>>> AGAIN, I SAY TO EVERYONE,
GOOD AFTERNOON. THE SEPTEMBER
10th, 2024 MEETING OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
RECONVENE. IT IS 2:49, I AM
SARA NELSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
EIGHT PRESENT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
HYBRID CUPBOARD -- PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. MADAM CLERK ,
HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP
TODAY?
>> WE HAVE EIGHT REMOTE AND
EIGHT IN PERSON.
>> WE WILL START WITH THE IN
PERSON, AND EVERYBODY CAN HAVE
ONE MINUTE.
>> WE WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN IN
PERSON FIRST AND REMOTE
SPEAKERS. EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE ONE MINUTE. SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A TIME WHEN THEY HAVE 10
SECONDS LEFT OF THEIR TIME. THE
SPEAKERS MICROPHONES WILL BE
METERED IF THEY DO NOT END
THEIR COMMENTS ON TIME. OUR
FIRST IN PERSON SPEAKER WILL BE
ALEX TSIMERMAN.
>> CAN YOU PLEASE PAUSE?
>> I JUST STARTED.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO PAUSE MR.
TSIMERMAN. I WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK
FOR EACH PERSON. I'M SORRY FOR
THAT CHANGE.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT, TWO
MINUTES.
>> TWO MINUTES, MY GOD, WHAT IS
GOING ON? MY NAME IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN. I SEE TODAY YOU HAVE
A BIG PROBLEM, SORRY. I CAN
SPEAK ABOUT THE AGENDA, BUT
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A HARD
SITUATION. INTERRUPTIONS , FOR
ONE, HAVE ABSOLUTELY ENDURED,
AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR 10
YEARS. WE HAVE TWO KINDS OF
IDIOT, ONE IDIOT HERE TO
INTERRUPT, ANOTHER -- FOR 10
YEARS, EVERY MEETING FOR THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, ONE DAY
PER WEEK, FROM 9:00 TO 9:00,
THE CONVERSATION FOR THREE
MINUTES, FIX IT, NO PROBLEM.
GIVE PEOPLE STEAM SO THEY CAN
GO AND SPEAK WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION ABOUT EVERYTHING,
WHAT IT IS YOU WANT. CAN YOU
ANSWER ME WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO
DO THIS? YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH INTERRUPTIONS RIGHT NOW,
MOST IN EVERY MEETING, WHY? HOW
IS THIS POSSIBLE?
>> SOMETHING ON THE WORKPLAN OR
IN THE AGENDA, PLEASE.
>> IT IS AGENDA NUMBER ONE
RIGHT NOW. IT'S A BIG
SITUATION. FOR PEOPLE WHO
INTERRUPT , PEOPLE THAT DON'T
WANT INTERRUPTIONS, WHAT IS THE
PROBLEM? THIS FREE AGENDA. ONE
DAY PER WEEK, EVERYBODY COMES.
THREE MINUTES SPEAKING.
EVERYBODY HAPPY. WHY YOU DON'T
WANT TO DO THIS FOR 10 YEARS?
NO ONE ON THE COUNCIL, NO ONE,
THE MAYOR, SEATTLE SUPPORTS
THIS. WHY? WHAT IS GOING ON?
ALL YOU ALL IDIOTS? WE DON'T
HAVE AMERICAN CULTURE RIGHT
NOW? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
IT'S A NAZI GESTAPO CULTURE.
20 YEARS, YOU CANNOT FIX IT.
IT'S VERY SIMPLE. ONE DAY PER
WEEK, PEOPLE CAN COME AND TALK
FOR THREE MINUTES AND EVERYBODY
WILL BE HAPPY, NOT THIS
NIGHTMARE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ERIC.
>> HELLO COUNCIL, MY NAME IS
ERIC AND I WOULD LIKE TO
COMMENT ON THE POSSIBLE
ALTERNATIVE TO I-137. WE USE
THE CITIZENS ADMISSION PROCESS
WHEN THE ELECTEDS HAVE FAILED
TO ACT AND IS ONE OF THE FEW
WAYS WE CAN COLLECTIVELY
LEGISLATE. COUNCIL IS IN A
POSITION OF PRIVILEGE AND POWER
AND IS NOT BOUND BY SUCH
CONSTRAINTS. IF COUNCIL
BELIEVED IN THE POWER OF SOCIAL
HOUSING, IT HAD THE TIME AND
ABILITY TO FUND IT VIA
RESOLUTION, INSTEAD, COUNCIL IS
PREOCCUPIED, UNDERMINING
WORKING PEOPLE BY ENSHRINING A
TWO TIERED MINIMUM WAGE,
FUNDING PRIVATE PRISON
CONTRACTORS AND PASSING
INEFFECTIVE L
S.O.A.P. GISLATCONSIDERING THIS
IT'S CLEAR THAT ANY
ALTERNATIVE IS AN ATTEMPT TO
SUBVERT THE ORIGINAL
INITIATIVE, CONFUSE VOTERS,
PLACATE THE DEMANDS OF YOUR
CORPORATE DONORS, AND IN THE
CASE OF PROPERTY TAX, PASS THE
COST ONTO WORKING PEOPLE. WE
WANT HOUSING JUSTICE. WE WANT
ECONOMIC JUSTICE THROUGH TAXING
THE RICH CORPORATIONS THAT
EXPLOIT THE LABOR OF OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE WANT
I-137. PASS IT OR PUT IT ON THE
BALLOT AS AN ALTERNATIVE. THANK
YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RACHEL
SNELL, AND RACHEL WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY KATHLEEN ROSE.
>> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME
IS RACHEL SNELL. EVERY'S --
EVER SINCE 2020, CRIME HAS
INCREASED AND DEVASTATED SMALL
BUSINESSES. AS SOME OF YOU THAT
WORK DOWNTOWN, MY WORKERS ARE
PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED DURING
THEIR SHIPS, AND NIGERIAN
CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN ACCOSTED
OUTSIDE OF THE DINER. SEATTLE
FACES AN ESTIMATED $240 MILLION
BUDGET SHORTFALL IN 2025. THIS
BUDGET CUT WILL AFFECT SO MANY
PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO CRITICAL
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS , THAT
SOLVE THE ROOT CAUSE OF
HOMELESSNESS, CRIME AND DRUG
ADDICTION. THERE IS A
DISCUSSION OF SCHOOL CLOSURES
AS A RESULT OF THIS BUDGET CUT
, AND IT WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE
IMPACT ON THE EDUCATION OF
COUNTLESS STUDENTS IN SEATTLE.
AS CITIZENS OF SEATTLE, WE
DEMAND THAT YOU PRIORITIZE, IN
ORDER TO HEAL SEATTLE AND IN
ORDER THE CITY TO BECOME A
ROBUST CITY FOR EVERYONE TO
THRIVE AND LIVE A PRODUCTIVE
LIFE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PEACE
AND SOLIDARITY.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KATHLEEN ROSE, AND FOLLOWING
KATHLEEN WILL BE RACHEL K.
>> MY NAME IS KATHLEEN ROSE AND
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 6. I WANT TO
TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT I-137.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT EVERYBODY
TO KNOW I AM NOT A LANDLORD. WE
ALL WANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I-137 IS NOT THE ANSWER. THERE
IS NOT ENOUGH TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY IN THIS TAX
GRAB. THE MONEY WILL BE WASTED.
A BETTER WAY TO CREATE MORE
IMMEDIATE, ALREADY BUILT
HOUSING IS TO RELOOK AT THE
CURRENT LANDLORD TENANT LAWS
AND MAKE IT FINANCIALLY
CONDUCIVE TO RENT OUT PRIVATE
PROPERTY. MANY SMALL LANDLORDS
ARE KEEPING THEIR RENTAL
PROPERTIES EMPTY RATHER THAN
LOSE MONEY ON NONPAYING OR
DESTRUCTIVE RENTERS THAT ARE
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO EVICT.
PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE I-137
TODAY. FRANKLY, I DON'T EVEN
WANT TO SEE IT ON THE BALLOT IN
FEBRUARY. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE
NOT AWARE OF THE DEVIL IN THE
DETAILS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS RACHEL K, AND FOLLOWING
RACHEL WILL BE DAVID HAYNES.
HELLO, MY NAME IS RACHEL K. I
AM HERE TO URGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO HONOR THE WILL OF
OVER 35,000 PEOPLE, WHO SIGNED
AN INITIATIVE TO FUND SOCIAL
HOUSING. SOCIAL HOUSING WOULD
TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM THE
CORPORATE LANDLORDS AND
REALTORS, WHO BACK YOUR
CAMPAIGN. AND, BY CAMPAIGN, I
KNOW THAT BOB KETTLE, SARA
NELSON, AND CATHY MOORE HAVE
RECEIVED TONS OF MONEY FROM THE
LANDLORD LOBBY AND THE REALTOR
LOBBY THROUGH INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURE COMMITTEES. AND,
THEY DON'T WANT HOUSING THE
COMMODIFIED. THEY WOULD RATHER
HAVE 400 PEOPLE DIE ON THE
STREETS OF KING COUNTY ANNUALLY
THAN TO PUT A DENT IN THE
LANDLORD LOBBY'S PROFITS. AND,
MY FRIEND WAS KILLED IN AN
INTERACTION WITH THE LANDLORD
AND HER DEATH HAS NOT BEEN
INSUFFICIENTLY INVESTIGATED.
INSTEAD OF SPENDING MONEY
EVICTING PEOPLE AND SPENDING
MONEY SWEEPING PEOPLE, INVEST
THOSE FUNDS INTO SOCIAL HOUSING
AND HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME
FOLKS. PLEASE PUT I-137 ON THE
NOVEMBER 2025 BALLOT. [
CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
>>> HI, DAVID HAINES. FIRST OF
ALL, IT WILL BE GREAT
IF THE SOCIAL HOUSING HAD A
NOBLE CIVIL ENGINEER AND AN
ADVANCED ARCHITECT AND
QUALIFIED
AND HONEST GENERAL CONTRACTOR
AS
THE OVERSIGHT. I KNOW YOU NEED
LEGISLATION TO
PRIORITIZE THE BANKS FOR
21stENCHRY HOMES BUT THERE IS A
LOT OF CAPACITY YOU COULD BUILD
ON THE CONDEMNED BUILDINGS THAT
WILL BE VACATED AND THE SLUMS
IN
AURORA BRINGING DOWN THE
PROPERTY VALUES. YOU COULD
PROBABLY LOOK AT A
WARREN BUFFET COAL TRAIN THAT
COME IN, LIKE OVER LOADED COAL
CARS THAT COME THROUGH THE
WATER
FRONT AND DO DAMAGE TO THE
TRAIN
TRACKS AND MAKE AMTRAK COVER IT
ALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU CAN'T
CONGESTION PRICE THEM FOR SOME
OF THE NEEDS. WE NEED FOR
PROFIT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS TO COMPETE
WITH THE NONPROFITS WHO GET A
MONOPOLY ON ALL OF THE MHA FEE
MONEY. WE NEED A REAL CRIME
FIGHTING
POLICE CHIEF WHO UNDERSTANDS
THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORGANIC
PROPER GROWN MARIJUANA AND
EQUATING CRACK, METHAND HEROIN
AS THE SAME AND SABOTAGE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF POLICE AND
REPEAT OFFENDERS TO KEEP
