COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE,
IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME BUT WE
WILL COVER NOT ONLY 11 BUT TO
OTHERS I UNDERSTAND HAVE BEEN
DIRECTED TO SEATTLE.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
DISCRETIONARY PAY PROGRAM.
FAS EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT.
THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH
THESE.
PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
REPRISAL LEFT.
WHICH CAME OUT A COMMITTEE.
SANDPOINT ORDINANCE.
WHAT AUTHORIZER OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR 30 YEAR LEASE
AGREEMENT WITH AN ORGANIZATION,
SANDPOINT MADISON PARK, LEHIGH
WILL BE TAKING OVER THE LEAD TO
DEVELOP 20 TO 25 APARTMENTS
THERE.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE
ONE-BEDROOM COTTAGES FOR PEOPLE
THAT ARE FORMALLY HOMELESS.
SOME OF THE COTTAGES, WHAT I
LIKE ABOUT THESE, THEY TAKE OUR
TINY HOMES A STEP TO THE
IMPROVE BASIS.
TOILETS AND SHOWER.
SMALL KITCHEN THEY ARE $150,000
APIECE TO BUILD.
FAR LESS THAN HAVING A SINGLE
UNIT BUILT IN A MULTIFAMILY
ENTITY.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS, OUR
FORMER SPEAKER HAS BEEN PUSHING
THIS AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST
ONE, THE FIRST PILOT WE'VE GOT,
WILL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO VOTE ON THE K SITE, IN
UPTOWN, THE LEASE AGREEMENT
RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE AS
SEATTLE CENTER, PLYMOUTH
HOUSING TAKING A FOR THAT,
ANOTHER SANDPOINT RESOLUTION,
SIMPLY A CLEANUP, ANOTHER BIG
ITEM IS THE TREE RESOLUTION,
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE IN THE URBAN FOR
STRAIGHT COMMISSION FOR MANY
MONTHS.
WILL INTRODUCE THIS RESOLUTION
THAT PREPARES FOR A WORKPLAN IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS
COMMITTED TO GETTING STARTED,
LATER THIS YEAR AND INTO 2020
TO DEVELOP AN ORDINANCE THAT
WILL PROTECT OUR TREE CANOPY ON
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.
WE ALSO HAVE FOUR APPOINTMENTS
TO OR USE COMMISSION.
NATALIA MARIE GONZALES SHE GOES
BY NICOLE, THESE USE ARE
AMAZING, THE WORK THEY'VE DONE.
DANANI HASSAN, PARISA HARVEY
AND KENNETH JACKSON, I WILL
TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION
CIRCULATING, AND AUDITOR OF
GREG ROSA, THE OWNER OF LUDY'S
RESTAURANT, USED TO BE A ON A
SECOND AND PICA, IT BEEN THERE
41 YEARS, THE BROTHER OF OUR
VERY OWN MARIA ROSA, WE ARE
CIRCULATING THIS PROCLAMATION
AN ORDER OF HIS GOOD WORK, I
WILL BE PRESENTING THAT THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL
FINANCE A NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE THIS WEDNESDAY DURING
THE LUNCH HOURS, AT NOON AND WE
WILL HEAR FROM THE RV
LEGISLATION AND WE WILL REVIEW
AND DECIDE WHETHER WE VOTE OUT
THE CONDEMNATION ORDINANCE AND
CONDEMNATION RESOLUTION FOR THE
CANNERY BUILDING DOWN NEAR
PIONEER SQUARE, MANY KNOW I'VE
BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR THE
BETTER PART OF THE YEAR,
WORKING WITH THE OWNER OF THE
PROPERTY, AS I STATED MANY
TIMES, MICHAEL IS TO GET HIM TO
DEAL WITH THE BLIGHTED PROPERTY
WE ARE NOT CONDEMNING THE
PROPERTY BUT IF HE FAILS TO
MOVE FORWARD THIS YEAR WITH A
PLAN WILL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
DO SO.
SO, LASTLY FOR DEBORA JUAREZ,
SHE HAS AN APPOINTMENT TO THE
PARK'S OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ,
PARKS ORDINANCE THAT AUTHORIZES
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS TO
EXTEND THE 10 YEAR LEASE WITH
THE CHILDREN'S PLAY GARDEN.
AN ORDINANCE THAT AUTHORIZES SPU
FOR MEMBER AND IN BETWEEN THE
CITY AND THE IN YOUR DRIVE FOR
THE CHESTER MORRIS COLLECTION
AND LASTLY AND ORDINANCE THAT
AUTHORIZES SEATTLE SETTER TO
COMPLETE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
MONORAIL, AND I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE ROBERT DELLUMS, AND
I THINK MARSHALL FOSTER WAS
WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.
BUT TOM ALVARO WHO OPERATES THE
MONORAIL, HAS TAKEN MANY MONTHS
TO REACH THIS AGREEMENT BUT
ORCA CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
IT'S A BIG OPPORTUNITY TO GET
PEOPLE TO SEATTLE CENTER
WITHOUT DRIVING THEIR CARS.
I AM DELIGHTED WITH THAT.
DEBORA JUAREZ'S NEXT COMMITTEE
WON'T BE UNTIL DECEMBER 4 AT 2
PM.
SHE IS WRAPPING IT UP TODAY.
AND THEN THE VERY LAST THING I
HAVE TO SAY IS THANK YOU TO OUR
POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO CAME AND
RESPONDED YESTERDAY. MY E BIKE
WAS STOLEN.
NOTHING MAKES ME MADDER THAN TO
HAVE LOST MY E BIKE.
IT WAS BROKEN INTO AND A
SECURED GARAGE THAT REQUIRES A
FOP IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE TAPES TO
SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT
FINDING MY BIKE.
THANK YOU TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, I REALLY
APPRECIATED THEIR FAST
RESPONSE.
>> THAT IS TOUGH.
M. LORENA GONZCEZ.
>>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, FIRST
OF ALL, SORRY ABOUT THE LOSS
OF YOUR BIKE.
THAT HAPPEN TO OUR HOUSEHOLD AS
WELL. IT TOOK US TWO WEEKS BUT
WE WERE ABLE TO RECOVER MY
HUSBAND'S BIKE.
NOT ALL HOPE IS LOST.
ON THE SUBSISTENCE ISSUE, I DO
HAVE AN AMENDMENT I WILL BE
PRESENTING AT FULL COUNCIL
TODAY THAT I CIRCULATED OR
ALLIE CANOOCHEE, THANK YOU
ALLEY, CIRCULATED VIA EMAIL TO
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS BUT THIS IS
WITH REGARD TO AN ITEM, THE
FINANCE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
REPORT, AN AMENDMENT TO
RESOLUTION 319 62, THE TREE
RESOLUTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER
SALLY BAGSHAW OUTLINE AND I
WILL GO AHEAD AND CIRCULATED AT
THE TABLE AT COMMITTEE.
I FLAGGED MY CONCERN WITH
REGARD TO THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROPONENT, THERE
SOMETHING IN THE RECITALS ABOUT
RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO
PRIORITIZE, THE NEED TO
PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF LOW
INCOME AND LOW CANOPY
NEIGHBORHOODS BUT UNFORTUNATELY
THAT LANGUAGE DIDN'T MAKE IT
INTO THE ACTUAL SECTION, WHICH
PROVIDED DIRECTION AND
COUNSEL'S INTENT TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AROUND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT COMPONENTS.
THIS IS LANGUAGE THAT WAS
LIFTED FROM THE GREEN NEW DEAL
ORDINANCE THAT SORT OF HER
DENIES THAT TREE CANOPY IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF ADAPTATION IN
THIS PERIOD OF CLIMATE CHANGE
AND THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO MAKE SURE WE WERE
THREADING THE NEEDLE IN TERMS
OF MAKING SURE WHEN COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT DOES OCCUR IN THIS
BODY OF WORK OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL MONTHS, AND NEXT YEAR,
THAT COMMUNITIES THAT ARE LOW
INCOME AND CURRENTLY RESIDING
IN THE CANOPY NEIGHBORHOODS ARE
PRIORITIZED AND THE EFFORTS
AROUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO
MAKE SURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
IS AS ROBUST, MEANINGFUL AND
TARGETED AS POSSIBLE TOWARDS
ADDRESSING THE RESILIENCE OF
THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE THE
GREATEST AT RISK IN TERMS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE AND POOR AIR
QUALITY.
THE AMENDMENT IS PRETTY SIMPLE,
I ALSO INCLUDED LANGUAGE TO
INCORPORATE TO MAKE SURE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NOT ONLY
PRIORITIZES THAT PART OF THE
COMMUNITY THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT IS ALSO DONE IN A
CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY
APPROPRIATE MANNER.
THESE SHOULDN'T BE NEW THINGS
TO THE CHAIR.
SALLY BAGSHAW TRIER SALLY
BAGSHAW HEADER SUPPORT, I DON'T
WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU SALLY
BAGSHAW BUT THIS IS WHERE I
ENDED UP ON THE FINAL AMENDMENT
LANGUAGE.
>> I THINK IT'S GREAT, THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD AND
I ALSO WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE
SOMETHING YOU ADVOCATED FOR,
VERY STRONGLY DURING OUR LAST
BUDGET SESSION, I THINK BRING
IT UP AGAIN PRIOR TO IS THE
LANGUAGE ABOUT CULTURALLY AND
LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE AND
PRIORITIZING ENGAGEMENT WITH
RESIDENTS OF LOW INCOME AND LOW
CANOPY NEIGHBORHOODS, I VERY
MUCH RESPECT THAT I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT YOU IN THAT AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT,
APPRECIATE IT.
>> VERY GOOD, COUNCILMEMBER
ABEL PACHECO.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THERE TO ITEMS ON
INTRODUCTION, COMES ABOUT
119649, FOR RENT PLACE, AND
119651 CONTRACTOR IS ONE OF 4730
15th AVENUE NORTHEAST, FROM
LAURA'S THREE TO NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL 2 WITH 65 FOOT
HEIGHT LIMIT, THERE IS ONE ITEM
ON THE COUNCIL, FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA WHICH IS COUNSEL BILL
119597 WHICH AMENDS OPEN-SPACE
POLICIES TO FACILITATE THEIR
PRESERVATION OF THE SALEM TIMES
PARK.
THE MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY
CANCEL THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IS TO TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 24 AT NOON.
>>> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES,
TODAY IS AN EXCITING DAY.
WE HAVE FOUR PIECES OF
LEGISLATION FROM THE HOUSING,
HEALTH AND WORKERS RIGHTS
COMMITTE TO BRING TO FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA, WITHOUT FURTHER
ADO, FOUR PIECES OF LEGISLATION
ON HOTEL WORKERS.
KUNZO BELT 119554 PROTECTING
HOTEL EMPLOYEES FROM INJURY,
COUNSEL BILL 119556, HOTEL
EMPLOYEE JOB RETENTION, COUNSEL
BILL 119557, HOTEL EMPLOYEES
SAFETY PROTECTIONS, AND FINALLY
COUNSEL BELT 119555 ON MEDICAL
CARE AND ACCESS TO PURCHASING
HEALTHCARE.
I WANT TO THINK COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES WHO COSPONSORED ALL
FOUR PIECES OF LEGISLATION AND
ALL OF YOU, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
YOU HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OUR
COUNCILS COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS,
WE HAVE HAD NO LESS THAN NINE
OFFICIAL COMMITTEE BRIEFINGS ON
THE FOUR PIECES OF LEGISLATION,
AFTER NINE COMMITTEE HEARINGS
AND ROBUST DISCUSSION BOTH
WITHIN THE INDUSTRY AND
ADVOCATES AND WORKERS THEMSELVES
FROM THE HOTEL WORKERS SIDE WE
ARE BRINGING FORWARD THESE FOUR
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT UP
AND FRANKLY EDITED AND AMENDED
AND IMPROVED BECAUSE OF ALL
YOUR PARTICIPATION.
WE WANT TO THINK FOLKS FROM THE
HOSPITALITY AND RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION, UNITE HERE, THE
FOLKS AT CENTRAL STAFF, ALSO
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF WE WORK TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE STRONG
PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS.
AGAINST HARASSMENT AND
RETALIAION, MAKING SURE WE
PROVIDE THEM WITH THE ABILITY
TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE, DIS-
INCENTIVIZE WORKLOADS THAT
CREATE INJURY AND PROMOTE JOB
RETENTION.
CALL FOR THESE PIECES WE FEEL
ARE IN LINE WITH 77% OF WHAT
VOTERS WANT, IN LINE WITH THE
77% OF VOTERS, WHO VOTED TO
SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION
INITIATIVE 124 TO BEGIN WITH.
HERE WE ARE AS THE LEGISLATION
BODY AND WE HAVE A CHANCE TO
LEARN FROM THE LANGUAGE IN THE
PAST AND IMPROVE UPON IT QUITE
FRANKLY.
WHAT YOU SEE FROM US IS AN
INTENT TO INCLUDE A LOT OF
VOICES WE HEARD, SPECIFICALLY
FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS
COMMUNITY.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THREE
PIECES OF THE LEGISLATION
REALLY DO TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION THE SMALLEST
BUSINESSES AND THEIR FEEDBACK.
FOR EXAMPLE ON THE HARASSMENT,
RETENTION AND HEALTHCARE BILL I
WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW
THESE BILLS ONLY COVER
BUSINESSES WITH MORE THAN 50
EMPLOYEES.
AND IF THE BUSINESS LEASES AND
CONTRACTS WITH THE HOTEL AND
HAS BETWEEN 50 AND 250
EMPLOYEES, FIVE YEARS TO GET
INTO COMPLIANCE.
IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN YOU SICK
ABOUT POTENTIALLY PEOPLE WHO
CURRENTLY HAVE A LEASE, THEY
NEED TO RENEGOTIATE IN THE
FUTURE FOR THINK ABOUT A MORE
WORKABLE WORKPLACE, THEY DO NOT
HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY RUSH INTO
THE HARASSMENT, I'M SORRY, THE
RETENTION, HEALTHCARE, AND
INJURY SECTIONS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, ON
HARASSMENT.
WE DID WANT TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH WORKERS IN
THE INDUSTRY AND THE BUSINESSES
THEMSELVES.
EVERYONE CAN AGREE THAT WHEN IT
COMES TO PROTECTION FROM
HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE FROM THE GET-
GO THE SAME PROTECTIONS ARE
APPLIED.
BUT THERE ARE IMPORTANT CHANGES
WE MADE TO THE HARASSMENT
LEGISLATION.
THE HARASSMENT LEGISLATION NOW
FOCUSES ON PROTECTING THE
WORKER AS OPPOSED TO
LEGISLATION AROUND THE ACCUSED
HARASSER.
PROVIDING THE SUPPORT SYSTEM
FOR THE SURVIVOR, EXTRA TIME
OFF TO DEAL WITH HARASSMENT OR
VIOLENT CONDUCT, MAKING SURE
ALL EMPLOYEES AT THE HOTEL ARE
PROTECTED MAKING SURE THEY
DON'T HAVE TO FOR EXAMPLE
DELIVER FOOD OR CLEAN HER ROOM
IF THEY HAVE BEEN IN A
SITUATION WHERE THERE IS
SOMEWHAT WHO IS MAKE THEM FEEL
UNCOMFORTABLE OR HARASS THEM OR
INTIMIDATE THEM.
AND REALLY THIS LANGUAGE HAS
BEEN HEAVILY INFORMED BY THE
KING COUNTY CRIME VICTIMS AND
SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS
COALITION.
THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS
ASSOCIATION AND AS YOU HEARD US
SAY THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING,
BY THE ACLU.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE ACLU'S
WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US AND
MAKE SURE THIS WAS A WORKABLE
PROTECTION WE PROVIDE AN FOR
WORKERS IN AND AROUND THIS
INDUSTRY AND IT REALLY PASSED
LEGAL MUSTER IN TERMS OF HOW WE
ENSURE EVERYONE'S RIGHTS ARE
PROTECTED.
AND THAT MOST IMPORTANTLY THOSE
WHO ARE MORE VULNERABLE WORKERS
AND REMEMBERS WOMEN, PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND IMMIGRANT WORKERS,
THAT THOSE FOLKS HAVE THE RIGHT
TO SPEAK UP WHEN THEY
EXPERIENCE THAT KIND OF
BEHAVIOR.
>> AND KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE A
PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THEIR
SAFETY IS PROTECTED.
>> ALSO IMPORTANT NOTE TO
CLARIFY IN CASE ANYONE LISTEN
TO THE RADIO THIS MORNING.
THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES MADE ON THE ANCILLARY
IS THIS DEFINITION AND I WANT
TO THINK COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW
AND A NUMBER OF YOU WHO
PROVIDED FEEDBACK THE LAST FEW
MONTHS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THIS
DEFINITION HAS BEEN SCOPED
PRETTY DRAMATICALLY.
WE ARE NOT NOW TALKING ABOUT
BUSINESSES THAT EITHER HAVE A
DIRECT TIE INTO HOTEL PURPOSE
OR FOR THOSE RESTAURANTS
LOCATED AT THE HOTEL THAT THERE
IS AN INSIDE ENTRANCE.
THAT HAS BEEN PRETTY
DRAMATICALLY CHANGE FROM THE
INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD
AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY
REFLECTIVE OF THE FEEDBACK
WE'VE HEARD FROM FOLKS AT THE
TABLE, AND A PUBLIC TESTIMONY
AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
I'M HAPPY WE HAVE A SCOPE
DEFINITION AND I STILL BELIEVE
IT'S VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE
INTENT OF THE VOTERS AND THE
WILL OF THE INITIATIVE.
FINALLY, THERE IS AN AMENDMENT
ON HEALTHCARE WE WILL BRING
FORWARD TODAY, THAT INCLUDES
SOME LANGUAGE WE HAVE RUN BY
STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE
HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION AND THE
WORKER ADVOCATES, BUT MOSTLY
THE HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE IF THERE'S
ANY CHANCE THAT A WORKER
DECIDES THEY DON'T WANT ANY OF
THE HEALTHCARE ASPECTS AFFORDED
TO THEM UNDER THE LAW, WHICH
MEANS EITHER HEALTHCARE BEING
OFFERED BY THE EMPLOYER,
COMBINATION OF HEALTHCARE, IN A
CASH EQUIVALENT OR CASH
EQUIVALENT ALL BY ITSELF, IF
THERE'S ANY CHANCE A WORKER
SAYS, I REALLY DON'T WANT ANY
OF THAT AND THEY DECLINED, THE
EMPLOYER IS DEEMED TO HAVE
FULFILLED ITS RESPONSIBILITIES
UNDER THE LAW IF THE HOTEL CAN
OBTAIN A SIGNED WAIVER.
IN THE SITUATION THAT A HOTEL
EMPLOYEE DOESN'T WANT TO SIGN
THE WAIVER WE HAVE INCLUDED
PROTECTIONS TO MAKE SURE IT'S
CLEAR THE EMPLOYER HAS
FULFILLED THEIR OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THE LAW.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS COME
UP REPEATEDLY THE LAST FEW
MONTHS AND WE DO THINK THIS
LANGUAGE, WHICH BY THE WAY HAS
BEEN REVIEWED BY LAW, I KNOW
EVERYONE DOES, ASK THAT WHEN
IT'S A MONDAY MORNING
AMENDMENT.
IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND HAS
BEEN DISCUSSED WITH
STAKEHOLDERS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING IN
THAT LANGUAGE TO OFFER THAT
CLARITY.
AGAIN I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK, AND FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL I
HOPE THE WILL OF THE VOTERS
THROUGH THESE FOUR PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
>>> JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT I
THINK YOU SAID, IF THE HOTEL
OFFERS HEALTH INSURANCE TO AN
INDIVIDUAL AND THE INDIVIDUAL
CHOOSES NOT TO FOR WHATEVER
REASON, SAY THEY HAVE A SPOUSE
WITH BETTER OR EQUAL INSURANCE,
NO CASH PAYMENT WILL BE
REQUIRED?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THERE ARE THREE OPTIONS THAT
EXIST FOR THE EMPLOYER.
EITHER AN OFFER OF HEALTHCARE,
AN OFFER OF HEALTHCARE PLUS THE
CASH TO PLUS THE HEALTHCARE
EXPENDITURE INTO LAW OR THE
HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT
IF THEY ARE CHOOSING OFFER ANY
HEALTHCARE.
THEY STILL THE OPTION OF ANY OF
THOSE THREE WHICH IS IMPORTANT
AS WE DEFER TO THE EMPLOYER TO
CHOOSE THEIR OWN ADVENTURE IN
THAT SECTION
>> ONE FLIGHT NO ONE
SCARIFICATION TO THAT RESPONSE.
THAT COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
PROVIDED, IT ISN'T JUST AN
OFFER.
THERE HAS TO BE A WRITTEN
WAIVER RECEIVED BY THE EMPLOYER
, BY THE EMPLOYEE.
IT'S NOT JUST THE MERE ACT OF
OFFERING A WAIVER, WHICH WOULD
BE SORT OF, UNFORTUNATELY IT
COULD POTENTIALLY BE AN
EXCEPTION AS WELL AS THE ROLE
IN THAT SITUATION, IF ALL IT
TAKES TO COMPLY WITH THE CODE
IS THE MAYOR OFFER WHETHER
MEANINGFUL OR NOT.
THE ONLY CAVEAT I WOULD ADD, IT
ISN'T JUST AN OFFER OF A
WAIVER, IT IS OBTAINING A
SIGNED WAIVER FROM THE
EMPLOYEE.
IF THE EMPLOYEE CHOOSES NOT TO
SIGN THE WAIVER, IT IS A CHOOSE
YOUR OWN ADVENTURE UNDER THE
CODE FOR THE EMPLOYER IN TERMS
OF ENROLLMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE
AND HEALTHCARE.
>> THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION
ON THAT.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THIS WILL
HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT LET'S SAY THE
INDIVIDUAL CHOOSES NOT TO, BUT
WANTS TO SIGN, BUT DOESN'T WANT
TO SIGN THE WAIVER EITHER.
WHAT DOES THE HOTEL DO?
>> REGISTER THE EMPLOYEE FOR
HEALTHCARE.
>> OR RISK BEING OUT OF
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE
PER
>> WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT THE
LANGUAGE INCLUDED HERE ON PAGE
3 OF THE AMENDMENT, THE LAST
PARAGRAPH, IF THE EMPLOYER IS
OFFERING ONE OF THOSE THREE, 20
AND VENTURE OPTIONS IN THE
EMPLOYEE FOR WHATEVER REASON
DECIDES THEY DON'T WANT IT AND
THEY DECLINED TO SIGN, WE HAVE
CLARIFIED THAT EXACT QUESTION
WHICH IS COME UP A FEW TIMES,
THE EMPLOYER WOULD GO AHEAD AND
OFFER EXACTLY WHAT THEY MADE AN
OFFER OF TO THE EMPLOYEE.
BUT THE WRITTEN WAIVER MUST
STILL BE ASKED FOR AND OBTAINED,
SO THERE IS A CLEAR RECORD OF
THAT AND IF THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN
THE WORKER GOES AHEAD AND GETS
WITH THE EMPLOYER WAS
ORIGINALLY OFFERED.
IT HELPS TO OFFER CLARITY.
EVEN THOUGH AND I MAY NOT MAKE
IT SOUND SO CLEAR IT HELPS
OFFER CLARITY FOR THAT RARE
SITUATION IN WHICH THE EMPLOYEE
DECIDES THEY DON'T WANT TO
SIGN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT DEFAULTS TO THE HOTEL
REGISTERING THE EMPLOYEE?
FOR HEALTHCARE.
>> AND MAYBE A ROBUST PLAN,
HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT PLUS
CASH, IT DEFAULTS TO THE
EMPLOYERS TWICE.
>> I THINK THE INTENT IS A
FOLKS UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
INTENT IS, THIS LANGUAGE SHOULD
BE READ IN COMBINATION WITH THAT
ANTI-RETALIATION AND COERCION
PROVISIONS ALSO INCLUDED WITHIN
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND
ALL THE LEGISLATION, THIS IS
ANOTHER LAYER TO MAKE SURE THAT
EMPLOYEES WHO MAY NOT BE
FAMILIAR WITH HER WORKPLACE
RIGHTS AREN'T PUT IN A
SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE UNDULY
INFLUENCED OR OTHERWISE COERCED
INTO WEAVING HEALTHCARE
OPPORTUNITIES AS PROVIDED BY AN
EMPLOYER.
THAT IS THE TRUE INTENT BEHIND
THE LEGISLATION.
>> I WANTED TO PROVIDE TWO MORE
PIECES OF CLARIFICATION.
AROUND THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
BILL, WHICH IS REFERRED TO I
THINK IN THE LEGISLATION AS
SAFETY PROTECTIONS.
TO BE DISTINGUISHED FROM
WORKPLACE INJURY PROTECTIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO BE REALLY
CLEAR THAT THAT LEGISLATION
WILL APPLY TO ALL BUSINESSES
REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF THE
HOTEL.
THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION ONLY
APPLIES TO HOTEL WORKERS PACK.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT IS THE ONE AREA WE DIDN'T
CREATE THE HARMLESS ASPECT
BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE
BUSINESS LARGELY BECAUSE WE
BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO
PROTECT ALL WORKERS FROM SEXUAL
HARASSMENT AND REQUIRE
EMPLOYERS TO TAKE MEASURES TO
PROTECT ALL WORKERS REGARDLESS
OF THE SIZE OF THAT BUSINESS
FROM SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND
ASSAULT IN THE WORKPLACE.
I THINK IF FOLKS LOOK AT THE
WASHINGTON LOG DISCRIMINATION
IN THE STATE STATUTE CODES,
THERE ARE ALSO NO EXEMPTIONS IN
THAT CATEGORY.
FOR EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS
AROUND SEXUAL-HARASSMENT
INVESTIGATIONS OF SEXUAL
HARASSMENT.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE
ANCILLARY BUSINESS DEFINITION,
I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE A
MONUMENTAL SHIFT IN TERMS OF
EMPLOYER'S OBLIGATIONS AS IT
RELATES TO PROTECTING WORKERS
FROM SEXUAL HARASSMENT
REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF THEIR
BUSINESS, I WANTED TO PROVIDE
THAT CLARIFICATION IN TERMS OF
THE SCOPE OF THE APPLICABILITY
OF THESE FOUR PIECES OF
LEGISLATION OF THE SEXUAL-
HARASSMENT BILL IN PARTICULAR,
AND THE SECOND, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA DID A GOOD JOB OF
LAYING OUT WHERE WE ENDED UP
IN TERMS OF THE QUESTION AROUND
ANCILLARY BUSINESSES AND IN
WHICH THEY WOULD BE INCLUDED IN
THE LEGISLATION.
I JUST WANTED TO REMIND FOLKS
THAT IN THE ORIGINAL INITIATIVE,
124, 100% OF ALL ANCILLARY
BUSINESSES WERE INCLUDED.
IN THE LEGISLATION.
FOR ALL FOUR BILLS.
WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY, IN
TERMS OF THE WORK MY OFFICE AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S OFFICE
HAS DONE TO ENGAGE
STAKEHOLDERS AND GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE CAN
CREATE A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
HERE THAT WILL NOT BE OVERLY
BURDENSOME, WHILE STILL
MAINTAINING THE INTENT OF THE
VOTERS TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT
COVERAGE IN THESE FOUR DISTINCT
AREAS.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE TAKING
A BIG STEP AWAY FROM VOTER
INTENT IN A WAY, WE ARE NOT
INCORPORATING 100% OF ALL
ANCILLARY BUSINESSES BUT WE ARE
, AS POLICYMAKERS AND
LEGISLATORS REQUIRED TO BE
RESPONSIVE WHERE WE CAN WHILE
NOT COMPROMISING OUR POLICY
GOALS IN TERMS OF THE
MODIFICATIONS TO THE ANCILLARY
BUSINESSES, WHICH IS WHY WE
HAVE CREATED DIFFERENT LEVELS
OF INCLUSION, OF ANCILLARY
BUSINESSES DEPENDING ON YOUR
LOCATION WITHIN THE HOTEL.
AND THE TYPE OF SERVICE YOU
PROVIDE WHICH MUST BE CLOSELY
TIED WITH HOTEL PURPOSE, AND WE
ALSO INCLUDED A DEFINITION OF
HOTEL PURPOSE BASED ON INDUSTRY
CODE DEFINITIONS AND SOME STATE
STATUTE DEFINITIONS.
I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT WHERE
WE END UP WITH A DEFINITION OF
ANCILLARY BUSINESSES, I THINK
THERE WILL BE PEOPLE WHO ARE
UNHAPPY ON BOTH ENDS, THOSE
PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN ADVOCATING
WE DO A 100% ELIMINATION OF
ANCILLARY BUSINESSES WILL NOT
BE HAPPY WITH THIS DEFINITION.
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING THAT ALL ANCILLARY
BUSINESSES, REGARDLESS OF POINT
OF ENTRY OR EVEN LOCATION,
WITHIN THE BLOCK, THOSE FOLKS,
SOME OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WOULD
BE EXCLUDED I THINK THOSE FOLKS
WILL ALSO BE NOT FULLY HAPPY
THAT WE HAVEN'T INCLUDED
EVERYONE WHO IS EVEN IN
PROXIMITY OF THE HOTEL.
WE HAVE ENDED UP IN A PLACE
WHERE I FEEL WE HAVE BEEN
RESPONSIVE TO CONCERNS OF SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND WE HAVE
PROVIDED, PARTICULARLY IN THE
HEALTHCARE BILL, AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR FOLKS TO ADJUST TO THAT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK BY
PROVIDING PEOPLE UP TO FIVE
YEARS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE,
INCLUDING DRESSING THEIR
CURRENT BUSINESS MODEL BY
MOVING OUT OF A HOTEL SITE TO
SOMETHING THAT MAY BE MORE
CONDUCIVE FOR THEIR BUSINESS
MODEL.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S WORK
ON THIS, AND OUR COLLECTIVE
STAFF WORK ON THIS.
AND I'M SURE BOTH SHE AND I
WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THE
BILLS AND THE INTENT AND WHY WE
ARE SO HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY
AT FULL COUNCIL.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> YOU HAVE MORE?
>> A FEW MORE ITEMS, I
APOLOGIZE.
FOR HOUSING, HEALTH AND ENERGY
WORKERS RIGHTS, TWO MORE
MEETINGS LEFT ON OUR COMMITTEE
AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER.
THE NEXT ON SEPTEMBER 19 FROM 9
AM UNTIL KNOWN.
WILL BE TAKING UP A POSSIBLE
VOTE ON THE MULTI-FAMILY TAXES
VETERANS, OPPORTUNITY TO
INTERVIEW EMILY ALVARADO, THE
NOMINEE FOR THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR
SENDING IN QUESTIONS, WE ASKED
FOR THOSE BACK NOON FRIDAY LAST
WEEK AND WE HAVE SHARE THOSE
WITH HER, AS SOON AS WE GET
THEM BACK WE'LL SHARE THOSE
AROUND, I BELIEVE TOMORROW.
WE HAVE THE SEATTLE RENTAL
HOUSING ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM
, FIVE SEATTLE HOUSING
APPOINTMENTS AND OFFICE OF
HOUSING, SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORT,
ALL OF THEM INTENDED TO FOCUS
ON OUR OFFICE OF HOUSING AS
THIS IS HER OFFICE OF HOUSING
FOCUS COMMITTEE.
WE WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS A
POTENTIAL VOTE ON A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REPEAL
THE UNDERLYING INITIATIVE 124
SO WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE,
ASSUMING THIS PASSES TODAY, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THE CLEANUP
LEGISLATION DOES PASS AS WELL.
>>> OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
SEPTEMBER 24 FROM 2 PM UNTIL 4
PM, AND AFTERNOON MEETING ON
TUESDAY FROM 2 PM TO 4 PM ON
THE 24th.
FOCUSED ON SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
INCLUDING CITY LIGHT REVIEW
PANEL, COMMISSION REAPPOINTMENT
NORTHWEST SEATTLE PROPERTY SALE
ORDINANCE, PILOT AUTHORITY, BPA
RATES, NORTHERN GRID
AUTHORIZATION, BANNING, POWER,
SHUTDOWNS AND EMERGENCY LOW
INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
WHEN I SAY BANNING POWER
SHUTDOWNS WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT IS A QUICK UPDATE FROM
OUR SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS AND
FRIENDS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
ON WHAT SHUT UP POLICIES LOOK
LIKE, THINGS COUNCILMEMBER HAS
WORKED ON THIS IN THE PAST IN
SEATTLE ELEC UTILITIES, WE HAVE
AN UPDATE FROM FOLKS ON AN
INTERNAL POLICY WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT TO MAKE SURE CONFUSING
MESSAGES OR THREATENING MESSAGES
NO LONGER GO OUT TO FOLKS
WITHOUT A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT THE ALTERNATIVES ARE TO
SHUT DOWN AND TO MAKE SURE WE
CONTINUE OUR POLICY OF NOT
SENDING FOLKS TO COLLECTIONS,
THAT IS IMPORTANT.
ON THURSDAY THIS WEEK I WILL BE
AT THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
INSTITUTE, ELI, CHANGEMAKERS
AND, WE HAVE A CHANCE TO HONOR
JEFF JOHNSON, PAST PRESIDENT OF
THE LABOR COUNCIL, AND OTHER
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, LOOKING FOR
TO THAT.
IF YOU'RE COMING CONSIDER
COMING.
AND THANK YOU TOOL ALL OF YOU
FOR SIGNING THIS PROCLAMATION ON
LETTING X HERITAGE MONTH, AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE
TRADITION THAT IS BEEN
CELEBRATED IN OUR COUNTRY'S
SINCE 1968.
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US IN
SEATTLE TO CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE
THE SIGNIFICANT AND FAST
GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC OF THE
LATIN COMMUNITY GROWING IN
SEATTLE AND SOMEONE WHO I
ADVISE AT CHECKING UP, I'M PROUD
THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BRING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD
AND WE HAVE FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS
ON THE DAIS REPRESENTING
MEXICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO BRING FOR
THIS POPULATION TO ORGANIZE THE
GROWING POPULATION OF THE
LATINAX COMMUNITY AND THE WAY
THEY'VE HELPED SHAPE THE CITY
OF SEATTLE THROUGH ARTS,
CULTURE AND FESTIVALS INCLUDING
THE FIESTA THAT OCCURRED LAST
WEEKEND.
THANK YOU TO CMAR FOR
SPONSORING THAT AND SOUTH PARK
AND ALSO AT THE SEATTLE CENTER
FESTIVITIES.
TO REALLY RECOGNIZE FOR US TO
HAVE TRUE REPRESENTATION,
CONTINUNG TO PROMOTE CIVIC AND
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT TO MAKE
SURE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED
FROM THE LATINAX COMMUNITY, IT
IS PRESENT ON SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL AND ABROAD, IT'S
IMPORTANT GIVEN THE ONGOING
ATTACKS WE SEE AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL FROM THE FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION AND THE LOCAL
ATTACKS THE TARGETING OF THE
SHOOTING OF THE LATINO
COMMUNITY RECENTLY.
THANK YOU FOR SIGNING THIS.
LAST SHUTOUT TO THE ALMOST
50,000 GENERAL MOTORS EMPLOYEES
WHO WALKED OFF THE JOB LAST
NIGHT AT 11:59 PM TO MAKE SURE
THEY HAD WAGES, HEALTHCARE AND
JOB SECURITY.
THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007, THIS
IS A NATIONWIDE STRIKE.
WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY AND LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO RAISE
UP THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO ARE
FIGHTING FOR MIDDLE-CLASS AND
LOW-WAGE JOBS TO BE PROTECTED
AND WE WISH THEM THE BEST OF
LUCK.
>> THANK YOU.
VERY GOOD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZCEZ.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE ONE ITEM ON THIS
AFTERNOONS FULL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 27,
IT WILL BE AN APPOINTMENT OF,
AND FORGETTING HER NAME.
SUSAN LEAD TO THE PRESCHOOL
EDUCATION AND OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND I'LL TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT DURING FULL COUNCIL.
I HAVE TWO SPECIAL COMMITTEE
HEARINGS THIS WEEK OF THE
GENDER EQUITY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE, THE FIRST, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HAROLD, HARRELL
TOUCHED ON, WEDNESDAY AT 6 PM
HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, A
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BETWEEN MY
COMMITTEE AND THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON THE RELATIONS AND
THE SUBJECT OF THAT SPECIAL
PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
WITH THE POLICE MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION.
WE WILL BE JOINED BY COUNSEL
CENTRAL STAFF PROVIDING AN
OVERVIEW OF OUR OBLIGATION
CONSISTENT WITH MUNICIPAL CODE
AND WILL HEAR FROM THE
COMMUNITY PLEASE COMMISSION FOR
ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES, HOW
THEY INTEND TO PRIORITIZE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS IT
RELATES TO THE SEATTLE POLICE
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION,
IMPENDING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS.
AS A REMINDER THIS MEETING IS
HELD IN ACCORDANCE, IN
COMPLIANCE WITH SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE 4.0 POINT 4.0
POINT 024, WHICH REQUIRES
PUBLIC HEARING AT LEAST 90 DAYS
FOR THE CITY BEGINS COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS WITH
THE SEATTLE POLICE MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION TO HEAR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
THE CITIES PLACE ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM.
ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SPECIAL
MEANING OF MY COMMITTEE AT 2 PM
HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE FIRST ITEM WE WILL CONSIDER
WILL BE A DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON A COUNCIL BILL
THAT WOULD ENABLE THE SEATTLE
FIRE PERSONNEL TO WRITE CIVIL
CITATIONS TO ENFORCE THE FIRE
CODE.
THE SECOND AND THIRD AGENDA
ITEMS BOTH RELATE TO THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
HIRING AND RETENTION,
SITUATION.
THE FIRST IS AN UPDATE ON SPD
IS HIRING IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS
INCLUDING AN INTERIM STATUS
REPORT ON THE HIRING BONUS, THE
CITY COUNCIL APPROVED EARLIER
THIS YEAR FOR NEW HIRES, WE GET
OUR QUARTERLY UPDATE FROM THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT ON WHAT THE
HARRY NUMBERS LOOK LIKE, AND
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCILMEMBERS
TO ASK FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHETHER WE WILL MEET CERTAIN
TARGETS OR WHETHER WE ARE NOT
MEETING CERTAIN TARGETS.
THE SECOND BRIEFING IS A FOLLOW-
UP OF A BODY OF WORK THAT WE
COMMENCED AS PART OF THE
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE
RECRUITMENT EFFORTS SPD HAS
BEEN CHALLENGED WITH,
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE SEE LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY STRUGGLING STRUGGLING
WITH, HIRING OFFICERS, WE WILL
HEAR A REPORT OUT OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE
HIRING RETENTION AND OFFICER
MORALE AT THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
A FOLLOW-UP FROM SOME WORK THE
CITY COUNCIL HAS ALREADY BEEN
DOING IN THE SPACE.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
EXECUTIVE TO DO THEIR FINAL
PRESENTATION, RATHER THEIR
FIRST PRESENTATION ON A SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT RESULTED
FROM IT, FROM A TASK FORCE
WORKGROUP IF YOU WILL THAT
INCLUDED CITY COUNCIL STAFF,
AND EXECUTIVE STAFF AND AGENCY
STAFF ALSO CUT TO REALLY COME
TOGETHER AND IDENTIFY SOME
STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
COULD SUPPORT THE CHIEFS EFFORT
TO HIRE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS
CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR COUNSEL
AND EXECUTIVE INTENT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THAT
REPORT, THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
ALSO GOING TO BE PARTIALLY
RELATED TO THE $1.7 MILLION OF
INVESTMENTS THE MAYOR IS
PROPOSING IN A PROPOSED BUDGET
SO IT SHOULD BE A RICH AND
INFORMATIVE VISITATION AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THAT.
I MISSPOKE, THE INDIVIDUAL WE
WILL BE CONSIDERING FOR
APPOINTMENT IS SUSAN YU YI LEE,
I WILL PRESENT HER NOMINATION,
AT FULL COUNCIL LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
REALLY QUICKLY, IT'S GETTING
HARDER FOR ME TO BREATHE.
THIS WEEK IS ANOTHER BUSY WEEK
FOR ME, WE WILL BE IN ADDITION
TO HAVING TO SPECIAL COMMITTEE
HEARINGS, I'M EXCITED TO
CONTINUE TO BE OUT IN COMMUNITY
, ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 I
WILL BE SPEAKING AT CITY YEARS
SCHOOL YOUR KICKOFF, A NONPROFIT
UNITY BASED ORGANIZATION THAT
PRIMARILY HOUSES THEMSELVES
WITHIN OUR SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM TO PROVIDE BEFORE
SCHOOL AND AFTERSCHOOL
PROGRAMMING, INJURING SCHOOL
SUPPORT, PRIMARILY AT TITLE I
SCHOOLS AND CERTAINLY AT FAST
LEVEE INVESTMENTS GOALS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEADING DOWN
TO SOUTH SHORE PRE-K THROUGH
EIGHT SCHOOL TO SHARE REMARKS
AND HELP THEM GET THEIR YEARS
WORTH OF WORK DONE FOR THE YEAR
ON BEHALF OF KIDS ACROSS THE
CITY.
I WILL ALSO HAVE THE PLEASURE
OF WATCHING COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND HER TALONS AT
BEING AN EMCEE AT THE ERY
CHANGEMAKERS A DINNER, ALSO THE
EVENING OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
19 AND ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,
EXCITED ABOUT JOINING PLYMOUTH
HOUSING AT THEIR LUNCHEON,
PLYMOUTH HOUSING OF COURSE HAS
BEEN DOING TREMENDOUS WORK IN
OUR COMMUNITY AND WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT BEING THERE TO
CELEBRATE ALL THE GREAT WORK
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO.
THAT EVENING, HAPPY TO JOIN AS
A US-75 AT THE AWARDS BANQUET
AND ON THE 21st I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO GOING TO THE
TRANSPORTATION CHOICE COALITION
FOR ALL BALL AND THAT SHOULD
ROUND OUT MY WEEK.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> EXCEPT SUNDAY WHICH I WILL
NOT EVEN TALK ABOUT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
A FEW ITEMS TO DISCUSS FOR THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION, MIDI, STARTING
WITH THIS AFTERNOON'S COUNSEL
AGENDA, THERE ARE SEVEN ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA.
THE FIRST IS A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WE WILL
PERHAPS HOLD INDEFINITELY, A
PIECE THAT CAME OUT OF
COMMITTEE, VACATING LAND AS
PART OF THE MEGA BLOCK THAT
SHOULD BE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT
AWAY.
I'M TOLD AN ALTERNATE PATH
WOULD BE WORKED OUT, I DON'T
KNOW THE DETAILS BUT WE'LL TALK
TO THE DEPARTMENT TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THAT.
I WILL HOLD ON VOTING OF THAT.
THE NEXT PIECE OF LEGISLATION,
THE MERCER MEGA BLOCK SALE.
THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT
GRANTS AUTHORITY.
TO COMPLETE TRANSACTION
DOCUMENTS.
IT INCLUDES THE TERMS OF THE
SALE.
MONEY WE RECEIVE IN OTHER
CONDITIONS PURCHASER WILL TAKE
ON WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO
PROVIDE SPACE ESSENTIALLY WITH
THE SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT
COMMUNITY CENTER.
COMMITMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, $500 COME INTO
HOMELESS SERVICES, BIKE FACILITY
. SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY,
ALL OF THOSE SPECIFICS ON THE
SALE.
INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE.
WE WILL RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF CASH AS PART OF THE
TRANSACTION, THE EXPECTATION IS
THAT MAYOR WILL HAVE THAT IN
HER BUDGET WHICH WE WILL SEE A
WEEK FROM TODAY.
AS FAR AS HOW WE INVEST THE
MONEY WE GET FROM THAT, AT THIS
POINT NOTHING BINDING HAS BEEN
DONE.
WE HEARD MAYOR'S PROPOSAL, HIGH-
LEVEL DISCUSSION.
THOSE IN EARNEST I BELIEVE
WOULD TAKE PLACE AS PART OF THE
BUDGET.
>> I KNOW THAT CAME UP LAST
TIME, COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN,
WE ARE PUSHING FOR CHILD CARE
EVERY TIME, BUT ANYONE CAN FOG
A MIRROR.
I'M WONDERING HAS THERE BEEN
FURTHER DISCUSSION?
>> THINGS FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
>> IN COMMITTEE, WE MADE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE.
>> AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS IS
SOMEWHAT COMPLEX.
A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION
BETWEEN THE PURCHASER AND THE
SELLER CUPPING THE CITY.
WE ARE AUTHORIZING THE TERMS,
ONE NEEDS TO BE IN THERE.
BASED ON ADVOCACY FROM YOURSELF
AND COUNSELOR MOSQUEDA, WE
PROPOSE LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE
ORDINANCE, THAT WAS ACCEPTED BY
ALEXANDRIA, THE PURCHASER.
WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS A COMMITMENT
, THERE ARE TWO PIECES.
THE SPACE SET ASIDE FOR THE
COMMUNITY CENTER NEEDS TO BE
DONE IN A WAY THAT CAN
ACCOMMODATE A CHILD CARE
FACILITY.
ALEXANDRIA HAS SAID THE
LANGUAGE WE HAVE AGREED TO IS
ESSENTIALLY A CHILDCARE
FACILITY, A PERMIT TO USE AS
PART OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE ALSO WILL NEED OUR OWN
DEPARTMENT, THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT AS THEY GO THROUGH
AND DO THE ACTUAL DESIGN AND
BUILD OUT OF THE SPACE.
TO DO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND
FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIRST OF ALL,
ASSUMING IT MAKES SENSE FOR
THEM TO DO IT, OUR INTENT IS
THAT IT SHOULD THAT THEY DO THE
WORK TO MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS.
THERE'S LINKAGE ABOUT WHAT WE
DO WITH PARKS DEPARTMENT
REQUIRING THEM TO MOVE FORWARD,
INTERNAL TO THE CITY.
REQUIRING OUR DEPARTMENT TO DO
THAT.
THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF THE SALE
AND WE HAVE THE COMMITMENT FROM
ALEXANDRIA.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
UP COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW, AND
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH US.
THE DEVELOPER TO MAKE SURE THE
LANGUAGE WAS PRESCRIPTIVE AND
NOT DEFERRING TO FUTURE
ANALYSIS IN A STUDY.
THIS IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
INCLUDE CHILDCARE ON-SITE AND
WE INCLUDED AS THE LANGUAGE
SAYS, LOOKING AT A MINIMUM OF
THREE CHILDCARE CLASSROOMS, AND
WE INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF
WHAT THE OUTSIDE PLAY AREA CAN
LOOK LIKE, AND THAT COULD BE A
COMMUNITY AMENITY IN THE
EVENING HOURS FOR FAMILIES IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
REALLY EXCITED THAT LANGUAGE
THAT WAS MORE DIRECTIVE IN
NATURE BE INCLUDED.
QUITE FRANKLY, THE DEVELOPER FOR
THE LINKAGE AS WELL.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN 11th
HOUR CONFIRMATION WE ARE ABLE
TO GET IN.
AND FOLKS AGREED TO IT, THAT IS
HUGE, APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU.
>> A FEW MORE ITEMS THIS
AFTERNOON, A COUPLE STREET
VACATIONS WE WILL APPROVE.
STREET VACATIONS, WHERE WE DID
CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL, THOSE
PROJECTS ARE FINALLY DONE.
WE HAVE LEGISLATION AROUND THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
AND I'LL COME BACK TO THAT IN
ONE SECOND.
WE ALSO HAVE A RESOLUTION.
OPPOSING ARCTIC DRILLING AND
SPECIFICALLY SAYING THE CITY
WILL DO WHAT WHAT IT CAN TO NOT
PURCHASE OIL FOR ANY OF OUR
FLEETS OR OTHER CITY USES THAT
COMES OUT OF THE ARCTIC.
THE REQUEST FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, SIERRA CLUB HAS BEEN
DRIVING THIS, IS TO MAKE IT
CLEAR TO FOLKS AS THEY START
BIDDING ON POTENTIAL OIL
DRILLINGRIGHTS IN THE ARCTIC
WILDLIFE REFUGE.
THAT THERE WON'T BE A MARKET
FOR THAT PRODUCT BECAUSE IT IS
LIKE SEATTLE AND AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE THERE IS AN ATTEMPT TO
GET NUMEROUS CITIES UP AND DOWN
THE WEST COAST.
SAYING NO WE ARE NOT INTERESTED
IN BUYING THE PRODUCTS.
IT IS QUITE FRANKLY A TRAGEDY
AND A RESULT OF THE PUBLIC
REPUBLICAN TAX CUT, THIS WAS
ATTACHED TO IT.
THE FIGHT TO PRESERVE THE ARCTIC
GOES ON AS IT HAS FOR DECADES
AND IT'S CONTINUING AND I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE THIS RESOLUTION BEFORE
FOLKS.
FINALLY, A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE A TERM
PERMIT TO ALLOW A HEATING PIPE
TO CONNECT TWO PARCELS OF THE
PROJECT AT THE FORMER SEATTLE
TIMES SITE AND SOUTH LAKE UNION.
THE DEVELOPER HAS TWO SEPARATE
SITES AND THEY WILL PUT
ESSENTIALLY A DISTRICT ENERGY
SYSTEM IN BETWEEN THE TWO
BUILDINGS TO SHARE HEATED
COOLING BACK AND FORTH, ONE IS
RESIDENTIAL AND ONE IS
COMMERCIAL, THEY WILL HAVE
DIFFERENT TIMES AND NEEDS SO
THIS IS A WAY TO BALANCE THOSE
LOADS AND REDUCE ENERGY
CONSUMPTION AND COSTS.
THAT IS ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
AGENDA.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD,
YOLANDA WILL CIRCULATE IT IN A
MOMENT, AN AMENDMENT I WILL
PROPOSE, I THINK THERE ARE
OTHERS FOR YOU ALSO BUT I
WANTED TO WALK THROUGH MY
AMENDMENT, THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD LEGISLATION IS
A FOLLOW-UP TO THE WORK WE DID
ABOUT A MONTH AGO ESTABLISHING
A GREEN NEW DEAL FOR SEATTLE.
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION WOULD
ESTABLISH AN OVERSIGHT BOARD,
THAT WOULD BE HOUSED WITHIN THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT.
MY AMENDMENT DOES A NUMBER OF
THINGS, I WILL WALK THROUGH IT.
AS WE GOT BACK AND FORTH WITH
THE EXECUTIVE AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, I FURTHER REFINEMENTS
TO IT, ONE IT WILL REMOVE
LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES THE
MAYOR TO NOTIFY THE BOARD OF
ANY CHANGES TO CITY POLICIES.
RELATED TO THE GREEN NEW DEAL.
NUMBER TWO, IT WOULD REMOVE
REFERENCES TO CLIMATE ACTION
PLANS, AND INSTEAD FOCUSED
EFFORTS OF THE BOARD AND
PROPOSED INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM
ON IMPLEMENT IN CLIMATE
ACTIONS.
THIRD, EXCESSIVE HIGH THAT
TYPES OF THE ITEMS INCLUDED
LIKE WORK BOARD, WORKPLAN,
INCREASE FREQUENCY FOR
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM AND THE
BOARD FOUR TIMES A YEAR TO TWO
TIMES A YEAR, AND CORRECTS
DEMOGRAPHIC ALL AREAS AREAS BUT
I DON'T KNOW FOLKS WANT TO TALK
ABOUT OTHER
AMENDMENTS.COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD .
>> YEAH, I HAVE THREE
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.
THE FIRST IS IN ADDITION TO
ASKING THE OVERSIGHT BOARD TO
IDENTIFY RECOMMENDATIONS ON
BUDGET PRIORITIES.
JUST IN GENERAL OF ALL THE
ACTIONS IN THE GREEN NEW DEAL,
RESOLUTION.
ASKING THE OVERSIGHT BOARD TO
IDENTIFY WHICH ARE THE PRIORITY
ACTIONS.
WHAT I WAS GETTING AT HERE,
SOME OF OUR OTHER OVERSIGHT
BOARDS LIKE THE PEDESTRIAN
ADVISORY BOARD, THE BIKE BOARD,
THEY ACTUALLY ENACT
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, AS PART
OF THEIR CHARGE, SO THE IDEA IS
THAT RATHER THAN THE DECISIONS
AROUND WHAT WE SHOULD BE
PRIORITIZING AS FAR AS THE
LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY ACTIONS.
WE SHOULD DEFER TO THIS BOARD,
NOT ONLY THE BUDGET PRIORITIES
BUT WHAT ARE THE PRIORITY,
LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY ACTIONS
FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR
TO ACT ON.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT, EXPANDS
REPRESENTATION OF LABOR UNIONS
FROM 2 TO 4 POSITIONS, WITH THE
IDEA THAT, STRENGTHENING THE
RELATIONSHIPS, SORT OF ON THE
GREEN, BLUE COLLABORATION IS
IMPORTANT.
MANY OF THESE ACTIONS WE ARE
SEEKING TO PURSUE AND ENACT IN
THE GREEN NEW DEAL RESOLUTION
IMPACT DIFFERENT SECTORS OF
LABOR AND WANT TO HAVE A
BROADER REPRESENTATION OF THOSE
FOLKS ON THIS BODY.
AGAIN WITH THE IDEA THAT BY
STRENGTHENING THAT COLLABORATION
WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD
MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY.
LASTLY, THE AMENDMENT REQUEST
THAT THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF
POTENTIAL PLANT ACTIONS THAT
ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE GREEN NEW
DEAL.
RESOLUTION AS PRIORITY ACTIONS.
TO QUANTIFY THEIR IMPACT ON
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS FROM SOURCES
IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016
GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY REPORT.
AND IDENTIFY ESTIMATED
MEASURABLE PROGRESS, EACH
ACTION WOULD PROVIDE.
I THINK THIS INFORMATION HELPS
US FIGURE OUT TOGETHER, WITH
THE OVERSIGHT BOARD WHAT OTHER
PRIORITY ACTIONS AND WHAT SORT
OF GANGS TOWARDS GREENHOUSE
GAS, ADMISSION REDUCTIONS WE
CAN EXPECT BY HAVING THOSE
PROJECTED IMPACTS MEASURED IN
ADVANCE OF OUR ACTIONS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO.
>>> I ALSO WILL HAVE AN
AMENDMENT AND I APOLOGIZE, IT
WAS STILL BEING REVIEWED BEFORE
I COULD OFFER IT TO YOU ALL ON
PAPER.
I WANT TO BRIEFLY SPEAK TO THE
AMENDMENT I WILL PROPOSE AS I
EXPECT THEIR PROPOSAL SHORTLY.
MY AMENDMENT WOULD CLARIFY THAT
THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
POSITION BE CONNECTED TO EITHER
AN INITIATIVE, ORGANIZATION,
MORE SPECIFICALLY I WANT TO
IDENTIFY AND CALLOUT THE CAREER
CONNECT WASHINGTON INITIATIVE
WHICH WAS PASSED THIS PAST
LEGISLATIVE SESSION AT THE
REQUEST OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE.
IT WOULD ADD FOR ADDITIONAL
SEATS, ONCE HE TO LABOR AND
MORE EXPLICITLY CALLOUT THE
THREE INDUSTRIES MOST IMPACTED
AS WE HEARD REPEATEDLY THROUGH
COMMITTEE.
ENERGY, CONSTRUCTION AND
TRANSPORTATION SECTORS.
AND LASTLY, ADDING ONE
ADDITIONAL SEAT FOR
PHILANTHROPY.
WE LIVE IN ONE OF MOST
PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITIES IN
THE WORLD AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE REBEL WE LEVERAGE THAT
RESEARCH RESOURCE, IN ADDITION
TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ANOTHER SEAT
FOR TECHNOLOGY BASED COMPANY,
I'VE BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE OF
SCOOTERS, AND AS SUCH, AS THE
NEW TECHNOLOGY EMERGES THEY FIND
, THEY PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE
OR OTHER TECHNOLOGY-BASED
COMPANIES THAT EMERGE,
POTENTIALLY PROVIDE AN
ALTERNATIVE FOR US TO MOVE
AROUND IN OUR CITY WITHOUT A
CAR OR REDUCE OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS, I WANT TO BE MINDFUL
OF THAT.
LASTLY TO ADD REPRESENTATIVE
THE GREEN BUSINESS OFFERED IN
SEATTLE, THAT IS DEFINED AS A
BUSINESS THAT PRESERVES OR
ENHANCES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
AS WELL AS THE ECONOMIC AND
SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND
COMMUNITIES, PRIORITIZING
COMMUNITIES, MOST NEGATIVELY
IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND PROVIDE LIVING WAGES AND
CAREER PATHWAYS TO ITS
EMPLOYEES.
I WANTED TO INCLUDE FOR
ADDITIONAL SEATS I THOUGHT
WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL AND
IMPACTFUL AS THE GREEN NEW DEAL
, AND OVERSIGHT BOARD, AND
LEVERAGED BY OTHER CITIES IN
WASHINGTON STATE AS WELL AS FOR
THE COUNTY AS WE HEARD.
FROM COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER LARRY
GOSSETT ABOUT THE GREEN NEW
DEAL BEING IMPLEMENT IT FOR THE
COUNTY.
I'M EXCITED TO TRY TO MODEL
SOMETHING THAT COULD BE TAKEN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PACHECO.
WE HAVE A RECONCILIATION
PROBLEM HERE, I'M TRYING TO SEE
IF WE CAN HAVE A COMBINED
PACKAGE, I HEAR ANY IDEAS I
IMPERSONALLY OPPOSED TO GETTING
CONFUSED ON THE NUMBERS, AND
MAYBE THERE IS OVERLAP WE CAN
RECONCILE.
GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER, I'M
SURE THEIR REACTIONS ARE THINGS
TO ADD.
>>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD TO THAT SPECIFIC ITEM, I
THINK WE'LL HAVE A FEW MINUTES
BETWEEN THIS END OF THE MEETING
AT NOON AND MAYBE WE HAVE TO
ACT A LITTLE ON-THE-FLY BUT I
WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH
COLLEAGUES BETWEEN NOW AND THEN
TO SEE IF THERE IS A PATH THERE
, IT MAY JUST BE THAT THEY PLAY
OUT IN REAL TIME A LITTLE BIT.
>> WHICH MAKES IT TOUGH FOR THE
ONE SHARING THE MEETING.
HOPING COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD CAN
SHARE LITTLE BIT.
>> THE ONE THING I WILL NOTE.
AGENDA ITEM 33, I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU WANT TO.
MOVE IT UP CASE WE DO STUFF IN
REAL TIME AND NEED WORK TO DO
IT.
MAYBE BETWEEN NOW AND 2 PM
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
JUST THINKING OF GIVING
OURSELVES A BUFFER.
>> THE THOUGHT BEING PUTTING IT
FIRST OR SECOND ON THE AGENDA
SO YOU CAN HAVE THE COLLOQUY
AND HAVE IT FIGURED OUT.
>> IF WE NEED THE CLERK TO
AMEND SOME LANGUAGE, IF WE
HADN'T GOTTEN THERE, WE NEED TO
HAVE A MORE PUBLIC DISCUSSION
TO SEE WHERE THE VOTES WERE PER
>> WE ARE ALL INCREDIBLY MINDFUL
OF THE ISSUES SO WE WON'T
VIOLATE THAT BUT HOPEFULLY WE
CAN HAVE THIS RECONCILED BEFORE
2 PM.
I REALLY APPRECIATED, I
PERSONALLY APPRECIATE THE
AMENDMENTS AND WHERE WE ARE
HEADING WITH THESE GREAT IDEAS
BEING SET FORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN DO HAVE
MORE?
>> I DO, I'M JUST GETTING
STARTED, I APOLOGIZE.
WE HAVE TWO COMMITTEE MEETINGS
THIS WEEK, THE FIRST ONE,
TUESDAY AT 1 PM.
I WILL TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS.
A NUMBER OF AGENDA ITEMS ON
THEIR.
WE ALSO HAVE A MEETING FRIDAY
AT 2 PM.
TUESDAY'S MEETING, WE WILL TAKE
UP A SERIES OF APPOINTMENTS TO
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY BOARDS,
SEATTLE OVERSIGHT BOARDS, SWEET
BEVERAGE TAX, A COMMUNITY
ADVISORY BOARD.
WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS LEGISLATION
, HEALTHY HOMES AND BUILDINGS,
THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT HAS
BEEN IN COMMITTEE A COUPLE
TIMES REGARDING PROHIBITION OF
HOOKUP, GAS HOOKUPS TO NEW
CONSTRUCTION.
NOT PLANNING TO VOTE ON THIS
TOMORROW, WE HEARD A NUMBER OF
COMMENTS AND CONCERNS AND
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH A VARIETY
OF STAKEHOLDERS ON THAT.
WE WILL HAVE, HOPEFULLY A GOOD
DISCUSSION TOMORROW IN THE
COMMITTEE ABOUT THAT AND TAKE
SOME TIME TO CONTINUE TO HAVE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH
TAKEHOLDERS WHO COME FORWAR
AS PART OF THE PROCESS.
WE ALSO HAVE LEGISLATION ON
HOME HEATING, POTENTIALLY
VOTING ON THAT AT A COMMITTEE
TOMORROW, PLAN FOR A VOTE.
WE HAD A DISCUSSION AND
AMENDMENTS ON THAT.
WE WILL SEE HOW THAT GOES BUT
THAT WILL BE TOMORROW ALSO.
LEGISLATION AROUND STREET CAFCS,
THE FEES WE CHARGE FOR FOLKS
THAT GET SIDEWALK PERMITS.
WE ALSO HAVE STREET USE A
CITATION BRIEFING, A BRIEFING
ON I.T.
S, SOMEONE HELP ME OUT,
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS I BELIEVE.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
BASICALLY THE SMART TRAFFIC
SIGNALS TYPES OF THINGS.
I BRIEFING ON THAT.
WE WILL HAVE SOME TRAFFIC LAW
CHANGES, LEGISLATION TO DO
THAT.
AND ALSO, LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD RENAME A SMALL PORTION OF
A STREET TO LOCK STREET
NORTHWEST.
THAT IS FOR TUESDAY, FOR FRIDAY
WILL BE BACK AGAIN AT 2 PM,
SORRY, I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS
TOMORROW'S MEETING IS AT 1 PM
STARTED EARLY BECAUSE WE HAVE A
LOT OF ITEMS AND WE'RE TRYING
TO FINISH UP BEFORE DARK.
FRIDAY, FRIDAY WILL START AT 2
PM.
WE HAVE ANOTHER SET OF
APPOINTMENTS, I BELIEVE THE
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ADVISORY
BOARD, RESOLUTION FOR SIDEWALK
MAINTENANCE, RESOLUTION RELATED
TO TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A DISCUSSION
ABOUT A NEW CAMPAIGN THAT
KICKED OFF AS PART OF THE MASS
COALITION, MOVE ALL SEATTLE
SUSTAINABILITY COALITION.
AN EFFORT TO GET TRANSIT PASSES
TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WILL HAVE DISCUSSION AROUND
THAT.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION IS THAT
THERE ANYTHING BUT LOOKING FOR
IDEAS WE CAN ACCELERATE.
ACCESS TO TRANSIT.
WE KNOW CITY AT HAS BEEN GREAT
WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, GETTING MOST OF
THE STUDENTS FREE ORCA PASSES,
THROUGH REDUCTION A NUMBER OF
YEARS, MAJOR EMPLOYERS,
TYPICALLY DOWNTOWN HAVE
PROVIDED A LOT OF THEIR WORKERS
WITH FREE OR SUBSIDIZED TRANSIT
PASSES.
WILL WE HAVE SEEN IS THE MAJOR
EMPLOYERS TEND TO PROVIDE THEIR
HIGHER PAID OFFICE WORKERS, A
LOT OF LOW-WAGE WORKERS DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE
DYNAMIC AND WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO
TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS
TO TRANSIT.
AND FINALLY WE'LL CONSIDER A
VACATION FOR CAR STREET.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE ON THE
DOCKET FOR THIS WEEK, WE'LL
TALK ABOUT NEXT WEEK NEXT WEEK.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN.
OKAY.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER I AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE PURPOSE
OF THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH AND
SESSION, PENDING OR ACTUAL
LETTER LITIGATION AND
DISCUSSING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH THEIR CITY
ATTORNEYS, AUTHORIZED BY LAW,
MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE WE RESERVE
QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR OUR
PUBLIC OPEN SESSION, EXPECT THE
SESSION TO LAST ONE HOUR, THAT
WILL BE 11:36 AM.
IF IT EXTENDS BEYOND THAT TIME
I WILL ANNOUNCE ITS EXTENSION
AND EXPECTED DURATION, LET'S
MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>>