>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE
JUNE 24th, 2025 MEETING OF
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME
TO ORDER. IT IS TO: 01. IN SARA
NELSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE
ARE READY TO CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> FIVE PRESENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
WILL BE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
MEETING. THERE ARE NO
PRESENTATIONS TODAY, SO
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE
WILL OPEN THE HIGH HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT
IS LIMITED TO TODAY'S ITEMS AND
THE CLERK PROGRAM. HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> 14 SO FAR, AND EIGHT REMOTE .
>> WE WILL GIVE EACH PERSON ONE
MINUTE TO SPEAK AND START WITH
-- HOW MANY IN PERSON? 14? WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND JUST DO ALL OF
THE IN PERSON, FIRST. THANK YOU.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING
MATTER. SPEAKERS WILL ALTERNATE
BETWEEN IN-PERSON AND REMOTE
SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PERIOD HAS
ENDED, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM THAT YOU ARE
ADDRESSING. NOW, MIKE'S WILL BE
MUTED, AND THIS IS A TIME TO
CALL BACK SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND
WE BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER
ON OUR LIST.
>> WE START WITH THE FIRST THREE
PERSONS, I AM GOING TO START
WITH PAUL, THEN PAULA, THEN BEN
WORDEN, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. IF
YOU CAN JUST ADDRESS THESE
MICROPHONES? PAUL, PAULA, AND
BEN. THANK YOU.
>> HI. HOLA. I AM PAUL GOMEZ OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. IN 2021, WHEN I
RAN FOR SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL,
AND LATER IN '22 WHEN I RAN FOR
CONGRESS IN SEATTLE'S SEVENTH
DISTRICT, SEATTLE HAS BECOME AND
STILL IS ONE OF OUR NATIONS
MECCAS FOR THE DRUG ADDICTED
HOMELESS. A COMPASSIONATE,
WELCOMING PLACE WITH FREE
NEEDLES, FOOD, TENTS, A POSSIBLE
SHELTER, MAYBE SOME AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, ALONG WITH THE
INTENTION OF VIRTUALLY NO
CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT SO ADDICTS
CAN HAVE THE MEANS TO DO CRIME
TO PROCURE THEIR DRUGS AS THEY
DESTROY LOCAL BUSINESSES AND
NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT BEING
CONCERNED WITHOUT HAVING TO
RECOVER FROM DRUG ADDICTION IN
PRISON, OR HIGH BARRIER PRISON
DIVERSION. WHY IS THIS POSSIBLE?
IS THIS WHAT SEATTLE WANTS? NO.
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE HAVE NOT
ORGANIZED THEMSELVES INTO A
FORCE TO CHALLENGE THE EXISTING
ORDER, WHICH ALLOWS THIS TO
OCCUR.
>> PAULA? PAULA REESE? AND THEN,
BEN WORDEN.
>> HI, I AM PAULA REESE. IT IS
NOT ABOUT THE KIOSKS. IT IS
ABOUT ALLOWING HER MARTIAL
ADVERTISING BACK ON THE STREETS.
THERE WERE MANY ERRORS IN THE
DIRECTORS REPORT. FOR ONE, THERE
ARE NO 5000 NETS MENTIONED IN
THE CODE, IT IS 100 NETS. FOR
THE EXAMPLE, THE CITY OF LAS
VEGAS IS 300 NETS. IF WE WANT TO
BE THAT MUCH BRIGHTER THAN LAS
VEGAS, THEN VOTE FOR THIS TODAY.
WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR
COSTLY LAWSUITS. ONCE YOU SAY
"YES" TO THIS, YOU WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO SAY "NO" TO OTHER
PLAYERS WHO HAVE MUCH MORE AT
STAKE, MUCH LONGER. SO, THIS IS
GOING TO OPEN UP FOR DIGITAL
SIGNS UP TO 672 SQUARE FEET
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE SEATTLE
SIGN CODE SAYS IS POSSIBLE. IF
YOU LOOK ALONG FOURTH AVENUE,
THAT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. ALSO,
VIDEO? WHAT OTHER CITIES DO FLOW
MOTION VIDEO? THAT IS
DISTRACTING. ALL THE DISTRACTED
DRIVER STUDIES ARE OUT THE DOOR.
I JUST CAN'T -- [ INAUDIBLE -
LOW VOLUME ]
>> WE NOW HAVE BEN -- AND PLEASE
ENSURE YOU ARE ADJUSTING THE MIC
TO GET CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE,
SO WE CAN HEAR YOU. THANK YOU.
>> HI, MY NAME IS BEN WORDEN. MY
NAME IS BEEN WORDEN. I WORK WITH
SPECIALIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS,
AND STATISTICAL MACHINE
LEARNING. I WANT TO URGE THE
FULL COUNCIL TO PASS THE
ESSENTIAL BILL THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AND
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S AMENDMENT,
TO STRIKE THAT. THERE IS NO WAY
TO ADD TRANSPARENCY, OR TO LIMIT
ALGORITHMIC PRICING TRENDS TO
MAKE THEM NOT FUNDAMENTALLY AND
ESSENTIALLY OF THEIR NATURE.
THIS BILL IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
THE PUBLIC TRUST AND I URGE YOU
TO PASS IT WITH COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK'S AMENDMENT. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> WE HAVE EMILY, THEN FOLLOWING
EMILY HIGGINS, I BELIEVE, WILL
BE JOAN. AND AGAIN, PLEASE
ADJUST THE MIC AND STAND REALLY
CLOSE TO IT SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, I AM HERE TO TALK
ABOUT I.C.E. IN SEATTLE BECAUSE
MASKED MEN ARE KIDNAPPING OUR
NEIGHBORS AND SPD IS HELPING
THEM DO IT. I.C.E. AGENTS IN
MASKS ARE ABDUCTING PEOPLE WHO
ARE JUST TRYING TO GO TO THEIR
MEETINGS. AND WHEN PROTESTERS
TRY TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS,
SPD JUMPS IN TO ATTACK
PROTESTERS WITH PEPPER BALLS AND
OTHER TYPES OF WEAPONS. SO, THEY
CONTINUE THEIR KIDNAPPING WITH
EASE. THIS IS A LOOPHOLE THAT
NEEDS TO BE CLOSED. SPD NEEDS TO
BE BANNED FROM HELPING I.C.E. IN
ANY WAY. FURTHERMORE, I.C.E.
AGENTS MUST BE REQUIRED TO
IDENTIFY THEMSELVES. THIS HAS
BEEN HAPPENING IN CALIFORNIA AND
THERE IS NO REASON IT CAN'T
HAPPEN HERE, BUT WE NEED YOUR
HELP TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THIS
NEEDS TO END, NOW. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE JOAN. FOLLOWING JOAN
WOULD BE -- I BELIEVE IT IS FUN
WICK?
>> HELLO, I WOULD LIKE TO START
OFF BY THANKING CITY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SARA NELSON FOR
STANDING UP ON JUNE 13th, AND
APPRAISING THE NEED FOR PEACE IN
OUR CITY. FOLLOWING THAT NEED, I
WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT SARA
NELSON DEMONSTRATE HER
LEADERSHIP IN THIS CITY, BY
CALLING ON ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY
THEMSELVES, WHEN DOING
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS. WE HAVE
SEEN WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER
CITIES, WHERE I.C.E. AND OTHER
FEDERAL AGENTS HAVE NOT CLEARLY
IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES. WE HAVE
SEEN PEOPLE GET KIDNAPPED. BY
PEOPLE JUST CLAIMING TO BE
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND
I'M REALLY SCARED ABOUT WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN OUR CITY AND I
REALLY HOPE YOU DEMONSTRATE
LEADERSHIP AND OUR APPRECIATION
FOR PEACE IN OUR CITY. THANK
YOU.
>> BOND WOOD? AND IF YOU COULD
START LINING UP, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT. AFTER BOND IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN AND THEN MICHAEL D.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS BOND WOOD.
I AM HERE TO ADDRESS CB 121000.
I AM NON-BINARY, QUEER, DISABLED
AT BIRTH, DUE TO SEVERE ABUSE.
WE HAVE BEEN FACING SEVERE HARM
IN RENTING IN SEATTLE, FROM THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, AND WASHINGTON
STATE. SPECIFICALLY IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, REGARDING SEATTLE M
AS THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE, WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO
ADDRESS RENTAL ISSUES WITH
LANDLORDS. WHO ARE BEING ALLOWED
TO, WITHOUT ANY ACCOUNTABILITY,
RAISE RENT -- GIVE ME A MOMENT,
HERE. I JUST NEEDED A MINUTE FOR
THIS. BUT, WE HAVE -- LIKE I
SAID, THE SEATTLE RENTAL SYSTEM
IS A MESS. WE HAVE BEEN FORCED
TO MOVE MULTIPLE TIMES. EVERY
TIME WE HAVE GONE TO ADDRESS
THIS, STEP ZERO FROM WHAT ANYONE
WOULD ENCOUNTER IN THESE THINGS,
AS A DISABLED, AS VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS WHO HAVE ZERO ACCESS
TO --
>> THANK YOU. ALEX TSIMERMAN?
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SUBMIT. I'M
SORRY.
>> YEAH, WE GOT THIS ACT PASSED
WITH THESE AMENDMENTS AND THE
CITY COUNCIL HAS HALTED ANYONE
ACCOUNTABLE WHO HAS VOTED WITH
IN THEIR SELF-INTEREST.
>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THE
NEXT SPEAKER? [ INAUDIBLE -
OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ]
>> ALEX TSIMERMAN?
>> FEEL FREE TO SEND IN THE REST
OF YOUR COMMENTS. GO AHEAD,
ALEX.
>> SIEG HEIL. SIEG HEIL. I LOVE
YOU. YOU ARE MY BEST FRIEND. A
DAMN CAN STOP A FASCIST PIG. I
HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 40 YEARS. I
SPEAK IN COUNCIL CHAMBER 5000. I
HAVE BEEN PROSECUTED FIVE TIMES.
GUYS, I SPEAK NOW -- HOW LONG
CAN YOU KEEP THIS FREAKING NAZI
PIG? WHY? SO EVERYBODY CAN COME
AND SPEAK 3 TO 5 MINUTES WITHOUT
CONTROLLING. THIS NAZI PIG
CONTROLS 700,000 PEOPLE. HOW IS
THIS POSSIBLE? HOW IS THIS
POSSIBLE? IT IS VERY QUIET. WHY
IS IT QUIET? VIVA AMERICAN
REVOLUTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR LISTENING.
>> SO, NOW WE HAVE MICHAEL
WHITTY, THEN VICTORIA PALMER.
>> THANK YOU. PHIL, IS THERE
ANYWAY YOU CAN INCREASE THE
VOLUME ON YOUR SHARE SCREEN? OR,
DO YOU NEED TO SHARE IT GLENN?
>> YES, WE WILL TRY THAT AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> GREAT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
MICHAEL WHITTY, I AM THE CHIEF
STRATEGY OFFICER AT BUSINESS
SEATTLE AND I AM HERE TO EXPRESS
OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL
BILL 120992 DOTYVILLE KIOSKS IN
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. SEATTLE
WELCOMED NEARLY 40 MILLION
VISITORS LAST YEAR, GENERATING
$8.8 BILLION IN SPENDING, BUT
MANY ARRIVED WITH NO SET PLANS.
1 IN 10 ONLY BOOK HOTELS, SO
THESE KIOSKS WILL HELP TO
PROVIDE REAL-TIME, MULTILINGUAL,
A.D.A. INFORMATION TO HELP
VISITORS NAVIGATE, EXPLORE
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SUPPORT LOCAL
BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY THOSE
THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE MISS. WITH
FEATURES LIKE FREE WI-FI, PUBLIC
SAFETY TOOLS, TRANSIT UPDATES,
THESE KIOSKS ENHANCE THE
STREET-LEVEL EXPERIENCE, WHILE
DECLUTTERING SIDEWALK THROUGH
CONSOLIDATION. AS WE GEAR UP FOR
2026 FIFA WORLD CUP, THIS SMART
STRUCTURE WILL BE CRITICAL IN
MANAGING VISITORS AND SUPPORTING
INTEGRAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ACROSS SEATTLE. WE URGE YOUR
FULL SUPPORT OF COUNCIL BILL
120992. THANK YOU.
>> NOW, I HAVE VICTORIA PALMER,
AND THEN JEFF KNOLL.
>> HI, I AM VICTORIA PALMER WITH
THE KING COUNTY REPUBLICAN
PARTY, AND I AM HERE TO FOLLOW
UP ON YOUR RECENT PANEL
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FEDERAL
POLICY ON TARIFFS. JUST TO LET
YOU KNOW, OUR PARTY SUBMITTED AN
OP-ED TO THE SEATTLE TIMES,
WHICH WAS PUBLISHED ON JUNE
13th, AND IT WAS URGING PATIENTS
WITH THE TRUMP TERRACE, AS A WAY
TO PUSH OUR ECONOMY AND DEVELOP
IT IN A WAY THAT WE CAN SUSTAIN,
DOMESTICALLY. THINK OF IT LIKE A
TOURNIQUET, TO TURN OFF OUR
DEPENDENCY ON IMPORTS, AND TO
LET AMERICAN INGENUITY RESTORE
OUR ECONOMY. THAT IS WHAT IS
GOING TO SAVE US, IS THE
AMERICAN SPIRIT. THANK YOU.
>> JEFF KROLL?
>> SORRY. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TIME TO
GET UP HERE. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD
LIKE TO ADDRESS YOUR -- AND
SUPPORT THE BAN ON RENTAL PRICE
FIXING, AND ALGORITHMIC PRICE
FIXING. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT
I THINK IT IS GREAT OF YOU TO
BAN THIS PREDATORY RENT
PRACTICE, SINCE IT IS PRESENT
PEOPLE, AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY,
WHO ARE DISABLED, WHO ARE AT A
DISADVANTAGE, UNFAIRLY. LIKE I
SAID BEFORE, I HAVE SEEN RENTS
CLIMB $200-$300 PER UNIT OVER
LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS AND THAT
HAS BEEN ACROSS THE BOARD, EVEN
AFFORDABLE UNITS, LOW INCOME,
AND FTE UNITS, AS WELL. I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO URGE CONTINUING TO,
YOU KNOW, LOOK INTO RENT
CONTROL, IF POSSIBLE. I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO ADDRESS THE KIOSKS.
THE SCREENS ON THE BUS STATIONS
THAT SHOW WHERE THE NEXT BUS IS
ARE BARELY BEING MAINTAINED AS
IT IS, SO I AM NOT CONFIDENT
ABOUT SHOWING DISABLED PEOPLE
AND PEOPLE THINGS THEY CAN NOT
GET TO IN THE CITY AT A HIGH
COST. THANK YOU.
>> NOW, WE HAVE ELLEN, AND THEN
JULIE -- I BELIEVE IT'S --
>> IT'S FOR SOMETHING THAT'S
NOT ON THE AGENDA -- PLEASE, FIX
THE SIDEWALKS. I'M CALLING TO
ASK -- I AM DRESSING --
ADDRESSING TODAY REGARDING THE
KIOSKS, CB 120992. I HAVE BEEN
WRITING TO YOU FOR A YEAR, MAYBE
TWO YEARS, AND HAVE NEVER GOTTEN
ONE RESPONSE, FROM ANY OF YOU,
EXCEPT FOR A FORM SAYING YOU ARE
TOO BUSY TO RESPOND. THAT IS NOT
COUNCIL RESPONSIVENESS, AND I AM
REALLY DISTURBED ABOUT THAT. I
HAVE A -- I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU
BACK, AGAIN, WHAT I HAVE ALREADY
MAILED YOU, BUT I WANT TO BRING
YOUR ATTENTION TO ONE IMPORTANT
ITEM, AND THAT IS THE CITY HAS
BEEN SOLD ON THESE AS A PUBLIC
BENEFIT, AND THE FACT IS,
APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE TIME,
IT WILL BE COMMERCIAL
ADVERTISING. THINK ABOUT THAT.
NO ONE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO KNOW
HOW TO ACCESS ALL OF THAT OTHER
STUFF. NO ONE IS GOING TO KNOW
THAT IF THEY INTERACT WITH A
KIOSK, THE BATTERY IS INCLUDED.
THINK ABOUT THIS LONGER. DON'T
PASS IT TODAY.
>> WE NOW HAVE -- I BELIEVE IT
IS JULIE KNIGHT, AND THEN
BENNETT CASTLETON, AND THEN
GABRIEL DOUBTS.
>> HEY, THERE. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. MY NAME IS JULIE, AND
I AM HERE TO TALK SPECIFICALLY
ON ICE CREAM. -- I.C.E. IS
CONTINUING TO TARGET OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND REMOVE
THEM FROM OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS
IS CONSTRUCTING OUR COMMUNITY
COHESION, AND CREATING FEAR. I
HAVE HELPED FOLKS WITH GROCERIES
BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO SCARED TO
LEAVE THEIR HOUSES. PLEASE,
PLEASE, PLEASE, REQUEST TO BAN
SPD FROM WORKING WITH I.C.E. AT
ALL CAPACITIES. REQUIRE EVERY
SINGLE I.C.E. AGENT AND POLICE
OFFICER IN SEATTLE TO I.D.
THEMSELVES. AND THEN, FINALLY,
ALSO TO BAN LICENSE PLATE
READERS THAT I.C.E. USES TO
TARGET OUR UNDOCUMENTED
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE BENNETT, AND THEN
GABRIEL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I
ACTUALLY JUST CHANGED MY MIND
ABOUT WHAT I WANTED TO TALK
ABOUT TODAY, BECAUSE I WANTED TO
OFFER A REBUTTAL TO SOME OF THE
COMMENTS OFFERED BY REPUBLICAN
SPEAKERS EARLIER WHICH, WITH ALL
DUE RESPECT TO WHAT THEY SAID,
BUT HERE IS WHY I DISAGREE ABOUT
TARIFFS. AS YOU REMEMBER, WHEN
TRUMP ANNOUNCED HIS TARIFF
POLICY, THE STOCK MARKET
CRASHED. FOR ALL OF THE VALID
CRITICISMS ABOUT UNHEALTHY FOCUS
ON THE STOCK MARKET IN
CAPITALISM, ONE THING ABOUT
STOCKS IS THEY ARE
FORWARD-LOOKING, AND IF INFORMED
INVESTORS BELIEVE THAT THE
TARIFFS WILL BRING MORE MONEY
AND MORE JOBS TO AMERICA, THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN REFLECTED IN A
BOOST IN STOCK PRICES AT THE
TIME. AND AS EVERYBODY HERE
KNOWS, THAT IS NOT WHAT
HAPPENED, THAT STOCKS COST, THEY
ONLY REBOUNDED A LITTLE BIT
LATER BECAUSE TRUMP WALKED BACK
HIS PREVIOUS POLICY AND THE
REASON IS THAT PROGRESS TAKES
THE FLOOR, AND FINDING AN
EASIER, CHEAPER WAY TO DO
SOMETHING, SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE
AN INVENTION, BUT OTHER TIMES
THAT IS IMPORTING IT FROM
SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE SHOULD BE
CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE
TEMPORARILY DISLOCATED BY THOSE
CHANGES, BUT THE SOLUTION IS TO
SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE
TEMPORARILY AFFECTED BY THOSE
CHANGES, AND DID THINGS THE OLD
WAY. YOU KNOW, NOT TO STOP ALL
IMPORTS AND BLOCK THE NEW WAY OF
DOING THINGS. THANK YOU.
>> WE NOW HAVE GABRIEL JONES,
AND THEN JOHN'S GOALS.
>> IT AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY
NAME IS GABRIEL JONES. I'M HERE
TODAY TO SPEAK ON POLICE REFORM.
I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A MINUTE
SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE IN
COUNCIL. DON'T WORRY, IT IS
JUST US, TWO FOR THE REASON I'M
HERE TODAY, THE REASON I
HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND FOR THE
LAST LITTLE BIT IS I HAVE BEEN
IN AND OUT OF HOSPITAL THE LAST
FEW WEEKS, THE REASON FOR THIS,
I WAS BRUTALLY ASSAULTED WITH NO
CAUSED BY SPD, WHICH IS WHAT I
AM HERE TO SPEAK ON TODAY. ON
MAY 26, AFTER MANY PEOPLE SHOWED
UP TO PROTEST HATE GROUPS AFTER
PEOPLE LIKE MATT SHAY VIEWED UP
IN THE CAPITOL HILL TO SPEW HATE
ON TRANS PEOPLE, WE HAVE BRAVE
PEOPLE WHO SPOKE OUT AGAINST
THAT. I WANT THIS COUNSELING WAS
BEFORE THAT IF WE USED SPD TO
USE WESLEY THORP, THEY WOULD
ABUSE THEM AND IT WOULD LEAD TO
THE VIOLATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT
RIGHTS. AND WE HAVEN'T DONE
ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT IS
EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE AT. THE
2020 PROTEST HAPPENED BECAUSE
PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
REFUSED POLICE REFORM AND PEOPLE
DIED. IF YOU WANT ANOTHER 2020,
CONTINUE ON THIS PATH, BUT IF
YOU WANT TO ENSURE RIGHTS ARE UP
KEPT, I AM ASKING YOU TO BAN THE
LESLIE FOLES AND FIRE OFFICERS
THAT CROSSED THE LINE THAT DAY
AND STOP SPD FROM ASSISTING WITH
I.C.E. THANK YOU.
>> IT AFTERNOON, JOHN'S GOALS
WITH THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION, HERE WITH BRIDGING
YOU TO SUPPORT PROPOSAL --
SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSAL FOR THE
DOWNTOWN KIOSKS. THIS
LEGISLATION AND THE PROPOSALS
HAD TWO YEARS OR SO OF REVIEW BY
THE DESIGN COMMISSION, SDOT,
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD, AND
THE COMMITTEE. THIS IS A PROVEN
TECHNOLOGY, AND WE HAVE A PROVEN
PARTNER, IN IKE. THEY HAVE A
TREMENDOUS TRACK RECORD, IN 20
MARKETS AROUND THE COUNTRY,
TAKING CARE OF THESE, OF KEEPING
THEM IN GREAT WORKING ORDER AND
DEDICATING 25% OF THE CONTENT TO
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, TO HELP
PROMOTE NEIGHBORHOODS, EVENTS,
AND THE THINGS THAT WE WANT
PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN, IN
DOWNTOWNS AND NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICTS. THIS COMES
AT NO COST TO THE CITY, NO COST
TO US, AND GENERATES REVENUE
THAT WE AND OTHER BIAS WILL PUT
BACK INTO OTHER IMPORTANT
SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT
FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF
DOWNTOWN AND NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICT. IT HAS
BROUGHT SUPPORT AND I URGE YOUR
SUPPORT, AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS OUR LAST REGISTERED
IN PERSON SPEAKER. WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY, OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ, TO
BE FOLLOWED BY LYDIA FELTY.
PLEASE PRESS *6, FOR THE PROMPT
ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. GO
AHEAD, ALBERTO.
>> THANK YOU. BY MISSING THE
FOREST FOR THE TREES, YOU CAN
USE WORDS LIKE "CANOPY," WHILE
THEY AGREED IN THE FACE, KING 5
JUST REPORTED THAT OVER A HALF
MILLION ACRES OF WASHINGTON
FOREST WENT ARE IN A STATE OF
MORTALITY. PEOPLE, AS A CITY,
WHEN PUSHED INTO URBAN SPRAWL
WILL CAUSE MORE FOREST LAND TO
BE WIPED OUT. SEATTLE SITS ON
LAND 1/10 THE SIZE OF THE HALF
MILLION ACRES OF FOREST WE ARE
LOSING TODAY. AS A GLOBAL
ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE, OUR CITY
HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
STATES AND THE ENTIRE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST, TO TAKE BOLD ACTION
FOR DENSITY. DO NOT LET
SHORTSIGHTED, GREENWASHING, AND
PSEUDOSCIENCE SCARE YOU INTO
SCALING BACK RE-VIBRANCY IN
GROWING SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE NEXT
SPEAKER IS LYDIA FELTY, FOLLOWED
BY KATE RUBIN. GO AHEAD, LYDIA.
>> I'M LYDIA FELTY. I'M A
RENTER AND CO-CHAIR OF THE
SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION
SPEAKING IN AN INDIVIDUAL
CAPACITY TODAY IN SUPPORT OF CB
121000 -- MY THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR
SPONSORING THIS BILL, IT REALLY
IS NO SECRET RENTERS ARE
STRUGGLING IN SEATTLE AND IT IS
NOT ACCIDENTAL. OTHER RENT
FIXING SITES TO DRIVE UP RENT
WITHOUT REGARD FOR IMPACT ON THE
CITY, ONE OF THE DRIVING FACTORS
IN SEATTLE'S IMPOSING HOMELESS
CRISIS. THE GOOD NEWS IS, YOU
HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE IT.
THIS ORDINANCE, PARTICULARLY
WITH AMENDMENT B, HAS THE POWER
TO CHANGE THIS IN A CITY THAT IS
MAJORITY RENTERS, MANY OF THEM
ARE COST BURDEN, AND YET AT
UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, WHERE A TAX
ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES IS CERTAIN, THIS
BILL IS CRITICAL, AND THIS IS
CRUCIAL TO ENSURING EFFICACY OF
THE ORDINANCE. I'M GRATEFUL TO
LIVE IN A CITY THAT IS READY TO
BAN THIS PRACTICE AND GRATEFUL
TO THE COUNCIL AND I URGE YOU TO
ACT WITHOUT DELAY, SUPPORTING
THIS WITHOUT AMENDMENT D.
>> NEXT WILL BE KATE RUBIN,
AFTER THAT WILL BE ALAN FRANCIS.
>> HI, MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN, I
AM A RENTER IN DISTRICT TWO AND
COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF C
SEATTLE. I AM ASKING THE COUNCIL
TO SUPPORT THE BILL FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER MOORE, STRAUSS, AND
ALVAREZ. LANDLORDS HAVE BEEN
DRIVING UP RENT NOT BASED ON
WHAT IS REASONABLE OR WHAT
RENTERS CAN AFFORD, BUT BASED ON
HOW MUCH PROFIT THEY CAN SQUEEZE
OUT OF US, IN LOCKSTEP. EXPERTS
ESTIMATE THESE ALGORITHMS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR UP TO A QUARTER
OF THE RENT INCREASES OVER THE
PAST FIVE YEARS, FUELING
SEATTLE'S HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. STUDIES
SHOW THAT EVERYONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS IN RENT INCREASES LEADS
TO A 9% INCREASE IN
HOMELESSNESS. TO QUOTE ATTORNEY
GENERAL NICK BROWN, REAL ESTATE
UNFAIR PRACTICES ARE CHEATING
RENTERS AND PRICING FAMILIES OUT
OF STABLE HOUSING. WASHINGTON IS
FACING A HOUSING CRISIS AND WE
MUST RESPOND WITH EVERY
AVAILABLE TOOL. THIS BILL COULD
BE ONE OF THOSE TOOLS, BUT WE
NEEDED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
WORK. THIS STRENGTHENS IT BY
CLEARLY DEFINING VIOLATIONS PER
UNIT AND ENSURING RENTERS HAVE A
CLEAR PATH FORWARD. THIS IS A
CLEAR CHOICE. VOTE "YES" ON CB
121000 AND "YES" ON AMENDMENT D.
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS ALAN FRANCIS
TO BE FOLLOWED BY MIC SIMCOE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I AM ALAN FRANCIS FOR
YOUR PROPOSED BAN -- THIS IS NOT
A TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT, THIS IS
A MORAL IMPERATIVE FOR OUR
CITY'S FUTURE. FOR TOO LONG,
THE PROGRAM HAS SIMPLY DRIVEN UP
RENT PRICES, MAKING HOMES
UNAFFORDABLE. WE ARE TOLD BY
LARGE RENTAL COMPANIES THESE
TOOLS IN THEIR -- IGNORE FAIR
COMPETITION. THE OUTCOME IS
GRIM, FORCING AGONIZING CHOICES
BETWEEN HOUSING, FOOD, OR
MEDICAL CARE. IN THE PREMARKET,
IT IS A RIGGED SYSTEM. 'S LACK
OF TRANSPARENCY IS A GRAVE
INJUSTICE. THIS HARMS VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS, SENIORS, WORKING
FAMILY, STUDENTS, THREATENING
SEATTLE'S DIVERSITY. I
CRUCIALLY URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR
AMENDMENT D FROM COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK -- THE AMENDMENT WILL
STRENGTHEN THE BILL. IT PUTS
PEOPLE OVER CORPORATE ALGORITHMS
AND THE FIRM'S HOUSING IS A
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT. LET US
DISMANTLE IT.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS MIKE
SIMCOE, FOLLOWED BY DAVID
HAYNES.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MIKE SIMCOE,
AND I AM VICE PRESIDENT AND
LEGAL COUNSEL TO -- WE ARE
OPPOSED TO ITEM NUMBER 2, THIS
ALGORITHMIC RENT PRICING BILL.
THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE GOES FAR
BEYOND ANY REGULATOR, WHETHER IT
IS PRESIDENT BIDEN'S JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OR YOUR OWN ATTORNEY
GENERAL THERE, IT GOES FAR
BEYOND ANYTHING THOSE OFFICES
ARE ASKING US TO DO. IT IS
ESSENTIALLY A TOTAL BAN ON
ALGORITHMIC PRICING. AND,
REALLY, ALL THIS SOFTWARE DOES,
IS IT PROVIDES MARKET ANALYSIS
WITH PRICING SUGGESTIONS, AND
MOST OF THE TIME, OUR CUSTOMERS
DO NOT EVEN ACCEPT OUR PRICING
RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE IS NOT AN
INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES
THAT DOES NOT USE THIS SOFTWARE.
IT HELPS SELLERS PRICE WIDGET,
THE APARTMENT INDUSTRY IS NO
DIFFERENT. THERE IS LITIGATION
IN BERKELEY OVER A VERY SIMILAR
BILL.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS DAVID
HAYNES, FOLLOWED BY ELIZABETH.
>> HI, DAVID HAYNES. THANK YOU.
WHO HAS TO PAY FOR THE KIOSKS,
WHEN THEY GET SMASHED? IS
SEATTLE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR
IT? OR, IS THE COMPANY GOING TO
COME OUT FOR FREE AND FIX IT? I
ASK BECAUSE PRETTY MUCH EVERY
MONITORED RAPID RIDE DEPLOYED
GOT SMASHED AND NEVER BOTHERED
TO BE FIXED. AND, YOU KNOW, WITH
THE ALGORITHMIC, THE VIRTUE
SIGNALING ABOUT THE USE OF
RENTERS, THIS IS ANOTHER VIRTUAL
SIGNALING DISTRACTION FROM THE
SMALLTIME LANDLORDS ON COUNSEL
WHO CONTRASTS OF INTEREST IN
SELF-DEALING THAT ALREADY PUT
RESTRICTIONS AND SABOTAGES ON
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
ALLOWED THE MAYOR TO TAINT THE
ONE SEATTLE PLAN WITH WEIGHTLESS
PRIORITIES THAT ARE GOING TO
BACKSTAB THE COMMUNITY FOR THE
NEXT 20 YEARS, BECAUSE YOU ARE
GOING TO LINE THE POCKETS OF A
BUNCH OF UNQUALIFIED NONPROFITS.
YOU HAVE TO HIRE A FOR PROFIT,
VIOLATING THE LAW THAT YOU
CREATED THAT DENIES THE
FOR-PROFITS COMPETITION. ANYWAY,
THE SALESMAN PUT BACK BECAUSE
THE PUBLIC SAFETY HAS FAILED, SO
STOP LYING TO US ABOUT THE DATA
AND THE NUMBERS.
>> NEXT, IS ELIZABETH, FOLLOWED
BY LEONARD JEROME. GO AHEAD,
ELIZABETH.
>> OKAY. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH
DECHAMBEAU AND I AM A TENANT IN
THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I AM CALLING
IN TODAY TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S AMENDMENT
THAT WOULD BAN ALL OF THE -- THE
SOFTWARE LIKE REAL CHANGE, WHICH
CAUSES RENT TO GO UP. I, LIKE A
LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA
IN SEATTLE, I THINK THAT BANNING
ALGORITHMIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS
REAL PAGE, WOULD REALLY HELP IN
KEEPING OUR RENTS FOR US IN OUR
APARTMENTS AFFORDABLE, SO I'M
REALLY GLAD THAT SEATTLE IS
CONSIDERING -- SORRY. I'M
REALLY GLAD THAT SEATTLE IS
CONSIDERING BANNING THIS
PRACTICE, I URGE FOR YOUR
SUCCESSFUL PASSING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
LEONARD JEROME. GO AHEAD,
LEONARD.
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, STRAUSS,
AND RICK FOR THE BILL BANNING
PRICE-FIXING. THIS IS SOMETHING
EVERYBODY IN SEATTLE CAN GET
BEHIND. I AM GLAD YOU ARE
GETTING AHEAD OF IT. IT WAS
INTERESTING HEARING FROM THE
REPRESENTATIVE TALKING ABOUT HOW
THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE. I,
PERSONALLY, THINK IT IS
IRRESPONSIBLE TO ROB RENTERS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ALL ACROSS
THE NATION, SO IF HE IS NOT IN
SUPPORT OF THIS, THAT IS
PROBABLY A GOOD THING. I URGE
THE REST OF COUNSEL TO
UNANIMOUSLY VOTE WITH THIS BILL
ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK'S AMENDMENT. SO, THANK
YOU. I WANTED TO GIVE THE REST
OF MY TIME, TO GO FOR THE
REMOVAL OF CAMERAS IN THE KIOSKS
-- FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE
FOOTAGE IS NOT TO BE SHARED WITH
LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT SOMETIMES,
YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE AND WE
SHOULD NOT BE BUILDING OUT
SURVEILLANCE STATE FOR HIM --
SO, YEAH. DON'T BE BUILDING OUT
SOME SURVEILLANCE STATE FOR HIM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REMOTE REGISTERED
SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
HAVE NOW REACHED THE END OF OUR
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, AND THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED. MOVING ON -- LET'S SEE.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, FIRST,
THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS
PRESENT FOR TODAY'S MEETING AND
JOINED US RIGHT AFTER THE
ROLLCALL, AND SHE HAS BEEN
ACCOMPANYING THE PUBLIC COMMENT
ONLINE. SO, THE COUNSEL WILL NOW
NEED TO RESCIND HER EXCUSED
ABSENCE FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S EXCUSED
ABSENCE FROM TODAY'S CITY
COUNSEL MEETING IS RESCINDED.
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO OBJECTION.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S EXCUSED
ABSENCE FROM TODAY'S MEETING IS
EGGS -- RESCINDED. OKAY, WITH
THAT OUT OF THE WAY, IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. AND IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NONE, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. AND
THEN, FINALLY, WE WILL CONSIDER
THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR.
THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES OF JUNE
10th, AND 17th, 2025. COUNSEL
121007, PAYMENT OF BILLS, AND
AID APPOINTMENTS FROM THE TRAVEL
AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. ARE
THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS THAT
WAS TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR?
HEARING ON, I MOVED TO ADOPT
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> SO MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> TANIKA THOMPSON BIRD -- AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNSEL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE
ADOPTED. WILL YOU PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND
LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO
ITEM ONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND GRANTING
SEATTLE PERMISSION TO A OPERATE
KIOSKS IN PUBLIC AREAS LOCATED
IN THE METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT AND OTHER PARTICIPATING
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS FOR A
60.5 YEAR TERM, RENEWABLE FOR
ONE SUCCESSIVE 13.5 YEAR TERM,
SPECIFYING THE CONDITIONS UNDER
WHICH THE PERMIT IS GRANTED,
SUSPENDING AND CITY RECOMMENDS
THAT THIS BE PASSED.
>> SO, THIS ORDINANCE BASICALLY
PASSED THROUGH MY COMMITTEE, THE
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. SO, I
WILL PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT, AND AGAIN, THIS
ORDINANCE PROVIDES FINAL
APPROVAL FOR DSA DIGITAL KIOSK
PROGRAM OFFERING THE MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING. INTERACTIVE
KIOSKS ARE A COMPONENT OF MAYOR
HARRELL'S DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION
PLAN AND DSA MAKES DOWNTOWN A
BETTER PLACE. WE DON'T LEAVE
DSA TO FEND FOR ITSELF AND
SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION IS A
SYMBOL OF OUR SUPPORT,
PARTICULARLY IN PHASE ONE, FOR
EVERYTHING THAT DSA DOES TO MAKE
DOWNTOWN THE BEST IT CAN
POSSIBLY BE. IT IS A RECAP,
THESE KIOSKS WILL PROVIDE A
MULTIPLE OF BENEFITS TO VISITORS
AND LOCALS ALIKE IN OUR DOWNTOWN
AND OTHER BUSINESS AREAS
INCLUDING WAYFINDING IN MANY
LANGUAGES, FREE WI-FI, EMERGENCY
CALLING, AND INFORMATION ABOUT
EVENTS. AND PARTICULARLY FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES, THE BENEFITS
INCLUDE A NEW VENUE TO PROMOTE
THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO THE REVENUE
FROM THE KIOSKS WILL GO RIGHT
BACK INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS,
KEEPING OUR CITY CLEAN AND
SUPPORTING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
OUR REVENUES, I MIGHT ADD, ARE
ONE OF THE BEST DEALS PROVIDED
TO ANY CITY, BY IKE. ALSO,
THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S AMENDMENT, ANY
REVENUES IN EXCESS OF THE $1.1
MILLION WILL BE USED BY THE CITY
FOR STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS,
CITYWIDE, ENSURING THAT EVERYONE
WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS. IT IS
RARE TO FIND A POLICY, FRANKLY,
THAT IS A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE,
BUT THIS ONE IS, FOR SURE. WE
WILL BE ON THE WORLD STAGE NEXT
YEAR, WITH VISITORS FROM AROUND
THE WORLD, AND COMING FOR THE
WORLD CUP AND OTHER FESTIVITIES.
SO, HAVING THESE KIOSKS IN PLACE
BY THEM IS PARAMOUNT, TO PROVIDE
A ACCESSIBLE AND WELCOMING CITY,
AND THAT IS WHAT IS DRIVING OUR
TIMELINE ON THIS. IN ORDER FOR
THAT TO HAPPEN, WE MUST PASS
THIS ORDINANCE, TODAY. ALL
RIGHT. THAT IS MY INTRODUCTION.
ARE THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS
THAT WISH TO PROVIDE FOR ANY
COMMENTS, OR QUESTIONS? LOOKING
AT -- OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. SO, RESPECTFULLY, I
WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS
TODAY. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, IN
LINE WITH MY PREVIOUS VOTE ON
THE RESOLUTION, I DID HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
THIS PROPOSAL ON THE CITY CODE.
I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL
FOR DISTRACTIONS OF DRIVERS THAT
COULD IMPACT ROAD SAFETY, AND
THE IMPACT ON ACCOMPLISHING THE
GOALS OF VISION ZERO. I DO WANT
TO SAY, I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF
THE DESIGN COMMISSION. ELLEN
SOARED, WE ACTUALLY DID FIND
YOUR EMAIL TO BE VERY HELPFUL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND OTHERS,
IN RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE
IMPACT OF THE KIOSK. I DO
APPRECIATE THAT IF THIS PASSES,
SOME OF THE REVENUE WILL BE
GOING TO SOME OF THE OUTLINING
AND FLEDGLING BIAS, AND I
APPRECIATE THAT, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND
YOUR CONSTITUENCY. WE DID HAVE,
YOU KNOW, WE DID OUTREACH TO
PEOPLE WHO KNOW THINGS ABOUT
THIS, AND THE KEY PART THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO MENTION IS, YES,
THIS IS NONCOMPLYING WITH OUR
SIGN CODE, HOWEVER THE CHARTER
DOES ALLOW FOR US TO ENACT
ORDINANCES THAT ARE
INCONSISTENT, AS LONG AS THEY
PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS. SO,
THAT IS WHAT MAKES ME FEEL
COMFORTABLE ABOUT THIS
EXCEPTION. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
SPEAKING OF PUBLIC BENEFITS,
THAT IS THE PRIMARY -- OR, ONE
OF THE REASONS, I SHOULDN'T SAY
"PRIMARY ," -- ONE OF THE
REASONS I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY BENEFITS
BOTH TO THE PUBLIC ON THE FRONT
END AND BACKEND, IN TERMS OF HOW
THE KIOSK IS MADE, BUT ALSO
IMPORTANTLY FOR SUPPORT OF THE
BIAS. AS I MENTIONED FOR THE
COMMITTEE, THE BIAS PRIMARY
FOCUS IS CREATING THE BUSINESS
AND VITALITY OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE
COMMUNITIES. BUT, IN ORDER TO DO
SO, THEY HAVE A VERY STRONG
TRACK RECORD IN SUPPORTING
PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES, WHICH
WE SAW THIS MORNING IN OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING. SO, FOR
THOSE REASONS -- AND OTHERS -- I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS BILL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
LET'S SEE. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT,
WELL, LET'S SEE. I WOULD LIKE
TO OFFER THAT THE BENEFITS TO
THE SMALL BUSINESS, IS WHAT
FIRST DREW ME IN HERE BECAUSE IT
IS A PLACE AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT
FROM ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS,
THAT MANY PEOPLE -- I THINK IT
WAS VISIT SEATTLE THAT NOTED
THAT SOME PEOPLE JUST MAKE A
RESERVATION AT A HOTEL AND
ARRIVED, WHICH PROBABLY WOULD BE
MY METHOD, AS WELL. AND SO,
THESE WILL BE VISIBLE RESOURCES
ON CITY BLOCKS THAT WILL HELP
PEOPLE TO LOCATE INTERESTING
PLACES TO GO, AND ALSO PUBLIC
TRANSIT THAT IS LIVE AND IN MANY
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. ONE THING
THAT DOESN'T GET MENTIONED VERY
MUCH IS THE FACT THAT ON EVERY
SINGLE BLOCK FACE THAT THESE ARE
PLACED, THERE WILL BE
DECLUTTERING, AND CLEANUP, AND
FIXING OF WHATEVER STREET
FURNITURE IS IN EXISTENCE. SO,
IF YOU ARE REALLY THINKING ABOUT
THAT, THAT IS A LOT OF BLOCKS
DOWNTOWN THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM
THIS CLEANUP AND DECLUTTERING.
SO, IT DOES CATALYZE PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENT, SO IT IS AN
INDIRECT EFFECT, BUT THAT IS --
THOSE ARE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL
BE HAPPENING AT NO CHARGE TO THE
CITY, AS WELL, AND IN ADDITION,
AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE,
THOUGH THE MAINTENANCE AND
SOFTWARE UPDATES, ET CETERA WILL
BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DSA
WORKING WITH THE VENDOR. SO,
LOOKING AGAIN FOR FURTHER
COMMENTS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
SAY -- YOU NONE -- I WILL JUST
INVITE, THINKING ALL THE PEOPLE
WHO WORKED ON THIS PROJECT FOR
SO LONG TO MAKE THIS AN
EXCELLENT DEAL FOR SEATTLE AND
THE BUSINESSES WHILE DIRECTLY
ADDRESSING THEIR CONCERNS OF
DESIGN REVIEW, THE DESIGN REVIEW
COMMISSION, AS WELL, AS THEY
HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP OVER TIME.
FROM CRAFTING THIS BEHIND THE
SCENES, FOR MANY YEARS, TO
PRESENTING, AND SPEAKING OUT,
AND SUPPORTING MANY OF THESE
COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND ALSO
MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS, YOU
DID ALL THAT WORK AND I
APPRECIATE IT. SPECIFICALLY, I
WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT TO JOHN
SCROLLS OF THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION, AARON GOODMAN OF
THE SOTO BIA, MIKE STEWART IN
THE VALOR ALLIANCE, CHRIS McKAY
IN THE WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION AND
DAN OF THE DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP.
THOSE ARE THE B.I.A.S THAT WILL
BE RECEIVING THE NEXT PHASE OF
THIS KIOSK AND ALSO THE REVENUE
THAT IS GENERATED. AMY GRAVES
FROM SDOT WAS HELPFUL, AND FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, CLAY
COLLINS AND JESSICA BURTON, FROM
ORANGEVILLE MEDIA. I AM ALMOST
DONE. MARK BRANSON FROM SITE
WORKING, KELLAN CHOW AND THE
CENTRAL STAFF AND MY OWN STAFF
THAT HAS BEEN SHIPPING THIS
THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR YEARS.
AND I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY
PEOPLE THAT I AM FORGETTING, BUT
I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW
THAT THIS IS A HUGE TEAM EFFORT
AND YOUR WORK DOES NOT GO
UNNOTICED. SO, THANK YOU, ALL,
VERY MUCH. AND I WILL NOW CALL
FOR A VOTE, PLEASE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA
NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> THAT IS SIX IN FAVOR, TWO
OPPOSED.
>> THE LEGISLATION PASSES, WILL
THE COURT PLEASE SEND MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF? THANK
YOU, EVERYBODY. WE ARE MAKING
OUR DEADLINE AND THIS WILL BE A
TREMENDOUS TOOL FOR THE --
PLEASE, DO NOT TALK. YOU HAVE
HAD YOUR OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THIS
WILL BE A TREMENDOUS AID FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO OUR
CITY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM -- YOU
ARE OUT OF ORDER. YOU ARE
ENGAGING IN DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR.
YOU HAD YOUR --
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> YOU ARE WELCOME TO BE QUIET
AND IF YOU DO NOT STOP
DISRUPTING THE PROCEEDINGS, I
WILL ASK SECURITY TO PLEASE
ESCORT YOU OUT. YOU HAVE BEEN
WARNED THAT YOU ARE ENGAGING IN
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. I AM ASKING
YOU TO PLEASE STOP THIS. YOU ARE
INTERRUPTING THE PROCEEDINGS OF
OUR MEETING. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE PROHIBITING
RENT FIXING -- THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND THE BILL PASSED AS
AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> IS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE AND
THE FORCE BEHIND THIS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE CITY
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. JUST BRIEFLY, COUNCIL
BILL 121000 PROHIBITS
ALGORITHMIC RENT FIXING IN ORDER
TO COMBAT ANTICOMPETITIVE RENT
HIKES, AND HELP PREVENT
DISPLACEMENT. I WILL RESERVE MY
FURTHER REMARKS UNTIL
CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENTS.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. I'M
GOING TO -- BEFORE THE BILL IS
OPEN TO DEBATE IN AMENDMENTS, I
REQUEST THAT THE BILLS BE
AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FOR CENTRAL
STAFF TO JOIN US AT THE TABLE TO
ALLOW FOR ANY QUESTIONS ON THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NO OBJECTION, THE RULES
WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF TO ADDRESS
THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE
SUSPENDED, AND CENTRAL STAFF
WILL JOIN US AT THE TABLE. THANK
YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO MOVE AMENDMENT B.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I MOVE COUNCIL BILL
121000 WITH AMENDMENT B IS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SUSPENDED FOR A MINUTE B AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THE
AMENDMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WOULD YOU PREFER THAT CENTRAL
STAFF AND ANALYSTS WALK US
THROUGH AND THEN YOU CAN PROVIDE
THE RATIONALE?
>> THANK YOU, MADAME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THAT IS MY PERSONAL
PREFERENCE.
>> GO AHEAD, THANK YOU, PLEASE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF. AMENDMENT B
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WOULD REQUEST THAT THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
CONDUCT OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR THE
PROVISION OF THIS BILL. THE
AMENDMENT WOULD ALSO REQUEST
THAT SCDI, BY JANUARY 21, 2036,
PROVIDE A REPORT DESCRIBING THE
RESULTS OF THIS OUTREACH AND
POSSIBLE WAYS THE DEPARTMENT
COULD ASSIST WITH POSSIBLE
IMPLEMENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED TO TALK ABOUT IT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, I AM
MOVING THIS AMENDMENT ON BEHALF
OF COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THE
SPONSOR. THE FOLLOWING WORDS ARE
DIRECTLY FROM COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION
CONDUCT OUTREACH EFFORTS TO
EDUCATE LANDLORDS ABOUT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL. THE
AMENDMENT WOULD ALSO REQUEST
THAT SCDI, BY JANUARY 31st,
2036, PROVIDE COUNCIL WITH A
REPORT DESCRIBING THE RESULTS OF
THIS OUTREACH, AND DESCRIBING
POTENTIAL WAYS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT COULD ASSIST WITH
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS BILL.
