>>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS GENERATE 27.
2020 AND THE MEETING OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME
TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:0 5 PM.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>>> I AM NOT AWARE OF A
PRESENTATION FOR TODAY.
AND NEXT WE HAVE THE APPROVAL
OF THE MINUTES.
THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 13,
2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAVE
BEEN REVIEWED.
THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS AND
THEY WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
SEEING NO OBJECTION, AND
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS INDUCTED.
THERE IS NO OBJECTED, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS THAT
APPEAR ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
AND ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
AND FIRST WE HAVE REVEREND
HARRIET WALDEN FOLLOWED BY
COMMENT, TWO MINUTES PER PERSON.
KEEP AN EYE ON THE CITY CLERK.
SHE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR
TIME IS UP.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON AND HAPPY NEW
YEAR TO THE COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS REVEREND WALDEN, I
AM ALSO ON THE COMMISSION BUT
NOT SPEAKING AS A COMMISSIONER
TODAY.
I AM SPEAKING, I LIKE TO GIVE
MY CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILY OF
THE VICTIM THAT GOT SHOT HERE
IN SEATTLE AND ALSO A SPEEDY
RECOVERY ALSO TO THE VICTIMS AND
TO THE PEOPLE WHO GOT SHOT HERE
THE OTHER DAY.
ONE THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
IS MOTHERS HAVE BEEN CALLING
FOR CAMERAS IN HIGH-PROFILE
AREAS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.
WITH A SUNSET DATE, I THINK WE
HAVE PEOPLE IN THE DAYTIME
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY DON'T
THINK THEY WILL GET CAUGHT.
AND WE HAVE A VARIETY OF
PROGRAMS DOWNTOWN, INITIATIVES
TO HELP STEM VIOLENCE OFF AND
ON AND SO I ACTUALLY, IT WORKED
FOR A WHILE, EVERYTHING DOES
AND THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IT
GOING.
WE HAVE TO KEEP THE INITIATIVES
GOING.
YOU KNOW, HATS OFF TO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THEY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB.
AND SO, THAT IS ONE THING I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT BUT THE
OTHER THING I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT REALLY IS WE HAVE A
VIOLENT THAT IS IN SEATTLE AND
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE A CULTURE OF DEATH THAT
PEOPLE ARE LIVING ON SO WE HAVE
A CULTURE OF LIFE AND ONE THING
WE CAN DO ABOUT CREATING A
CULTURE OF LIFE IS THAT WE HAVE
TO SPEAK WHAT WE WANT,
SOMETIMES.
WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DON'T
WANT AND WE GET THAT.
I WANT TO BLESS THE CITY TODAY.
I WILL SPEND MY NEXT MINUTES
HERE, SECONDS DOING WHAT I DO
BEST.
I'M A SPIRITUAL PERSON AND I'M
A MINISTER.
I DON'T HAVE A CHURCH BUT MY
WORK IS THAT I DO IN THE WORLD
IS MY MINISTRY.
SO I WANT TO BLESS THE CITY.
I WANT TO BLESS ALL OF YOU ALL.
I WANT TO BLESS ALL THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN THIS CITY.
I WANT TO CALL US TO A HIGHER
STANDARD.
I WANT TO RAISE THE ENERGY, THE
VIBRATIONS BECAUSE WE CANNOT
SOLVE THE PROBLEM ON THE LEVEL
THAT IT WAS CREATED.
I WANT TO SPEAK A BLESSING
TODAY AND I SPEAK A BLESSING TO
SEATTLE AND THE PEOPLE HERE.
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE AT
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO COME HERE
AND THE VISITORS WHO COME AND
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY
COME HERE TO DO SOMETHING THAT
IS NOT RIGHT.
WE WANT TO BLESS YOU, TOO
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BLESS ONE
GROUP WITHOUT BLESSING
EVERYBODY.
I SPEAK MY TIME AND TAKE THE
REST OF MY LITTLE TIME TO SAY I
BLESS A BLESSING ON SEATTLE AND
ALL THE PEOPLE HERE AND ALL THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING HERE.
THIS IS A GREAT PLACE.
AND WE CAN EVEN MAKE IT BETTER.
BECAUSE WE CAN.
YES, WE CAN, THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THEN COACH KUMAR FOLLOWED BY
DAVID HAYNES.
>> AM A FAMILY OF FOUR LIVING IN
THE SANDPOINT AREA FOR THE LAST
50 YEARS.
MY WIFE HAS BEEN SERVING IN THE
U.S. ARMY.
AND HAS REACHED THE POSITION OF
COLONEL.
SO I AM ADDRESSING THIS
RESOLUTION WHEN TIME TO EIGHT
AND I WELCOME AND SUPPORT THE
RESOLUTION OF 31928 SO LONG AS
IT DOES NOT COMPROMISE ANY
SIMILAR STRONG BILL TO PREVENT
AND CONTAIN A COHORT TEAR CELL
BY ANY GROUP IN THE SEATTLE
AREA.
SEATTLE IS ONE HUMANKIND ON ONE
PLANET EARTH.
I AM SURE SEATTLE IS KNOWN FOR
PLANTING ANY DIVERSITY CONFLICT
AND TERROR IN ANY PART OF THE
GLOBE.
THANK YOU.
>>> DAVID HAYNES FOLLOWED BY
JASON REID'S.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, A RESOLUTION
REAFFIRMING SEATTLE AS A
WELCOMING CITY AND CONDEMNING
ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
IT SOUNDS GOOD, AFTER IT IS
PASSED PERHAPS COUNCIL WILL
PERSONALLY SEND A COPY TO THE
POLICE CHIEF REMINDED HER THAT
DRUG PUSHERS SENT TO JAIL AND
DESTROY LIVES DAILY.
CAUSING PRESENT IMPLOSION OF
SEATTLE AND MAYBE SEND A COPY
OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT
AND NONGOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO
REMIND THEM HE ALLOWED TO
OPPRESS HOUSES, PEOPLE, FURTHER
BY USING A RACIST LENS TO MAKE
DECISIONS BASED ON RACIST PAST
AS TO WHETHER AN INNOCENT
HOUSES PERSON IS OPPRESSED BY
SUB HUMAN SERVICES AND LIVING
CONDITIONS IS EVEN GOING TO BE
HELPED.
BE AWARE, THE OLD CITY COUNCIL
HAS BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK AND
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERY
POLICIES THAT IMPLODED OUR
COMMUNITY AND OPPRESS LOCAL
INNOCENTS.
THIS COUNSEL IS SETTING PACE
FOR THEY CONSOLATIONS WHILE
DRUG PUSHERS GET RICH.
EXEMPTED FROM JAIL, JUSTIFYING
REJECTION OF CONTRACTS.
>> WE HAVE JASON FOLLOWED BY
ROY WILKIE.
>> HELLO, I AM HERE TO ASK CITY
COUNCIL TO WORK WITH ME ACROSS,
PART OF A PAY UP CAMPAIGN AND
HELP US RAISE A STANDARD FOR
THE GIG ECONOMY.
WERE AND I CAME HERE TODAY TO
SHARE OUR STORIES AND REQUEST
YOU TAKE UP THIS IMPORTANT
ISSUE.
I BEEN A DRIVER FOR THREE YEARS
AND I HAVE 29 DELIVERIES UNDER
MY BELT.
I DID GET WORK BECAUSE I FOUND
TRADITIONAL WORK DIDN'T HELP ME
ATTEND COLLEGE.
I FELT LIKE I WAS CONTRIBUTING
TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING
GOOD MONEY ON THE SIDE.
BUT AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR THE
PAY WAS CUT AND I WASN'T SEEING
ORDERS OVER $6 AND I FOUND OUT
THE ACTUAL COMPANY WAS
SUBSIDIZING OUR TIPS.
THROUGH SUBSIDIZING PAY THROUGH
THE TIPS, ESSENTIALLY, STILL IN
OUR TIPS.
LOW PAYMENT THAT CARGO WITHOUT
MAINTENANCE AND I CAN'T PAY
BILLS, I HAVE ELECTORS CALLING
AND IT HINDERS ME FROM GETTING
THE NEXT STAGE OF LIFE.
THE CAMPAIGN IS PUT TOGETHER A
PORT BASED ON PAY REPORTS FROM
JORDACHE WORKERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND WE FOUND ON AVERAGE
NOT INCLUDING TIPS AND AFTER
EXPENSES JORDACHE WORKERS ARE
TAKING HOME JUST ABOUT $1.45
PER HOUR WITH AN ACTIVE JOB.
I SEE A LOT OF SINGLE PARENTS
DOING THIS WORK AND I SEE
CHILDREN WORKING WITH THE
CHILDREN, I SEE IMMIGRANT
WORKERS AND MEMBERS NEARLY
EVERY COMMUNITY SOMEBODY
PROBABLY KNOWS SOMEONE.
IT'S FLEXIBLE WORK AND GOOD BUT
IT CAN BE A LOT BETTER.
THAT IS WHY I'M REPRESENTING
10,000 WORKERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY WE ARE ORGANIZING WITH
THE PAY UP CAMPAIGN TO ASK
COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY TO WORK
WITH US TO SET PAY STANDARDS
FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
YOU WANT TO SEE STANDARDS THAT
REQUIRE COMPANIES TO PASS A
MINIMUM WAGE PLUS THE COST OF
OUR EXPENSES TO MAKE SURE THAT
TIPS ARE ALWAYS ON TOP OF OUR
PAY AND TO TRANSPARENCY ABOUT
WHAT WE ARE GETTING PAID AND
WHY.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU AT
THIS TIME TO REACH OUT AND MEET
WITH US IN PRIVATE OR WHATEVER
YOU CAN.
TO HELP US SET HIGHER STANDARDS
IN SEATTLE.
WE SHOULD ACT LIKE IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
THE LAST PERSON HAVE SIGNED UP
IS ROY WILKIE.
AND JUST A COMMENT, EVEN THOUGH
I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE ASK
SPEAKERS TO BEGIN THEIR
COMMENTS FOCUSED ON ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA AND THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR COME OF THE RULES
ALLOW US TO PERMIT PEOPLE TO
SPEAK TO ITEMS ON THE COUNCIL'S
WORK PLAN. WE ARE IN A STRANGE
TIME NOW AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE
AN ADOPTED WORK PLAN FOR THE
COUNCIL AND THIS IS WHY I AM
SHOWING SOME LENIENCY TO ALLOW
SPEAKERS TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT
ARE NEITHER ON THE INFORMATION
REFERRAL CALENDAR NOR ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
GO AHEAD.
>> ITEM K? OTHER BUSINESS?
>> THAT IS ONE WAY TO LOOK AT IT
BUT THAT IS NOT ALL RULES.
GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS ROY, I'M HERE TO
ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE UP
THE ISSUE OF UNDER PAYMENT AND
MISTREATMENT OF THE GIG
ECONOMY.
I WORK FOR CAVIAR, A DELIVERY
COMPANY OWNED BY DOOR DASH.
I WORK AS A BIKE COURIER AND AT
THE TIME THE USE OF INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS WAS BREAKING OUT.
IT BECAME THE ONLY COMPETITIVE
BUSINESS MODEL.
AS I GREW MY BUSINESS AS A
COURIER I LEARNED ABOUT BEST
PRACTICES FOR INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS INCLUDING BEING
CLEAR ON EVERY DETAIL OF AN
ORDER.
ALLOWING WORKERS TO REJECT
WITHOUT PENALTIES AND GIVING
WORKERS FREEDOM TO WORK FOR
OTHER COMPANIES.
THE FOOD DELIVERY COMPANIES
HAVE COME IN AND TO THE
RESTAURANT DELIVERY INDUSTRY
WHICH IS SIMILAR IN MANY WAYS
TO THE RUSH DELIVERY SERVICE.
THESE GET WORK COMPANIES HAVE
NO BEST PRACTICES EXCEPT FOR
JUST MAKING MORE PROFIT.
WORKING FOR CAVIAR I MAKE AS
LITTLE AS 10 DOLL MAC AN HOUR
BEFORE EXPENSES.
THE ABILITY TO ABUSE AND
EXPLOIT THE LABOR SITUATION
CREATED A NIGHTMARE SCENARIO
WHERE WE WERE COURSED TO WORK ON
NOTICES WORKING ONLY FOR ONE
COMPANY WHILE HAVING UNLIMITED
COMPETITION.
BECAUSE THEY HIRE ANYONE. AND
WE NEVER REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH
WE'LL WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE WORK
IS DONE.
ALL WITH ONE OF THE HIGHEST
RISK OF INJURY JOB POSSIBLES.
WRIST OF ALL ADDING INSULT TO
INJURY SOME OF THOSE COMPANIES
HAVE BEEN CAUGHT STEALING TIPS.
LIKE DOOR DASH.
TIPS HAVE, ABOUT 40% OF MY
INCOME FROM THIS WORK.
SO WE ARE HERE BECAUSE GIG
WORKERS ASK FOR THE VERY BASICS
OF COMPENSATION WHICH IS PARITY
WITH MINIMUM WAGE EMPLOYMENT.
AND WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE
CITY COUNCIL TO SET A NEW
STANDARD IN THE GIG ECONOMY IN
SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
AND I'M SORRY, I YELLED AT YOU
WHEN YOU CALLED MY CAMPAIGN
CALL, I WAS ON MY MOTORCYCLE
MAKING DELIVERIES AND I DIDN'T
THINK YOU'D BE CALLING.
THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT IF THIS NOBODY
ELSE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT WILL MOVE ON TO THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
WE WILL START OFF WITH PAYMENT
OF BILLS.
PLEASE READ THE TITLE.
>> CLAIMS FOR THE WEEK OF
JENERA 13, 2019 THROUGH
ORDERING THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
I MOVED TO PASS, CB 119736.
>> SECOND.
>> THE BILL PASSED, ANY
COMMENTS?
SEE NO COMMENTS PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> NOT OPPOSED.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WE HAVE NO REPORTS TO BE
PRESENTED TODAY.
AND SO WE WILL JUST MOVE RIGHT
INTO ADOPTION OF OTHER
RESOLUTIONS.
PLEASE READ ITEM 1.
>> RESOLUTION 31928.
A WELCOMING CITY CONDEMNING ALL
FORMS OF OPPRESSION THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD.
>> PEDERSEN, DO YOU WANT TO
SPEAK TO THE RESOLUTION?
>> THANK YOU, SO ONE WEEK AGO
WE SHARED THIS RESOLUTION AT
COUNSEL BRIEFING AND IT IS
BEFORE US TODAY FOR A VOTE.
WE HAVE A NEW CITY COUNCIL AND
SEVERAL NEW MEMBERS.
THIS RESOLUTION REAFFIRMS
SEATTLE AS A WELCOMING CITY.
RECOGNIZES THE GOOD WORK OF
PREVIOUS CITY COUNCILS AND
STATES EMPHATICALLY WE OPPOSE
ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION. I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ADOPTION OF
THE RESOLUTION.
31928.
>> TO HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
THAT THE BILL PASSES.
OTHER COMMENTS?
>> YES.
I'M SORRY.
THIS STRIKES ME CRAZY.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I REALLY
DON'T SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION.
BUT I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY.
AS A FORMER SEATTLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSIONER I THINK IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WHEN
THERE ARE INSTANCES OF HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD THAT WE BE VERY SPECIFIC
ABOUT WHAT WE ARE OBJECTING TO.
REPRESENT ALL THE VOICES OF THE
CONSTITUENTS AND IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE DON'T CONSTRAIN THE
VOICES OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ISSUES
DIRECTLY.
AS REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT
2, THE MOST DIVERSE DISTRICT IN
THE CITY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I
LOOK AT ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR
CONSTITUENTS LOCALLY AND ALSO I
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES WHOSE
ISSUES AND IDENTITIES ARE
SHARED WITH THE CONSTITUENTS WE
SERVE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO DENOUNCE
OPPRESSION EVERYWHERE
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
AND WE MUST CAUTION AGAINST
UNIVERSALIZING THE SHARED
EXPERIENCES OF OPPRESSION
ITSELF.
DOING SO CAN MINIMIZE THE
INDIVIDUAL WAYS THAT DIFFERENT
GROUPS EXPERIENCE OPPRESSION BY
THE SYSTEMS IN OUR SOCIETY.
THERE ARE SPECIFIC INSTANCES
THAT DESERVE TO BE CALLED OUT
AND THE LIST OF RESOLUTIONS
REFERENCED IN THIS RESOLUTION
DEMONSTRATE THAT.
WE'RE TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
STRAIGHTENING PUBLIC SAFETY FOR
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SUPPORTING
IMMIGRANTS THROUGH THE DOCTOR
PROGRAM AND SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
OPPOSING THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION SEPARATION OF
FAMILIES.
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT PROTECTING
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS.
AND SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
UPHOLDING THE RIGHTS AND
DIGNITY OF NATIVE PEOPLE IN OUR
CITY AND IN OUR COUNTRY.
SO WHILE I APPRECIATE THE
INTENT BEHIND THIS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE CLEAR THAT WE ARE
AS A COUNSEL COMMITTED TO
PROTECTING PEOPLE, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE A
BLANKET STATEMENT LIKE THIS
CAN'T SERVE TO OBSCURE THE
VIOLENCE THAT IS COMMITTED
INTENTIONALLY UPON MARGINALIZED
GROUPS.
AS ELECTED OFFICIALS IN
POSITIONS OF POWER WE HAVE TO
CONTINUE TO LIFT UP THE VOICES
OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SILENCED
TO THE MARGINS WITH THEIR
OPPRESSION HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO
OUR ATTENTION.
WHETHER IT IS LOCAL, NATIONAL
OR INTERNATIONAL.
WE CAN'T BE SILENT WHEN THE
ISSUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS ARE AT
STAKE.
AND SO, I WILL NOT BE
SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND?
>> YES.
YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM, I
WANT TO SPEAK, LISTEN CLOSELY TO
COUNCIL MEMBERS MORALES'S
REMARKS.
THAT IS WHY ONE OF THE THINGS I
DO WANT TO MOVE, I DON'T KNOW
IF KNOW THE APPROPRIATE TIME,
THERE IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT 1
THAT WAS CIRCULATING, AND I
WANT TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE
PROCEDURE AND WHEN IT WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE TO MOVE.
OR TO SPEAK TO IT.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> I DO AGREE THAT PROCEDURALLY
IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE
AMENDMENT ON THE TABLE BUT I DO
WANT TO SHOW, SHOW CUTS MEMBER
PEDERSEN THE COURTESY OF
RESPONDING TO THE COMMENTS IF
HE WISHES TO DO SO.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
FOR THE COMMENTS.
FOR ME IT IS YES AND
SITUATION, THIS IS REAFFIRMING
SEATTLE AS A WELCOMING CITY AS
ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF
THE RESOLUTION.
AND WE SHOULD BE HAVING OTHER
RESOLUTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC
INSTANCES OF OPPRESSION. LOOKING
ON THE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
WEBSITE RIGHT NOW THERE ARE
SCORES OF OPPRESSIVE EVENTS
OCCURRING RIGHT NOW. HUMAN
RIGHTS WATCH AS WELL.
BUT THAT WEBSITE HAS OTHER
ISSUES THAT ARE BEING
HIGHLIGHTED AS INSTANCES OF
OPPRESSION.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE RESOLUTIONS
FOR EVERYTHING GOING ON. EVERY
DAY.
SO, THIS IS REAFFIRMING SEATTLE
AS A WELCOMING CITY AND
CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF
OPPRESSION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
AND IT ALSO ASKS THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO
CONTINUE TO ALERT US ABOUT
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES THAT ARE
IMPACTING SEATTLE.
AND THE OTHER FINAL SECTION
DOES NOT, IT STATES, IT DOES
NOT IMPEDE OR LIMIT ANY CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABILITY TO
INTRODUCE FUTURE RESOLUTIONS.
THOSE TWO SECTIONS WERE ADDED
JUST THIS WEEK.
SO I'M NOT SURE EVERYBODY SAW
THOSE.
BUT I THINK THAT MAY HELP TO
ADDRESS THE CONCERN THAT WE
SHOULD BE HAVING ADDITIONAL
RESOLUTIONS. WE HAVE ONE
SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK.
THAT WILL BE DISCUSSING.
IT IS NOT AN EITHER OR
SITUATION.
IT IS A YES AND SITUATION.
AND AGAIN, I ADDED THOSE TWO
SCTIONS AT THE END WHICH
MIGHT'VE BEEN OBSCURED
PREVIOUSLY.
AND WOULD WELCOME AN AMENDMENT
THAT WAS RAISED EARLIER ABOUT
DEFINING OPPRESSION BUT AGAIN,
I WANT TO BE ON THE RECORD
AGREEING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WE ARE NOT MEANT , NOT
MEANING TO EXCLUDE BUT ACTUALLY
TO CAST A WIDE NET AND WELCOME
MORE RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE
SPECIFIC.
OFTEN GROUPS ARE COMING TO US
WITH SPECIFIC REQUESTS AND WE
WANT TO HONOR THOSE AS WELL.
SO, THIS IS NOT MEANT TO
EXCLUDE THOSE.
FOR SURE.
>> IT IS MUSIC TO MY EARS TO
HEAR YOU SAY THAT WE WANT AS A
COUNSEL TO HONOR FUTURE
REQUESTS.
FOR RESOLUTIONS ADDRESSING
THOSE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS ON OTHER ISSUES
THAT MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY
IMPACTING THE CITY.
AND I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK TO MY
APPRECIATION THAT YOU ACTUALLY
INCLUDED LANGUAGE IN THE
RESOLUTION TO MAKE THEIR THAT
THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT IMPEDE
OR LIMIT ANY CUSTOMER
VISIBILITY TO INTRODUCE FUTURE
RESOLUTIONS.
BEFORE WE DISCUSS THE AMENDMENT
, I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
SINCE WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT,
RULE FOR OUR COUNSEL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO
REVIEW AMENDMENTS IN ADVANCE.
WE HAVE A RULE THAT WE RECEIVE
THEM BY NOON TODAY.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS NO OBJECTION
TO SUSPENDING THE RULES TO
ALLOW FOR CONSIDERATION OF THIS
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
RESOLUTION 31928.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE
COUNSEL RULE IS SUSPENDED AND
WE CAN CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, SO, THIS
AMENDMENT ACTUALLY CAME FROM A
COUPLE OF DIFFERENT, IT WAS
THOUGHT ABOUT BY A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO IT WAS CONFIRMED THIS
AFTERNOON AND ACTUALLY WANTED SO
WE INSERTED A DEFINITION OF
OPPRESSION SO IT MADE IT MORE
CLEAR.
IT'S NO SURPRISE IT WASN'T AN
ATTORNEY ON OUR COUNSEL WHO
SUGGESTED THIS.
THAT IS THE AMENDMENT BEFORE
US.
WHEREAS OPPRESSION IS DEFINED
BY THE CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY AS
QUOTE A SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE
ARE GOVERNED IN AN UNFAIR AND
CRUEL WAY AND PREVENTED FROM
HAVING OPPORTUNITIES AND
FREEDOM.
AND IS DEFINED BY MERRIAM-
WEBSTER AS A QUOTE UNJUST OR
CRUEL EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY OR
POWER.
>> AND, SO, YOU'RE MOVING?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS
AMENDMENT TO INSERT THE CLAUSE.
>> THANK YOU, SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> VERY GOOD, MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE
RESOLUTION.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT ITSELF?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT?
ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED VOTES?
AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE MOMENT IS ADOPTED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THE MOTION BEFORE
US, THE BULK OF THE BULLISH
OCEAN?
CUTS MEMBER LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU.
SO HAVING ADOPTED THAT
AMENDMENT, I DON'T MIND
CLARIFYING FOR THOSE IN THE
AUDIENCE WERE WATCHING AT HOME
THAT I WAS THE ATTORNEY ON THE
COUNSEL THAT EXPRESSED CONCERN
ABOUT THE LACK OF A DEFINITION
OF OPPRESSION.
I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
STATE A REASONABLE DEGREE OF
SPECIFICITY WHAT WE ARE
CONDEMNING TO THE REST OF THE
WORLD.
YOU KNOW, WE COULD DISCUSS ALL
DAY, I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE
DO, RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT, THE
EXACT AND MOST PERFECT AND
COMPREHENSIVE DEFINITION OF
OPPRESSION BUT THE ONES THAT
HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AS DICTIONARY
DEFINITIONS, I THINK R, GOOD
ENOUGH TO CONFINE THE SCOPE OF
THE RESOLUTION AND DESCRIBE THE
SCOPE OF GENERALLY WHAT WE ARE,
EXPRESSING OUR CONDEMNATION TOO.
I DO JUST WANT TO STATE, AND
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN, I
APPRECIATE THE CHANGES TO THE
RESOLUTION THAT WERE MADE OVER
THE LAST WEEK AS WELL.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES'S
POINTS, I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY
WELL TAKEN.
I AM STATING AS A COUNCILMEMBER
I AM PERSONALLY NOT GOING TO
HAVE THIS RESOLUTION INFORMED
LIMIT OR STYMIE ANY POTENTIAL
RESOLUTION I MIGHT SEEK TO
CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE.
MORE SWAY MY VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTIONS THAT MY COLLEAGUES
BRING ON WHETHER I SHOULD OR
SHOULD NOT VOTE AGAINST IT
BECAUSE IT'S INCLUDED BY
INCORPORATION IN THE SENTIMENT
OF THE RESOLUTION.
I MAKING THAT CLEAR FOR THE
FOLKS HERE, THE FOLKS, MY
CONSTITUENTS THAT HAVE SENT ME
EMAILS CONCERNED THAT I AM
VOTING FOR THE RESOLUTION AND
WILL IMPACT MY VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION WE WILL CONSIDER
NEXT WEEK.
I WILL STATE THAT I DO, I DO
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S RESOLUTION DESPITE
THE FACT THAT IT COULD BE
SOMEWHAT DUPLICATIVE WITH OTHER
RESOLUTIONS THAT CITE SPECIFIC
ACTS OF VIOLENCE BUT I WILL GIVE
THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT TO MY
COLLEAGUE AND I WILL VOTE IN
FAVOR OF THIS HAVING BEEN
AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE
DEFINITION.
AND THOSE WILL BE MINE COMMENTS
ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE?
SO, BEFORE VOTING I WANT TO NOTE
THAT AS WE, I THINK ALL HAVE
AGREED THAT THIS RESOLUTION
SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS
ADEQUATE TO COVER ALL
SITUATIONS THAT ARISE IN THE
FUTURE.
IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT COUNSEL
HAS TO TAKE ACTION ON EVERY
ISSUE.
IS COUNCIL MEMBERS WE EXERCISE
DISCRETION.
ON WHICH ISSUES WE WILL TAKE
ACTION ON.
AND I BELIEVE THIS COUNSEL WILL
CONTINUE TO EXERCISE THAT
DISCRETION BUT IT'S IMPORTANT
TO ALSO RETAIN OUR RIGHT AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE ACTION
WHEN WE BELIEVE THAT FOREIGN
RELATIONS ARE RELEVANT TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS.
THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE
IMPACTED AND WHEN OUR ACTIONS
ON THE CITY COUNCIL MAY BE
MEANINGFUL TO THOSE
CONSTITUENTS.
AND WITH THAT, EITHER FURTHER
COMMENTS?
OKAY.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE
RESOLUTION AS AMENDED VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION
CARRIES, THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED AS AMENDED AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
IS THERE OTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
I HAVE OTHER BUSINESS.
I MOVED TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE
FEBRUARY 3, 2020 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
MAY I HAVE A SECOND?
PLEASE.
>> I SECOND.
>> THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED?
THE MOTION CARRIES AND I WILL
BE EXCUSED ON FAIRBURY THREE.
IT'S ALSO BEEN BROUGHT TO MY
ATTENTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER
WAR IS EXCUSED ABSENCE MADE AT
THE FIVE-YEAR 21st MEETING
NEEDS TO BE AMENDED TO REFLECT
THE FEBRUARY 10 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING INSTEAD OF EVERY FIVE
WHICH WAS APPROVED ON JANUARY
21.
SO I MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION
EXCUSING COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
BY AMENDING THE REQUEST TO DATE
TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE VERY
FIFTH TO FAIRBURY 10 CITY
COUNCIL.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION
VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES AND COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ IS EXCUSED FROM THE
FAIRBURY 10 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
IS THERE FOR THEIR BUSINESS?
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.