I'M LORENA
GONZELEZ, PRESIDENT OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
[ ROLL CALL ]
EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
LET'S MOVE ON TO PRESENTATIONS.
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY
PRESENTATIONS SO WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE TO THE APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES.
THERE ARE NO MINUTES FOR
APPROVAL TODAY.
SO WE WILL SWIFTLY MOVE TO THE
ADOPTION OF THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
PROPOSED INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
I WILL MOVE NOW TO ADOPT THE
PROPOSED AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED AGENDA.
AS I MENTIONED THIS MORNING, I
DO HAVE ONE AMENDMENT TO THE
PROPOSED AGENDA BY ADDING
RESOLUTION 31946 ENTITLED A
RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE
RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY REQUESTING
GOVERNOR INSLEE CREATE A
WASHINGTON WORKER RELIEF FUND TO
PROVIDE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO
UNDOCUMENTED WASHINGTONIANS
DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND
BY PLACING IT UNDER THE ADOPTION
OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS ON THE
AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT TO THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE AMENDMENT?
[ ROLL CALL ]
NINE IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE'LL
MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT AS WE
HAVE BEEN DOING, WE'LL OPEN THIS
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
ITEMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THE
COUNCIL'S 2020 WORK PROGRAM.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO START
BY REMINDING COLLEAGUES AND THE
VIEWING PUBLIC THAT THIS IS
STILL A PILOT AND WE'RE
CONTINUALLY TESTING THIS PROCESS
AND WORKING TO IMPROVE IT.
I ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE BE
PATIENT AS WE LEARN TO OPERATE
THIS NEW SYSTEM IN REAL TIME AND
NAVIGATE THROUGH ITS INEVITABLE
GROWING PAINS.
WHILE IT REMAINS OUR STRONG
INTENT TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
REGULARLY INCLUDED ON MEETING
AGENDAS, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END OR
ELIMINATE THESE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIODS AT ANY POINT IF WE DEEM
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR IS
NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR OUR
MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED
EFFICIENTLY AND IN A MANNER THAT
ENABLES US TO CONDUCT OUR
NECESSARY BUSINESS.
I WILL AS USUAL MODERATE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IN THE
FOLLOWING WAY.
OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
THIS MEETING IS ORDINARILY 20
MINUTES AND EACH SPEAKER IS
GENERALLY GIVEN TWO MINUTES,
HOWEVER, TODAY WE HAVE A RATHER
ROBUST SIGNUP OF PUBLIC
COMMENTERS, AND IN ORDER TO
ADVANCE THE INTEREST OF HEARING
FROM AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE,
WE DO HAVE ABOUT 68
PREREGISTERED INDIVIDUALS.
NOT EVERYBODY IS PRESENT BUT WE
DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF
FOLKS WHO HAVE PREREGISTERED TO
GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO TODAY WE WILL ALLOT ONE
MINUTE OF PUBLIC COMMENT TO
EVERYONE IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM AS
MANY FOLKS AS WE CAN.
WE DO HAVE ONE EXCEPTION TO THAT
RULE AND THAT IS FOR OUR
NON-ENGLISH PROFICIENT SPEAKERS
WHO HAVE PREREGISTERED, FOR
THOSE INDIVIDUALS, I THINK WE
HAVE THREE OF THOSE NONENGLISH
PROFICIENT SPEAKERS.
THEY'LL HAVE A TRANSLATION
AVAILABLE TO THEM AND SO IN
ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH THE
PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE
TRANSLATION SERVICES, WE'RE
GOING TO ALLOW A TOTAL OF FOUR
MINUTES FOR THOSE NON-ENGLISH
PROFICIENT SPEAKERS TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE MAXIMIZING LANGUAGE ACCESS
TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
HERE.
SO I APPRECIATE THE INDULGENCE
ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE REMAIN ACCESSIBLE
TO NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS WHO WISH
TO PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL WITH
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON MATTERS OF
IMPORTANCE TO OUR AGENDA.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND -- JUST A
MOMENT, COLLEAGUES.
MY APOLOGIES.
I'LL CALL ON EACH SPEAKER BY
NAME AND THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE.
IF YOU'VE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN
SIGN UP BY GOING TO
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS ALSO
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL SPEAKERS' NAME,
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE MICROPHONE
AND AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF
YOU'VE BEEN UNMUTED IS THE
SPEAKER'S CUE, IT IS YOUR TURN
TO SPEAK.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM YOU'RE ADDRESSING.
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR OR THE COUNCIL'S 2020
WORK PROGRAM.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE THE SPEAKER HEARS THE
CHIME, WE ASK YOU BEGIN TO WRAP
UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END COMMENTS
AT THE ALLOTTED TIME PROVIDED,
THE SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE
NEXT SPEAKER.
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, WE ASK
THAT YOU DO SO BY WATCHING ON
SEATTLE CHANNEL OR ANY ONE OF
THE LISTENING OPTIONS ON THE
AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT WILL NOW BE
OPENED AND I'LL PROCEED TO
CALLING THE FIRST PERSON ON THE
LIST.
IT'S 12:26.%
I APOLOGIZE.
IT'S 2:10 P.M.
WE'LL HEAR
PUBLIC COMMENT UNTIL 2:30 P.M.
AT WHICH TIME WE'LL LIKELY
EXTEND.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ECRAM ABDI.
>> HELLO.
I AM A LYFT DRIVER.
I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR LYFT FOR
ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW.
WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS SINCE THIS
PANDEMIC STARTED, IT'S BEEN VERY
DIFFICULT TO EARN A LIVING
DRIVING FOR LYFT OR ANY OTHER
RIDESHARE.
AND A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I'M
DOING THIS, WHEN I'M DRIVING,
I'M PICKING UP PEOPLE FROM THE
HOSPITAL AND DROPPING OFF PEOPLE
TO THE HOSPITAL AND WHEN I'M
DOING THOSE KINDS OF RIDES, I
HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND I
HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL BECAUSE
I HAVE A FAMILY THAT I GO HOME
TO THAT ARE VERY HIGH RISK TO
THIS VIRUS.
I LIVE WITH MY GRANDMA AND IT IS
HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE WHEN
DROPPING OFF PEOPLE.
I HAVE TO CLEAN MY CAR EVERY
TIME I GIVE THOSE RIDES BECAUSE
I WANT TO PROTECT MY CUSTOMERS
AND MY NEXT RIDE.
SO A LOT OF TIMES I HAVE TO
CANCEL MY RIDE, MY NEXT RIDE TO
CLEAN MY CAR.
IT'S COMING OUT OF MY EXPENSES.
BUT MOSTLY I'M WORRIED A LOT OF
TIMES FOR MY FAMILY THAT I GO
HOME TO AND MY HEALTH BECAUSE IF
I DON'T DRIVE, IF I DON'T GO OUT
THERE AND MAKE MONEY, THERE'S NO
WAY I'LL BE ABLE TO PAY MY
BILLS.
NOBODY ELSE IS GOING TO BE ABLE
TO PAY MY BILLS BECAUSE I'M THE
ONLY ONE THAT TAKES CARE OF MY
FAMILY.
AND IT'S VERY RISKY FOR ME TO
PUT MY LIFE AT THIS TIME AND
DRIVE LIKE THIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
MY APOLOGIES, COLLEAGUES, AND TO
THOSE ON THE LINE, FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO WERE KEEPING TRACK OF
TIME.
THAT WAS DEFINITELY LONGER THAN
A MINUTE.
IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO REALIZE
THAT THE TIMER HAD NOT BEEN
STARTED.
SO I'VE MESSAGED THE I.T.
DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE NOW ON
IT AND THEY'RE GOING TO REMEMBER
TO HIT THE BUTTON TO START THE
TIME BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER
SPEAKS.
SO THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TIFFANY
McCOY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS TIFFANY McCOY.
I'M THE LEAD ORGANIZER AT REAL
CHANGE CALLING IN FAVOR OF
MORALES' ORDINANCE ON THE SWEEP.
LAST WEEK WE HELD A PROTEST
AGAINST THE SWEEP THAT TOOK
PLACE AT THE BALLARD COMMONS.
WE WERE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
HOW IT DIDN'T FALL UNDER CDC
GUIDELINES TO NOT SWEEP
ENCAMPMENTS UNLESS INDIVIDUAL
HOUSING UNITS ARE AVAILABLE, AND
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THAT WAS
NOT MET.
SO WHY ARE WE MOVING FOLKS
AROUND THE CITY?
THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT
HEPATITIS A.
THAT'S THE SAME ISSUE WITH
COVID, POTENTIALLY BEING MOVED
BY FOLKS.
SO WE'RE POTENTIALLY MOVING
HEP-A AROUND THE CITY AS WELL.
IT'S TIME ALSO TO RE-EVALUATE
THE POLICE PRESENCE ON THE
NAVIGATION TEAM, PICTURES OF
FULLY ARMED POLICE CIRCLED
AROUND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IS
DISTURBING AND I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT TRIGGERS THE AMOUNT OF
POLICE ON A NAVIGATION TEAM?
WE NEED TO STOP THIS SUBJECTIVE
NATURE OF SWEEPS OVERALL SO
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU, TIFFANY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS WILLIAM DOE.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS WILLIAM AND I
APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF.
I'M A LYFT DRIVER.
I DO THIS FULL-TIME.
I DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.
I HAVE A 78-YEAR-OLD FATHER WHO
JUST BEAT LUNG CANCER AND
PNEUMONIA AND I HAVE A WIFE AT
HOME WHO HAS EPILEPSY AND
HYPERTENSION, BOTH HIGH RISK.
I'M SPENDING ABOUT $100 A WEEK
RIGHT NOW ON DISINFECTANT AND
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
UNEMPLOYMENT WILL RUN OUT.
THEIR LITTLE PROGRAMS WILL RUN
OUT.
IF I GET SICK, WE'LL BE IN
TROUBLE.
PLEASE HELP US.
JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME
CHANGES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, WILLIAM, FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUE HODUS.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS SUE.
I'M PART OF THE HOUSING FOR ALL
COALITION.
I'M ALSO PART OF THE FERDINAND
BLOCK 3900 THAT SUPPLIES SOME
FOOD TO A COUPLE SHELTERS AND
I'M ALSO PART OF THE
INTERGENERATIONAL LESBIAN
ACTIVIST GROUP.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY.
IT SEEMS SO OBVIOUS ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION NEEDING TO BE
PASSED.
IT'S JUST HUMAN TO NOT DISPLACE
PEOPLE WHEN THIS RECOMMENDATION
IS THAT NO SWEEPS UNTIL PEOPLE
HAVE A PLACE TO GO.
IT'S ALREADY DISRUPTING FRAGILE
PEOPLE'S LIVES WHO ARE IN
FRAGILE COMMUNITIES TO
NOTHINGNESS.
SO REALLY, IT'S THE RIGHT THING
TO DO.
I CAN'T BELIEVE ANYBODY WOULD
OBJECT TO THIS INCLUDING THE
MAYOR.
AND PLEASE SUPPORT TAMMY
MORALES' LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT SPEAKER IS JAKE LINDSEY.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS JAKE LINDSEY.
I'M AN UBER AND LYFT DRIVER FOR
FIVE YEARS.
I WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE
TRYING TO QUALIFY FOR UBER AND
LYFT SICK PAY.
I HAVE A SUPPRESSED IMMUNE
SYSTEM AND A HISTORY OF
RESPIRATORY ILLNESS.
AND UBER'S FIRST SICK PAY DIDN'T
COVER PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING
CONDITIONS.
SO I WASN'T QUALIFIED BUT THEN
WHEN THEY CHANGED IT ON APRIL
10TH, THEY WOULD COVER THE
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, THEY
SAID THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE
DRIVEN IN THE LAST 30 DAYS WHICH
IS MARCH 10TH, PEOPLE ALREADY
DYING FROM THIS DISEASE.
SO BECAUSE I WAS SPENDING THOSE
30 DAYS IN SELF-ISOLATION, A
DOCTOR'S NOTE WITH
SELF-ISOLATION, I WAS DEEMED
INELIGIBLE AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER
DRIVERS WERE.
