>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
EXCUSED AND RIVERA AND MORALES
WILL BE JOINING US VIRTUALLY.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> PRESENT .
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> RIVERA?
>> HERE.
>> SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> NELSON?
>> HERE. HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> APPROXIMATELY 10 ONLINE AND
15 IN PERSON.
>> OKAY . WE WILL START WITH
SPEAKERS IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
FIRST . YES, WE WILL DO THAT
FIRST . SPEAKERS WILL HAVE ONE
MINUTE. MADAME CLERK, I WILL
HAND THIS TO YOU TO PRESENT
INSTRUCTIONS AND CALL ON
REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT IS 20
MINUTES AND POSSIBLY EXTENDED,
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED ON THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED AND WE BEGIN WITH IN
PERSON SPEAKERS AND MOVE TO
REMOTE SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS
ARE LEFT AND THE MICROPHONES
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT
STOP COMMENTING WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME. PUBLIC COMMENT
IS OPEN AND THE FIRST IN PERSON
SPEAKER IS GARY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL .
YES , WE ARE HERE EVERY WEEK.
WE ARE GENERALLY -- GENERALLY
DOWN ON THE BIKE, WE FAILED,
SOME DAYS ARE BETTER THAN
OTHERS, THAT IS OUR
PERSPECTIVE, IN THE ELEMENTS,
A FLASH RAIN SHOWER, 2:00 TO
5:00 , IT MAY BE DOWN, 5:00 TO
8:00 , IT MAY BE GOOD. A LOT OF
FAILURE I DON'T KNOW HOW IT IS
IN THE CAR BUT RESTAURANTS
DON'T HAVE ORDERS AS BEFORE.
I COULD TALK ABOUT
OVERSATURATION AND HOW TO FIX
THAT. TRUTHFULLY , THINK ABOUT
THE TIMES YOU HAVE FAILED . YOU
THOUGHT IT WAS UNDER CONTROL
BUT IT IS NOT THAT IS WHAT WE
EXPERIENCE DAILY . SOMETIMES IT
IS GOOD . THERE IS A LOT OF
FAILURE. I WANT TO THANK
EVERYBODY FOR NOT BEING ON THE
SIDELINES, BOTH SIDES,
BASICALLY , I WILL BE BETTER
FOR THIS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAKE. GO
AHEAD, JAKE.
>> I HAVE BEEN A PART-TIME
DELIVERY DRIVER FOR THE
DELIVERY APPS SINCE 2017 AND
SPEAKING OUT AGAINST SOME
COUNCILMEMBERS DISGRACEFUL
ATTEMPT TO GUT AND EVENTUALLY
REPEALED THE PAY OF LAW. MANY
GATE WORKERS LIKE ME HAVE BEEN
EARNING MORE SINCE THIS LAW
WENT INTO EFFECT AND COMPANIES
HAVE YET TO PROVE OTHERWISE. IT
IS THE COMPANY 'S GREEDY
EXECUTIVES WHO ADD THESE EXTRA
FEES TO THE ORDERS AND CUT OFF
BIKE DELIVERY PEOPLE AND
SPREAD LIES ABOUT THIS LAW,
SHAMEFUL SOME COUNCILMEMBERS
ARE COWERING TO THE CORPORATE
TACTICS TO PIT RESTAURANTS
AGAINST WORKERS, THESE
COMPANIES WILL BE FORCED TO
REDUCE FEES AS IT IS BAD FOR
BUSINESS AND THEY ARE DOING IT
TO DISCOURAGE WORKERS FROM
ORGANIZING FOR OUR RIGHTS AND
OUR LIVELIHOODS . WE ARE ONE OF
THE WEALTHIEST CITIES IN THE
WORLD AND THOUSANDS OF
CUSTOMERS ORDER FOOD BY THE
MOUTHFUL AND THE COUNCIL MUST
PROTECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE
STANDARDS THAT THEY HAVE PUT
INTO EFFECT AND LOT WORK WITH
COMPANY -- AND NOT WORK WITH
COMPANY FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS WIE, FOLLOWED BY JASON.
>> I AM STANDING BEFORE YOU
AS A MEMBER OF THE PAY UP
CAMPAIGN. I UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF FAIRNESS AND
PROTECTION OF ALL WORKERS,
INCLUDING THOSE CLASSIFIED AS
1099. I URGE COUNCIL TO
MAINTAIN THE SEATTLE ORDINANCE
FOR 1099 DRIVERS. THIS IS
CRUCIAL TO ENSURE THEY HAVE
THE SAFETY NET , ESPECIALLY
DURING TIMES OF ECONOMIC
URGENCY. IT IS DISHEARTENING TO
SEE COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS
RESORTING TO FALSE INFORMATION
THROUGH MISLEADING CUSTOMERS TO
REPEAL THIS ORDINANCE. THIS
MISINFORMATION IS INFLUENCING
MAJOR MEDIA PLATFORMS I HAD
READING FALSE ACCUSATIONS
AGAINST HARD-WORKING
INDIVIDUALS . AS MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR. ONCE SAID, ANYWHERE IS
A THREAT , EVERYWHERE IS A
THREAT. WE CANNOT PRIORITIZE
PROFIT OVER THE WELL-BEING OF
THE WORKER. TIME TO STAND UP
AGAINST THIS .
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JASON
WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
MARGARET.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS MY
EARNINGS OVER THE PAST --
APRIL 2nd TO APRIL 8th, MY
AVERAGE HOURLY PAY FOR THE WEEK
IS $10.08 PER HOUR, THAT IS
NOTHING NEAR 1997 WHICH WAS
THE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE CITY. A
FEW MONTHS AGO, I MADE $20 PER
HOUR THE LIVELY ON TUESDAY ,
APRIL 2nd, I DID EXCEPTIONALLY
WELL, SOME DAYS ARE BETTER
THAN OTHERS, I MADE $60.67 PER
HOUR, THE NEXT DAY WAS A STEEP
FALLOFF, $8.88 PER HOUR, $11.50
PER HOUR , FRIDAY, $9.85 PER
HOUR , SATURDAY, I TOOK THE DAY
OFF, I HAD TO TAKE MY BIKE TO
THE SHOP. IT WAS NOT A LARGE
BILL BUT $100 IS REALLY A
STRUGGLE RIGHT NOW. WHEN I
NEEDED TO CONTINUE TO WORK.
