>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THE JUNE 18, 2024 MEETING OF
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
COME TO ORDER. I AM SARA
NELSON, PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL .
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] . SIX
PRESENT.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
RULES INDICATE THAT I MUST SAY,
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WILL BE
ASKED TO USE FROM TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMAN RIVERA IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOTE ALSO THE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAD
PREVIOUSLY BEEN EXCUSED. OKAY.
THERE IS NOT A PRESENTATION
TODAY, SO COLLEAGUES, AT THIS
TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
>> WE HAVE 14 REMOTE AND 13 IN
PERSON SO FAR.
>> OKAY. WE WILL START WITH THE
PEOPLE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
FIRST. EVERYONE WILL HAVE ONE
MINUTE SHE'S WEAK, AND YOU CAN
JUST GO AHEAD AND DO -- CAN YOU
PLEASE TELL ME THE BREAKDOWN
AGAIN?
>> 14 REMOTE AND 13 IN PERSON.
>> OKAY. LET'S JUST DO ALL THE
IN PERSON AND THEN ALL OF THE
REMOTE. IT'S ABOUT THE SAME
NUMBER. OKAY. PLEASE READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS AND BEGIN.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED ON
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. THE IN PERSONS
ACRES WILL BE CALLED ON FIRST,
FOLLOWED BY THE REMOTE SPEAKERS
CHIME 110 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF
THEIR TIME AND THEIR
MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF
THEY DO NOT END THERE COMMENTS
DURING THE ALLOTTED TIME. WE
WILL NOW BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT.
OUR FIRST THREE SPEAKERS, IF
YOU CAN PLEASE LIGHT UP TO THE
PODIUM.
>> TODAY IS A KNIFE DAY IN A
ROW THAT I WORKED. I CAN'T
JUSTIFY TAKING A SINGLE DAY
OFF, AND LAST MONTH I HAD TO
USE MY $73 EMERGENCY FUND SO I
COULD PAY MY BILLS ON TIME.
EVENTUALLY, I WON'T BE ABLE TO
KEEP UP THE MONEY HOW MANY
HOURS I WORK. LISTEN TO AT THE
RESTAURANTS I'VE BEEN TELLING
YOU FOR MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS.
THEY'RE THE MOST ACCURATE
REPRESENTATION OF HOW PAY UP IS
SQUEEZING US. THE REVISION OF
THE BILL IS ADJUSTABLE. EVERY
MORNING I'VE BEEN WAITING
PATIENTLY FOR DELAY AFTER DELAY
AND THERE'S BEEN NO DATES
AFTER THE VOTE TO FORCE US TO
WHERE INDEFINITELY IS RECKLESS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF COURIERS
HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU HOW MUCH
THIS IS HURTING US. WE NEED THE
VOTE TO HAPPEN NOW.
>>
>> Translator: JUAN JOSE IS A
DRIVER IN SEATTLE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JUAN JOSE.
I'M SELF-EMPLOYED. I SUBMIT I
WANT TO MAKE A REQUEST TO THE
GOVERNOR, BECAUSE LATELY
THERE'S BEEN LITTLE DEMAND AND
THE SALARY HAS BEEN LOWERED A
LOT . I WOULD LIKE THE
GOVERNMENT TO HELP US HERE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO SOLVE
THAT PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE BENNETT, AND THEN
FOLLOWED BY BENNETT WILL BE
JUSTIN TAYLOR AND ALBERTO
ALVAREZ.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME TO
THIS MIC.
>> THIS ONE? OKAY. I THINK AS
PART OF PROMOTING WHAT I THINK
IS HEALTHY SKEPTICISM OF THE
ACTIONS AND THE STATEMENTS OF
THE POLICE GENERAL, I WANT TO
PLAY FROM AN ARREST THAT
HAPPENED IN PROTEST A WHILE
AGO. THIS IS A WOMAN WHO WAS
ARRESTED FOR SPITTING TOWARDS A
POLICE OFFICER. I WANT YOU TO
WATCH IN THE VIDEO, THE WOMAN
TO OUR RIGHT IN BLACK WHO IS
JUST HOLDING HER FRIEND BACK. I
THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT
SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG
AND IT WAS MILDLY UNPOPULAR.
I'M JUST GOING TO PLAY THE
VIDEO FOR YOU.
>> YOU ARE REALLY PUSHING IT
YOU PIECE OF --
>> WATCH THE WOMAN ON THE
RIGHT. ALL SHE DID WAS --
>> ALL RIGHT. IT'S NOT
SURPRISING THAT THE WOMAN WHO
SPAT TOWARD THE COP WAS
ARRESTED, BUT WHY WAS SHE
ARRESTED? I THINK OF THE SAME
SITUATION THAT HAPPENED WITH
TWO WOMEN OUTSIDE A BAR. IS NO
WAY A COP WOULD'VE ARRESTED A
PERSON. THEY ARRESTED HIM
BECAUSE HE THOUGHT SHE WAS A
PROTESTER.
>> ALBERTO.
>> SORRY. IT IS JUSTIN AND THEN
ALBERTO. JUSTIN TAYLOR.
>> HI. MY NAME IS JUSTIN
TAYLOR, AND I'M A GAIT WORKER.
I WANT TO KNOWLEDGE THAT WITH
LOOKING AT NEW LEGISLATION FOR
MINIMUM PAY REQUIRES A LOT OF
TRUST. SO CREATING ANY KIND OF
LEGISLATION THAT CREATES
MULTIPLE WINS FOR DIFFERENT
PARTIES, THAT REALLY DOES
REQUIRE TRUST. IN MY OPINION IS
THAT A ROBUST STAKEHOLDER
PROCESS, THAT HELPS CREATE
TRUST. I REALLY WANT TO THINK
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
HER STAFF FOR TAKING THE LEAD
IN THIS PROCESS. HOPEFULLY IT
CONTINUES. ONE QUESTION YOU
MIGHT HAVE IS, WHY MIGHT
WORKERS HAVE LOW LEVELS OF
TRUST WITH APT COMPANIES? I
THINK YOU ONLY NEED TO LOOK AT
HOW MANY APP COMPANIES OPERATE
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAVE HAD
MULTIMILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENTS
FOR FAILING TO ADMINISTER PAID
SICK TIME ACCURATELY. AS I
SPEAK TO YOU RIGHT NOW, THEY
HAVE NOT CALCULATED MY PAID
SICK TIME ACCURATELY. HOW THIS
PROCESS MOVES FORWARD WILL
DEMONSTRATE TO OTHER WORKERS
AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO IN
THE CITY WE CAN TRUST.
>> READY? ALL RIGHT. LICENSE
PLATES AND PAY UP LAWS ARE WHAT
I'M HERE FOR. THE TAURUS FOR
THEFT, ROBBERY, AND KIDNAPPING.
HE'S PLEDGED TO SEND SEATTLE A
BUNCH OF SCREWDRIVERS. THEY
WILL ALLOW CRIMINALS TO REMOVE
THE LICENSE PLATES WHEN THEY
ARE ABOUT READY TO COMMIT
CRIMES. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? SO
SCREWDRIVERS WILL TAKE CARE OF
THAT LICENSE PLATE ISSUE FOR
PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HIDE
CRIMINALS. BESIDES, YOU CAN BUY
PROTECTORS AND REFLECTORS FROM
AMAZON.COM. AND RECENTLY,
AMAZON AND GRUB HUB ARE
OFFERING REDELIVERY IN SEATTLE
. SO COMPETITION IS PICKING UP.
COMPETITION LOWERS PRICES,
PROTECT OUR WAGES. OKAY? THE
COMPETITION IS THERE . BUSINESS
IS STARTING TO BLOOM. WE ARE
NOT QUITE THERE YET.
COMPETITION WILL LOWER PRICES
AND REMOVE THOSE FEES.
>> WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES,
FOLLOWED BY ERIC GORDON AND
THEN RYAN LEAK.
>> HI, DAVID HAYNES. AND RIGHT
OF THE RECENT EX-POLICE CHIEFS
INTERVIEW, THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO
REALIZE HE IS SABOTAGE THE
INTEGRITY OF EVERY
CRIME-FIGHTING UNIT, AND THE
COUNCIL NEEDS TO STEP UP AND
OVERTHROW ALL THE PROGRESSIVE
POLICIES THAT CREATED REPEAT
OFFENDING PRIORITIES FOR
PUTTING CRIMINALS INTO HOUSING
AND SERVICES FIRST AT THE
EXPENSE OF INNOCENT HOMELESS.
BUT THE COPS WERE PURPOSELY
TRAINED WRONGLY BY ADRIAN DIAZ.
HE WAS ONE OF THE WORST CRIME
FIGHTERS THE CITY HAS EVER HAD.
AND IT'S JUST NOT FAIR THAT WE
HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HOMELESS CRISIS AND WE STILL
HAVE TO PUT UP WITH EVIL JUNKIE
THIEVES IN POCKETS ALL DOWN
THIRD AVENUE AND ALL AROUND
EVERY BIZ THIS. BUT THE COPS
KEEP USING THE CRIME HOTSPOT IN
THE NEWS INTO TRICKING PEOPLE
INTO BELIEVING THEY ARE HAVING
SUCCESS TAKING AWAY ALL THE BUS
STOPS AND SET UP THEIR RVs AND
THEIR SUVs TO SHOW FORCE. THE
WHOLE TIME, ALL THESE LOWLIFES
ARE GOING AROUND THE CORNER AND
GETTING AWAY WITH IT. NOBODY
HAS STEPPED UP TO TRESPASS ALL
THESE JUNKIE THIEVES TO FIND
OUT WHERE THEY GET --
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> DEREK, AND THEN ALBERTO, AND
THEN RAIN.
>> MY NAME IS DEREK GORDON AND
I WAS IN THE LOW INCOME HOUSING
INSTITUTE, AND I WAS ON 84th
AND HOSMER, AND I WAS KICKED
OUT PREMATURELY BECAUSE THE
OWNERS ARE DOING THINGS THAT
ARE NOT RIGHT TO THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE TRYING TO GET HELP .
AND THE FUNDINGS SHOULD BE
ALLOCATED TO THESE PROGRAMS,
BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT HELPING NO
ONE, THEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE
FUNDED. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD
BE PROACTIVE ABOUT HELPING THE
KIDS STAY OFF OF DRUGS. I THINK
THEY NEED A PLACE TO GO FOR
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND I
JUST CAME TO TALK ABOUT THE
FUNDINGS THERE ARE AVAILABLE TO
THE PEOPLE, AND THAT THAT IS
GOING TO BE ALLOCATED FOR THE
MENTAL HEALTH, THE DRUG
ADDICTIONS AND -- AND ALL THE
OTHER STUFF THAT IS GOING ON IN
THE WORLD. AND I JUST WANT TO
HELP THE PEOPLE THAT IS TRYING.
