>>> MARCH 28th. THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL. I AM CALLING IT
TO ORDER. IT IS 2:01. CLARK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> MY APOLOGIES. I WAS ON MUTE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> IN CHAMBERS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS? COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT? OKAY. COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT? I SEE THAT SHE
IS ON THE OFF-MUTE , BUT I
úCANNOT HEAR HER.
>> I CAN'T HEAR HER EITHER WE
CAN COME BACK. I SEE SHE'S ON
MUTE COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
THERE SHE IS.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. WE CAN COME BACK.
PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT IS ACTUALLY HERE, BUT
SHE HAS TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
SO, JUST LET US KNOW WHAT
COUNCIL MEMBER -- WHEN THEY
ARRIVE, NOTE IT FOR THE RECORD.
WE WILL MOVE ON. THANK YOU,
MADAM CLERK.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS HAS
JOINED THE MEETING.
>> GOOD COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
IS WITH US. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> SO, WE HAVE QUITE AN AGENDA
TODAY. WE HAVE FOUR MATTERS ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH FOUR
COMMITTEE REPORTS AND THREE
RESOLUTIONS. ITEMS FIVE, SIX ,
AND SEVEN, WHICH I UNDERSTAND
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON WILL
SPEAK TO EXCITED TO HEAR FROM.
SEEING THAT, WE ALSO HAVE NO
PRESENTATIONS TODAY. SO,
MOVING ON, INTO OUR AGENDA FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT, MY
UNDERSTANDING --
>> PRESIDENT JUAREZ? SORRY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES. YOU ARE ON. OKAY. THANK
YOU. GETTING BACK TO PUBLIC
COMMENT, MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT WE HAVE SIX REMOTE
SPEAKERS AND FIVE MEMBERS IN
CHAMBERS. CORRECT, MADAM
CLERK?
>> WE NOW HAVE SIX MEMBERS IN
CHAMBERS.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO
THIS. LET'S GIVE EVERYBODY TWO
MINUTES. LET'S START WITH OUR
REMOTE SPEAKERS FIRST. THANK
YOU. I WILL NOW HAND IT OVER TO
YOU TO GIVE THE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR COMMENT, MADAM CLERK.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY, THE CITY OF
FLOWERS, AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL, BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND, WITH TRADITIONAL
TERRITORY OF THE PEOPLES. 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'S WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTER ONLINE AND USE THE
MEETING I.D. 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, A SPEAKER MEETING
I.D. IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING
I.D. PROVIDED WITH THE AGENDA.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE UNMUTED AND
AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY,
THE HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO
UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE. THAT
IS YOUR CUBE THAT IT'S YOUR
TURN TO SPEAK. AT THAT TIME,
YOU MUST PRESS STAR SIX. YOU
WILL THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF YOU
ARE UNMUTED. BE SURE YOUR PHONE
IS UNMUTED ON YOUR END SO THAT
YOU WILL BE HEARD AS A SPEAKER,
YOU SHOULD BEGIN BY STATING
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM THAT
YOU ARE ADDRESSING. A CHIME
WILL SOUND WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE
LEFT IN YOUR ALLOTTED TIME. AS
A GENTLE REMINDER, WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THE END OF
THE ALLOTTED TIME, YOUR
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED, AND
THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED
WILL BE CALLED. ONCE SPEAKERS
HAVE COMPLETED PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE
MEETING VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL
BROADCAST WITHIN 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 COUNCIL'S ABILITY
TO CONDUCT ITS 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 TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
OF YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> OUR FIRST REMOTE PUBLIC
SPEAKER IS HOWARD GAIL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. HOWARD
GAIL, SEATTLE. THIS MORNING,
THE MAYOR AND THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO CALLED
FOR AN END TO THE FEDERAL
OVERSIGHT OF THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, IN PART,
CLIMBING, QUOTE, SMART
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND
CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT. IN A TIME
WHEN THE SEATTLE POLICE
COMMISSION HAS TAKEN TWO OF
ACTING VICTIMS OF POLICE
VIOLENCE, SHUTTING DOWN ANY
PUBLIC COMMENT AT MEETINGS AND
HAS SUSPENDED THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WORK, THE NOTION
THAT WE HAVE, QUOTE, STRONG
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND
RESILIENT OVERSIGHT IS BEYOND
ABSURD. IN ITS 11th YEAR --
11th -- THE CBC HAS
CONSISTENTLY ISSUED ANY
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE VICTIMS OF
POLICE VIOLENCE. IN FACT, THE
CBC HAS NEVER EVEN HAD SOMEONE
WHO HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF THE
POLICE VIOLENCE. IN THE DECADE
OF EXISTENCE, THE CBC HAS HAD A
DIRECTORS EMPLOYEE, ENGAGING IN
A SKEWED SCANDAL, SOMETIMES
SIMPLY DISAPPEARING, AS WITH
THE RECENT DIRECTOR. THE CPC
HAS CONSISTENTLY FAILED TO
UPHOLD ILLEGALLY-MANDATED
DUTIES AND HAS, QUITE
IRONICALLY, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
ITSELF LIKE CLIMBING TO FIGHT
FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. IN
THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, THE CPC
HAS FOUGHT AGAINST ANY ATTEMPT
TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE AUDIT AND
HAS BOUGHT THE SEATTLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION'S ATTEMPTS TO
GIVE VOICE TO THOSE WHO WERE
AFFECTED BY THE POLICE
VIOLENCE. THE CPC REMAINS
TRANSPARENT, UNACCOUNTABLE
BODY FOR THE HOSTILITY TOWARDS
THE COMMITTEE. THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL HAS FOUGHT TO
EXCLUDE THE VOICES OF THOSE
DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY POLICE
INDUCING VIOLENCE. DESPITE
THIS, THE COUNCIL DID PASS,
LAST FALL, LEGISLATION TO
CREATE A PROGRAM TO GIVE AN
OFFICIAL VOICE TO THOSE
IMPACTED BY POLICE VIOLENCE.
YET, COUNCILMEMBERS AND PEOPLE
WITHIN THE ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM HAD UNRELENTINGLY TRIED
TO UNDERMINE THIS PROGRAM . FOR
1/4 OF THE YEAR NOW GONE, THIS
PROGRAM HAS FAILED TO PRODUCE
-- PROGRESS, HAS NOT PRODUCED A
SINGLE QUARTERLY REPORT IN
MONTHS, AND HAS BEEN SENT BACK,
VIA ATTEMPTS TO EXCLUDE FROM
DECISION-MAKING THE VERY PEOPLE
THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO
SERVE. AGAIN, EXCLUDING FROM
DECISION-MAKING THE VERY PEOPLE
THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO
SERVE .IS THIS, QUOTE, STRONG
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION?
CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT?
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS TERRY HER SHOT.
>> TERRY?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
TERRY HERSHAD, A FORMER
INSTACART SHOPPER AND PERSON
CLEANING HOUSES WITH A PAID
PLATFORM. I'M HERE FOR THE
WORKERS. I WANT TO THANK THE
SEATTLE COUNCIL MEMBER TODAY
FOR SHOWING WHAT CAN BE A
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT A GOOD
WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
GIG WORKERS AND THE GIG ECONOMY
SHOULD LOOK LIKE VS. THE
COMPANIES MISAPPROPRIATING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO STOP
BASIC LABOR PROTECTIONS FOR
THEIR OWN INDEPENDENCE WORKERS.
I APPLIED AND GRATEFULLY
THANK THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
FOR THE PLEASURE, AND I CAN'T
HELP BUT FEEL DISRESPECTED BY
BIG-ECONOMY COMPANIES FOR NOT
DEVELOPING POLICIES SUCH AS
PSSP ON THEIR OWN. I WOULD
HOPE TO BE ON THIS PLATFORM,
NOT AFFORDED ANY TYPE OF
PROTECTION, INCLUDING SICK
LEAVE THOUGH. IN 2020, WHEN I
CANCELED A CLEANING JOB AT THE
START OF THE PANDEMIC, FOR THE
PROTECTION OF MY CLIENTS, DUE
TO THE FACT THAT SOMEONE CLOSE
TO ME HAD POSSIBLY BEEN EXPOSED
TO COVID, MY ACCOUNT WAS
DEACTIVATED UNTIL I SENT A COPY
OF THAT PERSON AND NEGATIVE FUR
FIGHTERS TEST IN ORDER TO BE
REACTIVATED, VIOLATING THAT
PERSON'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY. MY
OWN PROFESSIONAL PROFILE HAS
STILL NOT RECOVERED. I HAVE
BEEN PROHIBITED FROM SEEING
JOBS LOCAL TO ME. I KNOW THAT
HANDY HAS SENT THE ALGORITHMS
AGAINST MY PROFILE, BECAUSE I
CONSIDERED THE HELP AND SAFETY
OF MY CLIENTS FIRST. EVEN
TODAY, THAT PLATFORM HAS MADE
ZERO EFFORT TO PROVIDE
PROFESSIONALS WITH ANY TYPE OF
PROTECTION FOR US WORKERS WHO
ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL. FOR
ANY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
REASONS, INCLUDING DURING THE
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY,
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE JUST
EXPERIENCED RECENTLY. WITH THE
ADDITION OF THE AMENDMENT'S PUT
FORTH BY TOWNSELL MEMBERS LIKE
HERBOLD AND MOSQUEDA, GIG
ECONOMY WILL NOT MOVE THE REST
OF US OUT. I'M ECSTATIC THAT
THE COMMISSIONERS OF CITY
COUNCIL OF SEATTLE FOUGHT FOR
THIS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOELLE
KRAFT.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS JOELLE KRAFT. I AM
CALLING FROM PSP. I'M A BIG
WORKER AROUND SEATTLE , SINCE
I WAS ÷16 OLD. I STRUGGLED --
THE MARCUS PLACE APP , WITH
THIS PARTICULAR APP, IN FACT,
CUSTOMERS ARE NOT GETTING IT
AT ALL. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN
HARASSED BY A CUSTOMER THERE
BEFORE. GIG INFLATION ALLOWS
YOU TO TAKE TIME OFF AND MAKE
TIME WHEN YOU NEED TO, WHICH I
HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.