SUNDAY, I AVERAGED $8.69 PER
HOUR MONDAY , YESTERDAY, $6.15
PER HOUR WORKING MORE THAN 10
HOURS. I WORKED 60 HOURS THIS
WEEK --
>> THANK YOU . OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MARGARET, FOLLOWED BY JIM.
>> I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT
4 AND SPEAKING AGAINST CHANGES
TO THE MINIMUM WAGE BILL. FOR
GIG WORKERS. COUNCIL, SLOW DOWN
AND CONSIDER THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF CHANGES TO THE
LAW, THE PROVISIONS ARE NOT
GOOD GOVERNANCE BECAUSE YOU'RE
OVERTURNING A LAW THAT WAS JUST
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THIS
COUNCIL AND THERE IS NO NEW
OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE THE LAW IS
NOT WORKING. THERE ARE SEVERAL
VERY SERIOUS RAMIFICATIONS TO
THE CHANGES PROPOSED BY SOME
PEOPLE ON THIS COUNCIL . FOR
EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE PROPOSED
CHANGES IS TO RESTRICT THE
PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION BY
WORKERS. THE SECOND CHANGE IS
LIMITING THE ABILITY TO MAKE
FULL CHANGES BY OLS AND
RULEMAKING , AND INFORMATION
FROM THE COMPANIES. THAT WILL
REALLY INHIBIT THE ABILITY OF
ENFORCEMENT OF ANY LAW,
PARTICULARLY THIS LAW. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKERS
JIM McMAHON FOLLOWED BY JOHN.
>> HELLO. I AM A FORMER
CABDRIVER IN SEATTLE FOR OVER
13 YEARS. ALSO , A MEMBER OF
WORKER WORLD PARTY ,
REPRESENTING WORKERS. THE
DRIVERS ORGANIZE INTO THE
DRIVERS UNION IN SEATTLE ,
WANTING A BASIC MINIMUM WAGE.
THIS IS A BIG WIN FOR DRIVERS
WHO CAN BE EXPORTED IN A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS. THEY
HAVE ONE BENEFITS SUCH AS SICK
PAY, DRIVERS ARE LOW-WAGE
WORKERS AND WE SHOULD PROPOSE
CHANGES IN THE LAWS , THE
PROPOSED RULE CHANGES ARE
SPONSORED BY THE RIDESHARE
COMPANIES LIKE UBER AND LYFT,
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND
MAKING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON
CUSTOMER AFFAIRS EVERY YEAR
FROM THE DRIVERS WHO ARE
OVERWORKED --
>> THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP
. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JOHN AND JOHN WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY JOHN GODFREY.
>> I THINK IT IS A FEAR OF
RETALIATION LEADING TO THE
2014 MINIMUM WAGE LAW, ONE
OWNER CAME TO THE COUNCIL
MEETING IN 2014 JUST TO LISTEN
BUT RECOGNIZED BY SOMEONE AND
GOT DESTROYED ONLINE EVEN
THOUGH THEY DID NOT
COMMUNICATE A POSITION ON THE
SUBJECT. ONE OWNER HAS FIVE
RESTAURANTS ARE PROFITABLE
EXCEPT THE TWO SEATTLE
LOCATIONS AND THOSE ARE DOWN
30% . THIS IS NOT SEASONAL
DOWNTURN AS HAS BEEN PROPOSED
BY DELUSIONAL AND DISHONEST
PEOPLE HERE. LAST YEAR IN MARCH
I MADE $3035 IN 23 DAYS, THIS
YEAR I MADE $1495 IN 30
WORKING DAYS, IF YOU DO NOT
CHANGE THIS, HOW THE WORKERS
WILL BECOME UNEMPLOYED AND ONLY
THE RICH WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD
THE SERVICE AND THOSE
DISPLACED NEED IT THE MOST THE
WORKERS WHO SUPPORT THE BILL
KNOW THIS AND PRIVILEGED ENOUGH
TO WAIT UNTIL THE FULL-TIME
GIG WORKFORCE HAVE FOUND OTHER
JOBS.
>> JOHN GODFREY WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY ADRIAN JONES.
>> THANK YOU, MY NAME IS JOHN
GODFREY, A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
AND A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
FROM DISTRICT 2. I AM GREATLY
DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS COUNCIL
IS CONSIDERING REPEALING THE
MINIMUM WAGE FOR GIG WORKERS,
MORE PEOPLE WITH MONEY IN
THEIR POCKETS IS BETTER FOR ME
AS A BUSINESS OWNER. ALSO , AS
SOMEONE'S BUSINESS MODEL DOES
NOT RELY ON PAYING PEOPLE A
SUBPAR MINIMUM WAGE , OR
TACTICS LIKE CALLING WORKERS
CONTRACTORS, IT INFURIATES ME
THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL IS
CONSIDERING SELLING OUT SOME
OF THE MOST VULNERABLE WORKERS
IN OUR CITY. THE BOTTOM LINE
IS , WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED
OF LEADERSHIP. THAT PUTS
PEOPLE OVER CORPORATE PROFITS ,
ELECTIONS ARE ALWAYS AROUND THE
CORNER AND WE ARE WATCHING .
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU . OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ADRIAN JONES FOLLOWED BY
ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE 8+ YEARS
WORKING IN PUBLIC HEALTH AT THE
STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL AND
CURRENTLY A FULL-TIME STUDENT
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, COMPLETING MY
MASTERS IN PUBLIC POLICY. I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE
LOOK AT REPEALING THE GIG
WORKER MINIMUM WAGE WITH THE
PERSPECTIVE THROUGH A MORAL
LENS, CITIZENS SHOULD NOT BE
HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR BIG
LOCATOR -- BIG CORPORATIONS BAD
BUSINESS MODELS THAT EXPLOIT
PEOPLE FROM A PERSON SHOULD
NOT STRUGGLE TO AFFORD BASIC
NEEDS LIKE HOUSING AND FOOD
WHILE THESE EXECUTIVES PAY OFF
THEIR FIFTH VACATION HOME. ALL
OF SOCIETY BENEFITS WHEN WE PAY
PEOPLE EQUITABLY AND THE
RESEARCH HAS PROVED THAT FOR
DECADES, AND I AM SURE YOU ARE
AWARE OF THAT PAYING PEOPLE A
LIVING WAGE SHOULD BE STANDARD
AND NOT A LUXURY . IS REPEALING
THIS MINIMUM-WAGE EQUITABLE ARE
YOU ADHERING TO THE PRESSURE OF
BIG CORPORATIONS?
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN FOLLOWED BY
ARIANNA RILEY.
>>
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ] I SPEAK FOR
THOUSAND TIMES, ALMOST
EVERYWHERE , NOBODY GETS ONE
MINUTE, NEVER, YOU ARE THE
ONLY ONES DOING THIS. FROM THE
BEGINNING -- YOU ARE IDIOTS.
WHY ALWAYS ONE MINUTE? WE
TREAT THEM LIKE CHILDREN. THEY
HAVE RIGHT, CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHT TO SPEAK FOR TWO MINUTES.
NINE PEOPLE ACTING LIKE AN
IDIOT. WHAT I SEE FOR MANY
YEARS. PSYCHOPATHIC .
ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU. ARIANNA RILEY
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ADAM
GLICKMAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON . MY NAME IS
ARIANNA RILEY AND I DRIVE WITH
UBER EATS . AMAZON CONTRACTS
THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS AND HAS
MADE GOOD EFFORTS TO COMPLY
WITH THE LAW AND EXPAND MANY
ASPECTS OF THE APP BASED
MINIMUM WORK PAYMENT ACROSS
THE METRO. ACCEPTING BASICALLY
TWO COMPANIES FROM MINIMUM-WAGE
LAWS AND WORKER PROTECTIONS IS
NOT GOOD POLICY , ESPECIALLY
WHEN AMAZON IS SUBJECT TO THE
EXACT SAME LAWS AND COMPLYING
WITHOUT COMPLAINT. COMPANIES
VALUE PREDICTABILITY ABOVE ALL
ELSE , A STABLE BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT IS GOOD FOR THE
BOTTOM LINE . PASSING LAWS ONLY
TO IMMEDIATELY CHANGE OR REPEAL
LEAVES BUSINESSES UNABLE TO
PLAN FOR THE FUTURE AND INSTEAD
OF FOCUSING ON GROWING YOUR
BUSINESS, SCRAMBLING TO KEEP
UP. DOOR DASH UBER HAD TIMEAND
TO PLAN AND CHOSE NOT TO. THE
COUNCIL NEEDS TO MAKE DECISION,
NOT BASING THEM -- KEEP THE
LAW IN PLACE AS WRITTEN.
>> THANK YOU OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ADAM GLICKMAN, FOLLOWED BY
OUR LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER,
MICHAEL WOLF.
>> THANK YOU. SECRETARY-TREASU
RER OF SEIU, THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE POLICY IN THE GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE HAS LITERALLY BEEN
ONE OF THE WORST AND MOST
ANTIWORKER AND ANTIUNION
LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES I HAVE
EVER WITNESSED IN MY 20 YEARS
IN WASHINGTON STATE. LET ME BE
CLEAR, DRIVE FORWARD, BEING
DESCRIBED AS A REPRESENTATIVE
OF WORKERS IN THIS PROCESS IS
THE EQUIVALENT OF A COMPANY
UNION. A UNION FUNDED BY AND
CONTROLLED BY THE COMPANY.
COMPANY UNIONS ARE ILLEGAL
UNDER U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL
LAW BECAUSE COMPANIES THAT DID
NOT WANT TO UNION WOULD CREATE
A COMPANY UNION TO NEGOTIATE A
SWEETHEART DEAL WHICH IS BAD
FOR MAC WORKERS. I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO STEP BACK FROM THE SHAM
PROPOSAL THAT WOULD NOT ONLY
REDUCE TAKE-HOME PAY FOR
WORKERS BUT UNDERMINE
PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS WHEN
THEIR RIGHTS ARE VIOLATED.
INSTEAD , ENGAGE IN A
DISCUSSION AND CONVERSATION
WITH LEGITIMATE --
>> THANK YOU . OUR LAST SPEAKER
IS MICHAEL . EXCUSE ME , YOUR
TIME IS UP. THANK YOU . MICHAEL
, YOU WILL BE OUR LAST IN
PERSON SPEAKER .
>> BARRETT GOES THANK YOU I AM
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DRIVE
FORWARD AND I WANT TO ADDRESS
THE PREVIOUS PERSON'S
COMMENTS, DRIVE FORWARD IS AN
INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION FORMED
UNDER THE IRS CODE 501(C) SIX,
A PROFESSIONAL TRADE INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION, WE ARE NOT A
CORPORATE UNIT. WE HAVE AN
INDEPENDENT BOARD, A SUPER
MAJORITY OF WHICH HAVE NO
RELATIONS WITH ANY OF THE
COMPANIES. APP-- COMPANIES,
THIS IS A FALSE ACCUSATION BY
GROUPS THAT DID LIKE THE FACT
THAT WE ARE TRYING TO FIX A LAW
THAT IS BROKEN, YOU HAVE HEARD
FROM DRIVERS WHO ARE SAYING
THEY ARE MAKING $10 PER HOUR
THE WAGES HAVE DROPPED FROM
$3000 PER MONTH TO $1500 PER
MONTH, THIS LAW DOES NOT WORK .
WE NEED TO FIX THIS . PLEASE,
STAY THE COURSE.
>> THANK YOU WE WILL MOVE TO
OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS. GIVE ME
ONE SECOND TO FIND THEM. OUR
FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE
NORA SALEM, FOLLOWED BY JUAN
CONTRERES. REMINDER TO OUR
REMOTE SPEAKERS COME AFTER YOU
HEAR A DING, YOU WILL HAVE TEN
SECONDS TO WRAP UP YOUR
COMMENTS. NORA?
>> HI, I AM NORA.
>> GO AHEAD, NORA.
>> I AM CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
PAYUP BECAUSE GIG WORKERS
DESERVE FAIR PAY THEY GET
MINIMUM-WAGE, WHY IS THE
COUNCIL INTERESTED IN
OVERTURNING A LAW THAT ALLOWS
PEOPLE TO GET PAID A LIVING
WAGE. WORKERS SHOULD HAVE A
FAIR SAY. AS A FOOD DELIVERY
CUSTOMER , I WANT TO KNOW THE
MONEY I AM PAYING IS GOING TO
DELIVER WORKERS AND NOT
SILICON VALLEY. ARE YOU
WORKING FOR US, OR FOR WEALTHY
APP DEVELOPERS OUT-OF-STATE ?
>> JUAN, FOLLOWED BY LEIF.
JUAN, GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL . I
AM CALLING TO SUPPORT THE PAYUP
LAW BECAUSE GIG WORKERS
DESERVE A LIVABLE WAGE,
EVERYBODY IN SEATTLE DESERVES
TO MAKE AT LEAST MINIMUM-WAGE.
EVERY PERSON I KNOW AGREES
BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW HARD AND
EXPENSIVE IT IS TO LIVE IN
SEATTLE. I SPOKE TO WORKERS WHO
SAID THIS LAW HAS CHANGED THEIR
LIFE THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORK
INSANE HOURS JUST TO MAKE RENT.
WORKERS DON'T HAVE TO WONDER
IF THEY ARE LOSING MONEY
DESPITE TAKING MORE WORK
BECAUSE THEY WILL KNOW
BEFOREHAND. CORPORATE --
CORPORATIONS DON'T CARE ABOUT
THE CUSTOMERS OR THE WORKERS
COMP ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS THE
PROFITS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> LEIF, AND FOLLOWING IS ALLY
BAKER. GO AHEAD.
>> YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR
6.
>> I USED TO DRIVE FULL-TIME
FOR UBER AND LYFT, THE
LEGISLATION HAS IMPROVED THE
LIFE OF GIG WORKERS, SEATTLE
IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE
CITIES IN SEATTLE AND GIG
WORKERS ARE AMONG THE LEAST
PAID . THE POVERTY LINE IS A
PROBLEM IN THE CITY, NO NEED
TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO ELIMINATE
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
LEGISLATION. APP TRANSPARENCY
SHOWS THE WORKER HOW MUCH THEY
ARE MAKING AND WHICH COMPANIES
ARE COMPLYING WITH THE
REGULATIONS . I STRONGLY OPPOSE
COMPROMISING PROTECTIONS OF
GIG WORKERS . THAT IS ALL.
>> THANK YOU . OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS ALLY BAKER,
FOLLOWING IS ALEX PHAM. GO
AHEAD.
>> HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON, I
AM CALLING TO SUPPORT THE
PAYUP CAMPAIGN , AGAINST
CUTTING PAY FOR GIG WORKERS MY
BROTHER IS A GIG WORKERS
OUTSIDE OF THE SEATTLE METRO
AREA AND RELIES ON TIPS, HE
DOES NOT MAKE NEARLY ENOUGH ,
HE WORKS OTHER JOBS JUST TO
SURVIVE AND NEEDS ASSISTANCE
FOR THE BASIC. FOR GIG WORKERS
IN SEATTLE, NO LONGER THE CASE,
THEY GET PAID A FULL WAGE PLUS
TIPS , THAT IS THE WAY IT
SHOULD BE, I SPEAK WITH GIG
WORKERS WHO ARE HAPPY ABOUT
PAYUP, DECIDE TO PAY MINIMUM
WAGE AFTER TIME AND EXPENSES.
NONSENSICAL TO HAVE A MINIMUM
WAGE STANDARDS FOR CONTRACTORS
THAT DOES NOT TAKE THOSE THINGS
INTO ACCOUNT. EVERY WORKER
SHOULD GET PAID AT LEAST
MINIMUM-WAGE, WE CANNOT GO BACK
TO WORK A GIG WORKER IS ONLY
MAKING TWO DOLLARS PER HOUR.
THEY DESERVE TO MAKE A LIVING
AND HAVE DIGNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALEX PHAM, THEN JOEL CRAFT.
>> I AM CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
PAYUP AND THAT GIG WORKERS WHO
SHAPED IT. IF GIG WORK
EXISTED IN 1975, THIS IS WHAT
MY PARENTS WOULD HAVE DONE WHEN
THEY CAME HERE FROM OUT OF THE
COUNTRY. IMMIGRANTS , WORKING
MULTIPLE JOBS TO SUPPORT THEIR
FAMILIES UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT
LONG-TERM CAREERS, MAYBE GOING
TO SCHOOL OR LEARNING TRADES.
THAT GIG A COMIC DID NOT EXIST
IN 1975 AND , AS THE WORLD'S
NEW, EXPLOITATION IS
UNPRECEDENTED AND THE RULES
THAT GOVERN IT NEED TO BE
INNOVATIVE LIKE PAYUP WHICH
TAKES INPUT FROM GIG WORKERS .
I AM AGAINST PAY CUTS TO GIG
WORKERS AND SUPPORT THE POLICY
THEY DESIGNED AND THEY NEED
BECAUSE WE ALL NEED THEM. THANK
YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOEL,
THEN DAVID HAYNES.
>> I AM A BUSINESS OWNER FOR
DECADES IN SEATTLE. I AM ALSO
A 40 YEAR RESIDENT. TODAY, I
AM TALKING ABOUT THE PAYUP
CAMPAIGN. AS ANOTHER BUSINESS
OWNER TALKED ABOUT THE FACT
THAT, WHEN OUR WORKERS ARE
PAID , THEY ARE INVESTING IN
THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY
THEY ARE COMING OUT TO SEE THE
SMALL SHOWS, THEY DON'T GO TO
THE HIGH-END PLACES, THEY
INVEST IN SMALL BUSINESSES .
EVERYONE DESERVES A FAIR PAY
AND THAT IS ONE THING WE HAVE
BEEN ABOUT IN SEATTLE, WE ARE
PROGRESSIVE, THE ONES GETTING
THE PAY. BASIC NEEDS NEED TO BE
MET. SINCE THE PANDEMIC,
HEALTHCARE SHOULD NOT BE A
LUXURY ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY
ARE NOT GETTING IT AT ALL. AS
YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IS WATCHING
, FROM TV SHOWS LIKE JOHN
OLIVER , TO PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY, THE VOTERS, WE ARE
WATCHING. THE FACT THE CITY
COUNCIL IS TRYING TO DO A
COMPLETE 180 --
>> DAVID HAYNES, THEN LYNN
REED.
>> HI. THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN
OVER FOUR MONTHS SINCE COUNCIL
WAS CERTIFIED AND ELECTED.
TODAY WAS THE FINAL DAY THAT
THE CITY DEPARTMENTS FINALLY
GOT THE CITY COUNCIL UP TO
SPEED ON ALL THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CRISIS AND CONCERNS. IT SEEMS
THAT, WORKING TWO HOURS EVERY
TWO WEEKS FOR THE COUNCIL
COMMITTEE IS NOT ENOUGH. AS IT
IS RIGHT NOW, CITY HALL , THE
MAYOR , POLICE CHIEF ARE STILL
EXISTING EVEN THOUGH W
ASSISTING LOW-LEVEL DRUG
PUSHERS FROM JAIL AND THE
DEFUNDED MONEY IS PAYING OFF
PROTESTERS FROM GEORGE LLOYD
WHO DEMANDED THAT EVIL
CRIMINALS , REPEAT OFFENDERS
WOULD BE PRIORITIZED FOR
HOUSING AND SERVICES FIRST .
AND, PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHY
OUR SOCIETY IS IMPLODING
BECAUSE THE POLICE CHIEFS ARE
NOT TRAINING TO QUESTION AND
TRUST JUNKIE THIEVES WHERE
THEY GET THE DRUGS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS LYNN REED, FOLLOWED BY OUR
LAST SPEAKER, ELIZABETH MURPHY
. GO AHEAD .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU
FOR HEARING MY COMMENTS. I AM
A MEMBER OF THE DRIVE FORWARD.
THIS LAW WILL HAVE A MINIMUM
EARNING OF $19.90 PER HOUR
AND $.35 PER MILE, WITH TIPS
ON TOP OF THAT. ONE OF OUR
DRIVERS LAST WEEK SAID , WHILE
THEY WERE IN SEATTLE, THEY WENT
ONLINE AND WAITED 15 MINUTES
FOR AN ORDER AND NOTHING WAS
OFFERED THEIR EXPERIENCE PRIOR
TO FOR WAS WARILY TO WAIT FOR
AN OFFER. WE HEAR THE STORY
OVER AND OVER WITH 50% CUTS IN
EARNINGS. ON-DEMAND DRIVERS IN
SEATTLE ARE HURTING. PLEASE ,
FIX THIS LEGISLATION. THIS
WILL HAVE EDUCATED IMPACT ON
THOSE ON-DEMAND DRIVERS AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING
EVERYBODY ON A FAIR PLAYING
LEVEL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
IS ELIZABETH MURPHY.
>> MY NAME IS ELIZABETH MURPHY
AND I'M A MEMBER OF WASHINGTON
CAN AND A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT
5, UNTIL RECENTLY, SORRY , ONE
MOMENT , UNTIL RECENTLY, I WAS
A FREQUENT CUP -- CUSTOMER OF
DOOR DASH, AS A TRANSPLANT
RECIPIENT REJECTING MY KIDNEY,
I RELY ON THE SERVICE FOR
GROCERIES, TOILETRIES, AND EVEN
OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS
WHEN I WASN'T FEELING WELL.
WITH THE RECENT RETALIATORY FEE
DOOR DASH HAS ADDED, I CANNOT
AFFORD THIS SERVICE AND REFUSE
TO REDUCE THE TIP I GIVE
WORKERS TO MAKE UP THE
DIFFERENCE. WHILE THESE
SERVICES ARE A HUGE HELP, IT
IS JUST AS IMPORTANT THAT GIG
WORKERS WHO DO THESE JOBS MAKE
A LIVING WAGE. I WILL NOT
SUPPORT A SYSTEM THAT EXPLOITS
CUSTOMERS AND WORKERS. MY
ASKED AS A CUSTOMER AND A --
ROLLBACK THE MINIMUM WAGE. DO
NOT CAVE TO THESE GREEDY
CORPORATIONS AND PROTECT THE
CUSTOMERS AND GIG WORKERS YOU
REPRESENT .
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES
OUR SPEAKERS, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GIVEN
THE INTEREST IN THIS TOPIC, I
DO WANT TO NOTE, THE GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
THIS THURSDAY WILL NOT HAVE
THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
INSTEAD , WE ARE WORKING
THROUGH THE DIFFICULT CHANGES
THAT THE PROPOSAL PRESENTS
AND SO THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED
IN COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY, APRIL
25th. SO , I AM ASKING PEOPLE
WHO MAY ORDINARILY BE INCLINED
TO SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE TO NOT
SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
BECAUSE MY COMMITTEE ADHERES TO
A COUNCIL RULE THAT PROVIDES
FOR DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR TO
LIMIT ITEMS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I
DON'T WANT FOLKS TO HAVE THE
EXPECTATION YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
SPEAK ON THIS ITEM ON THIS
COMING THURSDAY. PLEASE , THAT
WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE
SECOND MEETING OF THE MONTH ,
ON APRIL 25th , AND YOU WILL
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK IN
FULL COUNCIL MEETINGS , CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS ON TUESDAYS
LEADING UP TO THAT. THANK YOU
FOR HEARING ME. I AM TRYING TO
SAVE PEOPLE SOME TIME AND
FRUSTRATION. OKAY, THAT IS THE
END OF THE REGISTERED SPEAKERS
AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR
MAKING COMMENTS IF NO
OBJECTION TO THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION , THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
COUNSELOR -- CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED AND IF NO OBJECTION ,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED . THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED HEARING NO
OBJECTION. ONTO THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE ITEMS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR OR THE
MINUTES OF APRIL 2nd, 2024 AND
COUNCIL BILL 120762, ANY
ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE REMOVED ?
HEARING NONE, I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE.
>> WOO?
>> YES. HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> YES.
>> MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> RIVERA?
>> YES.
>> SAKA?
>> YES.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> 8-0.
>> IT HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MOVING
ON TO THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE ITEM 1, WILL LOOK
LIKE PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF
THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 32132 , A
RESOLUTION PROVIDING AN
HONORARY DESIGNATION OF EIGHTH
AVENUE BETWEEN SENECA STREET
AND SPRING STREET AS WIER
HARMAN WAY. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS YOU ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, YOU WILL PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT AND COUNCIL
PERSON ALICE WILL ADDRESS IT.
-- COUNCILPERSON MORALES WILL
ADDRESS IT .
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
IMPORTANT INITIATIVE FORWARD, I
SUPPORT THIS AND SO PLEASED
THAT MR. HARMON'S FAMILY HAVE
JOINED US IN CHAMBERS . THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
COLLEAGUES UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
ADOPTED THIS RESOLUTION AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES , I WILL
PASS IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, GOOD AFTERNOON, I
HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS
RESOLUTION A COUPLE OF TIMES
BEFORE , THE PURPOSE OF THIS
MEETING , I KNOW THAT BARBARA
IS IN THE AUDIENCE, I WILL
SAY, IN HIS 17 YEARS AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TOWNHALL
SEATTLE, WIER HARMAN TURNED
TOWNHALL INTO A BELOVED VENUE,
A PLATFORM FOR LOCAL CREATORS ,
A PLACE THAT HOSTS SOME OF THE
WORLD MOST FAMOUS ARTISTS AND
THINKERS AND WRITERS. EVEN
WITH THAT FACT , ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT HE INSISTED ON WAS
MAKING SURE TICKET PRICES WERE
AFFORDABLE AND HE REALLY
INSISTED THAT ATTENDANCE BE
FREE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE. HE DID THAT BECAUSE
HE BELIEVED THAT , BY CREATING
A BETTER PLACE IN SEATTLE , A
PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER, A
PLACE WHERE USING THIS VENUE
AS A PLATFORM FOR CONVERSATION
AND CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY
OF SEATTLE, TO SHARE DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES THAT WE CAN
CREATE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
THAT IS WHAT HE DID. HE HELPED
TRANSFORM TOWNHALL SEATTLE INTO
THAT KIND OF EVENT HERE IN
SEATTLE IS BETTER FOR IT. WE
LOST WIER HARMAN IN DECEMBER
TO LUNG CANCER AFTER A SIX
YEAR BATTLE. HIS FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS MISS HIM
TERRIBLY. THIS HONOR WILL
ALLOW ALL OF US TO REMEMBER HIS
LEGACY , HIS IMPACT ON OUR
CITY, AND TO CELEBRATE WIER
HARMAN AS A SCHOLAR , MUSICIAN
, BASEBALL FAN, AND
INCREDIBLE HUSBAND AND FATHER.
BARBARA , I AM SORRY I CANNOT
BE THERE BUT I AM HONORED TO
SUPPORT THE CREATION OF WIER
HARMAN WAY AND LOOK FORWARD
TO WALKING IT WITH YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD . I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR
TO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES.
>> I WANTED TO SAY THAT I
MOVED TO SEATTLE IN 1990 AND
MY EARLIEST MEMORIES AS A
GRADUATE STUDENT WERE ATTENDING
LECTURES AND PUBLIC EVENTS ,
MEETINGS , AT TOWNHALL. IT WAS
ALWAYS A PLACE I CONSIDERED
WHERE WE COULD COME TOGETHER
AND VERY LITTLE OR NO COST AND
BE PART OF THE CIVIC FABRIC
THAT IS AN ESSENTIAL FUNCTION I
FELT TOWNHALL PROVIDES. IT IS
A VENERABLE INSTITUTION AND A
GIFT TO CIVIC DISCOURSE AND
PUBLIC LIFE IN SEATTLE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR
GUESTS IN A MOMENT. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> YES.
>> MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES ?
>> YES.
>> RIVERA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> 8-0.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED,
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE RESOLUTION ON MY BEHALF .
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW THE WIFE OF WIER
HARMAN , AND THE TOWNHALL
SEATTLE BOARD MEMBER TO
ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND ALLOW
OUR COUNCILMEMBER TO
PHYSICALLY PRESENT THE
RESOLUTION TO OUR GUEST.
HEARING NO OBJECTION , THE
RULES ARE SUSPENDED, PLEASE
SUBMIT THE REGISTRATION. OUR
GUESTS CAN PROVIDE COMMENTS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
BARBARA, WIER'S WIFE. MY
CHILDREN. THANK YOU TO THE
COUNCIL FOR BEING HERE,
SPECIFICALLY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR SPEARHEADING THE
INITIATIVE AND EVERYBODY ON THE
COUNCIL FOR ADOPTING IT TODAY.
TOWNHALL WAS HIS LIFE AND
LEGACY NO PLACE WAS EITHER
HOME HE SPENT MORE TIME AND
ENERGY THAN TOWNHALL AND THAT
PARTICULAR BLOCK . HE WAS
INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE
STUDY $35.5 MILLION RENOVATION
OF THIS 100-YEAR-OLD CHURCH,
TURNING IT INTO A
STATE-OF-THE-ART MODERN VENUE
HOUSED INSIDE IS WORTH BUILDING
HE LOVED ALL BUILDINGS, NEW
IDEAS, THEY NEED TA QUOTE.
TOWNHALL FEATURES THREE
DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE SPACES, A
STATE-OF-THE-ART SOUND SYSTEM,
BROADCASTING CAPABILITIES, AND
A PODCASTING STUDIO. AT THE
SAME TIME, SEISMICALLY STABLE,
THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO HIM,
TOWNHALL SURVIVES GIVEN WHERE
WE LIVE. THE GREAT HALL WITH A
STUNNING STAINED GLASS IS ONE
OF THE MOST GORGEOUS SPACES IN
SEATTLE OVER 17 YEARS, HE
WORKED TIRELESSLY TO TURN
TOWNHALL INTO THE AMAZING
CULTURAL TREASURE IT IS TODAY,
A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE IS
WELCOME, ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE
, EXCITING, AND WHERE PEOPLE
COME TOGETHER TO SHARE A
COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE .
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER WAS AT
THE CORE OF HIS BEING . HE
WANTED TOWNHALL TO BE A
RESOURCE AND A PLACE FOR
PRESENTERS AT EVERY STAGE OF
THE CAREER AND ATTRACT VARIOUS
AUDIENCES. PEOPLE REFERRED TO
THE LOW TICKET PRICES, FREE FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE. HE WOULD GET
EXCITED WHEN THE CALENDAR WAS
FULL , EVEN THOUGH IT MEANT HE
WAS DOING INTRODUCTIONS FIVE OR
MORE NIGHTS PER WEEK . HIS
PHILOSOPHY WAS TO SAY YES TO AS
MANY EVENTS AS POSSIBLE AND HE
WAS JUST AS HAPPY ABOUT A
SOLD-OUT BIG-NAME EVENT IN THE
GREAT HALL AS HE WAS ABOUT
EIGHT GRADUATE SCHOOL --
GRADUATE STUDENT BUT JUST
PRESENTATION ABOUT INDIGENOUS
FUNGI TO MUSHROOM ENTHUSIASTS.
HE CURATED HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS
AT TOWNHALL AND NOTHING IS MORE
TORQUE THAT THEY HAD EVENTS AT
EVERY LEVEL AND WAS BRIMMING
WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL STROKES OF
LIFE HE DID NOT SHY AWAY FROM
INCREDIBLY AMBITIOUS PROJECTS.
MY PERSONAL FAVORITE WHERE THE
HANOI WATER PUPPETS TOWNHALL
PRESENTED IN 2015 WHERE THE
FORUM WAS TURNED INTO AN 8000
GALLON TANK AND AGENT FORM
FROM VIETNAM DELIGHTED
CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE.
WIER MADE THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPEN
. OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE WAY
-- THE WIER HARMAN WAY, HE
WAS AN INSPIRATION TO MANY,
AND THANKFUL TO THE CITY FOR
RECOGNIZING HIM IN THIS WAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE TIPPING POINT, MALCOLM
GLADWELL SAYS THREE KINDS OF
PEOPLE ARE IMPORTANT IN MAKING
AN IDEA OR PRODUCT TO GO VIRAL,
CONNECTORS, MAVENS, AND
SALESPEOPLE. CONNECTORS HAVE
LARGE SOCIAL NETWORKS ,
SALESPEOPLE TALK ABOUT IDEAS
THEY LOVE AND ENTICING WAYS,
AND MAVENS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR
INFLUENCE AND GOOD ADVICE.
WIER HARMAN WAS ALL THREE OF
THESE , HOWEVER , HIS PASSION
WAS NOT A COMMERCIAL PRODUCT OR
IDEA, INSTEAD, HE ESPOUSED A
MULTIPLICITY OF ARTS AND IDEAS
AND LOVE OF COMMUNITY. HE DID
THIS EVERY DAY AND HAD A
DESIRE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF
SEATTLE. BARBARA SHARED THE
MANY WAYS HE MAY TOWNHALL THE
BELOVED COMMUNITY HUB IT IS .
HE MADE SURE TO LEVERAGE THAT
REPUTATION IN THE INTERESTS OF
OTHERS. WHETHER A PRESENTING
PARTNER , ORGANIZATION, OR
INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS AND
ARTISTS, I WORKED FOR THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR
SEVEN YEARS AS THE DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND TOWNHALL
WAS A PARTNER WAY BACK THEN
FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
PROGRAMS. HE ALSO NURTURED THE
TOWNHALL STAFF AND THEIR CAREER
PATHS, EVEN AFTER THEY LEFT TO
BE LEADERS ELSEWHERE. BUT WIER
DID NOT ONLY CHAMPIONED ARTS
AND IDEAS IN COMMUNITY AT
TOWNHALL , HE ALSO DID THIS AT
KEOW WHERE HE WAS ON THE BOARD
FOR NINE YEARS AS THE CULTURAL
CEO ROUNDTABLE WORKING IN
COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ARTS
LEADERS . HE DID THIS AS PART
OF THE BRAIN TRUST BEHIND THE
DOWNTOWN HISTORIC THEATER
DISTRICT. HE DID THIS BY
SHOWING UP FOR OTHER ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS AT THEIR
OPENING-NIGHT AND OTHER
IMPORTANT EVENTS. HE DID THIS
IN THE WAY THAT HE, BARBARA ,
STELLY , AND RUBY LIVED THEIR
LIVES , ALWAYS IN COMMUNITY,
ALWAYS EXCHANGING PASSIONS AND
INTEREST, AND ALWAYS BEING OPEN
TO HOW THEY CAN BE A PART OF
MAKING SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT
BETTER OR EASIER, OR LIGHTER
FOR THOSE AROUND THEM. HE DID
THIS IN HIS IMITABLE WAY ,
WITH A BROAD SMILE ON HIS FACE
AND A NUANCED DETAIL. HIS
ENDURING LEGACY TO SEATTLE IS
THE MANIFESTATION OF HIS LOVE
AND COMMUNITY -- LOVE OF
COMMUNITY AND IDEAS IN THE FORM
OF TOWN HALL. AS A BOARD
MEMBER , I COMMIT TO YOU THAT
WE WILL MAKE SURE THIS LEGACY
CONTINUES FOR YEARS . YOU NOW
HAVE A SIMILAR OPPORTUNITY --
YOU DID HAVE A SIMILAR
OPPORTUNITY TO MANIFEST HIS
LEGACY BY CREATING WIER HARMAN
WAY. BECAUSE HE HAD A BROAD
IMPACT, YOU COULD NAME STREETS
AFTER HIM, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY
MOST FITTING AND GREATLY
APPRECIATED THAT YOU HAVE
CHOSEN THIS STRETCH OF EIGHTH
AVENUE , IN FRONT OF THE
BUILDING FILLED WITH HIS LOVE,
INCLUDING THE ACOUSTIC
REFLECTOR AND THE GREAT HALL,
THE WARM EMBRACE OF THE WINCO
FORUM, THE TIMOTHY FIRST ART
PIECES MADE OUT OF THE OLD
ORGAN PIPES IN THE READING
ROOM, AND IN THE INTANGIBLE
THINGS, THE NUMBER AND ARRAY OF
PROGRAMS , THE DEDICATED AND
LOYAL STAFF , THE RESIDENCIES
THAT HAVE GIVEN PLATFORMS TO
ARTISTS OVER MANY YEARS. AND
THE VERY INTERWEAVING OF
TOWNHALL INTO THE ECOSYSTEM OF
SEATTLE. I JOINED BARBARA,
STELLA, RUBY , MY FELLOW BOARD
MEMBERS, THE TOWNHALL STAFF ,
SOME ARE HERE TODAY, AND THE
ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF TOWN HALL
MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS . I
THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT HONOR
FOR WIER HARMAN , A REMARKABLE
INDIVIDUAL, A CONNECTOR , MAVEN
, SALESPERSON , AND A FRIEND TO
SO MANY. THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COMING HERE TODAY FOR HELPING
US TO REMEMBER WIER. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, THE CITY'S
LOSS IS FELT ON A DIFFERENT
LEVEL TO THE FAMILY. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TODAY.
MY CONDOLENCES . ANYBODY ELSE?
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, AGAIN.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE OF ITEM 2 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, 314512,
PETITION OF DENNY & EASTLAKE
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND DENNY &
STEWART LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
FOR THE VACATION OF THE ALLEY
LYING WITHIN BLOCK 24, PONTIUS
FOURTH ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, EXTENDING FROM THE
NORTH MARGIN OF DENNY WAY AND
THE EASTERLY MARGIN OF STEWART
STREET. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL
GRANT AS CONDITIONED THE CLERK
FILE.
>> THE VACATION PETITION WAS
FILED BY DENNY AND DENNY %ND
EASTLAKE , VACATION WOULD
FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
A 15 STORY RESEARCH FACILITY ,
WITH GROUND-FLOOR RETAIL USES
AS WELL. S. AND THE SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL,
COLLEAGUES , I WILL FLAG THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS PROVIDED AS
PART OF THIS PARTICULAR
PROJECT, THIS WOULD INCLUDE
IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS
OF STEWART STREET AT LOWER
DENNY WAY AND EASTLAKE AVENUE
EAST. A LOT OF DIRECTIONAL
THINGS IN THOSE STREET NAMES .
EASTLAKE IMPROVEMENTS, NEW BIKE
LANES, WIDER SIDEWALKS, STREET
TREES AND LIGHTING,
IMPROVEMENTS TO LOWER DENNY WAY
AS A PEDESTRIAN STREET WITH
STREET TREES, LIGHTING .
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING A
BOTTLE FILL STATION,
ELECTRICITY , WATER, BIKE
FIX-IT STATION AND A BICYCLE
STORAGE ROOM. ARTWORK ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF THE ANYWAY
OVERPASS -- DENNY WAY OVERPASS.
THE CONDITIONS MAKE SURE THIS
PRODUCT IS BUILT CONSISTENTLY
WITH THE PRESENTATION TO
COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
FEATURES ARE COMPLETED BEFORE
THE CITY FINALIZES THE
VACATION. FRIENDLY REMINDER ,
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL GRANT THIS
VACATION. THANK YOU , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. I AM OPENING THE
FLOOR TO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT , I WILL
JUST NOTE THAT THE BIKE
AMENITIES SOUND GOOD TO ME
BECAUSE THAT WAS MY ROUTE WHEN
I RIDE TO CITY HALL BACK IN THE
DAY.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT , I WAS
GOING TO ADD, SUPPORTING ON
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
BUT AS A DISTRICT 7
REPRESENTATIVE, THIS LOCATION
IS WEST OF I-5 AND NORTH OF
DENNY WAY, A STEP UP RELATED
TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, TRAFFIC
SAFETY, AND THE EVERGREENS
THAT WILL BE PLANTED. EVEN FOR
GREEN CANOPY , I SUPPORT THIS,
FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY
PERSPECTIVE AND A DISTRICT 7
REPRESENTATIVE PERSPECTIVE .
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL
RIGHT, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
GRANTING THIS CONDITION ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH? YES.
>> MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES ?
>> YES.
>> RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> 8-0.
>> THE CLOCK FILE IS GRANTED
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN THE
COUNCIL CONDITIONS. LISA FIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE COUNCIL
CONDITIONS ON MY BEHALF. THERE
WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE IS NOT
A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION
IN ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE
ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE
COUNCIL? NOTE, I WILL BE
ABSENT FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
AND THE PARKS COMMITTEE MEETING
TOMORROW, AND I WANTED TO SAY,
YET AGAIN, THE LEGISLATION
WILL NOT BE AN ITEM, THE PAYUP
LEGISLATION WILL NOT BE ON THE
THURSDAY EDITION OF THE
GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE,
WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING
COMMENT ON THAT ITEM. ALL
RIGHT, HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS , WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF THE AGENDA, THE NEXT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS APRIL
16th AT 2:00 P.M. AND NOW WE
ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS 2:52.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.