YOU KNOW, AND IT IS JUST KIND
OF -- RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE UMBERTO , RAIN, AND
THEN STEPHEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM HERE IN
SUPPORT OF THE WORK STANDARD,
THE PROPOSAL SET BEFORE YOU BY
COUNCILMEMBER SARA NELSON
DOESN'T ADDRESS THE FACT --
WHAT SARA NELSON IS SUGGESTING.
THE AMOUNT STILL COMES OUT TO
LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE. THIS IS
STILL LOWER THAN WHAT THEY HAVE
FOR THEMSELVES IN CALIFORNIA.
$.35 MILEAGE STILL MEANS
WORKERS WOULD BE LOSING GAS
WITH EVERY MILE THEY DRIVE.
THIS IS TO AFFECT ME . I CANNOT
PAY MY BILLS. I GET LOW PAY. I
CANNOT PAY MY OWN BILLS AND
HAVE FALLEN MORE BEHIND ON
BILLS.
>> THANK YOU. JUST A REMINDER
THAT WHEN YOU HEAR THAT BELL
SOUND, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE 10
SECONDS ORTIZ BEEK. AND THEN
WHEN IT'S DONE, YOUR MIC WILL
GO OFF. PLEASE RESPECT THAT SO
THAT EVERYBODY CAN GET THE SAME
AMOUNT OF TIME.
>> RAIN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
STEPHEN GARY.
>> HI, I'M AN A/V PROFESSIONAL
WORKING IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AS WELL AS A LONGTIME GIG
WORKER. WHEN I FIRST STARTED AS
A DELIVERY DRIVER 10 YEARS AGO,
DURING THAT TIME, I WAS WORKING
MY WAY THROUGH COLLEGE AND
IRONED WELL ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE
AND I WAS ABLE TO PAY MY LIVING
EXPENSES EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH MY
CONTRACTOR JOB AS A DELIVERY
DRIVER. IN THE 10 YEARS SINCE,
I WORKED EVERY FOOD DELIVERY
ARE BUT ON THE MARKET. THE USE
ALL AND WHAT HAVE I SEEN SINCE?
OVER 10 YEARS, I HAVE SEEN A
STEADY DECREASE IN MY PAY AND
LONGER WAIT TIMES FOR ORDERS.
COMPANIES LIKE DOOR DASH AND
UBER EAT USER CHOKEHOLD ALONG
WITH THEIR SLEW OF CORPORATE
LOBBY GROUPS TO ENSURE THEY CAN
CONTINUE THESE ANTI-WORKER
PRACTICES. I CAN NO LONGER USE
GIG WORK, MUCH LESS RELY ON IT
FOR ANY STEADY INCOME. SINCE
THE GATE WORK ORDINANCE WAS
PASSED, THEY PASSED ON THE COST
OF PAYING WORKERS A FAIR WAGE
TO THE CONSUMERS USING THE APP
. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE CITY
COUNCIL TO REJECT THE AMENDMENT
THAT IS CATERING TO CORPORATE
INTEREST AND --
>> THANK YOU.
>> STEPHEN.
>> MY NAME IS STEPHEN GEARY.
I'M HERE ASKING THAT YOU GUYS
DO NOT VOTE ON THIS PAY
REDUCTION BECAUSE IT IS A
SIMPLE MONOPOLY. IT'S NOT
GOING TO CHANGE MUCH, OTHER
THAN CONTINUE TO CATER TO HUGE
BUSINESSES . THERE HASN'T BEEN
ENOUGH TIME FOR THE MARKET TO
ADJUST. AND FOR ANYBODY WHO IS
SO UPSET THAT THEY CAN'T RELY
ON A PRIVATE CORPORATION TO
TAKE CARE OF THEM , SEE ME
AFTER THE MEETING AND I WILL
FIND YOU A JOB.
>> WE HAVE ARIANNA RILEY AND
THEN ALEX KIM, MIKE MESSIAH,
AND THEN JARED SIEG.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ARIANNA
RILEY. I'M A DELIVERY DRIVER
AND A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 1 OF
SEATTLE. EVERY ASPECT OF PAY UP
WAS DESIGNED TO ENSURE WORKERS
ARE TREATED FAIRLY, IT ALSO HAD
THE RESULT OF INCENTIVIZING
BETTER SERVICE. THE END RESULT
HAS HELPED CUSTOMERS BOTH BIG
AND SMALL BY DECREASING REFUNDS
AND CREDITS WHICH OFTEN CAME
OUT OF THE RESTAURANT'S
POCKET. MOST RESTAURANTS THAT I
TALK TO SAY THEY ARE BUSY AND
HAVE NOTICED LOWER DELIVERY
VOLUMES. I'M BUSY ALL DAY
DELIVERING RESTAURANT FOOD AND
SOMETIMES GROCERIES IN SEATTLE,
THE WEST END, AND GEORGETOWN.
IF YOU ARE COLLECTING THE DATA,
YOU WOULD KNOW THIS, TOO. ARE
THEY DOWN ON UBER BUT UP ON
DOOR DASH AND GRUB HUB? ARE
THEY UP OVER THE PAST MONTH?
YOU ALL DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE
YOU DON'T HAVE THE DATA. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO COLLECT DATA
BEFORE THE CHANGES. THAT'S
JUST GOOD GOVERNANCE. I BELIEVE
THE RULE OF LAW NEEDS TO BE
RESPECTED. THE BIGGEST CRIME
COMMITTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS
WAGE THEFT. BE TOUGH ON CRIME
AND HOLD CRIMINALS ACCOUNTABLE
FOR THEIR ACTIONS RATHER THAN
HAVING A GET OUT OF JAIL FREE
CARDS TO BILLION-DOLLAR
COMPANIES. KEEP PAY UP IN
PLACE. THANK YOU.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ALEX KIM,
I'M A GIG WORKER AND PAY UP
SUPPORTER. BESIDES THE OBVIOUS
, I DON'T BELIEVE THOSE ON THE
COUNCIL THAT SUPPORT THE
ROLLBACK HAVE BEEN ACTING IN
GOOD FAITH. I WILL GIVE YOU THE
BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT BECAUSE
YOU MIGHT NOT KNOWN ABOUT THIS
. IN 2022, THE CITY PASSED A
TAX PER TRIP FOR RIDE-SHARE.
THE COST WAS PASSED TO
CONSUMERS AND ONLY 50% OF THE
REVENUE GOES TO HELP DRIVERS.
THE REST GOES TO THE CITY,
MOSTLY TO FUND THE DOWNTOWN
STREETCAR, WHICH SEATTLE HAS
DECIDED NOT TO BUILD. IF THE
INCENTIVE IS TO LOWER FEES, THE
COUNCIL SHOULD ACT IMMEDIATELY
TO LOWER THIS TAX FROM
$.42-$.07, THE AMOUNT WHICH
DOES GO TO DRIVERS. THIS ISSUE
IS RELEVANT BECAUSE A LOT OF
RIDE-SHARE DRIVERS ALSO DO FOOD
DELIVERY. SOME BELIEVE THAT
RAISING SERVICE COSTS FOR GATE
WORK IS GOOD AS LONG AS A GHOST
OF THE CITY BUDGET TO PAY YOUR
SALARIES. IF GIG WORKERS WANTS
TO RAISE SERVICE COSTS AND
INCREASE OUR PAY AND WORKING
CONDITIONS, THAT'S WHEN IT
BECOMES BAD?
>> MIKE AÇAI, AND THEN JARED
ESSIG.
>> I SAID THIS IN PREVIOUS
COUNCIL MEETINGS AND I DON'T
THINK I NEED TO SAY IT AGAIN,
PLEASE DO NOT CLAP OR MAKE
OTHER NOISE IN BETWEEN
SPEAKERS, BECAUSE IT SLOWS DOWN
AND IS A RULE OF THIS COUNCIL.
GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. TODAY, I AM NOT
TALKING ABOUT CANNABIS. TODAY,
I'M REPRESENTING THE KIDS
FOUNDATION NAMED AFTER MY
FATHER. THIS CITY -- ON MAY
28th, A YOUNG MAN HERE,
MATTHEW, ON THE DAY OF THE EDI
ISSUE, HE WAS DROWNED OUT, AND
RIGHTFULLY SO IN SOME WAYS. THE
YOUNG MATTHEW SPOKE OF THE CITY
, HOW HE'S A YOUNG MAN AND HE
HAS TO WALK AROUND FECES AND
PILLS AND NEEDLES. WE GOT TO
GET THE CITY CLEANED UP. I'VE
HAD PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME FROM
NORTH SEATTLE. I'M NOT A
POLITICIAN, BUT PEOPLE SEE ME
ON TV AND THEY SAY, YOU KNOW
SOME COUNCILMEMBERS. YOU KNOW
SOME POLITICIANS. WHAT HAPPENED
IN NORTH SEATTLE CANNOT HAPPEN
AGAIN. WE NEED OUT OF LOVE IN
THE CITY. WE HAVE TO GET THIS
CITY CLEANED UP. WE HAVE TO
HAVE ACTION, AND IT HAS TO
HAPPEN NOW. WE GOT TO THINK
ABOUT OUR KIDS AND OUR YOUTH,
PLEASE. THANK YOU.
>> JARED IS THE LAST SPEAKER WE
HAVE REGISTERED HERE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON . GOOD
MORNING. SEATTLE , CITY
COUNSELORS, AND CITIZENS. TODAY
IS -- WELL, LAST WEEK I WISH
YOU ALL A HAPPY PENTECOST.
TODAY IS STILL THE THIRD MONTH
OF THE YEAR ON THE JEWISH
CALENDAR. I HAVE A COPY OF IT
RIGHT HERE. AND IT IS THE 12th
DAY OF THE CALENDAR. IN THE
CHINESE CALENDAR, IT IS -- IT
IS THE 13th DAY OF THE SAME
LUNAR MONTH, BECAUSE WE ALL
HAVE THE SAME MOOD. YOU SEE,
AND ASIA, WE DON'T RELY ON
ROMAN ASTROLOGY , WHICH IS
TOTALLY ARBITRARY AND
CONVENTIONAL AND IS A PRODUCT
OF ROMAN IMPERIALISM IN
PARTICULAR. THAT'S WHY THE
MUSEUM SHOULD ALLY WITH ISRAEL
AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE TO
LIBERATED HEALTH FROM IMPERIAL
ISLAM.