THIS IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD
AMENDMENT THAT MAKES SURE WE ARE
COMMUNICATING THESE LEGAL
CHANGES TO LANDLORDS, AND
EXPLORING THE BEST WAYS TO
ENFORCE THEM, MOVING FORWARD.
SO, PRETEND THAT WAS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SPEAKING.
I WILL SAY, I WILL ADD ON MY OWN
COLOR: TERRY -- COLOR COMMENTARY
FOR MY OWN PERSPECTIVE. I THINK
THIS IS A COMMON SENSE AMENDMENT
TO THE BILL. ULTIMATELY, IT IS
ABOUT EDUCATION, AND WE ENDEAVOR
TO EDUCATE. HOW WE CAN HELP
FOLKS BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THIS, RATHER THAN BEING
PUNITIVE. AND I THINK THAT IS,
IN MY VIEW, THAT IS WHAT THE
THRUST OF THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
PURPORT TO DO, AND IT IS ALSO
ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. SO, I WILL
BE PERSONALLY SUPPORTING IT, AND
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR PUTTING IT FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
AMENDMENT? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I, TOO, WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
BRINGING FORTH THIS AMENDMENT.
IF THIS BILL PASSES, IT WILL BE
A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, AND SO I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT SCDI
ENGAGE IN EDUCATION WITH
LANDLORDS. SO, I VIEW THIS IS
VERY MUCH A FRIENDLY AND WELL
THOUGHT, REASONED AMENDMENT. I
WILL BE SUPPORTIVE. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE
ANY COMMENTS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. HAS THERE
-- TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- FIRST OF
ALL -- PLEASE, BE QUIET. I
CANNOT HEAR, APPEAR. YOUR VOICE
IS CARRYING AND YOU ARE
INTERRUPTING. SECURITY, WOULD
YOU PLEASE HELP ESCORT FROM THE
CHAMBERS? IF YOU ARE NOT GOING
TO -- YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
SEVERAL TIMES THAT YOU ARE
ENGAGING IN DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR.
TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, HAS THERE
BEEN ANY OTHER CITY, WHERE THIS
HAS BEEN -- NO, I THINK THAT'S
-- IS THERE ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION WHERE THERE HAS
BEEN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS?
BECAUSE I DO THINK IT IS ALWAYS
A GOOD IDEA TO LOOK INTO THE
POTENTIAL OF NEGATIVE BENEFITS
FOR ANY OF OUR LEGISLATION.
>> I'M NOT FAMILIAR ENOUGH,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WITH THE
OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE
ENACTED ALGORITHMIC RENT FIXING
BANDS OR THE PARTICULARITIES OF
THOSE BILLS TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE
A SIMILAR REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
I WOULD ADD THAT THIS AMENDMENT,
SCDI'S ROLE IN THIS WOULD BE
SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE PRIMARY
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM, WHICH IS
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SO
IT WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL VALUE,
ADDITIONAL FUNCTION TO THIS
LEGISLATION OF IMPLEMENTATION
AND EDUCATION RELATED TO THE
BILL.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE A LOOK ON
YOUR FACE, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> I THOUGHT COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA HAD RAISED A HAND, BUT I
WAS WRONG. SORRY.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO
OTHER QUESTIONS, IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED. OH, OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I DIDN'T
SEE YOU. GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> NO, THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I AM HAVING
TROUBLE WITH MY TECHNOLOGY, BUT
I WANT TO SAY I WILL BE
ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE AND
THE UNDERLYING BILL, AS I WILL
BE RECUSING MYSELF SINCE I AM A
SMALL LANDLORD IN SEATTLE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. OKAY. WE HAVE ALREADY
MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE
BILL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT
B, AND SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT B?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> THAT IS SEVEN IN FAVOR AND
ONE ABSTENTION, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARRIES
AN AMENDMENT B IS ADOPTED. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON
THE BILL, AS AMENDED?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
121000 AS AN AMENDMENT C ON THE
AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO SUPPORT THE BILL AND
AMENDMENT C. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, A SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THE
AMENDMENT, BUT I AM ASSUMING --
OKAY, OUR CENTRAL STAFF
ANALYSTS, TO GO AHEAD AND
EXPLAIN IT, FIRST.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YES, AMENDMENT C, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, WOULD DO
THREE THINGS. FIRSTLY, IT WOULD
ADD A NEW DEFINITION OF SERVICE
PROVIDER TO THE BILL, AND USE
THAT TERM WHEN IDENTIFYING
PROHIBITED COORDINATING
FUNCTIONS, INSTEAD OF "PERSON,"
WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE
BILL. FUNCTIONALLY, THIS
AMENDMENT -- THE CHANGE OF THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD ALIGN THE
LANGUAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE WITH
THE SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5469,
FROM WHICH MUCH OF THE CONCEPT
OF THIS LEGISLATION IS DRAWN.
THE STATE LEGISLATION THAT WAS
PROPOSED, BUT DID NOT PASS
EARLIER THIS YEAR. SECONDLY, IT
WOULD ADD A NEW SECTION TO
CLARIFY THAT THE PROHIBITIONS IN
THIS BILL RELATED TO
COORDINATION, USE OF ALGORITHMIC
RENT SETTING TOOLS, WOULD NOT
APPLY TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND
HOTELS, BUT TO RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES. THIRD, IT WOULD
CLARIFY THE SCOPE OF THE
PROHIBITION TO JUST MAKE CLEAR
THAT LANDLORDS' USE OF BASIC
RECORD-KEEPING SOFTWARE DIDN'T
OTHERWISE INVOLVE --
COORDINATION WOULD NOT BE
FURTHER PROHIBITED UNDER THIS
BILL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD. YOU ARE WELCOME TO
ADD.
>> OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YEAH, I JUST -- BASICALLY, THAT
COVERS IT. I REALLY JUST WANTED
TO CLARIFY, IT IS NOT INTENDED
TO APPLY TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS,
OR HOTELS, OR BASIC
RECORD-KEEPING SOFTWARE, AND THE
LICENSES AND SYSTEMS OF THAT ONE
WOULD NEED TO UTILIZE FOR THAT
BASIC RECORD-KEEPING ACTIVITY.
AND REALLY, JUST TRYING TO TAKE
THE CONCERNS THAT WERE
EXPRESSED, PREVIOUSLY, ABOUT
THIS BILL, WHILE KEEPING THE
OVERALL GOAL OF PROHIBITING
ALGORITHMIC RENT PRICE FIXING.
THANK YOU.
>> GOT IT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY -- ARE THERE COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANTED TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE FOR BRINGING THIS
AMENDMENT. LAST TIME I SPOKE
ABOUT BRINGING THE AMENDMENT,
MYSELF. BUT, AFTER REVIEWING
THIS AMENDMENT AND CONSULTING
WITH LEGAL, THIS AMENDMENT
CAPTURES THOSE PIECES THAT I WAS
REFERRING TO. AND SO, I HAVE NO
AMENDMENT, AND I SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S
AMENDMENT, INSTEAD.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I AM
LOOKING, AGAIN. I -- I HAVE A
QUESTION, BECAUSE I DID NOT
REALIZE -- I THOUGHT THAT IT
DIDN'T GO FORWARD TO A VOTE IN
OLYMPIA, BUT IT WAS -- I DID NOT
KNOW THAT IT DID NOT PASS. WAS
IT PRETTY MUCH THE SAME -- I
THINK IT -- YOU SAID IT WAS
MARVEL LEGISLATION THAT CAME
FROM LOCAL PROGRESS, I AM
THINKING? IS THAT -- DO
KNOW?
>> SO, I SHOULD CLARIFY, THE
STATE BILL PASSED THE SENATE,
AND DID NOT ADVANCE TO A VOTE IN
THE HOUSE. THIS PAST SPRING. SO,
YES, IT WAS NOT PASSED BY
LEGISLATURE, BUT DID NOT COME TO
A VOTE BEFORE THE FULL HOUSE.
>> I UNDERSTAND. WELL, THEN, I
WOULD ASSUME THAT MIGHT BE
PARTIALLY BECAUSE THERE WERE
INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENCIES THAT
HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT IT. SO,
I DO, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, THANK
YOU FOR THIS. ALL RIGHT. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO
-- BEFORE I ALLOW FOR YOUR LAST
COMMENTS? LET ME -- LET'S SEE.
NO, I WOULD -- I WANT TO SAY
WHAT IS RENTED -- WRITTEN HERE
FOR ME TO SAY. THIS AMENDMENT IS
ESSENTIAL TO MAKING SURE WE
TARGET LANDLORDS WHO ARE USING
THIS SOFTWARE AND CAN ENFORCE
IT. SOME HAVE BROUGHT UP
CONCERNS ABOUT UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF THIS BEING
APPLIED TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS OR
HOTELS, SO THIS IS WHAT THE
AMENDMENT SEEKS TO ADDRESS. ALL
RIGHT, YOU ARE WELCOME TO CLOSE
US OUT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
>> NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
FURTHER. THANKS.
>> OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT C?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> THAT IS SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED, AND ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND AMENDMENT C IS
ADOPTED. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON
THE BILL, AS AMENDED?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
121000 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT
D ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO PRESENT ON AMENDMENT
D, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AS
SPONSOR YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT UNLESS YOU
WOULD LIKE OUR CENTRAL STAFF
ANALYST TO WALK US THROUGH IT.
GO AHEAD, PLEASE, CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THANK YOU. THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD DO TWO THINGS. FIRSTLY, IT
WOULD CLARIFY THAT FOR THE
PURPOSES OF ENFORCEMENT, EACH
VIOLATION -- EACH USE OF THE
PROHIBITED COORDINATING SERVICE.
DWELLING UNIT WOULD BE
CONSIDERED A SEPARATE VIOLATION,
TO TRIGGER THE UP TO $7500
PENALTY. FURTHER, IT WOULD AMEND
THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION TO
INCLUDE ACTUAL DAMAGES AND
ATTORNEYS FEES THAT WERE ADDED
IN COMMITTEE TO THIS BILL.