DESTROYING THEIR FELLOW MAN FOR
LOW-LEVEL MISDEMEANOR, ONLY
BECAUSE OF THE 3.5 GRAMS OR
LESS
THEY ARE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY
WITH. COPS ARE CONSTANTLY
COMING UP
WITH EXCUSE WHY THEY ARE NOT
DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE EVIL
THAT IT BEING DONE BY
WHO ARE STEALING INNOCENT HOME
MONEY. THE PROGRESSIVES ARE
RUNNING
INTERFERENCE.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS BENNETT
HASSLETEN. BENNETT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY
AIDAN CAROL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I WANTED TO
GO ON RECORD
REGARDING THE SITUATION THIS
MORNING. COUNCILMEMBER OSAKA
SAID THAT WE LOST AN HOUR AND A
HALF OF SOLID
MEETING TIME BECAUSE CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS DIDN'T DISPLAY
BEHAVIOR THAT WAS DESIGNED TO
HARASS AND INTIMIDATE. I DON'T
THINK THAT WAS ACCURATE. NO ONE
WHO SPOKE THIS MORNING
CAME WITH THE INTENTION OF
DISRUPTING EXCEPT FOR SPEAKING
FOR THEIR ALLOTTED TIME. PEOPLE
DID NOT GET UPSET AND
DISRUPTIVE UNTIL COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE AS THE CHAER ANNOUNCED
WITH NO NOTICE S THAT PUBLIC
COMMENT WAS BEING CUT OFF. THE
AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE
COUNCIL ENDED UP SPENDING IN
RECESS OR OTHERWISE STOPPING
THE
MEETING WHICH WAS ABOUT AN
HOUR,
NOT AN HOUR AND A HALF BUT
ABOUT
HALF OF THE PEOPLE HAD SPOKEN
BY
THAT TIME. IF YOU HAD LET
PEOPLE CONTINUE
TO SPEAK FOR THE REMAINING
HOUR,
THE AMOUNT OF DELAY WOULD HAVE
BEEN THE SAME. I THINK WE ALL
SAID AT THE
BEGINNING, THERE WERE 50 PEOPLE
SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND 57
REMOTE. IT IS 100 PEOPLE, I
UNDERSTAND
THAT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE. IF
CHAIR KETTLE SAID AT THE
BEGINNING, WE ARE SORRY BUT
THIS
IS NOT THE LAST MEETING OF THE
WE HAVE TO CUT IT OFF
AFTER
90 MINUTES, WE WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN HAPPY BUT PEOPLE WOULD
HAVE
UNDERSTOOD AND ANYONE WHO
DIDN'T
MAKE THE CUTOFF, THEY WOULD
HAVE
HAD THE FIRST FIVE OF EACH
CATEGORY AND EVERYONE GO HOME.
PEOPLE WOULD HAVE UNDERSTAND
THAT. THOSE PEOPLE COULD HAVE
GONE
HOME THEN AND INSTEAD OF
WAITING
ARN AROUND. YOU CAN'T SAY THAT
WHEN A ONE
HOUR BREAK WOULD HAVE BEEN
ENOUGH TIME TO LET PEOPLE TALK
AND THE END RESULT WOULD HAVE
BEEN THE SAME. FINALLY,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SAID
SOMETHING ABOUT
SOMEONE GRAFFITIED A BENCH OUT
THERE AND
THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED
IN REDMOND OR BELLEVUE. THE
POLICE DIDN'T SEE WHO DID
IT. THEY WOULD HAVE ARRESTED
HIM
WHETHER IT IS BELLEVUE OR
SEATTLE. THEY JUST
WEREN'T LOOKING WHEN THEY DID
IT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS AIDAN CAROL. NAUD NAUD
>> [ IN AUDIBLE ] .
>> THE MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE WHO
ARE PARTIALLY STRUGGLING AND A
LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
STRUGGLING
AND NEED HOUSE, I CAN AGREE
WITH
THAT BUT IT IS NOT POLITICALLY
POSSIBLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE IF
WE HAVE BEEN FUNDING PUBLIC
HOUSING OVER THE LAST DECADE,
ABOUT A FIFTH OR A TENTH OF
WHAT
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, IT WILL
NEVER BE A POLITICAL PRIORITY.
THE FACT IS THAT IF THERE IS
ALSO THE MIDDLE CLASS WHO ARE
ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME
HOUSING TROUBLES ARE INCLUDED
IN
THE PROGRAM, IT IS GOING TO
MAKE
PEOPLE CARE IN THE WAY THAT
SECURITY IS NOT STIGMATIZED THE
WAY WELFARE WAS AND FOOD
STAMPS. I GUESS I'M TALKING
MORE TO THE
PUBLIC THAN TO THE COUNCIL. YOU
NEED TO PUT THIS ON THE
BALLOT BECAUSE WE -- A LOT OF
PEOPLE SHOWED HOW MUCH THEY
CARE
ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT IS A REAL
EVIDENCE BASED SOLUTION TO THE
PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE ALL
FACING. WITHOUT HARMING PEOPLE
IN THE
PROCESS THE WAY THAT EVERY
SINGLE OTHER THING THAT YOU
SEEM TO BE FRANTICALLY REACHING
FOR. IT IS NOT THAT
COMPLICATED. JUST GET THERE.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
INTO REMOTE
SPEAKERS. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER WHO IS
PRESENT IS ELLIE ROBERT SHAW.
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
PLEASE HIT STAR SIX WHEN YOU
HEAR YOUR LINE HAS BEEN
UNMUTED. GO AHEAD.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ELLIE AND I
WORK IN SEATTLE AND LIVE IN
REDMOND. I'M A HOME OWNER AND
MOTHER OF
YOUNG CHILDREN. SOUTH KING
COUNTY WHERE I LIVE
IS HOME TO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN DISPLACED FROM SEATTLE
IN THE LAST TWO DECADES DUE TO
HOUSING COSTS. RENTON HAS ONE
OF THE HIGHEST
PERCAPITA POPULATIONS OF
CHILDREN IN KING COUNTY.
THAT'S WHERE I LIVE. SEATTLE
OBTHE OTHER HAND IS
BECOMING A PLACE WHERE MIDDLE
AND WORKING CLASS FAMILIES
CAN'T
AFFORD TO LIVE. IT IS BECOMING
A PLACE THAT
CHILDREN GO TO VISIT THEIR
GRANDPARENTS. IT'S BECOMING A
PLACE WHERE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSING. YOU
HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO TAKE
THE HOUSING CRISIS SERIOUSLY.
YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO TREAT
SEATTLE AS A FUNCTIONING CITY
WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE. WITH OR
WITHOUT 157, YOU HAVE
THE OBLIGATION AND YOU ARE
FAILING. YOU ARE PUSHING
FAMILIES OUT OF
SEATTLE. PLEASE PUT INITIATIVE
137 ON THE
PALLET. PLEASE DO NOT PUT AN
INITIATIVE
ON THERE THAT IS NOT DPRASZ
ROOTS AND CREATED BY A
COALITION
IF YOU HAVE A SOLUTION, PLEASE
DO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THOSE
THAT DO HAVE A SOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
THAT IS PRESENT
IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ. GO AHEAD.
>> PASS 137 NOW. DO NOT DRAG
YOUR FEET BECAUSE IT
SEEMS YOU ARE WORRIED IT IS
LEGALLY DUBIOUS. YOU SPEAK OF
PUBLIC SAFETY. THINK OF THE
CHILDREN. FAMILIES NEED SAFE
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
KEEPING KIDS SAFE. CORPORATIONS
HAVE STRANGLED THE
HOUSING SUPPLY ALL IN FAVOR OF
PROFITS OVER PEOPLE. PASS 137
NOW. WORKING PEOPLE DRIVE THE
SEATTLE
ECONOMY. WE DEMAND FAIR WAGES,
NOT
ROLLBACKS. WE DEMAND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING,
NOT MORE CONDOS. OUR SPENDING
DRIVES THE CAT'S
REVENUE. WE WILL BUILD A BETTER
CITY. WE PAY THE RENT AND
MORTGAGES TO
THE BILLION DOLLAR
CORPORATIONS. WEALTHY COMPANIES
HAVE NO CARE
FOR THE MRIS WE LIVE, WORK AND
THRIVE. WE DEMAND MORE. WE
DEMAND BETTER. WE ARNG
THE CITY BACK. THANK YOU AND
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU, OUR
NEXT SPEAKER IS ARIANA RILEY.
GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ARIANA
RILEY. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT
THE
PROBLEMS THAT SEATTLE IS FACING
ARE NOT UNIQUE TO SEATTLE OR
EVEN THE WEST COAST.
HOMELESSNESS EXISTS CROS THE
U.S. IN SMALL TOWNS, LARGE
TOWNS, RURAL AREAS AND URBAN
CENTERS. WHEN YOU DRIVE ALONG
I-90 IN
OTHER STATES, THERE ARE MANY
BILLBOARDS ADVISING AGAINST
DOING METHAND NENTINAL BECAUSE
DRUGS ARE NOT A PROBLEM UNIQUE
TO SEATTLE. THESE ARE NOT
ISSUES CALLED BY
THE PERMISSIVENESS OF THE
PREVIOUS COUNCIL. THEY EXIST IN
OTHER STATES,
PLACES NOT SUBJECT TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THE SEATTLE
CITY
COUNCIL, PREVIOUS OR CURRENT. I
WILL REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE
ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE
PEOPLE. THE WAY THAT YOU TREAT
YOUR OWN
CONSTITUENTS IS ABHORRENT. THE
LEAST YOU COULD DO IS BE
NICE. WE HAVE SEEN THE OPPOSITE
T OF
CIVILITY FROM YOU SINCE THE
START OF THE YEAR. YOUR JOB IS
TO LISTEN TO THE
PUBLIC. I UNDERSTAND YOU DON'T
LIKE
DOING THAT BUT IT IS YOUR JOB.
PEOPLE DISAGREEING WITH YOU
LOUDLY IS NOT BULLYING. PEOPLE
ARE TRYING TO DO THE
RIGHT THING BY PARTICIPATING IN
LEGAL CHANNELS. AND YOUR
RESPONSE IS A, NOT TO
ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT, AND B,
TO
REPEATEDLY CALL FOR ARRESTS?
SERIOUSLY? IT IS AN
EMBARRASSMENT TO
SEATTLE AND IT IS UNDEMOCRATIC
AND RUDE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
LEND
CREDENCE TO THE DEMAND OF ALEX
ZIMMERMANN TO OPEN THE BERTHA
ROOM ONCE A WEEK AND LET PEOPLE
SPEAK WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS
JAY SANDLER -- SORRY IT IS NOT
THE
LAST SPEAKER. IT WILL BE
JAY SANDLER, FOLLOWED BY
GABRIEL NUMEN. GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS JAY AND I'M
ADJUSTING POSTING A SIGN FROM
PUBLIC UTILITY POLES. I'M A
NEW RESIDENT. I MOVED HERE FROM
FOUR MONTHS
FROM CALIFORNIA. AFTER FOUR
MONTHS, I ALREADY
FEEL UNWELCOME. I WANT TO SHARE
WHY. I HAVE BEEN WALKING DOWN
SOME
STREETS DOWNTOWN SUCH AS FIFTH
AVENUE AND DOWN THE LENGTH
OF THE STROETS MAYBE A HALF A
MILE
OR SO AND NEARLY EVERY UTILITY
POLE IS A HOME MADE SIGN THAT
SAYS SOMETHING INFLAMMATORY
AGAINST THE STATE OF ISRAEL.
I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE EFFECT
THESE SIGNS HAVE ON ME AND THE
GENERAL PUBLIC. THEY HAVE
SLOGANS AND
DISINFORMATION WHICH ARE
PROPAGANDA IN NATURE, ACCUSING
ISRAEL OF GENOCIDE AND OTHER
ATROCITIES. ONE POSTER ACCUSED
ISRAEL OF THE
DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD. YOU
DON'T NEED TO BE JEWISH TO
FIND THIS DISINFORMATION
OFFENSIVE. BEYOND BEING
OFFENSIVE, I THINK
THE PROPAGANDA MESSAGES POSTED
IN PUBLIC CREATE A HOSTILE AND
DIVISIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR
EVERYONE IN THE CITY INCLUDING
TOURISTS WHO PROBABLY DON'T
VISIT SEATTLE TO READ THIS
POLITICAL MESSAGING
ON THE STREET. THE CITY COUNCIL
NEEDS TO BE
AWARE OF THE OVERLY PERMISSIVE
ATTITUDE OF PUBLIC POSTINGS CAN
CREATE DIVISIONS AMONG PEOPLE
AND CAN INSIGHT PEOPLE IN THIS
INSTANCE TOWARDS ANTISEMITIC
BELIEF. AND IN SUMMARY AFTER
THESE TYPES
OF MESSAGES, I'M FINDING
SEATTLE
TO BE AN UNWELCOMING
ENVIRONMENT. THIS KIND OF
LANGUAGE TOWARDS
ANTISIMTISM IN THE LONG RUN. I
ASK THE CITY TO BAN THE
POSTING OF HATEFUL SPEECH
ON PUBLIC UTILITY POLES BECAUSE
IT
IS DOES NOT BELONG THERE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
WILL BE GABRIEL
NUMEN. GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. I'M GABRIEL NUMEN,
MANAGER
AT GSCA. I'M CALLING IN TODAY
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] THE PROPOSAL
137 DOES NOT
PROVIDE -- COSTING EITHER
$350,000 OVER 600,000 -- .
>> I THINK HE MIGHT HAVE
DROPPED
OFF. THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER.
>> DID YOU CALL HIM ONE MORE
TIME?
>> HE'S NOT ON THE CALL LIST
ANYMORE.
>> GOT IT.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> GIVEN THAT WE REACHED THE
END
OF THE LIST OF SPEAKERS, THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED AND WE WILL PROCEED TO
ITEM D, CONSIDERATION OF
INITIATIVE IS 37. INITIATIVE
137 IS BEFORE THE
COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. THE
COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO
CONSIDER THE OPTIONS PROVIDED
BY
THE CHARTER AND WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED 45 DAYS PROVIDED. WE
ARE JOINED BY JEN LEBRECK
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. IN
ANTICIPATION OF QUESTIONS, WE
WILL SUSPEND THE RULES. AND IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
CENTRAL STAFF WILL ADDRESS THE
COUNCIL. HEARING NONE, THE
RULES ARE
SUSPENDED AND WILL PROCEED WITH
DISCUSSION OF INITIATIVE 137.
ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I HAVE BEEN VERY
PUBLIC SAFETY
FOCUSED BETWEEN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE AND ALSO
WORKING WITHIN THE
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
COMMITTEE AND
LABOR COMMITTEE AS WELL. ON
HOUSING AND 137, MANY HAVE
GREAT BACKGROUND IN HOUSING BUT
I WANTED TO
FOCUS TODAY ON GOOD GOVERN ANCE
ANCE YOU KNOW, THE FIRST
POINT IS LEGAL ISSUES. I WON'T
GO INTO DETAILS OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION BUT THERE ARE
LEGAL ISSUES THAT HIGHLIGHT
GOOD
GOVERNMENT'S PROBLEMS WITH THE
INITIATIVE. LEGAL ISSUES THAT
WILL NO DOUBT
LEAD ARGUABLY TO WELL FOUNDED
LEGAL SUITS AGAINST THE
INITIATIVE, ISSUES THAT GIVE US
STANDING AS WELL. AND THAT IS A
VERY DIFFERENT
CASE BUT IT GOES TO SHOW THE
ISSUES THAT EXIST FROM A LEGAL
PERSPECTIVE RELATED TO I-137.
THESE ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT
CAN
BE WISHED AWAY. SECONDLY,
FUNDING SILOS, AS WE
LOOK AT HOUSING AND GOOD
GOVERNANCE, WE HAVE THE
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM, WE HAVE
THE MULTIFAMILY TAX EXEMPTION
PROGRAM. WE HAVE P.E.T., PAY
ROLL EXPENSE
TAX OR JUMP START OR EVEN
AMAZON
TAX. BUT AMAZON TAX IS
MISNOMER. IT WOULD BE MORE TO
CALL IT OTHERS NEED
TO LOOK AT THE FUNDING
AVENUES FOR HOUSING TO MAKE
SURE
WE ARE GETTING THE MOST AS A
CITY. THEN THERE IS THE SOCIAL
HOUSING
STOOD UP IN INITIATIVE 137. THE
STAND UP MUST AVOID THE
PROBLEMS THAT HAVE PLAGUED THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY SINCE THE STAND UP.
THESE ARE ARE AREAS OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE AND OPERATION.
PARALLELS DO EXIST TODAY
BETWEEN
CASE URCHAY AND EARLY ON THE
PDA, THE SOCIAL HOUSING PDA.
THIS NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT OF AND
REVIEWED BECAUSE IT IS CLEAR
THAT THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY WOULD NOT
EXIST ON DECEMBER 19 OF THIS
YEAR BUT FOR THE REFORMS THAT
ARE COMING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
THOSE REFORMS ARE CRUCIAL FOR
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY. IT IS ALSO
CRUCIAL FOR US TO
LEARN THE LESSONS AND AS WOE
LOOK AT THE SOCIAL HOUSING PDA
TO ENSURE IT HAS THE GOOD
HOUSING OPERATIONS EMBEDDED IN
IT. HERE'S THE DIFFERENCE. THE
CASE CHR HAD A FIVE YEAR
DEADLINE. THERE IS NO DEADLINE
WITH THE
PDA. THESE ARE THINGS WE NEED
TO
CONSIDER AS WE LOOK AT 137 IN
OUR TIME AS ALLOWED PIE LAW.
YOU KNOW REGARDING SOCIAL
HOUSING, DURING THE KOSOVO WAR,
I WAS SERVING AND AFTER THE
INTELL DIRECTOR TOLD ME, DON'T
BRING ME PROBLEMS, BRING ME
SOLUTIONS. LOOKING AT WHERE WE
ARE WITH
SOCIAL HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, ONE OF THE THINGS I
LOOK AT IS HOW CAN WE TAKE THE
LESSONS LEARNED? HOW CAN WE GET
THE GOOD
PRACTICES THAT WE HAVE DONE IN
SEATTLE GOVERNMENT AS A SEATTLE
TEAM? I LOOK AT OUR RECENTLY
PASSED
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
THAT IS A BENCHMARK IN TERMS OF
ENGAGEMENT AND DIFFERENT PIECES
OF BRINGING IN THE VARIOUS
COMMUNITIES IMPACTED TO TAKE
VARIOUS PIECES OF
TRANSPORTATION, WHETHER IT IS
PEDESTRIAN AND ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT PIECES AND BIKES AND
BRIDGES AND BROUGHT IT TOGETHER
IN A GOOD WAY. WHY DON'T T WE
DO THAT REGARDING
HOUSING.
>> THERE WILL BE NO -- PAUSE.
>> DIRECTOR SPOTS AND SDOT
SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THE
WORK
THEY HAVE DONE TO BRING THAT
PLAN TOGETHER AND TO BRING THE
VARIOUS ELEMENTS TOGETHER T.
WHY NOT AN EFFORT TO REVIEW THE
FUNDING SOURCES FOR
EFFECTIVENESS ON HOW THEY
COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER. WE HAVE
FUNDING SOURCES THAT
COME OUT OF INITIATIVE, SOME
COME FROM COUNCIL AND VARIOUS
PLACES. WHY NOT HAVE ASSET
MANAGEMENT
PLANS FOR BRIDGES, IN DEPPINGTH
IT DETAIL. WHY NOT LET ONE LIKE
THAT
RELATED TO HOUSING. SOME OF
THIS MAY BE DONE BUT
THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
DID
IT IN A WAY THAT WAS
TRANSPARENT. THIS GOES TO SOME
OF THE
COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE. IF WE
BROUGHT THIS TOGETHER T
AND HAD THE VETTING AND THE
WORK
THAT SDOT DID, I THINK THAT
WOULD GO LONG WAY TO BRINGING
PEOPLE TOGETHER AS IT RELATES
TO
HOUSING. ALSO, HOW ABOUT AN
EFFORT THAT
HAS A COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT
THAT BRINGS IN ALL OF THE
VARIOUS PIECES LIKE THE SALE OF
TRANSPORTATION PLAN ON RACE AND
EQUITY. BOTTOM LINE IS WE NEED
TO BRING
GOOD GOVERNANCE INTO HOUSING.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE
DOING AND LOOK TO LESSONS
LEARNED THAT WE HAD IN CITY
GOVERNMENT. I BRING UP THE
SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN BECAUSE IT
IS ONE THAT SDOT SHOULD BE
PROUD
OF. BUT IT IS A TEMPLATE THAT
WE
COULD USE MOVING FORWARD. A LOT
OF THE PIECES ARE THERE
BUT IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT
WE COULD BUILD ON. I BRING THIS
UP WITH THE IDEA
THAT DON'T HIGHLIGHT THE
PROBLEMS, DON'T JUST TALK
ABOUT
THE PROBLEMS BUT HOW ABOUT A
PATH AHEAD? I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THIS. I-137 DOES HAVE
REAL LEGAL
ISSUES. WE CAN SAY WHATEVER
ABOUT IT BUT
THE FACT REMAINS. IT WILL BE
TAKEN UP IN COURT AND
IT WILL LIKELY LOSE. THE
COUNCIL THERE HAS STANDING. WE
SHOULD BE BETTER IN TERMS OF
INTEGRATING THE FUNDING SOURCES
AND BEING SMART IN HOW WE DO
IT. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE
ASSETS
THAT WE HAVE IN HOUSING. I TALK
TO DEVELOPERS, TALKING
ABOUT THE VARIOUS STATE OF THE
HOUSING BILLS. WOE NEED TO
UNDERSTAND THAT AND
DO IT BETTER AND DO IT IN A WAY
THAT BRINGS IT OUT THE WAY THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WAS
WORKED. I BRING THIS UP AS A
WAY TO
REFLECT ON I-137 AND DO SO
WITHIN THE IDEA OF A GOOD
GOVERNANCE. SO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I JUST
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE
PIECES
OF AS I SEE I-137. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. I SHARE SOME OF
THOSE CONCERNS. I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP FIRST?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
I DON'T DISAGREE ABOUT THE
GOOD
GOVERNANCE PART AND CERTAINLY,
I
HAVE BEEN GRAPPLING WITH THE
HOUSING AND HOW TO BEST
MOVE FORWARD. IT IS CLEAR FROM,
AND THANK YOU
JEN FOR BEING HERE FROM
CENTRAL STAFF AND FOR THE WORK
YOU DO
AND THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING
LAST WEEK THAT WE HAVE UNTIL
THE
20th TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. IT
WILL NOT IMPACT THE
ABILITY TO BRING THIS IN
FEBRUARY I
THINK THE QUESTION NOW IS DOES
IT COME BY ITSELF OR WITH AN
ALTERNATIVE. I THINK GIVEN WE
STILL HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, I WOULD
MOVE THAT WE POSTPONE
CONSIDERATION OF THIS SINCE WE
DO HAVE THE TIME TO DO SO IN
ORDER TO GIVE COLLEAGUES THE
CONTINUED OPPORTUNITY TO DELVE
FURTHER INTO EXPLORING SOME OF
THESE ISSUES.
>> IT HAS BEEN SO MOVED TO
POSTPONE. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO
POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF
RESOLUTION --
LET ME FIND THE NUMBER, IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF
32142. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JODI DO WE NEED TO HAVE A VOTE?
>> YES, WE SHOULD HAVE A VOTE.
>> OKAY. COULD YOU CALL THE
ROLL?
>> CAN WE HAVE A CHANCE TO
COMMENT?
>> WELL, WE CAN, ABSOLUTELY.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR THAT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. I
UNDERSTAND THAT MY COLLEAGUES
DO NOT SUPPORT THIS, THAT THERE
ARE QUESTIONS, LOCAL QUESTIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN POSEDED. THIS
ISN'T THE PLACE TO ANSWER
THEM. ANY FURTHER DELAY IN JUST
PASSING THIS ON TO KING COUNTY
ELECTIONS DOESN'T -- WON'T
RESOLVE THE LEGAL QUESTIONS FOR
US. WE HAVE TO MOVE IT FORWARD.
AS JEN MADE CLEAR LAST WEEK,
NOT
MOVING IT FORWARD IS NOT AN
OPTION. USING LEGAL QUESTIONS
AS AN
EXCUSE NOT TO JUST VOTE THIS
NOW, GIVEN THAT THERE DOES NOT
SEEM TO BE AN ALTERNATIVE THAT
IS READY TO GO MAKES NO SENSE
TOME. THE VOTERS HAVE ASKED FOR
THIS TO BE PUT FORWARD SO WE
CAN VOTE
ON IT. 25,000 SIGNATURES WERE
COLLECTED. IF THERE ARE LEGAL
QUESTIONS,
THE COURTS WILL RESOLVE THAT.
FIVE WEEKS AGO WHEN WE BROUGHT
THE ISSUE UP, IF PEOPLE DON'T
LIKE IT, DON'T VOTE FOR IT.
THAT IS REALLY OURONAL TASK.
THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE TASK
TO MOVE IT FORWARD, BARRING AN
ALTERNATIVE WHICH I ASKED LAST
WEEK AND NO ONE INDICATED THEY
WERE CREATING ONE. SO I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY
WE DELAY SOMETHING THAT WE WILL
HAVE TO DO NEXT WEEK IF THERE
IS
NOTHING ELSE TO CONSIDER.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> I JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS
FOR
JEN. SO I HAVE BEEN HEARING A
LOT OF
THINGS IN THE MEDIA. I WANTED
TO CLARIFY AND MAKE
SURE I HAVE MY FACTS STRAIGHT
AND FOR PEOPLE LISTENING IN,
WHAT IS SOCIAL HOUSING,
EXACTLY? I HEARD IT IS 80 TO
120% AVERAGE
MEAN INCOME. IS THAT THE CASE?
WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL DEFINITION
OF SOCIAL HOUSING?
>> IN THIS CASE, I WOULD PREFER
TO
THE INITIATIVE THAT PASSED IN
FEBRUARY, 2023 FOR THE
DEFINITION OF SOCIAL HOUSING.
SO I HAD-135 PROVIDES A
SPECIFIC
DEFINITION OF SOCIAL HOUSING TO
BE CREATED PIE THE PDA WHICH
135
CREATED. THAT INCLUDES HOUSING
THAT WILL
SERVE AN INCOME RANGE, I WANT
TO
SAY IT IS UP TO 120% AMI BUT I
WOULD HAVE TO CONFIRM. BUT IT
IS A RANGE OF INCOME
WHICH IS BROADER THAN WHAT WE
TYPICALLY THINK OF WITH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHERE WE ARE
USUALLY THINKING 60% AMI OR
BELOW OR MAYBE 80% AND BELOW.
AS DEFINED UNDER 135, SOCIAL
HOUSING HAS OTHER COMPONENTS AS
WELL. FOR EXAMPLE, REQUIREMENTS
AROUND
THE PROCESS BY WHICH SOMEONE
WOULD BE EVICTED, YOU KNOW
RULES
AROUND COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
OF
THE BUILDING AND
SOME REQUIREMENTS AROUND GREEN
BUILDING STANDARDS FOR EXAMPLE.
IN THIS CASE, I WOULD THINK OF
THE DEFINITION AS BEING
SPECIFIC
TO WHAT IS IN I-135.
>> COULD I GET THE SPECIFIC AMI
NUMBERS?
>> YES.
>> I'M CURIOUS, WE HAVE NOT
YET
HEARD FROM THE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER BOARD. SO I KNOW THEY
JUST FORMED
RECENTLY EARLIER THIS YEAR. I
WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THEIR
THOUGHTS AND MAYBE THIS IS
SOMETHING I NEED TO DO ON MY
OWN
TIME AND REACH OUT TO THEM AND
HEAR WHAT
THEIR THOUGHTS ARE AND PLANS
ARE. HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THEM
OR HAS
THERE BEEN INTERACTION FROM
THIS
GROUP?
>> NO,
AND I WOULD REMIND YOU THAT
HOUSE URNEIGHBOR IS THE
PROPONENT. WHILE THE PDA WOULD
RECEIVE
FUNDS THROUGH 137, THEY ARE NOT
THE ORGANIZATION THAT IS
ADVOCATING FOR IT. THEY ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO DO IT AS
A PDA.
>> I HEARD WITH 137, WHAT IS
DIFFERENT WITH THIS INITIATIVE
AND FROM THE JUMP START WHICH
KIND OF WILL TAX THE SAME GROUP
OF PEOPLE IS THAT 137 ALSO
INCLUDES GROCERY STORES AND
HOSPITALS, IS THAT CORRECT? ARE
THERE ANY OTHER GROUPS THAT
ARE MISSING?
>> I WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH
THE DETAILS. YOU ARE CORRECT.
THE VENDIAGRAM IS NOT 100% FOR
WHO IS COVERED UNDER JUMP START
AND WHO IS EXEMPT AND WHO IS
COVERED AND WHO IS EXEMPT UNDER
137. SO I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH
DETAILS
ON THAT.
>> AND THEN ALSO, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I DON'T KNOW. I WAS
WONDERING, I WOULD LOVE
MORE TIME TO DELVE INTO THE
SPECIFICS OF THIS AND ALSO TO
THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS
TOSEE WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE.
I WOULD LOVE MORE TIME TO DO
THAT OUT REACH. THAT'S WHY I
SECOND THE MOTION
TO POSTPONE. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, ARE THERE XAE
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> YES, I WANT TO REITERATE, AS
LONG AS WE VOTE BY THE 20th,
THERE IS NO DEADRIMENT TO
CONTINUING TO GET THESE
QUESTIONS ANSWERED IPTIME TO
GET
THIS ON THE FEBRUARY BALLOT. SO
I WANT T TO BE CLEAR ABOUT
THAT BECAUSE WE KEEP HEARING
SOMEHOW THAT WE ARE DELAYING.
BUT THERE IS NO DELAY TO GET
THIS ON THE BALLOT FOR FEBRUARY
WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT. WE KNOW WE HAVE TO VOTE
-- THANK
YOU FOR THE BELLS. WE KNOW WE
HAVE TO VOTE BY THE
20th. THAT WILL BE DONE. BUT WE
CLEARLY HAVE MORE
QUESTIONS AND IT DOES NOT HAVE
A
DETRIMENTAL IMPACT TO GETTING
IT
ON THE BALLOT IN A
TIMELY FASHION WHICH IS WE NEED
TO VOTE
BY THAT 20th DEADLINE. SO I
JUST WANT TO DISPELANY -- I
FEEL THERE IS A RETRG AROUND
SOMEHOW THIS IS A DELAY. BUT
THE SOONEST THIS CAN COME
BEFORE VOTERS IS FEBRUARY. NO
MATTER WHETHER WE VOTE TODAY
OR ANY TIME BEFORE THE 20th.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
OTHER HANDS
UP HERE SO COULD YOU PLEASE
CALL
FOR A VOTE ON THE MOTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STROUSE?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> 6 IN FAVOR, 3 OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU THE MOTION TO
POSTPONE CARRIES AND WE WILL
CONTINUE WITH THIS DISCUSSION
AT
FUTURE MEETINGS. ALL RIGHT. DID
I GET THAT CORRECT? OKAY. WE DO
NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION
TODAY SO IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
IF THERE IS NO OJDZ, THE AGENDA
WILL BE DOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE
HEARING IS ADOPTED. WE WILL
CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS INCLUDE
THE MINUTES OF THE
AUGUST 13 AND SEPTEMBER
3rd MEETINGS OF 2024. 120861,
19 APPOINTMENT TO
VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
AND 18 APPOINTSMENTS FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT
CALBDER? OKAY HEARING NONE, I
MOVE TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. WILL HAVE CLERK
CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> SAKA?
>> YES.
>> STROUSE?
>> YES.
>> WOO?
>> YES.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH, YES.
>> PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE SNCHLTS.
>> NINE IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. WILL
THE CLERK AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THAT ON MY BEHALF.
WILL THE CLERK
READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD?
BILL 120 # 847, AN ORDINANCE
RELATED TO CITY EMPLOYMENT,
DOPTING A CITY WIDE POSITION
LIST.
>> I MOVE TO PASS, IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED
TO PASS THE BILL AND AS SPONSOR
I WILL PROVIDE THE REMARKS AND
OPEN IT UP TO COMMENT. THE
LEGISLATION ESTABLISHES A
2024 POSITION LIST, IDENTIFYING
OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE POSITION
IN
EACH DEPARTMENT OR OFFICE. OUR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS LIST
IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE EXERCISE
ANTICIPATED BY PRIOR
LEGISLATION
WHICH WAS RESOLUTION 228885 AND
ORDINANCE 126725. CENTRAL STAFF
PREVIOUSLY
CIRCULATED A MEMO WHICH WAS
LESS
THAN ONE PAGE. PASSING THIS
WOULD NOT HAVE A
SUBSTANTIVE IMPACT TO
EMPLOYEES,
FUNDS OR PRESENT OTHER
IMPLICATIONS TO THE CITY. THIS
IS ROUTINE LEGISLATION THAT
WE DO EVERY YEAR. IT IS
LEGISLATION THAT
IDENTIFIES ALL OF THE CURRENT
EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS WITHIN THE
CITY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR
COMMENTS ON THE BILL? OKAY,
SEEING NONE, WILL
THE CLERK CALL THE ROLLED ON
THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND WILL THE
CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF. THERE WERE NO ITEMS ON
THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. NO
RESOLUTION. SO IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? ALL
RIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
AGENDA AND THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING WILL BE HELD
ON SEPTEMBER 17th AT 2:00 P.M.,
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE
ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, EVERYONE.