SO I THINK THE LAWMAKERS NEED TO
STEP IN HERE BECAUSE LET'S NOT
FORGET HOW MANY BILLIONS UBER
CAN AFFORD TO PAY THEIR
EXECUTIVES, WHEN THEIR WORKERS
WHO ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE
INDUSTRY ARE ASKED TO SACRIFICE
THEMSELVES FOR THE PANDEMIC.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS KAMEELA WALTER.
>> HI.
I'M A BALLARD RESIDENT.
I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT
MEALS PROGRAMS AND AT THE CAMPS
IN BALLARD AND I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT MORALES' ORDINANCES TO
STOP SWEEPING PEOPLE.
BE A PART OF A BETTER SOLUTION
THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE
EXPERIENCES OF ALL OF US.
AS A RESIDENT WHO LIVES JUST
BLOCKS FROM THE PARK THAT WAS
SWEPT EARLIER THIS MONTH, I CAN
TELL YOU THIS ENCAMPMENT POSED
NO THREAT AT ALL TO MY SAFETY.
ALL IT DID WAS PUT MY NEIGHBORS
AT RISK OF LOSING EVERYTHING AND
FALSELY SHOWED THEM THAT BALLARD
IS AN UNWELCOME AND INHOSPITABLE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF WE TRULY WANT BETTER LIVING
CONDITIONS FOR ALL SEATTLEITES,
THE ANSWER IS MORE HOUSING,
SERVICES, AND CARE, AND NOT
ARMED OFFICERS MOVING PEOPLE
AWAY FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THESE
SWEEPS WERE TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF
DANGEROUS LIVING CONDITIONS AND
INTO SHELTERS OR HOUSING, BUT
THAT IS NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING.
INSTEAD, PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING
SAFELY IN TENTS, KEEPING SOCIAL
DISTANCE DURING A GLOBAL
PANDEMIC, FINDING SUPPORT FROM
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES
ARE APPROACHED BY ARMED POLICE
OFFICERS IN FULL UNIFORM WITH
GUNS.
WHEN YOU'VE EXPERIENCED A
SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA LIKE LOSING
HOUSING, BEING APPROACHED BY AN
ARMED UNIFORM OFFICER IS NOT
HELPFUL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A LITTLE
UNORTHODOX, BUT I HAVE SOME
FOLKS WHO HAVE CALLED IN RELATED
TO THE COUNCIL BILL WHO
EXPRESSED THEY HAVE LIMITED
PHONE -- WANTING TO SPEAK
SOONER.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY SHOWING -- I'M
UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THEY'RE
ACTUALLY ON THE LINE.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT, BUT
IF WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THEY'RE
ONLINE, I'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE A
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR A
GROUP OF SPEAKERS WHO ARE
UNSHELTERED OR SHELTERED AT TINY
VILLAGES WHO ARE HAVING SOME
TECHNOLOGY LIMITATIONS AND I
CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO EXCLUDE
THEM BASED ON THAT.
SO IF WE GET CONFIRMATION THAT
THEY'RE ON THE LINE, I'D BE
HAPPY TO DO THAT BUT CURRENTLY
THEY'RE SHOWING AS NOT PRESENT.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THROUGH
THE LIST.
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, IF YOU
CAN HELP ME IN FIGURING OUT IF
THEY'RE PRESENT OR NOT OR CAN BE
OFF LINE, I'D APPRECIATE THAT.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS PEGGY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS PEGGY HOTES AND I'M A
NICKELSVILLE FOUNDER AND
VOLUNTEER.
I WANT TO REPORT MOST OF THE
PEOPLE LIVING AT NICKELSVILLE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE WERE TESTED
FOR THE CORONAVIRUS LAST WEEK
AND ALL WERE NEGATIVE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE CITY HAS YET
TO COMMIT TO ALLOWING THE
VILLAGE TO STAY IN THE SAME SPOT
UNTIL THE END OF THE STATE OF
EMERGENCY.
I'M IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ ORDINANCE THAT WOULD
CREATE A MORATORIUM ON SWEEPS
DURING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY
AND REALLY OUGHT TO CONTINUE ALL
THE WAY THROUGH FOREVER.
ANOTHER ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA IS
HSD'S BUDGET INCREASE THAT WOULD
FUND DEINTESIFYING EXISTING
SHELTERS WITH EXPENSIVE MOTEL
ROOMS AND A SMALL AMOUNT FOR THE
EXISTING TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
OPERATOR MONOPOLY THAT EXISTS.
THE SANCTIONED ENCAMPMENT
ORDINANCE THAT THE COUNCIL
PASSED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO NEEDS
TO BE IMPLEMENTED AND THE 40 NEW
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES OPENED.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, GRASSROOTS AND
FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OPERATE
THOSE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
IN FACT, IT'S PHYSICALLY
IRRESPONSIBLE TO NOT EXPLORE HOW
COST UNIVERSITY OTHER OPERATORS
COULD BE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN AND FOR SAKE OF
CLARITY, IT'S COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES' LEGISLATION, NOT MINE.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE CREDIT IS
GIVEN WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.
THE NEXT SPEAKER AND DANIEL.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS DANIEL McCRAW.
I'M A PARTICIPANT AS WELL.
IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THIS
DRAFT ORDINANCE, I WANT TO ASK
THAT THE BUDGET CHANGE THE CITY
COUNCIL IS DOING TODAY BE
AMENDED AND IMPROVED.
SHERIFF, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS
OFFERED UP NEW EFFORTS TO
IMPROVE HOMELESS THAT AREN'T
BEING DONE BY THE INSTITUTIONAL
MASS SHELTER SYSTEM.
OUR TESTING HAS BEEN DONE
RECENTLY ON ALL THE TENT CITIES
AND WE CAME OUT WITH ZERO
POSITIVES.
MEANWHILE, WE'RE PUTTING ALL
THIS MONEY INTO PROGRAMS THAT
JUST PLAIN HAVEN'T WORKED AND
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WORK IN THE
FUTURE AND WE REALLY DON'T WANT
TO GO BACK TO THAT.
A SHIFT IN OPERATIONS FOR US TO
24/7 WHICH WE'VE DONE WITH THE
SUPPORT OF THE HOST AT OUR
SHELTERS HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH
ALL CONSUMING.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH A MATTER OF
SURVIVAL.
SHERIFF REGRETS NOT HAVING TO
FOCUS MORE ON OUR STRUGGLES AND
I JUST WANT TO SAY I SUPPORT --
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ED CAIN.
>> YES.
MY NAME IS ED.
I'VE WORKED IN THE SERVICE
INDUSTRY SINCE 2018.
DURING 2018-19 I WORKED SIDE BY
SIDE WITH SEVERAL UNDOCUMENTED
WORKERS.
CURRENTLY THE RESTAURANTS ARE
CUT BACK TO TAKEOUT ONLY.
PRIOR TO THE CONCERN FOR
COVID-19, I WORKED SIDE BY SIDE
WITH EACH OF THEM.
WE WERE ALL PAID ON THE SAME
SCALE REGARDLESS OF RACE OR
CREED.
THEY ALL WORKED HARD,
DILIGENTLY, WERE EXCELLENT
WORKERS, WHETHER U.S. CITIZEN,
UNDOCUMENTED.
WORKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH EACH OF
THEM.
THEY COMPLETED THEIR JOBS.
THEY WERE APPRECIATED BY THEIR
EMPLOYER.
NOW SOLELY BECAUSE THEY'RE
UNDOCUMENTED, AND UNLIKE MYSELF
WHO CAN APPLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS, THEY'RE UNABLE TO DO
SO.
THIS IS UNFAIR.
THEY CAME TO ESCAPE OPPRESSION
SIMILAR TO MINE AND SIMILAR TO
YOURS.
I CERTAINLY HOPE --
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
JUST A REMINDER TO THOSE FOLKS
WHO ARE WAITING TO GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU IN TOTAL HAVE ABOUT
A MINUTE TO SPEAK.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LITTLE
CHIME AT 10 SECONDS.
YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO WRAP UP.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO STOP SPEAKING.
I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE AWKWARD BUT
I APPRECIATE US WORKING TOGETHER
TO WORK THROUGH THIS.
SO WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO
THE NEXT SPEAKER CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT I INDICATED AT THE TOP OF
OUR MEETING FOR NON-ENGLISH
PROFICIENT SPEAKERS AND THEIR
TRANSLATORS, WE'RE ALLOTTING A
TOTAL OF FOUR MINUTES TO HEAR
BOTH THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND
THE TRANSLATION SO I APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY'S COOPERATION IN THAT.
NEXT UP IS DEANNA GONZALEZ.
>> [ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> HI.
MY NAME IS DEANNA GONZALEZ.
I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I'M
HERE BECAUSE I SUPPORT THE
APPROVAL OF ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR
THE UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
MY FAMILY, LIKE MANY OTHERS, ARE
ONCE AGAIN BEING VULNERABLE AND
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED IN THESE
DIFFICULT TIMES BY COVID-19.
MY HUSBAND LOST HIS JOB BEING
THE SOLE SUPPORTER OF OUR HOME.
THIS HAS GENERATED GREAT
EMOTIONAL STRESS FOR ALL OF US
BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY TYPE
OF RESOURCES TO ALLEVIATE OUR
SITUATION.
WE CANNOT EVEN PAY OUR MOST
BASIC EXPENSES SUCH AS RENT,
INSURANCE, TELEPHONES, AND
INTERNET FOR MY CHILDREN TO DO
THEIR HOMEWORK.
IT'S VERY SAD TO TELL MY
CHILDREN THAT WE HAVE TO RATION
OUR FOOD PORTIONS AND MORE SO
THAT THE FOOD IS ENOUGH FOR THE
DAYS AND THAT MY 12- AND
13-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN ASK THEIR
DAD AND MYSELF IF THEY CAN
ALREADY START WORKING TO HELP
WITH THE EXPENSES, IF NOT BEING
LEFT HOMELESS.
IT'S A SHAME TO SEE HOW THE
SYSTEM IN THIS COUNTRY IS
BROKEN, FULL OF HOPELESSNESS AND
INEQUALITY THAT AS LOW INCOME
FAMILIES, WE PAY MORE TAXES AND
THEY ONLY SEE US AS EQUAL WHEN
IT COMES TO PAYING AND NOT
RECEIVING WHAT IS FAIR.
THIS COUNTRY WITH HARD WORK AND
PAYING OUR TAXES.
I THINK WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR
ANYTHING WE'VE NOT EARNED
BECAUSE THESE FUNDS THAT ARE
DELIVERED TO US LEAVE US OUT.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TO DEPORT THE WASHINGTON
WORKER RELIEF FUND FOR
UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] NEXT
SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE JAMAL
JAMA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING
ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR UBER AND
LYFT SINCE MAY 2014.
DURING CORONAVIRUS, I DID NOT
STOP WORKING.
TAKING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS LIKE
DOCTORS, NURSES TO THEIR WORK
PLACES.
NOT ONLY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
BUT ALSO ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
NUMBER ONE, TO PAY MY EXPENSES
LIKE PAYING MY RENT, TO FEED MY
CHILD WHO IS 6 YEARS OLD, AND
ALSO TO PAY MY CHILD SUPPORT.
WE NEED OUR CITY COUNCILLOR TO
ADDRESS TO PAY US SICK DAYSMAL.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT, FOLKS.
I WAS MUTED AND DIDN'T REALIZE
IT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE
ALLOTTED FOUR MINUTES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR TECH
DEPARTMENT FOR CHANGING THAT.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] I'M GOING
TO INTRODUCE SOFIA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS SOFIA AND I'M THE
LEADER OF ONE AMERICA.
I'M A SINGLE MOM OF THREE KIDS.
MY HUSBAND IS BEING AFFECTED
JUST LIKE MANY IMMIGRANTS'
FAMILIES ARE BECAUSE OF
COVID-19.
I'M HERE TALKING ABOUT THE
WASHINGTON RELIEF PROGRAM FOR
IMMIGRANTS.
IF IT'S OKAY, I'M GOING TO
APPROACH YOU IN SPANISH BECAUSE
IT'S THE COMMUNITY I REPRESENT.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS SOFIA AND I'M A
LEADER WITH ONE AMERICA.
I'M A SINGLE MOM OF THREE KIDS.
MY HOUSEHOLD IS BEING IMPACTED
JUST LIKE TONS OF IMMIGRANT
FAMILIES ARE BEING IMPACTED DUE
TO COVID-19.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M HERE,
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WASHINGTON
WORKER RELIEF FUND FOR
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.
IF IT'S OKAY, I'LL APPROACH YOU
IN SPANISH BECAUSE THAT'S THE
COMMUNITY THAT I REPRESENT.
I'M GOING TO START BY SHARING
HOW DIFFICULT THE SITUATION HAS
BEEN FOR MY FAMILY.
FOR A FAMILY LIKE MINE, AND WHY
IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE
ECONOMIC RELIEF PROGRAM FOR
UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITIES.
TO HAVE LOST MY JOB AND NOT BE
ABLE TO APPLY OR RECEIVE ANY
KIND OF HELP HAS BEEN
DEVASTATING.
I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY 14 YEARS
AGO AND I'VE ALWAYS WORKED HARD
AND LONG HOURS.
I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF
HELP BECAUSE IT WAS IMPORTANT
FOR ME TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR MY
CHILDREN.
I NEVER SAW THE SITUATION THAT
WE ARE EXPERIENCING TODAY ARRIVE
WHERE I COULD NOT WORK AND STAY
HOME FOR THE WELL-BEING OF MY
CHILDREN.
WE HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN OUR
HEALTH AND OUR NEED.
THIS IS WHY I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT
PERMANENT EMERGENCY FUND FOR THE
UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
I'M JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW
HAVING AND BEING INCLUDED IN A
PROGRAM CAN AFFECT OR BENEFIT
OUR FAMILY BECAUSE LIKE MANY
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, WE
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITIES
AND DESERVE THE DIGNITY AND
SUPPORT THAT ANYONE ELSE IN THIS
COUNTRY HAS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AMANDA, FOR THE
TRANSLATION.
JUST QUICK NOTE, AMANDA, YOU
BROKE UP A LITTLE BIT ON US
TOWARD THE END.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE
AWARE OF THAT FOR THE NEXT
TRANSLATION.
COMING UP IN A FEW SPEAKERS.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIAH
MITCHELL.
>> MY NAME IS MARIAH MITCHELL.
I'M WITH WORKING WASHINGTON FOR
THE PAY UP CAMPAIGN.
AND I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M A
SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE AND I
DRIVE FOR LYFT AND I DO UBER
EATS AND POSTMATES AND I FEEL
THAT I'M BEING FORCED TO RETURN
TO WORK AFTER THE QUARANTINE
ISSUED BY GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE,
AND I AM NOT RECEIVING HAZARD
PAY.
AND IF I GET SICK OR MY CHILDREN
GET SICK, THEN I WILL NEED A
FAMILY PAID LEAVE WHICH I DO NOT
GET AS A GIG WORKER WHO IS AN
ESSENTIAL WORKER ON THE FRONT
LINES.
AND BECAUSE MY UNEMPLOYMENT HAS
BEEN TIED UP, I'M UNABLE TO
PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY AND I'M
BEING FORCED TO RETURN TO WORK
AND RISK GETTING SICK AND
GETTING MY CHILDREN SICK.
SO I'M HERE TODAY TO HAVE YOU
VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN
GET HAZARD PAY AND SICK LEAVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY, MARIAH.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE
ANITRA FREEMAN.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS ANITRA FREEMAN, A
MEMBER OF WHEEL AND SHARE
HOMELESS ORGANIZING EFFORTS.
SPEAKING HERE IN FAVOR OF THE
MORALES SWEEP ORDINANCE.
BUT FIRST, CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE IN
THIS ORDINANCE.
REQUIRE THAT INDIVIDUAL HOUSING
OR SHELTER BE PROVIDED TO EACH
CAMPER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CDC
GUIDELINES OR NO SWEEP.
REAL SOLUTIONS FOR SEATTLE'S
HOMELESS EMERGENCY START WITH
CREATING A PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
SOURCE THAT WILL FUND REAL
SOLUTIONS.
THEN SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIC
SELF-MANAGED GRASSROOTS HOMELESS
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY
THE LARGEST SHELTER PROVIDER IN
KING COUNTY AND HELP US DO MORE.
WE'LL NEED TO CONTINUE PROVIDNG
24/7 WOMEN'S SHELTER.
CITY FUNDING FOR TENT CITY 3.
WE MUST HAVE MUCH MORE --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS COLLEEN.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS COLLEEN AND I'M WITH
WORKING WASHINGTON PAY UP
CAMPAIGN.
MY MAIN JOB IS PART-TIME FACULTY
IN COLLEGE.
I RELY ON MY SHIFTS ON INSTACART
LITERALLY FOR GROCERIES AND GAS.
I NEED THIS INCOME.
WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, I GOT
INCREDIBLY SICK AND DIDN'T
DELIVER FOR WEEKS.
HOWEVER, THAT CHOICE CAME AT THE
DETRIMENT OF MY FINANCES AND
THEREFORE MY STRESS LEVEL WHEN I
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RECUPERATING.
IT ISN'T RIGHT PEOPLE HAVE TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN THEMSELVES OR
DOING RIGHT FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
I GOT ZERO DOLLARS DURING THAT
TIME FOR GIG WORK.
WE'RE DOING CRUCIAL WORK IN
THESE TIMES.
WE'RE KEEPING IMMUNOCOMPROMISED
PEOPLE OUT OF THE STORES AND AT
HOME.
WE'RE TAKING GREAT CARE OF OUR
COMMUNITIES.
IT'S ONLY RIGHT THAT THE
COMPANIES WE'RE CREATING GREAT
AMOUNTS OF PROFIT FOR TAKE CARE
OF US IN TURN.
WE NEED SICK PAY SO WE CAN TAKE
CARE OF OURSELVES AND THERE BY
TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITIES
WE'VE SERVED BOTH NOW IN THIS
TIME OF CRISIS AND AFTER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR NEXT
SPEAKER AT FOUR MINUTES.
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY FOR
MODIFYING THE TIMER.
NEXT UP IS WENDY SALAZAR.
>> [ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> MY NAME IS WENDY SALAZAR,
ONE AMERICA LEADER, HOUSEKEEPER
AND MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN.
MY HUSBAND WORKS IN
CONSTRUCTION.
BECAUSE OF COVID, WE BOTH
STOPPED WORKIC ALMOST TWO
MONTHS.
THE COMPANY MY HUSBAND WORKED
FOR TEMPORARILY CLOSED BECAUSE
OF RULES THE GOVERNOR PUT IN.
FOR THE SAME REASON I HAD TO
STOP WORKING.
IN THOSE TWO MONTHS THE DEBTS
ACCUMULATED AND UNFORTUNATELY WE
HAVE TO PAY THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE
NOT GOING TO FORGIVE US.
IT GIVES ME A LOT OF SADNESS AND
ANGER THAT DUE TO THE FACT WE'RE
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, WE DO
NOT HAVE ANY BENEFITS OR
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE LIKE ANY
CITIZEN.
ALL US UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
PAY TAXES.
ONE OF THE MOST UNFAIR AND SAD
THINGS IS OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE
U.S. CITIZENS ARE HARMED AND
JEOPARDIZEED BY BEING CHILDREN
OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.
I KNOW MANY UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE
WHO ARE STRUGGLING A LOT DUE TO
THE SITUATION.
THERE IS HELP AND ASSISTANCE FOR
UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE FROM
ORGANIZATIONS BUT NOT ALL PEOPLE
ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THEM DUE TO
THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICANTS.
THIS IS WHY I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT THE ECONOMIC
STIMULUS LAW PASSES IN
WASHINGTON STATE TO INCLUDE THE
UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY.
THE UNDOCUMENTED AND IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY, CONSTRUCTION, FARM
WORKERS, WORKING IN THE FIELDS
AND JANITORS.
UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT A PERMANENT SOLUTION AND
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR THE
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY THAT IS
KEEPING THIS COUNTRY ALIVE AND
SAFE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF
PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY.
WE STILL HAVE QUITE A FEW ON THE
LIST.
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
EXTEND PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE'S
NO OBJECTION UNTIL 3:00 P.M.
HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION,
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND EXTEND PUBLIC
COMMENT UNTIL 3:00 P.M.
I ALSO MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE
SOME FOLKS ON THE LINE WHO
SIGNED UP AT ABOUT 12:20, 12:25
P.M.
TODAY.
THEY'RE HAVING SOME BATTERY
ISSUES RELATED TO THE CELL PHONE
THEY'RE USING TO CALL IN AND
THEY'RE FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING IN
ONE OF THE TENT CITIES.
SO IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION FROM
MY COLLEAGUES, I'D LIKE TO GO
AHEAD AND HAVE THEM GO AHEAD AND
SPEAK NOW OUT OF ORDER BASED ON
THE FACT THAT THEY, UNLIKE THOSE
OF US WHO HAVE FULL ACCESS TO
PLUG-INS TO RECHARTER OUR
PHONES, I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK NOW.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?
SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTION,
I WOULD ASK THAT THE TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT GO TO SPEAKER NUMBER
43.
SO I'LL NOW CALL ON TEDDY
MORRIS.
>> HELLO.
BEFORE I CAME HERE, I WAS ON THE
STREETS OF SEATTLE.
INDOOR SHELTERS WERE FULL OR HAD
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS I DID NOT
QUALIFY FOR.
WHEN SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS
IMPLEMENTED IN AMERICA, [
INAUDIBLE ] OUR COVID TEST
RESULTS ARE BACK AND NO ONE IS
SICK.
I ASK THE CHANGES INCLUDE
SUPPORT.
THIS IS THE MOST HUMANE WAY TO
END THE SWEEP.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE TO THE NEXT SPEAKER WHO IS
ABDORASAC.
>> HELLO.
I STARTED WORKING WITH POSTMATES
IN MARCH.
I JUST MOVED TO SEATTLE ABOUT
THREE MONTHS AGO.
AND I GOT A GREAT JOB WITH
MERCEDES.
I KEPT ON GETTING DENIED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT.
MY LAST OPTION WAS TO WORK FOR
POSTMATES TO BE ABLE TO FEED
MYSELF.
I'VE BEEN WORKING EVERY DAY.
I GET $3 TO $5 PER DELIVERY.
I GET $1.50 FOR PICKUPS AND 70
CENTS A MINUTE FOR MY TIME.
SO IT'S NOT REALLY WORTH IT.
THAT BARELY COVERS THE EXPENSES
TO EVEN RUN THE CAR.
AND SO, I MEAN, I'M REALLY
STRUGGLING.
I'VE GOT $106 IN MY BANK
ACCOUNT.
AND I BLEW OUT MY KNEE ABOUT A
WEEK AGO.
SO IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD TO
WORK.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I
FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD ALL BE --
GIG WORKERS SHOULD BE CARED
ABOUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
NEXT US IS EULESSES GALVEZ.
>> YES.
I'M A COMBAT VETERAN.
AND I'M ALSO AN INSTACART
WORKER.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND OFF
WITH INSTACART FOR ABOUT TWO
YEARS, ALSO MOST MATES.
SINCE COVID HAS HIT, I HAD A JOB
WITH THE COUNTY DOING ELECTIONS
BUT THAT'S ON HOLD.
AND SO I'VE FALLEN BACK ON
INSTACART TO HELP ME THROUGH
THIS TIME.
I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO
SUPPORT CB11793 AND I'M WITH
WORKING WASHINGTON.
THEY'RE HELPING US.
TO HELP US BECAUSE WE DESERVE TO
GET PAID SICK PAY IF WE GET SICK
AND WE DESERVE SICK LEAVE.
WE ARE PUTTING A LOT ON THE LINE
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WE'RE THE BACKBONE FOR PEOPLE TO
STAY HOME AND I THANK YOU AND
WE'RE HURTING.
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
AND YOU AS LEGISLATORS CAN DO
THAT SINCE THE COMPANIES WON'T.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
NEXT UP IS JOHNNY ARENAS.
>> [ SPEAKING SPANISH ] MY NAME
IS JOHNNY ARENAS.
I'VE BEEN A PROUD DOMESTIC
WORKER SINCE 2006.
WHEN THIS VIRUS HIT OVERNIGHT, I
DON'T HAVE NO CLIENTS AND THAT
MADE IT DIFFICULT JUST TO BE
LIVING IN THIS CRISIS AND MY
HUSBAND IS AMERICAN CITIZEN BUT
BECAUSE OF MY STATUS, WE'RE NOT
ALLOWED TO RECEIVE THE STIMULUS.
WE'VE RUN INTO A LOT OF PROBLEMS
AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
IASK YOU [ INAUDIBLE ] WE'RE
BEING HURT A LOT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOHNNY, FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
NEXT UP IS LAURA LO BERNSTEIN.
>> HELLO.
I'M A RENTER LIVING SOUTH OF THE
BALLARD BRIDGE.
AND A FEW YEARS BACK I MET FOLKS
AT TENT CITY 3.
AND AT THAT TIME I BECAME MORE
COMMITTED TO ADVOCATING FOR
SELF-EFFICIENCY MODELS
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.
WE NEED TO FIND MORE OF THOSE.
WHAT I REALLY WANT TO ASKED TO
IS THAT -- A GROUP OF HOUSED
HOMEOWNERS WHO SELFISHLY USE
FIND IT FIX IT TO REPORT
ENCAMPMENTS AND DEHUMANIZE
PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING OUTSIDE.
IF YOU COULD EDUCATE THEM ABOUT
THE CDC GUIDELINES FOR SWEEPS.
IF YOU COULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO
NOT AT THIS TIME FOCUS ON WHAT
THEY SEE OUT THEIR WINDOW,
ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES AND IF THEY
WANT TO HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE
OUTSIDE, NOT TO USE FIND IT FIX
IT APP, AN APP FOR POLICE.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PHOENIX
DECORVO.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS PHOENIX.
I'M ACTIVE IN WORKING
WASHINGTON'S PAYUP CAMPAIGN.
I'M ADDRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF
SICK AND HAZARD PAY FOR GIG
WORKERS.
I'VE DONE GROCERY DELIVERY ON
INSTACART.
I HAVE A TODDLER AND SOMEONE
CLOSE TO ME WITH A HEART
CONDITION.
SINCE PEOPLE STARTED DYING FROM
COVID-19, I DECIDED THE LESS
THAN $10 I WAS MAKING WAS NOT A
GOOD TRADE-OFF FOR MY OR THEIR
LIVES.
MANY SEATTLE RESIDENTS RELY ON
THESE SERVICES.
A MAJORITY OF MY CUSTOMERS ARE
ELDERLY OR HIGH RISK.
WITHOUT SICK LEAVE, GIG WORKERS
ARE GIVEN THIS IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE
BETWEEN CARING FOR THEIR FAMILY
OR SPREADING THE VIRUS.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AS
WELL AS A WORKER'S RIGHTS ISSUE.
IT'S BECOME TOO EASY FOR THESE
COMPANIES TO MAKE MONEY WHILE
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US.
>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KIMBERLEY
WOLF.
>> KIMBERLEY WOLF.
BOTH LYFT AND DELIVERY GIG WORK
IN SEATTLE AND PARTICIPANT IN
THE PAYUP CAMPAIGN.
I'M HERE BECAUSE I WANT SEATTLE
TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE
SURE GIG WORKERS GET SICK LEAVE
AND HAZARD PAY FOR THE HEALTH OF
BOTH THE WORKERS AND OUR
COMMUNITY.
DURING THIS CRISIS, GIG WORKERS
ARE TAKING ON REAL RISKS FOR
LESS PAY.
APPS DON'T PAY ENOUGH FOR US TO
AFFORD EVEN THE BASIC PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.
WE'VE BEEN PINCHED INTO A TINY
STRESSFUL SPACE BETWEEN
DECREASING INCOME, RISING
EXPENSES, AND NOW INCREASED
PHYSICAL HAZARD.
WE'RE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE IN
THIS SPACE WHERE ANY SMALL THING
THAT GOES WRONG, LIKE GETTING
SICK, COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHE IN
OUR LIVES.
SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE AND I'M
AFRAID IT'S GOING TO BE US.
IT IS SIMPLE.
WE GET SICK.
IF WE GET SICK, WE DON'T WORK.
IF WE DON'T WORK, WE DON'T EAT.
AND NO MONEY FOR HOUSING.
THAT MEANS YOU MAY END UP IN A
TENT ON THE HILL ON THE SIDE OF
THE HIGHWAY LIKE I DID.
WE GIG WORKERS DON'T GET THE
SAME PROTECTIONS AS EVERY OTHER
WORKER IN THIS STATE AND IT IS
TIME TO BRING THIS NEW SECTOR OF
WORKERS UP TO THE SAME LEVEL OF
PROTECTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMES
THOMAS.
>> I STARTED DOING GIG WORK IN
OCTOBER 2016.
I'VE BEEN OUT THERE FOR ABOUT
15,000 TRIPS, PEOPLE AND FOOD.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED ON
POSTMATES, I WAS TELLING
EVERYBODY ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WAS
GETTING A $4.50 MINIMUM.
NOW IT'S DOWN TO NO MINIMUM.
THEY WERE PAYING 15 CENTS A
MINUTE.
NOW THEY'RE PAYING 7 CENTS A
MINUTE.
BUT THE PAY HAS GONE DOWN SO
MUCH, YOU ACTUALLY DO A DELIVERY
FOR $2.
WHAT AM I, AN 8-YEAR-OLD CHILD?
PEOPLE LEAVE ME VERY POSITIVE
REVIEWS BUT I RELY ON TYPES AND
IT'S BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED
CUSTOMERS OFTEN TIP BASED ON
GENDER AND RACE.
I OFTEN GET A SMILE AND THANK
YOU INSTEAD OF A TIP FOR DOING A
GREAT JOB.
I WAS STILL OUT THERE WORKING
DURING THE PANDEMIC UNTIL ABOUT
A MONTH AGO BUT I HAVE THREE
DAUGHTERS WHO TOLD ME TO STAY
HOME.
ONE MINUTE IS NOT ENOUGH AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN, JAMES, A KNOW A
MINUTE GOES BY VERY QUICKLY.
THIS LEGISLATION IS JUST BEING
INTRODUCED TODAY BUT WE'LL HAVE
PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC
COMMENTERS TO CALL IN IN THE
FUTURE AND SPEAK SOME MORE AS TO
THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
NEXT UP IS JASON REEVES.
>> HELLO.
I'M JASON REEVES.
I'M VOLUNTEERING WITH WORKING
WASHINGTON'S PAY UP CAMPAIGN.
I'M A DASHER.
I HAVE BEEN FOR THREE YEARS.
RIGHT NOW THERE'S A RECORD
AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SIGNING UP FOR
DOORDASH AND OTHER GIG
COMPANIES.
AND IT'S PUTTING A STRAIN ON
EVERYBODY.
IT MEANS MORE COMPETITION,
LONGER WAITS, MORE SCAMS, AND
LOWER PAY.
WE'RE REALLY AT A RACE TO THE
BOTTOM.
THE SIX FEET ARE BEING BROKEN
EVERYBODY.
CINCO DE MAYO, I LOST $15 IN A
HALF HOUR AND WAS EXPOSED TO AN
ENTIRE RESTAURANT DENIED ORDERS
BECAUSE WE'RE GIG COMPANIES.
GIG COMPANIES NEED TO BE HELD
ABILITYABLE ACCOUNTABLE AND WE
NEED TO LEAVE.
I'D URGE CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD
COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR
PROVIDING SICK LEAVE AND OTHER
BASIC PAY STANDARDS LIKE THE PAY
THAT ACCOUNTS FOR OUR TIME AND
THE RISK WE'RE TAKING.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS PAUL VEGERS.
>> I'VE BEEN A COURIER WITH
UBER EATS FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A
HALF AND SINCE THE PANDEMIC HAS
STARTED, I'VE DEFINITELY FOUND
MYSELF IN A LOT OF SITUATIONS
THAT FEEL VERY HIGH RISK.
I DELIVERED ON UNIVERSITY WAY IN
THE U DISTRICT ON A REGULAR
BASIS AND I FIND MYSELF ON A
REGULAR BASIS BEING IN SPACES
WHERE ONLY TWO OR THREE FEET OF
DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND OTHER
PEOPLE.
AND SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED,
I'VE NOTICED THERE'S BEEN
EXTREMELY INCONSISTENT PAY WHERE
ONE WEEK WE'LL BE HAVING LARGE
BONUSES AND THEN THE NEXT WEEK
IT WILL DROP DOWN TO HALF THAT
PAY AND I'LL ONLY BE PULLING IN
$5 OR $10 AN HOUR IN TERMS OF
BASE PAY.
I'M VERY, VERY FORTUNATE IN THAT
I HAVE ENOUGH IN SAVINGS THAT IF
I END UP HAVING TO TAKE SEVERAL
WEEKS OFF, I CAN AFFORD TO BUT I
WORRY A LOT ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE
THAT CANNOT AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO
HAVE SICK LEAVE INSURED FOR
EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AIDEN
NARDON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME
HOUSING OPTIONS.
ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO WE STARTED
WITH THE 90-DAY TEMPORARY STAY
IN A TENT IN A SANCTIONED
ENCAMPMENT.
WE THEN STEPPED UP TO TINY HOME
VILLAGES.
NOW I HEAR OPPOSITION TO THIS
ARRANGEMENT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH
THE CLIENTS HAVE PRIVATE
SLEEPING QUARTERS, THEY ARE
STILL SHARING BATHROOMS,
SHOWERS, AND KITCHENS.
WE ARE RECONFIGURING SOME OF OUR
EXISTING SHELTERS, FACILITIES,
AND PROVIDING MODULAR UNITS.
THESE MODELS OFFER A SAFE, MORE
DISTANT SLEEPING ARRANGEMENT.
BUT THEY STILL REQUIRE SHARING
BATHROOMS, SHOWERS, AND
UTILIZING FOOD AREAS.
NOW THE NEXT PLAN IS TO MOVE ON
TO PRIVATE ROOMS WITH PRIVATE
BATHS AND A MEAL DELIVERY
PROGRAM.
TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE WE
DO NEXT IF THIS PLAN DOESN'T
WORK?
WILL WE STILL HAVE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE STILL LIVING IN TENTS ON
OUR SIDEWALKS AND GREEN BELTS
AND PARKS?
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA A.
>> HI.
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> OKAY.
I'M SORRY.
MY NAME IS MARIA.
AND I'M FROM THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE.
I'VE BEEN HOMELESS FOR A LONG
TIME AND I WAS GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO THERE AND IT
HAS BEEN A VALUE FOR ME.
I ALSO WORK.
SO I'M CALLING IN TO SAY SINCE
EVERYTHING ELSE IS CLOSED DOWN,
IT'S VERY HARD FOR US TO FIND
ANOTHER PLACE RIGHT NOW.
I'M SITTING IN TO HAVE US STAY
THERE AT LEAST END OF THE YEAR
OR LONGER JUST TO KEEP EVERYONE
SAFE INSTEAD OF US MOVING AND
TRYING TO FIND A PLACE DURING
EVERYTHING BEING SHUT DOWN.
KEEPING OUR HYGIENE AND
EVERYTHING ELSE INTACT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN,
MARIA.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS FRANCIS.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS FRANCIS.
I'M A GIG WORKER IN SEATTLE.
I'M HERE WITH THE WORKING
WASHINGTON.
I'VE BEEN WORKING OVER THREE
YEARS WITH LYFT FULL-TIME.
WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO
MAKE SURE THE WORKERS GET SICK
LEAVE BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE
SOME HOPE THAT IF WE GET SICK,
WE CAN PAY OUR BILLS, FEED OUR
FAMILIES WITHOUT GETTING INTO
DEBT LIKE I'M NOW IN DEBT.
I HAVE TO KEEP WORKING DURING
THIS CRISIS BECAUSE MY FAMILY
DEPENDS FULLY ON ME.
MY WIFE STAYS AT HOME WITH THE
KIDS.
I'M WORKING EVEN MORE HOURS,
GETTING LESS THAN $500 A WEEK.
EVERY DAY I WORRY.
I TAKE PASSENGERS TO HOSPITALS
WHO ARE EVEN COUGHING, SNEEZING.
IF WE GET SICK, IT COULD BE
TOUGH FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAKE MILLER.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS JAKE MILLER.
I'M HERE WITH THE WORKING
WASHINGTON PAY UP CAMPAIGN IN
SUPPORT OF CB119793.
I STARTED DOING GIG WORK IN
2018.
IT WAS MY PRIMARY SOURCE OF
INCOME UNTIL I GOT MY CURRENT
JOB AS A TEACHING ASSISTANT FOR
ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN
SEATTLE.
SINCE THE CRISIS HIT, MY
EMPLOYER OBTAINED A PPP LOAN.
I'M VERY THANKFUL THIS IS THE
CASE BECAUSE I CANNOT IMAGINE
WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE IF I
WOULD HAVE GOTTEN SICK WHILE GIG
WORK WAS MY ONLY SOURCE OF
INCOME.
SINCE WE GIG WORKERS ARE
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, WE
DON'T GET SICK LEAVE.
THIS PUTS GIG WORKERS IN A TIGHT
SPOT WHERE THEY MAY BE FORCED TO
WORK WHILE PAYING BASIC LIVING
EXPENSES.
I HOPE BY PASSING THIS BILL, WE
GIG WORKERS WILL NO LONGER HAVE
TO BE PUT IN THIS SITUATION.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE THAT'S OF SO
MUCH IMPORTANCE TO SO MANY
VULNERABLE WORKERS IN THE CITY
AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SEAN SMITH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS SEAN SMITH.
I'M THE AFFAIRS COORDINATOR OF
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE IN NORTH
LAKE.
TODAY I'M
SPEAKING TO YOU FROM THE HEART
OF THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE.
A HEALTHY VILLAGE.
ONE THAT IS UNSUPPORTED BY THE
CITY.
AT PRESENT YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT
ON THE BOOKS THAT WOULD ASK FOR
EXTENDED FUNDING FOR A TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE.
WE URGE YOU TO INCLUDE
NICKELSVILLE IN THAT BUDGET.
WE ALSO URGE YOU TO STOP THE
SWEEP AT PRESENT.
OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS AREN'T AS
LUCKY AS WE ARE HERE.
IT IS UNPRECEDENTED DURING THIS
TIME OF HEALTH CRISIS TO BE
MOVING PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY
AND ENDANGERING THE REST OF THE
PUBLIC.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I
URGE YOU TO ACT QUICKLY.
>> THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE
TIME TO CALL IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN
STOVALL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE
WASHINGTON LOW INCOME HOUSING
ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF COUNCIL
BILL 119796.
PRIOR TO COVID-19, SWEEPS WERE
AN INEFFECTIVE RESPONSE AT BEST
AND A DEEPLY HARMFUL RESPONSE AT
WORST TO ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS.
UNDER A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, SWEEPS
ARE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS, LOSING
YOUR PROPERTY IN A SWEEP CAN
MEAN LOSING YOUR MASKS OR LOSING
YOUR TENT AND BEING EXPOSED TO
CORONAVIRUS.
IT MAY ALSO MEAN NOT HAVING
ACCESS TO ONE OF THE CITY'S FEW
HYGIENE STATIONS OR ACCESS TO
FOOD PRIMARILY SINCE PUBLIC
TRANSIT IS SEVERELY REDUCED
RIGHT NOW.
THE CDC GUIDANCE ON ENCAMPMENT
REMOVALS IS QUITE CLEAR.
HERE'S A QUOTE FROM IT.
CLEARING ENCAMPMENTS CAN CAUSE
PEOPLE TO DISPERSE THROUGHOUT
THE COMMUNITY AND BREAK
CONNECTIONS WITH SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
THIS INCREASES THE POTENTIAL FOR
INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPREAD.
STATEWIDE SINCE COVID-19
STARTED, WE'VE SEEN A 30%
REDUCTION IN SHELTER CAPACITY.
WE'VE SEEN A SERIOUS SLOWDOWN IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
COMPLETION OF PROJECTS AND
COORDINATED ENTRIES UNDER STAFF.
SO IT'S UNCONSCIONABLE RIGHT NOW
TO BE DOING SWEEPS.
WE ALSO NEED TO --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SPEAKER
NUMBER 44, CODY SCOTT.
>> HELLO.
>> HI, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> MY NAME IS CODY SCOTT.
I LET ME ASK YOU THIS IN TENT
CITY 3 ON 12914MLK, JR. WAY
SOUTH.
I LIVED WITH MY FATHER-IN-LAW AT
A MOTEL IN LAKEWOOD, PIERCE
COUNTY.
WE CAN BE FAR AWAY FROM SOMEONE
IF YOU NEED TO BE OUTSIDE, WE
DON'T SHARE TENTS UNLESS YOU ARE
A COUPLE.
WE NEED MORE HELP WITH GAS FOR
GENERATOR, GARBAGE NEEDS.
>> COLLEAGUES, I KNOW WE'RE AT
3:01 P.M.
I INDICATED WE WERE
GOING TO GO UNTIL 3:00.
WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS LEFT SO
THAT'S APPROXIMATELY FOUR
MINUTES.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FINISH
THROUGH THE LIST.
HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION,
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
NEXT SPEAKER IS MATTHEW LANE.
>> HI THERE, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MATTHEW LANG, LEAD
ORGANIZER OF THE TRANSIT RIDERS
UNION AND ON THE BALLARD
COMMUNITY TASK FORCE ON
HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER.
I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE
COUNCIL BILL.
JUST A QUICK REPORT BACK FROM
THE BALLARD COMMONS EVICTION
THAT HAPPENED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO
OF THE 50 OR SO FOLKS THAT WERE
THERE, 25 OR 26 WERE SHELTERED.
THERE WERE 25 FOLKS THAT WE'VE
ALMOST COMPLETELY LOST CONTACT
WITH.
ONE FROM THE BRIDGE CARE CENTER.
THEY'RE IN TOUCH WITH NOW FOUR
AND THEY WERE THE PRIMARY CASE
MANAGER.
SO HAD WE WAITED TO BE ON THE
GROUND AND DOING THEIR WORK,
THEN I IMAGINE WE COULD HAVE HAD
BETTER SUCCESS.
WE MUST FOLLOW CDC GUIDELINES
NOT TO EVICT AND WE MUST
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF HOTEL
SPACE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING FOR
UNSHELTERED FOLKS AS WELL AS
REMOVE POLICE FROM THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS THERESA
HOMAN.
>> I'M THE PROGRAM MANAGER OF
THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES FOR
LEHIGH, WHICH BY THE WAY, HAS
ALSO BEEN TESTED WITH NO
POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES AND THIS
IS BECAUSE WE'RE FOLLOWING A
VERY INTENSE PROTOCOL FOR
SANITIZATION.
REGARDING SWEEPS, AS YOU KNOW IN
RESPONSE TO COVID-19, WE HAD
VERY QUICKLY OPENED LAKE FRONT
COMMUNITY HOUSE SPIRIT VILLAGE
AND DOUBLED THE SIZE OF LAKE
UNION.
AS THE CITY CONTINUES ITS
SWEEPS, WE'RE HOPING THAT A
PORTION OF THE SHELTER FUNDS
FROM THE SUPPLEMENTAL STATE
BUDGET CAN BE APPROPRIATED FOR
MORE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
THEY ARE AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
TO HOMELESSNESS.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE NOT
ENOUGH SHELTER BEDS AND PROBLEMS
EXIST IN THE TRADITIONAL
SHELTERS, AND OUR VILLAGES FEEL
LIKE WE GIVE PEOPLE A PLACE TO
HEAL FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST SUPPORT.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
A LOT OF GOOD COMES FROM THEM.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HADDY
RHODES.
>> HELLO.
I'M HADDY RHODES, FORMALLY OF
THE GEORGETOWN TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE.
I'M SPEAKING ON CB119791.
THE SHELTER IN PLACE MANDATE HAS
SHED LIGHT ON THE CITY'S MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATION.
THOSE THAT HAVE NO SHELTER.
I HAVE SEEN TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
HAVE BEEN AN INVALUABLE PROGRAM
SINCE THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
CASE MANAGEMENT IS STILL
AVAILABLE.
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY PROVIDES
VILLAGES WI-FI.
SO VILLAGEERS CAN STAY CONNECTED
TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY AS WELL AS
BE INFORMED ABOUT THE PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS.
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS HAVE
REACHED OUT, DONATED, AND MADE
US FEEL A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
IN THE VILLAGES, PEOPLE ARE ABLE
TO SELF-ISOLATE WITHOUT FEELING
ISOLATED.
WHEN WE LOOK BACK ON THIS TIME,
WHAT WILL WE HAVE TO SHOW FOR
ALL OUR EFFORTS?
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES ARE
ADAPTABLE COMMUNITY MODELS THAT
WILL HELP US WEATHER MANY STORMS
TOGETHER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR LAST SPEAKER IS BRITTANY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 7.
I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT THE
HALTING OF SWEEPS DURING THE
COVID CRISIS, AND FRANKLY
INPERTUITY.
OUR NEIGHBORS ARE NOT HELPED BY
FURTHER DESTABILIZATION.
THEY'RE NOT HELPED BY FURTHER
CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY.
WHAT THEY'RE HELPED BY IS
HOUSING.
WE NEED TO FIND AND CREATE MORE
HOUSING, LOTS OF IT, ALL
DIFFERENT KINDS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS THE LAST
SPEAKER SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND
MOVE ON TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
OUR AGENDA.
FIRST UP, PAYMENT OF BILLS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE?
>> COUNCIL BILL 119792.
WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 2020 THROUGH
MAY 8TH, 2020, AND ORDERING THE
PAYMENTS THERE OF.
>> I MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
119792.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THAT THE BILL PASS.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
HEARING NO COMMENTS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
SAWANT?
STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
I ASK THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
COMMITTEE REPORTS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1.
COUNCIL BILL 119791, RELATING TO
THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO THE 2020
COVID-19 CRISIS.
CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS TO
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND BUDGET
CONTROL LEVELS AND VARIOUS FUNDS
IN THE BUDGET, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
119791.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO PASS THE BILL.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, YOU ARE
THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL AND
WE'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU TO
ADDRESS THIS PARTICULAR BILL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES.
AS YOU HAVE HEARD FROM ME OVER
THE LAST WEEK OR SO, WE HAVE
WORKED TO PUT SOME LANGUAGE
TOGETHER IN COUNCIL BILL 119783
AS A FOLLOWUP TO LEGISLATION
THAT WE PASSED ON MAY 4TH .
THE BILL IN FRONT OF US -- ON
ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING
STATE FUNDING RELATED TO
COVID-19 PANDEMIC CRISIS AND
RESPONSE INCLUDING CARES ACT.
THIS ALLOWS FOR US TO ALLOCATE
THE REMAINING $1.4 MILLION OF
FUNDS THROUGH THE SUBSTITUTE.
THIS ALLOWS FOR US TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE CDGB FUNDS ARE BEING
SPENT IDEALLY ON POLICIES THAT
HELP WITH REDISTRIBUTION OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN
OUR SHELTER SYSTEM, AMONG A
NUMBER OF OTHER STRATEGIES TO
HELP MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE
APPROPRIATE HOUSING AND SHELTER
TO RESPOND TO THE COVID CRISIS.
WE KNOW THAT $1.4 MILLION IS NOT
A TON OF MONEY.
OUR HOPE IS THAT THIS IS A DOWN
PAYMENT ON THE DENSEIFICATION
AND REDISTRIBUTION EFFORTS TO
INITIATE FUTURE POLICY
DISCUSSIONS AND FUNDING TO COME
FROM FUTURE CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
SO THAT WE CAN ALL WORK TOWARD
REDUCING EVEN FURTHER CONGREGANT
SHELTER SETTING NUMBERS.
WE KNOW THAT THE CONGREGANT
SHELTERS ARE NOT REALLY
CONSIDERED A SAFE SPACE
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE HIGH RISK
OF INDIVIDUALS IN THOSE SHELTERS
DUE TO UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONDITIONS AND THEIR AGE WHICH
WE KNOW IS CRITICAL FOR PEOPLE
TO HAVE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC
HEALTH RESPONSE.
WHILE THE 1.4 THAT WE'RE
ALLOCATING TODAY DOESN'T
SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT
INDIVIDUAL ROOMS OR HOTELS.
I THINK THAT THIS WILL BE A NICE
COMPLIMENT TO FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS AND FUTURE
INVESTMENTS THAT WE HOPE TO SEE
OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO WHEN
WE LOOK AT ADDITIONAL FEDERAL
DOLLARS.
OUR HOPE IS THAT THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH FUTURE DOLLARS
FROM THE EXECUTIVE CBO THAT
THEY'RE EVALUATING RIGHT NOW
WILL HELP US IDENTIY ADDITIONAL
FUNDS THAT CAN BE USED FOR FRONT
LINE HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS.
WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT
MOUNTING COSTS TO SUPPORT COVID
RELATED RESPONSE INCLUDING THE
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PAY FOR
STAFF, PPE, CLEANING,
FOODSERVICES, AND OTHER SERVICES
AS WE TRY TO SERVE THIS
VULNERABLE PAUPSHZ.
IN ADDITION TO THE FUNDING WE
ALREADY APPROVED IN THE LAST
BILL, WE'VE LEARNED THAT $130
MILLION FROM THE CORONA RELIEF
FUND CAN ALSO BE USED FOR A
COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO MEET
BOTH THE NEEDS FOR
DEDENSEIFICATION AND CAN BE USED
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
LOOK AT THE HOLISTIC PICTURE AS
THESE DOLLARS COME FORWARD OVER
THE NEXT WEEK AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE DOING BOTH RENTAL
ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT FOLKS FROM
FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS AND
ALSO TO RESPOND TO THE PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS AND TO MOVE TOWARD
ADDITIONAL DEFENSEIFICATION AND
REDISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES.
TO DATE, WE ARE AWARE THERE'S
CNVERSATIONS HAPPENING BETWEEN
HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
DEPARTMENTS AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PPE,
ADDITIONAL STAFF, CLEANING,
FOODSERVICES, AND HOUSING
OPTIONS.
TODAY AGAIN, WHILE THIS IS NOT A
TON OF MONEY, THE $1.4 MILLION
DOES SIGNAL OUR INTEREST IN
ADDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO
DEDENSEIFICATION,
REDISTRIBUTION, EVEN IF WE'RE
NOT DIRECTING IT TOWARD
INDIVIDUAL ROOMS, WE HAVE A
JOINT INTEREST AND EXPRESSED A
SHARED INTEREST IN MOVING
FORWARD ON THAT PUBLIC HEALTH
STRATEGY AND HOPING TO HAVE
FUTURE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS
WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF FUNDING.
VERY HAPPY TO HAVE LEARNED THAT
THE $130 MILLION FROM THE CRF OR
CORONA RELEASE FUND CAN BE USED
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
SO COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THAT WAS A
QUESTION EARLIER AND WE'LL HAVE
MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ALLOCATE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING AS WELL AS
EFFORTS SURROUNDING
DEDENSEIFICATION AND
REDISTRIBUTION IN OUR FUTURE
FUNDS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR HOPEFULLY YOUR
SUPPORT AS WE GET $1.4 MILLION
OUT THE DOOR TO QUICKLY DEPLOY
AS MUCH FUNDING AS WE POSSIBLY
CAN FOR THIS CRITICAL
POPULATION.
IT'S NOT A TON OF MONEY AS WE
TALKED ABOUT BUT IT WILL MAKE AN
IMPORTANT DOWN PAYMENT AND
SIMILAR INTEREST IN FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, FOR THOSE REMARKS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
THE BILL?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.
>> DO YOU RECOGNIZE ME?
>> I DID RECOGNIZE.
>> YOU BROKE UP THIS TIME FOR
ME.
>> SORRY.
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO, AGAIN, AS I DID
THIS MORNING, FLAG MY CONCERN.
I'M GOING TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF
THIS LEGISLATION ALTHOUGH TO BE
VERY HONEST, I'M NOT SURE I
UNDERSTAND IT.
WE ORIGINALLY SIGNALED BY
AMENDING THE PREVIOUS BILL AND
TAKING THIS MONEY OUT OF THE
RENT ASSISTANCE USE.
AS A WAY TO TRY TO LEVERAGE SOME
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, TO ENSURE THAT THEY
WOULD EMBRACE A DIFFERENT MODEL
OF DEINTENSIFICATION OF
SHELTERS, A MODEL THAT DOES NOT
RELY ON A CONGREGANT CARE MODEL
BUT INSTEAD MOVES TO INDIVIDUAL
ROOMS.
THESE ARE THE SAFEST SETTINGS
FOR BOTH STAFF AND CLIENTS.
THIS LEGISLATION DOES NOT MAKE
THAT DISTINCTION.
AND I UNDERSTAND WHY.
IT'S BECAUSE THE EXECUTIVE
HASN'T EMBRACED THIS AS A
PRIORITY FOR ITS
DISINTENSIFICATION GOALS.
NEVERTHELESS, WITHOUT HAVING
ACCOMPLISHED THAT, I'M NOT SURE
WHY WE'RE MOVING THIS MONEY AWAY
FROM RENT ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS
THE INCREASED COST FOR SHELTER
PROVIDERS.
I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE THOSE
INCREASED COSTS.
WE HAVE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THAT COULD HELP FUND THE
INCREASED COST ASSOCIATED WITH
SHELTER AS WELL AS THE INCREASED
NEEDS OF RENT ASSISTANCE.
I APPRECIATE THAT BUDGET
DIRECTOR HAS PROPOSED A PATH
FORWARD WHERE WE CAN SWAP SOME
FUNDS IN A FUTURE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, BUT IT SEEMS VERY
UNNECESSARY TO DO THAT GIVEN THE
FACT WE COULD HAVE JUST VOTED TO
PUT THIS MONEY WHERE IT WAS
ORIGINALLY PREPARED TO BE PUT
AND SUBSEQUENTLY FUND THE NEEDS
ASSOCIATED WITH
DEINTENSIFICATION OF SHELTER AND
THEIR INCREASED COSTS.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT JUST IN
GENERAL, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT
PUTTING OFF RENTAL ASSISTANCE
RELIEF.
THERE ARE 9,000 APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED BY UNITED WAY OF KING
COUNTY OVER A PERIOD OF 48 HOURS
AND ONLY 2,000 HOUSEHOLDS
RECEIVED ASSISTANCE.
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT UNITED WAY OF KING
COUNTY IS ABLE TO PROVIDE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE REGARDLESS OF
DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRATION
STATUS SO IT'S A VERY RARE
SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR THIS
POPULATION.
I DO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE GOING
TO HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO MAKE
WHAT WERE THE PROPOSED EFFORTS
TO FULLY FUND THE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE NEEDS IN A PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION THAT THERE'S A
COMMITMENT TO MAKE THOSE WHOLE
IN A SUBSEQUENT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
JUST PUZZLED AS TO WHY WE ARE
TAKING THIS ACTION GIVEN THE
FACT THERE'S MORE FLEXIBLE FUNDS
AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR
TWO TO ADDRESS THE SHELTER
NEEDS.
>> SO I'M GOING TO PROVIDE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, SPONSOR
OF THE BILL, AN OPPORTUNITY TO
RESPOND.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I HAND
IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO UNDERSCORE
AND SHARE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S FRUSTRATION THAT WE'VE
NOT RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT
IT WILL INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL
RULES.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A POLICY
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION WE HAVE
WITH THE EXECUTIVE RIGHT NOW.
I WILL SAY THIS.
THE REASON I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE PUTTING
FORWARD THE LEGISLATION AND
HEALTH ACT IS SOME LEVERAGE HAS
ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
WE KNOW THERE'S BEEN
CONVERSATIONS OVER THE LAST WEEK
AND A HALF THAT HAVE LED TO THE
EXECUTIVE AND THE DEPARTMENTS
HAVING CONVERSATIONS DIRECTLY
WITH HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS.
PRIOR TO WHEN THIS BILL WAS
ORIGINALLY SENT DOWN, WE HAD
HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF HOMELESS
SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT THEY HAD
SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT POLICIES
BEING ADVANCED WITHOUT CHECKING
IN TO SEE WHAT THE LAY OF THE
LAND WAS ON THE GROUND.
THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE
HAPPENED.
YOU'RE CORRECT THAT THERE'S
STILL A POLICY DIFFERENCE OF
OPINION ON INDIVIDUAL ROOMS
WHICH I THINK YOU AND I AND THE
CDC WOULD ARGUE IS A GOOD PUBLIC
HEALTH STRATEGY.
HOWEVER, I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT
THE LANGUAGE IN FRONT OF US, IT
DOES NOT PRECLUDE INDIVIDUAL
ROOMS.
IT OFFERS IT AS PART OF THE
SOLUTION.
WE KNOW IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE CBO AND OTHERS, THEY'RE
CONSIDERING AN ARRAY OF WAYS TO
DEDENSIFY.
HERE'S I THINK THE REALITY WE'RE
FACED WITH.
WE KNOW THERE'S $130 MILLION
FROM THE CORONA RELIEF FUND.
THERE WAS A REAL FEAR THERE
WOULDN'T BE THOSE FLEXIBLE
DOLLARS TO BE USED FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, WE HAD A LOT OF
PRESSURE TO GET THE MONEY OUT
THE DOOR FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
WE HELD BACK WITH THE DESIRE
FOR, A, LEVERAGE, BUT B, TO MAKE
SURE THE FOLKS CURRENTLY IN
SHELTERS DO SEE SOME FORM OF
DEDENSEIFICATION OR
DEINTENSIFICATION.
THAT COULD INCLUDE HOTEL ROOMS
BUT COULD INCLUDE A NUMBER OF
STRATEGIES THEY SAY THEY'RE
WORKING ON.
RIGHT NOW WE KNOW THERE'S 500
PEOPLE CURRENTLY IN CONGREGANT
SHELTERS WHO NEED
DEDENSIFICATION STRATEGIES.
I THINK BY PUTTING FORWARD THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION, CONTINUING
TO WORK TO AMPLIFY OUR CALL FOR
INDIVIDUAL ROOMS, AND I
DEFINITELY WANT TO UNDERSCORE MY
SUPPORT FOR THAT AS A LONG-TIME
PROPONENT OF THE STRATEGY, A
PART OF THE REASON WE HAD GONE
DOWN THIS PATH WAS TO TRY TO
URGE THE $1.4 MILLION TO BE USED
FOR HOTEL ROOMS.
IT'S STILL NOT A TON OF MONEY
BUT I THINK PUTTING IT FORWARD
DOES SIGNAL OUR INTEREST IN THAT
POLICY DISCUSSION AND IT ALSO
DOESN'T NECESSARILY HOLD BACK
FUNDS THAT COULD BE USED FOR
HELPING THE 500 PEOPLE CURRENTLY
IN SHELTERS WHO NEED SOME LEVEL
OF DEDENSEIFICATION.
ALSO I'LL SAY THE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AND SMALL BUSINESSES
PIECE WERE INCLUDED IN THE
INITIAL POLICY THAT PASSED.
SO THERE WAS FUNDING THAT WENT
OUT.
WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S GOING TO
BE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE
DOLLARS THAT DO COME FROM THE
EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE HERE SOON,
AND WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ASK WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S
ENOUGH RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR
WHETHER IT'S ENOUGH ASSISTANCE
FOR FOLKS TO GET OUT OF
CONGREGANT SHELTER SERVICES IN
THE FUTURE.
I THINK THE ANSWER TO THE WHY
NOW, WE HAVE $1.4 MILLION.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT'S A DROP IN
THE BUCKET OF WHAT'S NEEDED FOR
RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND FOR WHAT'S
NEEDED FOR DEINTENSIFICATION
SINCE WE ALREADY PUT MONEY
FORWARD IN THIS LAST BILL FOR
RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND WE KNOW
NOW THERE'S MORE MONEY COMING
FROM THE CORONA RELIEF FUND THAT
WE CAN USE FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
MY HOPE WAS TO PUT THE 1.4
MILLION FORWARD TO ALLOCATE IT
FOR AN ARRAY OF
DEINTENSIFICATION SERVICES TO
REALLY SIGNAL OUR INTEREST,
COUNCIL'S INTEREST IN SEEING
THOSE FUNDS GO INTO PLACE NOW TO
HELP WITH WHOMEVER WE CAN WITH
THE 500 INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED
ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY AND THAT
WE COMPLIMENT THOSE FUNDS WITH
FUTURE DOLLARS.
I DON'T THINK THE LEVERAGE HAS
NECESSARILY BEEN RELEASED.
I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY
INITIATED TO CONVERSATIONS THAT
HAD HAPPENED PRIOR AND I
APPRECIATE OUR JOINT INTEREST IN
BOTH DEINTENSIFICATION AND
RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
THIS EFFORT ALLOWS FOR BOTH
THOSE POLICIES TO MOVE FORWARD
IN A COMPLIMENTARY WAY.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
BILL, COLLEAGUES?
SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
BILL, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
ASK THAT THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WOULD SIGN IT.
I ASK THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO
AGENDA ITEMS 2 AND 3.
I'D ASK THAT THE CLERK PLEASE
READ BOTH ITEMS, 2 AND 3, INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, CLERK FILE
314426.
FULL UNIT LOT SUBDIVISION OF
PINEHURST LAND LP TO SUBDIVIDE
ONE PARCEL INTO 31 UNIT LOTS AT
12522 15TH AVENUE NORTHEAST.
ITEM 3, COUNCIL BILL 119790,
APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE
PLAT OF NORTHLINE TOWNHOMES IN
THE PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER IN
SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 26 NORTH,
RANGE 4 EAST, WM IN KING COUNTY,
WASHINGTON.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ITEMS 2 AND 3 WERE READ INTO THE
RECORD.
WE'LL TAKE SEPARATE VOTES ON
EACH ITEM AND BEFORE WE MOVE
EACH ITEM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ADDRESS ITEMS?
>> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
FINAL APPROVAL AT
12522 15TH AVENUE IN NORTHEAST
IN THE PINEHURST NEIGHBORHOOD AS
DESCRIBED BY THE COUNCIL CLERK.
THE PLAT WILL DIVIDE ONE PARCEL
TO 31 UNITS TO FACILITATE THE
SALE OF THESE TOWNHOMES.
LAST YEAR THE SDDI DIRECTOR AND
HEARING EXAMINER RECOMMENDED
APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY
SUBDIVISION.
COUNCIL'S ROLE NOW IS TO
DETERMINE IF THE APPLICANT HAS
MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
FINAL APPROVAL.
AND OTHER SDOT AND COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF HAVE ALL CONFIRMED
FOR ME THAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS
HAVE BEEN MET AND RECOMMEND
APPROVAL TODAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
ADDRESS BOTH ITEMS.
>> I USED THOSE COMMENTS TO
ADDRESS BOTH ITEMS.
THE ITEM 3 IS THE ASSOCIATED
COUNCIL BILL FOR THE NORTHLINE
TOWNHOMES PLOT APPROVAL AND ALL
OF THE INFORMATION I'VE
PRESENTED IS CONSISTENT WITH
BOTH FILES.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON ITEMS 2 OR 3?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, I WILL MOVE THAT
CLERK FILE 314426 BE PLACED ON
FILE.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO PLACE THE CLERK FILE ON FILE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE CLERK FILE?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PLACING OF THE CLERK FILE ON
FILE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
CLERK FILE IS PLACED ON FILE.
I WILL NOW MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 119790.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO PASS THE BILL.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> HERBOLD.
>> II
AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT AND I'D ASK
THAT THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ADOPTION OF
OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
NEW ITEM NUMBER 4.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
4 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 4, RELATING TO
THE RESPONSE OF THE COVID-19
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY,
REQUESTING THAT GOVERNOR INSLEE
CREATE A WASHINGTON WORKER
RELIEF FUND TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE TO UNDOCUMENTED
WASHINGTONIANS DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
>> I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
31946.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 31946.
COLLEAGUES, AS THE LEAD SPONSOR
OF THIS LEGISLATION, I'LL JUST
MAKE SOME QUICK REMARKS ABOUT
THIS PARTICULAR BILL.
SO COVID-19 RELIEF GRANTED BY
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NOT
BEEN ACCESSIBLE FOR MANY IN THE
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AS WE HAVE
OFTEN HEARD.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AS
CURRENTLY RUN BY OUR STATE ALSO
REQUIRES A SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBER WHICH MEANS MANY ARE LEFT
WITHOUT THE BENEFITS THEY HAVE
PAID INTO.
WE'RE HEARING FOR MANY
HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT
WITHOUT INCOME OR ANY RESOURCES
FOR MONTHS NOW, IMMIGRANT
WORKERS WERE AMONG THE FIRST
WAVE TO BE LAID OFF WHEN THIS
PANDEMIC HIT.
IMMIGRANT LEADERS AND
COMMUNITIES FROM ACROSS THE
STATE HAVE BEEN ORGANIZING AND
ARE CALLING FOR QUICK ACTION BY
STATE LEADERSHIP.
THERE ARE TWO CALLS TO ACTION.
FIRST ON THIS LIST CALLS ON
GOVERNOR INSLEE TO CREATE A
WASHINGTON WORKER RELIEF FUND.
LEADERS ARE CALLING FOR $100
MILLION TO BE ALLOCATED TO
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO
DELIVER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO
UNDOCUMENTED WASHINGTONIANS.
SECOND, OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY
IS ASKING FOR GOVERNOR INSLEE TO
WORK WITH THE FOUR CORNERS OF
OUR STATE LEGISLATURE TO ADDRESS
THE SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF
UNEMPLOYMENT TO PROVIDE WAGE
REPLACEMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED
WORKERS WHO AGAIN PAY TAXES AND
PAY INTO A SYSTEM THEY CANNOT
BENEFIT FROM WHEN THEY NEED IT
MOST.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT STATE
INTERVENTIONS THAT WILL HELP
MANY HOUSEHOLDS NOT FALL INTO
ABJECT POVERTY OR HAVE TO MAKE
DIGS THAT EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE
THEIR EXPOSURE TO INFECTION OF
THE CORONAVIRUS.
WE'RE SEEING MASSIVE RACIAL
DISPARITIES OF HOW THIS VIRUS IS
IMPACTING DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
IT IS HEARTBREAKING TO READ IN
THE SEATTLE TIMES THE
DISPROPORTIONALITY OF THE
POPULATION TO CORONAVIRUS
INFECTION AND COVID-19 MORTALITY
RATES.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, SEATTLE
TIMES REPORTED WASHINGTON
STATE'S BLACK, LATINX, AND
PACIFIC ISLAND COMMUNITIES HAVE
BEEN HIT.
LATINX COMMUNITY ARE SEEING
INFECTION AND HOSPITALIZATION
RATES OF FOUR TIMES THE RATE OF
WHITE PEOPLE WITH COVID-19.
THE TREND IS BEARING OUT AS WELL
AS IN ILLINOIS, LOS ANGELES,
PHILADELPHIA, THE BAY AREA, AS
WELL AS NEW YORK CITY WHERE IT
IS BLACK AND LATINX COMMUNITIES
WHO HAVE BEEN HIT THE HARDEST.
NATIVE HAWAIIAN, PACIFIC
ISLANDER COMMUNITIES ARE ALSO
SEEING INFECTION RATES AT FOUR
TIMES THAT OF WHITE POPULATIONS.
THESE INFECTION RATES ARE
IMPACTING THE SAME ZIP CODES
THAT HAVE MANY BARRIERS TO
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
INSTABILITY.
THIS RESOLUTION IS ONE WAY TO
STAND WITH IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES.
THIS CALL TO ACTION BY COMMUNITY
STATEWIDE WASHINGTON MUST BE
PART OF OUR STATE'S COVID-19
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, I
TRANSMITTED A LETTER TO GOVERNOR
INSLEE ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION
OF THIS FUND IN ADDITION TO A
NUMBER OF OTHER STRATEGIES TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR IMMIGRANT
FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND NEIGHBORS
INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE
UNDOCUMENTED.
THERE'S PERHAPS NO MORE
IMPORTANT TIME, COLLEAGUES, THAN
NOW TO REALLY STEP UP ON BEHALF
OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, BUT
IN PARTICULAR OF THOSE WHO ARE
UNDOCUMENTED.
THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN DEEMED
PRETTY MUCH BY EVERY SINGLE
DECLARATION AND PROCLAMATION AS
BEING ESSENTIAL WORKERS YET THEY
DON'T SEEM TO BE ESSENTIAL
ENOUGH TO ACCESS BASIC BENEFITS
WHEN NEEDED.
AND NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GIVING
VOICE TO THESE NEEDS, VOICE TO
MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT USE
THEIR OWN VOICE FOR FEAR OF
RETALIATION AS A RESULT OF THEIR
UNDOCUMENTED STATUS.
I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL SUPPORT
ME TODAY.
I KNOW THAT YOU WILL AND YOU
HAVE IN THE PAST.
AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL
THANK YOU TO ONE AMERICA, THE
NORTHWEST IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS
NETWORK, AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO
HAVE ALWAYS LED ON THIS WORK BY
CENTERING VOICES OF THOSE WHO
ARE UNDOCUMENTED IN THE STRUGGLE
FOR ONGOING RELIEF FOR THIS
COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I AM
HAPPY TO ADVANCE THIS RESOLUTION
AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT
ON IT AS WELL.
AND I'LL END MY COMMENTS THERE
AND SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY
COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION
BEFORE WE CALL IT TO A VOTE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
WE'RE PLEASED TO PARTNER WITH
YOU TO ADVANCE THIS.
REALLY WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE
IMPORTANCE OF HOW THE CRISIS IS
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ESPECIALLY
THE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY
AND PEOPLE OF COLOR BEING LEFT
OUT HISTORICALLY FROM NATIONAL
POLICY AND STATE POLICY AND
OFTEN THAT'S WHERE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS STEPPED IN TO
PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF.
GIVEN THE CRISIS AND THE
MAGNITUDE OF THE COVID PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS AND THE ECONOMIC
CONSEQUENCES IT'S CREATED FOR
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, I THINK
THIS IS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
FUND THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED.
WE JOIN WITH YOU AND THE
COMMUNITY IN DEMANDING THERE BE
SOLUTIONS FOR THE POPULATION AND
THAT'S YET AGAIN BEEN LEFT OUT
FROM THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
DOLLARS.
YOU HEARD THE PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY LARGELY FOCUSED ON THE
RELIEF FUND AND THE NEED FOR
SICK AND SAFE LEAVE, ESPECIALLY
FOR POPULATIONS THAT MAY BE
WORKING IN SORT OF THE GRAY
ECONOMY OR THE GIG ECONOMY,
WHICH IS NO LONGER A SEGMENT OF
THE ECONOMY.
IT'S JUST THE ECONOMY.
AS WE THINK ABOUT RELIEF THAT
NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED, I THINK
THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE
EMERGENCY FUND.
THESE ARE WORKERS THAT ARE IN
EVERY SECTOR OF OUR ECONOMY WHO
HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY LEFT OUT
AND HAVE YET AGAIN BEEN LEFT OUT
OF THESE ESSENTIAL FUNDS AS WE
NOT JUST RESPOND BUT TRY TO
SURVIVE THE INITIAL IMPACT OF
THE CRISIS.
SO I THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR THE
WORK THEY'VE DONE AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'VE DONE
TO BRING FORWARD THIS RESOLUTION
TO COUNCIL TO SHOW THAT WE ARE A
WELCOMING STATE.
WE ARE A WELCOMING CITY.
WE ADVOCATE TO FILL THE GAPS
THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED FROM THE
STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL AND
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COMMUNITY'S COURAGEOUS EFFORTS
TO CALL ATTENTION FOR THE NEED
FOR THIS FUND AND ALL THEIR
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE, WE WILL
GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT
FIRST.
I WILL MOVE TO AMEND THE
RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT 1 THAT WAS RECENTLY
DISTRIBUTED.
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AMEND THE RESOLUTION.
COLLEAGUES, AMENDMENT 1 IS VERY
SIMPLE.
IT JUST ADDS THE WORDS "STATE
LEGISLATURE" TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS SHOULD
BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT
AMONGST OUR STATE LEGISLATURE
AND THE GOVERNOR IN ESTABLISHING
A WORKER RELIEF FUND SO VERY
SIMPLE RESOLUTION, VERY SIMPLE
AMENDMENT THAT I SEE AS
TECHNICAL IN A LOT OF WAYS.
SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS ON THAT PARTICULAR
AMENDMENT BUT IT'S PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON
AMENDMENT 1?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE, I'D ASK
THAT THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT 1.
[ ROLL CALL ] NINE IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED?
HEARING NONE, I'D ASK THAT THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION
AS AMENDED.
[ ROLL CALL ]
NINE IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AS
AMENDED AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT AND I'D ASK THAT THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF THAT RESOLUTION.
IT WILL MEAN A LOT TO THE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATION
WHO IS SO DESPERATELY SEEKING
ASSISTANCE IN THIS SPACE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT IN THAT
REGARD.
OTHER BUSINESS.
THERE IS I BELIEVE TWO LETTERS
FOR CONSIDERATION FOR SIGNATURE
THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST ONE IS FROM
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WHO
DESCRIBED HER LETTER REGARDING
THE SOUTH DAKOTA RESTRICTIONS ON
TRIBAL LANDS.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO YOUR
COMMENTS FROM THIS MORNING?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I DO HAVE
TWO ITEMS, WOULD THIS BE THE
TIME TO REQUEST MY -- TO BE
EXCUSED ON TUESDAY, MAY 26TH?
>> YEAH, I WAS GOING TO DO THE
LETTERS FIRST AND THEN HAVE YOU
MOVE TO BE EXCUSED.
>> OKAY.
I'LL BE BRIEF.
AS I SHARED THIS MORNING, THIS
IS REGARDING THE CHEYENNE RIVER,
ROSEBUD SIOUX NATIONS.
AS I SHARED LAST WEEK, THE
GOVERNOR OF SOUTH DAKOTA ISSUED
A DEMAND THAT THE TRIBAL NATION
FOLKS REMOVE THEIR SECURITY
CHECKPOINTS THAT WERE SET UP TO
PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19
ON TO THE RESERVATION.
THE CHAIRS OF ALL THREE TRIBES
HAVE ISSUED STATEMENTS DECLARING
SECURITY CHECKPOINTS WERE
ESTABLISHED IN RESPONSE TO A
GROWING CONCERN OF THE NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS AND HOW THERE ARE NO
PLANS TO TAKE THEM DOWN.
I DO WANT TO ADD ON A SIDE NOTE,
I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN
THIS IN THE NEWS, IT BREAKS MY
HEART AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE TO
SHARE THAT WE HAVE DOCTORS
WITHOUT BORDERS CURRENTLY ON THE
NAVAJO RESERVATION AS THEY
ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE LIVES OF
THEIR PEOPLE AND THEIR RESIDENTS
AND THEIR CITIZENS SO WE KNOW
HOW CLOSELY NATIVE FOLK LIVE
WITH EACH OTHER AND EXTENDED
FAMILIES.
WE KNOW HOW QUICKLY THIS DISEASE
SPREADS.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A
POPULATION THAT IS POISED AS THE
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS SHARED
EARLIER THAT IT PARTICULARLY
AFFECTS AT A DISPROPORTIONATE
RATE PEOPLE OF COLOR, LOW
INCOME, PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING
CONDITIONS, ELDERS, CHILDREN,
SCHOOLS, AND SO THESE ARE THE
TYPE OF ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACING
AND THAT COMBINED WITH THE LACK
OF INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES TO NOT
GET OUT THE APPROPRIATE MONEY
THAT WAS DESIGNATED WELL OVER A
MONTH AGO THAT STILL HAS NOT
REACHED INDIAN COUNTRY.
I CANNOT STRESS HOW IMPORTANT
THIS LETTER IS AND ALSO I HEARD
FROM TRIBAL LEADERSHIP THAT
THEY'RE THANKFUL AND THEY'RE
VERY TOUCHED THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL AND MAYOR OF SEATTLE ARE
GOING TO BE JOINING THEM AND
SUPPORTING THEM IN THEIR
ALLYSHIP.
SO I ASK AND THANK ALL OF YOU TO
PLEASE SIGN THIS LETTER OF
SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, FOR THAT DESCRIPTION.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE LETTER AS
DESCRIBED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I WOULD
ASK THAT THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE ON THIS SIGNATURE TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ' PROPOSED
LETTER.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
NINE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO MOVE NOW TO BE EXPOSED?
>> YES, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST TO
BE EXCUSED ON TUESDAY, MAY 26TH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS
MOVED TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE MAY
26TH CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS?
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM THE MAY 26TH CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
WHO ALSO HAS A PROPOSED LETTER
IN SUPPORT OF A BILLED GRANT FOR
THE EAST MARGINAL WAY QUARTER
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU.
LAST THURSDAY, MY OFFICE
CIRCULATED THIS LETTER.
THIS LETTER MIRRORS A SIMILAR
REQUEST LETTER THAT THE COUNCIL
SIGNED IN FEBRUARY FOR A
SEPARATE FEDERAL GRANT.
THE CITY HAS A LONGSTANDING
INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT AND I
DO AS WELL BECAUSE IT IS
CRITICAL FOR BIKE COMMUNITIES IN
WEST SEATTLE TO ENSURE THAT
THEY'RE SEPARATED FROM TRAFFIC
WITH THE CLOSURE OF THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE THROUGH AT LEAST
THE END OF 2021.
THIS QUARTER WILL BECOME
INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT AS
FREIGHT USES THE LOWER LEVEL
BRIDGE TO WEST SEATTLE AS WELL.
THE PROJECT ITSELF WILL IMPROVE
SAFETY AND RELIABILITY IN THE
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS IN
THIS INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME
AREA.
THE LEGISLATION -- THE PROJECT
WILL SUPPORT FREIGHT LOADS BY
REBUILDING THE ROADWAY.
IT WILL SUPPORT IMPROVED
DEFICIENCY THROUGH SIGNAL
MODIFICATIONS AND INTELLIGENT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
IT WILL IMPROVE SAFETY BY BETTER
SEPARATING NON-MOTORIZED LOADS
FROM FREIGHT TRAFFIC.
THE GRANT APPLICATION ITSELF IS
FOR $20 MILLION.
THE SDOT CIP PROJECT LISTS THAT
SDOT WAS CONSIDERING APPROACHES
FOR FULL FUNDING.
OUR EARLIER GRANT APPLICATION
WAS FOR $13 MILLION.
THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS ALSO
CONTRIBUTING $5 MILLION FOR THIS
PROJECT.
THE FUNDING GAP LISTED IN THE
CIP AT THIS POINT IS $38
MILLION.
SO IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN
GETTING THIS GRANT, IT WILL HELP
US CLOSE THE FUNDING GAP.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
JUST WANTED TO SAY I
APPRECIATE THE LETTER COMING
FORWARD.
I DID HAVE THE CHANCE TO CHECK
IN WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
AT ILWU, INTERNATIONAL LONG
SHORE WORKERS UNION, AND THEY
ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT
AND THE LETTER.
SO I'M GOING TO BE HAPPILY
SIGNING ON.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I WOULD
ASK THAT THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE LETTER PROPOSED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
NINE IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT IS THE LAST ITEM THAT I'M
AWARE OF ON OTHER BUSINESS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
JUST A REMINDER FOR FOLKS THAT
TOMORROW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN
ECONOMIC FORUM ON THE REALITIES
OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO DIDN'T LISTEN TO
THIS MORNING'S MORNING BRIEFING,
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NATIONAL
EXPERTS AND LOCAL EXPERTS
TALKING ABOUT THE CRISIS THAT
COVID IS CREATING ECONOMICALLY
AND WE'LL BE HEARING FROM THOSE
FOLKS 11:00 TO 1:00 P.M.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOU
ALL JOIN US.
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, YOU CAN
SUBMIT QUESTIONS UNTIL RIGHT UP
BEFORE THE FORUM.
THERE'S A LINK ON ALL OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA PAGES, THE INFORMATION
SHOULD BE IN YOUR INBOX.
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, WE INVITE
YOU ALL TO JOIN AND PARTICIPATE
IF YOU CAN OR TO WATCH VIA THE
YOUTUBE LINK AND WE'LL BE
STREAMING OR SENDING YOU A LINK
TO WATCH IT FROM ALL OF OUR
SOCIAL MEDIA PIECES.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE ECONOMIC
FORUM ON THE REALITIES OF
INEQUITIES CREATED AND WORSENED
BY COVID, INCLUDING FOLKS FROM
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS,
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE IN THE
PUBLIC INTEREST FRONT AND
CENTER, BUDGET POLICY CENTER,
WASHINGTON HOUSING ALLIANCE,
CHIEF OF SEATTLE CLUB, VENTURES,
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME
IF YOU CAN JOIN OR TUNE IN.
>> AND OF COURSE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, CONSISTENT WITH YOUR
REMARKS THIS MORNING, THIS IS
NOT A FORMAL COMMITTEE MEETING.
WHEN YOU EXTEND AN INVITATION TO
COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU'RE NOT
INTENDING TO ACHIEVE A QUORUM OF
THIS COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YES.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT THIS
MORNING.
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S FOUR
OR LESS PEOPLE.
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU DO
PLAN TO JOIN.
WE'RE HOPING FOLKS CAN PUSH OUT
THE INFORMATION TO YOUR
NETWORKS.
IT IS A COMMUNITY FORUM.
THAT'S THE TITLE OF THE EVENT
AND WE DO HOPE YOU SHARE THAT
WITH YOUR NETWORKS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
REMINDER ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
PEOPLE WITH THE IMPRESSION THAT
THERE WAS GOING TO BE A MAJORITY
OF COUNCILMEMBERS THERE.
OKAY, FOLKS.
TAT'S IT I THINK.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO
COME?
OH, WE GOT ONE MORE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE TIME,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
JUST WANT TO
SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MY
FRIENDS ANGIE AND ELLIOT WHO
GAVE BIRTH TO THEIR FIRST CHILD.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD, AVERY, AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYTHING
YOU ACCOMPLISH.
>> ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE, THAT IS
THE LAST ITEM OF BUSINESS ON OUR
AGENDA.
THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS
TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2020.
JUST A REMINDER THAT MONDAY IS A
RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY.
IT IS MEMORIAL DAY.
SO THAT MEANS THAT OUR SCHEDULE
WILL SHIFT ACCORDINGLY AND WE'LL
BE HAVING OUR MONDAY ON A
TUESDAY.
SO OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
IS TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2020 AT
2:00 P.M.
THAT'S IT, FOLKS.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A
GOOD AFTERNOON.