COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> MARITZA RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE. SPENT COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> AND, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA .
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. I AM NOT AWARE OF
ANY PRESENTATION FOR TODAY SO,
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE
WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS ON THE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA,
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, AND THE COUNCIL'S
WORK PROGRAM.
>> WE HAVE THREE REMOTE AND
THREE IN-PERSON.
>> LET'S GO WITH THE IN PERSON.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER THEY ARE REGISTERED.
SPECKLES WITH -- MUST SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN THEY ARE
UNMUTED. SPEAKERS WILL BE NEEDED
IF THEY DO NOT END ON TIME.
>> IN HERE BECAUSE I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER WE ARE
MAINTAINING A DEMOCRACY OR
SLIDING INTO SOMETHING MORE
DANGEROUS. SEATTLE IS IN KING
COUNTY, YUMA COUNTY IN THE
COUNTRY WHICH IS NAMED FOR DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.. IN HIS
NOW FAMOUS SPEECH, HE DISCUSSED
HOW, IN HIS TIME, THERE WERE
RIOTS AND THE REASON THAT THERE
WERE RIOTS WAS BECAUSE THE
LEGISLATURES WERE FAILING TO
PASS LEGISLATION THAT INSURED
EQUITY AND THE EXECUTIVE AND THE
JUDICIARY WERE NOT FULLY
ENFORCING WHAT THE LEGISLATURES
DID PASS. HE ALSO WAS CLEAR THAT
HE WAS NOT SUPPORTING RIOTS. THE
BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH PROTESTS
THAT MIGHT GROW OUT OF CONTROL
IN A DEMOCRACY IS TO ADDRESS THE
UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO
THE PROTEST TO BEGIN WITH AND
NOT TO SUPPRESS THE VIOLENCE.
>> ARIANNA REMY AND THEN ALEX
TSIMERMAN .
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ARIANA AND
I'M A DELIVERY DRIVER IN
SEATTLE. GIVEN SOME RECENT
COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE, I FOUND
IT IMPORTANT TO SHOW BACK UP
HERE. SOME OF YOU HERE THAT LOOK
LIKE ME MAY HAVE GUESSED BUT FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, I
AM NEXT. MY DAD IS BLACK. WHEN I
HEAR COMMENTS TALKING ABOUT HOW
TO HELP BLACK FAMILIES IN
SEATTLE, AND ONE SUGGESTION
BEING TO MATCH GIG WORKER PAINT,
THAT SPECIFICALLY APPLIES TO ME.
PAY UP HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER. I
FOUND MYSELF SUDDENLY IN CHARGE
OF FINANCIALLY PROVIDING FOR NOT
JUST MYSELF BUT TWO OTHER
ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE
ILL AND CANNOT WORK AND PAY UP
ALLOWS ME TO DO THAT. MY FIRST
PRIORITY RIGHT NOW IS MAKING
SURE MY FAMILY DOES NOT END UP
ON THE STREETS BECAUSE WE LOSE
THE ABILITY TO KEEP A DOUBLE
PAY. ANYWAY, HERE WE ARE ONE
YEAR LATER IN THE DIRE
PREDICTION HAS NOT COME THROUGH.
RESTAURANTS ARE DOING FINE.
DRIVERS ARE DOING FINE. THE ONLY
RESTAURANTS THAT CLOSED IN THE
IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF PAY UP
WERE A COUPLE THAT HAD BEEN
COMPLAINING DAILY TO THE MEDIA,
NOT BECAUSE OF PAY UP BECAUSE
NOBODY LIKES A COMPLAINER. THE
MARKET IS DOING WELL AND THE
SUGGESTION OF THE WAY TO HELP
BLACK FAMILIES INTO LOWER WAGES
IS INSULTING AND FRANKLY A
DIRECT THREAT TO ME AND MY
FAMILY. THE WAY TO HELP BLACK
PEOPLE GET AHEAD WILL NEVER BE
TO LOWER LIVING STANDARDS FOR
THE LOWEST PAYING JOBS SINCE
THOSE ARE JOBS THAT TEND TO BE
FILLED BY IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE
OF COLOR, INCLUDING BLACK
PEOPLE, MANY OF WHOM ARE
PROVIDING FOR OUR ELDERS, NOT
JUST ME. ONCE AGAIN, I WILL
REPEAT HERE , A RISING TIDE
LIFTS ALL BOATS. THAT IS WHAT
PAY UP HAS DONE. LEAVE IT ALONE.
THANK YOU.
>> ALEX?
>> I AM OLD MAN. MY NAME ALEX
TSIMERMAN AND I WANT TO SPEAK
ABOUT EXECUTIVE ORDER AND
FREEDOM OF SPEECH. WHY PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP MAKE EXECUTIVE
ORDER TWO WEEKS AGO ABOUT
FREEDOM OF SPEECH? YOU HAVE
FREEDOM OF SPEECH FOR 250 YEARS.
WHY HE DID THIS? BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
IT IS A PROBLEM. THIS IS MANY
YEARS, INCLUDING [ INDISCERNIBLE
]. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER, WHEN YOU DON'T DO IT
LIKE SUPPOSED TO BE BY RULING
EXECUTIVE ORDER, FREEDOM OF
SPEECH, PROBABLY TERMINATE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] . CONTROLLING,
TOTALLY, YOU START ACTING LIKE A
CRIMINAL. EXECUTIVE ORDER CANNOT
BROKE LIKE YOU BROKE BEFORE IN
DOING EVERYTHING YOU WANT
BECAUSE BY DEFINITION YOU ARE
NOT -- IT IS WHO YOU ARE. RIGHT
NOW, WHEN YOU START DOING THIS
ONE MINUTE OR ANOTHER SITUATION
LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS
MEANS? YOU OPEN UP ANOTHER ROOM
IN CITY HALL FOR FREE
CONVERSATION FOR 30 MINUTES LIKE
EVERY CITY. WE WILL GO TO
POLICEMAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT YOU
BECAUSE YOU ARE CRIMINAL RIGHT
NOW. REMEMBER THIS. IT IS
EXECUTIVE ORDER. EXECUTIVE ORDER
GOING TO MAKE EVERY GOVERNMENT
POINT IN THIS COUNTRY. TOTALLY.
VIVA TRUMP. VIVA THE NEW
AMERICAN REVOLUTION. IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. BRING BACK
U.S. GOVERNMENT WHO STEAL
BILLIONS, TRILLIONS FROM US.
>> WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> AS A REMINDER TO OUR REMOTE
SPEAKERS, PLEASE PRESS *6 AFTER
YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. OUR FIRST
SPEAKER WILL BE ALBERTO. GO
AHEAD, ALBERTO. ALBERTO, ARE YOU
THERE?
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> THANK YOU. EVERY MILE, EVERY
MINUTE, DELIVERY DRIVERS PROVIDE
ROUND-THE-CLOCK SERVICE TO
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SEATTLE
AREA RESIDENTS, 24/7, 365 .
EVERY DAY, WE ENDURE HOURS OF
GRIDLOCK FROM THE RETURN TO
OFFICE TRAFFIC AS WELL AS THE
DANGERS OF DRIVING DURING
EXTREME WEATHER AND POWER
OUTAGES. RECENTLY, DURING THE
NIGHTS OF THE COMP PLAN HEARING,
ROADS WERE COVERED IN SLEET AND
SNOW. WE WERE STILL OUT HERE
LABORING HOT MEALS, MEDICATIONS,
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND MORE.
REAL INFORMATION AND DATA WERE
ALL ORDERS THAT SEVERAL
THOUSANDS OF US DRIVERS ARE
TAKING IS NOW COMING INTO THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS. A
PUBLIC REPORT LIKELY TO BE
RELEASED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS
. IF YOU ARE GOOD AT SOMETHING,
YOU NEVER DO IT FOR FREE.
SEATTLE'S PAY UP LAW ENSURES
EVERY ORDER HAS FAIR PAY FOR THE
TIME AND MILEAGE AS WELL AS
PROTECTIONS FROM COMPANIES LIKE
DOORDASH THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING
SUED FOR ANTICOMPETITIVE
PRACTICES. WE ARE THE DAVID TO
THE GOLIATH AND WE DEMAND THAT
OUR WAGES ARE FAIR AND OUR
RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED. THANK YOU
AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SIGNED UP
SPEAKER IS NOT YET PRESENT SO WE
WILL MOVE ON TO MICHELLE.
MICHELLE, A REMINDER TO PLEASE
PRESS *6. GO AHEAD.
>> HI. I JUST WANTED TO SAY
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, WELCOME
TO THE COUNCIL. I WANTED TO
ADDRESS STATEMENTS THAT YOU MADE
ON THIS MONTH'S EDITION AND
ABOUT MAYBE TWEAKING THE GIG
LAW. I AM NOT SURE WHERE OR WHEN
YOU HEARD THAT THE REVENUE IS
DOWN AND PEOPLE WERE LOSING
MONEY BECAUSE THAT JUST ISN'T
TRUE. I AM A GIG WORKER. ALL OF
MY FRIENDS DO GIG WORK AND THEY
ARE MAKING BETTER MONEY THAN
THEY EVER WERE. RESTAURANTS AND
STORES DEFINITELY ARE NOT
HURTING FOR BUSINESS. IF
ANYTHING, INFLATION IS PROBABLY
THE CAUSE, OR, PEOPLE REINING IN
THE SPENDING BUT THIS LAW THAT
WE SPENT YEARS IN THE MAKING TO
GET IT RIGHT, ALL SIDES SPOKE
AND CAME TOGETHER ON THIS AND
OBVIOUSLY THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE
HAD TO FIGHT TO MAKE SURE IT
STAYED INTACT AND DESPITE THE
COMPANY SPENDING MILLIONS TO
FIGHT IT, IT STAYED AND I THINK
THAT IS PRETTY REMARKABLE AND
OBVIOUSLY SHOWS THAT THIS LAW IS
NEEDED. OF THESE COMPANIES WILL
BULLDOZE OVER EVERYBODY AND IF
YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM
WITH THE GIG ECONOMY, START
MAKING MORE LAWS SO THAT THESE
COMPANIES HAVE TO ACTUALLY BE
TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL IN THEIR
BUSINESS DEALINGS. LET'S JUST
LEAVE IT WHERE IT IS, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER THAT IS SIGNED UP
AND PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU RAY MUCH. WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF OUR ALLOTTED
TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
TODAY. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW CLOSED. MOVING ON, I AM NOT
AWARE OF ANY PRESENTATIONS SO,
LET'S SEE, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED . HEARING NONE, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. FINALLY, WE
WILL CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE ITEMS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE
MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 11 AND
FEBRUARY 18, 25 AND CB 120942 ,
PAYMENTS OF THE BILLS. ANY ITEMS
ANYBODY WISHES TO HAVE REMOVED?
OKAY. HEARING NONE, I MOVED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WILL THE COURT THESE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE ETHICS MY SIGNATURE TO
THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF? OKAY. THERE IS NOT A
COMMITTEE REPORT FOR US TO
CONSIDER TODAY AND THERE ARE NO
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. NOR IS THERE A
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. SO, WE DO HAVE
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THERE
ANY OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? ALL
RIGHT, SEEING NONE, THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL NOW
MOVE INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IT IS 2:14 . AS PRESIDING
OFFICER, I AM ANNOUNCING THAT
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
NOW CONVENE INTO AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION WHICH IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING, POTENTIAL, OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION. SO, THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS USUALLY SLATED FOR
ABOUT AN HOUR -- WHAT?
>> 3:30.
>> THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL GO
UNTIL 3:30 BUT IF IT IS
EXTENDED, I WILL COME BACK ON
AND GIVE THE APPROXIMATE TIME
THAT WE NEED TO FINISH THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE COUNCIL
MEETING WILL END ON ITS OWN WHEN
WE ARE FINISHED WITH THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION. WITH THAT, I
WILL SAY THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
IS NOW -- WE ARE NOW CLOSING FOR
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE
WILL MEET IN OUR OFFICES FOR THE
BEGINNING OF THAT. OKAY. HEARING
ONCE, HEARING TWICE, OKAY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE.