>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
WELCOME BACK.
THE DECEMBER 13, 2021 MEETING
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
IT IS TO: 02 P.M.
I'M LLERENA GONZALEZ ,
PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> PRESENTATIONS, THERE ARE NO
PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
>>> SO, WE WILL MOVE TO
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
>> I'M SO SORRY, MADAM
PRESIDENT TO INTERRUPT YOU.
I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS
MORNING THAT I DO ACTUALLY HAVE
A PRESENTATION.
IT'S RELATED TO A PROCLAMATION
FOR YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
MADAM PRESIDENT, SURPRISE, WE
DO HAVE AN ITEM AND WITH YOUR
PERMISSION I WOULD LIKE TO
COMMENT ON THIS PRESENTATION IN
FRONT OF US TODAY.
I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW MADAM
PRESIDENT WE DO HAVE THREE
GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO COMMENT ON THOSE
WITH YOUR PERMISSION, MADAM
PRESIDENT, I WILL TAKE AN
OPPORTUNITY ON BEHALF OF THE
COUNCIL TO SURPRISE YOU WITH
TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
>> I WILL NOT OBJECT.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, IT IS MY HONOR ON
OUR BEHALF AND THIS COMMUNITY
BEHIND US TO OFFER A
PROCLAMATION HONORING THE WORK
OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT LORENA
GONZALEZ AND THE TEAM.
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THE
TEAM HAVE DONE TREMENDOUS WORK
IN THE PROCLAMATION IN FRONT OF
US NOTES THEIR TIME AND OFFICE
OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS.
AND THE TREMENDOUS WORK THEY'VE
DONE IN COLLABORTION WITH
COMMUNITY AND THEIR UNWAVERING
DEDICATION TO MAKING SURE THAT
WE ADVANCE PROGRESSIVE VALUES.
THE PROCLAMATION IN FRONT OF US
TODAY COLLEAGUES, MAKE SURE
THAT WE KNOW THAT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S SERVICE EXTENDS
BEYOND CITY COUNCIL, THE ON THE
CITY'S BORDERS AS NOTED BY HER
RECEIVING AND WINNING MULTIPLE
NATIONAL AND LOCAL AWARDS
RECOGNIZING HER AND HER TEAM'S
WORK FOR THE SERVICE TO THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AND THE
DEDICATION TO THOSE THAT ARE
MOST VULNERABLE.
ALSO GETTING NATIONAL ATTENTION
FOR REWARDS AND RECOGNITION.
THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR HER FOR
TWO YEARS AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
SERVED WITH HER CHIEF OF STAFF,
ENTER INCREDIBLE TEAM TO LEAD
THE COUNCIL IN DEVELOPING RULES
AND PROCESSES TO PROTECT OUR
CITY.
TO PROTECT CITY WORKERS AND THE
GENERAL PUBLIC.
DURING THE INITIAL DAYS OF
COVID, AND HAVE LED US
STEADFAST THROUGH THE LAST TWO
YEARS UNDER HER LEADERSHIP IN
THIS TIME OF COVID, WHICH HAS
BEEN TREMENDOUSLY EFFECTIVE AND
VERY MUCH INCLUSIVE.
AND THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES
MY THESE UNPRECEDENTED
CHALLENGES HAVE LED TO POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES THAT HAVE OPENED
UP TRANSPARENCY, HAVE
MAINTAINED THE INTEGRITY OF THE
COUNCIL, AND HAVE MAJOR THAT
OUR DELIBERATIONS ARE PUBLIC
AND ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE
AND ACCESS TO COMMITTEE
MEETINGS AND ENGAGEMENT.
IF I MAY, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
LAST TO LEAVE THE LAST THREE.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY OBJECTIONS
SO I WILL CONTINUE.
WHEREAS LLERENA GONZALEZ AND
TEAM FOSTERED AN ENVIRONMENT OF
RESPECT FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE INCLUDING
SMALL BUSINESSES, WORKERS AND
VISITORS.
WHEREAS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
ONZALEZ AND HER TEAM WORKED
TO PROMOTE AN AFFORDABLE,
LIVABLE AND RESILIENT CITY.
VIBRANT WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
AND COMMUNITY CLIMATE
RESISTANCE.
WHEREAS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ AND THE TEAM SHOWED
THEIR COMMITMENT TO WORKERS
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] ON POLICIES
SUCH AS SECURE SCHEDULING, PAID
PARENTAL LEAVE, A WELCOMING CITY
AND A CLEAN CAMPAIGN ACT AMONG
MANY OTHER POLICIES.
THIS DEDICATION TO JUSTICE,
EQUITY AND FAIRNESS WILL
CONTINUE TO LIVE ON, EMBOLDENED
IN THE LAWS OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL.
NOW THEREFORE ON DECEMBER 13,
2021, THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
PROCLAIMS THAT WE HONOR THE
SERVICE, DEDICATION AND IMPACT
ON SEATTLEITES AND FAMILIES
EVERYWHERE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ AND
THE STAFF, AT TEAM LLERENA.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE,
AND MADAM PRESIDENT, WE DO HAVE
I'M SURE MORE COMMENTS FROM
COLLEAGUES.
I HAVE SOME QUOTES AS WELL FROM
THE DEPARTMENT THAT I'D BE
HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SCREEN
WE HAVE SOME GUESTS IN THE
AUDIENCE AS WELL.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I KNOW YOU
PROBABLY DIDN'T HAVE THIS IN
YOUR SCRIPT, BUT I WOULD VERY
MUCH LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES
TO ALLOW FOR THE GUESTS TO MAKE
THEIR COMMENTS WITH YOUR
APPROVAL.
>> IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO
THE REQUEST TO SUSPEND THE
RULES?
THIS IS A LITTLE AWKWARD HAVING
IT PRESENTED TO ME.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT IS --
>> WHY NOT?
>> IS 2021, WHY NOT?
HEARING NO OBJECTION, OUR
GUESTS MAY PROCEED.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA TO
WALK US THROUGH THAT ORDER.
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
AGAIN, VERY EXCITED WE WERE
ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE SURPRISE.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES AND TAKE
IT TO COMMUNITY.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
THAT WANTED TO CALL IN TODAY.
WE JUST LEFT IT TO THREE FOLKS
TODAY I WANT TO WELCOME THEM.
VERY HAPPY THAT YOU THREE ARE
WITH US AND I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO YOU TO ROUND OUT OUR
PRESENTATION BEFORE WE HANDED
OVER TO COLLEAGUES IF THAT'S
OKAY, COLLEAGUES?
OKAY.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
I SEE OFF MUTE IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO GO FIRST.
>> SURE.
IS JUST A REAL PRIVILEGE,
LORENA, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ, TO BE ABLE TO JOIN
IN THIS EFFORT TO HONOR YOU AND
THE WORK YOU'VE DONE.
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW
YOU FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND
COUNT MYSELF LUCKY TO BE A
COLLEAGUE AND A FRIEND, AN
ADMIRER.
THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS IN
COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN
INSPIRED BY YOUR WORK OVER THE
YEARS.
BEFORE YOUR OWN COUNCIL, AND
WHILE YOU WERE IN COUNCIL.
AND ARE READY TO SEE WHAT YOU
DO NEXT.
I WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT
TO RECOGNIZE THE LEGACY YOU
WILL LEAVE ON CONSTITUTIONAL
POLICING, ON WORKER RIGHTS, AND
ON IMMIGRANT RIGHTS HERE IN
SEATTLE AND ACROSS THE REGION.
IT'S BEEN A HARD LAST FOUR
YEARS WITH THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION, WITH COVID,
CASE IN POINT I'M IN WHITE
CENTER GETTING MY BOOSTER SHOT
AS WE SPEAK.
I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE ALL
OF THE HARD WORK YOUR
COMMITMENT, THE SACRIFICES
YOU'VE MADE.
THE EXPERIENCES OF BEING A
WOMAN OF COLOR, SERVING ON THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, THE
TROLLS -- [ LAUGHTER ] AND ALL
THE FOLKS WHO DID EVERYTHING
THEY COULD TO HARM AND KNOCK US
OFF YOUR VISION.
JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU
MY DEEP APPRECIATION AND THE
APPRECIATION OF SO MANY FOLKS
THAT I'VE WORKED WITH OVER THE
YEARS IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY
AND ALL THAT YOU'VE
ACCOMPLISHED, YOUR COMMITMENT
AND ALL THAT YOU STOOD FOR.
SO, THANK YOU, LORENA, AND
IT'S A REAL PRIVILEGE.
>> NEXT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ,
LORENA, I WAS ASKED TO
REPRESENT THE LABOR COUNCIL
HERE TODAY.
I'M SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DO
THAT.
I THINK THE IMPACT YOU'VE HAD
ON THE LABOR COMMUNITY AND ON
WORKERS IN OUR CITY HAS BEEN
PROFOUND.
THE STRONG WORK YOU HAVE DONE
FOR HOTEL WORKERS, WHICH
OBVIOUSLY IS VERY DEAR TO MY
HEART.
TO THE FAIR SCHEDULING, AND
YOUR WORK ON PAID PARENTAL
LEAVE, BOTH IN THE CITY AND ON
THE STATE LEVEL.
ALL OF THAT HAS MADE SUCH A
PROFOUND IMPACT.
I WAS SO LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO
WORK WITH YOU ALONG THE WAY.
I THINK WHAT HAS ALWAYS STOOD
OUT TO ME, AND TO ALL OF US, IS
THAT YOU'VE TAKEN YOUR LIVED
EXPERIENCES AND TRANSLATED THAT
INTO POLICY THAT REALLY IS
MEANINGFUL ON AN EVERY DAY
BASIS.
AND HAVE FOUGHT REALLY HARD FOR
THOSE POLICIES, AND IT'S GOING
TO LAST, IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO
LAST FOR A LONG TIME.
SO, SAD TO SEE YOU GO, BUT ALSO
EXCITED FOR WHAT IS NEXT.
DON'T BE A STRANGER, BECAUSE
THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
SO, THANK YOU, LORENA.
>> AND NOW, LAST BUT NOT LEAST.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ, I'M
JUST HONORED TO BE PART OF MANY
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OUR
GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SERVICE IN
CITY COUNCIL.
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND ALSO
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR TEAM.
I KNOW THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT,
WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH IN THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS.
YOU HAVE HEARD, AND I THINK --
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED
TO EXPRESS HIS HOW GRATEFUL WE
HAVE BEEN ABOUT THE FACT THAT
DURING YOUR TERM, AND OF COURSE
DURING YOUR TIME IN THE
COUNCIL, AND JUST, WE
ANTICIPATED THAT FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING OF COURSE, BUT HOW
YOU DEMONSTRATED YOUR FOCUS ON
ENSURING THAT MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY, PART OF MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES, HAVE ACCESS TO
SERVICES.
HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS.
HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
AND OF COURSE SOMETHING THAT'S
CLOSE TO MY HEART IS THE LEGAL
DEFENSE FUND THAT YOU HELPED TO
LAUNCH IN 2017.
JUST HOW THAT WAS A -- ONE OF
THOSE BIG STEPS FORWARD FOR OUR
REGION AND HOW IT LED TO THE
STATE EVENTUALLY LAUNCHING
SOMETHING SIMILAR.
AS WAS SAID, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I HOPE YOU TAKE AWAY IS
THE FACT THAT THAT LEGACY
CONTINUES.
THE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND WILL
CONTINUE AND NOW WILL BE
EXPENDED BECAUSE OF YOUR WORK
THIS PAST YEAR.
I CAN'T EVEN COUNT THE NUMBER
OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS
WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN
PROFOUNDLY CHANGED BECAUSE OF
THAT.
THEIR LIVES WILL BE CHANGED
FOREVER, AND THE WORK WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THAT
PARTNERSHIP.
OF COURSE THAT'S JUST ONE
EXAMPLE OF MANY POLICIES THAT
YOU HELPED TO INITIATE.
SO, ON BEHALF OF ALL THOSE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MIGHT NOT
GET A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO
EXPRESS YOUR GRATITUDE IN THIS
SETTING, I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO
SHARE THAT GRATITUDE.
AS A CITY RESIDENT MYSELF, JUST
TO BE GRATEFUL BECAUSE I KNOW
LIKE ALL OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL,
IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK AND
YOU DEAL WITH VERY COMPLICATED
ISSUES.
BUT COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK
YOU FOR BEING A STRONG LEADER
FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WE ARE
DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT AND
WISH YOU THE BEST OF SUCCESS IN
YOUR NEXT FUTURE -- YOUR NEXT
UP IN THE FUTURE WHICH I KNOW
WILL BE SAY SOMETHING
WONDERFUL.
SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD
JUST CONCLUDE MY REMARKS BY
SAYING THANK YOU AS WELL TO YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY
PANEL FOR THEIR COMMENTS.
I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES PROBABLY
HAVE SOME COMMENTS AS WELL.
THE COMMUNITY REALLY SUMMED IT
UP THERE WAS A HUGE PART OF
CRAFTING THIS PROCLAMATION.
I WANT TO THANK THEM.
SHE WORKED WITH I.T.
AND THE CLERKS AND GOT THIS ALL
COORDINATED.
SO JUST A FEW WORDS FROM THE
CLERKS.
THE CITY CLERK SAID COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND HER TEAM HAVE LED
AN INCREDIBLE GRACE, COURAGE
AND WE DILLION'S AND INSPIRED
THE SAME IN EACH OF US.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR HER
OVERWHELMING SUPPORT OF THE
CLERKS.
WE DON'T TAKE THAT SUPPORT
LIGHTLY, AND WE ARE APPRECIATIVE
OF HER CONFIDENCE AND TRUST
THAT SHE HAS PLACED IN OUR
TEAM.
CENTRAL STAFF SAY THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP DURING THIS TIME.
WE HAVE BEEN HONORED TO SERVE
WITH THE.
BUT COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS --
DEEP COMMITMENT TO A WELL-BEING
OF STAFF BEHIND THE SCENES.
FROM THE COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS A FIERCE
ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY, JUSTICE,
AND HAS AN UNSHAKABLE MORAL
CORE THAT GUIDED HER POLICY AND
HAS A WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR AND
ON COLLAPSIBLE WORK EFFORT.
FROM HR AND FINANCE THEY SAY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT DEMONSTRATED
AN EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP TO
THIS EXPERT PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY BY MAKING DELIBERATE
AND THOUGHTFUL DECISIONS THAT
CENSORED THE OVERALL WELLNESS
OF THE STAFF AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
MADAM PRESIDENT, WITH THAT I
WILL CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS.
I'M SURE OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE
SOME NOTES.
I WILL ALSO NOTE BEFORE WE END
THIS PIECE WE HAVE PUT YOU IN
AN AWKWARD POSITION OF ALSO
LETTING FOLKS HAVE A CHANCE TO
SIGN.
I'LL BE GLADLY SIGNING ON.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES
WHO OFFERED AS WELL TODAY.
>> IN THE LAST DITCH SURPRISE I
SEE THAT THERE ARE NOW REMARKS
IN MY SCRIPT TELLING ME WHAT I
SEE TO SAY NEXT.
APPARENTLY WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO
SAY NEXT IS ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS BEFORE WE REQUEST
SIGNATURES TO BE ASSESSED?
WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
MORALES, AND THEN JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND YOUR TEAM FOR
PULLING THIS SURPRISE TOGETHER.
IT'S REALLY LOVELY.
REALLY SO PLEASED THAT WE HAVE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS HERE WITH US
TO CELEBRATE THE LEADERSHIP OF
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
WHAT I'VE ALWAYS MOST
APPRECIATED ABOUT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ IS THE
STRENGTH OF HER VISION FOR A
MORE JUST CITY.
IN PARTICULAR SHE'S BEEN A
FANTASTIC PARTNER TO ME ON
LABOR STANDARDS LIKE SECURE
SCHEDULING.
WORKING TO GET PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE PASSED.
AND CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING.
I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THAT I
KNOW WHERE SHE'S COMING FROM.
EVEN WHEN WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS
AGREED.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT, IS HAVING THAT SORT
OF STRAIGHTFORWARD LEADER TO
WORK WITH.
IT'S BEEN A VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT TO ME PERSONALLY.
SHE HAS PROVEN HERSELF TO BE, I
THINK, THE BEST PARTNER TO WORK
WITH ON THE COUNCIL.
IF YOU WANT TO ADVANCE A POLICY
OBJECTIVE, SHE'S THE PARTNER
THAT YOU WANT TO WORK WITH,
BECAUSE SHE WILL GET IT DONE.
HER VISION OF LEADERSHIP IS
CENTERED IN BUILDING LEADERSHIP
IN OTHER PEOPLE.
AND IN BUILDING POWER NOT FOR
HERSELF, BUT BUILDING POWER FOR
COMMUNITY.
BREANNA THOMAS, CODY RYDER, AND
OTHERS ARE TREMENDOUS ASSETS TO
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND ITS
RESIDENTS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
BUT, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THEIR
LOYALTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ IS EVIDENCE OF MORE
THAN THEIR SHARED COMMITMENT TO
HER POLICY OBJECTIVES.
I BELIEVE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ BRINGS OUT THE BEST
IN THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM SHE
WORKS.
SHE HAS BROUGHT THIS QUALITY TO
HER WORK AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
AND AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL, SHE HAS UNDERSTOOD
THAT IT'S HER JOB TO ASSIST HER
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO BE
SUCCESSFUL REPRESENTATIVES,
BOTH IN ACCOMPLISHING THEIR
INDIVIDUAL POLICY GOALS, AND IN
HELPING THEM BEST REPRESENT
THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SHE'S
UNDERSTOOD THAT EFFECTIVE
COUNCIL LEADERSHIP MUST BE
FOCUSED ON STRONG, PROGRESSIVE
POLICYMAKING THAT CONTINUES TO
LEAD THE NATION IN ADDRESSING
THE MOST DIFFICULT ISSUES FACING
PEOPLE IN OUR CITY, AND
FOCUSING ON PROTECTING THE MOST
ROLLABLE.
AS MANY HAVE SAID ALREADY,
THESE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR OUR
CITY.
BUT, IN ALL OF MY 24 YEARS
WORKING AT CITY HALL, I HAVE
NEVER BEEN AS PROUD OF THE WORK
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DONE,
THEN IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
PRESIDING OVER THIS COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSPIRED,
AND INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE,
WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO OFFICE
TWO YEARS AGO I WAS A LITTLE
INTIMIDATED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
BUT, THEN COVID SENT US ALL
HOME, AND THE NEWBIES HAD ABOUT
60 DAYS UNDER OUR BELTS.
SO, I REACHED OUT TO LORENA
MANY TIMES IN THOSE FIRST FEW
MONTHS REALLY JUST TO
UNDERSTAND PROCEDURE.
TO UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS WORKED.
GET ADVICE.
ASK FOR SIMPLER EXPLANATIONS OF
LABOR LAW AND NEGOTIATION
PROCESSES.
AND YOU REALLY HAVE BEEN SO KIND
IN SHARING WITH ME AND MY STAFF
THE THINGS THAT WE NEEDED TO
KNOW TO DO THIS JOB WELL, AND
TO REALLY BE ABLE TO MOVE THE
KINDS OF THINGS WE THOUGHT WERE
VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR
DISTRICT.
SO, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR MENTORSHIP, AS WELL AS I
LEARNED THE ROPES HERE AT
COUNCIL , AND REALLY JUST WANT
TO APPRECIATE THE SOUNDING
BOARD THAT YOU'VE BEEN FOR OUR
OFFICE.
AND THE GRACE THAT YOU AND YOUR
STAFF HAVE SHOWN AS WE TRIED TO
NAVIGATE THIS INCREDIBLY
DIFFICULT LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU
BEEN SUCH A GREAT COLLEAGUE,
AND I'M PROUD TO CALL YOU MY
FRIEND.
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, AND I
WISH YOU A FULFILLING JOURNEY.
>> OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
GIRL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY
ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I REMEMBER
MEETING YOU WHEN YOU WERE IN
LAW SCHOOL.
I WATCHED YOUR CAREER GROWTH
AND I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE
ELECTED TO THAN THE HISPANIC
BAR.
I THINK YOU ARE THE ONE THAT
CHANGED IT TO THE HIS LATINO
BAR.
OF COURSE YOU DID.
THE LEGISLATION THAT YOU DID ON
THE ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION,
COMING IN AS A NEW
COUNCILMEMBER AND TAKING THAT
OVER, I THINK ONE OF MY
HIGHLIGHTS OF MY FAVORITE
STORIES IS YOU PROBABLY HAVE
THE BEST TO LAUGH.
ONE MORNING YOU AND I AND I
CAN'T REMEMBER WHO ELSE WAS
WITH US AND WE WERE TRYING TO
GET IN THE DOOR.
WE FINALLY GOT IN THE DOOR AND
YOU SCREAMED OUT, DIVERSITY IN
THE HOUSE!
[ LAUGHTER ] THIS IS WHY PEOPLE
LOVE THIS WOMAN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP,
FOR DEFENDING ME, FOR BEING
THERE WHEN WE WERE DOING THE
DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE.
MURDERED AND INDIGENOUS WOMEN,
THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL, ALL THE WORK YOU DID
WITH OUR GROUPS, WITH THE
REFUGEE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE.
COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT
WITHOUT YOU.
AND ALSO ON A PERSONAL NOTE, WE
ALREADY KNEW YOU WERE A LEADER,
WE KNOW YOU ARE PASSIONATE, WE
KNOW YOU ARE FIERCE, AND I
THINK I SHOULD THIS TO YOU ONE
TIME MAYBE IN A CAR, BUT I'LL
SAY IT AGAIN.
I'VE ALWAYS EXPECTED BIG THINGS
OUT OF YOU, AND I KNOW YOU ARE
GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND YOU
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SET
THIS WORLD ON FIRE.
WE WOULD EXPECT NOTHING LESS SO
I WANT TO RAISE MY HANDS TO YOU
AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TRY TO FINISH GETTING
THROUGH ALL THIS WITHOUT
CRYING.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND THEN
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME ON
THE DIVERSION ACT THIS MORNING
WHERE I SHARED THE MAJORITY OF
MY THOUGHTS CLAIMING I DIDN'T
KNOW WHEN TO SHARE THEM.
SINCE I ALREADY SHARED WITH YOU
WHAT I HAD TO SAY, I'LL JUST
KIND OF HIGHLIGHT WHAT I THINK
WAS MOST IMPORTANT.
IS THAT OUR CITY IS FOREVER
DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF YOUR WORK,
BECAUSE OF YOU, AND BECAUSE OF
YOUR TEAM.
WE ARE SO DIFFERENT NOW FROM
WHERE WE WERE IN 2015, AND WE
ARE DIFFERENT FOR THE BETTER.
I SEE THAT FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND FROM FRIENDS ACROSS OUR
CITY.
ON THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT
HAVE CHANGED.
JUST BRIEFLY I KNOW YOUR CIVIC
WORK WILL CONTINUE, AND I
REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEE
HOWLING YOU SHAPE OUR SOCIETY.
YOU'VE DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB
SO FAR.
KEEP IT UP, LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU MORE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAME
PRESIDENT.
I TAKE A LOT OF PRESSURE THING
ABLE TO CALL YOU THAT FOR ONE
MORE MEETING.
I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
EXPRESS SIMILAR TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THAT
FOUR OF US SHOWED UP ALMOST THE
MAJORITY OF THIS COUNCIL, AND
HAD ONLY REALLY GOSH, 60 DAYS
SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS LONGER.
THAN WHAT IT ACTUALLY WAS.
IT WAS ACTUALLY 60 DAYS.
THAT'S PHENOMENAL.
BUT HOWEVER MANY DAYS IT WAS,
NOT MANY, TO SORT OF GET
SETTLED IN.
AND TO LEARN HOW TO BE A CITY
COUNCILMEMBER, AND TO LEARN HOW
TO SETTLE IN AND WORK WITH
EIGHT OTHER COLLEAGUES TO GET
SOMETHING DONE.
IT HAS JUST BEEN REALLY A
REWARDING EXPERIENCE TO GET A
CASE STUDY IN SOMEONE LEADING
IN THE MIDDLE OF AN
UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS.
AND A CRISIS THAT NONE OF YOUR
PREDECESSORS IN RECENT MEMORY
HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH.
HOPEFULLY NONE OF YOUR
SUCCESSORS TOO FAR INTO THE
FUTURE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
BUT TO HAVE WASTED ON YOU A
ONCE IN A CENTURY PANDEMIC, AS
WELL AS AN UNPRECEDENTED SERIES
OF PROTESTS FOR A LONG OVERDUE
RACIAL RECKONING, AND REALLY
WADING INTO THAT SPACE WITH
SOME POLICY THAT HAS REALLY
MOVED THE BALL FORWARD IN A LOT
OF WAYS.
I THINK THAT NO ONE WOULD
DISAGREE THAT SEATTLE HAS BEEN
SEEN AS A NATIONAL BEST
PRACTICE IN RESPONSE TO THE
COVID CRISIS.
THAT IS DUE IN NO SMALL PART TO
LEADING WITH BEST PRACTICES ON
PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, AND BRINGING PEOPLE
TOGETHER AND OVERCOMING VACCINE
HESITANCY.
IT WAS JUST REALLY GOOD IN MY
FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO BE
ABLE TO SEE LIKE OKAY, THIS IS
HOW SOMEONE BRINGS TOGETHER
PEOPLE WHO DON'T AGREE ON A LOT
OF OTHER STUFF, BUT AGREE THAT
WE NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS
CRISIS.
THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD
FOUNDATIONAL MOMENT, AS I GO
INTO THIS ROLE, AND DOES I
CONTINUE IN THIS ROLE.
ONE THING I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO TO ECHO SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES, AS I'M REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT YOU ARE
GOING TO DO NEXT IN THE
COMMUNITY, AND HOW WE WILL
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH YOU AS
A PRIVATE CITIZEN IN ADVANCING
THIS IMPORTANT WORK.
THE IT ON PUBLIC HEALTH, THE
REFORM OF POLICE, REPRESENTATION
FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES, AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO
CONTINUE THAT WORK.
EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT ON THE DAIS
ANYMORE.
THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
GET TO KNOW YOU AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD
OUR WORKING RELATIONSHIP ON
COMMON CAUSES INTO THE FUTURE.
SO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
SINCE YOU TOOK OVER AS OUR
LEADER, AND YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS
NEVER BEEN IN DOUBT, YOU ARE A
NATURAL LEADER.
I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO OUR
CALLS AND CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE
AS I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD SAID, I ALWAYS KNEW IT
WOULD BE STRAIGHTFORWARD.
YOU WOULD BE CLEAR ON WHAT YOUR
PRIORITIES ARE, BUT ALSO TAKE
TIME TO FOR ME TO LEARN FROM
YOU.
FOR YOU TO GIVE ME THAT GRACE
TO DO SO.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU IN THE FUTURE, WHATEVER'S
NEXT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
AMAZING TEAM YOU'VE ASSEMBLED.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK
WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
JUST LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT'S
NEXT.
AND HOW I CAN WORK WITH YOU
NEXT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT RUNS US THROUGH
THE ROSTER.
WE DO HAVE TO AFFIX SIGNATURES.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WASN'T
PLANNING ON MAKING ANY -- I
DON'T HAVE ANY PREPARED
REMARKS, WHICH IS ALWAYS
DANGEROUS.
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT I DO, I DO
JUST FROM -- JUST FROM THE
BOTTOM OF MY HEART, REALLY
EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO EACH OF
YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
FOR YOUR COUNCIL.
FOR YOUR COLLEGIALITY, AND FOR
CHALLENGING ME, EACH ONE OF YOU
HAS A PERSONAL STORY WITH ME OF
CHALLENGING ME TO BE BETTER.
AND TO DO, AND TO DO DIFFERENT.
THOSE ARE MOMENTS OF GROWTH AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO BE HUMBLE AND
TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THE
RESILIENCE AMONGST THIS ENTITY
THAT I CONTINUE TO HAVE -- THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL HAS LED ON
MANY ISSUES THROUGHOUT ITS
HISTORY, AND IN THE LAST SIX
YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL,
WE HAVE BECOME YOUNGER.
MORE DIVERSE RACIALLY.
AND BY GENDER, AND ALSO BY
ECONOMIC STATUS.
I THINK THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN,
WE ALSO BEGAN TO LIFT UP MORE
DIVERSE PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES TO
TRULY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF
THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE
IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
THEY HAD FRANKLY BEEN NEGLECTED
FOR MANY GENERATIONS AND
DECADES BEFORE ALL OF US
ARRIVED TO THIS SEAT.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN A
COUNCILMEMBER, NOT ONLY HAS THE
COUNCIL CHANGED, BUT I HAVE
PERSONALLY AND PROFOUNDLY
CHANGED.
I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE AND GOT
MARRIED TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,
CAMERON WILLIAMS, WHO CONTINUES
TO SUPPORT ME UNCONDITIONALLY
IN THIS INCREDIBLY TAXING AND
TRYING JOB THAT DOESN'T ALLOW
US TO REALLY GO TO THE GROCERY
STORE WITHOUT ANONYMITY
ANYMORE.
AND FOR HIS LOVE AND HIS
SUPPORT, AND FOR HIS COUNSEL
AND HIS ADVICE AND MAKING SURE
THAT I ALWAYS STAY CENTERED, TO
WHO I AM AND WHAT WE WANT, THE
CITY AND THE WORLD TO BE, I'M
ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.
I ALSO BECAME A MOM ON THIS
CITY COUNCIL.
TOGETHER WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
A FIRST FOR THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL TO HAVE NOT JUST ONE,
BUT TWO PREGNANT WOMEN ON THE
CITY COUNCIL BECOME FIRST-TIME
MOM'S.
IT HAS BEEN A TRUE HONOR TO NOT
ONLY LEAD IN THE LAST TWO YEARS
AS A WOMAN OF COLOR, BUT AS A
FIRST-TIME MOM, AND BREAKING
BARRIERS AND STEREOTYPES OF
WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE
POSITIONAL POWER, AND ALSO LEAN
INTO YOUR MOTHERHOOD AND SHOW
UP AT APRIL COUNCIL ZERO-BASED
MEETING AND PRESIDE OVER A
COMPLEX MEETING DURING
UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS, AND A RACIAL RECKONING
THAT WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED IN
OUR LIFETIME, WHILE ALSO BREAST-
FEEDING AND NURSING.
AND, I ALSO SUFFERED PROFOUND
LOSS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
MANY OF US HAVE.
FOR ME PERSONALLY, I NOT ONLY
LOST MY HOME DUE TO A FIRE, BUT
WE ALSO LOST MY MOTHER IN LAW,
MARY LOU.
IN THAT SAME FIRE.
ALL OF YOU JUST SHOWED UP AND
RALLIED FOR ME AND SENT FLOWERS
AND FOOD AND HELPED US MOVE
INTO OUR NEW PLACE AND OFFERED
TRUCKS AND DIAPERS AND CLOTHES.
AND JUST LOVE AND AFFECTION AND
I AM GRATEFUL TO EACH OF YOU.
IT'S EASY TO GET LOST IN THE
POLICY DEBATES AND THE FIGHTS
AND THE ARGUMENTS THAT WE HAVE
DAY TODAY, PUBLICLY AND
PRIVATELY, ABOUT DIFFERENCES OF
OPINIONS ON A PARTICULAR BILL
OR AN AMENDMENT, BUT THE THING
I WILL NEVER BE CONFLICTED
ABOUT IS HOW VALUABLE MY
FRIENDSHIP WITH EACH OF YOU IS,
AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE.
I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
WHAT ALL OF YOU DO ON THE CITY
COUNCIL, AND I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO BEING JUST AN
ORDINARILY ENGAGED CITIZEN IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IF YOU CAN
BELIEVE IT.
I DON'T THINK MANY OF YOU CAN
BELIEVE THAT.
[ LAUGHTER ] I DON'T HAVE ANY
BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE TODAY
ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT, BUT I KNOW
I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF
TIME TO REST AND RECOVER, AND
THEN REALLY SOLIDIFY WHAT MY
NEXT OPPORTUNITIES ARE.
SO, MUCH GRATITUDE TO EACH AND
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.
I COULD SPEND THE NEXT HALF
HOUR, BUT I WON'T, GOING
THROUGH EACH THING THAT I'VE
WORKED WITH ALL OF YOU ON, BUT
I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO ALL THE
COUNCILMEMBERS, YOUR STAFF.
OUR I.T.
DEPARTMENT, OUR CLERK'S OFFICE,
CITY AUDITOR OFFICE, OF HEARING
AND EXAMINER, ALL OF THE FOLKS
IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH WHO I
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
WITH SINCE 2014 ON SUCH
TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT POLICY
ISSUES THAT LIFT UP OUR
FAMILIES, WORKING PEOPLE,
CHILDREN, IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES,
OUR NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AND OUR
LGBTQ COMMUNITIES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
SEE WHAT YOU ALL DO AND TO
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT YOUR WORK
ON THE OUTSIDE.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU ALL
HAVE DONE FOR ME PROFESSIONALLY
AND PERSONALLY.
>>> ALL RIGHT COLLEAGUES, NOW
WE HAVE TO VOTE.
SIGNATURES WILL NEED TO BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION, SO
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THE
SIGNATURE AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION, HONORING THE WORK
OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND
MY MOST AMAZING, LOYAL, TEAM.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
IT'S NOT EASY TO SURPRISE ME.
[ LAUGHTER ] SO, WELL DONE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, EVEN
SENT ME A LITTLE DISTRACTION
FLYER THIS MORNING.
SO COMPANY CONGRATULATIONS ON
SUCCESSFULLY -- [ LAUGHTER ]
SURPRISING ME AND OF COURSE
HUGE GRATITUDE TO EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF MY TEAM MEMBERS.
WHO HAVE ALL BEEN STALWARTS AND
AMAZING PUBLIC SERVANTS IN THIS
CITY.
THEY WILL ALSO ALL BE DOING
AMAZING WORK ON BEHALF OF THE
PEOPLE OF THIS CITY MOVING
FORWARD.
SO, HOPEFULLY YOU WILL JOIN ME
IN CELEBRATING THEIR
ACHIEVEMENTS TO OUR TEAM AS
WELL.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE
SURPRISE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE
PULLED OUT WITHOUT THE CLERK'S
OFFICE.
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO
HER ONE LAST TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND
MOVE ON BECAUSE WE HAVE A
ROCKING AGENDA.
BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT TO GO
OUT IN A BORING FASHION.
[ LAUGHTER ] SO, LET'S GET
GOING.
THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DECEMBER 6, 2021
HAVE BEEN REVIEWED.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE?
>>> THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
OBJECTED?
NO OBJECTION THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED.
>>> IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
>>> WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD,
COLLEAGUES.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN UP
OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
ITEMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THE WORK
PROGRAM.
I CONTINUE TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR THEIR ONGOING PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION AS WE CONTINUE TO
OPERATE THE TRIM OF PUBLIC
COMMENT SYSTEM.
IT DOES REMAIN OUR STRONG
INTENT TO HAVE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT REGULARLY INCLUDED ON
THE AGENDA'S.
HOWEVER AS A REMINDER THE CITY
COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
END OR ELIMINATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD SAID ANYTIME IF
WE DEEM THE SYSTEM IS BEING
ABUSED OR IS NO LONGER SUITABLE
FOR ALONG THE MEETINGS TO BE
CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY.
A MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
WE HAVE SLATED TODAY'S MEETING
TO BE 20 MINUTES, HOWEVER WE
HAVE ABOUT 30-ISH OR SO SPEAKERS
, SO IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS,
TODAY'S PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE
EXTENDED TO 30 MINUTES, AND WE
WILL ALLOW SPEAKERS ONE MINUTE
EACH TO SPEAK.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, TODAY'S
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE 30
MINUTES APPROXIMATELY.
ALSO COLLEAGUES, ORDINARILY
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE WEBSITE.
THE COUNCIL HOWEVER DOES HAVE A
CUSTOMER SPEAKERS OUT OF ORDER
IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES,
INCLUDING WHEN THERE ARE FORMER
OR CURRENT ENLISTED OFFICIALS
SIGNED UP TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
TODAY, COLLEAGUES WE DO HAVE
THREE FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS
REGISTERED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC,.
AS A RESULT, I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THOSE THREE
SPEAKERS OUT OF ORDER
CONSISTENT WITH OUR PAST
PRACTICE.
ASKING FOR ANY OBJECTIONS, IF
ANY.
OKAY, NOT SEEING ANY OBJECTIONS
OR HEARING ANY OBJECTIONS.
SO, WE WILL TAKE THEM, ALL
FORMER COUNCILMEMBERS, FIRST.
AND THEN RETURN TO THE ORDER IN
WHICH SPEAKERS REGISTERED.
SO, FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR I.T.
FOLKS, WE ARE LOOKING TO KEEP
UP THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS.
FIRST I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH
THE RULES AND THEN WE WILL PULL
THOSE FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS
UP.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER USED FOR THE
REGISTRATION, AND USING THE
MEETING PHONE NUMBER, I.D.
AND PASCO THAT WAS EMAILED TO
THEM UPON CONFIRMATION.
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE
GENERAL MEETING LISTEN LINE
CALL IN INFORMATION.
AGAIN, ONCE WE TAKE THE THREE
OUT OF ORDER SPEAKERS, I'LL
CALL ON EACH SPEAKER BY NAME
AND IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
PUBLIC COMMENT BY GOING TO THE
WEBSITE.
WERE GOING TO OUR PUBLISHED
AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL YOUR NAME, STAFF
WILL UNDO YOUR MICROPHONE.
YOU WILL HEAR THE PROMPT THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN UN-MUTED.
AFTER YOU HEAR THAT PROMPT, YOU
NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX TO BEGIN
SPEAKING.
AGAIN, THAT IS STAR SIX.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN BY REMINDING US OF
YOUR NAME, THE ITEM YOU'RE
ADDRESSING, AND AS A REMINDER,
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD
RELATE TO AN ITEM ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR, OR WORK
PROGRAM.
BECAUSE WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF YOUR ONE
MINUTE.
WHAT YOU HEAR THE TIME PLEASE
BEGIN WRAPPING UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
IF YOU DON'T END YOUR COMMENT
AT THE END OF THE ONE MINUTE,
YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED
TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU'VE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENTS, THESE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE AND
FINISH WATCHING THESE
PROCEEDINGS ON SEATTLE CHANNEL
OR ONE OF THE LISTING OPTION
SETS ON THE AGENDA.
WE ARE NOW GOING TO OPEN UP THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BACK.
IS ABOUT 2:40 P.M.
WE'LL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT
AFTER 3:00.
AGAIN, THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS.
>> HI.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE ON THIS COUNCIL.
IN 1994, WHEN THE ACT PASSED,
THE COUNCIL CREATED THE SELECT
COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP OUR PLAN.
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I SERVED
THAT COMMITTEE.
WE STILL HAD A LAND-USE
COMMITTEE AND OTHER COMMITTEES
WHICH CONTINUED THEIR WORK ON
SPECIFIC LEGISLATION.
AS THE MAYOR OR THE COUNCIL
APPROVED, SEATTLE'S TOP ACTION
PRIORITIES FOR CLIMATE, TO
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE.
IF SO, WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
OVER WHITE CITY ARE WE ON
TRACK?
WE DON'T KNOW.
IS THERE A PLACE FOR THE GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD? NO.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE CRITICAL
ROLES A SELECT COMMITTEE COULD
MORE EFFECTIVELY PERFORM.
PLEASE ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE
NOW TO ENSURE THE TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY WE NEED TO
ACHIEVE OUR CLIMATE ACTION
PRIORITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STREET FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
>> WE CAN, GO AHEAD
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS.
COUNCILMEMBER, PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE TO THE CITY AND
GODSPEED.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS
DAVID, FORMER CITY COUNCIL AND
RESIDENT OF QUEEN AND DISTRICT
7. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF RESOLUTION 32033.
A JOINT COMMITMENT BY THE
COUNCIL AND MAYOR TO WORK ON
DEVELOPING SAY, MANDATORY
MASONRY, BUILDING SITES WITH
RETROFIT WORK PROGRAM.
AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ACTIVE
IN CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AND PIONEER SQUARE,
PACIFICALLY I KNOW THE URGENCY
AND IMPORTANCE OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE
THREAT OF YOU ARE M's POSED TO
PUBLIC SAFETY, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, PRESERVATION OF OUR
COMMUNITIES CULTURAL DISTRICT
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR THOSE
WHO LIVE IN THESE BUILDINGS.
UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS,
GETTING PEOPLE SAFELY AT RISK
AND OPPORTUNITIES TO FULLY
UTILIZE THOSE BUILDINGS.
THIS RESOLUTION OUTLINES A GOOD
ROADMAP AND ADDRESSES THE ISSUE.
I URGE YOU TO PASSES RESOLUTION
AND TO WORK WITH THE INCOMING
MAYOR AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO
QUICKLY DEVELOP A PLAN AND PUT
RESOURCES TO FULLY IMPLEMENT
THIS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.
I'M THE GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY
RELATIONS MANAGER AT SOUND
TRANSIT.
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT
FOR COUNCIL BILL 1222 027 WHICH
WOULD EXEMPT THE PROJECT THAT
RECEIVES STREET OR ALLEY
VACATION FROM REQUIREMENTS.
SOUND TRANSIT HAS HAD A STRONG
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
INCLUDING SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
AND NO-COST -- SIMILAR TO WHAT
THE CITY IS CONSIDERING HERE
FOR VACANT TRANSPORTATION RIGHT
AWAY.
WE ALSO HAVE PROPERTY IN
SEATTLE THAT WILL BE USED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE
FUTURE.
ADJACENT ALLEYS THAT ARE LIKELY
GOOD CANDIDATES FOR AN ALLEY
VACATION.
THE CITY CONTRIBUTING THE
UNDERLYING LAND VALUE OF
VACATED PROPERTIES TOWARD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WOULD HAVE
NO IMPACT.
BOTH REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF
OTHER SUBSIDIES NEEDED TO
CONSTRUCT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND BY MAKING MORE COMPETITIVE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDING.
AGAIN, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ FOR YOUR
SERVICE TO THE CITY.
WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU
FOR THE SHORT TIME WE DID.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO.
THANKS FOR ALL OF THOSE THREE
FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR
CALLING IN.
AND GIVING US YOUR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
WE ARE NOW GOING TO GO BACK TO
THE REGULAR ORDER OF THOSE WHO
PREREGISTERED FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
JOURNALIST CAROLYN VICK OVER
THE LAST FIVE MONTHS HAS
PUBLISHED 11 INVESTIGATIVE
PIECES IN THE SOUTH SEATTLE
EMERALD UNCOVERING MALFEASANCE,
CORRUPTION AND GROSS VIOLATIONS
OF TRANSPARENCY IN ALL THREE OF
SEATTLE' US POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY AGENCIES.
SOME OF THESE FINDINGS HAVE
BEEN EXPENDED ON AND SUPPORTED
BY INVESTIGATIONS AT THE RADIO.
THESE ARTICLES REVEALED FLAWED
OPA INVESTIGATIONS THAT REACH
ONLY EXONERATED ABUSIVE
OFFICERS FOLLOWED BY THE OIG
FAILING TO PROPERLY AUDIT THESE
INVESTIGATIONS.
THE OIG DIRECTOR HAS ALLOWED
THE CERTIFICATIONS OF THESE
FLAWED INVESTIGATIONS BY AN OIG
STAFF MEMBER, A FORMER POLICE
OFFICER FOR 23 YEARS, WHO IS
STILL CERTIFYING CASES WHO
ROUTINELY CERTIFIED OPA
INVESTIGATIONS WITHOUT LOOKING
AT EVIDENCE.
WE HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED FROM
THESE INVESTIGATIONS I
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBERT AND LEWIS
HAVE ENSURED THAT WE WILL
FINISH 2021 THE POLICE OFFICERS
ESCAPING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
MURDER AND ABUSE BY
DISREGARDING AND UNDERMINING
THE WORK OF THE FORMER OIG
INVESTIGATOR REVEALED ALL THESE
ABUSES.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS DAVID FOLLOWED BY
CHRISTOPHER AND ROBIN.
>> THANK YOU.
DISTRICT 7. HUMAN RIGHTS ARE
BEING VIOLATED EVERY DAY IN
SEATTLE.
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
NOMINEE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE
SEATTLE GOVERNMENT CREATING THE
MOST RACIST GOVERNMENT IN
MODERN HISTORY.
PURPOSELY DISCRIMINATING
AGAINST INNOCENT WHITE HOMELESS
PEOPLE FORSAKEN SELF TREATMENT
BASED ON THEIR SKIN COLOR AND
INNOCENCE WHILE GOVERNMENT IS
PRIORITIZING RIGHTS VIOLATED
REPEAT OFFENDERS INTO A RAPID
REHOUSING OF A MOTEL.
AS HE IS JUST CARE.
CITY COUNCIL CONTINUE TO
UNDERMINE PUBLIC SAFETY,
RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR BY CUT
CRIMINALS. NONVIOLENT
MISDEMEANOR BASED ON THE DOLLAR
AMOUNT INSTEAD OF THE REALITY
OF THE IMPACT OF FIVE DOLLARS
IN DRUG DOES TO A WOMAN WHO
GETS AND VICTIMIZED AND THEN
BLAMED WHILE THE PREDATOR
CONTINUES TO DESTROY LIFE.
THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAVE
BEEN REJECTED BY THE PEOPLE.
YET ON THE LAST DAY OF COUNCIL,
THEY ARE STILL UNDERMINING OUR
PROJECT BEFORE WE EVEN TAKE
OFFERS.
THE COUNCILMEMBER WHO DID IT IS
THE SAME ONE WHO CONVINCED PETE
HOLMES TO GO ALONG WITH
UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICE REZONE
WHO EXEMPTED DRUG PUSHERS WHO
DESTROY PEOPLE'S LIVES DAILY
FROM JAIL.
>> NEXT UP IS CHRISTOPHER
FOLLOWED BY ROBIN, THEN JAMIE.
>> ALREADY THEN.
DISTRICT 6. I AM A SMALL
BUSINESS ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
OUR ORGANIZATION FULLY SUPPORTS
RENEWING YOUR 20 YEAR AGREEMENT
WITH THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO
THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
HAVE ALSO LIVED IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAVE BEEN
GOING TO THE ZOO FOR OVER 40
YEARS.
IT IS AN ABSOLUTE TREASURE IN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND IN THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE ALSO EXTREMELY
FRIENDLY AND FORTHCOMING WITH
SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, GOING OUT OF
THEIR WAY TO SUPPORT ALL THE
NUMEROUS SMALL BUSINESSES IN
OUR DISTRICT.
SO, PLEASE CONSIDER RENEWING
THIS WHEN IT COMES UP.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS ROBIN FOLLOWED BY
JAMIE AND THEN HOLLY.
ROBIN, YOU ARE UN-MUTED.
JUST MAKE SURE YOUR ACTUAL
DEVICE IS ALSO UN-MUTED.
SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU, GO AHEAD.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS ROBIN.
I'M A MEMBER OF PEOPLE FOR
CLIMATE ACTION, SEATTLE.
I'M CALLING TODAY TO ASK YOU TO
CREATE A SELECT COMMITTEE ON
CLIMATE.
WE HAVE MET WITH MOST OF YOU
OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR TO
EXPLAIN WHY WE THINK THIS IS
IMPORTANT.
THE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE ISN'T
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE HANDLED
BY ANYONE CITY DEPARTMENT, IT
WILL TAKE ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS
WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE
SIGNIFICANT PROCESS.
A SELECT COMMITTEE WILL HAVE
OVERSIGHT AND CAN COORDINATE IT.
IT WILL GIVE THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE A PLACE
WHERE THEY CAN REPORT TO THE
ENTIRE COUNCIL.
AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY IT
WILL GIVE THE COUNSELOR A WAY
TO ESTABLISH A CLIMATE AGENDA.
I HAVE MET WITH EACH OF YOU,
AND I KNOW THAT EACH OF YOU IS
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT CLIMATE,
BUT ALSO CONSUMED WITH VERY
MANY OTHER PRESSING PROBLEMS.
BUT, CLIMATE IS LIKE A SLOW
MOVING TIDAL WAVE THAT WILL
ENGULF ALL OF US IF WE DO NOT
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
THIS YEAR ALONE OUR REGION HAS
EXPRESSED A HORRIFICALLY BAD
DROUGHT, THE HEAT DOME,
WILDFIRES AND SEVERE FLOODING.
THESE PROBLEMS WILL INTENSIFY
IF WE DON'T RESPOND QUICKLY.
AS SELECT COMMITTEE ON --
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN,
ROBIN.
NEXT UP IS JAMIE FOLLOWED BY
HOLLY AND THEN ROBERT.
JAMIE, WELCOME.
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.
SEATTLE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT.
I'M HERE TO COMMENT IN SUPPORT
OF THE YOU ARE HIM LEGISLATION.
RESOLUTION.
WE WERE CHARGED BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO PROMOTE ENCOURAGE AND
REHABILITATE PRESERVATION AND
RESTORATION OF STRUCTURES IN
THE CID IN A MANNER THAT
AFFORDS OUR COMMUNITY THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CARRY ON THEIR
ACTIVITIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE CHINATOWN AREA HAS THE
HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF
BUILDINGS REPRESENTING ALMOST
900 UNITS OF HOUSING IN
HISTORIC COURT OR.
THESE BUILDINGS HOUSED OUR
COMMITTEE WOULD.
FAMILY-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES.
THIS LEGISLATION IS LONG
OVERDUE.
PRESERVING CULTURALLY
SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURES AND
VULNERABILITIES SPEAKS DIRECTLY
TO OUR AGENCY.
URM DID NOT NEGATIVELY CONNECT
OUR CID.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING AND IT'S
TIME TO MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS
IMPLEMENTATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANKS FOR CALLING IN, JAMIE.
NEXT UP IS HOLLY FOLLOWED BY
ROBERT, AND THEN DAVID.
HOLLY, WELCOME.
THEM HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR --
>> GO AHEAD.
>> HI.
THIS IS HOLLY.
I
>> NOL ENGINEER, HAVING SPENT
40 YEARS IN BUILDING EFFICIENCY
TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT OF BUILDINGS.
ONCE I RETIRED, I JUST COULD
NOT STOP ADVOCATING FOR CLIMATE
ACTION.
BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SO
LITTLE PROGRESS IN 40 YEARS.
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SO DISCOURAGED
BY THE LACK OF ACTION FROM OUR
LEADERS ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
SEATTLE IS NOT MEETING ITS
CLIMATE GOALS.
SO, I'M ASKING YOU TO DO TWO
THINGS TODAY.
WELL, WHEN YOU CAN'T DO RIGHT
AWAY, BUT SUPPORT ITEM 19,
WHICH IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE
ENERGY CODE WHICH WILL FURTHER
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES IN
BUILDINGS.
FAR CHEAPER TO DO THIS DURING
CONSTRUCTION.
TWO, TO ESTABLISH A SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE.
SO THAT CLIMATE CAN BE A REAL
PRIORITY AND WE CAN BRING FORTH
FOCUS TO THIS IMPORTANT CRISIS
AND MOVE FORWARD IN CONCRETE
WAYS.
THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU
GONZALEZ --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HOLLY,
THANKS FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS ROBERT FOLLOWED BY
DAVID AND THEN EVENT.
THEM THANK YOU.
I HAVE BEEN A CONSULTANT
POSITION VOLUNTEER AT THE ZOO
FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
BEGINNING WHEN I WAS A
RADIOLOGY RESIDENT AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
OVER THE YEARS I HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH A
VETERINARIAN AND KEEP HER TEAM
IN THE CARE OF OVER 100 ANIMALS.
TO THE MANY YEARS I'VE ALWAYS
ADMIRED THE THOUGHTFUL AND HIGH-
QUALITY CARE GIVEN TO THE
ANIMALS AT THE ZOO.
THE ANIMAL CARE STAFF OFTEN
WORK WITH MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
FROM THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE ALL CONSISTENTLY
IMPRESSED BY THE EXPERT AND
COMPASSIONATE CARE PROVIDED BY
THE VETERINARIAN AND TEAMS.
WE THEREFORE ARE HAPPY TO SPEND
OUR TIME AND EFFORTS TO FURTHER
THE CAUSE FOR THAT HIGH-QUALITY
CARE.
I'VE ALSO DONE AN EMAIL TO EACH
OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS, AND IF
YOU WOULD, PLEASE DIRECT ANY
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE TO ME VIA
EMAIL AND I WILL BE MORE THAN
HAPPY TO GIVE ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ABOUT MY HIGHEST REGARD
TO THE STAFF, AND THE EXCELLENT
CARE PROVIDED TO THE ANIMALS AT
THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS DAVID FOLLOWED BY
EVE THAT AND CYNTHIA.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS.
DISTRICT 6. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TO YOU IN
REGARDS TO COUNCIL BILL 120247.
CITY COUNCIL RUSHED VOTES TODAY
IMPACTS THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
CITY COUNCIL OVERSIGHT IN THE
100 YEAR HISTORY OF THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THIS MALE ATTORNEY HAS FACED
THIS KIND OF PREEMPTION OF
THEIR POWER.
VOTERS ELECTED BECAUSE THEY
WERE TIRED OF SEEING THE
CURRENT REVOLVING DOOR OF THE
JUDAISM SYSTEM.
SHE RAN ON A PLATFORM OF PUBLIC
SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY.
IN A RECENT LETTER, SHE DIDN'T
EVEN SAY THAT SHE WAS WILLING
TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL AND
INCREASING TRANSPARENCY FROM
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND
GROWING DIVERSION PROGRAMS.
I ERRED THIS COUNCIL TO WORK
WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
BETTER FOSTER A COLLABORATIVE
APPROACH TO GOVERNANCE, NOT
OVERSTEPPING ETHICAL BOUNDARIES.
WE CAN EITHER HAVE A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT OR THE BRANCHES
CONSTANTLY BUTTING HEADS IN OUR
INEFFECTIVE OR WORKED IN A
COLLABORATIVE MANNER THAT SEEKS
TO FURTHER SHARED GOALS AND
COME TO COMPROMISES FOR THE
BENEFIT OF ALL IN THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT UP IS YVETTE, CYNTHIA,
AND NICOLE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS.
DISTRICT 2. I JUST WANTED TO
COMMENT AND CONGRATULATE THE
COUNCIL AND ALL THE SUPPORTED
STAFF ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS
FOR GETTING OUR BUDGET DONE.
A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORAH JUAREZ
IN DISTRICT 5. I'M ALSO ON A
STEERING COMMITTEE AND SHE CAME
DOWN AND VISITED THE SITE.
WAS ABLE TO GET FUNDING FOR THE
LAST BIT OF CONSTRUCTION SO WE
CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THE PARK
BUILT.
WE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT.
SO, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ FOR HELPING THE PARK
BECOME A REALITY.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS CYNTHIA FOLLOWED BY
NICOLE. CYNTHIA, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
DISTRICT 4. SPEAKING IN FAVOR
OF THE CITY COUNCIL HAVING A
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE.
I'M A MEMBER OF PEOPLE FOR
CLIMATE ACTION AND GREEN
BUILDINGS NOW, A CLIMATE
JUSTICE INITIATIVE, AMONG OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS.
I KNOW THE CLIMATE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ARE
COMPLEX ISSUES, WHICH IS WHY WE
NEED A FOCUSED COMMITTEE TO BE
FOCUSED PROBLEM-SOLVING.
MANY CONSTITUENCIES WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THE BIG CHANGES
THAT WE NEED.
RIGHT NOW, SEVERAL COMMITTEES
ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS CLIMATE,
BUT NONE IS ULTIMATELY
ACCOUNTABLE.
PEOPLE IN OUR CITY ARE ALREADY
SUFFERING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION.
WHICH ARE BE ENOUGH INJUSTICE,
BUT WE ARE ALSO FEELING THE
FUTURE FROM ALL OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE, AND WE ARE RUNNING OUT
OF TIME.
PLEASE ACT WITH THE URGENCY
REQUIRED.
PLEASE CREATE A SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE DURING
THIS PERIOD OF ORGANIZING THE
COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN.
IT LOOKS LIKE NICOLE, SPEAKER
NUMBER 12, IS NO LONGER PRESENT.
IF NICOLE RETURNS I'LL MAKE
SURE TO GIVE HER FOR ONE
MINUTE.
OTHERWISE WE WILL MOVE TO THE
NEXT SPEAKER.
AND THEN STEVE AND ELIZABETH.
>> HI.
I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME.
I'M FROM THE 43rd DISTRICT
ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL . SORRY,
ENVIRONMENTAL COCCUS.
I'M CALLING TODAY TO ASSESS
CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH A
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE
CHANGE, AS SHARED BY THE
PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
CITIES PRODUCE 70% OF ALL
CLIMATE TRADITION.
SEATTLE IS NOT ON TRACK TO MEET
CLIMATE GOALS.
THERE IS NO CENTRAL PLANT
COORDINATORS TO GET THE CITY ON
TRACK TO MEET ITS GOALS.
THE GREEN NEW DEAL ADVISORY
BOARD IS A GREAT FIRST STEP.
ULTIMATELY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COUNCIL ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO
SEATTLEITES FOR SUCCESS IN
LEADING THE CITY'S 2030 GOALS
AND BEYOND.
WE HAVE SEEN WITH COVID WHEN
THERE IS A SOCIETYWIDE CRISIS,
IT IS THE MOST VULNERABLE WHO
SUFFER THE MOST.
WE MUST IMPLEMENT
DECARBONIZATION PROGRAMS AND
INSTITUTE SUPPORTING OUR MOST
VULNERABLE CITIZENS.
A SELECT COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE
CHANGE WILL ENABLE THE GREEN
NEW DEAL ADVISORY BOARD
CITIZENS AND OTHER CONCERNED
PARTIES TRANSPARENCY INTO HOW
PROGRAMS ARE COORDINATED TO
MEET SEATTLE'S GOALS.
PLEASE SET UP THE CLEC
COMMITTEE --
>> THANK YOU, NEXT IS CS.
IT LOOKS LIKE NICOLE IS BACK.
CS, WELCOME.
>> HI.
MY COMMENTS OUR OWN AGENDA ITEM
23.
THE 2001 AGREEMENT SIGNED
ORDINANCE 120697 STATES IN
SECTION 15.3 THAT ACQUISITION,
SALE, OR OTHER DISPOSITION
SHOULD BE MADE IN STRICT
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS,
REGULATIONS AND POLICIES.
ALSO, THE GUIDELINES AND
POLICIES, AND EXISTING AND ANY
ADOPTED ACQUISITION AND
DISPOSITION POLICIES APPROVED
BY THE CITY.
THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED AND 12.3
OF THE NEW PROPOSED AGREEMENT.
THUS, THE ZOO IS EXPLICITLY
REMOVING POWER FROM CITY
COUNCIL.
ITEM 15.3 C ACCREDITATION FOR
THE LAST 20 YEARS WITH NO
REASON TO APPROVE IT.
TAXPAYER MONEY SHOULD NOT BE
USED TO FUND THE ZOO UNLESS THE
CITY COUNCIL EXPLAINS EXPLICIT
AUTHORITY.
AT THE BARE MINIMUM RETURN THE
WORDING IN SECTION 12.3 TO
MATCH THAT FROM THE 2001
AGREEMENT.
PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE POWER
OF FUTURE CITY COUNCILS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT UP IS NICOLE FOLLOWED BY
ELIZABETH AND THEN STEPHANIE.
NICOLE, WELCOME.
>> I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF
THE ZOO.
CB 121 64.
MY PROGRAM TEACHES US TO ENGAGE
WITH COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY
AND SOLVE CONSERVATION ISSUES.
TO EMPOWER CONSERVATION
LEADERSHIP WITHIN INDIVIDUAL
COMMUNITIES AND TO SHARE
CONSERVATION ISSUES ACROSS
DIVERSE AUDIENCES.
I'M ALSO A VOLUNTEER EDUCATOR
AND A PARTNER OF WOODLAND PARK
ZOO.
THE FIRST IN-PERSON EXPENSE
WITH WILDLIFE BEYOND BACKYARD
BIRDS AND BUNNIES.
IN-PERSON EXPENSES HAVE BEEN
SHOWN TO CREATE THE FIRST
TENDRILS OF EMPATHY AS PEOPLE
CONNECT WITH ANIMALS.
THIS HAS BEEN MORE POWERFUL AND
MEANINGFUL THAN ANY PORTRAYAL
OF WILDLIFE IN THE MEDIA, AND
CAN SET A TIME FOR A PERSON'S
OUTLOOK ON THE WORLD AROUND
THEM.
IT CAN BE THE FIRST STEP TOWARD
THE OUTSIDE YOURSELF AND
RELATED TO THOSE BEYOND OTHER
HUMAN BEINGS.
IT'S THE FIRST OF TO ACTION AND
PARTICULARLY CONSERVATION
ACTION.
RIGHT NOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO
SEE THE EARTH IS MORE THAN JUST
YOURSELF.
THE ZOO GIVES US THAT EARLIER
THAN WE CAN FULLY COMPREHEND
JUST HOW IMPORTANT THAT
PERSPECTIVE IS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS ELIZABETH FOLLOWED
BY STEPHANIE.
THEN, LISA.
ELIZABETH, WELCOME.
>> HI, THANK YOU.
I AM FROM DISTRICT 6. I AM
CALLING YOU TO FORM A SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE TO IN
EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR CLIMATE
WORK.
AND TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING,
SUPPORT, AND ENGAGEMENT OF CITY
RESIDENTS.
THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS FAILING
US.
SEATTLE'S LEADERS HAVE BEEN
PROMISING FOR OVER 20 YEARS
THAT OUR CITY WILL LEAD THE
NATION IN FIGHTING CLIMATE
CHANGE.
EACH OF THE LAST FIVE MAYORS
HAS PROMISED SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTIONS IN OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS.
NEITHER OF THESE THINGS HAVE
COME TO PASS.
INSTEAD, OUR MOST RECENT
INVENTORY SHOWS THAT SEATTLE'S
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE
ACTUALLY INCREASING.
SEVERAL MAJOR DECISIONS ARE JUST
THE BEGINNING OF THE
DESTRUCTION IN STORE FOR US.
A SELECT COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE
CAN ELEVATE THIS ISSUE AND
COORDINATE ACTIONS TO ACTUALLY
MEET SEATTLE'S 2030 CLIMATE
GOALS, PROVIDE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC,
AND FINALLY PROVIDE THE CLIMATE
CHANGE WE NEED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS STEPHANIE MILLER
FOLLOWED BY LISA AND THEN BJ.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS STEPHANIE MILLER.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR TIME
TODAY.
I'M HERE TO COMMENT IN FAVOR OF
COUNCIL BILL 120164, THE ZOO
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE
CITY.
I AM THE LEAD KEEPER AT
WOODLAND PARK ZOO AND ALSO ACT
AS ONE OF THE TOP STEWARDS ON
GROUND BEING A MEMBER OF
TEAMSTERS 117.
I WORKED AT THE ZOO FOR 23
YEARS, PLUS BEING A CITY
EMPLOYEE AND -- FOR THE PAST
YEAR I PARTICIPATED IN
SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATION OF A NEW
THREE-YEAR CONTRACT BETWEEN
WOODLAND PARK ZOO AND THE JOINT
COUNCIL OF UNIONS.
THIS NEGOTIATION WAS THE MOST
THOUGHTFUL AND WELL-MANAGED
NEGOTIATION HELD IN A LONG TIME
BETWEEN LABOR AND MANAGEMENT AT
THE ZOO, WITH A LOT OF
MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW
TO INCREASE COMMUNICATIONS AND
CREATE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND
CLARIFICATION OF ROLES.
OVERALL, I THINK THE ZOO IS
MOVING IN A POSITIVE WAY THAT
WILL INCREASE COLLABORATION FOR
OUR ANIMAL CARE, AND WORKER
CARE AT THE ZOO, AND I'M IN
SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUED --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT UP IS -- FOLLOWED BY BJ.
JACOB IS SIGNED UP BUT SHOWING
UP IS NOT PRESENT.
LISA, GO AHEAD.
>> LISA, THERE WE GO.
YOU ARE NOW UN-MUTED.
GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR ADDRESSING THE
CRITICAL ISSUE OF UNREINFORCED
MASONRY BUILDINGS.
I'M ASKING YOU TO ADOPT THE
PROPOSED URM RESOLUTION BEFORE
YOU.
AS A DEVELOPER WITH DECADES OF
EXPERIENCE DOING HISTORIC
RESTORATION AND ADAPTATION ON A
NUMBER OF SEATTLE'S SIGNATURE
HISTORIC BUILDINGS SUCH AS THE
STARBUCKS CENTER, MERRILL
PLACE, UNION STATION AND THE
CADILLAC HOTEL, WE BECAME
EXTREMELY CONCERNED 2 TO 3
YEARS AGO ABOUT THE FACT HIS
BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURES THAT
REPRESENT THE CHARACTER AND
HISTORY OF SEATTLE'S
NEIGHBORHOODS WERE GOING TO BE
DESTROYED AND DISAPPEAR IN THE
NEXT MAJOR EARTHQUAKE.
UPON RESEARCHING FURTHER, WE
REALIZED THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN
SEISMICALLY UPGRADED BECAUSE
THERE WAS NO CITY MANDATE TO DO
SO.
AND NO SUPPORTING PROGRAM TO
HELP BUILDING OWNERS NAVIGATE
THE PROCESS AND FUND THE WORK.
WE ALSO KNOW THE SUSPECT
BUILDINGS -- LOW INCOME AND
BIPOC RESIDENTS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES AND WERE HOME TO A
SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE
CITY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK
AND A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS.
WE PUT TOGETHER A GROUP OF OVER
100 STAKEHOLDERS THAT DEVELOP A
PLAN --
>> THANKS FOR CALLING IN TODAY.
LOOKS LIKE BJ IS NO LONGER
PRESENT.
NEITHER IS JACOB.
SO WE ARE GOING TO HEAR NOW
FROM JENNIFER AND THEN LOUISE
FOLLOWED BY MADISON.
JENNIFER, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS JENNIFER.
I WORK AT THE BALLARD TRADER
JOE'S.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
QUESTION OF THE HAZARD PAY.
I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WE
CONSIDER EXTENDING IT FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
MY CONCERN MAINLY IS THAT OUR
PAID TIME OFF IS EXTREMELY
LIMITED.
WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING INTO WORK
SICK, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE
PEOPLE WORKING WITH COMPROMISED
IMMUNE SYSTEMS, WHICH MEANS
EVEN WITH A VACCINE, WE ARE
STILL VERY VULNERABLE TO COVID.
REMOVING HAZARD PAY MAKES IT
EVEN MORE OF A FINANCIAL
HARDSHIP FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE
TIME OFF WHEN THEY ARE SICK.
WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE PEOPLE
COMING INTO SICK, AND IF WE ARE
RELYING ENTIRELY ON A VACCINE,
ANOTHER SAFETY MEASURE HAS BEEN
ROLLED BACK.
WE ARE GOING TO BE AT A PRETTY
HIGH RISK CONTINUING FORWARD,
EVEN WITH THE VACCINE IN PLACE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS LOUISE FOLLOWED BY
MADISON.
THEN, EMMY.
GO AHEAD, LOUISE.
>> HI, THIS IS LOUISE.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 6. EACH YEAR
IT SEEMS THAT SEATTLE FACES
ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES. AS A
DESTINATION HOMETOWN AND
HOUSING CRISIS ACCENTUATING
DISPARITIES THAT WE HAVE FACED
IN THE PAST.
IS INCREASINGLY MORE
CHALLENGING.
THE CHALLENGING WE FACE ARE
COMPLEX.
IT IS EASY TO NEGLECT THE
CHALLENGE OF GLOBAL WARMING.
BUT IT IS MANIFESTING AS
FLOODS, FIRES, DRY SUMMERS AND
CONCERNS ABOUT WATER SUPPLY.
COUNCIL COMMITTEES HAVE THEIR
HANDS FULL.
SEATTLE MUST HAVE A CLIMATE PLAN
AND THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE TO
IMPLEMENT IT.
I SUPPORT CREATING A SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE.
I ALSO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
STROSS'S PROPOSAL TO ADOPT A
LEGISLATIVE SESSION MODEL FOR
GOVERNING SEATTLE, BUT YOU CAN
MAKE A SELECT COMMITTEE HAPPEN
NOW.
YOU CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE IT NEXT
YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT UP IS MADISON FOLLOWED BY
EMMY AND THEN SUNNY.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN, GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS MADISON.
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 5
AND A MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA.
I'M CALLING TODAY TO DISCUSS
THE CHANGES TO APPLE PAY BEING
ANNOUNCED NCB 120119.
WE ARE STILL IN A PANDEMIC.
TOUTING WORKERS AS ESSENTIAL
AND TOUTING THEM DURING THE
CRISIS AND NOW WE'RE LEAVING
THEM OUT TO DRY.
THERE IS STILL A MASK MANDATE
IN EFFECT, AND IT IS STILL A
DANGER FOR THOSE IN THE
WORKPLACE INTERACTING WITH THE
PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY IF
VARIANTS CONTINUE TO POP UP.
THE HAZARD HAS NOT GONE AWAY,
SO WHY ARE WE REMOVING HAZARD
PAY FOR THESE WORKERS?
WE JUST STARTED UP THIS MEETING
TODAY WITH A LONG DISCUSSION ON
HOW THIS COUNCIL , UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ, HAS WORKED HARD TO
HELP THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY
WITH THE GREATEST NEEDS.
IS THIS WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE,
CUTTING WORKERS OFTEN CONTINUE
TO PUT THEMSELVES ON THE LINE
IN ORDER TO KEEP GROCERY STORES
OPEN QUESTION MARK I'M URGING
YOU TO DEFER -- THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS EMMY FOLLOWED BY
SUNNY AND THEN MANNY.
>> GO AHEAD, EMMY.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M FROM THE COALITION FOR
SAFETY WITH PEOPLE IN THE
SUBSTRATE.
I AM DISAPPOINTED HOW THE
COUNCIL BILL 120247 REGARDING
DIVERSION PROGRAMS IS ALREADY
BEING SEVERELY WEAKENED.
PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE REAL POSSIBILITIES OF
PROSECUTION OF WOMEN AND OTHER.
MANY YEARS PROGRESS.
THE POLICY PROMOTING DIVERSION
AND UNDER PUNISHMENT HAS ALWAYS
BEEN ON THE SHAKY GROUND.
WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS GIVEN.
OR GUARANTEED.
NOW IS THE TIME AND OPPORTUNITY
TO FUNDAMENTALLY RETHINK THE
VERSION OF THE STRATEGY TO WORK
AROUND THE HARMS AND ACTUALLY
REMOVE HARMS. INCLUDING
REPEALING THE LAWS AGAINST [
INDISCERNIBLE ]. THANK YOU
ESPECIALLY TO PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS SUNNY FOLLOWED BY
MANNY AND THEN EMILY.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR
BIOLOGY.
I'M CALLING ABOUT 120119,
ORDINANCE RELATING TO ENDING
HAZARD PAY.
TO BE CLEAR, I DO NOT BELIEVE
THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE SETTING A
NEW DATE AT THIS TIME IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE HOLIDAYS WHEN
OMICRON VARIANT IS RISING.
IN DECEMBER WHEN DELTA WAS RAMP
UP THE COUNCIL RIGHTLY MADE THE
DECISION TO INDEFINITELY
POSTPONE SETTING A TIMELINE FOR
ENDING HAZARD PAY.
AS WE HEADED INTO OMICRON AND
VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS FOR THIS
VARIANT IS UNKNOWN, BUT ASKED
THAT THE COUNCIL INDEFINITELY
POSTPONE ANY HAZARD PAY AGAIN.
GROCERY COMPANY SOURCING RECORD
PROFITS, KROGER JUST POSTING
$6.9 BILLION PROFITS.
WHICH WAS AN INCREASE OVER EVEN
RECORD 2020 LEVELS.
WORKERS WHO ARE CONTINUING TO
PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO
MAKE THOSE PROFITS POSSIBLE
DESERVE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR
THE ADDITIONAL RISKS THEY ARE
TAKING.
ENDING HAZARD PAY WILL
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT BIPOC
WORKERS WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO
BE CULTURE WORKERS AND LESS
LIKELY TO BE VACCINATED.
I'M GOING TO END BY SAYING WE
ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND THE HAZARDS
THAT WE ARE COMPENSATING
WORKERS FOR IS STILL PRESENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS MANNY FOLLOWED BY
EMILY AND THEN BRAD. GO AHEAD,
MANY.
>> HELLO.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT
ADVENTURE.
I'M A LIFELONG SEATTLEITE IN
DISTRICT 3 AND THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR INSPIRE WASHINGTON.
WE ARE YOUR CULTURAL ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATION.
AND TESTIFYING TODAY ON BEHALF
OF THE INDUSTRY WE SERVE
REPRESENTING NEARLY 18,000
BUSINESSES STATEWIDE AND 80,000
EMPLOYEES WHEN WE ARE HOBBLED
BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
INSPIRE WASHINGTON URGES THE
CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE A
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO FOUNDATION
THAT PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION
WITH A NEEDED RESOURCES AND THE
MANDATE TO CARRY ON THEIR
EXCEPTIONAL SCIENCE-BASED WORK.
I SUPPORT THEIR LEADERSHIP AND
SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE, AND
RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL ROLE OUR
CITY PLAYS IN THE HEALTH AND
STABILITY OF ALL CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
THE CULTURAL IS AN ECOSYSTEM
AND THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO IS A
LEAD PLAY.
WHEN THEY ARE SUPPORTED IN
THEIR ORGANIZATION IS STRONG,
THE TIDES RIPPLE THROUGHOUT OUR
ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM AND OTHER
PARTNERS BOTH LARGE AND SMALL
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS BENEFIT.
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN.
APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT UP IS EMILY FOLLOWED BY
BRAD AND THEN LINDA.
WELCOME, EMILY, GO AHEAD.
>> I'M A DISTRICT 2 RESIDENT.
AND A MEMBER OF SOCIALIST
ALTERNATIVE AS WELL AS THE
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF
AMERICA.
I'M CALLING INTO OPPOSE ANY NEW
TIMELINES TO CANCEL HAZARD PAY
FOR GROCERIES FOR WORKERS.
THESE WORKERS HAVE BEEN AND
CONTINUE TO BE ON THE
FRONTLINES SUPPORTING OUR
COMMUNITIES.
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
FEED OUR FAMILIES AND
STRUGGLING THROUGH AN ECONOMIC
TUMULTUOUS PERIOD.
THOUSANDS OF WORKERS HAVE BEEN
AND NEED TO CONTINUE RECEIVING
HAZARD PAY.
IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY
HYPOCRITICAL FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL, WHO IS OF COURSE STILL
MEETING REMOTELY, THAT'S WHY WE
ARE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION ON
ZOOM, TO DETERMINE THAT THERE
IS A TIMELINE IN WHICH IS
ACCEPTABLE FOR GROCERIES FOR
WORKERS TO BE RECEIVING LESS
HAZARD PAY.
ALSO IN THE SAME DAY WHEN
THERE'S A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
BEING CONSIDERED TO RAISE
ALREADY EXTREMELY HIGH WAGES --
PLEASE DO NOT PUT A TIMELINE ON
HAZARD PAY.
STAND WITH WORKERS.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS BRAD, THEN LINDA AND
JONATHAN.
BRAD, GO AHEAD, WELCOME.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS BRAD WITH
HOUSING DIVERSITY CORPORATION.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE URM
ISSUE.
I'M A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION
ADVOCATE.
HAS BEEN ONE OF THE LEAST
CONSIDERED EQUITY ISSUES FOR
THE CITY.
MANY OF THESE URM STRUCTURES
CONTAIN PUBLIC STRUCTURES OR
IRREPLACEABLE HOUSING.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE
ARE VULNERABLE.
THE RESOLUTION WILL LEAD TO
LEGISLATION THAT WILL HELP
ENSURE THAT OUR FRIENDS,
NEIGHBORS AND VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS DON'T NEED TO WORRY
ABOUT THESE BUILDINGS
COLLAPSING AROUND THEM WHEN THE
NEXT BIG EARTHQUAKE HITS.
AGAIN, I WANTED TO THANK THE
PUBLIC SAFETY HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE AND CHAIRPERSON
HERBOLD FOR TAKING UP THIS
ISSUE AND I FOR APPROVAL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS LINDA FOLLOWED BY
JONATHAN AND THEN CATHERINE.
LINDA, WELCOME, GO AHEAD.
>> HI.
I AM SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 20,
THE LAND-USE OVERLAY. FOR THE
MOBILE HOME PARKS.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
COUNCIL FOR NEARLY 3 YEARS NOW.
SO, WE SUPPORT ITEM NUMBER 20.
THE ORDINANCE OF FOR PASSAGE TO
GIVE US SOME MEASURE OF
PROTECTION AGAINST
OVERDEVELOPMENT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
YOU'VE DONE ON THIS AND IT'S
IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
NEXT UP IS JONATHAN FOLLOWED BY
CATHERINE.
I AM SHOWING JAMES AS --
>> I WANT TO SPEAK ON AGENDA
NUMBER SEVEN, THE HAZARD PAY.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING AT TRADER
JOE'S FOR 4 YEARS NOW.
I'VE BEEN IN GROCERIES FOR
TWICE AS LONG.
I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE SOMEONE
LIKE POLLY AND PEOPLE WITH
SOLIDARITY ON THE CALL TODAY.
WITH COVID CONTINUING TO SPREAD
AND TRAVELING AND GATHERING
BECOMING MORE COMMON, WORKERS
ARE AT MUCH OR MORE RISK.
TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS NOTICED AN
EMPLOYEE I WAS WORKING WITH HAD
A CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID.
I HAD A CHOICE BETWEEN MISSING
WORK UNPAID OR WITH VACCINATING
MYSELF, WHO I HAVE A CHRONIC
LUNG CONDITION, OR MY PARTNER
WHO WORKS -- OBVIOUSLY I TOOK A
DAY OFF UNPAID, WHICH IS ONLY
SOMETHING I'M -- FROM HAZARD
PAY.
IF THAT WERE TO DISAPPEAR I
DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD BE ABLE
TO MAKE RENT.
RIGHT NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
BUYING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR
MY LOVED ONES, BUT THAT CONCERN
WOULD BE MUCH ELEVATED IF YOU
DO NOT EXTEND HAZARD PAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR LAST SPEAKER THAT IS
REGISTERED AND PRESENT IS
CATHERINE.
WELCOME, CATHERINE.
>> LAST BUT NOT LEAST.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ AND
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
HAVING BEEN AN ELECTED OFFICIAL,
I UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
TODAY AND REPRESENTING THE
BUILDING AND MANAGERS OF
SEATTLE KING COUNTY.
WE REPRESENT FIRMS WHO EITHER
OWN OR MANAGE COMMERCIAL REAL
ESTATE OR PROVIDE BUSINESS
SERVICES TO THE INDUSTRY.
WE ARE DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF
THE RESOLUTION DECLARING THE
CITY COUNCIL'S IN THE MAYOR'S
INTENT TO CONSIDER STRATEGIES
TO ENSURE THAT ALL UNREINFORCED
RECENTLY BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE
ARE SEISMICALLY RETROFITTED.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE I WAS
DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE AT PIKE
PLACE MARKET FOR 15 YEARS,
INCLUDING DURING THE
EARTHQUAKE.
I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
ACT TO PROTECT NOT ONLY OUR
TENANTS AND RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO
THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
WE OFFER OUR SUPPORT AND
EXPERTISE BY CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH GROUPS AND THANKS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
CARRYING THE TORCH ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CATHERINE.
OKAY, THAT IS THE LAST PERSON I
HAVE AS BOTH REGISTERED AND
PRESENT.
JUST LOOKING TO OUR I.T.
DEPARTMENT TO CONFIRM THAT
THERE ARE NO OTHER REGISTRANTS
IN THE WAITING ROOM.
>> THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENT REGISTRANTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT
THE PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMENT
AND MOVE ON.
>>> OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
OUR AGENDA.
FIRST UP IS PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE?
>> PAYMENT OF BILLS, COUNCIL
BILL 120249, AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING MONEY TO PAY
CERTAIN AUDITED CLAIMS FOR THE
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29th, 2021
THROUGH DECEMBER 3rd, 2021, AND
ORDERING THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120249.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED THAT THE BILL PASSED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS QUESTION
MARK HEARING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE PAYMENT OF
THE BILLS?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF?
>>> ITEM NUMBER ONE WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
ONE?
>>> COUNCIL BILL 120242.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT; AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND CERTAIN CITY
UNIONS; AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120242, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT'S BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS THE
BILL.
AS SPONSOR OF THE BILL, I'LL
ADDRESS IT FIRST AND THEN OPEN
UP THE FLOOR TO ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
COLLEAGUES, ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND
THREE ARE COUNCIL BILLS 120242,
120243, AND 120244.
WHICH ALL STEM FROM THE WORK OF
THE LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE AND RELATE TO 2022
WAGES FOR REPRESENTED AND
NONREPRESENTATIVE CITY
EMPLOYEES.
THESE THREE BILLS ARE
INTERRELATED COMMENSAL SOME OF
MY COMMENTS WILL APPLY TO ALL
OF THE -- ALL THREE BILLS
RATHER THAN EACH ONE
INDIVIDUALLY.
SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO COUNCIL
BILL 120242, THIS BILL WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
CERTAIN CITY UNIONS, INCLUDING
THE COALITION OF CITY UNIONS.
WHICH MODIFIES CERTAIN CITY
EMPLOYEES TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF EMPLOYMENT.
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF THE
COALITION WILL LAST FROM
JANUARY 1st, 2022 THROUGH
JANUARY 31st, 2022.
AND WOULD COVER APPROXIMATELY
6028 REGULARLY APPOINTED AND
TEMPORARY CITY EMPLOYEES
REPRESENTED BY THE COALITION.
THE KEY TERMS OF THE MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING INCLUDE A 4%
AREA WAGE INCOME INCREASE FOR
ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO NEW
PAID CITY HOLIDAYS, JUNETEENTH,
WHICH IS JUNE 19, AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY, WHICH
IS THE SECOND MONDAY IN OCTOBER.
AND THE ADDITIONAL PAID TERM OF
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
ALSO INCLUDES AN AGREEMENT ON A
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO CONDUCT
A MARKET WAGE STUDY TO REVIEW
THE CITY'S APPROACH TO ITS
COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY.
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
ESTIMATES --
>> YOU GUYS --
>> SORRY.
>> GO AHEAD AND MUTE YOURSELF
AND I WILL CONTINUE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY.
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
ESTIMATES THAT THE AGGREGATE
COST OF WAGES INCLUDING OTHER
WAGE RELATED ITEMS AUTHORIZED
BY SEPARATELY -- BY OTHER
LEGISLATION WOULD BE ABOUT $37
MILLION IN 2022.
THIS ESTIMATE WOULD COVER WAGE
ADJUSTMENTS FOR ABOUT 10,500
EMPLOYEES INCLUDING REPRESENTED
EMPLOYEES IN THE COALITION AND
COALITION OPINIONS.
AND MOST NON-REPRESENTED
EMPLOYEES.
CENTRAL STAFF AFFIRMS THAT
THERE ARE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO
COVER THE COST OF THE ANNUAL
WAGE INCREASES IN PLANNING
RESERVES.
AS A MATTER OF PRACTICE, AND
THE CITY'S FINANCIAL AND LABOR
RELATIONS POLICY THESE PLANS
ARE HELD IN RESERVE SO WHEN THE
CITY NEGOTIATED CONTRACT, THERE
ARE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR
THE CHANGES WITHIN THE
PARAMETERS AUTHORIZED BY THE
LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE THE COMMITTEE IN
WHICH FIVE COUNCILMEMBERS SIT ON
, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
EXECUTIVE, INCLUDING THE
DIRECTOR OF THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE.
THE EXECUTIVE PROVIDES NOTICE
OF THE PLANNING RESERVES IN THE
SIX-YEAR FINANCIAL PLANS,
INCLUDED WITH THE PROPOSED
BUDGET THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
BILL OF RIGHTS, ANALYZES,
EVALUATES, AND VOTES ON YEARLY.
AGAIN, ALL THREE OF THESE
COUNCIL BILLS THAT WE ARE
VOTING ON TODAY APPROVED LABOR
RELATIONS POLICIES AND FISCAL
IMPACTS RELATED TO THOSE
POLICIES, THAT WERE ESTABLISHED
WITHIN THE PARAMETERS SET FOR
THE LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE.
AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF THIS
LEGISLATION AND THE NEXT TWO
BILLS, WHICH WE WILL VOTE ON
INDIVIDUALLY.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM ONE,
COUNCIL BILL 120242?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120242, AGENDA ITEM 1?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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
ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD?
>>> COUNCIL BILL 120243.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT; PROVIDING SALARY
INCREASES FOR 2022 FOR CERTAIN
NON-REPRESENTED CITY JOB
TITLES; AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120243, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL.
AS SPONSOR OF THE BILL I'LL
ADDRESS IT FIRST AND THEN OPEN
THE FLOOR TO ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
IN ADDITION TO THE ITEM, TO THE
COMMENTS I MADE ON AGENDA ITEM
1, I WILL ADD SPECIFICALLY
RELATED TO COUNCIL BILL 120243,
THIS BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE AMONG
OTHER TERMS, AND ADJUSTED WAGE
INCREASE OF 4% FOR MOST
NONREPRESENTATIVE JOB TITLES.
THIS AGREEMENT WOULD COME INTO
EFFECT JANUARY 5th, 2022, AND
THE WAGE INCREASE WOULD APPLY
TO ABOUT 1806 NINE REPRESENTED
EMPLOYEES.
THE AMOUNT OF THE WAGE INCREASE
WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE AWI
IN THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
COALITION OF CITY UNIONS, WHICH
WE JUST VOTED ON AND PASSED.
THAT WAS COUNCIL BILL 120242.
HISTORICALLY THE CITY HAS
PROVIDED THE SAME WAGE INCREASES
BENEFITS AND OTHER CONDITIONS
OF EMPLOYMENT FOR NINE
REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES AS THE
COALITION MEMBERS.
THIS IS A MATTER OF ENSURING
EQUITY, IN THE WORKPLACE,
PARTICULARLY FOR FOLKS WHO WORK
IN A MIXED REPRESENTED NINE
REPRESENTED ENVIRONMENT IN
THEIR DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.
WITH REGARDS TO THE PHYSICAL
IMPACTS OF THE LEGISLATION, I
WILL ECHO THE COMMENTS I JUST
MADE.
THOSE COMMENTS RELATED TO THE
FISCAL IMPACT ARE EQUALLY TRUE
IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS COUNCIL
BILL.
AS A RESULT I WOULD URGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE
PASSAGE OF THIS COUNCIL BILL.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM TO
COUNCIL BILL 120243?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
APPRECIATE THE TIME TO SPEAK TO
THIS THIS MORNING AT COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
THESE THREE BILLS.
FOR FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC WERE
INTERESTED, THE MONEY WAS SET
ASIDE AS I UNDERSTAND IT FROM
OUR CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF,
SET ASIDE IN A LINE ITEM CALLED
PLANNING RESERVES.
WHICH IS AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE
687 OF OUR BUDGET.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
AGENDA ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILL
120243?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120243,
AGENDA ITEM 2 QUESTION MARK
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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
ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD?
>>> COUNCIL BILL 120244.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT, TO BE KNOWN AS THE
2022 PAY ZONE ORDINANCE;
ADJUSTING THE PAY ZONE
STRUCTURES FOR 2022 FOR THE
CITY'S DISCRETIONARY PAY
PROGRAMS; AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120244.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO PASS THE BILL.
AGAIN, I AM THE SPONSOR SO I
WILL ADDRESS IT FIRST AND THEN
ALLOW OTHERS TO MAKE COMMENTS
IF ANY.
COUNCIL BILL 120244 WOULD
ADJUST THE PAY BANDS FOR CITY
DISCRETIONARY PAID PROGRAMS BY
SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 7%.
EMPLOYEES IN THESE
DISCRETIONARY PAID PROGRAMS
WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR SALARY
INCREASE WITHIN THIS PAY BANDS
SUBJECT TO THE DISCRETION OF
THE APPOINTING AUTHORITIES.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS
ADJUSTMENTS TO THESE PAY BANDS
EVERYONE OR TWO YEARS.
DEPENDING ON THE PARTICULAR
PROGRAM.
AS THE HR'S DIRECTORS -- EXCUSE
ME DIRECTOR DID MAKE A
RECOMMENDATION AND THE DIRECTOR
WAS TO ADJUST THE PAY BANDS BY
7.01 PERCENT TO REFLECT A
COMPOUNDED INCREASE OF 2.9%
PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 4%.
THAT HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED WITH
COUNCIL BILLS 120242, AND
120244.
THE 2022 ADOPTED BUDGET
APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR A 2.9%
WAGE INCREASE FOR CERTAIN NON-
REPRESENTED JOB TITLES.
IN PART BECAUSE HE JOB TITLES
WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE 2.9%
WAGE INCREASE IN THE 2021
ADOPTED BUDGET DUE TO FINANCIAL
CONSTRAINTS.
STEMMING FROM THE COVID-19
CRISIS.
AGAIN I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO
HOW THE CITY HAS PLANNED AND
BUDGETED FOR THE FISCAL IMPACTS
OF THESE AGILE WAGE IMPACTS.
JUST LIKE I DID WITH THE
PREVIOUS TWO BILLS, I RECOMMEND
MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT THE
PASSAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM 3,
COUNCIL BILL 120244?
HEARING NONE, WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120244?
AGENDA ITEM 3.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> 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
ITEM FOR INTO THE RECORD?
>>> COUNCIL BILL 120184.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT; ESTABLISHING
JUNETEENTH AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY
FOR CERTAIN CITY EMPLOYEES AND
A LEGAL PARKING HOLIDAY;
AMENDING OTHER PROVISIONS TO
IMPLEMENT JUNETEENTH AS A LEGAL
HOLIDAY, CONFORM WITH STATE
LAW, AND MAKE TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS; AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 4.20.190 AND 11.14.277
OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120184, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, WHO IS
THE SPONSOR, TO ADDRESS THE
ADAM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD
ESTABLISH JUNETEENTH AS ONE OF
THE 11 LEGAL HOLIDAYS FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES.
IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY COVER
NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES AND
COVER REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
SUBJECT TO THE UNION'S
AGREEMENT.
IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO UNIFORMED
POLICE AND FIRE EMPLOYEES, AS
THOSE EMPLOYEES ESTABLISH THEIR
HOLIDAYS BY COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING.
IT WOULD ALSO ESTABLISH
JUNETEENTH AS ONE OF 10 PARKING
HOLIDAYS.
I GREW UP IN TEXAS, SO
JUNETEENTH, THE JUNETEENTH
CELEBRATION ISN'T NEW TO ME,
AND WAS MADE A STATE HOLIDAY IN
TEXAS IN 1980.
I KNEW AS A KID THAT THIS DAY
WAS REALLY SPECIAL FOR OUR
BLACK NEIGHBORS.
I KNOW THAT SOME BELIEVE MAKING
THIS A HOLIDAY DIMINISHES THE
UNIQUENESS OF THE CELEBRATION
BY OFFERING IT TO EVERYONE.
BUT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT OUR COUNTRY ACKNOWLEDGES
SLAVERY. THIS HOLIDAY, AS WE
RECOGNIZE IT AS A CITY, ALSO
ALLOWS US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
LEGACY OF TRAUMA FOR
GENERATIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS,
AND TO DEMONSTRATE AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEED TO
ACTIVELY PURSUE AND ANTIRACIST
SOCIETY.
SO ESTABLISHING JUNETEENTH AS
AN OFFICIAL CITY HOLIDAY GIVES
US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMARK ON
OUR PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING
THAT GOAL, AND BRING AWARENESS
TO THE WORK THAT WE STILL HAVE
TO DO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM 4,
COUNCIL BILL 120184?
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS RAISED.
AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
THIS FOR BOTH IN OUR BUDGET
PROCESS AND THIS BILL.
AND THROUGH OUR LABOR RELATIONS
POLICY WORK AS WELL.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL
120184, AGENDA ITEM FOR?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> 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
THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM FIVE
INTO THE RECORD?
>>> COUNCIL BILL 120246.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
CITY'S TRAFFIC CODE; CONFORMING
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE WITH
CHANGES IN STATE LAW; AMENDING
SECTIONS 11.14.055, 11.20.040,
11.20.230, 11.30.040,
11.31.120, 11.34.020,
11.40.240, 11.44.020,
11.44.040, 11.50.320,
11.50.340, 11.53.100,
11.53.120, 11.53.140,
11.53.200, 11.53.205,
11.55.010, 11.55.080,
11.56.025, 11.56.050,
11.56.120, 11.56.350,
11.56.355, 11.58.005,
11.58.195, 11.58.230,
11.70.060, 11.82.520, AND
11.84.440 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE; AND ADDING NEW
SECTIONS 11.14.097, 11.14.712,
AND 11.70.070 TO THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120246.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS
THE COUNCIL BILL.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RARE AND
EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN
WHICH THE LEGISLATION IS LISTED
ON OUR AGENDA AS NOT HAVING A
SPONSOR IDENTIFIED FOR THE
LEGISLATION BEFORE ITS
INTRODUCTION.
AS A RESULT OF COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, PRESIDING OVER THESE
PROCEEDINGS, I'LL GO AHEAD AND
ADDRESS THE SUBSTANCE OF THE
BILL.
THIS PRO FORMA COUNCIL BILL
WOULD ADOPT A SET OF AN
AMENDMENT IN THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENSURES THAT
IT CONFORMS TO THE CHANGES TO
WASHINGTON STATE LAW.
THIS REPRESENTS AN ANNUAL
EXERCISE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CITY
AND THE COUNCIL TO UPDATE OUR
LOCAL TRAFFIC CLOSE TO REFLECT
CHANGES MADE TO THE STATE'S
TRAFFIC CODE IN EACH
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
STATE LAW PROHIBITS LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS FROM ENACTING OR
ENFORCING ANY ORDNANCE IN
CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
STATE TRAFFIC LAWS, AND THIS
LEGISLATION WOULD ENSURE THE
CITY'S -- THE CITY REMAINS IN
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE
TRAFFIC LAWS AT THE WASHINGTON
STATE LEVEL.
AS A RESULT, I DO RECOMMEND
THAT MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT THE
PASSAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION TO
ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
A MUNICIPAL CODE THAT IS IN
COMPLIANCE AND THE LINES WITH
STATE LAW.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS UNDER THE ITEM 5,
COUNCIL BILL 120246?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE.
>> IQ, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I CONCUR WITH YOUR REMARKS AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HANDLING THE REMARKS ON THIS
BILL, THANK YOU.
>> MY PLEASURE, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
OKAY COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS?
I'M NOT HEARING ANY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL
120246, AGENDA ITEM 5 QUESTION
MARK
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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
ITEM 6 INTO THE RECORD?
>>> RESOLUTION 32032.
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE'S 2022 STATE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32032, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION.
AS SPONSOR I'LL ADDRESS IT
FIRST AND THEN I WILL ASK IF
ANY OTHERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS.
RESOLUTION 32032 WOULD ADOPT
THE 2022 STATE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THE CITY AND SPECIFICALLY THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS, AND THEIR CONTRACT
LOBBYISTS USE THIS UTILIZE TO
GUIDE THEIR ADVOCACY AT THE
STATE LEGISLATURE FOR POLICIES
AND BUDGET ACTIONS AND ADVANCE
THE PRIORITIES OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND ITS RESIDENTS.
THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IS
DEVELOPED ANNUALLY WITH INPUT
FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS, ELECTED
OFFICIALS, THE SEATTLE STATE
LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION,
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
STATEWIDE INTEREST GROUPS AND
ADVOCATES.
COUNCILMEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
DURING THE COUNCIL BRIEFING ON
NOVEMBER 29th.
AND THEY WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET INDIVIDUAL
WITH THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THAT
NOVEMBER 29th ALSO BE SEEN TO
PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INPUT
AND FEEDBACK.
THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT IS
ATTACHED TO THIS RESOLUTION IS
THE FINAL RESULT OF ALL OF THAT
OUTREACH WORK AND OF ALL THE
INPUT AND FEEDBACK RECEIVED.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
COLLEAGUES, OR ENGAGING IN THAT
PROCESS.
ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS
COMPRESSED WITH OUR BUDGET
PROCESS, AND I ALSO WANT TO
THANK THE MEMBERS OF OUR OFFICE
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
FOR THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DID
AND PUTTING BEFORE US A
RESOLUTION THAT INCLUDES A
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT IS A
CONSENSUS DOCUMENT.
I DO WANT TO URGE MY COLLEAGUES
TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF THIS
RESOLUTION.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM 6,
RESOLUTION 32032 QUESTION MARK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE.
>> I JUST WANT TO CALL OUT SOME
OF THE CHANGES THAT OIR AGREED
TO MAKE.
REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR WORK.
THEY INCLUDED REQUESTS THAT MY
OFFICE FACILITATED FROM THE
DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON,
SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO
SIDEWALK CONDITIONS.
ALSO INCLUDED PER THE COUNCIL
RESOLUTION THAT WE PASSED
DURING BUDGET, ADVOCACY FOR
INCREASING INVESTMENTS IN
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
THE AGENDA ALSO INCLUDES, THIS
IS NOT A NEW ADDITION, BUT THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT IS A VERY
HIGH PRIORITY, AND IS SOMETHING
THAT CAME UP LAST YEAR DURING
THE SESSION AS WELL.
THE NEED TO ALLOW FOR NON-
UNIFORMED OFFICERS, INCLUDING
THOSE WORKING FOR LOCAL CITY
DEPARTMENTS THAT IS NOT A
POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO PERFORM
EVENT MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND
ALLOWING A SINGLE FLAGGERS TO
DIRECT TRAFFIC.
LASTLY, WANT TO THANK OIR FOR
GOING THE EXTRA MILE ON SORT OF
A NEW ISSUE TO THE CITY WHERE
WE DIDN'T HAVE SORT OF THE
LANGUAGE YET.
WE NEEDED TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF
RESEARCH ON WHAT KIND OF
LEGISLATION WE NEEDED TO PURSUE.
THIS IS REGARDING OUR ABILITY
TO ADDRESS THE FACT OF
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, OIR AND
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKED
TOGETHER TO DEVELOP LANGUAGE TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
SPECIFICALLY DID THE RESEARCH
TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS SOME
PREEMPTION LANGUAGE IN STATE
LAW THAT WE WILL HAVE TO
ADDRESS IF WE WANT TO BE
SUCCESSFUL HERE.
SO, BIG THANKS TO OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS FOR
THE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, FOR HIGHLIGHTING THOSE
THINGS.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? OKAY.
OH, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I AM SEE YOU CAME UP MUTE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A
COMMENT?
>> THANKS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE TEAM
IN ADVANCE FOR THE WORK THEY
ARE GOING TO DO IN OLYMPIA.
DURING THIS TIME, EVEN IF IT'S
A HYBRID ACTION, IT'S A
CHALLENGING WAY TO ENGAGE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF
THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED A
HISTORICALLY HIGH NUMBER OF
BILLS LAST YEAR, AND
MEANINGFUL, MEANINGFUL IMPACT
ON HOUSING, CHILDCARE, PUBLIC
SAFETY, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND
DENSITY.
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF BOTH OUR
OIR TEAM AND OUR STATE
LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY
THE DELEGATION FROM SEATTLE.
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
EVERYBODY IN THE UPCOMING YEAR.
>> WELL SAID, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON AGENDA
ITEM 6, RESOLUTION 32032?
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS RAISED.
SO, THANKS EVERYONE FOR THAT
CONVERSATION.
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
32032?
AGENDA ITEM 6.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ON SEVEN INTO THE RECORD?
>>>>> COUNCIL BILL 120119.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
EMPLOYMENT IN SEATTLE; AMENDING
SECTIONS 100.025 AND SECTION 5
OF ORDINANCE 126274 TO
ESTABLISH A NEW DATE FOR ENDING
HAZARD PAY REQUIREMENTS AND
AUTOMATICALLY REPEALING THE
ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, YOU ARE
THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE SO
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
YOU TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT.
>> ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN,
THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE VERSION.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE COUNCIL
BILL 120119 BY SUBSTITUTING
VERSION 2, WHICH IS LINKED ON
THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
TO ADOPT PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE
VERSION 2 OF COUNCIL BILL
120119.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS
UP TO TWO?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR
AND 2021, ONE OF OUR FIRST ACTS
AS A COUNCIL WAS TO MOVE AND
PASS THE LEGISLATION I
SPONSORED TO PASS EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE HAZARD
PAY FOR GROCERY WORKERS.
REQUIRING GROCERY STORES TO PAY
EMPLOYEES AN ADDITIONAL FOUR
DOLLARS PER HOUR TO COMPENSATE
THEM FOR THE RISKS TO THEIR
HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THEIR
FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY BEFORE ANY
VACCINES WERE AVAILABLE.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PANDEMIC, MANY INDUSTRIES WERE
ABLE TO GO REMOTE TO PRODUCE
OURS, REDUCE EXPOSURE AND MORE.
ESSENTIAL WORKERS, ESPECIALLY
IN GROCERY STORES, WHO HELP TO
FEED FAMILIES AND KEEP FAMILY
SAFE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO
REPORT TO WORK.
MANY OF THESE GROCERY WORKERS
CALLED IN TO TESTIFY ABOUT THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS THAT
THEY WERE FACING, INCLUDING
UNMASKED CUSTOMERS, EXTRA
CLEANING AND FREQUENCY NEEDED
TO CLEAN SERVICES THROUGHOUT
GROCERY STORES.
THESE STORIES INCLUDED EXAMPLES
OF CUSTOMERS COUGHING OR
ARGUING ABOUT MASKS AND MORE.
WE DIDN'T JUST HEAR ABOUT THIS
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ALSO
HAD A PANEL TO PROVIDE DATA AND
STUDY AFTER STUDY TO LOOK AT
OPPORTUNITIES TO PROTECT
GROCERY WORKERS.
ONE STUDY FROM BOSTON FOUND
THAT 20% OF GROCERY STORE
WORKERS TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19, DESPITE 91% OF THOSE
EMPLOYEES WEARING A FACE MASK.
THE POSITIVE RATE OF INFECTION
AMONG GROCERY STORE WORKERS WAS
FIVE TIMES AS LIKELY FOR THOSE
WHO INTERACT WITH CUSTOMERS
THAN THOSE WHO DID NOT.
WHILE HAZARD PAY CANNOT FIX ALL
OF THOSE, SITUATIONS, IT
CERTAINLY WAS ONE MEASURE THAT
THIS COUNCIL WANTED TO MAKE
SURE TO ADVANCE TO PROVIDE A
SMALL BOOST TO WORKERS WHO WERE
TAKING THESE EXTRA RISKS.
WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN SEATTLE
OF BEING LEADERS ON LABOR
STANDARDS.
AND IT WASN'T JUST US WHO
RECOGNIZED THIS RISK. AT THE
TIME OF THE BILL'S PASSAGE,
CITIES AND HAD WERE BEGINNING
TO ANNOUNCE LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS
TO ANNOUNCE AS A PAY WORKERS.
THIS INCLUDED CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY, LONG BEACH, SAN
FRANCISCO, WEST HOLLYWOOD,
OAKLAND, AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES.
ONE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PASSED
A, WE WERE ALSO AN IMPETUS FOR
CITIES IN THIS REGION AND OUR
COUNTY TO PASS HAZARD PAY AS
WELL.
THIS LEGISLATION WAS ALWAYS
TEMPORARY, BEFORE VACCINATIONS
COULD BE WIDELY AVAILABLE.
AND BEFORE OTHER SAFETY
MEASURES COULD BE SECURED AND
DISCUSSED WITH EMPLOYERS.
THIS LEGISLATION WAS NOT
INTENDED TO BE PERMANENT WAGE
REPLACEMENT, WHICH OF COURSE I
SUPPORT AND HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MEMBERS
OF THE SPW 21 AND OTHER WORKERS
WHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINES TO
SECURE HIGHER WAGES FOR ALL
WORKERS, ESPECIALLY IN LOW-WAGE
INDUSTRIES.
IN OUR PASSAGE OF THE HAZARD
PAY WE NOTED OUR INTENT WAS TO
CONSIDER MODIFYING OR
ELIMINATING THE HAZARD PAY
REQUIREMENTS AFTER FOUR MONTHS
OF IMPLEMENTATION.
AND REVIEW CURRENT HEALTH AND
SAFETY AND ECONOMIC RISKS FOR
FRONT-LINE WORKERS FOR THE
COVID URGENCY.
TO HELP US WITH THESE
CONSIDERATIONS ON JUNE 15th, WE
HAD A PANEL DISCUSSION OF
REPRESENTATIVES FROM GROCERY
WORKERS, THE GROCERY INDUSTRY,
REPRESENTATIVES AS WELL AS
PUBLIC HEALTH, THE INTERIM
DIRECTOR WAS PRESENT WITH US IN
THAT MEETING.
WE CELEBRATED THE PROGRESS THAT
WE'VE MADE SINCE COVID-19
PANDEMIC STARTED, WE HAVE
CELEBRATED AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE
WORK THAT HAD GONE INTO MAKING
SURE THAT VACCINES WERE MORE
AVAILABLE SINCE THE PASSAGE OF
HAZARD PAY.
WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED SOME OF
THE REAL RACIAL DISPARITIES IN
VACCINE RATES AND THE NEED FOR
ONGOING MEASURES, INCLUDING
IMPROVED PROTOCOLS, PPE ACCESS,
CLEAR MASK GUIDELINES AND MORE.
DURING THE PANEL, AS WELL AS
AFTER, WE GOT A GOOD RESPONSE
FROM GROCERY STORE WORKERS THAT
THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH US ON ADDRESSING THOSE
SOLUTIONS.
AND THAT INCLUDES GROCERY STORE
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO
WERE INTERESTED IN LONGER-TERM
SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESSING THESE
DISPARITIES.
DURING THE PANEL WE ALSO HEARD
ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH TO HOST
GROCERY STORE WORKER
VACCINATION CLINICS AND I HAD
THE HONOR OF VOLUNTEERING AT
ONE OF THOSE CLINICS EARLY ON
IN THE PANDEMIC VACCINES FIRST
BECAME AVAILABLE AND GROCERY
STORE WORKERS HAD ACCESS TO
THOSE VACCINATIONS.
BASED ON DATA, THAT WE HELD THE
FINAL PASSAGE OF THE AMENDMENT
TO REPEAL THE GROCERY STORE
WORKER HAZARD PAY REQUIREMENTS
FROM JULY UNTIL NOW.
INDEFINITELY, THE LANGUAGE WE
USE FOR WHEN A BILL WILL NOT BE
BROUGHT UP WITHIN A 60 DAY
PERIOD.
ALTHOUGH I AM BRINGING THIS
AMENDMENT FORWARD TODAY, I WANT
TO BE CLEAR ABOUT A FEW THINGS.
NUMBER ONE, WE WILL CONSIDER
HAZARD PAY AGAIN FOR GROCERY
STORE WORKERS AND OTHER WORKERS
, IF NEEDED, ON ANY NEW PUBLIC
HEALTH DATA THAT CONTINUES TO
MAKE ITSELF AVAILABLE.
NUMBER TWO, THIS HAZARD PAY
LEGISLATION IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE
FOR LONG-TERM PAY AND BENEFITS
FOR WORKERS.
THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS WE WILL
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN, AND
ENCOURAGE BETWEEN THE EMPLOYER
AND THE WORKER AND WORKER
REPRESENTATIVES.
NUMBER THREE, THIS LEGISLATION
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE
WITHOUT THE DIRECT ADVOCACY OF
UFCW 21 AND GROCERY STORE
WORKERS CALLING ME AND ASKING
FOR US TO DO THIS OVER THE
HOLIDAY BREAK, WHICH WE QUICKLY
WORKED WITH THOSE WORKERS AND
ALL OF YOU ON COUNCIL TO PASS
THE HAZARD PAY REQUIREMENT AND
WORK TO IMPLEMENT IT AS SOON A█
POSSIBLE.
THIS ALSO WOULD HAVE BEEN
POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE
WILLINGNESS OF GROCERY STORE
EMPLOYERS TO ADVISE US ON
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, AND
WITHOUT A COLLABORATION OF
PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE KING
COUNTY AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
FINALLY, THANKS TO THE DEEP
ENGAGEMENT THAT WE DID WITH
UFCW 21 AND THE GROCERIES, I'M
PROUD THAT HAZARD PAY HAS
STEMMED A CONVERSATION BETWEEN
THEM AROUND LONGER-TERM WINS
AND POLICY IMPROVEMENTS.
THESE WILL YIELD A LONGER-
LASTING AND HIGHER LEVEL OF
INVESTMENT AND WORKER SAFETY
AND RESPECT BEYOND THE
TEMPORARY ORDINANCE.
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
BENEFICIAL IMPACTS FOR THOSE
GROCERY STORE WORKERS THROUGH
THE CONVERSATIONS THAT
EMPLOYERS AND WORKER
REPRESENTATIVES ARE ENGAGED IN.
I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT OF ALL
THE CALIFORNIA JURISDICTIONS
THAT I NOTED, WHEN THEY PASSED
THEIR HAZARD PAY LEGISLATION,
EARLIER THIS YEAR, THOSE
CALIFORNIA CITIES ONLY KEPT
THEIR HAZARD PAY IN EFFECT FOR
120 DAYS.
SO ALREADY, IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, WE HAVE HAZARD PAY
THAT HAS LASTED TWICE AS LONG
AS THESE CALIFORNIA
JURISDICTIONS, A FULL YEAR WILL
BE IN EFFECT GIVEN THAT THE
IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THIS
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US WILL
NOT BE IN EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY.
I AM PROUD THAT SEATTLE WORKERS
HAVE GOTTEN THIS HAZARD PAY FOR
SO MUCH LONGER THAN THESE OTHER
CITIES AND JURISDICTIONS.
I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR YOUR SWIFT ACTION, AND YOUR
SUPPORT TO PASS THIS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO LIFT UP
THE WORK THAT IS GOING TO HAVE
LASTING IMPACT IN THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT UFCW 21 AND
THE GROCERS ARE HAVING SPARKED
BY THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
SAFETY, TRAINING AND
INVESTMENTS IN WORKERS.
THAT ALL OF US CAN BE PROUD OF.
AT THIS TIME AFTER TALKING WITH
PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE KING
COUNTY, WE KNOW THE BEST WAY TO
CONTINUE TO PREVENT COVID,
ESPECIALLY PREVENTING OMICRON,
IS TO VACCINATE, VACCINATE,
VACCINATE, AND KEEP THOSE MASKS
ON.
I'M PROUD THAT SEATTLE WORKERS
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THIS
HAZARD PAY FOR A FULL YEAR.
THIS WAS TEMPORARY IN NATURE
AND I AM THANKFUL THAT THERE IS
GOING TO BE A LASTING BENEFIT
FROM THESE CONVERSATIONS BEYOND
JUST THE HAZARD PAY THAT WILL
RESULT IN IMPROVED PROTECTIONS
AND SAFETY GOING FORWARD.
I WANT TO THANK YOU MEMBER OF
MY OFFICE WHO HAS BEEN WORKING
ON THIS.
CENTRAL STAFF IS ALWAYS AT THE
READY TO HELP PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.
HER CONSTANT UPDATES WITH
PUBLIC HEALTH AS WE WORK TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS A DATA
INFORMED DISCUSSION AS WE
CONSIDER ANY UPDATE TO THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
WITH THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY AS WE LOOK
AT LONGER-TERM BENEFITS THAT
THE EMPLOYERS AND THE WORKERS
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON TO
PROTECT EMPLOYEES AND THE
PUBLIC.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED
SUBSTITUTE?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND UFCW
FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO WORKERS
AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AND FOR
FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THIS.
NOT LETTING IT, IT WAS NEVER
MEANT TO BE PERMANENT.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
APPRECIATE THERE WAS A
COMMITMENT ON IT DECIDE WHEN
WAS AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO
APPRECIATE THE SPRINGING
FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON A
PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED
SUBSTITUTE VERSION 2 COUNCIL
BILL 120119?
AGAIN WE ARE VOTING ON THE
SUBSTITUTE VERSION OF THE BILL
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE BILL AS
AMENDED.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE SUBSTITUTE IS ADOPTED AND
THE AMENDED BILL IS NOW BEFORE
THE COUNCIL.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON AGENDA ITEM 7, COUNCIL BILL
120119, AS AMENDED?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDED
COUNCIL BILL 120119, AGENDA
ITEM 7?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND AMENDED,
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN A. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF QUESTION MARK
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 8?
>>> COUNCIL BILL 120238.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
FUNDING FOR HOUSING; ADOPTING A
SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE 2021 ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN OF THE 2018-2022
CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
AUTHORIZING ITS SUBMISSION TO
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(HUD); AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE
OF GRANT FUNDS FROM HUD FOR
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL ACTION
PLAN; AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>>> COUNCIL BILL 120227.
AN
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, YOU
ARE THE SPONSOR ON THIS ONE SO
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
YOU TO ADDRESS THE ITEM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I DON'T HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS TO SAY
ON THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM 8,
COUNCIL BILL 120238?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120238,
AGENDA ITEM 8?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> 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
ITEM 9 INTO THE RECORD?
>>ORDINANCE RELATED TO STREET
VACATIONS; AMENDING SECTION
15.62.090 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXEMPT
PUBLICLY FUNDED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS FROM
COMPENSATING THE CITY FOR
VACATIONS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
BACK OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, YOU'VE HEARD ME
TALK ABOUT STREET VACATIONS AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF US CLEARING
ANY TREES OR HURDLES TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN BUILD MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY
GENERALLY.
THIS IS NOW THE LEGISLATION
THAT HELPS US MOVE FORWARD.
THIS POLICY COMMITMENT GOES
INTO 2022 AND BEYOND.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN WHO ALSO HAVE THIS
ITEM UP FOR A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION AND HIS COMMITTEE
WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT WE WOULD
HAVE EVERYTHING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE IN MIND.
THIS ALSO FOLLOWS A
CONVERSATION THAT WE JOINTLY
HAD AT THE COUNCIL RELATED TO
ONE PARCEL EARLIER THIS YEAR.
I'M PROUD THAT WE NOW HAVE THIS
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US
REMOVING FEES THAT QUITE
FRANKLY GO RIGHT BACK TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
SO THAT WE CAN CLEAR A PATH FOR
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS TO BE ABLE TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HELPS US
BRING THOSE HOUSING UNITS BACK
ON MUCH FASTER.
I ALSO KNOW THAT THAT ALSO
COMES WITH A TRADE-OFF, SO
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN THAT YOU HAVE DONE
WITH SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
AGAIN SDOT'S SUPPORT OF THIS
LEGISLATION SO THAT WE CAN HELP
MOVE FORWARD AND REDUCE THE FEES
, AND THUS THE BARRIERS TO
BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS.
ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PASTOR
WHO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
L.E.H.I.
ON BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS ON CHURCH PROJECTS IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
THE CALLS FROM THE PASTOR AND
OTHERS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
MOVE FORWARD ON A POLICY THAT
HELPS US REALIZE THE GOAL AND
THE DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT
WHEN WE ARE BUILDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING GO DIRECTLY INTO
BUILDING THOSE HOUSING UNITS.
FOR EXAMPLE WITHOUT THE STREET
VACATION, THE TC SPIRIT WOULD
ONLY BE ABLE TO CREATE FIVE
AFFORDABLE UNITS.
WITH THE STREET VACATION WE ARE
NOW GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE
AROUND 68 AFFORDABLE UNITS.
THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT EXAMPLE
OF HOW WE AS A CITY CAN WORK TO
REDUCE THOSE BARRIERS AND
REDUCE THE SORT OF INTERIM
ADMINISTRATIVE HURDLES AND
FISCAL HURDLES FOR COMMITTEE
PARTNERS AS WE SEEK TO CREATE
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AGAIN, THANKS TO CENTRAL STAFF,
THE HOUSE IS -- OFFICE OF
HOUSING, AND MY OFFICE ALONG
WITH OTHER WORKERS ON THIS
LEGISLATION.
I THINK THIS IS A WIN/WIN FOR
EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
APPRECIATE IT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM 9,
COUNCIL BILL 10227?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120227, AGENDA ITEM 9?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> 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 10 AND 11 INTO THE RECORD?
>>> APPOINTMENT OF ESTEFANA
RAMIREZ DE HARRY AS MEMBER,
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS
BOARD, FOR A TERM TO FEBRUARY
28, 2022.
>>> APPOINTMENT OF DIANA
SALAZAR AS MEMBER, DOMESTIC
WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD FOR A
TERM TO, FEBRUARY 28, 2022.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
BACK OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>>> COLLEAGUES, I AM EXCITED
THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
APPOINTMENTS OF ESTEFANA
RAMIREZ DE HARRY AND DIANA
SALAZAR FOR THE TERM TO GO
THROUGH THE VIEWER 28, 2022.
ESTEFANA RAMIREZ DE HARRY IS
THE BOARD APPOINTEE.
SHE CURRENTLY RESIDES IN WHITE
CENTER AND ATTENDS HIGHLAND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
SHE IS PART OF THE NATIONAL
DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE AND
HAS A PASSION FOR ADVOCATING
FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS. ON
APPOINTMENT NUMBER 11, WHICH IS
DIANA SALAZAR , DIANA SALAZAR
IS A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARD . SHE
HAS BEEN WORKING FOR HOME CARE
AND NURSING HOME WORKERS FOR
TWO YEARS AND HAS BUILT DEEP
RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH HER WORK.
SHE BRINGS EXPERIENCE AS A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND IN
POLICY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS
VARIOUS AREAS AND IS COMMITTED
TO RACIAL JUSTICE.
I WANT TO THANK THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS AND HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE LEAD
FROM OFFICE WITH US AS THESE
APPOINTEES WERE PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
AGENDA ITEMS 10 AND 11?
HEARING ON, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
AGENDA ITEMS 10 AND 11.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
THE MOTION CARRIES ON THE
APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
12 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 12, APPOINTMENT
2082, THE APPOINTMENT OF EDNA
C. SHIM AS MEMBER OF GOVERNING
COUNCIL FOR A TERM FOR DECEMBER
31, 2023.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT
TO THANK EDNA C. SHIM WHO WAS
INTERESTED HERE AS SERVING ON
THE BURKE GILMAN PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL.
SHE RESIDES IN DISTRICT FOR.
SHE IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF
THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS AT
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S.
SHE HAS ADVOCATED TO ADVANCE
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND IS VERY
FAMILIAR WITH CITY HALL. SHE
HAS WORKED IN THE LEGISLATIVE
ASSISTANT ROLE FOR SEVERAL
YEARS AT CITY COUNCIL AND
APPRECIATE THE INTEREST IN THIS
POSITION.
THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENTS OF
EDNA C. SHIM AS THE PUBLIC
AUTHORITY.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM 12?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEMS 13 THROUGH 15 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS 13 THROUGH 15.
APPOINTMENTS 2083 THROUGH 2085,
THE REAPPOINTMENTS OF COMMUNITY
ROOTS HOUSING PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL AND SHALIMAR M.
GONZALES AS MEMBERS, COMMUNITY
ROOTS HOUSING PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL FOR TERMS FROM MARCH
31, 2023 AND THE REAPPOINTMENT
OF ERIC SNOW AS MEMBER FOR A
TERM TO MARCH 31, 2024.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA TO WALK
US THROUGH THESE THREE
APPOINTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. FOR APPOINTMENT
NUMBER 14, SHALIMAR M. GONZALES
, BURKE GILMAN PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL , CHASTEN FULBRIGHT IS
THE SOUTH KING COUNTY WEST
SEATTLE AND NEWCASTLE DISTRICT
EXECUTIVE AT THE YMCA.
SHE IS PART OF THE WHITE CENTER
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION HOUSING FOR
APPOINTMENT NUMBER 15.
THIS IS A REAPPOINTMENT OF ERIC
SNOW AS A MEMBER OF THE
COMMUNITY ROOTS HOUSING PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL.
ERIC IS THE PRESIDENT FOR THE
FRESH TOAST, A NEW-MEDIA
STARTUP.
HE HAS SERVED IN LEADERSHIP
ROLES FOR THE AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION AND HE IS A
RESIDENT OF CAPITOL HILL.
FINALLY, APPOINTMENT NUMBER 16,
AS ALL OF YOU MAY KNOW AND BE
FAMILIAR WITH, FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER SALLY J. CLARK
IS SEEKING AN APPOINTMENT TO
THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
BOARD FOR A TERM THAT WILL END
IN MARCH 20, 2025.
COUNCILMEMBER CLARK IS THE
CURRENT DIRECTOR OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S
OFFICE OF REGIONAL AND
COMMUNITY RELATIONS WHERE SHE
WORKS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS AROUND THE GREATER
PUGET SOUND AREA TO SUPPORT AND
ADVOCATE FOR UW EXCELLENCE AND
ACADEMICS IN SERVICE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLARK IS A
FORMER COLLEAGUE OF OURS ON
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AND SHE
SERVED AS THE CHAIR OF THE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, HUMAN
SERVICES AND ECONOMIC
RESILIENCE IS COMMITTEE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ALL THREE OF
THESE APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED FOR
APPOINTMENT FROM THE FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
APPOINTMENTS?
>> HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
2083 THROUGH 2085?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
16 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 16, APPOINTMENT
02086, THE APPOINTMENT OF SALLY
JAY CLARK AS MEMBER, SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD FOR A
TERM TO MARCH 20, 2025.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED.
>> I KNOW YOU ALREADY ADDRESSED
THIS IN YOUR PREVIOUS ONE BUT
YOU HAVE A LOT OF APPOINTMENTS
TODAY. WE HAVE TO SEPARATE THEM
BASED ON THE RESPECTIVE BORDER
COMMISSIONS.
FEEL FREE TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ITEM 16.
IF YOU DON'T, THAT IS FINE TOO.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I DID ROLL IT UP IN MY PREVIOUS
COMMENTS.
NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON ITEM
NUMBER 16.
WHAT I ALSO DID WAS SWITCH
PLACES WITH CHASTEN FULBRIGHT
WHO IS ENGAGED IN CAPITOL HILL
COMMUNITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND
WHO WAS SEEKING AN APPOINTMENT
TO THE COMMUNITY ROOTS HOUSING
PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
GOVERNING COUNCIL . APOLOGIES
TO CHASTEN FULBRIGHT AND
APPOINTMENT NUMBER 13 AND
CONGRATULATIONS AS WELL TO
COUNCILMEMBER SALLY CLARK WHO
IS INTERESTED IN SERVING HERE
WITH US ON THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR
ALL OF THESE APPOINTEES AND TO
OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL
MEMBER CLARK FOR HER INTEREST
IN SERVING ON THE SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD.
>> NO WORRIES.
THERE IS A LOT TO TRACK ON
TODAY.
WE ARE OFFICIALLY NEARING THE
HALF POINT HERE. WE ARE ALMOST
THERE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE CONFIRMATION
APPOINTMENT 020 82?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE COMMISSION CARRIES IN
THE APPOINTMENT IS UP.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE ITEM 17
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS 17, A
RESOLUTION ADOPTING GENERAL
RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL ,
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 31920.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM 1st AND
THEN WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF
AMENDMENTS TO CONSIDER DURING
TODAY'S AFTERNOON SESSION HERE.
REALLY QUICKLY, COLLEAGUES,
RESOLUTION 31920 WOULD ADOPT
THE GENERAL RULES AND
PROCEDURES OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WHICH GOVERNED BOTH OUR
INTERNAL MANAGEMENT AND THE
PROCEDURES AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC IN ORDER TO ACCESS OUR
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.
THE CITY COUNCIL TYPICALLY
CONDUCT'S A BIANNUAL REVIEW OF
ITS PROCEDURES AND RULES TO
GUIDE AND FACILITATE
DELIBERATIONS.
THIS YEAR HAS REPRESENTED A
MUCH MORE ROBUST PROCESS THAN
USUAL AS EMPHASIZED BY THE 15
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PROPOSED
AND THE 14 CHANGES THAT WERE
INCLUDED IN THE BASE
LEGISLATION.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR ENGAGEMENTS ON MAKING SURE
THAT WE GET THE COUNCIL RULES
SET ON THE RIGHT TRACK FOR THE
NEXT TWO YEARS.
THERE ARE MANY GOOD POLICY
CHANGES IN THIS RESOLUTION BUT
PERHAPS THE MOST NOTABLE CHANGE
TO THE COUNCIL RULES RELATES TO
THE COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE.
I AM VERY PLEASED THAT THE
COMMITTEE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS TO
THE COUNCIL RULES THAT WILL
SHIFT OUR REGULAR COUNCIL
BRIEFINGS TIME MONDAYS AT 2:00
P.M.
AND CHANGE THE DATE OF OUR
WEEKLY FULL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING FROM MONDAYS AT 2:00
P.M.
TO OCCUR NOW ON TUESDAYS AT
2:00 P.M.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS CHANGE WILL
REDUCE THE SOMETIMES ENORMOUS
AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IS REQUIRED
OF COUNCILMEMBERS ON SATURDAYS
AND SUNDAYS, INCLUDING STAFF
MEMBERS IN THE CITY CLERK'S
OFFICE AND OUR I.T.
DEPARTMENT AND SUPPORT STAFF
INCLUDING OUR DEPUTY CITY
CLERK'S. IT IS CRITICAL FOR
COUNCIL BRIEFING AND CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS TO OCCUR
EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.
AS A YEAR-ROUND GOVERNING BODY,
AND PARTICULARLY FOLLOWING THE
LAST TWO INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING
YEARS IN WHICH WE HAVE DONE OUR
WORK ENTIRELY REMOTELY, WE HAVE
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LIMITS ON
OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE
CAPACITY AND REMEMBER THAT WE
ARE IN A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT
. I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS
PARTICULAR CHANGE ALONG WITH
OTHERS IN THE PACKAGE INCLUDING
ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION,
INCLUDING VOTING ON RESOLUTIONS
AND OTHER REALLY IMPORTANT
AMENDMENTS ON THE COUNCIL RULES
CAN HELP CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT
AND EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WITHIN THIS
LEGISLATIVE BODY.
THERE WERE A FEW PROPOSED
CHANGES TO THE COUNCIL RULES
THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO TAKE
BACKUP THE AMENDMENTS TODAY.
THOSE ARE THE AMENDMENTS THAT
WE WILL BE CONSIDERING DURING
THIS DISCUSSION NOW. I DO WANT
TO MAKE SURE I AM FACILITATING
THE PROCESS FOR FOLKS TO BE
ABLE TO CONSIDER THESE
AMENDMENTS.
I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ASK
FOLKS TO RESERVE COMMENT ON THE
RULES AS A WHOLE UNTIL WE HAVE
CONSIDERED ALL THE AMENDMENTS
AND WE WILL FOCUS OUR COMMENTS
NOW AND OUR DISCUSSION NOW ON
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE DISCUSSED. ALL
CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMENTS
AND DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION
WE HAD IN THE GOVERNANCE AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING
LAST WEEK ON DECEMBER 8. I AM
NOT AWARE OF ANY NEW AMENDMENTS
BEING PROPOSED SO THESE ARE
SORT OF MODIFICATIONS AND
REVISIONS OR ENHANCEMENTS TO
POLICY ISSUES OR CHOICES THAT
HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED
PUBLICLY IN TWO COMMITTEE
HEARINGS. THIS IS OUR
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FINAL
POLICY AND DECISION ON SOME OF
THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
RELATED TO HOW THE COUNCIL WILL
DO BUSINESS OVER THE NEXT TWO
YEARS.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS GOING TO
BE AMENDMENT EIGHT TO, AN
AMENDMENT THAT I AM SPONSORING
WITH COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
I AM GOING TO MOVE TO AMEND
RESOLUTION 32029 BY ADOPTING
AMENDMENT 82 THAT WAS RECENTLY
DISTRIBUTED.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> A SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT,
I WILL MAKE SURE TO ADDRESS IT
FIRST AND I WILL PROVIDE
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE
ITEM AND THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT FROM THE REST OF OUR
COLLEAGUES.
THE GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TOOK ACTION ON
DECEMBER 8 TWO ADOPT AN
AMENDMENT SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON. I
-- HE AUTHORED IT. I WAS THE
OFFICIAL SPONSOR.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW
COUNCILMEMBERS TO ABSTAIN FROM
COUNCIL VOTES ON RESOLUTIONS
THAT WERE REFERRED EITHER TO
THE COUNCIL DIRECTLY OR TO MOST
STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEES.
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD NOT BE
ALLOWED TO ABSTAIN FROM COUNCIL
VOTES ON RESOLUTIONS THAT COME
TO THE COUNCIL WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE BASED ON
DISCUSSIONS OF VARIOUS OPTIONS.
THE AMENDMENT BEFORE US WOULD
ALLOW COUNCILMEMBERS TO ABSTAIN
ON ANY RESOLUTION IN THE
DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT DOES NOT PERTAIN
MATERIALLY TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
AS WE DISCUSSED DURING THE
GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE MEETING, THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD NOT PRECLUDE
THE PLACEMENT OF A RESOLUTION
ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR BUT RATHER
WOULD SIMPLY SIGNAL TO
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT THEY NOW
HAVE THREE DIFFERENT WAYS THEY
CAN VOTE ON A RESOLUTION AT
FULL COUNCIL.
I CAN EITHER VOTE YES, VOTE NO,
OR ABSTAIN. THAT IS THE EFFECT
OF THE RESOLUTION THAT WOULD BE
BEFORE US. WE ARE SWITCHING
FROM THE BASE RESOLUTION THAT
INCLUDED COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S LANGUAGE THAT
IDENTIFIED THAT THEY
COUNCILMEMBER MAY ONLY ABSTAIN
FROM A RESOLUTION THAT WAS
COMING FROM THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE TO MAKING IT A LITTLE
BIT MORE BROADER TO SAY THAT
THEY COUNCILMEMBER MAY ABSTAIN
FROM A RESOLUTION AT FULL
COUNCIL IF THE RESOLUTION IS
DETERMINED BY THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT DOES NOT MATERIALLY
PERTAIN TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE
'S BUSINESS.
THAT IS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
BEFORE US. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENT WHICH IS
FAIRLY SIMPLE, I THINK, AND
PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ABSTAIN ON ONLY THOSE
RESOLUTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT DETERMINES ARE NOT
MATERIALLY RELATED TO THE CITY
OF SEATTLE'S BUSINESS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
>> JUST BRIEFLY, IT WAS FUN
WORKING WITH YOU AND YOUR
OFFICE ON THIS AMENDMENT. I
APPRECIATE BRINGING THIS OPTION
FORWARD TO GIVE COUNCILMEMBERS
ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY AND
CHOICE TO ABSTAIN ON THESE
TYPES OF RESOLUTIONS. THIS
BRINGS US CLOSER TO THE BORDERS
STANDARD AND WHAT OTHER
WASHINGTON CITIES ARE DOING.
I APPRECIATE COLLABORATING WITH
YOU ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK WITH YOUR OFFICE AND
YOU AS WELL.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
LETTER A 2? COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> I'M SO SORRY TO DO THIS BUT
EVEN THOUGH I REALLY LIKE THE
DIRECTION THAT THINGS WERE
MOVING IN IN COMMITTEE, TRYING
TO DEFINE THE TYPES OF
RESOLUTIONS THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
WERE SEEKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ABSTAIN ON, I FEEL MORE
CONFIDENT -- FOR INSTANCE, THE
ABILITY TO ABSTAIN ON
RESOLUTIONS THAT RELATE TO
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. THAT
IS LANGUAGE THAT I DON'T THINK
THERE WOULD BE ANY UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES WITH.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF
SAYING THE COUNCIL TAKING AN
ACTION TO SAY THAT SOMETHING IS
NOT CITY BUSINESS. I JUST
RECENTLY AND WORKING THROUGH MY
THINKING ON THAT WITH SOME
ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY LAW
DEPARTMENT. GIVEN THE CONCERNS
I HAVE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, I AM
NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO VOTE IN
FAVOR OF THIS AMENDMENT
ALTHOUGH I DID REALLY LIKE THE
DIRECTION IT WAS MOVING IN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON AMENDMENT A 2? HEARING NONE,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT A 2 TO RESOLUTION
32029?
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> NO.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED AND WE
NOW HAVE AN AMENDED RESOLUTION
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
I WILL HANDED OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD NOW WHO
HAS A MOTION TO MAKE RELATED TO
AMENDMENT B.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT B
TOTAL RESOLUTION 31920.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT AMENDMENT B AS
RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM GLAD TO HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FORWARD AN
AMENDMENT THAT SPEAKS TO THE
CONSIDERATION OF HOW WE WILL BE
RETURNING TO OUR BUILDING IN
THE COMING YEAR AND DOING THE
PUBLIC'S BUSINESS.
THANK YOU AGAIN COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ FOR
SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE
IN THIS CONVERSATION VIA HER
COMMITTEE AND FOR ORIGINALLY
SPONSORING THE AMENDMENT THAT I
AUTHORED REGARDING THE
PARTICIPATION.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THE
COLLABORATION WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA WHO IS A CLOSE SPONSOR
OF THIS AMENDMENT AND HER
OFFICE TO REFINE THE PROPOSAL
AND PLEASED WE WERE ABLE TO
COME UP WITH THE REVISED
AMENDMENT. THE INTENT OF THE
AMENDMENT UNDERSCORES THAT WHEN
WE ARE RETURNING TO OUR CIVIC
BUILDING, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
LESSONS THAT WE LEARN DURING
THE PANDEMIC AND THAT ROBUST
ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION IS
POSSIBLE.
PREVIOUSLY, COUNCIL RULES
ALLOWED FOR ELECTRONIC
PARTICIPATION IN A VERY
SPECIFIC, VERY NARROW SET OF
CIRCUMSTANCES. WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO DO ELECTRONIC
PARTICIPATION THROUGHOUT THE
PANDEMIC ONLY BECAUSE OF THE
GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER
RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC. THE
CURRENT PROPOSAL STATE A
PREFERENCE FOR CONDUCTING
BUSINESS IN PERSON BUT IT ALSO
ALLOWS FOR ELECTRONIC
PARTICIPATION WHENEVER
TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE FOR ANY
REASON.
IT ASKS COUNCILMEMBERS TO
COMMUNICATE WELL WITH THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND
ALLOW STAFF TO PLAN AHEAD BY
PROVIDING 48 HOURS ADVANCED
NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC
PARTICIPATION WHEN THEY CAN DO
SO.
I THINK THIS THREADS THE NEEDLE
ON BRADLEY ALLOWING FOR
ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION WHILE
ALSO RECOGNIZING THE ADDITIONAL
BURDENS ON STAFF FOR SUPPORTING
THIS HYBRID MEETING MODEL.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA TO WORK WITH MY OFFICE
WHICH WILL SET THE TONE FOR A
RETURN TO CITY HALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
RECOMMEND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA IS ONE OF THE
COSPONSORS OF THIS AMENDMENT AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AS WELL AND ECHO HER
SENTIMENT.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM .
CHRISTINA HAS BEEN GREAT ABOUT
WORKING WITH US TO ENSURE WE
HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH YOUR
TEAM.
THANKS AGAIN TO CENTRAL STAFF
FOR THE WORK ON THE AMENDMENTS
AND ALL OF THE TIME YOU-ALL
TOOK OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS TO
FINALIZE THIS LANGUAGE.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET
THIS RIGHT WITH THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC. WE HAVE SEEN SO MANY
TIMES WERE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
EQUITY REASONS MIGHT CAUSE A
COUNCILMEMBER TO NOT BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN PERSON AND WE
APPRECIATE THIS LEGISLATION IN
FRONT OF US TODAY HELPS TO MAKE
SURE NO ONE IS CHOOSING BETWEEN
DOING THEIR JOB AND ENSURING
BROADER PARTICIPATION IN THE
PUBLIC DELIBERATIONS OF OUR
WORK AND PROTECTING THE PUBLIC
'S HEALTH AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF
THE COLLABORATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
MOSQUEDA FOR MAKING COMMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT B? I
WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH
TO BOTH OF YOU FOR WORKING
TOGETHER.
WE HAD A REALLY ROBUST
CONVERSATION ABOUT IT DURING
THE GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE AND I AM GLAD YOU HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK OFF-LINE
AND THREAD THE NEEDLE IN A
MANNER THAT MEETS THE GOALS OF
FLEXIBILITY AND SAFETY AND AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW OUR
TECHNICAL STAFF TO REALLY HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO FACILITATE
THE NEEDS OF COUNCILMEMBERS WHO
MAY WANT TO OR NEED TO CONTINUE
TO MEET IN A HYBRID FASHION.
I APPRECIATE YOUR COLLECTIVE
WORK ON THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE?
I THINK WE ARE READY.
LET'S SEE HERE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT B?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
I WILL HANDED OVER NOW TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO MAKE
HIS MOTION ON THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT C.
>> I AM OFFERING AMENDMENT C,
VERSION 2 TO THIS RESOLUTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT
C, VERSION 2 AS DISTRIBUTED TO
COLLEAGUES EARLIER TODAY AND I
BELIEVE IS ATTACHED TO THE NEW
AGENDA AS WELL.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, BACK TO
YOU TO ADDRESS YOUR AMENDMENT?
>> THANK YOU.
THIS AMENDMENT WAS REDISTRIBUTED
TO ADD INCREASED CLARIFICATION
REGARDING THE AMENDMENT.
I WILL SAY THAT THESE RULES ARE
ALREADY IN PLACE BECAUSE OUR
COUNCIL RULES REFER TO THE
RULES OF ORDER AS FAR AS
DELIBERATIONS ARE CONCERNED.
THIS IS JUST TAKING THE RULES
OF ORDER AND PUTTING THEM IN
OUR RULES SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT
WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD LIMIT
COUNCILMEMBERS TO 10 MINUTES
PER SPEECH PROMOTION. THE RULES
RESOLUTION ALREADY STATES THAT
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE LIMITED TO
TWO SPEECHES PROMOTION.
THAT LIMIT DOES NOT INCLUDE
QUESTIONS.
THIS 10 MINUTE LIMIT IS ALREADY
STATED WITHIN THE RULES OF
ORDER WHICH APPLY WHEREVER
COUNCIL RULES ARE SILENT . THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD RESTATE THE 10
MINUTE RULE FOR CLARITY AND
EMPHASIS. IN COMMITTEE, I
PROPOSED THE SAME AMENDMENT BUT
TO LIMIT DEBATE TO FIVE MINUTES
PER COUNCILMEMBER PROMOTION
BECAUSE I FIGURED IF WE
REQUESTED THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS
US WITHIN TWO MINUTES, WE CAN
DO IT IN FIVE. THE AMENDMENT
FAILED SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
SET THE LIMIT AT 10 MINUTES AS
INCLUDED IN ROBERTS RULES.
VERSION 2 WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED
JUST BEFORE THIS MEETING SIMPLY
CHANGES THE WORLD VOICE TO
UNANIMOUS CONSENT. THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBERS STRAUSS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS AMENDMENT?
>> THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR 12
MINUTES IN FAVOR OF THIS
RESOLUTION.
>> JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, I HAVE
BEEN TIMING YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> LOOK AT THAT.
SHORT AND SWEET.
I'M SORRY.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> I'M STILL LAUGHING.
THAT WAS REALLY FUNNY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
WORK ON THIS AMENDMENT.
I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION
WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM CENTRAL
STAFF AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE
ABOUT THE ABILITY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS DIRECTED AT A
COUNCILMEMBER. IT DOES NOT
COUNT TOWARD THE FULL 10 MINUTE
ALLOTMENTS.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS
WORK BEING DONE FOR THIS
AMENDMENT WHICH PUTS THIS
RECOMMENDATION IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE.
WE WILL AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME
THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THESE
10 MINUTE ALLOTMENTS VERSUS
HAVING THE BODY BOAT TO SUPPORT
IT.
I THINK THAT WILL HELP WITH A
NUMBER OF ITEMS AND APPRECIATE
THAT THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY
IF THE BODY DECIDES TO VOTE
OTHERWISE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
WORK YOU HAVE DONE HERE AND
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT
IN FRONT OF US TODAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU
HAVE THE LAST WORD IF NO ONE
ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY.
I DO TRY TO ENFORCE THE ROBERT
RULES TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE
HEAR CLOSING REMARKS FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> COUNCILMEMBERS STRAUSS, YOU
HAVE THE LAST WORD.
>> THIS IS MY SECOND TIME
SPEAKING ON THIS MOTION AND
BOTH COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
CLOCKED IN AT JUST A FRECKLE
PAST THE HAIR AS FAR AS TIMING
THOSE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> BACK TO YOU.
>> 17 SECONDS, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON AMENDMENT C, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT THAT HER
SEE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>>
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE AMENDED RESOLUTION IS
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THAT IS THE LAST AMENDMENT THAT
I AM AWARE OF RELATED TO
RESOLUTION 32029.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON AGENDA ITEM 17, RESOLUTION
320329?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
GUIDING THIS DISCUSSION. I
ALREADY MENTIONED I APPRECIATED
THE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH AND
ALLOWING US ALL TO COME TO YOUR
COMMITTEE AND PROVIDE COMMENT
IN SPONSORING AMENDMENTS.
I ALSO APPRECIATED THAT WE DID
THIS BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR
SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THE
BENEFIT OF YOUR WISDOM, HAVING
BEEN OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
THE LAST TWO YEARS. I THINK A
LOT OF THE INPUT HAS BEEN
REALLY WELL-INFORMED BY ANOTHER
SET OF YOUR LIVED EXPERIENCES.
>> THANK YOU.
I PPRECIATE THAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
I WILL CLOSE OUT BY SAYING A
BIG THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES TO
ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT
IN THE COUNCIL RULE REVISION
PROCESS.
A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO
BRIEFING COUNCILMEMBERS,
ANALYZING PROPOSALS AND
PREPARING VARIOUS AMENDMENTS.
FOR THAT WORK, ESPECIALLY WANT
TO THANK THE STAFF MEMBERS ON
THE COUNCIL RULES WORKING
GROUP FROM THE OFFICE OF CITY
CLERK. FROM CENTRAL STAFF,
THANK YOU.
FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
ú, BRANDON AND GARY. FINALLY, M
VERY OWN DEPUTY CHEAP OF STAFF
WHO PLAYED A VERY SIGNIFICANT
ROLE IN MAKING SURE WE ALL
STAYED ON TRACK AND WERE ABLE
TO GET THIS ACROSS THE FINISH
LINE IN A WAY THAT WAS TRULY A
CONSENSUS DOCUMENT.
MUCH GRATITUDE TO ALL OF THEM.
WE ARE MAKING A NUMBER OF
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE COUNCIL
RULES VIA RESOLUTION 32029 . AS
ALWAYS, THIS WAS AN INTERIM
PROCESS THAT WILL REQUIRE
FUTURE REVISION. MANY OF THE
THINGS THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING
THROUGH THESE CHANGES ARE NEW
TO BOTH THE COUNCIL'S CULTURE
AND HOW WE DO BUSINESS.
IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR THE
NEXT COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN TWO
YEARS FROM NOW TO HAVE A LOOK
BACK PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
OF THOSE REPRESENTATIVE SECTIONS
OF THE WORKING GROUP TO GIVE
THE NEXT COUNCIL THE BENEFIT OF
ANY LEARNING THAT WAS HAD THAT
WOULD FACILITATE ADDITIONAL
CHANGE TO THE COUNCIL RULES .
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR
DEEP ENGAGEMENT AND WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE AT THE PLACE
WHERE I AM RECOMMENDING
ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION AND
I WILL ADD THAT THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF AMENDED RESOLUTION 32029 ,
AGENDA ITEM 17.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE INTO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 18 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> REPORT OF THE LAND USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND
USE REVIEW DECISION PROCEDURES;
AMENDING SECTION 23.51A.002 OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS TO
ADMINISTRATIVELY WAIVE
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MINOR
. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
I WILL HAND THIS OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SO HE
CAN WALK US THROUGH THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU.
THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
OF ECOLOGY ISSUED AN
ORDERTAKING COUNTY TO TAKE
ACTIONS TO ADDRESS UNAUTHORIZED
IT BYPASSES FROM TREATMENT WATER
. IN OTHER WORDS, RAW SEWAGE
WENT IN TO THE PUGET SOUND.
ONE COMPONENT OF THIS ORDER
REQUIRES THE COUNTY INSTALL
BATTERY POWER SYSTEMS TO
PREVENT BYPASS EVENTS THAT
COULD BE CAUSED BY DISRUPTIONS
TO THE POWER FLOW TO THE
FACILITY.
THE FACILITY NEEDS TO HAVE A
CONSISTENT POWER SUPPLY AND
EVEN A QUICK LAG THAT IS NOT A
POWER OUTAGE CAN SHUT DOWN THE
SYSTEMS.
CONDUCTING THIS WOULD TAKE A
PROCESS INCLUDING ASKING THE
CITY COUNCIL TO IMPROVE
CONDITIONAL USE DECISIONS
BECAUSE THE PARK IS CURRENTLY
BACK IN SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING
UNTIL LATER TODAY.
ALL OF THIS INTRODUCES
SIGNIFICANT SCHEDULED RISKS
WHICH COULD INCLUDE THE RISK
WITH THE STATE BORDER.
THE MAYOR INITIALLY DISCUSSED
THE CLEARING AN EMERGENCY ORDER
TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO BYPASS
THESE PERMITTING STEPS. THIS
LEGISLATION WAS IDENTIFIED AS A
BETTER PATH.
THIS BILL BEFORE US WOULD WAIVE
THE REQUIREMENT FOR CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT AND ALLOW DIRECTORS
TO WAIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FOR THE PROPOSED EXPANSION THAT
IS NECESSARY TO MEET THE
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY ORDER.
ALL THAT SAID, THE LEGISLATION
-- THIS BILL SAFEGUARDS THAT
PROVISION FROM BEING EXPLOITED
INCLUDING MAXIMUM SIZED
THRESHOLDS, A REQUIREMENT FOR
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN,
AND ONLY APPLYING ONE EXEMPTION
TO PROJECTS NECESSARY TO COMPLY
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
ORDER.
WE HEARD FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF
COUNTY WASTEWATER TREATMENT
DIVISION WHO URGES TO PASS THIS
LEGISLATION.
I CONCUR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DO SEE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN HAS HIS HAND UP .
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
SHEPHERDING US THROUGH THIS
COMMITTEE.
KUDOS TWO HOURS CENTRAL STAFF
FOR COMING UP WITH A WORKABLE
AND RAPID SOLUTION SO THAT THIS
ISSUE CAN BE PUT BACK INTO THE
COURT OF KING COUNTY
WASTEWATER.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON AGENDA
ITEM 18?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120125
, AGENDA ITEM 18?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
19 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO ITEM 19,SEATTLE'S
CONSTRUCTION CODES; THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO WALK
US THROUGH THIS ITEM.
I DO BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS WILL BE SPEAKING TO THIS
SO I WILL SHARE THAT AT THE
START OF 2020 WHEN WE ADOPTED
THE STRONGEST ENERGY CODE IN
THE NATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE.
>> JUST TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS' REMARKS
, THIS LEGISLATION EXTENDS THE
IMPACT OF THE LEGISLATION WE
PASSED LAST SPRING BY
ENCOMPASSING MOST COMMERCIAL
CONSTRUCTION WITH A COUPLE OF
EXCEPTIONS THAT ARE IN THE BILL
TO BE INCLUDED UNDER THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THAT BILL TO
INCLUDE ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS
IN NEW CONSTRUCTION. AS WE
DISCUSSED EXTENSIVELY OVER THE
LAST TWO WEEKS, WE EXPECT THIS
LEGISLATION TO HAVE A POSITIVE
IMPACT ON OUR EFFORTS TO FIGHT
THE EFFORTS OF STAKEHOLDER AND
THIS LEGISLATION OVER THE
COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL
MONTHS IN ORDER TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS THAT WERE LEFT
OUTSTANDING FROM THE PROCESS IN
THE SPRING, NECESSITATING
DISCUSSION AND APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS MAKING
SPACE FOR THIS IN HIS COVETED
COMMITTEES SPOTS DURING THIS
MONTH, GIVEN THE LIMITED AMOUNT
OF WORK THAT WE ARE PUTTING
THROUGH.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THE WORK OF
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ' OFFICE
AND HIS EFFECTIVE WORKING WITH
PARKER DAWSON AND MY OFFICE TO
SHEPPARD THIS THROUGH AS WELL
AS THE WORK OF OTHER EXTERNAL
STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING THIS OVER THE COURSE OF
THE LAST SIX MONTHS. WITH THAT,
I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD AND
LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM 19?
>> JUST WRAPPING US UP. THIS
LEGISLATION INCLUDES SEVERAL
EXTENSIONS THAT DID RESULT FROM
COMPROMISES MADE INCLUDING
UPGRADES TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS AND THIS TYPE THAT
DOES NOT EXIST IN PARTS OF THE
CODE.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT AS WE
TRANSITION IN THIS TYPE OF WORK
TO ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE
CRISIS, WE MUST ENSURE THAT OUR
WORKERS ARE ALSO TAKEN CARE OF.
THIS COMPROMISE DOES CONTINUE
TO MOVE US FORWARD AND WE STILL
NEED TO DO MORE TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF OUR WORKERS WHO ARE
EARNING FAMILY WAGES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
THAT DOES CONCLUDE DEBATE ON
THIS ITEM.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL ?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE BILL PASSES.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 20 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120206, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE
AND ZONING; ADDING A NEW
CHAPTER 23.70 TO THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE (SMC); AMENDING
CHAPTER 23.32 OF THE SMC AT
PAGE 14 OF THE OFFICIAL LAND
USE MAP TO ESTABLISH A MOBILE
HOME PARK OVERLAY DISTRICT;
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THE
BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS ALSO UNDER
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES SO I
WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS TO ADDRESS THE ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THIS IS A MOMENT I HAVE BEEN
LONG AWAITING FOR IN LARGE PART
DUE TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 'S
LEADERSHIP.
THIS WOULD IMPLEMENT LONG-
AWAITED PROTECTIONS FOR MOBILE
HOME PARKS, ALSO KNOWN AS
MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS IN
SEATTLE.
THESE PROTECTIONS ARE A RESULT
OF THE CONVERSATION THAT BEGAN
OVER THREE YEARS AGO.
OVER THOSE YEARS WE HAVE
ADOPTED A MORATORIUM ON THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE HOME
PARKS AND RENEWED THAT
MORATORIUM REPEATEDLY TO
PROVIDE TIME FOR THIS LONG-TERM
PROTECTION NOT WE ARE GOING TO
VOTE ON TO BE CRAFTED,
NEGOTIATED, AND THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AVOIDED
COURT.
THREE DIFFERENT LAND-USE
CHAIRS HAVE DEALT WITH THIS
ISSUE SINCE IT FIRST AROSE AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS
PROVIDED STEADY LEADERSHIP ON
BEHALF OF DISTRICT 5 . WE WILL
REACH A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
WITH THEM TO ALLOW US TO MOVE
FORWARD TODAY BECAUSE WE
AVOIDED COURT. THIS LEGISLATION
WOULD END THE TEMPORARY
MORATORIUM BY ESTABLISHING A
MOBILE HOME PARK OVERLAY
DISTRICT IN THE LAND-USE CODE.
THE OVERLAY DISTRICT WOULD
APPLY TO THE TWO REMAINING
MOBILE HOME PARKS IN THE CITY
THAT ARE LOCATED NEXT TO EACH
OTHER IN THE BITTER LAKE URBAN
VILLAGE.
THE OVERLAY WOULD IMPOSE MORE
STRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO
INCENTIVIZE PRESERVATION OF
MOBILE HOME PARKS, SPECIFICALLY
THE OVERLAY WOULD PERMIT
RESIDENTIAL USES TO MOBILE HOME
PARKS UNLESS THE PROPERTY WAS
SOLD FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IT WOULD ESTABLISH A HEIGHT AND
SETBACK LIMIT THAT MATCHES THE
CURRENT MOBILE HOME PARK USE OF
THE SITE.
THE LEGISLATION DOES ALLOW FOR
POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
IN THE OVERLAY IF THAT WERE TO
OCCUR.
THERE WOULD BE STRONG
PROTECTIONS FOR EXISTING
RESIDENTS.
RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT
OF FIRST OFFER, WOULD BE
ENTITLED TO LOCATION SYSTEMS
AND WOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE IN A
NEW AFFORDALE HOUSING FOR RENT
THAT IS NO MORE THAN ONE THIRD
OF MONTHLY INCOME.
FINALLY, THE OVERLAY WOULD
EXPIRE OVER 30 YEARS.
THIS TIMEFRAME CREATES
PREDICTABILITY AND STABILITY
FOR RESIDENTS WHILE ALLOWING
FOR THE SITE TO ACCOMMODATE MORE
DENSE HOUSING FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, MY
GRANDPARENTS LIVED IN A
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK.
I FIRST SAW HOW MANUFACTURED
HOME PARKS CAN BE NATURALLY
OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS FOR MANY SENIORS AND
THEY CAN ALSO BE A SOURCE OF
INSTABILITY BECAUSE RESIDENTS,
WHILE THEY OWN THEIR
MANUFACTURED HOME, DO NOT OWN
THE LAND UNDERNEATH THEM.
FOR MOST MANUFACTURED HOMES OUT
THERE, IF THEY WERE EVER TO BE
MOVED, THEY WOULD BE DESTROYED
IN THE PROCESS.
BECAUSE THEY DON'T ON THE LAND
UNDERNEATH THEM, THEY HAVE THE
STABILITY IN THE MANUFACTURED
HOME BUT INSTABILITY WITHOUT
OWNING THAT LAND.
THIS LEGISLATION ENSURES THERE
WILL BE AFFORDABLE PLACE TO
CALL HOME FOR THE RESIDENTS OF
OUR LAST TWO MANUFACTURED HOME
PARKS.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
FOR BRINGING THIS ISSUE UP IN
2019.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THAT IS THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
. SINCE WE ARE SAYING THANK
YOU, WE OWE A HUGE THANK YOU TO
QUITO WHO HAS BEEN WORKING ON
THIS SINCE DECEMBER 2018 AND A
HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR DISTRICT
DIRECTOR, DEAN ELSA WHO HAS
BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON
VISITING AND GOING OUT. OF
COURSE YOU ALL HAD HEARD FROM
LINDA McCOY.
I HOPE OUR FRIENDS ARE LISTENING
. THIS MEANS A LOT TO THEM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
JUAREZ.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
AGENDA ITEM 20?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120206
, AGENDA ITEM 20?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF?
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 21 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 21,AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE
AND ZONING; RENAMING SINGLE-
FAMILY ZONES TO NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES; THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, BACK TO
YOU.
>> IN SEPTEMBER, THE CITY
COUNCIL PASSED FOR THE
CONFERENCE A PLAN TO CHANGE THE
NAME OF SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES
TO BETTER REFLECT THE REALITY
OF THE ZONES WHICH ALREADY
INCLUDE MANY BACKYARD COTTAGES,
DETACHED HOUSES THAT ARE HOME
TO MULTIPLE FAMILIES AND LEGACY
DUPLEXES AND TRIPLEX IS A
PREDATE THE ZONING LAWS.
THE NAME CHANGE WAS ALSO A LONG-
STANDING REQUEST OF BOTH THE
SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION IN
SEPTEMBER, WE ADOPTED THAT
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNED AMENDMENT
FOR THE LEGISLATION BEFORE US
TODAY.
JUST LIKE IN SEPTEMBER, THE
LEGISLATION DOES CHANGE THE
UNDERLYING ZONING NAME.
IT DOES NOT CHANGE WHAT IS
ALLOWED TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
IT JUST CHANGES THE NAME.
I HAVE TO CALL OUT AND SHOUT
OUT THE LEADERSHIP,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
SHE HAS LET ON THIS ISSUE
BEFORE I CAME TO OFFICE AS WELL
AS TO ERIN HOUSE FOR HER WORK.
ON ALL OF THESE LAND USE
POLICIES, NOR ON MY COMMITTEE
DIRECTOR HAS HAD AN INTEGRAL
ROLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
COLLEAGUES, ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS COUNCIL BILL ,
AGENDA ITEM 21?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR OF LAND USE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING THIS
FOLLOW-UP LEGISLATION.
I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
FOLLOW-UP. AS YOU SAID, THIS
WILL HELP US LAY THE GROUND AS
WELL AS MAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS
REFLECTIVE TO THE TRUE
CHARACTER AS WE EMBARK ON THE
MUCH AWAITED AND DEEPLY
ENGAGING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
MAJOR UPDATES THAT WILL START
WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEXT
YEAR AND WILL HOPEFULLY WORK TO
ADDRESS THE EXCLUSIONARY ZONING
STILL EMBEDDED IN OUR STATUTE.
IT HELPS TO MAKE SURE FOLKS
KNOW HOW THAT DIVERSITY ADDS TO
OUR THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS
ACROSS SEATTLE. THE NAME SINGLE-
FAMILY DESIGNATION SOLELY DOES
NOT YIELD THE TRULY DIVERSE
NATURE OF WHAT OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE AS WE SEEK TO
HAVE ROBUST DISCUSSIONS WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS GOING
FORWARD.
I WANT TO ALSO THANK ERIN HOUSE
AND KNOW WHAT AUNT. I WANT TO
EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO OUR
STATE LEGISLATIVE CHAMPIONS WHO
HAVE BEEN EMBARKING ON SIMILAR
EFFORTS AT THE STATE LEVEL TO
TRY TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND
DIVERSE. I WANT TO THANK OUR
VERY OWN REPRESENTATIVES ALONG
WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
SIERRA CLUB, SHARE THE CITIES
AND AIA SEATTLE CHAPTER.
I THINK THIS IS A REALLY
EXCITING DAY FROM A PURELY
TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE.
THE TERM SINGLE-FAMILY HAS BEEN
A MISNOMER SINCE 1994 WHEN THE
LEGISLATION WAS PASSED.
LONG-OVERDUE AND GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
VERY EXCITED TO VOTE FOR THIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
COUNCIL BILL 120214 AGENDA
ITEM 21?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF AGENDA ITEM 21?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> 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 ITEM
22 INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120235, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION; IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON 80 16th AVENUE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 2532 OF THE SEATTLE
MINA CIVIL CODE. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS LEGISLATION POSES LANDMARK
CONTROLS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
ALSO KNOWN AS THE IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION CONDO.
THE HOME WAS CONDUCTED AND
INCLUDES SEVERAL EXTERIOR
STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS.
THE HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN
THE BEGINNING OF 1900 FOR THE
FAMILY OF THOMAS CONSTANTINE
AND THEN A STAGE MANAGER FOR
THE PEOPLE'S THEATRE.
IT WAS LATER PURCHASED BY A
FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND
LATER BY THE CHURCH AS A
CONVENT FOR NUNS.
THE HOUSE SAT EMPTY FOR MUCH OF
THE 1970s DUE TO REDLINING.
THE HOUSE BECAME A SPACE WHERE
CHILDREN ROLLER SKATED ON LOCAL
BANDS PRACTICED, INCLUDING
HOMETOWN HERO GARFIELD BULLDOG,
JIMI HENDRIX. THE HOME HAS
SINCE BEEN DIVIDED INTO FOUR
APARTMENTS AND IS OCCUPIED BY
THE OWNER AS WELL AS HER
DAUGHTER.
I AM SO SORRY.
I KNOW YOU ARE A LEADER IN SO
MANY WAYS.
THE HOUSE IS BEING DESIGNATED
UNDER THREE OF THE SIX
STANDARDS FOR DESIGNATION THAT
IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH CULTURAL
OR POLITICAL HERITAGE WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND IT EMBODIES
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND THAT IT
IS AN OUTSTANDING WORK OF THE
DESIRE OR BUILDER.
IT WILL APPLY TO THE SITE AND
HOUSE EXTERIOR INCLUDING THE
STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS.
THAT IS THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
APPRECIATED . ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM 22?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, I AM
PROUD YOU MENTIONED PROFESSOR
GOPI AND AS WELL.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE
COMMITTEE, THIS IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE PROFESSOR
TALKED ABOUT WHICH IS PUBLIC
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTERING ON THE ABILITY FOR
FOLKS TO HAVE CULTURAL SPACES
AND PLACES TO GATHER AND
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SPACES
ALL ACCESSIBLE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AMY NOTED THAT IN HER
CONVERSATION WITH HOW THIS HAS
BEEN USED OVER THE YEARS AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR STORIES
LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE WITH
THE USE OF THIS LOCATION.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT TIE IN
TO THAT FOCUS ON COMMUNITY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
FOR SHEPHERDING THIS THROUGH
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING GET.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
AGENDA ITEM 22?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF AGENDA ITEM 22?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
THE BILL PASSES.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF?
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 23 INTO THE RECORD?
>> REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ASSETS
AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
TOOK COUNCIL BILL 120164 , AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND AUTHOR RACE AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE WOODLAND
PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY FOR
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, THIS IS
YOUR ORDINANCE.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS IS LEGISLATION RELATING TO
THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO CONTRACT.
THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
RENEW THE OPERATIONS BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE ON THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO.
I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THE
HIGHLIGHTS. I SHARED SOME OF
THAT THIS MORNING.
THIS IS THE CURRENT 20 YEAR
CONTRACT. IT REMAINS ACTIVE
UNTIL FEBRUARY 22 OF THIS YEAR.
BOTH PARTIES AND THE ZOO AND
THE CITY HAVE AGREED TO UPDATE
THE POLICIES RELATED TO THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS.
AS I SHARED THIS MORNING, I
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES ON
THE COMMITTEE AND THOSE OF YOU
WHO ARE NOT PART OF THE
COMMITTEE WHO CAME AND
SUBMITTED THE 15 AMENDMENTS BY
NOVEMBER 30th.
WE GOT THEM ALL DONE AND IT IS
A BETTER DEAL.
WITH THAT, THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL PASS COUNCIL BILL
120264 AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM 23?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
>>
>> I WANT TO EXTEND A THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
INCLUDE LABOR PEACE PROVISION
INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO OUR
ATTENTION.
THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE
ZUBER WORKING WITH US AND FOR
THE COMMITTEE'S VOTE TO INCLUDE
THE LABOR HARMONY AMENDMENT
INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I WANT TO APPRECIATE THE
LEADERSHIP OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO
REPRESENT THE LEADERS AND
NEIGHBORS TO THE ZOO.
THIS WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE SO
MANY PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THE ZOO
AND THE STATE OF RESEARCH AND
STANDARDS OF CARE AND COMMUNITY
SENTIMENT ALL CAN CHANGE SO
RAPIDLY. IN A 20 YEAR AGREEMENT
, COMMITTING SIGNIFICANT
RESOURCES, IT WAS APPROPRIATE
THAT WE TOOK THE TIME TO
CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHAT WAS
PROPOSED TO HEAR FROM
STAKEHOLDERS AND TO MAKE
CHANGES.
I AM GLAD AND THANKFUL THAT WE
SUPPORTED REQUIRING COUNCIL
OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL OF THE
LONG-RANGE PLAN WHICH WILL
IDENTIFY THE CAPITAL AND ANIMAL
HABITAT CHANGES THE ZOO WILL
PURSUE FOR YEARS TO COME BY
REQUIRING APPROVAL OF THE LONG-
RANGE PLAN.
WE ARE BUILDING IN A TOUCH POINT
WHERE THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE CONCERNS
ON THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE
REASONABLE OVERSIGHT THAT MAY
IMPACT ITS OPERATIONS, ANIMALS,
OR FINANCIAL HELP OVER THE
COURSE OF THE AGREEMENT.
I THINK THE OUTCOME WAS A VERY
GOOD OUTCOME. I HOPE THE ZOO
AGREES.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
BRIAN ON COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
TO HELP US SORT THROUGH AND
MAKE SENSE OF A LONG BUT
IMPORTANT DOCUMENT AS WELL AS
THE STAFFING OF THIS AS WELL.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
ANY CLOSING REMARKS?
>> MY HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO VOTE
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, NO.
>> TELL HIM HE WOULD HAVE TO
RUN AGAINST YOU.
>> I ALREADY DID.
>> HE IS STILL A WEST SEATTLEITE
.
>> HEARING NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 12164?
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD
>> 8 IN FAVOR NOT OPPOSED.
SELECTABLE PASSES.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION UPON MY BEHALF.
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 24
INTO THE RECORD.>> COUNSEL BILL
WENT TO ZERO 128.
IN ORDINATE ORDINANCE CONTAGION
AND INDIGENOUS TRIBAL COUNCIL
FOR INDIAN ENGAGEMENT ADDING A
NEW CHAPTER TO THESE SETTLEMENT
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE MANNING
SECTION 3.35 .50-THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
BUT I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER WAREZ.'S LIKE
THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE IN THE CREATION OF
THE BUSINESS ADVISORY ADVISORY
COUNCIL.
WE HAVE NEVER DONE THIS AND
THEN WE DID IT.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THIS WILL CREATE A NINE-MEMBER
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
THE PORTENT PURPOSE OF
PROVIDING DIRECTION, GUIDANCE,
AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE TO
SEATTLE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
CITY DEPARTMENTS OF POLICY
ISSUES PERTAINING TO URBAN
NATIVE REVELATIONS, TRIBAL
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS.
THE ADVISOR CAME AS WILL NOT
ONLY WORK CLOSELY WITH THE
PUBLIC ASSETS ANTEDATED
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE BUT WITH
OTHER SEATTLE CANTEEN COUNCIL
MEMBERS OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
APARTMENT TO COURT A MATE
OVERALL POLICY DEVELOPMENT.
THE LEGISLATION IS A LONG TIME
COMING AND I AM VERY PROUD OF
THIS THIS COUNSEL WORKING WITH
ME TO GET IT DONE.
THE LEGISLATION BUILT UPON THE
WORK OF THE COUNCIL FROM TWO
YEARS AGO WHEN WE CREATED A NEW
STAFFING POSITION TO SUPPORT
THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND MATT
ABOUT IT CHAIR.
THE THE ITEM BUDGET PALE PAST
AND HAS SINCE FELL TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE GET WHATEVER COUNSEL,
LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, URBAN INDIAN
ORGANIZATIONS AND SUBJECT
MATTER AT BIRTH IN THE DRAFTING
OF THE LEGISLATION WE RESEARCH
WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT
WERE CREATED BY PORTLAND AND
CISCO INVENTION A COUNCIL
STRUCTURE TO IT COMMUNITY
LEADERS, ELDERS COMING,
PROFESSIONALS AND TRIBAL
COUNCIL ELECTED LEADERS TO
BRING FORWARD THE PERSPECTIVE
AND DIRECT THE POLICY HERE AT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE EMPOWERING
THE INDIGENOUS STAFF LIAISON IN
STAFFORD DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS FRANCESCA TO
ALLOW THIS BODY IS THE
COMMUNITY TEAMS AND SEES FIT.
THE CITY NEEDS TENTATIVENESS
KNOWLEDGE AT THE TABLE TO ALLOW
ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE
IDEAS IN THE PUBLIC POLICIES
AND DEBATE THE CITY IS CAN
COMMITTED TO TRUST WITH
GOVERNMENTS AND MARKET THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL WOULD MAKE
THIS A REALITY IN A VERY PROUD
OF THIS HISTORIC MOMENT THE
NATIVE MAKING THE RECOMMENDS
THAT CITY COUNCIL PASSED THE
BILL.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT>> ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON AGENDA ITEM 24.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
I'VE BEEN TRACKING THIS FROM
AFAR BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO
GET IN THE WAY IF YOUR
LEADERSHIP KNOWING THAT YOUR
STAFF HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE ON
THIS WORK.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AND
YOUR STAFF FOR THIS WORK.>>
THANK YOU.>> ALL RIGHT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?>> HEARING
ON, WITH THE CLERK, LET'S MAKE
HISTORY.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE OF THE PASSAGE OF COUNSEL
BILL 120 180 AGENDA ITEM 24.>>
MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
8 IN FAVOR NOT OPPOSED.
THE BILL PASSES.
WITH THE CLERK LEEZA FIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
CONGRATULATIONS COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET'S KEEP IT GOING.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
25 INTO THE RECORD.>> AGENDA
ITEM 25 RESOLUTION 32034 A
RESOLUTION RELATING TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION
AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO ACT
AS AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
AGENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND TO LEGALLY BIND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE WITH RESPECT TO
CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR WHICH THE
CITY SEEKS GRANT FUNDING
ASSISTANCE MANAGED THROUGH THE
STATE RECREATION AND
CONSERVATION OFFICE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED.>>
THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.
I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TWO
CUP COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THEY GO COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AS I SHARED WITH YOU THIS IS A
AN ISSUE THAT COMES TO THE
COMMITTEE EVERY YEAR AND EVERY
DAY EVERY YEAR WE GO TO THE
STATELY STATE GIVES US MONEY.
THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IN A
NUTSHELL.
THE BILL WOULD ALLOW THE
SUPERINTENDENT TO ACCEPT GRANT
FUNDING FROM THE RECREATION AND
CONSERVATION OFFICE.
WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR AND OUR
COMMITTEE, YOUR COMMITTEE, THE
CITY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION.>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON RESOLUTION 32034
ITEM 25.
HEARING ON WITH KIRK CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 32034,
AGENDA ITEM 25.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.'S BLACK AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
THE IT IS ADOPTED A TERRIBLE
THING TO.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATURE ON
MY BEHALF.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE
CLERK READ ITEM 26 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM 26.
COUNSEL BILL 120248.
AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT CREATING A
CONVERSATION PROGRAM FOR THE
POSITION OF APERITIF SPECIFYING
PROVISIONS FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF SAID
CONSERVATION PROGRAM AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS, THE
COMMITTEE ASKED RECOMMENDS THAT
BILL PASS IS RECOMMENDED.
>> MEDICAL KABUL HANDED OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WHO IS
THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE TO
ADDRESS THE ITEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE BACKGROUND ON THIS IS
CURRENTLY THE FIRE CHIEF IS
CLASSIFIED AS WHAT IS CALLED AN
EXECUTIVE FOR MAC.
THAT IS THE SAME CLASSIFICATION
AS EXISTS FOR THE DEPUTY FIRE
CHIEFS.
THE EXECUTIVE HAS IDENTIFIED
SALARY COMPRESSION ISSUES IN
THE DEPARTMENT AND THAT WAS
CREATED WHEN THE JOB, TOP JOB
IS CLASSIFIED IN THE SAME WAY
AS OTHER JOBS AND THAT CREATES
AN OUTCOME WHERE THERE IS
LITTLE OR NO DIFFERENCE IN PAY,
BUT A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN
RESPONSIBILITIES, SKILLS, OR
QUALIFICATIONS.
THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
CONDUCTED AN ANALYSIS OF
COMPARABLE FIRE CHIEF POSITIONS
AMONG WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS
THE STANDARD WEST COAST SET IN
CITIES.
SEMPER CISCO, SAN DIEGO,
OAKLAND, LONG BEACH,
SACRAMENTO, SAN JOSE AND
PORTLAND TO COME UP WITH A NEW
SALARY RATE FOR THE POSITION OF
THE FIRE CHIEF IN THE
LEGISLATION CODIFIES THAT.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL CONCH
COMMENTS.
HEARING ON, WHILE THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE OF THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD .
>> YES.>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> 8 IN FAVOR AND IN UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL FIND IT.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
27 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 27.
THE COUNSEL BILL 120247 AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
ORGANIZATION OF CITY GOVERNMENT
ADDING DATA REPORTING
RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND ADDING A
NEW CHAPTER 3.46 TO THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CALLED THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSES
AMENDED.>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD YOU ARE
THE CHAIR AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ADDRESS FIRST.
>> ACTUALLY, I THINK I WOULD
LIKE TO HANDED OVER TO THE
SPONSORS TO ADDRESS.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD TO
MAKE SOME REMARKS ABOUT IT
DEBASE LEGISLATION?
I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AN
AMENDMENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE US CONSIDER BUT PERHAPS
YOU CAN ADDRESS DEBASE
LEGISLATION BEFORE WE CONSIDER
THE AMENDMENT.
>> CERTAINLY.
MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS IS A MUCH
DISCUSSED DATA REPORTING AND
TRANSPARENCY LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD REQUIRE QUARTERLY
REPORTING OF CERTAIN IMPORTANT
METRICS THE SEATTLE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO
CERTAIN FUNDING DECISIONS THAT
WE MADE DURING THE BUDGET
CYCLE.
I DO THINK THAT PART OF THE
CONFUSION ATTACHED TO THIS IS
THAT IF WE HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL
IN HAVING THIS LEGISLATING
HAPPEN CONCURRENT WITH THE REST
OF THE BUDGET, MAYBE IT WOULD
LOOK STRANGE TO BE DOING IT NOW
BUT IN ANY EVENT, THE
LEGISLATION MATCHES NEW CERTAIN
FUNDING ADDITIONS IN THE RECENT
BUDGET WITH CERTAIN REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS, SIMILAR TO OTHER
SMZ'S THAT AFFECT THE NOTICE
AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
IT IS INCORPORATED INTO THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
I THINK THAT I CAN LEAVE IT
RIGHT THERE.
PENDING THE DISCUSSION ON THE
AMENDMENT AND I CAN MAKE
FURTHER REMARKS LATER, IF THAT
IS HELPFUL, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THEY CAN SELECT THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD, NOW
THAT WE HAVE THE BASE
LEGISLATION TO CONSIDER BEFORE
US AS DESCRIBING COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
I THINK WOULD BE APPROPRIATE
FOR US TO CONSIDER THE
AMENDMENT AND HAVE A DISCUSSION
ABOUT THE AMENDMENT AND ONCE
THE AMENDMENT PASSES THROUGH OR
DOES NOT, WE CAN THEN HAVE-WE
CAN OPEN UP THE CONVERSATION TO
THE BILL AS AMENDED OR NOT.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, WHY DON'T
YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION FOR US TO
CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT AND THEN
WE CAN DISCUSS THE AMENDMENT
AND OPEN UP THE DISCUSSION TO
THE BROADER BILL AFTER WE
CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT.>> THANK
YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBERS I HAVE AN
AMENDMENT TO THAT I WOULD LIKE
TO PROPOSE.
IT IS NOT BE THE NEED TO THE
COUNSEL RULE OF DISTRIBUTION
PRIOR TO 12 NOON AND WOULD
REQUEST THE RULES BE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW CONSIDERATION.>> THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
COUNSEL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS
NOT DISTRIBUTED BY NOON.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS JUST
MENTIONED THIS.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNSEL RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND
WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE
CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENT.
GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
NOW YOU HAVE TO MOVE THE ACTUAL
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I MOVED TO AMEND COUNSEL BILL
120247 IS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT ONE.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AMEND THE COUNSEL IS PRESENTED
ON AMENDMENT ONE METHOD GOING
TO HEAD BACK OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS TO ADDRESS
THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
AND THIS IS AN AMENDMENT THAT
WAS RECOMMENDED AFTER
CONSULTATION OF LAW.
I DO APOLOGIZE NOT DISTRIBUTING
THE AMENDMENT PRIOR TO NOON.
THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ON
WHETHER I WOULD BE WEARING IT
BRINGING IT OR WHETHER
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WOULD BE
BRINGING IT BUT WE DID SORTED
THAT OUT AND I DID DISTRIBUTE
IT.
THE IMPACT OF THE AMENDMENT
RELATES TO A MANDATORY LANGUAGE
THAT COUNSEL PRESIDENT GONZALES
PASSED INTO THE LEGISLATION
DURING THE COMMITTEE MEETING
LAST WEEK CREATING A 90 DAY
NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR MATERIAL
CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM.
THIS WOULD ALTER THE LANGUAGE
TO BE A NOTIFICATION TO THE
COUNSEL OF SUCH CHANGES WITHIN
90 DAYS OF IMPLEMENTATION,
RATHER THAN HOARDING IT AS 90
DAYS BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION.
THIS IS THE PREFERRED LANGUAGE
OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT, JUST TO
MAKE SURE THE LEGISLATION DOES
NOT INTENTIONALLY RUN AFOUL OF
THE CHARTER REQUIREMENTS ON
GIVING FULL SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY OF PENDING
LEGISLATION INCLUDING THE
POSSIBILITY OF A DIVERSION
INVESTING THAT IN THE CITY
ATTORNEY.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THE PRACTICAL
EFFECT OF THE AMENDMENT WILL BE
THAT A SIGNIFICANT, THOUGH IT
IS POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD
CERTAINLY CREATE A LOOSER
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT THAN
THE CURRENT LANGUAGE.
YOU'LL ONLY THING IMPORTANT
THING INDICATED HEREWITH IT
THERE WOULD BE AN EXPECTATION
NOTIFICATION AND I AM SURE THAT
IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT
THE COUNSEL WOULD BE VERY
ASSERTIVE ABOUT IN MAKING SURE
THAT THERE IS A CLOSE
CONSULTATION ON HOW THE
INVESTMENTS ARE BEING SPENT.
SO THIS IS THE PREFERRED
LANGUAGE FROM THE LAW JUST TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DO NOT
INADVERTENTLY RUN AFOUL WITH
THE CHARTER AND I DO BELIEVE
ERRING ON THE SIDE OF BEING
CAUTIOUS AND STAYING WITHIN OUR
OVERSIGHT AND DUE DILIGENCE
LANE, THE LANGUAGE IS MORE
APPROPRIATE MODIFICATION OF THE
LEGISLATION.
WITH THAT, I DO NOT HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD.
SLACK THEY CAN SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT 1? I'M
NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS TO
A VOTE.
WITH A CLERK OTHER CLERK CALLED
THE ROLL ON ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT ONE.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES .
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES IN THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED AND WE
HAVE AN AMENDMENT COUNSEL BILL
BEFORE US.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON THE AMENDED COUNSEL BILL ?
I'M NOT SEEING AND HANDS
RAISED.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH
TO COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AND HIS
STAFF FOR WORKING WITH MY
OFFICE ON THIS BILL.
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO COSPONSOR
THIS BILL WITH YOU THAT IS
REALLY AT THE CORE A GOOD
GOVERNANCE TRANSPARENCY BILL
THAT REQUIRES SOME REPORTING
THAT IS TRANSPARENT TO MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC ON A SET OF
PROGRAMMING THAT WE HAVE BEEN
CONSISTENTLY ASKED TO FUND AND
TO EXPAND AND AS A RESULT OF
THOSE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS I DO
THINK IT IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR
US TO REQUEST REGARDLESS OF WHO
THE CITY ATTORNEY IS HOW MUCH
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT PROGRAM
ANYWAY THAT IS TRANSPARENT,
CONSISTENCE, AND WHERE
EXPECTATIONS ARE THE SAME SORT
OF CROSS A BRIDGE SETTING.
A PRESCIENT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
WITH YOU AND IN YOUR OFFICE AND
THANK YOU TO BREANNA THOMAS MY
CHIEF OF STAFF IN MY OFFICE FOR
ALL OF HER GOOD WORK ON THIS AS
WELL AND A HUGE THANKS FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD FOR
ALLOWING US TO HAVE A HEARING
HEARING AND SHEPHERDING US TO
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR GRACIOUSNESS
AND ALLOWING AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE THAT CONVERSATION YOUR
COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS COMMANDED
CLOSING REMARK>> THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT.
RIGHT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING
THIS A LOT LIMIT EXCESSIVE
STATEMENT OF REASONS I WANT TO
COVER SOME OF THE TOP ONES
AGAIN.
AS I ALLUDED TO IN MY REMARKS
BEFORE THE AMENDMENT, I DO
THINK THAT THE TIMING HAS BEEN
SOMEWHAT UNFORTUNATE GIVEN THAT
THIS LEGISLATION APPEARS
DECOUPLED FROM OUR BUDGET WHICH
IS HAS INVITED ALL SORTS OF
STRANGE INTERPRETATIONS AND
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS OPPOSING
MORE TRANS PARENTS HE IS LOSING
INCLUDING A DAILY NEWSPAPER.
I WOULD SAY THAT I DO TOO MUCH
EMPHASIZE THE COUPLING OF THE
LEGISLATION WITH THE
UNPRECEDENTED ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENTS IN THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THIS INCOMING CITY ATTORNEY IS
GOING TO HAVE MORE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE THAN ANY OF HER
PREDECESSORS INCLUDING NEW
POSITIONS TO FACILITATE THE
COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF
DATA, WHICH THIS LEGISLATION IS
STRUCTURED TO COMPLEMENT.
THIS IS NOT SOME NEW MANDATE ON
TOP OF EXISTING RESOURCES.
THIS IS NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE OFFICE STRICTLY RELATED TO
PERSONNEL INCREASES AND FUNDING
INCREASES THAT WE JUST PUT IN
TO THE BUDGET, WITH SOMETHING
LIKE THIS IN MIND AT THE TIME.
I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO
EMPHASIZE.
THAT IS A $38.5 MILLION BUDGET
THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
WILL HAVE 420 22.
IT IS A NINE PERCENT INCREASE
FROM THE PREVIOUS AND CERTAINLY
WARRANTED GIVEN THE SITUATION
THAT WE ARE IN AS A CITY AND
THE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL
OF OUR OFFICES THAT ENGAGE IN
PUBLIC SAFETY WORK CAN BE
SUCCESSFUL.
THE APPLICATION THAT A THIS
COUNSEL IS BEING INSUFFICIENTLY
SUPPORT SUPPORTIVE OF THE
INCOMING OFFICE IS FRANKLY JUST
NOT NOT BORNE OUT BY THE
STATEMENT MADE BY THE BUDGET
THAT WE JUST PASSED EARLIER
THIS MONTH.
SO I WANTED TO SIGNIFY THAT
DESPITE THE TENSION OVER THE
COURSE OF THE LAST WEEK
REGARDING THIS LEGISLATION, I
REMAIN DEDICATED TO WORKING
WITH THE INCOMING CITY ATTORNEY
TO ADDRESS A LOT OF CHRONIC
ISSUES IN THE CITY.
THE DATA TRANSPARENCY IS GOING
TO BE A BIG PART OF ALLOWING
THE COUNSEL AND THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO WORK TOGETHER TO
REALLY REFINE AND ADDRESS THE
BEST STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS SOME
OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES.
AND IT IS MY HOPE THAT WE CAN
MOVE FORWARD IN THAT SPIRIT
DESPITE THIS A DISAGREEMENT
OVER THIS LEGISLATION THIS
WEEK.
WITH THAT, I DO NOT HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD A.>> THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR
CLOSING OUT DEBATE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS ISSUE.
WITH A CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF COUNSEL
BILL 120247 AS AMENDED .>>
LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> NO.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES .>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> 7 IN FAVOR AND 1 OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
COUNSEL BILL IS ADOPTED AS
AMENDED AND A WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE FIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
WITH A CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
28 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 28.
COUNSEL BILL 32033 , A
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S INTENT
TO CONSIDER STRATEGIES TO
ENSURE THAT ALL UNREINFORCED
MASONRY BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE
ARE SEISMICALLY RETROFITTED.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
AMENDED.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MADAM CLERK, I AM GOING TO HAND
IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD TO ADDRESS THE ITEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE
ISSUE FIRST.
IN 2017, THE CITY UNREINFORCED
MASONRY POLICY COMMITTEE
RELEASED FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS
WHICH NOTE THAT THERE ARE OVER
ONE THOUSAND 100 UNREINFORCED
MASONRY BUILDINGS IN THE CITY
AND THE BUILDINGS POSE A RISK
BECAUSE OCCUPANTS OF THEM ARE
LIKELY TO BE INJURED OR KILLED
IN A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE.
THE COST OF SEISMIC UPGRADES IS
A BARRIER FOR BUILDING OWNERS.
THE REPORT SUGGESTED THAT THE
CITY WORK TO FOCUS FIRST ON THE
77 BUILDINGS WITH CRITICAL
WATER ABILITY.
THOSE INCLUDE HOSPITALS,
SCHOOLS, AND FIRE STATIONS.
THE 2017 RECOMMENDATIONS
ESTIMATE A TOTAL COST TO
BUILDING OWNERS FOR ALL 1100
URM'S OF OVER $1 MILLION.
FINDING A WAY TO FINANCE THE
WORK IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
COMPONENT TO DEVELOPING A
PROGRAM TO REQUIRE SEISMIC
RETROFIT.
IN 2020 AFTER CITY LOBBYING
EFFORTS, THE STATE PASSED AND
THE GOVERNOR SIGNED INTO LAW
SOMETHING CALLED THE C PACER
PROGRAM.
THIS PROVIDES A FINANCING
MECHANISM TO HELP OWNERS OF
COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY
BUILDINGS COVER THE COST
ASSOCIATED WITH ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND SEISMIC
RETROFITS.
THE C PACER PROGRAM IS-THE
STATE BASICALLY AUTHORIZES
COUNTIES TO CREATE THE C PACER
PROGRAM.
KING COUNTY HAS HAD TO ENACT
THAT BECAUSE THE FUNDING
MECHANISM IS RELATED TO THE
FUNCTION OF PROPERTY
ASSESSMENTS.
AS WE KNOW, THAT IS A FUNCTION
FUNCTION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
KING COUNTY HAS JUST RECENTLY
DONE THIS, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS
AND AS A RESULT THE PROGRAM IS
ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS IN EARLY 2022.
SINCE EARLY 2020 I HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO
CRAFT A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD
PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO CITY
DEPARTMENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A PHASE MANDATORY RETROFIT
PROGRAM FOR URM'S.
I WOULD HOPE I HOPED TO PASS
THE RESOLUTION LAST YEAR
HOWEVER THE WORK OF THE OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS
NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE CONTAINED
IN THE RESOLUTION WAS NOT
POSSIBLE GIVEN THE 2020 FOCUS
ON ADDRESSING THE EMERGENCY
IMPACTS OF CORONAVIRUS.
THE CULMINATION'S WORK WORTH
WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS OF THE
EXECUTIVE TO AGREE OTHER
REPORTING PARAMETERS AND
TIMELINE CONTAINED IN THE
RESOLUTION ADDITIONALLY
INCLUDED IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET AND SUPPORTED
WITH A IDLE PASSAGE OF THE
COUNSEL WAS FUNDING FOR A FULL-
TIME POSITION TO FACILITATE AND
COORDINATE THE WORK NECESSARY
TO DEVELOP A FINAL PROGRAM TO
ADDRESS UNREINFORCED MASONRY
THINGS.
I JUST WANT TO, BEFORE WE CALL
FOR THE VOTE, AND WANT TO GIVE
THANKS TO ASAP, THE ALLIANCE
FOR SAFETY, OFFERED ABILITY AND
PRESERVATION.
IT IS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF
CONCERNED STAKEHOLDERS
INCLUDING MARKET RATE, AFFORDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS,
PROPERTY OWNERS.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS,
ENGINEERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATIONS.
IT IS THEY THAT HAVE COME
TOGETHER TO DEVELOP THESE
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE
THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE
RICH LEGACY OF OUR REGION'S
BUILT ENVIRONMENT POSED BY THE
IMPACT OF FUTURE SEISMIC EVENT
ON OUR UNREINFORCED REINFORCED
MASONRY BUILDINGS CREATING A
PATHWAY IS CONTEMPLATED IN THE
RESOLUTION WILL REQUIRE THAT WE
CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT WORK NEXT
YEAR.>> THINK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON RESOLUTION 32033 AGENDA
ITEM 28.
>> WILL DE KLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE OF THE ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 32033 ITEM 28.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.>> MORALES.
>> YES .>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT NECK IN FAVOR AND
UNOPPOSED PICS BUT THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND A
WILL FIND IT.
WILL DE KLERK SIX THE
SIGNATURE TO THE RESOLUTION ON
MY BEHALF.>> JODY YOU ARE
UNMUTED STILL.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
29 INTO THE RECORD.>> THE
REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND
ECONOMICS OF ELEMENTS COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM 29, COUNSEL BILL
120241.
AND ORDINATES RELATED TO HUMAN
RIGHTS INCLUDING PROTECTIONS
AGAINST DISSEMINATION BASED ON
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
STATUS THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASS.>> THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES I WILL
HEAD OVER TO PROVIDE THE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THE LEGISLATION WOULD ALIGN
THE CITIES DISSEMINATION
PROTECTIONS WITH RECENT CHANGES
TO THE STATES WASHINGTON LAW
AGAINST DISSEMINATION TO
INCLUDE DISCONNECTION BASED ON
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
STATUS, AND TO PROVIDE A
DEFINITION OF RACE AND THAT IS
INCLUSIVE OF TRAITS
HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED OR
PERCEIVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH
RACE.
THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT
LIMITED TO HAIR TEXTURE AND
PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES, WHICH IS
AFRO'S, BRAIDS, LOCKS AND
TWIST.
AND BECAUSE BLACK WOMEN ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY LIKELY TO BE
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE
OF THEIR HERE INCLUDING
HAIRSTYLES THE CITY'S
DEFINITION OF RACE, CAN HELP
PROTECT ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION
THAT IS PRIMARILY FACED BY
BLACK WOMEN.
THE TWO INTENDS TO ALIGN US
WITH THE STATE LAW AND ALSO TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
PROTECTING THE CLASS.>> FIGURE
SO MUCH COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COME
MONTHS ON 120241 ITEM 29 .'S
HEARING ON WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL 120241
ITEM 29.>> LEWIS.>> YES.>>
MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> 8 IN FAVOR AND NOT OPPOSE.
>> THE BILL PASS IS ELIGIBLE
FIND.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
LETTER TO THE LEGISLATION OF MY
BEHALF.
WILL DE KLERK LEAVES READ ITEMS
30 THROUGH 34 INTO THE
RECORD.>> AGENDA ITEMS 30
THROUGH 34.
APPOINTMENTS 02064, 02065.
02067 , 02068, AND 02078.
THE APPOINTMENT OF ALEXANDER
TANG AND HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION FOR A TERM JANUARY
22nd, 2022 AND THE APPOINTMENT
OF ROOPALI DHINGRA , AMANDA
RICHER , JACKIE SCHULTZ, AND
SCHUYLER REID AS MEMBERS FOR
TERMS JANUARY 22nd, 2023.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENT TO BE CONFIRMED.>>
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES I WILL
HAND IT TO YOU TO ADDRESS THESE
ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU.
YES.
WE HAVE FIVE FOLKS FROM THE
COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED MOVING
TO FULL COUNSEL.
ALEXANDER TANG IS AN ADJUNCT
FACULTY MEMBER IN THE BASIC AND
TRADITIONAL STUDIES DIVISION AT
SEATTLE CENTRAL COLLEGE . IS
PASSIONATE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS
AND IS AN ACTIVIST OF THE HONG
KONG DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT.
ROOPALI DHINGRA IS A PUBLIC
DEFENSE SOCIAL WORKER WORKING
IN MISDEMEANOR AND THE OTHER
MUNICIPAL MENTAL HEALTH COURT.
AND HE HAS A PASSION FOR
ADVOCATING FOR PEOPLE WHO FIND
THEMSELVES AT THE CROSS-SECTION
OF THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
AND POVERTY.
AMANDA RICHER WOULD LIKE TO
SERVE AS A COMMISSIONER TO HELP
FURTHER THE CAUSE OF EQUAL
RIGHTS FOR ALL.
SHE WOULD LIKE HER LIVED
EXPERIENCE TO TRANSLATE INTO
FINDING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
OF INEQUITY.
JACKIE SCHULTZ , AS A YOUTH SHE
IMMIGRATED FROM SOUTH KOREA TO
EASTERN WASHINGTON.
COMMITTEE DID NOT PROVIDE THE
MANY SOCIAL SERVICES THAT
FAMILIES LIKE HERS NEEDED.
AND SHE BELIEVES IT IS
IMPERATIVE TO REDISTRIBUTE
POWER AND RESOURCES TO ADVANCE
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
AND AND AND SHE AND ADDITION TO
WORKING IN PHILANTHROPY FROM 20
YEARS JACKIE IS A MEMBER OF THE
ASIA-PACIFIC COALITION AND
PHILANTHROPY NORTHWEST.
SCHUYLER REID REALIZES HER
PASSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
ADVOCACY AND UNFULFILLING
WORKING IMPACTFUL MISSION
DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS.
IN HER CURRENT ROLE AS MANAGER
AT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, SHE HAS
THE EXCITING PRIVILEGE OF
BUILDING ENGAGING AND
MEANINGFUL LEARNING AND
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
OVER 500 STAFF AND ALMOST 50
COUNTRIES.
THESE ARE FIVE APPOINTEES FOR
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
UNANIMOUSLY TO ACCEPT THEIR
CONFIRMATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE APPOINTMENT
HEARING ON WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE IN THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS.>> LEWIS.
>> YES.>> MORALES.
>> YES.>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES .
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> 8 IN FAVOR AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THINK AS MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIED INTO THE
APPOINTMENTS I CONFIRMED.
WILL DE KLERK PLEASE READ ITEMS
35 THROUGH 37 INTO THE
RECORD.>> AGENDA ITEMS 35
THROUGH 37, APPOINTMENT 02069
THROUGH 02071.
THE REAPPOINTMENTS OF JENNIFER
GORDON , TRENT ZOE TRUE, AND
MARCIA WRIGHT-SOIKA AS MEMBERS.
SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION FOR
TERMS OF JULY FIRST, 2023.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED.>>
THANK YOU MADAME CLERK AND I
WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES TO
ADDRESS THESE ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
JENNIFER GORDON IS SEEKING
REAPPOINTMENTS FOR THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
SHE IS A MILITARY VETERAN,
REGISTERED NURSE AND A PUBLIC
HEALTH GRADUATE STUDENT AND SHE
BELIEVES SHE CAN SERVE IN A
MEANINGFUL WAY OF THE HEALTH
SUBCOMMITTEE, AS WELL AS OTHER
COMMITTEE'S OF THE COMMISSION.
ZOE TRUE HAS LED IN HER
CURRENT ROLE AS A COMMISSION
HAVE OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE ORGANIZE
COMMUNITY AWARENESS EVENTS,
PUBLISHED OFFENSE AND ADVISED
COMMUNITY LEADERS.
ESTHER OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE SHE
COORDINATED A TEAM OF THREE
FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TO FOCUS
ON THE HEALTH IMPACT OF
EPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
DISPARITIES IN MATERNAL HEALTH
ACCESS AND EQUALITY.
MARCIA WRIGHT-SOIKA WAS
PREVIOUSLY THE CHAIR OF THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
. SHE IS CURRENTLY SERVING ON
THE GOVERNMENT AND COMMINITY
RELATIONS COMMITTEE AND LOOKS
FORWARD TO WORKING MORE CLOSELY
WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
ALL THREE WERE RECOMMENDED
UNANIMOUSLY TO HAVE THEIR
REAPPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.>>
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
APPOINTMENTS?
HEARING ON, WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS, AGENDA ITEMS 35,
36, AND 37.>> LEWIS.
>> YES>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> 8 IN FAVOR AND NOT OPPOSE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT ARE CONFIRMED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
38 INTO THE RECORD.>> UNDEAD
ITEM 38.
APPOINTMENT 02079.
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF APRIL NO
AS SEATTLE DISABILITY
COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF OCTOBER
31st, 2023.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL HAND IT BACK TO MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
APRIL SNOW IS A DISABLED
INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS AN INTEREST
IN BECOMING MORE PACIFICALLY
ENGAGED.
SHE HAS A PARTICULAR INTEREST
IN THE INTERSECTION OF RACE AND
DISABILITY.
WHILE CONNECTING RESEARCH ON
HOW TO BE ANTIRACIST, HE SAW AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AN
RESOURCE GROUP FOCUS ON THE
INTERSECTION OF THE WORKPLACE
AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON
MAKING THAT INTO A REALITY.
IN THE COMMISSION SHE HAS A
SPECIFIC INTEREST IN ADVOCATING
FOR UNIVERSAL DIVINE TO IMPROVE
ACCESSIBILITY FOR EVERYONE.
AND THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
VOTED TO RECOMMEND APRILS
CONFIRMATION.>> THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
APPOINTMENT.
HEARING ON, WILL DE KLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT.>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> 8 IN FAVOR AND NOT OPPOSE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
WILL DE KLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
DIRTY NINE INTO THE RECORD.>>
AGENDA ITEM 39.
APPOINTMENT 02077.
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF VICTOR LOO
AS MEMBER SEATTLE LGBTQ
COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO
OCTOBER 31, 2023.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENT TO BE CONFIRMED.>>
THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, BACK TO
YOU.
>> VICTOR LOO IS THE DIRECTOR
OF PRACTICE INNOVATION AFTER
THE ASIAN COUNSELING AND
REFERRAL SERVICE.
HE HAS OVER 18 YEARS EXPERIENCE
IN THE PROVISION, SUPERVISION,
AND MANAGEMENT OF BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES.
AND VICTOR HAS BEEN SERVING AS
A COMMISSIONER SINCE LAST YEAR
AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE
COMMISSION COCHAIR AND HIS
APPOINTMENT WAS ALSO
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED BY THE
COMMITTEE.>> THANK YOU SO
MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE APPOINTMENT
02077, ITEM 39.
HEARING ON, WILL DE KLERK CALL
THE ROLE OF THE CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 02077, AGENDA ITEM
39.
>> LEWIS .
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> 8 IN FAVOR ENGINE
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
WE WILL NOW TO ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTIONS.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
40 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 40, RESOLUTION
32035 . A RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF THE
CROWN HILL COMMUNITY TO PREPARE
AN ACTION PLAN FOR THEIR
COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFYING
STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS TO
IMPLEMENT A THE CROWN HILL
URBAN VILLAGE ACTION PLAN.>>
THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK.
I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32035.
IS THERE A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION I WILL
HAND THIS OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WHO IS THE SPONSOR OF
THE RESOLUTION.
>> , THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I NEED TO KNOW THAT IS A
BITTERSWEET AND HUMBLE HONOR TO
BE THE LAST TO RESPOND.
REQUEST AS PRESIDING OFFICER OF
THE FULL COUNSEL OF THE CITY
COUNCIL IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
I'M GLAD THAT THIS IS A THREE-
HOUR MEETING LEST YOU FORGET
THE LONG MEETINGS AND I HOPE
KAREN IS IN THE BACKGROUND WITH
A WAY TO CELEBRATE ONCE WE ARE
DONE CONDUCTING BUSINESS.
TO THE RESOLUTION 32035 THE
CROWN HILL COMMUNITY ACTION
PLAN, THE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES
THE TREMENDOUS EFFORT ,
TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY EFFORT
THAT WENT INTO PRODUCING THE
CROWN HILL COMMUNITY ACTION
PLAN WHICH WAS FINALIZED THIS
LAST FRIDAY.
THE COMMUNITY PLANNING PROCESS
THAT RESULTED IN THE CROWN HILL
COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN BEGAN IN
2018.
THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNED
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HONEST A
PROCESS TO ENGAGE WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ULTIMATELY
CONNECTING WITH AROUND 300
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH
WORKSHOPS, FOCUS GROUPS, DOOR-
TO-DOOR CANVASSING, TABLING
COMMUNITY EVENTS AND MUCH MORE.
THE COMMINITY CONVERSATIONS
INFORMED THE COMMUNITY ACTION
PLAN WHICH SETS THE VISION FOR
CROWN HILL'S FUTURE AS A
WALKABLE AND VIBRANT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING
AND CHANGING THE PRESENT
SEATTLE IT IS ONE THAT LACKS A
LIGHT RAIL STATION.
THIS COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN
CONTAINS STEPS THAT THE CITY
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN TAKE
TO MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
VISION FOR A COMMUNITY LIGHT
RAIL STATION A REALITY.
SOMETHING LIKE SUPPORT.
THE PLAN IS PROBABLY ORIENTED
AROUND THESE THREE PRIORITIES A
DISTINCT AND ABROAD WITH GREAT
DESTINATIONS AND A VIBRANT
PUBLIC REALM.
STREETS THAT ENCOURAGE WALKING
AND MAKING IT EASY TO GET
AROUND AND CONNECTED ENGAGED
THRIVING COMMUNITIES.
THIS COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN WAS
PUT ON PAUSE BECAUSE OF COVID-
19.
I'M GLAD THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
WHERE THE CITY CAN BUILD BACK
BETTER AND BRING THIS FORWARD .
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS CONTACTED
ME EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH
CONCERNS THAT THE PLAN WOULD BE
FORGOTTEN IN THE TRANSITION AND
IT WORKED TO PUSH THE MAYOR
OFFICE TO HAVE OBESITY COMPLETE
HE WORK ON THIS PLAN BE
THE END OF THE YEAR.
OH TCD TOOK ONE FINAL-ROUND OF
FEEDBACK AND MADE FINAL CHANGES
TO THE PLAN LAST WEEK TO ADD
MORE EMPHASIS ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND ENCOURAGING NEW
INDOOR MEETING AND GATHERINGS
TWO PHASES.
THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE PLAN
WILL REQUIRE US TO ADOPT NEW
DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE CROWN
HILL NEXT YEAR AND AGAIN, IF
CONSOL MEMBER JUAREZ CAN GET
130 STREET STATION I'M GOING TO
GET CROWN HILL STATION.
I HOPE THAT EVERYONE HEARD THAT
LOUD AND CLEAR.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK KATE
AT OPCD WITH HER PODESTA WORK
AND THINK CAROL ABOUT PRESENT
OF THE CREW CROWN HILL VILLAGE
ASSOCIATION AND ANNA SELZNICK
AND PATTY FOR JOINING US AT THE
LAND-USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMUNITY RECENTLY AS WELL AS
EVERYONE ELSE WHO SHARED THEIR
FEEDBACK TO HELP SHAPE THIS
PLAN.
WITHOUT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOU
ARE NEARLY RELEASED AND THAT IS
MY REPORT.
>> THAT, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON 32035.
HEARING ON, WITH THE CLERK
LEAS CALLED THE ROLE OF THE
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 32035 ,
AGENDA ITEM 40.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> 8 IN FAVOR ENGINE
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT FOR THE
VERY LAST TIME.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
THERE IS ONE OTHER ITEM OF
BUSINESS.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER TRANSPORT WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
COLLEAGUES, IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I AM SO EXCITED, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
SURPRISE YOU.
I DO HOPE THAT YOU AND YOUR
TEAM REALLY HURT HOW MUCH WE
APPRECIATE YOU AND LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU
IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US
MARATHON MEETING AND I JUST
WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND TO SAY
THANK YOU TO DAN EDER AS WELL.
I DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO SHUT
HIM UP HERE CONGRATULATION ON
THE NEXT CHAPTER WITH ALL OF
THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE
COUNSEL FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS.
IT IS IT IN A GREAT HONOR TO
WORK WITH THEN ALSO BUT I JUST
WANTED TO GET THAT LASTED THANK
YOU IN.
AS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBERS I
CANNOT HELP MYSELF.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SURPRISE THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DID WANT TO ALSO, IT WAS
PROMPTLY ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT
DAN EDER THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR IS
GOING TO JOIN THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AS MAYOR ELECT POLICY
DIRECTOR AND WE DO WANTED TO
WISH HIM MUCH LUCK AND OF
COURSE EXPRESS OUR DEEP AND
PROFOUND GRATITUDE TO HIM FOR
HIS 13 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE
CITY COUNCIL, IN PARTICULAR AND
TO COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF.
WE AGAIN WISH HIM MUCH LUCK AND
WE ARE DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE FOR
EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS GIVEN TO
US.
COLLEAGUES, OF COURSE, I CANNOT
ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL WITHOUT YOU GUYS BEING
SUBJECTED TO MY BEAUTIFUL
DAUGHTER.
GOING TO HAVE HER COME OVER
HERE MAYBE FOR THE LAST PUBLIC
APPEARANCE EXCEPT FOR NOW SHE
IS BEING SHY.
WHO IS IT.
SAY GOODBYE.
WE ARE OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
YOUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE
SOMETIME IN JANUARY.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND FOR ALL OF
YOUR AMAZING WORK AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL IN
THE NEW YEAR.>> THANK YOU.>>
GOODBYE.
YOU ARE ADJOURNED.