>> OKAY, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT OVERVIEW.
COLLEAGUES, MY AMENDMENT
ADDRESSES BOTH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S ENFORCEMENT OF THE
BILL AND THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES
AVAILABLE IN THE RIGHT OF
ACTION, FIRST THE AMENDED
CLARIFIES LANGUAGE AUTHORIZING
THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
TO CHARGE A VIOLATION FOR EACH
DWELLING UNIT IN WHICH
COORDINATING SERVICES ARE USED.
THIS MEANS THAT A LANDLORD WITH
MULTIPLE UNITS WILL BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR USING
ALGORITHMIC RENT FIXING IN EACH
UNIT THEY OWN, IF THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS EVIDENCE
TO SUPPORT THIS CONCLUSION. THE
EVIDENCE IS AMENDED TO BE A
DETERRENT TO LANDLORDS WHO MIGHT
BE DECLINED TO THINKING THE
$7500 PENALTY PER VIOLATION IS A
COST OF DOING BUSINESS. SECOND
TO THE AMENDMENT GRANTS THOSE
WITH A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK ACTUAL
DAMAGES INCURRED, IF AN
INDIVIDUAL CAN SHOW ACTUAL
DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE
ALGORITHMIC PRICE FIXING, THEY
CAN SEEK THAT REMEDY FROM THE
COURT. AND FOR CONTEXT, THE
AMENDMENT IS A CULMINATION OF A
LOT OF WORK WITH LAW TO ENSURE
WE ARE ADDRESSING STAKEHOLDER
CONCERNS WE HAVE HEARD, BUT ARE
DOING SO IN A WAY THAT IS
LEGALLY SOUND AND COLLABORATIVE
WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE. AND WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. QUESTION. I DON'T
KNOW IF THIS IS FOR THE
AMENDMENT AUTHOR, OR TO THE
AMENDMENT AUTHOR, OR EVEN THE
UNDERLYING BILL SPONSOR. BUT,
CERTAINLY FOR CENTRAL STAFF
EXPERTS. [ CAPTIONERS
TRANSITIONING ]
>> WHETHER THEY WERE INCLUDED IN
THE ORIGINAL BOWL -- BILL , OR
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, I KNOW
THAT COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S
INCLUDED A FEW CONCEPTS, ONE WAS
PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THE
RECITALS ONLY . AND THIS TIME,
UP LEVELED BACK TO BEING MORE
ENFORCED, BY CLARIFYING WHAT
SOFTWARE THEY COULD USE AND
WHATNOT . AND, TAMASO JOHNSON ,
YOU MENTIONED, PORTIONS OF
THOSE, THE OTHER PART OF THE
AMENDMENT INCLUDED ESSENTIALLY
THE FINAL VERSION OF WHAT THE
SENATE, THE STATE SENATE
ULTIMATELY APPROVED, PRESUMABLY
IN RESPONSE TO , YOU KNOW, THE
LEGISLATIVE COMPROMISING THAT
GOES ON. I WOULD JUST BE CURIOUS
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE
SPECIFIC FEATURES IN THIS
AMENDMENT , IN ITS RELATION TO
WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE OLYMPIA
BILL .
>> THERE ARE TWO SECTIONS THAT
ARE SUPPLEMENTARY AND THEY ARE
NOT ELEMENTS INCLUDED IN THE
STATE LEGISLATION. AS FAR AS THE
SECOND PROVISION AUTHORIZING
DAMAGES, I WILL NOTE THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF SECTIONS OF SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE, PRE-EXISTING
SECTIONS , THAT AUTHORIZE THE
POSSIBILITY OF PRE-EXISTING
DAMAGES AND CIVIL RIGHTS, UNFAIR
HOUSING, AND THAT IT INCLUDES
ACTUAL DAMAGES . IT WAS PART OF
THE STATE BILL, IT WOULD NOT BE
A NOVEL ADDITION TO OUR CODE, IN
THAT SENSE.
>> FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY
WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BILL.
DO WE KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE
INCLUDED IN ANY VERSION OF THE
BILL IN OLYMPIA ? LIKE, THESE
SAME CONCEPTS, WHERE THEY
INCLUDED IN ANY BILL?
>> THAT IS A VERY TECHNICAL ,
SPECIFIC QUESTION.
>> I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE NOT READ THE
ENFORCEMENT SECTION CAREFULLY
ENOUGH BUT IS THERE A WARNING
BEFORE THERE IS A VIOLATION, IF
THE REPORT IS DUE AT THE END OF
JANUARY I BELIEVE, THAT DOES NOT
GIVE A LOT OF TIME FOR THERE TO
BE OUTREACH TO LANDLORDS AND
TEACH THEM BEFORE WE START.
>> THE ENFORCEMENT , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, IN THE CURRENT BILL ,
DO NOT CONTEMPLATE A WARNING .
BUT I WOULD EXPECT , IN SIMILAR
WAYS , PIECES OF LEGISLATION ARE
ENFORCED BY THE OFFICE, THERE
WOULD BE A THOUGHTFUL PROCESS
LAID OUT TO ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE
MISUNDERSTANDINGS. I THINK IT
WOULD RISE TO LOW-LEVEL -- THE
LEVEL OF CLEAR VIOLATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, IF IT IS NOT A
LABOR RATE, IT IS A DIRECTOR'S
DECISION. OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
WILL BE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT
D ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER ROB SAKA ?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, AMENDMENT
D IS ADOPTED. OTHER FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THE BILL, AS
AMENDED? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> I'M SORRY, I AM
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> I'M SORRY, I WAS LOOKING FOR
MY HAND.
>> I KNOW, THANK YOU, I DID NOT
READ ANY COMMENTS DOWN. JUST
APPRECIATION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
MOORE TO BRING THIS FORWARD, I
THINK PEOPLE FORGET HOW BIG A
CHAMPION SHE IS , ESPECIALLY
WHEN SHE BROUGHT $3 MILLION TO
THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND THE
BUDGET LAST YEAR, THAT WAS
ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND SHE
FOUGHT FOR THAT REALLY REALLY
HARD, SHE ALSO BROUGHT FORWARD
THE CAPITAL GAINS TASK -- TAX
THAT WOULD'VE WENT TO FOOD AND
HOUSING, JUST REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR WORK ON THIS, I KNOW HOW
HARD HE WORKED AND I KNOW THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER LINK , YOU BROUGHT
THIS BILL, IT WAS A GREAT STEP
FORWARD, MAKING SURE , WHAT WE
HAVE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE,
THAT THE RENT IS TOO DARN HIGH.
WE CAN SUSTAIN IT , TO WHERE WE
ARE BUILDING MORE HOUSING BUT
ALSO WE ARE NOT LETTING BIG
LANDLORDS MANIPULATE AND CREATE
SOME TYPE OF MONOPOLY. I GUESS,
IN ECONOMICS, WE LEARNED THAT
THE DIFFERENT AIRLINES ARE AN
OLIGARCHY VERY BIG. JUST WANTED
TO SAY VERY BIG GRATITUDE TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IN BRINGING
THIS FORWARD IN THIS THOUGHTFUL
BILL. ALSO PROTECTING OUR
RENTERS IN SEATTLE, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, I JUST WANTED TO
THANK THOSE THAT HAVE COME TO
PUBLIC COMMENT, I AM THINKING
ABOUT THE TALLER GENTLEMAN , BUT
ALSO THOSE WHO REACHED OUT TO MY
OFFICE , ACROSS THE BOARD, AND I
THINK GENERALLY THERE IS SOME
CONSENSUS , MOVING FORWARD AND
THAT KIND OF UNDERLINES MY
COMMENTS RELATED TO THIS BILL
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AS WE
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ADVENT OF
A.I., ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE,
IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE A
STATEMENT THAT OUR PRINCIPLES
ARE UPHELD, EVEN IN THE AREAS
POTENTIALLY CLOAKED OR HIDDEN BY
TECHNOLOGY. I DO SUPPORT TENANT
RIGHTS BUT I ALSO SUPPORT
LANDLORD RIGHTS . MORE PORTLY,
JUST DOESN'T PARTLY, I SUPPORT
THOSE CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS
THAT UNDERLINE THE IDEA OF A
FAIR PLAYING FIELD. AMERICAN
CORE VALUE AND BELIEF. THAT SAID
, COUNCIL PRESIDENT , AND
COUNCILMEMBER, I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP , BRINGING THIS FORTH
, AND ALSO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
AND DAN STRAUSS, COLLABORATIVE
EFFORT, SUPPORTED BY WHATEVER
THE FINAL VOTE IS, BUT,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH SET
A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET , I
HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN. YOU HAVE
BEEN A STEADFAST CHAMPION OF
RENTERS ' RIGHTS, THROUGH THE
BUDGET PROCESS AND THIS IS
LANDMARK LEGISLATION , THIS IS
LANDMARK LEGISLATION AND I
DON'T KNOW THIS IS VERY
IMPACTFUL AND WILL SUPPORT
TENANTS FOR DECADES . SO, I HAVE
NOT FORGOTTEN , I WANT TO
SINCERELY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I WILL ADD THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK ON
IMPROVING EXISTING REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT TO HELP AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDERS SO WE HAVE TO
RECOGNIZE THAT SHE HAS BEEN
TRYING TO LOOK AT THE HOUSING
MARKET AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
ACROSS THE BOARD FOR RENTERS AND
PROVIDERS AS WELL BECAUSE WE DO
HAVE A HOUSING SHORTAGE. THAT IS
TOP OF MY MIND, WHEN I WAS FIRST
LOOKING AT THIS LEGISLATION FROM
THE PERSPECTIVE OF A SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER I WAS THINKING,
THIS IS A TOOL. IN THE HANDS OF
DIFFERENT LANDLORDS , IT CAN BE
USED TO FIGURE OUT HOW LOW YOU
CAN CHARGE RENT OR ALSO GETTING
SOME PERSPECTIVE FOR
INEXPERIENCED OR NEW SMALL
LANDLORDS WHO MIGHT INHERIT A
PIECE OF PROPERTY FROM A
RELATIVE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
SO I DID HAVE QUESTIONS. SOME OF
THOSE WERE ALLAYED BY THE
AMENDMENT THAT YOU PUT FORWARD
SO, I APPRECIATE THAT. GO AHEAD
, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A
LAST WORD, GO AHEAD , PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU MAKE IT
HARD FOR ME TO GET THROUGH THIS.
BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR
BRINGING AMENDMENTS THAT I THINK
HAVE STRENGTHENED THE BILL. I
WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT WE DID NOT
GET TO A VOTE ON THIS BUT I HAVE
THE SAY IN RETROSPECT IT WAS THE
RIGHT DECISION. THANK YOU FOR
THE WISDOM OF THE BODY AND WE
WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS
THAT WERE NOT ADDRESSED IN THE
SENATE BILL, CONCERNS ABOUT
AIRBNB AND THE HOTELS. AND ALSO
THE ABILITY TO UTILIZE SOFTWARE
FOR , YOU KNOW, BASIC
RECORDKEEPING . AND MAKING SURE
THE PENALTIES ARE SUFFICIENT TO
BE A DETERRENT AND THEN THE
EDUCATIONAL PIECE. AT THE END OF
THE DAY , WE HAVE A VERY STRONG
BILL THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD
OF. AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE TO TWEAK
IT, GIVEN THE HOUSING CRISIS ,
THE FACT THAT RENT REALLY IS TOO
DARN HIGH , WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS IS A CITY, ALL WHO
WANT TO LIVE HERE, YOU HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO SO. I THINK THIS
IS ONE SMALL WAY THAT WE CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO MAKING US A MORE
DIVERSE AND EQUITABLE CITY. SO,
I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES FOR
YOUR SUPPORT, IF IT PASSES,
THANK YOU FOR DOING SOMETHING
NOVEL, CREATIVE, AND CUTTING
EDGE. SO, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I DID
NOT SEE YOUR HAND UP BEFORE, DID
YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
UNDERLINING -- UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION, BUT I DO WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR
FIGHTING FOR RENTERS THE ENTIRE
TIME THAT SHE HAS BEEN ON THE
COUNCIL. THIS IS MEANINGFUL TO
PEOPLE IN THIS CITY .
>> ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER
HANDS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER DATA 40 ?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? SEVEN IN
FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED, ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON
MY BEHALF. OKAY , LET'S SEE, I
AM AWARE THAT WE HAVE A MEETING
THAT STARTS AFTER THIS MEETING
SO, I UNDERSTAND , HOW MUCH TIME
DO WE HAVE FOR A BREAK?
>> WE NEED AT LEAST 10 MINUTES
BUT WE HAVE OTHER BUSINESS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ?
>> UNDER OTHER BUSINESS , THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT MY OFFICE HAS
COORDINATED WITH THE OFFICE,
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES, FOR
LOOKING AT THE DRAFT
PROCLAMATION, THE PROCLAMATION
IS IN SUPPORT OF FATHER MICHAEL
BRIAN, STEPPING DOWN AS THE
PASTOR OF THE ST. JAMES
CATHEDRAL, AFTER EXTRAORDINARY
YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE, I
HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW FATHER RYAN
OVER THE YEARS AND HE HAS BEEN A
LEADER ACROSS THE BOARD. HE WAS
APPOINTED PASTOR ST. JAMES BY
ARCHBISHOP HUNT HOUSE AND , HE
WAS KNOWN FOR VISIONARY
LEADERSHIP AND A PATH FORWARD ,
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY. FATHER RYAN , HE HAS
KEPT THE OUTREACH TO THOSE IN
NEED AT THE CENTER OF HIS WORK,
HIS MISSION AT ST. JAMES
INCLUDES SERVING THE HUNGRY,
UNHOUSED REFUGEES. HE HAS BEEN
SOMEONE WHO HAS SPOKEN OUT AND
BEEN A LEADER. AND HE HAS DONE
IT IN A COLLABORATIVE WAY, HE
HAS DONE OUTREACH ACROSS OUR
CITY , YOU KNOW, IN TIMES OF
GREAT DIFFICULTY IN WITH THIS
EXPERIENCE TO OUR CITY , WE HAVE
THIS PROCLAMATION TO HONOR
FATHER RYAN AND I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE , I
WILL ASK FOR COUNCILMEMBERS TO
PROVIDE INPUT OR ASK ANY
QUESTIONS , BEFORE REQUESTING
THE ROLL CALL . WILL ANYONE LIKE
TO ADD ANY COMMENTS? THERE WE
GO. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR FATHER RYAN. I
DO KNOW HIM, MY MOTHER ATTENDED
ST. JAMES ON A REGULAR BASIS AND
I WILL OCCASIONALLY ACCOMPANY
HER. FATHER RYAN HAS BEEN VERY
GRACIOUS AND VERY KIND . VERY
KIND , VERY CARING . I AM HAPPY
TO SIGN ON IN SUPPORT OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO HONOR FATHER RYAN.
>> THANK YOU. I AM NOT SEEING
ANY FURTHER HANDS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
AFFIX THEIR SIGNATURE? IT
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ?
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON ?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ? AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? SEVEN
SIGNATURES WILL THE AFFIXED.
>> EXCELLENT , THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT THIS
POINT? COUNCILMEMBER ALEXIS,
RINCK, SORRY.
>> COLLEAGUES, I WANTED TO CALL
ATTENTION TO SEPARATE BUT
UNRELATED ITEMS FROM THE NEWS
THAT HAD REAL IMPACT LOCALLY.
OUR PRESIDENT'S UNILATERAL
DECISION TO COMMIT U.S.
RESOURCES TO ISRAEL'S WAR AND
HIS CONTINUED ASSISTANCE ON NOT
FILLING OUR REQUEST FOR FEMA
ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING THE BOMB
CYCLONE EVENT. THIS BUILDING WAS
BURSTING AT THE SEAMS IN JOYOUS
CELEBRATION OF THE PERSIAN NEW
YEAR, IT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE
SISTER CITY ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATION, LOCAL NEIGHBORS
WITH FAMILY ROOTS IN IRAN WHO
WANT OUR CITY AND THE CITY TO
DEEPEN AND CELEBRATE OUR COMMON
HUMANITY. IT WAS FABULOUS EVENT
AND I KNOW A FEW OF YOU WERE
ABLE TO JOIN FOR THAT. THE
PRESIDENT BOMBED OTHER SITES IN
IRAN, SEEMINGLY ON A WHIM AND
WITHOUT CONSULTATION FROM
CONGRESS. FOLKS WILL DEBATE THE
SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM VALUE
OF US ENTERING THIS CONFLICT,
THE PEOPLE OF IRAN ARE NOT THE
GOVERNMENT OF IRAN , BUT THEY
ARE THE ONES WHO WILL SUFFER THE
MOST FROM OUR ACTIONS. THERE ARE
THOUSANDS OF SEATTLEITES, ANY OF
WHOM WE WELCOME TO CITY HALL,
AND THEY ARE NOW AFRAID FOR
THEIR FAMILY 'S LIVES. AND THEY
ARE BRINGING THEIR FAMILIES TO
SAFETY. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
TRIPLED DOWN ON THE
REIMBURSEMENTS, FOR THE OVER $34
MILLION IN DAMAGE WE TOOK DURING
THE BOMB CYCLONE EVENT. I SPEAK
AS THE CHAIR OF OUR CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE, THEY DELIVERED A GOLD
STANDARD RESPONSE IN THEIR
DISASTER RESPONSE, THEY AND
OTHER TRANSPORTATION UNITS
ACROSS THE REGION HAVE BEEN HUNG
OUT TO DRY FOR THE APPARENT
CRIME OF HELPING PEOPLE IN A
BLUE STATE RECOVER FROM A
NATURAL DISASTER AND AS WE ENTER
INTO FIRE AND SMOKE SEASON, I AM
NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT TRUMP 'S
POLICY OF IGNORING US IN OUR
HOUR OF NEED WILL MEAN FOR OUR
BUDGETS. I RAISE BOTH OF THESE
MATTERS , BECAUSE THEY ARE A
REMINDER THAT AS LEADERS, WE
WILL HAVE TO STEP INTO THIS
VACUUM THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO
CARE ABOUT US , FEARING THE
DEATHS OF THEIR RELATIVES
OVERSEAS, I AM ASKED -- THEY ARE
THE FIRST RESPONDERS, UTILITIES,
AND ROAD CREWS THAT ANSWER THE
CALL WHEN DISASTER STRIKES , ARE
LOOKING DOES TO ENSURE THEY HAVE
THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GET
US BACK ON OUR FEET AND GET THE
LIGHTS TURN BACK ON, I TALK
ABOUT OUR MOST VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS, RIGHTLY SO.
EVERYONE WE SERVE IS IMPACTED BY
WHAT IS HAPPENING NATIONALLY AND
INTERNATIONALLY, THEY ARE
LOOKING TO US TO MAKE SURE THE
COMMUNITY GETS THROUGH THESE
HARD TIMES. I ASKED THAT WE SET
ASIDE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES SO
THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND
SERVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE
LOCAL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME
A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO SPEAK TO
THIS.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF THE INTERNET,
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS JULY
1st, 2:00 P.M. THERE IS A
SCHEDULED SEATTLE PARKS DISTRICT
MEETING TO START RIGHT AFTER
THIS MEETING AND WE WILL NEED AT
LEAST 10 MINUTES TO TRANSITION
TO THAT. WITH THAT, THE SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT SHALL BEGIN AT
3:45? WAIT A MINUTE, 10 MINUTES,
NO, LET'S JUST SAY , 3:35, AND
IT IS NOW 3:21, HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU .