>>> IT IS 2:01, I'M SARAH
NELSON, PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER ALICE,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO ,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I'M
NOT AWARE OF ANY PRESENTATION
FOR TODAY SO WE WILL MOVE
ALONG, COLLINGS WILL OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, THAT
INCLUDES HOW MANY SPEAKERS WHO
ARE SIGNED UP TODAY ?
>> WE HAVE 12 IN PERSON AND TWO
REMOTE TODAY.
>> OKAY, I WILL GIVE EVERYBODY
90 SECONDS PLEASE COME AND
LET'S START WITH THE REMOTE
SPEAKER SINCE THERE ARE FEWER
OF THOSE FOLKS.
>> OKAY, OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER WILL BE JOE, FOLLOWED
BY DAVID HAYNES. GO AHEAD, JOE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON SEATTLE
COUNSEL, I'M GREATLY HONORED
TO BE ABLE TO CALL IN AND GIVE
A TESTIMONY TODAY, TO ASK YOU
TO PLEASE BUILD HOUSING IN
SEATTLE SO I CAN LIVE IN THE
WORLD'S BEST CITY X TO THE
WORLD'S BEST AIRPORT, HANDS
DOWN, IN SEATAC. I THINK YOUR
COMP PLAN IS UNDERWHELMING,
WEAK SAUCE, ABSOLUTELY, FRANKLY
THERE IS A JOKE GOING AROUND
THAT YOUR NEW MAYOR IS JESSICA
BATEMAN, THE QUEEN OF HOUSING
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. I
HAVE TO TELL YOU, THIS IS
ABSOLUTELY SAD THAT HEIDI IS
COMING OUT THIS FRIDAY AND WE
HAVE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION,
AND I WANTED TO ASK IF YOU
WOULD PLEASE BUILD MORE
HOUSING. I REALLY ALSO WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, YOUR WORK IS VERY
APPRECIATED, AND I WISH YOU
WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAVID HAYNES, FOLLOWED BY
ERICA. GO AHEAD, DAVID AND
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS *6,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES,
FIRST I WAS WONDERING, DID THE
GENERAL HOMES AUTHORITY OPEN UP
THE EMERGENCY SHELTER DURING
THE 30-MILE-PER-HOUR ARCTIC
WIND BLAST? AND SECONDLY, WE
STILL HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY
CRISIS AND PART OF THE DILEMMA
IN FINDING COPS WILLING AND
ABLE IS WHEN THEY DEFUNDED THE
POLICE, NOT ONLY DID THEY
SABOTAGE THE RULES AND PERVERT
THE INTERPOSITION BY BASICALLY
EQUATING CRACK AND HEROIN AND
FENTANYL AS BEING SAME AS
MARIJUANA, BUT THEY HIRED A
POLICE CHIEF THAT WAS CASHED AT
IMPLEMENTING THE PARADIGM SHIFT
AWAY FROM THE WAR ON DRUGS
BECAUSE OF THE PROGRESSIVE BILL
THAT IT FAILED, AND INSTEAD OF
IMPROVING THE CRIME-FIGHTING
WITH THE DRUG PUSHERS, THEY
JUST IGNORED THE FACT THAT THEY
ONLY REALLY LEGALIZED MARIJUANA
, SO WHEN THE COPS ARE TRAINED
BY THE POLICE CHIEF NOT TO
TRESPASS ON THE JUNKIE THIEVES
AND THE DRUG ADDICTS WHO KEEP
BLOCKING MY WAY TRYING TO GET
INTO THE TUNNEL, YOU COME
AROUND THE CORNER AND THEY ARE
ALL RIGHT THERE. THERE'S SIX
DOWNTOWN AMBASSADORS WHO ARE
IGNORING ALL THE TRASH AND
NEVER CALLING THE COPS ABOUT
ALL THE DRUG DEALING, IT MAKES
IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SOLVE HOMELESS
AND SAFETY CRISIS THAT WE NEED
A BETTER POLICE CHIEF AND
BETTER RULES TO TRESPASS THE
JUNKIES AND INTERROGATE AND
QUESTION THEM.
>> THANK YOU, OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER SIGNED UP IS ERICA. GO
AHEAD, ERICA.
>> HELLO, I'M ADDRESSING THE
RECENT CHANGES TO THE FEES ON
DOORDASH, AND FOR ME PERSONALLY
IT HAS DEFINITELY CAUSED ME TO
NOT ORDER FROM THERE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN LLC TAXES AND
FEES COMBINED COST MORE THAN
THE PRICE OF THE FOOD, WHICH IS
ALREADY INFLATED ON THE ONLINE
MENU WHEN YOU GO INTO THE
RESTAURANT, THE MENU ITEMS ARE
CHEAPER. MY FRIEND HAS MOVED TO
YAKIMA BECAUSE HE COULD NO
LONGER MAKE ENOUGH ON THE APP
HERE ONCE THAT CHANGE WAS
IMPLEMENTED. AND, WE ARE SEEING
MORE OF THAT WITH PEOPLE HAVING
TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING ELSE TO
DO FOR A JOB. BECAUSE THE
BUSINESS JUST ISN'T THERE. AND
FOR ME, A CUSTOMER, I CAN'T
PAY $24 FOR A SANDWICH, IT HAS
JUST BEEN SO OUT OF REACH TO
GET FOOD DELIVERED FOR A
REASONABLE PRICE AND IT SEEMS
THAT ALL PARTIES INVOLVED ARE
SUFFERING FROM THIS. THE
CONSUMERS, THE DELIVERY PERSON
AND THE RESTAURANT.
>> THANK YOU, THAT WAS OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER. OUR FIRST IN
PERSON SPEAKER WILL BE ADAM
BROWN, FOLLOWED BY JOHN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M GOING TO
TAKE THE SAME SENTIMENT THAT
ERICA DID BUT I AM A GIG
WORKER, I HAVE BEEN A GIG
WORKER SINCE 2017, I HAVE
WRITTEN TO YOU. MY
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE WHICH I APPRECIATE, I
STAND BEFORE YOU AS A WORKER
CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT IT
HAS HAD ON ME PERSONALLY. WHEN
I LOOKED AT MY EARNINGS FROM
THIS TIME THIS YEAR AND LAST
YEAR, IT WAS A DECREASE OF
61.2%. AND WHY I BRING THAT UP
IS BECAUSE LAST YEAR I WAS
PLANNING THE FUNERAL OF MY
MOTHER AND STEPFATHER AT
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WHICH REQUIRED ME TO GO TO
WASHINGTON WHERE I COULD AT
LEAST MAKE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
MONEY IN THAT TIME. BUT, NOW
THAT WE HAVE THIS BIG ORDINANCE
, AS THE OTHER PERSON
MENTIONED, THE OPPORTUNITIES TO
EARN MONEY IS NO LONGER THERE
AND I ASK THIS COUNCIL TO
CONSIDER TO REPEAL, OR IN MY
LETTER, WAS TO HAVE A
MORATORIUM TO DO IMPACT STUDY
OF HOW THIS ORDINANCE HAS
IMPACTED EVERYDAY LIFE. I WANT
TO SAY BECAUSE I DID MENTION MY
MOTHER AND STEPFATHER, I TOLD
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE THAT MY
MOTHER WAS BLIND, MY STEPFATHER
WAS OLD, I ORDERED THEIR FOOD
FROM SEATTLE, SO THERE IS VALUE
TO WHAT THIS IS, AND I HOPE THE
COUNCIL CONSIDERS THE VALUE OF
HOW IT IS IMPACTING COURIERS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JOHN STIMPSON.
