>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE,
D APRIL 23rd, 2024 MEETING IS
COMING TO ORDER. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE PRESENT. WE HAVE TWO P
TODAY. MAY 2024 IS AMERICAN
MONTH IN SEATTLE. I WILL OPEN
THE FLOOR FOR COMMENTS FROM
COLLEAGUES. AND AFTER THAT, WE
WILL PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION
TO ALLOW GUESTS TO MAKE
COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. SEATTLE IS HOME
TO MORE THAN 197,000 RESIDENTS
AGE 50 AND OLDER. SINCE 1963,
MAY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS
OLDER AMERICANS' MONTH TO
RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.
I NEED TO ALSO SAY IT IS TIME
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE AGEISM THAT
PERMEATES SOCIETY. AGEISM,
ESPECIALLY AGEISM IN THE
WORKPLACE IS A PERVASIVE
ISSUE. 62% OF WORKERS 50 AND
ABOVE BELIEVE THAT OLDER
WORKERS FACE AGE
DISCRIMINATION. AND OVER 93%
ASSERT THAT AGEISM IN THE
WORKPLACE IS A REGULAR
OCCURRENCE. THERE IS ALSO A
GENDER BIAS. 50% OF MEN
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 55 AND 74
FEEL THAT THEY FACE AGE
DISCRIMINATION AT WORK. 72% OF
WOMEN IN THE SAME AGE REGULARLY
SAY SO. THE AARP SAID THAT
NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES AND
MISCONCEPTIONS RELATED TO
AGING LEADS TO ASSUMPTIONS
THAT OLDER WORKERS ARE
RESISTANT TO CHANGE, ARE NOT
COMPETENT WITH TECHNOLOGY OR
LACK OF CREATIVITY. IN FACT,
THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE. RESULTS
SHOWED THAT OLDER WORKERS
MANAGE THE WORK OF OLDER AND
YOUNGER COUNTERPARTS. ADULTS
AGE 60 AND OLDER SHOW NO
DIFFERENCE IN WELCOMING CHANGE
, WHEN COMPARED TO ADULTS AGES
20 TO 29, THESE BIASES SEVERELY
LIMIT OPPORTUNITIES AND HINDER
THE CAREER PROGRESSION OF OLDER
WORKERS. ACCORDING TO THE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,
AGEISM HAS REACHED AN IMPASSE
ON ALL ASPECTS OF OUR WEALTH --
HEALTH MAC AND WELL-BEING. IT
IS LINKED TO POOR PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH , INCLUDING THE
ONSLAUGHT OF DEPRESSION. THIS
IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOWER
QUALITY OF LIFE AND CONTRIBUTES
TO SOCIAL ISOLATION AND
LONELINESS. IT ALSO TAKES A
HEAVY ECONOMIC TOLL ON
INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY AND
EXACERBATES OTHER FORMS OF
DISADVANTAGE. LIKE ALL FORMS OF
DISCRIMINATION , AGEISM DENIES
THE DIGNITY AND VALUE OF OUR
FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS AND WE ARE
ALL THE POORER FOR IT. WITH
THAT SAID, I WANT TO THANK THE
SEATTLE AGING AND DISABILITY
ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT
THE NEEDS AND VALUES AND THE
VALUE OF OLDER ADULTS ARE
RECOGNIZED AND PRIORITIZED. I
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THINK MY --
THANK MY COLLEAGUES WHO VERY
GRACIOUSLY ADDED THEIR
SIGNATURES TO THIS
PROCLAMATION BUT WE HAVE ALEX
O'REILLY AND DR. DISABILITY
SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL. I
AM HONORED TO BE PRESENTING
THIS TO YOU TODAY. IN
RECOGNITION OF MAY, 2023 TO BE
OLDER AMERICANS MONTH. EXCUSE
ME, MAY, 2024, TO BE OLDER
AMERICANS MONTH. I WILL JUST
COME DOWN AND GIVE YOU THE
PROCLAMATION.
>> IF YOU CAN JUST WAIT FOR A
MOMENT, DO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
ANY COMMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE
TO MAKE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I WILL REPEAT WHAT I
SAID, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT EVERYONE, NO MATTER AGE OR
ABILITY HAS A PLACE IN OUR
CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. I
THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT
TARGET I WAS MEETING WITH A
GROUP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
SPECTRUM, I WAS MEETING WITH
THE QUEEN AND SCOUTS, AND AS
YOU KNOW, THEY ALWAYS WANT TO
BE PREPARED, IT IS ABOUT BEING
PRESENT , WHICH IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, AND BEING MINDFUL,
BE MINDFUL, PRESENT, BE
PREPARED. I BRING THIS UP,
BECAUSE THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, HEY, WE
NEED TO BE PRESENT WHEN WE ARE
WORKING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN OR THE LEVY. WE NEED TO
BE MINDFUL OF THE OLD, ELDERLY
MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY, AS IT
RELATES TO THE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN, THE MOVE LEVY, WE NEED TO
BE MINDFUL THAT IT IS ACROSS
ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF THAT WE
CAN BE PREPARED AS WE GO TO
MOVE FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE
WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
SO, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
AND WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF
THE ELDERLY NEIGHBORS . WE NEED
TO FACTOR THAT IN IN -- AS WE
LOOK TO DO THIS. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> WHAT YOU JUST SAID ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN REMINDS ME
THAT THERE IS AN
INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT TO
THE POLICY WORK THAT WE DO HERE
ON CITY COUNCIL, FROM A
CROSSWALK THAT HAS HOLES IN IT,
THE CID, AND OUR SIGNAGE, ET
CETERA, SO I APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT HE BROUGHT THIS
FORWARD, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
FOR MANY REASONS, IT DOES
BRING TO LIGHT THE WORK THAT
THE DIVISION IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF HUMAN SERVICES DOES. I THINK
THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT
CONTENTION, FROM THE WHOLE
DEPARTMENT, THAT ARE EMPLOYED
TO HELP PEOPLE, IN THIS PHASE
OF LIFE AND THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS, AND I KNOW SEVERAL
FAMILY MEMBERS PERSONALLY WHO
HAVE RELIED ON THEIR SERVICES
AS WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR HELPING US TO REMEMBER THIS
AS WELL. SO, WITHOUT, I WILL
ASK IF IT IS OKAY TO SUSPEND
THE RULES , SO THAT WE CAN
PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION AND
ALSO HERE YOUR COMMENT.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED
AND THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE
PRESENTED.
>> ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE
KING COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING
AND DISABILITY SERVICES, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PROCLAMATION FOR
OLDER AMERICANS MONTH 2024. I
AM THE CHAIR OF THAT ADVISORY
COUNCIL. THE AGING AND
DISABILITIES DIVISION, BASED
ON WHAT WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD
IN THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE
OBSERVED STAFF AND
OPERATIONS. I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THE AWESOME WORK THAT STAFF
DOES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY AGING,
MAKING IT MORE POSSIBLE TO AGE
IN PLACE IN SEATTLE, THE CASE
MANAGERS AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT
SPECIALISTS, CONTRACT
SPECIALIST, PLANNERS AND ADMIN
STAFF ARE TRULY DEDICATED TO
THEIR MISSION TO BUILD AND
STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS THAT INJURE
EQUITY, MUTUAL RESPECT AND
ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR OLDER
ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND THEIR
CAREGIVERS. THIS YEAR'S OLDER
AMERICANS MONTH THEME IS
CARRIED OUT THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR. STAFF HAVE A NORTHSTAR
TO LEAD WITH GRACE, THEY ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER. THEY ARE
POWERFUL ADVOCATES FOR THE
PEOPLE THAT THEY SERVE. THE ADS
ADVISORY COUNCIL'S ROLE IS TO
PARTNER WITH DOZENS OF
ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHARE SIMILAR
GOALS IN SEATTLE AND THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. WE LET COMMUNITY
PARTNERS KNOW HOW MUCH WE VALUE
YOUR SUPPORT FOR OLDER
AMERICANS MONTH AND FOR OLDER
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE
COMMUNITY. AGAIN, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, I HAVE A
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING APRIL
23rd 2024 TO BE DANIEL
ROBINSON SLOPE DAY. I WILL
SHARE THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN
I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR
COLLEAGUES ' COMMENTS. AFTER
COMMENTS WE WILL SUSPEND THE
RULES TO PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION TO OUR
ILLUSTRIOUS, ESTEEMED GUESTS.
AND WE WILL ALLOW THE TEAM TO
PROVIDE COMMENTS. WITH THAT, I
REMEMBER WHERE I WAS AND WHAT
I WAS DOING THAT DAY, WHEN I
WAS A STAFFER FOR RICHARD
CONLON IN 2013. I GOT A CALL
FROM A PROFESSIONAL
ACQUAINTANCE TO GIVE ME THE
HEADS UP THAT THERE WAS
SOMEBODY GREAT WHO HAD APPLIED
FOR THE VACANT COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR POSITION BACK THEN AND
I REMEMBER HER SAYING HER NAME
IS DANA ROBINSON, THAT RHYMES
WITH BANANA, DO NOT SAY DANA,
AND THE REST IS HISTORY, AND
I WILL READ PORTIONS OF THIS,
AND WE WILL TALK DIRECTLY TO
PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW DANNA
WHO HAS SERVED AS THE
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR ON THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR 13 YEARS. AND
SHE SERVED AT THE PLEASURE OF
SIX COUNCIL PRESIDENTS AND 39
COUNCILMEMBERS. HER WORK HAS
BEEN IMPERATIVE IN HELPING
ACHIEVE POLICY GOALS AND
CONNECTING WITH CONSTITUENTS IN
THE AREA OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABILITY,
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, EQUITY,
AND INFRASTRUCTURE AMONG MANY
OTHER POLICY AREAS . WITH HER
MIGHTY AND SMALL TEAM , SHE
GUIDED THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH
ITS MOST TUMULTUOUS YEAR, AND
INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THAT
WOULD ENSURE THAT THEY
CONTRADICT COULD CONTINUE ITS
WORK THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
SHE IS AGILE, RESOURCEFUL, AND
REMARKABLY PROFESSIONAL. SHE
DEFTLY DEPLOYS THE TOOLS AT
HER DISPOSAL AND FIND OTHER
ONES , JUST TO GET THE JOB
DONE, AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE
ALL BEEN IN THOSE SITUATIONS.
