GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6.
THE MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:00.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> EVERYBODY IS HERE.
WELCOME BACK.
WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE
AGENDA.
NEXT, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE
ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
NOW WE WILL GO ON TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. I WILL READ A LITTLE
BIT, THEN I WILL HAND IT OVER
TO THE CLERK.
MADAM CLERK, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO
WE HAVE ON THE REMOTE SIDE?
>> WE HAVE 17 REMOTE SPEAKERS
AND APPROXIMATELY 17 IN PERSON
SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY.
LET'S DO THE 17 IN PERSON
FIRST.
THEN WE WILL DO THE 17 REMOTE.
EVERYONE WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE.
NOW I WILL HAND -- I WILL READ
OFF THE SCRIPT TO MAKE SURE WE
DO THIS RIGHT.
THAT I WILL HANDED OVER.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE
WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS ON THE
-- I'M SORRY.
I'M A LITTLE RUSTY.
THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS WILL
SPEAK FIRST, THE REMOTE
úSPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD SECOND.
AS YOU HEARD, THEY ARE 17
PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN CALLING
IN, AND 17 IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
EVERYONE HAS ONE MINUTE.
MADAM CLERK, I WILL NOW HAND
THIS OVER TO YOU TO PRESENT THE
INSTRUCTIONS AND RECORDING OF
THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE.
WE ARE THE EMERALD CITY.
THE CITY OF FLOWERS, IN THE
CITY OF GOODWILL.
BUILT ON INDIGENOUS LAND, THE
TRADITIONAL TERRITORY.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A VERBAL
PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY
REGISTER TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE
MEETING VIA THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WEBSITE.
HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEEDINGS.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE COUNCIL WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN
THEY REGISTERED ONLINE AND USE
THE MEETING ID AND PASSCODE
THAT WAS EMAILED UPON
CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS.
A REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
ID IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING ID
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE YOUR NAME IS CALLED, THE
MICROPHONE WILL BE UNMUTED IN
AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY,
THE HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO
UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR CUE THAT IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS
á6.
YOU WILL THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF,
YOU ARE UNMUTED.
BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED
ON YOUR END SO YOU CAN BE
HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME.
IS A GENTLE REMINDER, WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED
TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED IN THE NEXT SPEAKER
REGISTERED WILL BE CALLED.
ONE SPEAKERS HAVE COMPLETED
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT,
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND JOIN US
BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST OR
THROUGH THE LISTENING LINE
OPTION LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR
IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
ABILITY OF THE COUNCIL TO
CONDUCT BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE PROCEEDINGS
OR THAT IS NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
IN COUNCIL RULES MAY LEAD TO
THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER, PRESS á6 AFTER
YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF, YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH
THE IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS.
THE FIRST PERSON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
NICE TO SEE SOME OF YOU IN
PERSON.
I AM THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-
TREASURER FOR MLK LABOR.
I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS OUR
SUPPORT FOR ORDINANCE 120391
REGARDING CANNABIS EQUITY.
MLK LABORS MISSION IS TO BUILD
POWER, ERADICATE BIGOTRY COME
IN A SUPPORT UNIONS AS THE BEST
WAY TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY
WISHING A HAPPY LABOR DAY TO
ALL OF THE ATTENDEES AND PEOPLE
WHO WORK IN CANNABIS.
20,000 OF YOU ACROSS WASHINGTON
STATE.
OH SHOT, THE OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH & SAFETY ACT OF 1970, IS
ONE OF THE GREATEST
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE LABOR
MOVEMENT.
HOWEVER, IT WAS PAST 50 YEARS
AGO.
CANNABIS ONLY BECAME LEGAL LESS
THAN 10 YEARS AGO, AND THERE
ARE IMPROVEMENTS WE NEED TO
MAKE.
FURTHERMORE, THE WAR ON DRUGS
WAS RACIST, AND THERE ARE
REPAIRS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR.
I WANT TO COMMEND THE COUNCIL
FOR TRYING TO RIGHT THOSE WRONGS
WITH THESE CANNABIS EQUITY
LEGISLATIONS, AND ALSO EXPRESS
MY APPRECIATION FOR U.S. CW,
WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING
CANNABIS WORKERS IN THIS FIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>>
GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF CAMPAIGNS
WITH 350 SEATTLE.
TODAY WE'RE HERE ON BEHALF OF
UFCW 3000.
DEFINITE AUTOMATIC EXPUNGEMENT
IS SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY NEED
TO HAVE.
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW, I WAS A
PART OF PASSING RESOLUTION
31614 AND 2015.
I SAT AT THAT TABLE AS AN
EXPERT ON THAT.
I AM A FORMERLY INCARCERATED
INDIVIDUAL.
I COULD NOT HAVE TO -- I COULD
NOT HAVE ENTER THE INDUSTRY OF
THE MARIJUANA SELLING BUSINESS
BECAUSE OF THAT LAW.
WHEN THEY PASSED THE LAW, THAT
WAS A RETROACTIVE.
WE NEED TO HAVE THAT
RETROACTIVE BECAUSE OF THE WAY
THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
HAS IMPACTED OUR PEOPLE
NEGATIVELY.
WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE A COMMISSION THAT INCLUDES
THE WORKERS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY
, THE SAME AS ALL THE REST OF
THE INDUSTRIES, SO WE CAN MAKE
SURE PEOPLE ARE BEING TREATED
WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY.
WE WANT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE
THE CAPACITY TO GROW IN
INDUSTRIES WHERE THEY ARE AT,
AND TO CONTINUE GROWING FORWARD
WITHIN THE INDUSTRY ITSELF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST THANK
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IN COUNCIL
CHAIR MOSQEDA FOR PUTTING THIS
TOGETHER AND GETTING A FURTHER
DOWN THE ROAD.
I AM NOT ANTIUNION.
WHAT I AM IS PRO-EQUITY.
I AM PRO-EQUALITY.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO
UNDERSTAND IS, MY STANDPOINT
WITH BLACK EXCELLENCE CANNABIS
IS, I DON'T NEED ANYONE TO
TEACH ME HOW TO BE A BETTER
SERVANT.
I NEED SOMEONE TO SHOW ME HOW
TO BE AN OWNER.
FOR MY PLATFORM, I AM TELLING
BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE THAT IT
IS TIME TO OWN SOMETHING.
IT IS NOT TIME TO WORK FOR
ANYONE.
WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND
FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET BACK IN
THE GAME OF THE CANNABIS
INDUSTRY. WE WERE PUSHED AWAY
AND PUSHED OUT.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>>
GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM WITH EMERALD CITY
COLLECTIVE FIRST DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE DISPENSARY.
WE WERE UNJUSTLY SHUT DOWN BY
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
FOR THE RECORD, I WANTED TO BE
KNOWN THAT IT WAS NOT THE
STATE, IT WAS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WHO CAME IN AND MADE
THREATS AND SHUT US DOWN.
I WANT THAT TO BE CLEAR.
WE ARE NOT ANTIUNION. WE ARE
PRO-EQUITY.
WE ARE PRO-EQUALITY.
WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING FOR A FAIR
SHAKE.
IN THE SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE
NOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY
FOR SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANTS.
THERE SHOULD BE SOME MONEY THAT
IS IN THERE.
I AM SORRY.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND CHAIR
MOSQEDA FOR THIS AMENDMENT.
AS I SAID, WE ARE NOT
ANTIUNION, WE JUST DON'T FEEL
LIKE THERE SHOULD BE ANY
ATTACHMENT TO THAT.
WE WANTED TO BE KNOWN THAT WE
EXPECT THE MAYORS OFFICE AND
NEED MONEY FOR THE SOCIAL
EQUITY LICENSES.
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> I AM SPEAKING A RESOLUTION
320642 EVENTUALLY BAN THAT GAS
LEASE BLOWERS.
MY MISSION IS TO FIND AN
ACCEPTABLE WAY TO ELIMINATE
LEAF BLOWER AFFECTS.
EXCESSIVE NOISE CAUSES
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND STRESS
IN THE BRAIN.
SOME INDIVIDUALS HAVE EXTREME
AVERSION TO LOUD NOISE WHICH
CAN TRIGGER ANXIETY.
IT CAN INCREASE GENERAL STRESS
LEVELS.
THESE EFFECTS WORSEN OVER TIME.
THE W.H.O.
SET GUIDELINES TO 55 DECIBELS
DAYTIME AND 45 NIGHTTIME.
THE SEATTLE LIMIT IN
RESIDENTIAL AREAS IS A WHOPPING
70 DECIBELS.
AND ONE OF THE OPERATORS
EXPOSED TO?
THE REASON SHOWS THAT ABOUT 83%
OF RESPONDENTS SUPPORT BANNING
GAS BLOWERS.
MAKE OUR CITY BETTER, CLEANER,
AND QUIETER BY ADOPTING THE
RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> HELLO.
YOU ARE ON THE WAY TO MAKING
SEATTLE ONE OF THE MORE LIVABLE
CITIES IN THE COUNTRY BY VOTING
YES ON RESOLUTION 32064,
PHASING OUT GAS POWERED LEAF
BLOWERS AND CONSIDERING
EVENTUALLY BANNING ALL BLOWERS.
IT COULDN'T HAPPEN SOON ENOUGH.
AS MY COLLEAGUES AND QUIET
CLEAN SEATTLE REMIND YOU TODAY,
THESE BLOWERS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS
HEALTH DAMAGE AND HEARING LOSS.
LANDSCAPERS WILL ALSO SEE
FINANCIAL BENEFITS SOON AFTER
THEY SWITCH.
THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED IN SANTA
CRUZ.
WITHIN A YEAR AFTER THEY BOUGHT
BATTERY-POWERED DEVICES,
CONTRACTORS WERE ABLE TO RECOUP
THE COST OF THE NEW MACHINES.
HERE, THE CITY MIGHT PROVIDE NO
INTEREST LOANS TO BUY NEW
EQUIPMENT.
MORE GOOD NEWS, IN THE HUNDREDS
OF CITIES THAT HAVE BANNED GAS
POWERED WERE ALL LEAF BLOWERS,
YARD WORKERS HAVE KEPT THEIR
JOBS.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>>
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
TIME.
IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE
BEEN UP HERE.
I MIGHT NEED ONE MORE MINUTE.
SORRY.
IT IS SOMETHING VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT. I THINK WE NEED TO
MAKE TIME FOR THIS.
I AM A LONG-TIME COMMUNITY
ACTIVIST.
I AM A -- I AM AFFILIATED WITH
LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP IN
ORGANIZING.
I'M HERE TODAY AS A CANNABIS
ACTIVIST.
I HAVE BEEN PART OF MEDICAL
COMMUNITIES AND HAVE ADVOCATED
FOR MARIJUANA TO BE LEGALIZED
SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN THE
EARLY 90s, AND ALSO IN THE
2000.
UNFORTUNATELY, MY TIME IS A
COMMUNITY ACTIVIST HAD TO COME
TO A SHORTSTOP BECAUSE OF MY
DECLINING HEALTH.
BUT TODAY, THERE ARE THREE ASKS
FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
ONE IS AUTOMATED EXPUNGEMENT,
THE OTHER IS A COMMISSION, AND
ALSO THE THIRD ONE ESCAPES ME.
AS A MEDICAL --
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>>
I WANTED TO HEAR THAT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SEATTLE CHAPTER.
I WANTED -- ONE OF THE THINGS
DONE IN 1941, HE WAS ABLE TO
PUSH EXECUTIVE ORDER 8802 ON
THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY OF FEDERAL
BUREAUS.
I AM SPEAKING IN THIS TONE
BECAUSE WE NEED EQUITY IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE NEED EQUITY FOR WORKERS THAT
ARE BEING DISENFRANCHISED.
TODAY I'M SUPPORTING 3000 AND
THE GREAT WORK BEING DONE IN
BRINGING EQUITY IN THE CANNABIS
INDUSTRY.
I URGE THAT THIS COMMITTEE
ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED FOR THE
CHANGE WE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY
TO UPLIFT --
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> WE HAVE OVER 34 SPEAKER
SIGNED UP.
>> ARE YOU SPEAKING TO ME?
>>
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE ON
TO THE REMOTE SPEAKERS NOW?
>> LET'S FINISH UP WITH THE IN
PERSON.
DO WE GO FROM 17 TO 34.
>> WE HAVE 17 REMOTE, AND WE
HAVE 17 IN PERSON.
>> DO WE FINISH THE IN PERSON?
>> WE'RE ON NUMBER EIGHT.
>>
I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE
CANNABIS SECTION -- EQUITY
ORDINANCE.
TBC WANTS TO ASSURE THE CITY
COUNCIL IS FULLY AWARE THE
IMPACT THE DELIBERATIONS TAKING
PLACE THEY HAVE ON THE BIPOC
COMMUNITY.
AS THE CURRENT CONVERSATION
INTO HOW LEGISLATE SOCIAL
EQUITY IN THE CITY AND STATE,
THERE NEEDS TO BE A DISCUSSION
ON THE IMPACTS OF THE LACK OF
ACCESS TO THE CURRENT
ESTABLISHED INDUSTRY, LACK OF
ACCESS TO THE CURRENT
ESTABLISHED INDUSTRY HAS ON THE
BIPOC COMMUNITY.
THE NEED FOR INDIVIDUALS TO FORM
UNOFFICIAL MARKETS TO SELL
CANNABIS PRODUCTS.
IS DISCOURAGING TO SEE
REGULATORS TASKED WITH
OVERSEEING THE IMPLICATION OF A
SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM ARE
ACTIVELY SHUTTING DOWN THESE
UNOFFICIAL MARKETS WITH A
PROXIMALLY 30% OF THE ZENOVICH
MARKETS BEING BIPOC INDIVIDUALS
WHO HAVE CREATED A SAFE SPACE
FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
TBC STRONGLY BELIEVES THE
STATES ANYTIME WOULD BE BETTER
SPENT SERVES GETTING LICENSES
INTO THE HANDS OF THESE
UNOFFICIAL MARKET PARTICIPANTS
SOTHEY CAN CONTINUE TO REDUCE
THE INEQUALITIES CANNABIS USERS
TO FACE.
TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF SOCIAL
EQUITY PROGRAMS, IT IS
ESSENTIAL TO BEGIN TO LOOK
TOWARD STATES CURRENTLY
SUCCEEDING, SUCH AS NEW YORK,
WHICH CREATED LEGISLATION.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WAS FORMERLY A TALKSHOW
PERSONALITY, AND I ALSO WAS A
VIDEOGRAPHER AND PROGRAM
DIRECTOR FOR MUSIC INTERCITY
HERE IN SEATTLE.
IN DOING THAT, I WAS ALWAYS
ASKED TO DO EXTRA JOBS.
ONE OF THEM WAS TO FILM A
CORPORATE MEETING ONE NIGHT.
AS I AM SITTING IN THE BACK OF
THAT CORPORATE MEETING, I'M
LISTENING TO EVERYONE TALK, BUT
ONE MAN STOOD UP AND SAID
SOMETHING THAT REALLY MOVED ME.
HE SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO
CONVICT YOUNG BLACK MEN OF
MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR MARIJUANA
CONVICTIONS ANYMORE.
IT TURNED OUT THAT WAS PETE
HOMES.
THAT WAS THE INITIAL 502
MEETINGS.
I AM SITTING HERE LISTENING TO
EVERYONE TALK ABOUT EQUITY IN
SEATTLE BEING A CITY OF GOLD
WILL, BUT I DON'T REALLY
BELIEVE THAT . IT IS JUST A
BUNCH OF TALK AND HOT-AIR TO
ME.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS MOVE
FORWARD WITH WHAT SEATTLE SAYS
IT IS GOING TO DO AND GET THESE
LICENSES INTO THE RIGHT HANDS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>>
>> SHE WAS THE FIRST BLACK
DISPENSARY OWNER IN 2010.
HE HAS THREE LOCATIONS AND WAS
UNJUSTLY SHUT DOWN BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
HE DID NOTHING WRONG.
WE ARE HIGHLY FRUSTRATED AND
HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATED.
OKAY?
OUR LIVELIHOOD HAS BEEN TAKEN
AWAY.
WE WANT THE CITY TO UNDERSTAND
THAT, YES, THERE IS SOME TYPE
OF REPARATIONS THAT NEED TO BE
ASSESSED.
OKAY?
I WANT TO THINK BRUCE ONCE
AGAIN, BREANNE THOMAS AND DAN
FOR THEIR HARD WORK DURING THIS.
I KNOW IT WAS EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CITY
COUNCIL AS WELL.
ON A SIDE NOTE, MR. LEWIS, MY
UNCLE IS A FIREMAN AND HAS BEEN
FOR 40 YEARS, I DEFINITELY IN
SUPPORT OF PROTECTING THE
FIREMEN.
IS VERY MUCH NEEDED.
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>>
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] WITH YOUR
MAFIA PRINCIPAL.
I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS
CANNABIS PERSONAL BUSINESS OR
PRIVATE BUSINESS OR SMALL
BUSINESS.
NEVER GERMANS DID THIS.
THIS IDIOTIC SITUATION.
I TOLD YOU 100 TIMES BEFORE.
BECAUSE YOU ARE AN IDIOT.
DEMOCRAT MAFIA.
YOU DESTROY SEATTLE TOTALLY.
EVERYTHING UNDER GOVERNMENT
CONTROL.
I REPEAT YOU AGAIN, SOVIET
ECONOMISTS -- THIS IS AN
IDIOTIC SITUATION.
IT GOES AGAINST AMERICA.
AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND
HUMAN RIGHTS.
STAND UP, AMERICA.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>>
GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WAS A PIONEER IN THE CANNABIS
INDUSTRY FOR A WHILE.
I WANT TO START BY SAYING WE'RE
NOT ANTIUNION. WE ARE PRO-EQUITY
. I FEEL LIKE WE AS A CITY, I
FEEL LIKE WE CAN A NEED TO DO A
LOT BETTER.
WE CAN'T KEEP PORTRAYING
OURSELVES AS A COMMUNITY IF WE
CHOOSE TO BAR CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS FROM OWNERSHIP, BUT
ALLOW THEM TO WORK AS SECURITY.
I FEEL LIKE GENERATIONAL WEALTH
IS A KEY COMPONENT TO FAMILY
STRUCTURE.
I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE MORE
COURAGEOUS TO TAKE THE RIGHT
COURSE OF ACTION AND NOT JUST A
POLITICALLY EXPEDIENT ONE.
THE TRUE DEFINITION OFIS WHEN A
PERSON YOU ARE MEETS THE
PERSON YOU COULD HAVE BEEN.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, GOOD
AFTERNOON, TO EVERYBODY.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>>
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
ORDINANCES FOR CANNABIS EQUITY.
I WANT TO SAY, EQUITY IS
ESSENTIAL. I FULLY AGREE WITH
HIM ON THAT.
THE BARRIERS NOT ONLY NEED TO
BE REMOVED, BUT REPAIRS NEED TO
BE REMOVED.
I LOVE CANNABIS.
I HAVE A BUSINESS DEGREE.
I HAVE BEEN A BUD TENDER FOR
SIX YEARS.
I WORKED AT A STORE.
AND I LOST MY JOB . I KNOW WHAT
IT IS LIKE.
THE LANGUAGE IN THESE
ORDINANCES PROTECT THAT.
I AM THANKFUL THAT I CAN MAKE
THAT CHANGE.
I JUST WANT PROTECTION FOR
EVERYBODY, NOT JUST THE
WORKERS, LIKE MYSELF, BUT THE
OWNERS AS WELL.
I UNDERSTAND IT IS VERY
DISPROPORTIONATE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, I AM A
WORKER BY CHOICE IN THE
INDUSTRY.
I CAN MOVE UP, AND THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES, BUT SOME PEOPLE,
IT IS NOT THEIR INTEREST.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>>
I AM A UNION STEWARD FOR. I WAS
ASKED BY MY UNION TO TALK TO
GUYS ABOUT WHY BEING A PART OF
A UNION IS SUCH A GOOD THING
AND SO IMPORTANT TO ME.
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE
UNION IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME, I
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WATCH AMAZING THINGS FOR THE
CITY AND NATION.
AS FAR AS FIGHTING FOR MINIMUM
WAGE.
AS FAR AS FIGHTING FOR
PREGNANCY LEAVE.
BUT ALSO, WITHIN THE STORE
ITSELF.
THEY ALSO HELP KROGER TURN
AROUND THEIR IDEAS. I HAD A
MASK ON ONE DAY, AND I WAS TOLD
TO GO HOME BECAUSE MY MASK SAID
BLACK LIVES MATTER.
MY UNION CAME IN IMMEDIATELY
AND FOUGHT AGAINST THAT.
I GOT PAID BACK THE TIME I
WOULD'VE HAD.
UNIONS DO SUCH AMAZING THINGS,
AND WE ARE SO MUCH STRONGER
TOGETHER AS PEOPLE.