>> I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3 AND IN
2023 I AVERAGED 130 DELIVERIES
PER WEEK FOR THE YEAR, SINCE
THE BILL WENT INTO EFFECT IN
JANUARY, I HAVE AVERAGED ONLY
54 POINT THE LAST THREE WEEKS
WERE 40, 46 AND 33 DELIVERIES,
THE DELIVERY MARKET HAS
OBLITERATED AND IT IS GETTING
WORSE. FRIDAYS AND MONDAYS USED
TO BE GUARANTEED HIGH INCOME
DAYS, I COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON
25 TO 30 DELIVERIES, THIS LAST
FRIDAY I DID ONE DELIVERY AND
ON MONDAY I DID FIVE. AS YOU
LOOK AT OPTIONS TO REVISE THIS
BILL, PLEASE MAKE SURE THE
EARNINGS INCENTIVES ALIGNED
WITH CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. THE
BILL PAYS WORKERS MORE, THE PAY
BY MINUTE MODEL DOES NOT MAKE
SENSE FOR PRODUCTS THAT
DETERIORATE OVER TIME. I KNOW
YOU HAVE HEARD FROM COURIERS
WHO LIKE THE PAY UP BILL, THAT
IS BECAUSE THEY CAN TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF IT AND MAKE THE
DELIVERIES TAKE LONGER. I WOULD
BE FINE WITH THE REPEAL OF THE
BILL, BUT IF A REPEAL IS
POLITICALLY UNATTAINABLE, I
THINK A FLAT RATE PER DELIVERY
WOULD MAKE SENSE AND WOULD
PROTECT WORKERS FROM BEING
TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF WHILE ALSO
BEING FAIR AND PROFITABLE TO
COMPANIES. BASICALLY THAT IS
WHAT THE 250 PREMIUM PAY
ACHIEVED, THE KEY TO ANY PLAN
FOR ANY DELIVERY FEES BELOW 12
WORKERS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS SHARON, FOLLOWED BY JACOB
SCHEER.
>> SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS, MY NAME IS SHARON AND
I AM A SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
WORKER, I'M NOT HERE TO
REPRESENT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BUT I'M HERE ON MY PERSONAL
ACCORD, I COME TO YOU AS A CITY
WORKER WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT
THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE
HIRING FEES AS IT IS ALREADY
HAVING AN IMPACT ON THE
COMMUNITIES. LIBRARY BRANCHES
HAVE SUDDENLY HAD TO CLOSE IN A
DAY DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGE, THE
SHORTAGE HAS LED TO BURNOUT DUE
TO INCREASED WORKLOAD AND
DEALING WITH PATRONS WHO ARE
UPSET OVER BRANCH CLOSURES AND
QUALITY SERVICE NOT BEING AS
GOOD AS IT WAS. THIS WOULD NOT
BE AN ISSUE IF THE FREEZE ENDED
AND THE BRANCH CAN BE FULLY
STAFFED. BRANCH CLOSURES HAVE
LED TO UNHOUSED PATRONS NEEDING
TO FIND DAYTIME SHELTER
SOMEWHERE ELSE, LIBRARIES ARE
NOT NECESSARILY SHELTERS BUT
THEY DO TAKE REFUGE AT SHELTERS
LIKE LIBRARIES DURING THE DAY.
THE LIBRARY SERVES AS AN
INITIAL TOUCH POINT FOR PATRONS
TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT
RESOURCES NEARBY. JUST
RECENTLY, AN UNHOUSED PERSON
WAS UNFORTUNATELY MURDERED
OUTSIDE TOWN HALL NOT TOO LONG
AGO. THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE
OF MIGRANT FAMILIES COMING TO
SEATTLE SEEKING ASYLUM,
RECENTLY THEY HAVE VISITED THE
DOWNTOWN LIBRARY JUST A FEW
BLOCKS AWAY, IF LIBRARIES
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MORE
CLOSURES, WHERE ELSE WHERE THE
UNHOUSED PEOPLE STAY TO FEEL
SAFE? I ASK THE COUNCIL TO PASS
NEW REVENUE INSTEAD OF TAKING
MASSIVE CUTS .
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JACOB SCHEER, FOLLOWED BY
ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JACOB
SCHEER, I'M ALSO A SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY WORKER AND
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4, I WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK TO WHAT MY
COWORKER SHARON WAS SPEAKING
ABOUT, THE IMPACT ON THE CITY
HIRING FREEZE AND THE
CONSEQUENCES OF POLICIES THAT
NEARLY EVERY COUNCILMEMBER HERE
SEEMS TO BE EMBRACING AND THEIR
IMPACT ON THE PROGRAMS THAT
ARE COMMUNITIES DEPEND ON. THIS
PAST WEEKEND, THE UNIVERSITY
BRANCH LIBRARY WAS FORCED TO
CLOSE ON SUNDAY DUE TO
UNDERSTAFFING AND THIS IS
BECOMING INCREASINGLY ROUTINE.
DUE TO LACK OF STAFFING. AND
THERE IS A REAL HUMAN COST TO
THE DECISION TO EMBRACE THESE
POLITICS, WHEN LIBRARIES CLOSE,
THAT MEANS THE COMMUNITY LOSES
A PLACE TO TURN TO LEARN AND
CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER. WE ARE
NOT THE ONLY DEPARTMENT
IMPACTED, THIS PAST WEEK, A
SUMMER PROGRAM IS IN DANGER OF
THE HIRING FREEZE, AND AS THE
MOTHER OF ONE OF THOSE CHILDREN
INTERVIEWED FOR THE PIECE PUT
IT BEST, YOU CANNOT BALANCE THE
BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF THE
CITY'S MOST VULNERABLE
RESIDENTS AND COUNCILMEMBERS
REALLY DO HAVE A CLEAR CHOICE
TO REJECT AUSTERITY AND TO
BRING PROGRESSIVE REVENUE.
THESE CLOSURES, CUTS AND
CANCELLATIONS ARE DEFINITELY
HONORED AND WE HOLD YOU
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEM.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ALEX
ZIMMERMAN, AND I'M COMING BACK
FOR ANOTHER TRESPASS, YEAH. 17
IS NOT ENOUGH. WHY YOU ARREST
THIS SICK PEOPLE, THIS YOUNG
BOY ONLY WANTS TO SPEAK ABOUT
THEIR RIGHTS, YOU UNDERSTAND
WHO YOU ARE, YOU ARE A
CRIMINAL. MY 17 TRESPASSES, WHO
CARES ABOUT JEWISH MEN, YOU ARE
MENTALLY SICK, YOU UNDERSTAND?
I HAVE COME HERE FOR 20 YEARS
EVERY DAY, I WILL REPEAT THIS
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE NEXT
TRESPASS, AND REMEMBER, I WILL
SHOW THIS, SO YOU NEED TO
UNDERSTAND, YOU HAVE BROKEN THE
LAW, YOU ARE A CRIMINAL. YOU
DON'T DO BY THE FIRST
AMENDMENT. YOU UNDERSTAND WHY?
BECAUSE YOU ARE MENTALLY SICK.
I TOLD YOU 100 TIMES ABOUT
SEATTLE. I TALK ABOUT THIS
PUBLICLY 100 TIMES, IT IS
EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE. IT IS A
PROBLEM, YOU SICK, MENTALLY
SICK PIG, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MR. ZIMMERMAN, YOUR REPEATED
ABUSIVE LANGUAGE CALLS FOR A
DISORDER, I'M EXCLUDING YOU
FROM THIS AND FUTURE MEETINGS
FOR A PERIOD OF 90 CALENDAR
DAYS.
>> YOU SICK PIG -- YOU ARE
BREAKING ALL THE RULES.
>> PLEASE LEAVE. THANK YOU.
>> GARY, FOLLOWED BY CAROLYN.
>> I WILL TRY TO BRING SOME
POSITIVITY TO THAT, I'M TRYING
TO BE MORE POSITIVE IN MY TIME
TODAY. SO, KNOW THE OUTCOME AND
YOU WILL SEE THE JOURNEY, IT
HAS BEEN 60 DAYS EXACTLY, IF MY
CALCULATIONS ARE CORRECT, WITH
THE WEEKDAY, ON THE NEGATIVE
ASPECT, RESTAURANT ORDERS ARE
STILL DOWN, DOORDASH AND UBER
EATS ARE LOSING MONEY.
CUSTOMERS DISAPPEARED LONG AGO
AND DELETED THE APP LONG AGO.
SO, THE POSITIVE NOTE IS THE
INTENTION OF THIS ROLLBACK,
MODIFY OR SHALL I SAY REPEAL
THIS ORDINANCE, 60% OF THOUGHTS
ARE NEGATIVE, 5% ARE POSITIVE,
HOPEFULLY WE ARE ON A POSITIVE
TRACK HERE. ALL PARTIES
INVOLVED ARE NOT POINTING
FINGERS AT EACH OTHER ANYMORE,
WE JUST WANT A RESOLUTION.
MAYBE IT IS TIME FOR BRUCE
HAROLD TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION, 60
DAYS IS NOT THAT LONG AGO, SOME
OF MY POSITIVE THOUGHTS, I
WOULD LIKE TO IMPART ARE INDEED
IN THE PAST, IF YOU NEED
NUMBERS AND YOU NEED TO COLLECT
A LOT OF DATA, LOOK AT LAST
YEAR'S DATA BECAUSE
RESTAURANTS HAVE SHELVES IN
PROFIT, DOORDASH WAS NOT DOWN
90,000 ORDERS, CUSTOMERS ARE
OKAY WITH THE PRICES OF THE
APPS, SO THERE IS HOPE, LET'S
BE POSITIVE.
>> THANK YOU. CAROLYN MALONE
FOLLOWED BY PETER. I DON'T
KNOW IF THAT MICROPHONE IS
TURNED ON.
>> FROM CATHOLIC HOUSING
SERVICES, WHAT'S MY CRIME, WHY
SHOULD I BE EVICTED, IN
RETALIATION FOR MY PROTESTING
AGAINST THESE TWO PERSONS , WHO
ARE SEATTLE POLICE OR
AFFILIATED WITH SEATTLE POLICE.
AND ALLOWED TO OCCUPY SPACE IN
MY SENIOR HOUSING. I HAVE BEEN
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION,
BECAUSE THE ELEVATOR WAS DOWN,
ONE OF TWO ELEVATORS IN THE 84
UNIT, 13 STORY BUILDING WITH
SENIORS. WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS
AND CANES, ONE OF TWO ELEVATORS
WERE DOWN, FOR TWO MONTHS, I
CONTACTED SDCI. I WAS
RETALIATED AGAINST, MY DOOR IS
BUSTED, MY DEADBOLT LOCK IS
INOPERABLE. SO, BECAUSE I
PROTESTED AND PUT A POSTER IN
MY WINDOW, AND PROTESTED
SEATTLE POLICE PRESENCE IN MY
BUILDING, I HAVE BEEN GIVEN
THIS NOTICE UNDER THE CLAIM
THAT I OWE RENT. I HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH THIS, I OWE EXTRA
RENT, MY RENT WAS RAISED TWICE
IN ONE YEAR, WHICH IS ILLEGAL.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS PETER MANNING.
>> MY NAME IS PETER MANNING,
I'M COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY TO
DISCUSS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE
TO OUR ORGANIZATION. AS OF LAST
YEAR, WE WERE AWARE THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL HAD APPROVED
200,000+ DOLLARS FOR SUCH
EQUITY. THAT MONEY IS NEVER
MATERIALIZED AND WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE IT IS AT. RUMOR HAS IT IT
WENT TO AN ALL-WHITE UNION, WE
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SO WE
ARE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO
LOOK INTO THAT. ANYBODY THAT IS
AN INVESTIGATOR JOURNALIST THAT
MIGHT HEAR THIS, PLEASE CONTACT
US SO WE CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF THIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MILLIE, FOLLOWED BY KEVIN
SULLIVAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
MIKE WITH EMERALD CITY
COLLECTIVE GARDEN, THE FIRST
DOWNTOWN MEDICAL CANNABIS ,
MAYER SIGNED AN ORDINANCE
123661, THIS GAVE PROTECTION
FOR A MEDICAL DISPENSARY
PIONEERS. UNDER HIS
ADMINISTRATION, ONCE THE MAYOR
WAS GONE, WE WERE UNJUSTLY SHUT
DOWN. I HAVE EMAILED EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU, SOME HAVE
RESPONDED, I'M GRATEFUL FOR
THOSE WHO RESPONDED. I KNOW
THAT YOU ARE BUSY BUT THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT, WE TALKED ABOUT
BLACK LIVES MATTER BUT WHAT
REALLY MATTERS IS BLACK WEALTH,
BLACK EMPOWERMENT, BLACK
REPARATIONS. IT HAS BEEN REALLY
DEPRESSING TO BE SHUT DOWN
UNJUSTLY FOR THE PAST EIGHT
YEARS, I HAVE OBTAINED A SOCIAL
EQUITY LICENSE, I'M LOOKING TO
COME BACK INTO THE CITY BUT
I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH
ZONING AND FUNDING. THE CITY
NEEDS TO STEP UP AND I URGE THE
CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE THIS
MATTER SERIOUSLY. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA , THE POTHOLES ARE
ATROCIOUS. I WANT PEOPLE TO
COME TO MY SHOP ON SMOOTH
ROADS. MR. KETTLE, I USED TO BE
A METRO BUS DRIVER , I WANT THE
CITY CLEANED UP. I CARE ABOUT
THE CITY, I DON'T JUST WAKE
UP AND THINK ABOUT CANNABIS, --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS KEVIN
SULLIVAN, FOLLOWED BY JASON
BRIAN.
>> THANK YOU. LAST WEEK I SPOKE
MORE ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT
ON ME AND MY PEERS IN THE CITY.
TODAY I JUST WANTED TO BE
SPECIFIC ABOUT THIS $26 AND 46
-- NUMBER GOING AROUND, CERTAIN
NEWS OUT IT'S OUR REPORTING
THAT IS OUR HOURLY RATE,
TECHNICALLY WE ARE PAID AT 44
CENT PERMANENT, THE MATH OVER
THE LAST TWO WEEKS WITH THE
TIME ADJUSTMENT FOR ME IS $9.34
PER HOUR. LAST WEEK WITHOUT THE
ADJUSTMENT, IT IS A BIWEEKLY
ADJUSTMENT ACCORDING TO UBER,
I MADE $5.70 PER HOUR. THIS
WEEK AS OF MONDAY AND TODAY, I
MAKE $10.60 PER HOUR, GENERALLY
WHAT HAPPENED IS I HAD A GOOD
DAY YESTERDAY SO I MADE A
LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY, BUT OVER
THE COURSE OF A MONTH, THINGS
DO GET A LITTLE BIT HARDER. AND
TODAY, BEFORE, I MADE $11.27
PER HOUR, SO THERE IS A BIG
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT IS
REPORTED, WHAT THE LEGISLATURE
STATES AND THE REALITY. ALSO, I
THINK THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT
WHAT THE CUSTOMERS THINK, WHERE
THEIR MONEY IS GOING AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JASON BRYANT FOLLOWED BY
MICHAEL WOLF.
>> COUNCIL, I HAVE SOME MENTAL
HEALTH CHALLENGES, DRIVING IS
FUN BUT RIDING A BIKE IS A LOT
SAFER. BIKE MESSENGER WORK IS
FUN AND REWARDING. IF YOU RIDE
A BIKE, IT IS WONDERFUL, IT IS
A SAFE SPACE FOR PEOPLE WITH
AUTISM OR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL
HEALTH CHALLENGES AND IT IS A
GREAT JOB FOR THEM TO DO. I
DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO THIS
ANYMORE, I HATE TALKING IN
PUBLIC, I MADE $451 LAST WEEK,
33 DELIVERIES, OVER 48 HOURS,
$13 PER DELIVERY, I WAS UP AT
5:00 A.M., I HAVE BEEN SLEEPING
IN MY CAR, I CANNOT FIGURE OUT
THIS ALGORITHM, IT IS REALLY
TOUGH. $9.31 IS MY HOURLY RATE
THAT I MADE. I'M GOING CRAZY,
I RECOGNIZE THAT, I'M GETTING
MY OWN SUPPORT BUT I MIGHT BE
GETTING EVICTED, I MIGHT GET MY
STUFF REPOSSESSED, THAT WOULD
PROBABLY BE THE BEST THING. IT
IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE
CARE OF VULNERABLE ADULTS, I'M
CALLING ON YOU AT THIS MOMENT
TO REPEAL THE BILL AND TO JUST
REPEAL IT AND JUST PUT IT ON
PAUSE AND SAY MAYBE WE CAN
FOCUS ON WORKING IT OUT. FOR
THIS TIME BEING, IT IS NOT
WORKING. THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT UP, MICHAEL
WOLF.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL,
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY, AND
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DRIVE
FORWARD, A NONPROFIT WITH 2500
MEMBERS STATEWIDE. DRIVE
FORWARD WAS PART OF THE
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS DURING THE
INITIAL PAY UP DISCUSSIONS IN
2021. AT THE TIME, WE WERE
SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA OF A
MINIMUM PAYMENT STANDARD BUT WE
ARE FUNDAMENTALLY OPPOSED TO
THE LAW THAT WAS PASSED. WE
WARNED BACK THEN THAT SOME OF
THE RESULTS THEY ARE FACING NOW
WHAT HAPPENED. SINCE THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS LAW,
DRIVE FORWARD HAS CONDUCTED A
SURVEY OF AT BASE WORKERS,
WHICH FOUND THAT 80% SAID THEY
ARE RECEIVING FEWER OFFERS. 64%
SAID THE FREQUENCY OF TIPS LED
TO AN INCREASE, 58% IN DOLLAR
AMOUNT INCREASED. WE HAVE
MEMBERS WHO ARE WONDERING
WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE
RENT THIS MONTH. THIS ORDINANCE
WAS SUPPOSED TO BOOST WORKER
PAY, NOT HOMELESSNESS. IT IS
TIME FOR CHANGES TO THIS BAD
LEGISLATION TO BE MADE. DRIVE
FORWARD LOOKS FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH COUNSEL ON MAKING
THOSE CHANGES.
>> THAT IS OUR LAST REGISTERED
SPEAKER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
OUR REGISTERED SPEAKERS, THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED. MOVING RIGHT ALONG, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NONE. THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL
CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR, ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR
INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF EVERY
27th AND MARCH 5th, 2024.
COUNSEL BILL 120748 WHICH IS
THE PAYMENT OF THE BILLS AND
FIVE POINTS FROM THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
THAT COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE
TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR? HEARING NONE, I MOVED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO ,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY FINISHED SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES AND THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. BECAUSE WE MOVED
FROM OUR AGENDA YESTERDAY, THE
COUNCIL DOES NOT HAVE A
COMMITTEE -- DOES NOT HAVE ANY
LEGISLATION FROM COMMITTEES. IS
THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY?
SEE NONE. WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF TODAY'S AGENDA, THE
NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL
BE HELD ON ARCH 19th AT 2:00
P.M., WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS
2:30. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.