIVE 1235 00:31:14,639 --> 00:31:15,106 HERE. 1236 00:31:15,106 --> 00:31:16,307 YOU CANNOT HAVE 1237 00:31:16,307 --> 00:31:18,343 ABUNDANCE WITHOUT AFFORDABILITY, 1238 00:31:18,343 --> 00:31:18,710 AND 1239 00:31:18,710 --> 00:31:19,711 EVEN IF THIS BILL PASSES, WE 1240 00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:21,179 STILL HAVE A LOT FURTHER TO GO 1241 00:31:21,179 --> 00:31:22,380 IN THE 1242 00:31:22,380 --> 00:31:22,747 STATE. 1243 00:31:22,747 --> 00:31:23,681 THANK YOU. 1244 00:31:23,815 --> 00:31:25,450 >> THANK YOU. 1245 00:31:25,583 --> 00:31:26,351 [ APPLAUSE ] STEPH AND THEN 1246 00:31:26,351 --> 00:31:28,486 LEXI. 1247 00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:30,755 >> HI 1248 00:31:30,755 --> 00:31:34,559 THERE. MY NAME IS STEPH 1249 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:35,059 HAGGERTY. 1250 00:31:35,059 --> 00:31:37,829 IN SUPPORT OF BANNING JUNK 1251 00:31:37,829 --> 00:31:38,896 FEES, UNAFFORDABLE, NOT FAIR AND 1252 00:31:38,896 --> 00:31:39,430 THEY HURT MY FRIEND. 1253 00:31:39,430 --> 00:31:41,366 I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF 1254 00:31:41,366 --> 00:31:42,734 SOME OF MY FRIENDS WHO CAN'T BE 1255 00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:42,934 HERE 1256 00:31:42,934 --> 00:31:43,768 BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING TO TRY 1257 00:31:43,768 --> 00:31:45,903 TO PAY RENT AND JUNK FEES. 1258 00:31:45,903 --> 00:31:47,605 ONE OF THOSE STORIES IS 1259 00:31:47,605 --> 00:31:49,607 MY FRIEND ALLISON IN COLUMBIA 1260 00:31:49,607 --> 00:31:53,211 CITY PAYS $40 PER MONTH, JUST 1261 00:31:53,211 --> 00:31:53,378 ONE 1262 00:31:53,378 --> 00:31:56,547 EXAMPLE TO ACCESSING THE 1263 00:31:56,547 --> 00:31:58,283 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PORTAL 1264 00:31:58,283 --> 00:31:58,449 AND 1265 00:31:58,449 --> 00:32:01,352 PAYING RENT. THAT'S A LANDLORD 1266 00:32:01,352 --> 00:32:02,420 BUSINESS 1267 00:32:02,620 --> 00:32:04,255 EXPENSE. SHE CAN BARELY AFFORD 1268 00:32:04,255 --> 00:32:04,689 AND 1269 00:32:04,689 --> 00:32:06,324 THAT'S $500 A YEAR THAT IMPACTS 1270 00:32:06,324 --> 00:32:07,959 HER ABILITY TO MAKE IT IN THE 1271 00:32:07,959 --> 00:32:09,160 CITY AND WASN'T TRANSPARENT IN 1272 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:10,028 THE ADVERTISED RENTAL PRICE. 1273 00:32:10,028 --> 00:32:12,397 THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF 1274 00:32:12,530 --> 00:32:13,831 MANY. THESE FEES ARE PREVALENT 1275 00:32:13,831 --> 00:32:15,099 ACROSS THE CITY AS WE'RE 1276 00:32:15,099 --> 00:32:15,733 HEARING TODAY. 1277 00:32:15,733 --> 00:32:17,635 THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH. 1278 00:32:17,635 --> 00:32:19,270 SO ARE THE JUNK FEES. 1279 00:32:19,270 --> 00:32:23,174 WE DESERVE PRICING TRANSPARENCY. 1280 00:32:23,174 --> 00:32:24,509 INCREASINGLY WE ARE YOUR 1281 00:32:24,509 --> 00:32:26,077 CONSTITUENTS, PLEASE BAN 1282 00:32:26,077 --> 00:32:29,781 JUNK FEES WITHOUT WEAKENING 1283 00:32:29,781 --> 00:32:30,581 AMENDMENTS TO MAKE SEATTLE MORE 1284 00:32:30,715 --> 00:32:31,182 AFFORDABLE. 1285 00:32:31,182 --> 00:32:31,649 THANK YOU. 1286 00:32:31,783 --> 00:32:33,751 >> LEXI, ARE YOU HERE? 1287 00:32:33,751 --> 00:32:34,085 LEXI? 1288 00:32:34,085 --> 00:32:34,419 OKAY. 1289 00:32:34,419 --> 00:32:38,022 WE'LL TRY TO COME BACK TO YOU. 1290 00:32:38,022 --> 00:32:38,323 PAUL? 1291 00:32:38,456 --> 00:32:40,425 >> MY NAME IS PAUL STEVES, I'M 1292 00:32:40,425 --> 00:32:42,527 A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3. 1293 00:32:42,527 --> 00:32:43,828 I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR 1294 00:32:43,828 --> 00:32:45,330 CONSIDERING THIS PIECE OF 1295 00:32:45,330 --> 00:32:46,230 LEGISLATION. 1296 00:32:46,230 --> 00:32:48,132 IT'S BADLY NEEDED. 1297 00:32:48,132 --> 00:32:52,503 PRICE TRANSPARENCIES WILL 1298 00:32:52,503 --> 00:32:54,639 EVENTUALLY LOWER RENT IN 1299 00:32:54,639 --> 00:32:54,906 THE LONG 1300 00:32:54,906 --> 00:32:56,941 TERM. I WANTED TO COUNTER 1301 00:32:56,941 --> 00:32:58,276 THE NARRATIVE THAT WE'RE OKAY 1302 00:32:58,276 --> 00:32:59,377 WITH THE RENT GOING UP. 1303 00:32:59,377 --> 00:33:02,347 IT'S BETTER THAN SEEMINGLY 1304 00:33:02,347 --> 00:33:03,648 UNLIMITED FEES. 1305 00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:06,084 THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE 1306 00:33:06,084 --> 00:33:06,718 CURRENT SITUATION. 1307 00:33:06,718 --> 00:33:09,654 THE MOST EGREGIOUS OF FEES IS 1308 00:33:09,654 --> 00:33:11,723 RUBS, THE UTILITY 1309 00:33:11,723 --> 00:33:14,058 BUILDING SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY 1310 00:33:14,058 --> 00:33:14,525 UNFAIR. 1311 00:33:14,525 --> 00:33:17,295 I THINK THE MAYOR'S RENTAL 1312 00:33:17,295 --> 00:33:20,164 SURVEY DEMONSTRATED THAT, THE 1313 00:33:20,164 --> 00:33:21,199 CURRENT SITUATION I'M IN NOW 1314 00:33:21,199 --> 00:33:23,368 IT SEEMS LIKE I'M PAYING 1315 00:33:23,368 --> 00:33:25,903 FOR LAUNDRY BOTH PER USE BUT 1316 00:33:25,903 --> 00:33:27,839 ALSO THE UTILITIES, RUNNING THAT 1317 00:33:27,839 --> 00:33:28,139 MACHINE. 1318 00:33:28,139 --> 00:33:31,709 I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR. 1319 00:33:31,709 --> 00:33:33,544 I DON'T WATER DOWN THE 1320 00:33:33,544 --> 00:33:34,312 ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN THIS 1321 00:33:34,312 --> 00:33:34,579 BILL. 1322 00:33:34,579 --> 00:33:36,047 IN FACT, WE NEED MORE. 1323 00:33:36,047 --> 00:33:37,682 I THINK WE NEED AN ACTUAL 1324 00:33:37,682 --> 00:33:38,149 HOUSING COURT. 1325 00:33:38,149 --> 00:33:40,685 WE NEED TO DO THINGS LIKE 1326 00:33:40,685 --> 00:33:42,253 BAN POCKET SERVICE FOR 1327 00:33:42,253 --> 00:33:43,654 DEFAULT JUDGMENTS AND EVICTIONS. 1328 00:33:43,788 --> 00:33:44,322 >> THANK YOU. 1329 00:33:44,322 --> 00:33:45,123 THANK YOU. 1330 00:33:45,123 --> 00:33:45,623 [ APPLAUSE ] 1331 00:33:45,623 --> 00:33:46,290 LEXI AND 1332 00:33:46,290 --> 00:33:50,495 THEN WE HAVE HEATHER AND LEAH. 1333 00:33:50,628 --> 00:33:51,262 >> HELLO. 1334 00:33:51,262 --> 00:33:53,865 MY NAME IS LEXI AND I'M A 1335 00:33:53,865 --> 00:33:54,098 RENTER 1336 00:33:54,098 --> 00:33:55,566 IN DISTRICT 3. 1337 00:33:55,566 --> 00:33:56,868 I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE OUR 1338 00:33:56,868 --> 00:33:58,469 CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE 1339 00:33:58,469 --> 00:33:59,637 PROPOSED RENTAL JUNK FEE 1340 00:33:59,637 --> 00:34:01,172 ORDINANCE WITHOUT ANY WEAKENING 1341 00:34:01,372 --> 00:34:02,907 AMENDMENTS. I MOVED TO SEATTLE 1342 00:34:02,907 --> 00:34:03,107 OVER 1343 00:34:03,107 --> 00:34:05,042 THREE YEARS AGO TO FREE MYSELF 1344 00:34:05,042 --> 00:34:05,243 FROM 1345 00:34:05,243 --> 00:34:05,910 DOMESTIC 1346 00:34:05,910 --> 00:34:07,211 VIOLENCE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT 1347 00:34:07,211 --> 00:34:07,879 FOR ME TO 1348 00:34:07,879 --> 00:34:10,148 SUPPORT MYSELF AND MY DOG SO 1349 00:34:10,148 --> 00:34:11,215 THAT I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE 1350 00:34:11,215 --> 00:34:13,151 DECISIONS THAT COMPROMISE 1351 00:34:13,151 --> 00:34:16,354 MY EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL 1352 00:34:16,354 --> 00:34:16,687 WELL-BEING. 1353 00:34:16,687 --> 00:34:17,955 IT'S BEEN STRESSFUL FIGURING 1354 00:34:17,955 --> 00:34:19,557 OUT MY BUDGET WITH SO MANY 1355 00:34:19,557 --> 00:34:21,325 HIDDEN FEES AND TO FIND A PLACE 1356 00:34:21,325 --> 00:34:22,326 THAT DIDN'T PENALIZE ME 1357 00:34:22,326 --> 00:34:22,794 HUNDREDS 1358 00:34:22,794 --> 00:34:23,761 AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. 1359 00:34:23,761 --> 00:34:25,863 SO FAR I'VE PAID $950 IN PET 1360 00:34:25,863 --> 00:34:26,164 RENT. 1361 00:34:26,164 --> 00:34:32,203 I KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE 1362 00:34:32,203 --> 00:34:35,072 WHO STAY IN DYSFUNCTIONAL ALAN 1363 00:34:35,072 --> 00:34:35,306 ABUSIVE 1364 00:34:35,306 --> 00:34:35,606 HOMES. 1365 00:34:35,606 --> 00:34:38,810 WE DESERVE HOMES FREE OF 1366 00:34:38,810 --> 00:34:39,143 COERCION. 1367 00:34:39,143 --> 00:34:40,778 IT SHOULD NEVER BE HELD OVER 1368 00:34:40,778 --> 00:34:42,079 OUR HEADS AND THAT INCLUDES 1369 00:34:42,079 --> 00:34:42,613 FROM LANDLORDS. 1370 00:34:42,613 --> 00:34:43,581 THAT'S WHY I URGE THE 1371 00:34:43,581 --> 00:34:45,483 CITY COUNCIL TO BAN JUNK FEES 1372 00:34:45,483 --> 00:34:45,716 WITHOUT 1373 00:34:45,716 --> 00:34:47,552 ANY WEAKENING AMENDMENTS. 1374 00:34:47,685 --> 00:34:49,053 >> THANK YOU. 1375 00:34:49,053 --> 00:34:49,687 HEATHER 1376 00:34:49,687 --> 00:34:54,225 AND THEN LEAH AND KARL NELSON. 1377 00:34:54,225 --> 00:34:59,630 HEATHER, ARE YOU HERE? 1378 00:34:59,764 --> 00:35:00,965 >> 1379 00:35:00,965 --> 00:35:02,967 GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HEATHER 1380 00:35:02,967 --> 00:35:03,501 WITH 1381 00:35:03,501 --> 00:35:04,602 TENT CITY THREE IN THE SHEER 1382 00:35:04,602 --> 00:35:05,036 WILL ORGANIZATION. 1383 00:35:05,036 --> 00:35:06,404 WE'RE WORKING ON HOUSING 1384 00:35:06,404 --> 00:35:07,538 AND WOULD LIKE TO BE A RENTER 1385 00:35:07,538 --> 00:35:07,805 SOME 1386 00:35:07,805 --> 00:35:08,139 DAY. 1387 00:35:08,139 --> 00:35:09,440 HOWEVER, WE CAN'T AFFORD IT. 1388 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:11,642 REMOVE THE HIDDEN JUNK FEES 1389 00:35:11,642 --> 00:35:12,944 SO HOUSING CAN BECOME 1390 00:35:12,944 --> 00:35:13,911 OBTAINABLE FOR THOSE MOST IN 1391 00:35:13,911 --> 00:35:14,112 NEED. 1392 00:35:14,112 --> 00:35:15,146 WE NEED 1393 00:35:15,146 --> 00:35:15,480 TO PASS THIS 1394 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:15,813 LEGISLATION. 1395 00:35:15,813 --> 00:35:16,114 THANK YOU. 1396 00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:21,185 >> THANK YOU. 1397 00:35:21,185 --> 00:35:22,954 [ APPLAUSE ] 1398 00:35:22,954 --> 00:35:27,758 WE HAVE LEAH, KARL NELSON, CASEY 1399 00:35:27,758 --> 00:35:29,126 BURTON. 1400 00:35:29,327 --> 00:35:37,502 >> HI. I'M E -- LEAH SOLERNO, 1401 00:35:37,502 --> 00:35:37,768 AN 1402 00:35:37,902 --> 00:35:40,004 ATTORNEY. I'M SPEAKING IN MY 1403 00:35:40,004 --> 00:35:41,272 PERSONAL CAPACITY AS A RENTER IN 1404 00:35:41,272 --> 00:35:41,539 SEATTLE. 1405 00:35:41,539 --> 00:35:42,773 I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF 1406 00:35:42,773 --> 00:35:44,509 THE LEGISLATION TO BAN JUNK FEES 1407 00:35:44,509 --> 00:35:46,444 AND TO URGE THAT IT'S PASSED 1408 00:35:46,444 --> 00:35:47,712 WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENTS WEAKENING 1409 00:35:47,712 --> 00:35:50,615 IT BECAUSE WE NEED TO BAN JUNK 1410 00:35:50,615 --> 00:35:53,050 FEES AND MAKE SURE THERE'S 1411 00:35:53,050 --> 00:35:53,918 STRONG 1412 00:35:53,918 --> 00:35:54,252 ENFORCEMENT. 1413 00:35:54,252 --> 00:35:55,753 I HAVE A SUPPORT 1414 00:35:55,753 --> 00:35:57,588 ANIMAL THAT HELPS ME MAINTAIN 1415 00:35:57,588 --> 00:35:57,855 STABILITY 1416 00:35:57,855 --> 00:35:58,556 AND COMPLETE SEVERAL 1417 00:35:58,556 --> 00:36:00,191 OF MY ACTIVITIES OF DAILY 1418 00:36:00,191 --> 00:36:00,424 LIVING. 1419 00:36:00,424 --> 00:36:02,093 A COUPLE YEARS AGO MY 1420 00:36:02,093 --> 00:36:03,995 LANDLORD DECIDED TO ADD ON A 1421 00:36:03,995 --> 00:36:05,930 PET SCREENING JUNK FEE THROUGH 1422 00:36:05,930 --> 00:36:06,464 A THIRD PARTY. 1423 00:36:06,464 --> 00:36:08,432 THEY INSISTED I NEEDED TO 1424 00:36:08,432 --> 00:36:09,967 REAPPLY FOR MY 1425 00:36:09,967 --> 00:36:10,668 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION THEY 1426 00:36:10,668 --> 00:36:10,835 HAD 1427 00:36:10,835 --> 00:36:12,203 ALREADY APPROVED BY HANDING OVER 1428 00:36:12,203 --> 00:36:15,339 EVEN MORE MEDICAL INFORMATION TO 1429 00:36:15,473 --> 00:36:16,841 THAT THIRD PARTY IN ORDER TO 1430 00:36:16,841 --> 00:36:18,509 AVOID THE TWIN JUNK FEES OF PET 1431 00:36:18,509 --> 00:36:19,710 SCREENING AND PET RENT. 1432 00:36:19,710 --> 00:36:21,012 AS AN ATTORNEY WHO SPENT MUCH 1433 00:36:21,012 --> 00:36:22,613 OF MY CAREER WORKING IN 1434 00:36:22,613 --> 00:36:23,548 DISABILITY CIVIL RIGHTS, I WAS 1435 00:36:23,548 --> 00:36:23,881 ABLE 1436 00:36:23,881 --> 00:36:26,184 TO HANDLE IT, BUT IT TOOK ME 1437 00:36:26,184 --> 00:36:28,152 HOURS. WE NEED ENFORCEMENT 1438 00:36:28,152 --> 00:36:29,854 MECHANISMS TO MAKE SURE OTHERS 1439 00:36:29,854 --> 00:36:30,288 CAN ALSO 1440 00:36:30,288 --> 00:36:33,858 ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS. 1441 00:36:33,991 --> 00:36:35,159 >> THANK YOU. 1442 00:36:35,159 --> 00:36:37,695 KARL, THEN CASEY AND KATE. 1443 00:36:37,828 --> 00:36:38,563 >> COUNCIL, THANK YOU. 1444 00:36:38,563 --> 00:36:40,031 MY NAME IS KARL NELSON. 1445 00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:43,568 I'M A 17- YEAR RENTER 1446 00:36:43,568 --> 00:36:44,735 HERE IN SEATTLE, A BOARD MEMBER 1447 00:36:44,735 --> 00:36:45,169 OF 1448 00:36:45,169 --> 00:36:47,071 THE SEATTLE HOUSING DEVELOPER 1449 00:36:47,071 --> 00:36:47,238 AND 1450 00:36:47,238 --> 00:36:48,439 CO- CHAIR OF THE 1451 00:36:48,439 --> 00:36:49,941 TENANTS ASSOCIATION IN DISTRICT 1452 00:36:49,941 --> 00:36:50,208 4. 1453 00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:52,743 I'M HERE IN MY PERSONAL 1454 00:36:52,743 --> 00:36:53,210 CAPACITY 1455 00:36:53,210 --> 00:36:55,313 TODAY TO SPEAK FOR THE BANNING 1456 00:36:55,313 --> 00:36:57,348 OF JUNK FEES AND FOR ROBUST 1457 00:36:57,348 --> 00:36:59,116 ENFORCEMENT 1458 00:36:59,116 --> 00:36:59,684 MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THIS 1459 00:36:59,684 --> 00:37:00,084 LEGISLATION IS 1460 00:37:00,217 --> 00:37:02,520 EFFECTIVE. AS A RENTER AND A 1461 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:05,056 TENANTS' ORGANIZER I HAVE SEEN 1462 00:37:05,056 --> 00:37:05,723 FIRSTHAND 1463 00:37:05,723 --> 00:37:08,526 LANDLORDS ONLY TAKE RULES 1464 00:37:08,526 --> 00:37:09,160 SERIOUSLY WHEN THERE 1465 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:10,194 ARE PENALTIES TO BREAKING THEM 1466 00:37:10,194 --> 00:37:13,731 AND THE WAY SMALL AND NOT SO 1467 00:37:13,731 --> 00:37:16,701 SMALL FEES ADD UP TO BURDEN AND 1468 00:37:16,701 --> 00:37:18,135 SOMETIMES UNHOUSE OUR MOST 1469 00:37:18,135 --> 00:37:18,669 VULNERABLE POPULATION. 1470 00:37:18,669 --> 00:37:20,304 HOUSING IS FACTUALLY A 1471 00:37:20,304 --> 00:37:22,006 HUMAN NEED AND IN A JUST SOCIETY 1472 00:37:22,006 --> 00:37:24,008 WE SHOULD TREAT IT AS 1473 00:37:24,008 --> 00:37:25,009 SUCH ESPECIALLY BEFORE IT IS 1474 00:37:25,009 --> 00:37:26,143 PRIORITIZED AS AN INVESTMENT. 1475 00:37:26,143 --> 00:37:28,045 THIS LEGISLATION IS ABOUT 1476 00:37:28,045 --> 00:37:29,680 TRANSPARENCY, FAIRNESS 1477 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:30,348 AND CONSUMER PROTECTION. 1478 00:37:30,348 --> 00:37:33,284 I URGE THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT THIS 1479 00:37:33,284 --> 00:37:34,185 LEGISLATION AND SPECIFICALLY 1480 00:37:34,185 --> 00:37:36,153 TO MAKE SURE THE 1481 00:37:36,153 --> 00:37:37,321 ENFORCEMENT MEASURES REMAIN 1482 00:37:37,321 --> 00:37:38,189 INTACT AND 1483 00:37:38,322 --> 00:37:39,156 UNALTERED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 1484 00:37:39,156 --> 00:37:39,457 TIME. 1485 00:37:39,590 --> 00:37:41,125 >> THANK YOU. 1486 00:37:41,125 --> 00:37:42,360 [ APPLAUSE ] 1487 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:43,127 OKAY. 1488 00:37:43,127 --> 00:37:49,600 CASEY, KATE, HOWARD, OLIVIA. 1489 00:37:49,734 --> 00:37:51,969 >> THAT ONE IS FINE. 1490 00:37:51,969 --> 00:37:53,304 JUST COME CLOSER TO IT. 1491 00:37:53,304 --> 00:37:54,805 CLOSER THAN YOU THINK. 1492 00:37:54,939 --> 00:37:56,140 >> THERE WE GO. 1493 00:37:56,140 --> 00:37:56,474 ALL RIGHT. 1494 00:37:56,474 --> 00:37:56,774 THANK 1495 00:37:56,774 --> 00:37:58,142 YOU. MY NAME IS CASEY BURTON. 1496 00:37:58,142 --> 00:38:02,747 I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT -- 1497 00:38:02,747 --> 00:38:04,215 I'M IN A LARGE APARTMENT 1498 00:38:04,215 --> 00:38:04,448 COMPLEX 1499 00:38:04,448 --> 00:38:07,151 AND PAY MANY JUNK FEES. 1500 00:38:07,151 --> 00:38:08,019 MY LANDLORD CHARGES RESIDENTS A 1501 00:38:08,019 --> 00:38:10,955 NUMBER OF FEEING INCLUDING $8 A 1502 00:38:10,955 --> 00:38:13,391 MONTH PERSONAL LOCKER, EVEN IF 1503 00:38:13,391 --> 00:38:15,726 YOU DON'T WANT IT. 1504 00:38:15,726 --> 00:38:19,263 WE PAY $30 A MONTH VALET TRASH 1505 00:38:19,263 --> 00:38:19,530 FEE. 1506 00:38:19,530 --> 00:38:21,165 THEY DON'T ACTUALLY TAKE OUR 1507 00:38:21,165 --> 00:38:22,233 COMPOST, THOUGH, ONLY SOME 1508 00:38:22,233 --> 00:38:22,800 OF OUR TRASH. 1509 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,835 WE HAVE TO TAKE THE REST OUT. 1510 00:38:24,835 --> 00:38:27,038 THEY MAKE US PAY A 1511 00:38:27,038 --> 00:38:28,506 $70 TECHNOLOGY RENT FEE FOR 1512 00:38:28,506 --> 00:38:29,907 INTERNET THAT WE DIDN'T ASK 1513 00:38:29,907 --> 00:38:30,241 FOR, DON'T 1514 00:38:30,241 --> 00:38:31,275 NEED, DON'T WANT IT. 1515 00:38:31,275 --> 00:38:33,077 AND THEY ALSO CHARGE PEOPLE 1516 00:38:33,077 --> 00:38:34,512 $95 A MONTH FOR PET RENT. 1517 00:38:34,512 --> 00:38:36,180 NOW MY DOG IS 14. 1518 00:38:36,180 --> 00:38:38,015 HE SPENDS MOST OF HIS 1519 00:38:38,015 --> 00:38:39,317 TIME SLEEPING ON THE COUCH OR ON 1520 00:38:39,317 --> 00:38:40,785 WHAT HAS BECOME HIS ARMCHAIR. 1521 00:38:40,785 --> 00:38:42,553 HE CAN'T PAY RENT. 1522 00:38:42,553 --> 00:38:44,021 HE'S VERY CUTE BUT HE'S 1523 00:38:44,021 --> 00:38:45,856 INCAPABLE OF PAYING RENT, AND 1524 00:38:45,856 --> 00:38:48,426 WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE WE 1525 00:38:48,426 --> 00:38:48,893 ARE 1526 00:38:48,893 --> 00:38:49,927 PROTECTING WHAT WE HAVE. 1527 00:38:49,927 --> 00:38:51,228 FURTHER, IT'S REALLY 1528 00:38:51,228 --> 00:38:53,898 IMPORTANT THAT WE INVEST IN 1529 00:38:53,898 --> 00:38:55,032 ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE OTHERWISE 1530 00:38:55,032 --> 00:38:55,466 TENANTS ARE 1531 00:38:55,466 --> 00:38:57,668 GOING TO BE ON THEIR OWN. 1532 00:38:57,802 --> 00:38:58,369 >> THANK YOU. 1533 00:38:58,369 --> 00:38:59,370 IF YOU HAVE MORE COMMENTS, 1534 00:38:59,370 --> 00:39:01,305 YOU CAN PUT THEM IN THE BOX. 1535 00:39:01,305 --> 00:39:02,039 [ APPLAUSE ] 1536 00:39:02,039 --> 00:39:06,477 KATE, HOWARD, OLIVIA, DANIEL 1537 00:39:06,610 --> 00:39:06,911 GALLAGHER. 1538 00:39:06,911 --> 00:39:07,678 >> HI. 1539 00:39:07,678 --> 00:39:08,846 I'M KATE REUBEN. 1540 00:39:08,846 --> 00:39:11,482 I'M A RENTER LIVING IN DISTRICT 1541 00:39:11,615 --> 00:39:14,852 2. I AM THE CO- EXECUTIVE 1542 00:39:14,852 --> 00:39:16,954 DIRECTOR OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT 1543 00:39:16,954 --> 00:39:19,924 SERVES RENTERS AND AM CO- CHAIR 1544 00:39:19,924 --> 00:39:20,191 OF THE 1545 00:39:20,324 --> 00:39:22,760 COMMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO 1546 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:24,895 SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS PET RENT AS 1547 00:39:24,895 --> 00:39:26,697 THAT IS A 1548 00:39:26,697 --> 00:39:27,331 SCAM, AND IT'S KIND OF ONE 1549 00:39:27,331 --> 00:39:29,133 OF THE LONGEST RUNNING JUNK 1550 00:39:29,133 --> 00:39:30,067 FEES THAT WE HAVE. 1551 00:39:30,067 --> 00:39:31,969 LANDLORDS HAVE ARGUED THAT 1552 00:39:31,969 --> 00:39:34,438 THEY NEED TO CHARGE PET RENT 1553 00:39:34,438 --> 00:39:34,672 BECAUSE 1554 00:39:34,672 --> 00:39:38,075 PETS CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE 1555 00:39:38,075 --> 00:39:39,176 UNIT, BUT TENANTS ARE 1556 00:39:39,176 --> 00:39:39,477 RESPONSIBLE 1557 00:39:39,477 --> 00:39:40,978 FOR PAYING FOR THAT 1558 00:39:40,978 --> 00:39:41,979 DAMAGE REGARDLESS HOW MUCH PET 1559 00:39:41,979 --> 00:39:42,179 RENT 1560 00:39:42,179 --> 00:39:43,581 THEY PAY, SO IF THEY PAID 1561 00:39:43,581 --> 00:39:44,682 THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO THE 1562 00:39:44,682 --> 00:39:47,918 LANDLORD, THEY STILL HAVE TO PAY 1563 00:39:47,918 --> 00:39:48,786 WHATEVER DAMAGE WITHOUT 1564 00:39:48,786 --> 00:39:50,588 GETTING THAT MONEY ATTRIBUTED TO 1565 00:39:50,588 --> 00:39:50,755 THE 1566 00:39:50,755 --> 00:39:51,655 DAMAGE. 1567 00:39:51,655 --> 00:39:52,690 ADDITIONALLY, THEY SAY, 1568 00:39:52,690 --> 00:39:55,192 WELL, IT'S FOR MAINTENANCE FROM 1569 00:39:55,192 --> 00:39:57,428 THE WEAR AND TEAR OF HAVING PETS 1570 00:39:57,428 --> 00:39:59,897 COME THROUGH OR MAINTAINING THE 1571 00:39:59,897 --> 00:40:00,164 PROPERTY. 1572 00:40:00,164 --> 00:40:01,699 THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS 1573 00:40:01,699 --> 00:40:03,134 THAT PROPERTIES GET DAMAGED. 1574 00:40:03,134 --> 00:40:06,771 IT'S NOT JUST PET OWNERS. 1575 00:40:06,771 --> 00:40:08,939 AND RENTERS SHOULDN'T CARRY 1576 00:40:08,939 --> 00:40:09,273 THAT BURDEN. 1577 00:40:09,273 --> 00:40:09,573 THANK YOU. 1578 00:40:09,707 --> 00:40:11,642 >> THANK YOU. 1579 00:40:11,642 --> 00:40:14,979 HOWARD GALE, OLIVIA 1580 00:40:14,979 --> 00:40:17,581 LINDSTROM, DANIEL GALLAGHER, 1581 00:40:17,581 --> 00:40:18,716 GORDON 1582 00:40:18,916 --> 00:40:19,450 HAGGERTY. 1583 00:40:19,450 --> 00:40:20,751 >> FOR THE PEOPLE HERE 1584 00:40:20,751 --> 00:40:22,153 TODAY REPRESENTING LANDLORDS AND 1585 00:40:22,153 --> 00:40:23,721 GREED, 130 YEARS AGO 1586 00:40:23,721 --> 00:40:24,588 WHEN NEW YORK CITY WAS FIRST 1587 00:40:24,588 --> 00:40:25,122 TRYING 1588 00:40:25,122 --> 00:40:27,091 TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH 1589 00:40:27,091 --> 00:40:28,626 WITH REGULATIONS ON FOOD, 1590 00:40:28,626 --> 00:40:30,761 OPERATORS AND TRADE GROUPS 1591 00:40:30,761 --> 00:40:32,963 PROTESTED REQUIRING MECHANICAL 1592 00:40:32,963 --> 00:40:34,799 REFRIGERATION, HAND WASHING 1593 00:40:34,799 --> 00:40:36,200 SINKS, SAFE FOOD 1594 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:38,469 STORAGE, ARGUING THEY WERE 1595 00:40:38,469 --> 00:40:40,037 UNENFORCEMENT OR DRIVEN BY 1596 00:40:40,037 --> 00:40:40,337 COMPETITIVE 1597 00:40:40,337 --> 00:40:40,604 MOTIVES. 1598 00:40:40,604 --> 00:40:42,106 WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, YOU 1599 00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:43,707 KNOW. WE NEED PROTECTIONS. 1600 00:40:43,707 --> 00:40:46,677 THE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU IS A 1601 00:40:46,677 --> 00:40:48,312 MINIMAL, IT'S A FLOOR. 1602 00:40:48,312 --> 00:40:50,014 WHAT IS MOST LACKING IN 1603 00:40:50,014 --> 00:40:51,649 THE LEGISLATION IS THE 1604 00:40:51,649 --> 00:40:52,616 ENFORCEMENT. 1605 00:40:52,616 --> 00:40:55,719 SDCI HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 1606 00:40:55,719 --> 00:40:57,655 THEY REPRESENT LANDLORDS AND 1607 00:40:57,788 --> 00:40:58,756 DEVELOPERS. SO THE MOST 1608 00:40:58,756 --> 00:40:59,590 IMPORTANT THING THIS 1609 00:40:59,590 --> 00:41:01,325 LEGISLATION COULD DO TO MOVE 1610 00:41:01,325 --> 00:41:03,727 THE BALL FORWARD IS TO ACTUALLY 1611 00:41:03,727 --> 00:41:06,630 TAKE THE ENFORCEMENT OUT OF SDCI 1612 00:41:06,630 --> 00:41:08,332 AND, 1613 00:41:08,332 --> 00:41:08,966 JUST LIKE WE HAVE THE OFFICE OF 1614 00:41:08,966 --> 00:41:10,768 LABOR STANDARDS, WE SHOULD 1615 00:41:10,768 --> 00:41:12,203 HAVE AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE IN 1616 00:41:12,203 --> 00:41:13,637 THE CITY THAT IS ACTUALLY 1617 00:41:13,637 --> 00:41:15,239 ANSWERABLE TO RENTERS AND 1618 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:15,639 PROTECTS RENTERS 1619 00:41:15,639 --> 00:41:19,810 WITHOUT THE CONFOUNDED SDCI HAS. 1620 00:41:19,944 --> 00:41:22,346 >> THANK YOU. 1621 00:41:22,346 --> 00:41:24,815 OLIVIA, DANIEL, GORDON HAGGERTY 1622 00:41:24,815 --> 00:41:27,418 AND TETRA BINGHAM. 1623 00:41:27,551 --> 00:41:28,052 >> HELLO. 1624 00:41:28,052 --> 00:41:30,154 I'M OLIVIA AND I'M A 1625 00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:31,222 RENTER LIVING IN BEACON HILL. 1626 00:41:31,222 --> 00:41:32,556 I'M HERE TO URGE THE 1627 00:41:32,556 --> 00:41:34,291 CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION, 1628 00:41:34,291 --> 00:41:37,761 HOLD LANDLORDS ACCOUNTABLE AND 1629 00:41:37,895 --> 00:41:39,897 REDUCE UNNECESSARY HOUSING COSTS 1630 00:41:39,897 --> 00:41:40,064 BY 1631 00:41:40,064 --> 00:41:42,233 SUPPORTING THE JUNK FEE 1632 00:41:42,366 --> 00:41:43,667 ORDINANCE. IN OCTOBER 2025 MY 1633 00:41:43,667 --> 00:41:44,468 HUSBAND AND 1634 00:41:44,468 --> 00:41:45,302 I SPENT WEEKS SEARCHING 1635 00:41:45,302 --> 00:41:46,904 FOR HOUSING IN SEATTLE AND 1636 00:41:46,904 --> 00:41:47,905 APPLIED TO LEASE OUR APARTMENT, 1637 00:41:47,905 --> 00:41:53,410 WHICH WAS ADVERTISED AT $2,285 1638 00:41:53,410 --> 00:41:54,712 PER 1639 00:41:54,712 --> 00:41:56,714 MONTH IN RENT, AND AN EQUAL 1640 00:41:56,714 --> 00:41:57,915 AMOUNT IN DEPOSIT. 1641 00:41:57,915 --> 00:41:59,516 AFTER WE PAID TO APPLY WE 1642 00:41:59,516 --> 00:42:00,951 WERE SURPRISED TO SEE A CHARGE 1643 00:42:00,951 --> 00:42:01,886 OF 1644 00:42:01,886 --> 00:42:04,755 $70 IN PET RENT, A $540 PET 1645 00:42:04,755 --> 00:42:06,457 DEPOSIT AND LAST MONTH'S RENT 1646 00:42:06,457 --> 00:42:07,424 WERE 1647 00:42:07,424 --> 00:42:09,059 ALL REQUIRED PRIOR TO MOVING. 