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>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AT
CITY HALL.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSELOR.
HOW ARE YOU?
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
JUST ONE SECOND HERE.
THE SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER.
IT'S 2:05:00 P.M.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> JUAREZ, O'BRIEN.
GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> HERBOLT.
>> HERE.
>> PRESIDENT HERALD.
>> HERE.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AT THIS POINT, WE WILL MOVE TO
ADOPT THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
NO OBJECTION TO INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED.
LET ME SAY A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT
TODAY'S AGENDA
BECAUSE WE ARE PREPARING OUR
BUDGET AND WILL START
HEARING THIS WEEK THE
COMMITTEES HAVE WRAPPED UP A
LOT OF LEGISLATION WE HAVE A
SERIES OF PIECES OF
LEGISLATION WITH MULTIPLE
AMENDMENTS AND THIS IS
GOING TO BE PRETTY CHALLENGING
TO GET THROUGH.
WE WILL GET THROUGH IT BUT IT'S
GOING TO BE SOME
WHAT CHALLENGING BECAUSE WE
HAVE AMENDMENTS FLYING
AROUND THE LAST MINUTE AS
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO DO.
I ALSO AS I DESCRIBED TO
COUNSEL WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE
SOME WHAT EARLY FOR AN
OBLIGATION AND THE COUNCIL
MEMBER MAY CHAIR THE MEETING ON
THE BACK END OF IT.
AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT I'M
GOING TO MAKE A FEW
ADJUSTMENTS ON THE AGENDA TO IN
PARTICULAR ON SOME
OF THOSE THAT REQUIRE
AMENDMENTS BECAUSE IN ALL DO
RESPECT IT MIGHT BE CHALLENGING
FOR HIM NOT HAVING
DONE THIS TO SOME EXTENT AND
THE SCRIPT IS A LITTLE
REPLIABLE SOMETIMES AND
DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW SO
HAVING SAID THAT I'M GOING TO
MAKE A FEW AMENDMENTS
TO THE AGENDA.
THE FIRST ONE IS AS I DESCRIBED
THIS MORNING I WOULD
LIKE TO MOVE THE ENTIRE REPORT
OF THE GOVERNOR
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE ITEMS
FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN AND
ITEM 21 WHICH IS THE OIL HEAT
LEGISLATION I'D LIKE
TO MOVE THAT AFTER AGENDA ITEM
1 SO THAT I CAN SHARE
THOSE ITEMS.
IS THERE A SECOND?
OKAY.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY CHANGES TO
THE AGENDA I'D LIKE TO
MAKE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE I
MOVE IT?
OKAY.
I MOVE THAT THE AGENDA BE
AMENDED AS STATED.
IS THERE A SECOND?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSE?
THE AYES HAVE IT SO THE JEFNED
WILL BE AMENDED AS
STATED.
THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 9,
2019 CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
SIGNED.
PRESENTATIONS WE HAVE SEVERAL
PRESENTATIONS THIS
AFTERNOON AND SO I'LL JUST CALL
THE PRESENTATIONS
OUT IN THE ORDER WITH WHICH
THEY WERE PRESENTED TO
ME.
THE FIRST ONE IS ACTUALLY GOING
TO BE MANY OF US
ATTENDED THE MAYOR'S ADDRESS ON
THE BUDGET THE 2020
BUDGET AND AS PART OF THE
PROTOCOLS OR PROCEDURES
THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE
FULL COUNCIL SO FIRST
I'D ASK THAT DEPUTY MAYOR MARK
PLEASE COME TO THE
PODIUM AND HAND THE MAYOR'S
ADDRESS ON THE PROPOSED
BUDGET AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO
SEE A FEW WORDS IF YOU
LIKE.
>> GREAT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, EARLIER TODAY
THE MAYOR DELIVERED A
SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF THE
PROPOSED BUDGET ADDRESS
AT FRANK HIN HIGH SCHOOL.
WE WERE PLEASED TO HAVE MANY OF
YOU IN ATTENDANCE.
THANK YOU.
IT'S NOW MY PLEASURE TO DELIVER
TO YOU THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET MESSAGE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION
6B OF THE CITY CHARTER.
AND HERE ARE COPIES AND HARD
COPIES HAVE ALSO BEEN
DELIVERED TO YOUR OFFICES AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU DEPUTY MAYOR.
THE SPEECH WAS WELL RECEIVED.
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL WAS AT
THEIR BEST AND IT WAS A
GREAT PRESENTATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER WILL PRESENT A
PROCLAMATION ON
NANNY'S DAY.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YO VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT ALL OF THE NANNY'S IN
THE HOUSE.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
INCREDIBLE WORK OVER THE
LAST TWO YEARS AS WE'VE BEEN
WORKING TO LIFT UP THE
VOICE OF NANNIES, CARETAKERS,
HOUSE KEEPERS AND
DOMESTIC WORKERS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW WE'VE BEEN IN A
LOT OF CONVERSATIONS
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH
THE NANNY NETWORK AND
COLLECTIVE, SEATTLE DOMESTIC
WORKERS ALLIANCE AND
WORKING WASHINGTON, THE WE
DREAM IN BLACK COALITION
AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO HELPED
US LAST YEAR PASS THE
FIRST EVER NATIONWIDE CITY
LEVEL DOMESTIC WORKERS
BILL OF RIGHTS.
[ CHEERING ] AND TODAY BUILDS
ON THAT MOMENTUM THAT
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT THE SEATTLE NANNY
DAY PROCLAMATION.
THANKS TO THE MAYOR AND KELSEY
NYELAND FOR HER
OFFICE IN CLABTING ON THIS
EFFORT WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AND OUR OFFICE.
TODAY'S PROCLAMATION IS TIMELY
FOR MANY REASONS NOT
TO MENTION THE FACT AT THE
NATIONAL LEVEL WE HAVE
THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS
BILL OF RIGHTS AND OUR
VERY OWN CONGRESS WOMAN IS
CONTINUING TO CHAMPION
AND MANY FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE
HAVE BEEN WORKING TO
ELEVATE THAT AT THE NATIONAL
LEVEL.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THIS IS
CONTINUING ON THE WIN OF
LAST YEAR'S DOMESTIC WORKERS
BILL OF RIGHTS WHICH
WAS CHAMPIONED BY NANNIES HERE
IN SEATTLE.
AND MOSTLY WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR WHO BROUGHT
THIS ISSUE FORWARD TO US
THROUGH COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS AND TO REALLY SAT
AT THE TABLE AND
HELP US DRAFT THE POLICY.
WE'RE ALL SO EXCITED TO BRING
THIS PROCLAMATION
FORWARD TODAY BECAUSE THIS IS A
GLOBAL EFFORT ACROSS
OUR COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE
GLOBE.
PEOPLE ARE CALLING FOR
SEPTEMBER 22 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 28 TO BE RECOGNIZED
AS NATIONAL NANNY
RECOGNITION WEEK.
WE ARE HONORED TO BE PART OF
THAT EFFORT WITH THE
CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES, EUROPE AND
AUSTRALIA FOR EXAMPLE.
AND THIRD, WE JUST HEARD A
BUDGET BRIEFING THAT NOW
IS THE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE INVESTING AND
THRIVING ECONOMIES AND IT IS
NANNIES WHO MAKE THE
CITY RUN.
NANNIES WHO HELP TO MAKE SURE
OTHERS CAN GO TO WORK.
NANNIES WHO ESPECIALLY HELP
WOMEN COME AND REJOIN
THE WORK PLACE AND MAKE SURE
THAT CHILDREN HAVE THE
CARE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO
GROW UP TO BE SMART
AND HEALTHY AND TO BE FIERCE
AND INDEPENDENCE LIKE
MANY OF OUR NANNIES ARE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE
PRESENTING THIS
PROCLAMATION AND I'D LIKE TO
READ A FEW WORDS
MR. PRESIDENT.
>> PLEASE DO.
>> WHEREAS NANNIES PLAY
CRITICAL ROLES IN OUR LOCAL
ECONOMY TO ENSURE THE HEALTH
AND PROSPERITY OF
FAMILIES AND WHEREAS THE WORK
OF NANNIES MAKES OTHER
WORK POSSIBLE AND WHEREAS
DESPITE THE IMPORTANT ROLE
OF DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE
HOUSEHOLD AND THE OVERALL
ECONOMY DOMESTIC WORK IS STILL
NOT RECOGNIZED AS
PROTECTED WORK BY THE STATE OR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WHICH WE WILL CHANGE.
AND WHEREAS IN THE UNITED
STATES NANNIES HAVE BEEN
EXEMPTED FROM MOST LAWS
GOVERNING INSURANCE,
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING,
PROTECTIVES FROM HARASSMENT
AND OTHER LABOR STANDARDS AND
WE ARE CHANGING THAT.
WE HAVE INCLUDED IN THE
NATIONAL AND OUR CITIES
DOMESTIC WORKER BILL OF RIGHTS
A BARGAINING TABLE TO
MAKE SURE THAT NANNIES AND
THEIR HIRING ENTITIES
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT AT A
TABLE AND TO TALK
ABOUT FUTURE LABOR PROTECTIONS
BEYOND THE MINIMUM
WAGE PROTECTION FROM
RETALIATION THAT WE'VE INCLUDED
IN LAST YEAR'S BILL.
AND WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO
RECOGNIZE AND HONOR
THEIR WORKS WITH THIS
PROCLAMATION TODAY.
MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A FEW
FOLKS WHO ARE HERE THAT
WOULD LOVE TO SPEAK TO THIS
ISSUE AND ACCEPT THE
PROCLAMATION.
WE HAVE MARIA SOLIS, SANDRA
COLTON, LAURA GONZALEZ
AND MOLLY MCKEWEN POTENTIALLY
AMONG OTHERS AND I'D
LIKE TO PRESENT.
>> NO OBJECTION.
WE'D LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES
TO HEAR FROM OUR
GUESTS.
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ CHEERING ] [SPEAKING IN
FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[APPLAUSE].
>> HI MY NAME IS MARIA SOLIS
ROBLES.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING TODAY
SEPTEMBER 23 SEATTLE
NANNY DAY.
THIS MEANS A LOT TO US.
ON BEHALF OF THE NANNIES IN THE
CITY WE WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS ORDINANCE THAT
WENT INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1 BUT
THERE'S STILL WORK TO
BE DONE.
THIS LOW IS ALREADY HAVING
TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON OUR
LIVES SO WE THANK YOU.
THANKS TO THE FAMILIES THAT
TRUST US WITH THEIR
CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF AND
LOVE US IF THEY WERE
OURS.
PLEASE DO NOT BE JEALOUS THAT
THE CHILDREN SOMETIMES
CRY AT THE END OF OUR DAY.
THAT ONLY SHOWS THE GOOD WORK
WE DO AND HOW MUCH WE
LOVE THEM.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[APPLAUSE].
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS SANDRA HOLDEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING
US THE RECOGNITION
THAT OUR HARD WORK DESERVES.
TODAY WE'RE HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE SEATTLE NANNY
COLLECTIVE AND THE SEATTLE
DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE
THAT SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO ACTIVELY
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS OF
DEVELOPING STANDARDS
TO ENSURE THE ORDINANCE WORKS
AS WELL AS WE NEED.
WE ALSO--WE'RE ALSO ORGANIZING
TO SUPPORT THE
NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL
OF RIGHTS PRESENTED
BY CONGRESS WOMAN CAMILLA AND
SENATOR CAMILLA
HARRIS.
IT WILL INCREASE STANDARDS FOR
THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
OF THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE BEEN
ALREADY EXCLUDED FROM
RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS FOR SO
MANY YEARS.
OF COURSE WE'RE ALL PROUD TO
LEAD THE WAY HERE IN
SEATTLE BUT WE WILL NEVER HAVE
COME HERE WITHOUT THE
UNITY AND THE EFFORT AND OUR
COMMUNITY WE ASK YOU TO
JOIN US TODAY TO FIGHT FOR THE
RIGHTS OF DOMESTIC
WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
THANKS AGAIN FOR MAKING
SEATTLE'S NANNY DAY TODAY
AND FOR RECOGNIZING THAT WORK
AND CONTRIBUTION OF
THOUSANDS OF NANNIES IN THE
CITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU FOR SUCH A GREAT
PROCLAMATION.
NEXT WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD AND THIS IS
A GOOD SEGWAY INTO HER
PROCLAMATION RELATED TO
DIAPER NEEDS AWARENESS WEEK.
COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU.
IT'S AN HONOR TO SPONSOR AND
PRESENT A PROCLAMATION
DECLARING THIS WEEK DIAPER NEED
AWARENESS WEEK WITH
COUNCIL MEMBERS GONZALEZ.
THIS PROCLAMATION IS SPONSORED
ON BEHALF OF WEST
SIDE BABY WHO DISTRIBUTES
DIAPERS TO FAMILIES IN
NEED IN WESTERN WASHINGTON AND
I'D LIKE TO ALSO
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE
SEVERAL CARETAKERS AND
PARENTS OF BABIES WORKING IN
THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT AND MORE BABIES
ALONG THE WAY.
DIAPER NEED IS RECOGNIZED
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AS AN INITIATIVE OF THE
NATIONAL DIAPER BANK NETWORK
AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE WORKED
TO DECREASE FAURELS
FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND
RECOGNIZING THE
DEVELOPMENTAL AND HEALTH
OUTCOMES THAT COME AT THIS
IMPORTANT AGE ESPECIALLY FOR
FAMILIES LIVING ON LOW
INCOME AND FAMILIES OF COLOR.
THIS WEEK, WEST SIDE BABY IS
ORGANIZING DIAPER
DRIVES ACROSS THE CITY AND A
BOFN WILL BE LEFT IN
RECEPTION FOR PEOPLE TO DONATE
AT CITY HALL ON
TUESDAY.
AND IF I COULD READ FROM THE
PROCLAMATION.
>> PLEASE.
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YO SO MUCH.
ONE IN THREE FAMILIES DOES NOT
HAVE A SUFFICIENT
SUPPLY OF CLEAN DIAPERS FOR
THEIR CHILDREN AND
CHILDREN GO THROUGH SIX TO
TWELVE DIAPERS A DAY AND
A CARETAKER OR PARENT MAY HAVE
TO BUY DIAPERS FOR
THE FIRST TWO TO THREE YEARS OF
THEIR CHILD'S LISKS.
THE COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC
ADVISORS HAVING A SUFFICIENT
SUPPLY OF DIAPERS AS A BURDEN
OF ONE-THIRD OF LOW
INCOME FAMILIES AND CAN ACCOUNT
FOR 14 MRKS OF A LOW
INCOME FAMILY'S INCOME.
AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF DIAPERS
CAN COST BETWEEN $70
AND $100 A MONTH AND IN ORDER
TO AFFORD THIS 48% OF
FAMILIES DELAY CHANGING A
DIAPER, PUTTING INFANTS
AND TODDLERS IN DISCOMFORT,
PAIN AND AT RISK OF SKIN
INFECTIONS.
AND A SUPPLY OF DIAPERS IS
GENERALLY AN ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENT FOR INFANTS AND
TODDLER TO PARTICIPATE
IN CHILD CARE PROGRAMS AND
QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION
PROGRAM AILS AND THROUGH THE
LEADERSHIP OF OTHER
DEPARTMENTS THE CITY STRIVES TO
ADDRESS HEALTH AND
DEVELOPMENTAL INEQUALITIES FOR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES BY
INVESTING CHILD CARE
IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AND WHEREAS
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS TO HELP FAMILIES WITH
DIAPERS AND TO THE
GOAL OF COLLECTIVELY
ALLEVIATING DIAPER NEED THE
CITY OF SEATTLE ENCOURAGING
CITIZENS TO DONATE
GENEROUSLY TO DIAPER BANKS,
DIAPER DRIVES AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DISTRIBUTE
DIAPERS TO FAMILIES IN
NEED AND SEATTLE IS PROUD TO BE
HOME OF WEST SIDE
BABY AND OTHER COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
INCREASING THE
AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO
DIAPERS.
NOW THEREFORE THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
23 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 AS DIAPER
NEED AWARENESS WEEK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
.
>> RULES ARE SUSPENDED.
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE
IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO
PRESENT.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS SARAH CODY ROTED AND
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE
HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE DIAPER
AWARENESS WEEK.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR MAKING THIS
POSSIBLE AND RECOGNIZING DIAPER
NEEDS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
IT MAY COME AS A SHOCK THAT 16%
OF FAMILIES IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE STRUGGLE TO
AFFORD ENOUGH DIAPERS
FOR THEIR FAMILIES FOR THEIR
CHILDREN.
IN SOME COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE THAT
NUMBER IS AS HIGH AS 75%.
THREE QUARTERS OF FAMILIES.
IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN
SEATTLE CANNOT AFFORD
ENOUGH CLEAN DIAPERS TO KEEP
THEIR CHILDREN SAFE AND
WARM AND DRY.
AS WAS MENTIONED DIOP YERDZ ARE
A CRITICAL BASIC
NEED DURING A CHILD OUGHTS
EARLY DEVELOPMENT.
NOT HAVING ENOUGH CLEAN DIAPERS
CAN IMPACT A CHILD'S
DEVELOPMENT BUT IT CAN ALSO
IMPACT THEIR PARENTS
ABILITY TO GO TO WORK.
IT CAN WE KNOW FROM RECENT
STUDIES MAKE IT HARD FOR
UP TO THREE IN FIVE PARENTS TO
GO TO WORK AND HAVE
TO MISS WORK WITHIN A MONTH
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH CLEAN DIAPERS TO LEAVE
AT DAYCARE.
WE KNOW THAT THE RIPPLE EFFECTS
OF DIAPER NEED
STRETCH FAR BEYOND A SINGLE
CHILD, A PARENT.
IT GOES TO OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND
ECONOMIC WELL BEING.
AND SO IT IS AN HONOR TO BE
HERE AND TO BE ABLE TO
TALK ABOUT AND BRING AWARENESS
TO DIAPER NEED IN OUR
CITY AND TO BE ABLE TO IMAGINE
TOGETHER THE RIPPLE
EFFECTS OF ENDING DIAPER NEED
IN OUR CITY.
WEST SIDE BABY BELIEVES THAT
THAT IS POSSIBLE AND WE
ARE SO HONORED TO HAVE THE
PARTNERSHIP OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE TO BE RAISING
AWARENESS OF THIS CRITICAL
ISSUE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO WORK TOGETHER.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
JERK NEXT PROCLAMATION
PRESENTING
RELATETION TO STANDING WITH
CASHMERE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT HERALD.
I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE
PROCLAMATION AND THEN OFFER
IT TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY A
FEW WORDS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> COMMUNITY MEMBERS PRESENTING
A PROCLAMATION
DESIGNATING TOMORROW TO BE
STAND WITH TOMORROW THE
BELINDA GATES FOUNDATION WILL
BE PRESENTING PRIME
MINISTER WITH AN AWARD AND WE
HOPE THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AS A WHOLE WILL BE
STANDING UP TO SAY THAT THIS
AWARD IS SERIOUS HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES AND SERIOUS
ISSUES TAKING PLACE IN
INDIA AT THE HANDS OF THE PARTY
LED GOVERNMENT.
IT'S BUILT A POLITICAL CAREER
ON RACISM, RELIGIOUS
DISCRIMINATION AND SCAPEGOATING
AND THE CLAUSES OF
THE PROCLAMATION WILL GO MORE
INTO IT BUT I JUST
WARRANTED TO SAY VERY QUICKLY
THE TIMING OF THIS
PROCLAMATION LAST MONTH THE
GOVERNMENT ENDED ANY
INDEPENDENCE SENDING IN
THOUSANDS OF TROOPS IN AN
OCCUPATION CLOSING
COMMUNICATIONS IN AND OUT OF
THE
REGION AND ARRESTING ELECTED
POLITICAL LEADERS.
MANY ACTIVISTS AND
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SEATTLE
REGION SOME OF WHOSE
REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE WITH
US TODAY AND I THANK THEM FOR
IT HAVE OPPOSED THE
OCCUPATION OF CASHMERE AND HAVE
GATES FOUNDATION GIVING THIS
AWARD IN THIS CONTEXT
AND I WANT TO SAY ON A PERSONAL
NOTE HAVING GROWN UP
AND HAVING SEEN FIRST HANDSOME
OF THE DESTRUCTION
AND VIOLENCE AND ATROSTS THAT
ARE BEING CARRIED OUT
BY THE CAPITALIST AND PURIST
GOVERNMENT LIKE
ANYWHERE ELSE.
INDIA IS NOT UNIQUE.
LET'S NOT MAKE ORIENTALIST
ARGUMENTS ABOUT THIS BUT
THE FACT IS THAT INJUSTICE
EVERYWHERE IS AN OBSTACLE
TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE AND THAT
IS WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE ALL
COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE
SEATTLE REGION SPEAKING OUT
TOGETHER.
A PROCLAMATION FROM THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL STANDS
WITH WHEREAS THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL PROPOSED
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS FOR ALL
PEOPLE AND OPPOSES
RELIGIOUS AND DISCRIMINATION
AND WHEREAS THE FAR
RIGHT PARTY GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER HAS
BEEN CRITICIZED FOR PROMOTING
VIOLENCE AGAINST
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES, SILENCING
DECENT AND ACTIONS
WHICH ARE PRIME MINISTER THE
NICKNAME THE BUTCHER A
REFERENCE TO THE 2002 MASSACRE
WHEN HE WAS CHIEF
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN WHICH
MORE THAN 1,000
PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN ANTI
MUSLIM VIOLENCE AND MANY
MUSLIM WOMEN WERE TARGETED FOR
RAPE AND OTHER FORMS
OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND WHEREAS
DESCRIMS AND VIOLENCE
AGAINST LOWER CAST COMMUNITIES
PARTICULARLY HAS
EXPASES BAITED UNDER PRIME
MINISTER'S GOVERNMENT
SINCE THEY TOOK POWER IN 2015
AND WHEREAS ON
AUGUST 5, 2019 THE CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE 370 OF
THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION WHICH I
GUARANTY CASHMERE
STATUS AS A SEMI AUTONOMOUS
DATE AND EXPANDED
MILITARY OCCUPATION OF THE
STATE WITH THOUSANDS OF
TROOPS AND WHEREAS CASHMERE HAS
BEEN PLACED UNDER
COMMUNICATIONS LOCK DOWN AND
POLITICAL LEADERS HAVE
BEEN DETAINED AND WHEREAS IN
AUGUST INDIA PUBLISHED
AN UPDATED NATIONAL REGISTER OF
CITIZENS REQUIRING
NEARLY 2 MILLION PEOPLE MOSTLY
MUSLIM TO PROVE THEIR
INDIAN CITIZENSHIP OR FACE
DETENTION AT MASS
DETENTION CAMPS.
THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO
BUILD AND DEPORT AND
WHEREAS THE GATES FOUNDATION
BASED IN SEATTLE
ANNOUNCED PLANS TO PRESENT THE
PRIME MINISTER AN
AWARD FOR THE CLEAN INDIA
MISSION ON TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019.
AND WHEREAS STAND WITH CASHMERE
API SEATTLE FOR
BLACK LIVES THE COUNSEL ON
AMERICAN ISLAMIC
RELATIONS, THE PAKISTAN
ASSOCIATION OF GREATER
SEATTLE SEEKS FOR JUSTICE AND
VOICES FOR FREEDOM
HAVE OPPOSED HIM RECEIVING THIS
AWARD AND WHEREAS
THE CITY COUNCIL BELIEVES THE
AWARD IS INCONSISTENT
WITH SEATTLE'S STATS AS AN
INCLUSIVE OPEN CITY THAT
IS WELCOME TO INDIAN
COMMUNITIES AND ALL RELIGIONS.
NOW THEREFORE THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL PROCLAIMS
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
STAND WITH CASHMERE DAY.
[APPLAUSE]
.
>> THE RULES ARE STILL
SUSPENDED.
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY
GUESTS RECEIVING THIS
PROCLAMATION.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.
[APPLAUSE]
.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> HI.
>> YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE MY
VERY DAMAGED VOCAL
CORDES.
HOURS OF PROTESTING WILL DO
THAT TO YOU.
THE AWARD FROM THE BILL AND
LINDA GATES FOUNDATION
IS COMPLETELYCOUNTER
INTUITIVE.
WHILE WE CONTINUE TO READ,
WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE
HORRORS THAT HAVE BEEN
OCCURRING IN CASHMERE FOR THE
PAST 51 DAYS THE BILL AND
PLAINEDDA GATES FOUNDATION
DECISION TO GIVE THE FASCIST TY
RANT MAKES LESS AND
LESS SENSE.
AS WE ALL KNOW, HE'S
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECENT
DEPLOYMENT OF TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF INDIAN TROOPS
INTO CASHMERE.
THE SIEGE OF 8 MILLION
DETAINMENT OF OVER 40,000
YOUNG MEN AND BOYS.
HOW CAN AN ORGANIZATION LED BY
HUMANITARIANS GIVE AN
AWARD TO SUCH A MAN?
AS OUR ORGANIZATION STANDS WITH
CASHMERE SEATTLE
RECEIVES THIS PROCLAMATION FROM
THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WE CONTINUE TO PUSH THE
GATES FOUNDATION TO
MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION AND
RESINNED THE AWARD THEY
WILL GIVE.
WE THANK COUNCIL WOMAN AND THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND SUPPORT.
OUR CHAPTER OF STAND WITH
CASHMERE IS ECSTATIC TO
SEE THIS DAY ANNOUNCED AS STAND
WITH CASHMERE DAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
.
>> HI.
I'M A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND I
WOULD LIKE TO READ.
API CHIA IS DEDICATED TO
SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF
SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
WE TAKE STRONG STANCE AGAINST
THE INDIAN MILITARY'S
USE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS A
WEAPON OF WAR.
RECOGNIZING THE INTERSECTIONS
BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL
AND STATE VIOLENCE, API CHIA IS
DEDICATED TO.
IN THIS WE DEMAND THE GEATS
FOUNDATION NOT HONOR.
UNDER HIS ADMINISTRATION THE
INDIAN GOVERNMENT
STANDS AGAINST THE CORE BELIEF
THAT ALL LIVES HAVE
EQUAL VALUE.
THE WORK OVER SHADOWED AND
UNDER MINED BY INJUSTICE
AND VIOENCE AGAINST
COMMUNITIES.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER AND THE REST OF
THE COUNCIL FOR MAKING THIS
HAPPEN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IN OUR LAST PROCLAMATION
PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
PAYCHECK O FOR PROCLAMATIONS
SUPPORTING SANDA APACHE
BALANCED.
COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> I BELIEVE MY OFFICE COUNCIL
BRIEFING STARTED
PASSING THAT AROUND.
SANDRA IS THE DEAN OF THE UW
EVANS SCHOOL AND SHE IS
RETIRING SO I WILL BE
PRESENTING IT TO HER AT HER
OFFICIAL RETIREMENT PARTY LATER
THIS WEEK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT WAS PRESENTED TO BE FULLY
SIGNED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO AT THIS TIME I'LL TAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS
THAT APPEAR ON TODAY'S AGENDA
OR ARE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR OR OUR 2019
WE HAVE ABOUT 30 PIECES OF
LEGISLATION TODAY MANY OF
WHICH HAVE AMENDMENTS WHICH
WILL REQUIRE SOME
DISCUSSION AND WE HAVE THREE
PAGES OF SHEETS AND SO
UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION FROM
THE I'M GOING TO TAKE
THE COMMENT CARRY DOWN TO ONE
MINUTE SO WE HEAR FROM
AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE I'LL
START OFF WITH
ELIZABETH BURTON WHO IS FIRST
AND THEN PATIENCE WHO
IS SECOND AND ALLISON WHO IS
THIRD.
ONE, TWO AND THREE.
AND PATIENCE IF YOU DON'T MIND
YOU CAN COME TO THIS
MIKE AND WE'LL KEEP BOTH IN
PLAY HERE.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, HELLO I'M
ELIZABETH BURTON
SPEAKING ON THE SEATTLE CHAPTER
FOR PEOPLE FOR
CLIMATE ACTION.
COUNTY WIDE OUR ORGANIZATION
HAS APPROXIMATELY 500
MEMBERS.
I'M HERE TO TESTIFY ABOUT THE
HEATING OIL ORDINANCE
WHICH WE ARE IN FAVOR OF.
AS GRETTA HAS SAID OUR HOUSE IS
ON FIRE.
THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS AN
EMERGENCY AND IN ORDER TO
PUT IT OUT WE NEED TO STOP
BURNING FOSSIL FUELS.
THIS ORDINANCE IS A NECESSARY
AND APPROPRIATE STEP
IN THAT DIRECTION.
IT NOT ONLY REDUCES CARBON
EMISSIONS, IT DOES SO IN
A WAY THAT HELPS OUR FINANCIAL
VULNERABLE CITIZENS
THOSE WITH THE LOWEST INCOMES.
FOR THE SAKE OF FUTURE
CIVILIZATION SEATTLE'S
TRANSITION OFF OF FOSSIL FUELS
IS NOT OPTIONAL.
WE ARE MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT
TRANSITION PUTS THE
JOBS OF PEOPLE IN THE FOSSIL
FUEL INDUSTRY AT RISK
AND WE TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY AND
WE ARE PLEASED THAT
THIS ORDINANCE OFFERS JOB
RETRAINING SUPPORT FOR OIL
SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
WE URGE YOU TO PASS THE
ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN WITH
THE FASTEST POSSIBLE TIMELINE.
DO NOT WATER IT DOWN.
WE HAVE NO TIME TO WASTE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUPE SILL
MEMBERS.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS
PATIENCE AND I WORK WITH
THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CON
SORGHOS OF SEATTLE KING
COUNTY.
OUR 180 MENS WORK ACROSS THE
REGION TOWARDS A VISION
OF ENSURING ALL PEOPLE HAVE
ACCESS TO SAFE
AFFORDABLE AND HEALTHY HOMES
AND I'M HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING DIRECTOR EMILY WHO NOT
ONLY GETS THIS VISION
BUT HAS LIVED THIS VISION
THROUGH AND THROUGH AND I
MUST MENTION THAT SHE IS PART
OF THE GREAT HTC STUFF
THAT ARE DOING GREAT THINGS
THROUGHOUT THE
COMMUNITY.
EMILY IS SOMEONE WITH A BOLD
VISION FOR HOUSING.
SHE HAS BEEN IN FRONT OF THE
BIGGEST HOUSING ISSUES
IN THE CITY AND AS THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY,
WE ARE THRILLED TO SEE THIS
APPOINTMENT AND ASK YOU
TO MOVE FORWARD IN VOTING TO
CONFIRM TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU PATIENCE.
JUST ONE MOMENT.
LET ME CALL THE NEXT THREE
BECAUSE THEY'LL FOLLOW
YOU.
LACRESE GREEN, EVETTE DINISH
AND CINDY LUM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ALLISON AND I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE KING COUNTY COALITION
ON HOMELESSNESS.
WE EDUCATE, ADVOCATE AND
ORGANIZE FOR SAFETY HOUSING
AND JUSTICE AND AN END TO THE
CRISIS WHICH OF COURSE
MEANS WE ARE DEEPLY INTERESTED
IN WHO BECOMES THE
NEXT DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE OFFICE OF
HOUSING SO HIMS HERE TO SPEAK
IN WARM SUPPORT OF
YOUR CONFIRMATION OF EMILY.
EMILY AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH
OTHER FOR ABOUT TEN
YEARS AND I HAVE THE E-MAIL
TRAIL TO PROVE IT AND I
WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT MY E-
MAILS AND FOUND ALL
KINDS OF INTERESTING SUBJECT OF
DIALOGUE.
JUST A FEW KEY REMINDERS THAT I
WANT TO LIFT UP
HERE.
SHE'S VERY SMART AND TALKS VERY
FAST.
SHE KNOWS HOW TO LISTEN.
SHE IS I AM YEARSED IN THE
DETAILS OF POLICY AND
WILL READ YOU IN BUT YOU BETTER
LISTEN FAST.
SHE IS NOT INTIMIDATABLE AND
SINCE IT IS THE MIDDLE
OF THE DAY AT WORK AND WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT SERIOUS
THINGS I'M GOING TO RAISE A CUP
OF COFFEE AS A
FELLOW NEW YORKER EMILY WILL
RECOGNIZE THIS.
THIS IS THE NEW YORK CITY
DISPOSABLE COFFEE CUP THAT
SAYS WE ARE HAPPY TO SERVE YOU.
I KNOW THAT EMILY WILL DO HER
SERVICE FOR ALL THE
PEOPLE OF OUR CITY INCLUDING
THOSE WHO HAVE NO HOMES
AND WHOSE NEEDS HAVE TO BE
PRIORITIZED AS WE SPEND
PRECIOUS CITY DOLLARS AND WE
ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH
YOU EMILY AS YOU DO YOUR
SERVICE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY.
>> LAST WEEK THE LATINO MAN
TOLD YOU THAT OUR LIVES
COULD ROLL AT ANY TIME AND
ANYONE WITH ANY JUDGMENT
KNOWS THIS TO BE TRUE.
INSTEAD OF DECLARING A DAY OF
MOURNING AND FASTING
AND BEGGING GOD OUR CREATOR TO
GIVE US BACK A
REPUBLIC WITH LIBERTY LIFE AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL AS
SECURED YOU DECLARED A DAY OF
MONTH LONG
CELEBRATION.
EAT DRINK AND BE MERRY OR
BECAUSE THE EIGHTHIST WHO
DENIES THE EXISTENCE OF GOD AND
DECLARES THAT WE
EXIST AT DEATH EVEN THE UNBORN
LIFE IS AT RISK.
MAY I PLEASE PRAY?
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER RESTORE TO
US THE UNION THE
JUSTICE AND THE DOMESTIC
TRANQUILITY THAT WAS
ENJOYED BY OUR INHABITANTS IN
AMERICA AS THOMAS
JEFFERSON SAID THIS IS MY
PETITION AND MY REQUEST IN
JESUS NAME I PRAY.
AMEN.
>> AMEN.
>> OKAY.
>> FOLLOWING EVETTE WILL BE
CINDY AND THEN WILLIAM
CLARK.
>> GREETINGS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND MEMBERS.
TODAY I'M ADVOCATING ON BEHALF
OF THE DETECTIVE
COOKIE CHESS PARK.
YOU'LL HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP
BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE A
MINUTE TO SPEAK ON THIS.
AARON IS THE PROJECT MANAGER
AND SHE'LL SPEAK ON
THAT AND CINDY IS ONE OF OUR
VOLUNTEERS.
WE WANT TO--WE'RE ASKING
BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S AN
EXCESS MONEY IN THE SUGAR TAX,
RIGHT?
WHAT BETTER WAY TO REINVEST IT
INTO THE COMMUNITY
WHICH IS THE MOST DIVERSE IN
THE STATE AS FAR AS I'M
CONCERNED AN THE DETECTIVE
COOKIE CHESS PARK WHICH
OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE TO BEING
ON THE STREETS IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE'RE ASKING FOR THE $400,000
TO COMPLETE THE
PROJECT BECAUSE IT HAS BEGUN.
DEDICATED A COUPLE SUMMERS AGO
BY MAYOR MURRAY.
WE KNOW YOU'RE DOING THE
PROCESS AND WE'RE ASKING
YOU THAT INSTEAD OF SPENDING
$500,000 ON ONE PUBLIC
TOILET THAT YOU CONSIDER
SPENDING $400,000 TO
COMPLETE THE DETECTIVE COOKIE
CHESS PARK IN
BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN BEACH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THIS IS FOR YOU.
IF YOU NEED TO BE REMINDED OF
THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD MAY THIS
REFRESH YOUR MEMORY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND AS EVETTE MENTIONED I'M
THE PROJECT MANAGER
FOR THE DETECTIVE COOKIE CHESS
PARK.
OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A.
>> I'M SORRY.
NOW ARE YOU CINDY?
>> I'M SPEAKING FOR CINDY.
>> OKAY.
GOT IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SO OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A
SMALL PUBLIC PARK
WHERE CHESS CAN BE PLAYED ON
BUILT IN CHESS TABLES
AND A GIANT CHESS BOARD RIGHT
IN THE HEART OF
RAINIER BEACH AND TO PROVIDE
ACCESS TO THE
EMPOWERING GAME OF CHESS FOR
YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE
COMMUNITY WHICH IS ONE OF THE
COMMUNITIES AFFECTED
BY THE SODA TAX.
CHESS HAS BEEN PROVEN TO
ENHANCE ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE AND TEACH LIFE
SKILLS TO YOUTH AND THAT
ALL ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES.
IN CLOSING, THIS PARK IS READY
TO BE BUILT AS SOON
AS WE CAN RAISE THE MONEY AND
THE COMMUNITY IS EAGER
TO START USING IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> FOLLOWING WILLIAM CLARK WILL
BE WARREN.
>> IN MARCH I SAW A TERRIBLE
THING HAPPEN.
I LIVE IN A RETIREMENT PLACE A
VERY NICE ONE AT THE
FOOT OF QUEEN ANN HILL AND
THERE'S A SLIVER OF A
PARK MAYBE SEATTLE'S SMALLEST
PARK ADJACENT TO OUR
BUILDING.
IT'S NOT ACROSS THE STREET.
IT'S ON OUR BLOCK.
I CAME DOWN WITH A BAG OF
GROCERIES FOR SOME OF
THESE PEOPLE LIVING IN TENTS
AND THERE WERE THREE
POLICE MEN AND SIX PARKS
DEPARTMENT PEOPLE PUTTING
ON A THEATERICAL DISPLACEMENT.
I PROMISE YOU IT WAS A TERRIBLE
EMBARRASSMENT TO THE
PEOPLE IN THE TENTS AND TO
MYSELF.
I HAD NO IDEA HOW LITTLE
COMPASSION SEATTLE THAT IS
ALL OF US HAVE FOR PEOPLE
LIVING IN TENTS.
I ADMIT THAT THEY ARE LARGELY
THERE BECAUSE OF
MENTAL ILLNESS WHICH INCLUDES
ALCOHOLISM.
I SPOKE WITH THE-- THE COURT:
THANK YOU, MR. CLARK.
CAN YOU JUST WRAP UP SIR?
GO AHEAD AND WRAP UP IF YOU
DON'T MIND.
>> MY SUGGESTION IS THAT WE
CHANGE THE LAW SO THAT
PERSONS CAN USE THE PARKS WITH
TENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
>> THANK YOU SIR.
FOLLOWING WARREN WILL BE
SHANNON ELLIS BROCK.
>> GOOD MORNING OR GOOD
AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS WARREN AND I STAND
HERE TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT COUNCIL BILL 119607.
IN THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, FOSSIL FUELS MAKE
OUR PRODUCING 63.5% OF THE
ELECTICAL ENERGY
GENERATED.
IN TACOMA THERE'S ONLY 3%
PRODUCED BY FOSSIL FUELS,
2% IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, 2% IN
SEATTLE AND ENERGY IS
59% BY FOSSIL FUELS.
WEATHERIZEATION WOULD PRODUCE
AN 18% BY UNITED
STATES WEATHERIZEATION BOARD
18% EFFICIENCY GAIN BY
GOING INTO THE WEATHERIZEATION.
BY GENERATION BY NATURAL GAS IS
39% EFFICIENT, BY
DIESEL AT 32% EFFICIENT YET
WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE
OUT 82% EFFICIENT FURNACES AND
PUT IN GENERATION BY
FOSSIL FUELS TO PROVIDE EXTRA
FOSSIL FUELS.
IN FRIDAY'S MEETING WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN
PLAINEDDA WAS ASKED DOES
SEATTLE HAVE ENOUGH ABILITY
TO PROVIDE ELECTICAL ENERGY.
THE ANSWER WAS WE HAVE ENOUGH
ANLT.
IT WAS NEVER SAID WE HAVE
ENOUGH ELECTICAL ENERGY TO
PRODUCE FOR ALL OF THE STUFF
THAT WE WANT TO
TRANSFER OVER, THE STUFF WE
WANT TO BRING ONLINE ALL
OF THE CARS, TRUCKS, BIKES,
MOTOR SCOOTERS OR
ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND
EVERYTHING ELSE.
I BELIEVE THE ELECTICAL ENERGY
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO PRODUCE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS
TO SWITCH OVER ON
HEATING OIL TO START WITH AND
NATURAL GAS IS NOT FAR
DOWN THE LINE AS IDENTIFIED BY
THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE
THAT I THINK THOSE ABLGHTS TO
PRODUCE THAT WILL BE
USING PRIMARILY FOSSIL FUELS TO
DO IT.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> SO LAST THING TO SAY WE CAN
GAIN A LOT MORE BY
REDUCING OUR AMOUNT OF ENERGY
WE USE THAN TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO ELIMINATE ONE
SECTOR OF IT THAT'S
EFFICIENT.
>> THANK YOU.
FOLLOWING SHANNON.
I'LL READ THREE NAMES OFF AFTER
YOU.
GO AHEAD, SHANNON.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS SHANNON ELLIS BROCK
AND HUMANS HERE TODAY
BECAUSE THE NORTH WIND
COALITION ASKED ME TO SPEAK.
I HAD RESERVATIONS SO I HAD TO
DO SOME RESEARCH.
I'M WITH COOPERATIVE CREDIT
UNION AND WE HAVE WORKED
WITH THE CITY ON THE PAST ON
INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE
COMMUNITY POWER WORKS.
. WE WORK WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT AND WE'RE IN
FAVOR OF THE HEATING OIL TAX.
I THINK A BIG CONCERN IS THE
MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE
THAT PEOPLE ARE WORRIED THAT
WE'LL MISS THE MODERATE
INCOME FAMILIES AND I JUST WANT
TO REMIND COUNCIL
AND PEOPLE THAT ARE OPPOSING
THIS THERE ARE OPTIONS
AVAILABLE.
I'M NOT HERE JUST TO TELL OUR
CREDIT UNION BUT THERE
ARE FINANCIAL CONSTITUTIONS
THAT OFFER LOW INCOME
FINANCING OPTIONS FROM PEOPLE
TO SWITCH FROM OIL
HEAT.
MOST OF THOSE PROGRAMS INCLUDE
OIL TANK DECONVERSION
AND REALLY QUICKLY BECAUSE I
HAVE TEN SECONDS LEFT
BASED ON THE RESEARCH THAT I
WAS GIVEN IT COST
$1,800 A MONTH WITH THE NEW TAX
TO HEAT A HOUSE WITH
OIL.
A LOAN PAYMENT FOR A DECKLESS
HEAT PUMP IS ABOUT
$100 A MONTH SO IT'S AN ENERGY
AND COST SAVINGS TO
HOMEOWNERS TO DO THAT AND AGAIN
THIS PROGRAM IS FOR
EVERYBODY, LOW INCOME, MODERATE
INCOME FAMILIES.
THERE'S INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE
CREDIT UNION AND
OTHERS THAT ARE HERE TO HELP SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
.
>> SO SHANNON WAS OUR NINTH
SPEAKER OF AROUND 30 SO
WE'RE NOT DOING A VERY
EFFECTIVE JOB OF CUTTING OFF
THE MIKE IN ONE MINUTE BECAUSE
PEOPLE ARE GOING OVER
AND I RECOGNIZE IT'S TOUGH TO
SPEAK UNDER A MINUTE I
FULLY RECOGNIZE THAT SO MADAME
CLERK I'M GOING TO
ASK THAT I DON'T HAVE TO BE
HEAVY HANDED AT ONE
MINUTE 10 SECONDS JUST PLEASE
TURN OFF THE MIC SO
YOU'VE BEEN FOREWARNED THAT THE
MIC WILL BE GOING
OFF IN ONE MINUTE TEN SECONDS
SO TRY TO WRAP IT UP
EARLIER AND BE A LITTLE MORE
FLEXIBLE SO HAVING SAID
THAT LEA MISSIC WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY REBECCA SIRE.
LEA, REBECCA THEN ALEC.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M LEA MISSIC AND I'M WITH
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.
I'M HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OF THE HEATING OIL
ORDINANCE.
IN WASHINGTON STATE GREENHOUSE
GAS POLLUTION
STEMMING FROM HAS BEEN GROWING.
HERE PRESENTING ALMOST A FIFTH
OF CARBON POLLUTION
FROM HOMES.
HEATING OIL IS A PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUE.
THAT NUMBER IS INCREASING.
LONG TERM EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE
LIVER AND KIDNEY
DAMAGE.
CURRENTLY MAKING THE SWITCH
DOES INCLUDE UP FRONT
COST WHICH IS WHY WE SUPPORT
THAT FOLKS WITH THE
INCOME QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDING
RENTERS WILL HAVE
THEIR HOME UPGRADES FULLY
COVERED AND OTHERS WILL
RECEIVE REBATES TO MAKE THE
SWITCH.
HEATING OIL IS EXPENSIVE.
ONCE THE COST OF THE SWITCH IS
COVERED PEOPLE WILL
HAVE EFFICIENT CLEAN HEATING AT
A MUCH LOWER COST
AND ELIGIBLE FOR MORE ENERGY
AND PREWEATHERRIZEATION
SERVICES.
I'M REALLY GLAD THIS
LEGISLATION ALLOWS FOR A JUST
TRANSITION.
REVENUE DIRECTED TO WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
FOR CLEAN HEATING TECHNOLOGY
SKILLS.
THIS ORDINANCE IS WELL CRAFTED
AND WILL IMPROVE
PUBLIC HEALTH AND GIVE FOLKS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
CLEANER CHEAPER HEATING.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS HOW WE NEED TO ADDRESS
THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
>> THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
.
>> REBECCA FOLLOWED BY ALEC
THEN JOE.
>> HI THERE.
I WAS ASKED TO TALK ABOUT THE
REAL ESTATE
PERSPECTIVE OF THE HEATING OIL
ORDINANCE WHICH WE
SUPPORT.
BASICALLY THE MARKET IS SHOWING
US THAT PEOPLE WANT
HEALTHY HOMES.
PEOPLE SPEND 80 TO 90% OF THEIR
TIME IN THEIR HOME
AND FROM OIL THE DANGERS FROM
SPILLS, THE CHALLENGES
FROM RENTERS WHO HAVE TO PUT
HEATING OFF AND BE THE
FILLERS OF THE TANKS OF HEATING
OIL.
IT'S A BURDEN AND BUYERS ARE
WANTING CLEANER
HEALTHIER TECHNOLOGIES.
BUILDERS ARE STARTING TO BUILD
ELECTRIC HOMES.
THIS IS A GOOD SMART STEP
FORWARD FOR CUTTING OUR
CARBON EMISSIONS.
IT'S A GOOD 1% AND A GOOD
HEALTHY CHUNK OF CARBON
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS AND ALSO
PUTS US ON THE PATHWAY
TO BEING A VIBRANT HEALTHY
COMMUNITY FOR THE LONG
TERM.
IF WE WANT TO HAVE HOMES THAT
PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE IN
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD STEP SO
AT THAT POINT I WILL
LEAVE IT AT THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
.
>> DO YOU MIND TAKING THE MIKE
OVER HERE AND YOU'LL
FOLLOW ALEC.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M ALEC WITH 350 SEATTLE HERE
TO URGE YOU TO PASS
THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE VERSION
OF THE OIL HEATING
TAX ORDINANCE.
AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW ON FRIDAY
A CONSERVATIVE
ESTIMATE OF 10,000 PEOPLE
MARCHED ON CITY HALL TO
DEMAND CLAIMANT ACTION AND
THOUSANDS OF THEM WERE
YOUNG PEOPLE I WAS INVOLVED
PARTLY IN ORGANIZING
THAT AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY
HOW MANY OF THOSE
PEOPLE WERE YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND WHILE I CERTAINLY CAN'T
SPEAK FOR THOSE 10,000
PEOPLE I DON'T THINK IT'S A
WILD THING TO SEE THAT
EVEY SINGLE ONE OF THEM WOULD
BE DEEPLY ALARMED TO
FIND OUT THE COUNCIL WAS
CONSIDERING DELETING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE AND THIS COUNSEL
HAD BEEN ASKED TO EXTEND THE
DEADLINE BY WHICH WE
WOULD PHASE OUT DAMAGING FOSSIL
FUELS FROM OUR
ENERGY.
SO WITH THAT SAID I'LL JUST
WRAP UP BY SAYING PLEASE
HONOR THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP WE
SAW ON FRIDAY.
PLEASE HONOR OUR YOUNGER
GENERATION AND PASS THE
STRONGEST POSSIBLE VERSION OF
THIS ORDINANCE WITHOUT
DELETING IT BY A TSENGEL DAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU ALEC.
[APPLAUSE]
.
>> THANK YOU.
I CAME DOWN HERE TO GIVE MY
THOUGHTS ON THE HEATING
OIL TAX.
I HAVE A PROPERTY HEATED WITH
HEATING OIL AND I
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A VERY
RELIABLE SOURCE OF HEAT
AND EASILY MAINTAINED AND COST
EFFECTIVE FOR MY
TENANTS WHICH I PAY THE BILL
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE
MARKET PRICE FOR OIL IS.
I UNDERSTAND THIS BILL CAME OUT
OF A REPORT FROM THE
BULLET FOUNDATION.
THEY SAID HERE'S WHAT WE WANT
YOU TO DO AND YOU GUYS
ARE DOING IT.
A COUPLE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
IS THAT THIS IS A BIG
WORLD WE LIVE IN.
OIL HAPPENS.
IT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF THE
GROUND.
YOU CAN SAY WE'RE NOT DPOAG TO
BURN IT IN SEATTLE
BUT IT WILL GET MINED AND WILL
COME OUT.
SOME ALTERNATIVE THOUGHTS THAT
YOU MIGHT LOOK AT IS
SUCH THINGS AS REQUIRING
EFFICIENCY.
ANNUAL FUEL AIR MIXTURE TESTS
THAT KIND OF THING TO
GET US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
BURNING IT AT.
>> THANK YOU JOE.
OUR NEXT TWO SPEAKERS ARE THE
HONORABLE MICHAEL
FULLER JURIS AND SHAWNY
WHEELER.
THE HONORABLE AND THEN SHAWNY.
PLEASE PROCEED.
>> I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ALL OF
YA'LL TELLING
HONORABLE MICHAEL FULLER A NEW
AMERICA WHEN AN OLD
AMERICA IS IN CONFLICT.
SO THIS IS A BETRAY AGAINST OUR
ARMED FORCES WHO
FOUGHT TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY
SAFE FREE AND SECURE ON
THE STREET AND IT'S DEVASTATING
TO ME.
AND IT'S OPEN NO SANCTUARY FOR
CRIMINAL ACT.
HR3004, HR3009 EENFORCEMENT OF
THE CITY ACT.
AND THE VIOLATION OF GEORGE
H.W.
BUSH WHO SIGNED
INTO LAW AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT JULY 26 OF
1990 AND SECTION 504 TO BE ABLE
TO NOT BEING AND
VIOLATES THE FEDERAL FUNDING
ACT OF 2000.
ALSO OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT
DUE PROCESS TO
PROTECT THE AMENDMENT RIGHTS
AND DUE PROCESS EQUAL
PROTECTION OF OUR 14TH
AMENDMENT AND PROCEDURE DUE
PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU SIR.
>> I'M TIRED OF BEING SICK AND
TIRED.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> FOLLOWING SHAWNY WILL BE.
>> GOOD FOB PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS OF THE COULD YOU
BE.
I'M THE POLITICAL DIRECTOR FOR
JOINT COUNCIL BUT I'M
NOT HERE TO TALK TO YOU IN THAT
PERSPECTIVE OR THAT
HAT.
WHEN I LOOK AT THIS POLICY AND
NOTICE ALL OF THE ZIP
CODES AND SURROUNDING AREAS I
THINK OF MY
GREAT-GRANDFATHER WHO MIGRATED
FROM A LITTLE TOWN
CALLED MINEOLA, TEXAS WHICH
DOES NOT EXIST TODAY.
HE GREW UP OUTSIDE OF THE
PLANTATION AND MADE HIS
WAY TO SEATTLE WASHINGTON AND
BUILT WHAT HE THOUGHT
WAS A WORKING MIDDLE CLASS
AMERICAN DREAM AND THAT'S
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
AND SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THIS
POLICY I DON'T SEE A
WIN FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE.
I SEE ANOTHER WAY OF SEATTLE
AND PUSH OUT COLOR AND
OUR MOST VULNERABLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREETINGS CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS SI R A.J.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 20
YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE
HAS WORKED WITH HEATING
OIL BUT I CHALLENGE YOU TO FIND
TWO THINGS, ONE,
ANYBODY WHO LIVES WITH HEATING
OIL WHO PREFERS THAT
OVER ANYTHING ELSE AND
CHALLENGE YOU TO FIND ANYBODY
WHO WORKS WITH HEATING OIL AND
I HAVE WHO ENJOYS
THAT WORK SO I COULD SPEAK TO
THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ELEMENT ONE GALLON OF OIL CAN
POLLUTE HUNDREDS FER
THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF FRESH
WATER.
CARBON AND SO FORTH.
I'LL LET YOU SPEAK ABOUT JOBST.
WE'RE HIRING AND CAN TRAIN
ANYBODY TO INSTALL HEAT
PUMPS ON THE JOB PAYED TRAINING
FULL BENEFITS.
WE'RE HIRING SO IF YOU HAVE
PEOPLE LOOKING FOR WORK
PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>
STEVE JOE.
NINA, STEVE? SAY THANK YOU
NINA SAY THANK YOU, GOOD
AFTERNOON.
I WORK FOR PROGRESSIVE I AM
ADDRESSING YOU TODAY WITH
HEATING AND OIL.
WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO
ADDRESS FOSSIL FUEL USE IN
SEATTLE AND THIS IS A STEP
FORWARD.
CREATING JOBS, WORKING FOR BOTH
COMMUNITIES, AND WORKING
THROUGH THE USE OF FOSSIL
FUELS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING
FORWARD WITH THIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME >>
JUST A SECOND.
>> GO AHEAD, PLEASE, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE.
>> MILLIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD, THOUSANDS IN
SEATTLE.
>> SOME ARE MAD AND SCARED.
WE ARE CALLING ON OUR LEADER TO
TAKE ACTION MY TASK FORCE IS AN
ACTION ORGANIZATION AND
BUSINESS, ADVANCING WASHINGTON
STATE.
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY
TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION ON
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADDRESSING
THIS LEGISLATION WITH THIS
ORDINANCE.
THIS IS A MODERN POLICY FOR
HOMEOWNERS IN TRANSITION FROM
OUTDATED, AND INEFFICIENT
SYSTEMS, POWERED BY CARBON
ELECTRICITY.
>> HELLO.
I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT PASSING
THIS WITH THE STRONGEST
POSSIBLE TERMS.
AS A CHILD I SAW FIRSTHAND SOME
OF OF HOW POLLUTING OIL HEATING
CAN BE.
I WILL NEVER FORGET WHEN I WENT
OUTSIDE OF OUR BORDERS AND WE
TURNED ON THE FAUCET AND BROWN
AND YELLOW WATER CAME OUT IT IS
CLEAR BASED ON THE CLIMATE
STRIKE THAT WE HAD RECENTLY
THAT WE DRASTIC ACTION.
THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN DELAY ON
THESE TYPES OF ORDINANCES.
I WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE
NEED TO START THINKING IN TERMS
OF FUTURE GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE
WERE GOING TO COME AFTER US.
THE FUTURE IS IN CLEAN
ELECTRICITY AND GOOD PAYING
JOBS.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING
FORWARD.
[ APPLAUSE ]
SUSAN, THEN JARED.
I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU MY STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE APPOINTMENT AS
THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING.
EMILY IS ONE OF THE SMARTEST
PEOPLE I KNOW.
SHE IS SINGULARLY CAPABLE OF
UNDERSTANDING PERCEIVED
CONSTRAINT AND WEAVING THROUGH
THE PATH TO THE SOLUTION THAT
NO ONE ELSE HAS SEEN.
SHE IS ABLE TO DO THIS BECAUSE
SHE LISTENS.
I'VE SEEN HER IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH POLICYMAKERS, COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND ADVOCATES.
SHE FEARS WITH AMY WHAT THEY
MEAN, ABSORBS THE WISDOM, AND
IMPORTANTLY HERE'S WHAT IS NOT
SETH.
SHE IS A GIFTED TRANSLATOR OF
IDEAS.
SHE UNDERSTANDS THE POWER OF
HOUSING TO TRANSFORM RISING
COMMUNITIES.
AND FOR ENERGY AND PASSION IS
INFECTIOUS HER HUSTLE, HER
ABILITY TO GET STUFF DONE AT
TIMES WHEN EVERYONE ELSE THINKS
THERE IS NOT ANOTHER WAY AROUND.
>> THANK YOU, WE HAVE JULIA
BUCK.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
MY NAME IS JARED.
I HAVE DONE PRIVACY RESEARCH
AND INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH WHICH
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR
OF THE STABILITY ORDINANCE.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
SEATTLE AND OR IT WILL TAKE A
LITTLE BIT LONGER, WE WILL HAVE
A COUPLE INCHES OF TEXT.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT LAST TIME.
WE WANT TO FOCUS ON THE
LANGUAGE.
SAYING THAT THESE THINGS DO NOT
STORE INFORMATION, THE LICENSE
PLATE READERS ARE NOT ACCURATE.
THEY HAVE TO LITERALLY SWITCH
TO PROCESS ANOTHER CAR GOING
DOWN THE ROAD FIVE MINUTES
LATER.
IT IS NOT THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE
THAT WE CAN RELY ON.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M HERE FROM THE ACLU OF
WASHINGTON, HERE TO SUPPORT
STRENGTHENING OF THE AMENDMENTS
TODAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THAT THIS
ORDINANCE IS ABOUT PROTECTING
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES FROM THE
IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY, AND THE
LICENSE PLATE READERS, ICE HAS
ALREADY COME KNOCKING ON THE
DOORS OF LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO
GET THAT INFORMATION FOR
JURISDICTION PURPOSES.
RIDING THE SAME DATA TO A THIRD
PARTY AGENCY.
WASHED OUT PROVIDE THAT
INFORMATION TO ICE TODAY AND I
WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU OF THE
LICENSE AND THE ARGUMENTS ABOUT
THE VISUAL SYSTEM BEFORE TO RUN
SEARCHES FOR INTEGRATION
INSURANCE.
PLEASE STRENGTHEN THE
AMENDMENTS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SEAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
JULIA.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE
PASSING OF THE HEALTHY HOMES
ORDINANCE.
I DID GROW UP IN AN OIL HEATED
RESIDENCE.
I WAS A CHILD AT THE TIME I
REMEMBER THE STRESS AND
EXCAVATION REQUIRED WHEN SPRUNG
I CARE ABOUT CARBON AND I WOULD
LOVE EVERYONE EXPERIENCE LOWER
MONTHLY BILLS AND SENSITIVITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THIS IS AN OBJECTION, WE GOT
THROUGH MOST OF THEM.
WE HAVE A FEW MORE BUT WE WERE
AGGRESSIVELY GENEROUS.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TOWARD
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS.
PLEASE MOVE THAT FORWARD. >>
NEW CLAIMS THROUGH SEPTEMBER
13TH, 119657.
MOVED AND SET ANY QUESTIONS?
>> PLEASE CALL THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> GONZALEZ?
PACHECO?
>> PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE
THAT FILED ON THIS ADDRESS.
>> THE BUDGET ADDRESS ON THE
2020 BUDGET.
>> THIS IS A FORM OF
PROCEDURALLY ACCEPTED SPEECH.
AT THIS POINT I WILL MOVE TO
ACCEPT IT, FILE 314433.
MOVED AND SECONDED.
THOSE AND FILING, PLEASE VOTE
IN FAVOR.
THOSE OPPOSED, VOTE NO THE
MOTION TO CARRY HAS BEEN
ACCEPTED AND FILED.
WE HAD SOME AGENDA REORDERING
IN THE AGENDA ITEMS.
>> THE COMMITTEE AGENDA, 11519,
RELATED TO SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY, THE USE AND
ACCEPTING FOR THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
USE, FOR LICENSE PLATE READERS.
PASSED AS AMENDED.
>> BEAR WITH ME A LITTLE BIT.
SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
THIS ALMOST RELIGIOUSLY.
SOME OF YOU HAVE NOT HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO WALK US THROUGH
IT.
THIS LEGISLATION, LET ME BACK
UP ON THIS.
IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2017 SURVEY
OF THIS ORDINANCE.
MANY OF YOU HAVE LOOKED AT THE
PASSAGE OF THE WORK, AND THIS
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE.
THE TECHNOLOGY OFFICE WOULD
REQUIRE THIS SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IS USED BY CITY
DEPARTMENTS.
TWENTY-NINE TECHNOLOGIES WERE
IDENTIFIED IN THIS.
CITY LIFE, THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT 29 TECHNOLOGIES IN
THE IMPACT REPORT.
THE ACQUISITION OF TECHNOLOGY
AND THE USE.
THE REPORT WOULD BE SUBMITTED
FOR RETROACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
AND PROPOSED TECHNOLOGIES.
TECHNOLOGIES COULD BE USED IN
THE FUTURE AND THIS PROCESS
COULD BE QUITE CONFERENCE OF AS
A FIVE-STEP PROCESS.
YOU HAVE THE DEPARTMENT
DRAFTING IT, THIS SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE AND AN ENGAGEMENT
PIECE WHERE A PUBLIC HEARING
COULD COME TOGETHER FOR THE
DEPARTMENT.
PROVIDING FEEDBACK AND SOME
MONITORING.
WE ARE AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING
ON.
THERE IS A WORKING GROUP, AS
PART OF THE ASSESSMENT
DOCUMENT, LOOKING AT CIVIL
LIBERTY CONCERNS.
LOOKING AT LEADERSHIP AS WELL.
LOOKING AT THE ASSESSMENT AND
WORKING WITH THE CEO, WORKING
GROUP CONCERNS AND THE PROCESS
WE'VE SEEN WITH THEM.
ALL OF THE PRIVACY ISSUES AND
SURVEILLANCE ISSUES.
ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT SURFACE.
THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR
QUITE SOME TIME.
USE OF TRAFFIC CAMERAS, CLOSED-
CIRCUIT CIRCUIT TELEVISION, AND
AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS.
LOOKING INTO THE BACKGROUND AND
ALMOST 19 YEARS NOW, THIS HAS
BEEN SINCE 2007.
ALMOST EVERY STATE IN OUR
COUNTRY, LOOKING AT THESE
TECHNOLOGIES.
LOOKING AT THE PRIVACY NEEDS
THAT ARE ADDRESSED.
LOOKING AT WHAT IS PRESENTED TO
THE COUNCIL.
THEY WERE MAYBE A FEW INCHES
THICK.
THERE WERE A LOT OF RESOURCES
AND TIME.
IT WAS HELPFUL, BUT TO SOME
EXTENT, NEEDED EXECUTIVE
REPORTERS.
THAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE
CONDENSED SURVEILLANCE PURPOSE.
THE DENTIST PACKAGE WAS
ATTACHED TO THE LEGISLATION,
CREATING A PRIVATE ACTION WITH
THESE WORKING TOGETHER.
THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS AND
WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAD THE
POWER TO ORDER IT.
I USE THAT TERM LOOSELY.
I'VE SAT DOWN WITH THE PRIVACY
ADVOCATE, AND I'VE GONE THROUGH
AS MUCH LANGUAGE AS POSSIBLE.
I'VE TAKEN THROUGH THAT PROCESS,
19 POINTS WERE RAISED.
WE COULDN'T QUITE GET THERE
YET, WE WENT BACK TO THE TABLE.
WE PARTNERED WITH THE WORKING
GROUP.
WE WERE LOOKING AT FOUR
DIFFERENT OPPONENTS.
AND WE LOOKED AT THE OPINION
THAT IT RAISED SIGNIFICANT
LEGAL ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED.
AND WE NEEDED TO TALK ABOUT
THOSE ISSUES AS WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE AND LEGAL ISSUES
WITH BE RAISED.
FROM THAT PROCESS, I WILL TELL
YOU THAT WE WOULD MEET AT THE
LAST WEEK.
ALL OF THE EMINENCE THAT WERE
VOTED ON AND AGREED TO BY THE
TABLE ARE INCORPORATED IN WHAT
I WOULD CALL NUMBER 11.
ADDRESSING SOME CONCERNS THAT
HAD BEEN RAISED, I THINK
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALES HAD
PERHAPS RAISED THEM.
WE CAME UP WITH A PACKAGE OF
AMENDMENTS AND THE TABLE,
REVIEWED BY LAW AND ACCEPTED.
WE HAVE THAT SWEEP OF
AMENDMENTS READY TO GO, WE NEED
A LITTLE TIME TO HARMONIZE
THOSE CHANGES BUT THE CASE
LEGISLATION, SINCE THERE WERE
CHANGES.
THAT IS READY.
SO WE CAN ADVANCE ON THAT AND
LOOK AT WHAT ENCOMPASSES THE
LOOK AT THE TABLE.
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN HAS A
SERIES OF AMENDMENT, COUNCIL
MEMBER O'BRIEN AND THE SECOND
WE WOULD STILL NEED ONE MORE
WEEK TO HARMONIZE.
MY ENCOMPASSING AMENDMENT WOULD
WAIT.
IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME
TO DO THAT WHEN WE ARE WHERE WE
ARE WITH THE AMENDMENTS.
I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY, BUT I
THINK THERE ARE FOUR.
I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN.
WE ARE WORKING ON THE
LEGISLATION FEVERISHLY.
I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS AND
WHAT HE IS TRYING TO DO.
I COME HERE NOT SO MUCH
SUBSTANCE, BUT POLICY.
THERE IS A PROCESS AND I'M
LOOKING AT THE TECHNOLOGIES.
AND THE PROCESS, TO LOOK AT
THIS IN PARTICULAR IT IS A
PIECE THAT REALLY CRAFTED IN
RICHMOND IN THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THIS IS A CAREFUL
PUBLIC PROCESS THAT WAS DONE.
IF THAT WAS SORT OF A DEAL,
THAT'S HOW WE MOVE FORWARD, THE
LANGUAGE NOW, MY UNDERSTANDING
WAS AGREED UPON DURING THAT
PROCESS, IT IS WHAT WE ARE
REVISITING NOW.
ONE OF THE PROCESS 27 WERE
TECHNOLOGIES TO GO, THAT WILL
ERODE THE CITY ABILITY TO COME
UP WITH MEANINGFUL POLICY.
WE COULD WORDSMITH THIS
FOREVER.
I COULD SHARE THESE
TECHNOLOGIES.
ONE FOR 19 YEARS.
ONE FOR 12 YEARS.
THIS IS A RETROACTIVE VIEW.
IF WE ARE TO NEGOTIATE WITH
COMMUNITIES AND EXPERTS, LET'S
HAVE A GOOD PROCESS.
I'M LOOKING AT THESE AMENDMENTS
SOMEWHAT BIASED.
I HAVE ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO
STEP UP BIG, AND THEY DID.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCES KNOWN
TO THE COUNTRY.
I THINK IT IS MEANT TO BE VOTED
ON.
I THINK IT IS READY TO BE VOTED
ON.
I THINK WE WOULD STILL LIKE TO
WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE
AMENDMENTS.
I AM NOT SURE WHICH ONES I HAVE
TO SUSPEND THE RULES ON DECK
ALL OF THEM ARE RIGHT.
I DID IT THE RIGHT WAY, BY THE
WAY.
IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, WE CAN HEAR
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR REMARKS IN
THE PROCESS YOU HAVE LAID OUT
HERE.
YOU HAVE LED A VERY INTENSE,
THOUGHTFUL AND THOROUGH
PROCESS, HERE I AM STILL
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS, THAT I
HOPE YOU AND OTHERS DID NOT SEE
THIS AS CRITICISM OF THE
PROCESS.
AS I HAVE DUG INTO THIS, I
APPRECIATE THE NULL
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE LAST FEW
WEEKS, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
THIS, AND EVEN HEARING SOME OF
THIS IN PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY,
IT IS COMPLEX.
I WAS WORKING ON THIS LATE LAST
NIGHT.
WAS DISCUSSING IT WITH MY WIFE
AND A FRIEND OF HERS.
THE CONVERSATION IMMEDIATELY
TURNED TO HOW COMPLEX THIS IS,
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT TECHNOLOGY?
IT IS ALL CHANGING SO FAST AND
WHAT ARE PEOPLE DOING WITH OUR
DATA?
I DON'T KNOW HOW AS A
GOVERNMENT WE ARE GOING TO DEAL
WITH THIS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN
ADEQUATELY MANAGE ALL THE DATA
THAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF
CAPTURING YOU HAVE RUN A
PROCESS ON TECHNOLOGIES AND IT
WAS OUTSTANDING AND EXTREMELY
TIME-CONSUMING.
THESE WERE SOME OF THE EASIER
ONES AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK
TO DO, TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
ADEQUATELY SAFEGUARD THIS FIELD
THAT IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING AND
HAS CRITICAL COMPLICATIONS TO
THE THINGS THAT WE SHARE ON
THIS FLOOR.
I SEE THIS WORKING TODAY, AND
LOOKING AT PROPOSED ORDINANCES,
AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAUSE AND
LEARN, AND THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT I THINK WILL CONSTANTLY
EVOLVE IN FORWARD.
WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, YOU
SHOULD HAVE FOUR SEPARATE
AMENDMENTS ON WHAT I WILL CALL
THIS SALMON COLORED PIECE OF
PAPER.
NEAR THE FOUR YELLOW ONES THAT
ARE BEING HANDED OUT IN A
TIMELY FASHION.
THERE ARE MINOR CHANGES, MAYBE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES HAD TO HAVE
BEEN THAT CAME AFTER TIME.
I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE
ORDER OF THE AMENDMENTS.
THE FIRST ONE I HAVE IS
NUMBERED.
THIS DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU
OUTLINES NINE DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT WOULD CHANGE.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT LAST WEEK
HAD BEEN REVIEWED.
THERE WERE APARTMENTS, I WILL
CARE NOT TO MISCHARACTERIZE
ANYONE BUT IT SEEMS THERE WAS A
BROAD CONSENSUS THAT THESE
WOULD BE CONSISTENT AND ALLOW
THEM TO DO WHAT THEY ARE GOING
TO DO.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IN THE SAME
AMOUNT OF TIME I CAN WALK
THROUGH NIGHT OF THESE PIECES
IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLARIFY THEM.
I'M NOT SURE THAT I WILL BE
ABLE TO CLARIFY EVERYTHING
BECAUSE IT IS SOMEWHAT
TECHNICAL.
OR I COULD JUST TAKE QUESTIONS
FROM PEOPLE WHO WANT ME TO WALK
THROUGH A SPECIFIC ITEM NUMBER.
I MENTIONED THAT THIS IS SALMON
COLORED.
IF YOU PRINTED OUT, IT IS DATED
9,232,019.
SAYS V2 BEHIND THAT DATE IN THE
HEADER.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE ALL
RUNNING ON THE SAME THING.
>> THE QUESTION IS WEATHER WE
TAKE QUESTIONS OR IF WE WANT
THE COUNCIL MEMBER TO PLOW
THROUGH IT.
>> YOU CAN DO IT SWIFTLY IF YOU
WOULD LIKE.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO DO SO
SWIFTLY.
I HAVE QUESTIONS ON SOME OF
THEM >> THESE ARE LARGELY MOVE
ON THE ITEMS.
THESE AE ALL THE CHANGES
INCORPORATED IN AMENDMENT FIVE.
ESTABLISHING THE CLOSED-CIRCUIT
TV CAN ONLY BE USED FOR
PURPOSES OUTLINED IN SECTION
1.2, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, AFTER
AN UNPLANNED INCIDENT.
TRAFFIC IMPACTED BY A PLANNED
EVENT.
CLOSE SERVICE TV THAT CANNOT BE
FACIAL RECOGNITION I WOULD ASK
THAT THIS, IN THE CASE IN
QUESTION.
THIS IS WHY I AM NOT PUTTING
THIS PARTICULAR I WOULD AGREE
WITH NUMBER TWO.
THE LICENSE PLATE READER
TECHNOLOGY AND ALL THAT.
I AGREE WITH THAT.
IT, IF YOU TURN TO THE PAGE,
LOOK AT THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT,
IT CLEARLY STATES THAT.
LET ME BACK UP ANY DIRECTOR
ASSESSMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, IT
CLEARLY SAYS THAT THE LANGUAGE
IN THE REPORT SAYS THIS.
JUST A MOMENT.
CAN I SEE THOSE?
FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
IS NOT IN USE AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION.
SHOULD IT BE CONSIDERED IN THE
FUTURE, THE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE SPECIFIES THAT ANY
MATERIAL OR CHANGES TO CURRENT
CAMERA TECHNOLOGY WILL BE
SUBJECT TO THE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE AND WILL REQUIRE
ANOTHER PROCESS.
IN THE DOCUMENT ALREADY IT SAYS
THAT THEY ARE NOT USING IT.
SHOULD THEY USE IT, ANOTHER SAR
HE TRIGGERED.
I SEE THE OTHER SECTIONS ON
PAGE 23 WHERE CLEARLY SAYS
EXACTLY WHAT THIS TECHNOLOGY IS
TO BE USED FOR.
OUR COMMITMENT IS TO USE IT
ONLY FOR THOSE OF US HIS.
THESE SYSTEMS ARE STRICTLY FOR
THIS PURPOSE.
NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLACE
THAT ARE CAPTURED TO CREATE
TRAVEL TIMES AS STORED OR USED
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
THAT LANGUAGE WAS EXPANDED UPON
IN HIS FIRST CUT, IF YOU WILL
HEAR WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
IS USED AND THAT THIS IS
CREATED, USING THIS AS AN
EXAMPLE THAT IS BOTH REDUNDANT
AND NECESSARY THERE ARE OTHER
ISSUES EMBEDDED IN SOME OF
THESE THAT QUITE CANDIDLY WE
HAVE PRESENTED TO YOU AND YOU
NEGOTIATED A DEAL EITHER GO FOR
NUMBER TWO OR GO FOR NUMBER
HREE.
>> I DISAGREE WITH YOU, THE SIR
IS QUITE EXTENSIVE.
I WANT PUT THIS IN THE
CONDENSED SIX PAGE DOCUMENT, TO
MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS WHO ARE
TRYING TO TRACK THIS IN THE
PUBLIC, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
FIND THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU
FOUND.
FACIAL THE MISSION SOFTWARE IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF
WHAT WE ARE DOING THIS DOES NOT
ADD, IT WAS ALREADY PART OF IT.
IT IS SO CLEAR THAT SOMEBODY
MAY HAVE TIME TO READ A SIX
PAGE DOCUMENT, BUT NOT A MULTI-
HUNDRED PAGE DOCUMENT.
NUMBER THREE CLARIFIES IT,
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAFFIC UPDATES
AND TRAINING MATERIALS, ALL
CURRENT PRACTICES.
IT AUTHORIZES LOCAL RETENTION
OF STILL IMAGES FOR SOCIAL
TRAFFIC, UPDATES, TO ADD THAT
AGAIN, WE DON'T TAKE STILL
IMAGES FROM THESE CLOSER TO TV
CAMERAS, OCCASIONALLY THEY WILL
USE STILL IMAGES, AND POST ON A
TWITTER FEED THAT SAYS THERE IS
AN ACCIDENT, AND SHOW AN IMAGE
LINGER ON TWITTER, IT ALLOWS
THAT TO HAPPEN.
DATA MINERALIZATION AND
RETENTION, THERE IS A SECTION
THAT CLARIFIES THESE ITEMS ARE
THE ONLY PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE
SYSTEM CAN BE USED.
THE STREAMING FEED, CRITICAL
VIDEO AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
STUDIES.
TRAINING MATERIALS INCLUDING
SOME OF THE UPDATES.
UPDATES TO THE SUBJECT OF
TAFFIC ONLY AS WELL.
IT ALSO REQUIRES APPROVAL FOR
EACH INCIDENTS, RETAINING THAT
FOR TEN YEARS, WHICH IS THE
EXISTING CITY POLICY.
WRITTEN APPROVAL IS REQUIRED
FOR THE RECORDING OF STILL
IMAGES, AND THE POTENTIAL
POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA,
ANNUALLY.
AGAIN IT IS ALWAYS THE RECORD
ART OF THIS CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV,
FOR THE TRAFFIC AGENDA.
THEY WOULD NEED APPROVAL TO
RECORD IT, THEY CAN REVIEW LIKE
IT APPROVAL, ON A MANUAL BASIS,
TO TAKE STILL IMAGES, TO USE
FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, SO EVERY TIME
SOMEONE WANTS TO SNAP A PICTURE
FOR TWITTER, THEY ARE EVIL TO
GET APPROVAL.
THAT'S ONCE PER YEAR UNDER
THOSE GUIDELINES.
OTHERWISE, A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS
WITH WRITTEN APPROVAL.
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
AMENDMENT FIVE STILL.
>> THAT'S CORRECT >> I'M
TALKING ABOUT AMENDMENT SEVEN.
>> GO WITH EIGHT AND NINE.
WILL TAKE THAT.
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT TRAINING,
AND HANDLING OF DATA, MAKING
SURE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE USING
THIS CAN TAKE THOSE LIFESTREAM
BROADCASTS TO BE CONSISTENT
WITH THE CONVENTION WITH THE
CONDENSED VERSION.
I AM NOT AN EXPERT.
IT IS PROBABLY APPROPRIATE TO
CONFIRM WITH MY COLLEAGUES SO
THAT THIS IS NOT MISINTERPRETED
AT ALL.
MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT
NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED AND I
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE OPEN
TO THAT.
>> AS COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN
DESCRIBED, DID YOU WANT TO SEE
THIS?
>> I WAS ANSWERING THE QUESTION
FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> THIS IS WHY I POSED THIS
AMENDMENT.
I WILL JUST TAKE A VOTE, SINCE
WE HAVE A BUSY DAY AHEAD OF US.
CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.
ALLOW ME TO COMMENT ON THIS
SIDE OF THIS.
LET ME TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> I AM NOT SURE WHAT ORDER YOU
WANTED TO GO TO, I DIDN'T WANT
TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK
SOME QUESTIONS HERE.
THE ORIGINAL SPONSOR OF THE
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
ORDINANCE, I WANTED TO GET SOME
CLARIFICATION ON THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT THIS QUESTION IS
PROBABLY APPLICABLE TO ALL OF
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS,
PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO
THAT CONDENSED VERSION.
IN TERMS OF WHAT IS REPRESENTED
ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT FIVE TO
THIS COUNSEL BILL, IT IS
ANYTHING, IS ANY OF THE
SPECIFIC CHANGES THAT ARE
ARTICULATED IN THIS AMENDMENT,
ARE THEY NOT INCLUDED IN THE
UNDERLYING SIR?
>> WE REALIZE WE HAVE NOT DONE
THE A POINT BY POINT AMENDMENT
YET.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS
HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IS THAT THE
CONDENSED VERSION IS INTENDED
TO BE IN EFFECT AN EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY OF THE CONTENTS.
DID I HEAR THE INTENT
INCORRECTLY?
COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AS
WELL.
>> ORDINARILY, IT EXECUTIVE
SUMMARIES WOULD BE COMPLETELY
100% ALIGNED WITH THE CONTENT
IN THE UNDERLYING DOCUMENT.
NOW I'M HEARING THAT IS NOT THE
CASE FROM COUNSEL AND FROM
CENTRAL STAFF AND THERE MAY BE
NEW REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE NOT
ACTUALLY REFLECTED.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
MY ATTEMPT HERE, IF I MAY, WAS
TO FOCUS ON AMENDING THE SIX
PAGE DOCUMENT WAS HUNDREDS OF
PAGES FOR THE SAR.
THERE WILL BE SIMILAR CHANGES
WERE FIRED.
AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAID,
IF WE DO ADOPT ANY OF MY
AMENDMENTS, WE WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS, TO
ATTACH, BECAUSE THAT WOULD
REQUIRE SOME CHANGES.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN CLOSELY
TRACKING PROPOSED CHANGES, AND
I BELIEVE THEY HAVE AN
AWARENESS OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE
CHANGED.
I'VE HEARD IT WOULD JUST TAKE A
COUPLE DAYS TO MAKE THOSE
CHANGES.
BUT I BARELY HAD MY HEAD AROUND
THE COMPLEXITY OF THE SIX PAGE
DOCUMENT.
I CAN PERSONALLY SPEAK TO THE
LAXITY OF THE MULTIPAGE UNIT.
>> I THINK SETTING ASIDE THE
COMPLEXITIES OF EACH DOCUMENT,
MY LINE OF QUESTIONING HIS COME
FROM THIS, I'M CONCERNED THAT
WE ARE USING THE CONDENSED
VERSION THAT WAS NOT ENVISIONED
OR IMAGINED, OR EVEN
ARTICULATED IN THIS TECHNOLOGY
ORDINANCE, WE ARE USING THIS
ADDITIONAL TOOL TO AMEND THE
UNDERLYING ISSUE, CREATING SOME
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE
CONDENSED VERSION AND THE
UNDERLYING VERSION, SO I'M
HEARING NOW THAT IT IS ACTUALLY
TRUE AND WE ARE CREATING
CONFLICT THROUGH THE ADOPTION
OF THESE AMENDMENTS, WITH THE
BILLING DOCUMENTS IF YOU
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE
ARE PREPARED TO RECONCILE
THOSE.
RESULT IN A WEEK SILICON
FLICKED GO AWAY.
>> I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE
THAT WE ARE EFFECTIVELY
CREATING A COUPLE DIFFERENT
TOOLS AND MULTIPLE BITES AT THE
APPLE TO MODIFY IT.
AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE
UNDER BRYANT UNDERLYING
DOCUMENT THAT IS LEGALLY
BINDING.
THAT AFFECT READABILITY, SO IF
SOMEBODY WANTED TO REVIEW IT
AND CAN EASILY IDENTIFY THE
OBLIGATIONS, DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND TO MAKE AN EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY, WHICH COULD BE
HUNDREDS OF PLATE PAGES,
DEPENDING ON THE TECHNOLOGY.
I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY
RECONCILING YOUR INTENT AS
DESCRIBED.
IT APPEARS TO BE MORE TECHNICAL
IN NATURE.
IT IS NOT EXTREMELY SUBSTANTIVE
IN NATURE AND TERMS OF MEETING
THE NEEDS HERE.
INCLUDING MAKING A MORE
READABLE DOCUMENT UNDERLYING
AND POST THAT PUBLICLY SO
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND FIRSTHAND
RULES OF THE GAME AS IT RELATES
TO TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY ARE
USING, AS OPPOSED TO MAKING
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES.
>> YOUR PREFERENCE WOULD HAVE
BEEN FOR ME TO BE MAKING
AMENDMENTS TO THE DOCUMENT AT
THIS POINT.
>> IT WAS SIMPLY PULLING
LANGUAGE TO SIMPLIFY THIS.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE
FOR THIS.
I CHOSE NOT TO GO INTO IT AND
AMENDED.
IF THAT IS THE FUTURE OF HOW
THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE WEIGHING
IN ON AMENDING THIS TECHNOLOGY
AS IT GOES THROUGH THAT, I
THINK IT IS SOMETHING FOR US TO
THINK THROUGH.
>> I THINK AGAIN THIS IS THE
FIRST TECHNOLOGY OUT OF DOZEN
THAT ANY CITY COUNCIL, IF NOT
THIS ONE, WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER
AND SET A PRECEDENT IN TERMS OF
SETTING UP THE PROCESS AND
EVALUATING THESE COMPLEX
TECHNOLOGIES AND POLICY ISSUES.
IN MY MIND, AND IN MY
UNDERSTANDING, THESE ARE
LEGALLY BINDING DOCUMENTS.
THEY ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE
ORDINANCE AT THIS POINT I THINK
THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO MAKE
THESE AMENDMENTS OR UNDERLYING.
IF WE ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN
MAKING THOSE ACCESSIBLE AND
DIGESTIBLE, UNDERSTANDABLE TO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC, NEED TO
IMPOSE THAT REQUIREMENT ON THE
AGENCIES UTILIZING THOSE
TECHNOLOGIES TO DO SO, RATHER
THAN USING CONDENSED EXECUTIVE
SUMMARIES AS THE PLACE TO DO A
MANDATORY WORK UNDERLYING,
WHICH LEADS ME TO MY LAST
QUESTION, ARE THE CONDENSED
ONES ALSO INCORPORATED INTO THE
ORDINANCE?
OR ARE THEY JUST SEPARATE?
>> THESE WOULD BE ATTACHED TO
THE ORDINANCE AND INCORPORATED
BY REFERENCE.
>> SO NOW I HAD TO TRACK
COMPLIANCE >> THAT IS CORRECT.
IF ANY OF THESE AMENDMENTS
PASSED TODAY, YOU WOULD NOT
VOTE ON THE BILL.
HE WOULD GIVE A WEEK OR SO TO
THE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO
BRING THOSE THINGS INTO MANY
AND THEN NEXT WEEK YOU COULD
PASS IT ALL OF THEM SECRET
NICE.
>> I THINK I HAVE ARTICULATED
MY CONCERNS SO FAR AND I THINK
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SET
UP A PROCESS THAT IS CLEAN AND
CRISP HERE.
I AM CONCERNED THAT WE ARE
GOING TO BE CREATING PARALLEL
DOCUMENTS THAT IN THE FUTURE
COULD BE READ IN CONFLICT.
THOSE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH
THE ORDINANCE EVEN THOUGH IT
HAD FULL GOOD FAITH INTENT TO
TECHNOLOGY BASED ON THE VERSION
THAT THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS
THAT MAY BE SIMILAR BUT MAYBE
NOT EXACT.
I AM STRUGGLING WITH THAT
REALITY IF THESE IMMIGRANTS
WERE TO PASS TODAY.
>> THERE ARE SOME GREAT ISSUES
BEING RAISED.
THESE ISSUES WERE RAISED AND
THE SERVER WAS A 141 PAGE
DOCUMENT.
THE TOOLKIT OPPONENT ENGAGEMENT
IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS
COMPONENT.
AND THE OPPONENT QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS EMPLOYEES OF
THE DEPARTMENT MISUSE THE
TECHNOLOGY.
WHAT HAPPENS TO
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES
THEY ARE UNFAIRLY TARGETED OR
THERE IS THE SPIRIT IMPACT?
AND THE DENTIST ANALYSIS.
YOU CAN SEPARATE THIS
LEGISLATION, AND I ASKED IF
THERE WERE ANY INCONSISTENCIES.
ONE SUPERSEDES THE OTHER.
AND LANGUAGE BE IMPROVED?
OF COURSE.
IT CAN ALWAYS BE IMPROVED.
IT IS PERTINENT AS A TRAFFIC
CARE TECHNOLOGY.
WE'VE BEEN USING THIS FOR 19
YEARS AND WE DO NOT WORD.
ONE PERSON TESTIFIED ABOUT HOW
THERE IS SOME RECORDING THE
STAFF ARE TRAINED, LICENSE
PLATES, WE SHARE THE
INFORMATION WITH ANOTHER
AGENCY.
THERE IS A TRAFFIC STUDY AS
THESE ARE CONDITIONS THAT WE
MUST COMPLY WITH.
RIGHT OF ACTION IS
UNPRECEDENTED.
I SEE THESE AS UNNECESSARY
AGAIN, LATE.
I WAS ASKED TO TAKE A VOTE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE
COUNCILMEMBER BRANNAN, DID YOU
WANT TO SAY ANYTHING?
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AMENDMENT
NUMBER FIVE AT THIS POINT.
>> THIS WAS THE APPROPRIATE
PROCESS TO DO IT.
THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT
THE STRATEGY THAT I USE.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET MY
POLICY THINGS IN THERE.
>> I APPRECIATE THE APOLOGY.
I'M SURE YOU ARE CARRYING IT
FOR SOMEBODY.
AND TALK ABOUT YOUR PROCESS TO
GET US READY TO VOTE OR WE
REVISITING ISSUES FROM EARLIER
IN THE PROCESS?
>> MANY OF THEM, YES.
>> I DO THINK THAT THESE ARE
BRINGING THEM LANGUAGE FROM
OTHERS, AND ADD VALUE.
THE RECORDING MAY HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSED.
I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A
WRITTEN RECORD OF NATURALLY
SAVED.
I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT, WE
SHOULD GET CLARITY FOR HOW YOU
MAKE THAT DECK I DON'T THINK
THESE ARE MEANT TO COME TO THE
COUNCIL, I THINK THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RUN SOME
POLICY DECISIONS AND THOSE ARE
JUST A FEW OF THE PIECES THAT
I'M TRYING TO GO FOR IN THIS
PIECE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> THIS RELATES THIS LINE OF
WORK, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE
ORDER WE SHOULD DO THINGS IN.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THESE
AMENDMENTS IN CIVIL.
THE GOAL WAS TO ADDRESS A
CONCERN THAT THESE WERE OPENING
UP THIS TECHNOLOGY IN WAYS THAT
WEREN'T HAVING BEFORE.
LOGICALLY IT SEEMS TO ME THAT
IF THAT WAS THE CASE, WE
WOULDN'T NEED TO GO BACK AND
AMEND THESE.
THE AMENDMENTS WOULD SIMPLY BE
RESTATED IN A CONDENSED FORM.
IF THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE
THAT SEIZURES DO NOT BROADEN
THE ABILITY TO USE THE CCTV,
THAT'S WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING
WAS.
GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
ABILITY TO USE THIS CAMERAS IS
NOT BROADEN BEYOND WHAT WAS
CONTEMPLATED.
I'M NOT SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND
WHY AFTER PASSING THIS
AMENDMENT WE WOULD NEED TO GO
BACK.
>> I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THIS,
THIS IS NEW AND WE HAVE NOT
BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR
THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS TRYING
TO ENVISION HOW THIS HAPPENED
I'VE HEARD PEOPLE ARGUE THAT IT
IS CONDENSED, SO IT SUMMARIZES
THINGS.
FORCE IF SOMEONE WERE TO JUST
READ THAT, IT MAY NOT HAVE THE
LEVEL OF DETAIL.
TO ADD MORE DETAIL TO THIS, FOR
INSTANCE.
DOCUMENT USING FACIAL
RECOGNITION SOFTWARE, SPOKEN OF
ELSEWHERE, BUT THERE IS A SENSE
OF FEAR THAT WITHOUT IT, IT
FEELS LIKE THIS IS BROUGHT OR
OPENING BACK UP TO THE CONCERN
THAT YOU HAD THERE ARE OTHER
PLACES LIKE I MENTIONED, WITH
WRITTEN APPROVAL.
A SHIFT IN THE DOCUMENT WOULD
NEED TO GET RECONCILED AND THAT
IS INTENTIONAL I'M CHOOSING THE
PATH THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE
GOING ON HERE A PROTOCOL FOR
HOW WE SHOULD AMEND THIS IS A
COUNSEL, WE ARE LIVING THROUGH
THAT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO?
I WAS JUST GOING TO CALL THE
QUESTION.
>> WE HAVE A REQUEST TO GET OUT
THE OTHER 29 ITEMS ON THE
SIMULATOR
>> DO I STILL GET TO SPEAK?
THAT WOULD BE AMAZING
>> I WILL GO VERY BRIEFLY.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK TO MAKE SURE ALL OF
THESE ISSUES WERE RAISED.
PUTTING TOGETHER THE MATRIX
TODAY, A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE
INTO THIS.
AND ALSO, FOLKS AT THE ACLU
THAT CROSSWALK WAS VERY HELPFUL
TO ME.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF THE LAST
WEEK I LOOKED THROUGH WHAT ITEM
ARE LEGALLY OKAY AND WHAT ITEMS
ARE POTENTIALLY CHALLENGING BUT
NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO ADMIT TO
CLEMENT.
AND I TRY TO IDENTIFY HARMONY
BETWEEN WHAT WAS LEGALLY OKAY
AND WHAT COULD BE IMPLEMENT IT,
AND SUPPORT SOME OF THOSE
EFFORTS.
IN THIS, SPECIFICALLY, THERE
ARE SOME ITEMS THAT WE
DISCUSSED COMMITTEE.
I ADMIT THEY ARE IMPORTANT FOR
CLARIFYING INTENT HERE.
I AGREE THAT MAYBE THERE IS
SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHERE IT
SHOULD BE CLARIFIED AND
HARMONIZED.
THERE IS NO CONFUSION THERE IS
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT, WHILE
TRACKING TRAFFIC MAY ONLY BY
THE CITY TO DO THINGS THAT WE
WOULD NEVER SUPPORT ONE GOOD
EXAMPLE THAT I GAVE, THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT HAD WORKED
TO PROVIDE SAFE AREAS FOR
PEOPLE TO HAVE A ONE-DAY STRIKE
ON BROADWAY, TO GO THAT WAS
FROM IMPORTANT EFFORTS, WORKERS
SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO
THAT.
I WOULD HATE TO HAVE THAT
INFORMATION.
I WOULD HATE THAT DISPLAYED ON
A MONITOR AND THEN HAVE
EMPLOYER RECORD THAT AND THEN
USE THAT TO MAKE WORKERS, WHO
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
PROTECTED THE CITY.
THIS AMENDMENT WAS REALLY AND
TREATING GREATER HARMONY, AND
WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT.
MY INTENT WAS TO DEBATE THAT
CLARITY.
IT MAY NOT BE LEGALLY REQUIRED
BUT IT WAS HELPFUL TO
ARTICULATE THE TRUE INTENT OF
THESE TECHNOLOGIES, SO THERE IS
NO AMBIGUITY.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR ONGOING
ENTERTAINMENT OF THIS
CONVERSATION.
THAT'S WHY I WAS GOING TO BE
SUPPORTIVE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION
VOTING ON JUST AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE.
JUST TO BE CLEAR.
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN HAS MADE
THE MOTION.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> THIS IS DESCRIBED ON THE
SALMON COLORED SHEET >> I'M
GOING TO DO THIS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR
HAND. >> ONE, TWO >> ALL
THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NO AND RAISE
YOUR HAND ANYBODY ELSE?
THAT ONE FAILS.
MOVED TO AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR.
I'M SORRY, LET'S GO BACKWARDS,
BRUCE.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX.
THAT IS SALMON COLORED AS WELL.
>> NOT EVERYONE PRINTED ON THE
SAME COLORED PAGE.
I WILL TRY TO STREAMLINE THIS
SIMILAR THEME AND SET OF THEM
IN ITS IS THE ONE THAT WE JUST
TURNED DOWN I WILL WALK THROUGH
THIS REALLY QUICKLY, IF THAT IS
OKAY THERE ARE SIX ITEMS TO
DISCUSS.
ONE LOOKS AT PURPOSE AND USES
OF LICENSE PLATE DATA AND
TRAVEL TIME INFORMATION.
IT RESTRICTS THE USE OF ALL OF
THE DATA, AND LICENSE PLATE
NUMBERS.
IT PROHIBITS
DATA COLLECTION BY THE LICENSE
PLATE READER SYSTEM.
IT MAKES EXPLICIT THAT WASHED
OUT DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
THOSE SYSTEMS, IT ALSO
RESTRICTS SHARING OF DATA FOR
TRAVEL TIME PURCHASES AND
PURPOSES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
I WILL JUST RESPOND.
THE REASON I AM NOT SUPPORTING
THIS AMENDMENT, IT'S FOR MUCH
THE SAME REASON I TALKED ABOUT
EARLIER IN WHAT WE ARE TRYING
TO ACCOMPLISH, IT IS A VERY
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND.
WE ARE NEVER IN POSITION, THE
TECHNOLOGY BY ITS VERY NATURE
DOES NOT CAPTURE ALL OF THIS.
IT CAPTURES BETWEEN FIVE AND
10%.
THE LOOK TO RAISE THE PLATE
NUMBER, AS A TIMESTAMP,
COMPARING THAT AND MATCHING IT
TO GET THE REPORTS THAT ARE
GENERATED IN LOOKING AT TRAVEL
TIMES.
THE DEPARTMENT MADE IT CRYSTAL
CLEAR.
THE TECHNOLOGY CANNOT BE USED
FOR ENFORCEMENT.
WE DO NOT KEEP THIS DATA, WE
ARE TRYING TO GET TRAFFIC
REPORTS FROM IT.
WE BELIEVE THE MOST AMENDMENT
BY THE MAKER IS ACTED
ADEQUATELY CAPTURED.
IT WAS THOROUGHLY EXAMINED
EARLIER IN THE PROCESS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE
AMENDMENT?
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALES?
>> I WANTED TO EARN THE SAME
LINE OF QUESTIONING AHEAD OF
THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
IS THIS EFFECTIVELY ATTEMPTING
TO AMEND THIS?
IS THIS CARBON COPY?
NOTHING NEW HERE, AS FOR AS
DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS.
>> THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED IN
BOTH AND IT IS AN ISSUE WHERE
THE DEPARTMENT HAS OUTLINED THE
PRACTICE, ABOUT THE DATA THAT
THEY CAPTURE, THEY SAY THAT
THEY CAPTURE RAW DATA TO
INCLUDE A STATION IDENTIFIER,
PLATE STREAM, AND CONFIDENCE
FACTOR.
MOST OF THOSE THINGS, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.
THE AMENDMENT WOULD SAY THAT
THEY COULD CAPTURE THOSE THINGS
AND ONLY THOSE THINGS.
SO IF THERE WAS ANOTHER PIECE
OF DATA THAT THEY WANTED TO
CAPTURE, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE
BROUGHT FOR YOU ALL.
THAT WOULD THE CASE ANYWAYS
BECAUSE OF THE UNDERLYING
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE.
THERE IS ANY SORT OF CHANGE, IT
WOULD HAVE TO COME BEFORE YOU.
>> GOING OUTSIDE OF WHAT YOU
JUST DESCRIBED, THAT WOULD BE
CONSIDERED A MATERIAL CHANGE
THAT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO COME
BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO
AMEND >> THAT IS CORRECT.
THIS LANGUAGE IS HELPFUL FOR
CLARIFICATION AND READING IT
THE UNDERLYING ORDINANCE
PROTECTS AGAINST THIS ANYWAY.
>> OKAY, NO NEED TO AMEND THAT
IS >> IT USES THE LANGUAGE
ONLY.
AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, IF THERE
WERE ANY OTHER DATA CAPTURED
SAID WHAT WE HAVE LISTED, IT
WOULD HAVE TO, THIS IS NOT
LEGALLY NECESSARY
>> UNDERSTOOD.
YOU ARE SAYING THIS IS NOT
LEGALLY NECESSARY.
PASSING OF THIS AMENDMENT
REQUIRE US TO GO BACK AND AMEND
THAT?
>> I THINK THE AGENCY WOULD
STILL WANT IT IN HARMONY.
TAKE THAT LANGUAGE AND PUT IT
IN, DOESN'T REQUIRE IT?
I WOULD HAVE TO ASK THE
ATTORNEYS ABOUT THAT.
>> MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER SIX.
VERSION NUMBER TWO.
LET US DISCUSS IT.
AMEND NUMBER SIX MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ALTHOUGH SUPPOSED, RAISE YOUR
HAND.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
NUMBER SEVEN A SINGLE AS IT
RELATES TO THE POLICY.
AT THE TOP IT HAS TODAY'S DATE
BY, IT'S IS VERSION TWO, THIS
IS ABOUT THE LICENSE PLATE
READER DATA.
IT MAKES IT EXPLICIT, THAT IT
WOULD NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE IN
RESPONSE TO CIVIL CRIMINAL
ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES EXCEPT BY
JUDICIAL WARRANT.
TO ME, THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU
SAW EARLIER TODAY WAS MORE BROAD
I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME.
EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW,
WITHOUT THE TECHNICAL REALITY,
DATA IS BEING ELECTED BY PEOPLE
WHO FOR THE MOST PART ARE NOT
LAWYERS.
PEOPLE MIGHT SAY I NEED YOU TO
HAND THIS OVER.
HOW ARE THEY GOING TO INTERPRET
IT?
WE DON'T ALLOW THAT IN CASES
WHERE WE DON'T WANT IT TO
HAPPEN.
ACKNOWLEDGING THE HYPOTHETICAL
NATURE OF THESE SCENARIOS, IT
IS HARD TO WALK DOWN THOSE
HYPOTHETICALS.
AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE
ENOUGH EXAMPLES IN TODAY'S
WORLD WHERE THESE TYPES OF
TRANSACTIONS ARE HAPPENING AND
IT MAY BE THE CASE WHERE THERE
IS AN EMPLOYEE SOMEWHERE FEELS
STRONGLY AND THIS GIVES YOU A
LITTLE COVER TO DO THAT.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE LANGUAGE
THAT IS NARROWLY TAILORED AND
CAN BE SHARED OR USED FOR CIVIL
AND FOR LOT WAS PURPOSES.
>> I SEE THIS AS MORE OF AN
AMENDMENT ISSUE THAT WOULD
REQUIRE INFORMATION GATHERED
THROUGH TECHNOLOGIES APPROVED
BY THE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
ORDINANCE, WE HAD THE ORIGINAL
DRAFTING ORDINANCE ARE ON THIS
BURDEN OF PROOF.
AND LOOKING AT WHERE THAT DATA
SHOULD ORIGINALLY BE SUPPORTED.
I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS.
I SEE IT AS GOING BACK INTO THE
TECHNOLOGY ORDINANCE AND
ATTEMPTING TO AMEND THE
UNDERLYING WARRANT REQUIREMENTS
AROUND WHEN AGENCIES ARE
INTENDED TO SHARE INFORMATION
THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAPTURED
WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR
LANGUAGE, THAT IS A DIFFERENT
POLICY ORDINANCE.
CHANGING OBLIGATION, WE SHOULD
HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
>> I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE
APOLOGY AGAIN.
I UNDERSTAND THE HYPOTHETICAL
CONCERN.
WE MAKE IT VERY CLEAR, WE DON'T
USE IT FOR ENFORCEMENT, IT IS
NEVER USED FOR ENFORCEMENT WE
ARE NOT IN POSSESSION OF THE
IMAGES.
WE TRANSFER 10% WITH SOME
COMPETENT COMPETENCY LEVELS.
THAT A PERMIT HAS STATED THE
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE DOCUMENTS.
AND THE TECHNOLOGY.
COUNCIL MEMBER, CLOSING WORDS?
>> THE CITY WILL NOT BE USING
THIS ENFORCEMENT.
THIS WILL BE HANDED OVER TO
SOMEONE ELSE TO USE FOR CIVIL
OR CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT.
THAT IS A GOOD DISTINCTION.
>> IT IS A GOOD DISTINCTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS THE
TYPE OF LIABILITY THAT WE WANT
TO ASSUME IN THE ORDINANCE.
IT WILL BE MOVED.
DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT
THE COUNCIL MEMBER HAS TO SAY
YOU LOOKING AT THE UNDERLYING
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE, I WOULD
LIKE TO DEFER TO THE SPONSOR OF
THE BILL AND HERE HER CONCERNS.
>> I COULD ADD TO THAT.
ANOTHER POLICY AND DECISION
DISCUSSION POINT WAS THE
QUESTION AROUND WHETHER OR NOT
WE SHOULD WILL WIRE THIRD OR
OUTSIDE PARTIES TO COMPLY WITH
THE RESTRICTIONS AND THE
REQUIREMENT AND MANDATES A
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
ORDINANCE IS.
IN THE DEBATE AROUND THAT
PARTICULAR QUESTION, THIS
COUNCIL DECIDED TO ONLY MAKE
SURE THAT THOSE RULES ARE
APPLYING TO WHAT WE CONTROL AND
HOW WE CAN USE THE DATA.
THERE ARE SOME REASONABLE
SITUATIONS.
LARGELY WE HEARD FROM THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
OTHER AGENT FEES, WHERE WE
REALLY LEGITIMATE JUDICIAL
WARRANTS FOR PURPOSES WHERE THE
AGENCIES MAY BE WORKING WITH
THAT DATA OR INFORMATION.
WHAT DO WE HAVE IN OUR
POSSESSION?
WHAT ARE THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW?
I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION ABOUT CHANGING THE
THRESHOLD FOR THAT POTENTIAL
POLICY.
I FUNDAMENTALLY SEE THE SIZE
AND ATTEMPT TO RESURRECT THE
CONVERSATION, WHICH
FUNDAMENTALLY WOULD HAVE THE
EFFECT ON MY MIND OF MODIFYING
THE BASE ORDINANCE OF THE
SURVEILLANCE TO ELEGY, WHICH
HAD ALREADY DECIDED UNDER WHICH
CIRCUMSTANCES THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
RESPOND TO A JUDICIAL WARRANT,
IF WE WERE IN POSSESSION OF
DATA OR INFORMATION THAT WAS
GATHERED AS A RESULT OF
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE
HAD BEEN UTILIZING, AND WAS
APPROPRIATELY APPROVED.
I AM JUST FLOGGING MY CONCERNS
THAT THIS IS GOING MUCH FURTHER
THAN THE MENDING.
BUT ALSO AMENDING THE
UNDERLYING ORDINANCE.
THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE
WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
ABOUT AGAIN.
I DON'T THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE
TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION IN
THE CONTEXT OF SOMETHING
SPECIFIC TO ONE TYPE OF
TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE I THINK THE
COMPLICATIONS ARE MUCH BROADER.
>> THE AMENDMENT, COUNCIL
MEMBER, O'BRIEN, WILL YOU MOVE
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN?
>> I WILL MOVE AMEND NUMBER
SEVEN, DATED TODAY, THIS IS
VERSION NUMBER TWO.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
ALL THOSE OPPOSED?
LET'S GO TO NUMBER EIGHT.
>> THIS ONE ALSO RELATES TO THE
LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY
AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
START AND WASHED AND THE STATE
AND CITY DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
WE CAN DESCRIBE HOW THE
TECHNOLOGY WORKS AND WHAT IS
CAPTURED CURRENTLY THERE IS NOT
A WRITTEN REQUIREMENT.
NO WRITTEN AGREEMENT, BUT THE
UNDERLYING RING WOULD REQUIRE
THAT.
THIS WOULD REQUIRE THAT WITHIN
SIX MONTHS, THERE NEEDS TO BE A
WRITTEN REQUIREMENT, IT A VOCAL
AGREEMENT AS TO HOW THAT DATA
IS SHARED.
SPECIFICALLY, ON THINGS THAT
WOULD NEED TO BE HELD TO THE
SAME REQUIREMENT AND
RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE
POLICIES.
I'M GOING TO PULL IT THROUGH
THE LANGUAGE REALLY QUICK.
I WANT TO ARTICULATE WHY THIS
IS PARTICULARLY.
WE ARE COLLECTING SOME DATA.
I BELIEVE THE
REASONS ARE LEGITIMATE TO STUDY
TRAVEL TIMES AND SERVING THE
PUBLIC WELL.
THEY DO HAVE POTENTIAL TO BE
MISUSED.
WE ARE COLLECTING PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.
POLICIES SHOW THAT DATA IS
DELETED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHEN
WE HAND THAT DATA OFF TO A
PARTY NOT BOUND BY THE SAME
CONDITIONS, THERE IS A FEAR
THAT PEOPLE WILL USE THAT FOR
OTHER PURPOSES OR HANDED OVER
TO ANOTHER AGENCY REQUESTING
FOR OTHER OFFICES.
THIS IS AT HEART OF THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE.
THINGS THAT WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE FOR US TO STRUGGLE
WITH AS A COUNSEL.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS
THAT COULD PLAY OUT.
WE COULD COME TO AN AGREEMENT
OF DATA SHARING THAT HOLDS THEM
TO THE SAME STANDINGS WE CAN
CONTINUE TO GET THE
INFORMATION.
IT MAY BE THAT THEY COME BACK
TO US AND SAY WE ARE UNABLE TO
REACH AN AGREEMENT.
MAYBE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO BE
HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS.
AT THIS POINT, IT WOULD BE
REQUIRED THAT WE NO LONGER HAVE
THAT TRAVEL TIME INFORMATION.
AS FAR AS I KNOW, WITH THE
TECHNOLOGY, THE ONLY WAY WE CAN
GET THAT INFORMATION IS BY
SHARING THE DATA.
THAT IS A LEGITIMATE POLICY
QUESTION THAT THIS COUNCIL CAN
STRUGGLE WITH HEY, WE CAN ONLY
GET THIS IN THE AGREEMENT, WE
WOULD LIKE YOU TO AMEND THE - -
AMEND THIS, IT IS NOT WORTH
COLLECTING WITHOUT ASSURANCES.
THIS MIGHT BE USED AGAINST OUR
WILL, FOR DATA FOR THINGS SUCH
AS ICE.
SO I WILL STOP THERE THIS IS
THE TYPE OF THING THAT IS
APPROPRIATE FOR US TO BE DOING.
THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH WE
WANT TO SHARE IT WITH OTHER
PARTIES.
WE WILL SEE WHAT THE FUTURE
COUNSEL MAY DECIDE I THINK IT
IS APPROPRIATE TO SAY THAT THEY
SHOULD BE ASKED TO WORK ON THAT
AGREEMENT.
>> THE REASON I DON'T SUPPORT
THIS AMENDMENT FIRST, THERE
HAVE BEEN ISSUES RAISED.
I THINK THEY FLAGGED THIS ONE.
I THINK AS A CITY, IF WE CHOOSE
NOT TO USE THE LPR, WE CAN STOP
USING IT.
THIS IS WHERE WE ARE A RECENT
AND OF THE INFORMATION WE ARE
GETTING HAVE USED IT SINCE 2007
WE ARE GETTING GOOD DATA FOR
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS
THE PURPOSE OF THE LPR.
THE CHANCES OF US GETTING
WASHED OUT TO AGREE ARE SLIM TO
NONE.
WE WOULD BE FOOLING OURSELVES
IF WE THINK THAT WE COULD
ACHIEVE THAT.
THERE IS ANOTHER AVENUE TO GET
THERE, TO SET A RESOLUTION AND
NEGOTIATE AND HAVE OUR
DEPARTMENT WORK WITH THEM TO
PUT IN THE RIGHT SAFEGUARDS.
I THINK TO REQUIRE IT NOW, THIS
PROCESS, IT IS BURDENSOME AND
IMPRACTICAL.
I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO GET
THROUGH ANOTHER WAY, I WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE THEM GUARDED AS
MUCH AS WE ARE.
OTHERWISE WE ARE IN VIOLATION
OF ORDINANCE.
>> I WANT TO GO BACK IN MY TIME
MACHINE AGAIN TO WHEN WE FIRST
HAD A DEBATE AROUND THE
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
ORDINANCE.
THIS WAS ALSO ANOTHER POLICY
POINT THAT WAS DEBATED,
DISCUSSED, AND ULTIMATELY
REJECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEN WE APPROVED THE
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
ORDINANCE.
THERE WAS A STRONG INTEREST IN
THE OVERARCHING PRINCIPLES OF
THIS ORDINANCE THAT WHOEVER WE
DO BUSINESS WITH SIGN A
CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT,
AGREEING TO COMPLY WITH OUR
ORDINANCE.
WE HAD A VERY LONG DEBATE AND
DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
IT WAS PRACTICAL AS A MATTER OF
LESSEE, OR APPROPRIATE FOR US
TO IMPOSE CITY LAW, IN SOME
CASES, UP TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OR TO THE STATE, AND
WHETHER OR NOT WE HAD THE LEGAL
STANDING TO MAKE THAT
ENFORCEABLE.
IN THAT CONVERSATION, IT WAS
SEPARATE FROM WHETHER OR NOT IT
WAS EVEN TACTICAL TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE THAT KIND OF CONTRACTUAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH EVERYTHING WE
ARE DEALING WITH.
AGAIN DURING THE DEBATE WE
DETERMINED THAT WAS NOT THE
DIRECTION THAT WE WANTED TO
HEAD.
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY
POTENTIAL CONCERNS RELATED TO
THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT WE
WERE CAPTIONING THAT MIGHT
CAUSE PRIVACY CONCERN.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
RESTRICTIONS WERE IN PLACE IN
ORDER TO COMPLY FULLY WITH OUR
OWN ORDINANCE.
SIMILAR TO I THINK THE WAY THAT
WE LOOK AT INFORMATION THAT WE
GATHER AS IT RELATES TO ICE
ENFORCEMENT.
WE CAN BE COMPELLED TO HAND
OVER WHAT WE ACTUALLY COLLECT
AND WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL
ABOUT WHAT WE ARE GLAD, KNOWING
THAT FEDERAL AND STATE
AGENCIES, EVEN UNDER THIS
RUBRIC, WILL BE ABLE TO STILL
HAVE OTHER PUBLIC RECORDS
REQUESTS TOOLS TO GET THAT
INFORMATION FROM US.
I'VE SEEN THIS AMENDMENT AS
OPENING THE DOOR AGAIN TO THE
POLICY QUESTION THAT WE HAD
UNDERLYING ORDINANCE DEBATE
AROUND WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE
GOING TO IMPOSE AN OBLIGATION
TO COMPLY WITH THE TECHNOLOGY
ORDINANCE BEFORE WE AGREED TO
DO THIS WITH THEM AS
MEMORIALIZED IN THE AGREEMENT
THAT WAS SEPARATE AND APART
FROM THE CONDENSED VERSION.
I THINK IT WILL RESULT IN A
SITUATION WHERE WE REGIONAL
EFFORTS WITH ANY
THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE A
BLANKET REQUIREMENT.
FOR ME, AT LEAST, IT DID NOT
INCLUDE THE CASE BY CASE BASIS.
IT IS NECESSARY TO SHARE WITH
THIRD PARTIES THAT WE ARE
CONSIDERING WHAT REQUIREMENTS
WE PUT INTO THAT DATA, WHEN IT
GOES OUT THE DOOR AND WE LOSE
ALL CONTROL OF IT.
THIS IS ONE WHERE I THINK THIS
AMENDMENT SETS UP THE
POSSIBILITY, WHICH I THINK IS
REAL, TO REACH AN AGREEMENT, WE
DELETE THE DATA AS SOON AS WE
PROCESS IT AND VENDORS DO THE
SAME THING.
WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
IF WE ARE UNABLE TO DO THAT, WE
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE
UNABLE TO DO IT.
KEEP THAT AND GIVE IT TO
SOMEBODY, OR IS IT TECHNICALLY
NOT FEASIBLE AND THAT'S THE
REASON WE NEED TO DO IT?
AT THAT POINT, THEY CAN COME
BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND DECIDE
ON THE POLICY AND LOOK AT THE
INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF
TRAFFIC.
IS THE TRADE-OFF NOT WORTH IT
ANYMORE IF WE DON'T HAVE
CONTROL OF THE DATA?
I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS IS AN
APPROPRIATE PLACE TO ADD A
THIRD 30 REQUIREMENT.
THIS SAYS WITHOUT THIS
AGREEMENT, AFTER SIX MONTHS, WE
HAVE TO STOP COLLECTING THE
DATA OBVIOUSLY THE PARTY IS
COMING BACK, SAYING WE THINK IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT, HERE IS
WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO AGREE TO, I
THINK YOU SHOULD INDICATE TO
THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE
COLLECTING IT.
WITHOUT THIS, I FEAR WHAT I
HAVE TO TELL CONSTITUENTS IS
THAT WE COLLECT THIS DATA AND
WE HAVE STRICT CONTROLS ON WHAT
WE CAN DO WITH THAT, BUT WE ARE
GOING TO ANOTHER AGENCY, AND WE
ARE GIVING THEM CONTROL OF WHAT
THEY DO WITH IT.
WE DON'T HAVE THE CONTROL.
THAT HAS SOME CONCERNS FOR ME.
>> YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION?
COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> DOES THE CURRENT LANGUAGE
NOT STILL REQUIRE THAT THIRD-
PARTY AGREEMENT?
IT SIMPLY DOES NOT SAY IT, THAT
THE THIRD-PARTY AGREEMENT IS
THE SAME RESTRICTION AND
REQUIREMENT?
THERE IS STILL THAT
EXPECTATION.
>> THE UNDERLYING PART IS NOT
THE AMENDMENT.
THAT WAS MY AMENDMENT TO THE
NOON AMENDMENT.
WE BELIEVE THIS LANGUAGE IS ALL
NEW.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT, COUNCIL
MEMBER.
I'M SORRY.
THE LANGUAGE IN THE CASE NOW,
THEY MUST HAVE A WRITTEN
AGREEMENT PERTAINING TO SHARING
THE DATA.
THIS CAN OCCUR IN OTHER AREAS
AS WELL THE DATA IS TO BE USED
ONLY FOR TRAFFIC PURPOSES.
THAT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.
IF THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THEY
THINK THE DATA MIGHT BE USED
FOR SOMETHING ELSE, THEY WOULD
BE OBLIGATED UNDER THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE TO COME
BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
THE DIFFICULT PART ABOUT THIS
AMENDMENT, OUT WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ENFORCE AN AGREEMENT?
>> WE WOULD STILL HAVE THE
ABILITY TO HAVE THE ANALYSIS OF
THE TRADE-OFFS.
NO AGREEMENT, OR THE AGREEMENT
WAS INCONSISTENT.
>> YES.
>> CAN I PLEASE CLARIFY THIS?
>> IF MY AMENDMENT FAILS, THE
LANGUAGE WILL SIMPLY SAY A
WRITTEN WRITTEN AGREEMENT
PERTAINING TO SHARING DATA.
BUT NOT THE CONDITIONS UNDER
WHICH THEY ARE >> THAT IS IN
IT AS WELL >> THE PURPOSE IS
FOR TRAFFIC COLLECTION, THE
COLLECTION OF TRAFFIC DATA AND
TRAVEL TIMES.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
REQUIREMENTS ARE UNDER STATE
LAW.
WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE WILLING TO
LIVE WITH.
THIS AMENDMENT POSES THE SAME
REQUIREMENTS.
THIS DISCUSSION WAS A LIVELY
DEBATE AT THE WORKING GROUP
LEVEL.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED, HAS IT BEEN
CAN YOU MOVE THIS ONE?
THERE IS A VERSION TWO AND A
VERSION THREE.
I DON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY HAS
VERSION THREE.
YOU DO?
>> I DID A QUICK LOOK OVER.
>> IT MAY BE MOVED.
BUT WE SHOULD AT LEAST GET IT
ACCURATE.
OKAY.
>> I HEARD THE LANGUAGE.
9:23, THEY ARE IDENTICAL.
>> IF WE MISSED SOMETHING, THAT
WILL TURN OUT LATER I WILL MOVE
AMENDMENT EIGHT LISTED AT THE
TOP MOVED AND AMENDED, NUMBER
EIGHT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ASK PLEASE
RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL AS OPPOSED?
SAY NO AND RAISE YOUR HAND.
IT FEELS 3-6. WE HAVE A NUMBER
NINE.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, GET YOUR
RULES OF ORDER PRETTY SOON HERE.
THIS LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF
THE COMMITTEE AS PART OF
AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 EIGHT,
NINE, TEN, 11.
LET ME CLARIFY.
NUMBER 11 INCORPORATES THE
AMENDMENTS THAT PASSED THE
COMMUNITY TABLE.
ELEMENTS COMING OUT OF THE
COMMITTEE.
MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MAN?
AND KEEPING MY IS CROSSED THAT
IT PASSES.
IS ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT
EVERYONE HAS DONE ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR OF THE HUMAN?
PROPOSED?
THE AMENDMENT PASSES.
WE HAVE THE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE READY FOR A VOTE.
IT IS NUMBER 119 519.
JUST A SECOND.
I WILL SAY A FEW THINGS AFTER
COUNSEL BILL 119 519 AS AMENDED
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED >>
ALLOW ME TO SAY THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN THANK YOU
FOR PUSHING THE ENVELOPE ON ALL
THOSE ISSUES.
THIS IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCES,
SETTING THE BAR FOR THE CITY.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR OLD AGENT AND LEADERSHIP
IN THE SURVEILLANCE.
CRAIG, LISA, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
KATE HAS BEEN AWESOME AS USUAL.
AND THE UNITY SURVEILLANCE
WORKING GROUP, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ENGAGEMENT THIS WAS A LONG
TIME COMING.
>> I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK
GREG AND LISA.
A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE
BEEN RESPONDING TO YOUR
REQUEST.
THAT WAS A COMMUNITY EFFORT.
I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE
OUTCOME BUT GRATEFUL FOR THE
TIMING THIS WEEKEND.
>> I WILL STAY ITEMS SIX AND
SEVEN.
CAN YOU READ THEM TOGETHER?
>> SIX AND SEVEN.
RELATED TO THE SALE AND USE OF
TOBACCO PRODUCTS SOLD TO MINORS
AND I MINORS CRIMES AND
OFFENSES CONCERNING ANIMALS AS
WELL >> THESE ORDINANCES ARE
JUST A RECONCILIATION OF STATE
AND CITY CODE TO STATE LAW.
THE USE AND SALE OF TOBACCO TO
MINORS, AND CRIMES RELATING TO
ANIMALS.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE APPROVED
A BILL TO CHANGE THE LEGAL AGE
OF PURCHASING TOBACCO AND
BEEPING PRODUCTS 18 TO 21.
IT IS REMEDIED BY THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE IN THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND OTHER
HEALTH ADVOCATES, 21 AT THE
MINIMUM AS THE STANDARD.
THE ORDINANCE RELATING TO
ANIMALS AND CRIMES AND
OFFENSES, THE ORDINANCE CHANGES
THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE
MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR CERTAIN
ANIMAL CONTROL CRIMES AND ASK
THESE QUESTIONS PATIENTS
CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW.
THE CRIMES RISK AND ASKED
MAXIMUM PENALTY OPPOSED FROM
180 DAYS IN JAIL AND A $500
FINE TO 364 DAYS IN JAIL AND A
$5000 FINE FINE.
IT INCLUDES KEEPING AN EXOTIC
ANIMAL OR USING A GUARD DOG
WITHOUT A GUARD DOG LICENSE,
HAVING A SICK, DANGEROUS, OR
EXOTIC ANIMAL SOLD.
WE ARE REVISING OUR CODE TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE CONSISTENT
WITH STATE LAW.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THIS LEGISLATION?
THESE CALL ON 119626.
>> GONZALEZ?
PACHECO?
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> IS MEMBER PACHECO, YOU ARE
OFF THE HOOK.
>> I COULD CONTINUE SHARING YOUR
>> I MISSED A HUGE OPPORTUNITY.
ACCORDING TO MY STAFF.
MY APOLOGIES.
THE BILL PASSES.
I JUST LOST MY RHYTHM, WAS THAT
NUMBER SEVEN OR SIX?
THAT WAS NUMBER SIX, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON COUNSEL BILL
119637.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA.
>> ITEM 21.
119607 PASSING AS AMENDED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
I WILL TAKE MY SURVEILLANCE HAT
OFF AND PUT MY CLAIMANT CHANGE
HAT ON.
THIS LEGISLATION WAS ORIGINALLY
POSED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT.
THIS LEGISLATION ESSENTIALLY
HAS A PHASEOUT OF THE USE OF
UNDERGROUND OIL TANKS.
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITION,
2028, THE INTENT IS ALSO TO
HAVE A TAX PLACEMENT OF JUST
UNDER $0.25 PER GALLON, LOOKING
AT YOUR REFERENCE, I'VE BEEN
TOLD THAT A TYPICAL HOMEOWNER
WOULD USE ABOUT 500 GALLONS.
I'VE HEARD FROM OIL
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES THAT
IT'S CLOSER TO 400 GALLONS, C
COULD GET $125 PER YEAR.
THAT WOULD BE THE COST OF TAXES
FOR SOMEONE USING A PETROLEUM-
BASED OIL.
AND COMMUNITY AMENDED
AMENDMENTS FOR BIOFUELS.
THE EXEMPTION WOULD NOT APPLY
PALM OIL, REDUCED IN A WAY THAT
IS JUST AS CARBON INTENSIVE AND
DAMAGING TO THE PLAN AS
PETROLEUM.
BUT RECYCLED REESE, OR BIOFUELS
PRODUCED MORE SUSTAINABLY AND
LOCALLY.
THE TAXES WOULD BE WAIVED ON
THE MOTION OF THE BIOFUELS IN
THE TANK.
IF YOU HAVE A MIX OF 50/50
BIOFUELS AND PETROLEUM OIL, THE
TAXES WOULD BE HALF WHAT IT
WOULD OTHERWISE BE, IF YOU HAVE
A MIX OF 99% BIOFUELS AND 1% OR
LESS, THE TAXES WOULD BE MOSTLY
ELIMINATED.
HIGHLIGHTING THE FOLKS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY IN ON THESE.
I WOULD BACK UP FOR A SECOND
OILS NOT REGULATING UTILITY THE
SAME AS HEAT AND GAS, FOR HE
WITH ELECTRICITY.
WE KNOW THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS PROGRAMS FOR LOW
INCOME HOMEOWNERS, THAT USE
ELECTRICITY FOR HEATING OR FOR
OTHER PURPOSES, I ASSUME
EVERYBODY USES IT.
AND THE UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAM, A SIGNIFICANT
DISCOUNT.
THERE ARE SOME ROOMS THAT PUGET
SOUND ENERGY RUNS FOR GAS
CUSTOMERS.
THERE
IS NO SUCH MECHANISM FOR OIL
AND FOR.
THIS WOULD BE FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE UNDER THE SAME INCOME
LEVEL, ELIGIBLE FOR A
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT FROM THE
TAX PROCEEDINGS TO CONDUCT THEM
COMPLETELY TO A HEAT, WHICH
WOULD PROVIDE HEATING, AT A
MUCH MORE COST-EFFECTIVE GIVE
RATE.
THE ANALYSIS I'VE SEEN FROM THE
DEPARTMENT SHOWS BASED ON THE
CURRENT COST OF HEATING OIL, IT
COSTS ABOUT TWICE AS MUCH TO
FILE HEATING FURNACE AS IT
WOULD BE FOR AN ELECTRIC
FURNACE PROVIDING COOLING IN
THE SUMMERS, WE ARE SEEING MORE
AND INSTANCES WHERE THE HEIGHT
OF JURORS IN SEATTLE HAVE
HEALTH IMPACT ESTIMATED OVER
1000 PEOPLE WOULD CURRENTLY
QUALIFY FOR THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND WOULD
ELIGIBLE FOR THESE KIND OF
CONVERSIONS.
YOU CAN AMENDMENT AMENDED IT
FOR FOLKS TO BE ELIGIBLE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL
REVENUES.
NOT
EVERYBODY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR
THE VERSION.
WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT'S
ABILITY AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER
INCOME LEVELS.
THERE ARE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES.
THE PRECEDING CONVERSATIONS
THAT WE'VE HAD WITH A NUMBER OF
STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING
TEAMSTERS 174.
TALKING TO THE HEATING AND OIL
COMPANIES, I BELIEVE THE
CONVERSATIONS WHERE EVERYONE
WOULD RECOGNIZE THE CLAIMANT
IMPACT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT A
TRANSITION LOOKS LIKE PART OF
THAT TRANSITION IS THE
AMENDMENT TO ALLOW BIOFUELS TO
BE TAXED.
ALSO, WORKING TO ENSURE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS THAT
MAY LOSE THEIR JOBS AND HAVE
SIMILAR UNION FAMILY WAGE JOBS.
TURNING TO MY COLLEAGUE WHO HAS
BEEN PART OF ONE OF THOSE
DISCUSSIONS, HELPFUL WITH THOSE
DISCUSSIONS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE
AMENDMENT BY INCORPORATING
AMENDMENT ONE.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
WORKING WITH US.
WORKING WITH TEAMSTERS CITY
COUNCIL.
AND ALONG WITH SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES FROM THE LABOR
MOVEMENT, THE CONSTRUCTION
TRADES WERE HERE EARLIER.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TRADES AS
A WHOLE.
WE CONTINUE TO SAY THAT FOLKS
WITHIN THE INDUSTRY'S THAT WILL
BE IMPACTED BY TRANSITION AWAY
FROM ANY INDUSTRY NEED TO HAVE
A JUST TRANSITION.
SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU
SEE IN THE LEGISLATION
COOPERATES THAT AND WORK WITH
AMENDMENT ONE, JUBILEE
-UNDERSCORE -UNDERSCORE SOME
KEY COMPONENTS BROUGHT TO US
FROM PARTNERS AND FRIENDS AT
THE TEAMSTERS AND CORRESPOND
AND REALLY AMPLIFIES THE
IMPORTANCE OF LOOKING AT THE
IMPACT OF WORKERS THEMSELVES
AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO ENSURE
A JUST TRANSITION FOR VARIOUS
INDUSTRIES AND LOW-WAGE WORKERS
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
AND LOOKING AT THE WORK
INCLUDED HERE, WE LOOK THROUGH
THE EQUITY PERSPECTIVE.
THERE IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT
WE NEED TO FIX THE UNDERGROUND
HEATING OIL TANKS.
AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK WHEN
THEY LEAK AS THEY THREAT THEY
POSE A THREAT PROPERTY.
THIS AMENDMENT REALLY ADDRESSES
THE FINANCIAL BURDEN WHEN THEY
TESTIFY ABOUT POTENTIAL IMPACT
ON MIDDLE INCOME, LOW, AND
FIXED INCOME HOUSING.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THAT AS WELL.
AS WE CONVERT TO NON- OIL
OPTIONS, ADDRESSING ANY ISSUES
THAT COME UP, THERE IS A
WASHINGTON STATE POLLUTION
LIABILITY PROTECTION ACT.
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AND GOING
TO OPTIONS WHERE AS THOSE
INCENTIVES ARE PROVIDED, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE IF THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, THAT WE
SUPPORT COMMUNITIES COMING UP
THROUGH THIS TRANSITION.
ALSO, AS I MENTIONED, THERE IS
LANGUAGE THAT CALLS FOR RISK
ASSESSMENT, AND EQUITY
ANALYSIS.
THAT IS CRITICAL.
WE HAVE CORPORATIVE THE PLAN,
WHICH WE LOADED ON RECENTLY.
WE ARE ALSO CALLING ON THE
OUTREACH LAND TO INCLUDE THE
PERSPECTIVE AND THE FEEDBACK,
AND THE MANY CONCERNS FROM
PEOPLE WITHIN RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITIES FROM THE LABOR
UNION AND LABOR INDUSTRY AS WE
MOVE FORWARD AND DO THE
OUTREACH.
AS WE CALL FOR A JUST
TRANSITION, IT WOULD NOT BE
JUST IF WE DID NOT INCLUDE
FEEDBACK ON INDIVIDUALS WITH
POLICY CHANGES, LOOKING BACK AT
CITY OUTCOMES, AND FEEDBACK
THAT WE CAN GET EARLY ON
POTENTIAL IMPACT OF JOB LOSS
AND GAIN, AND MAKING SURE THAT
WE ARE LOOKING AT JOBS IN
HEATING AND AIR, WITH A
SPECIFIC FOCUS ON WORKERS
REPRESENTED BY LABOR UNIONS.
MAKING SURE THAT WE TRANSITION
AND LOOK AT THE NECESSARY
SUPPORTTO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE HAVE THOSE JOBS, WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ALL AS WE GET THAT
FEEDBACK.
LASTLY, THANK YOU TO THE GREEN
YOU DEAL WORK GROUP AND COUNCIL
MEMBER O'BRIEN WORKING ON THE
POLICIES.
I THINK THIS IS HELPING US TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH A REALLY
ROBUST ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
WITHOUT THE POTENTIAL OF
LEAVING WORKERS BEHIND.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO IS
COLLABORATING WITH US ON THIS
EFFORT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
IT IN COURT DID IN THE
LEGISLATION.
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WILL BE
ADDED TO THE COUNCIL BILL I
WILL MAKE SURE THAT IT HAS A
SECOND AMENDMENT.
>> IT WILL BE MOVED AND
SECONDED.
>> MOVED, MADE AND SECONDED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALES.
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
ALL AS OPPOSED?
WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT, AND
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN, DID YOU
WANT TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE
BASE LEGISLATION?
WHY DON'T WE BRING IT TO THE
COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
SO, I HAVE THREE AMENDMENT
HERE.
AMENDMENTS TWO, THREE, FOUR
AMENDMENTS.
THREE, FOUR, FIVE I HEARD THAT
THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES TAXES
AS WRITTEN, BUT IT DOES NOT
ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THE
REQUIREMENT TO DECOMMISSION OIL
TANKS.
THAT IS GOING TO BE DONE IN THE
FUTURE, BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF OTHER COORDINATES,
COORDINATIONS THAT MUST BE MADE
TO INCREMENT THAT.
I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
TO HAVE SOME CLARITY ABOUT
THAT, FOR THE RECORD.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, AND ABOUT
WHAT EXACTLY THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION DOES.
SO OF COURSE, THE REQUIREMENT
IN THE BILL ITSELF IS THAT WE
ARE SEEKING THAT THE
ENVIRONMENT CHANGE, AND THE
SEATTLE PARTNER OF CONSTRUCTION
AND INSPECT GINS, THAT THEY
MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BY JULY
2020 FOR THE PURPOSES OF
DECOMMISSIONING WHAT IS
CONTAINED IN THIS LEGISLATION.
SO AS FAR AS SETTING A STAGE
FOR THE MEMS THAT I HAVE, THE
CONCERN THAT I HAVE HEARD FROM
SENIORS AND LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
THE LEGISLATION, IT IS REALLY,
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF
US.
ESTIMATING THAT 30% OF OIL
HEATED HOUSEHOLDS WERE WITH
SENIOR RESIDENTS.
60% ARE ESTIMATED TO BE SENIORS.
THE CONVERSION DOES NOT QUITE
APPEAR TO ADD UP YET.
WE HAVE TIME TO GET THAT RIGHT.
THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE AT
THIS POINT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR
1100 CONVERSIONS, BASED ON THE
NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN THE
PROGRAM, THE UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAM.
PARTICIPATION IS 53% OF THOSE
ELIGIBLE.
A LOT YOU ARE PEOPLE ARE
PARTICIPATING COMPARED TO THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE
ELIGIBLE, ACCORDING TO THE
DEVELOP BY THE UTILITIES.
THE COUNCIL REQUESTED IT
THROUGH THE LAST YEARS BUDGET
PROCESS.
THERE IS GOOD REASON TO THINK
THAT PARTICIPATION IN THIS
PROGRAM WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
HIGHER THAN THIS PROGRAM BEING
THE PROGRAM TO FUND THE
COMMISSION OF OIL TANKS, THAT
THE NUMBER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE IN A
PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO
HELP THEM PAY MONTHLY UTILITY
BILLS.
THE COST CURRENTLY HIGHER.
I THINK IT IS REASONABLE TO
ANTICIPATE PARTICIPATION IN A
PROGRAM THAT WOULD HELP TO PAY
FOR THAT.
AND SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
I THINK WE ARE LOOKING AT HERE,
THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS
SITTING AT% OF THE INCOME FOR
THIS.
AND THE LEGISLATION BEFORE US
NOW WAS BROUGHT AT 80% OF THE
MEDIAN SEATTLE AREA INCOME.
MORE PEOPLE WILL BECOME
ELIGIBLE BASED ON INCOME.
IF 3000 - - THEY WOULD REQUIRE
$10 MILLION ADDITIONALLY FOR
THEIR PROGRAMS.
I'M SORRY, THE CONVERSION
PROGRAM WOULD REQUIRE AN
INITIAL $10 MILLION.
AND THE PROGRAM WOULD
POTENTIALLY ROOF WHERE $1
MILLION.
YOU MAY ALL WHEN WE BROUGHT THE
INCOMES WORKING THEIR WAY
THROUGH THE COURTS, ONE OF THE
HIGH-PRIORITY FUNDING ITEMS IS
THE CREATION OF JOBS PRODUCTION
GOAL, THE POTENTIAL USE OF THE
FUNDING WE'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THIS IN TERMS OF
LEGISLATION, WE THINKING ABOUT
CONSTANTLY MEETING OUR CARBON
REDUCTION GOALS.
TO ADDRESS ALL OF THIS, I HAVE
THE AMENDMENT THAT WOULD AMEND
CONSUL BILL 1196 OR SEVEN, TO
CLARIFY THAT LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
REBATE, THEY WOULD BE AT OR
BELOW 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
THIS AMOUNT IS INTENDED TO
OFFSET THE ANTICIPATED AVERAGE
INCREASE FOR HOUSEHOLDS USING
OIL.
THE AMENDMENT COMMITTEE CHANGE
THE THRESHOLD FOR CONVERSION
ASSISTANCE.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD DO THE
SAME FOR THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY
THIS SECTION ONLY REFERS TO LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, IT DOES NOT
FOR IT DOES NOT DEFINE IT.
THE DEFINITION OF LOW INCOME
THROUGHOUT LEGISLATION, FOR THE
REBATE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS FOR
THE FUNDING OF THE CONVERSION
PROGRAM, REACHING OUT JUST A
LITTLE BIT BEFORE THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT THEY HAVE
REQUESTED THAT WE CREATE SOME
STABILITY AROUND THE PROPOSED
DEFINITION SO THAT IT IN DEAD
WOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS A GOAL
THAT WE HAVE AN ANALYSIS OF THE
VIABILITY TO EXTEND THE HEATING
AND OIL TAX REIMBURSEMENT, TO
HOUSEHOLD WITH AN INCOME
BETWEEN 70% STATE MEDIAN INCOME
AND 80% MEDIAN INCOME.
THAT WOULD NOT CREATE THE TYPE
OF CONSISTENCY THAT I AM
SEEKING.
IT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE
AMENDMENT OF US RIGHT NOW.
I AM HESITANT TO REQUEST A
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES IN
ORDER TO CONSIDER LANGUAGE THAT
WE DON'T HAVE DEVICE.
BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP TO
WHAT OTHERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE
DONE WITH THIS AMENDMENT,
NUMBER ONE OR AMENDMENT NUMBER
TWO, VERSE NUMBER ONE B TO THIS
AS YOU LIKE >> THOSE AMENDMENTS
WERE IN JUST BEFORE THE
DEADLINE >> IF I CHANGE IT TO
REFLECT THIS, TO REFLECT THAT
IN, WE WOULD HAVE TO DELIBERATE
LANGUAGE THAT WE DON'T ACTUALLY
HAVE >> I'M GOING TO OPPOSE
THIS MADMAN AS DRAFTED I WILL
JUST SAY IT FOR THE RECORD.
I WAS ABLE TO SHARE THESE AS
SOON AS THEY GOT THEM, AT ABOUT
NOON.
THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO
RESPOND TO US.
THE CONCERN THAT THEY SHARED
WITH ME THAT I SHARE WITH THEM,
WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE
PROGRAMS AT THE CITY WERE FOLKS
ARE NULLIFIED AT 80% AREA IAN
THRESHOLD >> BUT WE WILL
RIGHT?
>> IT THERE IS A DISTINCTION
BETWEEN SUBSIDY INSTALLING ON A
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS GOING
FORWARD THEY ARE COMFORTABLE
SETTING UP A SYSTEM TO VERIFY
PEOPLE TO THE STANDARDS THAT
THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.
IT IS AND ON WILL REBATE, THE
REQUIREMENTS, I DON'T THINK
THAT THEY ARE JUST GOING TO
TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT.
THERE HAVE BEEN QUALIFICATION
PROGRAMS AND I THINK IT WOULD
BE PRUDENT TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATION AND SET UP
VERIFICATION MEET THOSE
STANDARDS FOR EVERYONE IS
QUALIFIED AND GET THEIR OWN
REBATE.
THE POINT THAT YOU MAKE IS THAT
THEY ARE STARTING INTO THIS
ALREADY.
I AGREE WITH THAT.
I WOULD SUPPORT THE LANGUAGE
THAT I SEE PROPOSED.
DUE TO THE ANALYSIS ON THIS.
INSTEAD OF THAT REPORTING
REQUIREMENT, WHAT WAS PUT DOWN,
A THIRD BOARD ITEM, ANALYSIS OF
THE VIABILITY TO EXTEND
REIMBURSEMENT TO HOUSEHOLD
INCOMES ARE IN THE 70% AND 80%
AREA INCOME.
WORKING WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
TO ALLOW THEM TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH TAX REVENUE
WOULD EITHER AND WHAT THAT
MEANS WITH FEWER PEOPLE BEING
ELIGIBLE.
WE ACTUALLY COULD NOT FULLY
CONVERT PEOPLE IN THE SAME WAY.
I THINK THAT IS ALL IN
PERMISSION TO HAVE IN FRONT OF
US BEFORE WE MAKE THIS DECISION
ALLOWING THE ABILITY FOR FUTURE
DECISION-MAKING AND WHAT.
BUT I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS
REQUIREMENT WITHOUT FURTHER
WEIGHING IN.
>> THANK YOU, SO I THINK THE
COUNCIL MEMBER IS CORRECT.
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO
MOLLIFY A HIGHER NUMBER OF
PEOPLE.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 80% MEDIAN
INCOME AND AREA STATE MY GOAL
IS TO MAKE SURE THAT A
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER NUMBER OF
EVIL ARE NULLIFIED FOR THIS
REBATE PROGRAM.
ALL OF THAT SAID, I DON'T HAVE
ANY WAY TO IN THIS.
IT IS CURRENTLY UNDEFINED IN
LEGISLATION AND GETTING MORE
INFORMATION.
UNDER THAT SITUATION, I WOULD
SAY THAT IT WOULD BE
CIRCUMSTANCE THAT WE WOULD WANT
TO SUSPEND THE RULES FOR, TO
CONSIDER THAT YOU TEXT THAT HAS
NOT SUBMITTED BY THE DEADLINE
AT NOON TODAY >> I WOULD
SUGGEST IF WE GO DOWN THE PATH
OF APPROVAL, I WOULD BE HAPPY
TO E-MAIL. WE HAVE DOZENS OF
OTHER ITEMS TO CONSIDER ON THE
AGENDA TODAY CAN BRING BACK
SOME THINGS FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE.
>> IT IS ALMOST 5:00 AND ADDING
A LITTLE DIZZY >> IT SOUNDS
LIKE YOU WOULD HAVE SOME FOR
US.
I COULD MOVE TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM THOSE ARE THE HUMANS ON
THIS WILL NOT PARTICULAR
AMENDMENT, WE WILL TABLE IT
>> SHOULD BE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENT AS DESCRIBED AND SET
TO WORK? YOU I AM E-MAILING IT
TO YOLANDA RIGHT NOW.
>> IT HAS NOT WERE SECONDED.
WE WILL CALL THAT VIRTUE.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE
NUMBER THREE?
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE WOULD
AMEND CONSUL BILL NUMBER 1196
OH SEVEN.
EXEMPTING RESIDENTS OVER THE
AGE OF 65.
- - HEAT PUMPS CAN CERTAINLY
PROVIDE FOR LOWER KEATING
HEATING COSTS.
AND THOSE COSTS AND CONVERSION
COULD PAY FOR ITSELF OVER TIME.
ELDERLY RESIDENTS MAY NOT HAVE
THE LONGEVITY IN THEIR HOME IN
ORDER TO ENJOY THOSE FUTURE
BENEFITS AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO
BE ON FIXED INCOMES.
I'M GOING TO ENSURE THAT THE
PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED, BUT I
THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT IN PARTICIPATING WITH THE
PROGRAMS, THAT WE DON'T HAVE
FOLKS, WHERE WE ARE SEEING ON
ONE HAND WILL BENEFIT FROM THE
DECOMMISSIONING, OVER TIME,
THAT DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO, AND SO
FOR THAT REASON, THEY WOULD
AGAIN EXEMPT RESIDENTS OVER THE
AGE OF 65.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT
THIS.
BECAUSE THE AMENDMENT JUST SAYS
WE SHOULD CONSIDER A PLAN, IT
DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXEMPT THEM
I'M COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING
OVER IT.
MY CONCERN IS ONE SHARED BY
FOLKS OVER THE AGE OF 65, THEY
SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH
THIS AND LOOK AT THE INCOME
THRESHOLD AS IT IS IMPORTANT
THE OTHER ONE EXISTS ALREADY.
THIS LEGISLATION IS CLOSELY
TIED TO STATE FUNDING THROUGH
SOMETHING CALLED THE POLLUTION
LIABILITY INSURANCE AGENCY.
THIS AGENCY CREATED AT, IN THE
CASE WHERE OIL TANKS HAVE
LEAKED, THE DECOMMISSIONING OF
AN OIL TANK TYPICALLY COSTS 500
UP TO $700 FOLKS FIND THAT IT
HAS LEAKED, THAT WOULD REQUIRE
SOIL MEDIATION WHICH CAN COST
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SO
SOMEONE WHO BUDGETS TO GO IN
AND CONVERT FROM OIL TO
SOMETHING ELSE, I HAVE THIS
MASSIVE WILL.
THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS.
SOME SAID IT WAS VERY
EXPENSIVE, OTHERS WOULD TRY TO
COVER UP A LEAK BECAUSE THEY
HAD NO WAY TO AFFORD IT AND
THAT MEANT THAT STAYED IN THE
GROUND.
THIS AGENCY WAS CREATED TO FIX
THAT.
IT IS AN INSURANCE RULE.
IT DOES NOT ACTUALLY COST
ANYTHING TO JOIN.
IT IS A UNIQUE TYPE OF
INSURANCE.
THAT AGENCY WILL AND AT THE
BEGINNING OF 2030.
THERE IS A FINITE NUMBER OF
GUIDELINES IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE EACH YEAR.
THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GET
ALL SEATTLE RESIDENTS IN TO
CONSIDER THE COMMISSIONING OR
THAT INSURANCE POOL.
IT CEASES TO EXIST.
ONE OF MY CONCERNS, THEY HAVE
POSSIBLY UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES TO POSTPONE A
DECISION.
CONTINUING TO HAVE AN INCOME
THRESHOLD FOR FOLKS, EVEN IF
THEY ARE SENIORS, MAYBE IT IS A
DIFFERENT ONE, I DON'T KNOW BUT
ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT THAT MIGHT
MEAN FOR WHO PUSH BEYOND THE
LIMIT OF THE INSURANCE AGENCY.
>> DID I HEAR THE AMENDMENT
THROUGH THAT DISCUSSION?
>> I WILL MOVE THAT TO 9607.
YOU MOVED AND SECONDED COUNCIL
MEMBER BRIAN HAD EXPRESSED HIS
SUPPORT.
COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO WANTED
TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS.
>> I WILL NOT BE SOME WORDING
THE AMENDMENT.
I WANTED TO QUICKLY GIVE SOME
THOUGHTS ABOUT NOT JUST THIS
AMENDMENT AND OTHER AMENDMENT
ON THE HEATING AND OIL TAXES
ITSELF I AM VERY, VERY
SENSITIVE TO THE ISSUES OF JOB
LOSS.
MY DAD HAD LOST HIS JOB TWICE
OVER THE LAST YEARS AND I KNEW
OF HIS WORRIES AND CONCERNS
THAT ARE VERY REAL, AND AS
SUCH, I TREAT THEM WITH THE
UTMOST REGARD HOWEVER, I AM
CONCERNED WITH CREATING
ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS FOR THE
LEGISLATION ITSELF.
FISCALLY, WITH THE DIRECTION
THE BILL HAS GONE, IT MAY HAVE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AS WE
MOVE TOWARD.
I SAID TO SOME STAKEHOLDERS
THAT I THINK THIS IS VERY
FORTUNATE BECAUSE OF THE TAX
STRUCTURE FROM WHICH WE
OPERATE.
I THOUGHT IT MIGHT NEED TO BE A
LITTLE BIGGER TO HELP TO
SUBSIDIZE THE INCREASE IN THE
EXEMPTIONS THAT WE HAVE
CREATED, IN ADDITION TO
RECOGNIZING AND BEING COGNIZANT
OF THE FACT NEED FUNDING AND
ESTABLISHING FUNDING TO RETRAIN
WORKERS AND IN JOBS THAT MAY BE
LOST AS A RESULT.
THAT SAID, OSC AND CENTRAL
STAFF SAID IN COMMITTEE THAT NO
OTHER INVESTMENTS DO WE
EVALUATE THE DATA EXCEPT
ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS.
RECORD THE ACTIONS IN THE
VOICES OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE
PROTESTING ON FRIDAY DEMANDING
AND CALLING ON ALL OF US AS
LEADERS TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO
MAKE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
MORE REAL AND MOVE QUICKER.
THAT SAID, I CANNOT SUPPORT
THIS AMENDMENT, NOR CAN I SUE
DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF
LEGISLATION.
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE
MOVING FASTER.
AND WE NEED TO DO MORE TO HELP
COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFER.
THE DIVERSION OF NEW
WEATHERIZATION EFFORTS AND
ELECTRIC HEATING EFFORTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION AS OF
THIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HELP YOU ANY CALL ON THE VOTE
FOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE THAT
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SET?
OKAY COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> CAN YOU CLARIFY THE THIRD
AMENDMENT ONE MORE TIME?
WE ARE FOCUSING ON AMENDMENT
THREE IMPLEMENTATION FROM JULY
TO SEPTEMBER 2020.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE IS THE
AMENDMENT THAT ASKS FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION THERE IS A
REFERENCE TO THE MENTATION PLAN.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN IS
NOTES HERE AS WELL.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF AN NUMBER
THREE?
THOSE OPPOSED?
OKAY, THAT ONE PASSES.
OKAY.
>> AMENDMENT FOUR WOULD AMEND
CONSUL BILL 119607 TO DELAY THE
EFFECT DATE OF THE TAX FOR TWO
MONTHS.
THE BILL CURRENTLY SAYS JULY
FIRST 2020.
MY AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE THE
EFFECT IT DATE BE ON SEPTEMBER
1ST.
THE REASON IS, I REALLY LIKE
THE COUNCIL TO HAVE A COUPLE
MONTHS TO ENSURE THAT THE
NUMBERS ADD UP FROM JULY 1ST
2020 WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION
REPORT.
THIS COULD HELP TO ADDRESS
LABOR CONCERNS AND I THINK IT
IS GOOD TO HAVE A POLICY TO
LOOK AT THIS PARTICULAR TAX.
NEW COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN >>
I WILL BE UP LOSING THIS.
I SEE THE CONCERNS, I'M FAIRLY
CONSTANT CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL
NOT SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY, TO
FIND OUT THE DELAY A COUPLE
MONTHS, AND THE REVENUE THAT WE
WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT.
I AM OPEN IT OPEN TO CHANGING
THE DATE.
I DO BELIEVE FROM THE
PRELIMINARY DATA ON SCENE, WE
WILL HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO
FUND THE LOWEST INCOME FOLKS
THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR ADP.
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE
ADDITIONAL REVENUE, FROM THIS
OR LIKELY FROM OTHER SOURCES.
I DON'T THINK THAT REPORT WILL
DO IT JUSTICE.
SIMPLY STALLING AND PUTTING ON
A TAX ON THIS FOR PETROLEUM
PRODUCTS, I DON'T THINK IT
MAKES SENSE AT THIS POINT.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT PART
OF WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE
AMENDMENT IS THAT THE PLAN
WOULD INCLUDE RACIAL EQUITY AND
RISK ASSESSMENT ANALYSIS AS
WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT THE
PRE- NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
GETS A COPY OF THE PLAN.
I DON'T THINK IT IS INFORMATION
THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR AN WILL
BE RECEIVING.
I THINK IT IS OPIATE TO HAVE A
COUPLE MONTHS TO CONSIDER IT.
>> WE HEARD THE LIVELY DEBATE
ON IT, I WILL TAKE IT IN THE
FORM OF A MOTION TO HAVE
QUESTIONS OF THE MAKER?
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALES ASK >>
QUICKLY, I THINK I WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN HEARING A
RESPONSE TO COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN'S POINT.
THAT THE DELAY HAS A
SIGNIFICANT FISCAL IMPACT ON
THE AMOUNT OF TAX REVENUE
COLLECTED, DO YOU HAVE A SENSE
OF THE FISCAL ANALYSIS?
>> I DO NOW.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, WILL YOU
MAKE A MOTION AND SECONDED?
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT FOUR TO THE
COUNCIL.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? IT PASSES.
IT PASSES, AMENDMENT NUMBER
FOUR PASSES.
COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE WILL
HOPEFULLY BE EASY, JUST RECITAL.
LOOKING AT REFRIGERANTS USED IN
CONSUMER APPLIANCES, ELECTRIC
HEAT PUMPS, AND THEIR
COMMITMENT TO ADVOCATE FOR
STATEWIDE REDUCTION WITH THOSE
WITH HIGH GLOBAL WARMING
POTENTIAL.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED.
IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1120 22,
WHICH ADOPTED REGULATIONS TO
REDUCE THE USE THE USE OF
REFRIGERANTS AND THOSE WHO HAVE
THE HIGHEST GLOBAL WARMING
TENSILE, THIS BILL DID NOT
INCLUDE HEAT PUMPS, PROHIBITING
THE USE OF HSV F HFC, BY
JANUARY 1ST 2020, WITH COUNSEL
SUPPORT TO EXPEDITE THE
REDUCTION WITH HIGH GLOBAL
WARMING POTENTIAL, AND
SPECIFICALLY CALLING OUT THE
NEED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AS IT
RELATES TO HEAT PUMPS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> IT IS A RECITAL.
I AM FINE WITH THAT A LOT OF
THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE
STATE LAW I HAVE NO AUTHORITY
TO SPEAK TO THE POINTS THAT THE
COUNCIL MEMBER IS.
SHE IS ALWAYS VERY THOROUGH IN
EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES.
>> DID YOU MAKE THE FORMAL
MOTION AMENDMENT?
>> AMENDMENT FIVE.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
RAISE YOUR HAND ALL THOSE
OPPOSED?
IT IS UNANIMOUS.
I REMOVED BACK TO NUMBER TWO?
THIS IS VERSION NUMBER TWO.
WE'V GOT THAT THERE.
>> THAT DOES THE TRICK FOR THE
PUBLIC RECORD.
THIS AMENDMENT WILL AMEND 96 OH
SEVEN TO REQUEST THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS,
>> KEEPING IT ALIVE.
>> I'M GOING TO SUSPEND THE
RULES TO CONSIDER THIS IS
REVIEWED BY LAW COUNCIL MEMBER,
MAKE THAT MOTION.
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO
AND VERSION NUMBER TWO.
>> I ALREADY SPOKE ABOUT THIS
AND APPRECIATE THE CIVILITY.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE
YOUR HAND.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED?
I THINK WE GOT THROUGH ALL OF
THE AMENDMENTS.
AND GOING TO TURN BACK TO
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN FOR
CLOSING REMARKS.
>> A COUPLE COMMENTS THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
ONE, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE
OF LEGISLATION, I APPRECIATE
MERE LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
I APPRECIATE YOU HOLDING THIS,
JUST TO GET TO THIS POINT.
WE TALK ABOUT THE TRANSITION TO
A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN
INCREASE.
THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.
WE RUN THROUGH A LOT OF
LEGISLATION.
THROUGH SEATTLE, WE HAVE A LOT
OF WORK TO DO.
IT IS WORK AND WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE TO KEEP ENGAGEMENTS, WE
ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE CENTRAL STAFF, IN GENERAL,
THEY BEEN DOING AMAZING WORK
FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY
MEETINGS.
WORK STARTS TODAY.
I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL THAT
THEY WOULD GET THE AMENDMENT
BACK IN TIME.
I APPRECIATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON
THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
FUTURE WORK.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SEE SOME COMMENTS?
>> I SAID THIS EARLIER, AND I
WANT TO UNDERSCORE MY
APPRECIATION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN INCORPORATING NUMEROUS
SUGGESTIONS AND FEEDBACK.
MY INTENT IS USUALLY HAVE A
CONVERSATION AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE GET THE DECK AND WE HAVE
BEEN VERY, VERY OPEN ALSO
RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS ONE OF
THE MANY ITEMS ON THE TO DO
LIST FOR THE END OF THE YEAR,
AND IT SPEAKS OF A BROADER
PACKAGE AND THIS IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF HOW PERSONALLY AND
PROFESSIONALLY HAVE BEEN
REACHING OUT TO TRY TO GET SOME
OF WHAT IS AFFECTED.
WE DID SOME SAUSAGE MAKING, WE
INCLUDE THE FOLKS AT THE TABLE,
I THINK THAT MAYOR'S OFFICE
COULD HAVE INCORPORATED THIS SO
WE HAD LESS OF THAT TO DO ON
OUR END.
WE DO GET A BETTER PRODUCT IN
THE END.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND THE AMENDMENTS INCLUDED
TODAY, WE HAD A CHANCE TO GO
OVER THE FEEDBACK IN THE
DIRECTION FROM THE TEAMSTERS.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE NODS OF
AFFIRMATION AND FOR THE ONLINE
WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
FORWARD AND DON'T DELAY,
INCORPORATE THAT WORK, AND
UNION PERSPECTIVE, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS FOR
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JEKYLL?
>> I WANT TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT
THIS.
THESE CONVERSATIONS, THE LACK
OF INTERACTION ON THE FEDERAL
LEVEL, EVEN FEDERALLY, THE
DECISION THAT WE MAKE FORWARD,
IT MAKES IT THAT MUH HARDER.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
E-MAILS THAT I HAVE BEEN
RECEIVING ALL DAY, WITH THE
HEADLINE, IT WAS ONLY THREE
DAYS AGO.
AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO MERGE
AND PROTEST, THAT ASKED US TO
MOVE FORWARD AS QUICKLY AND
EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE,
THESE CHOICES WILL NOT BE EASY.
QUITE FRANKLY, I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE HOW DIFFICULT THOSE
CHOICES ARE.
IT MEANS FOR US, IT MEANS SO
MANY FREIGHT TRADE-OFFS.
THERE IS A TAX STRUCTURE.
THOSE FOR THE LOW INCOME, AND
COMMITTEES OF COLOR, THESE
DECISIONS BY THE GREEN DEAL
BOARD WILL BE DIFFICULT.
WE HAVE MANY VOICES WHEN WE
MAKE THESE DECISIONS.
THE COUNCIL CAN MAKE THE BEST
INFORMED DECISION IN A VARIETY
OF DECISIONS.
WE CAN CONTINUE IT AND KEEP
MOVING US FORWARD, I NOT ONLY
HAVE A RESPONSE ABILITY TO YOU,
I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO YOUR
KIDS AND YOUR GRANDKIDS.
IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE
THOSE DECISIONS AND TAKE THEM
INTO THE ACTIONS THAT I MAKE.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER CLOSING COMMENTS?
BEFORE WE VOTE.
OKAY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE AMENDED BILL
HE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL WILL PASS.
OKAY.
BACK TO THE AGENDA ORDER.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> ITEM TWO, AMENDMENT 48, THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE F
HOUSING, THE COMMUNITY
RECOMMENDS IT BE CONFIRMED.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
THANK YOU EMILY FOR HER
PATIENCE AND INTEREST.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU THE
TESTIMONY TODAY WAS JUST A
SENTIMENT OF ENTHUSIASM FROM
THE COMMUNITY.
PEOPLE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THE WORK THAT SHE HAS DONE AS
THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AND THE WORK THAT SHE DID YOU
CAN TELL THAT THERE WAS A LOT
OF RESPECT, YOU LISTEN TO HER
COMMENTS FROM LAST WEEK AND YOU
WILL HEAR A COMPASSIONATE CALL
FOR EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS
ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWEST WAGE
WORKERS, HOUSING, AND MAKING
SURE THAT AS WE DO DEVELOPMENT
IN THE CITY, THAT WE INFORM THE
COMMUNITY'S MOST AT RISK FOR
DISPLACEMENT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
I AM READY TO STAND UP AND GIVE
HER A STANDING OVATION.
HONESTLY THE PROCESS THAT WE
HAVE INCORPORATED, LAST YEAR WE
ASKED FOR A REALLY ROBUST
PROCESS FOR STAKEHOLDER
FEEDBACK FROM THE IN REVIEW
PROCESS AND IDENTIFYING
FINALISTS, AND THEN GETTING
THOSE COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
I THINK YOU CAN TELL FROM THOSE
CONVERSATIONS THE ROLE IN WHICH
THE COMMUNITY HAS IDENTIFIED A
STRONG LEADER, THAT IS REALLY
RESONATED AND IN FULL TO THE
AIR FOR NOMINATING EMILY FOR
BEING THE NEXT OFFICE OF
HOUSING DIRECTOR, SHE IS
KNOWLEDGEABLE.
SHE HAS A STRONG APPRECIATION
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
SOCIAL INCLUSION AND USING
HOUSING AS A TOOL.
TREATING HEALTHIER AND MORE
RESILIENT COMMITTEES.
AND THE NOTION OF HAVING
FORWARD TO ADDRESS THE
CRIPPLING HOUSING CRISIS THAT
WE REALLY INCLUDE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOMES AND CENTER
CONVERSATION AND POLICY BY
THOSE EXPERIENCING SHE IS STILL
WITH US.
