1 00:00:13,780 --> 00:00:19,552 -- HELLO? OKAY, THERE WE GO. ALL 2 00:00:19,552 --> 00:00:21,187 RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE 3 00:00:21,187 --> 00:00:23,390 AUGUST 3rd, 2026 MEETING OF THE 4 00:00:23,390 --> 00:00:24,157 HOUSING RIGHTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 5 00:00:24,157 --> 00:00:26,459 COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. IT 6 00:00:26,459 --> 00:00:28,228 IS 2:02 P.M.. I'M DIONNE 7 00:00:28,228 --> 00:00:30,163 FOSTER, CHAIR OF THE HOUSING AND 8 00:00:30,163 --> 00:00:31,131 CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE. WILL THE 9 00:00:31,131 --> 00:00:31,931 COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 10 00:00:31,931 --> 00:00:33,767 ROLL? 11 00:00:33,767 --> 00:00:34,234 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 12 00:00:34,234 --> 00:00:36,369 HOLLINGSWORTH HERE. 13 00:00:36,369 --> 00:00:36,936 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HERE. 14 00:00:36,936 --> 00:00:37,604 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HERE. VICE 15 00:00:37,604 --> 00:00:40,440 CHAIR. LIN HERE. CHAIR FOSTER. 16 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,308 HERE. CHAIR. THERE ARE FIVE 17 00:00:42,308 --> 00:00:42,709 MEMBERS PRESENT. 18 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:43,676 -- GREAT. IF THERE IS NO 19 00:00:43,676 --> 00:00:45,612 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 20 00:00:45,612 --> 00:00:48,014 ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 21 00:00:48,014 --> 00:00:49,682 THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL 22 00:00:49,682 --> 00:00:51,284 NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC 23 00:00:51,284 --> 00:00:52,752 COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS 24 00:00:52,752 --> 00:00:54,020 SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON 25 00:00:54,020 --> 00:00:54,654 TODAY'S AGENDA OR WITHIN THE 26 00:00:54,654 --> 00:00:55,488 PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE CLERK. 27 00:00:55,488 --> 00:00:57,057 HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP 28 00:00:57,057 --> 00:00:59,893 TODAY? 29 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:03,029 -- CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 17 30 00:01:03,029 --> 00:01:05,064 SPEAKERS IN PERSON AND 719 31 00:01:05,064 --> 00:01:05,432 REMOTE. 32 00:01:05,432 --> 00:01:06,766 -- OKAY, GREAT. SO THAT IS MORE 33 00:01:06,766 --> 00:01:09,936 THAN 30 PEOPLE. SO EACH SPEAKER 34 00:01:09,936 --> 00:01:10,970 WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE. WE WILL 35 00:01:10,970 --> 00:01:12,906 START WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS. 36 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:14,374 FIRST CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ 37 00:01:14,374 --> 00:01:16,509 THE PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS? 38 00:01:16,509 --> 00:01:17,877 -- THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS 39 00:01:17,877 --> 00:01:18,978 UP TO 60 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL 40 00:01:18,978 --> 00:01:20,146 BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 41 00:01:20,146 --> 00:01:20,880 THEY ARE REGISTERED. WE WILL 42 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:22,782 BEGIN WITH IN-PERSON SPEAKERS 43 00:01:22,782 --> 00:01:24,818 AND THEN MOVE TO REMOTE 44 00:01:24,818 --> 00:01:26,152 SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A 45 00:01:26,152 --> 00:01:27,253 CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT 46 00:01:27,253 --> 00:01:28,087 OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS 47 00:01:28,087 --> 00:01:30,056 WILL BE MUTE IF THEY DO NOT END 48 00:01:30,056 --> 00:01:30,590 THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE 49 00:01:30,590 --> 00:01:31,524 ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO 50 00:01:31,524 --> 00:01:32,959 CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE 51 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:34,194 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW 52 00:01:34,194 --> 00:01:39,165 OPEN, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE 53 00:01:39,165 --> 00:01:39,833 FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. FIRST 54 00:01:39,833 --> 00:01:40,467 SPEAKER IS JESSE SWISHER. SPEARS 55 00:01:40,467 --> 00:01:46,072 WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HOWARD GALE. 56 00:01:46,072 --> 00:01:47,140 -- HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK 57 00:01:47,140 --> 00:01:49,075 YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY 58 00:01:49,075 --> 00:01:51,544 TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS JESSE 59 00:01:51,544 --> 00:01:53,179 SWISHER SPEARS, AND I'M THE 60 00:01:53,179 --> 00:01:55,315 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT SEATTLE 61 00:01:55,315 --> 00:01:56,483 HUMANE. WE ARE PART OF AN ANIMAL 62 00:01:56,483 --> 00:01:59,953 WELFARE COALITION IN SUPPORT OF 63 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:04,123 CB 121254, ESPECIALLY AS IT 64 00:02:04,123 --> 00:02:05,825 RELATES TO THE PROHIBITION OF 65 00:02:05,825 --> 00:02:08,761 PET FEES BEYOND A REASONABLE 66 00:02:08,761 --> 00:02:11,364 REFUNDABLE PET DAMAGE DEPOSIT, 67 00:02:11,364 --> 00:02:12,832 HOUSING INSTABILITY IS ALREADY 68 00:02:12,832 --> 00:02:14,367 ONE OF THE TOP REASONS THAT PETS 69 00:02:14,367 --> 00:02:17,303 ARE SURRENDERED TO SHELTERS AT 70 00:02:17,303 --> 00:02:19,038 SEATTLE HUMANE, 15% OF PET 71 00:02:19,038 --> 00:02:21,074 SURRENDERS ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO 72 00:02:21,074 --> 00:02:22,609 HOUSING RELATED BARRIERS, 73 00:02:22,609 --> 00:02:24,744 MEANING THAT THESE COSTS ARE NOT 74 00:02:24,744 --> 00:02:27,247 ABSTRACT. THEY ARE SEPARATING 75 00:02:27,247 --> 00:02:27,881 FAMILIES FROM THEIR ANIMALS FEES 76 00:02:27,881 --> 00:02:31,985 THAT ARE NOT CONNECTED TO ACTUAL 77 00:02:31,985 --> 00:02:33,019 DAMAGE CREATED. UNINTENDED 78 00:02:33,019 --> 00:02:35,455 CREATE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. 79 00:02:35,455 --> 00:02:37,090 THEY PUSH RENTERS INTO 80 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:40,093 IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES, INCREASED 81 00:02:40,093 --> 00:02:42,162 SURRENDER PRESSURES ON SHELTERS 82 00:02:42,162 --> 00:02:43,730 AND SHIFT PRIVATE HOUSING COSTS 83 00:02:43,730 --> 00:02:44,330 ONTO ALREADY STRAINED ANIMAL 84 00:02:44,330 --> 00:02:47,567 WELFARE SYSTEMS. WE ASK YOU TO 85 00:02:47,567 --> 00:02:48,334 ACT AFFIRMATIVELY ON THE JUNK 86 00:02:48,334 --> 00:02:49,802 FEES ORDINANCE SO FEWER RENTERS 87 00:02:49,802 --> 00:02:50,870 ARE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A 88 00:02:50,870 --> 00:02:52,105 ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS AND 89 00:02:52,105 --> 00:02:52,906 KEEPING A BELOVED PET. THANK 90 00:02:52,906 --> 00:02:54,407 YOU. 91 00:02:54,407 --> 00:02:56,142 -- THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 92 00:02:56,142 --> 00:02:57,143 IS HOWARD GAIL, FOLLOWED BY 93 00:02:57,143 --> 00:03:00,113 HANNAH ZIFF. 94 00:03:00,113 --> 00:03:00,780 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. I'VE LIVED 95 00:03:00,780 --> 00:03:02,582 AND RENTED IN SEATTLE FOR A FEW 96 00:03:02,582 --> 00:03:06,019 MONTHS SHORT OF 30 YEARS NOW 97 00:03:06,019 --> 00:03:06,853 OVER THOSE 30 YEARS, PROBABLY, I 98 00:03:06,853 --> 00:03:09,355 WOULD SAY 200 TIMES WOULD BE AN 99 00:03:09,355 --> 00:03:11,991 UNDERESTIMATE OF HOW MANY TIMES 100 00:03:11,991 --> 00:03:12,592 I'VE MADE COMPLAINTS ABOUT 101 00:03:12,592 --> 00:03:13,927 INSUFFICIENCY IN MY BUILDING, 102 00:03:13,927 --> 00:03:15,862 WHICH LANDLORDS HAVE NOT 103 00:03:15,862 --> 00:03:17,230 RESPONDED TO, AND SDOT, I WOULD 104 00:03:17,230 --> 00:03:21,935 SAY 98% OF THE TIME DOES 105 00:03:21,935 --> 00:03:23,503 NOTHING. THE QUESTION IS, WE'RE 106 00:03:23,503 --> 00:03:25,972 NOW HOPING AND PRAYING UNDER 107 00:03:25,972 --> 00:03:26,606 THIS NEW LEGISLATION THAT SDCI 108 00:03:26,606 --> 00:03:28,041 DOES SOMETHING AFTER NOT DOING 109 00:03:28,041 --> 00:03:30,577 ANYTHING FOR MANY, MANY DECADES. 110 00:03:30,577 --> 00:03:32,045 I WILL ALSO POINT OUT IN THE 111 00:03:32,045 --> 00:03:33,713 FALL OF 2023, THERE WAS A SLY 112 00:03:33,713 --> 00:03:36,282 PAST TO CREATE A WORK GROUP FOR 113 00:03:36,282 --> 00:03:36,916 RENTERS STANDARDS ENTITY, JUST 114 00:03:36,916 --> 00:03:40,153 LIKE WE HAVE AN OFFICE OF LABOR 115 00:03:40,153 --> 00:03:41,821 STANDARDS. SDCI UNDERMINED THAT. 116 00:03:41,821 --> 00:03:43,590 SO WHAT I'M REQUESTING AND WHAT 117 00:03:43,590 --> 00:03:44,724 I'VE REQUESTED IN EMAILS TO ALL 118 00:03:44,724 --> 00:03:46,559 OF YOU, AND I DON'T SEE IT ON 119 00:03:46,559 --> 00:03:49,329 THE AMENDMENTS, IS SOME WAY TO 120 00:03:49,329 --> 00:03:50,897 AUDIT AND ACTUALLY TRACK WHAT IT 121 00:03:50,897 --> 00:03:52,832 IS THAT SDCI DOES OR DOESN'T DO 122 00:03:52,832 --> 00:03:54,934 THAT IS SEVERELY LACKING. THIS 123 00:03:54,934 --> 00:03:57,003 IS MINIMAL LEGISLATION AS IT IS, 124 00:03:57,003 --> 00:03:59,405 BUT NOT PROVIDING SOME KIND OF 125 00:03:59,405 --> 00:04:02,108 GUARDRAILS TO ENSURE THAT IT'S 126 00:04:02,108 --> 00:04:02,742 ACTED ON IS REALLY DEVASTATING. 127 00:04:02,742 --> 00:04:05,511 -- THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 128 00:04:05,511 --> 00:04:07,347 IS HANNAH ZIFF, FOLLOWED BY 129 00:04:07,347 --> 00:04:07,747 KEVIN SCHILLING. 130 00:04:07,747 --> 00:04:09,515 -- HI, MY NAME IS HANNAH ZIFF, 131 00:04:09,515 --> 00:04:13,486 AND I'M LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF 132 00:04:13,486 --> 00:04:15,655 DOWNTOWN NOT BEING EMPTY. I 133 00:04:15,655 --> 00:04:17,290 THINK THAT A CITY THRIVES WHEN 134 00:04:17,290 --> 00:04:19,459 THERE'S A LOT OF ARTISTS 135 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:21,060 DOWNTOWN. AND I'M SAYING WE 136 00:04:21,060 --> 00:04:22,462 ALSO NEED TO STIMULATE THE 137 00:04:22,462 --> 00:04:24,364 ECONOMY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE 138 00:04:24,364 --> 00:04:27,100 HERE. SO WHEN WE'RE MAKING THESE 139 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:27,934 CHOICES, CAN WE PLEASE TRY TO 140 00:04:27,934 --> 00:04:29,769 PROMOTE A THRIVING ARTIST 141 00:04:29,769 --> 00:04:32,772 COMMUNITY DOWNTOWN? THANK YOU. 142 00:04:32,772 --> 00:04:33,439 -- THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 143 00:04:33,439 --> 00:04:37,143 IS KEVIN SCHILLING, FOLLOWED BY 144 00:04:37,143 --> 00:04:37,510 CARTER NELSON. 145 00:04:37,510 --> 00:04:39,278 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR FOSTER. 146 00:04:39,278 --> 00:04:40,346 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, KEVIN 147 00:04:40,346 --> 00:04:41,047 SCHILLING, DIRECTOR OF 148 00:04:41,047 --> 00:04:41,614 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR THE 149 00:04:41,614 --> 00:04:43,583 RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF 150 00:04:43,583 --> 00:04:45,451 WASHINGTON, REPRESENTING OVER 151 00:04:45,451 --> 00:04:46,085 1000 INDEPENDENT RENTAL HOUSING 152 00:04:46,085 --> 00:04:48,021 PROVIDERS IN THE CITY OF 153 00:04:48,021 --> 00:04:48,655 SEATTLE. WE SUPPORT TRANSPARENCY 154 00:04:48,655 --> 00:04:49,889 AND RENTAL PRICING. RENTERS 155 00:04:49,889 --> 00:04:50,723 SHOULD KNOW THE FULL COST OF A 156 00:04:50,723 --> 00:04:53,092 HOME BEFORE THEY SIGN A LEASE, 157 00:04:53,092 --> 00:04:54,894 BUT THIS ORDINANCE GOES FAR 158 00:04:54,894 --> 00:04:56,596 BEYOND JUST TRANSPARENCY. THE 159 00:04:56,596 --> 00:04:57,196 ORDINANCE BANS ITEMIZED FEES, 160 00:04:57,196 --> 00:04:59,132 BUT IT DOESN'T ELIMINATE THE 161 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:00,233 COSTS BEHIND THEM WHEN THEY WHEN 162 00:05:00,233 --> 00:05:02,101 THEY CAN'T BE CHARGED TO THE 163 00:05:02,101 --> 00:05:03,002 RESIDENT WHO USES THE SERVICE, 164 00:05:03,002 --> 00:05:04,871 THEY MOVE INTO BASE RENT FOR 165 00:05:04,871 --> 00:05:06,105 EVERYONE. AND THE ENFORCEMENT 166 00:05:06,105 --> 00:05:07,407 REGIME IS BUILT FOR CORPORATE 167 00:05:07,407 --> 00:05:09,342 PORTFOLIOS, BUT IT LANDS ON 168 00:05:09,342 --> 00:05:10,677 SMALL PROVIDERS. A NATIONAL 169 00:05:10,677 --> 00:05:11,210 OPERATOR HAS A COMPLIANCE 170 00:05:11,210 --> 00:05:11,844 DEPARTMENT FOR THAT. THE OWNER 171 00:05:11,844 --> 00:05:13,446 RENTING OUT HALF A DUPLEX DOES 172 00:05:13,446 --> 00:05:14,881 NOT. THAT COULD BE SOMEONE PUT 173 00:05:14,881 --> 00:05:17,283 OUT OF BUSINESS, AND OUR 174 00:05:17,283 --> 00:05:17,917 MEMBERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS 175 00:05:17,917 --> 00:05:19,285 TO THE PRIVATE EQUITY SAFETY 176 00:05:19,285 --> 00:05:21,087 NETS OF FULL TIME COMPLIANCE AND 177 00:05:21,087 --> 00:05:23,322 ACCOUNTING STAFF. WE ASK YOU TO 178 00:05:23,322 --> 00:05:24,390 AMEND IT A DISCLOSURE STANDARD 179 00:05:24,390 --> 00:05:26,626 INSTEAD OF A FEE BAN. SCALED 180 00:05:26,626 --> 00:05:27,126 REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL 181 00:05:27,126 --> 00:05:28,127 PROVIDERS. A PUBLIC HEARING 182 00:05:28,127 --> 00:05:29,762 BEFORE YOU ACT AND A CURING 183 00:05:29,762 --> 00:05:31,431 PERIOD FOR HOUSING PROVIDERS TO 184 00:05:31,431 --> 00:05:32,565 SOLVE PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY 185 00:05:32,565 --> 00:05:33,232 BECOME LAWSUITS. WE'RE READY TO 186 00:05:33,232 --> 00:05:34,233 HELP WRITE THAT LANGUAGE. THANK 187 00:05:34,233 --> 00:05:36,602 YOU VERY MUCH. 188 00:05:36,602 --> 00:05:37,804 -- THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 189 00:05:37,804 --> 00:05:39,305 IS CARTER NELSON, FOLLOWED BY 190 00:05:39,305 --> 00:05:45,845 CLIVE MAYWARD. 191 00:05:45,845 --> 00:05:46,479 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR FOSTER 192 00:05:46,479 --> 00:05:47,680 AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, 193 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,449 CARTER NELSON, ON BEHALF OF THE 194 00:05:49,449 --> 00:05:49,949 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE 195 00:05:49,949 --> 00:05:51,217 DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, OR 196 00:05:51,217 --> 00:05:52,985 CREDO WASHINGTON STATE, 197 00:05:52,985 --> 00:05:54,520 REPRESENTING THOSE WHO DESIGN, 198 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,456 BUILD, FINANCE AND OPERATE 199 00:05:56,456 --> 00:05:57,056 RENTAL HOUSING ACROSS SEATTLE 200 00:05:57,056 --> 00:05:58,591 AND WASHINGTON STATE. CREDO 201 00:05:58,591 --> 00:06:01,694 STRONGLY SUPPORTS TRANSPARENCY 202 00:06:01,694 --> 00:06:02,362 AND ADEQUATE DISCLOSURE. RENTERS 203 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:03,463 SHOULD KNOW WHAT THEY'RE 204 00:06:03,463 --> 00:06:04,997 SIGNING UP TO PAY, AND WE 205 00:06:04,997 --> 00:06:07,233 SUPPORT REASONABLE POLICIES THAT 206 00:06:07,233 --> 00:06:07,734 ENSURE THOSE COSTS ARE 207 00:06:07,734 --> 00:06:09,502 COMMUNICATED CLEARLY AND 208 00:06:09,502 --> 00:06:11,938 UPFRONT. WE APPRECIATED THE 209 00:06:11,938 --> 00:06:13,473 OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN 210 00:06:13,473 --> 00:06:14,674 THE MAYOR'S STAKEHOLDER PROCESS. 211 00:06:14,674 --> 00:06:17,543 HOWEVER, THE FEEDBACK AND 212 00:06:17,543 --> 00:06:18,177 RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY HOUSING 213 00:06:18,177 --> 00:06:19,645 PROVIDERS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN 214 00:06:19,645 --> 00:06:20,513 THE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU 215 00:06:20,513 --> 00:06:22,682 TODAY. OUR CONCERN IS NOT WITH 216 00:06:22,682 --> 00:06:24,050 TRANSPARENCY. IT'S THAT THIS 217 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:26,185 PROPOSAL SENDS ANOTHER SIGNAL OF 218 00:06:26,185 --> 00:06:27,453 REGULATORY UNCERTAINTY AT A TIME 219 00:06:27,453 --> 00:06:28,688 WHEN SEATTLE DESPERATELY NEEDS 220 00:06:28,688 --> 00:06:30,456 MORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, NOT 221 00:06:30,456 --> 00:06:32,692 LESS AFFORDABILITY WILL 222 00:06:32,692 --> 00:06:34,861 ULTIMATELY BE SOLVED BY 223 00:06:34,861 --> 00:06:36,696 INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY. 224 00:06:36,696 --> 00:06:38,097 RENTERS WILL BEAR THE COST WHEN 225 00:06:38,097 --> 00:06:39,365 FEWER HOMES ARE LIKELY TO COME 226 00:06:39,365 --> 00:06:40,833 ONLINE IN THE YEARS AHEAD. WE 227 00:06:40,833 --> 00:06:41,901 URGE THE COUNCIL TO TAKE 228 00:06:41,901 --> 00:06:43,770 ADDITIONAL TIME FOR STAKEHOLDER 229 00:06:43,770 --> 00:06:45,104 ENGAGEMENT. WE CAN ACHIEVE 230 00:06:45,104 --> 00:06:47,673 GREATER TRANSPARENCY FOR RENTERS 231 00:06:47,673 --> 00:06:48,174 WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING 232 00:06:48,174 --> 00:06:49,742 PREDICTABILITY NECESSARY TO 233 00:06:49,742 --> 00:06:50,643 ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT AND MUCH 234 00:06:50,643 --> 00:06:52,678 NEEDED HOUSING. THANK YOU. THANK 235 00:06:52,678 --> 00:06:52,879 YOU. 236 00:06:52,879 --> 00:06:54,280 -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CLIVE 237 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:56,949 HAYWARD, FOLLOWED BY VIOLET 238 00:06:56,949 --> 00:06:57,216 LAVERTY. 239 00:06:57,216 --> 00:06:57,950 -- THANK YOU. AND JUST A 240 00:06:57,950 --> 00:06:58,518 REMINDER, WHEN YOU HEAR THE 241 00:06:58,518 --> 00:06:59,752 CHIME, YOU'VE GOT 10 SECONDS 242 00:06:59,752 --> 00:07:01,554 LEFT AND WE'LL TRY TO BE MOVING 243 00:07:01,554 --> 00:07:02,555 THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOSELY 244 00:07:02,555 --> 00:07:05,758 TO THE TIME. THANKS EVERYONE. 245 00:07:05,758 --> 00:07:07,126 -- MY NAME IS CLIVE HAYWARD. 246 00:07:07,126 --> 00:07:10,296 I'M A MAGICIAN. I PERFORMED ON 247 00:07:10,296 --> 00:07:11,564 THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT FOR 11 248 00:07:11,564 --> 00:07:13,566 YEARS. THE CITY HAS PAINTED FIVE 249 00:07:13,566 --> 00:07:16,102 BLUE BOXES ON THE WATERFRONT AND 250 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:20,006 CALLED THEM FREE SPEECH ZONES. 251 00:07:20,006 --> 00:07:22,241 ALSO OUTSIDE THOSE BOXES, MY ACT 252 00:07:22,241 --> 00:07:24,343 IS A PERFORMANCE. IT'S A 253 00:07:24,343 --> 00:07:26,746 TRESPASS. POLICE CALLED BAND FOR 254 00:07:26,746 --> 00:07:29,015 UP TO A YEAR. ARRESTED. IF I 255 00:07:29,015 --> 00:07:31,651 COME BACK, THAT'S PRIOR 256 00:07:31,651 --> 00:07:34,120 RESTRAINT ON PROTECTED 257 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:35,855 EXPRESSION IN A PUBLIC SPACE. 258 00:07:35,855 --> 00:07:39,459 IT'S NOT JUST MAGICIANS, IT'S 259 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:39,992 BALLOON TWISTERS, LIVING 260 00:07:39,992 --> 00:07:42,929 STATUES, MUSICIANS AND PAINTERS. 261 00:07:42,929 --> 00:07:47,900 THE CITY EXCLUDED A PAINTER FROM 262 00:07:47,900 --> 00:07:48,534 THE WATERFRONT ON THE FOURTH OF 263 00:07:48,534 --> 00:07:50,403 JULY, WATERFRONT ARTISTS HAVE 264 00:07:50,403 --> 00:07:55,608 RENT OR MORTGAGES AND BILLS AND 265 00:07:55,608 --> 00:07:58,177 FAMILIES TO FEED. ENFORCEMENT IS 266 00:07:58,177 --> 00:07:59,011 ARBITRARY, DOESN'T SILENCE JUST 267 00:07:59,011 --> 00:08:01,814 ARTISTS. IT DESTABILIZES 268 00:08:01,814 --> 00:08:03,916 HOUSEHOLDS. I'VE WRITTEN THE 269 00:08:03,916 --> 00:08:06,853 MAYOR, THE CITY, THE SEATTLE 270 00:08:06,853 --> 00:08:07,453 CENTER INSPECTOR GENERAL, THE 271 00:08:07,453 --> 00:08:09,155 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS. NO ONE 272 00:08:09,155 --> 00:08:10,790 HAS ANSWERED. THE COMMITTEE HAS 273 00:08:10,790 --> 00:08:12,925 CIVIL RIGHTS IN ITS NAME. WILL 274 00:08:12,925 --> 00:08:13,426 YOU HAVE SOMEONE HELP? 275 00:08:13,426 --> 00:08:14,060 -- AND YOU CAN ADD ADDITIONAL 276 00:08:14,060 --> 00:08:15,194 COMMENTS THERE IN THE BOX. THANK 277 00:08:15,194 --> 00:08:21,234 YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE 278 00:08:21,234 --> 00:08:27,740 FOLLOWED BY ALICE LOCKHART. 279 00:08:27,740 --> 00:08:32,812 VIOLET, YOU'RE UP. 280 00:08:32,812 --> 00:08:33,246 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 281 00:08:33,246 --> 00:08:37,216 COUNCILMEMBERS. DIONNE. FOSTER. 282 00:08:37,216 --> 00:08:37,850 EDDIE. LIN. AND EVERYONE, THANK 283 00:08:37,850 --> 00:08:40,553 YOU FOR HEARING ALL OF US. I 284 00:08:40,553 --> 00:08:42,688 REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY FIRST. 285 00:08:42,688 --> 00:08:45,524 MY NAME IS VIOLET LAVERTY AND, 286 00:08:45,524 --> 00:08:48,528 I'M AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A 287 00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:49,362 HOUSING JUSTICE, ALSO A 288 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:51,297 COMMUNITY ACTIVIST. FOR MANY 289 00:08:51,297 --> 00:08:54,567 YEARS. I SPEAK FOR HUNDREDS OF 290 00:08:54,567 --> 00:08:57,570 TENANTS RIGHT NOW. JUNK FEES IS 291 00:08:57,570 --> 00:09:00,673 A BILL THAT REALLY WILL HELP 292 00:09:00,673 --> 00:09:04,410 MANY PEOPLE. AND WE SUPPORT 293 00:09:04,410 --> 00:09:06,012 SUPPORTS THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE 294 00:09:06,012 --> 00:09:09,181 COMING. THAT WE READ IS ONE AND 295 00:09:09,181 --> 00:09:11,317 TWO, BUT WE URGE CITY COUNCIL 296 00:09:11,317 --> 00:09:13,986 THAT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION 297 00:09:13,986 --> 00:09:16,622 MANY YEARS THESE UNNECESSARY 298 00:09:16,622 --> 00:09:19,625 FEES HAVE LED TO SOMETIMES 299 00:09:19,625 --> 00:09:21,294 EVICTIONS AND MORE BARRIERS THAT 300 00:09:21,294 --> 00:09:22,361 TENANTS FACE EVERY DAY. AND I'M 301 00:09:22,361 --> 00:09:25,998 NOT JUST TALKING BECAUSE I'M A 302 00:09:25,998 --> 00:09:27,934 RENTER, TOO. I'M TALKING ABOUT 303 00:09:27,934 --> 00:09:30,536 THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT COME 304 00:09:30,536 --> 00:09:33,306 TO TOA TO ABOUT THESE JUNK FEES. 305 00:09:33,306 --> 00:09:36,342 SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 306 00:09:36,342 --> 00:09:37,944 -- THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 307 00:09:37,944 --> 00:09:39,679 IS ALICE LOCKHART, FOLLOWED BY 308 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:40,713 TANISHA THOMAS BIRD. AND THEN 309 00:09:40,713 --> 00:09:43,916 OUR THIRD SPEAKER WILL BE 310 00:09:43,916 --> 00:09:44,317 MICHELLE THOMAS. 311 00:09:44,317 --> 00:09:46,252 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. COMMITTEE 312 00:09:46,252 --> 00:09:48,721 MEMBERS., I'M ALICE LOCKHART 313 00:09:48,721 --> 00:09:50,356 WITH 350 SEATTLE EDDIE. I 314 00:09:50,356 --> 00:09:52,992 COULDN'T BE HERE. SENT ME., WE 315 00:09:52,992 --> 00:09:55,494 WOULD BOTH LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL 316 00:09:55,494 --> 00:09:58,030 SO MUCH FOR WORKING WITH 317 00:09:58,030 --> 00:10:00,066 COMMUNITY. RECENTLY. THIS HAS 318 00:10:00,066 --> 00:10:02,001 BEEN A GREAT COUNCIL. RECENTLY 319 00:10:02,001 --> 00:10:05,538 WE APPRECIATED THE, THE COME ON, 320 00:10:05,538 --> 00:10:07,840 COME ON. DATA CENTER MORATORIUM. 321 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:08,874 AND NOW YOU'RE WORKING ON THIS, 322 00:10:08,874 --> 00:10:13,312 WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT., 350 323 00:10:13,312 --> 00:10:15,948 SEATTLE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF 324 00:10:15,948 --> 00:10:17,183 STATE HOUSE STAY HEALTHY 325 00:10:17,183 --> 00:10:19,752 COALITION SINCE ITS INCEPTION., 326 00:10:19,752 --> 00:10:21,320 BECAUSE WE MEET OUR CLIMATE 327 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:25,625 GOALS WHEN WE CAN PROVIDE SAFE 328 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:26,225 AND STABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING 329 00:10:26,225 --> 00:10:28,094 THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE A LONG 330 00:10:28,094 --> 00:10:30,296 COMMUTE. THIS ISN'T ABOUT 331 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:31,964 TRANSPARENCY. THIS IS ABOUT 332 00:10:31,964 --> 00:10:34,300 BASIC FAIRNESS. AND YOU ALL ARE 333 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:36,335 WORKING TO PUT BASIC FAIRNESS 334 00:10:36,335 --> 00:10:39,972 INTO THE, AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE 335 00:10:39,972 --> 00:10:41,173 LESS POWERFUL AND THE MORE 336 00:10:41,173 --> 00:10:45,277 POWERFUL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. 337 00:10:45,277 --> 00:10:45,878 -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER, TANISHA 338 00:10:45,878 --> 00:10:47,513 THOMAS, FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE 339 00:10:47,513 --> 00:10:50,016 THOMAS AND THEN OWEN KNIGHT. 340 00:10:50,016 --> 00:10:51,317 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS TANISHA 341 00:10:51,317 --> 00:10:53,152 THOMPSON BIRD, AND I'M CAMPAIGN 342 00:10:53,152 --> 00:10:55,354 DIRECTOR AT GOT GREEN. I'M HERE 343 00:10:55,354 --> 00:10:57,923 TODAY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF 344 00:10:57,923 --> 00:10:59,725 STRENGTHENING AND ENFORCING 345 00:10:59,725 --> 00:11:01,360 RENTER PROTECTIONS AND BANNING 346 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:02,361 JUNK FEES WITHOUT WATERED DOWN 347 00:11:02,361 --> 00:11:04,730 AMENDMENTS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING 348 00:11:04,730 --> 00:11:06,732 WITH TENANTS LIVING IN MARINA 349 00:11:06,732 --> 00:11:09,035 VISTA IN DISTRICT TWO, FOR A 350 00:11:09,035 --> 00:11:12,972 VERY LONG TIME., AND ONE OF THE 351 00:11:12,972 --> 00:11:16,475 MANY, AS ONE OF THE MANY PUBLIC 352 00:11:16,475 --> 00:11:17,843 HOUSING SITES THAT ARE OWNED AND 353 00:11:17,843 --> 00:11:19,645 OPERATED BY SEATTLE HOUSING 354 00:11:19,645 --> 00:11:20,646 AUTHORITY, THE STORIES THAT I 355 00:11:20,646 --> 00:11:23,315 HAVE HEARD FROM MARINA VISTA AND 356 00:11:23,315 --> 00:11:26,485 OTHER TENANTS, ABOUT LIVING IN 357 00:11:26,485 --> 00:11:28,521 DISREPAIR AND NEGLECT ARE 358 00:11:28,521 --> 00:11:30,222 EXTREMELY CONCERNING. TENANTS 359 00:11:30,222 --> 00:11:32,625 ARE LIVING IN UNHEALTHY 360 00:11:32,625 --> 00:11:35,161 CONDITIONS, LIVING WITH BROKEN 361 00:11:35,161 --> 00:11:37,229 APPLIANCES, MOLD LEAKS, FLOODS, 362 00:11:37,229 --> 00:11:39,198 ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND MORE 363 00:11:39,198 --> 00:11:40,766 WAITING WEEKS, MONTHS AND EVEN 364 00:11:40,766 --> 00:11:43,803 YEARS FOR REPAIRS TO GET DONE. 365 00:11:43,803 --> 00:11:45,938 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN 366 00:11:45,938 --> 00:11:46,572 LEARNING MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE 367 00:11:46,572 --> 00:11:47,306 CONDITIONS TENANTS ARE LIVING 368 00:11:47,306 --> 00:11:50,242 IN, YOU CAN READ OUR REPORT ON 369 00:11:50,242 --> 00:11:52,011 GOD GREENS WEBSITE. BECAUSE 370 00:11:52,011 --> 00:11:52,578 TENANT PROTECTIONS ARE NOT 371 00:11:52,578 --> 00:11:54,847 STRONG ENOUGH, IT HAS BEEN 372 00:11:54,847 --> 00:11:55,381 CHALLENGING FOR TENANTS. 373 00:11:55,381 --> 00:11:56,248 -- AND ADD ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 374 00:11:56,248 --> 00:11:57,817 IN THE BOX THERE. 375 00:11:57,817 --> 00:11:58,451 -- OKAY, IT'S CHALLENGING FOR 376 00:11:58,451 --> 00:12:01,787 THEM TO HOLD SEPA ACCOUNTABLE. 377 00:12:01,787 --> 00:12:03,522 -- MICHELLE THOMAS, THEN OWEN 378 00:12:03,522 --> 00:12:06,592 KNIGHT, FOLLOWED BY. 379 00:12:06,592 --> 00:12:07,626 -- HI, I'M MICHELLE THOMAS WITH 380 00:12:07,626 --> 00:12:08,694 THE WASHINGTON HOUSING ALLIANCE 381 00:12:08,694 --> 00:12:10,930 HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE 382 00:12:10,930 --> 00:12:12,231 BAN TO THE PROPOSED BAN ON JUNK 383 00:12:12,231 --> 00:12:14,100 FEES, WE'RE HEARING FROM 384 00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:15,768 RENTERS ACROSS THE CITY AND 385 00:12:15,768 --> 00:12:18,137 ACROSS THE STATE ABOUT UNFAIR, 386 00:12:18,137 --> 00:12:18,738 EXPENSIVE AND DECEPTIVE FEES 387 00:12:18,738 --> 00:12:20,239 THAT THEY'RE ALREADY PAYING ON 388 00:12:20,239 --> 00:12:21,740 TOP OF TODAY'S SKY HIGH RENT, 389 00:12:21,740 --> 00:12:23,476 MANY TENANTS REPORT THAT FEES 390 00:12:23,476 --> 00:12:24,777 ARE ADDED AFTER MOVE IN AND AT 391 00:12:24,777 --> 00:12:25,678 LEAST RENEWAL, TRAPPING TENANTS 392 00:12:25,678 --> 00:12:28,514 WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO MOVE INTO 393 00:12:28,514 --> 00:12:29,949 SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T AFFORD 394 00:12:29,949 --> 00:12:32,518 TO PAY, AND MERE TRANSPARENCY 395 00:12:32,518 --> 00:12:34,019 CANNOT SOLVE. TENANTS REPORT SO 396 00:12:34,019 --> 00:12:35,254 MANY FEES, INCLUDING FEES, TO 397 00:12:35,254 --> 00:12:37,623 PAY THEIR RENT FEES TO COVER 398 00:12:37,623 --> 00:12:39,925 UTILITIES AND COMMON AREAS, AND 399 00:12:39,925 --> 00:12:40,426 THE MANAGEMENT OFFICES, 400 00:12:40,426 --> 00:12:42,027 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FEES AND MY 401 00:12:42,027 --> 00:12:43,963 FAVORITE FEES TO SUBMIT 402 00:12:43,963 --> 00:12:45,865 MAINTENANCE REQUESTS OUT OF 403 00:12:45,865 --> 00:12:48,134 STATE. THIRD PARTY COMPANIES ARE 404 00:12:48,134 --> 00:12:48,701 INCREASINGLY ENTERING INTO 405 00:12:48,701 --> 00:12:50,836 CONTRACTS WITH LANDLORDS FOR 406 00:12:50,836 --> 00:12:52,605 SHAM SERVICES THAT TENANTS PAY, 407 00:12:52,605 --> 00:12:53,405 AND THAT LANDLORDS TAKE A CUT 408 00:12:53,405 --> 00:12:54,473 OF. THIS IS ONE OF THE BIG 409 00:12:54,473 --> 00:12:55,474 REASONS THAT JUNK FEES ARE ON 410 00:12:55,474 --> 00:12:58,477 THE RISE NATIONWIDE. YOU HAVE AN 411 00:12:58,477 --> 00:12:59,512 OPPORTUNITY TO STOP THIS. PLEASE 412 00:12:59,512 --> 00:13:01,647 VOTE YES TODAY ON THIS CRITICAL 413 00:13:01,647 --> 00:13:02,748 LEGISLATION. HOWEVER, AS OTHERS 414 00:13:02,748 --> 00:13:03,816 HAVE SAID, WE BELIEVE THAT 415 00:13:03,816 --> 00:13:04,917 AMENDMENTS THREE AND FOUR NEED A 416 00:13:04,917 --> 00:13:06,685 LITTLE BIT MORE WORK, IN FULL 417 00:13:06,685 --> 00:13:08,454 COUNCIL TO ADDRESS SOME POSSIBLE 418 00:13:08,454 --> 00:13:10,556 MISINTERPRETATIONS. THANK YOU 419 00:13:10,556 --> 00:13:12,024 -- ALL. NEXT SPEAKERS. OWEN 420 00:13:12,024 --> 00:13:15,728 KNIGHT, FOLLOWED BY AND THEN 421 00:13:15,728 --> 00:13:17,830 HEIDI D ANDRADE 422 00:13:17,830 --> 00:13:20,032 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR 423 00:13:20,032 --> 00:13:21,934 BRINGING THIS PROPOSAL FORWARD. 424 00:13:21,934 --> 00:13:23,035 I'M MY NAME IS OWEN KNIGHT. 425 00:13:23,035 --> 00:13:25,104 I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT FOUR., 426 00:13:25,104 --> 00:13:28,507 I PAY ABOUT $100 EACH MONTH JUST 427 00:13:28,507 --> 00:13:30,676 IN JUNK FEES ON TOP OF MY RENT., 428 00:13:30,676 --> 00:13:34,947 SO THAT'S ABOUT $1,200 A YEAR 429 00:13:34,947 --> 00:13:36,549 JUST IN JUNK FEES. LIKE SETTING 430 00:13:36,549 --> 00:13:38,384 ASIDE THE COST OF RENT., I 431 00:13:38,384 --> 00:13:41,153 RECENTLY SIGNED MY LEASE AGAIN 432 00:13:41,153 --> 00:13:44,123 AND PAID A $100 RENEWAL FEE, 433 00:13:44,123 --> 00:13:46,058 WHICH IS A LITTLE GOOFY THERE. 434 00:13:46,058 --> 00:13:47,927 SO I HOPE THAT THIS PROPOSAL 435 00:13:47,927 --> 00:13:49,094 MOVES FORWARD SO THAT IF I DO 436 00:13:49,094 --> 00:13:50,262 HAVE TO SIGN MY LEASE AGAIN, I 437 00:13:50,262 --> 00:13:53,766 CAN SAVE $100. MUCH APPRECIATE 438 00:13:53,766 --> 00:13:55,000 IF THE COUNCIL CAN DO THAT. I 439 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:56,502 ALSO WANT TO THANK 440 00:13:56,502 --> 00:13:57,836 COUNCILMEMBERS, RINCK AND FOSTER 441 00:13:57,836 --> 00:13:59,004 FOR BRINGING FORWARD AMENDMENTS 442 00:13:59,004 --> 00:14:00,840 ONE AND TWO. I THINK THOSE ARE 443 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:01,440 REALLY CONSTRUCTIVE AND HELP 444 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,576 STRENGTHEN THE BILL. I DID WANT 445 00:14:03,576 --> 00:14:05,311 TO RAISE SOME CONCERNS IN 446 00:14:05,311 --> 00:14:05,878 PARTICULAR ABOUT AMENDMENT 447 00:14:05,878 --> 00:14:07,279 THREE. I THINK THE INTENTION TO 448 00:14:07,279 --> 00:14:08,480 THAT AMENDMENT IS GOOD, RIGHT? 449 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,383 WE SHOULD TRY AND PROVIDE 450 00:14:11,383 --> 00:14:12,518 FORGIVENESS AND GIVE SECOND 451 00:14:12,518 --> 00:14:14,420 CHANCES. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT 452 00:14:14,420 --> 00:14:16,956 THE EXISTING PROPOSAL, WITH ITS 453 00:14:16,956 --> 00:14:19,058 FIRST TIME OFFENSE WAIVER, IS A 454 00:14:19,058 --> 00:14:20,259 GOOD FIRST STEP THERE. AND I 455 00:14:20,259 --> 00:14:20,960 THINK THIS PROPOSAL NEEDS SOME 456 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:21,560 MORE WORK. 457 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,530 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR 458 00:14:24,530 --> 00:14:29,535 NEXT SPEAKER IS FOLLOWED BY 459 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:29,935 HEIDI DE ANDRADE. 460 00:14:29,935 --> 00:14:30,903 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. 461 00:14:30,903 --> 00:14:32,571 MY NAME IS AND I'M THE GENERAL 462 00:14:32,571 --> 00:14:34,240 MANAGER FOR THE TRANSIT RIDERS 463 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,076 UNION. I'M ALSO HERE TODAY AS 464 00:14:37,076 --> 00:14:38,744 THE CO-COORDINATOR OF THE STATE 465 00:14:38,744 --> 00:14:40,546 HOUSE STAY HEALTHY COALITION, 466 00:14:40,546 --> 00:14:43,883 WHICH IS A COALITION OF OVER 40 467 00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:44,450 ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING 468 00:14:44,450 --> 00:14:45,251 THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF 469 00:14:45,251 --> 00:14:47,186 TENANTS WHO NEED RELIEF. AND 470 00:14:47,186 --> 00:14:50,189 THIS LEGISLATION HERE TODAY 471 00:14:50,189 --> 00:14:51,790 PROVIDES RELIEF. IT DOESN'T 472 00:14:51,790 --> 00:14:55,594 SIMPLY SAY, WE CAN TELL YOU HOW 473 00:14:55,594 --> 00:14:56,295 MUCH YOU'RE WE'RE SCREWING YOU 474 00:14:56,295 --> 00:14:57,296 OVER. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO 475 00:14:57,296 --> 00:14:58,631 SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND SO I'M 476 00:14:58,631 --> 00:15:00,266 HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE 477 00:15:00,266 --> 00:15:02,434 THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF 478 00:15:02,434 --> 00:15:03,969 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE ASKING 479 00:15:03,969 --> 00:15:06,438 FOR YOU TO HELP US AVOID YET 480 00:15:06,438 --> 00:15:08,874 ANOTHER YEAR OF RECORD EVICTIONS 481 00:15:08,874 --> 00:15:10,442 IN SEATTLE TO PASS THIS 482 00:15:10,442 --> 00:15:12,444 LEGISLATION WITH AMENDMENTS ONE 483 00:15:12,444 --> 00:15:13,712 AND TWO, AMENDMENTS THREE AND 484 00:15:13,712 --> 00:15:15,981 FOUR ARE ACTUALLY POTENTIALLY 485 00:15:15,981 --> 00:15:17,783 REALLY POWERFUL TOOLS FOR 486 00:15:17,783 --> 00:15:18,984 TENANTS AND TENANT RIGHTS, AND 487 00:15:18,984 --> 00:15:20,819 WE SUPPORT THOSE IN SPIRIT. 488 00:15:20,819 --> 00:15:22,922 HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE CONCERNS 489 00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:25,057 ABOUT THEM BEING POTENTIALLY 490 00:15:25,057 --> 00:15:26,926 MISINTERPRETED AND MISUSED BY 491 00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:28,727 LANDLORDS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS. 492 00:15:28,727 --> 00:15:32,798 AND AS AN I REALLY HOPE THAT WE 493 00:15:32,798 --> 00:15:33,432 CAN WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE 494 00:15:33,432 --> 00:15:34,133 THAT THE SPIRIT OF WHAT YOU'RE 495 00:15:34,133 --> 00:15:36,368 TRYING TO DO IS EFFECTUATED. 496 00:15:36,368 --> 00:15:37,202 THANK YOU. 497 00:15:37,202 --> 00:15:38,604 -- ALL RIGHT. NEXT SPEAKER IS 498 00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:40,205 HEIDI DE ANDRADE, FOLLOWED BY 499 00:15:40,205 --> 00:15:41,974 LEXI SALAS. 500 00:15:41,974 --> 00:15:43,942 -- HI. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME. 501 00:15:43,942 --> 00:15:45,177 THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. 502 00:15:45,177 --> 00:15:48,213 MY NAME IS HEIDI DE ANDRADE. MY 503 00:15:48,213 --> 00:15:49,348 BROTHERS, JAMIE FACKLER. SO IF 504 00:15:49,348 --> 00:15:50,049 YOU NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT 505 00:15:50,049 --> 00:15:50,983 THIS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO HIM. 506 00:15:50,983 --> 00:15:53,585 I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY SON, 507 00:15:53,585 --> 00:15:55,120 MERCADO DE ANDRADE. HE IS NOT 508 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,857 HERE TODAY BECAUSE HE COMMITTED 509 00:15:58,857 --> 00:16:00,626 SUICIDE IN JANUARY DUE TO BEING 510 00:16:00,626 --> 00:16:01,627 EVICTED. HIS EVICTION WAS DUE TO 511 00:16:01,627 --> 00:16:03,028 A WORK INJURY WHERE L AND I DID 512 00:16:03,028 --> 00:16:06,632 NOT PAY HIM IN A PROMPT ENOUGH 513 00:16:06,632 --> 00:16:08,300 TIME. WHEN I WENT THROUGH HIS 514 00:16:08,300 --> 00:16:09,468 THINGS, THE THE FEES THAT RUBS 515 00:16:09,468 --> 00:16:13,572 WERE CHARGING HIM WERE $180 A 516 00:16:13,572 --> 00:16:15,074 MONTH ON A $1,300, 600 SQUARE 517 00:16:15,074 --> 00:16:16,742 FOOT APARTMENT. IT HAD STARTED 518 00:16:16,742 --> 00:16:18,110 AT 50 WHEN HE FIRST WENT IN AND 519 00:16:18,110 --> 00:16:22,214 WENT UP., THE STRESS OF NOT 520 00:16:22,214 --> 00:16:24,616 BEING ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN 521 00:16:24,616 --> 00:16:28,320 THE CITY IS THE TEXT I GOT WHEN 522 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:29,855 HE KILLED HIMSELF. SO I AM 523 00:16:29,855 --> 00:16:31,123 HOPING THAT YOU PASS THIS. I 524 00:16:31,123 --> 00:16:32,991 KNOW THAT I HAVEN'T READ IT ALL, 525 00:16:32,991 --> 00:16:36,995 THERE'S MORE TO IT, BUT THE 526 00:16:36,995 --> 00:16:37,629 RUBS FEES ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE. 527 00:16:37,629 --> 00:16:40,899 WE NEED TO HAVE MORE SUPPORT FOR 528 00:16:40,899 --> 00:16:42,668 THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY. WE 529 00:16:42,668 --> 00:16:43,936 DON'T HAVE IT. RENTING IN THE 530 00:16:43,936 --> 00:16:46,271 CITY IS UNAFFORDABLE FOR MOST 531 00:16:46,271 --> 00:16:50,009 PEOPLE. THANK YOU. 532 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:50,342 -- THANK YOU. 533 00:16:50,342 --> 00:16:53,912 -- [APPLAUSE] 534 00:16:53,912 --> 00:16:55,014 -- ALL RIGHT. NEXT SPEAKER IS 535 00:16:55,014 --> 00:17:00,719 LEXI, FOLLOWED BY HOLLY WILLIS., 536 00:17:00,719 --> 00:17:03,355 -- THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. 537 00:17:03,355 --> 00:17:05,124 STORY. MY NAME IS LEXI SALAS. I 538 00:17:05,124 --> 00:17:09,762 LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE, AND I'M 539 00:17:09,762 --> 00:17:11,196 HERE BECAUSE OUR CITY NEEDS TO 540 00:17:11,196 --> 00:17:12,598 BAN JUNK FEES AND CREATE SYSTEMS 541 00:17:12,598 --> 00:17:14,233 WHERE RENTERS CAN TRULY SEEK 542 00:17:14,233 --> 00:17:16,235 JUSTICE. WHEN OUR LANDLORDS 543 00:17:16,235 --> 00:17:17,669 VIOLATE OUR PROTECTIONS. I LIKE 544 00:17:17,669 --> 00:17:19,605 AMENDMENTS ONE AND TWO. I 545 00:17:19,605 --> 00:17:20,239 APPRECIATE THE SPIRITS OF THREE 546 00:17:20,239 --> 00:17:21,807 AND FOUR, BUT I THINK THEY NEED 547 00:17:21,807 --> 00:17:25,944 MORE WORK., I HAVE SOUGHT 548 00:17:25,944 --> 00:17:27,546 SUPPORT FROM BOTH SDCI AND THE 549 00:17:27,546 --> 00:17:29,081 HEARING EXAMINER ABOUT EXISTING 550 00:17:29,081 --> 00:17:29,715 VIOLATIONS, AND IT RESULTED IN 551 00:17:29,715 --> 00:17:32,618 MY LANDLORD GETTING A SLAP ON 552 00:17:32,618 --> 00:17:33,185 THE WRIST WHILE CONTINUING 553 00:17:33,185 --> 00:17:35,387 VIOLATIONS. OUR CITY'S 554 00:17:35,387 --> 00:17:37,122 AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IS LIFE OR 555 00:17:37,122 --> 00:17:38,624 DEATH FOR RENTERS. AS YOU JUST 556 00:17:38,624 --> 00:17:41,193 HEARD. AND WHILE LANDLORDS 557 00:17:41,193 --> 00:17:43,328 EMPHASIZE THE COST OF BUSINESS, 558 00:17:43,328 --> 00:17:45,898 US RENTERS EMPHASIZE THE COST OF 559 00:17:45,898 --> 00:17:48,934 LIFE. AND SO I ASK YOU TO STAND 560 00:17:48,934 --> 00:17:49,568 WITH STRONG RENTER PROTECTIONS 561 00:17:49,568 --> 00:17:52,271 AND ACCOUNTABILITY AGAINST 562 00:17:52,271 --> 00:17:53,338 EXPLOITATION, AGAINST RENTERS., 563 00:17:53,338 --> 00:17:57,976 IT LITERALLY SAVES LIVES. 564 00:17:57,976 --> 00:17:59,645 -- OUR FINAL THREE IN-PERSON 565 00:17:59,645 --> 00:18:00,646 SPEAKERS ARE HOLLY WILLIS, 566 00:18:00,646 --> 00:18:02,481 FOLLOWED BY KATE RUBEN AND THEN 567 00:18:02,481 --> 00:18:04,416 LYDIA RUBENSTEIN 568 00:18:04,416 --> 00:18:05,617 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE 569 00:18:05,617 --> 00:18:07,152 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS HOLLY WILLIS 570 00:18:07,152 --> 00:18:09,455 AND I'M THE POLICY MANAGER AT 571 00:18:09,455 --> 00:18:09,955 THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY 572 00:18:09,955 --> 00:18:10,589 COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS. AND 573 00:18:10,589 --> 00:18:12,291 I'M ALSO A RENTER AND PET OWNER 574 00:18:12,291 --> 00:18:15,627 IN DISTRICT FIVE. HERE IN 575 00:18:15,627 --> 00:18:18,363 SUPPORT OF THE JUNK FEE 576 00:18:18,363 --> 00:18:18,897 LEGISLATION SPONSORED BY 577 00:18:18,897 --> 00:18:20,399 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. WE 578 00:18:20,399 --> 00:18:22,101 APPRECIATE THE INTENT OF 579 00:18:22,101 --> 00:18:23,368 AMENDMENTS PUT FORWARD AND ALSO 580 00:18:23,368 --> 00:18:25,771 WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF 581 00:18:25,771 --> 00:18:26,405 THEM INADVERTENTLY LET LANDLORDS 582 00:18:26,405 --> 00:18:29,675 OFF THE HOOK WHEN THEY, WHEN FOR 583 00:18:29,675 --> 00:18:32,211 VIOLATIONS. WE ALSO APPRECIATE 584 00:18:32,211 --> 00:18:34,346 YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT 585 00:18:34,346 --> 00:18:34,880 TRANSPARENCY ALONE IS NOT 586 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:35,981 SUFFICIENT TO SOLVE THIS 587 00:18:35,981 --> 00:18:38,817 PROBLEM, AND THAT WE NEED TO 588 00:18:38,817 --> 00:18:39,351 REGULATE FEES TO PROTECT 589 00:18:39,351 --> 00:18:41,186 TENANTS. MANY PEOPLE 590 00:18:41,186 --> 00:18:42,988 EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND 591 00:18:42,988 --> 00:18:44,890 POVERTY HAVE PETS. IT'S NOT 592 00:18:44,890 --> 00:18:46,625 FAIR OR REASONABLE TO CHARGE 593 00:18:46,625 --> 00:18:48,227 EXTRA RENT JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE 594 00:18:48,227 --> 00:18:50,028 HAS A PET IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD. 595 00:18:50,028 --> 00:18:51,463 THAT MAKES IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE 596 00:18:51,463 --> 00:18:53,432 TO AFFORD RENT AND FORCES PEOPLE 597 00:18:53,432 --> 00:18:55,100 TO SURRENDER THEIR PETS TO 598 00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:56,835 SHELTER WHEN THEY CAN'T AFFORD 599 00:18:56,835 --> 00:18:59,104 THE FEES. PLEASE VOTE YES TO BAN 600 00:18:59,104 --> 00:19:00,606 JUNK FEES AND BRING DOWN COSTS 601 00:19:00,606 --> 00:19:03,442 FOR TENANTS. THANK YOU 602 00:19:03,442 --> 00:19:04,676 -- NEXT SPEAKER IS KATE RUBIN, 603 00:19:04,676 --> 00:19:05,744 FOLLOWED BY LYDIA RUBENSTEIN. 604 00:19:05,744 --> 00:19:10,449 THEN WE'LL MOVE TO ONLINE 605 00:19:10,449 --> 00:19:10,716 SPEAKERS. 606 00:19:10,716 --> 00:19:13,986 -- MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN. I AM A 607 00:19:13,986 --> 00:19:16,522 RENTER LIVING IN DISTRICT TWO, 608 00:19:16,522 --> 00:19:19,191 AND I SERVE AS CO-EXECUTIVE 609 00:19:19,191 --> 00:19:20,726 DIRECTOR OF BE SEATTLE, 610 00:19:20,726 --> 00:19:21,293 CO-COORDINATOR OF THE STATE 611 00:19:21,293 --> 00:19:23,395 HOUSE HEALTHY COALITION AND 612 00:19:23,395 --> 00:19:24,563 CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE RENTERS 613 00:19:24,563 --> 00:19:28,200 COMMISSION. THE COST OF RENT 614 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:28,767 INCLUDES THE COST OF DOING 615 00:19:28,767 --> 00:19:30,035 BUSINESS. LANDLORDS HAVE FULL 616 00:19:30,035 --> 00:19:31,503 CONTROL OVER WHAT AMENITIES THEY 617 00:19:31,503 --> 00:19:32,437 INCLUDE IN THE BUILDING, AND 618 00:19:32,437 --> 00:19:36,208 THEY SET THE RENT ACCORDINGLY. I 619 00:19:36,208 --> 00:19:36,808 URGE THE COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT 620 00:19:36,808 --> 00:19:38,844 THE BILL TO BAN RENTAL JUNK FEES 621 00:19:38,844 --> 00:19:42,648 AND PASS AMENDMENTS ONE AND TWO. 622 00:19:42,648 --> 00:19:43,982 AND THEN THE COALITION WOULD 623 00:19:43,982 --> 00:19:44,383 LOVE TO WORK WITH 624 00:19:44,383 --> 00:19:47,119 COUNCILMEMBERS, FOSTER AND LIN 625 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:48,820 ON AMENDMENTS THREE AND FOUR. WE 626 00:19:48,820 --> 00:19:49,488 RECOGNIZE THE INTENT OF THESE, 627 00:19:49,488 --> 00:19:50,556 AND WE THINK THAT THEY ARE 628 00:19:50,556 --> 00:19:51,890 REALLY POWERFUL. AND WE. AND WE 629 00:19:51,890 --> 00:19:55,427 CAN MAKE THEM STRONG FOR RENTERS 630 00:19:55,427 --> 00:19:59,631 IN GENERAL., THANK YOU SO MUCH. 631 00:19:59,631 --> 00:20:08,574 -- THANKS. LYDIA RUBENSTEIN 632 00:20:08,807 --> 00:20:11,043 -- HELLO. MY NAME IS LYDIA 633 00:20:11,043 --> 00:20:12,911 RUBENSTEIN. I'M A SEATTLE 634 00:20:12,911 --> 00:20:13,879 RENTER IN DISTRICT THREE HERE AS 635 00:20:13,879 --> 00:20:15,681 A RENTER. AND ON BEHALF OF THE 636 00:20:15,681 --> 00:20:18,450 TENANTS UNION OF WASHINGTON, IN 637 00:20:18,450 --> 00:20:19,751 STRONG SUPPORT TO PASS THE BILL 638 00:20:19,751 --> 00:20:21,386 TO BAN JUNK FEES. WE APPRECIATE 639 00:20:21,386 --> 00:20:23,055 THE COUNCIL TAKING ON ACTION 640 00:20:23,055 --> 00:20:25,390 TOWARDS REDUCING HIDDEN AND 641 00:20:25,390 --> 00:20:27,159 UNNECESSARY HOUSING COSTS AND 642 00:20:27,159 --> 00:20:28,460 HOLDING LANDLORDS ACCOUNTABLE BY 643 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:29,861 SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED BAN WITH 644 00:20:29,861 --> 00:20:31,530 AMENDMENTS ONE AND TWO. AND I'LL 645 00:20:31,530 --> 00:20:32,898 ECHO WHAT A LOT OF OTHERS HAVE 646 00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:34,399 SAID, AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK 647 00:20:34,399 --> 00:20:36,668 WITH YOU TO ADJUST THREE AND 648 00:20:36,668 --> 00:20:38,136 FOUR TO BETTER ALIGN WITH THE 649 00:20:38,136 --> 00:20:39,771 SPIRIT., AS A TENANT EDUCATOR, I 650 00:20:39,771 --> 00:20:41,373 SPEAK TO THOUSANDS OF RENTERS 651 00:20:41,373 --> 00:20:43,408 STATEWIDE, BUT ESPECIALLY IN 652 00:20:43,408 --> 00:20:45,744 SEATTLE WHO ARE SEEING EXCESSIVE 653 00:20:45,744 --> 00:20:47,579 JUNK FEES ATTACHED TO THEIR 654 00:20:47,579 --> 00:20:49,047 LEASES, AS WELL AS THAT SHOW UP 655 00:20:49,047 --> 00:20:51,083 SUDDENLY. ONE OF THE MOST 656 00:20:51,083 --> 00:20:52,985 CONCERNING ONES THAT WE'VE SEEN 657 00:20:52,985 --> 00:20:53,919 LATELY, THAT I CAN SPEAK TO IS 658 00:20:53,919 --> 00:20:55,621 SOMEONE WHO I SPOKE TO IN JULY, 659 00:20:55,621 --> 00:20:58,390 WHO IS A PERSON USING A HOUSING 660 00:20:58,390 --> 00:21:00,392 CHOICE VOUCHER., IT PUT HER AT 661 00:21:00,392 --> 00:21:03,028 RISK OF EVICTION VERY QUICKLY 662 00:21:03,028 --> 00:21:04,463 AND IMMEDIATELY, THE JUNK FEES 663 00:21:04,463 --> 00:21:05,731 THAT WERE ADDED WERE FOR AN 664 00:21:05,731 --> 00:21:06,531 EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL THAT 665 00:21:06,531 --> 00:21:09,101 SHE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GET THE 666 00:21:09,101 --> 00:21:11,436 PROPER DOCUMENTATION FOR, 667 00:21:11,436 --> 00:21:12,404 RESULTING IN HUNDREDS OF FEES 668 00:21:12,404 --> 00:21:14,306 THAT SHE WAS EXPECTED TO PAY. 669 00:21:14,306 --> 00:21:14,573 SUDDENLY. 670 00:21:14,573 --> 00:21:14,806 -- YOU. 671 00:21:14,806 --> 00:21:16,308 -- THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL 672 00:21:16,308 --> 00:21:19,077 NOW MOVE ON TO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS. 673 00:21:19,077 --> 00:21:20,712 THE FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS 674 00:21:20,712 --> 00:21:22,948 LYDIA FELTY. PLEASE PRESS STAR 675 00:21:22,948 --> 00:21:24,683 SIX. WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT 676 00:21:24,683 --> 00:21:35,160 THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. 677 00:21:35,460 --> 00:21:37,562 -- HI, MY NAME IS LYDIA. I'M A 678 00:21:37,562 --> 00:21:39,665 RENTER IN D.C. AS WELL AS A 679 00:21:39,665 --> 00:21:41,667 CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE RENTERS 680 00:21:41,667 --> 00:21:43,335 COMMISSION. THE RENTERS 681 00:21:43,335 --> 00:21:43,969 COMMISSION SUPPORTS BANNING JUNK 682 00:21:43,969 --> 00:21:45,971 FEES TO REDUCE HIDDEN AND 683 00:21:45,971 --> 00:21:47,939 UNNECESSARY HOUSING COSTS. AS 684 00:21:47,939 --> 00:21:49,374 RENTER ADVOCATES AND RENTERS 685 00:21:49,374 --> 00:21:51,009 OURSELVES, WE ARE NO STRANGER TO 686 00:21:51,009 --> 00:21:52,177 THE INTIMATE IMPACT OF JUNK FEES 687 00:21:52,177 --> 00:21:54,246 ON HOUSING STABILITY. THIS 688 00:21:54,246 --> 00:21:56,682 LEGISLATION IS ABOUT 689 00:21:56,682 --> 00:21:57,316 TRANSPARENCY AND PREDICTABILITY 690 00:21:57,316 --> 00:21:59,251 AND ABOUT UPHOLDING THE RENTER 691 00:21:59,251 --> 00:22:00,919 PROTECTIONS DESIGNED TO PROTECT 692 00:22:00,919 --> 00:22:02,387 RENTERS FROM PRICE GOUGING AND 693 00:22:02,387 --> 00:22:04,156 PREVENT, WHICH DOES NOT PREVENT 694 00:22:04,156 --> 00:22:05,524 LANDLORDS FROM SETTING FAIR 695 00:22:05,524 --> 00:22:07,559 MARKET RENTS OR CHARGING FOR 696 00:22:07,559 --> 00:22:08,960 TRULY OPT IN SERVICES. AS SUCH, 697 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:10,896 THE COMMISSION STRONGLY SUPPORTS 698 00:22:10,896 --> 00:22:11,797 AMENDMENT ONE, CLOSING A 699 00:22:11,797 --> 00:22:13,231 LOOPHOLE THAT WOULD ALLOW 700 00:22:13,231 --> 00:22:15,901 LANDLORDS TO SKIRT THIS 701 00:22:15,901 --> 00:22:16,435 IMPORTANT LEGISLATION BY 702 00:22:16,435 --> 00:22:17,636 BUNDLING OPTIONAL FEES. WHILE 703 00:22:17,636 --> 00:22:19,004 THE COMMISSION HAS NOT BEEN ABLE 704 00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:20,639 TO DISCUSS AMENDMENTS TWO, THREE 705 00:22:20,639 --> 00:22:21,873 AND FOUR, THE COMMISSION IS PART 706 00:22:21,873 --> 00:22:24,076 OF THE STATE HOUSE STAY HEALTHY 707 00:22:24,076 --> 00:22:24,876 COALITION, AND I HOPE THAT 708 00:22:24,876 --> 00:22:27,412 YOU'LL WORK WITH THE COALITION 709 00:22:27,412 --> 00:22:28,947 ON DISCUSSING THOSE AMENDMENTS. 710 00:22:28,947 --> 00:22:30,649 AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, THIS 711 00:22:30,649 --> 00:22:32,951 COMPREHENSIVE JUNK FEE BAND, 712 00:22:32,951 --> 00:22:33,585 WITH ITS ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS 713 00:22:33,585 --> 00:22:35,687 AND AMENDMENT ONE, IS A CLEAR 714 00:22:35,687 --> 00:22:36,955 NEED. PLEASE PASS THIS ORDINANCE 715 00:22:36,955 --> 00:22:38,924 WITH AMENDMENT ONE AND WITHOUT 716 00:22:38,924 --> 00:22:41,326 ANY WEAKENING AMENDMENTS. THANK 717 00:22:41,326 --> 00:22:41,526 YOU. 718 00:22:41,526 --> 00:22:44,096 -- THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 719 00:22:44,096 --> 00:22:47,933 IS ANGIE GERALD, FOLLOWED BY 720 00:22:47,933 --> 00:22:53,071 HOLLY GOLDEN. 721 00:22:53,071 --> 00:22:54,473 -- HI, MY NAME IS ANGIE. I'M A 722 00:22:54,473 --> 00:22:56,007 SMALL HOUSING PROVIDER FROM 723 00:22:56,007 --> 00:22:57,542 BALLARD AND A MEMBER OF SEATTLE 724 00:22:57,542 --> 00:22:59,511 GRASSROOTS LANDLORDS. THIS 725 00:22:59,511 --> 00:23:00,545 LEGISLATION IS NOT READY TO MOVE 726 00:23:00,545 --> 00:23:02,514 OUT OF COMMITTEE. I REALIZE 727 00:23:02,514 --> 00:23:04,616 THERE'S TREMENDOUS POLITICAL 728 00:23:04,616 --> 00:23:05,217 PRESSURE TO DELIVER A NEW WIN 729 00:23:05,217 --> 00:23:06,551 FOR RENTERS, BUT THIS LOOKS AT 730 00:23:06,551 --> 00:23:09,387 ONLY HALF THE EQUATION AND SENDS 731 00:23:09,387 --> 00:23:11,823 A STRONG MESSAGE THAT SEATTLE IS 732 00:23:11,823 --> 00:23:12,257 BUSINESS AS USUAL, 733 00:23:12,257 --> 00:23:13,759 ANTI-BUSINESS, ALLERGIC TO 734 00:23:13,759 --> 00:23:16,194 PROVIDING A HOLISTIC PUBLIC 735 00:23:16,194 --> 00:23:18,230 PROCESS. IT'S HOW SEATTLE HAS 736 00:23:18,230 --> 00:23:18,797 APPROACHED LANDLORD TENANT 737 00:23:18,797 --> 00:23:20,098 REGULATIONS FOR MORE THAN A 738 00:23:20,098 --> 00:23:21,400 DECADE, WITH AN EVER GROWING 739 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,035 STOCKPILE OF UNINTENDED 740 00:23:24,035 --> 00:23:25,937 CONSEQUENCES. THIS IS NOT GOOD 741 00:23:25,937 --> 00:23:26,571 GOVERNANCE. IT'S AUGUST, AND 742 00:23:26,571 --> 00:23:29,107 YOU HAVEN'T EVEN RECEIVED THE 743 00:23:29,107 --> 00:23:30,475 2025 END OF YEAR REO REPORT. 744 00:23:30,475 --> 00:23:32,110 THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR 745 00:23:32,110 --> 00:23:32,911 WHAT IS ALREADY IN PLACE, BUT 746 00:23:32,911 --> 00:23:34,813 YOU ARE FORGING AHEAD WITH $1 747 00:23:34,813 --> 00:23:37,549 MILLION NEW PROGRAM. IT'S SAD TO 748 00:23:37,549 --> 00:23:38,550 SEE THE LACK OF QUESTIONS 749 00:23:38,550 --> 00:23:39,718 COUNCIL IS ASKING, AND THE LACK 750 00:23:39,718 --> 00:23:41,987 OF EVIDENCE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND 751 00:23:41,987 --> 00:23:43,588 AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE 752 00:23:43,588 --> 00:23:45,157 OPERATIONAL SIDE OF RENTAL 753 00:23:45,157 --> 00:23:46,858 HOUSING FROM THE SMALLEST 754 00:23:46,858 --> 00:23:47,826 PROVIDERS ON UP. IF YOU WANT TO 755 00:23:47,826 --> 00:23:48,693 WORK TOGETHER, WE'RE ALL 756 00:23:48,693 --> 00:23:50,896 AVAILABLE THROUGH THE REO 757 00:23:50,896 --> 00:23:52,330 CONTACT DATABASE. PLEASE DO NOT 758 00:23:52,330 --> 00:23:54,332 ADVANCE THIS LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE 759 00:23:54,332 --> 00:23:56,701 OUT OF COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. 760 00:23:56,701 --> 00:23:58,203 -- NEXT SPEAKER IS HOLLY GOLDEN, 761 00:23:58,203 --> 00:24:08,713 FOLLOWED BY HANNAH WHITWORTH. 762 00:24:09,548 --> 00:24:10,715 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HOLLY 763 00:24:10,715 --> 00:24:12,284 GOLDEN, A LAND USE ATTORNEY AT 764 00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:13,185 HILLIS CLARK AND ONE OF THE 765 00:24:13,185 --> 00:24:14,953 CO-FOUNDERS OF THE SEATTLE 766 00:24:14,953 --> 00:24:16,154 HOUSING ROUNDTABLE, A GROUP OF 767 00:24:16,154 --> 00:24:18,123 ABOUT 35 HOUSING PROVIDERS AND 768 00:24:18,123 --> 00:24:19,991 OPERATORS IN SEATTLE. WE SUPPORT 769 00:24:19,991 --> 00:24:21,760 THE GOAL OF IMPROVED 770 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:22,360 TRANSPARENCY. NOBODY BENEFITS 771 00:24:22,360 --> 00:24:23,595 WHEN TENANTS ARE SURPRISED OR 772 00:24:23,595 --> 00:24:25,664 FEEL UNINFORMED. THERE ARE 773 00:24:25,664 --> 00:24:28,099 CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THE FEES, 774 00:24:28,099 --> 00:24:29,801 RESTRICTIONS ON SOME FEES. THE 775 00:24:29,801 --> 00:24:31,536 REALITY IS, IF THE COSTS CAN'T 776 00:24:31,536 --> 00:24:32,737 BE DISCLOSED AND COLLECTED, THEN 777 00:24:32,737 --> 00:24:34,072 THEY WILL BE ABSORBED INTO 778 00:24:34,072 --> 00:24:36,608 INCREASED BASE RENT FOR ALL 779 00:24:36,608 --> 00:24:37,209 TENANTS WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY. 780 00:24:37,209 --> 00:24:39,144 FOR INSTANCE, WE KNOW DOGS CAUSE 781 00:24:39,144 --> 00:24:41,279 WEAR AND TEAR AND CLEANING 782 00:24:41,279 --> 00:24:41,947 COSTS. RESIDENTS WITHOUT DOGS 783 00:24:41,947 --> 00:24:43,648 SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THOSE 784 00:24:43,648 --> 00:24:45,283 COSTS. REASONABLE DOG FEES ARE A 785 00:24:45,283 --> 00:24:46,885 MORE EQUITABLE SOLUTION. THERE 786 00:24:46,885 --> 00:24:48,687 ARE ALSO CONCERNS ABOUT RULES 787 00:24:48,687 --> 00:24:49,221 CHANGING MIDSTREAM, LIKE 788 00:24:49,221 --> 00:24:50,889 BUILDING WIDE TECHNOLOGY 789 00:24:50,889 --> 00:24:52,757 INVESTMENTS THAT CAN NO LONGER 790 00:24:52,757 --> 00:24:53,358 BE RECOVERED EVEN IF THE FEES 791 00:24:53,358 --> 00:24:54,926 ARE DISCLOSED. IT'S PROBLEMATIC 792 00:24:54,926 --> 00:24:56,328 WHEN THE MATH CHANGES ON HOUSING 793 00:24:56,328 --> 00:24:58,330 AFTER IT'S ALREADY BUILT. 794 00:24:58,330 --> 00:25:00,065 FINALLY, ON ENFORCEMENT, HONEST 795 00:25:00,065 --> 00:25:01,166 MISTAKES WILL HAPPEN. WE URGE 796 00:25:01,166 --> 00:25:03,034 YOUR SUPPORT OF AMENDMENTS THREE 797 00:25:03,034 --> 00:25:05,103 AND FOUR TO ALLOW QUICK AND 798 00:25:05,103 --> 00:25:05,604 REASONABLE RESOLUTION. 799 00:25:05,604 --> 00:25:07,405 OTHERWISE, IT WILL FORCE TENANTS 800 00:25:07,405 --> 00:25:08,707 INTO EXPENSIVE LAWSUITS AND 801 00:25:08,707 --> 00:25:10,308 CAUSE SMALL LANDLORDS TO REMOVE 802 00:25:10,308 --> 00:25:10,909 THEIR UNITS FROM THE MARKET. 803 00:25:10,909 --> 00:25:12,344 THESE CHANGES ARE BENEFICIAL FOR 804 00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:14,512 EVERYONE. THANKS. 805 00:25:14,512 --> 00:25:16,147 -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HANNAH 806 00:25:16,147 --> 00:25:19,784 WHITWORTH, FOLLOWED BY CASEY 807 00:25:19,784 --> 00:25:23,655 BURTON. 808 00:25:23,655 --> 00:25:24,789 -- MY NAME IS HANNAH WHITWORTH 809 00:25:24,789 --> 00:25:25,423 AND I'M THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 810 00:25:25,423 --> 00:25:26,892 HOUSING SYSTEMS MANAGER AT THE 811 00:25:26,892 --> 00:25:28,527 COALITION. ENDING GENDER BASED 812 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:29,594 VIOLENCE. OUR WORK AS A 813 00:25:29,594 --> 00:25:32,330 COALITION IS TO CARE FOR, 814 00:25:32,330 --> 00:25:32,964 CONNECT WITH AND MOBILIZE OVER 815 00:25:32,964 --> 00:25:34,232 35 LOCAL GENDER BASED VIOLENCE 816 00:25:34,232 --> 00:25:35,367 PROGRAMS WHO ARE ALL WORKING TO 817 00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:37,469 SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC 818 00:25:37,469 --> 00:25:38,737 VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 819 00:25:38,737 --> 00:25:40,005 TRAFFICKING. WE'D LIKE TO 820 00:25:40,005 --> 00:25:42,641 EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR THIS 821 00:25:42,641 --> 00:25:43,208 PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO BAN 822 00:25:43,208 --> 00:25:45,043 HIDDEN RENTAL FEES, AND WE URGE 823 00:25:45,043 --> 00:25:46,578 THE COUNCIL TO DO THE SAME. WE 824 00:25:46,578 --> 00:25:48,713 ALSO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT 825 00:25:48,713 --> 00:25:49,347 PROHIBITING MANDATORY BUNDLING 826 00:25:49,347 --> 00:25:51,349 OF OPTIONAL SERVICES. 827 00:25:51,349 --> 00:25:52,150 TRANSPARENCY IS A CRITICAL 828 00:25:52,150 --> 00:25:52,684 COMPONENT IN WORKING WITH 829 00:25:52,684 --> 00:25:53,985 SURVIVORS, AND WE NEED TO CARRY 830 00:25:53,985 --> 00:25:56,221 THAT OVER INTO OUR HOUSING 831 00:25:56,221 --> 00:25:56,888 SURVIVORS. TIME AND TIME AGAIN, 832 00:25:56,888 --> 00:25:58,790 I HEAR FROM ADVOCATES ABOUT THE 833 00:25:58,790 --> 00:26:00,358 BARRIERS THEY AND SURVIVORS 834 00:26:00,358 --> 00:26:00,959 ENCOUNTER WHEN NAVIGATING THE 835 00:26:00,959 --> 00:26:02,127 RENTAL MARKET. THEY GET SEVERAL 836 00:26:02,127 --> 00:26:03,862 STEPS IN AND FIND OUT THAT THE 837 00:26:03,862 --> 00:26:04,496 RENTAL THEY'RE CONSIDERING IS 838 00:26:04,496 --> 00:26:05,997 NOT AN OPTION GIVEN THEIR 839 00:26:05,997 --> 00:26:07,532 RESOURCES. THIS ERODES TRUST, 840 00:26:07,532 --> 00:26:08,466 INCREASES THE SENSE OF 841 00:26:08,466 --> 00:26:10,035 HOPELESSNESS, AND EXTENDS THE 842 00:26:10,035 --> 00:26:11,336 TIME A SURVIVOR IS UNHOUSED, ALL 843 00:26:11,336 --> 00:26:14,005 OF WHICH CAN MAKE IT HARDER FOR 844 00:26:14,005 --> 00:26:14,573 SURVIVORS TO LEAVE ABUSIVE 845 00:26:14,573 --> 00:26:15,607 RELATIONSHIPS AND STAY SAFE. 846 00:26:15,607 --> 00:26:16,841 IT'S ALSO AN INEFFICIENT USE OF 847 00:26:16,841 --> 00:26:19,277 OUR ALREADY LIMITED HOUSING 848 00:26:19,277 --> 00:26:20,712 SUPPORT SERVICES, BANNING 849 00:26:20,712 --> 00:26:22,080 HITTING RENTAL FEES WOULD 850 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:23,348 IMPROVE THE TRANSPARENCY OF OUR 851 00:26:23,348 --> 00:26:24,716 HOUSING MARKET AND IN TURN, 852 00:26:24,716 --> 00:26:25,317 IMPROVE SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS 853 00:26:25,317 --> 00:26:27,819 WHO ARE NAVIGATING HOMELESSNESS. 854 00:26:27,819 --> 00:26:30,155 SURVIVORS DESERVE TRANSPARENCY 855 00:26:30,155 --> 00:26:30,789 AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT 856 00:26:30,789 --> 00:26:31,823 THE ALL IN COSTS OF RENT SO THEY 857 00:26:31,823 --> 00:26:34,192 CAN MAKE INFORMED CHOICES AS 858 00:26:34,192 --> 00:26:35,226 THEY HEAL FROM ABUSE. THIS 859 00:26:35,226 --> 00:26:38,697 LEGISLATION IS A STEP IN THE 860 00:26:38,697 --> 00:26:39,531 RIGHT DIRECTION TO DO JUST THAT, 861 00:26:39,531 --> 00:26:40,131 AND WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 862 00:26:40,131 --> 00:26:41,166 THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO SPEAK 863 00:26:41,166 --> 00:26:43,602 TODAY 864 00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:47,605 -- THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 865 00:26:47,605 --> 00:26:48,239 IS HANNAH BURTON, FOLLOWED BY, 866 00:26:48,239 --> 00:26:49,474 I'M SORRY, CASEY BURTON, 867 00:26:49,474 --> 00:26:59,684 FOLLOWED BY JUSTIN MERRIMAN. 868 00:26:59,684 --> 00:27:00,318 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU 869 00:27:00,318 --> 00:27:02,153 FOR YOUR TIME TODAY, 870 00:27:02,153 --> 00:27:03,488 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS CASEY 871 00:27:03,488 --> 00:27:04,689 BURTON. I AM A MEMBER OF THE 872 00:27:04,689 --> 00:27:05,957 RENTERS COMMISSION AND THE STATE 873 00:27:05,957 --> 00:27:07,926 HOUSE STAY HEALTHY COALITION. I 874 00:27:07,926 --> 00:27:10,228 AM ASKING YOU TO PASS THIS BILL 875 00:27:10,228 --> 00:27:11,763 AS WELL AS AMENDMENTS ONE AND 876 00:27:11,763 --> 00:27:12,364 TWO, WHILE CONTINUING TO WORK 877 00:27:12,364 --> 00:27:13,765 WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON 878 00:27:13,765 --> 00:27:15,867 AMENDMENTS THREE AND FOUR. 879 00:27:15,867 --> 00:27:17,268 SEATTLE RENTERS DESERVE TO KNOW 880 00:27:17,268 --> 00:27:17,936 WHAT THEY'RE GETTING INTO BEFORE 881 00:27:17,936 --> 00:27:20,105 THEY SHOW UP TO SIGN A LEASE. 882 00:27:20,105 --> 00:27:20,772 REALIZE THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE 883 00:27:20,772 --> 00:27:22,173 APARTMENT, AND LOSE THEIR 884 00:27:22,173 --> 00:27:24,109 HOLDING, DEPOSIT, THEIR 885 00:27:24,109 --> 00:27:24,876 APPLICATION FEE, AND ANYTHING 886 00:27:24,876 --> 00:27:26,511 ELSE THEY'VE PAID. THE LANDLORD 887 00:27:26,511 --> 00:27:28,646 IN PARTICULAR, I ASK THAT YOU 888 00:27:28,646 --> 00:27:30,582 SUPPORT THE BAN ON PET LANDLORDS 889 00:27:30,582 --> 00:27:32,017 SAY IT'S TO COVER DAMAGE SINCE 890 00:27:32,017 --> 00:27:33,685 THE DEPOSIT SIMPLY ISN'T ENOUGH. 891 00:27:33,685 --> 00:27:36,588 BUT MY LANDLORD CHARGES FOLKS 892 00:27:36,588 --> 00:27:39,724 $95 A MONTH FOR PET RENT PER 893 00:27:39,724 --> 00:27:41,226 PET. THAT'S ALMOST $1,200 TO MY 894 00:27:41,226 --> 00:27:42,293 LANDLORD PER YEAR. I'VE LIVED 895 00:27:42,293 --> 00:27:44,696 HERE ALMOST THREE YEARS. IF MY 896 00:27:44,696 --> 00:27:47,198 PET DOESN'T CAUSE ANY DAMAGE, I 897 00:27:47,198 --> 00:27:48,299 DON'T GET ANY OF A DIME OF 898 00:27:48,299 --> 00:27:50,502 THOSE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BACK. 899 00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:52,203 THIS WON'T INCREASE RENT 900 00:27:52,203 --> 00:27:53,471 BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY PAYING 901 00:27:53,471 --> 00:27:54,172 THIS AMOUNT. LET'S BE HONEST 902 00:27:54,172 --> 00:27:55,940 ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY PAYING 903 00:27:55,940 --> 00:27:57,175 BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. THANK 904 00:27:57,175 --> 00:27:59,210 YOU. 905 00:27:59,210 --> 00:27:59,711 -- ALL RIGHT. 906 00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:00,812 -- IT LOOKS LIKE JUSTIN IS NO 907 00:28:00,812 --> 00:28:03,515 LONGER ON, SO WE'LL JUMP TO CAT 908 00:28:03,515 --> 00:28:05,216 MUNSON. BUT JUST IF YOU JOIN, 909 00:28:05,216 --> 00:28:06,818 WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. SO CAT 910 00:28:06,818 --> 00:28:08,753 MUNSON, FOLLOWED BY LESLIE 911 00:28:08,753 --> 00:28:16,428 SHELTON 912 00:28:16,661 --> 00:28:20,098 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR FOSTER 913 00:28:20,098 --> 00:28:21,933 AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY 914 00:28:21,933 --> 00:28:23,168 NAME IS CAT MUNSON. I'M A RENTER 915 00:28:23,168 --> 00:28:25,303 IN DISTRICT FOUR, AND I'M THE 916 00:28:25,303 --> 00:28:27,672 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND 917 00:28:27,672 --> 00:28:28,239 ADVOCACY MANAGER WITH SOUND 918 00:28:28,239 --> 00:28:29,374 GENERATIONS, WHERE WE SERVE 919 00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:30,675 OLDER ADULTS ACROSS SEATTLE AND 920 00:28:30,675 --> 00:28:31,776 KING COUNTY THROUGH MEALS ON 921 00:28:31,776 --> 00:28:34,412 WHEELS, THE HYDE SHUTTLE, SENIOR 922 00:28:34,412 --> 00:28:35,980 RIGHTS ASSISTANCE, AND MUCH 923 00:28:35,980 --> 00:28:37,315 MORE. I'M HERE IN STRONG 924 00:28:37,315 --> 00:28:37,949 SUPPORT TODAY OF THE ORDINANCE 925 00:28:37,949 --> 00:28:40,085 TO BAN JUNK FEES, LOW INCOME 926 00:28:40,085 --> 00:28:42,754 OLDER RENTERS THAT WE SERVE LIVE 927 00:28:42,754 --> 00:28:44,689 ON FIXED INCOMES. SO EVEN A 928 00:28:44,689 --> 00:28:45,890 SEEMINGLY SMALL HIDDEN FEE CAN 929 00:28:45,890 --> 00:28:47,759 TIP THE BALANCE TOWARDS HOUSING 930 00:28:47,759 --> 00:28:50,128 INSECURITY. AND OLDER ADULTS ARE 931 00:28:50,128 --> 00:28:51,996 OFTEN SPECIFICALLY TARGETED BY 932 00:28:51,996 --> 00:28:52,497 PREDATORY LANDLORDS WHO 933 00:28:52,497 --> 00:28:53,198 CAPITALIZE ON THE FACT THAT 934 00:28:53,198 --> 00:28:54,966 THEY'RE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO 935 00:28:54,966 --> 00:28:58,436 MOVE. MY OWN MOM, WHO LIVED IN A 936 00:28:58,436 --> 00:28:59,738 CAPITOL HILL HOUSING COMPLEX FOR 937 00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:01,473 15 YEARS, FOUGHT AGAINST PET 938 00:29:01,473 --> 00:29:03,708 RENT FOR HER BELOVED DOG AND 939 00:29:03,708 --> 00:29:05,944 COMPANION PHOEBE AND HER 940 00:29:05,944 --> 00:29:06,544 NEIGHBOR TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY 941 00:29:06,544 --> 00:29:08,146 BECAUSE I HELPED HER FOR MONTHS 942 00:29:08,146 --> 00:29:08,680 TO UNBUNDLE THE CABLE SHE 943 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:10,315 DIDN'T WANT FROM HER INTERNET 944 00:29:10,315 --> 00:29:13,017 SERVICE. SO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 945 00:29:13,017 --> 00:29:13,818 AMENDMENT ADDRESSING THIS IS A 946 00:29:13,818 --> 00:29:15,253 CRUCIAL PIECE OF THE 947 00:29:15,253 --> 00:29:16,521 LEGISLATION. THANK YOU FOR 948 00:29:16,521 --> 00:29:17,622 VOTING YES ON AMENDMENTS ONE AND 949 00:29:17,622 --> 00:29:19,124 TWO, REFINING THREE AND FOUR AND 950 00:29:19,124 --> 00:29:21,392 PROTECTING OLDER RENTERS IN 951 00:29:21,392 --> 00:29:21,659 SEATTLE. 952 00:29:21,659 --> 00:29:22,293 -- THANK YOU. 953 00:29:22,293 --> 00:29:23,895 -- NEXT WE HAVE LESLIE SHELTON, 954 00:29:23,895 --> 00:29:34,405 FOLLOWED BY MARGARET SCHILD. 955 00:29:34,939 --> 00:29:40,745 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS LESLIE 956 00:29:40,745 --> 00:29:42,413 SHELTON. I LIVE ON FIRST HILL. 957 00:29:42,413 --> 00:29:43,948 THE WAY THE CURRENT TENANTS 958 00:29:43,948 --> 00:29:45,450 RIGHTS LAWS ARE SET UP CREATES A 959 00:29:45,450 --> 00:29:46,651 LOOPHOLE. THIS LOOPHOLE ALLOWS 960 00:29:46,651 --> 00:29:48,953 CORRUPT THIRD PARTY UTILITY 961 00:29:48,953 --> 00:29:50,488 MANAGEMENT COMPANIES TO CHARGE 962 00:29:50,488 --> 00:29:51,122 UNREGULATED AND UNCHECKED FEES 963 00:29:51,122 --> 00:29:53,691 OF ANY AMOUNT THEY CHOOSE, NEVER 964 00:29:53,691 --> 00:29:54,692 NEEDING TO DISCLOSE IN ADVANCE 965 00:29:54,692 --> 00:29:56,194 HOW MUCH THESE FEES WILL BE, OR 966 00:29:56,194 --> 00:29:57,195 WHEN THESE FEES MAY INCREASE 967 00:29:57,195 --> 00:29:59,731 FROM MONTH TO MONTH. THIS LEAVES 968 00:29:59,731 --> 00:30:00,465 TENANTS UNABLE TO CREATE A 969 00:30:00,465 --> 00:30:01,366 CONSISTENT BUDGET FOR THEIR 970 00:30:01,366 --> 00:30:02,767 LIVING EXPENSES, AND CAN CAUSE 971 00:30:02,767 --> 00:30:04,936 GREAT HARDSHIP FOR WORKING CLASS 972 00:30:04,936 --> 00:30:07,539 FAMILIES. AS YOU HEARD, MONTHS 973 00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:08,506 AFTER I RENEWED MY CURRENT 974 00:30:08,506 --> 00:30:10,575 LEASE, I FOUND I WAS BEING 975 00:30:10,575 --> 00:30:11,376 CHARGED AN EXTRA $165 BY A THIRD 976 00:30:11,376 --> 00:30:13,878 PARTY BILLING COMPANY CALLED 977 00:30:13,878 --> 00:30:15,180 REALPAGE. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS. 978 00:30:15,180 --> 00:30:16,147 SO I TRIED TO LOOK FOR A NEW 979 00:30:16,147 --> 00:30:18,216 PLACE TO LIVE. I WAS SURPRISED 980 00:30:18,216 --> 00:30:20,118 TO FIND THAT THE AVERAGE PRICE 981 00:30:20,118 --> 00:30:21,886 POSTED FOR A RENTAL WAS LOW, AND 982 00:30:21,886 --> 00:30:23,087 I WONDERED WHY. AFTER SOME 983 00:30:23,087 --> 00:30:24,022 DIGGING, I FOUND OUT THAT MOST 984 00:30:24,022 --> 00:30:25,590 OF THESE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES 985 00:30:25,590 --> 00:30:26,724 WERE CHARGING HUGE JUNK FEES ON 986 00:30:26,724 --> 00:30:30,228 TOP OF RENT, UPWARDS OF 200 OR 987 00:30:30,228 --> 00:30:31,229 MORE A MONTH AFTER YOU SIGNED 988 00:30:31,229 --> 00:30:33,832 THE LEASE, IT FELT LIKE A BAIT 989 00:30:33,832 --> 00:30:35,099 AND SWITCH. AND IT'S NOT JUST A 990 00:30:35,099 --> 00:30:36,801 FEW COMPANIES DOING THIS. IT HAS 991 00:30:36,801 --> 00:30:38,069 BECOME STANDARD PRACTICE. IF 992 00:30:38,069 --> 00:30:39,537 THIS CONTINUES, IT MAY FORCE 993 00:30:39,537 --> 00:30:40,305 WORKING CLASS PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF 994 00:30:40,305 --> 00:30:41,706 TO LEAVE SOUTH SEATTLE 995 00:30:41,706 --> 00:30:43,074 ALTOGETHER. YOU CAN PREVENT 996 00:30:43,074 --> 00:30:45,410 THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 997 00:30:45,410 --> 00:30:46,644 -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARGARET 998 00:30:46,644 --> 00:30:51,316 SCHILD, FOLLOWED BY ELIZABETH 999 00:30:51,316 --> 00:30:56,621 CAMPBELL. 1000 00:30:56,621 --> 00:30:57,355 -- I'M MARGARET SCHILD IN LAKE 1001 00:30:57,355 --> 00:30:59,357 CITY IN D FIVE HERE IN SUPPORT 1002 00:30:59,357 --> 00:31:01,059 OF COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER BILL TO 1003 00:31:01,059 --> 00:31:02,861 PROHIBIT UNFAIR, UNEXPECTED 1004 00:31:02,861 --> 00:31:04,195 RENTAL FEES THAT SOME LANDLORDS 1005 00:31:04,195 --> 00:31:06,030 USE TO GET AROUND RENTER 1006 00:31:06,030 --> 00:31:07,498 PROTECTION LAWS. THANK YOU FOR 1007 00:31:07,498 --> 00:31:08,933 WORKING ON THIS BIG PROBLEM. 1008 00:31:08,933 --> 00:31:11,236 THIS BILL IS CRITICAL TO 1009 00:31:11,236 --> 00:31:13,304 PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS. LAST 1010 00:31:13,304 --> 00:31:14,639 YEAR I HEARD A RESIDENT OF TENT 1011 00:31:14,639 --> 00:31:15,373 CITY FOUR EXPLAIN HOW HE HAD 1012 00:31:15,373 --> 00:31:18,409 BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO STAY IN 1013 00:31:18,409 --> 00:31:20,178 HIS APARTMENT BECAUSE HE HAD 1014 00:31:20,178 --> 00:31:21,579 PREVIOUSLY BEEN HOMELESS. HE HAD 1015 00:31:21,579 --> 00:31:23,715 A HOUSING VOUCHER AND WAS JUST 1016 00:31:23,715 --> 00:31:24,415 MANAGING TO PAY HIS SHARE OF THE 1017 00:31:24,415 --> 00:31:27,085 RENT EACH MONTH. THEN THE 1018 00:31:27,085 --> 00:31:27,952 LANDLORD ADDED AN EXTRA FEE FOR 1019 00:31:27,952 --> 00:31:30,121 GARBAGE AND RECYCLING. THOSE 1020 00:31:30,121 --> 00:31:31,923 ADDED FEES PILED UP. HE WAS 1021 00:31:31,923 --> 00:31:34,125 EVICTED AND ENDED UP IN A 1022 00:31:34,125 --> 00:31:35,894 SHELTER. THAT'S WRONG. I USED 1023 00:31:35,894 --> 00:31:38,129 TO BE A RENTER TOO. IN THE 80s, 1024 00:31:38,129 --> 00:31:40,398 90s AND 2000 AND THESE JUNK 1025 00:31:40,398 --> 00:31:42,667 RENTAL THINGS WERE JUST NOT A 1026 00:31:42,667 --> 00:31:45,003 THING. THEN I PAID A DEPOSIT, 1027 00:31:45,003 --> 00:31:46,971 PLUS A PET DEPOSIT AND RENT AND 1028 00:31:46,971 --> 00:31:50,174 THAT'S IT. AND I NOTICED THAT 1029 00:31:50,174 --> 00:31:51,743 THE LANDLORDS WERE DOING RENTON. 1030 00:31:51,743 --> 00:31:53,044 NOW, MORE THAN HALF OF ALL 1031 00:31:53,044 --> 00:31:54,545 SEATTLE PEOPLE ARE RENTERS. 1032 00:31:54,545 --> 00:31:57,415 PLEASE MAKE OUR CITY STRONGER. 1033 00:31:57,415 --> 00:31:57,749 PROTECT THEM. 1034 00:31:57,749 --> 00:31:59,217 -- THANK YOU. 1035 00:31:59,217 --> 00:32:01,219 -- NEXT, WE HAVE MARGARET 1036 00:32:01,219 --> 00:32:05,490 CAMPBELL, FOLLOWED BY MARK 1037 00:32:05,490 --> 00:32:13,231 ANGELILLO. 1038 00:32:13,464 --> 00:32:18,670 -- HI, MY NAME IS ELIZABETH 1039 00:32:18,670 --> 00:32:21,539 ARCHAMBAULT AND I'M A RENTER IN 1040 00:32:21,539 --> 00:32:23,174 SOUTH LAKE UNION NEIGHBORHOOD. 1041 00:32:23,174 --> 00:32:24,776 I'M TESTIFYING TODAY. EXCUSE 1042 00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:27,278 ME. TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED JUNK 1043 00:32:27,278 --> 00:32:30,048 FREE LEGISLATION., AND I WANTED 1044 00:32:30,048 --> 00:32:32,917 I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IN 1045 00:32:32,917 --> 00:32:34,452 TALKING WITH MY NEIGHBORS IN THE 1046 00:32:34,452 --> 00:32:36,921 BUILDING THAT I LIVE, WHEN JUNK 1047 00:32:36,921 --> 00:32:38,756 FEES ARE ADDED TO THEIR MONTHLY 1048 00:32:38,756 --> 00:32:40,224 AMOUNT OF RENT, PEOPLE HAVE A 1049 00:32:40,224 --> 00:32:41,659 REALLY HARD TIME AND STRUGGLE TO 1050 00:32:41,659 --> 00:32:43,061 KEEP ON TOP OF THEIR PAYING 1051 00:32:43,061 --> 00:32:46,831 RENT. THIS CAN OFTEN LEAD TO TEN 1052 00:32:46,831 --> 00:32:49,267 DAY NOTICES AND POSSIBLY FACING 1053 00:32:49,267 --> 00:32:50,969 EVICTION. SO I THINK IT'S REALLY 1054 00:32:50,969 --> 00:32:53,971 IMPORTANT. AND I URGE YOU AS A 1055 00:32:53,971 --> 00:32:56,941 COMMITTEE TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE 1056 00:32:56,941 --> 00:32:58,876 YES ON THE THE PROPOSED 1057 00:32:58,876 --> 00:33:01,379 LEGISLATION TO BAN JUNK FEES AND 1058 00:33:01,379 --> 00:33:03,848 TO REJECT ANY OF THE AMENDMENTS 1059 00:33:03,848 --> 00:33:05,983 THAT REDUCE THE PROTECTION FOR 1060 00:33:05,983 --> 00:33:07,418 TENANTS AND WRITERS. EXCUSE ME. 1061 00:33:07,418 --> 00:33:10,388 RENTERS. THANK YOU. 1062 00:33:10,388 --> 00:33:12,190 -- NEXT, SPEAKER IS MARK ANDREW 1063 00:33:12,190 --> 00:33:16,861 LEE, FOLLOWED BY, B ILANA RODAN 1064 00:33:16,861 --> 00:33:24,769 HAMIL 1065 00:33:25,002 --> 00:33:34,312 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 1066 00:33:34,312 --> 00:33:34,979 MARK ANGELILLO. I'M THE MANAGING 1067 00:33:34,979 --> 00:33:37,181 MEMBER OF SCREEN REAL ESTATE. 1068 00:33:37,181 --> 00:33:38,116 WE'RE A LOCAL DEVELOPER FOCUSED 1069 00:33:38,116 --> 00:33:40,151 ON HOUSING, BOTH MARKET RATE AND 1070 00:33:40,151 --> 00:33:41,586 AFFORDABLE IN THE SEATTLE 1071 00:33:41,586 --> 00:33:43,321 MARKETPLACE. WE'VE BEEN BUILDING 1072 00:33:43,321 --> 00:33:43,955 IN SEATTLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 1073 00:33:43,955 --> 00:33:44,589 YEARS, AND I'VE LIVED IN THE 1074 00:33:44,589 --> 00:33:47,225 CITY OF SEATTLE FOR 35 YEARS. 1075 00:33:47,225 --> 00:33:48,726 HERE TODAY HAS A SMALL LOCAL 1076 00:33:48,726 --> 00:33:51,262 DEVELOPER TO COMMENT ON PROPOSED 1077 00:33:51,262 --> 00:33:53,097 CB 121254 AS DRAFTED. REGARDING 1078 00:33:53,097 --> 00:33:55,733 PET RENTAL WILL FORCE US TO 1079 00:33:55,733 --> 00:33:56,401 CHARGE ALL TENANTS MORE RENT TO 1080 00:33:56,401 --> 00:33:58,202 COVER THE COST OF THOSE TENANTS 1081 00:33:58,202 --> 00:34:00,171 WHO DO HAVE PETS. DOGS AND CATS 1082 00:34:00,171 --> 00:34:01,839 DO REAL DAMAGE AND HAVE REAL 1083 00:34:01,839 --> 00:34:02,707 IMPACTS ON WEAR AND TEAR. ANY OF 1084 00:34:02,707 --> 00:34:04,442 YOU THAT HAVE PETS CAN SURELY 1085 00:34:04,442 --> 00:34:05,476 ATTEST TO THIS. OUR BUILDINGS 1086 00:34:05,476 --> 00:34:07,445 ARE CURRENTLY PET FRIENDLY AND 1087 00:34:07,445 --> 00:34:09,047 WE DISCLOSE ALL PET COSTS, 1088 00:34:09,047 --> 00:34:11,115 IMPACTS, AND DEPOSITS UPFRONT TO 1089 00:34:11,115 --> 00:34:12,583 POTENTIAL TENANTS AS WE ALWAYS 1090 00:34:12,583 --> 00:34:14,385 HAVE. WE ALSO BELIEVE LANDLORDS 1091 00:34:14,385 --> 00:34:15,787 SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO DO THE 1092 00:34:15,787 --> 00:34:17,588 SAME DISCLOSURE AND ALL COSTS 1093 00:34:17,588 --> 00:34:18,756 RELATED TO HAVING PETS UPFRONT 1094 00:34:18,756 --> 00:34:20,291 AND IN WRITING TO POTENTIAL 1095 00:34:20,291 --> 00:34:22,026 TENANTS AND CURRENT TENANTS. THE 1096 00:34:22,026 --> 00:34:24,395 LEGISLATION IS DRAFTED REGARDING 1097 00:34:24,395 --> 00:34:26,531 BULK INTERNET IS A SIGNIFICANT 1098 00:34:26,531 --> 00:34:27,799 ISSUE. FOR INSTANCE, WE'RE JUST 1099 00:34:27,799 --> 00:34:29,033 COMPLETING A 74 UNIT BUILDING. 1100 00:34:29,033 --> 00:34:30,835 THE INTERNET IS OPTIONAL. 1101 00:34:30,835 --> 00:34:32,537 SERVICE THAT CAN CHOOSE TO SIGN 1102 00:34:32,537 --> 00:34:34,472 UP FOR THE BULK COST OF THE 1103 00:34:34,472 --> 00:34:37,241 INTERNET TO US IS APPROXIMATELY 1104 00:34:37,241 --> 00:34:37,442 $850. 1105 00:34:37,442 --> 00:34:40,311 -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ILANA 1106 00:34:40,311 --> 00:34:41,079 HAMMEL, FOLLOWED BY DYLAN GREER. 1107 00:34:41,079 --> 00:34:42,713 AS A REMINDER, IF YOU HAVE 1108 00:34:42,713 --> 00:34:43,448 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN YOUR 1109 00:34:43,448 --> 00:34:46,117 VIRTUAL, YOU CAN EMAIL THOSE TO 1110 00:34:46,117 --> 00:34:53,758 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 1111 00:34:53,891 --> 00:35:01,899 AND ILANA, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO 1112 00:35:01,899 --> 00:35:12,343 PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. 1113 00:35:13,177 --> 00:35:15,746 -- AND OH. 1114 00:35:15,746 --> 00:35:16,714 -- MY NAME IS ALANA ROTHERMEL 1115 00:35:16,714 --> 00:35:18,449 AND I AM A RENTER IN WEST 1116 00:35:18,449 --> 00:35:20,084 SEATTLE. AND I SUPPORT THE 1117 00:35:20,084 --> 00:35:21,586 PROPOSED BAN ON RENTAL JUNK 1118 00:35:21,586 --> 00:35:23,387 FEES. WHEN MY WIFE AND I WERE 1119 00:35:23,387 --> 00:35:24,555 PREPARING TO MOVE, WE FOUND A 1120 00:35:24,555 --> 00:35:26,257 RENTAL THAT SEEMED TO FIT OUR 1121 00:35:26,257 --> 00:35:27,458 BUDGET. BUT THEN BEFORE WE COULD 1122 00:35:27,458 --> 00:35:28,426 MOVE IN, WE WERE TOLD THAT 1123 00:35:28,426 --> 00:35:30,027 BECAUSE WE HAD A CAT, WE ALSO 1124 00:35:30,027 --> 00:35:32,697 WERE CHARGED AN ADDITIONAL $300 1125 00:35:32,697 --> 00:35:34,398 NONREFUNDABLE PET CLEANING FEE. 1126 00:35:34,398 --> 00:35:36,467 SEATTLE RENTERS ARE ALREADY 1127 00:35:36,467 --> 00:35:37,034 RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING ANY 1128 00:35:37,034 --> 00:35:38,503 DAMAGE. THEIR PETS ACTUALLY 1129 00:35:38,503 --> 00:35:39,737 CAUSE, BUT THE FEE WASN'T 1130 00:35:39,737 --> 00:35:41,439 APPLIED TOWARD DAMAGES OR EXTRA 1131 00:35:41,439 --> 00:35:42,874 CLEANING. AND BECAUSE LANDLORDS 1132 00:35:42,874 --> 00:35:44,342 HOLD THE POWER DURING THE RENTAL 1133 00:35:44,342 --> 00:35:45,576 PROCESS, SAYING NO WASN'T REALLY 1134 00:35:45,576 --> 00:35:46,677 AN OPTION. IF WE WANTED TO RENT 1135 00:35:46,677 --> 00:35:48,713 A HOME, IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME 1136 00:35:48,713 --> 00:35:50,548 TO FIND A RENTAL AND ALSO RENTAL 1137 00:35:50,548 --> 00:35:52,216 APPLICATION FEES STACK UP. 1138 00:35:52,216 --> 00:35:53,284 WALKING AWAY WOULD HAVE MEANT 1139 00:35:53,284 --> 00:35:55,653 STARTING THE SEARCH OVER, PAYING 1140 00:35:55,653 --> 00:35:56,287 ADDITIONAL APPLICATION FEES WITH 1141 00:35:56,287 --> 00:35:57,321 NO GUARANTEE THE NEXT RENTAL 1142 00:35:57,321 --> 00:35:58,289 WOULDN'T COME WITH ITS OWN 1143 00:35:58,289 --> 00:36:00,525 HIDDEN FEES. JUST TWO MONTHS 1144 00:36:00,525 --> 00:36:02,026 AFTER WE MOVED IN, OUR ELDERLY 1145 00:36:02,026 --> 00:36:03,494 CAT PASSED AWAY FROM OLD AGE. 1146 00:36:03,494 --> 00:36:05,096 SHE NEVER CAUSED ANY DAMAGE THAT 1147 00:36:05,096 --> 00:36:07,865 WOULD JUSTIFY AN EXTRA $300 1148 00:36:07,865 --> 00:36:08,933 CLEANING CHARGE, YET WE NEVER 1149 00:36:08,933 --> 00:36:11,802 GOT THAT MONEY BACK. IF THIS 1150 00:36:11,802 --> 00:36:12,603 EXPERIENCE SHOWED ME THESE FEES 1151 00:36:12,603 --> 00:36:15,940 ARE NOT INTENDED TO COVER ACTUAL 1152 00:36:15,940 --> 00:36:17,175 COSTS. INSTEAD, THEY'RE ABOUT 1153 00:36:17,175 --> 00:36:18,209 CHARGING RENTERS MORE WHILE 1154 00:36:18,209 --> 00:36:19,544 OBSCURING THE TRUE COST OF 1155 00:36:19,544 --> 00:36:19,810 HOUSING. 1156 00:36:19,810 --> 00:36:20,511 -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DYLAN 1157 00:36:20,511 --> 00:36:30,021 GREER, FOLLOWED BY AMY DAMANI. 1158 00:36:30,021 --> 00:36:30,454 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 1159 00:36:30,454 --> 00:36:31,622 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS DYLAN 1160 00:36:31,622 --> 00:36:35,159 GREER. I'M A CURRENT UW GRADUATE 1161 00:36:35,159 --> 00:36:35,793 STUDENT STUDYING REAL ESTATE AND 1162 00:36:35,793 --> 00:36:36,994 THE CURRENT DISTRICT FOUR 1163 00:36:36,994 --> 00:36:38,362 RENTER, AND WILL BE MOVING TO 1164 00:36:38,362 --> 00:36:40,164 DISTRICT SEVEN AS A RENTER THIS 1165 00:36:40,164 --> 00:36:43,000 FRIDAY. I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON 1166 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,303 COUNCIL BILL 121254. 1167 00:36:45,303 --> 00:36:47,705 SPECIFICALLY REGARDING PET RENT, 1168 00:36:47,705 --> 00:36:49,941 LANDLORDS HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO 1169 00:36:49,941 --> 00:36:50,474 MAINTAIN COMMON AREAS AND 1170 00:36:50,474 --> 00:36:51,976 MULTIFAMILY UNITS IN BETWEEN 1171 00:36:51,976 --> 00:36:54,712 TENANTS, AND THIS MAINTENANCE 1172 00:36:54,712 --> 00:36:55,246 REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT 1173 00:36:55,246 --> 00:36:56,981 OPERATIONAL COST. PET RENT 1174 00:36:56,981 --> 00:36:58,015 ALLOWS THIS BURDEN TO BE PLACED 1175 00:36:58,015 --> 00:37:01,419 ON THE PET OWNERS DIRECTLY. IF 1176 00:37:01,419 --> 00:37:02,887 PET RENT IS ELIMINATED, EITHER 1177 00:37:02,887 --> 00:37:04,855 BASE RENT FOR ALL TENANTS WILL 1178 00:37:04,855 --> 00:37:05,990 INCREASE OR COMMON AREAS WILL 1179 00:37:05,990 --> 00:37:08,192 NOT BE UP TO CURRENT STANDARDS. 1180 00:37:08,192 --> 00:37:11,729 PET RENT AND OTHER SIMILAR FEES 1181 00:37:11,729 --> 00:37:12,330 MAKE RENTING MORE AFFORDABLE 1182 00:37:12,330 --> 00:37:14,165 OVERALL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL 1183 00:37:14,165 --> 00:37:15,766 RENTER, RATHER THAN BEARING THE 1184 00:37:15,766 --> 00:37:17,602 INCREASED COST OF PET RELATED 1185 00:37:17,602 --> 00:37:18,669 MAINTENANCE. IN MY MONTHLY RENT, 1186 00:37:18,669 --> 00:37:20,705 I CAN MAKE THE CHOICE TO NOT BE 1187 00:37:20,705 --> 00:37:22,573 A PET OWNER AND THEREFORE NOT 1188 00:37:22,573 --> 00:37:24,041 PAY THE COSTS OF PET OWNERSHIP. 1189 00:37:24,041 --> 00:37:26,277 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 1190 00:37:26,277 --> 00:37:31,515 -- NEXT WE HAVE AMY DAMANI, 1191 00:37:31,515 --> 00:37:39,457 FOLLOWED BY BRADLEY DOUCHE. 1192 00:37:39,590 --> 00:37:50,067 AMY, IF YOU CAN PRESS STAR SIX, 1193 00:37:51,869 --> 00:38:01,479 YOU SHOULD BE UNMUTED. ALL 1194 00:38:01,479 --> 00:38:02,680 RIGHT, WE'LL CIRCLE BACK. WE'LL 1195 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:04,715 NEXT GO TO BRADLEY DOUCHE AND 1196 00:38:04,715 --> 00:38:15,059 THEN ETHAN STEGER. 1197 00:38:16,127 --> 00:38:19,864 BRADLEY, IF YOU PRESS STAR SIX, 1198 00:38:19,864 --> 00:38:30,374 YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO UNMUTE. 1199 00:38:31,409 --> 00:38:36,347 OKAY. WE'LL, NEXT JUMP DOWN TO 1200 00:38:36,347 --> 00:38:37,481 ETHAN AND CIRCLE BACK FOR AMY 1201 00:38:37,481 --> 00:38:40,685 AND BRADLEY. ETHAN STEGER, 1202 00:38:40,685 --> 00:38:51,095 FOLLOWED BY LUANA REID. 1203 00:38:51,529 --> 00:39:01,972 ETHAN, ARE YOU ABLE TO PRESS 1204 00:39:03,941 --> 00:39:05,142 STAR SIX? I HOPE WE'RE NOT 1205 00:39:05,142 --> 00:39:10,915 HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. 1206 00:39:10,915 --> 00:39:13,584 -- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY 1207 00:39:13,584 --> 00:39:14,251 NAME IS ETHAN AND I'M A SEATTLE 1208 00:39:14,251 --> 00:39:16,687 RENTER. THANK YOU FOR GATHERING 1209 00:39:16,687 --> 00:39:17,321 TODAY FOR US ALL TO DISCUSS THE 1210 00:39:17,321 --> 00:39:18,656 BILL TO BAN JUNK FEES. I'M PROUD 1211 00:39:18,656 --> 00:39:19,890 TO SUPPORT THIS BILL THAT 1212 00:39:19,890 --> 00:39:20,991 PROTECTS RENTERS. THE MAJORITY 1213 00:39:20,991 --> 00:39:24,228 OF SEATTLE AND PROVIDES THE MORE 1214 00:39:24,228 --> 00:39:25,362 FINANCIAL FREEDOM AND OPTIONS IN 1215 00:39:25,362 --> 00:39:26,364 HOUSING. WHEN CONSIDERING THIS 1216 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:27,765 BILL, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK 1217 00:39:27,765 --> 00:39:28,699 ABOUT THE THOUSANDS OF RENTERS 1218 00:39:28,699 --> 00:39:30,334 THAT ARE PREYED UPON BY THESE 1219 00:39:30,334 --> 00:39:31,635 FEES AND HOW YOU COULD EASE 1220 00:39:31,635 --> 00:39:33,404 THEIR LIVES AND FEELINGS OF 1221 00:39:33,404 --> 00:39:34,438 HOUSING INSECURITY BY PASSING 1222 00:39:34,438 --> 00:39:36,474 THIS BILL WITH NO WEAKENING 1223 00:39:36,474 --> 00:39:39,777 AMENDMENTS, AND JUNK FEES. THANK 1224 00:39:39,777 --> 00:39:39,977 YOU. 1225 00:39:39,977 --> 00:39:41,879 -- NEXT WE HAVE LUANA, AND THEN 1226 00:39:41,879 --> 00:39:45,349 WE'LL CIRCLE BACK TO AMY 1227 00:39:45,349 --> 00:39:52,156 DAMANI. 1228 00:39:52,156 --> 00:39:53,791 -- HI THERE. MY NAME IS TAWANNA 1229 00:39:53,791 --> 00:39:55,126 REED AND I'M WITH THE TIMOTHY 1230 00:39:55,126 --> 00:39:56,227 UNIT, WASHINGTON STATE IN 1231 00:39:56,227 --> 00:39:57,828 SUPPORT OF THE JUNK FEE 1232 00:39:57,828 --> 00:39:58,429 ORDINANCE WITH AMENDMENTS ONE 1233 00:39:58,429 --> 00:39:59,864 AND TWO. AND I'M HERE TODAY ON 1234 00:39:59,864 --> 00:40:02,199 BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF 1235 00:40:02,199 --> 00:40:02,800 TENANTS WHO CONTACT ADVOCATES 1236 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:04,368 BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING EVICTED 1237 00:40:04,368 --> 00:40:05,035 AND CAN'T BECAUSE THEY CAN'T 1238 00:40:05,035 --> 00:40:06,937 AFFORD THE RENT, AND ALSO JUNK 1239 00:40:06,937 --> 00:40:09,440 FEES. EVERY SINGLE DAY, TENANTS 1240 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:10,374 CONTACT US ALREADY STRUGGLING TO 1241 00:40:10,374 --> 00:40:11,842 KEEP UP. WHAT MAKES IT EVEN 1242 00:40:11,842 --> 00:40:13,844 HARDER IS THE UNEXPECTED FEES 1243 00:40:13,844 --> 00:40:15,379 THAT PEOPLE MOVE IN OR 1244 00:40:15,379 --> 00:40:17,648 THROUGHOUT THE TENANCY PACKAGE 1245 00:40:17,648 --> 00:40:18,682 FEES, PAYMENT PROCESSING FEES, 1246 00:40:18,682 --> 00:40:21,786 VALET FEES, PAYMENT FEES SLAP 1247 00:40:21,786 --> 00:40:23,254 YOUR MOM FEES, WHATEVER THE FEE 1248 00:40:23,254 --> 00:40:25,389 IS. LET'S BE HONEST, LANDLORDS 1249 00:40:25,389 --> 00:40:26,690 OPERATE AS A BUSINESS, YET THEY 1250 00:40:26,690 --> 00:40:28,793 DO NOT PAY TAXES LIKE 1251 00:40:28,793 --> 00:40:30,161 BUSINESSES. SO THE RENT ON THE 1252 00:40:30,161 --> 00:40:31,695 RENT THEY COLLECT, THEY'RE 1253 00:40:31,695 --> 00:40:32,696 CURRENTLY PERMITTED TO CHARGE 1254 00:40:32,696 --> 00:40:36,100 WHATEVER THEY WANT TO PROFIT. 1255 00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:36,734 TENANTS. THE CONSUMERS NEED TO 1256 00:40:36,734 --> 00:40:38,102 BE PROTECTED. A UNIT ADVERTISED 1257 00:40:38,102 --> 00:40:39,403 AT ONE PRICE ENDS UP COSTING 1258 00:40:39,403 --> 00:40:41,539 HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS MORE EACH 1259 00:40:41,539 --> 00:40:42,907 MONTH. THESE CHARGES ARE NOT 1260 00:40:42,907 --> 00:40:44,308 ABOUT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF 1261 00:40:44,308 --> 00:40:45,810 LIVING. THEY'RE ABOUT INCREASING 1262 00:40:45,810 --> 00:40:48,078 PROFITS. I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU 1263 00:40:48,078 --> 00:40:48,813 TO PASS THIS TO VOTE YES ON THIS 1264 00:40:48,813 --> 00:40:50,714 ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. 1265 00:40:50,714 --> 00:40:53,384 -- ALL RIGHT. WELL, AMY DOMANI 1266 00:40:53,384 --> 00:41:03,861 AND THEN BRADLY DOSS AGAIN. 1267 00:41:06,363 --> 00:41:12,169 -- HELLO., I LIVE IN PEOPLE WHO 1268 00:41:12,169 --> 00:41:13,838 RENT ARE NOT CONSUMERS. 1269 00:41:13,838 --> 00:41:14,538 -- CUTTING OUT WILL RESTART YOUR 1270 00:41:14,538 --> 00:41:14,738 TIME. 1271 00:41:14,738 --> 00:41:17,374 -- SHOULD 1272 00:41:17,374 --> 00:41:27,751 -- ALL RIGHT. GO FOR IT. 1273 00:41:27,985 --> 00:41:33,424 -- HI, I'M AMY FROM NEW 1274 00:41:33,424 --> 00:41:37,061 DISTRICT. I WANT TO BE CLEAR 1275 00:41:37,061 --> 00:41:40,464 THAT, CONSUMERS ARE FOR 1276 00:41:40,464 --> 00:41:41,265 BUSINESSES AND RENTING A HOUSE. 1277 00:41:41,265 --> 00:41:44,368 HAVING A HOME IS NOT A BUSINESS. 1278 00:41:44,368 --> 00:41:46,537 WE'RE JUST PEOPLE TRYING TO 1279 00:41:46,537 --> 00:41:49,006 MAKE A LIVING AND HAVING HIDDEN 1280 00:41:49,006 --> 00:41:50,674 RENTAL FEES ADD UP IN SUCH A WAY 1281 00:41:50,674 --> 00:41:54,144 THAT IT CAN BE BETWEEN PEOPLE 1282 00:41:54,144 --> 00:41:55,145 HAVING A HOME AND A PLACE TO 1283 00:41:55,145 --> 00:41:57,581 SLEEP AND A PLACE TO EAT, VERSUS 1284 00:41:57,581 --> 00:42:00,885 BEING ON THE STREET. SO I'M HERE 1285 00:42:00,885 --> 00:42:04,455 TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR BANNING, 1286 00:42:04,455 --> 00:42:07,258 RENT, JUNK FEES. AND IN 1287 00:42:07,258 --> 00:42:07,892 ADDITION, I KNOW THIS IS NOT 1288 00:42:07,892 --> 00:42:11,362 ABOUT RUBS, BUT RUBS, UTILITY 1289 00:42:11,362 --> 00:42:13,764 BILLING IS THE SAME CONCEPT, 1290 00:42:13,764 --> 00:42:14,932 SAME PRINCIPLE BEING CHARGED AN 1291 00:42:14,932 --> 00:42:17,801 UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF MONEY EACH 1292 00:42:17,801 --> 00:42:19,570 MONTH WITH QUITE A STICKER 1293 00:42:19,570 --> 00:42:20,804 SHOCK. AND IF YOU DON'T FIGHT 1294 00:42:20,804 --> 00:42:22,206 AGAINST ONE THING, IT'S JUST 1295 00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:24,575 GOING TO KEEP PILING UP. SO 1296 00:42:24,575 --> 00:42:26,744 PLEASE FIGHT FOR SEATTLE 1297 00:42:26,744 --> 00:42:27,177 RENTERS. THANK YOU. 1298 00:42:27,177 --> 00:42:31,782 -- THANK YOU. AND OUR FINAL 1299 00:42:31,782 --> 00:42:36,887 SPEAKER IS BRADLEY DOUCHE. 1300 00:42:36,887 --> 00:42:38,188 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS BRADLEY 1301 00:42:38,188 --> 00:42:41,191 DOSH I'M A MENTOR IN CAPITOL 1302 00:42:41,191 --> 00:42:43,494 HILL, AND I'M SPEAKING IN 1303 00:42:43,494 --> 00:42:46,664 SUPPORT OF BANNING JUNK FEES., I 1304 00:42:46,664 --> 00:42:48,465 PAY THE WATER BILL EVERY MONTH 1305 00:42:48,465 --> 00:42:51,101 IN MY APARTMENT HERE, AND JUST A 1306 00:42:51,101 --> 00:42:52,736 FEW MONTHS AGO, I RECEIVED 1307 00:42:52,736 --> 00:42:54,738 NOTICE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO 1308 00:42:54,738 --> 00:42:57,875 SHUT THE WATER OFF FROM SEATTLE 1309 00:42:57,875 --> 00:43:00,311 PUBLIC UTILITIES. THAT WAS 1310 00:43:00,311 --> 00:43:02,212 INFURIATING BECAUSE, WE PAY THAT 1311 00:43:02,212 --> 00:43:03,981 BILL EVERY MONTH. AND CLEARLY 1312 00:43:03,981 --> 00:43:06,216 OUR MANAGEMENT WAS NOT PAYING 1313 00:43:06,216 --> 00:43:09,787 THE WATER BILL WITH THAT. AND I 1314 00:43:09,787 --> 00:43:11,055 THINK WE ALL SUSPECT THAT 1315 00:43:11,055 --> 00:43:11,655 SIMILAR THINGS ARE HAPPENING 1316 00:43:11,655 --> 00:43:13,590 WITH OTHER BILLS. AND THAT, 1317 00:43:13,590 --> 00:43:16,093 AGAIN, IS NOT ACTUALLY ABOUT 1318 00:43:16,093 --> 00:43:17,361 CHARGING TRUE COSTS THAT THE 1319 00:43:17,361 --> 00:43:19,496 BUILDING OWNER HAS, BUT RATHER 1320 00:43:19,496 --> 00:43:20,998 JUST TRYING TO SUCK MORE MONEY 1321 00:43:20,998 --> 00:43:22,633 OUT OF TENANTS, OUT OF WORKING 1322 00:43:22,633 --> 00:43:24,335 PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY 1323 00:43:24,335 --> 00:43:25,669 STRUGGLING. SO, THANK YOU ALL 1324 00:43:25,669 --> 00:43:26,737 FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE BAN 1325 00:43:26,737 --> 00:43:31,508 JUNK JUICE. THANK YOU. 1326 00:43:31,508 --> 00:43:34,078 -- ALL RIGHT., THAT IS THERE ARE 1327 00:43:34,078 --> 00:43:36,914 NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED 1328 00:43:36,914 --> 00:43:37,181 SPEAKERS. 1329 00:43:37,181 --> 00:43:39,350 -- ALL RIGHT. FANTASTIC. THANK 1330 00:43:39,350 --> 00:43:40,484 YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON 1331 00:43:40,484 --> 00:43:43,087 TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS, 1332 00:43:43,087 --> 00:43:44,221 ITEM ONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1333 00:43:44,221 --> 00:43:45,956 READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD. 1334 00:43:45,956 --> 00:43:46,957 -- AGENDA ITEM ONE COUNCIL BILL 1335 00:43:46,957 --> 00:43:49,660 ONE, TWO, 1254. AN ORDINANCE 1336 00:43:49,660 --> 00:43:52,229 RELATING TO RENTAL AGREEMENT 1337 00:43:52,229 --> 00:43:53,364 REGULATION REQUIRING DISCLOSURE 1338 00:43:53,364 --> 00:43:54,531 OF FEES. PROHIBITING AND 1339 00:43:54,531 --> 00:43:57,001 LIMITING CERTAIN FEES, REQUIRING 1340 00:43:57,001 --> 00:44:00,070 RETENTION OF COMPLIANCE RECORDS. 1341 00:44:00,070 --> 00:44:00,571 EXPANDING INVESTIGATIVE 1342 00:44:00,571 --> 00:44:01,438 AUTHORITY AND ESTABLISHING NEW 1343 00:44:01,438 --> 00:44:07,678 ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS. AMENDING 1344 00:44:07,678 --> 00:44:11,615 SECTION 7.240207.240507.24060, 1345 00:44:11,615 --> 00:44:13,584 7.24120 AND 7.24130 OF AND 1346 00:44:13,584 --> 00:44:19,790 ADDING NEW SECTION 1347 00:44:19,790 --> 00:44:24,061 7.240397.240407.240457.2, 1348 00:44:24,061 --> 00:44:28,699 4.1707.24180, 7.24190, 7.2, 1349 00:44:28,699 --> 00:44:34,638 4.200, 7.2, 4.210, 7.2, 4.220, 1350 00:44:34,638 --> 00:44:38,409 7.24230 AND 7.24240 TO THE 1351 00:44:38,409 --> 00:44:39,176 SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR 1352 00:44:39,176 --> 00:44:42,646 BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND 1353 00:44:42,646 --> 00:44:43,013 POSSIBLE VOTE. 1354 00:44:43,013 --> 00:44:50,387 -- [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] 1355 00:44:50,387 --> 00:44:51,588 -- YOU ALL ARE TOO WONDERFUL. I 1356 00:44:51,588 --> 00:44:52,222 WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO SAY, CAN 1357 00:44:52,222 --> 00:44:53,090 WE GIVE IT UP FOR THE CLERK? BUT 1358 00:44:53,090 --> 00:44:55,526 YOU ALREADY KNEW, SO THAT WAS 1359 00:44:55,526 --> 00:44:56,360 GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO 1360 00:44:56,360 --> 00:44:59,563 MUCH, SAGE. ALL RIGHT. 1361 00:44:59,563 --> 00:45:00,431 FANTASTIC. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO 1362 00:45:00,431 --> 00:45:01,699 HAVE THIS DISCUSSION TODAY. I'LL 1363 00:45:01,699 --> 00:45:03,133 BE SAVING MY KIND OF LONGER 1364 00:45:03,133 --> 00:45:04,435 COMMENTS FOR THE END. SO I'LL 1365 00:45:04,435 --> 00:45:07,871 JUST GET RIGHT ON INTO IT. I 1366 00:45:07,871 --> 00:45:08,372 MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE 1367 00:45:08,372 --> 00:45:08,972 RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF COUNCIL 1368 00:45:08,972 --> 00:45:10,774 BILL ONE TWO, 1254. IS THERE A 1369 00:45:10,774 --> 00:45:11,909 SECOND? 1370 00:45:11,909 --> 00:45:12,476 -- SECOND. 1371 00:45:12,476 --> 00:45:13,744 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU., SO 1372 00:45:13,744 --> 00:45:15,012 FIRST, AS WE KNOW, THERE'S A FEW 1373 00:45:15,012 --> 00:45:16,647 AMENDMENTS. AND SO I WANT TO 1374 00:45:16,647 --> 00:45:19,016 INVITE UP AND SHE'S ALREADY AT 1375 00:45:19,016 --> 00:45:19,783 THE TABLE. H P HARPER FROM 1376 00:45:19,783 --> 00:45:20,818 COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, WHO'S 1377 00:45:20,818 --> 00:45:22,519 GOING TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF 1378 00:45:22,519 --> 00:45:23,053 THE FOUR AMENDMENTS BEING 1379 00:45:23,053 --> 00:45:24,988 BROUGHT FORWARD AND WILL ANSWER 1380 00:45:24,988 --> 00:45:26,523 ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 1381 00:45:26,523 --> 00:45:28,158 LEGISLATION. SO, COLLEAGUES, THE 1382 00:45:28,158 --> 00:45:28,792 PROCESS HERE IS GOING TO BE THAT 1383 00:45:28,792 --> 00:45:30,894 WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS AND VOTE 1384 00:45:30,894 --> 00:45:32,162 ON EACH AMENDMENT, ONE AT A 1385 00:45:32,162 --> 00:45:34,598 TIME. SO DON'T HOLD YOUR 1386 00:45:34,598 --> 00:45:35,566 QUESTIONS FOR LATER BECAUSE 1387 00:45:35,566 --> 00:45:36,767 WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE 1388 00:45:36,767 --> 00:45:37,668 AMENDMENT, THEN VOTE ON THE 1389 00:45:37,668 --> 00:45:39,870 AMENDMENT AND MOVE FORWARD. SO 1390 00:45:39,870 --> 00:45:41,538 HP, ONCE YOU'RE READY, PLEASE 1391 00:45:41,538 --> 00:45:42,773 INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND GO AHEAD. 1392 00:45:42,773 --> 00:45:45,843 -- HP HARPER CENTRAL STAFF. SO 1393 00:45:45,843 --> 00:45:47,244 WE'LL START WITH AMENDMENT ONE. 1394 00:45:47,244 --> 00:45:47,878 -- OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 1395 00:45:47,878 --> 00:45:50,914 WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE YOUR 1396 00:45:50,914 --> 00:45:51,215 AMENDMENT? 1397 00:45:51,215 --> 00:45:52,483 -- CERTAINLY. I MOVE TO AMEND 1398 00:45:52,483 --> 00:45:54,518 THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON 1399 00:45:54,518 --> 00:45:54,885 AMENDMENT ONE. 1400 00:45:54,885 --> 00:45:55,486 -- SECOND. 1401 00:45:55,486 --> 00:45:56,820 -- ALL RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED 1402 00:45:56,820 --> 00:45:58,622 AND SECONDED. COUNCILMEMBER 1403 00:45:58,622 --> 00:45:59,823 RINCK AS SPONSOR OF THE 1404 00:45:59,823 --> 00:46:00,757 AMENDMENT, I'LL INVITE YOU TO 1405 00:46:00,757 --> 00:46:02,059 SPEAK TO. OH, WHOOPS. I'M 1406 00:46:02,059 --> 00:46:02,860 SORRY. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO 1407 00:46:02,860 --> 00:46:04,027 GO OVER TO HB AND THEN I'M GOING 1408 00:46:04,027 --> 00:46:04,628 TO GO TO YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 1409 00:46:04,628 --> 00:46:07,364 RINCK. I APOLOGIZE. 1410 00:46:07,364 --> 00:46:08,098 -- SO AMENDMENT ONE REQUIRES 1411 00:46:08,098 --> 00:46:09,633 THAT WHEN OPTIONAL FEES ARE 1412 00:46:09,633 --> 00:46:11,768 BUNDLED, EACH DISCRETE PORTION 1413 00:46:11,768 --> 00:46:13,303 OF THAT BUNDLE SHALL ALSO BE 1414 00:46:13,303 --> 00:46:15,572 SEPARATELY AVAILABLE. SO AS YOU 1415 00:46:15,572 --> 00:46:17,174 MAY RECALL, THERE WERE THREE 1416 00:46:17,174 --> 00:46:18,475 CATEGORIES OF FEES IN THE BILL. 1417 00:46:18,475 --> 00:46:19,710 THOSE THAT ARE PERMITTED, THOSE 1418 00:46:19,710 --> 00:46:21,578 THAT ARE PROHIBITED, AND THOSE 1419 00:46:21,578 --> 00:46:23,981 THAT ARE OPTIONAL, THAT TENANTS 1420 00:46:23,981 --> 00:46:25,015 CAN OPT INTO AFFIRMATIVELY ALL 1421 00:46:25,015 --> 00:46:26,350 OF THOSE OPTIONAL FEES HAD TO 1422 00:46:26,350 --> 00:46:30,020 MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS 1423 00:46:30,020 --> 00:46:32,489 RELATED TO DISCLOSURE, THE 1424 00:46:32,489 --> 00:46:33,123 PROCESS BY WHICH OPTING OUT IS 1425 00:46:33,123 --> 00:46:34,625 GIVEN TO THE TENANT WITH NO FEE, 1426 00:46:34,625 --> 00:46:37,027 ET CETERA. AND SO THIS WOULD ADD 1427 00:46:37,027 --> 00:46:38,529 A FURTHER REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE 1428 00:46:38,529 --> 00:46:39,530 OPTIONAL FEES SUCH THAT IF 1429 00:46:39,530 --> 00:46:41,331 THERE'S A BUNDLE OFFERED THAT 1430 00:46:41,331 --> 00:46:42,666 THE LANDLORD SHALL MAKE EACH 1431 00:46:42,666 --> 00:46:44,434 COMPONENT OF THE BUNDLE 1432 00:46:44,434 --> 00:46:44,935 AVAILABLE SEPARATELY AS 1433 00:46:44,935 --> 00:46:47,738 OPTIONAL, AS WELL. THANKS. 1434 00:46:47,738 --> 00:46:48,739 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 1435 00:46:48,739 --> 00:46:51,008 RINCK YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 1436 00:46:51,008 --> 00:46:51,642 -- THANK YOU CHAIR FOSTER, AND 1437 00:46:51,642 --> 00:46:53,076 THANK YOU FOR THE OVERVIEW. HB 1438 00:46:53,076 --> 00:46:54,278 COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE 1439 00:46:54,278 --> 00:46:55,746 AMENDMENT THAT WE DISCUSSED 1440 00:46:55,746 --> 00:46:56,680 DURING OUR LAST COMMITTEE 1441 00:46:56,680 --> 00:46:58,215 MEETING. WE HAVE NOT CHANGED IT 1442 00:46:58,215 --> 00:47:00,150 IN ANY TYPE OF WAY JUST TO 1443 00:47:00,150 --> 00:47:02,352 AFFIRM THAT POINT. BUT I BROUGHT 1444 00:47:02,352 --> 00:47:04,421 THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD TODAY 1445 00:47:04,421 --> 00:47:06,089 AFTER OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH 1446 00:47:06,089 --> 00:47:07,224 TENANTS RIGHTS ADVOCATES, AS 1447 00:47:07,224 --> 00:47:09,159 WELL AS THOSE WHO PROVIDE TENANT 1448 00:47:09,159 --> 00:47:10,928 SUPPORT SERVICES AND LEGAL AID, 1449 00:47:10,928 --> 00:47:13,230 I BELIEVE IT SERVES AS IMPORTANT 1450 00:47:13,230 --> 00:47:14,731 CLARIFICATION, BUT ALSO A 1451 00:47:14,731 --> 00:47:17,134 CLOSURE OF A LOOPHOLE TO ENSURE 1452 00:47:17,134 --> 00:47:19,836 THE JUNK FEES THAT WERE BANNING 1453 00:47:19,836 --> 00:47:23,340 WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE 1454 00:47:23,340 --> 00:47:24,641 A SERVICE THAT YOU MIGHT NEED 1455 00:47:24,641 --> 00:47:26,643 THAT TO MANY IS VERY ESSENTIAL. 1456 00:47:26,643 --> 00:47:28,111 SO WHILE BUNDLING ISN'T THE MOST 1457 00:47:28,111 --> 00:47:30,647 COMMON ISSUE THAT WE FACE TODAY, 1458 00:47:30,647 --> 00:47:33,016 I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IT WILL 1459 00:47:33,016 --> 00:47:34,051 BECOME MORE FREQUENT., SO THIS 1460 00:47:34,051 --> 00:47:35,552 IS THE REASON THAT I BROUGHT 1461 00:47:35,552 --> 00:47:37,221 FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT. I WANT 1462 00:47:37,221 --> 00:47:39,223 TO NOTE THAT SINCE OUR LAST 1463 00:47:39,223 --> 00:47:40,157 COMMITTEE MEETING, I'VE HAD A 1464 00:47:40,157 --> 00:47:42,426 CONVERSATION WITH INTERNET 1465 00:47:42,426 --> 00:47:43,860 PROVIDERS SUCH AS COMCAST. WE 1466 00:47:43,860 --> 00:47:44,728 HAD A PRODUCTIVE MEETING. THERE 1467 00:47:44,728 --> 00:47:46,230 WERE NO MAJOR CONCERNS WITH THE 1468 00:47:46,230 --> 00:47:48,799 AMENDMENT., BY THE END OF THAT 1469 00:47:48,799 --> 00:47:49,967 MEETING. AND SO I'M BRINGING IT 1470 00:47:49,967 --> 00:47:51,401 FORWARD TODAY AND I HOPE I HAVE 1471 00:47:51,401 --> 00:47:53,770 YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU 1472 00:47:53,770 --> 00:47:55,138 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1473 00:47:55,138 --> 00:47:55,772 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK COLLEAGUES, 1474 00:47:55,772 --> 00:47:57,107 ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE 1475 00:47:57,107 --> 00:48:02,312 WE VOTE ON THIS AMENDMENT? OKAY. 1476 00:48:02,312 --> 00:48:04,014 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 1477 00:48:04,014 --> 00:48:06,884 ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF 1478 00:48:06,884 --> 00:48:10,587 AMENDMENT ONE? YES. 1479 00:48:10,587 --> 00:48:11,255 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1480 00:48:11,255 --> 00:48:12,222 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YES. VICE 1481 00:48:12,222 --> 00:48:15,259 CHAIR. LIN. YES. CHAIR FOSTER. 1482 00:48:15,259 --> 00:48:15,492 -- YES. 1483 00:48:15,492 --> 00:48:16,493 -- CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES 1484 00:48:16,493 --> 00:48:18,629 IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. 1485 00:48:18,629 --> 00:48:19,196 -- THE MOTION CARRIES AN 1486 00:48:19,196 --> 00:48:21,632 AMENDMENT ONE IS ADOPTED., I 1487 00:48:21,632 --> 00:48:23,834 WILL GO AHEAD BACK OVER TO HB 1488 00:48:23,834 --> 00:48:26,637 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT 1489 00:48:26,637 --> 00:48:26,837 TWO. 1490 00:48:26,837 --> 00:48:29,039 -- AMENDMENT TWO CLARIFIES 1491 00:48:29,039 --> 00:48:30,574 DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. SO AS 1492 00:48:30,574 --> 00:48:34,511 TRANSMITTED, THE DISCLOSURE 1493 00:48:34,511 --> 00:48:35,112 REQUIREMENTS DIDN'T CLEARLY 1494 00:48:35,112 --> 00:48:35,746 INCLUDE ESTIMATED UTILITY COSTS. 1495 00:48:35,746 --> 00:48:36,647 AND THERE WAS ALSO AMBIGUITY 1496 00:48:36,647 --> 00:48:37,714 ABOUT TIME LIMITED DISCOUNTS. SO 1497 00:48:37,714 --> 00:48:39,349 FOR INSTANCE, FIRST MONTH FREE 1498 00:48:39,349 --> 00:48:41,551 OR FIRST TWO MONTHS FREE OF HOW 1499 00:48:41,551 --> 00:48:43,587 THOSE WOULD BE DISCLOSED IN THAT 1500 00:48:43,587 --> 00:48:45,555 UPFRONT TOTAL MONTHLY COST. SO 1501 00:48:45,555 --> 00:48:46,156 THIS AMENDMENT CLARIFIES THAT 1502 00:48:46,156 --> 00:48:47,324 THOSE TIME LIMITED DISCOUNTS, 1503 00:48:47,324 --> 00:48:48,992 FOR INSTANCE, SHOULD NOT BE 1504 00:48:48,992 --> 00:48:50,227 AVERAGED OVER THE YEAR FOR 1505 00:48:50,227 --> 00:48:52,696 MONTHLY COSTS. THEY SHOULD BE 1506 00:48:52,696 --> 00:48:53,764 NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL 1507 00:48:53,764 --> 00:48:55,999 MONTHLY COST, BUT CLEARLY 1508 00:48:55,999 --> 00:48:58,068 DISCLOSED SEPARATELY. AND IT 1509 00:48:58,068 --> 00:48:58,635 ALSO CLARIFIES THAT UTILITY 1510 00:48:58,635 --> 00:49:00,304 CHARGES SHOULD BE ESTIMATED, 1511 00:49:00,304 --> 00:49:01,738 SIMILAR TO HOW VARIABLE FEES 1512 00:49:01,738 --> 00:49:03,473 WERE PROPOSED TO BE ESTIMATED 1513 00:49:03,473 --> 00:49:07,110 USING EITHER PAST INFORMATION OR 1514 00:49:07,110 --> 00:49:08,045 OTHER WAYS TO ESTIMATE THEM, AND 1515 00:49:08,045 --> 00:49:09,846 THOSE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT 1516 00:49:09,846 --> 00:49:13,817 TOTAL MONTHLY COST. AND FINALLY, 1517 00:49:13,817 --> 00:49:14,918 IT WAS LEFT SORT OF TO THE, TO 1518 00:49:14,918 --> 00:49:16,420 THE VIEWER TO DECIDE WHETHER THE 1519 00:49:16,420 --> 00:49:17,621 TOTAL MONTHLY COST SHOULD 1520 00:49:17,621 --> 00:49:18,822 INCLUDE THOSE OPTIONAL FEES. SO 1521 00:49:18,822 --> 00:49:20,290 AGAIN, IF THE TENANT HAS THE 1522 00:49:20,290 --> 00:49:23,360 ABILITY TO OPT IN, THAT WOULD 1523 00:49:23,360 --> 00:49:23,994 CHANGE THEIR TOTAL MONTHLY COST. 1524 00:49:23,994 --> 00:49:26,029 AND IT WAS UNCLEAR IN THE DRAFT 1525 00:49:26,029 --> 00:49:27,230 WHETHER OR NOT OPTIONAL FEES 1526 00:49:27,230 --> 00:49:28,632 SHOULD BE IN ADDITION TO BEING 1527 00:49:28,632 --> 00:49:30,167 DISCLOSED UPFRONT, ACTUALLY 1528 00:49:30,167 --> 00:49:32,669 ADDED IN TO THAT TOTAL MONTHLY 1529 00:49:32,669 --> 00:49:36,373 COST. SO THE AMENDMENT SPECIFIES 1530 00:49:36,373 --> 00:49:37,574 THAT AVERAGE SORRY, THAT 1531 00:49:37,574 --> 00:49:39,509 OPTIONAL FEES WOULD NOT BE 1532 00:49:39,509 --> 00:49:40,444 INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL MONTHLY 1533 00:49:40,444 --> 00:49:42,145 COST, BECAUSE THEY ARE ONLY IF 1534 00:49:42,145 --> 00:49:44,314 THE TENANT CHOOSES TO OPT IN. SO 1535 00:49:44,314 --> 00:49:46,750 I THINK THAT THAT ENCOMPASSES 1536 00:49:46,750 --> 00:49:47,284 THE VARIOUS PIECES OF THE 1537 00:49:47,284 --> 00:49:48,518 PUZZLE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK 1538 00:49:48,518 --> 00:49:49,820 TO IT. IF FOLKS HAVE ANY 1539 00:49:49,820 --> 00:49:52,055 QUESTIONS. 1540 00:49:52,055 --> 00:49:53,223 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I'LL 1541 00:49:53,223 --> 00:49:54,825 PAUSE TO SEE IF THERE ARE 1542 00:49:54,825 --> 00:50:00,230 QUESTIONS FOR HB. AND I ACTUALLY 1543 00:50:00,230 --> 00:50:02,232 NEED TO DO MY JOB AND SAY I MOVE 1544 00:50:02,232 --> 00:50:03,000 TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, 1545 00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:04,768 ONE, TWO, FIVE, FOUR AS 1546 00:50:04,768 --> 00:50:06,236 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT TWO, 1547 00:50:06,236 --> 00:50:07,771 VERSION TWO AS DISTRIBUTED VIA 1548 00:50:07,771 --> 00:50:09,106 EMAIL. IS THERE A SECOND? 1549 00:50:09,106 --> 00:50:09,973 -- SECOND. 1550 00:50:09,973 --> 00:50:11,608 -- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 1551 00:50:11,608 --> 00:50:12,242 SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL. I DO 1552 00:50:12,242 --> 00:50:13,410 WANT TO CLARIFY, COLLEAGUES, 1553 00:50:13,410 --> 00:50:14,911 THAT A TECHNICAL CHANGE WAS MADE 1554 00:50:14,911 --> 00:50:17,180 FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES TO 1555 00:50:17,180 --> 00:50:19,016 AGENDA TWO AFTER THE AGENDA WAS 1556 00:50:19,016 --> 00:50:19,516 PUBLISHED, STATING THAT 1557 00:50:19,516 --> 00:50:23,353 DISCLOSURE UNDER THIS SECTION 1558 00:50:23,353 --> 00:50:26,723 7.2, 4.039 IS DISTINCT FROM 1559 00:50:26,723 --> 00:50:27,290 DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. IN 1560 00:50:27,290 --> 00:50:28,792 CHAPTER 7.25, THE UPDATED 1561 00:50:28,792 --> 00:50:31,661 VERSION WAS EMAILED TO 1562 00:50:31,661 --> 00:50:32,529 COUNCILMEMBERS, 24 HOURS IN 1563 00:50:32,529 --> 00:50:33,964 ADVANCE OF THE MEETING, AND WE 1564 00:50:33,964 --> 00:50:35,732 WILL BE UPDATING THE AGENDA WITH 1565 00:50:35,732 --> 00:50:36,366 THE NEW CORRECTED VERSION AFTER 1566 00:50:36,366 --> 00:50:39,202 THIS MEETING., HAVING SAID THAT, 1567 00:50:39,202 --> 00:50:39,870 THE INTENT OF THIS AND THANK YOU 1568 00:50:39,870 --> 00:50:41,872 FOR THAT. HB IS TO PROVIDE 1569 00:50:41,872 --> 00:50:44,574 CLARITY THAT TENANTS AND TO BOTH 1570 00:50:44,574 --> 00:50:46,877 TENANTS AND LANDLORDS ABOUT THE 1571 00:50:46,877 --> 00:50:47,511 DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1572 00:50:47,511 --> 00:50:48,612 BILL AND IN PARTICULAR, TO MAKE 1573 00:50:48,612 --> 00:50:50,547 SURE THAT WHEN WE ARE DISCUSSING 1574 00:50:50,547 --> 00:50:52,349 THE TOTAL MONTHLY COST TO BE 1575 00:50:52,349 --> 00:50:53,750 PAID BY THE TENANT, THAT WE HAVE 1576 00:50:53,750 --> 00:50:55,218 CLARITY ACROSS THE BOARD ON WHAT 1577 00:50:55,218 --> 00:50:56,520 THAT IS TO INCLUDE, BECAUSE A 1578 00:50:56,520 --> 00:50:57,988 BIG PART OF THIS LEGISLATION IS 1579 00:50:57,988 --> 00:51:01,625 TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE CLEAR AND 1580 00:51:01,625 --> 00:51:03,093 TRANSPARENT AND COMPARABLE FEES. 1581 00:51:03,093 --> 00:51:03,660 SO I BELIEVE THIS AMENDMENT 1582 00:51:03,660 --> 00:51:06,630 MOVES US CLOSER TO THAT. AND 1583 00:51:06,630 --> 00:51:07,230 THANK YOU TO THE STAKEHOLDERS 1584 00:51:07,230 --> 00:51:10,634 WHO PROVIDED THEIR INPUT ON THIS 1585 00:51:10,634 --> 00:51:11,268 AMENDMENT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS 1586 00:51:11,268 --> 00:51:15,138 ON AMENDMENT TWO? OKAY. WILL THE 1587 00:51:15,138 --> 00:51:17,541 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 1588 00:51:17,541 --> 00:51:19,509 THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT TWO? 1589 00:51:19,509 --> 00:51:19,976 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1590 00:51:19,976 --> 00:51:22,779 HOLLINGSWORTH. YES. 1591 00:51:22,779 --> 00:51:23,246 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1592 00:51:23,246 --> 00:51:24,047 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YES. VICE 1593 00:51:24,047 --> 00:51:26,650 CHAIR. LIN. YES. CHAIR FOSTER. 1594 00:51:26,650 --> 00:51:27,751 YES, CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES 1595 00:51:27,751 --> 00:51:29,352 IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. 1596 00:51:29,352 --> 00:51:32,856 -- OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES., WE 1597 00:51:32,856 --> 00:51:35,258 WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT 1598 00:51:35,258 --> 00:51:36,827 THREE, AND I'M GOING TO FIRST 1599 00:51:36,827 --> 00:51:38,728 MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL ONE 1600 00:51:38,728 --> 00:51:40,163 TWO, ONE, TWO, FIVE FOUR AS 1601 00:51:40,163 --> 00:51:41,865 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT THREE. IS 1602 00:51:41,865 --> 00:51:43,400 THERE A SECOND? 1603 00:51:43,400 --> 00:51:43,733 -- SECOND. 1604 00:51:43,733 --> 00:51:45,368 -- OKAY. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 1605 00:51:45,368 --> 00:51:47,537 SECONDED. HB PLEASE DESCRIBE 1606 00:51:47,537 --> 00:51:49,039 AMENDMENT THREE. 1607 00:51:49,039 --> 00:51:51,341 -- SURE. SO AMENDMENT THREE 1608 00:51:51,341 --> 00:51:53,143 RELATES TO AN EXISTING, AMOUNT 1609 00:51:53,143 --> 00:51:55,345 OF DISCRETION THAT IS AFFORDED 1610 00:51:55,345 --> 00:51:55,946 TO THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF 1611 00:51:55,946 --> 00:51:57,714 CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS RELATED 1612 00:51:57,714 --> 00:51:59,883 TO VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. SO THE 1613 00:51:59,883 --> 00:52:02,552 BILL AND ASIDE FROM THE BILL, 1614 00:52:02,552 --> 00:52:03,987 EVEN EXISTING REGULATIONS, BUT 1615 00:52:03,987 --> 00:52:05,722 ALSO WITH THE PROPOSED BILL, 1616 00:52:05,722 --> 00:52:08,692 THERE'S A WIDE RUNWAY FOR SDCI 1617 00:52:08,692 --> 00:52:11,194 TO, TAKE ACTIONS BEFORE THEY 1618 00:52:11,194 --> 00:52:11,828 TAKE FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION. 1619 00:52:11,828 --> 00:52:15,132 SO THERE'S ALREADY CODIFIED AN 1620 00:52:15,132 --> 00:52:15,765 ABILITY TO ISSUE A WARNING AND 1621 00:52:15,765 --> 00:52:18,001 TO WORK WITH LANDLORDS TO GET 1622 00:52:18,001 --> 00:52:18,602 INTO COMPLIANCE BEFORE GOING 1623 00:52:18,602 --> 00:52:19,903 DOWN THOSE FORMAL PATHS. 1624 00:52:19,903 --> 00:52:21,671 ENFORCEMENT WHERE THEY HAVE 1625 00:52:21,671 --> 00:52:22,372 CITATIONS AND PENALTIES, ET 1626 00:52:22,372 --> 00:52:24,574 CETERA.. SO THIS AMENDMENT 1627 00:52:24,574 --> 00:52:25,775 CODIFIES THAT DISCRETION THAT 1628 00:52:25,775 --> 00:52:27,644 THE DIRECTOR HAS IN 1629 00:52:27,644 --> 00:52:28,278 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT 1630 00:52:28,278 --> 00:52:30,013 TO TO BRING LANDLORDS INTO 1631 00:52:30,013 --> 00:52:31,348 COMPLIANCE, BUT ALSO GIVES 1632 00:52:31,348 --> 00:52:34,017 CLARITY TO TENANTS REGARDING 1633 00:52:34,017 --> 00:52:35,252 REIMBURSEMENT, WHICH WOULD 1634 00:52:35,252 --> 00:52:37,454 LIKELY BE EXPEDITED UNDER THIS 1635 00:52:37,454 --> 00:52:39,823 AMENDMENT. SO,, IT'S IMPORTANT 1636 00:52:39,823 --> 00:52:40,757 THAT THIS DISCRETION EXISTS 1637 00:52:40,757 --> 00:52:42,125 BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO BE SORT 1638 00:52:42,125 --> 00:52:43,493 OF EFFICIENT AND STRATEGIC WITH 1639 00:52:43,493 --> 00:52:46,663 RESOURCES. IF SDCI HAD TO PURSUE 1640 00:52:46,663 --> 00:52:47,230 FORMAL ENFORCEMENT IN EVERY 1641 00:52:47,230 --> 00:52:48,431 SINGLE COMPLAINT, IT WOULD 1642 00:52:48,431 --> 00:52:50,233 LIKELY WAY SLOW DOWN THEIR 1643 00:52:50,233 --> 00:52:52,802 ABILITY TO ENFORCE, PARTICULARLY 1644 00:52:52,802 --> 00:52:56,640 RELATED TO SORT OF BAD ACTORS. 1645 00:52:56,640 --> 00:52:58,041 AND SO UNDER THE EXISTING SORT 1646 00:52:58,041 --> 00:52:59,409 OF PRACTICE AS WELL AS UNDER THE 1647 00:52:59,409 --> 00:53:01,511 BILL, THEY DO HAVE THIS ABILITY 1648 00:53:01,511 --> 00:53:04,314 TO DECIDE WHEN TO ACTUALLY BEGIN 1649 00:53:04,314 --> 00:53:05,682 ENFORCEMENT. AND THEY ARE 1650 00:53:05,682 --> 00:53:07,751 DIRECTED IN THE BILL TO CREATE A 1651 00:53:07,751 --> 00:53:09,286 DIRECTOR'S ROLE REGARDING WHEN 1652 00:53:09,286 --> 00:53:11,354 THEY WILL INITIATE 1653 00:53:11,354 --> 00:53:13,023 INVESTIGATIONS. SO THAT'S REALLY 1654 00:53:13,023 --> 00:53:15,592 A WIDE OPEN AREA WHERE THEY,, 1655 00:53:15,592 --> 00:53:17,093 YOU KNOW, WILL PUBLISH SOMETHING 1656 00:53:17,093 --> 00:53:18,795 THAT GIVES CLARITY ON WHEN THEY 1657 00:53:18,795 --> 00:53:19,930 PURSUE INVESTIGATIONS BECAUSE 1658 00:53:19,930 --> 00:53:20,964 THEY SIMPLY WOULD NOT HAVE THE 1659 00:53:20,964 --> 00:53:23,333 RESOURCES TO DO IT IN EVERY 1660 00:53:23,333 --> 00:53:25,769 INSTANCE. SO THIS AMENDMENT 1661 00:53:25,769 --> 00:53:26,369 REALLY WRITES DOWN SOMETHING 1662 00:53:26,369 --> 00:53:27,304 THAT ALREADY EXISTS TODAY, AND 1663 00:53:27,304 --> 00:53:27,904 THAT IS PROPOSED TO CONTINUE 1664 00:53:27,904 --> 00:53:29,973 UNDER THE BILL WHERE PRIOR TO 1665 00:53:29,973 --> 00:53:31,508 PURSUING THOSE FORMAL AVENUES, 1666 00:53:31,508 --> 00:53:32,576 THE DIRECTOR SEEKS VOLUNTARY 1667 00:53:32,576 --> 00:53:34,978 COMPLIANCE. AND WHAT IT DOES IS 1668 00:53:34,978 --> 00:53:35,879 IT SPECIFIES THAT THAT SHALL 1669 00:53:35,879 --> 00:53:36,980 INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, FULL 1670 00:53:36,980 --> 00:53:38,315 REIMBURSEMENT TO TENANTS PLUS 1671 00:53:38,315 --> 00:53:39,816 INTEREST, WHICH IS CURRENTLY, I 1672 00:53:39,816 --> 00:53:41,051 THINK, THE PRACTICE, BUT IT'S 1673 00:53:41,051 --> 00:53:42,986 NOT WRITTEN DOWN. AND SO THERE 1674 00:53:42,986 --> 00:53:44,788 MIGHT BE A LACK OF CLARITY FOR 1675 00:53:44,788 --> 00:53:46,323 TENANTS AND LANDLORDS WITHOUT 1676 00:53:46,323 --> 00:53:48,224 THAT, IN, IN CODE. AND SO 1677 00:53:48,224 --> 00:53:49,693 THAT'S WHAT THE AMENDMENT DOES. 1678 00:53:49,693 --> 00:53:50,527 -- THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I'LL 1679 00:53:50,527 --> 00:53:51,761 SPEAK TO THIS BRIEFLY. I KNOW WE 1680 00:53:51,761 --> 00:53:54,164 HEARD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS 1681 00:53:54,164 --> 00:53:54,965 EARLIER TODAY. AND I WANT TO 1682 00:53:54,965 --> 00:53:55,599 JUST ACTUALLY, BEFORE I SPEAK, 1683 00:53:55,599 --> 00:53:58,101 I'LL JUST SAY, CAN YOU JUST 1684 00:53:58,101 --> 00:54:00,270 REPEAT FOR US, THIS IS AN 1685 00:54:00,270 --> 00:54:00,837 EXISTING AUTHORITY THAT THE 1686 00:54:00,837 --> 00:54:01,705 DEPARTMENT ALREADY HAS. 1687 00:54:01,705 --> 00:54:03,673 -- YES. UNDER THE EXISTING 1688 00:54:03,673 --> 00:54:05,075 REGULATIONS AS WELL AS UNDER THE 1689 00:54:05,075 --> 00:54:07,110 PROPOSED REGULATIONS THAT ARE 1690 00:54:07,110 --> 00:54:08,545 TRANSMITTED AS PART OF THE 1691 00:54:08,545 --> 00:54:10,213 LEGISLATION. SO WHETHER OR NOT 1692 00:54:10,213 --> 00:54:11,581 THIS AMENDMENT GOES FORWARD, 1693 00:54:11,581 --> 00:54:12,082 THIS AUTHORITY EXISTS. 1694 00:54:12,082 --> 00:54:13,550 -- OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND 1695 00:54:13,550 --> 00:54:14,551 ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS 1696 00:54:14,551 --> 00:54:16,453 REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME WAS TO BE 1697 00:54:16,453 --> 00:54:18,054 ABLE TO CLARIFY WHAT A TENANT IS 1698 00:54:18,054 --> 00:54:20,857 ENTITLED TO. IF THERE IS 1699 00:54:20,857 --> 00:54:23,827 VOLUNTARY EXCUSE ME, IF SDCI 1700 00:54:23,827 --> 00:54:25,495 SEEKS TO, OBTAIN VOLUNTARY 1701 00:54:25,495 --> 00:54:27,230 COMPLIANCE. SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO 1702 00:54:27,230 --> 00:54:27,764 THAT SECOND HALF OF THIS 1703 00:54:27,764 --> 00:54:28,965 AMENDMENT ONE MORE TIME? AND 1704 00:54:28,965 --> 00:54:31,101 WHAT WE'RE CLARIFYING THERE, 1705 00:54:31,101 --> 00:54:31,334 RIGHT? 1706 00:54:31,334 --> 00:54:32,669 -- SO A REIMBURSEMENT TO THE 1707 00:54:32,669 --> 00:54:34,404 TENANTS PLUS INTEREST FOR ANY 1708 00:54:34,404 --> 00:54:35,739 UNAUTHORIZED FEE OR CHARGES. AND 1709 00:54:35,739 --> 00:54:37,173 SO I THINK THE IDEA HERE IS THAT 1710 00:54:37,173 --> 00:54:38,642 IF YOU HAVE A SITUATION IN WHICH 1711 00:54:38,642 --> 00:54:40,477 A LANDLORD IS UNAWARE THAT THEY 1712 00:54:40,477 --> 00:54:41,945 HAVE BEEN IN VIOLATION, YOU 1713 00:54:41,945 --> 00:54:44,614 KNOW, SDCI TRIES TO WORK WITH 1714 00:54:44,614 --> 00:54:45,215 LANDLORDS TO FIRST MAKE SURE 1715 00:54:45,215 --> 00:54:46,516 THAT THEY ARE AWARE AND THEY DO 1716 00:54:46,516 --> 00:54:47,484 A LOT OF OUTREACH, YOU KNOW, TO, 1717 00:54:47,484 --> 00:54:50,553 TO TRY TO GET LANDLORDS IN THE 1718 00:54:50,553 --> 00:54:51,154 LOOP ON ALL REGULATIONS. BUT 1719 00:54:51,154 --> 00:54:52,355 THIS MAKES SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR 1720 00:54:52,355 --> 00:54:53,323 THAT THEY DO HAVE TO PAY THE 1721 00:54:53,323 --> 00:54:54,891 TENANTS BACK PLUS INTEREST IF 1722 00:54:54,891 --> 00:54:56,393 THEY DISCOVER THAT THEY HAVE 1723 00:54:56,393 --> 00:54:57,727 BEEN IN VIOLATION OF THE 1724 00:54:57,727 --> 00:55:00,063 CHAPTER. AND IF SDCI HAS NOT YET 1725 00:55:00,063 --> 00:55:01,965 PURSUED FORMAL ENFORCEMENT. 1726 00:55:01,965 --> 00:55:02,999 -- THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WITH 1727 00:55:02,999 --> 00:55:04,100 THAT, I WANT TO SPEAK TO WHY I 1728 00:55:04,100 --> 00:55:05,635 THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO 1729 00:55:05,635 --> 00:55:07,037 BRING THIS FORWARD. SO ONE IS HB 1730 00:55:07,037 --> 00:55:09,439 HAS ALREADY SAID THIS AMENDMENT 1731 00:55:09,439 --> 00:55:10,607 CODIFIES EXISTING DISCRETION AND 1732 00:55:10,607 --> 00:55:12,008 IT LIFTS IT UP IN THIS IN THIS 1733 00:55:12,008 --> 00:55:13,276 PIECE OF LEGISLATION, SO THAT WE 1734 00:55:13,276 --> 00:55:17,347 CAN CLARIFY, THE, WHAT SDCI IS 1735 00:55:17,347 --> 00:55:18,548 GOING TO SEEK WHEN THEY ARE 1736 00:55:18,548 --> 00:55:20,483 GOING THROUGH THE VOLUNTARY 1737 00:55:20,483 --> 00:55:22,052 COMPLIANCE PROCESS SO THAT WE 1738 00:55:22,052 --> 00:55:23,486 KNOW AND WE HAVE CLARITY FROM 1739 00:55:23,486 --> 00:55:24,054 THE DEPARTMENT WITH THEIR 1740 00:55:24,054 --> 00:55:25,422 EXISTING PRACTICE, AND THAT WE 1741 00:55:25,422 --> 00:55:27,257 HAVE TRANSPARENCY WITH THE 1742 00:55:27,257 --> 00:55:28,892 PUBLIC AROUND WHAT THAT EXISTING 1743 00:55:28,892 --> 00:55:30,293 PRACTICE IS. SO WITHOUT THIS 1744 00:55:30,293 --> 00:55:31,327 AMENDMENT, THAT PRACTICE WOULD 1745 00:55:31,327 --> 00:55:33,997 BE IN PLACE, BUT WE WOULD NOT 1746 00:55:33,997 --> 00:55:36,066 HAVE CLARIFIED AND CODIFIED WHAT 1747 00:55:36,066 --> 00:55:38,001 THE STANDARD IS THAT WE HAVE FOR 1748 00:55:38,001 --> 00:55:40,203 SDCI WHEN IT COMES TO RECOUPING 1749 00:55:40,203 --> 00:55:42,672 ANY OF THE FEES THAT TENANTS 1750 00:55:42,672 --> 00:55:43,773 HAVE INCORRECTLY PAID WHEN THEY 1751 00:55:43,773 --> 00:55:45,542 ARE GOING THROUGH VOLUNTARY 1752 00:55:45,542 --> 00:55:46,543 COMPLIANCE. SO THIS SAYS YOU ARE 1753 00:55:46,543 --> 00:55:48,778 ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO DO 1754 00:55:48,778 --> 00:55:49,946 VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. AND HERE 1755 00:55:49,946 --> 00:55:51,715 IS A MINIMUM FOR THE DEPARTMENT 1756 00:55:51,715 --> 00:55:53,483 TO SEEK. WHEN THEY DO USE THE 1757 00:55:53,483 --> 00:55:55,318 VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE STANDARD. 1758 00:55:55,318 --> 00:55:56,453 SO FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS 1759 00:55:56,453 --> 00:55:58,021 REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT 1760 00:55:58,021 --> 00:55:59,856 GIVES THAT CLARITY AND IT ALLOWS 1761 00:55:59,856 --> 00:56:00,490 US TO UNDERSTAND AND HAVE SORT 1762 00:56:00,490 --> 00:56:03,259 OF A SHARED EXPECTATION ACROSS 1763 00:56:03,259 --> 00:56:04,327 THE DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC 1764 00:56:04,327 --> 00:56:06,129 FOR WHEN THE DEPARTMENT DOES USE 1765 00:56:06,129 --> 00:56:08,598 THAT TOOL. SO WITH THAT, THAT IS 1766 00:56:08,598 --> 00:56:09,766 WHY I AM EXCITED TO BRING THIS 1767 00:56:09,766 --> 00:56:11,968 FORWARD. I ALSO WANT TO 1768 00:56:11,968 --> 00:56:12,602 APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 1769 00:56:12,602 --> 00:56:13,770 FOR WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE ON 1770 00:56:13,770 --> 00:56:16,906 THIS AMENDMENT AND COLLEAGUES. 1771 00:56:16,906 --> 00:56:20,276 I'M HAPPY TO SEE IF THERE'S 1772 00:56:20,276 --> 00:56:23,546 QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. 1773 00:56:23,546 --> 00:56:24,114 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK YOU ARE 1774 00:56:24,114 --> 00:56:24,647 RECOGNIZED. 1775 00:56:24,647 --> 00:56:25,915 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR FOSTER, FOR 1776 00:56:25,915 --> 00:56:28,151 BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND TO 1777 00:56:28,151 --> 00:56:28,785 PROVIDING THAT CLARIFICATION. SO 1778 00:56:28,785 --> 00:56:31,254 JUST SO I'M CRYSTAL CLEAR. 1779 00:56:31,254 --> 00:56:32,856 SDCI. SDCI CURRENTLY HAS THE 1780 00:56:32,856 --> 00:56:34,324 DISCRETION TO BE ABLE TO 1781 00:56:34,324 --> 00:56:37,093 EXERCISE THIS. THIS IS ABOUT 1782 00:56:37,093 --> 00:56:38,194 CLARIFYING AND CODIFYING THAT 1783 00:56:38,194 --> 00:56:38,495 DISCRETION. 1784 00:56:38,495 --> 00:56:39,095 -- THAT'S CORRECT. 1785 00:56:39,095 --> 00:56:40,096 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR 1786 00:56:40,096 --> 00:56:41,931 CLARIFYING THAT POINT. THIS 1787 00:56:41,931 --> 00:56:42,599 ISN'T ABOUT EXPANDED DISCRETION, 1788 00:56:42,599 --> 00:56:44,167 BUT RATHER MAKING IT ABUNDANTLY 1789 00:56:44,167 --> 00:56:45,135 CLEAR. I APPRECIATE THAT AND 1790 00:56:45,135 --> 00:56:47,504 I'LL BE SUPPORTING TODAY. THANK 1791 00:56:47,504 --> 00:56:47,704 YOU. 1792 00:56:47,704 --> 00:56:49,372 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1793 00:56:49,372 --> 00:56:52,842 RINCK. QUESTIONS FROM ANY OTHER 1794 00:56:52,842 --> 00:56:55,979 COLLEAGUES? OKAY. SEEING NO 1795 00:56:55,979 --> 00:56:57,447 QUESTIONS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1796 00:56:57,447 --> 00:56:59,616 CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTION OF 1797 00:56:59,616 --> 00:57:00,116 AMENDMENT THREE? 1798 00:57:00,116 --> 00:57:00,583 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1799 00:57:00,583 --> 00:57:01,651 HOLLINGSWORTH. YES. 1800 00:57:01,651 --> 00:57:03,753 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1801 00:57:03,753 --> 00:57:04,220 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 1802 00:57:04,220 --> 00:57:04,454 -- YES. 1803 00:57:04,454 --> 00:57:06,623 -- VICE CHAIR. LIN. YES. CHAIR 1804 00:57:06,623 --> 00:57:06,856 FOSTER. 1805 00:57:06,856 --> 00:57:07,457 -- YES. 1806 00:57:07,457 --> 00:57:09,926 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE FIVE VOTES 1807 00:57:09,926 --> 00:57:10,493 IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. 1808 00:57:10,493 --> 00:57:11,227 -- THANK YOU. THE MOTION 1809 00:57:11,227 --> 00:57:14,230 CARRIES. AN AMENDMENT THREE IS 1810 00:57:14,230 --> 00:57:14,831 ADOPTED AND COUNCILMEMBER LIN 1811 00:57:14,831 --> 00:57:16,132 WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE YOUR 1812 00:57:16,132 --> 00:57:17,801 AMENDMENT BEFORE I HEAD OVER TO 1813 00:57:17,801 --> 00:57:17,967 HB? 1814 00:57:17,967 --> 00:57:21,070 -- YES, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE 1815 00:57:21,070 --> 00:57:21,905 AMENDMENT FOUR. SECOND. 1816 00:57:21,905 --> 00:57:23,673 -- IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 1817 00:57:23,673 --> 00:57:25,708 SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL. HB 1818 00:57:25,708 --> 00:57:27,443 CAN YOU PLEASE DESCRIBE 1819 00:57:27,443 --> 00:57:29,279 AMENDMENT FOUR? 1820 00:57:29,279 --> 00:57:30,346 -- SURE. SO THIS AMENDMENT 1821 00:57:30,346 --> 00:57:32,849 PROVIDES TENANTS WITH A PATH TO 1822 00:57:32,849 --> 00:57:33,383 REIMBURSEMENT AND CERTAIN 1823 00:57:33,383 --> 00:57:34,984 DAMAGES FOR PROHIBITED FEE AND 1824 00:57:34,984 --> 00:57:37,987 SECURITY DEPOSIT VIOLATIONS, 1825 00:57:37,987 --> 00:57:39,622 WITHOUT FILING A PRIVATE RIGHT 1826 00:57:39,622 --> 00:57:40,890 OF ACTION AND INCURRING LEGAL 1827 00:57:40,890 --> 00:57:42,158 FEES. SO ESSENTIALLY, RIGHT NOW, 1828 00:57:42,158 --> 00:57:43,626 UNDER THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF 1829 00:57:43,626 --> 00:57:45,328 ACTION SECTION, YOU KNOW, 1830 00:57:45,328 --> 00:57:46,696 THERE'S A NUMBER OF 1831 00:57:46,696 --> 00:57:47,330 STIPULATIONS REGARDING WHAT THE 1832 00:57:47,330 --> 00:57:47,964 LANDLORD SHALL BE LIABLE IN A 1833 00:57:47,964 --> 00:57:52,068 CIVIL ACTION FOR. HOWEVER, THIS 1834 00:57:52,068 --> 00:57:52,936 AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE A PATH 1835 00:57:52,936 --> 00:57:54,804 TO, FOR THE LANDLORD TO CURE THE 1836 00:57:54,804 --> 00:57:56,840 VIOLATION WITHIN 30 DAYS OF 1837 00:57:56,840 --> 00:57:57,807 RECEIVING WRITTEN NOTICE. AND 1838 00:57:57,807 --> 00:57:59,742 THIS IS JUST FOR PROHIBITED FEES 1839 00:57:59,742 --> 00:58:01,144 AND UNLAWFULLY WITHHELD SECURITY 1840 00:58:01,144 --> 00:58:02,545 DEPOSITS, SO NOT INCLUDING OTHER 1841 00:58:02,545 --> 00:58:04,981 AREAS OF. CHAPTER 724 1842 00:58:04,981 --> 00:58:06,115 REGULATIONS THAT EXIST TODAY. 1843 00:58:06,115 --> 00:58:08,418 THERE ARE THERE ARE A NUMBER 1844 00:58:08,418 --> 00:58:09,652 THERE, AND IT WOULD REQUIRE THAT 1845 00:58:09,652 --> 00:58:10,854 THE LANDLORD, WITHIN 30 DAYS, 1846 00:58:10,854 --> 00:58:12,322 PAY THE TENANT BACK FOR FULL 1847 00:58:12,322 --> 00:58:14,958 REIMBURSEMENT OF ALL PROHIBITED 1848 00:58:14,958 --> 00:58:16,359 FEES OR UNLAWFULLY WITHHELD 1849 00:58:16,359 --> 00:58:17,727 SECURITY DEPOSITS CHARGED PLUS 1850 00:58:17,727 --> 00:58:19,195 INTEREST, AS WELL AS DOUBLE THE 1851 00:58:19,195 --> 00:58:21,431 AMOUNT OF THAT FEE OR SECURITY 1852 00:58:21,431 --> 00:58:23,132 DEPOSIT. AND IT WOULD STIPULATE 1853 00:58:23,132 --> 00:58:24,367 THAT IF THE TENANT IS PAID BACK 1854 00:58:24,367 --> 00:58:26,436 WITHIN THAT 30 DAY WINDOW AT 1855 00:58:26,436 --> 00:58:27,470 THAT SORT OF THREE TIMES LEVEL, 1856 00:58:27,470 --> 00:58:29,973 THE TENANT COULD NOT PURSUE 1857 00:58:29,973 --> 00:58:30,840 FURTHER REMEDIES UNDER THE 1858 00:58:30,840 --> 00:58:32,675 SECTIONS OF THE BILL. SO IT 1859 00:58:32,675 --> 00:58:35,712 PROVIDES SORT OF AN ALTERNATIVE 1860 00:58:35,712 --> 00:58:37,347 TO UTILIZING LEGAL 1861 00:58:37,347 --> 00:58:39,015 REPRESENTATION IN THE PRIVATE 1862 00:58:39,015 --> 00:58:41,818 RIGHT OF ACTION PATH. 1863 00:58:41,818 --> 00:58:43,052 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN, 1864 00:58:43,052 --> 00:58:44,254 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 1865 00:58:44,254 --> 00:58:46,122 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, 1866 00:58:46,122 --> 00:58:51,194 COLLEAGUES., I THINK AS WE HEARD 1867 00:58:51,194 --> 00:58:52,862 EARLIER TODAY, PART OF THE ISSUE 1868 00:58:52,862 --> 00:58:55,398 IS A RIGHT IS ONLY AS POWERFUL 1869 00:58:55,398 --> 00:58:57,000 AS KIND OF THE ABILITY TO 1870 00:58:57,000 --> 00:58:59,736 ENFORCE IT. AND WE HEARD 1871 00:58:59,736 --> 00:59:02,572 CONCERNS AROUND THE ABILITY OF 1872 00:59:02,572 --> 00:59:04,507 SDCI TO, YOU KNOW, THEIR LIMITED 1873 00:59:04,507 --> 00:59:08,311 RESOURCES TO ENFORCE NEW LAWS. I 1874 00:59:08,311 --> 00:59:10,346 KNOW THERE'S CERTAINLY A GOAL 1875 00:59:10,346 --> 00:59:13,082 TO STAFF UP SDCI, BUT EVEN SO, I 1876 00:59:13,082 --> 00:59:15,485 THINK THEY THEY WILL HAVE 1877 00:59:15,485 --> 00:59:16,853 LIMITED CAPABILITY TO ADDRESS, 1878 00:59:16,853 --> 00:59:18,521 YOU KNOW, WHEN HALF OF OUR CITY 1879 00:59:18,521 --> 00:59:20,023 IS RENTERS, THERE'S A LOT OF 1880 00:59:20,023 --> 00:59:23,226 VIOLATIONS OUT THERE. AND SO, 1881 00:59:23,226 --> 00:59:25,695 YOU KNOW, EMPOWERING TENANTS TO 1882 00:59:25,695 --> 00:59:28,665 ACT ON THEIR OWN BEHALF TO GET 1883 00:59:28,665 --> 00:59:32,602 PROMPT RELIEF, WITHOUT HAVING TO 1884 00:59:32,602 --> 00:59:34,103 RELY UPON SDCI, WITHOUT HAVING 1885 00:59:34,103 --> 00:59:36,139 TO RELY UPON AN ATTORNEY., IS 1886 00:59:36,139 --> 00:59:38,841 ONE OF THE PRIMARY MOTIVATING 1887 00:59:38,841 --> 00:59:44,247 FACTORS HERE. THE OTHER IDEA IS 1888 00:59:44,247 --> 00:59:45,148 JUST THAT OFTENTIMES, SOMETIMES 1889 00:59:45,148 --> 00:59:47,016 ATTORNEYS ARE, ARE NECESSARY, 1890 00:59:47,016 --> 00:59:50,053 SOMETIMES LITIGATION IS NEEDED, 1891 00:59:50,053 --> 00:59:52,155 BUT SOMETIMES ATTORNEYS CAN JUST 1892 00:59:52,155 --> 00:59:53,289 ADD COSTS AND TIME. IT CAN, IT 1893 00:59:53,289 --> 00:59:57,827 CAN TAKE A LONG TIME TO GO TO 1894 00:59:57,827 --> 01:00:00,830 COURT TO GET RELIEF., SOME FOLKS 1895 01:00:00,830 --> 01:00:02,932 MIGHT NOT WANT TO HAVE THEIR 1896 01:00:02,932 --> 01:00:03,800 NAME IN COURT RECORDS AND MIGHT 1897 01:00:03,800 --> 01:00:06,736 NOT WANT TO HAVE TO GO TO COURT. 1898 01:00:06,736 --> 01:00:09,205 AND SO THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS 1899 01:00:09,205 --> 01:00:14,143 TO GIVE TENANTS THE, THE ABILITY 1900 01:00:14,143 --> 01:00:17,013 TO, TO SEND A SIMPLE NOTICE TO 1901 01:00:17,013 --> 01:00:18,214 THEIR LANDLORD AND SAY, HEY, YOU 1902 01:00:18,214 --> 01:00:21,284 OVERCHARGED ME. REIMBURSE ME 1903 01:00:21,284 --> 01:00:23,386 PLUS INTEREST AND PLUS TWO 1904 01:00:23,386 --> 01:00:27,857 TIMES. AND IF YOU DO SO, THEN 1905 01:00:27,857 --> 01:00:28,524 WE'RE DONE. AND YOU KNOW, IF 1906 01:00:28,524 --> 01:00:30,259 YOU DO SO WITHIN 30 DAYS, WE'RE 1907 01:00:30,259 --> 01:00:32,395 DONE. I CAN MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE 1908 01:00:32,395 --> 01:00:33,963 IF I NEED TO MOVE OUT OF THE 1909 01:00:33,963 --> 01:00:35,531 AREA BECAUSE I'M, YOU KNOW, I 1910 01:00:35,531 --> 01:00:36,265 DON'T HAVE TO BE TIED UP IN 1911 01:00:36,265 --> 01:00:37,567 THIS LAWSUIT AND YOU DON'T HAVE 1912 01:00:37,567 --> 01:00:40,303 TO BE TIED UP IN A LAWSUIT FOR, 1913 01:00:40,303 --> 01:00:44,207 FOR A YEAR OR MORE., SO THAT IS, 1914 01:00:44,207 --> 01:00:45,274 IS THE MOTIVATING FACTOR. IT 1915 01:00:45,274 --> 01:00:48,077 ALSO GIVES LANDLORD A VERY 1916 01:00:48,077 --> 01:00:50,813 STRONG INCENTIVE TO, TO SETTLE 1917 01:00:50,813 --> 01:00:54,183 QUICKLY, TO BE RESPONSIVE, AND 1918 01:00:54,183 --> 01:00:56,586 HOPEFULLY PART OF THE IDEA 1919 01:00:56,586 --> 01:00:57,954 BEHIND THIS IS, IS, YOU KNOW, I 1920 01:00:57,954 --> 01:00:59,322 WOULD HOPE THAT IF, IF THIS 1921 01:00:59,322 --> 01:01:00,823 PASSES, THAT SDCI COULD COME UP 1922 01:01:00,823 --> 01:01:04,627 WITH A VERY SIMPLE FORM AND 1923 01:01:04,627 --> 01:01:05,795 GUIDANCE FOR TENANTS., WE DID 1924 01:01:05,795 --> 01:01:07,830 GET SOME FEEDBACK THAT, THAT 1925 01:01:07,830 --> 01:01:08,664 THERE MIGHT BE SOME WAYS TO 1926 01:01:08,664 --> 01:01:10,233 IMPROVE THIS EVEN MORE AND 1927 01:01:10,233 --> 01:01:11,501 CERTAINLY OPEN TO THAT., YOU 1928 01:01:11,501 --> 01:01:14,937 KNOW, WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO 1929 01:01:14,937 --> 01:01:16,773 CIRCULATE THIS, ON FRIDAY, SO WE 1930 01:01:16,773 --> 01:01:17,974 DIDN'T HAVE A TON OF TIME TO 1931 01:01:17,974 --> 01:01:18,574 GET ALL THE FEEDBACK THAT WE 1932 01:01:18,574 --> 01:01:21,544 WOULD HAVE LIKED, BUT WE DID GET 1933 01:01:21,544 --> 01:01:23,613 SOME POSITIVE FEEDBACK., IN 1934 01:01:23,613 --> 01:01:24,814 GENERAL, SOME SUPPORT, BUT ALSO 1935 01:01:24,814 --> 01:01:26,482 SOME SUGGESTIONS TO HOW TO 1936 01:01:26,482 --> 01:01:28,484 IMPROVE IT EVEN FURTHER. 1937 01:01:28,484 --> 01:01:29,385 CERTAINLY OPEN CONTINUE TO BE 1938 01:01:29,385 --> 01:01:33,056 OPEN TO THAT. AND WITH THAT, 1939 01:01:33,056 --> 01:01:35,458 CERTAINLY OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS 1940 01:01:35,458 --> 01:01:39,195 OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1941 01:01:39,195 --> 01:01:40,630 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 1942 01:01:40,630 --> 01:01:42,098 LIN., I SEE A HAND FROM 1943 01:01:42,098 --> 01:01:43,666 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1944 01:01:43,666 --> 01:01:44,567 -- THANK YOU., FIRST OF ALL, 1945 01:01:44,567 --> 01:01:45,768 THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR PUTTING 1946 01:01:45,768 --> 01:01:47,270 THIS FORWARD. I WAS HERE IN 2016 1947 01:01:47,270 --> 01:01:49,372 AND 2017 WHEN WE FIRST STARTED 1948 01:01:49,372 --> 01:01:52,975 PASSING THE TENANT RIGHTS ISSUES 1949 01:01:52,975 --> 01:01:55,211 IN LEGISLATION., SO I'M GOING TO 1950 01:01:55,211 --> 01:01:56,245 ADDRESS MY QUESTIONS TO HB., 1951 01:01:56,245 --> 01:01:57,346 FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE 1952 01:01:57,346 --> 01:01:58,715 SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE AND 1953 01:01:58,715 --> 01:01:59,882 WALKING US THROUGH THE FIVE 1954 01:01:59,882 --> 01:02:01,651 COMPONENTS OF THIS LEGISLATION., 1955 01:02:01,651 --> 01:02:04,654 ALL OF THEM ARE FINE AS FAR AS 1956 01:02:04,654 --> 01:02:06,122 I'M CONCERNED. IS I VOTED YES, 1957 01:02:06,122 --> 01:02:07,256 OBVIOUSLY, THE ONE THAT GAVE ME 1958 01:02:07,256 --> 01:02:09,225 THE MOST PAUSE IS AMENDMENT 1959 01:02:09,225 --> 01:02:10,393 FOUR. AND I'M GOING TO ASK SOME 1960 01:02:10,393 --> 01:02:12,728 QUESTIONS JUST SO I UNDERSTAND. 1961 01:02:12,728 --> 01:02:15,398 SO ON THE ENFORCEMENT PIECE. SO 1962 01:02:15,398 --> 01:02:20,570 IS IT FAIR? IS IT IS IT ARE WE 1963 01:02:20,570 --> 01:02:21,771 NOW ESTABLISHING SDCI? NOW FOR 1964 01:02:21,771 --> 01:02:23,806 THE FIRST TIME, THE RIGHT WITH 1965 01:02:23,806 --> 01:02:26,709 SUBPOENA POWER 1966 01:02:26,709 --> 01:02:28,611 -- I'M SORRY. ON AMENDMENT 1967 01:02:28,611 --> 01:02:30,646 FOUR, WE ARE NOT WEIGHING IN ON 1968 01:02:30,646 --> 01:02:33,983 ANYTHING RELATED TO SDCI POWERS. 1969 01:02:33,983 --> 01:02:34,617 AMENDMENT FOUR IS ONLY RELATED 1970 01:02:34,617 --> 01:02:37,019 TO A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION 1971 01:02:37,019 --> 01:02:37,587 BETWEEN THE TENANT AND THE 1972 01:02:37,587 --> 01:02:39,689 LANDLORD. 1973 01:02:39,689 --> 01:02:41,357 -- OKAY, SO THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF 1974 01:02:41,357 --> 01:02:43,025 ACTION, I GUESS THE CONCERN I 1975 01:02:43,025 --> 01:02:47,396 HAVE IS ON THE, ON THE ON THE 1976 01:02:47,396 --> 01:02:48,564 DAMAGES PIECE. SO THEY HAVE 30 1977 01:02:48,564 --> 01:02:51,601 DAYS TO, TO, TO CURE. AND SO 1978 01:02:51,601 --> 01:02:53,936 WHEN I GO THROUGH THAT, I GUESS 1979 01:02:53,936 --> 01:02:56,606 MY CONCERN IS, AND I'M JUST 1980 01:02:56,606 --> 01:02:57,740 ASKING, EVERYONE GOES, GETS, 1981 01:02:57,740 --> 01:03:02,278 GETS UPSET. ON THE 30 DAYS TO 1982 01:03:02,278 --> 01:03:06,315 CURE. SO THE LANDLORD SAYS, 1983 01:03:06,315 --> 01:03:08,851 OKAY, OUR SEE, I SAYS I'M 1984 01:03:08,851 --> 01:03:10,453 PROHIBITED FEES. I GOT 30 DAYS 1985 01:03:10,453 --> 01:03:14,724 TO FIX THIS. AND WITHIN THOSE 30 1986 01:03:14,724 --> 01:03:16,926 DAYS, TENANT GETS REIMBURSED FOR 1987 01:03:16,926 --> 01:03:18,528 THOSE PROHIBITED FEES. AND THEN 1988 01:03:18,528 --> 01:03:21,063 EVEN WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, IF THE 1989 01:03:21,063 --> 01:03:23,666 LANDLORD IS GOING TO CURE, WE 1990 01:03:23,666 --> 01:03:26,369 STILL IMPOSE OR WILL BE IMPOSED 1991 01:03:26,369 --> 01:03:27,703 DOUBLE DAMAGES. CORRECT. SO 1992 01:03:27,703 --> 01:03:28,771 EXPLAIN THAT TO ME BECAUSE IT 1993 01:03:28,771 --> 01:03:29,705 SEEMS PUNITIVE IN NATURE. SO 1994 01:03:29,705 --> 01:03:31,174 I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT. 1995 01:03:31,174 --> 01:03:33,376 -- RIGHT. SO AGAIN, THE CITY 1996 01:03:33,376 --> 01:03:35,912 WILL NOT IMPOSE ANYTHING. THIS 1997 01:03:35,912 --> 01:03:38,014 IS ONLY BETWEEN THE TENANT AND 1998 01:03:38,014 --> 01:03:40,950 THE LANDLORD. SO SEPARATELY, 1999 01:03:40,950 --> 01:03:42,718 SDCI COULD PURSUE AN 2000 01:03:42,718 --> 01:03:44,153 INVESTIGATION. BUT THIS IS JUST 2001 01:03:44,153 --> 01:03:44,887 BETWEEN THE TENANT AND THE 2002 01:03:44,887 --> 01:03:46,422 LANDLORD. AND THEY WOULD BE 2003 01:03:46,422 --> 01:03:49,759 LIABLE FOR THIS AMOUNT. AND SO 2004 01:03:49,759 --> 01:03:51,627 WHAT THIS ACTUALLY DOES IS 2005 01:03:51,627 --> 01:03:53,362 PROVIDES A MORE COST EFFECTIVE 2006 01:03:53,362 --> 01:03:53,996 ALTERNATIVE TO THE PRIVATE RIGHT 2007 01:03:53,996 --> 01:03:56,699 OF ACTION. BECAUSE AS 2008 01:03:56,699 --> 01:03:58,467 TRANSMITTED UNDER PRIVATE RIGHT 2009 01:03:58,467 --> 01:04:00,236 OF ACTION, THE LANDLORD IS 2010 01:04:00,236 --> 01:04:01,704 LIABLE FOR NOT ONLY THE DAMAGES 2011 01:04:01,704 --> 01:04:03,339 PLUS INTEREST AND DOUBLE THE 2012 01:04:03,339 --> 01:04:06,842 AMOUNT OF ANY OF THE FEE, BUT 2013 01:04:06,842 --> 01:04:10,012 ALSO DOUBLE THE PENALTY THAT 2014 01:04:10,012 --> 01:04:11,714 SDCI WOULD HAVE IMPOSED, AS WELL 2015 01:04:11,714 --> 01:04:13,583 AS REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES. 2016 01:04:13,583 --> 01:04:16,118 SO AS TRANSMITTED, THEY ARE 2017 01:04:16,118 --> 01:04:16,752 ALREADY LIABLE FOR SIGNIFICANTLY 2018 01:04:16,752 --> 01:04:18,988 MORE THAN WHAT THIS AMENDMENT 2019 01:04:18,988 --> 01:04:22,158 IS, IS PROVIDING A SORT OF 2020 01:04:22,158 --> 01:04:22,792 ALTERNATIVE TO. SO JUST TO SAY 2021 01:04:22,792 --> 01:04:24,393 IT AGAIN, TO BE VERY CLEAR, 2022 01:04:24,393 --> 01:04:27,230 UNDER PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AS 2023 01:04:27,230 --> 01:04:28,898 TRANSMITTED IN THE BILL, THE 2024 01:04:28,898 --> 01:04:31,434 LANDLORD IS LIABLE FOR THREE 2025 01:04:31,434 --> 01:04:33,236 TIMES THE FEE PLUS DOUBLE THE 2026 01:04:33,236 --> 01:04:35,738 PENALTY, WHICH COULD BE $750 OR 2027 01:04:35,738 --> 01:04:38,641 UP TO 1500 FOR SUBSEQUENT 2028 01:04:38,641 --> 01:04:40,042 VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION TO 2029 01:04:40,042 --> 01:04:41,244 REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES. SO 2030 01:04:41,244 --> 01:04:43,179 WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES IS SAY, 2031 01:04:43,179 --> 01:04:44,780 RATHER THAN GOING THE FULL ROUTE 2032 01:04:44,780 --> 01:04:49,452 OF, YOU KNOW, LAWYERING UP AND 2033 01:04:49,452 --> 01:04:50,753 INCURRING THAT LEVEL OF COST, IF 2034 01:04:50,753 --> 01:04:51,387 YOU'RE ABLE TO PAY THE TENANT 2035 01:04:51,387 --> 01:04:53,656 BACK AT THAT THREE TIMES LEVEL 2036 01:04:53,656 --> 01:04:55,758 WITHIN 30 DAYS, YOU ARE NO 2037 01:04:55,758 --> 01:04:58,694 LONGER LIABLE FOR DOUBLE THE 2038 01:04:58,694 --> 01:05:01,898 PENALTY, OR REASONABLE 2039 01:05:01,898 --> 01:05:02,331 ATTORNEY'S FEES. 2040 01:05:02,331 --> 01:05:04,433 -- OKAY. SO LET ME ASK YOU 2041 01:05:04,433 --> 01:05:05,434 QUICKLY ON THE QUESTION, AND 2042 01:05:05,434 --> 01:05:08,604 I'M LOOKING AT YOUR MEMO ON 2043 01:05:08,604 --> 01:05:09,238 PAGE THREE UNDER CIVIL PENALTIES 2044 01:05:09,238 --> 01:05:12,508 AND REMEDIES, AM I ON THE RIGHT 2045 01:05:12,508 --> 01:05:12,842 SECTION? OKAY 2046 01:05:12,842 --> 01:05:13,409 -- WELL, THAT WOULD NOT BE 2047 01:05:13,409 --> 01:05:14,977 RELATED TO PRIVATE RIGHT OF 2048 01:05:14,977 --> 01:05:15,211 ACTION. 2049 01:05:15,211 --> 01:05:16,412 -- OKAY, SO I GUESS I'M 2050 01:05:16,412 --> 01:05:18,648 CONFUSING THAT WITH I'M ACTUALLY 2051 01:05:18,648 --> 01:05:21,684 LOOKING AT THE AMENDMENT., CAN 2052 01:05:21,684 --> 01:05:26,389 YOU JUST WALK ME THROUGH IF WE 2053 01:05:26,389 --> 01:05:28,257 ARE ACTUALLY, CODIFYING THE 2054 01:05:28,257 --> 01:05:30,459 RIGHTS OR THE PRIVILEGES THAT 2055 01:05:30,459 --> 01:05:32,194 SDCI DIRECTORS ADMINISTRATION 2056 01:05:32,194 --> 01:05:32,828 HAS, OR I KNOW SOME OF THE OTHER 2057 01:05:32,828 --> 01:05:33,829 AMENDMENTS, WE WERE JUST 2058 01:05:33,829 --> 01:05:34,931 CODIFYING WHAT THEY'RE ALREADY 2059 01:05:34,931 --> 01:05:36,198 DOING IS THAT, IS THAT WHAT 2060 01:05:36,198 --> 01:05:37,233 WE'RE SEEING HERE? 2061 01:05:37,233 --> 01:05:39,101 -- NO. IN THIS CASE, WE'RE 2062 01:05:39,101 --> 01:05:40,469 PROVIDING A NEW AVENUE FOR 2063 01:05:40,469 --> 01:05:42,238 LANDLORDS AND TENANTS TO 2064 01:05:42,238 --> 01:05:42,838 BASICALLY RESOLVE THEIR 2065 01:05:42,838 --> 01:05:45,508 DIFFERENCES WITHOUT GOING 2066 01:05:45,508 --> 01:05:47,310 THROUGH FORMAL LITIGATION. SO 2067 01:05:47,310 --> 01:05:49,011 THERE ARE MANY PATHS TO 2068 01:05:49,011 --> 01:05:49,779 ENFORCEMENT THAT ARE IN THIS 2069 01:05:49,779 --> 01:05:50,813 ORDINANCE. THERE'S PRIVATE RIGHT 2070 01:05:50,813 --> 01:05:52,648 OF ACTION. THERE ARE CLASS 2071 01:05:52,648 --> 01:05:54,216 ACTION SUITS, AND THEN THERE ARE 2072 01:05:54,216 --> 01:05:55,117 SEVERAL PATHS THAT SDCI CAN 2073 01:05:55,117 --> 01:05:57,320 TAKE. SO THIS AMENDMENT IS ONLY 2074 01:05:57,320 --> 01:05:58,921 CONCERNED WITH THAT PRIVATE 2075 01:05:58,921 --> 01:06:00,690 RIGHT OF ACTION PATH. IT DOES 2076 01:06:00,690 --> 01:06:02,858 NOT TOUCH WHAT WAS TRANSMITTED 2077 01:06:02,858 --> 01:06:06,062 RELATED TO SDCI ENFORCEMENT. IT 2078 01:06:06,062 --> 01:06:06,696 ONLY TALKS ABOUT THE TENANT AND 2079 01:06:06,696 --> 01:06:07,697 THE LANDLORD IN A PRIVATE RIGHT 2080 01:06:07,697 --> 01:06:10,566 OF ACTION. SO THE THING IS THAT 2081 01:06:10,566 --> 01:06:11,867 WHETHER UNDER A CLASS ACTION 2082 01:06:11,867 --> 01:06:13,436 SUIT OR UNDER ANY OF THE OTHER 2083 01:06:13,436 --> 01:06:14,603 PATHS, THAT SDCI WOULD BE 2084 01:06:14,603 --> 01:06:15,705 INVOLVED IN, YOU KNOW, THEY 2085 01:06:15,705 --> 01:06:16,872 WOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHETHER 2086 01:06:16,872 --> 01:06:18,941 A TENANT HAD ALREADY BEEN PAID 2087 01:06:18,941 --> 01:06:20,209 BACK. SO YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT A 2088 01:06:20,209 --> 01:06:21,210 SITUATION WHERE WE'RE GOING TO 2089 01:06:21,210 --> 01:06:24,480 BE PILING ON LOTS OF DIFFERENT 2090 01:06:24,480 --> 01:06:25,281 PENALTIES. WHAT WE WANT TO DO 2091 01:06:25,281 --> 01:06:27,350 THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE 2092 01:06:27,350 --> 01:06:28,217 ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, I THINK 2093 01:06:28,217 --> 01:06:29,352 IT'S SAFE TO SAY, IS TO MAKE 2094 01:06:29,352 --> 01:06:31,153 THE TENANT WHOLE AND TO BRING 2095 01:06:31,153 --> 01:06:33,823 THE LANDLORD INTO COMPLIANCE AND 2096 01:06:33,823 --> 01:06:34,623 GENERALLY AS QUICKLY AS 2097 01:06:34,623 --> 01:06:35,758 POSSIBLE. SO WHETHER THAT 2098 01:06:35,758 --> 01:06:36,726 HAPPENS VIA A PRIVATE RIGHT OF 2099 01:06:36,726 --> 01:06:38,861 ACTION, IN WHICH CASE I BELIEVE 2100 01:06:38,861 --> 01:06:39,829 SDCI WOULD SORT OF SAY, WELL, 2101 01:06:39,829 --> 01:06:40,796 THAT ONE'S TAKEN CARE OF. WE'RE 2102 01:06:40,796 --> 01:06:42,331 NO LONGER GOING TO PURSUE 2103 01:06:42,331 --> 01:06:43,666 ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THAT TENANT 2104 01:06:43,666 --> 01:06:44,867 HAS BEEN PAID BACK, OR WHETHER 2105 01:06:44,867 --> 01:06:49,271 IT'S TAKEN CARE OF VIA A FORMAL 2106 01:06:49,271 --> 01:06:49,739 CITATION OR A FORMAL 2107 01:06:49,739 --> 01:06:50,439 INVESTIGATION, A NOTICE OF 2108 01:06:50,439 --> 01:06:52,041 VIOLATION, AND ALL OF THESE 2109 01:06:52,041 --> 01:06:52,975 OTHER PATHWAYS. THE POINT IS TO, 2110 01:06:52,975 --> 01:06:56,045 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PAY THAT 2111 01:06:56,045 --> 01:06:56,746 TENANT BACK, PLUS THAT THREE 2112 01:06:56,746 --> 01:06:58,314 TIMES AT THAT THREE TIMES LEVEL. 2113 01:06:58,314 --> 01:07:00,383 AND IF IT, YOU KNOW, HAS RISEN 2114 01:07:00,383 --> 01:07:02,184 TO THAT LEVEL OF NEEDING AN 2115 01:07:02,184 --> 01:07:03,552 ORDER OF INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS, 2116 01:07:03,552 --> 01:07:04,487 THEN, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY AT 2117 01:07:04,487 --> 01:07:07,223 THAT POINT, YOU'VE GOT $750 OR 2118 01:07:07,223 --> 01:07:10,092 1500 PER VIOLATION. AND IN THAT 2119 01:07:10,092 --> 01:07:11,994 CASE, JUST TO KEEP GOING DOWN 2120 01:07:11,994 --> 01:07:13,529 THIS PATH, THE DIRECTOR HAS THE 2121 01:07:13,529 --> 01:07:16,766 ABILITY TO WAIVE THOSE PENALTIES 2122 01:07:16,766 --> 01:07:17,666 FOR TIMELY REIMBURSEMENT TO THE 2123 01:07:17,666 --> 01:07:18,601 TENANT. SO I WOULD SAY THAT THIS 2124 01:07:18,601 --> 01:07:20,302 AMENDMENT IS REALLY IN LINE WITH 2125 01:07:20,302 --> 01:07:23,439 THE GENERAL ORDINANCE REGARDING 2126 01:07:23,439 --> 01:07:24,273 REALLY PRIORITIZING PAYMENT BACK 2127 01:07:24,273 --> 01:07:25,875 TO THE TENANT AT THAT THREE 2128 01:07:25,875 --> 01:07:27,710 TIMES LEVEL, WHICH I WOULD AGREE 2129 01:07:27,710 --> 01:07:29,512 IS SOMEWHAT PUNITIVE TO SAY, YOU 2130 01:07:29,512 --> 01:07:30,813 KNOW, LOOK, THE TENANT'S BEEN 2131 01:07:30,813 --> 01:07:32,948 PAID BACK AND THEN SOME, YOU 2132 01:07:32,948 --> 01:07:35,818 KNOW, WE DON'T NEED TO FURTHER 2133 01:07:35,818 --> 01:07:37,353 PENALIZE THAT LANDLORD 2134 01:07:37,353 --> 01:07:37,686 NECESSARILY. 2135 01:07:37,686 --> 01:07:40,556 -- AND WE DIDN'T DO THAT BEFORE 2136 01:07:40,556 --> 01:07:43,025 WITH THE PUNITIVE NATURE. 2137 01:07:43,025 --> 01:07:47,063 -- WELL, THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF 2138 01:07:47,063 --> 01:07:48,130 ACTION, SECTION OF CODE DOES 2139 01:07:48,130 --> 01:07:51,500 ALREADY EXIST. YES., BUT IT, 2140 01:07:51,500 --> 01:07:53,235 YES, IT DOES ALREADY EXIST AND 2141 01:07:53,235 --> 01:07:54,837 IT DID ALREADY HAVE DOUBLE THE 2142 01:07:54,837 --> 01:07:56,505 AMOUNT OF SECURITY DEPOSIT 2143 01:07:56,505 --> 01:07:57,673 UNLAWFULLY WITHHELD AS AN 2144 01:07:57,673 --> 01:08:00,676 EXAMPLE. SO THIS REALLY EXTENDS 2145 01:08:00,676 --> 01:08:02,578 THAT TO THIS NEW AREA OF FEE 2146 01:08:02,578 --> 01:08:03,045 REGULATION. 2147 01:08:03,045 --> 01:08:04,747 -- AND SO PART OF THE EDUCATION 2148 01:08:04,747 --> 01:08:07,049 PROCESS WOULD BE NOT ONLY FOR 2149 01:08:07,049 --> 01:08:08,284 THE TENANT, BUT FOR THE LANDLORD 2150 01:08:08,284 --> 01:08:10,553 TO SAY, THIS IS NEW, NOT LIKE 2151 01:08:10,553 --> 01:08:14,557 WHAT WE DID IN 16 AND 17. WE'RE 2152 01:08:14,557 --> 01:08:15,224 CODIFYING WHAT'S ALREADY THERE 2153 01:08:15,224 --> 01:08:16,592 AND WE'RE STRENGTHENING ON THE 2154 01:08:16,592 --> 01:08:18,761 DATA THAT WE NOW HAVE REGARDING 2155 01:08:18,761 --> 01:08:20,095 JUNK FEES. BUT, I JUST WANT TO 2156 01:08:20,095 --> 01:08:24,667 MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN WITHSTAND 2157 01:08:24,667 --> 01:08:25,201 A LEGAL CHALLENGE THAT A 2158 01:08:25,201 --> 01:08:27,236 LANDLORD, WHETHER THEY'RE 2159 01:08:27,236 --> 01:08:28,804 COMMERCIAL OR SMALLER, ARE ON 2160 01:08:28,804 --> 01:08:29,972 NOTICE. THIS IS WHAT THE 2161 01:08:29,972 --> 01:08:31,607 REQUIREMENTS ARE BECAUSE 2162 01:08:31,607 --> 01:08:32,274 THERE'S RETENTION REQUIREMENTS. 2163 01:08:32,274 --> 01:08:34,310 NOW THERE'S A SUBPOENA ISSUE. 2164 01:08:34,310 --> 01:08:35,411 NOW THERE'S ALL THESE OTHER 2165 01:08:35,411 --> 01:08:37,680 TOOLS WHICH, YOU KNOW, ARE GOOD 2166 01:08:37,680 --> 01:08:39,014 AND THEY STRENGTHEN IT. BUT I 2167 01:08:39,014 --> 01:08:40,850 THINK IN THE INTENT OF THIS 2168 01:08:40,850 --> 01:08:42,952 LEGISLATION, IF I CAN, MADAM 2169 01:08:42,952 --> 01:08:45,287 CHAIR, IS TO ENSURE THAT RENTERS 2170 01:08:45,287 --> 01:08:47,490 ARE TREATED FAIRLY AND HAVE 2171 01:08:47,490 --> 01:08:49,992 TRANSPARENCY AND FULL NOTICE OF 2172 01:08:49,992 --> 01:08:51,560 WHAT THEY'RE WHAT THEY'RE PAYING 2173 01:08:51,560 --> 01:08:53,996 FOR., AND ALSO TO BRING 2174 01:08:53,996 --> 01:08:54,597 LANDLORDS INTO COMPLIANCE TO 2175 01:08:54,597 --> 01:08:56,565 MAKE SURE THAT THESE THINGS ARE 2176 01:08:56,565 --> 01:08:58,200 ADDRESSED AND THAT THERE'S AN 2177 01:08:58,200 --> 01:08:59,435 ARENA WHERE WE CAN ADDRESS THESE 2178 01:08:59,435 --> 01:09:01,537 ISSUES WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO 2179 01:09:01,537 --> 01:09:03,973 AN ADMINISTRATOR OR, MUNICIPAL 2180 01:09:03,973 --> 01:09:04,206 COURT. 2181 01:09:04,206 --> 01:09:06,442 -- RIGHT. AND THERE ARE INITIAL 2182 01:09:06,442 --> 01:09:08,611 OUTREACH COSTS THAT ARE 2183 01:09:08,611 --> 01:09:09,578 ANTICIPATED TO COME AS PART OF 2184 01:09:09,578 --> 01:09:11,380 BUDGET LEGISLATION, I THINK, TO 2185 01:09:11,380 --> 01:09:13,349 HELP WITH THAT RIGHT TO UPDATE 2186 01:09:13,349 --> 01:09:14,650 ALL OF THE LANDLORD RESOURCE 2187 01:09:14,650 --> 01:09:15,284 INFORMATION. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY 2188 01:09:15,284 --> 01:09:17,253 HOLD PERIODIC LANDLORD WORKSHOPS 2189 01:09:17,253 --> 01:09:18,654 AND THAT KIND OF THING TO TRY TO 2190 01:09:18,654 --> 01:09:20,890 GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT 2191 01:09:20,890 --> 01:09:21,190 EVERYTHING. 2192 01:09:21,190 --> 01:09:22,892 -- SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS ON THE 2193 01:09:22,892 --> 01:09:24,760 BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS, WE WOULD 2194 01:09:24,760 --> 01:09:25,861 BE SEEKING THREE FTES TO BE ARE 2195 01:09:25,861 --> 01:09:27,530 WE ACTUALLY CALLING THEM 2196 01:09:27,530 --> 01:09:29,832 INVESTIGATORS THAT WE ALREADY 2197 01:09:29,832 --> 01:09:30,432 HAVE AT SDCI?, 2198 01:09:30,432 --> 01:09:31,634 -- I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT 2199 01:09:31,634 --> 01:09:33,369 TITLES. I KNOW THE SORT OF 2200 01:09:33,369 --> 01:09:34,470 CLASSIFICATION., BUT, YOU KNOW, 2201 01:09:34,470 --> 01:09:36,872 I THINK THEY WOULD HAVE THREE 2202 01:09:36,872 --> 01:09:38,040 SLIGHTLY DISTINCT TITLES. AND 2203 01:09:38,040 --> 01:09:39,308 YES, THOSE ARE ALL CONTAINED IN 2204 01:09:39,308 --> 01:09:40,042 THE FISCAL SUMMARY NOTE, BUT 2205 01:09:40,042 --> 01:09:41,110 THEY ARE NOT OF COURSE, 2206 01:09:41,110 --> 01:09:42,278 AUTHORIZED AS PART OF THIS 2207 01:09:42,278 --> 01:09:43,712 LEGISLATION BECAUSE THEY'LL COME 2208 01:09:43,712 --> 01:09:45,381 DURING BUDGET. BUT IT IS THE 2209 01:09:45,381 --> 01:09:46,982 IMPLICATION OF THIS LEGISLATION 2210 01:09:46,982 --> 01:09:48,184 IS THAT DURING BUDGET WILL BE 2211 01:09:48,184 --> 01:09:50,419 GETTING LEGISLATION TO ADD THREE 2212 01:09:50,419 --> 01:09:53,455 F T'S AND AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL 2213 01:09:53,455 --> 01:09:54,523 OUTREACH COSTS FOR THE FIRST 2214 01:09:54,523 --> 01:09:55,391 YEAR. AND THE EFFORTS, OF 2215 01:09:55,391 --> 01:09:58,027 COURSE, WOULD BE ONGOING TO PAY 2216 01:09:58,027 --> 01:10:00,663 FOR THE INCREASED LEVEL OF 2217 01:10:00,663 --> 01:10:01,130 ENFORCEMENT THAT SDCI 2218 01:10:01,130 --> 01:10:02,765 ANTICIPATES BASED ON THIS NEW 2219 01:10:02,765 --> 01:10:04,900 LEGISLATION. 2220 01:10:04,900 --> 01:10:05,501 -- SO YOU DID THE SUMMARY AND 2221 01:10:05,501 --> 01:10:07,136 FISCAL NOTE DID YOU ALSO DO THE 2222 01:10:07,136 --> 01:10:09,905 THE SUMMARY OF THE THE, THE, THE 2223 01:10:09,905 --> 01:10:10,839 CHARTS THAT WERE ATTACHED. 2224 01:10:10,839 --> 01:10:12,241 -- AND YES, JUST TO BE CLEAR, I 2225 01:10:12,241 --> 01:10:13,008 ACTUALLY DIDN'T DO THE SUMMARY 2226 01:10:13,008 --> 01:10:14,743 AND FISCAL NOTE THAT WAS 2227 01:10:14,743 --> 01:10:15,911 PROVIDED BY THE EXEC, BUT I DID 2228 01:10:15,911 --> 01:10:17,413 DO THE MEMO AND THE AND THE 2229 01:10:17,413 --> 01:10:18,781 ATTACHMENTS ONE AND TWO TO HELP 2230 01:10:18,781 --> 01:10:21,183 SORT OF EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT 2231 01:10:21,183 --> 01:10:21,483 COMPONENTS. 2232 01:10:21,483 --> 01:10:22,217 -- OKAY. I'M SORRY, I'M GETTING 2233 01:10:22,217 --> 01:10:24,386 THAT. THIS IS I APOLOGIZE. 2234 01:10:24,386 --> 01:10:26,422 THAT'S ON ME. I WAS GETTING 2235 01:10:26,422 --> 01:10:28,891 YOUR SUMMARY OR YOUR MEMO DATED 2236 01:10:28,891 --> 01:10:30,759 JULY 14th, CONFUSED WITH THE ONE 2237 01:10:30,759 --> 01:10:32,428 THAT WE GOT FROM THE 2238 01:10:32,428 --> 01:10:33,929 ADMINISTRATOR WAS QUINN ON THAT 2239 01:10:33,929 --> 01:10:35,030 ONE AS WELL? OKAY, I APOLOGIZE. 2240 01:10:35,030 --> 01:10:37,833 SO THERE WAS, I WAS GETTING MY 2241 01:10:37,833 --> 01:10:40,502 NOTES CONFUSED ON, ON THEIR 2242 01:10:40,502 --> 01:10:43,472 ACTUAL CHARTS OF POSITIONS, FTE 2243 01:10:43,472 --> 01:10:44,740 COSTS, WHEN IT WOULD COME IN THE 2244 01:10:44,740 --> 01:10:45,541 BUDGET, WHEN THEY WOULD BE 2245 01:10:45,541 --> 01:10:47,676 ASKING FOR IT AND WHAT IT WOULD 2246 01:10:47,676 --> 01:10:48,477 THE IMPACTS, RIGHT? 2247 01:10:48,477 --> 01:10:51,247 -- THAT WAS ALL TRANSMITTED BY 2248 01:10:51,247 --> 01:10:52,781 THE EXECUTIVE., 2249 01:10:52,781 --> 01:10:53,415 -- AND SO WHEN THEY TRANSMITTED 2250 01:10:53,415 --> 01:10:54,717 FROM THE EXECUTIVE, YOU HAD A 2251 01:10:54,717 --> 01:10:55,351 CHANCE TO, AND I'M SURE THE 2252 01:10:55,351 --> 01:10:56,885 CHAIR DID AS WELL. I'M JUST 2253 01:10:56,885 --> 01:10:58,954 GOING TO ASK FOR THE PUBLIC. 2254 01:10:58,954 --> 01:11:00,289 THE, I THINK IT'S, I JUST THINK 2255 01:11:00,289 --> 01:11:01,390 IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE FOR 2256 01:11:01,390 --> 01:11:02,391 PEOPLE TO LOOK AT ON THE RACE 2257 01:11:02,391 --> 01:11:04,627 AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE 2258 01:11:04,627 --> 01:11:05,995 IMPACTS. I THINK THAT THE DATA 2259 01:11:05,995 --> 01:11:08,097 THERE,, FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE 2260 01:11:08,097 --> 01:11:10,265 IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH THIS 2261 01:11:10,265 --> 01:11:11,467 LEGISLATION, CAN SEE THAT, I 2262 01:11:11,467 --> 01:11:15,371 THINK IT'S ON PAGE NINE THAT, 2263 01:11:15,371 --> 01:11:18,540 THE RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 2264 01:11:18,540 --> 01:11:19,141 INITIATIVE IMPACTS ARE PRETTY 2265 01:11:19,141 --> 01:11:19,975 POWERFUL WITH THE DATA THAT 2266 01:11:19,975 --> 01:11:21,176 THEY'VE PROVIDED. SO WITH THAT, 2267 01:11:21,176 --> 01:11:24,279 I GUESS I SHOULD BE THANKING, 2268 01:11:24,279 --> 01:11:24,980 QUINN FOR THAT. RIGHT. ALL 2269 01:11:24,980 --> 01:11:27,683 RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. 2270 01:11:27,683 --> 01:11:28,984 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. 2271 01:11:28,984 --> 01:11:31,420 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. AND I SEE 2272 01:11:31,420 --> 01:11:38,427 A HAND FROM COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2273 01:11:38,427 --> 01:11:42,364 -- YEAH. THANK YOU. FOR, THOSE 2274 01:11:42,364 --> 01:11:44,533 GREAT QUESTIONS., COUNCILMEMBER 2275 01:11:44,533 --> 01:11:47,870 JUAREZ. I JUST WANTED TO 2276 01:11:47,870 --> 01:11:51,173 CLARIFY, SORT OF THE, THE 2277 01:11:51,173 --> 01:11:58,614 INTENT, WHICH WAS, TO, I DON'T 2278 01:11:58,614 --> 01:11:59,515 AND HHB JUST CLARIFY THAT THIS 2279 01:11:59,515 --> 01:12:03,185 IS NOT A NEW CAUSE OF ACTION. 2280 01:12:03,185 --> 01:12:07,489 CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT., BUT I 2281 01:12:07,489 --> 01:12:10,926 DID WANT TO INCENTIVIZE 2282 01:12:10,926 --> 01:12:13,629 LANDLORDS TO RESOLVE THINGS 2283 01:12:13,629 --> 01:12:16,365 QUICKLY AND WITHOUT THE NEED FOR 2284 01:12:16,365 --> 01:12:18,600 FORMAL LEGAL ACTION WHEN 2285 01:12:18,600 --> 01:12:20,436 POSSIBLE. AND SO I JUST WANT TO 2286 01:12:20,436 --> 01:12:21,837 CLARIFY THAT, THAT THAT WAS THE 2287 01:12:21,837 --> 01:12:25,274 INTENT BEHIND THIS, GIVEN THE, 2288 01:12:25,274 --> 01:12:27,743 KIND OF NEW LANGUAGE THAT ARE 2289 01:12:27,743 --> 01:12:28,977 THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING 2290 01:12:28,977 --> 01:12:32,147 TO PRIVATE RIGHTS OF ACTION., I 2291 01:12:32,147 --> 01:12:33,582 FELT LIKE THIS LINED UP, WITH 2292 01:12:33,582 --> 01:12:37,086 THOSE NEW AMENDMENTS, BUT ALSO 2293 01:12:37,086 --> 01:12:38,887 PROVIDED A STRONG INCENTIVE FOR 2294 01:12:38,887 --> 01:12:41,123 LANDLORDS TO, TO QUICKLY COME 2295 01:12:41,123 --> 01:12:42,858 INTO COMPLIANCE., THANK YOU. 2296 01:12:42,858 --> 01:12:44,526 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. 2297 01:12:44,526 --> 01:12:47,629 COUNCILMEMBER LIN COLLEAGUES, 2298 01:12:47,629 --> 01:12:48,464 ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR 2299 01:12:48,464 --> 01:12:53,001 DISCUSSION ON THIS AMENDMENT?, 2300 01:12:53,001 --> 01:12:53,635 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. IS THAT A 2301 01:12:53,635 --> 01:12:55,270 NEW HAND OR AN OLD HAND? SORRY 2302 01:12:55,270 --> 01:12:58,107 ABOUT THAT. NO. YOU'RE GREAT. 2303 01:12:58,107 --> 01:12:59,675 YOU'RE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. 2304 01:12:59,675 --> 01:13:00,843 THAT'S ALL GOOD., I WILL JUST 2305 01:13:00,843 --> 01:13:02,377 SHARE A COUPLE OF QUICK 2306 01:13:02,377 --> 01:13:03,545 COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE YOU, 2307 01:13:03,545 --> 01:13:04,079 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, FOR 2308 01:13:04,079 --> 01:13:07,449 BRINGING UP THE RACE AND SOCIAL 2309 01:13:07,449 --> 01:13:08,117 JUSTICE INFORMATION. I'LL JUST 2310 01:13:08,117 --> 01:13:10,152 READ IT IN CASE FOLKS ARE 2311 01:13:10,152 --> 01:13:10,786 CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT COUNCILMEMBER 2312 01:13:10,786 --> 01:13:12,421 JUAREZ IS REFERENCING. AND JUST 2313 01:13:12,421 --> 01:13:15,591 FROM THE REPORT THAT WE HAVE. SO 2314 01:13:15,591 --> 01:13:16,158 RENTAL HOUSING FEES FURTHER 2315 01:13:16,158 --> 01:13:17,559 EXACERBATE DISPARITIES, 2316 01:13:17,559 --> 01:13:19,395 INCLUDING CONSUMER HOUSING 2317 01:13:19,395 --> 01:13:21,296 TRENDS REPORT IN 2025 FROM 2318 01:13:21,296 --> 01:13:24,633 ZILLOW THAT FOUND THAT RENTERS 2319 01:13:24,633 --> 01:13:28,504 OF COLOR AT 67% AND AAPI AT 74%, 2320 01:13:28,504 --> 01:13:30,405 AND HISPANIC RENTERS AT 66%, 2321 01:13:30,405 --> 01:13:32,574 WERE MORE LIKELY TO REPORT 2322 01:13:32,574 --> 01:13:34,977 PAYING AT LEAST ONE FEE COMPARED 2323 01:13:34,977 --> 01:13:37,679 TO WHITE RENTERS AT 63% AND 2324 01:13:37,679 --> 01:13:39,281 RENTERS AGE 18 TO 29 WERE ALSO 2325 01:13:39,281 --> 01:13:40,916 SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY AT 2326 01:13:40,916 --> 01:13:42,551 82%, TO REPORT PAYING AT LEAST 2327 01:13:42,551 --> 01:13:43,952 ONE FEE COMPARED TO OTHER AGE 2328 01:13:43,952 --> 01:13:47,222 GROUPS. SO THERE'S MORE THERE, 2329 01:13:47,222 --> 01:13:49,024 BUT I WON'T. DEATH BY 2330 01:13:49,024 --> 01:13:50,492 POWERPOINT BY READING THE ENTIRE 2331 01:13:50,492 --> 01:13:52,294 REPORT. BUT THANK YOU FOR 2332 01:13:52,294 --> 01:13:52,928 CALLING THAT OUT. COUNCILMEMBER 2333 01:13:52,928 --> 01:13:54,430 JUAREZ. AND I WILL JUST SAY, IN 2334 01:13:54,430 --> 01:13:55,664 TERMS OF THIS AMENDMENT IN 2335 01:13:55,664 --> 01:13:57,132 PARTICULAR, I THINK IT'S 2336 01:13:57,132 --> 01:13:58,434 IMPORTANT. AND I APPRECIATE YOU, 2337 01:13:58,434 --> 01:13:59,067 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, FOR BRINGING 2338 01:13:59,067 --> 01:14:01,270 THIS FORWARD, BECAUSE I BELIEVE 2339 01:14:01,270 --> 01:14:03,005 THE SPIRIT AND THE GOAL OF THE 2340 01:14:03,005 --> 01:14:05,407 OVERALL LEGISLATION IS TO FIND 2341 01:14:05,407 --> 01:14:06,775 WAYS TO KEEP RENTERS WHOLE. AND 2342 01:14:06,775 --> 01:14:09,144 PART OF THAT ALSO, I THINK, 2343 01:14:09,144 --> 01:14:10,946 COMES TO OTHER FORMS OF TIME AND 2344 01:14:10,946 --> 01:14:13,148 EXPENSE, SUCH AS PURSUING 2345 01:14:13,148 --> 01:14:15,417 LAWSUITS. AND I THINK THIS 2346 01:14:15,417 --> 01:14:18,120 PROVIDES A WAY FOR RENTERS TO 2347 01:14:18,120 --> 01:14:20,189 SEEK REMEDIATION WHILE ALSO 2348 01:14:20,189 --> 01:14:21,657 PERHAPS SAVING TIME AND STILL 2349 01:14:21,657 --> 01:14:23,325 BEING ALIGNED WITH OTHER 2350 01:14:23,325 --> 01:14:23,959 COMPONENTS OF THE LEGISLATION. 2351 01:14:23,959 --> 01:14:26,728 SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS 2352 01:14:26,728 --> 01:14:27,930 TODAY., WITH THAT., CLERK, CAN 2353 01:14:27,930 --> 01:14:29,398 YOU I'M JUST CHECKING FOR HANDS 2354 01:14:29,398 --> 01:14:31,366 BECAUSE I ALWAYS FORGET. CLERK 2355 01:14:31,366 --> 01:14:33,235 WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 2356 01:14:33,235 --> 01:14:33,702 AMENDMENT FOUR. 2357 01:14:33,702 --> 01:14:36,038 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2358 01:14:36,038 --> 01:14:36,405 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2359 01:14:36,405 --> 01:14:39,475 -- SORRY, AYE. 2360 01:14:39,475 --> 01:14:40,075 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2361 01:14:40,075 --> 01:14:41,310 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 2362 01:14:41,310 --> 01:14:41,543 -- YES. 2363 01:14:41,543 --> 01:14:42,644 -- VICE CHAIR LIN. 2364 01:14:42,644 --> 01:14:42,878 -- YES. 2365 01:14:42,878 --> 01:14:43,412 -- CHAIR FOSTER. 2366 01:14:43,412 --> 01:14:43,712 -- YES. 2367 01:14:43,712 --> 01:14:44,847 -- CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES 2368 01:14:44,847 --> 01:14:47,082 IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. 2369 01:14:47,082 --> 01:14:48,750 -- OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES AN 2370 01:14:48,750 --> 01:14:50,652 AMENDMENT FOUR IS ADOPTED. THANK 2371 01:14:50,652 --> 01:14:51,687 YOU, HB WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU 2372 01:14:51,687 --> 01:14:53,188 FOR WALKING THROUGH ALL THE 2373 01:14:53,188 --> 01:14:54,122 AMENDMENTS AND ALL THE WORK THAT 2374 01:14:54,122 --> 01:14:55,624 YOU DID ON THIS LEGISLATION OVER 2375 01:14:55,624 --> 01:14:56,458 THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. SO I 2376 01:14:56,458 --> 01:14:58,760 WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION 2377 01:14:58,760 --> 01:15:00,062 TO YOU AND THE REST OF CENTRAL 2378 01:15:00,062 --> 01:15:01,096 STAFF., YOU ALL WORK INCREDIBLY 2379 01:15:01,096 --> 01:15:02,130 HARD AND WE JUST REALLY 2380 01:15:02,130 --> 01:15:02,898 APPRECIATE IT. SO THANK. 2381 01:15:02,898 --> 01:15:05,400 -- YOU, THANK YOU., 2382 01:15:05,400 --> 01:15:06,835 -- ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE ARE 2383 01:15:06,835 --> 01:15:10,639 ALL THROUGH AMENDMENTS. SO NOW 2384 01:15:10,639 --> 01:15:11,607 WE ARE ON TO THE SPEECHIFYING 2385 01:15:11,607 --> 01:15:12,941 PORTION BEFORE WE TAKE OUR 2386 01:15:12,941 --> 01:15:14,643 VOTE., I WANT TO SAY I'M REALLY 2387 01:15:14,643 --> 01:15:15,978 EXCITED TO BE VOTING ON THIS 2388 01:15:15,978 --> 01:15:16,612 LEGISLATION BEFORE US TODAY. AND 2389 01:15:16,612 --> 01:15:18,280 I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE 2390 01:15:18,280 --> 01:15:20,749 TO THE MAYOR AND HER TEAM, 2391 01:15:20,749 --> 01:15:21,383 ESPECIALLY KAREN, FOR YOUR WORK 2392 01:15:21,383 --> 01:15:24,019 ON THIS BILL OVER THE LAST 2393 01:15:24,019 --> 01:15:25,187 SEVERAL MONTHS, IT HAS BEEN NO 2394 01:15:25,187 --> 01:15:27,623 SMALL FEAT. AS WE SAW DURING OUR 2395 01:15:27,623 --> 01:15:29,958 FIRST COMMITTEE HEARING, THIS 2396 01:15:29,958 --> 01:15:31,093 BILL HAD OVER 30 MEMBERS SHOW UP 2397 01:15:31,093 --> 01:15:32,828 AND SPEAK IN FAVOR OF IT ON THE 2398 01:15:32,828 --> 01:15:34,529 FIRST TIME THAT IT WAS HEARD. 2399 01:15:34,529 --> 01:15:35,430 TODAY IS THE THIRD TIME THAT 2400 01:15:35,430 --> 01:15:36,798 WE'VE HAD IT IN COMMITTEE., AND 2401 01:15:36,798 --> 01:15:39,001 AS A MAJORITY RENTER CITY, WE 2402 01:15:39,001 --> 01:15:40,102 KNOW AND WE SEE THERE'S A STRONG 2403 01:15:40,102 --> 01:15:42,638 DESIRE FOR US TO ACT AND MAKE 2404 01:15:42,638 --> 01:15:43,138 OUR RENTAL MARKET MORE 2405 01:15:43,138 --> 01:15:45,107 TRANSPARENT AND PUT A STOP TO 2406 01:15:45,107 --> 01:15:47,042 EXCESSIVE RENTAL JUNK FEES IN 2407 01:15:47,042 --> 01:15:48,844 THE CITY., I REALLY APPRECIATE 2408 01:15:48,844 --> 01:15:49,444 ALL OF THE THOUGHTFUL 2409 01:15:49,444 --> 01:15:50,646 ENGAGEMENT. I WANT TO APPRECIATE 2410 01:15:50,646 --> 01:15:52,915 THE FOLKS FROM THE STATE HOUSE 2411 01:15:52,915 --> 01:15:54,349 STAY HEALTHY COALITION TENANTS, 2412 01:15:54,349 --> 01:15:55,517 WHO'S BEEN HERE, THE TENANTS 2413 01:15:55,517 --> 01:15:58,353 UNION, THE TRANSIT RIDERS UNION, 2414 01:15:58,353 --> 01:15:59,521 I'M FORGETTING OTHER PEOPLE, 2415 01:15:59,521 --> 01:16:01,223 BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL 2416 01:16:01,223 --> 01:16:03,592 FOR SHOWING UP AND BEING SUCH A 2417 01:16:03,592 --> 01:16:04,760 CONSISTENT PRESENCE AND SHARING 2418 01:16:04,760 --> 01:16:06,662 YOUR SUPPORT, INCLUDING WE HEARD 2419 01:16:06,662 --> 01:16:08,330 FROM SEATTLE HUMANE AND GOT 2420 01:16:08,330 --> 01:16:09,898 GREEN AND OTHERS TODAY. AND 2421 01:16:09,898 --> 01:16:11,066 APPRECIATE ALL OF THE 2422 01:16:11,066 --> 01:16:12,134 STAKEHOLDER WORK THAT WAS DONE 2423 01:16:12,134 --> 01:16:13,735 BEFORE THIS WAS SENT TO US HERE 2424 01:16:13,735 --> 01:16:15,170 AT FULL COUNCIL., YOU KNOW, 2425 01:16:15,170 --> 01:16:17,773 IT'S REALLY MY BELIEF THAT 2426 01:16:17,773 --> 01:16:18,407 ENHANCING CONSUMER PROTECTIONS 2427 01:16:18,407 --> 01:16:19,908 IN OUR CITY IS ONE OF THE WAYS 2428 01:16:19,908 --> 01:16:22,344 THAT WE CAN MAKE IT EASIER FOR 2429 01:16:22,344 --> 01:16:24,346 RENTERS TO UNDERSTAND THE COST 2430 01:16:24,346 --> 01:16:25,447 OF HOUSING. ONE WAY THAT IT'S 2431 01:16:25,447 --> 01:16:27,115 EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO COMPARE AND 2432 01:16:27,115 --> 01:16:28,483 MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE THEY 2433 01:16:28,483 --> 01:16:30,118 WANT TO LIVE, AND THAT THROUGH 2434 01:16:30,118 --> 01:16:32,688 THAT COMPARISON, WE CAN SUPPORT 2435 01:16:32,688 --> 01:16:33,221 GREATER AFFORDABILITY AND 2436 01:16:33,221 --> 01:16:34,189 LIVABILITY FOR ALL OF OUR 2437 01:16:34,189 --> 01:16:35,457 RESIDENTS. AND I THINK THIS 2438 01:16:35,457 --> 01:16:36,591 LEGISLATION TAKES US A STEP 2439 01:16:36,591 --> 01:16:38,493 FURTHER IN THAT DIRECTION., I 2440 01:16:38,493 --> 01:16:41,296 THINK THIS IS A REALLY SMART WAY 2441 01:16:41,296 --> 01:16:42,531 TO ALLOW FOR COMPETITIVENESS AND 2442 01:16:42,531 --> 01:16:43,165 CLARITY AMONGST DIFFERENT KINDS 2443 01:16:43,165 --> 01:16:45,667 OF LANDLORDS, BECAUSE WE WILL 2444 01:16:45,667 --> 01:16:47,302 KNOW RENTERS WILL NO LONGER HAVE 2445 01:16:47,302 --> 01:16:47,936 TO WONDER WHETHER THE PRICE THEY 2446 01:16:47,936 --> 01:16:49,237 SEE ONLINE IS GOING TO BE THE 2447 01:16:49,237 --> 01:16:50,505 PRICE THEY ARE GOING TO PAY WHEN 2448 01:16:50,505 --> 01:16:51,873 THEY ARRIVE. AND THAT'S AN 2449 01:16:51,873 --> 01:16:52,841 IMPORTANT WAY OF MAKING SURE 2450 01:16:52,841 --> 01:16:54,176 THAT LIFE IS BETTER FOR RENTERS, 2451 01:16:54,176 --> 01:16:55,544 BUT ALSO THAT LANDLORDS OF 2452 01:16:55,544 --> 01:16:57,145 DIFFERENT SIZES ARE 2453 01:16:57,145 --> 01:16:58,747 COMMUNICATING THE SAME THING TO 2454 01:16:58,747 --> 01:17:00,615 THE PUBLIC., AND AS WE HEARD IN 2455 01:17:00,615 --> 01:17:02,050 THE LAST PART OF THIS 2456 01:17:02,050 --> 01:17:02,918 CONVERSATION, I BELIEVE WE'RE 2457 01:17:02,918 --> 01:17:03,852 ALLOWING FOR THE RIGHT KIND OF 2458 01:17:03,852 --> 01:17:05,721 ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO ENSURE THAT 2459 01:17:05,721 --> 01:17:08,490 OUR LAWS ARE FOLLOWED., AND 2460 01:17:08,490 --> 01:17:10,592 LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE 2461 01:17:10,592 --> 01:17:11,159 THAT I THINK COUNCILMEMBER 2462 01:17:11,159 --> 01:17:11,827 JUAREZ ALREADY DID THIS THROUGH 2463 01:17:11,827 --> 01:17:13,628 SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. WE WILL 2464 01:17:13,628 --> 01:17:15,130 BE TAKING UP, WE EXPECT TO GET 2465 01:17:15,130 --> 01:17:17,632 LEGISLATION LATER ON THIS YEAR, 2466 01:17:17,632 --> 01:17:19,368 THAT TACKLES THE HOW TO PAY FOR 2467 01:17:19,368 --> 01:17:21,336 THE ENFORCEMENT COMPONENT. SO 2468 01:17:21,336 --> 01:17:21,903 WITH THAT, I WILL SAY, I AM 2469 01:17:21,903 --> 01:17:24,406 REALLY EXCITED TO BRING THIS 2470 01:17:24,406 --> 01:17:26,441 BILL TO A VOTE. SO I MOVE THAT 2471 01:17:26,441 --> 01:17:28,210 THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND ADOPTION 2472 01:17:28,210 --> 01:17:29,778 OF COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, 2473 01:17:29,778 --> 01:17:31,213 TWO, FIVE FOUR, AS AMENDED. IS 2474 01:17:31,213 --> 01:17:32,981 THERE A SECOND? 2475 01:17:32,981 --> 01:17:33,615 -- SECOND. 2476 01:17:33,615 --> 01:17:35,550 -- IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 2477 01:17:35,550 --> 01:17:36,184 RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE BILL. 2478 01:17:36,184 --> 01:17:42,157 ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? 2479 01:17:42,157 --> 01:17:43,392 OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL 2480 01:17:43,392 --> 01:17:44,026 THE ROLL ON THE RECOMMENDATION 2481 01:17:44,026 --> 01:17:48,096 TO ADOPT COUNCIL BILL 121254 AS 2482 01:17:48,096 --> 01:17:48,363 AMENDED. 2483 01:17:48,363 --> 01:17:48,830 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2484 01:17:48,830 --> 01:17:49,865 HOLLINGSWORTH. YES. 2485 01:17:49,865 --> 01:17:51,700 COUNCILMEMBER. JUAREZ. HI. 2486 01:17:51,700 --> 01:17:53,168 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 2487 01:17:53,168 --> 01:17:53,402 -- YES. 2488 01:17:53,402 --> 01:17:55,137 -- VICE CHAIR. LIN. YES. CHAIR 2489 01:17:55,137 --> 01:17:56,004 FOSTER. 2490 01:17:56,004 --> 01:17:56,405 -- YES. 2491 01:17:56,405 --> 01:17:57,439 -- THERE ARE FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR 2492 01:17:57,439 --> 01:17:58,073 AND NONE OPPOSED. 2493 01:17:58,073 --> 01:17:59,641 -- ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES 2494 01:17:59,641 --> 01:18:03,078 AND THE COMMITTEE CHAIR. 2495 01:18:03,078 --> 01:18:06,415 -- [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] 2496 01:18:06,415 --> 01:18:06,948 -- THE MOTION CARRIES THE 2497 01:18:06,948 --> 01:18:07,816 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT 2498 01:18:07,816 --> 01:18:09,051 THE COUNCIL BILL BE ADOPTED, AS 2499 01:18:09,051 --> 01:18:10,652 AMENDED, WILL BE SENT TO THE 2500 01:18:10,652 --> 01:18:12,354 AUGUST 11th, 2026 CITY COUNCIL 2501 01:18:12,354 --> 01:18:13,789 MEETING. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS 2502 01:18:13,789 --> 01:18:15,023 OR QUESTIONS FOR COMMITTEE 2503 01:18:15,023 --> 01:18:19,061 MEMBERS OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES THE 2504 01:18:19,061 --> 01:18:21,063 AUGUST 3rd, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING 2505 01:18:21,063 --> 01:18:21,930 OF THE HOUSING, ARTS AND CIVIL 2506 01:18:21,930 --> 01:18:23,532 RIGHTS COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT 2507 01:18:23,532 --> 01:18:24,566 SCHEDULED MEETING IS ON AUGUST 2508 01:18:24,566 --> 01:18:25,734 12th. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 2509 01:18:25,734 --> 01:18:27,936 ATTENDING. IT IS 3:21 P.M. AND 2510 01:18:27,936 --> 01:18:30,706 WE ARE ADJOURNE