1648 00:42:09,059 --> 00:42:10,861 APARTMENT ADVERTISING DID 1649 00:42:10,861 --> 00:42:12,096 NOT EXPLICITLY LIST THESE 1650 00:42:12,096 --> 00:42:13,764 COSTS PRIOR TO THE LEASE 1651 00:42:13,764 --> 00:42:14,532 SIGNING, SO 1652 00:42:14,532 --> 00:42:15,766 BEFORE WE EVEN OCCUPY THE 1653 00:42:15,766 --> 00:42:19,270 APARTMENT, WE HAD TO PAY AN 1654 00:42:19,270 --> 00:42:20,804 UNEXPECTED AMOUNT OF RENT 1655 00:42:20,804 --> 00:42:24,475 TOTALING $2,895. 1656 00:42:24,475 --> 00:42:25,709 RENTERS DESERVE 1657 00:42:25,709 --> 00:42:26,977 STRAIGHTFORWARD PRICING THAT 1658 00:42:26,977 --> 00:42:27,244 REFLECTS 1659 00:42:27,244 --> 00:42:28,846 WHAT THEY WILL ACTUALLY PAY OUT 1660 00:42:28,846 --> 00:42:29,179 OF POCKET. 1661 00:42:29,179 --> 00:42:31,081 PLEASE PASS THIS 1662 00:42:31,081 --> 00:42:35,619 ORDINANCE WITHOUT ANY WEAKENING 1663 00:42:35,819 --> 00:42:36,253 AMENDMENTS. 1664 00:42:36,253 --> 00:42:36,587 >> THANK YOU. 1665 00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:39,356 [ APPLAUSE ] DANIEL GALLAGHER, 1666 00:42:39,356 --> 00:42:45,496 GORDON, TETRA. 1667 00:42:45,629 --> 00:42:47,031 >> I'M A SEATTLE- BASED 1668 00:42:47,031 --> 00:42:48,632 DEVELOPER OF WORKFORCE AND 1669 00:42:48,632 --> 00:42:48,933 AFFORDABLE 1670 00:42:49,066 --> 00:42:50,301 HOUSING. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU 1671 00:42:50,301 --> 00:42:50,601 ALL TODAY. 1672 00:42:50,601 --> 00:42:52,036 I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE AGGRESSIVE 1673 00:42:52,036 --> 00:42:53,337 IN ROUTING OUT LANDLORDS WHO 1674 00:42:53,337 --> 00:42:54,672 BREAK THE LAW OR FAIL TO BE 1675 00:42:54,672 --> 00:42:56,307 TRANSPARENT IN THEIR 1676 00:42:56,307 --> 00:42:56,540 LEASING 1677 00:42:56,540 --> 00:42:58,175 ACTIVITIES. NO QUESTION THERE. 1678 00:42:58,175 --> 00:42:59,610 THAT SAID, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO 1679 00:42:59,610 --> 00:43:01,011 BE CAREFUL IN CONSIDERING THE 1680 00:43:01,011 --> 00:43:03,647 UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF 1681 00:43:03,647 --> 00:43:06,250 BROAD BANS ON FEES BASED ON 1682 00:43:06,250 --> 00:43:06,517 OPTIONAL 1683 00:43:06,517 --> 00:43:08,385 USES INCLUDING, FOR 1684 00:43:08,385 --> 00:43:09,453 INSTANCE, PET FEES. 1685 00:43:09,453 --> 00:43:10,955 BANNING FEES AS OTHERS HAVE 1686 00:43:10,955 --> 00:43:13,490 SAID DOESN'T MAKE THE EXPENSE 1687 00:43:13,490 --> 00:43:13,657 GO 1688 00:43:13,657 --> 00:43:15,192 AWAY, IT CAUSES IT TO BE SPREAD 1689 00:43:15,192 --> 00:43:16,760 ACROSS THE ENTIRE BUILDING 1690 00:43:16,760 --> 00:43:18,529 INCLUDING RENTERS WHO DON'T 1691 00:43:18,529 --> 00:43:18,729 HAVE 1692 00:43:18,729 --> 00:43:21,098 PETS. PET FEES ARE AN 1693 00:43:21,098 --> 00:43:21,398 INSTRUCTIVE 1694 00:43:21,532 --> 00:43:23,033 EXAMPLE. HAVING PETS CAN BE VERY 1695 00:43:23,033 --> 00:43:23,901 EXPENSIVE. 1696 00:43:23,901 --> 00:43:25,169 ON AVERAGE THEY CAUSE DAMAGE. 1697 00:43:25,169 --> 00:43:26,770 I KNOW YOURS DOESN'T, BUT ON 1698 00:43:26,770 --> 00:43:27,838 AVERAGE, THEY DO. 1699 00:43:27,838 --> 00:43:29,039 IT'S OPTIONAL TO HAVE A PET 1700 00:43:29,039 --> 00:43:31,709 AND WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE 1701 00:43:31,709 --> 00:43:31,942 PET 1702 00:43:31,942 --> 00:43:35,179 OWNERS FEES FOR THAT DAMAGE. 1703 00:43:35,179 --> 00:43:36,880 I DO NOT CONTEST IT'S 1704 00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:38,315 EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN THE CITY 1705 00:43:38,315 --> 00:43:38,649 BUT MAKING 1706 00:43:38,649 --> 00:43:41,585 IT HARDER TO BUILD AND OWN 1707 00:43:41,585 --> 00:43:43,854 BUILDINGS WILL MAKE IT 1708 00:43:43,854 --> 00:43:44,722 HARDER OVER TIME. 1709 00:43:44,722 --> 00:43:45,322 THANK YOU. 1710 00:43:45,456 --> 00:43:48,559 >> GORDON HAGGERTY, TETRA, 1711 00:43:48,559 --> 00:43:52,730 RACHEL SNELL. 1712 00:43:52,930 --> 00:43:53,397 GORDAN? 1713 00:43:53,397 --> 00:43:54,164 >> GOOD 1714 00:43:54,164 --> 00:43:55,499 AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS GORDON 1715 00:43:55,499 --> 00:43:55,766 HAGGERTY. 1716 00:43:55,766 --> 00:43:57,868 THANK YOU FOR THIS 1717 00:43:57,868 --> 00:43:59,236 OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. 1718 00:43:59,236 --> 00:44:01,805 I'VE BEEN A HOUSING PROVIDER IN 1719 00:44:01,805 --> 00:44:04,508 SEATTLE SINCE THE EARLY 1970s. 1720 00:44:04,508 --> 00:44:07,478 I'VE ENJOYED BEING A PROVIDER. 1721 00:44:07,478 --> 00:44:10,347 I HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS 1722 00:44:10,347 --> 00:44:12,549 WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR HEART 1723 00:44:12,549 --> 00:44:12,716 AND 1724 00:44:12,716 --> 00:44:15,285 DESIRE IS TO PROVIDE A GOOD 1725 00:44:15,285 --> 00:44:16,086 QUALITY LIVING SPACE FOR THEM. 1726 00:44:16,086 --> 00:44:18,956 I FEAR THAT THIS LEGISLATION IS 1727 00:44:18,956 --> 00:44:21,392 ACTUALLY GOING OVERBOARD 1728 00:44:21,392 --> 00:44:24,128 EVEN THOUGH I TOTALLY AGREE WITH 1729 00:44:24,128 --> 00:44:27,798 PROVIDING CLEAR, TRANSPARENT, 1730 00:44:27,798 --> 00:44:28,632 UP-FRONT DISCLOSURE OF ALL 1731 00:44:28,632 --> 00:44:32,469 OF THE COSTS AND WE DO OUR BEST 1732 00:44:32,469 --> 00:44:32,970 TO 1733 00:44:32,970 --> 00:44:35,406 DO THAT. 1734 00:44:35,406 --> 00:44:37,441 BUT SOME OF THESE SO-CALLED JUNK 1735 00:44:37,441 --> 00:44:41,779 FEES ARE ACTUALLY FIGHTING 1736 00:44:41,779 --> 00:44:43,914 OFFSET -- WHICH WILL 1737 00:44:43,914 --> 00:44:45,983 BE BURIED IN THE RENT AND NOT BE 1738 00:44:45,983 --> 00:44:48,786 SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED. 1739 00:44:48,786 --> 00:44:50,587 SO I THINK KATIE WILSON 1740 00:44:50,587 --> 00:44:52,656 HAS EXPOSED HERSELF WITH HER OWN 1741 00:44:52,656 --> 00:44:55,993 JUNK FEE ON HOUSING PROVIDERS 1742 00:44:55,993 --> 00:44:59,063 CALLED THE RENTAL 1743 00:44:59,063 --> 00:44:59,463 REGULATORY FEE. 1744 00:44:59,596 --> 00:44:59,897 >> THANK YOU. 1745 00:44:59,897 --> 00:45:00,197 THANK YOU. 1746 00:45:00,330 --> 00:45:01,832 >> FEES FOR ME BUT NOT -- 1747 00:45:01,965 --> 00:45:02,833 >> AND IF YOU HAVE MORE 1748 00:45:02,833 --> 00:45:03,934 COMMENTS, YOU CAN PLEASE PUT 1749 00:45:03,934 --> 00:45:05,402 THEM IN THE BOX. 1750 00:45:05,402 --> 00:45:08,505 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1751 00:45:08,505 --> 00:45:12,609 TETRA, RACHEL SNELL. 1752 00:45:12,743 --> 00:45:13,710 >> GOOD 1753 00:45:13,710 --> 00:45:16,313 AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TETRA. 1754 00:45:16,313 --> 00:45:18,148 I'M FROM TENT CITY 1755 00:45:18,148 --> 00:45:19,616 THREE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY 1756 00:45:19,616 --> 00:45:19,783 FOR 1757 00:45:19,783 --> 00:45:21,418 THE SAKE OF OUR YOUNGER 1758 00:45:21,418 --> 00:45:23,020 GENERATIONS AND THEIR SAFETY TO 1759 00:45:23,020 --> 00:45:23,587 REMOVE THE 1760 00:45:23,587 --> 00:45:24,555 HIDDEN FEES TO 1761 00:45:24,555 --> 00:45:25,189 MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE FOR 1762 00:45:25,189 --> 00:45:27,558 THE PEOPLE. 1763 00:45:27,691 --> 00:45:32,062 >> THANK YOU, TETRA. 1764 00:45:32,062 --> 00:45:32,563 [ APPLAUSE ] 1765 00:45:32,563 --> 00:45:33,731 RACHEL AND THEN AMY AND THEN 1766 00:45:33,731 --> 00:45:35,866 WE'LL GO TO OUR ONLINE 1767 00:45:35,866 --> 00:45:36,366 SPEAKERS. 1768 00:45:36,500 --> 00:45:38,669 >> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR 1769 00:45:38,669 --> 00:45:39,737 FOSTER AND MEMBERS OF THE 1770 00:45:39,737 --> 00:45:40,604 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. 1771 00:45:40,604 --> 00:45:42,005 MY NAME IS RACHEL SNELL AND 1772 00:45:42,005 --> 00:45:43,373 I SIT ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 1773 00:45:43,373 --> 00:45:45,542 FOR THE 37th LEGISLATIVE 1774 00:45:45,542 --> 00:45:45,809 DISTRICT 1775 00:45:45,809 --> 00:45:47,544 DEMOCRATS, AND I DON'T HAVE 1776 00:45:47,544 --> 00:45:50,748 MUCH PREPARED TODAY BUT I 1777 00:45:50,748 --> 00:45:51,014 STRONGLY 1778 00:45:51,014 --> 00:45:52,316 SUPPORT BANNING JUNK FEES. 1779 00:45:52,316 --> 00:45:55,519 IN A TIME WHEN COSTS OF 1780 00:45:55,519 --> 00:45:58,122 LIVING IS INCREASING AND MANY OF 1781 00:45:58,122 --> 00:46:01,325 US HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN 1782 00:46:01,325 --> 00:46:02,593 RENT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE 1783 00:46:02,593 --> 00:46:02,793 BILLS 1784 00:46:02,793 --> 00:46:05,195 AND GROCERY SHOPPING AND A WHOLE 1785 00:46:05,195 --> 00:46:10,400 LOT OF OTHER UNEXPECTED 1786 00:46:10,400 --> 00:46:12,202 EMERGENCIES, NOW MORE THAN EVER 1787 00:46:12,202 --> 00:46:13,137 IS CRITICAL FOR THIS 1788 00:46:13,137 --> 00:46:15,205 IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION 1789 00:46:15,205 --> 00:46:15,973 TO START. 1790 00:46:15,973 --> 00:46:18,408 PLEASE BAN JUNK FEES AND ALSO 1791 00:46:18,408 --> 00:46:19,576 WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AFTER EACH 1792 00:46:19,576 --> 00:46:19,810 OTHER. 1793 00:46:19,810 --> 00:46:21,578 THIS IS A TIME FOR US AS A 1794 00:46:21,578 --> 00:46:24,748 CITY TO TRULY SHINE AND THRIVE 1795 00:46:24,748 --> 00:46:26,283 BECAUSE IF WE -- IF WE 1796 00:46:26,283 --> 00:46:27,551 CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE, 1797 00:46:27,551 --> 00:46:27,885 WE'RE NO 1798 00:46:27,885 --> 00:46:28,552 LONGER GOING TO BE THE 1799 00:46:28,552 --> 00:46:29,786 CITY THAT'S GREAT. 1800 00:46:29,786 --> 00:46:31,355 SO THANK YOU. 1801 00:46:31,488 --> 00:46:32,823 >> THANK YOU. 1802 00:46:32,823 --> 00:46:33,157 OKAY. 1803 00:46:33,157 --> 00:46:34,625 OUR LAST IN- PERSON SPEAKER 1804 00:46:34,625 --> 00:46:35,793 IS AMY WORTHINGTON AND THEN 1805 00:46:35,793 --> 00:46:36,760 WE'LL GO ONLINE. 1806 00:46:36,894 --> 00:46:39,296 >> MY NAME IS AMY AND I'VE 1807 00:46:39,296 --> 00:46:40,964 BEEN IN THE COMMERCIAL REAL 1808 00:46:40,964 --> 00:46:42,633 ESTATE SECTOR FOR OVER THREE 1809 00:46:42,633 --> 00:46:44,868 DECADES AND WORKING WITH 1810 00:46:44,868 --> 00:46:45,502 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. 1811 00:46:45,502 --> 00:46:47,671 AND WITH REGARD TO -- FIRST OF 1812 00:46:47,671 --> 00:46:48,806 ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY 1813 00:46:48,806 --> 00:46:49,940 WITH REGARD TO TRANSPARENCY, 1814 00:46:49,940 --> 00:46:50,274 I'M ALL 1815 00:46:50,274 --> 00:46:51,708 IN FAVOR OF TRANSPARENCY. 1816 00:46:51,708 --> 00:46:52,643 I CERTAINLY THINK 1817 00:46:52,643 --> 00:46:53,510 EVERYONE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE 1818 00:46:53,510 --> 00:46:55,179 COSTS BEFORE THEY SIGN A LEASE. 1819 00:46:55,179 --> 00:46:56,446 I WAS SURPRISED IN THE 1820 00:46:56,446 --> 00:47:00,284 SLIDE DECK TO SEE PET FEES THAT 1821 00:47:00,284 --> 00:47:02,219 ARE BEING PROPOSED TO BE 1822 00:47:02,219 --> 00:47:03,320 ELIMINATED BECAUSE I HAVE A 1823 00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:04,354 DIFFERENT VIEW ON THAT. 1824 00:47:04,354 --> 00:47:06,924 I VIEW IT AS AN EQUITY ISSUE. 1825 00:47:06,924 --> 00:47:08,358 THERE ARE VERY REAL AND 1826 00:47:08,358 --> 00:47:10,427 ONGOING COST TO HAVING PETS 1827 00:47:10,427 --> 00:47:13,363 AT PROPERTIES FROM WASTE PICKUP 1828 00:47:13,363 --> 00:47:13,664 TO 1829 00:47:13,664 --> 00:47:17,668 DANDER ISSUES, AND IT SEEMS 1830 00:47:17,668 --> 00:47:19,636 INEQUITABLE TO ME THOSE WHO 1831 00:47:19,636 --> 00:47:20,871 DON'T HAVE PETS INCUR THE COST. 1832 00:47:20,871 --> 00:47:23,106 IF IT IS 1833 00:47:23,106 --> 00:47:23,674 AN ELIMINATED FEE, IT GETS 1834 00:47:23,674 --> 00:47:24,875 ROLLED INTO THE 1835 00:47:24,875 --> 00:47:25,842 OVERALL BUDGET AND ALL THE 1836 00:47:25,842 --> 00:47:26,109 RENTERS 1837 00:47:26,109 --> 00:47:28,212 HAVE TO INCUR AND HELP SHARE IN 1838 00:47:28,212 --> 00:47:28,378 THE 1839 00:47:28,378 --> 00:47:28,979 COST. 1840 00:47:28,979 --> 00:47:32,115 SO I'D LIKE TO NOT SEE THAT AS 1841 00:47:32,115 --> 00:47:34,451 PART OF THE ELIMINATED 1842 00:47:34,451 --> 00:47:36,687 FEES BECAUSE I DO VIEW IT 1843 00:47:36,687 --> 00:47:38,355 AS AN EQUITY ISSUE. 1844 00:47:38,488 --> 00:47:38,989 THANK YOU FOR FOR UP THIS 1845 00:47:38,989 --> 00:47:40,190 ISSUE. I VERY MUCH APPLAUD 1846 00:47:40,324 --> 00:47:40,624 TRANSPARENCY. 1847 00:47:40,624 --> 00:47:40,958 >> THANK YOU. 1848 00:47:40,958 --> 00:47:41,625 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1849 00:47:41,625 --> 00:47:43,694 AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO TURN 1850 00:47:43,694 --> 00:47:43,927 ONLINE. 1851 00:47:43,927 --> 00:47:45,829 I WILL PASS IT OVER TO THE CLERK 1852 00:47:45,829 --> 00:47:47,397 TO CALL OUR ONLINE SPEAKERS. 1853 00:47:47,531 --> 00:47:48,065 >> ALL RIGHT. 1854 00:47:48,065 --> 00:47:49,967 FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER WILL 1855 00:47:49,967 --> 00:47:53,670 BE AYDEN CARROLL FOLLOWED BY 1856 00:47:53,670 --> 00:47:53,871 RED. 1857 00:47:53,871 --> 00:47:55,572 PLEASE HIT STAR 6 FOLLOWED BY 1858 00:47:55,572 --> 00:47:56,106 THE PROMPT YOU HAVE BEEN 1859 00:47:56,106 --> 00:48:01,211 UNMUTED. 1860 00:48:01,345 --> 00:48:04,481 >> HELLO. 1861 00:48:04,481 --> 00:48:07,885 FIRST, WHEN WE HEAR ABOUT 1862 00:48:07,885 --> 00:48:09,119 THE PET RENT PROPOSED 1863 00:48:09,119 --> 00:48:10,921 CHANGE, SPREADING IT ACROSS THE 1864 00:48:10,921 --> 00:48:11,154 ENTIRE 1865 00:48:11,154 --> 00:48:13,924 BUILDING, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT 1866 00:48:13,924 --> 00:48:15,058 RUB DOES. 1867 00:48:15,058 --> 00:48:16,760 UNLESS YOU BAN THE 1868 00:48:16,760 --> 00:48:19,563 UTILITY BUILDING SOMETHING, I 1869 00:48:19,563 --> 00:48:21,198 DON'T THINK THAT'S ANYTHING 1870 00:48:21,198 --> 00:48:21,365 BUT 1871 00:48:21,365 --> 00:48:21,698 HYPOCRISY. 1872 00:48:21,698 --> 00:48:23,066 SECOND, WE NEED TO 1873 00:48:23,066 --> 00:48:24,234 REDUCE BARRIERS TO HOUSING IN 1874 00:48:24,234 --> 00:48:24,601 GENERAL. 1875 00:48:24,601 --> 00:48:28,238 WE HAVE TO INCREASE 1876 00:48:28,238 --> 00:48:28,672 CONSTRUCTION. 1877 00:48:28,672 --> 00:48:34,645 WE HAVE TO -- AND UNTIL WE DO, 1878 00:48:34,645 --> 00:48:37,914 WE'RE TELLING PEOPLE 1879 00:48:37,914 --> 00:48:39,249 THEY CAN'T -- [ INAUDIBLE ] 1880 00:48:39,249 --> 00:48:40,617 THIRD, WE DO WANT TO MAKE 1881 00:48:40,617 --> 00:48:42,152 IT HARDER TO OWN BUILDINGS. 1882 00:48:42,152 --> 00:48:44,454 IF YOU CAN START SOMETHING, 1883 00:48:44,454 --> 00:48:46,723 YOU WANT TO RETAIN CONTROL OVER 1884 00:48:46,723 --> 00:48:47,958 IT, HAVE PEOPLE LIVE IN IT, YOU 1885 00:48:47,958 --> 00:48:49,927 ARE NOT A HOUSING PROVIDER. 1886 00:48:49,927 --> 00:48:51,595 YOU ARE TRYING TO BE A TICKET 1887 00:48:51,595 --> 00:48:52,029 SCALPER. 1888 00:48:52,029 --> 00:48:54,731 YOU ARE NOT PRODUCING ANYTHING. 1889 00:48:54,731 --> 00:48:56,800 MEANWHILE, THIS IS WHAT THEY 1890 00:48:56,800 --> 00:49:02,205 ARE DOING, THOUGH, WE JUST WANT 1891 00:49:02,205 --> 00:49:05,309 FEES TO BE LISTED IN THE RENT 1892 00:49:05,309 --> 00:49:06,410 WITHOUT IN GAME -- 1893 00:49:06,543 --> 00:49:07,344 >> THANK 1894 00:49:07,344 --> 00:49:07,911 YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 1895 00:49:07,911 --> 00:49:14,551 IS RED FOLLOWED BY RUBY. 1896 00:49:22,225 --> 00:49:23,160 RED, IF YOU 1897 00:49:23,160 --> 00:49:29,066 CAN HEAR ME, PRESS STAR 6. 1898 00:49:29,199 --> 00:49:30,200 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 1899 00:49:30,200 --> 00:49:32,069 CAN YOU 1900 00:49:32,069 --> 00:49:32,402 HEAR ME OKAY? 1901 00:49:32,402 --> 00:49:33,136 >> WE CAN HEAR YOU. 1902 00:49:33,270 --> 00:49:34,304 >> HELLO? 1903 00:49:34,304 --> 00:49:35,072 OH, GREAT. 1904 00:49:35,072 --> 00:49:36,640 GOOD AFTERNOON. 1905 00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:38,141 I'M SPEAKING TO THE RENTERS ON 1906 00:49:38,141 --> 00:49:41,945 THE COUNCIL AND TO 1907 00:49:41,945 --> 00:49:42,779 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, THIS 1908 00:49:42,779 --> 00:49:43,113 COMMITTEE'S 1909 00:49:43,113 --> 00:49:45,482 VICE-CHAIR, WHO WORKED ON THE 1910 00:49:45,482 --> 00:49:45,649 THE 1911 00:49:45,649 --> 00:49:49,486 CITY'S HOUSING UTILITY 1912 00:49:49,486 --> 00:49:52,022 CONTRACT. 1913 00:49:52,022 --> 00:49:53,590 THE AMENDMENT LIST AS CAPACITY 1914 00:49:53,590 --> 00:49:53,857 CHARGE. 1915 00:49:53,857 --> 00:49:55,592 THE BUILDING FOR 1916 00:49:55,592 --> 00:49:57,694 THIS INFRASTRUCTURE COST, 1917 00:49:57,694 --> 00:49:59,363 LANDLORDS PASS IT STRAIGHT TO 1918 00:49:59,363 --> 00:49:59,663 TENANTS AS 1919 00:49:59,663 --> 00:50:00,130 A LINE ITEM. 1920 00:50:00,130 --> 00:50:01,565 IN NEARLY EVERY BUILDING 1921 00:50:01,565 --> 00:50:05,135 BUILT IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, WE 1922 00:50:05,135 --> 00:50:07,104 TAKE LANDLORDS TO THE HEARING 1923 00:50:07,104 --> 00:50:08,505 EXAMINER, I DID, BUT IT DIDN'T 1924 00:50:08,505 --> 00:50:09,606 STOP. 1925 00:50:09,606 --> 00:50:11,274 THE EXAMINER RULED THE CHARGE AS 1926 00:50:11,274 --> 00:50:15,145 A UTILITY, SO IT'S 1927 00:50:15,145 --> 00:50:15,645 LEGAL TO PASS THROUGH. 1928 00:50:15,645 --> 00:50:17,247 I WON ON A 1929 00:50:17,247 --> 00:50:18,014 DISCLOSURE TECHNICALITY AND THE 1930 00:50:18,014 --> 00:50:18,715 PENALTY 1931 00:50:18,715 --> 00:50:20,484 WAS $100. 1932 00:50:20,484 --> 00:50:22,386 THE LANDLORD AND THE FEE ROLLS 1933 00:50:22,386 --> 00:50:22,652 ON. 1934 00:50:22,652 --> 00:50:25,122 CONSIDER THE COST OF THAT. 1935 00:50:25,122 --> 00:50:26,723 WHICH TENANT MUST FILE AND 1936 00:50:26,723 --> 00:50:28,291 SIT THROUGH A CONTESTED HEARING 1937 00:50:28,291 --> 00:50:31,395 INDIVIDUALLY FOR $100 RESULT. 1938 00:50:31,395 --> 00:50:32,763 THIS BILL CALLS BUILDING 1939 00:50:32,763 --> 00:50:33,530 AND CITYWIDE 1940 00:50:33,530 --> 00:50:34,197 ENFORCEMENT A BETTER USE OF CITY 1941 00:50:34,197 --> 00:50:36,333 RESOURCES. 1942 00:50:36,466 --> 00:50:38,535 >> THANK YOU. 1943 00:50:38,535 --> 00:50:39,569 OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE 1944 00:50:39,569 --> 00:50:43,907 RUBY HOLLAND FOLLOWED BY AARON. 1945 00:50:50,847 --> 00:50:55,952 RUBY, IF YOU PRESS STAR 6. 1946 00:50:55,952 --> 00:51:03,960 IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE UNMUTED. 1947 00:51:03,960 --> 00:51:10,100 RUBY, ARE YOU THERE? 1948 00:51:10,100 --> 00:51:11,435 WE'LL SKIP AND THEN COME 1949 00:51:11,435 --> 00:51:13,703 BACK TO YOU IF YOU'RE STILL 1950 00:51:13,703 --> 00:51:13,937 THERE. 1951 00:51:13,937 --> 00:51:20,610 NEXT WE'LL GO TO AARON TULLOCH. 1952 00:51:25,048 --> 00:51:26,516 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, 1953 00:51:26,516 --> 00:51:27,184 CHAIR FOSTER AND MEMBERS OF THE 1954 00:51:27,184 --> 00:51:27,751 COUNCIL. 1955 00:51:27,751 --> 00:51:34,357 MY NAME IS AARON TULLOCH, LEDGES 1956 00:51:34,357 --> 00:51:35,592 LATIVE AIDE. 1957 00:51:35,592 --> 00:51:37,360 WE REPRESENT 110 1958 00:51:37,360 --> 00:51:38,395 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OVER 1959 00:51:38,395 --> 00:51:39,896 900 COALITION PARTNERS 1960 00:51:39,896 --> 00:51:41,031 ACROSS SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON 1961 00:51:41,031 --> 00:51:42,265 STATE. 1962 00:51:42,265 --> 00:51:43,633 FOR DECADES STRATEGIES HAS 1963 00:51:43,633 --> 00:51:45,469 ADVANCED POLICY ON BEHALF OF 1964 00:51:45,469 --> 00:51:47,637 BLACK, BROWN AND HISTORICALLY 1965 00:51:47,637 --> 00:51:49,239 UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. 1966 00:51:49,239 --> 00:51:50,974 WE STRONGLY SUPPORT A BAN 1967 00:51:50,974 --> 00:51:52,776 OF RENTAL JUNK FEES. 1968 00:51:52,776 --> 00:51:54,478 A UNIT ADVERTISED AT ONE 1969 00:51:54,478 --> 00:51:55,479 PRICE SHOULD NOT BE HUNDREDS 1970 00:51:55,479 --> 00:51:56,847 OF DOLLARS MORE EXPENSIVE 1971 00:51:56,847 --> 00:51:58,615 THROUGH HIDDEN FEES. 1972 00:51:58,615 --> 00:52:00,817 RENTERS DESERVE TO KNOW 1973 00:52:00,817 --> 00:52:01,485 THE TRUE COST OF HOUSING BEFORE 1974 00:52:01,485 --> 00:52:01,685 THEY 1975 00:52:01,685 --> 00:52:02,219 SIGN A 1976 00:52:02,219 --> 00:52:03,854 LEASE. FOR A BLACK AND 1977 00:52:03,854 --> 00:52:05,155 BROWN COMMUNITIES ALREADY 1978 00:52:05,155 --> 00:52:07,591 NAVIGATING WAGE DISPARITIES AND 1979 00:52:07,591 --> 00:52:09,192 DISPLACEMENT, JUNK FEES DEEPEN 1980 00:52:09,192 --> 00:52:09,459 INEQUITY. 1981 00:52:09,459 --> 00:52:11,795 WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO CLOSE 1982 00:52:11,795 --> 00:52:12,863 LOOPHOLES, CREATE REAL 1983 00:52:12,863 --> 00:52:15,065 ENFORCEMENT AND PROTECT RENTERS 1984 00:52:15,065 --> 00:52:16,132 FROM RETALIATION. 1985 00:52:16,132 --> 00:52:17,400 SEATTLE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY 1986 00:52:17,400 --> 00:52:20,937 TO LEAD WITH CLARITY ANDAND 1987 00:52:20,937 --> 00:52:21,204 FAIRNESS. 1988 00:52:21,204 --> 00:52:21,905 THANK YOU. 1989 00:52:22,038 --> 00:52:22,405 >> THANK YOU. 1990 00:52:22,405 --> 00:52:23,974 OUR NEXT SPEAKER 1991 00:52:23,974 --> 00:52:24,574 WILL BE RUBY, WE CAN TRY YOU 1992 00:52:24,574 --> 00:52:31,882 AGAIN. 1993 00:52:32,015 --> 00:52:35,418 >> MY NAME IS RUBY HOLLAND, A 1994 00:52:35,418 --> 00:52:39,189 SMALL BUT GROWING NUMBER 1995 00:52:39,189 --> 00:52:41,892 OF PEOPLE WITH -- NEED HOUSING 1996 00:52:41,892 --> 00:52:42,058 TO 1997 00:52:42,058 --> 00:52:44,761 ESCAPE THE EVER- PRESENT 1998 00:52:44,761 --> 00:52:48,031 SECOND HAND PRODUCT USE IN 1999 00:52:48,031 --> 00:52:48,365 RENTAL 2000 00:52:48,365 --> 00:52:49,699 BUILDINGS THAT IS A DANGER TO 2001 00:52:49,699 --> 00:52:50,133 THEIR LIVES. 2002 00:52:50,133 --> 00:52:52,636 THEY ARE HOPING FOR A 2003 00:52:52,636 --> 00:52:54,738 PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES THIS 2004 00:52:54,738 --> 00:52:57,073 ISSUE. 2005 00:52:57,073 --> 00:52:59,042 IDEALLY MANY OF THE 2006 00:52:59,042 --> 00:53:00,844 CONVENIENCE FEES SUCH AS INNER 2007 00:53:00,844 --> 00:53:03,113 APARTMENT APPLIANCE FEES ALLOW 2008 00:53:03,113 --> 00:53:03,413 TENANTS TO 2009 00:53:03,413 --> 00:53:06,149 OPT OUT INSTEAD OF BEING 2010 00:53:06,149 --> 00:53:06,616 ELIMINATED. 2011 00:53:06,616 --> 00:53:07,517 LANDLORD RESPONSIBILITIES THAT 2012 00:53:07,517 --> 00:53:09,719 HAVE BEEN PASSED ON TO 2013 00:53:09,719 --> 00:53:12,822 TENANTS LIKE COMMON AREA 2014 00:53:12,822 --> 00:53:14,958 MAINTENANCE, PEST CONTROL, VALET 2015 00:53:14,958 --> 00:53:15,158 TRASH 2016 00:53:15,158 --> 00:53:16,793 AND ALL THE REST NEED TO 2017 00:53:16,793 --> 00:53:18,828 BE ELIMINATED COMPLETELY. 2018 00:53:18,828 --> 00:53:21,331 REAL ESTATE OLIGARCHS AND 2019 00:53:21,331 --> 00:53:22,365 CORPORATE LANDLORDS WANT 2020 00:53:22,365 --> 00:53:24,334 TO SWINDLE HOMEOWNERS OUT OF 2021 00:53:24,334 --> 00:53:24,534 THEIR 2022 00:53:24,534 --> 00:53:27,404 LOTS AND SWINDLE RENTERS OUT 2023 00:53:27,404 --> 00:53:27,771 OF THEIR CASH. 2024 00:53:27,771 --> 00:53:31,274 FOR TOO LONG CITY HALL HAS 2025 00:53:31,274 --> 00:53:33,009 BEEN COMPLICIT IN THIS ATTACK ON 2026 00:53:33,009 --> 00:53:33,343 THE 2027 00:53:33,343 --> 00:53:35,178 WORKING CLASS AND EVEN 2028 00:53:35,178 --> 00:53:35,979 SOME COUNCILMEMBERS BECAUSE THEY 2029 00:53:35,979 --> 00:53:36,246 ARE 2030 00:53:36,246 --> 00:53:36,846 IN THE POCKETS OF THESE SCUM 2031 00:53:36,846 --> 00:53:38,582 BAGS. 2032 00:53:38,715 --> 00:53:40,884 >> NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE HALLE 2033 00:53:40,884 --> 00:53:42,519 WILLIS FOLLOWED BY WILL 2034 00:53:42,519 --> 00:53:42,786 AND THEN 2035 00:53:42,786 --> 00:53:43,420 THE FINAL TWO ARE DANIELLE AND 2036 00:53:43,420 --> 00:53:49,826 DAVID. 2037 00:53:55,932 --> 00:53:57,901 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, 2038 00:53:57,901 --> 00:53:58,268 COUNCILMEMBERS. 2039 00:53:58,268 --> 00:53:59,436 MY NAME IS HALLE WILLIS, THE 2040 00:53:59,436 --> 00:54:00,670 POLICY MANAGER AT THE COALITION 2041 00:54:00,670 --> 00:54:01,538 ON HOMELESSNESS. 2042 00:54:01,538 --> 00:54:04,040 I AM A LONGTIME SEATTLE 2043 00:54:04,040 --> 00:54:05,375 RENTER IN DISTRICT 5. 2044 00:54:05,375 --> 00:54:06,910 HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE JUNK 2045 00:54:06,910 --> 00:54:08,378 FEE LEGISLATION PROPOSED BY 2046 00:54:08,378 --> 00:54:09,980 MAYOR WILSON AND SPONSORED 2047 00:54:09,980 --> 00:54:12,082 BY 2048 00:54:12,082 --> 00:54:12,716 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. THIS IS A 2049 00:54:12,716 --> 00:54:13,250 HOUSING FAIRNESS 2050 00:54:13,383 --> 00:54:18,121 ISSUE. JUNK FEES LIKE PET RENT 2051 00:54:18,121 --> 00:54:18,288 AND 2052 00:54:18,288 --> 00:54:19,422 MADE UP ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 2053 00:54:19,422 --> 00:54:19,623 RAISE 2054 00:54:19,623 --> 00:54:20,991 HIGH HOUSING COSTS AND 2055 00:54:20,991 --> 00:54:22,292 COMPROMISE CONSUMER 2056 00:54:22,292 --> 00:54:23,560 PROTECTIONS BY ALLOWING 2057 00:54:23,560 --> 00:54:25,262 LANDLORDS TO SNEAK 2058 00:54:25,262 --> 00:54:26,062 IN FEE THAT IS TENANTS CAN'T 2059 00:54:26,062 --> 00:54:26,696 AVOID. 2060 00:54:26,696 --> 00:54:28,064 THAT'S NOT FAIR AND IT MAKES 2061 00:54:28,064 --> 00:54:29,599 IT EVEN HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO 2062 00:54:29,599 --> 00:54:31,768 AFFORD A PLACE TO LIVE IN THE 2063 00:54:31,768 --> 00:54:32,102 CITY. 2064 00:54:32,102 --> 00:54:33,870 THIS IS COMMON SENSE 2065 00:54:33,870 --> 00:54:35,538 HOUSING FAIRNESS AND 2066 00:54:35,538 --> 00:54:35,905 TRANSPARENCY 2067 00:54:36,039 --> 00:54:37,273 LEGISLATION. WE URGE YOU TO PASS 2068 00:54:37,273 --> 00:54:38,208 IT AT 2069 00:54:38,208 --> 00:54:39,442 FULL STRENGTH WITH 2070 00:54:39,442 --> 00:54:40,877 STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS 2071 00:54:40,877 --> 00:54:41,177 IN 2072 00:54:41,177 --> 00:54:42,545 PLACE. 2073 00:54:42,545 --> 00:54:43,813 TAKING MY WORK HAT OFF FOR A 2074 00:54:43,813 --> 00:54:45,548 MOMENT, I'M A RENTER AND A PET 2075 00:54:45,548 --> 00:54:45,815 OWNER. 2076 00:54:45,815 --> 00:54:47,917 LET'S GET RID OF PET FEES. 2077 00:54:47,917 --> 00:54:50,086 MY CAT DOESN'T HAVE A JOB. 2078 00:54:50,086 --> 00:54:50,787 SHE CAN'T PAY RENT. 2079 00:54:50,787 --> 00:54:54,791 CHARGING PET FEES IS 2080 00:54:54,791 --> 00:54:57,060 WIDESPREAD AND IS ABSURD. 2081 00:54:57,060 --> 00:54:58,428 PLEASE BAN PET FEES AND OTHER 2082 00:54:58,428 --> 00:54:59,129 JUNK FEES. 2083 00:54:59,129 --> 00:54:59,696 THANK YOU. 2084 00:54:59,829 --> 00:55:00,196 >> THANK YOU. 2085 00:55:00,196 --> 00:55:01,564 OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL 2086 00:55:01,564 --> 00:55:10,540 BE WILL FOLLOWED BY DANIELLE. 2087 00:55:10,674 --> 00:55:12,042 >> HI, COUNCIL. 2088 00:55:12,042 --> 00:55:14,311 THIS IS THE DIRECTOR OF 2089 00:55:14,311 --> 00:55:18,048 DEMOCRACY, A UNION MEMBER, AND A 2090 00:55:18,048 --> 00:55:20,016 RESTAURANT WORKER HERE IN D- 2091 00:55:20,016 --> 00:55:22,285 3 WHERE I LIVE. 2092 00:55:22,285 --> 00:55:24,554 WE NEED TO BAN JUNK FEES. 2093 00:55:24,554 --> 00:55:25,955 MONEY IS TIGHT FOR 2094 00:55:25,955 --> 00:55:27,457 EVERYONE ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF 2095 00:55:27,457 --> 00:55:27,691 US 2096 00:55:27,691 --> 00:55:32,162 WHO WORK TWO TO FOUR JOBS AT A 2097 00:55:32,162 --> 00:55:35,465 TIME. 2098 00:55:35,465 --> 00:55:37,233 EVERYTHING -- WE JUST 2099 00:55:37,233 --> 00:55:38,668 NEED TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS, 2100 00:55:38,668 --> 00:55:39,102 MAKE 2101 00:55:39,102 --> 00:55:41,004 SURE 2102 00:55:41,004 --> 00:55:41,538 LANDLORDS ARE BEING HELD 2103 00:55:41,538 --> 00:55:42,939 ACCOUNTABLE AND 2104 00:55:42,939 --> 00:55:44,741 TRANSPARENT, THINGS LIKE PET 2105 00:55:44,741 --> 00:55:45,842 FEES AND 2106 00:55:45,842 --> 00:55:46,710 ADDITIONAL UTILITY FEES THAT 2107 00:55:46,710 --> 00:55:48,545 WE PAY EVERY DAY ARE TOO MUCH 2108 00:55:48,545 --> 00:55:48,812 FOR 2109 00:55:48,812 --> 00:55:49,045 US. 2110 00:55:49,045 --> 00:55:50,914 WE NEED STRONG ENFORCEMENT 2111 00:55:50,914 --> 00:55:53,183 ARMS AND TO PASS THE LEGISLATION 2112 00:55:53,183 --> 00:55:53,349 PRE 2113 00:55:53,349 --> 00:55:57,020 POSED BY THE MAYOR WITH NO 2114 00:55:57,020 --> 00:55:57,320 AMENDMENTS. 2115 00:55:57,320 --> 00:56:00,156 FEEL FREE TO JOIN ME LATER AT MY 2116 00:56:00,156 --> 00:56:01,624 SECOND JOB TODAY FOR 2117 00:56:01,624 --> 00:56:02,525 A CELEBRATORY 2118 00:56:02,525 --> 00:56:03,893 DRINK AT THE RESTAURANT THAT I 2119 00:56:03,893 --> 00:56:04,160 WORK AT. 2120 00:56:04,160 --> 00:56:09,699 THANKS ALL. 2121 00:56:09,699 --> 00:56:11,267 CHEERS. 2122 00:56:11,401 --> 00:56:12,102 >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DANIELLE 2123 00:56:12,102 --> 00:56:16,673 FOLLOWED BY DAVID. 2124 00:56:16,806 --> 00:56:21,444 >> I'M A TENANT OF RENT 2125 00:56:21,444 --> 00:56:21,978 CONTROLCONTROL AFFORDABLE 2126 00:56:21,978 --> 00:56:22,245 HOUSING. 2127 00:56:22,245 --> 00:56:22,712 AFTER BEING I COULD 2128 00:56:22,712 --> 00:56:25,281 EXPECT RAPID MASSIVE RENTAL, I 2129 00:56:25,281 --> 00:56:26,716 CALLED OFFICE OF HOUSING AND 2130 00:56:26,716 --> 00:56:28,251 REQUESTED ACCESS TO THE 2131 00:56:28,251 --> 00:56:28,785 RULES. I WAS TOLD, AND I 2132 00:56:28,785 --> 00:56:31,554 QUOTE, WHAT ARE YOU COMPLAINING 2133 00:56:31,554 --> 00:56:31,788 ABOUT? 2134 00:56:31,788 --> 00:56:32,322 THEY SENT ME ON A QUEST 2135 00:56:32,322 --> 00:56:33,690 AND I WAS ABLE TO FIND THE 2136 00:56:33,690 --> 00:56:34,958 COVENANT. WHEN I SHARED THE 2137 00:56:34,958 --> 00:56:35,358 COVENANT WITH 2138 00:56:35,358 --> 00:56:36,793 OH I WAS TOLD I COULD MOVE. 2139 00:56:36,793 --> 00:56:38,595 I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN AUDIT 2140 00:56:38,595 --> 00:56:39,763 OF RENT INCREASES WITHIN 2141 00:56:39,763 --> 00:56:42,365 THE OFFICE OF HOUSING 2142 00:56:42,365 --> 00:56:43,466 PORTFOLIO WHERE DOCUMENTATION 2143 00:56:43,466 --> 00:56:44,601 SHOWS O.H. 2144 00:56:44,601 --> 00:56:46,903 ADVISING LOW- INCOME HOUSING, 2145 00:56:46,903 --> 00:56:47,804 TO INCREASE RENT. 2146 00:56:47,804 --> 00:56:50,473 MY OWN RENT AND O.H. 2147 00:56:50,473 --> 00:56:52,041 HOUSING WITH A MODERATOR HAS 2148 00:56:52,041 --> 00:56:52,308 INCREASED 2149 00:56:52,308 --> 00:56:55,545 47% IN FOUR YEARS. 2150 00:56:55,545 --> 00:56:57,113 SEATTLE'S HOUSING LEVY 2151 00:56:57,113 --> 00:56:57,380 OVERSIGHT 2152 00:56:57,380 --> 00:56:58,648 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 2153 00:56:58,648 --> 00:56:59,916 SAY THAT MARKET RATE RENT 2154 00:56:59,916 --> 00:57:01,851 AND RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE RENTS 2155 00:57:01,851 --> 00:57:02,018 ARE 2156 00:57:02,018 --> 00:57:02,719 OVERLAPPING WHERE 2157 00:57:02,719 --> 00:57:03,953 RESTRICTED RENTS WILL BE HIGHER 2158 00:57:03,953 --> 00:57:05,355 THAN ACTUAL 2159 00:57:05,355 --> 00:57:05,955 MARKET RATES. 2160 00:57:05,955 --> 00:57:08,391 WITH THE LAST AUGUST MINUTES, I 2161 00:57:08,391 --> 00:57:09,859 QUOTE, BECAUSE DEVELOPERS 2162 00:57:09,859 --> 00:57:14,063 ARE FINDING THEY'RE HAVING 2163 00:57:14,063 --> 00:57:15,665 TROUBLE, SOME ARE TRYING TO GET 2164 00:57:15,665 --> 00:57:17,233 PUBLIC FUNDERS SO THE PUBLIC 2165 00:57:17,233 --> 00:57:18,201 ABSORBS THE RISK 2166 00:57:18,201 --> 00:57:18,568 INSTEAD OF THE 2167 00:57:18,568 --> 00:57:19,102 DEVELOPERS WHO BUILD THE 2168 00:57:19,102 --> 00:57:21,070 BUILDINGS. 2169 00:57:21,204 --> 00:57:21,805 >> THANK YOU. 2170 00:57:21,938 --> 00:57:22,505 AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER WILL BE 2171 00:57:22,505 --> 00:57:27,277 DAVID HAYNES. 2172 00:57:34,884 --> 00:57:36,252 DAVID, IF YOU'RE THERE, PRESS 2173 00:57:36,252 --> 00:57:36,486 STAR 6. 2174 00:57:36,486 --> 00:57:38,388 THERE YOU GO. 2175 00:57:38,521 --> 00:57:39,522 >> THANK 2176 00:57:39,522 --> 00:57:40,957 YOU. WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE FACT 2177 00:57:40,957 --> 00:57:41,157 THAT 2178 00:57:41,157 --> 00:57:42,392 THE LANDLORDS ARE 2179 00:57:42,392 --> 00:57:44,260 SNEAKING CHARGES INTO THE RENT 2180 00:57:44,260 --> 00:57:45,461 AND ARTIFICIALLY INFLATING THE 2181 00:57:45,461 --> 00:57:46,830 COST OF THAT HOUSE TRYING TO GET 2182 00:57:46,830 --> 00:57:48,798 RICH AT THE EXPENSE OF THE 2183 00:57:48,798 --> 00:57:49,899 WORKING CLASS THAT ARE BEING 2184 00:57:49,899 --> 00:57:50,133 CHEATED 2185 00:57:50,133 --> 00:57:52,569 OUT OF A BETTER HOME. 2186 00:57:52,569 --> 00:57:53,903 WE NEED TO APRIL DRESS THE 2187 00:57:53,903 --> 00:57:55,538 FACT WE HAVE LANDLORDS ON THE 2188 00:57:55,538 --> 00:57:56,973 CITY COUNCIL WHO SABOTAGE 2189 00:57:56,973 --> 00:57:58,374 THE INTEGRITY OF THE 2190 00:57:58,374 --> 00:57:59,375 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO MAKE SURE 2191 00:57:59,375 --> 00:58:00,944 THAT 2192 00:58:00,944 --> 00:58:02,645 NO WORKING CLASS WOULD HAVE 2193 00:58:02,645 --> 00:58:04,247 A BETTER BUILT HOME, 2194 00:58:04,247 --> 00:58:06,516 PROVIDING BETTER CHOICES AND 2195 00:58:06,516 --> 00:58:06,783 REAL 2196 00:58:06,783 --> 00:58:09,018 EQUITY WITHOUT UNQUALIFIED 2197 00:58:09,018 --> 00:58:10,787 NONPROFITS BUILDING MODERN 2198 00:58:10,787 --> 00:58:11,287 THIRD- 2199 00:58:11,287 --> 00:58:13,122 WORLD SLUMS THAT ARE FINE WITH 2200 00:58:13,122 --> 00:58:13,356 THE 2201 00:58:13,356 --> 00:58:14,057 LANDLORDS AND THEIR 2202 00:58:14,057 --> 00:58:15,558 SYMPATHIZERS ON THE COUNCIL AND 2203 00:58:15,558 --> 00:58:16,526 THE POLITICALLY CONNECTED. 2204 00:58:16,526 --> 00:58:20,063 BUT WHEN IT COMES TO 2205 00:58:20,063 --> 00:58:23,933 PADDING THE COST AND CONSTANTLY 2206 00:58:23,933 --> 00:58:25,168 OVERCHARGING PEOPLE, WE NEED TO 2207 00:58:25,168 --> 00:58:25,702 ALLOW FOR 2208 00:58:25,702 --> 00:58:27,804 A RENTER TO RENEGOTIATE THE 2209 00:58:27,804 --> 00:58:30,673 RENT ONCE YOU MOVE IN AND 2210 00:58:30,673 --> 00:58:30,940 DISCOVER 2211 00:58:30,940 --> 00:58:32,509 THAT YOU'RE PAYING THREE TIMES 2212 00:58:32,509 --> 00:58:35,478 THE ORIGINAL MORTGAGE ON A 2213 00:58:35,478 --> 00:58:42,385 FLAWED FLOOR PLAN THAT'S 2214 00:58:42,518 --> 00:58:42,852 DILAPIDATED. 2215 00:58:42,852 --> 00:58:43,219 >> THANK YOU. 2216 00:58:43,219 --> 00:58:44,454 AND THERE ARE NO 2217 00:58:44,454 --> 00:58:46,122 ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS. 2218 00:58:46,256 --> 00:58:46,823 >> ALL RIGHT. 2219 00:58:46,823 --> 00:58:48,224 THANK YOU SO MUCH, CLERK. 2220 00:58:48,224 --> 00:58:49,525 AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF 2221 00:58:49,525 --> 00:58:50,693 OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS 2222 00:58:50,693 --> 00:58:51,995 TODAY. AS ALWAYS, WE APPRECIATE 2223 00:58:51,995 --> 00:58:52,395 YOU 2224 00:58:52,395 --> 00:58:54,430 COMING DOWN AND TAKING THE 2225 00:58:54,430 --> 00:58:55,932 TIME TO SPEAK WITH US. 2226 00:58:55,932 --> 00:58:56,666 AT THIS POINT WE WILL NOW 2227 00:58:56,666 --> 00:58:58,301 MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF 2228 00:58:58,301 --> 00:58:59,469 BUSINESS. 2229 00:58:59,469 --> 00:59:00,436 WILL THE CLERK READ THE 2230 00:59:00,436 --> 00:59:01,271 ITEM INTO THE RECORD. 2231 00:59:01,404 --> 00:59:03,573 >> AGENDA ITEM 1, RENTAL 2232 00:59:03,573 --> 00:59:05,441 FEES TRANSPARENCY AND FAIRNESS 2233 00:59:05,441 --> 00:59:06,476 LEGISLATION. 2234 00:59:06,476 --> 00:59:07,277 FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. 2235 00:59:07,410 --> 00:59:08,578 >> FANTASTIC. 2236 00:59:08,578 --> 00:59:10,346 I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP TO THE 2237 00:59:10,346 --> 00:59:11,447 TABLE AND ALREADY JOINING 2238 00:59:11,447 --> 00:59:13,583 US RIGHT ON TIME, KEREM 2239 00:59:13,583 --> 00:59:20,323 LEVITAS WITH THE MAYOR'S 2240 00:59:20,323 --> 00:59:22,058 OFFICE, MAUREEN 2241 00:59:22,058 --> 00:59:24,193 ROAT, NEALE MAHONEY 2242 00:59:24,193 --> 00:59:25,194 FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY AS WELL 2243 00:59:25,194 --> 00:59:28,097 AS -- I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S 2244 00:59:28,097 --> 00:59:28,731 ARIEL 2245 00:59:28,731 --> 00:59:29,899 NELSON, A SENIOR ATTORNEY AT THE 2246 00:59:29,899 --> 00:59:31,734 NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER WHO 2247 00:59:31,734 --> 00:59:32,268 IS JOINING US VIRTUALLY. 2248 00:59:32,268 --> 00:59:33,670 THEY WILL BE PROVIDING AN 2249 00:59:33,670 --> 00:59:36,839 OVERVIEW OF THE LEGISLATION 2250 00:59:36,839 --> 00:59:38,041 ON THE AGENDA AS AN 2251 00:59:38,041 --> 00:59:38,708 INFORMATIONAL ITEM TODAY. 2252 00:59:38,708 --> 00:59:40,476 BEFORE THEY BEGIN, COLLEAGUES, 2253 00:59:40,476 --> 00:59:41,444 AND FOR THE PUBLIC, THIS IS NOT 2254 00:59:41,444 --> 00:59:42,045 A VOTE TODAY. 2255 00:59:42,045 --> 00:59:43,413 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE 2256 00:59:43,413 --> 00:59:44,714 ARE HAVING THIS IN COMMITTEE AS 2257 00:59:44,714 --> 00:59:45,014 AN 2258 00:59:45,014 --> 00:59:47,817 INFORMATIONAL ITEM. 2259 00:59:47,817 --> 00:59:49,285 I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND 2260 00:59:49,285 --> 00:59:50,853 HER TEAM FOR THEIR WORK ON 2261 00:59:50,853 --> 00:59:51,654 THIS BILL AS WELL AS ALL OF 2262 00:59:51,654 --> 00:59:52,755 THE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND 2263 00:59:52,755 --> 00:59:54,023 MEMBERS WHO HAVE COME 2264 00:59:54,023 --> 00:59:56,592 AND PARTICIPATED IN THIS 2265 00:59:56,592 --> 00:59:56,859 PROCESS. 2266 00:59:56,859 --> 00:59:57,961 AS WE HEARD DURING PUBLIC 2267 00:59:57,961 --> 00:59:58,962 COMMENT, WE KNOW THAT 2268 00:59:58,962 --> 01:00:00,730 HIDDEN FEES DON'T BELONG ON THE 2269 01:00:00,730 --> 01:00:00,964 LARGEST 2270 01:00:00,964 --> 01:00:02,832 EXPENSE FOR MOST SEATTLE 2271 01:00:02,832 --> 01:00:04,267 FAMILIES, WHICH IS THEIR RENT. 2272 01:00:04,267 --> 01:00:05,802 I SHARED THIS A LITTLE BIT AT 2273 01:00:05,802 --> 01:00:06,269 THE PRESS CONFERENCE. 2274 01:00:06,269 --> 01:00:07,570 I'LL BE A LITTLE BIT BRIEF. 2275 01:00:07,570 --> 01:00:09,806 WE ARE A MAJORITY RENTER 2276 01:00:09,806 --> 01:00:11,040 CITY, AND WE KNOW THAT ALREADY 2277 01:00:11,040 --> 01:00:11,307 MANY 2278 01:00:11,307 --> 01:00:13,476 OF OUR HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS 2279 01:00:13,476 --> 01:00:14,911 ARE STRETCHED AND THAT FAMILIES 2280 01:00:14,911 --> 01:00:17,180 DESERVE THE TRANSPARENCY TO KNOW 2281 01:00:17,180 --> 01:00:17,780 THE REAL COST OF A RENTAL 2282 01:00:17,780 --> 01:00:19,449 UP FRONT BEFORE THEY ARE SITTING 2283 01:00:19,449 --> 01:00:20,883 DOWN TO SIGN A LEASE. 2284 01:00:20,883 --> 01:00:22,852 TRANSPARENCY CREATES A 2285 01:00:22,852 --> 01:00:24,220 BETTER HOUSING MARKET, AND WE 2286 01:00:24,220 --> 01:00:24,420 KNOW 2287 01:00:24,420 --> 01:00:25,788 THAT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO 2288 01:00:25,788 --> 01:00:27,390 BENEFIT OUR RENTERS AS WELL AS 2289 01:00:27,390 --> 01:00:29,459 EVERYONE HERE IN SEATTLE. 2290 01:00:29,459 --> 01:00:30,593 PARTICULARLY THESE ADDED 2291 01:00:30,593 --> 01:00:32,528 COSTS CAN HIT HARDEST FOR THOSE 2292 01:00:32,528 --> 01:00:33,196 ON FIXED INCOMES. 2293 01:00:33,196 --> 01:00:35,198 YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERING 2294 01:00:35,198 --> 01:00:36,499 THE WORKFORCE IN COMMUNITIES 2295 01:00:36,499 --> 01:00:37,266 THAT ARE MORE LIKELY TO RENT. 2296 01:00:37,266 --> 01:00:40,637 SO, WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT 2297 01:00:40,637 --> 01:00:41,871 OVER TO THE COMMITTEE 2298 01:00:41,871 --> 01:00:43,306 MEMBERS FOR THEIR 2299 01:00:43,306 --> 01:00:44,474 PRESENTATION, HOPEFULLY WE HAVE 2300 01:00:44,474 --> 01:00:44,907 OUR 2301 01:00:44,907 --> 01:00:46,109 SLIDES LOADED UP, LOOKING GOOD. 2302 01:00:46,109 --> 01:00:47,977 IF YOU ALL CAN BRIEFLY 2303 01:00:47,977 --> 01:00:48,911 INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND 2304 01:00:48,911 --> 01:00:49,512 THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD THROUGH 2305 01:00:49,512 --> 01:00:52,148 THE PRESENTATION. 2306 01:00:52,281 --> 01:00:55,652 >> THANK YOU, 2307 01:00:55,652 --> 01:00:56,452 COUNCILMEMBERS. 2308 01:00:56,452 --> 01:00:57,387 I'M JUST GOING TO CHECK THAT YOU 2309 01:00:57,387 --> 01:00:57,887 CAN HEAR ME. 2310 01:00:57,887 --> 01:00:59,155 KEREM LEVITAS, SENIOR POLICY 2311 01:00:59,155 --> 01:01:00,490 ADVISER WITH THE MAYOR'S 2312 01:01:00,490 --> 01:01:00,757 OFFICE. 2313 01:01:00,757 --> 01:01:02,291 I'LL LET THE FOLKS TO MY 2314 01:01:02,291 --> 01:01:04,127 RIGHT INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. 2315 01:01:04,260 --> 01:01:07,597 >> NEALE MAHONEY, PROFESSOR 2316 01:01:07,597 --> 01:01:09,165 AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY. 2317 01:01:09,298 --> 01:01:11,601 >> MAUREEN ROAT, PROGRAM 2318 01:01:11,601 --> 01:01:13,936 MANAGEMENT, SEATTLE DEPARTMENT 2319 01:01:14,070 --> 01:01:14,971 OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS. 2320 01:01:15,104 --> 01:01:16,139 >> AND WE'RE JOINED ONLINE. 2321 01:01:16,272 --> 01:01:18,107 >> AND I'M ARIEL NELSON FROM 2322 01:01:18,107 --> 01:01:20,043 THE NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW 2323 01:01:20,043 --> 01:01:20,276 CENTER. 2324 01:01:20,276 --> 01:01:24,080 THANK YOU FOR CONCERN OVER 2325 01:01:24,080 --> 01:01:24,914 PRONUNCIATION. 2326 01:01:25,114 --> 01:01:26,049 >> ALL RIGHT. I WILL BE STARTING 2327 01:01:26,049 --> 01:01:26,449 US OFF. 2328 01:01:26,449 --> 01:01:28,718 I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBERS, 2329 01:01:28,718 --> 01:01:30,520 THE TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS 2330 01:01:30,653 --> 01:01:33,156 MATTER. THIS BILL THAT THE MAYOR 2331 01:01:33,156 --> 01:01:33,656 HAS 2332 01:01:33,656 --> 01:01:34,924 TRANSMITTED IS ABOUT MAKING 2333 01:01:34,924 --> 01:01:37,193 SURE THE TENANTS HAVE ONE CLEAR 2334 01:01:37,193 --> 01:01:38,628 PRICE THAT THEY PAY. 2335 01:01:38,628 --> 01:01:40,630 WE HAVE REALLY SEEN ACROSS 2336 01:01:40,630 --> 01:01:42,198 THE ECONOMY THINGS THAT USED TO 2337 01:01:42,198 --> 01:01:42,398 HAVE 2338 01:01:42,398 --> 01:01:44,067 ONE PRICE BEING UNBUNDLED INTO 2339 01:01:44,067 --> 01:01:46,803 A WHOLE BUNCH OF SMALLER FEES. 2340 01:01:46,803 --> 01:01:47,437 WE SEE IT WHEN WE BUY 2341 01:01:47,437 --> 01:01:49,072 AIRLINE TICKETS WHERE WE USED TO 2342 01:01:49,072 --> 01:01:50,573 PAY ONE 2343 01:01:50,573 --> 01:01:52,241 PRICE AND NOW WE PAY FOR 2344 01:01:52,241 --> 01:01:53,743 CARRY- ON BAGS, FOR A DRINK, 2345 01:01:53,743 --> 01:01:54,844 FOR SEAT ASSIGNMENTS. 2346 01:01:54,844 --> 01:01:58,114 AND SO THIS IS A FEATURE WE'VE 2347 01:01:58,247 --> 01:01:59,916 SEEN REALLY ACROSS THE SPECTRUM, 2348 01:01:59,916 --> 01:02:01,651 BUT IT'S PARTICULARLY 2349 01:02:01,651 --> 01:02:02,952 IMPACTFUL AND PROBLEMATIC WHEN 2350 01:02:02,952 --> 01:02:04,821 IT COMES TO 2351 01:02:04,821 --> 01:02:05,555 HOUSING. 2352 01:02:05,555 --> 01:02:08,891 AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT 2353 01:02:08,891 --> 01:02:09,926 HALF OF SEATTLE RENTERS PAY 2354 01:02:09,926 --> 01:02:11,360 MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR INCOME ON 2355 01:02:11,360 --> 01:02:13,296 RENT, WHAT WE CALL COST BURDENS. 2356 01:02:13,296 --> 01:02:15,498 58% PAY FEES IN ADDITION TO 2357 01:02:15,498 --> 01:02:16,933 RENT, AND THE IMPACTS THAT 2358 01:02:16,933 --> 01:02:18,468 WE SEE AS IT PREVENTS 2359 01:02:18,468 --> 01:02:19,302 RENTERS INTEREST COMPARING 2360 01:02:19,302 --> 01:02:19,735 HOUSING 2361 01:02:19,735 --> 01:02:20,903 PRICES, MAKING INFORMED 2362 01:02:20,903 --> 01:02:22,338 CHOICES ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE -- 2363 01:02:22,338 --> 01:02:22,538 WHERE 2364 01:02:22,538 --> 01:02:24,040 THEY ARE CHOOSING TO RENT 2365 01:02:24,040 --> 01:02:25,174 AND MAKING FINANCIAL PLANS FOR 2366 01:02:25,174 --> 01:02:26,742 THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. 2367 01:02:26,742 --> 01:02:28,678 FOR HOUSING PROVIDERS, IT 2368 01:02:28,678 --> 01:02:30,079 PREVENTS A TRANSPARENT 2369 01:02:30,079 --> 01:02:31,848 AND COMPETITIVE RENTAL MARKET 2370 01:02:31,848 --> 01:02:33,750 WHERE ONE PROVIDER MIGHT WANT TO 2371 01:02:33,750 --> 01:02:35,885 LIST A UNIT WITH AN ALL- IN 2372 01:02:35,885 --> 01:02:36,152 PRICE BUT 2373 01:02:36,152 --> 01:02:39,288 THEY REALLY 2374 01:02:39,288 --> 01:02:40,823 CAN'T BECAUSE OF COMPETITIVE 2375 01:02:40,823 --> 01:02:42,158 SSURE FROM OTHER 2376 01:02:42,158 --> 01:02:43,926 PROVIDERS WHO HAVE SMALLER FEES. 2377 01:02:43,926 --> 01:02:45,394 WITH THAT BRIEF INTRODUCTION, 2378 01:02:45,394 --> 01:02:48,664 I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND 2379 01:02:48,664 --> 01:02:52,635 INTRODUCE WHO IS GOING TO BE 2380 01:02:52,635 --> 01:02:53,603 PRESENTING TODAY. 2381 01:02:53,603 --> 01:02:57,406 ARIEL NELSON IS A 2382 01:02:57,406 --> 01:02:58,741 SENIOR ATTORNEY AT THE 2383 01:02:58,741 --> 01:03:01,177 NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER. 2384 01:03:01,177 --> 01:03:05,515 PROTECTIONS FOR RENTERS AND 2385 01:03:05,648 --> 01:03:06,782 THOSE INVOLVING PEOPLE AND THEIR 2386 01:03:06,782 --> 01:03:07,450 FAMILIES. SHE'S AUTHORED 2387 01:03:07,450 --> 01:03:07,750 REPORTS ON 2388 01:03:07,750 --> 01:03:09,519 RENTAL HOUSING JUNK FEES. 2389 01:03:09,519 --> 01:03:10,219 PROFESSOR NEALE MAHONEY IS 2390 01:03:10,219 --> 01:03:11,554 A PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS 2391 01:03:11,554 --> 01:03:13,556 AT STANFORD AND THE DIRECTOR OF 2392 01:03:13,556 --> 01:03:14,957 THE STANFORD INSTITUTE OF 2393 01:03:14,957 --> 01:03:15,558 ECONOMIC 2394 01:03:15,558 --> 01:03:17,360 POLICY RESEARCH, THE 2395 01:03:17,360 --> 01:03:18,394 LEADING VOICE ON ECONOMIC 2396 01:03:18,394 --> 01:03:19,862 POLICY INCLUDING CONSUMER 2397 01:03:19,862 --> 01:03:20,163 PROTECTION 2398 01:03:20,296 --> 01:03:21,297 RULES. HE SERVED ON THE WHITE 2399 01:03:21,297 --> 01:03:22,899 HOUSE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL 2400 01:03:22,899 --> 01:03:23,065 IN 2401 01:03:23,065 --> 01:03:24,567 2022 AND 2023. 2402 01:03:24,567 --> 01:03:27,336 AND MAUREEN ROAT IS THE 2403 01:03:27,336 --> 01:03:29,071 MANAGERMANAGER AT THE DEPARTMENT 2404 01:03:29,071 --> 01:03:29,238 OF 2405 01:03:29,238 --> 01:03:30,573 CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS, 2406 01:03:30,573 --> 01:03:31,774 IS A LICENSED ATTORNEY WITH OVER 2407 01:03:31,774 --> 01:03:33,910 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN 2408 01:03:33,910 --> 01:03:34,911 THE HOUSING ARENA 2409 01:03:34,911 --> 01:03:36,112 AND TEACHES A COURSE ON THE 2410 01:03:36,112 --> 01:03:36,579 INTERSECTION 2411 01:03:36,579 --> 01:03:39,515 OF HOUSING LAW AND POVERTY AT 2412 01:03:39,515 --> 01:03:39,682 THE 2413 01:03:39,815 --> 01:03:40,950 SEATTLE SCHOOL OF LAW. WE'VE 2414 01:03:40,950 --> 01:03:41,751 BEEN CONSULTING WITH 2415 01:03:41,751 --> 01:03:42,818 ALL THREE THROUGHOUT THE 2416 01:03:42,818 --> 01:03:43,920 DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND WE'RE 2417 01:03:43,920 --> 01:03:46,289 GRATEFUL THEY'RE ABLE TO JOIN 2418 01:03:46,289 --> 01:03:46,722 US HERE 2419 01:03:46,722 --> 01:03:47,256 TODAY. 2420 01:03:47,256 --> 01:03:48,591 WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO COVER 2421 01:03:48,591 --> 01:03:51,727 TODAY IS A BACKGROUND ON THE 2422 01:03:51,727 --> 01:03:53,629 PREVALENCE AND IMPACTS OF 2423 01:03:53,629 --> 01:03:54,197 RENTAL FEES. 2424 01:03:54,197 --> 01:03:55,598 ARIEL WILL COVER THAT MATERIAL. 2425 01:03:55,598 --> 01:03:58,301 THE RENTAL FEES AND MARKET 2426 01:03:58,301 --> 01:03:59,535 IMPACTS WHICH PROFESSOR 2427 01:03:59,535 --> 01:04:02,104 MAHONEY WILL ADDRESS, AND ALL 2428 01:04:02,104 --> 01:04:02,438 COVER 2429 01:04:02,438 --> 01:04:03,940 OUR LEGISLATION OVERVIEW, 2430 01:04:03,940 --> 01:04:05,208 THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 2431 01:04:05,208 --> 01:04:06,409 PROCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION, 2432 01:04:06,409 --> 01:04:07,410 ENFORCEMENT AND RESOURCING. 2433 01:04:07,410 --> 01:04:08,911 SO, WITH THAT, I WILL TURN 2434 01:04:08,911 --> 01:04:10,079 IT OVER 2435 01:04:10,079 --> 01:04:10,646 TO ARIEL TO BE OUR FIRST 2436 01:04:10,646 --> 01:04:14,717 SPEAKER. 2437 01:04:14,851 --> 01:04:18,020 >> THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME. 2438 01:04:18,020 --> 01:04:19,789 I WANT TO START BY SORT 2439 01:04:19,789 --> 01:04:22,692 OF PUTTING TOGETHER A LOT OF 2440 01:04:22,692 --> 01:04:22,892 WHAT 2441 01:04:22,892 --> 01:04:23,492 YOU'VE HEARD TODAY. SO NEXT 2442 01:04:23,492 --> 01:04:27,630 SLIDE, PLEASE. 2443 01:04:27,630 --> 01:04:29,131 JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE, 2444 01:04:29,131 --> 01:04:30,333 WE HEARD ABOUT A LOT OF 2445 01:04:30,333 --> 01:04:31,300 DIFFERENT TYPES OF FEES. 2446 01:04:31,300 --> 01:04:33,035 I WANT TO CATEGORIZE THEM 2447 01:04:33,035 --> 01:04:34,237 A LITTLE BIT. 2448 01:04:34,237 --> 01:04:36,372 WE THINK ABOUT THEM AS THE 2449 01:04:36,372 --> 01:04:38,407 FEES YOU MIGHTMIGHT AT OR 2450 01:04:38,407 --> 01:04:39,876 BEFORE MOVING IN, WHICH CAN 2451 01:04:39,876 --> 01:04:41,744 INCLUDE APPLICATION FEES FOR 2452 01:04:41,744 --> 01:04:42,044 BOTH 2453 01:04:42,044 --> 01:04:45,514 PEOPLE AND PETS, A VARIETY OF 2454 01:04:45,514 --> 01:04:46,515 ADMIN, ADMINISTRATIVE OR 2455 01:04:46,515 --> 01:04:46,816 PROCESSING 2456 01:04:46,816 --> 01:04:49,318 FEES, DEPOSIT OR ONE- TIME 2457 01:04:49,318 --> 01:04:51,787 FEES FOR SECURITY DEPOSITDEPOSIT 2458 01:04:51,787 --> 01:04:53,756 PRODUCTS, MOVE- IN FEES, HOLDING 2459 01:04:53,889 --> 01:04:56,459 FEES. A LOT OF FEES YOU 2460 01:04:56,459 --> 01:04:57,460 MIGHT PAY BEFORE YOU EVEN SECURE 2461 01:04:57,460 --> 01:04:57,893 YOUR 2462 01:04:57,893 --> 01:04:58,194 APARTMENT. 