IT IS A TESTAMENT TO HER TO MET
TENACITY.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE.
SHE RECEIVED A HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE FULL RIDE FROM THE
GATES FOUNDATION PUBLIC SERVICE
AWARD.
I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I
APPRECIATE IT.
AND THAT SCHOLARSHIP AND THE
AWARD THAT YOU RECEIVED, IT
SPEAKS VOLUMES.
DURING THAT COMMITTEE MEETING,
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY WHO STOOD UP AND SAID
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT
CHOICE.
IT IS JUST SIGNING.
>> I AM SIMILARLY THRILLED.
I AM STRUGGLING WITH ALL SORTS
OF'S IN MY OWN HEAD.
THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT
COULD CARRY THIS ON.
I WOULD BE LYING IF I SAID I
DIDN'T HAVE CONCERNS. I KNOW
THAT EMILY'S APPOINTMENT WILL
MAKE ME SLEEP BETTER.
I KNOW THAT THE CITY IS IN GOOD
HANDS.
I HAVE THE UTMOST FAITH THAT
THERE IS NO ONE THAT WOULD DO A
BETTER JOB.
I JUST FEEL SO EXCITED.
THANK YOU FOR SERVING.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MEMORY THE
MOMENT GIVING A 20 MINUTE
SPEECH.
I'M JUST KIDDING.
I'M DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO DO
THAT.
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING
EMILY FOR QUITE SOME TIME, I'VE
LOOKED AT THE TIME FIRST MET
EMILY IN 2014.
I WAS ALWAYS AND CONSISTENTLY
BLOWN AWAY BY HER PREPAREDNESS,
HER COMMITMENT.
MORE IMPORTANT, HER VISION AND
HER PRINCIPAL, HER WILLINGNESS
TO GIVE US TOUGH INFORMATION OR
NEWS, AND I THINK THAT IS AN
IMPORTANT POLITY TO HAVE AS A
DIRECTOR, IN THE ROLE OF THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING DIRECTOR, IT
IS A TALL AN IMPORTANT TASK.
IT IS ONE WHERE I THINK EMILY
HAS ALL OF THE CHARACTERISTICS
AND SKILL SETS TO BE ABLE TO
RISE TO THE OCCASION.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
HOW YOU GO THROUGH THIS.
AND THE RESIDENT OF DISTRICT
ONE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS ENOUGH,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I WANT TO QUICKLY SAY AMONG
THE MANY THINGS I APPRECIATE
AND VALUE ABOUT EMILY, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE
IN DECISION-MAKING ROLES THAT
COME FROM A PLACE OF PUSHING
THIS MORE.
I THINK IT ENSURES THAT WE CAN
PUSH IS ALL FORWARD TOGETHER.
AND WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS
WHO HAVE A JOB MISSION OF
PUSHING US FORWARD.
I THINK THAT IS REALLY
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE ALL
COLLABORATING.
SOMEBODY WHO REALLY APPRECIATES
THAT ROLE.
AND WHAT PEOPLE SEE IN
EXPECTATIONS, RATHER THAN
SEEING IT AS A HASSLE OR A
THORN IN THE BACK, EMILY KNOWS
HOW TO DEAL WITH THE VOICES
OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL, AND HOW
THEY HELP US ALL TO DO OUR JOB
MUCH BETTER THAN WE WOULD.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
HISTORY, THAT VALUE, THE VALUE
OF THE POSITION THAT EMILY
HOLDS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GREAT
COMMENTS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
OKAY, IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CALL
FOR A VOTE.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT?
THOSE OPPOSED?
THE MOTION CARRIES.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
REMARKS WITH US, AT 5:30 ON A
MONDAY, I MIGHT ADD, PLEASE DO.
>> IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SUPPORT
YOU AS WELL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR
CONFIDENCE IN ME, AND THANK
YOU, MAYER, FOR APPOINTING ME.
I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT HOUSING.
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND WE
BEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE
IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SO MANY
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.
HOUSING IS OUR HEALTHCARE, IT
IS OUR EDUCATION.
ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
IF WE LEAVE IT TO THE MARKET
ALONE, IT WILL BE
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ONLY A FEW.
WE COULD BUILD AN
INFRASTRUCTURE OF EQUITY AND
INCLUSION, SOME GENERATIONS TO
COME, FOR PEOPLE ON A FIXED
INCOME, FOR PEOPLE ON LOW
WAGES, FOR MIDDLE INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS, AND FOR ACROSS THE
CITY.
AS THE DIRECTOR, I'M REALLY
EXCITED, AND REALLY HONORED TO
WORK WITH THE FABULOUS STAFF AT
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING, THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WE
HAVE, AND WITH ALL OF YOU, TO
ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY, TO SCALE
UP OUR INVESTMENTS, IN LOW
INCOME HOUSING, PROMOTING
MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING, TO
ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE.
>> THOSE ARE THE BEST
CONFIRMATION SPEECHES I'VE EVER
HEARD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ] >>> PLEASE READ
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO TAKE A
SHORT BREAK, I CAN CALL FOR A
RECESS, WHICH I AM %
CONTEMPLATING.
IF YOU HAVE PERSONAL ISSUES TO
ATTEND TO, WE WILL WORK AROUND
IT.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> COUNSEL BILL ITEM 11964.
THE COMMUNITY RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASSES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THIS WILL BE SHORT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR PAST
SUPPORT ON THE ORACLE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT WE JUST PASSED
RELATED TO THIS.
WE HAVE ONE ITEM TO ADDRESS.
UNDER THE LEGISLATURE, STILL ON
THE BOOKS.
WE DO HAVE CONFLICTING SETS OF
POLICIES ON THE BOOKS.
WE WANT TO STRIKE THE ORIGINAL
PROVISIONS, SO WHEN THE FOUR
PIECES OF LEGISLATION ARE
SIGNED INTO LAW, THERE IS NO
CONFLICT.
WITH THAT, WE RECOMMEND THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL 119654, AS
SUGGESTED BY THE WORKERS RIGHTS
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THIS LEGISLATION?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU, PLEASE CALL ROLE.
SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR.
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROPERTY
TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM, IT WILL
PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF
UPDATING THIS EVERY FOUR YEARS.
WE HAD THREE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THIS, AND THE
STAKEHOLDERS OVER THE LAST
COUPLE MONTHS.
THE PROGRAM IS A FIXTURE OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEAL, AIMED
AT INCENTIVIZING OR CREATING
MORE MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING FOR
TAX-EXEMPT DEVELOP.
THIS IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM
THAT THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO
ADMINISTER UNDERSTATE
PROVISIONS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IN
EXCHANGE FOR THE TAX EXEMPTION,
NO PROJECT IS REQUIRED TO SET
ASIDE A PORTION OF UNITS, TWO
FAMILIES MAKING 60% OF THE
MEDIAN AREA INCOME.
AS WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LOOK AT THE LEGISLATION IN
LIGHT OF THE CHANGING
DEMOGRAPHICS AND INCREASING
POPULATION SIZE, WE TOOK THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO TO
IMPROVE THE INCENTIVES AND MAKE
IT MORE AFFORDABLE.
AND TO MAKE IT TRULY WORTH THE
PUBLIC AND IF IT OF FORGOING
THOSE TAX DOLLARS.
HERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE DID
IN THIS LEGISLATION BASED ON
DATA AND FEEDBACK FROM
STAKEHOLDERS.
WE KNEW THAT THE REGION HAD
INCREASING POPULATION,
ESPECIALLY AMONG FOLKS WHO WERE
MAKING HIGH WAGE INCOMES.
WE KNOW THAT THOSE INCOMES HAVE
SKEWED THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME
IN THE AREA, MEANING SOMEBODY
WHO USED TO BE 65% OF THE AREA
MEDIAN INCOME LAST YEAR WAS
ACTUALLY MAKING THE EXACT SAME
AMOUNT, WHAT BUT MAKING 60% OF
THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME NOW.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WE ARE
TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE
INCENTIVIZE THESE UNITS FOR.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
TOOL IS GENERATING MORE
AFFORDABLE UNITS FOR MIDDLE
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
WE DID GO THROUGH A ROBUST
PROCESS TALKING WITH PRIVATE
AND NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT IN
THE COMMUNITY AND WORKING WITH
LABOR AND HOUSING ADVOCATES TO
IDENTIFY WAYS TO BETTER
CALIBRATE THE INCENTIVE THAT WE
ARE OFFERING IN THE PROGRAM
WITH OUR GOALS OF CREATING MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.
AND DIFFERENT SIZE UNITS IN THE
MARKET.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
COOPERATED BASED ON DECISIONS
WITH RADAR, HOUSING, AND MARKET
RATE DEVELOPERS.
WE WORKED WITH CENTRAL STAFF WE
FOUND AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SLIGHTLY LOWER THE
AFFORDABILITY THRESHOLD FOR
SOME UNIT SIZES.
SO ONE BEDROOMS AND STUDIOS
HAVE MORE INCENTIVE TO BE
AFFORDABLE OR OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR ANALYSTS ARE WORKING OVER
MONTHS TO INDICATE THAT THIS
CHANGE WOULD NOT HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.
WE ARE WORKING WITH PARTNERS ON
THIS LEGISLATION.
WE WANT TO DO MORE BUT THERE
ARE SOME LIMITATIONS ON WHAT WE
CAN DO AT THE CITY LEVEL.
WE HAVE INCLUDED A NOD TO
POTENTIAL FUTURE LABOR STANDARD
CHANGES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN AT
THE STATE LEVEL.
HERE WE HAVE DIRECTED THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO REPORT ANY
CHANGES INCLUDING LABOR
STANDARDS ACT THE STATE LEVEL
INCLUDING RECOMMENDED POLICY
STRUCTURES, DIRECTING LABOR
EQUITY GOALS, SO WE CAN BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE LABOR DYNAMICS
OF THE PROGRAM AND HOW MANY
FOLKS ARE GETTING LIVING WAGE
JOBS ON THIS PROGRAM.
WE WISH OUR FRIENDS LUCK AT THE
STATE LEVEL, FOR EXAMPLE ON
PREVAILING WAGES AND THAT IS
NOT IMPORTANT IN THIS
LEGISLATION AT THIS POINT.
FINALLY HAVE UPDATED THE
ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS,
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE
CITY COUNCIL GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING AND MORE FREQUENT
INFORMATION ABOUT CHANGES IN
THE MARKET, SO WE CAN DO A
BETTER JOB OF RESPONDING NOT
JUST EVERY FOUR YEARS, BUT
ONGOING, TWICE PER YEAR.
WE GET THE ANALYSIS OF THE
HOUSING MARKET CONDITIONS AND
RECOMMEND POLICY CHANGES,
ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT DOWNTURN OR A TURN.
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, AND LOOKING
AT WHO IS LIVING IN OUR UNITS,
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW WE ARE
SERVING OUR GOAL OF CREATING
MORE EQUITABLE, AFFORDABLE AND
INCLUSIVE HOUSING HOUSING.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE TAX
DOLLARS ARE GOING TO THE PUBLIC
GOOD.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS, MR.
PRESIDENT. >> RUSSIANS OR
COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE GO TO ROLL CALL.
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
COUNCIL MEMBERS?
SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> I HOPE WE CAN REVISIT FIVE,
SIX, AND SEVEN.
>> I'M SURE YOU CAN DO THAT.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> 314359, THE APPLICATION FOR
REZONING, 4321ST SQUARE FEET,
THE APPLICATION CAN BE GRANTED
AS COMMISSIONED.
>> THIS IS A CONTRACT REZONING
APPLICATION ON THE NORTHEAST
SIDE OF AVENUE ON THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
WITH A 65 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT,
GOING IN THE GAP AFTER THE REST
OF THE BLOCK FACE WAS REZONED.
A 127 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING
WITH GROUND-FLOOR RETAIL
AMENDING THE APPLICATION TO
INCREASE REQUIREMENTS AT THE
CORRECT LEVEL.
I NEED TO GRANT 314359 AS
COMMISSIONED.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF GRANTING THE
PETITION AS CONDITIONED, PLEASE
VOTE.
THOSE OPPOSED, VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM NINE, 119651.
AMENDING CHAPTER 23,
CREDITING PAGE 60 AND 61 NO
RECOMMENDATION.
>> THIS IS THE PREVIOUS
REZONING.
THE PROPERTY USE AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
>> VERY GOOD, QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
MOVING TO PASS.
PLEASE CALL ROLE ON THE PASSAGE
OF THE BILL
>> O'BRIEN, JEKYLL, GONZALEZ?
PRESIDENT?
RIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSING SHOW OF SIGN.
TEN AND 11, PLEASE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER BUCKSHOT, CAN
YOU EXTEND THE ROLL CALL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THERE WE GO THERE CAN YOU
READ ITEMS TEN AND 11 FOR THE
RECORD?
>> TEN AND 11.
119619.
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER, SECTION 22.
AGENDA ITEM 11.
4378.
THE UNIT LOT SEVEN SUBDIVISION.
DIVINING ONE PARCEL INTO 141
UNIT LOTS.
AND 36 AVENUE SOUTH.
>> THIS IS THE FINAL ORDINANCE
FOR THE SUBDIVISION.
ACTION TODAY FOLLOWS PERMIT
APPROVALS.
AND THE FINAL REVIEW.
CONFIRM ALL CONDITIONS HAVE
BEEN MET AND RECOMMEND FINAL
APPROVAL.
THIS IS 36 AVENUE SOUTH.
13,329 SQUARE FEET.
REZONED WITH THE 75-FOOT HEIGHT
LIMIT.
>> YOU DESCRIBE THIS IN YOUR
COMMISSION, CORRECT?
>> THE BILL AND THE CLERK FILE
>> YES.
>> I WILL TAKE THEM VISUALLY.
COUNSEL BILL 119649.
119649.
PLEASE CALL ROLE ON THE PASSAGE
OF THE BILL.
SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> I WILL MOVE TO ACCEPT AND
FILE 314378.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE
CLERK FILE, PLEASE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE THIRD HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND
FILED.
PLEASE READ ITEMS 12 THROUGH
16.
>> 1430 THROUGH 1440.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, APPOINTING
COUNTS MEMBER DS.
THE APPOINTING OF THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY BOARD, AND THE
APARTMENT OF SMILEY AS A MEMBER
OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD.
MARCH 19TH 2023.
CAN YOU HAVE THE EVIDENCE OF
THESE APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED?
>> COUNTS MEMBER PACHECO?
>> THESE WERE FIVE APPOINTMENTS
, THESE WERE APPOINTMENT
PACKETS IN THE AGENDA ITEMS.
WE ARE HOPING TO GET IF
APPROVAL OF THE FINAL
APPOINTMENTS.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SOME
APPOINTMENTS?
>> THESE ARE FIVE APPOINTMENTS
TO THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY BOARD.
THE WORKERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE,
THE FIRST MEMBER, SHE IS
EXEMPLARY, SHE PROVIDES AN
EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE
COMMUNITY.
SHE RUNS THE MINISTRY AT
GREATER BILL, SHE IS AN ACTIVE
BONNE TERRE FOR THE EMERGENCY
FEEDING PROGRAMS AND COLLECTS
DONATIONS TO HELP STOCK THE
WAREHOUSE, SHE HAS BEEN A
RESIDENT SINCE 2001.
THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL DIAZ,
COMING BEFORE US AS WELL AS A
NEW MEMBER, OF THE RENTAL
HOUSING OFFICE.
WE HAVE THREE REAPPOINTMENTS,
ROBERT CRUTCHFIELD FOR HIS
SECOND TERM ON THE AUTHORITY
BOARD.
AND IN HONOR OF THE SOCIAL
SCIENCES OF QUEENSLAND.
PAUL PURCELL WOULD BE SERVING
AS THE FOUNDER AND ADVISOR OVER
80 PROJECTS TOTALING $900
MILLION OF INVESTMENTS.
AND FINALLY, THE REAPPOINTMENT
OF GERALD SMILEY, ON THE SECOND
TERM.
HE IS A LABORER FROM LOCAL 242
WITH THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL
COALITION, LABORERS LOCAL 242.
AND THE PREP FREE OVERLAP.
1430 THROUGH 1440 WILL BE
CONFIRMED.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THESE
PAYMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR?
THOSE OPPOSED?
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APARTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE REPORT OF THE
CIVIC DEVELOP AND ACCESS
COMMITTEE.
>> 119648.
EXISTING THIRD ADDITIONAL
STUDDED TERM FIVE YEARS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
THIS PERKS BILL INCLUDES THE
TEN YEAR LEASE, WITH MORE
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES,
CHALLENGES FOR SPECIALIZED
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
IT IS RECOMMEND THAT THE WHOLE
COUNSEL PAST THIS ORDINANCE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
O'BRIEN?
COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO?
COUNTS MEMBER GONZALEZ?
SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA.
119650.
>> WE CAN ALL SING THE MONORAIL
SONG FROM THE SIMPSONS.
THE SEATTLE CENTER DIRECTOR
WOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE
AN AMENDMENT TO THE MONORAIL
AGREEMENT.
RECOMMENDING THE FULL COUNSEL
PAST AS AMENDED.
>> WE HAVE RUN THIS FOR A VERY
LONG TIME.
>> WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE
2014.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
>> YES, IT IS DONE.
>> CALL FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS?
>> SEVEN IN >> PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19.
OF AGREEMENT, THE BILL PASSES.
>> AND ORDINANCE TO EXECUTE THE
MEMORANDUM AGREEMENT.
A COLLECTION OF 12,000
ARTIFACTS GLINTED BETWEEN 1986
AND 1989 DEVELOPED FOR SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS.
THE COLLECTION CONTAINS
VASTLY DIFFERENT POINTS
REPRESENTING 10,000 YEARS OF
HUMAN HABITATION.
MEETING NINE PIECES OF HISTORIC
AND SIGNIFICANT
COMPLEMENT FOR THE REGION.
IS RECOMMENDED TO PASS 119647.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 20.
>> 1426, APPOINTMENT FOR THE
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
MARCH 31ST.
>> THIS APPOINTMENT REPRESENTS
DISTRICT TO FOR THE PURPOSE
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
PREVENTING ADVICE TO THE MAYOR,
CITY COUNCIL.
THE NONPROFIT AND PRIVATE
SECTOR TO THE TABLE.
UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY WORKS
TO VALUE AND ENRICH THE
COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS.
CIVIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC
ASSETS, AND FULL COUNSEL
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMING.
>> THE PERMIT IS CONFIRMED.
>> SHORT TITLE ON THE COMMITTEE.
>> CONFORMING TO CHANGES IN
STATE LAW,
>> ARE ALL THESE CLEANED UP?
>> PLEASE CALL ROLE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED
>> THE BILL WILL PASS AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT >> COUNCIL
HILL 119652.
>> IT IS THE BALL - - THAT THIS
PASSES.
>> THIS COVERS A WIDE RANGE.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO
RECALIBRATE THOSE FEES.
THOSE LARGE CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS, IT LOOKS LIKE THE
FEES CANNOT EASILY BE PAID, IT
WAS THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ROLL CALL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 24.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> LOOKING AT THE PEDESTRIAN
CLEAR ZONE.
THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CURVE AND
THE CAFC.
AND THE CLEARINGS ON.
6 FEET ELSEWHERE, ALSO
ESTABLISHING THE PEDESTRIAN
PATH.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT WILL
ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR
OPENING CAFCS, SIDEWALK CAFCS
ARE CURRENTLY PROHIBITED IN
BUILDINGS ADJACENT TO LOWRISE
OR SINGLE-FAMILY BUILDINGS.
OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A REVIEW
PROCESS THAT GOES INTO
DISCREDIT DISCUSSION, PUTTING
CONDITIONS ON IT, IT COULD BE
NEWS AT A CERTAIN TIME OF THE
DAY.
WE CAN SHUT DOWN THOSE CONCERNS
PERIODICALLY.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> PLEASE CALL ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL SEVEN IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE BILL PASSES.
>> 119618.
>> NORTHWEST 64TH SPEED, CAN WE
RECOMMEND THE BILL PASSES?
>> THERE ARE TWO MORE SECTIONS
IN NORTHWEST 54TH STREET AND
MARKET STREET.
MARKET STREET START TO HEAD UP
THE HILL.
THAT CAUSES SOME CONFUSION FOR
FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND THOSE GETTING CALLS SAYING
I'VE HAD A CAR ACCIDENT AND
MAYBE I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE TO
GO TO.
ADDRESS THAT BY RENAMING THE
STREETS IN NORTHWEST LOCKS
PLACE, SO WE DON'T HAVE
DUPLICATE IDENTICAL
INTERSECTIONS.
AND THE AVERAGE OF THE BUSINESS
IS THERE.
>> ROLL CALL ON THE PAST OF THE
BILL.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> PLEASE READ ITEM 26.
>> AGENDA ITEM 26.
THE COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES THAT
THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE
CONFIRMED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> WORKS FOR PLANNING THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
HE CONVINCED THE COMMITTEE THAT
HE CARES A LOT ABOUT SAFETY PER
FOR PEDESTRIAN KIDS.
I'M EXCITED TO THE POINT THIS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
THOSE IN FAVOR?
PLEASE VOTE.
>> THE COMMUNITY RECOMMENDS
THAT THE APPOINTMENTS BE
CONFIRMED.
>> THESE ARE BOTH APPOINTMENTS.
>> SHE HAS 20 YEARS OF PLANNING
AND DEVELOPING EXPENSE.
ON ANOTHER REAPPOINTMENT, HE
HAS EXPERIENCE WITH BUILDING
BRIDGES, RETAINING WALLS, AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
.
>>> STUDIED SOCIAL WORK AT
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 20 YEARS
EXPERIENCE, WORKS HER DAY JOB
WITH NORTHWEST HARVEST, AMAZING
RESOURCE ON THE COMMITTEE AND
LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING HER ON
THERE.
THE COMMISSION, NOT THE
COMMITTEE.
>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT.
MOTION CARIES.
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
[READING AGENDA ]
>> COUNCIL.
BILL 1, 9560 WOULD AUTHORIZE
PERSONNEL TO ISSUE CITATIONS
FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND
COMPLIANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE EXISTING
FIRE CODE.
IT WOULD CREATE A CIVIL PENALTY
OF $373 PER VIOLATION.
THIS IS EQUAL TO THE FEE FOR
REINSPECTIONS AND ALLOW TO
ENFORCE COMPLIANCE AND PROTECT
LIVES AND PROPERTY FROM THE
RISK OF FIRE.
THIS APPROACH TO ENFORCEMENT
HAS IT POTENTIAL -- I WANT TO
EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT FOR THE APPROACH TO
THISSTRABLY THAT INCLUDED A
PLAN FOR ENGAGEMENT OF PROPERTY
OWNERS AND OUTREACH WHEN AND IF
NECESSARY.
WITH THAT BEING SAID THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE CITY
COUNCIL PASS THIS BILL.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSES.
I WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT
THIS ROOM WAS FULL WHEN WE
STARTED, IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS, IF NOT HAVE A GREAT
REST OF THE EVENING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.