>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
THE MARCH 5th 2020 FOR MEETING
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WILL COME TO ORDER. I AM SARAH
NELSON, RESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CATHY MOORE.
COUNCIL MEMBER TAMMY J.
MORALES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARITZA
RIVERA. COUNCIL MEMBER ROB
SAKA. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT
KETTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER DAN
STRAUSS. COUNCIL MEMBER TANYA
WOO. COUNCIL MEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH. SARA NELSON,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. NINE
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. SO, THE FIRST
ITEM UP IS THAT COUNT MEMBER
MORE AS A PROCLAMATION
PROCLAIMING MARCH 2024 TO BE
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. THE
COUNCILMEMBER WILL SHARE
COMMENTS ON THE PROCLAMATION
AND THEN I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR
. AFTER THE COUNCILMEMBER
COMMENTS WE WILL SUSPEND THE
RULES TO ALLOW GUESTS TO ACCEPT
THE PROCLAMATION AND PROVIDE
COMMENTS THEMSELVES. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
THE PROCLAMATION.
>> SO, I WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR ADDING YOUR NAME IN
RECOGNITION OF THE SUCCESSES
THUS FAR AND THE WORK YET TO
BE ACCOMPLISHED ON BEHALF OF
WOMEN'S EQUALITY. IT THE FACT
THAT THE COUNCIL HAS A SUPER
MAJORITY OF WOMEN SERVING ON
THE DAIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE
SUCCESSES EACH OF YOU HAS HAD
TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO BE
LEADERS THAT YOU ARE TODAY AND
I AM HONORED TO SERVE
ALONGSIDE EACH OF YOU AND I'M
GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT WE HAVE AS A GROUP TO
IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL WOMEN
IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE WORK YET
TO BE DONE INCLUDES BREAKING
BARRIERS FOR WOMEN IN THE
WORKPLACE , INCLUDING SECURE
AND EQUAL PAY, AND AFFORDABLE
CHILDCARE AND ELDERCARE. WE
SEE DAILY ATTACKS ON WOMEN
THROUGH PROTECTIVE HEALTHCARE
AND SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES
OF MATERNAL MORTALITY. AFTER
GENERATIONS OF WORK THERE
REMAINS MUCH TO BE DONE TO TEAR
DOWN ONGOING BARRIERS FOR
WOMEN, BARRIERS EXPERIENCE MORE
ACUTELY BY BLACK, BROWN,
INDIGENOUS NBA POC WOMEN.
ADDRESSING THE BARRIERS WOMEN
FACE , SEATTLE CREATED THE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION , COMPOSED
OF 21 ACCOMPLISHED INDIVIDUALS
WHO COME TOGETHER AS
VOLUNTEERS TO RESEARCH,
ANALYZE, AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR,
CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND ISSUES FACING
WOMEN IN SEATTLE. THE CITY
WOMEN'S COMMISSION PRIORITIZES
ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY ALL WOMEN
AND THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY
GENDER BIAS , INCLUDING
TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, AND
GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE WHO
MAY NOT IDENTIFY AS WOMEN . THE
LAST TWO YEARS, THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION IS FOCUSED
THEIR TALENTS ON AFFORDABLE
CHILDCARE, AMPLIFIED POLICY AND
PUBLIC AWARENESS , AND
PROMOTING HOUSING ACCESS . I
BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE CHRIS AND
SARAH , THE TWO CO-CHAIRS OF
THE COMMISSION WERE BOTH BEEN
SERVING ON THE COMMISSION FOR
TWO YEARS. I WANTED TO THANK
THEM BOTH FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP
ON THIS COMMISSION AND YOUR
WORK ON THIS PROCLAMATION. THE
CITY IS LUCKY TO HAVE DEDICATED
PUBLIC SERVANT , SUCH AS
YOURSELVES, AND THOUGH I AM
DOING SO REMOTELY, I AM PLEASED
TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO
THE CITY'S WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS THAT
PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO
THIS? OKAY.
>> APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT
PRESENT.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD .
ARE THEY ON ZOOM, WOULD LIKE TO
ADDRESS US? OKAY. I DON'T SEE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, SO YOU ARE
WELCOME TO INVITE THE PEOPLE TO
SPEAK. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, I WILL SUSPEND THE
RULES TO ALLOW OUR GUEST TO
ADDRESS US TODAY.
>> DO WE HAVE MEMBERS ?
>> THEY ARE NOT PRESENT. WHEN
THEY DO ARRIVE WE CAN GET BACK
TO THIS ITEM IF THAT'S OKAY
WITH THE COUNCIL.
>> WE WILL TAKE A PAUSE ON THIS
ITEM AND COME BACK TO IT PEOPLE
ARE PRESENT. THANK YOU. OKAY.
THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AT
THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN ON
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA OR
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE COUNCIL
COMMITTEES. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE IN
PERSON . JODY, DO YOU HAVE THE
NUMBER OF REMOTE SPEAKERS?
>> WE HAVE TWO REMOTES, BUT
NEITHER ARE PRESENT AT THIS
TIME.
>> OKAY. WE WILL START WITH IN
PERSON COMMENTATORS AND EACH
PERSON WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
>> GO AHEAD AND PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
UP TO 20 MINUTE . SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY ARE REGISTERED. IF THERE
ARE MANY ACRES WE WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN IN PERSON
AND REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS
ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME IN 10 SECONDS ON LEFT OF
THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY DO NOT AND
COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE
NEXT SPEAKER. WE WILL BEGIN
WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS IN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW OPEN.
>> ARE FIRST IN PERSON SPEAKER
IS JOHN, FOLLOWED BY GARY.
>> THANK YOU. I AM HERE
BECAUSE THE PAY UP BILL IS NOT
ONLY NOT WORKING, BUT IS
CAUSING HARM. I WAS EARNING
PLENTY BEFORE THE BILL. WE DID
NOT ASK FOR A CHANGE TO THE PAY
MODEL. WE KNEW THIS BILL WOULD
FAIL. THE MAJORITY OF
BUSINESSES I'VE SPOKEN TO ARE
DOWN 30 TO 50%. WE DO WANT AND
NEED MORE TRANSPARENCY AND JOB
PROTECTION AND THAT'S COMING
WITH THE JANUARY 2025 BILL.
THANK YOU FOR PASSING THAT.
TWO WEEKS AGO, I PLACED AN
ORDER AS A CUSTOMER FOR $27
WORTH OF FOOD. THE FEES WERE
$21. FEES OF MORE THAN DOUBLED
FROM A SIMILAR ORDER I PACE
-- PLACE TO GENERATE
THIRD-PERIOD TAX ORDERS WENT
FROM 12% TO 16% AND A SERVICE
CHARGE WENT FROM SEVEN DOLLARS
TO NINE DOLLARS PLUS THE NEW
PAY UP FIVE DOLLARS FEE.
CUSTOMERS ARE NEVER GOING TO
COME BACK IF THE DELIVERY FEES
ARE OVER $20. LAST WEEK I
WORKED 65 HOURS AND MADE $418.
SUNDAY, I WORKED SEVEN HOURS
AND MADE DIRTY DOLLARS. WE
NEED THE CITY COUNCIL TO GET
EMPLOYMENT BACK . THIS IS NO
LONGER A VIABLE JOB. THE OLD
SYSTEM IS NOT PERFECT BUT IT
WORKED FOR ANYONE WILLING TO
WORK HARD.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GARY,
FOLLOWED BY ERIC.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU.
I HAVE VISUAL , TRYING TO GO
CLASSLESS. 2640 IN OUR , THIS
IS $12 AN HOUR. EIGHT DOLLARS
AN HOUR. SO, WHAT WE ARE
THINKING IS SOME RESTAURANTS
MIGHT NOT CARE, THEY HAVE THREE
LOCATIONS, TWO IN EVERETT, WHO
KNOWS. MAYBE THEY LOOK AT IT
AS A TAX WRITE OFF. SOME IN
THE CITY, I'VE HEARD IT'S
NOT GOOD, IT'S NOT PRETTY.
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. THEY
KNOW THAT THEY ARE DOWN . YOU
HEARD THAT FROM JOHN. SOME
CUSTOMERS DON'T CARE AND
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT JOHN
MENTIONED. THEY MIGHT NOT COME
BACK. MAYBE THEY WILL, MAYBE
THEY WON'T. ESSENTIALLY,
THERE'S DISABLED AND ELDERLY
ON FIXED INCOME, THEY HAVE NO
CHOICE. I THINK THAT THE
TRAGEDY IN AND OF ITSELF. WE
WANT TO RESTORE OUR FREE-MARKET
WAGES THAT WILL ENABLE
MOM-AND-POP RESTAURANTS TO
RECOVER AND LET SEATTLE BE
MORE OF A FREE MARKET AGAIN. I
THINK THAT WAS GOOD. WE WERE
ALL THRIVING UNDER THAT IN OUR
CRAFT, KNOWING WHAT WE WERE
DOING. IT WILL LOWER PRICES FOR
CONSUMERS, HIGHER VOLUME IS
WHAT WE NEED AND THAT'S WHAT
THE RESTAURANTS NEED. EVEN THE
ONES WITH THREE LOCATIONS ARE
NOT GOING TO BALK AT THAT.
I'VE GONE OUT OF ORDER, HERE.
I'VE SEEN THE ARTICLES .
THANK YOU.
>> IT THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ERIC
FOLLOWED BY JOE.
>> I'VE BEEN A DRIVER FOR
ABOUT FIVE YEARS. HELLO.
>> CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE,
PLEASE.
>> I'VE BEEN A DRIVER FOR
ABOUT FIVE YEARS AND I NOTICED
RIGHT WHEN THE LAW CHANGED,
THE FIRST DAY THAT PAY WAS
GREAT I WAS SCARED THINKING
HEY, I'M GETTING PAID WAY TOO
MUCH MONEY TO DELIVER THIS.
THIS IS NOT ECONOMICAL FOR THE
EMPLOYER. I'VE BEEN A BUSINESS
OWNER MYSELF AND I LIKE TO PUT
MYSELF IN THE SHOES OF
EVERYBODY I WORK WITH AND THE
RESTAURANT OWNERS AND EVERYBODY
ELSE. I THINK THAT THERE WERE
GOOD THINGS , BUT THE PENDULUM
SWINGS FAR ONE-WAY AND FAR THE
OTHER WAY AND WE ARE TOO FAR
TO THE RIGHT. THE OTHER DAY I
WAS MAKING A DELIVERY AND TOOK
A WRONG TURN AND IT TOOK ME 35
MINUTES, SITTING IN LINE AT
THE RESTAURANT I WAS DELIVERING
FOR AND I GOT PAID $35 FOR
THE DELIVERY WHICH IS GREAT,
BUT THE FOOD ONLY COST $12. IT
DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. I THINK
IT WENT A LITTLE TOO FAR AND
IT'S COST THING THE CUSTOMERS
A LOT OF MONEY AND THE
RESTAURANT A LOT OF BUSINESS.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS ,
AND I'VE HEARD THE SAME THING
YOU'RE SAYING, THEY LOST A
LOT OF BUSINESS. I'VE HEARD
FROM CUSTOMERS SAYING, I CAN
ORDER THIS. IT'S $25 IN FOOD,
$45 TO ORDER THIS. I THINK THE
CUSTOMERS WILL COME BACK IF
THEY SEE THAT THE FEES CHANGE .
THERE'S ADVERTISING. RIGHT
NOW IT IS SLOWER FOR EVERYBODY
AND THE BIGGEST THING IS, IT'S
JUST NOT PROFITABLE FOR DOOR
DASH OR ANY OF THE OTHER ONES
, IT'S NOT A GOOD BUSINESS
MODEL.
>> JOE, FOLLOWED BY KEVIN.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
HELLO. MY NAME IS JOE MALLOY.
I LIVE IN BALLARD AND I AM THE
FOUNDER OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT
BELIEVES THAT UP TO 85% OF
ADULTS WHO EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS ARE AUTISTIC .
CURRENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM
THAT IS TREATED AS A HOUSING
PROBLEM , A MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUE, AND A DRUG PROBLEM AND
IT'S ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT
BEFORE THAT, IT'S AN ISSUE OF
A NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION THAT
WE COLLECTIVELY , AS A SOCIETY,
DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO TREAT.
NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ARE
DIFFERENT THAN MENTAL HEALTH
AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND NEED TO
BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY ,
PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO
COMMUNICATION . THERE IS NO
CURE FOR AUTISM, DYSLEXIA, AND
OFTEN THE ONLY TREATMENT FOR
INDIVIDUALS IS A HEALTHY
SUPPORT OF STEM THAT CAN ALLOW
THEM TO EXPERIENCE TRANSITIONS
IN LIFE AND TRAUMAS WITHOUT
FALLING INTO MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS . THAT IS OFTEN WHAT
HAPPENS . MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS ARE CREATED AFTER
TRAUMA AND THEN IN WORST CASES,
DRUGS ARE USED TO REGULATE IT
DOES REGULATE THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM WHICH IS THE SAME AS A
FIGHT OR FLIGHT SITUATION ALL
THE TIME. OUR ORGANIZATION
BELIEVES THAT THE APPROACHING
THESE ISSUES THROUGH THE LENS
OF AUTISM AND NARROW DIVERGENCE
CAN REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE WHO CYCLE THROUGH
SHORT-TERM HOUSING ,
TRANSITIONAL SPACES, AND THE
AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO REFUSE
SERVICES ON THE GROUND. I'VE
BEEN PART OF ADVOCACY GROUPS
AND I'VE SEEN THIS IN PERSON
MYSELF . I'VE PEOPLE IN REACH
WHO WOULD PROBABLY TESTIFY
THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS AS
WELL. WE JUST WANT TO EXPLORE
OPTIONS FOR A NEW APPROACH
THAT MATCHES PEOPLE WITH
SERVICES BASED ON
NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THANK
YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DAN
STRAUSS, I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
COMMENTS TONIGHT . THANK YOU.
>> ARE LAST IN PERSONS EAGER IS
KEVIN.
>> AFTER KEVIN, I WOULD LIKE TO
BREAK PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE
TO THE CO-CHAIRS, BECAUSE THEY
HAVE JUST ARRIVED , I
UNDERSTAND AND WHEN THE
PROCLAMATION IS FINISHED WE
WILL CONTINUE .
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
I WORKED AS A COURIER FOR
EIGHT YEARS IN SEATTLE, UP
UNTIL SEVEN WEEKS AGO. I'VE
HEARD MY PEERS HAVE EXTENDED
COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN LAMENTING
THE PAIN SINCE THE GIG ECONOMY
ORDINANCE. DAVE STATED
VACCINATES SOUND ARGUMENT .
TODAY I APPEAL TO THE HUMAN
SIDE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN
FRONT OF ME, THE ONES WHO HAVE
THE POWER TO AFFECT CHANGE. SR
NELSON RECENTLY SAID , IT'S
TIME TO GET OVER THIS US
VERSUS THEM ATTITUDE. THE
ANIMOSITY TOWARDS CORPORATE
GIANTS IS TRICKLED DOWN TO MY
PEERS. NOW, I FEEL ALONE AS A
STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN CONNECTION
IN MY COMMUNITY. BEFORE
WORKING AS A COURIER I MOVED
FROM BROOKLYN NEW YORK TO WORK
IN THE BEAUTIFUL PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AS AN OUTDOOR
EDUCATOR . I FACILITATED SINGLE
DAY TO WEEKLONG LEADERSHIP
EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH, YOUNG
ADULTS , WHILE TEACHING
TECHNICAL CLIMBING,
BACKPACKING, MOUNTAINEERING,
OR CANOEING SKILLS. MANAGING
PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SAFETY.
THIS WAS INHERENTLY A
STRESSFUL JOB BUT I FELT ALIVE
AND FULL OF JOY DEVELOPING THE
TRUST AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO
COLLABORATE WITH MY PEERS AND
THOSE I INSTRUCTED. I HAVE
CLIMBED MOUNT HOOD, BAKER,
ADAMS, AND BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND
MANY RATS IN THE CASCADES.
THESE ARE INHERENTLY STRESSED ,
DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN WHICH
MEASURABLE CONSEQUENCES OF LIFE
AND DEATH EXIST. THAT'S ALL
TO SAY DESPITE THE STRESS IN
NAVIGATING THESE CHALLENGES, I
OVERCAME THAT AND I AM FACED
WITH STRESS NOW IN MY WORKING
ENVIRONMENT AS A COURIER. THE
LAST SEVEN WEEKS OF PROVEN TO
BE MORE STRESSFUL, THE
SCARCITY IS REAL, THE
POWERLESSNESS IS REAL, THE
HUNGER IS REAL, AND THE
DISCONNECTION IS PALPABLE. I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE A CHANGE
AND MOVE FORWARD SO THAT OUR
COMMUNITY CAN GET BACK TO
SURVIVING , THRIVING, AND SET
OF SURVIVING. THANK YOU.
>> IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE
REMOTE SPEAKERS ARE PRESENT,
CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY. I WILL NOW DECLARE
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
CLOSED TODAY .
>> IT'S HELD AND THEN WE CAN
GO BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT .
>> JODI, SORRY. DID YOU CONFIRM
THAT THERE ARE NO CURRENTLY
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS
PRESENT?
>> THERE ARE NO REMOTE
COMMENTERS PRESENT. THERE WERE
TWO AND NEITHER ARE PRESENT I
BELIEVE WE ARE FINISHED.
>> WILL NOW REACH THE END OF
OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. AND WE WILL
PROCEED TO THE NEXT ITEM,
HOWEVER I WILL TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT I
HAVE WRITTEN TO THE EXECUTIVE
LEGISLATION AND SAID THIS
FIRST IN THE NATION
LEGISLATION CAUSED A PROBLEM
AND IT'S INCUMBENT ON US TO
FIND A SOLUTION THAT RESULTS IN
LOWER COSTS TO CUSTOMERS .
THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT
WILL REVERSE THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES I PREDICT DID ,
PRODUCE CUSTOMER DEMAND,
PRODUCE DRIVER INCOME, AND
RESTAURANT AND RETAIL BUSINESS
REVENUE. I HEAR YOU. ALL RIGHT.
RECEDING, I WILL NOT ASK
COUNCILMEMBER MORE TO
INTRODUCE THE PEOPLE RECEIVING
THE PROCLAMATION AND AM
RE-SUSPENDING ROLES SO THAT
PEOPLE WITH A TODAY CAN ADDRESS
US . THOSE ROLES ARE
SUSPENDED.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
REINTRODUCE CRYSTAL AND SARAH
WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING AS
THE CO-CHAIRS FOR THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION . WE DID
PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION TO
THEM FOR ANY BRIEF COMMENTS
THEY MAY HAVE.
>> HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK
YOU . I'M CRYSTAL GUERRERA ,
CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION A GOOD
AFTERNOON. WE ARE HONORED TO
ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION
DECLARING A BUNCH OF MARCH TO
BE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
WOMEN HAVE A BETTER SOCIETY BUT
THE ROLE OF WOMEN HAS BEEN
OVERLOOKED AND UNDERVALUED.
THERE'S BEEN GREAT PROGRESS
MADE BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK
TO BE DONE BEFORE WE CAN REACH
THE TRUE GENDER EQUALITY .
THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL FOR
RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS WORK INVOLVING THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN. WHEN
WE UPLIFT WOMEN, WE UPLIFT
SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. LET'S ALL
WORK TOWARD A FUTURE WHERE
WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS A NIGHT
ARE WHOLLY RESPECTED AND
CELEBRATED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A
PLEASURE. THANK YOU FOR ALL
THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON THE
BEHALF OF WOMEN AND COMMUNITY
AND SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO CHECKING
OUT MORE OF YOUR WORK AND I AM
WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY
EVENTS PLANNED IF THEY ARE
SICK HUSTLE ON THE WEBSITE
ABOUT MARCH 8th.
>> YES, SO, TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT WHAT THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION IS DOING, WE HAVE A
PUBLIC MEETING OPEN ON MARCH
18th AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO
SHARE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR WOMEN'S
HISTORY , SO PLEASE JOIN IF YOU
ARE INTERESTED.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ALONG ,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPT DID.
SEEING NONE, THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED . HEARING
NO OBJECTION , THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER
THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR,
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
ARE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY
27th, 2024, CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AND COUNCIL BILL
12074, THE PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS. ARE THERE ANY
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE
TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? I
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM ONE ,
FEBRUARY 27th, FOR FURTHER
CONSIDERATION AND PERHAPS MORE
DETAIL. ARE THERE ANY
OBJECTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. ITEM ONE HAS BEEN REMOVED
AND WILL BE ADDRESSED
SEPARATELY AND I MOVED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR
EXCLUDING ITEM ONE. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR EXCLUDING ITEM ONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT
KETTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER CATHY
MOORE. COUNCIL MEMBER TAMMY J.
MORALES . COUNCIL MEMBER
MARITZA RIVERA. COUNCIL MEMBER
ROB SAKA. COUNCIL MEMBER DAN
STRAUSS. COUNCIL MEMBER TANYA
WOO. COUNCIL MEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH. SARA NELSON,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR
EXCLUDING ITEM ONE IS ADOPT
DID, WILL LOOK LIKE PLEASE FIX
MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF?
THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL , PLEASE READ THE
TITLE OF ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> RELATING TO CEDAR RIVER
WATERSHED AUTHORIZING
ECOLOGICAL FITTING IN
ACCORDANCE TO THE SENIOR
HABITAT MANAGEMENT PLAN.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR
THIS CONSIDERATION . THIS PAST
AT A COMMITTEE AND I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE AND THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER PETERSON FOR HIS WORK,
HE IS THE SPONSOR OF THIS BILL
AND THAT WORK CARRIED OVER TO
OUR COMMITTEE REGARDING THE
CEDAR RIVER WATERSHED AND I
WANT TO NOTE THAT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON BROUGHT THIS
UP IN THE COMMITTEE AND YOU
CAN SEE THAT THE SALE OF THE
LUMBAR TO BE SOLD TO LOCAL
COMPANIES FOR LOCAL USE, WHICH
I THINK IS IMPORTANT THAT THAT
WILL BE KEPT LOCALLY , A LOT OF
THE TIMBER THAT IS SOLD. THIS
IS WHY THE SUPPORT FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND I WOULD
ALSO , IF IT'S OKAY, TO ADD
MANY AS A COSPONSOR AND
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU . I
WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO
MAINTAIN OUR BELOVED WATERSHED
DID THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? SEEING
NONE, HOW MANY, WHAT WAS THE
VOTE OUT OF COMMITTEE?
>> 5-0.
>> OKAY. I THINK WE ARE READY
TO TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT
KETTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER CATHY
MOORE. COUNCIL MEMBER TAMMY J.
MORALES DID -- COUNCIL MEMBER
TAMMY J. MORALES. COUNCIL
MEMBER MARITZA RIVERA. COUNCIL
MEMBER ROB SAKA. COUNCIL MEMBER
DAN STRAUSS. COUNCIL MEMBER
TANYA WOO. COUNCIL MEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH. SARA NELSON,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. NINE IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK LISA FIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? THANK YOU. OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF ITEM TWO INTO
THE RECORD?
>> IS AN ITEM REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> THE MINUTES WERE REMOVED ,
SO THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 27th WILL
BE POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 12th.
ALL RIGHT. THE MINUTES ARE
POSTPONED TO MARCH 12th. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD?
>> RESOLUTION 321 28 , ON THE
PETITION OF EAST LAKE LIMITED
OWNERSHIP .
>> OKAY. THIS IS AN ITEM
COMING OUT IN REGARDS TO
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SO I
WILL LET COUNCIL MEMBER ROB
SAKA ADDRESS THIS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. THE
EFFECTIVENESS RESOLUTION
WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY TO ALLOW
US TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, WHICH WOULD BE
SET TO ALLOW US CONSIDER AN
INITIAL BRIEFING OR HEARING ON
THE MATTER IN OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING ON APRIL 2nd SO
TODAY'S RESOLUTION ON THE
AGENDA WOULD SET THE PUBLIC
HEARING FOR A VERY SPECIFIC
VACATION REQUEST FOR DENNY AND
STUART IN DOWNTOWN . THE
PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE STEWART
VACATION WILL BE HELD AGAIN ON
TUESDAY, APRIL 2nd AT OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING UNDER STATE LAW, THE
COUNCIL NEEDS TO SET A PUBLIC
HEARING THROUGH THE ADOPTION
OF THE RESOLUTION , SO THIS IS
THE NUTS AND BOLTS AND THE
MECHANICS OF HOW WE AFFECT THAT
AND LIVE UP TO OUR LEGAL
OBLIGATIONS. THE EXACT PROJECT
AT ISSUE, IS A 13 STORY
BIOTECH RESEARCH FACILITY
DEVELOPED BY BIOMED REALTY .
THE ALLEY IS ON THE TRIANGLE
SHAPED BLOCK , NEAR I-5.
FAIRLY ROUTINE , WE ARE NOT
VOTING ON GRANTING THE
VACATION REQUEST TODAY. WE ARE
MERELY COMPLYING WITH OUR LEGAL
OBLIGATIONS TO MOVE THAT
FORWARD FOR THE NEXT STEP WHICH
IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND IF
GRANTED IT WOULD BE ON APRIL
2nd.
>> THANK YOU. A PROCEDURAL
VOTE TODAY , IS JUST PASSING A
RESOLUTION TO ALLOW US TO SET A
PUBLIC HEARING TO COMPLY WITH A
30 DAY NOTICE REQUIREMENT. AND
MOVED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU.
MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
THE RESOLUTION. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES?
SEEING NONE WILL THE CLERK ,
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT
KETTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER CATHY
MOORE. COUNCIL MEMBER TAMMY J.
MORALES. COUNCIL MEMBER
MARITZA RIVERA. COUNCIL MEMBER
ROB SAKA. COUNCIL MEMBER DAN
STRAUSS. COUNCIL MEMBER TANYA
WOO. COUNCIL MEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH. SARA NELSON,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. NINE IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THIS IS ADOPTED AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE COUNT? ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE REACHED THE END
OF TODAY'S AGENDA AND OUR NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IS MARCH 12th
AT 2:00. IT IS NOW 2:31 AND
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
WE ARE ADJOURNED.