>>> TODAY IS AUGUST 8th, 2023.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL? [ ROLL BEING CALLED
] EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ WILL BE EXCUSED FROM
TODAY'S MEETING. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. NEXT
ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
PRESENTATIONS. I'M NOT AWARE OF
ANY PRESENTATIONS TODAY. WE
WILL GO AHEAD TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE WILL OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
MADAM CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS
ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 23 IN
PERSON, AND 21, SO FAR,
REMOTELY.
>> OKAY. WITH APPROXIMATELY 45
SPEAKERS, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING TODAY ON A PUBLIC
SAFETY AND LABOR ISSUE AT
5:30. WE WANT TO RUN THE
MEETING EFFICIENTLY TODAY. I
WILL DO MY BEST, PINCHHITTING
HERE. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GIVE
EACH SPEAKER ONE MINUTE TO
SPEAK. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD WILL BE UP TO 60
MINUTES. THAT WILL GIVE US,
WITH THE 11 ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, JUST 10 MINUTES PER
ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. WE WANT TO
GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO
SPEAK. YOU'VE GOT ONE MINUTE.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START WITH
THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS. LET'S
GO AHEAD AND RUN THE VIDEO
ABOUT THE OFFICIAL
INSTRUCTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY. THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL. BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND, THE TRADITIONAL
TERRITORY. THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND IS EAGER TO HEAR
FROM RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPEAKER
AND PROVIDE A VERBAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU MAY REGISTER TWO
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING VIA
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE. HERE IS SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS
ARE CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED 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, THE SPEAKER MEETING
I.D. IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING
I.D. PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, THE SPEAKERS MICROPHONE
WILL BE UNMUTED, AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY, THE
HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE
YOUR MICROPHONE. THAT IS YOUR
QUEUE THAT IT'S YOUR TURN TO
SPEAK. AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST
PRESS STAR SIX. YOU WILL THEN
HEAR A PROMPT OF, YOU ARE AN
MUTED. BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS
UNMUTE IT ON YOUR END SO THAT
YOU WILL BE HEARD. AS A
SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING. A CHIME
WILL SOUND WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE
LEFT IN YOUR ALLOTTED TIME. AS
A GENTLE REMINDER TO 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. ONE SPEAKERS
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT,
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE, AND JOIN
US BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST, OR
THROUGH THE LISTENING LINE
OPTION LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED. OR
IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCILS -- ANY OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE THAT IS DISRUPTIVE TO
THESE PROCEEDINGS, OR 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 INSIST
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 SPEAKER WILL BE
KATHLEEN. FOLLOWED BY TODD.
>> THAT AFTERNOON. I WAS AT
LAST TUESDAY'S MEETING. I WAS
VERBALLY ACCOSTED , TWICE, FOR
SITTING RESPECTFULLY IN THESE
CHAMBERS. THE VOCAL PROTESTERS
TOOK A PRECIOUS TIME , WHICH
CUT MORE PEOPLE FROM SPEAKING.
I AM NOT A LANDLORD , AND I
RENTED FOR MANY YEARS, AS MOST
OF US HAVE, UNTIL SAVING ENOUGH
FUNDS OVER SEVERAL YEARS TO BE
ABLE TO PURCHASE A HOME. AS
MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
RENTS LOWERED AND CREATE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SEATTLE,
VOTING DOWN THE BILL WAS THE
CORRECT THING TO DO. THERE ARE
OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO FIRST.
WE NEED SMALL MOM-AND-POP
LANDLORD REGULATIONS WHO SEND
SO THEY CAN START RENTING OUT
THERE MANY EMPTY UNITS. THEY
NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO
BACKGROUND CHECKS AND CREDIT
CHECKS, AND BE ABLE TO MORE
EASILY -- THE COVERED CRISIS IS
OVER. A SMALL GROUP OF RENTERS
WITH A VARIETY OF MEASURES OF
HELP TO DRIVE UP THE COST FOR
ALL RENTERS. ALSO, PLEASE
REDUCE THE REGULATIONS ON
DEVELOPERS IF THEY RAPIDLY
BUILD EFFICIENT COST-EFFECTIVE
HOUSING . OVERREGULATION DRIVES
UP THE COSTS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS TODD, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY JIM. TODD.
>> HI, YES, MY NAME IS TODD. MY
BACKGROUND , I DID ABOUT 10
YEARS WITH THE U.S. NAVY. 15
YEARS WITH THE GENERAL REVENUE
SERVICES. SINCE 2010, I AM IN
OWNER OF MY OWN BUSINESS. I
HAVE MANY BUSINESS CLIENTS THAT
ARE IN THIS AREA, ALONG WITH
INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS. WHAT I SEE
HERE, WHEN IT COMES TO THE
HOMELESSNESS CONCERNS, IS THE
PRICE OF EVERYTHING ON THE RISE
ACROSS THE BOARD FOR
EVERYTHING. WHEN YOU START
RAISING THESE TAXES, PROPERTY
TAX , FUEL TAX WE HAVE IMPOSED
, INFLATION ON EVERYTHING WITH
BIG GOVERNMENT SPENDING , THERE
COMES A TIME WHERE WE NEED TO
MINIMIZE OUR SPENDING BECAUSE
WHEN YOU MINIMIZE SPENDING ,
YOU START TO REDUCE SOME OF THE
INFLATION. A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T REALIZE THAT. I'VE GOT
BUSINESS CLIENTS WHERE THE
COST IS GONE UP SO MUCH THEY
HAVE TO RAISE THEIR PRICE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TAKE THAT
INTO CONSIDERATION.
HOMELESSNESS NEEDS TO BE MORE
AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYBODY
ACROSS THE BOARD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JIM. JIM WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
NICK SUTTON.
>> SPENDING $1.1 MILLION ON A
STREETCAR FEASIBILITY STUDY IS
LIKE PUTTING FROSTING ON A
SIX-MONTH-OLD CAKE. THE BAKED
PART IS STALE AND IN ADEQUATE
FOUNDATIONAL INFORMATION WHOSE
VALUE AND EXPIRATION DATE ARE
LONG GONE. THE UNBAKED PART IS
THE COMPLETE DISREGARD OF THE
FIRST ECOSYSTEM. THERE HAVE
BEEN NO CREDIBLE TRAFFIC FLOW
SIMULATIONS . NO SERIOUS SAFETY
ANALYSIS OF STREETCARS IN THIS
PEDESTRIAN-DENSE AREA. NOTHING
ABOUT HOW DISABLED AND ELDERLY
RESIDENT MOBILITY OR COMMERCIAL
SUPPLY CHAIN TO THE CURB WOULD
BE RESTRICTED. NO ENGAGEMENT
WITH MERCHANTS ALONG FIRST
AVENUE. NONE. I VISITED OVER
THREE DOZEN BUSINESS MANAGERS
AND OWNERS, FACE-TO-FACE , FROM
PIONEER SQUARE. THEY ALL SAY
IT WOULD SERIOUSLY DAMAGE THEIR
BUSINESSES. NO FUNDING TO THE
SUGARCOATED --
>> THANK YOU. YOUR TIME HAS
EXPIRED. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
NICK, FOLLOWED BY JOHN.
>> HI. I AM SUTTON., VOTER IN
DISTRICT SEVEN. JUST ASKING
YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT COUNSEL
BILL 120618 AS AMENDED. I'M
DEEPLY CONCERNED, AS I
MENTIONED BEFORE, ABOUT THE
STREETCAR PROJECT AND ITS
POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE
COMMUNITY THAT LIVES, WORKS AND
DOES BUSINESS. OVER 400
SENIORS, LIVE ON LOWER FOR --
MOST OF THE 550 MARKET SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS, CRAFTERS AND
FARMERS RELY ON FIRST AVENUE AS
THEIR PRIMARY AND FREQUENTLY
ONLY INGRESS TO THE MARKET. FOR
THE CONTINUED VITALITY, HEALTH,
AND UTILITY OF PIKE PLACE, IT'S
KEY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
UNFETTERED ACCESS TO THE
MARKET. THE PROPOSED
ALTERATIONS -- OH BOY, MY
WRITING -- THERE ARE
INSUFFICIENT AS ANYBODY CAN
TELL YOU. IN FACT, ALL
ARGUMENTS CAN TURN -- EVEN THE
SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF SCRUTINY.
STOP WASTING PUBLIC FUNDS ON
THIS PROJECT. WE SUPPORT
COUNSEL BILL AS AMENDED AND DO
YOUR PART IN PROTECTING OUR
CITY AND PIKE PLACE MARKET.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JOHN CHANEY, WHO WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY MARY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
JOHN CHANEY. I'M HERE TO SPEAK
ON TWO ITEMS. ONE IS SUPPORTIVE
THE FUNDING TO ASSIST THE
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL WITH REOPENING THE
CINERAMA THEATER. THAT'S AN
EXTREMELY VALUABLE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVITY. THE SECOND ONE IS
IN SUPPORT , I THINK -- I HAVE
A LITTLE TROUBLE EXTENDING --
UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU ARE
DOING. I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A REQUIREMENT THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS ESSENTIALLY BE
IN PERSON. THIS IS ABOUT YOU
AND ME. LOOKING EACH OTHER IN
THE EYE, AND AS YOU SAY, AND
INTRODUCTION, HAVING A
DISCUSSION. IT'S ABOUT ME
BEING ABLE TO SEE YOU, YOU
BEING ABLE TO SEE ME. I FIND
THIS REMOTE BUSINESS COVID
LEFT OVER. WE NEED TO GET BACK
TO DOING BUSINESS . THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MARY, FOLLOWED BY JOAN.
>> HI, I'M HERE FOR THE SAME
TWO SUBJECTS. I ADAMANTLY
OPPOSED THAT YOU -- SUPPORT
THAT YOU SHOULD BE IN YOUR
SEATS IN A COUNCIL MEETING
LOOKING AT THE PUBLIC, HEARING
WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY , LETTING
US SEE YOU, SEEING YOU ARE
ACTUALLY WORKING. I DON'T KNOW
WITH OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
DOING, THEY ARE PROBABLY
WASHING THEIR HAIR, WALKING THE
DOG, I HAVE NO IDEA. AS A
FORMER ELECTED MYSELF, I THINK
IT'S 90% OF YOUR JOB TO SHOW UP
. 90% OF SUCCESS IS SHOWING UP.
JUST SHOW UP. SECONDLY I WANT
TO SUPPORT THE GRANT TO SIFF.
I TOOK MY 13-YEAR-OLD AND
11-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON TO A
SCREENING, AND THEY GOT
ENLIGHTENMENT AND EDUCATION
LIKE THEY WOULD NEVER GET IN
ANY OTHER FORM. I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT SIFF. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN.
JOHN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
LILLIAN.
>> THANK YOU. WRITTEN AN EMAIL
YESTERDAY IN REGARDS TO THE
AMENDED COUNSEL BILL 120618.
WHICH BASICALLY IS NOT
ALLOWING THE $1.1 MILLION TO BE
SPENT FOR THE PROJECT. THE
FIRST PROJECT HAS BEEN
SUPPORTED BY THE DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION BECAUSE
THEY WANT TO HAVE THE LOOP TO
BE COMPLETED, BUT ALSO MOVE
PEDESTRIANS AND TOURISTS FIVE
MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. THIS
ISSUE NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO
12 MONTH SERVICE FOR THE
ABILITY TO MOVE PEOPLE . I
HIGHLY RECOMMEND WE HAVE THE
FIRST AVENUE TROLLEY THAT WAS
MOVED TO THIRD AVENUE MOVE BACK
TO FIRST AVENUE. A BUS SERVICE
IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THIS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS LILLIAN SHERMAN. LILLIAN
WILL BE -- FOLLOWED BY TERRY
AND.
>> HI. I AM JOINING THE CHORUS
OF VOICES FROM THE MARKET
COMMUNITY ADVOCATING TO STRIKE
THE FUNDING FOR ANOTHER
STREETCAR STUDY. THE STREETCAR
WILL CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE HARM
TO THE OPERATION OF THE MARKET
AND THE 500 SMALL INDEPENDENT
BUSINESSES IN THE MARKET. THE
MARKET COMMUNITY IS A VERY
ACTIVE AND INVOLVED COMMUNITY.
I URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE
SIMPLE TRUTH THAT THE
STREETCAR ON FIRST AVENUE WOULD
HAVE A DETRIMENTAL IMPACT TO
HUNDREDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN
THE MARKET. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS TERRY. FOLLOWED BY --
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT. I HAVE
BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ACQUIRING
BOARD FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AND
SERVE AS THE COORDINATOR OF THE
PROJECT FOR THE OCEAN
PAVILION. THE CONSTRUCTION
FINANCING AND THE AQUARIUM IS
NOT UNUSUAL FOR LARGE CITY
PROJECTS LIKE THE OCEAN
BUILDING. PERFECT EXAMPLES
RECEIVE SIMILAR FINANCING FOR
THE SAME STATE NONPROFIT
FACILITY PROGRAMMING , CIVIC
SCIENCE CENTER, COMMUNITY
CENTER, OLYMPIC SCULPTURE
PARK, THE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES, YMCA DOWNTOWN,
NUMEROUS OTHER SCHOOLS AND
NONPROFIT FACILITIES. THE
AQUARIUM, AND ITS BOARD,
CONFIDENT IT WILL BE ABLE TO
REPAY THE LOAN WITH ZERO COSTS
TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WE ARE
PROUD TO BE PAYING BACK --
THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING
OPPORTUNITY THAT ENSURES
DELIVERY OF THE OCEAN
PAVILION. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST
IN-PERSON SPEAKER FOR THIS
PORTION WILL BE -- THANK YOU.
WE WILL SWITCH TO REMOTE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS -- I'M A
HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEER AT THE
SEATTLE AQUARIUM. I'M SPEAKING
HERE TODAY TO STRONGLY URGE --
SO THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM CAN
EXPAND ITS IMPORTANT WORK ON
THE PAVILION. ON MY FIRST DAY
AS A VOLUNTEER AT THE AQUARIUM,
HAD BEEN CHALLENGED WITH THE
QUESTION THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
CHALLENGE ME MY WHOLE TIME
HERE. THAT IS, WHAT RULE DOES
THE AQUARIUM PLAY IN SOCIETY?
WHAT I WITNESSED THROUGH THE
AQUARIUM IS THAT THE CURRENT
RULE IS NOT JUST TO BE A
TOURIST ATTRACTION, BUT IS TO
BE A BRIDGE BETWEEN RESEARCH
INSTITUTIONS AND CIVILIANS , TO
BUILD EMPATHY AND CHANGE TO OUR
FOR WARMING CLIMATE, TO
PROTECT OUR NATIVE SPECIES THE
PUGET SOUND NEEDS TO THRIVE,
AND TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF
OUR OCEANS TO EVERYONE,
REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, OR
ECONOMIC STATUS. IT'S WITH THE
UTMOST PASSION THAT I -- TO
INSPIRE CONSERVATION TO MARINE
ENVIRONMENT FOR GENERATIONS TO
COME. AND MAKE SEATTLE TRULY AN
EXAMPLE TO THE WORLD OF WHAT
EVERY WHICH INTEGRATIVE,
PROTECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE --
>> THANK YOU. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER WILL BE HOWARD GAIL.
HOWARD WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
JESSE. HOWARD?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. HOWARD DEAL
WITH -- RESOLUTION 32096
BEFORE YOU TODAY MAY RESTRICT
THE PUBLIC ONLY TO COMMENT ON
SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS DURING
COUNSEL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. THE
THINGS THAT FAILED TO GET ON
COUNCIL AGENDAS ARE SOMETIMES
MORE IMPORTANT THAN THOSE THAT
DO. FOR EXAMPLE, THINGS THAT
NEVER MADE THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITEE AGENDA IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS. REVELATIONS OF
MALFEASANCE BY THE
INVESTIGATORS IN 20 2021 AND
2022. FAILURES OF MORE THAN
SIX YEARS TO FULFILL DUTIES
MANDATED BY THE SUDDEN
ORDINANCE CONCERNING ABUSE AND
VIOLENCE , AND FINDING
ALTERNATIVES TO SPD
INVESTIGATING OF SOULS . THE
FAILURE TO HAVE HEARINGS OR
ASKED QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE
NEAR SHOOTING OF AN UNARMED
BLACK MAN JUST LAST FEBRUARY.
THE FAILURE FOR OVER SEVEN
MONTHS AT ANY MONTHLY REPORTS
ON THE FIELD PROGRAM DESPITE
THE REQUIREMENT BEING IN
LEGISLATION. MOST RECENTLY, THE
FAILURE TO ADDRESS REAL CHANGE
NEWS, RECENT REVELATION, THE
COURT MONITORS --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JESSE. JESSE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY TONY . PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PRESS THE STAR SIX
IF YOU ARE CALLING IN. OKAY,
IT LOOKS LIKE JESSE IS STILL
MUTED . WE WILL MOVE ON TO
TONY. WHO WILL FOLLOWED BE BY
-- FOLLOWED BY CARRIE. TONY?
GO AHEAD, TONY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY
NAME IS TONY, I'M THE HEAD OF
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR
DOORDASH PROGRAM OFFERING
TESTIMONY AND PROPOSED
ORDINANCE TO REGULATE WORKERS
DEACTIVATION. WE TAKE THE
ACTIVATIONS ON OUR PLATFORM
SERIOUSLY. OUR FULL
DEACTIVATION POLICY IS
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. WE
APPRECIATES THE COUNCILS --
WHICH MANDATES EVIDENCE BE
INCLUDED WITH INFORMATION
BASED ON THE REPORTS FROM
MERCHANT CUSTOMERS AND OTHER
WORKERS WHO TURNED OVER TO THE
DEACTIVATED WORKER. WELL
INTENDED, DISCLOSING THIS
INFORMATION LEADS TO UNSAFE
ESCALATION. FRIENDLY WE
UNDERSTAND THE CITY MAY LOOK
--
>> YOU HAVE FIVE MORE SECONDS,
IF YOU WANT TO FINISH.
>> TO IMPOSE A NEW TAX ON
DELIVERY. WE ARE HOPING THE
COUNCIL WILL LOOK AT THIS VERY
CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND THE
IMPACTS AND THE UNINTENTIONAL
CONSEQUENCES. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE REMINDER, THE TIMER IS A
WARNING YOU THAT YOU HAVE 10
MORE SECONDS TO SPEAK. OUR NEXT
REMOTE SPEAKER IS CARRIE.
CARRIE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
TAMMY. ARE YOU THERE, CARRIE?
>> HI, YES. MY NAME IS
PRONOUNCED -- I HAVE RELIED
ON BEING A BIT WORKER . IT
ALLOWS ME TO FULFILL MY DREAMS
. MY SEASON HAS ENDED FOR THIS
YOUR POINT ABOUT 24 HOURS,
MOVING OUT OF A SHARED
HOUSEHOLD, AND INTO MY VEHICLE.
MEANWHILE, WAS DEACTIVATED BY
GRUB HUB ON MAY 16th WITHOUT
EXPLANATION, DESPITE BEING --
AT THE TIME OF DEACTIVATION,
REPLIED TO THE DEACTIVATION
EMAIL SENT. WITH NO -- THE
ONLY EXPLANATION I COULD GET
WAS BECAUSE OF MY
APPLICATIONS. WITH THE HELP OF
WORKING WASHINGTON AND THE
CAMPAIGN, SEATTLE CONTINUES TO
SET THE BAR FOR THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY WITH GIG WORKER
INDUSTRY. IMPROVEMENTS HAVE
BEEN MADE, BUT THERE IS A MUCH
TO IMPROVE ON. GOING FORWARD I
WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE WITH THE
FOLLOWING QUESTION FOR THE
COUNCIL. WE CONTINUE TO COUNT
ON YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS TAMMY, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY COURTNEY . TAMMY, GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
TAMMY. I'M THE PRESIDENCY OF
THE WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION. I'M HERE ON BEHALF
OF INDEPENDENT GROCERS,
NEIGHBORHOOD IN CONVENIENCE
STORES ACROSS SEATTLE AND
ACROSS THE STATE. I'M HERE
TODAY TO SHARE MY CONTINUED
OPPOSITIN TO COUNSEL BILL
120580. THE PROPOSED
DEACTIVATION MEASURES. OF AS
I'VE INDICATED IN PREVIOUS
TESTIMONY, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY AND
PRIVACY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
BILL. EVERY DAY, FAMILY GROCERS
AND THEIR EMPLOYEES WORKED TO
MAINTAIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR
THE CUSTOMERS AND STAFF. THIS
BILL WILL JEOPARDIZE THAT BY
DELAYING -- UP TO 14 DAYS,
WHILE ALSO PROVIDING
CONTRACTORS INFORMATION ABOUT
THE PERSON WHO FILED THE
COMPLAINT. THIS WILL HAVE A
CHILLING EFFECT ON REPORTING
WHILE CREATING A DANGEROUS
WORKPLACE AND RETAIL
ENVIRONMENT. IT CREATES A
DIFFERENT REGULATORY STANDARD
FOR RECORDS IN THE CITY . MANY
OF OUR SMALL GLACIERS ARE AT
THEIR BREAKING POINT AFTER
ENDURING REPEATED THEFT,
BREAK-INS ANOTHER CRIME AGAINST
THE STORES. THEIR CUSTOMERS AND
EMPLOYEES -- THE BILL IS A
DISTRACTION FROM THE REAL
ISSUES --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKERS
ARE COREY AND HALEY. COURTNEY?
>> HI, MY NAME IS COURTNEY. I'M
THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL IMPACT AT
CASH GRAB IT. IT'S A
MARKETPLACE THAT CONNECTS
PEOPLE WHO NEED TO HELP WITH
SMALL TASKS TO SELF-EMPLOYED
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
OVERSEEING ITEMS IN THE HOME.
PARTICULARLY CHAIR HERBOLD,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, NELSON
AND PEDERSEN. FOR HEARING OUR
CONCERNS ABOUT THE DEACTIVATION
ORDINANCE BEING DISCUSSED
TODAY. WE APPRECIATE THE TIME
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR
STAFF SPENT LEARNING ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS MODEL,
INCLUDING ON WORKING ON THE
AMENDMENT S. WE WANT TO THANK
WORKING WASHINGTON FOR THEIR
THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE COMMENT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS HALEY LAND. HALEY WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY SEAN. GO AHEAD,
HALEY.
>> MY NAME IS HALEY. I'M
ADDRESSING 120618. DO YOU KNOW
HOW MANY SMALL BUSINESSES THERE
ARE IN THE MARKET? SUBTRACTING
ONE COFFEEHOUSE WITH 32,000
CHAIN OUTLETS, THE NUMBER IS
499. AND KEEP IT AND THE
MARKET -- KEEP ALL OF DOWNTOWN
AFLOAT TO UPEND AND STRANGLE
DELIVERIES, NOT JUST DURING
THIS CONSTRUCTION, BUT WHEN
PARKING AND LOAD AND UNLOAD
ZONES ARE DISESTABLISHED
THEREAFTER IS NOT THOUGHTFUL.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY MARKET
RESIDENTS, INCLUDING SENIORS,
DISABLED, AND LOW INCOME THERE
ARE? 500 POINT TO TAKE AWAY
THEIR ESSENTIAL BLOCK ON FIRST
AVENUE WHERE THEY ARE PICKED UP
FOR DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND
OTHER ESSENTIAL TRIPS IS
INSENSITIVE. TO PEOPLE WHO
ARGUE A FIXED RAIL STREETCAR ON
FIRST AVENUE IS A USEFUL MODE
OF PUBLIC TRANSIT, LET ME SAY
QUICKER, CHEAPER, MORE NIMBLE,
SAFER, JUST AS ENVIRONMENTALLY
CONSCIOUS, AND LESS -- JUST
LOOK AROUND YOU. THERE YOU WILL
SEE SOLUTIONS. I'M ASKING YOU
TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND SENSITIVE.
THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS SEAN. SEAN WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY LEANNE. GO AHEAD, SEAN.
SEAN, YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX.
>> THANK YOU. I AM HERE
SPEAKING OF AN ITEM , NUMBER
EIGHT, THE BUDGET LEGISLATION,
PROVIDING FUNDING FOR TREATMENT
IN MOTION. THIS PROGRAM IS ON
THE FRONT LINE OF THE OPIOID
EPIDEMIC, PROVIDING TREATMENTS
TO THE MOST VULNERABLE
INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
THIS FUNDING EXTENDS THE
ABILITY OF TREATMENT SERVICES
THAT PROVIDE VITALLY IMPORTANT
SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICATION
. THESE DOLLARS WILL INCREASE
AS -- ACCESS. INCLUDING NEW
SERVICES IN THE PIONEER AREA.
TREATMENT IN MOTION ENSURES
THE VITAL AND LIFESAVING
SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
THOSE MOST IN NEED IN OUR
COMMUNITY. THESE FUNDS PROTECT
COMMUNITY-BASED OUTREACH
PROGRAMS THAT BRING MEDICATION
FOR OPIATE USE DISORDER, ALONG
WITH CASE MANAGEMENT,
COUNSELING AND MEDICAL SERVICES
DIRECTLY TO THOSE MARGINALIZED
IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE
TO THINK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FOR HER WORK ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS LEON GILMORE. LEANNE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY BOB . GO AHEAD,
LEON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M ASKING
FOR YOUR SUPPORT YOU ARE
CONSIDERING THAT WILL ENABLE
THE CONCLUSION OF THE AQUARIUM
-- AND THE EXPANSION OF THEIR
OCEAN CONSERVATION EFFORT. I'M
THE ORIGINAL DIRECTOR. WORKING
TO ENSURE THE -- ARE SCIENCE
AND EDUCATION FOR MORE THAN 20
YEARS. THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM
HAS BEEN A STEADFAST SUPPORTER
IN ADVANCING SCIENCE AND
CONSERVATION EFFORTS TO HEAL
AND PROTECT THE ECOSYSTEM. THE
PAVILION WILL SERVE AS A
RESOURCE TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE
YOUNG STUDENTS AND PEOPLE OF
ALL AGES TO UNDERSTAND OUR
RELATIONSHIP AND IMPACT ON THE
CONNECTED OCEAN AND JOIN IN OUR
WORK TO PROTECT THE OCEAN AND
ALL WHO DEPEND ON IT, FROM
ANIMALS TO PEOPLE AND OUR
LIVELIHOOD HERE. THE PAVILION
EXPANSION ALSO BUILT THE
AQUARIUM'S CAPACITY TO ADVANCE
THEIR CRITICAL OCEAN
CONSERVATION WORK, WHICH IS NOW
-- I ASK YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT
THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM PAVILION
EXPANSION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS BOB, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
THE LAST SPEAKER IN THIS REMOTE
GROUP, TIFFANY . GO AHEAD,
BOB. 'S
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BOB .
I'M HERE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST
DIVERTING $1.1 MILLION AWAY
FROM OTHER CITY INVESTMENTS TO
TRANSFER TO THE SDOT CITY
CONNECTOR SPEED CAR, TAKING
WEEK TWO TRAVEL LANES ON FIRST
AVENUE FROM PIONEER SQUARE TO
STEWART STREET, IT ONLY SERVES
TO FURTHER CONGESTION AND
BOTTLENECK. DELIVERY VEHICLES
COMING IN AND OUT OF THE PIKE
PLACE MARKET AT ALL TIMES OF
THE DAY AND NIGHT. THE
STREETCAR DESIGNED SEVERELY
LIMITS DELIVERY TIMES, AS WELL
AS PLACES RETURNING INTO THE
MARKET. WHEN PEOPLE PARALLEL
PARK AND WRITE THEIR VEHICLES,
PICKUP AND DROP OFF, IT WILL
FURTHER BACKUP THE 10 FOOT
WIDE SINGLE TRAVEL LANES. THIS
IS NOT A DESIRABLE ROADWAY TO
PUT A SPEAKER LINK, WHICH WOULD
BE PART OF AN ALL -- I USE THE
CARD TO EASILY TAKE THE TUNNEL
LINK LIGHT RAIL AND I DO THE
SAME USING MANY OPTIONS ON
THIRD AVENUE. IT'S A WALKING
DISTANCE CULTURE PATHWAY.
FUTURE ELECTRIC BUS OPERATIONS
WOULD ADD TO THE FUNDING
INCONVENIENCE --
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER FOR THIS GROUP IS
TIFFANY. 'S
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SPEAKING
TODAY IN OPPOSITION TO THE
ORDINANCE RELATED TO ADD BASED
WORK. MY NAME IS TIFFANY, AND
THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER
FOR INSTACART. ONCE AGAIN WE
SHARE OUR CONCERNS WITH THE
DEACTIVATION PROPOSAL FOR YOU
BEFORE YOU. WHILE WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT HAS
GONE INTO THE ORDINANCE, THE
CURRENT LANGUAGE DOES NOT
ADDRESS THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE
WE HAVE TO DEACTIVATE THAT
QUICKLY. THROUGHOUT THIS
PROCESS MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD
ABOUT THE LENGTH INSTACART GOES
TO TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND
EQUITABLE PROCESS. THE
ORDINANCE, IF APPROVED, WILL
CHANGE HOW WE ARE TO KEEP
CUSTOMERS, RETAILERS AND
SHOPPERS SAFE WHEN DEALING WITH
BAD ACTORS. KEEPING A 14 DAY
NOTICE IS A RECKLESSLY LONG
NOTICE. . FOR GOOD REASON.
SOMETIMES IMMEDIATE ACTION IS
NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE
COMMUNITY. FINALLY, THE
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE WILL COST
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
ESTIMATED $1 MILLION ANNUALLY.
TO PAY FOR THIS ORDINANCE, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE INTENDS TO
INTRODUCE A TAX TO PAY FOR IT
THAT WOULD PUT INCREASE
PRESSURE ON AN ALREADY STRAINED
ECONOMY.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE INTO
OUR IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS. OUR NEXT PUBLIC
COMMENTERS MELISSA, FOLLOWED BY
DAVID.
>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I AM MELISSA. I'M
HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
AMENDMENT WITH THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM TO ALLOW US TO
COMPLETE OUR PROJECT. AS MEDIA
POSTURE AND A LONGTIME
VOLUNTEER, I UNDERSTAND
INVESTMENT IN THE CONVERSATION
-- CONSERVATION IS CRUCIAL TO
SAVE OUR PLANET. THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM IS THE LARGEST
PLATFORM FOR OCEAN CONSERVATION
AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. OUR PAVILION WILL
INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF
OCEAN CONSERVATIONIST THROUGH
SCIENCE, EMPATHY, URGENCY, AND
AGENCY . THE EXPANDED AQUARIUM
WILL SERVE THE NEW EDUCATION
PLATFORM THAT INSPIRES TO
ENGAGE COMMUNITY , INCLUDING
THE MILLIONS OF ADDITIONAL
WATERFRONT VISITORS IT WILL
ATTRACT EACH YEAR. WITH YOUR
VOTE, YOU CAN HELP ENSURE THE
OCEAN PAVILION COMES TO LIFE
AND INSPIRES US TO TAKE ACTION
TO PROTECT OUR BIRTH'S ONE
OCEAN.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAVID PAUL ONLY. DAVID WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY MICHAELL WOLFF.
>> HELLO, COUNSEL. MY NAME IS
DAVID. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE
I CAME ACROSS SOME
DOCUMENTATION RESOLVING THE
USE OF THE DRUG KETAMINE. IF
PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR, IT WAS
USED ON ALYSSA McCANN A FEW
YEARS BACK. THE REPORTS OF
ELISHA McCAIN STATE THAT
KETAMINE HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH HIS DEATH. I'M HERE TO
PROVE OTHERWISE. THIS DOCUMENT
RIGHT HERE TELLS YOU THE LONG
TERM AFFECTS AND THE DANGERS
OF KETAMINE, AS WELL AS SOME OF
THE SIDE EFFECTS. LET ME READ
OFF THE FIRST FEW . NUMBER
TWO, HIGH RISK OF DEATH. ONCE
ADMINISTERED. NUMBER THREE.
KILLS TENURES OF NEURONS WHEN
ADMINISTERED. NUMBER FOUR,
REPAIRS CONNECTORS WITHIN THE
PCP RECEPTORS IN THE BRAIN.
THOSE ARE SOME PRETTY
PHENOMENAL THINGS, RIGHT?
HERE'S ONE THING I WONDER, WHY
IS IT THE POLICE THAT KILLED
HIM DRUGGED HIM WITHOUT HIS
KNOWLEDGE , WITHOUT HIS CONSENT
AND WITH OUT -- AND AGAINST
HIS WILL.
>> I CAN TAKE A COPY OF THAT,
IF YOU WOULD LIKE. OUR ONE
MINUTE IS UP. THE NEXT SPEAKER
IS MICHAEL WOLF. WOULD YOU LIKE
ME TO TAKE A COPY OF THAT?
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL, MY
NAME IS MICHAEL WOLF. I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DRIVE
FORWARD. WE ARE AN EXECUTIVE --
I AM HERE TO , ON BEHALF OF OUR
MEMBERS, VOICE OUR SUPPORT FOR
THE ADD BASED WORKER AND
SUPPORT FOR ADOPTIONS OF BOTH
AMENDMENT E AND B TODAY. WE
WOULD APPRECIATE COUNSEL TO
ADOPT BOTH AMENDMENT AND PASS
THE UNDERLYING BILL. WE THINK
THIS IS ON BALANCE GOOD FOR
WORKERS, AND GOOD FOR OUR
MEMBERS. THAT IS WHY WE ARE
SUPPORTING YOU HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS STEFAN. STEFAN WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY HEATHER .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS
STEFAN MORRIS. I'M WITH THE
HOSPITALITY'S WORKER UNION IN
SEATTLE. I WANT TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET ITEM THAT LAYS OUT WORK
FOR WHAT WE CALL THE LIVING
HOTELS ORDINANCE. WE THINK THAT
THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING
PIECE OF WORK AHEAD OF US TO
MAKE OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY MORE
SUSTAINABLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY,
WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRY. THE
TOURISM INDUSTRY IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR ABOUT 10% OF CARBON
EMISSIONS GLOBALLY , AND HOTELS
THEMSELVES ARE ONE OF THE MOST
CARBON INTENSIVE LAND USES IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. I THINK
WHAT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE HERE
IS THE OPPORTUNITY AHEAD OF US.
THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IS
CHANGING. SEATTLE CAN GET AHEAD
OF THAT WITH THE WORK WE WILL
BE DOING WITH ALL OF YOU , WE
CAN MAKE SEATTLE THE BEST AND
GREENEST HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
IN THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS HEATHER. HEATHER WILL BE
FILED -- FOLLOWED BY SUSIE
HARRISON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, I AM SO GLAD TO SEE
YOU IN PERSON. I WANTED TO
TALK ABOUT TWO THINGS. ONE IS
THAT DOWNTOWN AND THE STATE OF
DOWNTOWN TRANSPORTATION IS
REALLY DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. I'M HERE
TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT
PROPOSED BY ALEX PEDERSEN AND
LISA HERBOLD FOR NO MORE
STREETCAR FUNDING. ON THIRD
AVENUE NOW WE HAVE BUSES
CONSTANTLY DRIVING FAST.
THERE'S SOME POLLUTION, AIR
POLLUTION, IT'S REALLY
UNPLEASANT TO BE A PEDESTRIAN
ON THIRD. IT'S LIKE AURORA. WE
NEED TO BRING ELECTRIC TROLLEY
BUSES BACK ONTO FIRST POINT WE
NEED TO HAVE THEM CONNECT
PIONEER SQUARE TO PIKE PLACE
MARKET. PIKE PLACE MARKET WAS
SAVED AND BECAME A HISTORICAL
DISTRICT, AS YOU ALL PROBABLY
KNOW, IN 1971, BY VOTERS
INITIATIVE. THAT IS THE ONLY
HISTORIC DISTRICT SAVED BY
VOTERS INITIATIVE IN THE UNITED
STATES. THIS PROJECT WILL
CHOKE THE MARKET. IT WILL
ABSOLUTELY CHOKE IT. WE NEED TO
PROTECT THE MARKET, ALL OF US,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS SUSIE HARRISON. SUSIE WILL
>> HI, MY NAME IS SUSIE. I'M
73. I'VE BEEN DRIVING WITH A
GRUB HUB FOR FIVE YEARS. BEFORE
THAT I DROVE WITH HOOVER, AND
WAS A WRITER PREFERRED DRIVER.
I WAS AN OPENING DRIVER FOR
DOWNTOWN BILL STREET --
BETWEEN CUSTOMERS AND
CONCIERGE, BUT I AM NOW AFRAID
TO RETURN TO THE TOWN AS A
DRIVER WITH WHAT HAS HAPPENED
TO ME. I DON'T FEEL SAFE. I AM
HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
DEACTIVATION PROCESS. IF IT
HAD BEEN IN PLACE, I WOULD NOT
HAVE LOST $1000, AND I WOULDN'T
HAVE -- DELETED MY EMERGENCY
SAVINGS TO -- I WILL PROVIDE
YOU WITH THE REST OF THE
STATEMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
TRAINEE, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY KIMBERLY WOLF.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
[ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> THANK YOU. YOUR MINUTE IS
UP.
>> WE HAVE A TRANSLATION.
>> CAN I INTERPRET? GOOD
AFTERNOON. I WAS DEACTIVATED IN
OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. NOBODY IS
ABOVE THE LAW. THIS IS THE
PHRASE WE ALWAYS HERE AND
THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, THIS PHRASE ECHOES.
IN OUR CITY, WHICH IS A
PIONEER IN TWO WELLS THAT HAVE
BEEN APPROVED BY THIS COUNSEL
IN THE CITY, THEY ARE AN
EXAMPLE OF THIS PHRASE. WE
ASKED THIS DAY IS NOT AN
EXCEPTION. WE ARE HERE TO ASK
YOU EMMA WITH ALL HUMILITY, WE
ARE ESSENTIAL WORKERS, CALLED
GIG WORKERS. WE ARE COMPLETELY
UNPROTECTED. THOSE WHO ARE
DEACTIVATED DID NOT EVEN
UNDERSTAND THE REASON WHY WE
ARE DEACTIVATED. THIS MOST
AFFECTED OUR FAMILIE. FROM ONE
MOMENT TO ANOTHER WE ARE LEFT
WITHOUT A CELEBRATE TO COVER
OUR BASIC NEEDS. WE KNOW THIS
DEACTIVATION MODE TO PROTECT
WORKERS , WHO, IF WE DO THINGS
RIGHT, LOVE AND NEED THIS JOB.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
COUNCIL, WE ASKED YOU TO
PROTECT US AND PROVE THIS ALSO
COMPANIES DO NOT CONTINUE TO
ADD DEACTIVATE THEIR EMPLOYEES
FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT
JUSTIFICATION AND WITHOUT
SHARING -- OF THE DECK
DIVISION POLICY. WE NEED THIS
LAW THAT PROTECTS ALL GIG
WORKERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KIMBERLY WOLF. KIMBERLY WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY SHAME. GO
AHEAD, KIMBERLY.
>> THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DEEP IN IT.
THEY KNOW ALL OF THIS POINT
THAT THE COUNCILMEMBERS MAY NOT
KNOW SOME OF THAT. THERE SOME
FEAR MONGERING AND WHITEWASHING
GOING ON THAT IS AGAINST THIS
BILL FROM THE APP COMPANIES
AND OTHERS. PRIVACY. WE ARE NOT
ASKING ANYTHING OF THIS BILL WE
DON'T ALREADY KNOW AS A GIG
WORKER. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN
GIVEN THE INFORMATION TO MAKE
THE DELIVERY. WE ARE NOT ASKING
FOR MORE. WE ARE JUST WANTING
IT TO BE AVAILABLE LATER SO WE
CAN DEFEND OURSELVES. SAFETY .
THIS THING ABOUT 14 DAYS, IF
SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING AWFUL,
IT'S RIDICULOUS. 14 DAYS IS
FOR STUFF THEY DEACTIVATE IS
FOR. THINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY
EGREGIOUS. STEALING, ASSAULT,
ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S LIKE
THAT. YOU ARE OFF THE APP
IMMEDIATELY. AND THEN IT HAS
TO BE PROVEN. IT'S NOT AN
ISSUE. THAT'S JUST
WHITEWASHING. THE OTHER THING
IS, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
MOSQUEDA, LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE SHANE. OUR LAST IN
PERSON SPEAKER FOR THIS GROUP
WILL BE DANIELLE . GO AHEAD,
SHANE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SHANE
PRESCOTT. I AM VICE PRESIDENT
WITH CAREGIVERS UNION HERE IN
WASHINGTON. ON BEHALF OF OUR
50,000 MEMBERS, I'M HERE TO
URGE THE COUNCIL TO PASS THE
DEACTIVATION ORDINANCE THAT IS
BEING CONSIDERED TODAY. OUR
MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THAT
IMPROVING PAY ON WORKFORCE
PROTECTIONS FOR OTHER WORKERS
MAKES WORK BETTER FOR THEM AND
MAKES THE ECONOMY STRONGER FOR
ALL OF US. DEACTIVATION
ORDINANCE REPRESENTS A
SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD FOR
SEATTLE'S GIG WORKERS. IT HAS
BEEN THOROUGHLY CONSIDERED OVER
THE PAST THREE MONTHS, AND
WORKERS, FORMS, AND PRIORITIES
HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED. THE
TWO REMAINING AMENDMENTS MAKE
THE GOOD BILL EVEN STRONGER AND
REINFORCE THE STAKES THE CITY
HAS IN ENDING UNFAIR
DEACTIVATION'S. BY PASSING
THIS ORDINANCE WE WILL MAKE OUR
LOCAL AND REGIONAL ECONOMY
STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT,
BENEFITING NOT ONLY ALL WHO
RELY ON THE GIG -- BUT ALSO THE
PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES WHO IT
INTERSECTS. LIKE A LOT OF THE
WORKERS YOU'VE HEARD FROM
TODAY. WORKERS WANT TO GET THE
JOB DONE. TODAY YOU WILL HELP
THEM DO THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO
WORRY ABOUT LOSING THEIR
HOUSING, ACCESS TO MEDICAL --
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
FOR THIS GROUP IS DANIEL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL. MY
NAME IS DANIEL. I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKING IN
WASHINGTON. WE ARE INCREDIBLY
PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY. THE
ORDINANCE WE ARE CONSIDERING
REPRESENTS THE BEST, MOST
EFFECTIVE POLICY IN THE COUNTRY
FOR DELIVERY AND MARKETPLACE
APPLE WORKERS. THE URGENT NEED
WAS UNDERSCORED JUST YESTERDAY
IN THE REPORT RELEASED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WHICH
SHOWED HOW DANGEROUS THE STATUS
QUO IS. THIS ORDINANCE
RECOGNIZES KEEPING WORKERS ON
THE JOB IS THE BEST ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WE HAVE,
BY INVESTING IN WORKERS WE ARE
INVESTING IN LOCAL BUSINESSES,
CONNECTING CUSTOMERS TO
SERVICES THEY RELY ON AND
STRENGTHENING OUR ECONOMY. WE
SUPPORT THE AMENDMENTS WHICH
MAKE THE BILL CLEARER ABOUT THE
INTERESTS SEATTLE HAS MAKING
SURE ANY WORK IS DONE UNDER
GREAT CONDITIONS. WE
APPRECIATE THE SPONSORS FOR
THEIR LEADERSHIP. IN GETTING
US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. --
IMMIGRANT WORKERS, AND WORKERS
WITH CAREGIVERS AND THE
DISABILITIES THAT THEY ARE
VALUED IN THE CITY. WE THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT TWO REMOTE
SPEAKERS. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE
COREY MARSHALL, FOLLOWED BY
DAVE McGEE. COREY . DON'T
FORGET TO PRESS THE STAR SIX.
PAYMENT CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> GOOD EVENING CHAIRPERSON A
MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL.
COMMITTED TO ENSURING ALL
AMERICANS BENEFITING FROM -- WE
URGE YOU TO CONSIDER TO MEET
CONSUMER SAFETY. IN COUNTABLE
120580. HAVING SAFE DRIVERS IS
VALUABLE. THEY DELIVER FOOD TO
FAMILY INCLUDING THOSE WHO LIVE
IN FOOD DESERTS. TO PROVIDE
EXCEPTIONAL TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE
WITHOUT NEARBY IN TRANSIT. AND
THEREBY CONVENIENCE FOR PEOPLE
-- DURING THE PANDEMIC THEY
HELPED WRITERS SEEKING MEDICAL
ATTENTION. UNDER THE PROPOSED
ORDINANCE, TEMPORARY THE
ACTIVATIONS WOULD BE
PROHIBITED EXCEPT IN EGREGIOUS
MENTAL MISCONDUCT. THIS
ORDINANCE FAILS TO ADDRESS
VIOLATIONS THAT PROVIDE SAFETY
RISKS. WE AGREE THAT DELIVERY
SERVICES --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAVE McGEE. DAVE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY KATHY MARTENS. GO
AHEAD, DAVE. IT'S BEEN A GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DAVID
McGEE. AS A DONOR TO SEATTLE
AQUARIUM, I STRONGLY URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT THE AQUARIUM SO IT
CAN EXPAND ITS IMPORTANT
CONSERVATION WORK WITH THE
OCEAN PAVILION. THE PROBLEMS
OUR OCEAN AND PLANET PHASE
REQUIRES ALL OF US TO ACT. THE
AQUARIUM SHOWS US HOW BY
TEACHING TODDLERS , CONNECTING
SCHOOLCHILDREN WITH MARINE
ANIMALS, AND THE WONDERS OF
OCEAN LIFE , BY OFFERING FREE
TICKETS AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED
PROGRAMS TO TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS OUR
DIVERSE REGION. PROVIDING
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ONLINE.
AND IN PERSON. IT'S A
COMMUNITY STAPLE THAT IS
REACHED ACROSS THE STATE AND
BEYOND. STARTING AS A YOUNG AGE
-- I STARTED SUPPORTING THE
CORE AREA AS AN INSTITUTION
BECAUSE OF ITS MISSION
RESONATING WITH ME FOR
PROTECTING THE BLESSINGS OF OUR
NATURAL --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KATHY MARTENS. KATHY WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER BACON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
CATHERINE MARTIN. I RECENTLY
WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A SMALL
CONDO IN BELLTOWN I JUST GOT
MY FIRST -- A METROPOLITAN
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WILL THAT
GET SENT TO ALL CONDOS IN THE
AREA, AND THEN OUR ASSOCIATION
SENDS A BILL TO EVERYONE IN
THE BUILDING , AND CHARGES ALL
220 OF US FIVE DOLLARS EACH
TIME. THEY ARE MAKING ABOUT
$1000. MY QUESTION AND CONCERN
IS, I HAVE GONE ON THE WEBSITE,
I HAVE MADE CALLS TO -- AND NO
ONE CAN TELL ME WHERE I CAN
FIND THE BUDGET. IF I'M GOING
TO BE PAYING FOR THIS FOR THE
NEXT 10 YEARS, I SHOULD BE
ABLE TO SEE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.
WHERE'S MY MONEY GOING. I HAVE
CALLED TO THE MAYOR, CALLED TO
THE COUNCILMEMBER FOR DISTRICT
7. I WANT SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A
CALL AND LET ME KNOW.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JENNIFER BACON. JENNIFER
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY KAREN
TAYLOR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL. MY
NAME IS JENNIFER BACON. I'M THE
PRESIDENT OF -- AND OTHER
TECHNICAL WORKERS IN THE EVENT
INDUSTRY. WHEN COVID SHUT DOWN
PUBLIC GATHERINGS, OUR WORKERS
WERE FREE TO LOSE THEIR JOB.
THEY HAVE BEEN THE AMONG THE
LAST TWO RETURNED TO WORK.
IT'S ONE OF ONLY THREE THEATERS
IN THE WORLD TO BE ABLE TO --
THAT SCREEN HAS BEEN DARK FOR
OVER THREE YEARS. I ASK THE
REPRESENTATIVE FOR -- WHILE WE
WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT SCREEN
COME TO LIFE ONCE MORE, WE ALSO
BELIEVE WORKERS DESERVE THE
RIGHT TO AVOID THE WORKPLACE
-- ALONG WITH DECENT WAGES AND
BENEFITS. 3 TO 4 PEOPLE I
WOULD LIKE TO URGE THE COUNCIL
TO ADOPT THE REQUIREMENTS TO
ENSURE THE WORKERS CAN EXERCISE
THEIR RIGHTS TO FORM A UNION
AND HAVE A SAY IN THEIR WAGES .
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KAREN TAYLOR, WHO WILL
FOLLOWED -- BE FOLLOWED BY
CHARLES WRIGHT. GO AHEAD,
KAREN.
>> HI. MY NAME IS KAREN
TAYLOR. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF THE TRANSIT WRITERS UNION
TODAY. OUR GENERAL SECRETARY
JUST HAD A BABY. WE ARE VERY
PROUD OF HER. I'M SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE GIG WORKERS
DEACTIVATION LEGISLATION. I
THINK MORE AND MORE ROLES ARE
BEING FILLED BY GIG WORKERS.
SOME WORKERS FIND THE
FLEXIBILITY GREAT. WE TOOK A
POSITIVE STEP TO RAISE THE
FLOOR FOR GIG WORKERS TO WHAT
OTHER WORKERS CAN EXPECT. BUT
THEY STILL FACE THE FEAR OF
BEING RANDOMLY DEACTIVATED FOR
NO GOOD REASON. A BAD RATING
BECAUSE OF A TRAFFIC JAM , OR
SOME SMALL MISUNDERSTANDING
SHOULDN'T BE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN PAYING THE RENT OR NOT.
WORKERS MAY NEED FLEXIBILITY ,
AND NEED TO HAVE A GOOD JOB ,
WE NEED TO ALSO SUPPORT
PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNFAIR
DEACTIVATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CHARLES WRIGHT. CHARLES WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY KAY.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS CHARLES
WRIGHT. I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE
YOU TO SUPPORT THE AQUARIUM
MANAGEMENT AGREED THEM --
AGREEMENT. AS AN AQUARIUM
BOARD MEMBER, CO-CHAIR OF THE
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, AND
FORMER SEATTLE SCHOOL DEPUTY
SOUP ARE INTENDED, I BELIEVE
DEEPLY IN THE POSITIVE EFFECTS
OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITIES. I'VE
SEEN FIRSTHAND THE PROFOUND
IMPACT THAT HAVING ACCESS TO
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION HAS ON
CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS.
THE EXPANDED AQUARIUM WILL
SERVE AS A NEW EDUCATION
PLATFORM THAT INSPIRES TO
ENGAGE AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY,
INCLUDING THE 400+ COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS WE ALREADY
PARTNER WITH. THE MANY SCHOOLS
WE ALREADY PARTNER WITH, AND
THE MILLIONS OF WATERFRONT
VISITORS WE ATTRACT PER YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
ON THIS IMPORTANT MATTER. WITH
A YES VOTE YOU, MAKE SURE THIS
IS AVAILABLE FOR GENERATIONS TO
COME.
>> KAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
GINA.
>> THANK YOU. I LEAVE THE
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM. MY
COMMENT TODAY . RIVER WAS
FOUNDED IN SEATTLE IN 2011 AND
IS HEADQUARTERED IN DISTRICT
SEVEN. OUR WEBSITE IS A
SUPPORTER OF AN ONLINE
DIRECTORY FOR PET LOVERS. IN
2022, APPROXIMATELY 4800
SEATTLEITES CHOSE TO USE OUR
WEBSITE. RIVERS COMMITTED TO
THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE AND PETS,
AND TO THE PET LOVERS WHO
CHOOSE TO YOU -- USE ROVER . OH
WELL -- THANK YOU TO COUNCIL
MEMBERS WHO ENGAGED WITH US IN
THIS PROCESS, IN ADDITION TO
STAFF AND STAKEHOLDERS. I WANT
TO ALSO EXPECT -- EXPRESS
CONSIDERATION TO THOSE WHO
EMAILED TO PROVIDE COMMENT ON
SUPPORT THE BILL. MANY THANKS
FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR TWO WEST
REMOTE SPEAKERS WILL BE GINA,
AND DAVID HAYNES. GINA, GO
AHEAD.
>> HI. I AM COMMENTING ABOUT
THE FIRST AVENUE STREETCAR .
AS A PIKE LEASE MARKET MEMBER,
I HAVE SEEN OUR COMMUNITY BE
AFFECTED FROM NEARLY 10 YEARS
OF CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION ALL
AROUND US. ANOTHER FIVE YEARS
WOULD JUST BE DIFFICULT, WITH
ALL THE REASONS EVERYONE
STATED. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A
REGULAR BUS THAT LOOKS LIKE A
STREETCAR. THEY ARE VERY
POPULAR IN MANY CITIES AROUND
THE COUNTRY. IT IS OBVIOUS
THAT STREETCAR, BUT IT'S JUST A
REGULAR BUS, OR IT CAN GO ALONG
ELECTRIC CABLES, AND THEN IT
WOULD NOT NECESSARY FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION, AND CAN GO BACK
TO THE STADIUMS IF NEED BE, FOR
SPECIAL EVENTS. IT WOULD BE IN
FILLING ME MORE FLEXIBLE. AND
WOULD KEEP FROM HAVING ALL THE
PROBLEMS WITH ALL THE
CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE SUGGESTED
BEFORE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS DAVID HAYNES. GO
AHEAD, DAVID. YOU MAY HAVE
DEPRESSED OUR SIX. THERE YOU
GO.
>> HI. MY NAME IS DAVID HAYNES.
I'M CALLING ABOUT THE AQUARIUM
REQUIRING $200 MILLION. I THINK
IT'S COMPLETELY OUTRAGEOUS. THE
ONLY WAY TO JUSTIFY THAT IS IF
ALL OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS OF
SEATTLE ARE GIVEN FREE PASSES
FOR , LIKE, FIVE YEARS, OR AT
LEAST A COUPLE OF YEARS. THEY
NEED TO STOP DRIVING THE CARS
THROUGH THE WATERFRONT .
RUINING THE ENJOYMENT OF THE
FRESHER. THEY HAVE A THAT
DIVIDES THE FRONT OF THE NEW
AQUARIUM, AND THEN PUSHES ALL
THESE PEOPLE RIGHT INTO THIS
NARROW SIDEWALK. IT'S TOTALLY
UNFRIENDLY. AND THEN YOU HAVE
ANOTHER ROAD THAT GOES BEHIND
THE AQUARIUM. THAT'S TOTALLY
UNACCEPTABLE. THERE'S A COUPLE
OF OTHER ISSUES I'M NOT GOING
TO HAVE TIME TO ADDRESS. WHEN
YOU SWEAT THESE TROUBLES SOLD
DURING THE ALL-STAR BREAK, YOU
PUSHED A LOT OF PEOPLE, SICK
PEOPLE, INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
MY BIKE WAS STOLEN. MY CHEAP
LANDLORD DIDN'T FIX THE
PARKING GARAGE IS GETTING AWAY
WITH NOT REIMBURSING ME. IT'S
NOT FAIR YOU ARE ALL STILL --
CREATING ALL THESE CHUNKY
THIEVES AND PRIORITIZING THEM
FOR HOUSING SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. OUR LAST
THREE IN PERSON SPEAKERS TODAY
WILL BE MATTHEW, ALEX FOLLOWED
BY --
>> MATTHEW, PLEASE.
>> HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY
COUNCIL. TODAY WE GATHER PREFER
YOU TO SHED LIGHT ON AN
IMPORTANT ASPECT OF OUR CITY'S
WORKFORCE. THE GIG WORKERS.
THESE HARD INDIVIDUALS PLAY A
HARD WORKING ROW. IT'S CRUCIAL
WE ADDRESS THEIR CHALLENGES AND
NEEDS. THE GIG ECONOMY HAS
BECOME A PROMINENT PART OF OUR
LABOR LANDSCAPE. WHILE IT
OFFERS A CERTAIN ADVANTAGES
AND PREVENT UNIQUE DIFFICULTIES
FOR THESE WORKERS. WE MUST
ACKNOWLEDGE THEY OFTEN LACK
ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS,
LEADING TO A LACK OF STABILITY
AND INSECURITY IN THEIR
LIVELIHOODS. AS WE DELIBERATE
ON THE MATTERS CONSIDERING THE
COME -- IT'S ESSENTIAL TO
CONSIDER THE WELFARE OF GIG
WORKERS. BY DOING SO, WE CAN
STRIVE TO CREATE A MORE
INCLUSIVE AND AN ENVIRONMENT
THAT EMPOWERS THESE INDIVIDUALS
TO THRIVE. I URGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO EXPLORE POLICY
SOLUTIONS THAT ENSURE FAIR
WAGES, BETTER WORKING
CONDITIONS, AND NECESSARY
PROTECTIONS FOR GIG WORKERS,
SUCH AS THE DEACTIVATION
PROTECTION .
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALEX.
>> THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS ALEX. I'VE
BEEN A MUSICIAN AND SALES AGENT
AT PIKE LEASE MARKET FOR ABOUT
10 YEARS. ALSO RECENTLY HAVE
BEEN ELECTED AS PART OF THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET CONSTITUENCY,
WHO VOICES THE CONCERNS AND
NEEDS OF THE MARKET COMMUNITY.
THE MAJORITY OF WHICH OPPOSE
THE FIRST AVENUE STREETCAR .
MANY BUSINESSES OF THE MARKET
ARE STILL REELING FROM THE
FINANCIAL STRAIN OF COVID, AND
A 3 TO 4 YEAR CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT LIMITING ACCESS ALONG
WITH LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF
REMOVING LANES ON FIRST AVENUE
COULD FURTHER EXASPERATE THE
STRAIN OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES.
PROPOSE MISSES -- BOTH OF
WHICH, I THINK ARE WORTHY
GOALS, THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED VIA
SOME OTHER MEANS , AND THESE
WON'T -- THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
TODAY IS HOWARD ANDERSON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL.
HOWARD ANDERSON, I'VE BEEN AN
OWNER AND DEVELOPER DOWNTOWN --
>> YOU MIGHT WANT TO PULL THE
CLOSER.
>> A DEVELOPER AND ALSO IN THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET PLACE OVER
THE YEARS. I AM HERE TO JUST
ANNOUNCE THAT THE IDEA OF A
STUDY FOR THIS STREETCAR IS
NOT SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT
NOW. IT'S ON THE UNAVAILABLE
IMPACTS YOU HAVE HEARD . YOU
KNOW IF YOU WALK THE STREET. IT
WOULD GIVE US A FIRST STAB TO
IT. THE CENTER STREET LOADING
. 210 FOOT LANES. ALLIE LIKE
WITH VERY LITTLE ACCESS OFF NO
PARKING , 24 SEVEN. THIS IS
PRETTY MUCH LIKELY TO BE CALLED
A TRANSIT STREET. WE NEED TO
CHANGE THAT. WE NEED TWO
SYSTEMS . THE CURRENT AND PAST
ONE NEEDS TO BE ACTIVATED, AND
WE NEED TO BRING A CONNECTOR
BUS FROM STEWART STREET TO
JACKSON STREET TO HELP THE
CURRENT MONORAILS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. WE
HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE
LIST OF THE REGISTER SPEAKERS.
THE COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMENTS TODAY AND THOSE WHO
CALLED AND ONLINE. NEXT ITEM
ON THE AGENDA, ADOPTION OF THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. THERE IS NO
OBJECTION . THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. ARE THERE COMMENTS ON
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR? COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
INVITING COMMENTS. I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE. I KNOW
THERE'S A BILL MANY PEOPLE ARE
WATCHING FOR ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
THAT IS NOT ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
IT IS THE USE POSSESSION
BILL. IT IS NOT LISTED ON THE
TODAY'S REFERRAL CALENDAR. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WILL BE REVIEWING
LEGISLATION THURSDAY ON THE
REGULAR TIMELINE FOR POTENTIAL
REFERRAL FOR LEGISLATION
SUBMITTED LAST WEEK. AS NOTED
EARLIER, THERE WILL BE A
PRESENTATION IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE AT A SPECIAL MEETING
NEXT MONDAY. GIVEN THE
TIMELINE WE ARE ON RIGHT NOW,
THAT WILL BE A PRESENTATION
AND DISCUSSION OF THE BILL IN
AN UN-INTRODUCED FORM. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, FOR SPEAKING TO THAT
BILL BUT I KNOW A LOT OF US
ARE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO.
APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION. ALL
RIGHT, COLLEAGUES. I WILL
START THIS AGAIN. THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. OKAY, HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED .
ADOPTION OF TODAY'S AGENDA. IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA FOR TODAY WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL
NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE THE
MINUTES OF AUGUST 1st, 2023,
AND THE PAYROLL BILL , COUNSEL
BILL 120633. ARE THERE ANY
ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S
CONSENT CALENDAR? OKAY,
HEARING NONE, I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE
A SECOND? BE MEXICAN.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND ADOPTED TO -- WILL THE KIRK
-- CLERK PLEASE CALL THE RULE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER PRO TEM
PEDERSEN. EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
ARE ATTEMPTED. WILL THE COURT
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON
MY BEHALF. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO
TO OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE
INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNSEL BILL 120628, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT, ADDING A 2023
CITYWIDE POSITION LIST.
>> I MOVED TO APPROVE CB
120628.
>> SECOND.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ'S
EXCUSED ABSENCE, I HAVE A
PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO EXHIBIT
E TO TO BRING FORWARD. IT IS
SIMPLE. I CHECKED WITH CENTRAL
STAFF. IT IS SIMPLY A
FORMATTING UPDATE TO THE
EXHIBIT, WHICH CENTRAL STAFF IS
EXCITED ABOUT. IT MAKES IT
DOCUMENT MUCH EASIER TO USE AND
READ. I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
TO AMEND THIS . I MOVED TO
AMEND COUNSEL BILL 120628 BY
SUBSTITUTING EXHIBIT A VERSION
22 REPLACE VERSION 1 AS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE
120628 BY SUBSTITUTING EXHIBIT
A VERSION 1 FOR VERSION TWO.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
RULE?
>> OKAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER PRO TEM
PEDERSEN. EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. IT IS NOW BEFORE
THE COUNCIL. ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED BILL?
>> I WILL MAKE A COMMENT
ACTUALLY.
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER SEVEN.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
CONFIRM. I WANT TO APPRECIATE
CENTRAL STUFF FOR THE ANALYSIS
THEY DID TO CONFIRM THERE IS NO
BUDGET IMPACT HERE AT SOME
POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. MY
HOPE IS THAT THIS TYPE OF LIST
WILL INCLUDE A FULL SUMMARY OF
ALL THE POSITIONS FILLED AND
UNFILLED, SO WE HAVE A MORE
DYNAMIC PROCESS TO INFORM OUR
FUTURE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS. I
KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A PROCESS
THAT LETS US KNOW IF POSITIONS
ARE CURRENTLY FILLED OR
UNFILLED OR IF THERE'S ANY COST
SAVINGS IN THE FUTURE. THAT IS
SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING
TOWARDS. UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS
POINT, THAT IS NOT BAKED INTO
PART OF THE LIST. DOES NOT HAVE
IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS FOR THE
SUPPLEMENTAL OR FOR THE YEAR.
AS WE CONSIDERED 2024. AT SOME
POINT IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL
HOPE TO HAVE THAT PROCESS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, AND FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AS THE BUDGET CHAIR.
LET'S SEE. WE'VE GOT BEFORE
US, THE COUNCIL THE 120628 AS
AMENDED. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON PASSAGE
OF THE AMENDED
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. BILL?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN. EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE -- WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
ON MY BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE, AGENDA
ITEM, NUMBER TWO, CB 120623.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION S , FIFA,
2026 WORLD CUP; AUTHORIZING AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER HOSTING
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
CITY COUNCIL PASSED THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL ADDRESS
THIS ITEM ON THE HALF OF
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ .
>> ITEM TWO WAS UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNANCE
NATIVE COMMUNITY AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE. HOSTING
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE,
WHICH IS POSTED ON THE AGENDA,
IN JUNE 2022. FIFA ANNOUNCED
SEATTLE WILL BE ONE OF THE HOST
CITIES FOR THE 2026 WORLD CUP.
WE EVEN HAVE A SOCCER BALL TO
PROVE IT. SHIVA REQUIRES THAT
EACH DEADLY -- CITY
ESTABLISHES A HOST CITY AS A
PRIMARY ORGANIZER ON THE WORLD
CUP EVENT . THIS AGREEMENT
DEFINES ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES
, OBLIGATIONS FOR HOSTING THE
MATCHES. EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2026 WORLD
CUP , AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> FIGURE VERY MUCH. I AM
IMPRESSED YOU BROUGHT THE BALL.
I WISH I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. I
WANT TO SAY HOW EXCITING THIS
OPPORTUNITY IS. I DO HAVE A FEW
COMMENTS, MR. PRESIDENT PRO TEM
, AND I APPRECIATE THE
ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS, AND THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL. AS WE
DISCUSSED THIS IN THE COMMITTEE
LAST WEEK . EXCUSE ME, DID I
JUMP AHEAD OF THE LINE HERE,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. I SAW
YOUR HAND UP IN THE ACTUAL
THING. I'M GOING TO HOLD.
>> I WENT TO THE SOCCER PLAYER
ON MY LEFT HERE.
>> THIS SO EMBARRASSING. NOW IF
PEOPLE SEE ME PLAY SOCCER IT'S
A LOT OF HIGH. AM GOING TO LET
YOU GO FIRST.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
THANKS.
>> I'M NOT A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'D WANTED TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO LIFT UP AN ISSUE I
HAD RAISED WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS
FIRST BROUGHT TO THE CITY.
DIFFERENT COMMITTEE
STRUCTURES. AT THAT TIME I HAD
LIFTED UP TWO CONCERNS ABOUT
THE AGREEMENT. ONE WAS EARLIER
INFORMATION WE RECEIVED , THAT
THE HOST COMMITTEE WAS ACTUALLY
PROHIBITED FROM INDEPENDENTLY
FUNDRAISING TO COVER HOSTING
COSTS. AND THEN ALSO THE
QUESTION OF ENSURING ATTENTION
TO HUMAN RIGHTS. ASSURED THAT
THERE IS CLEAR LANGUAGE IN THE
AGREEMENT BEFORE US. THE HOST
COMMITTEE'S OBLIGATIONS
INCLUDING SECURING FUNDING,
AND REIMBURSING THE CITY FOR
ITS COST. I THINK EVERYBODY
OUT THERE LISTENING FOR
WORKING ON THE ISSUE , AS
RELATES TO THE CONCERNS RAISED
PREVIOUSLY AROUND HUMAN RIGHTS
. THE AGREEMENT SAYS THE CITY
WILL RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH COMMITMENTS IN
THE DECLARATION. IT DOES NOT
SPEAK TO FIFA'S OWN COMMITMENT
TO RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS. I
UNDERSTAND THAT IS BECAUSE FIFA
IS NOT ACTUALLY A PARTY TO THE
AGREEMENT ITSELF. I DO WANT TO
LIFT UP ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FROM THE HOST COMMITTEE ON THAT
TOPIC . THEY HAVE REPORTED THAT
FIFA WILL HAVE A HUMAN RIGHTS
AND SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK
THAT IS BUILT UPON
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
STANDARDIZATION FOR SUSTAINABLE
EVENTS. THEY WILL DO SO ON AN
EVENT LEVEL. ISSUES BEING
CONSIDERED FOR THIS FRAMEWORK
INCLUDE LABOR RIGHTS, HUMAN
TRAFFICKING, POLITICAL AND
SOCIAL RIGHTS, DISCRIMINATION ,
GOVERNANCE AND ANTICORRUPTION
MANAGED -- MEASURES.
HOMELESSNESS AND
NON-DISPLACEMENT AND LOCAL
PROCUREMENT. AND THAT FIFA IS
LOOKING TO HOST CITIES TO
TRANSLATE THAT FRAMEWORK TO ITS
ACTIVITIES. I WANT TO SAY I AM
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT ,
BUT THERE IS AN ONGOING NEED
FOR STRONG OVERSIGHT OF THIS
ISSUE AS WE MOVE FORWARD OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH FIFA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. THANK YOU FOR GETTING
THAT ON THE RECORD.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I ALSO
REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE
COMMENTS, AND I HAVE COMMENTS
I WILL BE RAISING AS WELL, AS
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING
THE WORLD CUP TO OUR CITY IN
2026. FIRST I WANT TO
CONGRATULATE THE WOMEN'S TEAM,
AND ALL OF THE WORK THEY HAVE
DONE TO LIFT UP THE CALL FOR
EQUITY AND PAY. ALSO FOR THE
WORK THEY ARE DOING TO INSPIRE
FUTURE GENERATIONS OF KIDDOS,
FEMALE IDENTIFYING KIDDOS TO
JOIN THE SOCCER LEAGUES IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND TO BE
THE NEXT -- OR WORLD CHAMPION
OF THE WOMEN'S TEAM AS WELL. WE
ARE VERY PROUD OF THEM. THERE
WILL BE A CHAMPION IN OUR MIND
ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. SECOND,
I WANTED TO EXTEND MY
APPRECIATION FOR THE
CONVERSATION WE ARE HAVING
ABOUT HOW SEATTLE CAN WELCOME
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME HERE INTO
OUR BACKYARD, AND SHOW THE
WORLD OUR SUPPORT FOR WOMEN,
MEN, AND VARIOUS FOLKS WHO ARE
CHOOSING TO PLAY SOCCER, AND TO
PLAY SOCCER HERE IN SEATTLE SO
WE CAN HIGHLIGHT OUR CITY. WE
CAN IMPORTANTLY HIGHLIGHT THE
WORKERS AS WELL. THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US IS
JUST ABOUT LIABILITY. I WANT TO
COUCH THE COMMENTS THERE WILL
BE FUTURE CONVERSATIONS IN
FUTURE COUNCILS ABOUT THE 2026
GAMES. THIS IS A CHANCE FOR US
TO FEATURE HOW EXCITED WE ARE,
HOW EXCITED WE ARE TO CELEBRATE
SOCCER, SHOWCASE SEATTLE AND
INVEST IN WORKERS. MR.
PRESIDENT, HAVE A FEW COMMENTS
I WANT TO MAKE TO REALLY TEE UP
THE CONVERSATION FOR FUTURE
DISCUSSION AS WELL. THE
PRESENTATION WE HAD A COMMITTEE
LED ME TO HAVE OTHER
CONVERSATIONS WITH LABOR, AND
THE REPRESENTATIVES AND
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOST
COMMITTEE. I WAS VERY EXCITED
TO LEARN THAT MLK LABOR HAS AN
ORGANIZING TABLE. THEY HAVE
FUTURE CONVERSATIONS COMING
WITH THE SEATTLE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. THE
SEATTLE LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE AS WELL HAS PUT OUT A
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF
WORKERS. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT
IS IN INITIAL FIRST STEP. THERE
WILL BE MORE CONVERSATIONS TO
COME. THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
SAID , AND I QUOTE, THEY ARE
COMMITTED TO PROTECTING WORKERS
RIGHTS AS PART OF THE FIFA BID,
WHICH IS WHY PARTNERS WERE AT
THE TABLE WHEN THEY MADE THE
PITCH THAT SEATTLE COULD BE A
HOST CITY. NOW THAT WE ARE
TRANSITIONING TO PLANNING AND
PREPARING, THE LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE LOOKS FORWARD TO
WORKING DIRECTLY WITH LABOR TO
ENSURE APPROPRIATE SAFEGUARDS
AND ADOPTION OF THE
PROTECTIONS NECESSARY FOR
WORKERS FOR SEATTLE, AS WE
HOST THE WORLD CUP IN 2026.
THIS IS GREAT. IT ALSO ALIGNS
WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
STATEMENT WHICH WAS PUT OUT ON
JUNE 19th 2020. I WANT TO READ
FROM THAT SO FOLKS KNOW WHAT
THE COMMENT FROM THE LOCAL
COMMITTEE IS TEEING UP. THE
AFL-CIO AND THE LOCAL LABOR
PARTNERS ARE REALLY CALLING FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY ON
FOLLOW-THROUGH ON THE
COMPONENTS OF THAT INITIAL BID.
THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT
IT'S A GREAT S█TART TO THE
FUTURE CONVERSATION. THE
AFL-CIO NOTED IN THEIR
STATEMENT THAT THE 2026 FIFA
WORLD CUP IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO SUPPORT ORGANIZING AND
ENSURE WORKERS IN THE
COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM
HOSTING THESE MEGA SPORTING
EVENTS. PAST WORLD CUPS HAVE
PROMOTED -- EXCUSE ME, PAST
WORLD CUPS, AROUND THE WORLD,
PRODUCED THE WAGE DANGEROUS
DROP. COMMUNITY DISPLACEMENT
AND CORRUPTION. THE GLOBAL
LABOR MOVEMENT HAS CAMPAIGNED,
FOR THREE DECADES, TO DEMAND
THIS! -- AS A RESULT OF THIS,
THE FEDERATION OF
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL OR FIFA
, AND THE INTERNATIONAL BODY
THAT RUNS THE WORLD CUP AND
OTHER SOCCER TERMINATES --
TOURNAMENT HAVE PROMISED A NEW
MODEL , WHICH WILL EMBED WORKER
AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION
INTO THE DESIGN OF THE
TOURNAMENT. THE AFL-CIO GOES ON
TO SAY TO WIN HOSTING RIGHTS,
UNITED 2026 MADE EXPLICIT
COMMITMENTS TO PROTECT AND
PROMOTE LABOR AND OTHER HUMAN
RIGHTS INCLUDING THE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO FORM AND
JOIN THE UNION, ORGANIZE AND
COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN. WE ARE
EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN FULLY EXERCISE
THESE RIGHTS AND INCLUDE THE
INCLUSION OF WORKER PROTECTIONS
AND UNION ALONG WITH OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PLANNING
PROCESS. ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE
S IN PARIS, 2024. THE
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE WORKED
WITH THE FRENCH UNION TO ENSURE
LABOR AND WORKER PRIORITIES
AND HUMAN RIGHTS PREVENTION
STRATEGIES WERE AT THE
FOREFRONT, AS THEY PLAN FOR THE
OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES.
IT'S A GREAT MODEL FOR US TO
CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THE
AFL-CIO, AND THE AFFILIATED
UNIONS, AND THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AS WELL.
THE FOUR PILLARS THEY ARE
COMMITTED TO IS TO ENSURE THE
HOST ENTITY AND ALL HOST CITIES
MAKE MEANINGFUL ENFORCEMENT
COMMITMENTS TO EMBED LABOR AND
OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS INTO
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE GAMES TO INVOLVE WORKERS
AND UNIONS AND OTHER COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO STRENGTHEN THE
CITY'S COMMITMENT TO LIVING
WAGE JOBS, AND TO ENSURE WE
CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THE WORLD
CUP IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ELEVATE THE NEEDS FROM
RESPONSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES
AND POLICIES. FINALLY WE
CONTINUE TO CALL FOR THE
SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. WOMEN'S
NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM IN ITS
FIGHT FOR EQUAL PAY, AND DEMAND
ALL WORKERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
WORLD CUP ARE FREE FROM
DISCRIMINATION AND ALL ITS
FORMS, INCLUDING GENDER-BASED
DISCRIMINATION. I'M EXCITED WE
HAVE A CHANCE TO INVEST IN
WORKERS, SUPPORT HIGH ROAD
EMPLOYEES, MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
MODEL FOR FUTURE MEGA SPORTING
EVENTS. THANK YOU TO THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEES, MLK
LABOR AND ALL ITS AFFILIATES. I
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
SUPPORT THIS EFFORT TODAY, AND
FUTURE EFFORTS TO ENSURE
WALL-TO-WALL , AS THE FIFA
WORLD CUP COMES TO SEATTLE IN
2026, WALL-TO-WALL, WE SUPPORT
WORKERS AS WELL AS THE
COMMUNITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO
BEING A HOST CITY AND ENJOYING
BEGINS WITH YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
SAY, QUICKLY, I AM ALSO EXCITED
TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS
EVENT. THESE EVENTS AND THE
ATTENTION THAT THEY WILL BRING
TO OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. AND I
WANT TO BE SURE THAT AS PLANS
GET UNDERWAY FOR HOW WE ENSURE
THE SAFETY OF OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY, AND THE CYCLE --
SAFETY OF TAURUS, WE ARE ALSO
ACTIVELY PLANNING FOR HOW WE
BETTER SUPPORT OUR LOCAL
BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY THOSE
IN THE CID, WHO WE KNOW
DIDN'T GET TO BENEFIT FROM THE
RECENT MLB EVENTS HAPPENING
HERE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE , AS
I'M HAVING CONVERSATIONS, THERE
IS A REAL INTEREST IN MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY
PLANNING FOR HOW TO SUPPORT
THE BUSINESS IS THERE, SO THEY
GET TO BENEFIT FROM THE
ECONOMIC CAVITY. AND THAT ALSO
WE ARE ACTIVELY PLANNING FOR
HOW TO PREVENT THE DISPLACEMENT
OF BUSINESSES, COMMERCIAL
ENTITIES THAT ARE LOCATED
THERE. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF
WORK TO DO. A VERY SHORT AMOUNT
OF TIME. I WANT TO THANK THE
PLANNING COMMITTEE , AND THE
FOLKS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THESE
CONVERSATIONS . I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT AS WE ARE
PLANNING FOR EVERYBODY'S
BENEFIT FOR THE ATTENTION AND
ACTIVITY WE ARE HAVING -- THAT
WILL BE HAPPENING HERE, THAT
OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE CID
GET INCLUDED IN THOSE PLANS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. YES,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM. VERY EXCITED TO HAVE
THE WORLD CUP HERE. THAT'S AN
UNDERSTATEMENT. JUST TAKING
THIS MOMENT TO SAY, IT'S HARD
TO CELEBRATE SUCCESS WHEN YOU
SEE YOUR HEROES I STOPPED IN
THEIR TRACKS. WAKING UP ON
SUNDAY MORNING, IT WAS HARD TO
READ THE NEWS , BECAUSE I WILL
ADMIT I DID NOT STAY UP ALL
NIGHT TO WATCH THE GAME . ALSO
A SINCERE AND HUGE
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WOMEN'S
USA TEAM FOR EVERYTHING THEY
HAVE DONE. I SAY IT'S HARD TO
CELEBRATE SUCCESS WHEN YOU HEAR
YOUR HEROES ARE STOPPED IN
THEIR TRACKS. JUST THE DAY
BEFORE, OUR LOCAL SEMI
PROFESSIONAL TEAM , BALLARD FC,
WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
IN THEIR SEMIPROFESSIONAL
LEAGUE. THEY BEAT OUT EVERY
OTHER TEAM IN OUR COUNTRY. IT
WAS JUST AN AMAZING MOMENT TO
GET TO WATCH OUR HOMETOWN
TEAM WIN THE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS . DETAILS ARE
EMERGING. WE WILL HOST THEM
HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK, COME
BEFORE COUNSEL REAL BRIEFLY, TO
CELEBRATE THE NATIONAL SUCCESS.
LET'S GO BALLARD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. I APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S COMMENTS ROUNDING
THIS OUT. TALKING ABOUT HUMAN
RIGHTS, WORKERS, SUPPORTING
LOCAL BUSINESS. OF COURSE OUR
TEAMS HERE, THE WOMEN SOCCER
TEAM, BALLARD FC, AND WE
TALKED TO COMMITTEE ABOUT
SAFETY ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY DURING THE EVENTS , AND
COSTS AND FINANCIAL
LIABILITIES. WE APPRECIATE THE
HARD WORK OF THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THE LOCAL
COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE TAKING
ON A LOT OF THESE
RESPONSIBILITIES. ALONG WITH
THE CITY. ALL RIGHTS.
COLLEAGUES, LET'S GO AHEAD AND
VOTE ON THIS. I SEE NO FURTHER
HANDS RAISED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO PASS
THE COUNSEL BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN. IN FAVOR, MEN
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES,
AND THE COURT WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
THREE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE.
RESOLUTION 32 096. A
RESOLUTION ADOPTING GENERAL
RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL;
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTIONS 32029
AND 32051. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE RESOLUTION BE
ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL ADOPT --
RESOLUTION 32096 ADOPT CHANGES
TO THE GENERAL RULES AND
PROCEDURES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THESE RULES AND PROCEDURES
GOVERN INTERNAL MANAGEMENT AND
PROCEDURES AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE
CITY CHARTER AND PRACTICES
WITH LEGISLATIVE BODIES. THEY
SERVE TO GUIDE COUNCILMEMBER
DUTIES AND MEETING
DELIBERATIONS. AT LEAST EVERY
TWO YEARS THE COUNSEL REVIEWS
THESE PROCEDURES AND RULES.
THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED REVIEW
ALLOWS THE COUNSEL TO CONSIDER
WAYS TO EXPAND AND CLARIFY THE
RULES. THANK YOU TO THE
GOVERNANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES
-- GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WHICH
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY . I WANT TO
THANK THE COUNCIL RULES WORKING
GROUP , INCLUDING CITY CLERK,
CENTRAL STAFF, THE ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE, FOR PROVIDING A STRONG
DRAFT FOR THE COMMITTEE TO
BUILD UPON. ON AUGUST 3rd, OUR
COMMITTEE CONSIDERED
AMENDMENTS, BROUGHT FORWARD BY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THERE WAS A
PUBLIC SPEAKER THIS MORNING,
THIS AFTERNOON, THAT EXPRESSED
CONCERN ABOUT HOW FUTURE PUBLIC
COMMENT WOULD BE TREATED.
PLEASE NOTE THE GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE ACCEPTED AN
AMENDMENT TO RETAIN AND CLARIFY
PUBLIC COMMENTERS . THEY ARE
STABLE TO COMMENT ON ITEMS
WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
COMMITTEE, EVEN IF THE ITEMS
ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. THAT IS
ESSENTIALLY RETAINED AND
CLARIFIED IN THIS RESOLUTION
BEFORE US TODAY. ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
RESOLUTION ON THE COUNCIL
RULES? OKAY. I THINK WE ARE
PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THESE.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S THE POINT I
DON'T HAVE ANY CLOSING REMARKS
ON THIS. LET'S HAVE THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN. EIGHT IN FAVOR, MEN
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED IN THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ NUMBER FOUR INTO THE
RECORD.
>> PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE, THE COUNSEL
BILL 120580. AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO APP-BASED WORKER
LABOR STANDARDS; ESTABLISHING
LABOR STANDARDS ON DEACTIVATION
PROTECTIONS FOR APP-BASED
WORKERS WORKING IN SEATTLE;
AMENDING SECTION 3.02.125 OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND
ADDING A NEW CHAPTER TO THE
MUNICIPAL CODE. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS BILL PASSES AS
AMENDED.
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND
RECOGNIZE THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE AND JUST A MOMENT.
JUST A HEADS UP, WE HAVE TWO
AMENDMENTS BEFORE US. THEY ARE
ON THE AGENDA TODAY. AMENDMENT
A AND B. THERE WILL BE SOME
PROCEDURE HERE TO GET THOSE
ITEMS BEFORE US. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, YOUR RECOGNIZE TO
ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL
MAKE SOME OPENING REMARKS. AND
THEN WE WILL MOVE FORWARD ON
ADDRESSING THE AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> AS WE HAVE HEARD TODAY, AND
HAVE BEEN HEARING FOR SEVERAL
MONTHS ACROSS MANY OF THE APPS
THAT ALLOW US TO PURCHASE GOODS
AND RECEIVE SERVICES . WORKERS
CAN BE DEACTIVATED WITHOUT
RECEIVING ANY NOTICE , OR ANY
REASON AT ALL . OFTEN THAT IS A
RESULT OF ALGORITHMS THAT
INCLUDE LITTLE TO NO HUMAN
REVIEW . THE BILL BEFORE US
TODAY BUILDS BASIC PROTECTIONS
FOR WORKERS , IN ONE OF THE
FASTEST GROWING SECTORS OF OUR
ECONOMY. AT BASE WORKERS.
THIS EFFORT BUILDS RELIABILITY
AND STABILITY FOR THIS GROWING
WORKFORCE. THE RELIABILITY
FOR THOUSANDS OF WORKERS WILL
HELP PREVENT HOMELESSNESS ,
FIGHT DISPLACEMENT, AND ALLOW
FAMILIES TO MEET THEIR BASIC
NEEDS. THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES
THAT COMPANIES NOTIFY WORKERS
BEFORE THEY GET DEACTIVATED ,
AND PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION OF
THE REASONING AND EVIDENCE
THAT TRIGGERED THE DEACTIVATION
PROCESS. IT DIRECTS COMPANIES
TO BUILD INTERNAL APPEAL
PROCESSES WITH HUMAN REVIEW ,
TO ALLOW WORKERS TO CHALLENGE
THEIR DEACTIVATION'S . WE ARE
NOT BANNING DEACTIVATION'S, WE
ARE SIMPLY REQUIRING WORKERS
BE ALLOWED TO CHALLENGE AN
INTEREST DEACTIVATION.
THROUGHOUT THE MANY STAKEHOLDER
MEETINGS, COMMITTEE MEETINGS
WITH PUBLIC TESTIMONY, AND
HUNDREDS OF EMAILS WE HAVE
RECEIVED ABOUT THIS POLICY, WE
HAVE HEARD PEOPLE'S CONCERNS
AND SUGGESTIONS OF WAYS TO
STRENGTHEN THE BILL, AND WE
HAVE SPENT THREE MEETINGS
DISCUSSING JUST THE AMENDMENTS
ALONE TO INTRODUCE THE BILL.
IN COMMITTEE, TO RESPOND TO
SAFETY CONCERNS, WE EXPANDED
THE DEFINITION OF EGREGIOUS
CONDUCT TO INCLUDE MORE
ALLOWABLE REASONS FOR PLATFORM
COMPANIES TO IMMEDIATELY
DEACTIVATE A WORKER WITHOUT THE
OTHERWISE NECESSARY TWO WEEK
NOTICE. THIS INCLUDES
SPECIFICALLY ADDING IN MORE
PROTECTIONS FOR PETS AND PET
OWNERS PER THE REQUEST OF
ROVER AND ITS USERS. TO CLARIFY
SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT
WE'VE HEARD TODAY, THE
EGREGIOUS IS CONDUCT DEFINITION
ALLOWS FOR NETWORK COMPANIES TO
AGAIN, IMMEDIATELY DEACTIVATE
A WORKER FOR BEHAVIOR BY AN
INDIVIDUAL APP BASED WORKER
THAT ENDANGERS THE PHYSICAL
SAFETY OF THE CUSTOMER, OR
THIRD PERSON. IN A COMPANY OR
AN ANIMAL. TO INTENTIONALLY
CAUSE ECONOMIC HARM TO THE
CUSTOMER OR THIRD PERSON OR THE
NETWORK COMPANY. THREE IS
THREATENING, HARASSING, OR
ABUSIVENESS TO THE CUSTOMER,
THIRD-PARTY, OR NETWORK
COMPANY. WE HEARD PRIVACY
CONCERNS . IN RESPONSE, WE
ADOPTED AN AMENDMENT TO ADJUST
REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTICE OF
DEACTIVATION'S, AND EVIDENCE TO
ALLOW COMPANIES TO SUMMARIZE
AND ANONYMIZE INFORMATION TO
BETTER PROTECT CUSTOMERS. TO
QUOTE THE LEGISLATION . IF THE
RECORD SUBSTANTIATING
DEACTIVATION INVOLVES
INFORMATION RELATED TO A
CUSTOMER, OR THIRD-PARTY , AND
THE NETWORK COMPANY REASONABLY
BELIEVES THE INFORMATION COULD
COMPROMISE THE CUSTOMER OR
THIRD-PARTY SAFETY, THE
NETWORK COMPANY MAY TAKE
MEASURES TO ANONYMIZE
INFORMATION RELATED TO THAT
CUSTOMER OR THIRD-PARTY. TODAY
WE HAVE TWO MORE AMENDMENTS.
AGAIN TO STRENGTHEN THE BILL
AND FURTHER ONE OF THE
AMENDMENTS IN PARTICULAR. THE
RESULT OF THE HARD WORK OF
WORKERS WITH WORKING
WASHINGTON TO STRYKER FURTHER
COMPROMISE WITH THE PLATFORMS
TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS. WE
WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT IN
THE MINUTES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE CAN GO AHEAD
AND DO THIS PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE ON THE TWO
AMENDMENTS. OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
WANT TO SPEAK TO THE BILL AS
ITS AMENDED AT THE END, WE
WILL GIVE YOU PLENTY OF TIME TO
DO THAT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO
THIS. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ,
OR YOUR COSPONSOR, DO YOU WANT
TO MOVE AMEND COUNSEL BILL
120580 ?
>> I MOVED TO AMEND 120580 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A ON THE
AGENDA.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. TO ADOPT
AMENDMENT A AS PRESENTED ON THE
AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS
AMENDMENT A?
>> THIS INCLUDES TECHNICAL
CLARIFICATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS RULE. AND
ENFORCEMENT. IT WAS DEVELOPED
IN RESPONSE TO HER LAST FROM
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. USES
LANGUAGE TO CLARIFY THAT OLS
WILL NOT ENFORCE CERTAIN
SECTIONS BEFORE JUNE 1st 2027,
WHILE RECOGNIZING
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S ADOPTED
AMENDMENT TO CHANGE OUT TIM A
AND PARAGRAPH B.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
AMENDMENT A BEFORE WE VOTE?
>> OKAY.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT E ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> AMENDMENT E IS ADOPTED.
COUNSEL BILL 120580 IS AMENDED
AS SUCH. LET US NOW GIVE YOU
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE
AMENDMENT B. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD OR LOUIS.
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT B. B
MEXICAN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS AMENDMENT
B?
>> THANK YOU, AMENDMENT
CAMPBELL IS -- AND A NUMBER
OF THE PLATFORMS COVERED BY
THIS LEGISLATION TO ADJUST THE
THRESHOLD FOR COVERAGE CAP FROM
10%TO 25%. WITH THE SECOND
CLAUSE, AT AN ALTERNATIVE
THRESHOLD FOR COVERAGE THAT
WOULD BE TRIGGERED BY ANY
DEACTIVATION RELATED TO AN
INCIDENT OR INCIDENTS OCCURRING
WHILE PERFORMING SERVICES
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THIS AMENDMENT CAME OUT OF
CONCERNS SHARED BY THE APPS
AROUND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
OF TWO BROUGHT UP COVERAGE
UNDER THE POLICY, AND OUT OF
CONCERNS FROM IMPACTED WORKERS
ABOUT A POSSIBLE DIFFERENT
FLEXIBILITY FOR THE NATURE OF
THE WORK WE ARE REGULATING
UNDER THIS WRAP, THIS
COMPROMISE IS AGREEABLE TO ALL
PARTIES, AND SUPPORTED BY ALL
OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS. WE URGE
ITS ADOPTION.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT B. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT B.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRO TEM
PEDERSEN.
>> ASPECTS
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
AMENDMENT B IS ADOPTED.
COUNSEL BILL 120580 IS AMENDED
AS SUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
AMENDMENTS? I DON'T THINK THERE
ARE. OKAY. I KNOW WE WANT TO
NOW MAKE SOME COMMENTS ON
COUNSEL BILL 120580 AS AMENDED.
LET'S SEE HERE. WHAT AM I GO
FIRST SINCE WE WANT TO END ON
A HIGH NOTE. I WILL GO FIRST.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD
WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS.
THE WORK OVER SEVERAL MONTHS
WITH LOTS OF STAKEHOLDERS
INVOLVED . REALLY GOOD PROCESS.
I STATED MY CONCERNS WITH THE
WELL-INTENTIONED LEGISLATION
WHEN I VOTED AT THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE ON JULY 17th.
PEOPLE COULD WATCH THAT. AND
TO SUMMARIZE, I VOTED FOR THE
SO-CALLED COMPENSATION
LEGISLATION, AND I PAID FOR THE
-- NOW WE HAVE THIS NEW
LEGISLATION TO REGULATE
DEACTIVATION. A REQUEST
CARRIED FORWARD BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF AN
ADVOCACY GROUP CALLED WORKING
WASHINGTON, WHICH IS IN THE
HOUSE TODAY. I SUPPORT MANY
ELEMENTS OF THIS PROPOSAL.
BECAUSE THIS DEACTIVATION
LEGISLATION DOES NOT EXEMPT
THE UNIQUE SUBSET OF TECHNOLOGY
COMPANIES CALLED MARKETPLACE
NETWORK COMPANIES, SUCH AS
LOCAL PET CARE COMPANIES , AND
OTHER IN-HOME SERVICES, AND
BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE REJECTED
OTHER KEY AMENDMENTS TO REFIE
THIS UNTESTED CONCEPT, I AM
NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT THE
LEGISLATION IN ITS PRESENT
FORM. TO BE CONSISTENT WITH MY
COMMITTEE VOTE, I WILL BE
VOTING NO AGAIN TODAY. LET'S
MOVE ON TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM. I WANT TO
THANK THE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
THEIR CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR
SUPPORTING WORKERS IN OUR
CITY. I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY
THE TERM GIG IS A MISNOMER .
THESE GIGS HAVE ACTUALLY BECOME
EITHER THE PRIMARY SUPPORT FOR
MANY FAMILIES , OR AN ESSENTIAL
SENT -- JOB TO HELP WITH THE
RISING COST OF LIVING IN THE
CITY. WITHOUT PROPER
REGULATION, DEACTIVATION'S ,
PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THOSE WHO
ARE DISABLED , WILL CONTINUE TO
CREATE ECONOMIC INEQUALITY IN
THE CITY. I'M HAPPY TO BE
SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION
TODAY. WE AS COMMUNITY , OTHER
COUNSEL, HAVE A VESTED INTEREST
IN REGULATING OUR VERY DIVERSE
BUSINESS ECONOMY. I DO WANT TO
THANK WORKING WASHINGTON FOR
STRIKING A BALANCE WITH OUR
GIG EMPLOYERS THAT IS ABLE TO
PROTECT WORKERS IN THIS FIELD
, THIS EMERGING SECTOR . WITH
THAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING WITH COLLEAGUES,
AND WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA MIGHT WANT TO SAY
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
>> I WILL TALK VERY SLOWLY
HERE. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
IS A -- EAGER TO TALK ABOUT
THIS. PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. ALL WORKERS
DESERVE RESPECT AND A REST
BREAK. AM I RIGHT?
>> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON
THIS. I WANT TO CHIME IN AND
THANK THE SPONSORS. THINK THE
COMMUNITY AND THE WORKERS AND
WASHINGTON WORKERS. OVER THE
LAST FOUR MONTHS, SIX MONTHS OR
SO, IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS. I
KNOW THIS HAS BEEN WORKED ON.
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THIS
HISTORIC MOMENT. AND EXTEND MY
APPRECIATION TO THE CHAIR OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THE CHAIR OF
PUBLIC ASSETS , BOTH AS
COSPONSORS I UNDERSTAND. THEY
HAVE COLLECTIVELY, WITH
COMMUNITY, IDENTIFIED AWAY TO
ADDRESS A RAMPANT PROBLEM
ACROSS OUR COUNTRY. HERE IN
SEATTLE, WE CONTINUE TO BE ON
THE CUTTING EDGE IN TERMS OF
HOW WE CAN RESPOND TO THE
CHANGING LABOR MARKET, AND
CHANGE -- THAT WE'VE ONLY SEEN
EXACERBATED IN THE TIME OF
COVID WHEN WORKERS WHO ARE ON
THE FRONTLINE WHO CONTINUE TO
GO TO WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT,
WHO WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE
WORKERS OF COLOR, AND LOWER
WAGE WORKERS. NOW IS THE TIME
FOR SEATTLE TO CONTINUE ITS
RIGHTEOUS HISTORY AND
CORRECTING SOME OF THESE
WRONGS. WORKERS HAVE BEEN LEFT
OUT OF LABOR PROTECTIONS AND WE
CAN BE A GREATER EXAMPLE OF
OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE
NATION FOR HOW TO RESPOND TO
THE CHANGING LABOR ENVIRONMENT,
AND HOW TO WRITE THE PATH OUT
OF COVID TO ENSURE MORE WORKERS
HAVE ACCESS TO NOT ONLY GOOD
LIVING WAGE JOBS, BUT THE RIGHT
TO CHALLENGE DISCRIMINATION,
AND DEACTIVATION IN THEIR
WORKPLACE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
WHO ARE ON APPS. RIGHT NOW, AS
WE KNOW, WORKERS WHO HAVE
LITTLE TO NO RIGHT TO PROCESS
AND MAKE A CHALLENGE ON THEIR
DEACTIVATION, EVERY TIME I'M
ON THE LIFT I ASKED THE DRIVER
ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE. HAVE
STORY AFTER STORY OVER
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CHALLENGED
THE DRIVER AND HAVE BROUGHT
GRIEVANCES FORWARD . THE WORKER
HAS EXPRESSED THEY HAVE DONE
NOTHING WRONG. OFTEN TIMES THAT
SOMEONE BEING UPSET FOR ISSUES
THAT THE DRIVER HAS NO CONTROL
OVER. TO DEACTIVATE A DRIVER,
OR TO CUT SOMEBODY OFF FROM
THEIR ABILITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO
INCOME, WITH NO WARNING, AND NO
RECOURSE, IS JUST WRONG. THE
DEACTIVATION PROCESS IS
ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT MORE
WORKERS CAN MAKE GOOD ON THE
ABILITY TO -- EXCUSE ME, THE
DEACTIVATION PROCESS IS
ESSENTIAL FOR ALL OF US TO MOVE
FORWARD TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
JUST CITY WHERE WORKERS HAVE
ACCESS TO THE PROTECTION OF
MAKING SURE THEY ARE NOT LOSING
THEIR JOB WITHOUT A PROCESS TO
ENSURE THEY CAN BRING FORWARD
THEIR OWN SIDE TO SHARE WITH
THE -- WITHOUT PROTECTION FROM
LOSING WORK AT ANY TIME, WE
KNOW THAT MANY OF THE
PROTECTIONS OUR CITY HAS BEEN
SO PROUD TO PUT FORWARD WILL
JUST BE LOST FOR THESE WORKERS
IF THEY ARE ARBITRARILY, IN MY
OPINION, LOSING ACCESS TO
EMPLOYMENT. I AM THRILLED THIS
LEGISLATION HAS MADE IT OVER
THE FINISH LINE. BUT I'M HERE
TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT MY
COLLEAGUES, IN GETTING THIS
ONTO THE NATIONAL STAGE AGAIN.
IT IS THANKS TO THE WORKERS AND
THEIR TENACITY, THEIR
COMMITMENT, AND THEIR COURAGE
TO BRING STORIES UP
REPEATEDLY, TO HELP US
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
THEIR WORK LACES. INSIDE THEIR
VEHICLES. AND HOW WE CAN
BETTER LEARN FROM THEM,
ESPECIALLY THESE WORKERS WHO
WE CALL ESSENTIAL DURING THE
PANDEMIC, TO ENSURE WE TREAT
THEM AS ESSENTIAL WORKERS, AND
SURE THERE IS CLEAR PROCESSES
FOR WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS, OR
APPS , TO HAVE TO ADHERE TO, SO
DEACTIVATION IS A CLEAR PROCESS
THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS, AND
THERE IS A WAY TO ENSURE
WORKERS ARE TREATED FAIRLY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WORKERS
, TO THE APPS WHO CAME TO THE
TABLE, AND OFFERED COMPROMISED
AMENDMENTS. TO THE SPONSORS OF
THIS LEGISLATION , AND TO ALL
OF YOU FOR SETTING ANOTHER
STANDARD FOR OTHER
RESTRICTIONS TO FOLLOW.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. BACK TO THE SPONSORS.
YOU WANT TO CLOSE THIS OUT?
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
LEWIS. EXCUSE ME. IS IT OKAY
IF COUNCILMEMBER NELSON GOES
FIRST FOR THE SPONSORS CLOSE IT
OUT ? COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. I AM
SORRY FOR RAISING MY HAND AT
THE LAST MINUTE. I SAID WHEN
THIS WAS FIRST PRESENTED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON MAY 9th THAT I WAS
CONCERNED THAT COMPELLING APP
BASED WORKERS, AND REQUIRING
THE PRODUCTION AND TRANSMISSION
OF WORK -- IT PUTS THE SAFETY
AND WELL-BEING, AND PRIVACY OF
CUSTOMERS AT RISK. AND AS A
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, AND
PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO THE
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND
REPUTATIONAL HARM THAT CAN
RESULT FROM RETAINING EMPLOYEES
WHO SYSTEMATICALLY ENGAGE IN
POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, OR WORSE
. THAT'S RELEVANT BECAUSE WE
CAN FORGET THEIR SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT RELY ON THE
NETWORK COMPANIES TO REACH
THEIR CUSTOMERS AND ALSO
DELIVER REALLY IMPORTANT AND
NECESSARY GOODS AND SERVICES.
I PROPOSED CLOSE TO 20
AMENDMENTS. JAZZ IS COUNTING,
I'M SURE. SOME PASSED. I PULLED
SOME FOR LACK OF SUPPORT AND
COMMITTEE. WHILE THIS
LEGISLATION WAS IMPROVED BY
THE INCLUSION OF SOME OF THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, NOT JUST
MINE, BUT OTHER S AS WELL. I'M
NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS BILL
TODAY, BECAUSE THOSE CHANGES:
FAR ENOUGH TO ALLAY THOSE
CONCERNS, AND , IN MANY OTHERS,
THAT I AND STAKEHODERS HAVE.
I'M ESPECIALLY DISAPPOINTED
THAT THE AMENDMENT TO EXCLUDE
MARKETPLACE NETWORK COMPANIES
FAILED. COMPANIES PROVIDING
SERVICES IN CUSTOMERS HOMES ARE
DIFFERENT THAN THOSE THAT
MERELY DRIVE A PERSON OR GOODS
FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.
MARKETPLACE NETWORK COMPANIES
WERE EXCLUDED , AND THEY SHOULD
BE IN THIS BILL AS WELL. MORE
FUNDAMENTALLY, I OBJECT TO THE
COUNCIL EXCEEDING THE
POLICYMAKING AUTHORITY TO A
SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE SERVICE
OF A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT
EXTENDS BEYOND OUR CHARTER
RESPONSIBILITIES. IN THIS CASE,
I'M TALKING ABOUT -- VIA ITS
ADVOCACY ARM WORKING
WASHINGTON, WHICH DID MOST OF
THE LION SHARE WORK OF
ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS, AND
FIELDING AMENDMENTS. THAT IS
FINE. HOWEVER, THIS BILL TOOK
MONTHS. SO DID PAY UP. THAT
WAS VALUABLE TIME AND EFFORT ON
BEHALF OF MY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, AND ALSO STAFF, THAT
COULD HAVE BEEN SPENT ON MORE
-- ITEM NO, NOT NECESSARILY
MORE URGENT, BUT MORE RELEVANT
WORK TO A PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMUNITY, SUCH
AS GUN VIOLENCE, AND CRIME
AGAINST SMALL BUSINESSES, AND
THE FENTANYL CRISIS, ET CETERA.
I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT
THERE ARE -- I AM REGISTERING
THAT PRINCIPLE OPPOSITION, IN
ADDITION TO PERHAPS THE MORE
RELEVANT CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION, EVEN IN THE FORM
IT ENDED UP. I VOTED FOR PAY
UP AFTER IT WAS VASTLY IMPROVED
. THIS TIME IT DOESN'T GO FAR
ENOUGH. I REALLY APPRECIATE,
AND MY COLLEAGUES AND THEIR
PATIENTS ON WORKING WITH ME AND
SOME OF THESE AMENDMENTS, AND
ESPECIALLY STAFF WHO DID THE
LION SHARE OF THE DRAFTING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. BACK TO OUR SPONSORS TO
CLOSE THIS OUT. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> I FEEL COMPELLED TO
RESPOND. I THINK IT'S
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
SET THE RECORD. WORKERS WHO
ARE REPRESENTED OUR
CONSTITUENTS. WORKERS WHO ARE
GOING TO BE COVERED BY THIS
LEGISLATION ARE RESIDENTS OF
THE CITY. IT IS INCUMBENT UPON
US TO ENSURE THAT ALL VOICES
ARE HEARD, AND ABSOLUTELY. IT
DOES NOT COME IN SOME SORT OF
HIERARCHAL TERROR, WERE SMALL
BUSINESSES, AS NOTED, IS ABOVE
THE WORKERS WERE EVERYDAY
WORKING 8 TO 10 TO 12 TO 14
HOURS. REPRESENTS JANITORS AND
LONG-TERM CARE PROVIDERS , AND
NURSES . THE WORKING WASHINGTON
MEMBERS, WHO DELIVER FOOD AND
DRIVE PEOPLE TO MEDICAL
APPOINTMENTS AND GAIT KIDDOS
TO SCHOOL ON TIME , ARE OUR
RESIDENTS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY
IMPERATIVE WE LISTEN TO THOSE
VOICES. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN OUR CITY. THESE ARE
WORKERS WHOSE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN
LONGTIME NEGLECT DID. IT IS
IMPERATIVE FOR US TO STAND UP
TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS OF THE
CITY. THANK YOU FOR LET ME SET
THE RECORD STRAIGHT, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. ARE WE READY FOR
THE SPONSORS TO CLOSE THIS OUT?
ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBERS
HERBOLD EMILUS , PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M GOING
TO BE BRIEF, BECAUSE WE HAVE A
PACKED AGENDA. I MOSTLY JUST
WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO
COLLABORATED ON BUILDING THIS
POLICY. I WANT TO THANK WORKING
WASHINGTON FOR THEIR DILIGENCE
, AND STAKEHOLDER RING
EXTENSIVELY ON THIS POLICY.
AND THAT INVOLVED A LOT OF
DIPLOMACY WITH THE APPS. I WANT
TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF THE
APPS IN WORKING WITH US TO
ACCOMMODATE A LOT OF THEIR
CONCERNS, AND REALLY FOCUS ON
OUR COMMON INTEREST HERE IN A
WAY THAT PROVIDES
PREDICTABILITY, TRANSPORTATION
-- TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ALSO
PRESERVES CRITICAL AND
IMPORTANT DECISIONS THEY
NEEDED TO RETAIN AS PART OF OUR
WORK. I WANT TO THANK THOMAS
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, WHO IS
IN CHAMBERS, FOR THE DILIGENT
WORK IN HELPING THE SHEPHERD
THIS ALONG. AND OF COURSE, OUR
DILIGENT COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF
, AND JASMINE AND CAREER AND
MORE, AND THE WORK THAT YOU DID
TO REALLY NAVIGATE A
COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT
AMENDMENT PROCESS THAT WAS EVER
CHANGING. MANAGING THAT WORK
WITH GRACE, AS WE GOT THROUGH
MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS OF
EVER-CHANGING COMPONENTS OF
THIS BILL TO GET THE BILL THAT
MET OUR NEEDS , RESPECTED THE
CONCERNS OF ALL OF THE
STAKEHOLDERS FROM LABOR AND
BUSINESS. AND REALLY ADVANCED A
NATIONAL POLICY THAT WILL BE A
NATIONAL TRENDS --
TRENDSETTER. WITH THAT I WILL
HAND IT OVER TO MY COSPONSOR.
SORRY. I HAVE TO THINK CAMILO
BROWN ON MY COUNCIL STAFF , WHO
LIAISON TO AS PART OF THE TEAM
TO BUILD THIS , WHO, WITHOUT
HER ASSISTANCE AND HELP, WE
WOULD NOT HAVE A GOOD
LEGISLATIVE PROJECT. AND OF
COURSE, THE WORK OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND HER
TEAM AS WELL. WITH THAT I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE PUT -- WE
HEARD FROM SOME PEOPLE THAT
THEY DON'T BELIEVE UNWARRANTED
DEACTIVATION TO BE AN
IMPORTANT PROBLEM FOR THIS
COUNCIL TO ADDRESS. IT COMES
RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF AN
ARTICLE IN THE SEATTLE TIMES
YESTERDAY, WHERE THEY REPORTED
ON THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON STUDY OF THE DRIVERS
RESOLUTION CENTER. THIS WAS
ABOUT TMC PROTECTIONS, BUT
THERE'S A LOT OF PARALLELS.
THAT STUDY EVALUATED OUR
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY
PROTECTIONS , WHERE PEOPLE
WERE TOLD ALSO AT THE TIME WE
WERE DELIBERATING ON THAT
POLICY, THAT THOSE PROTECTIONS
WERE UNNECESSARY. AND NOT AN
URGENT ISSUE FOR THE COUNCIL
TO GRAPPLE WITH. THE REVIEW OF
1420 CASES PROCESSED THROUGH
THE CITY'S RESOLUTION CENTER
FOUND THAT DRIVERS OF COLOR
WERE DEACTIVATED AT SIMILAR
RATES AS WHITE DRIVERS, BUT
THEY FOUND THAT DRIVERS OF
COLOR WERE REACTIVATED AT A
HIGHER RATE. TO QUOTE THE
STUDY, THEY SAID WE INTERPRET
THIS DIFFERENCE AS DRIVERS OF
COLOR BEING DEACTIVATED MORE
FREQUENTLY FOR RESEARCH ALSO SA
THAT DRIVERS SUPPORT CALL
CENTERS AND LOCAL OFFICES WERE
OFTEN UNHELPFUL IN RESOLVING
THESE ISSUES. AND COULD BE
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE FOR
DRIVERS WHO DON'T SPEAK OR
READ ENGLISH AS A FIRST
LANGUAGE. OVER HALF OF DRIVER
DEACTIVATION'S PROCESS BY THE
RESOLUTION CENTER WERE FOR
MINOR ISSUES , INCLUDING
SUBMITTING A SCANNED COPY OF A
DOCUMENT, INSTEAD OF AN
ORIGINAL. 80% OF DRIVERS WHO
RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM THE
DRIVER DEACTIVATION CENTER
WERE ABLE TO GET REACTIVATED.
THAT MEANS 80% OF THOSE 1400
DRIVERS, WHO WITHOUT
DEACTIVATION PROTECTIONS OF
SOME SORT, WOULD HAVE
PERMANENTLY LOST THEIR INCOME.
HOW IS THAT NOT AN URGENT
ISSUE FOR US TO ADDRESS HERE
IN THESE CHAMBERS? IT'S TRUE
WE ARE BUILDING SOMETHING
DIFFERENT HERE, BUT IT IS
SIMILARLY INNOVATED, AND THERE
ARE SIMILAR PLATFORMS OFFERING
DIFFERENT SERVICES INTO A
MOSTLY DIFFERENT GROUP OF
WORKERS, BUT WE KNOW MANY OF
YOU DO BOTH T AND C AND D AND
C WORK. WHAT IS THE SAME IS
THAT WORKERS ARE ASKING FOR US
TO HELP. THIS BILL COMES FROM
YEARS OF ENGAGEMENT AND
OUTREACH WITH WORKERS, WORKERS
ADVOCATES. NETWORK COMPANIES
AND CITY STAFF. WE SPENT THREE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS JUST
WORKING ON AMENDMENTS ALONE. A
NUMBER OF MEETINGS LEADING UP
TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE BILL
AS WELL. IT'S READY FOR A VOTE.
WORKERS ARE READY FOR US TO
VOTE. THEY ARE READY FOR US TO
VOTE WITH THEM.
>> THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, ESPECIALLY BREANNA
THOMAS, FOR ENCOURAGING ALL OF
THE PARTIES TO STAY AT THE
CABLE TO FORGE STILL MORE
COMPROMISE, EVEN WHEN THE
FINISH LINE WAS SO CLOSE. I
ALSO APPRECIATE THE SINCERE AND
MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF THE
PLATFORMS. THANK YOU, AS WELL
TO COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF.
JASMINE. AND OUR LEGISLATIVE
AIDES, CAMILLA BROWN AND --
SUNNY AND MINE. YOUR PATIENCE
AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL . THE
PHILOSOPHY OF NO POLICY FOR US
WITHOUT US HAS RESULTED IN US
GETTING TO THIS POINT TODAY.
MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK
WORKING WASHINGTON, AND ALL OF
THE INDIVIDUAL WORKERS WHO
SHARED THEIR STORIES AND DRIVEN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
HISTORIC POLICY. I AM SO
PROUD OF THEIR CITY, SEATTLE IS
A NATIONAL LEADER IN LABOR
PROTECTIONS, NINE BY MIKE
FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS TO HELP
ME BY THE PLEADING AND VOTING
YES BY -- ON THE AMENDED BILL.
>> THANK YOU. WILL YOU PLEASE
-- KIRK PLEASE CALL THE RULE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE. NAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNSEL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN.
>> KNOW.
>> SIX IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
FIVE INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF PUBLIC ASSETS
AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE,
CONSTABLE 120629. AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO AMUSEMENT DEVICE
LICENSES; REPEALING THE
REQUIREMET FOR AN AMUSEMENT
DEVICE LICENSE, REPEALING --
AND OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT TIM PEDERSEN. THE
STORY WITH THIS ORDINANCE
REPEALING THE LICENSE FEE
BEGINS WITH KMART'S COMING
BACK DOWNTOWN. MARQUIS ARCADE
IN THE CENTER OF SEATTLE.
RIGHT AFTER THE PANDEMIC. AS I
DO OFTEN WITH LOTS OF
CONSTITUENT BUSINESSES IN MY
DISTRICT, BE THEY SMALL , BE
THEY LARGE, BE THEY MEDIUM, I
ASKED THEM WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
COME BACK TO DOWNTOWN TO DO
BUSINESS, WHAT IS LIKE TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE DOWNTOWN
CORE. WHAT CAN THE CITY DO TO
BE A GOOD PARTNER ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE
CONVERSATION WAS SOMETHING THAT
I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF.
THE AMUSEMENT LICENSE DEVICE
FEE THAT THE CITY ASSESSES. I
LOOKED INTO WHAT THE PURPOSE
OF THIS FEE WAS. IT BECAME
CLEAR AND EVIDENT FAIRLY
QUICKLY THERE WAS NO HEALTH,
SAFETY OR WELFARE PROCESS FOR
THIS FEE. THIS FEE IS MERELY AN
EXTRACTION ON AMUSEMENT
DEVICES, LIKE ARCADE HYMNS,
PINBALL MACHINES, THERE'S
OTHER ENUMERATED EXAMPLES IN
THE SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE.
FUNDAMENTALLY, NUMBER OF PEOPLE
IN THE INDUSTRY TOLD ME THAT
THIS HAS A CHILLING EFFECT ON
BUSINESSES THAT RELY ON
AMUSEMENT DEVICES LOCATED IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE , IN RECENT
YEARS, NEW YORK CITY AND IN
SPOKANE HAVE ABOLISHED SIMILAR
FEES. KING COUNTY AND A NUMBER
OF CITIES DO NOT ASSESS THIS
FEE. IT BRINGS UP AT THE
MINIMUS AMOUNT OF REVENUE IN
NA A GIVEN AMOUNT OF YOUR $.60
THOUSAND. AS WE ARE LOOKING AT
INCREMENTAL WAYS THAT THE CITY
CAN IMPROVE AND FOSTER OUR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, TO
PROMOTE DOWNTOWN RECOVERY, IT
BEHOOVES US TO LOOK THROUGH OUR
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COLD -- CODE
FOR RELICS THAT ARE HIDING OUT
IN OUR LAW AND ARE STILL BEING
PRACTICED IN A WAY THAT IS NOT
ADVANCING ANY DISCERNIBLE
POLICY SERVICE, BUT IS
INCONVENIENCING SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS. I HAVE A SUSPICION
THERE MAY BE OTHER THINGS LIKE
THIS IN THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO
ENCOURAGE US TO SEEK THEM OUT,
SEEK FEEDBACK ON WAYS WE CAN BE
BETTER PARTNERS IN THE
POST-COVID RECOVERY. AND WHEN
SOMETHING COMES FORWARD, WHERE
WE CAN CREATE CHANGE BY
REPEALING A REGULATION, WE
SHOULD BE WILLING TO ENGAGE IN
THE CONVERSATION. WITH THAT, I
HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD. I
LOOK FORWARD TO THE NOVELTY OF
THE CITY COUNCIL REPEALING A
FEE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A
WHILE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS,
COLLEAGUES? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
COUNCIL BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRO TEM
PEDERSEN.
>> IS.
>> IN IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE COUNCIL BILL PASSES AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN A POINT
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
SIX INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX,
CONSTABLE 120 626. AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION
AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION, THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT AND CIVIC PROJECTS
TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT
AQUARIUM SOCIETY.. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE
COUNCIL BILL BE PASSED.
>> MY LEGISLATIVE AIDE IS IN
CHAMBERS. MALIK WORKED VERY
HARD ON PUTTING THE ORDINANCE
TOGETHER, WORKING WITH CENTRAL
STAFF TO BRING IT FORWARD. I
JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE
HIM FOR THAT. GIVEN HE IS HERE
IN CHAMBERS WITH US THIS
AFTERNOON. MOVING ON TO COUNCIL
BILL 120626. THIS PROPOSAL
FROM THE AQUARIUM HAS BEEN
MONTHS IN THE VETTING -- TO
THE OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH THE
SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY. LAST
YEAR, THE COUNCIL AND CITY BY
EXTENSION GAVE A LOAN OF $20
MILLION TO THE AQUARIUM AS
PART OF OUR COMMITMENT AND
PARTNERSHIP TO COMPLETE THE
OCEAN PAVILION . IN SO DOING,
ALSO COMPLETE CRITICAL CIVIL
-- CIVIC PROJECTS LIKE THE
OVERLOOK WALK. WHICH IS
INTIMATELY CONNECTED WITH THAT
PROJECT. THE AQUARIUM CAME BACK
WITH A PROPOSAL TO PURSUE
PRIVATE FINANCING AND PAYBACK
OUR LOAN EARLY. THIS AGREEMENT
IN FRONT OF US IS THE
MANIFESTATION -- THAT'S IN
VERY SIMPLE TERMS. THE
MANIFESTATION OF WHAT HAS BEEN
BROUGHT TO US. WE HAD TWO
OUNCIL COMMITTEE SESSIONS TO
VET THIS PROPOSAL . IT DID
ULTIMATELY COME OUT OF
COMMITTEE WITH THE UNANIMOUS
RECOMMENDATION BEFORE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT. WHICH
IS A TESTAMENT TO THE HARD WORK
OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. I WANT
TO SPECIFICALLY GIVE A SHOUT
OUT TO CHRIS IN THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE , FOR HER DILIGENCE AND
HARD WORK FOR SHEPHERDING THIS.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
THE AQUARIUM TEAM, WHO IS IN
CHAMBERS HERE WITH US, FOR
BEING VERY RESPONSIVE FOR THE
INFORMATION REQUESTED, AND THE
COMMITTEE SESSIONS BEING
PRODUCTIVE. AND
>> WITH THAT, I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD. I AM
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
COLLEAGUES MAY HAVE BUT THE
UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FROM
THE COMMITTEE SHOWS OUR
CONFIDENCE IN THIS AGREEMENT AT
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE AQUARIUM
TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. OCEAN
TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
LIFT UP SOME OF THE ASSURANCES
WE HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT THE
LIMITATIONS TO THE CITY'S
LIABILITY AND THE BUILT-IN
SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE THAT THEY
ARE UNDERSTOOD BY THE PUBLIC.
THE CITY WILL NOT BE A
GUARANTOR ON THE COMMERCIAL
LOAN. THE OWNERSHIP OF THE NEW
OCEAN PAVILION WILL TRANSFER TO
THE CITY AFTER THE CERTIFICATE
OF OCCUPANCY IS ISSUED IN 2024
BUT THE OCEAN PAVILION WILL NOT
BE COLLATERAL FOR THE LOAN WITH
THE PROPOSED BANK FINANCING,
THE CITY IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE
ITS $20 MILLION IN ENHANCED
FACILITY FEES, THE REPAYMENT
FOR THE PREVIOUS LOAN WELL
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. THE CITY
WILL RECEIVE QUARTERLY
REPORTING AS A REQUIREMENT
BUILT INTO THE LOAN AGREEMENT
TO ALLOW US TO MONITOR THE
PERFORMANCE AND REVENUE
PRODUCTIONS AND REQUIRE EARLY
COLLECTIVE ACTION IF THEY ARE
NOT MET. TOGETHER, I DO
BELIEVE, AS THE BILL SPONSOR
STATED, THESE PROTECTIONS AND
SAFEGUARDS ARE SECURE AND I AM
THANKFUL FOR THE ONGOING
TRANSPARENCY AS WELL AS OUR
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF THAT DID
GOOD WORK VETTING THE
AGREEMENT.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON PASSAGE OF
THE COUNCIL BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER TRAN 21?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL NUMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN?
>> NO.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE COUNCIL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN A. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION? WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 7 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF A FIGHT AND
THEN SENT HOUSING COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM. AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF
FUNDING FROM NON-CITY SOURCES,
AUTHORIZING THE HEADS OF
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO ACCEPT
AND AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE
OF SPECIFIED GRANTS, PRIVATE
FUNDING UNSUBSIDIZED LOANS AND
TO EXECUTE, DELIVER, AND
PERFORM CORRESPONDING
AGREEMENTS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND THE BILL PASSES AS
AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS
THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. AS THE CLERK
NOTED, THIS IS AN ANNUAL BILL
RELATED TO ACCEPTANCE OF
FUNDING FROM NON-CITY SOURCES.
IT AUTHORIZES VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS TO AUTHORIZE
EXPENDITURES FOR SPECIFIC
GRANTS, PRIVATE FUNDING
UNSUBSIDIZED LOANS AND EXECUTE,
DELIVER AND PERFORM
CORRESPONDING AGREEMENTS. I
WANT TO THANK OUR DIRECTOR
ALONG WITH TOM MIKE CELL FROM
CENTRAL STAFF FOR THE FISCAL
ANALYSIS ON THE BILL AND TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR THE
AMENDMENT THAT SHE ADDED AND
THAT WE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY AS
WELL IN OUR COMMITTEE. I HOPE
THAT COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME IN
VOTING YESTERDAY.
>> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS ACCEPTANCE BILL?
>> ANY CLOSING REMARKS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. I AM
PROUD TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS
SUPPLEMENTAL AMENDMENT THAT I
OFFERED TO ACCEPT AND TRANSFER
$200,000 FROM THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR THE
SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER. THAT FUNDING WILL
ALLOW THE DEVELOPER TO SCALE UP
IN 2023. THIS IS A CULMINATION
OF THE WORK THAT MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN DOING SINCE LAST FALL WHEN
WE APPROACHED REPRESENTATIVES
TO INCLUDE THE $200,000 IN THE
STATE BUDGET. I DO WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
FOR SPONSORING THE AMENDMENT
FOR ME AND HER COMMITTEE. AND,
I WANT TO THANK MY STAFF WHO
HAS BEEN HELPING MAKE SURE THAT
WE TRACK THIS PROCESS AND WE
ARE IMPLEMENTING IT AS BEST WE
CAN AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE FRUIT OF THIS WORK AS WE
PROGRESS. THE FUNDING
REPRESENTS A BIG STEP TOWARD
SEEING A SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER AND AS WE BEGIN TO
BUILD THE NATION'S FIRST CITY
LEVEL UNIVERSALLY AFFORDABLE
DEMOCRATICALLY RUN SOCIAL
HOUSING ORGANIZATION, I THINK
WE ALL HAVE A LOT TO LOOK
FORWARD TO. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
THIS . WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE COUNCIL BILL?
>> TRAN 21?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> THE COUNCIL BILL PASSES AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION.
>> AGENDA ITEM 8, COUNSELOR
120698, IT ADOPTED THE 2023
BUDGET INCLUDING THE 2023 TO
2028 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM. THE COMMITTEE
REPRIMANDS THE BILL PASS AS
AMENDED.
>> WE DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT ON
THIS FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIR
OF THE RELEVANT COMMITTEES SO I
WILL TURN IT OVER AND WE CAN
ROCK THROUGH THE PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE WHEN YOU ARE READY.
>> EXCELLENT. I WILL SAY SOME
OPENING STATEMENTS GENERALLY
AND THEN I WILL MOVE THE
AMENDMENT. COLLEAGUES, I WANT
TO THANK YOU FIRST FOR THE WORK
YOU DID WITH OUR OFFICE AND
WITH CENTRAL STAFF FOR OFFERING
AMENDMENTS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET AS PROPOSED BY THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. AS I STATED OF
CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE,
I WANTED TO OFFER SOME
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE
IMPLICATION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BILL IN FRONT OF US AND PROVIDE
THOSE RIGHT NOW TO THE FULL
COUNCIL AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
AS WELL. THE COMMENTS THAT I
MADE IN MY COMMITTEE WERE ABOUT
THE IMPLICATIONS OF USING SMALL
AMOUNTS OF GENERAL FUND BALANCE
OR THE UNDER SPEND TO SUPPORT
LIMITED AND ONE-TIME BUDGET
AMENDMENTS IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BILL. WE ARE MIDWAY THROUGH THE
FIRST YEAR OF WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO TREAT AS A TRUE
BIANNUAL PROCESS BETWEEN 2023
AND 2024 SO SUPPLEMENTAL
AMENDMENTS TO 2023 ARE WHAT WE
WERE CONSIDERING. IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE
THE NEED FOR US TO DO LIMITED
ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR TRULY
LIMITED ONE-TIME NEEDS IN A
BUDGET PROCESS, GIVEN THE
ONGOING GENERAL FUND CRISIS
BETWEEN GENERAL FUNDS FUNDING
AND EXPENDITURES THAT ARE
PROJECTED IN 2025 AND ANNUALLY
TO BE AT LEAST $200 MILLION
STARTING IN 2025. THE ONGOING
REVENUES ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO
PAY ONGOING EXPENSIVE. WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT THIS A NUMBER OF
TIMES AND THE ONLY REASON WE
ARE NOT DEALING WITH THAT RIGHT
NOW IN 2023 AND 2024 IS BECAUSE
WE HAD AUTHORIZED HIGHER THAN
ANTICIPATED JUMPSTART REVENUES
ABOVE WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED FOR
EXPENDITURES FOR JUMPSTART
CODIFIED SPENDING TO BE USED TO
SUPPORT THE DOWNWARD TREND OF
GENERAL FUNDING. THE CRISIS IS
UPON US. WE HAVE A BAND-AID ON
2023 AND 2024 BECAUSE WE HAVE
USED JUMPSTART FUNDING. THE
REASON I AM BRINGING THAT UP
RIGHT NOW IS THAT EVERY
INVESTMENT THAT WE MAKE, EITHER
RENT SUPPLEMENTAL OR OUR YEAR
END EFFORTS TO CONSIDER
CALENDAR YEAR 2024 AGAIN,
ANYTHING THAT IS NOT ONE-TIME
IN NATURE WILL CONTINUE TO
COMPOUND THIS REVENUE GAP THAT
WE HAVE . WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK
AHEAD OF US TO CONTINUE TO LIFT
UP MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND TO
REMIND OURSELVES AS WELL OF THE
PRESENTATION A CENTRAL STAFF
PRESENTED IN MAY THAT SHOWED
THAT EVEN AFTER INCORPORATING
POTENTIAL 2020 FOR COST
INCREASES THAT THE CITY BUDGETS
OFFICE WAS ABLE TO SHARE WITH
CENTRAL STAFF AND AFTER
REDUCING THE JUMPSTART TRANSFER
TO THE GENERAL FUND PURSUANT TO
THE FLEXIBILITY ORDINANCE,
THERE IS STILL 30 MILLION OF
AND OBLIGED ONE-TIME GENERAL
FUND BALANCE AVAILABLE AND
THROUGH CENTRAL STAFF ANALYSIS,
WE IDENTIFY THAT THERE IS 1.25
MILLION OF ONE TIME GENERAL
FUNDS UNDER SPEND TO SUPPORT
MIDYEAR COUNCIL ACTIONS. THAT
IS ALL GREAT NEWS IN THE BEST
CASE SCENARIO. WE WOULD BE
TAKING THAT DEFICIT AND HOLDING
IT OVER FOR INCREASED COSTS
WERE 2024 AND BEYOND. HOWEVER,
WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN A
PROCESS WHERE THERE IS
AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN EXECUTIVE
AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FOR HOW
TO ADDRESS ANY 2024 PROPOSED
SPENDING NEEDS. THERE ARE
ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE ON PRETTY
REGULAR BASIS BY THE
LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE
BRANCH ABOUT NEW INITIATIVES
GOING FORWARD AND BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE A SHARED AGREEMENT
TO NOT SPEND THE $31.25
MILLION, I THINK IT IS
INCUMBENT ON ME TO SUPPORT MY
COLLEAGUES WHO ARE INTERESTED
IN USING THESE ONE-TIME FUNDS
TO HELP INVEST IN ONE-TIME
NEEDS AND TO ENSURE THAT YOU
ALL HAVE THE CHANCE TO HAVE
ACCESS TO THOSE FUNDS IN AN
EFFICIENT WAY THROUGH OUR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET PROCESS. I
DID SUPPORT SOME OF THE
ONE-TIME INVESTMENTS AND I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU WORK WITH
CENTRAL STAFF AND OUR OFFICE TO
MOVE THESE PRIORITIES FORWARD.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES
WHO HAVE IDENTIFIED NON-GENERAL
FUND OR GENERAL FUND ADJACENT
REVENUE THAT COULD BE USED TO
SUPPORT THEIR INVESTMENTS AS
WELL. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ARE GOOD
EXAMPLES OF THAT . I JUST
WANTED TO RAISE UP FOR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY OR MEMBERS OF
OUR COUNCIL THAT ARE NOT PART
OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THERE
ARE EXAMPLES IN THE BILL BEFORE
US WHERE WE ARE ADDING NEW
POSITIONS THAT ARE BACKED BY
TEMPORARY SALARY SAVINGS AND WE
HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE
ADDED POSITIONS ARE GOING TO
ADD TO THE DEFICIT IF THOSE
VACANT POSITIONS ARE EVER
FILLED IN THE FUTURE. FROM THAT
PERSPECTIVE, USING IDENTIFIED
ONE-TIME FUNDS TO SUPPORT
EMERGING NEEDS SEEMS TO BE WHAT
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET IS FOR
. WE HAVE NOT ACTUALLY REINED
IN OUR PROCESS OF USING
SHORT-TERM DOLLARS FOR ONGOING
NEEDS, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO
COMPOUND THE PROBLEM. THAT
SAID, THERE IS A NUMBER OF
IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT OUR
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HAVE
IDENTIFIED, SOME OF WHICH ALSO
WERE IDENTIFIED FROM THE
EXECUTIVES IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET, GIVEN THE URGENCY OF
SOME OF THESE ISSUES . I THINK
WE HAVE A COMPROMISED PROPOSAL
IN FRONT OF US BUT IT BEHOOVES
US TO REMIND OURSELVES AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WE
HAVE GOT TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL
REVENUE TO CLOSE THIS GAP AND
BY ADDING ADDITIONAL POSITIONS
USING TEMPORARY DOLLARS IS ONLY
COMPOUNDING THE PROBLEM. WE
HAVE A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET IN
FRONT OF US AND I KNOW THE
DEPARTMENT AND OUR COLLEAGUES
ARE EAGER TO HAVE THIS PROCESS
FINALIZED SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE
GREATER CLARITY OVER THE NEXT
FIVE MONTHS OF THE CALENDAR
YEAR AND I DO HAVE ONE
AMENDMENT THAT IS OFFERED IN A
FRIENDLY FASHION TO AN AND MEN
MEANT THAT COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
BROUGHT FORWARD IN COMMITTEE
AND I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND MY
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES ON ADVANCING
THIS. I AM READY TO MOVE THE
PROCEDURAL MOTION IF THAT IS
APPROPRIATE.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS AN
AMENDMENT THAT WAS CIRCULATED
ACCORDING TO OUR COUNCIL RULES
VIA EMAIL TO ALL COUNCILMEMBERS
AND COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, IF
YOU ARE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE
SPECIFICS OF IT, I CAN READ
PARTS OF IT INTO THE RECORD
JUST TO CLARIFY. LET'S GO AHEAD
AND MOVE THE AMENDMENT AND
AMEND THE BILL AND AND WE CAN
ALL SPEAK TO IT AS WELL AS THE
BILL AS A WHOLE. YOU GO AHEAD
AND MOVE AMENDMENT A.
>> I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL
BILL 120618 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 1 THAT I
CIRCULATED YESTERDAY TO OUR
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT AMENDMENT
A, VERSION 1 IS RECENTLY
DISTRIBUTED. BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU. THE EFFECT STATES
THIS WOULD REQUEST THE OFFICE
OF AGRICULTURE TO INCLUDE
PROVISIONS IN ITS GRANT
AGREEMENT FOR LIVING WAGES AND
JOBS FUNDED BY THE GRANT AS
WELL AS LABOR HARMONY
AGREEMENTS. IT ALSO CONTAINS A
TECHNICAL CORRECTION THAT
REFLECT THAT OURS IS BEING
REQUESTED TO PROVIDE A GRANT,
REPLACING THE WORD GRANT AND
SHOULD WITH SHALLOW WHERE
APPROPRIATE. WE DISCUSSED ON
THE COMMITTEE LAST WEDNESDAY
THAT THERE WAS BROAD AND
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE
NON-GENERAL FUND FUNDING TO
SUPPORT THIS PURCHASE TO
CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT THIS
ASSET REMAINS ACCESSIBLE TO THE
PUBLIC FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
I EXPRESSED INTEREST AT THE
TIME AND AMENDING THE
LEGISLATION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS TO INCLUDE LABOR HARMONY
LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE PUBLIC
BENEFITS PACKAGE DESCRIBED IN
THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT .
INSTEAD OF DOING A VERBAL
AMENDMENT WHICH WE TRIED TO DO
FOR A FEW MINUTES IN COMMITTEE,
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS SUGGESTED
WE WORK WITH LAW AND BRING IT
FORWARD TODAY. WE HAVE DONE SO
AND SHARE THE LANGUAGE OF LABOR
PARTNERS AS WELL AS THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND IT SIMPLY INCLUDES
LABOR HARMONY AS PART OF THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS PACKAGE THAT
SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED WITH THE
PARTIES PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT OF
THE FUNDS. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR BEING
-- AND TO PARTNERS FOR THE
QUICK WORK ON THIS TO TAKE A
LOOK AT HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD
WITH THIS IMPORTANT CONCEPT AS
THE PUBLIC BENEFITS AGREEMENT
IS CONSTRUCTED.
>> COLLEAGUES , WE ARE JUST
SPEAKING TO AMENDMENT A RIGHT
NOW AND THEN WE CAN SPEAK TO
THE AMENDED BILL AFTER WE VOTE
ON AMENDMENT DAY. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
READING THE EFFECT TO STATEMENT
OF THE AMENDMENT . THIS IS
REGARDING THE FUNDING RELATED
TO CINERAMA.
>> DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO
THIS?
>> I AM CONFIRMING THIS IS A
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AND
APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR WORKING WITH MY
OFFICE TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S AMEND THE
BILL WITH AMENDMENT A. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD DID YOU
WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT OF
ADOPTION A?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> ONE AYE.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED FOR
120618. NOW WE HAVE BEFORE US
THE AMENDED COUNCIL BILL. IT IS
A LARGE COMPLEX, MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BILL. THERE WERE
AMENDMENTS TO IT. ANY COMMENTS
ON THE FINAL VERSION? WE CAN
TURN IT OVER TO THE BUDGET
CHAIR.
>> I WANT TO ECHO THAT
APPRECIATION AS MY COLLEAGUES
FROM THE HOUSING COMMITTEE ARE
PART OF THIS. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK -- MAYBE I WILL HOLD FOR
OUR VICE CHAIR.
>> I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ONE
AMENDMENT THAT WE HEARD IN THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE BUT I ALSO
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT I DID NOT BRING UP DURING
THE COMMITTEE THAT WAS ALREADY
IN THE BILL THAT A LOT OF US
WILL BE REALLY HAPPY TO LEARN
ABOUT IF FOLKS WERE NOT ALREADY
AWARE. IN THE LEGISLATION, $1.6
MILLION ARE BEING TRANSFERRED
FROM FINANCE GENERAL TO THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER TO PAY FOR
THE ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE PILOT
PROGRAM AND PERSONNEL . FOLKS
MIGHT RECALL THAT THESE FUNDS
HAVE BEEN HELD IN FINANCE
GENERAL SINCE 2021. THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION CENTER
HAVE PRESENTED UPDATES ON THE
PROGRAM PLANNING OFFICE TO THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE TWICE THIS
YEAR, MOST RECENTLY AT OUR JUNE
MEETING WHERE THEY SHARE THE
INTENT TO DEPLOY THIS PILOT
PROGRAM IN THE FALL. ONCE THE
PILOT PROGRAM IS LIVE,
DISPATCHERS WILL BE ABLE TO
SEND A NEW TEAM OF RESPONDERS
TO 911 CALLS WITH A BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH NEXUS THAT DO NOT POSE
AN IMMEDIATE PUBLIC SAFETY
THREAT. SPD WOULD BE
CO-DISPATCHED IN AWARENESS AND
BE AVAILABLE FOR SECURITY AND
SAFETY THREATS BUT THEY WOULD
NOT NECESSARILY ENGAGE UNLESS
SPECIFICALLY NEEDED. THE BUDGET
ADJUSTMENT BEFORE US TODAY
INCLUDES SIX POSITIONS AS
PLACEHOLDERS. BY VOTING ON THIS
TODAY, THIS WILL ENABLE THE
RECRUITMENT AND HIRING OF THESE
NEW RESPONDERS. AS A SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
WORKS TO FINALIZE A NEW JOB
SPECIFICATION, ONCE AUTHORIZED,
THEY WILL BEGIN THE RECRUITMENT
EFFORTS AS EARLY AS THIS WEEK
SO WE CAN FINALLY TAKE THIS
NEXT STEP DURING THE CALLS FOR
POLICING ALTERNATIVES AND WE
KNOW THAT WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO
ASK POLICE TO DO IT ALL. THIS
PROGRAM WILL HELP US FOCUS OUR
APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND
FREE UP OFFICERS TO MORE
QUICKLY RESPOND TO THE TYPES OF
EMERGENCIES THAT ONLY THEY CAN.
I AM SO PLEASED TO UPLIFT THE
FACT THAT THIS WAS IN THE
TRANSMITTED BILL AND THEN A FEW
WORDS ABOUT AN AMENDMENT THAT I
OFFERED IN COMMITTEE WITH THE
MANY MEMBERS' SUPPORT . THERE
IS $1 MILLION IN URGENTLY
NEEDED NEW FUNDING TO EXPAND
OPIOID ADDICTION TREATMENT.
THIS INVESTMENT IS ONE ELEMENT
THAT THE MAYOR CALLED FOR IN
HIS ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
EXPECTED EXECUTIVE ORDER,
SPECIFICALLY CALLING FOR,
QUOTE, ACCESS TO MOBILE OPIOID
MEDICATION DELIVERY. THE
FUNDING IS INTENDED FOR
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES,
TREATMENT AND MOTION PROGRAM
WHICH IS ON THE FRONT LINES OF
THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, PROVIDING
LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT AND
COUNSELING FOR PEOPLE
STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION
THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
TREATMENT AND MOTION BRINGS
COMPREHENSIVE MOBILE MEDICATION
AND COUNSELING TO PEOPLE
STRUGGLING WITH OPIOID
ADDICTION DOWNTOWN WITH
CAPACITY TO SERVE UP TO 120
PEOPLE DAILY. THIS NEW FUNDING
WILL ALLOW EVERGREEN TREATMENT
SERVICES TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL
MOBILE MEDICATION VEHICLE AND
THREE MORE LOCATIONS INCLUDING
ONE IN PIONEER SQUARE WITH
TOTAL CAPACITY TO SERVE UP TO
360 PEOPLE EACH DAY. THE
ORGANIZATION IS ALSO SEEKING
PURCHASE OF A TRANSPORT VAN TO
CIRCULATE BETWEEN HOTSPOTS AND
PICK UP PATIENTS TO DELIVER
THEM TO THE MOBILE UNIT TO
RECEIVE CARE . WITHOUT THE
FUNDING WE ARE ABOUT TO VOTE ON
TODAY, THEY WOULD SEEK FUNDING
FROM A DIFFERENT JURISDICTION
WITH THE RESULT OF FEWER
SERVICES PER DAY WITHIN THE
CITY ITSELF AND NO PIONEER
SQUARE SERVICE SITES. I HAVE
SAID THIS BEFORE. IF YOU HAVE
SOMEONE THAT YOU CARE ABOUT AND
LOVE WHO IS AN ATTIC, WHAT YOU
CARE ABOUT MOST AND FIRST IS
THAT THEY DON'T DIE IN THE
THROES OF THEIR ADDICTION. BY
INVESTING IN THIS MOBILE
TREATMENT APPROACH, WE ARE
EXPANDING ACCESS TO PROVEN
TREATMENT FOR OUR MOST
VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. WE CANNOT
END THE EPIDEMIC AND OVERDOSE
CRISIS WITHOUT TREATMENT .
>> THANK YOU. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES' HAND .
>> MY APOLOGIES FOR THE LAST
MINUTE HAND RAISE . I DO WANT
TO MENTION TWO THINGS THAT WE
WERE ABLE TO INCLUDE. I FIRST
WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE FOR WORKING WITH US TO
GET $20,000 INTO THE
SUPPLEMENTAL PER THE CONTRACT
WORK FOR THE SOCIAL HOUSING PDA
WHEN WE PASSED THAT LAST YEAR .
ONE OF THE FIRST TASKS OF THE
PDA BOARD WAS TO HIRE A
CONSULTANT TO BEGIN HELPING
THEM FORM THE ENTITY. I REALLY
WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION
FOR THAT FUNDING. THEN, I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
AGAIN FOR BRINGING FORWARD AN
AMENDMENT ON MY BEHALF FOR
FOLKS IN THE CID . IN 2020 ONE
INCLUDED FUNDING FOR SOME
ENHANCED CLEANING SERVICES.
THERE WAS A LOT OF RESTAURANTS
IN THE CID AND A MORE FREQUENT
NEED THAT THEY HAVE THERE. WE
HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CID AND
WITH FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON
TO PULL THIS AMENDMENT TOGETHER
WHICH WOULD PROVIDE SOME OF THE
FUNDS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
ABLE TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE
APPROPRIATE SERVICES. WE
PARTNER WITH A CONTRACT OR
SERVICE PROVIDER WHO HAS BOTH
CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE
CAPACITY AND WILL BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL SERVICE
TO THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TO
THOSE BUSINESSES. I REALLY WANT
TO THANK FRIENDS OF LITTLE
SAIGON FOR WORKING WITH US AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
HELPING US GET THAT ON. I WANT
TO THANK MONISHA FROM THE DIA
AND MY OWN STAFF MEMBER WHO HAS
BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH
FOLKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> I AM EXCITED THAT OUR
COLLEAGUES ARE CHIMED IN ON
SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS. IT IS
ALWAYS A SLOG TO GET THOSE
AMENDMENTS IN. I WILL HIGHLIGHT
TWO AS WELL AS WE CLOSE HERE
AND SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO
CENTRAL STAFF. I WANT TO
EXPRESS THE APPRECIATION TO
CENTRAL STAFF WHO HAS DONE A
LOT OF WORK EARLY ON TO ASSESS
WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS
CONCERNS IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING
THAT THERE WERE PROPOSED
REDUCTIONS TO THE HYGIENE
SERVICES IN TAKING FUNDING TO
USE FOR GRAFFITI ABATEMENT.
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF LOOKED
INTO IT. IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE
WAS NO REDUCTION IN THE HYGIENE
SERVICES. INSTEAD, THEY WERE
USING THE PROPOSED BUDGET UNDER
SPEND FROM THE HYGIENE SERVICES
IN SPU AND THE MAYOR HAD
REDIRECTED THAT UNDER SPEND FOR
GRAFFITI ABATEMENT. WE JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS
NOT A POLICY CHANGE WHEN THE
COUNCIL CLEARLY SET THE
PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US IN THE
BUDGET LAST FALL WAS
INVESTMENTS AND HYGIENE
SERVICES. THEY WERE ABLE TO
CONCLUDE THEIR WORK ON HYGIENE
SERVICES. CENTRAL STAFF REALLY
DIVES IN AND DOES THE ANALYSIS
FOR US THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS
TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR
QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED. I WANT
TO THANK THE WORK OF CENTRAL
STAFF TO INCLUDE THE AMENDMENT
OF MINE THAT HAS BEEN ENHANCED.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON RAISED
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
APPLICATION THAT WE WERE USING
AND WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH
THE STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED AND
THE DEPARTMENT. THE AMENDMENT
WE INCLUDED IN COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK IS A STRONG STATEMENT OF
OUR INTENT AS A CITY TO BE A
CITY OF THE FUTURE, TO ENSURE
THAT HOTELS, AS THEY ARE
ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY TO
WELCOME TOURISTS ARE ALSO GOOD
FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, THEY ARE
GOOD FOR OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS,
THAT THEY INVEST AND HOW WE CAN
BE A STRONG CITY FOR TOURISM
BUT WE CAN ALSO BE MORE
RESPONSIVE TO THE ISSUES THAT
WE KNOW ARE TRUE AND THAT IS
THAT TOURISM INDUSTRY IS A
SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL CONTRIBUTOR
TO CLIMATE CHANGE REPRESENTING
8% OF THE WORLD'S CARBON
EMISSION AND HOTELS IN
PARTICULAR ARE PART AND PARCEL
OF THAT INDUSTRY. THEY ARE
AMONG THE MOST CARBON INTENSIVE
USE BUILDINGS ACCORDING TO DATA
GIVEN THE CLIMATE CRISIS WE
FACE, WE WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY AND THE
SUPPLEMENTAL TO USE 50,000 IN
UNDER SPEND TWO FURTHER EFFORTS
WITHIN THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER
DEPARTMENTS TO LOOK AT HOW WE
CAN ENHANCE OUR STRUCTURE, OUR
POLICIES IN THE FUTURE FOR
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. AND THAT WE CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOTELS OF THE
FUTURE TO BE AN INDUSTRY THAT
ARE BUILT WITH MORE SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE TOURISM GOALS IN MIND
WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
SUSTAINABLE JOBS IN MIND THAT
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WATER USE AND
ENERGY USAGE. I AM EXCITED THAT
THE CONVERSATION WE HAD IN
COMMITTEE LED US TO AMENDING
THE AMENDMENT I HAD INCLUDED
PRE-INTRODUCTION AND IT WILL
FURTHER THE CONVERSATION AND
ANALYSIS AND PLANNING THAT THE
DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING TO
CONSIDER FUTURE POLICY THAT THE
COUNCIL COULD POTENTIALLY
CONSIDER IN DEEP PARTNERSHIP
WITH INDUSTRY AND WORKERS AT
THE FOREFRONT TO LOOK AT. I AM
EXCITED ABOUT THE CONVERSATION
WE HAD IN COMMITTEE AND I AM
EXCITED ABOUT THE WORKERS WE
HAD IN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE
STAKEOLDER CONVERSATIONS THAT
ARE TO COME. SOUNDS LIKE THERE
ARE BROAD INTEREST IN HELPING
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
ANALYSIS TO SEE HOW WE CAN
CREATE A LIVING HOTELS CONCEPT
OF THE FUTURE. NOTHING BEING
DICTATED OR PRESCRIBED TO THE
COUNCIL AT THIS POINT, SIMPLY
AN ANALYSIS TO BETTER MEET OUR
CLIMATE GOALS, HELP GET TO WORD
NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS IN
2050 HAS ALREADY CODIFIED.
AND, TO WORK ON A PROCESS THAT
ENSURES THAT WE CONTINUE TO
WELCOME TOURISTS AND ALSO BUILD
A LOCAL ECONOMY THAT IS GOOD .
THANK YOU TO OUR COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES FOR INITIATING THE
CONVERSATION, TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, AND THE DEPARTMENTS FOR
ENGAGING IN THIS AND TO THE
BROAD COALITION OF STAKEHOLDERS
THAT HAVE ASKED US TO FURTHER
THIS ANALYSIS. THAT INCLUDES A
LETTER WE RECEIVED FROM THE
SEATTLE BUILDING TRADE AND
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS,
ASIAN-PACIFIC ISLANDER
COALITION OF WASHINGTON, LOCAL
UNITED HERE. THE WING LUKE
MUSEUM, THE CID COALITION . I
AM EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT PIECES
WITHIN THIS BROADER BUDGET
DOCUMENT THAT REALLY FURTHERS
OUR GOALS TO INVEST IN WORKERS
IN THE INDUSTRY AND TO DO SO TO
IDENTIFY WAYS THAT WE CAN
COMBAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS THAT
IS UPON US NOW. THANK YOU FOR
THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE
STAKEHOLDER FOR THE FUTURE
DISCUSSION THAT THEY WILL HAVE
TO ADVANCE THIS CONTEST.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. WE WILL HAVE A
DRAMATIC PAUSE FOR THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE WATCHING THIS
VIDEO. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE COUNCIL BILL AS AMENDED?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> THE COUNCIL BILL PASSES AND
AMENDED AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION?
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 9 INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120630, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO FUNDING
FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, ADDING
THE CITY OF SEATTLE ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN TO THE 2018 TO
2023 CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS THE ITEM.
>> I WILL KEEP THIS ONE SHORT.
THIS LEGISLATION ADOPTS THE
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IS REQUIRED
EACH YEAR TO ACCEPT GRANTS FROM
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF URBAN
DEVELOPMENT. THE PLAN DESCRIBES
HOW THE CITY WILL SPEND THOSE
FUNDS INCLUDING PSG AND THE
HOME FUNDS. AS A REMINDER, THE
CITY ESTIMATES THAT THE 2023
GRANT FUND AMOUNTS FROM OUR
FOUR PROGRAMS , AND IT
ESTIMATED THAT AMOUNT AND PUT
THAT ESTIMATED AMOUNT INTO THE
2023 ADOPTED BUDGET. THIS
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US
ALLOWS FOR US TO UPDATE THE
LEGISLATION AND ENSURE THAT THE
FINAL CORRECT NUMBERS ARE
CODIFIED IN STATUTE.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS ITEM? ANY CLOSING REMARKS?
>> NO.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE COUNCIL BILL?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS X
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES. MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE. NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN?
>> YES. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION?
>> TWO MORE ITEMS, FOLKS. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 10
INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE ,
AGENDA ITEM 10, COUNCIL 120611.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES,
DECLARING PROPERTY AT 8817
SIEWERT PARK AVENUE SOUTH,
COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FORMER
HENDERSON STREET PUMPING PLANT,
AS SURPLUS TO THE CITY'S NEEDS,
AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THIS
PROPERTY HAS A DIRECT SALE TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> I WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM AS
CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE.
COLLEAGUES, COUNCIL BILL 120611
WILL AUTHORIZE A PROPERTY
TRANSFER THEM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITY TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO BENEFIT RAINIER
BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. THIS
PROPOSAL WAS APPROVED BY OUR
CITY'S FINANCIAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AND NO ISSUES WERE
IDENTIFIED BY CITY COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF. AS REQUIRED, OUR
COMMITTEE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING
ON JULY 18. THERE WERE NO
PUBLIC COMMENTERS AT THE PUBLIC
HEARING IN THE COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED
APPROVAL. ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM?
OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE COUNCIL BILL?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES? MORALES?
MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> I AM A YES TOO.
>> THANK YOU. THE COUNCIL
PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION?
>> LET'S READ THE LAST
LEGISLATIVE ITEM INTO THE
RECORD, ITEM 11.
>> AGENDA ITEM 11, COUNCIL
120624, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES,
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A
WATER MAIN EASEMENT WITHIN A
PORTION OF PARCEL B ON LOT
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT NUMBER
301-1771. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU. AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, I WILL DISCUSS THIS.
COLLEAGUES, AS MENTIONED
YESTERDAY, COUNCIL 120624 IS
LEGISLATION FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. IT APPROVES WATER
MAIN EASEMENTS IN THE
GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
ADJACENT TO THE LOCAL COMPANY.
IT IS A RELATIVELY MINOR
COUNCIL BILL AS REFLECTED BY
THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO
PUBLIC COMMENTERS THAT WE HELD
IN OUR COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED
ADOPTION OF THIS BILL. ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
BILL?
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
COUNCIL BILL?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM?
>> YES.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION?
>> THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
AGENDA ITEM J, THERE WERE NO
RESOLUTIONS FOR RESOLUTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. ALL RIGHT.
OTHER BUSINESS? IS THERE ANY
OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? COLLEAGUES?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
BE EXCUSED FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 15.
>> AUGUST 18? OKAY.
>> I'M SORRY. I BELIEVE IT IS
AUGUST 15.
>> YEAH. LET ME DOUBLE CHECK.
THAT SOUNDS RIGHT, AUGUST 15.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION ,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM THE AUGUST 15 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
IS EXCUSED FROM THE AUGUST 15
COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
BE EXCUSED FROM THE FIRST
MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER
5, FULL COUNCIL MEETING.
>> OKAY. THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 5
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA IS EXCUSED FROM THE
SEPTEMBER 5 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE
EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 5
MEETING. THANK YOU FOR THE
REMINDER, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 5
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING
OBJECTION, COUNCIL MORALES IS
EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 5
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IS THERE
ANY OTHER BUSINESS? OKAY.
>> I ALSO MEANT TO BE EXCUSED
FROM SEPTEMBER AS WELL.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM THE CITY NUMBER
FIFTH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
HEARING OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS EXCUSED
FROM THE SEPTEMBER 5 COUNCIL
MEETING. IS THERE ANY OTHER,
OTHER, OTHER BUSINESS?
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 15,
2023. THANK YOU AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED.