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>>> GOOD AFTERNOON. IF 16,
2024 MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. IT IS 2:00. I AM
NELSON, PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL. WILL THE CLERK
BEAUTIES -- PLEASE CALL ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M NOT
AWARE OF A PRESENTATION TODAY,
SO WE WILL MOVE INTO THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
MADAME CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS
ARE SIGNED UP FOR TODAY?
>> WE HAVE 23 IN PERSON AND 11
REMOTES.
>> WE WILL GIVE EACH PERSON ONE
MINUTE AND START WITH THE
PEOPLE IN PERSON, PLEASE. YOU
CAN GO AHEAD AND READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA AND WITHIN THE
PURVIEW OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE ONE
MINUTE AND WE WILL START WITH
THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO
20 MINUTES AND SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY ARE REGISTERED. GO AHEAD.
>> THE FIRST WEEK OR IS MORGAN
HALEY.
>> MY NAME IS MORGAN AND I AM
FROM WASHINGTON. WE HAVE
TRAVELED TO TALK ABOUT THE
CONTINUED FAILURES OF THE
SIREN. I WAS BORN AND RAISED
ON THE TOLL RIVER. THROUGHOUT
MY LIFE , WEDNESDAYS AT NOON IS
WHEN THE SIREN WENT ON OFF AS
A TEST ALARM FOR THE SAFETY,
COMFORT AND STABILITY FOR US.
WE HAVE FALSE ALARMS IN THE
LAST FOUR YEARS OF THAT SIREN,
SO THAT IS COMPLETELY
DIMINISHED ALL OF THAT SENSE
OF SECURITY THAT WE HAVE HAD
FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE AND YOURS .
WE CAME HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT
OF HUMANITY TODAY TO EXPLAIN
WHAT GOES THROUGH OUR MINDS
WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THESE FALSE
ALARMS SENT US INTO PTSD AND
OUR TOWN IS GONE IF THAT FAILS
. ANYTHING WE HAVE IS GONE , SO
THAT GOES THROUGH ALL OF OUR
MINDS WHEN THESE ALARMS FAIL.
WE ARE ASKED FOR YOU TO TAKE
THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JESSICA
, FOLLOWED BY TIFFANY GOODMAN.
>> JUST SO YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU
HEAR THE DEAN, THERE ARE 10
SECONDS LEFT.
>> EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY AND I
KNEW SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN,
BUT TO GET A MESSAGE BLASTED
THROUGH OUR TOWN WAS MORE
TERRIFYING THAN IT COULD HAVE
IMAGINED. I HAVE LITTLE TIME
TO PROCESS AND WENT INTO FULL
SURVIVAL MODE. I SOMEHOW MADE
IT THROUGH THE CHAOS THAT WAS
HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN AND
PROCEEDED TO EVACUATE TO MY
IN-LAWS HOUSE. THEY GOT WORD
IT WAS A FALSE ALARM. THIS IS
THE SINGLE MOST TERRIFYING
EXPERIENCE, BUT IT DIDN'T END
THERE. OUR TOWN HAS HAD TO
ENDURE THESE TERRIFYING FOSSIL
AND STRUGGLING PTSD AND ALL WE
HAVE RECEIVED FROM SEATTLE IS
THIS. SORRY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TIFFANY
GOODMAN FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER.
>> MY NAME IS TIFFANY AND I OWN
A COMPANY IN CARNATION. WITH
THE FALSE ALARMS, I HAD TO
WATCH PEOPLE SCREAMING AND
RUNNING OUTSIDE OF MY BUILDING.
I HAD 30 SECONDS TO DECIDE IF
I SHOULD LET THE DOGS LOOSE OR
KEEP THEM WITH ME. I GOT OUT
OF TOWN JUST TO FIND OUT THAT
IT WAS A FALSE ALARM AND THIS
CONTINUED EIGHT TIMES IT IS
EIGHT TIMES WHERE I HAD TO MAKE
THAT CALL. I AM AT SOMEONE'S
HOUSE. THE ALARM GOES OFF AND
I HAVE TO DECIDE, DO I GO TWO
DOORS DOWN TO THE PERSON THAT
STILL HAS HER DOG IN THEIR
HOUSE? I COULD GRAB IT FOR
THEM, BUT I HAVE TO CONSCIOUSLY
MAKE THE CHOICE TO LEAVE THEM
BEHIND. I HAVE WATCHED
PRESCHOOL TEACHERS TRYING TO
USHER CRYING SMALL CHILDREN TO
GET THEM OUT OF TOWN AND I HAVE
WATCHED SENIORS RICK DOWN AND
PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS CRY
BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY ARE
GOING TO DIE. ALL WE GET IS
I'M SORRY AND IT WON'T HAPPEN
AGAIN, BUT WE NEVER GET REAL
EXCUSES. THAT'S ALL IT IS.
IT'S EXCUSES. WE ARE PLEADING
THAT YOU TAKE IT SERIOUSLY .
>> NEXT IS JENNIFER, THEN
BETH. . MY NAME IS JENNIFER
HARGROVE AND I AM AN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL WHO
GREW UP IN THE VALLEY ROUTES
IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IS NOW A
HOMEOWNER IN DOWNTOWN
CARNATION WHO WAS HERE FOR THE
2020 FALSE ACTIVATION. DATA WAS
MAPPED NEARLY A DECADE AGO
THAT AFFECTS THE EVACUATION
ROUTES THAT WE HAVE BEEN
DRILLING FOR. IN SCENARIOS OF
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, WE MAY
BECOME TRAPPED DURING A
FAILURE. IF THERE IS A
SIZABLE EARTHQUAKE AND
AFTERSHOCKS . LEARNING OF
THESE HAZARDS AND MY
EXPERIENCE AS A RESIDENT WITH
THE FALSE ALARMS, I HAVE
LITERAL NIGHTMARES. TO SAVE ON
TIME AND JUMPING FORWARD, WE
ARE EXPERIENCING ALARMED
FATIGUE . WE MAY HAVE PEOPLE
IGNORE THE ALARMS WHEN THEY
SHOULD BE EVACUATING. DRAIN
IT ALTOGETHER OR AT LEAST
BELOW A LEVEL THAT WOULD
OBLITERATE ME AND MY TOWN. I
URGE RESEARCH . THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> NEXT IS BETH FOLLOWED BY
HEIDI LEE .
>> HELLO . MY NAME IS BETH AND
I HAVE LIVED IN CARNATION FOR
38 YEARS , SO I WITNESSED A LOT
OF THE ALARMS, ESPECIALLY THE
ONES THAT WERE FALSE ALARMS
SINCE 2020. I NEED TO REMIND
YOU PEOPLE THAT THIS IS WHERE
WATER. IT IS 40% OF YOUR
WATER. IF THAT FAILS, YOU ARE
OUT OF YOUR 40% OF WATER.
THINK ABOUT HOW IT WILL AFFECT
YOU AS A CITIZEN OF SEATTLE.
IT WILL BE HARD AND YOU MIGHT
NOT BE SO WELCOME IN THE
VALLEY AGAIN. SO FAR, I ENJOY
HAPPY PEOPLE COME OUT . MY
LIFE IS DIFFERENT FROM THEIRS.
IT'S GREAT AND WE GET TO
SHARE THINGS THAT ARE GOOD AND
HELP US GROW TOGETHER.
>> HEIDI LEE , FOLLOWED BY
JOHN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
HEIDI LEE . WHILE I DO NOT LIVE
IN THE CITY CURRENTLY, I LIVED
AND WORKED WITHIN CITY LIMITS
FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND I WAS
BORN AND RAISED IN THE
SNOQUALMIE VALLEY. ONE FALSE
ALARM IS A MISTAKE, BUT EIGHT
IS A PATTERN OF NEGLIGENCE . I
AM HERE TO HIGHLIGHT THE
IMPORTANCE OF OUR COMMUNITIES
CONCERNS TO YOU ABOUT THE
MISMANAGEMENT OF THE WARNING
SYSTEM. THESE CONCERNS CAN NO
LONGER GO UNADDRESSED AND NEED
TO BE TREATED AS HIGH-PRIORITY
BY YOUR COUNSEL. IT IS VERY
UNLIKELY THAT IT WILL FAIL, BUT
IT IS NOT UNHEARD OF. I WOULD
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE DAM
FAILURE IN MICHIGAN IN 2020 AS
A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THIS. IT
SITS ON TOP OF A MAJOR FAULT
LINE, AS WELL, WHICH IS A
RECIPE FOR DISASTER. THE
MISMANAGEMENT OF THE WARNING
SYSTEM IS UNACCEPTABLE. BECAUSE
OF THIS, OFFICIALLY OPPOSES
THE RELICENSING OF THE DAM BY
THE SPU, AS THEY CANNOT PROVE
TO MANAGE IT PROPERLY.
>> NEXT IS JOHN .
>> WORKING WASHINGTON AND
THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE PLAYING A
GAME OF POLITICS AGAINST THE
COUNCIL INSTEAD OF DOING WHAT
IS BEST FOR WORKERS. THEY TELL
YOU MISLEADING INFORMATION AND
CHERRY PICK THE DATA EVERY
WEEK. IN 2023, A AVERAGED 130
DELIVERIES PER WEEK AND MY
ACCEPTANCE RATE WAS 50% , WHICH
MEANS I TURNED DOWN ROUGHLY
HALF OF THE ORDERS SENT. I AM
AVERAGING ONLY 46 DELIVERIES
PER WEEK, DESPITE MY ACCEPTANCE
RATE NOW BEING 99%. THINGS ARE
GETTING MUCH WORSE. WHEN I WAS
IN COLLEGE, THE EPITOME OF
CORPORATE GREED WAS FORD MOTOR
COMPANY'S DECISION THAT IT WAS
BETTER TO COMPLETELY IGNORE A
SAFETY ISSUE AND PLAY LAWSUITS
OF CRASH VICTIMS THEN PAY $16
PER CAR TO FIX THE VEHICLES.
WORKING WASHINGTON IS DOING A
SIMILAR THING BY TELLING THE
PUBLIC THAT THE PAYOUT BILL IS
WORKING FINE AND WORKERS NEED
TO WAIT AND HOPE THAT THE
OUTCOME IS LOWER FEES. HOW MANY
NEED TO GO HOMELESS BEFORE
THAT HAPPENS? HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE HAVING THEIR LIVES A
WHIRLWIND -- RUINED? CARE
ABOUT YOUR WORKERS AND NOT YOUR
POLITICAL EGO.
>> NEXT IS GARY FOLLOWED BY
JASON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. BEATING THE
DRUM HERE. HIGH PRICES , WE
NEED LOWER. I HAVE TO REMIND
YOU THAT AFTER THE HIGH PRICES
WERE SEEN, PEOPLE DELETED THE
APPS. YOU CAN PULL THAT STORY
UP. SHELVES ARE EMPTY AND
LINES ARE LONG. WE ARE PICKING
UP FOOD. I CALL SUPPORT AND
THEY SAY THAT THERE IS AN
OVERSUPPLY, WHICH IS ANOTHER I
HEAR FROM DRIVERS. 25% OF THE
YEAR IS GONE. WHAT DO YOU WANT?
THAT IS 94 DAYS. PORTLAND ,
1587 MINIMUM. SEATTLE IS THE
STEPCHILD OF THESE THREE CITIES
THAT WENT THROUGH CHANGES. WE
ARE GETTING $.44 A MINUTE AND
LET'S SAY I MAKE IT DOLLARS
BETWEEN 11 AND 12, BUT I MAKE
NOTHING BETWEEN ONE AND FIVE.
STOP TREATING US LIKE THIS.
CHANGE IT AND THE RESTAURANTS
WILL BE HAPPY, TOO.
>> NEXT, JASON, THEN JUSTIN
TAYLOR. KNOW JASON . JUSTIN
TAYLOR?
>> HELLO. I HAVE BEEN WORKING
AS A DRIVER THROUGH DOOR DASH
FOR A FEW YEARS. MY EARNINGS
HAVE INCREASED NOT BY AN
INCREDIBLE AMOUNT. I CAN'T
AFFORD A SECOND HORSE -- HOUSE
OR FIRST HOUSE, BUT THEY HAVE
INCREASED NOTABLY AND
IMPECCABLY. THIS LAW HAS
CHANGED MY BEHAVIOR WHILE
DRIVING . PRIOR TO PAYOUT,
THERE WAS A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE
FOR ME TO SPEED AND PARKED
ILLEGALLY, ET CETERA.
BASICALLY, BEING RUDE AND
SELFISH WAS FINANCIALLY
REWARDING UNDER THE OLD MODEL.
BECAUSE MY TIME AND MILEAGE
ARE FACTORED, MY BEHAVIOR HAS
CHANGED. THIS MAY NOT BE TRUE
FOR EVERYONE, BUT IT'S TRUE
FOR ME. WHEN CONSIDERING LOW
PAY RATES ESTABLISHED, I
UNDERSTAND YOUR DILEMMA AND
PARADOX AT HAND. YOU ARE ASKING
DRIVERS TO BELIEVE THAT THEY
WILL MAKE MORE MONEY IF THEY
ARE PAY DECREASES.
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE
VERY PEOPLE WITH THE INTEREST
IN PAYING DRIVERS THE LEAST
AMOUNT POSSIBLE.
>> NUMBER 11, ALEX CAME .
>> MY NAME IS ALEX AND I AM A
DISTRICT TWO RESIDENT AND I AM
HERE FOR THE PAYOUT ORDINANCE,
BECAUSE IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE
FOR THE BETTER. WHEN THE
SEAHAWKS PLAY THE 49ers OR THE
MARINERS PLAY THE GIANTS, THE
SEATTLEITES CHEER FROM SAN
FRANCISCO? I SAY THIS, BECAUSE
CHANGING THE PET ORDINANCE
WOULD BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF
MEGACORPORATIONS IN SAN
FRANCISCO AND COME AT THE COST
OF GIG WORKERS IN SEATTLE.
IT'S IMPORTANT? ENSURING THAT
HIGHLY PAID EXECUTIVES GET
BIGGER BONUSES OR ENSURING
THAT WORKERS IN SEATTLE HAVE A
LIVING WAGE? SEATTLE AMAZON
DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH THE LAW EITHER. THEY
DON'T NEED TO CHARGE FEES TO
PAY WORKERS FAIRLY. THE
COUNCIL SAYS THEY WANT TO
CHANGE SEATTLE FOR THE BATTLE
AND ARE HIRING MORE POLICE TO
DO THAT. YOU CAN, BUT THAT IS
JUST A BAND-AID. THERE ARE FEW
BETTER WAYS TO IMPROVE SOCIETY
THAN BY GETTING 20
WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE, BECAUSE
ECONOMIC CHANGE IS REAL CHANGE.
PLEASE ROUTE FOR THE PEOPLE
THAT YOU REPRESENT, PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE.
>> NEXT, EMMA, THEN NOAH.
>> NO LAW IS PERFECT. THE
PAYOUT LOT IS A GOOD AND
ESSENTIAL LAW. I SAY THIS AS
AN E-BIKE COURIER WHO HAS GONE
THROUGH THE SAME ROCKY TIMES
THAT OTHERS WENT THROUGH
INITIALLY, BECAUSE WE ARE
LARGELY EXCLUDED FROM THE
PLATFORM DUE TO AN INFLAMMATION
CHOICE THAT THE UBER
CORPORATION CONTINUES TO MAKE
GOOD MY HOURLY IS NOW AT LEAST
TWICE WHAT IT WAS BEFORE THE
LAW PASSED. EVEN WITH THE
PRACTICES BY SOME OF THE OUT
PLATFORMS, THE PAYOUT LOT IS
ESSENTIAL, BECAUSE IT HALTED
THE ABUSE OF MARKET
CONSOLIDATION TO DRIVE DOWN
FEES AND PRACTICES LIKE THE
GAMBLING PSYCHOLOGY IN THE APPS
THAT HAD LONG BEEN USED TO
EXPLOIT US AS COURIERS. THIS
LAW HAS A POTENTIAL TO MAKE THE
SYSTEM MORE EFFICIENT. WHILE
THERE MAY BE TWEAKS THAT CAN BE
MADE TO HELP US IN ORDER TO
BALANCE EQUITY WHILE MAKING
THE DELIVERY SYSTEM GREENER
OVERALL, MAINTAIN THE GAINS
THAT THE COURIERS WORKED SO
HARD FOR IN THE MEANTIME.
>> WE HAVE NOAH FOLLOWED BY
MEDICINE -- MADISON .
>> I AM NOAH . I AM A CITIZEN
OF SEATTLE AND A GIG WORKER. I
AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT GIG
WORKERS ARE PAID A MINIMUM
WAGE. ALTHOUGH I AM NOT ASSUME
WORKER AS A DELIVERY DRIVER,
BUT PET WALKING AND TOUR GUIDE.
IF I DO NOT SUPPORT THOSE WHO
ARE ALSO IN THE SAME JOB AS ME,
THEN WE STAND DIVIDED AND WILL
NEVER GET ANYTHING PAST OR
DONE. WHY WE NEED THIS FAIR
MINIMUM WAGE IS SIMPLE. IF
PEOPLE ARE PAID MORE, THEY ARE
HAPPY THAT THEY CAN AFFORD TO
BRING OR PAY RENT. IF YOU
ACTUALLY LOWERED THIS, WE WOULD
BE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE IN THE
CITY AND HOW WILL WE GET
ANYTHING BUILDS BETTER OR FIXED
IN ANYWAY? PAID GIG WORKERS
NOT JUST PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE
QUICKBOOKS , BUT IT IS ALSO
COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE
SITTING UP TO MAKE SURE THEY
CAN PAY OFF LOANS. IT IS
FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO MAKE A
LIVING AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS DAY
TODAY DUE TO MEDICAL PROBLEMS
OR MENTAL THAT MAKES THEM TO
WHERE THEY CAN'T DO A
FULL-TIME JOB.
>> MADISON FOLLOWED BY
STEPHEN.
>> I HAVE BEEN A GIG WORKER AND
CUSTOMER IN SUPPORT OF PAY UP.
THIS PROPOSAL BROUGHT TO YOU
BY THE UBER FUNDED GROUP DRIVE
FORWARD ONLY MONTHS AFTER THE
POLICY WENT INTO EFFECT WILL
MASSIVELY/PAY AND DO NOTHING TO
LOWER THE EXCESSIVE FEES THAT
APPS ARE CHARGING. NOT GIVING
TIME FOR THAT TENDS TO
EQUALIZE, VERY CLEARLY
MANIPULATED INADEQUATE DATA
AND REFUSING TO SHARE ANY REAL
DATA THAT CAN BE STUDIED TO
DECIDE ON CHANGES. TO BE
CLEAR, HERE IS WHAT HAS
HAPPENED. ALL OF THE MAJOR
APPS AND AT THE SAME FIVE
DOLLARS FEE ON THE ORDER, BUT
ANNOUNCED IT WOULD LITTLE
POP-UPS AND ADVERTISING. DOES
THAT SOUND LIKE WHAT THEY WANT
TO DO FOR DEMAND OR IS IT A
POLITICAL PLOY? DO NOT FOLLOW
SARAH NELSON'S LEAD AND USE IT
FOR MANIPULATION AND
STRIPPING GIG WORKERS OF THEIR
PAY.
>> NEXT, STEPHEN. FOLLOWED BY
MICHAEL.
>> I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
PAY UP LEGISLATION. I HAD A
QUOTE FROM CHRIS ROCK. HE SAYS,
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS WHEN
SOMEONE PAYS YOU MINIMUM WAGE?
YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR BOSS IS
TRYING TO SAY? IF I COULD PAY
LESS, I WOULD, BUT IT'S AGAINST
THE LAW. PLEASE KEEP THESE PAY
MINIMUMS IN PLACE AND DON'T
BE THE CITY THAT SAYS IF I CAN
PAY LESS, I WOULD.
>> NEXT, MICHAELL WOLFF
FOLLOWED BY RILEY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DRIVE
FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU
TODAY. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS, YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING
EVERY WEEK FROM WORKERS WHO
THIS LAW IS HURTING. THEY HAVE
BEEN TELLING YOU EVERY WEEK HOW
MUCH THEY MADE PER DAY, PER
HOUR, PER MONTH AND IT IS
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN WHAT
THEY WERE PRIOR TO
IMPLEMENTATION. THEY FEEL
THESE EFFECTS DAILY . BELIEVE
THEIR TRUTH. THE OPPONENTS OF
REFORM WANT YOU TO BELIEVE THAT
DRIVE FORWARD IS A CORPORATE
MOUTHPIECE. DRIVE FORWARD
SUPPORTED AD BASED WORKER
DEACTIVATION AND IT PASSED LAST
YEAR. WE SUPPORTED PAID SICK
AND SAVE TIME FOR WORKERS AND
THE COMPANIES DID NOT. THAT
DOESN'T MAKE US A GOOD
MOUTHPIECE, DOES IT? I URGE YOU
TO CONTINUE THE EFFORTS TO
REFORM , SO THAT THESE WORKERS
HAVE BEEN COMING EVERY WEEK AND
MADE WHOLE AGAIN.
>> NEXT , FOLLOWED BY KIRK
ROBBINS .
>> MY NAME IS ARIANA RILEY AND
I DRIVE FOR UBER, DOOR DASH
AND AMAZON FLEX. I AM HERE TO
TALK ABOUT THE MINIMUM PAYMENT
ORDINANCE . BEFORE THIS LAW,
CUSTOMERS WERE EXPECTED TO TIP
A MINIMUM OF FIVE DOLLARS OR
TWO DOLLARS PER MILE IN ORDER
TO GET THEIR FOOD PICKED UP. IF
THEY TIP LESS, THEIR FOOD WOULD
OFTENTIMES SIT AND GET COLD
WHILE IT WAS PASSED AROUND
BETWEEN DRIVERS WHO DECLINED
IT. EVERY TIME INTERVAL
DECLINES THE ORDER, THEY WILL
ADD $.25. OFTENTIMES, FOOD
DOESN'T GET PICKED UP UNTIL 30
MINUTES TO ONE HOUR AFTER BEING
READY. MOST CUSTOMERS THAT
ORDER REGULARLY UNDERSTOOD
THAT THEY WERE EXPECTED TO TIP
FOR TIME AND MILEAGE SINCE THEY
KNEW THAT THEY WERE NOT PAID.
THE NEW LAW CHANGED ALL OF
THIS. TIPS ARE JUST EXTRA TO
ADDRESS THE CUSTOMER SAYING
THAT THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY
FEES AND TIP, BUT WE GET PAID A
WAGE SUCH THAT TIPPING IS NOT
NECESSARY TO GET YOUR FOOD
PICKED UP. I URGE YOU TO KEEP
THE LAW THE SAME AND NOT CHANGE
IT.
>> NEXT, KIRK ROBBINS .
>> RECENTLY RETURNED FROM
FRANCE WHERE THE 19 IS
AFFORDABLE AND THE ROMAN EMPIRE
SAW TO IT THAT BRIDGES WERE
BUILT TO LAST. I SPECIFICALLY
ADDRESS THIS TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA WHO MAY REMEMBER THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIRECTOR SAID , WE CAN DO
BRIDGES OR EVERYTHING ELSE.
THE ROMAN EMPIRE DID THE
BRIDGES TO LAST AND THE ROADS
ARE FLAWLESS. I THINK WE SHOULD
LEARN FROM PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY
HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB AND HAVE
A LEGACY TO PROVE IT. I NOTICED
THAT IN PARIS, CARS CAN DRIVE
IN THE BUS LANES WHEN THERE ARE
NO BUSES THERE. THAT IS PART
OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF A COMPLETE
STREET, WHICH IS THAT PEOPLE
CAN ADAPT TO IT WERE AS NEEDS
FLUCTUATE. I THINK AN EMPTY BUS
LANE IS DOING NO ONE ANY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
>> KATHLEEN , FOLLOWED BY
WHELAN .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I LIVE IN BALLARD AND I TOOK
THE BUS DOWN TODAY ON THE
D-LINE AND THERE WAS A DRUG
ADDICT BEHIND ME WHO WAS
PULLING OUR HAIR . THERE WAS
THIS STRONG SMELL OF HUMAN
EXTRA MEN IN THE BUS. I TOLD
THE DRIVER ABOUT IT AND HE
SHOOK HIS HEAD , SAW A SECURITY
PERSON COME ON WHEN WE HIT
DOWNTOWN. I TOLD HIM ABOUT IT
AND HE SAID THAT THE DRIVERS
HANDS ARE TIED AND THEY ARE
AFRAID OF LAWSUITS. YOU WONDER
WHY PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO TAKE
THE BUS. I'M A TOUGH PERSON
AND CAN HANDLE IT, BUT IT WAS
NOT A FUN EXPERIENCE THIS
MORNING AND I THINK YOU NEED TO
KNOW THAT THOSE THINGS ARE
GOING ON. THE DRUG ISSUE, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, BUT
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME
CHANGES. THANK YOU.
>> WHELAN FOLLOWED BY SARAH.
>> I AM HERE TO REPRESENT THE
PAY UP CAMPAIGNS. AS A GIG
WORKER MYSELF, I EMPLOYEE TO
STAND FIRM IN YOUR SUPPORT OF
THE SEATTLE ORDINANCE TO
PROVIDE MINIMUM PAYMENT
PROTECTIONS FOR ALL DRIVERS AND
AD BASED GIG WORKERS. THE
URGENCY CANNOT BE OVERSTEPPED.
GIG WORKERS FACED CHALLENGES
AND THIS ORDINANCE IS THE
LIFELINE FOR MANY STRUGGLING TO
MAKE ENDS MEET. WE CANNOT
ALLOW CORPORATIONS TO UNDERMINE
LIKELIHOOD OF THESE
HARD-WORKING INDIVIDUALS.
WHICH COMPANY WILL GO TO
DECEIVE THE PUBLIC AND
DISCREDIT OUR EFFORTS. THEY
ARE MANIPULATING INFORMATION
ALSO SERVE THEIR OWN INTEREST
IN EXPENSE OF WORKERS. YOU
MUST DO THE THINGS YOU THINK
YOU CANNOT DO. WE MUST GET THE
CURRENT TO HIT IT HEAD ON AND
PROTECT THE MOST VIOLENT
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
JUSTICE AND EQUALITY TO SEND
A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT THE
VOICES OF WORKERS WILL NOT BE
SILENCED.
>> NEXT, SARAH, THEN ALEX AND
WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENTERS.
>> MY NAME IS SARAH AND I AM
A RESIDENT OF DOWNTOWN
CARNATION AND HAVE LIVED THERE
FOR 11 YEARS. I WILL TRY AND
BACKUP WITH EVERYONE . I
DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD TRAUMA
UNTIL JESSICA WAS TALKING AND
I STARTED TO WELL UP
REMEMBERING GETTING MY DOG AND
AS MUCH AS I COULD. I WAS OUT
BEFORE THE ALARM WAS OFF. I
HAVE ALL FOUR HUMANS AND ME
AND THE DOG WITH NO SHOES ON A
SINGLE PERSON. WE ARE PEOPLE
THAT LIVE OUT THERE AND IT IS
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS
BODY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE
IS SAFE. IF WE DO NOT HAVE AN
ACCURATE REPRESENTATION PRESENT
FOR YOU TO REALLY UNDERSTAND
THE GRAVITY OF IT. IF THERE IS
A WAY TO REACH OUT TO THE
COMMUNITY , THAT WOULD BE
AMAZING. WE JUST GET EXCUSES
AND FAULTY ALARMS. THANK YOU.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER IS ALEX.
>> MY NAME --.
>> PLEASE STOP THE TIME. YOU
ARE ENGAGING IN DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIOR. PLEASE STOP.
>> NOT SO NICE. OKAY. STOP
AND STOP AND INTERRUPT ME. STOP
IT. I DO EVERYTHING LEGALLY.
>> PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
>> I ONLY SPEAK ONE MINUTE.
WHY DO YOU STOP IT? WHY DO STOP
IT? WHY? EXPLAINED TO PEOPLE
WHY .
>> YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ABOUT
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR MANY
TIMES.
>> I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR
20 YEARS.
>> WE WILL NEED TO EXCLUDE YOU
FROM CHAMBERS, MR. ZIMMERMAN,
WITH THAT BEHAVIOR. CONTINUE.
>> WE ARE MOVING INTO ABOUT
PUBLIC COMMENTERS. WHEN YOU
HEAR THE PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN UNNEEDED, PRESS STAR SIX .
OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS
JULIA. SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
KEVIN. GO AHEAD. YOU MAY NEED
TO PRESS STAR SIX.
>> HELLO, COUNSEL. I AM A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT SIX. I AM
CALLING TODAY ABOUT THE PAY OF
ORDINANCE, ALTHOUGH I AM NOT A
USER OF DOOR DASH OR UBER
EATS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE
TREATED MANY OF THE
RESTAURANTS THAT I LOVE THE WAY
THE NEW JERSEY MAFIA TREATS
DRY CLEANERS. THEY HAVE NO
CHOICE BUT TO PARTICIPATE.
THEIR PHONE NUMBERS GET
BOOSTED IN SEARCH ENGINES AND
THEY TAKE A 30% CUT THAT THEY
CANNOT OPT OUT OF AND IT
DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER THAT
IS THE MARGIN THAT MAKES SENSE
FOR THE BUSINESS OR NOT. PEOPLE
ARE NOW VERY UPSET ABOUT $32
BURRITOS WHEN THEY HAVE TO PAY
WORKERS THE MINIMUM WAGE. WHEN
PEOPLE WORK A JOB THAT IS NOT
PAYING SUFFICIENT WAGES FOR THE
AMOUNT OF TIMES AND EMPLOYEE
EXCHANGES , THE EMPLOYEES
QUALIFY FOR AND NEEDS TO
SURVIVE , HOUSING ASSISTANCE,
FOOD ASSISTANCE AND OTHER
PROGRAMS PAID FOR BY TAXES. PAY
FOR A 32 DOLLAR BURRITO AND I
DON'T GET ONE. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KEVIN
WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY J . GO
AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS KEVIN. I AM
CALLING TO SUPPORT AGAINST
OPPOSE ANY REPEAL . I AM A GIG
WORKER ON INSTACART . IT
SEEMED LIKE PAY WAS DECENT AT
FIRST, BUT STARTED TO DROP. IT
CAN TAKE 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR
TO COMPLETE AN ORDER. NOW, A
LAW PREVENTS THAT AND WHAT WE
HAVE FOUGHT FOR OVER THE
COURSE OF YEARS. BUSINESSES
WILL TRY TO SCREW US OVER. WE
HAVE NO WAY TO HOLD THEM
ACCOUNTABLE. IT COMES IN
CHANGES . THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT
HOW HARD WE HAVE TO WORK TO GET
BY AND GET PROFIT. I
APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION AND
TIME .
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY DAVID. GO AHEAD.
>> I AM OPPOSED TO THE CURRENT
EFFORTS TO REPEAL OR MODIFY THE
PAY OF LAW. IT HAS ONLY BEEN IN
PLACE A FEW MONTHS AND
CERTAINLY NOT LONG ENOUGH TO
KNOW THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS. WE
DON'T KNOW HOW IT AFFECTS THE
COMPANY AND PROCESS OR INCOME .
RIGHT NOW, THE CITY COUNCIL IS
ONLY REACTING TO COMPLAINTS
FROM THE COMPANIES AND THEIR
UNITS. THEY ARE REFUSING TO
PROVIDE DATA CLAIMING THAT
THIS IS A TRADE SECRET. THAT'S
FINE, HOWEVER THE DECISION
SHOULD BE MADE BASED ON THE
SECRET DATA. IF THEY WANT IT
RELEASED, THEN MAKE THEM
RELEASE THE DATA. IT SHOULD BE
ANALYZED . THE ANALYSIS SOLELY
BY THE EMPLOYERS SHOULD BE
IGNORED. CITY COUNCIL WENT
THROUGH A LOT OF WORK TO CRAFT
THE LAW AND IT SHOULD ONLY BE
REPEALED THAT THERE IS
INDEPENDENT DATA INDICATING
THAT IT DOESN'T WORK. THAT
DATA DOES NOT EXIST NOW. DO NOT
REPEAL IT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAVID, FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. IT DOESN'T
MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY YOU ARE
FOR THE POLICE. YOU ARE GOING
TO MAKE THEM STILL FOLLOW THE
SAME PROGRESSIVE POLICIES AND
HAVE THE SAME CHIEF EXEMPT
LOW-LEVEL JOB PRESSURES. YOU
ARE EXACERBATING THE HOMELESS
CRISIS WHEN YOU ARE
PRIORITIZING REPEAT OFFENDERS
WHO LITERALLY DESTROY OTHER
PEOPLE'S PURSUITS OF
HAPPINESS. TO TAKE
TRANSPORTATION, YOU STILL HAVE
TO DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES. THE POLICE CHIEF IS
PURPOSELY NOT FIGHTING CRIME.
NEVER EXEMPTED ORGANIC PROPER
GROUND LEGALIZED WEED AND
BETTER TRAINING THING CRACK,
METH AND FENTANYL. REFUSE TO
WORK FOR SEATTLE, BECAUSE THE
PROGRESSIVES WOULD RATHER
POLICE THE POLICE WHEN THEY
TARGET EVIL PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
DESTROY PEOPLE'S LIVES. WE
NEED TO TRESPASS AND QUESTION
THE THIEVES TO FIND THE DRUG
PUSHERS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
MICHAEL. HE WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY KATIE WILSON. GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO, MICHAEL. I AM A
CUSTOMER OF UBER , GRUB HUB AND
ROVER. I AM SPEAKING IN THE
PAY OF ORDINANCE TO HELP
INCREASE POTENTIAL THAT THE
GIG WORKERS CAN MAKE. THE
REACTION TO THE COMPANIES TO
ADD ADDITIONAL FEES ON TOP OF
DELIVERY FEES TO THEIR OWN
CUSTOMERS IS TO INFLICT PAIN
AND CAUSE POLITICAL RESPONSE ,
WHICH HAS BEEN THEIR OWN
BEHAVIOR SINCE UBER FIRST CAME
TO THE CITY AND STARTED DOING
BUSINESS ILLEGALLY OVER 10
YEARS AGO . AT EVERY TURN,
THEY MAKE CAPTURING THE MARKET
THEIR TOP PRIORITY WHILE NOT
ACKNOWLEDGING THE CONTRIBUTION
OF THEIR OWN WORKERS WHO HAVE
MADE THEM THEIR MONEY IN THE
FIRST PLACE. THE COUNCIL NEEDS
TO STAND UP TO THESE COMPANIES
AND FINANCIAL CONTROL THAT
THEY HAVE TOWARDS OUR
RESIDENTS. THESE COMPANIES HAVE
BROUGHT POVERTY AND STRUGGLE
TO SEATTLE'S WORKING PEOPLE
AND THEIR BUSINESS MODEL PUTS
UNDUE BURDEN ON RESTAURANTS,
GROCERY STORES, INDUSTRY
PROVIDERS AND GIG WORKERS
ALIKE. NOT ONLY FEES AND
EXPENSES WHILE STEALING
GRATUITY MEANT FOR THE WORKERS
AND NOT FOR THEM.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KATIE WILSON. KATIE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY KAREN. GO AHEAD,
KATIE. KATIE , YOU MAY NEED TO
PRESS STAR SIX.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS
KATIE WILSON AND I AM A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3. I AM
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE PIP
ORDINANCE. THERE ARE SO MANY
IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE
TO WORK ON THIS YEAR AS
COUNSEL, INCLUDING CRAFTING AN
EIGHT YEAR TRANSPORTATION LEVY
AND OUR NEXT 20 YEARS GROWTH
PLAN. I HOPE THAT PUSHING
WORKERS BACK BELOW THE MINIMUM
WAGE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU SPEND
MORE TIME ON. I HAVE WORKED ON
MINIMUM WAGE CAMPAIGNS IN
SEVERAL CITIES AND WHAT WE HAVE
LEARNED IS THAT LIVING WAGES
FOR WORKERS IS INCREDIBLY
POPULAR . REALLY STRONG
MAJORITIES IF THEY RECENTLY
RAISE THEIR MINIMUM WAGES.
SEATTLE VOTERS I AM SURE
SUPPORT LIVING WAGES FOR GIG
WORKERS AND I HOPE THAT YOU
WILL RESPECT THAT. I AM --
RECENTLY USED DOOR DASH WHILE I
WAS SICK AND SAW THE EXTREMELY
MISLEADING --.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KAREN . KAREN WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE.
>> MY NAME IS KAREN AND I LIVE
IN DISTRICT 3. I AM ALSO HERE
IN SUPPORT OF THE ORDINANCE AND
ASKING YOU NOT TO REPEAL THIS
ORDINANCE. AS OTHERS WHO HAVE
SPOKEN BEFORE ME, WORKERS
FOUGHT FOR YEARS TO GET A
MINIMUM WAGE AND I THINK THE
COUNCIL DID THE RIGHT WING BY
PASSING THIS ORDINANCE AND IT
HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR ALMOST
TWO MONTHS. I AM URGING YOU
NOT TO GIVE INTO PRESSURE OF
THE COMPANIES, BUT STAND FIRM .
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE
HEAR SOME FOLKS THAT IT ISN'T
WORKING FOR THEM, BUT I WOULD
ARGUE THAT THE SOLUTION IS NOT
TO GROW EVERYTHING OUT . IT IS
REALLY ABOUT TRYING TO FIND A
SOLUTION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
IS WORKING FOR EVERYBODY.
WORKERS ARE OFTEN PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES OR FAMILY
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT MAKE IT
CHALLENGING FOR THEM TO WORK
JOBS WITH FIXED SCHEDULES, SO
THEY NEED DIGNITY AND SECURITY
TO MAINTAIN STABILITY AND HAVE
POWER WITHIN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHELLE
. MICHELLE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
LYNN. GO AHEAD, MICHELLE.
>> YOU ARE HEARING A BUNCH OF
PEOPLE TALK AND I HAVE A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS. FIRST, MICHAEL
SAYS THAT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE
ARE UPSET AND THAT THE LAW IS
NOT WORKING FOR THEM AND THE
COMPANIES ARE SAYING THAT, BUT
I ASK, WHERE ARE THE ANGRY
PEOPLE? I AM SEEING AND HEARING
THE SAME THREE PEOPLE SPEAK
EVERY WEEK. I DON'T SEE A LOT
OF RESTAURANT OWNERS. I DON'T
SEE CUSTOMERS SAYING THAT IT
ISN'T WORKING AND THAT THEY
STOPPED USING THE APP. I DON'T
SEE WORKERS. WHERE ARE ALL OF
THE ANGRY PEOPLE AGAINST THE
LAW? WEEK AFTER WEEK, I AM
SEEING MORE PEOPLE IN SUPPORT
AND THEY ARE NOT JUST WORKERS,
BUT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THEY
ARE EVERYBODY. THE OTHER
QUESTION I HAVE IS, WHAT ARE
THESE COMPANIES WANTING TO
REPEAL THIS LAW OR CHANGE IT --
WHERE ARE THEY? WHY ARE THEY
NOT UP FRONT ABOUT IT? WHY DO
THEY NEED TO HIDE? IT'S
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY
SHOULDN'T BE DOING WHAT THEY
ARE DOING.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER
IS LYNN . LYNN WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY OUR LAST SPEAKER, CHANDRA .
GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR
MEMBERS AT DRIVING FORWARD
REGARDING PAY UP REFORM.
WORKING WASHINGTON PUSH THE
LEGISLATION WITH NEAR TO ZERO
INPUT BY OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
LIKE DRIVING FORWARD. WE HAVE
SURVEY DATA FROM NEARLY 750
DRIVERS , WHICH WOULD HELP GET
MORE REALISTIC PAY. THE CURRENT
RATE IS $26.40 IS NOT
WORKING. HOW LONG SHOULD WE
WAIT TO FIX THIS? THE NEGATIVE
EFFECTS FOR ON-DEMAND DRIVERS
WAS IMMEDIATE AND WE ARE
GETTING CALLS FROM DRIVERS
LOOKING FOR RENT ASSISTANCE,
BECAUSE IT DROPPED BY 50%. WE
ARE ASKING FOR MINIMUM PAY OF
$19.97 AN HOUR AND $.35 PER
MINUTE , TIPS AND ON TOP OF
OTHER PROTECTIONS FOR DRIVERS.
DRIVERS SHOULD NEVER EARN LESS
THAN THAT. THEY ARE WORKING
SEVERAL HOURS TO MAKE INCOME
THAT THEY NEED , BECAUSE NOW
THEY HAVE TO WORK EXTRA TO
MAKE THAT. WE SUPPORT REFORM.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST ROW
SPOKE -- REMOTE SPEAKER IS
CHANDRA.
>> THANK YOU. I AM CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF PAY UP AND AGAINST
CUTS. I SELL REAL ESTATE AND
DO LOAN SIGNING , SO WHEN THEY
INCREASE MORTGAGE RATES, BOTH
OF THOSE BUSINESSES TANK AND I
HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR 20 YEARS
AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MORE THAN
SURVIVE. I STARTED GIG WORK IN
JANUARY 2023 TO HELP MAKE ENDS
MEET. I HAVE A DAUGHTER,
MORTGAGE, HUSBAND , FAMILY AND
ALL OF THAT. I WORK PRIMARILY
OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE, BUT I SEE
WHERE I GET TWO DOLLARS FOR A
SHOP AND PAY ORDER, WHICH MEANS
I HAVE TO GO TO THE GROCERY
STORE, SHOP AROUND, SOMETIMES
PICK UP CASES OF WATER AND
POTATOES AND GET TWO DOLLARS.
THEY EXPECT ME TO ACCEPT THAT.
IF SEATTLE DOESN'T CANCEL IT,
THEN IT GIVES US A CHANCE IN
THE SURROUNDING AREAS TO BE
MORE PRODUCTIVE. THANK YOU FOR
HEARING ME.
>> THAT WAS OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER.
>> THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND
MAKING COMMON TODAY. I WILL
FORMERLY -- FORMALLY CLOSE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
WILL BE ADOPTED. NO OBJECTION.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. SEEING NO
OBJECTION. THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE WILL CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
ARE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 9th,
24, PAYMENT OF BILLS. SIX
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE HOUSING
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE .
FOUR APPOINTMENTS FROM
LIBRARIES EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. NINE
APPOINTMENTS FROM
SUSTAINABILITY , CITY LIGHT AND
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE.
ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR?
HEARING NONE. I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE
A SECOND? IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE ITEMS ARE ADOPTED.
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF?
MOVING TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.
ITEM ONE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDING FROM
NON-CITY SOURCES OF THE VARIOUS
AND DEPARTMENTS TO ACCEPT
EXPENDITURES OF SPECIFIED
GRANTS, PRIVATE FUNDING AND
EXECUTE, DELIVER AND PERFORM
CORRESPONDING AGREEMENTS. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE
BILL PASSED.
>> STRAUSS IS RECOGNIZED TO
PROVIDE THE REPORT.
>> WE HAVE A GOOD STORY HERE.
THE COMPREHENSIVE GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE WAS DONE
ONCE PER YEAR TOWARDS THE END
OF THE YEAR. AS THINGS HAVE
CHANGED WITH HOW WE ARE
REVIEWING , EXAMINING AND
ENGAGING WITH OUR BUDGET TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
BALANCE THE BUDGET IN A
MEANINGFUL WAY AND FOR THOSE
WATCHING ON SEATTLE CHANNEL
NEWS, A LITTLE BIT OF NOISE, SO
I'M GETTING DISTRACTED. WE ARE
EXCITED THAT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS CHANGED PRACTICE AND
BEGUN SENDING DOWN THE GRANTS
AND APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE
MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR STARTING
IN QUARTER ONE. WHAT WE HAVE
IS THE CHARTER DUTY THAT THE
COUNCIL HAS TO ACCEPT AND
APPROPRIATE EXTERNAL GRANTS.
WE HAVE $10.5 MILLION IN
EXTERNAL GRANTS AND
APPROPRIATING 7.8 MILLION FROM
THE EXTERNAL SOURCES. YOU
MIGHT NOTICE THAT THE NUMBERS
ARE DIFFERENT, BECAUSE WE
ALREADY APPROPRIATED SOME OF
THE ANTICIPATED GRANT MONEY
LAST YEAR AHEAD OF ACCEPTING
THE GRANT, SO WE ARE SOME OF
THAT. 7.2 MILLION AND 7% ARE
FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS AND WE
HAVE 4 MILLION FROM THE EPA TO
SUPPORT ECONOMIES . USABLE WHAT
IS NOT THROWN IN THE DUMP AND
IS WERE USED. $2 MILLION GRANT
FOR THE RIPARIAN RESTORATION
AND WE HAVE ONE $.3 MILLION
FROM KING COUNTY CONTROL
DISTRICT FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS.
THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE ORDINANCE. THANK YOU.
>> UNANIMOUSLY. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON THE BILL? SEEING
NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF?
PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ITEM
TWO IN THE RECORD.
>> PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE AGENDA
ITEM TWO. 1207 53, TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORIZING
APPROVAL OF USES AND ACCEPTING
THE 2022 SURVEILLANCE IMPACT
REPORT AND 2023 EXECUTIVE
OVERVIEW FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S USE. RECOMMENDED
THAT THE BILL PASS.
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON . I KNOW THAT WE HAVE
TWO BILLS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF
PARKS UTILITIES AND
TECHNOLOGY. THIS FIRST ONE IS
A SOFTWARE USED BY SPV, A CELL
PHONE IDENTIFICATION MASKING
AND RECORDING TECHNOLOGY WHEN
SPD IS USING THE FUTURE OF THE
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS AND
RECORDING, A SEARCH WARRANT IS
PROVIDED. IT HAS BEEN USED
WITH THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2013
AND SINCE THE SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT WAS PASSED, THIS
IS PART OF THAT PROCESS FOR US
TO GO THROUGH THIS. I ALSO
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
DIRECTOR FROM OUR I.T.
DEPARTMENT , WHICH IS ATTACHED
TO THE BILL FOR HIS MEMO
REGARDING THE WORK GROUP THAT
HAS SUBMITTED THE INFORMATION,
AS WELL. ASKING OUR COLLEAGUES
TO CONSIDER THIS AND THIS WAS
PASSED OUT OF OUR COMMITTEE
GROUP . THREE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH BUT ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE ON THE
LEGISLATION FOR MY BEHALF?
PLEASE READ TITLE III INTO THE
RECORD.
>> ZOOM SEVEN, AUTHORIZING
APPROVAL OF USES FOR
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT AND
2023 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW FOR THE
SETTLED POLICE DEPARTMENTS USE
OF HOSTAGE . COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS PASS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS. IT IS A PHONE TO
ELEGY THAT SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT USES TWO COMMUNITY
-- TO COMMUNICATE WITH HOSTAGES
, USED AS A MICROPHONE DURING
THESE SITUATIONS. WE HAD A
BRIEFING REGARDING THE USE OF
HOSTAGE THROW BONES , AS IT CAN
BE HELPFUL IN CERTAIN
SITUATIONS WHEN THEY ARE
NEGOTIATING AND TRYING TO
DE-ESCALATE SITUATIONS. THIS
PAST THREE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED IN OUR COMMITTEE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? NOW, COMING FROM
THE SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHTS,
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE OF ITEM FOUR?
>> SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHTS
AND ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
RESOLUTION 32133 APPROVING
THE PROPOSED BUDGET FRAMEWORK
OF THE ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION
FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024 THROUGH
2028 AND 2029. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS ADOPT .
>> CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
REPORT.
>> THIS IS TO APPROVE THE
BUDGET FRAMEWORK OF THE
SCHEDULED ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMISSION FOR A FIVE-YEAR
FISCAL PERIOD. THIS FUND WAS
JOINTLY ESTABLISHED BY THE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT . AS A
RESULT OF THE 1984 HI ROSS
TREATY BETWEEN THE U.S. AND
CANADA AND ASSOCIATED
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SEATTLE
AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. THIS
ADMINISTERS THE SKAGIT
ENVIRONMENTAL DOMINANT FUND.
WHILE IT IS NOT PART OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE'S BUDGET,
REQUIRES SEATTLE'S COUNSEL OF
APPROVAL. THIS FUND'S
PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH
THE TREATY , WHICH PRIORITIZES
ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE , INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE ENGAGEMENT , INTEGRITY
AND RECREATION . IT ALSO
SUPPORTS THE VISION FOR THE
UPPER SKAGIT WATERSHED TO BE
ECOLOGICALLY AND CULTURALLY
UNIQUE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL.
I APPRECIATE THE ONGOING
STEWARDSHIP OF THE SKAGIT ,
ESPECIALLY HAVING EXPERIENCE
FIRST HAND. THE PROJECT WENT
UP THERE WITH COUNSEL MUMBLE
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
LEARN ABOUT THE CHILDREN
PROGRAMS WHERE THEY SPEND A
COUPLE OF NIGHTS AND LEARNED
ABOUT INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT AND
WATERSHED INTEGRITY. A LOT OF
OTHER THINGS INCLUDED. I WANT
TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES ON THE
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHTS ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE AND I
WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST LEARNED A
LOT. I HAVE A QUESTION. DOES
IT HAVE TO BE REAPPROVED EVERY
FIVE YEARS?
>> YES, EVERY FIVE YEARS. WE
APPROVE IT, AS WELL AS BRITISH
COLUMBIA.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> RESOLUTION ADOPTED AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. NO
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE. WE
HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 23rd AT
2:00 AND IT IS NOW 2:53. THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED . THANK
YOU, EVERYONE.