>> GOOD AFTERNOON, THE APRIL 5,
2022 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO
ORDER.
IT IS TO: 03.
I AM THIS MONTHS PRESIDENT PRO
TEM OF THE COUNCIL.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS
EXCUSED.
HERE NO OBJECTION
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S COUNCIL
MEETING.
WE PREVIOUSLY EXCUSED
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AS WELL.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA,
PRESENTATIONS.
THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS
TODAY.
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS JOINED
THE MEETING, JUST SO THE PUBLIC
KNOWS.
WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR?
HEARING NONE I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON .
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND
THE LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE APPROVED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR ITEMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR AND THE COUNCIL'S WORK
PROGRAM.
HE REMAINS A STRONG INTENT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY ON
MEETING AGENDAS.
HOWEVER AS A REMINDER THE CITY
COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
END THESE AT ANY POINT IF WE
DEEM THAT THE SYSTEM IS BEING
ABUSED OR NO LONGER SUITABLE
FOR ALLOWING MEETINGS TO BE
CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY.
CURRENTLY I BELIEVE WE HAVE
ABOUT NINE PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND GIVE THEM
EACH TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
WE DON'T NEED TO EXTEND THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
YOU WILL EACH GET TWO MINUTES
TO SPEAK.
THE CITY CLERK WILL MODERATE
THIS PERIOD AND I WILL HAND IT
OFF TO HER TO READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
SET FOR 20 MINUTES AND EACH
SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER THEY WERE REGISTERED.
EACH MUST: FROM THE REGISTERED
PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED AND USE
THE ID AND PASSCODE THAT WAS
EMAILED UPON CONFIRMATION.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS DIFFERENT
THAN THE GENERAL MEETING
LISTENING LINE ID.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AND
AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF "YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED" WILL BE THE
SPEAKER'S CUE THAT IT IS THEIR
TURN TO SPEAK AND THEN THE
SPEAKER MUST PRESS STAR SIX TO
BEGIN SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME PLEASE
WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS.
IF SPEAKERS DID NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS AT THE ALLOTTED TIME
THE MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT WE ASK YOU
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE AND IF
YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE FOLLOWING
THIS MEETING DO SO VIA SEATTLE
CHANNEL OR THE LISTENING LINE
OPTIONS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS START
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
OF, YOU HAVE BEEN ADMITTED.
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST
IS MY A KELLY.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS MIA KELLY
I'M IN ORGANIZER WITH -- I AM
HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
ORDINANCE ON THE INTRODUCTION
CALENDAR TODAY.
THE PAY UP CAMPAIGN WAS CREATED
FROM THE NECESSITY OF WHAT GIG
WORKERS WANT AND NEED.
A GOOD PAY, FLEXIBLE WORK
SCHEDULE, THE ABILITY TO WORK
WITH A HARASSMENT.
WORKERS FOUND THIS TYPE OF WORK
TO BE ENJOYABLE, SATISFYING AND
SUITED THEIR NEEDS.
WORKERS THAT HAVE TAKEN PRIDE
IN THEIR WORK. I KNOW
PERSONALLY BECAUSE I AM A
FORMER INSTACART SHOPPER.
I PERSONALLY WITNESSED AND FELT
THE EFFECTS OF THE COMPANY
CHANGING THEIR CONTRACT OVER
AND OVER AGAIN, LOWERING THE
PAY AND MAKING THE JOB WORSE
TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
PUTTING US ALL IN A FINANCIAL
TAILSPIN.
TODAY OVER 40,000 WORKERS IN
OUR CITY ARE ONLY OFFERED SUB
MINIMUM WAGE, EXCLUDED FROM
BASIC WORKER PROTECTIONS,
RESPONSIBLE FOR AN EVER-
EXPANDING EXPENSE AND ON A
DOWNWARD SPIRAL TO THE NEXT
POVERTY LEVEL.
WORKING HAND TO MOUTH.
WE GIG WORKERS HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON CREATING STANDARDS
AND LAWS FOR A LONG TIME.
AFTER YEARS OF ORGANIZING, A
YEAR OF STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS
AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT, IT'S
TIME FOR SEATTLE CITY LEADERS TO
DELIVER FOR GIG WORKERS BY
ADVANCING OUR POLICIES TO RAISE
PAY, A FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE, AND
PROVIDE MEANINGFUL TRANSPARENCY
FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE
INDUSTRY.