>> GO AHEAD AND -- ARE WE --
>> MR. TSIMERMAN, DO YOU WANT
TO WAIT UNTIL THE REMOTE
SPEAKERS ?
>> I AM VERY NICE WITH DISABLED
PEOPLE.
>> WHERE IS TIMER? TIMER . SIEG
HEIL . AND PSYCHOPATH. AGAIN,
WE HAVE ONE MINUTE. SEE?
THERE'S NOBODY HERE. 10, 20
PEOPLE YOU GIVE MORE THAN ONE
MINUTE. WHY? WHAT IS IT YOU
WANT? FOR 10 MINUTE LIKE
EVERYBODY? AND FOR MANY YEAR,
MORE THAN 10 YEAR, PUBLICLY, IN
MY ELECTION FOR 12 TIMES, I
SPEAK ABOUT THIS. YOU WANT 30
SECONDS, YOU WANT 15 SECONDS?
IT'S OKAY. GIVE THEM A CHANCE
TO SPEAK. OPEN CITY HALL FROM
9:00 TO 9:00 SO PEOPLE WHO WORK
YOUR CANNOT COME RIGHT NOW AND
GIVES YOU A SAD SPEECH FOR
THREE MINUTES WITHOUT YOUR NAZI
GESTAPO CONTROL. LOOK, THEY ALL
SLIP . STAND UP, AMERICA. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THAT'S THE LAST SPEAKER FOR
IN PERSON.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR
REMOTE SPEAKERS. AS A REMINDER
TO REMOTE SPEAKERS, AFTER
YOU'VE HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN MUTED, PLEASE
PRESS STAR 6, AND ONLY PRESS
THAT ONCE. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKERS CYNTHIA, AND FOLLOWING
CYNTHIA WILL BE JULIET. GO
AHEAD, CYNTHIA.
>> HI, I'M CYNTHIA. IT IS VERY
CONCERNING THAT YOU ARE
STEAMROLLING THIS BILL. AND
WITHOUT ONE THIRD OF THE
COUNCIL ABSENT. WE GIVE
EXAMPLES FOR RECEIVING DATA
LONGER THAN 48 HOURS IF YOU USE
ALL THE EXAMPLES. AND THUS NOT
SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSED 48 HOUR
ATTENTION LIMIT. THEY SEEM
UNAWARE THAT THE 48 HOUR LIMIT
WAS ALREADY A COMPROMISE. THEY
DIDN'T SUGGEST A BANNER
MORATORIUM EVEN THOUGH PUBLIC
COMMENTS RECOMMENDED GETTING
READY GIVE IT COMPLETELY . THE
WORKING GROUP GIVE YOU A
COMPROMISE BY SOFTENING THE
RECOMMENDATION. THE STILL WILL
LEAD TO 50 POINT 3 MILLION
LICENSE PLATE SCANNED IN 90
DAYS. THIS DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTS RENTERS IN LOW INCOME
POKES WHO WANT TO PARK ON THE
STREET. COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
CREATING A FALSE SENSE OF
URGENCY. WAIT UNTIL ALL ARE
PRESENT TO VOTE, INVITE WAY
COUNCIL HEARING, REDUCED THE
NATIVE ATTENTION.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JULIET, AND FOLLOWING JULIA
WILL BE ELIZA. GO AHEAD, JULIA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY
NAME IS JULIA BUCK , I'M A
REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 6.
AND I'M CALLING IN OPPOSITION
TO THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE
READER EXPANSION. I AM
CONCERNED, BECAUSE WHILE OUR
GOVERNMENT DECLINED TO
COOPERATE WITH ANOTHER
GOVERNMENT, IT'S MUCH MORE
DIFFICULT FOR A PRIVATE COMPANY
TO SAY, NO, WE WILL NOT SHARE
DATA WITH THE GOVERNMENT,
PARTICULARLY IF THEY HAVE
CONTRACTS, AS EXXON DOES IN
FLORIDA. I'M ALSO CONFUSED AS
TO HOW WE HAVE $300,000 TO
SPEND TO SURVEIL COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE
MONEY FOR THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TO
PREVENT PEOPLE FROM BEING
GENTRIFIED OUT OF SOUTH BEND.
IF WE ARE INDEED IN A BUDGET
CRISIS, I WOULD URGE THE
COUNCIL NOT TO ALLOCATE MORE
MONEY TO THIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ELIZA, AND FOLLOWING ELIZA
IS BJ LAST. GO AHEAD, ELIZA.
>> I AM THE POLITICS COUNCIL
FOR LEGAL VOICE, A SPECIFIC
NORTHWEST ORGANIZATION WITH
OFFICES IN SEATTLE FIGHTING FOR
GENDER JUSTICE AND REPRODUCTIVE
RIGHTS. I TESTIFY TODAY WITH
CONCERN ABOUT THE X BANDING A
LTR TECHNOLOGY. ABORTION ACCESS
IS UNDER ATTACK NATIONWIDE WITH
MULTIPLE BANDS, BOUNTY HUNTER
LAWS, AND RESTRICTIONS ON CARE.
RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS ARE
TARGETING THOSE WHO HELP THEM
WITH PRIVATE DATA SHARING.
ANTI-HUNTER LAWS ARE MEANT TO
KILL SUPPORT FOR ABORTION
SEEKERS FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY,
PHYSICIANS, AND EVEN UBER
DRIVERS. THE SHIELD LAW CANNOT
PROTECT RECORDS IN THEIR STORED
OFF-SITE IN ARIZONA WHERE THEY
SOURCE THEIR DATA. THE HOSPITAL
ATTORNEY GENERAL CAN GO RIGHT
TO A THIRD-PARTY GENERAL TO
COLLECT DATA AND CIRCUMVENT
THAT ENTIRELY. IF DATA IS
STORED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME
SUCH AS 90 DAYS, THIS GIVES
MORE TIME FOR PEOPLE AFTER THE
FACT, INCLUDING ANY SEATTLE
RESIDENCE. PLEASE REJECT THE
SURVEILLANCE EXPANSION OR STORE
DATA SOLELY ON PREMISE AT SPD.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS BJ LAST. FOLLOWING BJ WILL
BE HAPPY ISRAEL.
>> HI, I OPPOSE CB 120778,
WHICH WOULD EXPAND AUTOMATED
LICENSE PLATE READERS. AT A
BARE MINIMUM, COUNCIL SHOULD
WAIT UNTIL ALL COUNCILMEMBERS
ARE PRESENT IN ALL DISTRICTS
ARE REPRESENTED BEFORE VOTING .
THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR
DISTRICT TWO THAT WILL BE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED.
THEY DO NOT PREVENT CRIME. CITY
SPENDING IS IMPACTED EITHER OR.
DECIDING TO GET $300,000 TO ACT
ON THIS DATA MEANS THE $300,000
CANNOT BE SPENT ON UNDOING
PROGRAMMING OR ANY OTHER
COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS AT ARE
PROVEN TO REDUCE VIOLENCE.
THOUGH SEATTLE WILL BE PAYING
HISTORIC 9999 THAT HAVE NEW
PURPOSE , AND IF THAT'S EVEN
WORSE, THE CHIEF STUDY FOUND
THAT THEY HAVE AN ERROR RATE OF
35%. SEATTLE COULD GAIN
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS TO STORE GARBAGE .
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS HAPPY ISRAEL, AND FOLLOWING
HAPPY WILL BE MATT . GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS HAPPY
ISRAEL, AND I'VE BEEN A
SHOPPER WITH INSTACART FOR THE
LAST FIVE YEARS. I'VE SPOKEN
TO YOU IN PERSON SEVERAL TIMES
IN THE LAST MONTH OR TWO,
TODAY, THE AGENDA CHANGE SO
QUICKLY I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO
COME IN PERSON SO I AM CALLING
IN. I HAVE ALREADY SAID HOW
IMPORTANT THE PAYOUT
LEGISLATION IS AND WHY IT
SHOULD BE KEPT. I WANT TO SHARE
WITH YOU A STORY FROM A FRIEND
OF MINE WHO JUST STARTED LAST
WEEK AND ALSO HAD AN EXTREMELY
FRUSTRATING AND DISTURBINGLY
COMMON EXPERIENCE. ON ONE OF
HIS VERY FIRST ORDERS WAS
CHECKING OUT IN THE EVENING AT
TOTAL WINE, AND THE CARD CAME
UP TO CLYDE TO CHECK OUT
BECAUSE INSTACART FAILED TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE TAXES ON
LIQUOR. INSTACART HAS BEEN
RETRACTING THEIR SUPPORT FOR
SHOPPERS ON ACTIVE ORDERS, SO
HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT
INSTACART TO GET ANY HELP AT
CHECKOUT. HIS OPTIONS WERE TO
SCHEDULE A CALL FOR THE NEXT
DAY OR SEND AN EMAIL. BECAUSE
OF THE LAW, INSTACART WAS
FORCED TO PAY HIM FOR ALL THE
TIME HE SPENT ON THIS ORDER HE
WAS UNABLE TO FINISH. WITHOUT
THIS LAW, THAT WOULD HAVE --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MATT, AND FOLLOWING MATT
WILL BE JORDAN GREEN. GO AHEAD,
MATT.
>> HI, COUNCIL. THIS IS MATT, A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3. I'M
CALLING IN TODAY TO ASK YOU TO
OPPOSE THE EXPANSION OF THE
LICENSE PLATE READERS . OR AT
THE VERY LEAST, TO DELAY THE
VOTE UNTIL YOU CAN CONSIDER
LEGISLATION TO REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF TIME THEY KEEP THE
DATA. OTHER STATES ARE TRYING
TO UNDERMINE SOME OF OUR MOST
DEARLY HELD VALUES AS OPPOSED
TO WASHINGTON STATE AND SEATTLE
LAW. FOR EXAMPLE, WE KNOW THAT
IT'S A REPORTED FACT THAT
TEXAS HAVE PURSUED AGGRESSIVE
LEGAL STRATEGIES TO GET THEIR
HANDS ON SEATTLE DATA THAT
WOULD HELP THEM PROSECUTE TRANS
KIDS. NOW, AT LAST WEEK'S
COMMITTEE MEETING, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE
RESPONDED TO CONCERNS SUCH AS
THESE BY SAYING , TRUST US TO
GET THIS RIGHT. HONESTLY, I WAS
FLOORED BY THIS RESPONSE. SPD
HAS VIOLATED THE PUBLIC TRUST
OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE
POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF THIS TECH
ARE NOT WORTH THE RISK.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN
GREEN. FOLLOWING JORDAN WILL BE
LAUREN KANE. GO AHEAD, JORDAN.
>> HI, MY NAME IS JORDAN GREEN.
I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
WORK ON THE GIG WORKER PAY CUT.
PERHAPS YOU ARE WILLING TO
NEGOTIATE. $21.99 CENTS UP TO
DOLLARS FROM THE PROPOSAL. FOR
SOME REASON, INSTEAD OF LETTING
TAKE PLACE WITH ALL PARTIES
INVOLVED, SARA NELSON IS TRYING
TO CLOSE THE DOOR WEEKLY. AND
WHY? SHOULD WE BE INVOLVED IN
CRITICAL DECISIONS BEING MADE,
ESPECIALLY THE ONES TAKING FOOD
OUT OF OUR TABLES AND MONEY OUT
OF OUR POCKETS? I IT WOULD BE
AMAZING IF YOU TOOK THE TIME
OUT OF YOUR DAY TO DO WHAT WE
DO FOR THE PAYER TRYING TO GET.
WHILE WATCHING A COMPANY THAT
IS DOING ALMOST NOTHING MAKE
MILLIONS OFF YOUR BACK . YOU
GUYS ARE SINGING THE SAME TUNE
YOU ARE NOW. I THOUGHT THIS WAS
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE, NOT THE
CITY COUNCIL CORPORATIONS. I
THOUGHT THEY COULDN'T MEET THE
PROFIT MARGIN, ANOTHER WILLING
TO BRING --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS LAUREN K, AND FOLLOWING
LAUREN WILL BE -- LAUREN.
>> HI, I'M LAUREN KAYE. I'M
ONE OF THE SIX PEOPLE CITY
COUNCIL ORDERED ARRESTED ON
FEBRUARY 27th. ONCE AGAIN, CITY
COUNCIL IS BUYING INTO A GRAFT.
MOBILE LPR TECHNOLOGIES LIKE
THOSE PUT ON POLICE CARS HAVE A
35% ERROR RATE. THAT IS
SLIGHTLY LESS THAN SHOP
SPOTTER, BUT, I MEAN, THE BAR
IS IN . I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD
THAT SPEAKING OF , LIKE OTHER
PEOPLE ADMITTED, S AAS/CLOUD
BASED A LPR TECHNOLOGY
FACILITATES ICE CAPTURE OF
UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE, EVEN IN
SO-CALLED SANCTUARY CITIES.
THEY ALSO MAKE IT MUCH MORE
POSSIBLE FOR HOSTILE STATES
LIKE IDAHO TO ENFORCE THEIR
BOUNTY HUNTER LAWS ON ANYBODY
WHO PROVIDES REPRODUCTIVE CARE
TO PEOPLE GOING ACROSS STATE
LINES. THIS WILL ALSO TARGET
THE CID FAR GREATER THAN ANY
OTHER DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NICOLE HEARN. FOLLOWING
NICOLE WILL BE ROWAN HOFFMAN.
>> I AM NICOLE CURRAN WITH
PLANNED PARENTHOOD. IN THIS
MOMENT, SEATTLE SHOULD DO
EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO HELP
PATIENT SEEKING ACTUAL
HEALTHCARE, WHICH IS WHY WE
RECOMMEND THE ORGANIZED
AMENDMENTS. DATA IN THE WRONG
HANDS CAN LEAD TO NOT ONLY
PROSECUTION, AND ALSO TO
VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT, AND
EXPANDING THE USE OF THOSE
READERS THAT WILL PROSECUTE
PATIENTS, PROVIDERS, AND
HELPERS. ALREADY, ANTIABORTION
GROUPS ARE COLLECTING DATA FROM
ALC OURS IN DATA POOLS. THOSE
WHO OBTAIN ABORTION DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY THAT THEIR LOCATION IS
BEING TRACKED AND CAN BE
ACCESSED BY HOSTILE
GOVERNMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE,
NATIONALLY, THERE IS A 637%
INCREASE A PROTESTER VIOLENCE
OVER THE YEARS. THE
ANTIABORTION GROUP SHOULD NOT
HAVE INCREASED ACCESS. WE
ENCOURAGE YOU TO AMEND THIS
MEASURE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ROLAND KAUFMAN. ROLAND.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ROLAND
KAUFMAN. I DISTRICT 4 RESIDENT
AMENDMENTS STRONG OPPOSITION TO
THE EXPANSION PROGRAM. NOT ONLY
DOES THIS POSE A THREAT,
ESPECIALLY THOSE COLLECTING
THAT PERSONAL INFORMATION . BUT
IT WILL ALSO CREATE OPPORTUNITY
FOR OTHERS TO GET AROUND
WASHINGTON STATE'S SHIELD LAW.
THERE ARE NUMBER OF REASONS WHY
THIS EXPANSION IS
INAPPROPRIATE. YOU'VE HEARD
FROM SEVERAL OF THEM ALREADY
TODAY. REJECT THIS EXPANSION ,
OR AT THE VERY LEAST, DATA MUST
BE STORED ON PRIVATE CENTERS ,
AND THE RETENTION PERIOD MUST
BE REDUCED TO THREE MONTHS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS LAUREL HECTOR, AND FOLLOWING
LAUREL, MICHELLE BOWSER. GO
AHEAD, LAUREL.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS LAUREL
HECTOR, AND I'M CALLING TODAY
TO OPPOSE THE A LPR AUTOMATIC
LICENSE PLATE READER ACT. I
THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS
PROGRAM WHERE PEOPLE SEEKING
ABORTIONS FROM OUT-OF-STATE, AS
WELL AS IMMIGRANTS AND OTHER
POPULATIONS AT RISK , AND AT
THE VERY LEAST, I URGE COUNCIL
TO REDUCE THE LICENSE PLATE
DATA FOR LICENSES THAT ARE NOT
-- AS WELL AS STORING THE
INFORMATION ON SITE WITH THE
SPV, RATHER THAN IN A
CLOUD-BASED FORMAT . PEOPLE
BEFORE ME HAVE SAID THAT IT IS
DANGEROUS AND WILL ALLOW FOR
OUT-OF-STATE PROSECUTION ,
UNLAWFUL PROSECUTION FOR THOSE
SEEKING ABORTION OUT-OF-STATE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MICHELLE BOWSER, AND
FOLLOWING MICHELLE WILL BE
AMBER AND THEA TORRES. GO
AHEAD, MICHELLE.
>> HI, COUNCIL. YESTERDAY, THE
COMPANIES WERE WILLING TO PAY
AT $21.97. I JUST FEEL LIKE
EVERYONE IS KIND OF GIVING
PLATE, AND I'M NOT SURE WHO TO
TRUST AT THIS POINT. I'M JUST
WONDERING HOW LONG HAVE YOU
KNOWN ABOUT THAT. IS THAT
SOMETHING YOU HAVE KNOWN ALL
ALONG? I MEAN, IS THAT THEIR
LOW OFFER? THE LACK OF HONESTY
AND TRANSPARENCY REALLY SCARES
ME. SO YOU BEING THERE
SPOKESPERSON IS DAMAGING, YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO ALIGN WITH THE
COMPANY, NOT KNOWING THE TRUE
ORIGINATION OF THIS PROPOSED
AMENDMENT MAKES IT NECESSARY TO
STRIKE AT THIS POINT. THE
WORKERS GET THE FIRST MEETING.
IS IT THE COMPANY THAT
APPROACHED YOU? YOU WANT TO
MAKE CHANGES, THAT'S FINE.
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. BUT
THAT'S IT. THIS IS ABOUT
WORKER WAGES. LEAVE IT ALONE.
EVERYTHING ELSE NEEDS TO STAY.
WORKERS, FINE. RESTAURANTS AND
THE COMPANIES, THAT'S AN
ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ORDINANCE.
WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT
THIS?
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EMMER
AND THEA TORRES. AND FOLLOWING
EMORY AND THEA WILL BE OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER, K SHANNON. GO
AHEAD.
>> HI, THERE. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. ON THE DIRECTOR
OF THE COALITION. WE SUPPORT
OVER 35 COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS
SPECIFIC AND BE PIO C
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALL WORK
TOWARDS ENDING DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND TRAFFICKING. I AM
SPEAKING TODAY TO SHARE
CONCERNS REGARDING THE
EXPANSION OF THE AUTOMATIC
LICENSE PLATE READER. I HAVE
BEEN A LITTLE BIT BEHIND
CATCHING UP ON THIS, SO I
REGRET TAKING ABOUT IT JUST
TODAY AND NOT IN COMMITTEE. AND
I JUST WANTED TO TRY TO SHARE
SOME CONCERNS. WE ARE
PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE IMPACT OF INCREASED
SURVEILLANCE. THE TIMELINE AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE OF THIS
TECHNOLOGY ON SURVIVORS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -- AND
THINKING ABOUT THE SURVIVOR WHO
TAKES HER CAR TO A CONFIDENTIAL
SHELTER AS SHE SEEKS SAFETY
FROM AN ABUSIVE PARTNER AND
WHOSE SAFETY COULD BE IN
JEOPARDY FROM THIS TECHNOLOGY.
I'M THINKING ABOUT SURVIVORS
OF STOCKING, AND I APPRECIATE
THE EFFORT THAT THE
COUNCILMEMBERS GOT
CLARIFICATION ABOUT THIS
TECHNOLOGY AND THE RISK TO
PRIVACY --
>> THANK YOU. IN OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER WHO IS PRESENT
IS T SALMON. GO AHEAD, T.
>> AT AFTERNOON. ON THE
TECHNOLOGY POLICY PROGRAM
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER OF
WASHINGTON SPEAKING ON THE
PROPOSED EXPANSION. THE
ORDINANCE AS PROPOSED POSES
SERIOUS THREATS TO PEOPLE'S
TRAVESTY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
AND STANCE TO HARM COMMUNITIES
AND PEOPLE SEEKING REPRODUCTIVE
AND GENDER AFFIRMING SELF-CARE.
WE URGE YOU TO CONSIDER. FIRST,
THE PROPOSAL TO STORE DATA SUCH
AS LAW ENFORCEMENT FACED WITH
ABORTION BANDS TO BYPASS OUR
EXISTING PROTECTIONS, INCLUDING
OUR SHIELD LAW. AND TO ACCESS
SEATTLE'S DATA . WE RECOMMEND
MANDATING THE DATA BE ASKED
STORED EXCLUSIVELY IN SPV TO
REDUCE THIS RISK. THE REST, THE
MISUSE ONLY CONTINUES TO GROW.
OR NO MORE THAN 48 HOURS. WE
URGE YOU TO HAVE TIME TO
CONSIDER THESE CRUCIAL
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS OUR LAST
PUBLIC COMMENTOR.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS NOW CLOSES OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, AND WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON. SO RIGHT NOW, WE WILL
ADDRESS THE -- OKAY. EXCUSE ME.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. AND IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NONE, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE
WILL NOT CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR, AND THOSE
ITEMS ARE THE MINUTES OF JUNE
11, 2020 WORK, COUNCIL BILL AND
FOUR APPOINTMENTS FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
THAT COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE,
I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
SIX IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE MINUTES ON THE LEGISLATION
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF. THE CLERK PLEASE READS
ITEM ONE AND TWO INTO THE
RECORD. THE MAC AGENDA ITEMS
ONE AND TWO, 120795 AND WHAT
YOU 7096 RELATING TO THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL NUMBER
77 CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR UNIT, AND
COUNCIL BILL 120796 ,
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL
UNION NUMBER 77 INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS UNIT.
>> BOTH ITEMS ONE AND TWO WERE
JUST NOW READ INTO THE RECORD
AND I WILL BE ADDRESSING THESE
ITEMS TOGETHER, AND THEN WE
WILL VOTE ON EACH BILL
SEPARATELY. AS A REMINDER, THE
TERMS OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS ARE NEGOTIATED AND
IMPROVED IN LABOR RELATIONS AND
POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND
THEY ARE NOT -- THOSE MEETINGS
ARE NOT PUBLIC BEFORE THEY COME
TO FULL COUNCIL FOR A VOTE. SO
IN THE SPIRIT OF FULL
TRANSPARENCY AND FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO DON'T SERVE
, BEFORE I MOVE THIS BILL, I
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CENTRAL
STAFF DIRECTOR BEN NOBLE VITAS
WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THESE TWO
AGREEMENTS BEFORE CONSIDERING
EACH BILL. SO IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO ALLOW COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF TO ADDRESS THE
COUNCIL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU. YOU
HAVE TWO BILLS IN FRONT OF YOU
THAT ADDRESS LABOR AGREEMENTS.
ONE AFFECTS RELATIVELY FEW
EMPLOYEES, JUST UNDER 50. THEY
ARE REPRESENTED BY -- EXCUSE
ME, BY LOCAL 17, ELECTRICAL
WORKERS. ARE THEY ARE
THEMSELVES ELECTRICAL WORKERS.
THEY ARE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
OPERATORS. THEY WORK AT BEST.,
AT ASP YOU . THEY IN PARTICULAR
OPERATE -- I THINK WITH
BACKHOES AND DUMP TRUCKS. THE
AGREEMENTS THAT IS BEFORE YOU
IS COMPARABLE IN ITS TERMS TO
THE ONE THAT WAS APPROVED FOR
THE COALITION . THIS PARTICULAR
AGREEMENT I THINK ONLY COVERS
TWO YEARS, '23 AND DECK IN MY
24, AND THE WAGE INCREASES ARE
AGAIN COMPARABLE TO THOSE IN
THE COALITION. THERE ARE MARKET
ADJUSTMENTS , AND IT'S
DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN
THESE WORKERS. THERE'S AN
ADJUSTMENT ABOVE AND BEYOND THE
ANNUAL WAGE ADJUSTMENTS THAT
ARE LARGELY RELATED TO
INFLATION. AS WITH THE OTHER
AGREEMENTS, THE CITY HAD
ANTICIPATED THE POTENTIAL TO
REACH THESE AGREEMENTS AND SOCK
AWAY SOME MONEY. FINAL TERMS OF
THE AGREEMENTS ARE SLIGHTLY
MORE EXPENSIVE THAN HAD BEEN
ANTICIPATED, SO THERE'S AN
ADDITIONAL ANNUAL COST ABOVE
WHAT HAD BEEN PLANNED IN THE
BUDGET OF ABOUT $700,000 .
HOWEVER, THE BULK OF THAT IS
NOT BORNE BY THE GENERAL FUND,
SO IT'S NOT CONTRIBUTING TO
THE DEFICIT NUMBER YOU HEARD IS
REFERENCE IN ANY GREAT AMOUNT.
THE INCREMENT OF THE GENERAL
FUND IS LESS THAN $100,000.
RELATIVELY FEW EMPLOYEES, AND
NOT GENERAL FUND AFFECTED
DEPARTMENTS. THE OTHER
AGREEMENT AFFECTS MORE
EMPLOYEES. IN PARTICULAR, THEY
ARE ALSO REPRESENTED AND THEY
ARE NOT ELECTRICAL WORKERS, BUT
I.T. PROFESSIONALS. OVER 450,
MAINLY OPERATING AND ALSO IN
SEVERAL OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS
WELL. THIS IS ACTUALLY A
THREE-YEAR DEAL BECAUSE IT GOES
BACK TO '23. THE TERMS ARE
GENERALLY COMPARABLE TO THOSE
IN THE COALITION AGREEMENT.
THERE'S A 1 1/2% MARKET
ADJUSTMENTS BE ON THE ANNUAL
WAGE INCREASES IMPLEMENTED OVER
TWO YEARS WITHIN THE
AGREEMENTS. AND ONCE AGAIN, THE
CITY HAD ANTICIPATED OF THE
POTENTIAL COST OF THIS
AGREEMENT, ULTIMATELY NOT FULLY
ANTICIPATING THE COST.
APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS. HE WAS RELATIVELY
SMALL, AROUND $200,000. THE
I.T. DEPARTMENT BILLS ITS
SERVICES TO A VARIETY OF STATE
DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING SOME
GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENTS, SO
THE OVERALL IMPACT IS PROBABLY
HALF 1 MILLION OR MORE PER
YEAR. SO THAT IS A HIGH-LEVEL
SUMMARY . I CAN ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> SO THE COALITION -- THE
COALITION CONTRACT THAT WE
APPROVED MONTHS AGO, I BELIEVE
IT WAS ON APRIL 2nd OR FIRST OR
WHATEVER, THAT COMPRISED HOW
MANY DIFFERENT UNIONS .
>> IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND
20, MAYBE SOME MORE. LOCAL 77
HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED SEPARATELY
FROM THE COALITION . I DON'T
KNOW THAT I HAVE ALL OF THIS
HISTORY ENTIRELY ACCURATE, BUT
I THINK IT PRINCIPALLY
REPRESENTED CITY LAY EMPLOYEES
. AND THE FINANCIAL PRESSURES
ON THE UTILITY VERSUS THE REST
OF THE CITY ARE VERY DIFFERENT.
I THINK IT LET A LOT OF SENSE.
77 IS RECRUITING PROFESSIONALS
INTO ITS UNION AND THE SCOPE
HAS EXPANDED. BUT 77 MAINTAINS
ITSELF SEPARATELY FROM THE
COALITION. IT'S JUST IN THIS
PARTICULAR CASE, THEY WORK IN A
DEPARTMENT THAT IS LARGELY NOW
REPRESENTED BY THE COALITION.
THE IDEA THAT THE TERMS ARE
RELATIVELY CONSISTENT IS AGAIN
CONSISTENT WITH GENERAL
NEGOTIATING PATTERNS .
>> HERE'S THE DEAL. THE
COALITION CONTRACT WAS
NEGOTIATED FIRST AND BASICALLY
THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE
REPRESENTED BY UNIONS THAT ARE
NOT IN THE COALITION SHOULD --
WELL, I WILL SEND MY EDITORIAL
REMARKS FOR LATER, BUT THE
POINT IS, THIS IS AN EFFORT TO
BRING INTO PARITY THE UNIONS
THAT ARE NOT IN THE COALITION.
BUT THAT HAS BEEN THE PRACTICE
-- THAT HAS BEEN CITY PRACTICE
FOR YEARS AND WE ARE LIKELY TO
HAVE A FEW MORE OF THESE
CONTRACTS COME TORTOISE LATER
IN THE YEAR. THE FOUNDATIONS OF
THE TERMS WERE SET IN MAINE BY
THE COALITION CONTRACT,
CORRECT?
>> FOR THESE EMPLOYEES, YES.
SOME OF THE OTHER CONTRACTS
THAT ARE UPCOMING ARE ACTUALLY
WORKER CONTRACTS THAT ARE MORE
SPECIFICALLY RELATED AND THE
TERMS TEND TO BE SOMEWHAT
DIFFERENT, BECAUSE THE BUSINESS
FORCES ARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN
THE CITY AS A WHOLE . BUT YES,
WHAT YOU DESCRIBED IS EXACTLY
THE CASE.
>> MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND AGAIN, THERE IS THE
ACTUAL DOCUMENTATION ON THE
AGENDA, AND THERE WAS AN EMAIL
FROM KARINA WITH MORE
INFORMATION. I WILL JUST GO
AHEAD AND SAY THAT -- I HAVE TO
MOVE FIRST. YES. SO THERE'S NO
-- I ALREADY DID THAT. WE WILL
NOT CONSIDER EACH BILL
SEPARATELY, STARTING WITH ITEM
ONE. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> I WILL ADDRESS IT BEFORE
OPENING IT UP FOR COMMENTS. AS
DIRECTOR NOBLE SAID, THESE ARE
SPU PARKS AND S.EMPLOYEES WHO
OPERATE THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT
THAT DELIVER THE INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECT THAT FORM THE
FOUNDATION OF THE BACK TO
BASICS PRIORITIES THAT MANY OF
YOU HAVE EXPRESSED A COMMITMENT
TO. AND AS WE SAID, I BELIEVE
IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO
-- TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
WAGES ARE COMPETITIVE WITH
OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES, AND ALSO
WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR. BECAUSE LET'S
NOT FORGET -- THESE EMPLOYEES
ARE MAKING A CHOICE TO WORK IN
PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. AND THERE ARE HIGHLY
SKILLED PROFESSIONALS. AND WHEN
WE THINK ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY
FILLING VACANCIES AND THE
COMPETITION AMONGST
JURISDICTIONS AND ALSO BETWEEN
THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS,
IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT THAT
WE KEEP THESE EMPLOYEES, AND
THAT WE ALSO SHOW THAT WE VALUE
THEIR WORK AND THEIR
CONTRIBUTION TO MAKING THE CITY
RUN THE WAY IT DOES. SO I FULLY
SUPPORT THIS, AND ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT, AS WELL. ALL RIGHT.
SEEING AS HOW THERE ARE NO
OTHER COMMENTS, LET'S GET ONTO
THE BOAT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 127095 .
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] SIX IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY
BEHALF. ITEM TWO HAS BEEN READ
INTO THE RECORD AND WE WILL NOT
CONSIDER IT. I MOVED TO PASS
COUNCIL BILL 127096. IS THERE A
SECOND? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON
THE BILL? I WILL ADDRESS IT
MYSELF. OKAY. SO AGAIN -- I WAS
NOT PARTY TO THE NEGOTIATIONS
THAT APPROVED THE TERMS OF THE
COALITION CONTRACT, BUT I FULLY
SUPPORT EXTENDING THOSE
BENEFITS TO THESE COLLEAGUES.
THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY
BROUGHT ZOOM TO CITY WORKERS SO
THAT WE COULD FULFILL THE BASIC
FUNCTIONS OF CITY GOVERNMENT
DURING THE PANDEMIC, THEY BRING
CONNECTIVITY TO WORKSTATIONS
BOTH IN THE OFFICE AND AT HOME,
AND AGAIN, WHEN WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT WANTING TO SHOW THAT WE
VALUE OUR EMPLOYEES AND ALSO
WANT TO RETAIN THEM, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
KEEP THEIR WAGES COMPETITIVE.
ON THESE ARE HIGHLY SKILLED
PROFESSIONALS IN THE I.T.
SECTOR. AND SO I URGE YOUR
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. SEEING NO
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] . SIX
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES, THE BILL
PASSES. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIXED MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? THANK
YOU. WILL THE CLERK THESE READ
THE TITLE OF ITEM THREE INTO
THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 127008.
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION, ACCEPTING THE
2023 UPDATED SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT OF 2023 EXECUTIVE
OVERVIEW FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S USE OF AUTOMATED
LICENSE PLATE RESEARCH. IF IT
PASSES AS AMENDED WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS SACCA,
HOLLINGSWORTH, AND NELSON WITH
AN ABSTENTION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. COUNCIL BILL 120778,
RELATED TO SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S AUTOMATIC LICENSE
PLATE READER UPDATE
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT
ORDINANCE. TODAY, STOLEN CARS
ARE NOT JUST FOR JOY RIDES AND
BEING DUMPED, BUT RATHER, THEY
ARE USED TO CARRY OUT CRIME AND
OFTEN VIOLENT CRIME WITH GUNS.
WE NEED TO WORK SMARTER,
NIMBLER, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
MASSIVE LOSS OF WARMED
OFFICERS, BUT ALSO DETECTIVES
AND SPECIALTY UNITS AND THEIR
INVESTIGATIONS. THIS UNDERLINES
THE NEED FOR A LPR. I AM
CONSTANTLY HEARING FROM
CONSTITUENTS AND NEIGHBORS
ABOUT THEIR CARS BEING STOLEN,
OR THEIR STOLEN CARS BEING
DUMPED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS ENFORCES THE IDEA OF A
PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT
THIS ILLEGAL ACTIVITY HAS
PERMITTED AND THAT OUR
GOVERNMENT IS UNABLE TO GOVERN
AND CREATE A SAFE BASE. I
UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE
TECHNOLOGY AND PRIVACY
ARGUMENTS. I LIVE THIS IN MY
CAREER IN NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. I
UNDERSTAND. IN OUR MISSION, OUR
GOAL, IS TO CREATE A SAFE
SEATTLE THAT INCLUDES THE MOST
VULNERABLE. THE A LPR BUILDS
THESE TECHNOLOGY AND PRIVACY
POINTS INTO THE PROGRAM AND IS
STRENGTHENED BY OUR AMENDMENTS,
BOTH IN COMMITTEE AND HERE IN
FULL COUNCIL. AND ALSO WITH IN
OUR DISCUSSIONS PREVIOUSLY WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE BEFORE IT
WAS EVEN SUBMITTED. I WANTED TO
MAKE AN ADDITIONAL POINT, AND
THIS GOES TO, AGAIN, I HEAR THE
COMMENTS MADE, YOU KNOW, THE
ATTIC NOTES AND THE POINTS
RELATED TO, SAY, OTHER
JURISDICTIONS. BUT WHEN THIS
LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED AND
MOVED THROUGH COMMITTEE, WE
HEARD, READ, AND SAW MANY
COMMENTS ON THE TECHNOLOGY AND
PRIVACY BEING USED AS EXAMPLES
AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT WERE
PROBLEMATIC. I UNDERSTAND THAT.
THESE ANECDOTES NEVER
ACKNOWLEDGE, HOWEVER, THE HARD
WORK WE HAVE DONE IS ACE EDDIE
WITH THE CONSENT DECREE AND THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. THIS
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS VERY
UNIQUE. WE HAVE THE BEST
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IN THE
COUNTRY. FIRST, WE HAVE THE
OFFICER INSPECTOR GENERAL, OIG.
OIG'S MISSION AND
RESPONSIBILITY IS TO AUDIT THE
USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY SPD. I
HAVE SPOKEN TO INSPECTOR
GENERAL LISA JUDGE ABOUT THIS.
SHE UNDERSTANDS THIS AND SHE
WILL CARRY THIS OUT. THEY ALSO
HAVE THEIR OTHER
RESPONSIBILITIES AS IT RELATES
TO, YOU KNOW, THEIR OVERSIGHT
OF SPD. SECONDLY, THERE ARE
SOME CONCERNS THAT WERE BEING
EXPRESSED REGARDING OFFICERS
GETTING ACCESS, FOR EXAMPLE.
THAT WOULD BE -- THAT
PARTICULARLY HAS A
MODIFICATIONS THAT WE DONE TO
THE SIR, THE AMENDMENTS THAT
CHANGE THE SIR. THIS WOULD BE A
SERIOUS VIOLATION. WE HAVE THE
OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. DIRECTOR BEST
UNDERSTANDS THIS. HE
UNDERSTANDS HOW IMPORTANT THIS
IS, THIS OVERSIGHT ROLL IS, AND
HIS DUTIES AS IT RELATES TO
INVESTIGATING OFFICERS WHO MAY
HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS
VIOLATION . WE HAVE A COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION, VERY
IMPORTANT FROM THE COMMUNITY
VOICE TO KEEP US, KEEP OUR FEET
TO THE FIRE AND OUR TOES AND
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COVERING
ALL THE BASES AS IT RELATES TO
THAT LEGISLATION. THAT'S NOT
TO MENTION WHAT WE DO AS A
COUNCIL AND AS A COMMITTEE . I
TRULY BELIEVE OUR COUNTY AND
COMMITTEE IS AN ADDITIONAL
PARTNER AS WE MOVE FORWARD,
PARTICULARLY IN AREAS AS THEY
RELATE TO THIS, TECHNOLOGY AND
PRIVACY. OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM IS KEY, AND SOMETHING
THAT NEEDS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED,
AND NEEDS TO BE CELEBRATED,
FRANKLY. AND IT'S TIME TO
LEVERAGE THE HARD WORK THAT
WE'VE DONE ON THIS
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND USE
IT IN SUPPORT OF OUR NEEDS AS
IT RELATES TO A LPR. BUT AT THE
END OF THE DAY, IT'S ABOUT
CREATING A SAFE BASE AND DOING
SO RESPONSIBLY. THIS IS WHAT WE
ARE DOING WITH OUR OVERSIGHT OF
THIS ORDINANCE AND THIS
LEGISLATION, AND THAT IS WHAT
WE WILL DO MOVING FORWARD. SO
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TO THE BILL, AND ASK FOR
YOUR AND MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT
HERE ON THE DAIS.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL ASK FOR
COMMENTS, AND THEN WE WILL
STILL HAVE TO MOVE AND PEOPLE
HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE COMMENTS AND ASK QUESTIONS
AS WELL. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
AT THIS POINT? ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, I'M SORRY. I GOT PAPER ON
MY SCREEN. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE
RIGHT TIME PROCEDURALLY. I HAVE
GIVEN PRIOR NOTICE TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE . SO AT
THIS POINT, I WAS GOING TO MAKE
A MOTION TO -- WELL, I MOVE --
I MOVED TO POSTPONE COUNCIL
BILL 120778 UNTIL THE FULL
COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY 9th IN
ORDER TO ALLOW THIS BILL TO BE
HEARD AT THE SAME TIME AS
LEGISLATION THAT I HAVE
DEVELOPED TO REQUIRE A
RETENTION PERIOD OF 48 HOURS
FOR DATA THAT IS NOT MATCHING
FOR STOLEN VEHICLES , AMBER OR
SILVER ALERTS, ACTIVE
INVESTIGATIONS, OR SIMILAR
MATCHES. AND I THINK I WOULD
NEED A 2nd FOR THAT.
>> I WILL GIVE YOU A SECOND. I
DON'T -- YEAH. SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO I
JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS.
AS I SAID, AND DURING
COMMITTEE, IT CAN BE USEFUL IN
RECOVERING STOLEN VEHICLES AND
FOR LOCATING MISSING PERSONS
AND FOR ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS.
HOWEVER , THE CONCERNS RAISED
BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND
TODAY ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE AND GENDER AFFIRMING
CARE AND IMMIGRANTS ARE VERY
REAL. THE STATE LEGISLATURE
ADOPTED THE SHIELD LAW AND THE
KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING LAWS,
AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE
EXPANDING USE DOESN'T BECOME A
WORKAROUND TO GET AROUND THOSE
LAWS. THE MOST EFFECTIVE -- AND
I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THAT
CHER KETTLE HAS MADE, AND I
APPRECIATE THE REASSURANCES
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO US BY
SPD. BUT AS SOMEBODY WHO SPENT
MY LIFE WORKING WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND IN THE COURT
SYSTEMS, I PREFER THINGS TO BE
CODIFIED. AND I THINK THAT THE
SUREST WAY TO REALLY MINIMIZE
THOSE -- WHILE THEY WILL AT THE
MOMENT FEEL HYPOTHETICAL, I
DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE,
RISKS, IS A 48 HOUR RETENTION
FOR NONMATCHING DATA, WHICH
MINIMIZES THE LIKELIHOOD OF
STATES SUCH AS TEXAS AND IDAHO
RECEIVING COMPROMISING DATA ON
WOMEN SEEKING REPRODUCTIVE CARE
OR GENDER RMING CARE ,
IMMIGRANTS SEEKING TO WORK IN
THE STATE. SO THAT'S WHY I'M
ASKING THAT THIS BE CONSIDERED
AT THE TIME THAT I BRING FORTH
THAT LEGISLATION. I WAS NOT
ABLE TO JUST BRING AN
AMENDMENT. I HAD TO INTRODUCE
ENTIRELY NEW LEDGES PATIENT.
AND SO THAT IS WHY WE ARE SORT
OF IN THIS PROCEDURAL POSTURE.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT BEING THE
CASE, BUT GIVEN THE WAY THE LAW
HAS BEEN WRITTEN, THAT IS THE
WAY WE HAVE TO DO IT.
>> OKAY. WILL THE COURT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION TO
DELAY THE VOTE UNTIL JULY 9th.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ] ONE IN FAVOR,
FIVE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
MOTION FAILS. NOW WE WILL
PROCEED TO ACTUALLY MOVING THE
BILL. NO, WE'VE ALREADY DONE
THAT. SORRY.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AT THIS
POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE TO MOVE HER
AMENDMENT TO THE SIR
LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR
KETTLE. SO AT THIS POINT,
HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE MORE
SUCCESS ON THIS ONE. I MOVED TO
AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120778 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A
VERSION 2, WHICH WAS
DISTRIBUTED YESTERDAY. THE ONLY
CHANGE TO VERSION 2 IS THE
EFFECT STATEMENT. THERE WAS A
TYPO AND SOME ADDITIONAL
CLARITY. THE REASON I AM
BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT WITH
THE SUPPORT OF THE CHAIR IS TO
REQUEST THAT IN ANY CONTRACT
EXECUTED WITH THE THIRD-PARTY
VENDOR FOR THE TECHNOLOGY, THAT
SPD REQUIRE THE VENDOR TO
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THEM IF THE
VENDOR RECEIVES A WARRANT OR
SUBPOENA, SEEKING SPD AUTOMATED
LICENSE PLATE DATA FOR ANY
PURPOSE. INCLUDING PURPOSES
RELATED TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
CARE OR GENDER AFFIRMING
MEDICAL SERVICES . IT FURTHER
REQUIRES SPD TO NOTIFY THE
COUNCIL OF ATTEMPTS TO SEEK
DATA VIA THE REQUEST OF THE
VENDOR, AND IT REQUIRES SPD TO
SUBMIT A COPY OF THE ALPR
CONTRACT TO US TO CONFIRM THAT
THOSE PROVISIONS ARE IN THE
CONTRACT BEFORE THE BUDGET
TRANSMITTAL THIS FALL. AND I
JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IF
IMPLEMENTED, THIS WILL ALLOW
SPD TO STAY APPRISED OF ANY
WARRANTS OR SUBPOENAS THAT ARE
ISSUED FOR THEIR DATA FROM
OUT-OF-STATE JURISDICTIONS. AND
BECAUSE -- IT ALSO GIVES US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEASURE WHETHER
IN FACT THAT RISK IS IN FACT A
REAL ONE . AND IF SO, ONE THAT
WE MIGHT NEED TO CONSIDER
REVISITING. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
>> I SECOND. ANTICIPATING THE
QUESTION, I SECOND. IN TERMS OF
COMMENTS, I WILL JUST ADD, I
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
HANDS RAISED. WILL THE FLIRT
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AND
AMENDMENT A ?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]. SIX
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AN
AMENDMENT A VERSION 2 IS
ADOPTED. OTHER ANY OTHER
COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS
AMENDED? IS THERE ANOTHER
OUTSTANDING AMENDMENT?
>> YES, THERE IS. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
ON AMENDMENT SUBMITTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> SECOND.
>> REGARDING COMMENTS ON THIS,
CAN I BASICALLY READ WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA SAID TO
ME? IN A SUBMISSION TO ME , IN
SUBMITTING THIS AMENDMENT FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA , SHE WAS
UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY, BUT SHE
BELIEVES STRONGLY IN THIS, AND
ALSO AS COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
DOES IN TERMS OF THE
PROTECTIONS THAT WE NEED TO
INCLUDE , AND SHE WORKED WITH
SPD ON HER PIECE AS IT RELATES
TO THE DATA AND HOW IT IS
ACCESSED AND THE LIKE. AND HER
COMMENT THAT SHE ASKED FOR ME
TO SUBMIT ON HER BEHALF IS, I
BELIEVE ALPR GIVES POLICE AN
IMPORTANT TOOL TO HELP ADDRESS
CRIME ACROSS THE CITY. SEATTLE
HAS SEEN A LARGE AND TROUBLING
INCREASE IN STOLEN CARS AND THE
USE OF THOSE CARS TO COMMIT
ADDITIONAL CRIMES. I ALSO
BELIEVE WE NEEDED TO CLEARLY
DEFINE PRIVACY PROTECTIONS TO
MITIGATE FOR ANY UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD RESULT
FROM THE USE OF THIS
TECHNOLOGY. FOR THIS AND COME I
WORK WITH SPD AND THE COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF TO CRAFT AN
AMENDMENT THAT PLACES
PARAMETERS AROUND THOSE HAVE
ACCESS TO ALPR DATA, WHY THE
DATA IS NEEDED, ATTRACTS WHO
HAS REQUESTED ACCESS. I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER BOB KETTLE,
CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, FOR HIS SUPPORT OF
THIS AMENDMENT AND BRING IT
FORWARD IN MY ABSENCE TODAY.
THE AMENDMENT LIMITS ACCESS TO
ALPR DATA TO SPECIFIC
AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS
PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE
REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER AND
INTELLIGENCE UNITS AND WHO HAVE
COMPLETED TRAINING ON THE ALPR
SYSTEM. THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE
TRANSFERRED OUT OF THEIR UNITS,
THEIR PERMISSIONS TO THE
SYSTEMS WILL BE REVOKED. ANY
REQUEST TO SEARCH THE
HISTORICAL DATA BY AN OFFICER
MUST ACCOMPANY BY A WRITTEN
REQUEST IDENTIFYING THE
REQUESTER, THE REASON FOR THE
SEARCH, INCLUDING THE
REASONABLE SUSPICION OR
PROBABLE CAUSE AND THE
ASSOCIATED CASE NUMBER. ACCESS
AND USE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE
AUDITED BY THE SPD AUDIT UNIT
AND THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL. THOSE WERE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S REMARKS
REGARDING THIS AMENDMENT.
>> OKAY. SEEING AS HOW SHE'S
NOT HERE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS OR ADDRESS ANY
COMMENTS, IF THERE ARE NONE AND
I SEE NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] . SIX
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES AN AMENDMENT
B IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW JUST
CONSIDER AND ENTERTAIN ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
AMENDED BASE LEGISLATION. ARE
THERE ANY -- I'M LOOKING TO
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY HANDS UP.
COUNCILMEMBER WILL.
>> THANK YOU. I'M NOT ON THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND SO
I DID HAVE CONCERNS REGARDING
IMMIGRANTS, PEOPLE SEEKING
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE , AND SO I
WANTED TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF
FOR ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS.
AND I THINK LISTENING TO PUBLIC
COMMENT, AS SOMEONE WHO DID NOT
ATTEND ALL THE PUBLIC SAFETY
MEETINGS WITH SOME VERY MUCH OF
THE SAME QUESTIONS, I'VE
LEARNED THAT, YOU KNOW, IF
ANOTHER AGENCY, MAYBE FEDERAL
AGENCY, WERE TO SUBPOENA TRIED
TO GET SOME OF THIS DATE I WAS
TOLD THAT EXXON IS, YOU KNOW, I
HOLD THE DATA. THEY DON'T OWN
THE DATA. SPD EARNS OWNS THIS
DATA. MANY TIMES THERE'S A
SUBPOENA, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO
THROUGH SPD. AND THAT EXXON ,
IT DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO
BE ABLE TO RELEASE IT. HE WOULD
HAVE TO CHALLENGE IT IN COURT.
AND SO THAT MEANS THAT THERE IS
A LAYER OF PROTECTION FROM ANY
OTHER AGENCY TRYING TO GET THAT
DATA. SO THERE IS A LEGAL
REQUEST . THEY ARE PROHIBITED,
AND THESE WILL BE REQUESTS THAT
WE DIRECTLY CHALLENGE. AND I'VE
BEEN PROMISED THAT, YOU KNOW,
SPD WILL DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR
POWER TO FIGHT THAT SUBPOENA.
AND ALSO, THE SUBPOENA WOULD
TAKE A WHILE TO GET, SO THEY
WERE TRYING TO GO AFTER SOMEONE
WHO IS UNDOCUMENTED OR SOMEONE
SEEKING CARE OR ANY OF THESE
ISSUES, THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS
DATA WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO GET.
AND SO NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THIS
DATA WILL TELL YOU WHERE THE
CAR IS, BUT NOT THE PERSON. AND
TO FIND A PERSON, YOU NEED
PHONE DATA. AND SO IT IS
RESTRICTIVE IN A WAY IN ITS USE
AND ALSO VERY LIMITED. THIS
DATA WILL ONLY BE USED FOR A
COUPLE OF THINGS LIKE LOCATING
STOLEN VEHICLES, LICENSE PLATE,
ENDANGERED, MISSING, THOSE
VIOLATING PROTECTION ORDERS.
PEOPLE CANVASSING AROUND CRIME
SCENES. AND SO I FEEL THAT A
LOT OF THE CONCERNS AND THE
ISSUES PEOPLE HAVE WITH THIS
LEGISLATION HAS ALREADY BEEN
EXAMINED AND LOOKED AT. AND YOU
KNOW, IT IS NOT ALTOGETHER, YOU
KNOW, ISSUE FREE. BUT AT THE
SAME TIME, I THINK THAT WE ARE
A SANCTUARY CITY. THERE ARE
PROTECTIONS PUT IN PLACE TO
PROTECT THAT, TO PROTECT
PEOPLE'S RIGHTS, AND COMING
FROM WHEREVER THEY MAY COME
FROM TO FIND SAFETY HERE IN THE
CITY. SO I DO SUPPORT THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION, AND I AM
THANKFUL THAT IT HAS BEEN WELL
THOUGHT OUT. AND I AGREE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE THAT WE
NEED ALL THESE TOOLS TO BE ABLE
TO DO THINGS LIKE FIND
ENDANGERED OR MISSING PEOPLE ,
TO LOCATE STOLEN VEHICLES THAT
HAVE BEEN USED IN OTHER CRIMES.
AND SO WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO
SEE WHERE THIS LEGISLATION
TAKES US, AND IF THERE ARE ANY
ISSUES, WE WILL DEFINITELY COME
BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
AGAIN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THOSE COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WOULD JUST NOTE
THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN OWNERSHIP AND
POSSESSION, AND THAT WE HAD A
VERY LENGTHY DISCUSSION ABOUT
THIS, AND THERE'S NOTHING SAFE
ABOUT THE WAY EXXON WOULD HAVE
TO RESPOND TO A SUBPOENA, AND
THE CONTRACT IN SEATTLE
REQUIRES THEM TO RESPOND. I
THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL
ABOUT REPRESENTATION AND HOW WE
ARE MAKING THAT ABOUT HOW THIS
IS A SAFE PROCESS. THAT SAID, I
AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PASSED
RELATING TO PROTECTION OF
PRIVACY RIGHTS THROUGH PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE REQUESTS, REQUIRING
A COPY OF THE CONTRACT, AND FOR
US TO BE NOTIFIED IF EXXON DOES
RECEIVE LEGAL PROCESS, AND ALSO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
AMENDMENT SETTING UP A VERY
DETAILED SECURE WAY FOR
OFFICERS TO ACCESS INFORMATION
. AND SO IT IS NOT AN IDEAL
BILL, BUT IT IS UNIMPORTANT --
A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL, AND I
FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE
ADDITION OF THE SAFETY PIECES
THAT WE HAVE ADDED, AND FOR
THOSE REASONS, I WILL BE VOTING
IN FAVOR OF IT TODAY.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? IF NOT, I WILL JUST
SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS, AND
THEN LET THE CHAIR CLOSE US
OUT. I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT I
DO -- I DO COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT
MIGHT HAPPEN IN TERMS OF
INCURSIONS INTO PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS AND HYPOTHETICAL
SCENARIOS WHERE DATA COULD BE
RELEASED AND I ALSO APPRECIATE
THE EFFORTS THAT MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE TAKEN, TO MINIMIZE THOSE
POTENTIAL BREACHES OF CIVIL
LIBERTIES. HERE'S THE THING. I
AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS
HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY
ACROSS THE CITY, AND WE WERE
TOLD IN THE VERY FIRST
PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION THAT STOLEN VEHICLE
REPORTS OF STOLEN VEHICLES HAVE
GONE UP 33%, I BELIEVE, IN THE
LAST FOUR YEARS. AND THOUGH
STOLEN VEHICLES SERVE AS KIND
OF INVISIBILITY CLOAKS FOR THE
COMMISSION OF OTHER CRIMES
ACROSS THE CITY. AND SO I --
EVERYTHING FROM -- WELL, NUMBER
ONE, IT'S A BUMMER TO HAVE
YOUR CAR STOLEN, AND EVERYTHING
FROM SMASHING GRABS TO MUCH
MORE VIOLENT CRIMES. THAT IS
WHAT IS MOTIVATING MY SUPPORT.
WE HAVE AN UNDERSTAFFED POLICE
FORCE, AND WE'VE GOT A
TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD HELP
MEDIATE SOME OF THE CRIMES THAT
WE ARE SEEING HAPPEN ALL OVER
OUR CITY. I FULLY SUPPORT THIS
AND I ALSO THINK MY COLLEAGUES
FOR MAKING IT AN EVEN BETTER
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. YOUR HAND
WAS UP.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.
AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE, YOU
KNOW, THE MANY CONVERSATIONS
I'VE HAD WITH MY COLLEAGUES
HERE ON THE DAIS ON THEIR
VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THIS BILL. I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
RESTATE, YOU KNOW, A FEW
THINGS. ONE IS, WE HAVE THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
LEADERSHIP , DEDICATED TO
CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING. THEY
CAME UP WITH A LOT OF THE
PIECES IN THE SIR, WORKING WITH
THESE PIECES. THEY KNOW OUR
CITY. THESE PIECES WERE
INCORPORATED. AND YOU KNOW,
WITH OUR INTERIM CHIEF, THE
GUARDIAN MENTALITY, THE
GUARDIAN APPROACH TO POLICING,
I THINK WE NEED TO GUARD THOSE
THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE. WE
ALSO NEED TO, AS YOU NOTED, TO
GUARD OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE
SUFFERING FROM THESE CRIMES
THAT ARE HAPPENING. THE STOLEN
CARS THEMSELVES, AND THE CRIMES
THAT COME OUT FROM THAT. BUT WE
ALSO HAVE THE AMENDMENTS. THE
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REQUEST
AMENDMENT THAT REALLY TIGHTENS
THAT UP. AND IN TERMS OF HOW
THAT DATA IS SENT BACK OUT, IT
COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR
ANYBODY TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S
AMENDMENT IS, I THINK,
FANTASTIC. IT ENSURES THAT --
IT SIGNALS OUR INTENT AND
ENCOURAGES FOR EXXON TO BE ON
THEIR TOES AND AGGRESSIVELY
DEFENDING, WHICH IS IN THEIR
COMMERCIAL INTEREST, TOO, BY
THE WAY. AND THEN ALSO,
CONNECTION WITH SPD, AND IN
CASE OF A BREAK OF CONTRACT,
WHAT THAT MAY PROVIDE US. AND
THEN FINALLY, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA'S AMENDMENT, THE ACCESS
FEES LOCALLY, ENSURING THAT
TEASER CROSSED AND EYES ARE
DOTTED, SHE DID AMAZING. AND I
WOULD, AGAIN, RECOGNIZE THAT
TECHNOLOGY CONCERNS. BUT
THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF
PRACTICAL MATTERS THAT CAME OUT
OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETING IN THE
SENSE THAT, YOU KNOW, SEATTLE,
WE ARE THE FURTHEST NORTH AND
WEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY. IN
ORDER TO GET TO US FROM TEXAS
OR IDAHO, YOU WOULD HAVE TO
DRIVE ACROSS STATE AND THERE'S
A LOT OF OTHER OPTIONS BEFORE
YOU EVEN GET HERE TO TEXAS.
CALIFORNIA WOULD BE THE MOST
LIKELY OPTION IF YOU ARE COMING
FROM THE PLANE AND THE LIKE,
THERE'S A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS
THAT SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN
TERMS OF INTEGRATION AND THE
LIKE. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT CAR THEY ARE IN AND WHAT
LICENSE PLATE NUMBER IT IS WILL
BE VERY DIFFICULT. A LOT OF
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS I JUST
WANTED TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT. I
JUST WANT TO RE-EMPHASIZE THE
POINTS THAT WE HAVE A GREAT
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM . OIG,
OPA, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND
SUPPORT THEM, AND WE WILL DO
OUR DUE DILIGENCE, AND THAT IS
OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
BILL PASSES AS AMENDED
UNANIMOUSLY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ITEM
FOUR INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR, COUNCIL
BILL 120797 , RELATING TO THE
CIOTTI SEATTLE CENTER
DEPARTMENT, AUTHORIZING THE
SEATTLE CENTER DIRECTOR TO
EXECUTE A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
THE FACILITY USE AND OCCUPANCY
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE
REPERTORY THEATER. AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
HOLLINGSWORTH, NANCE AND,
KETTLE, AND RIVERA WITH AND
ABSTAINING FROM STRESS.
>> YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO
PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. ON A MUCH LIGHTER
NOTE, WE HAVE A BILL THAT IS
FROM OUR SEATTLE CENTER WITH
THE SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATER .
THEY WERE FOUNDED IN 1963 .
THEY INTERSECT ARTS AND
COMMUNITY AND CULTURE. THEY ARE
ONE OF THE SEATTLE CENTER
JEWELS, AND THIS IS A BILL THAT
WAS BROUGHT FORTH FROM OUR
SEATTLE CENTER TO JUST MITIGATE
-- NOT REDO THEIR OPERATING
AGREEMENT, BUT JUST UPDATE
THEIR OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH
THE SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATER.
IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY -- I READ
THE FISCAL NOTE. THERE'S NO
FISCAL IMPACT TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. ANOTHER COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS -- I'M NOT SPEAKING
FOR HIM, BUT HE ABSTAINED FROM
THE VOTE AND I KNOW THE SEATTLE
CENTER REACHED OUT TO THEM TO
PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION AND
CLARITY ABOUT THIS AS WELL. I
JUST WANT TO THANK CENTRAL
STAFF FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION
FOR THE COUNCIL REGARDING THIS
BILL THAT WAS BROUGHT FORTH BY
OUR SEATTLE CENTER AND THE
SEATTLE REP THEATER. WE WOULD
LOVE TO EARN EVERYONE'S
SUPPORT ON THIS BILL. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING
NONE, I JUST WANT TO VOICE
APPRECIATION FOR YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD
EXPEDITIOUSLY AND ALSO SHOUT
OUT . VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT
WHATEVER HELPS YOU. LET'S CALL
ROLL ON THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] SIX IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF. MOVING ON. THERE
WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AND THERE'S NO
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFUL PARTICIPATION AND
ENGAGEMENT EARLIER TODAY DURING
THAT MARATHON SESSION. THE LEVY
SELECT COMMITTEE EARLIER TODAY,
3 1/2 HOURS ROUGHLY, BUT WE HAD
SOME GREAT CONVERSATION AND
DISCUSSION OF OUR RESPECTIVE
AMENDMENTS. A QUICK
HOUSEKEEPING ITEM THAT I FORGOT
TO MENTION THERE, I WILL
MENTION IT HERE IN THIS FORM.
THE EXECUTIVE HAS OFFERED ME
INITIAL FEEDBACK ON ALL THE
AMENDMENTS, AND I ANTICIPATE
THAT THEY WILL FOLLOW UP WITH
COUNCIL AT SOME POINT AFTER OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING ENDED EARLIER
TODAY. SO THE SOONER TODAY, THE
BETTER, I GUESS, AND WE WANT TO
SEE WHAT THAT FEEDBACK LOOKS
LIKE FROM THE EXECUTIVE'S
PERSPECTIVE. SO STAY TUNED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL.
>> YOU THINK HE IS EMAILING US?
OR WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> I ANTICIPATE FEEDBACK OF
SOME SORT IN THE FORM OF
WRITING. YEAH. A MEMO, EMAIL.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WERE
GOING TO BE REQUEST FOR
MEETINGS OR WHATEVER. TAKE YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THAT
INFORMATION. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, I WOULD LIKE TO BE
EXCUSED FROM THE JUNE 24th --
JUNE 25th AND JULY 23rd AND
30th CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, I AM
EXCUSED FOR THE JUNE 25th,
23rd, AND 30th SO I MEETINGS. I
MUST CHECK THESE DATES HERE.
JUNE 25th OF THE JULY 23rd AND
30th CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
THOSE ARE THE DATES. JUNE 25th,
JULY 23 AND 30th. HEARING NO
OBJECTION , THAT IS WHAT IS
GOING TO HAPPEN. ALL RIGHT. IF
THERE IS NO OTHER CITY
BUSINESS, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
CLOSE THIS MEETING. IT IS 3:22,
AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE
HELD ON JUNE 25th AT 2:00. TAKE
YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU.