>>> GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE.
IT IS THE FEBRUARY 19 COUNTY
COUNCIL MEETING.
IT IS 2 O'CLOCK.
. I AM TRAN1.
>> OKAY.
SALLY BAGSHAW , M. LORENA
GONZALEZ, LISA HERBOLD, ROB
JOHNSON, DEBORA JUAREZ, TERESA
MOSQUEDA, MIKE O'BRIEN ,
KSHAMA SAWANT, THERE ARE SIX
PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MIKE O'BRIEN IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
THE INTRODUCTION TO THE
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
SIMILARLY IF NO OBJECT GINS THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
THAT IS ADOPTED.
THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 28
AND FEBRUARY 4, 2019 CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED AND IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS THEY WILL BE SIGNED.
NO OBJECTIONS.
THEY WILL BE SIGN.
>> THE RECORD WILL REFLECT THAT
TERESA MOSQUEDA HAS JOINED US.
>> PRESENTATIONS, MANY KNOW
THAT THE MAYOR PRESENTED HER
2018 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
EARLIER TODAY AT THE NORTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE.
FROM OUR CHARTER, CITY CHARTER,
ARTICLE 5 SECTION 6 IT IS THE
DUTY OF THE MAYOR AT THE THIRD
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY TO
COMMUNICATE TO THE COUNCIL
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS AND
AFFAIRS OF THE CITY AND
RECOMMEND THE ADOPTION OF SUCH
MEASURES AS HE OR SHE MAY DEEM
PROPER.
TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THAT REQUIREMENT, THE DEPUTY
MAYOR COPIES OF THIS STATEMENT
WILL BE GIVEN TO THE COUNCIL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
EARLIER TODAY THE MAYOR
PRESENTED HER SPECIAL ADDRESS TO
, WITH REGARD TO THE STATE OF
THE CITY AT THE COLLEGE.
MANY OF YOU WERE THERE THIS
MORNING.
IT IS MY PLEASURE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH CITY COUNCIL AND CHARTER
ARTICLE 5 SECTION SIX A THAT
THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS BE
DELIVERED AND I HAVE 20 COPIES
HERE. WITH THAT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
DULY NOTED.
>> WE WILL PROCEED WITH THE
REPORT OR EXCUSE ME THE AGENDA
AS WE USUALLY DO.
>> ITEMS ON PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON
ITEMS THAT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED
FOR 20 MINUTES.
WE ASK YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS
TO TWO MINUTES.
PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND I
WILL CALL YOU OUT IN THE ORDER
I HAVE YOU.
WE START WITH MR. ALEX
ZIMMERMAN FOLLOWED BY MELANIE
ESTES.
>> THANK YOU SIR.
HI.
MY NAME IS ALEXANDER.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ZONING.
ZONING IS A LITTLE BIT
CONFUSING BECAUSE ZONING COMES
LIKE ZONE OF.
THAT MEANS A CONCENTRATION CAMP.
IT IS IDIOTIC AND STUPID. IT
DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING.
YOU UNDERSTAND HOW I AM
TALKING?
YOU DON'T.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW
AND FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS.
IT IS THOU.
HOW WOULD THIS WORK.
ZONING IS A CONCENTRATION CAMP
THEY CAN CHANGE SOMETHING.
IT WOULD BE CHANGED FOR ANOTHER
SIX YEARS BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE
OFFICE YOU HAVE HERE IS
AVAILABLE TO US. IT'S HUMAN
GARBAGE, THAT IS WHO YOU ARE.
YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS AND YOU
DON'T REPRESENT 100,000 PEOPLE.
YOU MIGHT REPRESENT SOME PEOPLE
BUT NOT MY PEOPLE.
WHAT IS NEEDED IN SEATTLE RIGHT
NOW IS WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY FOR RENT OR FOR HOUSING.
MY QUESTION TO EVERYBODY, I
SPEAK RIGHT NOW TO THE 700,000
BRAINWASHED SHIPS WHO LIVE IN
THE CITY.
WE WILL CHANGE THIS TOTALLY.
FOR OUT AND 5 TO GO.
STANDUP SEATTLE WE NEED TO
CLEAN THIS FROM THIS LOW CASTES
CRIMINALS.
>> HE'S ALWAYS SO NICE.
>> SO MELANIE ESTES IS NEXT AND
THEN TYLER NORTH.
>> I AM SORRY.
I'M COLLECTING MYSELF.
I'M WASTING MY TIME.
I'LL BE DONE VERY QUICKLY.
>> NO WORRIES.
>> I'M SORRY.
IT IS A ROLE DAY FOR ME.
IT IS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
OF MY UNCLES DEAF.
I LIVE IN YOUR DISTRICT.
MY NAME IS MELANIE ESTES.
I'VE CALLED YOUR OFFICE A
COUPLE TIMS I HAVE NOT HEARD
FROM ANYONE BECAUSE I DON'T
CARE THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN
ANSWERING THE PHONES I GUESS
THEY'VE BEEN DOING THE JOB.
I AM HERE TO ADDRESS NUMBER 1
AND NUMBER 15.
HONESTLY, 15 IS ABOUT THE
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH
INSTITUTE GETTING MONEY THAT
THEY NEED AND DESERVE.
MY NIECE WAS AIRLIFTED ON JULY 6
-- AM SORRY.
I DON'T CARE THAT I'M EMOTIONAL
BECAUSE I'M NOT APOLOGIZING FOR
THAT.
MY NIECE WAS AIRLIFTED TO
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S ON JULY 6.
SHE WAS IN THE NICU THERE FOR
OVER A MONTH.
SHE IS MY FAVORITE HUMAN ON
THIS PLANET.
SHE LOVES LAUGHTER AND BABY
SHARKS.
WHY DOES EVERY FIVE-YEAR-OLD
LOVE SHARKS SO MUCH. I HUMAN SE
DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW MY TIME IS UP BUT I AM
HERE TO SAY I HAVE A BUNCH OF
OPINIONS ABOUT HOW YOU DO YOUR
JOB BUT YOU ARE TASKED WITH THE
IMPOSSIBLE.
I AM READY TO ROLL UP MY
SLEEVES.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, YOU KNOW
ME, GIVE ME ROOM.
AMAZON WILL PROBABLY LEAVE THIS
TOWN SOMEDAY BUT I WILL BE HERE
TO CLEAN UP THE MESS.
I APPRECIATE YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I HAVE CALLED YOUR OFFICERS AND
YOUR PEOPLE HAVE LISTEN TO ME.
THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE A
BACKBONE AND I CAN STAND UP TO
A SLUMLORD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
I AM HERE, I HAVE OPINIONS AND
I AM READY FOR WORK.
PLEASE EMAIL ME.
MICHAEL THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY.
>> NEXT WE HAVE KYLA NORTH AND
THEN SCOTT ALDRICH.
>> MY NAME IS KAYLA NORTH AND I
LIVE IN THE CITY.
I AM HERE IS THAT VOLUNTEER FOR
UNIFIED SEATTLE.
AFTER WORKING WITH SHELTERS I
HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO LEARN
FIRSTHAND ABOUT HOMELESSNESS
AND THE ROLE DRUG ADDICTION
PLACE.
LOAD BARRIER SHOCK AND SOUTH
LAKE UNION WILL NOT BE
SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE LIKE OTHER
SHACK VILLAGES IT DOES NOT
EMPHASIZE OR REQUIRE ANY
LIFESTYLE CHANGES, NO OVERSIGHT
OR NO ADJUSTING OF LIFESTYLE.
WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE ROOT
CAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS THAT
MEANS FINANCIAL MENTORSHIP,
TREATMENT FOR DRUG USE OR
MENTAL ILLNESS, REJECTION OF
THIS REALITY ENCOURAGES
APOLOGIES ENSLAVED TO
ADDICTIONS WHILE OFFERING NO
SERVICES TO ASSIST.
LAKE UNION VILLAGE IS THIS CITY
A POLICY.
SHOP VILLAGES ARE FILLED WITH A
LARGE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WITH
SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
PROBLEMS THAT NEED HELP.
HELP THEY ARE NOT RECEIVING
INSIDE OR OUTSIDE UNDER CURRENT
CITY POLICY.
WE CANNOT STORE PEOPLE IN
SHACKS TO SUCCUMB TO THEIR OWN
DEVICES AND ACCEPT THAT THEY
WILL NOT END UP BACK ON THE
STREETS.
WE NEED REAL SOLUTIONS, NOT
SHACKS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY.
NEXT WE HAVE SCOTT ALDRICH.>>
HELLO.
I HAVE COME TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF NUMBER EIGHT ABOUT
MISCLASSIFICATION OF WORKERS AS
TEMPORARY AND INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS.
THIS IS JUST INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS.
I AM A TECH WORKER.
I HAVE WORKED AT DIFFERENT TECH
COMPANIES.
I HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO
MISCLASSIFICATION.
IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING HAVING
TO REAPPLY FOR YOUR JOB EVERY
YEAR.
I'M SURE MANY MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL CAN SYMPATHIZE WITH
THAT.
THERE IS UNEMPLOYMENT AND
INEFFICIENCY. IT WOULD BE GREAT
IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THAT
BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD HELP
EVERYONE, TECH COMPANIES
INCLUDED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY.
>> THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WE WILL MOVE TO CLAIMANT
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S TAKE THESE INDIVIDUALLY.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL 119 454.
WARRIORS, GONZALES, JOHNSON,
PRESIDENT? EIGHT IN FAVOR NOT
OPPOSE.
THE BILL PASSED.
I MOVE TO ADOPT.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
EIGHT IN FAVOR NOT OPPOSE.
>> THE BILL PASSED.
>> PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER ONE.
>> 314415 THE STATE OF THE CITY
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MARY ON
FEBRUARY 19, 2019.
>> JUST ONE MOMENT.
THIS IS A PERFUNCTORY FILING OF
THE FILE, SPEECH IF YOU WILL. I
BELIEVE WE WILL VOTE ON THIS.
WE WILL PLACE A FILE ON THE
FILE.
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS DOES
ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?
>> NO.
>> WE ARE GOOD.
>> OKAY.
I HAD.
COUNCIL MEMBER SO WANT. THIS
SHOULD BE ON RECORD SO I WILL
VOTE YES.
MY VOTE WILL NOT BE A VOTE ON
THE CONTENT OF THE SPEECH.
I WANTED TO BRING TO LIGHT
SOMETHING THAT THE MAYOR SAID
THAT WAS IN MY VIEW INACCURATE.
THREE TIMES THE MAYOR SAID THAT
SEATTLE HAS INVESTED OVER $710
MILLION IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN DOING HER DIAMOND OFFICE.
COMPARE THAT WHILE CLAIM TO
WHAT IT ACTUALLY SAYS IN HER
BUDGET.
IN THE BUDGET IT LISTS THE
FUNDS THE CHUTE MADE AVAILABLE.
THIS CAN BE VERIFIED IT IS LESS
THAN $15 MILLION PER YEAR NOT
710 MILLION AND AS A MATTER FACT
IF THE ESTABLISHMENT WAS
ACTUALLY WILLING TO SPEND 710
MILLION IT WOULD BE MAKING A
SERIOUS ADDRESS ON THE HOUSING
CRISIS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS NOT
NECESSARILY TO TAX A BIZ THIS
BUSINESS.
THAT WOULD BE WRONG.
THE MAYOR IS NOT INVESTING $710
MILLION.