THE GIG ECONOMY HAS GROWN BY
LEAPS AND BOUNDS AND EVEN
THOUGH THEY HAVEN'T HAD THE
SAME LOOKS AS OTHER SERVICE
JOBS DO, WE CAN SEE THE FAR-
REACHING EFFECTS THAT GIG
WORKERS HAD ON JOBS HE MAY HAVE
TRADITIONALLY BEEN PART OF A
COMPANY NOW CAN BE OUTSOURCED
WITH A SMART PHONE OR COMPUTER.
WE MUST TAKE ACTION NOW SO THE
STANDARDS ARE IN PLACE TO
PROTECT WORKERS AND NOT
DEMOLISH HARD-FOUGHT LABOR
PROTECTION.
THIS IS A COMMON SENSE POLICY
THAT ENSURES WORKERS ARE PAID
AT LEAST MINIMUM WAGE AFTER
EXPENSES WITH THE FLEXIBILITY
ENTRANCE.
THAT WE NEED.
THANK YOU FOR MOVING FORWARD
TODAY.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER ON THE LIST
IS HERMAN.
CARMEN.
ALL
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> YES WE CAN.
>> OKAY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS HERMAN.
I AM A GIG WORKER ON GRUB HUB
AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE
POLICY.
[INDISCERNIBLE]
IF I BREAK EVERY TRAFFIC LAW
AND GET CREATIVE WITH PARKING
AND EASY ORDER MIGHT TAKE ME 15
MINUTES.
DOING SIMPLE MATH THAT IS $20
PER HOUR ON THE HIGH END.
FROM THAT $20 I NEED TO
TAXES, GAS, CAR INSURANCE AND
CONSTANT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
LIKE THE COST OF FLAT TIRES OR
A NEW BATTERY.
THAT $20 PER HOUR QUICKLY FALLS
BELOW MINIMUM WAGE AFTER DRIVER
EXPENSES ARTICULATED.
FLEXIBILITY AND BEING YOUR OWN
BOSS, IN REALITY THEY ARE THE
BOSS CONTROLLING US WITH
PENALTIES AND THREATS OF
DEACTIVATION.
FLEXIBILITY IS NOT SIMPLY, I
HAVE SOME FREE TIME, LET ME LOG
ON AND EARN LITTLE POCKET CASH.
FOR ME, AND THOUSANDS OF A GIG
WORKERS LIKE ME, FLEXIBILITY
MEANS THE ABILITY TO WORK AT
THE PACE AND INTENSITY I NEED
ON A SCHEDULE I CAN MANAGE.
GIG WORK IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF
INCOME.
AND THE ONLY INDUSTRY THAT
ALLOWS ME THE FLEXIBILITY I
NEED.
HOWEVER, FLEXIBILITY IS BEING
ERODED AS AMPS WRAP UP CONTROL
TO MAXIMIZE THEIR OWN PROFITS.
THE PAY UP POLICY WOULD PROTECT
THE FLEXIBILITY I NEED WILL
GUARANTEEING I WOULD BE PAID
FULLY FROM A LABOR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER ON THE LIST
IS TERRY, FOLLOWING AFTER THAT
IS MICHELLE WHO IS SHOWING UP
IS NOT PRESENT.
TERRY.
>> HIGH, I AM TERESA AND I AM
HERE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FOR THE
PAY UP CAMPAIGN.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
GIG ECONOMY SINCE 2019 WITH THE
HANDY APP DIRECTLY.
IN THE LAST THREE YEARS I HAVE
SEEN INEXPERIENCED FOR HANDY
ALONE, FALSE PROMISE OF
FLEXIBILITY, I'VE ALSO SEEN THE
FALSE PROMISE OF SCHEDULING.
I HAVE SEEN LATENT DENIAL OF
RESPONSIBILITY BY THE HANDY APP
IN TERMS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
BOTH TOWARDS CONTRACTING
PROFESSIONALS AND THE CLIENT.
HANDY CONTINUES TO THIS DAY TO
BEHAVE AS A CLEANING AGENCY
THAT HIRES EMPLOYEES RATHER
THAN THE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY BILLING
THEMSELVES AS.
WE KNOW THAT THE APP CONTRACTOR
RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN BROKEN
FOR YEARS.
AND WE KNOW THERE HAS BEEN NO
DEMONSTRATED STEWARDSHIP BY APP
COMPANIES TO FIX IT.
WE KNOW THAT CONTRACT CHANGES
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MADE BY THE
APP.
WE KNOW THESE CHANGES I'VE
ALWAYS FAVORED THE APP AND WE
KNOW THE CONTRACT CHANGES HAVE
NEVER FAVORED CONTRACTORS.
REGARDLESS OF THE APP, NONE OF
THESE CONTRACT CHANGES HAVE
EVER FAVORED CONTRACTORS.
HAVE ALWAYS FAVORED THE APP.
AND THIS IS WHY TODAY I AM
SAYING, YOU KNOW, BLATANTLY, WE
NEED YOUR SUPPORT AT SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL IN PASSING THE PAY
UP POLICY. WE NEED YOU TO SET
THE EXAMPLE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION
THAT HAS DEVELOPED AND
STRENGTHENED STEWARDSHIP AND
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CONTRACTORS
AND THE APP COMPANIES
THEMSELVES.
BECAUSE WITHOUT QUALITY
PARTNERSHIP, WE WILL NEVER
BECOME A BETTER ECONOMY.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN
FOLLOWED BY SHELBY.
JOHN, YOU ARE NEXT.
>> MY NAME IS JOHN W. I HAVE
BEEN GIG WORKER FOR 2.5 YEARS.
I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHY GIG
WORKERS NEED THE PAY A POLICY.
AS A ROVER WORKER I'M GRATEFUL
FOR THE LEVEL OF CONTROL I HAVE
OVER MY SCHEDULE.
THOUGH I THINK IT COULD BE
BETTER.
ROVER BELIEVES IT'S A
MARKETPLACE LIKE CRAIGSLIST
WERE THE CONFINED WALKERS AND
SITTERS BUT THE REALITY IS ROVER
EXERCISES TOO MUCH POWER OVER
ITS WORKERS TO BE CONSIDERED A
MARKETPLACE.
THEY TRY TO CONTROL MY SCHEDULE
BY LOWERING MY RATING WHEN I AM
NOT TAKING JOBS.
THE PREFERENCES THE APP ALLOWS
ME TO SET ARE VERY PRIMITIVE.
I BELIEVE UPDATING THE APP TO
ALLOW FOR MORE -- WOULD BE
FIXING ISSUES BUT ULTIMATELY IT
WILL NEVER BE CAPABLE OF
FACTORING IN ALL THE NUANCES OF
WHETHER A JOB IS WORTH IT TO
ME.
SO I BELIEVE THE SEARCH RATINGS
SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED
WITH AN UNBIASED SYSTEM.
THE SYSTEM COULD SHOW SITTERS
THE CLIENTS RANDOMLY AND ALLOW
THE CLIENT TO FILTER BASED ON
PREFERENCES IMPORTANT TO THEM
LIKE PROXIMITY, PRICE, AVERAGE
RATING, ET CETERA.
BEING SELECTIVE ABOUT WHICH
JOBS I TAKE ALLOWS ME TO MAKE A
DECENT AMOUNT OF MONEY PER HOUR
WHILE STILL KEEPING THINGS
RELATIVELY AFFORDABLE FOR THE
CUSTOMER.
THIS DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE
AMOUNT OF WORK I CAN DO IN A
GIVEN TIME PERIOD AND THE TIME
I HAVE OUTSIDE OF WORK TO RELAX
AND SPEND TIME WITH MY FAMILY,
TAKE CLASSES, ET CETERA.
ALSO IN REGARDS TO PAY I
BELIEVE MINIMUM WAGE NEEDS TO
BE ESTABLISHED FOR ROVER AND
OTHER GIG WORKER APPS TO AVOID
BEING DRIVEN DOWN OVER TIME.
IT NEEDS TO FACTOR IN THE EXTRA
TIME AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
BEING A CONTRACTOR ON EACH APP.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WORKERS
ARE NOT ONLY ABLE TO SURVIVE
BUT ALSO TAKE STEPS TO IMPROVE
THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING OVER
TIME.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING GIG
WORKERS.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS SHELBY
HANSEN.
>> HIGH, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> I AM SHELBY AND I AM A GIG
WORKER ON ROVER.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE PAY UP
CAMPAIGN.
I WORK FOR THE ROVER APP WHICH
IS A PET SITTING AND DOG WALKER
SERVICE.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO
WORK WITH PETS AND WHILE I WAS
PET SITTING I HAD SOME OWNERS
WHO ARE NOT HONEST WITH ME AND
LEFT ME WITH MEDICAL BILLS
GETTING HURT BY THEIR DOG.
THE REASON WHY I WORKED FOR
ROVER IS BECAUSE OF THE
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE.
I HAVE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS TO
HELP ME MANAGE MY DISABILITIES.
AND THESE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER
A REGULAR 9-5 WORK SCHEDULE.
WITHOUT THE FLEXIBILITY I
HONESTLY COULDN'T WORK.
WITH THE PAY AND WITHOUT THE
HEALTH COVERAGE IT'S NOT WORTH
THE DANGER.
ROVER ALSO WOULD ENCOURAGE GIG
WORKERS, A LOPE THRESHOLD IN
ORDER TO UNDERCUT OTHER ROVER
WORKERS.
THIS BASE PAY IS NOT ENOUGH TO
SUSTAIN LIVABLE WAGE.
WHEN YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
FOOD TO STAY ALIVE OR
TRANSPORTATION OR EVEN RENT,
THIS IS NO WAY TO LIVE.
CHANGING YOUR PRICE POINT TO
SOMETHING LOWER ONLY HURTS US.
IT HURTS ALL OF US IN THE LONG
RUN.
WE NEED THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL TO PASS THE PAY UP
POLICY FOR GIG WORKERS AND SET
THE PAY STANDARD FOR GIG
WORKERS IN 2022 BECAUSE I NEED
TO BE ABLE TO PAY MY BILLS AND
FOR BASIC SURVIVAL.
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY --
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID
HAYNES FOLLOWED BY JACKIE
MORRIS.
DAVID HAYNES?
>>
>> THANK YOU.
DAVID HAYNES, DISTRICT 7.
COUNCIL BILL 120292 LOOKS LIKE
ANOTHER PRIVILEGED ABUSE OF TAX
DOLLARS REWARDING HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHO
REDIRECTED ALL OF THAT STILL
NEEDED MONEY FOR HOMELESS
CRISIS SHELTERS TO OTHER BAD
POLICY DECISIONS THAT FURTHER
UNDERMINE PUBLIC SAFETY.
ALWAYS SEEM TO USE TAX MONEY
BUYING OFF UNIONS AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS AS A REELECTION
APPARATUS WITHIN GOVERNMENT AND
NONGOVERNMENT UNIONS.
NEVER HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A
RACIST LENS THE JUDGES SKIN
COLOR AND PRIORITIZES BIPOC
CRIMINAL REPEAT OFFENDERS TO
MANIPULATE DATA AND SQUANDER
HOMELESS CRISIS MONEY WHILE
FORSAKING INNOCENT HOMELESS
CITIZENS DENIED ANOTHER WINTER
YEAR OF HELP.
IS CORRUPT HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT GETS ANOTHER WAY AND
GUARANTEE OF FAILURES TO SOLVE
THE HOMELESS CRISIS EXACERBATED
BY BAD POLICIES AND LEADERSHIP,
TREASONOUS LEE AND
UNCONSTITUTIONALLY RUNNING
INTERFERENCE FOR LOW-LEVEL DRUG
PUSHERS DESTROYING LIVES DAILY.
VICTIMIZING OTHERS.
YET TREATED LIKE NONVIOLENT'S
DEMEANOR VICTIM OF INEQUITY.
ASSISTED BY A CARE MODEL THAT
HAS LESS THAN 50% SUCCESS RATE
MOSTLY BECAUSE OF SELF-
DESTRUCTIVE CUSTOMS VIOLATING
REPEAT OFFENDING CRIMINALS
UNDERMINING THEIR FELLOW MAN
ARE THE ONLY ONES HELPED WHILE
INNOCENT LIBERAL RACE WAR ON
INNOCENT HOMELESS CITIZENS
BLAME FOR MOST CRIME JUST BASED
ON SKIN COLOR AND ONLY HELP IF
MORE PROFITABLE WRAPAROUND
SERVICES -- LYING ABOUT THE
DATA, THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE
DISHONEST SERVICE PROVIDER
HOURS OF SERVICE NEVER HELD
HONEST BY OVERSIGHT FROM
COUNCIL.
WHOSE OTHER BAD POLICY OF
ACCEPTING --
>> ERR LAST SPEAKER PRESENT IS
JACKIE MORRIS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
I AM JACKIE MORRIS.
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING ME
TODAY.
I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
RIGHT FOR WORK.
I AM THE ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR
THERE.
I AM A FOUNDING MEMBER OF DRIVE
FORWARD, WE STARTED IN 2015.
I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
OUR OVER 2000 MEMBERS, GIG
WORKERS IN VARIOUS APP BASED
PLATFORMS THAT WE ARE
COLLECTIVELY EXCITED ABOUT
HAVING BEEN PART OF THE
STAKEHOLDER MEETING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR THE DELIVERY PAY
STANDARD.
OUR GREATEST CONCERN ABOUT THE
PROPOSED BILL, WHAT WE ARE
CALLING EIGHT ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL
THAT THE DELIVERY COMMUNITY IS
URGING FOR CHANGE, AND UPGRADE
ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF UPGRADES
THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO THE PNC
STATEWIDE REGULATION. BUT WE
WOULD LIKE THIS BILL TO BE ON
DELIVERY WORK AS IT IS A UNIQUE
SECTOR OF GIG WORKER.
AS WE HAVE HEARD IN THE
STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS FOR THE
BETTER PART OF THIS LAST 12
MONTHS.
IT HAS UNIQUE FACTORS THAT
AFFECT, LIKE THE COST.
AND CREATING A STANDARD IS OF
COURSE NOVEL FOR THE ENTIRE
INDUSTRY.
AND AS WE ARE HEARING FROM THE
GIG WORKERS THAT ARE PART OF
THE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS THAT
IT IS A VERY CHALLENGING FEAT
FOR COMPANIES AND FOR THE GIG
WORKERS TO MANAGE STANDARDS.
SO, WE DO ASK THAT THE DELIVERY
STANDARDS BE FOCUSED ON
DELIVERY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
I AM HERE FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND
WILL BE SENDING AN ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
GOOD DAY, EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF THE LIST OF SPEAKERS.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW CLOSED.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
CALLING IN FOR THE COMMENTS
TODAY.
WE ARE READY TO MOVE ONTO THE
NEXT PART OF THE AGENDA.
COMMITTEE REPORTS WHICH INCLUDES
AN ITEM COMING DIRECTLY TO CITY
COUNCIL THAT I MENTIONED AT
COUNCIL BRIEFING YESTERDAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 1 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120292 RELATING
TO CITY EMPLOYMENT, COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE FIRST
QUARTER 2022 EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCE.
>> I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120292.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED . ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL
PRESIDENT COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
, I WILL ADDRESS AND THEN OPEN
FOR COMMENTS.
AS I MENTIONED YESTERDAY AT THE
BRIEFING WE HAVE COUNCIL BILL
120292 WHICH IS THE FIRST
QUARTER 2022 EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCE.
THE DESIGNATED SPONSOR OF THE
BILL IS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
SO I WILL PROVIDE THE SUMMARY
CRAFTED BY OUR CITY COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF I CONVEYED
YESTERDAY.
AS IS STANDARD PRACTICE THE
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES CERTAIN CITY
PERSONNEL ACTIONS THROUGH
QUARTELY EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCES.
THE 2022 1st QUARTER EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCE BEFORE US TODAY WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING
ACTIONS.
RETURN NINE POSITIONS TO THE
CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.
ADJUST THE PAY ZONES FOR FOUR
DISCRETIONARY PAY PROGRAMS IN
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND
OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR.
AND UPDATE CODE PROVISIONS ON
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE TO OF REFLECT
AGREEMENTS WITH UNIONS.
CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
ANALYST HAD PAIRED A MEMO
INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF
THIS BILL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BILL?
OR THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO?
ALL RIGHT.
AGAIN THIS WAS DISCUSSED
YESTERDAY AT COUNCIL BRIEFING.
CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF DID
ANALYZE THIS FOR US AND THE
MEMO IS ON THE AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON .
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
SEVEN IN FAVOR AND THEN
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS,
THERE ARE NO OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
OTHER BUSINESS, IS THERE ANY
OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL TODAY?
OKAY.
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING --
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
MY APOLOGIES.
I DO WANT TO REQUEST TO BE
ABSENT NEXT MONDAY.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
EXCUSED -- DID YOU SAY THE
NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING?
>> THE BRIEFING MEETING ON
MONDAY.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
EXCUSED FROM THE NEXT CITY
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTIN
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
EXCUSED FROM THE NEXT CITY
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS,
COLLEAGUES?
OKAY.
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS APRIL
12, AT 2:00.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL
AFTERNOON.
AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.