2463 01:04:58,194 --> 01:04:59,295 AND THEN THERE ARE THE 2464 01:04:59,295 --> 01:05:00,796 FEES YOU WILL PAY THROUGHOUT THE 2465 01:05:00,796 --> 01:05:01,964 DURATIONDURATION YOUR LEASE, AND 2466 01:05:01,964 --> 01:05:02,298 WE HAVE 2467 01:05:02,298 --> 01:05:04,333 SEEN A LOT OF MONTHLY FEES, 2468 01:05:04,333 --> 01:05:04,533 WHICH 2469 01:05:04,533 --> 01:05:06,335 INCLUDE, AS YOU HEARD, PET 2470 01:05:06,335 --> 01:05:08,638 RENT OR PET FEES, ALSO 2471 01:05:08,638 --> 01:05:09,238 ADMINISTRATIVE 2472 01:05:09,238 --> 01:05:10,006 FEES, INSURANCE FEES, 2473 01:05:10,006 --> 01:05:12,608 PEST CONTROL FEES, VALET TRASH 2474 01:05:12,608 --> 01:05:13,142 FEES, MAINTENANCE FEES. 2475 01:05:13,142 --> 01:05:15,344 AND YOU ALSO HEARD TODAY 2476 01:05:15,344 --> 01:05:17,179 ABOUT PAYMENT RELATED FEES. 2477 01:05:17,179 --> 01:05:18,414 THERE ARE, WE CALL 2478 01:05:18,414 --> 01:05:20,583 THEM CONVENIENCE FEES OR PAY-TO- 2479 01:05:20,583 --> 01:05:20,750 PAY 2480 01:05:20,750 --> 01:05:23,686 FEES BUT IT'S JUST FEES TO PAY 2481 01:05:23,819 --> 01:05:26,255 RENT. AND YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY 2482 01:05:26,255 --> 01:05:26,455 THEM 2483 01:05:26,455 --> 01:05:27,757 IF YOU'RE USING AN ONLINE 2484 01:05:27,757 --> 01:05:28,257 PAYMENT 2485 01:05:28,257 --> 01:05:29,392 PLATFORM, BUT YOU MIGHT ALSO 2486 01:05:29,392 --> 01:05:30,726 HAVE TO PAY THEM ANY OTHER 2487 01:05:30,726 --> 01:05:32,061 WAY YOU PAY RENT. 2488 01:05:32,061 --> 01:05:34,397 AND THEN ANOTHER CATEGORY OF 2489 01:05:34,397 --> 01:05:37,700 FEES YOU MIGHT PAY ARE 2490 01:05:37,700 --> 01:05:39,235 UTILITY RELATED FEES THAT CAN 2491 01:05:39,235 --> 01:05:41,337 INCLUDE UTILITY MANAGEMENT AND 2492 01:05:41,337 --> 01:05:41,570 BILLING 2493 01:05:41,570 --> 01:05:43,906 FEES AND TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE 2494 01:05:43,906 --> 01:05:46,309 FEESFEES PAY-TO- PAY FEES FOR 2495 01:05:46,309 --> 01:05:46,609 UTILITY 2496 01:05:46,609 --> 01:05:47,076 BILLS. 2497 01:05:47,076 --> 01:05:48,411 YOU MIGHT ALSO HAVE TO 2498 01:05:48,411 --> 01:05:51,213 PAY OCCASIONAL FEES THAT ARE 2499 01:05:51,213 --> 01:05:53,215 MORE DEPENDENT ON CIRCUMSTANCES 2500 01:05:53,215 --> 01:05:53,416 LIKE 2501 01:05:53,416 --> 01:05:54,583 LATE FEES OR COURT COSTS 2502 01:05:54,583 --> 01:05:56,385 OR LEGAL FEES EVEN IF YOU AS 2503 01:05:56,385 --> 01:05:58,421 A TENANT PREVAIL IN EVICTION 2504 01:05:58,421 --> 01:05:59,755 COURT, YOU MIGHT -- AND 2505 01:05:59,755 --> 01:06:01,023 HOUSING COURT -- YOU MIGHT STILL 2506 01:06:01,023 --> 01:06:02,625 HAVE TO PAY COURT FEES UP FRONT 2507 01:06:02,625 --> 01:06:04,493 AND YOU 2508 01:06:04,493 --> 01:06:05,328 MIGHT FACE MOVE OUT FEES WHEN 2509 01:06:05,328 --> 01:06:07,697 YOU LEAVE AND VARIOUS FEES ALONG 2510 01:06:07,697 --> 01:06:09,565 THE WAY. 2511 01:06:09,565 --> 01:06:12,101 SO, TO SUM UP, THESE FEES 2512 01:06:12,101 --> 01:06:14,070 ARE PREVALENT AT EVERY STAGE OF 2513 01:06:14,070 --> 01:06:16,806 THE LEASING PROCESS, AND IT'S 2514 01:06:16,806 --> 01:06:18,140 PRETTY COMMON FOR FOLKS TO NOT 2515 01:06:18,140 --> 01:06:18,374 JUST 2516 01:06:18,374 --> 01:06:20,910 PAY A COUPLE BUT A LONG LAUNDRY 2517 01:06:20,910 --> 01:06:21,677 LIST 2518 01:06:21,677 --> 01:06:22,278 OF THEM. 2519 01:06:22,278 --> 01:06:26,215 NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 2520 01:06:26,215 --> 01:06:28,651 YOU HEARD A LOT ABOUT 2521 01:06:28,651 --> 01:06:29,919 THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE FEES, 2522 01:06:29,919 --> 01:06:30,152 AND 2523 01:06:30,152 --> 01:06:32,521 I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF 2524 01:06:32,521 --> 01:06:34,123 THEM. 2525 01:06:34,123 --> 01:06:34,890 UNAFFORDABILITY AND THE HIGH 2526 01:06:34,890 --> 01:06:37,960 COST OF RENT IS A BILLING 2527 01:06:37,960 --> 01:06:39,662 ONE, BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE A 2528 01:06:39,662 --> 01:06:40,062 LOT 2529 01:06:40,062 --> 01:06:42,198 OF LANDLORDS FAIL TO DISCLOSE 2530 01:06:42,198 --> 01:06:45,668 FEES UP FRONT, WHICH MEANS 2531 01:06:45,668 --> 01:06:47,636 THAT PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME 2532 01:06:47,636 --> 01:06:48,070 BUDGETING. 2533 01:06:48,070 --> 01:06:49,205 IT'S GOOD FOR LANDLORDS AND 2534 01:06:49,205 --> 01:06:50,573 TENANTS IF EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT 2535 01:06:50,573 --> 01:06:51,507 THE COST OF RENT IS. 2536 01:06:51,507 --> 01:06:52,942 TENANTS KNOW THAT THEY 2537 01:06:52,942 --> 01:06:55,644 CAN AFFORD IT, AND THEN THEY CAN 2538 01:06:55,644 --> 01:06:57,079 PAY ALONG THE WAY, WHICH MEANS 2539 01:06:57,079 --> 01:06:58,914 THEY DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THAT 2540 01:06:58,914 --> 01:07:00,683 HOUSE AND THE LANDLORD HAS A 2541 01:07:00,683 --> 01:07:02,385 STABLE TENANT FOR HOPEFULLY A 2542 01:07:02,385 --> 01:07:03,552 LONG PERIOD OF TIME. 2543 01:07:03,552 --> 01:07:06,088 WE ALSO SEE ISSUES WITH 2544 01:07:06,088 --> 01:07:07,723 LANDLORDS FAILING TO 2545 01:07:07,723 --> 01:07:09,291 ACCURATELY AND ADEQUATELY 2546 01:07:09,291 --> 01:07:09,558 EXPLAIN 2547 01:07:09,558 --> 01:07:10,593 THE NATURE OF FEES. 2548 01:07:10,593 --> 01:07:12,795 SOME EXAMPLES ARE THESE SORT OF 2549 01:07:12,795 --> 01:07:13,896 UNKNOWN ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 2550 01:07:13,896 --> 01:07:16,465 THAT YOU SEE ON THE LEDGER ON 2551 01:07:16,465 --> 01:07:16,665 YOUR 2552 01:07:16,665 --> 01:07:19,268 BILL WHERE IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT 2553 01:07:19,268 --> 01:07:20,269 IT'S FOR. 2554 01:07:20,269 --> 01:07:22,438 WE ALSO SEE AND HEAR FROM OUR 2555 01:07:22,438 --> 01:07:24,974 LEGAL AID PARTNERS 2556 01:07:24,974 --> 01:07:26,275 -- I SHOULD SAY UP FRONT THAT'S 2557 01:07:26,275 --> 01:07:26,542 ONE 2558 01:07:26,542 --> 01:07:28,244 MAJOR WAY WE GET INFORMATION IS 2559 01:07:28,244 --> 01:07:28,444 FROM 2560 01:07:28,444 --> 01:07:29,845 LEGAL AID ATTORNEYS 2561 01:07:29,845 --> 01:07:31,213 WHO REPRESENT TENANTS AND 2562 01:07:31,213 --> 01:07:33,349 OTHERS LIKE HOUSING COUNSELORS 2563 01:07:33,349 --> 01:07:33,516 AND 2564 01:07:33,516 --> 01:07:34,450 TENANT ORGANIZERS. 2565 01:07:34,450 --> 01:07:36,218 WE ALSO HEAR ABOUT FEES 2566 01:07:36,218 --> 01:07:37,586 FOR SERVICES THAT AREN'T 2567 01:07:37,586 --> 01:07:37,853 ACTUALLY 2568 01:07:37,853 --> 01:07:39,288 PROVIDED, SO, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU 2569 01:07:39,288 --> 01:07:41,157 MIGHT BE CHARGED A MONTHLY VALET 2570 01:07:41,157 --> 01:07:43,325 TRASH FEE, BUT THEY 2571 01:07:43,325 --> 01:07:44,326 DON'T ACTUALLY PICK UP YOUR 2572 01:07:44,326 --> 01:07:46,595 TRASH, WHICH IS WHAT THAT FEE 2573 01:07:46,595 --> 01:07:48,197 IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR, WHETHER 2574 01:07:48,197 --> 01:07:49,265 YOU WANT IT OR NOT. 2575 01:07:49,265 --> 01:07:50,833 IF THE SERVICE ISN'T 2576 01:07:50,833 --> 01:07:53,636 PROVIDED, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. 2577 01:07:53,636 --> 01:07:55,004 THERE'S ALSO SOMETIMES FEES 2578 01:07:55,004 --> 01:07:56,639 FOR SERVICES THE LANDLORD 2579 01:07:56,639 --> 01:07:58,474 IS ACTUALLY LEGALLY OBLIGATED 2580 01:07:58,474 --> 01:08:01,143 TO PROVIDE AS PART OF A 2581 01:08:01,143 --> 01:08:01,410 HABITABLE 2582 01:08:01,410 --> 01:08:02,144 PREMISES -- PEST CONTROL 2583 01:08:02,144 --> 01:08:03,979 FEES CAN FALL INTO THIS 2584 01:08:03,979 --> 01:08:04,246 CATEGORY. 2585 01:08:04,246 --> 01:08:06,916 WE ALSO HEAR ABOUT FEES THAT ARE 2586 01:08:06,916 --> 01:08:08,083 CHARGED EVEN THOUGH 2587 01:08:08,083 --> 01:08:09,785 THEY'RE PROHIBITED BY STATE OR 2588 01:08:09,785 --> 01:08:09,985 LOCAL 2589 01:08:09,985 --> 01:08:15,658 LAW, AND THAT CAN BE ISSUES, 2590 01:08:15,658 --> 01:08:17,893 CAPS ON A CERTAIN TYPE OF FEE, 2591 01:08:17,893 --> 01:08:20,930 BUT LANDLORDS EXCEED THE CAP 2592 01:08:20,930 --> 01:08:22,765 AND ARE CHARGING MORE, FOR 2593 01:08:22,765 --> 01:08:23,032 EXAMPLE, 2594 01:08:23,032 --> 01:08:24,600 FOR A LATE FEE. 2595 01:08:24,600 --> 01:08:26,402 SO THAT REALLY -- THIS TYPE 2596 01:08:26,402 --> 01:08:29,605 OF ISSUE CAN SPEAK TO THE 2597 01:08:29,605 --> 01:08:31,073 CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF 2598 01:08:31,073 --> 01:08:31,373 ENFORCEMENT 2599 01:08:31,373 --> 01:08:32,141 MECHANISMS, WHICH I KNOW 2600 01:08:32,141 --> 01:08:36,479 THAT YOU HEARD A LOT ABOUT 2601 01:08:36,479 --> 01:08:37,613 TODAY. WE ALSO HEAR ABOUT 2602 01:08:37,613 --> 01:08:37,980 PAYMENT OF 2603 01:08:37,980 --> 01:08:39,348 FEES MUCH GREATER THAN THEY 2604 01:08:39,348 --> 01:08:40,182 COST THE LANDLORD. 2605 01:08:40,182 --> 01:08:42,151 YOU CAN SEE THIS DISPARITY IN 2606 01:08:42,151 --> 01:08:44,220 A LOT OF FEES 2607 01:08:44,220 --> 01:08:45,054 INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, NOTICE 2608 01:08:45,054 --> 01:08:45,387 FEES WHERE 2609 01:08:45,387 --> 01:08:47,523 WE'VE HEARD FROM FOLKS THAT 2610 01:08:47,523 --> 01:08:47,723 THEY 2611 01:08:47,723 --> 01:08:50,259 HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING LIKE $20 2612 01:08:50,259 --> 01:08:50,426 FOR 2613 01:08:50,426 --> 01:08:51,927 A PRINTED OUT PIECE OF PAPER TO 2614 01:08:51,927 --> 01:08:53,262 BE POSTED ON THEIR DOOR. 2615 01:08:53,262 --> 01:08:54,663 YOU CAN SEE THE GAP BETWEEN 2616 01:08:54,663 --> 01:08:56,098 WHAT THAT COSTS AND WHAT THE 2617 01:08:56,098 --> 01:08:56,332 TENANT 2618 01:08:56,332 --> 01:08:57,166 HAS TO PAY. 2619 01:08:57,166 --> 01:09:00,669 I ALSO WANT TO FLAG THAT ONE BIG 2620 01:09:00,669 --> 01:09:03,839 PROBLEM WITH JUNK FEES IS RACIAL 2621 01:09:03,839 --> 01:09:04,507 DISPARITIES. 2622 01:09:04,507 --> 01:09:07,176 JUNK FEES HARM EVERYBODY BUT ONE 2623 01:09:07,176 --> 01:09:08,477 THING WE HAVE LEARNED, 2624 01:09:08,477 --> 01:09:10,412 INCLUDING FROM A STUDY FROM 2625 01:09:10,412 --> 01:09:10,846 ZILLOW, IS 2626 01:09:10,846 --> 01:09:13,115 RENTERS OF COLOR, 2627 01:09:13,115 --> 01:09:14,316 PARTICULARLY ASIAN AMERICAN 2628 01:09:14,316 --> 01:09:14,550 PACIFIC 2629 01:09:14,550 --> 01:09:16,318 ISLANDER AND HISPANIC RENTERS 2630 01:09:16,318 --> 01:09:18,020 ARE MORE 2631 01:09:18,020 --> 01:09:20,856 LIKELY TO PAY AT LEAST ONE 2632 01:09:20,856 --> 01:09:22,458 RECURRING FEE COMPARED TO 2633 01:09:22,458 --> 01:09:23,826 WHITE RENTERS, AND WE ALSO HEAR 2634 01:09:23,826 --> 01:09:26,195 THAT LARGER PORTIONS OF BLACK 2635 01:09:26,195 --> 01:09:28,397 AIDSIAN PACIFIC AND HISPANIC 2636 01:09:28,397 --> 01:09:28,631 RENTERS 2637 01:09:28,631 --> 01:09:31,700 PAY AN APPLICATION FEE MORE 2638 01:09:31,700 --> 01:09:32,234 OFTEN 2639 01:09:32,234 --> 01:09:32,568 AS RENTERS. 2640 01:09:32,568 --> 01:09:36,372 I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT 2641 01:09:36,372 --> 01:09:38,841 BRIEFLY THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE 2642 01:09:38,841 --> 01:09:39,241 WHERE 2643 01:09:39,241 --> 01:09:40,709 RENTERS OF COLOR ARE MORE 2644 01:09:40,709 --> 01:09:41,644 LIKELY TO 2645 01:09:41,644 --> 01:09:45,848 PAY FEES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 2646 01:09:45,848 --> 01:09:48,751 IN ADDITION TO THE PROBLEMS I'VE 2647 01:09:48,751 --> 01:09:50,486 ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, I WANT 2648 01:09:50,486 --> 01:09:52,421 TO HIGHLIGHT HOW THESE FEES 2649 01:09:52,421 --> 01:09:54,290 AREN'T JUST A SHORT- TERM 2650 01:09:54,290 --> 01:09:54,590 PROBLEM BUT 2651 01:09:54,590 --> 01:09:57,259 HOW THEY ACTUALLY 2652 01:09:57,259 --> 01:09:58,494 JEOPARDIZE ACCESS TO FUTURE 2653 01:09:58,494 --> 01:10:00,496 HOUSING AND 2654 01:10:00,496 --> 01:10:02,932 LONG- TERM FINANCIAL 2655 01:10:02,932 --> 01:10:03,265 INSTABILITY. 2656 01:10:03,265 --> 01:10:04,767 SO ONE REASON WHY THAT 2657 01:10:04,767 --> 01:10:07,269 HAPPENS IS THAT THESE FEES CAN 2658 01:10:07,269 --> 01:10:07,636 BECOME 2659 01:10:07,636 --> 01:10:09,171 ALLEGED RENTAL DEBT. 2660 01:10:09,171 --> 01:10:10,706 IT'S NOT JUST WHAT YOU 2661 01:10:10,706 --> 01:10:12,107 MIGHT THINK OF AS THE RENT 2662 01:10:12,107 --> 01:10:12,408 ITSELF THAT 2663 01:10:12,408 --> 01:10:14,009 CAN BE RENTAL DEBT BUT 2664 01:10:14,009 --> 01:10:16,412 ALSO THESE FEES. 2665 01:10:16,412 --> 01:10:19,081 AND THE HOUSING PROVIDER MAY 2666 01:10:19,081 --> 01:10:21,317 SEEK TO COLLECT THOSE 2667 01:10:21,317 --> 01:10:25,354 FEES THROUGH A THIRD- PARTY DEBT 2668 01:10:25,487 --> 01:10:26,288 COLLECTOR. 2669 01:10:26,288 --> 01:10:29,325 AND THAT CAN LEAD TO RENTERS MAY 2670 01:10:29,325 --> 01:10:32,428 FACE DEMANDS FOR THE DEBT 2671 01:10:32,428 --> 01:10:33,896 IN EVICTION PROCEEDINGS OR 2672 01:10:33,896 --> 01:10:35,364 SEPARATE COLLECTION LAWSUITS, 2673 01:10:35,364 --> 01:10:35,731 AND THEN 2674 01:10:35,731 --> 01:10:36,498 WHEN A JUDGMENT ENTERS 2675 01:10:36,498 --> 01:10:38,167 AGAINST THE TENANT, THE 2676 01:10:38,167 --> 01:10:38,667 CREDITORS CAN 2677 01:10:38,667 --> 01:10:40,469 USE POST JUDGMENT COLLECTION 2678 01:10:40,469 --> 01:10:41,804 REMEDIES LIKE WAGE OR 2679 01:10:41,804 --> 01:10:42,838 BANK ACCOUNT GARNISHMENT. 2680 01:10:42,838 --> 01:10:45,574 THE OTHER ISSUE IS RENTAL 2681 01:10:45,574 --> 01:10:47,276 DEBTDEBT CAN REPORTED BY THESE 2682 01:10:47,276 --> 01:10:49,511 DEBT COLLECTORS TO THE BIG 2683 01:10:49,511 --> 01:10:51,380 THREE CREDIT BUREAUS WHICH 2684 01:10:51,380 --> 01:10:52,147 CREATES 2685 01:10:52,147 --> 01:10:52,881 NEGATIVE MARKS ON CREDIT 2686 01:10:52,881 --> 01:10:55,517 REPORTS WHICH LOWERS CREDIT 2687 01:10:55,517 --> 01:10:55,751 SCORES, 2688 01:10:55,751 --> 01:10:57,653 AND A LOWER CREDIT SCORE AND 2689 01:10:57,653 --> 01:10:59,755 A DEBT COLLECTION ITEM ON YOUR 2690 01:10:59,755 --> 01:11:01,523 CREDIT REPORT CAN CREATE A LONG- 2691 01:11:01,523 --> 01:11:03,892 TERM BARRIER TO OBTAINING NEW 2692 01:11:03,892 --> 01:11:05,294 HOUSING, AND THAT'S 2693 01:11:05,294 --> 01:11:07,930 BECAUSE ABOUT 90% OF LANDLORDS 2694 01:11:07,930 --> 01:11:09,965 RUN CREDIT CHECKS AS PART OF 2695 01:11:09,965 --> 01:11:11,533 THEIR TENANT SCREENING PROCESS 2696 01:11:11,533 --> 01:11:11,767 ON 2697 01:11:11,767 --> 01:11:13,302 ALL POTENTIAL TENANTS, AND THEY 2698 01:11:13,302 --> 01:11:15,504 OFTEN AUTOMATICALLY 2699 01:11:15,504 --> 01:11:16,639 REJECT APPLICANTS WHO ARE 2700 01:11:16,639 --> 01:11:16,872 ALLEGED 2701 01:11:16,872 --> 01:11:18,907 TO OWE MONEY TO FORMER LANDLORDS 2702 01:11:18,907 --> 01:11:22,111 AND THOSE WHO HAVE LOWER CREDIT 2703 01:11:22,244 --> 01:11:25,080 SCORES. SO JUNK FEPS CAN REALLY 2704 01:11:25,080 --> 01:11:25,381 HAUNT 2705 01:11:25,381 --> 01:11:27,516 SOMEONE IN 2706 01:11:27,516 --> 01:11:28,083 THE FUTURE AND MEAN GETTING 2707 01:11:28,083 --> 01:11:28,684 HOUSING GOING FORWARD IS 2708 01:11:28,817 --> 01:11:29,451 ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. NEXT SLIDE, 2709 01:11:29,451 --> 01:11:33,756 PLEASE. 2710 01:11:33,756 --> 01:11:36,258 I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT 2711 01:11:36,258 --> 01:11:39,528 THAT JUNK FEES ARE USED 2712 01:11:39,528 --> 01:11:39,862 ESPECIALLY 2713 01:11:39,862 --> 01:11:41,497 BY BIG LANDLORDS AS A PROFIT 2714 01:11:41,497 --> 01:11:41,830 CENTER. 2715 01:11:41,830 --> 01:11:43,332 THERE ARE ACTUAL TLI A LOT OF 2716 01:11:43,332 --> 01:11:46,068 ARTICLES YOU CAN READ THAT 2717 01:11:46,068 --> 01:11:47,770 ARE AIMED AT LANDLORDS AND 2718 01:11:47,770 --> 01:11:50,472 DISCUSS HOW THESE LANDLORDS CAN 2719 01:11:50,472 --> 01:11:52,007 CREATE ANCILLARY INCOME 2720 01:11:52,007 --> 01:11:52,274 PROGRAMS, 2721 01:11:52,274 --> 01:11:54,109 AND THEY DESCRIBE HOW YOU CAN 2722 01:11:54,109 --> 01:11:54,276 USE 2723 01:11:54,276 --> 01:11:56,879 THINGS LIKE A 2724 01:11:56,879 --> 01:11:57,513 TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE THAT HAS A 2725 01:11:57,513 --> 01:11:58,614 HIGH MONTHLY FEE 2726 01:11:58,614 --> 01:12:00,249 AND BUNDLES TOGETHER A BUNCH 2727 01:12:00,249 --> 01:12:02,217 OF THINGS TO GENERATE PROFIT. 2728 01:12:02,217 --> 01:12:03,686 AND SOME OF THESE 2729 01:12:03,686 --> 01:12:06,789 ARTICLES ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT HOW 2730 01:12:06,789 --> 01:12:07,723 IF YOU ROLL CERTAIN THINGS INTO 2731 01:12:07,723 --> 01:12:09,024 A SINGLE FEE, YOU CAN 2732 01:12:09,024 --> 01:12:11,593 ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF WIGGLE 2733 01:12:11,593 --> 01:12:12,094 ROOM 2734 01:12:12,094 --> 01:12:13,128 WHEN DETERMINING WHAT 2735 01:12:13,128 --> 01:12:14,129 ANCILLARY SERVICES YOU WANT TO 2736 01:12:14,129 --> 01:12:14,563 ADD 2737 01:12:14,563 --> 01:12:15,531 AND HOW MUCH TO 2738 01:12:15,531 --> 01:12:18,067 CHARGE. AND WHEN WE CONDUCTED A 2739 01:12:18,067 --> 01:12:18,300 SURVEY 2740 01:12:18,300 --> 01:12:21,403 OF LEGAL AID PRACTITIONERS, 2741 01:12:21,403 --> 01:12:23,072 SOMEONE ACTUALLY REPORTED TO US 2742 01:12:23,072 --> 01:12:25,207 THE SORT OF 2743 01:12:25,207 --> 01:12:25,974 FLIP SIDE OF THIS WAS JUST THAT 2744 01:12:25,974 --> 01:12:26,675 WHEN THEY WERE 2745 01:12:26,675 --> 01:12:27,910 WORKING WITH TENANTS AND AN 2746 01:12:27,910 --> 01:12:29,144 ENTIRE BUILDING THE 2747 01:12:29,144 --> 01:12:30,012 TENANTS REPORTED WHEN THEY 2748 01:12:30,012 --> 01:12:34,216 ASKED WHAT WAS IN ONE OF THESE 2749 01:12:34,216 --> 01:12:35,250 PACKAGES, EVERYONE GOT DIFFERENT 2750 01:12:35,250 --> 01:12:35,517 ANSWERS. 2751 01:12:35,517 --> 01:12:38,954 SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THERE IS 2752 01:12:38,954 --> 01:12:40,723 A LOT OF ABILITY OF LANDLORDS 2753 01:12:40,723 --> 01:12:42,958 TO USE THESE FEES TO GENERATE 2754 01:12:42,958 --> 01:12:45,127 INCOME AND TO BE UNCLEAR 2755 01:12:45,127 --> 01:12:46,061 ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING 2756 01:12:46,061 --> 01:12:46,328 FOR THAT 2757 01:12:46,328 --> 01:12:51,567 REASON. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 2758 01:12:51,567 --> 01:12:53,769 ONE OTHER SOURCE OF HOW WE 2759 01:12:53,769 --> 01:12:55,337 KNOW THESE FEES ARE USED AS A 2760 01:12:55,337 --> 01:12:57,940 PROFIT IS IN ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS 2761 01:12:57,940 --> 01:12:58,307 BY THE 2762 01:12:58,307 --> 01:12:59,375 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 2763 01:12:59,375 --> 01:13:01,777 THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS 2764 01:13:01,777 --> 01:13:03,879 BROUGHT TWO ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS 2765 01:13:03,879 --> 01:13:05,647 AGAINST VERY BIG PROVIDERS OF 2766 01:13:05,647 --> 01:13:08,384 RENTAL HOUSING, ONE AGAINST AN 2767 01:13:08,384 --> 01:13:10,119 INVITATION HOME WHICH, AGAIN, 2768 01:13:10,119 --> 01:13:13,822 CHARGED CONSUMERS A HUGE 2769 01:13:13,822 --> 01:13:15,691 AMOUNT IN LEASE BUNDLE FEES, 2770 01:13:15,691 --> 01:13:15,958 INCLUDING 2771 01:13:15,958 --> 01:13:17,926 A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT FEES. 2772 01:13:17,926 --> 01:13:21,263 AND THEIR CEO HAD ACTUALLY 2773 01:13:21,263 --> 01:13:24,733 CALLED ON THEIR COLLEAGUES TO 2774 01:13:24,733 --> 01:13:26,368 JUICE THIS HOG BY MAKING THE 2775 01:13:26,368 --> 01:13:27,403 FEE MANDATORY, AND THEY 2776 01:13:27,403 --> 01:13:27,703 INSTRUCTED 2777 01:13:27,703 --> 01:13:30,105 EMPLOYEES TO ONLY DISCLOSE 2778 01:13:30,105 --> 01:13:33,475 THE FEES WHEN 2779 01:13:33,475 --> 01:13:34,143 CRITICAL. I DON'T THINK THIS IS 2780 01:13:34,143 --> 01:13:34,309 AN 2781 01:13:34,443 --> 01:13:36,478 ABERRATION. THIS IS THE MODEL 2782 01:13:36,478 --> 01:13:36,979 FOR GENERATING 2783 01:13:36,979 --> 01:13:37,279 REVENUE. 2784 01:13:37,279 --> 01:13:38,213 YOU SAW 2785 01:13:38,213 --> 01:13:38,847 SIMILAR INFORMATION COMING OUT 2786 01:13:38,847 --> 01:13:42,551 OF THE 2787 01:13:42,551 --> 01:13:44,987 ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST GRAY 2788 01:13:44,987 --> 01:13:45,187 STAR. 2789 01:13:45,187 --> 01:13:48,857 THEY TOUTED THE ABILITY 2790 01:13:48,857 --> 01:13:49,992 TO ANCILLARY FEES. 2791 01:13:49,992 --> 01:13:53,562 AND THE FEES AGAIN WERE HIDDEN. 2792 01:13:53,562 --> 01:13:57,032 SO WE KNOW THAT THESE FEES 2793 01:13:57,032 --> 01:13:57,900 AREN'T JUST SOMETHING 2794 01:13:57,900 --> 01:13:59,301 NECESSARY TO MAKE ENDS 2795 01:13:59,301 --> 01:14:04,206 MEET. THEY ARE A PROFIT CENTER, 2796 01:14:04,206 --> 01:14:06,542 AND THEY ARE VERY PREVALENT 2797 01:14:06,542 --> 01:14:06,775 ACROSS 2798 01:14:06,775 --> 01:14:08,343 THE UNITED STATES AND 2799 01:14:08,343 --> 01:14:08,677 HERE IN 2800 01:14:08,677 --> 01:14:12,247 SEATTLE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 2801 01:14:12,247 --> 01:14:13,882 AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A 2802 01:14:13,882 --> 01:14:15,984 FEW RESOURCES THAT TALK ABOUT 2803 01:14:15,984 --> 01:14:17,653 WHAT I DISCUSSED TODAY, SOME 2804 01:14:17,653 --> 01:14:20,189 OF OUR MATERIALS FROM THE 2805 01:14:20,189 --> 01:14:20,556 NATIONAL 2806 01:14:20,556 --> 01:14:22,391 CONSUMER LAW CENTER AS WELL 2807 01:14:22,391 --> 01:14:24,426 AS NEWS ARTICLES THAT 2808 01:14:24,426 --> 01:14:26,161 REALLY DESCRIBE WHAT TENANTS ARE 2809 01:14:26,161 --> 01:14:26,462 FACING. 2810 01:14:26,462 --> 01:14:28,730 AND THIS IS ONLY A 2811 01:14:28,730 --> 01:14:29,798 SMALL SAMPLING OF WHAT'S OUT 2812 01:14:29,798 --> 01:14:30,966 THERE, AND I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY 2813 01:14:30,966 --> 01:14:32,434 TO PROVIDE MORE RESOURCES 2814 01:14:32,434 --> 01:14:33,435 IF IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. 2815 01:14:33,435 --> 01:14:36,305 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 2816 01:14:36,438 --> 01:14:37,472 >> THANK YOU, ARIEL. 2817 01:14:37,606 --> 01:14:38,373 OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PROFESSOR 2818 01:14:38,373 --> 01:14:43,312 MAHONEY. 2819 01:14:43,445 --> 01:14:47,015 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR 2820 01:14:47,015 --> 01:14:47,716 FOSTER, COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2821 01:14:47,716 --> 01:14:50,953 WHAT I WANT TO DO IN THE NEXT 2822 01:14:50,953 --> 01:14:52,054 APPROXIMATELY EIGHT OR 2823 01:14:52,054 --> 01:14:56,225 TEN MINUTES IS TELL YOU HOW I 2824 01:14:56,225 --> 01:14:57,926 THINK ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF 2825 01:14:57,926 --> 01:14:59,695 WHAT I'VE BEEN STUDYING, 2826 01:14:59,695 --> 01:15:01,330 CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATION, 2827 01:15:01,330 --> 01:15:04,333 SINCE I WAS A GRADUATE STUDENT 2828 01:15:04,333 --> 01:15:05,934 20 YEARS AGO AND TELL YOU SOME 2829 01:15:05,934 --> 01:15:07,336 OF THE 2830 01:15:07,336 --> 01:15:08,737 PRINCIPLES SO THAT POLICY IN 2831 01:15:08,737 --> 01:15:10,439 THIS SPACE CAN ACHIEVE 2832 01:15:10,439 --> 01:15:12,507 THE INTENDED OUTCOMES AND NOT 2833 01:15:12,507 --> 01:15:16,378 UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. 2834 01:15:16,378 --> 01:15:17,312 FIRST SLIDE. 2835 01:15:17,312 --> 01:15:21,750 SO THE NORTH STAR FOR POLICY 2836 01:15:21,750 --> 01:15:24,853 IN THIS SPACE IS A VERY SIMPLE 2837 01:15:24,853 --> 01:15:27,256 PRINCIPLE THAT THE PRICE 2838 01:15:27,256 --> 01:15:30,559 YOU SEE SHOULD BE THE PRICE YOU 2839 01:15:30,559 --> 01:15:30,826 PAY. 2840 01:15:30,826 --> 01:15:35,397 IF YOU ACHIEVE THAT THEN IT 2841 01:15:35,397 --> 01:15:36,298 DOES THREE THINGS. 2842 01:15:36,298 --> 01:15:40,769 ONE, IT MAKES IT EASIER 2843 01:15:40,769 --> 01:15:42,004 FOR PROSPECTIVE RENTERS TO 2844 01:15:42,004 --> 01:15:42,971 COMPARISON SHOP. 2845 01:15:42,971 --> 01:15:46,008 THEY CAN EASILY SEE THE ALL- 2846 01:15:46,008 --> 01:15:49,044 IN PRICE AND COMPARE ACROSS 2847 01:15:49,044 --> 01:15:49,611 OPTIONS. 2848 01:15:49,611 --> 01:15:52,581 TWO, THAT, IN TURN, REDUCES 2849 01:15:52,581 --> 01:15:54,416 WHAT ECONOMISTS CALL SEARCH 2850 01:15:54,416 --> 01:15:57,686 COSTS, THE COST OF SEARCHING OF 2851 01:15:57,819 --> 01:15:59,488 COMPARING OPTIONS. AND THAT 2852 01:15:59,488 --> 01:16:01,456 INCREASES THE FORCES OF 2853 01:16:01,456 --> 01:16:01,790 COMPETITION. 2854 01:16:01,790 --> 01:16:03,392 NOW IT'S EASIER 2855 01:16:03,392 --> 01:16:03,725 FOR PEOPLE TO 2856 01:16:03,725 --> 01:16:04,326 COMPARE AND LANDLORDS HAVE TO 2857 01:16:04,326 --> 01:16:06,595 COMPETE. 2858 01:16:06,595 --> 01:16:09,131 AND, THIRD, AND THIS IS 2859 01:16:09,131 --> 01:16:11,900 MORE UNIQUE TO RENTAL MARKETS, 2860 01:16:11,900 --> 01:16:16,572 IT MEANS THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT 2861 01:16:16,572 --> 01:16:17,673 CHOOSING APARTMENTS THAT THEY 2862 01:16:17,673 --> 01:16:19,341 CAN'T AFFORD BECAUSE THEY KNOW 2863 01:16:19,341 --> 01:16:22,344 WHAT THEY'RE GETTING 2864 01:16:22,344 --> 01:16:23,645 INTO, THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO BE 2865 01:16:23,645 --> 01:16:25,781 OVER THEIR HEAD WITH THE 2866 01:16:25,781 --> 01:16:26,114 CONSEQUENCES 2867 01:16:26,114 --> 01:16:28,350 FOR THEM, FOR THEIR LANDLORD AND 2868 01:16:28,350 --> 01:16:30,052 FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR 2869 01:16:30,052 --> 01:16:33,155 PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY 2870 01:16:33,155 --> 01:16:33,388 THEIR 2871 01:16:33,388 --> 01:16:33,755 RENT. 2872 01:16:33,755 --> 01:16:37,292 SO THESE MAY SOUND SIMPLE, 2873 01:16:37,292 --> 01:16:39,861 BUT TO AN ECONOMIST, THEY ARE 2874 01:16:39,861 --> 01:16:40,228 ESSENTIAL. 2875 01:16:40,228 --> 01:16:43,131 THE FORCES OF CHOICE AND 2876 01:16:43,131 --> 01:16:45,300 COMPETITION IS WHAT DRIVES 2877 01:16:45,300 --> 01:16:47,536 QUALITY, WHAT DRIVES PRICES, 2878 01:16:47,536 --> 01:16:51,139 WHAT MAKES MARKETS WORK. 2879 01:16:51,139 --> 01:16:54,309 NEXT SLIDE. 2880 01:16:54,309 --> 01:16:57,279 SO ACROSS A GROWING 2881 01:16:57,279 --> 01:16:59,581 SET OF MARKETS WE'VE SEEN FIRMS 2882 01:16:59,581 --> 01:16:59,982 ADOPT 2883 01:16:59,982 --> 01:17:01,750 PRACTICES WHICH THROW SAND 2884 01:17:01,750 --> 01:17:04,486 IN THE GEAR OF THE FORCES OF 2885 01:17:04,486 --> 01:17:05,954 TRANSPARENCY AND COMPETITION. 2886 01:17:05,954 --> 01:17:09,191 YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH HOTEL 2887 01:17:09,191 --> 01:17:11,693 RESORT FEES OR OTHER FEES 2888 01:17:11,693 --> 01:17:13,161 WHICH ARE ADDED TO THE BILL 2889 01:17:13,161 --> 01:17:16,164 WHEN YOU'RE CHECKING OUT OF A 2890 01:17:16,164 --> 01:17:21,303 HOTEL OR A LONG- TERM STAY YOU 2891 01:17:21,303 --> 01:17:22,237 MAY 2892 01:17:22,237 --> 01:17:24,773 BE FAMILIAR WITH GOING THROUGH 2893 01:17:24,773 --> 01:17:25,974 THE PROCESS OF BUYING A 2894 01:17:25,974 --> 01:17:27,676 TICKET FOR YOUR FAVORITE EVENT 2895 01:17:27,676 --> 01:17:27,976 OR CONCERT 2896 01:17:27,976 --> 01:17:31,513 ONLY TO SEE $30 OR 2897 01:17:31,513 --> 01:17:33,181 $40 FEES ADDED AT CHECK- OUT 2898 01:17:33,181 --> 01:17:33,982 ONCE YOU'VE 2899 01:17:33,982 --> 01:17:37,252 EMOTIONALLY COMMITTED TO GOING 2900 01:17:37,252 --> 01:17:40,489 TO THAT SHOW. 2901 01:17:40,489 --> 01:17:41,957 FROM AN ECONOMIC 2902 01:17:41,957 --> 01:17:42,991 PERSPECTIVE, THERE ARE TWO BROAD 2903 01:17:42,991 --> 01:17:43,291 CATEGORIES 2904 01:17:43,291 --> 01:17:46,728 OF PROBLEMATIC FEES. 2905 01:17:46,728 --> 01:17:48,130 ONE A MANDATORY FEES, FEES YOU 2906 01:17:48,130 --> 01:17:50,999 HAVE TO PAY NO MATTER 2907 01:17:50,999 --> 01:17:52,768 WHAT, WHICH ARE EITHER CLIPPED 2908 01:17:52,768 --> 01:17:59,274 INTO THE PROCESS SO NOT INCLUDED 2909 01:17:59,274 --> 01:18:03,512 IN THE ALL- IN PRICE OR THEY'RE 2910 01:18:03,512 --> 01:18:05,714 A HIDDEN CONTINGENT OR ADD- ON 2911 01:18:05,714 --> 01:18:07,783 FEES, YOU CAN THINK ABOUT A 2912 01:18:07,783 --> 01:18:09,317 BANK OVERDRAFT FEE OR A LUGGAGE 2913 01:18:09,317 --> 01:18:12,487 FEE OR FAMILY SEATING FEE ADDED 2914 01:18:12,621 --> 01:18:14,890 LATER IN THE PROCESS BASED 2915 01:18:14,890 --> 01:18:18,026 ON SOME BEHAVIOR. 2916 01:18:18,026 --> 01:18:20,495 MOST TYPES OF ADD- ON FEES ARE 2917 01:18:20,495 --> 01:18:21,930 FINE, LIKE MUSHROOMS ON A 2918 01:18:21,930 --> 01:18:25,233 PIZZA FOR A HOTEL ROOM WITH AN 2919 01:18:25,233 --> 01:18:25,534 OCEAN 2920 01:18:25,534 --> 01:18:25,767 VIEW. 2921 01:18:25,767 --> 01:18:27,936 BUT THE TYPES OF FEES THAT 2922 01:18:27,936 --> 01:18:32,507 ARE PROBLEMATIC ARE FEES THAT 2923 01:18:32,507 --> 01:18:33,708 ARE DELIBERATELY EITHER SHOWN ON 2924 01:18:33,708 --> 01:18:35,877 THE BACK END OR NOT DISCLOSED AT 2925 01:18:35,877 --> 01:18:38,313 ALL AND MAKE IT HARDER FOR US TO 2926 01:18:38,313 --> 01:18:42,517 SEARCH AND TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 2927 01:18:42,517 --> 01:18:42,784 PRODUCT. 2928 01:18:42,784 --> 01:18:43,485 NEXT SLIDE. 2929 01:18:43,485 --> 01:18:45,287 WHAT ARE SOME PRINCIPLES FOR 2930 01:18:45,287 --> 01:18:48,490 FEE REGULATION WHICH EXIST 2931 01:18:48,490 --> 01:18:48,724 ACROSS 2932 01:18:48,857 --> 01:18:51,460 DOMAINS? IF THE FEE IS 2933 01:18:51,460 --> 01:18:51,860 MANDATORY, 2934 01:18:51,860 --> 01:18:53,562 IF YOU HAVE TO PAY IT, BUNDLE IT 2935 01:18:53,562 --> 01:18:54,329 ALL 2936 01:18:54,329 --> 01:18:57,265 IN AND UP FRONT IN THIS 2937 01:18:57,265 --> 01:19:00,635 CASE IT WOULD BE THE MONTHLY 2938 01:19:00,635 --> 01:19:00,902 RENT. 2939 01:19:00,902 --> 01:19:02,370 SECOND, IF THERE'S A CONTINGENT 2940 01:19:02,370 --> 01:19:04,272 FEE, A FEE YOU ONLY PAY BASED ON 2941 01:19:04,272 --> 01:19:05,507 AN ACTION, IT SHOULD 2942 01:19:05,507 --> 01:19:06,942 BE DISCLOSED AND IT SHOULD BE 2943 01:19:06,942 --> 01:19:07,509 CAPPED. 2944 01:19:07,509 --> 01:19:09,411 MANY CONTINGENT FEES ONLY 2945 01:19:09,411 --> 01:19:10,679 OCCUR WHEN THE SELLER HAS MARKET 2946 01:19:10,679 --> 01:19:14,349 POWER, WHEN WE DON'T HAVE 2947 01:19:14,349 --> 01:19:17,319 A CHOICE. 2948 01:19:17,319 --> 01:19:19,254 NO SURPRISE THERE'S NO GOUGING. 2949 01:19:19,254 --> 01:19:20,989 FOR OPTIONAL SERVICES, 2950 01:19:20,989 --> 01:19:22,457 THEY SHOULD BE TRULY OPTIONAL, 2951 01:19:22,457 --> 01:19:25,093 YOU SHOULDN'T BE SIGNED UP IN 2952 01:19:25,093 --> 01:19:25,360 WAYSWAYS 2953 01:19:25,360 --> 01:19:26,161 ARE NOT TRANSPARENT TO 2954 01:19:26,161 --> 01:19:26,828 YOU AND IT SHOULD BE EASY TO 2955 01:19:26,828 --> 01:19:28,964 CANCEL. 2956 01:19:28,964 --> 01:19:30,866 WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THE CLICK TO 2957 01:19:30,866 --> 01:19:31,766 CANCEL, CALL DURING BUSINESS 2958 01:19:31,766 --> 01:19:33,335 HOURS AND WAIT FOR AN 2959 01:19:33,335 --> 01:19:37,405 HOUR AND A HALF TO GET OUT. 2960 01:19:37,405 --> 01:19:39,708 SO, NEXT SLIDE, A 2961 01:19:39,708 --> 01:19:44,045 COMMON CRITIQUE I HEAR WHEN 2962 01:19:44,045 --> 01:19:44,346 TALKING 2963 01:19:44,346 --> 01:19:44,880 ABOUT THESE COMMON SENSE 2964 01:19:44,880 --> 01:19:45,580 REGULATIONS IS WON'T THEY 2965 01:19:45,580 --> 01:19:46,848 JUST RAISE TOTAL COSTS? 2966 01:19:46,848 --> 01:19:49,084 AND THE ANSWER IS, NO. 2967 01:19:49,084 --> 01:19:52,888 TOTAL COSTS MAY AND LIKELY WILL 2968 01:19:52,888 --> 01:19:53,188 FALL. 2969 01:19:53,188 --> 01:19:56,424 YES, THE ADVERTISED PRICE CAN 2970 01:19:56,424 --> 01:19:57,592 SOMETIMES BE HIGHER BECAUSE THE 2971 01:19:57,592 --> 01:20:01,329 FEES THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY 2972 01:20:01,329 --> 01:20:03,131 ARE SHOWN -- THAT IS THE POINT. 2973 01:20:03,131 --> 01:20:04,533 THE POINT IS YOU 2974 01:20:04,533 --> 01:20:06,801 SHOULD KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING 2975 01:20:06,801 --> 01:20:07,135 INTO, AND 2976 01:20:07,135 --> 01:20:10,672 IF YOU DO, IT'S EASIER FOR YOU 2977 01:20:10,805 --> 01:20:16,178 TO COMPARISON SHOP AND CAN 2978 01:20:16,178 --> 01:20:17,612 LOWER PRICES OVERALL. 2979 01:20:17,612 --> 01:20:19,548 THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN 2980 01:20:19,548 --> 01:20:21,583 IN STUDIES MAKING PRICES 2981 01:20:21,583 --> 01:20:27,222 VISIBLE AND SALIENT INCREASES 2982 01:20:27,222 --> 01:20:27,923 THE FORCES OF COMPETITION AND 2983 01:20:27,923 --> 01:20:28,356 CAN LEAD 2984 01:20:28,356 --> 01:20:30,025 TO ADVERTISED PRICES WHICH ARE 2985 01:20:30,025 --> 01:20:32,060 AS HIGH AS THEY WERE BEFORE 2986 01:20:32,060 --> 01:20:34,696 EXCEPT PEOPLE ARE NOT PAYING THE 2987 01:20:34,696 --> 01:20:35,030 ADD- 2988 01:20:35,030 --> 01:20:37,799 ON FEE. 2989 01:20:37,799 --> 01:20:38,800 NEXT SLIDE. 2990 01:20:38,800 --> 01:20:40,602 SO THESE POLICIES WILL DONE 2991 01:20:40,602 --> 01:20:42,637 WELL BENEFIT EVERYBODY WHO HAS 2992 01:20:42,637 --> 01:20:44,573 A STAKE IN WELL- FUNCTIONING 2993 01:20:44,573 --> 01:20:45,006 MARKETS. 2994 01:20:45,006 --> 01:20:48,410 THEY BENEFIT TRANSPARENT 2995 01:20:48,410 --> 01:20:50,879 LANDLORDS, OFTEN SMALL 2996 01:20:50,879 --> 01:20:51,846 LANDLORDS WHO HAVEN'T ADOPTED 2997 01:20:51,846 --> 01:20:55,150 SOME OF THE 2998 01:20:55,150 --> 01:20:56,518 PRACTICES IN THE INDUSTRY 2999 01:20:56,518 --> 01:20:58,486 WHO LOOK LIKE THEY'RE 3000 01:20:58,486 --> 01:20:59,421 PRICING HIGHER THAN THEIR 3001 01:20:59,421 --> 01:20:59,721 COMPETITORS 3002 01:20:59,721 --> 01:21:00,956 BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ADDING ON 3003 01:21:00,956 --> 01:21:01,156 THESE 3004 01:21:01,156 --> 01:21:03,325 FEES AND WITH AN EVEN PLAYING 3005 01:21:03,325 --> 01:21:06,394 FIELD WOULD LOOK MORE 3006 01:21:06,394 --> 01:21:06,695 COMPETITIVE 3007 01:21:06,695 --> 01:21:07,596 AND WIN THE BUSINESS THEY 3008 01:21:07,596 --> 01:21:07,929 DESERVE. 3009 01:21:07,929 --> 01:21:09,164 THEY BENEFIT ALL 3010 01:21:09,164 --> 01:21:10,232 LANDLORDS BECAUSE CONSUMERS 3011 01:21:10,232 --> 01:21:14,970 KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GETTING INTO 3012 01:21:14,970 --> 01:21:15,537 AND 3013 01:21:15,537 --> 01:21:16,972 LESS RENTERS OVER THEIR HEAD, 3014 01:21:16,972 --> 01:21:17,205 RENTERS 3015 01:21:17,205 --> 01:21:18,907 WHO SPEND LESS TIME 3016 01:21:18,907 --> 01:21:21,243 COMPARING, WHO SIGNED LEASES 3017 01:21:21,243 --> 01:21:21,610 THEY CAN 3018 01:21:21,610 --> 01:21:23,111 AFFORD AND WHO PAY LESS OUT 3019 01:21:23,111 --> 01:21:25,146 OF POCKET EACH MONTH BECAUSE 3020 01:21:25,146 --> 01:21:27,849 OF MORE COMPETITION IN THE 3021 01:21:27,849 --> 01:21:28,450 SYSTEM, AND THEY BENEFIT THE 3022 01:21:28,450 --> 01:21:28,683 MARKET. 3023 01:21:28,683 --> 01:21:31,152 THE MARKET IS MORE 3024 01:21:31,152 --> 01:21:32,587 EFFICIENT, DEMAND MOVES TO THE 3025 01:21:32,587 --> 01:21:34,022 PRODUCERS THAT CAN PROVIDE THE 3026 01:21:34,022 --> 01:21:36,057 HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCT AT 3027 01:21:36,057 --> 01:21:36,558 THE LOWEST 3028 01:21:36,558 --> 01:21:39,027 PRICE. NEXT SLIDE. 3029 01:21:39,027 --> 01:21:43,899 SO A COUPLE QUESTIONS ASKED. 3030 01:21:43,899 --> 01:21:44,566 WHY CAN'T THE MARKET FIX 3031 01:21:44,566 --> 01:21:45,400 IT ON ITS OWN? 3032 01:21:45,400 --> 01:21:46,768 I THINK AS AN ECONOMIST 3033 01:21:46,768 --> 01:21:48,737 I'M TRAINED -- I TEACH MY 3034 01:21:48,737 --> 01:21:50,905 STUDENTS THAT IF THE MARKET CAN 3035 01:21:50,905 --> 01:21:51,506 SOLVE THE 3036 01:21:51,506 --> 01:21:53,608 PROBLEM, THEN THERE MAY NOT BE 3037 01:21:53,608 --> 01:21:55,577 A CASE FOR GOVERNMENT 3038 01:21:55,577 --> 01:21:57,279 REGULATION. 3039 01:21:57,279 --> 01:21:59,314 HERE THERE IS A PRESSING 3040 01:21:59,314 --> 01:22:02,617 COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEM. 3041 01:22:02,617 --> 01:22:03,985 WE'VE SEEN TIME AND AGAIN 3042 01:22:03,985 --> 01:22:05,620 LANDLORDS WHO WANT TO DO THE 3043 01:22:05,620 --> 01:22:07,055 RIGHT THING TO INCLUDE ALL 3044 01:22:07,055 --> 01:22:09,357 OF THE FEES UP FRONT IN THE 3045 01:22:09,357 --> 01:22:10,258 ADVERTISED PRICE. 3046 01:22:10,258 --> 01:22:13,628 THEY LOSE OUT 3047 01:22:13,628 --> 01:22:14,529 BECAUSE THEY SEEM MORE 3048 01:22:14,529 --> 01:22:14,829 EXPENSIVE. 3049 01:22:14,829 --> 01:22:17,799 WE SAW THIS IN THE EVENT TICKET 3050 01:22:17,799 --> 01:22:20,135 SPACE WHERE STUBHUB WANTED 3051 01:22:20,135 --> 01:22:21,136 THE EXPERIMENT WITH ALL THE 3052 01:22:21,136 --> 01:22:21,369 PRICES 3053 01:22:21,369 --> 01:22:23,138 UP FRONT. 3054 01:22:23,138 --> 01:22:28,343 THEY LOST BUSINESS -- THEY LOST 3055 01:22:28,343 --> 01:22:31,579 MARKET SHARON AND -- SHARE AND 3056 01:22:31,579 --> 01:22:32,147 I'VE HEARD 3057 01:22:32,147 --> 01:22:33,648 IT, FIRMS WANT TO DO THE RIGHT 3058 01:22:33,648 --> 01:22:35,283 THING BUT THEY NEED POLICY 3059 01:22:35,283 --> 01:22:37,786 TO HELP THEM MOVE TOGETHER. 3060 01:22:37,786 --> 01:22:39,688 THE SECOND QUESTION I 3061 01:22:39,688 --> 01:22:41,856 GET ALL THE TIME IS, IS 3062 01:22:41,856 --> 01:22:42,157 DISCLOSURE 3063 01:22:42,157 --> 01:22:42,891 ENOUGH? 3064 01:22:42,891 --> 01:22:46,194 DISCLOSURE IS NECESSARY. 3065 01:22:46,194 --> 01:22:48,763 IT'S NOT SUFFICIENT. 3066 01:22:48,763 --> 01:22:51,499 WE'VE ALL SEEN THE 20 OR 30- 3067 01:22:51,499 --> 01:22:51,700 PAGE 3068 01:22:51,700 --> 01:22:53,068 DISCLOSURE DOCS. 3069 01:22:53,068 --> 01:22:54,002 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GO 3070 01:22:54,002 --> 01:22:55,904 THROUGH ALL OF THEM AND THINK 3071 01:22:55,904 --> 01:22:57,505 THROUGH WHICH ONES WILL MATTER 3072 01:22:57,505 --> 01:22:57,672 FOR 3073 01:22:57,672 --> 01:23:00,275 US AND WHICH ONES WON'T AND 3074 01:23:00,275 --> 01:23:00,642 GETTING 3075 01:23:00,642 --> 01:23:02,510 DISCLOSURE AT THE LAST 3076 01:23:02,510 --> 01:23:04,779 MINUTE WHEN YOU SIT DOWN TO SIGN 3077 01:23:04,779 --> 01:23:04,913 A 3078 01:23:04,913 --> 01:23:08,650 LEASE IS TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. 3079 01:23:08,650 --> 01:23:09,918 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. 3080 01:23:09,918 --> 01:23:12,320 I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS NOW OR 3081 01:23:12,320 --> 01:23:12,654 LATER. 3082 01:23:12,654 --> 01:23:18,993 THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME. 3083 01:23:19,127 --> 01:23:20,462 >> THANK YOU TO BOTH OF OUR 3084 01:23:20,462 --> 01:23:20,795 SPEAKERS. 3085 01:23:20,795 --> 01:23:22,764 I'LL MOVE INTO WHAT WE'RE 3086 01:23:22,764 --> 01:23:24,132 SEEING IN SEATTLE AND OUR 3087 01:23:24,132 --> 01:23:25,400 ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND THE 3088 01:23:25,400 --> 01:23:26,501 PROPOSAL YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF 3089 01:23:26,501 --> 01:23:26,735 YOU. 3090 01:23:26,735 --> 01:23:29,738 SO WE KNOW THAT MORE THAN HALF 3091 01:23:29,738 --> 01:23:31,673 OF SEATTLE RENTERS - - 3092 01:23:31,673 --> 01:23:34,242 SEATTLE RESIDENTS ARE RENTERS. 3093 01:23:34,242 --> 01:23:37,645 REGIONAL 48% ARE COST 3094 01:23:37,645 --> 01:23:40,015 BURDENED FROM 2012 TO 2022 WE 3095 01:23:40,015 --> 01:23:40,448 SAW 3096 01:23:40,448 --> 01:23:42,350 RENTS RISE 32% AND WE'RE 3097 01:23:42,350 --> 01:23:42,717 CONTINUING 3098 01:23:42,717 --> 01:23:45,520 TO SEE RENT GROWTH ACCELERATION 3099 01:23:45,520 --> 01:23:46,121 IN 3100 01:23:46,121 --> 01:23:46,521 2025. 3101 01:23:46,521 --> 01:23:47,789 ON THE CHART YOU HAVE ON YOUR 3102 01:23:47,789 --> 01:23:49,657 RIGHT, THE TOP HALF THERE 3103 01:23:49,657 --> 01:23:52,227 IS REALLY SHOWING CONTINUED 3104 01:23:52,227 --> 01:23:54,896 GROWTH SEATTLE SOUTH, SEATTLE 3105 01:23:54,896 --> 01:23:56,631 CENTRAL, QUEEN ANNE, 3106 01:23:56,631 --> 01:24:01,703 CONTINUED RENT ACCELERATION. 3107 01:24:01,703 --> 01:24:03,471 AND THAT CAN ADD 10% TO 30% 3108 01:24:03,471 --> 01:24:08,843 ON TOP OF RENTERS' MONTHLY 3109 01:24:08,843 --> 01:24:09,177 COSTS. 3110 01:24:09,177 --> 01:24:09,844 AT THE AVERAGE UNIT PRICE 3111 01:24:09,844 --> 01:24:13,515 OF AROUND $2,000 THAT'S BETWEEN 3112 01:24:13,515 --> 01:24:15,683 $200 AND $600 OF ADDED FEES PER 3113 01:24:15,817 --> 01:24:17,352 MONTH. I THINK YOU HEARD SOME OF 3114 01:24:17,352 --> 01:24:19,921 THOSE SIMILAR NUMBERS JUST FROM 3115 01:24:19,921 --> 01:24:20,121 THE 3116 01:24:20,121 --> 01:24:24,893 FOLKS WHO COMMENTED TODAY. 3117 01:24:24,893 --> 01:24:26,461 SO GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE 3118 01:24:26,461 --> 01:24:28,129 ISSUE, THE MAYOR'S 3119 01:24:28,129 --> 01:24:29,798 OFFICE ENGAGED IN A ROBUST 3120 01:24:29,798 --> 01:24:30,698 STAKEHOLDERS PROCESS STARTING 3121 01:24:30,698 --> 01:24:31,833 WITH A 3122 01:24:31,833 --> 01:24:34,402 RENTAL SURVEY THAT HAD A REALLY 3123 01:24:34,402 --> 01:24:35,203 STRONG 3124 01:24:35,203 --> 01:24:37,038 ENGAGEMENT, 8,800 RESPONSES, BUT 3125 01:24:37,038 --> 01:24:38,339 WE KNEW THAT A SURVEY IS NOT 3126 01:24:38,339 --> 01:24:39,107 GOING TO REACH EVERYONE. 3127 01:24:39,107 --> 01:24:41,376 WE MAY HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO 3128 01:24:41,376 --> 01:24:43,545 ARE LEFT OUT OF AN ENGAGEMENT 3129 01:24:43,545 --> 01:24:45,180 LIKE 3130 01:24:45,313 --> 01:24:47,148 THAT. WE ENGAGED IN LISTENING 3131 01:24:47,148 --> 01:24:47,482 SESSIONS 3132 01:24:47,482 --> 01:24:47,749 AS WELL. 3133 01:24:47,749 --> 01:24:52,987 THESE WERE 3134 01:24:52,987 --> 01:24:54,689 SESSIONS TARGETED AT RENTERS, 3135 01:24:54,689 --> 01:24:54,856 ONE 3136 01:24:54,856 --> 01:24:56,057 FOR SMALL LANDLORDS, 3137 01:24:56,057 --> 01:24:58,460 REPRESENTING ABOUT 50 DIFFERENT 3138 01:24:58,460 --> 01:24:59,594 TENANTS ACROSS THE CITY, 3139 01:24:59,594 --> 01:24:59,961 PRESENTED 3140 01:24:59,961 --> 01:25:01,629 IN ENGLISH BUT WITH 3141 01:25:01,629 --> 01:25:01,996 INTERPRETATION 3142 01:25:01,996 --> 01:25:03,164 SERVICES PROVIDED. 3143 01:25:03,164 --> 01:25:05,900 AND IN A SEPARATE ONE 3144 01:25:05,900 --> 01:25:06,301 ENGAGINGENGAGING 3145 01:25:06,301 --> 01:25:09,437 12 SMALL LANDLORDS. 3146 01:25:09,437 --> 01:25:11,239 SEPARATELY WE HAD A 3147 01:25:11,239 --> 01:25:13,908 POLICY STAKEHOLDER PROCESS WITH 3148 01:25:13,908 --> 01:25:14,209 SEVEN 3149 01:25:14,209 --> 01:25:15,477 TOTAL MEETINGS REPRESENTING 3150 01:25:15,477 --> 01:25:17,445 TENANTS, TENANT 3151 01:25:17,445 --> 01:25:19,447 ADVOCATES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING 3152 01:25:19,447 --> 01:25:19,747 PROVIDERS, 3153 01:25:19,747 --> 01:25:20,882 MARKET RATE, AND DEVELOPERS. 3154 01:25:20,882 --> 01:25:23,151 IN TOTAL 50 3155 01:25:23,151 --> 01:25:23,418 DIFFERENT 3156 01:25:23,418 --> 01:25:23,952 STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING 3157 01:25:23,952 --> 01:25:24,452 THOUSANDS OF UNITS AND 3158 01:25:24,452 --> 01:25:30,024 INDIVIDUAL RENTERS. 3159 01:25:30,024 --> 01:25:31,659 SO TO REVIEW SOME OF THE 3160 01:25:31,659 --> 01:25:34,195 FINDINGS FROM THAT, FIRST OUR 3161 01:25:34,195 --> 01:25:34,796 SURVEY. 3162 01:25:34,796 --> 01:25:36,664 THIS IS SORT OF 3163 01:25:36,664 --> 01:25:37,899 DEMONSTRATING THE REPRESENTATION 3164 01:25:37,899 --> 01:25:38,132 THAT WE 3165 01:25:38,132 --> 01:25:40,869 HAD WITH THE SIZE OF THE DOTS 3166 01:25:40,869 --> 01:25:41,803 CORRESPONDING TO ZIP CODES 3167 01:25:41,803 --> 01:25:45,206 AND THE NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO 3168 01:25:45,206 --> 01:25:46,241 WERE REPRESENTED WITHIN THE 3169 01:25:46,241 --> 01:25:47,609 ZIP CODES AND IN THE CHART YOU 3170 01:25:47,609 --> 01:25:48,543 SEE ON THE 3171 01:25:48,543 --> 01:25:50,945 FAR RIGHT, THE RATIO 3172 01:25:50,945 --> 01:25:52,647 IS INDICATING HOW 3173 01:25:52,647 --> 01:25:54,682 REPRESENTATIVE THE PARTICULAR 3174 01:25:54,682 --> 01:25:55,049 GEOGRAPHY WAS. 3175 01:25:55,049 --> 01:25:57,886 THE CLOSER TO ONE WE ARE, 3176 01:25:57,886 --> 01:25:59,020 THE MORE REPRESENTATIVE IT 3177 01:25:59,020 --> 01:26:01,756 IS. UNDER ONE, A LITTLE 3178 01:26:01,756 --> 01:26:02,657 UNDERREPRESENTED. 3179 01:26:02,657 --> 01:26:03,424 OVER ONE, OVERREPRESENTED. 3180 01:26:03,424 --> 01:26:05,026 YOU CAN SEE NOT A PERFECT 3181 01:26:05,026 --> 01:26:06,227 RATIO BUT VERY STRONG 3182 01:26:06,227 --> 01:26:06,594 REPRESENTATION 3183 01:26:06,594 --> 01:26:09,898 ACROSS THE CITY'S 3184 01:26:09,898 --> 01:26:12,767 GEOGRAPHIES. SO SOME OF THE 3185 01:26:12,767 --> 01:26:13,001 THINGS 3186 01:26:13,001 --> 01:26:14,135 WE LEARNED HERE ARE JUST THE 3187 01:26:14,135 --> 01:26:14,869 PREVALENCE OF 3188 01:26:14,869 --> 01:26:16,671 FEES. 3189 01:26:16,671 --> 01:26:20,175 SO REALLY STRONG, LARGE NUMBERS 3190 01:26:20,175 --> 01:26:25,713 OF FOLKS EXPERIENCING PET FEES 3191 01:26:25,713 --> 01:26:26,848 APPROACHING 3,300 THERE, 3192 01:26:26,848 --> 01:26:29,217 LEASE SIGNING FEES, ALSO OVER 3193 01:26:29,217 --> 01:26:30,451 3,000 RESPONSES THERE, AND 3194 01:26:30,451 --> 01:26:30,718 THINGS 3195 01:26:30,718 --> 01:26:33,454 LIKE COMMON ROOM CHARGES, WHICH 3196 01:26:33,454 --> 01:26:35,456 ARE ALMOST 2,000 FOLKS. 3197 01:26:35,456 --> 01:26:36,791 AND EVEN AT THE BOTTOM END 3198 01:26:36,791 --> 01:26:38,259 OF THE SPECTRUM, WHICH LOOKS 3199 01:26:38,259 --> 01:26:41,896 JUST IN COMPARISON TO BE A 3200 01:26:41,896 --> 01:26:44,499 SMALL NUMBER DEPOSIT RETURN FEES 3201 01:26:44,499 --> 01:26:44,666 AND 3202 01:26:44,666 --> 01:26:48,303 PACKAGE FEES, CLOSE TO 500 FOLKS 3203 01:26:48,303 --> 01:26:49,203 EXPERIENCING THOSE JUST IN 3204 01:26:49,203 --> 01:26:50,071 OUR SURVEY SAMPLE. 3205 01:26:50,071 --> 01:26:52,040 SO THIS IS A WIDE- 3206 01:26:52,040 --> 01:26:53,408 RANGING PROBLEM THAT IS 3207 01:26:53,408 --> 01:26:53,808 AFFECTING LARGE, 3208 01:26:53,808 --> 01:26:57,679 LARGE NUMBERS OF RENTERS ACROSS 3209 01:26:57,679 --> 01:26:58,880 THE CITY. 3210 01:26:58,880 --> 01:27:01,616 WE ALSO HAD A WAY FOR RENTERS TO 3211 01:27:01,616 --> 01:27:03,651 PROVIDE JUST FREE FORM 3212 01:27:03,651 --> 01:27:05,320 RESPONSES, AND SO THIS IS JUST 3213 01:27:05,320 --> 01:27:07,322 A SELECTION OF THINGS WE HEARD. 3214 01:27:07,322 --> 01:27:08,823 THERE ARE MANY MORE 3215 01:27:08,823 --> 01:27:09,958 RESPONSES BUT I THINK IT'S 3216 01:27:09,958 --> 01:27:10,291 IMPORTANT TO 3217 01:27:10,291 --> 01:27:12,493 GIVE VOICE TO A FEW OF THEM. 3218 01:27:12,493 --> 01:27:14,162 ONE RENTER TOLD US THERE ARE 3219 01:27:14,162 --> 01:27:15,863 SO MANY HIDDEN FEES AND LACK 3220 01:27:15,863 --> 01:27:16,898 OF DESCRIPTIONS ON WHAT'S 3221 01:27:16,898 --> 01:27:18,433 INCLUDED THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 3222 01:27:18,433 --> 01:27:18,666 TO 3223 01:27:18,666 --> 01:27:19,934 SEARCH FOR IN- BUDGET OPTIONS. 3224 01:27:19,934 --> 01:27:21,235 ANOTHER LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO 3225 01:27:21,235 --> 01:27:22,804 LIVE IS A NIGHTMARE. 3226 01:27:22,804 --> 01:27:24,038 THERE NEEDS TO BE LAWYERS 3227 01:27:24,038 --> 01:27:25,340 THAT REQUIRE COSTS TO BE 3228 01:27:25,340 --> 01:27:26,774 LISTED PLAINLY ON RENTAL 3229 01:27:26,774 --> 01:27:27,041 LISTINGS. 3230 01:27:27,041 --> 01:27:28,977 THE JUNK FEES, VALET 3231 01:27:28,977 --> 01:27:30,645 TRASH, PACKAGE LOCKERS, LAUNDRY, 3232 01:27:30,645 --> 01:27:30,878 AC 3233 01:27:30,878 --> 01:27:32,146 UNITS, THEY'RE ALL A SCAM AND 3234 01:27:32,146 --> 01:27:34,482 A WAY FOR LANDLORDS TO 3235 01:27:34,482 --> 01:27:35,683 ADVERTISE RENT PRICES THAT 3236 01:27:35,683 --> 01:27:36,751 ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN 3237 01:27:36,751 --> 01:27:36,985 ACTUAL 3238 01:27:37,118 --> 01:27:38,886 COST. AND FINALLY, PET RENT IS 3239 01:27:38,886 --> 01:27:39,854 JUST ANOTHER WAY TO 3240 01:27:39,854 --> 01:27:40,655 SQUEEZE MORE MONEY FROM YOU. 3241 01:27:40,655 --> 01:27:41,155 I ALREADY 3242 01:27:41,155 --> 01:27:44,826 PAID A DEPOSIT FOR MY PETS. 3243 01:27:44,826 --> 01:27:49,063 WE ALSO HEARD FROM HOUSING 3244 01:27:49,063 --> 01:27:50,798 PROVIDERS AGAIN, A LARGE 3245 01:27:50,798 --> 01:27:52,166 NUMBER HERE REPRESENTING SMALL 3246 01:27:52,166 --> 01:27:52,467 HOUSING 3247 01:27:52,467 --> 01:27:54,669 PROVIDERS, LARGE PROVIDERS, 3248 01:27:54,669 --> 01:27:56,337 DEVELOPERS, MARKET RATE 3249 01:27:56,337 --> 01:27:57,338 AND AFFORDABLE SECTORS AND WE 3250 01:27:57,338 --> 01:27:57,538 HEARD 3251 01:27:57,538 --> 01:27:59,207 A VARIETY OF THINGS. 3252 01:27:59,207 --> 01:28:00,708 CONCERNS AROUND COST 3253 01:28:00,708 --> 01:28:03,011 RECOVERY, FOLKS TELLING US, HEY, 3254 01:28:03,011 --> 01:28:03,211 WE DO 3255 01:28:03,211 --> 01:28:05,079 HAVE REAL COSTS WHEN A 3256 01:28:05,079 --> 01:28:07,649 TENANT LOSES THEIR KEYS, WHEN 3257 01:28:07,649 --> 01:28:08,182 THERE'S A 3258 01:28:08,182 --> 01:28:09,651 LOCKOUT, A BOUNCED CHECK, A 3259 01:28:09,651 --> 01:28:12,453 WAY TO RECOVER SOME OF THOSE 3260 01:28:12,453 --> 01:28:12,687 COSTS. 3261 01:28:12,687 --> 01:28:13,988 CONCERNS AROUND THE BURDEN 3262 01:28:13,988 --> 01:28:17,825 OF ADDED TRANSPARENCY 3263 01:28:17,825 --> 01:28:18,226 REQUIREMENTS. 3264 01:28:18,226 --> 01:28:20,128 CONCERNS AROUND MAKING SURE THE 3265 01:28:20,128 --> 01:28:21,763 TENANTS HAVE INSURANCE AND THEN 3266 01:28:21,763 --> 01:28:22,530 QUESTIONS AROUND 3267 01:28:22,530 --> 01:28:23,665 THE IMPLEMENTATION TIME LINE AND 3268 01:28:23,665 --> 01:28:26,367 THE IMPACT ON EXISTING LEASES. 3269 01:28:26,367 --> 01:28:27,702 AND YOU'LL SEE THESE 3270 01:28:27,702 --> 01:28:28,736 THEMES REPEATED THROUGHOUT OUR 3271 01:28:28,736 --> 01:28:29,237 POLICY 3272 01:28:29,370 --> 01:28:31,773 DESIGN. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE 3273 01:28:31,773 --> 01:28:32,240 A 3274 01:28:32,240 --> 01:28:34,075 LOOK AT THESE, GET FEEDBACK FROM 3275 01:28:34,075 --> 01:28:35,410 TENANTS AND TENANT 3276 01:28:35,410 --> 01:28:36,277 STAKEHOLDERS ON THESE CONCERNS 3277 01:28:36,277 --> 01:28:36,611 AND THINK 3278 01:28:36,611 --> 01:28:38,079 ABOUT COMMON SENSE WAYS 3279 01:28:38,079 --> 01:28:39,881 TO ADDRESS THESE AND 3280 01:28:39,881 --> 01:28:40,114 INCLUDE 3281 01:28:40,114 --> 01:28:40,648 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THESE 3282 01:28:40,648 --> 01:28:44,018 CONCERNS WITHIN THE POLICY. 3283 01:28:44,018 --> 01:28:45,486 SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO 3284 01:28:45,486 --> 01:28:46,721 THE POLICY DESIGN ITSELF. 3285 01:28:46,721 --> 01:28:48,823 THERE'S REALLY THREE 3286 01:28:48,823 --> 01:28:50,358 COMPONENTS, TRANSPARENCY, THE 3287 01:28:50,358 --> 01:28:51,159 FEE 3288 01:28:51,159 --> 01:28:53,361 REGULATION ITSELF, AND 3289 01:28:53,361 --> 01:28:55,096 ENFORCEMENT AND 3290 01:28:55,229 --> 01:28:56,331 IMPLEMENTATION. I'LL JUST WALK 3291 01:28:56,331 --> 01:28:56,731 THROUGH EACH OF 3292 01:28:56,731 --> 01:28:58,533 THOSE. 3293 01:28:58,533 --> 01:28:59,267 SO ON THE TRANSPARENCY 3294 01:28:59,267 --> 01:29:00,902 PIECE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT FOLKS 3295 01:29:00,902 --> 01:29:01,669 TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE 3296 01:29:01,669 --> 01:29:01,903 GETTING 3297 01:29:01,903 --> 01:29:03,371 INTO, WHAT THE ALL- IN COST 3298 01:29:03,371 --> 01:29:04,772 IS, AND ANY FEES THAT ARE 3299 01:29:04,772 --> 01:29:06,040 GOING TO BE ASSESSED. 3300 01:29:06,040 --> 01:29:08,009 SO THOSE NEED TO BE DISCLOSED 3301 01:29:08,009 --> 01:29:10,311 UNDER THE RENTAL LISTING IN A 3302 01:29:10,311 --> 01:29:11,646 DISCLOSURE AT LEAST SIGNING. 3303 01:29:11,646 --> 01:29:12,947 IF YOU PAY A VARIABLE 3304 01:29:12,947 --> 01:29:13,781 FEE, SOMETHING THAT CHANGES 3305 01:29:13,781 --> 01:29:14,048 MONTH TO 3306 01:29:14,048 --> 01:29:15,450 MONTH, YOU NEED TO TELL 3307 01:29:15,450 --> 01:29:16,784 TENANTS WHAT THAT IS ON A 3308 01:29:16,784 --> 01:29:17,652 MONTHLY BASIS. 