>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THAN
YOU FOR JOINING THE FINANCE AN
HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING. TODA
IS MARCH 20, 2023. CHEERING
REMOTELY, I APOLOGIZE TO MY
COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC. BUT I WILL BE CHEERING
REMOTELY. AS I AM HOME SICK
TODAY, MADAME CLERK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE FOR MEMBERS OUR
COMMITTEE TO SEE WHO IS HERE.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> FIVE PRESENT , NONE ABSENT.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATIO
IN TODAY'S MEETING. WE KNOW WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS WE WOULD
LIKE TO GET THROUGH TODAY. THIS
INCLUDES THE LEGISLATION WE
DISCUSSED LAST WEEK --
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> WHAT DID YOU SAY?
>> YOU SOUND AWFUL, YOU
SHOULD'VE CALLED IN SICK.
>> BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, IT IS
TRUE. AND ALSO, I HAVE HAD TO
CALL IN SICK THE FIRST TIME WE
WERE SUPPOSED TO DISCUSS IT SO
DON'T WANT TO DELAY US ANYMORE.
AND, I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE T
GET THROUGH THIS. THANK YOU TO
MY VICE CHAIR WHO IS TELLING ME
SHE COULD HAVE STOOD IN FOR ME.
I APPRECIATE THAT. I WILL
HAPPILY TAKE HER UP ON THAT
SOON. I WANTED US TO GET
THROUGH THIS LEGISLATION. WE
ARE GOING TO COME BACK AND
DISCUSS THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE. AND WE WILL HAVE A
FINAL VOTE ON THAT IF THERE IS
ANY AMENDMENT, I WILL ASK
CENTRAL STAFF TO REMIND US OF
THAT. I KNOW THERE IS ONE VOTE,
OR EXCUSE ME, ONE AMENDMENT ON
THE PAID SICK AND SAFELY
LEGISLATION FOR MYSELF AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD . WE WIL
ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE ON THE
FINAL 2022 ARPA SPENDING.
LASTLY THE MFT EXTENSION
LEGISLATION WE DISCUSSED BRIEFL
LAST WEEK WE WOULD HAVE THIS
PRESENTATION. AND IT'S AN
EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING POLIC
FOR OUR CONSIDERATION, BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION AND VOTE. THOSE
OF THE FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS?
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. MADAME
CLERK, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE
PEOPLE HERE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY. YOU WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY.
YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN IT'S
TIME TO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS.
PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR COMMENT SO
YOUR MICROPHONE DOES NOT GET CU
OFF. WE ARE STARTING WITH ONE
PERSON ON THE LINE FOR REMOTE
PUBLIC TESTIMONY. THEN WE WILL
GO TO THE FOLKS IN THE ROOM.
AGAIN, TWO MINUTES AND PLEASE
MAKE SURE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF
AND SPEAK TO THE ITEM ON THE
AGENDA. WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE A
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. THANK
YOU, MADAME CLERK FOR MANAGING
THIS, I WILL TURN BACK TO YOU T
CALL THE NAMES FOR BOTH PEOPLE
IN THE ROOM AND ONLINE. THANK
YOU, MADAME CLERK.
>> WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WIT
ALEXIS.
>> YES.
>> YOU CAN START YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
ALEXIS, I AM SPEAKING IN SUPPOR
OF THE PAID TIME FOR GIG
WORKERS AS WELL AS THE
AMENDMENT. I AM THE DIRECTOR
RESEARCH AND POLICY AT 775 AND
CURRENTLY COCHAIR OF SEATTLE
LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
COMMISSION. THANK YOU TO THE
CHAIR FOR CHAMPING THIS FROM TH
BEGINNING AND THE COUNCIL FOR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE IN
PARTICULAR FOR TO PUTTING SOME
OF THE EXCLUSIONS -- ALL
WORKERS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT T
SICK TIME, NO MATTER WHAT TYPE
OF WORK THEY DO. THIS IS ABOUT
PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF ALL OF
US IN THE CITY. IT'S REALLY A
COMMON SENSE WAY TO IMPROVE AND
MAINTAIN PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS
ORDINANCE HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY
SUCCESSFUL WHEN IT WENT INTO
EFFECT DURING THE PANDEMIC. IT
WORKS WELL. COMPANIES HAVE
ADAPTED TO IMPLEMENT AND OLS
KNOWS HOW TO ENFORCE IT. I
APPLIED OLS EFFECTIVE
ENFORCEMENT TO DATE AND AM GLAD
TO SEE BOTH PASSING NEW LABOR
STANDARDS AND RESOURCING
ENFORCEMENT REMAIN PRIORITIES O
THIS COUNCIL. I ALSO STRONGLY
SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER ,
THAT WOULD EXPAND MARKETPLACE
COVERAGE. THANK YOU FOR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.
>> UP NEXT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
TO OUR IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE HAVE THE NEIL.
>> I THINK WE ARE GOOD.
>> IT IS GREEN.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DANIELLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
WORKING WASHINGTON. ON BEHALF O
OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION WANT TO
EXPRESS OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR
THE POLICY BEING VOTED ON TODAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STEADFAST
COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING LABOR
STANDARDS, PARTICULARLY FOR GIG
WORKERS, DOMESTIC WORKERS AND
OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN
INTENTIONALLY EXCLUDED FROM
BASIC REPLACED PROTECTION. ALL
WORKERS MUST HAVE ACCESS TO PAI
TIME OFF WHEN THEY ARE SICK,
NEED TO CARE FOR A LOVED ONE OR
NEED TO ACCESS SURVIVO SUPPORT
SERVICES. OVER THE PAST 2.5
YEARS WE HAVE SEEN HOW EFFECTIV
THE TEMPORARY ORDINANCE HAS BEE
FOR SEATTLE GIG WORKERS. THANKS
IN PART TO THE SKILLED OUTREACH
AND ENFORCEMENT WORK OF SEE OE
GRANTEES AND THE OFFICE OF LABO
STANDARDS, 21,000 WORKERS HAVE
BENEFITS. JUST AS IMPORTANT,
THOUSANDS MORE HAVE BEEN ABLE T
TAKE THE TIME OFF WHEN THEY
NEEDED IT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
THE COUNCIL FOR KEEPING THE
DAILY ACCRUAL STANDARD IN PLACE
FOR THIS PERMANENT POLICY WHICH
WILL ENSURE GIG WORKERS CAN
UTILIZE THE BENEFIT EASILY AND
KEEP TRACK OF IT. MAKING THIS
POLICY PERMANENT AND EXPANDING
WORKERS COVERED BY IT IS A HUGE
STEP FORWARD AS A CITY. WE ARE
THE COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT THE
AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY CHAIR
MOSQUEDA AND COUNCILEMBER
HERBOLD THAT EXTEND THIS
PROTECTION TO GIG WORKERS . WE
ARE PROUD TO SEE THIS COUNCIL
CONTINUE TO UPHOLD SEATTLE'S
REPUTATION AS A NATIONAL LEADER
IN ADVANCING INNOVATIVE
POLICYMAKING TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF WORKERS WHO MAKE OUR ECONOMY
THRIVE. WORKERS HAVE ACCESS TO
SICK TIME, IT'S NOT JUST THE
RIGHT THING TO DO, IT IS A
COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO
PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH THAT
WILL HELP KEEP OUR CITY MOVING.
THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT WE HAVE MICHELLE. AN
AFTER MICHELLE WE HAVE CARMEN .
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS MICHELLE.
I AM A GIG WORKER FROM SEATTLE
I DO INSTACART AND STARTED IN
2020 WHEN THE PANDEMIC STARTED.
I AM A DRUG AND ALCOHOL
COUNSELOR, ALL THOSE PLACES
PRETTY MUCH CLOSED DOWN. THIS
ALLOWED ME TO BE ABLE TO WORK
WITH SOME FLEX ABILITY AND ALSO
HELP MY SISTER WHO WAS A SINGLE
PARENT OF TWO LITTLE ONES UNDE
THREE. I HAVE USED P SST AND WA
ABLE TO ACCESS IT UNDER THE
EMERGENCY ORDINATE WHEN I GOT
COVID, INJURED AND NEEDED TO
PROVIDE CHILDCARE. WITHOUT IT I
WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE
TIME OFF, MEANING I WOULD'VE
BEEN CONTAGIOUS IN THE
COMMUNITY, WOULD A FURTHER HURT
MYSELF AND MY SISTER IS A
PRINCIPAL, SHE WOULD'VE LOST
HER JOB. IT'S NOT EASY TO WALK
AWAY. I AM ABLE TO SEE WHAT I
HAVE AVAILABLE TO ME. AND NOT
ABLE TO SEE HOW IT'S ACCRUED. S
I LIKE THE CURRENT AND SUPPORT
MOVING FORWARD BY THE DAY AND
NOT BY THE HOUR. IT IS EASIER T
TRACK THAT WAY AND WE DIDN'T D
IT BY THE DAY, WE WOULD HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT PAY CUT. IT IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME
TO HAVE A WORK AND LIFE BALANCE
WE WORK AND MAKES A LITTLE AS
GIG WORKERS, IT'S HARD TO HAVE
CUSHION. THE GIG COMPANIES ARE
BEYOND DISHONEST AND EXPLOITIVE
ANYTHING THE COUNCIL AND CITY
CAN DO TO HELP US IS GREATLY
APPRECIATED. THEY HAVE BECOME,
THE GIG COMPANIES, INCREASINGLY
DECEPTIVE AND I KNOW THE WORK
ON THESE PLATFORMS, THE LEVEL O
STRESS INCREASES DAILY
IMPAIRING HER MENTAL HEALTH AND
QUALITY OF LIFE. WE NEED THE
CITY TO STEP IN AND HELP US.
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A VOICE.
PASSING THIS IS REALLY VITAL FO
ALL OF US.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE
CARMEN FOLLOWED BY DAVIS.
>> HELLO. I AM CARMEN, A GIG
WORKER IN SEATTLE WITH A HIDDEN
DISABILITY. I AM HERE IN SUPPOR
OF PERMANENT PAID SICK TIME FO
GIG WORKERS. MY DISABILITY
PUSHED ME INTO THE GIG INDUSTRY
ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO. AND
TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT IS NO
LONGER AN OPTION FOR ME. I AM
ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF DISABLE
WORKERS WHO RELIES ON GIG WORK
IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME. I
DO NOT SURVIVE PAYCHECK TO
PAYCHECK, I SURVIVE ORDER TO
ORDER. THIS PAST WINTER I
WOULD'VE PREFERRED NOT TO OF
DELIVERED ON ICE COVERED ROADS.
INSTEAD BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO PSST I RISK MY LIFE
AND LIVELIHOOD TO EARN AN
INCOME. I GOT STUCK ON A
CUSTOMER'S LONG DRIVEWAY. TO GE
OUT I ENDED UP HAVING TO SHOVEL
THE ENTIRE DRIVEWAY BY MYSELF
WITH NO HELP FROM THE CUSTOMER.
IT TOOK ME ABOUT TWO HOURS. I
WOULD'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF A
FEW PAID DAYS OFF IF THEY WERE
AVAILABLE TO ME BECAUSE I WAS I
A LOT OF PAIN WHEN I GOT HOME.
THE APPS NEED TO COMMUNICATE TO
GIG WORKERS, PAID, SICK AND
SAFE TIME AND HOW IT IS
AVAILABLE. THERE SHOULD NOT BE
A RIDICULOUS PERIOD OF TIME
BETWEEN ACCESSING PSST AND
RECEIVING THE BENEFIT. ACCESSIN
PSST SHOULD NOT BE PURPOSEFULLY
DIFFICULT, OR REQUIRE REAMS OF
UNNECESSARY DOCUMENTATION. I
NEED PSST TO BE PERMANENT. I
AS A TAXPAYER PAY FOR YOUR
SALARIES AND BENEFITS. I DO NO
PLACE LIMITS ON YOUR BENEFITS O
TIME OFF. PLEASE DON'T PLACE
LIMITS ONLINE. PSST PROVIDES M
AND OTHER DISABLED GIG WORKERS
PEACE OF MIND IN KNOWING THEY
DON'T HAVE TO PUSH THEMSELVES
PASS THE PHYSICAL LIMITS TO EAR
AN INCOME. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE DAVIS FOLLOWED BY
RAYMOND.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS DAVIS. I
LIVE ON DOORDASH AS WELL AS DR
FOR UBER. I'M PART OF THE
CAMPAIGN, HE TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR MAKING PSST PERMIT
FOR GIG WORKERS. BECAUSE OF
HIGH INFLATION RATES, LIFE IS
MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE WORKING
CLASS AND POOR. TO MAKE THINGS
WORSE, ALL OF THE KEY INDICATOR
POINT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A
SEVERE ECONOMIC RECESSION. BANK
ARE ALREADY COLLAPSING. THIS
THREATENS TO LOWER THE STANDAR
OF LIVING FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE
AND WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE AND
POOR PEOPLE EVEN MORE. FOR THI
REASON I'M HERE TO ASK THE CITY
COUNCIL TO MAKE PSST PERMIT TO
MAKE SURE INDIVIDUALS LIKE ME
WHO BECOME SICK OR NEED TO TAKE
CARE OF FAMILIES , WE HAVE THE
OPTION TO DO SO. TOO MANY TIME
I'VE COME ACROSS INDIVIDUALS WH
WORK SICK INSTEAD OF TAKING
CARE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILIES. AND PSST'S TO WORK
TO PROTECT WORKERS HEALTH AND
ENSURE WORKERS CAN STAY HOME AN
THEY ARE SICK. THAT IS WHY THE
TEMPORARY GIG WORK PSST
ORDINANCE, IT USUALLY USES A
DAILY ACCRUAL SYSTEM WITH
WORKERS ACCRUING ONE DAY OF PSS
FOR EVERY 30 DAYS THEY PERFORM
WORK IN SEATTLE. WORKERS PSST
PAYOUT IS BASED ON AVERAGE
EARNINGS PER DAY. BASING
ACCRUAL ON DAYS WORKED IN
SEATTLE ENSURES WORKERS CAN STA
HOME AND AVOID GOING TO WORK
SICK IN SEATTLE. UNDER
EMERGENCY PSST I HAD RECEIVED A
TOTAL OF FIVE DAYS FOR MULTIPLE
COMPANIES AT THE SAME TIME.
WHEN I REALLY NEEDED THEM. I HA
TOLD MY FAMILY BECAUSE THEY
NEEDED ME IN SPOKANE. MY MOM
WORKS IN SPOKANE. THIS ALLOWED
ME THE OPTION OF FOCUSING ON MY
FAMILY VERSUS WONDERING IF I
NEEDED TO LEAVE EARLY. THE
ACCESS PROCESS WAS SOMEWHAT EAS
AND I PRESCIENT THE COUNCIL PUT
THIS POLICY IN PLACE WHEN WE
NEEDED IT DURING THE PANDEMIC.
MAKE IT PERMANENT THANK YOU.
>> LASTLY WE HAVE RAYMOND EVANS
GO AHEAD. IT LOOKS LIKE
RAYMOND IS NOT HERE. SO THAT
CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR YOU
PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS MORNING.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SO
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OTHE
ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO CONTINUE TO CHAI
THIS REMOTELY WITH THE HELP OF
VICE CHAIR AND THE GOOD CLERKS
THERE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
PATIENCE THIS MORNING. MADAME
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE --
PLEASE READ INTO THE RECORD ITE
NUMBER ONE.
>> ITEM NUMBER ONE AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO APP-BASED WORKERS I
SEATTLE; FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND VOTE.
>> LAST TIME WE WERE JOINED BY
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE INCLUDING HI
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON. WE ALSO
HAD WITH US KEREM LEVITAS FRO
THE LABOR STANDARDS OFFICE WHO
IS ALONG WITH DIRECTOR HAS BEE
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MAYOR'
OFFICE AND OUR OFFICE AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON THIS
UPDATED LEGISLATION. I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE ROBUST
CONVERSATION WE HAD LAST WEEK
AND AGAIN EXTEND MY APPRECIATIO
TO WHO IS NOT HERE WITH US
TODAY ON THE DAIS OR LESLIE, BU
HAS BEEN VERY PRESENT IN HELPIN
TO DRIVE THIS TRAIN TO MAKE SUR
WE COULD NOT MISS A DATE, NOT
MISS A BEAT WITH EXTENDING PAI
SICK AND SAFE LEAVE TO THE FOLK
WHO WOULD BE LEFT WITHOUT IT I
WE DO NOT EXTEND THIS,
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR FOOD DELIVER
DRIVERS COMING NEXT MONTH. WE
ARE WELL UNDERWAY TO HELPING T
MAKE SURE NO ONE IS LEFT WITHOU
PAID SICK DAYS WHO CURRENTLY
HAVE IT. DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO
SEE THEIR PROTECTIONS PUT INTO
STATUTE AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND
THEN WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
HARMONIZING THE DEFINITION OF
WHICH GIG DRIVERS WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TO BE IN LINE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS LEGISLATIO
THAT DEFINED GIG WORKERS IN
THAT LEGISLATION THAT GOES INTO
EFFECT MID-JANUARY NEXT YEAR. S
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE TWO STEP
PROCESS UNDERWAY HERE IN THE
WORK WE HAVE DONE SO FAR TO DIG
IN TO PRETTY COMPLEX LEGISLATIO
WITH THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. WH
ASKED GREAT QUESTIONS LAST
MEETING. MY GOAL IS TO MAKE SUR
WE MOVE THIS LEGISLATION OUT OF
COMMITTEE TODAY. I UNDERSTAND W
MAY HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS. I WIL
LEAVE IT TO KARINA BULL TO WAL
US THROUGH THAT. THANK YOU ONE
LAST TIME TO ALL THE WORKERS,
THE FOLKS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING
IN THE GIG ECONOMY, WHO
TESTIFIED LAST WEEK AND TODAY
ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE EXPERIENCED
FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE PEOPLE
WHO TESTIFIED AND TALKED ABOUT
HOW COMPLICATED IT IS TO
CURRENTLY KNOW WHAT THE
BENEFITS ARE. THAT IS ONE OF TH
EXAMPLES OF WHY WE HAVE TRIED T
INCORPORATE LANGUAGE TO MAKE
SURE IT IS REALLY EASY FOR THOS
WERE DRIVING ON ANY PLATFORM OF
THOSE WERE WORKING ON ANY
PLATFORM TO BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND THEIR BENEFIT. AND,
ALSO IN SOME CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE PLATFORMS, TRIED TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW WE COULD
DIVVY UP THE TIME SO WORKERS
COULD REALLY ACCESS IT AND I
THINK WE HAVE A PRODUCT IN FRON
OF US THAT HELPS TO ENSURE WE
HAVE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT THE
INFORMATION IS REALLY CLEAR TO
THE WORKERS AND REDUCED
BARRIERS FOR MAKING SURE THOSE
WORKERS CAN ACCESS THE SICK
TIME THEY ARE ACCRUING. WITH
THAT, I WILL ASK KARINA TO
PROVIDE OVERARCHING THEMES YOU
WOULD LIKE TO OFFER IN TERMS OF
CLARIFICATION . I DON'T SEE ANY
HANDS BUT I WILL KEEP MONITORIN
THE BOARD WITH ALL OF OUR
COUNCIL MEMBERS. KARINA, IF YO
COULD WALK US THROUGH THE
MINUTES IN FRONT OF US,
INCLUDING THE ONE I MENTIONED
FROM COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
MYSELF, WHICH IS AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE THAT WOULD BE
APPRECIATED.
>> GOOD MORNING, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. CANCEL CENTRAL STAFF,
KARINA. GOOD TO BE HERE. I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE LEGISLATION AND I WIL
BEGIN WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE
SINGLE AMENDMENT. FOR THE
COMMITTEE'S CONSIDERATION THAT
IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND CHAIR MOSQUEDA. I
WILL ATTEMPT TO PUT IT ON MY
SCREEN. OKAY, SO I AM HOPING
FOLKS CAN SEE THIS. THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD EXPRESS THE
INTENTION OF CITY COUNCIL TO
CONSIDER ESTABLISHING PAID SICK
AND SAVE TIME REGULATIONS FOR
MARKETPLACE NETWORK COMPANIES
IF COUNCIL ESTABLISHES MINIMUM
PAYMENT, TRANSPARENCY OR
FLEXIBILITY REGULATIONS OR
MARKET-BASED NETWORK COMPANIES.
THE TEXT OR LANGUAGE OF THE
AMENDMENT IS VERY SIMILAR TO
THAT STATEMENT WHICH IS HERE
FOR YOU TO REVIEW. AS A
BACKGROUND, DURING THE COUNCIL'
CONSIDERATION OF THE PAY UP,
MINIMUM PAYMENT, LEGISLATION,
LAST SUMMER, THERE WAS AN
AMENDMENT SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND PASSE
BY THE COMMITTEE THAT STATED
COUNCIL'S INTENTION TO CONSIDER
SEPARATE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
COVER MARKETPLACE NETWORK
COMPANIES WHO WERE REMOVED FRO
THE MINIMUM PAYMENT LEGISLATION
DURING THE DELIBERATION PROCESS
THAT AMENDMENT INTENDED FOR
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THAT
1. THIS AMENDMENT DOESN'T HAVE
A DATE ATTACHED TO IT BUT IT IS
CONDITIONED UPON THE COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION OF ESTABLISHING
RELATIONS FOR MARKET PLACE
NETWORK COMPANIES FOR MINIMUM
REMIT AND STANDARDS. EXAMPLES
OF MARKETPLACE NETWORK COMPANIE
ARE THOSE SORTS OF APP-BASED
NETWORK COMPANIES THAT
FACILITATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEE
WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS . AS AN
EXAMPLE, WOULD BE WHEN
FACILITATING FOR PET CARE. TASK
RABBIT FACILITATING
RELATIONSHIPS FOR HOME-BASED
SERVICES. AND THOSE COMPANIES
ARE NOT COVERED BY THE MINIMUM
PAYMENT STANDARDS AND ARE NOT
COVERED BY THIS LEGISLATION .
THEY EXERT LESS CONTROL THAN
CERTAIN APP-BASED NETWORK
COMPANIES BUT STILL DO THINGS
LIKE CHARGE COMMISSIONS AND HAV
BACK GROUND CHECK POLICIES AND
THE ACTIVATIONS THAT CAN IMPACT
WORKERS. SO, THAT IS THE
AMENDMENT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE
TO SAY ABOUT THE AMENDMENT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. THERE IS
QUESTION. I WILL GO AHEAD AND
HAVE COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
ASK HIS QUESTION. I WONDER
PROCEDURALLY IF I NEED TO GET
THE AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US TO
HAVE A DISCUSSION. I WILL MOVE
IT SO IT IS OFFICIALLY IN FRONT
OF US. COLLEAGUES, TO GET THE
AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US FOR TH
PURPOSE OF DEBATE AND
DISCUSSION, I MOVE THE COMMITTE
AMEND, EXCUSE ME, COMMITTEE
ADOPTS AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. I
VERY SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. IS NOW IN FRONT OF US
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, IT
WILL TURN INTO YOU FOR STARTING
OFF THE DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA,
AND THANKS KARINA, FOR THE
EXPLANATION OF THE AMENDMENT. I
THINK WE GOT THIS AROUND
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. I'M TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WOULD
WORK, BECAUSE MARKETPLACE
NETWORK COMPANIES HAVE A
DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODEL. AND
SO, IF SOMEBODY , IF A WORKER I
NEGOTIATING THEIR JOB OR
PROJECT WITH A CLIENT, A
CUSTOMER, AND THEY ARE DOING
THAT, LIKE WITH ROVER, WHICH I
A SEATTLE-BASED COMPANY, WHICH
IS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS
LEGISLATION AT THIS TIME, BUT,
IF THEY CALLED IN SICK , A FEW
MONTHS LATER, OR WERE SICK A
FEW MONTHS LATER, AND THEY WOR
FOR MULTIPLE -- THEY GET
CLIENTS FOR MULTIPLE PLACE
NETWORK COMPANIES, WOULD ROVER
BASICALLY BE WRITING A CHECK AN
SENDING IT TO THE DOG WALKER,
FOR EXAMPLE?
>> YES, SO THE RESPONSIBLE
PAYING PARTY WOULD BE THE
MARKETPLACE NETWORK COMPANY THA
WOULD BE ROVER, THERE ARE
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS I
SUPPOSE THIS COULD WORK OUT.
THAT WOULD BE FURTHER DEVELOPED
IF THIS LEGISLATION WERE TO
MOVE FORWARD TO THE POLICY. BU
THINKING NOW, A WORKER COULD'V
SCHEDULED A SHIFT WITH A
CUSTOMER AND COULD PROVIDE
NOTICE THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE
TO FOLLOW THROUGH, AND THEN THE
MARKETPLACE NETWORK COMPANY
WOULD NOT PENALIZE THE WORKER,
WOULD NOT CHARGE THEM A FEE
BECAUSE IT COULD BE VIEWED AS A
RETALIATORY AND IT WOULD PAY TH
WORKER FOR THAT TIME. AND THEN,
THAT IS ONE EXAMPLE. IT COULD
HAPPEN ON A NON-SHIFT DAY AS
WELL. I SUPPOSE, THERE COULD B
A SCENARIO SIMILAR TO PAID SIC
AND SAFE TIME FOR EMPLOYEES
WHERE THE WORKER MAYBE COULD
CONTACT THE CUSTOMER AND
SCHEDULE ANOTHER TIME TO DO THE
WORK. BUT WHAT WOULD BE
IMPORTANT ABOUT THAT SORT OF
SCENARIO IS THE MARKETPLACE
NETWORK COMPANY WOULD BE ABLE T
PENALIZE THE WORKER FOR DOING
THAT. IT WOULD HAVE MORE
FLEXIBILITY AND ALLOW THE WORKE
MAYBE TWO CANCEL MULTIPLE SHIFT
IN ONE DAY TO ACCOMMODATE A
SICKNESS FOR THEM OR FAMILY
MEMBER OR SAFETY ISSUE.
>> I THINK I ALSO MISSED A STEP
AND NOT HAVING THE SPONSORS
SPEAK TO THE LEGISLATION TO
ARTICULATE THAT. WE ARE DOING
LITTLE BIT IN REVERSE ORDER,
SORRY ABOUT THAT. JUST TO
CLARIFY AS WELL, THERE IS
NOTHING BEING DECIDED IN THIS
AMENDMENT. THIS IS INTENT TO TR
TO FIGURE OUT ALL THOSE DETAILS
LATER. I'M GOING TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. BUT I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD 'S HAND
UP AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HA
A CHANCE TO OFFER YOU COMMENTS
MAY BE IN RESPONSE TO THE
QUESTION. I WILL OFFER COMMENTS
AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR SOME
FOLLOW-UP. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> JUST SIMPLY THAT, I DON'T
THINK THIS AMENDMENT CREATES AN
PARTICULAR PAYMENT STANDARDS.
IT DOES NOT SAY THAT WE ARE
INTENDING TO USE THE SAME
FORMULAS AS WE ARE USING FOR
PAID SICK AND SAFE LEAVE . UNDE
THIS LEGISLATION, IT SIMPLY
EXPRESSES THE INTENTION OF THE
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ESTABLISHIN
PAID SICK AND PAID SAVE TIME
REGULATIONS FOR THESE
MARKETPLACE NETWORK COMPANIES.
IT DOES NOT OPINE ON WHAT THOSE
REGULATIONS WOULD BE. IT
DOESN'T EVEN NECESSARILY, LIKE
SAID, COMMIT US TO A PAYMENT
STANDARD. IT MAY TURN OUT THAT
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO PROTEC
WORKERS IN THESE INSTANCES.
BUT, IT DOES RECOGNIZE THAT WE
NEED TO LOOK AT THIS
PARTICULAR TYPE OF WORK
ARRANGEMENT. IT IS A UNIQUE
MODEL, AS WE DISCUSSED, DURING
THE DISCUSSIONS AROUND MINIMUM
PAYMENT. IT WOULD NEED I THINK
A DIFFERENT TYPE OF RECOGNITION
AS IT RELATES TO TRANSPARENCY
AND FLEXIBILITY. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANKS FOR BEING
A COSPONSOR ON THIS LEGISLATION
EXCUSE ME, ON THE AMENDMENT. I
WANT TO OFFER ADDITIONAL CONTEX
AS WELL WITH THE AMENDMENT IN
FRONT OF US FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DISCUSSION. WE ALL HAVE AN
INTEREST IN HAVING TO RESPOND
TO THE TYPE OF COMMENTS MADE IN
PUBLIC COMMENT LAST WEDNESDAY.
THERE WAS A WORKER WHO HAS MS
WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT WANTING T
BE INCLUDED IN THE LEGISLATION
IN FRONT OF US. AND VERY
SYMPATHETIC TO THAT , AS FOLKS
MIGHT KNOW, MY SISTER AS WELL
HAS MS. IT IS NATIONAL MS
AWARENESS MONTH. I THINK IT IS
REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE CONTINU
TO THINK ABOUT ALL WORKERS,
ESPECIALLY IN A SECTOR THAT HAS
SEEN AN 8% GROWTH DURING THE
TIME OF THE PANDEMIC AND
PROJECTED INCREASE IN GROWTH
OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS . HOW
WE INCORPORATE MORE WORKERS.
THIS LEGISLATION IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT FIRST STEP FOR HOW
WE CONQUER PAID SICK AND SAFE
LEAVE FOR APP-BASED DRIVERS AND
APP-BASED WORKERS. BUT KNOWING
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY I
THE MARKETPLACE, IT WAS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO
THINK ABOUT HOW THE POLICY COUL
CONTINUE TO EVOLVE. AND THE
AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US LOOKS
AT THE FUTURE EVOLUTION OF THE
POLICY AND COMMITS US TO HAVING
AN ONGOING CONVERSATION. THIS
MIGHT SOUND FAMILIAR, BECAUSE A
YOU HEARD, THE LEGISLATION
CONSIDERED LAST YEAR, THERE WA
ALSO AN AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE
MARKETPLACE WORKERS. I
SUPPORTED THOSE MARKET PLACE
WORKERS BEING INCLUDED IN THE
MINIMUM COMPENSATION
LEGISLATION. AND WILL ULTIMATEL
ENDED UP HAPPENING, SOMETHING
VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE IN
FRONT OF US TODAY, MAKING SURE
WE COMMITTED TO A FUTURE PROCES
THAT INCLUDED HOW A POLICY
COULD BE EVOLVED AND EXPANDED T
INCORPORATE THOSE MARKET PLACE
WORKERS. AS I CONSIDER IT PLACE
COPIES FOR SICK DAYS I THOUGHT
IT'S MORE OF A REASON FOR US TO
CASTE THIS WIDE NET FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH AND EQUITY AND LABOR.
THAT IS WHY TODAY I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO HAV
A SIMILAR PROCESS IDENTIFIED IN
THIS AMENDMENT TO MAKE SURE THE
FUTURE WORKERS IN THE
MARKETPLACE ARE POTENTIALLY IN
CONSIDERED UNDER THIS
LEGISLATION. THIS AMENDMENT
SIMPLY STATES WHEN HE
MARKETPLACE IS CONSIDERED A
MINIMUM COMPENSATION OR IN OTHE
WORDS IN THE FUTURE WHEN WE
FIGURE OUT THE RIGHT LANGUAGE T
USE AND PARAMETERS FOR
MARKETPLACE UNDER THE PAY UP
LEGISLATION, WE SHOULD ALSO
CONSIDER SICK LEAVE AS WELL. I
THINK THERE IS BROAD PUBLIC
HEALTH INTEREST HERE. THAT IS
WHY I WANTED TO RAISE IT TO
MAKE SURE CONTINUE TO STAY ON
THE RADAR TO FURTHER ANSWER TH
TYPE OF PUBLIC COMMENT WE HEARD
LAST WEEK. AND TO REMIND
OURSELVES THAT ALL WORKERS
DESERVE PAID LEAVE IN INSTANCE
WHEN THEY ARE SICK, WHEN A
FAMILY MEMBER IS SICK, OR WHEN
THEY ARE EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE
LIKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND NEE
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. THOSE ARE
THE EXAMPLES OF NEEDING TO TAK
PAID SICK LEAVE. I ALSO WANT TO
MAKE SURE , AS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD ALSO EXPLAINED, WE ARE
NOT FIGURING OUT THE POLICY
DETAILS TODAY. THAT IS WHY IT
WAS WRITTEN THE WAY IT IS. WE
ARE DECIDING TO WAIT ON THOSE
POLICY DETAILS FOR THE FUTURE
CONVERSATION. THIS IS LITERALLY
LANGUAGE THE JUST EXPRESSES AN
INTENT TO CONSIDER THESE
WORKERS AS THE FINAL LANGUAGE
IS WORKED OUT IN THE PAY UP
LEGISLATION. I ALSO WANT TO MAK
SURE FOLKS KNOW IT IS CORRECT,
IT WAS SENT OUT LAST THURSDAY,
THAT IS BECAUSE OUR MEETING WAS
ON WEDNESDAY, I GAVE FOLKS UNTI
THE END OF LAST WEDNESDAY IF
THEY HAD AMENDMENT'S. AND THEN
WE CIRCULATED THOSE WITHIN 24
HOURS. THANKS TO KARINA AGAIN
FOR HER FAST WORK ON THIS AND T
MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE TIMELINE
GIVEN OF THE FIRST WEEK, I WAS
OUT ON SICK LEAVE FRANKLY, FOR
GOOD. NOW IT APPEARS I HAVE THE
FLU. SO, COMMITTEE WORKERS IN
WASHINGTON STATE, GETTING A
DOUBLE PANDEMIC, I CAN'T
REMEMBER THE WORD. THESE ARE
GOOD EXAMPLES WITH YOUR BEST
INTENT TO SHOW UP FOR WORK, IT
SOMETIMES JUST COMES AND GETS
YOU. WE WANT FOLKS TO BE ABLE
TO TAKE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR
THEIR SELF, THEIR FAMILY, AND
ALSO FOR THAT SAFETY. KARINA,
BEFORE I TAKE OTHER QUESTIONS,
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOUL
OFFER FOR CLARIFICATION ON WHA
IS ACTUALLY BEING REQUESTED
BEING THIS AMENDMENT?
>> I BELIEVE YOU AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAVE SAI
ALL OF IT. AGAIN, I GUESS I
WILL TRIPLE THE SIZE THAT'S TH
WAY THE AMENDMENT IS WRITTEN IS
IT DOESN'T COMMIT THE COUNCIL T
DO ANYTHING. IT IS THEIR
INTENTION TO CONSIDER THIS KIN
OF PROPOSAL.
>> THANK YOU. IC COUNCILMEMBE
PEDERSEN. PLEASE FOLLOW.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA,
THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION.
AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE ORIGINAL
LEGISLATION THE CAME DOWN THA
WAS WORKED ON WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A
NEW TWIST TO IT. THAT I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT , AND CONCERNED
ABOUT THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATION
OF HOW IT WOULD WORK. I WOULD
NEED MORE TIME TO GET
COMFORTABLE WITH THAT TO
ACTUALLY CONSULT THOSE
BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE
IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY THE
SEATTLE-BASED BUSINESSES. I'M
NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT THE
AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIK
A CHANGE FROM WHAT ORIGINALLY
CAME DOWN. THANK YOU FOR THE
EXPLANATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
AGREE WITH THE GENERAL
SENTIMENT THAT COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN ARTICULATED ABOUT THE
UNIQUE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
WORK OF ON DEMAND VERSUS WHAT
THE MARKETPLACE APPS TYPICALLY
REGULATE OR TYPICALLY
FACILITATE , WHICH IS MORE AKIN
TO THE ECONOMY OF GENERAL
CONTRACTING. IN THAT TYPE OF
WORK, AS I UNDERSTAND IT FROM
TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO DO
GENERAL CONTRACTING, CARPENTERS
OR ELECTRICIANS OR WHAT HAVE
YOU, IT IS A JOB BY JOB
CONTRACT BY CONTRACT KIND OF
FLOW, IF YOU ARE SICK, YOU DO I
NEXT WEEK. THERE'S NOT AN
EXPECTATION THAT THE CLIENT
COMPENSATES IN THAT KIND OF
ECONOMY FOR YOU NOT BEING ABLE
TO ARRIVE AND PERFORM ON THE
ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED DAY. THAT
CONCEDED, I AM WILLING TO ADMI
THAT THE MARKETPLACE COMPANIES
COVER A BROADER ARRAY OF
POTENTIAL WORK AND WE ARE
EXAMINING THAT THROUGH OUR
ONGOING REPORT BACK TO HAPPEN
LATER THIS SPRING AROUND FURTHE
ASSESSING THE APPLICABILITY OF
SOME OF THESE RULES AROUND THE
PAY UP LEGISLATION TO THE MARKE
PLACE MODEL AND WHERE THAT MIGH
OR MIGHT NOT BE WARRANTED AN
APPROPRIATE. TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THE UNIQUE ISSUES THAT THE
MARKETPLACE APPS MAY HAVE THAT
ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE
CADENCE AND ISSUES THAT ON
DELIVERY WORK HAS, WHICH IS MOR
A KIN TO HER TRADITIONAL
EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER
RELATIONSHIP. SO, FOR THAT
REASON, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY
OPPOSITION TO INCORPORATING AN
AMENDMENT TO THIS PAID SICK AN
SAFE LEAVE ORDINANCE THAT
MERELY SAYS WE ARE GOING TO LOO
AT WHETHER THERE IS POTENTIAL
APPLICABILITY , AS I HAVE
STATED, I CONTINUE TO BE
SKEPTICAL THAT THERE WILL BE. I
WOULD NOTE ON THE RECORD THAT
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE
INSERTED PAID SICK AND SAFE
LEAVE AS A CONSIDERATION FOR
MARKETPLACE APPS . PAID SICK AN
SAFE LEAVE WERE NOT INCLUDED O
MARKETPLACE APPS WERE NOT
INCLUDED UNDER ANY COVID AREA
PAID SICK AND SAFE LEAVE ORDERS
ORDINANCES. AS COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN INDICATED, THE
EXECUTIVE DID NOT, AS FAR AS I
KNOW, CONSIDER INCORPORATING
MARKETPLACE APPS INTO THIS WORK
SO, I'M SKEPTICAL IT IS GOING
TO LEAD TO A REGIME OF PAID SIC
AND SAFE LEAVE THAT MIRRORS WHA
IS APPROPRIATE IN EMPLOYEE AND
EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE
SEEN WITH DELIVERY APPS. BUT, I
HAVE NO OPPOSITION TO SAYING W
WILL LOOK INTO IT AS WE CONTINU
TO LOOK INTO ALL THE OTHER
DIMENSIONS OF MARKETPLACE APPS
AND FOR THAT REASON I'M HAPPY T
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT THAT
DOESN'T ULTIMATELY COMMIT THIS
COUNCIL TO ANY SPECIFIC ACTION
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. THANK YOU FOR THE
HELPFUL ADDITION TO THE
EXPLANATION OF WHAT IS INCLUDED
IN THE AMENDMENT. AND THANKS FO
YOUR ONGOING WORK ON MARKET
PLACE POLICY OVER THE LAST FEW
MONTHS AND I'M GOING. APPRECIAT
THAT. OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I WASN'T AROUND IN 2020 WHEN
THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION WAS
PASSED . SO I HAD TO DO SOME
RESEARCH. SECTION TWO OF THE
2020 PAID SICK AND SAFE TIME FO
GIG WORKERS ORDINANCE SAYS," AS
THE SUBSTANCES EFFECTS OF THIS
ORDINANCE ARE NOT PERMANENT IT'
NOT INTENDED TO BE CODIFIED." S
WHY NOT PERMANENT? BECAUSE IT
WAS PASSED AS EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT GIG
WORKERS CAN PROVIDE THE SERVICE
, THEIR SERVICES IN A SAFE AND
RELIABLE MANNER DURING THE
COVID-19 EMERGENCY. THAT IS THE
STATEMENTS OF FACTS. SO, FOR
THE RECORD, SEATTLE AND THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF
EMERGENCY ENDED OCTOBER 31,
2022. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE
ARE MAKING A POLICY DECISION
HERE AND ONE THAT THE NETWORK
COMPANIES THAT WERE INVOLVED I
THE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS SUPPORT
BUT, IT IS MORE THAN THAT,
BECAUSE THIS LEGISLATION
EXPANDS COVERAGE BEYOND FOOD
DELIVERY NETWORK COMPANIES AND
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIE
TO, ACCORDING TO THE ATTACHMENT
ON DEMAND NETWORK COMPANIES
AND SOME NETWORK COMPANIES
OFFERING PRESCHEDULED SERVICES.
>> ASK A QUESTION?
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE
SPEAKING TO THE UNDERLYING BILL
DID YOU WANT THOSE COMMENTS --
>> I'M SPEAKING TO THE
AMENDMENT.
>> THOSE ARE TO THE AMENDMENT.
YOU CAN CONTINUE. IF YOUR
COMMENTS WERE SPECIFIC TO THE
AMENDMENT I'M HAPPY TO OFFER
CLARIFICATION.
>> LET ME FINISH IF THAT'S
OKAY.
>> SO, IT IS EXPANDING TO A
BUNCH OF COMPANIES THAT WEREN'T
COVERED UNDER THE EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION. AND NOW, WITH THI
AMENDMENT, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
ADDING IN MARKET NETWORK
COMPANIES WITHOUT ANY RESEARC
OR OUTREACH. AND SO, WE ARE
PRETTY MUCH GOING ALL THE WAY
AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WITHOU
FIGURING OUT THE DETAILS OR
DOING ANY OF THE OUTREACH WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT, THAT HAS
OCCURRED WITH SOME OF THE
COMPANIES THAT ARE USED TO THIS
SYSTEM, THAT IS NOT GOOD
GOVERNANCE. I DON'T THINK THAT
SIGNALING OUR INTENT TO DO
SOMETHING WITHOUT DOING SOME OF
THE BASIC GROUNDWORK IS GOOD
POLICY. I WILL BE VOTING AGAINS
THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION. I WOULD JUST
SAY, WE CAN CHAT A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT THE UNDERLYING BILL
COMING UP AND INITIAL COMMENTS.
BUT JUST TO REITERATE, AND I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
IT COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD MADE
THIS POINT AS WELL, WE ARE NOT
CONSIDERING , EXCUSE ME, WE AR
CONSIDERING THE AMENDMENT IN
FRONT OF US. IF THERE IS ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT PLEASE GO AHEAD ON
NUMBER ONE. PLEASE GO AHEAD
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> I WANT TO SAY, I REALLY
OBJECT TO THE FRAMING OF THIS
AMENDMENT IS BEING NOT GOOD
GOVERNANCE. WE ARE SIMPLY SAYIN
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A
UNIQUE WORKER EMPLOYER
RELATIONSHIP THAT IS NOT BEING
ADDRESSED IN THIS BILL THAT WE
ARE GOING TO DISCUSS WHETHER AN
HOW TO ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE.
THAT IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF BEEN
GOVERNANCE. IS NOT EXAMPLE OF
COMMITTING US TO A PARTICULAR
GALATIAN OR ANY REGULATION AT
ALL. I'M GOING TO SAY, I HOPE
THE PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING IN GOO
FAITH AND JUST NOT
UNDERSTANDING THE AMENDMENT.
RATHER THAN MISCHARACTERIZING I
. IT ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT COMMIT
THE CITY OR THE COUNCIL TO VOTE
ON ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF
REGULATION RELATED TO SICK AND
SAFE TIME. IT SAYS WE ARE
INTERESTED IN CONSIDERING IT AN
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, INTEREST
IN CONSIDERING IT, WE DON'T KNO
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE SO THE IDE
THAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND
SOMETHING SEEMS CURIOUS .
THERE'S NOTHING TO UNDERSTAND,
THERE IS NO PROPOSAL. IT IS
SIMPLY SAYING WE'RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT COULD
RESULT IN A PROPOSAL. BUT
DOESN'T HAVE A PAYMENT STANDARD
ASSOCIATED WITH THE, BUT
RECOGNIZING WE DON'T WANT THESE
WORKERS TO BE RETALIATED AGAINS
WHEN THEY CALL IN SICK. THERE'S
A WHOLE SPECTRUM OF WAYS TO
LOOK AT HOW TO PROTECT THESE
UNIQUE WORKERS THAT WE ARE NOT
MOVING FORWARD WITH PROTECTIONS
FOR TODAY.
>> OKAY, GREAT. I WILL GO AHEAD
, IS THAT AN ADDITIONAL HAND,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? ALTON.
THANK YOU. I WILL GO AHEAD AND
CALL THE QUESTION AND THE LAST
THING I WOULD SAY IS, NOBODY
KNOWS OUR OFFICE RELIES HEAVILY
ON COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER TO I
FUME INFORM FUTURE POLICY.
THAT'S WHAT THIS DOES. MAKE
SURE WE HAVE AN INFORMED PROCES
FROM FOLKS AFFECTED AT THE
TABLE. ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS'S PROCESS HE IS LEADING
IN DEEP POLICY. THAT IS HOW WE
MAKE GOOD POLICY BY MAKING SURE
WE TAKE THE TIME TO INCLUDE
FOLKS AT THE TABLE. THAT IS
REALLY ALL THIS IS SAYING. IS
OUR INTENT TO FURTHER UNDERSTAN
HOW AND WHEN AND IF THIS POLICY
COMES TOGETHER TO MAKE IT PART
OF THE DISCUSSION.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THE
QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED. TO
HAVE AN URGENT COMMENT?
>> DID THE COMPANIES WHO ARE
NOW ADDED , OR THEY INVOLVED IN
THE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> YOU SAW ME MOUTHING
COMPANIES THE WERE NOW ADDED
BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT
THAT MEANS. WE HAVEN'T ADDED AN
COMPANIES.
>> THAT IS MY INITIAL COMMENT A
WELL. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL
COMPANY ADDED. THE PROCESS WOUL
BE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH
ANY AFFECTED COMPANY AND
STAKEHOLDERS. THERE IS NO
COMPANY BEING ADDED. THERE IS N
WORKER BEING ADDED. BEYOND
WHAT IS ARE INCLUDED IN OUR
SICKLEAVE LEGISLATION. AND
TRUING UP THE DEFINITION WITH
THE PIP LEGISLATION IN JANUARY
OF NEXT YEAR OF THOSE WHO'VE
BEEN CONTEMPLATED IN THE
LEGISLATION THE GOES INTO
EFFECT JANUARY 2023.
>> I WAS RESPONDING TO YOUR
COMMENT ABOUT THE STAKEHOLDER
PROCESS AND TALKING ABOUT THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION. SORRY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY,
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE
QUESTION. ITEM CLERK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE IN THE ADOPTION O
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> NO. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> NO.
>> TRENTO.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> THREE IN FAVOR AND TWO
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE
AMENDMENT CARRIES. WE NOW HAVE
AMENDED COUNCIL BILL 120514.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND THEN COUNCILMEMBE
HERBOLD .
>> THANK YOU, A MOSQUITO. --
CHAIR MOSQUEDA. I AM SUPPORTIV
OF EXPANDING SICKLEAVE TO THOS
IN THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION,
SO I THINK I'M GOING TO GET TO
A YES ON THE UNDERLYING BILL.
JUST, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE
BUSINESSES THAT WOULD ACTUALLY
BE IMPACTED AND SET UP THE NEW
SYSTEMS AND WRITE THE CHECKS
FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK AND
ELIGIBLE FOR SICKLEAVE UNDER
THE NEW POLICY. BUT, WHEN I HA
ASKED ON WEDNESDAY WHO THOSE
SEATTLE-BASED BUSINESSES WERE,
IT WASN'T CLEAR THAT IT WAS
WELL KNOWN WHO THEY WERE. BUT
SINCE THEN I THINK CENTRAL STAF
HAS BEEN ABLE TO CLARIFY AND
ASCERTAIN WHO THE SEATTLE-BASED
BUSINESSES ARE THAT WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THIS NEW LAW. AND
SO, QUESTION FOR CENTRAL STAFF,
COULD YOU LET US KNOW WHO THAT
IS, SEATTLE-BASED BUSINESSES
THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION?
>> YES, SO I DID SOME
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ON THIS
QUESTION, NOT COMPREHENSIVE. I
WANT TO THANK OLS FOR
ASSISTANCE IN DOING THIS
RESEARCH AS WELL. I UNCOVERED
THAT THERE WOULD BE FOUR TO
FIVE SEATTLE-BASED COMPANIES
THAT WOULD BE COVERED. AMAZON
FLEX WHICH IS ALREADY COVERED
BY THE TEMPORARY ORDINANCE,
DOLLY WHICH PROVIDES NONFOOD
ITEMS . LOOPY LAUNDRY WHICH
PROVIDES LAUNDRY SERVICES .
WRENCH WHICH PROVIDES GLOBAL
MECHANIC SERVICES. AND POSSIBLY
DUMPLING, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF
THERE BUSINESS OR TECHNOLOGY
PLATFORM WOULD BE COVERED BY TH
LEGISLATION. THERE WOULD NEED T
BE MORE RESEARCH ON THAT. SO I
AM THINKING THERE ARE PROBABLY
ABOUT 23 TO 25 COMPANIES THAT
WOULD BE COVERED AT MINIMUM BY
THIS LEGISLATION. PROBABLY
MORE. I WOULD NEED TO DO MORE
RESEARCH. THAT IS WHAT I KNOW
THUS FAR.
>> CHAIR, MAY I FOLLOW-UP?
>> S.
>> THANK YOU. TO CENTRAL STAFF
SO THESE FOUR COMPANIES THAT
WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION, HAVE
THEY ALL BEEN CONTACTED? OR
CONSULTED AS PART OF THE
STAKEHOLDER? DO WE KNOW?
>> ARE YOU ASKING ME THAT
QUESTION OR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
>> WHOEVER HAS THE ANSWER,
SINCE THERE ONLY FOUR OR FIVE,
HAVE THEY BEEN CONSULTED AT THI
TIME?
>> I CAN CHIME IN ON THAT. I
THINK THAT IS WORTH FOLLOW
CONVERSATION AS WELL. THANK YOU
KARINA FOR DOING THE
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS. I KNOW
THAT IS SORT OF THE BACK OF TH
ENVELOPE AND WE APPRECIATE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I THINK
IT IS REALLY THE ROBUST
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS THAT THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE WENT THROUGH,
THEY HAVE THE DIRECT
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMPANY
AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH US,
VARIOUS ASSIGNMENTS, SO I
WANTED TO JUST THINK AGAIN THE
MAYOR FOR HIS SUPPORT AND THE
MAYOR'S TEAM FOR THE OUTREACH.
WE CAN DO SOME FOLLOW-UP
SPECIFICALLY ON THOSE COMPANIE
THAT KARINA LISTED. BUT I
APPRECIATE THAT THE RESEARCH HA
BEEN DONE. I WANT TO THANK THE
FOR THE INTENSE WORK THEY DID
ON COMPANY OUTREACH AS WE
TACKLE THIS COLLECTIVELY.
KARINA, DID YOU HAVE A
FOLLOW-UP?
>> YES, ALTHOUGH KEREM IS NOT
AT THE TABLE, HE IS WATCHING
ONLINE AND HE INFORMED ME THAT
AMAZON FLEX AND DUMPLING ARE
AWARE OF THIS PROPOSAL. AGAIN,
WE DON'T KNOW IF DUMPLING WOULD
BE COVERED. AMAZON FLEX, THE
RELEVANCE OF THAT IS THAT SOME
OF AMAZON FLEXES DELIVERY ARE
ALREADY COVERED BY THE TEMPORAR
ORDINANCE. BUT BECAUSE THEY
DELIVER ITEMS FROM A WAREHOUSE
THAT DOESN'T HAVE FOOD ITEMS,
THAT WOULD BE COVERED. THAT
LETS US KNOW THAT AMAZON IS
AWARE OF THE FULL SCOPE OF
COVERAGE OF THIS PERMANENT .
THANK YOU.
>> AND, I SEE ONE MORE HOUND
HAND, COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
DID YOU HAVE A FOLLOW-UP?
>> SINCE THE FINAL VOTE ON THIS
WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY, THE 28,
SO I THINK WHAT I WILL DO, I AM
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS CONCEPT, FOR
MY OWN DUE DILIGENCE, NOW THAT
KNOW THE NAMES OF THE COMPANIES
AND THEIR JUST A HANDFUL OF
SEATTLE-BASED ONES, I THINK I'M
GOING TO REACH OUT TO THOSE
THREE COMPANIES AND I WILL
ABSTAIN TODAY, BUT I WILL GET
TO A YES BY NEXT TUESDAY. THAN
YOU.
>> SOUNDS GREAT. AND, IF WE
LEARN ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATIO
WE WILL PASS IT ON AS WELL.
OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
I THINK WE'RE GETTING TO CLOSIN
COMMENTS. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> GREAT. IF IT IS APPROPRIATE
TO SPEAK TO MY SUPPORT FOR THE
BILL, I WOULD LIKE TO DO SO
NOW. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH
EXECUTIVES ON DEVELOPING THIS
PERMANENT STANDARD. WE KNOW WE
HAVE GROWN TO DEPEND ON
APP-BASED WORKERS THROUGH THE
PANDEMIC STAY AT HOME ORDERS.
AND NOW OUR HYBRID WORK MODELS,
THE ORDINANCE WILL ENSURE A
BASIC WORKERS RATE IS GUARANTEE
TO ONE OF SEATTLE'S
FASTEST-GROWING JOB SECTORS. A
A HAS MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBE
LEWIS AND I HAVE SPONSORED
ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION FOR
APP-BASED WORKERS. PAY UP.
THIS IS OUR CONTINUED WORK , TO
BUILD MORE PROTECTIVE RIGHTS FO
WORKERS AND WE ARE ALSO WORKIN
ON ANOTHER BILL FOLLOWING UP O
PAY UP WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
WITH COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S
OFFICE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF
UNFAIR , UNFOUNDED ACTIVATIONS.
POLICIES LIKE THIS ORDINANCE ,
AND OTHER LABOR PROTECTIONS, AR
, INDEED, IS A GOOD CHAIR HAS
EXPLAINED, THEY ARE PUBLIC
HEALTH POLICIES. THEY ARE ALSO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES.
THEY STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES
AND ENSURE WORKERS HAVE SECURE
INCOME TO SPEND IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY ARE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT POLICIES.
THEY HELP WORKERS STAY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS FIGHTING
DISPLACEMENT. AND THEY ARE
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION POLICIE
AS THEY HELP WORKERS KEEP A ROO
OVER THEIR HEAD. I AM PROUD TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE IN
FAVOR OF THIS LEGISLATION THIS
MORNING IN COMMITTEE AND HELP
OTHERS JOIN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . I WILL JUST SAY,
THANK YOU AS WELL TO ALL OF THE
WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN EXPRESSIN
THE ONGOING NEED FOR THIS
LEGISLATION. OUTSIDE OF ANY
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION, I THINK
TODAY'S A GREAT EXAMPLE, WHETHE
OR NOT YOU ARE SICK WITH COVID,
BEING SICK AND HAVING A
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE IS STILL A
THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
OTHER THAT IS SOMEONE WHO IS
TRYING TO RECEIVE GROCERIES OR
FOOD DELIVERY WAS IN THEIR
HOME, YOU WANT THE DRIVER AND
WORKERS TO BE HEALTHY AND ONLY
GO TO WORK WHEN THEY ARE
FEELING WELL. WHETHER THAT IS
YOU AS A DRIVER, WORRIED ABOUT
BEING SICK AND HAVING TO MAKE I
IMPOSSIBLE, WHETHER OR NOT TO
STAY IN BED AND GET BETTER
YOURSELF, OR WORRY ABOUT PAYING
YOUR RENT AND YOUR OWN
GROCERIES ON YOUR TABLE. THOSE
ARE IMPOSSIBLE DECISIONS THAT,
IN THE MIDST OF ONGOING
PANDEMIC, AND NOW WITH THE
KNOWLEDGE AND GREATER COMMUNIT
AWARENESS OF WHAT PUBLIC HEALTH
PRACTICES SHOULD LOOK LIKE, WE
SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING WE
CAN TO ALIGN OUR PUBLIC POLICIE
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC'S
HEALTH IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US, I
KNOW IT COMPLEMENTS MANY OTHER
EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
LOOKING AT HOW WE RESPOND TO
IMPROVING THE PUBLIC HEALTH
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE
PANDEMIC, WE HAVE TAKEN MANY
STEPS TO THINK MORE ROBUSTLY
ABOUT HOW OUR PUBLIC POLICIES
CAN IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS
IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS IS
ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW I
THINK WE WILL HAVE CONTINUED
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE
PANDEMIC THAT WILL LIVE ON AND
WELL-BEING, POPULATION HEALTH
AND WELL-BEING AND WELL
ARTICULATED BY THE VICE CHAIR,
CAN HELP SPUR LOCAL ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY AS WELL. WE ALSO TOOK
GREAT CARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, A HUGE SHOU
OUT TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR
GETTING THE BALL ROLLING ON
THIS. SIX MONTHS AGO IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH KARINA, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAD LESSON
LEARNED INC. AND MAKING SURE
THE INFORMATION WAS REALLY CLEA
TO THE WORKER WAS VERY
IMPORTANT. BUT ALSO MAKING SURE
MEET REDUCED BARRIERS FOR HOW
EMPLOYERS, EXCUSE ME, LET ME
REPHRASE THAT, HOW HIRING
ENTITIES ON PLATFORMS COULD
ENSURE THAT THE EARNED LEAVE
WAS BEING BOTH DISPLAYED AND
DISTRIBUTED IN A REALLY EASY
WAY. WE WANTED TO REDUCE
BURDENS BOTH FOR THE HIRING
ENTITY AS WELL AS THE RECIPIENT
OF THOSE PAID SICK LEAVE HOURS.
SO, THANK YOU AGAIN, I
SPECIFICALLY WANT TO THINK
BRIANNA THOMAS AND ALL THE WORK
WE HAVE DONE COLLECTIVELY HERE.
I KNOW YOU SPENT ENDLESS HOURS
ON THIS. AND THOSE WATCHING AT
HOME AND IN THE AUDIENCE, THAN
YOU FOR ALL THE WORK, WE
APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY,
COLLEAGUES, I THINK WHERE THE
FINAL CALL. MADAME CLERK, PLEAS
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION O
THE AMENDED LEGISLATION IN FRON
OF US TO OFFER PAID SICK AND
SAFE LEAVE TO GIG WORKERS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>>
>> I'M THINKING.
>> WE CAN COME BACK TO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I WILL ABSTAIN FOR NOW.
>> WE HAVE THREE YES AND TWO
ABSTAIN.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THE
AMENDED LEGISLATION IS PASSED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
VOTES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
ANSWERING ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS IF NEEDED. BETWEEN NO
AND NEXT TUESDAY. THE COMMITTE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BILL AS
AMENDED PASS WILL BE SENT TO
THE 28th COUNCIL MEETING FOR
FINAL VOTE. AND, WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION ON
TUESDAY, IF THERE FOLKS WHO AR
HIRING ENTITIES WOULD LIKE
ADDITIONAL KERF LOCATION ON THE
DISCUSSION, OF COURSE OUR OFFIC
IS AVAILABLE TO HELP FIELD
THOSE. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR
COLLECTIVE WORK BETWEEN CENTRAL
STAFF, KARINA, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND MY OFFICE. YOU SO
MUCH. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO ON T
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO.
>> 120516. AND ORDINANCE
RELATING TO MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM.
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> I WAS REMISS IN NOT SAYING
THANK YOU TO THE OFFICE OF LABO
STANDARDS. IF THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WAS HERE SHE WOULD BE
TEASING ME. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE GET THAT THANK YOU AND IS
WELL TO THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS SPECIFICALLY KEREM.
WE ARE ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
TWO. THANK YOU. AN EXCITING
PIECE OF LEGISLATION JUST
PASSED SO I APPRECIATE YOUR
FLEXIBILITY, COLLEAGUES. WE HAV
IN FRONT OF US AND ORDINANCE
RELATED TO FAMILY TAX EXEMPTION
PROGRAM. THIS IS AN EXTENSION
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD EXTEND
THE SUNSET FOR MFT PROGRAMS
SLATED TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31.
WERE GOING TO PUSH THAT TO 2024
AT THE REQUEST OF OFFICE OF
HOUSING SO THEY CAN HAVE THE
DETAILED CONVERSATION
STAKEHOLDERS AND THINKER
POLICIES AS WELL AS FOCUS ON
THE UPCOMING HOUSING LEVY WHICH
WILL BE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE
GOING TO TRANSFORM FROM FINANCE
AND HOUSING FOR MOST OF APRIL,
MAY AND JUNE WE WILL HAVE A
SELECT HOUSING LEVY COMMITTEE
THAT WILL BEGIN MEETING IN
APRIL. REALLY WANTED TO MAKE
SURE WE TOOK CARE OF THIS
LEGISLATION BEFORE WE TURN OUR
ENTIRE FOCUS OVER TO THE
HOUSING LEVY STARTING NEXT
MONTH. PASSING THE ONE YEAR
EXTENSION ON THIS BILL WILL
ALLOW THE OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
MAKE SURE THEIR CAPACITIES
FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
, THE POLICYMAKING, OUTSIDE OF
THE LEVY CONVERSATION AND IT
WILL PROVIDE STABILITY FOR THE
PROGRAM DURING THIS PRETTY
REALLY VOLATILE MARKET WE FIND
OURSELVES IN. GIVEN THE INTERES
RATE CHANGES, WORKER CAPACITY
ISSUES , AND CONCERNS ABOUT THE
RECESSION, POSSIBLY COMING, NO
TO MENTION THE NEWS WE SEE ABOU
THE BANKING INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW.
SO, THIS IS AN EXTENSION. AS A
REMINDER, IN 2019 WE TOOK A DEE
DIVE ON THE MFT PROGRAM AND
STRENGTHENED THE POLICY THEN. I
WANT TO THINK AARON ALONG WITH
TRACY WHO IS WITH US TODAY . IN
2019 WE FOUND OURSELVES PASSING
DEEPER LEVELS OF AFFORDABILITY
FOR MFT'S, STUDIOS AND HIGH
REQUIREMENTS FOR TWO BEDROOM. W
ADDED MORE SPECIFIC COMPARE
ABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
AFFORDABLE UNITS INCLUDING
ACCESS TO AMENITIES, SIZE AND
FUNCTIONALITY AND THE NUMBER OF
BATHROOMS IN THE BUILDING. IT
ALSO INCLUDED A 4.5% CAP ON REN
INCREASES TO COVER
FLUCTUATIONS. INC. STANDARDS
FOR SPECIFIC TO TOWER BUILDING.
A NEW TYPE OF THE RELEVANT
PROJECT. IN THE PROJECTS UNDER
THE PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT YEAR
WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WIT
THE STRENGTHENED STANDARDS AND
REQUIREMENTS THAT WE INCLUDED I
OUR LAST POLICY AUTHORIZATION.
THERE IS NOTHING CHANGING THEIR
CONTINUATION OF THE STRONG AND
IMPORTANT POLICY THAT WE
CONSIDERED THE LAST TIME. THE
LEGISLATION ALSO INCLUDED A
REQUIREMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS
OFFICE OF HOUSING ANALYZE
CHANGING IN THE HOUSING MARKET
AND INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM AND
INCLUDE ANY CHANGES IN STATE LA
RELATED TO MFT. OR ANY OTHER
INFORMATION SUCH AS DEMOGRAPHIC
THAT CAN BE USED TO INFORM OUR
POLICY AND PROGRAM CHANGES GOIN
FORWARD. WE CLEARLY LOOK FORWAR
TO RECEIVING THAT REPORT FROM
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING THIS YEAR
I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF
ANTICIPATION FOR THIS
CONVERSATION, ESPECIALLY FROM
OUR GOOD VICE CHAIR. WE ARE
EXCITED COLLECTIVELY TO TAKE
THIS ON. I DO UNDERSTAND,
THOUGH, THAT THERE ARE NUMBER O
ISSUES IN THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
PORTFOLIO, ESPECIALLY GIVEN OUR
JOINT EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH COMMITMENT TO HAVE A
ROBUST MINUTE FOR VOTERS THIS
FALL. AGAIN, I WILL TURN OVER
TO CENTRAL STAFF TO WALK US
THROUGH COMMENTS THEY HAVE
BEFORE GOING OVER TO THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING. AND I WANT TO THANK
ANDREA FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR BEING WITH US. AND
TRACY FROM CENTRAL STAFF. I
WILL TURN OVER TO YOU, FIRST,
TRACY.
>> THANK YOU. YOU HAVE DONE, A
USUAL, A VERY GOOD JOB OF
PAINTING THE CONTENT FOR THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF YOU. I
THINK I WOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND
LET ANDREA MOVE FORWARD WITH
DESCRIPTION OF THE LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU TRACY AND CHAIR
MOSQUEDA. WE APPRECIATE BEING
ABLE TO WORK WITH BOTH YOU AND
VICE CHAIR TO CONSIDER BEING
ABLE TO MOVE THE EXTENSION DATE
FOR MULTIFAMILY TAX EXEMPTION
PROGRAMS. I AM THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING. I'M SHARING MY SCREEN,
I'M HOPING IT IS VIEWABLE. YES?
THANK YOU. THE CURRENT
MULTIFAMILY TAX EXEMPTION
PROGRAM, MFTE , IS SET TO EXPIR
OR SUNSET AT THE END OF THIS
YEAR. DECEMBER 31, 2023. THE
LEGISLATION YOU ARE CONSIDERING
PROPOSES TO MOVE THE SUNSET DAT
TO DECEMBER 31, 2024. I
APPRECIATE YOUR PATERNITY TO
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
PROGRAM. VERY HIGH LEVEL. AND
HIGHLIGHT HOW MOVING THE SUNSE
DATE WILL AFFECT THE CURRENT
PROGRAM. AND THEN I WILL AND
WITH STRENGTHENING SOME OF THE
THINGS CHAIR MOSQUEDA ADDED
ABOUT THE FULL AUTHORIZATION OF
THE MFT PROGRAM. THE CITY OF
SEATTLE MULTIFAMILY TAX
EXEMPTION PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED
BY THE STATE AND IT'S
IMPLEMENTED LOCALLY. THE MFT
PROGRAM HERE IN SEATTLE BEGAN
IN 1998. SINCE THAT TIME IT HA
BEEN REAUTHORIZED SIX TIMES.
BUT EVERY FIVE YEARS. THE
CURRENT PROGRAM, AS WE SAID, IS
DUE TO SUNSET AT THE END OF THI
YEAR. IT IS ONE OF SEVERAL
TOOLS WE USED TO CREATE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT DOES SO
BY PROVIDING A 12 YEAR TAX
EXEMPTION ON THE RESIDENTIAL
PORTION OF THE BUILDING IN
RETURN FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER
MAKING 20% TO 25% OF THE UNITS
IN THE DEVELOPMENT INCOME AND
RENT RESTRICTED FOR THAT PERIOD
OF TIME. THE PROGRAM IS
VOLUNTARY AND THE BUILDINGS MA
EXIT AT ANY TIME. TO GIVE YOU
AN IDEA OF HOW THE PROGRAM
CURRENTLY PERFORMS, THERE ARE
CURRENTLY MORE THAN 6000 MFTE
RENTAL UNITS IN SERVICE OVER 25
BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY O
SEATTLE. GENERALLY THESE UNITS
ARE AFFORDABLE FOR HOUSEHOLDS
EARNING BETWEEN 60%-85% OF ARE
MEDIAN INCOME. THE CURRENT
PROGRAM , PROGRAM NUMBER SIX IS
THE CURRENT VERSION AND WE HAVE
RECEIVED MORE THAN 30 MFT
APPLICATIONS COMPRISING 1100
MFTE UNITS. IN 2021 THE STATE
THROUGH RCW, WAS UPDATED TO
ALLOW RESTRICTIONS IN THE MFT
PROGRAM TO OFFER OWNERS OF
PROPERTIES WITH EXPIRING
EXEMPTIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EXTEND PARTICIPATION FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 12 YEARS. THAT SAME
YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL IN
SEATTLE APPROVED LEGISLATION
WHICH PROVIDED AN EXTENSION
OPTION FOR PROPERTIES WITH MFT
UNITS EXPIRING IN 2021 AND IN
2022. AT THAT TIME THERE WERE
NINE PROJECTS ELIGIBLE TO
EXTEND THEIR TAX EXEMPTION. TWO
THIRDS OF THEM OR SIX
DEVELOPMENTS WITH 223 UNITS ,
MFTE UNITS CHOSE TO EXTEND FOR
ANOTHER 12 YEARS. SO WHAT WITH
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION DO? I
WILL MOVE THE SUNSET DATE FROM
DECEMBER 31 OF THIS YEAR TO
DECEMBER 31 OF 2024. IN DOING S
IT WILL PROVIDE 12 YEAR
EXTENSION OPTIONS FOR PROPERTIE
EXPIRING THIS YEAR. THIS WILL
BE THE SAME OPTION THAT WAS
AVAILABLE , THE PROPERTIES THAT
EXPIRED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS
WHEN THE CITY MADE THIS
AVAILABLE IN 2021 AND 2022. FOR
ANY NEW PROJECTS THAT WANT TO
PARTICIPATE, IT WOULD HAVE
AFFORDABILITY LIMITS AND SET
ASIDE UNCHANGED. I HAVE A
SLIDE. FINALLY THE LEGISLATION
MAKES TECHNICAL CHANGES TO
CLARIFY 12 YEAR EXTENSION RULES
AND INCREASE ADMINISTERED
EFFICIENCIES. WITH REGARD TO
THE IMPACT THE LEGISLATION WOUL
HAVE ON THE CURRENT PROGRAM, IF
THE CITY MOVES THE SUNSET DATE
OUT , TO THE END OF 2024, THERE
ARE FIVE PROPERTIES THAT ARE
EXPIRING IN 2023 THAT HAVE ,
THAT ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATIN
IN MFTE THAT COULD TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE 12 YEAR
EXTENSION OPTION. WE ARE
ESTIMATED CONSERVATIVELY THERE
COULD BE 15 NEW PROJECTS THE
COULD VEST UNDER THE NEW CURREN
MFTE PROGRAM ADDING NEW RENT
RESTRICTED UNITS. I HOPE TO
ILLUSTRATE THIS , THIS SLIDE
SHOWS THE FIVE PROPERTIES
EXPIRING IN 2023 THAT WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE FOR AN EXTENSION IF TH
SUNSET DATE IS MOVED. YOU CAN
SEE THAT ACROSS THESE FIVE
PROPERTIES THERE ARE A TOTAL OF
143 MFTE UNITS. YOU CAN SEE TH
NAME OF THE PROPERTY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE NUMBER IN
EACH OF THESE. AND THEN, THIS
CHART ILLUSTRATES HOW THE
PORTABILITY LIMITS ARE APPLIED
TO BOTH THE NEW PROJECTS THAT
MAY APPLY, IT HOLDS THE PROGRAM
SIX REQUIREMENTS STEADY. AND I
ALSO SHOWS WHAT THE EXISTING
MFTE PROJECTS THAT CHOOSE THE 1
YEAR EXTENSION WOULD BE SIGNIN
UP FOR AN EXISTING PROJECT
EXTENSION. THEY WOULD, IN
RETURN FOR A 12 YEAR PROPERTY
TAX EXEMPTION, THE OWNERS WOULD
AGREE TO NEW YORK LOWER INCOME
LIMITS ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND
COLUMN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOT
THAT WITHIN THE EXTENSION
PROPERTIES THERE ARE SAFEGUARDS
BUILT INTO SUPPORT TENANT
STABILITY. FOR TENANTS IN MFTE
UNITS, WITHIN THE INCOME
GUIDELINES THEY WOULDN'T BE
REDUCED WHEN LEASES EXPIRE. AND
FOR TENANTS WHOSE INCOME ARE
OVER THE NEW LIMITS THEY CAN
REMAIN IN THEIR UNITS AND LEVEL
ARE GRANT LEVELED IN AT THE
FORMER MFTE GRANT LEVELS. THIS
IS TO HELP MITIGATE ANY
DISPLACEMENT. OVERALL THE RENT
INCREASES ARE LIMITED TO UP TO
4.5% PER YEAR. UPON TURN OVER,
ALL OF THE UNITS AT TURN OVER
CONVERT TO THE NEW LIMITS. SO,
CHAIR MOSQUEDA HAD REVIEWED
SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES
PROVIDED BY EXTENDING THE
REAUTHORIZATION INTO 2024. WE
ARE ABLE TO FOCUS THE
LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS ON THE 2023
HOUSING LEVY RENEWAL. REALLY
BEING ABLE TO INCORPORATE MORE
ANALYSIS AND WE ARE HOPING TO
BE MORE STABLE. DEEP IN OUR
ENGAGEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS
WE ARE ABLE TO ALIGN OUR MFTE
POLICIES WITH COMPRESSIVE PLAN
UPDATES AS WELL AS CONSIDER ANY
CHANGES THAT THE STATE MAY BE
MAKING TO AUTHORIZE REAUTHORIZE
THE STATUTE FOR THE PROGRAM.
OVER THE NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE
GATHERING AND ANALYZING
INFORMATION , ENGAGING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS. AND WE PLAN TO
COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL TO
PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE THIS
SUMMER IN JUNE. I AM HAPPY TO
ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
KNOW COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HA
SOME QUESTIONS . I'M GOING TO G
TO HER FIRST AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF WE
COULD GO TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOW
THE AFFORDABILITY LIMITS. UNDE
BOTH THE FOLKS FOR NEW PROJECT
AS WELL AS PEOPLE LOOKING FOR
REAUTHORIZATION. THANK YOU.
SO, JUST LOOKING AT THE
DIFFERENT AFFORDABILITY LEVELS
FOR THE EXTENSION PROJECTS,
THOSE ARE EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS
THAT ARE GETTING THE BENEFIT
OF THE COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS
TODAY TO EXTEND THE
LIMITATIONS THAT STATE LAW
PREVIOUSLY PUT ON PARTICIPANTS
AND APPRECIATE THAT IN EXCHANG
FOR THE ONGOING BENEFIT, THES
ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER PORTABILITY
LEVELS THAN FOR NEW PROJECTS
UNDER PROGRAM SIX. BUT, WHERE
DO THESE LEVELS DERIVED FROM?
EXTENSION PROJECTS? FOR SOME
REASON, I HAD THOUGHT THAT HER
LAST ROUND OF MFTE CHANGES HAD
FURTHER DRIVEN DOWN THE
AFFORDABILITY LIMITS . BUT, I
SEE, AGAIN, THEY ARE SLIGHTLY
HIGHER THAN WHAT IS SHOWN ON
THIS CHART FOR THE EXTENSION
PROJECTS. IT MAKES ME WONDER,
WHERE DO THESE LEVELS DERIVED
FROM UNDER THE EXTENSION
PROJECTS?
>> THE EXTENSION PROJECTS,
BECAUSE THEY ARE 12 YEARS INTO
THEIR PERFORMANCE , OR 12 YEARS
OLDER, THESE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN
ADJUSTED THROUGH LEGISLATION T
BE ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT. SO
IN OTHER WORDS, A MARKET NEW
UNIT WOULD EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE A HIGHER RENT THAN A UNIT
THAT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR A
PERIOD OF TIME. SO THESE NUMBER
FOR EXTENSION PROJECTS
RECOGNIZE THAT. AND ACTUALLY
CREEKMORE AFFORDABILITY THAN
THE COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY
AUTHORIZED.
>> GREAT. SUPER HELPFUL.
DEFINITELY VERY SUPPORTIVE OF
THE GREATER AFFORDABILITY. BUT,
JUST SEEING IT DOES NOT TIE BAC
TO ONE OF THE PROGRAMS ONE
THROUGH SIX, I WANTED TO
UNDERSTAND SORT OF WHAT THE
METHODOLOGY WAS. AND WHAT I HEA
YOU SAYING IS THAT IT IS
BECAUSE THEY ARE OLDER UNITS.
OKAY. VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE
THAT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> JUST TO FURTHER AMPLIFY THAT
WE LOOK AT THE PROGRAMS UPPER
EXPIRATION AND THERE
AFFORDABILITY LEVELS ARE HIGHER
THAN I THINK PROGRAM SIX. WE
DID THAT CALCULATION ABOUT WHAT
IT SHOULD BE FOR THE EXTENSION
TO BE A REFLECTION TO DROP IT
DOWN BELOW WHAT THE
AFFORDABILITY LEVELS WOULD BE
FOR THE NEW PROGRAM.
>> SO YOU KIND OF USE THE
PROGRAM AS A BENCHMARK. GOT IT
>> I THINK WE USE THE EARLIER
PROGRAMS, REMEMBER THE ONES
EXPIRING IN PROGRAM SIX, I THIN
WE ARE UP TO THREE AND FOUR. I
DON'T HAVE THOSE IN FRONT OF ME
I WISH I DID. WE LOOK AT THOSE
AFFORDABILITY LEVELS AND IT'S
BASED ON THOSE. I THINK THEY AR
SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN PROGRAM SI
IS ON A COUPLE OF THE DIFFERENT
UNIT SIZES. I WISH I HAD IT IN
FRONT OF ME. I DON'T.
>> WE HAVE , OVER EACH ITERATIO
OF THE PROGRAM , IT HAS RESULTE
IN SLIGHTLY DEEPER
AFFORDABILITY FOR MOST OF THE
UNITS .
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR HAVING THE BRING U
THAT SLIGHT. I SUPPORT THIS
LEGISLATION AND I SUPPORT THE
DEEPER AFFORDABILITY LEVELS THA
ARE REQUIRED FOR THE BENEFICIAL
EXTENSION WE WOULD BE GRANTING.
ON SLIDE NUMBER FOUR, WHERE I
SAYS PROPOSED LEGISLATION, IT
SAYS LEAVES AFFORDABILITY
LIMITS AND SETS ASIDE
PERCENTAGES UNCHANGED. HOW DOE
THAT RECONCILE WITH THE SLIDE W
WERE JUST LOOKING AT? MAYBE I
AM LOOKING AT -- MAYBE I AM
LOOKING AT AN OLDER VERSION.
THERE IT IS. THANK YOU. LEAVES
AFFORDABILITY, THE THIRD BULLET
LEAVES AFFORDABILITY -- WE
TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY ARE GOING
TO BE LOWERED. IS THIS JUST FOR
NEWER PROJECTS?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. FOR THE NEW
PROJECTS TO HAVE THE TAX
EXEMPTION, THEY WOULD BE
OPERATING UNDER THE CURRENT
PROGRAM SO THERE WOULD BE NO
CHANGE IN THE CURRENT PROGRAM
SIX, TO ANY NEW PROJECTS THAT
WOULD COME ON BOARD IN THIS
PERIOD.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. AND WHENEVE
YOU ALREADY TO TAKE ANOTHER
LOOK AT THE PROGRAM
COMPREHENSIVELY, ALTHOUGH THAT
WILL PROBABLY BE NEXT YEAR, I
WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT THE
PROFITABILITY LEVELS. THANK YOU
>> EXCELLENT. THAT IS GREAT, I
YOU HAVE COMMENTS LIKE THAT THE
WOULD LIKE TO TEE UP FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THAT DISCUSSION.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION
RELATED TO LANGUAGE THAT I HA
SPONSORED THE LAST TIME WE DI
A PREAUTHORIZATION OF THIS
PROGRAM. WE KNOW THAT MFTE IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TOOL IN
PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, OH, I HAVE
LONG WONDERED WHETHER OR NOT
THE COST OF BUYING DOWN RENTS
IN SOME UNITS MIGHT BE A MORE
COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR TH
CITY, AS WE KNOW, MFTE RESULTS
IN BOTH A REDUCTION IN
PROPERTY TAXES THAT THE CITY
COLLECTS AS WELL AS SOME
PROPERTY TAXES BEING BASICALLY
DIVERTED TO OTHER TAXPAYERS .
AND, WHEN LOOKING AT HOW WE
MAKE SURE THAT UNITS THAT ARE
EXPIRING STAY IN THE PROGRAM,
DO THINK WE OUGHT TO BE LOOKING
AT MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY I
THOSE PITS IN THE MOST
COST-EFFECTIVE WAY. LAST TIME
COUNCIL CONSIDER THIS
LEGISLATION, THE AMENDMENT I
SPONSORED PAST REQUIRED
ADDITIONAL RECORDING BY THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING. AND BASICALL
READ THAT OH WOULD DETERMINE
THE TOTAL COST TO BUY DOWN RENT
FOR TRANSFER UNITS TO PROPOSED
PORTABILITY LEVELS AND THE TOTA
AMOUNT OF THE PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION FOR GONE AS WELL AS
TAX EXEMPTION SHIFTED BROKEN
DOWN BY CITY AND OTHER TAXING
JURISDICTIONS FOR MFT PROJECTS
I BELIEVE WHEN WE HAD THE
INFORMATION COUNCIL WOULD BE
ABLE TO EXAMINE WHETHER OR NOT
THE BUYDOWN'S ARE A TOOL WE
SHOULD CONSIDER , BASICALLY
LOOKING AT PERHAPS EIGHT CITY
OF SEATTLE HOUSING VOUCHER
PROGRAM. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF
WE VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS
LEGISLATION, THAT RECORDING
WOULD BE DELAYED AS WELL.
BECAUSE, WE WOULD BE DELAYING
THE DELIBERATIONS AROUND
EXTENSION LEGISLATION. BUT,
THAT ANALYSIS UNDER THE
RESOLUTION THAT THE COUNCIL PAS
THAT I MENTIONED THE AMENDMENT
FROM THAT WAS GOING TO BE DUE
JUNE 30 OF THIS YEAR, WHEN I
INQUIRED WHETHER OR NOT THAT
WOULD BE DELAYED, I WAS TOLD IT
WOULDN'T. THAT THE RECORDING
DUE JUNE 30 WOULD STILL HAPPEN.
BUT IT IS STILL UNCLEAR ABOUT
THE CONTENT OF THAT REPORTING.
BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOUL
BE LIKELY THAT WE WOULD LEARN I
THE REPORTING THAT THE WORK
WOULD STILL BE IN PROGRESS AT
THIS TIME. I AM WONDERING IF OH
CAN SAY MORE ABOUT WHAT
INFORMATION YOU EXPECT WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THAT JUNE 30 REPORT
AND, THE TIMELINE FOR THE
COMPLETION OF THE ANALYSIS
REQUIRED IN RESOLUTION 32017.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
WILL NEED TO DEFER SOME OF THA
TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE WORKIN
ON THE REPORT. WE ARE OUTLINING
RIGHT NOW, THE SCOPE FOR THE
REPORT BACK TO YOU IN JUNE. I
KNOW WE ARE ALSO TRANSMITTING
OUR ANNUAL REPORTS FOR THE MFT
PROGRAM TO COUNCIL, CLOSE TO
THE END OF THIS MONTH. YOU WILL
SEE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION
REFLECTED IN OUR ANNUAL REPORTS
FOR THE PROGRAM AS WELL.
>> SPECIFICALLY, I THINK THE TA
FORGONE INFORMATION IS INCLUDE
IN THAT SHIFT IS INCLUDED IN
THE ANNUAL REPORT. I KNOW YOU
WANT MORE INFORMATION, THAT IS
PART OF THE WORK THAT WE WILL
HEAR FROM THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
IN JUNE IN WHERE THEY ARE IN
TERMS OF PROVIDING THE
INFORMATION. I NEED TO CORRECT
INFORMATION I GAVE YOU, WE HAVE
ON STAFF, JEN WHO IS STAFFING
THE PROGRAM AND SHE WANT ME TO
CLARIFY IS RELATED TO THE AFFOR
ABILITY LEVELS ON THE EXTENSION
PROJECT, THEY DID USE PROGRAM
SIX. BECAUSE IT IS THE CURRENT
MARKET RATE UNITS AND RENTS. S
THEY WANTED TO USE WHAT IS
CURRENT IN TERMS OF NEW
CONSTRUCTION AFFORDABILITY
LIMITS AND THEN LOOK AT THAT IN
TERMS OF MAKING MODIFICATIONS.
JUST TO CORRECT.
>> EVEN BETTER.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION
BECAUSE IT IS A WIN-WIN IN
ADDITION TO THE TAX BENEFITS TO
THE PROPERTY OWNERS, WE ARE ALS
GETTING A BENEFIT TO 223
AFFORDABLE UNITS. THAT BENEFITS
THE CITY AND THOSE TENANTS. I
THINK THIS IS A POSITIVE
DEVELOPMENT AND, I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE REAUTHORIZATION
PROCESS AND ANALYSIS BECAUSE I
BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO MAXIMIZ
PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM.
WERE NOT GOING TO BUILD TO OUT
OF OUR AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.
WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO
INCENTIVIZE THE PRIVATE
PROVIDERS TO MAKE UNITS
AFFORDABLE I THINK IS A GOOD
THING. I WAS DISAPPOINTED THE
LEGISLATION, THIS YEAR TO
EXTEND A MFTE TYPE OF PROGRAM
TO EXISTING BUILDINGS DID NOT G
FORWARD. WE NEED TO DO
EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO
PROVIDE STABILITY AND
AFFORDABLE RENTS TO FOLKS. I
WILL BE VOTING YESTERDAY.
>> THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER.
TRACY, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING
ELSE YOU WANTED TO ADD?
>> NO, I TAGGED IT ONTO MY
COMMENT, MY INITIAL COMMENT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD . THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHIN
ELSE FROM MY COLLEAGUES OR
PRESENTERS? OKAY. GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ALSO ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING
THAT REPORT. I KNOW OUR AGENDA
FOR THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE IS PRETTY PACKED BUT
WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE INFORMATION GETS
PRESENTED . WE WILL WORK WITH
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
CENTRAL STAFF TO SEE IF WE CAN
HAVE ANY TIME IN COMMITTEE TO
PRESENT THAT AFTER WE CONCLUDE
THE HOUSING LEVY, WHICH AGAIN,
STARTING IN APRIL, ALL THINGS
HOUSING LEVY, APRIL, MAY AND
JUNE. THERE IS ONE MEETING IN
MID-MAY, WE WILL HAVE A REPORT
OUT ON SORT OF THE FISCAL HEALT
OF THE CITY. WE WILL HAVE
INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THE
REVENUE FORECAST CONVERSATION
THAT JUST HAPPENED LAST WEEK,
GETTING CENTRAL STAFF AMPLE
TIME TO TALK ABOUT PARTNERSHIP
WITH WAYS TO ADDRESS SOME OF TH
NEWS WE RECEIVED ON THE REVENU
FORECAST. AND WE WILL HAVE AN
UPDATE AS WELL ON THE
CARRYFORWARD LEGISLATION. ABSEN
THAT, IN MID-MAY, EVERYTHING
TURNS TO THE HOUSING LEVY. SO
COLLEAGUES, APPRECIATE YOUR PER
DISSIPATION IN THOSE MEETINGS
BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO NOT
OVERBURDEN YOUR SCHEDULES TOO.
SO, WE ARE SHIFTING. INSTEAD OF
HAVING THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETINGS WE REALLY
GOING TO BE HAVING THE SELECT
HOUSING LEVY DISCUSSIONS AS A
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. FOR
THOSE THREE MONTHS. MINUS THE
ONE MEETING IN MAY. MUCH MORE T
COME ON THIS TOPIC. WE WILL DO
ANYTHING WE CAN IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH OH AND THE CENTRAL STAFF
TEAM TO GET A REPORT OUT IN OUR
COMMITTEE IF WE CAN SHIFT THING
AROUND AFTER WE DO THE HOUSING
LEVY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. SEEING
THEM, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AN
MOVE THE LEGISLATION TO GET IT
IN FRONT OF US. I AM MOVE --
EXCUSE ME. I MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120516. IS HER
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
SEEING THEM. MADAME CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120516.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE. I THINK WE HAVE TO GO
BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> THAT IS FIVE IN FAVOR.
>> GREAT, FIVE IN FAVOR AN
UNOPPOSED, THE MOTION CARRIES
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIO
THAT THE BILL PASSED WILL BE
SENT TO THE MARCH 28 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FOR A FINAL
VOTE. THANK YOU FOR THE
CONSIDERATION OF THAT EXTENSION
COLLEAGUES. AND MORE TO COME AS
WE CONSIDER THE REVISIONS NEXT
YEAR. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO OU
THIRD ITEM, BELIEVE IT OR NOT W
ARE SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
AND MY AUNT. I KNOW WE HAVE A
LITTLE EXTRA TIME ON YOUR END A
WELL. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
CONSIDERATION OF THE ORDINANCE
RELATED TO GRANT ACCEPTANCE .
AND THEN WE WILL ALSO CONCLUDE
WITH THE OVERVIEW OF THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
SPENDING FROM THE SEATTLE RESCU
PLAN. I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE T
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENC
ON THAT. COLLEAGUES, THANKS
AGAIN FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION
AND QUESTIONS. THE LAST TIME WE
HAD COUNCIL BILL 120527 IN FRON
OF US WHICH IS THE LEGISLATION
RELATED TO GRANT ACCEPTANCE FOR
NON-CITY SOURCES, WE AGAIN ARE
JOINED BY CENTRAL STAFF AND
WELCOMING BACK VIRTUALLY,
HEATHER, TODD AND ERIC FROM
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I
KNOW I SHOULD'VE HAD TITLES IN
FRONT OF THOSE NAMES. TO OUR
ASSISTANT CHIEFS AND COMMUNITY
LIAISON, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU
CAN HELP CORRECT THE RECORD AS
YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF AS WELL.
THIS ORDINANCE OPPOSES THE
ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND PRIVAT
FUNDS FOR DONATIONS FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES AND
ORGANIZATIONS AND AUTHORIZES
SPENDING , THE EXPENDITURE OF
THE FUNDING BACKED BY THE
REVENUE PERSPECTIVE DURING THE
COURSE OF THE YEAR. THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS RECEIVED GRANTS FO
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER FUNDING
RESOURCES THAT ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED IN ADOPTED BUDGET.
SO THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
FORMALLY ACCEPTS THOSE FUNDS BY
ORDINANCE. AND, MAKES SURE IT
COMPLIES WITH THE ANTICIPATED
SPENDING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
IT IS ALL TRANSPARENT AND DONE
HERE AT COUNCIL SO WE CAN
ACCURATELY AND TRANSPARENTLY
KEEP A PULSE ON HOW THE FUNDIN
IS BEING WOVEN WITH THE ALREADY
ADOPTED BUDGET. I'M GOING TO
TURN OVER TO CENTRAL STAFF TO
SEE IF THERE ANY INITIAL
COMMENTS TO GET US STARTED. THE
WE WILL TURN IT TO OUR
COLLEAGUES AND SPD TO SEE IF
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
WE DO HAVE AT LEAST ONE
AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US TODAY
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AS WE
CONSIDER THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE. GOOD MORNING, EDEN
AND GREG. I WILL TURN IT TO YOU
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> EXCUSE ME, HAVE WE NOT READY
TO THE RECORD? ITEM NUMBER
THREE?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE,
COUNCIL BILL 120527. AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO
ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDING FROM
NON-CITY SOURCES. FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> EXCELLENT. GO AHEAD CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I AM FROM
CENTRAL STAFF, TO BUILD OFF OF
THE CHAIRS INTRODUCTION, DURING
LAST WEEK'S FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING WE PROVIDED
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSED WHAT IS
YOUR 527 THE 2023 GRANT
EXCEPTIONS ACCEPTANCE WHICH
PROVIDES AUTHORITY FOR CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO ACCEPT GRANT
REVENUE FROM NON-CITY SOURCES.
THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S MEETING
IS TO CONTINUE THAT DISCUSSION
AND INTRODUCE ONE AMENDMENT AND
VOTE ON COUNCIL 120527. AS A
BRIEF REMINDER, IT IS THE FIRS
CONFERENCE OF GRANT ACCEPTANCE
AND APPROPRIATION LEGISLATION
TRANSMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE IN
2023. AUTHORIZING CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO ACCEPT AN
APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURES OF
$30.2 MILLION FROM EXTERNAL
FUNDING SOURCES. APPROXIMATELY
57% OF THAT $30 MILLION IS
FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWA
ADMINISTRATION FOR VARIOUS SDOT
PROGRAMS . THOSE ARE ITEMIZED I
TABLE NUMBER TWO OF THE MEMO
CIRCULATED IN THE PACKAGE WIT
THE AGENDA. WE HAVE ALSO GOT
$2.9 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY FOR SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND I WILL TURN OVER TO GREG T
INTRODUCE AN AMENDMENT RELATED
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THE
MEMO PROVIDES MORE DETAIL ON
THE INDIVIDUAL GRANTS . AND
ALSO, A SUMMARY OF ATTACHMENT A
DETAILS EACH OF THE PROPOSED
GRANTS. AND LASTLY, IN TERMS O
NEXT STEPS, IF THE COUNCIL
VOTES TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION
ON COUNCIL BILL 120527 TODAY,
THE LEGISLATION WILL BE
CONSIDERED FINAL ACTION AT THE
MARCH 28 COUNCIL MEETING. THAT
IS ALL FOR ME NOW, GREG, THE
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. LAST WEEK I TALKE
ABOUT THE $2.9 MILLION THAT AR
APPROPRIATED , THAT WOULD BE
APPROPRIATED TO SEATTLE POLICE
AND FIRE. SPECIFICALLY $1.7
MILLION APPROPRIATED UNDER THE
URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE,
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAN
SECURITY. TO THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. WE TALKED A BIT WIT
HEATHER MARKS, DIRECTOR OF
STRATEGIC , HEATHER, YOU HAVE T
HELP YOU WITH YOUR TITLE.
>> DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC
INITIATIVES.
>> THANK YOU. AN ASSISTANT
CHIEF TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE
PROJECTS IN PARTICULAR WHICH IS
A VEHICLE CALLED THE BEARCAT ,
A SHORTHAND WHICH WOULD BE
FUNDED THROUGH $400,000 OF
FUNDING WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A
MATCH FUNDING. WE TALKED A BIT
ABOUT THE USES OF HER CAT
BEARCAT AND WE ARE HERE AGAIN
WITH SPD TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION. I WANTED TO NOTE
THAT HEATHER IS HERE WITHOUT TH
ASSISTANT CHIEFS. ONE WAS
ONLINE A MINUTE AGO, BUT HAD TO
LEAVE. AND I THINK, PROBABLY
THE REASON WHY IT BEST COMES
FROM HEATHER. GOING TO TURN IT
TO HEATHER BEFORE WE CONTINUE.
>> SO, IT IS ALL VERY TOPICAL
OVER HERE AT SPD AND FIRST I
WANT TO SAY ASSISTANT CHIEF
TODD KIBBEE WASN'T ABLE TO JOIN
US TODAY BECAUSE HE HAS A BAD
COLD. CHAIR MOSQUEDA, AND
DECIDED TO MAKE USE OF THE
SICKLEAVE BENEFIT THAT THE CIT
SO GRACIOUSLY PROVIDES.
>> WE APPROVE OF THAT MOVE.
>> AND, ASSISTANT CHIEF ERIC
BARDEN WAS HERE AND INTENDING T
BE HERE AS HE IS A SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERT, BUT WAS IN FACT
CALLED AWAY TO AN INCIDENT
WHERE THE BEARCAT IS BEING USED
SO, I AM HERE, I AM PREPARED,
AND WE WILL DO THE BEST YOU CA
MOVING FORWARD.
>> HEATHER, DO YOU WANT TO SAY
ANYMORE ABOUT HOW IT'S BEING
USED, IT'S BEING USED AS A
RESCUE VEHICLE FOR AN OFFICER
SHOT IN BALLARD?
>> IT IS. IT IS ACTUALLY , THIS
IS AS MUCH AS I KNOW, A KING
COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY WAS
SERVING AN EVICTION NOTICE AND
WAS SHOT. AND, THE BEARCAT IS
BEING USED TO GO AND RESCUE
HIM. SO THAT IS WHAT IS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
>> THESE ARE THINGS THAT DON'T
NECESSARILY MAKE THE PAPER,
RIGHT? BUT STUFF LIKE THIS
HAPPENS MUCH MORE OFTEN IN THE
CITY THAN YOU MIGHT IMAGINE.
>> WE DEFINITELY EXTEND OUR HOP
THAT EVERYONE IS SAFE AND ABLE
TO GET MEDICAL ATTENTION NEEDED
ASAP. I APPRECIATE THE EXAMPL
OF HOW THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTL
BEING USED AND OBVIOUSLY WHAT I
MOST IMPORTANT IS HEALTH AND
SAFETY. THANK YOU FOR FLAGGING
THAT. I WILL HAPPILY OPEN IT U
TO FOLKS, BUT IS THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
CONSIDER AT LEAST ONE AMENDMENT
IN FRONT OF US? AM NOT SEEING
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON TH
UNDERLYING CONTENT. I WANT TO
THANK SPD FOR YOUR POWERPOINT
YOU PROVIDED LAST TIME. I KNOW
THAT HAD A LOT OF DETAIL IN IT
AS BACKGROUND. WE STILL HAVE
THAT AVAILABLE AS A LINK TO OUR
AGENDA FROM LAST MEETING. BUT,
HAVE HAD A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO
READ THROUGH THOSE MATERIALS AN
ALSO HERE CENTRAL STAFF. I
WANTED TO REITERATE SOME POINTS
MADE HERE AND THEN WE'LL GET
INTO THE AMENDMENT. THE
ORDINANCE, COLLEAGUES, MAKES
SURE THAT WE SPAN BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE, PROTECT BIKE LANES
INVEST IN RESILIENCE HUBS.
DECARBONIZATION , MULTIFAMILY A
PORTABLE HOUSING AND MORE. IT I
MORE THAN THE SPD RELATED ITEMS
BUT HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE HAD A
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ABOUT SPD
RELATED GRANT FUNDS. I THINK
APPROPRIATELY, WANTING TO MAKE
SURE WE KNOW HOW THOSE DOLLARS
ARE BEING USED AND WE ARE
INVESTED IN THE SAFETY OF OUR
PERSONNEL AND ALSO THE SAFETY O
THE COMMUNITY. THANKS TO EDEN
AND GREG FROM THE CENTRAL STAFF
AND THE TEAM FROM THE SPD FOR
PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE
GRANTS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTE
HERE. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE
AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US. I WIL
MOVE THE LEGISLATION IN FRONT O
US FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONSIDERING THE AMENDMENT.
COLLEAGUES, I MOVE TO RECOMMEN
THAT THE COMMITTEE PASS COUNCI
BILL 120527. IS OUR SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVE
AND SECONDED. WE NOW HAVE THE
LANGUAGE IN FRONT OF US FOR THE
UNDERLYING BILL. I UNDERSTAND W
HAVE AN AMENDMENT. I WILL LEAV
IT TO CENTRAL STAFF TO DESCRIBE
IT AND THEN WE CAN MOVE IT TO
GET IN FRONT OF US.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND SHARE MY
SCREEN. AND, MAKE SURE EVERYON
CAN SEE THIS.
>> DO YOU WANT TO ZOOM IN ONE
MORE TIME?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. HOW
IS THAT?
>> THAT IS A LITTLE BETTER.
THANKS.
>> OKAY. SO, THE AMENDMENT
WOULD REQUEST THAT SPD WOULD
CONSULT WITH THE OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL TO PRODUCE A
WRITTEN POLICY IN THE SPD MANUA
THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH
NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES FOR THE
APPROPRIATE USE OF THE ARMORED
RESCUE VEHICLES. THE AMENDMENT
WOULD ALSO MAKE A TECHNICAL
ADJUSTMENT TO ADD TO THE
PURPOSE STATEMENT OF THE
APPROPRIATION AND ACCEPTANCE,
SPECIFICALLY THE ACCEPTANCE
TABLE THAT THE VEHICLE IS ALSO
USED FOR OTHER EMERGENCY EVENTS
THAT LANGUAGE APPEARS IN THE
ATTACHMENT, BUT IT DOESN'T
APPEAR IN THE SHORT DESCRIPTION
FOR THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE
LANGUAGE IN THE TABLE. THIS
WOULD ADD IT. IT IS SIMPLY A
TECHNICAL MOVE TO ALLOW US, TO
ALLOW YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO
REQUEST THE REPORT. OR THE
POLICY. WITH THAT, I WILL JUST
ASK IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> GREAT. WHEN WE GO AHEAD AND
GET THE AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF U
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION.
I'M NOT SEEING HANDS FOR
QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE?
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
TO COUNCIL BILL 120527.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. I APOLOGIZE,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I
BELIEVE YOU ARE A COSPONSOR. I
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SPONSORED B
THE SPONSOR AND COSPONSOR OF TH
AMENDMENT. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOL
. AND THEN I WILL ASK
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IF YOU'D
LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WOULD YO
LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> SURE. JUST A FEW WORDS, I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
úPEDERSEN AND CENTRAL STAFF,
GREG, FOR WORKING OVER THE
WEEKEND ON THIS LANGUAGE. IT
SIMPLY RECOGNIZES THE FACT THAT
WE DISCUSSED THE DEPLOYMENT
OF THE BEARCAT AND COMMITTEE.
WE LEARNED THAT THE POLICY
THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USES
IS SORT OF OPERATIONAL AS
OPPOSED TO A POLICY THAT IS
WRITTEN AND CONTAINED WITHIN
THE SPD POLICY AND PROCEDURES
MANUAL. AND SO, THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD SORT OF LIFT UP THE NEED
FOR A STANDARDIZED POLICY AND
THE NEED ALSO TO WORK WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
IN RECEIVING THEIR INPUT ON TH
POLICY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, ANYTHING YOU LIKE TO
ADD?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION
WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD . W
DID GIVE THE DEPARTMENT A HEAD
UP THIS MORNING , ONLY THIS
MORNING, BUT I THINK THEY HAD
BEEN ANTICIPATING SOMETHING LIK
THIS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE
ELSE, FROM OUR PRESENTERS?
OKAY, I'M NOT SEEING ENHANCE.
COLLEAGUES, IF THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTION
ON AMENDMENTNUMBER ONE, THE
QUESTION IS IN FRONT OF US.
MADAME CLERK, WHAT A GO AHEAD
AND CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTION O
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES. CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> ALL IN FAVOR AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE AMENDMENT CARRIES , THE
ORDINANCE IS AMENDED. THE
ORDINANCE IS IN FRONT OF US FO
CONSIDERATION. OTHER ANY FINAL
COMMENTS IN THIS BEFORE WE GO T
A FINAL VOTE? OKAY, I WANT TO
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
AMENDMENT OVER THE WEEKEND. AN
FOR THE ONGOING INTEREST IN
CRAFTING A POLICY THAT HELPS US
ALL BE ABLE TO POINT TO FUTURE
DIRECTIONS. I THINK THAT IS
IMPORTANT FOR TRANSPARENCY FOR
THE PUBLIC AS WELL. AGAIN,
EXTENDING OUR BEST WISHES TO
EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS
MORNING'S ACTIVITY AND HOPING
FOR THE BEST HEALTH AND SAFETY
OUTCOMES FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.
THANK YOU AS WELL, HEATHER, FO
BEING HERE WITH US AND LAST WEE
AS WELL. AND, TO EDEN AND GRE
FROM CENTRAL STAFF FOR YOUR WOR
ON THIS LEGISLATION. WE KNOW WE
ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS WHEN IT
COMES TO THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE BUT IT'S FOR THE SAKE
OF TRANSPARENCY AND MAKING SUR
WE KNOW WHERE THE DOLLARS ARE
GOING. WITH THAT, MADAME CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE AS
AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> ALL IN FAVOR AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIO
THAT THE BILL AS AMENDED WILL B
SENT TO THE MARCH 28 SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR A FINA
VOTE. THANK YOU. OKAY,
WONDERFUL, WE HAVE ONE MORE ITE
IN FRONT OF US TODAY. I WANT TO
THANK AGAIN THE TEAM FROM THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE FOR
FLEXIBILITY IN MEETING WITH US
TODAY. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO
READ ITEM NUMBER FOUR INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR,
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN 2020 YOU
YEAR END REPORT. I THINK WE HA
ASKED TO EXTEND TIME TO AT
LEAST NOON SO WE HAVE AMPLE
TIME. WILLIAM CHEN FROM CITY
BUDGET OFFICES IS WITH US. I
DON'T ANTICIPATE WE NEED THE
FULL TIME BUT WE DON'T NEED TO
FEEL RUSHED. THANK YOU FOR FLE
ABILITY IN MOVING FROM ONE WEEK
TO THE OTHER GIVEN HOW MUCH WAS
ON OUR AGENDA LAST WEEK. AND
THANKS FOR YOUR ONGOING TEAM
EFFORT TO PROVIDE MONTHLY
REPORTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AN
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. AND I
WOULD ALSO SAY CONGRESSIONAL
MEMBERS. WE DO HERE FROM
CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS. THE
INFORMATION GETS PASSED ON TO
THEM AND THEY APPRECIATE IT AS
WELL. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY T
HEAR FROM THE CITY BUDGET OFFIC
ON THE EXPENDITURES OF THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS
WHICH INCLUDE FEDERAL AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS AS WELL A
OTHER SOURCES AS WELL AS LOCAL
EFFORTS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE RESPONDING TO PANDEMIC
NEEDS, BOTH FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
AND ALSO ECONOMIC INFUSION OF
FUNDS DIRECTLY TO WORKERS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES. WE WILL HAVE
A PRESENTATION OF THE ARPA FUND
TO THE END OF 2022. ASK AGAI
FOR BEING HERE. WILLIAM, I WIL
TURN OVER TO YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. LET ME SHARE
MY SCREEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WAS TOLD THIS MORNING I
SHOULD MAKE IT FULL-SCREEN. ALL
RIGHT. IS NOT SHOWING UP FOR
EVERYONE? THANK YOU. GREAT.
WILL BEGIN TODAY'S PRESENTATION
WITH A HIGH-LEVEL LOOK AT THE
STATUS OF FEDERAL FUNDING
SOURCES FOR THE CITY BEFORE
GOING INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT
THEM. AND, TWO WEEKENDS AGO,
MARCH 11 MARKED THE TWO YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF
THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
AND IT'S BEEN ONE YEAR AND THRE
QUARTERS SINCE COUNCIL PAST TH
FIRST OF THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLA
PACKAGES. SINCE THEN THE CITY
AND PARTNERS HAVE COMPASSED A
LOT WITH THESE FUNDS TO RECOVER
FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE
PANDEMIC. THANKS TO THE FLEX
ABILITY OF THIS FUNDING AND THE
FACT THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT GRANTED A LARGE PART
OF IT DIRECTLY TO SEATTLE . THE
CITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO USE THESE
FUNDS TO ADDRESS OUR MOST URGEN
NEEDS, FUNDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES AND SMAL
BUSINESSES. AND, WE ARE AHEAD
OF THE PACK IN SPENDING OUR
ARPA FUNDS. THANKS TO GOOD
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
SINCE 2021, WE'VE MADE A LOT OF
GREAT PROGRESS GETTING FUNDS
INTO THE COMMUNITY. ACCORDING
TO A BLOOMBERG ANALYSIS OF
SPENDING REPORTS FROM LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS ARE ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND CITY AND COUNTIES,
ON AVERAGE, BY SEPTEMBER THEY
WERE 29% SPENT. AND APPARENTLY
NOW SEATTLE IS 75% SPENT FOR
OUR FUNDS. LATER THIS YEAR
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE
PERFORMANCE REPORTING
IMPLEMENTATION AND WILL
CONTINUE GATHERING DATA AND
STORIES ABOUT WHAT THESE FUNDS
HAVE DONE FOR PEOPLE OF THE
CITY. THIS PRESENTATION IS
MOSTLY ABOUT THE AMERICAN RESCU
PLAN ACT FUNDING OR SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN. BUT ALSO TOUCHING
ON A FEW OTHER SIGNIFICANT
SOURCES OF FEDERAL FUNDING, FEM
PALMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING. SO, FO
FEMA, THE COVID-19 INCIDENT
PERIOD , AS IT'S CALLED BY FEMA
ENDS MAY 11, 2023. ALMOST ALL
OF THE REIMBURSEMENT
APPLICATIONS FOR ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITY HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED NO
AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO WORK TO
MOVE APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE
PIPELINE. TO DATE, $18.4
MILLION REIMBURSEMENTS HAVE
BEEN WITH 16.7 MILLION OF THAT
ALREADY RECEIVED , ANOTHER
ALMOST $10 MILLION
REIMBURSEMENTS IN THE PIPELINE
YOU SEE ON THE TABLE. ON THE
SCREEN. JUST A NOTE THAT ALL OF
THESE REIMBURSEMENTS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN FACTORED INTO THE
REVENUE PROJECTIONS YOU HEARD
BEFORE IN BUDGET BALANCING.
SEATTLE HAS BEEN AMAZINGLY
SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING REVERSE
ONCE APPROVED, 99.6% APPROVAL
RATE. ONLY $70,000 OF
SUBMISSIONS TO FEMA FOR THIS
INCIDENT HAVE BEEN REJECTED.
WHAT IS ALSO BEEN REALLY
REMARKABLE IS HOW FAST THE
REIMBURSEMENT OF COMMON AND IT'
BEEN WITH AN EIGHT 1-2 YEAR
TIMEFRAME . INSTEAD OF THE 3-8
TIMEFRAME HAS BEEN STARKLY THE
CASE. OEM HAS BEEN TAKING MORE
TIME WORKING WITH DEPARTMENTS
UPFRONT BEFORE SUBMITTING THESE
REVERSIBLE APPLICATIONS. THAT
HAS SPED UP FEMA'S REVIEW
BECAUSE THEY AREN'T SEEING A TO
OF THINGS NEEDING DETAILED
REVIEW. I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO
OEM FOR ORCHESTRATING THIS
PROCESS. THAT IS THE FEDERAL
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING. SEATTLE
HAS BEEN AWARDED OVER $70
MILLION IN FEDERAL STRUCTURE
GRANTS FROM THE BIPARTISAN IF
STRUCTURE BILL TO DATE. IF
YOU'VE GRANTS TO KNOW, FDOT WO
A $25.6 MILLION GRANT. THAT IS
FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS. SEATTLE CENTER
WAS AWARDED A $15 MILLION GRANT
FROM THE ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM
THAT IS FOR 88 RENOVATIONS AN
THE SEATTLE CENTER MONORAIL
STATION. AND ALSO, SDOT WON $9
MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING FROM
THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOC
GRANT. THAT IS FOR TRANSIT
CORRIDOR BY CLEAN CONSTRUCTION.
AND, THE GRANT CYCLES ARE
CONTINUING. SO, THE BILL WAS A
FIVE YEAR FUNDING BILL. THE
FEDERAL AGENCY GRANT CYCLE IS
GOING TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER
FOUR YEARS. THROUGH THAT TIME
CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE CONTINUING
TO WATCH FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
THE GRANTS OF INTEREST THEY'VE
APPLIED TO AND RESPONDING TO
RFI'S TO HELP SHAPE THE GRANTS
AND APPLY FUNDING. THE OFFICE
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
IS GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE
ON THE RESTRUCTURED FUNDING A
PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL NEXT
MONTH. NOW WE ARE TURNING TO
THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION THAT IS
CONTINUING AND MORE PROGRAMS
AND SPENDING. WE WILL HAVE MORE
TO SHARE LATER THIS YEAR. AND
SPENDING UPDATES AND HIGHLIGHTS
FROM OUR RESEARCH ARE GOING TO
BE ADDED TO THE SEATTLE RESCUE
PLAN WEB PORTAL WHICH IS BEING
DONE ON THE SLIDE. THIS SLIDE
IS A REMINDER OF THE GRANTS THA
FELL UNDER THE SEATTLE RESCUE
PLAN UMBRELLA. IT IS PRIMARILY
THE CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY
FUND WITH A FEW OTHER GRANTS
AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL ARPA
LEGISLATION. THE NEXT SEVERAL
SLIDES ARE SUMMARY TABLES ABOUT
THE SRP SPENDING ALLOCATIONS.
YOU CAN SEE THEM REFERENCED.
THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE CITY'S
PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING FUNDS
SINCE LAST JANUARY. 2022. YOU
CAN SEE THAT IT'S BEEN A LITTL
OVER A YEAR, THE GRAPH SHOWS
ENORMOUS STRIDES SINCE THEN WIT
OVER $120 MILLION EXPENDITURES
REPORTED. OKAY. SO, IN THE
NEXT SECTION, WE WILL GO OVER
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE COMPLETED
THEIR CLFR FUNDS SPENDING.
SOME PROGRAMS HAVE OTHER FUNDIN
OUTSIDE OF CLFR FUNDS. AND
ALSO, PLEASE NOTE IS YOU'RE
LOOKING AT THE SLIDES THAT SOM
OF THE METRICS YOU'LL SEE ON TH
SLIDES ARE FROM WHEN THE
PROGRAMS WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF
IMPLEMENTING, SOME WE DON'T EVE
HAVE METRICS BECAUSE THEY WERE
FINISHED RELATIVELY RECENTLY O
STARTED RECENTLY. BUT WE SHOUL
HAVE NEWER DATA FOR ALL THESE
PROGRAMS IN THE COMING MONTHS
AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE WE
HAVE IN THE MEANTIME. SO, IF
THEY DON'T HAVE FINAL DATA ON
THIS SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE THE÷.
ON THIS SLIDE, THE ENHANCED
SHELTER AND OUTREACH PROGRAM
THAT WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KIN
COUNTY TO PROVIDE INTENSIFIED
SHELTER AND TEMPORARY HOUSING
FOR PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT
HEALTH NEEDS OR CRIMINAL SYSTE
INVOLVEMENT, IT IS ONE OF THOSE
ONES WERE WE WILL HAVE DATA
ABOUT THE PROGRAM IN THE COMING
MONTHS. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
ON HAND NOW. THE MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING ACQUISITION CAPITAL
PROGRAM, ALLOWED THE CITY TO
BUY FOUR PORTABLE HOUSING
BUILDINGS. 43 AFFORDABLE , 443
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.
THERE WERE TWO SIMILAR GRANTS
CALLED EMERGENCY RENTAL
ASSISTANCE ONE AND TWO. IN THE
FIRST ONE, IT HAS COMPLETED
SPENDING WHEREAS THE SECOND ONE
IS ABOUT 77% SPENT. THE RENTA
AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE THAT
THESE GRANTS FUNDED HAVE HELPED
THOUSANDS OF FOLKS TO KEEP
THEIR HOUSING AND AVOID
HOMELESSNESS. FOR THE
HOUSEHOLDS THE RECEIVED RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, NEARLY HALF OF THEM
WERE UNDER 3% OF MEDIAN INCOME
ANOTHER QUARTER BETWEEN 3% TO
50% OF AMI. TWO THIRDS WORK
BIPOC HOUSEHOLDS AND ANOTHER
43% OF THOSE WERE HOUSEHOLDS
WITH CHILDREN. THERE IS A
COUPLE TESTIMONIALS FROM
RECIPIENTS OF THE E.R.A.
ASSISTANCE IN THE TEXT ON THIS
SLIDE. THEY EXPRESSED HOW IT
HELPED THEM . THERE ALSO
TESTIMONIALS INCLUDED ON SOME O
THE OTHER SLIDES TOO. I WON'T
READ THEM WORD FOR WORD, BUT YO
CAN SEE THEM ON THE SLIDES. TH
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE RESPONSE
SERVICES PROGRAM, THAT FUNDED
ADVOCACY SERVICES TO PREVENT AN
INTERVENE ON GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE. IT SUPPORTED VICTIM
SERVICE AGENCIES WITH FUNDING
FOR STAFF , TIME AND SUPPLIES T
ADAPT TO REMOTE WORK. IS A QUOT
FROM A PROVIDER ON THE SLIDE
NOTES, THIS SUPPORT CAME AT A
CRITICAL TIME WHEN THE ENDEMIC
MADE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR
VICTIMS TO SEPARATE FROM
ABUSERS. AT THE HEIGHT OF THE
PANDEMIC, THE CITY SET UP AN
EMPLOYEE VACCINE VERIFICATION
SYSTEM. THAT WAS TO TRACK
VACCINATION STATUS OF EMPLOYEES
ALSO AT THE HEIGHT OF THE
PANDEMIC THE SEATTLE RELIEF FUN
HAD CASH ASSISTANCE AND AMOUNTS
RAISING FROM $1000-$3000 TO
OVER 11,000 HOUSEHOLDS , 6000
PEOPLE. INCLUDING NEARLY 10,000
CHILDREN. THAT FUNDING REACHED
IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE AND
LOW-INCOME HOUSINGS AROUND THE
CITY. AND IMPROVED ABILITY TO
SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC AND THE
LONG RECOVERY PROCESS THAT HAS
BEEN GOING ON SINCE. SEATTLE
CENTER CAMPUS ACTIVATION EVENT
IN 2021 THOSE EVENTS ATTRACTED
NEARLY 30,000 PEOPLE AND
BROUGHT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
BACK TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN TH
HEAVILY IMPACTED TOURISM AND
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES. AND TH
TREND FUNDING CLFR FUNDS
PROVIDED $3500 EACH SERVING
ABOUT 20,000 CHILDREN. THAT WA
MEANT TO SUPPORT HIRING AND
RETENTION OF CHILDCARE PROVIDER
WHICH ARE ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND
WOMEN OF COLOR IN A TIME WHEN
IN-PERSON WORK BECAME MORE
DIFFICULT AND MORE DANGEROUS.
QUOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ONE
CHILDCARE PROVIDER ON THE SLIDE
THAT ACTION HAS BEEN NOTICED
AND APPRECIATED BY THE STAFF.
THE METRICS ON THIS SLIDE ARE
NOT FINAL TOTAL OUTPUTS. WE
WILL BE GETTING MORE INFORMATIO
IN THE COMING MONTHS. THE
ENHANCED DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
HELPED TO REDUCE FINANCIAL
HARDSHIP FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIE
WITH CHILDREN BY PROVIDING
DIAPERS. AND PROVIDING
CULTURALLY APPROPRATE FOOD FOR
LOW INCOME, PRIMARILY BIPOC
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH LOCAL
NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS THAT
ARE BIPOC OWNED. SEATTLE PUBLI
LIBRARY WAS ABLE TO OPEN AND
RESTORE LIBRARY HOURS TO NEARLY
PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS IN 2021.
THAT WAS THANKS TO CLFR FUNDS.
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL
2022 TO RESTORE HOURS. PARKS
AND RECREATION PROVIDED
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDCARE
SERVICES. AND ALSO HELD OUTDOO
MOBILE RECREATION EVENTS IN
COMMUNITIES THAT HAD LESS
ACCESS TO SAFE OUTDOOR
RECREATION SPACES . 26,000
PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THOSE
EVENTS. PARKS WAS ALSO ABLE TO
FUND MORE OPEN DAYS AT WADING
POOLS AROUND THE CITY THANKS TO
THE FUNDING. AND NEARLY 26,000
PEOPLE AND CHILDREN USED THE
WADING POOLS IN 2021. AND,
DURING THE PANDEMIC, PARKS USE
DRAMATICALLY INCREASED TO TO
LOCKDOWNS WHICH ALSO
DRAMATICALLY INCREASED WEAR AND
TEAR ON THE CITY PARKS. SO,
THIS FUNDING ENABLED PARKS TO
HIRE MAINTENANCE STAFF TO
PROVIDE 34,000 HOURS OF PARKS
MAINTENANCE. THAT HELP SUPPORT
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND HEALTH BY
ALLOWING US TO KEEP USING THE
PARKS. THE DOWNTOWN WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HAS BEEN
ABLE TO CONNECT UNDEREMPLOYED
PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITALITY
SECTOR. THE QUOTE ON THIS SLID
IS FROM ONE SUCCESSFUL JOB
SEEKER. HER SITUATION IS BETTE
THANKS TO THE NEW UNIT JOB SHE
FOUND AT THE JOB FAIR FUNDED BY
THIS PROGRAM. UPDATED METRICS O
THAT PROGRAM IN THE COMING
MONTHS. THE SAFE STARTS PROGRAM
IN 2021, ALLOWS SMALL BUSINESSE
TO USE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY TO
REOPEN BUSINESSS WHILE STILL
MEETING COVID SAFETY GUIDELINES
CITY INITIATIVE, IS ONGOING,
BUT PARKS AND FINISHED SPENDIN
THEIR ALLOCATIONS. THE CITY'S
EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP PUBLIC
SPACES HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED B
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS GROUPS
AND THOSE GROUPS HAVE EXPRESSED
SENTIMENTS WITH THE QUOTE ON
THIS SLIDE . LASTLY A NOTE ABOU
HER ONGOING EVALUATION. LAST
FALL WE SHARED HIGHLIGHTS FROM
OUR 2022 PERFORMANCE REPORT THA
INCLUDED OUTPUT METRICS AND
GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF HOW [
INDISCERNIBLE ] AROUND THE CITY
THE VALIDATION TEAM IS ABOUT TO
KUWAIT -- KICK INTO HIGH GEAR.
IN ADDITION, WORKING ON MORE
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS ON SELECT
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE DATA TO
ENABLE ANALYSIS AND QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH FOLLOWING UP WITH
BENEFICIARIES OF PROGRAMS TO
UNDERSTAND HOW SRP PROGRAMS HAV
AFFECTED THEM. THERE IS MUCH
MORE TO COME. I WILL LEAVE YOU
WITH A GLIMPSE AND HOW WE CAN
USE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS TO
CONTINUALLY IMPROVE HOW WE ARE
SERVING THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE.
INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE
CONDUCTING ANALYSIS OF CIVIC
FORM TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT
WHERE DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS
AROUND SELLING PARTICULAR
LOOKING SEPARATELY AT BIPOC
HOUSEHOLDS BOTH FROM ADULTS AND
FAMILIES, DISADVANTAGED
NEIGHBORHOODS, NON-ENGLISH
SPEAKING HOUSEHOLDS, THOSE
WITHOUT INTERNET AND THOSE WER
STRUGGLING WITH AFFORDABILITY.
AS WE SHARED LAST FALL, THE
PROGRAM APPEARS TO BE IN DOING
AN EXCELLENT JOB REACHING
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS BY LOOKIN
AT THE INDEX MAP. IT IS
APPARENT BECAUSE IT LINES UP
WITH THE ODYSSEY INDEX MAP.
HOWEVER, ODYSSEY INDEX
AGGREGATES MANY DIFFERENT
DIMENSIONS OF DISADVANTAGED.
ANALYZING DIMENSIONS
INDIVIDUALLY, IT MIGHT SHOW US
WERE ALSO COULD BE HELPFUL FOR
OUTREACH EFFORTS. WE WILL SHOW
THAT OTHER ANALYSES LATER THIS
YEAR. THAT CONCLUDES MY
SLIDES. THANK YOU AND I WILL
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO
HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. OTHER ANY
QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES
FIRST? OKAY. THESE GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> THANK YOU. SLIDE NUMBER
THREE, WAS A SLIDE TITLED LAY
OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING LAND. AN
REFERENCED THE MAY 11 CUT OFF
FOR THE COVID INCIDENT PERIOD.
AM WONDERING, WHAT THAT MEANS
FOR RECOUPING THE CITIES
EXPENSES AND SPECIFICALLY, I
WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHETHE
OR NOT THE CITY WILL BE ABLE T
SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR
REIMBURSEMENT FOR ACTIVITIES
THAT OCCURRED BEFORE THE
DEADLINE. BUT, IS THE CUT OFF
DATE OF WHEN WE CAN PUT
REQUESTS IN, OR IS THE CUTOFF
DATE SPECIFICALLY INFORMATIVE
TO THE DATE OR THE ACTIVITIES
HAVE TO OF OCCURRED?
>> GREAT. THAT IS A GOOD
QUESTION FOR HOW WE DO THINGS.
IT IS THE DATE FOR WHEN THE
COST OCCURRED. I DON'T HAVE THE
SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN
APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE
SUBMITTED BY, BUT THERE
DIFFERENT.
>> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. ON
SLIDE NUMBER FOUR, FEMA
ASSISTANCE UPDATE, JUST
WONDERING IF YOU COULD SORT OF
ADDRESS THE FACT THAT EARLY ON
WE HAD CONCERNS THAT FEMA
REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS MIGHT LA
BY SEVERAL YEARS. IS THE
TIMELINE FOR PIPELINE PROJECTS
AS WE HAVE ANTICIPATED, OR DO
YOU HAVE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT WE SHOULD EXPECT FOR THOSE
REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS?
>> IT IS HARD TO SAY. WE DON'T
REALLY KNOW WHY IT HAS BEEN
FASTER THIS TIME AROUND. SO, YO
KNOW, FOR AT LEAST THE COVID
INCIDENT PERIOD, I SUPPOSE A
REASONABLE ASSUMPTION WOULD BE
HOW THINGS ARE GOING SO FAR.
THAT I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY
INSIGHT INTO WHY FEMA HAS BEEN
ABLE TO MOVE FASTER FOR
SUBMITTALS ON THIS PARTICULAR
INCIDENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR, I HAVE TWO MORE ABOUT -
>> YOU CAN PROCEED.
>> SO TWO MORE QUESTIONS, ONE
ABOUT THE SPENDING FOR
DIVERSION, AND THE OTHER ON THE
AMERICANS ACT FUNDING. I SEE
THAT THERE HAS BEEN GOOD
PROGRESS ON THE DIVERSION
SPENDING, BUT THERE IS STILL I
LOOKS LIKE $300,000 THAT IS
NEITHER SPENT NOR ENCUMBERED.
THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AND
DESPERATELY NEEDED FUNDS AND T
MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY ARE
RELATIVELY SIMPLE TO DEPLOY
BECAUSE WE HAVE DIVERSION
PROGRAMS IN CONTRACTS. BUT,
JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD TAL
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT THERE TO GET THESE
DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR. AND
SIMILARLY, THE OLDER AMERICANS
ACT FUNDING, I WOULD LOVE TO
KNOW WHAT THE DEADLINE IS TO
SPEND THE FUNDING. I KNOW THAT
, THOUGH THE NUMBERS SHOW THAT
IT HAS BEEN SLOW TO ROLL OUT, I
THINK THAT IN SOME WAYS, THAT
WAS BY DESIGN. BECAUSE OF THE
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THEY ARE
INTENDING TO FUND WITH THESE
DOLLARS. BUT, I WOULD JUST LIKE
TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THERE I
A DEADLINE HERE TO SPEND THE
FUNDING WE WILL BE RUNNING UP
AGAINST.
>> QUESTIONS. I WILL START WIT
THE FIRST ONE DIVERSION. IT IS
GOING TO BE A BIT OF KIND OF
BORING TECHNICAL STUFF, BUT, A
YOU NOTED, $1.3 MILLION, THE $1
MILLION THAT WAS SPENT WAS
CONTRACTED TO KC RHA , THAT
FIRST AMOUNT I BELIEVE HAD
GONE UNDER CONTRACT BEFORE KC
RHA WAS TO THE. AT THIS POINT
THE AGENCY IS TRYING TO TRANSFE
IT OVER. THAT IS THE PLAN AND I
SHOULD BE HAPPENING. FOR THE
OLDER AMERICANS ACT, IT WAS A
MULTIYEAR GRANT, I BELIEVE
THROUGH 2025 , SO I KNOW HST
IS WORKING ON UPDATING THEIR
SPENDING PLAN FOR SOME CHANGES
THAT HAVE COME DOWN, BUT I WILL
NEED TO GET BACK TO ABOUT WHAT
THE ACTUAL DEADLINE TO SPEND TH
DOLLARS IS.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT
THAT IS ALL FOR ME, MADAM
CHAIR.
>> OKAY, EXCELLENT. I DO HAVE A
FEW QUESTIONS AS WELL. COULD W
GO BACK TO SLIDE 16? SORRY,
SLIDE 17. I APOLOGIZE. I WANTED
TO CHAT ABOUT THE WAGE
ALLOCATION FOR CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS
SOMETHING WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT
AND HAVE TALKED WERE NATIONAL
PARTNERS, OTHER LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS, ACROSS THE NATIO
ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH WE GOT
THE CHILDCARE ALLOCATION OUT.
THIS WAS A ONE TIME INVESTMENT
IN CHILDCARE WORKERS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY RECEIVED FUNDS
FOR BEING ON THE FRONT LINE. WE
HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO ADD TO
THIS WITH A ONE TIME INVESTMEN
TO JUMPSTART AS PART OF OUR
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND
RESILIENCE COMPONENTS. YOU
MIGHT HEAR HER IN A SECOND, AS
PARENT OF A THREE-YEAR-OLD , IT
HAS BEEN SO IMPORTANT TO TO HAV
ACCESS HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE.
OBVIOUSLY WERE BOTH HOME TODAY
SICK. BUT WE KNOW MORE CHILDCAR
WORKERS NEED ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO , FOR
OUR ECONOMY TO RUN AND FOR MORE
PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT
AND GO TO WORK. SO THIS IS NOT
ONLY GOOD FOR WORKERS, BUT THIS
IS GOOD FOR BUSINESSES,
EMPLOYERS, AUNT PRINTERS, FOLKS
IN EVERY SECTOR OF OUR ECONOMY.
AND NOTABLY, THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY, LABOR 242, THEIR
BIGGEST ASK IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE IS ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE FOR
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN TELL US
ABOUT THE CHILDCARE ALLOCATION
HERE. OBVIOUSLY WE ARE WORKING
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEEL, BUT
THERE WAS SOME FRUSTRATION THAT
THE TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED HAS
NOT YET BEEN SPENT. THIS IS NO
THE TOTAL, RIGHT? YOU HAVE ANY
UPDATE ON THE TOTAL? AND I
MIGHT BE CONFLATING THIS WITH
THE H IS THE ALLOCATION FOR TH
ACTUAL BUILDING ITSELF.
>> THAT IS RIGHT. THIS IS
ACTUALLY THE PARTICULAR PROGRA
THAT MADE ME THINK THE
DISTINCTION BETWEEN CLFR FUNDS
AND OTHER FUNDS. THIS WAS THE
ENTIRE AMOUNT BY THE RECOVERY
FUND BUT THERE WERE OTHER FUND
THAT WERE PAYING FOR ADDITIONA
TRANCHE THAT YOU NOTED. I DON'
KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE OTHER
PIECE.
>> OKAY, YOU'RE RIGHT, I THINK
AM CONFLATING IT WITH THE AGES
THE FUNDING FOR THE FACILITIES
AND BUILD OUT. WE KNOW THAT PAR
OF THAT FUNDING WENT OUT AND
PART OF IT HASN'T. WE WILL
FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AND PROBABL
WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS
CHAIR OF HUMAN SERVICES AS WELL
, I AM INTERESTED IN TRACKING
THIS TO SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO
TO SHED LIGHT ON WHEN THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL GO OUT.
I KNOW ACTUALLY THERE HAS BEEN
SOME PROGRESS AS OF LATE, BUT
GIVEN THE HIGH URGENCY OF NEED
FOR NOT JUST SUPPORTING
WORKFORCE, BUT ALSO INCREASING
THE SLOTS . BOTH ARE IMPORTANT.
>> 'S ARMY, ARE YOU REFERRING T
THE FACILITIES GRANTS?
>> YES.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> I DO KNOW THAT THE WHEN OU
LAST FALL AND THEY HAVE AWARDED
THE GRANTS. I BELIEVE THERE
UNDER CONTRACT. THAT SHOULD
START SHOWING UP IN OUR
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IS BEING
ENCUMBERED AND SPENDING SHOULD
START ROLLING OUT SOON.
>> GREAT. IN ADDITION TO THAT,
THINK WHAT WE WILL SEE SOON IS
ANOTHER AWARD TO ADD TO THE
INITIAL LIST BECAUSE THERE WAS
SOME CONCERN THAT SOME FUNDING
HAD BEEN NOT FULLY ALLOCATED.
GLASS HALF-FULL. GLASS
HALF-FULL. THAT WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE FUTURE SUMMARY
OF ENCUMBERED FUNDS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ,
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?
>> JUST A QUESTION. I THOUGHT
HEARD YOU SAY, WILLIAM, THAT
THE CHILDCARE FACILITIES FUND,
THAT THEY HAVE ACCEPTED
APPLICATIONS . AND, THEY MAY
NOT HAVE ENACTED THE CONTRACTS
YET BUT THEY HAVE MADE FUNDING
DECISIONS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> NO, RATHER DECISIONS,
CONTRACTED THEM. THE
DISTINCTION, THIS IS BORING
ADMINISTERED THE OF, BUT BETWEE
CONTRACTS BEING SIGNED AND
GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM THAT
TRACKS EVERYTHING FOR THE CITY,
IT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE TO US
BUT THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED.
>> GOT IT. THE REASON I ASK IS
STAFF IN MY OFFICE HAD LOOKED
INTO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM
BECAUSE IT HAD SHOWN THAT
BECAUSE OF THAT LEG, THAT
SPENDING WAS STILL VERY FAR
BEHIND THE OTHER INVESTMENTS.
AND SHE HAS DISCOVERED THAT
THIS FUNDING IS STILL LISTED O
THE HST WEBSITE IS A CONTINUOU
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. SO IF THAT
IS NOT THE CASE ANY LONGER,
THAT SHOULD PROBABLY BE UPDATED
BUT WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH IT
JUST THE ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . AND THANKS TO DEEL
I KNOW IT WAS THE SLIDE RELATED
TO DEEL. I DIDN'T WANT TO
CONTINUE ON DEEL TOO MUCH
LONGER. I WANTED TO THANK DEEL
FOR THEIR WORK AND APOLOGIZE I
WAS NOT REMEMBERING ON THIS
ITEM. I WANT TO ASK, FOR THE
DEEL RELATED FUNDING, ALL THE
FUNDS THAT HAD BEEN ALLOCATED,
HAS AT ALL EXPENDED FROM YOUR
CALCULATIONS?
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
>> I SAID ENTER, I'M SORRY,
WILLIAM. I AM A LITTLE UNDER
THE WEATHER. I'M JUST MAKING U
NAMES. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
, ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? SORRY
I SEE YOU HOPPING IN THERE,
GOOD MORNING ALLIE.
>> GOOD MORNING. FOR THE
RECORD, I AM ALLIE, I WANTED T
CHIME IN ON THE CHILDCARE
CONVERSATION, AND THE THINGS
GOING ON. THROUGH THE SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN FROM COUNCIL
APPROVED ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR
THE CHILDCARE FACILITIES
PROGRAM, AN ONGOING PROGRAM
FUNDED WITH INCENTIVE ZONING
DOLLARS. THERE ARE SOME ONGOING
FUNDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES
IN ORDER TO AVOID HAVING TO
CREATE A NEW PROGRAM, THAT
FUNDING IS GOING THROUGH THAT
PROCESS, BUT HAS GREATER
FLEXIBILITY THAN THE ZONING
DOLLARS. THAT IS PART OF I
THINK THE CONFUSION, THERE'S A
BIG ALLOCATION FOR THIS, THERE
ALSO SOME JUMPSTART FUNDS ADDED
IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR
SPECIFIC PROJECT. IN TERMS OF
THE CHILDCARE HIRING OR
RETENTION BONUSES OR WAGE
ALLOCATION, THERE WAS A
MISALLOCATION THROUGH THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN AND ALSO IN
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET THERE WERE
SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS ADDED I
THINK THROUGH THE JUMPSTART
TEXAS WILL. SOME OF THIS IS
CROSSING FUNDING SOURCES AND
WHAT WILLIAM IS REPORTING ON IS
SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE ARP
FUNDS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S A
GOOD THING WE HAVE SO MANY
DOLLARS INTO CHILDCARE. WORKERS
AND FACILITIES, THEY GET
CONFUSED. AND VERY PROUD OF HER
CITY FOR THAT. LAST QUESTION
FOR ME, PAGE 22 OR SLIDE 22,
REGARDING DOWNTOWN WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. IS THIS PART OF
THE FUNDING THAT WE HAD DIRECTE
TO TO THE MLK HIRING HALL, THE
MARTIN LUTHER KING LABOR CENTRA
LABOR COUNCIL ? IS IS PART OF
THAT FUNDING?
>> IT ISN'T BUT IT'S RELATED.
IT DID PAY FOR THAT, BUT WHAT
YOU DIRECTED IS A DIFFERENT
FUNDING SOURCE, THIS PROGRAM IS
DONE. I BELIEVE THE ACTION YOU
ARE REFERRING TO IS IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET. I'M NOT CERTAIN
ABOUT THE FUNDING SOURCE BUT
MAYBE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR CAN
SPEAK TO IT.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THAT IS CORRECT, THIS WAS
THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN
ALLOCATION I BELIEVE THROUGH
THE JUMPSTART ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION FUNDS IN THIS
YEAR'S ADOPTED BUDGET THERE
WERE ADDITIONAL FUNDS PROVIDED
FOR THAT. I WILL NEED TO DOUBLE
CHECK TO CONFIRM IT'S
JUMPSTART. THE WERE ADDITIONAL
FUNDS IN THE 23 BUDGET FOR TH
MLK LABOR HALL.
>> MY MEMORY IS A LITTLE FUZZY
ON THIS, BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFU
TO GET CLARIFICATION. I KNOW WE
DID FUNDING FROM JUMPSTART
FUNDING , ESPECIALLY SINCE IT
WAS TIED TO WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET. BUT I THOUGHT WE HAD
STARTED THAT WITH THE ARPA FUND
TO GO THROUGH MLK LABOR HIRING
HALL. I JUST WANTED TO GET
CLARIFICATION. AND THAT WAS I
THINK UNDER THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION. SO I WANT TO
MAKE SURE I GET CLARIFICATION A
SOME POINT ABOUT WHERE THE MLK
LABOR HIRING DOLLARS ARE BEING
CAPTURED IN THIS BECAUSE IT IS
SOMETHING WE ARE ALSO SO PROUD
OF TOO. EYESIGHT THUMBS-UP FRO
CENTRAL STAFF. THAT WILL
SUFFICE. UNLESS YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD.
>> MY SENSE IS, THEY'RE GOIN
TO MLK HIRING FOR THAT SAME
PERSON FUNDED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL.
>> OKAY, GREAT. AND GIVE HER
MUCH. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.
OTHER ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS O
QUESTIONS? OKAY. I AM NOT
SEEING ANY. WILLIAM, ANYTHING
ELSE TO ADD TO CLOSE THIS OUT?
>> NOPE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YO
FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON THIS.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK
DONE , I WANT TO ALSO SHOUT OUT
TO ALL THE CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN
TAKING THIS ON IN ADDITION TO
THEIR REGULAR WORK WITH THIS
SEPARATE SLICE OF FUNDING. I
LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING THIS
GOING AND HOPEFULLY GETTING A
CLEAN CLOSEOUT BY NEXT YEAR.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. AGAIN
MENTIONED THERE IS NATIONAL
INTEREST FROM CONGRESSIONAL
PARTNERS WHO CONTINUE TO MONITO
THESE AND BEING ABLE TO LIFT UP
WASHINGTON STATE AS YOU NOTED
FOR BEING ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS
OF ARPA FUNDS THAT QUICKLY MOVE
TO USE THESE FUNDS AS INTENDED
AS A STIMULANT TO THE LOCAL
ECONOMY VIA SUPPORTING LOCAL
WORKERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES AN
PROVIDING DIRECT COVID RELIEF
FOR THE HARDSHIP COVID HAS
IMPOSED ON SO MANY FAMILIES.
SO, I AM JUST WONDERING, IN
ADDITION TO THE MULTIPAGE REPOR
WE GET MONTHLY, THE POWERPOINT
YOU PROVIDED, IS THERE A SUMMAR
DOCUMENT OR ONE PAGE OR TWO
PAGES THAT IS A QUICK LEAVE
BEHIND AS WE CHAT WITH FOLKS AN
HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD WORK OF
WASHINGTON, EXCUSE ME, SEATTLE?
>> THERE ISN'T. YOU KNOW, WE
ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A REPORT
FOR YOU IN MAY ALSO. INSTEAD O
A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION
BECAUSE OF THE HOUSING WILL BE.
MAYBE THAT MIGHT BE WHAT YOU
ARE LOOKING FOR. BUT OTHERWISE
YOU CAN PUT PARAMETERS ON IT
WE CAN GET SOMETHING FOR YOU.
>> OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. YEAH, THA
WOULD BE GOOD. ATTENTION SPANS
ARE LIMITED. A ONE PAGE TO PAG
WOULD BE HELPFUL. DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR?
>> THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO AD
I'M HAPPY TO WORK WITH WILLIAM
AND TEAM ON SORT OF A ONE PAGE
SUMMARY A LOT OF THE LARGER
REPORT.
>> THANKS. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. PART OF
THE REASON I ASKED IS YOU WANT
TO CONTINUE TO UNDERSCORE THE
POINT YOU STARTED WITH. AND,
HOW IMPACTFUL THESE FUNDS HAVE
BEEN. BUT ALSO HOW SUCCESSFUL
SHALL HAS BEEN WITH DEPLOYING
THE DOLLARS . AND, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE WAYS IN
WHICH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS ARE
MAKING A REAL IMPACT WITH LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS. ONE OF THE FEW
TIMES CITIES ARE ON THE
RECEIVING END'S OF FEDERAL
DOLLARS AND IT WAS A HUGE BOON
TO OUR POPULATION HEALTH AND
LOCAL ECONOMY. I WOULD LOVE TO
CONTINUE TO LIFT THAT UP. THAN
YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT SUGGESTED
ASSISTANCE , WE WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO MORE CONVERSATION IN
MAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, WILLIAM AND COLLEAGUES. I
THINK THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR
PRESENTATION HERE TODAY. IS
THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR
THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? HEARING
NONE. ALL THE ITEMS WE DID PASS
OUT OF COMMITTEE TODAY WILL BE
SENT TO THE MAY 28 MEETING WHIC
IS NEXT TUESDAY. FOR A FINAL
CONSIDERATION. HOPE WE CAN
ANSWER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FRO
COLLEAGUES ON SICK LEAVE
SPECIFICALLY BEFORE WE GET TO
NEXT TUESDAY. AND HOPE TO EARN
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR THE
PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION IN FRON
OF US TODAY IN ADDITION TO THE
WORK DONE ON THE GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE AND MFTE
EXTENSION. FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE WILL BE MAY 17, 9:30
AM. BUT WE WILL BEGIN OUR
SELECT HOUSING LEVY COMMITTEE
MEETINGS , COMMITTEE MEETINGS O
THE WHOLE STARTING APRIL 5. SO,
APRIL 5 WAS HER USUAL FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING.
BETWEEN APRIL 5 AND JUNE 27, WE
WILL DEDICATE THOSE MEETINGS T
THE SELECT HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS. THANKS AGAIN TO THE
ENTIRE TEAM THAT HAS BEEN
WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS.
INCLUDING CENTRAL STAFF, ERIN
FOR MY OFFICE, AND LED BY THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. A BIG
UNDERTAKING TO MAKE SURE WE CA
SHOW THE PUBLIC HOW EFFECTIVE
THE HOUSING LEVY HAS BEEN AND
COME OUT STRONG WITH BROAD
SUPPORT FOR HOUSING LEVY FOR
VOTER CONSIDERATION IN NOVEMBER
WE WILL AGAIN HAVE THIS
COMMITTEE MAY 17. OTHERWISE I
WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME AT THE
SELECT HOUSING LEVY COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATIO
TODAY.
>> FEEL BETTER.
>> THANK YOU. GOODBYE, EVERYONE
>> THANK YOU.