>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THE OCTOBER 29th, 2024 MEETING
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WILL COME TO ORDER. I AM SARAH
NELSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROW?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
MOVING ON, THERE IS NO
PRESENTATION TODAY. WE WILL
OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS
LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA AND THE COUNCIL WORK
PROGRAM. MADAME CLERK, HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE SIX IN-PERSON AND
ONE REMOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S
GIVE FOLKS TWO MINUTES EACH AND
START WITH THE IN PERSON
COMMENTERS.
>>.COM -- PUBLIC COMMENT BB IS
UP TO TWO MINUTES. WE WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS AND REMOTE SPEAKERS
UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT HAS
ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS WERE LEFT
-- ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME.
>> WE HAVE ASHLEY BARBER AND
BETHANY BURTON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> I AM SHANNON WOODMAN. AS AN
OWNER OF AN ALARM COMPANY, I'M
DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEW
VERIFIED RESPONSE POLICY. SINCE
OCTOBER 1st, WE AT MY COMPANY
ALONE HAS HAD 38 ALARM
ACTIVATIONS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE THAT MET DISPATCH
QUALIFICATIONS. FOR 31 OF
THESE, MY DISPATCHERS REQUESTED
POLICE RESPONSE FROM THE 911
DISPATCHERS, AND WE WERE
DECLINED 28 TIMES. BECAUSE
THERE WAS NO VIDEO, AUDIO, OR
ON-SITE VERIFICATION. MY
CUSTOMERS WERE GIVEN TWO WEEKS
NOTICE TO UPGRADE ALARM SYSTEMS
TO MEET THIS NEW ORDINANCE.
THAT IS 28 INSTANCES WHERE MY
CUSTOMERS, OUR CUSTOMERS OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, WHERE LOCAL
BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND HOMES,
DID NOT RECEIVE THE POLICE
ASSISTANCE THEY ONCE RELIED ON
PRINT WE ARE READY TO PARTNER
WITH YOU AND PROVIDE SOLUTIONS,
BUT IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE
OFFER SEATTLE RESIDENTS
ADEQUATE TIME AND RESOURCES TO
ADOPT THIS NEW POLICY. SINCE WE
ARE HEARING ABOUT THIS CHANGE,
AS AN INDUSTRY, WE HAVE REACHED
OUT TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE
MULTIPLE TIMES, AND OTHERS
WITHIN THE CITY TO TRY TO
COLLABORATE ON BEST PRACTICES
IN ORDER TO REDUCE FALSE
ALARMS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT
HEARD BACK. WE ARE ASKING TO
PLEASE COLLABORATE WITH OUR
INDUSTRY IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.
>> ASHLEY. FOLLOWING ASHLEY IS
BETHANY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
ASHLEY BARBER. I'M WITH
WASHINGTON ALARM. I'M A
SECURITY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL
WITH 13 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS MY THIRD COUNCIL
MEETING SPEAKING TO ALL OF YOU.
AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE, ON
OCTOBER 1st, SEATTLE PD NO
LONGER RESPONSE TO ALARMS
WITHOUT VISUAL, AUDIO, OR PANIC
BUTTON VERIFIED --. WE ARE
ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT ,
SETTING UP A MEETING WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND
SECURITY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
TO VERIFY THE DATA THAT
SUPPORTS THIS POLICY. THERE ARE
A LOT OF DETAILS THAT HAVE BEEN
LEFT OUT OF THIS DECISION, AND
NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE BY SPD
TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH
SECURITY COMPANIES. PLEASE
REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE
THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS OUT THE
PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
POLICY. THANK YOU.
>> AS SOMEONE WITH 15 YEARS
EXPERIENCE IN THE SECURITY
INDUSTRY, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF
SEATTLE RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES,
AND SCHOOLS THAT DEPEND ON
THEIR ALARM SYSTEMS. THE
SEATTLE POLICE NOT RESPONDING
TO THIS, DOES THIS DECISION
ALIGNED WITH YOUR COMMITMENT
FOR TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC
SAFETY? THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE
SUPPORT LAW -- THESE SYSTEMS,
RECOMMENDING OPEN VERIFICATION
MEASURES TO PRIORITIZE POLICE
RESPONSE AND ENSURE LIVES AND
PROPERTY ARE PROTECTED. HAVE
YOU CONSIDERED THIS EVIDENCE?
OUR INDUSTRY WITH EXPERTS IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT STAND READY TO
COLLABORATE ON SOLUTIONS THAT
PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, WHILE
MANAGING POLICE RESOURCES. WE
URGE YOU TO PAUSE THIS POLICY
TO OPEN IT INTO PUBLIC
DISCUSSION AND ENSURE ALL
VOICES ARE HEARD BEFORE MAKING
SUCH AN IMPACTFUL CHANGE. THANK
YOU.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE ALEX
TSIMERMAN.
>> SIEG HEIL, MY DIRTY NAZI
JUST UP A FASCIST PIG. I WANT
TO SPEAK ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR 20 YEARS.
WE HAVE MORE THAN EIGHT POINT
$2 BILLION. SPD . [ INAUDIBLE ]
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, $2
BILLION? YOU PROBABLY NEVER
KEPT YOUR PROMISES. 2 BILLION
IS A TON OF MONEY. IT DOESN'T
CHANGE. WHAT WE HAD BEFORE FOR
THE LAST 10, 15 YEARS. I GIVE
YOU A CLASSIC EXAMPLE. I WANT
TO SPEAK WITH TRANSPORTATION.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN? EVERY
DAY, WE GO TO HIS ROOM AND ASK,
CAN SOMEBODY SPEAK WITH ME FOR
ONE MINUTE? THERE'S THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS OF LOW INCOME. HE
STOPPED FOR ONE MINUTE FOR
THREE MONTHS. WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT? YOU SAY NAZI
PIG, LIKE WE HAD BEFORE. BRING
THIS DOWN. AND HE IS A
MINORITY. NO BLACK IN SEATTLE.
SO STEP UP, AMERICA. IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT. MAKE SEATTLE GREAT
AGAIN. WE WANT TO MAKE AMERICA
GREAT AGAIN. THIS WILL BE OUR
LAST CHANCE IT BRING AMERICA
BACK.
>> AREA ON THE. -- ARIANA.
>> I AM FROM WEST SEATTLE. ON A
SERIOUS NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO
DISPEL SOME MYTHS TODAY BECAUSE
MANY OF YOU SEEM TO BE UNAWARE
OF MY BACKGROUND. WHEN I WAS A
TEENAGER, A JUDGE ORDERED ME
AND MY SISTER TO BE KIDNAPPED
AND TRAFFICKED ACROSS STATE
LINES TO BE SENT TO A TORTURE
CAMP WITH MY ABUSIVE MOTHER AND
HER ABUSIVE BOYFRIEND. MY STORY
WAS COVERED. I WROTE A CHAPTER
IN THE BOOK CHALLENGING
PARENTAL ALIENATION. IT IS
NAMED AFTER A FIVE-YEAR-OLD
MURDERED BY HIS FATHER.
ORGANIZED FOR STRIPPER SAFETY
LAWS. I BECAME A SEX WORKER AS
AN ADULT AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN
TRAFFICKED DURING MY SEVEN
YEARS AS A SEX WORKER. WHEN YOU
SAY THINGS LIKE, THE SIX
WORKERS THAT SHOW UP
DELEGITIMIZE TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS, IT IS DISRESPECTFUL TO
THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN
VICTIMS OF ACTUAL TRAFFICKING.
WE PUT OURSELVES AT SERIOUS
RISK COMING HERE AND OUTING
OURSELVES AS SEX WORKERS IN A
PUBLIC FORM, ONLY TO BE
INSULTED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T [
INAUDIBLE ] ENOUGH FOR YOU ALL.
I HAVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, WHICH
IS WHY I'M ABLE TO SHOW UP
HERE AND OUT MYSELF. WE DON'T
YOU ARE LIFE STORIES IN ORDER
TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. IF ANY
OF YOU ARE SERIOUS AND WANT TO
TAKE SERIOUS STEPS TO ADDRESS
CHILD TRAFFICKING, I WOULD BE
HAPPY TO MEET WITH ANY OF YOU
AND OFFER MY EXPERTISE. LAWS
GOING AFTER SIX WORK ARE NOT
THE WAY TO DO THAT. THANK YOU.
>> BENNETT IS GOING TO BE OUR
LAST REGISTERED SPEAKER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. ONE THE STRANGER
EMAILED HER FOR COMMENT, SHE
SAID, VERBATIM, I'M GLAD THAT
MY VIDEOS ARE GETTING ATTENTION
BECAUSE SEAN WOULD BE A
DISASTER FOR OUR STATE. VERY
FEW [ INAUDIBLE ] IF HIS SKIN
WAS DARKER, ETHIOPIANS, FOR
EXAMPLE, OH MY GOD, GUYS. IT
WOULD BE LESS THAN OR SCARIER.
TO SUGGEST IT WAS NOT
INTENTIONAL SUGGESTS THAT YOU
THINK HE IS SCARY IN THE FIRST
PLACE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND
OFFENSIVE. MANY OF YOU SHOULD
CALL ON HER TO PUBLICLY
APOLOGIZE AND GIVE A BETTER
ANSWER THAN THIS, OTHERWISE,
WITHDRAW YOUR ENDORSEMENT.
SECOND THING I WANTED TO TALK
ABOUT. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T TO
COSIGN THE OPEN LETTER CALLING
FOR AN INDEPENDENT, U..S-LED
INVESTIGATION INTO THE KILLING
OF WASHINGTON STATE CITIZEN [
INAUDIBLE ] BY ISRAELI FORCES
IN SEPTEMBER 2024.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAVE SIGNED
THE LETTER. I WILL SEND AN
EMAIL TO THE COUNCIL. IT WILL
TAKE YOU TO A LINK WHERE YOU
CAN ADD YOUR NAME IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO COSIGN. THIS IS NOT A
POLITICAL ISSUE. THIS IS A
MORAL ISSUE. PLEASE GO SIGN THE
LETTER ASKING FOR AN
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.
THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO OUR REMOTE
SPEAKER, SHANE CLEARY. A
REMINDER, PRESS START SIX AFTER
YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN UNNEEDED. THESE GO
AHEAD. PRESS STAR SIX.
>> A GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> MY COMMENTS TODAY ARE
DIRECTED TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. IT'S
REGARDING THE POLICY THAT THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
ENACTED. WE HAVE A STANDING
ORDINANCE FOR ALARM SYSTEMS. IT
CAN PREVENT AN ORDINANCE
WITHOUT PUBLIC HEARINGS OR SUCH
AS THE POLICY DOES INCUR
ADDITIONAL COST TO USERS THAT
MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE
NOT REQUIRED FOR A VERIFIED
RESPONSE. AND IF YOU HEARD
TODAY FROM THE OTHER SPEAKERS,
ALL WE ARE ASKING IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
DISCUSS OPTIONS THAT OUR
INDUSTRY HAS USED THROUGHOUT
THE UNITED STATES TO MINIMIZE [
INAUDIBLE ] ARMS, AND AT THE
SAME TIME, TO AFFORD THE
PROTECTION THAT THESE SYSTEMS
DO AFFORD, AND HAVE BEEN, FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS. THANK YOU.
HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR DAY.
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES
OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR
LIST OF SPEAKERS. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NOTE
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NONE, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL
CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ON THE
CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES OF
OCTOBER 8th, 2024, AND COUNCIL
BILLS 12 0869, 120867, AND
120861. -- 120871. I MOVED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS
THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CALENDAR.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> YES.
>> GREAT. PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF. ALL
RIGHT. PLEASE READ ITEM ONE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
CITY EMPLOYMENT; AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM
OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND THE PROFESSIONAL
AND TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL
17; AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> I MOVED TO PASS CB 120868.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. AS A SPONSOR, I
WILL ADDRESS THE EN FLOOR COMM
THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES THE
MAYOR TO IMPLEMENT A MEMORANDUM
OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND PROTEC17. ON
FEBRUARY 9th, 2024, THE
WASHINGTON PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS COMMISSION CERTIFIED
PROTEC17 AS THE EXCLUSIVE
BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE FOR
THE COUNSELOR SHOP
CLASSIFICATION. UNDER THE
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT,
PROTEC17 AGREED TO INCORPORATE
THE SUPERVISOR JOB
CLASSIFICATION INTO THE
EXISTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND PROTEC17. AND
PROTEC17 PROBATION COUNSELOR
UNIT FOR THE VP OF TIME BETWEEN
JULY 21st 2003 THROUGH DECEMBER
31st, 2026. THE PARTIES AGREED
THAT THE SUPERVISOR
CLASSIFICATION WILL BE IN A
SEPARATE BARGAINING UNIT FROM
THE OTHER PROBATION COUNSELOR
CLASSIFICATION AND THE SALARY
RANGE FOR THE PROBATION
COUNSELOR SUPERVISORS WILL BE
INCREASED BY 3.8%, RETROACTIVE
TO FEBRUARY 9th, 2024. THAT IS
IN ADDITION TO THAT WAGE
INCREASES OF 5% IN 2023, AND
4.5% IN 2024, SIMILAR TO THE
WAGE INCREASES IN 2023 AND 2024
IN THE PROTEC17 UNIT CBA. THE
FISCAL IMPACT OF THE 3.8% WAGE
INCREASE TOTALS 18,000 TO
20,000 A YEAR. THIS AMOUNT IS
EXPECTED TO BE ABSORBED BY THE
DEPARTMENT WITH AN EXISTING
BUDGET, WITH NO NEED FOR FUTURE
LEGISLATION TO APPROPRIATE
THESE FUNDS. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING
NONE, I HAVE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR. NOT A POST.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND THERE IS NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY
OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? HEARING THEM, WE
HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA. OUR NEXT CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR NOVEMBER 5th. THAT IS
SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 5th. IT
WILL BE CANCELED DUE TO ONGOING
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS. THE NEXT
MEETING WILL BE ON NOVEMBER
12th AT 2:00 P.M. ANY QUESTIONS
ON THAT?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT. ON NOVEMBER 12th, WE
WILL HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS
STARTING AT 5:00 P.M. I HAVE
PREVIOUSLY DIMINISHED OUR
CALENDARS. I TRIED TO LEAVE THE
AFTERNOON OPEN. I WOULD BE
COMFORTABLE CANCELING THAT DATE
AS WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING THAT WILL PROBABLY LAST
SIX HOURS THAT EVENING.
>> GOT IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
IS IN THE HOPPER, BUT WE WILL
KEEP IT ON THE HOPPER FOR NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IF WE DO HAVE THE COUNCIL
MEETING AND THE HEARING AT THE
SAME TIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
GIVE COMMENT ON THE BUDGET,
PLEASE HOLD COMMENT UNTIL THE
ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
BUDGET. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, EVERYONE. HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE
ADJOURNED.