BIRTHDAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE? AND COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE IS EXCUSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE.
>> THREE PRESENT AND I JUST GOT
A NOTE FROM COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA'S OFFICE, SHE WILL INING
>> IS SHE HERE RIGHT NOW? OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL ANNOUNCE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER A VERY JOINS US
WHEN SHE DOES. WE HAVE A SHORT
AGENDA WITH THREE MAYORAL
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS.
AND SO, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
APPROVED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
IS APPROVED. NOW BEFORE WE
BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
SOME BRIEF UP DATES WITH THE
ORDER. LAST WEEK, PURSUANT TO
ORDINANCE 120 726, ADOPTED IN
MAY 2024, THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT SHARED THEIR
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION REPORT
FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2024. WE
WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD FOLKS,
AND PRESENT SOME OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS AT THE TABLE TODAY
BUT DID NOT GET ON THAT IN TIME.
BUT FOR EVERYONE'S
RECOLLECTION, THAT ORDINANCE WAS
PUT FORWARD TO IMPROVE
RECRUITMENT AND HIRING
PROCESSES, AND I AM HAPPY TO
SAY, HAVING PUT THAT FORWARD,
THAT THEY WERE SHOW SIGNS OF
SOME GOOD PROGRESS. IF YOU HAVE
NOT HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT, I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. HER OUR
HIGHLIGHTS. APPLICATIONS ARE UP
TO ABOUT 11 APPLICATIONS PER DAY
FROM 10 PER DAY IN THE FIRST
HALF OF 2024. AND I AM
RESEARCHING WHAT THE NUMBER PER
DAY WAS IN 2023 AND THE FIRST
HALF OF 2024 , SO I CAN GET THAT
INFORMATION LATER. ADDITIONALLY,
SINCE NOVEMBER, WHEN A NEW
FULL-TIME RECRUITMENT OFFICER
WAS ADDED, THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CONDUCTED PERSONALIZED OUTREACH
TO 576 CANDIDATES IN NOVEMBER
AND DECEMBER, DESPITE A SLIGHT
DECLINE DURING THE WINTER
MONTHS. AND THE STAFF ANALYST
RECEIVED THE REPORT AND DID A
PRIOR READ AND GAVE US NOTES ON
IT AND NOTES THESE TYPES OF
PERSONAL CONTACTS DID NOT OCCUR
PRIOR TO 2024. AND ARE LIKELY
HAPPENING DUE TO THE POSITION
ADDED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION VIA ORDINANCE
127026. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I
WANTED TO HAVE HAPPEN, BECAUSE
OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAKE A POINT
OF CONTACTING NEW APPLICANTS
WITHIN ABOUT 48 HOURS OF
RECEIVING APPLICATIONS AND THERE
IS MORE PERSONALIZED
COMMUNICATION THAT OCCURS AFTER
RECEIVING IT , AND APPLICATION
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS.
THIS IS VERY GOOD. THIS IS VERY
GOOD NEWS. AND THAT IS EXACTLY
WHAT WE WANTED. SOME
JURISDICTIONS SET A BENCHMARK
FOR GETTING IN TOUCH WITHIN 48
HOURS OF APPLICATION BEEN
RECEIVED. BUT ANYWAY, THE REPORT
GOES THROUGH LOTS OF FACTS AND
FIGURES AND THERE IS STILL A LOT
OF WORK TO BE DONE, ESPECIALLY
WITH INITIATIVES TO INCREASE
WOMEN AND MINORITY
REPRESENTATION AMONG NEW
APPLICANTS, BUT IN GENERAL THERE
IS GOOD NEWS TO THE SCENE IN THE
REPORT AND HE ENDS THE EMAIL
SAYING HE HAD RECENTLY TALKED
WITH SPD'S HR DIRECTOR AND
FINANCE DIRECTOR AND FROM WHAT
HE WAS TOLD, SPD IS ON TRACK TO
GREATLY EXCEED ITS HIRING
PROJECTIONS THIS YEAR. SO THAT
IS , THAT IS GOOD NEWS. ALL
RIGHT. MOVING ON, I LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO MONITOR
PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR AS
-- TO ENSURE OUR INVESTMENTS ARE
BEING USED FOR THEIR INTENDED
PURPOSES, WHICH IS TO STAFF UP,
TO BUILD SPD STAFFING NUMBERS.
ALL RIGHT, EARLIER TODAY I ALSO
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON A
TOUR HOSTED BY SEATTLE MADE
SEATTLE STRONG. AND IF YOU WILL
RECALL, THEY ARE AN ASSOCIATION
OF SMALL MANUFACTURING
BUSINESSES THAT WERE MENTIONED
MANY TIMES IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE LEGISLATION TO ALLOW
WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THE STADIUM
DISTRICT AND WERE ONE OF THE
SPONSORS BECAUSE THE SMALL LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES WOULD
BENEFIT FROM HAVING SPACE IN OUR
INDUSTRIAL ZONES, SO BASICALLY I
TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND
TO AN INVITATION AND VISIT SOME
OF THE BUSINESS IS NOT LOCATED
RIGHT IN THAT AREA. BUT ON THE
SOUTH END OF TOWN. AND WE
VISITED SEATTLE STRONG COFFEE
COMPANY, MIDDLE FOR ROASTERS AND
OTHERS. ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS FOR
ME AND MY STAFF WAS THAT SEATTLE
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE AND
INTERCONNECTED WEB REALLY
HELPING EACH OTHER. FOR EXAMPLE,
THE COFFEE THAT IS MADE BY -- IS
USED -- ALL COFFEE USED BY
SEATTLE STRONG COFFEE IS ROASTED
BY THE MIDDLE FORK ROASTERS BUT
THEY ALL HAD -- AND SO THAT IS A
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP AND THAT
EXISTS EVERYWHERE. NOT
EVERYWHERE NECESSARILY, BUT SO
MANY OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES,
WHAT YOU -- WHAT A VISITOR OR
RESIDENT EXPERIENCES OF OUR
SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHEN
THEY ARE OUT AND ABOUT DURING
THEIR DAY OR SHOPPING OR
WHATEVER, THEY SEE THE RETAIL
BUT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY SEE
ALL THE WAYS IN WHICH OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES SUPPORT EACH OTHER
BECAUSE THEY ARE IN THE SAME
TOWN AND THEY ARE DEALING WITH
SOME OF THE SAME PRESSURES AND
NEEDS, AND SO THEREFORE THEY
FORM INFORMAL RELATIONSHIPS OR
RELATIONSHIPS WITH BUSINESS
ASSOCIATIONS THAT REALLY DO END
UP HELPING EACH OTHER. SO DT
CHAI AND SEATTLE STRONG, JUST A
COUPLE OF -- SHOW AND TELL PROPS
HERE, SHARE A KITCHEN AND ARE
ABLE TO PRODUCE WHAT THEY DO
USING SHARED SPACE, WHICH IS
REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE RENTS
ARE HIGH. COMMERCIAL RENTS ARE
EXPENSIVE, SO THAT IS ONE OF THE
BENEFITS OF THAT LEGISLATION.
AND THEN THE MIDDLE FORK
ROASTERS, I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT,
ABOUT THE COFFEE INDUSTRY AND
WHAT IT TAKES TO DEAL WITH ALL
OF THE REGULAR ISSUES THAT
COFFEE ROASTERS AND OTHER SMALL
BUSINESSES HAVE RIGHT NOW TO SAY
NOTHING OF THE THREATS THAT THE
TARIFFS WILL BE BRINGING TO THE
INDUSTRY COMING UP. ALL RIGHT.
ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE
THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ANYONE TO GO VISIT SOME OF THESE
BUSINESSES IF YOU WOULD LIKE
BECAUSE IT IS REALLY GREAT TO
GET A SENSE OF WHAT IS A SMALL
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS IN
SEATTLE. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT WE
WILL MOVE INTO OUR CUP OF SAYS
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. HOW MANY
PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY?
>> CHAIR, WE HAVE ONE IN PERSON
AND ONE REMOTE THIS AFTERNOON.
>> LET'S GIVE EVERYONE TWO
MINUTES AND START WITH THE ONE
IN PERSON SPEAKER.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE ONLY IN PERSON
SPEAKER THAT WE WILL HAVE TODAY
IS ALEX TSIMERMAN, COME ON DOWN,
ALEX.
>> MY FASCIST -- PRESIDENT OF
STAND UP AMERICA -- I HAVE 6000
DAY OF TRESPASS AND FIVE TIMES .
YOU SPEAK ABOUT
BECAUSE I SPEAK RIGHT NOW. VERY
ATTACHED EVERYBODY IN POLITICS.
SO, NUMBER ONE, YEAH, POSTAL
TAXES FOR RICH IS GOOD. THEY
HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY. IT IS
ABSOLUTELY -- THE PEOPLE, BUT
YOU ARE DOING THIS FOR MANY
YEARS. GO DOWN AND DOWN AND STAY
DOWN. NUMBER SEVEN, SECOND , FOR
MY UNDERSTANDING COUNCIL REACH
AND CAN SHE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY I
PAY FIVE DOLLARS FOR IT HAS BEEN
WHEN TRUMP A COUPLE DAYS AGO
PUBLICLY ON TV TALKING FIVE
STATE PAY TWO DOLLARS. TWO
DOLLARS, FIVE STATE PAY, THE
SMALL STATE, WHY DO WE PAY FIVE
DOLLARS? WHAT IS THIS? IT IS TO
MAKE MONEY FROM US. THERE IS NO
QUESTION. AND SECOND I WANT TO
EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT IS CRITICAL.
YOU CONSULT EXACTLY EXPLAIN
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS BUT I AND
CURIOSITY FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS
JUMPED BY 25 PERCENTAGE. I SHOP
IT EVERY DAY. I KNOW THIS MARKET
VERY WELL. WHY IS 25%? HOW DO
YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THIS
BANDIT MAFIA DO? 25% PRICE JUMP
FOR TWO WEEKS AGO PRICE JUMP FOR
ONE DAY BUT 25 PERCENTAGE. WHY?
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN --
A CRIME BY LAW. VIVA TRUMP, VIVA
AMERICAN REVOLUTION. PEOPLE ARE
VERY POOR.
>> NEXT WE WILL GO TO THE
VIRTUAL COMMENTOR IS A REMINDER.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE CHIME YOU WILL
HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT. IF YOU SEE
THAT TIME YOUR MICROPHONE MAY BE
CUT OFF SO THAT WE CAN GO TO THE
NEXT SPEAKER. IF YOU ARE
OFFERING REMOTE COMMENT, PLEASE
MAKE SURE TO PRESS *6 TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF. AND THEN GO WHENEVER.
DAVID? PRESS *6 TO MEET
YOURSELF.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES. IT
DOES NOT MATTER HOW MANY COPS
YOU HIRE WHEN YOU PRIORITIZING
HIRING THE WRONG TYPE OF COP AND
SHE IS FOLLOWING IN THE SAME
LANE THAT CONTINUE TO RUN
INTERFERENCE FOR EVIL CRIMINALS.
IS THE CITY COUNCIL GOING TO
FIRE OR INVESTIGATE THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING DIRECTOR WHO TOOK A
TRAVEL JUNKET WITH TAX DOLLARS
TO COFFEE TAP MORE BAD POLICIES
TO RUN INTERFERENCE FOR THE
PROLIFIC GUN VIOLENCE?
PROGRESSIVES HAVE ALREADY PROVEN
UNQUALIFIED TO DEAL WITH THAT.
IT IS AS IF THE CITY COUNCIL
THINKS THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE
ENOUGH FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE
HOMELESS CRISIS. IT IS LIKE THE
ONLY THING THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS
PULLED OFF IS AN EASY WORK
SCHEDULE. EVERY WEEK YOU GET
EXTENDED WEEKEND VACATIONS AND
YOU'RE OFF FRIDAY, SATURDAY,
SUNDAY, SURE BARELY ON MONDAY,
AND THEN YOU ALLOW THE CANCELING
OF A BUNCH OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT MORE
IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO THAN THE
PEOPLE'S BUSINESS, YET WE HAVE
THE SAME LAME LAW THAT
ORIGINATED FROM DEFUNDING THE
POLICE, SHIFTING THE PARADIGM
AWAY FROM IMPROVING THE MEASURES
AND THEN THE SPENDING PRIORITIES
THAT COUNCIL INCREASED LAST
BUDGET THAT WAS MISLED BY THE
CITY STAFF WHO, ALONG WITH A
PROGRESSIVE WHO DEFUNDED THE
POLICE PULLED THE WOOL OVER THE
EYES OF THE NEW COUNCIL,
ALLOWING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE
SAME BED SPENDING PRIORITIES
THAT HAVE EXACERBATED PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THE HOMELESS CRISIS.
SO YOU ARE TREASONOUS LAY
RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR REPEAT
OFFENDING CRIMINALS ALLOWING THE
RACIST OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
SQUANDER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
PRIORITIZING REPEAT CRIMINALS
FOR HOUSING AND SERVICES FIRST
WHILE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST
INNOCENT HOUSE LIST SUBHUMAN
MISTREATED BECAUSE THEY HAVE
BEEN DEEMED UN-ENTITLED BECAUSE
OF WHITE PRIVILEGE WHILE LISTING
CRIMINALS AS THE MOST VULNERABLE
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING -- THEY DON'T KNOW ANY
BETTER. AND IT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
YOU PEOPLE ARE JUSTIFYING A
REVOLT. AND I THINK YOU ALL NEED
TO LIKE REVISIT ALL OF THE
POLICIES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS
THAT YOU CLAIM TO HAVE GONE
THROUGH THAT YOU HAVE NOT DONE
--
>> AND THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE
GOTTEN THROUGH OUR LIST OF
PUBLIC COMMENTERS AND THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.
MOVING ON, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE
INTO THE AGENDA AND THEN I WILL
PROVIDE REMARKS BEFORE WE GO
INTO THE PRESENTATION.
>> AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER ONE
THROUGH THREE, APPOINTMENTS
3143, APPOINTMENTS OF PATRICE
TISDALE MEMBER STANDARDS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM APRIL
30th 2025. A OINTMENT 3010,
SILVIA GONZALEZ FOR A TERM UNTIL
APRIL 30th 2026 . 3011, ADVISORY
COMMISSION FOR A TERM THROUGH
APRIL 30th 2026. ITEM ONE IS FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION AND TWO
AND THREE ARE FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
WE ARE JOINED TODAY BY THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS AND
CANDIDATES SO I WELCOME YOU UP
TO THE TABLE. PLEASE COME ON UP
.
AND BEFORE, IS THERE TAKING THE
STAND, I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT
ITEM ONE WAS READ INTO THE
RECORD BUT IT WILL ONLY BE
DISCUSSED TODAY. IT WAS BROUGHT
TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE TERM
END DATE OF APPOINTMENT 3143
WILL EXPIRE BEFORE IT REACHES
THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY SIXTH.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS
SUBMITTING ANOTHER APPOINTMENT
PACKAGE FOR THE COUNCIL TO
CONSIDER AND IT WILL BE FOR
CONFIRMATION FOR THE FULL TERM.
IN THE MEANTIME WE WILL HAVE THE
APPOINTEE HERE WITH US AND ONE
TO STILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO IN OPEN
SESSION AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS WE
MAY HAVE ABOUT THE APPOINTEE OR
ABOUT THE COMMISSION IN ITSELF.
SO THE NEW APPOINTMENT PACKAGE
THAT INCLUDES THE FULL TERM WILL
BE SENT DIRECTLY FOR
INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY
COUNCIL. SO WE ARE JUST
CORRECTING, WE ARE JUST MAKING
SURE THAT THE NEW LEGISLATION
THAT WILL BE SENT DOWN HAS
DIFFERENT DATES IN IT, BUT
OTHERWISE IT IS ALL THE SAME. WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY WAS AWARE THAT MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS
NOMINEE WAS FILLING IN FOR
SOMEBODY ELSE FOR A WHILE THERE
AND WE ARE JUST -- I SHOULD
RESTATE THAT POSITION HAD BEEN
VACANT I BELIEVE FOR A WHILE AND
THEN THIS NEW CANDIDATE, THE
PAPERWORK WAS SENT FORWARD AT
THE END OF A TERM SO IT MAKES
MORE SENSE JUST TO GO AHEAD AND
CONFIRM FOR A FULL TERM. THAT IS
WHAT WE ARE DOING. ANYWAY, WITH
THAT, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO CONSIDER A
MAYORAL APPOINTMENT FOR THE
LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
COMMISSION. MY NAME IS SILVIA
GONZALEZ AND I AM THE POLICY
ANALYST WITH OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS. AND I AM ALSO THE
DEPARTMENT LIAISON FOR LABOR
STANDARDS AND ADVISORY
COMMISSION AND TODAY WITH ME ARE
SILVIA GONZALEZ AND PATRICE
TISDALE AND ALSO VIRTUALLY , SO
I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE
US AND THEN INVITE ALL OF THE
CANDIDATES TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF. ESTABLISHED IN 2016,
IT IS A 15 MEMBER COMMISSION
COMPRISED OF BUSINESS, COMMUNITY
AND THE LABOR LEADERS. WE ARE
TASKED WITH ADVISING THE OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS, THE MAYOR,
CITY COUNCIL AND ALSO DIFFERENT
AGENCIES REGARDING WAGES,
WORKING CONDITIONS, WORKER
SAFETY AND HEALTH AND LABOR
STANDARDS AND PROTECTIONS.
THE COMMISSION ALSO PROVIDES
FEED BACK AS REGARDING THE LABOR
STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION.
FINALLY, THE ENABLING ORDINANCE
3.15 CHARGES THAT THEY ACHIEVE
EQUITY FOR WOMEN, UNITY OF
COLOR, IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
AND OTHER WORKERS. SO --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I WILL INVITE THE CANDIDATES
TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES .
>> THANK YOU, HELLO, MY NAME IS
SILVIA GONZALEZ AND I WAS A
DOMESTIC WORK OR FOR A VERY LONG
TIME. CURRENTLY I AM THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND ONE OF
THE COCHAIRS OF THE DOMESTIC
WORKER STANDARDS BOARD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
PATRICE TISDALE. I AM THE
GENERAL COUNCIL WITH DRIVERS
UNION. AND I HAVE BEEN FILLING
IN AND ATTENDING SOME OF THE
MEETINGS FOR LSAC.
>> I WAS HOPING THE CANDIDATES
COULD ALSO TALK ABOUT WHY THEY
WOULD LIKE TO JOIN LSAC.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I WANT TO BE PART OF THE LSAC
BECAUSE I WANT TO BRING THE
VOICE OF DOMESTIC WORKER SINCE
WE HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM LABOR
LAWS FOR MANY YEARS AND I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR LSAC TO
CONSIDER THE NEEDS AND
CHALLENGES THAT DOMESTIC WORKERS
FACE.
>> SORRY, MINE IS A LITTLE BIT
LONGER, SO BEAR WITH ME. AS I
SAID, MY NAME IS PATRICE TISDALE
AND I AM HONORED TO BE JOINING
THE SEATTLE LSAC COMMISSION. I
COME TO WORK, I COME TO THIS
WORK AS A LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
ATTORNEY, AND AS GENERAL COUNCIL
TO THE UNION THAT IS
REPRESENTING GIG WORKERS. OVER
THE YEARS I HAVE NEGOTIATED
LEGISLATION AND CONTRACTS WITH
COMPANIES LIKE UBER AND LYFT,
SECURING JUST CAUSE TERMINATION
FOR DRIVERS WHO HAD NONE AND
CREATING SYSTEMS THAT GIVE WORK
AS A VOICE, ESPECIALLY IN
INDUSTRIES WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN
LONG INVISIBLE. A DRIVERS UNION,
I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
WORKING CLOSELY WITH AT BASE
DRIVERS THROUGHOWANT TO BE CLEA
DRIVER COMMUNITY IS NOT A
MONOLITH. MANY DRIVERS SEE
THEMSELVES AS ENTREPRENEURS THAT
ARE BUILDING SOMETHING FOR THEIR
FAMILIES AND OTHERS IDENTIFY AS
WORKERS SIMPLY SEEKING A FAIR
SHOT. BUT WHAT UNITES THEM IS A
SHARED FEELING OF BEING TREATED
LIKE SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS AND
DISREGARDED BY COMPANIES THAT
RELY ON THEM , BUT TOO OFTEN
FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THEIR
HUMANITY. IT IS THIS UNITED
POSITION THAT I WANT TO UPLIFT
WHAT THE CT HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY
AND THE FORWARD THINKING
LEADERSHIP IN PASSING THE
DEACTIVATION ORDINANCES THAT HAS
LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR MUCH
NEEDED , FOR WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
AND THAT IS WHAT THAT GROUNDWORK
HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE. SEATTLE
WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE NATION
THAT PASSED AN ORDINANCE
PROTECTING GIG WORKERS FROM
UNFAIR DEACTIVATION AND VARIOUS
FORMS OF WAGE THEFT THAT WAS
INVESTIGATED AND ENFORCED BY
OLS. THESE LOCAL LAWS HAVE
BECOME THE BLUEPRINT FOR
STATEWIDE PROTECTIONS. TODAY
THEY ARE BEING LOOKED AT BY
DRIVING COMMUNITIES IN DIFFERENT
STATES TO TRY TO MODEL WORK
CENTERED COMMUNITY DRIVEN POLICY
AND WHAT IT CAN LOOK LIKE. AND
THAT IS NO SMALL FEAT. IT IS
SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD
OF. THE WORK THAT I DO AT
DRIVERS UNION SITS AT THE
INTERSECTION OF LAW, ADVOCACY
AND DIGNITY. WHETHER I AM IN
ARBITRATION DEFENDING A DRIVER
WHO HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED WITHOUT
CAUSE AND WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE , OR
ADVISING LEGAL POLICIES AND
APPROACHES THAT LIVE OUT TO THE
VALUES WE WANT TO SEE. IT ALL
COMES BACK TO ENSURING THAT
PEOPLE ARE TREATED FAIRLY AND
THAT LABOR STANDARDS ARE MORE
THAN JUST WORDS ON A WEBSITE,
THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY PUT INTO
ACTION. THIS WORK IS ALSO DEEPLY
PERSONAL TO ME. I AM AN
IMMIGRANT. I'M FROM JAMAICA. I
COME FROM A FAMILY THAT ARE BOTH
WORKERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS. AND
I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW PEOPLE
OCCUPYING THAT SPACE AT THE SAME
TIME CREATES UNCERTAINTY. SO I
CARRY THIS DUALITY WITH ME. THE
WORK THAT WE ARE DOING AND THE
MISSION OF LSAC SPEAKS TO THAT
LIVED EXPERIENCE AND I SAID AT
THAT VERY INTERSECTION OF THOSE
THAT ARE IMPACTED BY LABOR LAW
AND I DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY.
DURING MY TERM ON THE LSAC I
SUPPORTED POLICIES THAT REFLECT
THIS COMPLEXITY AND ONES THAT
HONOR THE ECONOMY AND
VULNERABILITY THAT EXIST IN THIS
SPACE. SO ONE OF THE FIRST
THINGS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
IS A JOINT THAT WE ARE DOING
WITH THE STANDARD BOARD IN JUNE
WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE
INVITING MEMBERS OF BOTH THE
IMMIGRANT AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY
WORKER COMMUNITY TO SIT AND TALK
ABOUT THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO
THEM IN THE CITY, WHAT THEIR
CONCERNS ARE, AND HOPEFULLY HELP
TO ADVISE THE POLICIES THAT ARE
GOING TO BE COMING OUT OF LSAC,
SO WE ABSOLUTELY WOULD INVITE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO JOIN US IN
THAT EVENT AS WELL SO THAT YOU
KNOW, INDIVIDUALS CAN BE HEARD
DIRECTLY FROM YOU. AGAIN, THESE
TYPES OF CROSS SECTOR
CONVERSATIONS I BELIEVE ARE
CRITICAL TO BRING IN LABOR
STANDARDS THAT ARE EQUITABLE ,
ENFORCEABLE AND ROOTED IN REAL
LIVES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU . YOU ARE WELCOME
TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TALK
ABOUT WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
SERVING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON AND THE COMMUNITY FOR
CONSIDERING MY APPOINTMENT TO
THE ADVISORY COMMISSION TODAY. I
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT
TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR PUTTING
FORWARD MY APPOINTMENT AND TO
WISH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA A
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I ALSO WANT TO
APOLOGIZE I CANNOT BE IN
CHAMBERS IN PERSON WITH YOU
TODAY. I'M CURRENTLY ON BED
REST WITH INJURY AND I'M GLAD
THAT I COULD STILL BE HERE TO
SPEAK ABOUT WHY I WANT TO SERVE
ON LSAC. SO I WILL SHARE A
LITTLE ABOUT MY BACKGROUND OVER
THE LAST 10 YEARS OF LIVING IN
SEATTLE I HAVE BEEN A RETAIL
WORKER WHO HAS UTILIZED SERVICES
FROM THE OFFICE OF UNION
STANDARDS AND A MEMBER WITH THE
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES
INTERNATIONAL UNION GLOBAL
EIGHT. A STAFF PERSON TO THE
COUNTIES 150+ UNIONS AND MANY
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT MAKE OUR
CITY SO SPECIAL. I CURRENTLY
WORK AT MLK LABOR WHOSE MEMBERS
ARE THE UNIONS THAT REPRESENT
OVER 100,000 SEATTLE WORKERS
ACROSS DOZENS OF INDUSTRIES
INCLUDING NURSES, HOTEL WORKERS,
LABORERS, TEACHERS AND MORE. AND
IT IS OFTEN MY JOB TO THE
INTEREST OF THESE UNIONS IN
DIFFERENT SECT YOURS. I BELIEVE
THAT MY CLOSE CONNECTION WITH
ORGANIZED LABOR PUTS ME IN AN
EXCELLENT POSITION TO INFORM THE
WORK THAT LSAC DOES AND I
RECOGNIZE IT AS A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH
EMPLOYERS AND MEMBERS OF THE
SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN A
SPACE THAT WELCOMES ALL IDEAS.
BEFORE MLK LABOR I WORKED ON THE
E TEAM OF SOLID GROUND WHICH IS
A NONPROFIT BASED IN WALLINGFORD
THAT SERVES SEATTLE'S
COMMUNITIES AND BEFORE THAT I
WORKED RETAIL AT THE UNIVERSITY
VILLAGE WHILE EARNING MY DEGREE
AT UW. THIS IS WHERE I SAW
FIRSTHAND HOW IT CAN HELP
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE REMAIN IN
COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CITY STRONG
LABOR STANDARDS ORDINANCES AND
COME OUT OF THE EXPERIENCE ALL
THE BETTER FOR IT.
WITH THIS PERSPECTIVE I HOPE TO
LEND MY EXPERIENCE TO LSAC'S
WORK ON OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
AND TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO
THIS COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. AND HELP BRIDGE THE GAP
BETWEEN WHAT EMPLOYERS AND
WORKERS NEED .
SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME AND CONSIDERATION TODAY AND
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL APPROVE MY
NOMINATION, THANK YOU.
>> I WILL NOTE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA JUST
ARRIVED IN PERSON AND HAS BEEN
FOLLOWING THE MEETING ONLINE AS
WELL.
DID YOU -- I'M SORRY, IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU WANTED TO ADD --
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARISSA.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT
I WANT TO BRING THE EXPERIENCE
THAT I HAVE AS A MEMBER OF THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS WORD
TO THE LSAC BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS FOR
DOMESTIC WORKERS AND WE HAVE
SERVED AS AN EXAMPLE AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL, AT THE STATEWIDE
LEVEL IN THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
>> LIKE PATRICE MENTIONED, WE
ARE AT A DIFFICULT MOMENT. WE
ARE GETTING TOGETHER AS THE TWO
COMMISSIONS IN ORDER TO TRY TO
IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF
IMMIGRANT WORKERS SINCE WE KNOW
THAT OUR STATUS SHOULD NOT
IMPEDE US FROM HAVING OUR LABOR
RIGHTS PROTECTED.
AND WE HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE
YOUR SUPPORT.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES? COMMENTS? I HAVE
A QUESTION ABOUT THE WORK OF THE
COMMISSION AS A WHOLE. I HEAR
THAT THERE WILL BE A JOINT
MEETING WITH THE , WITH FOLKS ON
THE DOMESTIC WORKER LABOR
STANDARDS BOARD AND I REALIZE
THAT I'M SAYING THAT
IMPROPERLY, BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS OR
BIG TO DO LISTS, OR WHAT IS THE
SCOPE OF WORK THAT THE
COMMISSION IS LOOKING AT RIGHT
NOW?
>> I CAN TRY TO ANSWER THAT
QUESTION AND THEN SEE IF YOU
WANT TO ADD ON. SO, LSAC'S
TASK, ONE IS TO ADVISE OS IN
TERMS OF LABOR STANDARDS
IMPLEMENTATION AND AT THIS
MOMENT LSAC MEETS EVERY OTHER
MONTH. SO EACH MONTH WE WILL
HAVE OS DIRECTOR AND ALSO
DIFFERENT TEAMS WE WILL TAKE
TURNS AND COME TO PRESENT THE
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AND ALSO
ENFORCEMENT FOR SIEGE OR AND
THEN SO REGULARLY LSAC MEMBERS
WILL GET A CHANCE TO HEAR ABOUT
HOW THE WORK IS GOING AND THEN
WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK THEY CAN
BRING FROM THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY AND WHAT ORGANIZATIONS
PERSPECTIVE. SO THAT IS THE
REGULAR ROUTINE AGENDA ITEMS FOR
THE REGULAR MEETINGS, AND THEN
AS PATRICE MENTIONED, BECAUSE OF
THE FEDERAL POLICY CHANGE, SO
THE LSAC AND DOMESTIC WORK
STANDARDS BOARD DECIDED THEY
WANTED TO JOIN FORCE TO HAVE THE
SPECIAL COMMUNITY FORUM TO KNOW
YOUR RIGHTS FOR IMMIGRANTS,
BUSINESS OWNERS AND WORKERS. AND
THAT IS A SPECIAL EVENT. AND AT
THE SAME TIME, LSAC HAS NAMED
TWO OTHER PRIORITIES AND ONE OF
THEM IS TO INCREASE LABOR AND
BUSINESS COLLABORATION, BOTH
WITH THE LSAC, BUT ALSO HOW WE
DO OUR WORK . AND THIS SPECIAL
EVENT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE
MANIFESTATIONS OF HOW WE THINK
ABOUT LIKE HOW TO PROVIDE KNOW
YOUR RIGHTS FOR BUSINESS AND
LABORS IN THE SAME ROOM AND THEN
KIND OF BRIDGING AND
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WHEN POLICY
CHANGES, WHEN IMMIGRATION POLICY
CHANGES, IT IMPACT WORKERS BUT
ALSO DISRUPT BUSINESSES SO THEY
ARE YOU KNOW, HAVE A LOT OF
SHARED INTEREST TOGETHER, SO
THAT IS ONE OF THE PRIORITIES IN
THE SECOND PRIORITY IS ALSO
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND MORE OF THE
IMPACTS OF LABOR STANDARDS. YOU
KNOW, KIND OF UNDERSTANDING THAT
LABOR STANDARDS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS SO MANY YEARS AND
NOW AS WELL AS SUPPORT 18 AND
THEN BOTH PATRICE AND SYLVIA
MENTIONED THAT IMPACT OTHER
STATE LEVEL JUST WANT TO -- LSAC
TRYING TO DO MORE DOCUMENTATION
OF WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE MAJOR IMPACT.
SO THESE ARE THE TWO PRIORITIES
OUTSIDE THE REGULAR FEET BACK
FOR WORK. THANK YOU.
>> AND I KNOW THAT I WILL BE
SPEAKING AT AN EVENT I BELIEVE
AS WELL ON MAY FIRST I BELIEVE,
AND I BELIEVE IT IS IN THE CID
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES LOCATED
THERE. COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THAT, THAT EVENT,
PLEASE?
>> YEAH, I HOPE I AM NOT
MISREPRESENTING THIS, BUT I DO
KNOW, SO OS REGULARLY DOES THE
MAYDAY OUTREACH AND THE MAJORITY
OF OUR STAFF WILL COME OUT AND
ALSO SOME OF LSAC MEMBERS AND WE
ARE ALSO JOINED TOO, SO WE WILL
MEET IN CID ON LOCATION AND THEN
THERE WILL BE A KICKOFF AND THEN
ALL OF THE STAFF AND LSAC
MEMBERS WILL DIVIDE INTO SMALL
TEAMS AND WILL VISIT DIFFERENT
BUSINESSES ON THE STREET AND
THEN TALKING TO THEM ABOUT HOW
MUCH THEY UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S
LABOR STANDARDS AND IF THERE ARE
RESOURCES WE CAN BRING AND ARE
YOU FAMILIAR WITH THESE OFFICE?
AND IF WE CAN ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AND HERE ARE THE
POSTERS AND RESOURCES WE CAN
BRING.
THIS IS ANSWERING AS OS STAFF.
>> I'M REALLY GLAD I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT MEETING, BECAUSE
I ALWAYS SAY THAT IT IS THE BEST
WAY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH
LABOR LAWS, TO MAKE SURE THE
BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE
EMPLOYERS, NOT JUST BUSINESS
OWNERS, BUT ALL EMPLOYERS
UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE LAWS ARE.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
DOING THAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST HAD A QUICK COMMENT, DID
NOT HAVE A QUESTION, JUST
THINKING YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME
FOR BEING HERE. I SEE YOU
ONLINE, GOOD TO SEE YOU AS WELL
AND FOR YOU ALL VOLUNTEERING
YOUR TIME, JUST TO MAKE OUR CITY
BETTER AND ENHANCE THE LABOR
LAWS AND REPRESENT A LOT OF
PEOPLE ALL THAT REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORDS THAT YOU
SAID ABOUT THE DRIVERS UNION AND
SAYING HEY, THIS IS THE COMMON
GROUND THAT EVERYONE -- BELIEVES
IN. AND WE WANT TO BUILD FROM
THERE. WE MIGHT HAVE ALL OF OUR
DIFFERENCES ALL OVER HERE, BUT
HEY, THIS IS THE ONE THING THAT
WE CAN START WITH AND IF WE KNOW
ANYTHING WE ALL NEED COMMON
GROUND . IN OUR WORLD. SO JUST
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL AND
MISS GONZALES, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE AS WELL AND I SEE
YOU, KARINA ONLINE. I WILL
BUTCHER YOUR LAST NAME AND I
APOLOGIZE SO THAT IS WHY DID NOT
SAY YOUR LAST NAME, BUT I
APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL THE WORK
THAT YOU'RE DOING AT MLK LABOR
AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
HERE.
>> OKAY, I'M NOT SEEN ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, BUT YOU
WILL GET A MOMENT RIGHT NOW.
I'M FINISHED WITH MY PROVISION
FOR THE MOMENT. I WILL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE THE APPOINTMENTS .
LET'S SEE --
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 3010 AND 30 11.
CONFIRMING 3010 AND 3011. NOW,
IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE ANY
FINAL WORDS BEFORE WE GO TO A
VOTE.
COUNCILMEMBER, YES?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO THANK THE APPOINTEES
FOR -- ALWAYS SAY THIS EVERY
TIME WE APPOINT FOLKS, BUT THESE
ARE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS THAT ARE
REALLY CRITICAL IN THEIR
ADVISORY CAPACITY AND THE WORK
THAT WE DO. WE DO NOT TAKE IT
LIGHTLY THAT YOU HAVE STEPPED UP
AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN
THESE POSITIONS THAT ARE UNPAID
. THEY ARE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS.
AND VERY IMPORTANT . SO I WANT
TO THANK ALL OF THE APPOINTEES
TO STEP UP TO DO THIS IMPORTANT
WORK.
>> OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO
ADD MY THANKS AND GRATITUDE
THERE. SO IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME
TO COME AND SIT THROUGH A
MEETING, BUT IT IS THE WORK THAT
ONE DOES IN BETWEEN MEETINGS
RESEARCHING AND ATTENDING OTHER
MEETINGS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO
FULFILL THE MISSION OF THE
COMMISSION. SO I, FROM THE
BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. OUR GOVERNMENT OWES A
LOT TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE NOT
ELECTED, ARE NOT PAID, BUT STILL
HELP US DO OUR WORK FOR THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. I THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR STEPPING UP. I DO
NOTE THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE
VACANT POSITIONS THAT I BELIEVE
ARE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS I HAVED
TO SOME OF THE BUILDING TRADES
UNIONS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY
NAMES TO PUT FORWARD. WE HAVE A
MIX OF WORKER ORGANIZATIONS,
LABOR AND BUSINESS OWNERS HERE.
SO I RECOGNIZE THAT THE BALL IS
IN MY COURT TO PROVIDE NAMES AND
FILL OUR POSITIONS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING
THAT.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE IN THE PASSAGE OF THE
APPOINTMENTS?
>> COUNSELOR RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE..
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN APPT
03010 AND APPT 03011 IT WILL BE
SENT TO THE FINAL CONFIRMATION
AND AS A REMINDER, APPOINTMENT
3143 WILL NOT BE VOTED ON OR WAS
NOT VOTED ON TODAY BUT WILL HAVE
A NEW APPOINTMENT PACKET FOR
INTRODUCTION WITH THE CORRECT
DATES AND SO THAT -- SO WE WILL
TAKE THAT TO COUNCIL WHO JUST
WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
EVERYONE AT ONE TIME.
ALL RIGHT. THIS CONCLUDES APRIL
24th MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE,
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE , OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR 2:00 ON THURSDAY MAY EIGHTH.
SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND IT IS
2:41. THANKS, EVERYONE.