3309 01:29:17,652 --> 01:29:20,321 IF YOU HAVE A FIXED FEE THAT IS 3310 01:29:20,455 --> 01:29:21,723 BEING CHARGED, YOU KNOW, 3311 01:29:21,723 --> 01:29:23,324 YOU DON'T NEED TO TELL SOMEONE 3312 01:29:23,324 --> 01:29:25,026 THE SAME AMOUNT EVERY SINGLE 3313 01:29:25,026 --> 01:29:26,761 MONTH BUT YOU DO NEED TO TELL 3314 01:29:26,761 --> 01:29:26,994 TENANTS 3315 01:29:26,994 --> 01:29:28,963 THAT ON A YEARLY BASIS OR IF 3316 01:29:28,963 --> 01:29:30,631 THERE'S A CHANGE. 3317 01:29:30,631 --> 01:29:32,967 WE WANT 3318 01:29:32,967 --> 01:29:34,202 LANDLORDS TO HAVE THE TOOLS TO 3319 01:29:34,202 --> 01:29:34,769 COMPLY. 3320 01:29:34,769 --> 01:29:36,637 SDCI WILL PROVIDE NOTICES 3321 01:29:36,637 --> 01:29:38,473 IN ENGLISH AND TOP TIER 3322 01:29:38,473 --> 01:29:39,207 LANGUAGES TO MEET THESE 3323 01:29:39,207 --> 01:29:39,540 REQUIREMENTS 3324 01:29:39,540 --> 01:29:40,775 SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIGURE IT 3325 01:29:40,775 --> 01:29:40,975 OUT 3326 01:29:40,975 --> 01:29:41,509 ON YOUR OWN AS A HOUSING 3327 01:29:41,509 --> 01:29:44,645 PROVIDER. 3328 01:29:44,645 --> 01:29:50,852 SO MOVING ON TO THE CORE FEE 3329 01:29:50,852 --> 01:29:51,552 REGULATION. 3330 01:29:51,552 --> 01:29:53,588 THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED IS 3331 01:29:53,588 --> 01:29:55,089 NO FEES ARE ALLOWED UNLESS 3332 01:29:55,089 --> 01:29:56,524 SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED WITHIN 3333 01:29:56,524 --> 01:29:57,191 THE LEGISLATION. 3334 01:29:57,191 --> 01:29:58,393 AND WE'VE DESIGNED IT THAT WAY 3335 01:29:58,393 --> 01:30:02,697 TO SORT OF AVOID THE WHAT CAN CK 3336 01:30:02,697 --> 01:30:02,830 A 3337 01:30:02,830 --> 01:30:03,798 MOLE SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE 3338 01:30:03,798 --> 01:30:05,466 A BAN AND A HOUSING PROVIDER 3339 01:30:05,466 --> 01:30:06,534 TURNS AROUND AND CHARGES A FEE 3340 01:30:06,534 --> 01:30:06,701 FOR 3341 01:30:06,701 --> 01:30:10,171 A PACKAGE. 3342 01:30:10,171 --> 01:30:11,472 WE WANT TO AVOID HAVING 3343 01:30:11,472 --> 01:30:13,975 TO COME BACK AND ADDRESS THESE 3344 01:30:13,975 --> 01:30:14,776 THINGS 3345 01:30:14,776 --> 01:30:15,143 PIECEMEAL. 3346 01:30:15,143 --> 01:30:16,144 THAT'S THE STRUCTURE WE 3347 01:30:16,144 --> 01:30:16,978 BUILT INTO THE LEGISLATION. 3348 01:30:16,978 --> 01:30:20,581 THE EXEMPTIONS WE BUILT, 3349 01:30:20,581 --> 01:30:21,783 I'VE CATEGORIZED THEM HERE INTO 3350 01:30:21,783 --> 01:30:22,183 THREE BUCKETS. 3351 01:30:22,183 --> 01:30:24,385 THE FIRST IS THINGS THAT 3352 01:30:24,385 --> 01:30:25,720 ARE ALREADY REGULATED IN SEATTLE 3353 01:30:25,720 --> 01:30:27,488 LAW, FEES THAT ARE ALREADY 3354 01:30:27,488 --> 01:30:27,789 REGULATED. 3355 01:30:27,789 --> 01:30:31,225 SO EXAMPLES OF THAT ARE MOVE- IN 3356 01:30:31,225 --> 01:30:32,393 FEES, SCREENING FEES, 3357 01:30:32,393 --> 01:30:33,628 SECURITY AND PET DEPOSITS. 3358 01:30:33,628 --> 01:30:34,662 THOSE ARE REGULATED. 3359 01:30:34,662 --> 01:30:36,397 THIS LEGISLATION DOESN'T IMPACT 3360 01:30:36,397 --> 01:30:37,198 THEM. 3361 01:30:37,198 --> 01:30:38,533 UTILITY SURCHARGE FEES, 3362 01:30:38,533 --> 01:30:39,000 ON CALLED RUBS. 3363 01:30:39,000 --> 01:30:40,902 WE KNOW THERE'S A LARGE CONCERN 3364 01:30:40,902 --> 01:30:42,303 THERE, BUT THIS LEGISLATION 3365 01:30:42,303 --> 01:30:45,239 DOES NOT CHANGE THE 3366 01:30:45,239 --> 01:30:47,074 EXISTING REGULATORY CTURE THERE. 3367 01:30:47,074 --> 01:30:49,510 LATE FEES AND PARKING FEES ARE 3368 01:30:49,644 --> 01:30:51,379 SIMILAR. STATE LAW WE WANT TO 3369 01:30:51,379 --> 01:30:53,080 AVOID PREEMPTION ISSUES SO 3370 01:30:53,080 --> 01:30:53,381 PROVISIONS 3371 01:30:53,381 --> 01:30:55,416 AROUND CHARGING WHERE 3372 01:30:55,416 --> 01:30:59,754 TENANTS CAUSE DAMAGE ARE 3373 01:30:59,754 --> 01:31:00,087 PERMISSIBLE, 3374 01:31:00,087 --> 01:31:00,755 ACCORDING TO THE RCW 3375 01:31:00,755 --> 01:31:01,456 AND REQUIREMENTS THERE. 3376 01:31:01,456 --> 01:31:03,024 THE SAME WITH AIR CONDITIONER 3377 01:31:03,024 --> 01:31:04,559 RENTALS, REGULATED AT THE STATE 3378 01:31:04,559 --> 01:31:04,792 LEVEL. 3379 01:31:04,792 --> 01:31:06,394 AND THEN WE HAVE A NUMBER 3380 01:31:06,394 --> 01:31:09,397 OF OTHER AREAS WHICH ARE 3381 01:31:09,397 --> 01:31:09,997 REALLY REFLECTIVE OF THE 3382 01:31:09,997 --> 01:31:10,731 FEEDBACK FROM 3383 01:31:10,731 --> 01:31:13,134 HOUSING 3384 01:31:13,134 --> 01:31:13,668 PROVIDERS, COSTS AROUND 3385 01:31:13,668 --> 01:31:14,602 DISHONORED CHECKS, KEY 3386 01:31:14,602 --> 01:31:16,604 REPLACEMENT FEES, LOCKOUT 3387 01:31:16,604 --> 01:31:18,139 FEES, IF YOU RENT A PARTY ROOM. 3388 01:31:18,139 --> 01:31:19,774 YOU CAN CHARGE FEES FOR ALL OF 3389 01:31:19,907 --> 01:31:22,343 THAT. WE DO HAVE RESTRICTIONS TO 3390 01:31:22,343 --> 01:31:23,211 MAKE 3391 01:31:23,211 --> 01:31:24,178 SURE THIS ISN'T SORT OF A 3392 01:31:24,178 --> 01:31:24,846 TOTAL BLANK CHECK. 3393 01:31:24,846 --> 01:31:27,915 THERE ARE LIMITS ON WHAT YOU CAN 3394 01:31:27,915 --> 01:31:28,182 CHARGE. 3395 01:31:28,182 --> 01:31:29,550 AND THE LAST CATEGORY I WANT 3396 01:31:29,550 --> 01:31:30,985 TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE IDEA 3397 01:31:30,985 --> 01:31:31,786 OF OPTIONAL FEES. 3398 01:31:31,786 --> 01:31:34,555 IF A HOUSING PROVIDER IS 3399 01:31:34,555 --> 01:31:35,990 PROVIDING SOME KIND OF OPTIONAL 3400 01:31:35,990 --> 01:31:38,893 SERVICE, LIKE A REALLY HIGH- END 3401 01:31:38,893 --> 01:31:40,528 INTERNET PACKAGE, THERE ARE 3402 01:31:40,528 --> 01:31:42,396 SOME BUILDINGS THAT PROVIDE, YOU 3403 01:31:42,396 --> 01:31:43,731 KNOW, DOG GROOMING SERVICES 3404 01:31:43,731 --> 01:31:45,566 OR DOG WALKING SERVICES, YOU 3405 01:31:45,566 --> 01:31:47,368 CAN 3406 01:31:47,368 --> 01:31:48,536 OPT INTO THAT. YOU CAN PAY AN 3407 01:31:48,536 --> 01:31:48,836 ADDITIONAL 3408 01:31:48,836 --> 01:31:50,171 FEE TORE THAT. 3409 01:31:50,171 --> 01:31:51,172 THAT'S NOT PART OF 3410 01:31:51,172 --> 01:31:52,206 THIS LEGISLATION AND IS 3411 01:31:52,206 --> 01:31:52,506 PERMITTED. 3412 01:31:52,506 --> 01:31:54,075 WE WANT TO MAKE SURE 3413 01:31:54,075 --> 01:31:55,476 THOSE THINGS ARE TRULY OPTIONAL 3414 01:31:55,476 --> 01:31:56,577 AND THERE ARE GUIDELINES AROUND 3415 01:31:56,577 --> 01:31:58,079 THAT, SO THERE ARE PROVISIONS 3416 01:31:58,079 --> 01:31:58,479 TO ENSURE THAT. 3417 01:31:58,479 --> 01:32:00,214 IF YOU DO WANT TO, AS A 3418 01:32:00,214 --> 01:32:01,949 LANDLORD, PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 3419 01:32:01,949 --> 01:32:04,819 SERVICE, CAN YOU DO THAT 3420 01:32:04,819 --> 01:32:05,920 AS LONG AS YOU DISCLOSE IT, AS 3421 01:32:05,920 --> 01:32:06,120 LONG 3422 01:32:06,120 --> 01:32:07,455 AS YOU MAKE SURE FOLKS ARE 3423 01:32:07,455 --> 01:32:07,688 OPTING 3424 01:32:07,688 --> 01:32:08,823 INTO IT, GIVE THEM THE 3425 01:32:08,823 --> 01:32:09,557 ABILITY TO OPT OUT. 3426 01:32:09,557 --> 01:32:11,259 IF IT'S A THIRD- PARTY 3427 01:32:11,259 --> 01:32:13,127 SERVICE, YOU MAKE SURE THAT IT 3428 01:32:13,127 --> 01:32:14,562 IS PROVIDED AT COST. 3429 01:32:14,562 --> 01:32:16,197 AND THEN THERE ARE AREAS WE, 3430 01:32:16,197 --> 01:32:18,533 IN THE LEGISLATION, CARVED OUT 3431 01:32:18,533 --> 01:32:19,634 AS PROBABLY NOT REASONABLE TO BE 3432 01:32:19,634 --> 01:32:21,402 CHARGED AS AN OPTIONAL FEE, 3433 01:32:21,402 --> 01:32:23,871 SO THINGS LIKE CHARGING TO 3434 01:32:23,871 --> 01:32:24,138 ACCESS A 3435 01:32:24,138 --> 01:32:24,872 COMMON AREA. 3436 01:32:24,872 --> 01:32:27,208 WE DON'T WANT TO SEE LANDLORDS 3437 01:32:27,208 --> 01:32:29,443 SAYING, HEY, YOU'VE OPTED INTO 3438 01:32:29,443 --> 01:32:31,112 THIS FEE, SO WE'VE TAKEN 3439 01:32:31,112 --> 01:32:34,515 THAT OFF THE LIST OF SORTSORT 3440 01:32:34,515 --> 01:32:35,082 PERMISSIBLE OPTIONAL FEES. 3441 01:32:35,082 --> 01:32:36,684 SIMILARLY APPLIANCE FEES, 3442 01:32:36,684 --> 01:32:39,487 FEES FOR PAYMENT BY CHECK OR 3443 01:32:39,487 --> 01:32:39,787 ACH, 3444 01:32:39,787 --> 01:32:42,590 SO BASICALLY A FEE TO PAY YOUR 3445 01:32:42,590 --> 01:32:44,225 RENT, MAIL AND PACKAGE 3446 01:32:44,225 --> 01:32:46,694 FEES, FEES FOR A DUTY UNDER THE 3447 01:32:46,694 --> 01:32:46,894 STATE 3448 01:32:46,894 --> 01:32:48,329 CODE, FEE FOR A CHANGE IN 3449 01:32:48,329 --> 01:32:50,097 TENANTS AND FEE FOR KEEPING A 3450 01:32:50,097 --> 01:32:50,464 PET. 3451 01:32:50,464 --> 01:32:53,401 ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE 3452 01:32:53,401 --> 01:32:54,769 AREAS WE HAVE SAID ARE NOT 3453 01:32:54,769 --> 01:32:55,136 PERMISSIBLE 3454 01:32:55,136 --> 01:32:57,672 AS OPTIONAL FEES UNDER THE 3455 01:32:57,672 --> 01:32:58,940 PROPOSED 3456 01:32:59,073 --> 01:33:01,742 LEGISLATION. SO I'LL MOVE ON TO 3457 01:33:01,742 --> 01:33:02,443 ENFORCEMENT. 3458 01:33:02,443 --> 01:33:04,312 SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE 3459 01:33:04,312 --> 01:33:08,115 THAT WE HAVE STRONG ENFORCEMENT 3460 01:33:08,115 --> 01:33:08,282 AND 3461 01:33:08,282 --> 01:33:08,649 IMPLEMENTATION. 3462 01:33:08,649 --> 01:33:11,986 WE'VE BUILT OUT SOME OF 3463 01:33:11,986 --> 01:33:14,822 THE AUTHORITY THE SECI HAS. 3464 01:33:14,822 --> 01:33:16,223 THE ONE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT 3465 01:33:16,223 --> 01:33:19,060 IS THE ABILITY TO RESOLVE 3466 01:33:19,060 --> 01:33:19,293 SIMILAR 3467 01:33:19,293 --> 01:33:19,827 CLAIMS AT THE SAME TIME. 3468 01:33:19,827 --> 01:33:21,562 THE IDEA IS IF I'M BEING 3469 01:33:21,562 --> 01:33:21,796 CHARGED 3470 01:33:21,796 --> 01:33:23,464 AN IMPERMISSIBLE FEE, 3471 01:33:23,464 --> 01:33:24,632 IT'S LIKELY I'M NOT PERSONALLY 3472 01:33:24,632 --> 01:33:25,800 TARGETED BY THAT PRACTICE. 3473 01:33:25,800 --> 01:33:27,535 IT'S RATHER IT'S A POLICY 3474 01:33:27,535 --> 01:33:29,103 THAT APPLIES ACROSS THE 3475 01:33:29,103 --> 01:33:29,503 BUILDING, 3476 01:33:29,503 --> 01:33:30,905 SO IT'S MORE EFFICIENT AS AN 3477 01:33:30,905 --> 01:33:32,173 ENFORCEMENT MATTER AND AS 3478 01:33:32,173 --> 01:33:34,308 A MATTER OF GETTING REMEDIES FOR 3479 01:33:34,308 --> 01:33:36,644 TENANTS TO ALLOW THE ENFORCEMENT 3480 01:33:36,644 --> 01:33:38,179 AGENCY TO ADDRESS ALL OF 3481 01:33:38,179 --> 01:33:40,181 THESE AT THE SAME TIME. 3482 01:33:40,181 --> 01:33:45,119 IT ALSO CREATES A CULTURE OF 3483 01:33:45,119 --> 01:33:47,054 COMPLIANCE. 3484 01:33:47,054 --> 01:33:48,255 THERE ARE PROVISIONS WITHIN THIS 3485 01:33:48,255 --> 01:33:49,090 CHAPTER OF THE CODE. 3486 01:33:49,090 --> 01:33:51,158 I'M HAPPY TO COME BACK 3487 01:33:51,158 --> 01:33:53,794 BUT I WILL KEEP US MOVING. 3488 01:33:53,794 --> 01:33:55,396 OKAY, WE LOST OUR GRAPHICS, 3489 01:33:55,396 --> 01:33:56,764 WHICH I WORKED VERY HARD ON, 3490 01:33:56,764 --> 01:34:00,267 SO JUST IMAGINE THERE IS AN 3491 01:34:00,267 --> 01:34:02,703 EMOJI WITHIN EACH OF THE CIRCLES 3492 01:34:02,703 --> 01:34:06,374 -- 3493 01:34:06,374 --> 01:34:06,941 I'M FINE. 3494 01:34:06,941 --> 01:34:11,178 I'M FINE WITH IT. 3495 01:34:11,178 --> 01:34:13,914 SO I'M GOING TO SKIP THE 3496 01:34:13,914 --> 01:34:15,583 FIRST TWO ELEMENTS TO KEEP US 3497 01:34:15,583 --> 01:34:15,816 MOVING. 3498 01:34:15,816 --> 01:34:17,418 HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS ON THEM. 3499 01:34:17,418 --> 01:34:18,853 TWO THINGS I WANT TO 3500 01:34:18,853 --> 01:34:20,054 HIGHLIGHT ON THIS SLIDE IS THAT 3501 01:34:20,054 --> 01:34:20,254 THERE 3502 01:34:20,254 --> 01:34:22,923 WILL BE NO IMPACT ON EXISTING 3503 01:34:22,923 --> 01:34:26,327 LEASES, CURRENT LEASE TERMS CAN 3504 01:34:26,327 --> 01:34:27,228 COMPLETE BEFORE THESE COME INTO 3505 01:34:27,228 --> 01:34:28,129 PLAY. 3506 01:34:28,129 --> 01:34:29,296 THAT WAS A BIG -- 3507 01:34:29,430 --> 01:34:30,164 >> SORRY. 3508 01:34:30,164 --> 01:34:32,667 YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TIME TO 3509 01:34:32,667 --> 01:34:33,868 DO THE FIRST TWO, KEREM. 3510 01:34:33,868 --> 01:34:34,201 THANK YOU. 3511 01:34:34,335 --> 01:34:34,602 >> GREAT. 3512 01:34:34,602 --> 01:34:36,737 LET ME FINISH THAT SENTENCE. 3513 01:34:36,737 --> 01:34:38,172 THIS IS A BIG POINT OF 3514 01:34:38,172 --> 01:34:39,840 FEEDBACK FROM HOUSING PROVIDERS 3515 01:34:39,840 --> 01:34:42,243 AND WANTING TO MAINTAIN SORT OF 3516 01:34:42,243 --> 01:34:43,544 THE INTEGRITY OF EXISTING 3517 01:34:43,544 --> 01:34:43,844 CONTRACTS, 3518 01:34:43,844 --> 01:34:45,546 SO WE ARE NOT TOUCHING EXISTING 3519 01:34:45,546 --> 01:34:49,050 LEASES IN THIS LEGISLATION. 3520 01:34:49,050 --> 01:34:50,951 THERE ARE RETALIATION 3521 01:34:50,951 --> 01:34:51,952 PROTECTIONS SO THAT IF 3522 01:34:51,952 --> 01:34:53,521 YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT A FEE AND 3523 01:34:53,521 --> 01:34:54,021 YOU'RE 3524 01:34:54,021 --> 01:34:56,590 RETALIATED AGAINST, THERE IS AN 3525 01:34:56,590 --> 01:34:57,858 ABILITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTING 3526 01:34:57,858 --> 01:34:59,627 AGENCY, THE ENFORCEMENT 3527 01:34:59,627 --> 01:35:02,730 AGENCY, TO COME IN AND PROHIBIT 3528 01:35:02,730 --> 01:35:02,930 THOSE 3529 01:35:02,930 --> 01:35:03,230 ACTIVITIES. 3530 01:35:03,230 --> 01:35:04,098 THERE'S AN 3531 01:35:04,098 --> 01:35:05,366 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE SO THAT YOU 3532 01:35:05,366 --> 01:35:06,167 CANNOT BE 3533 01:35:06,167 --> 01:35:08,669 EVICTED FOR FAILING TO PAY AN 3534 01:35:08,669 --> 01:35:08,969 ILLEGAL 3535 01:35:08,969 --> 01:35:09,303 FEE. 3536 01:35:09,303 --> 01:35:11,238 SO, AGAIN, JUST 3537 01:35:11,238 --> 01:35:13,507 IMPORTANT PROVISIONS TO MAKE 3538 01:35:13,507 --> 01:35:13,707 SURE 3539 01:35:13,707 --> 01:35:15,042 WE'RE THINKING OF ALL 3540 01:35:15,042 --> 01:35:16,043 CONTINGENCIES. 3541 01:35:16,043 --> 01:35:18,279 LASTLY, EFFECTIVE DATE IS JULY 3542 01:35:18,279 --> 01:35:19,680 2027, AGAIN, RESPONSIVE TO 3543 01:35:19,680 --> 01:35:20,748 FEEDBACK WE HEARD IN MAKING 3544 01:35:20,748 --> 01:35:22,983 SURE FOLKS HAVE TIME TO 3545 01:35:22,983 --> 01:35:25,052 IMPLEMENT THIS AND SDCI HAS 3546 01:35:25,052 --> 01:35:25,686 TIME TO HIRE STAFF TO ENFORCE 3547 01:35:25,686 --> 01:35:29,857 IT. 3548 01:35:32,927 --> 01:35:33,761 ALL RIGHT. SO EVERYONE'S 3549 01:35:33,761 --> 01:35:34,128 FAVORITE PART. 3550 01:35:34,128 --> 01:35:35,029 HOW MUCH DOES IT COST AND 3551 01:35:35,029 --> 01:35:38,099 HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR IT? 3552 01:35:38,099 --> 01:35:39,533 SO WE HAVE SCOPED ONE- TIME 3553 01:35:39,533 --> 01:35:41,702 STARTUP FEES OF JUST UNDER 3554 01:35:41,702 --> 01:35:45,940 $200,000 FOR OUTREACH AND THIS 3555 01:35:45,940 --> 01:35:48,242 SYSTEM, CASE MANAGEMENT 3556 01:35:48,242 --> 01:35:49,243 CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO SEE. 3557 01:35:49,243 --> 01:35:52,546 IN 2027 COSTS WILL BE ABOUT 3558 01:35:52,546 --> 01:35:54,081 $800,000 FOR THREE 3559 01:35:54,081 --> 01:35:56,183 FTEs AS WELL AS OUTREACH AND 3560 01:35:56,183 --> 01:35:57,017 EDUCATION FUNDING AND GRANTS 3561 01:35:57,017 --> 01:35:57,418 THAT WILL 3562 01:35:57,418 --> 01:36:00,454 GO OUT THE DOOR. 3563 01:36:00,454 --> 01:36:03,424 AND THAT WILL BE PAID FOR 3564 01:36:03,424 --> 01:36:05,926 THROUGH A PER UNIT FEE, 3565 01:36:05,926 --> 01:36:07,795 PER UNIT -- PER RENTAL UNIT FEE 3566 01:36:07,795 --> 01:36:10,731 OF BETWEEN $5. 50 AND $7 A YEAR. 3567 01:36:10,731 --> 01:36:11,966 A REALLY MODEST AMOUNT. 3568 01:36:11,966 --> 01:36:14,268 IT WORKS OUT AT THE $6 LEVEL 3569 01:36:14,268 --> 01:36:17,238 TO ABOUT 50 CENTS PER UNIT PER 3570 01:36:17,371 --> 01:36:19,540 MONTH. SO THERE WILL BE NO 3571 01:36:19,540 --> 01:36:20,174 GENERAL FUND 3572 01:36:20,174 --> 01:36:23,944 IMPACT IN THIS OPOSAL. 3573 01:36:23,944 --> 01:36:26,580 THE FUNDING WILL BE SUBMITTED AS 3574 01:36:26,714 --> 01:36:27,281 SEPARATE BUDGET LEGISLATION 3575 01:36:27,281 --> 01:36:29,183 DURING THE BUDGET CYCLE. 3576 01:36:29,183 --> 01:36:30,951 SO THAT IS REALLY MOST OF WHAT 3577 01:36:30,951 --> 01:36:31,919 I WANTED TO COVER. 3578 01:36:31,919 --> 01:36:33,787 THERE'S AN IMPLEMENTATION TIME 3579 01:36:33,787 --> 01:36:33,988 LINE. 3580 01:36:33,988 --> 01:36:34,955 I'M NOT GOING THROUGH 3581 01:36:34,955 --> 01:36:35,356 EVERY 3582 01:36:35,356 --> 01:36:36,590 BULLET HERE. I WANTED TO 3583 01:36:36,590 --> 01:36:36,857 HIGHLIGHT 3584 01:36:36,857 --> 01:36:39,860 JANUARY 1st IS WHEN THE FEE 3585 01:36:39,860 --> 01:36:40,161 COLLECTION 3586 01:36:40,161 --> 01:36:41,562 WOULD BEGIN UNDER THE 3587 01:36:41,562 --> 01:36:43,164 PROPOSAL AND OUR EFFECTIVE DATE 3588 01:36:43,164 --> 01:36:43,330 IS, 3589 01:36:43,330 --> 01:36:47,334 AGAIN, JULY 2027, AND 3590 01:36:47,334 --> 01:36:49,103 BETWEEN NOW AND THEN SDCI WILL 3591 01:36:49,103 --> 01:36:49,370 BE DOING 3592 01:36:49,370 --> 01:36:52,072 A LOT OF WORK TO GET THINGS 3593 01:36:52,072 --> 01:36:52,473 GOING. 3594 01:36:52,473 --> 01:36:54,041 SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY ALL 3595 01:36:54,041 --> 01:36:55,075 WE WANTED TO COVER. 3596 01:36:55,075 --> 01:36:57,344 MAYBE I TALKED QUICKER THAN 3597 01:36:57,344 --> 01:36:58,946 I NORMALLY DO BECAUSE I THOUGHT 3598 01:36:58,946 --> 01:37:01,382 WE WERE OVER TIME, BUT THAT'S 3599 01:37:01,382 --> 01:37:02,316 ALL WE HAVE FOR Y'ALL. 3600 01:37:02,449 --> 01:37:04,618 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND 3601 01:37:04,618 --> 01:37:07,555 I APPRECIATE EACH OF OUR 3602 01:37:07,555 --> 01:37:07,855 PRESENTERS. 3603 01:37:07,855 --> 01:37:08,856 I WILL TURN ACTUALLY 3604 01:37:08,856 --> 01:37:09,957 IMMEDIATELY TO COLLEAGUES FOR 3605 01:37:09,957 --> 01:37:10,291 QUESTIONS AND 3606 01:37:10,291 --> 01:37:12,560 I'LL SAVE ANY REMARKS FOR 3607 01:37:12,560 --> 01:37:14,428 BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS PORTION OF 3608 01:37:14,428 --> 01:37:14,662 OUR 3609 01:37:14,662 --> 01:37:15,129 AGENDA. 3610 01:37:15,129 --> 01:37:17,231 SEEING FIRST A QUESTION 3611 01:37:17,231 --> 01:37:17,765 FROM COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 3612 01:37:17,898 --> 01:37:21,869 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. 3613 01:37:21,869 --> 01:37:23,537 JUST WONDER IF YOU 3614 01:37:23,537 --> 01:37:24,538 COULD TALK ABOUT OBVIOUSLY THIS 3615 01:37:24,538 --> 01:37:25,406 IS NOT 3616 01:37:25,406 --> 01:37:26,540 JUST A LOCAL ISSUE. 3617 01:37:26,540 --> 01:37:28,709 WE HEARD IT'S A NATIONWIDE 3618 01:37:28,842 --> 01:37:31,412 ISSUE. COULD YOU TALK ABOUT SORT 3619 01:37:31,545 --> 01:37:33,881 OF BEST PRACTICES FROM 3620 01:37:33,881 --> 01:37:36,450 OTHER JURISDICTIONS OR WHAT THE 3621 01:37:36,450 --> 01:37:36,850 LANDSCAPE IS? 3622 01:37:36,850 --> 01:37:38,118 WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT 3623 01:37:38,118 --> 01:37:40,888 ABOUT NATIONAL ENFORCEMENT. 3624 01:37:40,888 --> 01:37:42,823 WHERE DO WE THINK THINGS 3625 01:37:42,823 --> 01:37:44,658 MIGHT BE GOING EITHER NATIONALLY 3626 01:37:44,658 --> 01:37:49,463 OR AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE OR 3627 01:37:49,463 --> 01:37:50,531 OTHERWISE OTHER JURISDICTIONS 3628 01:37:50,531 --> 01:37:52,066 THAT MIGHT BE AHEAD OF US ON 3629 01:37:52,066 --> 01:37:52,399 THIS? 3630 01:37:52,533 --> 01:37:55,135 >> YEAH, I'LL TAKE THE SORT 3631 01:37:55,135 --> 01:37:57,004 OF STATE AND LOCAL REGULATION 3632 01:37:57,004 --> 01:37:57,805 AND I 3633 01:37:57,805 --> 01:37:59,707 MIGHT ASK EITHER ARIEL 3634 01:37:59,707 --> 01:38:01,609 OR PROFESSOR MAHONEY TO SPEAK 3635 01:38:01,609 --> 01:38:04,645 ON THE NATIONAL RULEMAKING. 3636 01:38:04,645 --> 01:38:06,080 WE KNOW IN SEATTLE THIS 3637 01:38:06,080 --> 01:38:07,581 IS ACTUALLY AN AREA WHERE 3638 01:38:07,581 --> 01:38:10,251 THERE'S BEEN A FAIR AMOUNT OF 3639 01:38:10,251 --> 01:38:10,684 ACTION 3640 01:38:10,684 --> 01:38:12,386 BOTH WITHIN THE STATE AND 3641 01:38:12,386 --> 01:38:12,786 WITHOUT. 3642 01:38:12,786 --> 01:38:15,356 BELLINGHAM HAS PASSED -- 3643 01:38:15,356 --> 01:38:18,459 LAST YEAR PASSED A RENTAL JUNK 3644 01:38:18,459 --> 01:38:18,792 FEE 3645 01:38:18,792 --> 01:38:20,327 REGULATION, OLYMPIA HAS HAD 3646 01:38:20,327 --> 01:38:21,562 ONE ON THE BOOKS FOR ABOUT A 3647 01:38:21,562 --> 01:38:22,162 YEAR OR 3648 01:38:22,162 --> 01:38:22,463 TWO. 3649 01:38:22,463 --> 01:38:26,133 FERNDALE AND SPOKANE ALL DO SOME 3650 01:38:26,133 --> 01:38:27,735 LEVEL OF REGULATION. 3651 01:38:27,735 --> 01:38:29,303 THE STATEWIDE -- I DON'T HAVE 3652 01:38:29,303 --> 01:38:31,205 MY LIST, BUT COLORADO, 3653 01:38:31,205 --> 01:38:31,538 CONNECTICUT, 3654 01:38:31,538 --> 01:38:33,908 I BELIEVE, AND A COUPLE 3655 01:38:33,908 --> 01:38:35,142 OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE 3656 01:38:35,142 --> 01:38:36,277 STATEWIDE REGULATIONS AND 3657 01:38:36,277 --> 01:38:36,577 MONTGOMERY 3658 01:38:36,577 --> 01:38:38,412 COUNTY, MARYLAND, MY HOME 3659 01:38:38,412 --> 01:38:40,180 COUNTY, JUST A COINCIDENCE 3660 01:38:40,180 --> 01:38:40,514 THERE. 3661 01:38:40,514 --> 01:38:43,684 ALSO HAS A REGULATION. 3662 01:38:43,684 --> 01:38:45,085 WHAT'S DIFFERENT IN HOW 3663 01:38:45,085 --> 01:38:46,987 WE'VE SCOPED IT, SO WHAT FEES 3664 01:38:46,987 --> 01:38:47,154 AND 3665 01:38:47,154 --> 01:38:48,289 HOW YOU STRUCTURE IT AND 3666 01:38:48,289 --> 01:38:48,822 WHATWHAT 3667 01:38:48,822 --> 01:38:50,057 EXCEPTIONS ARE VARY. 3668 01:38:50,057 --> 01:38:51,859 WHAT I THINK IS UNIQUE AND 3669 01:38:51,859 --> 01:38:53,861 WE'RE PROPOSING IS THE SORT 3670 01:38:53,861 --> 01:38:56,263 OF HOLISTIC APPROACH 3671 01:38:56,263 --> 01:38:57,031 IN TERMS OF OUR IMPLEMENTATION 3672 01:38:57,031 --> 01:38:57,331 AND 3673 01:38:57,331 --> 01:38:57,665 ENFORCEMENT. 3674 01:38:57,665 --> 01:38:59,266 MOST OF THE JURISDICTIONS 3675 01:38:59,266 --> 01:39:00,901 WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF 3676 01:39:00,901 --> 01:39:03,103 MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAVE AN 3677 01:39:03,103 --> 01:39:03,404 ENFORCEMENT 3678 01:39:03,404 --> 01:39:03,771 MECHANISM. 3679 01:39:03,771 --> 01:39:05,406 WE HAVE BOTH THE 3680 01:39:05,406 --> 01:39:07,174 IMPLEMENTATION FROM SDCI AND A 3681 01:39:07,174 --> 01:39:08,275 FUNDING MECHANISM TO MAKE SURE 3682 01:39:08,275 --> 01:39:11,011 WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT AND MAKE 3683 01:39:11,011 --> 01:39:12,146 SURE WE HAVE TOOLS FOR 3684 01:39:12,146 --> 01:39:12,513 ENFORCEMENT 3685 01:39:12,513 --> 01:39:14,248 AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 3686 01:39:14,248 --> 01:39:17,418 IN EDUCATION FOR HOUSING 3687 01:39:17,418 --> 01:39:18,218 PROVIDERS. 3688 01:39:18,218 --> 01:39:19,353 ARIEL OR PROFESSOR MAHONEY, 3689 01:39:19,353 --> 01:39:20,721 DO EITHER OF YOU WANT TO TAKE 3690 01:39:20,721 --> 01:39:21,989 THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE? 3691 01:39:22,122 --> 01:39:22,690 >> SURE. 3692 01:39:22,690 --> 01:39:25,659 AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT IF 3693 01:39:25,659 --> 01:39:28,662 YOU WOULD LIKE AN EVEN MORE 3694 01:39:28,662 --> 01:39:30,130 COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER, I 3695 01:39:30,130 --> 01:39:31,699 WOULD POINT YOU TO THE 3696 01:39:31,699 --> 01:39:33,534 NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER'S 3697 01:39:33,534 --> 01:39:33,767 REPORT 3698 01:39:33,767 --> 01:39:35,970 "WHAT THE HECK, DUDE. 3699 01:39:35,970 --> 01:39:37,471 HOW STATES CAN FIGHT 3700 01:39:37,471 --> 01:39:40,240 HOUSING JUNK FEES" WITH AN 3701 01:39:40,240 --> 01:39:40,574 APPENDIX ON 3702 01:39:40,574 --> 01:39:44,178 THE JUNK FEES' SPECIFIC LAWS 3703 01:39:44,178 --> 01:39:45,346 WE KNOW ABOUT AT THE STATE 3704 01:39:45,346 --> 01:39:47,314 LEVEL AND HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE 3705 01:39:47,314 --> 01:39:50,584 LOCAL LAWS THAT KEREM POINTED 3706 01:39:50,584 --> 01:39:51,585 TO. I WOULD SAY JUST MY 3707 01:39:51,585 --> 01:39:53,454 FINAL COMMENT ON THAT IS THAT WE 3708 01:39:53,587 --> 01:39:56,023 SEE, LIKE HE SAID, PIECEMEAL 3709 01:39:56,156 --> 01:39:57,958 APPROACHES. I THINK THE LOCAL 3710 01:39:57,958 --> 01:40:00,627 LEVEL IS 3711 01:40:00,627 --> 01:40:03,330 THE PLACE WHERE ROBUST 3712 01:40:03,330 --> 01:40:05,165 LEGISLATION CAN 3713 01:40:05,165 --> 01:40:06,033 HAPPEN. IN TERMS OF THE FEDERAL 3714 01:40:06,033 --> 01:40:09,002 LEVEL, THE FEDERAL TRADE 3715 01:40:09,002 --> 01:40:09,370 COMMISSION HAS 3716 01:40:09,370 --> 01:40:12,439 PUT OUT WHAT'S CALLED AN 3717 01:40:12,573 --> 01:40:13,140 ADVANCED NOTICE OF PROPOSED 3718 01:40:13,140 --> 01:40:14,375 RULEMAKING ON RENTAL 3719 01:40:14,375 --> 01:40:17,845 HOUSING JUNK FEES, AND THAT 3720 01:40:17,845 --> 01:40:20,547 IS POTENTIALLY A PRECURSOR 3721 01:40:20,547 --> 01:40:22,282 TOTO ACTION ON THIS, BUT 3722 01:40:22,282 --> 01:40:24,518 IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN 3723 01:40:24,518 --> 01:40:25,519 THEY ACTUALLY WILL DO 3724 01:40:25,519 --> 01:40:27,054 ANYTHING. THEY DON'T HAVE TO. 3725 01:40:27,054 --> 01:40:29,390 SO THEY'VE COLLECTED A BUNCH OF 3726 01:40:29,390 --> 01:40:31,358 COMMENTS, BUT IT'S UNCLEAR 3727 01:40:31,358 --> 01:40:36,163 WHEN, IF EVER, THEY WILL ENACT A 3728 01:40:36,163 --> 01:40:36,363 RULE, 3729 01:40:36,363 --> 01:40:38,265 AND I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT 3730 01:40:38,265 --> 01:40:40,601 I WOULD EXPECT THAT TO BE 3731 01:40:40,601 --> 01:40:42,569 MORE LIKE A BASIC LEVEL OF 3732 01:40:42,569 --> 01:40:42,903 PROTECTION. 3733 01:40:42,903 --> 01:40:45,672 I SORT OF SEE IT AS A 3734 01:40:45,672 --> 01:40:48,842 FLOOR WHERE MAYBE THERE WILL BE 3735 01:40:48,842 --> 01:40:51,078 SOME GOOD LANGUAGE ON 3736 01:40:51,078 --> 01:40:51,412 TRANSPARENCY. 3737 01:40:51,412 --> 01:40:54,915 I WOULD EXPECT IT'S FAIRLY 3738 01:40:54,915 --> 01:40:56,417 LIMITED, AND SO LOCAL 3739 01:40:56,417 --> 01:40:56,917 GOVERNMENTS AND 3740 01:40:56,917 --> 01:40:58,786 STATE GOVERNMENTS ARE REALLY 3741 01:40:58,786 --> 01:41:00,320 THETHE 3742 01:41:00,320 --> 01:41:02,322 WHERE, AGAIN, ROBUST 3743 01:41:02,322 --> 01:41:03,991 ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATIONS AND 3744 01:41:03,991 --> 01:41:07,194 ENFORCEMENT ARE ABLE TO HAPPEN. 3745 01:41:07,327 --> 01:41:08,228 >> THANK YOU, 3746 01:41:08,228 --> 01:41:11,198 CHAIR. TWO MORE QUESTIONS, IF 3747 01:41:11,198 --> 01:41:11,465 THAT'S 3748 01:41:11,598 --> 01:41:12,533 OKAY. ANY FROM THE 3749 01:41:12,533 --> 01:41:14,201 JURISDICTION THAT IS HAVE 3750 01:41:14,201 --> 01:41:14,768 ENACTED THIS? 3751 01:41:14,768 --> 01:41:17,237 ANY SORT OF, YOU KNOW, POSITIVE 3752 01:41:17,237 --> 01:41:17,571 FEEDBACK? 3753 01:41:17,571 --> 01:41:19,239 ANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES 3754 01:41:19,239 --> 01:41:20,441 THAT WE ARE AWARE OF? 3755 01:41:20,441 --> 01:41:24,078 JUST CURIOUS IF YOU KNOW. 3756 01:41:24,211 --> 01:41:28,949 >> YEAH, I'D SAY TWO PIECES OF 3757 01:41:28,949 --> 01:41:30,684 FEEDBACK I'VE HEARD, YOU KNOW, 3758 01:41:30,684 --> 01:41:33,754 IF THE -- IF THE 3759 01:41:33,754 --> 01:41:35,255 STRUCTURE OF THE LAW IS ANY 3760 01:41:35,255 --> 01:41:35,989 SPECIFIC FEES, IT 3761 01:41:35,989 --> 01:41:37,324 REALLY OPENS THE DOOR TO 3762 01:41:37,324 --> 01:41:38,959 WHAT I WAS FLAGGING OF THE 3763 01:41:38,959 --> 01:41:39,426 WHAC-A- MOLE 3764 01:41:39,426 --> 01:41:40,861 APPROACH WHERE FEES HAVE BEEN 3765 01:41:40,861 --> 01:41:41,895 RESTRUCTURED AND 3766 01:41:41,895 --> 01:41:43,063 BRANDED SOMETHING DIFFERENT, AND 3767 01:41:43,063 --> 01:41:43,230 SO 3768 01:41:43,230 --> 01:41:43,430 SOME 3769 01:41:43,430 --> 01:41:43,964 OF THE JUNK FEE PRACTICES 3770 01:41:43,964 --> 01:41:46,433 CONTINUE. 3771 01:41:46,433 --> 01:41:49,236 SO THAT'S ONE BIG PIECE OF 3772 01:41:49,236 --> 01:41:50,938 FEEDBACK BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE 3773 01:41:50,938 --> 01:41:51,705 JURISDICTIONS HAVE 3774 01:41:51,705 --> 01:41:54,808 STRUCTURED THINGS IN THAT WAY. 3775 01:41:54,808 --> 01:41:56,543 I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE 3776 01:41:56,543 --> 01:41:58,178 OTHER PIECE IS WHAT WE WERE SORT 3777 01:41:58,178 --> 01:42:01,248 OF FLAGGING WE MIGHT EXPECT IN 3778 01:42:01,248 --> 01:42:03,117 TERMS OF SOME MANDATORY FEES 3779 01:42:03,117 --> 01:42:04,685 MAY BE MOVED AND INCORPORATED 3780 01:42:04,685 --> 01:42:04,885 INTO 3781 01:42:04,885 --> 01:42:06,753 RENT, WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN 3782 01:42:06,753 --> 01:42:07,721 ADVERTISED PRICE GOING UP. 3783 01:42:07,721 --> 01:42:09,490 THAT IS SORT OF THE POINT 3784 01:42:09,490 --> 01:42:11,425 IS THAT FOLKS KNOW WHAT 3785 01:42:11,425 --> 01:42:12,993 THEY'RE ACTUALLY PAYING EVEN IF 3786 01:42:12,993 --> 01:42:13,160 THE 3787 01:42:13,160 --> 01:42:14,394 ADVERTISED PRICE HAS GONE UP. 3788 01:42:14,394 --> 01:42:16,530 IT'S BECAUSE FEES -- 3789 01:42:16,530 --> 01:42:18,799 MANDATORY FEES HAVE MOVED OVER 3790 01:42:18,799 --> 01:42:19,066 FROM 3791 01:42:19,066 --> 01:42:21,235 THE FEE DESCRIPTOR INTO RENT 3792 01:42:21,235 --> 01:42:21,468 ITSELF. 3793 01:42:21,468 --> 01:42:24,471 I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE -- 3794 01:42:24,605 --> 01:42:26,006 ARIEL, DO YOU WANT TO ADD 3795 01:42:26,006 --> 01:42:26,306 ANYTHING? 3796 01:42:26,440 --> 01:42:27,040 >> SURE. 3797 01:42:27,040 --> 01:42:29,743 I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THE 3798 01:42:29,743 --> 01:42:30,944 OTHER PROBLEM WE'VE HEARD IS 3799 01:42:30,944 --> 01:42:32,513 REALLY JUST WITH ENFORCEMENT 3800 01:42:32,513 --> 01:42:34,181 WHERE THERE MIGHT BE LAWS ON THE 3801 01:42:34,181 --> 01:42:36,116 BOOKS, LIKE I GAVE AN 3802 01:42:36,116 --> 01:42:37,684 EXAMPLE THERE ARE LAWS IN 3803 01:42:37,684 --> 01:42:39,086 VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS REGULATING 3804 01:42:39,086 --> 01:42:39,286 LATE 3805 01:42:39,286 --> 01:42:40,921 FEES, BUT WE SEE THOSE 3806 01:42:40,921 --> 01:42:43,023 LAWS BEING VIOLATED, WHICH IS 3807 01:42:43,023 --> 01:42:43,457 WHY 3808 01:42:43,457 --> 01:42:45,926 THE ROBUST ENFORCEMENT PIECE IS 3809 01:42:45,926 --> 01:42:46,159 SO 3810 01:42:46,159 --> 01:42:46,493 CRITICAL. 3811 01:42:46,493 --> 01:42:50,497 SO HAVING BOTH THE PRIVATE RIGHT 3812 01:42:50,497 --> 01:42:52,799 OF ACTION AS WELL AS THE 3813 01:42:52,799 --> 01:42:54,668 GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT IS 3814 01:42:54,668 --> 01:42:54,935 CRITICAL. 3815 01:42:54,935 --> 01:42:58,372 AND I WOULD ALSO JUST ADD THAT I 3816 01:42:58,372 --> 01:43:01,542 THINK THAT THE TRICKY -- THE 3817 01:43:01,542 --> 01:43:03,143 TRICK, MORE COMPLEX 3818 01:43:03,143 --> 01:43:04,645 AND PIECEMEAL THE SCHEME IS, 3819 01:43:04,645 --> 01:43:05,879 THE HARDER IT IS FOR 3820 01:43:05,879 --> 01:43:06,213 ENFORCEMENT, 3821 01:43:06,213 --> 01:43:08,382 WHICH IS WHY IT'S NOT JUST 3822 01:43:08,382 --> 01:43:09,483 A WHAC-A- MOLE PROBLEM IF 3823 01:43:09,483 --> 01:43:11,451 YOU REGULATE SOME FEES, 3824 01:43:11,451 --> 01:43:12,686 PROHIBIT SOME FEES BUT DON'T 3825 01:43:12,686 --> 01:43:12,886 THINK 3826 01:43:12,886 --> 01:43:14,321 ABOUT IT AS A WHOLE. 3827 01:43:14,321 --> 01:43:15,889 IF YOU REGULATE -- IF YOU 3828 01:43:15,889 --> 01:43:19,693 BAN ALL FEES EXCEPT FOR, IT'S A 3829 01:43:19,693 --> 01:43:21,895 LOT CLEARER FOR EVERYBODY 3830 01:43:21,895 --> 01:43:22,162 INVOLVED 3831 01:43:22,162 --> 01:43:22,729 INCLUDING THOSE WHO CAME TO 3832 01:43:22,729 --> 01:43:25,132 ENFORCE THE LAW. 3833 01:43:25,265 --> 01:43:26,466 >> THANK YOU. 3834 01:43:26,466 --> 01:43:28,702 FINAL QUESTION IS JUST ON THE 3835 01:43:28,702 --> 01:43:30,037 RENEWALS, JUST CURIOUS HOW 3836 01:43:30,037 --> 01:43:32,172 THAT WORKS FOR LEASES THAT KIND 3837 01:43:32,172 --> 01:43:36,109 OF AUTOMATICALLY CONVERT TO, 3838 01:43:36,109 --> 01:43:36,310 LIKE, 3839 01:43:36,310 --> 01:43:42,182 MONTH TO MONTH THE LOGISTICS FOR 3840 01:43:42,316 --> 01:43:42,683 IMPLEMENTATION. 3841 01:43:42,683 --> 01:43:44,117 >> YOU MEAN THE NO IMPACT 3842 01:43:44,117 --> 01:43:47,621 ON EXISTING LEASES AND HOW DOES 3843 01:43:47,621 --> 01:43:51,058 THAT WORK? 3844 01:43:51,058 --> 01:43:52,159 MAUREEN, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE 3845 01:43:52,159 --> 01:43:52,926 THAT ONE? 3846 01:43:53,060 --> 01:43:54,394 >> AS IT'S WRITTEN WE'VE BUILT 3847 01:43:54,394 --> 01:43:56,096 IN THIS ORDINANCE A 3848 01:43:56,096 --> 01:43:59,600 DELAYED ENACTMENT PERIOD, AS YOU 3849 01:43:59,600 --> 01:44:01,435 KNOW. 3850 01:44:01,435 --> 01:44:04,037 THOSE TENANCIES ARE MONTH 3851 01:44:04,037 --> 01:44:06,006 TO MONTH, SO A NEW 3852 01:44:06,006 --> 01:44:06,640 TENANCY IN THEORY COULD BEGIN 3853 01:44:06,640 --> 01:44:09,576 AFTER THOSE 3854 01:44:09,576 --> 01:44:12,279 30 DAYS. 3855 01:44:12,279 --> 01:44:13,480 FOR THIS NEW REQUIREMENT TO 3856 01:44:13,480 --> 01:44:16,183 TAKE EFFECT ON A MONTH-TO- MONTH 3857 01:44:16,183 --> 01:44:16,917 TENANCY, IT WOULD BE AS IF 3858 01:44:16,917 --> 01:44:18,218 THAT LEASE WERE ENDING AT THE 3859 01:44:18,218 --> 01:44:18,619 END OF OF 3860 01:44:18,619 --> 01:44:21,054 JUNE, SO JUNE 30th IF THE 3861 01:44:21,054 --> 01:44:22,823 LEASE IS EFFECTIVE, LET'S SAY 3862 01:44:22,823 --> 01:44:26,260 JULY 2nd, IT BECOMES EFFECTIVE 3863 01:44:26,260 --> 01:44:28,528 AS THIS NEW -- UNDER THIS NEW 3864 01:44:28,528 --> 01:44:29,162 ORDINANCE, 3865 01:44:29,162 --> 01:44:29,630 THEN ALL OF THESE FEE 3866 01:44:29,630 --> 01:44:36,203 RESTRICTIONS WOULD APPLY. 3867 01:44:36,203 --> 01:44:40,841 THEY ARE EFFECTIVELY 30- 3868 01:44:40,841 --> 01:44:45,212 DAY LEASE S 3869 01:44:45,212 --> 01:44:45,812 LEASES. 3870 01:44:45,946 --> 01:44:47,247 >> IF I'M UNDERSTANDING 3871 01:44:47,247 --> 01:44:52,252 IF YOU -- YOUR LEASE ENDED 3872 01:44:52,252 --> 01:44:55,255 AUGUST OF 2027, IT WOULD 3873 01:44:55,255 --> 01:44:57,624 AUTOMATICALLY KIND OF CONVERT TO 3874 01:44:57,624 --> 01:44:58,425 MONTH TO 3875 01:44:58,425 --> 01:44:59,860 MONTH, AND LET'S SAY 3876 01:44:59,860 --> 01:45:03,997 THERE WERE SOME OF THESE FEES IN 3877 01:45:03,997 --> 01:45:05,298 THE EXISTING LEASE, IS IT 3878 01:45:05,298 --> 01:45:09,703 CORRECT THAT BASICALLY THEY, THE 3879 01:45:09,703 --> 01:45:11,705 LANDLORD, WOULD BE -- WOULD 3880 01:45:11,705 --> 01:45:14,841 THEY BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A 3881 01:45:14,841 --> 01:45:15,942 NEW LEASE OR WOULD THEY BE 3882 01:45:15,942 --> 01:45:16,576 PROHIBITED FROM COLLECTING FEES? 3883 01:45:16,576 --> 01:45:26,053 BOTH? 3884 01:45:26,053 --> 01:45:27,888 WHAT WILL HAPPEN FOR THESE 3885 01:45:27,888 --> 01:45:28,322 AUTOMATIC RENEWALS. 3886 01:45:28,455 --> 01:45:30,057 >> WHERE THE TERM LEASE 3887 01:45:30,057 --> 01:45:32,559 EXPIRES, ONCE THAT TERM LEASE 3888 01:45:32,559 --> 01:45:32,826 EXPIRES, 3889 01:45:32,826 --> 01:45:35,462 IF THE IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD HAS 3890 01:45:35,462 --> 01:45:36,763 STARTED, IF YOU'RE AFTER 3891 01:45:36,763 --> 01:45:39,900 JULY 1st OF 2027, THEN THOSE 3892 01:45:39,900 --> 01:45:40,100 FEES 3893 01:45:40,100 --> 01:45:42,169 UNDER THAT LEASE WOULD NOT 3894 01:45:42,169 --> 01:45:48,709 BE ENFORCEABLE BY THE LANDLORD. 3895 01:45:48,842 --> 01:45:49,910 THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING FOR SDCI 3896 01:45:49,910 --> 01:46:00,187 TO INVESTIGATE. 3897 01:46:01,521 --> 01:46:03,190 IF THEY HAVE LEASE THAT IS 3898 01:46:03,190 --> 01:46:04,925 CAN CONVERT MONTH TO MONTH TO BE 3899 01:46:04,925 --> 01:46:06,727 SURE THEY'RE NOT 3900 01:46:06,727 --> 01:46:08,228 UNINTENTIONALLY 3901 01:46:08,228 --> 01:46:09,663 CHARGING THOSE FEES THAT ARE 3902 01:46:09,663 --> 01:46:10,263 PROHIBITED BY THIS ORDINANCE. 3903 01:46:10,263 --> 01:46:16,837 >> THANK YOU. 3904 01:46:16,970 --> 01:46:18,205 >> THANK YOU FOR THOSE 3905 01:46:18,338 --> 01:46:19,673 QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO ASK A 3906 01:46:19,673 --> 01:46:20,240 FEW 3907 01:46:20,240 --> 01:46:21,441 QUESTIONS MYSELF AND WRAP US UP. 3908 01:46:21,441 --> 01:46:23,310 SO I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THE 3909 01:46:23,310 --> 01:46:24,811 THINGS THAT WE HEARD A LOT 3910 01:46:24,811 --> 01:46:26,313 IN PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY, A LOT 3911 01:46:26,313 --> 01:46:28,982 OF, I THINK, EXCITEMENT, AS I AM 3912 01:46:28,982 --> 01:46:30,517 TO SPONSOR THIS PIECE 3913 01:46:30,517 --> 01:46:31,618 OF LEGISLATION AROUND JUNK FEES. 3914 01:46:31,618 --> 01:46:34,855 I THINK THERE WERE TWO ISSUES WE 3915 01:46:34,855 --> 01:46:35,789 HEARD QUESTIONS 3916 01:46:35,789 --> 01:46:37,591 ABOUT. I WANT A CHANCE TO 3917 01:46:37,591 --> 01:46:37,991 ADDRESS 3918 01:46:37,991 --> 01:46:38,925 THOSE DIRECTLY, SO 3919 01:46:38,925 --> 01:46:39,292 I THINK IT'S 3920 01:46:39,292 --> 01:46:39,926 IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR 3921 01:46:39,926 --> 01:46:43,196 TRANSPARENCY. 3922 01:46:43,196 --> 01:46:45,365 I WANT YOU TO SPEAK TO THE WI- 3923 01:46:45,365 --> 01:46:45,699 FI QUESTION. 3924 01:46:45,699 --> 01:46:47,601 AND SO IS IT CORRECT THAT 3925 01:46:47,601 --> 01:46:48,635 AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN 3926 01:46:48,635 --> 01:46:50,370 THE LEGISLATION ALLOWS FOR 3927 01:46:50,370 --> 01:46:50,637 LANDLORDS 3928 01:46:50,637 --> 01:46:52,906 TO PROVIDE WI- FI AS AN OPTIONAL 3929 01:46:52,906 --> 01:46:57,411 SERVICE FOR A FEE? 3930 01:46:57,544 --> 01:46:59,179 >> YES, THAT IS A 3931 01:46:59,179 --> 01:46:59,913 PERMISSIBLE OPTIONAL FEE AS LONG 3932 01:46:59,913 --> 01:47:00,447 AS 3933 01:47:00,447 --> 01:47:01,448 IT'S DISCLOSED AND SOMEONE 3934 01:47:01,448 --> 01:47:02,682 HAS AFFIRMATIVELY OPTED IN 3935 01:47:02,682 --> 01:47:05,285 AND THAT'S MADE CLEAR AND YOU 3936 01:47:05,285 --> 01:47:05,485 COULD 3937 01:47:05,485 --> 01:47:08,455 OPT INTO A HIGHER END WI- FI 3938 01:47:08,588 --> 01:47:09,022 PACKAGE. 3939 01:47:09,022 --> 01:47:09,356 >> THANK YOU. 3940 01:47:09,356 --> 01:47:10,524 AND THEN ALSO A QUICK FOLLOW YUM 3941 01:47:10,524 --> 01:47:11,224 ON THAT. 3942 01:47:11,224 --> 01:47:12,692 IS THAT ALSO ONE THAT 3943 01:47:12,692 --> 01:47:15,529 NEEDS TO BE OFFERED AS AN AT- 3944 01:47:15,529 --> 01:47:16,430 COST FEE, AN 3945 01:47:16,430 --> 01:47:17,297 OPTIONAL FEE, THAT CORRECT? 3946 01:47:17,430 --> 01:47:20,167 >> YEAH, IF IT'S THIRD- PARTY 3947 01:47:20,167 --> 01:47:21,234 PROVIDED, WHICH MOST WI- FI 3948 01:47:21,234 --> 01:47:22,435 WOULD BE PROVIDED. 3949 01:47:22,435 --> 01:47:24,304 IT WOULD NEED TO BE PROVIDED 3950 01:47:24,304 --> 01:47:24,571 AT 3951 01:47:24,571 --> 01:47:24,771 COST. 3952 01:47:24,771 --> 01:47:25,105 >> THANK YOU. 3953 01:47:25,105 --> 01:47:26,206 THE OTHER THING WE 3954 01:47:26,206 --> 01:47:28,608 HEARD ABOUT TODAY IN PUBLIC 3955 01:47:28,608 --> 01:47:28,975 COMMENT WAS 3956 01:47:28,975 --> 01:47:31,778 PETS, AND I HAVE A LOVELY PET 3957 01:47:31,912 --> 01:47:33,780 MYSELF. AND SO CAN YOU JUST 3958 01:47:33,780 --> 01:47:34,281 SPEAK A 3959 01:47:34,281 --> 01:47:36,116 LITTLE BIT TO -- 3960 01:47:36,116 --> 01:47:37,584 MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT A 3961 01:47:37,584 --> 01:47:40,086 LANDLORD CAN CHARGE A PET 3962 01:47:40,086 --> 01:47:40,520 SECURITY 3963 01:47:40,520 --> 01:47:40,787 DEPOSIT. 3964 01:47:40,787 --> 01:47:43,423 THAT'S STILL AN ALLOWABLE 3965 01:47:43,423 --> 01:47:44,658 CHARGECHARGE THIS LEGISLATION. 3966 01:47:44,658 --> 01:47:47,160 AND THEN THE PET SECURITY 3967 01:47:47,160 --> 01:47:48,028 DEPOSIT -- THEY HAVE THE 3968 01:47:48,028 --> 01:47:49,963 PET SECURITY DEPOSIT AS WELL AS 3969 01:47:49,963 --> 01:47:52,032 A TRADITIONAL SECURITY 3970 01:47:52,032 --> 01:47:53,133 DEPOSIT AVAILABLE TO COVER 3971 01:47:53,133 --> 01:47:54,167 DAMAGES IF 3972 01:47:54,167 --> 01:47:54,501 NEEDED. 3973 01:47:54,501 --> 01:47:55,469 IS THAT ACCURATE? 3974 01:47:55,602 --> 01:47:57,337 >> THAT'S CORRECT. 3975 01:47:57,337 --> 01:47:58,839 SO LANDLORDS CAN CONTINUE 3976 01:47:58,839 --> 01:48:00,307 TO CHARGE A PET DAMAGE DEPOSIT. 3977 01:48:00,307 --> 01:48:01,942 THAT'S ACTUALLY REGULATED IN 3978 01:48:01,942 --> 01:48:05,712 ANOTHER CHAPTER OF THE CODE. 3979 01:48:05,712 --> 01:48:08,081 25% OF YOUR RENT IS THE SORT OF 3980 01:48:08,081 --> 01:48:09,115 UPWARD LIMIT OF THAT. 3981 01:48:09,115 --> 01:48:11,051 SO AT THE AVERAGE MONTHLY RENT 3982 01:48:11,051 --> 01:48:15,222 OF $2,000, THAT'S AROUND 3983 01:48:15,222 --> 01:48:17,624 $500 THAT WOULD BE A PERMISSIBLE 3984 01:48:17,624 --> 01:48:17,824 PET 3985 01:48:17,824 --> 01:48:19,559 DAMAGE DEPOSIT THAT CAN 3986 01:48:19,559 --> 01:48:19,826 CONTINUE. 3987 01:48:19,826 --> 01:48:22,128 THAT'S REALLY SORT OF 3988 01:48:22,128 --> 01:48:23,497 WHAT YOU'RE HEARING AND I THINK 3989 01:48:23,497 --> 01:48:24,564 IN THE PUBLIC 3990 01:48:24,564 --> 01:48:27,534 COMMENT FOLKS ARE ALREADY PAYING 3991 01:48:27,534 --> 01:48:28,001 THAT AMOUNT. 3992 01:48:28,001 --> 01:48:29,436 AND SO PET RENT ON TOP OF 3993 01:48:29,436 --> 01:48:30,670 THAT IS AN ADDED COST. 3994 01:48:30,670 --> 01:48:31,905 WHEN THERE IS DAMAGE FROM A 3995 01:48:31,905 --> 01:48:33,306 PET, IT'S NOT TAKEN OUT OF YOUR 3996 01:48:33,306 --> 01:48:33,506 PET 3997 01:48:33,506 --> 01:48:34,975 RENT, IT COMES OUT OF 3998 01:48:34,975 --> 01:48:39,079 THE DEPOSIT YOU'VE ALREADY 3999 01:48:39,079 --> 01:48:40,180 PAID. 4000 01:48:40,180 --> 01:48:40,814 AND, AGAIN, THAT CAN CONTINUE TO 4001 01:48:40,947 --> 01:48:41,581 BE CHARGED. THAT'S PERMISSIBLE 4002 01:48:41,581 --> 01:48:41,781 UNDER 4003 01:48:41,781 --> 01:48:43,583 THE CODE AS LONG AS IT'S UNDER 4004 01:48:43,583 --> 01:48:44,217 THE 25% AMOUNT. 4005 01:48:44,351 --> 01:48:45,018 >> THANK YOU. 4006 01:48:45,018 --> 01:48:46,887 AND THE OTHER CLARIFYING PIECES 4007 01:48:46,887 --> 01:48:48,755 IF THAT PET DAMAGE -- LET'S 4008 01:48:48,755 --> 01:48:51,157 SAY IT IS MY DOG, BECAUSE LET'S 4009 01:48:51,157 --> 01:48:51,324 SAY 4010 01:48:51,324 --> 01:48:51,858 IT'S MY DOG. 4011 01:48:51,858 --> 01:48:54,427 IF THAT PET DAMAGE GOES ABOVE 4012 01:48:54,427 --> 01:48:56,296 THAT, LET'S SAY THAT 4013 01:48:56,296 --> 01:48:59,432 $500 SECURITY DEPOSIT, IS THE 4014 01:48:59,432 --> 01:49:01,568 LANDLORD ABLE TO RECOUP THAT 4015 01:49:01,568 --> 01:49:01,801 COST? 4016 01:49:01,935 --> 01:49:03,003 >> YEAH. 4017 01:49:03,003 --> 01:49:07,040 SO THERE IS -- ONE OF 4018 01:49:07,040 --> 01:49:08,808 THE PERMISSIBLE FEES OR 4019 01:49:08,808 --> 01:49:09,109 EXCEPTIONS 4020 01:49:09,109 --> 01:49:10,677 WE'VE BUILT IN IS TENANT 4021 01:49:10,677 --> 01:49:12,646 DAMAGE, SO THAT WOULD QUALIFY 4022 01:49:12,646 --> 01:49:14,047 MOST LIKELY AS LONG AS 4023 01:49:14,047 --> 01:49:15,215 IT'S SUBSTANTIATED AND DOCUMENT 4024 01:49:15,215 --> 01:49:16,349 AS TENANT DAMAGE, SO THEY 4025 01:49:16,349 --> 01:49:17,751 COULD TAKE IT OUT OF THE 4026 01:49:17,751 --> 01:49:18,018 DEPOSIT. 4027 01:49:18,018 --> 01:49:19,286 IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH IT'S 4028 01:49:19,286 --> 01:49:20,687 REALLY BAD DAMAGE, THEY 4029 01:49:20,687 --> 01:49:22,622 COULD SEPARATELY INVOICE THAT SO 4030 01:49:22,622 --> 01:49:24,524 LONG AS IT'S DOCUMENTED AND 4031 01:49:24,524 --> 01:49:24,724 MEETS 4032 01:49:24,724 --> 01:49:27,127 THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE RCW. 4033 01:49:27,260 --> 01:49:28,328 >> GREAT. 4034 01:49:28,328 --> 01:49:28,929 ALL RIGHT. 4035 01:49:28,929 --> 01:49:29,396 THANK YOU. 4036 01:49:29,396 --> 01:49:31,231 THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS. 4037 01:49:31,231 --> 01:49:34,501 A CHECK FOR COLLEAGUES TO 4038 01:49:34,501 --> 01:49:36,169 SEE IF THERE ARE ANY -- IS THAT 4039 01:49:36,169 --> 01:49:37,137 A NEW 4040 01:49:37,270 --> 01:49:38,772 HAND? OLD HAND. 4041 01:49:38,772 --> 01:49:39,139 FANTASTIC. 4042 01:49:39,139 --> 01:49:39,506 ALL RIGHT. 4043 01:49:39,506 --> 01:49:41,541 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. 4044 01:49:41,541 --> 01:49:43,443 AGAIN, I'LL SAY I'M EXCITED 4045 01:49:43,443 --> 01:49:45,745 TO SPONSOR THIS LEGISLATION. 4046 01:49:45,879 --> 01:49:46,813 I THINK THE IMPACT FOR 4047 01:49:46,813 --> 01:49:47,781 TRANSPARENCY AND THE IMPACT 4048 01:49:47,781 --> 01:49:48,782 FOR RENTERS WILL BE SOMETHING 4049 01:49:48,782 --> 01:49:50,684 THAT IS REAL AND FELT IN OUR 4050 01:49:50,684 --> 01:49:50,884 CITY 4051 01:49:50,884 --> 01:49:51,518 AND OUR COMMUNITY. 4052 01:49:51,518 --> 01:49:52,953 I APPRECIATE THE 4053 01:49:52,953 --> 01:49:54,487 LEADERSHIP COMING FROM YOUR 4054 01:49:54,487 --> 01:49:54,721 OFFICE. 4055 01:49:54,721 --> 01:49:56,389 AND A SHOUTOUT TO YOUR 4056 01:49:56,389 --> 01:49:59,492 FAMILY BEFORE THEY LEAVE, AND I 4057 01:49:59,492 --> 01:50:00,293 KNOW THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME 4058 01:50:00,293 --> 01:50:00,527 HERE. 4059 01:50:00,527 --> 01:50:03,663 SO THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK, 4060 01:50:03,797 --> 01:50:04,531 KEREM. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. 4061 01:50:04,531 --> 01:50:06,366 SORRY, AND I APPRECIATE 4062 01:50:06,366 --> 01:50:07,300 OUR OTHER GUESTS BUT WE'VE BEEN 4063 01:50:07,300 --> 01:50:08,435 WORKING WITH KEREM FOR QUITE 4064 01:50:08,435 --> 01:50:09,235 A WHILE ON THIS. 4065 01:50:09,235 --> 01:50:10,604 THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. 4066 01:50:10,604 --> 01:50:11,805 COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO MAKE 4067 01:50:11,805 --> 01:50:13,106 SURE WE'RE CLEAR ON TIME LINES. 4068 01:50:13,106 --> 01:50:14,541 SO THIS LEGISLATION WAS 4069 01:50:14,541 --> 01:50:15,709 TRANSMITTED BY THE 4070 01:50:15,709 --> 01:50:17,844 MAYOR'S OFFICE ON JULY 1st AND 4071 01:50:17,844 --> 01:50:18,011 IS 4072 01:50:18,011 --> 01:50:20,046 IN FRONT OF US AS AN 4073 01:50:20,046 --> 01:50:21,047 INFORMATIONAL ITEM TODAY. 4074 01:50:21,047 --> 01:50:23,283 CENTRAL STAFF HAS 4075 01:50:23,283 --> 01:50:24,184 REQUESTED OFFICES SHARE 4076 01:50:24,184 --> 01:50:24,517 AMENDMENT 4077 01:50:24,517 --> 01:50:26,019 CONCEPTS BY NEXT WEDNESDAY, JULY 4078 01:50:26,019 --> 01:50:26,286 15th. 4079 01:50:26,286 --> 01:50:28,254 WE PLAN TO HOLD A BRIEFING 4080 01:50:28,254 --> 01:50:29,522 AND DISCUSSION WITH A POSSIBLE 4081 01:50:29,522 --> 01:50:31,191 VOTE IN OUR NEXT COMMITTEE 4082 01:50:31,191 --> 01:50:31,491 MEETING ON 4083 01:50:31,491 --> 01:50:32,359 JULY 22nd. 4084 01:50:32,359 --> 01:50:32,692 THANK YOU. 4085 01:50:32,826 --> 01:50:38,331 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. 4086 01:50:38,465 --> 01:50:39,065 >> ALL RIGHT. 4087 01:50:39,065 --> 01:50:41,401 AND THANK YOU TO 4088 01:50:41,401 --> 01:50:42,068 EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN WITH US 4089 01:50:42,068 --> 01:50:44,004 ALL THIS 4090 01:50:44,004 --> 01:50:44,637 TIME. 4091 01:50:44,637 --> 01:50:45,271 I KNOW WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE 4092 01:50:45,271 --> 01:50:46,172 BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AGENDA 4093 01:50:46,306 --> 01:50:47,807 ITEM. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 2. 4094 01:50:47,807 --> 01:50:49,843 WILL THE CLERK READ AGENDA 4095 01:50:49,843 --> 01:50:50,844 ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD. 4096 01:50:50,977 --> 01:50:52,379 >> HOMEOWNER PRIVACY 4097 01:50:52,379 --> 01:50:53,279 AND PROTECTION LEGISLATION 4098 01:50:53,279 --> 01:50:56,983 FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. 4099 01:50:57,117 --> 01:50:57,984 >> OKAY. 4100 01:50:57,984 --> 01:51:00,754 AND AS WE GIVE A MOMENT FOR 4101 01:51:00,754 --> 01:51:03,590 OUROUR TO COME UP -- ACTUALLY, 4102 01:51:03,590 --> 01:51:05,792 I SHOULD INVITE THEM UP FIRST. 4103 01:51:05,792 --> 01:51:09,496 I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP MIKE 4104 01:51:09,496 --> 01:51:10,597 CHIN, WHO PLANS TO SHARON 4105 01:51:10,597 --> 01:51:11,865 WITH US HOW THE OFFICE OF CIVIL 4106 01:51:11,865 --> 01:51:15,301 RIGHTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THE 4107 01:51:15,301 --> 01:51:16,136 OUTREACH AND ENFORCEMENT OF 4108 01:51:16,136 --> 01:51:18,938 THE DO NOT SOLICIT LEGISLATION. 4109 01:51:18,938 --> 01:51:22,342 MIKE IS JOINED BY MONICA 4110 01:51:22,342 --> 01:51:24,411 BEACH AND WE HAVE AT THE TABLE 4111 01:51:24,411 --> 01:51:26,746 JEN LaBRECQUE AND TRACI 4112 01:51:26,746 --> 01:51:28,348 RATZLIFF FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL 4113 01:51:28,348 --> 01:51:28,581 STAFF. 4114 01:51:28,581 --> 01:51:31,351 SO BEFORE I OPEN IT UP FOR SOME 4115 01:51:31,351 --> 01:51:32,886 REMARKS AND THEN QUESTIONS FROM 4116 01:51:32,886 --> 01:51:34,854 COLLEAGUES, JUST AS A 4117 01:51:34,854 --> 01:51:36,089 REMINDER WE HELD A SPECIAL 4118 01:51:36,089 --> 01:51:37,891 COMMITTEE MEETING ON THIS ITEM 4119 01:51:37,891 --> 01:51:38,091 LAST 4120 01:51:38,091 --> 01:51:40,593 WEEK WHERE WE HEARD FROM MORE 4121 01:51:40,593 --> 01:51:40,994 THAN 20 4122 01:51:40,994 --> 01:51:41,961 RESIDENTS AND THE 4123 01:51:41,961 --> 01:51:42,829 PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE RESPONSES 4124 01:51:42,829 --> 01:51:43,196 WE RECEIVED 4125 01:51:43,196 --> 01:51:45,265 IN OUR ONLINE SURVEY. 4126 01:51:45,265 --> 01:51:49,302 SO WE ARE EXCITED TO -- WHERE 4127 01:51:49,302 --> 01:51:49,936 AM I TODAY? 4128 01:51:49,936 --> 01:51:51,204 A LOT OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS 4129 01:51:51,204 --> 01:51:51,504 TODAY. 4130 01:51:51,504 --> 01:51:53,540 WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE NEED 4131 01:51:53,540 --> 01:51:55,041 FOR THE CITY TO DO MORE 4132 01:51:55,041 --> 01:51:57,077 TO PROTECT HOMEOWNERS 4133 01:51:57,077 --> 01:51:58,878 FROM PREDATORY SOLICITATIONS AND 4134 01:51:58,878 --> 01:52:01,381 THE LEGISLATION TODAY AS AN 4135 01:52:01,381 --> 01:52:03,083 INFORMATION ITEM WOULD DISRUPT 4136 01:52:03,083 --> 01:52:03,716 DISRUPT 4137 01:52:03,850 --> 01:52:04,484 PREDATORY BUYING BY CREATING A 4138 01:52:04,484 --> 01:52:06,086 DO NOT 4139 01:52:06,086 --> 01:52:06,720 SOLICIT LIST MAINTAINED BY THE 4140 01:52:06,720 --> 01:52:06,953 OFFICE 4141 01:52:06,953 --> 01:52:07,353 FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. 4142 01:52:07,353 --> 01:52:09,789 THE IDEA HERE IS TO 4143 01:52:09,789 --> 01:52:10,690 ENSURE HOMEOWNERS ACROSS THE 4144 01:52:10,690 --> 01:52:11,091 CITY 4145 01:52:11,091 --> 01:52:12,692 CAN OPT IN IF THEY WISH TO 4146 01:52:12,692 --> 01:52:14,794 STOP RECEIVING REAL ESTATE 4147 01:52:14,794 --> 01:52:15,195 SOLICITATION. 4148 01:52:15,195 --> 01:52:17,363 TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT, 4149 01:52:17,363 --> 01:52:18,798 THIS LEGISLATION CREATES 4150 01:52:18,798 --> 01:52:20,200 BOTH CIVIL PENALTIES STARTING 4151 01:52:20,200 --> 01:52:21,801 AT $1,000 FOR THE FIRST 4152 01:52:21,801 --> 01:52:24,537 VIOLATION AND $2,000 FOR 4153 01:52:24,537 --> 01:52:25,572 SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS AS WELL AS 4154 01:52:25,705 --> 01:52:27,407 PROVIDING PROPERTY OWNERS WITH 4155 01:52:27,407 --> 01:52:27,907 THE 4156 01:52:27,907 --> 01:52:29,309 RIGHT TO PURSUE A CAUSE OF 4157 01:52:29,309 --> 01:52:30,143 ACTION. 4158 01:52:30,143 --> 01:52:32,345 WE PLAN TO -- I PLAN TO 4159 01:52:32,345 --> 01:52:33,580 BRING THIS FORWARD FOR 4160 01:52:33,580 --> 01:52:34,681 INTRODUCTION AND A POSSIBLE VOTE 4161 01:52:34,681 --> 01:52:35,181 AT THE 4162 01:52:35,181 --> 01:52:37,150 NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING ON JULY 4163 01:52:37,150 --> 01:52:37,417 22nd. 4164 01:52:37,417 --> 01:52:38,618 CENTRAL STAFF HAS REQUESTED 4165 01:52:38,618 --> 01:52:40,954 THAT OFFICES PROVIDE THEM WITH 4166 01:52:40,954 --> 01:52:42,789 ANY AMENDMENT CONCEPTS BY 4167 01:52:42,789 --> 01:52:43,790 MONDAY, JULY 13th. 4168 01:52:43,790 --> 01:52:45,658 WE HAD THIS AS A 4169 01:52:45,658 --> 01:52:46,526 DISCUSSION PREVIOUSLY AND 4170 01:52:46,526 --> 01:52:46,893 REALIZED 4171 01:52:46,893 --> 01:52:48,561 WE WANTED TO HAVE OCR HERE TO 4172 01:52:48,561 --> 01:52:49,629 TALK ABOUT ENFORCEMENT 4173 01:52:49,629 --> 01:52:50,797 SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING 4174 01:52:50,797 --> 01:52:51,164 US AND 4175 01:52:51,164 --> 01:52:51,865 A HUGE THANK YOU. 4176 01:52:51,865 --> 01:52:53,766 I KNOW IT WAS A LONG WAIT TO 4177 01:52:53,766 --> 01:52:54,734 GET TO THIS 4178 01:52:54,734 --> 01:52:56,369 ITEM. THANK YOU AND I WILL HAVE 4179 01:52:56,369 --> 01:52:57,437 YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND 4180 01:52:57,437 --> 01:52:59,072 I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU FOR AN 4181 01:52:59,072 --> 01:53:00,607 OVERVIEW AND THEN WE'LL 4182 01:53:00,607 --> 01:53:03,042 CHECK WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR 4183 01:53:03,176 --> 01:53:03,510 QUESTIONS. 4184 01:53:03,510 --> 01:53:06,479 >> MY NAME IS MIKE CHIN, 4185 01:53:06,479 --> 01:53:07,981 THE INTERIM DIRECTOR AT THE 4186 01:53:07,981 --> 01:53:08,481 SEATTLE 4187 01:53:08,615 --> 01:53:09,349 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RILTS. 4188 01:53:09,349 --> 01:53:11,718 >> MY NAME IS MONICAMONICA 4189 01:53:11,718 --> 01:53:11,951 BEACH, 4190 01:53:11,951 --> 01:53:12,552 CIVIL RIGHTS DIRECTOR AT THE 4191 01:53:12,552 --> 01:53:14,154 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. 4192 01:53:14,287 --> 01:53:17,924 >> HI, I'M JENNIFER L aBRECQUE, 4193 01:53:17,924 --> 01:53:19,659 CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. 4194 01:53:19,792 --> 01:53:23,196 >> TRACI RATZLIFF 4195 01:53:23,196 --> 01:53:23,696 COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. 4196 01:53:23,830 --> 01:53:25,431 >> WE'LL GIVE IT TO MIKE FOR AN 4197 01:53:25,431 --> 01:53:26,733 OVERVIEW -- YOU DON'T NEED TO 4198 01:53:26,733 --> 01:53:28,134 DO AN OVERVIEW OF THE 4199 01:53:28,134 --> 01:53:28,701 LEGISLATION. 4200 01:53:28,701 --> 01:53:29,936 WE HAVE DONE THAT. 4201 01:53:29,936 --> 01:53:31,871 AN OVERVIEW OF YOUR ENFORCEMENT 4202 01:53:32,005 --> 01:53:32,338 APPROACH. 4203 01:53:32,338 --> 01:53:36,075 >> I WANT TO, FIRST OF 4204 01:53:36,075 --> 01:53:37,677 ALL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING US 4205 01:53:37,677 --> 01:53:39,145 TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT AND 4206 01:53:39,145 --> 01:53:39,412 OUTREACH 4207 01:53:39,412 --> 01:53:40,580 FOR THIS NEW LAW. 4208 01:53:40,580 --> 01:53:42,282 AS YOU KNOW WE 4209 01:53:42,282 --> 01:53:43,716 PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN UPHOLDING 4210 01:53:43,716 --> 01:53:43,983 CIVIL 4211 01:53:43,983 --> 01:53:44,784 RIGHTS AND ADVANCING 4212 01:53:44,784 --> 01:53:46,452 RACIAL EQUITY IN THE CITY OF 4213 01:53:46,452 --> 01:53:48,988 SEATTLE. THE PROPOSED DO NOT 4214 01:53:48,988 --> 01:53:50,356 SOLICIT 4215 01:53:50,356 --> 01:53:51,758 ORDINANCE HAS PROTECTIONS FROM 4216 01:53:51,758 --> 01:53:53,193 UNWANTED SOLICITATION 4217 01:53:53,193 --> 01:53:54,794 FROM PREDATORY PRACTICES 4218 01:53:54,794 --> 01:53:56,763 THAT ESPECIALLY HAVE A 4219 01:53:56,763 --> 01:53:57,130 DISCRIMINATORY 4220 01:53:57,130 --> 01:53:58,665 IMPACT IN NEIGHBORHOODS 4221 01:53:58,665 --> 01:54:00,200 WITH PREDOMINANTLY -- 4222 01:54:00,200 --> 01:54:01,534 IN PREDOMINANTLY COMMUNITIES OF 4223 01:54:01,668 --> 01:54:03,269 COLOR. THESE PRACTICES 4224 01:54:03,269 --> 01:54:04,704 TARGET VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AT 4225 01:54:04,704 --> 01:54:04,904 RISK 4226 01:54:04,904 --> 01:54:06,039 OF BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE 4227 01:54:06,039 --> 01:54:07,707 BY OFFERING TO PURCHASE THEIR 4228 01:54:07,707 --> 01:54:10,243 HOME BELOW MARKET VALUE. 4229 01:54:10,243 --> 01:54:12,011 SOCR PROVIDES AND SUPPORTS 4230 01:54:12,011 --> 01:54:14,180 THIS LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT 4231 01:54:14,180 --> 01:54:16,115 HOMEOWNERS IN SEATTLE ARE 4232 01:54:16,115 --> 01:54:18,184 NOT SUBJECT TO THESE PREDATORY 4233 01:54:18,184 --> 01:54:18,484 PRACTICES. 4234 01:54:18,484 --> 01:54:20,486 WE BELIEVE THAT THE DO NOT 4235 01:54:20,486 --> 01:54:22,689 SOLICIT ORDINANCE IS 4236 01:54:22,689 --> 01:54:25,391 IMPORTANT IN INVESTING IN THESE 4237 01:54:25,391 --> 01:54:27,160 RESOURCES IS ESSENTIAL BECAUSE 4238 01:54:27,160 --> 01:54:27,360 SOCR 4239 01:54:27,360 --> 01:54:29,162 TAKES A PROACTIVE AND 4240 01:54:29,162 --> 01:54:30,597 PREVENTATIVE APPROACH TO 4241 01:54:30,597 --> 01:54:30,997 ENFORCEMENT OF 4242 01:54:30,997 --> 01:54:32,599 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS. 4243 01:54:32,599 --> 01:54:35,501 THIS MEANS THAT WE PRIORITIZE 4244 01:54:35,501 --> 01:54:37,237 EDUCATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC -- 4245 01:54:37,237 --> 01:54:39,205 ABOUT THE LAWS, ESPECIALLY 4246 01:54:39,205 --> 01:54:40,873 NEW LAWS UNIQUE TO SEATTLE AND 4247 01:54:40,873 --> 01:54:42,342 THAT MANY COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN 4248 01:54:42,342 --> 01:54:45,211 UNAWARE OF AND NEED SUPPORT IN 4249 01:54:45,211 --> 01:54:46,112 COMPLIANCE. 4250 01:54:46,112 --> 01:54:48,414 SINCE 2019 SEVEN NEW 4251 01:54:48,414 --> 01:54:49,382 CIVIL RIGHTS LAW THAT IS HAVE 4252 01:54:49,382 --> 01:54:49,649 BEEN 4253 01:54:49,649 --> 01:54:52,318 ENFORCED BY SOCR, PROTECTED 4254 01:54:52,318 --> 01:54:53,686 CLASSES, HAVE BEEN PASSED BY 4255 01:54:53,686 --> 01:54:55,388 THE CITY OF SEATTLE 4256 01:54:55,388 --> 01:54:56,289 WITHOUT PROVIDING ADEQUATE 4257 01:54:56,289 --> 01:54:57,390 FUNDING FOR 4258 01:54:57,390 --> 01:54:59,759 SOCR STAFFING OR OUTREACH AND 4259 01:54:59,759 --> 01:55:00,093 ENFORCEMENT. 4260 01:55:00,093 --> 01:55:01,227 AS A RESULT, WE HAVE 4261 01:55:01,227 --> 01:55:02,962 BEEN STRETCHED BEYOND OUR LIMITS 4262 01:55:02,962 --> 01:55:05,698 WITH HIGHER THAN AVERAGE 4263 01:55:05,698 --> 01:55:06,366 CASELOADS 4264 01:55:06,366 --> 01:55:09,235 FOR INVESTIGATION. 4265 01:55:09,235 --> 01:55:12,639 SOCR NEEDS AN INVESTIGATOR TO 4266 01:55:12,639 --> 01:55:13,706 ENSURE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE LIKE 4267 01:55:13,706 --> 01:55:16,075 THE DO NOT SOLICIT ORDINANCE 4268 01:55:16,075 --> 01:55:20,346 LIKE WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS 4269 01:55:20,346 --> 01:55:20,580 TODAY. 4270 01:55:20,580 --> 01:55:21,581 >> THANK YOU. 4271 01:55:21,581 --> 01:55:22,749 JENNIFER, ARE WE TURNING TO YOU 4272 01:55:22,749 --> 01:55:24,584 NEXT OR STRAIGHT TO COMMITTEE 4273 01:55:24,717 --> 01:55:25,084 QUESTIONS? 4274 01:55:25,084 --> 01:55:26,352 >> I DON'T THINK I NEED TO 4275 01:55:26,352 --> 01:55:27,153 SAY ANYTHING MORE. 4276 01:55:27,287 --> 01:55:28,855 >> OKAY, FANTASTIC. 4277 01:55:28,855 --> 01:55:29,956 COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THERE WERE 4278 01:55:29,956 --> 01:55:31,157 A FEW QUESTIONS LAST WEEK WHEN 4279 01:55:31,157 --> 01:55:31,324 WE 4280 01:55:31,324 --> 01:55:33,326 HAD THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA 4281 01:55:33,326 --> 01:55:35,295 THIS TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT, SO I 4282 01:55:35,295 --> 01:55:36,062 WANT TO 4283 01:55:36,062 --> 01:55:36,663 OPEN IT UP TO COLLEAGUES FOR 4284 01:55:36,663 --> 01:55:44,003 QUESTIONS. 4285 01:55:48,441 --> 01:55:49,475 OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ONE, SO I 4286 01:55:49,475 --> 01:55:49,676 WILL 4287 01:55:49,676 --> 01:55:50,977 ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS MYSELF 4288 01:55:50,977 --> 01:55:52,712 TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS 4289 01:55:52,712 --> 01:55:52,979 CLARITY. 4290 01:55:52,979 --> 01:55:55,548 SO I KNOW THAT -- THANK 4291 01:55:55,548 --> 01:55:56,916 YOU AGAIN FOR THE ESTIMATE THAT 4292 01:55:56,916 --> 01:55:58,184 YOUR DEPARTMENT PROVIDED IN 4293 01:55:58,184 --> 01:55:59,852 TERMS OF THE NEEDS TO IMPLEMENT 4294 01:55:59,852 --> 01:56:00,219 THIS 4295 01:56:00,219 --> 01:56:01,087 PROGRAM. 4296 01:56:01,087 --> 01:56:02,755 CAN YOU DESCRIBE HOW OCR 4297 01:56:02,755 --> 01:56:06,326 WOULD PLAN TO ADMINISTER THE 4298 01:56:06,326 --> 01:56:07,026 PROGRAM 4299 01:56:07,160 --> 01:56:08,294 AND WHAT THE ROLES WOULD LOOK 4300 01:56:08,294 --> 01:56:11,431 LIKE? 4301 01:56:11,564 --> 01:56:11,764 >> YES. 4302 01:56:11,764 --> 01:56:12,398 SO IN THE FISCAL NOTE, WE'VE 4303 01:56:12,398 --> 01:56:13,800 ACTUALLY REQUESTED FOR TWO 4304 01:56:13,800 --> 01:56:15,101 POSITIONS, ONE OUTREACH POSITION 4305 01:56:15,234 --> 01:56:15,735 AND ONE ENFORCEMENT. THE 4306 01:56:15,735 --> 01:56:17,904 OUTREACH WOULD 4307 01:56:17,904 --> 01:56:22,709 BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2027 AND 4308 01:56:22,709 --> 01:56:24,177 THETHE 4309 01:56:24,177 --> 01:56:24,744 OTHER ONE IN 2028, AND THIS 4310 01:56:24,744 --> 01:56:26,312 WOULD BE ONGOING. THE OUTREACH 4311 01:56:26,312 --> 01:56:26,579 POSITION 4312 01:56:26,579 --> 01:56:27,880 SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON ENGAGEMENT 4313 01:56:27,880 --> 01:56:29,882 WITH BUSINESSES AND HOMEOWNERS 4314 01:56:30,016 --> 01:56:32,151 AND ENSURE WE CONNECT WITH CITY 4315 01:56:32,151 --> 01:56:32,785 DEPARTMENTS THAT DO SIMILAR WORK 4316 01:56:32,785 --> 01:56:33,386 LIKE OFFICE OF HOUSING THAT 4317 01:56:33,386 --> 01:56:38,157 HAVE GRANTS AS WELL AS OUR 4318 01:56:38,157 --> 01:56:39,559 ORGANIZATION THAT TESTIFIED IN 4319 01:56:39,559 --> 01:56:41,327 LAST WEEK'S MEETING. 4320 01:56:41,327 --> 01:56:42,261 WE WOULD BE STACHG 4321 01:56:42,261 --> 01:56:42,962 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AND 4322 01:56:42,962 --> 01:56:43,262 ENGAGEMENT 4323 01:56:43,262 --> 01:56:44,597 PROCESS TO ENSURE WE HAVE 4324 01:56:44,597 --> 01:56:46,733 EVENT PLANNING AND EDUCATION 4325 01:56:46,733 --> 01:56:48,701 AWARENESS AND ALSO DEVELOP 4326 01:56:48,701 --> 01:56:49,202 INFORMATIONAL 4327 01:56:49,202 --> 01:56:50,069 MATERIALS, QUESTIONS AND 4328 01:56:50,069 --> 01:56:51,804 ANSWERS, AND ALSO WEBSITE 4329 01:56:51,938 --> 01:56:53,373 INFORMATION. AS FOR THE 4330 01:56:53,373 --> 01:56:54,140 ENFORCEMENT 4331 01:56:54,140 --> 01:56:56,576 FTE, WHICH WOULD BEGIN IN 2028, 4332 01:56:56,576 --> 01:56:58,711 BECAUSE THIS IS A BRAND- NEW 4333 01:56:58,711 --> 01:56:59,979 LAW, IT REQUIRES SPECIAL 4334 01:56:59,979 --> 01:57:01,014 ENFORCEMENT, SO IT'S NOT GOING 4335 01:57:01,014 --> 01:57:01,647 TO BE 4336 01:57:01,647 --> 01:57:04,283 VERY SIMILAR TO FAIR HOUSING, 4337 01:57:04,283 --> 01:57:04,484 FAIR 4338 01:57:04,484 --> 01:57:05,885 EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AND OTHER 4339 01:57:05,885 --> 01:57:07,487 LAWS, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE US 4340 01:57:07,487 --> 01:57:10,189 TO ACTUALLY REVISE NEW 4341 01:57:10,189 --> 01:57:10,490 PROCEDURES 4342 01:57:10,490 --> 01:57:11,090 AND MANUALS. 4343 01:57:11,090 --> 01:57:13,493 IT REQUIRES US TO HAVE A NEW 4344 01:57:13,493 --> 01:57:15,495 TYPE OF RECEIVING 4345 01:57:15,495 --> 01:57:16,629 COMPLAINT PROCESS ABOUT HOW WE 4346 01:57:16,629 --> 01:57:17,230 DO 4347 01:57:17,230 --> 01:57:18,297 BUSINESS SEARCHES, MAKING SURE 4348 01:57:18,297 --> 01:57:18,464 WE 4349 01:57:18,464 --> 01:57:20,433 ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY 4350 01:57:20,433 --> 01:57:21,901 BUSINESSES, ENGAGING IN THIS 4351 01:57:21,901 --> 01:57:22,168 PREDATORY 4352 01:57:22,168 --> 01:57:24,170 PRACTICES, AND THEN, ALSO, HOW 4353 01:57:24,170 --> 01:57:26,038 WE WOULD BE SENDING 4354 01:57:26,038 --> 01:57:26,873 NOTIFICATION AND GATHERING 4355 01:57:26,873 --> 01:57:27,840 INFORMATION AND 4356 01:57:27,840 --> 01:57:28,241 ISSUING FINDINGS. 4357 01:57:28,241 --> 01:57:31,444 AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO BE ABLE 4358 01:57:31,444 --> 01:57:35,748 TO PROVIDE SETTLEMENT PROCESS 4359 01:57:35,748 --> 01:57:36,082 AND 4360 01:57:36,082 --> 01:57:36,682 OTHER PROCESSES REQUIRED FOR 4361 01:57:36,682 --> 01:57:41,754 ENFORCING THIS LAW. 4362 01:57:41,888 --> 01:57:42,655 >> THANK YOU. 4363 01:57:42,655 --> 01:57:43,956 I WAS JUST CHECKING TO SEE 4364 01:57:43,956 --> 01:57:44,657 IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS. 4365 01:57:44,657 --> 01:57:46,359 YOU ESTIMATED THE NEED FOR A 4366 01:57:46,359 --> 01:57:47,994 SMALLER AMOUNT OF 4367 01:57:47,994 --> 01:57:49,295 PROGRAMMING DOLLARS FOR OUTREACH 4368 01:57:49,295 --> 01:57:49,729 AND 4369 01:57:49,729 --> 01:57:50,129 PROGRAM STARTUP. 4370 01:57:50,129 --> 01:57:52,165 CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO THAT IN 4371 01:57:52,165 --> 01:57:53,399 A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, 4372 01:57:53,399 --> 01:57:53,633 PLEASE? 4373 01:57:53,766 --> 01:57:55,468 >> I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. 4374 01:57:55,468 --> 01:57:57,670 I'VE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED QUITE 4375 01:57:57,670 --> 01:57:59,172 A FEW LAWS IN MY 20 YEARS AT THE 4376 01:57:59,172 --> 01:58:00,940 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, AND 4377 01:58:00,940 --> 01:58:01,974 I TYPICALLY MAINTAIN THE BUDGET. 4378 01:58:01,974 --> 01:58:02,809 CAN YOU HEAR ME 4379 01:58:02,809 --> 01:58:03,076 OKAY NOW? 4380 01:58:03,076 --> 01:58:06,746 >> IF YOU LEAN IN, THANK YOU. 4381 01:58:06,879 --> 01:58:09,449 >> I'M SHORT, SO I CAN COME 4382 01:58:09,449 --> 01:58:09,682 CLOSER. 4383 01:58:09,682 --> 01:58:11,050 I AM TYPICALLY THE ONE 4384 01:58:11,050 --> 01:58:12,452 THAT ADMINISTERS THE NEW 4385 01:58:12,452 --> 01:58:14,153 LEGISLATION FOR THE ENFORCEMENT 4386 01:58:14,153 --> 01:58:14,687 DIVISION, SO 4387 01:58:14,687 --> 01:58:16,088 WHAT I'VE DONE IS LOOKING AT 4388 01:58:16,088 --> 01:58:18,391 THE AMOUNT THAT'S PROPOSED 4389 01:58:18,391 --> 01:58:19,892 OR WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO THE 4390 01:58:19,892 --> 01:58:20,092 BARE 4391 01:58:20,092 --> 01:58:23,429 MINIMUM, I THINK THAT DEFINITELY 4392 01:58:23,429 --> 01:58:27,934 WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE BETTER 4393 01:58:27,934 --> 01:58:29,202 CODE, SHOP AROUND A BIT. 4394 01:58:29,202 --> 01:58:31,437 WE DEFINITELY NEED DESIGN 4395 01:58:31,437 --> 01:58:32,839 AND PRINT MATERIALS, AND WE 4396 01:58:32,839 --> 01:58:34,474 WANT THOSE TRANSLATED INTO 4397 01:58:34,474 --> 01:58:35,074 DIFFERENT 4398 01:58:35,074 --> 01:58:35,975 LANGUAGES, WHICH WE HAVE 4399 01:58:35,975 --> 01:58:36,909 NOT IDENTIFIED BECAUSE WE 4400 01:58:36,909 --> 01:58:38,377 HAVEN'T DONE STAKEHOLDER 4401 01:58:38,377 --> 01:58:38,678 ENGAGEMENT. 4402 01:58:38,678 --> 01:58:39,779 I'M NOT GOING TO SAY 4403 01:58:39,779 --> 01:58:42,114 WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THE 15 4404 01:58:42,114 --> 01:58:43,182 TIER LANGUAGES RECOMMENDED FOR 4405 01:58:43,182 --> 01:58:43,349 THE 4406 01:58:43,349 --> 01:58:45,918 CITY. I REALLY WANT THIS TO 4407 01:58:45,918 --> 01:58:47,086 BE TARGETED AND REALLY 4408 01:58:47,086 --> 01:58:48,921 CUSTOMIZED FOR THE VARIOUS 4409 01:58:48,921 --> 01:58:49,989 ZIP CODES AND COMMUNITIES 4410 01:58:49,989 --> 01:58:51,157 WHERE WHEREPEOPLE ARE MOST 4411 01:58:51,157 --> 01:58:52,058 IMPACTED, BECAUSE, LET'S 4412 01:58:52,058 --> 01:58:53,292 BE REAL, THAT'S WHY THIS LAW 4413 01:58:53,292 --> 01:58:53,860 IS BEING PASSED. 4414 01:58:53,860 --> 01:58:56,462 THIS IS A REAL ISSUE. 4415 01:58:56,462 --> 01:58:59,565 THERE'S ALSO POSTAGE. 4416 01:58:59,565 --> 01:59:00,533 STRANGELY, YOU KNOW, SOME 4417 01:59:00,533 --> 01:59:01,934 PEOPLE RESPOND VERY WELL TO 4418 01:59:01,934 --> 01:59:02,168 POSTAL 4419 01:59:02,168 --> 01:59:02,368 MAIL. 4420 01:59:02,368 --> 01:59:02,935 OTHERS DO NOT. 4421 01:59:02,935 --> 01:59:05,037 BUT IF WE WERE TO ENGAGE IN 4422 01:59:05,037 --> 01:59:07,240 A POSTAL MAIL CAMPAIGN, I THINK 4423 01:59:07,240 --> 01:59:08,608 WERE THE SET ASIDE AMOUNT 4424 01:59:08,608 --> 01:59:11,043 OF MONEY WE MAY BE ABLE TO 4425 01:59:11,043 --> 01:59:14,413 DO CERTAIN ZIP CODES FOR 4426 01:59:14,547 --> 01:59:16,282 HOMEOWNERS. I THINK WE WOULD 4427 01:59:16,282 --> 01:59:17,083 HAVE TO DO MORE 4428 01:59:17,083 --> 01:59:18,384 RESEARCH AND WE HAVE TIME TO 4429 01:59:18,384 --> 01:59:19,285 DO THAT ABOUT IDENTIFYING WHO 4430 01:59:19,285 --> 01:59:20,920 IS MOST IMPACTED. 4431 01:59:20,920 --> 01:59:24,323 WE DEFINITELY WANT TO DO A FEW 4432 01:59:24,323 --> 01:59:25,324 MAINSTREAM AD BUYS AS WELL 4433 01:59:25,324 --> 01:59:27,793 AS FOE DISCUSS ON ETHNIC MEDIA 4434 01:59:27,793 --> 01:59:29,262 AND ETHNIC MEDIA INCLUDES NOT 4435 01:59:29,262 --> 01:59:32,164 JUST DIGITAL AND PRINT BUT 4436 01:59:32,164 --> 01:59:32,732 ALSO SOME COMMUNITIES SOME 4437 01:59:32,732 --> 01:59:33,633 VERY WELL AND RECEIVE 4438 01:59:33,633 --> 01:59:34,033 INFORMATION BY 4439 01:59:34,033 --> 01:59:35,368 RADIO, SO WE REALLY WANT TO 4440 01:59:35,368 --> 01:59:38,371 BE OPEN TO, LIKE, WHO WE'RE 4441 01:59:38,371 --> 01:59:38,638 SERVING. 4442 01:59:38,638 --> 01:59:41,307 AND THEN SOCIAL MEDIA ADS WHICH 4443 01:59:41,307 --> 01:59:43,543 ARE TYPICALLY PRETTY CHEAP TO 4444 01:59:43,543 --> 01:59:45,645 BUY, VERY TARGETED BY 4445 01:59:45,645 --> 01:59:45,978 DEMOGRAPHICS. 4446 01:59:45,978 --> 01:59:46,679 AND THEN, ALSO, WE WANT 4447 01:59:46,679 --> 01:59:49,749 TO CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT 4448 01:59:49,749 --> 01:59:50,182 OF 4449 01:59:50,182 --> 01:59:51,350 NEIGHBORHOODS FOR 4450 01:59:51,350 --> 01:59:52,552 COMMUNITY LIAISON DEPENDING ON 4451 01:59:52,552 --> 01:59:53,920 WHATWHAT WE LOOKING INTO 4452 01:59:53,920 --> 01:59:55,454 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND WHO IS 4453 01:59:55,454 --> 01:59:55,721 IMPACTED. 4454 01:59:55,721 --> 01:59:57,557 AND THEN WE REALLY WANT TO 4455 01:59:57,557 --> 02:00:00,826 NAIL DOWN THE BEST POSSIBLE 4456 02:00:00,826 --> 02:00:02,194 PLATFORM TO FIND PEOPLE, LIKE WE 4457 02:00:02,194 --> 02:00:04,096 HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE USE NOW. 4458 02:00:04,096 --> 02:00:06,265 WE'RE AWARE OF SOME OTHER 4459 02:00:06,265 --> 02:00:08,134 POTENTIALS BUT, AGAIN, YOU 4460 02:00:08,134 --> 02:00:10,570 KNOW, FOCUSED ON WHERE ARE WE 4461 02:00:10,570 --> 02:00:10,836 GOING TO 4462 02:00:10,836 --> 02:00:12,171 GET THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK, 4463 02:00:12,171 --> 02:00:13,206 WHAT'S THE BEST TECHNOLOGY 4464 02:00:13,206 --> 02:00:14,440 WE CAN AFFORD? 4465 02:00:14,440 --> 02:00:18,978 SO THAT'S SORT OF THE BASICS 4466 02:00:18,978 --> 02:00:20,980 OF WHAT WE WOULD DO, AND, OF 4467 02:00:20,980 --> 02:00:22,448 COURSE, ALL THE MONEY WOULD 4468 02:00:22,448 --> 02:00:24,483 GO TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING THIS 4469 02:00:24,483 --> 02:00:24,917 LAW. 4470 02:00:24,917 --> 02:00:25,918 AND SO IF WE FIND A LITTLE 4471 02:00:25,918 --> 02:00:28,788 BIT EXTRA AND WE CAN FIND WAYS 4472 02:00:28,788 --> 02:00:29,021 TO 4473 02:00:29,021 --> 02:00:29,689 LEVERAGE EITHER WITHIN 4474 02:00:29,689 --> 02:00:30,723 OUR DEPARTMENT OR IN 4475 02:00:30,723 --> 02:00:32,225 PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS, WE WILL 4476 02:00:32,225 --> 02:00:32,692 ABSOLUTELY 4477 02:00:32,692 --> 02:00:32,959 DO THAT. 4478 02:00:32,959 --> 02:00:34,360 I GUARANTEE YOU THE BUDGETS 4479 02:00:34,360 --> 02:00:36,829 I RENT TO IMPLEMENT LAWS, 4480 02:00:36,829 --> 02:00:38,264 EVERY PENNY HAS BEEN SPENT ON 4481 02:00:38,264 --> 02:00:38,531 THE LAW. 4482 02:00:38,664 --> 02:00:39,398 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 4483 02:00:39,398 --> 02:00:41,367 I REALLY 4484 02:00:41,367 --> 02:00:42,001 APPRECIATE THAT. AND I 4485 02:00:42,001 --> 02:00:42,768 APPRECIATE THE 4486 02:00:42,768 --> 02:00:44,070 EXPERTISE COMING FROM THE OFFICE 4487 02:00:44,070 --> 02:00:44,403 OF 4488 02:00:44,403 --> 02:00:47,373 CIVIL RIGHTS AS WELL AS, I 4489 02:00:47,373 --> 02:00:48,474 WOULDWOULD 4490 02:00:48,474 --> 02:00:49,575 SAY, YOUR ABILITY AND YOUR 4491 02:00:49,575 --> 02:00:52,812 WORKING WITH US TO MAKE A DOLLAR 4492 02:00:52,812 --> 02:00:53,045 OUT 4493 02:00:53,045 --> 02:00:54,380 OF 15 CENTS, THANK YOU, AND 4494 02:00:54,380 --> 02:00:55,615 THE FOCUS AND THE CLARITY ON 4495 02:00:55,615 --> 02:00:57,216 MAKING SURE THE OUTREACH 4496 02:00:57,216 --> 02:01:00,953 IS TARGETED ON THE IMPACTED 4497 02:01:00,953 --> 02:01:01,253 COMMUNITIES 4498 02:01:01,253 --> 02:01:01,954 AND I THINK THAT'S THE 4499 02:01:01,954 --> 02:01:02,355 COMMITMENT THAT 4500 02:01:02,355 --> 02:01:04,757 WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE 4501 02:01:04,757 --> 02:01:05,791 PREVENTING 4502 02:01:05,791 --> 02:01:07,059 THESE INCREDIBLY PREDATORY 4503 02:01:07,059 --> 02:01:07,927 PRACTICES, AND 4504 02:01:07,927 --> 02:01:08,794 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 4505 02:01:08,794 --> 02:01:09,095 PARTNERING 4506 02:01:09,095 --> 02:01:10,396 WITH OCR TO MAKE SURE 4507 02:01:10,396 --> 02:01:12,431 THAT WE HAVE THE IMPLEMENTATION 4508 02:01:12,431 --> 02:01:14,200 DONE WELL, EVEN IN THE 4509 02:01:14,200 --> 02:01:15,268 CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT THAT WE 4510 02:01:15,268 --> 02:01:15,501 ARE IN 4511 02:01:15,501 --> 02:01:15,701 RIGHT 4512 02:01:15,701 --> 02:01:17,536 NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. 4513 02:01:17,536 --> 02:01:18,738 COLLEAGUES, I WILL SEE 4514 02:01:18,738 --> 02:01:19,639 IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER 4515 02:01:19,639 --> 02:01:19,905 QUESTIONS 4516 02:01:19,905 --> 02:01:25,878 FOR OUR PRESENTERS FROM OCR. 4517 02:01:26,012 --> 02:01:26,379 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 4518 02:01:26,379 --> 02:01:27,313 WITH THAT, I WANT 4519 02:01:27,313 --> 02:01:28,214 TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 4520 02:01:28,214 --> 02:01:28,481 THIS. 4521 02:01:28,481 --> 02:01:30,249 WE ARE REALLY EXCITED 4522 02:01:30,249 --> 02:01:31,751 ABOUT WORKING WITH YOU ALL ON 4523 02:01:31,751 --> 02:01:31,951 THIS 4524 02:01:31,951 --> 02:01:32,385 LEGISLATION. 4525 02:01:32,518 --> 02:01:33,119 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE 4526 02:01:33,119 --> 02:01:33,486 WITH US TODAY. 4527 02:01:33,619 --> 02:01:38,591 >> THANK YOU. 4528 02:01:38,724 --> 02:01:39,825 >> ALL RIGHT. 4529 02:01:39,825 --> 02:01:42,628 AND I WILL REITERATE AGAIN 4530 02:01:42,628 --> 02:01:42,895 --AGAIN I 4531 02:01:42,895 --> 02:01:45,297 THINK I WILL REITERATE AGAIN 4532 02:01:45,297 --> 02:01:47,967 THE AMENDMENT TIME LINE THAT 4533 02:01:47,967 --> 02:01:51,704 WE HAVE FOR US. 4534 02:01:51,704 --> 02:01:53,873 TURNING THE PAGE. 4535 02:01:54,006 --> 02:01:54,340 OKAY, GREAT. 4536 02:01:54,340 --> 02:01:57,243 OH, YOU CAN GO. THANK YOU. 4537 02:01:57,243 --> 02:02:00,846 JUST THE AMENDMENT TIME LINE 4538 02:02:00,846 --> 02:02:03,683 THAT FOLKS HAVE IN TO CENTRAL 4539 02:02:03,683 --> 02:02:05,718 STAFF BY JULY 13th. 4540 02:02:05,718 --> 02:02:07,119 WITH THAT ANY 4541 02:02:07,119 --> 02:02:07,920 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM 4542 02:02:07,920 --> 02:02:08,654 COMMITTEE MEMBERS 4543 02:02:08,788 --> 02:02:09,422 OR ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO COME 4544 02:02:09,422 --> 02:02:11,624 BEFORE THE COMMITTEE? 4545 02:02:11,624 --> 02:02:13,159 SEEING NONE, THIS CONCLUDES 4546 02:02:13,159 --> 02:02:16,028 THE JULY 8th, 2026 MEETING OF 4547 02:02:16,028 --> 02:02:16,295 THE 4548 02:02:16,295 --> 02:02:17,863 HOUSING, ARTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 4549 02:02:17,863 --> 02:02:18,297 COMMITTEE MEETING. 4550 02:02:18,297 --> 02:02:19,832 OUR NEXT MEETING IS JULY 4551 02:02:19,832 --> 02:02:21,267 22nd. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. 4552 02:02:21,267 --> 02:02:21,701 IT IS 4553 02:02:21,701 --> 02:02:23,369 4:06 P.M. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.