>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
MAY 14, 2024 MEETING OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME
TO ORDER. IT IS TO: 01. I AM
SARA NELSON, PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL, WILL BE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. TO BEGIN, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE HAS A PROCLAMATION FOR
CLAIMING MAY 13 THROUGH MAY 17
TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE WILL SHARE
SOME COMMENTS ON THE
PROCLAMATION , THEN I WILL OPEN
THE FLOOR TO COMES FROM COUNCIL
NUMBERS AND AFTER COUNCILMEMBER
COMMENTS, WE WILL SUSPEND THE
RULES TO PREVENT THE COMMISSION
TO OUR GUESTS AND ALLOW OUR
GUESTS TO PROVIDE BRIEF
COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER MARCONI
ARE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK.
>> COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE A
CENTRAL COMMISSION FOR THIS
WEEK, MAY 13 THROUGH THE 17th
TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK.
AS I NOTED YESTERDAY, THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING
COUNCIL HAS APPROVED --
COUNCILS BETWEEN 50 AND 80% OF
AREA MEDIAN INCOME. ALMOST
20,000 NEW PERMANENT HOUSING
UNITS IN SEATTLE BY 2024 FOR
HOUSEHOLDS BETWEEN 30 AND 50%
AREA MEDIAN INCOME. SO EVERYONE
BENEFITS FROM AFFORDABLE
HOUSING INCLUDING THE PEOPLE
WHO RESIDE IN THESE PROPERTIES,
THEIR NEIGHBORS , BUSINESSES,
EMPLOYERS AND THE COMMUNITY AS
A WHOLE. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WEEK IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNITE
WITH OTHER CITIES,
ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES
THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY IN
CELEBRATION OF OUR SHARED GOAL
TO COMMIT -- TO CREATE MOMENTUM
FOR INVESTMENT AND POLICIES TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE, THRIVING AND
EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES HERE IN
SEATTLE. I WANT TO THANK
PATIENTS FROM THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM FOR
BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION
FORWARD AND I AM HONORED TO
PRESENT TO YOU SEATTLE'S
PROCLAMATION FOR MAY 13 THROUGH
17th TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WEEK. AND I WOULD ASK MY
COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE
PRESENTING THE PROCLAMATION?
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? I WILL REPEAT, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD, AND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH TO THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM FOR ALL THE WORK
THAT YOU DO. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, COUNCIL RULES WILL
BE SUSPENDED TO PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW OUR
GUESTS TO ACCEPT IT AND PROVIDE
REMARKS. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED.
AFTER THE PROCLAMATION IS
PRESENTED, PATIENTS MALAGA AND
JESSE SIMPSON WILL PROVIDE
BRIEF REMARKS TO THE COUNCIL
AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WILL
GO AHEAD AND GIVE SOME REMARKS
. THANK YOU HOUSING COMMITTEE
CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
THE FULL COUNCIL FOR
PROCLAIMING THIS WEEK AS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK. I WANT
TO SAY JUST A FEW WORDS
SPEAKING FROM MY PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE , AS INTRODUCED , I
HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM.
AND FOR MY PERSONAL STORY, I
GREW UP WITH BOTH MY PARENTS
LIVING IN TWO DIFFERENT CITIES
, AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF
BEING BROUGHT UP MY
GRANDPARENTS YOU TOOK CARE OF
ME, MY BROTHER, AND MANY OTHER
COUSINS IN A VILLAGE IN
ZIMBABWE. AND ALL THE WORK THAT
THEY DID, THEY WERE FARMERS WHO
WORKED HARD TO BRING A HARVEST
ENOUGH TO FEED US, ENOUGH TO
SELL AND ENOUGH TO HELP OUR
COMMUNITY THAT WAS FACING
COUNTLESS DROUGHTS EACH YEAR.
AND I REMEMBER HOW HARD IT WAS
, BECAUSE I OFTEN EMPHASIZED --
WHAT I REMEMBER MOST VIVIDLY IS
THE ETHICS THAT THEY TOLD --
TAUGHT ME. THE HARD WORK THAT I
SAW THEM PUT FORWARD , THE
COMMUNITY DRIVEN SPIRIT THAT
THEY LEAD WITH AND THE
COMMITMENT THAT IT TOOK TO DO
THAT. AND THOSE VALUES LEAD NRB
BEDROCK OF MY WORK IS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM.
IN ASSOCIATION OF 200+ MEMBER
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE KING
COUNTY REGION WERE ALL
COMMITTED TO THE GOAL OF
ENSURING THAT PEOPLE CAN ACCESS
AFFORDABLE , SAFE, HEALTHY
HOMES ACROSS THE REGION . WE
ARE UNITED IN THE MISSION
ENSURING THAT FAMILIES AND
INDIVIDUALS ACROSS OUR REGION
ARE LOCKED OUT OF ACCESSING
MARKET LEVEL HOUSING, WHETHER
THAT IS RENT OR HOMES, HOW THAT
AXES ACROSS THE BOARD. TODAY AS
WE STAND HERE, WE KNOW THAT
THEY ARE STARK REALITIES. WE
NEED 1 MILLION MORE HOMES AS
HAS BEEN PROJECTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ACROSS
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. BUT AS
DAUNTING AS THAT MAY BE, WE
KNOW WHAT WORKS. WE KNOW WE
NEED MORE HOMES, WE NEED MORE
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
TO BE BUILT ACROSS OUR
COMMUNITIES, AND WE NEED MORE
INVESTMENTS AND SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE TO THRIVE,
ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME OF
CRISIS. WE ARE COUNTING ON YOUR
LEADERSHIP , WE HAVE BEEN
HONORED TO WATCH YOU TAKE ON
YOUR HELMET AND DO THIS WORK AS
COUNCILMEMBERS AND WE STAND
HERE READY TO COLLABORATE WITH
YOU AND WORK ON ADVANCING
CHANGE FOR EQUITABLE HOUSING.
JUST YESTERDAY, AS WE LAUNCHED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK, WE PUT
OUT A LETTER THAT IS URGING OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS AS WELL AS THE
MAYOR, ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN TO BE ROBUST. THIS IS A
BOLD AND TRANSFORMED OF
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHAPE A
BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR SEATTLE. WE
ALSO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE VERY
DIFFICULT WORK IN FRONT OF YOU
AS THE BUDGET PROCESS KICKS OFF
IN NOT TOO LONG AND I WILL ASK
NOW I AM HERE, AND I KNOW MANY
OF YOU HAVE GIVEN THIS
AFFIRMATION TO US, THAT WE MUST
DEFEND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INVESTMENTS. WE KNOW YOU HAVE
TO TRIAGE AND ASSESS WHERE TO
CUT, WHERE TO CONSIDER
EXPANSIONS. BUT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING RESOURCES HAVE BEEN
HARD FOUGHT FOR AND WE ASK THAT
WE PROTECT THOSE RESOURCES AND
INVEST DEEPLY IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WITH THAT WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
CONTINUED COLLABORATION AND
RELATIONSHIP CULTIVATION THAT
WE HAVE WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN
THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. MADAM?, HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE NINE IN PERSON AND
25 REMOTE.
>> WE WILL A LOT OF PEOPLE ONE
MINUTE TO SPEAK. WE WILL START
WITH THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS,
ALTERNATE 5-5 OR SO, WILL YOU
PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
AND BEGIN?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
UP TO 20 MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED ON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED.
SPEAKERS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN
SETS OF IN PERSON AND REMOTE
SPEAKERS AND TO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR
TIME. SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY DO NOT IN THEIR
COMMENTS IN THE ALLOTTED TIME
TO ALLOW US TO GO ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER. I WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CHRIS.
THERE ARE TWO MICROPHONES,
PLEASE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS CHRIS AND I
AM HERE TO URGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO REJECT THE COP
CONTRACT THAT IS COMING UP. WE
DO NOT HAVE THE BUDGET FOR
THIS. THIS 23% RETROACTIVE
RAISE IS GOING TO INCREASE THE
DEFICIT BY 26% , WHICH TO ME IS
UNCONSCIONABLE BUT IT ALSO PUTS
THE COPS INCOMPLETE ADVERSARY
TO OUR OTHER BUDGETS WHICH
INCLUDE SCHOOLS WHICH WE ARE
TRYING TO CLOSE, WHICH INCLUDE
LIBRARIES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY
ALTERNATING DAYS, WHICH INCLUDE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS IT IS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK. WE
HAVE ALL THESE OTHER PARTIES
THAT WE ARE GOING TO GIVE
POLICE 23% RETROACTIVE RAISES
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS . IN
ADDITION, THIS IS NOT PROVIDING
US WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT
WE DO NEED. WE ARE HIRING
POLICE THAT ARE PULLING OVER
BUSES BECAUSE THE BUS HONKED AT
THEM WHEN THEY CUT THEM OFF AND
THIS COP HAD BEEN FIRED FROM
TUKWILA. WE HAVE A LOT OF COPS
WHO NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND
WE DO NOT HAVE THIS IN THE NEW
CONTRACT. PLEASE REJECT THIS
CONTRACT AND SEND IT BACK FOR
RENEGOTIATION. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE BRACE
PHILLIPS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
BRYCE PHILLIPS. I AM A MEMBER
OF THE NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL
HANDLERS UNION. I MAKE AT BEST,
ABOUT 30,000 DOLLARS A YEAR
SERVING THE PUBLIC, SERVING
MAIL FOR ALL OF YOU, I GUESS
THE COPS OR GOING TO
RETROACTIVELY GET 103,000
DOLLARS TO DO WHAT, EXACTLY?
DOES ANYONE SEE THE SEATTLE
POLICE RESPONDING TO CRIME OR
SOLVING CRIME? I HAVE NOT SEEN
IT IN A LONG TIME. I SEE THEM
MURDER PEOPLE, I SEE THEM USED
TO SUPPRESS PROTESTS. THIS
COUNCIL IS SERIOUS ABOUT
ACTUALLY BUILDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AS OPPOSED TO HAVING
SOME KIND OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WEEK, YOU CANNOT AFFORD THIS
RIDICULOUS CONTRACT. IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU GUYS DON'T LIKE
DEMOCRACY. BUILD SOME KIND OF
ARMY TO PROTECT YOU FROM HAVING
TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE. SO,
LET'S GET THIS NEW COUNCIL
STARTED ON A GOOD FIT AND
REJECT THIS ABSURD CONTRACT.
>> IRIAN O'REILLY FOLLOWED BY
ALEX KIM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I DELIVER
WITH UBER EATS AND DOORDASH, I
WANT TO REPEAT SOMETHING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SAID
ABOUT CITY WORKERS A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO. WOULD COME YOU GUYS
NEED TO BE COMPENSATED IN A WAY
THAT ALLOWS YOU TO LIVE, WORK,
PLAY, TO THRIVE AND NOT
SURVIVE. ALL DELIVERY DRIVERS
ARE ASKING FOR IS THAT WE BE
ALLOWED TO SURVIVE. I AM NOT
MAKING ENOUGH NOW TO BUY MY
DREAM 1985 S-10 CHEVY BLAZER, I
AM SIMPLY MAKING ENOUGH NOW TO
AFFORD GAS AND TIRES ON MY
PREVIOUS. THE LOWER RATES
PROPOSED WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO
DO THAT. YOU ALL VOTED
UNANIMOUSLY TO INCREASE WAGES
FOR CITY WORKERS YET ON
THURSDAY, FOUR OF YOU VOTED TO
DECREASE WAGES AND REMOVE
PROTECTIONS FOR DELIVERY
DRIVERS. ALL COMPANIES IN OUR
CITY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY MINIMUM
WAGE, THIS INCLUDES DOORDASH
AND RAW. PLEASE VOTE NO ON THE
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I
AM A FOOD DELIVERY DRIVER AND
DISTRICT TWO RESIDENT. THE
COUNCIL SAYS YOU WANT TO CHANGE
THE PAY OF ORDINANCE QUICKLY SO
YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE
MAKING ENOUGH MONEY. THAT IS
MOSTLY BY COURTIERS AND NOT
DRIVERS. THAT HAVE YOU HEARD OF
THE PHRASE HASTE MAKES WASTE?
IF YOU WANT TO HELP BIKES COME
YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY
WHY THEY ARE DISADVANTAGED. IT
IS ACTUALLY NOT BECAUSE OF THE
ORDINANCE BUT IT IS BECAUSE OF
HOW THE APPS HAVE IMPLEMENTED
THEIR FEE STRUCTURE. THEY SAY
THE FEES GO TO PAY WORKERS BUT
WHETHER A RESTAURANT IS ZERO
MILES AWAY FROM A DELIVERY OR
SIX MILES AWAY, THE FEES ARE
EXACTLY THE SAME. FOR EXAMPLE,
A 20 DOLLAR ORDER ON UBER HAS
50 DOLLARS IN FEES , FOR
CUSTOMERS BOTH ZERO MILES AND
SIX MILES AWAY. 20 MILES TO THE
LIKELY BE GIVEN TO A BIKE, SIX
MILES TO A CAR. THE BIKE GETS
PAID FIVE DOLLARS, THAT IS 33%
OF THE FEES. THE CAR GETS PAID
14 DOLLARS, THAT IS 90% OF THE
FEES. THE COMPANIES ARE
BASICALLY EXPLOITING BIKES TO
SUBSIDIZE PAYMENTS TO CARS.
THAT ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO
CHANGE, HOWEVER THE CURRENT
REVISION DOES NOT DO ANYTHING
TO ADDRESS THAT.
>> YES.
>> IS IT IVAN?
>> YEAH, HE DOES NOT SPEAK
ENGLISH, I'M GOING TO READ HIS
STATEMENT FOR HIM. THIS IS
IVAN. HI, MY NAME IS IVAN, I AM
A CAREER AND I AM TOTALLY
AGAINST THE PAY CUT THAT IS
BEING CONSIDERED. THERE IS
NOTHING GOOD ABOUT IT FOR US
COURIERS. IN THE NEW
AMENDMENTS, ALL I SAW WAS HOW
DELIVERY COMPANIES WERE TRYING
TO TAKE IT VANTAGE OF CARRIERS.
RESTAURANT OWNERS HAVE SIGNS
WITH DELIVERY CHARGES WRITTEN
ON THEM. ASK ANY CAREER WHETHER
THEY GET THAT MUCH FOR THOSE
ORDERS AND THEY WILL TELL YOU
NO. COMPANIES LIKE TO CUSTOMERS
ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY CHARGE FOR
DELIVERY SAYING IT IS ALL FOR
THE CARRIERS BENEFIT. THAT IS
NOT TRUE. BECAUSE OF THESE
POLICIES, PEOPLE GET ANGRY WITH
COURIERS AND ORDER LESS
DELIVERY. THEY DECEIVE
CUSTOMERS AND THEIR COURIERS
ALIKE. WHY DON'T COMPANIES
PROVIDE ACCURATE STATISTICS AND
PAYMENT SCHEMES? BECAUSE HER
DECEIT WOULD BE OBVIOUS. I
UNDERSTAND COMPANIES WANT TO
MAKE MONEY BUT IT IS BASED ON
AN UNFAIR ATTITUDE TOWARD US
COURIERS THAT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND. 19 DOLLARS AN HOUR
FOR A CAREER IS RIDICULOUS, WE
NEED TO SPEND MONEY ON GAS, CAR
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, WITH
THAT KIND OF PAY IT IS BETTER
TO LOOK FOR OTHER JOBS WHERE
YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
THOSE EXTRA COSTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER
WILL BE HOWARD GAIL. HOWARD
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BJ. FOR OUR
REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE HER
NUMBER TWO PRESS STAR SIX WHEN
YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED. GO AHEAD, HOWARD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, HOWARD DALE.
THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU TODAY
WILL BE GETTING SEATTLE POLICE
A 16.3% PAY INCREASE FOR 2023
DESPITE CONTINUING ABUSES WITH
RETROACTIVE IN 2024 POLICE PAY
INCREASE INCREASING OUR 96 NINE
DOLLARS WHEN WE FACED 230
MILLION DOLLARS BUDGET
SHORTFALL. THIS CONTRACT
CONTINUES TO PRACTICE
PROHIBITED BY MOUTH OTHER
CITIES AND PROHIBITED BY THE
INDEPENDENT WASHINGTON STATE
BODY THAT INVESTIGATES POLICE
MISCONDUCT IS TYPICALLY, THE
CONTRACT REQUIRES ACTIVE
OFFICERS INVESTIGATE ANY CASE
THAT REASONABLY COULD LEAD TO
TERMINATION. THAT IS ANY
SERIOUS ABUSE CASE REQUIRES AN
SPD COP INVESTIGATE FELLOW
OFFICERS. FOUR YEARS AFTER
GEORGE FLOYD WE ARE ONE OF THE
FEW MAJOR CITIES THAT PREVENT
CIVILIAN CONTROL AND
INVESTIGATIONS BUT THE BOTTOM
LINE IS EVERYTHING ASPECT OF
THE 2017 POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE IF IT HAD BEEN IN
PLACE DURING 2020, THERE WOULD
STILL HAVE BEEN ALL THE ABUSE
THAT WE SAW AND ALL THE ESCAPE
FROM ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
. EXCUSE ME. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS BJ. GO AHEAD.
>> HI, I AM A BALLARD RESIDENT.
I CALL ON COUNCIL TO REJECT A
PROPOSED CONTRACT , IT
CONTINUES TO DISENFRANCHISE THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE , THE
CONTRACT SUPERSEDES CITY LAW.
THIS MEANS THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER
THE POLICE. WE HAS AN ACCOUNT
ABILITY MEASURES LIKE THE
WILDLY POPULAR 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE. WE
SEE THIS BLOCKING THE CEILING
ABOVE NONPOLICE RESPONSES THAT
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BEGGING FOR
WELL BEFORE 2020, EVEN THOUGH
SPD'S ON DATA SHOWS 80% OF ALL
CALLS ARE NONCRIMINAL AND HALF
CAN GET TRANSFERRED TO
NONPOLICE RESPONSE IMMEDIATELY.
[ INAUDIBLE ] WORTH 11,000
DOLLARS, TOOK MORE THAN 60,000
DOLLARS IN RETROACTIVE PAY PLUS
A 20% RAISE WELL LIBRARIES WERE
ROLLING CLOSURES. THE SON WHO
WAITED 23 MINUTES TO RESPOND TO
A 911 CALL GETS 142,000 DOLLARS
WITH A 23% RAISE WELL SUMMER
CAMPS FOR KIDS WITH
DISABILITIES GET CUT.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CASTILLE HIGHTOWER.
>> WAIT ONE MOMENT, I WOULD
LIKE TO REMIND FOLKS IN THE
AUDIENCE TO PLEASE HOLD YOUR
APPLAUSE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SHOW APPRECIATION YOU CAN DO SO
WITH HAND MOTIONS, BUT WE ARE
TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH THE
SPEAKERS AND THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT I FORGOT TO SAY AT THE
TOP. THANK YOU, GO AHEAD NOW.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
GO AHEAD.
YOU SHOULD BE GOOD NOW.
I SEE THAT THEY ME TO --
>> AN AIRMAN? BE MY GUEST
COMING WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW,
THANK YOU.
>> I AM THE ASSISTANT OF -- I
WAS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE
AFFECTED PERSONS PROGRAM
WORKING FOR ATT WHICH IS IT
EDUCATED TO PROVIDING DIRECT
RESOURCES SO OTHERS WOULD NOT
HAVE TO STRUGGLE IN THE FAMILY
MY FAMILY HAS HOWEVER WELL YOU
ARE WATCHING 96 MILLION DOLLARS
, THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF RACISM
MENTALITY. THEY ARE BLOCKING
THREE MONTHS OF BACK PAY YOU
ONLY. YOU'RE PUTTING ME AT
RISK OF -- CONTINUED TO
WITHHOLD MY BACKPAY , APPROVING
THE CONTRACT, YOUR SENDING A
CLEAR MESSAGE YOU NOT ONLY WANT
TO CONTINUE OVER INFLATING THE
POLICE BUDGET AT THE EXPENSE OF
CRITICAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS,
BUT YOU WANT TO DEVASTATINGLY
PUNISH THOSE OF US WHO ARE MADE
VICTIMS OF POLICE IN THE
BUREAUCRACY. THE COMMUNITY
DESERVES BETTER.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO, CHAIR OF PEOPLE POWER
WASHINGTON SPEAKING IN
OPPOSITION TO THE FALL
CONTRACT, SUMMER 2019 WAS THE
LAST TIME WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK ON HIS CURRENT
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS , IT IS
RIDICULOUS WE ONLY HAVE ONE
MINUTE. LATELY DISCUSSION ABOUT
PUBLIC SAFETY HAS BEEN ABOUT
ADDRESSING A GOOD, PERMISSIVE
ENVIRONMENT AROUND CRIME. I
WOULD ARGUE THAT THE PERMISSIVE
ENVIRONMENT THAT REALLY NEEDS
TO BE CHANGED IS THE ONE THE
FALL CONTRACT ENABLED. THIS
CONTRACT HAMPERS SEATTLE'S
CIVILIAN LED ALTERNATIVE BASIS
RESPONSE FOR SITUATIONS WHERE
AN ARMED RESPONSE IS NOT
NECESSARY. THIS CONTRACT WITH
OFFICERS GET BY WITHOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY . THIS
PERMISSIVE CONTRACT ENABLES A
TOXIC WORKPLACE CULTURE TO
FOSTER IMPACTING RECRUITMENT
AND RETENTION OF GOOD OFFICERS
DESPITE RESOURCES THAT HAVE
BEEN THROWN AT IT. THIS
CONTRACT MARKS A BIG ORDER OF
THE GENERAL FUND AND SPD
BUDGET. INFORMATION ABOUT SPD
BEING FUNDED, IT IS SPD THAT IS
DEFUNDING EVERYTHING ELSE.
REJECT THE SPA CONTRACT AND DO
BETTER.
>> THANK YOU, OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER FOR THIS GROUP WILL BE
DOING. GO AHEAD.
>> I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN
THE COUNCIL OF PUTTING LAST
WEEK TO LOWER GIG WORKER PAY.
LET'S BE CLEAR , TO FRAME IT
AS HEALTH IS RIDICULOUS. PAYING
DRIVERS LESS PER MINUTE IS NOT
HEALTH, PAYING THEM LESS PER
MILE IS NOT HELPED PICK THE
MAJORITY OF DRIVERS AND
CITIZENS DO NOT WANT THIS. THE
ONLY ONES THAT DO ARE THE
COMPANIES LIKE DOORDASH AND
UBER AND THOSE DOING THEIR
BIDDING LIKE DRIVE FORWARD IN
SARA NELSON. WE KNOW WITH
VEHICLES EXPENSES THIS BILL
WOULD PUT DRIVERS BACK WELL
UNDER MINIMUM WAGE. DO YOU
REALLY WANT PEOPLE IN THEIR
CARS 15, 16 HOURS A DAY? IT IS
NOT SAFE. THE BILL DOES NOTHING
TO ADDRESS THE FECES COMPANIES
CHARGE WHICH IS NO SURPRISE
SINCE IT WAS WRITTEN BY THEM AT
THE EXPENSE OF THE WORKERS .
STAND UP FOR YOUR OWN CITIZEN
AND PUMP THE BREAKS ON THIS
BILL.
>> ARE NEXT IN PERSON SPEAKER.
>> HELLO? OKAY. HI, MY NAME IS
JUSTIN TAYLOR. I AM A GIG
WORKER OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED
CHANGES TO THE WORKER MINIMUM
PAYMENT ORDINANCE. IN A JULY 4
SPECIAL ARTICLE TO THE SEATTLE
TIMES, SARA NELSON WROTE, UNDER
MY LEADERSHIP, THIS COUNCIL
WILL NOT EXTERNALIZE OUR
POLICYMAKING AUTHORITY. WE WILL
CONSIDER PROSPECTIVES FROM
PEOPLE ON ALL SIDES OF AN ISSUE
AND BEFORE REFERRING NEW POLICY
LEGISLATION TO COMMITTEE, ALL
CONFIRM IT HAS GONE THROUGH A
ROBUST STAKEHOLDER PROCESS.
THIS PROCESS HAS NOT OCCURRED
YET. THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL
FLAW IN BOTH THE CURRENT AND
PROPOSED LEGISLATION , A FLAW
THAT HAS UNINTENTIONALLY
ANGERED THE ONE GROUP IN THE
ENTIRE CITY YOU DON'T WANT
ANGRY. THERE IS A WAY FORWARD.
AND AN ACTUAL ROBUST
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS WILL CREATE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS
AND OTHER --
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
>> I LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE AND
FULLY SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE.
PLEASE NOT WATER DOWN THIS BILL
TO THE POINT THAT IT IS PAY UP
LATE AND THE FEES STAY ABOUT
THE SAME. TWO MONTHS AGO I SAID
HERE THAT MY WORST-CASE
SCENARIO , MY ORDERS WOULD NEED
TO INCREASE 400% TO GET BACK TO
WHERE I WAS BEFORE JANUARY 13.
THIS REQUIRES BIG CHANGE. THE
BILL DOES NOT NEED MINOR
CHANGES, AND NEEDS AN OVERHAUL
WHICH IS POORLY CONCEIVED. CB
127 75 FIXES MANY OF THESE
ISSUES. WE DON'T NEED TO
INCREASE THEORETICAL PAY WE
AREN'T EVEN RECEIVING, WE NEED
TO INCREASE ORDERS
DRAMATICALLY. BRING BACK ORDERS
TO RESTAURANTS IN THE MARKET
WILL TAKE CARE OF THE REST. WE
WOULD ALL LOVE TO BE PAID MORE
OF THE CONSUMERS HAVE SPOKEN
AND THEY WILL NOT SUPPORT HIGH
FEES.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
>> MY AVERAGE PAY FOR THE
PREVIOUS WEEK IS 11 DOLLARS 56
PER HOUR. FAR FROM THE PROMISED
26 DOLLARS AN HOUR , EVEN THE
CITY'S 19 DOLLAR MINIMUM WAGE
, AN UNEXCITED 50 DOLLARS!
SHOULD NOT BE A HARDSHIP THAT
CAN SINK A SEATTLEITE, BUT IF
YOUR WAGE IS 11 DOLLARS AN HOUR
IT CAN. EVERY HOUR SPENT NOT
WORKING HAS BECOME A CALCULATED
RISK. BUT I COME HERE EVERY
WEEK SOMETIMES TWICE BECAUSE
THIS LAW HAS CREATED SEVERE
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE
LOCAL ECONOMY. MIDDLE-CLASS
CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN INSTEAD OF
AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE,
RESTAURANTS ARE FACING A 50%
DROP IN ORDER VOLUME AND IT
STARTED TO LAY OFF EMPLOYEES,
SOME HAVE CLOSED. MORE WILL
FOLLOW. THE COST OF THE SERVICE
NEEDS TO BE LOWERED TO BRING
BACK ORDER VOLUME. TO TAKE NO
ACTION AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE
CITY -- NOT ONLY THE CUSTOMERS,
COURIERS AND RESTAURANT --
>> THE LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER
FOR THIS SET. I DO NOT SEE
JONATHAN JOHNSON, YOU CAN MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE REMOTE
COMMENTERS.
>> OUR NEXT REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT OR. GO AHEAD, JOE.
>> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> LET'S GET THIS PARTY
STARTED. A COUPLE TOPICS ,
FIRST I WANT TO SUPPORT THE SPA
CONTRACT BUT THE SHEER PAY
INCREASE FOR THEM VERSUS THE
FIREFIGHTERS , THOSE BRAVE
HEROES WHO RUN INTO BUILDINGS
AND PULL PEOPLE OUT OF FIRE, I
THINK IT IS A LITTLE OUT OF
WHACK AND I THINK SOME
QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ASKED, HOW
COME POLICE ARE GETTING A
LARGER INCREASE ON THE
ENFORCEMENT CANNOT SHUT DOWN
THE ANTI-SEMITIC ENCAMPMENT?
PERHAPS WE NEED THE MILITARY TO
GO IN, I HOPE NOT. MOVING
FORWARD, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE
A LETTER BEFORE YOU, HONORABLE
COUNCILMEMBERS, ABOUT THE
ENTITY , I WISH I COULD HAVE
SIGNED IT BECAUSE I THINK YOU
NEED TO REDO YOUR COMPLAINT
FROM SCRATCH AND PERMIT A LOT
MORE DENSITY BECAUSE WHEN
SEATTLE EXPORTS ITS HOUSING
DEFICIT TO OTHER COMMUNITIES
EVERYBODY PAYS MORE AND THERE
ARE FEWER GOOD JOBS FOR
EVERYONE SO I'M GOING TO ASK
TO PLEASE RESTART FROM SCRATCH
AND WORK WITH THE URBANISTS AND
OTHER PRO-DENSITY GROUPS TO
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS AUSTIN HERRMANN, FOLLOWING
AUSTIN WILL BE MET. GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO.
>> HI, MY NAME IS AUSTIN, I
HAVE A GIG ECONOMY WORKER. I
WORK FOR INSTACART, I AM A
SHOPPER. I SUPPORT PAY UP. MY
DEMAND HAS GONE UP, MY PAY HAS
INCREASED. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
AFFORD REPAIRS ON MY CAR THAT
WERE NOT AS EASY TO COME BY OR
REQUIRED INCREASED RENTS AND
OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN THE
CITY, I HAVE OVERWHELMINGLY
BENEFITED FROM PAY UP. I KNOW
SARA NELSON CLAIMED THIS WAS
UNTESTED LEGISLATION, HOWEVER
CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK ALREADY
OPERATE THEIR ORDINANCES WITH A
MULTITUDE OF ITS SUCCESS AND
EVEN GET THAT WITH PAYING MORE
TO THEIR WORKERS AND HIGHER
MINIMUM WAGE. I OPPOSE THESE
CHANGES THAT WERE DRAFTED BY
DRIVE-UP ARE INCLUDING BOARD
MEMBERS THAT ARE PAID BY UBER
AND DOORDASH, I AM A
CONSTITUENT, NOT A CORPORATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK SARA
NELSON, IF SHE FEELS DISMAYED
ABOUT THAT, SIMPLY REMOVE THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
>> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS. I
LIVE ON CAPITOL HILL AND I HAVE
A SMALL BUSINESS. I AM CALLING
TO URGE YOU TO REJECT THE
PROPOSED POLICE GUILD CONTRACT
SENT BACK FROM OUR BARGAINING,
IT IS A BAD AGREEMENT IN THESE
NEGOTIATIONS , YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO REPRESENT US, THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE, AND WE HAVE BEEN
SAYING FOR YEARS, WE WENT
MEANINGFUL, ROBUST CIVILIAN LED
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
OVERSIGHT AND THIS CONTRACT
FAILS TO DELIVER. WE HAVE ALSO
BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS WE WANT
MANY OF THE CURRENT FUNCTIONS
OF THE POLICE TO BE TURNED OVER
TO CIVILIAN RESPONDERS. WE DO
FINALLY HAVE A START ON THIS,
WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THIS
CONTRACT SIGNED OIL BACK WILL
BLOCK THESE FLEDGLING EFFORTS
AND THE 23% RETROACTIVE RAISE
IS TRULY BEWILDERING TO ME. IN
THIS YEAR, A BUDGET CRISIS,
HIRING FREEZES AND INCREASES
FOR OTHER KEY CITY EMPLOYEES ,
COUNCILMEMBERS, PLEASE TAKE
YOUR DUTIES TO REPRESENT THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE SERIOUSLY IN
THESE NEGOTIATIONS. VOTE NO ON
THE VERY FLAWED CONTRACT AND
SEND IT BACK INTO BARGAINING.
INSIST ON SOMETHING BETTER FOR
OUR CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE OUR
NEXT SPEAKER , WAS THAT ROBERT
INGLE? I AM SORRY.
>> IT WAS NOT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER.
>> HI, THIS CONTRACT IS
GARBAGE. HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY
JUSTIFY PAYING CUPS SIX FIGURES
MINIMUM AT A 23% RAISE IN A SIX
BLANDLY BUT IT WHILE
WITHHOLDING 100,000 FOR THE
PEOPLE MOST IMPACTED BY THE
BRUTALITY? AND WHEN THEY ARE
PUSHED ONTO THE STREET , THE
SAME PEOPLE WHO PAY YOUR SALARY
ARE MAKING A PITTANCE AND WHEN
WE ARE UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO LOSE A
BROTHER, SISTER, PARTNER, LOVED
ONE, TO SOME TRIGGER-HAPPY
RACIST KILLER YOUR MAIN
PRIORITY IS TO PRETEND WE
DON'T EXIST. HOW CAN YOU TALK
ABOUT MAKING THE POLICE FEEL
SAFE WHEN BEING A COP ISN'T
EVEN IN THE TOP 20 MOST
DANGEROUS PROFESSIONS? HOW CAN
YOU POSSIBLY TALK ABOUT THE
KEEPING CUPS ESSAYS WHEN CUPS
ARE THE DANGER. WHEN I TELL
THEM ABOUT WHAT THE CITY DOES
TO VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE,
THEY ARE OUTRAGED. IF YOU
DON'T LIKE THIS CONTRACT, IF
YOU APPROVE THIS CONTRACT, YOUR
GUILTY OF THE NEXT PLACE
KILLING AND YOU WILL READ --
REGRET IT.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS LAUREN.
>> HELLO, I AM ONE OF THE SIX
PEOPLE AS PD ARRESTED DURING A
SIT IN AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
EARLIER THIS YEAR. ABOUT POLICE
SURVEILLANCE TECH AND ASYLUM
SEEKER HOUSING. IT IS
COUNCIL'S DUTY TO REJECT THE
PROPOSED OFFICER CONTRACT PICK
IT ILLUSTRATES THE CONTENT AS
PD HAS FOR ANY KIND OF
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNT ABILITY.
KESELL HI TARA, HIS BROTHER
DIED AT THE HANDS OF POLICE,
ALREADY SPOKE ABOUT THE CITY'S
DISPARAGEMENT OF HER TRAUMA AND
HEROIC EFFORTS. AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WEEK, COUNCILMEMBERS
WHO HAVE RETROACTIVE WAGE
INCREASES THING TO THINK
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ONLY APPLIES
TO CUPS. THE COMPANY HAS A
PLANNING QUESTION ROSS HOUSING
SUBSIDIES FOR COPS. DO NOT
INSULT YOUR CONSTITUENTS WITH
SYMBOLIC GESTURES.
>> THANK YOU, HER NECK SPEAKER
IS DREW BATCHELOR. GO AHEAD.
OKAY, IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE
DREW IS ABLE TO UNMUTE SO WE
WILL MOVE ON. GO AHEAD.
>> HI, I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5. AM
CALLING TO US THE COUNCIL TO
REJECT THE PROPOSED CONTRACT
PICK IT DOES LITTLE TO NOTHING
TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. COUNCIL
AND THE MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT HOW THEY WANT TO SEE
MARKETABILITY BUT IF THEY
APPROVE THE CONTRACT THEY WILL
BE LETTING US KNOW VERY CLEARLY
THIS IS JUST EMPTY WORDS. IF
YOU ARE TELLING YOURSELF YOU'RE
VOTING FOR THIS CONTRACT
BECAUSE YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE IN OUR CITY. THESE ARE
NOT ISSUES WE CAN QUALIFY. WE
SHOULD TREAT THEM LIKE OUR
NEIGHBORS AND START ARTICLING
FUNDING THINGS LIKE ACCOUNTING,
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND FOR
THOSE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION
AND SO ON. THE MONEY THE
COUNCIL WANTS TO THROW OUT AS
PD, THERE ARE BETTER USES FOR
IT. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK
COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES FOR
MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY HAS A
CHANCE TO WEIGH IN.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WHO TRIED
TO PUSH THIS QUOTE THROUGH THAT
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE SEE WHAT
YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, HER NECK SPEAKER
IS DREW.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO CASPER.
FOLLOWING CASPER WILL BE EIGHT
IN. GO AHEAD, CASPER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I BOTH LIVE
AND WORK IN SEATTLE. I AM
CALLING TODAY TO VOICE MY
OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSAL TO
GET AS PD RETROACTIVE RAISES,
AS A TAXPAYER, I WOULD MUCH
RATHER SEE MY MONEY GO TOWARD
PAYING HI TARA THE SALARY SHE
IS OWED, KEEPING LIBRARY IS
OPEN OR FUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOL
OR HOUSING THE ASYLUM-SEEKERS
OR HOUSING PEOPLE LIVING ON THE
STREET IN TENTS AND CAMPERS.
THIS IS THE SAME POLICE FORCE
IS ABOUT THEY REALIZE THEIR
CITIZENS, AND BY THAT I MEAN
THE TAXPAYERS , TEXT PADDINGTON
MILLION-DOLLAR LAWSUIT. THE
SAME POLICE FORCE THAT MEET
INTERNATIONAL NEWS. THE SAME
POLICE FORCE CURRENTLY BEING
SUED BY FOUR OF THEIR OWN
OFFICERS FOR DISCRIMINATION AND
SEXUAL HARASSMENT. I DON'T
THINK THE PUBLIC RELATIONS AND
HIRING ISSUES AS PD IS FACING
WILL BE SOLVED BY GIVING THEM
MORE MONEY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS AIDEN CAROL, AND FOLLOWING ,
OUR NECK SPEAKER. GO AHEAD.
>> HI, THE CONTRACTS SHOULD BE
REJECTED FOR ANY NUMBER OF
REASONS. I'M GOING TO GO BACK
TO BASICS AND WONDER HOW MANY
YEARS WE WILL HAVE TO BE
EXPLAINING ANYTHING GOOD POLICE
CAN DO, WE THE PEOPLE CAN DO
BETTER FOR THEM FOR LESS
FUNDING. THAT ANY PROBLEM
CAUSED BY AN ENCAMPMENT WITHOUT
LETTING AMENT, UNLESS IT IS
SOMETHING THAT WASN'T RELATED
TO HOMELESSNESS IN THE FIRST
PLACE AND THAT THE MAJORITY OF
CRIMES CAN BE TRACED BACK TO
THE POVERTY OR TRAUMA THE
RESULTS FROM IT. OF COURSE, NOT
EVERYONE IN THE SAME SITUATION
OF POVERTY COMMITS THE SAME
CRIME OR A CRIME BUT TWO
CHILDREN WHO WITNESSED THE SAME
TRAUMA , THEY BECOME VERY QUIET
AND BECOME AGGRESSIVE AND
DEFIANT . HUMANS RESPOND IN
DIFFERENT WAYS, IT DOES NOT
CHANGE THE FACT THE TRAUMA
CAUSED THE BEHAVIOR AND THE
POVERTY CAUSED THE CRIME. YOU
CAN SOLVE THIS, YOU DON'T WANT
TO. WE ARE GOING TO SOLVE IT
FOR YOU EVENTUALLY WHETHER YOU
LIKE IT OR NOT.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS EMMA H AND FOLLOWING AND I
WILL BE MICHELLE. GO AHEAD.
>> THIS PREVIOUS WEEK I AM MADE
25 DOLLARS 50 AN HOUR. ON THE
AGENDA FOR THE 28th WILL
MARKEDLY WORSEN THE EXPERIENCE
OF COURIERS ESPECIALLY THOSE ON
BIKES WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEE OF
INCREASED ORDERS. 'S STRIPS
NEARLY ALL RECORD PROTECTIONS
ACHIEVED THROUGH COMPROMISE
WORKERS AND OP CORPORATIONS. AS
ANOTHER DRIVER STATED THE APPS
ARE NOT CHARGING A FEE THAT IS
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TIME OR
WORK REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS
DELIVERY, CUSTOMERS HAVE NO
IDEA WHAT PORTION GOES TO
WORKERS OR SUBSIDIZING OTHER
ORDERS. THIS WILL NOT CHANGE.
DESPITE FINDING MY OWN NICHE ON
MY BIKE THIS REVISION DOES
NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE
DISPARITY. YOU CAN FIX THAT BY
GIVING MY ALL REIMBURSEMENT
RATES. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I
GENERALLY HOPE YOU'RE SINCERE
WHEN YOU SAY THAT YOU WOULD
SUPPORT MY WORKER FRIENDLY --
YOU ALL HAVE THE CHANCE TO SHOW
IF YOU VALUE --
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS A
FEW THINGS FROM THE LAST FEW
WEEKS. COUNCILMEMBER JEN 11,
YOU MADE A BIG ISSUE OF NOT
PASSING LEGISLATION. THIS
ORDINANCE IS ROOTED IN
ELIMINATING THE FEES. I'M
GUESSING YOU ARE OKAY WITH LAWS
BASED ON HOPEFULLY'S AND NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE'S. I'M NOT
SURE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE OR
IS IT BECAUSE IT IS AMENDED?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU MADE
A GOVERNANCE PLEDGE OF SEEING
MY RULES TO SERVE THE PUBLIC
INTEREST, I WILL NOT ALLOW
OUTSIDE INTEREST GROUPS TO
ALLOW THE DRAFTING OF
LEGISLATION. I AM CONFUSED ON
HOW YOU PLAN TO DO THIS, LAST
WEEK YOU VOTED TO PASS
LEGISLATION HE SPECIFICALLY
IDENTIFIED AS THE EXACT THING
YOU WOULDN'T SUPPORT. HOW ARE
YOU PLANNING TO RESTORE TRUST?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, YOU HAVE
CONTINUED TO DISREGARD ALL THE
PEOPLE [ INAUDIBLE ] LAST WEEK
YOU REFERRED TO US AS ALL THAT
NOISE. THAT IS DISGUSTING AND
DISRESPECTFUL. IT IS ANOTHER
WAY YOU ARE BIASED. YOU
CONTINUE TO RELY ON REPORT FOUR
MONTHS OLD FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE
PAID TO BE THERE. THIS HAS GOT
TO STOP.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
JONATHAN, FOLLOWING JONATHAN
WILL BE ALBERTO. GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. HELLO, I AM
JONATHAN. I AM A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 6 AND THE LIKE TO ASK
THE COUNCIL TO VOTE NO ON THE
SPD CONTRACT INTO GO BACK TO
RENEGOTIATION AND MORE STRICT
GUIDELINES TO PROTECT THE CITY
AND RESIDENTS. FROM THIS
PREDATORY CONTRACT. YOU ARE
PROPOSING RAISES AND 96 MILLION
IN BACKPAY DURING THE BUDGET
SHORTFALL RELEVANT DRISCOLL AND
LIBRAS ARE CLOSING, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS ON THE CHOPPING
BLOCK AND OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS ARE FACING WORKER
SHORTAGES . HOW CAN YOU
POSSIBLY JUSTIFY THAT? IT IS
IRRESPONSIBLE . ANYWAYS, OKAY.
WE NEED POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
IN THIS CONTRACT, WE NEED TO
NOT CRIMINALIZE POVERTY .
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
GO AHEAD.
>> SARA NELSON IS TREATING THIS
COUNCIL LIKE A PRESSURE COOKER,
PUSHING LEGISLATION AND RUSHING
PAST IMPORTANT DETAILS AS SHE
HAS OFTEN SAID ARE IMPORTANT.
AS WELL AS IGNORING THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE AND WORK HERE. THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE OFFICERS
KILLED SAID JOHN HAD, QUOTE,
LIMITED VALUE. THE YOUNG SOUTH
ASIAN WOMAN KILLED BY A POLICE
DRIVER , THE SAME GUILD WHO IS
NOW ASKING FOR A RETROACTIVE
PAY INCREASE WHILE THEIR
STANDARDS FOR BIAS HAVE FALLEN.
A STRONG POLICE FORCE IS ONLY
AVAILABLE IF THEY ARE
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE. THEY
ARE ACTING LIKE A MAFIA, TAKING
THE CITY DOWN FOR MORE
PROTECTION MONEY. WITH YOU
SAFEGUARDS AND OVERSIGHT. ONE
BAD APPLE SPOILS THE BUNCH.
THROWING MORE MONEY AND
RECRUITS INTO THE ROTTING
BARREL DOES VERY LITTLE. THAT
ARE PAY ONLY FOR BETTER COPS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NECK SPEAKER
IS ANDREA , AND WE WILL TRY ONE
LAST TIME FOR DREW. GO AHEAD.
>> I AM A SOCIAL WORKER, I AM
FROM THE 67. I AM ASHAMED THAT
THE CONTRACT HAS GONE THIS
LONG. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE
ALREADY MENTIONED, BY SIGNING
THIS CONTRACT, YOU DON'T GIVE
UP THE CITY TO -- YOU CANNOT
HAVE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
THERE ARE POLICE THAT DRIVE
DRUNK AND THEY GET -- WITHOUT
PAY FOR SIX HOURS. LOOK AT BAD
APPLES , YOU WANT TO GIVE THOSE
PEOPLE MORE MONEY? DO THEY GET
EXTRA MONEY THEY WENT TO
JANUARY 6th? THERE IS NO RULE
THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T CLAP. IT
IS NOT OKAY AND ANTIDEMOCRATIC.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER,
IF AVAILABLE, IS DREW. YOU MAY
NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX AND GO
AHEAD. IF YOU ARE THERE.
>> HELLO, I LIVE IN D6 AND YOU
SHOULD VOTE TO REJECT THE NEW
SPA CONTRACT FOR LOVELIER
TERESA.MOSQUEDA@SEATTLE.GOV
ENTER THIS CONTROVERSIAL
EXPENDITURE WITHOUT HAVING A
PUBLIC HEARING. I UNDERSTAND
WADE ALLEN PUBLIC HEARING
BECAUSE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO SEE
YOUR GETTING AN OFFICER WHO
MADE 418,000 DOLLARS LAST YEAR
160,000 DOLLARS IN BACKPAY,
COVERING THE YEAR WELL BLOCKING
THE -- IN THE YEARS THE AN
OFFICER RAN OVER A 22-YEAR-OLD
GRAD STUDENT IN THE OFFICERS
LAUGHING AT HER DEATH MADE
NATIONAL NEWS, YOU'RE GOING TO
REWARD THIS -- THEM WITH A HUGE
BONUS? HOUSING PRICES AND
INCOME EQUALITY ARE SKYHIGH,
THIS IS YOUR SOLUTION? YOU ARE
FEELING AS LEADERS. YOU HAVE
ZERO VISION FOR MORE EFFECTIVE
WAYS TO INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY.
SEATTLE IS AN INNOVATIVE,
MODERN CITY YET YOU KEEP
REVERTING BACK TO THE SAME
VIOLENT, RACIST SYSTEMS THEY
USED IN ALABAMA A FEW YEARS
AGO. SEATTLE DESERVES BETTER.
VOTE TO REJECT THIS NEW POLICE
CONTRACT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE THAT IS
OUR LAST PUBLIC COMMENT OR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE
HAVE OTHER IN PERSON? GO AHEAD.
>> NO? I CAN SPEAK NOW? OKAY,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GIVE ME
FIVE SECONDS.
>> IF YOU CAN POSIT TIME REALLY
QUICK, PLEASE.
>> ONE MINUTE. OKAY, NO
PROBLEM. I WANT TO SPEAK WITH
YOU ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS AN
ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC SITUATION.
YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING [
INAUDIBLE ] IT IS A NIGHTMARE.
I AM TALKING ABOUT THIS, FOR
MANY YEARS, OPEN IN CITY HALL,
GIVE EVERYBODY ONE DAY.
EVERYBODY CAN COME AND TALK FOR
THREE MINUTES, FEEL REAL
AMERICAN CITIZEN. WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS? IT IS OKAY . BUT
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? WHY ARE
YOU SCARED? FOR 10 PLUS YEARS,
WHAT IS A TOKEN IN MY STATEMENT
IN THE GO-TO ELECTION, NO ONE,
NO ONE , SO, COME ON PICKETT'S
RECOVERY. YOU'RE ACTING LIKE A
REAL GESTAPO .
>> IS THAT IT? WE HAVE NOW
REACHED THE END OF OUR LIST OF
I GUESS -- REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. NEXT, I
MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. IS
THERE A SECOND? IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> YES.
>> I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA
BY RUBBING ITEM 1, COUNCIL BILL
120-7832 GIVE MORE MEANINGFUL
TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
ARE YOU GOING TO CALL FOR A
SECOND, OR SHALL I? IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> I WILL SECOND THIS AND IN
THE INTEREST OF MOVING THE
SALON I DON'T SUPPORT IT. BUT.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO REMOVE ITEM 1,
COUNCIL BILL 120783 FROM
TODAY'S AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT?
>> SURE, AS I NOTED IN BRIEFING
YESTERDAY, I DID REQUEST TO
DELAY A VOTE ON THIS CONTRACT.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A SINGLE PUBLIC
HEARING THIS IS OUR FIRST
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT SINCE THE BILL BECAME
AVAILABLE AND I DO THINK THE
COMMUNITY DESERVES A CHANCE TO
HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD. THIS IS
A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT THAT ASKS
TAXPAYERS TO PAY 96 MILLION
DOLLARS FOR BACK SALARY AND
BENEFITS. THERE ARE SEVERAL
ACCOUNTABILITY FILES IN THIS
CONTRACT. SO I WOULD ASK THAT
WE DELAY THE VOTE AND GIVE
FOLKS A CHANCE TO UNDERSTAND
BETTER WHAT IS IN AND.
>> THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> GO AHEAD, PLEASE. I'M SORRY,
I WASN'T LOOKING AT MY SCREEN.
>> THANK YOU. I AM JUST CURIOUS
, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I
APPRECIATE THE INTENT OF
WANTING TO HAVE ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC COMMENT BUT I AM
WONDERING WHAT THE ULTIMATE --
THE GOAL IS THERE IN TERMS OF
HAVING THAT -- IS IT JUST AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO BE
HEARD IN A LONGER PERIOD OF
TIME THAN WE HAVE PROVIDED
TODAY? JUST CURIOUS.
>> SURE, I WAS GOING TO DO THIS
LATER BUT I CAN ENUMERATE MANY
OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK
FOLKS SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO
UNDERSTAND THIS BETTER. IT HAS
BEEN OUT FOR JUST A FEW DAYS SO
THE CONTRACT LIMIT -- LIMITS
THE POWER OF CIVILIAN
INVESTIGATORS IN OPA PICKETT
ALLOWS THE CHIEF TO OVERRULE
OPA FINDINGS AND OFFICERS WHO
ARE NOT LIABLE FOR A CONDUCT
THAT AMOUNTS TO MISCONDUCT
PICKETT CONTINUES TO USE AN
OPAQUE, ELEVATED STANDARD OF
REVIEW THAT MAKES IT HARDER TO
FIRE OFFICERS. IT KEEPS A
PROBLEMATIC PROVISION IN PLACE
THAT PROHIBITS DISCIPLINE
AGAINST OFFICERS IF OPA'S
INVESTIGATION TAKES ONE IN 180
DAYS TO COMPLETE PICKETT KEEPS
SEATTLE'S BROKEN POLICE
ARBITRATION SYSTEM IN PLACE
WITH ONLY MINOR CHANGES. THE
CONTRACT LIMITS THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND THE ABILITY TO
PUT EMPLOYEES ON LEAVE WITHOUT
PAY PRIOR TO A FULL OPA
INVESTIGATION, EVEN IN THE MOST
SERIOUS INSTANCES OF
MISCONDUCT. IN, REQUIRES OPA'S
INVEST DATAFILES TO BE PURGED
AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS. I
BELIEVE THIS CONTRACT AS
BARGAINED DOES NOT PROTECT THE
CITY AND A LACK OF
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES PUTS US
IN CONTINUED VIOLATION OF THE
FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE COMING
AND THE CONTRACT ISN'T
COMPLIANT WITH THE LEGISLATION
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED TO
ENSURE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
AS MANY OF THE CALLERS HAVE
SAID, IN A MOMENT WHEN SPD IS
BEING SUED BY ITS OWN
EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE SPD
LEADERSHIP DID NOT KEEP THEM
SAFE FROM DISCRIMINATION, SPD
IS BEING SUED BY CONSTITUENTS
FOR PERMISSIVE CULTURE OF
DEMEANING VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
IN THEIR LANGUAGE AND MOCKING
VICTIMS IN THEIR BREAK ROOMS.
THEY HAVE HAD A RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION ISSUES SINCE 2018 ,
THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE FOR THE
DEPARTMENT. AND MANAGEMENT IS
ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
IMPROVING MORALE AND HOLDING
EACH OFFICER ACCOUNTABLE AND
DRIVING BEING A CONTRACT THAT
AFFIRMATIVELY COMPLIED WITH THE
FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE. THESE
ARE ISSUES THE COUNCIL CANNOT
CONTROL, MANAGEMENT OF THE
DEPARTMENT, SETTING THE TONE
AND CHANGING THE CULTURE ARE
ALL ISSUES THAT ARE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHIEF END
OF THE EXECUTIVE. CITY
COUNCIL'S JOB IS TO APPROVE
THE BUDGET AND TO ENSURE THAT
THE CITY IS COMPLIANT WITH THE
LAW AND THIS CONTRACT
UNDERMINES OUR OBLIGATION TO
BALANCE THE BUDGET AND TO
ENSURE OUR POLICING IS
CONSTITUTIONAL. I BELIEVE THAT
THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO
EXPLORE THIS LEGISLATION MORE
CAREFULLY AND TO BE ABLE TO
COMMENT ON IT, AND 20 MINUTES
AT THE BEGINNING OF FULL
COUNCIL WHEN WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT 96 MILLION DOLLARS AND
WHAT THAT ADDS TO OUR BUDGET
DEFICIT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS?
>> AND I JUST RESPONDED -- I
APPRECIATE THE -- ALL THE
CONCERNS YOU HAVE RAISED ABOUT
THE CONTRACT AND I THINK MANY
OF US , I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
MYSELF IN ANY WAY, SHARE
SIMILAR CONCERNS. PART OF THIS
IS FLAWS IN THE PROCESS OF HOW
THESE CONTRACTS ARE ARRIVED AT
AND I THINK AT SOME POINT, NOT
TODAY, BUT I DO THINK AT SOME
POINT WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE
DRAWING TABLE AND FIGURE OUT A
WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE AN HONEST
CONVERSATION WITH THE PUBLIC
ABOUT WHAT COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING LOOKS LIKE,
PARTICULARLY WHAT CAN
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LOOKS
LIKE IN THESE LAW-ENFORCEMENT
CONTRACTS, BECAUSE THERE IS A
LOT THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO
TALK ABOUT LEGALLY, WE ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT WHICH IS
UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE THE PUBLIC
DOES NOT REALLY HAVE A FULL
VIEW OF -- DOES NOT HAVE A FULL
UNDERSTANDING OF THE PICTURE
AND ALL OF THE DUE
CONSIDERATION THAT HAS GONE
INTO THIS PARTICULAR PROCESS .
SO AT SOME POINT I WOULD LIKE
TO WORK WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND CENTRAL STAFF AND LAW TO
FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT WE CAN DO
A BETTER JOB OF EDUCATING THE
PUBLIC ABOUT COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AND THE RULES THAT
GUIDE IT AND CONSTRAIN IT. AND
WE ALSO NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB
OF BEING ABLE TO TALK ABOUT
WHERE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AT THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL.
BECAUSE MANY OF THESE
CONSTRAINTS WE HAVE HERE AROUND
ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCIPLINE
ARE BECAUSE OF THOSE PIECES ARE
ALLOWED TO BE COLLECTIVELY
BARGAINED . THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN
BROUGHT BEFORE THE STATE
LEGISLATURE . SO FAR WE HAVE
NOT HAD LABOR SUPPORT TO CARVE
OUT A VERY NARROW EXEMPTION
FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR
LINE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
DISCIPLINE AND WE ABSOLUTELY
NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO EDUCATE
THE PUBLIC ABOUT THAT AND PUT
PRESSURE ON OUR STATE
LEGISLATURE TO TAKE THE STEPS
NECESSARY TO HAVE THE KIND OF
FULL ACCOUNTABILITY YOU ARE
CALLING FOR TODAY . AND I THINK
MANY OF US SHARE. SO, THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WANT TO
ECHO THE STATEMENTS MADE BY MY
COLLEAGUE , COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. TO A LARGE EXTENT,
THOUGH I THINK WE ARRIVE AT A
DIFFERENT OUTCOME FOR TODAY,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THIS IS
AN IMPERFECT CONTRACT AND
AGAIN, JUST EMPHASIZING , I
AGREE 100%, ALL THE THINGS HE
SAID, YOU MENTIONED A MOMENT
AGO, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, WE
NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF
EXPLORING WHAT IS TRULY
FEASIBLE HERE AND EDUCATING THE
PUBLIC. AND WE NEED SOME STATE
ACTION AS WELL, OTHERWISE WE
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE
LOCALITIES INCLUDING SEATTLE
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE
FRUSTRATED BY EXPANDING
CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT AND HAVING
STRONGER OFFICER ACCOUNTABILITY
PROVISIONS. ALL THAT SAID, AND
I HEAR THE CONCERNS INTAKE AT
GOOD-FAITH . YOU ARE TRULY
INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE WE
HAVE A BETTER, MORE FAIR
PROCESS , AND I TOTALLY, YOU
KNOW, SIGN OFF ON THAT
PRINCIPAL. BUT BASED OFF OF
WHERE THE CURRENT LEGAL AND
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, I THINK
WE NEED TO PROCEED AS -- ON
THIS CURRENT PATH WE ARE ON . I
AM AWARE AS AN ASIDE, I AM
AWARE OF SOME NONTRIVIAL LEGAL
AND LABOR AND REGULATORY
REASONS WHY WE SHOULD NOT
DEVIATE FROM , AND KICK THE CAN
FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD FROM
VOTING ON IT TODAY. BUT THAT
SAID, WE DO NEED TO DO
SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF
WHAT COUNCILMEMBER MOORE JUST
MENTIONED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE
MORE BROADLY, AND AGAIN, PAST
LABOR CONTRACTS HAVE FOLLOWED
-- I KNOW THAT THE PAST LABOR
CONTRACTS HAVE FOLLOWED THE
SAME EXACT PROCEDURE AND
SCHEDULE AND WE ARE ENTIRELY
CONSISTENT IF YOU WANT TO
CHANGE THE RULES, WHICH I'M
NOT RULING OUT, SHOULD NOT BE
A, MOVING THE GOAL POSTS AN
AREA WHERE WE DID AT THE LAST
MINUTE, LAST TIME. S HAVE A
LITTLE AND PLAYER -- FAIR
PLAYING FIELD AND DO IT SO WE
ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. THINK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL FOR THE
EVENT. LIKE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
I WANTED TO ADD THAT THIS
INTERIM AGREEMENT BRIDGES THE
GAP BETWEEN 2021 AND NOW SO
THAT OFFICERS -- BECAUSE
OFFICERS HAVE BEEN WORKING WELL
OUT OF CONTRACT FOR THE PAST
THREE YEARS, THE CITY IS GOING
TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATION ONCE
THIS AGREEMENT IS FINALIZED.
AND AS PART OF THAT ONGOING
NEGOTIATION , IT IS IMPORTANT
TO ADDRESS ACCOUNTABILITY AND
WAGES, BOTH OF WHICH ARE
CRITICAL TO A FUNCTIONAL POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND A SAFE CITY. TO
THE CITY NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO
WORK TOWARD THE ACCOUNTABILITY
REQUIRED UNDER THE CONSENT
DECREE AND AS I SAID EARLIER,
THIS JUST RIDGES THE GAP
BETWEEN NOW AND THE
CONTINUATION OF THE CONTRACT.
SO I WANTED TO FLAG THAT AS
WELL, THAT I AM ALLOWED TO SAY,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, DID
RIGHTFULLY POINT OUT THAT THERE
ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN'T SAY
LEGALLY. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT
AS WE CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THIS CONTRACT.
>> THANK YOU, ARE THERE FURTHER
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE AMENDMENTS
TO REMOVE ITEM ONE FROM THE
AGENDA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO.
>> CANCEL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> NO.
>> ONE IN FAVOR, A POST.
>> THE MOTION FAILS AND OF ONE
COUNCIL BILL 120783 IS NOT
REMOVED FROM TODAY'S AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. SEE
NOW WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE AGENDA?
>> [ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
>> I WILL ASK THE GENTLEMAN TO
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM SPEAKING
OUT OF TURN. PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD HAS ENDED.
>> NINE IN FAVOR COME IN
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES ON THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. ACCORDING TO
COUNSEL RULE 11 D1 COME
OUTBURSTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO HAVE NOT BEEN
RECOGNIZED BY THE PRESIDING
OFFICER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSTITUTES THE DEFINITION OF
DISRUPTION SO PLEASE REFRAIN.
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR WHICH
CONTAINS THE MINUTES OF MADE
SEVEN, 2024, COUNTABLE 120 75
PAYMENT OF BILLS, RESOLUTION
12134 FROM SUSTAINABILITY
LIGHTS AND ARTS AND CULTURES
COMMITTEE. THREE APPOINTMENTS
FROM THE AUCTION SERVICES
COMMITTEE, THREE APPOINTMENTS
FROM THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
AND THREE APPOINTMENTS FROM THE
PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE AND THEN
FINALLY, THREE APPOINTMENTS
FROM THE CITY LIGHTS AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE. ARE THERE
ANY ITEMS COUNSEL 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 SAKA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> HEY,
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE .
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE
ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES
IN LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF. WITH
THAT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE TITLE OF ITEM ONE INTO
RECORD.
>> 120783 AN ORDINANCE RELATED
TO CITY EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTION OF A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
POLICE OFFICERS GUILD JANUARY
1, 2021 THROUGH DECEMBER 31
2023 AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE IN THE PLACE OF
THE SKILLED AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED PAST
COUNTABLE 120783. IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS THE
BILL. BEFORE I OPEN THE FLOOR
TO COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND AND TO ANYONE
ELSE, I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND
THE RULES BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF TO
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE BILL
AND I WANT TO EXPLAIN THE
PUBLIC WHILE WE ARE DOING THIS,
THE COMMENTS BEFORE ABOUT
REMOVING THIS AGENDA ITEM WERE
CORRECT WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE
PROCESS BY WHICH LABOR
CONTRACTS ARE APPROVED ONCE
THEY FINALLY GET TO FULL
COUNSEL AND THAT IS THAT THE
LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE IS A COMMITTEE MADE
UP OF EXECUTIVE AND COUNSEL
MEMBERS AND THE SPECIFICS OF
CONTRACTS ARE NEGOTIATED IN
PRIVATE IN THAT ROOM, AND SO I
HAVE ASKED COUNSEL CENTRAL
STAFF GREG DOSS, WHO HAS BEEN
PART OF THE PROCESS OF
NEGOTIATING THIS CONTRACT FOR
YEARS, TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW
AND THEN I WILL ALSO CALL UP
THE CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR TO
ADDRESS THE IMPACTS ON THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET, SO I AM ASKING
THAT WE CAN SUSPEND THE RULES
TO ALLOW THAT ADDITIONAL
EDUCATION, NOT JUST FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT ARE NOT ON
THAT COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO FOR
THE PUBLIC. ALL RIGHT. SEEING
NO OBJECTION, THE RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO ALLOW CENTRAL
STAFF TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL TO
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW. GO AHEAD
MR. GOSS. PLEASE BEGIN YOUR
OVERVIEW.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. GREG
DOSS OF CENTRAL STUFF FOR THE
RECORD HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT THE INTERIM AGREEMENT IS
ON THE PROCESS THAT LED UP TO
DISCUSSIONS TODAY. BY WAY OF
BACKGROUND, IN 2021, THE
CITY'S LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE BEGIN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF CONTRACT PARAMETERS
CONSISTENT WITH PROCESS
ESTABLISHED IN THE SMC SECTION
4.04. IN DOING SO, THE COUNCIL
HELD THAT ON DECEMBER 5th,
2019, A HEARING IN WHICH
REPRESENTATIVES OF SEATTLE'S
ACCOUNTABILITY AGENCIES AND
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC
PROVIDED INPUT ON THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND OTHER
PRIORITIES FOR NEGOTIATING WITH
THE SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS
GUILD. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
THAT HEARING, THE CITY'S LABOR
RELATIONS POLICY COMMITTEE
BEGAN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
PARAMETERS UNDER A NEW PROCESS
WHICH NOW INVOLVES
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY'S
ACCOUNTABILITY AGENCIES, WHICH
ARE THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, THE POLICE
COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY. ADDITIONALLY,
REPRESENTATIVES HAVE ACTED AS
ADVISERS THROUGHOUT THE
PROCESS. NEGOTIATIONS ON THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
HAVE BEEN ONGOING SINCE THAT
TIME AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE
ONGOING AFTER YOUR DISCUSSIONS
HERE TODAY. THE INTERIM
AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU TODAY THAT
WOULD BE ADOPTED BY COUNSEL
BILL 120783 ALLOWS THE CITY TO
ADDRESS WAGE HIRING AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES TO WHICH
BOTH SIDES CAN AGREE AT THIS
TIME. THE AGREEMENT IS INTERIM
IN NATURE IN THAT IT COVERS
2021 THROUGH 2023, THAT HAVE
PASSED SINCE THE PRIOR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
EXPIRED. IT IS ALSO INTERIM
BECAUSE PARTIES HAVE AGREED TO
KEEP NEGOTIATING ON A
FORWARD-LOOKING CONTRACT BASED
ON THEIR ORIGINAL PROPOSALS
PRESENTED THREE YEARS AGO. SUCH
A CONTRACT COULD COVER THE
EXISTING YEARS AND POTENTIALLY
FUTURE YEARS BASED ON DECISIONS
OF THE PARTY. WHILE THE PARTIES
CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE, IT IS
WORTH NOTING THAT SINCE
DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, A
MEDIATOR APPOINTED BY THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ASSISTING
WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS. PARTIES
WILL CONTINUE TO GO AND SHE
OVER -- NEGOTIATE OVER OFFICER
WAGES . IF NEGOTIATIONS DO NOT
RESOLVE THESE ISSUES IN A
TIMELY WAY THAN STATE LAW RCW
4156 REQUIRES THAT YOU SUBMIT
UNRESOLVED ISSUES TO A
THIRD-PARTY ARBITRATOR WHO WILL
HEAR THE PROPOSALS FROM BOTH
SIDES AND MAKE A BINDING
DECISION. THE INTERIM AGREEMENT
AND ITS EFFECTS ON WAGES AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ARE FULLY
DESCRIBED IN THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO DISTRIBUTED ON MAY 3rd AND
THAT IS ONLINE RIGHT NOW SO
WITH THAT AS CONTEXT FOR YOUR
DISCUSSION, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR BEEN
NOBLE TO TALK ABOUT FINANCES.
>> I WILL START BY POINTING OUT
THAT THE SALARY BASE FOR 2020,
AND THAT IS THE LAST PERIOD FOR
WHICH THERE WAS A NEGOTIATED
CONTRACT FOR [ INAUDIBLE ] IS
APPROXIMATELY $170 MILLION. AS
DESCRIBED IN MR. GOSS ' MEMO
THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR
EIGHT 20 3% , EFFECTIVELY A 24%
INCREASE. THE ANNUAL INCREMENT
GOING FORWARD WILL BE $39
MILLION AGAIN, ROUNDED SLIGHTLY
SO THE ANNUAL IMPACT IS $39
MILLION. AGAIN, THIS IS ALSO
THE CONSIDERABLE SALARY BASE OF
171 MILLION. IN ADDITION THERE
IS RETROACTIVE PAY FOR HIS
2021, 22 AND 23 CONSISTENT WITH
WAGE INCREASES WHICH WERE 1.3%
FOR 2021, 6.4% FOR 2022 THAN
15.3% FOR 2023. THE SUM OF
THOSE RETROACTIVE PAYMENTS IS
$57 MILLION, SO THAT IS THE
AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO
MAKE RETROACTIVE PAYMENTS THING
GOING FORWARD , ESSENTIALLY $39
MILLION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN IN
NEGOTIATIONS FOR THIS PERIOD OF
TIME AND ANTICIPATED THAT WE
WOULD REACH A SETTLEMENT AND
THAT THE SETTLEMENT WOULD HAVE
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS, THE
CITY HAS BEEN BUILDING RESERVES
TO ADDRESS THESE POTENTIAL
EXPENDITURES. OBVIOUSLY, THE
EXACT AMOUNT WAS NOT KNOWN
THROUGH THAT PERIOD AND AT THIS
STAGE, THE RESERVES THAT ARE IN
PLACE TO PAY FOR THE COST OF
THIS AGREEMENT, BOTH
RETROACTIVE THROUGH 2023 AND
PROSPECTIVELY THROUGH 2026 ON
THE PLANNING HORIZON, THOSE
RESERVES ARE $9.2 MILLION LESS
LILY ACTUAL COST AND THE
PROJECTED COST, SO THERE IS A
MARGINAL CONTRIBUTION OR IMPACT
TO THE PROJECTED DEFICIT OVER
THAT PERIOD OF AGAIN, $9.2
MILLION , SO THE DETAILS ARE IN
THE FISCAL NOTE WHICH IS ALSO
ATTACHED AND THAT IS PART OF
WHAT I'VE BEEN QUOTING FROM.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS,
HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. I'M NOT
SEEING ANY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT. AS IS
CUSTOMARY , THE CONTRACTS THAT
COME OUT OF THE LABOR COMMITTEE
COME TO FULL COUNSEL AND I AM
LISTED AS THE CHAIR. HOWEVER,
I'M GOING TO GIVE THE FLOOR
NOW TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR
TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE
LEGISLATION BEFORE US. GO
AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU. FIRST I WOULD ASK
TO BE A COSPONSOR ON THE BILL
WITH YOU .
>> NOTED, THANK YOU, YES.
>> I WANTED TO NOTE YESTERDAY,
I HAD A MEETING IN THE BELLTOWN
COMMUNITY ON SECOND AVENUE LATE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WITH KING
COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER VARONE ON
THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES
THEY FACE. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE
TESTIMONY . ONE MAN TALKED
ABOUT BEING ATTACKED WITH AN
AXE LAST YEAR. IN FACT, I SAW A
DRUG DEAL GOING ON AS I WAS
THERE AT THIS COMMITTEE MEETING
WITH THE COMMUNITY. IT WAS VERY
IMPACTFUL AND HIGHLIGHTED THE
PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT
IMPACTS THOSE NEIGHBORS. THEY
IN, AND DAY OUT. THE THING IS,
IT IS NOT JUST IN BELLTOWN ON
SECOND AVENUE. IT IS ANOTHER
PLACES ACROSS THE CITY
THROUGHOUT DISTRICT SEVEN AND
ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY. THE KEY
TO THIS IS TO IMPROVE SPD
STAFFING. TODAY IS AN IMPORTANT
DAY BECAUSE IT SHOWS OUR
COMMITMENT NOT JUST TO THE MEN
AND WOMEN OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO COMMITMENT
TO IMPROVING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
POSTURE. THE MARKET SHOWS OUR
DEPARTMENT HAS DROPPED TO 15th
IN THE STATE, MANY WITHIN THE
THREE COUNTY AREA THAT WE HAVE
LOST OFFICERS TO OVER THE NEW
YEAR'S AND AGAINST WHOM WE
COMPETE FOR OFFICE. YES, IT IS
EXPENSIVE AND THE CHALLENGE FOR
OUR BUDGET, BUT IF WE DON'T
COMPETE IN THIS LABOR MARKET WE
WILL NOT ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL OF
ACHIEVING A SAFE BASE IN THE
CITY. SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, OR BUSINESSES,
OUR PARKS AND OUR CITY. THIS IS
AN INTERIM AGREEMENT, A PARTIAL
AGREEMENT. THIS IS NOT DONE.
THIS IS AS NOTED IN THE OTHER
TESTIMONY. THIS WILL CONTINUE
TO INCLUDE TESTIMONY BY CENTRAL
STAFF. THIS IS AN INTERIM OR
PARTIAL AGREEMENT WHICH EXPANDS
CIVILIAN PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE
IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO
ACHIEVING PUBLIC SAFETY GOALS.
SOME OF THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT AND OFTEN , THEY
DON'T NOTE THAT. THIS INTERIM
AGREEMENT FOR THIS POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY IN MANY AREAS,
MORE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS FOR
OPA. IT STRENGTHENS THE
DISCIPLINARY DECISIONS. IT
APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT
PROCESS OF ARBITRATORS. IT
EXPANDS PROTECTIONS FOR OPA
INVESTIGATIONS. I HAVE HAD MANY
CONVERSATIONS WITH DIRECTOR
BATS OF OPA AND ALSO INSPECTOR
GENERAL JUDGE FROM OIG, NOT TO
MENTION THE COMMISSIONERS AND
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION. THESE ARE
WHAT WE ARE BUILDING ON, AND IT
IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE
HAVE A STRONG SYSTEM BUILT ON
HARD WORK THROUGH THE CONSENT
DECREE PROCESS. I'VE BEEN TO
ALL FIVE PRECINCTS. I'VE BEEN
TO ROLL CALLS AND ALL FIVE
PRECINCTS. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE
OFFICERS AND ARC SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. I HAVE BROUGHT UP
THE CONSENT DECREE EVERY TIME A
NOTE EVERY TIME WHY WE HAVE A
CONSENT DECREE. I START THAT
AND I ALSO NOTE ON THE
PROGRESS, ALL THE HARD WORK
SINCE THIS CONSENT DECREE HAS
BEEN PUT IN PLACE THAT IS MADE
ARE FOR SO MUCH BETTER. THAT
PART OFTEN IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED,
PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE
AGAINST THIS AGREEMENT. IT DOES
NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE
ADVANCEMENTS WE'VE DONE OVER
THE YEARS, WHICH HAVE BEEN
CONFIRMED BY THE CONSENT
MONITOR AND THE PRESIDING
JUDGE, TOO. EACH TIME AT THESE
MEETINGS --
>> PAUSE, PLEASE,
COUNCILMEMBER. PLEASE REFRAIN
FROM OUTBURSTS. THAT IS A
DISRUPTION OF OUR COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS AND I ASK YOU TO
STOP. GO ON, PLEASE.
>> EACH TIME AT THESE MEETINGS
AFTER I MAKE THAT POINT I SAY
THAT I HAVE HIGH STANDARDS AND
HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR
POLICE FORCE AND IT IS NOT JUST
EYE. IT IS OUR COMMITTEE AND
OUR COUNCIL THAT HAS THAT AND
TIED TO THAT IS STRONG
ACCOUNTABILITY. YOU CANNOT HAVE
ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER AND THAT
IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE
EMBRACED. I TELL THE POLICE
OFFICERS THAT IS SOMETHING YOU
SHOULD EMBRACE. YOU SHOULD TAKE
PRIDE IN BEING THE TOP FORCE,
BUILDING ON THE PROGRESS
ACCOUNTED UNDER THE CONSENT
DECREE OF THE IDEA THAT WE NEED
TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS
IMPROVEMENT. THAT IS SOMETHING
I PLEDGE AS THE CHAIR OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. THIS
AGREEMENT WILL FURTHER
ACCOUNTABILITY AND THIS COUNSEL
WILL CONTINUE THIS
ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS MOVING
FORWARD. AGAIN, AS CHIEF OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, I MAKE
THAT COMMITMENT TO MY FELLOW
COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE
COMMITTEE BUT ALSO THIS
COUNSEL. I MAKE THIS COMMITMENT
TO THE COMMUNITY, TO OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS, WHICH
I INCLUDE US AS PART OF, CPG,
OIG AND THE OPA. WITH THAT,
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I
WILL SAY THAT I HAVE SPENT MUCH
OF THE LAST MONTH OR SO, A
COUPLE OF MONTHS CRAFTING,
PRESENTING, TALKING ABOUT AND
ADVANCING LEGISLATION TO
IMPROVE OUR RECRUITMENT AND
HIRING PROCESSES IN ORDER TO
BUILD BACK UP THE RANKS OF OUR
POLICE FORCE, WHICH IS THAT
HISTORICALLY LOW LEVELS AND
IMPACTING PUBLIC SAFETY ACROSS
THE CITY, AND ALSO THE ABILITY
OF OUR OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO
EMERGENCIES AND SO THERE IS A
LOT OF TALK ABOUT HIRING. WE
ALSO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT
RETENTION AND ON APRIL 2nd,
THIS COUNSEL PASSED THE
LEGISLATION THAT RENEWED THE
LABOR CONTRACT WITH THE
COALITION OF CITY UNIONS, WHICH
INCLUDED WAGE INCREASES TO
BRING WAGES UP TO PAR , AND WE
HAVE ANOTHER PIECE OF
LEGISLATION ON THE AGENDA TODAY
WHICH ALSO FOLLOWS THE SAME
PARAMETERS OF THE COALITION OF
CITY UNION CONTRACT , THAT WE
WILL LIKELY BE VOTING ON LATER
ON. AGAIN , RENEWING THE
CONTRACT AND INCREASING WAGES,
AND THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PIECE
THAT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE, THAT
HIRING NEW OFFICERS IS NOT AS
EFFICIENT AS RETAINING THE
OFFICERS WE DO HAVE, AND WE
HAVE BEEN LOSING OFFICERS TO
NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS FOR
MANY REASONS , BUT ONE OF THE
REASONS IS THAT OUR WAGES HAVE
NOT KEPT UP WITH NEIGHBORING
JURISDICTIONS AND SO, IF WE
HAVE TO ATTACK OUR STAFFING
CRISIS FROM RETENTION AND
RECRUITMENT AND HIRING ANGLES
AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE
OF LEGISLATION TO ACCOMPLISH
BOTH OF THOSE GOALS BECAUSE IT
WILL ALSO HELP ATTRACT NEW
OFFICERS TO THE FORCE AND
FACILITATE OUR RECRUITMENT
EFFORTS, AS WELL. WITH THAT, I
WILL HAVE ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY
FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE COMMENTS.
NO? OKAY. I KNOW YOU CAN'T
RESIST.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I HAVE SHARED A FEW
INITIAL THOUGHTS. THAT IS PART
OF THE STORY AND YOU KNOW ,
THIS WHOLE CONTRACT IS LIKE
EVERY SINGLE POLICY CHALLENGE
WE ARE CONFRONTED WITH ON A
DAILY BASIS. IT IS COMPLEX AND
NUANCED WITH MANY AND RELATED
WORKING PARTS AND CONSTITUENT
GROUPS THAT ALL HAVE IMPORTANT
VIEWS WE MUST CONSIDER BUT WE
ALL KNOW THIS CONTRACT WAS A
LONG TIME COMING SO I WANT TO
THANK ALL WHO WERE INVOLVED IN
NEGOTIATIONS, THOSE WHO
NEGOTIATED IN GOOD FAITH, TO
LAND THIS IMPORTANT INTERIM
AGREEMENT , THOSE ON THE LABOR
L RPC , THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF
THE LRPC IN VARIOUS
NEGOTIATIONS WITH LRPC SET THE
PARAMETERS ON THIS. I RECOGNIZE
AND WANT TO THANK THE STAFF
MEMBERS. IT WAS A HEAVY LIFT
AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS REALLY HAD
TO COME TO THE TABLE TO GIVE
AND TAKE A LITTLE BIT. I MEAN,
THAT IS THE ESSENCE OF EVERY
DEALMAKING PROCESS. IT IS
IMPERFECT. THE FINAL RESULT IS
NECESSARILY SO, AS WELL,
SOMETIMES BUT I SUPPORT THIS
CONTRACT AND WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS A GREAT FIRST
STEP . WE WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD UPON THIS AND WORK
TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THIS
CONTRACT. FUTURE CONTRACTS IN
THE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL TO MAKE
SURE IT IS A TOP-TIER
DEPARTMENT, NOT JUST IN THE
REGION , IN THE STATE, BUT IN
THE NATION. IT IS A TRUE
PARTNERSHIP. IT TAKES EVERYONE
TO LOCK ARMS AND WORK TOGETHER
INCLUDING AGAIN THE MANY
DIVERSE CONSTITUENT GROUPS AND
INTEREST GROUPS AND RESIDENTS
ACROSS OUR GREAT CITY BUT
COMPETITIVE PAY IS A CRITICAL
COMPONENT. MOVING OUR POLICE
FROM 15th TO 19th, OR 15 OF 19
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, POLICE
COMPENSATION WISE, TO ONE OF
THE HIGHEST-PAID OFFICERS IN
THE REGION IS A STRONG
STATEMENT AND IMPORTANT FIRST
STEP. I ALSO BELIEVE IT IS
COMPETITIVE PAY AND
COMPENSATION IS ONE IMPORTANT
FACTOR IN RECRUITING AND
RETAINING OUR OFFICERS IS ALSO
INSTRUMENTAL SO THERE ARE OTHER
IMPORTANT FACTORS INVOLVED --
INVOLVED IN WE WILL CONTINUE TO
ADDRESS THEM THROUGH
LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS AND YOU
KNOW, AGAIN, TO EMPHASIZE
COMMENTS MADE EARLIER I BELIEVE
WE CAN LOOK FOR WAYS TO
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN CIVILIAN
OVERSIGHT AND OFFICER
ACCOUNTABILITY ON A GOING
FORWARD BASIS. WE WILL LOOK FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT AND
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW AS WE
CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE WITH OUR
PARTNERS THAT FUTURE CONTRACTS
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE RESEMBLE
THE NEGOTIATED OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS SPMA
AGREED TO ORIGINALLY BUT GREAT
FIRST STEP AND LET US DO MORE.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME
TAKE THIS MEETING FROM MY
DISTRICT SIX OFFICE. WE HAVE AN
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC SUMMIT
OCCURRING IN DISTRICT SIX. THIS
AGREEMENT, WHILE NOT PERFECT,
DOES HELP US RECRUIT THE BEST
OFFICERS IN OUR REGION. WHEN
ANNUAL SALARY ACROSS LAKE
WASHINGTON IS HIGHER THAN OURS
WE CANNOT EXPECT TO RECRUIT THE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF QUALITY
OFFICERS FOR OUR CITY. WE NEED
TO BE COMPETITIVE IN PAY AND
COMPENSATION IN THIS, LIKE
OTHER LABOR CONTRACTS, DOES
HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET
AND AGAIN, IT IS IMPORTANT TO
HAVE COMPETITIVE WAGES TO
RECRUIT THE BEST CANDIDATES TO
SERVE OUR CITY OF SEATTLE.
WITHOUT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES AND
OUR OFFICERS, WE CAN'T DELIVER
THE BASIC SERVICES SEATTLEITES
WANT AND RELY ON. I BELIEVE
PASSING THIS INTERIM AGREEMENT
TODAY IS A PRUDENT DECISION FOR
A COUPLE OF REASONS. I'VE
ALREADY MENTIONED THE NEED TO
BE COMPETITIVE COMPARED TO OUR
OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE RECRUITING
ISSUES IF DEPARTMENTS ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF LAKE WASHINGTON
PAY THEIR OFFICERS HIGHER WAGES
IN THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES MANY
IMPORTANT CIVILIAN COMPONENTS.
IT ALLOWS US TO USE OUR
NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS TO
COMPLETE JOBS AND TASKS THAT
ARE NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED TO BE
COMPLETED BY AN OFFICER. THE
CIVILIAN COMPONENTS WILL HELP
OUR CURRENT OFFICERS DO MORE BY
AGREEING TO ALLOW CIVILIANS TO
COMPLETE MORE ROLES AND TASKS,
WE ALLOW OUR COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS TO DO WHAT ONLY THEY
CAN DO, ADDRESSING CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY. THERE IS STILL MORE
WORK TO DO BETWEEN NOW AND THE
FINAL SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT TO
THIS CONTRACT AND IT WILL BE
IMPORTANT FOR US TO USE THIS
WORK TO MAKE POLICING BETTER
AND SAFER HERE IN SEATTLE AND
FOR OUR SEATTLE RESIDENCE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED
THE EXECUTIVE, AND I DO WANT TO
REITERATE THAT THIS IS ONLY
HALF OF THE PROCESS THAT
BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT AND
THEY ARE NOT IN THE ROOM RIGHT
NOW FOR ME TO RECOGNIZE THE
WORK THAT WAS PUT IN BECAUSE
ULTIMATELY, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE CHIEF
AND ACCOUNTABILITY FALL UNDER
THE MAYOR'S DIRECT OVERSIGHT
SO THE MAYOR HAS BEEN IN THESE
NEGOTIATIONS WITH SPOG WELL
BEFORE THIS COUNSEL GOT ELECTED
, AND THE MAYOR REITERATES THE
POINT THAT HAS BEEN MADE BY
MANY OF US , THAT THIS IS WHAT
HE NEEDS TO HIRE MORE POLICE
OFFICERS AND HOLD THEM
ACCOUNTABLE, AND IT IS OUR JOB
TO HOLD THE EXECUTIVE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACHIEVING THOSE
GOALS SO THIS IS A GROUP EFFORT
TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY
SYSTEM AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE
THE OPPOSITE IS TO KEEP TO
RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES ET
CETERA. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
I PUT THAT IN THE RECORD. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> NO
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
MOTION CARRIES, THE BILL PASSES
ON THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>> SIR, PARDON ME. YOU CONTINUE
TO DISRUPT THE COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS AND YOU'VE BEEN
ASKED TO STOP ANY OF CONTINUED,
WOULD YOU PLEASE FOLLOW -- YES,
PLEASE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM TWO , THE TITLE OF
ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> 120784 AND ORDINANCE
RELATING TO CITY EMPLOYMENT
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE WASHINGTON
STATE COUNCIL OF COUNTY AND
CITY EMPLOYEES AMERICAN FEDERAL
SEND -- FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES,
LOCAL 21 SP FOR JANUARY 1, 2023
THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 2026 AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ASKED.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO PASS
THE BILL. IS THERE A SECOND? I
AM THE SPONSOR OF THIS BILL. I
HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED
BASICALLY WHAT THIS DOES. THIS
RENEWS, THIS IS A RENEWAL OF A
CONTRACT THAT MAINTAINS -- HOLD
ON A SECOND, PLEASE. I'M GOING
TO STOP TALKING FOR A MOMENT. I
WILL CALL A RECESS OF 10
MINUTES.
>> [ THE EVENT IS ON A RECESS.
THE SESSION WILL RECONVENE AT
3:37. CAPTIONER ON STANDBY. ]
>> A CALLBACK TO ORDER THE
COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14th,
2024. IT IS 3:30 7 PM. I AM
SARA NELSON. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA
>> HERE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> HERE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> HERE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> HERE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> PRESENT .
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE ITEM TWO FROM THE
TOP. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE TITLE OF ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD.
>> 120784 RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF
COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES,
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
LOCAL 21SP FOR THE PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 1, 2023 THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 2026 AND RATIFYING
AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR
ACTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS I
WAS SAYING, THIS BRINGS UP TO
PARITY THE UNION WITH THE
PARAMETERS OF THE COALITION OF
CITY EMPLOYEES -- LET ME SAY
THAT AGAIN. THIS BRINGS UP TO
PARITY THE MEMBERS OF THESE
UNIONS WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE
COALITION OF CITY UNIONS .
PARAMETERS ARE EVENTUALLY THE
SAME IN TERMS OF SALARY
INCREASES AND OTHER MEASURES IN
THEIR CONTRACT, AND SO I WILL
NOW MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120784. IS THERE A SECOND
QUESTION MARK
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL .
AS A SPONSOR OF THE BILL I HAVE
ALREADY ADDRESSED IT AND WILL
NOW OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANYONE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO
COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE .
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THE
MOTION CARRIES. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE OF ITEM THREE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE,
ACCOUNTABLE 120749 RELATING TO
LAND USE AND ZONING AMENDING
SECTION 23.4 7A .012 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
PROVIDE A 10 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT
EXCEPTION IN COMMERCIAL ZONES
AND A PORTION OF THE GEORGETOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS AS
AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES, AS CHAIR OF THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. I MENTIONED
YESTERDAY AND COUNSEL BRIEFING
THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW AN
ADDITIONAL 10 FEET OF HEIGHT IN
THE COMMERCIAL ZONE ALONG
FOURTH AVENUE SOUTH. THE IDEA
HERE IS TO CREATE AN ARTS
COMMUNITY CENTERED AROUND
WORKFORCE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
SERVICES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
WORKERS AND ARTISTS IN THE
GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY. THE
PROVISIONS REQUIRED IN ORDER
FOR DEVELOPERS TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE HEIGHT
INCENTIVES INCLUDE COMMITMENT
TO DEVELOPING A GREEN BUILDING
, AT LEAST FIVE RESIDENTIAL
FLOORS THAT COULD CREATE UP TO
900 UNITS OF WORKFORCE HOUSING,
PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR
SOUND AND FORCING WINDOWS AND
AIR CONDITIONING UNITS DESIGNED
TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND
DESIGNATE AT LEAST 20% OF
STREET-LEVEL FRONTAGE TO
NEIGHBORHOOD-SERVING USES
INTENDED TO ATTRACT AND SUPPORT
PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY AS WELL AS
PROVIDING SPACE WITH AT LEAST
20 FOOT CEILINGS FOR USE AT
STREET LEVEL TO ACCOMMODATE THE
ARTISTS MAKER SPACE AND
LIVE/WORK SPACES. THE
LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE WITH AN
ANONYMOUS ABOUT AND ASKING FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ADVANCING
THIS LEGISLATION. I'VE BEEN
WATCHING FROM THE SIDELINES AS
IT WAS DEVELOPED AND I THANK
YOU AND TO SUPPORT THIS
PROJECT. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING
IT BEFORE US. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? GO
AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES, FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE
VERY IMPORTANTLY THAT THIS
HEIGHT PROVISION BRINGS THIS
PARTICULAR SECTION OF
GEORGETOWN UP TO THE SAME
HEIGHT STANDARDS OR ALLOWANCES
AS THE BUILDINGS SURROUNDING
THIS AREA, SO REALLY, THE
BUILDINGS SURROUNDING ARE
ALREADY AT THIS HEIGHT
ALLOWANCE SO THAT BRINGS THIS
PARTICULAR AREA UP TO THAT
HEIGHT ALLOWANCE, AS WELL, SO
IT BRINGS PARITY TO THAT
SECTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ALONG WITH NEIGHBORING
BUILDINGS THAT ARE THERE.
SHOULD I REPEAT?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDED
DETAIL. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD,
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I SUPPORT THIS BILL
BUT ALSO WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS BILL TO HIGHLIGHT THE
MANY CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD
WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE, THE
COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVES , THE
LABOR SIDE IN TERMS OF THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE PORT OF
SEATTLE TO OUR CITY AND THE
NEED FOR THE PORT TO HIGHLIGHT
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE VIABLE
HUNDRED YEARS AGO BECAUSE WE'VE
BEEN A PORT CITY FOR THE PAST
HUNDRED YEARS AND WILL BE A
PORT CITY FOR THE NEXT HUNDRED
YEARS. THE PORTS BICENTENNIAL
WAS 2111 SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO
KNOW WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE
IN THIS AREA AN ADDITIONAL --
ADDITION TO THE INTERBANK SO I
WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO
HIGHLIGHT THE PIECES TO THIS.
WHAT WILL FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE
REQUIREMENTS PARTICULARLY
RELATED TO ELECTRIFICATION,
KNOWING WHAT THAT FOOTPRINT IS
GOING TO BE IS VERY IMPORTANT
THAT AGAIN, THIS GEORGETOWN
PEACE IS NOT A PART OF THAT BUT
IS PART OF THE GENERAL AREA AND
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
POINT AND ALSO THANK MY TEAM
AND OTHERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED
TO DO THE CHECKS, THE DUE
DILIGENCE TO ENSURE THAT THIS
GEORGETOWN PEACE IS GOOD IN
RESPECT TO THAT POINT AND TO
AFFORD FOR THE GEORGETOWN
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE.
>> THAT'S OKAY, I CHANGED MY
MIND.
>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE AND
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
LEGISLATION TO THE BILL ON MY
BEHALF. MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR,
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF ITEM FOUR INTO
THE RECORD.
>> 120780 RELATING TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AUTHORIZING
THE ACQUISITION OF REAL
PROPERTY BY NEGOTIATION OR
IMMINENT DOMAIN OF SEVEN
SEPARATE PARCELS OF LAND OR
IMMINENT DOMAIN OF LEASES
IDENTIFIED AS KING COUNTY
PARCEL NUMBER 732-790-3645. THE
CAN -- COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS FOR US TO
PURCHASE SEVEN PARCELS TO HELP
PROTECT FLOODING, CLIMATE
CHANGE. THERE, THEY WILL BUILD
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUMP
STATIONS TO PROTECT THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD IN SOUTH PARK.
THERE IS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
THAT OCCUPIES ONE OF THE LOTS
AND THEY WILL BE PAYING FOR
RELOCATION COSTS AND
MITIGATION. I WOULD LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILMEMBER
STROSS OFFERED DISTRICT SIX AS
A PLACE FOR THIS TO OPERATE. I
WOULD LOVE FOR THE BUSINESS
OWNER OBVIOUSLY TO STAY IN
SEATTLE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE
THINGS, I DIDN'T CARE WHICH
DISTRICT IT WAS, I WANT THEM TO
STAY IN SEATTLE FOR OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
THANK SILVER BAY LODGING FOR
DONATING FOUR PARCELS OF LAND.
APPRAISED VALUE IS $9.75
MILLION, WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE
THE DIFFERENCE IN APPRAISED
VALUE VERSUS THE TOTAL AMOUNT
PURCHASED. FUNDING FOR THIS IS
BECAUSE THEY DID RECEIVE THAT
LARGE DONATION AND IT PASSED
OUT OF OUR COMMITTEE FIVE IN
FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO EARNING YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
ABOUT THAT SMALL BUSINESS. I
BELIEVE THAT BUSINESS RECYCLES
DRYWALL.
>> YES. RECYCLES DRYWALL.
>> ALL RIGHT, THERE IS A HOME
FOR YOU AND DISTRICT SIX. IF
THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS ON
THE BILL -- COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE.
>> FOR CLARIFICATION, DISTRICT
SIX OR DISTRICT SEVEN.
>> WELL, IT CAN BE DISTRICT
THREE. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE
ENOUGH PORT SPACE FOR THEM BUT
DISTRICT SIX OR DISTRICT SEVEN,
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE CAN FIGHT
OVER IT.
>> IS A GOOD REASON TO PRESERVE
OUR INDUSTRIAL LANDS. COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIAL CENTER IS SHARED BY
BOTH DISTRICT SIX AND SEVEN AND
I KNOW WE HAVE SOME GREAT
PARCELS THIS BUSINESS COULD
COME INTO, SO PARTNERING, NOT
FIGHTING. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> IT'S NICE TO FEEL WANTED,
ISN'T IT? SEEING NO OTHER
COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES IN THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
ITEM FIVE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ITEM
FIVE INTO THE RECORD.
>> TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
ITEM 512076 FOR GRANTING FRED
HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER
PERMISSION TO CONTINUE
MAINTAINING AND OPERATING AN
EXISTING SKY BRIDGE OVER AND
ACROSS EASTLAKE AVENUE EAST,
NORTH OF ALOHA STREET. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
SUPPORTED AND UNANIMOUSLY
ADOPTED THESE TWO IMPORTANT
BILLS AND HENCE, HERE WE ARE
TODAY. WHAT THEY DO AND WHAT
THEY ACCOMPLISH, THEY RENEW
APPROVAL FOR THE FRED
HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTERS ' SKY
BRIDGE. THAT IS COUNTABLE
120764, AND A TUNNEL, COUNSEL
BILL 120765 , OVER AND UNDER
EASTLAKE AVENUE EAST, AND THE
SKY BRIDGE AND TUNNEL CONNECT
THE EASTLAKE BUILDING TO THE
BROADER CAMPUS AND SUPPORT THE
RESEARCH FUNCTIONS AND MISSIONS
SO TOGETHER THESE BILLS WOULD
ALLOW FRED HUTCHINSON TO
CONTINUE USING THE SKY BRIDGE
AND TUNNEL FOR A 20 YEAR PERIOD
AFTER ADOPTION AND SO, YOU
KNOW, AGAIN, IT SAILED PAST OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING AND I WELCOME
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM YOU ALL ON THESE BILLS. IF
ANY.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA FOR
THIS BILL. VERY IMPORTANT TO
SUPPORT THE CANCER CENTER.
FRED HUTCH HAS GONE THROUGH AN
INCREDIBLE TRANSITION TO GOING
FROM JUST BEING RESEARCHED TO
BE IN A CARE FACILITY, AS WELL
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UW AND
CHILDREN'S. THE PARTNERSHIP
CONTINUES FOR VARYING DEGREES.
IT IS A CROWN JEWEL FOR US AS A
CITY AND REALLY HIGHLIGHTING
THE MEDICAL SERVICES PIECE OF
THIS AND WHAT THE SKY BRIDGE IN
THE TUNNEL ADDITION BRING FOR
THAT. GENERALLY, I AM NOT IN
FAVOR OF SKY BRIDGES IN OUR
CITY BUT WHEN IT COMES TO
MEDICAL FACILITIES AND THE
LIKE, THAT IS AN AREA WE REALLY
SHOULD SUPPORT DUE TO THOSE
UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES AND SO I
DEFINITELY SUPPORT THIS BILL
AND THE POINT ABOUT SUPPORTING
THOSE KIND OF MEDICAL
FACILITIES OR FACILITIES THAT
HAVE MEDICAL SERVICES ASPECT TO
THEM, SO THANK YOU.
>> VERY WELL PUT. OKAY. IF
THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS ON
THIS PARTICULAR BILL, BOTH
THOUGHTS OF ALREADY -- YOU'VE
ALREADY SPOKEN TO BOTH BILLS
BUT WERE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE
ON THIS ONE THEN WE CAN MOVE TO
THE NEXT ONE . JUST FOR THE
RECORD, THIS IS A VOTE ON
COUNSEL BILL 120764. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE -- COUNTABLE
120765, EXCUSE ME.
>> I'M SORRY, IS THE SON
COUNTABLE 120764?
>> MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
MUCKED THAT UP A LITTLE BIT
WITH MY CONFLATED DISCUSSION.
THERE ARE SEPARATE AGENDA ITEMS
BUT IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK ON COUNTABLE 120764 I
WOULD CROSS-REFERENCE
EVERYTHING FROM 120780. THAT IS
A LOT OF NUMBERS BUT I THINK WE
ARE OFFICIALLY VOTING ON THE
FIRST ONE.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE ARE OFFICIALLY VOTING ON
120764. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> ACCOUNT
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
THE BILL PASSES IN THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
>> ITEM SIX. PLEASE READ THE
TITLE OF ITEM SIX INTO THE
RECORD.
>> COUNSEL BILL 120765 GRANTING
FRED HUTCHINSON COUNTER --
CANCER CENTER PERMISSION TO
CONTINUE MAINTAINING AND
OPERATING AN EXISTING SERVICE
TUNNEL UNDER AND ACROSS
EASTLAKE AVENUE EAST, NORTH OF
ILLUSTRATE. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE?
SEEING NONE , WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE . NIGHT
>> THEN NINE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
>> THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE'S
NOT A RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION
TODAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNSEL
TODAY? COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. IT SLIPPED MY
MIND BUT I DID WANT TO CALL OUT
CRAIG DOSS OF CENTRAL STAFF AND
THANKED HIM FOR HIS EXCELLENT
ANALYSIS OF THE CONTRACT. I
THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY LEGIBLE .
HE TOOK A LOT OF DIFFICULT
INFORMATION AND MADE IT VERY
READABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE SO
I WANTED TO CALL HIM OUT FOR
THAT HELP, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
SAYING THAT AND I WAS REMISS
MYSELF FOR NOT RECOGNIZING HIS
HARD WORK IN THE MANY YEARS HE
SPENT ON THIS SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING THE WORK
OF GREG DOSS OF CENTRAL STAFF.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE
COUNSEL, SO WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF THE AGENDA. THE TIME IS
3:55. OUR NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WILL BE ON MAY 21st AT 2:00 PM
AND TODAY'S MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY.