>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
THE NOVEMBER 1st, 2021 MEETING
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT'S 2:00 P.M.
I'M LORENA GONZALEZ, PRESIDENT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> H PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH I WILL
MAKE SURE THE REFLECTS WHEN
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA JOHNSON
MEETING.
>>> PRESENTATION, I'M NOT AWARE
OF ANY TODAY.
WE WILL MOVE TO APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES.
THERE ARE NO MINUTES FOR
APPROVAL TODAY SO WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND MOVE TO APPROVAL OF
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
>>> WE DO HAVE TWO INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDARS TO
APPROVE TODAY.
I WILL GO THROUGH THE FIRST ONE
WHICH IS OCTOBER 18th.
AND THE SECOND ONE NOVEMBER 1st.
ALSO WANT TO NOTE FOR THE
RECORD THAT WE HAVE BEEN JOINED
BY COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> OCTOBER 18, A FORMAL ROLL
CALL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR ON OCTOBER 18, 2022
WAS OVERLOOKED LAST MEETING.
TO CLOSE THE FINAL ACTION ON
THE OCTOBER 18th INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WE WILL
FORMALLY ADOPTED TODAY.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
OCTOBER 18th INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED AND ANY ACTIONS
CONSISTENT WITH THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE RATIFIED AND
CONFIRMED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
OCTOBER 18th INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED
AND THE ACTIONS CONSISTENT WITH
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR ARE RETTA FORD AND
CONFIRMED.
THE NOVEMBER 1st INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE OBJECTIONS, THE
NOVEMBER 1st INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
>>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS NOW ADOPTED.
>>> AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN
THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR ITEMS ON THE CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA, THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR, AND THE WORK PROGRAM.
WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
THEIR ONGOING PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION AS WE CONTINUE TO
OPERATE REMOTE.
REMAINS A STRONG ATTACK OF THE
CITY COUNCIL TAB REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT REGULARLY INCLUDED ON
THE AGENDAS.
HOWEVER AS A REMINDER THE CITY
COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
END OR REMOVE THESE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIODS.
IF WE DEEM THE SYSTEM IS BEING
ABUSED OR IS NO LONGER SUITABLE
ALLOWING OUR MEETINGS TO BE
CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY.
I'LL MODERATE IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS
MEETING WAS NOTED TO BE 20
MINUTES, WITH EACH SPEAKING TWO
MINUTES.
WE DO HAVE A LITTLE OVER 30
SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY, SO I
WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD TO A TOTAL OF 30
MINUTES.
WITH EACH SPEAKER HAVING ONE
MINUTE TO ADDRESS THE CITY
COUNCIL.
SO, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL
BE OBJECTED TO 30 MINUTES.
HERE NO OBJECTIONS, THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS EXTENDED TO
30 MINUTES.
AGAIN, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE
ONLY ONE MINUTE TO ADDRESS THE
CITY COUNCIL.
THIS WILL HOPEFULLY ALLOW US TO
GET THROUGH A VAST MAJORITY OF
THOSE WHO HAVE REGISTERED FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING.
THIS AFTERNOON, EXCUSE ME.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED ON IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU
REGISTERED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER USED FOR THIS
REGISTRATION.
AND, USING THE MEETING PHONE
NUMBER, I.D., AND PASCO THAT
WAS EMAILED TO YOU UPON
CONFIRMATION.
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE
GENERAL MEETING LISTEN LINE
CALL IN INFORMATION.
AGAIN, I'LL CALL ON EACH
SPEAKER BY NAME AND IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH YOU REGISTERED
ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
IF YOU'VE NOT REGISTERED BUT
WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN UP
BEFORE THE END OF PUBLIC
COMMENT BY GOING TO COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE AT SEATTLE.GOV.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS ALSO
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE WILL ONLY BE DOING PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR 30 MINUTES TODAY.
IF WE DO NOT GET TO YOU, OR IF
YOU STILL WOULD LIKE THE
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS, YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS DIRECTLY
TO THE FULL COUNCIL AT
COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV
>> CAN I REQUEST, SINCE THEY
ARE ONLY -- SINCE I'M ASSUMING
THAT THERE ARE ONLY A FEW MORE
AS YOU SAID THEM 30 SIGNED UP,
I WOULD REQUEST THAT WE TAKE
ALL OF THEM BECAUSE WE DON'T
HAVE A LONG AGENDA TODAY.
WE'VE ONLY A FEW APPOINTMENTS.
I'M WORRIED THAT TENANTS FROM
RAIDER COURT WILL BE CUT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, WE
HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE REGISTERED
AND SOME PEOPLE SHOWING UP NOT
PRESENT.
I SUSPECT WE ARE GOING TO GET
THROUGH EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YES.
OKAY, YOU CAN -- ONCE I CALL
YOUR NAME STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN UN-MUTED WILL BE YOUR Q
THAT IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
THEN, THE SPEAKER MUST PRESS
STAR SIX BEFORE SPEAKING.
AGAIN, I'M GOING TO CALL YOUR
NAME.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR AN
AUTOMATED PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN UN-MUTED AND AFTER YOU
HEAR THAT AUTOMATIC PROMPT, YOU
SHOULD THEN PRESS STAR, THAT IS
STAR, SIX.
TO BEGIN SPEAKING.
PLEASE START BY STATING YOUR
NAME, THE ITEM YOU'RE
ADDRESSING, AND AS A REMINDER
THE PUBLIC, SHOULD RELATE TO AN
ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA, THE
NTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, OR THE COUNCIL'S WORK
PROGRAM.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
YOU HAVE ONLY 10 SECONDS LEFT
OF YOUR ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME, PLEASE
BEGIN TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
IF YOU DO NOT END YOUR COMMENTS
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME
PERIOD, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS
ONE MINUTE, THEN YOUR
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NECK
SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU'VE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE, AND
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
OLLOWING THIS MEETING, YOU CAN
DO SO ON SEATTLE CHANNEL OR THE
LISTING OPTIONS LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN
UP THE PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMENT
NOW.
I'M GOING TO START BY LISTING
THE FIRST THREE PEOPLE ON THE
LIST.
AGAIN, PRESS STAR SIX AFTER YOU
HEAR THE PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN UN-MUTED.
THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS ARE
HOWARD DALE, AND THE NEXT TWO.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
DISTRICT 7 SPEAKING ON THE
BUDGET AND FAILED POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
SO FAR IN THE BUDGET PROCESS
THE COUNCIL HAS NOT TOUCHED THE
NEARLY $30 MILLION SPENT ON THE
PRETENSE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, MAINTAINING ALL
THE CURRENT ASPECTS OF THE
POLICE INVESTIGATING POLICE
FULL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
OUTRAGEOUSLY, THIS COUNCIL
PLANS TO ACTUALLY INCREASE THE
BUDGET FOR PUBLIC RECORDS
DISCLOSURE PERSON.
THIS INDICATES A COMPLETE
DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE COUNCIL
AND THE REALITY OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING NOW AT THE OIG.
ONE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT
TWO HIGH-LEVEL WHISTLEBLOWERS
FROM THE OIG HAVE MADE IS THAT
THE OIG DIRECTOR CONSISTENTLY
HIDES THE ACTIONS OF HER OFFICE
BY DEMANDING THAT OIG STAFF NOT
DOCUMENT IN WRITING ANY
CONCERNS OR DISAGREEMENTS WITH
OPA INVESTMENTS IN AND ATTEMPT
TO SUBVERT.
THIS IS AN ABJECT FAILURE OF
COUNCIL OVERSIGHT.
WE MUST INVEST THESE MONIES IN
A SYSTEM PROVIDING FULL
COMMUNITY CONTROL OVER POLICE.
GO TO SEATTLE STOP.ORG TO FIND
OUT HOW.
SEATTLE STOP.ORG.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT UP.
>> THANKS.
I LIVE IN BETWEEN MT. BAKER AND
COLUMBIA CITY.
I LIVE TWO BLOCKS FROM THE
RANIER COURT APARTMENTS AND I
SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE
NEWS.
I HEARD ABOUT IT FROM
COUNCILMEMBER SHAMUS SAWANT'S
OFFICE.
I WENT TO A TENANTS MEETING
THEIR JUST THREE NIGHTS AGO ON
FRIDAY NIGHT AND HER JUST
ABSOLUTELY INSANE STOP CODE
VIOLATIONS, $100 RENT INCREASES,
A WOMAN WITH SICKLE CELL
ANEMIA'S RENT IS BEING RAISED
$240.
PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN OUT AND HAVE
BEEN INTIMIDATED BY THE
PROPERTY MANAGER AND
MAINTENANCE.
IT IS A DIRE SITUATION IN THE
CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO SPEAK
OUT.
I THINK IT IS STRIKING THAT
COUNCILWOMAN SAWANT, EVEN
THOUGH SHE IS NOT THE DISTRICT
2 CITY COUNCIL GOT AN EMAIL
FROM THE DIRECT OF S.E.E.D.
ASKING FOR A MEETING.
THE SHOWS THAT ORGANIZING
WORKS.
I REALLY STRONGLY URGE THE
OTHER CITY COUNSELORS TO SIGN
ON TO THE LETTER.
IT WILL BE MORE POWERFUL IF IT
COMES FROM A BUNCH OF PEOPLE,
NOT INDIVIDUAL COUNSELORS.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP.
>> HI.
I LIVE IN LOW INCOME WORK.
WORKING-CLASS.
CENTER.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I'M HERE FOR THE RENT, BUT
ALSO WE DON'T HAVE NOBODY THAT
WORKS IN HERE.
IN THESE BUILDINGS.
APARTMENT 323 A. AND THEY DON'T
HAVE NOBODY IN HERE, AND IF WE
TRY TO CALL THEM, THEY DON'T
ANSWER THEIR PHONES AND STUFF
LIKE THAT.
IT SAYS BAD CONDITIONS IN HERE.
SO, I DON'T KNOW WHY THESE
PEOPLE ARE STILL HERE.
ANYWAY.
THEY AIN'T DOING THE WORK.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP.
>> I'M AN APPRENTICE
ELECTRICIAN WITH IBEW LOCAL 46.
TWO MONDAYS AGO ALL THE
DEMOCRATS ON THE CITY COUNCIL
SHAMEFULLY ATTEMPTED TO SILENCE
WORKERS LIKE MYSELF AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WHO HAS
BROUGHT FORWARD THE LEGISLATION
TO MAKE CONTRACTED OFFICERS
FULLY PAID FOR CONSTRUCTION
WORKER PARKING.
HUNDREDS OF WORKERS PUSHED BACK
CALLING BACK USING BUREAUCRATIC
RULES AGAINST COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT TO PREVENT HER FROM EVEN
DESCRIBING THE LEGISLATION,
WHICH ARE OFFICE DEVELOPED
AFTER CONSULTING WITH RANK-AND-
FILE UNION MEMBERS.
THOSE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE
FAILED TO SAY EVEN ONE WORD IN
SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION.
EVEN THOUGH MOST OF YOU CALL
YOURSELVES LABOR FRIENDLY
PROGRESSES.
WHAT YOU DID AT THE MEETING ON
OCTOBER 18th ONLY HELP THE
CONTRACTOR BOSSES TO EXPLOIT US
AND MAKE US PAY TO HAVE TO GO
TO WORK.
HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
MANY OF THEM CAN STRUCTURE
WORKERS SEND EMAIL TO THE
COUNCILMEMBERS CALLING THEM OUT
ON THESE TACTICS.
THANKS TO THIS BOLD ACTION BY
WORKERS, THE CITY COUNCIL
DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO
PARTIALLY CONCEDE AND NOW HAVE
TO CONSIDER THE PARKING
ORDINANCE.
I URGE POLITICIANS DO NOT DELAY
ON THIS.
THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR ANY
FURTHER --
>> NEXT.
>> ESTHER, WELCOME.
I'M NOT SEEING ESTHER ON MY
SCREEN.
I.T.?
LOOKING FOR -- OH, LOOKS LIKE
ESTHER IS NO LONGER PRESENT.
IF SHE COMES BACK WE WILL
CERTAINLY BRING HER OWN.
NEXT UP IS DIANE.
>> I'M UN-MUTED NOW.
MY NAME IS ESTHER.
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, THE
TENANTS ARE BEING THREATENED
WITH $100 RENT INCREASES.
I COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THEM.
I'M AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND WHERE
I LIVE NOW I'M AFRAID OF EVEN A
10% RENT INCREASE.
I ALMOST LIVED AT RANIER COURT,
SO NOW I MUST SPEAK OUT AGAINST
THIS RENT INCREASE.
PLEASE, SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL,
STAND WITH US AGAINST THE RENT
INCREASE IN THE MANAGEMENT
MISMANAGEMENT OF PEST CONTROL
AND STAND WITH US AGAINST
ALLOWING THE RESIDENTS TO
BECOME UNINHABITABLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS DIANE.
>> HI, THANKS FOR TAKING TIME
TO LISTEN TO ME.
I'M THE CPA PRESIDENT AT A K-8
SCHOOL IN THE NORTHEASTERN
PORTION OF OUR CITY.
RATHER THAN THE DELUGE OF
NEGATIVE PRESS IT HAS RECEIVED
OVER THE PAST YEAR.
ENCAMPMENT IN THE FIELD BEHIND
THE SCHOOL.
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO HEAR
THAT THE CITY IS FINALLY
WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND NEARLY DEFINED
LONG-TERM HOUSING AND OTHER
SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ALL
CURRENT RESIDENTS WILL BE HELD
BY THE END OF THIS MONTH IN THE
AREA WILL BE CLEARED FINALLY.
WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL STICK TO
THIS.
HOWEVER, THE INVOLVEMENT BY THE
CITY HAS TAKEN FAR, FAR EK TOO
LONG.
CALLS AND LETTERS FROM
CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WITH RESPONSES THAT ONLY CASTS
ABOUT AND BLAME EACH OTHER.
THE ENCAMPMENT IS GOT TO SPS
BUT OPERATES UNDER A JOINT USE
AGREEMENT BEING MAINTAINED
MAINLY BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE A LOT MORE TO SAY HERE,
BUT OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN
SUBJECTED TO A LOT OF TERRIBLE
STUFF.
>> THANKS FOR CALLING IN TODAY.
NEXT UP.
>> HI, HI, I LIVE IN THE
APARTMENTS.
I AM CALLING ON YOU TO STAND
WITH ME AND MY NEIGHBORS.
I AM LOW INCOME.
I ALREADY PAY 1250. STARTING
NEXT MONTH, THIS MONTH, IT WILL
BE MORE THAN THAT.
1300. THE CONDITIONS ARE
TERRIBLE.
PLEASE STAND WITH ME AND SUPPORT
OUR -- AND NO RENT INCREASE.
AND FIX THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES
NOW.
ALSO SUPPORT THE NEW HOPE --
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT SPEAKER.
>> HELLO, I AM THE REVEREND.
HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF WORKING
PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN
DISPLACED, PRICED OUT, AND MADE
HOMELESS?
NOW ARE RANIER COURT APARTMENT
NEIGHBORS, PREDOMINANTLY LOW
INCOME SENIORS ARE HAVING THEIR
RENTS GO UP BY HUNDREDS OF
DOLLARS EACH MONTH.
DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?
ARE LOW INCOME SENIORS, PEOPLE
WHO ARE WORKED THEIR ENTIRE
LIVES AND NOW ARE PURPOSEFULLY
BEING GIVEN OUT.
THIS IS WRONG.
NOW IS ALSO THE TIME TO MAKE
GOOD ON YOUR PROMISES TO OUR
BLACK COMMUNITIES, SEATTLE
CENTRAL DISTRICT, BY FINDING
OUR NEW HOPE REPARATIONS.
FUNDING WHAT YOU ALREADY PASSED
AND PROMISED TO OUR BLACK
COMMUNITIES.
SO WE CAN BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND PROVIDE VITAL LIFE-
GIVING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS,
INCLUDING CLEAN GREEN.
THERE ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE
FUNDING TO PUT OUR BLACK YOUTH
ENTAILS, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE
NEED TO END HOMELESSNESS.
WE TALKED ABOUT FUNDS FOR NEW
HOPE REPARATIONS, NOW WE NEED
TO HAVE IT DONE.
DO IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP.
>> MAKE SURE YOU PRESS STAR SIX
SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
GO AHEAD.
>> I'M LIVING IN THE DAKOTA
BUILDING.
AT THE DAKOTA APARTMENTS.
ALL THE TIME THE RENT IS
INCREASING.
BECAUSE WE ARE LOW INCOME.
WE ARE SENIOR AND DISABLED MOST
OF THE PEOPLE.
ALSO, WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS
IN OUR BUILDING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE
PROBLEMS.
NO ONE WILL GO -- WITH MOST
PROBLEMS.
WE NEED THE CITY COUNCIL TO
FOLLOW WHAT'S HER NAME -- SAWANT
. TO STAND WITH US.
I'M DONE.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP.
>> YOU HAVE TO PRESS STAR SIX
SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> HI.
HEY.
HI.
THIS MORNING DURING THE
BRIEFING COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
MENTIONED SHE WAS DRAFTING A
RESOLUTION TO REJECT MAYOR
DURKAN'S OUTRAGEOUS EXECUTIVE
ORDER REINSTATING BONUSES FOR
THE DEPARTMENT.
THERE'S ALWAYS MONEY IT SEEMS
FOR PUTTING BLACK YOUTH,
WORKING-CLASS YOUTH IN PRISON.
THERE ISN'T ANY MONEY
APPARENTLY FOR HOUSING PROJECTS
AND FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES.
THE POLICE ARE SOME OF THE MOST
HIGHEST-PAID CITY EMPLOYEES,
MAKING THEM -- MAKING MORE THAN
DOUBLE WHAT IS PAY TO SOCIAL
WORKERS LIKE HOMELESS SERVICE
WORKERS.
WHERE ARE THE LIVING WAGES, LET
ALONE HIRING BONUSES FOR SOCIAL
WORKERS?
I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
RESOLUTION REJECTING HIRING
BONUSES FOR POLICE OFFICERS.
IT IS STUNNING.
WE NEED TO POINT OUT HOW THE
SOCIALISTS HAVE BEEN THE ONLY
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE
CONSISTENTLY STAYED WITH THE
BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT.
THE SO-CALLED PROGRESSIVE
DEMOCRATS HAVE TALKED ABOUT BLM
BUT FAILED TO DEFUND THE
POLICE.
>> THANKS FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT.
>> PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS
STAR SIX.
AGAIN, IF YOU'RE LISTENING,
BEFORE YOU CAN GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT YOU HAVE TO HIT STAR
SIX.
GO AHEAD.
>> HI.
I LIVE IN THE RANIER COURT
APARTMENTS.
WE ARE LOW INCOME SENIORS AND
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES.
WE ARE FACING HUGE RENT
INCREASES AND MANY OF US ARE
LIVING IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS.
AND ARE STILL PREPARING TO SAY
-- ESSENTIALLY REQUIRED TO PAY
RENT ON TIME.
AND IF WE ARE LATE, THERE IS A
LATE FEE CHARGE.
WE ARE COMING TOGETHER AS
RENTERS, AND DEMANDING FOR THE
FIRST TIME THAT THE RENT
INCREASES SINCE OCTOBER 1st BE
RESCINDED.
AND ALL MAINTENANCE ISSUES BE
ADDRESSED.
WE NEED CITY COUNCILMEMBERS TO
FOLLOW COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
LEAD AND PUBLICLY STAND WITH US.
BECAUSE SHE IS GREAT.
MY RENT HAS GONE UP BY $100
EVEN THOUGH I'VE HAD A LONG
LIST OF MAINTENANCE SINCE
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP.
>> I'M A RENTER AND WORKER.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE BACKGROUND
NOISE.
I'M IN THE AIRPORT TO GO TO A
FUNERAL AND I DID NOT WANT TO
BE CALLING IN FROM THE AIRPORT.
BUT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED ON
OCTOBER 18th, WHEN THE
DEMOCRATS ON THE CITY COUNCIL
SILENCED COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
AND SILENCED CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS IN SEATTLE WHO WERE
PAYING FOR PARKING, I HAD TO
CALL IN.
IT WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY
OUTRAGEOUS.
YOU NEED TO PASS COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S LEGISLATION FOR PAID
PARKING FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS WITHOUT DELAY.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYMORE
EXCUSES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD SENT LONG
RESPONSES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS
CLAIMING THAT THERE ARE
SUPPOSEDLY RULES THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE TIME DURING THE BUDGET
MEETING FOR OTHER WORK.
BUT YOU CAN CANCEL LAST
MONDAY'S MEETING.
STOP TRYING TO AVOID THIS ISSUE
BECAUSE YOU WOULD RATHER THAT
THESE MILLION-DOLLAR
CORPORATIONS GET AWAY WITH NOT
PAYING THEIR WORKERS PARKING.
PASS THIS LEGISLATION
IMMEDIATELY.
>> NEXT.
>> AGAIN, REMEMBER TO PRESS
STAR SIX SO YOU CAN UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
STAR SIX.
SINCE WE ARE UNABLE TO HEAR
YOU, CAN YOU TRY ONE MORE TIME,
STAR SIX?
OKAY.
LOOKS LIKE WE ARE HAVING SOME
TECHNOLOGY DIFFICULTIES, SO
LET'S MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
THEN, WE WILL TRY HIM ONE MORE
TIME.
GO AHEAD.
>> HI.
I WANT TO URGE THE PROGRESSIVES
ON THE COUNCIL TO JOIN
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IN
STANDING WITH THESE TENANTS AT
RANIER COURT.
THERE'S A LETTER SHE HAS SENT
OUT TO THE LANDLORD AND THE
PROPERTY MANAGER CALLING THEM
OUT FOR THEIR HORRIBLE
CONDITIONS AND RENT INCREASES.
I WATCHED THAT RALLY AND I
THINK YOU SHOULD TOO.
I WANT THE TENANTS TO KNOW THAT
AS A LANDLORD AND A GENERAL
HUMAN BEING I'M FULLY DISGUSTED
BY WHAT I HEARD, AND YOU SHOULD
BE TOO AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT
IT.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
TENANTS ARE WORKING-CLASS
SENIORS FROM THE BLACK
COMMUNITY.
I AM SO GLAD TO SEE THEM
JOINING TOGETHER.
I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE A
COUNCILMEMBER IN OFFICE WHO
HELPS ORDINARY PEOPLE ORGANIZE.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET
RESULTS.
WE CANNOT ASK NICELY BECAUSE
THEY CONTINUE TO IGNORE AND
COME UP WITH EXCUSES.
SO, IF THE DEMOCRATS ON THE
CITY COUNCIL DO NOT EVEN SIGN
THIS LETTER, WHICH IS THE LEAST
THEY CAN DO, THEY WOULD BE
FAILING TO STAND WITH THE MOST
VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY.
YOU HAVE CONTINUE TO SAY YOU
SUPPORT BLACK LIVES MATTER, BUT
THIS SHOWED IN ACTIONS, NOT
WORDS.
>> THANK YOU.
LET'S TRY ONE MORE TIME.
STAR SIX.
THERE YOU GO.
GO AHEAD.
>> I LIVE IN THE COLUMBIA
GARDENS AND WE HAVE CONDITIONS
HERE THAT ARE DEPLORABLE TO
OTHER RENTERS. OUR ELEVATE WAS
BUILT FOR OVER ONE MONTH WITH
DISABLED PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T GO
UP AND DOWN THE STEPS.
ARE RENT INCREASE IS IMPOSSIBLE
FOR US TO MEET.
BEDBUGS, ROACHES, FOR THE FIVE
YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN HERE.
THE LAST -- PLUMBING THEY HAVE
A PIPEFITTER.
WE HAVE FOUR INCH PIPES WHEN WE
SHOULD HAVE SIX FOR OUR
BATHROOMS.
I WAS WITHOUT A BATHROOM FOR A
LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
I HAD TO USE OTHER APARTMENTS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU
EMPOWERING NEW HOPE AND THE
CLEAN GREEN PROGRAM WHO NEEDS
YOUR HELP TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK
IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO STAND WITH THEM
AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT.
WE HOPE THAT THE CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS --
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP.
>> HELLO, I STAND WITH SAWANT'S
EFFORTS TO STOP THE RENT
INCREASES FOR RANIER COURT.
THERE RENTERS ARE BEING OUT
PRICED.
THEIR LOW INCOME PEOPLE.
I ALSO URGE THE COUNCILMEMBERS
TO SUPPORT SAWANT'S EFFORT TO
SUPPORT CLEAN GREEN AND NEW
HOPE.
CLEAN GREEN HAS BEEN AROUND
SINCE 2007. SERVING THE LOW
INCOME COMMUNITY WITH
AFFORDABLE HEALTHY ORGANIC,
AFFORDABLE VEGETABLES.
THE CITY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND
SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS.
THEY WERE THERE DURING THE
COVID GIVING AWAY VEGETABLES
THAT A LOT OF TIMES THE STORES
WERE JUST CLOSED.
SO, HELP NEW HOPE AND HELP THEM
WITH THEIR LEHIGH WITH BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HELP THE NEW HOPE COMMUNITY,
IT'S DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, AND
L.E.H.I.
TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP.
>> I'M A UNION IRONWORKER AND
JOURNEYMEN OUT OF LOCAL 86
SEATTLE.
DISTRICT 2 RENTER.
YEAH, I'M JUST CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S PAID PARKING FOR
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
SHE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS
LEGISLATION AND WE'VE HAD
HUNDREDS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
AND A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT
FOR THIS.
I THINK IT'S OUTRAGEOUS THE
AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WE'VE HAD TO
APPLY JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET
THE COUNCIL TO BRING IT TO A
COMMITTEE.
YEAH, I DEFINITELY DIDN'T
APPRECIATE THE EMAIL I GOT FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD SAYING
THAT THERE'S LIKE RULES THAT
HAVE TO FOLLOW.
WHEN I SAW THOSE SAME RULES GET
BROKEN TO REPEAL OUR AMAZON TAX.
YEAH, I JUST -- SO, I'M URGING
ALL THE POLITICIANS TO DISCUSS
THIS LEGISLATION AND VOTE TO
APPROVE THIS LEGISLATION THIS
MONTH.
EVERY WEEK --
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS SANDRA.
FOLLOWED BY ROBERT.
THEN, I'M SHOWING THAT STANLEY
IS REGISTERED BUT NOT PRESENT.
>> HELLO?
>> HI, GO AHEAD.
>> I LIVE IN THE RANIER COURT
APARTMENTS.
WE ARE BLACK AND BROWN LOW
INCOME SENIORS FACING HUGE RATE
INCREASES AND DEPLORABLE
CONDITIONS.
WE NEED THE CITY COUNCILMAN TO
FOLLOW COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
LEAD AND PUBLICLY STAND WITH
US.
WE ARE DEMANDING THAT RENT
INCREASES BE RESCINDED AND ALL
MAINTENANCE ISSUES BE
ADDRESSED.
SOME OF THE ISSUES WOULD BE
LIKE WASHERS NOT WORKING FOR
MONTHS.
ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS.
MEMBERS MUST ALSO SUPPORT THE
BUDGET DEMANDS FOR NEW HOPE
CHURCH REPARATIONS AND
FUNDRAISING FOR CLEAN GREEN TO
SUPPORT THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP.
RUBBER, WELCOME.
YOU JUST NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX
SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
THERE YOU GO.
>> I'M PASTOR OF NEW HOPE
BAPTIST CHURCH.
THE CITY CONTINUES TO TALK
ABOUT BLACK LIVES MATTER, BUT
ALL OF THE TIMES PUSHING BLACK
AND BROWN PEOPLE FURTHER AND
FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY FROM
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THE RANIER COURT APARTMENTS IS
ANOTHER INDICATION, ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF POOR RETIRED PEOPLE
NOW BEING PUSHED OUT BY HIGHER
RENTS.
THIS IS JUST GETTING RIDICULOUS.
I MEAN, WE ARE TALKING OUT OF
BOTH SIDES OF OUR MOUTH HERE.
ALSO I WANT TO ASK YOU TO KEEP
YOUR WORD AND SUPPORT THE NEW
HOPE PROJECT THAT YOU VOTED
UNANIMOUSLY TO SUPPORT.
AS WELL AS TO SUPPORT THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NEW HOPE
AND THE HOUSING -- L.E.H.I..
TO GET DOWNPAYMENTS TO BUY A
BUILDING.
I'M ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT OUR
INCREASED EFFORTS TO HELP LOW
INCOME PEOPLE AND TO BRING
BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE BACK
INTO THE CITY.
PLEASE, IF YOU BELIEVE BLACK
LIVES MATTER, BUT YOUR ACTIONS
--
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP.
>> HI, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
CLEAN GREEN.
I'M STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH
SAWANT'S OFFICE AND MY BLACK
AN BROWN COMMUNITY.
WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT BLACK
LIVES MATTER AND WE TALKED
ABOUT BEING HELPING HANDS, BUT
I AM NOT SEEING IT IN MY CITY
RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE LOW INCOME ELDERLY
BEING PUSHED OUT OF THEIR UNITS
BECAUSE OF HIGHER RENT.
AND UNLIVABLE CONDITIONS.
I'M ALSO ASKING THAT THE
COUNCIL'S OWN UP AND GIVE OUT
THE REPARATIONS TO NEW HOPE
BAPTIST CHURCH.
AND SUPPORT CLEAN GREEN ON THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
WE ARE ALL HERE TRYING TO DO
THE WORK.
WE ARE NOT JUST THINK ABOUT IT
WE ARE OUT HERE TIME TO DO THE
WORK.
IF YOU GUYS ARE ABOUT BLACK
LIVES MATTER YOU WILL HELP
SUPPORT US AND HELP US STAND
WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND BRING IN
BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES BACK
INTO THE CITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP.
>> HI.
I'M A HATE CRIME SURVIVOR FROM
RIGHT HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE.
GOVERNOR INSLEE'S REFUSAL TO
EXTEND THE EVICTION MORATORIUM
IS AN ASSAULT ON THE BIPOC
COMMUNITY THAT HELP ELECT INTO
OFFICE.
BLACK PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE
HAVE BEEN AND ARE BEING EVICTED.
THEY ARE GETTING LOCKED OUT OF
THEIR APARTMENTS, KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVES STATED RECENTLY THAT
AT LEAST 15,000 RESIDENTS HAVE
NOT BEEN HELPED YET BY THE
MORATORIUM.
THAT ENDED YESTERDAY.
THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE NEW
APPLICANTS.
THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE YET TO APPLY BECAUSE THEY
ARE BEING TOLD TO CALL BACK.
THESE NUMBERS DO NOT INCLUDE
ALL OF KING COUNTY OR
WASHINGTON STATE.
BUT THE DEMOCRATS ARE OUT THERE
BEGGING FOR US TO KEEP THEM IN
OFFICE.
TO VOTE FOR THEIR FRIENDS AND
OTHER ESTABLISHMENT DEMOCRATS.
THEY THINK THROWING US A BUCKET
WITH A HOLE IN IT IS BETTER
THAN NOTHING FROM THE
REPUBLICANS.
WHY DID DEMOCRATS END THE
EVICTION MORATORIUM AND REFERS
TO EXTEND THE UA?
THERE IS NO REASON.
I WON'T FORGET IN THIS ELECTION
CYCLE OR ANY FUTURE ELECTION
CYCLE TO COME.
I'M A 35 YEAR REGISTERED --
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
WE WILL HEAR FROM THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
>> MAKE SURE YOU PRESS STAR SIX
ON YOUR END SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> I'M A CARPENTER OUT OF LOCAL
30.
AFTER WEEKS OF PLAYING AGAINST
THE LABOR MOVEMENT THE
DEMOCRATS HAVE FINALLY LISTEN
TO US AND PUT LEGISLATION THAT
WILL MAKE FULLY PAID PARKING
FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS BACK
ON THE SCHEDULE.
OW DISGRACEFUL IT IS THAT
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SUPPOSE
IT COLD LABOUR PARTY REFUSED TO
SECOND MOTION SUPPORTING US TWO
WEEKS AGO.
YOU STOOD BY OUR CORRUPT
LEADERS AS THEY SABOTAGED OUR
STRIKE.
THOSE SAME LEADERS HAVE NOW
LOST THEIR JOBS AS THEIR TRUE
NATURE HAS BEEN EXPOSED AS THE
CHEATERS THEY ARE.
NO MORE DELAYS.
EVERY DAY WORKERS INCLUDE $30
OR MORE JUST TO BE ABLE TO GO
TO WORK.
YOU MUST PASS LEGISLATION TO
MAKE CONSTRUCTION BOSSES FULLY
PAY FOR PARKING.
YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO MAKE.
DEAD BY THE WORKERS, THE PEOPLE
YOU SAY YOU WILL SUPPORT OR
TURN YOUR BACKS ON US AS THE
UNION LEADERS DID.
>> NEXT UP.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF CLEAN
GREEN.
IT'S A NONPROFIT BASED
ORGANIZATION IN THE HEART OF
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT THAT
PROVIDES FRESH ORGANIC PRODUCE
TO THE AREA THAT ALLOWS LOW
INCOME FAMILIES THAT ARE
ALREADY FACING COST-OF-LIVING
INCREASES TO ACCESS FRESH
ORGANIC PRODUCE.
THEY GO OUT TO THE LOCAL FARMS
AND BRING BACK THINGS FOR THE
VULNERABLE POPULATION.
THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS
INVOLVED.
CLEAN GREEN HAS BEEN RECEIVING
MORE REQUESTS NOW FOR PRODUCE
THAN THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE
FOR UNLESS WE CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE AND SUPPORT LIKE THEY
HAVE BEEN DOING THROUGHOUT THIS
TIME, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF ADDING
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO CLEAN
GREEN SO THAT THEY CAN'T
CONTINUE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP.
ARTHUR, YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX.
THERE YOU GO.
WE CAN HEAR YOU?
>> I AM ARTHUR.
I AM THE CHAIR OF A GROUP THAT
IS THE LARGEST CAUCUS OF
CARPENTERS IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.
FIRST I WANT TO SAY THE
DEMOCRAT ALLIES AND THE
CARPENTERS UNION HAVE ALL
RESIGNED FOR CORRUPTION.
THE SAME ONES THAT TRYING TO
STRONG-ARM THE CITY COUNCIL AND
THEY ARE SAYING WE DON'T NEED
PAID PARKING.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE GETTING PAID
PARKING ON THE TABLE WITH
SAWANT'S BILL.
I WANT YOU TO GET IT ON
IMMEDIATELY AND I WANT YOU TO
START TALKING ABOUT IT
IMMEDIATELY.
WE EXPECT YOU TO GET THIS DONE
IMMEDIATELY.
I THINK THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE
YOUR LEGACY BE NOT ONE THAT IS
IN ALLIANCE WITH CORRUPT UNION
LEADERS THAT STOPPED OUR BALLOTS
AND REGULAR ELECTIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT.
>> HI.
I LIVE IN COLUMBIA GARDENS, A
SENIOR RETIREMENT COMMUNITY AT
RANIER COURT.
WE ARE SENIORS AND MOST OF US
ARE ON A FIXED INCOME.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A GREAT
IDEA, BUT WE NEED TO BUILD MORE
QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING THEM
FROM BUILDING BUILDINGS THAT
LOOK GREAT FROM THE OUTSIDE BUT
ARE CHEAPLY MADE INSIDE.
ON TOP OF THAT, HAD THE NERVE
TO INCREASE OUR NOTES WITHOUT
ADDRESSING A LOT OF OUR
MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN HEARING. SO, WE
DEMAND THAT CITY COUNCIL SIGN
ON TO THE LETTER THAT
COUNCILWOMAN SENT TO S.E.E.D.
AND C.O.A.S.T..
WE ASK THAT COUNCIL STAND WITH
THE TENANTS HERE AT RANIER
COURT.
WE ALSO DEMAND THAT CITY
COUNCIL FIND NEW HOPE'S
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
HOPEFULLY BUILT WITH QUALITY
AND THAT FOR 200,000 TO CLEAN --
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP.
>> HI.
I LIVE IN THE RANIER COURT
APARTMENTS.
WE ARE BLACK AND BROWN LOW
INCOME SENIORS FACING RENT
INCREASES.
AND DEPLORABLE LIVING
CONDITIONS.
WE NEED SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO FOLLOW COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S LEAD AND PUBLICLY
STAND WITH US.
WE ARE DEMANDING THE RENT
INCREASES BE DECLINED,
RESCINDED, AND ALL MAINTENANCE
ISSUES BE ADDRESSED.
WE HAVE HAD OUR BUILDINGS, I
LIVE IN THE COLUMBIA GARDENS
BUILDING, AND IT HAS BEEN
FLOODED EIGHT DIFFERENT TIMES,
FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE
APARTMENT BUILDING, AND ONE
LADY HAS HAD HER APARTMENT
FLOODED THREE TIMES ALONE.
AND THEY WILL NOT BRING IN
DEHUMIDIFIERS TO DRY UP THE
WATER TO KEEP US FROM GETTING
SICK.
FROM THE MOLD THAT CAN GROW.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP.
>> HOLD ON.
HOLD ON.
>> THIS IS JOYCE.
THE PLACE IS WENT DOWN.
THAT IS RAISING UP OUR RENT.
THEY DON'T DO NOTHING TO FIX
THE BUILDING UP, ALL THEY WANT
IS RENT.
I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO COME TO
SPEAK TO US AND LET US KNOW
WHAT IS GOING ON.
THIS IS REALLY GETTING OUT OF
HAND.
TO GIVE US THIS NOTE ABOUT OUR
RENT GOING UP.
THEY DIDN'T COME TO US AND HAVE
A MEETING OR NOTHING.
IT'S REALLY BAD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP.
GO AHEAD.
MICHELLE, YOU WILL NEED TO
PRESS STAR SIX.
STAR SIX, MICHELLE.
ONE MORE TIME.
THERE WE GO.
>> I HAVE LIVED AT RANIER COURT
APARTMENTS, SPOKANE APARTMENTS.
THEY ARE BRAND-NEW BASICALLY.
THEY HAVE ONLY BEEN THERE TWO
YEARS.
FROM THE DAY I MOVED IN THERE
WAS ALREADY WATER LEAKING IN
THE SHOWER AND MOLD AND COMING
DOWN THE SIDES.
THEY HAVE NEVER TRIED TO FIX IT
IN TWO YEARS.
MY HEATER WENT OUT EIGHT MONTHS
AGO.
I HAVE BEEN REALLY COLD, COLD,
COLD FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
I HAD TO GO BUY A SMALL SPACE
HEATER AND THAT BARELY HEATS MY
BEDROOM.
OUT OF 600 APARTMENTS IN OUR
FOUR BUILDINGS AT RANIER COURT,
THERE IS PROBABLY 250 PEOPLE
THAT HAVE LIGHTS OUT IN THEIR
APARTMENT.
THEY ARE USUALLY THE DINING
ROOM LIGHTS TO COOK AND
EVERYTHING.
THE MANAGERS ARE NEVER IN THE
OFFICE HALF THE TIME.
WE HAVE NO ONE TO COMPLAIN TO.
I JUST WANT TO STAND -- WITH
THE LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND GET US
--
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
BEFORE I READ THE NAME OF OUR
LAST SPEAKER WHO IS BOTH
REGISTERED AND PRESENT, THERE
ARE TWO OTHERS THAT ARE
REGISTERED AND NOT PRESENT.
SO, WE WILL MOVE TO MARY WHO IS
NOW PRESENT.
WELCOME.
>> HI, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
807, 80 DASH 3, I. IT IS IN THE
COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION ONE
IF YOU THINK THE JUDGES IN THIS
STATE CAN STOP BEING RACIST AND
SUPPORTING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND
CORPORATE LANDLORDS, YOU ARE
SADLY MISTAKEN.
I'M ALSO LIVID THAT GOVERNOR
INSLEE HAS ENDED THE AFFECTION
MORATORIUM AND I'M FURIOUS THAT
KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS
HAVE REFUSED TO KEEP ALL KING
COUNTY RESIDENTS SAFE WITH AN
UPDATED EVICTION MORATORIUM.
OUR VOTE IS OUR VOICE.
IF WE NEED TO WITHHOLD OUR VOTE
IN ELECTIONS TO MAKE A POINT,
WE NEED TO DO IT.
DEMOCRATS DON'T THINK THEY NEED
US.
THEY THINK WE NEED THEM.
THIS IS WRONG.
WE HAVE DEALT WITH WERE
SITUATION FROM REPUBLICANS.
WE SHOULDN'T BE ELECTING
DEMOCRATS TO GIVE US EVEN WERE
SITUATION.
OUR VOTES AREN'T RESPECTED.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS
WHO ARE BOTH REGISTERED AND
SHOWING UP AS PRESENT.
JUT DOUBLE CHECKING WITH OUR
I.T.
STAFF THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE
IN THE WAITING ROOM WAITING TO
BE MATCHED.
>> THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I.T.
>>> WE WILL MOVE TO OTHER ITEMS
OF BUSINESS.
WE ARE NOW CLOSING OUT THE
PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND
MOVING TO OTHER ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA.
NEXT UP IS PAYMENT OF THE BILLS.
COLLEAGUE, THIS AFTERNOON WE
WILL HAVE TWO BILLS TO APPROVE
IN ORDER TO PAY THE BILLS FOR
THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 11th AND
18th.
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO READ BOTH
BILLS INTO THE RECORD BUT WE
WILL TAKE A STANDALONE ROLL
CALL ON EACH OF THE TWO BILLS.
SO, TWO NEW BILLS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLES?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120208, AND
COUNCIL BILL 120209, AN
ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONEY
TO PAY CERTAIN AUDITED CLAIMS
FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 11th
THROUGH OCTOBER 15th, 2021 AND
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING
MONEY TO PAY CERTAIN AUDITED
CLAIMS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER
18th, 2021 THROUGH OCTOBER
22nd, 2021 AND ORDERING THE
PAYMENTS THERE OF.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK I
MOVED TO PANTS COUNCIL BILL
120208, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
HEARING NO COMMENTS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> NINE IN FAVOR.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE
SIGNATURE TO MY BEHALF?
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120209.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED THAT THE BILL PASSED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> NINE IN FAVOR.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF?
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH
FIVE, APPOINTMENTS 02055202059.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF EVAN
HUNDLEY AND KELLY McCAFFREY
AS MEMBERS, BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSIONERS FOR
TERMS TO MARCH 31st, 2022.
AND THE APPOINTMENTS OF JESSICA
A FARMER, DEEPA SIVARAJAN, AND
MARLON DYLAN HERRERA AS
MEMBERS, BOARDS OF PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSIONERS FOR
TERMS TO MARCH 31st, 2024.
>> THANKS SO MUCH, MADAM CLERK.
ALL FIVE ITEMS HAVE BEEN READ
INTO THE RECORD BUT WE ARE
GOING TO CONSIDER ITEMS ONE
THROUGH FOUR FIRST.
THE REASON WE ARE DOING THAT IS
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ SHARED
WITH US THIS MORNING DURING
COUNCIL BRIEFING.
SHE HAS AN AMENDMENT TO THE
FIFTH ITEM.
WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM 14 FIRST.
THEN, WE WILL CONSIDER ITEM 5
AS A STANDALONE TO ALLOW
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ TO MAKE
HER AMENDMENT.
CONSISTENT WITH THAT, I MOVED
TO CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS 2057
AND 2058, AND APPOINTMENTS 2055
AND 2059.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER WARRIORS
>>.
>> AS I SHOULD THIS MORNING IN
OUR JUNE, 2021 METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT MEETING WE
APPROVED LEGISLATION COMBINING
THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
AND THE PARK DISTRICT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE INTO WHAT IS NOW
CALLED THE BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSION.
THE INTENT WAS TO STREAMLINE
EFFORTS ORIGINALLY DUPLICATED
IN THESE ADVISORY ENTITIES.
THESE REMAINING APARTMENTS ARE
A TECHNICAL SHIFT TO UPDATE THE
APARTMENT PACKETS TO SHOW THE
NEW ADVISORY COMMISSION.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE
WILL VOTE ON THE ITEMS 1 TO 4,
AND WILL CONSIDER FIVE
SEPARATELY.
AT THIS TIME I RECOMMEND
COUNCIL CONFIRM ALL FIVE --
ALL FOUR REAPPOINTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, ARE THERE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
FIRST FOUR APPOINTMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS?
>> NINE IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED.
I MOVED TO CONFIRM APPOINTMENT
2056.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ TO
MAKE A MOTION.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO AMEND APPOINTMENT
2056 OF MARLON DYLAN HERRERA
BY SUBSTITUTING VERSION 2 FOR
VERSION 1 OF THE APPOINTMENT.
JUST A SECOND.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO AMEND BY SUBSTITUTING THE
PACKET FOR VERSION 2. OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
>> . APPOINTMENT 2056 REQUIRES
A SUBSTITUTE TO A COPPER
TECHNICAL ISSUE.
AS I STATED PREVIOUSLY DUE TO
OUR VOTE TO COMBINE THE VOTE
INTO WHAT IS NOW CALLED THE
BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION WE MUST UPDATE THE
APPOINTMENT PACKETS TO SHOW THE
NEW ADVISORY COMMISSION.
úI RECOMMEND COUNCIL CONFIRMING
APPOINTMENT 2056.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS QUESTION MARK WE ARE
JUST VOTING ON THE SUBSTITUTE
RIGHT NOW.
HEARING NONE, WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE SUBSTITUTE?
>> NINE IN FAVOR.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS AMENDED.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON THE AMENDED APPOINTMENT?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE AMENDED
APPOINTMENT?
>> NINE IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AMENDED APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED.
>>> OTHER BUSINESS.
AS I MENTIONED THIS MORNING I
WILL BE ABSENT FROM BOTH
COUNCIL BRIEFING AT THE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING ON NOVEMBER
8th, 2021 SO, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION I WILL BE EXCUSED
FROM THE NOVEMBER 8th, 2021
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, I'M
EXCUSED FROM THE NOVEMBER 8th
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
COLLEAGUES, I ALSO WANT TO
NOTIFY THE I WILL BE ABSENT AND
UNAVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL
BUSINESS FROM TODAY NOVEMBER
2nd THROUGH TUESDAY NOVEMBER
9th , 2021 ADDITIONALLY
CONSISTENT WITH THE PROTOCOLS
RELATED TO THE LINE OF
SUCCESSION I WILL BE ISSUING A
NOTICE OF ABSENCE TO THE
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
NOTING THAT FROM FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 5th, 2021, STARTING AT
12:00 P.M.
NOON, AND THROUGH TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 9th, 2021, ENDING AT
6:00 P.M., I WILL BE OUTSIDE OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
AS A RESULT, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WILL SERVE AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
FROM NOVEMBER 5th THROUGH
NOVEMBER 9th.
MY THANKS ONCE AGAIN GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
SERVING AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM DURING MY ABSENCE.
>>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL --
EXCUSE ME IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO NOTE FOR THE
RECORD FOR COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD A NOTE OF APPRECIATION.
I AM SORRY I MISSED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN ON TO THE
FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT MONTH
PROCLAMATION.
I KNOW THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
ISSUED DUE TO THE TIME
CONSTRAINTS, BUT JUST WANTED TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR ISSUING THAT.
APOLOGIES I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO SAY SO THIS MORNING AND
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR
CAREGIVERS AS WELL.
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
MONTH WITH ACTIVITIES AND
EVENTS TO COME.
THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT
FORWARD.
SORRY TO MISS IT THIS MORNING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS OF
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED.
COLLEAGUES, THIS DOES CONCLUDE
THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS
SCHEDULED FOR -- EXCUSE ME
NOVEMBER 8th, 2021 AT 2:00 P.M.
I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A
WONDERFUL AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANKS SO MUCH.