SHE IS INVESTING LESS THAN ONE%
OF THE CITY BUDGET IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND REGULAR
PEOPLE WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO
GET ORGANIZED TO BUILD A
MOVEMENT TO BUILD ANYTHING
CLOSE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WORTH THE $710 MILLION.
LET'S REMEMBER THAT ORDINARY
PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITY JUST
WON A MASSIVE VICTORY AGAINST
AMAZON IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET A
$3 BILLION HANDOUT INCLUDING A
HELIPAD FOR JEFF PESOS.
WHEN PEOPLE GET ORGANIZED WE
CAN WIN.
THIS WAS ASSUMED TO BE A DONE
DEAL BY EVERYBODY INCLUDING
BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WERE
SURPRISED BY THE FACT THAT
AMAZON HAD TO BACK OFF.
I WILL BE VOTING YES ON FILING
THIS BUT I DO NOT ENDORSE THE
FALSE CLAIM.
>> THANK YOU.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO STAY
SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE FILE
THIS?
I GO FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC,
THIS IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT.
THE FACTS ARE THAT ON PAGE 7 OF
THE PUBLISHED DOCUMENT.
I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR
CREATING A VISION OF WHAT THIS
CITY COULD BE.
HIGH.
THIS LET'S MOVE TO CF 314415.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE FILE IS PLACED ON FILE.
>> PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> 194 55 THE RADIO TRANSMITTER
FACILITY.
>> THIS IS AN ITEM THAT CAME
FROM THE EQUITY TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE.
THIS COUNSEL BILL AUTHORIZES
THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES TO ENTER INTO A 25
YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE
KING COUNTY PUGET SOUND
EMERGENCY NETWORK.
THIS IS TO INSTALL AND OPERATE
EMERGENCY RADIO EQUIPMENT AT
THE MODEL TRANSLATOR FACILITY.
THE SYSTEM IS COUNTRYWIDE AND
COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY SYSTEM
THAT WAS USED BY FIRST
RESPONDERS.
THE OLDER SYSTEM IS ABOUT 20
YEARS OLD.
THE PREVIOUS MANUFACTURER AND
IT SUPPORT FOR MANY CRITICAL
COMPONENTS. THAT ENDED IN 2018.
IN 2015 THE VOTERS APPROVED A
$273 MILLION LEVY TO UPGRADE
THE AGING EMERGENCY RADIO
NETWORK.
THIS IS THE THIRD SUCH
AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY AND
KING COUNTY/THAT GOVERNS CITY
PROPERTY AND THERE IS AN
AGREEMENT WITH FAS AND THE
MAPLE LEAF TRANSMITTER FACILITY.
UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS I WOULD ASK THAT
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> WARRIORS?
MS. GOTTA, KSHAMA SAWANT ,
PRESIDENT?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR NOT OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THE BILL PASSES.
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
THREE.
APPOINTMENT OF YUKO KUNUGI AS
MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL
REVIEW DISTRICT BOARD, FOR A
TERM TO NOVEMBER 30, 2019.
>> SHE WAS APPROVED BY THE
FEBRUARY 5 COMMITTEE.
SHE IS A LICENSED ARCHITECT
WITH 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN
SEATTLE IN TWO YEARS IN JAPAN
WHERE SHE WAS BORN.
SHE WORKS FOR, PDC IS --
PETERSON.
SHE WORKS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
SECTOR.
SHE HAS INTEREST IN THE
CHINATOWN DISTRICT.
SHE HAS COME HERE TO OUR AREA
AND IS COMING FOR THE ISR D
BOARD AS AN APPLICANT.
SHE KNOWS THAT EXPERIENCE FROM
BOTH SIDES OF THE PICTURE.
WITH THAT I AM PLEASED TO
REQUEST SHE BE CONFIRMED TO THE
SPECIAL REVIEW DISTRICT BOARD
FOR A TERM THROUGH NOVEMBER 30,
2019.
>> THOSE IN FAVOR OUTCOME
FARMING PLEASE NOTE I, OPPOSED
VOTE NO.
THE MOLD MOTION CARRIES.
PLEASE READ FOUR THROUGH SIX.
>> OKAY APPOINTMENT 1247
THROUGH 49.
APPOINTMENT OF RICHARD H SALTZ
AND WOOLLEY AS WORKING GROUP
FOR TERM THROUGH DECEMBER 31,
2020 AND APPOINTMENT TO
COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE WORKING
GROUP DECEMBER 31.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANOTHER ITEM THAT COMES OUT OF
THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE.
SOME OF THESE NAMES SHOULD BE
FAMILIAR.
TO DESCRIBE WHAT THIS GROUP IS
ABOUT THESE THREE CLERK FILES
ARE NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE
NEWLY CREATED COMMUNITY
SURVEILLANCE WORKING GROUP.
IT IS A SEVEN-MEMBER
SURVEILLANCE WORKING GROUP.
IT WILL ADVISE THE COUNCIL AN
EXECUTIVE ON MATTERS OF
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY FROM
THE COMMUNITY'S PERSPECTIVE.
THAT BECOMES CRITICAL WHEN WE
ARE CONCERNING OURSELVES WITH
PROTECTING THE PUBLIC'S PRIVACY
ON CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY.
THIS COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE IS
CREATED AND WILL PROVIDE
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
IMPACT FOR EACH SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT.
THIS REPORT IS INTENDED TO
DOCUMENT HOW TECHNOLOGY IS USED
AND HOW DATA WILL BE SECURELY
STORED, RETAINED AND ACCESS AND
CAPABLE OF BEING AUDITED BY OUR
DEPARTMENTS.
THESE THREE FOLKS ARE COUNCIL
APPOINTMENTS.
THEY ARE ALSO FOR MAYORAL
APPOINTMENTS.
I WILL LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHO
THOSE FOUR ARE.
FOR THESE THREE, RICHARD STOLTZ
, MOST OF YOU KNOW HIM HE IS
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
OF AN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION.
HE IS WELL-VERSED AT THE LOCAL
STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS ON
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND RACIAL
EQUITY AND RICH HAS A FULL
PLATE.
WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR
LOOKING AT CERTAIN COMMUNITIES
FROM A PRIVACY STANDPOINT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO
SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY.
THE NEXT APPOINTMENT IS JOSEPH
WOOLLEY TO THE COMMUNITY
SURVEILLANCE WORKING GROUP.
HE VOLUNTEERS ON THE PRIVACY
SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TECHNOLOGY
ADVISORY BOARD.
THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THESE
ISSUES.
HE WORKS FOR AMAZON AS A SENIOR
PROGRAM MANAGER AND HAS SPENT
SEVERAL YEARS WITH TECHNOLOGY
ADVISORY FIRMS.
HE IS A MENTOR THAT MENTOR FOR
THE PUGET SOUND WORKFORCE
TRAINING PROGRAM.>> THE LAST
COUNSEL POINT HE IS SHANKAR
NARAYAN
>> HE LOOKS TO LIFT THE VOICES
OF IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR SERVING.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU
IDENTIFYING MANY ISSUES AS THEY
ARISE.
>> BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, THE
MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS ARE FOR
ONE OF THE FIVE MEMBERS
REPRESENTED -- MICHELLE
MERIWETHER IS THE PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF URBAN LEAGUE AND MONSEY
FOR LOTTIE IS A COUNSEL ON
AMERICA AND ISLAMIC RELATIONS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR WORKING
WITH THEM AS WELL.
THERE WE HAVE THOSE SEVEN FOLKS
THAT WE ARE TO VOTE ON. WE ARE
ONLY GOING TO VOTE ON THESE
THREE.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NO.
I DID WANT TO TAKE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU AS THE CHAIR OF THE
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR TAKING
OVER THIS BODY OF WORK.
IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND
A GREAT PART OF THE WORK WE ARE
DOING AT THE CITY.
I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE TO YOU AS A SPONSOR
OF THIS.
I AM VERY PLEASED AND HAPPY TO
SEE ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU
HAVE DONE HAS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
DEPARTMENT AND APPRECIATE YOU
WORKING SO DILIGENTLY AND HARD
ON ADDRESSING MANY OF THE
COMMUNITY CONCERNS THAT HAVE
GOTTEN US TO THE POINT OF BEING
úABLE TO DO SOME COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND STANDING UP WITH
THIS ADVISORY GROUP THAT WILL
BE INSTRUMENTAL TO THE CITY
COUNCIL IN DETERMINING THE
DIFFERING AND COMPLEX
TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS TO PRIVACY
AND IN THE INTEREST OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
LET'S VOTE ON THESE APPOINTEES.
THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE VOTE.
THOSE OPPOSED?
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
>> THE APPOINTMENT OF SUSAN R
TAYLOR AS A MEMBER OF SEATTLE
ETHICS AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION
FOR THE TERM TO DECEMBER 31
2021.
OKAY.
SHE IS THE, SHE HAS VAST
EXPERIENCE AS AN ATTORNEY SHE
IS THE INTERIM COMPLIANCE
COUNSEL AT TEKTRONIX IN.
THAT FOLLOWED FIVE YEARS AS
CHEAP CHIEF COMPLIANCE
COORDINATOR.
SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AT FOSTER
PEPPER AND THEN WORKED AT
WASHINGTON MUTUAL.
SHE IS GRADUATED FROM BERKELEY
LAW SCHOOL AND HAS A BA IN
HUMAN BIOLOGY FROM STANFORD.
WE ASK THAT YOU ALL CONFIRM MS.
TAYLOR TO THE ETHICS AND
ELECTION COMMISSION.
ANY COMMENTS?
>> GOES IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT PLEASE VOTE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.FIVE
HOUSING HEALTH RESOLUTION 318
MISCLASSIFICATION OF WORKERS
WHEN THEY SHOULD BE DESIGNATED
AS EMPLOYEES REQUESTING
SEMIANNUAL UPDATES TO THE
COUNCIL STARTING IN THE THIRD
QUARTER OF 2019 ON THE WORK OF
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
OF LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
COMMISSION TO ADOPT AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU.
IF I MIGHT COME I MIGHT DEFER
TO THE SPONSOR OF THE
LEGISLATION.
THIS CAME THROUGH MY COMMITTEE
BUT IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK
WITH THE COUNCILMEMBER ON THIS.
>> MANY THANKS TO THE CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE.
THE REASON WHY THIS RESOLUTION
IS SO IMPORTANT IS THAT WE ARE
SEEING THAT THE DEFINITION OF
EMPLOYMENT IS CHANGING BEFORE
OUR VERY EYES AS WE WORK TO
PASS BETTER LABEL LAWS TO
PROTECT EMPLOYEES.
THERE MORMOR BEING CATEGORIZED
AS CONTRACTORS.
NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ACCESS
TO OUR LOSS.
A WHOLE HOST OF PROTECTIONS FOR
THE WORKFORCE.
THE RESOLUTION ITSELF ASKED THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS TO
HAVE POLICY SOLUTIONS FOR THE
COUNCIL TO ADDRESS MS.
CLASSIFICATION.
THAT IS WHEN AN EMPLOYER CALL
SOMEBODY WHO FITS THE
DEFINITION OF AN EMPLOYEE AT
CONTRACTOR.
I HAVE BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH
AN AMAZON DRIVER HE HAS
DESCRIBED EVOLVING PRACTICES
FROM THAT EMPLOYER. IT IS GROWN
FROM A SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE
WERE TOLD ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF
SHIFT BEING AVAILABLE AT THE
SAME TIME AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR
THAT SHIFT TO WHAT THE PRACTICE
IS NOW.
SHIFTS ARE OFFERED AT DIFFERENT
TIMES OF THE DAY AND DIFFERENT
TIMES OF THE WEEK.
LITERALLY THOSE SHIFTS ARE GONE
WITHIN A MINUTE.
THIS MEANS THAT PEOPLE ARE
HAVING TO SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS
OF TIME AT THEIR COMPUTER THAT
THEY ARE NOT BEING COMPENSATED
FOR WAITING FOR THESE SHIFTS.
A REPORT IDENTIFIES THAT THE
ISSUE AT HAND IS LABOR
MISCLASSIFICATION.
COMPANIES PAY THE DRIVER TO DO
THE WORK OF EMPLOYEES BUT TREAT
THEM AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
DENYING DENYING HEALTHCARE
BENEFITS, WORKMEN'S COMP.
IN THE EVENT OF AN ON JOB
INJURY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT TWO
DRIVERS THAT WERE INTERVIEWED
FOR THIS ARTICLE HAD THEMSELVES
EXPERIENCE AND WE KNOW FROM THE
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT
THAT THE DETERMINATION OF
WHETHER OR NOT A WORKER IS
DOING THE JOB OF A CONTRACTOR
COMES DOWN TO SPECIFIC KEY
FACTORS THAT IS NOT SIMPLY
WHETHER NOT YOU CALL THEM A
CONTRACTOR OR EMPLOYEE.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
WORKING WITH THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE THIS ISSUE
AND BRING SOME POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO THE
COUNCIL TO ACT ON.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> AS WE KNOW MISCLASSIFICATION
AFFECTS MANY INDUSTRIES.
TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES LIKE THE
FOLKS I HAVE WORKED WITH AND
HOME CARE JANITORIAL WORK AND
RESTAURANT WORK.
NOW MORMOR EXAMPLES OF THIS
MISCLASSIFICATION IS PREVALENT.
MANY WORKERS ARE
ISCHARACTERIZED BY THEIR
EMPLOYERS AS INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS AND THAT RESULTS IN
FEWER LABOR PROTECTIONS.
THAT PUTS THE WORKER IN A
PRECARIOUS SITUATION WHERE THEY
TRIED TO AVOID TAXES OR NOT
PLAY UNEMPLOYMENT OR OTHER
FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.
SOMETIMES THE WORKERS DON'T
KNOW THEY ARE IN THAT SITUATION
UNTIL THEY ARE INJURED OR LET
GO.
ALSO WE KNOW THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT VERY
CAREFULLY.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRULY
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
BONA FIDE WHO HAVE HAD
DIRECTION AND CONTROL AND SET
THEIR OWN SCHEDULE AND HAVE
THEIR OWN TOOLS.
THEY ARE LIKE REAL ESTATE
AGENTS AND HAIRDRESSERS.
PEOPLE WHO ARE INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS.
MANY OF THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
THAT HAVE CREATED THEIR OWN
COMPANIES AS WELL WHICH WE'LL
TALK ABOUT IT OMITTED.
PEOPLE WHO TRULY HAVE DIRECTION
AND CONTROL OVER THEIR WORK.
THEY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT
BALANCE SO THAT OUR LAWS
REFLECT THEIR WORK.
I THINK THE APPROACH THAT HAS
BEEN PUT TOGETHER THROUGH THIS
RESOLUTION, HER WORK WITH OUR
BUSINESS AND LABOR PARTNERS AT
THE TABLE WILL HELP US FIND
THAT RIGHT BALANCE TO ADDRESS
MISCLASSIFICATION AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS
ISSUE CONTINUES TO PLAY OUT AT
THE STATE LEVEL.
I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS.
I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS MOVE
FORWARD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
DEBORA JUAREZ THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION AND
WORK.
I KNOW SHE HAS BEEN THINKING
THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR SUBJECT
FOR QUITE SOMETIME INCLUDING
WHEN SHE WAS THE CHAIR
RESPONSIBLE FOR LABOR ISSUES AT
THE CITY.
I WANT TO ECHO THANK YOU FOR
MAKING TIME IN YOUR COMMITTEE
SCHEDULE TO HEAR THIS IMPORTANT
ISSUE.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY
SUPPORT THE DIRECTION OF THIS
RESOLUTION.
AS A YOUNG LAWYER I HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MY FIRM
AND THE TINA BAR ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON TO ESTABLISH A LEGAL
CLINIC AT [ INAUDIBLE ]. IT HAS
BEEN GOING STRONG. THEY HAVE
HELPED AND PROVIDED LEGAL
SERVICES TO THOUSANDS OF LOW-
WAGE WORKERS THAT WOULD NOT
ORDINARILY HAVE ACCESS TO LEGAL
SERVICES IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT
AREAS.
I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE ONE
AREA THAT WE RECEIVED A LOT OF
INQUIRIES INQUIRIES FROM FROM
MANY PEOPLE IS IN THE SPACE OF
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
REALLY, THEY ARE STRUGGLING
WITH UNDERSTANDING FROM A
WORKER PERSPECTIVE WHETHER YOU
TRULY ARE AN INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR OR NOT.
THE AMOUNT OF EXAMPLES OF ABUSE
AND MISCLASSIFICATION WERE
INNUMERABLE.
SO MANY STORIES FROM PEOPLE
LIVING HERE AND WORKING HERE
WHO WERE FORCED TO SIGN
CONTRACTS SIGNING THEIR RIGHTS
AWAY EVEN THOUGH THEY DID NOT
SPEAK ENGLISH OR DID NOT
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE
SIGNING.
EVEN IF THEY DID THE
COMPLEXITIES THAT THEY WERE
ASKED TO SIGN THAT EFFECTIVELY
CONSENT TO BE AN INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR WHEN THEY ARE
FUNCTIONING LIKE A WORKER.
THOSE OF THE STORIES THAT I
KEPT SEEING COMING THROUGH THE
LEGAL CLINIC.
I KNOW THOSE ARE STILL COMING
THROUGH THE CLINIC.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO REALLY DIG INTO THIS
BODY OF WORK AND PROVIDE
PROTECTION FOR THIS CLASS OF
WORKERS.
IT WILL BE REALLY CRITICAL AND
IMPORTANT.
I URGE YOU TO FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO PARTNER UP WITH THE LEGAL
CLINICS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE CITY SO
THROUGH THE BAR ASSOCIATION AND
THROUGH A MINORITY BAR
ASSOCIATION WHO HAVE REAL-LIFE
EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS
MISCLASSIFICATION PLAYS OUT.
IT IS FROM THE WORKER
PERSPECTIVE.
I AM HAPPY TO CREATE
CONNECTIONS IN THAT SPACE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER THE
POLICY IS WILL BE RESPONSIVE TO
THE NEEDS AND IN CLOSING I
WOULD JUST SAY THAT WE COULDN'T
HAVE A BETTER DIRECTOR THAN
MARTY GARFINKEL TO ADDRESS AND
TACKLE THIS ISSUE.
HE IS CONSIDERED AN EXPERT IN
THE STATE IN TERMS OF HIS LEGAL
EXPERTISE RELATED TO
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
MISCLASSIFICATION.
HE HAS DONE SOME OF THE MOST
SEMINAL WAGE AND HOUR CLASS
ACTION CASES IN THIS AREA.
YOU ALL WILL BE VERY WELL
SERVED BY HIS EXPERTISE.
I KNOW THIS IS ONE OF HIS
FAVORITE TOPICS IN THE WHOLE
WIDE WORLD.
I EXPECT THIS WORK WILL BE
ROBUST AND I AM EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
GOING TO BE.
THANK YOU.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> OKAY.
UNLESS THERE ARE FURTHER
COMMENTS WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
BOAT.
>> THOSE IN FAVOR ADOPTING THE
RESOLUTION?
>> OPPOSED?
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND
IT WILL BE SIGN.
ALL RIGHT.
ITEMS NINE TO 12.
>> APPOINTMENTS 1253 TWO 1256.
APPOINTMENT OF ANDRZEJ CANCERS
AND DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS
BOARD THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2021.
AND APPOINTMENT OF EMILY DELLIS
AND ELIJAH ANDERSON.
>> TERESA MOSQUEDA . A YEAR AGO
WE WERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAD UNION MEMBERS, COMMUNITY
COMING TOGETHER AND
BRAINSTORMING IN THE COMMITTEE
HOW WE COULD BE THE FIRST CITY
IN THE NATION TO PASS A
DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL OF
RIGHTS.
HERE WE ARE TODAY APPOINTING
THE FIRST FOUR MEMBERS TO THIS
STANDARDS BOARD.
THIS WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR
WAS MADE POSSIBLE DIRECTLY
BECAUSE THE WORKERS AND HIRING
ANTI-AND HIGHROAD EMPLOYERS WHO
CAME FORWARD.
WE HAD A RESEARCHER FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AT
EVERY MEETING.
WHERE THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC
WORKERS ALLIANCE.
THE LAW PROJECT, THE NANNY
NETWORK.
THE HOUSEKEEPING.
MOM RISING, HAND IN HAND AND
MANY ADVOCATES AROUND SEATTLE
WORKERS THEMSELVES WHO TOOK
TIME TO BE THERE WHO MADE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND HELP
SHAPE THIS LEGISLATION MAKING
SURE THAT WE CENTER POLICY
CHANGES ON THE LIVED EXPERIENCE
OF THE WORKERS THEMSELVES.
WE HEARD TERRIFYING STORIES OF
PEOPLE WHO HAD EXPERIENCED
SEXUAL HARASSMENT, WAGE THEFT,
INTIMIDATION AND STORIES OF
PEOPLE WHO FOUND GREAT
EMPLOYERS FOR THEM TO WORK WITH
OR HIRING ENTITIES THAT THEY
WHERE FINDING RESPECT AND
DIGNITY AND THEIR WORKPLACE.
WE HEARD WORKERS WHO HAD
STARTED AS DOMESTIC AND CREATED
THEIR OWN BUSINESSES TO CREATE
TRUE INDEPENDENCE AND ECONOMIC
SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE FAMILIES.
WITH ALL OF THEIR INPUT AT THE
TABLE WE MADE SURE THAT WE
PASSED CRITICAL PROVISIONS OF
THE LAW.
WE MADE SURE DOMESTIC WORKERS
REGARDLESS OF THEIR INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS, BONA FIDE
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS THAT IS
OR EMPLOYEE THAT EVERYONE HAD
ACCESS TO MINIMUM WAGE.
THIS IS FOR EVERY WORKER IN
SEATTLE.
WE MADE SURE THERE WAS REST AND
MEAL BREAKS FOR THOSE WORKING
FOR THE SAME HIRING ENTITY.
WE GUARANTEED PRIVACY
PROTECTION FOR WORKERS TO MAKE
SURE THE DOCUMENTS, PASSPORTS,
DRIVERS LICENSE, GREEN CARD
WERE NOT BEING WITHHELD AND
FORCING PEOPLE TO WORK OFF THE
CLOCK OR IN PRECARIOUS
SITUATIONS.
WE PROTECTED THEM FROM
RETALIATION SO THOSE DOCUMENTS
COULD NOT BE WITHHELD FROM THE
WORKERS.
WE PROTECTED THEM AGAINST
DISCRIMINATION TANKS TO A
COMPANION ORDINANCE THAT LISA
HERBOLD WORKED ON.
THAT QUICKLY PASSED.
WORKERS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED
SOME DISCRIMINATION THAT WAS
HORRIFIC WAS GIVEN PROTECTION.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM WORKERS THAT
THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL DESIRE
TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE ACCESS
TO HEALTHCARE, WORKMEN'S COMP.
MANY OTHER ITEMS.
WE HAVE FOUR INDIVIDUALS THAT
WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD
TO HELP US FIGURE OUT HOW TO
ENGAGE IN DO THE OUTREACH, THE
CRITICAL OUTREACH AND EDUCATIN
NECESSARY SO THAT ALL HIRING
ENTITIES AND WORKERS KNOW THEIR
NEW RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS
UNDER THE LAW.
I'M EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD
THE FOUR NOMINATIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU LITTLE
BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THEM AND
ASK FOR SPECIAL FAVOR.
>> WE HAVE ANDREW BUTLER FROM
THE FAIR WORKS CENTER WHO HAS
WORKED AS A NANNY AND HAS
EXPERIENCE WITH DOMESTIC
WORKERS AS A PARENT.
HE IS ALSO WORKED ON LABOR
STANDARDS FOR MANY YEARS
INCLUDING RIGHT HERE AT THE
CITY WORKING FOR CANCEL MEMBER
LISA HERBOLD IN HER ROLE AS
WELL WITH THE FAIR WORKS
CENTER.
WE HAVE, LISA HERBOLD DO YOU
HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> SHE IS GOING TO BE A GREAT
ADDITION TO THIS BORED.
EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAD DONE
IN HER ENTIRE CAREER HAS BEEN
FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THE
GREATEST NEEDS OF THOSE WITH
THE LEAST IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING HER NAME
FORWARD.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> THEN ITEM NUMBER 10 IS
EMILY.
SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING
THE ORIGINAL POLICY.
SHE HAS BEEN A DOMESTIC WORKER.
SHE HELPS ACCESS FOR SOLUTIONS
SO PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS
PROTECTIONS.
EMILY AND OTHERS ON HER TEAM
HAVE WORKED AT THE CITY AND
STATE LEVEL TO IMPROVE THE
INDUSTRY FOR PARENTS AND
PROVIDERS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT SHE WAS
ABLE TO GIVE US SO MUCH OF HER
TIME OF THE LAST YEAR TO HELP
US CRAFT THIS LEGISLATION AND
BRING FORWARD THE VOICE OF
EMPLOYERS AND LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD FOR THOSE EMPLOYERS AS
WELL SO THE GOOD STANDARDS CAN
BE ADHERED TO.
EMILY IS HERE WITH HER FAMILY
IF YOU MIGHT ALLOW HER TO
ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION WE
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM MS.
DILLS.
>> THANK YOU.
AM I ON?
>> YES.
>> I WANT TO TELL YOU, TERESA
MOSQUEDA THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP.
YOU IT IS AN INCREDIBLE
PRIVILEGE TO BE A PART OF THIS.
LISA HERBOLD AS WELL.
AND M. LORENA GONZALEZ I
REMEMBER GOING BACK TO THE
BEGINNING WHEN WE BEGAN THIS
WORK.
I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF
TIME.
I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THIS
EXCEPTION.
THE IN-HOME EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY
IS A SHADOW ECONOMY.
I FEEL THAT ANY TRADE WITHOUT
STRUCTURE IS LEFT TO WRITE
THEIR OWN RULES AND DEFINED FOR
BETTER OR FOR WORSE BY ITS
MARKET LEADERS.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND
A BALANCE BETWEEN THE MODERN
FAMILY AND A DOMESTIC WORKER
WHO WE KNOW DESERVES
PROTECTION.
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO DO
THIS FOR THE BOARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I HAVE GOOSEBUMPS.
>> OKAY.
THERE ARE TWO MORE PEOPLE I
WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO.
ELIJAH ANDERSON.
ELIJAH HAS BEEN ORGANIZING WITH
SEATTLE NANNIES AND HAS WORKED
AS A CHILD CARE PROVIDER OR
HOUSE MANAGER FOR OVER TWO
DECADES AND HAS BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN POLICY WORK.
LASTLY WE HAVE DATA BARNETT WHO
IS A LONG TIME ADVOCATE,
ATTORNEY, A MEMBER OF HAND IN
HAND WHO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
DOMESTIC WORKERS FOR THE PAST
FEW YEARS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HER AS
WELL AND HER INNOVATION TO
POLICY CHANGE IN HER EXCITEMENT
AROUND IMPLEMENTATION OF MAKING
SURE THAT WORD GETS OUT TO
HIRING ENTITIES.
THESE OF THE FOR 1st
APPOINTMENTS TO THE WORKERS
STANDARDS BOARD.
WANT TO THANK THEM IN ADVANCE
FOR THEIR GENEROSITY WITH THEIR
TIME, IDEAS AND COMMITMENT TO
THIS ISSUE.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE
VOTE?
>> OKAY.
SEEN ON THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE
VOTE.
THOSE OPPOSED?
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
AGENDA ITEM 13 AMENDING SECTION
23.40 1.010 THE CITY MUNICIPAL
CODE APPROVED THE 2018
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES.
>> WE WILL TAKE ACTION THIS
AFTERNOON ON TO DESIGN
GUIDELINES THAT ACTUALLY MANY
MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE
SPENT MUCH TIME WORKING ON TO
GET US TO THIS POINT.
AS THE CLERK READ IS THE
DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINE.
THIS IS REALLY CRITICAL IN THIS
STATE OF TIME BECAUSE OF THE
RECENT ZONING CHANGES THAT WE
MADE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
NOW, PREVALENCE AND NEW
PROJECTS GOING UP OUR TALLER
BUILDINGS.
THESE DESIGN GUIDELINES REFLECT
A CHANGE IN THE CHARACTER OF
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
IT WILL ALLOW FOR MORE
COMPATIBILITY WITH THOSE NEW
HIGH-RISE CHARACTER BUILDINGS
OF THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT BY
THE LIGHT RAIL STATION.
IT STARTED WITH A SERIES OF
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS IN 2017. IT
RESULTED IN THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES THAT ARE HERE IN
FRONT OF US TODAY.
I'M HAPPY TO TALK THROUGH SOME
OF THESE BUT REALLY, THIS IS
ABOUT HOW TO CREATE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE TALL
TOWERS TO REFLECT OFF OF EACH
OTHER AND HAVE A PRESENCE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HOW TO CREATE BETTER URBAN
CONTACTS AND ALLEY SPACE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF VALLEYS, NOT
DISSIMILAR FROM DOWNTOWN.
SOME SETBACKS IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT TO REFLECT THE
CHARACTER OF THE AVENUE ITSELF
AND HOW TO DO BETTER WITH
PUBLIC SPACE AROUND
CONNECTIVITY.
A LOT OF GREAT STUFF IS IN
HERE.
I AM HAPPY TO ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT SALLY BAGSHAW
M. LORENA GONZALEZ LISA HERBOLD
ROB JOHNSON DEBORA JUAREZ
TERESA MOSQUEDA KSHAMA SAWANT
TRAN1 THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED..
THIS IS CB 119-0439 THIS IS THE
UPTOWN GUIDELINES.
>> THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD IS
JUST A DITTO.
IT IS THE BENEFICIARY OF HAVING
HAD ZONING CHANGES IN THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS.
THIS SET OF DESIGN GUIDELINES
IS REALLY REFLECTIVE OF THE
COMMUNITY AS IT IS TODAY.
WE HAD SEVERAL VERY POIGNANT
MOMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE
WE HAD PEOPLE COMING TO US IN
SUGGESTING THE CURRENT DESIGN
GUIDELINES WERE NOT WORKING FOR
THEM BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
WANTS TO SEEK DEVELOPMENT THAT
IS MORE FUNKY AND ARTISTIC AND
IN CONCERT WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF AS IT
IDENTIFIES.
THE DESIGN GUIDELINES DON'T
HAVE THAT KIND OF
ENCOURAGEMENT.
THESE NEW GUIDELINES DO.
THEY PUT AN EMPHASIS ON HABITAT
AND NATIVE SPECIES.
IMPORTANT LOCATIONS, GATEWAYS,
CORNER SITES AND SITE SEDATION
TO SEATTLE CENTER.
THIS INCENTIVIZES DEVELOPERS TO
MAKE THIS THE ARTS DISTRICT
THAT IT IS THROUGH VISUAL
INTERPRETS INTERPRETATION.
A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH
SEVERAL YEARS OF PUBLIC COMMENT
AND I AM EXCITED TO BRING THIS
ONE FORWARD.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE
PEOPLE FROM UPTOWN. I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE IN PARTICULAR RICK
HOOPER. MANY OF US KNOW DEB
FROST OH AND HER PARTNER, ALAN
HEART.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE THE ART
AND CULTURE OVERLAY COMING IN
WITH THE NEW ARENA JUST OUTSIDE
MAKING THE CONNECTION FOR
BELLTOWN RESIDENTS AND UPTOWN
RESIDENTS AROUND ME A REASON
AND SEATTLE CENTER WILL MAKE A
BIG DIFFERENCE.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THIS
ONE.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
SALLY BAGSHAW M. LORENA
GONZALEZ LISA HERBOLD, ROB
JOHNSON, DEBORA JUAREZ, TERESA
MOSQUEDA, MIKE O'BRIEN ,
KSHAMA SAWANT , TRAN1.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
>>> COUNSEL BILL 1194 57 GRANTS
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH
INSTITUTE PERMISSION TO HAVE A
PRIVATE COMMUNICATION CONDUITS
UNDER AND ACROSS TERRY AVENUE.
>> THIS IS THE TERM PERMIT THAT
WE APPROVE HERE.
THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR THEM TO
CREATE TWO NEW PRIVATE
COMMUNICATION CONDUITS UNDER
TERRY AVENUE.
AND THAT WOULD BE NORTH OF 9th
AVENUE.
THESE WILL ALLOW THEM TO SHARE
DATA BETWEEN RESEARCH
FACILITIES ON RESEARCH RELATED
TO CANCER, LUPUS AND OTHER
CHILDREN'S DISEASES.
THE TERM PERMIT I THINK ARE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF ABOUT
$9000.
THAT IS GENERALLY OUR COST TO
RECUPERATE THE STAFF TIME
ASSOCIATED WITH PROCESSING
THESE.
THERE IS A COUPLE% INFLATIONARY
RATE. WE USE THOSE RESOURCES TO
PROCESS THE APPLICATIONS WHEN
THEY COME IN EVERY DECADE OR
SO.
I CAN ANSWER MANY QUESTIONS BUT
I DON'T ANTICIPATE THERE WILL
BE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SALLY
BAGSHAW, M. LORENA GONZALEZ,
LISA HERBOLD, ROB JOHNSON,
DEBORA JUAREZ, TERESA MOSQUEDA,
MIKE O'BRIEN,KSHAMA SAWANT,
TRAN1.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED..
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS FOR THE
COUNCIL?
>> I HAVE A FEW THINGS I HAVE
TO DO.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO
EXCUSE MIKE O'BRIEN FROM NEXT
MONDAY'S MEETING WHICH IS
FEBRUARY 25.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. THEN
I NEED TO MOVE TO BE EXCUSED
FROM, ON MARCH 4 AND MARCH 11.
ANY COMMENTS?
>> IT DEPENDS ON WHO IS GOING
TO BE PRO TEM.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ME
BEING EXCUSED ON MARCH 4 AND
11th AI.
OKAY.
AND COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ
HAS A MUCH LARGER LARGER GAVEL
AND SHE WILL BE THE PRESIDENT
THAT MONTH.
THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, EVERYONE HAVE A
GREAT REST OF THE DAY AND WE
STAND ADJOURNED.
>>