>> IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCIL'S BILITY
TO CONDUCT THE CITY'S MEETING.
ANYTHING THAT IS NOT FOCUSED ON
AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC ON COUNCIL
RULES MAY LEAD THE SPEAKER TO
BE MUTED BY THE OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO HAVE 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
6 AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF,
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
.
>>> OUR FIRST IN-PERSON
SPEAKER.
YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> YES.
READY?
>> YES.
DONNA.
>> I WOULD LIKE ITEMS THAT I
WOULD LIKE COUNCIL TO HAVE AND
HAVE IT ON RECORD.
>>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS DONNA.
LICENSE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER,
I AM A CIVIL ENGINEER.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
I AM OWNER OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
LAND CONSULTING FIRM.
I HAVE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS OF
DESIGNING WATER SYSTEMS FOR
HOMES FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND I
WANT TO EXPLAIN HOW SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES IS CRUSHING
PERMITTING OUTCOMES, HOUSING
OUTCOMES.
THEY ARE APPLYING CONDITIONS TO
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THAT GO
FAR BEYOND THE NEEDS OF ANY
SINGLE PROJECT AND CONDITIONS
THAT GO FAR BEYOND WHAT THE LAW
ALLOWS.
THEY OFFER THAT THE REASON FOR
THE REQUIREMENTS IS EXPANDING
THE WATER SYSTEM BUT THE LAW
STATES THAT THE SYSTEM
EXPANSIONS CAN NOT HAPPEN ON
THE BACKS OF INDIVIDUALS.
WHAT SPU IS DOING IS FORBIDDEN
BY THE CONSTITUTION AND
FORBIDDEN BY THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND WHAT THEY
ARE DOING IS NOT SUPPORTED BY
THEIR OWN ENGINEERING STUDIES
WHICH HAVE STATED THAT THE CITY
HAS WATER SUPPLY TO MEET
DOMESTIC SERVICE AND FIRE FLOW
UNTIL 2040.
AS AN ENGINEER I CAN ALSO SAY
THERE IS NO SUPPORT FROM AN
ENGINEERING DESIGN PERSPECTIVE
TO REQUIRE THESE OUT LANDISH
AND EXPENSIVE NEEDS.
I AM HERE WITH THREE OF MY
EMPLOYEES THAT WILL SPEAK ABOUT
IT.
IN SHORT, THE RULES SPU USES TO
JUSTIFY ITS CONDITIONS HAVE
GONE THROUGH SO MANY
ADMINISTRATIVE REDRAFTS THEY
DRIFTED AWAY FROM THE
APPLICABLE LAW.
IT IS TIME TO PLACE
ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE ACTIONS
OF PERMITTING STAFF.
JUST AS THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS
AN ACCOUNTABILITY FOR POLICING
STAFF, ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT
ARE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE THEIR
JOB IN ACCORDANCE TO THE LIMITS
OF THE LAW.
START TO ENSURE SPU ADMINISTERS
WITHIN THE LAW.
THANK YOU.
>>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LINDSEY
BALIS.
>>> HELLO, I AM AN EMPLOYEE OF
DONNA'S.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENT
REFERRED AS DIRECTOR RULES 440
DIRECTS THE ATTENTION OF PERMIT
APPLICANT AWAY FROM THE
LANGUAGE OF CODE.
DIRECTOR'S RULE 440 IS AN
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENT, NOT A
BINDING CODE.
THE UNKNOWING PERSON SEEKING
CONNECTION FOR ANY WATER
SERVICE IS LED DOWN AN
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENT PATH
AND UNAWARE THAT THE DIRECTION
PRESENTED WITHIN THE DIRECTOR'S
RULES NOT SUPPORTED BY
WASHINGTON STATE CODE.
WASHINGTON STATE LAW ALLOWS
ONLY TWO CHARGES WHEN NEW WATER
SERVICE IS REQUESTED.
FIRST, CITIES CAN IMPOSE A
REASONABLE CONNECTION CHARGE,
SECOND, A CITY HAS A RIGHT TO
CHARGE REASONABLE INSULATION
FEES.
ACCORDINGLY, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS ESTABLISHED THE
ALLOWED FEES, ONE INCH WATER
METER CHARGE IS $3,230.
AND THE INSULATION FEE IS
$4,750.
HOUSING OUTCOMES ARE EFFECTED
AS DEVELOPER AFTER DEVELOPER
ABANDONS PROJECTS DURING THE
PERMITTING PROCESS.
DUE TO THE INABILITY TO ABSORB
UNREASONABLE WATER UPGRADES.
FOR WASHINGTON STATE LAW THERE
IS NO LEGAL AUTHORITY THAT
ALLOWS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS THAT
ARE NOT
ALLOWED.
IT IS SECTION 820202,
APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF RCWs
THAT LIMIT THE AUTHORITIES ARE
INCLUDED WITH THE PACKET OF
INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE
COUNCIL INCLUDED RCW02450 AND
3592025.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE LIMIT
OF AUTHORITY FOUND IN THE RCW'S
ARE RECOGNIZED BY SEATTLE
UTILITIES IN WE ARE TO FIND
SOLUTIONS TO THE HOUSING
CRISIS.
THANK YOU.
>>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
MATTHEW.
>>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, I APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO
COUNCIL ABOUT THIS TOPIC.
MY NAME IS MATT WALLACE.
I AM AN ARTACT IN SEATTLE DOING
SINGLE FAMILY MULTIPLE PROJECTS
PART OF THE GROUP TALKING WITH
WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS AND I
WILL TOUCH ON FIRE CODE THERE
IS NO REASON TO SUPPORT FIRE
FLOW AS A CRITERIA.
THE CITY HAS ADEQUATE WATER
SUPPLY WITHIN APPENDIX D. OF
THE UTILITY WATER SYSTEM PLAN.
3013.
IT MEETS OR EXCEED FIRE FLOW
PERFORMANCE TARGET.
FOR THE WATER SYSTEM PLAN AND
BASED ON LAND USE THE FIRE FLOW
TARGETS FOR SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL IS 1,000 GALLONS A
MINUTE AND 1500 FOR
MULTIFAMILY.
APPENDIX D IN 1A PROVIDES A MAP
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE WATER
SYSTEM.
NOT ONLY DOES THE WATER SYSTEM
PROVIDE THE REQUIRED FIRE FLOW
TO SUPPORT SINGLE FAMILY AND
MULTIFAMILY ZONES OVER HALF OF
THE AREA OF THE CITY CAN
DELIVER FIRE FLOW OF 3,000
GALLONS A MINUTE OR GREATER.
MULTIFAMILY ONLY REQUIRES 1500.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED FIRE FLOW
PERFORMANCE MAP REPRESENTS
HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS OF
AVAILABLE DEMAND OR MDD.
YOU PUT THE NUMBERS TOGETHER
WHEN CALCULATING.
THE FIRE CODE SET THE FIRE
FLOWED BASED ON A BUILDING'S
OCCUPANCY AND SIZE.
IT MITIGATES THE SIZE BY
INCREASING THE STRUCTURES BY
THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION OR THE
ADDITION OF SPRINKLERS, BY
CONTRAST, IT LIMITS THE IMPACT
AND SCOPE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO
THE DEMAND OF -- THERE IS NO
SUPPORTING BASIS WITHIN THE
FIRE CODE OR BASED UPON
ENGINEERING ANALYSIS THAT WOULD
LEAD A PERSON TO CONCLUDE
UPGRADES TO THE DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM ARE NEEDED.
.
>>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RACHEL
ALLEN.
>>> HELLO, I AM AN EMPLOYEE OF
DONNA BRESKY.
WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS THAT CAN
RESULT A CONNECTION AROUND THE
STREET AND AROUND THE CORNER
ARE NOT WITHIN THE LIMIT OF
FOUND OF SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE.
THE CODE SPECIFICALLY LIMITS
THE INSULATION TO ONLY THE
EXTENT OF THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY
A BUDDING THE STREET.
SIMILAR TO HOW SIDEWALK
IMPROVEMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENTS
ARE ONLY LIMITED TO THE
FRONTAGE OF A BUDDING THE
STREET.
THE VERBAGE WITHIN IT STATES
THE DISTRIBUTION WATER MAIN
SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE
ABUDDING STREET.
DESPITE THE AUTHORITY FROM THE
MUNICIPAL CODE, DIRECTOR'S
RULE, WTRR140, HAS DROPPING THE
PHRASING TO THE EXTEND OF THE
PARCEL BOUNDARY.
THE ALTERED PHRASING OF SECTION
8 IS WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS ARE
REQUIRED WITHIN AN EXISTING
STANDARD DISTRIBUTION OR
SUITABLE WATER MAIN DESIGNATED
TO SERVE THE PARCEL DOES NOT
EXTEND ACROSS THE FULL PARCEL
BOUNDARY.
THIS PHRASING IS SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFERENT FROM THAT IN THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND IT
LEADS TO AN ABSURD OUTCOME.
MANDATING MAIN EXTENSIONS THAT
CAUSE DEVELOPERS TO ABANDON
PROJECT AND CAUSE DEVELOPERS TO
SEIZE FROM ATTEMPTING FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY IS
ABSURD.
CITY CODE AND CODE IN GENERAL
EXISTS TO REGULATE PERMITTING
ACTIVITY NOT TO PRESSURE
APPLICATIONS WITH COSTLY
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT UPGRADES.
THIS PROJECT CRUSHING NONCODE
SUPPORTED MANDATE FOR WATER
MAIN EXTENSIONS MUST BE REMOVED
FROM DIRECTOR'S RULE WTR440.
THANK YOU.
>>> NEXT SPEAKER IS EDWARD.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE CLOSE
TO THE MICROPHONE SO WE CAN
HEAR YOU.
>> HI, I'M EDWARD, I AM A
FRIEND OF DONNA BRESKY.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS
INCLUDE WATER AVAILABILITY
CERTIFICATES, DIRECTOR A RULES
AND TIP SHEETS, THE INFORMATION
IS REMOVED FROM THE CODES,
SEATTLE CODE AND WASHINGTON
STATE CODE.
FOR THE REVISED CODE WASHINGTON
SECTION 1927097 THE PURPOSE OF
THE WATER AVAILABILITY
CERTIFICATE IS TO CONFIRM
EVIDENCE OF ADEQUATE WATER
SUPPLY FOR PERMITTING NEW
APPLICATIONS.
HOWEVER, THE WATER AVAILABILITY
HAS IT INCORRECTLY STATED TO
CONFIRM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
EXISTS.
THERE IS EVIDENCE OF ADEQUATE
WATER SUPPLY THROUGHOUT THE
CITY FOR THE 2019 WATER SYSTEM
PLAN AS NOTED BY MY COLLEAGUE.
THE MANDATE TO INSTALIN
FRASTRUCTURE IS UNNECESSARY
REQUIRE.
AT ODDS WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR
FOR ALL HOUSING.
PROJECT CAN BE CHARGED A SHARE
OF THE IMPACT OF THE PERMIT
ACTION THAT IT HAS ON THE
SYSTEM.
THE LIMITATION TO PROPORTIONATE
ARE INCLUDED AND RCW
THRIVE02925.
35029.
THOUGH, THE DIRECTOR'S RULE
SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITS AN
APPLICANT FROM SEEKING
RECONSIDERATION BASED ON
PROPORTIONALITY.
FROM PERMITTING A PERSON FOR A
LEGAL RIGHT OF A CERTAIN LAW
SHARE WITHIN DIRECTOR'S RULES
ASTOUNDING.
BOTH DOCUMENTS, EMGR430 AND
WTR440 INCLUDE VERBIAGE NOT
INCLUDED.
BOTH OF THE DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE
RESCINDED DUE TO THEIR CONTENT.
THANK YOU.
>>> NEXT SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF
INFLOW PROJECTS CHANGED A
ZONING CODE ALLOWING CRUSHING
MANDATES FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
SPU CHEWED THROUGH DEVELOPER
AFTER DEVELOPER AND NOW WE ARE
REPEATING THE DISMAL OUTCOME.
POLICE OFFICERS WORK WITH THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT
AND ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO A
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
STANDARD.
IT IS PAST DUE TIME FOR THE
SEATTLE COUNCIL TO CREATE CODE
THAT REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL
ACCOUNTABILITY.
ALLOW THEM TO USE WTR440 AND
MANDATE CRUSHING CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS OR YOU CAN REQUIRE
STAFF AND MANAGEMENT TO ADHERE
TO THE LAWS.
THEY HAVE A METHOD TO ALLOW
VERBIAGE THAT WAS ONCE REMOVED
AND NOT PART OF APPLICABLE
CODES, SEATTLE CODE 328850
REQUIRES AN OFFICE OF
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
POLICE OFFICERS, A SIMILAR
OFFICE MUST BE CREATED AS AN
OFFICE FOR COMPLAINTS FOR
DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND
PRACTICES.
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SPEAKER.
.
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS KATHLEEN.
I AM A DOWNTOWN BALLARD
RESIDENT AND I LIVED IN
SEATTLE, BORN AND LIVED HERE MY
WHOLE LIFE.
I ATTENDED THE RALLY ON
SATURDAY FOR THE PREGNANT WOMAN
WHO WAS KILLED.
HOW DO YOU NOT BECOME ANOTHER
SAN FRANCISCO?
HOW DO WE KEEP OUR NORDSTROM,
PACIFIC PLACE AND WESTLAKE
SHOPPING MALLS, RESTAURANTS
FULL OF SHOPPERS?
HOW MANY TAX-REVENUE TAX
PRODUCING CONVENTIONS ARE NOT
COMING TO SEATTLE.
WE NEED MORE LAW AND ORDER TO
MAKE THE PUBLIC AND DOWNTOWN
WORKERS FEEL SAFE DAY AND
NIGHT.
HOW MANY MORE PREGNANT WOMEN
AND CHILDREN HAVE TO BE KILLED
BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING.
THE RECENT MAJORITY VOTE FOR
THE CITY COUNCIL TO KEEP OPEN
DRUG USE LEGAL IN SEATTLE
INDICATE YOU CARE MORE ABOUT
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR THAN
PREVENTING IT.
WHY CAN'T YOU SET UP FEMA-LIKE
CENTERS TO ADDRESS THE NEED.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS MORE
EXPENSIVE AND LESS SAFE DUE TO
YOUR NAIVE AGENDA.
YOUR HOUSING REGULATIONS
AGAINST SMALL LANDLORDS AND THE
PROPERTY TAXES ON THOSE WHO CAN
LEAST AFFORD IT SUCH AS
FAMILIES AND THE ELDERLY ARE
FORCING MORE PEOPLE INTO
POVERTY OR LEAVE THE CITY.
THE NUMBER ONE JOB OF A
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION IS TO
KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE AND YOU
HAVE FAILED MISERABLY.
I HOPE MORE PEOPLE WITH COMMON
SENSE WILL BE ELECTED TO THIS
COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER.
THANK YOU.
>> LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKING.
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE.
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE EMPLOYS OVER
350 INDIVIDUALS THAT SPEAK 40
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
OUR STAFF ARE IMMIGRANTS,
REFUGEES, FORMALLY UNHOUSED
INDIVIDUALS WITH EDUCATION AND
TRAINING BOTH IN THEIR HOME
COUNTRIES AND IN THE U.S. THEY
BRING LIVED EXPERIENCE AND
UNIQUE CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS
TO THEIR WORK.
WE OPERATE THE PARENT, CHILD
PLUS HOPE PROGRAM, IT IS A HOME
VISITING PROGRAM THAT IS
PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE
FAMILIES AND EDUCATION LEVY.
WE WORK WITH PARENTS AND
CHILDREN AGES TWO AND THREE TO
HELP PROMOTE KINDERGARTEN
READINESS.
THEY BRING A BOOK OR A TOY
TWICE A WEEK.
FOR THREE YEARS OUR FUNDING DID
NOT INCREASE.
AND WHICH KEPT THE WAGES LOW
WHILE OTHER COSTS INCREASED.
FROM 2014-2019 ONE OF OUR
PARENT CHILD MANAGERS RECEIVED
A WAGE INCREASE OF 65 CENTS AN
HOUR FROM 2014, FOR OVER FIVE
YEARS.
WHILE ALL WHILE NEIGHBORHOOD
HOUSE SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF THE
PROGRAM BY OVER $50,000 EACH
YEAR.
IRONICALLY ONE OF OUR HOUSING
STABILITY COORDINATORS LEFT
KING COUNTY TO LIVE WITH HER
PARENTS IN GEORGIA BECAUSE SHE
COULD NO LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE
HERE.
HUMAN SERVICES STAFF ARE WOMAN
THEY WORK EACH DAY TO CREATE A
VIBRANT, SAFE AND WELCOMING
COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL WANT.
A VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS
RESOLUTION FOR EQUITABLE WAGES
FOR HUMAN WORK SERVICE WORKERS
IS A VOTE FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE,
THANK YOU.
>>> THAT CONCLUDES IN-PERSON.
>> IS THAT IT?
>>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR
CALLERS, I SHOULD LET THE
PUBLIC KNOW AS WELL AS THE
FIRST SIX SPEAKERS.
I THINK THEIR REMARKS WERE TO
ITEM NUMBER 3, SO, THANK YOU
FOR GIVING US THE WRITTEN, YOUR
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT.
THAT WOULD BE FROM DONNA,
LINDSEY, MATT, RACHEL, EDWARD
AND NICK.
AND THANK YOU FOR ATTACHING THE
SPU DIRECTOR'S RULE AS WELL.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I
HAVE MY STAFF OUT THERE AND
THEY DELIVERED YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS TO US.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THOSE
TOGETHER.
YOUR WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS AS
WELL AS THE ATTACHMENTS.
OKAY.
WITH THAT, MADAM CLERK LET'S GO
TO OUR REMOTE CALLERS.
>> OKAY.
I WILL BEGIN WITH HOWARD.
AS A REMINDER, PRESS STAR 6
WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED TO
SPEAK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, HOWARD WITH
SEATTLESTOP.ORG COMMENTING ON
OUR FAILED POLICE.
LAST WEEK WE WERE THERE AT
PERSON FOR THE OUTRAGEOUS
BEHAVIOR THAT THE POLICE
COMMISSIONER THREATENED PEOPLE
WITH PLAYED UP LAWS AND
THREATENED POLICE VIOLENCE ON
PEOPLE EXERCISING THE MOST
BASIC FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
BEING PRESENT AT A PUBLIC
MEETING.
PAID PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND CITY
COMMISSIONERS ENGAGE IN
THREATENING BEHAVIOR AND POLICE
VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT A PERSON
WHOSE FAMILY EXPERIENCED THE
WORST OF THE POLICE VIOLENCE,
THE MURDER OF A FAMILY MEMBER
IS SO BEYOND ANY DEMOCRATIC AND
COMMUNITY NORMS THAT AN
INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRES.
SILENCE IS CONSENT AND THAT IS
ALL WE HAVE HEARD FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF WEEKS.
ESPECIALLY PUBLIC SAFETY CLAIRE
HERBOLD AND LEWIS.
SILENCE, SUNDAY MARKS THE 6th
ANNIVERSARY OF A MURDER THAT
HAPPENED JUST 17 DAYS AFTER
SEATTLE'S MUCH FLAUNTED POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION WAS
SIGNED INTO LAW.
LEGISLATION THAT FAILED TO
PROTECT AND FAILED TO OBTAIN
ANY JUSTICE FOR HER OR THE
EIGHT PEOPLE THAT WENT ON TO BE
KILLED BY THE SPD.
ALL PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT HOLDING
A WEAPON OR HOLDING A KNIFE
WHILE EXPERIENCING A SEVERE
BEHAVIOR HEALTH CRISIS.
MORE DEATH, MORE TRAUMA, NO
JUSTICE AND NOW ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM THAT CAN ONLY PROTECT
ITSELF NOT THE COMMUNITY IT IS
SUPPOSED TO SERVE.
INDEED, THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION HAS NOW FULLY
TRANSITIONED INTO THE
COMMISSION THAT POLICES THE
COMMUNITY.
SILENCE IS CONSENT.
COUNCILMEMBERS WATCH THE VIDEOS
OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE
LAST FEW MONTHS AT TINYURL/CPCA
PUCE.
PLEASE.
GIVE US MORE THAN YOUR SILENCE
AND CONTENT TO THIS DANGEROUS
AND UNDEMOCRATIC BEHAVIOR.
THANK YOU.
>>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMY
LEE.
AMY?
AMY LEE?
.
>> HI, I AM HERE.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
>> CO-CHAIR OF THE CITY TASK
FORCE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE
RESOLUTION FOR WAGE EQUITY FOR
THE SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICE
WORKERS.
I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
SENIOR CENTER OF WEST SEATTLE.
WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE
UNHOUSED PEOPLE COMING INTO THE
SENIOR CENTER AND WE ARE
STRUGGLING TO FIND RESOURCES
FOR THEM TO GET HELP.
WHEREVER WE SEND THEM FOR
HOUSING OR OTHER SERVICES THERE
SAY LONG WAIT.
THERE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO
LOW STAFFING AND HIGH TURNOVER
AT HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES.
THIS LEGISLATION IS A GOOD
FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING THE
NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS
LIVING IN WEST SEATTLE AND
ACROSS THE CITY.
THANKS FOR LISTENING.
.
>>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> HELLO?
YES.
OKAY.
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
STACY.
I AM THE ADULT DAY HEALTH
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF
WAGE EQUITY.
OLDER ADULTS RELY ON CARE TO
PROVIDE SERVICES AS HOME CARE,
CAREGIVER, ADULT DAY HEALTH,
COORDINATION AND HOUSING
STABILIZATION SERVICES.
DUE TO UNDERFUNDING WE ARE
UNABLE TO ATTRACT STAFF.
ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE NOT
ABLE TO MEET THE CARE NEEDS.
SOMETIMES THE IMPACT ON OUR
COMMUNITY IS RESIDENTS OF
SUPPORTING HOUSING ARE GOING
WITHOUT CAREGIVERS, INDIVIDUALS
LIVING IN NURSING FACILITIES
ARE THERE PAST THE TIME OF WHEN
THEY ARE READY TO DISCHARGE.
UNPAID FAMILY GIVERS ARE HAVING
TO RESORT TO MORE COSTLY CARE
AND LIVING OPTIONS FOR THEIR
LOVED ONES.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
CONVINCE THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO
VOTE YES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>>> NEXT SPEAKER, ANTONIO
RODRIGUEZ.
>> HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS SAN ANTONIO
RODRIGUEZ AND I AM COMMUNITY
SERVICE.
I AM HERE FOR WAGE EQUITY.
I WANT TO THANK HERBOLD FOR
INTRODUCING THE LEGISLATION AND
ENCOURAGING COUNCILMEMBERS TO
VOTE YES.
WE NEED TO FULFILL OUR MISSION.
WE ARE STRUGGLING TO HOUSE
YOUTH IN OUR HOUSE.
IT IS DIFFICULT TO BUILD STRONG
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE YOUTH
AND YOUNG ADULT THAT WE SERVE.
OUR STAFF ARE FREQUENTLY ASKED
TO WORK BACK TO BACK AND OFTEN
NEED TO TAKE A SECOND JOB TO
MAKE ENDS MEET.
LOW WAGES FOR HUMAN SERVICES
WORKERS ARE IMPACTING EVERYONE
THAT CALLS SEATTLE HOME.
THIS CREATES A SAFE COMMUNITY
WHERE EVERYONE HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SURVIVE AND
THRIVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS COLLEEN.
SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MARSHA
GO AHEAD, COLLEEN?
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM CALLING WITH UNITED WAY
KING COUNTY ON BEHALF OF THE
UNITED WAY I AM ASKING YOU TO
SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICES WAGE
EQUITY.
WE RECOGNIZE WAGES FOR HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE
SURPRESSED AND RECOMMENDS A 7%
INCREASE BASED ON THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WAGE
STUDY.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
BRINGING THIS THROUGH THE
PROCESS.
IT IS COMMENDABLE THAT THE
COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING TO
TACKLE THIS.
AS A LONG TIME PARTNER WITH THE
CITY IN FUNDING THE PARENT
CHILD PLUS PROGRAM UNITED WAY
IS WORKING WITH THUNDER GROUP
INCLUDING OTHER GROUPS TO
ADDRESS WAGE EQUITY IN OUR OWN
FUNDING AND GRATEFUL THAT THE
CITY IS CONSIDERING DOING THIS
AS WELL.
CONTINUING THE COUNCIL'S PUBLIC
SECTOR LEAD ARESHIP.
THEY ARE TO INCLUDE ALL
LEADERSHIP.
THEY ARE TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE
DEPARTMENTS.
IT IS LIKE GIVING HOME VISITORS
A WAGE CUT.
ALL HUMAN SERVICE WAGE
INCREASES SHOULD APPLY TO ALL
HUMAN SERVICE CONTRACTS.
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE SOME
PROVIDERS OUT.
IT CREATES CLASSES OF SERVICE
CONTRACTS AND COMPLICATES
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION.
THOUGH -- LOW WAGES LEAD TO
HIGH VACANCIES, RAISING WAGES
úIS NOT JUST THE JUSTICE THING
TO DO BUT IT IS ESSENTIAL TO
KEEP THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FUNCTIONING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARSHA
AND SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
TRAVIS SHOEMAKER.
GO AHEAD.
>> SHE JUST MUTED HERSELF.
STAR 6
THERE YOU GO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I OPERATE FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS
AND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS IN
NORTH SEATTLE.
I AM HERE TO SPEAK IF FAVOR OF
THE RESOLUTION REGARDING WAGE
EQUITY FOR HUMAN SERVICE
WORKERS AND WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
INTRODUCING THIS AND ENCOURAGE
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE IN
FAVOR.
WHEN YOU ARE NOT SURE WHERE TO
TURN FOR HELP AND FIND L WAY TO
FAMILY WORKS WHAT THEY FIND IS
A WOMANING MULTILINGUAL STAFF.
WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN
FAMILIES SEEKING RESOURCES
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND
RIGHT INTO THIS HIGH INFLATION
ECONOMY.
MANY OF WHICH NEVER SOUGHT THIS
TYPE OF HELP.
LOW WAGES HAVE PREVENTED FAMILY
WORKS FROM KEEPING TALENTED
STAFF IN CRITICAL ROLES AND IN
THE SECTOR OVERALL.
WE HAVE VACANCIES RIGHT NOW.
THIS PUTS FAMILIES WHO ARE
FACING POVERTY, HUNGER AND
HOUSING INSTABILITY FURTHER AT
RISK.
WHEN WE HAVE STAFF THAT IS
COMPENSATED JUSTICELY WE CAN BE
A FORCE FOR CHANGE FOR THE
CRISIS FACING OUR COMMUNITY.
PLEASE VOTE YES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TRAVIS.
FOLLOWED BY OUR LAST REMOTELY
PRESENT SPEAKER.
>> TRAVIS?
>> HELLO.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM THE CHIEF PEOPLE AND
CULTURE OFFICER AND JOINING MY
COLLEAGUE ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ
TODAY TO REPRESENT YOUTH CARE.
I AM HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO
PUBLICLY VOICE MY CONCERN FOR
RAISED EQUITY AMONG SEATTLE
NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS
AND SUPPORT RESOLUTION 32094
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ALL
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO VOTE YES
AND HERE IS WHY.
THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CARE 192
EMPLOYEES FACE MONEY CHALLENGES
AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE RECENT
STUDY QUOTED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WHEN INTRODUCING THE
BILL LAST TUESDAY.
WE CAN ONLY AFFORD SIMILAR $21
STARTING WAGE THAT IS COMMON IN
THE SEATTLE JOB MARKET.
MOST OF OUR STAFF FINDS THEM
ONE ANTICIPATED MONEY ISSUE,
LIKE A FLAT TIRE, OR A BANK
TRANSACTION MIX UP FROM FEELING
THE NEED TO LEAVE YOUTH CARE
AND FIND ANOTHER BETTER PAYING
JOB.
I KNOW OF SEVERAL INCIDENTS
JUST THIS YEAR WHERE EMPLOYEES,
HERE, WHO ASSIST OUR YOUTH
FACING HOUSING INSTABILITY WERE
FACED WITH HOUSING INSTABILITY
THEMSELVES AND TRYING TO MAKE
ENDS MEET AND STILL PAY RENT.
OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAVE
PROVIDED TESTIMONY TODAY, WE
HAVE VACANCIES THAT ARE HARD TO
FILL.
WITH YOUR HELP IN PASSING THE
LEGISLATION WE WILL MOVE ONE
STEP CLOSER TO A PLACE WHERE WE
CAN SUPPORT OUR STAFF WITH THE
STATEMENT GREAT LEVEL OF CARE
AS THEY PROVIDE TO THE YOUTH OF
OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
HOPEFULLY FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN
THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR LAST REMOTE-SPEAKER.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM A HOUSING SAFETY MANAGER.
I AM HERE TO SPEAK FOR WAGE
EQUITY FOR HUMAN SERVICE
WORKERS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK LISA
HERBOLD FOR INTRODUCING THE
LEGISLATION AND ENCOURAGE ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE YES.
LOW WAGES ARE KEEPING US FROM
FULFILLING OUR MISSION.
MY LOCATION IS SHORT STAFFED
BUT SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS IN
MY ORGANIZATION AS WELL.
WE ARE THE LOWEST PAID
ORGANIZATION WITH A VERY HIGH
TURNOVER.
WORKING IN DIRECT SERVICES IS
VERY CHALLENGING ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU ARE NOT PROPERLY NOT
COMPENSATED.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN DIRECT
SERVICES FOR EIGHT YEARS WITH
COMPASS AND I HAVE SEEN MANY
PEOPLE COME AND GO, LIKE I
SAID, IT IS A REALLY, REALLY
HIGH TURNOVER.
THE WAGES REALLY EFFECT
FAMILIES AND MINORS IN
PARTICULAR.
BEING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN
MAKING UP 80% OF THE WORKERS
THAT WORK IN HUMAN SERVICES.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I
WOULD ENCOURAGE COUNCILMEMBERS
TO VOTE YES AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT COMPLETES OUR REMOTE
SPEAKERS THAT ARE PRESENT.
>> GREAT.
WITH THAT WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND MOVE ALONG ON OUR
AGENDA.
THERE IS AN OBJECTION,
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
COMMENT.
NOT HEARING OR SEEING OBJECTION
THE CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. >>
THERE IS AN OBJECTION THAT THE
-- WAIT.
>> OKAY.
GO AHEAD, OKAY.
THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO
REQUEST TO REMOVE HOME BASE
BUSINESS BILL FROM TODAY AND
ADD IT TO JUNE 27th, 2023 FULL
COUNCIL VOTE.
I WANTED TO CONNECT WITH YOU
AND A COUPLE OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT SAT ON THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE WHEN IT WAS
ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED AND ARE
NOT SO THAT COMMITTEE ANY
LONGER.
THERE ARE TWO SLIGHT
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS BILL
AND THE ORIGINAL BILL THAT WE
PASSED.
I AMEND THE AGENDA BY REMOVING.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO REMOVE
ITEM NUMBER 2CB 12060.
>> I WAS GOING TO CALL YOU
SAYING WE HAVE THE FRY BILL
COMING BACK TO TALK LATER.
AT COMMITTEE LAST WEEK I SAID
ON THE RECORD THAT IT WOULD
COME TO JUNE 27th.
SO I JUST WANT TO REMAIN
CONSISTENT ON THE PUBLIC
RECORD.
>> OKAY.
THAT MAY BE MY JOB NEXT YEAR.
WE MIGHT HAVE TO ABSTAIN ON THE
VOTE.
ANY WAY, NOT SEEING OBJECTIONS,
WE MADE COMMENTS, LET'S MOVE
FORWARD.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME.
THE AMENDED AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
NOT HEARING OR SEEING
OBJECTION, THE AMENDED AGENDA
IS INDEED ADOPTED.
>>> MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDE INNOCENTS FROM
JUNE 13th.
COUNCIL BILL, PAYROLL BILL,
120603 AND TWO APPOINTMENTS
FROM MY COMMITTEE.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE.
WE DID THE APPOINTMENT WITH
DAVID PEREZ AND APPOINTED
CHARLENE McMILAN.
THAT BEING SAID ARE THERE ANY
ITEMS THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, I MOVE TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
CAN I GET A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL
AND THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR
[ROLL CALL ]
.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED.
CAN YOU AFFIX MY SIGNATURE.
MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.
WE HAD FOUR ITEMS.
WE REMOVED ITEM NUMBER 2 CAN
YOU READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENT 2302.
APPOINTMENT OF RICO
QUINDONGO AS DIRECTOR OF THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT IT BE
AFFIRMED.
>> THIS IS THE DAY WE HAVE BEEN
WAITING FOR.
PINING AFTER, IF YOU WILL.
WE HAVE, WE ARE EXCITING TO
BRING RICO QUINDONGO.
IT CAME BEFORE US TWICE
PRESENTED WITH DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON, RESPONDED TO
QUESTIONS VISUALLY AND 17 PAGES
OF RESPONSES.
I WILL NOT SPEND HALF AN HOUR I
SPENT WITH DIRECTOR QUINDONGO
READING HIS RESPONSES BACK.
HIS RESPONSES THAT HE SPENT
WRITING IN THE 17 PAGES SPOKE
DIRECTLY TO THE POINTS THAT ARE
SO IMPORTANT TO US.
I WILL REMIND COLLEAGUES HE
WROTE MANY OF THESE RESPONSES
IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR AND
ONE RESPONSE THAT HE WROTE
SPECIFICALLY WAS TALKING ABOUT
HOW TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE IN DANGER OF CLIMATE
CRISIS EVENTS BEING MORE
RESILIENT.
IN THE TIME BETWEEN THAT
QUESTION BEING ANSWERED AND
TODAY WE HAD THE KING TIDE
EVENT IN SOUTH PARK.
THIS IS, THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF
MANY OF DIRECTOR QUIRINGONGO'S
APPROVAL.
WE HAVE DIRECTOR CHIN AND WE
ALSO HAVE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
MORNINGSTAR FROM DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO, YOU ARE, I DON'T KNOW THAT
I HAVE SEEN THIS MANY DIRECTORS
IN THE AUDIENCE AT ONE TIME.
WITH THAT I HAVE NO FURTHER
REMARKS OTHER THAN TO SAY,
DIRECTOR HAS BEEN DOING AN
AMAZING JOB IN HIS TWO YEARS IN
THE ROLE.
HE HAS EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS
AND IT IS AN HONOR TO BRING
FORWARD THIS CONFIRMATION
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> AT THIS POINT I AM GOING TO
OPEN THE FLOOR FOR MY
COLLEAGUES TO HAVE ANY REMARKS
BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE.
THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN.
I DO NOT SEE ANY.
I WILL JUST SAY A FEW THINGS
BEFORE WE MOVE ON AND THEN I
WILL LET COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
CLOSE US OUT.
I HAD A PLEASURE OF WORKING
WITH RICO, SINCE I GOT HERE, I
THINK, AND I IMMENSELY ENJOY
WORKING WITH YOU.
I APPRECIATE SO MUCH THAT OPC
HAS DONE PARTICULARLY ALSO WITH
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE AND
EVALUATING AND INTERPRETING THE
ISSUES OF LAND BACK FOR TRIBAL
COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS.
YOUR AGENCY HAS BEEN THE MOST
RESPONSIVE, I BELIEVE, IN
MAKING SURE THAT WE TALK ABOUT
DISPLACEMENT, LAND BACK, WRITER
FIRST REFUSAL TO OUR TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS, AND I ALWAYS
APPRECIATED OUR OFFLINE
APPRECIATIONS ABOUT HOW WE
INCORPORATE THOSE PRINCIPALS
UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE LAW IN
THE CITY CODE.
SO, WITH THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF
A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT ABOUT
YOU.
YOU ARE AMAZING.
AND I AM EXCITED TO FINISH OUT
THIS YEAR WORKING WITH YOU.
WITH THAT, I DO NOT SEE ANYONE
ELSE.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> JUST, AGAIN, HONOR AND
PRIVILEGE TO BRING THIS
CONFIRMATION FORWARD.
ONLY THE SECOND DIRECTOR EVER
FOR THE DEPARTMENT WHICH IS
OPPOSITE COMMUNITY PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT AND I AM EXCITED
WHERE YOU TAKE US NEXT.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> SO, WITH THAT, JUST HOLD ON
A MINUTE.
WE WILL DO THE VOTE AND WE WILL
OPEN THE FLOOR AGAIN.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> [ROLL CALL]
.
>> THANK YOU, THE APPOINTMENT
IS CONFIRMED.
CONGRATULATIONS DIRECTOR
QUIRINDONGO.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO SHARE
COMMENTS WITH SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
>> I HAVE ALL OF THE STICKY
NOTES ON THE 17 PAGES FALLING
OUT OF HAD HIS NOTEBOOK.
>> I AM USED TO CALLING YOU
RICO.
I APOLOGIZE.
I WILL REMIND MYSELF TO DO THAT
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS, SIR.
>> RICO IS JUST FINE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, ALL.
WOW, I AM GIDDY TO BE HONEST.
THANK YOU TO MAYOR FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP AND VISION AND
COUNCILMEMBERS WORKING WITH YOU
FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND THE
TIME MOVING FORWARD.
TO MY STAFF, FOR YOUR TIRELESS
PASSION AND ENERGY IN T█HE WORK
THAT WE DO.
WE HAVE WORK TO DO TO MAKE THE
CITY OF SEATTLE MORE EQUITABLE
THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
OUR ONE SEATTLE PLAN WORK WE
NEED TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS A
VOICE REGARDLESS WHERE THEY
LIVE IN THE CITY, REGARDLESS OF
WHAT LEVEL OF THEIR INCOME,
REGARDLESS OF THE COLOR OF
THEIR SKIN OR THE NATURE OF
THEIR HERITAGE.
WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT ANYONE
THAT WORKS IN THE CITY CAN EARN
A LIVING WAGE.
WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT FOR
ANYONE THAT CHOOSES OR WANTS TO
LIVE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO AN
AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE IF YOU
ARE RENTING OR BUYING AND
REGARDLESS OF THEIR INCOME.
WE NEED TO RIGHT THE WRONGS OF
OUR PAST INCLUDING RED LINING,
RACIAL COVNANCE THAT WAS BUILT
IN THE FRAMEWORK FOR WHO WAS
ALLOWED TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY AND
WHO WAS ALLOWED TO OWN A HOME
IN OUR CITY.
WE MUST SUPPORT OUR TRAVEL
PARTNERS AND OUR URBAN AND
INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO
MAKE SURE THE FIRST PEOPLE OF
OUR CITY ARE ABLE TO BE SEEN
AND BE CELEBRATED AND ARE ABLE
TO LIVE IN THE COMFORT AND
PRIDE AND WITH THE RICH
CULTURAL TRADITIONS THAT ARE SO
GRANTED AND THE CARE OF FAMILY,
COMMUNITY AND PLACE.
BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH.
THROUGH THE PROGRAMS AT OFFICE
PLANNING COMMUNITY AND
DEVELOPMENT THE ONE SEATTLE
PLAN, MARITIME STRATEGY.
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, AIRING
AND PLAN WORK.
THROUGH OUR COLLABORATIONS WITH
OUR FELLOW CITY OFFICES AND
DEPARTMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS
WITH COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP
OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
WE ARE INVESTED IN ALL OF THESE
VISIONS AND INTENDED OUTCOMES
FOR ALL SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
LEADING WITH EQUITY, WE ARE
MAKING CERTAIN THAT WHATEVER
POLICY WORK AND COMMUNITY
INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE AS A
DEPARTMENT AND AS A CITY THAT
WE DO THEM IN SUCH A WAY THAT
WE ARE RAISING ALL VOTES,
IMPROVING THE PLACES PEOPLE
LIVE, WORK AND PLAY AND WE ARE
GIVING VOICE AND POWER TO THOSE
THAT HAVE BEEN TRADITIONALLY
UNSEEN AND UNSUPPORTED.
THIS, THIS FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE
MY LIFE'S WORK.
I AM VERY HONORED TO BE IN THIS
CHAIR AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT AND CONFID
CONFIDENCE.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU AND
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE OTHER
PEOPLE THERE TO SUPPORT YOUR
COLLEAGUE.
WITH THAT, CONGRATULATIONS
AGAIN.
LET'S MOVE ON IN OUR AGENDA.
>>> FROM THE AMENDED AGENDA?
>> YES, SORRY, CLERK, I DID NOT
MEAN TO GET AHEAD.
ITEM NUMBER 2 IS REMOVED WE
WILL MOVE ON TO NUMBER 3.
COUNCIL BELL 120587 TO UPDATE
CODE 25.05.800 FOR SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE
CATEGORICAL EXEPGZS FOR INFILL
DEVELOPMENT.
>> THIS IS ONE OF MANY BILLS
THAT YOU WILL SEE COMING BEFORE
COUNCIL THAT WILL HELP
REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
AND, SO, I AM GOING TO GO INTO
TECHNICAL LANGUAGE AND BEFORE
WE DO THAT THE SHORTHAND
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THIS BILL
DOES IS IT REDUCES TIME AND
COST FOR BUILDING OR RENOVATING
PROJECTS DOWNTOWN.
SO THAT WE CAN REVITALIZE
DOWNTOWN FASTER.
LET'S GO INTO THE TECHNICAL.
UNDER THE ORDINANCE.
THE BUILDINGS UP TO $200
RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND BUILDINGS
WITH UP TO 30,000 FEET OF
NONRESIDENTIAL SPACE WILL BE
EXEMPTED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW.
THE LEGISLATION WORKS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH PLAYER'S
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN TO
BUILD MORE HOUSING AND CREATE
MORE JOBS IN DOWNTOWN.
THESE CHANGES ARE NECESSARY
BECAUSE OF THE UNFORCED -- LET
ME TAKE IT BACK.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MAJOR UPDATE
TO THE PLAN COMING IN THE NEXT
YEAR THE LAST MAJOR UPDATE TO
THE COMP PLAN UNDER ESTIMATED
GROWTH IN SEATTLE BY TWOFOLD,
WE HAVE HAD TWICE AS MUCH
GROWTH AS PROJECTED.
WHEN TARGETS ARE MET SEPA HAS
TO BE CONDUCTED.
WHEN YOU ARE GROWING UP TO YOUR
GROWTH TARGET YOU DON'T HAVE TO
DO IT.
ONCE YOU HIT THE GROWTH TARGET
YOU HAVE TO DO SEPA.
IT IS THE STATE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ACT.
WE HAD TWICE AS MUCH GROWTH
DOWNTOWN AS WE EXPECTED AND WE
NEED TO REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN.
AND, SO, WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS
BRINGS US BACK TO PRE-GROWTH
TARGET ACHIEVEMENT SEPA LEVELS.
AND, SO, PRIOR TO DOWNTOWN
EXCEEDING ITS GROWTH ESTIMATE,
SEPA REVIEW EXCEPTIONS WERE
GRANTED TO PROJECTS WITH 250
RESIDENTIAL UNITS OR 30,000
SQUARE FEET OF RESIDENTIAL
SPACE.
THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE
INACCORDANCE TO IN
ACCORDANCE.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ME?
I DON'T REPRESENT DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN SUCCESS IS BIGGER THAN
ANY OF US.
IT IS BIGGER THAN ME T IS
BIGGER THAN YOU.
IT IS BIGGER THAN JUST
DOWNTOWN.
IT IS OUR CITY'S SUCCESS.
IT IS BIGGER THAN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
BELLEVUE SUCCESS.
KENMORE AND BOTHEL.
THEIR SUCCESS IS PREDICATED ON
DOWNTOWN HAVING A SUCCESSFUL
ECONOMIC ENGINE.
IT IS THE LARGEST CITY IN OUR
STATE AND OUR GROWTH AS FAR AS
GOING WASHINGTON SUCCESS IS
DEPENDENT ON OUR DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE SUCCESS.
OUR NEXT CLOSEST CITIES OF
COMPARABLE SIZE ARE THE TWIN
CITIES OR CHICAGO.
SALT LAKE CITY OR DENVER OR
SACRAMENTO OR SAN FRANCISCO, WE
ARE THE MOST ISOLATED DOWNTOWN.
I WILL ADMIT, VANCOUVER,
BRITISH COLUMBIA GIVES US A RUN
FOR OUR MONEY BUT THEY ARE ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BORDER.
WHY IS THE BILL IMPORTANT TO
ME?
BECAUSE I KNOW DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
SUCCESS IS BIGGER THAN ANY OF
US.
IT STRETCHES AS FAR AS SALT
LAKE, SACRAMENTO, TWIN CITIES.
I WILL GO A STEP FURTHER.
THIS IS INCONJUNCTION WITH THE
MAYOR'S DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION
PLAN.
YOU WILL SEE MORE LAND USE
LEGISLATION FROM US.
YOU HAD DIRECTOR SPOTS IN HERE
A MINUTE AGO TALKING AND HE HAS
TALKED ABOUT THE CULTURE
CONNECTOR DOWN THROUGH DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE.
WE HAVE MORE HARD SCAPE
INVESTMENTS NOW THAN WE DID
PREPANDEMIC WITH THE NEW
CONVENTION CENTER WITH THE
AQUARIUM, WITH THE WATERFRONT
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE
WATERFRONT AND PIPE PLACE
MARKET.
WITH THE WATERFRONT
REDEVELOPMENT.
WE NOW HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE
SOFT SCAPE THAT IS DOWNTOWN.
THE ACTIVATION, THE MORE
PEOPLE, AND A LOT OF THIS IS
DEPENDING UPON HAVING PLACES
FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO DOWNTOWN.
NOW, THERE ARE USES OF DOWNTOWN
BUILDINGS THAT MADE SENSE
PREPANDEMIC THAT DON'T MAKE
SENSE ANY MORE.
THOSE REVITALIZATIONS, THE
REDEVELOPMENTS, IF THEY WERE TO
BE DONE TODAY WITHOUT THIS
LEGISLATION THEY WOULD HAVE TO
GO THROUGH SEPA.
IT MEANS IT TAKES MORE TIME AND
IT IS MORE COSTLY.
AND THAT IS THE BENEFIT OF THE
BILL BEFORE US TODAY.
REDUCES TIME AND COST TO
REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN.
BIGGER THAN AND OF US AND I
URGE YOUR SUPPORT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS YOU HAVE
YOUR HAND UP?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR THESE THROUGH YOUR
COMMITTEE AS YOU INDICATED IN
YOUR REMARKS A KEY PART OF OUR
RECOVERY STRATEGY FOR DOWNTOWN
WILL BE TO INCREASE THE
FOOTPRINT OF RESIDENTS WHO CAN
CALL DOWNTOWN SEATTLE HOME.
AND TO GETTING MORE HOUSING ON
LINE IN THE CITY CORE AND THE
LEGISLATION MOVES US VERY
SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS THAT
COAL.
AS WE HAVE SEEN, COVID REDUCED
50%, THAT IS GREAT.
A BIG PART OF OUR RECOVERY IS
GOING TO INVOLVE INCREASING THE
DENSITY OF RESIDENTS DOWNTOWN.
AND, THIS LEGISLATION WILL HELP
IN THAT GOAL.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALLUDING
TO SOME OF THE OTHER
LEGISLATION THAT IS IN THE
PIPELINE THAT WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON REGARDING INCREASED
ZONING CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE
IN THE CITY CORE MORE HOUSING.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO DISKUGDZS
DISCUSSIONS LATER THIS SUMMER
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS WITH COMMENTS?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS DO YOU
WANT TO CLOSE IT OUT BEFORE A
VOTE?
>> ONE STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE WORK TO DO.
THE VISION THAT I SEE FOR
DOWNTOWN IS ONE THAT IS
VIBRANT, THAT IS ATTRACTIVE AND
RESIDENTS FROM ALL OVER WANT TO
COME TO BECAUSE WE HAVE AMAZING
AMENITIES IN IT IS THE FIFTH
AVENUE THEATER, THE ACT
THEATER, I WANT FOLKS TO COME
DOWNTOWN, HAVE DINNER, STROLL
THROUGH THE MARKET.
EXPERIENCE OUR AMAZING
AMENITIES.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO
WITH PUBLIC SAFETY THAT IS
UNDER GOING RIGHT NOW THERE IS
ONE BILL THAT REDUCES THE TIME
AND MONEY THAT IT TAKES TO
CHANGE THE BUILDINGS THEIR USES
CHANGED DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> [ROLL CALL ]
.
>> 9 FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT AND MADAM
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURES TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR AGENDA TO
ITEM NUMBER 4. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
MADAM CLERK CAN YOU READ ITEM
NUMBER 4 INTO RECORD.
RESOLUTION 32094 CONCERNING
WAGE EQUITY FOR NONPROFIT HUMAN
SERVICES WORKERS EXPRESSING THE
CITY COUNCIL'S INTENT TO
CONSIDER INCREASING HUMAN
SERVICES CONTRACTS TO SUPPORT
WAGE EQUITY IN COLLABORATION
WITH OTHER FUNDERS, THE
REQUESTING INFORMATION ACTION
FROM EXECUTIVE AND ADVANCE
HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS WAGE
EQUITY FROM COMMITTEE
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD, LEWIS
AND MOSQUEDA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD THE
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN
UNDERTAKING THIS FOR SEVERAL
YEARS NOW.
THE INTENT OF THIS BODY OF WORK
IS TO WORK TO ADDRESS
DESPERATELY, LOW WAGES IN THE
HUMAN SERVICES SECTOR.
THESE LOW WAGES LEAD TO COSTLY
TURNOVER FOR ORGANIZATIONS WE
DEPEND ON.
EVEN MORE DAMAGING THAN THE
TURNOVER IN STAFF IS THE
INCIDENTS WHERE CRITICAL
SERVICES SIMPLY GO UNOFFERED
BECAUSE OF LOW STAFFING.
LOW WAGES HIT WOMEN OVERLY HARD
THAT ARE REPRESENTED IN THIS
FIELD.
COUNCIL PROVIDED FUNDING IN
2021 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON WAGE EQUITY STUDY
WHOSE FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE RECOGNIZED
IN THIS RESOLUTION.
THE RESEARCH WAS PUBLISHED THIS
YEAR.
THE TWO FINDINGS THEY
RECOGNIZES ARE ONE NONPROFIT
HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS ARE PAID
37% LESS THAN WORKERS IN WHAT
ARE CALLED NONCARE INDUSTRIES.
THOSE WHO LEAVE CARE WORK SEE A
7% INCREASE IN NET PAY JUST A
YEAR AFTER LEAVING THIS LIFE-
SUSTAINING WORK.
THE PAY PENALTY PERSISTS
DESPITE THE HIGH-LEVEL OF
SKILL, RESPONSIBILITY AND
DIFFICULTY REQUIRED BY THESE
JOBS.
IN FACT, OUR MISSION CRITICAL
NONPROFIT PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN
SOUNDING THE ALARM ABOUT
DESPERATELY LOW WAGES AND
UNSUSTAINABLE TURNOVER FOR
YEARS.
THROUGHOUT MY COMMITTEE'S
CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN SERVICES
WAGES THIS YEAR AND AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON, WE HAVE HEARD PUBLIC
TESTIMONY THAT CUTS TO THE
HEART OF WHY WE MUST ADDRESS
WORKER WAGES.
FOR INCIDENTS, CO-EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR WROTE TO US TO SAY
THAT WE KNOW OUR CAPACITY TO
SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC
AND SOCIAL VIOLENCE COULD BE
INCREASED IN PROGRAMS WERE NOT
FACED WITH MULTIPLE UNFILLED
POSITIONS AT THEIR PROGRAMS.
AND WERE FACED WITH LOSING
STAFF WHO ARE WORRY ABOUT HOW
TO PAY THEIR BILLS AND PROVIDE
FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE SPOKE ABOUT
THE UNIQUE CULTURAL
RESPONSIVENESS AND LIVED
EXPERIENCE OF HER STAFF WHOSE
SALARIES ARE UNSUSTAINABLY LOW.
AMY LEE, LEADS SENIOR CENTER
THAT IS INCREASINGLY ON THE
FRONTLINES OF SERVING FOLKS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESS, SHE
TESTIFIED THAT UNFILLED
POSITIONS LEAD TO LONG WAITS
FOR HELP PUTTING THE SENIOR
CENTER IN A DIFFICULT POSITION
AND THE SENIORS IT SERVES IN A
WORSE POSITION.
ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ FROM YOUTH
CARE REPORTS THAT THEY STRUGGLE
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE YOUTH
THEY SERVE BECAUSE THEIR NEARLY
200 STAFF MEMBERS ARE WORKING
DOUBLE SHIFTS AND SECOND JOBS
AND THEY ARE STILL ONE
UNEXPECTED EXPERIENCE AWAY FROM
EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL CRISIS
THEMSELVES WHILE SERVING THE
PUBLIC.
>> SPEAKING TO THE NEED OF
UNDOUGH STRUCTURAL BIAS AND
RACISM THAT LEADS TO LOW --
UNDO STRUCTURAL BIAS AND RACISM
THAT LEADS TO LOW WAGES.
AND UNITED WAY IS BEHIND
INCREASING WAGES.
>> DIRECTOR OF FAMILY WORKS
SAID THEY ARE SEEING MORE
CAREGIVERS LOOKING FOR HELP IN
SUPPORT THEMSELVES TO ADDRESS
THEIR OWN FINANCIAL NEEDS.
BUT THAT STAFF VACANCIES
PREVENT THEM FROM FULLY SERVING
THEIR COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW THAT KING COUNTY
QUICKLY PURCHASED 10 HOTELS AND
APARTMENT BUILDINGS TO HOUSE
PEOPLE LIVING UNSHELTERED
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WE ALSO KNOW THEY COULD NOT
OPEN HALF OF THEM DUE TO
WORKFORCE SHORTAGES.
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY HAS
REPORTEDLY TOLD US THAT AMONG
ITS FIVE LARGEST CONTRACTED
ORGANIZATIONS THERE ARE MORE
THAN 300 VACANT POSITIONS.
THEY WORKED HARD IN THE PAST
YEAR TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
WAGE EQUITY ISSUES FACED BY THE
FUNDING FOR THE REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY INVESTMENTS.
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, AT THE
MARCH 14th PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE,
NONPROFIT LEADERS TESTIFIED
THAT MULTIPLE CHILDCARE
CLASSROOMS INCLUDING SOME
DESPERATELY NEEDED FOR INFANTS
ARE GOING EMPTY BECAUSE THEY
CAN NOT FIND STAFF TO WORK FOR
SUCH LOW WAGES.
AMANDA, HUMAN SERVICES WORKER
WITH 14 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN
THIS WORK TESTIFIES SHE STILL
HAS TO TAKE ON A SECOND JOB AS
A FOOD SERVER TO AFFORD TO WORK
IN THE FIELD GIVING CARE.
CRISIS CONNECTIONS EXPERIENCES
A 50% STAFF TURNOVER RATE DUE
TO LOW WAGES, EVEN AS THEY
SERVE ON THE FRONTLINE FOR
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIOR HEALTH
CRISIS ON THE WORST DAY OF
THEIR LIVES, THEY CAN NOT
RESTRAIN STAFF FOR MORE THAN A
SINGLE YEAR IN A KEY LEADERSHIP
POSITION AND THEY TESTIFIED
THAT MULTIPLE PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NORTH END
HAVE SEVERELY RESTRICTED HOURS
OR CLOSED ENTIRELY BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T ATTRACT STAFF FOR LOW
WAGES.
I KNOW WE CAN POINT TO MULTIPLE
INCIDENTS IN THE PAST YEAR OR
TWO WHEN COUNCIL PROVIDED
FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL URGENTLY
NEEDED WORK THAT WE PRIORITIZED
SUCH AS RESPONDING TO PEOPLE IN
HEALTH CRISIS OR SHELTERING
PEOPLE ON THE STREETS.
THESE FUNDS HAVE GONE UNSPENT
BECAUSE PROVIDERS WERE UNABLE
TO HIRE STAFF.
THE RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US
IS A CAREFUL AND RESPONSIVE
NEXT STEP THAT WILL ALLOW THE
COUNCIL AND THE CITY TO
CONTINUE OUR WORK TO ADDRESS
EQUITABLE WAGES TACKLES THE
CITY'S MOST DIFFICULT WORK.
AT THE SUGGESTION, THE
RESOLUTION ITSELF REQUESTS THAT
THE EXECUTIVE WORK TOGETHER
WITH OTHER PUBLIC FUNDERS AND
PRIVATE TO ADDRESS THE PAY
PENALTY AND THAT THEY DO SO AND
PROVIDE A REPORT BY THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
IN DOING SO THAT WILL HELP
INFORM THE COUNCIL'S BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS FOR THE NEXT
YEAR.
HUMAN SERVICES COALITION AGREED
TO LEAD THIS WORK AND THEY
UNDERSTAND RECEIVING IT IS A
PREREQUISITE.
CRUSHLY ITTHE CITY OF SEATTLE
WILL NOT GO AT IT ALONE.
WE WILL WORK COLLECTIVELY WITH
OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND
PHILANTHROPISTS.
I THANK YOU FOR THE INCLUSION
OF THE SUGGESTION AS WELL AS
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON FOR
CONFIRMING THAT WE ENGAGE IN
ORDER TO RESPOND STRATEGIES FOR
ADDRESSING WAGE EQUITY.
I WILL HOLD FINAL REMARKS TO
THE END.
I JUST WANT TO, AGAIN,
RECOGNIZE THAT FIXING A 37% PAY
EQUITY IS NOT EASY.
THE CITY CAN NOT GO AT IT
ALONE.
ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING
PARTNERS MUST WORK IN CONCERT
TO INCREASE WAGES.
WE ARE NOT,A LOAN.
WE HAVE SEEN THE EFFORTS ARE
UNDERWAY OR PROPOSED BY KING
COUNTY, THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, HOMELESS AUTHORITY
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
AS OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND
OTHERS MOVE FORWARD IN THE
NONPROFIT SERVICE SECTOR OUR
CITY'S HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT WILL FINE ITSELF FOR
FALLING BEHIND BECAUSE THEIR
CONTRACTED ORGANIZATIONS WILL
BE COMPETING TO HIRE THE SAME
POOL OF WORKERS BUT OFFERING
LOWER WAGES.
IF WE EXPECT OUR GOVERNMENT TO
ACT REBUSTLY AND QUICKLY, WE
CAN NOT TIE THEIR HANDS PIE
PROVIDING THE LOWEST WAGES IN
THE REGION.
I THANK YOU MY COLLEAGUES,
THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME IN
VOTING IN THIS RESOLUTION
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU
>> ARE THERE ANYMORE COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES?
>> .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
MOTION.
YOU REFERENCED THE STUDY THE
2022 STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON AND I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT NOT JUST THAT WE
UNDERSTAND THE 37% GAM BETWEEN
THOSE THAT PROVIDE CARE AND
OTHER INDUSTRIES BUT WE KNOW
THAT THE REPORT PROVIDES AND I
AM QUOTING EVIDENCE THAT HUMAN
SERVICES WORKERS THAT ARE
DISPROR DISPERPORTION
WORKERS THAT -- IT IS WOMEN.
I KNOW THIS WAGE GAP IS ABOUT
UNDERVALUING THE WORK DONE BY
WOMEN TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE IN
OUR SOCIETY.
AS SOCIOLOGIST SAID OTHERS HAVE
SAFETY NETS, THE U.S. HAS
WOMEN.
AS WE MOVE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC,
REVITALIZING OUR ECONOMY, AS WE
DEBATE, THIS BODY DEBATES
SOLUTIONS TO OUR HOMELESS
CRISIS, OUR CHILDCARE CRISIS,
OUR FENTANYL CRISIS, OUR
CRUCIAL VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION
WORK THAT HAPPENS IN THE CITY
WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO WE
ENTRUST WITH CARING FOR OUR
MOST VULNERABLE ARE THEMSELVES
VULNERABLE BECAUSE OF THEIR
FINANCIAL INSECURITY THAT THEY
EXPERIENCE DUE TO THIS WAGE
GAP.
>> SEATTLE IS LOSING WORKERS IN
EVERY INDUSTRY BECAUSE PEOPLE
CAN NOT AFFORD TO LIVE HERE.
JUST THIS MORNING THERE WAS
REPORTING ABOUT HOW THE COST OF
LIVING IN SEATTLE INCREASED TO
20% IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.
WE KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM THAT WE
HAVE TO WORK TO RESOLVE.
WE KNOW THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT
THE END OF THE CONVERSATION.
THIS IS NOT A BUDGET
ALLOCATION.
IT IS NOT A PROMISE TO CLOSE
THE GAP, EVEN.
ALTHOUGH I WISH IT WAS.
IT IS, AT LEAST, AN ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THE ONLY REAL SOLUTION TO
OUR OVERLAPPING CRISIS IN THE
CITY IS TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES
WE NEED AND THAT MEANS PAYING
FRONTLINE WORKERS.
SO, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH MY COLLEAGUES, WITH THE
EXECUTIVE, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PARTNERS TO REALLY COLLABORATE
TO ADDRESS BOTH THE SERVICE
NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AND ALSO TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR WORKERS ARE
BEING COMPENSATED FOR THE VERY
IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE ENTRUST
WITH THEM TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF
OUR MOST VULNERABLE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THIS RESOLUTION AND CONTINUING
THE CONVERSATION AND GETTING TO
SOME ACTION ON BEHALF OF THESE
WORKERS, THANK YOU.
>> HOLD UP ONE SECOND HERE.
TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING.
NOPE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> I LOOKED AT THE AGENDA?
WE HAVE BEEN REFERRING TO IT.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE REPORT
FROM THE U-DUB, UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON WAS NOT PART OF THE
RECORD.
FOR THOSE THAT HAD NOT SEEN IT
PERHAPS WE CAN MAKE IT PART OF
IT OR PEOPLE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO
IT.
SEPTEMBER 2022 THAT WE DID
THAT?
>> I BELIEVE THAT IS WHEN WE
VOTED ON THE FUNDING FOR IT.
YOU ARE, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY
CORRECT.
THE T WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT TO
INCLUDE IT AS AN ATTACHMENT TO
THE RESOLUTION.
IT IS INCLUDED IN A PREVIOUS
COMMITTEE MEETING AND MAYBE WE
CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO UPLIFT
THAT MORE.
>> THANK YOU.
LET'S MAKE SURE WE GET THAT
POSTED ON LINE.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE HAD ACCESS TO
THAT AND HAVE SOME
UNDERSTANDING OF THE BACKGROUND
ON THAT.
THANK YOU.
I WILL COME BACK TO YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HAS HER
HAND UP.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I STRUGGLE WITH CHAIR HERBOLD,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE THAT IS.
PASSING IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
A COMMITMENT BECAUSE I BELIEVE
THAT YOU DON'T SPEND $600,000
ON A SO-CALLED WAGE EQUITY
STUDY UNLESS THERE IS REALLY
STRONG POLITICAL WILL TO PAY
FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND
SECONDLY, OBVIOUSLY,
RESOLUTIONS DOES NOT CARRY THE
LAW.
IT IS NOT FORCING US TO
ALLOCATE RIGHT NOW ANY BUDGET
ITEM BUT, WE KNOW THAT
RESOLUTIONS ARE STATEMENTS OF
POLICY INTENT.
ADVOCATES AND SPONSORING
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL HOLD US TO
ACCOUNT BASED ON THIS VOTE
TODAY ON WHEN THE DISCUSSIONS
COME UP LATER.
AND SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE
MANY TIMES, RESOLUTION THRIE
31916 ENSURING THE LEAD PROGRAM
IS FUNDED TO CAPACITY HAS BEEN
INVOKED WHEN WE CONSIDERED THE
FUNDING REQUESTS TO EXPAND
LEAVE.
SO, I BELIEVE THAT WHEN I READ
WELL IT SAYS RECOGNIZING THE
SHORT TERM IN THE STUDY I THINK
THAT IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS
FUNDING THEM.
AND JUST TO MENTION SO-CALLED
WAGE STUDY, WAGE EQUITY STUDY
BEFORE BECAUSE TYPICALLY SUCH
STUDIES COMPARE THE WAGES OF
WORKERS WITH SIMILAR SKILLS,
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION DOING
SIMILAR WORK.
BUT THE STUDY COMPARES THE
WAGES OF NONPROFIT HUMAN
SERVICE WORKERS WITH WORKERS IN
ALL OTHERS, FOR PROFIT AND
NONPROFIT.
NOTHING SIMILAR ABOUT THE
SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE OF THE
WORKERS AND THEY ARE NOT DOING
COMPARABLE WORK.
SO, I WAS NOT HERE IN 2021 WHEN
THIS BUDGET ITEM FOR THIS STUDY
WAS APPROVED BUT IF I WERE I
WOULD OF SAID THAT I THINK IT
IS UNREALISTIC THAT THE CITY
TAKE ON FILLING THE WAGE GAP
BETWEEN NONPROFIT SERVICE
PROVIDERS AND THAT PEOPLE
WORKING FOR PROFIT JOBS IN MORE
PROFITABLE SECTORS LIKE TECH OR
WHATEVER.
THAT IS WHAT I AM STRUGGLING
WITH RIGHT NOW.
SECTION 4 OF THE RESOLUTION
SAYS THE COUNCIL INTENDS TO
CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS OF
FUNDING FOR CONTRACTS FOR HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT BY 7% BY
2025.
THE PRICE TAG FOR THAT IS $7.34
MILLION IN 2024 AND DID 15.54
MILLION IN 2025.
THAT IS ON TOP OF THE 7.6, I
THINK IT WAS, INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT WE MADE IN THE 2023
BUDGET AND THE 6.2%
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT IN THE
ENDORSED 2024 BUDGET.
AND, REMEMBER, THESE ARE NOT
CITY EMPLOYEES.
SO, WE DON'T HAVE AUTHORITY
OVER THE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT.
MEANWHILE, OUR UNEMPLOYEES, I
KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING
HARD FOR A COST OF LIVING
INCREASE ON THEIR OWN.
SO WE WILL NOT KNOW IF THE
PREVIOUS INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE
IN RETAINING WORKERS OR EVEN
RAISING THE WORKER WAGES
BECAUSE THAT REPORT, THAT IS A
YEAR LATE, IS NOT DUE UNTIL
JUNE 20th, THAT IS TODAY.
WE WILL BE VOTING ON SOMETHING
WITHOUT REALLY READING THE
INFORMATION.
IN ADDITION MANY OF OUR
PROVIDERS HAVE MULTIPLE SOURCES
OF FUNDING.
IT HAS OPINION RECNINED.
AN OPINION.
IT IS LOOKING AT WAGE DIRECTION
AND GIVEN THE ADDITIONAL
REVENUE COMING IN.
IT IS OUT LINED IN THE RECITALS
OF THE RESOLUTION.
AND THEN FINALLY, JUST LAST
THING THAT I MENTION OFTEN,
THERE IS NO MENTION OF
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS BY WHICH
TO MEASURE IF THE SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENT IS PRODUCING THE
INTENDED OUTCOME FOR THE PEOPLE
SERVED BY THESE VERY VALUABLE,
YES, HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS.
AND, I DO WANT TO DWELL ON THAT
POINT A LITTLE BIT.
I WANT TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR
THAT I BELIEVE THAT HUMAN
SERVICE WORK IS UNDERVALUED AND
UNDERPAID.
ASK THAT IS PARTLY BECAUSE IT
PERFORMED BY WOMEN AND PEOPLE
OF COLOR.
I RECOGNIZE THE SEXISM AND
RACISM THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE
LOWER WAGES.
BUT IT TUTS TOO MANY THIPS IN
QUESTION.
THE HEART BEFORE THE HORSE.
-- BUT IT PUTS TOO MANY THINGS
IN QUESTION.
SO, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
JUST GET ANOTHER SOURCE OF
REVENUE?
THERE AREN'T ANY CUTS,
IDENTIFIED, EITHER, I MIGHT
STAND IN FAIRNESS.
I THINK THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THE
EXECUTIVE HAS NOT WEIGHED IN OR
REMAINS NEUTRAL BECAUSE WE ARE
BOTH GOING TO BE AROUND TO DEAL
WITH THE UNFUNDED MANDATE WHEN
MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL NOT
BE HERE IN FUTURE BUDGET IN OUT
YEARS OF THIS BUDGET.
SO, ANY WAY.
I REALIZE THAT MY NO VOTE TODAY
WILL BE, OR MAY BE PORTRAYED AS
ANTIWORKER AND ANTIEQUITY.
AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO
ABOUT THAT.
ALL I CAN DO IS THINK ABOUT
THE, WHAT THIS VOTE WILL MEAN
FOR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS COMING
FORWARD.
ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT MY NO
VOTE IT IS A VOTE FOR BEING
ACCOUNTABLE COME BUDGET SEASON.
THAT IS IT.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS THAT I
WILL MAKE AND THEN I WILL LET
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TALK US
OUT.
>> I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
AND THE VEHICLE THAT IS USED
THE RESOLUTION TO, INDICATE
INTENT AND WHAT WE ARE RESOLVED
TO DO.
SO, I JUST WANT TO SHARE, I
WILL BE VOTING YES.
I DON'T WANT, I DON'T WANT
PEOPLE TO PEG YOU OR ANYBODY
THAT VOTES NO THAT BECAUSE YOU
VOTE NO ON THIS THAT OBVIOUSLY
YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN IT.
YOU RAISE REALLY GOOD ISSUES.
I AM HOPING THAT WHEN WE HAVE
THE STAKEHOLDER MEETING WITH
THE EXECUTIVE THAT A LOT OF IT
WILL BE ADDRESSED.
THE COMPONENTS OF THE
RESOLUTION DOES RECOGNIZE THE
STUDY AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS
WITHOUT COMMITTING TO ALL OF
THEM.
IT DOES RECOGNIZE WE
COLLABORATE TO MAKE JOINT
PROGRESS ON WAGE EQUITY.
ANDAND CONSIDERS WAGE EQUITY
INCLUDING A 7% INCREASE BY 2025
TO THE EXTENT SUFFICIENT
REVENUES ARE AVAILABLE WHICH
IS, OF COURSE, WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT.
TO THE EXTENT SUFFICIENT
REVENUES ARE AVAILABLE.
I KNOW AT THIS POINT I DON'T
KNOW WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE.
WE ALL KNOW WHERE JUMP MONEY
GOES.
AND MAKING SURE THE INCREASE IS
USED TO INCREASE WORKER WAGES.
THIS IS THE PART THAT I WAS
HUNG ON A LITTLE BIT AND I MADE
A FEW PHONE CALLS JUST TO GET
CLARIFICATION.
REQUEST THAT THEY CONSIDER WAGE
EQUITY INCREASES FOR HUMAN
SERVICES CONTRACTS ADMINISTERED
BY DEPARTMENTS OUTSIDE OF HSD.
THAT IS THE THIRD PARTY
PROVIDERS.
AND PROVIDE A REPORT WITH
INFORMATION ON THOSE CONTRACTS.
SO, I WAS VERY CURIOUS TO HEAR
LIKE, FROM THE EXECUTIVE AND
ALL OF THOSE FOLKS, WHAT WOULD
YOU ENVISION IN THAT REPORT TO
BE.
THAT IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THAT WILL HELP US GET BEYOND A
RESOLUTION.
I DON'T THINK THAT BY
SIGNALING, THERE ARE TIMES I
VOTED YES AND NONE OF THE
BIPRODUCT CAME FROM IT.
BUT, RECOGNIZING WHAT YOU SAID,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
I DON'T THINK THAT IF YOU VOTED
KNOW OR BE STAINED IT, YOU
BELIEVE IN SEXISM AND UNEQUAL
PAY AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT
PEOPLE BRING UP.
WE ALL WANT TO BE PAID AND WE
ALL URN STAND AND WE HAVE
FOREVER.
CARING PROFESSIONS DO NOT GET
PAID WHAT OTHER PEOPLE GET
PAID.
A LOT OF THAT IS BASED BECAUSE
THOSE ARE WOMEN.
A TEACHER, A NURSE, WHATEVER, A
LOT OF US HAVE DONE THOSE JOBS.
IT IS A WAY, AT LEAST FOR ME.
YOU HAVE TO STAR SOMEWHERE.
IF IT STARTS THE COVERING THE
CONVERSATION, WE HAVE TO START
SOMEWHERE.
THE 37% PAY GAP, THAT IS, YOU
CREATE MORE TRAUMA WHEN YOU
RAISE EXPECTATIONS THAT SOMEHOW
THIS RESOLUTION WILL MAKE IT
HAPPEN.
I THINK IT IS JUST ONE OF MANY
STEPS IN A PROCESS.
YOU RAISED ANOTHER GOOD POINT.
MANY OF US WILL NOT BE HERE AND
HAVE POLICY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT A
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE SOURCE.
I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IT
MEANS BUT IT MAY MEAN ANOTHER
TAX.
I DON'T KNOW.
I WILL NOT BE HERE AND I HAVE
NOT HEARD MORE ABOUT THAT.
BUT EVERYTHING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD SAID IS
CORRECT AND EVERYTHING YOU SAID
IS CORRECT.
BOTH CAN BE TRUE.
I WILL SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION
BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE AS
POLICY MAKERS WE HAVE TO START
SOMEWHERE.
TO ME, TODAY IS THAT DAY.
I WILL GO BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> I WAS NOT PLANNING SPEAK.
IT IS A RESOLUTION.
IT WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
IN FACT, THE SAME COUNCIL, MANY
OF THE SAME MEMBERS HERE TODAY
HAVE VOTED AGAINST THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET ATTEMPTS TO ACTUALLY
INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR THE
NONPROFIT SERVICE SECTOR FOR
EXACTLY THIS PURPOSE, FOR
INCREASING THE WAGES OF THE
WORKERS THERE SO THEY,
THEMSELVES ARE NOT AT THE LEVEL
WHERE THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BE
ELIGIBLE FOR SOME OF THE
SERVICES THEY PROVIDE.
IT HAS NOT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF
OPTIMISM.
I HOPE, I SUPPORT THE
RESOLUTION AND I WILL BE VOTING
YES, I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD BRINGING IT FORWARD.
AT THE SAME TIME IT REMAINS TO
BE SAID THAT IT IS NOT ENOUGH.
I HOPE THAT THE COUNCILMEMBERS
ARE VOTING YES AND SPEAKING TO
THIS AND THE OF INCREASES THAT
SPIRALS IN THE CITY.
AND DATA IS SHOWING INFLATION
RATES ARE HIGHER THAN AVERAGE.
I HOPE COUNCILMEMBERS WILL VOTE
YES ON THE RENT CONTROL BILL
THAT MY OFFICE IS BRINGING
FORWARD.
AND DOES NOT SUPPORT LANDLORD
GREED.
I WANT TO ADD I FIND IT
STUNNING, NOT SURPRISING, BUT
REMARKABLE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
TALKS ABOUT PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS FOR THE SECTOR WHERE
WORKERS ARE WORKING SO HARD AND
ARE, YOU KNOW, FACING REAL
LIVING STANDARDS TO DO WHAT
THEY ARE DEDICATED TO DO,
PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE MOST
VULNERABLE PEOPLE AT THEIR MOST
DIFFICULT MOMENTS.
THIS IS PRETTY RICH FOR A
COUNCILMEMBER WHO IS GUNGFORHO
FOR POLICE FUNDING.
THEY ARE PART OF ALL VIOLENCE
AND PREDOMINANTLY RACIALLY
MOTIVATED BUT
DOMINANTLY AGAINST POOR PEOPLE.
AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
EXTREME VIOLENCE AS WELL.
YES, VOTING NO ON THE POSITION
IS AN ANTIWORKER POSITION,
ACCOUNTABILITY TO WHOM?
WORKING PEOPLE OR THE
CORPORATIONS THAT CONTROL THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THE REASON THE COMPARISON IS
BEING MADE TO OTHER JOBS IS
THAT THE POINT IS BEING MADE
HERE IN THE STUDY IS HOW FAR
BEHIND THE BAY IS IN THIS
SECTOR COMPARED TO THE STANDARD
OF LIVING, THE COST OF LIVING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, IT IS
SHOCKING HOW BADLY THESE
WORKERS ARE BEING PAID.
AND, I ALSO THINK THAT IT NEEDS
TO BE MENTIONED THAT, IN ORDER
TO ACTUALLY KEEP THE PROMISE
FROM THIS RESOLUTION AND I SEE
THIS AS A PROMISE.
AND, I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON IRONICALLY HAS A POINT
THERE, IT DOES REQUIRE ELECTED
OFFICIALS TO KEEP THE PROMISE.
IN ORDER TO KEEP THE PROMISE WE
NEED TO RAISE THE
AMAZON TAX AND NEED PEOPLE TO
FIGHT FOR STATE LEVEL TAXES ON
THE WHREGHTY AND BIG BUSINESS.
NONE OF THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN
IN ONE DAY.
CERTAINLY, BUT IT NEEDS LEADERS
TO SHOW ACCOUNTABILITY TO
WORKING PEOPLE AND, I DON'T
THINK THAT IT IS GOOD ENOUGH
FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SAY
WELL, WE UNDERSTAND IT IS A
PROBLEM, WHAT CAN WE DO.
NO, YOU HAVE THE POWER AS AN
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE TO TAKE
THE CORRECT POSITION ON AN
ISSUE THAT IS EFFECTING SOME OF
THE MOST MARGINALIZED AND
VULNERABLE WORKING PEOPLE.
WHEN YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO
EVEN VOTE ON VOTING YES IT SAYS
SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR POSITION?
I HOPE THEY WILL VOTE YES ON
THE BILL THAT MY OFFICE IS
BRINGING FORWARD, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> I HEARD THEY WILL BE
UPDATING THE STUDY.
GOT THAT DOWN.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE US OUT?
>> TO ADDRESS EARLIER REMARKS
BEFORE I CLOSEOUT ON PREVIOUS
RESOLUTIONS.
I THINK THE RESOLUTION NOTED
WAS THE LEAD RESOLUTION THAT
WAS PASSED FOUR YEARS AGO.
IN THE FOUR YEARS THE GOALS OF
THE RESOLUTION HAVE NOT BEEN
FULFILLED.
THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN INVOKED
TO STOP BUDGET REDUCTIONS, TO
THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
AND JUST LIKE JUAREZ STATES,
RESOLUTIONS ARE OFTEN THE START
OF THE CONVERSATION.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR WHAT IT DOES
DO.
RECOGNIZES THE STUDY WITHOUT
COMMITTING US TO ANY OF THEM.
IT ACKNOWLEDGES THE COUNCIL'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK TOWARD
WAGE EQUITY FOR NONPROFIT HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDERS, IT STATES
THE COUNCILS INTENT TO
INCREASING CONTRACTOR WAGES BY
7% BY 2025, INTENT TO CONSIDER,
YES.
RESOLUTIONS ARE POLICY
STATEMENTS OF INTENT.
AND THE INTENT OF THIS
RESOLUTION IS AN INTENT
INCREASING HSD CONTRACTOR
WORKER WAGES.
THIS IS A CONVERSATION TO BE
HAD DURING BUDGET DELIBERATIONS
MOVING FORWARD AS IT RELATES TO
IF WE CAN DO SO AND THE AMOUNT
AND THE FUNDING THAT WE -- THAT
WE NEED TO DO SO.
REQUESTS A PLAN TO INCORPORATE
WAGE EQUITY, A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS RECEIVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT THE EXECUTED
CONTRACTS, REPORTING AND ANNUAL
CONTRACT MONITORING TO ENSURE
FUNDS ARE USED FOR WORKER
WAGES.
SO, THIS IS TO ADDRESS THE
CONCERN THAT WE MIGHT NOT KNOW
IF INCREASED FUNDS WILL
INCREASE IN WAGES.
IT IS BUILD INTO THIS
RESOLUTION WITH REPORTING ON
IT.
LASTLY, ASKS THE EXECUTIVE TO
CONSIDER HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS
CONTRACTED AND OTHER SERVICES
AND DEPARTMENTS SHOULD BE
INCLUDED IN FUTURE BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS.
I WANT TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF,
TWO SERVING ON THE STEERING
COMMITTEE FOR THE WAGE EQUITY
STUDY.
I WANT TO THANK THE HUMAN
SERVICES COALITION, AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
RESEARCH TEAM.
AND THEIR LEADERS THANKS TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT
HELPED WITH ANALYSIS.
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON AND
BUDGET DIRECTOR DINGLEY AND
PEDERSON WHO OFFER ED EDITS.
AND MOSQUEDA FOR HER LONG TIME
LEADERSHIP ON INFLATIONARY
INCREASES FOR NONPROFIT WORKERS
SPECIFICALLY COUNCIL BILL
119532 THAT REQUIRES THEM TO
PROVIDE ANNUAL INFLATION
ADJUSTMENTS FOR RENEWING
CONTRACTS AND THANK YOU AS WELL
TO EVERYBODY WHO CALLED IN TO
PUBLIC TESTIMONY THIS AFTERNOON
AND PREVIOUSLY TO SHARE THE
REAL LIFE IMPACTS OF THE PAY
PENALTY.
I THINK THOSE ARE THE STORIES
THAT REALLY MAKE THE CASE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
MADAM CLERK CAN YOU CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION EVER THE
RESOLUTION [ROLL CALL ]
.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR VOLUME IS
LOW IN CHAMBERS.
.
>> 8 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> LET'S MOVE ON IN OUR
AGENDA.
THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVE
FRIDAY THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT -- BEFORE
YOU MOVE FORWARD.
>> I HAVE TO SAY THE MAGIC
WORDS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE RESOLUTION PASSES.
AND MADAM CLERK AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE RESOLUTION.
ARE WE GOOD?
>> THANK YOU.
>>> SO, AS I SHARED MOVING ON
TO OUR AGENDA.
NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
IF WE MOVE ON TO THE ADOPTION
OF THE RESOLUTIONS WE DON'T
HAVE ANY.
SO, IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL BEFORE I
MOVE TO ADJOURN?
OKAY.
I AM NOT SEEING ANYONE RAISE
THEIR HAND ABOUT ANY OTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE CITY
COUNCIL.
THIS IS THE END OF OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE WILL MEET AGAIN ON TUESDAY
JUNE 27th.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU, ALL, FOR
YOUR ROBUST COMMENTS AND I HOPE
YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY.
WE ARE ADJOURNED