IN HER SPARE TIME, SHE WAS A
FOUNDER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
CHANGE TEAM, AND SHE HAS BEEN
KIND AND A LEADER FOR
COUNTLESS COLLEAGUES. SHE HAS
JUST AN INCREDIBLE GIFT FOR
BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN ALL OF
US. IN SHORT, SHE HAS ALWAYS
HAD THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT'S BACK. BUT THAT
IS NOT ALL. BEFORE COMING TO
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT,
DANA COMMITTED THE PAST 19
YEARS OF HER CAREER TO PUBLIC
SERVICE, WORKING IN
COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND AS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR
THE WASHINGTON STATE SENATE
CAUCUS, BEFORE COMING HERE, 13
YEARS AGO. SO, THE SEATTLE --
CITY OF SEATTLE ACKNOWLEDGES
HER AS A RENOWNED PUBLIC
SERVANT AND A THOUGHTFUL AND
SUPPORTIVE LEADER WHO
DEDICATED HERSELF TO IMPROVING
OUR EMPHATIC DISCOURSE, AS SHE
CONTINUES HER DISTINGUISHED
CAREER BEYOND OUR WALLS, THAT
IS WHY THE MAYOR AND THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZE
DANA ROBINSON SLOTE'S
DEDICATED CAREER, PROCLAIMING
TUESDAY, APRIL 23rd, 2024 TO BE
DANA ROBINSON SLOTE DAY. [
APPLAUSE ] SO , AT THIS
MOMENT, I WILL CALL ON
COLLEAGUES TO ADD REMARKS AS
WELL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, FOR THOSE
WHO DO NOT KNOW, I MET HER
BEFORE SHE CAME HERE. AND WE
WORK TOGETHER AT OLYMPIA WHEN
I WAS JUST A LOWLY STAFFER.
THE THING THAT REALLY STRUCK ME
AS, ACTING AS THE COMMUNICATION
DIRECTOR FOR THE STATE SENATE,
I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT SHE IS
A PERSON WHO ALWAYS TREATED ME
WITH RESPECT AND KINDNESS AND
GAVE ME THE TIME OF DAY, THOSE
ARE TRAITS THAT CANNOT BE
TAUGHT, THE TRAITS THAT CAN BE
TAUGHT ARE COMMUNICATIONS
WHEN THERE IS NOBODY BETTER BUT
I CANNOT REALLY THANK YOU MORE
FOR THE DOZEN-PLUS YEARS OF
WORKING AROUND EACH OTHER, AND
YOUR FRIENDSHIP, AS THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HAS MENTIONED, DANA
HAS WORKED IN THE LAST 11
YEARS FOR 39 COUNCILMEMBERS.
I WOULD SAY THAT WE ARE ALL
WORKING A PRETTY COMMON
DIRECTION. AND THAT HAS NOT
ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE, IT IS A
TRUE TESTAMENT TO WHAT A
PROFESSIONAL SHE IS, HAVING
BEEN ABLE TO SERVE FROM THE
SAME VIEWPOINT, AND ABLE TO
SERVE WITH PROFESSIONALISM
AND I WAS ON A RADIO SHOW, AND
JEAN BROUGHT IT UP, AND DANA
ASKED FOR ME TO SAY THAT SHE
WISHES YOU ALL THE BEST, AND
CONGRATULATIONS. I DON'T KNOW
IF IT IS PUBLICLY OKAY OR NOT,
BUT I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN
A GOAL FOR A LONG TIME,
SERVING IN THE CITY COUNCIL ,
BIDDING OUT ALL 39
COUNCILMEMBERS. SO, IN YOUR
TIME HERE , THERE WAS A
REFERENCE TO SOME TUMULTUOUS
YEARS , YOUR COMMENTS WERE AN
UNDERSTATEMENT, YOU DO A
REALLY GOOD JOB OF SERVING
PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES. AS WELL , IN YOUR
TIME HERE, YOU HAVE MADE THE
BUDGETING PROCESS A LOT MORE
CLEAR. COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THAT
IT MIGHT STILL FEEL LIKE AN
OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF
INFORMATION, DURING HER
TENURE AT CITY COUNCIL, AND
LITERALLY, YOUR COMMUNICATIONS
PLANNER HAS WON MULTIPLE AWARDS
THROUGHOUT THE NATION FOR HOW
CLEAR YOU HAVE MADE YOUR
COMMUNICATIONS AROUND
BUDGETING. AND THEY BROUGHT
UP THE FACT THAT THE
COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS ALLOW US
TO SEE WHEN EACH OF US HAVE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. THIS IS WHY
I AM NOT IN THE DIALOGUE. I
THINK THOSE ARE THE THINGS
THAT I REALLY WANTED TO SAY,
AGAIN, JUST THAT YOU CANNOT
TEACH A PERSON TO BE NICE. YOU
CANNOT TEACH SOMEONE TO BE A
GOOD PERSON AND YOU CANNOT
TEACH THEM TO SEE BEYOND THE
PROFESSIONAL STATUS. THE OLD
SAYING GOES, YOU DON'T
REMEMBER WHAT ANYBODY SAYS,
YOU JUST REMEMBER HOW THEY
TREATED YOU. AND I AM GOING TO
KEEP THAT WITH ME FOR A LONG
TIME, YOUR PROFESSIONALISM
REMAINS OUTSTANDING. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE
COMMENTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> TRUSTED ADVISER, INDEED. I
REMEMBER VERY CLEARLY, AS A
BRAND-NEW COUNCILMEMBER,
CALLING ON DANA REGULARLY FOR
SUPPORT. WHETHER IT WAS
PREPARING TO BE ON THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL, THE COUNCIL EDITION ,
OR GETTING SOME SUPPORT OR
STRATEGIZING ABOUT A PRESS
CONFERENCE. OR CRAFTING HOW
BEST TO COMMUNICATE WITH
CONSTITUENTS, YOUR SUPPORT HAS
BEEN INVALUABLE, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
COME INTO AN OFFICE WITH A
BUNCH OF NEW PEOPLE AND REALLY
HELP US PRESENT OUR IDEAS TO
THE PUBLIC AND TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS, ESPECIALLY. I AM
VERY SORRY THAT YOU ARE
LEAVING. BUT I KNOW THAT IT IS
EXCITING FOR YOU AND I DO LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR
WORKING RELATIONSHIP. AND NOW
WE GET TO HAVE A MORE FUN
RELATIONSHIP, TOO. BUT YES , WE
WILL MISS YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR?
>> A LITTLE PIECE THAT SOME
MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT DANA
ROBINSON SLOTE, AS A RETIRED
NAVAL OFFICER, I KNOW THAT SHE
HAS A COMMISSION THROUGH OUR
NAVAL SERVICE. SEMPER FI ,
DANA ROBINSON SLOTE, AND THANK
YOU FOR BEING SO FAITHFUL TO
PUBLIC SERVICE.
>> HARD TO FOLLOW THAT, BUT I
WILL TRY. DANA THIS IS A
BITTERSWEET MOMENT FOR ME, I AM
VERY HAPPY FOR YOU AND THE NEXT
STEPS IN YOUR CAREER. BUT I AM
TRYING TO CALL FORTH A HIGHER
DEMAND . YOU HAVE BEEN
PERFORMING DUTIES THAT GO WELL
BEYOND THOSE LISTED IN THE JOB
DESCRIPTION AND THE ACCOLADES
BEYOND WHAT HAS BEEN SAID,
THAT IS JUST THE KIND OF
PERSON YOU ARE, YOU GO ABOVE
AND BEYOND EVERY TIME, AND I
REMEMBER AT THE END OF LAST
TERM, YOU ARE THE GLUE THAT
HELD THIS PLACE TOGETHER, AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ WAS
ON HER WAY OUT, WE WERE
STARING AT A SUPER MAJORITY IN
A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND IT WAS A
LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE, AND YOU
STEPPED UP, YOU MENTOR ME,
BEFORE I TOOK OFFICE, HELPING
ME TO TRANSITION FROM THE MIND
OF A STAFFER TO THE MIND OF
THE ELECTED, AND YOU HAVE JUST
BEEN MY WARDROBE ADVISER, AND
MY HAIR FIXER IN VERY PUBLIC
MOMENTS, LIKE, RIGHT BE THAT
BEFORE A TV INTERVIEW. IN MY
MOST PRIVATE INCIDENTS, YOU
HAVE BEEN A RESOURCE ALL ALONG.
AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I JUST
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, AT THE
SAME TIME, YOU ARE A WARM AND
CALMING PRESENCE. AND YOU ARE
ENERGETICALLY SCRAPPY, WHEN
SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN .
PEOPLE ALWAYS TURN TO YOU. I
WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE
RULES AND INVITE YOU TO COME
ON UP HERE, IF THAT IS OKAY,
THEN WE WILL ALLOW YOU A CHANCE
TO SPEAK. SEEING NO
OBJECTIONS, THE RULES HAVE BEEN
SUSPENDED SO THAT WE MAY
PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION.
COME ON UP, PLEASE. I WILL
JUST SAY , I DO JUST WANT
YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH I WILL
MISS YOU AND THAT I WOULD
ALWAYS EAT A BUG FOR YOU. AND
THEN , WHY DON'T WE GET PEOPLE
WHO CAN COME UP AND JOIN THE
GROUP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I PROCLAIM TODAY, WITH MY
COLLEAGUES, AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SIGNATURE, TO BE DANA
ROBINSON SLOTE DAY, TUESDAY,
APRIL 23rd, 2024. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TALK,
BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU
MAKE SOME COMMENTS AT THE
PODIUM.
>> I'M SORRY , WE WILL TAKE
PICTURES WITH ALL OF US. AFTER
THE COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME
OKAY? PRESIDENT NELSON,
SUFFICE TO SAY, SERVING AS THE
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR HAS
BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE
AND MOSTLY A TOTAL BUST. IT
WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION TO
LEAVE AT THIS TIME, OF COURSE,
BUT I DO SO WITH THE
CONFIDENCE, IN KNOWING THAT
YOUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, THEY
ARE READY TO LEAD YOU INTO THE
NEXT CHAPTER. WE HAVE,
TOGETHER, NAVIGATED SOME OF THE
VERY MOST CHALLENGING YEARS
EVER, AS WAS POINTED OUT, AND I
AM ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO BE
ABLE TO FINISH WITH THIS COHORT
IN A WAY THAT IS STRONG AND
MEANINGFUL. YOUR TIME OF
TRANSITION AND LEADERSHIP , I
HAVE TO SAY, AMONG THE MOST
IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF MY TIME
HERE , WHAT HAS BEEN MOST
ENRICHING, IS REALLY THE 134
PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THIS
DEPARTMENT. THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
COME TO ME THE MOST. AND TO
YOU, SARA NELSON, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR UNWAVERING
COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT OF
ME, EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. IN
OTHER WORDS, THIS HAS BEEN A
DREAM JOB FOR NEARLY A DECADE,
MORE THAN 500 FULL COUNCIL
MEETINGS.
>> WOW.
>> THANK YOU, ONCE AGAIN.
GODSPEED. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS
PLACE MORE FUN, TOO. OKAY,
MOVING ON. COLLEAGUES , AT
THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT . IT
COULD MADAM CLERK, HOW MANY ARE
SIGNED UP?
>> 16 REMOTE AND 18 IN PERSON.
>> WE WILL START WITH SPEAKERS
IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS FIRST.
EVERYONE WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE.
MADAM CLERK, I PRESENT THE
STUPID
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
UP TO 20 MINUTES AND SPEAKERS
WILL BE CALLED ON IN THE ORDER
IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED.
WE MAY ALTERNATE BETWEEN IN
PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS,
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME
WHEN THERE ARE 10 SECONDS LEFT
AND MIKE'S WILL BE MUTED, IF
THEY DO NOT END WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE FIRST
IS JOHN.
>> THANK YOU. I SCOOTER. IT I
MOST PROFITABLE. KING 5 RAN A
STORY, AND HE POSTED IT ON
FACEBOOK, HE MADE $97, THESE
WERE GROCERY SHOPPING ORDERS,
ALMOST EVERY PRO PAY UP
COMMENTATOR WAS AN INSTACART
PERSON, SHOPPING ORDERS MAKE UP
ABOUT 15% OF ORDERS, WE CANNOT
HAVE 85% OF COURIERS MAKING
LESS THAN $10 PER HOUR. THE
BILL WAS POORLY WRITTEN, DO
NOT GIVE INTO THE TYRANNY OF
SHOPPING ORDER COURIERS, LISTEN
TO THE RESTAURANTS WHO ARE
DOWN, IF THE NEW LEGISLATION [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] RESTAURANTS ARE THE
ACCURATE AND TRUSTWORTHY
BAROMETER.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS HENRY
MORALES. FOLLOWED BY JUSTIN
TAYLOR.
>> MY NAME IS HENRY MORALES, I
AM HERE TO PROPOSE A PROPOSAL
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SLAVES.
SLAVERY WAS ABOLISHED IN 1865.
WE ARE HUMANS WITH EXPENSES.
WE ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS,
BUT WE GET TREATED LIKE
EMPLOYERS, LIKE BY DOORDASH,
WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE A SMALL
CANCELLATION RATE. WE GET
ACCUSED OF FALSE ACCUSATIONS
AND THEY HOLD OUR MONEY WHEN
THAT HAPPENS. THESE COMPANIES
THINK THEY ARE ABOVE THE LAW.
THEY DO NOT FOLLOW THE RULES.
THEY UNDERPAY US . THEY STARVE
US. THEY SPEND MORE MONEY ON
LAWSUITS THAN US. THEY ARE
HURTING IMMIGRANTS AND
MINORITIES. I ASKED COUNCIL
-- [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME
].
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
JUSTIN, FOLLOWED BY RITA
JOHNSON.
>> MY NAME IS JUSTIN. I AM
AGAINST THESE PROPOSED CHANGES
FROM COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. IT
IS YOU TURNING IN SOMEONE
ELSE'S HOMEWORK. THE
LEGISLATION IS, QUOTE,
INTENDED TO REDUCE LABOR COSTS
FOR COMPANIES, NOT RACE FEES
FOR CONSUMERS. NUMBER ONE, WE
WANT TO PAY DRIVERS LESS.
NUMBER TWO, TRANSPARENCY, WE
WANT DRIVERS AND CONSUMERS TO
KNOW LESS. FLEXIBILITY. WE
WANT TO CONTROL DRIVERS MORE.
FOUR, ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS,
WE WANT TO BE LESS ACCOUNTABLE,
I WOULD URGE ALL OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO READ THROUGH
THIS. LISTEN TO VOICES OTHER
THAN LOBBY AND -- LOBBYIST
GROUPS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND
THE COMPLEXITIES. AND HOW WE
CAN AFFECT DRIVERS , THANK YOU.
>> FOLLOWING JUSTIN IS RITA.
EMMA AND JASON. AFTER JASON, WE
WILL GO TO THE REMOTE
COMMENTERS.
>> MY NAME IS RITA. MY NAME IS
RITA. I AM HERE TO OPPOSE. CAN
YOU HEAR ME? SORRY. I AM HERE
TO OPPOSE SARA NELSON 'S CUTS
PROPOSAL. I HAVE DRIVEN IN
ALL AREAS . AND THAT IS WITHIN
THE SEATTLE ORDINANCE, WITH
THIS NEW PAY SITUATION. AND I
HAVE COMPARED IT WITH DRIVING
OUTSIDE OF THE SEATTLE
ORDINANCE. WHERE THIS
ORDINANCE WAS NOT IN EFFECT
AND THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE TWO WAGES. WITH
THE GAS PRICES TODAY, INFLATION
AND EVERYTHING, IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO ACHIEVE THIS
CURRENT PAY STRUCTURE THAT IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE SEATTLE
ORDINANCE. AND IT WOULD BE NICE
IF IT COULD BE EXTENDED. I
KNOW THAT IT REMAINS DIFFICULT
FROM YOUR VIEW, TO SEE THE BIG
PICTURE, BUT AS A DRIVER, I CAN
TELL YOU -- [ INDISCERNIBLE -
LOW VOLUME ]. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
JASON. AND WE WILL ALTERNATE
WITH REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> RESTAURANTS AND COURIERS
HAVE BEEN TREADING WATER FOR
MORE THAN 100 DAYS.
MIDDLE-CLASS CUSTOMERS HAVE
BEEN PRICED OUT OF A NECESSARY
SERVICE. WORKING AS A COURIER
FOUR MONTHS AGO USED TO BE A
LOW STRESS JOB THAT ALLOWED YOU
TO MAKE $20 PER HOUR OR MORE.
NOW, YOU NEED TO WORK 10 OR
OFTEN 12 HOURS A DAY , SIX DAYS
A WEEK. OVER THE PREVIOUS SEVEN
DAYS, I EARNED AN AVERAGE OF
$9.98 PER HOUR, THAT IS HALF OF
THE CITY'S MINIMUM WAGE. AND
IT DOES NOT COVER MY MOST BASIC
EXPENSES. TAKING EVEN ONE DAY
TO VISIT MY FAMILY OUT OF TOWN
IS OFF THE TABLE. SAVING FOR
EMERGENCIES IS AN
IMPOSSIBILITY. THE CURRENT PAY
LEADS ME -- LEAVES ME TO BE
PREPARED FOR INEVITABLE
ACCIDENTS. [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ] $9.98 PER
HOUR IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS LAW
NEEDS TO CHANGE.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS. SANDRA,
FOLLOWED BY ELAINA MARTIN.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX , WHEN YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. GO
AHEAD , SANDRA.
>> YES , MY NAME IS SANDRA. I
WAS A SEATTLE GIG WORKER FOR
UBER AND LIFT FRAME --
SIX-PLUS YEARS, DELIVERING
PEOPLE, AS WELL AS DELIVERY. I
AM OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED PAY
CUT. THESE APPS LIKE TO
PRETEND THEY ARE DOING
SOMETHING THAT IS IN THE
INTEREST OF THE WORKERS AND
THEY ARE NOT, LET ME REPEAT
THAT, THEY ARE NOT. THEY WANT
TO GET OUT OF PAYING THE
MINIMUM WAGE WITHOUT ANY
REGULATIONS. THERE IS NO
CONSISTENCY IN PAY . THE APPS
TRADE WORKERS AS DISPOSABLE.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN SEPTEMBER,
2023, I WENT DOWN TO LOG INTO
MY APP AND I SAW THAT I HAD
BEEN DEACTIVATED. THIS WAS MY
PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME.
DRIVING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 10
TO 12 HOURS PER DAY. I APPEALED
IT AND I WAS NOT TOLD WHY I WAS
DEACTIVATED. THEY TOLD ME --
>> THANK YOU, SANDRA. SEND
YOUR COMMENTS IN, IN WRITING.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ELAINA, AND
SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
JEFFREY.
>> HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON, MY
NAME IS ELAINA, I AM A GIG
WORKER ON INSTACART. I AM
CALLING TO OPPOSE THE PROPOSAL
TO CUT GIG WORKER PAY. THE
CURRENT PAY STANDARD RIGHT NOW
IS JUST ENOUGH TO BE TAKING
HOME MINIMUM WAGE AFTER TAXES
AND DEDUCTIONS. $0.44 PER
MINUTE IS ENOUGH TO COVER THE
RESOURCES SPENT AND THE EXTRA
TIME ENGAGED OUTSIDE OF OUR
ACTIVE JOB. IT IS CURRENTLY
ENOUGH TO COVER MAINTENANCE ON
THE VEHICLES AND THE EXTRA
MILEAGE DRIVEN OUTSIDE OF OUR
ENGAGED TIME. CUTTING MILEAGE
PAY DOWN TO $0.35 PER MILE
WOULD GUARANTEE THAT WE WOULD
NOT BE MAKING A MINIMUM WAGE,
AFTER TAXES AND RESOURCES HAVE
BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR. $0.35 PER
MILE IS WAY BELOW THE IRS FAIR
RATE PER MILE. AND OUR APP
THESE ARE TOO HIGH FOR
CUSTOMERS. THEY NEEDED TO
REDUCE, NOT BY CUTTING THE PAY
OF THE WORKERS. CUTTING THE
WORKERS ' PAY WILL NOT HELP
THE FEE ISSUE.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JEFFREY GUSTUS AND. AND
JEFFREY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
RACHAEL PEART GO AHEAD,
GEOFFREY BAER
>> MY NAME IS JEFFREY, I AM A
LIFELONG SEATTLEITE. AND I AM
CALLING BECAUSE I AM OUTRAGED
THAT YOU WORKED CONSIDERING
PUTTING GIG WORKER PAY BASED
ON UNVERIFIED AND MADE-UP
NUMBERS FROM
MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR
CORPORATIONS. IF RESTAURANT
CONGLOMERATES STARTED
COMPLAINING ABOUT PAYING
MINIMUM WAGE, WHAT THE COUNCIL
ALSO ELIMINATE THE MINIMUM WAGE
FOR RESTAURANT WORKERS? THESE
NUMBERS SHOW HOW THEY HAVE
INTENTIONALLY MADE THINGS HARD
FOR THEMSELVES, LET'S BE
CLEAR, THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO
JUSTIFY CUTTING WORKER PAY.
NOBODY HAS VERIFIED ANY OF
THESE NUMBERS AND THEY COME
WITH ABSURD CAVEATS REGARDING
INTERNAL ANALYSIS AND WHAT ,
QUOTE, HOW MANY CUSTOMERS THERE
OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN,
WITHOUT PAYUP. IRONICALLY,
THEY ARE USING UNVERIFIED
NUMBERS TO PUSH FOR LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD PREVENT --
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RACHEL
, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
DEBRIS OUT. GO AHEAD, RACHAEL
PEART
>> MY NAME IS RACHEL, I LIVE IN
HAVE HOMELESS NEIGHBORS. [
INDISCERNIBLE ] HOMELESS
PEOPLE, AS WELL AS PEOPLE ON
THE VERGE OF HOMELESSNESS ,
ALLOWING WORKERS TO PAY THEM
LESS WILL MAKE IT WORSE, NOT
BETTER. PEOPLE IN SEATTLE ARE
MAKING THE LEAST AMOUNT OF
MONEY, OBVIOUSLY [
INDISCERNIBLE ] IF THE
COMPANIES PROTECTED THEIR
WORKERS , THAT IS [
INDISCERNIBLE ].
>> OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER
FOR THIS GROUP IS GABRIELLA .
GO AHEAD.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> MY NAME IS GABRIELLA, FROM
THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
INSTITUTE. WE ARE A RESEARCH
AND ADVOCACY INNOVATORS.
OPPOSING ANY EFFORT TO CUT THE
WAGES OF ANY WORKER TRYING TO
MAKE A LIVING, WE KNOW THAT WE
ALL DO BETTER WHEN WORKERS HAVE
A LIVABLE WAGE. MONEY IN THE
POCKET OF WORKERS MEANS MONEY
IN THE POCKETS. WHEN MINIMUM
WAGE INCREASED, A FACULTY
MEMBER AT THE UW SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL WORK FOUND THAT MINIMUM
WAGES HELPS REDUCE POVERTY
MORE THAN ANY POLICY IN
WASHINGTON STATE. SO, YOU ARE
DOING THE OPPOSITE. BY
CONSIDERING REDUCING WAGES,
YOU ARE PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK.
YOU NEED MORE TIME TO GET MORE
DATA AND HISTORY, AND FIND OUT
IF THESE POLICIES ARE GOING TO
WORK THAT HAVE ONLY BEEN IN
EFFECT FOR --
>> WE ARE GOING TO GO TO IN
PERSON, THE NEXT TWO WILL BE
JOHN FISHER, FOLLOWED BY A MEAL
-- EDWARDS.
>> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
NICE TO HEAR YOU. I HAVE
NOTHING TO SAY. I WAS JUST
VISITING HERE AND I HAVE BEEN
HERE THREE YEARS, I JUST
WANTED TO GIVE YOU MY REGARDS.
AND YOUR MAMA -- YOU ARE MY
COUNCILMEMBER, DAN STRAUSS.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> WE HAVE EDWARDS, AND THEN
MEGAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
NEIL EDWARDS. I AM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT A
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, LOCATED
ON LEARY AVENUE NORTHWEST. AND
I AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, A VERY
SPECIFIC PART OF IT. AND I WANT
TO REITERATE OUR POSITION ABOUT
THE BIKE TRAIL. FIRST OF ALL,
WE ARE NOT ABOUT COMPLETING
THE MISSING LINK. WE DO
STRONGLY OPPOSE THE CURRENT
PLAN. AND THE REASON FOR THAT
IS, IT RUNS RIGHT IN FRONT OF
OUR RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. THE
COMMUNITY IS HOME TO ROUGHLY
170 SENIORS. SOME ARE HERE
TODAY, THE AVERAGE AGE IS ABOUT
82 YEARS OLD. EXCUSE ME. THE
PROPOSED MISSING LINK WHAT IT
REQUIRE CITIZENS TO CROSS A
BUSY YEAR TRAIL THROUGHOUT
DAILY ACTIVITIES. AND THEY
OFTEN FAIL. IT WOULD MAKE THIS
TASK CHALLENGING AND DANGEROUS.
DEAR COUNCILMEMBERS, STOP THE
CURRENT DESIGN -- [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] .
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MEGAN ,
AND THEN, SORRY FOR THE
MISPRONUNCIATION, FOLLOWED BY
JANICE.
>> I AM HERE REPRESENTING
LANDMARK, A RETIREMENT AND
ASSISTED-LIVING COMMUNITY. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL IS PRIORITIZING THE
SAFETY AND EQUITY OF THE
ELDERLY AND DISABLED, I WOULD
LIKE TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION
TO THE PROPOSED TWO-WAY BIKE
TRAIL , THIS PLAN BIKE LANE
CUTS BETWEEN THE ENTRANCE OF
BALLARD LANDMARK AND LEARY
AVENUE, ELIMINATING THE
ABILITY FOR RESIDENTS,
CAREGIVERS, STAFF, AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES FROM SAFELY
ACCESSING THE STREET CREDIT
BALLARD LANDMARK IS HOME TO
RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
OFTEN REQUIRING MOBILITY
DEVICES, SUCH AS CANES,
WHEELCHAIRS, SCOOTERS, AND
WALKERS. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE
ABILITY TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY
OF SPEEDING CYCLISTS. AN
ACCIDENT MAY VERY WELL BE
FATAL. MOST SENIOR CITIZENS
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL TIME AND
ASSISTANCE WHEN TRANSFERRING
OUT OF VEHICLES.
>> OUR NEXT TWO SPEAKERS ARE
JANICE FOLLOWED BY RYAN.
>> WHEN YOU HEAR THAT DANG ,
YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES LEFT TO TO
SPEAK. I MEAN, 10 SECONDS.
PSYCH. JUST KIDDING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
JANICE. I LIVE IN BALLARD
LANDMARK. THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO ME. I UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO CONSIDER
INCLUDING THE LEARY AVENUE
ROUTE IN THE MASTER PLAN. AS
THE SPEAKERS BEFORE ME HAVE
TOLD YOU, WE ARE OPPOSED TO
THIS PLAN, IT IS A DANGER TO
US. WE HAVE AGES FROM 60 TO
102, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
RANGING FROM HEARING TO SITE ,
TO NEARLY BLIND. WE HAVE
PEOPLE WITH WALKERS, LIKE MY
FRIEND, KEITH. PEOPLE WITH
WHEELCHAIRS . THEY ARE GROSSLY
CHALLENGED. MOST OF THEM ,
THEY ARE CHALLENGED. I THANK
YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR
OPPOSITION. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> RYAN DAVIS GREAT
>> YES, HELLO, THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU,
YOUR PRESENCE , IT IS SOMETHING
THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. MY
NAME IS RYAN DAVIS , AND DAN
STRAUSS IS MY REPRESENTATIVE.
IT HAS BEEN SAID , WE ARE NOT
AGAINST COMPLETING THE BURKE
GILMAN TRAIL , AS WE KNOW THAT
IT IS AN ASSET FOR SEATTLE.
BUT THE CITY WANTS TO COMPLETE
THE MISSING LINK BY RUNNING IT
RIGHT DOWN LEARY. THE LEARY
OPTION IS DANGEROUS FOR ME,
OTHER OPTIONS , LIKE THE
CHURCHILL OPTION, REMAIN MORE
POPULAR. OVER 200 FAMILY
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF BALLARD
LANDMARK OPPOSE THE PROPOSED
ROUTE , BECAUSE WE SEE IT AS
DANGEROUS. SO, I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT IN OUR EFFORT TO KEEP
IT SAFE AND ENJOYABLE. THANK
YOU. [ INDISCERNIBLE -
OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ]
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO FIVE
ADDITIONAL REMOTE SPEAKERS. WE
WILL START WITH STEPHEN,
FOLLOWED BY ALEX . REMOTE
SPEAKERS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO
PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR
THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED. GO AHEAD, STEPHEN
BAKER.
>> THANK YOU, CAN EVERYONE HEAR
ME?
>> YES.
>> I AM IN FAVOR OF THE 21
ORDINANCE. AS A DISABLED
RESIDENT IN SEATTLE , DUE TO MY
PHYSICAL CONDITION, I CANNOT
GO TO STORES OR RESTAURANTS.
I RELY ON DELIVERY FOR
EVERYTHING, MEDICINE,
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, EVERYTHING
RELIES ON GIG WORK. I HAVE
WATCHED PRICES AND FEES GO UP,
AND WE HAVE FOUND THAT WE
MUST REMEMBER, WORKERS ARE
ALSO CONSUMERS, WITHOUT
REGULATIONS LIKE PAYUP, PRICES
GO UP . IT WILL ALSO HURT
COMPANIES NOW AND IN THE
FUTURE. I URGE YOU NOT TO
PASS COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA
NELSON'S PROPOSAL.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX,
FOLLOWED BY BRIAN. GO AHEAD,
ALEX.
>> I AM ALEX, DISTRICT 2
RESIDENT, THE PROPOSAL CREATED
BY DRIVE FORWARD MAKES IT
CLEAR THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE
BEST INTERESTS OF WORKERS OR
THE BIKE COURIERS THEY HAVE
LEANED ON, IN MIND. EVEN
CREATING THE FRAMEWORK TO
DEACTIVATE COURIERS, FIRST,
DELIVERY LOCATIONS ARE GOING
TO BE REMOVED. AND THIS IS
UNWORKABLE FOR BIKES, IT WILL
DRAIN ALL OF THE BATTERIES.
SECOND , BIKES WILL BE SENT
ORDERS . THIRD , THEY WILL BE
ELIMINATING OUTRAGE. COMBINE
ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AND IT IS
CLEAR THAT DRIVE FORWARD HAS
BEEN COMPLETELY FRAUDULENT IN
THEIR EFFORT TO HELP BIKE
COURIERS.
>> BRIAN HERNANDEZ WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY VANESSA CLIFFORD.
GO AHEAD, BRIAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, MY
NAME IS BRIAN, I COME BEFORE
YOU NOT ONLY AS A PART-TIME
DASHER FOR DOORDASH, BUT A
CONCERNED MEMBER OF THE DRIVERS
COMMITTEE. THE DRIVER
COMMITTEE, FOR THE PAST FIVE
YEARS, I HAVE BEEN BALANCING
THIS ROLE ALONGSIDE MY OTHER
FULL-TIME JOB AT THE SEATTLE
AIRPORT. IT HAS BEEN A MEANS
OF SUPPORTING MYSELF AND MAKING
MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITHIN
OUR CITY, ONE OF THE MOST
REWARDING ASPECTS OF DASHING
HAS BEEN ABLE TO ASSERT HELP
FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND
SENIORS WHO RELY ON DELIVERIES
FOR THEIR DAILY MEALS. THE
REASON CHALLENGE HAS BEEN FOR
PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF, PRIOR, I
COULD RELIABLY EARN AROUND $100
PER DAY AND TODAY I STRUGGLED
TO REACH A FRACTION OF THAT
AMOUNT, AVERAGING IN $30 PER
DAY. THE SITUATION IS NOT
UNIQUE TO ME. OTHER DRIVERS
HAVE BEEN EXPRESSING
DISSATISFACTION, IN FAIRNESS --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS VANESSA, FOLLOWED BY OUR
LAST REMOTE SPEAKER OF NICK.
GO AHEAD, VANESSA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY FATHER
OWNED A SMALL RESTAURANT FOR
26 YEARS. I, MYSELF, HAVE
WORKED IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY
FOR 12 YEARS AND SEVERAL FAMILY
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS I HAVE ARE
CURRENTLY STILL WORKING IN THE
INDUSTRY AND I THINK IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT, TO NOTE THAT NO ONE
TAKES FOR GRANTED , THAT PEOPLE
WHO WORK FOR RESTAURANTS IS
ACTUALLY RECEIVING MINIMUM
WAGE, WHY SHOULD THAT BE ANY
DIFFERENT FOR A DELIVERY
WORKER? THESE ARE THE SAME
PEOPLE THAT KEPT RESTAURANTS
LIKE MY FATHER 'S AND MY
FAMILY'S OPEN. IF IT WERE NOT
FOR THE DELIVERY WORKERS , WE
WOULD HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THOSE
BUSINESSES SHUT DOWN. I HAVE
HEARD FROM SO MANY PEOPLE, THAT
THE FEES ARE THE ISSUE. WE
ALREADY KNOW THAT THERE IS
SOMETHING THAT WAS ENACTED ,
SO WHY WOULD WE NOT CREATE THE
SAME CAP FOR CUSTOMERS? THANK
YOU.
>> OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER FOR
THIS GROUP IS NICK. GO AHEAD,
NICK.
>> I AM HERE, CALLING TO
OPPOSE THE CHANGES TO THE GIG
WORKER LAWS. THE SEATTLE
COUNCIL HAS NOT ADDRESSED
RENT CONTROL INCREASES, AND
OTHER ASPECTS, THEY WANTED TO
SLASH THEM INSTEAD OF GIVING
US INCREASES, THEY MAKE IT
HARDER FOR US. WE DO NOT GET
OVERTIME, AND WE GET
OVERTAXED, WE GET UNDERPAID.
THESE ARE THE REAL REASONS
PEOPLE ARE NOT SPENDING ANY
MONEY ANYMORE, IT IS NOT
BECAUSE OF THESE, IT IS
BECAUSE LIFE IS NOT BEING MADE
BETTER FOR THE CITIZENS. THERE
ARE NO BENEFITS TO THESE CUTS ,
EVEN WHEN BUSINESS IS NOT VERY
STRONG, WHAT THEY ARE REALLY
SAYING IS THAT THEY ARE OKAY
WITH SLAVE WAGES. I OPPOSE ALL
OF THE CHANGES, BECAUSE, FOR
THE FIRST TIME, WE ACTUALLY
HAVE SOME ROOM TO GROW.
>> WE WILL GO BACK TO IN
PERSON SPEAKERS, OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS STEPHEN.
>> IT -- STEPHEN, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, STEPHEN, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO USE A WIRELESS MIC?
>> I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF
BALLARD LANDMARK FOR SEVERAL
YEARS. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT SAFE
THERE, UNTIL THE MISSING LINK
PROPOSAL CAME ABOUT. I NOW DO
NOT FEEL SAFE. AND IT IS NOT
SAFE FOR ANYONE LIVING AT
BALLARD LANDMARK , PEDESTRIANS,
THERE ARE MANY OF THEM. AS
WELL AS OTHER CYCLISTS AND
DELIVERY PEOPLE, AND FAMILIES
AND FRIENDS. AS THIS COMES
THROUGH, WE HAVE HAD MANY
CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE AT
SDOT. THERE IS LOTS OF
INFORMATION. THIS IS A BAD
IDEA. IT IS A BAD LOCATION. AND
I REQUEST THAT IT NOT BE
APPROVED.
>> PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
>> ESTEEMED COUNCIL --
>> HOLD ON ONE SECOND. WE NEED
TO START YOUR TIMER.
>> OKAY. AS A DELIVERY
COURIER, IT HAS BEEN MY GREAT
PLEASURE TO SERVE PEOPLE ACROSS
THE CITY. BUT AS WAS MENTIONED,
THERE ARE WHEELCHAIR VETERANS
. FOOD DELIVERY IS OFTEN
REGARDED AS A LUXURY. BUT IT
IS A NECESSITY FOR THOSE WHO
LACK MOBILITY. THE
UNDERPRIVILEGED PERSON WHO
DEPENDS ON IT FINDS IT TOO
EXPENSIVE, EVEN THOUGH THERE
ARE MANY IDLE COURIERS WILLING
TO SERVE DURING SLOW HOURS.
THE MARKET IS DYSFUNCTIONAL,
PRESIDENT JFK HAS SAID ,
ARTIFICIALLY HIGH PRICES AS
BROUGHT HYPE INTO THE DEBATE.
IMMEDIATE ACTION, I BELIEVE, IS
NECESSARY. I CALL FOR THE
REFORM OF THIS PAYUP BILL.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
MELISSA, FOLLOWED BY WHALEN.
>> HELLO. IT IS ACTUALLY
MELISSA. THANK YOU. I AM AN
INSTACART WORKER. AND I JUST
NEEDED TO RETURN TO IT,
BECAUSE I RECENTLY LOST A JOB.
I DEMANDED A 40 HOUR WORK
WEEK. HEAVEN FORBID I WANT TO
WORK AND I LOST A JOB BECAUSE
OF IT. AN INSTACART IS A SAFETY
NET. IT IS ALLOWING ME TO GET
TO THE AMOUNT I NEED IN ORDER
TO COVER MY BILLS. I NEED IT,
THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENTAL
WAY. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GIG
WORKERS WOULD BE CONSIDERED
ANYTHING LESS THAN ANY OTHER
TYPE OF WORKER IN THE WORLD.
THAT OUR WAGE DOES NOT NEED TO
BE A MINIMUM WAGE, IT IS
SKILLED WORK, HAVE YOU EVER
TRIED TO LOOK FOR SOMEONE
ELSE'S GROCERIES ? YOU HAVE TO
MEMORIZE THE WHOLE STORY IN
ORDER TO TO DO THE JOB WELL AND
MAKE IT WORTH YOUR TIME.
>> NEXT IS MELISSA. I'M SORRY,
LELAND, FIRED -- FOLLOWED BY
MI MY NAME IS LELAND. AND I
AM STANDING BEFORE YOU , SINCE
THE PASSAGE OF THE
LEGISLATION, IT HAS BEEN A
BEACON OF HOPE FOR A DRIVER
LIKE ME. IT IS ESSENTIAL
PROTECTION, AND CRUCIAL. IT
HAS CLEAR BENEFIT FOR WORKERS,
BUT CORPORATIONS ARE
UNDERMINING IT. THEY ARE NOT
JUST OPPOSING IT , THEY ARE
RESORTING TO DECEITFUL TACTICS
, AND PROPAGANDA, ATTEMPTING TO
MANIPULATE DRIVERS, AND THEY
ARE TRYING TO DISTRACT US FROM
COMMON GOALS AND FAIR
TREATMENT IN THE WORKPLACE.
DOORDASH SPENT HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON WORKERS
TO SHUT DRIVERS OUT, INSTEAD
-- THIS ORDINANCE IS A
TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. THE LAW
CAN DO SO LITTLE . BUT TOGETHER
WE CAN DO SO MUCH.
>> MICHAEL WOLF, FOLLOWED BY
ALEXANDER.
>> EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I WANT
TO REMIND EVERYONE HERE WHAT IS
ACTUALLY AT STAKE. RECENT DATA
HAS BEEN SHOWN, BY ONE OF THE
COMPANIES, APP COMPANIES,
THERE ARE 300,000 FEWER TRIPS
ON ONE COMPANY IN A TWO-MONTH
PERIOD, RESULTING IN $7 MILLION
OF LOST REVENUE FOR MERCHANTS
IN SEATTLE. EXTRAPOLATE THAT TO
A CALENDAR YEAR, THAT IS 1.7
MILLION FEWER OFFERS AND 40
MILLION FEWER DOLLARS SPENT IN
SEATTLE. THAT IS JUST ONE APP,
IF YOU EXTRAPOLATE THAT, AND
YOU ARE LOOKING AT HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FEWER IN
THE COUNTRY , DOING NOTHING IS
NOT AN OPTION, HOW LONG DO WE
HAVE TO WAIT, AS THE OPPONENTS
HERE ARE SUGGESTING? A YEAR OR
THREE? HOW LONG?
>> NEXT SPEAKER, ALEX,
FOLLOWED BY ARIANNA.
>>
>> HELLO, HELLO. [ SPEAKING IN
A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] LAST
WEEK [ INAUDIBLE ] ONE MINUTE,
30 SECONDS AND 15 SECONDS. I
TOLD YOU BEFORE MANY TIMES FOR
MANY YEARS [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> IN PROVIDING YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REDIRECT YOUR
COMMENTS TO AN ITEM IN OUR
COUNSEL PURVIEW.
>> WE WILL GO BACK TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS. MY APOLOGIES FOR
GOING OVER THE FIVE SPEAKERS.
OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE
BRENDA FOLLOWED BY LYNN .
REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR THE
PROMPTED VIEW THEN UNMUTE IT.
GO AHEAD, BRENDA. THAT'S A
BAD CONNECTION. WE WILL MOVE ON
TO LYNN REED THEN COME BACK AND
TRY BRENDA. GO AHEAD, LYNN.
AND LYNN, YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
LYNN REED AND I'M HERE
REPRESENTING [ INAUDIBLE ]
DRIVERS ARE CONSISTENTLY
SHARING WITH US THAT EARNINGS
HAVE BOTTOMED OUT, WAIT TIMES
ARE UP AND ORDERS ARE NOT
THERE. THERE WORKING MORE
HOURS, OR DAYS, AND STILL NOT
BREAKING EVEN WITH THE EARNINGS
PRIOR TO JANUARY 13th. WE ARE
GETTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY
RESOURCES FROM DRIVERS. YOU'VE
HEARD THAT DRIVERS ON INSTACART
ARE DOING WELL FILE ON DEMAND
DRIVERS ON DOOR DASH AND IT'S
OUR SUFFERING. THERE IS A
NARRATIVE THAT PROPOSES
LEGISLATION WILL LOWER WAGES
BELOW MINIMUM WAGE. THAT IS
SIMPLY UNTRUE. IT WILL
GUARANTEE $19.97 PER HOUR AT
$.35 PER MILE WITH TIPS ON TOP.
WE IMPLORE YOU TO FIX THIS
OVERREACHING LEGISLATION AND
LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYBODY
GAMING -- GAINING FROM IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL GO BACK
AND TRY BRENDA AGAIN. RENDA
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE
BALZER. BRENDA. YOU MAY NEED
TO PRESS STAR SIX. OKAY, IT'S
NOT COMING THROUGH. LET'S MOVE
ON TO MICHELLE.
>> HELLO, COUNSEL. THIS IS
MICHELLE BALZER AND I AM
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
CHANGES. IT'S BEEN QUOTED
THAT THE LAW WILL MAKE DELIVERY
MORE AFFORON'T SEE
HOW THE PROPOSED CHANGES WILL
ACHIEVE THAT. [ INAUDIBLE ]
WE ALL KNOW THEY WANT. WAITING
LONGER OR NO CHANGE OR A
DECREASE IN PAY I WOULD
ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TRUST
COMPANIES BY THEY ARE
CONTINUING TO HIRE NEW MASS
SHOPPERS AND DRIVERS OF
BUSINESS IT -- IS DOWN. THEY
SHOULD BE REMOVING [ INAUDIBLE
] FAILED TO SAY THAT IT WAS
CAUSED BY THEIR OWN BEHAVIOR.
WHERE IS THE DATA SUPPORTING
THIS AND AMENDING THIS LAW WILL
NOT CHANGE [ INAUDIBLE ] DUE
TO INCREASED HOMELESSNESS, [
INAUDIBLE ] RESOURCES AND ALL
BUSINESSES DUE TO LESS
CREDITING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAVID HAYNES AND DAVID WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY ROBBIE WHITE. GO
AHEAD, DAVID.
>> HI, THANK YOU. DAVID
HAYNES. FROM THE TESTIMONY,
IT'S OBVIOUS THAT PREVIOUS
COUNCILS OF MADE MISTAKES THAT
HAVE CAUSED UNNECESSARY
SUFFERING. I WOULD LIKE TO
REITERATE THAT WE ARE ALL
SUFFERING A PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HOMELESS AND HOUSING CRISIS
THAT IS THEN EXACERBATED BY THE
SIMPLE FACT THAT PROGRESSIVES
HAVE EXEMPTED LOW-LEVEL DRUG
PUSHERS FROM JAIL , AND THE
MAYOR AND THE CHIEF ARE GOING
ALONG WITH THIS. THE MAYOR, HIS
WHOLE CAREER, HAS UNDERMINED
THE INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC SAFETY
, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STOPPING
BAD GUYS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN
COMPLAIN ALL YOU WANT ABOUT
GRAFFITI BUT IGNORING ALL THE
EVIL JUNKIES THAT HAVE BEEN
CREATED BY LOW-LEVEL DRUG
PUSHERS JUST TO MANIPULATE THE
INCARCERATION PERCENTAGES AS IF
YOU ARE HAVING PROGRESS IS
REVOLTING. WE NEED LAWS THAT
WILL TRESPASS THE JUNKY THIEF
AND REQUIRE COPS TO QUESTION
THEM TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY GOT
THE DRUGS AND SHUT IT DOWN AND
MAYBE GET A NEW CHIEF AND
MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ROBBIE WHITE AND AFTER
ROBBIE WE WILL TRY ONE MORE
TIME WITH RENDA BEFORE WE GO
BACK TO IN PERSON. GO AHEAD,
ROBBIE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ROBBIE
WHITE. EMMA SEATTLE RESIDENT
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
LEGISLATION I AM OPPOSED TO
THE LEGISLATION. I'M A
CUSTOMER. I'M NOT A DELIVERY
DRIVER BUT I AM A CUSTOMER
REVIEWING MY ORDERS BEFORE AND
AFTER THE LEGISLATION AND IT'S
CLEAR TO ME THAT IT'S BEEN
EXPENSIVE THE ENTIRE TIME AND
WHEN I DID A LITTLE BIT DEEPER
I FIND IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF THE
MONEY GOING TO DRIVERS. IT IS
BECAUSE OF THE FEES, AND WHEN
YOU HEAR MICHAELL WOLFF'S OR
THE CITING THESE LARGE NUMBERS
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN
MIND, THAT DATA COMES FROM THE
APP COMPANY ITSELF. THEY ARE
ABLE TO GAME ORDERS. THEY
ADVERTISE THEY WERE ENACTING
THESE FEES PAID THEY BLAME THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR THEM
SPECIFICALLY TO CAUSE THIS
SENTIMENT. I URGE YOU TO PAY
ATTENTION TO THE WORKERS WHO
ARE ACTUALLY DOING THIS WORK
WHO ARE THE CLOSEST AND THE
PEOPLE YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING
TO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU AND ONE LAST TIME
WE WILL TRY BRENDA THEN WE WILL
GO BACK TO IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
BRENDA, YOU ARE ON THE LINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. JUST
ONCE. OKAY, IT DOES NOT LOOK
LIKE SHE IS COMING THROUGH.
SHALL WE GO BACK TO IN PERSON
SPEAKERS?
>> THE NEXT IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS ARIANNE O'REILLY AND THE
LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER IS JOE
MALLOY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
ARIANNA RILEY. I DRIVE FOR
DOOR DASH AND UBER EATS. I'M
HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE MINIMUM
PAYMENT ORDINANCE. I HAVE READ
THROUGH THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN
BOTH THE RACIAL EQUITY ANALYSIS
IN THE FINANCIAL IMPACT
ANALYSIS ARE HASTILY DONE AND
NOT FACT BASED THE CONCLUSION
THAT WAS COME TO UNDER THE
RACIAL EQUITY ANALYSIS THAT
WOULD BE LOWING WAGES FOR DOING
NOTHING TO ADDRESS THESE
ACETATES -- NECESSITATES A
REANALYSIS. THIS DOES NOTHING
TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY IN OUR
CITY. AS FOR THE FINANCIAL
ANALYSIS, IT SEEMS TO BE
MISSING A LOT OF HARD NUMBERS
BUT DOES SAY THAT PASSING THE
PROPOSED CHANGES WILL COST THE
CITY A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY.
HOW DOES THE CITY COUNCIL PLAN
TO PAY FOR THIS? THE CITY'S
BUDGET SHORTFALL IS 230 MILLION
FOR NEXT YEAR AND THAT COUNSEL
SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON FINDING
PLACES TO SAVE MONEY RATHER
THAN PASSING BAD POLICY THAT
HARMS PEOPLE IN OUR CITY. THANK
YOU.
>> AND, JOE MALLOY.
>> HI. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. I
JUST WANTED TO COMMENT TODAY ON
THE RALLY AT THE COURTHOUSE
YESTERDAY THAT IN REGARD TO
THE JOHNSON VERSUS GRANT
SUPREME COURT CASE. SEVERAL
COUNCILMEMBERS HAD STAFF THERE
SO I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. THERE
WAS A STATISTIC SHARED THAT IS
CONCERNING TO ME THAT I
THOUGHT IF YOU WERE NOT AWARE
OF, SHOULD BE SHARED TO THE
COUNCIL . MORE THAN 50% OF
PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS HAVE DISABILITIES,
SPECIFICALLY , CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS AND SYSTEMIC
CYCLICAL, THE STUFF WE ARE
REALLY EN ROUTE AND TRYING TO
FIX. POLICIES THAT FOCUS ON
SWEEPS IN THESE KINDS OF
THINGS LIKE THIS JUST
EXACERBATE THIS REGULATION AND
DIFFICULTIES ALONG MANY OF
THESE CONDITIONS AND
DISABILITIES, SPECIFICALLY,
NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITIES. I
WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER TO USE
THIS CASE AND WHAT IS HAPPENING
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THAT IS OUR LAST PUBLIC
COMMENTOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH
THAT, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION -- WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, AND THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOU
COMING IN TODAY AND NICE TO
MEET YOU TO THE PERSON WHO
STOOD UP AND GREETED US. MOVING
ON, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION AND THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE A
DARK ADOPTED.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING ON THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER
THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF APRIL
16th, 2024, COUNSEL BILL 120770
WHICH IS THE PAYMENT OF BILLS,
FIVE APPOINTMENTS FROM THE
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE,
25 APPOINTMENTS FROM THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY
ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S
CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE,
I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION
IN THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF. MOVING INTO COMMITTEE
REPORTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM
ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REAPPOINTMENT -- [ INAUDIBLE
] ORDINANCE. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> COLLEAGUES, IF PASSED, THIS
LEGISLATION WOULD EXEMPT ONE
POSITION FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF
CIVIL-SERVICE REVIEW MEETING A
BLANKET EXEMPTION DEFINED BY
SEATTLE CIVIC CODE 413 SECTION
13 AND RETURNED TWO POSITIONS
TO THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM AS
A RESULT OF CLASSIFICATION AND
REVIEW AND DETERMINATION THE
POSITIONS NO LONGER MEET
EXEMPTION CRITERIA. I WOULD
LIKE TO GO ON AND NOTE THE
LARGE SECTION IN THE SUMMARY
AND FISCAL NOTE WRITTEN BY OUR
CENTRAL STAFF AND READ PART OF
IT AND SUGGEST THAT YOU READ IT
YOURSELVES BECAUSE THIS IS THE
FIRST OF FOUR QUARTERLY
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCES TO COME
BEFORE US. THERE ARE NO DIRECT
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO
CIVIL-SERVICE STATUS. ANY
CHANGES TO COMPENSATION FOR
INCUMBENTS OR NEW HIRES IN THE
CLASSIFIED POSITIONS COVERED BY
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD BE
SUBJECT TO THE APPOINTING
AUTHORITY. THAT MEANS THE HEAD
OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND DO NOT
RELATE DIRECTLY TO THE
COUNCIL'S DECISION TO APPROVE
THE RECOMMENDED CIVIL-SERVICE
STATUS. IN THIS SENSE, THE
LEGISLATION DOES NOT HAVE AN
IMMEDIATE FISCAL IMPACT.
HOWEVER, IN THE INTEREST OF
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY AND
FOCUSING ON LONG-TERM BUDGET
SUSTAINABILITY, CENTRAL STAFF
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SUMMARY AND
FISCAL NOTE THE ASSOCIATED COST
OF THE RECLASSIFIED POSITIONS
IN THIS LEGISLATION. THE ACTUAL
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
RECLASSIFICATION IN THIS
LEGISLATION AT $3403 BASED ON
ONE, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
MIDPOINT SALARY IN THE NEW
HIGHER SALARY FOR A FORMER
VACANT POSITION IN OIG THAT IS
NOW FILLED IN TWO, THE
DIFFERENCE IN THE ACTUAL
SALARIES FOR INCUMBENTS IN THE
FILLED POSITIONS AT OED AND
OIG. IN THIS INSTANCE,
DEPARTMENTS WILL ABSORB THE
COST SAVINGS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE RECLASSIFICATIONS WITHIN
THEIR EXISTING BUDGET AUTHORITY
ON THE FISCAL NOTE GOES ON TO
EXPLAIN HOW IS THE ACTUAL COST
DERIVED ? HOW DO THEY FIGURE
OUT THAT COST AND I KNOW THAT
I SOMETIMES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH
MY DECIMALS AND I DID MEAN
$3403, SO THIS HAS PASSED
COMMITTEE RENT UNANIMOUSLY AND
I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL
RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> ONE
>> AYE. NINE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
BILL PASSES IN THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE
OF ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
RESOLUTION 32131 APPROVING THE
SALE OF TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND
SUPERSEDING THE TRANSIT BICYCLE
FREIGHT AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER
PLANS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION.
>> OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA,
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR TO SPEAK TO
THIS LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND YES I AM
DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK
TO RESOLUTION 32131 ADOPTING
THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS
RESOLUTION WOULD DO, ADOPT THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS
ADOPTED , SPECIFICALLY ADOPTED
AND AMENDED LAST WEEK AT OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING ON TUESDAY APRIL 16th .
THIS LEGISLATION PASSED AS
AMENDED WITH THE FULL SUPPORT
OF THE COMMITTEE AND
UNANIMOUSLY . THE PLAN
REPRESENTS THE CITY'S 20 YEAR
VISION TO SHAPE OUR STREETS AND
PUBLIC SPACES AND PUT
DIRECTIONALLY THAT IS INTENDED
TO LOOK LIKE FROM A
TRANSPORTATION POLICY PLANNING
PERSPECTIVE. WE HAD A VERY
REPOST -- ROBUST,
COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION HEARD
FROM CONSTITUENTS ALONG THE
WAY. I KNOW WE HELD AND
DEDICATED A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION
OF THREE SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THIS
ITEM BEFORE WE EVEN DISCUSSED
AND VOTED ON THE FINAL PROPOSED
AMENDED RESOLUTION BEFORE US
TODAY AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS ON
TOP OF TWO YEARS OF EXTENSIVE,
INTENSIVE PUBLIC OUTREACH BY
SDOT IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE THEN
THIS COUNSEL CAME IN AND FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE, PUT ITS OWN
UNIQUE STAMP AND MADE IT EVEN
BETTER SO HERE WE ARE AT THE
END OF THAT PROCESS, THE END OF
THIS JOURNEY HERE. IN
COMMITTEE WE PASSED THREE
AMENDMENTS THAT OUTLINE
PRIORITIES FOR THE OUT --
UPCOMING TRANSPORTATION LEVY AS
WELL AS MADE PARTICULAR CHANGES
TO THE PLAN DOCUMENT AND I WANT
TO AGAIN CALLOUT AND THANK THE
LEADERSHIP OF EVERY LAST ONE
OF YOU . YOU ALL HAVE HELPED
MAKE THIS BETTER IN SO MANY
WAYS BUT I CAN'T CALLOUT
EVERYONE BUT COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTNERSHIP ON THIS AND
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES, AS
WELL. COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU'VE BEEN A
TERRIFIC PARTNER ADVISING ME
AND WORKING THROUGH MANY OF
THESE OPERATIONAL DETAILS
BEHIND THE SCENE. IN ANY EVENT,
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THE
CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THIS
RESOLUTION AND THAT IS WHAT WE
HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I SEE
THERE ARE SOME HANDS UP.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. MY APOLOGIES,
COLLEAGUES, BUT IT HAS JUST
COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE
APPEARS TO BE AN INCORRECT
ATTACHMENT , ATTACHMENT SIX TO
RESOLUTION 32121 . ATTACHMENT
SIX ON THE AGENDA DOES NOT
REFLECT THE VERSION THAT WAS
ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE AND
WE WILL NEED TO UPDATE THE
RECORD TO REFLECT THE VERSION
THAT COMMITTEE ADOPTED. EACH
OF YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IN
YOUR EMAIL FROM CENTRAL STAFF,
THE CORRECTED VERSION. THAT
VERSION, THE CORRECTED VERSION
SHOWS THAT THE PEDESTRIAN GOAL
OF COMPLETING THE PEDESTRIAN
NETWORK TEARS TO BE ONE THROUGH
FIVE BY 2024 SO I GUESS I'M
ASKING THE CLERK TO MAKE SURE
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY
VOTING ON .
>> FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CANNOT
SEE, THE CLERK IS PASSING OUT
HARD COPIES.
>> YOU HAVE AN ANSWER TO HER
QUESTION?
>> I'M SORRY, I DID NOT CATCH
HER QUESTION BUT CAN YOU
PLEASE REPEAT THAT?
>> I JUST WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT
THE PROCEDURE IS FOR MAKING
SURE WE ARE VOTING TODAY ON
THE CORRECT VERSION THAT WAS
PASSED THROUGH COMMITTEE AND
HAS NOW BEEN PROVIDED TO EVERY
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU. BECAUSE THE
COMMITTEE ITSELF HAD ADOPTED
THIS AMENDMENT, IT WAS JUST AN
ERROR ON OUR END IN THE SENSE
THAT WE DID NOT UPDATE WITH THE
CORRECT VERSION THAT REFLECTED
THE COMMITTEE'S
RECOMMENDATION. NOW THAT WE
HAVE DISTRIBUTED THE ACTUAL
RECORD ADOPTED BY THE
COMMITTEE, WE HAVE PROVIDED
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS
IN OPEN SESSION. AT THIS POINT
WE DO NOT NEED TO MAKE AN
AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT
CHANGE THE ACTUAL VERSION THAT
WAS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE.
WE'RE JUST REPRESENTING THE
ACTUAL VERSION THAT WAS ADOPTED
BY THE COMMITTEE BEFORE THE
CITY COUNCIL VOTES ON IT.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU. DOES THAT SATISFY
THE PROCEDURAL ISSUE?
>> YES IT DOES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL
MEMBER WOO.
>> I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA FOR HIS LEADERSHIP
ON THIS PIECE OF THE PLAN. IT
WAS A VERY INTERESTING MEETING
. I ENJOYED THE TERM , ADVANCED
ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING ABLE TO
CORRAL EVERYONE'S AMENDMENTS
AND GET THEM THROUGH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. I NO LONGER SIT
ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
BUT I APPRECIATE COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA INCORPORATING THE
AMENDMENT WE INCLUDED AROUND
SIDEWALK INDUSTRIALIZATION AND
WANT TO SAY I ALSO APPRECIATE
HEARING FROM OUR ELDERS TODAY.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT AS WE MOVE
TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION AND
CONTEMPLATE A LEVY THAT WE
PRIORITIZE SAFETY FOR
SEATTLEITES . AS OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT IS INDICATED FOR THOSE
WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS WHO HAVE
VISION IMPAIRMENTS WHO CAN'T
DRIVE, THEY NEED
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAKES IT
SAFE TO NAVIGATE THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS , TOO. EVEN IF
THEY ARE NOT NAVIGATING IN A
CAR AND MAYBE ESPECIALLY IF
THEY CAN'T NAVIGATE IN THE
CAR, SO THE PRIORITIES THAT WE
HAVE IN THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
I THINK ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO
RESTATE AROUND VISION ZERO TO
MAKE EVERY SEATTLE STREET SAFE
TO WALK, ROLL, AND BIKE SO
PEOPLE CAN GET HOME SAFELY
INCLUDING FIXING OUR MOST
DANGEROUS STREETS, MANY OF
WHICH ARE DOWN IN SOUTH SEATTLE
INCLUDING REPAIRING SIDEWALKS
AND BUILDING AFFORDABLE
SIDEWALK ALTERNATIVES LIKE HOME
ZONES . I SEE YOU, DIRECTOR
SPOTS. I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE
HOME ZONE. CONNECTING EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A SAFE BIKE
ROUTE. I KNOW PEOPLE, THERE IS
A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT
BIKES BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT
BASIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE
THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO
CANNOT DRIVE AND WHO ARE
NAVIGATING THE CITY BY BIKE.
I THINK THIS TRANSPORTATION
PLAN REALLY IS ABOUT MOBILITY
JUSTICE FOR EVERYONE AND THAT
INCLUDES PRIORITIZING BASIC
SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
EVERYONE, EVEN IF THEY CAN'T
DRIVE AROUND THE CITY, SO I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THIS AND AS WE MOVE INTO THE
LEVY CONVERSATION I THINK THOSE
THINGS WILL BE IMPORTANT TO
TALK ABOUT, TOO. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU. I ECHO MY
COLLEAGUES' GRATITUDE TO
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING THE STP
ADOPTION FORWARD WITH THE
AMENDMENTS. I DID NOT OFFER
ANY SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS BECAUSE
I HAVE GRATITUDE FOR OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WHO
INCLUDED THINGS AND I KNOW
DISTRICT FOUR CARES ABOUT
INCLUDING THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
AND VISION ZERO EFFORTS IN THE
COMPLETION OF SIDEWALKS, AS
WELL, AND I WILL JUST ECHO THE
SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES ABOUT
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY OF ZERO
VISION GOALS. I WANT TO
SPECIFICALLY CAUGHT THINGS LIKE
ZERO TIMING CROSSWALKS AND
NEGATION EFFORTS TO SLOW DOWN
TRAFFIC IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
STREETS AND ALL THE EFFORTS
RELATED TO THE SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL, SO I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE'S EFFORTS. I LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA,
AND ADOPTION OF THIS
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND I VERY
MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY, SEEING ONE THAT
IS TRANSMITTED, THE PRIORITIES
THAT WILL BE SET FORTH IN THAT
PLAN THAT HOPEFULLY ECHO AND
REFLECT WHAT WE ARE ALL TALKING
ABOUT IN TERMS OF PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY, VISION ZERO AND OTHER
EFFORTS THAT WILL REALLY HELP
FOLKS MOVE ABOUT THE CITY AND
ALSO VERY SAFELY, SO THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. IN THE LAST
FLURRY I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
FOR ALL HIS WILLINGNESS TO WORK
WITH ME ON THE AMENDMENTS , AND
THE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS, AS
WELL. IT WAS A BIG LIFT AND I
DO APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO WORK WITH US AND INCORPORATE
THAT AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU FURTHER ON THE
LEVY. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO TAKE
THIS MOMENT TO SEND A LOT OF
GRATITUDE AND THANKS TO COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP, COMMITTEE CHAIR. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR
SPOTS WHO IS HERE IN THE
AUDIENCE ON THE COUNCIL
LIAISON FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP
AND I KNOW YOU ARE PROBABLY
TIRED OF US SENDING YOU ALL A
BUNCH OF EMAIL AND QUESTIONS
BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL SO
MUCH AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE MOVE LEVY AND I KNOW IT'S
REALLY BIG AND SHAPING OUR CITY
AND UNDERSTANDING
TRANSPORTATION. I TORE MY CALF
THREE WEEKS AGO AND I'VE BEEN
ROLLING AROUND ON A ROLLER IN
THE SCOOTER AND NOW I HAVE
GRADUATED TO A CRUTCH, AND SO
I HAVE FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE TO
WHAT IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU
HAVE TO RELY ON SIDEWALKS AND
UNDERSTANDING STAIRS IN
DIFFERENT BUMPS AND THINGS ARE
LOOKING OUT FOR A POTHOLE WHILE
YOU ARE NAVIGATING AND SO MY
LENS IS DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS
BEFORE AND I HAVE INCREDIBLE
GRATITUDE OF A LOT OF THE
REPAIRS GOING ON IN OUR CITY
AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND
ACCESSIBILITY AND ALSO WANTED
TO THANK AMELIA BECAUSE YOU
DID NOT HAVE A BOOK WHEN YOU
ANSWERED COUNCIL MEMBER
MOORE'S QUESTION ABOUT
PROCEDURE. I JUST WANT
EVERYBODY TO KNOW HOW AMAZING
OUR COUNSEL STAFF IS, BECAUSE
IT WAS LIKE YOU WERE READING A
BOOK AND IT CAME FROM OFF THE
TOP OF YOUR HEAD ABOUT ROBERTS
RULES AND PROCEDURE, AND THAT
WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE AND
AMAZING AND I DID NOT WANT TO
LET THAT SLIDE BY AND SO THANK
YOU.
>> WELL, I WILL TAKE THE LAST
WORD AND JOIN THE CHORUS OF
THANKS TO YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
AND CHAIR OF TRANSPORTATION
SAKA, AND ALSO TO MY
COLLEAGUES. IT'S CLEAR FROM
THE CONVERSATION THAT THIS WAS
NO RUBBERSTAMP JOB. YOU ALL DUG
INTO THIS PLAN WITH A FINE
TOOTH COMB AND REALLY GOT ALL
OF THE COMPONENTS AND I KNOW
YOU ALSO MET WITH YOUR
CONSTITUENTS AND REALLY PUT
FORWARD YOUR LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES AND MADE SURE THE
RIGHT BALANCE IS STRUCK AND
LABORIOUSLY WORKED THROUGH
CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS AND SO
I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS
SERVES AS A BLUEPRINT FOR THE
-- OUR LEVY DELIBERATION SO
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT TIME
FOR EVERYBODY TO LEARN A LOT
ABOUT REMOTES IN OUR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN
GENERAL SO IT'S BEEN A VERY
FRUITFUL EXERCISE AND I THANK
YOU ALL FOR TAKING IT SO
SERIOUSLY, THANKS. WITH THAT,
I WILL LET YOU HAVE THE LAST
WORD , COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
BEFORE A VOTE.
>> SURE. I ECHO THE SENTIMENT.
THANK YOU , COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. I DIDN'T EVEN
SEE THEM IN THE BACK OF THE
ROOM. I'M GLAD YOU JOINED
RIGHT ON TIME, IS THAT DIRECTOR
SCOTT'S AND COUNCIL LIAISON,
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HARD
WORK THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS
AND YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR
GRACE AND ANSWERING AND BEING
SO RESPONSIVE TO A BUNCH OF
PESKY QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ARE REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THESE REALLY
IMPORTANT DETAILS THAT MATTER.
THEY MATTER TO OUR DISTRICTS
AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND
RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY SO I
JUST WANT TO LIKE HAT TIP TO
YOU AND THANK YOU TO YOU AND
EVERYONE AT SDOT IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THEIR
COLLABORATION IN THIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU
MENTIONED YOU DID NOT OFFER
ANY FORMAL AMENDMENTS, WHICH IS
TRUE AND I THINK ALL THE
AMENDMENTS WERE TERRIFIC BUT
THE FACT THAT YOU DID NOT OFFER
ANY AMENDMENTS IN MY MIND, I
THINK THAT MEANS MY -- I WAS
SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL IN MY JOB
BECAUSE I INTENDED TO CAPTURE
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS AS MUCH
OF THE FEEDBACK THAT I HEARD
FROM EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU ALL
THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
I WAS IMPERFECT AT TIMES BUT
IN ANY EVENT AS YOU LIKELY
NOTED MANY OF YOUR PRIORITIES
ALL OF YOUR PRIORITIES FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AT LEAST
ARE DIRECTLY REFLECTED IN THE
FINAL DOCUMENT WE ARE GETTING
READY TO VOTE ON SO AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS KNOW, YOU
ARE NOT CHOPPED LIVER SO I WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE
YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE
TO MAKE THIS BETTER AND I WILL
CALL OUT EVERYONE
COUNCILMEMBERS WU, VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH ALREADY
ACKNOWLEDGED YOU AND EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR YOU
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WE WERE
JAMMING BEHIND THE SCENES HERE
DOING THE NITTY-GRITTY SAUSAGE
MAKING I APPRECIATE YOU, YOUR
FLEXIBILITY AND WILLINGNESS
LIKE LOOK , COUNCILMEMBER, IN
MY VIEW ONE OF OUR MOST
THOUGHTFUL AND DILIGENT AND
IMPRESSIVE COLLEAGUES IS
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. WHO
DOESN'T EVEN SIT ON THE
COMMITTEE BUT SHE MADE THIS
THING THAT MUCH BETTER AND SO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT OF COURSE
HELPING GUIDE ME -- ENOUGH OF
THE SELF PRAISE. I THINK WE DID
A GOOD THING. I'M CURIOUS TO
MOVE IT FORWARD BUT AGAIN I
APPRECIATE YOU ALL AND OF
COURSE CENTRAL STAFF KEVIN IN
MY OWN STAFF HEATHER AND THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE .
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED .
THE CLERK PLEASE FIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.
THERE ARE NO MORE ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND
THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION
TODAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT. I
ALMOST FORGOT TO ASK TO BE
EXCUSED THE WEEK OF MAY SIX .
I WILL BE JOINING A DELEGATION
OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO GO
TO VIENNA TO LEARN ABOUT SOCIAL
HOUSING.
>> EXCELLENT. I'M NOT SEEN
ANY OBJECTIONS SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR LETTING US KNOW
AND YOU WILL BE EXCUSED.
>> EXCUSE ME, FOR
CLARIFICATION, YOU WILL BE OUT
ON MAY 7th?
>> MAY 6 AND THAT ENTIRE WEEK,
YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, AS A REMINDER, WE ARE
GOING TO TAKE A GROUP PHOTO
WITH DANNA AS SOON AS WE HAVE
ADJOURNED AND WE HAVE REACHED
THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. OUR
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON
APRIL 30th AT 2:00 P.M. IT IS
NOW 3:32 ON DANNA ROBINSON STAY
IN THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.