>> TODAY IS DECEMBER 5th, 2023.
THE ME OUT -- A MEETING OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME
TO ORDER. IT IS 2:00 P.M. I'M
SARAH NELSON, PRESIDENT PRO TEM
OF THE COUNCIL. I UNDERSTAND
THAT WE HAVE INDICATED THAT SHE
WILL BE JOINING US SHORTLY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
NELSON. SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
WILL ANNOUNCE MOSQUEDA'S
ARRIVAL OR PRESENCE WHEN SHE
GETS HERE. OKAY. I AM NOT AWARE
OF ANY PRESENTATIONS FOR TODAY.
SO, WE WILL BE MOVING ON. AT
THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP
TO SPEAK?
>> SO FAR WE HAVE FIVE REMOTE
INTO THEM IN PERSON.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S START WITH
THE TWO IN PERSON SPEAKERS. WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND ROLL THE
VIDEO . SPEAKERS WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK AND THEN WE
WILL PROCEED TO THE REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY. THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL. BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORY
OF THE PEOPLES. THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT AND IS EAGER TO
HEAR FROM PRESIDENTS 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 ON LINE 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 ON THE UNIT AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY THE
HOST WILL LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE
YOUR MICROPHONE. THAT IS YOUR
QUEUE THAT IT IS YOUR TURN TO
SPEAK. AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST
PRESS START LETTERS -- 6. YOU
WILL HEAR A PROMPT OF YOU ARE
UNMUTE IT. BE SURE YOUR PHONE
IS UNMUTE IT ON YOUR END SO 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. ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE
PROCEEDED PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND
JOIN US BROADCAST OR THE
LISTENING LINE LISTED ON THE
AGENDA. THE COUNCIL RESERVES
THE RIGHT TO ELIMINATE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT IF YOUR SYSTEM
IS BEING ABUSED. IF YOUR
PROCESS IMPEDES THE ABILITY TO
CONDUCT BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. ANY
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THE PROCEEDINGS
OR IS NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
IN COUNCIL RULES MAY LEAD TO
THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PROVIDING OFFICER. OUR HOPE IS
TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT
WILL ASSIST OUR ORDERLY
CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES BEFORE
THE COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
THE LIST. PLEASE REMEMBER TO
PRESS START 6 AFTER YOU HEAR
THE PROMPT OF YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTE IT. THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> WE WILL START WITH OUR IN
PERSON SPEAKERS AND OUR FIRST
IMPRESSION SPEAKER IS REVEREND
WALDEN. REVEREND WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY SHANNON SHANE .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
REVEREND WALDEN. I AM SPEAKING
FOR MOTHERS FOR POLICE TODAY.
WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE
APPOINTMENT OF DR. ELLIS AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CPC.
WE BELIEVE THAT DR. ELLIS IS
THE RIGHT PERSON TO LEAD THE
CPC. HER KNOWLEDGE OF POLICY
AND THE 2017 ORDINANCE AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS
STRENGTHENING THE CPC AS IT
GOES FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US SPEAK
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF DR. ELLIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST IN
PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP IS
SHANNON SHANE. YEAH, PULL UP
CLOSE.
>> OKAY. HELLO, I AM SHANNON
SHANE, CHAIR PEOPLE POWER
WASHINGTON AND A DISTRICT SEVEN
CONSTITUENT. I AM SPEAKING IN
OPPOSITION TO THE M.O. YOU.
THIS IS THE FIRST HINT WE HAVE
HAD IN FOUR YEARS INTO HOW
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE CITY
IS GOING. IN OUR ESTIMATION, IT
IS GOING VERY POORLY. THE M.O.
YOU BEFORE YOU PAYS BONUSES ON
SHIFTS THEY ARE ALREADY PAID
OVERTIME FOR. THE $4.5 MILLION
INTO THE END OF NEXT YEAR IS
BEING TAKEN OUT OF A PAY RAISE
HER BACK AND GO TOWARDS THE
EVENTUAL BACKPAY WE WILL OWE
THEM WHEN THE CONTRACT IS
FINALLY RATIFIED OR TOWARDS THE
MANY OTHER CITY WORKERS ASKED
TO ACCEPT WAGES THAT DON'T KEEP
UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING.
WHAT THE CITY GETS IN RETURN
FOR GIVING UP LANGUAGE IN THE
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IS
PITIFUL. THE DISPATCH PILOT FOR
WHICH WE HAVE HEARD MUCH
FANFARE CAN BE LAUNCHED. BEST
PRACTICES FOR AN ALTERNATE
CRISIS RESPONSE WOULD INCLUDE
SENDING OUT CIVILIAN RESPONDERS
AND USE OF TWO WITH APPELLEES
UNLESS THE RESPONDERS ASKED FOR
IT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH
DISPATCH, DECIDING WHAT CAUSE
THEY SHOULD HANDLE, NOT THE
POLICE BUT LETTING THE CIVILIAN
RESPONDERS WORK WITHOUT POLICE
PRESENCE OR START TO WORK
BEFORE THE POLICE ARRIVED AND
NOT BEING AN ENTRY POINT TO THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM WITH THE
POLICE REPORTING SYSTEM. THE
M.O. YOU PREVENTS ANY OF THESE
BEST PRACTICES FROM HAPPENING
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU CONCERNED
WITH UNDERSTAFFING, IT
EXPLICITLY SAYS THAT THERE WILL
BE NO IMPACT TO THE NUMBER OF
OFFICERS RESPONDING TO THIS
CALL. FURTHERMORE, THE M.O. YOU
LIMITS PROGRAM EXPANSION BY
CAPPING CRISIS RESPONSES TO 24
IN NOT ALLOWING CALL TYPES
OTHER THAN PERSON DOWN AND
WELFARE CHECKS BUT AFTER SO
MUCH TIME HAS BEEN SPENT IN
CLOSED-DOOR NEGOTIATIONS, I
CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS ALL WE
GOT. WHAT I SAY IS HERE BEFORE
CITY COUNCIL, IT IS OUR ONLY
PUBLIC FOR HIM TO SPEAK UP ON
THIS. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
EVERYONE AT THE BARGAINING
TABLE. DON'T LET THEM UNDERMINE
SEATTLE'S OFFERS TO SEND CRISIS
RESPONSE -- RESPONSIBLY THEY
UNDERMINE THE ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM. DEMAND MORE IN THIS
M.O. YOU AND THE CONTRACT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
INTO OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS.
FIRST ON THE LIST WILL BE
HOWARD GALE. HOWARD WILL BE
FOLLOWED WITH MATTHEW BECKER.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS START
6 TO UNMUTE YOUR PHONE. GO
AHEAD, HOWARD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. HOWARD GALE.
YEAH. I'M SORRY. HOWARD GALE,
SEATTLE STOP, SPEAKING TO
AGENDA ITEMS 1 AND 4. A POINT
TO THE NEWLY POLICE MISSION, AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ATTACKED,
SLANDERED AND ATTEMPTED TO
SILENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
INCLUDING A COMMUNITY MEMBER
WHOSE BROTHER WAS MURDERED BY
THE SEATTLE POLICE. THIS
NOMINEE, CALLIE ELLIS HAS
RESIDED OVER CTC TO BECOME
INTENTIONALLY CUT OFF BY THOSE
MOST HARMED BY POLICE AND HAS
ENDED PUBLIC COMMENT AND USE
OUR TAX DOLLARS TO FUND POLICE
CONFERENCES. THAT IS RIGHT, THE
CPC EMBRACES THE POLICE. IT IS
NO SURPRISE THAT THE CPC'S OWN
COMMISSION INVESTIGATION OF
2022 CONCLUDED THAT THEIR
ENGAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC IS THE
ADJUSTMENT OF MUCH CRITICISM
WITH WHO ENGAGES AND NOW. THE
VIEWS ARE UNINVOLVED AND
DISCONNECTED FROM THE
COMMUNITY, ONLY ENGAGE IN
CERTAIN BOYS AND THEY AGREE
WITH, TRANSACTIONAL IN THEIR
AGREEMENT. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
UNDER 2023, THEY HAVE BECOME
MORE INVOLVED, TRANSACTIONAL,
LEADING TO THE TIME OF
HOSTILITY ABUSE AND IT IS ALL
CAPTURED ON VIDEO. ITEM FOUR OF
TODAY'S AGENDA MAKES A MOCKERY
OF THE PROCESS FROM THREE YEARS
AGO TO HAVE POLICE OFFICERS IS
A VAST MAJORITY OF PUBLIC
INTERACTION NOT NEEDING ONE.
THIS LEGISLATION PROVIDES MORE
MONEY FOR OFFICERS TO ACT AS
HUMAN TRAFFIC CONES DURING
LARGE EVENTS. THIS LEGISLATION
PROVIDES AN UNDERWHELMING 24
PERSONAL ALTERNATIVE TO POLICE
VIOLENCE, 3 1/2 YEAR LATE. WITH
THE SPD HAVING THE ULTIMATE
POWER TO DECIDE EVEN IF THEY
CAN INTERVENE. THIS IS A
COMPLETE BETRAYAL OF THE
PROMISE MADE 3 1/2 YEARS AGO
AFTER THE KILLING OF GEORGE
FLOYD. HOW EMBARRASSING THAT
MANY OF YOU WILL CLOSE AT YOUR
CAREER ON THE COUNCIL BY
DEMONSTRATING THAT YOU'RE
WELCOME THIS WAS PERFORMATIVE
AND BY FURTHER DIMINISHING THE
SLIGHT GAINS MADE IN POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY BY ENTRENCHING A
SYSTEM THAT IS LITTLE MORE OF A
THINK LEASE FOR CONTINUING
POLICE ABUSE AND
UNACCOUNTABILITY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MATTHEW BECKER. MATTHEW WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY B.J. LAST. GO
AHEAD, MATTHEW.
>> THANK YOU. HELLO,
COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS
MATTHEW. I LIVE ON CAPITOL HILL
AND RUN A SMALL BUSINESS IN
DeSOTO. I AM CALLING TODAY TO
URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON THE MEMO
OF UNDERSTANDING. WHAT KIND OF
UNDERSTANDING DOES THIS MEMO
OFFER? IS IT THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT LED DANIEL IN CONVERSATION
WITH MIKE SALON TO MOCK THE
TRAGIC DEATH OF --? IS IT THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT KEPT A MOCK
TOMBSTONE AND A TRUMP 2020 FLAG
AS TROPHY FOR YEARS. IS
UNDERSTANDING TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE JANUARY 6 IS THAT THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT LED THE
DETECTIVE TO FILE A LAWSUIT
AFTER SUFFERING MORE THAN 40
YEARS OF ON THE JOB
DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT?
MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS, WHY
WOULD YOU GRANT THIS POLICE
KILLED SO MUCH POWER IN SHAPING
THE FUTURE ON COMMUNITY SAFETY
IN OUR CITY. WITH THIS MEMO,
SQUADS WOULD GET TO CALL THE
SHOTS AS THEY START TO
IMPLEMENT THE CIVILIAN CRISIS
RESPONSE THAT A VAST MAJORITY
OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS WANT AND
HAVE BEEN BEGGING YOU TO GET
MOVING ON FOR YEARS NOW. IT IS
GREAT THAT WE ARE FINALLY
MOVING TOWARD SOME VERSION OF
CIVILIAN CRISIS RESPONSE BUT IT
BOGGLES MY MIND THAT YOU ARE
CONSIDERING STARTING DOWN THIS
MUCH DEMANDED TASK BY HANDING
CONTROL OVER THE NUMBER OF
CIVILIAN RESPONDERS TO AN
ORGANIZATION WHO HAVE
CONSISTENTLY UNDERMINED ANY
MOVEMENT TOWARDS A BIG PUBLIC
SAFETY SYSTEM AND TO HAVE LOST
ALL TRUST FROM THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE. SO, I AM ASKING YOU TO
PLEASE REJECT -- THE DESPERATE
ATTEMPTS TO HOLD ONTO POWER.
REJECT THE MEMO AND WORK
TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING A CRUDE
CIVILIAN CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
IS B.J. LAST. B.J. WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY DJ HAYNES. GO
AHEAD, B.J.
>> MY NAME IS B.J. LAST ,
CALLING ON COUNCIL TO REJECT
THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING. TO PREVENT
ANYONE OTHER THAN SWORN
OFFICERS FROM CALLS OR DIRECT
TRAFFIC BY GIVING RESPONDENT
CONTROL OVER THE NUMBER OF
RESPONDERS -- CALL TYPES THAT
NONE POLICE CAN RESPOND TO.
THIS GOES BACK TO 2015 WHEN THE
ADVISER SUPPORT FOR THE CITY
FOUND THAT ADDING NINE CIVILIAN
POSITIONS TO RESPOND TO SOME
CALLS WOULD LOWER THE NUMBER OF
SWORN OFFICERS RESPONDING TO
CALLS BY 7%. THIS FIGHT HAS
CONTINUED -- 911 CALL SHOWING
THE MAJORITY OF 911 CALLS WERE
FOR NONCRIMINAL ITEMS. THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORMS REPORT THAT THE
COMMISSION, I FOUND THAT ONE
HALF OF ALL CALLS CAN BE
TRANSFERRED TO COMMUNITY
RESPONDERS TODAY. NOT AT SOME
FUTURE DATE, BUT AS OF RIGHT
NOW. IT IS A CONSTANT FIGHT
AGAINST US. SPD COMPLETELY WON
THIS RIGHT. ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WITH OLYMPIA, KIRKLAND,
SHORELINE, OTHERS JUST IN KING
COUNTY HAVE RULED OUT NONPOLICE
RESPONSES. SEATTLE HAS ALLOWED
SPD AND SPOHN TO STONEWALL
ATTEMPTS FOR NONPOLICE
RESPONSES. THAT UNDERSTANDING
DOES PUT THE LINE TO THE MAYOR,
CITY COUNCIL AND THE CONSTANT
COMPLAINTS OF THE STAFFING
CRISIS IN SPD. WALKED IN SPD
ENTANGLING ALL CALLS WITH THE
PRIMARY STAFFER OF SPECIAL
EVENTS THROUGH 2026. -- THERE
IS NO REASON TO EXPECT THAT
GOING TO HAVE A HIGHER MATERIAL
NUMBER OF NEW COPS. 16 NEW
HIRES IN 2012 TO 2019. BEFORE
2019, LESS THAN 16 NEW HIRES
PER YEAR. THERE IS NO REASON TO
EXPECT SPD WILL SUDDENLY CHANGE
THAT. IF THERE IS A STAFFING
CRISIS --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAVID HAYNES. DAVID WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY KATIE GENTRY. GO
AHEAD, DAVID.
>> THANK YOU. DAVID HAYNES . A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO I HAD TO GO TO
THE WESTLAKE TRANSIT LINK.
THERE WAS OVER 40 DRUG PUSHERS
AND JUNKY THIEVES THAT ARE
HANGING AROUND AND I GOT ON ONE
PLATFORM AND THERE WERE THREE
METHODS THAT WERE SMOKING METH.
ONE AND TO FIND AN EMPLOYEE.
THEY WERE UPSET WITH ME THAT I
POINTED OUT TO THEM. WHEN I GOT
TO THE PLATFORM, THERE WAS A
METH HEAD AT THE ELEVATOR AND
HE TRIES TO SMOKE IT RIGHT
THERE. I SAID YOU CANNOT SMOKE
THAT THERE. YOU GET ON THE
TRAIN AND THE ONLY THING YOU
GET ARE THE SECURITY GUARDS
THAT ARE SIZING YOU UP, ACTING
LIKE YOU ARE A CRIMINAL BECAUSE
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE PAID YOUR
FARE. IT IS CONCERNING BECAUSE
IT IS OBVIOUS THAT WE HAVE THE
MOST UNTRUSTWORTHY POLICE CHIEF
WHO HAS PRIORITIZED OVER TIME
AT LAW ABIDING EVENTS WHILE HE
PURPOSELY GOES OUT OF HIS WAY
TO SABOTAGE THE INTEGRITY IN
THE SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS OF ANY
POLICE FIGHTING CRIME UNIT. YOU
CANNOT PUT CIVILIANS IN CHARGE
OF CALLING SITUATIONS WHEN
PEOPLE ARE CONSPIRING TO
DESTROY OTHER PEOPLES LIVES
WITH LESS THAN 3.5 GRAMS OF
DRUGS. THE PROGRESSIVES IN
SEATTLE HAVE EXEMPTED FROM
JAIL. IT HAS CREATE ON --
CREATED ALL OF THESE JUNKY
THIEVES. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE
POLICE THINK THEY ARE GOING TO
WIN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE
COMMUNITY BY DOING WALL STREET
MIDDLEMEN BIDDING BY MAKING
SURE THEY ARE GOING TO PROTECT
TARGET FROM THEIR CHEAP, CHINA
MADE CRAP THAT HAS TO GENERATE
PROFITS FOR NONWORKING
SHAREHOLDER MIDDLEMEN WITH
WORKERS THAT ARE FORCED TO PAY
THE TAX BASE. LET THE CORPORATE
FASCISTS PROTECT THEIR
PRODUCTS. WE NEED THE COPS TO
SHUT DOWN AND TRESPASS ALL OF
THESE JUNKY THIEVES AND FIND
OUT WHERE THEY GET THEIR DRUGS
TO SHUT IT DOWN. YOU KEEP
ALLOWING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO
DESTROY PEOPLE'S LIVES BECAUSE
IT IS ON THE STREETS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER,
THIS WILL BE OUR LAST SPEAKER.
KATIE GENTRY. GO AHEAD, KATIE.
YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX.
>> HELLO, I AM KATIE GENTRY.
I'M CALLING IN TODAY TO FULLY
SUPPORT A CIVILIAN MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE INTO
EXPRESS MY REJECTION OF THE
M.O. YOU. A CIVILIAN LED
CRISIS RESPONSE. I WORKED AS AN
OUTREACH WORKER AND BEEN A
CRISIS RESPONDED TO MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS MYSELF.
SUCCESSFUL CRISIS RESPONSE
MEANS BEING IN COMMUNITIES WITH
THE PEOPLE. POLICE ARE NOT IN
COMMUNITY WITH THE PEOPLE.
POLICE ASSERT CONTROL AND DO
NOT APPROACH CRISIS REPAIR OR
SUCCESSFUL EXISTING
RELATIONSHIPS. HE NEEDS TO BE
EXPANSION ON VOLUNTARY MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES AND TREATMENT
CENTER SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET
THE CARE THEY NEED AND DESERVE
ON A FOREIGN CRISIS. THEY DO
NOT NEED POLICE, THEY NEED A
MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE WITH
PEOPLE INVESTED IN THEIR
WELL-BEING AND THEY NEED
RESOURCES AND TREATMENT. POLICE
ARE NOT GOOD SOCIAL WORKERS AND
NEVER COULD BE BECAUSE POLICE
REPRESENT RACISM, VIOLENCE AND
CONTROL. POLICE OFTEN ESCALATE
SITUATIONS MAKING THEM MORE
DANGEROUS FOR THE PERSON
EXPERIENCING A CRISIS. THEY DO
NOT MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE
AT AND THEY EXTEND THE PIPELINE
TO OUR CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT
SYSTEM. STOP ALLOWING POLICE TO
CRIMINALIZE AND KILL PEOPLE WHO
ARE HAVING MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS. REJECT THIS M.O. YOU
AND SUPPORT A CIVILIAN LED
CRISIS RESPONSE. I YIELD MY
TIME.
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES
OUR SPEAKERS TODAY.
>> WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
OUR LIST OF PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
CLOSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMENTS TODAY. MOVING ON TO
THE ADOPTION OF THE IRC, IF
THERE IS NO REJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. SEEING NONE.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. YES, GO
AHEAD.
>> JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
I WAS HERE. SORRY FOR BEING A
FEW MINUTES LATE. IT IS
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU, MY NOTES ARE
COVERING UP THE RECTANGLES ON
MY SCREEN. THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. OKAY, WE WILL
CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDING MINUTES OF
THE NOVEMBER 21st, 2023
MEETING. TWO PAYROLL BILLS, ONE
APPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENT
026922B SEATTLE RENTERS RIGHTS
COMMISSION. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
COUNCILMEMBER WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR? HEARING NONE, I MOVED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SENT TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
NELSON. SEVEN IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED. CRIMINAL RECORD THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE
ADOPTED. WILL BE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTE AND THE CONSENT CALENDAR
ON MY BEHALF. MOVING ONTO
COMMITTEE REPORTS, WILL BE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE APPOINTMENT
2655, APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE KITTY
POLICE COMMISSION. CITY COUNCIL
CONFIRMED THE APPOINTMENT.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THERE IS NO MOTIONING.
>> I WILL MOVE RIGHT OVER HERE.
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER
TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH MADAME PRO TEM. SO,
THE 2017 POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE POLICE
COMMISSION IS APPOINTED BY THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION AND
CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
TO A SIX-YEAR TERM.
CONFIRMATION IS NOT NEEDED FOR
REAPPOINTMENT. AS REPORTED TO
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE LAST WEEK,
THE CDC VOTED TO APPOINT DR.
ELLIS AS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, THE APPOINTMENT IS
NOW FOR THE FULL COUNCIL FOR
CONFIRMATION. IN COMMITTEE WE
HAD PRESENTATION OF THE
APPLICANT NOMINEE BY THE
CO-CHAIRS, PATRICIA HUNTER AND
JOE MARKEL. COUNCILMEMBER IS
MAY RECALL WHAT HAPPENED
RECENTLY BECAUSE OF THE LACK
OF A DEPUTY DIRECTOR POSITION
THERE WAS NO ONE IN LINE UNDER
THE ORDINANCE TO FILL THE
VACANCY. DIRECT OR ELLIS DID
SO. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
THERE IS NO SUCCESSION
STRUCTURE DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS ADDED A NEW DEPUTY
DIRECTOR POSITION. I ALSO WANT
TO RECOGNIZE THAT OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL MONTHS, THE CPC HAS
BEEN DOING WORK THAT THE
COUNCIL HAS REQUESTED BY
RESOLUTION REGARDING EXAMINING
COMPLAINT APPEALS OR APPEAL
PROCESS, COMPLETING ONE AND
UPDATE ON CPC MEETINGS DURING
THAT WORK. I AM PLEASED THAT
THIS IS SOMETHING UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP THAT THE CPC HAS
BEEN WORKING ON AN
UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WILL BE
PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION OR
THIS RECOMMENDATION PUBLICLY
WHEN IT IS READY. I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF
THE ISSUES WE HAVE HEARD FROM
FOLKS THAT THEY REALLY WANT THE
CPC TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE. I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE WORK
ITSELF IS ONGOING WITH THE
PRESENT LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH
THAT INTRODUCTION TO THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS
WHO WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANY
QUESTIONS OR HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY. I WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW THAT I WAS PRESENT
AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING IN
WHICH THE CONFIRMATION THAT WAS
UNANIMOUSLY CONFIRMED BUT I
HAVE TO SAY THAT JUST TO REPEAT
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I SAID
BEFORE, THE CPC IS AN
INDEPENDENT BODY WHOSE MISSION
IS TO ADVISE ON POLICY WITH
INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. AS AN
INDEPENDENT BODY, THE
COMMISSIONERS CHOOSE THE
DIRECTOR AND OUR JOB TODAY, I
THINK OF IT AS A FORMAL
RECOGNITION OF THEIR AUTHORITY
AND THEIR DECISION-MAKING FOR
THIS CHOICE. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT LAST TIME ABOUT DR.
ELLIS IS WORK BEFORE EVEN
COMING TO THE CITY AND THE FACT
THAT SHE IS WELL STEEPED IN THE
ROLE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
AND POLICY. I JUST HAVE TO SAY
THAT I CAME OUT OF THAT MEETING
FULLY CONVINCED AND HAVING
WORKED WITH DR. ELLIS THESE
PAST FEW MONTHS AS INTERIM
DIRECTOR AND ALSO AS THE POLICY
DIRECTOR OF CPC IN FULL
CONFIDENCE THAT SHE IS THE BEST
PERSON TO LEAD THE BODY GOING
FORWARD. SHE IS CONTRIBUTING TO
STRENGTHENING OUR OUR ACCOUNT
ABILITY SYSTEM. I STAND BY
THEIR DECISION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR STANDING UP. IS THERE
ANY COMMENT?
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES BEEN
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRO TEM
NELSON. SIX IN FAVOR, ONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED .
CONGRATULATIONS TO EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR ELLIS. AFTER THE OATH
OF OFFICE YOU ARE EXCITED --
INVITED TO PROVIDE COMMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE
FOR THE POSITION --
>> I WILL FAITHFULLY CONDUCT
MYSELF AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR --
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, YES. PLEASE
MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN HEAR
THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF
SEATTLE AND THE KENNEDY POLICE
COMMISSION THAT ENTRUSTED ME
WITH THIS VERY IMPORTANT
POSITION, THIS IS A CRITICAL
YEAR IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
THE NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE A
CRITICAL YEAR IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FOR
THE COMMUNITY. EXPECTING THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN
CONSTITUTIONAL MANNERS.
CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY. WHEN I FIRST WAS
PUT INTO THIS ROLE , THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, BACK IN FEBRUARY. I
MADE THE FIRST REMARKS TO THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION IN
MARCH, MARCH 1st. AT THAT
TIME, THERE HAVE BEEN 10
HOMICIDES IN THE CITY. THEY
HAPPEN ALL OVER THE CITY IN
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. BY
NOW, YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT WE
HAVE ASKED A VERY IMPORTANT SAD
MILESTONE. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER
70 HOMICIDES IN THE CITY AND
THEY HAVE HAPPENED ALL OVER.
SO, THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS
OF THE CITY HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL
POLICING BUT ALSO MAKING SURE
THAT THE INTEREST OF CITIZENS
WHEN IT COMES TO POLICING AT
ALL ARE REPRESENTED. CITIZENS
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LARGE
NUMBER OF HOMICIDES, THE
DANGEROUS SITUATIONS HAPPENING
IN THE CITY AND CPC IS HERE TO
LISTEN TO THEM AND TO SUPPORT
THEM AND RAISE UP THEIR VOICES
TO ALL OF YOU AS WE CONTINUE
LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THIS HONOR, I AM REALLY
EXCITED TO BEGIN THIS WORK.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT,
WILL BE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF ITEM TWO INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO, COUNTABLE
120794. RELATED TO THE
TRANSFER OF CITY REAL PROPERTY
FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
AMENDING ORDINANCE 124-9172
TRANSFER JURISDICTION OF THE
FORMER DUMARS SUBSTATION, ONE
605 SOUTHWEST HOLDEN STREET
INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.
RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PASS THE
COUNCIL BILL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO SHARE
TO THE COMMITTEE. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THIS
ITEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
LEGISLATION APPROVES THE
TRANSFER OF THE SUBSTATION SITE
FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING IN EXCHANGE
FOR $424,000. IT ALSO
AUTHORIZES THE HOUSING TO
CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCESS
TO SOLICIT PROPOSALS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF RESALE,
RESTRICTED HOMEOWNERSHIP AND TO
NEGOTIATE PROPERTY TRANSFER TO
THE SELECTED DEVELOPER. THE
ORIGIN OF THE LEGISLATION BAIT
-- DATES BACK 10 YEARS TO THE
DISPOSITION OF THIS PARTICULAR
PROPERTY. 10 YEARS AGO THAT
THEY DID NOT NEED. A COUPLE
YEARS LATER IN 2015, FORMER
COUNCILMEMBERS REQUESTED THAT
THE OFFICE OF UNITY DEVELOPMENT
STUDY LAND-USE CHANGES FOR THIS
PROPERTY. AFTER YEARS OF
CONVERSATION BETWEEN MY OFFICE,
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, SEATTLE
HOUSING, THE USE FOR THIS
PROPERTY, ABOUT THE PROPOSED
COMMUNITY USE FOR THIS PROPERTY
WE HAVE THIS LEGISLATION BEFORE
US. WE ARE EXCITED THAT 10
YEARS LATER, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
IS WILLING TO TRANSFER THE
PROPERTY TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT IN THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING IS WILLING, AS WELL.
ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT FOR CONSIDERATION FOR
THIS LEGISLATION IS LIFTING UP
THE COMMUNITY ADVOCACY LED BY
THE HIGHLAND PARK ACTION
COUNCIL. THAT RESULTED IN 2019
AND A NEW ZONING DESIGNATION
FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATED FOR AN
UPPER ZONE OF THIS PROPERTY SO
THAT THEY COULD EVENTUALLY
REACH THEIR GOAL OF DEVELOPING
IT WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
ALSO WITH A GROUND FOR
COMMERCIAL USE. WE WORK TO HELP
THE PROPERTY TO BE REZONED TO
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
AUTHORITY. THE COMMUNITY HAS
ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORTED NOT
ONLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THIS
LOCATION, BUT AS MENTIONED
BEFORE, GROUND-FLOOR RETAIL,
THE I-40. IT DOES HAVE A
PEDESTRIAN OVERLAY AS PART OF
IT. SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
NEXT STEPS ON THIS AFTER THE
PASSAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION
HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT. SEEING
THEN, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE IN PASSAGE TO THE
BILL.
>> COUNSEL NUMBER PEDERSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
QUESTION
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES .
>> TRAIN YES.
>> MOSQUEDA .
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> YES. SEVEN IN FAVOR, NO
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. CAN YOU
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE DECISION ON MY BEHALF. CAN
YOU READ THE TITLE OF ITEM
THREE TO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE, 120709.
RELATING TO CITY EMPLOYMENT,
THE FOURTH QUARTER, 2023
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE RETURNING
POSITIONS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM EXEMPTING A POSITION
FROM THE SYSTEM, RETITLING
EXISTING TITLES, ESTABLISHING
NEW TITLES AND NAVIGATING
POSITIONS WITH THE CITY
COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU. I LOOK TO MOVE.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. THANK YOU. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS
THE BILL. COUNCILMEMBER PETER
SENT ON BEHALF OF THIS SPONSOR
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT NELSON
. IT IS SPONSORED BY -- CHAIR
OF OUR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WHO
WAS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
MEETING. ASKING THE VICE CHAIR
TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. OUR
ANALYST REVIEWS THESE QUARTERLY
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCES
CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS
RELATIVELY ROUTINE AND SHE
CIRCULATED A HELPFUL MEMO TO US
ON DECEMBER 1st THAT STAFF MEMO
STATES THAT 120709 WHAT
AUTHORIZE THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
DIRECT TO RETURN THREE
POSITIONS TO THE CIVIL SERVICES
-- CORRESPONDING RATES OF PAY.
ESTABLISH THREE JOB TITLES WITH
CORRESPONDING RATES OF PAY AND
A BOARD MEMBER POSITION. THERE
WOULD BE NO DIRECT COST
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE PERSONAL
ACTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM
ANYBODY? ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY,
SEEING NINE. ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS FROM THE SPONSOR? IF
NOT, WE WILL CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
>> YES. SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES
IN THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
WILL THE CLERK READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF ITEM FOUR INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR, COUNTABLE
127020 . THE CITY EMPLOYMENT
WITH THE EXECUTION MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO,
JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE
AGREEMENT AND I WANT TO GO
GOING WITH THE DISPATCH PROGRAM
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN HEARING A
LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT IT.
BROADLY, THIS IS A SIDE
AGREEMENT WITH THE SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICERS GUILD THAT
ALLOWS THREE THINGS. IT ALLOWS
THE CARE DISPATCH TEAM MORE
FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND TO
PEOPLE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
IT ALLOWS FOR THE CITYWIDE
OPERATION OF THE PARK RANGERS
WHICH ARE CURRENTLY LIMITED TO
CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALSO
IT ENHANCES THE FLEXIBILITY
WITH STAFFING EVENTS WHEN A
SWORN OFFICER IS NOT REQUIRED
TO DO SO. WE RECEIVED A MEMO
FROM CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR
HANDY ON FRIDAY. AGAIN, THIS
BILL IS NOT THE OVERALL
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT. I THINK FOR FOLKS
WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
AND PLACE ACCOUNTABILITY, I
WANT TO REMIND THE VIEWING
PUBLIC THAT THE SEPTEMBER
DECREE RULING BY JUDGE ROBARDS
STATES THAT THE CITY WILL BE
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE COURT
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF REACHING A
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT AND
ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF THE
AGREEMENT ON THE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND REVIEW SYSTEMS AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY'S
2017 ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE.
SO, THAT IS JUST TO ANSWER ANY
UNSPOKEN QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW
THIS, WHY THIS PARTICULAR
AGREEMENT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE
ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES IN THE
2017 ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE.
THIS IS A SIDE AGREEMENT. WE
KNOW THAT SINCE 2008, PARK
RANGERS HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO
DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND
WITH THE RENEWAL OF THE PARKS
DISTRICT, THE PARK RANGER
PROGRAM WAS SIGNIFICANTLY
EXPANDED WITH THE GOAL OF
HIRING 26 PARK RANGERS THIS
YEAR. THEY WILL WORK THROUGHOUT
THE CITY. THIS AGREEMENT WILL
ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE SAFETY,
OVATION AND ONGOING SUPPORT FOR
PARK GOERS. JUST A LITTLE BIT
OF A DEEPER DIVE ON THE DUAL
DISPATCH PROGRAM, WE HAVE BEEN
RECEIVING EMAILS, WE HEARD
TESTIMONY TODAY FROM PEOPLE
POWER WASHINGTON. I JUST WANT
TO CLEAR SOME THINGS UP. THE
AGREEMENT ALLOWS UP TO 24
FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES TO ACT AS
RESPONDERS FOR THIS PROJECT, WE
CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE SEVEN
RESPONDERS HIRED SO, THIS
LIMITATION ALLOWS THE PILOT TO
EXPAND THREEFOLD OVER THE TERM
OF THE AGREEMENT. I TOTALLY
SUPPORT THE VISION OF THE
ALBUQUERQUE MODEL, THE DENVER
MODEL, AS DOES CHIEF SMITH, THE
LEADER OF THE CSC C . THOSE ARE
ABSOLUTELY MUCH LARGER PROGRAMS
THAT HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR
A WHILE. BUT, ALLOWING THIS
EXPANSION TO EXPAND OVER THE
NEXT FEW YEARS, I THINK IT IS
IN LINE WITH HOW WE HANDLE
PILOT PROJECTS IN GENERAL. IT
IS SIMILAR TO THE APPROACH THAT
WE USED WITH CSO. I THINK WE
ONLY HAD 10 TO START AND WE
HAVE EXPANDED IN SUBSEQUENT
BUDGET CYCLES. DUAL DISPATCH
UNDER THE AGREEMENT CAN OCCUR
FOR TWO TYPES OF CALLS, PERSON
DOWN AND WELFARE CHECKS. THESE
CALL TYPES WERE IDENTIFIED
BECAUSE THE COUNSEL HAS
REQUESTED THAT WE PRIORITIZE
THESE CALL TYPES. WE HAVE DONE
SO IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS OVER
THE LAST THREE YEARS. WE HAVE
NAMED THESE CALL TYPES AND
RESOLUTION. WE HAVE NAMED THESE
CALL TYPES AND BUDGET ACTIONS.
WE HAVE NAMED THESE CALL TYPES
AS PRIORITIES IN THE TERM SHEET
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. WE
HAVE NAMED THESE AS PRIORITIES
AT LR PC. WE REPRESENT SEVERAL
THOUSANDS OF CALLS PER YEAR.
THE CONCERN THAT LIMITING THE
PROGRAM TO THESE CALL TYPES
SOMEHOW IS NOT GOING TO PROVIDE
ENOUGH BREATH FOR THE PROGRAM,
AGAIN, I THINK GIVEN THE NUMBER
OF CALLS THAT FIT INTO THOSE
TWO CATEGORIES, I DON'T THINK
THAT THIS LIMITATION WILL BE A
PROBLEM OVER THE NEXT THREE
YEARS. FURTHER, THE AGREEMENT
SAYS THAT OVER THE COURSE OF
THE PILOT PROJECT, THE PARTIES
MAY EVALUATE ORIGINAL CALL
TYPES THAT MAY BE SUITABLE FOR
DUAL DISPATCH AND MAY MUTUALLY
AGREE IN WRITING TO EXPAND THE
TYPE OF CALLS COVERED BY THE
AGREEMENT. WE HAVE HEARD FROM
FOLKS CONCERNS THAT RESPONDERS
WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO BEGIN
WORK IF THEY GET ON THE SCENE
FIRST. THIS IS NOT THE CASE.
THE AGREEMENT SPECIFICALLY
ALLOWS RESPONDERS THAT ARRIVE
ON THE SCENE FIRST TO BEGIN
WORK AND OFFICERS DO NOT HAVE
TO BE ON THE SCENE TO CLEAR
THE SCENE FOR SAFETY. THE
LANGUAGE IN THE ML USE AS
OFFICERS CAN CLEAR THE SCENE AS
THEY DETERMINE TO BE
APPROPRIATE. THAT MEANS THEY
DON'T NEED TO BE PHYSICALLY
PRESENT AT THE SCENE TO CLEAR
IT. THE COMMUNITY RESPONDER
GETS THERE FIRST, SPD DOES NOT
NEED TO BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT
AT THE SCENE TO CLEAR IT.
SORRY, I AM REPEATING MYSELF.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT POINT.
FURTHER, I THINK WE NEED
AWARENESS THAT THESE COMMUNITY
RESPONDERS ARE WORKING TODAY
BUT THEY ARE LIMITED TODAY ON
HOW THEY CAN RESPOND TO CALLS
BY THE CURRENT CONTRACT.
WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THIS ML
YOU, THEY WILL CONTINUE
OPERATING CONSISTENT WITH THE
SPD DIRECTIVE THAT REQUIRES
OFFICERS TO ACT ABLY REQUEST
CARE TEAM MEMBERS AND TO DO SO
ONLY AFTER ARRIVING AND
SECURING THE SITE OF THE
PARTICULAR CALL TYPE. SO,
VOTING AGAINST THIS AGREEMENT
WOULD MEAN THAT THESE
RESPONDERS COULD NOT RESPOND
UNLESS REQUESTED BY SPD.
CONTINUING WITH THAT APPROACH
IS JUST SIMPLY NOT ACCEPTABLE.
AGAIN, I AGREE WITH THE DESIRE
AND THE INTEREST TO HAVE THIS
PROGRAM GROW, BUT I THINK THIS
IS A VERY IMPORTANT FIRST
START. YOU KNOW, IT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON FOR OVER THREE YEARS
NOW. I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY
SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE RATHER
THAN TO FOCUS ON WHAT THE
AGREEMENT DOESN'T INCLUDE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT
REALLY DID HELP ME UNDERSTAND
BETTER. THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL.
SO, I NEED TO MOVE THIS THING
COULD I MOVE TO CAST THE BILL.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL. YOU
HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN AS A
SPONSOR. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? LET'S SEE.
>> YES. LET ME SEE.
COUNCILMEMBER --
>> THANK YOU TO THE SHARE OF
PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR EXPLANATION. I BELIEVE THE
CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY MAY HAVE
BEEN PROACTIVELY RESPONDING TO
SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT I
NEVER DID BEFORE. SO THANK YOU
FOR DOING THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. AS THE SPONSOR NOTED
THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS THAT I
HAVE RAISED AND OTHERS ABOUT
HOW THIS POLICY , THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
INTERACTS OR UNDERLINES WITH
THE GOALS OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE. I RECOGNIZE THAT WE
DO NOT HAVE IN FRONT OF US THE
ACTUAL CONTRACT , THIS
LONG-AWAITED CONTRACT THAT WE
ALL HOPE WILL HAVE MORE
ACCOUNTABILITY PIECES EMBEDDED
WITHIN THAT CONTRACT. I
UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE AND
THAT THIS IS NOT SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED TO DRIVE TOWARDS THOSE
ACCOUNTABILITY COMPONENTS THAT
WE UNIVERSALLY WANT TO PUT INTO
ACTION AND PUT INTO THE
CONTRACT ONCE THAT CONTRACT IS
COMPLETE. THE ISSUES THAT I WAS
RAISING PREVIOUSLY WHEN THIS
CAME UP WAS AROUND THE
STRATEGY, THE APPROACH TO TRY
AND INCLUDE SOME POOR
ATTENDANCE OF HOW WE WOULD LIKE
TO REALIGN WHO RESPONDS TO
CERTAIN CALLS TO ENSURE THAT
THERE IS A DUAL DISPATCH OR A
CITIZEN RESPONSE DISPATCH,
ESPECIALLY THE HEALTH-RELATED
CALLS AND TO ALLOW FOR A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO
MOVE FORWARD OUTSIDE OF THE
GOALS THAT WE ARE ALL TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH IN THIS CONTRACT AND
PUSH FOR THOSE ACCOUNTABILITY
PIECES, IT SEEMS PREMATURE FROM
THE BUDGET CHAIRS PROJECTION I
RAISE CONCERNS WHEN THIS CAME
UP IN FRONT OF US LAST MONTH
THAT THIS ALLOCATES UP TO
AROUND $8 MILLION TO COMPENSATE
OFFICERS FOR CHANGES THAT WE DO
WANT TO SEE BUT IS $8 MILLION
DISCLOSED ONCE THE CONTRACT IS
COMPLETE. WE ARE NOW IN THE
PROCESS HERE OF GIVING
ADDITIONAL FUNDING AT THIS
JUNCTURE FOR SMALL CHANGES THAT
I HAPPEN TO SUPPORT BUT CHANGES
WITHOUT ANY INFORMATION OR
PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT
WILL BE DEMANDED FOR THE OTHER
ACCOUNTABILITY CHANGES THAT I
BELIEVE THIS COUNCIL AND THE
EXECUTIVE WOULD LIKE TO SEE PUT
INTO THE CONTRACT ONCE THAT IS
COMPLETE. I AM RAISING A
QUESTION ABOUT STRATEGY, I AM
RAISING A QUESTION ABOUT
PRIORITIES AND I AM RAISING A
QUESTION ABOUT SEQUENCING. I DO
NOT THINK THAT IT IS WISE TO
OFFER THIS AMOUNT OF FUNDING ON
TOP OF A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT
WILL AT SOME POINT HAVE TO COME
AGAIN IN FRONT OF -- THE
COUNSEL. THIS IS GOING TO BE
COMPOUNDING THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS
THAT WE ARE ASKING OUR CITY TO
PUT FORWARD FOR UNIVERSALLY
DESIRED CHANGES THAT WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IN POLICING, BUT
DOING IT SEPARATE FROM THE
UNKNOWN DOLLAR AMOUNT OR
CHANGES THAT WILL BE ASKED FOR
IN THE CONTRACT, I DON'T THINK
IT IS WISE AT THIS JUNCTURE. AT
SOME POINT, THE STATE
LEGISLATURE WILL HAVE THE
CHANCE TO WEIGH IN AND HELP
JURISDICTIONS NOT HAVE TO
BARGAIN ISSUES RELATED TO
ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT IS A
UNIVERSAL DESIRE THAT WE SHOULD
NOT HAVE TO BE BARGAINING THOSE
UNTIL THE STATE LEGISLATURE
WAYS IN AND HELPS WITH THIS
PROCESS, I HAVE SIGNIFICANT
CONCERNS WITH FINALIZING THIS
AND ALLOCATING THE FUNDING AS
WE DISCUSSED DURING THE BUDGET
AND DOING THAT WITHOUT KNOWING
WHAT THE UNIVERSAL POLICY
CHANGES ARE OR DOLLAR AMOUNTS
ARE THAT ULTIMATELY COME IN
FRONT OF THIS COUNSEL IN THE
FORM OF A FINALIZED CONTRACT.
WE ARE PAYING OFFICERS EXTRA TO
DO A JOB THAT THEY ARE ALREADY
REQUIRED TO DO WITH OFFICERS ON
HIGHER PRIORITY CALLS. WE HAVE
ALL BEEN CALLING FOR OFFICERS
TO HAVE THE ABILITY AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO. WE HEARD
THAT THERE IS A STAFFING
SHORTAGE BUT NOW WE ARE PAYING
OFFICERS TO GO TO THE VERY
POSITIONS WHERE A CIVILIAN
COULD BE FREED UP TO GO TO
INSTEAD. IT FEELS LIKE AS MUCH
AS I WANT TO SUPPORT THE
UNDERLYING GOALS OF THIS, I
HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS OF
HAVING OFFICERS STILL GO TO
THESE CALLS AND NOT HAVE THEM
FREED UP TO GO TO THE HIGHER
PRIORITY CALLS. JUST A FEW
WEEKS AGO WE SAW THE SEATTLE
TIMES ARTICLE ABOUT A GROUP OF
POLICE OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED
TO A HEALTH CRISIS, A CALL OF A
MAN WHO WAS INTOXICATED AND HAD
BROKEN A WINDOW THAT WAS
THROWING THINGS ON THE STREET.
WHILE MEDICS AND FIREFIGHTERS
SUCCESSFULLY CONTACTED THE
INDIVIDUAL IN IT CRISIS. IT WAS
ENTERED INTO A DIFFERENT
BUILDING AND FIVE OFFICERS,
INCLUDING ONE ARMED WITH A
HIGH-CALIBER SEMI AUTOMATIC
RIFLE, BROKE DOWN A DIFFERENT
PERSON STORE. A DIFFERENT WOMAN
STORE THAT WAS NOT HAVING A
MOMENT OF CRISIS. THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF WHERE OFFICERS ,
OFFICERS WITH A GUN ARE NOT
NECESSARILY THE PEOPLE THAT WE
WANT CALL RESPONDING TO
SITUATIONS WHERE SOMEONE IS
HAVING A HEALTH-RELATED CRISIS
THAT COULD BE BETTER SERVED
WITH A MEDIC AND A FIREFIGHTER.
ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF OF POLICE,
I QUOTE, THE MERE PRESENCE OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE WERE A
UNIFORMED OFFICER OR A WEAPON
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ESCALATE A
SITUATION. WHEN A PERSON IS IN
CRISIS, JUST SEEING SOMEONE IN
UNIFORM WITH A WEAPON OR THEIR
POLICE VEHICLE CAN ESCALATE THE
SITUATION, ACCORDING TO THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
CHIEFS OF POLICE. ALSO, FROM
THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN
PROGRESS IN 2020, ALL TOO
OFTEN, THESE CALLS FOR SERVICE
RESPOND IN UNNECESSARY
FATALITIES. PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS ARE 16
TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN THE
GENERAL PUBLIC TO BE KILLED
DURING A POLICE ENCOUNTER. SO,
I RAISE THIS BOTH AS A QUESTION
ABOUT STRATEGY, THE FUNDING
PRICES THAT OUR CITY IS
CURRENTLY FACING, AGAIN NOTING
THAT WE DEFENDED THE ITEM IN
THE BUDGET THAT WAS NOT
SUFFICIENT TO BE TAKEN OUT OF
THE EXISTING POLICE OFFICERS
BUDGET. THE SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICER BUDGET, WHICH AS WE
KNOW FROM LAST YEAR, STILL HAS
20 MILLION OF THE 40 MILLION OF
UNUSED FUNDING FROM THE SALARY
SAVINGS, 20 MILLION WAS
REPROGRAMMED LAST YEAR INTO NEW
INVESTMENTS. SOME OF THOSE WERE
ONE TIME INVESTMENTS. HAD THIS
BEEN ALLOCATING FUNDING INTO
THE DEPARTMENT INTO THIS
EXISTING INVESTMENT, I MIGHT
FEEL DIFFERENT ABOUT THE
FINANCES. ON THE POLICY, I
STILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS
THAT THE M.O. YOU SET UP THE
DUAL DISPATCH TO LOOK DIFFERENT
FROM HOW I KNOW MANY OF US
WANTED TO SEE IT, PARTICULARLY
IN THE WAYS WHERE IT COULD BE
DISCREET FROM THE COAL RESPONSE
SYSTEM. WITH THAT I WILL BE
VOTING NO ON THIS POLICY. I DO
WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE OFFICER
HAS THE ABILITY TO SHOW UP
WHEN THERE IS A CRIME IN
PROCESS, BUT I AM VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT AN OFFICER
HOLDING THE DISCUSSION TO TURN
A CALL OVER TO A CRISIS
RESPONDER THAT STILL PUTS THE
OFFICER IN CONTROL IF AN
OFFICER IS RESPONDING TO A
HEALTH-RELATED CRISIS VERSUS
REALLY MAKING A DECISION ABOUT
HAVE TO SEND HELP PERSONNEL OR
EMT OR FIREFIGHTER OR CASE
MANAGER SEPARATE FROM AN
OFFICER HOLDING THAT DISCUSSION
TO TURN THE CALL OVER. THAT
REMAINS ONE OF MY MAJOR
CONCERNS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS A LOT
TO TAKE IN. HERE IS HOW I AM
THINKING ABOUT IT. I AM
REFERRING TO THE SUMMARY AND
FISCAL NOTE THAT IS WITH THIS
LEGISLATION. FOR THE QUESTION,
IT SAYS ARE THERE FINANCIAL
COSTS OR OTHER IMPACTS OF NOT
IMPLEMENTING THE LEGISLATION?
HERE IS WHAT IT SAYS BUT IF THE
M.O. YOU IS NOT LEGISLATED, THE
CITY WOULD NOT GAIN ADDITIONAL
WITH THE LIMITED COMMISSION TO
NONCOMMISSIONED EMPLOYEES TO
FILL A SPECIAL EVENT
ASSIGNMENTS BETWEEN JANUARY
2nd, 2024 AND JANUARY 2nd,
2026. ADDITIONALLY, THE LAUNCH
OF THESE CITIES DUAL DISPATCH
ALTERNATIVE DISPATCH PILOT
PROJECT THAT WOULD ALLOW
RESPONSE OR STREAM TO --
SOCIAL WELFARE ISSUES TO
RESPOND TO CERTAIN TYPES OF
NONVIOLENT CALLS FOR SERVICE
MAY BE DIMINISHED OR DELAYED.
MOREOVER, PARK RANGERS WOULD
CONTINUE TO BE RESTRICTED TO
OPERATE ONLY IN DOWNTOWN PARKS.
WE KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN A
REQUEST FROM ALL OVER THE CITY
FOR PARK RANGERS ELSEWHERE.
THAT IS WHY I WILL BE VOTING
YES AND I WILL LET
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD CLOSE US
OUT ON THIS DISCUSSION.
>> NO OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH, I
THINK THE OTHER POINT I WOULD
MAKE THAT I HAVEN'T ALREADY
MADE IT IS AS IT RELATES TO THE
STRATEGY, THE STRATEGY TO HAVE
A SIDE AGREEMENT ALLOWS US TO
RESOLVE AN ISSUE THAT MANY OF
US HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR
THREE YEARS. IF IT MAINTAINED
THE APPROACH OF BARGAINING THIS
ELEMENT IN THE SPOT AGREEMENT,
WE WOULD NOT HAVE HIRED SEVEN
COMMUNITY RESPONDERS THAT
LAUNCHED THE PROGRAM IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SOME
PROGRESS ON THIS EFFORT. IF WE
HAD CHOSEN A DIFFERENT
STRATEGY, WE WOULD NOT BE IN A
POSITION WHERE WE HAVE A
PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN STOOD UP
AND HAS CURRENTLY REQUIRED
OFFICERS TO ACTIVELY REQUEST
CARE TEAM MEMBERS. AS SOON AS
WE VOTE AND APPROVE THIS IT
CREATES A CONVERSATION TO ALLOW
RESPONDERS TO START THEIR WORK
WHEN THEY GET ON SCENE. IT
ALLOWS OFFICERS TO CLEAR THE
SCENE IN ANY WAY THAT THEY FIND
APPROPRIATE. THAT DOES NOT MEAN
THEY HAVE TO BE ON THE SCENE TO
CLEAR THE SCENE. THEY ARE HELD
TO OFFICER DISCRETION. MANY OF
THE CITIES THAT WE HAVE LOOKED
AT WHERE WE SEE A PURELY
COMMUNITY RESPONDER RESPONSE
THAT THEY ARE NOT USING POLICE
OFFICERS, THEY STARTED RELYING
MORE ON A COAL RESPONSE. IT IS
THROUGH THE OPERATION PROGRAM
THAT RESULTED IN A SITUATION
WHERE POLICE WERE NO LONGER.
EVERYBODY RECOGNIZED IN THE
CONTINUUM THAT POLICE WERE NOT
NEEDED FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF
CALLS. IT IS NOT LIKE ANY OF
THESE OTHER CITIES BAND POLICE
OFFICERS FOR SHOWING UP AT THE
SCENE WHERE A COMMUNITY
RESPONDER IS. I THINK THIS
NOTION OF DISCRETION AND
HOLDING THE DISCRETION IS
SOMETHING THAT IS WIDELY
MISUNDERSTOOD. NEVERTHELESS, I
AM EXCITED AND GRATEFUL TO BE
HERE TO VOTE ON THIS TODAY.
AGAIN, VOTING AGAINST THIS
AGREEMENT WOULD MEAN THAT
RESPONDERS COULD NOT RESPOND.
THE RESPONDERS THAT ARE WORKING
RIGHT NOW FOR THE CARE
DEPARTMENT, IF WE VOTED AGAINST
THIS AGREEMENT, THOSE PEOPLE
COULD NOT RESPOND UNLESS
ACTUALLY REQUESTED BY THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THAT IS
NOT AN ACCEPTABLE MODEL FOR A
COMMITTEE RESPONDER PROGRAM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN SECONDED TO
PASS THE BILL.
>> SO SORRY. I PUT MY HAND UP
LATE AND I AM NOT TRYING TO GET
THE LAST WORD BECAUSE I
APPRECIATE THE GOOD WORK OF THE
CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY. I JUST
WANTED TO RESPOND TO ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WAS SAID AND
UNDERSCORE MY SUPPORT, AS WELL,
FOR THE RECONFIGURED PARK
RANGER APPROACH THAT COUNSEL
MARK -- PRO TEM REFERRED TO. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS CLEAR
AND ALSO APPRECIATE AS THE
CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY NOTED,
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE
BEEN HIRED AND WANTED TO SEE
THEM DEPLOYED, ABSOLUTELY
APPRECIATE THAT. THERE ARE
CERTAINLY BARRIERS TO HAVE
THOSE FOLKS DO THE WORK. I DID
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS
CLEAR BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT
I WAS EXPLICIT IN MY COMMENTS
FROM BEFORE. THE CONCERNS THAT
I HAVE WITH THE ML YOU IN THE
HIERARCHY WITH DISPATCH. IT IS,
HOW IS THE PROPOSAL HERE
SUPPOSED TO BE DISCREET FROM A
COAL RESPONSE MODEL. THERE IS A
HIERARCHY THAT WAS SET UP IN
THIS PROPOSAL THAT SPD OFFICERS
ARE STILL THE PRIMARY RESPONSE
WITH MENTAL HEALTH RESPONDER
SERVING UNDER THEIR DIRECTION.
THE M.O. YOU, IT QUOTES
OFFICERS MAKE THE DETERMINATION
WITH WHO WILL MAKE THE DIRECT
CONTACT. A CRISIS RESPONDER
DOES NOT APPROACH UNLESS
CLEARED TO DO SO BY THE OFFICER
ASSISTING THE SCENE. THE
OFFICER HAS THE ABILITY TO
ADVISE THE CRISIS RESPONDER TO
DISREGARD IF THE -- IS
APPROPRIATE FOR THE CALL. SO
THE OFFICER HOLDS THE
DISCRETION TO TURN THE CALL
OVER TO A CRISIS RESPONDER AND
ALSO DETERMINE THAT THEY ARE
NOT NEEDED. AND THAT TAKES AWAY
FROM THE CAPACITY AND
CAPABILITIES, THE DIRECTION
WITH THE CARE DEPARTMENT
WORKERS SO THEY CAN BE THE
FIRST RESPONDERS. I WORRY ABOUT
THE POWER DYNAMIC THAT THEY ARE
NOT BEING SET UP TO BE THE
ACTUAL FIRST RESPONDERS AND I
WORRY THAT IT SOLIDIFIES AS
RESPONDING TO THESE TYPES OF
CALLS IN THE FUTURE. I DO HOPE
THAT AS THE CONTRACT IS FINALLY
NEGOTIATED, THAT THIS PROCESS
CAN BE REVISITED SO WE CAN
TRULY SET UP A SYSTEM WHERE WE
CREATE A FULLY AUTONOMOUS
RESPONSE THAT IS A TRUE POLICE
ALTERNATIVE AND NOT JUST A
SUPPLEMENT THAT WOULD ALSO GIVE
OFFICERS WHAT THEY WANTED,
WHICH IS TO FREE UP OFFICERS TO
RESPOND TO HIGH-PRIORITY CALLS
BUT I WANTED TO OFFER THAT
CLARITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY FINAL
WORDS? ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
QUESTION
>> YESTERDAY
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> NO.
>> PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN WEBER, TWO OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT. PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. FINALLY, WE WILL GO
TO ITEM FIVE. PLEASE READ THAT
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM FIVE,
RESOLUTION, 32117 RELATED TO
THE 2023 HOUSING LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE. SETTING THE TERMS OF
OFFICE AND THE NUMBERS OF THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND
AUTHORIZING IT TO -- REGARDING
PROGRAMS FUNDED BY HER EARLIER
HOUSING LEVIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH BUT I
MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32117. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECONDARY
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THIS
ITEM.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM.
>> TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN
ESTABLISHING THE 2023 HOUSING
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
>> AS YOU MIGHT RECALL, THE '23
HOUSING LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND SETS OUT THE LE
VOTERS. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE
DOING HERE TODAY. THE
FOLLOWING, OR EXCUSE ME. THE
FOLLOWING VOTE ON THIS
RESOLUTION, WE WILL THEN HAVE
ITEMS SIX THROUGH 18. THIS
INCLUDES THE 13 COUNCIL AND
APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOUSING
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SO
THIS IS JUST THE NEXT STEP AND
THAT WE WILL HAVE THE NEXT 13
STEPS TO COMPLETE THE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT PRO
TEM NELSON .
>> THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANYONE?
NO? OKAY, NO CLOSING REMARKS.
YOU JUST GAVE OPENING. OKAY GO
AHEAD. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> TRENT 24 AYE .
>> PRESIDENT PRO TEM NELSON.
>> YES.
>> FINALLY, WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ITEMS
SIX THROUGH 18 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS SIX THROUGH
16, APPOINTMENTS 2705 THROUGH
2717. APPOINTMENT OF FEBBEN
FEKADU, JOEL C. ING, --
APPOINTMENTS OF NOAH FAY, JOEL
C. ING, JAMES W LAVELLE,
PATIENCE M. MALABA, PAUL H.
PARK, ANDREA CAUPAIN
SANDERSON, AS MEMBERS OF THE
HOUSING LEVY SITE --
APPOINTMENTS OF TRACI A.
RATZLIFF, AND CARA KADOSHIMA
VALLIER AS A MEMBER FOR A TERM
TO DECEMBER 31st 2030.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. DID YOU
READ 15 THROUGH 18? YES, YOU
DID ALREADY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OKAY. I MOVED TO CONFIRM
APPOINTMENTS 2705 THROUGH
2707. IF THERE IS A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, AS A SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THESE
ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO
TEM. ITEMS SIX THROUGH 18 MAKE
UP THE INCREDIBLE INDIVIDUALS
PROPOSED AS THE COUNCIL AND
MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE
13 OPEN POSITIONS FOR THE NEW
HOUSING LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE. THESE MEMBERS ARE IN
FRONT OF US FOR DISCUSSION
TODAY BUT THEY HAVE BEEN
THOROUGHLY VETTED AND THE
HIGHLY ACKNOWLEDGED AS LEADERS
IN THE HOUSING FIELD AND
COMPLEMENTARY FIELDS THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE. I AM EXCITED THAT THE
HOUSING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
PERFORMS THIS CRITICAL ROLL IN
WILL HAVE POTENTIALLY THESE
ESTEEMED INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL
BE ABLE TO PROVIDE GOVERNANCE
AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE LEVY
PROGRAMS. ALSO PROVIDING ADVICE
AND INPUT ON THE DESIGN AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2023
LEVY. THEY HAVE EXPERTISE AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FINANCE,
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, RESIDENT
SERVICES, IN HOMELESS SERVICES,
AND POLICY ADVOCACY, AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SERVICE. THE
COMMITTEE WILL BE EXTREMELY
DIVERSE, BOTH IN TERMS OF
BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE AND
WITH THE MEMBERS REPRESENTING
THE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE FUNDERS, DEVELOPERS
AND SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
VARIOUS ASSOCIATIONS, I KNOW WE
WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS FOR YEARS
TO COME. ROUGHLY HALF OF THE
COMMITTEE SERVED ON THE
PREVIOUS HOUSING LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE SO THEY BRING WITH
THEM VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND
CONTINUITY TO HELP COMPLEMENT
THE FRESH PERSPECTIVES OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE
APPOINTING TODAY TO SERVE ON
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
FOR THE FIRST TIME. LAST WEEK,
WE CIRCULATED A LIST OF
APPOINTEES AND THE RESOLUTION
TO THE FLOOR. I WANT TO THANK
JEN LABRECQUE FROM CENTRAL
STAFF. I WANT TO THANK AARON
HOUSE FROM OUR CHIEF OF STAFF
AND OUR PARTNERS IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING, AS WELL. I BELIEVE
-- AN HOUR ALONG WITH HER TEAM
FROM OFFICE OF HOUSING SO THANK
YOU TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
FOR PROACTIVELY PUTTING THIS
LIST TOGETHER FOR THE
APPOINTMENT PACKETS. SO THAT
THE CITY IS ABLE TO HIT THE
GROUND RUNNING FOLLOWING THE
HISTORIC PASSAGE OF THE 2023
LEVY. HISTORIC BOTH IN TERMS OF
DOLLAR AMOUNT AND OVERWHELMING
SUPPORT. COLLINGS, AS YOUR
MEMBER THERE ARE 70% OF SEATTLE
VOTERS WHO SAID THAT THEY
WANTED TO PASS THIS HOUSING
LEVY SO THIS IS A CLEAR
DIRECTION FOR OUR CITY AS WE
CREATE MORE HOUSING WHICH IS
GOOD FOR WORKERS, WORKING
FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES AND
THE HEALTH OF OUR LOCAL
ECONOMY, AS WELL. JUST AS A
REMINDER, THIS HOUSING LEVY
INVEST DEEPLY IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
SERVICES. IN INVEST IN
PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE -- FIRST
TIME HOME OWNERSHIP AND IT
CREATES FAMILY SIZE UNITS. I'M
TALK ABOUT THREE AND FOUR
BEDROOM UNITS AND IT PROVIDES
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
CONTINUES THE WORK THAT WE HAVE
EMBARKED ON WITH JUMPSTART,
PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX THAT
HELPS STABILIZE THE PERMANENT
SUPPORT OF HOUSING WORKFORCE.
THIS CAN HELP ENSURE THAT MORE
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO NOT ONLY BE
HOUSED BUT STAY STABLY HOUSE
AND HELPS US TO ADDRESS THE
INCREDIBLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO HAVE SEEN THEIR NOT
ONLY HOUSING NEEDS AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECOME MORE
OUT OF REACH BUT THE ACTUAL
HEALTH SERVICES THAT PEOPLE ARE
DEALING WITH INSIDE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING HAS ALSO BECOME MORE
COMPLEX AND COMPLICATED SO
MAKING SURE THAT THE WORKFORCE
IS THERE TO HELP GET PEOPLE
HOUSE AND KEEP THEM STABLY
HOUSE AND KEEP THEM HEALTHY IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AS WELL
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS HOUSING
LEVY INVEST IN. I WANT TO THANK
YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU
HAVE DONE TO PROVIDE INPUT INTO
THE HOUSING LEVY BEFORE WE
SENT IT TO THE VOTERS. WE
INCREASE THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE
TO HAVE ACCESS TO HOUSING. WE
ARE HELPING REDUCE THE
EXPERIENCE OF HOUSING
INSTABILITY. WE ARE HELPING TO
SERVE MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS AND WE
ARE HOPING TO INVEST IN THE
WAGES TO HELP PEOPLE TO KEEP
EMPLOYED SO THERE IS CONTINUITY
AND CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF
SERVICES FOR THOSE IN HUMAN
SERVICES SECTOR. AS WE
DISCUSSED IN OUR BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETINGS, THIS IS AN
ESSENTIAL COMPLEMENT TO BOTH
THE BRICK-AND-MORTAR AND VISION
OF CREATING MORE HOUSING IN OUR
CITY IF WE ARE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO KEEP PEOPLE STABLY
HOUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY SO
THANKS AGAIN TO THE INCREDIBLE
CANDIDATES FOR ALL OF THE WORK
THAT THEY HAVE DONE. SO FAR IN
THE HOUSING REALM AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING ALL OF THESE
13 INDIVIDUALS SERVE OUR CITY
AS THE 2023 HOUSING LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS SET UP
EFFECTIVE AFTER THE SNOW. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ?
>> YES
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> TRENT 24.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
NELSON?
>> YES.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSE.
>> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ITEM
19 INTO THE RECORD?
>> REPORT OF THE SELECT BUDGET
IDENTITY, RESOLUTION 32116
RELATING TO THE CITY'S ANNUAL
BUDGET PROCESS UPDATING
MODIFIED BIANNUAL BUDGETING
PROCESSES, ESTABLISHING
GUIDELINES FOR MIDYEAR BUDGET
CHANGES AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS AND SUPERSEDING
RESOLUTION 2885 AND 31954.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
ADOPTED AS AMENDED THE
RESOLUTION .
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL NOT --
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, I WANT TO MAKE
SURE TO SHARE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. I THINK SHE'S THE
APPROPRIATE -- EXCUSE ME. MY
ON THE WRONG ITEM?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
MADAME PRESIDENT PRO TEM? I'M
LOOKING AT ITEM NUMBER 21.
>> THIS IS RELATED TO THE
ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS UPDATING
THE BIANNUAL BUDGETING
PROCESSES . THAT SOUNDS LIKE
YOU.
>> OH, APOLOGIES. OKAY. I HAD
TO SCROLL UP A PAGE HERE.
COLLINGS, JUST GOING TO ADDRESS
ITEMS 19 AND 20 TOGETHER IF
THAT'S OKAY, MADAME PRESIDENT
PRO TEM.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU
>> YOU'VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT
THIS IN OUR PREVIOUS
CONVERSATIONS IN THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE AND BEFORE THAT IN
THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE THIS IS A LONG TIME
WAITING. WE HAVE BEEN VERY
THANKFUL TO HAVE THE
PARTICIPATION OF THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE, THE EXECUTIVE
TEAM, AS WELL AS THE LEADERSHIP
AND DEEP ENGAGEMENT FROM
CENTRAL STAFF. WE PASSED A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
IN 2022 ASKING FOR CENTRAL
STAFF AND CBO TO COME TOGETHER
TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO ENHANCE
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY, OUR
BUDGETING PROCESS, AND IMPROVE
ACCESS TO INFORMATION SO THAT
WE CAN WORK QUICKLY AND
EXPEDITIOUSLY AND EFFECTIVELY ,
FINALIZE OUR BUDGETS AS THE
COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
HAS A RESPONSIBILITY OF DOING
THAT EVERY YEAR. AS WE MOVE
TOWARDS BIANNUAL BUDGETING AND
HOPEFULLY ONE DAY, A TRUE
BIANNUAL BUDGET DOCUMENT, THIS
WILL HAVE A HELPFUL
STEPPING-STONE TO ACTUALLY
CREATING A PROCESS THAT IS
MORE REAL TIME FOR BOTH MEMBERS
OF THE CENTRAL STAFF AND
LEGISLATIVE BUT ALSO MORE
ACCESSIBLE AND TRANSPARENT TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THIS
PACKAGE OF LEGISLATION, BOTH
THE ORDINANCE AND THE
RESOLUTION ARE THE BUILDING
BLOCKS. I THINK THIS IS JUST
THE FOUNDATION FOR HOW WE HOPE
TO IMPROVE UPON THE BUDGET AND
THE FISCAL TRANSPARENCY PROCESS
IN THE FUTURE, AS I LEAVE THE
BUDGET CHAIR POSITION, IT IS
GOING TO BE MY HONOR TO PASS ON
HOPEFULLY THIS FRAMEWORK TO A
FUTURE COUNCIL AND A FUTURE
BUDGET CHAIR WHO WILL THEN BE
ABLE TO HAVE A MORE TRANSPARENT
PROCESS, A MORE EXPEDITIOUS WAY
TO GET DATA TO THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH FROM THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE SO THAT WE CAN FINALIZE
OUR BUDGETS AND THAT IS TRUE
FOR OUR BIANNUAL BUDGET THAT WE
WANT TO CRAFT EVERY OTHER YEAR
AND IT'S ALSO TRUE THAT
MID-BIANNUAL BUDGET THAT WE
JUST DID THIS YEAR IN THE OFF
YEARS. I WOULD FINALLY SAY THAT
IT IS, I THINK A COLLABORATIVE
EFFORT AND A JOINT GOAL OF OURS
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE REAL-TIME
DATA ACCESS TO THE NUMBER OF
POCKETS THAT ARE NOT FILLED,
THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT
ARE SITTING BANK IT, TO HAVE A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF FUNDING
THAT IS ENCUMBERED OR FUNDING
THAT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY
PRIOR TO GETTING INTO THE
MONTHS OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER
SO THAT WE CAN COLLECTIVELY
IDENTIFY WAYS TO MOVE DOLLARS
INTO OTHER PRIORITY INVESTMENTS
ON A REGULAR BASIS AND DO THAT
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE. THIS IS JUST A
HANDFUL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT CAME FROM THE REPORT THAT
WAS SENT TO THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING
EARLIER THIS YEAR. WE HAD A
HEARING ON IT IN AUGUST AND
FROM THAT AUGUST HEARING, I
ASKED CENTRAL STAFF TO GO FORTH
AND CREATE LEGISLATION THAT
HELPS TO CODIFY MANY OF THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE
INCLUDED INTO THAT REPORT. SO
THANKS AGAIN TO JULIE FROM THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE, ALY
PETRUCCI , OUR ESTHER FOR
COLLABORATION AND TO TOM MY
SOUL FOR THE FORESIGHT AND
DESIRE TO MOVE FORWARD ON
STRUCTURAL CHANGES, TO NOT ONLY
UPDATE OUR CODE AS IT RELATES
TO OUR BUDGET PROCESS, CODES
THAT HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED IN
DECADES, BUT TO ACTUALLY MOVE
FORWARD ON TRANSPARENCY
APPROACHES THAT WE HAVE SEEN
FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT
WE'VE GLEANED FROM
JURISDICTIONS AROUND THE STATE
AND AROUND THE NATION.
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESEARCH
WENT INTO THE RECOMMENDATIONS
IN FRONT OF YOU AND I WOULD SAY
THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE
ICEBERG IN TERMS OF THE TYPE OF
ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE ALL I
THINK WILL CONTINUE TO SEE AS
AN IMPROVEMENT AND IMPROVE
PROCESS AS A RESULT OF THE LAST
FOUR YEARS AND PUTTING SOME OF
THOSE INTO STATUTE IS GOOD
GOVERNANCE AND I HOPE AGAIN
JUST THE FIRST STEP SO THANK
YOU AGAIN AND COLLINGS, THINGS
AS WELL FOR YOUR ONGOING
SUPPORT FOR THESE ITEMS. THIS
DID MOVE OUT OF THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK AND I
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
WILL -- WILL THE PARK -- CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSE.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 20
INTO THE RECORD?
>> A GIANT ITEM 20, COUNCIL THE
120716, RELATING TO THE
ASTONISHMENT OF A FISCAL
TRANSPARENCY PROGRAM REQUIRING
PERIODIC OF FISCAL POLICY
INFORMATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL
AND THE PUBLIC.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
AS SPONSOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ADDRESS THIS ONE AS WELL?
>> YES, AND THIS IS THE ONE I
WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. I
BELIEVE SHE WAS THE ORIGINAL
SPONSOR OF THIS IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS SO I AM HAPPY TO TURN
IT OVER TO HER AND THEN I WILL
ALSO ADD ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
IF THAT IS OKAY, MADAME
PRESIDENT PRO TEM NELSON .
>> SURE. ARE WE ON 20 OR 21?
I'M SORRY. I'VE LOST TRACK.
>> THAT IS ITEM 20. NO, 21.
>> OKAY. SO --
>> WE ARE 20.
>> YES. IT'S MORE THE FISCAL --
>> I, THAT IS NOT THE ONE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA , THAT I
THINK YOU ARE REFERRING TO.
>> SORRY, I THAT WE WERE
ADDRESSING BOTH OF THEM. I
APOLOGIZE.
>> I WILL HOLD OFF. I'M SO
EAGER TO HAVE TO SHARE THIS.
I'VE GOT THOSE COMMENTS OUT
EARLY THOUGH SO THAT WAY THEY
ARE OUT. ON ITEM 20, MADAME
PRESIDENT PRO TEM, I DO NOT
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. I
ME COMMENTS TO THOSE, TOO. IN
MY PREVIOUS --
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD
FOR A VOTE. SEEING NO OTHER
COMMENTS. GO AHEAD. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM NELSON?
>> YES.
>> THINK VERY MUCH. THE BILL
PASSES. AND THEN FINALLY, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 21, 120717.
RELATED TO HUMAN SERVICES THAT
INCLUDE -- EXPRESSLY RESERVED
FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES
REQUIRING THAT SUCH APPROPRIATE
MONEY BE USED ONLY FOR WAGE
INCREASES FOR HUMAN SERVICES
WORKERS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL
HOUSE THE COUNCIL BILL.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING
OR SHOULD WE JUST PASS IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> LET'S PASS IT OVER.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL MAKE IT
SHORT AND SWEET. THIS
LEGISLATION REQUIRES THAT
APPROPRIATED WAGE EQUITY
FUNDING TO HUMAN SERVICES
CONTRACTORS BE ONLY USED FOR
WAGE INCREASES FOR HUMAN
SERVICES WORKERS. THAT THOSE
FUNDS ARE IN ADDITION TO
ADJUSTMENT, THE ADJUSTING
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
REGARDING NEWS OF SUCH
APPROPRIATED MONEY AND THE ,
AGAIN, THE INTENT IS JUST
PURELY WHEN THAT WE WANT TO BE
ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT WHEN WE
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR WAGE
EQUITY THAT THOSE DOLLARS ARE
BEING USED FOR THAT PURPOSE SO,
YOU KNOW, SIMPLY SAID, IT
CREATES THE EXPECTATION AND
THEN ALSO, IT ASKS THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
ESTABLISH CONTRACTING AND
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SO THAT
THE THAT PERMIT CAN CONFIRM
THAT THE FUNDS WERE USED IN A
WAY THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH
WAGE EQUITY GOALS. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU
HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> SURE. THIS WANT TO AGAIN
THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS OVER
THE YEARS AND ORGANIZATIONS
WHO HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS
LONG OVERDUE WAGE INCREASE FOR
HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS AND AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD NOTED,
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BE ABOUT
WAGE INCREASES IT'S ABOUT
CLOSING A WAGE GAP SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH TO -- USE CARE ,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS,
SO MANY OF WHICH I WILL NOT
NAME RIGHT NOW. SEATTLE KING
COUNTY HOMELESSNESS COALITION,
THE HUMAN SERVICES COALITION,
HOPEFULLY THOSE TWO COALITIONS
COVER MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS AS THE FRONTLINE HUMAN
SERVICE WORKERS WHO ARE
PROVIDING THE CARE TO OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND WHO HAVE ADVOCATED FOR THIS
ISSUE TO FINALLY BE ADDRESSED.
I THINK THIS IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE WORK WE HAVE DONE ON
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT, THE MEMO
THAT WE DISCUSSED IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS WILL SIGNAL ADDITIONAL
WORK TO COME SO THAT WE ARE
FINALLY CLOSING GAPS IN THE
FUTURE. THANKS AGAIN TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR THEIR
CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO
ADDRESSING PAY AND MAKING SURE
WE ARE NOT LEAVING WORKERS
BEHIND. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR YOUR
HELP.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE
HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS SO WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
NELSON ?
>> YES.
>> IT PASSES.
>> WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
THE LEGISLATION SIGNATURE TO
MY BEHALF. ALL RIGHT. MOVING
ON, THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND
THERE ARE NO RESOLUTIONS FOR
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION
TODAY. SO, IF THERE -- IS THERE
ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT MY
COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO BRING
UP? ALL RIGHT, NOTHING ELSE
COMES -- I HEARD SOMETHING
THERE?
>> STRAUSS
>> GO-AHEAD.
>> HELLO, JUST CHECKING IN
WITH COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
ABOUT YOUR FRIDAY COMMITTEE. I
KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN
FULL IN THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
THE OTHER DAY DO YOU JUST
WANTED TO JUST WANTED TO CHECK
IN IF YOU HAD WARM FOR
FRIDAY'S MEETING.
>> YES. THANK YOU. THANKS TO
YOUR PRESENCE, WE WILL BE FINE.
WE WILL BE PROCEEDING.
>> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU.
>> ANYTHING ELSE,
>> KNOW. NO.
>> PERFECT. THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 12th.
THANK YOU ALL. WE ARE
ADJOURNED.