>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO CITY HALL. THE MAY
28th, 2024 MEETING OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL HAS NOW
COME TO ORDER. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE
IS NOT A PRESENTATION TODAY. AT
THIS POINT WE WILL OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
THERE IS ONE PERSON REMOTELY
PRESIDENT TO PROVIDE COMMENT.
WE WILL RECOGNIZE WASHINGTON
STATE SENATORIAL NOBLES FIRST.
MADAME CLERK , HOW MANY OTHER
PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK?
>> 105 REMOTE, AND 70 IN
PERSON.
>> OKAY [ LAUGHTER ] WE WILL
START WITH THE STATE SENATOR.
THEN WE WILL GO INTO GROUPS OF
SPEAKERS , 10, 10 , 10, AND
EVERYONE WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE.
>> I WANT TO INTERRUPT REALLY
QUICK. WE ARE AT CAPACITY.
PLEASE , FOR PEOPLE STANDING IN
THE WALKWAYS, LOOK FOR OPEN
SEATS. IF YOU HAVE A BAG IN HIS
SEAT, PLEASE, REMOVE THAT BAG.
WE NEED PEOPLE TO GET INTO
SEATS, IF POSSIBLE. THANK YOU
FOR INDICATING . FOR SAFETY
PURPOSES, IF YOU CANNOT STAND
DIRECTLY AGAINST A WALL, YOU
ARE IN A WALK WE -- WALKWAY.
>> THANK YOU. I DO SEE --
ANYWAY. PEOPLE CAN FIND SEATS.
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE ONE
NEXT TO YOU, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT,
GO AHEAD. YOU MAY BEGIN WITH
THE ONE REMOTE SPEAKER. THEN WE
ARE GOING TO
>> I WILL READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
WHICH -- THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY ARE REGISTERED. WE WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN REMOTE AND IN
PERSON SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS WILL
HAVE A CHIME HEARD WHEN THERE
IS 10 SECONDS LEFT. REMOTE
SPEAKERS, WHEN YOU HAVE HEARD
YOUR NAME, PLEASE PRESS STAR
SIX TO UNMUTE SO THAT WE CAN
HEAR YOU. WE ARE SPEAKING TO
NOBLES.
>> I WAS JUST TOLD SHE IS NOT
PRESENT. LET'S GO AHEAD WITH
THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, PLEASE.
>> THE FIRST SPEAKER IS WAYLON.
>> HI. MY NAME IS WAYLON. I AM
HERE TO VOICE MY CONCERN ABOUT
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON 'S
PROPOSAL, IT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE PAY BELOW MINIMUM WAGE
IN GENERAL. ESPECIALLY IN THE
RESTAURANT SECTORS. THIS IS
MAKING A FINANCIAL STRUGGLE.
FURTHERMORE, THIS PROPOSAL DOES
NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE RAISING
FEES IMPOSED ON RESTAURANT
OWNERS AND CUSTOMERS. WE MUST
ENSURE THAT ALL WORKERS SEE A
FAIR WAGE AND NOT BE BURDENED
WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS. I URGE
THE COUNCIL TO WORK TOWARD A
SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR
CUSTOMERS AND LOCAL BUSINESS.
I'M SORRY. MY VOICE WAS
MUDDLED.
>> EXCUSE ME. WE WILL REVERT TO
RECOGNIZING HONORABLE ELECTED
OFFICIALS. WE WILL GO TO CECILE
HAMPTON, PLEASE.
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME
]
>> THAT HAPPENED BACK IN DC,
TOO. ON BEHALF OF THE CHIEF , I
AM HERE TO ADVISE YOU. I KNOW
THAT HE WOULD DO THAT. YOU MUST
FULFILL YOUR PROMISES TO THE
PUBLIC. YOU WILL BE BLESSED BY
YOUR POSITION. AND YOUR
ACTIONS. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT
YOU DO GOOD WORK ON BEHALF OF
OUR CITY AND THE CHIEF. I WANT
TO EXPRESS , THE COUNCIL PEOPLE
, PLEASE, COME AGAIN. I WELCOME
YOU AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL GO BY
THE ADVICE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE
GIVEN TO DO RIGHT BY ALL THE
CITIZENS OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> [ SILENCE ]
>> WE WILL CONTINUE. THE NEXT
ONE WILL BE TONYA, IF I AM NOT
MISTAKEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
TONYA TREAT , I AM A DUWAMISH
COUNCIL PERSON I WANT TO SPEAK
TO YOU ABOUT THE EDI PROGRAM, I
WILL TALK ABOUT THE RECENT
PROVISO , RESTRICTING 2024
FUNDING AND REQUIRING 2023 TO
BE DRAWN DOWN. I AM HERE TO
DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FOR
WITHHOLDING $27 MILLION IN
ANTICIPATORY BUDGETING. THE
DUWAMISH TRIBE HAS BEEN PART OF
THAT PROCESS. AND WE VERY MUCH
WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE BOTH OF
THESE PROGRAMS. THEY MUST BE
GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO DELIVER
THE PROGRAM. WITH THE GRACES
PROVIDED, WHAT CITY PROGRAMS
HAVE BEEN PROVIDED? IT IS THE
FOUR YEARS THAT HAVE TAKEN TO
GET PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] SO , IN SUMMARY, THESE
PROJECTS REMAIN IMPORTANT AND
THEY DELIVER RESILIENCY ABOVE
AND BEYOND THE DOLLARS
EXPENDED, PLEASE HONOR YOUR
COMMITMENT, THANK YOU.
>> MY APOLOGIES. NEXT PERSON IS
PAUL. FOLLOWED BY DAVE NELSON.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN , OF
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL I
STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DUWAMISH
TRIBE, A VOICE FROM THE
COMMUNITY, WOVEN INTO THE VERY
HISTORY OF THE CITY. I AM HERE
NOT JUST TO SPEAK OUT BUT TO
REMIND, URGE, AND ADVOCATE FOR
THE RIGHTFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF
COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS. MY NAME
IS PAUL NELSON AND I AM PART OF
THE DUWAMISH TRIBAL COUNCIL. I
AM A MEMBER AND RESIDENT OF THE
LANDS AND COMMUNITIES THAT WE
RESPECTED THE COMMITMENT OF THE
CITY TO EQUITY HAS BEEN WELL
DOCUMENTED. WE HAVE RECOGNIZED
THE SYSTEMIC RACISM . IT HAS
CAUSED HARM TO INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. I URGE
YOU, MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE
MANY PROJECTS AND CHAMPION THE
BROADER CAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY
INVESTMENTS. LLOW TFUNDS TO BE
THEY WERE ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED
FOR BEING USED.
>> DAVE NELSON.
>> ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL I AM A COUNCIL MEMBER
OF THE DUWAMISH TRIBE. DESPITE
OUR CHALLENGES, WE CONTINUE TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP OF THE CITY. THAT
IS WHY WE STAND BEFORE YOU
TODAY, TO ENSURE THE PROMISES
MADE TO OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
HONORED. THE $27 MILLION BUDGET
INTENDED FOR OUR INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES
HAVE SEEN FUNDS DEPRECIATING IN
VALUE. OUR COMMUNITIES WEIGHT
AND DESPERATION, RE-ABSORBING
THE MONEY TO COVER UP BUDGET
DEFICITS NOT ONLY BREAKS A
PROMISE, BUT IT ERODES THE
TRUST AND RESPECT OF THE VERY
PEOPLE WHO INVESTED THEIR TIME
AND THEIR HOPES IN THIS
PROCESS. I URGE YOU TO MOVE THE
FUNDS, INVEST IN OUR FUTURE,
AND SHOW THAT THE CITY NAMED
AFTER OUR CHIEF STANDS BY ITS
WORD.
>> WE WILL NOW START FROM THE
TOP OF THE LIST AGAIN. AND SO,
WE ARE GOING TO GO TO MATTHEW,
I DO NOT HAVE A LAST NAME HERE.
MATTHEW? OKAY. THANK YOU.
FOLLOWING MATTHEW WILL BE LEAH
MARTIN. AND I BELIEVE , TUCKER
? WHICHEVER ONE.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M HERE TO
DISCUSS FOUR PROBLEMS IN THE
CITY AND HOW WE CAN CONTROL
THESE PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO
START WITH THE SANITATION IN
THE STREETS. WE KNOW THAT EVERY
STREET YOU WALK ON IS DIRTY,
BUT THESE STREETS HAVE BECOME
INFECTED WITH SO MUCH URINE AND
FECES, THANKS TO THE HOMELESS,
IT HAS BECOME CONCENTRATED IN
THE UNDERGROUND LIGHT RAIL
SYSTEM. THE REASON I AM TALKING
ABOUT IT, IS BECAUSE IT IS A
HEALTH HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. IF
I WERE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS, I WOULD KICK THE HOMELESS
OUT OF CERTAIN AREAS TO KEEP
THE STREETS MORE CLEANER. THE
OTHER PROBLEM I WOULD LIKE TO
DISCUSS, DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES .
SEATTLE AND OTHER CITIES ARE
DEALING WITH DANGEROUS DRUGS
LIKE FENTANYL, AND THE LETHAL
DOSAGE OF THE DRUG IS TWO
MILLIGRAMS, ENOUGH TO FIT ON A
GRAPHITE PENCIL TIP. AND OTHER
DRUGS, LIKE A FENTANYL, THERE
ARE ALSO CASES OUTSIDE OF
SEATTLE, THAT RELATES TO
OBJECTS LIKE DOLLAR BILLS THAT
CAN BE OVERDOSED WITH A SINGLE
TOUCH. I SEE THESE DRUGS ON THE
STREET , FROM FENTANYL TO
CRYSTAL METH TO COCAINE. I WANT
THE MAYOR AND OTHERS TO STOP
OVERDOSES TO THE PUBLIC.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LEAH
MARTIN, FOLLOWED BY , TUCKER?
>> HI. MY NAME IS LEAH MARTIN.
I AM THE CO-OWNER OF VALIDATION
ARCHITECTS IN SEATTLE. I AM
HERE TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR ALL
EDI FUNDING TO STATE INTACT. IT
TAKES EIGHT TO 10 YEARS TO
COMPLETE THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT IN SEATTLE FROM
ACQUISITION TO FEASIBILITY,
DESIGN, DESIGN REVIEW,
PERMITTING, STRAIGHT UPGRADES,
CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS TRUE FOR
ANY MIXED-USE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT IN SEATTLE. WHY ARE
THESE EDI PROJECTS BEING HELD
TO A DIFFERENT STANDARD? WHY
ARE THEY EXPECTED TO GO FASTER
THAN OTHER PROJECTS? HERE WE
ARE, EIGHT YEARS LATER, AND IT
IS A RECIPIENT THAT IS OPENING
THIS SUMMER, RIGHT AT THE
EIGHT-YEAR MARK, WHY ARE WE
DISCUSSING FUNDING WHEN WE KNOW
THAT THE PROJECT TAKE THIS LONG
TO BUILD ? I HAVE NO
OBJECTIONS, JUST KEEP THE
FUNDING INTACT, OTHER COMMUNITY
PROJECTS WILL DIE. AND OTHER
TAXPAYER DOLLARS WILL BECOME
WASTED. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I APPRECIATE THE INTEREST IN
SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER. BUT I
MUST ASK THAT PEOPLE PLEASE
HOLD THEIR CLAPPING AND THEIR
VERBALIZATIONS UNTIL AFTER
PEOPLE SPEAK IN COMMENT.
>> NEXT, TUCKER , THEN I
BELIEVE IT IS EILEEN , MY
>> I AM WITH AN ORGANIZATION
CALLED HIP-HOP IS GREEN. WE ARE
SPEAKING ABOUT THE EDI FUNDING
IN THE WITHHOLDING OF THE FUNDS
FOR OUR PROGRAM. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING VERY HARD TO GET
PERMITS , TO BUILD, TO TRAIN
OUR YOUTH, TO ORGANIZE OUR
YOUTH AND ORGANIZE OUR FARM,
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT WHEN I GREW
UP. IT IS ALARMING TO US,
NOBODY BUT NOBODY FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL CAME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
WE ARE DOING AND HOW THIS
POSITION CAN AFFECT OUR
ORGANIZATION. WE WOULD LOVE TO
SEE AND HEAR FROM YOU, AND WE
DID NOT. THIS IS OUR CHANCE, I
GUESS TO VOICE OUR OPINIONS AND
LET YOU KNOW HOW THIS REALLY
WILL AFFECT THE YOUTH AND THE
PROGRESS OF THE PROGRAMS GOING
ON. THIS IS ONE OF OUR YOUTH
FROM OUR PROGRAM, SHE WOULD
LIKE TO BE SPEAKING NOW.
>> THIS IS REALLY BAD FOR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. AND FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. IT
HELPS COMMUNITIES GET LAND FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MORE. IF
THE CHANGE HAPPENS, IT WILL
HURT OUR ORGANIZATION. THE
COUNCIL SHOULD SUPPORT EDI, THE
CHANGE WILL HURT MANY PEOPLE OF
COLOR. THIS CHANGE CAN ACTIVATE
DEVELOPMENT. PEOPLE HAVE NOT
HAD ENOUGH TIME. THAT IS NOT
FAIR. LET'S SUPPORT COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR. SUPPORT 174. THANK
YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS COLLINS
, AND THEN , I BELIEVE, JUSTIN
TAYLOR.
>> MY NAME IS ASH COLLINS, I AM
HERE ON BEHALF OF HVAC, AND THE
MOVING, THE SPENDING, WHEN IT
WAS CREATED TO HELP BIPOC
COMMUNITIES, IT WAS LIKE
PULLING THE RUG FROM ALL OF THE
EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. IT HAS
ACTUALLY BECOME MORE HARMFUL
THAN NOT RECEIVING FUNDING AT
ALL, TO SEE THE MENTAL WEIGHT
THAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
BEEN PUTTING INTO THESE
PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND
SERVICES, IN . NOW YOU ARE
ELIMINATING THE REALITIES AND
THE HOPES OF THE PURPOSE TO
BRING TO OUR COMMUNITIES. I
ECHO THE SENTIMENT THAT HAS
ALREADY GONE FORWARD AND I DO
ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO
NOT MAKE ANY OF THESE CHANGES
TO OUR PROGRAMS.
>> I AM CLOSE. I SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF OF THE COMMUNITY
ALONG THE CITY OF SEATTLE .
WEST SEATTLE, AS WELL AS SOUTH
SEATTLE. I AM SO, SO CONFUSED.
IN PART , BY ANY THINKING THAT
WOULD SUGGEST THAT THIS
INITIATIVE WOULD BE AMENDED, WE
DO NOT NEED AMENDMENT, WE NEED
TO CONTINUE. EDI IS PROPER FOR
ALL OF US, AS YOU CAN SEE, FOR
THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. NOT ONLY
HOPE. BECAUSE MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR. DIED . WE ARE NEVER
ACCEPTING THAT ANYBODY TRIES TO
AMEND , DESTROY , OR ALLOW US
TO BE HARMED AGAIN. [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] WE
DO NOT HAVE ANY CONVERSATIONS
WITH ANY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ,
THIS IS A SHOCK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> IT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS
-- [ APPLAUSE ]
>> JUSTIN TAYLOR, THEN RAIN ,
OR THAT COULD BE LESLIE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS JUSTIN
TAYLOR. I AM A GIG WORKER
OPPOSED TO CB 120775. ON
JANUARY 4th, THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, ELECTED BY EVERYBODY
ON THIS COUNCIL VOTE,
UNDERMINING LEADERSHIP, THIS
COUNCIL WILL NOT BE
EXTERNALIZING POLICYMAKING
AUTHORITY. WE WILL CONSIDER
PERSPECTIVES ON ALL SIDES OF AN
ISSUE. BEFORE REFERRING POLICY
LEGISLATION TO THE COMMITTEE, I
WILL CONFIRM THAT IT GOES
THROUGH A ROBUST STAKEHOLDER
PROCESS. WE WILL FOCUS ON
MISSION-CRITICAL WORK,
RESPONSIVE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS
FOR DEMANDING FASTER PROGRESS
ON HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC
SAFETY. SARA NELSON HERSELF HAS
ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS BILL
WAS, QUOTE, AND IT AGREEMENT
WITH THE DRIVE FORWARD AND
NETWORK COMPANIES. WE HOPE THAT
YOUR POSTPONING MEANS THAT YOU
WILL BE HOLDING SARA NELSON TO
THE RIGHT PROCESS. NONE OF YOU
RAN ON THE CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE
PAY FOR WORKING SEATTLEITES. [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] [
APPLAUSE ]
>> OKAY, I WILL SAY IT AGAIN
AND THIS IS THE LAST TIME I
WILL SAY IT. PLEASE HOLD YOUR
APPLAUSE IN BETWEEN SPEAKERS,
THANK YOU.
>>HELLO, I AM RAIN, I AM A
VIDEO PRODUCTION WORKER IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE IN A LONG TIME
GIG WORKER. IN THE LAST 10
YEARS, I HAVE WORKED FOR EVERY
FOOD DELIVERY APP ON THE MARKET
THAT I HAVE SEEN A STEADY
DECREASE IN MY PAIN LONGER WAIT
TIMES FOR ORDERS. SINCE THE
WAGE ORDINANCE WAS IMPLEMENT
IT, COMPANIES LIKE DOORDASH
HAVE PASSED ON THE COST TO THE
CONSUMERS USING THE APPS,
DESPITE MAKING MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN PROFITS THIS LAST
YEAR. SARA NELSON'S RECENT
PROPOSAL TO CUT GIG WORKER PAY
CATERS TO THE POLITICAL
STRATEGY. THEY USE DEEP POCKETS
TO LEVERAGE AGAINST COMMUNITIES
TRYING TO HOLD THEM
ACCOUNTABLE, THEY USE THEIR
POWER AND INFLUENCE TO PRESSURE
ELECTED OFFICIALS INTO BACKING
OFF POLICIES. THEY SHAPE
NARRATIVES TO MISLEAD WORKERS
AND OFFICIALS , HIDING BEHIND A
PROGRESSIVE IMAGE. [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] I DEMAND THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL REJECT SARA NELSON 'S
PROPOSAL TO CUT PAY . SUPPORT A
LIVING WAGE FOR GIG WORKERS.
THANK YOU.
>> THE LAST IN-PERSON FOR THIS
SET WILL BE PAUL.
>> GREETINGS CITY COUNCIL. ALL
OF YOU . YOU WERE ELECTED BY
THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE. BY
THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE. THE
EDI INITIATIVE HAS BEEN YEARS
IN CREATING. BEFORE YOUR TERM ,
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU STAY
THE COURSE, STAY THE COURSE.
WHAT YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR
WHEN YOU ARE AWAY FROM THOSE
SEATS AND YOUR TERM IS THROUGH
IS NOT WHAT YOU DID FOR
YOURSELVES, BUT WHAT YOU DID
FOR THE PEOPLE. THAT WILL BE
WHAT IS REMEMBERED. AND
REMEMBER , WHAT YOU DO FOR US,
WITHOUT US, YOU DO TO US. VOTE
NO ON THE EDI AMENDMENT. THANK
YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS
KATE RUBIN, FOLLOWED BY ALINA
MARTIN. PLEASE REMEMBER TO
PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR
THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED . AND YOU HAVE ONE
MINUTE APIECE. GO AHEAD, KATE.
>> MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN, I AM
THE ORGANIZING DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE REDIRECTION IN BEACON
HILL. I AM TALKING ABOUT THIS ,
ON THIS $23.5 MILLION IN THE
BUDGET. THE EDI PROJECT
ADDRESSES DISPLACEMENT IN THE
COMMITTEE, THE GROWTH OF
SEATTLE HAS DISPROPORTIONATELY
COST IMMUNITIES OF COLOR,
MAKING EDI AN ESSENTIAL TOOL
FOR ADDRESSING INEQUITIES. WHY,
OUT OF ALL OF THE ITEMS, IS
THIS THE ONE THING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS FOCUSED
ON? IT THIS BREAKS TRUST
PARTICULARLY AMONG COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR. THIS WILL DEEPEN
EXISTING DISPARITY. AS AN
ORGANIZATION WORKING CLOSER
WITH RENTERS, WE KNOW HOW VITAL
THESE MENTORS ARE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
STABILIZING NEIGHBORHOODS
FACING ECONOMIC INSTABILITY.
PLEASE REJECT THE AMENDMENT AND
SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT
AND UPLIFT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
>> OUR RELAXED THAT'S MY NEXT
SPEAKER IS ALINA, FOLLOWED BY
DAVID EDMONDSON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
ALINA, I AM AN INSTACART
SHOPPER, I AM OPPOSED TO THE
NEW PROPOSAL TO CUT GIG
WORKER'S ONE DESERVES
TO MAKE $13 PER HOUR IN THIS
COMMUNITY. YOU THINK THAT
CUSTOMERS WILL TIP US, SO YOU
PASS LESS, THAT IS NOT LOGICAL.
THE CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN DIPPING
US BEFORE THE PROPOSAL CHANGED
IN JANUARY, THEY ARE CONTINUING
TO DO SO. INSTACART WANTS US TO
BE PENALIZED FOR NOT TAKING
FUTURE OWNERS -- ORDERS,
BECAUSE THEY WILL BE ANYTHING
BUT TRANSPARENT. RECENTLY I DID
A TWO-CUSTOMER ORDER WERE
INSTACART PAID ME $23, EXCUSE
ME, FOR THREE HOURS OF WORK,
AND THE CUSTOMER LEFT A $50
TIP, THE ONLY REASON IT WAS
WORTH MY TIME. AFTER THE
DELIVERY, WITH NO REASON AT
ALL, THE $50 TIP WAS REMOVED.
NO ENGAGED TIME ADJUSTMENT WAS
MADE BY INSTACART. START CARING
ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT, DAVE,
FOLLOWING DAVE, IT WILL BE
KARINA PATEL. GO AHEAD, DAVID.
>> MY NAME IS DAVID EDMONDSON,
ON BEHALF OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT,
CV 27275, THAT IS THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, THIS
BILL IS A SOLUTION THAT
ADDRESSES MANY OF THE CONCERNS
IN THE EXISTING LAW. WE URGE
CONFIDENT TO PASS IT WITHOUT
ANY AMENDMENT. AS I PREVIOUSLY
TESTIFIED, THE CURRENT PAY
ORDINANCE HAS HAD A DEVASTATING
IMPACT FOR SEATTLE RESTAURANTS,
AND AN IMPACT ON CUSTOMERS WITH
INCREASED COSTS, AND CONSUMER
DEMAND HAS BEEN DROPPING
DRASTICALLY. IT IS
UNSUSTAINABLE AND IT SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. IF THEY
ARE NOT GOING TO VOTE, IF THEY
WILL NOT COMMIT A FINAL VOTE, I
AM DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT.
AND THIS WILL UNNECESSARILY
DELAY RELIEF TO THOSE THAT HAVE
BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE. WE DO
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT CB 127.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KARINA
PATEL, FOLLOWED BY MIGUEL GO
AHEAD, KARINA. YOU MAY NEED TO
PRESS STAR SIX .
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
URGES A NO VOTE ON 22074 , THE
INITIATIVE PROVIDES ACCESS TO
CAPITAL AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDS
FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN OUR
CITY. EDI SUPPORTS INCLUSIVE
AND SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS
RELATED TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP,
OWNERSHIP, THE ARTS, AND MUCH
MORE. THE EDI-FUNDED PROJECTS
HAVE PROMOTED ECONOMIC FREEDOM.
AND THAT THREATENS A DOMINO
EFFECT, JEOPARDIZING THE
VIABILITY OF OTHER FUNDING
AVENUES. IT RISKS LOSING
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT STAGES,
BY VOTING NO, WE MUST DECIDE
WHAT TYPE OF SEATTLE WE WANT TO
LIVE IN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MIGUEL, FOLLOWING MIGUEL,
EXCUSE ME, FOLLOWING MIGUEL
WILL BE SEAN. I'M SORRY,
FOLLOWING MIGUEL WILL BE NICK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, THIS IS
MIGUEL, I AM WITH THE CENTER
FOR PEOPLE OF ALL RACES. WE
OPPOSE THE FREEZING OF THE
FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE, IT PROVIDES VITAL
INFORMATION SERVING COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR. THIS FUNDING
REPRESENTS A BASIC COMMITMENT
TO THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT
GRASSROOTS EFFORTS FOR THE
PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE, WE HAVE
BEEN RAISING OUR VOICE
REGARDING THE INEQUITIES THAT
HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED BY
INSTITUTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL
RACISM. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
DEMONSTRATED HOW TO COMBINE
COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL SPACE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES TO UPLIFT
FAMILIES AND BUILD COMMUNITIES.
WE NEED TO BE HEARD,
ACKNOWLEDGED, AND SUPPORTED.
SEND A MESSAGE THAT SAYS, WE
WILL NO LONGER BE HEARD,
ACKNOWLEDGED, OR SUPPORTED,
PLEASE VOTE NO ON THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NICK, GO
AHEAD, NICK.
>> HI, MY NAME IS NICK. I AM
AGAINST THE GIG WORKER PAY CUT
FROM SARA NELSON. I HAVE BEEN A
GIG WORKER FOR SEVEN YEARS,
THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I HAVE
EVER HAD A RAISE. OVER BACK
BROKE PROTOCOL, WITH NORMAL
BACKPAY. AS RECENTLY AS LAST
WEEK, I WAS PAID $7.50 TO TAKE
A 15-MILE DRIVE DOWN TO EIGHTH
AND REPUBLICAN, THIS IS WHAT WE
WILL BE DEALING WITH. OTHER
JOBS THAT ARE NORMAL PAY THREE
DOLLARS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE,
MORE THAN THAT, THE
TRANSPARENCY ISSUES TAKE AWAY
ALL OF OUR RIGHTS AND WHAT
LITTLE BENEFITS WE HAVE FORCING
US TO DO A SUBPAR JOB, BECAUSE
WE DO NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION
AVAILABLE TO US. I AM FOR CITY
COUNCIL TO GET RID OF ALL THE
TRANSPARENCY. THE CHANGES ARE
JUST UNTENABLE AND THEY WILL
MAKE OUR LIVES SO MUCH WORSE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MICHAEL, FOLLOWING MICHAEL
WILL BE MARCO. GO AHEAD,
MICHAEL.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS MICHAEL. I
AM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
SOUTHEAST DEVELOPMENT. WE
OPPOSE THE AMENDMENT, 127744.
FEED WAS STARTED NEARLY 50
YEARS AGO TO FIGHT
UNDERINVESTMENT AND
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE AND ALL OF
THOSE YEARS, EDI IS ONE OF THE
BEST TOOLS WE HAVE EVER HAD TO
INVEST IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND FIGHT THIS DISPLACEMENT.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS CAN
TAKE MULTIPLE YEARS. THEY CAN
PROVIDE ONCE IN A GENERATION
OPPORTUNITIES, HALTING OR
FREEZING FUNDING DISRUPTS
COMMUNITY PLANS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, PROJECTS MAY BE
PERMANENTLY LOST, I URGE THE
FULL COUNCIL TO VOTE NO TO CB
12774 AND CONTINUE INVESTING IN
EDI. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN IN
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARCOS,
FOLLOWED BY MARIA GUADALUPE A
RAMIREZ. GO AHEAD, MARCOS.
MARCOS --
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES. STUDENT MY NAME IS
MARCOS, [ INDISCERNIBLE ] ON
BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS, WE ARE
IN SUPPORT OF 120775, A BILL
THAT WORKS TOWARD THE
GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE BELIEVE
THAT IT WILL DISTORT DELIVERIES
IN THE CITY FOR RESTAURANTS,
BUSINESSES, AND THE APP-BASED
WORKERS. OUR WORKERS HAVE SMALL
, FAMILY-OWNED RESTAURANTS THAT
ARE AFFECTED AND CUSTOMERS HAVE
BEEN ABANDONING THE APP. THE
NEW LAW IS ALSO FAILING AT
-BASED -- APP-BASED WORKERS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA
GUADALUPE RAMIREZ. THAT WILL BE
OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER FOR
THIS GROUP, GO AHEAD, MARIA.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS MARIA, I
AM CALLING FROM THE DELL RIDGE
NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM CALLING TO
URGE CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE NO ON
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 'S
AMENDMENT, 120774, THIS WOULD
BE CATASTROPHIC FOR SO MANY
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO ARE
RECIPIENTS OF THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. THE
FARMERS MARKET IS PUT ON BY THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT GROUP, DUE
TO THE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE FUNDS
FROM EDI. I MYSELF LOOK IN THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY, HEADING UP THE
HOUSING COALITION. WE ARE
EXPERIENCING RAMPANT
DISPLACEMENT IN BOTH
NEIGHBORHOODS. IN THE SOUTH
PARK AREA. AND THIS PRODUCT HAS
BEEN SO CRITICAL , TO ADVOCATE
FOR PEOPLE, ADVOCATE FOR CHILD
CARE.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER FOR THIS
REMOTE GROUP ISELIANA HORN. GO
AHEAD, PLEASE. YOU MAY NEED TO
PRESS STAR SIX , ELIANA .
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ELIANA
HORN, I AM A POLICY ANALYST. I
HAVE WORKED WITH MANY OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
RECEIVED FUNDING OR ARE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING. I
AM URGING YOU TO VOTE NO ON THE
BILL 120774, THE CARRYOVER
FUNDS THAT IS COUNTER
DEVELOPMENT TO THE RACIAL
JUSTICE VALUES. ALL DEVELOPMENT
TAKES TIME, THIS IS TRUE FOR
ALL PROGRAMS. THAT IS WHY
COUNCIL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED AN
INCREASE AT $71 MILLION .
REQUIRED WITH THE STATE
LEGISLATION, YET, THE SAME
RESTRICTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN
PROPOSED THAT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT WORK TAKES TIME,
THAT IS EXACTLY WHY [
INDISCERNIBLE ] AUTHORIZED TO
CARRY FORWARD YEAR AFTER YEAR.
AND SO, EDI WORKS WITH BIPOC
COMMUNITIES. AND THESE ARE
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
NEGLECTED FOR DECADES --
>> WE WILL NOW GO TO IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS AGAIN, WE WILL START
WITH DEBORAH ANDERSON, FOLLOWED
BY JOE FRIEDBERG, IF I AM NOT
MISTAKEN. AND THEN, ALSO,
SHANNON. IF YOU DO NOT MIND
LINING UP AT THE MIKE'S, THANK
YOU.
>> I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE
SOURCE OF WHERE THE EIB NETWORK
WAS COMING FROM AND I WAS VERY
SADDENED TO SEE IT WAS COMING
FROM THE NORTHEAST SEATTLE AND
NORTH SEATTLE. WHY WOULD PEOPLE
WHO ARE SO WELL SITUATED, THEY
HAVE A QFC IN THE VILLAGE, WITH
FREE CHILD CARE , WHILE YOU
SHOP, THE INTERESTED IN DRAWING
UPON THE PURSESTRINGS FOR THOSE
WHO DO NOT HAVE GROCERY STORES
WITH FREE CHILD CARE? TO ME, IT
IS HISTORICALLY A VARIATION ON
SOPHISTICATED FINANCIAL
OPPRESSION. YOU CLOSE THE
PURSESTRINGS AND EQUITY WILL
DRY UP. I AM ASKING YOU TO VOTE
NO ON THIS. I LIVE IN SENIOR
-DISABLED HOUSING. I EXPERIENCE
SEATTLE GETTING IT RIGHT
PHYSICAL DATE. I ASK THAT YOU
VOTE NO AND GET IT RIGHT FOR
OTHERS. AFTER YOU WILL NO,
BASED ON YOUR CONSTITUENTS, WE
DO NOT DO THIS ANYMORE. WE
REACH BACK, RAISE UP, AND WE
ALLOW EQUITY. [ APPLAUSE ] [
CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> WE WILL HAVE JILL , AND THEN
JENNIFER BROWN.
>> MY NAME IS JILL, I AM A
DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT AND A
COFOUNDER OF ONE OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL BE
SEVERELY IMPACTED AT THE
PROPOSED EDI AMENDMENT IS
PASSED. THIS AMENDMENT WAS
SUBMITTED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
BEFORE THE THREE-DAY HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. THAT MEANS THAT THE
PUBLIC EFFECTIVELY HAD FIVE
BUSINESS HOURS TO LEARN ABOUT
AND RESPOND TO THIS PROPOSED
AMENDMENT AND THAT SHOULD BE
ILLEGAL . I UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE IS A BUDGET SHORTFALL. IT
IS THE JOB OF CITY COUNCIL TO
BE CREATIVE IN SOLVING PROBLEMS
LIKE BUDGET SHORTFALLS, NOT TO
REINFORCE STRUCTURAL
INEQUITIES, BECAUSE IT IS THE
EASIEST WAY TO CLOSE THE BUDGET
SHORTFALL. THE CITY OF HAS BEEN
SOLVING THE BUDGET SHORTFALL [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] FOR DECADES. GO FIND
THE MONEY SOMEWHERE ELSE THIS
TIME! [ APPLAUSE ] [ CHEERS AND
APPLAUSE ]
>> I MUST PAUSE FOR A MOMENT.
LOOK. IF WE WANT TO GET THROUGH
EVERYTHING , THERE ARE A COUPLE
OF PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS, YOU KNOW,
SO, I AM TRYING TO MAKE THIS SO
THAT EVERYONE CAN SPEAK AND WE
CAN GET THINGS ONTO THE AGENDA.
IT REALLY INTERRUPTS THE FLOW
OF CONVERSATION AND IT ADDS
TIME. I AM SORRY TO HAVE TO SAY
THIS, BUT I AM ASKING THAT YOU
FOLLOW THE RULES AND ALLOW
PEOPLE TO JUST COME UP AND
SPEAK WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.
THANK YOU, THE LAD MAG.
>> MY NAME IS SHARON. THE EDI
PROGRAM. IT WAS CREATED
SUPPORT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
THAT BRING JOY, SAFETY, AND
WELLNESS TO ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITIES. HAVE YOU SEEN THE
LIST OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED BY EDI? I HAVE BEEN
TO SO MANY OF THESE. SO MANY OF
THEM HAVE BEEN IN THE CENTRAL
AREA, WILLIAM POST, THEY ARE
AMAZING. BUT IF YOU HAVE NOT
BEEN TO THESE PROJECTS GET IN
YOUR CAR, GO VISIT THEM.
HONESTLY THESE COMPLETED
PROJECTS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO
SEE THAT THIS PROGRAM NEEDS TO
EXIST. THIS AMENDMENT IS AN
ATTACK ON OUR COMMUNITY, THE
BIPOC COMMUNITY. IT IS AN
ATTACK ON AMAZING NONPROFITS ON
THE GROUND DOING THE REAL WORK.
WE HAVE COME TO RELY ON THE
SERVICES, THESE ORGANIZATIONS,
EVEN YOU HAVE, LET'S BE REAL
HERE. FOOD SECURITY, SAFETY,
HEALING, EDUCATION,
TRANSPORTATION, ARTS AND
CULTURE, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
REMOVING FUNDING FROM THESE
ORGANIZATIONS -- [ APPLAUSE ]
>> NEXT WE HAVE JENNIFER BROWN,
FOLLOWED BY, I BELIEVE ,
CHANTEL , AND THEN DOMINIC .
PLEASE LINE UP AT THE MIKE'S
BEARD
>> I'M SORRY, I JUST WANT TO
MAKE IT VERY CLEAR. IF YOU HEAR
YOUR NAME, CAN YOU PLEASE START
FORMING A LINE, SO THAT WE CAN
NOT HAVE TO HAVE SUCH PAUSES IN
BETWEEN. THAT IS IDEAL. THANK
YOU.
>> I AM JENNIFER. I AM JENNIFER
BROWN. I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO
VOTE NO ON THE GIG WORKER PAY
CUT. I DROVE FOR DOORDASH FOR
18 MONTHS AND IT WAS MY FULL
JOB FOR A YEAR. I WAS GRATEFUL
TO FIND WORK I ENJOYED. THERE
WERE DIFFICULTIES. EVEN AT THE
ABOVE-MINIMUM RATE I WAS PAID,
INCLUDING TIPS, THE APP SENDS
NEW DRIVERS MORE ORDERS IN THE
FIRST WEEK, WHICH ALLOWS THE
THINKING THAT YOU ARE GOING TO
ALWAYS BE MAKING THAT RATE.
THEN THE ORDERS GO DOWN, YOU
WORK OVER 12 HOURS PER DAY TO
TRY TO MAXIMIZE EARNINGS. BUT
SOMETIMES THE APP SENDS YOU
THREE DOLLAR ORDERS WHICH ARE
AS MUCH WORK AS $20 ORDERS. IF
YOU REJECT THE LOW ORDERS, YOUR
ACCEPTANCE RATE SUFFERS AND YOU
RECEIVE LESS ORDERS. THE DRIVER
TAKES ALL OF THE RISK.
ACCIDENTS [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ] EXPENSIVE
RENTALS, INSURANCE, AS A GIG
WORKER. DRIVERS , THEY HAVE A
1099, THEY CAN OWE TAXES INTO
THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS -- [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU. AQUA NET, THEN
CHANTEL , AND PROMINENCE, AND [
INDISCERNIBLE ] .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
AGNES. I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY, A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INVOLVED
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE ARE
LOCATED IN SOUTH SEATTLE. WE
HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE
MAYOR TO BUILD ONE SEATTLE. THE
VISION WAS TO HAVE COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS , INCREASING ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CULTURAL
SPACE WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. IF SOUTH SEATTLE IS
PART OF THE ONE SEATTLE, THE
EDI IS STRONGLY NEEDED TO
FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF THE
MAYOR. FOR THIS REASON, I AM
GOING TO ASK YOU, WHY ARE YOU
TAKING IT AWAY FROM US?
PROVIDING SOCIAL EQUITY , IT
SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AWAY,
BECAUSE IT WAS A RACIAL EQUITY
ANALYSIS THAT SHOWED, WHEN IT
GROWS, IT WILL BE IMPACTED --
[ INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> INVEST?
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME
]
>> THESE ORGANIZATIONS TODAY,
OH, I'M SORRY, THEY'RE TRYING
TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU.
>> CHANTEL, THEN PROMINENCE,
DAVIS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ INDISCERNIBLE - OVERLAPPING
SPEAKERS ]
>> I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF URBAN FAMILY. I WILL
RELINQUISH MY TIME. AND LET
DARRELL SPEAK
>> MY NAME IS DARRELL POWELL, I
REPRESENT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN
COMMUNITY , I AM THE PRESIDENT
OF THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY
BRANCH OF THE NAACP, I AM
VEHEMENTLY OPPOSING COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA'S AMENDMENT
120774, IT IS A SLAP IN THE
FACE . I LOOKED AT THE DATA. I
AM A CPA. OF THE 76 PROJECTS
THAT SHE IS ASKING TO TAKE
AWAY, 27 OF THEM ARE AFRICAN
AMERICAN, 13 IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND 14 IN THE RAINIER
VALLEY. HOW MANY IN THE NORTH
AREA ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY? THIS
IS TONE DEAF AT BEST, IT IS
SOMETHING MORE INSIDIOUS AT
WORST. THE NCAA CP ,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO , THIS IS
YOUR CHANCE TO HELP. I ASK YOU
TO VOTE NO ON THIS INSIDIOUS
AMENDMENT TO THE EDI. [ CHEERS
AND APPLAUSE ]
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME
] RNOBJECTIFIED
AND REDLINED US . NOW HERE WE
ARE, TRYING TO HAVE SOME HOPE.
EDI [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ] [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
NOW , YOU WANT TO JUST RIP THE
BAND-AID OFF. WE NEED TO BE
HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW
MUCH MORE OPPORTUNITY WE NEED.
[ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
THE MONEY [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW
VOLUME ] AT THE END OF THE DAY
, YOU OWE THIS TO US. YOU WERE
VOTED IN BY US. YOU NEED TO
SERVE US THE WAY THAT WE ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE SERVED. [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
WHERE THEY CAN GET THE
PROGRAMMING THAT THEY NEED -- [
CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER , I BELIEVE
IT IS PROMINENCE DAVIS. EXCUSE
ME, THAT WAS YOU. I THINK, I
BELIEVE, IT IS WILLIAMS , THE
LAST NAME.
>> MY NAME IS ALBERTO SOUZA , I
SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN. I USE
THIS TO DRIVE FOR A CAREER
COMPANY, INSULATE, 2021. I HAD
A CONFLICT WITH DELIVERY
REQUIREMENTS. SARA NELSON WANTS
TO AMEND THE LAW, AND SHE IS
THE REASON BY APP WORKERS LIKE
ME ARE NO LONGER PROTECTED
UNDER THE LAW THAT WAS CREATED
BY US. BY GIG WORKERS . AS THE
FRESHMAN COUNCILMEMBERS. THEY
DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS
NOT THE WAY FOR SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. INC. YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [
INDISCERNIBLE ] I LIVE IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD FILLED WITH
HISTORY AND CULTURE. WE HAVE
HAD A COMMUNITY FIGHT BACK
AGAINST ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT
DOES NOT BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY.
JUST BECAUSE WE ARE RESILIENT
DOES NOT MEAN WE SHOULD
STRUGGLE. WE HAD A VISION FOR A
MIXED USAGE PROGRAM THAT WOULD
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
FAMILIES AND AT THE HEART OF
IT, A CULTURAL CENTER THAT
WOULD ANCHOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
IN THE FUTURE. AFTER SEEKING
FUNDING, AND IDENTIFYING THESE
PROBLEMS, IT WAS CLEAR THAT WE
NEEDED A COMMUNITY EITHER
DRIVEN INITIATIVE WITH
SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES TO MAKE
THE VISION COME TRUE. [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] THIS PROVISION IS TO
PUSH US TO DO EVEN MORE AND
CREATE FUNDING TO ACHIEVE THESE
VISIONS.
120774, THANK YOU. SPIRIT OUR
LAST SPEAKER IS CR WILLIAMS .
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS CAROL RUSH
ANNA WILLIAMS AND I AM HERE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] [ NO AUDIO ]
EIGHT PARTICIPANTS AND WE HAVE
ALSO BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE JOBS
FOR 15 TO 20 PEOPLE. I AM
REALLY SHOCKED BY THIS. THIS
AMENDMENT HAS COME UP AND IT
HAS GIVEN US FIVE HOURS TO
RESPOND. I AM AT THE BEGINNING
OF THIS EDI DEVELOPMENT THING.
15 YEARS AGO, HERE WE ARE. WHEN
YOU LOOK AT THE LIST OF ALL OF
THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
BEEN IMPACTED, MORE THAN 80% OF
THEM ARE BLACK-OWNED [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] AND [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ] THE COUNCIL
PROPOSAL , TO REALLY DEMOLISH
THIS EVEN MORE. I OPPOSE THIS
AMENDMENT. I THINK THAT [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] [
APPLAUSE ] [ CHEERS AND
APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, WE WILL MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT GROUP OF REMOTE
SPEAKERS AT OUR FIRST SPEAKER
IS JAMES, FOLLOWING JAMES WILL
BE NIKITA. PLEASE NEVER, REMOTE
SPEAKERS, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX
WHEN YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. GO
AHEAD, JAMES.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> I AM A MEMBER OF THE TURTLE
MOUNTAIN BANDITS . TODAY, I
SPEAK UNDER THE CAPACITY AS THE
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB. I SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT
THAT WOULD CUT FUNDING BY
RATING THE EQUITABLE FUNDING
PACKAGE. EDI IS THE MOST
FERTILE GROUND FOR EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT. THE FUNDING CAME
IN TO THE SEATTLE CLUB BEFORE
WE HAD ANY HOUSING, AND THE
FUNDING FACILITATED OUR
DEVELOPMENT WE HAVE NOW OPENED
340 UNITS OF HOUSING, CURRENT
AND FORMER MEMBERS HAVE RISEN
TO THE CHALLENGE , THIS
PROPOSAL IS GOING TO CUT
FUNDING TO FACILITATE HELP
FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN IN
DEVELOPMENT. I WE PASSED IT
EXPLAINED TO MY CHILDREN ABOUT
THE EFFECTS OF REDLINING. I USE
EDI AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO
UNDO HARMFUL HISTORY. OUR
BUSINESS WAS BROKEN DOWN. EDI
INVESTMENT BREAKDOWN THE DAM
AND LET WATER FLOW BACK TO --
>> NIKITA OLIVER, FOLLOWING
NIKITA , IT WILL BE CAROLYN. GO
AHEAD, NIKITA.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE READY
TO GO.
NIKITA, ONE MORE TIME, STAR
SIX, THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO
KAREN. GO AHEAD, NIKITA. OKAY.
FOR SOME REASON WE ARE NOT
HEARING HER. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE KAREN , FOLLOWED BY
JANICE BATCHELOR. GO AHEAD,
KAREN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS
KAREN, I AM ASKING CITY COUNCIL
TO VOTE NO ON THE AMENDMENT, I
AM A MEMBER OF THE HALL , AND
WE HAVE RECEIVED
TRANSFORMATIONAL FUNDING TO
PURCHASE AND OPERATE CULTURAL
SPACE. WE HAVE CREATED OVER A
DOZEN LIVING WAGE JOBS, [
INDISCERNIBLE ] SALES TAX, WE
HAVE BEEN HIRING GENERAL
CONTRACTORS, WORKERS, AND WE
HAVE HAD PAID SERVICE
PROVIDERS. AND WE ARE NOT EVEN
OFFICIALLY OPEN YET, MULTIPLY
THAT BY 70-PLUS ORGANIZATIONS
THAT HAVE RECEIVED
TRANSFORMATIONAL FUNDING, AND
RECIRCULATED THOSE, CLOSING A
BUDGET SHORTFALL . THAT IS A
SHORT-TERM SOLUTION. PLEASE
REJECT THE AMENDMENT AND VOTE
NO.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JANICE
BATCHELOR. FOLLOWING JANICE
WILL BE LILY HAYWARD.
>> HELLO. I AM JANICE. I AM
TESTIFYING AND ASKING YOU TO
VOTE NO ON THE PROPOSAL TO CUT
BIG WORKER PAY. I WORK ON
DOORDASH AND INSTACART. I ENJOY
THE FLEXIBILITY OF THIS JOB. I
WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. BUT
I AM NOW DOWN TO $0.35 PER
MILE. AFTER THE INVESTMENTS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] MOST OF THAT
MONEY DOES NOT GO TO US. HOW IS
CUTTING PAY SUPPOSED TO HELP?
THIS IS NOT A SOLUTION TO GET
MORE CUSTOMERS. THE REALITY IS
, THIS IS GOING TO DO NOTHING.
DOORDASH AND UBER [
INDISCERNIBLE ] NO OVERSIGHT IN
THE PROPOSAL WILL GUARANTEE [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] WORKERS DON'T KNOW.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LILY
HAYWARD, FOLLOWING LILY WILL BE
PAULINA LOPEZ. AHEAD, LILY.
IT'S BEEN A GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. [ INDISCERNIBLE
] THIS MORNING , STAKEHOLDERS
ACROSS THE BOARD [
INDISCERNIBLE ] DECLINING SALES
. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] THE
ECONOMIC DYNAMICS WILL NOT
CHANGE. ONLY MODIFICATIONS TO
THE POLICIES [ INDISCERNIBLE ].
[ INAUDIBLE - STATIC ] NO
ACTION [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ] [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS PAULINA LOPEZ PETERS.
FOLLOWING PAULINA WILL BE
ELIJAH MOHAMMED.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
PAULINA LOPEZ, I AM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
DUWAMISH RIVER COALITION. WE
ARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITY. I AM OPPOSING CB
120774 THIS IS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FUNDING THAT HAS
BEEN CREATED TO AIM TO ADDRESS
DISPLACEMENT OF OPPORTUNITIES,
PROVIDING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
WITH FUNDING AND TECHNICAL
SUPPORT TO HAVE MORE COMMUNITY
-CONTROLLED SPACES. THE
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN LED BY
PEOPLE OF COLOR. AND WE ARE
PROPOSING MORE JUSTICE AND
TAKING THE COMMUNITY CENTERED
APPROACH . WE ARE PROVIDING THE
POLICIES THAT WE NEED TO
CONTROL BE SPACES AND HELP
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED
IN THIS AREA. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SMITH,
FOLLOWING HER WILL BE MARK
JOHNSON. GO AHEAD, THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS SMITH, I
LIVE IN SEATTLE. I AM PART OF A
COMMUNITY IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. I AM A FIERCE
ADVOCATE FOR FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I AM IN
OPPOSITION OF COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA 'S AMENDMENT TO HARM
THE EQUITY DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE. I AM MAINLY GEARED
TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT EVERYONE
ELSE HAS SAID. I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS AMENDMENT
WILL EXACERBATE OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES. COMING FROM A
BLACK EXPERIENCE, THERE ARE
RELATIVELY NO RESOURCES COMING
INTO OUR COMMUNITY. THE
COMMUNITY WILL HAVE TO COME
TOGETHER. NOT JUST OUR
COMMUNITY , BUT OTHERS WILL
HAVE TO COME TOGETHER. TO ME,
THIS IS HARMFUL, BECAUSE YOU
ARE PULLING THE RUG FROM THE
RESOURCES THAT ARE NECESSARY.
SO, IF YOU CARE ANYTHING AT ALL
ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, IF YOU
CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES AND
OUR FAMILIES, IF YOU CARRY
ABOUT --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MARK JOHNSON. FOLLOWING MARK
WILL BE MALIK BARNES. GO AHEAD,
MARK.
>> HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, MARK
JOHNSON, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
OF POLICY AND AFFAIRS FOR THE
WASHINGTON RESOURCE
ORGANIZATION, WE SUPPORT CB
120775, AS THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IMMUNITY, WE
BELIEVE THIS REFLECTS A
COMPROMISE THAT WILL REDUCE THE
COST CREATED BY THE ORIGINAL
LAW. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] AND
SEATTLE-BASED BUSINESSES ,
UPDATING WORKERS, GIVING THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
AFFECTING THE PEOPLE THAT THE
LAW IS SUPPOSED TO HELP. THE
RETAILERS ARE SEEING LONG WAIT
TIMES, AND THAT USED TO BE A
DEPENDABLE WAGE. AND WE NEED TO
ADOPT THE COMPROMISE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. WITHOUT REVISED
UPDATES. PLEASE SUPPORT CB
12775. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MALIK BARNES, AFTER MALIK
WILL BE HOWARD. GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS MALIK. AND I
MOVED TO SEATTLE IN 2019. I
WANT TO ASK YOU TO VOTE NO ON
THE PROPOSAL TO CUT BIG WORKER
PAY. WEAR AND TEAR ON THE
VEHICLE, GAS. THAT IS A BIG
DISCUSSION. WE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO COVER A LOT OF TIME.
SOMETIMES , IT IS NOT EVEN
WORTH IT. IF YOU DO NOT MAKE
ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE GAS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO PASS A PAY
STANDARD THAT ACTUALLY REQUIRES
COMPANIES TO PAY FOR ALL OF
THOSE MILEAGE COSTS. ESPECIALLY
TO COVER THE COST OF LIVING IN
WASHINGTON STATE. WE DEFINITELY
HAVE TO MAKE MUCH MORE THAN
THAT. IT IS COMMON SENSE THAT
GIG WORKER SHOULD BE PAID MORE
THAN MINIMUM WAGE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HOWARD
GREENWICH, AND FOLLOWING HOWARD
WILL BE JULIA. GO AHEAD,
HOWARD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. CITY COUNCIL
, [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME
] [ INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ]
SOCIAL EQUITY INITIATIVE, THIS
WAS SIGNED INTO LAW LAST YEAR.
BEFORE [ INDISCERNIBLE -
MUFFLED ] AS YOU KNOW, ON THIS
NOTE, OF COURSE, CENTRAL STAFF
DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE [
INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ] .
IMPACTING VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES [ INDISCERNIBLE -
MUFFLED ]. THE UNDERLYING
REASONS, [ INDISCERNIBLE -
MUFFLED ]. CLEAR AND NEGATIVE
IMPACT [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ] COUNCIL
SHOULD CONSIDER WITHDRAWING THE
AMENDMENT [ INDISCERNIBLE -
MUFFLED ]. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JULIA.
FOLLOWING JULIA WILL BE OUR
LAST REMOTE SPEAKER FOR THIS
GROUP, REVEREND STEVE. GO
AHEAD, JULIA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM A
HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT 6. I
HEARD THAT YOU ARE DOING
DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING. I
WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW,
REGARDING THESE COMPANIES. IN
TERMS OF THE PAST TWO YEARS,FIN
GRUBHUB HAS BEEN PAYING $1.4
MILLION, DOORDASH, $1.6
MILLION. THEY EXPLOIT WORKERS
AND THEY DO NOT PAY FAIRLY, IF
YOU ALLOW THEM TO PAY LESS,
THEY WILL. I WANTED TO SAY, TWO
WEEKS AFTER COUNCIL BROUGHT
ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAKE,
ONE WEEK AFTER YOU SENT $96.3
MILLION TO SPD, 24% RETROACTIVE
RAISES WITHOUT TOO CONCERNED,
YOU ARE ALLOWING TO DEFUND
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MEASURES. YOU
ARE ALL DISGUSTING.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER, OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE REVEREND
STEVE. GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS REVEREND STEVE ,
I AM A PASTOR AT UNIVERSITY
CONSECRATION -- CONGREGATION. I
AM A WHOLE NUMBER -- HOMEOWNER.
DO NOT PASS ANY AMENDMENT THAT
WILL BUNDLE [ INDISCERNIBLE -
MUFFLED ] THE COUNCIL OF
GREATER SEATTLE, WE STAND IN
SOLIDARITY WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, PARTICIPATING IN AND
ADVOCATING FOR THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMITTEE.
UNIVERSITY CONGREGATION IS
LOOKING AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF
OUR LAND. WE KNOW THAT THE
PACKAGES TAKE TIME, CREATING A
COMMUNITY VISION. WORKING [
INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ]. WE
ALSO RECOGNIZE THE HISTORIC
DISINVESTMENT IN SYSTEMIC
FREEZING OUT OF BIPOC
COMMUNITIES. EDI WORKS TO
REPAIR THAT. WE ARE IN
SOLIDARITY [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ] FUNDING. THE
AMENDMENT MAKES OUR CITY
FURTHER DIVIDED AND THIS
ENCOURAGES -- DISCOURAGES
INVESTMENT IN BIPOC
COMMUNITIES.
>> MOVING TO IN-PERSON
COMMENTS, JODY ?
>> YES, IT IS.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. MOVING BACK
TO IN-PERSON, SIGN UP , STAND
AT THE MICROPHONE. APOLOGIES IF
I MISPRONOUNCE NAMES. IT WILL
BE DEREK, FOLLOWED BY KAREN,
ALEX , IRENE, JOHN , JASON ,
AND IVERS , I BELIEVE ?
CATHERINE ? AND THEN JESSICA
LOPEZ.
>> DEREK IS FIRST, FOLLOWED BY
KAREN.
>> HI THERE, EVERYONE. THANK
YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. MY
NAME IS DEREK, AND I WORK FOR
INTERIM CVA , WE ADVANCE EQUITY
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR THE CDI
AND OTHER COMMUNITIES,
REFUGEES, LOW-INCOME FOLKS. I
AM HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST
AMENDMENT A, RELATING TO THE
EDI. OUR COMMUNITY HAS PLACED
-- FACED DISPLACEMENT FOR
DECADES. THIS IS HAPPENED [
INDISCERNIBLE ] THE CITY CAME
OUT WITH THE EDI, IN 2016,
PARSLEY TO HELP COMMUNITIES
LIKE OURS THAT ARE AT HIGH RISK
OF DISPLACEMENT. IT HAS PLAYED
A GREAT ROLE IN OUR CAN BECOME
A UPHOLDING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN
DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS THE
LANDMARK PROJECT, THE FAMILY
HOMES, AND THE REBIRTH OF THE
HISTORIC [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ] THESE
INVESTMENTS FULFILL THE VISION
FOR GROWTH WITHOUT DISPLACEMENT
AND HONOR OUR CULTURAL
HERITAGE. IF THE FUNDING WAS
TOSSED --
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME
] REJECT THE AMENDMENT [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] .
>> KAREN? FOLLOWED BY ALEX.
>> MY NAME IS KAREN. I AM HERE
TO URGE YOU TO VOTE NO TO THE
AMENDMENT BY COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I HAVE LIFELONG TIES TO
THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. FOR
ME, PERSONALLY, I RECENTLY
BECAME A MEMBER OF THE INTERIM
CVA BOARD. BUT, THE FUNDING IS
ALLOWING US TO REOPEN BUSCH
GARDENS. AND , WHICH, IT HAS
BEEN A CULTURAL HOME FOR SO
MANY INTERNATIONAL AND PEOPLE
FROM THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISAPPEARED IT
HAS BEEN A RICH HISTORY AS A
PLACE WHERE GENERATIONS OF
SEATTLE'S COMMUNITIES, AS WELL
AS VISITORS, BOTH NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL HAVE RETURNED FOR
NEARLY SEVEN DECADES. [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] STAY IN THE CID, IT HAS
SURVIVED DECADES OF
DISPLACEMENT AND GENTRIFICATION
PRESSERS, ALLOWING US TO KEEP
THIS PART OF THE SEATTLE STORY
ALIVE. PLEASE -- [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] OF
COLOR [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW
VOLUME ] FOR THE VERSES --
DIVERSE COMMUNITY'S IN SEATTLE.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX KIM, I AM A
FOOD DELIVERY DRIVER. I ASK YOU
TO VOTE NO, A GUARANTEED $19.77
PER HOUR AT THE TIME ONLY MEANS
YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO BE PAID
UNDER MINIMUM WAGE, IT IS
GUARANTEED TO HAVE DOWNTIME. WE
HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THE
CUSTOMERS HAVE ASK FOR. THIS
CREATES A PATH TO LOWERING
DELIVERY COST. THESE
BILLIONAIRES EXPLOIT WORKERS.
UBER EATS WAS CAUGHT USING
CHILD LABOR IN BRAZIL. YOU ARE
EITHER NAÏVE, BAD BUSINESS
PEOPLE, OR YOU DO NOT CARE IF
WORKERS GET HURT. DRIVE FORWARD
IS A COMPANY UNION. THEY WROTE
ON THEIR WEBSITE, WE WERE
FOUNDED BY OVER MAC. THEY NEED
IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. THEY
WOULD LOVE FOR CUSTOMERS TO
COME DIRECTLY TO THEM, IT IS
NOT LIKE THEY'RE MAKING MONEY
ON DELIVERY ANYWAY. [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] REALLY HURTING THE
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. I WOULD
LIKE TO SAY THAT I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THE EDI AMENDMENT, AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS ALSO
THE COSPONSOR OF THE GIG-WORKER
BILL -- [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW
VOLUME ].
>> NOW WE HAVE IRENE . FOLLOWED
BY IRENE, JOHN, THEN JASON.
>> IRENE, SPEAKING AGAINST THE
PAY CUTS, I AM A BICYCLE
DELIVERY WRITER. I HAD A LOSS
OF CHILDCARE AND I AM NOT THE
ONLY ONE WITH THESE
DIFFICULTIES. THE LARGE
COMPANIES HAVE PASSED ON THE
SIMPLE COST OF PROVIDING
MINIMUM WAGE. WHY? WE DON'T
KNOW. REPEATEDLY COUNCIL HAS
NOT MADE CHANGES. THEY HAVE CUT
WAGES. IN THIS TIME, THE
COMMUNITY HAS WORKED HARD TO
ADJUST TO THE INCREASE IN
NEEDS. THE COUNCIL MADE NO
ATTEMPT TO INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY. THE CURRENT
SITUATION HAS CREATED A LOT OF
FRUSTRATION , DISTRUST, AND
ANXIETY. AND WE WANT TO SPEAK
STRONGLY AGAINST THE RHETORIC
USED BY POLITICIANS THAT HAS
BEEN CONTRIBUTING TO THE
CONCERNS OF PEOPLE. [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] WE DO NOT DESERVE TO BE
LIVING IN FEAR OF SOMEONE LIKE
DOORDASH TAKING ADVANTAGE WITH
THE COMPLICITY OF CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>> I LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE AND
I SUPPORT CB 12775 AS IS. I AM
DISAPPOINTED YOU ARE NOT VOTING
ON IT. DO NOT CLOG IT WITH
AMENDMENTS THAT WILL DEFEAT THE
INTENDED PURPOSE. WE ALREADY
RECEIVED THAT LESSON , WITH THE
ORIGINAL PAYUP BILL. CONSUMERS
HAVE SPOKEN. THEY DO NOT
SUPPORT PAYUP AND THEY WILL
NOT. NEGOTIATE THE BEST DEAL TO
ELIMINATE THE FIVE DOLLAR FEE
AND THE MARKET WILL RETURN
SALES TO RESTAURANTS AND
INCREASE THE INCOME . I AM
CERTAIN OF THIS BECAUSE IT WAS
WORKING BEFORE THE BILL. MOST
OF US MADE DOUBLE. DOUBLE IS A
LOT. WE DID NOT ASK FOR THE
PAYUP BILL. THE PEOPLE
COMMENTING THAT THE APPS ARE
PAYING LESS ARE WRONG. IT IS
JUST A GLITCH WITH THE
ESTIMATE, WE RECEIVE THE FULL
PAY WITH THE ADJUSTMENT WE GET
EVERY OTHER TUESDAY [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] SO MANY PEOPLE DO NOT
KNOW WHAT THEY ARE COMMENTING
ON REGARDING THIS BILL AND THEY
CONTINUE TO SPREAD VERY FALSE
INFORMATION.
>> WE HAVE JOHN, FOLLOWED BY
STROM STEWART , AND THEN , WE
HAVE DENNY, AND IVER, IF I AM
NOT MISTAKEN, THEN CATHERINE,
AND THEN JESSICA LOPEZ. JASON?
>> CORRECT.
>> 137 DAYS , WE NOW HAVE A
CLEAR PICTURE OF HOW THIS LIE
IS FAILING RESTAURANTS,
CUSTOMERS, 97% OF RESTAURANTS
WANT THIS CHANGED , BECAUSE THE
ORDERS HAVE BEEN CUT OFF. THE
LIE AS PUT A SMALL BUSINESS ON
A TRAJECTORY TO BEGIN CLOSING.
SOME ALREADY HAVE, DISABLED,
ELDERLY AND MIDDLE-CLASS INLETS
CAN NO LONGER AFFORD THE
NECESSARY SERVICES. AS A
COURIER, MY EARNINGS HAVE
PLUMMETED. FOR 52 HOURS OF
WORK, I HAD $516. THAT PUTS ME
AT $9.80 PER HOUR BEFORE
EXPENSES. I WAS PROMISED MORE.
THE MISTAKE NEEDS TO BE
CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY SO THAT
ORDER VOLUMES CAN BE RESTORED.
[ SILENCE ]
>> OKAY. SO, THE
MISPRONUNCIATIONS , I AM
APOLOGIZING, IT IS DENNY, IVER,
THEN AND WEST CATHERINE, AND
JOSEPH? PLEASE, PLEASE STATE
YOUR NAME, FOR THE RECORD,
THANK YOU.
>> I WAS QUITE
>> ARE YOU CHALLENGING ? ARE
YOU TRANSLATING ? TWO MINUTES.
>> Translator: I AM AN UBER
EATS DELIVERY DRIVER. I WANT
YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THE
PROPOSAL. THE DELIVERY
COMPANIES ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF LOOPHOLES IF TWTHE
COURIER, AND THE DELIVERY
COMPANY, THE COURIER IS ALWAYS
THE ONE BLAMED FOR EVERYTHING.
I SUFFER A LOT BECAUSE OF LOW
WAGES AND IT IS DIFFICULT FOR
ME TO PAY RENT. IT IS A VERY
LOW AMOUNT FOR A COURIER
WORKER. DELIVERY COMPANIES ONLY
COUNT THREE TO FIVE HOURS AS
ACTIVE TIME. THAT INCLUDES
PICKING UP THE ORDER AND TAKING
IT TO THE CLIENT. THEY WAIT FOR
THE RESTAURANT TO PREPARE THE
ORDER. THAT IS NOT COUNTED. I
SPEND 17 HOURS WORKING, I AM
PAID FOR FIVE ACTIVE HOURS. AND
I MUST SUBTRACT THE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH PARKING FEES,
SO WHAT DO I GET OUT OF $19 PER
HOUR? [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
IN WEST, I AM A PROUD RESIDENT
OF COLUMBIA CITY AND I AM A
REORGANIZATION , I AM HERE IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THE PARTNERS
WHO HAVE BEEN FUNDED WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. IT
SUPPORTS DOZENS OF COMMUNITIES
ACTIVELY DISCERNING THE FUTURE
USAGE OF THEIR LAND. MANY HAVE
SUBMITTED PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE
COUNCIL AND THE RESPECTIVE
COUNCILMEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE
COMMUNITY. WE UNDERSTAND THE
LABOR OF TIME THAT IT TAKES TO
BRING ANY COMMUNITY VISION TO
LIFE. KEEPING IN MIND THE
HISTORICAL HARMS THAT HAVE
PREVENTED EQUITABLE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT IN BLACK,
INDIGENOUS, AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, WE KNOW THAT NOW IS THE
TIME FOR DEEPER INVESTMENT IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PREVENTING
DISPLACEMENT AND HOUSES ALL OF
OUR NEIGHBOR -- NEIGHBORS. [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] I URGED THE COUNCIL TO
VOTE NO ON COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
'S AMENDMENT TO CB 120774.
THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THE LAST TWO , [
INDISCERNIBLE ].
>> MY NAME IS CATHERINE SPINNER
. I AM A MEMBER OF UNIVERSITY
FRIENDS MEETING, THIS IS A
QUAKER MEETING IN THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT. DISTRICT
4. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 2 ON
BEACON HILL. I AM ALSO HERE AS
PART OF THE FAITH LAND
INITIATIVE OF THE CHURCH
COUNCIL OF GREATER SEATTLE, IN
SOLIDARITY WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS WHO HAVE BEEN FUNDED
BY THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE. I AM A MEMBER OF A
FAITH COMMUNITY ACTIVELY
DISCERNING THE FUTURE USAGE OF
OUR LAND. WE UNDERSTAND A LABOR
OF LOVE IT IS TO BRING A
COMMUNITY VISION TO LIFE.
CONSIDERING ALSO THE HISTORICAL
HARMS THAT HAVE PREVENTED
EQUITABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
IN BIPOC COMMUNITIES, WE
UNDERSTAND THAT NOW IS THE TIME
FOR DEEPER INVESTMENT IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH
PREVENTS DISPLACEMENT AMONG ALL
OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THEY HAVE ALWAYS
CALLED HOME. I JOIN OTHERS IN
SAYING NO TO THE AMENDMENT TO
CB 120774.
>> WE ARE NOW MOVING BACK TO
REMOTE SPEAKERS. [
INDISCERNIBLE - OVERLAPPING
SPEAKERS ]
>> I THINK THERE IS ONE MORE.
>> JOSEPH? NEVERMIND. I DO NOT
SEE HIM COMING UP. YES, PLEASE
PROCEED.
>> INC. YOU. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS DIANA MOORE,
FOLLOWING DIANA IS ROBERT
INGLE. GO AHEAD, DIANA.
>> WE NEED TO MOVE ON TO ROBERT
INGLE.
GO AHEAD, ROBERT. HI, I AM A
PROUD MEMBER OF [ INDISCERNIBLE
] IT IS OBVIOUS DO NOT PRETEND,
SHAME ON YOU! WE KNOW WHAT YOU
ARE ALL DOING. WHY IS IT SUCH A
CHORE LISTENING TO PEOPLE. IF
IT TAKES YOU ALL DAY LONG TO
LISTEN TO US CLAP , THAT IS
YOUR JOB. IF YOU DON'T LIKE
IT, YOU NEED A NEW JOB. WEYOU A
YOU. I AM WORKING RIGHT NOW. I
HAVE TO DO THIS AS I AM WORKING
MY JOB. YOU GIVE US ONE MINUTE
TO SPEAK. YOU ARE THE ONES
FORKING OVER $66 MILLION AND
CUTTING [ INDISCERNIBLE ] . IT
IS OBVIOUS. SHAME ON YOU. DO
NOT TRUST THIS BILL.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATIE,
FOLLOWING KATIE WILL BE JORDAN
GREEN. GO AHEAD, KATIE.
>> THANK YOU, KATIE, ON BEHALF
OF THE WASHINGTON ORGANIZATION,
REPRESENTING WORKERS AND
SUPPLIERS. I SUPPORT CB 120775,
PASSING ON THE GOVERNANCE,
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. THIS IS
GOING TO REDUCE COSTS. AS WE
HAVE TESTIFIED IN PREVIOUS
HEARINGS, DELIVERY IS AN
EFFECTIVE TOOL THAT WILL HELP
US REMAIN COMPETITIVE. THE NEW
ORDINANCE AS AD SWIFT
CONSEQUENCES SINCE JANUARY AND
HAS RESULTED IN CUSTOMERS
TAKING FEWER CUSTOMERS. AND THE
CONSEQUENCES ARE UNSUSTAINABLE
FOR OUR MEMBERS. THE CITY
COUNCIL HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO FIX IT. IT IS DELAYING
RELIEF FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
APP-BASED MARKERS RELYING ON
THIS. WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO
ADOPT CB 120775.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN
GREEN, FOLLOWING JORDAN, EDGAR
. GO AHEAD, JORDAN.
>> HELLO. I AM IN OPPOSITION OF
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON'S
PROPOSAL. THEY ARE MAKING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF OUR OUR
GAS AND MAINTENANCE. I DON'T
UNDERSTAND HOW CUTTING PAY IS
HELPING US OR BRINGING IN MORE
ORDERS. ARE THEY GOING TO DO
THIS , ARE THEY GOING TO QUIT
RETALIATING BY STATING HOW MUCH
WE MAKE, TO DETER PEOPLE FROM
TIPPING? WHAT ABOUT THE MOST
HONORABLE USERS? WE DO NOT MAKE
LAWS, THEY DO. BUT NOW, WE ARE
HOPING THAT , MAYBE, THESE
CORPORATIONS WILL CUT THE
JUNKIES BY LOWERING PAY, HOW
DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE? THAT
IS NOT ADDRESSING ANY OF THIS .
CONDUCT A THOROUGH PROCESS, SO
THAT IT WILL NOT BE A SURPRISE.
THE ORIGINAL PAYUP ORDINANCE
HELP US OUT. BUT NELSON'S PAY
CUT BRINGS US TO THE LOWEST
RATE IN THE ENTIRE NATION.
>> FOLLOWING EDGAR, RYAN. GO
AHEAD, EDGAR. YOU MAY NEED TO
PRESS STAR SIX, BUT JUST ONCE.
OKAY. HE IS NOT AVAILABLE. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO RYAN. FOLLOWING
RYAN WILL BE HERMIONE CARSTEN.
GO AHEAD, RYAN.
>> THIS IS RYAN. I AM WITH A
NATIONAL NONPROFIT, LOOKING FOR
A MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMENT. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO
BACKTRACK ON THE COMMITMENT TO
RACIAL EQUITY, IT IS TIME TO
DOUBLE DOWN ON THE ADDRESSING
OF LONG-STANDING RACIAL ISSUES
SUCH AS CHRONIC DISINVESTMENT
AND LACK OF ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF
COLOR. WE ARE SEEING A
BACKLASH, NATIONALLY. IT
STARTED WITH THE SUPREME COURT
'S RECENT DECISION TO END
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. THIS HAS
HAD A CHILLING EFFECT. EDI
FUNDS BEING CUT WOULD FURTHER
THE DISTRESS. THIS IS NOT A
TREND THE SEATTLE OF SEATTLE
WANTS TO BE PART OF. EDI IS A
CRITICAL PART OF FUNDING . WE
NEED TO BE A NATIONAL MODEL FOR
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS HERMIONE CARSTEN. FOLLOWING
HER IS JANEL . GO AHEAD,
HERMIONE.
>> THANK YOU, MY NAME IS
HERMIONE CARSTEN. I ASK YOU TO
SUPPORT GIG WORKER PAY AND WILL
NO ON THE DOORDASH PROPOSAL . I
AM AT VERY HIGH RISK FOR
COVID-19. THESE GIG WORKERS
DESERVE TO MAKE A LIVING . I
HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT CHANGES
. AND THAT IS HOW THEY HAVE
BEEN ACTIVELY DISCOURAGED.
REDUCING THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE,
AND THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY,
MAINTAIN THE EDI FUNDING. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JANEL , FOLLOWING JANEL WILL
BE PHILIP. GO AHEAD, JANEL.
>> HI, THANK YOI
ASK YOU TO VOTE NO TO CUTTING
GIG WORKER WAGES. THEY ARE A
VITAL PART OF THE SEATTLE
ECONOMY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE
PANDEMIC. CHRONIC HEALTH
CONDITIONS , AND ECONOMIC
CONSEQUENCES OF THE PANDEMIC
HAVE ALLOWED DOORDASH TO HELP
MAKE ENDS MEET FOR MYSELF AND
MY 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. I HOPE
SHE WILL SOMEDAY WORK FOR THEM.
GAS PRICES ARE GOING UP. I
BECAME A GIG WORKER THAT KEPT
THE ECONOMY GOING DURING THE
PANDEMIC. [ INDISCERNIBLE -
MUFFLED ] I AM PROUD TO PROVIDE
SUCH A VALUED SERVICE. [
INDISCERNIBLE ] [ INDISCERNIBLE
- BACKGROUND NOISE ]
TRANSPORTATION , DEPRECIATION,
GAS, BELOW MINIMUM WAGE, WE
CANNOT EVEN BREAK EVEN OR EARN
A SUSTAINABLE INCOME. WHEN YOU
DEVALUE A SERVICE , YOU DEVALUE
THE PEOPLE PROVIDING THE
SERVICE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PHILIP,
AND THEN FOLLOWING PHILIP WILL
BE CONNOR SULLIVAN. GO AHEAD,
PHILIP.
>> MY NAME IS PHILIP. I AM A
SOUTH PARK RESIDENT, CB 120774,
EDI IS ONE OF THE FEW
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOLS THAT IS
ROOTED IN THE COMPANY HAS A
PLAN, THIS COUNCIL REJECTED
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ' PILOT,
BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS NOT
THE RIGHT TIME. YET, EDI SWITCH
IT UP , PREVENTING
DISPLACEMENT. TAKE YOUR OWN
ADVICE, I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO
ON THE FINDINGS . WE NEED MORE
EDI FUNDING , NOT LESS. AND
SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES , THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CONNOR SULLIVAN, FOLLOWING
CONNOR WILL BE ROBERT
SINGLETON. GO AHEAD, CONNOR.
>> I AM CALLING TO OPPOSE THE
REDUCTION FOR GIG WORKER PAY. I
WANT THE CONSULATE TO IMAGINE
THAT YOU ARE BEING INTERVIEWED
BY A NATIONAL MEMBER OF THE
MEDIA, AND YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN
HOW YOU ARE HELPING THEM BY
PAYING LESS, HOW IS THE PARTY .
THEY WOULD ASK YOU ABOUT FEES
THAT COMPANIES ARE CHARTING AND
WHY THAT IS NOT IN THE BILL.
SARA NELSON GOT AN EMAIL FROM
INSTACART, SAYING, THEY WILL
PROBABLY DO IT THAT IS NOT HOW
ADULTS DO BUSINESS. I KNOW THAT
SARA NELSON IS SIDING WITH
DOORDASH EXECUTIVES OVER THE
CITIZENS OF SEATTLE. BUT YOU DO
NOT HAVE TO. THIS IS NOT GOING
TO AGE WELL FOR YOU, THERE IS
NOTHING BEING DONE EXCEPT FOR
SCREWING THE DRIVERS. THE WAY
TO HELP THE RESTAURANTS IS NOT
ON THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS, YOU
NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROBERT
SINGLETON. ROBERT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER FOR THIS GROUP,
NICHOLAS. GO AHEAD, ROBERT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT
AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM THE
DIRECTOR OF POLICY AFFAIRS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] AND WE ARE
SUPPORTING PUBLIC POLICIES TO
BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE COUNTRY
IN WHICH PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM
TECHNOLOGICAL LEAPS. I WANTED
TO ENCOURAGE YOU ON THE PAYUP
ORDINANCE, BECAUSE IT WILL
ADDRESS THE IMPACTS THAT THE
ORDINANCE IS HAVING ON THOSE
WHO RELY ON DELIVERY SERVICES.
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO SEVERELY
IMPACT VOTES. IT WAS A CRUCIAL
STEP TO ENSURING GIG WORKERS IN
THE LONG-TERM. WE WANT THEM TO
HAVE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO
GROCERIES AND FOOD. KNOWING ALL
OF THIS, TO CONTRADICT
ACCOUNTABILITY ON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT WENT FORWARD
WITHOUT A SINGLE NO VOTE. THEY
ANSWERED MANY TOUGH QUESTIONS
AND CONCERNS, VIA THE AMENDMENT
AND DISCUSSION GET OUTSIDE
GROUPS CONTINUE TO PASS ALONG ,
BECAUSE THE STATUS QUO IS
UNTENABLE, PLEASE VOTE TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE,
NICHOLAS, I LOST TRACK, I'M
SORRY. [ INDISCERNIBLE -
OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ]
>> GO AHEAD, NICHOLAS.
>> HELLO, ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS
NICHOLAS, DISTRICT 7 AND I AM
IN OPPOSITION OF COUNCIL BILL
120775. SARA NELSON, YOU SHOULD
BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. THE
COST OF LIVING HAS DONE NOTHING
BUT RISE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS. AND YOU ARE PROPOSING
THAT WE ALLOW THESE COMPANIES
TO RUN US OUT OF OUR HOMES, BY
PAYING WORKERS STARVATION
WAGES. UNDER THIS BILL, GIG
WORKERS ARE EXPECTED TO YET
DECREASE, FAR BELOW MINIMUM
WAGE. THESE COMPANIES CLAIM
THEY CANNOT PAY A WORKING WAGE.
THESE COMPANIES, IF SO, SHOULD
NOT BE IN BUSINESS. THIS BILL
WAS AUTHORED BY THE VERY
COMPANIES THAT SEEK TO RUIN US.
PROVE THEM WRONG. I YIELD MY
TIME NOW.
>> WE WILL GO BACK TO IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS. THE FIRST ONE IS
GOING TO BE JOSEPH. OKAY. HE IS
STILL NOT HERE. WE WILL PROCEED
WITH GABRIEL JONES, FOLLOWED BY
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]. I BELIEVE?
EXCUSE ME FOR THE
MISPRONUNCIATION. AND THEN -- [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
JUST ONE SECOND. FOLLOWED BY ,
THEN, WE HAVE JAKE , AND THEN
MARIANA RILEY, AND THEN [
INDISCERNIBLE ].
>> GABRIEL JONES. MY NAME IS
GABRIEL JONES. I AM AN EQUITY
COMMISSIONER IN RENTON. I AM
SOMEONE THAT WILL BE MOST, I AM
IN THE MAYTAG COMMUNITY. THIS
AMENDMENT WAS MADE IN THE
AFTERNOON BEFORE A HOLIDAY
WEEKEND, SO THAT WE HAD HOURS
TO TALK ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS
THAT DIRECTLY OFFEND US. I AM
AGAINST CONSISTENT,
INTENTIONAL, DISENFRANCHISEMENT
OF THE COMMUNITY, SO THAT WE
CAN HAVE A VOICE WHEN THE
PROGRAMS GET CUT. WE HAVE
SHOWED OUT, WE WILL NOT LET
THESE PROGRAMS THAT AFFECT OUR
COMMUNITY GET CUT WITHOUT A
FIGHT. THAT IS WHY I AM HERE,
TO SPEAK AS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
DOES EQUITY WORK AND AS SOMEONE
WHO WORKS DAILY TO ENSURE
EQUITY IS PART OF LIFE, I AM
DISHEARTENED TO SEE THESE GET
CUT. YOU HAVE A SIGN IN LIBRARY
THAT SAYS BLACK LIVES MATTER.
PUTTING THESE PROGRAMS WILL HIT
SO MANY, IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE
THAT BIPOC LIVES MATTER, YOU
DID MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING
THE FUNDING THEY NEED. [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN ,
LEEZA? AND THEN BISHOP THOMAS
DAVIS, AND AGAIN, JAKE , AND
MARIANA RILEY, AND JUSTIN . IF
YOU DO NOT MIND, STEP UP TO THE
MIC, IF YOU ARE STILL PRESENT.
THANK YOU.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ] PEACE AND BLESSINGS.
MY NAME IS MOHAMMED AND I AM
THE JUSTICE COORDINATOR AT THE
MIAMI BEACH AUCTION
COORDINATION. I GREW UP IN A
REFUGEE COMMUNITY. EDI HAS
FUNDED OVER $4 MILLION AND OVER
3.5 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF OUR
BOX PROPERTIES ACQUISITIONS,
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND YOU
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITIES. OUR BUCKLE HAS
BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF $999 TO
BRING THIS COMPLETION -- TO
COMPLETION. THE FACT THAT THE
COUNCIL IS DELIBERATING AFTER
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, ON
WHETHER TO WITHHOLD THE FUNDING
OF MY COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
IS INTENTIONALLY KEEPING THOSE
IMPACTED OUTSIDE OF THE
DECISION-MAKING. YOU HAVE
BROUGHT [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ] OUT FOR THE
WRONG REASONS, THIS IS A VERY,
VERY BAD IDEA. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, I HATED LEARNING THE
TRUTH IN YOUR ATTENTIONS. [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
REMEMBER, WHAT CONTINUES PASSED
[ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
DECISIONS LIKE YOURS. AND WE
WILL SPEND THE REST OF OUR
LIVES RESPONDING TO YOUR. I
REST AND I THANK YOU. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> BISHOP THOMAS WITH THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH. IN THE
COMMUNITY FOR 70 YEARS. WE
OPPOSE THIS DECISION THAT HAS
BEEN MADE. WE STAND WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND THE VARIOUS
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTED BY THIS FUNDING. AND
WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD NOT TAKE
AWAY. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> MY NAME IS JAKE DANIELS. I
WORK FOR THE DUWAMISH TRIBAL
SERVICES. I AM ASKING THE
COUNCIL AND MAYOR TO HONOR THE
CITY PROMISES TO HONOR SIX
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
PROJECTS VOTED ON LAST
NOVEMBER, THE MOST IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN WORKING
TIRELESSLY FOR YEARS TO ENSURE
THAT THE CITY FOLLOWS THROUGH
ON PROMISES AND INVESTS IN
SEATTLE'S HISTORICALLY
UNDERFUNDED BLACK, INDIGENOUS,
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
PLEASE DO NOT CUT THE EDI
FUNDING AS COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
'S AMENDMENT PROPOSES. IN
AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, THE
DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES HELD A
COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT. ONE
OF THE BUDGETS WAS APPROVED BY
VOTERS. PLEASE HONOR THE
PROCESS AND FUND ALL PROJECTS,
INCLUDING $7.2 MILLION TO FUND
THE DUWAMISH COMMUNITY CENTER
THAT WILL OFFER CULTURAL
ENGAGEMENT. DUWAMISH SHOULD BE
THE MAIN CONTRACTOR FOR THIS
PROJECT. [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW
VOLUME ] THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE
]
>> YEAH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
ARIANA RILEY. I AM A DELIVERY
DRIVER AND CELEBRATED THIS PAST
WEEKEND WAS THE BUSIEST WEEKEND
I HAVE WORKED IN FOOD DELIVERY
EVER. IN ALL OF MY TIME WORKING
FOOD DELIVERY , IT DIED DOWN ,
AND I WAS WORKING SATURDAY,
SUNDAY, AND CUSTOMERS IN WEST
SEATTLE WERE ORDERING IN
HIGH-VOLUME UNTIL 2:00 A.M.,
THE PROPOSAL IS BASED ON
ASSUMPTIONS THAT CUSTOMERS ARE
ORDERING LESS . FOR THE
MAJORITY , THAT IS NOT TRUE.
RESTAURANTS , CUSTOMERS, THEY
ARE GETTING THEIR FOOD AT 2:00
A.M., PROMPTLY. IF THE CITY HAD
BEEN ENGAGING IN DATA
COLLECTION RATHER THAN
IMPLEMENTING BAD POLICY, YOU
WOULD ALSO HAVE THE DATA THAT
SHOWS DELIVERY VOLUMES ARE BACK
TO NORMAL AT THIS POINT. ENGAGE
IN DATA COLLECTION, NOT CUTTING
OUR WAGES. VOTE NO. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, SARA NELSON
SECURED I AM JUSTIN, A DISTRICT
1 RESIDENT. I AM TESTIFYING IN
BEHALF OF BASED IN DISTRICT 3,
WE SUPPORT EDI FUNDS TODAY, EDI
FUNDS SUPPORT BRINGING CRITICAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND JOBS AND
HEALTHY FOOD AND CULTURAL
SPACES TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY AND
STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE
UNIMAGINABLE WEALTH OF OUR
CITY. IF WE WANT A FUTURE
SEATTLE THAT IS A JUST SEATTLE,
A SUSTAINABLE SEATTLE AND A
FUTURE SEATTLE WITH ROOM FOR
EVERYONE, WE HAD TO SUPPORT AND
EXPAND INITIATIVE FUNDING.
THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE WHAT
-- THAT WAS THE LAST SET. WE
HAVE 43 IN-PERSON SPEAKERS
REMAINING, AND 73 REMOTE
REMAINING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FIRST SPEAKER IN THE REMOTE
GROUP IS STRAWBERRY, FOLLOWING
STRAWBERRY WILL BE CHERYL
CLARITIN. GO AHEAD, STRAWBERRY.
>> SEATTLE ALLIANCE AGAINST
RACISM AND OPPRESSION, VOTE NO
ON THE AMENDMENT TO CUT $50
MILLION FROM EDI. WE MADE A
PROMISE TO INVEST IN THE
EQUALITY. THIS AMENDMENT WILL
BREAK PROMISES. IT IS NOT A
GOOD LOOK TO RUN OUT OF MONEY
FOR BIPOC COMMITTEE
ORGANIZATIONS, AND WORLDWIDE, [
INDISCERNIBLE ] LIMITED VALUE,
AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL
DISCRIMINATION AND LAWSUITS OF
OTHER KINDS. THIS GIVES THE
APPEARANCE THAT THE COUNCIL
DOES NOT WANT TO HEAR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON WHAT YOU ARE
PLANNING TO DO WITH OUR TAX
MONEY. WE DESERVE TO BE HEARD.
I URGE YOU TO KEEP YOUR
PROMISES TO BIPOC COMMUNITIES
AND ORGANIZATIONS TODAY SO THAT
YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO MAKE ANY
APOLOGIES TOMORROW.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHERYL
HARRISON, FOLLOWING CHERYL WILL
BE SHERITA. GO AHEAD, CHERYL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. MY
NAME IS CHERYL HARRISON. I AM
CALLING TO ADDRESS THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGET. I AM
URGING THE COUNCIL TO FULLY
FUND THE PROJECT CHOSEN TO FUND
THE BUDGET, HELD BY THE SEATTLE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS. THEY
SAID, WHAT THEY SAID WAS, THE
VISION IS FOR POWERFUL
COMMUNITIES . WE UNDERSTAND
THAT IT CANNOT HAVE FULL
TRANSPARENCY. HISTORICALLY , IN
THIS COUNTRY, THE STATE AND THE
CITY, EQUITY HAS ALREADY BEEN
DENIED FOR CENTURIES AND IT
SHOULD NOT BE DELAYED ONE MORE
DAY. THE PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN GOOD
HEART AND GOOD FAITH, IT IS NOW
SEATTLE'S TURN. I URGE THE
COUNCIL TO FUND THE BUDGET
PROJECTS, AS WELL AS FOR THE
COUNCIL TO VOTE NO ON REDUCING
FUNDING FOR BIPOC COMMUNITIES.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SERENA
DUMAS'S, FOLLOWED BY JASMINE
SMITH. GO AHEAD AND
>> HELLO. I THINK IT IS
RIDICULOUS THAT VOTERS HAVE TO
TALK TO THE COUNCIL TO GET THEM
TO KEEP THE PROMISES. IT IS
YOUR JOB TO PROTECT THE
COMMUNITY. WE URGE YOU TO VOTE
NO. WE KNOW THAT EDI FUNDS HAVE
DONE MORE TO ELEVATE THE
COMMUNITY. THE LIVES THAT HAVE
BEEN CHANGED, TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS, JOBS REDUCED
JOBLESSNESS, AID THAT PROVIDE
SUPPLIES TO THE COMMUNITY, AND
WE ARE EDUCATING YOUTH AND HOW
TO BUILD THE COMMUNITY. EDI IS
THE VERY REASON THAT YOU ARE IN
OFFICE , DO YOUR JOB. FIND THE
MONEY ELSEWHERE. THIS IS WHAT
YOU VERY WELL KNOW. AT THIS
POINT, YOU SHOULD BE DOING IT
RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JASMINE,
FOLLOWING JASMINE WILL BE EDWIN
LINDO. GO AHEAD, JASMINE HIT
>> I AM WITH THE WASHINGTON
GLASS AND WE ARE SPEAKING
AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT THAT
WILL CUT FENDING THAT NIGHT
FUNDING THAT WILL SUPPORT
PROGRAMS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
ALREADY NEED THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE ALREADY COUNTING ON. AND
CHILDCARE FACILITIES, HAVING
COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTERS.
THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT YOUNG
PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM.
COMMUNITIES ARE OUTRAGED. IT IS
CRITICAL RESOURCES AND
PROGRAMS. THEY HAVE ALREADY
BEEN INTEGRATED INTO LONG-TERM
COMMUNITY PLANS, AND THEY ARE
COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND
COMMUNITY FEATURES WILL BE PUT
IN JEOPARDY, WITH IRREPARABLE
DAMAGE TO THE PROGRESS OF OUR
CITY. WE HAVE HEARD IT
JUSTIFIED AS A BUDGETARY ISSUE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS EDWIN LINDO , FOLLOWING
EDWIN WILL BE [ INDISCERNIBLE
]. GO AHEAD, EDWIN.
>> I AM THE COFOUNDER OF THE
LIBRARY. MY LIFE PARTNER AND I
ARE HOMEOWNERS. AND WE STAND IN
SOLIDARITY , AND WE ARE URGING
COUNCIL TO VOTE NO. WE ARE FIVE
HOURS -- HAVE HAD FIVE HOURS,
YOU HAVE PROBABLY RECEIVED MANY
EMAILS TO YOUR INBOX. THE
COMMUNITY SAID, WE DESERVE WHAT
YOU HAVE COMMITTED TO US AS
CITY COUNCIL. IMAGINE IF YOU
HAD MORE TIME, OUR COMMUNITY
HAS A VOICE AND WE BELIEVE THAT
THE COMMUNITY IS SOPHISTICATED,
BECAUSE [ INDISCERNIBLE -
MUFFLED ], WHICH IS NOT EXACTLY
WHAT THE COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
PROPOSED. HOWEVER, WE
UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH THIS
WORKS. THE MONEY TURNOVER IS
NOT GOING TO BE SPENT IN TIME.
THAT IS WHAT SHOULD BE IF --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS [ INDISCERNIBLE ], AND THEN
BRIAN DUNCAN. GO AHEAD.
>> YES , GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM THE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE
CULTURAL ADVOCATES IN THE
WORKFORCE. I AM A CONSTITUENT
OF THE CULTURAL AGENCY. THIS
NEXT YEAR WE CELEBRATE 40 YEARS
OF BEING IN SEATTLE. BEING IN
SEATTLE, PERFORMING AND
PROVIDING CULTURAL EDUCATION TO
CHILDREN OF ALMOST EVERY SCHOOL
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. RIGHT
NOW, WE ARE HOLDING A CULTURAL
ARTS CENTER IN THE RAINIER
VALLEY, WHERE I LIVE AND I
WORK. THIS PROBLEM, THAT WE ARE
ADDRESSING, IT IS GOING TO
JEOPARDIZE THE RIGHTS OF
PASSAGE PROGRAM, THE CREATIVE
DISTRICT, THE LOCAL IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS. PLEASE
VOTE NO FOR CB 120774. EVERY
LITTLE BIT GOES A LONG WAYS. IF
YOU DON'T WANT US IN THE
STREETS, GIVE US A HOME. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS BRIAN DUNCAN. FOLLOWING
BRIAN WILL BE JAY WEISS. GO
AHEAD, BRIAN. DESPINA BRIAN
DUNCAN, DISTRICT 6. I WOULD
LIKE TO URGE THE NO VOTE ON THE
RESCINDING OF THE MINIMUM WAGE
FOR THE GIG WORKERS. I AM NOT A
USER OF THE SERVICE, NOR AM I
IN THE INDUSTRY, IN ANY WAY. I
DO PAY ATTENTION TO CURRENT
EVENTS. AND I HAVE HAD -- HEARD
BOTH SIDES. I REALLY THINK THAT
THIS IS A PROBLEM. EVERYONE
DESERVES MINIMUM WAGE,
INCLUDING GIG WORKERS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JAY WEISS -- JADE WEISS. AND
THEN JEFFREY GOFF STINSON. GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I AM A KING
COUNTY RESIDENT AND A HOUSING
JUSTICE ADVOCATE. THEY ARE
FACING DISPLACEMENT , AND THERE
ARE ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, SUCH AS
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]. COMMUNITY
MEMBERS NEED ACCESS TO
COMMUNITY HOUSING THAT WOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE IF NOT
FOR EDI. IF THESE ORGANIZATIONS
DID NOT EXIST, MORE FAMILIES
AND INDIVIDUALS WOULD BECOME ON
HOUSE. IT IS FUNDING FOR THESE
CRITICAL COMMUNITIES, THIS MOVE
IS ILLOGICAL AND INHUMANE, AND
IT WOULD ADD TO THE EXISTING
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. IT WOULD
ADD TO INSECURITY, BLACK,
INDIGENOUS, AND MIGRANT
COMMUNITIES WILL SUFFER THE NCEI
URGE COUNCIL TO REJECT
AMENDMENT A TO COUNCIL BILL
120774 . STOP WASTING MILLIONS
OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO
EXACERBATE THE SYMPTOMS OF
HOMELESSNESS. DO YOUR JOBS.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JEFFREY GOFF STINSON, AND
THEN ZACHARIAH. GO AHEAD,
JEFFREY.
>> MY NAME IS JEFFREY. I WAS
GLAD TO SEE THAT THE VOTE HAS
BEEN POSTPONED. I HOPE COUNCIL
WILL DO THE RIGHT THING.
WHATEVER WAS ON THE TABLE [
INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ] AND
PRESUMABLY, BECAUSE CRITICAL
TECHNICAL WORKER PAY, [
INAUDIBLE - STATIC ] HOW MANY
GIG WORKERS WILL BE HERE TODAY,
TO REQUEST THAT YOU NOT LOWER
THEIR PAY BELOW MINIMUM WAGE.
THIS HAS BEEN A RIDICULOUS
METHOD. IT IS EXACTLY THE
OPPOSITE OF RESPONSIBLE
GOVERNMENT SOLUTION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OUR LAST SPEAKER
FOR THIS GROUP OF REMOTE
SPEAKERS IS ZACHARIAH. GO
AHEAD, ZACHARIAH.
>> HI , MY NAME IS ZACHARIAH. I
AM A DELIVERY DRIVER ON
GRUBHUB, DOORDASH, AND
INSTACART. I AM ASKING YOU TO
STAND WITH DRIVERS AND VOTE NO
ON THE PROPOSAL TO CUT PAY.
THERE IS NOTHING BENEFICIAL FOR
DRIVERS IN THIS PROPOSAL. IT
WILL ONLY HURT US. AND THESE
APPS ARE TRYING TO SPIN IT LIKE
WE NEED MORE DELIVERY, BUT THAT
IS NOT THE CASE. WE NEED TO BE
PAID FAIRLY FOR THE DELIVERIES
THAT WE DO TAKE, THOUGH. BEFORE
THE PAYUP, I WAS FLOODED WITH
OFFERS. I HAVE EXCEPTED TWO
DOLLARS AND THREE DOLLARS TO
TRAVEL SEVERAL MILES.
FURTHERMORE, THEY WANT MAINTAIN
THE 70% ACCEPTANCE RATE TO GET
PRIORITY ON BETTER ORDERS. THIS
IS A WAY TO PUNISH DRIVERS.
THEY WANT TO BRING THE AWFUL
PROGRAM BACK.
>> WE WILL NOW GO BACK TO
IN-PERSON.
>> COLLEAGUES ? IT IS ALMOST
4:00, AND WE HAVE EXTENDED
PUBLIC COMMENT BY THE
EQUIVALENT OF , WELL, ABOUT SIX
PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE HAVE GONE
THROUGH TWO HOURS. MY
INCLINATION IS TO LET EVERYONE
SPEAK. I WANT TO SEE IF THERE
IS ANY OBJECTION? OKAY. GO
AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> I WILL CALL THE NEXT 10
NAMES, IF YOU CAN PLEASE COME
UP TO THE MEGAPHONE, JARED
JOHNSON, NATHAN, RYAN DONAHUE,
DIANE FERGUSON, SAM KANE, RON
WHEELER, [ INDISCERNIBLE ] ,
AND THEN, I BELIEVE IT IS GARY,
AND THEN HASSAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
JARED JOHNSON, I AM WITH THE
CHINATOWN PRESERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. WE ARE A
MEMBER OF THE RACE AND SOCIAL
EQUITY TASK FORCE, INSTRUMENTAL
IN THE FOUNDING OF THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT , EDI WAS
CREATED TO ADDRESS THE
DISPLACEMENT OF BIPOC
COMMUNITIES FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, AS DISPLACEMENT
PRESSURES AND AFFORDABILITY
ISSUES CONTINUE TO GROW, THE
DEVELOPMENT IS CRUCIAL. EDI HAS
FUNDED A NUMBER OF
COMMUNITY-LED PROJECTS,
INCLUDING THE LITTLE SAIGON
LANDMARK PROJECT, WHICH WILL
BRING A VIETNAMESE CULTURAL
CENTER AND HOUSING PROJECT,
THIS HAS TAKEN OVER 10 YEARS TO
GET GOING. FREEZING THE FUNDING
WILL MEAN THAT PROJECTS LIKE
THESE MAY NOT HAPPEN IN THE
FUTURE. BIPOC ORGANIZATIONS
ACROSS THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN
WORKING TIRELESSLY TO PRESERVE
THEIR COMMITTEE WILL HAVE THEIR
PROJECTS STALLED OR COMPLETELY
DERAILED. I URGE THAT YOU
MAINTAIN THIS FUNDING, THANK
YOU. SPENT AS A REMINDER, THERE
ARE TWO MICROPHONES. YOU CAN
LINE UP AT THE OTHER
MICROPHONE. BOTH OF THESE
MICROPHONES WERE, THIS ONE AND
THE OTHER ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE,
TOO. INC. YOU. NATHAN?
>> ALL RIGHT , I DECIDED TO
COME UP HERE WITH NO LIST TO
READ OFF A BIT I WILL LOOK YOU
RIGHT IN THE EYES AND I WANT A
LITTLE BIT OF ENGAGEMENT. I
STARTED COMING IN HERE BECAUSE
OF THE GIG WORKER ROLLBACK, OR
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
AND EVERY SIGEL TIME THAT I
HAVE BEEN HERE, I HAVE COME
MORE AND MORE FRUSTRATED, BY
WATCHING AND LISTENING TO WHAT
YOU ARE TRYING TO CHANGE AND
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU
ARE JUST , LIKE, IGNORING,
$143,000 YOU MAY, INDIVIDUALLY
OR COLLECTIVELY? YOU DO NOT
HAVE MONEY FOR EDI ? YOU WANT
TO REDUCE GIG WORKER PAY? HAVE
YOU TRIED TO LIVE OFF OF
MINIMUM WAGE OR WHAT THE
CURRENT GIG WORKER PAY IS? $64
AN HOUR YOU GUYS MAKE. HOW
ABOUT YOU REACH DEEP DOWN IN
YOUR POCKETS AND START PUTTING
SOME MONEY WHERE IT GOES. DO
NOT RETROACTIVELY FUND IT THE
POLICE. $133,000.00 GOING TO
GIVE THEM, THAT IS RIDICULOUS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? [ APPLAUSE
]
>> RYAN THAN DIANE. [
INDISCERNIBLE - OVERLAPPING
SPEAKERS ]
>> I DON'T MIND. IT IS OKAY.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, HELLO, GOOD
AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY
NAME IS RYAN DONAHUE, I AM THE
CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER AT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AND I AM
HERE TO URGE A DECISIVE NO
VOTE, FOR COUNCIL BILL 120774.
PASSING THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
DEVASTATE ACTIVE DEVELOPMENTS
AND POTENTIALLY KILL CRUCIAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. IN
OUR PIPELINE ALONE, IT
JEOPARDIZES PROJECTS THAT WILL
SERVE POTENTIALLY OVER 200
DIFFERENT PEOPLE ACROSS THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. LIKE OUR
PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE AFRICAN
COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,
THESE PROJECTS ARE BRINGING
SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITIES THAT
NEED IT THE MOST. THESE FUNDS
ARE NOT MERELY BENEFICIAL, THEY
ARE INDISPENSABLE, HIGH
INTEREST RATES, SOARING LAND
COSTS ARE ALREADY MAKING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING MORE
EXPENSIVE, THIS PROPOSAL AIMS
TO MAKE IT EVEN HARDER. PLEASE
RECONSIDER
>> I AM DIANE FERGUSON.
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL AREA
SENIOR CENTER. I AM HERE TO
ADAMANTLY OPPOSE THE EDI
AMENDMENT, NOT TO BE APPROVED
BY YOU. WE HAVE BEEN AND
I CAN SEE HOW IT HAS BEEN
TRANSFORMATIVE IN TERMS OF
BRINGING PEOPLE BACK INTO THE
COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN
DISPLACED. I ACTUALLY SEE THE
AMENDMENT CLOSE TO BEING
REDLINED AND WE DON'T NEED TO
GO BACK IN TIME WHEN THINGS
WERE REDLINED. IT HAS HELPED
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES,
BIPOC COMMUNITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE
AND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID
IS DISPLACEMENT. WE NEED MORE
HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE
HOMELESS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU
NOT TO VOTE FOR OR APPROVE THIS
AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT HARMS OUR
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HOWDY. MY NAME IS ADAM KING.
I AM A HOMELESS VETERAN. THIS
IS SCARY, LIVING IN MY CAR
EVERY NIGHT, NOT HAVING THE
DIGNITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO 24/
-- 24 HOUR BATHROOMS. THE ONE
THING THAT HAS KEPT ME UP THE
STREET IS GIG WORK. I SEE YOU
WILL KICKED THE BALL ON THAT
VOTE SO THE JOB ABOUT ME TAKING
YOU OUT TO DINNER BEFORE YOU
SCREW ME, NOT NECESSARILY. LET
ME SAY, GENUINELY , FROM THE
BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU
TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS WHO MADE
THIS PAY INCREASE BACK IN
JANUARY. IT HAS KEPT ME OFF OF
THE STREET. I HOPE THAT
CONTINUES GOING FORWARD.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU ARE
KIND OF CUTE BUT THE
DISENFRANCHISE PEOPLE OF COLOR
IS DISGUSTING AND IT MAKES YOU
KIND OF UGLY. DO BETTER.
>> BRYN WHEELER AND THEN TAYLOR
FARLEY, CLIFF CALL FOREIGN --
HAWTHORNE.
>> I AM A CITY ENGAGEMENT
SPECIALIST AT A PARTNER IN THE
RACE AND SOCIAL EQUITY TASK
FORCE. I SAID AN EDI WAS HERE
TO -- BIPOC COMMUNITIES THAT
FACE PRESSURE AND AFFORDABILITY
ISSUES, CONTINUE TO BE
EXACERBATED. IT IS CRITICAL
THAT CITY COUNCIL VOTE NO ON
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
AMENDMENT TO FREEZE EDI
FUNDING. ADDITIONALLY, I ECHO
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS TO VISIT EDI
SITES AND PROJECTS. ALL OF THE
PROJECTS WERE AND ARE CREATED
BY THE PEOPLE IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES. GET OUT AND VISIT
OUR SITES AND PROJECTS, SPEAK
TO A NEIGHBOR WHO IS CREATING
HOMES TOGETHER. THEN, COME BACK
AND INCREASE FUNDING AND CHANGE
THE I FROM INITIATIVE IN EDI TO
INVESTMENT. THANK YOU.
>> TAYLOR WAS NEXT. IS THERE A
TAYLOR HERE? YOU ARE TAYLOR?
>> YES. HELLO. I AM TAYLOR. I
URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
AMENDMENT, CB 120774. THIS IS
DIRECTLY IMPACTING AND HARMING
THE COMMUNITY AND MORE
SPECIFICALLY, IT IS HARMING
PEOPLE OF COLOR, QUEER AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. WE DON'T
NEED TO WAIT FOR THE FUNDS.
YOUR PEOPLE HAVE SENT US AN
EMAIL SAYING IT WILL BE A
PAUSE. WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR
A PAUSE. THE COMMUNITY HAS
WORKED VERY HARD TO GET WHERE
THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. THE REASON
THAT THIS IS CALLED AN EDI IS
NOT JUST EQUITY DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSION, IT IS EQUITY
DIVERSITY INCLUSION. IT WAS FOR
THE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND FOR
PEOPLE THAT ARE MOST
DISENFRANCHISED. DON'T
CONTINUE THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT
. THE COMMUNITY KNOWS WHAT THEY
MAY NEED AND THEY HAVE WORKING
TO GET. PLEASE VOTE NO.
>> CLIFF? IF CLIFF IS NOT HERE,
WE WILL MOVE ON TO GARY.
>> SO, YEAH . IT IS A BIT OF
LIKE BEING HIT IN THE MOUTH.
LIKE MIKE TYSON SAYS, WHEN YOU
GET HIT, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO DO. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE VOTE BUT I AM ALSO LOOKING
FORWARD TO HAVING MERIT-BASED
DELIVERY AGAIN. I HAVE A 100%
ACCEPTANCE RATE, 100%
COMPLETION RATE ON DOORDASH. I
AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
BACK IN MY PROGRAM. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE ORDERS.
KAREN WOLF STATED THAT ORDERS
WERE DOWN. THAT IS UNEQUIVOCAL.
BREAKFAST IS GONE. VIRTUAL
KITCHENS IN WEST SEATTLE,
VIRTUAL KITCHENS ON CAPITOL
HILL, THEY ARE DOWN. HAVING A
FEE INCREASE WILL NOT HELP
THAT. MORE ORDER WILL HELP THE
RESTAURANT. PRO FORMA CAN WORK
OUT THAT THIS WORKS. THE GIG
COMPANIES MATTER. THEY PROFIT,
WE PROFIT. WE GET MORE ORDERS,
WE WIN.
>> THERE WILL BE KNOWN MORE
DISRUPTIONS -- NO MORE
DISRUPTIONS. PLEASE STOP.
>> WE HAVE HER SEAN AND ALICIA
AND AND RICO WILL BE THE LAST
PERSON FOR THIS SET.
>> WE HAVE BEEN ADJUSTING TO
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING HERE.
ONE DAY SHE TOLD ME THAT FOOD
DELIVERY BECAME AFFORDABLE
BECAUSE A NEW LAW WOULD BE
PASSED. THERE WAS A PROMISE TO
PAY DELIVERY WORKERS WITH A $26
PER HOUR RATE. IF YOU CAN'T
BEAT THEM, JOIN THEM. THAT IS
HOW I STARTED DOING DELIVERIES.
WHEN THE MINIMUM WAGE IS SET
ABOVE THE FAIR MARKET RATE, NOT
EVERYONE CAN GET A. THERE IS
DISCRETE CUSTOMER EVENTS.
LASTLY, I SUBMIT ALL MY
EARNINGS STATEMENTS IN FEBRUARY
AS EVIDENCED TO THE COUNCIL AND
I WILL SAY THAT ONCE AGAIN ON
THE RECORD. PAYOUT IS ALIVE. I
MADE $147 WEEKLY WITH 40 TO 60
HOURS ON-CALL TIME. HOURLY
RATES NEARLY $10 PER HOUR.
THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH ORDERS
BECAUSE THE CUSTOMER HAS
REJECTED THE PRICE AND CHANGE
THEIR SPENDING HABITS. A GLOBAL
ACADEMIC ALLOWED THE PUT
INDUSTRY TO GROW TO WAY WORSE
IN 20 SARA NELSON AND PAYOUT
HAS DROPPED. PLEASE SUPPORT THE
AMENDMENT.
>> MIC CHECK. GREETINGS. I AM
THIRD-GENERATION SEATTLEITE,
DEFENDANT FROM -- DESCENDING
FROM REDLINE. MY FAMILY AND MY
COMMUNITY PROVIDE THE CITY WITH
ARTS, CULTURE, AND READERSHIP
BOTH THAT WILL REVITALIZE
DOWNTOWN AND THE FOLKS THAT
WILL BE PARADED IN FRONT OF THE
MILLIONS OF VISITORS DURING THE
WORLD CUP I AM A CONSTITUENT OF
DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, THREE AND
SERVE THE ENTIRE CITY IN MY
ROLL AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY.
BOAT NO ON THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 120774 WHICH STRIPS
AWAY THE SMALL ADVANCEMENT OF
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT THIS
CITY HAS COMMITTED TO. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT BUDGET MUST BE
BALANCED AND YOU MUST
UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT ON OUR
BACKS. WE DESERVE TO RETURN
HOME. WE DESERVE TO BE HERE AND
WE DESERVE TO DO IT TOGETHER.
PLEASE VOTE NO.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW MOVING
INTO OUR NEXT GROUP OF REMOTE
SPEAKERS. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER WILL BE ANDREW NAGEL.
ANDREW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
LAURA TEMPLE. GO AHEAD, ANDREW.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ANDREW
NAGEL. I AM HERE TO COMMENT ON
CB 120775, THE WAGES FOR GIG
WORKERS. SIMPLY, THIS BILL
WOULD HURT PEOPLE. IT WOULD
ALLOW THE COMPANIES THAT DON'T
PAY ENOUGH ALREADY TO PAY EVEN
LESS. I ADMIT THAT IT IS
CHANGING BUT YOU NEED TO PAY
PEOPLE MORE, NOT LESS.
ANECDOTALLY, PEOPLE WHO WORK ON
THESE APPS HAVE MULTIPLE PHONES
SO THEY CAN GET ENOUGH ORDERS
TO MAKE RENT, TO MAKE A LIVABLE
AMOUNT ON THESE APPS, YOU NEED
TO PRETEND TO BE MULTIPLE
PEOPLE AT ONCE. THE TIME
INVESTMENT TOO MEANS THAT YOU
CAN'T REALLY ESCAPE THE JOB
AND GET A TTER ONE.
ORDER TO ORDER THAT YOU HAVE NO
TIME TO GET ANOTHER JOB. IT IS
THE KIND OF JOB THAT NEEDS A
MINIMUM WAGE MORE THAN ANYTHING
AND CUTTING THAT WILL NOT WORK.
IT IS GOING TO HURT PEOPLE IN
THIS COMMUNITY. PLEASE DON'T DO
THIS. PLEASE VOTE NO. THANK
YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LAURA
TEMPLE. FOLLOWING FLORA WILL BE
NIMA CLARK.
>> MY NAME IS LAURA TEMPLE. I
AM THE ART DIRECTOR AND A MEMO
OF CENTRAL SOUTHEAST SEATTLE
AND I'M HERE TO URGE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE NO ON
THE AMENDMENT TO CB 120774. AS
MANY OTHERS HAVE SAID, THERE IS
FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY
UNDERINVESTED IN. FREEZING MIST
FUNDING NOT ONLY HALTS THE
DOLLARS NEEDED BUT WOULD
JEOPARDIZE MATERIAL, HOURS OF
LABOR AND THE RELATIONSHIP THE
COMMUNITY TRUSTS THAT ARE THE
CORNERSTONE OF THESE PROJECTS.
THESE ARE COMPLICATED, UNIQUE
PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDERTAKEN TO
BUILD COMMUNITY AND DRIVE
ECONOMIC DEVELOP AND. OUR CITY
NEEDS THESE PROJECTS. EACH
PROJECT HAS REQUIRED HOURS AND
YEARS OF PLANNING BY DEDICATED
ADVOCATES AND COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION. SECOND AMENDMENT
UNDERMINES THE STANDARD BUDGET
PROCESS TO ACCOMMODATE THE
EXTENDED TIMELINES NECESSARY
FOR DEVELOPING PROJECTS. IT IS
TROUBLING THAT THIS AMENDMENT
WAS INTRODUCED SO LATE AND THIS
SIMPLY IS NOT HOW WE DO
BUSINESS HERE. I URGE YOU TO
LOOK ELSEWHERE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NIMA CLARK. FOLLOWING NIMA
IS KATHLEEN ALAN. GO AHEAD,
NIMA.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS NIMA
CLARK. I AM A LONG-TERM
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT TO. THIS
INITIATIVE IS A LIFELINE FOR
ORGANIZATIONS OF COLOR ,
EMPOWERING THEM TO BUILD AND
SUSTAIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IF
THIS VITAL PROGRAM IS CUT, IT
WILL BE A DEVASTATING BLOW TO
THESE ORGANIZATIONS. THE FARM,
FOR INSTANCE, WE NEED TO FIND
LAND TO CONTINUE OUR CRUCIAL
WORK IN PROVIDING FRESH PRODUCE
EDUCATION AND LOVE AND SUPPORT
TO OUR COMMUNITIES. THE PROCESS
OF FINDING LAND IS ALREADY
GROWING AND TIME-CONSUMING AND,
MIGHT I ADD THAT WE ALSO ARE
WAITING TO PUT IN AN OFFER BUT
WE ARE STIFLED IN DOING SO
BECAUSE OF THIS INITIATIVE THAT
HAS BEEN PUT FORTH. WITHOUT THE
SUPPORT, THIS BECOMES NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE. CUTTING FUNDING
WILL SEAL THE DISPLACEMENT OF
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES,
PUSHING RESIDENTS OUT OF OUT --
OUT AND ERASING THEIR CULTURAL
FOOTPRINTS. PLEASE VOTING
AGAINST IT. VOTE NO.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATHLEEN
ALAN. FOLLOWING KATHLEEN WILL
BE KATIE HALL. GO AHEAD,
KATHLEEN.
>> HELLO MIKE. I HOPE YOU CAN
HEAR ME. THIS IS KATHLEEN ALAN.
I DOUBT THAT I CAN ADD MUCH TO
WHAT OTHER FOLKS ARE SAYING.
NOT ONLY DID THIS AMENDMENT
COME TO REPRESENTATIVES OF
NORTHEAST SEATTLE, I WONDER IF
THIS IS ENACTED BY PEOPLE WHO
LIVE AND VOTE IN NORTHEAST
SEATTLE OR POSSIBLY A SMALL
CONTINGENTS OF INTEREST ACTING
THROUGH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
OFFICE TO OBSTRUCT THIS
IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD CULTURAL
HEALTH AND EQUITIES THROUGHOUT
THE CITY. PLEASE, I AM ASKING
YOU TO REJECT COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA'S AMENDMENT, WHICH WILL
HURT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM
COMMUNITIES IN NEED AND IN TURN
VOTE TO OUR ADVANTAGE, AT RISK
OF INCREASING CRIME AND CHAOS,
RESULTING FROM HISTORICAL AND
EQUITY. INCREASING POLICE
PRESENCE ALONE WILL NOT SOLVE
THE PROBLEM. PLEASE STAND WITH
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AROUND ALL
OF US IN SUPPORT OF HARMONIOUS
DYNAMICS FOR ALL SEATTLE
RESIDENTS. REJECT THE AMENDMENT
AND SUPPORT THE VOTER APPROVED
--
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATIE
HALL. FOLLOWING KATIE HALL WILL
BE LILLIAN BALLESTEROS. GO
AHEAD, KATIE.
>> TODAY I AM SERVING IN THE
ROLL OF THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE
YOUTH COUNCIL FOR THE NAACP
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. I AM
ASKING THAT YOU WILL VOTE NO
ONE THIS EDI INITIATIVE. NOT
ONLY WILL IT HURT THE PAST AND
ALL THE WORK THAT SEATTLE IS
DOING, YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK AT
MAKING THAT LOOK HORRIBLE AS
WELL AS AT THE PRESENT MOMENT.
WHAT SIDE OF HISTORY DO YOU
WILL WANT TO END UP ON? AS FAR
AS THE COUNCIL GOES, THESE ARE
YOUR FUTURE LAWMAKERS. THESE
ARE YOUR FUTURE EDUCATORS AND
THESE ARE VOTERS . SOMETHING
LIKE THIS WOULD MAKE OUR YOUTH
COUNCIL GET INVOLVED IN
UNDERSTANDING HOW WE GO ABOUT
VOTING DOWN THINGS LIKE THIS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I HOPE
YOU GUYS END UP ON THE RIGHT
SIDE OF THIS HISTORY AND AS A
CRISIS MANAGER, I WOULD NOT
WANT TO MANAGE THIS CRISIS WITH
THE CITY OF SEATTLE COUNCIL
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE TYPE
OF IMPACT IT WOULD MAKE ON A
COMMUNITY LIKE SEATTLE. YOU CAN
GIVE THE REST OF MY TIME TO THE
NEXT PERSON.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
LILLIAN BALLESTEROS. FOLLOWING
LILLIAN WILL BE MAIL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
LILLIAN BIASED ARROWS. I'M A
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE AND I AM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LATINO
COMMUNITY FUND OF WASHINGTON.
WE STRONGLY OPPOSE THE
AMENDMENTS OPPOSED TO THE
FUNDING. THIS IS AN INVESTMENT,
A PROMISE MADE TO OUR BIPOC
COMMUNITIES, OUR FAMILIES IN
SEATTLE. WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO
KEEP THAT PROMISE AND NOT CUT
THE FUNDING FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES. THIS WOULD HAVE
DIRE CONSEQUENCES, IN
PARTICULAR FOR OUR BLACK AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. I STAND
IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE
COMMUNITY GROUP AND WE URGE THE
COUNCIL TO VOTE NO ON THIS
AMENDMENT. WE SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITIES AND IN DOING SO WE
NEED TO VOTE NO ONE THIS
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> I MAKE IT WORKER PARTNERING
WITH DOORDASH AND I JUST WANT
TO BRING UP SOME KEY POINTS
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE. THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AS A LEADER AND
A PIONEER FOR POSITIVE,
INNOVATIVE CHANGE, AND BEARING
-- ENSURING JUST LAWS FOR
EVERYONE. TAKE MY JOB SERIOUSLY
IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF THE
BUSINESS ISER. HOWEVER, IT IS
DISHEARTENING WHEN THESE
COMPANIES EXPECT US TO SATISFY
WITH MAJOR WAGES THAT ARE
BARELY ENOUGH TO SURVIVE ON.
THE STATEMENTS SHOW THE REVENUE
THE COMPANY'S YEAR OVER YEAR.
FOR EXAMPLE, REVENUE REPORTS
SHOW THAT DOORDASH EARNED 2.5
BILLION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF
2024 ALONE, SURPASSING THEIR
OWN ESTIMATED FORECAST.
DOORDASH EARNED 8.6 BILLION IN
2023, UP FROM APPROXIMATELY 885
MILLION THREE YEARS PRIOR IN
2019. THIS COMPANY'S YEAR OVER
YEAR PROCESS --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
ANY TREY FREEMAN. FOLLOWING ANY
TRIP WILL BE MARIO DUNHAM. GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY. MY NAME IS ANY TREY
FREEMAN. I AM SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF OF A GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZING EFFORT DEPALMA SENT
REALLY HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN
IN SUPPORT OF THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND IN
OPPOSITION TO THE HARMFUL
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
HOMELESSNESS IS THE BIGGEST
CRISIS IN SEATTLE TODAY. THE
ROOTS OF HOMELESSNESS LIE IN
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICES
THAT GO BACK IN HISTORY AND
HAVE BUILT UP MULTIPLE
INTERLOCKING AFFECTS, INCLUDING
DISPERSED COMMUNITIES OF LOST
CULTURAL HERITAGE. THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE WAS A SERIOUS EFFORT
AT HOLISTICALLY ADVANCING
DISPLACEMENT. SEATTLE MAYOR
BRAGGED ABOUT IT. IT GAVE MANY
HOPE. IT STARTED MUCH GOOD
WORK. VOTE NO ON COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA'S AMENDMENT AND LET THE
GOOD WORK CONTINUE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MARIO DUNHAM. MARIO WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY OUR LAST SPEAKER IN
THIS REMOTE GROUP, CALEB. GO
AHEAD, MARIO.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY. MY NAME IS MARIO
DUNHAM AND I REPRESENT THE
LEGACY OF MY BROTHER ELIJAH LEE
LEWIS. I AM PRETTY SURE PEOPLE
IN THE ROOM KNOW HIS NAME. I AM
HERE BECAUSE HE WOULD BE IN THE
FRONT LINES RIGHT NOW SAYING
BOATING NO TO THIS RIDICULOUS
PREPOSTEROUS IDEA OF A BILL. I
THINK THAT IT IS INSANE THAT
WE, AS BIPOC PEOPLE OF SOUTH
SEATTLE HAVE TO BEG YOU TO
RECONSIDER SOMETHING THAT WE
DESERVE ANYWAY. WE ALREADY HAD
TO MOVE EVERYWHERE EXCEPT FOR
WHERE WE LIVE AND THE PEOPLE
THAT LIVED THERE ARE FIGHTING
TO STAY THERE. THERE IS NO
REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I AM
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WOULD
BE THE CAUSE OF THIS. IT DOES
NOT MAKE SENSE. IT IS
RIDICULOUS AND MY BROTHER WOULD
BE FURIOUS IF HE WAS ALIVE
TODAY. I AM HERE FOR MY BROTHER
AND NO ONE ELSE. VOTE NO. IT
WOULD MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER FOR THIS GROUP IS
CALEB.
>> MY NAME IS CALEB. I WORK AT
RAINIER CELLARS. I AM THE
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA DEVELOPMENT
THERE AND ALSO A HISTORY
TEACHER. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3,
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND A
WORK IN THE RAINIER VALLEY. I
WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO OPPOSE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
AMENDMENT . PAUSING THE FUNDS,
OR FREEZING THE FUNDS FOR THE
EDI IS ONE OF THE MOST RACIST
THINGS I HAVE SEEN COME THROUGH
COUNCIL IN MY TIME IN SEATTLE.
AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT, I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
CONTINUE TO FUND THESE ISSUES
THAT ARE DOING POSITIVE THINGS
IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO MAKE A NOTE THAT I DID
NOT COME HERE TO SPEAK ON IT
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WORKERS ARE PAID A LIVING WAGE.
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES
THIS GROUP'S REMOTE SPEAKERS.
AMELIA, ARE YOU BACK FOR THE
IN-PERSON PUBLIC?
>> YES. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT 10 SPEAKERS -- I
WILL CALL YOUR NAMES OUT. IF
YOU ARE STILL PRESENT, PLEASE
STEP UP TO ONE THAT TWO
MICROPHONES. HAPPY ISRAEL,
JESSE SIMPSON, JOSEPH BLACKMON,
KITTERMAN MARTIN, PASTOR CARRIE
ANDERSON AND STEVE ARE BEST DO
AND THEN NOAH.
>> I AM FROM CAP CONNECTION
LOCATED IN SOUTH SEATTLE AND I
AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF 161
YOUTH THAT RANGE FROM AGE 2 TO
15. THEY GIVE ME FEEDBACK TO
GIVE TO YOU TODAY. I AM A WOMAN
THAT IDENTIFIES , I WAS BORN IN
SEGREGATION, SURVIVED
INTEGRATION AND CAME TO SEATTLE
LOOKING FOR ENRICHMENT OF
CULTURES THAT I FOUND HERE. AS
WE TALK ABOUT EDI AT THE
STUDIO, OUR STUDENTS OFTEN
TALKED ABOUT THAT WE WERE
GETTING A NEW HOME. WITH THE
NEW HOME, I WOULD TELL THEM THE
STORY THAT IS A CHILD I WOULD
ASK MY FATHER, WHY DIDN'T WE
GET 40 ACRES AND A MULE? HE
WOULD ALWAYS SAY NEXT TIME. AS
A STAND HERE, I SPEAK ON BEHALF
OF THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE
EQUIVALENT OF 40 ACRES AND A
MULE. I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WHAT EDI
IS DOING IS NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENS TODAY BUT IT IS ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW. THE LAST
THING I'M GOING TO TELL YOU IS
THAT WE TALK ABOUT CHOICES AND
CONSEQUENCES AND WHETHER OR NOT
YOUR INTEGRITY IS IN ALIGNMENT
WITH YOUR REPUTATION. YOUR
INTEGRITY NEEDS TO BE IN
ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR REPUTATION.
>> APP
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM AN ARTS
AND CULTURE WORKER. I AM A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 5 AND I
ALSO WORK CITYWIDE AS A STAFF
MEMBER OF THE CULTURAL SPACE
AGENCY. I AM ALSO HERE TO ASK
FOR YOU TO VOTE NO ON
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
LAST-MINUTE AMENDMENT TO
COUNCIL BILL 120774 . WE KNOW
THAT SEATTLE HAS BEEN PLAGUED
BY MANY, MANY YEARS OF RACIAL
REDLINING. WE KNOW THAT
GENTRIFICATION IS HAPPENING. WE
KNOW THAT ENSLAVEMENT IS
HAPPENING. THIS INITIATIVE HAS
BEEN ONE OF FEW THINGS TO
ACTIVELY COMBAT ALL OF THESE
THINGS. PULLING FUNDS NOW
EFFECTIVELY CUTS OFF ALREADY
FUNDED PROJECTS AND PREVENTS
THEM FROM REALIZING THEIR
PROJECT IDEAS. PLEASE VOTE NO.
>> HELLO. I HAVE BEEN WORKING
FOR INSTACART FOR FIVE YEARS AS
A GIG WORKER IN SEATTLE. I AM T
CUT MY PAY BY 20% OR MORE. THIS
NEW ORDINANCE THAT WENT INTO
EFFECT IN JANUARY HAS MADE MY
JOB SO MUCH SAFER AND LESS
STRESSFUL AND ENSURES THAT I'M
GETTING PAID FAIRLY FOR THE
WORK THAT I AM DOING. PLEASE DO
NOT CUT MY PAY. DO NOT CUT MY
BENEFITS. DO NOT CUT MY SAFETY.
I AM REALLY PROUD OF SEATTLE
FOR THE STEPS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
TAKING AS A CITY FOR MANY YEARS
TO TRY TO ADDRESS ANY QUALITY,
TO BE A LEADER ON MINIMUM WAGE
AS A LIVING WAGE. IT IS HARD
ENOUGH TO SURVIVE IN THIS CITY
AS IS AND YOU ARE HEARING
PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS FOR ALL DIFFERENT
REASONS. PLEASE DON'T CUT
WORKER PAY IN ORDER TO
SHORT-TERM MAKE THINGS EASIER
FOR RESTAURANTS OR GIGANTIC
CORPORATIONS THAT ARE MAKING
RECORD PROFIT. YOU CAN'T CUT
WORKER PAY IN ORDER TO MAKE
BUSINESSES FUNCTION. IF A
BUSINESS CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY
ALL STAKEHOLDERS A LIVABLE
WAGE, IT SHOULD NOT OPERATE.
THANK YOU.
>> MY APOLOGIES. IS JESSE AND
THEN JOSEPH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM THE
DIRECTOR FOR COMMERCE RELATIONS
AND POLICY AT THE HOUSING
CONSORTIUM. I AM HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK AND STRONG OPPOSITIONS OF
PROPOSED MOMENTS TO COUNCIL
BILL 120774 WHICH WOULD FREEZE
INVESTMENTS TO THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. EDI
SUPPORTS COMMITTEE
ORGANIZATIONS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS. THESE FUNDS
ACQUIRE LAND AND DIRECTLY
DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
CHILDCARE, CULTURAL CENTERS AND
MORE. IT IS ESSENTIAL WITH HOW
THE CITY PLANS TO COMBAT
DISPLACEMENT OF ALL KINDS AND
ADVANCE EQUITY. WE NEED TO
CONTINUE THESE INVESTMENTS TO
EMPOWER MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES TO BUILD THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY SERVING USES OUR CITY
DESPERATELY NEEDS. I URGE THE
FULL COUNCIL TO VOTE NO ON THE
AMENDMENT AND CONTINUE
INVESTING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP.
>> WHERE IS RIVERA?
>> WE HAVE JOSEPH AND THEN
AFTER JOSEPH IT IS SHERMAN.
>> MY NAME IS JOSEPH AND I AM
HERE ON BEHALF OF -- AND A
MEMBER OF THE EQUITY ALLIANCE.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY
THAT I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBERS BEING HERE,
EXCEPT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA AT THE MOMENT WHOSE
AMENDMENT I AM SPEAKING TO.
MUST BE NICE TO NOT HAVE TO
HEAR THE CRITICISM OF THIS
HORRIBLE AMENDMENT THAT IS
THREATENING THE INTEGRITY OF
THE EQUITY DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE. I AM HERE AGAIN TO
SPEAK IN SOLIDARITY ON BEHALF
OF OUR ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE
CRITICAL PARTNERS WHO ARE
INVOLVED IN THE INITIATIVE AND
ALSO IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR
OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, OUR
INDIGENOUS AND OTHER ASIAN AND
NATIVE PACIFIC ISLANDERS
SERVING ORGANIZATIONS WHO WILL
BE HORRIBLY IMPACTED IF THIS
CHANGE IS MADE. I THINK YOU
HAVE HEARD PRETTY MUCH EVERY
POINT ALREADY BUT AGAIN, PLEASE
GO VISIT THE REFUGEES
COMMUNITY. PLEASE GO VISIT MY
COMMUNITY AT SEAKING
COUNTY. STEPHANIE HAD TO LEAVE
BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SO LONG
WAITING FOR HER BUT I WANTED TO
THROW THAT IN ON HER BEHALF.
PLEASE VOTE NO ON THIS. THANK
YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I
AM DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AT
FUTURE WIDE. WE URGE THE
COUNCIL TO VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT
A TO COUNCIL BILL 120774 WHICH
WOULD HALT FUNDING TO ONE OF
SEATTLE'S MOST VITAL AND IT IS
PLACEMENT STRATEGIES, THE
COMMUNITY LED EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. THE
AMENDMENT IS INCONSISTENT WITH
THE CURRENT COMPETENCY PLANS,
SPECIFICALLY CAPITAL FACILITIES
, 5.5. IT ALSO CONTRADICTS NEW
STATE LAW WHICH THE CITY MUST
COMPLY WITH BY THE END OF THIS
YEAR. IT IS SUBSECTION 2H WHICH
IS THE EQUITY INITIATIVE. THE
AMENDMENT IS INCONSISTENT WITH
THE STATED VALUES OF THIS
COUNCIL. IT WOULD DISRUPT
CAREFULLY LAID PLANS BY THE
CITY'S COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND
MAKE FUTURE PARTNERS THINK
TWICE ABOUT WORKING WITH THE
CITY. AS STEWARDS OF THE
CITY'S BUDGET AND LEADERS
COMMITTED TO GOOD GOVERNANCE,
YOU HAVE SET A HIGH STANDARD
FOR YOURSELF, ONE THAT THIS
LEGISLATION FALLS SHORT OF
MEETING. WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO
VOTE NO ON THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>> PASTOR CARRIE ANDERSON. THIS
IS THE OLDEST BLACK CHURCH
FOUNDED BY FORMER SLAVES IN THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON. WE HAVE
BEEN AROUND SINCE 1886. I AM
HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA 'S
PROPOSAL ON THE AMENDMENT. I
REALLY APPLAUDED THE FACT WHEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE REALIZED
THE SEGREGATION AND REDLINING
THAT HURT AND HARM TO PEOPLE OF
COLOR. NOW, I AM NOT HERE TO
APPLAUD, I AM APPALLED,
OUTRAGED, AND DISMAYED THAT
NOW, WE ARE DEALING WITH A
MATTER OF TAKING AWAY FUNDING
FOR BLACK AND RAM PEOPLE. I AM
OUT OF TIME BUT I AM NOT OUT OF
MESSAGES. WE WILL STAND UP,
SPEAK UP AND STAY UP.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AFTER STEVE WE HAVE NOAH AS
THE LAST PERSON IN THIS GROUP.
>> MY YOUNG FRIEND THERE COMES
FROM A CHURCH THAT WAS A CHURCH
BEFORE THERE WAS A STATE OF
WASHINGTON. YOU CAN SEE, HE HAS
NOT BEEN HERE QUITE THAT LONG
BUT HE HAS NOT BEEN HERE FOR A
LONG TIME AND WE BOTH CAME DOWN
HERE INDEPENDENTLY LOOKING AT,
I BELIEVE, THE SAME ISSUE.
BROUGHT ME HERE WAS UNDERPAYING
GIG WORKERS. WHAT YOU HAVE TO
DO IS RAISE THE WAGES OF
PEOPLE. THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO
DO GUARANTEED. THEN YOU DON'T
HAVE TO HAVE A NEGATIVE INCOME
TAX. IF YOU PUT MONEY INTO
PEOPLE'S HANDS, THEN THEY WILL
BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE. I
SEE A LOT OF INING NOT
MUCH. THE COMPANIES THAT SUPPLY
THEM ARE DOING VERY WELL. WE
SHOULD NOT LEGALIZE WAGE
SLAVERY. THE SOUTH USED TO CALL
IT THAT WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING
AT THE NORTH. LET'S DO A
BETTER JOB.
>> THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I
HAVE COME UP TO SPEAK AGAINST
THIS ISSUE BUT I WILL SPEAK
AGAINST MARANDA RIVERA'S ISSUE
BECAUSE IT IS JUST AS BAD. PAY
UP NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR
US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A LIVABLE
WAGE. THIS IS ALL GIG WORKERS
WANT, A LIVABLE WAGE. IT IS NOT
RIDICULOUS. IT IS NOT CRAZY. IT
IS JUST COMMON SENSE. IF YOU
GIVE MORE MONEY TO THE WORKERS,
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE AND
BE A PART OF THIS ECONOMY. HERE
IS WHAT REALLY DRIVES ME
INSANE, IT IS WITH RIVERA'S
AMENDMENT, YOU ARE A HISPANIC
PERSON. HISPANIC PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN ADVANTAGED BY THE
GOVERNMENT AS EVERYONE ELSE. I
MUST REMIND YOU PRESIDENT
EISENHOWER DID AN OPERATION
WITH A VERY UNFORTUNATE NAME
WHICH FORCED A LOT OF US OUT OF
THIS COUNTRY. SOME OF US WERE
NOT EVEN BORN THERE. WHAT I AM
BASICALLY SAYING IS, STOP
TRYING TO SCREW YOUR VOTERS OR
WE ARE GOING TO VOTE YOU OUT.
>> OKAY. I BELIEVE WE ARE NOW
MOVING BACK TO REMOTE SPEAKERS.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> CAN YOU PAUSE FOR A QUICK
SECOND.
>> COLLEAGUES, IT IS NOW 4:30
AND WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR 2 1/2 HOURS AND --
EVERYBODY WILL SPEAK BUT I'M
GOING TO PAUSE PUBLIC COMMENT
SO THAT WE CAN GET TO THE
CONSENT AGENDA AND THAT IRC AND
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND THEN
RETURN TO PUBLIC COMMENT, IF
THAT IS OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE
ALL HERE. WE HEARD THAT.
>> IT WOULD BE A POSTPONEMENT
OF PUBLIC COMMENT UNTIL AFTER
CONSIDERATION OF THE AGENDA.
>> RIGHT.
>> WE HAVE TWO ITEMS OF
BUSINESS TO GET TO, THE PRO
FORMA ITEMS. GO AHEAD.
>> SORRY. IN REAL TIME, I AM
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE
ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. YOU WANT
TO TAKE US THROUGH THE AGENDA
AND THEN COME BACK TO PUBLIC
COMMENT ONCE WE ARE BACK TO THE
AGENDA?
>> OR GET THROUGH THE CONSENT
AGENDA AND THE IRC AND THEN
COME BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> STOP. STOP.
>> I WOULD SAY WE SHOULD JUST
KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER, ONE
SIDE OR ANOTHER.
>> OKAY.
>> GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH
THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> A POINT OF PERSONAL ORDER, I
HAVE TO SAY THE DISRUPTIONS
THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING RIGHT
NOW IS DISABLING ME FROM DOING
MY BUSINESS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
>> I RECOGNIZE THAT. THANK YOU.
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE 21 REMOTE
SPEAKERS AND 23 IN PERSON
REMAINING.
>> JODI, PLEASE PROCEED WITH
THE REMOTE SPEAKER.
>> OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER WILL
BE JOSEPH LOPEZ. FOLLOWING
JOSEPH LOPEZ WILL BE EMMA H. GO
AHEAD, JOSEPH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
JOSEPH LOPEZ. AS A SHARE DURING
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY, I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE. I LIVE AND WORK
WHERE THIS HAS NOT BEEN
HISTORICALLY -- THE EDI IS A
STEP TO REPAIR IT IS IMPERATIVE
TO OUR CITY THAT YOU NOT PASS
THE AMENDMENT WITH THE FUNDING.
DOING THE WORK OF EQUITABLE
AVAILMENT IS NOT AN OVERNIGHT
TASK. NOT PASS THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
EMMA H. FOLLOWING EMMA WILL BE
ERIC. GO AHEAD, EMMA.
>> HELLO. I AM WEARING TWO HATS
TODAY. I DELIVER WITH DOORDASH
AND UBER EATS AND I AM A FORMER
EMPLOYEE OF THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ARM OF THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION. FIRST, I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND MOORE FOR UE
REVISIONS. THE COMPROMISE WILL
PROTECT WORKERS AND SUPPORT
LOCAL BUSINESSES RATHER THAN
SIMPLY CONCEDING TO POLITICAL
MANEUVERING BY CORPORATIONS AND
THEIR LOBBYING GROUPS. SECOND,
I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT I
REPRESENTATIVE, COUNCIL RIVERA,
IS SEEKING TO DEFUND THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE TODAY . YOU RAN
UNDER A PLATFORM OF PUBLIC
SAFETY. THAT IT IS CLEAR THAT
INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INCREASES CRIME. JEOPARDIZING
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BE A THIS AMENDMENT UNDERMINES
YOUR OWN NUMBER ONE PRIORITY,
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NOT
LESS. BOAT NO ON THIS AMENDMENT
TODAY AND VOTE NO ON THE
CURRENT THE AUTHORIZATION NEXT
WEEK.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
ERIC. FOLLOWING ERIC WILL BE
RANDY.
>> ERIC, ARE YOU THERE? CAN YOU
SPEAK UP? ERIC IS NOT MUTED BUT
WE CANNOT HEAR HIM SO WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO RANDY.
FOLLOWING RANDY WILL BE ROBERTO
JORDAN. GO AHEAD, RANDY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT. I AM
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE
AMENDMENT PACKAGE FOR THE
LEGISLATION. I WISH TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON FOR HER
LEADERSHIP ON THIS IMPORTANT
STEP. THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE,
WHILE WELL-INTENTIONED, PROVED
DAMAGING. RESTAURANTS AND
DRIVERS EXPERIENCED A SHARP
DROP IN SALES. SEATTLE IS STILL
STRUGGLING TO RECOVER
ECONOMICALLY, ESPECIALLY OUR
DOWNTOWN. THE CITY NEEDS
THOUGHTFUL COURSE CORRECTION
FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND
INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES TO
PROSPER. THIS PACKAGE IS AN
IMPORTANT UNBALANCED COURSE
CORRECTION. PLEASE GIVE IT YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
ROBERTO JORDAN. FOLLOWING
ROBERTO WILL BE DIANE. GO
AHEAD, ROBERTO.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS . I AM NOT GOING TO
TALK TO YOU THE DAMAGES OF EDI
BECAUSE THAT IS LIKE PREACHING
TO THE CHOIR. YOU GUYS KNOW HOW
IT IS. THE EDI HAS DONE FOR THE
CITY. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU
TO VOTE NO ON CB 120774. JUST
BECAUSE OF ONE OF THE THINGS --
ONE OF THE RULES THAT YOU GUYS
HAVE, WHICH IS THE UPHOLD OF
PUBLIC TRUST AND DEMONSTRATE
INTEGRITY, HONESTY AND
FAIRNESS. THE CITY HAD THESE
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS GO
THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS
TO OBTAIN GRANTS SO THAT THEY
COULD DO THE GOOD OF THE CITY.
WE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE
PROCESS AND WE WERE AWARDED
THESE THINGS WITH OTHERS SAYING
WE ARE GOING TO PUT SOME OF THE
MONEY IN.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DIANE.
FOLLOWING DIANE WILL BE MARIE.
GO AHEAD, DIANE.
>> HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS, I WOULD URGE YOU TO
NOT SUPPORT THE EDI AMENDMENT.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT WITH
THE EDI PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED
AND ADOPTED AND IT WAS NOT
BECAUSE OF ME, IT WAS ABOUT THE
AMAZING STAFF WORKING TO
GATHER. SUCH AN AMENDMENT WOULD
NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE PROGRAM
WHILE WE CANNOT UNDO THE PAST,
WE CERTAINLY HAVE AN EVERYTHING
ELSE TO MAKE SURE SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS, HELPING TO ENSURE WE
ARE NOT RECEIVING THE DAMAGING
ACTS OF THE PAST. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING AND FOR VOTING
AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT. THE
2016 PROGRAM HAS BEEN A MODEL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIE.
FOLLOWING MARIE IS BRIAN. GO
AHEAD, MARIE. MARIE, WE MAY
NEED YOU TO PRESS *6 ONE TIME.
OKAY. MARIE IS MUTED. OH, THERE
YOU GO. GO AHEAD AND SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM LEAVING A
MESSAGE REGARDING THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT
FUNDS, SUPPORTS, AND ELEVATES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH AND
PROSPERITY FOR NON-WHITE AND
HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED
COMMUNITIES LIKE MY COMMUNITY,
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. IT IS
EXTREMELY ALARMING TO THINK
CITY COUNCIL IS EVEN
ENTERTAINING THE RETRACTION OF
THESE FUNDS FROM THE SMALLEST
AND MOST FOLKS YOU VOTED AND
PROTECTED TO SERVE. WASN'T
REDLINING US ENOUGH? TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THIS ATTRACTION
WITHOUT DISCUSSING OUR
ENGAGEMENT, YOUR TAXPAYERS, IT
IS TRULY DEPLORABLE. DON'T LET
THE WRONG DECISION OF VOTING
YES BE YOUR LEGACY. VOTE NO TO
THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
BRIAN. FOLLOWING BRIAN WILL BE
SOPHIA. GO AHEAD, BRIAN.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS BRIAN. I
AM SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF THE MINIMUM WAGE LAW
AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS FOR GIG
WORKERS. I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT FOR
GIG WORKERS, THIS COULD VERY
WELL BE THEIR ENTIRE
LIVELIHOOD. YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT
NECESSARILY JUST A PART-TIME
JOB FOR THEM. I THINK YOU HAVE
HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM
PEOPLE WORKING 17 HOURS THAT
CLEARLY, IT IS MORE THAN JUST
PART-TIME OR EVEN FULL-TIME. IT
IS THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE
TO HAVE A LIVING WAGE, YOU
KNOW. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
SOPHIA. FOLLOWING SOPHIA WILL
BE ALICE. GO AHEAD, SOPHIA.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS SOPHIA. I
AM A CURRENT MEMBER, ARTIST
BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE. MY
FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE SINCE
1943. I AM DEEPLY INVESTED IN
THE WELL-BEING AND VIBRANCY OF
THIS COMMUNITY. I URGE YOU TO
OPPOSE THIS. WE HAVE THE
FUNDING ALLOCATED TO OVER 70
BLACK INDIGENOUS AND BIPOC
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE THE
BACKBONE OF THIS CULTURAL
HERITAGE FOR COMMUNITY AND
LIFE. WE HAVE COUNCIL SERVICES
THAT OFFER CULTURAL EXPRESSION
SUPPORT OF THE YOUTH AND
LIFELINE FOR SO MANY IN THE
TIME WERE COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN
OVERLOOKED. THESE ARE PILLARS
OF HOPE, RESILIENCE, FOSTERING
THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE DIVERSITY
IS NOT JUST ACCEPTED BUT
CELEBRATED. WE MUST CONSIDER
THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF NOT
VOTING DOWN ON THIS INITIATIVE
. I ASK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS,
TO VOTE NO ON THIS INITIATIVE.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE VIBRANCY
AND COMMUNITY OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS FLY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALICE. FOLLOWING ALICE WILL
BE OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER FOR
THIS GROUP, ALBERTO. GO AHEAD,
ALICE. COUNCIL. I
SHARE THE CONCERN OF SO MANY
THIS AFTERNOON FOR KEEPING EDI
AS IT IS AND I HAVE ANOTHER
CONCERN, WHICH IS, ONCE PUBLIC
COMMENT IS OVER, THERE WILL BE
SOME PROCEDURAL DISCUSSION THAT
SAYS, THIS IS ONLY A BE SO, IT
WON'T HURT ANYTHING AND LATER
WE WILL RESTORE IT AND I ECHO
HOWARD'S CONCERNS THAT THERE
SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT APPLIED TO THIS
AMENDMENT BEFORE THIS AND IF
THAT TOOLKIT IS APPLIED, WE
WILL FIND OUT ABOUT ALL OF THE
PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE PIPE
AND HOW PROJECTS WILL BE GOING
OR ACTIVELY FUNDED OR DEFUNDED
AS A RESULT -- THE MONEY
BECOMES LESS VALUABLE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER FOR THIS GROUP IS
ALBERTO.
>> GO AHEAD. YOU MAY NEED TO
PRESS *6.
>> JUST A SECOND. JODY, THE
GENTLEMAN IS HERE IN PERSON.
CAN YOU GIVE US A SECOND?
>> SURE.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> READY?
>> SARA NELSON, IF IT LOOKS
LIKE A KICKBACK, IF IT SMELLS
LIKE A KICKBACK AND YOU SOLD
FREMONT BREWERY OR WHATEVER TO
THAT CORPORATE COMPANY, RIGHT,
YOU ARE MAKING MONEY OUT OF
POVERTY. YOU ARE BRINGING DOWN
OUR WAGES. I AM A DRIVER. I SEE
THE REAL PROBLEMS THAT THE CITY
HAS. HOMELESSNESS, DRUG ABUSE,
HIGH CRIME. THIS IS THE BEST
YOU CAN COME UP WITH? JESUS
CHRIST. IF YOU FAIL US, WE ARE
GOING TO WASH OVER YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE ARE GOING TO CALL THE
NEXT 10 SPEAKERS. PLEASE LINE
UP ON THE TWO MICROPHONES. I
APOLOGIZE. IT HAS BEEN A LONG
AFTERNOON. WE ARE GOING TO GO
WITH JOAN POLSON, ROBERT
JEFFREY, STEPHANIE , ALEX,
BURNETT, MICHAEL AND COOK. WE
ARE IT NUMBER 61. THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS JOAN POLSON AND I
AM SPEAKING CONCERNING COUNCIL
BILL 120774 ON THE FUNDING AND
ASKING FOR NO REDUCTION OF
FUNDING ON IT. I AM A BOARD
MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL AREA
SENIOR CENTER. I CHAIR THE
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
AS A 3-YEAR-OLD ORGANIZATION,
WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CORRECT
BUILDING ISSUES THAT HAD BEEN
IGNORED FOR 20 TO 30 YEARS BY
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. CURRENTLY,
WE ARE IMPLEMENTING A WORKABLE
HVAC SYSTEM TO BE FOLLOWED BY
ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS. THE
CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN SIGNED AND
WE NEED THE EDA FUNDING TO
COMPLETE THESE PROJECTS. PLEASE
DO NOT REMOVE ALL OF THE
FUNDING FOR EDI. THANK YOU.
>> ROBERT?
>> MY NAME IS ROBERT JEFFREY,
SENIOR PASTOR AT NEW HOPE
MISSIONARY CHURCH. WE ARE
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD
92 UNITS OF HOUSING. THIS
AMENDMENT WILL VITALLY IMPACT
THE WORK WE ARE DOING. WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING FOR FIVE YEARS TO
GET THIS DONE AND NOW WE ARE
STRUCK WITH THIS. THIS SEEMS
LIKE A MORAL, ETHICAL DECISION
BEFORE THE COUNCIL . THE CITY,
GOVERNMENTS IN THIS COUNTRY
HAVE ALWAYS DONE THEIR PROGRESS
AND SOLVED THEIR PROBLEMS ON
THE BACKS OF BLACK PEOPLE,
POOR, NATIVE AMERICANS . ALL OF
THE PROBLEMS IN PROGRESS IS
HAVE BEEN SOLVED OVER OUR
BACKS. PLEASE DON'T DO THIS
AGAIN. LET'S START A NEW
CHAPTER IN THE CITY. LET'S GIVE
BENEFITS TO THE POOR, TO THE
BLACK AND BIPOC PEOPLE IN THIS
CITY. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> STEPHANIE? I AM NOT SEEING A
STEPHANIE.
>> NEXT IS LOLITA.
>> PLEASE COME UP. THANK YOU.
>> FIRST, I AM GOING TO START
BY SAYING FORGIVE ME, PASTOR,
WHERE ARE YOU AT? OKAY. THIS IS
THE SAME RACIST WHITE SUPREMACY
BS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE
ALWAYS TO US. WHAT RIGHT DO YOU
HAVE TO COME AND TAKE SOMETHING
FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD? WHY
DON'T YOU TAKE THE MONEY FROM
YOUR OWN. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
TAKING MONEY FROM ALL OF THESE
PROGRAMS THAT ARE GIVING PEOPLE
HOPE. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT
WILL DO? WE HAVE ALL OF THESE
RESOURCES HAPPENING AND WE
STILL HAVE HOMELESSNESS. WE
STILL HAVE DRUG ADDICTIONS BUT
IT IS GOING TO BE WORSE BECAUSE
THEY ARE GOING TO BE DESPERATE.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO WITHOUT
FEEDING OUR FAMILIES. THESE
PROGRAMS MAKE US FEEL LIKE WE
HAVE A CHANCE, LIKE WE CAN DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT, LIKE WE
ARE SUPPORTED. YOU GUYS GO HOME
EVERY DAY. WE DON'T. WE NEED
THESE PROGRAMS. WHOEVER VOTES
FOR THIS, WE ARE GOING TO VOTE
YOU OUT. YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT.
>> BY THE WAY, -- WRITE THAT
DOWN.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WE SEE
YOU FOR HOW SNEAKY AND HOW
SHADY YOU ARE, PUSHING THIS
AMENDMENT RIGHT BEFORE THE LONG
WEEKEND. WHO KNOWS IF YOU WILL
PUSH FOR THIS AMENDMENT TO BE
VOTED TODAY BUT WE DO SEE YOU
AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT
IS NOT GOING ON WELL. IN THE
MEANTIME, THE CITY COUNCIL JUST
RECENTLY PASSED THE SEATTLE
RACIST INITIATIVE. AS YOU KNOW,
EVERY SUMMARY FROM CENTRAL
STAFF THAT ACCOMPANIES THE
ORDINANCE -- HOW DOES THIS
LEGISLATION IMPACT VULNERABLE
OR HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES THIS IS A CLEAR A
NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THESE
COMMUNITIES CONSIDERATION OF
THE AMENDMENT REQUIRES THIS
ANALYSIS TO BE DONE FIRST.
SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN UNTIL THEN,
ALL RIGHT.
>> I DID NOT HEAR YOUR NAME. I
AM NOT SURE IF YOU ARE JAN
WONG. IF NOT, THEN, ALEXIS
MERCEDES IS NEXT . PLEASE,
PLEASE BE READY TO SPEAK AS
SOON AS THE PERSON BEFORE YOU
HAS STOPPED. AGAIN, NO CLAPPING
IN BETWEEN SPEAKERS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I
AM A RENTER IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND A PROUD LaTINA
HERE TODAY TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR
FRONT-LINE COMMUNITIES HERE IN
SEATTLE . WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE
THAT OUR CITY HAS A HISTORY OF
DISCRIMINATORY POLICY. TO
ADDRESS THIS AND MAKE HOUSING
AFFORDABLE AND ADVANCE RACIAL
EQUITY AND MITIGATE THE
PLACEMENT, WE MUST PROMOTE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND
ENSURE WE ARE INCORPORATING
DENSITY ACROSS OUR CITY AND IN
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE
AMENDMENT ON EDI, WHICH PUTS
THE CITY ON A PATH TO DIVEST
FROM EQUITABLE TO ELEMENT
PROJECTS IS A PORTRAYAL TO
BLACK IMMIGRANTS AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN
SEATTLE. WE CANNOT SACRIFICE
THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE
INTENDED TO REMEDY INJUSTICES.
I URGE YOU TO PLEASE VOTE NO ON
THIS AMENDMENT. IF WE ARE GOING
TO ADDRESS BUDGET DEFICIT
EQUITY, WE MUST IMPLEMENT
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE OPTIONS TO
-- MOST IMPORTANT, WE MUST
CENTER THE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED
BEFORE IMPACTING LEGISLATION
THAT THREATENS OUR SAFETY
UNLIKELIHOOD. NOTHING ABOUT US
WITHOUT THAT. THANK YOU.
>> HI. REMEMBER ME, BACK IN
FEBRUARY? MONEY FOR HOUSING,
NOT POLICE. DON'T WORRY. WE
ARE NOT DOING A SIT IN. I'M NOT
GETTING ARRESTED. I HAVE
SOMEWHERE NEED TO BE BUT I
WANTED TO READ A LITTLE BIT FOR
MY ARREST REPORT WHICH WAS
FILED BY THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. I WENT TO EACH
INDIVIDUAL PROTESTER AND ASKED
IF THEIR INTENTION WAS TO BE
ARRESTED. LATER, IT READS, I
PUSHED THE GROUP AND EXPLAINS
THAT -- I ASKED THE GROUP IF
THEY WANTED TIME TO PROTEST.
THAT IS NOT TRUE. HE DID NOT DO
THAT. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I WAS
WEARING MY CHEST MOUNTED GOPRO,
SAME THING I'VE GOT ON NOW
THAT RECORDED EVERYTHING AND HE
JUST MADE THAT UP. I DON'T
REALLY CARE WHAT HAPPENED TO
ME. NOBODY SHOULD CARE WHAT
HAPPENED TO ME BUT A LOT OF
EVEN PROGRESSIVES, EVEN
PROGRESSIVE ACTIVISTS DON'T
REALIZE THE EXTENT TO WHICH
POLICE JUST SOMETIMES MAKE
STUFF UP AND PUT IT IN OFFICIAL
REPORTS. HE IS THE CAPTAIN. HE
WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN IN
2020. THANK YOU.
>> MICHAEL, THEN FOLLOWED BY
KIDDING.
>> DELIVERY COURIERS HAVE BEEN
AT COUNCIL MEETINGS SINCE
JANUARY, ASKING FOR YOU TO HELP
AS THEY HAVE LOST THEIR
EARNINGS. HOW MUCH LONGER DO
THEY HAVE TO WAIT? RESTAURANTS
HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT
DELIVERY ORDERS HAVE COLLAPSED
AND THEY HAVE ASKED FOR YOUR
HELP . MUCH LONGER DO THEY HAVE
TO WAIT? CONSUMERS HAVE SPOKEN
AND MOVED AWAY FROM FOOD
DELIVERY BECAUSE OF HIGH COSTS
AS A RESULT OF BROKEN
LEGISLATION. MUCH LONGER DO
THEY NEED TO WAIT FOR YOUR
HELP? WORKERS, SMALL BUSINESSES
AND CONSUMERS ARE ASKING FOR
YOU TO ACT. WE CONTINUE TO URGE
YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
LEGISLATION AND WE ARE READY TO
HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THESE
ISSUES IN ANY WAY WE CAN. THANK
YOU.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS KAYDEN . I
WAS NOT REALLY PLANNING ON
BEING HERE TODAY. I WENT UP TO
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND I
PICKED UP A GRADUATION CAP AND
GOWN TODAY BECAUSE GRADUATION
IS IN TWO WEEKS BUT WHEN I SAW
WHAT WAS ON THE AGENDA TODAY, I
TOOK THE LINK STRAIGHT DOWN
HERE. I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THIS
CITY AND I TRIED TO ADVOCATE
THE BEST I CAN TO GET MORE
PEOPLE INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I SEE THIS AMENDMENT DOES A
FULL FRONTAL ATTACK ON THAT. I
THINK YOU ALL RAN ON A PLATFORM
OF PROMOTING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, PROMOTING COMMUNITY
AND I HOW PASSING THIS
AMENDMENT OR EVEN OFFERING THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD HELP WITH THAT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, IT IS
INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING. I
DON'T KNOW IF YOUR INTENTIONS
WERE AS RACIST AS IT SEEMS BUT
HOPEFULLY YOU WILL WITHDRAW
THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> LAST PERSON FOR THIS GROUP
WOULD BE ERIC. AM I SEEING AN
ERIC? OKAY. WE WILL MOVE TO IN
PERSON -- SORRY, REMOTE. THANK
YOU, JODY.
>> YES. OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER
FOR THIS GROUP IS LYNN REED.
LYNN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY PETER
KITCHEN. GO AHEAD, LYNN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
LYNN REED AND I AM HERE TODAY
REPRESENTING OUR MEMBERS. THE
REVISED LEGISLATION AND
AMENDMENTS ARE A VITAL PAYOUT
FOR JANUARY 13 OF THIS YEAR.
RESTAURANT SAND CUSTOMERS THAT E
WOULD NOT BE A VOTE TODAY TO
MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES TO
REVERSE CAREER EARNINGS LAW,
RESTAURANT LOSSES AND HARDSHIP
FOR CUSTOMERS IMPACTED BY
HIGHER FEES. UBER RECENTLY
PUBLICLY DISCLOSED THAT THEY
HAVE LOST 30% OF THEIR COURIER
POPULATION IN SEATTLE SINCE IT
TOOK AFFECT JANUARY 13 OF THIS
YEAR. RESTAURANTS ARE REPORTING
50 TO 60% LESS DELIVERY ORDERS.
DRIVERS ARE WAITING UP TO TWO
HOURS TO BRING OVERALL EARNINGS
TO A FRACTION OF WHAT THEY ARE
AND BEFORE JANUARY 13. THIS HAS
CREATED A SNOWBALL OF
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. PLEASE
FIX THIS NOW.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS PETER KITCHEN. TELLING PETER
WILL BE YASHWANT.
>> I AM CALLING IN IN
OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT TO
STRIP MONEY FROM EDI . LET'S
CALL THIS WHAT THIS IS IN
ITSELF, BY THE WEALTHIEST,
WHITEST, RICHEST PART OF THE
CITY AND ITS MEMBER TO STRIP
FUNDING BY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES.
EVEN THE MATTER IN WHICH IT WAS
DONE SHOWS US THE DISTRICT
ALREADY DISRESPECT THESE
COMMUNITIES, PLACING THE
AMENDMENT ON A BAR ON A FRIDAY
TO BE HEARD ON TUESDAY OVER A
HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS THE HEIGHT
OF DISRESPECT AND, QUITE
FRANKLY, RACIST. I KNOW THIS
COUNCIL IS FULL OF CLUELESS
CORPORATE STOOGES BUT I HOPE
THAT YOU WILL LOOK THIS BLATANT
SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THE EYE AND
SAY NO, THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR
EVEN US. THIS HAS NOT EVEN HAD
A CHANCE TO GO INTO EFFECT. I
REALLY HOPE YOU CAN SEE HOW
DISRESPECT WENT DISINGENUOUS
AND APPALLING THIS
>> GO AHEAD. RESIDENT. I AM JOIG
COMMUNITY AND URGING THE CITY
COUNCIL TO VOTE NO AND THE
AMENDMENT TO CUT THE FUNDING. I
ECHO ALL PREVIOUS FUNDING
SPEAKING AT AGAINST FUNDING
THAT THIS AMENDMENT WAS
INTRODUCED AFTER THE FEDERAL
DEADLINE AND ON A FRIDAY BEFORE
A LONG WEEKEND. I ADDITIONALLY
HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS LONG
WEEKEND COMMEMORATED SATURDAY
WAS AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY,
GLOBAL COMMEMORATION OF THE
POLITICAL WORK FOR FREEDOM
WHICH INCLUDES ECONOMIC
LIBERATION OF BLACK AND AFRICAN
PEOPLE. MONDAY WAS MEMORIAL
DAY, DAY OF HONORING FALLEN
MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO DIED
PROTECTING THE VERY DEMOCRACY
THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA SPITS
ON TO SNEAK IN THE COMMITMENT .
AND YESTERDAY WAS CELEBRATING
THE LEGACY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
DISTRICT. HERE WE ARE A DECADE
LATER --
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT FIGURE
WILL BE CARL NELSON FOLLOWING
CARL WILL BE AIDEN CAROL. GO
AHEAD, CARL.
>> HI THERE, MY NAME IS, HELLO,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT
FOR MY JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN
AND SAY FULLY FUNDING THE EDI
AND I AM STRONG OPPOSITION TO
THE AMENDMENT AND THE AMENDMENT
FOR THE PROJECT ABOUT 130 UNITS
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MORE
COMMUNITY GARDENS, THINGS THAT
MAKE OUR CITY A DESIRABLE
UNLIKABLE PLACE TO LIVE ,
ESPECIALLY FOR NORMAL PEOPLE
WHO ARE NOT WEALTHY AND WHO
HAVE UNFAIRLY BORN THE BRUNT OF
OUR INCREDIBLE GROWTH AND
SUCCESS. THE EFFECTS OF THIS
PLACE AND TIME, INCREASING
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING
NEIGHBORHOODS OF COLOR. IF
NECESSARY SEEK OUT NEW AND
PROGRESSIVE REVENUES OF PLEASE
DON'T CUT WORKERS PAY.
>> ERROR NEXT FIGURE IS AIDEN
CAROL AND FOLLOWING HIM WILL BE
LUCAS O'BRIEN. GO AHEAD,
AIDEN.
>> THE GIG WORKER MOVEMENT HAS
SHOWN ITSELF HERE TODAY.
BECAUSE OF THE SABOTAGE WE HAVE
DISCUSSED THAT THE APPS ARE
PUTTING ON THEM. IT IS TO LOOK
INTO A NEW BOOK, THE FORMER
CALLED TECHNO-FORMALISM ABOUT
HOW THE CLOUD PLATFORMS ARE
SQUEEZING NOT ONLY WORKERS, BUT
WHAT WE USED THE CALL THE FREE
MARKET AND CHARGING ESSENTIALLY
RENT TO USE THEIR PLATFORMS ON
EVERY PERSON IN THE ECONOMY.
THESE PLATFORMS ARE
FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGING THE GAME
FOR EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING.
WHETHER YOU WANT TO SAY
CAPITALISM OR NOT, WE WILL HAVE
TO SOCIALIZE THESE PLATFORMS.
100 YEARS AGO, OUR WATER AND
OUR POWER , AND EVERYONE KNOWS
THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS LUCAS O'BRIEN AND FOLLOWING
LUCAS IS JUST LONG. GO AHEAD,
LUCAS.
>> GO HEAD . I'M HERE AS A
RESIDENT TO STAND ON THE SIDE
AND ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO
SUPPORT THEIR PROMISE BY
SUPPORTING . I'M ASKING THEM
TO VOTE AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH
THE FUND TO EACH OF THE BUDGET
CONTRACTS INCLUDING THE
COMMUNITY CENTER AND DISMISS
THE AMENDMENT SUBMITTED LATE
FRIDAY BY CASTLEMAN YOUR
RIVERA. EFFECTIVELY PITTING
BLACK COMMUNITIES AGAINST --
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JESS
LONG, GO AHEAD .
>> HELLO , MY NAME IS JOHN 14
LONG , I AM A CASE MANAGER, I
AM CONCERNED ABOUT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND HIS
AMENDMENT, THIS WOULD AFFECT
THE WAY I DO MY JOB , GETTING
PEOPLE INTO THE HOUSING THAT
THEY NEED , I ECHO ALL OF MY
NEIGHBORS SENTIMENTS THAT THEY
ALREADY SAID TO VOTE NO ON HER
AMENDMENT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT ALL OF THE PROJECTS
MAINTAIN THEIR FUNDING AND THEY
CONTINUE TO GET MORE FUNDING. I
YIELD MY TIME, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU , OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JENNIFER AND FOLLOWING
JENNIFER WILL BE WOO.
>> I LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE AND
I WORK IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE
CENTER BUT I URGE YOU ALL TO
VOTE NO ON CUTTING PAY TO GIG
WORKERS . LETTING COMPANIES FOR
HER, THIS IS NOT
REPRESENTATIVE, I URGE YOU TO
VOTE NO ON COUNCIL VOTE 14 74.
THIS IS STILL HAPPENING AND
AFFECTS BIPOC COMMUNITIES. ON
THE TIMELINE WITH ONLY FIVE
HOURS FOR THE PUBLIC TO
RESPOND. TARGETBLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES. COLLECTIVELY
PUNISHES BIPOC AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. I URGE YOU TO NOT
SACRIFICE OR HARM --
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KATIE WOO GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL MEMBERS,
I LIVE AND WORK IN DISTRICT 3
AND I'M INCREDIBLY UPSET WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S LATE
NIGHT DECISION. I URGE YOU TO
OPPOSE THE AMENDMENT. THE RACE
SOME . THE CITY HAS MADE A
COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
AND ENDING RACISM THROUGH OUR
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
AMENDMENT. WE PROCLAIM
NATIONWIDE EFFORT AND WE EXPECT
MORE FROM OUR CITY COUNCIL, NOT
LESS. THIS IS A SHORTSIGHTED
AND MISGUIDED AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, ARE LESS SPEAKER
FOR THIS GROUP, OF REMOTE
SPEAKERS IS CALEB , GO AHEAD ,
CALEB.
>> MY NAME IS DR. CALEB AND I
AM OPPOSING THE AMENDMENT. THE
LIBRARY HAS ITSELF BEEN IN A
PROCESS OF THE LONG-LASTING
EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.
SO EDI, A LOT OF THE SITES WE
ARE ACQUIRING OUR CONTAMINATING
SO THAT TAKES ALL BIT OF TIME
TO NEGOTIATE FIGURE THIS OUT
AND CITY COUNCIL IS NOT
ADVOCATED ON OUR BEHALF FOR THE
CLEANUP. SO, WE CAN'T JUST
JUMP RIGHT INTO ACQUISITION
BECAUSE IT CONTAMINATES THE
SITE AND GOES INTO ENTITIES
ACROSS ALL OF BEACON HILL. SO ,
WE ARE ASKING THAT FOR ONE MORE
TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS AND
TO HAVE HELP. ALSO WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT ALL OF HER DID
NOT GET HIS PIECE SO I WANT TO
ADVOCATE.
>> SPEAKING , YOUR NEXT BUT I
WILL CALL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS
AS WELL. FOLLOWING WILL BE
MARCUS HENDERSON, TAMMY AND
DAVIS AND MARY AND FOLLOWED BY
SHALY I BELIEVE. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING
THAT I DID NOT GET TO SPEAK, I
AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM
LOCATE JUSTICE. WHERE BOTH LIVE
AND WORK AND I'VE BEEN
PARTNERED WITH THE PASSAGEWAYS
WHICH IS ONE OF THE PROCESSES.
A LETTER BE NO QUESTION THAT
BLACK LIVES MATTER HERE. THE
EDI AMENDMENT, 23% INCREASE FOR
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND $27
MILLION FOR BUDGETING AND NOT
MAKING SURE THAT GIG WORKERS
GET PACE AS THE EXACT OPPOSITE
WHEN IT COMES TO BLACK, BROWN
AND AND DIG US WORKERS. I WAS
TRYING TO DO IT ONLINE BUT FOR
MAYBE A REASON I WILL ASSUME
THAT IS NOT THE CASE BUT OUR
COMMUNITIES DO NOT HAVE THE
TIME, NOR CAPACITY TO ORGANIZE
AROUND LAST-MINUTE AMENDMENT
THAT WOULD TAKE AWAY THE LITTLE
BIT THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE
CITY. WE PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY
EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE
HAVE EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED AND
I ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL
WAS MORE SO YOUR NEXT AMENDMENT
HAD BETTER BE GIVEN US MORE
BUDGET.
>> MARCUS HENDERSON.
>> I AM A FIFTH GENERATION
RESIDENT, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND
HOW OUR COMMUNITY HAS NOT
DIVESTED IT TO ME PERSONALLY. I
ALSO RUN THE THEATER. WHEN WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT EDI AND
DIVESTING INTO OUR COMMUNITIES,
YOU'RE TALKING DIRECTLY TO ME
AND THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE, THE
PEOPLE THAT I GREW UP WITH. I
SEE THAT YOU HAVE AN INDIGENOUS
CHARACTER, SO HOW COULD YOU
HAVE THE CORPORATE FEEL AND
UPLIFT BIPOC COMMUNITIES, WHAT
GIVES YOU THE TO SAY HEY, WANT
TO SUPPORT SYSTEMATIC RACISM
BECAUSE OF HER YOU LIKE YOU SEE
THE DESTRUCTION THAT IT CAUSES
CRACKS BACK I WANT TO SAY THAT
I SAY MY PIECE I SPEAK DIRECTLY
TO YOU, IS THIS THE LIFETIME
WHERE YOU WANT TO CARRY THAT
GUILT CRACKS MAGGIE WANT TO
CARRY ON THE LEGACY OF
DISRUPTION IN OUR COMMUNITIES
WOULD YOU WANT TO BE THE ONE TO
PIVOT AND MAKE A GOOD DECISION
QUICK SMACK THANK YOU ?
>> HELLO, I AM THE NAACP
CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO URGE YOU TO
HALT FUNDING . SEATTLE IS
CURRENTLY FACING A SEVERE BLACK
HOMELESS CRISIS AND IT IS IN
THE PREDOMINATELY WHITE CITY.
THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD BE
AFFECTED FOR THIS ARE ON THE
FOREFRONT FILLING IN THE GAPS
TO MEET THE HOUSING NEEDS OF
THOSE AFFECTED BY OUR
DISPLACEMENT. I URGE EACH OF US
AND EACH OF YOU TO PLEASE
STRONGLY CONSIDER THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THE EDI
AMENDMENT AND THE REPERCUSSIONS
ON OUR COMMUNITY. WE CANNOT
AFFORD TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO
THIS. THE STRUGGLES OF THOSE
MOST AFFECTED BY JUSTIFICATION.
LET US STAND TOGETHER AND
SUPPORT THE EQUITABLE HOUSING
SOLUTIONS AND REJECT ANY
MEASURES THAT WILL HINDER US
MOVING FORWARD, THANK YOU.
>> I WILL BE READING FOR
MARYHILL . MY NAME IS MARY, I
WORK FOR INSTACART AND AM
ASKING THE COUNCIL TO VOTE NO
ON THE NEW PROPOSAL BECAUSE IT
IS DETRIMENTAL TO OUR
WELL-BEING. A NEW PERMIT
PROPOSAL IT DOES NOT ADDRESS
THE REAL PICTURE OF WHAT WE GO
THROUGH. THE NEW PROPOSAL WAS
MADE BY THE UBER OPERATION. THE
COUNCILOR SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE
OF US CITIZENS BY LISTENING TO
US, NOT THE CORPORATIONS. IT IS
FACT-FINDING. THE NEW PROPOSAL
REMOVES TRANSPARENCY AND HAS
PENALTIES FOR LOW-
WHICH OPEN THE DOOR FOR -- I'M
ASKING YOU TO VOTE NO ON THE
NEW PROPOSAL, THANK YOU.
>> KIMBERLY WOLF. AND THEN
ALEXANDER , THANK YOU.
>> KIMBERLY WOLF , GIG WORKER.
THERE IS ONE PHRASE THAT COMES
TO MIND , OFF THE MARK. FAIR
AND REASONABLE PAY WHILE NOT
ACTUALLY SOLVING ANY ISSUE THAT
AROSE AFTER JANUARY IS OFF THE
MARK. TO PUSH A BILL PRETTY
MUCH WRITTEN BY A BIG AD
COMPANY AND NEVER HAVE A FULL
SHAREHOLDER PROCESS SO THAT
YOUR ARE RED INTO EXACTLY WHAT
IS HAPPENING AND WHAT IS
ACTUALLY NEEDED IS OFF THE
MARK. YOU KNOW THE CONFLICT IS
STORIES THAT YOUR HEARING ABOUT
ORDER VOLUME IS BECAUSE OF APPS
BROADLY MESSING AROUND WITH
ALGORITHMS HIM IT IS NOT ABOUT
THE LAW. AND IS ANOTHER SUBJECT
I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE YOU AN
EXAMPLE PROPER VOTING ROLLS,
THE LARGER SHIFT FOR WHAT IS
HARDER TO MAKE A RIGHT OF WAY,
THE SMALLER SHIP, EDI IS THE
LARGER SHIP BEING YEARS LONG TO
DROP THAT IS TO HARM PORTABLE
COMMITTEE FOR YEARS, AGAIN, OFF
THE MARK. SO WHEN YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR THINGS TO CUT
COMMUNITY NEED TO BE LOOKING
TOWARD A MORE NIMBLE AND
SHORT-TERM THING. THAT HAS BEEN
ADDRESSED, THANK YOU.
>> SHALY ? BACK
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M THE
PRESIDENT OF THE NAACP HERE TO
URGE YOU TO OPPOSE THE
AMENDMENT , NAACP, WE
UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF
HAVING TO BALANCE A BUDGET.
DON'T BALANCE YOUR BUDGET OFF
OF THE BACKS OF BLACK PEOPLE.
THIS AMENDMENT, IT TAKES OFF
MUCH NEEDED FUNDING , NAACP WE
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ALL ARE
CHALLENGE OF MAKING IT ON THE
BROKEN PIECES, BUT DON'T
BALANCE THE BUDGET OFF OF THE
BACKS OF BLACK PEOPLE .
INSTEAD, INVEST INSIDE OF THE
BLACK ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
STANDING IN THE GAPS THAT ARE
ACTUALLY SAVING MONEY. INVEST
IN THE USE AND INVEST IN
AFRICAN TOWN AND INVEST IN
COMMUNITIES ANCHORS. DOING THE
WORK, DO NOT BALANCE THE BUDGET
ON THE BACKS OF BLACK PEOPLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THE LAST TWO IN PERSON
SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP
WILL BE JAMES AND -- ANY OF YOU
HERE ! WHAT .
>> WE HAVE FOUR , OUR NEXT
REMOTE PUBLIC SPEAKER IS JIM
BUCHANAN AND FOLLOWING GEM WILL
BE VANESSA MURDOCH. GO AHEAD
JIM BUCHANAN.
>> HELLO, I AM JIM BUCHANAN,
PRESIDENT OF WASHINGTON AFRICAN
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AND
FIRST-GENERATION COMMUNITY
MEMBER IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, ABOUT 200
PEOPLE OR MORE TESTIFIED TODAY
TO NOT SUPPORT YOUR AMENDMENT.
WHAT KIND OF JOKE IS THIS? WHO
IS SUPPORTING IT, WHO IS
LOBBYING IT, WHO ELSE ON THE
COUNCIL HAS THE YOU KNOW WHAT
TO VOTE FOR THIS ? WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE. WE WILL WATCH AND
SEE , THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND WE
WILL NOT ACCEPT IT IN OUR
COMMUNITY. WE NEED YOU OUT OF
OFFICE COMMITTING STAFF LIKE
THIS, BOTTOM LINE. WE ALSO
ADVOCATE FOR A BUDGET TO GO
BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL PURPOSE
BUT IT WAS LOBBIED FOR AND
CREATED FOR IN 2020 AND 2021,
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VANESSA
MURDOCK AND FOLLOWING VANESSA
WILL BE TIFFANY McCOY . GO
AHEAD, VANESSA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON , COUNCIL
MEMBERS . MY NAME IS VANESSA
MURDOCH AND I AM EXECUTIVE
MEMBER . I APPRECIATE ALL OF
THE COMMENTS TODAY, I HAVE BEEN
LISTENING ALONG WITH YOU. THE
PLANNING COMMISSION IS AN
ADVISORY COMMISSION THAT
PROVIDES LIKE YOU AS WELL AS
THE MAYOR. WE HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTIVE OF EDI , THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE , SINCE IT'S
INCEPTION IN 2015 WHICH WAS
NOTED BY THE PREVIOUS COMMENTOR
, THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT . I WOULD URGE THE
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE
AMENDMENT BEING PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA .
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS TIFFANY McCOY AND FOLLOWING
TIFFANY WILL BE OUR LAST
SPEAKER REMOTELY, GO AHEAD ,
TIFFANY.
>> THANK YOU, MY NAME IS
TIFFANY McCOY, A POLICY AND
ADVOCACY DIRECTOR, COLLEEN IS
STRONG AS ANY AND STRONG
SOLIDARITY. I'M A BIT CONFUSED
ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL BECAUSE IT
IS A CONNECTED COMMUNITY . WE
HAD TO GO THROUGH SEVERAL
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND
ULTIMATELY NOT PASSED BECAUSE
ACCORDING TO SOME
COUNCILMEMBERS IT WASN'T FULLY
BASED. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS
IS ANY DIFFERENT, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO , YOU SAID IT NEEDED TO GO
THROUGH A RACIAL JUSTICE
AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU COULD VOTE
. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN THE REMOVAL
OF THE FRAMEWORK FROM A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND NOW HERE
WE ARE TODAY WITH THIS
LAST-MINUTE AMENDMENT AND
ARGUABLY THE DISMANTLING OF
EDI. I LOVE YOU WHILE RUNNING
FOR OFFICE SAID YOU WOULD LOOK
FOR A QUOTE ON QUOTE RANDY AND
I THINK IT IS CLEAR WHICH
COMMUNITY YOU'RE NOT LISTENING
TO.
>> THANK YOU, OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS BIFF.
>> I'VE NEVER BEEN SO
EMBARRASSED BY POLITICIANS AND
I'VE SEEN A LOT. SEATTLE HAS A
SHAMEFUL HISTORY OF POLITICIANS
WHO SUPPORT OCCUPYING THE
NATIVE LAND WITHOUT RECOGNIZING
THE TRIBES TO SUPPORT CHINESE
EXCLUSION LAWS, JAPANESE CAMPS,
LOCAL POLITICIANS THAT HAVE
IGNORED DECADES OF POLICE
DESTRUCTION. I HAVE WATCHED FOR
DECADES POLITICIANS OFFER
UNLIMITED TREATMENT FOR THE
RICH, WHITE AND PURPLE.
ESTABLISHMENT FROM DESTROYING
OTHERS. THIS IS TARGETING IS
DISGUSTED AND WE SEE YOU. I'M
HERE TO REMIND YOU THAT THERE
MORE IMPORTANT PEOPLE AND
COMMUNITIES HERE THAN THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPERS. THE RICH
WILL TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES,
THEY ALWAYS DO. AUDIT THE GLOBE
, IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUILD
FINANCIAL --
>> THANK YOU, WE WILL MOVE INTO
ONE LAST SPEAKER , GARCIA.
>> GOOD EVENING ,
COUNCILMEMBERS, I AM A FOUNDER
OF LAKE CITY COLLECTIVE IN
DISTRICT 5. ALSO I'M HERE TO
URGE YOU TO VOTE NO TO THE
AMENDMENT. THIS IS WHAT MAKES
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AFFORDABLE
, LIVABLE AND VIBRANT. WITH
MANY MOVING PARTS. WE WORK ON
THEM WITH BUILDING CAPACITY AND
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES. WE
NEED ALLOCATED FUNDS WHEN WE
ARE READY. OTHERWISE IT WILL
DELAY AS CONSIDERABLY. I CANNOT
ASSURE YOU THAT EVERY DISTRICT
IS A BETTER PLACE DUE TO EDI
GRANTS. FOSTER ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, COMMITTING CRIME.
OUR PERKINS KEEPER COMMUNITY
SAFE, WE ARE SUSTAINABLE AND
WORTHY OF INVESTMENT. DURING
THE PANDEMIC WHEN WE WERE
HOPING . WE ARE OUR PEOPLE'S
HOPE. THANK YOU AND PLEASE VOTE
NO, THANK YOU , THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> THAT IS OUR LAST IN-PERSON
SPEAKER, THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, EVERYONE FOR YOUR
PATIENCE AND FOR YOUR
ENGAGEMENT. AT THIS POINT, THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED
AND I AM GOING TO CALL A FIVE
MINUTE RECESS BECAUSE WE HAVE
PEOPLE HERE WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING VERY HARD KEEPING THE
WHOLE THING GOING AND I WANT TO
PROVIDE A BREAK BEFORE WE GET
TO OUR NEXT ITEM. SO, THAT
MEANS WE WILL CONVENE AT 5:28 ,
WE ARE NOW IN RECESS.
>> [ THE EVENT IS ON A RECESS.
CAPTIONER ON STANDBY. ]
>> OKAY, SO, THE COUNCIL
MEETING IS NOW BACK IN ORDER,
WE WILL TAKE THE ROLE, IT IS
5:34. WILL THE COURT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? KRATZER
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA CRISCO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON ? NINE
PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED, HEARING NO OBJECTION
THE REFERRAL CALENDAR IS A DOG
DID. OKAY . I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE AGENDA, IS THERE SECOND? IT
IS MOVED IN SECOND TO ADOPT THE
AGENDA. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTED
IT WILL BE TO MOVE SECOND .
HEARING NO OBJECTED IT IS TO
MOVE ITEM ONE IS ARE ANY
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED ?
>> I MOVED TO AMEND THE TO
REMOVE ITEM TWO FROM THE AGENDA
.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
WE WILL TAKE THE AMENDMENT OF
THE REMOVAL OF ITEM ONE FIRST.
BECAUSE DIDN'T YOU --
>> I HAVE A COMMENT. MAY I?
>> HOLD ON ONE SECOND. SO,
THERE IS AN OBJECT SHOULDN'T SO
WE WILL PROCEED TO A ROLL CALL
VOTE, WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN
THAT I AM MOVING TO REMOVE THIS
ITEM BECAUSE THERE ARE
AMENDMENTS THAT SIMPLE STAFF
NEEDS TIME TO PROCESS AND
BECAUSE COUNCIL THERE IS SOME
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT REQUESTED
MORE TIME FOR STAKEHOLDER RING.
>> GO AHEAD. ARE WE VOTING A
REMOVING ITEM ONE FROM THE
AGENDA RIGHT NOW? MY GUESS.
>> I HAVE A COMMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IF YOU
WANT TO SPEAK FIRST, YOU HAD
YOUR HAND RAISED.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL SAY I HAD
ASKED TO DRIVE SINFUL THAT MADE
THIS BILL BETTER BUT THE TRUTH
IS ONLY WAY TO MAKE THIS BILL
BETTER IS TO REJECT IT. I DO
KNOW THAT THE MAYOR OFFERED TO
CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS TO SEE IF
SOME COMPROMISE COULD BE
REACHED AND I KNOW THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS MOORE AND
HOLLINGSWORTH TRY TO WORK. THE
PROVISIONS, THE TRANSPARENCIES,
SO, YOU KNOW, I DO NOT THINK
THAT TAKING MORE TIME TO TRY TO
BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER WILL MAKE
THIS BILL BETTER AND SO I WILL
NOT BE VOTING TO REMOVE THIS
FROM THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALE IS, I WAS ONE OF THE
PEOPLE THAT HAD ASKED THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR MORE TIME
ON THIS BILL, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND MYSELF FELT A
STAKEHOLDER MEETING A WEEK AGO
, WE BROUGHT ALL MEMBERS TO THE
MEETING AND I DO THINK THAT
MORE WORK CAN BE DONE ON THIS,
I KNOW THAT ASKING FOR ANOTHER
WHATEVER, HOW MANY DAYS YOU
KNOW, THE LONGER WE CONTINUE
THIS GOING, I KNOW IT TAKES A
LOT OF TIME FOR PEOPLE AND I
KNOW THAT RESTAURANTS ARE
CONTINUING TO CONDUCT DRIVERS,
BUT I DO WANT TO SEE A ROBUST
PROCESS SO WE CAN GET A GOOD
POLICY BILL SO THAT IS WHY I
ASKED THE PRESIDENT TO TAKE
THIS OFF THE AGENDA AND SHE
OBLIGED AND HOPEFULLY THE REST
OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL VOTE TO
PROVE THAT, THANK YOU.
>> CO
>> I WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT
THAT I WILL NOT VOTE ON THIS
PROCEDURAL MOTION PURSUANT TO
COUNCIL REW ROLE FIVE A .
>> I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE
COMMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND I REALLY WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR DOING SO. I
UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE ARE SORT
OF A LITTLE BIT TIRED OF THIS,
BUT I REALLY DO GENERALLY
BELIEVE THAT THE MEETING WE HAD
LAST WEEK WAS SORT OF THE FIRST
OPPORTUNITY WHERE WERE ALL IN A
ROOM TOGETHER AND PEOPLE
ACTUALLY WERE LISTENING TO ONE
ANOTHER AND WE BEGAN THE
PROCESS AND I THINK, I KNOW
THERE IS BELIEF THAT PROCESS
HAPPENED LAST YEAR WHEN THE
BILL PASSED BUT THIS IS A NEW
BILL AND IT IS A NEW PROCESS
AND I THINK IT BEHOOVES US TO
GIVE IT A LITTLE ADDITIONAL
TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE BEGUN
THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND I'M
HOPEFUL THEY WILL CONTINUE TO
BE PRODUCTIVE, SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING A VOTING IN FAVOR OF
THIS, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
I DO SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL AND
I THINK THE COLLECTS OF SETTING
THIS UP BUT I WILL BE VOTING ON
THIS, THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS CHRIST
WHILE THE COURT PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE VOTE TO AMEND THE
AGENDA BY REMOVING ITEM ONE ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ?
COUNCILMEMBER WOO ? A STAIN
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
iMAC COUNCILMEMBER NELSON . SIX
IN FAVOR , ONE OPPOSE, ONE IN
ABSTENTION.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES.
ARE THERE MORE COMMENTS ?
>> I MOVED TO AMEND THE AGENDA
TO REMOVE ITEM TWO.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO REMOVE ITEM TWO
FROM THE AGENDA AS ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENT, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO ADDRESS, GO AHEAD .
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
, I MOVED TO REMOVE ITEM TWO IN
ORDER TO GIVE TIME TO CORRECT
THIS INFORMATION THAT WAS
IRRESPONSIBLY GIVEN TO
COMMUNITY ABOUT MY PROPOSED
AMENDMENT . LET ME BE CLEAR,
THE AMENDMENT DOES NOT CUT THE
EDI PROGRAM, THE AMENDMENT DOES
NOT PULL MONEY AWAY FROM
EXISTING PROJECT FROM ALL 56
ONGOING PROJECTS WOULD REMAIN
FUNDED. THAT WAS MADE CLEAR IN
THE AMENDMENT. I'M DEEPLY
DISAPPOINTED THAT THE OBJECTIVE
OF THIS AMENDMENT HAS BEEN
GROSSLY MISCHARACTERIZED.
FURTHER , THE EDI IS NOT FUNDED
WITH GENERAL FUNDS, IT IS
FUNDED WITH RESTRICTED FUND
SOURCES THAT CANNOT BE
CURRENTLY USED TO ADDRESS THE
GENERAL FUND DEFICIT. THE FACT
IS THAT IT HAS 56 OUT OF 77
PROJECTS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT BUT HAVE NOT BEEN
COMPLETED. OPC D HAS ONLY BEEN
ABLE TO COMPLETE 21 PROJECTS.
IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT IT IS DOING
TO ENSURE THEY ARE GETTING
COMPLETED IN A TIMELY MATTER
FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS I HAVE
FOR THE DEPARTMENT. FOR THIS
REASON THE AMENDMENT PAUSES THE
2022 FUNDING. HAVE NOT MADE
PLANS TO INITIATE THE FUNDING
FOR THOSE FUNDS ALTHOUGH WE ARE
ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH THIS
YEAR. AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS THAT
THERE IS NO TRANSPARENCY AS TO
HOW THE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO
MOVE THE MAJORITY OF THE EDI TO
DATE TO COMPLETION. TO THOSE
THAT THINK THIS AMENDMENT WAS
INTENTIONALLY BROUGHT AT THE
LAST MINUTE, THIS IS ALSO NOT
TRUE. I'VE BEEN ASKING OPCD
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE EDI
PROGRAM SINCE MARCH AFTER THEY
CAME TO PRESENT ON THIS PROJECT
AT THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
AGAIN WHEN THEY SUMMITTED THE
REQUEST FOR THE CARRYFORWARD
FOR THIS AMENDMENT I MET WITH
OPCD EARLY LAST WEEK IF THEY
HAD BEEN RESPONSIVE TO MY
ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION IN MARCH AMEND THIS
LATE ACTION WOULD NOT HAVE
OCCURRED. MY QUESTIONS TO OPCD
INCLUDE HOW IT CAN BETTER SERVE
COMMUNITY BY ENSURING IS
PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED, MANY
WHICH HAVE BEEN IN THE PIPELINE
FOR SIX YEARS. AS AN LaTINA
WOMAN, I KNOW ALL TOO WELL THE
EFFECTS OF DISPLACEMENT AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF INVESTMENTS IN
OUR BIPOC COMMUNITY THAT ARE
BEING SUPPORTED WITH THIS
FUNDING. HOWEVER, WE KNOW
FUNDING ALONE DOES NOT ENSURE
COMPLETION. OPCD NEEDS TO
REVIEW IS PROGRAM TO DETERMINE
WHY PROJECTS ARE TAKING SO LONG
TO COMPLETE AND HOW CAN THEY
FURTHER SUPPORT COMMUNITY TO
ENSURE COMPLETED OR COMPLETION
OF THESE IMPORTANT PROJECTS .
THIS PROVIDES BUDGETING WHILE
SUPPORTING COMMUNITY . IT GIVES
THEM THE TIME TO ACHIEVE
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION. IT HOLDS
THEM ACCOUNTABLE , THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU . IT SOUNDED LIKE
YOU SAID THIS AMENDMENT HALTS
PROJECTS FOR 2022 , DID YOU
MEAN 2024 ?
>> IT MOVES THE EXISTING
PROJECTS ARE NOT IMPACTED I THE
AMENDMENT THAT I BROUGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> IT IT GIVES THEM OPPORTUNITY
TO MOVE TOWARDS COMPLETION AND
THERE IS A LACK OF CLARITY ON
MY EVEN THOUGH THESE PROJECTS
ARE, I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE
COMPLICATED, THEY'RE TAKING
QUITE A BIT OF TIME AND IN THE
MEANTIME COMMUNITIES NOT BEING
SERVED THAT THEY ARE NOT
COMPLETED PUT MY QUESTIONS TO
WOO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO WORK
WITH COMMUNITY AND SEE WHAT
FURTHER IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITY TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE
THESE PROJECTS BEYOND JUST THE
FUNDING AND SELF?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WAS
FIRST.
>> THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO
CAME OUT AND HE SPENT THREE
HOURS HERE MAKING THE VERSES
HEARD AND PARTICIPATING IN
DEMOCRACY MAKE HIS OR IT WAS
VERY CLEAR WHERE OUR COMMUNITY
STANDS ON THIS ISSUE. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT BENEFIT WOULD ACCRUE
FROM TABLING THIS LEGISLATION.
WE HAD OVER 3000 EMAILS OVER
THE WEEKEND AND FRANKLY IF YOU
WANT TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION
THAT ROLLED BACK COMMITMENTS
MADE TO BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES, AT LEAST HAVE THIS
COURAGE TO STAND BY YOUR
LEGISLATION AND VOTE ON IT. OR,
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU MADE A
MISTAKE AND WITHDRAW IT. THIS
LEGISLATION, THIS PROGRAM , THE
EDI PROGRAM FUNDS PROJECT THAT
ARE VERY STAGES. WE HEARD FROM
PEOPLE FOR THREE HOURS ABOUT
WHY IT TAKES SO LONG. THESE ARE
NOT PRACTICE DEVELOPERS, OR
PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM,
THESE ARE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WHO WANT TO
CREATE SENIOR HOUSING OR WANT
TO CREATE A CULTURAL ANCHOR FOR
THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR
COMMUNITY, THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND AND HAVE THE
EXPERTISE OF TRADITIONAL
DEVELOPERS, THAT IS WHY THIS
TAKES SO LONG, THAT IS ONE
REASON WHY. ANOTHER REASON WHY
THIS TAKES A LONG BECAUSE AS WE
HAVE HEARD FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING OR IN THEIR
PRESENTATION THEY WERE TO
PRESENT LAST WEEK , IT TAKES
THREE OR FOUR YEARS SOMETIMES
TO COBBLE TOGETHER THE FUNDING
FOR SITE ACQUISITION. IT TAKES
ANOTHER THREE OR FOUR YEARS
SOMETIMES TO COBBLE TOGETHER
THE FUNDING TO ACTUALLY DO THE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. AND THAT
IS IF YOU ARE ALREADY AN
EXPERIENCED DEVELOPER. IT IS
NOT SURPRISING AT ALL TO ME
PROGRAM WAS INTENDED TO SUPPORT
AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TRYING
TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR
COMMUNITIES TO CREATE HOUSING,
CHILDCARE , CULTURAL CENTERS,
TO CREATE SENIOR PROGRAMS OR
SENIOR HOUSING . THAT IS WHAT
THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO DO.
WE DON'T ASK THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO PUT THEIR MONEY BACK
IN THE GENERAL FUND OR BACK IN
THE POT BECAUSE THEIR CAPITAL
PROJECTS ARE TAKING A LONG
TIME, WE DON'T ASK US. BECAUSE
HER PROJECTS ARE TAKING A LONG
TIME. IT IS INTERESTING TO ME
THAT THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
MEANT TO ASSIST WITH REVERSING
HOME HARM DONE MORE CLOSELY
SCRUTINIZED THAN OTHER PROGRAMS
IN THE CITY . I DON'T THINK
THAT WAITING OR GETTING ANY
MORE INFORMATION IS NECESSARY .
WE HAVE EDI AS A COMMITMENT
INVESTING FOR THE LONG TERM AND
REVERSING THE HARM THAT HAS
BEEN CAUSED BY FUTURE PAST
PRACTICES AND PAST POLICIES OF
OUR CITY AND THE WAY THAT WE
REINVEST IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
IS NOT TO TAKE OUR FOOT OFF THE
GAS TO REPAIR PAST HARMS BUT
CONTINUING TO INVEST AND MAKE
SURE THAT WE DO GIVE THE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER
SUPPORT THAT THE NEEDED TO MAKE
SURE THESE PROGRAMS ARE
SUCCESSFUL. THEY TAKE TIME,
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TAKE TIME
AND IF YOU'RE NOT EXPERIENCED
DEVELOPER, IT TAKES LONGER .
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE WITHHOLD
FUNDING FROM YOUR PROGRAM SO
YOU CAN'T CONTINUE TO EXECUTE
ON YOUR PROGRAM, IT MEANS YOU
GET WHAT YOU NEED RIGHT. I WILL
BE VOTING NO ON TABLING OR
WITHDRAWING THIS AMENDMENT OR
WHATEVER THE MOTION IS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS, I
WAS A NO ON THE AMENDMENT, I DO
UNDERSTAND THAT HER OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT NEEDS TO IMPROVE
SOME OF THEIR SYSTEM, HOW WE
TRACK AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AND
HOW TO IMPROVE SYSTEMS,
TRANSPARENCY AND BETTER
UNDERSTANDING , I GET THAT, I
ALSO KNOW THAT I WAS LOOKING AT
A LOT OF THE PROJECTS AND I
KNOW THE THAT ARE NOT FROM THE
EXPLANATION ARE NOT BEING
IMPACTED, AND FUTURE PROJECTS,
SOCIAL AREAS, SENIOR CENTERS,
OUR COMMUNITY BASED ART
GALLERIES RAN BY A
MOTHER-DAUGHTER DUO WHO SERVED
TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY. HOUSING
, THREE-BEDROOM UNITS , HIP-HOP
IS GREEN, AN ORGANIZATION ABOUT
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO EAT AND
COOK GREEN VEGGIES, NURTURING
FARMS COME ALL OF THESE GROUPS,
I KNOW THEM PERSONALLY. I
DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT
MESSAGE AS WE ARE TRYING TO
BALANCE OUR BUDGET , UNDERSTAND
ALL OF THOSE PIECES, CAPITAL
PROJECTS IN OUR CITY OR TAKE
THE MOST AMOUNT OF TIME. A LOT
OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THEY
NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
UNDERSTAND ABOUT CAPACITY
BUILDING AND UNDERSTAND ABOUT
GETTING PERMITS AND
UNDERSTANDING THESE PIECES, IT
TAKES A LONG TIME ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING CAPACITY
TO COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERSERVED IN
OUR COMMUNITIES. I KNOW THAT IS
NOT THE INTENTION OF THIS
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I KNOW
YOUR HEART IS IN THE RIGHT
PLACE. I ALSO KNOW THAT THESE
HAVE UNINTENTIONAL
CONSEQUENCES. I DON'T THINK
THIS IS SENDING THE RIGHT
MESSAGE FOR OUR SEATTLE AND
BUILDING COMMUNITY. I DOUGH , I
AM A NOTE TODAY AND I WILL BE A
NOTE THE NEXT WEEK FOR THIS
AMENDMENT. I DON'T NEED TO
WITHHOLD IT BUT THAT IS THE END
OF MY MESSAGE, THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS OF
MY COLLEAGUES. AGAIN, I'M NOT,
THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT TO
WITHHOLD THOSE 56 PROJECTS THAT
HAVE ALREADY BEEN AWARDED,
THOSE CAN MOVE FORWARD. MY
QUESTIONS ARE RELATED TO SOME
OF WHAT MY COLLEAGUES DISCUSSED
IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY NOT
HAVING THE EXPERTISE , THAT IS
TRUE. AND SO I'M NOT HEARING
FROM OPCD, HOW ARE THEY HELPING
COMMUNITY GET THE EXPERTISE OR
GET WHAT THEY NEED TO COMPLETE
THESE PROJECTS, THAT IS NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN BY HIS SELF .
IN THE INTERIM, I'M NOT
HEARING FROM OPCD HOW THEY WERE
HELPING COMMUNITY WITH EACH
PROJECT GIVEN THAT THEY MAY NOT
HAVE THE EXPERTISE AND WHAT IS
NEXT ? THIS IS WHAT I MEAN
ABOUT THE FUNDING OF LOAN
DOESN'T HELP, YOU NEED TO HELP
COMMUNITY WITH THE THINGS THAT
THEY NEED ACCESS TO BEYOND JUST
THE FUNDING. SO THAT THESE
PROJECTS TO GET CREATED. THIS
IS MY, THIS IS WHY I WANTED TO
VOTE FOR THE CARRYFORWARD SO
THOSE BARGES MOVE FORWARD BUT
WAS VOTING TO HOLD BACK THIS IS
FUNDING THAT HAS NOT BEEN
ALLOCATED TO GIVE OPCD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH
COMMUNITY TO GET THIS PROJECT
DONE AND TO DETERMINE , ARE
THERE THINGS THAT THEY
THEMSELVES TOLD ME EARLIER LAST
WEEK WHEN WE DID FINALLY MEET
THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE
PROGRAM TO SEE WHAT TWEAKS NEED
TO BE MADE SO THEY CAN HELP
COMMUNITY GET THE COMPLETION OF
THESE PROGRAMS. I LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING BACK FROM THE
DEPARTMENT AS TO WHAT CHANGES
THEY MAY BE PROPOSING FOR THE
PROGRAM IN ORDER TO HELP
COMMUNITY BE ABLE TO COMPLETE
THESE PROGRAMS. IT IS FOR THIS
REASON THAT I BROUGHT FORWARD
THE AMENDMENT FOR JUST THE 2024
FUNDS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THOSE 56 PROJECTS. THAT IS A
SIZABLE NUMBER PROJECTS AND I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
PROJECTS GET COMPLETED.
>>
>> WE ARE VOTING RIGHT NOW TO
REMOVE 774 , IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WE ARE REMOVING ITEM TWO .
>> JUST REMOVING ITEM TWO .
COLLEAGUES, I DO NOT SUPPORT
THIS MOTION. THIS IS A
TECHNICAL BILL, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, YOU HAVE FURTHER
OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR AND THROUGH DIFFERENT WAYS
TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS. WE
NEED TO MOVE THE SMALLER
TECHNICAL BILL OUT OF FULL
COUNCIL TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> IT MAY BE A TECHNICAL BILL,
BUT IS IS AN IMPORTANT BILL.
THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE ANY
DETRIMENT, WE'VE ALREADY ASKED
CENTRAL STAFF IF THERE'S ANY
DETRIMENT FOR PUTTING THIS OFF
A WEEK , AND THERE IS NOT. THAT
MONEY IS THERE, IT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE THERE AND WILL
ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE FOR
DISBURSEMENT. IT IS CARRYOVER
MONEY, MONEY THAT IS ALREADY
BEEN ALLOCATED, IT IS BEEN
ALLOCATED YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER
YEAR. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
CONTINUES TO ALLOCATE IT ARE
THE REASON I THINK IT SHOULD BE
TAKEN OFF IS THAT THERE HAS
BEEN SO MUCH MISINFORMATION AND
FRANKLY FEAR MONGERING THAT HAS
BEEN SENT OUT THERE INTO THE
COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT WE OWE
IT TO EVERYBODY WHO SHOWED UP
HERE TODAY , I DISAGREE, BUT I
THINK WE OWE IT TO EVERYBODY
WHO SHOWED IT HERE TODAY AND TO
THE HUNDREDS OF EMAILS THAT I
RECEIVED TO BE ABLE TO
ACCURATELY ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
AND CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED
HERE . WE HAVE NOT REALLY HAD
THAT OPPORTUNITY. THIS ISN'T
ABOUT TRYING TO SHUT DOWN EDI
PROGRAMS OR TAKE THAT MONEY
AWAY. I THINK WE NEED
OPPORTUNITY IN THIS NEXT WEEK
TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. I WILL
NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
AND I SPENT OVER ONE HOUR WITH
THEM TALKING ABOUT EDI. THEY
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WERE
PROBLEMS WITH THE PROGRAM AND
THAT IT WASN'T AS EFFICIENT AS
IT NEEDS TO BE. IT WASN'T
PRODUCING ALL OF THE OUTCOMES
THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. IT
WAS TAKING A LONG TIME TO GET
SOME PROGRAMS OVER THE INCOME
LINE. IT WAS A GOOD
CONVERSATION. WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT HOW WE COULD BRING
IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THESE
PROJECTS ARE ACTUALLY GETTING
REALIZED IN A TIMELY MATTER. I
KNOW SHE HAD YET ANOTHER
MEETING WITH OPCD AND I WAS NOT
ABLE TO ATTEND. SO, THIS IS THE
BEGINNING OF A CONVERSATION,
JUST LIKE WITH THE GIG WORKER
BILL. THESE ARE DIFFICULT
CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE AND WE
ARE BEGINNING TO HAVE THEM AND
I JUST, FOR THE RECORD, SO THAT
WE ARE NOT ALL ANGRY AT ONE
ANOTHER AND WE ARE CLEAR ABOUT
WHAT THIS IS AND ISN'T MEANT
TO DO , I THINK IT BEHOOVES US
TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE
TIME TO GIVE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA A LITTLE MORE TIME TO
MAKE THAT CASE TO EVERYBODY. SO
FOR THOSE REASONS I WILL BE
SUPPORTING AND TAKING THE
AGENDA FOR A WEEK.
>> RIVERA KETTLE .
>> THANK YOU, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND
SAY MY POSITION, THE FIRST
POINT I WANT TO SAY IS I
SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE, EDI ,
THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR
OUR COMMUNITIES . WE NEED TO
HAVE THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
APPROACH OF EDI. I WOULD ADD
THE PLAN ALSO NEEDS THE
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT APPROACHES
THAT EDI IS LOOKING TO ADDRESS.
I RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN A
PUBLIC SAFE THE MEETING IN THE
CD, CENTRAL DISTRICT, THAT
FEATURED THEM. A FAIR KEY TO
OUR OVERALL CITY COMMUNITY AS
WELL. I ALSO NOTE BECAUSE I'VE
SAID THIS MANY TIMES, THE POINT
ABOUT GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOOD
GOVERNANCE REQUIRES THAT THE
COUNCIL TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF
THE EXECUTIVE TO ENSURE PROPER
FUNCTIONING OF THE PROGRAMS
THAT EXIST WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE
TO INCLUDE OPCD. THIS OVERSIGHT
IS NOT UNLIKE WHAT WE SEE IN MY
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WHERE
WE WORK , FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE
MAYORS OFFICE TO IMPROVE POLICE
RECRUITMENT AND INTENTION .
THAT SAME APPROACH CAN BE TAKEN
WITH OPCD, I BELIEVE . AND YOU
KNOW, THE REASON TO DO THAT HAS
BEEN NOTED. WE ARE HALFWAY
THROUGH THE YEAR . OBVIOUSLY
THE OVERSIGHT IS NEEDED , I
THINK WE CAN IMPROVE THE
AMENDMENT AND I THINK IT IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO PUSH FORWARD.
I WILL VOTE YES FOR THE MOTION
THAT IS CURRENTLY ON THE TABLE.
>> ANYONE ELSE ? COUNCILMEMBER
WOO ?
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK
MORE TIME. ALSO I THINK THAT
FULL TRANSPARENCY , I DID MEET
WITH THE OPCD TODAY. WHAT I
MOST INTERESTED IN IS HOW DO WE
HELP THESE ORGANIZATIONS IF
THEY NEED MORE TECHNICAL
RESOURCES, I GUESS MORE
MENTORSHIP , HOW DO WE PROVIDE
THAT AND HOW DO WE HELP THESE
ORGANIZATIONS BECOME MORE
SUCCESSFUL? AS SOMEONE WHO
REDEVELOPED A HISTORICAL
BUILDING, I KNOW HOW TOUGH IT
WAS AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT
TOOK TO GET ALL OF OUR DUCKS IN
A ROW AND I WOULD LIKE THAT TO
BE AVAILABLE TO MOST OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS AND SEE THEM
SUCCESSFULLY BUILT. I THINK WE
NEED TO HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS, WE NEED TO HAVE
THAT EDUCATION AND I THINK ONE
WEEK WON'T HURT .
>> OKAY .
>> ONE LAST THING I DID NOT
ADDRESS IS THE ONLY REASON THIS
PROGRAM CAME UP NOW WAS IN THE
CONTEXT OF THEY ASKED FOR A
CARRYFORWARD FROM 2023 INTO
THIS YEAR. THIS IS WHY THIS IS
COMING UP NOW FOR THIS PROGRAM.
IT WASN'T BECAUSE OUT OF
NOWHERE I DREW ATTENTION TO
THIS PROGRAM . THE CONTEXT OF
THE CARRYFORWARD WHICH WE VOTED
ON A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND I
HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT OPCD AS I
SAID EARLIER, QUESTIONS FOR EDI
ONCE IT CAME UP AS PART OF THE
CARRYFORWARD CONVERSATION. THIS
IS WHY I WANTED TO LEARN MORE
AND I WANTED TO KNOW WHY THESE
PROGRAMS WERE JUST , WHY THEY
WERE NOT MOVING FORWARD AFTER
SOME OF THEM SIX YEARS IN THE
PIPELINE. I UNDERSTAND THEY
ALSO TAKE SOME TIME BUT A LOT
OF THOSE PROGRAMS TAKE THREE
YEARS. I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND I'M
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AS I SAID
EARLIER, HOW CAN WE HELP
COMMUNITY WITH THE RESOURCES
THAT THEY NEED BEYOND THIS
FUNDING TO ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH
THIS. THANK YOU.
>> IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER
FURTHER,, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT TO
REMOVE ITEM TWO FROM THE
AGENDA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ? AYE
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE NO.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS iMAC UNHO
NO. SIX IN FAVOR, TO OPPOSE. IF
THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS ON
THE AGENDA , I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE AGENDA AS AMENDED WITH ITEM
ONE AND TWO OF THEM MOVED .
SEEN NO FURTHER COMMENTS, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THAT MEANS
WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM
THREE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
MOVE THE TITLE INTO THE RECORD.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT . WE WILL
NOT CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR AND THEY
INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF MAY 21
AND 24, PAYMENT OF BILLS FROM
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, ARE THERE
ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S
CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING THAT
INCOME ARE MOVED TO , IS OUR
SECOND ? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, WILL THE COURT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? KETTLE ? YES.
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OF POSE.
>> WILL OF THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY CALENDAR IN MY BEHALF.
SCROLLING DOWN, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ITEM
THREE INTO THE RECORD?
>> PARKS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
120790 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES OR
DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AND
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH KING
COUNTY TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS FOR
THE DISPOSAL OF RESIDUAL WAYS
FROM MATERIAL RECOVERY
FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE , AMENDING ORDINANCE
126955 , WHICH ADOPTED THE 2024
BUDGET .
>> THANK YOU, WE RECEIVE WAYS
FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
COUNTY, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
PROCESSES IT IN THE COUNTY
REPAYS THEM FUNDING, THIS PAST
IN FAVOR I'M SORRY, IT WAS
FOUR IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED
AND IT WAS BROUGHT FORTH BY OUR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON
THE BILL? SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE BILL ? MORALES?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER WOO ?
>> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON ?
>> NINE YES, NONE OPPOSED.
>> SUSTAINABILITY, CITY LIGHT,
ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMITTEE.
120786. AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT,
ACCEPTING THE FOLLOWING
EASEMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL
DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS IN KING
COUNTY, WASHINGTON . PLACING
SAID EASEMENTS UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
THE CITY RECOMMENDS THAT THESE
PASS.
>> THEY REQUIRE ALL
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSAL OF
PROPERTY MUST BE ORDINANCE. SO
USUALLY ANNUALLY REQUEST THE
ELECTORAL EASEMENTS REQUIRED
EASEMENTS AND THROUGH LAND USE
PERMITTING ACTIONS. SO COUNCIL
BILL 120786 ACCEPTS 51
EASEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PREVIOUS EASEMENTS AND
EASEMENTS IS AGREEMENT BETWEEN
A PROPERTY AND THE LIGHTS AND
THEY PUT SOMETHING THERE.
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS CAN BE
OVERHEAD OR UNDERGROUND OR
COMBINATION OF BOTH AND COUNCIL
BILL 120786 ACCEPTS THE 182
EASEMENTS PROVIDING THE
ELECTRICAL FACILITIES AND THESE
ARE IN SHORT BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENTS AND SUBDIVISIONS.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR ITEM FOUR OR
FIVE. WE WILL FIRST VOTE ON
ITEM FOUR , 120786. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ?
>>
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? YES.
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> ITEM FIVE IS OUR BEEN READ
INTO THE RECORD, SEEING NONE
OTHER COMMENTS , WILL OCCUR
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> iMAC. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
iMAC NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OF
POSE.
>> WILL THE COURT PLEASE FIX MY
SIGNATURE. WE HAVE ANOTHER ,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ SIX
AND SEVEN INTO THE RECORD. AN
ORDINANCE GRANTING PERMISSION
TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO
CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN AN EXISTING PEDESTRIAN
SKY BRIDGE EVER CALLED AVENUE
NORTHEAST BETWEEN NORTHEAST
43rd STREET AND NORTHEAST 45th
STREET , REPEALING SECTION 7 OF
ORDINANCE 119532 AND PROVIDING
FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE PERMIT
AND CONDITIONS. AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING THE BOARD OF REGENTS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
PERMISSION TO CONTINUE
MAINTAINING AND OPERATING AN
EXISTING VEHICULAR AND
PEDESTRIAN SCRIBE BRIDGE OVER
AND ACROSS THE ALLEY BETWEEN
11th NORTHEAST AND 12th NORTH O
NORTHEAST 43rd STREET ,
REPEALING SECTION 7 OF
ORDINANCE 119161 AND PROVIDING
FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE
PERMIT AND CONDITIONS. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT CITY
COUNCIL PASS BOTH BILLS.
>> THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
LAST TUESDAY, MAY 21st, WE
UNANIMOUSLY AGREED AS AN IT TO
FULL COUNCIL HERE TODAY WITH
RECOGNITION TO PASS BOTH OF
THOSE BILLS, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON ITEMS SIX OR SEVEN? SEEING
NONE, WE WILL VOTE ON ITEMS SIX
FIRST . COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER WOO ?
>> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON?
>> YES. NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OF
POSE. WHETHER COURT PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION AND MY BEHALF?
MOVING ON, THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED AND THERE'S NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> YES, GO AHEAD.
>> REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED JULY
SECOND FROM FULL COUNCIL ?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
LETTING US KNOW, YOU ARE
EXCUSED.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I HAVE
ONE MORE THING. A PROCLAMATION,
COMMEMORATING MAY AS ASIAN
AMERICAN PACIFIC HERITAGE MONTH
. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR
VIEW ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH WORK
AMAZING . YOU HAVE ALREADY
MENTIONED THAT YOU CIRCULATED
THEIR PROCLAMATION AND WE HAVE
BEEN INFORMED THAT WE DON'T
SIGN SO THIS POINT THAT WAS NOT
MY TERM . I WILL ASK FOR
ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK BEFORE
CALLING ROLE ON THOSE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO AFFIX THEIR SIGNATURE.
SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR
REQUEST TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK SO
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION FOR MAY 2024 TWO
AMERICAN ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE
MONTH. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA A's
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> YES. 13?
>> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON? I GUESS. NINE
SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIX.
>> IF THERE IS NO -- I'M
SORRY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT I WASN'T MISSING
SOMETHING HERE. IT IS 6:15 AND
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA, OUR NEXT
MEETING WILL BE HELD ON JUNE
4th, HEARING NO OTHER BUSINESS,
WE ARE ADJOURNED, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.