PERSONAL SAFETY TANK, WHICH I
HAVE ALREADY HAD OFFERS IN MY
LIFE. THE LAST THING, WHAT IS
NEEDED TO MAKE SURE WHAT HAS
HAPPENED WITH WORKERS LIKE ME
DOESN'T HAPPEN TO OTHERS.
DISABLED PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY,
THE MOST VULNERABLE OF OUR
WORKERS AND REQUIRE
PROTECTIONS. THIS IS BAD FOR
WORKERS. THEN, I ASKED IF WE
COULD USE THIS, AS CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS, TO STOP LEAVING THOSE
OF US AT THE BOTTOM BEHIND. I
APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT TO
INCLUDING THOSE OF US
DEFENSELESS TO ACT, BECAUSE
REMEMBER, FOR THE ALGORITHM ,
I HAVE ZERO PROTECTION. SO,
THE WORKERS WHO ARE KEEN TO
BUSINESSES ARE THE ONES WHO
NEED THE MOST PROTECTION.
PLEASE, AS A REMINDER, RIGHT
NOW, EVERYONE CLOSE TO THIS
STANDARD THAT NEEDS BETTER
BUSINESSES. THANK YOU, ALL.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
UP IS JOEL SHAPIRO.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS JOEL
SHAPIRO, AND I'M ONE OF THE
COFOUNDERS OF DE NEVE, AND
ALSO A MEMBER OF THE LABOR
STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
HERE, IN SEATTLE SPEAKING TO
THE COURT, AND A DOMINANT PAID
PERSON. IT'S NO SECRET THAT
THE GIG ECONOMY IS BROKEN AND
BUILT ON THE EXPORTATION OF
WORKERS, WITH LITTLE
TRANSPARENCY AND NO REALISTIC
WAY TO TAKE SICK TIME WHEN
NEEDED. WE NEED IS THE
SMALLEST TO FIX IT, AND ALSO,
NEW POLICIES TO ENSURE WORKERS
HAVE BASIC PROTECTIONS. THAT'S
WHY MY COFOUNDERS AND I STARTED
THIS, AND WHY I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE PAID TIME
ORDINANCE CONSIDERED TODAY. I
HAVE HEARD FROM WORKERS FOR
YEARS SINCE WE HAVE BEEN DEALT
WITH DUMPLING HERE, IN SEATTLE.
BEING FORCED TO WORK THROUGH
INJURY AND SICKNESS HAS ALWAYS
BEEN A HUGE CHALLENGE THAT
CANNOT ONLY WREAK HAVOC ON
WORKERS, BUT CAN ALSO IMPACT
THE FAMILIES AND CUSTOMERS. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL FOR
ITS COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC
HEALTH AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL
GENTLE WORKERS HAVE DECENT
WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS. THIS
ORDINANCE IS A COMMON-SENSE
WAY TO MEET THOSE PRIORITIES
FOR THE WORKERS TO TAKE SICK
TIME WHEN NEEDED, NO MATTER
WHAT KIND OF WORK THEY DO.
WHILE THE TEAM IS DEDICATED TO
MAKING A MODEL SUCCEED, IT'S
NOT ENOUGH. THERE WILL ALWAYS
BE OTHER COMPANIES . IF THEY'RE
NOT GUIDED BY INITIATIVES FOR
WORKERS WITH PAY, FLEXIBILITY,
THE ABILITY TO TAKE TIME AND
TRANSPARENCY, WORKERS WILL PAY
THE PRICE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
WE HAVE SEEN THESE PAST FEW
YEARS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT REMOTE
PERSON IS MICHELLE BOULDER.
>> HI. SORRY. I CALLED IN
TODAY, I'M A WORKER THAT,
OBVIOUSLY , I HAVE CALLED TO
SUPPORT THE PSP. I WANT TO
SAY, THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL,
BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ARE
CHAMPIONS . OUR VOICE WHEN WE
HAVE NEEDED HELP. THEN, I
WANTED TO SAY, THIS IS A HUGE
THING FOR US. I KNOW THAT,
WITHOUT IT, IT IS A VERY SCARY
FEELING FOR ME, ESPECIALLY.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE NEPHEWS I
HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF, AND THIS
SICK TIME ALLOWS ME TO BE ABLE
TO DO THAT. WHEN I GOT SICK ,
WHEN I GOT INJURED, AND IT IS
SCARY. ONE DAY OF NO WORK CAN
MEAN I RENT DOESN'T GET PAID.
AT TIMES, DEFINITELY THAT
SAFETY THAT ALL OF US NEED. IT
COMES AT A LOW COST WITH WAGES
AND WHEN WE ARE DRIVING, GET
AN ACCIDENT OR GO GROCERY
SHOPPING , OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT. SO, I JUST WANT TO SAY,
THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS , AND
HOPEFULLY IT PASSES TODAY. AND
ON A SIDE NOTE, I WANT TO SAY,
I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THIS
EVERY 30 DAYS. HOWEVER, WE NEED
A WAY TO TRACK IT. I THINK I
SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE HOW I AM
ANCHORING THE TIME. WHETHER
THEY SET THAT UP IN THE APP OR
WHAT, SO I KNOW HOW MANY DAYS
I HAVE, OR WHEN I AM GETTING
MORE. IT IS VERY DARK. THAT
NEEDS TO CHANGE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS SAM SLOTNICK, NOT
PRESENT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. THE
FIRST PERSON UP IS MICHAEL
WOLF.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, RESIDENT
JUAREZ, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU
TODAY, COUNCIL BILL 120514 MY
NAME IS MICHAEL WOLF, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF DRIVE FOURTH. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
APP-BASED WORKERS LIKE OURS,
PERMANENT IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. ON BEHALF OF DRIVE
FOURTH'S MORE THAN 2500
MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY,
THANK YOU FOR THIS SUPPORT WE
ARE GLAD THE COUNCIL AND STAFF
HAVE TAKEN SOME CONSTRUCTIVE
FEEDBACK FROM THE
INCORPORATION OF THIS FINAL
BILL. WE WOULD LIKE TO
KNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK THAT IS
DONE BY THE MEMBERS OF
COUNCIL'S CENTRAL STAFF, THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS, AND
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THEIR STAFF
. THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE
IS CRITICAL FOR OUR MEMBERS AND
THE BROADER AT-BASED WORKER
AMENITY THAT WILL ADD A NEW
PERMANENT BENEFIT FOR THIS
COMMUNITY THAT WILL GO A LONG
WAYS TO PROTECTING THE HEALTH
AND WELFARE OF APP-BASED
WORKERS. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR THEIR
HARD WORK ON BRINGING THIS
ORDINANCE TO FRUITION, AND WE
URGE ALL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS
TO IMPROVE THIS ORDINANCE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT PERSON
UP HIS MARIA HERNANDEZ.
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--
>> SO WE ARE CLEAR, MADAM CLERK
, SINCE I'M NOT OUT THERE, AND
I HAVE BEEN ADVISED, AND WAS
NOT AHEAD OF TIME, THAT WE NEED
-- I STAND THAT A SPEAKER HAD
AN INTERPRETER.
>> THAT IS CORRECT .
>> OKAY. IN THE FUTURE, I NEED
TO KNOW THAT AHEAD OF TIME. SO,
HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS?
ARE WE HAVING THE INTERPRETER
NOW -- WAS IT WRITTEN, PUBLIC
COMMENT IN WHICH THE
INTERPRETER CAN NOW TELL US?
THANK YOU. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA SHAKING HER HEAD YES.
OKAY, THANK YOU. CAN THE
INTERPRETER INTRODUCE YOURSELF
AND SHARE WITH US WHAT OUR
SPEAKER JUST SHARED IN PUBLIC,?
>> Translator: OF COURSE,
COUNCILMEMBER, INTERPRETING ON
BEHALF OF MARIA HERNANDEZ.
MARIA JUST SHARED, GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MARIA
HERNANDEZ. I HAVE BEEN A GIG
WORKER IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
SINCE 2019. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT
OF THE ORDINANCE TO MAKE PAID
SICK TIME PERMANENT FOR WORKERS
LIKE ME. EVEN THOUGH THIS LAW
IS A TEMPORARY FORM, I DIDN'T
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE IT
WHEN I HAD AN OPERATION FOR
BREAST CANCER IN 2021. DOCTORS
RECOMMENDED I REST FOR THREE
MONTHS TO RECUPERATE FROM EYE
SURGERY AND GET MYSELF READY
FOR RADIATION TREATMENT . I
WROTE AN EMAIL TO THE APP THAT
I WORKED FOR AT THE TIME. THEY
DIDN'T SUPPORT ME IN ANY WAY.
THEY TOLD ME, SICKNESS WAS ON
THE COVER DUE TO COVID FROM
PSSP. IF I HAD RECEIVED THE
BENEFIT, I WOULD HAVE RECOVERED
MUCH BETTER AND NOT BEEN FORCED
TO GO BACK TO WORK AND CARRY
VERY HEAVY DELIVERIES. BECAUSE
I DON'T HAVE MUCH SAVINGS, AND
I HAVE MANY BILLS TO PAY
MONTHLY, AFTER 1/10 WE DID OF
THE RECOMMENDED TIME TO NOT
WORK FROM THE DOCTORS, I HAD
TO RETURN TO MAKING DELIVERIES.
WE HOPE THE COMPANIES WOULD BE
HONEST, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE
HAVEN'T SEEN THAT TO BE THE
CASE. WE NEED THE COUNCIL TO
FULLY SUPPORT OUR ACCESS TO THE
RIGHT OF BASIC SICK TIME
WORKING WITH OPPOSITE LABOR
STANDARDS. WORKERS NEED TO KNOW
WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE. THIS NEW
PERMANENT LAW WILL HELP CREATE
MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR ANYONE WHO
IS SICK. IT WILL GIVE A STRING
QUALITY AND PEACE IN OUR
HEARTS. THANK YOU FOR HELPING
US.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GUESSING WE
HAVE -- WE DON'T HAVE ANY
OTHER PEOPLE HERE FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT THAT ARE GOING TO BE
USING AN INTERPRETER?
>> NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
>> OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU.
LET'S CONTINUE.
>> NEXT SPEAKER, CARMEN
FIGURAL.
>> CALIPER MY NAME IS CARMEN
THE GORILLA. I'M A GIG WORKER
IN SEATTLE WITH A HIDDEN
DISABILITY. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT
PERMANENT PSST FOR GIG
WORKERS. I WAS FORCED INTO THE
BIG INDUSTRY YEARS AGO BECAUSE
OF MY DISABILITY. A 9:00 TO
5:00 JOB IS NO LONGER A
POSSIBILITY FOR ME. TRADITIONAL
EMPLOYERS WOULD NEVER ALLOW ME
THE INTENSITY THAT MY
DISABILITY ALLOWS. NOT MANY
EMPLOYERS ARE WILLING TO WORK
WITH THE NUANCES THAT COME WITH
MY HEALTH ISSUES. I AM 1 OF THE
THOUSANDS OF DISABLED GIG
WORKERS WOULD RELIES ON GIG
WORK AS MY ONLY SOURCE OF
INCOME. I DO NOT SURVIVE
PAYCHECK-TO-PAYCHECK. I
SURVIVED ORDER-BY-ORDER.
WITHOUT PSST, I AM FORCED TO
WORK IN INCOME AND WEATHER,
HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS, SICK
OR IN PAIN. PAID SAFE AND
SICK TIME PROVIDES DISABLED
GIG WORKERS PEACE OF MIND, AND
KNOWING THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE
TO PUSH THEMSELVES PAST THIS
PHYSICAL LIMITS OR JEOPARDIZE
THEIR CARS TO EARN AN INCOME TO
LIVE AND STAY ALIVE. I WOULD
JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE TO THE FULL COUNCIL
FOR CHAMPIONING THIS ORDINANCE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER, MARGUERITE
BECHARD.
>> MY NAME IS MARGUERITE
BECHARD. I BROUGHT THIS
MESSAGE, YOU ARE NOT SHOWING
OUR FACES. MADEA , AND THIS
OTHER ONE , AND FLOWERS. YOU
GUYS LIKE SOME FLOWERS? YUP?
BECAUSE WE DON'T SHOW OUR FACES
DOWN THERE. BACK TO THE ISSUE
AT POINT, SURVEILLANCE AND
SOME KIND OF REQUESTS, SPD .
AFTER WHAT RUTH AND HIS GANG
IS COMMITTING TO THIS JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT SITUATION, AND
BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I
WATCHED A DOCUMENTARY ON
ANGOLA, I'M NOT SIGNING OFF ON
THIS, BECAUSE THE FACT THAT
IT'S WORSENING , A THREAT TO
OUR PERSON , BACK IN THE '60s
, WE HAD ALL KINDS OF
TRAUMATIZATION AND THE
CONTINUANCE OF THIS. WE JUST
LEFT SOMETHING OVER THAT, A
PLACE WHERE MOSQUEDA WANTS TO
BE, OVER THERE, WITH THE KING
COUNTY COUNCIL. WE HAVE SIX OF
THEM, LOOKING LIKE ARMY GANGS.
WASN'T NOTHING EVEN HAPPENING
UP IN THERE. PEOPLE, THEY DID
HAVE A LITTLE PROTEST, AND
LOOKING SITUATION, BUT WHAT I'M
SAYING IS THAT ANYTHING THAT'S
FOLLOWING THE SITUATION THAT ,
IT EMBARKS ON US, AS PEOPLE,
AND THE CONSTITUTION , IT'S
WRONG. ANYTHING THAT'S
BOTHERING US AND INTERRUPTING
OUR SPEECHES, MAKING US LOOK
LIKE WE DON'T EXIST ON THIS
PLANET, IS WRONG. I'M SAYING,
GET RID OF IT. I'M TALKING
ABOUT ELIMINATE. I'M NOT
TALKING ABOUT ADDING MONEY TO
THINGS THAT ARE OF NO USE TO US
ANYMORE. OKAY? YOU KNOW WHAT?
THREAT CONDOTTA, JUST ASK
ANYBODY IN THE SERVICE WHAT
THREAT CONDOTTA LOOKS LIKE,
AND BACK THEN, IT WAS SO
HORRENDOUS WHAT WAS HAPPENING
TO US, AS A PEOPLE. YOU ARE
GOING TO SIT UP HERE , ARAMARK
MORE MONEY TO SIT UP HERE AND
CAUSE US MORE ILL WILL? WE
BARELY MAKE IT RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
ANDREA SMITH.
>> HELLO. HOW ARE YOU GUYS
DOING TODAY? THE SUN LEFT . IT
WAS OUT EARLIER. IT WAS
BEAUTIFUL. ANYWAYS, I WOULD
LIKE TO TALK ABOUT -- I GUESS
-- THE REQUEST FOR A SIX-MONTH
EXTENSION FOR SURVEILLANCE. I
GUESS I'M PERSONALLY ASKING FOR
SURVEILLANCE ON THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND THE INDIVIDUALS
THAT WORK THERE . ALSO, I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT HOW EVERYBODY
GRACIOUSLY CAME HERE AND
DEDICATED THEIR TIME TO TALK TO
THE COUNCIL TODAY.I'D JUST ALSO
FEEL LIKE IT'S AGAINST OUR
RIGHTS FOR YOU TO NOT SHOW OUR
FACES, BECAUSE WE ALL MATTER,
INCLUDING YOU GUYS, ON THE
COUNCIL, BECAUSE YOU KNOW I
LOVE EVERYONE. AND OTHER THAN
THAT, I REALLY DO NOT HAVE
MUCH TO SAY. I JUST HOPE YOU
GUYS HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY
TODAY. BYE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> OKAY. START THE TIMER,
PLEASE.
>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ]
THE BIG FROM ANIMAL FARM , ALEX
TSIMERMAN, EVERYONE. I STAYED
HERE, WE WILL SPEAK ABOUT
AGENDA NUMBER ONE, ABOUT
CITYWIDE. I LIKE LIGHT.
DARKROOM IS VERY WELL. YOU KNOW
WHAT THIS MEANS?.IS ONLY FOR
THE PROPER, AND LIGHT IS TOO
NICE ON THE PEOPLE. THAT'S IT?
WHAT WE SAY TO DELIVER TO YOU.
I'M TOTALLY CONFUSED ABOUT
WHAT'S THIS, CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT, WITH THE MENTORSHIP
FOR $800,000. I SPOKE WITH
THE SITE COMMISSION MANY TIMES,
WHO SAY, SUCK BLOOD AND MONEY
FROM US, AND THEY SAY, YOU ARE
CRIMINAL. YOU WILL NEVER STOP
AT THAT, AND WHO GIVE A BOSS
$400,000 SALARY? WHAT HAS
HAPPENED, GUYS? I WAS GONE FOR
A LONG TIME. YOU KNOW A LITTLE
BIT CRAZY ABOUT THIS? $150,000
SALARY, WITH THE WHOLE CITY
LIKE YOU, YOU SAID, YOU HAVE
IT FOR $150,000? IT'S A
PART-TIME TO ME. SO, YOU ARE
CRIMINALS ? SO, LOOK WHAT THIS
GOVERNMENT WE HAVE! WE HAVE A
TOTALLY CRIMINAL GORILLA
GOVERNMENT. IS THIS EXACTLY
WHAT HAS HAPPENED?
>> MR. SALMON, OFFICIALLY SHUT
DOWN. WE ARE NOT GOING TO
ENGAGE IN RACIST COMMENTS.
MUTE THE MIC NOW. MR.
ZIMMERMAN, THAT IS YOUR THIRD
TIME THAT YOU HAVE VIOLATED
SEATTLE COUNCIL RULES IN
REGARDS TO CALLING PEOPLE
RACIAL NAMES. WE WILL NOT HAVE
THAT. SO, MR. ZIMMERMAN, I AM
HOPING THAT SECURITY WILL
ESCORT YOU OUT.WE'RE DONE WITH
YOU TODAY. MANOR PARK, LET'S
MAKE NOTE OF THIS INCIDENT.
>> I'M CERTAINLY MAKING NOTE OF
IT ON OUR END . WE WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO SAY, WE ALWAYS WANT TO
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE SAME
SAFE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME
AND TELL US WHAT'S ON THE
AGENDA, AND WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS
AND CONCERNS ARE AS WE DO THE
CITY'S BUSINESS. WE DO THIS
EVERY TUESDAY, 2:00, RUN THE
RECORDING. YOU KNOW WHAT THE
RULES ARE. IF YOU CAN'T BEHAVE
AND ACT WITH ANY KIND OF
DIGNITY TO OTHER HUMAN BEINGS
HERE , THEN YOU SIMPLY WILL NOT
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OR THE
PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK. WE'RE
DONE.ALL RIGHT. MADAME CLERK,
WHO'S LEFT?
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER IS DANIELLE
ALVARADO.
>> GO AHEAD, DANIELLE.
>> THANK YOU. HELLO,
EVERYONE.MY NAME IS DANIELLE
ALVARADO. I'M HERE AS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORKING
WASHINGTON. ON THE BEHALF OF
OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION AND
THE CAMPAIGN, WE ARE THRILLED
TO BE HERE TO SUPPORT THE
PERMANENT GIG WORKER PSST
ORDINANCE BEING VOTED ON THIS
AFTERNOON. AS I SHARED WITH
SOME OF YOU IN MY COMMITTEE
COMMENTS LAST WEEK , THIS BILL
REALLY SHOWS US WHAT THE
GOVERNANCE LOOKS LIKE HERE, IN
SEATTLE. WORKERS WHO HAVE
ORGANIZED FOR YEARS TO BRING
ATTENTION TO THE OVERWHELMING
NEED TO TRANSFORM THE ECONOMY
AND WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SO
MANY PARTS OF THE CITY TO DO
JUST THAT HERE, IN SEATTLE.
CREATIVE POLICYMAKING INITIALLY
RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC
, UNLOCKS A FRAMEWORK FOR A WAY
TO ADDRESS THE GAP IN GIG
WORKERS' ACCESS TO ONE OF THE
MOST BASIC WORKPLACE
PROTECTIONS, PAID SICK TIME.
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND COUNCIL RESULTED IN
A DILIGENT STAKEHOLDER ACCESS
THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER WORKERS,
COMPANIES, AND OPPOSITE LABOR
STANDARDS TO ENSURE WE CAN SET
UP THIS PERMANENT ORDINANCE FOR
SUCCESS FOR OUR CRITICAL APRIL
30th DEADLINE. TODAY, WE CAN
SAY, SEATTLE IS COMMITTED TO
MOVING FORWARD TOWARDS HIS
FUTURE WHEN EVERY SINGLE WORKER
IN OUR CITY HAS ACCESS TO
PSST. WE ARE READY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WORKERS KNOW ABOUT THEIR
RIGHTS AND HOW TO USE THE TIME
THEY HAVE EARNED, WHICH WILL
HELP KEEP WORKERS AND THE
PUBLIC SAFE AND HEALTHY. WE
WILL BE THERE TO SUPPORT FUTURE
EFFORTS TO EXTEND THIS
COMMONSENSE PROTECTION TO
WORKERS WHO ARE NOT YET
INCLUDED, INCLUDING MARKETPLACE
AT-WORKERS AND DOMESTIC
WORKERS. SUPPORTING THIS POLICY
TODAY SENDS A MESSAGE THAT
COUNCIL RECOGNIZES AND
APPRECIATES THE WORKERS WHO
MAKE THE GIG ECONOMY THRIVE.
WE ARE SITTING A NATIONAL
EXAMPLE TODAY THAT HOPEFULLY
OTHER STATES AND CITIES FROM
AROUND THE COUNTRY WILL FOLLOW.
WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S THE END OF THE LESSON
.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK.
FOLKS, WE HAVE REACHED THE END
OF PUBLIC COMMENT. LET'S MOVE
ALONG IN OUR AGENDA. IT'S GO TO
THE ADOPTION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR . IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION OF
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED IF YOU SEE AN
OBJECTION, IT IS , INDEED,
ADOPTED. MOVING ON, NO
OBJECTION. THE AGENDA, TODAY'S
AGENDA, WILL BE ADOPTED. NOT
SEEING OR HEARING AN
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO THE
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER
WHAT'S ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
. WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF MARCH
21st . WE HAVE PAYROLL BILL,
COUNCIL BILL, 120536, CLICK
FILE 341538, REGARDING THIS
CITY OF SEATTLE'S IMPACT
REPORTS FOR -- CORRECT ME FOR
THIS WRONG -- COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON CALLIO , DUE SEPTEMBER
21st, 2023?
>> CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU. SECOND, WE HAVE
AN APPOINTMENT OF
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
COMMITTEE, WHICH WOULD BE THE
APPOINTMENT OF -- COUNCIL
MEMBER, I MAY NEED YOUR HELP
ON THIS NAME, SHENANID RADILLA
JESTEN? SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE COMMISSION THAT CAME
OUT OF COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT'S
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK .NO
OPPOSITION, AND COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT HAS PLACED THAT
APPOINTMENT ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
ITEMS -- LET ME ASK THIS. I'M
SORRY. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS --
ANY COUNCILMEMBERS -- WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING
OR HEARING NONE, I MOVED TO
ADOPT A CONSENT CALENDAR. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT A CONSENT
CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> I JAKE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBER
PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NOT A POST.
>> THANK YOU. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. WITH THE
CLICK PLEASE MAKE A SIGNATURE
TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND
DEPARTMENT, OBVIOUSLY, ON MY
BEHALF? SO, WE ARE GOING TO GO
INTO COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND WE
HAVE FOUR COMMITTEE REPORTS IN
FRONT OF US TODAY. FIRST ONE IS
GOING TO COME FROM THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE. MADAME
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ ITEM
ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC
ELEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND CITY
LIGHT, THE ITEM AGENDA 1.
COUNCIL BILL RELATING TO SEE
LIGHT DEPARTMENT, 120532, FOR
THE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE PROGRAM INCLUDING THE
ABILITY TO EXECUTE ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS NECESSARY FOR
CONVENIENT TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE WESTERN RESOURCE PROGRAM
AND RATIFY AND REMOVE CERTAIN
BRIAROAKS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL
PASS THE COUNCIL BILL .
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON?
>> ALL RIGHT. SO, THIS BILL
AUTHORIZES CITY LIGHT TO JOIN
THE WESTERN RESOURCE EFFICACY
PROGRAM . WHAT IS THAT? WELL,
W.R.A.P. UNITES MULTIPLE
PARTICIPATING UTILITIES IN THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES, WHOSE
PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE WE HAVE
ENOUGH RESOURCES TO PROVIDE
ELECTRIC SERVICE UNDER A RANGE
OF CONDITIONS OR SCENARIOS WITH
THE SUFFICIENT DEGREE OF
RELIABILITY . YOU MIGHT HAVE
CAUGHT THE ARTICLE WRITTEN BY
BRITTANY KILEY OF "THE SEATTLE
TIMES." HE DESCRIBES THE
W.R.A.P. IN A PIECE THAT SAYS,
THE SEATTLE GREEN GRID CAN BE
HELPED, SAYING, QUOTE, THINK OF
THE W.R.A.P. AS A NEIGHBORHOOD
PACT IN WHICH EACH NEIGHBOR
SHOWS THE OTHERS IT HAS ENOUGH
RESOURCES TO MEET ITS OWN
NEEDS, PLUS A LITTLE EXTRA FOR
ANYONE IN A PINCH. SO,
BASICALLY, WE KNOW THAT
UTILITIES IN THE WESTERN UNITED
STATES WILL BE FACING
INCREASING DEMAND. THESE
UTILITIES HAVE A LOT OF , YOU
KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH
HYDROPOWER, AND THEY WILL BE
INCREASING DEMAND IN THE
COMING YEARS TO PROVIDE THE
NECESSARY -- ESPECIALLY TO
SUPPORT OUR DECOLONIZATION
AND ELECTRIFICATION GOALS. THIS
PROGRAM WILL HELP ENSURE THAT
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO MEET THAT CURRENT
AND FUTURE DEMAND. SO, THAT'S
WHAT W.R.A.P. IS AND FOR . I
WANT TO EXTEND A SHOUT-OUT TO
CITY LIGHT GENERAL MANAGER,
DENVER SMITH, AND HER TEAM FOR
THE LEADERSHIP ROLE THAT THEY
PLAYED OVER YEARS OF WORK WITH
OTHER UTILITIES AND FEDERAL
REGULATORS TO DEVELOP THIS
PROGRAM. WITH THAT, I WILL
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT
HAVE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST
WANTED TO ECHO THE APPRECIATION
FOR THIS ORDINANCE, THAT BEING
THE FORMER CHAIR OF SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT OVERSIGHT IN THE
HOUSING, ENERGY AND WORKERS
RIGHTS COMMITTEE .THAT'S A
THROWBACK TO A CERTAIN TITLE OF
A COMMITTEE NAME. THIS IS PART
OF THE PROCESS THAT WE OVERSAW
AS WELL. I JUST WANTED TO THANK
THE MEMBERS OF SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT, THE GOOD CHAIR AND THE
MONDAY STAKEHOLDERS REALLY
ENGAGED IN A SIGNIFICANT
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, INCLUDING
ENTITIES THAT WE ANTICIPATE
WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROGRAM, AS WELL AS
NON-PARTICIPANT INDUSTRIES FROM
A VARIETY OF SECTORS, INCLUDING
STATE REGULATORS. I THINK THIS
IS GOING TO BENEFIT ENHANCED
CORONATION. IT'S GOING TO
INCREASE VISIBILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY ACROSS THE
REGIONAL POWER SYSTEMS, AND FOR
US, THAT ALL MEANS THAT WE
WILL BE BETTER-PREPARED FOR
EMERGENCIES, AND WE WILL BE
BETTER-PREPARED TO BE GOOD
NEIGHBORS FOR OTHER
JURISDICTIONS WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING EMERGENCIES. SO,
I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS PAST TODAY
.I WILL BE VOTING YES, AND VERY
THANKFUL THAT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT HAS PROVIDED AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR EARLY INPUT ON
THE DEPARTMENT OF THIS REALLY
GOOD PROGRAM. CONGRATULATIONS
TO EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU. THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS REGARDING HOW CITY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WILL
CLOSE US OUT? COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON, ANY REQUESTS BEFORE WE
GO TO THE VOTE?
>> I DO NOT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE A POST.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL IS
PASSED. THE BILL PASSES.
PLEASE PUT THE LEGISLATION ON
MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 2,
WHICH I SEE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S COMMITTEE -- WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER 2 INTO THE RECORD?
>> REPORTING ON THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE, AGENDA ITEM
2, COUNCIL BILL 120514 RELATING
TO APP-BASED WORKERS IN
SEATTLE, ESTABLISHING LABOR
STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR PAID
SICK AND PAID SAFE TIME FOR
APP-BASED WORKERS WORKING IN
SEATTLE, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER,
8.39, TO THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE, AND AMENDING SECTION
3.02.125 OF THE SALOMON
ZABACO. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL
PASSES AS AMENDED THE COUNCIL
BILL.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, THE
FLOORS YEARS.
>> THINK A MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES,
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THIS IS A
REALLY HISTORIC DAY, AND ONE, I
THINK, WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF,
JUST LIKE WE HAVE BEEN PROUD OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR LEADING
A LABOR PROTECTIONS AND PUBLIC
HEALTH PROTECTIONS OVER THE
LAST DECADE PLUS. HERE WE ARE,
IN THE MIDST OF AN ONGOING
PANDEMIC, WITH THE FLU STILL
PRESENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND
VARIOUS COMMUTABLE DISEASES
STILL WITHIN OUR REGION.
SEATTLE IS ACTING , TODAY, OUT
OF A DESIRE TO PROTECT WORKERS
AND OUT OF A COMMITMENT TO
IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH.
I'M VERY PROUD THAT OUR CITY
HAS BEEN ON THE FOREFRONT OF
PROVIDING LABOR PROTECTIONS
YOUR-OVER-YEAR, AND I THINK ALL
OF US ARE NOW FAMILIAR,
INTIMATELY FAMILIAR, WITH THE
NEED FOR US ALL TO HAVE PAID
SICK AND SAFE LEAVE. OVER THE
COURSE OF THE LAST THREE YEARS,
MANY OF US HAVE WORRIED ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT WE'VE CONTRACTED
A COMMENDABLE DISEASE, OR
SOMETIMES, EVEN MORE STRESSFUL,
WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN
GIVEN A COMMENDABLE DISEASE TO
OUR LOVED ONES, OUR FRIENDS AND
OUR NEIGHBORS, OR PEOPLE THAT
WE WORK WITH. WE ALL NEED TO BE
ABLE TO TAKE A DAY OFF WHEN WE
FEEL SICK, WHEN OUR KIDS OR
FAMILY MEMBERS FEEL SICK, AND
NOT WORRY ABOUT HAVING MISSED A
DAY'S WAGE. IT'S GOOD FOR THE
HEALTH OF THE PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH OF WORKERS. IT IS
ALSO GOOD FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR
LOCAL ECONOMY , AS MUCH AS IT
IS GOOD FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR
POPULATION. TODAY, WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT
MORE WORKERS ACROSS SEATTLE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A
PAID SICK AND SAFETY. CHIEF OF
STAFF, JUST YESTERDAY, HAD TO
TAKE A PAID SICK DAY BECAUSE OF
THE NEED FOR HER DAUGHTER TO
ACCESS EMERGENCY CARE. AS FOLKS
KNOW, YOU HEARD ME TALK ABOUT
HOW, IN THE VERY WEEK WE WERE
INTENDING TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT PAID SICK
AND SAFE LEAVE, I HAD TO TAKE
DAYS OFF, INCLUDING OUR
COMMITTEE DAY, BECAUSE I
CONTRACTED COVID, AND IN THREE
WEEKS LATER, THE SAME MONTH, I
CONTRACTED THE FLU. THE
TWIN-PANDEMIC IS UPON US, AND
WE NEED PUBLIC OFFICES TO
PROTECT US. THAT IS WHAT PAID
SICK AND SAFE LEAVE DOES FOR
WORKERS WHO ARE THE W-2
WORKERS, AND TODAY, WE EXTEND
THE COMMITMENT TO MORTGAGE
ECONOMY WORKERS IN A PERMANENT
STATUTE THAT WILL FOREVER LIVE
IN ON HER. I'VE BEEN HONORED TO
WORK WITH ALL OF YOU, AND THANK
THE ROBUST STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS
ROOM, THE FOLKS WHO CALLED IN
THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AND I
THANK THE STAFF, ESSENTIAL
STAFF, ALONG WITH INCREDIBLE
PARTNERSHIP OF THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, SPECIFICALLY, BRIANA
THOMAS FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, OUR LABOR LEAD, BECAUSE
WE KNEW IT WAS TIME FOR US TO
ACT, TO PUT INTO STATUTE THE
VERY COMMITMENT WE HAD
ENVISIONED 11 YEARS AGO, AND
MAKE SURE MORE WORKERS HAD PAID
SICK AND SAFE LEAVE AXIS. WE
KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
WORKERS, NO MATTER WHAT
INDUSTRY THEY ARE IN, TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE PAID SICK AND SAFE
TIME. WE KNEW THIS 11 YEARS
AGO, WHEN WE PASSED PAID SICK
AND SAFE LEAVE FOR WORKERS WHO
ARE TRADITIONAL TO BE TO
WORKERS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
COULD TAKE TIME OFF AND BE
ABLE TO EARN A DAY'S WAGE
WITHOUT THE FEAR OF NOT BEING
ABLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE ,
PAY FOR RENT, OR MORTGAGE. WE
MADE SURE THAT WORKERS COULD
TAKE TIME AND TAKE TIME WITH
THE FREEDOM OF KNOWING THAT
THEY WOULD BE FREE FROM
RETALIATION, THAT THEY COULD
KEEP THEIR JOB, AND THEY WOULD
BE QUESTION WHEN THEY NEEDED
TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES OR A
LOVED ONE. WE ALSO PROVED THAT
IT'S GOOD FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY
. IT IMPROVES RETENTION,
REDUCES TURNOVER, AND IMPROVES
SATISFACTION AND WORK WAS MORE
OUT, WHEN PEOPLE KNOW THAT IF
THERE IS A HEALTH EMERGENCY,
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE TIME
AND BE ABLE TO GET PAID. THIS
IS ABOUT REMOVING IMPOSSIBLE
BARRIERS AND REMOVING THE
CHANCE THAT ANY WORKER WILL
EVER HAVE TO DECIDE IF THEY
SHOULD GO TO WORK SICK OR GO IN
AND RISK -- OR SAY -- THEIR
HEALTH CONDITION CAN GET OTHER
PEOPLE SICK -- JUST TO MAKE
SURE THEY CAN HAVE A DAY'S
WAGE. WHENEVER ANYONE IS SICK,
WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO STAY
HOME. THE CITY OF SEATTLE ACTED
TO PROVIDE PAID SICK AND SAFE
LEAVE TO WORKERS 11 YEARS AGO,
AND WHAT WE DIDN'T KNOW THEN,
WE KNOW NOW, THAT THE GIG
ECONOMY CONTINUES TO GROW, AND
WE NEED TO ACT TO PROTECT MORE
WORKERS ON THESE PLATFORMS. I
AM SO PROUD THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE NOT ONLY ACTED 11 YEARS
AGO, BUT THAT, AT THE BEGINNING
OF THIS PANDEMIC, WE SWIFTLY
WORKED TO MAKE SURE WE
PROTECTED WORKERS AND THE
POPULATION'S HEALTH BY AMENDING
THE 11-YEAR-OLD POLICY TO
ENSURE PEOPLE COULD TAKE TIME
OFF -- AND PAID TIME OFF -- TO
BE ABLE TO BUY CARE FOR THEIR
LOVED ONES WHEN THE PLACES OF
CARE CLOSED FOR THEM. THINK
ABOUT DAY CARES, SCHOOLS,
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, AND
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PANDEMIC WITH A HUGE AMOUNT OF
STRESS IN OUR COMMUNITY,
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER
DAY CARES OR SCHOOLS OR
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES WILL
BE CLOSING, WHEN THEY WOULD
OPEN, AND WORKING WITH CENTRAL
BREAK AND CHIEF OF CENTRAL
STAFF'S KAREN BALL, WE WORKED
TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS AXIS TO SAFE LEAVE,
HAVE PAID LEAVE OFF, IN ORDER
TO CARE FOR LOVED ONES. THAT'S
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CONSTANTLY
UPDATING AND AMENDING OUR
POLICIES AND RESPONDING, IN
REAL TIME, WHEN WE SEE PRESSING
ISSUES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY,
OUR ECONOMY, AND ESPECIALLY ON
OUR WORKERS. I'M THRILLED THAT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE ACTED THEN,
BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC TO
EXPAND SAFE LEAVE PROTECTIONS,
AND EVEN MORE EXCITED THAT WE
WERE ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF
EXPANDING LABOR PROTECTIONS
LIKE PAID SICK AND SAFE LEAVE
TO GIG ECONOMY WORKERS WHOSE
WORK HAD NEVER BEEN MORE
ESSENTIAL THAN WHEN THE
PANDEMIC HIT. BECAUSE I KNOW,
FROM MY FAMILY, WE DIDN'T GO
TO THE GROCERY STORE ANYMORE.
WE'RE ORDERING OUR GROCERIES
ONLINE I KNOW, FROM MY FAMILY,
WHEN WE ASKED FOR FOOD TO BE
DELIVERED, WE HAD SOMEBODY WHO
DROPPED IT OFF AT OUR DOOR.
THOSE WORKERS , WHO WERE
DELIVERING FOOD , THE BASICS
FOR HEALTH AND VITALITY FOR
OUR FAMILY, THOSE WORKERS
SHOULD HAVE THE BASICS, IN
TERMS OF PROTECTIONS FOR PAID
SICK LEAVE. THAT'S WHAT WE DID
IN THE SPRING OF 2020. WE
EXPANDED A TEMPORARY MEASURE TO
MAKE SURE THAT GIG ECONOMY
DRIVERS, FOLKS WHO ARE DRIVING
DELIVERING FOOD, ADDING
PRODUCTIONS OF PAID SICK LEAVE
UNDER THE PANDEMIC. IT WAS
TEMPORARY .I AM PROUD OF THAT
WORK THAT WE DID DURING THE
PANDEMIC. IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY
PASSED. THANK YOU, COUNCIL,
COLLEAGUES, AND SIGNED INTO
STATUTE BY THE MAYOR. WE KNEW
IT WAS TEMPORARY, AND BE PUT
INTO THAT STATUTE A SIX-MONTH
EXTENSION, SO THAT WE COULD DO
EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.
THAT IS TO PUT INTO STATUTE A
COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE PAID
SICK AND SAFE TIME FOR THESE
GIG-ECONOMY WORKERS WHO ARE
VITAL, NOT JUST IN A PANDEMIC,
BUT WHO ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE
FUNCTION OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY,
AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES
AND OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
CONNECTED, FED, AND CARED FOR ,
AND IT IS OUR TURN NOW TO MAKE
SURE THAT THESE GIG-ECONOMY
DRIVERS ARE CARE FOR, AS WELL,
THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY. TODAY,
COLLEAGUES, I'M THRILLED THAT,
YET AGAIN, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
IS ACTING WITH URGENCY TO
PROTECT WORKERS AND POPULATION
HEALTH BY MAKING SURE THAT ALL
WORKERS ON THESE PLATFORMS, GIG
ECONOMY WORKERS WHO DELIVER
FOOD, OR AS YOU HEARD ON THE
LINE, MAYBE CARE FOR OUR LOVED
ONES, ALL OF THE WORKERS
DEFINED IN MY COLLEAGUE'S
STATUTE, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS FROM THE LEGISLATION,
THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE
MORE WORKERS FROM PAID SICK
AND SAFE LEAVE. WHAT WE HAVE IN
FRONT OF US IS A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT PUTS INTO
STATUTE A PERMANENT PROTECTION
AND GUARANTEED RIGHT TO ACCESS
PAID SICK AND SAFE LEAVE.
WE'VE MADE IT EASIER FOR APPS
TO BE ABLE TO DISPLAY THE
INFORMATION, AND IMPORTANTLY,
FOR WORKERS TO BE ABLE TO KNOW
WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE AND TAKE
THAT SICK LEAVE AND BE ABLE TO
GET PAID FOR THEIR DAYS' WAGE.
YOU HEARD THE DIVERSITY OF
PEOPLE WHO TESTIFIED TODAY, AND
OVER THE LAST MONTH, TALK ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK ,
AND IT IS TRULY BECAUSE OF THE
BROAD STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT,
LED BY RHIANNA THOMAS AND CECIL
FURRY, AND THE AUDIENCE TODAY.
I WANT TO GIVE THEM A HUGE
SHADOW FOR THAT AGGRESSIVE
COLLABORATION IN OUR
PARTNERSHIPS. WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT -- THE PROTECTIONS
WE ARE PUTTING INTO STATUTE --
ACTUALLY GO INTO THE WORKERS
THAT WE ARE PROMISING THESE NEW
BENEFITS TO SO, COLLEAGUES, I'M
THRILLED THAT WE HAVE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US
TODAY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN, FOR EXAMPLE, WHO HAD
WORKED TO DO OUTREACH TO SOME
OF THE PLATFORMS AND MAKE SURE
THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE
IMPACT WOULD BE THIS FOR THE
NEW SEATTLE ORDINANCE. CENTRAL
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD
WITH TRAN 58, YOUR STAFF,
SPECIFICALLY WITH GABBY. WE
APPRECIATE IT. AS I SEE MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE LINE,
ESPECIALLY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD AND YOUR COLLEAGUE,
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS , IN YOUR
JOINT EFFORTS ON THE PAY-UP
CAMPAIGN. I WANT TO REMIND
FOLKS THAT THIS LEGISLATION IN
FRONT OF US DOES A FEW THINGS.
IT BUILDS ON THE DEFINITION
THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PAYOUT
LEGISLATION , SO THAT WE HAVE
HARMONIZED WHO WILL ULTIMATELY
BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM PAID
SICK AND SAFE LEAVE AND MAKE
SURE THAT THERE'S GREATER
SYMMETRY WITH THE PAYOUT
LEGISLATION AND WHO IS BEING
COVERED IN THAT STATUTE AS
WELL. TODAY, WE ARE RECOGNIZING
THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
CONTINUES, THE PANDEMIC
PERSISTS, BUT THERE WILL BE
MORE GENERATIONS OF PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISES OVER THE YEARS TO
COME, GIVEN WHAT WE'VE SEEN
WITH GLOBAL WARMING, CHANGES IN
POPULATION MIGRATION . WE HAVE
TO BE PREPARED TO TAKE CARE OF
OUR COMMUNITY 'S HEALTH, AND
THIS LEGISLATION WILL BE A
CORNERSTONE IN THE FUTURE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE SENT TO
PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKERS
RIGHTS GOING FORWARD. THIRD,
AS YOU HEARD ME SAY, WE HAVE
HEARD FROM WORKERS, AND WE HAVE
HEARD FROM APPS ABOUT WAYS TO
IMPROVE CONSISTENT DELIVERY OF
INFORMATION AND REDUCE BARRIERS
. THAT IS THE VERY DEFINITION
OF GOOD GOVERNANCE, TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE LEARNED FROM PAST
POLICIES AND IMPROVE OUR
STATUTE GOING FORWARD . I'M
THRILLED THAT THE OFFICE OF
LABOR CENTERS HAS BEEN SUCH A
GREAT PARTNER IN HELPING US
DISSECT THE INFORMATION WE
RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC TWO
AND HALF YEARS, AND NOT ONLY
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE UNDER THIS
LEGISLATION. LASTLY, WE ARE
CENTERING THIS WORK ON MAKING
SURE THAT, AS WE GO FORWARD
WITH LABOR STANDARDS, WE NEVER
FORGET THE GIG WORKERS WHO ARE
CENTRAL TO OUR ECONOMY AS A
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO NOTES, 60%
OF AMERICANS HAVE EARNED SOME
FORM OF THEIR INCOME ON APP
-BASED PLATFORMS, AND NEARLY
1/3 OF THOSE WORKERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY -- THIS IS THE ONLY
SOURCE OF INCOME IS THE ONLY
SOURCE OF INCOME FOR A MUCH
HIGHER PERCENTAGE LIKE BLACK,
INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
WORKERS, WHO HAVE A HIGHER RATE
OF TURNING CONTRACTING A
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE. THIS IS
AN ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUE. THIS
IS A RACIAL JUSTICE ISSUE. THIS
IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
TODAY, I'M PROUD THAT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE IS ACTING , YET
AGAIN, TO CENTER OUR LABOR
STANDARDS, TO EXPAND OUR LABOR
STANDARDS, AND WHILE DOING SO,
IMPROVE THE POPULATION'S
HEALTH. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
CECIL FAREEK, CHIEF OF THE
LABOR STANDARDS FOR THE LAST 5
1/2 YEARS. AFTER TODAY, THIS
WILL BE HER LAST LABOR
STANDARDS LEGISLATION TODAY, WE
HAVE MANY REASONS TO CELEBRATE
. THANKS TO ALL OF THE
COMMUNITY WORKERS THAT HAVE
MADE TODAY POSSIBLE, WHICH
MADAM CLERK, MADAM PRESIDENT --
EXCUSE ME -- WILL NOTE AT THE
END OF THE CONFERENCE.
>> OKAY. ARE YOU OKAY THERE?
OKAY. IS THERE ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES THAT WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU. SO MUCH. MADAM
PRESIDENT, THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA, FOR BRINGING
FORWARD THIS LEGISLATION. I'M
APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR
LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS THAT OF
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS , LABOR
STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO WORK
TOGETHER TO MOVE FORWARD THIS
LEGISLATION, ENSURING A BASIC
RIGHT TO AN UNDER-PROTECTED
GROUP OF WORKERS. IT IS TRUE,
OUR PAID SICK AND SAFE LEAVE
LAWS FOR EMPLOYEES PAST 11
YEARS AGO, AND IT IS LONG PAST
TIME THAT WE EXTEND THAT SAME
RIGHT TO THIS GROUP OF . JUST
WANT TO FLAG, BECAUSE WE HEARD
SOME FOLKS IN PUBLIC COMMENT
TALKING ABOUT THE ACTIVATIONS,
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AND I
CONTINUE TO WORK ON PAYOUT
POLICIES , AND I'M PLEASED TO
KNOW THAT THESE PROTECTIONS
ALSO REMAIN A PRIORITY FOR
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL, AND IN CLOSING,
JUST WANT TO SAY, LABOR
PROTECTIONS LIKE THESE ARE NOT
JUST PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES,
BECAUSE THEY ENSURE WORKERS
ARE ABLE TO STAY HOME AND NOT
SPREAD CONTAGIOUS DISEASE, BUT
THEY ARE ALSO ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, BECAUSE
THEY STRENGTHEN LOCAL
ECONOMIES, ENSURE THAT WORKERS
HAVE A SECURE INCOME TO SPEND
IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
BECAUSE THEY HELP WORKERS AVOID
DISPLACEMENT, AND THEIR
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
POLICIES , BECAUSE THEY HELP
WORKERS KEEP THEIR HEADS.
REALLY APPRECIATIVE, BOTH OF
THIS LEGISLATION AND THE
COMMITMENT TO DISCUSSING
BASIC WORKER PROTECTIONS FOR
FOLKS WHO ARE DOING WORK IN
THE GIG ECONOMY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA. COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD. ANY OTHER BOATS
BEFORE I LET COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA WRAP US UP? NOT SEEING
ANY, COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WRAP US UP
BEFORE WE GO TO VOTE?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I JUST, AGAIN, WANT TO THANK
EVERYBODY WHO MADE THIS
LEGISLATION POSSIBLE, AND THE
BROAD ARRAY OF THE STAKEHOLDERS
WHO WE'VE HEARD FROM OVER THE
LAST 6 MONTHS. YOU HEARD FROM
SOME OF THEM TODAY, AND FROM
THE WORKER ADVOCATE SIDE, THANK
YOU TO WASHINGTON, WHO IS HERE,
TEAMSTERS 117. THE CITY OF
3000, AND THE LK LABOR, ALONG
WITH MANY OTHER LABOR
ADVOCATES AS WELL. AND TOO MANY
OF THE WORKERS WHO ARE WORKING
ON THESE APPS, BUT NOT IN THAT
GROUP I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY
THANK DRIVE FORWARD. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY TODAY. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
US OVER THE YEARS, AS WE HAVE
TRIED TO CAREFULLY THREAD THE
NEEDLE OF EXPANDING PROTECTIONS
FOR WORKERS ON APP-BASED
PLATFORMS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
DOOR DASH AND MANY OF THE OTHER
PLATFORMS THAT HAVE ENGAGED,
SPECIFICALLY WITH BRIANA THOMAS
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. LIKE
YOU, AGAIN, FOR THAT
ENGAGEMENT, AND THE DRAFTING OF
LEGISLATION AND PARTNERSHIP
WITH OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS,
AND I WANT TO THANK LAVIDEZ
AND MARK CASEY FOR THEIR
PARTNERSHIP WITH OLS IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE OF WELL
UNDERSTANDINGS OF WHAT WAS
WORKING AND THE PARTNERSHIP
THAT NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS AND
THE EXISTING STATUTE, AND ONCE
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO CORRINA
WOLF, CENTRAL STAFF, AND CECIL
FAREEK FROM MY OFFICE WHO,
AGAIN, WAS REALLY THE DRIVING
FORCE BEHIND EXPANDING LABOR
PROTECTIONS, AND HAS BEEN
LEADING ON THIS ISSUE IN MY
ENTIRE TIME , MADAM COUNCIL.
HUGE AMOUNTS OF APPRECIATION
FOR EVER AND INVOLVED LOOKING
TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE TODAY,
AND FOR THE CITY HELPING ALONG
THE WAY.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK
CECIL AGAIN. THIS IS HER LAST
COUNCIL MEETING WITH US. SO,
I'LL HAVE TIME TO THANK HER
AGAIN OFF-LINE. ALL RIGHT. WITH
THAT, MADAM CLERK , WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT
JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE CHAIR SIGNED
IT. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF. BIG
ROUND OF APPLAUSE ON THE
LEGISLATURE. YAY.
>> YAY .
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO ITEM
NUMBER THREE. ALSO, COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA. MADAM CLERK,
CAN YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 3 TO
THE RECORD?
>> MOSQUEDA ITEM 3, NUMBER
120527, RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE
OF FUNDING TO AUTHORIZE THE
HEADS OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
TO AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE
SPECIFIED GRANTS, PRIVATE
FUNDING, AND SUBSIDIZED LOANS,
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THAT CITY COUNCIL PASSES , AS
AMENDED, THE COUNCIL BILL.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THE DESCRIPTION IS PRETTY SELF
EXPIRATORY. WE ARE AUTHORIZING
THE ACCEPTANCE OF VARIOUS
GRANTS AND PRIVATE FUNDING.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO IN AN EFFORT
TO BE TRANSPARENT ANY
ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT YOU
DIDN'T SEE IN THE 2023-2024 BY
ANNUAL BUDGET. I WANT TO
SPECIFICALLY THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD AND PEDERSEN
FOR YOUR JOINT AMENDMENT
ADOPTED IN COMMITTEE. THIS
AMENDMENT IS INCLUDED IN THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US AND
ASK TO DEVELOP THE WRITTEN
POLICY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THEIR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS
AT THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL THAT IS TO ENSURE THAT
WE HAVE CONSISTENT AND NATIONAL
BEST-PRACTICE STANDARDS
RELATED TO THE USE OF ARMED
RESCUE VEHICLES .THANKS, AGAIN,
TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, HEATHER
MARKS, NEW AT SPD, FOR HER WORK
WITH MY OFFICE AND PROVIDING US
WITH AN EXPLANATION --
EXPLANATION -- OF SPD BEST
PRACTICES THE MAYOR HAS,
SPECIFICALLY, AND IN INCLUDING
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE
DEPARTMENT OF THIS ARMORED
VEHICLE IS USED -- I THINK, THE
ADDITION OF COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN AND HER OLD AMENDMENT,
STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY FOR OUR
COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC TO HAVE
OVERSIGHT OVER THE USE OF THIS
RESOURCE . WITH THAT, THERE IS
BROADER APPLICATION OF GRANTS
AND FUNDING BEING ACCEPTED
HERE TODAY, BUT I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT I CALLED OUT THE
SPECIFIC HARD WORK TO ENSURE
ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY DONE BY
MY COLLEAGUES COMES FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN AND
HERBOLD. I ENCOURAGE A YES
BOOK.
>> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM
THE COLLEGE BEFORE WE LET
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA CLOSE
US OUT AND GO TO A VOTE? ALL
RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT
JUAREZ, THE OVERWHELMING
MAJORITY OF THIS PLANT ACCEPTED
ORDINANCE CONTAINS GRANTS THAT
I SUPPORT, SUCH AS FEDERAL
GRANTS FOR THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF ASPORTATION.
HOWEVER, THIS BILL ALSO
INCLUDES FUNDING OF THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
TO FIND SOMETHING CALLED A
FUSION CENTER. I VOTED NO IN
THE PAST, BECAUSE OF FUSION
CENTER FUNDING. FUSION CENTER
IS THE PLACE WHERE THE SEATTLE
POLICE AND THE FBI SHARE
INFORMATION, WHICH IS
HISTORICALLY BEING
OVERWHELMINGLY USED TO
UNDERMINE -- TO ATTEMPT TO
UNDERMINE -- AGGRESSIVE
GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS LIKE THE
LAST MOMENT. IT WAS SURREAL
USED AGAINST THE ANTIWAR
MOVEMENT AT THE HEIGHT OF THE
WAR. FOR THAT REASON, I WILL BE
VOTING NO ON THIS GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE
CONSISTENT WITH MY PREVIOUS
ONES . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT. WITH THAT, IS THERE
ANYTHING -- IS THERE ANY
CLOSING COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO
TO A VOTE? OKAY. YOUR GOOD?
ALL RIGHT. CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. SO, LET'S GO TO
ITEM NUMBER FOUR. I SEE WE HAVE
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA AGAIN.
THEN CLICK, PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER FOUR TO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 4, COUNCIL BILL
120516. RELATING TO THE
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROPERTY
TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM, AMENDING
SECTION 5.73.090, OF THE
SEATTLE-CIVIL CODE, THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT CITY
COUNCIL PASS THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA, YOU ARE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, THE
MONTHLY TAX EXTENSION, OR MFT
EXTENSION, WHAT IS IN THE SUN
FOR THE MFT PROGRAM FROM
DECEMBER 31st THIS YEAR TO THE
END OF NEXT YEAR, 2024. THE
EXTENSION ENABLES THE PROGRAM
TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER YEAR,
WHILE PROVIDING TIME FOR A
DEEPER DIVE AND FULL
AUTHORIZATION OF THE PROGRAM TO
TAKE PLEASE BEFORE THE 2024
EXPIRATION DATE THAT WE ARE
PUTTING FORWARD IN THIS
LEGISLATION. PASSING A ONE-YOUR
EXTENSION TO THIS LEGISLATION
THROUGH THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
WILL ALLOW FOR US TO FOCUS OUR
CAPACITY ON DEEP POLICYMAKING
AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOUSING
LIVE IN EVENTS THAT'S GOING TO
BE IN FRONT OF US THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS, AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE ROBUST POLICY
PROCESSES BEFORE THE MFT
ORDINANCE IS FULLY IN FRONT OF
COUNCIL. WE'LL PROVIDE
STABILITY AND THE PROGRAM
DURING A TIME OF PARTICULAR
MARKET VOLATILITY, AND IT
HELPED US TO HAVE STABILITY
GIVEN THE INTEREST RATE CHANGES
, WORKFORCE LAYOFF ISSUES,
CONCERNS ABOUT RECESSION. ALL
OF THESE FUN THINGS WITH
STABILITY OVER THIS TIME, AND
MFT EXTENSION ALLOWS FOR US TO
DO THIS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
FOLKS KNOW THAT, EVEN WITHIN
THIS EXTENSION, THE 2019 POLICY
CHANGES WE MADE THEN, TO
STRENGTHEN THE PROGRAM, WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE. THAT INCLUDES
DEEPER LEVELS OF MFT STUDIOS,
BEDROOMS, A HIGHER SET-ASIDE
REQUIREMENT FOR TWO BEDROOMS,
AND WE ADDED MORE SPECIFIC
COMPARABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
AFFORDABLE UNITS. WE INCLUDED A
4.5% CAP ON RENT INCREASES.
WE INCORPORATED STANDARDS
SPECIFIC TO TOWER BUILDINGS,
WHICH IS A NEW TYPE OF
DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATING IN
THE PROGRAM, WHICH HAS GOTTEN
RECENT HEADLINES ARE VERY
EXCITED TO SEE THOSE. SO, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF SENDING THIS
PROJECT INVESTING UNDER THIS
PROGRAM THE NEXT YEAR. IT WILL
BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH
THOSE STRENGTH AND
AFFORDABILITY STANDARDS FROM
THE STATUTE IN 2019. WE WILL
ALSO RECEIVE A REPORT FROM THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING THAT IS GOING TO BE
ANALYZING THE CHANGES AS WE
REQUESTED IN THE HOUSING
MARKET, INCLUDING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO
THE PROGRAM, AND MY COMMITMENT
IS TO TRY TO GET THAT REPORT IN
FRONT OF US BEFORE WE HEAD INTO
THE FALL BUDGET THIS YEAR, SO
THAT WE HAVE AMPLE TIME TO
CONSIDER THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS,
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE WORKED
TIME THROUGHOUT THE NEXT YEAR.
THANKS AGAIN TO ERIN HOUSE IN
MY OFFICE, AND SUSAN RADCLIFFE,
WHO IS FROM CENTRAL STAFF, FOR
THEIR WORK WITH OFFICE HOUSING
TO BRING THIS LEGISLATION IN
FRONT OF US TODAY.
>> GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY
COMMENTS REGARDING THIS
LEGISLATION BEFORE I ASK
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA TO
CLOSE US OUT? NOT SEEING ANY,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, I
THINK YOU NEED TO THANK CECIL
AGAIN. GO AHEAD, COUNCIL
MEMBER. I'M SORRY. I CAN'T SEE
ANY OTHER HANDS UP WAS THERE
ANOTHER HAND UP? I DON'T SEE
ANY. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
THERE YOU ARE. OKAY, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WILL TAKE THIS
MOMENT TO THANK CECIL , AND FOR
THE REMARKS, NONE. THANK YOU.
>> I THINK THIS IS THE TIME TO
MAKE YOUR COMMENTS.
>> NOT ON THIS BILL.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA,
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD BEFORE
WE GO TO A VOTE?
>> THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU,
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK.
IS THAT WHAT THEY SAY? WE'RE
GOOD TO GO.
>> YES. YES. THEY ALSO SAY,
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME WHEN YOU
ARE PART OF A TEAM. SO, LET'S
MAKE SURE WE GET THAT IN THERE
AS WELL. SO, WITH THAT, MADAM
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILLS?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT
JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> GREAT. IT PASSES. SO, THE
BILL PASSES. I WILL SIGN IT, OR
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. MOVING ALONG ON OUR
AGENDA, WE ARE NOW TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE WERE NO
ITEMS REMOVED ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. NOW, WE WILL GO ON TO
ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
WE HAVE THREE RESOLUTIONS ON
DECK. THEY ARE ALL BY COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON. SO, COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON, DO YOU WANT TO
DO AN OVERALL? I UNDERSTAND --
LET'S DO THIS -- MADAM CLERK,
úJUST READ -- LET ME SEE THIS
FIRST. THEN, FIVE, SIX AND
SEVEN. LET ME MAKE A SIDE NOTE
HERE. I KNOW THAT WE'RE DEALING
WITH THE METROPOLITAN
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. THE
INITIATION, THE INTENTION TO
ESTABLISH, AND THE THE
ESTABLISHMENT. DID YOU WANT TO
DO A COMMENT ON ALL THREE? IT
IS UP TO YOU HOW YOU WANTED TO
DO THIS.
>> IF YOU PLEASE, MADAM
PRESIDENT, I THINK IT WOULD BE
EASIER TO JUST SAY A FEW
INTRODUCTORY WORDS ABOUT ALL
THREE , AND THEN I WON'T HAVE
MUCH TO SAY INDIVIDUALLY..
>> OKAY. GREAT .
>> I WILL GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY. SO, LET'S LET THE
CLERK READ IT TO THE RECORD,
THEN I WILL HAND IT TO YOU, THE
MICROPHONE.
>> ADOPTION OF OTHER
RESOLUTIONS, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
FIVE. RESOLUTION 32089,
RESOLUTION TO INITIATE A NEW
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA KNOWN
AS THE METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON?
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. RESOLUTIONS
32090, 32091, AND 32089,
LEGISLATION TO KICKSTART THE
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT .SO, AS YOU KNOW, THE
PSST FOR IS MANAGED BY THE
DOWNTOWN CITY ASSOCIATION
THROUGH A CITY ORDINANCE.
INCLUDES SIX DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS
285-SQUARE BLOCKS. PROPERTY
OWNERS WITHIN THE M.I.D.
BOUNDARIES HAVE AGREED TO AN
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR SERVICES
TO MAKE DOWNTOWN A BETTER
PLACE, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL
CLEANING, SAFETY, HOSPITALITY
AND PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACE
MANAGEMENT. THE RSJI WAS
CREATED IN 1999, AND RENEWED
IN 2013, WITH THE SUPPORT OF
60% OF M.I.D. RATE-PAYERS. THE
CURRENT ORDINANCE IS SCHEDULED
TO SUNSET ON JUNE 30th OF THIS
YEAR, AND MUST BE APPROVED
AGAIN FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
BUT BEFORE WE CAN DO THAT, WE
NEED TO PASS THREE RESOLUTIONS
AND SEND NOTICE TO M.I.D.
RATE-PAYERS IN THE PUBLIC
HEARING. AGAIN, I'LL JUST SAY
WHAT EACH ONE DOES. RESOLUTION
32089 STATES OUR INTENT TO
INITIATE A NEW BUSINESS PREVENT
AREA TO BE KNOWN AS THE
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT
YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT
JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> NONE OPPOSED.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE RESOLUTION.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 7,
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN INTO THE RECORD?
>> AND DENIED HIM SEVEN,
RESOLUTION 3:20:91.
RESOLUTION TO DISESTABLISH THE
2013 DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA KNOWN AS THE
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT, IN FIXING A DATE AND
PLACE FOR A HEARING THEREON.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK MOVED
TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32091.
A SECOND?
>> SECOND THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT A RESOLUTION . COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON?
>> I WASN'T PLEASE SAY, YOU CAN
HAVE TWO M.I.D.
AT THE SAME TIME.
THIS LEGISLATION CAME IN
SLIGHTLY AFTER THE ONE THAT
ESTABLISHES THE NEW M.I.D.
THIS SIMPLY DISESTABLISH IS THE
NEW M.I.D.
>> THE CURRENT M.I.D.
FROM 2013?
>> CORRECT.
>> GOT IT.
SORRY, MY CONFUSION.
ANY QUETIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON BEFORE WE
MOVED TO A VOTE?
OKAY.
I DON'T SEE ANY.
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON, ARE YOU
GOOD?
>> GREAT.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT
JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK
MOTION CARRIES.
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR AGENDA TO
OTHER WITNESS.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE COUNCIL?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> YES?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE TWO ISSUES, IF I
MIGHT.FIRST IS IF MY COMMITTING
MEETING LAST WEEK, I MISSPOKE
ABOUT THE DATE OF MY NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING.
IT'S NOT ABLE 20th, IT'S APRIL
14th.
SO, FOR MY COLLEAGUES ON
COMMITTEE, WE DO HAVE A MEETING
IN TWO WEEKS.
THAT'S ONE THING.
THE SECOND IS THAT I WOULD LIKE
TO ASK TO BE EXCUSED FOR NEXT
TUESDAY'S MEETING, APRIL 4th.
>> OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, HOLD
UP.
LET'S DO COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES FIRST.
NO OBJECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES WOULD LIKE TO BE
EXCUSED FROM CITY COUNCIL
MEETING . CORRECT, COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
AND I WILL BE AT A CONFERENCE
THROUGH TUESDAY.
>> YOU WILL BE EXCUSED APRIL 3rd
AND 4th.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NO, THAT'S --
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> IS THERE ANY OBJECTION FOR
PENSKE MORE OR LESS BEING
EXCUSED?
NOT SEEING ANY, YOU ARE,
INDEED, EXCUSED.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES -- I
MEAN COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ I WANTED TO TAKE THIS
MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK
SOCIAL FAREEK FOR HER WORK
HERE.
I GOT TO START AS STAFF HERE,
AT COUNCIL MEMBER, AS FIRST
DAY FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND HER STAFF STARTED.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE BOTH GOT OUR
PICTURES TAKEN AT THE SAME
TIME.
SO, IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE
PLEASURE TO GET TO WORK WITH
CECIL THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
IN BALLARD, WE HAVE A TRADITION
WE HONOR PEOPLE.
THIS PARTICULAR TRADITION WAS
GIVEN TO US BY THE AMBASSADOR
TO THE UNITED STATES. AND SO,
COLLEAGUES, I KNOW COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THIS IS A BIT OUT OF
TYPICAL ORDER, BUT IF I COULD,
A CALL AND RESPONSE.WE SAY, HIP
, HIP, AND YOU ALL SAY,
VIGIERO.
I WILL NOTE, IT IS NOT HOORAY,
IT IS 57.
IF YOU WILL, HIP, HIP, HIP --
>> HURRAH.
>> DID WE DO IT RIGHT?
>> GOOD ENOUGH FOR SEATTLE.
>> I AM GOING TO SAVE MY
COMMENTS TO SAY, GOODBYE TO
CECIL AGAIN.
WHEN WE DO HER PROCLAMATION I
WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA HAS GOT
HER HAND UP.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU .
>> WE GOT YOU ON TWO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HOW IS THAT?
BETTER?
ALL RIGHT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST WANTED TO REMIND FOLKS,
NEXT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5th, IS
WHEN THE SELECT HOUSING THE
COMMITTEE STARTS.
THAT IS A COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE.
WE DEFINITELY WOULD WANT TO
MAKE SURE TO HAVE A HEADS UP,
SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU DO DURING
COUNCIL, IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO
MAKE IT, GIVEN THIS IS A
COMMITTEE MEETING.
IT WILL BE APRIL, MAY, AND
JUNE.
I SENT AROUND AN EMAIL REMINDER
YESTERDAY OF ALL OF THOSE
DATES, BUT STRONGLY ENCOURAGE
PARTICIPATION OF THIS COMMITTEE
FOR THE WHOLE, AS WE CONSIDER
THE HOUSING LEVY THAT THE MAYOR
IS WORKING ON, TRANSMITTING TO
US, SO THAT WE CAN QUICKLY AND
EXPEDITIOUSLY MAKE SURE THAT
GETS OUT OF COMMITTEE, SO
VOTERS CAN CONSIDER THAT FOR
THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
THERE WILL BE LOTS OF TIME FOR
CONVERSATION, BUT I WANTED TO
FLAG FOR FOLKS THAT IS IN YOUR
INBOX.
MAKE SURE, IF YOU HAVE THOSE
DATES MARKED OUT, WE WILL SEE
YOU WEDNESDAY FOR THE SELECT
HOUSING LEVY COMMITTEE STARTING
WEDNESDAY, 9:30.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO TELL
BEFORE THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
BEFORE I CAN I JOIN US?
OKAY.
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONCLUDES OUR
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
THE NEXT REGULARLY HAVE
SCHEDULED SEATTLE COUNCIL
MEETING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL
4th, WHICH IS A TUESDAY.
THANK YOU ALL, AND WE ARE --
OH, DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP?
YOU ARE GOOD?
OKAY.
THANK YOU ALL.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.