>>>GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
JULY 30th, 2024 MEETING, OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, WILL COME
TO ORDER. IT IS 2:03 P.M. I AM
SARAH NELSON. PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ].
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE
IS NOT A PRESENTATION TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS POINT, WE
WILL OPEN THE HYBRID COMMENT
PERIOD READ MADAME CLERK,
COMPANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP
TODAY?
>> WE HAVE 20 -- ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC COMMENTERS ARE SIGNING
UP AT THIS POINT. WE HAVE 25 IN
PERSON.
>> 25 IN PERSON, 22 REMOTE. ALL
RIGHT.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> WE WILL GIVE EVERYBODY ONE
MINUTE EACH. WE WILL DO THEM IN
BLOCKS OF 10 AND 10, STARTING
WITH THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
>> WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
DIRECTIONS?
>> PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP
TO 20 MINUTES. WE WILL
ALTERNATE IN BETWEEN IN PERSON
AND REMOTE SPEAKERS. THIS IS
UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
HAS ENDED. YOU WILL HEAR A TIME
WHEN YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT.
SPEAKERS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY
DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS
WITHIN THE ALLOWED TIME. ALLOW
US TO CALL ON THE NEXT WEEK OR.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
>> FIRST SPEAKER IS SAMANTHA --
SAMANTHA. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS. MY
NAME IS SAMANTHA GRAD. ON
BEHALF OF THE INSTITUTION THAT
HAS BEEN PRODUCED, THIS IS SELF
MINIMUM WAGE FOR WORKERS IN OUR
CITY. THE LIMIT DOES OPPOSE
THAT. A DECADE AGO, BUSINESS
AND STAKEHOLDERS CAME TOGETHER
TO ENSURE LEGISLATION. IT WAS A
THOUGHTFUL COMPROMISE THAT GAVE
BUSINESSES WITH UNDER 500
EMPLOYEES 10 YEARS TO PLAN FOR
THIS MOMENT. THIS IS WITHIN
THEIR WAGE RIGHT FOR EQUAL
RIGHTS OF THE CITIES. TO MOVE
THE GOAL POST ON THOSE WORKERS
NOW, IS TO GO BACK ON THE DEAL
THAT WAS STRUCK. THEY ARE
STRUGGLING TO -- CAN'T SUPPORT
SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO COMPETE AGAINST
MASSIVE CORPORATIONS IN OUR
CITY. WE CAN DO THINGS LIKE
UTILITY ASSISTANCE, SUBSIDIZED
LOANS FOR RESTAURANT UPGRADES.
TEXT FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS,
THERE IS A LONG LIST OF THINGS
THAT WE CAN DO. WE SHOULD NOT
BE DOING THAT ON THE BACKS OF
WORKERS IN OUR CITY. WE OPPOSE
THIS. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> I'M GOING TO ASK THE
AUDIENCE, OR DIRECT THE
AUDIENCE TO NOT MAKE NOISE IN
BETWEEN SPEAKERS. IT DOESN'T
SLOW THINGS DOWN. PLEASE
CONTINUE.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL
LANGUAGE ]. I SPEAK ABOUT YOU
GUYS, WHEN YOU STOP, ONE MINUTE
IS A NIGHTMARE. I HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR 10
YEARS. I NEVER HEAR FROM YOU TO
STAND UP AND GIVE US THREE
MINUTES. A PROPOSAL FOR 10
YEARS. ONE DAY PER WEEK.
>> THESE DIRECTOR COMMENTS TO
SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA.
>> DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME? NOBODY
SUPPORTS US. WHY DO YOU ACCEPT
ONE MINUTE? CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO
ME? I HAVE SPEAK IN MORE THAN
3500 TIMES. NOBODY HAS ONE
MINUTE. [ INAUDIBLE ]. 10
YEARS, GIVE US 10 MINUTES. IT
IS ENOUGH. MAKE AMERICA GREAT
AGAIN.
>> PLEASE READ THE NEXT THREE
SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.
EVERYBODY, WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR
NAME, PLEASE BE WILLING TO
SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU. AS I CALL YOUR
NAME, YOU CAN SEND A. THERE ARE
TWO PODIUMS. I KNOW THERE IS A
LINE. CHARLIE IS NEXT. PATRICK
GIBSON, --
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. I WORKED
AT MLK LABOR. COALITION OF MORE
THAN 150 UNIONS. 100,000 UNION
WORKERS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY.
UNIONS ARE RESOLUTELY OPPOSED
TO A LOWER MINIMUM WAGE FOR
CERTAIN WORKERS. THE WHOLE IDEA
OF A MINIMUM WAGE, IS THAT IT
IS MINIMUM. WE KNOW THAT IN
SEATTLE, THOSE WHO EARN THE
MINIMUM WAGE HAVE STRUGGLED
WITH THEIR BASIC NEEDS. BUYING
FOOD, GROCERIES, UTILITY, RENT,
CHILD CARE. UNION WORKERS HELP
COLLECT BARGAIN FOR PAY, WITH
BENEFITS THEY CAN AFFORD THESE
NECESSITIES. PROTECTION LIKE
THE MINIMUM WAGE PROVIDES A
STAGING FOR EVERYBODY.
BUSINESSES AGREED TO THE
MINIMUM WAGE 10 YEARS AGO. THEY
HAVE HAD TIME TO PREPARE.
INSTEAD OF PREPARING PEOPLE
WHAT THEY ARE DOING, THEY ARE
MAKING THIS CHANGE IN THE 11th
HOUR, CREATING A PERMANENT
MINIMUM SUB WAGE WOULD BE A
DEEP MISTAKE AND WOULD HARD
SHARE WORKERS ALL ACROSS
SEATTLE. THANK YOU. APPLAUSE ].
>> I WILL SAY IT AGAIN. THIS
DOES CONSTITUTE DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIOR. PLEASE DO NOT CLAP OR
MAKE COMMENTS IN BETWEEN
SPEAKERS.
>> I AM PATRICK IBSEN. I'M A
MEMBER OF WORKERS TO STRIKE
BACK. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, REPRESENTS MY
DISTRICT. I AM ASHAMED THAT SHE
HAS INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT
IMPACTS THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE
CITY WORKERS. MANY OF THEM
IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.
THIS IS AT THE CENTER OF
DISPLACEMENT IN SEATTLE. THEY
ARE CONSTANTLY BEING PUSHED OUT
OF THEIR HOMES. SHE IS MAKING
IT CLEAR WHO SHE STANDS WITH.
SEATTLE'S BUSINESS
ESTABLISHMENT, INSTEAD OF THE
RENTERS IN THE DISTRICT. THIS
ALL DEMOCRAT CITY COUNCIL IS
ATTEMPTING TO PERMANENTLY
FREEZE A LOWER TIER MINIMUM
RIGHT WAGE FOR THOUSANDS OF
WORKERS. IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, 31% WORK FOR 15 OR
FEWER EMPLOYEES. KING COUNTY,
50% ARE EMPLOYED BY COMPANIES
THAT ARE OVER 500. LET'S BE
CLEAR, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
200,000 WORKERS IN SEATTLE WHO
WOULD BE DIRECTED AND AFFECTED
BY THIS LEGISLATION. WE SAY NO
TO PERMANENT TWO TIER WAGE
SYSTEM FOR SEATTLE WORKERS.
>> MY NAME IS JOHN WRIGHT. I'M
A MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE
BACK. SHAME ON THE DEMOCRATS,
ON THE CITY COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
WHO REPRESENTS MY DISTRICT.
PLAINLY ATTACKING THOUSANDS OF
OUR CITY'S MOST VULNERABLE
WORKERS. MANY OF THEM, WOMEN
AND IMMIGRANTS OF COLOR. MANY
ACROSS THIS, WILL NOT ACCEPT
THIS. WE WILL FIGHT BACK. THIS
IS A BLATANT ATTACK ON
THOUSANDS OF SEATTLE WORKERS.
DEMOCRATS SAY THEY ARE DOING
THIS TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES.
IF THEY ACTUALLY WANTED TO HELP
SMALL BUSINESSES, THE DEMOCRATS
IN CITY COUNCIL WITH THE SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT ARE STRUGGLING,
WHY NOT DO WHAT YOU CALLED FOR
10 YEARS AGO, AND TAX IN
BUSINESS SUBSIDIZING SMALLER
BUSINESSES THAT ARE GENERALLY
STRUGGLING? WHY NOT PASS THE
COMMERCIAL RENT CONTROL TO KEEP
COST DOWN FOR SMALLER
BUSINESSES? -- SUPPORT THE
STRUGGLING BUSINESSES. WE
DEMAND IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF
THIS LEGISLATION. IN A NO TWO
TIER WAGE SYSTEM FOR SEATTLE
WORKERS. WE ARE GOING TO BE --
>> WE HAVE M SMITH, SHIRLEY
HENDERSON, AND SUMMER MILLER.
>> MY NAME IS M SMITH. I'M A
MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK.
I'M HERE TO OPPOSE THE BRAZEN
ATTACK THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
THAT IS ALL DEMOCRATS, BY THE
WAY, RAISING THE $15 MINIMUM AN
HOUR WAGE THAT THE CITY FOUGHT
FOR 10 YEARS AGO, WITH THE
LEADERSHIP TO 15 NOW MOVEMENT.
THE SOCIALIST MEMBER. AS A
DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT, I FIND IT
PARTICULARLY SHAMEFUL THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, IS
IN SPONSORING THIS LEGISLATION.
SHAME ON YOU. DEMOCRATS ARE
DOING THIS UNDER THE GUISE OF
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES.
THAT IS A TOTAL LIE. THIS IS
FOR PREDATORY BUSINESS OWNERS,
LIKE EISENBERG, WHO HAS BEEN
FOUND IN VIOLATION OF PAYING
PEOPLE BELOW THE MINIMUM WAGE
IN 2016. NOW HE WANTS TO
LEGALIZE HIS WAGE THEFT WITH
THE BUSINESS SUPPORT PARTNER OF
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
THE DEMOCRATS. THIS IS
SHAMEFUL. WITHDRAW THIS
LEGISLATION NOW. WE NEED TO
IMPOSE EVERY DOLLAR ON THE $15
PER HOUR MINIMUM WAGE. I HOPE
EVERYONE COMES OUT TO THE
RALLY.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO GO AFTER
THIS SPEAKER. WE WILL MOVE TO
THE PHONE SPEAKERS. PLEASE, I
AM ASKING AGAIN. I'M TELLING
YOU, PLEASE DO NOT CLAP IN
BETWEEN. WE ARE JUST TRYING TO
GET THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT
HERE.
>> MY NAME IS SHIRLEY. I AM A
SOCIALIST, AND ALSO A CENTRAL
SMALL BUSINESS DISTRICT HONOR,
AND A MEMBER OF WORKERS TO
STRIKE BACK I WAS PART OF
SOMEBODY THAT WAS PART OF THE
FIGHT FOR 15 IN SEATTLE 10
YEARS AGO. I AM APPALLED TO
HEAR THAT SEATTLE'S ALL
DEMOCRAT AND A THOROUGHBRED
CITY COUNCIL IS READY TO
DISMANTLE THIS GAIN OF $15 PER
HOUR MINIMUM WAGE. THE
STRONGEST LEGISLATION OF
MINIMUM WAGE IN THE COUNTRY. IT
IS STRONG BECAUSE WE HAVE BUILT
A POWERFUL MOVEMENT, TO WIN IT.
WE WILL TO DEFEND IT. SHAME ON
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
AFTER GETTING ENDORSEMENTS FROM
KING COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL AND
CAMPAIGN DONATIONS FOR MULTIPLE
UNIONS, IS NOW PUTTING FORWARD
THIS ANTI-WORKER LEGISLATION.
SHE NEEDS TO RETRACT THIS AND
APOLOGIZE TO OVER 200,000
WORKERS IN THIS LEGISLATION,
THAT ARE GOING TO DIRECT THE
EVENT. JUST LIKE THE
COUNCILMEMBER DEMANDED, THE
DEMOCRATS SHOULD EXPAND THE
AMAZON TAX CREDIT TO EXPAND
SMALL BUSINESSES INCREASE IN
JANUARY, INSTEAD OF ATTACKING
WORKERS. I REJECTED THIS
DICHOTOMY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> ARE WE NOT GOING TO THE
PHONES?
>> TRANSITION NOW TO PROMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
MEGAN?
>> FIRST REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
OR, ADAM LICHTMAN. FOLLOWED BY
CLEO GALLAGHER. FOR MOST
MAKERS, YOU NEED TO PRESS STAR
SEX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
BEEN
AHEAD, ADAM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNSEL. YOU ARE
ALL CONFIDENT, ACCOMPLISHED
PEOPLE. MANY OF YOU HAVE A
BACKGROUND IN BUSINESS AND
FINANCE. YOU KNOW HOW TO
SUPPORT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
OVER THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS,
MULTIPLE PROPOSALS. YOU ALL
KNOW, THAT THAT IS GOING TO
MAKE THE WORKFORCE INCREASE IN
TURNOVER. PRODUCING MINIMUM
WAGES, WILL DEPRESS THEM IN
SPENDING. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO
SUPPORT SMALL RESTAURANTS,
WITHOUT HURTING WORKERS. FIND
WAYS TO SOLVE OTHER PROBLEMS.
LET'S FIND WAYS TO ADDRESS THE
PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER,
CLEO GALLAGHER. CLEO, WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY TODD HARDIN.
>> I AM CLEO. I SPOKE ABOUT MY
EXPERIENCES WITH MINIMUM WAGE
AND HEALTH INSURANCE IN
SEATTLE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT
THEIR CLAIMS. SMALL BUSINESSES
MAY COMPETE. THIS IS GOING TO
BE THE DRIVING COST OF BUSINESS
INFLATION. THESE ARE THE
WORKERS IN THE CITY THAT HAVE
KEPT BUSINESSES. INSTEAD OF
FURTHER PUNISHING SEATTLE
WORKERS, IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR
THE SHARED ISSUES. RESEARCH
SHOWS US THAT SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS ACTUALLY BENEFIT FROM
HIGHER WAGES. TURNOVERS AND
CONSUMERS HAVE MORE MONEY TO
EXPAND ESTABLISHMENT. IN THE
LONG RUN, THEY ARE NOT ACTUALLY
HARMED. I AGAIN, URGE YOU TO
LISTEN TO WORKERS TODAY.
SEATTLE RESTAURANT ALLIANCE,
WITH ALL THE EXPERIENCE YOU
HAVE, YOU FAILED TO AGITATE AND
UNIFY US, QUITE LIKE SLASHING
OUR WAGES.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER, IS TODD A
PARDON. IT WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY
MARIA MAN. GO AHEAD, TODD.
TODD, YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS
STAR SEX.
>> IN PARTICULAR, SMALL
BUSINESSES. -- HELLO, I AM HERE
TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE, ON THE
PERSPECTIVE OF SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS. I HAVE BEEN DOING
BUSINESS IN SEATTLE FOR 20
YEARS. I KNOW THAT THIS
ORDINANCE STRIKES A VERY STRONG
CORD WITH FOLKS OUT THERE THAT
THINK IT IS ONLY TRYING TO KEEP
PEOPLE AWAY FROM OUR EMPLOYEES
OUT THERE. MY INTENT, IS TO TRY
TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN. 25%
INCREASE, WITH THE CHALLENGES
THAT WE FACE, IS INSURMOUNTABLE
FOR MANY FOLKS OUT THERE. A LOT
OF THE BUSINESSES WILL TRY TO
LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS
COMING. MOST OF THEM ARE NOT
AWARE THAT THIS IS GOING TO
HAPPEN. THIS IS BASICALLY A
GENTLENESS, FISCAL CLIP. WE
NEED TO FIND SOME BALANCE. THIS
IS GOING TO BE EMPLOYED WITH
OUR BUSINESSES AT THE SAME
TIME.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
MARIA MAN. GO AHEAD, MARIA.
>> HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
MARIA. IN A RECENT YOU W
GRADUATE. -- WORKING AT THE
BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN
RESTAURANTS ACROSS SEATTLE.
ALSO THE MONTHS THAT I WAS A
FULL-TIME STUDENT WORKING 20-25
HOURS PER WEEK, I WAS
STRUGGLING TO MAKE MY RENT AND
BUY FOOD. I REALLY RELIED ON MY
WAGES, OFTEN MORE THAN MY TIPS.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WORKED ON
CAPITOL HILL, ONE NIGHT DINING
SHIFT, I WOULD BRING IN $600 IN
TIPS. I WOULD GET $80 OF THAT.
BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THESE
POOLS ARE SET UP, A LOT OF
THESE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE
GREAT. A LOT OF THIS MONEY DOES
NOT END UP GOING BACK TO
SERVERS FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT
REASONS. I JUST THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, THERE
ARE REAL PEOPLE WHO ARE HURT BY
CHANGES LIKE --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
-- GO AHEAD, MATTIE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MANNY. I'M A
MEMBER OF WORKERS AT STRIKE
BACK. I'M CALLING IN TODAY,
BECAUSE I AM INCREDIBLY GROSSED
OUT TO SEE THE DEMOCRATS OF
CITY COUNCIL, GO FOR ANOTHER
ATTACK ON WORK. I HAVE BEEN IN
CITY COUNCIL COUNTLESS TIMES
TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT
WORKERS ARE FACING. MAKING
RENT, MAKING THE COST OF LIVING
IN SEATTLE. THIS IS AN ATTACK
ON THE ABILITY OF THOSE WORKERS
IN SEATTLE. THEY CAN NEVER MAKE
ENOUGH TO LIVE IN THE CITY. IF
YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT SMALL
BUSINESSES, THEN YOU SHOULD
HAVE RENT CONTROL AREA DID THE
ARE FIGHTING FOR IT. YOU
FRANKLY JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT
WORKERS ARE GOING TO DO TO
SHOULDER THE COST OF THESE
BUSINESSES AGAIN. CREATING A
PERMANENT TWO TIER SYSTEM IS
NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE. IT IS A BAD
EXAMPLE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER,
IS PAUL CONSTANT. HE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY SARAH COURTNEY. GO
AHEAD, PAUL.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS PAUL
CONSTANCE. I'M A WRITER OF
SPECIFIC VENTURE. 10 YEARS AGO,
WORKERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
CAME TOGETHER IN A RECENT
AGREEMENT IN SEATTLE. THIS
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. REGARDLESS
OF WHAT OPPONENTS ARE LOOKING
AT, THEY DIDN'T RAISE PRICES,
OR CAUSE WIDESPREAD ACTIONS.
THIS HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH IS
IN CALIFORNIA. NOW, WE ARE ON
THE HOME STRETCH. SEATTLE
BUSINESSES, HAVE HAD 10 YEARS
TO ADJUST. THEY CAN AFFORD TO
PAY THEIR WORKERS AFTER A
DECADE. THIS IS POTENTIAL FOR
THE SMALL BUSINESS MODELS. I
HOPE THE COUNSEL REALIZES OVER
THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES WHAT
THEY DIDN'T COME TO. THEY ARE
SENDING IT TO US. I URGE YOU
NOT TO GO BACK.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER,
SARAH COURTNEY. WE WILL TURN TO
THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS. GO
AHEAD, SARAH.
>> HI THERE, SARAH COURTNEY.
SEATTLE RESTAURANT OWNERS. I'M
JOINING WITH CONCERNS REGARDING
THE CONSTITUTION CLAUSE. THIS
CHANGE WILL INCREASE MY
PAYROLL. THIS IS BY $50,000.
THIS WILL PUT THEM OUT OF
BUSINESS. LEAVING OVER 20 STAFF
UNEMPLOYED. MORE IMPORTANTLY,
IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PROVIDE
EQUITY TO MY BUSINESS. FRONT OF
HOUSE TEAM MEMBERS, WILL BE
DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE
CLAUSE. HE INCREASING THEIR
WAGES. THE YEARLY AVERAGE IS
$7000 PER YEAR. KITCHEN STAFF
AND ORDERS MAKE ON AVERAGE
$20,000 LESS THAN THE FRONT OF
HOUSE. THOSE EMPLOYEES WILL NOT
RECEIVE RAISES THIS YEAR. -- IF
THIS GOES INTO EFFECT. I HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE TOTAL
COMPENSATION LAWS.
>> WE WILL SWITCH BACK TO IN
PERSON. AFTER SUMMER, IT WILL
BE DONNIE. I BELIEVE IT IS
WALLACE. ALEX OLSON. CAN YOU
LOOK AT THESE TWO PODIUM SO
THAT WE CAN GET PUBLIC COMMENTS
IN? GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS SUMMER. I'M A
RENTER IN SEATTLE, AND A BACK
PACK ACTIVIST. HER PROPOSAL TO
UNDERMINE SEATTLE'S HISTORIC
MINIMUM WAGE LAW. DESPITE
EARNING ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE, I
STRUGGLE WITH BASIC
NECESSITIES. ALL OF US ARE
ENDURING THE COST OF THE
INTENSE CRISIS. THIS COMES FROM
THE ELECTED DEMOCRATS WHO CAME
CHAMPIONS AND UNIONS. THIS WILL
AFFECT OVER 200,000 WORKERS, IN
CONSTRUCTION, FOOD, RETAIL,
HOSPITALITY, WHERE WORKERS ARE
OVERWHELMINGLY BLACK OR FEMALE.
SEATTLE IS LETTING A FIRST CITY
TO LOOK AT THE MINIMUM WAGE. IF
DEMOCRATS GO BACK AND TRY
WORKING PEOPLE, THAT WILL OPEN
CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR TO
RETRACT THIS WITH THE REST OF
THE PROPOSAL. NO BUSINESS CAN
EXCEED THE DEDICATION AND HARD
WORK FROM HIS WORKERS EVERY
WORKER IS FAIR WAGE THAT ALLOWS
DIGNITY. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE
RALLY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> MY NAME IS DOMINIC WOLFGANG
WALLACE.
>> AS A DISTRICT FREELOADER,
I'M A FOR REPRESENTATIVE FOR
INTRODUCING THIS. YOU ARE
LOOKING AT THE OFFICE AND
SEATTLE. THEY ALREADY CAN'T
AFFORD TO TAKE CARE OF
THEMSELVES UNDER CURRENT WAGES.
PERSONALLY, I LIVE IN A
COMPARABLY CHEAP STUDIO, AND
STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THE
CITY. THIS IS IMMEDIATELY
WITHDRAWN. WE NEED NOT THIS
ABSURD, TWO TIER SYSTEM.
DEMOCRATS OF CITY COUNCIL, THEY
HAVE DONE US A FAVOR, SHOWING
US HOW WORTHLESS THEY ARE FOR
DEFENDING PEOPLE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> FOLLOWING ALEX, --
>> AT AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M FROM
DISTRICTS TRICKS -- SIX, AND
I'M A MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE
BACK NO AMOUNT OF HIDING BEHIND
SMALL BUSINESSES, WILL CHANGE
THE TRUE NATURE OF THIS
LEGISLATION. LAYTON ATTACK ON
THE CITY'S WORKING-CLASS,
IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR,
THEY WILL FACE THE MOST DIRECT
MATERIAL HARM FROM THIS
PROPOSAL. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF WORKERS FALL UNDER THE
LOOPHOLE OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED
A SMALL BUSINESS UNDER 500
EMPLOYEES. AS THE COST OF
LIVING RISES, THEY NEED A REAL
WAGE, NOT PAY STAGNATION. THESE
BUSINESSES HAVE HAD A FULL
DECADE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY
THEIR EMPLOYEES A LIVING WAGE.
THAT TRANSITIONAL PERIOD WAS
NEVER MEANT TO BE. YOU ARE
MAKING THE CHANGE -- CHOICE TO
WORK. THIS IS FOR THE
CORPORATIONS. WORKERS OF THE
CITY, THIS IS NOT THE SOLUTION.
CORPORATE DEMOCRATS ON CITY
COUNCIL, STAND AGAINST THE
WORKING CLASS. SHAME ON YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
SHAME ON YOU. THANK YOU, AND
GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> WINNING SEATTLE'S MINIMUM
WAGE, THESE GUYS GOT THEIR ACT
TOGETHER. IF YOU HAVEN'T
FIGURED OUT HOW TO RUN A
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, SHAME ON
THEM. THIS IS POLITICAL SUICIDE
FOR ANYONE WHO TRIES. ON THE
LAST POINT, WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE TO FIGHT LIKE [ BLEEP ] TO
DEFEAT THIS BILL. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, REDUCE THIS
BILL. ANY OTHERS THAT VOTE FOR
THIS BILL, SHOULD BE BROUGHT
DOWN NEXT ELECTION. IF
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
WANTS TO HAVE ANY POLITICAL
FUTURE, SHE SHOULD WITHDRAW AND
APOLOGIZE TO OUR WORKERS. SHE
SHOULD NOT HAVE INTRODUCED IT
IN THE FIRST PLACE. SHE MADE
LOTS OF PROMISES. SHE GOT LOTS
OF UNION DONATIONS. WE CAN SEE
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTIES ARE
ABSOLUTELY NO FRIEND. WORKING
PEOPLE NEED A NEW PARTY. THAT
IS WHAT WORKERS STRIKE BACK IS
CALLING FOR.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> EXCUSE ME. I BELIEVE THE
NEXT --
>> CALVIN PRIEST? MARGARET
STEWART? GABRIEL JONES?
>> WE WARNED THAT AFTER THIS
HISTORIC MINIMUM WAGE LAW, THE
DEMOCRATS WOULD TRY TO ATTACK
IT. IT IS NOT SURPRISING, BUT
IT IS UTTERLY SHAMEFUL. MANY OF
THESE DEMOCRATS TOOK MONEY FROM
UNIONS TO SUPPORT WORKERS. THEY
ARE DOING THE OPPOSITE. THEY
PRETEND TO DEFEND THE SMALL
BUSINESSES, BUT THEY ARE LYING.
PRO-SMALL BUSINESS LEGISLATION,
IS LOOKING AT THE LAST DECADE,
INCLUDING COMMERCIAL CONTROL.
THIS IS IN THE INTEREST OF
WORKERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
INFLATION HAS BEEN DEVASTATING
FOR WORKERS. THIS IS THE
VICIOUS ATTACK ON THE PAID
WAGES OF WORKERS IN THE CITY.
THIS IS THE SAME WAY WE HAVE
WON, BY BUILDING THE UNITED
MOVEMENT. WHEN WE FIGHT, --
>> WE WIN.
>> WHEN WE FIGHT --
>> WE WIN.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> I WORK AND RUN ON CAPITOL
HILL. I DEMAND THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL REJECTED THIS SHAMEFUL
ATTACK ON MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS.
ACCEPTING MONEY AND BOR. I THIN
WITHDRAW IT, AND APOLOGIZE IN
THIS CITY. THIS IS REALLY A
HANDOUT AND BIG CORPORATION
PAID FOR BY WORKING PEOPLE. MY
PARTNER IS A TIP LINE SHAFT.
THEIR BOSS, OWNS AT LEAST THREE
BUSINESSES, MULTIPLE HOUSES,
AND TRADES ANCIENT EGYPTIAN
JEWELRY. THESE ARE THE SORTS OF
CORPORATE BOSSES THAT HAVE THE
TWO TIER WAGE SYSTEM THAT THEY
WOULD BE SERVING. THEY HAVE
GENUINELY STRUGGLING SMALL
BUSINESSES. THEY HAVE THINGS
LIKE RENT CONTROL OR ATTACKS ON
AMAZON. ALL OF THESE DEMOCRATS
VOTED AGAINST, AS I RECALL.
THIS IS WHAT THE DEMOCRATS DO.
THIS IS WHAT THEY DO WHEN THEY
THINK NOBODY IS LOOKING? THE
ATTACK WORKING PEOPLE. THAT'S
WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD COME TO
OUR RALLY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> WE WILL GO BACK TO REMOTE OR
PUBLIC COMMENTERS?
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THIS COUNSEL
DOESN'T PAY WORKERS. THEY HAVE
HAD TWO DIRECT ATTACKS FROM THE
WORKER MINIMUM WAGES. THIS IS
THE MOST EGREGIOUS. IT SEEMS
LIKE THE COUNCIL IS WORKING
CLASS PEOPLE. IF YOU WANT TO
ACTUALLY STAND UP TO PEOPLE,
NOT JUST PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES,
YOU HAVE TO END UP KNOWING
THIS. ALL WE CAN DO IS MAKE
SURE THAT YOU CAN GET ELECTED
AGAIN.
>> WHEN WE FIGHT --
>> WE WIN.
>> WHEN WE FIGHT --
>> WE WIN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ] READ
>> FIRST PUBLIC COMMENTERS FOR
THIS GROUP, WILL BE JAN
BUCHANAN.
>> CAN YOU PAUSE REAL QUICK
>> WE ARE DOING A TIME CHECK.
WE HAVE EXCEEDED THE FIRST 20
MINUTES. I WANT TO GET A NOD
FROM COLLEAGUES TO CONTINUE
PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE.
>> WE WILL GO TO BEN BYERS.
>> YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR
SIX.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART
OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> I HAVE UNDERSTOOD THAT WE
HAVE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF
PUBLIC COMMENTERS. THEY HAD
ANOTHER PLAN FOR THIS. FOUR
YEARS AGO, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN
PASTE WITH THE ANNUAL PANDEMIC.
PARTICULARLY WITH THESE
RESTAURANTS, WE ARE LOOKING TO
SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS. WE ARE
FINALLY DIGGING OUT OF THAT
HOLE. THIS SEVERELY THREATENS
OUR ABILITY TO DETECT MOVEMENT
IN THE RESTAURANTS. WE WANT TO
CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. EVERYBODY IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. I WANT TO THANK THE
LEGISLATION. ENCOURAGE ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO
SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER LEGISLATION.
WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, SUPPORTING THIS
REGISTRATION AND LEGISLATION.
1000 BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE
CLOSED IN SEATTLE. WE KNOW THAT
RESTAURANTS ARE BACK ON THE
SEATTLE ACTION. AS A MOTHER, I
HAVE TWO CHILDREN. THIS IS A
LOT OF WHAT YOU HAVE. NO
ANTI-LABOR, ANTI-MINIMUM WAGE.
THIS IS PART OF THE SEATTLE
CLOSE. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY
JOBS. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, HAS TAKEN A
THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO BRING
EVERYONE TO ENSURE THAT
BUSINESSES THRIVE. WE HAVE TWO
THINGS. THRIVING MINIMUM WAGE,
THRIVING RESTAURANT INDUSTRY.
THANK YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING YOUR CONVERSATION.
>> THANK YOU. ALEX, WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY JAN BUCHANAN. GO
AHEAD, ALEX.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ALEX KIM.
I'M A FOOD DELIVERY DRIVER,
CALLING IN TODAY. THERE IS A
RECENT NEWS THAT DOOR DASH
WOULD BE RAISING THE MINIMUM
WAGE IN SEATTLE TO SEVEN
DOLLARS. I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT
THIS IS ONLY FOR LONG-DISTANCE
ORDERS, NOT ALL ORDERS.
HOWEVER, IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW
THAT WILL BE INCREMENTED. NOT
IDEAL, IT IS FAR TOO EARLY TO
TAKE ACTION. WE DON'T KNOW HOW
IT WILL AFFECT THEM. WE DON'T
KNOW HOW GROW PUBLIC WILL
AFFECT PRICING ON CHEAPER
OPTIONS. THEY RECENTLY DID NOT
HAVE A CONNECTION. THIS IS PAID
BY TIME AND MILEAGE. THIS IS
THE MAIN REASON WHY. THEY ARE
NOT PAYING UP. THIS IS EVEN
WORSE -- REGARDLESS OF
DISTANCE. I WOULD ALSO PLEASE
URGE YOU TO NOT CURRENTLY LOWER
WAGES FOR WORKERS OF SMALL
BUSINESSES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER,
IS JIM BUCHANAN. GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO, COUNSEL. I WOULD
FIRST LIKE TO SAY THAT WE
DON'T NEED ANYBODY ELSE TO
SPEAK UP FOR US.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO BENCHMARK
THAT COUNCILMEMBER REPRESENTS M
THE COUNCIL RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS IS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS THE WRONG WAY OF THE
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY.
>> THIS IS THE COOK ZONE.
>> THIS IS $500 PER NIGHT. THAT
NEEDS TO BE BALANCED OUT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER,
KAREN TAYLOR. GO AHEAD.
>> HI, MY NAME IS KAREN TAYLOR.
I AM SPEAKING TODAY TO SAY THAT
WE SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT CREATE
A TWO TIER SYSTEM FOR OUR
MINIMUM WAGE. MINIMUM MEANS
MINIMUM. THE FIGHT 10 YEARS AGO
FOR MINIMUM WAGE, WAS WILDLY
POPULAR. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY
WEIRD PICK. I SHOWED THEM THEN.
I'M GOING TO SHOW UP AGAIN.
THERE ARE ALWAYS CARVEOUTS AND
COMPROMISES DUE TO LEGISLATION.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO JUST REPEAL
IT 10 YEARS LATER, AND YOU ARE
NOT GOING TO BE WATCHING, WE
ARE WATCHING. MINIMUM WAGE
SHOULD BE MINIMUM WAGE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. HER NEXT SPEAKER,
SUSANNA WILL BE FOLLOWED. GO
AHEAD. SUSANNA, YOU MAY NEED TO
PRESS STAR SIX.
>> HI. I HAVE TWO LOCATIONS IN
SEATTLE. THIS IS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES IN 2025. THIS
COMPENSATION, WOULD RESULT IN A
20% INCREASE IN COSTS. THIS IS
TO CLOSE MY DOORS AND LAY OFF
APPROXIMATELY 20 EMPLOYEES.
THAT IS THE LAST THING THAT
ANYONE WANTS TO SEE. MANY
RESTAURANTS ARE BATTLING HIGH
DEBT AND HIGH COST. WE DON'T
HAVE HIGH MONTHLY LOW PAYMENTS.
RENT GOES UP ANNUALLY. MY COST
INCREASES, AND MY VENDORS REACT
TO THEIR OWN COST INCREASE. I
AM UNABLE TO LOOK AT THE
PLAYING FIELD. I AM A
RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER, PROVIDING
GENEROUS PAID TIME OFF, PAID
MEAL BREAKS, FREE SHIPPING
MEALS, AND THEY ARE AWARDING ME
BY STAYING. THEY HAVE BEEN HERE
TWO YEARS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER,
AARON HEARD. WE WILL GO TO IN
PERSON SPEAKERS. GO AHEAD,
AARON.
>> HI, I AM AARON. I HAVE BEEN
A RESTAURANT OWNER FOR 20
YEARS. SUPPORT OF SUNSET TOTAL
ACTIONS, IS MAINLY BECAUSE IT
HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. WHEN I
STARTED 20 YEARS AGO, IT WAS
ACTUALLY KIND OF FUN. OVER THE
YEARS, IT HAS JUST GOTTEN
HARDER AND HARDER. I DO SUPPORT
EVERYONE WHO WORKS FOR ME. THE
TRUTH IS, BECAUSE OF THE
MINIMUM WAGE GOING UP, I CAN
GIVE MY CORE WORKERS WHO ARE
ACTUALLY DOING ANYTHING
MUNICIPAL, THE HOURS THAT I
WANT. WELL OVER MINIMUM WAGE
THAT I PLAY MIKE -- PAY MY CORE
WORKERS. THERE IS SIMPLY NO WAY
FOR MY RESTAURANTS THAT AREN'T
PERFORMING AT FULL LEVEL, TO
MAKE IT. THANK YOU..
>> WE WILL GO BACK TO THE
REMOTE -- IN PERSON COMMENTERS.
WE WILL ALLOW FRANCIS.
>> TRY IT AGAIN. GO AHEAD.
>> I'M A WORKER OF -- MEMBER
OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK UNIONS.
THEY SHOULD NOT ALLOW COMPANIES
TO PAY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
OVER WAGE. USING SMALL
BUSINESSES AS A SHIELD FOR
LONGER BASINS. McDONALD'S,
WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM PAYING
CHONG MINIMUM WAGES. USING
GENERA AND CONCERNS. SMALL
BUSINESSES ARE ARGUING THAT
THEY AS MRS. NEED MORE TIME. AT
THE SAME TIME, THEY ARGUED THAT
BIG BUSINESSES, SHOULD BE TAXED
TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES. THEY
WILL STRUGGLE TO PAY SO THAT
WORKERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES
WOULD NOT BE LEFT BEHIND. THE
DEMOCRATS ARE REJECTING THE
SOLUTION. THEY HAVE GIVEN A
DECADE OF SMALL BUSINESSES
BEING COMPARED TO MINIMUM WAGE.
BOSSES ARE CLAIMING THAT THEY
DIDN'T KNOW. THEY ARE BEING
AIDED BY DEMOCRATS. LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
PUTTING AN ATTACK ON OUR $15
MINIMUM WAGE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS AARON
MOORE. AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF
WORKERS STRIKE BACK. I URGE YOU
TO WITHDRAW THIS MINIMUM-WAGE
ATTACK. THIS REPRESENTS BIG
BUSINESS, USING SMALL BUSINESS
AS A BATTERING RAM TO FORCE
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY, IN ROUTE. WE NEED TO
RECOGNIZE THAT INDIVIDUALS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES ACTUALLY SHARE
A COMMON STATE IN OUR WILL
COMMUNITIES. BIG BUSINESSES ARE
THE ONES THAT ARE THE ODD ONE
OUT. THIS IS NOT A CHOICE
BETWEEN HEALTHY, SMALL
BUSINESSES AND WORKERS. THIS IS
A CHOICE PRESENTED TO US. AS
THE PEOPLE REPRESENTING OUR
COMMUNITIES, YOU SHOULD BE
INTERESTED IN DEFENDING DURING
TIMES OF EXPLODING COSTS.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> LAST NAME, FRANCIS. GABRIEL
NEWMAN? FOLLOWED BY GABRIEL,
WILL BE DESTINY. [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS GABRIEL
NEWMAN. I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE
YOU TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC
COLONIZATION POLICY THAT HAS
BEEN AFFECTING BUSINESSES FOR A
DECADE. AS A CHAMBER, WE ARE
TRYING TO ENRICH THE
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE. IT
IS HARD FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
THE AVERAGE RESTAURANT WILL
STILL $160,000 IN DEBT FROM THE
COVID MARGIN. BUSINESSES BARELY
MAKE ENOUGH TO BE SUSTAINABLE.
FOOD IS ONE OF THE MOST
SENSITIVE COMMODITIES TO
ECONOMIC SHIFTS, SUCH AS RISING
GAS PRICES. THESE ARE STAPLE
CAFES AND RESTAURANTS, PLACES
THAT ARE THE GLUE THAT HOLD THE
COMMUNITY TOGETHER. THIS COST
FOR INSURANCE IS AROUND $500
PER MONTH. THIS IS TENABLE FOR
THEM. THANK YOU.
>> FOLLOWED BY DESTINY, GOING
TO BE CHARLIE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS DESTINY. I
OWN A MARKET IN PIKE LANES.
TODAY HAPPENS TO BE NATIONAL
CHEESECAKE DAY. THANK YOU FOR
INTRODUCING THIS LEGISLATION.
WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS ACTUALLY
ABOUT SAVING JOBS. IT IS
NEEDED, AND IT IS NEEDED FAST.
I'M GOING TO SPEAK FROM MY
HEART. THIS IS MY REALITY. I
EMPLOY SIX PEOPLE. I TAKE THE
CREDIT. MY EMPLOYEES ARE
AMAZING. I WISH I COULD PAY
THEM ALL $100 PER HOUR. I'M
DOING THE BEST TO SAVE MY
BAKERY. I'M STILL PAYING OFF
MY EMERGENCY BAKERY LOAN. I
HAVE ALMOST EXHAUSTED MY
PANDEMIC MONEY. I LOST $16,000
LAST QUARTER. THE TRUTH IS,
PIKE PLACE BENDERS -- VENDORS
ARE STRUGGLING. IN JULY, MY
BUSINESS WAS DOWN OVER 2000
TRANSACTIONS. THREE DOLLARS PER
HOUR, IN ADDITION TO CURRENT
MINIMUM WAGE, IS NOT
SUSTAINABLE. I RAISE MY PRICES
HIGH, AS MY CUSTOMERS ARE
WILLING TO TOLERATE. THANK YOU.
>> REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF
SMALL BUSINESSES. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY
IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH , TO MAINTAIN THE
CLOSELY NEGOTIATED COMPROMISE,
THAT WAS MADE 10 YEARS AGO.
NOBODY COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC. DURING THAT
TIME, WE ARE CHECKING THE PAY
RATES. SINCE 2017 TO 2024,
SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE RESPONSES
OF 57% COMPARED TO SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN OF
33%. NEXT YEAR, WITHOUT THAT
ACTION, SMALL BUSINESSES WILL
BE 20% MORE. BUSINESSES ONLY
HAVE INFLATION. THIS IS WHAT WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE. HOW
WOULD THIS COUNSEL MANAGE THE
BUDGET IF YOU GO ACROSS
TWO IN THIS SET, SEAN
CASE, THEN MATTEO.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS SEAN CASE.
I HAVE STRUGGLED TO AFFORD
SEATTLE, LOOKING AT FIVE TIME
SIGNATURES. I'M ACTUALLY NOT A
MEMBER OF ORCHESTRATE BACK. THE
BUSINESSES WILL BE PUSHING
LEGISLATIONS ONCE THE PANDEMIC
HAS JUSTIFICATIONS. THESE
BUSINESSES HAVE STRUGGLED
THROUGH COVID. THEY FAILED TO
MENTION WHY THEY MAKE IT AT
ALL. WE ARE BEING REWARDED.
MAKE THIS CITY LIVABLE FOR
WORKING PEOPLE. INSTEAD, YOU
ARE LISTENING TO LOBBYISTS.
THAT IS ABSURD. TIPS ARE NOT --
THEY SHOULD BE ABOVE THE
MINIMUM WAGE. THIS IS WAGE
THEFT. LET'S CALL IT WHAT IT
IS. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> IS THERE A MATTEO?
>> HELLO. I'M HERE ON BEHALF
OF RESTAURANT WORKERS. I HAVE
BEEN IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY
FOR SEVEN YEARS. I HAVE BEEN
EVERYTHING FROM A DISHWASHER,
TO A SOUS CHEF. WE'LL MAKE
ENOUGH. ALL AROUND US, PEOPLE
IN OUR COMMUNITY WORK HARD FOR
THE SERVICES THAT YOU ENJOY.
ALL FROM OUR PULLING POCKETS,
THROUGH WAGE THEFT AND TO
THEFT. SOME MINIMUM WAGE IS ON
ACCEPTABLE. WE NEED FULL
MINIMUM WAGE ACROSS EVERY
INDUSTRY TO ALLOW HARD-WORKING
PEOPLE IN OUR CITY, OUR
NEIGHBORS, TO KEEP UP WITH
INFLATION, AND THE RISING COST
OF LIVING. EVERY MAJOR NATION,
PAYING THEIR LABOR WORKERS WHAT
THEIR VALUE IS. THE FACT THAT
ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST CITIES IN
THE NATION -- THIS GROSS
LEGISLATION WILL BE PASSED. WE
JUST WANT TO LOOK AT THE
LEGISLATION THAT WILL KILL US.
WE JUST WANT TO LIVE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> WE WILL GO BACK TO THE
REMAINDER OF REMOTE BEAKERS. WE
HAVE THREE CURRENTLY.
>> FIRST FROM OUR SPEAKER FOR
THIS GROUP, WILL BE TY
ARMSTRONG. FOLLOWED BY VICTOR
OLSON. A REMINDER, YOU MAY NEED
TO PRESS STAR SIX, SO THAT YOU
CAN BE UNNEEDED.
>> HI EVERYONE. GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I AM
AN ARTIST AND SEVERE ACTIVIST
IN CAPITOL HILL. I WOULD HIGHLY
RECOMMEND THAT WE KEEP UP THE
MINIMUM WAGE AS IT IS. IF NOT,
FIVE DOLLARS MINIMUM WAGE, HAS
PEOPLE ALIGNED. IT IS NOT
ENOUGH. WE HAVE TO STEP UP WITH
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. I KNOW
THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO FIND A
COMPROMISE BURIED THIS IS NOT
ONE THAT WE SHOULD MAKE WORKING
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER,
KEVIN OLSEN. GO AHEAD, DAVID.
>> HELLO, COUNSEL. MY NAME IS
DAVID OLSON. COUNSEL 120820. I
ENCOURAGE TO ACCEPT SMALL
BUSINESSES IN SEATTLE. THEY
SHOULD NOT ENJOY THE BENEFIT OF
TOTAL CONCENTRATION. THE IMPACT
ON THOSE LOCATIONS, HAS BEEN
SIGNIFICANT. WITHOUT THE
CONTINUATION OF TOTAL
COMPENSATION, LOOKING AT THE
SUNSET CLOSET STARTING JANUARY
1st, ALL SMALL BUSINESSES IN
SEATTLE WITH NONPROFITS, SHOULD
BE LOOKING AT THE IMMEDIATE
INCREASE IN LABOR. WE REQUEST
TO KEEP THE EXISTING SYSTEM IN
PLACE FROM THE CONCEPT. SMALL
BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS
ALREADY HAVE DRASTIC CHANGES.
THEY ARE TRYING TO RECOVER. NOW
WE DEAL WITH INFLATION. SMALL
BUSINESS CAN MAKE OTHER CHANGES
TO OPEN SAVE FOR LABOR COSTS
AND INCREASES.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER,
AND AFTER HER, IT WILL TURN TO
IN PERSON SPEAKERS. GO AHEAD,
JUANITA.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS WANITA.
I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER OF A
HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. I AM
HERE TO SUPPORT THE TOTAL
COMPENSATION. LOCAL SMALL
BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY
RESTAURANTS AND OTHER HOT
COUNTY BUSINESSES, OUR DRIVING
COMMUNITIES. RESTAURANTS
STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE DURING THE
PANDEMIC. $160,000 IN DEBT
AFTER ANY GOVERNMENT RELEASE
PROGRAM. THIS WILL TAKE FOUR
YEARS TO RETIRE. LOOKING AT THE
SUPPLY CHAINS CHALLENGES AND
INFLATION. TOTAL COMPENSATION
CAN INCLUDE MEDICAL BENEFITS,
AND HAVE THE MEDICAL BENEFITS
COUNTED TO SUPPORT THE MINIMUM
WAGE. NOT ONLY INVENTIVE --
INCENTIVIZING SMALL BUSINESSES,
BUT ALSO LOOKING AT THE OVERALL
STRUCTURES. CONTINUING THE
COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEE
GROUPS, WILL INCREASE MEDICAL
BENEFIT PLANS, AND WILL NOT
MAKE ADDITIONAL STRESS ON SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT WILL OTHERWISE
HAVE TO ADJUST THEIR BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL GO BACK
TO IN PERSON SPEAKERS. WE ARE
GOING TO GO BACK TO BRANDON.
MARIANA RILEY. AGAIN, WE HAVE
TWO MICROPHONES.
>> HELLO?
>> YOU HAVE TO GET REALLY
CLOSE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US
HERE. THERE ARE A BUNCH OF
MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT HER
PRACTICALITY OF THIS LAW WILL
COME OUT. THERE'S A VERY
SIMILAR LAW THAT YOU CAN LOOK
AT. THE EFFECTS OF THAT ARE NOT
WHAT PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING FOR
TODAY. THERE ARE NOT ACTUALLY
ENOUGH PROFIT MARGINS FOR
RESTAURANTS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES TO MAKE UP FOR THIS
DIFFERENCE. CLOSE TO $50,000
FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE TALKING TO
IT. THIS IS 50% OR 100% OF THE
PROFIT THAT THEY CAN MAKE.
BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY WILL HAVE
TO CHANGE THE COMPENSATION
MODEL TO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE SEEN RESTAURANTS IN
WASHINGTON LOOK AT THE EFFECT
OF THAT. WORKERS MAKE LESS
MONEY. CUSTOMERS PAY MORE
MONEY. EMPLOYERS MAKE MORE
MONEY. THERE IS NO BENEFIT.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> AS A REMINDER, STATE YOUR
NAME, BEFORE YOU START PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ARIANA
RILEY, I'M A DELIVERY DRIVER
IN SEATTLE. AS IT TURNS OUT,
LONG-DISTANCE ORDERS AND DASH
PASS ORDERS. DASH PASS,
SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE IS
SOMETHING THAT THEY LOSE MONEY
ON. IF SOMEONE ORDERS FROM
CLOSE BY, AND ISN'T IT DASH
PASS SUBSCRIBER, WAIT TIMES
BETWEEN ORDERS NOW AND IN
SEATTLE, ARE LESS THAN THEY
WERE, AND LESS THAN THEY ARE
WORKING FOR PAY UP IS NOT IN
EFFECT. RESTAURANTS TELL ME
THAT ORDER VOLUME IS THE SAME
YEAR FOR DELIVERY. MOST DRIVERS
ARE TAUGHT TO DO WELL. PLEASE
KEEP THE INFLATION DOWN. THANK
YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ] READ
>> NEXT SPEAKER, ERICA LEE.
>> YOUR FAKE EVERY PROJECT WILL
BE HELPFUL. THIS COUNCIL HAS
RUSHED THE FAMILY. THIS IS
RIDING SEXUAL-HARASSMENT AND
RACIST. THEY NEED TO FIX
THEMSELVES FOR ALL THE MONEY
THAT WE THROW THEIR WAY. THEY
WANT TO DROP ACTION FOR REDUCE,
REPEAL, OR DeLAY. THIS IS FAIR
WAGE FOR WORKERS IN THE
AGREEMENT. SHAME ON YOU FOR
CONSIDERING THIS. THIS WAS SET
DEEPLY BY THE PANDEMIC. EVERY
WORKER WAS AFFECTED BY THE
PANDEMIC. PEOPLE WERE DIED,
PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO MOVE,
PEOPLE LOST WHATEVER MONEY THEY
HAD. THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO
EMPOWER THE PEOPLE THAT THEY
SERVE. ALL PEOPLE HAD WEALTHY
BUSINESS GROUPS. NO REDUCTION,
NO REPEAL, NO DeLAY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> HI, MY NAME IS ERICA LEE.
FOLLOW-UP TO MY PARENTS ON JUNE
25th GRADE APPEARING ON
FEBRUARY 20th. STAFF HAVE GONE
OVER 200 DAYS WITHOUT A
CONTRACT. SOCIAL MEDIA
CONTRACTS HAVE THE PRESIDENT
REFERRING TO THE UNIONIZED
STAFF. I MOVED TO SEATTLE BY
CHOICE 10 YEARS AGO. YOU DON'T
KNOW THIS, BUT I HELPED
SOMEBODY GET ELECTED BURIED MY
REPUTATION HAS LED TO TWO
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS TO HELP
THEM WIN IN THIS STATE. SEATTLE
MAKES ME FEEL SMALL. THEY HAVE
THE BOARD CONCERNED WITH HOW
THEY SHOULD BE. EVALUATING WITH
EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM. THIS IS
HOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO WORK,
SO THAT WE CAN COUNTER FALSE
NARRATIVES. LEAVE US, NOT THEM.
WORKING HARD FOR THEM, ASKING
FOR MORE MONEY. TODAY, WE WILL
KILL PEOPLE THAT WANT TO WORK
AT THE ZOO.
>> FOLLOWED BY BREANNA
MARTINEZ.
>> IT IS ALL ANGLES FOR NEARLY
EVERYONE. RESTAURANTS ARE
HURTING. THEY ARE CLOSING 10-12
OF THEIR LOCATIONS. THEY ARE
NOW USING THEIR OWN DELIVERY
SERVICE. MOST CAN'T AFFORD TO
MAKE THAT PIVOT. SEATTLE'S
RESTAURANT LANDSCAPE IS ON A
BETTER TRAJECTORY. PAYOUT NEEDS
TO BE REVISED. BY TAKING ANY
ACTION IS US. THEY WON'T
FORGET, AND THEY WILL BE
ABANDONED.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
MY NAME IS BREANNA MARTINEZ.
ASKING THAT YOU HONOR THE
COMPLIMENTS THAT WERE MADE A
DECADE AGO. BUSINESSES RUN THE
RISK OF SHUTTERING. THEY CAN
GROW THAT EQUITY. PEOPLE ARE
WORKING HERE. THEY RUN THE RISK
OF GETTING EVICTED FROM OUR
HOMES. WE DON'T HAVE HEALTH
INSURANCE. WE HAVE ACTUAL
PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND BUSINESSES
AND RESTAURANTS ARE MADE UP OF
PEOPLE. IT IS NOT THE SAME
THING. I AM EMPATHETIC TO SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT CAN'T STAY
OPEN. I WOULD RECOMMEND
APPLYING FOR GRANT MONEY FROM
THE WASHINGTON HOSPITALITY
ASSOCIATION AND THE GLOBAL
ACTION COMMITTEE. 2023 WILL BE
HELPING OUT. DON'T TAKE IT
FROM OUR PAYCHECK. THIS IS
GOING TO BE USED FROM THE
HEALTH INSURANCE. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> IS THERE AND MICHAEL
GOLDSTEIN? I BELIEVE. IF I CAN
PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME RIGHT, I
APOLOGIZE. STEFAN MORRIS?
>> CAN YOU PLEASE LINE UP?
AGAIN, THERE ARE TWO
MICROPHONES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I'M HERE WITH THE
KING COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL .
REPRESENTING HOSPITALITY
WORKERS HERE IN SEATTLE. SOME
OF OUR MEMBERS, WOULD BE
AFFECTED BY THIS LEGISLATION
THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED YOU
ALL. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
TALKING WITH MEMBERS DOING
NEGOTIATIONS. WE TALK ABOUT THE
COST OF LIVING, RENT,
GROCERIES, HAVING TO MOVE, AND
WAGES NOT BEING KEPT UP.
EVERYBODY I HAVE TALKED TO, HAS
SAID THE TOP PRIORITY IS TO
RAISE WAGES. GOING AFTER THE
INCOME OF TIPPED WORKERS AT
THIS POINT, IS THE WORST THING
THAT YOU CAN DO AS CITY
COUNCIL. IT IS PROVEN THAT
PENALTIES ARE MOST AFFECTING
THOSE WORK. IT IS ALSO A BAD
IDEA FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME ON THE
INCOME, WORKERS WILL SPEND IN
LOCAL BUSINESSES LIKE
RESTAURANTS. [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> ONE PAYCHECK AWAY FROM
HOMELESSNESS.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF
THE SEATTLE CHAPTER OF THE
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LABOR
ALLIANCE. WE ARE THE FIRST AND
ONLY ORGANIZATION OF ASIAN
AMERICAN AND SAPPHIC ISLANDER
WORK. WORKER IMMIGRANT AND
CIVIL RIGHTS. MANY OF US WORK
IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY. OFTEN
MULTIPLE JOBS, AS WE SUPPORT
FAMILY IN THE STATES, AND BACK
HOME WITH THE COUNTRY. AS
WORKERS OF COLOR, WE KNOW ALL
TOO WELL, THE DISCRIMINATION OF
THE TWO TIER SYSTEM IN SOCIETY.
COMMUNITIES COMING TO THIS.
WORKING DANGEROUS JOBS. LIVING
IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND
ONLY IN PROPERTIES, FOR
EXAMPLE. MINIMUM WAGE LOOKING
AT LEGISLATION. PERPETUATING
THIS TERMINATION. THESE
COMPOSITIONS TO THIS, ASK THAT
ALL WORKERS BE INCLUDED IN THE
MINIMUM WAGE DRAWER. THANK YOU.
>> HI. MY NAME IS PAUL. I SEE A
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HERE. I WILL
DO THIS AS QUICK AS I CAN. ONE
THING TO KEEP IN MIND, I THINK
THIS IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY
IMPACTFUL FOR SERVICE
RESTAURANTS IN PARTICULAR. IT
IS NOT LIKE WE CAN GO OVER THIS
WITH A SERVICE CHARGE, OR RAISE
PRICES MUCH HIGHER THAN THEY
ALREADY ARE. ONE THING, IS
GOING TO PICK UP A CUP OF
COFFEE. THE PRICES DO NOT GO UP
IN THE FUTURE. SECOND, WE ARE
NOT TRYING TO LOWER THE MINIMUM
WAGE. I THINK EVERYBODY WILL
AGREE THAT SEATTLE IS A VERY
SENSIBLE PLACE TO LIVE.
EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THIS.
EVERYBODY ON THE STAFF MAKES
ABOVE THE THRESHOLD. WE ALSO
OFFER HEALTH BENEFITS. DO THE
BEST THAT WE CAN. WITHOUT A TIP
CREDIT, IT IS REALLY HARD TO [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> NEXT THREE SPEAKERS, LINDA
MARTIN.
>> HI. I'M A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER, FOR THIS
LEGISLATION. IF COUNSEL WERE
GOING TO PLOW AHEAD WITH THE
20% INCREASE, AND ONLY HAVE
SMALL BUSINESSES, THEY WILL
IGNORE THE CURRENT PLIGHT. THIS
WOULD BE HEART WRENCHING FOR
MANY AT THE END OF THE LINE.
EVERYONE WILL CONTINUE TO EARN
MINIMUM WAGE REGARDLESS OF HOW
IT IS EARNED. THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE. THE
REASON WHY PASSING THIS POLICY
IS SO IMPORTANT, IS BECAUSE IT
HAS INCREASED FOR THE LAST 10
YEARS. SINCE MINIMUM WAGE PAST.
IT CONTINUES TO ALLOW FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES TO INTEREST RAISING
COSTS, AND BE ABLE TO SUPPORT
LOCAL JOBS IN SEATTLE. TO BE
CLEAR, FULL RESTAURANTS IN THE
CITY HAVE NEVER RECOVERED FROM
THE PANDEMIC. WE HAVE ALREADY
LOST MANY INDEPENDENT
BUSINESSES. MANY OF THE SMALL
BUSINESSES WILL BE REPLACED
WITH CORPORATE CHAINS AND BIG
BUSINESSES. [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS GARY. I'M
A BUSINESS OWNER. MANY THINGS
HAVE CONCERNED ME THROUGHOUT MY
30 YEARS IN THE RESTAURANT
BUSINESS. NONE AS SERIOUS AS
TODAY. WE STARTED OUR COMPANY,
AND OPENED THE BUREAU IN
SEPTEMBER 2020. ONE OF THE MOST
UNSTABLE TIMES IN OUR HISTORY.
SUGAR TAX, HIGHEST MINIMUM
WAGE. WE LOVE SEATTLE, AND WE
WENT ALL IN. WE ARE NOW A
STAPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. TEAM
MEMBERS, MEDICAL, DENTAL,
VISION. TIPPED HOURLY TEAMMATES
MAKE WELL OVER THE MINIMUM
WAGE. MANY EMPLOYEES MAKE SIX
FIGURES LAST YEAR. EVEN WITH
WHAT WE HAVE, IT IS STILL TOUGH
TO MAKE A PROFIT. EXPECTED
INFLATION WILL RISE THE COST OF
ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES. DO WE LET SERVICE GO
AND GO WITH QUICK SERVE? DO WE
RAISE PRICES AGAIN THIS YEAR? [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> WE HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> I'M CURRENTLY A RESTAURANT
WORK AT A SMALL BUSINESS. I
WENT TO THE -- TO ADD TO THE
COMMENTS FOR WORKERS.
HIGHLIGHTING THE UNIQUE
PRECARIOUSNESS FACED BY
IMMIGRANT AND RESTAURANT
WORKERS WHO OVERWHELMINGLY MAKE
UP THE KITCHEN STAFF AND
RESTAURANTS OVER THE CITY. THEY
ARE THE MOST NECESSARY MEMBERS
IN SEATTLE'S ENORMOUS SERVICE
MEMBERS. MANY RECEIVED PENNIES
ON THE DOLLAR FOR THE ENORMOUS
VALUE THAT THEY ADD TO OUR
ECONOMY. MANY CASES, THEY LEAVE
THEM WITH A FULLY MINIMUM PAGE.
HAVE HER CAR TOWED FROM THE
STREET. HAD TO PAY OVER $500 TO
GET IT BACK. THAT SINGLE CHARGE
DEVASTATED HER. ERASING MONTHS
OF USE FOR DAUGHTERS. SHE HAHOG
MAKE THEIR LIFE WORK. YOUR
LEGISLATION WILL MAKE HER, AND
TONS OF OTHERS, INCENTIVIZING
LOW WAGES. $500 BILL BE ON THE
WAY TO NOW, THIS WILL ADD TO
ALL OF IT.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> DAVID?
>> I'M PART OF THE REPAIRED
TECH WORKERS. THIS SHOULD
BENEFIT ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS. I
HAVE TO SAY, WHEN PEOPLE NOTED
THAT YOU WERE THE DO-NOTHING
COUNSEL, CALLING THEM THE UNDO
EVERYTHING COUNSEL. THIS MUST
BE REJECTED. I WANT TO PROVIDE
A CONTEXT. EVERYONE WHO HAS
BEEN SPOKEN ABOUT HOW WE HAVE
GOTTEN HERE. LARGE SO-CALLED
TIP CREDIT. THE LEGISLATION AND
MINIMUM WAGE WENT UP IN
PHENOMENAL TERMS. THIS WAS
STARTING IN 2021. WE EXPECT
TYPICAL INFLATION. THIS WOULD
HAVE COMPLETELY EVAPORATED.
THIS WOULD BE HALF OF WHAT IT
WAS. BUSINESSES BENEFITED FROM
THIS. THEY WANT TO KEEP
BENEFITING FROM IT. WE SHOULD
NOT LET THEM. THIS WOULD BE A
GHOULISH BETRAYAL OF EVERYTHING
THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO
REPRESENT. YOU SHOULD REJECT
IT.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> FOLLOWING, IT IS GOING TO BE
SHARON NELSON. FOLLOWED BY
KEITH. SHA DOUBLE R A. OKAY,
KEITH.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> HI. I'M PART OF DISTRICT
FIVE. I'M AGAINST SUB MINIMUM
WAGE. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF
YEARS, WE HAVE SIN INDEPENDENT
OF WAGES. THEY HAVE SEEN THAT
EVEN WHEN PRICES DON'T GO UP.
THE GROCER DOESN'T CARE ABOUT
THE SIZE OF THE COMPANY THAT I
WORK AT. MY LANDLORD DOESN'T
CARE. INSURANCE DOESN'T. THE
BANK DOESN'T. WHY DOES CITY
COUNCIL? WHERE WE PAY
DIFFERENTLY? THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE KEITH. LINETTE IS
GOING TO BE AMY GUNTER. GWEN.
>> DO YOU SEE THIS? HOUSING
VIOLATIONS THAT I HAD ON MY
LANDLORD YESTERDAY. IT TOOK
FOUR MONTHS. DO YOU SEE THIS?
LABOR VIOLATIONS THAT TOOK ME
20 MONTHS TO GET THE
INVESTIGATION ON FROM MY WAGE
EMPLOYER. THIS IS A SMALL
BUSINESS. THESE ARE FAMILY
BUSINESSES. WHEN WE STEAL, WE
GET FIRE. WE CAN DO EVERYTHING
WRONG. WHETHER THE SCAM DOES
ANYTHING WRONG, WE HAVE TO WAIT
MONTHS FOR JUSTICE. THIS
BACKDROP, WE ARE HAVING OUR
DEAL RENEGED ON. THIS CANNOT
STAND. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE
VOTED FOR. THIS IS NOT ON ANY
OF YOUR PLATFORMS. THIS IS NOT
WHAT I EXPECT. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> IS THERE AN AMY?
>> JUST GET REALLY CLOSE TO
THEM. THANKS.
>> HI. MY NAME IS AMY GUNTER. I
OWN RESTAURANTS IN FOUR OF YOUR
DISTRICTS. WE HAVE ABOUT 250
EMPLOYEES. I BELIEVE THAT THE
NEGOTIATIONS ARE ON THE $15
MINIMUM WAGE, WERE DONE IN GOOD
FAITH. A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME
TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT SO. IT
WAS AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE
THAT WE GOT TO THIS POINT 10
YEARS LATER. NO ONE COULD HAVE
INFLICTED OR PREDICTED THAT IT
WAS GOING TO ACT THAT WAY. AT
THE END OF 10 YEARS, SMALL
BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO MAKE A
20% INCREASE. THE ARGUMENT THAT
WE HAVE TIME TO PLAN FOR IT,
THAT IT WAS PRESET, AND YOU
SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT,
WAS NEVER THE INTENT. TO KEEP
THE BUSINESSES THE WAY WE WANT,
WE WOULD BASICALLY BE LOOKING
AT THE EQUIVALENT OF A 40%
INCREASE IN RENT. I HAVE
RESTAURANT OWNERS SITTING HERE
TELLING YOU THAT THEIR RENT IS
GOING TO GO UP. MAYBE THAT
WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE. OUR
EMPLOYEES ALL EARNED OVER THIS.
>> JOHN FRANZEN.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] GRADE
>> STOP WITH THE DISRUPTION.
>> YOU ARE ENGAGING IN
DISRUPTIVE SAVIOR, ADDRESSING
THE SPEAKERS. PLEASE STOP THAT.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> I AM HERE TO DEFEND THE
MINIMUM WAGE. YOU CAN DRAW THAT
LINE AT 500 EMPLOYEES. ALL
COMPANIES I WORK FOR BARELY
SCRAPED ABOVE 100. DOES THAT
REALLY SOUND LIKE A SMALL
BUSINESS TO YOU? IF YOU WANT TO
HELP REAL SMALL BUSINESS, YOU
SHOULD ONLY BE LOOK -- LOOKING
AT WHAT HAS BEEN MADE. THEY
HAVE BEEN RAKING IN BILLIONS.
THEY HAVE AGGRESSIVE TAX LAWS
IN THIS COUNTRY. AS IS PROPOSED
10 YEARS AGO. THEY HAVE ONLY
GOTTEN MORE RICH SINCE THEN.
THIS HAS BEEN SUFFERING UNDER
THE PANDEMIC. IT IS NONSENSE TO
TAKE WHAT LITTLE MONEY WE HAVE
OUT OF OUR POCKETS. MICROSOFT,
AMAZON, THEY ALL COST THINGS
OUT OF OUR HOME. IF YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS QUINN TO LOOK AT
THE LABOR LIKE YOU DO IN THE
ELECTION SPEECHES, THEN YOU
SHOULD LOOK AT THIS AGGRESSIVE
ATTACK ON PEOPLE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> SIMON. FOLD BY SIMON, IT
WILL BE JOHN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. LIKE MANY
PEOPLE IN HERE, I AM A REAL
RESTAURANT TIP WORKER, AND I
HAVE BEEN IN SEATTLE FOR 23
YEARS. OUR STATE HAS DEVASTATED
RESTAURANT WORKERS, AND THEIR
ABILITY TO MAXIMIZE THEIR
INCOME. IT HAS CREATED
INSTABILITY IN OUR INDUSTRY.
TOTAL COMPENSATION IS NOT A
PROPER TIP CREDIT. IT IS THE
LAST HOPE FOR THE SMALL
OPERATORS TO STAY ALIVE AND
PROVIDE JOB. SINCE 2015, WAGE
HIKE HAS GRIPPED OUR JOBS. THEY
HAVE SUBJECTS INTO SURCHARGES.
NONTRANSPARENT PAY MODELS,
AWFUL TYPICAL, THE ELIMINATION
OF TIP LINES, TIPPING, AND
SUPPORT STAFF JOBS. ALL THINGS
HAVE BEEN CUT. IN MANY CASES,
WE HAVE LOST JOBS. I HAVE BEEN
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY ALL OF
THIS. WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME
OF THE SAME THINGS HAPPEN TO
THEM. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE
NINTH CONSECUTIVE WAGE HIKE,
DESPITE GOING TO A MAJOR
REVAMP. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
RECONSIDER TO SUPPORT THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, JOHN STERN.
>> TONY, HAS BEEN LIVING HERE
FOR TWO YEARS. THAT IS
DEVASTATING TO ANYONE. ONE OF
THE PRO $35 BURRITO PEOPLE
SPOKE LAST MONTH ABOUT HAVING
DIGNITY DOING THIS JOB. NO JOB
TITLE DEFINES UNITY. NOT BEING
ABLE TO PAY YOUR RENT, CRUSHES
THEM EMOTIONALLY. THEY HAVE
HARMED THE DIGNITY OF SO MANY
PEOPLE. EVERY TUESDAY, WE HAVE
BEEN GHASTLY TO BUY A HAND
FRIDGE POOL OF PEOPLE, SAYING
DON'T LOOK UP, EVERYTHING IS
FINE. RESTAURANTS ARE DOWN 50%.
THIS SUMMER, I MAKE LESS THAN
HALF OF THAT. BY INCREASING THE
MINIMUM WAGE, YOU HAVE
DESTROYED MY ACTUAL INCOME. THE
PAYOUT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE
TIP CREDIT. WE CAN JUST PAY
PEOPLE MORE. IT HAS
CONSEQUENCES. PLEASE LEARN. NOT
WHAT SOUNDS GOOD TO THEM TODAY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> THANK GOD HE GAVE -- [ BLEEP
]. I'M A LUCKY STAR. THAT IS
GOD ON MY INSTAGRAM.
>> THAT IS GONE. EVERY DOLLAR
BILL TO 100.
>> ZIONS MONEY, TOP 3%. WE ARE
PRICELESS AMERICA. YOU CAN PAY
MILITARY SECRET SERVICE, NAVY
S.E.A.L., FBI. SECRETS, ALL THE
WAY TO FIRST RESPONDERS, AND
SECURITY. PAY AMERICA'S
TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT. WE DON'T
PAY ENOUGH. CREDIT. YES, PAY
THE WORLD. [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE
PRAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE, TAKE YOUR
SEAT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
>> SOPHIA SMITH? I BELIEVE?
>> HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. CHIEF OF
STAFF USC 3W 3000. I WAS AN
ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE CONSTRUCT STEEL. WE
ARE OBVIOUSLY IN OPPOSITION OF
YOU ALL PICKING THIS POLICY UP.
WE REALLY PUSH YOU ALL TO LET
THE LEGISLATION AND THE LAW,
FULLY BE REALIZED. ONE OF THE
INTENSE MINIMUM WAGE
ORDINANCES, WHEN WORKERS HAVE
MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS,
THEY SPEND MONEY IN OUR
ECONOMY. OUR ECONOMY IS ALLOWED
TO GROW. WHEN LOW-WAGE WORKERS
HAVE MONEY, THEY HAVE MONEY IN
THEIR POCKETS. THEY SUPPORT
SMALL BUSINESSES. THAT WAS ONE
OF THE MAIN INTENTIONS OF THIS
LEGISLATION. ONE THING THAT
HASN'T BEEN FOCUSED ON, ALL
THE RISING COSTS OF BUSINESSES.
RENT AND FOOD COSTS. SEE IF
THEY CAN GIVE PEOPLE A BREAK.
>> THIS IS THE BURDEN OF THE
COST.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> WE HAVE FIVE MORE SPEAKERS
ON THE LIST. WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND LOOK AT THIS OBJECTION. GO
AHEAD.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. WITH
RESPECT TO THE COMMUNITY AND
THE POSITION, THIS IS A TOUGH
POSITION. THE WHOLE WORLD HAS
GONE CRAZY. I RESPECT AND LOVE
YOU FOR TAKING THIS POSITION. I
JUST WANT TO SHARE MY STORY. I
WILL SHARE WITH YOU MY STORY. I
SERVED SEATTLE SINCE EARLY 80s.
THIS IS EARLY. ABOUT 32 YEARS.
I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG
TIME. I STILL CLEAN GREASE
TRAPS. I STILL DELIVER. I STILL
WORK IN THE KITCHEN. I AM NOT
LOOKING AT THIS EXPENSIVE
HOUSE. SOLVING THE PROBLEM
HERE, IS TAKING ACTION THE
RIGHT WAY. WE ARE TAKING
WORKERS FROM AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AND WORKFORCE HOUSING.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE CANNOT DO
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. THIS IS
FROM THE WORLD. [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> YOUR TIME IS UP.
>> NO WAY WE CAN BRING GOD TO
THE COMMITTEE.
>> I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT
ALL THE TIME.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU. HEY, SIT DOWN.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND THE
REST OF YOUR COMMENTS. I AM
SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
>> AMY HAYWARD. SORRY, AMY HAS
ARTIE BEEN CALLED. WE ARE GOING
TO GO WITH BONIA SMITH.
>> NO ONE'S LAST NAME IS
SMITH? OKAY. LILY.
>> FOLLOWED BY MONO. THIS WILL
BE LILY.
>> MY NAME IS MONA SMITH. I AM
A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, AND A
MEMBER OF THE G SDA. IT IS A
LAW THAT BUSINESSES WANT TO
FREEZE LOW WAGES. IT IS A LIE
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVING.
SOME SAY PROVISION WILL FREEZE,
OR ROLLBACK WAGES. THE REALITY
IS, WAGES WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE, BECAUSE OF THE
MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE. AS A
RESULT OF THE JOB MARKET. MOST
RESTAURANT WORKERS, MAKE MORE
THAN MINIMUM WAGE. TOTAL
COMPENSATION, WILL HELP KEEP
EMPLOYERS, PROVIDING HEALTH
INSURANCE, FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
KEEPING UP THE BENEFITS IN
PLACE FOR THESE PART-TIME
WORKERS. THESE SMALL
BUSINESSES, ARE ABLE TO KEEP
THEIR DOORS OPEN, AND NOT
INCREASE PRICES. [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON, AND SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. SPEAKING
ON BEHALF OF THE 2500 MEMBERS
OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. 80% OF WHOM ARE
SMALL BUSINESSES. I ASK YOU TO
SUPPORT 120828 AND CONSULT THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.
COST FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WILL
SKYROCKET. SMALL BUSINESS WITH
13 EMPLOYEES, CAN PAY AN EXTRA
$84,000 PER YEAR. THAT COULD
MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON, TAKING
SOMETHING HOME TO THEIR
FAMILIES, OR CLOSING THE DOOR
FOR GOOD. SMALL BUSINESSES MAKE
UP THE CULTURE OF THE CITY THAT
WE RELY ON. MANY OF YOU, YOU
HEARD FROM SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS AND OPERATORS. FOLKS WHO
WANT TO OPEN A SECOND LOCATION,
BUT CAN'T. OTHERS THAT SLEEP
IN THEIR STORES TO DETER
BREAK-INS. SOME OF THEM DON'T
TAKE THEIR SALARIES HOME TO
THEIR FAMILIES. WE WANT TO
ATTRACT MORE. WE NEED TO MAKE
OUR CITY A PLACE WHERE SMALL
BUSINESSES CAN AFFORD NOT TO
OPERATE, BUT TO GROW AND
THRIVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> GARY, IS OUR LAST SPEAKER.
THERE HE IS. HE IS COMING.
>> READY?
>> GREETINGS, EVERYBODY. I GOT
INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A
CONUNDRUM. I WASN'T GOING TO
SPEAK. ALWAYS WANTING TO NOT
HAVE A MINIMUM WAGE. IS THAT
CORRECT? WITH PAY UP, IT IS
RIDICULOUSLY HIGH. IT SEEMS
LIKE YOU ARE NOT SQUARING
THINGS UP HERE. I HAVE BEEN
HERE SINCE FEBRUARY 6th. THE
RECEIPTS ARE IN. THIS IS A
QUOTE FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. THE RECEIPTS ARE
IN. RESTAURANTS ARE DOWN 50%. I
WORK AT A RESTAURANT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I WORK A BLOCK AWAY
FROM THE SPHERE. ESSENTIALLY,
THEY ARE ALL SAYING THE SAME
THING. THEY ARE DOWN 50%.
CUTTING HOURS. THE RECEIPTS ARE
IN. [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE END
OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT LIST.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> SECURITY, PLEASE HAVE HIM
ESCORTED OUT.
>> NO MORE DISRUPTIONS. WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF THE LIST OF
SPEAKERS. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS NOW CLOSED. TANK YOU FOR
YOUR COMMENTS TODAY. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, INCLUDED
MINUTES OF JULY 23rd, 2024.
>> CAME INTO THE BILLS. ONE
APPOINTMENT FROM THE LIBRARY'S
EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE IT FROM TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR? HEARING NONE, I MOVED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED FOR THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ].
>> [ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING
].
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES --
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEMS ONE AND
TWO INTO THE RECORD?
>> CAN YOU PLEASE DIRECT US TO
AFFIX YOUR SIGNATURE?
>> I HAVE TO SAY THIS LINE,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON BEHALF? WILL THEY?
PLEASE READ ITEM 1 AND TWO INTO
THE RECORD?
>> CAN WE PLEASE GET THOSE BACK
DOORS CLOSED? THANK YOU. AGENDA
ITEMS ONE AND TWO, CLICK FILE
314489, COUNCIL BILL 1208 18,
FOR LOT SUBDIVISION OF 13th
AVENUE TOWNHOMES, AT 118 AND
122 13th AVENUE AND AN
ORDINANCE APPROVING CONFIRMING
THE PLAT OF 13th AVENUE
TOWNHOMES.
>> ITEMS ONE AND TWO WERE READ
INTO THE RECORD TOGETHER.
COUNCILMEMBER MARLYS WILL
ADDRESS BOTH ITEMS AND THEN WE
WILL VOTE ON EACH ITEM
SEPARATELY. COUNCILMEMBER
MARLYS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS ITEMS ONE AND TWO.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THESE ARE ADMINISTERED OF
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT WILL
GRANT FINAL APPROVAL OF THE
13th AVENUE TOWNHOMES
SUBDIVISION AT THE ADDRESSES
THAT AMELIA REFERENCED BETWEEN
A SPRING AND IS UNION PRACTICES
IN THE ESQUIRE PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. THE SUBDIVISION WOULD
FACILITATE THE DIVISION OF TWO
INTO 12 UNIT LOTS, THE PROJECT
INCLUDES TWO FIVE-STORY
STRUCTURES, EACH CONTAINING SIX
TOWNHOUSE UNITS. UNDER
WASHINGTON STATE LAW, CITY
COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO ACT
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF FILING FINAL
SUBDIVISION. DUE TO TIME
CONSTRAINTS, SUBDIVISION
LEGISLATION USUALLY GOES
STRAIGHT TO THE COUNCIL FOR
APPROVAL. JUST FOR MY
COLLEAGUES INFORMATION, I AM
WORKING ON LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD REMOVE THIS PROCEDURAL
STUFF AND ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT
TO APPROVE THE FINAL
SUBDIVISION WHICH WOULD BOOST
THE TIME FOR PERMIT
APPLICATIONS TO RECEIVE THE
FINAL APPROVAL OF THIS . I AM
HOPING TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY
RED TAPE. JUST BY BRINGING THIS
TO COUNCIL NEXT YEAR, FOR NOW,
MOVING THESE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
EXPLANATION. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON ITEMS ONE AND TWO?
ALL RIGHT. I AM SEEING NONE, SO
WE WILL NOW MOVE AND VOTE ON
EACH ITEM SEPARATELY STARTING
WITH ITEM 1. CLERK FILE 314489.
I MOVED THE CLERK FILE 314489
BE FILED. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. CMAC IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED. I AM NOT
SEEING ANY FINAL COMMENTS. WILL
BE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
ON FILING THE CLICK FILE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER --
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. IT IS
PLACED ON FILE. AT 02 IS READ
INTO THE RECORD. I MOVED TO
PAST COUNCIL BILL 120818, IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL, ARE
THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES THE BILL
PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT, ITEM
3, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM 3,
APPOINTMENT 2918, PAYMENT OF
AMY SMITH AS THE CHIEF OF THE
COMMUNITY -ASSISTED RESPONSE
AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OR
TERM TO AUGUST 1, 2028. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENT TO BE CONFIRMED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE, RECOGNIZED TO
PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU
EVERYONE HERE TODAY IN
PARTICULAR -- AND PARTICULARLY
TO SMITH. I'M GOING TO MAKE
THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE
REPAYMENT OF CHIEF SMITH. I'M
USING HER OWN WORDS WHEN SHE
SAYS IN TERMS OF HER VISION,
THAT HER VISION FOR CARE IS IT
WILL INFORM THE ELEMENT OF
DIVERSIFIED RESPONSE OPTIONS
2911 CALLS THAT REPRESENT THE
MOST APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL
DISCIPLINE AND THE MOST
FINANCIALLY PRUDENT STRATEGY TO
SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY. I LIKE
THAT FOR THE KEYWORD OF THE
DEVELOPMENT OF. AS I HAVE TOLD
CHIEF SMITH , THIS ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE MODEL THAT WE DO NEED
IS NOT SET IN STONE. THERE IS
NO DOUBT IN MY MIND OVER YEARS
135, WE WILL HAVE NEED FOR SOME
MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS AND I LIKE
THE THOUGHT THAT SHE
UNDERSTANDS THIS IS A
DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE
. WE ARE NOT JUST PASSING CARE
AND WE ARE DONE, I THINK
EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE ARE
GOING TO HAVE SOME MAJOR
ADJUSTMENTS AS WE MOVE FURTHER.
SHE ALSO NOTED THAT CARE SHOULD
BE A DATA CENTER AND CENTER OF
INNOVATION THE PROMOTES AND
ADVANCES POSITIVE CHANGE IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM,
COMMUNITY DRIVEN DESIGN AND
INVESTMENT AND RAPID RESPONSE
TO ALL PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
VULNERABILITIES AND EMERGENCIES
INCLUDING HOUSE-LESS NESS. SHE
IS COMMITTED TO AN OPEN SOURCES
OF THAT OPERATIONAL DESIGN.
THAT GOES TO DEVELOP A QUESTION
IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH THE
COUNCIL. I BELIEVE THAT SHE
WOULD AND IS ASKING QUESTIONS,
SHE IS LOOKING FOR CANDID
FEEDBACK AND I WILL TELL HER
FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, SHE WILL GET IT, AND
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE
NEED FROM A LEADER AND NEW
DEVELOPING AREA THAT HAS NOT
BEEN TRIED BEFORE, REALLY.
SOMEWHAT IN ALBUQUERQUE, BUT WE
ARE PIONEERS IN TERMS OF
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE APPROACH
THAT SHE BRINGS , THE ACADEMICS
APPROACH THAT SHE BRINGS. BUT
WITH ACTION. AND THAT IS THE
KEY POINT. AS ANYBODY WHO KNOWS
AMY SMITH, SHE IS FULL OF
ACTION AND SO AS I SAID AT AN
EVENT , WE CANNOT SUCCEED IN
PUBLIC SAFETY IF WE DO NOT ALSO
SUCCEED IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND I
WOULD MAKE THE ASSERTION THAT
WE CANNOT SUCCEED IN PUBLIC
HEALTH WITHOUT CARE. WE NEED
THE OUTREACH OF CARE ON OUR
STREETS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED
AND WE NEED THE EXAMPLE THEY
SET BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF
PEOPLE OUT THERE, THERE ARE A
LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS. BUT WE
NEED THE EXAMPLE THAT CHIEF
SMITH SETS AND SHOW OUR
COMMUNITIES AND OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE DO AND WE
ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN
TERMS OF IMPROVING OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY POSTURE FOR OUR CITY.
SO, WITH THAT SAID, I ASK AND
URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF SMITH.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION.
ARE THERE ANY COLLEAGUES WHO
WOULD WISH TO SPEAK?
>> THANK YOU, I AM VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS. I SEE CHIEF SMITH
OUT AND IMMUNITY, EXCITED THAT
, AND THANKFUL FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THIS LAST YEAR IN
THE APARTMENT AS WELL AS YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN DATA AND PAIRING
IT UP WITH STORIES OF WHAT YOU
ARE SEEING OUT THERE AND WHAT
YOUR TEAM IS DOING. AND THE
COMPASSION, THE EMPATHY IS VERY
CLEAR IN HOW WE ARE HELPING
PEOPLE AND EXCITED THAT YOU ARE
ALSO LEADING THE CHARGE ON THE
EXPANSION AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR WORK. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I AM EXCITED THAT WE
ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS
APPROACH , LAST YEAR WHEN
COUNCIL STARTED THIS PROGRAM, I
THINK WE ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS
A POWERFUL USE OF OUR RESOURCES
TO CREATE THE CARE DEPARTMENT
BY RESTRUCTURING. I AM FULLY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS APPOINTMENT AND
DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE FULLY FUNDING IT. I
WILL SAY, I WAS IN AUSTIN,
TEXAS RECENTLY TOURING COLLEGES
WITH MY SON AND I WITNESSED A
WOMAN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN
INTERSECTION WHO CLEARLY SEEMED
TO BE HAVING A MENTAL CRISIS.
SO WHEN I CALLED 911, I WAS
SURPRISED, PLEASANTLY
SURPRISED, TO HEAR THE
DISPATCHER ASK , DO YOU WANT
POLICE, FIRE , EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TREATMENT , OR MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES? I WAS SO HAPPY
TO HEAR THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY
AN OPTION IN SOME COMMUNITIES.
WHEN I SAID MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES INDICATED WHAT WAS
HAPPENING, SHE SAID WE HAVE
ALREADY RECEIVED THE CALL AND
HELP IS ON THE WAY. SO I HAVE
GREAT HOPE THAT THIS WILL
BECOME THAT KIND OF SERVICE FOR
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I KNOW
WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE STATE
AND COUNTY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES, OUR
SAFETY CRISES AND I KNOW THAT
CHIEF SMITH HAS SHOWN HER
WILLINGNESS TO WORK ACROSS THE
TABLE AND SEEK ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES FOR THE CARE PROGRAM
TO MAKE SURE IT IS FULLY
FUNDED. I ALSO KNOW THAT
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT THIS
APPROACH IS BEST PRACTICE AND
THAT IT OFFERS SOLUTIONS THAT
CAN ADDRESS THE OVERLAPPING
CRISES THAT MANY CITIES IN THIS
COUNTRY ARE EXPERIENCING RIGHT
NOW THAT INTERSECT WITH OUR
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. SO, I
LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROGRAM. I
THINK STOPPING CRIME STARTS
WITH PROTECTING OUR
COMMUNITIES. AND CARE IS ABOUT
PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORS AND
ABOUT CRIME PREVENTION. SO, FOR
US TO REALIZE FULLY THE
INTENTION BEHIND CREATING THIS
DEPARTMENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THIS APPOINTMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I TOO WANTED TO JOIN
IN AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY IN THIS CAPACITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO CONTINUE TO VIEW THIS AS AN
ITERATIVE PROCESS AND THE
COLLABORAT
COUNCIL, WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS
AND ALL OF THE PROVIDERS OUT
THERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN VERY
UNAFRAID TO TAKE THE TRUTH TO
WHOEVER IS WILLING TO LISTEN
AND I THINK WE NEED MORE OF
THAT. AND SO, THANK YOU FOR
THAT. ALSO COME EARLY FOR JUST
BEING WILLING TO VIEW THIS AS
AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO MAKING
SURE THAT EVERYONE IN OUR
COMMUNITY RECEIVED THE CARE AND
DIGNITY THAT THEY DESERVE.
EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. AND ALSO
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
DATA TO ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE
DO. ANYWAY, I DO APPRECIATE
THAT YOUR ANALYTICAL APPROACH,
YOUR REAL-TIME CONNECTIONS TO
SIMILAR AGENCIES AROUND THE
COUNTRY AND THAT YOUR OVERALL
VISION ARE A PERFECT FIT FOR
THIS POSITION AND I WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO VOTING IN FAVOR AND
WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN
YOUR ENDEAVORS GOING FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. HE COULD BE HERE FOR
HOURS, WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN
HERE FOR HOURS, BUT THERE ARE
HOURS OF THINGS TO SAY ABOUT
THE WORK YOU HAVE ALREADY
ACCOMPLISHED AS AN INTERIM
CHIEF. LOOKING FORWARD TO
EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AS A
PERMANENT CHIEF AND IN THE
WORDS OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE CHAIR, BOB KETTLE,
YOU ARE DEVELOPING THIS PROGRAM
, YOU HAVE DEVELOPED THE
PROGRAM SO FAR, THERE IS SO
MUCH MORE TO DO, WE ARE VERY
EXCITED FOR YOUR WORK HERE IN
SEATTLE. THANK YOU, CHIEF.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD
THAT I WAS IN THE STANDING ROOM
ONLY ROOM WHEN YOU WERE WITH
THE BIG REVEAL. I THINK IT WAS
IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR AND IT
WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE HOW MANY
PEOPLE CAME FROM OTHER CITIES
TO ENDORSE THE APPROACH THAT
CARE WAS ABOUT TO TAKE AND HOW
MANY PEOPLE CAME AND ENDORSED
YOU PERSONALLY, CHIEF SMITH.
HAVING KNOWN YOU IN OTHER
CAPACITIES, AND OTHER PARTS OF
YOUR PROFESSIONAL HISTORY. I
JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT SINCE
THAT TIME, COUNCILMEMBER --
COUNCILMEMBER WOO IS CORRECT.
YOU ARE EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME
IT SEEMS LIKE IN THE COMMUNITY
GETTING TO KNOW OUR CITY AND
PERFECTING THE APPROACH AND THE
DEPARTMENT UNDER YOUR
SUPERVISION. SO I JUST HAVE TO
SAY IT IS MY PLEASURE ALSO TO
PROBABLY CAST WITH A UNANIMOUS
VOTE, NOT GOING TO ASSUME
ANYTHING, BUT CAST MY SUPPORT
FOR YOUR -- FOR THIS PERMANENT
APPOINTMENT. SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE SO FAR.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO HAVE THE LAST WORD OR
SHOULD WE PROCEED TO A VOTE?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PLEASE
PROCEED TO A VOTE.
>> ALL RIGHT, WOULD YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL CALL? ON THE
VOTE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND OPPOSED.
>> I WAS RIGHT. THE PAYMENT IS
CONFIRMED, CONGRATULATIONS,
CHIEF SMITH. YOU'RE NOT
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
THE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD YOU SO DESIRE.
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO
DO APPEAR. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THAT WAS REALLY PLEASANT,
IT MEANT A LOT TO ME, I
APPRECIATE YOUR TRUST. BUT I
ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
TRUSTWORTHINESS. WE LIVE IN A
TIME OF A LOT OF
DISENFRANCHISEMENT, CYNICISM,
ISOLATION, I HEARD SOME OF THAT
EARLIER. I LEARNED QUICKLY IN
NINE ON ONE THAT SOMETIMES
PEOPLE CALL JUST BECAUSE THAT
IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO WILL
ANSWER. FOR THE EPIDEMIC OF
LONELINESS IS A REAL THING. AND
IT ALSO, EVERY DAY, EYEWITNESS
UNPRECEDENTED RESOLVED AND
KINDNESS AND HOPE IN OUR
COMMUNITY, I SPOKE AT A RECENT
PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT SOME OF
THE SAD EMAILS I GET BUT I ALSO
GET EMAILS WITH EXPRESSIONS
LIKE, THERE ARE MANY CITIES ONE
CAN CHOOSE TO LIVE IN AND I TO
SEATTLE EVERY TIME. YOUR
UPCOMING CONFIRMATION IS NOT
ONLY PROOF OF CONCEPT BUT PROOF
OF THE GOODNESS OF HUMANITY. TO
LIVE IN A CITY THAT FORMALLY
STATES CARING FOR THOSE LESS
FORTUNATE, FOR THOSE IN NEED,
IS A TOP HUMAN PRIORITY. NOW,
THAT IS A PRIVILEGE. THESE PAST
MONTHS HAVE BEEN THE MOST
FASCINATING OF MY LIFE, GETTING
TO DWELL IN SPACES AND IN
MODALITIES THAT WERE NOT
PREVIOUSLY KNOWN TO ME. WHEN IT
COMES TO BUREAUCRACY, I
DEFINITELY HAD A LOT TO LEARN
AND MANY OF MY BEST TEACHERS
HAVE BEEN FOLKS WHO FALL
OUTSIDE THE SPOTLIGHT BUT
REALLY DESERVE THE SPOTLIGHT.
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, LAST
YEAR, BECAME SO POPULAR, SPENT
SO MUCH TIME WITH MY DEPARTMENT
THAT HIS PRESENCE WAS DEMANDED
AT OUR HOLIDAY PARTY. HE WAS
LARGELY RESPONSIBLE TO SET UP
THE WEBSITE TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW BRAND,
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. HE WAS
KIND TO SUGGEST SOME TALKING
POINTS TO ME AT MY FIRST PRESS
CONFERENCE AND REALIZE THAT AS
A FUTILE EXERCISE AND HE NEVER
DID IT AGAIN. ALSO FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE I WANT TO THANK
AND ACKNOWLEDGE SARAH SMITH. I
THINK SHE WAS THE ONLY PERSON
IN CITY GOVERNMENT WHO SAW ME
CRY OUT OF EXHAUSTION LAST YEAR
PURCHASE ADJUSTED WE SHOULD GET
BREAKFAST AND I DID AND NEVER
CRIED AGAIN SO THAT SALTED. I
AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO ANDREW
MEYER BERG AND DAN NULTY FOR
BEING GREAT THOUGHT PARTNERS,
FOR CRYSTAL AND CINDY, PEOPLE
WHO MAKE ALL THE THINGS HAPPEN
ALL THE TIME. I WANT TO CALL
OUT AND GORMAN'S GENEROSITY.
LAST SUMMER, HELPING ME TO
UNDERSTAND HOW THE LEGISLATIVE
AND EXECUTIVE SHOULD PARTNER.
THE LIST COULD GO ON AND ON.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I
AM SUPPORTED ALL THE TIME. I
GET TO WORK SHOULDER TO
SHOULDER WITH PEOPLE THAT I
RESPECT AND ADMIRE AND LEARN
FROM AND THAT I ENJOY. I LOVE
MY TEAMMATES. I AM ASTONISHED
BY THEIR SKILL, THEIR
UNHERALDED SERVICE ESPECIALLY
IN 911, I HAVE SAID FREQUENTLY
THERE IS NO PLACE I WOULD
RATHER BE AND I REALLY MEAN
THAT. I STRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR
ALL THE COLLABORATORS, BECAUSE
THE ONLY WAY WE ARE GOING TO
HEAL OUR COMMUNITY IS IF WE DO
IT TOGETHER. WE CANNOT BE
DIVIDED, WE CANNOT HAVE SILOS.
I BELIEVE IN THIS MOVEMENT AND
IT IS A MOVEMENT. THIS MORNING
I WAS VISITED BY DR. REBECCA
NEWSTEAD WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CHICAGO HEALTH LABS AND HER
COLLEAGUES AND ALSO LORI YOU
AND WHO IS 40 YEARS AT L.A.
COME, REALLY QUITE A LEGEND IN
THE FIELD. THEY WERE MEETING
WITH ME AND MY COLLEAGUES AND
IT WAS A HUMBLING MOMENT.
REBECCA SAID IT IS SIGNIFICANT
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN SEATTLE,
IT IS SIGNIFICANT NATIONALLY,
WE ARE ALL WATCHING YOU AND WE
KNOW THIS IS WHAT IS NEEDED.
AND SO I EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO
YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE YOU -- THE
WILLINGNESS OF COUNCIL AND OF
PAST LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR
THIS IS THE REASON THAT I'M
HERE AND GET TO INHERIT THAT
HARD WORK. I DO BELIEVE THAT WE
CAN REIMAGINE HOW WE RESPOND TO
AND HOW WE PREVENT HUMAN
SUFFERING, AND I BELIEVE THAT
WE CAN REDESIGN OUR SYSTEMS TO
BETTER SUPPORT POSITIVE CHANGE
AND HEALING IN INDIVIDUAL
LIVES. I BELIEVE THAT AT EVERY
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT AND FAITH
ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFITS,
BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORS, I
BELIEVE THAT WE CAN ALL COME
TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT IN A
CITY THAT IS THE SMART AND THIS
WELL RESOURCED AND TALENTED AND
INNOVATIVE, PEOPLE DO NOT DIE
ON OUR STREETS. WE CANNOT LET
THAT BE NORMAL. AND I SEE NO
BARRIER TO PROGRESS OTHER THAN
SELF-INTEREST. SO IF I WAS EVER
GOING TO BE THE CHIEF OR THE
CHAMPION OF ANYTHING I WOULD
WANT IT TO BE OF CARE AND I
THINK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I WILL HAVE TO SAY FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, THIS IS THE
MAIN ACT. THERE WAS A PREQUEL
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
WHERE WE ALL SPOKE OUR HEARTS
ABOUT OUR SUPPORT OF YOU AS
WELL, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR
STEPPING UP. OKAY, MOVING ON.
YES, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ITEM
4 INTO THE RECORD?
>> PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE ,
COUNSELED A 1208 10, RELATING
TO PUBLIC SEATTLE UTILITIES, TO
SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL TO THE U.S.
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON A FIRST
MATERIAL MODIFICATION TO THE
2013 CONSENT DECREE. THE
COMMITTEE WILL CONVINCE THE
BILL PASSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE
LOOKING TO GIVE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. COUNCIL BILL 120810 IS
AN ORDINANCE FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO MODIFY CONSENT
DECREE THAT WAS IN 2013 FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS. THIS
PASSOUT OF OUR COMMITTEE,
PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. FIVE IN
FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED. I LOOK
FORWARD TO MY COLLEAGUES
HOPEFULLY SUPPORTING THIS BILL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NO
QUESTIONS, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? NINE IN
FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THAT PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT, WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
FINALLY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 5
INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM 5, RESOLUTION 32 140, A
RESOLUTION RELATING TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION TO ACT AS
THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE/A
GENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND TO LEGALLY BIND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE WITH RESPECT TO
CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR WHICH THE
CITY THINKS GRANT FUNDING
ASSISTANCE MANAGE THROUGH THE
WASHINGTON STATE RECREATION AND
CONSERVATION OFFICE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, THIS IS ALSO
FROM YOUR COMMITTEE SO YOU MAKE
OF THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. COLLINGS, THIS IS A
SIMPLE RESOLUTION FROM OUR
SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO BE
ABLE -- THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED
PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY THAT
THEY WILL BE APPLYING FOR
GRANTS FROM OUR WASHINGTON
STATE RECREATION AND
CONSERVATION OFFICE. AT THE
STATE, THAT WILL HELP WITH
CAPITAL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT OUR
CITY. THEY WILL ALSO BE LOOKING
AT OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE --
THAT OUR COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
BROUGHT UP TO THEM SO WE ARE
NOT RESTRICTIVE WITH JUST THESE
PROJECTS. THESE PROJECTS ARE
SPECIFICALLY SO THEY CAN APPLY
FOR STATE FUNDING. IT PAST FIVE
IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO PEOPLE'S
SUPPORT FOR THIS RESOLUTION,
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. NOT
SEEING ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY
QUESTION, SO WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
WITH A CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE RESOLUTION ON
MY BEHALF? THERE ARE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND THERE IS NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION
ADOPTION TODAY. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I HAVE
ONE MORE QUICK THING, IF THAT
IS OKAY. WE WILL BE CONFIRMING
ON AUGUST 14, HE WILL BE UP FOR
APARTMENT FOR THE CHIEF
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER CONFIRMATION
ON AUGUST 14 WITH ROB LLOYD. I
BELIEVE HE HAS MADE -- THEY
HAVE -- HIS OFFICE HAS REACHED
OUT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
REGARDING HIM OR WANT A MEETING
WITH HIM, PLEASE TAKE IT IN
ADVANCE AS ON AUGUST 14, WE
WILL BE CONSIDERING HIS
APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
LETTING US KNOW. ALL RIGHT,
SEEING NO OTHER ITEMS FROM ANY
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS, IT IS
3:53, AND TODAY IS JULY 30.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.