THAT IS WHY THE UNIONS ARE A
REALLY GOOD THING FOR US TO
HAVE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>>
I AM ADDRESSING RESOLUTION
32064.
I AM QUOTING FROM THE SEATTLE
GLOBALIST, WHICH WAS A DAILY
ONLINE PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO
ELEVATING DIVERSE VOICES.
IN ONE SUCH PUBLICATION, THE
DAY WORKER CENTER COORDINATOR
WAS FEATURED.
HE WAS A 2019 RECIPIENT OF THE
NFL HISPANIC HERITAGE
LEADERSHIP AWARD PRESENTED BY
THE SEAHAWKS.
THE ARTICLE STATES, FIVE YEARS
AFTER STARTING HIS JOB WITH THE
LANDSCAPING CREW IN THE SUMMER
THE SEATTLE, FREDDIE DECIDED HE
HAD HAD ENOUGH AND CALLED IT
QUITS.
THE WORKDAYS WERE LONG.
SOMETIMES 12 HOURS.
BUT A BIGGER PROBLEM WAS HAVING
TO INHALE EXHAUST FROM HIS GAS
POWERED LEAF BLOWER.
EVENTUALLY, AN IMMIGRANT FROM
EL SALVADOR SAID HE WAS GETTING
MIGRAINE HEADACHES EVERY DAY.
AND A PROBLEM THAT BOTH HE AND
HIS DOCTOR, WHO EXAMINED HIM,
ATTRIBUTED TO THE EXHAUST FROM
THE BLOWERS.
THE ARTICLE GOES ON TO SAY.
NEARLY 1 MILLION WORKERS ARE
LOW INCOME IMMIGRANTS.
>>
>> HELLO MY NAME IS BEST.
SEATTLE IS IN A CRISIS.
FENTANYL DEATHS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE RECORD LEVELS.
DEAD BODIES ARE FOUND ON THE
STREETS REGULARLY.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE ALMOST
IMMUNE FROM SEEN IT, WHICH IS
HORRIBLE.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
FOCUSES ON PUNISHING CRISIS
PREGNANCY CENTERS, WHICH ARE
NONPROFITS HELPING ON A
VOLUNTARY BASIS WITH EXTREMELY
HIGH POSITIVE REVIEWS FROM
CLIENTS.
THIS GOES AGAINST THE FIRST
AMENDMENT. IT IS WRITTEN AND
ENFORCED IN THE CITY THAT IS
HOSTILE TO THE PRO-LIFE
POSITION WHICH MEANS IT WILL BE
ENFORCED UNJUSTLY. THERE IS NO
REASON FOR THIS.
NOBODY EVER GOES TO A HOSPITAL
OR EMERGENCY ROOM BASED ON A
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER.
DOES NOT HAPPEN.
THERE IS NO RISK FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL TO FOCUS ON THAT WHEN
THERE IS DEAD BODIES OUT THERE
AND THE DEAD BODIES ARE PILING
UP --
>> THE LASTING PERSON SPEAKER IS
MATT EDGINGTON.
>> I AM THE CANNABIS DIVISION
DIRECTOR.
I THINK, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR ALL
OF HER WORK ON THIS AS WELL AS
THE MOST RECENT AMENDMENT ON
THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
I THINK THERE WAS A LOT THAT WE
ASKED FOR AFTER HEARING FROM
THE COMMUNITY SPEAKING AND I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO
MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER TO START
ADDRESSING THAT.
THERE WERE A LOT OF WRONGS DONE
AND A LOT OF WRONG DONE IN THE
LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS AS
WELL.
I THINK THAT THIS IS -- I AM
EXCITED TO SIT DOWN AND BE AT
THE TABLE. I THINK THIS IS THE
FIRST STEP OF PUTTING THE TABLE
TOGETHER AND STARTING TO
ACTUALLY MAKE POLICY THAT MAKES
SENSE.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS,
STARTING WITH HOWARD GAIL.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO HIT STAR SIX
WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO TALK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM HOWARD GAIL.
DESPITE HEARING FROM THE KING
COUNTY INQUEST IN JULY THAT IT
WAS SEATTLE POLICE POLICY THAT
LED TO THE KILLING OF CHARLENA
WILES YOU WILL ENTER A BUDGET
SEASON WITH PLANS TO CONTINUE
TO FUND THESE POLICIES AND
OUTCOMES WITH NO PLANS TO STEM
THE TIDE OF PREVENTABLE
KILLINGS.
MORE FOLKS EXPERIENCING
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS HAVE
BEEN KILLED IN THE DECADE AFTER
JOHN WILLIAMS THEM BEFORE.
THERE WILL BE 15 MORE KING
COUNTY INQUESTS OF SPD KILLINGS
WITH OVER HALF OF THOSE
INVOLVING CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE A
PERSON WAS IN A SEVERE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS OR HAD
NO WEAPON AT ALL.
THE JURY WILL COME TO ONE OF
TWO AND ONLY TWO POSSIBLE
CONCLUSIONS.
THAT THEY KILLED ACCORDING TO
TRAINING AND POLICY OR VIOLATED
TRAINING AND POLICY.
EITHER OF THOSE IS A DIRECT
CONDEMNATION OF THE DIRECT
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WHICH
TRAINS POLICE THAT A PERCEIVED
THREAT IS TO BE MET WITH DEADLY
FORCE.
IT HAS RAPIDLY AND COMPLETELY
TERMINATED HUMAN LIFE.
WE NEED TO START ON THE ROAD.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALINA
PEREZ.
PLEASE HIT STAR SIX
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU.
LET'S GO TO HANNAH THOMPSON ON
HER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS HANNAH. I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF THE NORTHWEST
ANIMAL-RIGHTS NETWORK.
RECENTLY $20 MILLION IN TAX
MONEY WAS GIVEN TO THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM FORA NEW SHARK TANK.
CITY COUNCIL IS SUPPOSED TO
REPRESENT ITS CONSTITUENTS BUT
WE DO NOT SEE THAT AT ALL.
YOU SPENT MONEY ON A PROJECT
THAT CONTRIBUTES TO CLIMATE
CHANGE AND DOES NOTHING ABOUT
WHAT WE CARE ABOUT.
SEATTLE HAS CONSIDERED CLIMATE
CHANGE A TOP PRIORITY.
PLEASE HELP TO COUNTER ITS
EFFECT IS. IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO
USE MONEY TO BUILD THIS TANK YOU
INDICATE THAT IT'S ONLY A
PRIORITY WHEN CONVENIENT AND
BUSINESS PARTNERS AND BOARD
MEMBER ASSOCIATES.
AT 325 HUNDRED THOUSAND GALLONS
OF WATER IT IS A PROCESS.
WATER MUST BE PUMPED IN, HEATED
AND FILTERED AND THEN PUT BACK
INTO THE SOUND.
YOU BEEN LEAF BLOWERS.
HOW MANY DO YOU NEED TO BAN TO
MAKE UP FOR THE OMISSION FROM
US AQUARIUM?
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS A LIEN.
>> I SEE HER ON THEIR.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES WE CAN.
>> WE COULD HEAR YOU BUT NOW
YOU ARE MUTED AGAIN.
PRESS STAR SIX ONE MORE TIME.
>> HELLO.
I AM WITH THE HUMANE VOTERS OF
WASHINGTON.
THE ANIMALS CONFINED IN
AQUARIUM TANKS AND CAGES RETAIN
THEIR WILD INSTINCTS.
EVERYTHING IMPORTANT TO THEM IS
DENIED.
MIGRATING, MATING, FORAGING,
HUNTING, SWIMMING IN A
DISTANCE.
IT IS SIMPLY IMPASSABLE.
FOR WHAT? THERE ARE NO METRICS
OR PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH TO SUBSTANTIATE THE
CLAIM THAT ANY SIGNIFICANT
LEARNING HAPPENS AT THE ZOO OR
AQUARIUM.
THE CAPTIVITY INDUSTRY RESEARCH
DONE BY THE WORLD ASSOCIATION
OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS FOUND
PEOPLE CARING ABOUT WILD
ANIMALS AND HABITATS ACTUALLY
DECREASED AFTER VISITING A ZOO.
THE COUNCIL MUST STOP THE
ENDLESS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
FLOWING TO THE ZOO FROM THE
UPCOMING PARK DISTRICT BUDGET.
YOU CAN PASS A RESOLUTION TO
INSTALL A NON-LIVE EXPERIENCE
INSTEAD OF SHARK TANK.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CAROL
>> THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING
RESOLUTION 3206 FOUR.
MY NAME IS CAROL, I AM A
SEATTLE RESIDENT AND STEERING
COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR QUIET
CLEAN SEATTLE.
I HAVE ASTHMA.
THE CDC SAYS THE STATE IS ONE
OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF ASTHMA
AND IT IS RISING.
EACH SPRING AND SUMMER, NO
MATTER HOW HOT I HAVE TO CLOSE
UP MY HOME TO AVOID THE DUST
WHIPPED UP BY LEAF BLOWERS.
IT'S NOT JUST DUST.
THESE LEAF BLOWERS YOU CANCER-
CAUSING CHEMICALS, MOLD, ANIMAL
FECES, AND TINY PARTICLES THAT
PENETRATE MASKS AND ENTER THE
BLOODSTREAM.
THEY ARE LINKED TO PREMATURE
DEATH IN PEOPLE WITH HEART OR
LUNG DISEASE AND HEART ATTACKS,
AGGRAVATED ASTHMA AND BREATHING
PROBLEMS AND ARE VERY DANGEROUS
TO OLDER PEOPLE AND CHILDREN.
MOST AT RISK ARE THE WORKERS
WHO MUST BREATHE THESE TOXIC
FUMES FOR HOURS ON END.
PLEASE PASS THIS RESOLUTION.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RACHEL.
RACHEL, YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX
>> I SEE SHE IS ON.
>> WE WILL COME BACK TO RACHEL.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JAKE MILAN.
>> MY NAME IS JAKE AND I AM A
MEMBER OF DISTRICT 7 IN
SEATTLE.
WAS BORN HERE 41 YEARS AGO.
WOULD LIKE TO COMMUNICATE THAT
GAS LEAF BLOWERS RUIN
COMMUNITIES.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO PASS
RESOLUTION 3064.
YOU MAY ASK, WHAT LANDSCAPERS
LOSE JOBS?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
HIGH GAS PRICES AND THE
ADVANCEMENT OF BATTERIES IT IS
EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE.
THEY WILL SAVE MONEY YEAR AFTER
YEAR.
SO WHAT ABOUT BATTERY POWER
BLOWERS NOT BEING POWERFUL
ENOUGH?
ARE YOU AWARE OF THE QUICKEST
CAR IN THE WORLD IS 100%
BATTERY-POWERED. MODERN BATTERY-
POWERED LEAF BLOWERS CAN GET
195 MILES PER HOUR. A JUNE 22
STUDY SHOWED A 10 MONTH PAYBACK
FOR AN EXTREMELY POWERFUL
BLOWER VERSUS COMPARABLE GAS.
WE CAN ALSO AGREE THAT MOST
LANDSCAPERS ARE OVERFLOWING.
DO WE NEED TO BLOW EMPTY
PARKING LOTS IN THE MORNING?
PLEASE PASS THIS RESOLUTION.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS OUT OF
MUST BE NO
>> HELLO COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
EMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE CRAFT CANNABIS COALITION
ASSOCIATION OF OVER 70 RETAIL
STORES AND PRODUCER PROCESSORS
STATEWIDE INCLUDING HALF OF THE
STORES IN SEATTLE.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THE
COUNCIL. WE THANK AND
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ENSURE THE
UPCOMING NEEDS ASSESSMENT
PROCESSES FAIR AND UNBIASED
TOWARD ANY PARTICULAR
STAKEHOLDER.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO PARTNER IN THE NEXT STEPS.
WHILE WE MAY NOT LOVE EVERY
DETAIL IN THE PACKAGE, WE HAVE
ALWAYS RECOGNIZED THE EQUITY
ISSUES IN THE INDUSTRY AND WE
ARE READY TO DO OUR PART TO
ADVANCE EQUITY.
WE APPRECIATE WORKING WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND COMMITTEE
AND SEE IN THE CONVERSATION
MOVE TOWARD DIRECTLY ADDRESSING
EQUITY AND BRINGING
STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER.
WE HOPE THAT THIS PROCESS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE NEUTRAL, FAIR,
AND EQUITY FOCUSED.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SHELLEY
ANDERSON.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO, I AM THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF THE CRAFT CANNABIS
COALITION AND ASSOCIATION OF
OVER 70 STORES INCLUDING HALF
OF THE STORES IN SEATTLE.
WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE
TRANSFORMATIVE WORK AT THE
STATE LEVEL TO ADVANCE EQUITY
IN THE INDUSTRY SUCH AS
PROPOSING AND ADVOCATING FOR
CANNABIS REVENUE TO BE
REINVESTED DIRECTLY BACK INTO
COMMUNITIES THAT WERE RAVAGED
BY THE FAILED WAR ON DRUGS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO TAKE PART IN
THIS WORK AND WE ARE EXCITED TO
WORK WITH THE CITY AND
COMMUNITY TO CREATE TRULY
EQUITABLE INDUSTRIES.
IT IS HERE THAT I WISH TO
EMPHASIZE WHERE WE HOPE THE
NEXT STEPS OF THE PROCESS FOR
CENTERING THE VOICES AND THE
NEEDS OF THE BLACK ABOUT
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
FIGHTING FOR EQUITY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
TOGETHER TO BRING JUSTICE TO
THE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AFTER
THAT RENDERS WAR ON DRUGS.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CLAUDE.
>> MY NAME IS CLAUDE. I'M THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF SEATTLE KING
COUNTY NAACP. THE QUESTION I
HAVE IS HOW CAN WE TALK OF
EQUITY IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY
FOR BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE WHEN
WE LACK OWNERSHIP IN THE
DISPENSARIES IN THE SEATTLE
AREA AND ACROSS THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON?
ALSO, LESS THAN 1% HAVE
OWNERSHIP OF THE DISPENSARY.
IF WE ARE TALKING EQUITY IN THE
INDUSTRY, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT
HOW BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE CAN
BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE INDUSTRY
. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
THE UNION FOR PUSHING CANNABIS
INDUSTRY FOR BLACK AND BROWN
PEOPLE.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID
ADAMS.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO.
I'M THE EQUITY DIRECTOR AND
WILL BE ADDRESSING THE CANNABIS
POLICY. WE SUPPORT THIS
PROPOSAL AND HOPE THAT THE CITY
WILL VOTE YES ON THIS PORTION
OF THE INITIATIVE.
THE BLACK COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE WAR
ON DRUGS AND ARE TWICE AS
LIKELY TO BE ARRESTED FOR
CANNABIS POSSESSION IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
THIS WAS USED TO DIRECTLY
TARGET BLACK COMMUNITIES.
THE CITY SHOULD WORK AND FUND
BLACK LED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
THIS PROJECT THROUGH THE LEGAL
AID SERVICES CALLED BEYOND THE
BLINDFOLD OF JUSTICE.
COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE RATE IN
THE CONVERSATIONS AND MAKING
THE DECISIONS OF EVERY ASPECT
OF THE POLICY.
WE ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE
YES ON THIS PORTION AS WELL AS
A LARGE PORTION OF THE
CONDITIONS INCLUDING CANNABIS
WORKERS DIRECTLY IMPACTED
COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE
ORGANIZATION.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IS LINDA
COX
>> STAR SIX.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS LINDA AND I AM
SPEAKING ON RESOLUTION 3206
FOUR TO BAN LEAF BLOWERS.
I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE SINCE
1990 WHEN THERE WERE NO LEAF
BLOWERS.
NOW HALF OF MY NEIGHBORS USE
THEM.
I HAVE ASKED HIM TO STOP AND
EXPLAIN THEIR IMPACT BUT THEY
CONTINUE TO USE THEM BECAUSE
THEY CAN AND IT IS LEGAL.
THE FIRST AVAILABLE MODELS WILL
BE OPERATED BY ONLY LICENSED
AND TRAINED PROFESSIONALS.
SOMEHOW IT DID NOT GET
IMPLEMENTED AND NOW THEY ARE
USED EVERYWHERE.
IT SEEMS THEY ARE MOSTLY USED
TO BLOW DEBRIS.
INSECTS POLLINATE PLANTS AND
DECOMPOSE DEBRIS AND THEY ARE
FOOD FOR BIRDS MAMMALS AND
AMPHIBIANS.
LEAF BLOWERS LOW OFF THE LIST
THAT IS NEEDED FOR HEALTHY SOIL.
IT PROVIDES THE NUTRIENTS AND
HELPS TO RETAIN SOLE MOISTURE.
WITH CLIMATE CHANGE UPON US AND
WARMER AND DRIER SUMMERS IT
BECOMES EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO
HOLD THE MOISTURE IN THE SOIL.
PLEASE PASS THE RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KEEP
ORDER.
>> MY NAME IS KEEP ORDER.
I'M A MEDICAL CANNABIS
CONSULTANT WITH THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT CANNABIS COALITION.
OF HAS A PRIVILEGE TO
COLLABORATE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE
IN THE INDUSTRY AND
ORGANIZATIONS TO DEFINE WHAT
CANNABIS SOCIAL EQUITY COULD BE
IN WASHINGTON AND PRESENT A
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REFORM, REDISTRIBUTE, AND
RESTORE THE NARRATIVE WITHIN
COMMUNITIES THAT WERE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
FROM THOSE INCARCERATED FROM
CANNABIS -RELATED OFFENSES AND
THOSE THAT HAVE BUSINESSES THAT
WERE SHUT DOWN I WANT TO GET
BACK INTO THE INDUSTRY.
I AM PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT
WE HAVE BUILDS. TRYING TO GET
CANNABIS SOCIAL EQUITY A
REALITY IN WASHINGTON.
I SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION AND
THE NEW GENERATION OF BIPOC
CANNABIS BUSINESS OWNERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I
HOPE THAT YOU SINCERELY
CONSIDER THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
>> WE WILL GO BACK TO ALINA
PEREZ.
>> I SEE THAT SHE IS STILL
THERE.
THERE YOU GO.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS ALINA PEREZ.
AND SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE
CANNABIS EQUITY POLICIES.
DESPITE SEATTLE OFTEN LEAVING
THE NAVE LABOR STANDARDS
NATIONALLY WE STILL SEE BIPOC
WORKERS BEING LEFT BEHIND TIME
AND TIME AGAIN ESPECIALLY IN
EMERGING INDUSTRY . IN TERMS OF
FAIR PAY, SAFE WORKING
TRADITIONS. YOU HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SERIOUS
EQUITY CONCERNS AROUND HOW THE
$1 BILLION CANNABIS INDUSTRY IN
WASHINGTON WAS CREATED,
ENRICHING A SMALL NUMBER OF
PEOPLE AT THE EXPENSE OF BLACK
WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES HIT
HARDEST BY THE CRIMINALIZATION
OF CANNABIS.
A FUNDAMENTAL VALUE IS
DEMOCRACY IN THE WORKPLACE.
SHOULD RESPECT AND UPHOLD THE
DECISIONS OF CANNABIS WORKERS
TO UNIONIZE.
IT IS TIME TO TAKE ACTION.
PLEASE PASS THE CANNABIS EQUITY
POLICIES TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER IS RACHEL.
>> I DO NOT SEE HER.
IF I DO.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS RACHEL AND I AM FOR
THE CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE FUND
PROPER THINGS LIKE RIDGE
REPAIRS, FEDERAL ROADS,
IMPROVEMENT.
THESE ALL FALL UNDER THE
CATEGORY OF CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS THAT
I AS A TAXPAYER WOULD BE HAPPY
TO PAY FOR AS PART OF THE REAL
ESTATE EXCISE TAX. WHAT I AM
VERY DISAPPOINTED IN IS THAT
YOU HAVE CHOSEN INSTEAD TO FUND
A SHARK TANK THAT WILL HARM
AQUATIC ANIMALS. THERE ARE
NUMEROUS BRIDGES THAT NEED
REPAIRS AND PARKS THAT NEED TO
BE OPEN AND POLES TO FIX.
THESE PROJECTS ARE MORE
IMPORTANT THAN HELPING A
PRIVATE ENTITY PAY FOR A SHARK
TANK.
HOW WILL YOU PAY FOR ALL OF THE
OTHER THINGS IF YOU ARE LOANING
OUT MONEY TO PRIVATE ENTITIES?
PLEASE DO NOT KEEP THROWING BUT
GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD BY FINDING
SOMETHING THAT HAS NO BUSINESS
BEING ON THE WATERFRONT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THAT WRAPS UP THE LIST.
>> THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS WHO
CALLED IN AND APPEARED TO GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT THE SEVEN
MATTERS THAT ARE ACTUALLY ON
THE AGENDA TODAY.
WE HAVE REACHED THE END THE
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL MOVE ON
TO THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF
THE AGENDA TODAY.
MOVING ON TO ADOPTION OF THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
IT THERE IS NO OBJECTION IT
WILL BE ADOPTED.
NOT SEEING OR HEARING ANY
OBJECTION, IT IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO ADOPTION OF THE
AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
THE BASE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
AGAIN, NOT SEEING OR HEARING
AND OBJECTION IT IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
AS YOU KNOW IF YOU WANT
SOMETHING PULLED THIS WOULD BE
THE TIME TO DO THAT.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE NOT
ANYTHING.
IF YOU WANT TO SEPARATE ANY
MATTER FROM THIS CONSENT
CALENDAR AND ADDRESS IT AT THE
END OF THE AGENDA?
I WILL BRIEFLY STATE WHEN I
HAVE.
THANK YOU, ADAM CLERK, FOR
PUTTING THIS IN HERE.
WANT TO BRIEFLY GO OVER WHAT
ARE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WHICH ARE ALSO ON THE
ONLINE AGENDA, VERY BRIEFLY.
THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 16 THE
PAYROLL BILLS, COUNCIL BILL
120407120408 AND 120409.
CLERK FILE 314468 AND THEN WE
HAVE COUNCIL BILL 120406 . I
ALSO UNDERSTAND THE
NEIGHBORHOODS EDUCATION CIVIL
RIGHTS AND CULTURE COMMITTE
THAT WE HAVE EIGHT APPOINTMENTS.
TWO APARTMENTS TO THE FAMILY
EDUCATION AND PRESCHOOL
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
FOUR APARTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
LGBTQ COMMITTEE.
THAT IS WHAT IS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
NOT SEEING ANYONE, I MOVE TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IT HAS BEEN SECONDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WARRIORS. WE
HAVE REACHED THE PART IN THE
AGENDA WHERE WE GO TO COMMITTEE
REPORTS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE
ARE SEVEN ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR
. I BELIEVE ITEMS ONE AND SIX
HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THEM. WE
WILL ADDRESS THOSE WE GET THERE.
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE AGENDA
ONE COUNCIL BILL 120391, AN
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE CITY
COMMITMENTS AND PLANS FOR
SUPPORTING CANNABIS WORKERS AND
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES
DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMED BY
THE FEDERAL WAR ON DRUGS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE COUNCIL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> I THINK THE WAY THAT WE WILL
DO IT IS ALLOW YOU TO START
WITH THE AMENDMENT AND THEN WE
WILL GO BACK TO GENERAL
COMMENTS AND OPEN THE FLOOR.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO SPEAK
TO ALL THREE BILLS TOGETHER.
FEIKERT OFFER THE CHANCE TO
SPEAK TO ALL THREE AND THEN GO
TO THE AMENDMENT, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
>> LET'S DO THAT.
THAT WILL SAVE SOME TIME.
>> OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
TODAY IS A REALLY EXCITING DAY.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
CANNABIS EQUITY FOR A LONG TIME
IN CITY HALL, BUT THERE HAS
BEEN A CALL FOR US TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION FOR MUCH LONGER
THAN THIS COMMITTEE HAS BEEN
ACTING.
THIS SUITE OF LEGISLATION CAME
TO US FROM ALL OF YOU.
IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR WE
HAVE THE FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES RACIAL
EQUITY TEAM CAN PRESENT TO OUR
COMMITTEE.
THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW SINCE 2018
LARGELY PEOPLE OF COLOR LED
STAFFERS FROM WITHIN THE
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN
HEARING FROM COMMUNITY THAT WE
NEED TO DO BETTER. WE NEEDED TO
DO BETTER FOR THE WORKERS IN
THE INDUSTRY, TO DO BETTER FOR
EMPLOYERS, LARGELY BLACK AND
BROWN ON BUSINESSES THAT HAD
BEEN HARMED BY PAST CITY POLICY
AS NOTED IN PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE COULD STEP UP IN THIS MOMENT
WHEN WE LOOK AT OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BOTH CITIES AND
STATES WHO HAD TAKEN NOT ONLY
THE STATE TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS
BUT HAD TAKEN THE STEP TO
LEGALIZE CANNABIS AND ADD AN
EQUITIES APPROACH TO LICENSING,
SUPPORTING WORKERS, AND
SUPPORTING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
PREVIOUSLY HARMED BY THE WAR ON
DRUGS.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STEP
UP AND RECOGNIZE THAT OVER 10
YEARS AGO WE LEGALIZED CANNABIS
IN THE REGION BUT WE FELL
SHORT.
WE FELL SHORT WHEN IT CAME TO
MAKING SURE THAT AS WE ALLOW
LEGALIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD
THAT WE CENTERED THOSE THAT
WERE THE TARGET OF THE WAR ON
DRUGS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
FROM BEING PART OF THE FOLKS
THAT RECEIVE THE MOST BENEFITS
FROM LEGALIZATION.
WE FELL SHORT 10 YEARS AGO BY
NOT INCLUDING EQUITY IN THE
APPROACH TO MAKING SURE THAT
BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS, WORKERS
OF COLOR IN THE COMMUNITY WAS
AT THE FOREFRONT OF HOW WE
IMPLEMENTED THE POLICIES.
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE PAST
WAR ON DRUGS, THE FEDERAL
POLICIES, BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE
OWNERSHIP.
THAT HAS BEEN CALLED UPON US
FROM THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS TODAY
TO HOME WE HAVE HEARD FROM OVER
THE LAST YEAR TO ACT AT THE
CITY LEVEL TO REPAIR.
TO ACT TO REPAIR IS AN ACTIVE
REPARATIONS.
THIS IS ONE SMALL STEP TOWARD
REPAIRING THOSE PAST TIMES THAT
WERE CAUSED AT THE CITY LEVEL.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THESE THREE BILLS TODAY ARE
SMALL STEPS.
THEY ARE SMALL STEPS IN THE
SCHEME OF THE HARM CAUSED BY
THE WAR ON DRUGS AND THE HARM
CAUSED BY NOT CENTERING EQUITY
IN THE APPROACH 10 YEARS AGO.
I AM EXCITED THAT WE HAVE
LEGISLATION THAT I BELIEVE
THINGS US TOGETHER TO BUILD
UPON WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE
IS DOING AS THEY THINK ABOUT
CREATING A LICENSING APPROACH
THAT CENTERS EQUITY AS THEY
WORK TO INCLUDE THE VOICES OF
THOSE WHO HAVE AND HARMED BY
THE PAST WAR ON DRUGS AND LOCAL
AND STATE POLICIES.
WE ARE BUILDING UPON THAT TO
ACT WITH URGENCY IN THIS MOMENT
TO SAY AS THE STATE MOVES
FORWARD WE NEED TO DO OUR PART
TO LAYER ON TOP OF THAT.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT WE
HAVE A CITY COHESION MOMENT.
WE ARE COMING TOGETHER TODAY
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, WITH
COUNCIL, WITH COMMUNITY, WITH
WORKERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS AND
CENTERING THE DISCUSSIONS HERE
TODAY ON THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMED BY
PAST PUBLIC POLICIES. THERE IS
A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
AS YOU HAVE HEARD PUBLIC
COMMENTERS SAY TODAY, MORE WORK
WILL BE NEEDED.
I AM EXCITED THAT WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO TAKE AN IMPORTANT STEP
TO PUT MORE CONCRETE STEPS INTO
THOSE NEXT ACTIONS.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE MAYOR
AND HIS TEAM FOR SENDING DOWN
LEGISLATION.
I AM THANKFUL FOR MY COLLEAGUES
AND THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE TO
MAKE AMENDMENTS AND
ENHANCEMENTS SO WE HAVE GREATER
OPPORTUNITY FOR TRANSPARENCY
AND INCLUSION.
WE HAVE ADDED GREATER CERTAINTY
TO WHO WILL BE SITTING ON THE
TASK FORCE SO THAT WHEN IT IS
BROUGHT TOGETHER, WE HAVE TRUE
REPRESENTATION FROM WORKERS,
COMMUNITY, BUSINESS OWNERS
PREVIOUSLY HARMED BY THE WAR ON
DRUGS.
WE HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO MAKE SURE
THERE ARE GREATER IMPROVEMENTS
THAT WE WILL CONSIDER
MOMENTARILY TO MAKE SURE A
NEEDS ASSESSMENT TRULY CENTERS
WHAT THE INDUSTRY NEEDS FOR
CREATING WORKFORCE TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES AND GREATER
STABILITY FOR THE INDUSTRY AND
WHAT THE BEST PRACTICES SAY AND
TAKE US AWAY FROM THE FRAY OF
THE CONVERSATION THAT HAS
EVOLVED.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS BRINGING
US BACK TOGETHER TO FOCUS ON
EQUITY AN OPPORTUNITY AND
INCLUSION.
I AM THANKFUL, AS WELL, THAT
MANY OF THE FOLKS WHO TESTIFIED
TODAY HAVE REALLY HELPED US TO
BRING THIS POLICY FORWARD.
HE SAID, LET'S FOCUS ON THE
AREAS OF COMMON GROUND AND THE
AREAS WHERE WE NEED TO TAKE NEXT
STEPS TOGETHER.
WE ARE FINDING THE
OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP REPAIR
THOSE HARMS BY PUTTING THIS
INTO STATUTE.
THE HARD WORK IS YET TO COME.
I HAD ONE PERSON TELL ME THAT
THE PROOF WILL BE IN THE NEXT
STEPS AND WHERE THE FUNDING
COMES FROM AND HOW QUICKLY THE
TASK FORCES CONVENED. THAT IS
HOW FAST WE CAN CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS FOR
OPPORTUNITY AND LIBERATION
WITHIN THEIR PLACES OF
EMPLOYMENT AS WELL.
I AM EXCITED TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE AS WE CLOSE IN ON THE
DEBATE TODAY, BUT I REALLY
WANTED TO BRING US TOGETHER IN
THIS MOMENT. THEY WANT TO FIND
OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS THE
LEGISLATION AND THE AMENDMENT
TO HELP UNDO THOSE PASTIMES AND
MAKE SURE THAT AS WE BRING
TOGETHER THE WORKERS THAT WE
ARE WORKING TOWARD THE GREATER
GOAL IN UNISON TODAY.
WITH THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
HAVE AN AMENDMENT IN
CONJUNCTION WITH MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, TO FIND
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMON GROUND
AND TO HELP US MOVE FORWARD IN
THIS MONUMENTAL OCCASION.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT
AMENDMENT.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO
ADDRESS THIS AMENDMENT BEFORE
WE OPEN IT UP TO THE FLOOR AND
MOVE TO A VOTE?
>> I WILL DEFER TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ON THE NO
FOLLOW-UP ON HER COMMENTS.
>> OUR CONSTITUENTS WANT TWO
THINGS FROM THIS.
THEY WANT US TO LISTEN TO THEM
AND THEY WANT US TO WORK
TOGETHER DESPITE THE PRINCES
SOMETIMES AND INCORPORATE THEIR
NEEDS AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO
MAKE POLICY THAT IS RIGHT BY
THEM AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
THIS AMENDMENT DOES BOTH.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT THIS LEGISLATION
WILL BENEFIT.
I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IT IS
NOT APPROPRIATE FOR ANYONE
INTERESTED HAVE AN OUTSIZED
INFLUENCE ON THE NEEDS
ASSESSMENT WHICH WILL SET THE
ROADMAP THE POLICIES GOING
FORWARD.
THIS AMENDMENT WILL ENSURE THAT
IT IS CONDUCTED BY A NEUTRAL
THIRD-PARTY AND SUPPORT THE
BASE LEGISLATION.
OF MY COLLEAGUES JOIN ME IN
PASSING.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? ANY
COMMENTS FROM OTHER COLLEAGUES
REGARDING THE AMENDMENT BEFORE
WE WRAP IT UP AND GO TO A VOTE?
ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS
BEFORE WE GO TO THE FINAL VOTE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS YOU
HEARD TODAY FROM PEOPLE IN THE
ROOM AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALLED
IN AS WELL, WE HEARD FROM
WORKER REPRESENTATIVES AND
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES WHO
COLLECTIVELY SAID THEY SUPPORT
THE AMENDMENT.
THEY SUPPORT IT BECAUSE IT
IDENTIFIES COMMON GROUND IN AN
EFFORT TO MOVE US FORWARD IN
THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
I APPRECIATE THAT THE AMENDMENT
WILL ALLOW FOR US TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION WHERE
THE LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US
IS DIVIDING THE COMMUNITY
FURTHER, DRIVING WORKERS OR
BUSINESS OWNERS ON OTHER SIDES
OF THE TABLE WHEN WE KNOW WE
HAVE COLLECTIVE INTEREST IN
CREATING GREATER STABILITY IN
THE INDUSTRY AND GREATER
OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR
FOLKS OF COLOR WHETHER IT IS
BUSINESS OWNERS OR WORKERS.
I AM ESPECIALLY EXCITED THAT WE
ARE HELPING TO BRIDGE THE
DIVIDE BY MAKING SURE THAT
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO HAVE
BEEN ON THE FRONTLINE OF
RECEIVING HARMS OF THE WAR ON
DRUGS ARE NOT FURTHER BEING
DIVIDED BY WEDGES.
WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD THIS
LEGISLATION WAS THE AMENDMENT
TOWARD THE EMPHASIS ON CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES TO IDENTIFY THE
COMMON GROUND.
I KNOW THAT FOLKS IN THIS ROOM
HAVE COMMENTED ON THIS.
WHAT I HEARD FROM BUSINESS
OWNERS, CURRENT AND PAST AND
WHAT I HEARD FROM THE WORKERS
AND REPRESENTATIVES IS THAT
THIS IS A MONUMENT OPPORTUNITY
TO TAKE A STEP FORWARD AND WE
WANT TO BE SURE THIS IS NOT
MOVING TO A PROXY DEBATE ABOUT
THE MERITS OF NONPROFITS,
UNIONS, WORKERS COMP BUSINESS,
APPRENTICESHIP BANDS, WHATEVER
THIS IS ABOUT FINDING HARMONY.
I THINK BUSINESS OWNERS AND
REPRESENTATIVES, LET'S NOT WASTE
THE MOMENT AND LET'S FIND
OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND THE
COMMON GROUND.
I HAVE HEARD THAT FROM THE
BUSINESS OWNERS AND WORKER
REPRESENTATIVES.
IT IS REALLY ABOUT AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SAY A
NEEDS ASSESSMENT CAN HELP THE
INDUSTRY GROW IN A MORE
EQUITABLE WAY.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT PUTTING THIS
AMENDMENT FORWARD WITH MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PARTNER WITH YOU AND FINDING
THE COMMON GROUND. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP SO I URGE
YOUR SUPPORT TO THE SCOPE OF
NEEDS ASSESSMENT AS WELL.
>> WITH THE COMMENTS ON
AMENDMENT A. I WILL RESERVE MY
COMMENTS UNTIL AFTER THE VOTE
ON THIS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL-ON
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
NINE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
THE AMENDED BILL IS NOW BEFORE
US.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED BILL,
WHICH ACTUALLY APPLIES TO THE
THREE BILLS THAT CAME OUT OF
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
COMMITTEE. 120391, 392, 393.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THOSE THAT
CAME TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
I KNOW YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO
SPEAK LAST SO I DID NOT WANT TO
CUT YOU OFF.
I HAVE A? COMMENTS SO I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS NOT
INTERRUPTING THE FLOW.
>> YOU ARE INTERRUPTING MY FLOW
BUT THAT'S OKAY.
WHY DON'T WE GET THIS OUT AND I
WILL LET YOU BE THE CLOSER.
THAT I WAS GOING TO GO TO A
VOTE.
HOW DOES THAT SOUND?
>> THAT IS GREAT.
>> SO LET ME GET BACK ON THIS.
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR
QUITE A WHILE.
ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER
BEHIND THE SCENES FOR THE
COMMON GOAL AND THE COMMON GOOD
. THIS IS A MONUMENTAL PIECE OF
LEGISLATION REGARDING REAL
CANNABIS EQUITY. WHEN WE HAVE
SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN FRONT OF
US, IT IS ALWAYS OUR INTENTION
THAT WE START WITH LEGISLATION
LIKE THIS TO BE FOUNDATIONAL,
THAT IT IS STRONG, STURDY,
DEFENSIBLE AND WE KNOW THAT WE
WILL ADD TO IT AS WE EVOLVE.
IT IS AND ITERATIVE PROCESS.
IT DOES NOT JUST STOP TODAY.
KNOWING THE WORK ETHIC OF
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
NELSON WILL SEE A LOT MORE
COMING DOWN THE PIPE TO MAKE
THIS MORE POWERFUL, MORE
EFFECTIVE, AND ALSO GOING TO
WIN A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID IN
PUBLIC COMMENT, HAVING BLACK
AND MINORITY BUSINESS OWNERS
ACTUALLY HAVING CAPITAL AND
HAVING A STORE.
LET ME JUST SAY THIS VERY
QUICKLY BECAUSE WE HAVE MADE A
POINT TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT
THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN THE
AREA.
THE UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON,
SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE, SEATTLE
CENTRAL, CANNABIS INSTITUTE AND
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE.
I FEELING HAD ALWAYS BEEN THAT
THESE COLLEGES, PARTICULARLY
SOUTH-CENTRAL IS ALREADY HOSE
TO THE CANNABIS INSTITUTE AND
DOES AND WILL SERVE AND WILL
CONTINUE TO SERVE AND SUPPORT
AS A BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR
TRAINING AND EVENTUALLY CAREERS
ACROSS THE INDUSTRY.
AS WE SAY, FROM SEED TO SALE.
A BIG PIECE OF THIS IS UNTIL WE
LEGALIZE NATIONALLY, UNTIL WE
CAN LIFT AND PASS THE FAIR
BANKING ACT SO EVERYBODY CAN
HAVE ACCESS TO THE CAPITAL TO
OPEN UP IN A BUSINESS WITH
THOSE BANKING REFORMS, WE WILL
START SEEING PEOPLE BEING ABLE
TO HAVE ACCESS TO CAPITAL TO DO
A BUSINESS PLAN AND HAVE
BUSINESSES WHERE THEY BUILD
WEALTH AND HAVE THE LEGACY OF
THAT WEALTH FOR THE FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY.
I COME FROM A REALLY
INTERESTING BACKGROUND WORKING
WITH TRIBES WHEN WHAT WE WERE
DOING WAS CALLED THE CONTRABAND
ECONOMY.
WE WERE DOING GAMING AND
CIGARETTES AND FIREWORKS.
WE HAVE TO WORK HARD TO
LEGITIMIZE THAT ECONOMY.
PART OF THAT LEGITIMIZING IT
WAS NOT JUST ABOUT OWNING A
GAMING INSTITUTE.
WAS ABOUT OWNING IT, RUNNING
IT, HIRING PEOPLE, TRAINING.
WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS
THAT WHEN WE DO LEGALIZE
MARIJUANA AND THIS WILL BE A
MULTIBILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY
THAT THIS CITY IS POISED AND
READY TO GO FOR PEOPLE,
PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO WERE
AFFECTED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS.
I USED TO REPRESENT PEOPLE THAT
WENT TO JAIL FOR GROWING AND
USING MARIJUANA.
THEY ARE PART OF THIS BOOMING
ECONOMIC CHAIN.
IT GOES BEYOND JUST WORKING
BEHIND THE COUNTER OR DOING
SECURITY.
ACTUALLY OWNING THE BUSINESS.
THE OTHER SIDE THAT I JUST WANT
TO PROMOTE FOR THE COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, IF YOU DECIDE TO GO TO
SEATTLE CENTRAL COLLEGE AND
WORK IN ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS,
ANY COLLEGE LIKE THIS IS THE
FRONT DOOR TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
YOU ARE JUST, HOPEFULLY IT WILL
OPEN UP THE WORLD FOR ALL KINDS
OF OTHER BUSINESSES BECAUSE
THAT IS WHAT WE WANT.
WE WANT PEOPLE GOING TO SOUTH-
CENTRAL COLLEGE AND NORTH
SEATTLE, UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND WHEREVER BECAUSE
WE WANT OUR PEOPLE EDUCATED.
WE WANT THEM TO TAKE PART OF AN
INDUSTRY THAT THEY WERE NOT
ONLY EXCLUDED FROM BUT
INCARCERATED FOR.
I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND THE
WORK THAT YOU HAVE GUN DONE.
YOU WORKED SO HARD ON THE
SCENES TO BRING THIS FORWARD.
I KNOW THAT BEFORE I LEAVE HERE
WE WILL SEE MORE ROBUST
LEGISLATION TO ADD TO THIS BASE
LEGISLATION TO BE THAT CITY
THAT PROVIDES THAT EQUITY THAT
WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME. SO
THOSE ARE MY REMARKS AND I AM
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS.
BEFORE WE GO TO THE VOTE, I'M
NOW GOING TO LET COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA WRAP IT UP THEN WE
WILL GO TO THE VOTE .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR
THE LEGISLATION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
INTEREST IN CONTINUING TO MOVE
FORWARD ON THIS.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WHO HAS
BEEN INNOVATIVE IN THIS AREA
AND VERY SUPPORTIVE AS WELL.
COLLEAGUES, I MENTIONED THAT WE
STARTED THIS CONVERSATION IN
DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR IN MY
COMMITTEE.
THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN TALKING
AND DEMANDING ACTION FOR MUCH
LONGER I ALSO WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THE URGENCY OF WHY NOW.
WE HAVE A DISCUSSION IN
DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR LED BY
THE RACIAL EQUITY TEAM FROM THE
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHO HAD
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE WORK
SINCE 2018 BUT NOTHING HAD
HAPPENED. NOTHING WOULD HAVE
HAPPENED AGAIN THIS YEAR IF YOU
HAD NOT BEEN CALLING FOR
SOMETHING.
I HEARD FROM FOLKS INCLUDING
COMMUNITY OF COLOR LED
ORGANIZATIONS YOU HEARD FROM
BUDTENDERS THROUGH THE LAST
YEAR.
AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN
HARMED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS AND
BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS WHO
CALLED ON US TO DO SOMETHING.
IT WAS A COMMUNITY COALITION
THAT SAID WE NEED ACTION THIS
YEAR.
THAT IS WHY WE HAD THREE ME
MONTHS WORTH OF MEETINGS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
BECAUSE OF THE INTEREST WE
BROADENED THE TABLE EVEN
FURTHER AND HAD THREE MONTHS
WORTH OF ACTION.
THESE CONVERSATIONS, THE DEMAND
FOR ACTION IS CULMINATING IN
THE VOTE.
A SMALL STEP, A SMALL BUT
IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD
REPARATION.
TOWARD PREPARING THE HARM
CAUSED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
CENTERING FOLKS A CALLER
INCLUDING WORKERS AND BUSINESS
OWNERS INCLUDING THE VOICES
THAT WE WERE TODAY FROM
BUSINESS OWNERS AND WORKERS.
WE ARE ACTING TODAY WHICH MUST
BE FOLLOWED UP BY ACTION IN THE
FUTURE.
IT MUST BE FOLLOWED UP BY
FUNDING IN THE BUDGET AND
QUICKLY CONVENING THE TASK
FORCE AND THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD ON
THE POLICIES THAT ARE OUTLINED
IN THIS LEGISLATION EVERYBODY
WHO TESTIFIED TODAY IN SOME WAY
TALKED ABOUT THE VALUE OF
UNIONS, THE VALUE OF WORKERS
AND SUPPORTING WORKERS WITHIN
THE INDUSTRY.
EVERYBODY HERE TODAY TALK ABOUT
THE NEED TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS ESPECIALLY
BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS, FOLKS OF
COLOR BUSINESS OWNERS.
EVERYBODY SPOKE ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF UNDOING THE PAST
HARMS CAUSED BY PUBLIC POLICY
AT THE CITY LEVEL.
THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION ACT
ON ALL THREE OF THOSE CALLS TO
ACTION.
THIS IS A MOMENTOUS MOMENT.
WE MUST CONTINUE TO TAKE STEPS
FORWARD ON THIS PATH OF GREATER
EQUITY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT
BECAUSE THE CALL FROM ALL OF YOU
FROM THE BUSINESS OWNERS TO THE
WORKERS IN THE CANNABIS
INDUSTRY FROM THE CALL FOR THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND
FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN HARMED.
YOUR CALL FOR GREATER EQUITY,
OPPORTUNITY, ACCESS AND
PARTICIPATION IN THIS GROWING
SECTOR IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY
IS ONLY BEGINNING. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS
WE TAKE MORE STEPS TOWARDS
GREATER EQUITY.
WANT TO THANK A FEW FOLKS. I
WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND HIS
TEAM.
I WANT TO THANK THE INCREDIBLE
WORK OF BREONNA AND DAN BUT
ALSO GOVERN AND JOE PEDERSEN
WHO WERE IN THE MEETINGS.
WANT TO THANK THE FREEDOM
PROJECT AND EMERALD CITY
COLLECTIVE.
I WANT TO THANK THE AFRICAN-
AMERICAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION AND
THE CITY STAFF WHO WORKED ON
THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT THAT
I MENTIONED FROM THE FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT INCLUDING RICK AND
THE ENTIRE TEAM WHO WORKED ON
THOSE FIRST FEW MEETINGS.
WAS PROBABLY 25 OR SO IN THOSE
FIRST FEW MEETINGS.
THANKS TO CENTRAL STAFF HE
SOUGHT TO THE PRESENTATIONS.
THE CHIEF OF STAFF REALLY TOOK
OVER THIS BODY OF WORK IN THE
LAST FEW MONTHS. THANKS YOU TO
ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION TODAY,
RECOGNIZING THERE IS MUCH MORE
TO COME.
>> THIS IS ONLY IN THE LAST
BILL.
WE WANT TO MOVE EACH ONE
SEPARATELY.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO HAVE
ANY CLOSING STATEMENT BEFORE WE
GO TO A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL AS AMENDED.
IF THERE IS ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
TO THE SECOND ONE. WILL MOVE
>> I WILL JUST HOLD IT UNTIL
THE LAST ONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE IN THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL
AS AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ROSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.'S COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR ZERO OPPOSED.
WE PLEASE FIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE AMENDED LEGISLATION ON MY
BEHALF.
WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM
NUMBER TWO WHICH IS THE SECOND.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 2.
>> AND ORNAMENTS RELATING WITH
THE APPLICANT CRITERIA SETTING
FEES FOR CANNABIS BUSINESSES,
EXPANDING WHICH CANNABIS
BUSINESS LICENSE MAY BE ISSUED
IN THE FUTURE UPDATING
REFERENCE IN THE CODE AND
AMENDING THE CHAPTER OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE REP RECOMMENDS THAT IT
PASSES AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I INCLUDED MY COMMENTS IN
THE EARLIER DISCUSSION.
>> DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE
COMMENTS.
WILL LOOK LOOK AS GOOD WILLS
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> IS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALIZE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR ZERO OPPOSED.
>> MOVING ON TO ITEM 3.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120393 AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO
EMPLOYMENT IN SEATTLE ADDING A
NEW CHAPTER TO THE SEATTLE
úMUNICIPAL CODE WITH SECTIONS
3.0 2.125 AND 14.20 POINT 025
OF THE SEATTLE IN IS A. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SAY?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU.
I VOTED FOR THIS BILLING
COMMITTEE BUT I HAVE GONE BACK
AND FORTH.
I THINK IT IS OVERREACH FOR THE
CITY TO DICTATE THE HIRING AND
RETENTION PRACTICES OF
EMPLOYERS AND BECAUSE REQUIRING
NEW BUSINESS OWNERS TO HIRE
WORKERS EMPLOYED BY THE
PREVIOUS OWNER COULD PREVENT
THE NEW OWNER FROM HIRING
EMPLOYEES A COLOR FOR THE FIRST
SIX MONTHS.
ULTIMATELY THE REAL JOB
SECURITY DEPENDS ON SEATTLE
CANNABIS BUSINESSES THRIVING.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW
IS THE FEDERAL CANNABIS
PROHIBITION WHICH MAKES THE
INDUSTRY ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE
TO CRIME AND FINANCIAL RISK.
I AM GLAD WE WILL BE WORKING
WITH DELEGATIONS TO FIX THIS
PROBLEM HAD A REALLY AND GIVE
THE INDUSTRY A FIGHTING CHANCE
TO THRIVE AND SURVIVE.
IN THE MEANTIME, ONE OF THE
FUNCTIONS OF THE NEED
ASSESSMENT IS TO GATHER
INFORMATION ON EMPLOYEE
DEMOGRAPHICS WHICH WILL ENABLE
US TO MAKE DATA-DRIVEN POLICY
DECISIONS GOING FORWARD.
LIKE I SAID, I HAVE HAD SOME
AMBIVALENCE, BUT IN THE SPIRIT
OF COLLABORATION AND APPS AND
OPPOSITION, I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL LOOKING
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD
LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE WE
GO TO A VOTE?
NOT SEEING ANY WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON PASSAGE
OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
NINE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN AND PLEASE
AFFI MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION.
CONGRATULATIONS AND A BIG SHOUT
OUT TO OUR FRIEND. IT IS A
PRETTY BIG DAY.
>>> MOVING ALONG WE WILL MOVE
TO NEIGHBORHOODS EDUCATION
CIVIL RIGHTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE
READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> REPORTED THE NEIGHBORHOOD
DUCATION CIVIL RIGHTS AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM 4
COUNCIL BILL 120399 AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO LIMITED
SERVICES PREGNANCY CENTERS
PROHIBITING FALSE AND MISLEADING
ADVERTISING BY LIMITED SERVICES
AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 7.32
TO THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE THE
CHAIR THIS COMMITTEE, BUT YOUR
COSPONSOR IS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ARE YOU BOTH SHARING THE
OPENING OF THIS? HOW WOULD YOU
WANT TO DO THIS?
>> I AM HAPPY TO GET STARTED.
>> THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS THE THIRD BILL.
IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE PROTECTING FOLKS IN SEATTLE
WHO ARE SEEKING ABORTION CARE.
THIS BILL WOULD ESTABLISH FALSE
ADVERTISING PROHIBITIONS
SPECIFICALLY THAT APPLIED A
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS,
LIMITED SERVICE PREGNANCY
CENTERS, THESE ARE SERVICE
CENTERS THAT DO NOT ACTUALLY
PROVIDE ACCESS TO ABORTION
CARE, TO A RANGE OF SERVICES.
. THEY ESTABLISH AN ENFORCEMENT
SYSTEM. IF YOU DON'T KNOW,
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS ARE A
LEGITIMATE ALTERNATIVE TO
ABORTION CARE.
THEY OUTNUMBER HEALTHCARE IN
THE STATE BY TWO TO ONE. THEY
DO NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES
THAT REQUIRE ANY SORT OF
MEDICAL LICENSURE.
THEY PROVIDE YOUR BASIC
DRUGSTORE PREGNANCY TEST AND
ULTRASOUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF
HAVING A PHOTOGRAPH.
THEY ARE NOT THOSE THAT CAN BE
USED TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE
THE STAGE OF PREGNANCY OR THE
HEALTH OF THE PREGNANCY.
WOULD YOU HAVE A WASHINGTON
STATE CODE THAT REGULATES
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES. THESE
KINDS OF SERVICE CENTERS DO NOT
HAVE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND
PROVIDERS.
WE ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH THAT
IF THEY DO NOT PROVIDE CARE
THEY CANNOT ADVERTISE THAT THEY
DO.
THERE IS NO MECHANISM AT THE
STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL TO
ADDRESS AND CORRECT THE
DECEPTIVE PRACTICES THAT THEY
ENGAGE IN.
I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AND
APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION
AND PARTNERSHIP TO ENSURE THAT
THERE IS ACCESS AND SAFETY TO
ABORTION SERVICES.
WANT TO THANK KIM FOR HER
LEADERSHIP FOR THE RIGHTS OF
THOSE THAT ARE SEEKING THE KIND
OF INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED
TO GET SAFE ABORTION CARE IN
WASHINGTON STATE AND ALSO WANT
TO THANK PRO-CHOICE WASHINGTON.
I AM HAPPY TO PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM MY CONSTITUENTS BEFORE WE
MOVE TO THE VOTE?
NOT SEEING ANY, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE IN THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PLEASE CALL COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AGAIN.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> I DID NOT HEAR HER.
THANK YOU.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
THANK YOU.
MOVING ALONG ON THE AGENDA TO
ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
I UNDERSTAND THIS IS COUNCIL
MEMBERS PEDERSEN AND SAWANT .
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM NUMBER FIVE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> REPORT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY
AND RENTERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM 5. THE RESOLUTION
DECLARING THE CITY COUNCIL
INTENT TO PHASE OUT GAS POWERED
LEAF BLOWERS ESTABLISHING GOALS
AND IDENTIFYING ACTIONS TO MEET
THE GOALS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT YOU ARE
THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT PEDERSEN IS
THE SPONSOR.
I ASSUME YOU WILL SPEAK FIRST
AND THEN WE WILL HAND IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN OR
HOWEVER YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE.
>> THANK YOU.
I APOLOGIZE AM NOT ABLE TO BE
ON CAMERA.
I AM OUT ON TOURS RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS A BILL FROM
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
AS THE CLERK POINTED OUT, THE
COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO
APPROVE THIS. I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS.
>> YOU ARE NOT OUTSIDE WITH A
GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWER?
>> NO I AM NOT.
[LAUGHTER]
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
SPONSOR OF THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND CHAIR SAWANT.
I AM GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR
RECOMMENDING THIS RESOLUTION TO
IN SEATTLE OF HARMFUL GASOLINE
FUEL LEAF BLOWERS WHILE
INCREASING COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
REDUCING HOMELESSNESS WILL
CONTINUE AS PRIORITY ISSUES FOR
SEATTLE, I AM CONFIDENT THAT
CITY HALL HAS THE MAN WAS TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS WELL.
THE SCIENCE IS CLEAR.
THESE MACHINES WITH TOXIC FUMES
AND LUNG DAMAGING DEBRIS HARM
THE WORKERS WHO OPERATE THEM
AND THOSE THAT ENJOY THEM.
WE HAVE COMPILED AN EXTENSIVE
LIST OF INFORMATION SOURCES
THAT ARE PART OF THE
LEGISLATIVE RECORD.
WANT TO THANK STUDENTS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOR
SKILLFULLY SUFFERING LEARNING
AND RESEARCH.
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR SHOWING US
HOW THEY GOT IT DONE IN THE
OTHER WASHINGTON.
IN THE PAST 48 HOURS, DOZENS OF
RESIDENTS TO TIME TO SEND EMAILS
. I APPRECIATE THE SPEAKERS
TODAY THAT ADDED TO THE EMAILS
RECEIVED LAST MONTH.
AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY WANTED
AN OUTRIGHT BAN.
THEY HAVE BRAKED IN A VARIETY
OF SUPPORT INCLUDING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATION, THE 46
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT DEMOCRATS
ENDORSED IT AND THE SEATTLE
TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD. THE TREND
IS CLEAR.
MORE THAN 100 JURISDICTIONS
HAVE BANNED OR PHASED OUT
GASOLINE LEAF BLOWERS.
SEATTLE PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING
A LEADER OF MANY ISSUES BUT WE
ARE TOO FAR BEHIND IN
ADDRESSING THE HARMS OF LEAF
LOWERS.
ALL OF CALIFORNIA HAS LEFT US
IN THE DUST.
UNCONFIDENT THAT THE
DEPARTMENTS THAT CARE ABOUT
REDUCING WILL BE INSPIRED TO
ACT EXPEDITIOUSLY TO IMPLEMENT
THIS RESOLUTION TO MAKE REAL
PROGRESS ON THIS CONCERN.
AS WE MAKE IT THERE WILL BE
PLENTY OF TIME FOR THE PRIVATE
MARKET TO FOLLOW WHETHER THAT
IS SWITCHING TO ELECTRIC AND
BATTERY-POWERED, USING A RAKE,
OR LETTING IT DECOMPOSE
NATURALLY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THE DEPARTMENT SO THAT WE CAN
GET FASTER RESULTS ON THIS
IMPORTANT IMPERATIVE.
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH PAST
POLICY STATEMENTS FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL.
THE RESOLUTION AMPLIFIES THEM.
IT ALSO UPDATES AND EXPANDS THE
EFFORT TO SPUR ADDITIONAL
ACTION.
FALL IS COMING.
THE SEASON OF FALLING LEAVES IS
BEHIND US.
THE SOUND AND FUMES AND DEBRIS,
THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR
TOO LONG. THE RESOLUTION IS
CONSISTENT WITH PAST POLICY
STATEMENTS AND IS NEEDED TO
MAKE PROGRESS TO RID THE CITY
OF THESE DEAFENING AND DIRTY
MACHINES.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN VOTING YES
TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY,
REGARDING THIS LEGISLATION
BEFORE WE GO TO A BOAT.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CAN TOP
THAT SPEECH, BUT IF SOMEBODY
WANTS TO GIVE IT A SHOT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT DID YOU
WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN MADE VERY ELOQUENT
POINTS.
>> IS, HE DID.
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE
COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> MINE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
>> PLEASE ADD MY SIGNATURE TO
THAT ON MY BEHALF.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM 6
INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE SUPPORT OF AGENDA ITEM 6
CONSTABLE 120384 AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE SOUTH PARK
BRIDGE PROJECT AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
ACQUIRE, ACCEPT, AND RECORD ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE A
QUITCLAIM DEED FOR PROPERTY
SITUATED LOTS NINE THROUGH 13
BLOCK 37 OF SOUTH PARK.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASSED.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN YOU ARE
THE CHAIR BUT I UNDERSTAND
THERE IS AN AMENDMENT AS WELL.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET THE
OPENING STATEMENT AND WE WILL
POPOVER?
>> THANK YOU.
THIS WOULD ENABLE THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
ACCEPT FROM KING COUNTY TWO
PARCELS OF PROPERTY RELATED TO
THE SOUTH PARK BRIDGE PROJECT.
THIS IS RELATIVELY
STRAIGHTFORWARD AND ENABLES THE
CITY TO ACCEPT THE PROPERTY TO
COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT
ENTERED BACK IN 2010. THE
COUNCIL BILL WAS UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED THE TRANSPORTATION
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE AND
I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVE AMENDMENT A TO THE BILL.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU LIKE
TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THIS DIRECTS THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO ENGAGE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ON
WHETHER OR NOT THE ACCEPTED
PROPERTY COULD BE USED FOR
OTHER PUBLIC PURPOSES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M MOVING AS FAST AS I CAN.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
NOT SEEN ANY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE IN THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> ALL IN FAVOR.
ZERO OPPOSED.
>> THAT IS AMENDED.
>> FOR THE AMENDMENT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>>
>> THE NEXT AMENDMENT PROPERTY
RIGHTS BEING SURPLUS TO THE
MUNICIPAL NEEDS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS BILL 120395 WOULD ENABLE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
GRANT MINOR EASEMENTS TO THE
CITY OF RENTON TO ENABLE PUBLIC
ROADWAY WORK FOR UTILITY STORM
DRAINAGE AND INSTALLATION OF
TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT.
THE CEDAR RIVER FRESHWATER
PIPELINE WHICH IS OWNED BY
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES FLOWS
UNDER RAINIER AVENUE IN THE
CITY OF RENTON.
THIS BILL WAS RECOMMENDED
UNANIMOUSLY BY THE
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE.
NO CLOSING COMMENTS?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE CALL THE WILL ON
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ --
HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> ALL RIGHT THE AMENDMENT
PASSES.
THAT CONFLATES THE COMMITTEE
REPORTS.
MOVING ON ON THE AGENDA WE HAD
NO ITEMS REMOVED SO WE CAN MOVE
ON FROM IT.
I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER
RESOLUTIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION
AND ADOPTION TODAY. I DO NOT
SEE ANY OF THAT.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE
COUNCIL ?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I AM
EXCITED BUT WE WILL HAVE A
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
TOMORROW ON WEDNESDAY AT 9:30.
I DID NOT TO SAY FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC THAT I WILL BE
CONDUCTING THE MEETING REMOTELY
FROM HOME BECAUSE OF ANOTHER
COMMITMENT.
I APPRECIATE THAT THE CLERK
WILL BE HERE.
WE ALLOW FOR IN PERSON BUT I
WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO
PLEASE DIAL IN REMOTELY AS I
WILL NOT BE THERE.
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR WRAPPING UP THE
MEETING IF IT GOES LONGER THAN
ANTICIPATED.
I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT BUT I
WANT TO PUT OUT A MESSAGE TO
PLEASE DIAL IN AND PARTICIPATE
REMOTELY IF YOU PLAN TO
PARTICIPATE TOMORROW.
>> ANYTHING ELSE.
>> WE ARE GOOD.
I SHOULD ADD THAT WE HAVE A
METROPOLITAN PARK MEETING. HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE US TO DO THIS
BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
WOULD YOU LIKE A BREAK IN
BETWEEN AND THEN WE HAVE A
DIFFERENT CALL IN NUMBER.
>> YES.
WHY DON'T WE HAVE A 10 MINUTE
RECESS TO GIVES PEOPLE SOME
TIME AND THEN RECONVENE.
>> CAN WE RECONVENE AT 3:40?
>> 3:50 WOULD BE 10 MINUTES.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I WAS LOOKING AT A CLOCK.
>> GOT IT.
WE WILL RECONVENE AT 3:50 FOR
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR HIS
MEETING.
WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS ON THE BUSINESS AGENDA.
THE NEXT MEETING IS NEXT TUESDAY
, SEPTEMBER 13 THAT 2:00.
I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A
WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.