>> THAT AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THE MARCH 26th, 2020 BOARD
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. I
AM THIERRY NELSON, PRESIDENT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? NINE PRESENT.
>> AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN
THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. HOW MANY PUBLIC
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE ONE REMOTE AND SEVEN
IN PERSON.
>> OKAY. WE WILL START WITH THE
IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTERS .
EVERYONE WILL OF TWO MINUTES.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
UP TO 20 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED ON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED. WE
WILL BEGIN WITH IN PERSON
SPEAKERS AND THEN MOVE ON TO
REMOTE SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS IS
LEFT OF THEIR TIME. THE MICS
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT
END THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW OPEN AND
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER.
>> YOUR FIRST PERSON SPEAKER IS
CAROLYN MALONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY, AGAIN. IT I DO
NOT CARRY MY CART BECAUSE I
LIKE PUSHING STUFF AND IT IS
GOOD EXERCISE, BUT I LIVE IN
HOUSING INSTABILITY, NOW.
HOUSING LIMBO CREATED BY
CAPITALIST HOUSING STAFF IN
SEATTLE POLICE FOR THE LAST TWO
WEEKS I'VE BEEN GIVEN TWO
EVICTION SUMMONS IN ONE DAY.
BECAUSE I PROTEST AGAINST
POLICE PRESENCE IN MY HOUSING.
BECAUSE I PROTEST ON STREET
CORNERS. ESPECIALLY ABOUT
POLICE BRUTALITY AND THE
DISCREPANCY IS, THE DEFECTS AND
ALL THINGS WRONG IN MY HOUSING,
WHICH IS MY RIGHT TO DO. FOR
THAT, I AM CONSTANTLY
THREATENED WITH EVICTION. THE
DOOR, BY DEADBOLT LOCK ON MY
DOOR IS BADLY DAMAGED. IT HAS
BEEN THAT WAY SINCE DECEMBER
23rd. THIS IS IN PUNISHMENT
FOR MY PROTEST. I GET THROUGH
IT BY COMING OUT AND PROTESTING
AGAIN AND AGAIN, BUT I AM ALSO
HARASSED, PEPPER SPRAYS,
TASED, OTHER THINGS HAPPEN THAT
SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A
SENIOR IN HOUSING. NOW, FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO QUESTION MY
VERACITY, I SAY ALSO QUESTION
OTHER WOMEN, PROMINENT WOMEN
WHO PROTESTED AGAINST POLICE
BRUTALITY. DETECTIVE COOKIE
BOWDEN, CAPTAIN DIANA KNOWS IT.
THE ASIAN WOMAN IN KENMORE WHO
PROTESTED AGAINST BEING CALLED
OBSCENE, OFFENSIVE NAMES BY
SEATTLE COPS. SEATTLE COPS ARE
OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN YOU SPEAK
AGAINST THEIR BRUTALITY, THEY
TARGET YOU. I GUESS I AM A GOOD
TARGET BECAUSE I WON'T BACK
DOWN. I HAVE A RIGHT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JASON.
>> HELLO, COUNSEL. MY NAME IS
JASON. 35 DELLAPERUTA, LET'S DO
IT. LET'S CALL OUT WORKING
WASHINGTON. THIS IS NOT
WORKING. LET'S CALL OUT
INSTACART, IT IS DIFFERENT, IT
IS NOT FOOD DELIVERY. IF WE
COULD LIMIT THE FEES, THE
DELIVERY FEES SO THAT THE
CUSTOMER IS NOT PAYING $35 FOR
A BURRITO, THAT WOULD BE
WONDERFUL. MAYBE LIKE CITY
COUNCIL COULD IMPOSE SOMETHING
TO SAY THE DELIVERY FEES NEED
TO BE UNDER THIS AMOUNT, THIS
PERCENTAGE. SO FAR, IT WAS 17
HOURS ON THE PLATFORM, I WAS
READY TO WORK. ABI WAS IN THE
WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME.
I MADE 45 BUCKS. I DID THREE
DELIVERIES. IT IS KIND OF LIKE
YOU MADE THIS BILL, BUT WHO IS
GOING TO PAY ME FOR THAT TIME?
THE PEOPLE HAVE THE IDEAS IN
THE SOLUTION ARE THESE PEOPLE
RIGHT HERE. THAT IS WHAT I
LEARNED IS THAT PEOPLE WRITE
DOWN THEIR IDEAS AND THEN IT
GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS. THESE
ARE THE PEOPLE, THE WORKERS WHO
ARE THE ONES WHO KNOW HOW TO
FIX THIS. MIKE MESSENGER
COMPANIES SUCH AS WEST COAST
COURIER, THESE ARE MAJOR
COMPANIES AND THEY HIRE
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. THEY
MIGHT NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THIS COUNSEL BILL. SO, IF THEY
WERE TO CHARGE MAYBE $10 FOR A
THREE HOUR DELIVERY AND IT WENT
ONE MILE AND SO YOU HAVE 180
MINUTES TO DO THAT DELIVERY AND
SO INSTEAD OF LIKE THE LEAST
EXPENSIVE SERVICE, IT TURNS
INTO LIKE $79. IT IS KIND OF
BACKWARDS, YOU KNOW, FOR A
THREE HOUR DELIVERY. IT SHOULD
BE THE CHEAPEST OPTION. IF
THERE WAS A FEE STRUCTURE FOR
RESTAURANTS, IF YOU GOT TO THE
RESTAURANT AND THE FOOD WASN'T
READY THAT YOU COULD -- THANK
YOU. LIKE A FEE STRUCTURE WOULD
BE A GOOD SOLUTION TO START.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN.
SORRY, GARY, FOLLOWED BY JOHN.
>> A REMINDER WHEN YOU HEAR
THAT, YOU HAVE 10 MORE SECONDS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL.
THIS IS DAY 85 OF OUR SAMPLE
SIZE FOR THE CURRENT ORDINANCE.
THE MINIMUM WAGE HAS DAMAGED
OUR WAGES. THIS IS THE PAY UP
LAW -- PAYING SUBSTANDARD
WAGES. COLLECTIVELY, I BET
THERE IS A SYSTEM, A MECHANISM
IN THE CIVIL COURT SYSTEM THAT
CAN FORCE A ROLLBACK OR A
MORATORIUM TO LOSSES INCURRED
BY 2700 RESTAURANTS, 40,000
HUNDRED -- 750,000 SEATTLE
RESIDENTS AND COMPANIES WHO
LOST 60,000 ORDERS IN A MATTER
OF DAYS. INDIVIDUALLY, WE STAND
SMALL. IF I WERE TO COME IN
FRONT OF YOU AND SAY I AM
SUING YOU, MY DAMAGES WOULD BE
SMALL. COLLECTIVELY, IF YOU ADD
THOSE NUMBERS UP, WE STAND UP.
EACH HAS A FINANCIAL LOSS AND
INSTABILITY. EACH NEEDS TIME TO
RECOVER. WE NEED A MORATORIUM.
THE RESTAURANTS NEED A
MORATORIUM TO RECOVER. WE NEED
A MORATORIUM TO RECOVER. WE
HAVE BEEN GOING 85 DAYS ON
SUBSTANDARD RAGES. I REQUEST A
MORATORIUM NOW . COLLECTIVELY,
OUR DAMAGES MEAN SOMETHING.
COLLECTIVELY, THOSE NUMBERS
MEAN SOMETHING. 2700
RESTAURANTS. I CALL IS
PLAINTIFFS, ROLLBACK THIS
ORDINANCE BEFORE IT IS TOO
LATE. COLLECTIVELY WE UNITE,
WE STAND UP. STAND WITH ME.
STAND WITH ME, SEATTLE, AND
ROLLBACK THIS ORDINANCE.
ROLLBACK THE $35 BURRITO. STAND
WITH ME, RESTAURANTS, DRIVERS
AND CARRIERS. STAND UP,
CUSTOMERS TO THESE ILL-ADVISED
OVERPRICED BURRITOS. IT STAND
UP.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN,
FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL.
>> I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3 AND I
AM HERE TO COMMENT ON THE PAY
UP HILL. I AM A LIFELONG
INTEGRAL LOADER AND BELIEVE IN
THE CORE PHILOSOPHY OF THE
MINIMUM WAGE, BUT THIS BILL HAS
FAILED THAT MISSION. LAST WEEK
I WORKED 61 HOURS AND MADE
$431. LAST YEAR I WORK 42
HOURS IT WORKED $900 IN THAT
SAME WEEK. I AM WORKING 50%
MORE IN MAKING 50% LESS. THAT
IS CRAZY. IT IS NEGLIGENT TO
KEEP THIS POLICY. DON'T BE
ANOTHER MINNEAPOLIS WITH 10,000
PEOPLE NOW UNEMPLOYED. LAST
WEEK THE ONE BULLET POINT I DID
NOT HAVE TIME FOR WAS ABOUT
BEING CAREFUL TO WHOM YOU
LISTEN. THERE IS A LOT OF
MISLEADING INFORMATION BEING
SPREAD BY WORKING WASHINGTON
AND IT IS SAD AND
DISAPPOINTING. THEY REFUSE TO
ADMIT THE OBVIOUS FAILURE AND
ARE CONFUSING THE PUBLIC. EACH
ONE OF YOU SHOULD ORDER FOOD
FROM THE OPS AND ASKED THE
COURIER YOUR SELF HOW THEY ARE
DOING UNDER THIS BILL. I
UNDERSTAND WHY SOME PEOPLE
CLAIM TO LIKE THE NEW PAY
MODEL, YES, THE PAYOUT PER
DELIVERY IS HIGHER, BUT IT ALSO
ALLOWS CERTAIN PEOPLE TO DO ONE
DELIVERY PER HOUR, DO IT
SLOWLY, AND MAKE THE WAGE. IT
ALLOWS WORKERS TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE LAW AND
DISCRIMINATES AGAINST
HARD-WORKING PEOPLE AND IS BAD
FOR CUSTOMERS. IF THE NET WHERE
CUSTOMERS RETURN THE FEES,
CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO ORDER AND THEN TIP
ON THOSE ORDERS SO WORKERS WILL
HAVE A NATURAL INCENTIVE TO
WORK FASTER AND HARDER. I WOULD
PREFER YOU DO A FULL REPEAL OF
THIS BILL. HAVE A BILL THAT
SUPPORTS HARD-WORKING CITIZENS
OR DO NOT HAVE ONE AT ALL. IF A
REPEAL IS NOT POSSIBLE, THEN
SUSPEND THE PAY UP BILL AND DO
THE NECESSARY WORK TO REWRITE
IT CORRECTLY. THOUSANDS OF
LIVES ARE ON THE LINE. THE MOST
IMPORTANT AND VULNERABLE OF
WHICH DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY TO
BE HERE SPEAKING UP TO THE
COUNCIL TODAY. PLEASE THINK
ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT
HAVE THAT AGENCY. WE ASK FOR
YOUR HELP.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL
WOLF, FOLLOWED BY ARIANA RILEY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON, MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. I
AM THE DRIVE 40 NONPROFIT
ASSOCIATION IS 2500 NUMBERS
STATEWIDE ARE APP BASED
WORKERS. WE HAVE HEARD FROM
WORKERS LIKE THOSE IN CHAMBERS
NOW THAT THE PAY UP LAW HAS
HARM TO THEM. YOU WILL HEAR
FROM GROUPS LIKE WORKING
WASHINGTON THAT WE ARE
ATTEMPTING TO ROLLBACK WORKER
PROTECTIONS AND WAGES. THIS IS
NOT TRUE. WE ARE ACTUALLY
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THE MINIMUM
PAYMENT LAW IS DELIVERING ON
THE PROMISES MADE TO WORKERS
TWO YEARS AGO. THAT THE PAY UP
LAW HAS SO FAR FAILED TO DO.
WHAT DRIVE FLORIDA HAS PROPOSED
IS TO MAKE WORKERS BETTER OFF
THAN WHERE THEY WERE BEFORE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF PAY UP ON
JANUARY 13th. AS A REMINDER,
HERE IS WHAT IS AT STAKE. SINCE
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
LOCK, ACCORDING TO OUR SURVEY
OF OVER 550 SEATTLE APP BASED
WORKERS. 80% OF RESPONDENTS
SAID THEY WERE RECEIVING FEWER
OFFERS. 64% SAYING THE
FREQUENCY OF TIPS WAS
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. IF THE
8% REPORTING DOLLAR AMOUNT OF
TIPS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASING.
BASE EARNINGS BEFORE TIPS HAVE
FALLEN UP TO 36% BELOW CURRENT
MINIMUM WAGE. IN OUR 2021
SURVEY, BEFORE ANY OF THIS WAS
EVEN FORMULATED, MOST WORKERS
WERE AT OR ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE
AND ONLY A SELECT FEW, MOSTLY
FULL-TIME WORKERS WERE AT ABOUT
FIVE TO 8% BELOW MINIMUM WAGE.
SO, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN
WORSE, NOT BETTER, SINCE PAY UP
WENT INTO EFFECT. WE HAVE
MEMBERS WHO HAVE TOLD US THAT
IT IS SO BAD OUT THERE THAT
THEY MAY NOT MAKE RENT THIS
MONTH. THIS BILL IS SUPPOSED TO
HELP WORKERS, NOT MAKE THEM
HOMELESS. I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ALL THROUGH
THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU.
>> ARIANA?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
ARIANA RILEY. I AM A DRIVER
WITH DOOR DASH, BREEDS, AND
AMAZON FLEX IN THE SEATTLE
AREA. I WANT TO START BY
ADDRESSING THE FIVE DOLLAR FEE
THAT HAS BEEN ADDED. AS A
LONG-TIME CUSTOMER I OFTEN
ORDERED LATE AT NIGHT AND THERE
WAS ALWAYS AN EXTRA FOUR TO
FIVE DOLLARS ADDED. THESE
LATE-NIGHT FEES HAVE NEVER
DETERRED ME FROM ORDERING AND
HAVE BEEN GOING ON NIGHTLY
SINCE AT LEAST 2015. I SUPPORT
THE MINIMUM PAYMENT ORDINANCE
AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN AND THINK
IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE TO
ROLLBACK THE PAY RAISES AND
OTHER CHANGES THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL HAD DECIDED ON. MY
AVERAGE COST PER HOUR OF
DELIVERY TIME FOR GAS ALONE IS
$4.50. IF YOU INCLUDE INSURANCE
AND MAINTENANCE, IT IS EVEN
MORE THAN THAT. 26 PER HOUR IS
A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR US TO
EARN MINIMUM WAGE AFTER
EXPENSES. MOST OF THE TIME I AM
NOT ON A DELIVERY FOR THE FULL
HOURS SO I END UP MAKING LESS
PER HOUR WHEN I AM OUT
DELIVERING. THE CURRENT RATES
ALLOW ME AND OTHER DRIVERS TO
PAY FOR CAR REPAIRS AND LIVING
EXPENSES WITHOUT HAVING TO WORK
80 HOURS A WEEK TO AFFORD TO
LIVE IN SEATTLE. THIS WAS NOT
THE CASE BEFORE THE NEW LAW AND
THE LOWER RATES THAT ARE BEING
PROPOSED MEAN THAT DRIVERS WILL
GO BACK TO STRUGGLING TO AFFORD
EXPENSES. THE TWO WEEKS
FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE
LAW, IN THIS PAST WEEK I'VE
BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY ON DOOR
DASH AND UBER EATS TO THE POINT
WHERE RESTAURANTS ARE
STRUGGLING TO HANDLE DELIVERY
VOLUME. AS WELL, I SEE THE
NAMES OF MANY REGULAR CUSTOMERS
ORDERING AS OFTEN AS THEY DID
BEFORE THE NEW LAW. IT WOULD BE
A MISTAKE TO ROLLBACK OUR HARD
EARNED WAGE GAINS BASED ON
ONE-MONTH FLOW SCALES IN A
FICKLE INDUSTRY. KEEP THE LAW
AS WRITTEN AND DECIDE WITH THE
MANY DRIVERS WORKING HERE THAT
DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO
LIVE HERE. THANK YOU.
>> OUR LAST TWO IN PERSON
SPEAKERS, ALEX ZIMMERMAN,
FOLLOWED BY PAUL.
>> I AM SPEAKING TO YOU ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT IS ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL AND VERY IMPORTANT. I
SPOKE IN COUNCIL CHAMBER FOR
MORE THAN 30 YEARS. FOR 20
YEARS, -- FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND
RESPECT AMERICA AND AMERICAN
PEOPLE. NEVER. -- ABSOLUTELY
WHAT I CANNOT MENTION AND I
WAIT FOR 20 YEARS. SO, WHAT
DOES THIS MEAN? REAL AMERICAN
WHO RESPECT AMERICA -- U.S.
SUPREME COURT DECISION FOR 50
YEARS. UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS
GOING ON. WHY? IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT. I EXPLAINED TO YOU
WHY. -- FOR LAST 10 YEAR. THIS
NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. REMEMBER
GOOD TIMES BEFORE. IT CAN GO
BIGGER AND BIGGER AND BIGGER SO
WE CAN BRING SEATTLE BACK TO
NORMAL LIFE. WHAT CAN I TELL
YOU ABOUT THIS, IT IS
ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT. MAKE
SEATTLE GREAT AGAIN. WHEN YOU
DISMISS THIS TRESPASS, I WAIT
FOR 20 YEARS FOR A CHANCE.
RESTORE SEATTLE AND BRING
SEATTLE BACK. YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS MEANS? BRING EVERYTHING
BACK. WHAT IS DIFFERENT THAN A
YEAR AGO? -- THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT WE NEED TO STOP. YOU ARE
MY FRIEND.
>> OUR LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS PAUL.
>> THIS ONE?
>> I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO
PREPARE ANYTHING. I THINK THAT
WE ARE DEALING INHERENTLY WHICH
IS IN THE ECONOMY AND THAT IS
THE CORNERSTONE WITH THE
CONFUSION OF WHICH WAY TO GO. I
THINK EVERYONE HAS GOOD
SENTIMENTS ON BOTH SIDES. THE
AGENDA IS PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE
ENOUGH MONEY TO EXIST. WHETHER
THAT DIRECTION THAT THIS
COUNSEL TOOK OR SOMEONE ELSE
TOOK IS HAMPERING THAT, IT IS
NOT REALLY THE PROBLEM. THE
PROBLEM IS THAT YOU ARE DEALING
WITH AN ENTITY THAT HAS TO HAVE
THEM KIND OF AUTHORITY OVER IT.
WHEN THEY DECIDED TO GIVE US
MORE MONEY FOR OUR SALARY,
WHICH I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH,
WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED IS
MAKE SURE THAT THE COMPANIES
ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO
PAY FOR IT, NOT THE CUSTOMERS.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO
TRANSFER OVER THAT FEE TO THE
CUSTOMERS. IT IS PRICE GOUGING,
WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF WHAT IS
GOING ON IN ALMOST EVERY
INDUSTRY. UNLESS THE
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO GO AHEAD AND
LEGISLATE SOME KIND OF
INJUNCTION THAT THEY CAN'T
JUST GO AHEAD AND TRANSPORT THE
COST ONTO THE CUSTOMERS, THERE
IS NOT A CLEAR PATH FORWARD.
THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF THE
CHALLENGES ARE COMING FROM.
GOING FORWARD WE HAVE TO HAVE
SOME SORT OF COMPROMISE SO
EVERYONE CAN GO HOME WITH SOME
SORT OF POSITIVE OUTCOME FROM
THIS. THAT IS REALLY WHAT I
HOPE TO GAIN FROM THIS. THAT
WAY WE CAN PAY OUR RENT OR
COLLEGE DEBT AND EVERYBODY ELSE
IN THE COUNCIL CAN GO HOME
WITHOUT THESE HEADACHES FROM
ALL OF THESE CONSTANT ONSLAUGHT
OCCURRING. I THINK THAT IS WHAT
THE ISSUE IS AT HAND.
BASICALLY, WE HAVE AN ENTITY
THAT IS GAINING THE SITUATION
TOWARDS THEIR OWN END. HOW DO
WE FIX THAT? DO WE THINK THAT
BY THE GOVERNMENT HAVING MORE
POWER? THAT IS BASICALLY WHY I
THINK IT SHOULD GO FORWARD.
>> PROTECT THE CUSTOMERS FEES,
ALSO.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE INTO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> ABSOLUTELY, CENTRAL SERVICE,
I WOULD SAY. ESPECIALLY DURING
THE PANDEMIC. JOE KENDALL
FULLER?
>> YOU FOR HAVING ME. A COUPLE
OF THINGS -- SEATTLE CITY
ATTORNEY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT
FOR HOW YOU HANDLED THAT
DISRUPTION. IT WAS HANDLED
PROPERLY AFTER MULTIPLE
WARNINGS AND ARRESTS WERE MADE
-- ALSO, HOW THEY GOT BACK IN,
I THINK THAT IS DEPLORABLE.
REALLY NEEDS HER HEAD A SHAKE.
-- RUNNING AROUND THE COUNTRY
CALLING THE CITY COUNCIL WITH
ANTI-SOMATIC HATE THAT YOU CAN
POSSIBLY IMAGINE. IT IS A TIME
TO BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS. IF
YOU HAVE GONE BEFORE -- NOW,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. THIS
MUST CONTINUE ARMORING OUR
DEFENSES -- I HOPE I SOUNDED
THE ALARM TODAY I HOPE I SOUND
PROFESSIONAL AND I WANT TO WISH
YOU ALL WELL. GO SEATTLE.
>> THAT WAS THE LAST PUBLIC
COMMENTOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYONE. WE WILL MOVE RIGHT
ALONG HERE. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPT DID.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS A TOP. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED. HEARING NONE, THE
IDENT -- AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE
WILL HEAR THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF
MARCH 19th, 2024. CONSTABLE
120755, PAYMENT OF BILLS AND
THEN YOU HAVE GOT SEVERAL
APPOINTMENTS, WHICH I WILL READ
OUT IN CLUMPS. APPOINTMENT
02766 APPOINTING LINDA CHAVEZ
LARRY, DIANA GARCIA, MEGAN
KISKADDON, YOLANDA L. SPENCER,
JOEL BARRAQUIEL TAN TO THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION AND
THEN THE REAPPOINTMENT, WHICH
IS APPOINTMENT NUMBER 20277
WHAT IS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
RICKY GRABOSKI AS A MEMBER OF
THE SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION. WE
HAVE GOT TWO ADDITIONAL
APPOINTMENTS. 02772, SAMANTHA
WONG AS MEMBER TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT BOARD AND APPOINTMENT
02773, REAPPOINTMENT OF ADRIAN
LAM HAS MEMBER OF THE SPECIAL
REVIEW DISTRICT BOARD. THAT IS
WHAT WE HAVE THOUGHT ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ARE THERE ANY
ITEMS THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? ALL
RIGHT. I MOVED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF CONSENT
CALENDAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES? I DID
NOT HEAR, MEGAN KISKADDON.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE
ADOPTED . WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES IN LEGISLATION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THE ONE
PIECE OF LEGISLATION IS ITEM
LETTER H ON OUR AGENDA. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> THE REPORT IS ECONOMIC --
120477 RELATED TO GRANT FUNDS
FROM NON-CITY SOURCES
AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH
EXECUTED AGREEMENTS ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY. THE CITY
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS
CHAIR OF THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE I WILL
ADDRESS THIS ITEM. YOU HAVE
HEARD ABOUT IT SEVERAL TIMES
ALREADY. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2023,
SOMEONE SMART -- MASHED THE
WINDOWS HERE IN SEATTLE. IN AN
APPARENT HATE CRIME. THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF
CONGRESS JOINTLY COMMITTED
$100,000 TO ASSIST IN THE
REPAIRS OF THE MUSEUM,
ALTHOUGH, THE ACTUAL EXPENSES
FAR EXCEEDED THAT ACCOUNT. AT
LEAST DOUBLE THAT AMOUNT
BECAUSE THE WOODEN WINDOW
CASINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED
AMONG THE DAMAGE. ANYWAY, THIS
PARTICULAR PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, 120747 AUTHORIZES
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO ACCEPT $50,000
AS A GRANT FROM THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AND AMENDS THE BUDGET IN THE
AMOUNT OF THAT GRANT. THE OTHER
$50,000 WAS ALREADY APPROVED
LAST YEAR. THIS LEGISLATION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF
COMMITTEE AND I WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE.
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
IN THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE CARE
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. WILL THE
CLERK ETHICS MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
OKAY, THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CAN AND
CALENDAR AND THERE IS NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. WE HAVE ONE
OTHER ITEM OF BUSINESS UNLESS
SOMEONE ELSE HAS AN ITEM OF
BUSINESS. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, I WOULD LIKE TO
ADOPT THE PROGRAMS THAT I HAVE
ALREADY SPOKEN TO YOU ABOUT.
THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
321-243-2127 WILL REPRESENT THE
CITY COUNCILS WORK PROGRAM FOR
2024 AND 2025 FOR THE PURPOSES
OF DEFINING THE ROTE -- WORK
PROGRAM AS REFERRED TO IN THE
COUNCIL RULES. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS
32124 AND 32127 REPRESENT CITY
COUNCILS WORK PROGRAM FOR 2024
AND 2025 IN THE PURPOSES OF
DEFINING THE WORK PROGRAM AS
REFERRED TO IN THE COUNCIL
RULES. THERE WE GO. THERE IS
THAT ISSUE. IS THERE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL TODAY?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO
BE EXCUSED FROM BRIEFING ON
MONDAY, APRIL 8th.
>> OKAY. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WILL BE EXCUSED FROM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING --
>> BRIEFING. JUST A BRIEFING ON
MONDAY.
>> ON MONDAY. THE DATE THAT YOU
SAID
>> APRIL 8th.
>> THANK YOU. HEARING NO
OBJECTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S EXCUSE FOR THAT
MEETING. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL
RIGHT WE HAVE REACHED THE END
OF OUR AGENDA. APRIL 2nd AT
2:00 P.M. WITH NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT
IS TO: 29.